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[səʊ]
avverbio

1) (so very) così, talmente

what's so funny? — che cosa c'è di tanto divertente?

not so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto

he's not so stern a father as yours — non è un padre severo quanto il tuo

I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene

2) (to limited extent)

I can only work so fast and no faster — non posso lavorare più velocemente di così

so much (and no more) — non più di così

3) (in such a way)

so arranged that — disposto in modo tale che

do so — fai così

and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo

so be it! — così sia!

4) (for that reason)

so it was that — e fu così che

he was young and so lacked experience — era giovane e quindi inesperto

5) (true)

is that so? — davvero?

if (that's) so — se è così

6) (also) anche

if you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io

7) colloq. (thereabouts)

20 or so — circa 20

8) (as introductory remark)

so there you are — e così, eccoti qua

9) (avoiding repetition)

he's the owner or so he claims — è il proprietario o almeno così dice

he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...

I believe so — credo di sì

so I believe — è quel che penso

I'm afraid so — temo di sì

so it would appear — così sembrerebbe

so to speak — per così dire

I told you so — te l'avevo detto

so I see — lo vedo

I think so — penso di sì

I don't think so — penso di no

who says so? — chi lo dice?

he said so — ha detto così

only more so — ancora di più

10) (reinforcing a statement)

"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"

"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"

"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"

it just so happens that — guarda caso

11) colloq. (refuting a statement)

"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"

I can so make muffins — sì che so fare i muffin

12) colloq. (as casual response)

"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"

so why worry! — e allora perché preoccuparsi!

so what? — embè?

13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché

14) so as per

so as not to disturb people — per non disturbare

15) so many (such large numbers)

so many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)

to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)

I can only make so many loaves — posso fare solo tante pagnotte così

16) so much (such large quantity)

so much sugar — così tanto zucchero

so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)

I can only make so much bread — posso fare solo tanto pane così

there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)

so much worse — talmente peggio

to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che

thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X quanto Y

17) so much as (even) neanche

he never so much as apologized — non si è neanche scusato

18) so much for

so much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...

so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che

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so long! — colloq. (goodbye) arrivederci! ciao!

so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio

so there! — ecco!

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[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) così

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) così

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) questo; così

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) anche; lo stesso

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') in effetti
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) così, allora

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
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abbr

Banking

See:

standing order

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SO
sigla

1 ( USA, significant other) partner; lui, lei

2 (GB, polit., Scotland Office) Dipartimento degli affari scozzesi.

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[səʊ]
avverbio

1) (so very) così, talmente

what's so funny? — che cosa c'è di tanto divertente?

not so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto

he's not so stern a father as yours — non è un padre severo quanto il tuo

I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene

2) (to limited extent)

I can only work so fast and no faster — non posso lavorare più velocemente di così

so much (and no more) — non più di così

3) (in such a way)

so arranged that — disposto in modo tale che

do so — fai così

and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo

so be it! — così sia!

4) (for that reason)

so it was that — e fu così che

he was young and so lacked experience — era giovane e quindi inesperto

5) (true)

is that so? — davvero?

if (that's) so — se è così

6) (also) anche

if you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io

7) colloq. (thereabouts)

20 or so — circa 20

8) (as introductory remark)

so there you are — e così, eccoti qua

9) (avoiding repetition)

he's the owner or so he claims — è il proprietario o almeno così dice

he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...

I believe so — credo di sì

so I believe — è quel che penso

I'm afraid so — temo di sì

so it would appear — così sembrerebbe

so to speak — per così dire

I told you so — te l'avevo detto

so I see — lo vedo

I think so — penso di sì

I don't think so — penso di no

who says so? — chi lo dice?

he said so — ha detto così

only more so — ancora di più

10) (reinforcing a statement)

"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"

"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"

"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"

it just so happens that — guarda caso

11) colloq. (refuting a statement)

"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"

I can so make muffins — sì che so fare i muffin

12) colloq. (as casual response)

"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"

so why worry! — e allora perché preoccuparsi!

so what? — embè?

13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché

14) so as per

so as not to disturb people — per non disturbare

15) so many (such large numbers)

so many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)

to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)

I can only make so many loaves — posso fare solo tante pagnotte così

16) so much (such large quantity)

so much sugar — così tanto zucchero

so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)

I can only make so much bread — posso fare solo tanto pane così

there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)

so much worse — talmente peggio

to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che

thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X quanto Y

17) so much as (even) neanche

he never so much as apologized — non si è neanche scusato

18) so much for

so much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...

so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che

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so long! — colloq. (goodbye) arrivederci! ciao!

so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio

so there! — ecco!

English-Italian dictionary > SO
2 so

so

A adv

1 ( so very) si, tellement ; so stupid/quickly si or tellement stupide/vite ; he's so fat he can't get in il est tellement or si gros qu'il ne peut pas rentrer ; so thin/tall etc that si or tellement maigre/grand etc que ; what's so funny? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de si drôle? ; not so ○ thin/tall as pas aussi maigre/grand que [person] ; he's not so stern a father as yours ce n'est pas un père aussi sévère que le tien ; not so good a plumber pas un aussi bon plombier ; not nearly so expensive as your pen pas du tout aussi cher que ton stylo ; I'm not feeling so good ○ je ne me sens pas très bien ; ⇒ as ;

2 littér ( also so much) tellement ; she loved him/worries so elle l'aimait/s'inquiète tellement ;

3 ( to limited extent) we can only work so fast and no faster nous ne pouvons vraiment pas travailler plus vite ; you can only do so much (and no more) tu ne peux rien faire de plus ;

4 ( in such a way) so arranged/worded that organisé/rédigé d'une telle façon que ; walk so marchez comme ça ; and so on and so forth et ainsi de suite ; just as X is equal to Y, so A is equal to B soit X égale Y, A égale B ; just as you need him, so he needs you tout comme tu as besoin de lui, il a besoin de toi ; just as in the 19th century, so today tout comme au XIX^e siècle, aujourd'hui ; so be it! soit! ; she likes everything to be just so elle aime que les choses soient parfaitement en ordre ;

5 ( for that reason) so it was that c'est ainsi que ; she was young and so lacked experience elle était jeune et donc sans expérience ; she was tired and so went to bed elle était fatiguée donc elle est allée se coucher ;

6 ( true) is that so? c'est vrai? ; if (that's) so si c'est vrai or le cas ;

7 ( also) aussi ; so is she/do I etc elle/moi etc aussi ; if they accept so do I s'ils acceptent, j'accepte aussi ;

8 ○ ( thereabouts) environ ; 20 or so environ 20 ; a year or so ago il y a environ un an ;

9 ( as introductory remark) so there you are te voilà donc ; so that's the reason voilà donc pourquoi ; so you're going are you? alors tu y vas? ;

10 ( avoiding repetition) he's conscientious, perhaps too much so il est consciencieux, peut-être même trop ; he's the owner or so he claims c'est le propriétaire du moins c'est ce qu'il prétend ; he dived and as he did so… il a plongé et en le faisant… ; he opened the drawer and while he was so occupied… il a ouvert le tiroir et pendant qu'il était en train de le faire… ; perhaps so c'est possible ; I believe so je crois ; so I believe c'est ce que je crois ; I'm afraid so j'ai bien peur que oui or si ; so it would appear c'est ce qu'il semble ; so to speak si je puis dire ; I told you so je te l'avais bien dit ; so I see je le vois bien ; I think/don't think so je pense/ne pense pas ; who says so? qui dit ça? ; he said so c'est ce qu'il a dit ; we hope so nous espérons bien ; only more so mais encore plus ; the question is unsettled and will remain so la question n'est pas résolue et ne le sera pas ;

11 sout ( referring forward or back) yes if you so wish oui si vous le voulez ; if you so wish you may… si vous le souhaitez, vous pouvez… ;

12 ( reinforcing a statement) ‘I thought you liked it?’-‘so I do’ ‘je croyais que ça te plaisait’-‘mais ça me plaît’ ; ‘it's broken’-‘so it is’ ‘c'est cassé’-‘je le vois bien!’ ; ‘I'd like to go to the ball’-‘so you shall’ ‘j'aimerais aller au bal’-‘tu iras’ ; ‘I'm sorry’-‘so you should be’ ‘je suis désolé’-‘j'espère bien’ ; it just so happens that il se trouve justement que ;

13 ○ ( refuting a statement) ‘he didn't hit you’-‘he did so!’ ‘il ne t'a pas frappé?’-‘si, il m'a frappé’ ; I can so make waffles si, je sais faire les gaufres ;

14 ○ ( as casual response) et alors ; ‘I'm leaving’-‘so?’ ‘je m'en vais’-‘et alors?’ ; so why worry! et alors, il n'y pas de quoi t'en faire!

B so (that) conj phr

1 ( in such a way that) de façon à ce que (+ subj) ; she wrote the instructions so that they'd be easily understood elle a rédigé les instructions de façon à ce qu'elles soient faciles à comprendre ;

2 ( in order that) pour que ; she fixed the party for 8 so that he could come elle a prévu la soirée pour 8 heures pour qu'il puisse venir ; be quiet so I can work tais-toi que je puisse travailler.

C so as conj phr pour ; so as to attract attention/not to disturb people pour attirer l'attention/ne pas déranger les gens.

D so much adv phr, pron phr

1 ( also so many) ( such large quantity) tant de [sugar, friends] ; so much of her life une si grande partie de sa vie ; so many of her friends un si grand nombre de ses amis ; so much of the information une large partie des renseignements ; ⇒ ever ;

2 ( also so many) ( in comparisons) to behave like so many schoolgirls se conduire comme des écolières ; tossed like so much flotsam balloté comme des épaves flottantes ;

3 ( also so many) ( limited amount) I can only make so much bread ou so many loaves je ne peux pas faire plus de pains ; I can pay so much je peux payer tant ; there's only so much you can take il y a des limites à ce qu'on peut supporter ;

4 ( to such an extent) tellement ; so much worse tellement pire ; to like/hate sth so much that aimer/détester qch tellement que ; she worries so much elle s'inquiète tellement ; he was so much like his sister il ressemblait tellement à sa sœur ; so much so that à un tel point que ; thank you so much merci beaucoup ;

5 ( in contrasts) not so much X as Y moins X que Y ; it wasn't so much shocking as depressing c'était moins choquant que déprimant ; it doesn't annoy me so much as surprise me ça m'agace moins que ça ne me surprend ; ⇒ much.

E so much as adv phr ( even) même ; he never so much as apologized il ne s'est même pas excusé ; ⇒ without.

F so much for prep phr

1 ( having finished with) so much for that problem, now for… assez parlé de ce problème, parlons maintenant de… ;

2 ○ ( used disparagingly) so much for equality/liberalism bonjour l'égalité/le libéralisme ○ ; so much for saying you'd help c'était bien la peine de dire que tu aiderais.

G so long as ○ conj phr ⇒ long.

Idioms

so long ○ ! ( goodbye) à bientôt! ; so much the better/the worse tant mieux/pis ; so so comme ci comme ça ; so there! d'abord! ; I did it first, so there! c'est moi qui l'ai fait le premier, d'abord!

Big English-French dictionary > so
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so [səʊ]

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1. adverb

2. conjunction

3. compounds

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1. adverb

   a. (degree = to such an extent) si

• so easy/quickly si facile/rapidement

• is it really so tiring? est-ce vraiment si fatigant ?

• do you really need so long? vous faut-il vraiment autant de temps ?

► so... (that) si... que

• he was so nervous (that) he could hardly write il était si nerveux qu'il pouvait à peine écrire► so... as to do sth assez... pour faire qch

• he was so stupid as to tell her il a été assez stupide pour lui raconter► not so... as pas aussi... que

• it's not nearly so difficult as you think c'est loin d'être aussi difficile que vous le croyez

   b. ( = very, to a great extent) tellement

• I'm so tired! je suis tellement fatigué !

• there's so much to do il y a tellement à faire

• thanks so much (inf) merci beaucoup

• Elizabeth, who so loved France Elizabeth, qui aimait tant la France

   c. (unspecified amount) how tall is he? -- oh, about so tall (accompanied by gesture) quelle taille fait-il ? -- oh, à peu près comme ça

• so much per head tant par tête

   d. ( = thus, in this way) ainsi

• as he failed once so he will fail again il échouera comme il a déjà échoué

• so it was that... c'est ainsi que...

• so be it soit

• it so happened that... il s'est trouvé que...

   e. (set structures)

► or so environ

• how long will it take? -- a week or so combien de temps cela va-t-il prendre ? -- une semaine environ

• twenty or so une vingtaine► like so comme ceci

► so (that)

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► Note that pour que is followed by the subjunctive.

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• I brought it so (that) you could read it je l'ai apporté pour que vous puissiez le lire

• I'm going early so (that) I'll get a ticket j'y vais tôt pour obtenir un billet

• he arranged the timetable so that the afternoons were free il a organisé l'emploi du temps de façon à laisser les après-midi libres

► so as to do sth pour faire qch

• he stood up so as to see better il s'est levé pour mieux voir► so as not to do sth

• she put it down gently so as not to break it elle l'a posé doucement pour ne pas le casser

• he hurried so as not to be late il s'est dépêché pour ne pas être en retard

   f. (used as substitute for phrase, word) so I believe c'est ce que je crois

• is that so? ah bon !

• if that is so... s'il en est ainsi...

• I told you so! je te l'avais bien dit !

• so it seems! apparemment !

• he certainly said so c'est ce qu'il a dit

• please do so faites

• I think so je crois

• I hope so j'espère

• he said they would be there and so they were il a dit qu'ils seraient là, et en effet ils y étaient

• so do I!

• so have I!

• so am I! moi aussi !

• if you do that so will I si tu fais ça, j'en ferai autant

• it's raining -- so it is! il pleut -- en effet !

• I didn't say that! -- you did so! (inf) je n'ai pas dit ça ! -- mais si, tu l'as dit !

• so to speak pour ainsi dire

• and so on (and so forth) et ainsi de suite

• so long! (inf) salut ! (inf)

• I'm not going, so there! je n'y vais pas, là !

2. conjunction

   a. ( = therefore) donc

• he was late, so he missed the train il est arrivé en retard et a donc manqué le train

• the roads are busy so be careful il y a beaucoup de circulation, alors fais bien attention

   b. (exclamatory) so there he is! le voilà donc !

• so you're selling it? alors vous le vendez ?

• so he's come at last! il est donc enfin arrivé !

• and so you see... alors comme vous voyez...

• so what? (inf) et alors ? (inf)

3. compounds

► so-and-so (inf) noun

(plural so-and-sos)

• Mr/Mrs So-and-so Monsieur/Madame Untel

• he's an old so-and-so c'est un vieux schnock (inf !) ► so-called adjective soi-disant inv

► so-so (inf) adjective couci-couça (inf)

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[səʊ] 1.
adverb

1) ( so very) si, tellement

not so (colloq) thin as — pas aussi maigre que

I'm not feeling so good — (colloq) je ne me sens pas très bien

2) ( to limited extent)

we can only work so fast and no faster — nous ne pouvons vraiment pas travailler plus vite

you can only do so much (and no more) — tu ne peux rien faire de plus

3) ( in such a way)

so arranged that — organisé d'une telle façon que

walk so — marchez comme ça

and so on and so forth — et ainsi de suite

just as in the 19th century, so today — tout comme au XIX^e siècle, aujourd'hui

so be it! — soit!

she likes everything to be just so — elle aime que les choses soient parfaitement en ordre

4) ( for that reason)

so it was that — c'est ainsi que

she was young and so lacked experience — elle était jeune et donc sans expérience

5) ( true)

is that so? — c'est vrai?

if (that's) so — si c'est vrai

6) ( also) aussi

so is she — elle aussi

if they accept so do I — s'ils acceptent, j'accepte aussi

7) (colloq) ( thereabouts) environ

20 or so — environ 20

8) ( as introductory remark)

so there you are — te voilà donc

so that's the reason — voilà donc pourquoi

so you're going are you? — alors tu y vas?

9) ( avoiding repetition)

he's conscientious, perhaps too much so — il est consciencieux, peut-être même trop

he's the owner or so he claims — c'est le propriétaire du moins c'est ce qu'il prétend

he dived and as he did so... — il a plongé et en le faisant...

perhaps so — c'est possible

I believe so — je crois

so I believe — c'est ce que je crois

I'm afraid so — j'ai bien peur que oui or si

so it would appear — c'est ce qu'il semble

so to speak — si je puis dire

I told you so — je te l'avais bien dit

so I see — je le vois bien

who says so? — qui dit ça?

only more so — mais encore plus

the question is unsettled and will remain so — la question n'est pas résolue et ne le sera pas

10) sout ( referring forward or back)

if you so wish you may... — si vous le souhaitez, vous pouvez...

