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101 prompt
I [prompt] adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) hiter- promptly- promptness
- at one/two o'clock prompt II [prompt] verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) spodbosti2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) prišepetavati•- prompter* * *I [prɔm(p)t]adjective ( promptly adverb)prompten, takojšen, uren (in), nemuden, neodložljiv; odrezav; voljan, pripravljeneconomy točen, ki se plača (pošlje) takoj; economy prompt cash — takojšnje plačilo v gotovinieconomy prompt note — opomineconomy prompt date — rok za plačilo dolgaII [prɔm(p)t]adverbtakoj, nemudoma, brez odlaganjaIII [prɔm(p)t]nountheatre sufliranje, prišepetavanje; economy plačilni rok, kupna pogodba s plačilnim rokom, opominIV [prɔm(p)t]transitive verbspodbosti, spodbadati, nagniti k čemu; theatre suflirati, prišepetavati; zbuditi, navdihniti (čustva) -
102 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) začudenje2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) čudo3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) nenavadnost2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) čuditi se2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) spraševati se3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) hoteti vedeti•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder* * *I [wʌndə]nounčudo; nekaj čudovitega, osupljivega; čudežen dogodek, čudežno delo, čudež; (za)čudenje, začudenostfor a wonder — čudežno; presenetljivo; čudno(it is) no wonder that... — nič čudnega (ni), da...he kept his word, for a wonder — za čuda je držal svojo besedohe swore and no wonder — zaklel je, in nič čudnega (če je)II [wʌndə]intransitive verb (za)čuditi se (at, about s.th. čemu); razmišljati (o čem), hoteti vedeti, biti radoveden, spraševati seOh! I just wondered! — O, nič! kar takó, samo vpraševal sem seI wonder who said it — rad bi vedel (sprašujem se, bogve), kdo je to rekelIs that true? -- I wonder. — Je to res? -- Bogve.well, I wonder — no, ne vem (prav)I have often wondered what would happen if... — često sem se spraševal, kaj bi se zgodilo, če... -
103 by
by [baɪ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. preposition2. adverb3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When by is an element in a phrasal verb, eg go by, stand by, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg by degrees, surrounded by, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. prepositiona. ( = close to) à côté de, près de• her cousins are over there, and she's sitting by them ses cousins sont là-bas et elle est assise à côté (d'eux)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• her bag was on the table and her keys right by it son sac était sur la table et ses clés juste à côtéb. ( = past) à côté dec. ( = via) par• which route did you come by? par où êtes-vous passés ?d. ( = not later than) pour• applications must be submitted by 21 April les candidatures doivent nous parvenir au plus tard le 21 avrile. ( = in) en• by 1990 the figure had reached... en 1990, ce chiffre avait atteint...• by 2010 the figure will have reached... en 2010, cette somme aura atteint...f. ( = on) by 30 September we had paid out £500 au 30 septembre nous avions payé 500 livres• by yesterday it was clear that... dès hier on savait que...g. ( = according to) by my calculations d'après mes calculsk. ( = created, written by) de• who's it by? c'est de qui ?l. (method, means, manner) à► by + -ing en• by leaving early he missed the rush en partant de bonne heure il a évité la cohue► by + means of transport en• by bus/car/taxi en bus/voiture/taxi• by rail or train en train━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When there is no clear agent, the active is more natural in French.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• by and large, I still think this is true globalement, je crois toujours que c'est vrai► by the way au fait• by the way, did you know it was Ann's birthday? au fait, tu savais que c'était l'anniversaire d'Ann ?2. adverb( = along, past) he'll be by any minute il sera là dans un instant3. compounds* * *[baɪ] 1.1) (showing agent, result) par2) ( through the means of)to travel by bus/train — voyager en bus/train
by bicycle — à bicyclette, en vélo