11) ( reinforcing a statement)

‘I thought you liked it?’ - ‘so I do’ — ‘je croyais que ça te plaisait’ - ‘mais ça me plaît’

‘it's broken’ - ‘so it is’ — ‘c'est cassé’ - ‘je le vois bien!’

‘I'm sorry’ - ‘so you should be’ — ‘je suis désolé’ - ‘j'espère bien’

it just so happens that — il se trouve justement que

12) (colloq) ( refuting a statement)

‘he didn't hit you’ - ‘he did so!’ — ‘il ne t'a pas frappé?’ - ‘si, il m'a frappé’

I can so make waffles — si, je sais faire les gaufres

13) (colloq) ( as casual response) et alors

‘I'm leaving’ - ‘so?’ — ‘je m'en vais’ - ‘et alors?’

so why worry! — et alors, il n'y pas de quoi t'en faire!
2.
so (that) conjunctional phrase

1) ( in such a way that) de façon à ce que

she wrote the instructions so that they'd be easily understood — elle a rédigé les instructions de façon à ce qu'elles soient faciles à comprendre

2) ( in order that) pour que
3.
so as conjunctional phrase pour
4.
so much adverbial phrase, pronominal phrase

1) (also so many) ( such large quantity) tant de

so much of her life — une si grande partie de sa vie

so many of her friends — un si grand nombre de ses amis

2) (also so many) ( limited amount)

I can only make so much bread — je ne peux pas faire plus de pain

there's only so much you can take — il y a des limites à ce qu'on peut supporter

3) ( to such an extent) tellement

so much worse — tellement pire

so much so that — à un tel point que

thank you so much — merci beaucoup

4) ( in contrasts)

not so much X as Y — moins X que Y
5.
so much as adverbial phrase ( even) même

he never so much as apologized — il ne s'est même pas excusé
6.
so much for prepositional phrase

1) ( having finished with)

so much for that problem, now for... — assez parlé de ce problème, parlons maintenant de...

2) (colloq) ( used disparagingly)

so much for equality — bonjour l'égalité

so much for saying you'd help — c'était bien la peine de dire que tu aiderais
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so long as (colloq) conjunctional phrase long

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so long! — (colloq) à bientôt!

so much the better — tant mieux

so so — comme ci comme ça

so there! — d'abord!

English-French dictionary > so
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lot
noun

1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) suerte, destino

2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) lote

3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) lote

•

- lots
- a lot
- draw/cast lots

lot n mucho

there were a lot of people at the party había mucha gente en la fiesta

I saw a lot of cars vi muchos coches

En vez de a lot of se puede decir también lots of

there were lots of people había mucha gente

lot

tr[lɒt]

noun

1 (large number) cantidad nombre femenino

■ he talks a lot habla mucho

■ a lot of books muchos libros

■ a lot of people mucha gente

■ she's got a lot (of work) to do tiene mucho (trabajo) que hacer

■ what a lot of space there is! ¡cuánto espacio hay!

2 (group) grupo

■ the next lot of passengers el próximo grupo de pasajeros

■ you lot can wait here vosotros podéis esperaros aquí

3 (in auction) lote nombre masculino

4 (fate) suerte nombre femenino

■ the common lot la suerte de todos

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (land) solar nombre masculino

noun the lot

1 todo,-a, todos,-as

■ she liked the books and bought the lot le gustaron los libros y se los compró todos

phrase lots of

1 mucho,-a, muchos,-as, cantidad de

■ she's got lots (of work) to do tiene mucho (trabajo) que hacer

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

thanks a lot! ¡muchísimas gracias!

to cast lots for something / draw lots for something echar algo a suertes

lot ['lɑt] n

1) drawing: sorteo m

by lot: por sorteo

2) share: parte f, porción f

3) fate: suerte f

4) land, plot: terreno m, solar m, lote m, parcela f

5)

a lot ofor lots of : mucho, un montón de, bastante

lots of books: un montón de libros, muchos libros

a lot of people: mucha gente

lot

n.

• gran cantidad s.f.

• grupo s.m.

• hatajo s.m.

• hato s.m.

• lote s.m.

• montón s.m.

• porción s.f.

• sino s.m.

• solar s.m.

• suerte s.f.

• terreno s.m.

• tipo s.m.

lɑːt, lɒt
noun

1) (large number, quantity)

a) (no pl)

a lot of wine — mucho vino

a lot of people — mucha gente

a lot of the play is boring — gran parte de la obra es aburrida

I've seen a lot of her recently — la he visto mucho últimamente

quite a lot of money — bastante dinero

what a lot of books you've got! — cuántos libros tienes!

what a lot of fuss over nothing! — tanto lío por una tontería!; fat I 3)

b)

a lot — (as adv) mucho

I like her a lot — me gusta mucho, me cae muy bien

a lot better — mucho mejor

thanks a lot! — muchas gracias!

c) lots pl (colloq)

how many seats are there left? - lots — ¿cuántos asientos quedan? - muchos or (fam) montones

lots of people liked it — a mucha gente le gustó

2)

a) (group, mass of things) montón m, pila f

b) ( group of people) (colloq)

they're a funny lot — son raros, son gente rara

come on, you lot! — vamos, ustedes or (Esp) vosotros!

c)

the lot — (esp BrE)

they ate the lot — se lo comieron todo (or se las comieron todas etc)

one more story, then that's your lot! — un cuento más y se acabó!

3) ( at auction) lote m

4)

a) ( parcel of land) terreno m, solar m

film lot — ( Cin) plató m

b) (AmE) parking lot

5)

a) ( for random choice)

to draw o cast lots for something — echar algo a suertes

b) ( fate) suerte f

to throw in one's lot with somebody — unirse a alguien

[lɒt]
N
1) (=large quantity)

a lot of money — mucho dinero

a lot of people — mucha gente

we have lots of flowers (that we don't want) — nos sobran flores, tenemos flores de sobra

• an awful lot of things to do — la mar de cosas que hacer

• I'd give a lot to know — me gustaría muchísimo saberlo

• quite/ such a lot of books — bastantes/tantos libros

quite/such a lot of noise — bastante/tanto ruido

• there wasn't a lot we could do — apenas había nada que pudiéramos hacer

2)

a lot — (as adv) mucho

I read a lot — leo mucho

we don't go out a lot — no salimos mucho

things have changed a lot — las cosas han cambiado mucho

• he drinks an awful lot — bebe una barbaridad

• not a lot, "do you like football?" - "not a lot" — -¿te gusta el fútbol? -no mucho

• thanks a lot! — ¡muchísimas gracias!, ¡muy agradecido!

3) lots
*
lots of people — mucha gente, cantidad de gente *

she has lots of friends — tiene muchos amigos, tiene un montón de or (LAm) hartos amigos *

he feels lots better — se encuentra mucho mejor

take as much as you want, I've got lots — llévate cuanto quieras, tengo un montón or (LAm) harto(s) *

4) * (=group)

• a fine lot of students — un buen grupo de estudiantes

Melissa's friends? I don't like that lot — ¿los amigos de Melissa? no me cae bien ese grupo

5)

the lot * — (=all, everything) todo

he took the lot — se lo llevó todo

that's the lot — eso es todo

the (whole) lot of them — todos

big ones, little ones, the lot! — ¡los grandes, los pequeños, todos!

6) (=destiny) suerte f, destino m

his lot was different — su suerte fue otra

• the common lot — la suerte común

• it fell to my lot (to do sth) — me cayó en suerte (hacer algo)

it falls to my lot to do it — me corresponde a mí hacerlo

• to throw in one's lot with sb — unirse a la suerte de algn

7) (=random selection)

• to decide sth by lot — determinar algo por sorteo

• to draw lots (for sth) — echar suertes (para algo)

8) (at auction) lote m

- he's a bad lot

I'll send it in three lots — (Comm) se lo mando en tres paquetes or tandas

9) (=plot) (esp US) terreno m, solar m ; (Cine) solar m

10) (=share) porción f, parte f ; fat 1., 5)

* * *
[lɑːt, lɒt]
noun

1) (large number, quantity)

a) (no pl)

a lot of wine — mucho vino

a lot of people — mucha gente

a lot of the play is boring — gran parte de la obra es aburrida

I've seen a lot of her recently — la he visto mucho últimamente

quite a lot of money — bastante dinero

what a lot of books you've got! — cuántos libros tienes!

what a lot of fuss over nothing! — tanto lío por una tontería!; fat I 3)

b)

a lot — (as adv) mucho

I like her a lot — me gusta mucho, me cae muy bien

a lot better — mucho mejor

thanks a lot! — muchas gracias!

c) lots pl (colloq)

how many seats are there left? - lots — ¿cuántos asientos quedan? - muchos or (fam) montones

lots of people liked it — a mucha gente le gustó

2)

a) (group, mass of things) montón m, pila f

b) ( group of people) (colloq)

they're a funny lot — son raros, son gente rara

come on, you lot! — vamos, ustedes or (Esp) vosotros!

c)

the lot — (esp BrE)

they ate the lot — se lo comieron todo (or se las comieron todas etc)

one more story, then that's your lot! — un cuento más y se acabó!

3) ( at auction) lote m

4)

a) ( parcel of land) terreno m, solar m

film lot — ( Cin) plató m

b) (AmE) parking lot

5)

a) ( for random choice)

to draw o cast lots for something — echar algo a suertes

b) ( fate) suerte f

to throw in one's lot with somebody — unirse a alguien

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5 mess

mes
1. noun
(a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle: This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet.) desastre, enredo, lío

2. verb
((with with) to meddle, or to have something to do with: She's always messing with the television set.) desordenar

- messy
- messily
- messiness
- mess-up
- make a mess of
- mess about/around
- mess up

mess n

1. desorden / confusión / lío

what a mess! ¡qué desorden!

your room is a mess! ¡tu habitación está desordenada!

2. suciedad / porquería

the kids make a mess when they paint los niños dejan todo hecho una porquería cuando pintan

to make a mess of something ensuciar algo / estropear algo

mess

tr[mes]

noun

1 (untidy state) desorden nombre masculino, revoltijo

■ everything's a mess todo está desordenado, todo está patas arriba

■ your room is a complete mess! ¡tu habitación está toda desordenada!

■ don't make a mess! ¡no lo desordenes todo!

2 (confusion, mix-up) confusión nombre femenino, lío, follón nombre masculino; (person, thing) desastre nombre masculino

■ what a mess! ¡vaya lío!

■ my life is a mess mi vida es un desastre

■ you've got yourself into a right mess te has metido en un buen lío

3 familiar euphemistic use (animal excrement) caca

4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (room) comedor nombre masculino; (group of people who eat in mess) oficiales nombre masculino plural

transitive verb

1 (untidy) desordenar; (dirty) ensuciar

intransitive verb

1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (eat in mess) comer el rancho

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

no messing (directly) y nada de tonterías 2 (seriously) no es broma, va en serio

to look a mess estar horroroso,-a

to make a mess of something (dirty) ensuciar algo 2 (untidy) desordenar algo 3 (mess up) estropear algo

mess ['mɛs] vt

1) soil: ensuciar

2)

to mess up disarrange: desordenar, desarreglar

3)

to mess up bungle: echar a perder

mess vi

1) putter: entretenerse

2) interfere: meterse, entrometerse

don't mess with me: no te metas conmigo

mess n

1) : rancho m (para soldados, etc.)

2) disorder: desorden m

your room is a mess: tienes el cuarto hecho un desastre

3) confusion, turmoil: confusión f, embrollo m, lío m fam

mess

n.

(§ pl.: messes) = comistrajo s.m.

• confusión s.f.

• desorden s.m.

• embolismo s.m.

• embrollo s.m.

• enredo s.m.

• frangollo s.m.

• lío s.m.

• revoltijo s.m.

v.

• desordenar v.

• echar a perder v.

• emburujar v.

mes
noun

1)

a) (no pl) ( untidiness) desorden m, revoltijo m

what a mess! — qué desorden!

the bedroom was (in) a mess — el dormitorio estaba todo desordenado or (fam) patas para arriba

my hair is a mess — (colloq) tengo el pelo hecho un desastre

he made a mess in the kitchen — dejó la cocina hecha un desastre (fam)

don't make a mess — no desordenes nada

b) ( dirt)

what a mess! — qué desastre or (RPl tb) enchastre! (fam)

they made a mess on the carpet/in the kitchen — dejaron la alfombra/cocina hecha un asco (fam)

don't make a mess — no ensucies nada

c) u ( excrement) (BrE colloq & euph) caca f (fam)

2) (no pl) (confused, troubled state)

their marriage was (in) a mess — su matrimonio andaba muy mal

the country is (in) a complete mess — la situación del país es caótica

my life's a mess — mi vida es un desastre

to get into a mess — meterse en un lío

to make a mess of something: you made a real mess of this job hiciste muy mal este trabajo; she made a real mess of her life — se arruinó la vida

3) c ( Mil)

officers' mess — casino m or comedor m de oficiales

4) (no pl) ( large quantity) (AmE colloq) montón m

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- mess around

- mess up

- mess with

[mes]
1. N

1) (untidy) desorden m ; (dirty) porquería f ; (=shambles) desastre m, desbarajuste m ; (=predicament) lío * m, follón * m ; (=bad job) chapuza * f, desastre m

excuse the mess — perdone el desorden

• to be a mess, this place is a mess — esta casa es un desastre

her hair is a mess — tiene el pelo hecho un desastre

this page is a mess, rewrite it — esta página es una chapuza * or un desastre, vuélvela a escribir

the economy is a mess — la economía es un desastre

her life is a mess — su vida es un desastre or un desbarajuste

• you can clean that mess up — ya puedes ir limpiando esta pena

• to be in a mess, the house was in a mess — la casa estaba hecha un desastre

the toys were in a mess — había un desorden de juguetes

to leave things in a mess — dejarlo todo desordenado or hecho un desastre

the economy is in a mess — la economía es un desastre

her life is in a mess — su vida es un desastre or un desbarajuste

his face was in a bit of a mess — (after fight, accident) tenía la cara que daba pena

we're in a mess — estamos metidos en un lío or un follón *

• to get (o.s.) into a mess — (fig) meterse en un lío or un follón *

a fine or nice mess you got us into! — ¡en menudo lío or follón nos has metido! *

• you look (such) a mess — vas hecho un desastre

look at the mess you've made of this room — mira cómo has dejado esta habitación de desordenada

• to make a mess, look what a mess you've made! — ¡mira cómo lo has puesto todo!

he made a mess of his audition — la audición le fue fatal *

I've made such a mess of my life — he arruinado or echado a perder mi vida

you've made a real mess of things, haven't you? — has liado bien las cosas ¿no crees? *

2) euph (=excrement) caca f

dog mess — caca f de perro

the cat's made a mess in the kitchen — el gato ha hecho caca en la cocina

3) (Mil) comedor m

officers' mess — comedor m de oficiales

2. VI

1) (Mil) (=eat) hacer rancho, comer (juntos)

2) *

no messing! — ¡sin bromas!, ¡nada de tonterías!

no messing? — ¿en serio?

3) (=soil o.s.) hacerse caca encima *

3.

VT

to mess one's pantsousers — hacerse caca encima *

4.

CPD

mess deck N — sollado m

mess hall N — comedor m

a mess of pottage N — (Bible) un plato de lentejas

mess tin N — plato m de campaña

- mess about

- mess up

- mess with

* * *
[mes]
noun

1)

a) (no pl) ( untidiness) desorden m, revoltijo m

what a mess! — qué desorden!

the bedroom was (in) a mess — el dormitorio estaba todo desordenado or (fam) patas para arriba

my hair is a mess — (colloq) tengo el pelo hecho un desastre

he made a mess in the kitchen — dejó la cocina hecha un desastre (fam)

don't make a mess — no desordenes nada

b) ( dirt)

what a mess! — qué desastre or (RPl tb) enchastre! (fam)

they made a mess on the carpet/in the kitchen — dejaron la alfombra/cocina hecha un asco (fam)

don't make a mess — no ensucies nada

c) u ( excrement) (BrE colloq & euph) caca f (fam)

2) (no pl) (confused, troubled state)

their marriage was (in) a mess — su matrimonio andaba muy mal

the country is (in) a complete mess — la situación del país es caótica

my life's a mess — mi vida es un desastre

to get into a mess — meterse en un lío

to make a mess of something: you made a real mess of this job hiciste muy mal este trabajo; she made a real mess of her life — se arruinó la vida

3) c ( Mil)

officers' mess — casino m or comedor m de oficiales

4) (no pl) ( large quantity) (AmE colloq) montón m

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- mess around

- mess up

- mess with

English-spanish dictionary > mess
6 personalization

E-com

the process by which a Web site presents customers with selected information on their specific needs. To do this, personal information is collected on the individual user, and employed to customize the Web site for that person. Used properly, personalization is a powerful tool that allows customers to access the right content more quickly, thus saving them valuable time. Personalization is particularly useful if a Web site contains a very large quantity of material, meaning that a visitor is slow in finding the information they seek. It also requires a large number of visitors to the Web site, because personalization systems are complex and expensive to install.

Information on the customer is usually collected in one of two ways. Either the individual is asked to fill out a personal profile, perhaps informing the organization of the type of product and service he or she is interested in, or the organization uses software that tracks the way a customer uses the Web site. For example, a customer interested in Product X last week, might receive details of an update for Product X upon their next visit to the Web site. A popular method by which such tracking is carried out is the use of cookies, which reside on an individual’s browser and collect information on that person’s Web behavior. Because it requires the collection of personal information, personalization raises key privacy policy issues.

The ultimate business dictionary > personalization
7 Dyer, Joseph Chessborough

SUBJECT AREA: Textiles

[br]

b. 15 November 1780 Stonnington Point, Connecticut, USA

d. 2 May 1871 Manchester, England

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American inventor of a popular type of roving frame for cotton manufacture.

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As a youth, Dyer constructed an unsinkable life-boat but did not immediately pursue his mechanical bent, for at 16 he entered the counting-house of a French refugee named Nancrède and succeeded to part of the business. He first went to England in 1801 and finally settled in 1811 when he married Ellen Jones (d. 1842) of Gower Street, London. Dyer was already linked with American inventors and brought to England Perkins's plan for steel engraving in 1809, shearing and nail-making machines in 1811, and also received plans and specifications for Fulton's steamboats. He seems to have acted as a sort of British patent agent for American inventors, and in 1811 took out a patent for carding engines and a card clothing machine. In 1813 there was a patent for spinning long-fibred substances such as hemp, flax or grasses, and in 1825 there was a further patent for card making machinery. Joshua Field, on his tour through Britain in 1821, saw a wire drawing machine and a leather splitting machine at Dyer's works as well as the card-making machines. At first Dyer lived in Camden Town, London, but he had a card clothing business in Birmingham. He moved to Manchester c.1816, where he developed an extensive engineering works under the name "Joseph C.Dyer, patent card manufacturers, 8 Stanley Street, Dale Street". In 1832 he founded another works at Gamaches, Somme, France, but this enterprise was closed in 1848 with heavy losses through the mismanagement of an agent. In 1825 Dyer improved on Danforth's roving frame and started to manufacture it. While it was still a comparatively crude machine when com-pared with later versions, it had the merit of turning out a large quantity of work and was very popular, realizing a large sum of money. He patented the machine that year and must have continued his interest in these machines as further patents followed in 1830 and 1835. In 1821 Dyer had been involved in the foundation of the Manchester Guardian (now The Guardian) and he was linked with the construction of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway. He was not so successful with the ill-fated Bank of Manchester, of which he was a director and in which he lost £98,000. Dyer played an active role in the community and presented many papers to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. He helped to establish the Royal Institution in London and the Mechanics Institution in Manchester. In 1830 he was a member of the delegation to Paris to take contributions from the town of Manchester for the relief of those wounded in the July revolution and to congratulate Louis-Philippe on his accession. He called for the reform of Parliament and helped to form the Anti-Corn Law League. He hated slavery and wrote several articles on the subject, both prior to and during the American Civil War.

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Bibliography

1811, British patent no. 3,498 (carding engines and card clothing machine). 1813, British patent no. 3,743 (spinning long-fibred substances).

1825, British patent no. 5,309 (card making machinery).

1825, British patent no. 5,217 (roving frame). 1830, British patent no. 5,909 (roving frame).

1835, British patent no. 6,863 (roving frame).

Further Reading

Dictionary of National Biography.

J.W.Hall, 1932–3, "Joshua Field's diary of a tour in 1821 through the Midlands", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 6.

Evan Leigh, 1875, The Science of Modern Cotton Spinning, Vol. II, Manchester (provides an account of Dyer's roving frame).

D.J.Jeremy, 1981, Transatlantic Industrial Revolution: The Diffusion of Textile

Technologies Between Britain and America, 1790–1830s, Oxford (describes Dyer's links with America).

See also: Arnold, Aza

RLH

Biographical history of technology > Dyer, Joseph Chessborough
8 Americans

AMERICANS
Low grey cloths, 30-in, wide, 36 to 40 yards, 52-ends, 44 picks, 27's twist, 18's weft, sized twist and woven with headings of a pick or two of colour, such as 2 picks blue. Bacup manufacturers make a large quantity. This cloth is shipped in the loom state to the West African and China markets.

Dictionary of the English textile terms > Americans
9 Artificial Wool

ARTIFICIAL WOOL
Is really a recovered waste product, and has grown to an important branch of the textile industry. A large quantity of cheap suits are made from these yarns, of which there arc several varieties, known as mungo, shoddy, extract wool, etc. The various wool wastes which are obtained from rags and waste containing wool, cotton or other fibres are so treated that the vegetable fibres are destroyed by chemical means. The animal fibres remaining are respun into yarns. The term is wrongly applied because the fibre is actually wool, although recovered (see also under Mungo, Shoddy, Extract Wool). The term is also given to a rayon fibre manufactured in Italy and sold as "Snia-fil". The Wool Textile Delegation should give a definite ruling on materials such as this which have no wool in their make-up (see Wool Substitutes)

Dictionary of the English textile terms > Artificial Wool
10 measure

1. noun
1) Maß, das

weights and measures — Maße und Gewichte

for good measure — sicherheitshalber; (as an extra) zusätzlich

give short/full measure — (in public house) zu wenig/vorschriftsmäßig ausschenken

made to measure — pred. (Brit., lit. or fig.) maßgeschneidert

2) (degree) Menge, die

in some measure — in gewisser Hinsicht

a measure of freedom/responsibility — ein gewisses Maß an Freiheit/Verantwortung (Dat.)

3) (instrument or utensil for measuring) Maß, das; (for quantity also) Messglas, das; Messbecher, der; (for size also) Messstab, der; (fig.) Maßstab, der

it gave us some measure of the problems — das gab uns eine Vorstellung von den Problemen

beyond [all] measure — grenzenlos; über die od. alle Maßen adverb

4) (Mus.): (time) Takt, der

5) (step, law) Maßnahme, die; (Law): (bill) Gesetzesvorlage, die

take measures to stop/ensure something — Maßnahmen ergreifen od. treffen, um etwas zu unterbinden/sicherzustellen
2. transitive verb
1) messen [Größe, Menge usw.]; ausmessen [Raum]

measure somebody for a suit — [bei] jemandem Maß od. die Maße für einen Anzug nehmen

2) (fig.): (estimate) abschätzen

3) (mark off)

measure something [off] — etwas abmessen
3. intransitive verb
1) (have a given size) messen

2) (take measurement[s]) Maß nehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/89057/measure_out">measure out

- measure up to

* * *
['meʒə] 1. noun
1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) das Meßgerät

2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) das Maß

3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) die Maßeinheit

4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) die Maßnahme

5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) ein gewisses Maß

6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.)
2. verb
1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) messen

2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) messen

3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) messen

4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) messen

•

- measurement
- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up
* * *

meas·ure

[ˈmeʒəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. (unit) Maß nt, Maßeinheit f

a \measure of capacity ein Hohlmaß nt

a \measure of length ein Längenmaß nt

he poured himself a generous \measure of whiskey er schenkte sich einen großen Whisky ein

2. ( fig: degree) Maß nt, Grad m

there was a large \measure of agreement between us zwischen uns gab es ein hohes Maß an Übereinstimmung

there was some \measure of truth in what he said an dem, was er sagte, war etwas Wahres dran

in large \measure in hohem Maß, zum großen Teil

in some \measure gewissermaßen, in gewisser Beziehung

3. (measuring instrument) Messgerät nt; (ruler, yardstick) Messstab m; (container) Messbecher m, Messglas nt

4. (indicator) Maßstab m

examinations are not always the best \measure of students' progress Prüfungen sind nicht immer ein zuverlässiger Indikator für die Fortschritte der Schüler

to be a \measure of sb's popularity ein Maßstab für jds Popularität sein

5. usu pl (action) also LAW Maßnahme f

the \measures we have taken are designed to prevent such accidents occurring in future die Maßnahmen, die wir ergriffen haben, sollen solche Unfälle in Zukunft verhindern

\measures pl required Handlungsbedarf m

6. POL (bill) gesetzliche Maßnahme, Bestimmung f, Verfügung f

7. LIT (metre) Versmaß nt, Metrum nt

8. AM MUS (bar) Takt m

9. TYPO Satzbreite f

10.

▶ beyond \measure über die [o alle] Maßen

▶ there are no half \measures with me ich mache keine halben Sachen

▶ to get [or take] the \measure of sb/sth (assess) jdn/etw einschätzen [o kennenlernen]; (understand) jdn/etw verstehen

▶ for good \measure (in addition) zusätzlich, noch dazu; (to ensure success) sicherheitshalber

II. vt

1. (find out size)

▪ to \measure sth etw [ab]messen

to \measure sb for a dress/suit jds Maße für ein Kleid/einen Anzug nehmen

to \measure sth in centimetres/pounds etw in Zentimetern/Pfund messen

delays \measured by weeks are frustrating wochenlange Verspätungen sind frustrierend

to \measure sb's heart rate jds Puls messen

to \measure sb performance jds Leistung beurteilen

to \measure a room ein Zimmer ausmessen

2. (be certain size/quantity)

▪ to \measure sth etw betragen

3.

▶ to \measure one's length [on the ground] auf die Schnauze [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. aufs Maul] fallen sl

III. vi messen

the box \measures 10cm by 10cm by 12cm der Karton misst 10 mal 10 mal 12 cm

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['meZə(r)]
1. n

1) (= unit of measurement) Maß(einheit f) nt

a measure of length — ein Längenmaß nt

to have sth made to measure — etw nach Maß anfertigen lassen

the furniture has been made to measure — die Möbel sind Maßarbeit

beyond measure —

her joy was beyond or knew no measure — ihre Freude kannte keine Grenzen

See:

→ weight

2) (= object for measuring) Maß nt; (graduated for length) Maßstab m; (graduated for volume) Messbecher m

3) (= amount measured) Menge f

a small measure of flour — ein wenig Mehl

or liter (US) — Wein wird in Vierteln ausgeschenkt

to give sb full/short measure (barman) — richtig/zu wenig ausschenken; (grocer) richtig/zu wenig abwiegen

in full measure — in höchstem Maße

for good measure — zur Sicherheit, sicherheitshalber

... and another one for good measure —... und noch eines obendrein

4) (fig: yardstick) Maßstab m (of für)

can we regard this exam as a measure of intelligence? — kann diese Prüfung als Intelligenzmaßstab gelten?

MacLeod's approval is the measure of a good whisky —

please consider this as a measure of my esteem for... — bitte betrachten Sie dies als Ausdruck meiner Anerkennung für...

it gave us some measure of the difficulty — es gab uns einen Begriff von der Schwierigkeit

it's a measure of his skill as a writer that... — seine schriftstellerischen Fähigkeiten lassen sich daran beurteilen, dass...

words cannot always give the measure of one's feelings — Worte können Gefühle nicht immer angemessen ausdrücken

5)

(= extent) in some measure — in gewisser Hinsicht or Beziehung

some measure of — ein gewisses Maß an

to a large measure, in large measure — in hohem Maße

to get the measure of sb/sth — jdn/etw (richtig) einschätzen

6) (= step) Maßnahme f

to take measures to do sth — Maßnahmen ergreifen, um etw zu tun

7) (POET) Versmaß nt

8) (US MUS) Takt m

9) (old: dance) Tanz m

to tread a measure with sb — mit jdm ein Tänzchen wagen

2. vt
messen; length also abmessen; room also ausmessen; (= take sb's measurements) Maß nehmen bei; (fig) beurteilen, abschätzen; words abwägen
a measured mile — genau eine Meile

to measure one's length (fig) — der Länge nach hinfallen

3. vi
messen
what does it measure? — wie viel misst es?, wie groß ist es?

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measure [ˈmeʒə(r); US auch ˈmeı-]

A s

1. Maß(einheit) n(f):

cubic measure, solid measure Raum-, Kubikmaß;

lineal measure, linear measure, long measure, measure of length Längenmaß;

square measure, superficial measure Flächenmaß;

measure of capacity Hohlmaß; → dry measure, liquid A 2

2. fig (richtiges oder vernünftiges) Maß, Ausmaß n:

beyond (all) measure über alle Maßen, grenzenlos;

her joy was beyond measure ihre Freude kannte keine Grenzen;

for good measure noch dazu, obendrein;

in a great ( oder large) measure

a) in großem Maße, überaus,

b) großenteils;

in some measure, in a (certain) measure gewissermaßen, bis zu einem gewissen Grade;

without measure ohne Maßen;

set measures to Grenzen setzen (dat);

know no measure kein Maß kennen

3. Messen n, Maß n:

(made) to measure nach Maß (gearbeitet);

take the measure of sth etwas abmessen;

take sb’s measure

a) jemandem Maß nehmen ( for a suit für einen Anzug),

b) auch get sb’s measure fig jemanden taxieren oder ab-, einschätzen;

I have his measure ich habe ihn durchschaut; → made-to-measure

4. Maß n, Messgerät n:

weigh with two measures fig mit zweierlei Maß messen; → tape measure

5. fig Maßstab m (of für):

be a measure of sth einer Sache als Maßstab dienen;

Man is the measure of all things der Mensch ist das Maß aller Dinge

6. Anteil m, Portion f, gewisse Menge

7. a) MATH Maß(einheit) n(f), Teiler m, Faktor m

b) PHYS Maßeinheit f:

2 is a measure of 4 2 ist Teiler von 4;

measure of dispersion Streuungs-, Verteilungsmaß

8. (abgemessener) Teil, Grenze f:

set a measure to sth etwas begrenzen;

the measure of my days BIBEL die Dauer meines Lebens

9. LIT

a) Silbenmaß n

b) Versglied n

c) Versmaß n, Metrum n

10. MUS

a) Takt(art) m(f)

b) Takt m (als Quantität):

the first ( oder opening) measure

c) Zeitmaß n, Tempo n

d) Takt m, Rhythmus m

e) Mensur f (bei Orgelpfeifen):

tread ( oder trip) a measure obs tanzen ( with mit)

11. poet Weise f, Melodie f

12. pl GEOL Lager n, Flöz n

13. CHEM Mensur f, Grad m (eines graduierten Gefäßes)

14. TYPO Zeilen-, Satz-, Kolumnenbreite f

15. Fechten: Mensur f, Abstand m

16. Maßnahme f, -regel f, Schritt m:

take measures Maßnahmen treffen oder ergreifen; → legal A 4

17. JUR gesetzliche Maßnahme, Verfügung f

B v/t

1. (ver)messen, ab-, aus-, zumessen:

measure off eine bestimmte Länge abmessen;

measure one’s length fig der Länge nach oder längelang hinfallen;

measure sb (be [ oder get] measured) for a suit jemandem Maß nehmen (sich Maß nehmen lassen) für einen Anzug

2. measure out

a) ausmessen, die Ausmaße oder Grenzen bestimmen, ein Bergwerk markscheiden,

b) harte Strafen etc verhängen

3. fig ermessen

4. (ab)messen, abschätzen ( beide:

by an dat):

measured by ( oder against) gemessen an

5. beurteilen (by nach)

6. vergleichen, messen ( beide:

against, with mit):

measure o.s. against sb;

measure one’s strength with sb seine Kräfte mit jemandem messen;

measure swords bes fig die Klingen kreuzen ( with mit)

7. eine Strecke durchmessen, zurücklegen

C v/i

1. Messungen vornehmen

2. messen, groß sein:

it measures 7 inches es misst 7 Zoll, ist ist 7 Zoll lang

3. measure up to

a) die Ansprüche (gen) erfüllen, gut abschneiden im Vergleich zu,

b) den Ansprüchen etc gewachsen sein,

c) heranreichen an (akk)

meas. abk

1. measurable

2. measure

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1. noun
1) Maß, das

weights and measures — Maße und Gewichte

for good measure — sicherheitshalber; (as an extra) zusätzlich

give short/full measure — (in public house) zu wenig/vorschriftsmäßig ausschenken

made to measure — pred. (Brit., lit. or fig.) maßgeschneidert

2) (degree) Menge, die

in some measure — in gewisser Hinsicht

a measure of freedom/responsibility — ein gewisses Maß an Freiheit/Verantwortung (Dat.)