by candlelight — [dine] aux chandelles; [read] à la bougie
3) (according to, from evidence of) àby my watch it is three o'clock — à ma montre, il est trois heures
I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry — rien qu'à la regarder je savais qu'elle était fâchée
4) (via, passing through) par5) (near, beside) à côté de, près deby the bed/the window — à côté du lit/de la fenêtre
6) ( past)to go ou pass by somebody — passer devant quelqu'un
7) ( showing authorship) de8) (before, not later than) avantby four o'clock/next Thursday — avant quatre heures/jeudi prochain
by the time she had got downstairs he was gone — le temps qu'elle descende, il était parti
by now it was clear that they were going to win — à ce moment-là il était clair qu'ils allaient gagner
9) ( during)10) ( according to)it seems primitive by western standards — cela a l'air primitif selon or d'après les critères occidentaux
11) ( to the extent or degree of) deprices have risen by 20% — les prix ont augmenté de 20%
he's taller than me by two centimetres — il fait deux centimètres de plus que moi, il est plus grand que moi de deux centimètres
12) ( in measurements) sur13) (in multiplication, division) par14) (showing rate, quantity) à15) (in successive degrees, units)one by one — un par un, un à un
16) ( with regard to) dehe is an architect by profession ou trade — il est architecte de son métier
17) ( as a result of) parby accident/mistake — par accident/erreur
18) ( used with reflexive pronouns)19) Nautical ( in compass directions) quart2.1) ( past)the people walking by — les gens mpl qui passent/passaient, les passants mpl
2) ( near) près3) (aside, in reserve)4) ( to one's house)••by and by — bientôt, en peu de temps
by the by —
but that's by the by — mais ça c'est un détail, mais ça c'est autre chose
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104 should
should [∫ʊd]a. ( = ought to)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• shouldn't you go and see her? est-ce que vous ne devriez pas aller la voir ?what should I do? qu'est-ce que je dois faire ?• should I go too? -- yes you should est-ce que je dois y aller aussi ? -- oui tu devraisb. (past time)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• he thought I should tell her, so I'm going to il pensait que je devais lui dire, alors je vais le faire━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When should have implies that something did not happen, it is translated by the conditional of avoir + dû.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When should have means that something probably has happened, it is translated by the present tense of devoir.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• he should have finished by now ( = probably has) il doit avoir terminé à l'heure qu'il est ; ( = but he hasn't) il aurait dû terminer à l'heure qu'il estc. ( = would)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When should has conditional meaning, it is translated by the conditional of the French verb.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I should go if he invited me s'il m'invitait, j'irais• we should have come if we had known si nous avions su, nous serions venus• will you come? -- I should like to est-ce que vous viendrez ? -- j'aimerais bien• why should he suspect me? pourquoi me soupçonnerait-il ?• how should I know? comment voulez-vous que je le sache ?• he's coming to apologize -- I should think so too! il vient présenter ses excuses -- j'espère bien !• and who should come in but Paul! et devinez qui est entré ? Paul bien sûr !* * *[ʃʊd, ʃəd]1) ( ought to)as it should be — ( in order) en ordre
...which is only as it should be —...ce qui est parfaitement normal
2) ( in conditional sentences)had he asked me, I should have accepted — s'il me l'avait demandé, j'aurais accepté
I don't think it will happen, but if it should... — je ne pense pas que cela arrive, mais si toutefois cela arrivait...
if you should change your mind,... — si vous changez d'avis,...
3) ( expressing purpose)4) ( in polite formulas)5) (expressing opinion, surprise)‘how long?’ - ‘an hour, I should think’ — ‘combien de temps?’ - ‘une heure, je suppose’
I should think she must be about 40 — à mon avis, elle doit avoir 40 ans environ
and then what should happen, but it began to rain! — et devine quoi - il s'est mis à pleuvoir!