3) (instrument or utensil for measuring) Maß, das; (for quantity also) Messglas, das; Messbecher, der; (for size also) Messstab, der; (fig.) Maßstab, der

it gave us some measure of the problems — das gab uns eine Vorstellung von den Problemen

beyond [all] measure — grenzenlos; über die od. alle Maßen adverb

4) (Mus.): (time) Takt, der

5) (step, law) Maßnahme, die; (Law): (bill) Gesetzesvorlage, die

take measures to stop/ensure something — Maßnahmen ergreifen od. treffen, um etwas zu unterbinden/sicherzustellen
2. transitive verb
1) messen [Größe, Menge usw.]; ausmessen [Raum]

measure somebody for a suit — [bei] jemandem Maß od. die Maße für einen Anzug nehmen

2) (fig.): (estimate) abschätzen

3) (mark off)

measure something [off] — etwas abmessen
3. intransitive verb
1) (have a given size) messen

2) (take measurement[s]) Maß nehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- measure out

- measure up to

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(music) n.

Takt -e (Musik) m. n.

Maß -e (Mathematik) n.

Maß -e n.

Maßeinheit f.

Maßnahme -n f.

Metrum n.

Takt -e m. v.

messen v.

(§ p.,pp.: maß, gemessen)

vermessen v.

English-german dictionary > measure
11 some

1. adjective
1) (one or other) [irgend]ein

some fool — irgendein Dummkopf (ugs.)

some day — eines Tages

some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch

some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer

2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)

speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten

some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren

some time soon — bald [einmal]

3) (a small quantity of) ein bisschen

would you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?

do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen

4) (to a certain extent)

some guide — eine gewisse Orientierungshilfe

that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis

5)

this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)

6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr
2. pronoun
einig...

she only ate some of it — sie hat es nur teilweise aufgegessen

some of her ideas are good — sie hat einige gute Ideen

some of the greatest music — einige der größten Werke der Musik

some say... — manche sagen...

some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...

... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr
3. adverb
(coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas

some more — noch ein bisschen

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1. pronoun, adjective
1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.)

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) einige

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einige

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) gewisse
2. adjective
1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) beachtlich

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einige

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) ungefähr
3. adverb
((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) etwas

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some

[sʌm, s^əm]

I. adj inv, attr

1. + pl n (unknown amount) einige, ein paar; + sing n etwas

he played \some records for me er spielte mir ein paar Platten vor

here's \some news you might be interested in ich habe Neuigkeiten, die dich interessieren könnten

there's \some cake in the kitchen es ist noch Kuchen in der Küche

I made \some money running errands ich habe mit Gelegenheitsjobs etwas Geld verdient

I've got to do \some more work ich muss noch etwas arbeiten

2. + pl n (certain) gewisse

\some people actually believed it gewisse Leute haben es tatsächlich geglaubt

there are \some questions you should ask yourself es gibt [da] gewisse Fragen, die du dir stellen solltest

3. (general, unknown) irgendein(e)

clearly the treatment has had \some effect irgendeine Wirkung hat die Behandlung sicher gehabt

there must be \some mistake da muss ein Fehler vorliegen

he's in \some kind of trouble er steckt in irgendwelchen Schwierigkeiten

could you give me \some idea of when you'll finish? können Sie mir ungefähr sagen, wann sie fertig sind?

it must have been \some teacher/pupils das muss irgendein Lehrer/müssen irgendwelche Schüler gewesen sein

\some idiot's locked the door irgend so ein Idiot hat die Tür verschlossen fam

\some day or another irgendwann

4. (noticeable) gewiss

to \some extent bis zu einem gewissen Grad

there's still \some hope es besteht noch eine gewisse Hoffnung

5. (slight, small amount) etwas

there is \some hope that he will get the job es besteht noch etwas Hoffnung, dass er die Stelle bekommt

6. (considerable amount, number) beträchtlich; ( fam: intensifies noun) ziemlich

it was \some years later when they next met sie trafen sich erst viele Jahre später wieder

we discussed the problem at \some length wir diskutierten das Problem ausgiebig

I've known you for \some years now ich kenne dich nun schon seit geraumer Zeit

that took \some courage! das war ziemlich mutig!

he went to \some trouble er gab sich beträchtliche [o ziemliche] Mühe

that was \some argument/meal! das war vielleicht ein Streit/Essen!

7. ( fam: showing annoyance)

\some mother she turned out to be sie ist eine richtige Rabenmutter

\some hotel that turned out to be! das war vielleicht ein Hotel!

\some chance! we have about one chance in a hundred of getting away ( iron) tolle Aussichten! die Chancen stehen eins zu hundert, dass wir davonkommen iron

perhaps there'll be \some left for us — \some hopes! ( iron) vielleicht bleibt was für uns übrig — [das ist] sehr unwahrscheinlich!

II. pron

1. (unspecified number of persons or things) welche

have you got any drawing pins? — if you wait a moment, I'll get you \some haben Sie Reißnägel? — wenn Sie kurz warten, hole ich [Ihnen] welche

do you have children? — if I had \some I wouldn't be here! haben Sie Kinder? — wenn ich welche hätte, wäre ich wohl kaum hier!

2. (unspecified amount of sth) welche(r, s)

if you want whisky I'll give you \some wenn du Whisky möchtest, gebe ich dir welchen

if you need more paper then just take \some wenn du mehr Papier brauchst, nimm es dir einfach [o nimm dir einfach welches]

if you need money, I can lend you \some wenn du Geld brauchst, kann ich dir gerne was [o welches] leihen

3. (at least a small number) einige, manche

surely \some have noticed einige [o manche] haben es aber sicher bemerkt

4. + pl vb (proportionate number) einige, ein paar

no, I don't want all the green beans, \some are enough nein, ich möchte nicht alle grünen Bohnen, ein paar genügen

I've already wrapped \some of the presents ich habe einige [o ein paar] der Geschenke schon eingepackt

\some of you have already met Imran einige von euch kennen Imran bereits

5. (certain people) gewisse Leute

\some just never learn! gewisse Leute lernen es einfach nie!

6. + sing vb (proportionate number) ein bisschen

no, I don't want all the mashed potatoes, \some is enough nein, ich möchte nicht das ganze Püree, ein bisschen genügt

have \some of this champagne, it's very good trink ein wenig Champagner, er ist sehr gut

\some of the prettiest landscape in Germany is found nearby eine der schönsten Landschaften Deutschlands liegt ganz in der Nähe

7.

▶ and then \some ( fam) und [noch] mehr

we got our money's worth and then \some wir bekamen mehr als unser Geld wert war

III. adv inv

1. (roughly) ungefähr, in etwa

\some twenty or thirty metres deep/high ungefähr zwanzig oder dreißig Meter tief/hoch

\some thirty different languages are spoken in this country in diesem Land werden etwa dreißig verschiedene Sprachen gesprochen

2. AM ( fam: a little) etwas, ein bisschen

I'm feeling \some better mir geht es [schon] etwas [o ein bisschen] besser

could you turn the heat down \some? könntest du bitte die Heizung etwas herunterstellen?

3. AM ( fam: a lot) viel

he sure does talk \some, your brother dein Bruder spricht wirklich viel

he needs feeding up \some er muss ganz schön aufgepäppelt werden fam

we were really going \some on the highway wir hatten auf der Autobahn ganz schön was drauf fam

4.

▶ \some few einige, ein paar

▶ \some little ziemlich

we are going to be working together for \some little time yet wir werden noch ziemlich lange zusammenarbeiten müssen

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[sʌm]
1. adj

1) (with plural nouns) einige; (= a few, emph) ein paar; (= any in "if" clauses, questions) meist nicht übersetzt

if you have some questions — wenn Sie Fragen haben

did you bring some records? — hast du Schallplatten mitgebracht?

some records of mine — einige meiner Platten

would you like some more biscuits? — möchten Sie noch (ein paar) Kekse?

take some nuts — nehmen Sie sich (dat)

some few people — einige wenige Leute

some suggestions, please! — Vorschläge bitte!

2) (with singular nouns) etwas, meist nicht übersetzt (= a little, emph) etwas, ein bisschen

there's some ink on your shirt — Sie haben Tinte auf dem Hemd

would you like some cheese? — möchten Sie (etwas) Käse?

some more ( tea)? — noch etwas (Tee)?

leave some cake for me — lass mir ein bisschen or etwas Kuchen übrig

did she give you some money/sugar? — hat sie Ihnen Geld/Zucker gegeben?

have you got some money? — haben Sie Geld?

it was (of) some help —

we played some golf — wir haben ein bisschen Golf gespielt

3) (= certain, in contrast) manche(r, s)

some people say... — manche Leute sagen...

some people just don't care —

there are some things you just don't say some questions were really difficult — es gibt (gewisse or manche) Dinge, die man einfach nicht sagt manche (der) Fragen waren wirklich schwierig

some work is very rewarding — manche Arbeit ist sehr lohnend

some butter is salty — manche Buttersorten sind salzig

in some ways — in gewisser Weise

4) (vague, indeterminate) irgendein

some book/man or other — irgendein Buch/Mann

some woman rang up — da hat eine Frau angerufen

some woman, whose name I forget... — eine Frau, ich habe ihren Namen vergessen,...

some idiot of a driver — irgend so ein Idiot von (einem) Autofahrer

in some way or another —

at some place in Africa — irgendwo in Afrika

or some such — oder so etwas Ähnliches

or some such name — oder so ein ähnlicher Name

(at) some time last week — irgendwann letzte Woche

some time or other — irgendwann einmal

some other time — ein andermal

some day — eines Tages

some day next week — irgendwann nächste Woche

5) (intensifier) ziemlich; (in exclamations) vielleicht ein (inf)

it took some courage — dazu brauchte man schon (einigen) or ziemlichen Mut

(that was) some argument/party! — das war vielleicht ein Streit/eine Party!

that's some whisky — das ist vielleicht ein Whisky! (inf)

it's some size! — das ist vielleicht ein Ding!

this might take some time — das könnte einige Zeit dauern

quite some time — ganz schön lange (inf), ziemlich lange

to speak at some length — ziemlich lange sprechen

it's some distance from the house — es ist ziemlich weit vom Haus entfernt

6) (iro) vielleicht ein (inf)

some experts! — das sind vielleicht Experten! (inf)

some help you are/this is — du bist/das ist mir vielleicht eine Hilfe (inf)

some people! — Leute gibts!

2. pron

1) (= some people) einige; (= certain people) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche

some..., others... — manche..., andere...

some of my friends — einige or manche meiner Freunde

there are still some who will never understand — es gibt immer noch Leute, die das nicht begreifen werden

some of them were late — einige kamen zu spät

2) (referring to plural nouns = a few) einige; (= certain ones) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche

some of these books — einige dieser Bücher

some of them have been sold — einige sind verkauft worden

I've only seen some of the mountains — ich habe nur ein paar von den Bergen gesehen

they're lovely, try some — die schmecken gut, probieren Sie mal

I've still got some —

he took some — er hat welche genommen

tell me if you see some —

would you like some? — möchten Sie welche?

3) (referring to singular nouns = a little) etwas; (= a certain amount, in contrast) manches; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche(r, s)

here is the milk, if you feel thirsty drink some — hier ist die Milch, wenn du Durst hast, trinke etwas

I drank some of the milk —

I drank some of the milk but not all — ich habe etwas von der Milch getrunken, aber nicht alles

have some! — nehmen Sie sich (dat), bedienen Sie sich

it's lovely cake, would you like some? — das ist ein sehr guter Kuchen, möchten Sie welchen?

try some of this cake — probieren Sie doch mal diesen Kuchen

would you like some money/tea? – no, I've got some — möchten Sie Geld/Tee? – nein, ich habe Geld/ich habe noch

have you got money? – no, but he has some — haben Sie Geld? – nein, aber er hat welches

some of it had been eaten — einiges (davon) war gegessen worden

he only believed/read some of it — er hat es nur teilweise geglaubt/gelesen

some of his speech was excellent — manches or einiges in seiner Rede war ausgezeichnet

some of his work is good — manches, was er macht, ist gut

4)

this is some of the oldest rock in the world — dies gehört zum ältesten Gestein der Welt

some of the finest poetry in the English language — einige der schönsten Gedichte in der englischen Sprache

this is some of the finest scenery in Scotland — dies ist eine der schönsten Landschaften Schottlands

3. adv

1) ungefähr, etwa, circa

some 20 people — ungefähr 20 Leute

some few difficulties — einige Schwierigkeiten

2) (US inf) (= a little) etwas, ein bisschen; (= a lot) viel

it sure bothered us some — das hat uns ziemlich zu schaffen gemacht

he's travelling some — er fährt schnell

I really drank some last night — ich habe gestern Abend ganz schön was getrunken (inf)

that's going some — das ist ganz schön schnell (inf)

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some [sʌm; unbetont səm, sm]

A adj

1. (vor Substantiven) (irgend)ein:

some day eines Tages;

some day (or other) irgendwann (einmal) (in der Zukunft);

some day you’ll pay for this dafür wirst du noch einmal bezahlen;

some other time ein andermal;

some person irgendeiner, (irgend)jemand

2. (vor pl) einige, ein paar: → few A 1

3. manche:

some people are optimistic

4. ziemlich (viel)

5. gewiss(er, e, es):

some extent in gewissem Maße, einigermaßen

6. etwas, ein wenig, ein bisschen:

some bread;

take some more nimm noch etwas

7. ungefähr, gegen, etwa:

a village of some 80 houses

8. umg ‚toll:

some player! ein klasse Spieler!;

that was some race! das war vielleicht ein Rennen!

B adv

1. besonders US etwas, ziemlich

2. umg enorm, toll

C pron

1. (irgend)ein(er, e, es):

some of these days dieser Tage, demnächst

2. etwas:

some of it etwas davon;

some of these people einige dieser Leute;

will you have some? möchtest du welche oder davon haben?;

and then some umg und noch einige(s) mehr

3. besonders US sl darüber hinaus, noch mehr

4. some …, some … die einen …, die anderen …

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1. adjective
1) (one or other) [irgend]ein

some fool — irgendein Dummkopf (ugs.)

some day — eines Tages

some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch

some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer

2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)

speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten

some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren

some time soon — bald [einmal]

3) (a small quantity of) ein bisschen

would you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?

do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen

4) (to a certain extent)

some guide — eine gewisse Orientierungshilfe

that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis

5)

this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)

6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr
2. pronoun
einig...

she only ate some of it — sie hat es nur teilweise aufgegessen

some of her ideas are good — sie hat einige gute Ideen

some of the greatest music — einige der größten Werke der Musik

some say... — manche sagen...

some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...

... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr
3. adverb
(coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas

some more — noch ein bisschen

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adj.

einig adj.

irgendein adj.

irgendetwas adj.

manch adj.

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12 lot

noun

1) (method of choosing) Los, das

by lot — durch das Los

2) (destiny) Los, das

fall to the lot of somebody — jemandem bestimmt sein

3) (item to be auctioned) Posten, der

4) (set of persons) Haufen, der

the lot — [sie] alle

our/your/their lot — (coll.) wir/ihr/die

5) (set of things) Menge, die

divide something into five lots — etwas in fünf Stapel/Haufen usw. teilen

that's the lot — (coll.) das ist alles; das wär's (ugs.)

6) (coll.): (large number or quantity)

lots or a lot of money — etc. viel od. eine Menge Geld usw.

lots of books/coins — eine Menge Bücher/Münzen

he has a lot to learn — er muss noch viel lernen

have lots to do — viel zu tun haben

we have lots of time — wir haben viel od. (ugs.) massenweise Zeit

lots or a lot better — viel besser

like something a lot — etwas sehr mögen

7) (for choosing) Los, das

draw/cast/throw lots [for something] — das Los [über etwas (Akk.)] entscheiden lassen; [um etwas] losen

cast/throw in one's lot with somebody — sich mit jemandem zusammentun

draw lots to determine something — etwas durch das Los entscheiden

8) (plot of land) Gelände, das; Platz, der; (measured piece of land) Parzelle, die

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[lot]
noun

1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) das Los

2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) der Anteil

3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) der Posten

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- academic.ru/117238/lots">lots
- a lot
- draw/cast lots
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lot

[lɒt, AM lɑ:t]

I. pron

1. (much, many)

▪ a \lot viel/viele

we haven't got a \lot wir besitzen nicht viel

a \lot of people viele [o eine Menge] Leute

a \lot of rain viel Regen

to do a \lot of travelling viel reisen

a fat \lot [of good] ( iron fam) wahnsinnig viel fam, herzlich wenig

a fat \lot of good it'll do you ( iron fam) das wird dir gar nichts nützen

to have a \lot going for oneself viel haben, was für einen spricht

▪ \lots [of sth] + sing/pl vb viel [o fam jede Menge] [etw]

there's \lots to do here es gibt hier jede Menge zu tun fam

\lots of children viele Kinder

2. (everything)

▪ the \lot alles

the thieves stole paintings, jewellery, the \lot die Diebe haben Gemälde gestohlen, Juwelen, einfach alles

the whole \lot alles zusammen, das Ganze

II. adv ( fam)

▪ a \lot [or \lots] viel

thanks a \lot! vielen Dank!

your sister looks a \lot like you deine Schwester sieht dir sehr ähnlich

we go on holidays a \lot wir machen oft Urlaub

to feel \lots [or a \lot] better sich akk viel besser fühlen

III. n

1. + sing/pl vb BRIT, AUS ( fam: group) Trupp m; BRIT ( usu pej fam: crowd) Haufen m, Pack nt pej sl

another \lot of visitors ein neuer Schwung Besucher

are you \lot coming to lunch? kommt ihr alle zum Essen?

a bad \lot ein Taugenichts m

they are a bad \lot sie sind ein übles Pack

my \lot meine Leute fam

2. (in auction) Stück nt

3. (chance)

to choose [sb/sth] by \lot jdn/etw auslosen [o durch Losentscheid bestimmen]

drawing by \lot Verlosung f

to draw [or cast] \lots Lose ziehen

4. no pl (choice) Wahl f

the \lot fell on us die Wahl fiel auf uns

5. no pl (fate) Los nt geh

to throw in one's \lot with sb sich akk mit jdm zusammentun

6. esp AM, AUS (land) Stück nt Land; (measured also) Parzelle f

back \lot hinteres Grundstück

building \lot Bauplatz m

parking \lot Parkplatz m

vacant \lot unbebautes Grundstück

7. STOCKEX Aktienpaket nt

IV. vt

<- tt->

▪ to \lot sth etw [für eine Auktion in einzelne Stücke] aufteilen

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I [lɒt]
n

1) (for deciding) Los nt

by lot — durch Losentscheid, durch das Los

to cast or draw lots — losen, Lose ziehen

to draw lots for sth — etw verlosen

to draw lots for a task — eine Aufgabe auslosen

they drew lots to see who would begin — sie losten aus, wer anfangen sollte

2) (= destiny) Los nt

failure was his lot in life —

it falls to my lot to tell him — mir fällt die Aufgabe zu, es ihm zu sagen

to throw in one's lot with sb — sich mit jdm zusammentun

to improve one's lot — seine Lage verbessern

3) (= plot) Parzelle f; (FILM) Filmgelände nt

building lot — Bauplatz m

parking lot (US) — Parkplatz m

4) (= articles of same kind) Posten m; (at auction) Los nt

5) (esp Brit

= group of things) where shall I put this lot? — wo soll ich das hier or das Zeug (inf) hintun?

can you carry that lot by yourself? — kannst du das (alles) alleine tragen?

divide the books up into three lots — teile die Bücher in drei Teile or Stapel ein

we moved the furniture in two lots — wir haben die Möbel in zwei Fuhren befördert

I'd just finished marking the papers when he gave me another lot — ich war gerade mit dem Korrigieren fertig, da gab er mir einen neuen Packen or Stoß or noch eine Ladung

we bought a new lot of cutlery — wir haben uns (ein) neues Besteck gekauft

6) (esp Brit)

he/she is a bad lot (inf) — er/sie taugt nichts, er/sie ist eine miese Type (inf)

they are a bad lot (inf) — das ist ein übles Pack

7) (esp Brit inf = group) Haufen m

that lot in the next office — die Typen vom Büro nebenan (inf)

I'm fed up with you lot — ich hab die Nase voll von euch allen (inf) or von euch Bande (inf)

are you lot coming to the pub? — kommt ihr (alle) in die Kneipe?

us lot should stick together —

bring your lot with you — bring die ganze Mannschaft mit

8)

the lot (inf) — alle; alles

that's the lot — das ist alles, das wärs (inf)

the whole lot of them — sie alle

he's eaten the lot —

big ones, little ones, the lot! — Große, Kleine, alle!
II
1. n

a lot, lots — viel

a lot of money — viel or eine Menge Geld

a lot of books, lots of books — viele or eine Menge Bücher

such a lot — so viel

what a lot! —

what a lot of time you take to get ready — wie lange du nur brauchst, um dich fertig zu machen

what a lot you've got — du hast aber viel

how much has he got? – lots or a lot — wie viel hat er? – jede Menge (inf) or viel

quite a lot of books — ziemlich viele or eine ganze Menge Bücher

such a lot of books — so viele Bücher

an awful lot of things to do — furchtbar viel zu tun

he made lots and lots of mistakes — er hat eine Unmenge Fehler gemacht

I want lots and lots — ich will jede Menge (inf)

we see a lot of John these days — wir sehen John in letzter Zeit sehr oft

I'd give a lot to know... — ich würde viel drum geben, wenn ich wüsste...

2. adv

a lot, lots — viel

things have changed a lot — es hat sich vieles geändert

I like him a lot — ich mag ihn sehr

I feel lots or a lot better —

a lot you care! — dich interessiert das überhaupt nicht!

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lot [lɒt; US lɑt]

A s

1. Los n:

cast ( oder draw) lots losen ( for um);

cast ( oder throw) in one’s lot with sb fig jemandes Los teilen, sich auf Gedeih und Verderb mit jemandem zusammentun;

choose sth by lot etwas auslosen;

the lot fell on ( oder to) me das Los fiel auf mich

2. Anteil m: → part A 5

3. Los n, Geschick n, Schicksal n:

fall to sb’s lot jemandem zufallen

4. fest umgrenztes Stück Land, besonders

a) Parzelle f

b) Grundstück n

c) Bauplatz m

d) (Industrie) Gelände n

e) (Müll- etc) Platz m

f) Parkplatz m

5. FILM, TV besonders US

a) Gelände n

b) Studio n

6. WIRTSCH

a) Artikel m

b) Partie f, Posten m (von Waren):

in lots partienweise

7. Gruppe f, Gesellschaft f:

the whole lot

a) die ganze Gesellschaft,

b) → A 8;

get out, the (whole) lot of you! raus, alle miteinander!

8. the lot alles, das Ganze:

take the lot;

that’s the lot das ist alles

9. umg Menge f, Haufen m:

a lot of, lots of viel, eine Menge;

a lot of money, lots of money viel Geld, eine Menge oder ein Haufen Geld;

lots and lots of eine Unmasse Menschen etc;

I’d give a lot, if ich gäbe viel darum, wenn;

he has (still) a lot to learn er muss noch viel lernen; → fat A 4

10. a bad lot umg

a) ein mieser Typ,

b) ein mieses Pack

B adv a lot, lots umg (sehr) viel;

a lot better;

a (fat) lot I care! iron das kümmert mich herzlich wenig!

C v/t

1. obs losen um

2. durch Los verteilen, auslosen

3. a) oft lot out Land in Parzellen einteilen, parzellieren

b) WIRTSCH eine Ware in Partien aufteilen

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noun

1) (method of choosing) Los, das

by lot — durch das Los

2) (destiny) Los, das

fall to the lot of somebody — jemandem bestimmt sein

3) (item to be auctioned) Posten, der

4) (set of persons) Haufen, der

the lot — [sie] alle

our/your/their lot — (coll.) wir/ihr/die

5) (set of things) Menge, die

divide something into five lots — etwas in fünf Stapel/Haufen usw. teilen

that's the lot — (coll.) das ist alles; das wär's (ugs.)

6) (coll.): (large number or quantity)

lots or a lot of money — etc. viel od. eine Menge Geld usw.

lots of books/coins — eine Menge Bücher/Münzen

he has a lot to learn — er muss noch viel lernen

have lots to do — viel zu tun haben

we have lots of time — wir haben viel od. (ugs.) massenweise Zeit

lots or a lot better — viel besser

like something a lot — etwas sehr mögen

7) (for choosing) Los, das

draw/cast/throw lots [for something] — das Los [über etwas (Akk.)] entscheiden lassen; [um etwas] losen

cast/throw in one's lot with somebody — sich mit jemandem zusammentun

draw lots to determine something — etwas durch das Los entscheiden

8) (plot of land) Gelände, das; Platz, der; (measured piece of land) Parzelle, die

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(of goods) n.

Warenpartie -n f. n.

Anteil -e m.

Haufen - m.

Los -e n.

Menge -n f.

Partie -n f.

Posten - m.

Schicksal n.

English-german dictionary > lot
13 by

I 1. preposition
1) (near, beside) an (+ Dat.); bei; (next to) neben

by the window/river — am Fenster/Fluss

she sat by me — sie saß neben mir

2) (to position beside) zu

3) (about, in the possession of) bei

have something by one — etwas bei sich haben

4)

north-east by east — Nordost auf Ost

5)

by herself — etc. see academic.ru/34615/herself">herself 1)

6) (along) entlang

by the river — am od. den Fluss entlang

7) (via) über (+ Akk.)

leave by the door/window — zur Tür hinausgehen/zum Fenster hinaussteigen

we came by the quickest/shortest route — wir sind die schnellste/kürzeste Strecke gefahren

8) (passing) vorbei an (+ Dat.)

run/drive by somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas vorbeilaufen/vorbeifahren

9) (during) bei

by day/night — bei Tag/Nacht; tagsüber/nachts

10) (through the agency of) von

written by... — geschrieben von...

11) (through the means of) durch

he was killed by lightning/a falling chimney — er ist vom Blitz/von einem umstürzenden Schornstein erschlagen worden

heated by gas/oil — mit Gas/Öl geheizt; gas-/ölbeheizt

by bus/ship — etc. mit dem Bus/Schiff usw.

by air/sea — mit dem Flugzeug/Schiff

have children by somebody — Kinder von jemandem haben

12) (not later than) bis

by now/this time — inzwischen

by next week she will be in China — nächste Woche ist sie schon in China

by the time this letter reaches you — bis dich dieser Brief erreicht

by the 20th — bis zum 20.

13) (indicating unit of time) pro; (indicating unit of length, weight, etc.) -weise

by the second/minute/hour — pro Sekunde/Minute/Stunde

rent a house by the year — ein Haus für jeweils ein Jahr mieten

you can hire a car by the day or by the week — man kann sich (Dat.) ein Auto tageweise oder wochenweise mieten

day by day/month by month, by the day/month — (as each day/month passes) Tag für Tag/Monat für Monat

cloth by the metre — Stoff am Meter

sell something by the packet/ton/dozen — etwas paket-/tonnenweise/im Dutzend verkaufen

10 ft. by 20 ft. — 10 [Fuß] mal 20 Fuß

14) (indicating amount)

by the thousands — zu Tausenden

one by one — einzeln

two by two/three by three/four by four — zu zweit/dritt/viert

little by little — nach und nach

15) (indicating factor) durch

8 divided by 2 is 4 — 8 geteilt durch 2 ist 4

16) (indicating extent) um

wider by a foot — um einen Fuß breiter

win by ten metres — mit zehn Metern Vorsprung gewinnen

passed by nine votes to two — mit neun zu zwei Stimmen angenommen

17) (according to) nach

by my watch — nach meiner Uhr

18) in oaths bei

by [Almighty] God — bei Gott[, dem Allmächtigen]
2. adverb
1) (past) vorbei

drive/run/flow by — vorbeifahren/-laufen/-fließen

2) (near)

close/near by — in der Nähe

3)

by and large — im großen und ganzen

by and by — nach und nach; (in past) nach einer Weile
II
see bye II

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1. preposition
1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) bei

2) (past: going by the house.) vorbei

3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) über

4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) von

5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) mit

6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) durch

7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) um

8) (during the time of.) während

9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) um

10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) mal

11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) (kilo-, etc.)weise

12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) von
2. adverb
1) (near: They stood by and watched.) dabei

2) (past: A dog ran by.) vorbei

3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) beiseite

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- bygones: let bygones be bygones
- bypass 3. verb
(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) umgehen

- by-product
- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
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by

[baɪ]

I. prep

1. (beside) bei, an

a hotel \by the river ein Hotel am Fluss

my desk is \by the window mein Schreibtisch steht am Fenster

come and sit \by me komm und setz dich zu mir [o neben mich]

\by the roadside am Straßenrand

\by sb's side an jds Seite

2. (part of sb/sth) bei

to grab sb \by the arm jdn am Arm packen

to seize sb \by their hair jdn am Schopf packen

to take sb \by the hand jdn bei der Hand nehmen

3. (past and beyond) vorbei

he drove \by our house er ist an unserem Haus vorbeigefahren

she walked \by me without speaking sie ging, ohne etwas zu sagen, an mir vorbei

\by the door durch die Tür

4. (not later than) bis

\by this time next week I'll be on holiday nächste Woche um diese Zeit bin ich in Urlaub

\by five o'clock/tomorrow [spätestens] bis fünf Uhr/morgen

\by 14 February [spätestens] bis zum 14.02.

\by now [or this time] inzwischen

she ought to have arrived \by now sie müsste inzwischen angekommen sein

\by the time... bis...

\by the time [that] this letter reaches you I will have left London wenn dieser Brief dich erreicht, werde ich schon nicht mehr in London sein

5. (during) bei

they ate \by candlelight sie aßen bei Kerzenlicht

\by day/night tagsüber [o bei Tag] /nachts [o bei Nacht

6. (happening progressively) für

the children came in two \by two die Kinder kamen in Zweiergruppen herein

the situation becomes worse \by the day die Lage verschlechtert sich von Tag zu Tag

bit \by bit nach und nach

day \by day Tag für Tag

minute \by minute Minute um Minute, im Minutenabstand

7. (agent) von, durch

the cake is made \by Anne der Kuchen ist von Anne [gebacken], den Kuchen hat Anne gebacken

an attack \by the enemy ein Angriff durch den Feind, ein Feindangriff

a book/painting \by Irene ein Buch/ein Gemälde von Irene

a decision \by his father eine Entscheidung seines Vaters

8. (cause) von, durch

the damage was caused \by fire der Schaden wurde durch einen Brand verursacht

\by chance durch Zufall, zufällig

\by contrast im Gegensatz

Richard, \by contrast, works very much Richard hingegen arbeitet sehr viel

death \by misadventure Tod durch Unfall

9. (with -ing)

you switch it on \by pressing this button man schaltet es ein, indem man auf diesen Knopf drückt

10. (method) mit

to pay \by cheque mit Scheck bezahlen

to contact sb \by letter jdn anschreiben

11. (means of transport) mit

to travel \by air fliegen

\by boat/bus/car/train mit dem Schiff/Bus/Auto/Zug

to travel \by road über Land fahren

to travel \by sea auf dem Seeweg reisen

12. (parent) von

she's his daughter \by his second wife sie ist seine Tochter mit seiner zweiten Frau [o aus zweiter Ehe]

a black filly \by Golden Summer ein schwarzes Fohlen von Golden Summer

13. (term) mit

what is meant \by ‘cool’? was bedeutet ‚cool‘?

14. (name of a person) bei

he mostly calls her \by her last name er redet sie meistens mit ihrem Nachnamen an

15. (according to) nach, von

I'm German \by birth von Geburt bin ich Deutsche

\by my watch it's six o'clock nach meiner Uhr ist es sechs

he could tell \by the look on her face that... er konnte an ihrem Gesichtsausdruck ablesen, dass...

\by law, he's still a child dem Gesetz nach [o laut Gesetz] ist er noch ein Kind

that's all right \by me ich bin damit einverstanden

to live \by the rules sich akk an die Vorschriften halten

\by trade [or profession] von Beruf

16. (quantity)

he rented the car \by the day er hat den Wagen tageweise gemietet

it's sold \by the metre es wird am Meter verkauft

to sell \by the dozen/hundred/thousand zu Dutzenden/Hunderten/Tausenden verkaufen

to get paid \by the hour stundenweise bezahlt werden

17. (margin) um

prices went up \by 20% die Preise sind um 20 % gestiegen

the bullet missed her \by two centimetres die Kugel verfehlte sie um zwei Zentimeter [o ging nur zwei Zentimeter an ihr vorbei]

it would be better \by far to... es wäre weitaus besser,...