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105 delighted
a восхищённый, очарованный; довольный, радостный, счастливыйСинонимический ряд:1. expression of pleasure (adj.) by all means; certainly; charmed; excellent; expression of pleasure; of course; splendid; thank you; to be sure2. pleased (adj.) glad; happy; pleased; ready; tickled3. very pleased (adj.) ecstatic; elated; entranced; excited; exhilarated; overwhelmed; pleasantly surprised; very pleased4. delighted (verb) cheered; delighted; enchanted; gladdened; gratified; pleased; pleasured; tickled5. exulted (verb) exulted; gloried; jubilated; rejoiced; triumphed -
106 flabbergasted
Синонимический ряд:1. astounded (verb) amazed; astonished; astounded; baffled; bewildered; confounded; stupefied; surprised2. floored (verb) boggled; bowl over; dumbfounded; floored; staggered -
107 intrigued
интриговать; заинтригованныйСинонимический ряд:1. amazed (adj.) amazed; astounded; open-eyed; startled; surprised2. interested (verb) appealed; attracted; excited; fascinated; interested3. plotted (verb) cogitated; colluded; connived; conspired; contrived; devised; machinated; plotted; schemed; schemed out -
108 well
1. n колодец2. n родник, ключ; источникwishing well — колодец или источник, где загадывают желания
3. n водоём4. n минеральные воды5. n источник, кладезь6. n лестничная клетка; пролёт лестницы7. n шахта лифта8. n места адвокатовplaced well — занял хорошее место; занятый хорошее место
9. n горн. скважина10. n мор. кокпит11. n тех. отстойник, зумпф12. v книжн. подниматься13. v книжн. вскипать14. v книжн. бить ключом; хлынуть, брызнуть15. v книжн. переполняться; литься через край16. n добро; благо17. n собир. здоровые18. a обыкн. здоровый; выздоровевшийto look well — хорошо выглядеть; иметь цветущий вид
19. a хороший, в удовлетворительном состоянииall is well — всё в порядке, всё хорошо
20. a зажиточный, состоятельный; процветающийbe well off — быть зажиточным; быть в хорошем положении
21. a удачныйit was well for you that nobody saw you — тебе повезло, что тебя никто не видел
22. a желательный, целесообразныйit might be well for you to leave — возможно, вам следовало бы уехать
23. adv хорошо, отлично; удачно; благополучноland that pays well — земля, которая приносит хороший доход
24. adv положительно, благоприятно; одобрительно25. adv зажиточно26. adv значительноhe must be well over fifty — ему, вероятно, далеко за пятьдесят
well on in life — немолодой, пожилой
I am well forward with my work — моя работа значительно продвинулась, я уже много сделал
27. adv совершенно, полностью28. adv разумно, с полным основанием; справедливо29. adv тщательно30. adv очень, весьма31. adv вполнеthat is just as well — ну что ж, жалеть не стоит
as well as — также; так же как; в дополнение; кроме того; не только … но и
he can never let well alone — он всегда недоволен, он никогда не удовлетворён
to turn out well — окончиться благополучно; оказаться к лучшему
to go well together — подходить друг к другу; гармонировать
well done ! — здорово!, хорошо!
32. int ну!well, you of all people! — ну, уж от вас никак не ожидал!
well, I declare! — ну, скажу я вам!; ну и ну!, нечего сказать!
acreage per well — нефтеносная площадь, приходящаяся на одну скважину
33. int итакwell, then she said — итак, после этого она заявила
Синонимический ряд:1. abundantly (adj.) abundantly; considerably; quite2. adeptly (adj.) adeptly; efficiently; skillfully3. adequately (adj.) adequately; favorably; properly4. fine (adj.) favorable; fine; good; satisfactory5. fitting (adj.) appropriate; befitting; fitting; proper; suitable6. healthy (adj.) fit; hale; hardy; healthy; hearty; right; robust; sane; sound; strong; trim; well-conditioned; well-liking; whole; wholesome7. prosperous (adj.) comfortable; easy; prosperous; substantial; well-fixed; well-heeled; well-to-do8. successful (adj.) fortunate; happy; lucky; providential; successful; well-off9. source (noun) derivation; fount; fountain; fountainhead; inception; mother; origin; provenance; provenience; root; rootage; rootstock; source; spring; wellhead; wellspring; whence10. course (verb) course; flow; gush; pour; rush; stream; surge11. issue (verb) issue; ooze; spurt; swell12. afond (other) abundantly; adequately; afond; altogether; amply; clear; completely; entirely; fully; perfectly; roundly; sufficiently; thoroughly; utterly; wholly13. appropriately (other) acceptably; appropriately; becomingly; fittingly; judiciously; politely; properly; reasonably; right; satisfactorily; suitably14. aright (other) accurately; aright; befittingly; correctly; decently; decorously; efficiently; fitly; justly; nicely; rightly; skillfully15. considerately (other) considerately; generously; heedfully; kindly; thoughtfully16. doubtlessly (other) doubtlessly; indeed; really; truly; undoubtedly17. easily (other) easily; effortlessly; facilely; freely; lightly; readily; smoothly18. excellently (other) commendably; excellently; meritoriously19. favorably (other) comfortably; favorably; fortunately; happily; prosperously; satisfyingly; successfully; swimmingly20. intimately (other) intimately; personally21. probably (other) as likely as not (colloquial); in all likelihood; like as not (colloquial); likely; probably22. proficiently (other) ably; adeptly; capably; deftly; dextrously; handily; proficiently; skilfully23. quite (other) by a long chalk (British, colloquial); by a long shot; by a long way; by far; considerably; fairly; far; far and away; quite; rather; significantly; somewhatАнтонимический ряд:absorb; bad; ineptly; poorly; scarcely; sick; sickly -
109 say
say [seɪ](a) (put into words) dire;∎ to say sth (to sb) dire qch (à qn);∎ to say hello/goodbye to sb dire bonjour/au revoir à qn;∎ say hello to them for me dites-leur bonjour de ma part;∎ figurative I think you can say goodbye to your money je crois que vous pouvez dire adieu à votre argent;∎ as I said yesterday/in my letter comme je l'ai dit hier/dans ma lettre;∎ to say yes/no dire oui/non;∎ did you say yes or no to his offer? tu as répondu oui ou non à sa proposition?, tu as accepté ou refusé sa proposition?;∎ I wouldn't say no! je ne dis pas non!, ce n'est pas de refus!;∎ I wouldn't say no to a cold drink je prendrais volontiers ou bien une boisson fraîche;∎ to say please/thank you dire s'il vous plaît/merci;∎ to say a prayer (for) dire une prière (pour);∎ to say one's prayers faire sa prière;∎ I can't say Russian names properly je n'arrive pas à bien prononcer les noms russes;∎ I said to myself "let's wait a bit" je me suis dit "attendons un peu";∎ what did he say about his plans? qu'a-t-il dit de ses projets?;∎ have you said anything about it to him? est-ce que vous lui en avez parlé?;∎ don't say too much about our visit ne parlez pas trop de notre visite;∎ the less said the better moins nous parlerons, mieux cela vaudra;∎ what did you say? (repeat what you said) pardon?, qu'avez-vous dit?; (in reply) qu'avez-vous répondu?;∎ well, say something then! eh bien, dites quelque chose!;∎ I can't think of anything to say je ne trouve rien à dire;∎ I have nothing more to say on the matter je n'ai rien à ajouter là-dessus;∎ nothing was said about going to Moscow on n'a pas parlé d'aller ou il n'a pas été question d'aller à Moscou;∎ let's say no more about it n'en parlons plus;∎ can you say that again? pouvez-vous répéter ce que vous venez de dire?;∎ you can say that again! c'est le cas de le dire!, je ne vous le fais pas dire!;∎ Telecommunications who shall I say is calling? c'est de la part de qui?;∎ say what you think dites ce que vous pensez;∎ say what you mean dites ce que vous avez à dire;∎ the chairman would like to say a few words le président voudrait dire quelques mots;∎ he didn't have a good word to say about the plan il n'a dit que du mal du projet;∎ he doesn't have a good word to say about anybody il n'a jamais rien de positif à dire sur personne;∎ what have you got to say for yourself? eh bien, expliquez-vous!;∎ he didn't have much to say for himself (spoke little) il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire; (no excuses) il n'avait pas de véritable excuse à donner;∎ he certainly has a lot to say for himself il n'a pas la langue dans la poche;∎ as you might say pour ainsi dire;∎ so saying, he walked out sur ces mots, il est parti;∎ to say nothing of the overheads sans parler des frais;∎ British just say the word, you only have to say (the word) vous n'avez qu'un mot à dire;∎ having said that ceci (étant) dit;∎ to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire;∎ it goes without saying that we shall travel together il va sans dire ou il va de soi que nous voyagerons ensemble;∎ familiar you said it! tu l'as dit!, comme tu dis!;∎ familiar don't say you've forgotten! ne me dis pas que tu as oublié!;∎ say no more n'en dis pas plus;∎ enough said (I understand) je vois;∎ well said! bien dit!;∎ say when dis-moi stop;∎ American say what? quoi?;∎ when all's said and done tout compte fait, au bout du compte∎ "not at all", she said "pas du tout", dit-elle;∎ she says (that) the water's too cold elle dit que l'eau est trop froide;∎ she said (we were) to come elle a dit qu'on