18. (measurements) mal

the room measures 5 metres \by 8 metres das Zimmer misst 5 mal 8 Meter

19. MATH

8 multiplied \by 3 equals 24 8 mal 3 macht 24

8 divided \by 4 equals 2 8 geteilt durch 4 ist 2

he multiplied it \by 20 er hat es mit 20 multipliziert

20. (in oaths) bei

I swear \by Almighty God that... ich schwöre bei dem allmächtigen Gott, dass...

II. adv inv

1. (past) vorbei

excuse me, I can't get \by Entschuldigung, ich komme nicht vorbei

time goes \by so quickly die Zeit vergeht so schnell

to come \by vorbeikommen

I'll come \by tomorrow ich komme morgen mal vorbei

to drive \by vorbeifahren

to pass \by vorbeikommen

to speed \by sb/sth an jdm/etw vorbeisausen

2. (near) in der Nähe

close \by ganz in der Nähe, in unmittelbarer Nähe

3. (in reserve)

to put [or lay] some money \by etwas [Geld] zurücklegen [o auf die Seite legen

4.

▶ \by and \by ( dated) bald

▶ \by and large im Großen und Ganzen

▶ \by oneself (alone) allein

to live \by oneself allein leben; (unaided) selbst

he can dress \by himself er kann sich selbst [o alleine] anziehen

▶ \by the \by nebenbei bemerkt

where's Jane, \by the \by? wo ist denn eigentlich Jane?

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[baɪ]
1. prep

1) (= close to) bei, an (+dat); (with movement) an (+acc); (= next to) neben (+dat); (with movement) neben (+acc)

by the window/fire/river — am or beim Fenster/Feuer/Fluss

by the church — an or bei der Kirche

by the sea — Ferien pl an der See

come and sit by me — komm, setz dich neben mich

she sat by me — sie saß neben mir

to keep sth by one — etw bei sich haben

2) (= via) über (+acc)

3)

(= past) to go/rush etc by sb/sth — an jdm/etw vorbeigehen/-eilen etc

4)

(time = during) by day/night — bei Tag/Nacht

5) (time = not later than) bis

can you do it by tomorrow? — kannst du es bis morgen machen?

by tomorrow I'll be in France — morgen werde ich in Frankreich sein

by the time I got there, he had gone — bis ich dorthin kam, war er gegangen

but by that time or by then I had realized that... — aber bis dahin war mir klar geworden, dass...

but by that time or by then it will be too late —

but by that time or by then he will have forgotten — aber bis dann or dahin hat er es schon vergessen

by now — inzwischen

6)

(indicating amount) by the inch/kilo/hour/month — zoll-/kilo-/stunden-/monatsweise

one by one — einer nach dem anderen

they came in two by two — sie kamen paarweise herein

letters came in by the hundred — hunderte or Hunderte von Briefen kamen

7) (indicating agent, cause) von

killed by a bullet — durch eine or von einer Kugel getötet

indicated by an asterisk —

a painting by Picasso surrounded by — ein Bild von Picasso umgeben von

8)

(indicating method, means, manner: see also nouns) by bus/car/bicycle — mit dem or per Bus/Auto/Fahrrad

by land and (by) sea — zu Land und zu Wasser

or check (US) — mit Scheck bezahlen

made by hand — handgearbeitet

made by machine — maschinell hergestellt

by daylight/moonlight — bei Tag(eslicht)/im Mondschein

to know sb by name/sight — jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen her kennen

to be known by the name of... — unter dem Namen... bekannt sein

to lead sb by the hand — jdn an der Hand führen

to grab sb by the collar — jdn am Kragen packen

he had a daughter by his first wife — von seiner ersten Frau hatte er eine Tochter

by myself/himself etc — allein

9)

by saving hard he managed to... — durch eisernes Sparen or dadurch, dass er eisern sparte, gelang es ihm...

by turning this knob —

by saying that I didn't mean... — ich habe damit nicht gemeint...

animals which move by wriggling — Tiere, die sich schlängelnd fortbewegen

he could walk by supporting himself on... — gestützt auf... könnte er gehen

10) (according to: see also nouns) nach

to judge by appearances — nach dem Äußern urteilen

by my watch it is nine o'clock — nach meiner Uhr ist es neun

if you play by the rules (fig) — wenn du dich an die Regel hältst

by the terms of Article I — gemäß or nach (den Bestimmungen von) Artikel I

to call sb/sth by his/its proper name — jdn/etw beim richtigen Namen nennen

if it's OK by you/him etc — wenn es Ihnen/ihm etc recht ist

it's all right by me — von mir aus gern or schon

11) (measuring difference) um

broader by a foot — um einen Fuß breiter

it missed me by inches — es verfehlte mich um Zentimeter

12) (MATH, MEASURE)

to divide/multiply by — dividieren durch/multiplizieren mit

a room 20 feet by 30 — ein Zimmer 20 auf or mal 30 Fuß

13)

(points of compass) South by South West — Südsüdwest

14) (in oaths) bei

I swear by Almighty God —

by heaven, I'll get you for this — das sollst or wirst du mir, bei Gott, büßen!

15)

by the right! (Mil) — rechts, links...!

16)

by the way or by(e) — übrigens

2. adv

1)

(= past) to pass/wander/rush etc by — vorbei- or vorüberkommen/-wandern/-eilen etc

2)

(= in reserve) to put or lay by — beiseitelegen

3)

(phrases) by and by — irgendwann; (with past tense) nach einiger Zeit

by and large — im Großen und Ganzen

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by¹ [baı]

A präp

1. (örtlich) (nahe oder dicht) bei oder an (dat), neben (dat):

a house by the river ein Haus beim oder am Fluss;

side by side Seite an Seite

2. vorbei oder vorüber an (dat), an (dat) … entlang:

he went by the church

3. über (akk):

go by London

4. auf (dat), entlang (akk oder dat) (Weg etc):

come by another road eine andere Straße entlangkommen

5. per, mit, mittels, durch (ein Verkehrsmittel): → air¹ A 1, post³ A 1, etc

6. (zeitlich) bis zu, bis um, bis spätestens:

be here by 4.30 sei spätestens um 4 Uhr 30 hier;

by that time

a) bis dahin, unterdessen,

b) um diese Zeit, (ungefähr) zu diesem Zeitpunkt; → now¹ Bes Redew

7. während, bei (Tageszeit): → day Bes Redew, etc

8. nach, …weise:

be sold by the meter (bes Br metre) meterweise verkauft werden; → hour, etc

9. nach, gemäß:

it is ten by my watch nach oder auf meiner Uhr ist es zehn

10. von: → nature 2, trade A 4

11. von, durch (Urheberschaft):

she has a son by him sie hat einen Sohn von ihm;

he has a daughter by his first marriage er hat eine Tochter aus erster Ehe;

a play by Shaw ein Stück von Shaw;

it was settled by him es wurde durch ihn oder von ihm erledigt; → oneself 1

12. mittels, mit Hilfe von, mit, durch:

written by pencil mit Bleistift geschrieben;

by listening durch Zuhören;

by (his) talking rapidly dadurch, dass er schnell redet(e); → force A 1, A 3, A 4 letter¹ A 2

13. um (bei Größenverhältnissen):

be (too) short by an inch um einen Zoll zu kurz sein

14. MATH

a) mal:

3 by 4;

the size is 9 feet by 6 die Größe ist 9 auf 6 ( oder 9 × 6) Fuß; → multiply A 2

b) durch:

6 by 2; → divide A 7 a

15. an (dat), bei: → root¹ A 1, seize A 1 a

B adv

1. nahe, da(bei):

by and large im Großen und Ganzen;

by and by

a) bald, demnächst,

b) nach und nach,

c) kurze Zeit später; → close B, hard B 4

2. vorbei…, vorüber…: → go by, pass by, etc

3. beiseite: → put by etc

by² → bye-bye C

* * *
I 1. preposition
1) (near, beside) an (+ Dat.); bei; (next to) neben

by the window/river — am Fenster/Fluss

she sat by me — sie saß neben mir

2) (to position beside) zu

3) (about, in the possession of) bei

have something by one — etwas bei sich haben

4)

north-east by east — Nordost auf Ost

5)

by herself — etc. see herself 1)

6) (along) entlang

by the river — am od. den Fluss entlang

7) (via) über (+ Akk.)

leave by the door/window — zur Tür hinausgehen/zum Fenster hinaussteigen

we came by the quickest/shortest route — wir sind die schnellste/kürzeste Strecke gefahren

8) (passing) vorbei an (+ Dat.)

run/drive by somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas vorbeilaufen/vorbeifahren

9) (during) bei

by day/night — bei Tag/Nacht; tagsüber/nachts

10) (through the agency of) von

written by... — geschrieben von...

11) (through the means of) durch

he was killed by lightning/a falling chimney — er ist vom Blitz/von einem umstürzenden Schornstein erschlagen worden

heated by gas/oil — mit Gas/Öl geheizt; gas-/ölbeheizt

by bus/ship — etc. mit dem Bus/Schiff usw.

by air/sea — mit dem Flugzeug/Schiff

have children by somebody — Kinder von jemandem haben

12) (not later than) bis

by now/this time — inzwischen

by next week she will be in China — nächste Woche ist sie schon in China

by the time this letter reaches you — bis dich dieser Brief erreicht

by the 20th — bis zum 20.

13) (indicating unit of time) pro; (indicating unit of length, weight, etc.) -weise

by the second/minute/hour — pro Sekunde/Minute/Stunde

rent a house by the year — ein Haus für jeweils ein Jahr mieten

you can hire a car by the day or by the week — man kann sich (Dat.) ein Auto tageweise oder wochenweise mieten

day by day/month by month, by the day/month — (as each day/month passes) Tag für Tag/Monat für Monat

cloth by the metre — Stoff am Meter

sell something by the packet/ton/dozen — etwas paket-/tonnenweise/im Dutzend verkaufen

10 ft. by 20 ft. — 10 [Fuß] mal 20 Fuß

14) (indicating amount)

by the thousands — zu Tausenden

one by one — einzeln

two by two/three by three/four by four — zu zweit/dritt/viert

little by little — nach und nach

15) (indicating factor) durch

8 divided by 2 is 4 — 8 geteilt durch 2 ist 4

16) (indicating extent) um

wider by a foot — um einen Fuß breiter

win by ten metres — mit zehn Metern Vorsprung gewinnen

passed by nine votes to two — mit neun zu zwei Stimmen angenommen

17) (according to) nach

by my watch — nach meiner Uhr

18) in oaths bei

by [Almighty] God — bei Gott[, dem Allmächtigen]
2. adverb
1) (past) vorbei

drive/run/flow by — vorbeifahren/-laufen/-fließen

2) (near)

close/near by — in der Nähe

3)

by and large — im großen und ganzen

by and by — nach und nach; (in past) nach einer Weile
II
see bye II

* * *

prep.

an präp.

bei präp.

bis präp.

durch präp.

neben präp.

von präp.

über präp.

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14 number

number ⇒ Numbers

A n

1 ( figure) nombre m ; ( written) chiffre m ; the number twelve le nombre douze ; think of a number pensez à un nombre ; a three-figure number un nombre à trois chiffres ; odd/even number nombre impair/pair ; a list of numbers une liste de chiffres ;

2 gen, Telecom ( in series) (of bus, house, account, page, passport, telephone) numéro m ; to live at number 18 habiter au (numéro) 18 ; the number 7 bus le bus numéro 7 ; to take a car's number relever le numéro d'une voiture ; a wrong number un faux numéro ; is that a London number? est-ce un numéro à Londres? ; there's no reply at that number ce numéro ne répond pas ; to be number three on the list être troisième sur la liste ; to be number 2 in the charts être numéro 2 au hit-parade ;

3 (amount, quantity) nombre m, quantité f ; a number of people/times un certain nombre de personnes/fois, plusieurs personnes/fois ; for a number of reasons pour plusieurs raisons ; a large number of un grand nombre de ; to come in large numbers venir nombreux or en grand nombre ; to come in such numbers that venir en si grand nombre que ; large numbers of people beaucoup de gens ; a small number of houses quelques maisons ; in a small number of cases dans un nombre réduit de cas, dans quelques cas ; on a number of occasions plusieurs fois, un certain nombre de fois ; on a large number of occasions maintes fois, souvent ; a fair number un assez grand nombre ; to be due to a number of factors être dû à un ensemble de facteurs ; five people were killed, and a number of others were wounded cinq personnes ont été tuées, et d'autres ont été blessées ; many/few in number en grand/petit nombre ; they were sixteen in number ils étaient (au nombre de) seize ; in equal numbers en nombre égal ; any number of books d'innombrables livres ; any number of times maintes fois, très souvent ; any number of things could happen tout peut arriver, il peut se passer beaucoup de choses ; this may be understood in any number of ways cela peut être entendu de plusieurs façons or de diverses façons ; beyond ou without number littér innombrables, sans nombre ; times without number d'innombrables fois, à maintes reprises ;

4 ( group) one of our number un des nôtres ; three of their number were killed trois d'entre eux or trois des leurs ont été tués ; among their number, two spoke English parmi eux, deux parlaient anglais ;

5 ( issue) (of magazine, periodical) numéro m ; the May number le numéro de mai ;

6 Mus, Theat ( act) numéro m ; ( song) chanson f ; for my next number I would like to sing… maintenant j'aimerais vous chanter… ;

7 ○ ( object of admiration) a little black number ( dress) une petite robe noire ; that car is a neat little number elle est épatante ○ or chouette ○, cette voiture ; a nice little number in Rome ( job) un boulot sympa ○ à Rome ; she's a cute little number elle est mignonne comme tout ;

8 Ling nombre m ; to agree in number s'accorder en nombre.

B numbers npl (in company, school) effectifs mpl ; (of crowd, army) nombre m ; a fall in numbers une diminution des effectifs ; to estimate their numbers estimer leur nombre ; to win by force or weight of numbers gagner parce que l'on est plus nombreux ; to make up the numbers faire le compte.

C Numbers pr n Bible (livre m des) Nombres mpl.

D vtr

1 ( allocate number to) numéroter ; to be numbered [page, house] être numéroté ; they are numbered from 1 to 100 ils sont numérotés de 1 à 100 ;

2 ( amount to) compter ; the regiment numbered 1,000 men le régiment comptait 1 000 hommes ;

3 ( include) compter ; to number sb among one's closest friends compter qn parmi ses amis les plus intimes ; to be numbered among the great novelists compter parmi les plus grands romanciers ;

4 ( be limited) to be numbered [opportunities, options] être compté ; his days are numbered ses jours sont comptés.

E vi

1 ( comprise in number) a crowd numbering in the thousands une foule de plusieurs milliers de personnes ; to number among the great musicians compter parmi les plus grands musiciens ;

2 = number off.

Idioms

I've got your number ○ ! je te connais! ; your number's up ○ ! ton compte est bon!, tu es fichu ○ ! ; to do sth by the numbers US ou by numbers faire qch mécaniquement ; to colour ou paint by numbers colorier selon les indications chiffrées (dans un album de coloriage) ; to play the numbers ou the numbers game ( lottery) jouer au loto ; to play a numbers game ou racket US péj ( falsify figures) truquer les chiffres ; ( embezzle money) détourner des fonds.

Phrasal verb

■ number off gen, Mil se numéroter ; they numbered off from the right ils se sont numérotés en commençant par la droite.

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15 by

I [baɪ]
preposizione

1) (showing agent, result) da

he was bitten by a snake — è stato morso da un serpente

designed by an architect — disegnato da un architetto

destroyed by fire — distrutto dal fuoco

2) (through the means of) in, per, con

to travel by train — viaggiare in treno

by bicycle — in bicicletta

to pay by cheque — pagare con assegno

by phone — per o tramite telefono

to begin by saying that — cominciare dicendo o col dire che

by candlelight — a lume di candela

I know her by sight — la conosco di vista

I took him by the hand — l'ho preso per mano

he has two children by his first wife — ha due figli dalla prima moglie

3) (according to, from evidence of) secondo, a

by my watch it is three o'clock — al mio orologio sono le tre

I knew him by his walk — l'ho riconosciuto dalla sua andatura

it's all right by me — per me va bene

4) (via, passing through) attraverso, per, tramite, da

to enter by the back door — entrare dalla porta di servizio

we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence — siamo andati a Roma via Venezia e Firenze

5) (near, beside) presso, vicino a, accanto a

by the bed — accanto al letto

by the sea — in riva al mare

6) (past)

to go o pass by sb. passare davanti o accanto a qcn.; they passed us by in their car ci sono passati davanti in macchina; let us get by — lasciateci passare

7) (showing authorship) di

a film by Kubrik — un film di Kubrik

who is it by? — di chi è?

8) (before, not later than) per, entro

by four o'clock — entro o per le quattro

by this time next week — la prossima settimana a quest'ora, di qui a una settimana

by the time she had got downstairs he was gone — quando scese era già uscito

he ought to be here by now — ormai o a quest'ora dovrebbe essere qui

but by then it was too late — ma ormai era troppo tardi

9) (during)

by day as well as by night — sia di giorno che di notte

by daylight — di giorno, alla luce del giorno

by moonlight — al chiaro di luna

10) (according to)

forbidden by law — proibito per legge

to play by the rules — giocare secondo le regole

11) (to the extent or degree of) di

prices have risen by 20% — i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%

by far — di gran lunga

it's better by far — è di gran lunga migliore

12) (in measurements) per

a room 20 metres by 10 metres — una stanza di 20 metri per 10

13) mat. (in multiplication, division) per

10 multiplied by 5 is 50 — 10 moltiplicato per 5 fa 50

14) (showing rate, quantity) a

to be paid by the hour — essere pagato a ore

by the dozen — a dozzine

15) (in successive degrees, units)

little by little — poco a poco

day by day — giorno per o dopo giorno, di giorno in giorno

one by one — uno a uno, uno alla volta

16) (with regard to) di

he is an architect by profession o trade di professione fa l'architetto; by birth — di nascita

17) (as a result of) per

by mistake — per errore

by chance — per caso, casualmente

18) (with reflexive pronouns)

he did it all by himself — l'ha fatto tutto da solo

19) mar. (in compass directions)

south by south-west — sud-sud-ovest
II [baɪ]
avverbio

1) (past)

to go by — passare

the people walking by — la gente che passa, i passanti

he walked on by without stopping — passò senza fermarsi

a lot of time has gone by since then — molto tempo è passato da allora

as time goes by — col (passare del) tempo

2) (near) vicino, accanto

he lives close by — abita vicino

3) (aside)

to put money by — mettere da parte i soldi

4) (to one's house)

come by for a drink — passa a bere qualcosa

••

by and by — (in past) di lì a poco; (in future) presto, fra breve, tra poco

by the by by the bye incidentalmente, a proposito; but that's by the by — ma questo c'entra poco

* * *
1. preposition
1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) presso

2) (past: going by the house.) davanti

3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) per, attraverso

4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) da

5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) per, in

6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) per

7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) per, entro

8) (during the time of.) di

9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) di

10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) per

11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) a, al

12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) di
2. adverb
1) (near: They stood by and watched.) vicino

2) (past: A dog ran by.) di qui

3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) da parte, via

•

- bygones: let bygones be bygones
- bypass 3. verb
(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) fare una deviazione

- by-product
- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
* * *
I [baɪ]
preposizione

1) (showing agent, result) da

he was bitten by a snake — è stato morso da un serpente

designed by an architect — disegnato da un architetto

destroyed by fire — distrutto dal fuoco

2) (through the means of) in, per, con

to travel by train — viaggiare in treno

by bicycle — in bicicletta

to pay by cheque — pagare con assegno

by phone — per o tramite telefono

to begin by saying that — cominciare dicendo o col dire che

by candlelight — a lume di candela

I know her by sight — la conosco di vista

I took him by the hand — l'ho preso per mano

he has two children by his first wife — ha due figli dalla prima moglie

3) (according to, from evidence of) secondo, a

by my watch it is three o'clock — al mio orologio sono le tre

I knew him by his walk — l'ho riconosciuto dalla sua andatura

it's all right by me — per me va bene

4) (via, passing through) attraverso, per, tramite, da

to enter by the back door — entrare dalla porta di servizio

we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence — siamo andati a Roma via Venezia e Firenze

5) (near, beside) presso, vicino a, accanto a

by the bed — accanto al letto

by the sea — in riva al mare

6) (past)

to go o pass by sb. passare davanti o accanto a qcn.; they passed us by in their car ci sono passati davanti in macchina; let us get by — lasciateci passare

7) (showing authorship) di

a film by Kubrik — un film di Kubrik

who is it by? — di chi è?

8) (before, not later than) per, entro

by four o'clock — entro o per le quattro

by this time next week — la prossima settimana a quest'ora, di qui a una settimana

by the time she had got downstairs he was gone — quando scese era già uscito

he ought to be here by now — ormai o a quest'ora dovrebbe essere qui

but by then it was too late — ma ormai era troppo tardi

9) (during)

by day as well as by night — sia di giorno che di notte

by daylight — di giorno, alla luce del giorno

by moonlight — al chiaro di luna

10) (according to)

forbidden by law — proibito per legge

to play by the rules — giocare secondo le regole

11) (to the extent or degree of) di

prices have risen by 20% — i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%

by far — di gran lunga

it's better by far — è di gran lunga migliore

12) (in measurements) per

a room 20 metres by 10 metres — una stanza di 20 metri per 10

13) mat. (in multiplication, division) per

10 multiplied by 5 is 50 — 10 moltiplicato per 5 fa 50

14) (showing rate, quantity) a

to be paid by the hour — essere pagato a ore

by the dozen — a dozzine

15) (in successive degrees, units)

little by little — poco a poco

day by day — giorno per o dopo giorno, di giorno in giorno

one by one — uno a uno, uno alla volta

16) (with regard to) di

he is an architect by profession o trade di professione fa l'architetto; by birth — di nascita

17) (as a result of) per

by mistake — per errore

by chance — per caso, casualmente

18) (with reflexive pronouns)

he did it all by himself — l'ha fatto tutto da solo

19) mar. (in compass directions)

south by south-west — sud-sud-ovest
II [baɪ]
avverbio

1) (past)

to go by — passare

the people walking by — la gente che passa, i passanti

he walked on by without stopping — passò senza fermarsi

a lot of time has gone by since then — molto tempo è passato da allora

as time goes by — col (passare del) tempo

2) (near) vicino, accanto

he lives close by — abita vicino

3) (aside)

to put money by — mettere da parte i soldi

4) (to one's house)

come by for a drink — passa a bere qualcosa

••

by and by — (in past) di lì a poco; (in future) presto, fra breve, tra poco

by the by by the bye incidentalmente, a proposito; but that's by the by — ma questo c'entra poco

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16 Harrison, John

SUBJECT AREA: Horology, Ports and shipping

[br]

b. 24 March 1693 Foulby, Yorkshire, England

d. 24 March 1776 London, England

[br]

English horologist who constructed the first timekeeper of sufficient accuracy to determine longitude at sea and invented the gridiron pendulum for temperature compensation.

[br]

John Harrison was the son of a carpenter and was brought up to that trade. He was largely self-taught and learned mechanics from a copy of Nicholas Saunderson's lectures that had been lent to him. With the assistance of his younger brother, James, he built a series of unconventional clocks, mainly of wood. He was always concerned to reduce friction, without using oil, and this influenced the design of his "grasshopper" escapement. He also invented the "gridiron" compensation pendulum, which depended on the differential expansion of brass and steel. The excellent performance of his regulator clocks, which incorporated these devices, convinced him that they could also be used in a sea dock to compete for the longitude prize. In 1714 the Government had offered a prize of £20,000 for a method of determining longitude at sea to within half a degree after a voyage to the West Indies. In theory the longitude could be found by carrying an accurate timepiece that would indicate the time at a known longitude, but the requirements of the Act were very exacting. The timepiece would have to have a cumulative error of no more than two minutes after a voyage lasting six weeks.

In 1730 Harrison went to London with his proposal for a sea clock, supported by examples of his grasshopper escapement and his gridiron pendulum. His proposal received sufficient encouragement and financial support, from George Graham and others, to enable him to return to Barrow and construct his first sea clock, which he completed five years later. This was a large and complicated machine that was made out of brass but retained the wooden wheelwork and the grasshopper escapement of the regulator clocks. The two balances were interlinked to counteract the rolling of the vessel and were controlled by helical springs operating in tension. It was the first timepiece with a balance to have temperature compensation. The effect of temperature change on the timekeeping of a balance is more pronounced than it is for a pendulum, as two effects are involved: the change in the size of the balance; and the change in the elasticity of the balance spring. Harrison compensated for both effects by using a gridiron arrangement to alter the tension in the springs. This timekeeper performed creditably when it was tested on a voyage to Lisbon, and the Board of Longitude agreed to finance improved models. Harrison's second timekeeper dispensed with the use of wood and had the added refinement of a remontoire, but even before it was tested he had embarked on a third machine. The balance of this machine was controlled by a spiral spring whose effective length was altered by a bimetallic strip to compensate for changes in temperature. In 1753 Harrison commissioned a London watchmaker, John Jefferys, to make a watch for his own personal use, with a similar form of temperature compensation and a modified verge escapement that was intended to compensate for the lack of isochronism of the balance spring. The time-keeping of this watch was surprisingly good and Harrison proceeded to build a larger and more sophisticated version, with a remontoire. This timekeeper was completed in 1759 and its performance was so remarkable that Harrison decided to enter it for the longitude prize in place of his third machine. It was tested on two voyages to the West Indies and on both occasions it met the requirements of the Act, but the Board of Longitude withheld half the prize money until they had proof that the timekeeper could be duplicated. Copies were made by Harrison and by Larcum Kendall, but the Board still continued to prevaricate and Harrison received the full amount of the prize in 1773 only after George III had intervened on his behalf.

Although Harrison had shown that it was possible to construct a timepiece of sufficient accuracy to determine longitude at sea, his solution was too complex and costly to be produced in quantity. It had, for example, taken Larcum Kendall two years to produce his copy of Harrison's fourth timekeeper, but Harrison had overcome the psychological barrier and opened the door for others to produce chronometers in quantity at an affordable price. This was achieved before the end of the century by Arnold and Earnshaw, but they used an entirely different design that owed more to Le Roy than it did to Harrison and which only retained Harrison's maintaining power.

[br]

Principal Honours and Distinctions

Royal Society Copley Medal 1749.

Bibliography

1767, The Principles of Mr Harrison's Time-keeper, with Plates of the Same, London. 1767, Remarks on a Pamphlet Lately Published by the Rev. Mr Maskelyne Under the

Authority of the Board of Longitude, London.

1775, A Description Concerning Such Mechanisms as Will Afford a Nice or True Mensuration of Time, London.

Further Reading

R.T.Gould, 1923, The Marine Chronometer: Its History and Development, London; reprinted 1960, Holland Press.

—1978, John Harrison and His Timekeepers, 4th edn, London: National Maritime Museum.

H.Quill, 1966, John Harrison, the Man who Found Longitude, London. A.G.Randall, 1989, "The technology of John Harrison's portable timekeepers", Antiquarian Horology 18:145–60, 261–77.

J.Betts, 1993, John Harrison London (a good short account of Harrison's work). S.Smiles, 1905, Men of Invention and Industry; London: John Murray, Chapter III. Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. IX, pp. 35–6.

See also: Burgi, Jost; Huygens, Christiaan

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17 light

I
1.
noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz, lámpara

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fuego

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) perspectiva

2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro, luminoso

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro

3. lit verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) encender

•

- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to
II

1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ligero

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligero

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) más ligero

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ligero

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligero

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) fino

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light
III
= light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

light¹ adj

1. claro

a light green shirt una camisa de color verde claro

2. ligero / que pesa poco

a light meal una comida ligera

feathers are very light las plumas pesan muy poco

I'm lighter than you peso menos que tú

3. luminoso / claro

it's a light room es una habitación muy luminosa

4. suave

a light breeze una brisa suave

to get light hacerse de día

light² n

1. luz

there's a lot of light in this room hay mucha luz en esta habitación

turn off the lights when you go to bed apaga las luces cuando te vayas a dormir

2. fuego

have you got a light? ¿tienes fuego?

light³ vb

1. encender / prender

she lit the candle with a match encendió la vela con una cerilla

2. iluminar / alumbrar

the stage is lit by several powerful spotlights el escenario se ilumina con varios focos potentes

El pasado y participio pasado de light es lit o lighted

light /lajt/ adjetivo invariable ‹ cigarrillos› low-tar; ‹ alimentos› low-calorie; ‹ refresco› diet ( before n)
light adj inv (cigarrillos) fuma Camel Light(tm), he smokes Camel Lights(tm) ' light' also found in these entries: Spanish: aeroplano - alumbrar - amanecer - año - aplique - avioneta - barrio - bombilla - buena - bueno - caballería - candela - cegador - cegadora - clara - claridad - claro - contraluz - deslumbrar - disco - duermevela - encender - enfocar - esclarecer - foco - fotómetro - fuego - iluminar - interruptor - leve - ligera - ligero - lumbre - luminosa - luminoso - luz - penumbra - piloto - pluma - precisa - preciso - prender - semáforo - sueño - tenue - tonadilla - trasluz - vaporosa - vaporoso - velomotor English: beam - blink - chink - deflect - fall - feather - flash - flicker - fluorescent light - go on - hand - infrared - light - light bulb - light switch - light up - light year - light-headed - light-hearted - off - pilot light - red light - red light district - see - shed - sleeper - strip light - tail-light - tone - traffic light - traffic lights - warning light - watt - absorb - admit - beacon - blind - block - bright - brighten - brilliant - bulb - candle - cast - come - dark - day - dazzle - dazzling - diet

light

tr[laɪt]

adjective

1 (not heavy) ligero,-a; (rain) fino,-a; (breeze) suave

■ as light as a feather ligero,-a como una pluma

■ give it a light tap with the hammer dale un golpe suave con el martillo

■ I'm a light smoker fumo poco

2 (sentence, wound) leve

3 (head) mareado,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be light on something familiar andar mal de algo

to be light on one's feet ser ligero,-a de pies

to have light fingers tener los dedos largos, tener los dedos rápidos

to make light of something dar poca importancia a algo

to travel light viajar con poco equipaje

with a light heart con el corazón alegre

light aircraft avioneta

light ale cerveza clara

light opera opereta

light reading lectura fácil

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light

tr[laɪt]

intransitive verb

1 formal use architecture (alight) posarse (on, en)

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light

tr[laɪt]

noun

1 (gen) luz nombre femenino

■ by the light of a table lamp a la luz de una lámpara de mesa

■ bring it into the light tráelo aquí a la luz

2 (lamp) luz nombre femenino, lámpara; (traffic light) semáforo

■ the lights were (at) red el semáforo estaba (en) rojo

3 (for cigarette, fire) fuego

■ could you give me a light, please? ¿tiene fuego, por favor?

■ the boy set light to the branch el niño prendió fuego a la rama

transitive verb (pt & pp lighted o lit tr[lɪt])

1 (ignite) encender

2 (illuminate) iluminar, alumbrar

intransitive verb

1 encenderse

adjective

1 (colour) claro,-a; (complexion) blanco,-a

■ light blue azul claro

2 (bright) con mucha claridad

■ it was getting light when we got home cuando llegamos a casa ya se hacía de día

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

according to one's own lights formal use según su propio criterio

in (the) light of SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL en vista de, teniendo en cuenta

to bring something to light sacar algo a la luz

to come to light salir a luz

to go out like a light familiar quedarse roque

to see the light at the end of the tunnel ver la luz al final del túnel

to see things in a new light ver las cosas bajo otro aspecto

to shed light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algo

to show somebody in a bad light hacer quedar mal a alguien

to throw light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algo

light bulb bombilla

light industry industria ligera

light meter fotómetro

light pen SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL lápiz nombre masculino óptico

light year año luz

light ['laɪt] v, lit ['lɪt] or lighted ; lighting vt

1) illuminate: iluminar, alumbrar

2) ignite: encender, prenderle fuego a

light vi

: encenderse, prender

light vi, lighted or lit ['lɪt] ; lighting

1) land, settle: posarse

2) dismount: bajarse, apearse

light ['laɪt] adv

1) lightly: suavemente, ligeramente

2)

to travel light : viajar con poco equipaje

light adj

1) lightweight: ligero, liviano, poco pesado

2) easy: fácil, ligero, liviano

light reading: lectura fácil

light work: trabajo liviano

3) gentle, mild: fino, suave, leve

a light breeze: una brisa suave

a light rain: una lluvia fina

4) frivolous: de poca importancia, superficial

5) bright: bien iluminado, claro

6) pale: claro (dícese de los colores), rubio (dícese del pelo)

light n

1) illumination: luz f

2) daylight: luz f del día

3) dawn: amanecer m, madrugada f

4) lamp: lámpara f

to turn on off the light: apagar la luz

5) aspect: aspecto m

in a new light: con otros ojos

in the light of: en vista de, a la luz de

6) match: fósforo m, cerillo m

7)

to bring to light : sacar a (la) luz

light

adj.

• airoso, -a adj.

• blondo, -a adj.

• claro, -a adj.

• ingrávido, -a adj.

• leve adj.

• ligero, -a adj.

• liviano, -a adj.

• luz adj.

• rubio, -a adj.

• suelto, -a adj.

• sutil adj.

• tenue adj.

n.

• candela s.f.

• claro s.m.

• fuego s.m.

• lumbre s.f.

• lumbrera s.f.

• luz s.f.

• lámpara s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit) = alumbrar v.

• brillar v.

• cebar v.

• encender v.

laɪt
I

noun

1) u luz f

light and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m

by the light of the moon — a la luz de la luna

hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz

in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea

at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces

to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz

to come to light — salir* a la luz

to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto

to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas

to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas

to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)

to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)

light meter — fotómetro m

2) c

a) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara f

to turn the light off — apagar* la luz

to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz

warning light — señal f luminosa

to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)

light switch — interruptor m

b) (of car, bicycle) luz f

brake lights — luces de frenado

c) ( traffic light) semáforo m

the lights were against us — nos tocaron los semáforos en contra or en rojo

3)

a) ( aspect) (no pl)

to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos

it didn't show him in a very good light — no daba una imagen demasiado buena de él

b)

in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de

4) c ( for igniting)

have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?

to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo

5) lights pl ( Culin) pulmón m

II

1) adjective -er, -est

Sense I

2) ( not heavy) ligero, liviano (esp AmL); < voice> suave

it's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro

with a light heart — tranquilo

she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano

3)

a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suave

light rain — llovizna f

b) ( sparse)

the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta

c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)

d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve

4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligero

a program of light entertainment — un programa de variedades

to make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo

Sense II

5)

a) ( pale) <green/brown> claro

b) ( bright)

it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano

it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro

III

adverb

to travel light — viajar con el mínimo de equipaje

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender

2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminar

dimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado

2.

vi (past & past p lighted or lit) encenderse*, prender

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up

I [laɪt] (vb: pt, pp lit or lighted)
1. N

1) (=not darkness) luz f

she was sitting with her back to the light or with the light behind her — estaba sentada de espaldas a la luz

the light was beginning to fade — estaba empezando a oscurecer

her hair is almost black in certain lights — según como le da la luz tiene el pelo casi negro

• against the light — al trasluz

to hold sth against the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz

• by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una vela

• at first light — al rayar el día

• you're (standing) in my light — me quitas la luz, me haces sombra

• light and shade — luz y sombra; (Art) claroscuro m

• to hold sth up to the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz

- see a light at the end of the tunnel

- bring sth to light

- shed or throw or cast light on sth

- in the cold light of day

- come to light

new facts have come to light — han salido a la luz nuevos datos

- light dawned on him/her

- hide one's light

- he was the light of her life

- see the light

- see the light of day
leading 2.
2) (=lamp) luz f

in the distance I could see the lights of a town — a lo lejos veía las luces de una ciudad

to switch on or turn on the light — encender la luz

to switch off or turn off the light — apagar la luz

- go out like a light
bright 3., runway
3) (=electricity) luz f

electric light — luz f eléctrica

4) (Aut) (on vehicle) luz f

• rear or tail lights — pilotos mpl, luces fpl traseras, calaveras fpl (Mex)

• reversing lights — luces fpl de marcha atrás

5) (=traffic signal) semáforo m

a red/green/amber light — un semáforo en rojo/verde/ámbar

to go through a red light — saltarse un semáforo en rojo

the lights — el semáforo

the lights were at or on red — el semáforo estaba en rojo

the lights were against us all the way — nos tocaron todos los semáforos en rojo
green 4.
6) (=viewpoint)

• according to or by sb's lights — frm según el parecer de algn

• to see things/look at sth in a different or new light — ver las cosas/mirar algo con una perspectiva distinta or desde otro punto de vista

I began to see my friends in a new light — empecé a ver a mis amigos con otros ojos

• to show or portray sth/sb in a good/ bad light — dar una buena/mala imagen de algo/algn

this shows our country in a bad light — esto da una mala imagen de nuestro país

• in the light of what you have said... — en vista de or a la luz de lo que has dicho...

7) (=glint, twinkle) brillo m

there was a strange light in his eye — había un brillo extraño en su mirada

8) (=flame)

• have you got a light? — (for cigarette) ¿tienes fuego?

• to set light to sth — (Brit) prender fuego a algo
strike 2., 3)
9) (Archit) cristal m, vidrio m

2. ADJ
(compar lighter) (superl lightest)
1) (=bright) [room, hallway] con bastante luz

her house is light and airy — su casa tiene bastante luz y ventilación

light summer evenings — las claras tardes de verano

while it's still light — mientras es de día or hay luz

• to get light — hacerse de día

2) (=pale) [colour] claro; [hair] rubio, güero (CAm, Mex); [skin] blanco

light blue/green — azul/verde claro

light in colour — de color claro

3. VT

1) (=illuminate) iluminar

she appeared at a lighted window — se asomó a la ventana de una habitación iluminada

to be lit up * — estar achispado *

to light the way for sb — alumbrar (el camino) a algn

2) (=ignite) [+ match, candle, fire] encender, prender; [+ cigarette] encender

4.

VI (=ignite) encenderse, prender

the fire wouldn't light — el fuego no se encendía, el fuego no prendía

5.

CPD

light bulb N — bombilla f, foco m (And), bombillo m (Col, Ven)

light fitting N — instalación eléctrica donde se colocan bombillas, tubos fluorescentes etc

light meter N — (Phot) fotómetro m

light pen N — lápiz m óptico

light show N — espectáculo m de luces

lights out N — hora f de apagar las luces

what time is lights out? — ¿a qué hora se apagan las luces?

light switch N — interruptor m

light wave N — onda f luminosa

light year N — año m luz

3000 light years away — a una distancia de 3000 años luz

- light out

- light up

II [laɪt]
1. ADJ
(compar lighter) (superl lightest)
1) (in weight) [object, clothing, equipment] ligero, liviano (LAm); [step] ligero

I want to be ten pounds lighter — quiero adelgazar diez libras

I'm ten pounds lighter than I was — peso diez libras menos que antes

• to be light on one's feet — ser ligero de pies

• with a light heart — (=cheerfully) con el corazón alegre; (=without thinking) a la ligera

• you need a light touch to make good pastry — necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa

- as light as a feather

2) (=scanty, slight) [breeze] leve, suave; [shower] ligero

a light rain was falling — lloviznaba

a light fall of snow — una ligera nevada

trading was light on the Stock Exchange — hubo poca actividad en la Bolsa

traffic was light — había poco tráfico

the speech was light on content — el discurso tenía poco contenido

3) (Culin) [meal, food, cake] ligero, liviano (LAm)

4) (=low-alcohol) de bajo contenido alcohólico, de bajo contenido en alcohol; (=low-calorie) light, bajo en calorías; (=low-tar) light, de bajo contenido en alquitrán

5) (=soft) [sound] leve; [voice] suave

there was a light tapping on the door — se oyeron unos golpecitos a la puerta

6) (=not demanding) [work, duties] ligero

she can only manage light work — solo puede realizar tareas ligeras

- make light work of sth

7) (=not serious) [novel, music] ligero

• to make light of sth — quitar importancia a algo

• on a lighter note — hablando de cosas menos serias

• take along some light reading — llévate algo fácil de leer

8) (=not harsh) [sentence] leve

9) (=shallow)

• she had drifted into a light sleep — se había quedado medio dormida

• to be a light sleeper — tener el sueño ligero

10) (=loose) [soil] poco denso

2.

ADV

• to travel light — viajar con poco equipaje

3. N

1) lights (Culin) † pulmones mpl

2) (=cigarette) cigarrillo m light, cigarrillo m de bajo contenido en alquitrán

4.

CPD

light aircraft N — avión m ligero

light ale, light beer (US) N — cerveza f rubia, cerveza f clara

light cream N — (US) (=single cream) nata f líquida

light entertainment N — (TV) programas mpl de variedades

a stand-up comedian provided light entertainment — un humorista amenizó la velada

light heavyweight N — (=cruiserweight) peso m semipesado

light industry N — industria f ligera

light infantry N — infantería f ligera

light opera N — (=show) opereta f; (=genre) género m lírico

light verse N — poesías fpl festivas

III

[laɪt]
(pt, pp lit or lighted) VI
to light on sth — liter dar con algo, tropezar con algo, encontrar algo

* * *
[laɪt]
I

noun

1) u luz f

light and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m

by the light of the moon — a la luz de la luna

hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz

in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea

at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces

to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz

to come to light — salir* a la luz

to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto

to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas

to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas

to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)

to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)

light meter — fotómetro m

2) c

a) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara f

to turn the light off — apagar* la luz

to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz

warning light — señal f luminosa

to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)

light switch — interruptor m

b) (of car, bicycle) luz f

brake lights — luces de frenado

c) ( traffic light) semáforo m

the lights were against us — nos tocaron los semáforos en contra or en rojo

3)

a) ( aspect) (no pl)

to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos

it didn't show him in a very good light — no daba una imagen demasiado buena de él

b)

in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de

4) c ( for igniting)

have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?

to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo

5) lights pl ( Culin) pulmón m

II

1) adjective -er, -est

Sense I

2) ( not heavy) ligero, liviano (esp AmL); < voice> suave

it's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro

with a light heart — tranquilo

she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano

3)

a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suave

light rain — llovizna f

b) ( sparse)

the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta

c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)

d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve

4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligero

a program of light entertainment — un programa de variedades

to make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo

Sense II

5)

a) ( pale) <green/brown> claro

b) ( bright)

it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano

it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro

III

adverb

to travel light — viajar con el mínimo de equipaje

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender

2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminar

dimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado

2.

vi (past & past p lighted or lit) encenderse*, prender

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up

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18 a

a² [ə, stressed eɪ]

ⓘ GRAM a devient an [ən, stressed æn] devant voyelle ou h muet

indefinite article

(a) (before countable nouns) un (une);

∎ a book un livre;

∎ a car une voiture;

∎ a hotel [ə‚həʊ'tel], old-fashioned an hotel [ən‚əʊ'tel] un hôtel;

∎ an hour [ən'aʊə(r)] une heure;

∎ a unit [ə'ju:nɪt] une unité;

∎ an uncle [ən'ʌŋkəl] un oncle;

∎ an MP [ən'em'pi:] un député;

∎ a man and (a) woman un homme et une femme;

∎ a cup and saucer une tasse et sa soucoupe;

∎ a wife and mother (same person) une épouse et mère;

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

∎ he has a broken leg il a une jambe cassée;

∎ would you like a coffee? voulez-vous un café?;

∎ an expensive German wine un vin allemand cher

(b) (before professions, nationalities)

∎ she's a doctor elle est médecin;

∎ he is an Englishman/a father il est anglais/père;

∎ have you seen a doctor? as-tu vu un médecin?

(c) (before numbers)

∎ a thousand dollars mille dollars;

∎ a dozen eggs une douzaine d'œufs;

∎ a third/fifth un tiers/cinquième;

∎ a twentieth of a second un vingtième de seconde;

∎ an hour and a half une heure et demie

(d) (per)

∎ £2 a dozen/a hundred grammes deux livres la douzaine/les cent grammes;

∎ five francs a head cinq francs par tête;

∎ three times a year trois fois par an;

∎ fifty kilometres an hour cinquante kilomètres à l'heure

(e) (before terms of quantity, amount)

∎ a few weeks/months quelques semaines/mois;

∎ a lot of money beaucoup d'argent;

∎ a great many visitors de très nombreux visiteurs;

∎ have a little more wine reprenez donc un peu de vin;

∎ he raised a number of interesting points il a soulevé un certain nombre de questions intéressantes

(f) (before periods of time) un (une);

∎ I'm going for a week/month/year je pars (pour) une semaine/un mois/un an;

∎ we talked for a while nous avons parlé un moment

(g) (before days, months, festivals) un (une);

∎ the meeting was on a Tuesday la réunion a eu lieu un mardi;

∎ it was an exceptionally cold March ce fut un mois de mars particulièrement froid;

∎ we had an unforgettable Christmas nous avons passé un Noël inoubliable

(h) (before nouns in apposition)

∎ Caen, a large town in Normandy Caen, ville importante de Normandie;

∎ forty years a sailor and he still gets seasick! il a beau être marin depuis quarante ans, il lui arrive toujours d'avoir le mal de mer

(i) (in generalizations)

∎ a triangle has three sides le triangle a trois côtés;

∎ a cheetah can outrun a lion le guépard court plus vite que le lion;

∎ a computer is a useful machine les ordinateurs sont des machines bien utiles

(j) (before uncountable nouns)

∎ a wide knowledge of the subject une connaissance approfondie du sujet;

∎ he felt a joy he could not conceal il éprouvait une joie qu'il ne pouvait dissimuler

(k) (before verbal nouns)

∎ there's been a general falling off in sales il y a eu une chute des ventes

(l) (taking definite article in French)

∎ to have a red nose avoir le nez rouge;

∎ I have a sore throat/back/knee j'ai mal à la gorge/au dos/au genou;

∎ to have a taste for sth avoir le goût de qch

(m) (before personal names)

∎ a Miss Jones was asking for you une certaine Miss Jones vous a demandé;

∎ he's been described as a new James Dean on le donne pour le nouveau James Dean;

∎ her mother was a Sinclair sa mère était une Sinclair

(n) (before names of artists)

∎ it's a genuine Matisse c'est un Matisse authentique;

∎ there's a new Stephen King/Spielberg out next month il y a un nouveau Stephen King/Spielberg qui sort le mois prochain

(o) (after half, rather, such, what)

∎ half a glass of wine un demi-verre de vin;

∎ she's rather an interesting person c'est quelqu'un d'assez intéressant;

∎ you're such an idiot! tu es tellement bête!;

∎ what a lovely dress! quelle jolie robe!

(p) (after as, how, so, too + adj)

∎ that's too big a slice for me cette tranche est trop grosse pour moi;

∎ how big a bit do you want? combien en veux-tu?;

∎ she's as nice a girl as you could wish to meet c'est la fille la plus gentille du monde

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prə'po:ʃən
noun

1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) del

2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) forhold

•

- proportional
- proportionally
- proportionate
- proportionately
- be
- get in proportion to
- get in proportion
- be
- get out of all proportion to
- get out of proportion to
- get out of all proportion
- get out of proportion
- in proportion to

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proporsjon

I
subst. \/prəˈpɔːʃ(ə)n\/

1) proporsjon, (størrelses)forhold

• the proportion of imports to exports

forholdet mellom import og eksport

2) del, andel

• a large proportion of the population

en stor del av befolkningen

• in equal proportions

i like deler

3) ( matematikk) analogi, reguladetri

be in due proportion to stå i riktig forhold til

be out of (all) proportion to eller bear no proportion to ikke stå i (rimelig) forhold til, være uproporsjonal(t) stor(t)\/lite(n) i forhold til

• he said it was out of all proportion to apply such measures

han sa det ikke var noen mening i å iverksette slike tiltak

have a sense of proportions ha sans for proporsjoner

in proportion i forhold (til), forholdsvis, i tilsvarende omfang\/mengde

in proportion as i samme grad\/omfang\/proporsjon som, alt etter som

in proportion to i proporsjon til, i forhold til

• in a proportion of five to two

i forholdet fem til to

out of (all) proportion uproporsjonal(t), ikke i forhold til

proportions (harmoniske) proporsjoner

• the two windows are in admirable proportions

de to vinduene er imponerende velproporsjonerte

• be of beautiful proportions

ha vakre proporsjoner \/ være velproporsjonert

dimensjoner, proporsjoner

• assume alarming proportions

anta urovekkende dimensjoner

mål, størrelse, omfang

• of considerable proportions

av betydelig omfang
II
verb \/prəˈpɔːʃ(ə)n\/

avpasse, tilpasse, avveie, proporsjonere

proportion to avpasse etter, tilpasse etter, avveie etter, proporsjonere etter

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