devait venir;∎ she said to get back early elle a dit qu'on devait rentrer tôt;∎ they said on the news that… on a dit ou annoncé aux informations que…;∎ they said it was going to rain ils ont annoncé de la pluie(c) (claim, allege) dire;∎ they say ghosts really do exist ils disent que les fantômes existent vraiment;∎ you know what they say, no smoke without fire tu sais ce qu'on dit, il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu;∎ as they say comme ils disent ou on dit;∎ it is said that no one will ever know the real story on dit que personne ne saura jamais ce qui s'est vraiment passé;∎ I've heard it said that… j'ai entendu dire que… + indicative;∎ these fans are said to be very efficient ces ventilateurs sont très efficaces, d'après ce qu'on dit;∎ he is said to be rich, they say he is rich on le dit riche, on dit qu'il est riche;∎ he is said to have emigrated on dit qu'il a émigré∎ as you say, he is the best candidate comme tu dis, c'est lui le meilleur candidat;∎ so he says, that's what he says c'est ce qu'il dit;∎ I can't say how long it will last je ne peux pas dire combien de temps cela va durer;∎ who can say? qui sait?;∎ who can say when he'll come? qui peut dire quand il viendra?;∎ (you can) say what you like, but I'm going vous pouvez dire ce que vous voulez, moi je m'en vais;∎ I must say she's been very helpful je dois dire ou j'avoue qu'elle nous a beaucoup aidés;∎ well this is a fine time to arrive, I must say! en voilà une heure pour arriver!;∎ I'll say this much for them, they don't give up easily au moins, on peut dire qu'ils n'abandonnent pas facilement;∎ I'll say this for him, he certainly tries hard je dois reconnaître qu'il fait tout son possible;∎ you might as well say we're all mad! autant dire qu'on est tous fous!;∎ you don't mean to say he's eighty-six vous n'allez pas me dire qu'il a quatre-vingt-six ans;∎ is he stupid? - I wouldn't say that est-ce qu'il est bête? - je n'irais pas jusque-là;∎ I should say so bien sûr que oui, je pense bien;∎ I should say not! bien sûr que non!;∎ if you say so si ou puisque tu le dis;∎ and so say all of us et nous sommes tous d'accord ou de cet avis;∎ there's no saying what will happen impossible de prédire ce qui va arriver;∎ to say the least c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire;∎ it's rather dangerous, to say the least c'est plutôt dangereux, c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire;∎ I was surprised, not to say astounded j'étais surpris, pour ne pas dire stupéfait;∎ there's something to be said for the idea l'idée a du bon;∎ there's not much to be said for the idea l'idée ne vaut pas grand-chose;∎ there's a lot to be said for doing sport il y a beaucoup d'avantages à faire du sport;∎ there is little to be said for beginning now on n'a pas intérêt à commencer dès maintenant;∎ that's not saying much ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose;∎ it doesn't say much for his powers of observation cela en dit long sur son sens de l'observation;∎ you're honest, I'll say that for you je dirais en votre faveur que vous êtes honnête;∎ that isn't saying much for him ce n'est pas à son honneur;∎ it says a lot for his courage/about his real motives cela en dit long sur son courage/ses intentions réelles;∎ the way you dress says something about you as a person la manière dont les gens s'habillent est révélatrice de leur personnalité∎ I say you should leave je pense que vous devriez partir;∎ what do you say? qu'en dites-vous?, qu'en pensez-vous?;∎ what will people say? que vont dire les gens?;∎ what did they say to your offer? qu'ont-ils dit de votre proposition?;∎ what do you say we drive over or to driving over to see them? que diriez-vous de prendre la voiture et d'aller les voir?;∎ what would you say to a picnic? que diriez-vous d'un pique-nique?, ça vous dit de faire un pique-nique?;∎ when would you say would be the best time for us to leave? quel serait le meilleur moment pour partir, à votre avis?;∎ to look at them, you wouldn't say they were a day over forty à les voir, on ne leur donnerait pas plus de quarante ans(f) (suppose, assume)∎ (let's) say your plan doesn't work, what then? admettons ou supposons que votre plan ne marche pas, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;∎ say he doesn't arrive, who will take his place? si jamais il n'arrive pas, qui prendra sa place?;∎ look at, say, Jane Austen or George Eliot… prends Jane Austen ou George Eliot, par exemple…;∎ if I had, say, £100,000 to spend si j'avais, mettons ou disons, 100 000 livres à dépenser;∎ come tomorrow, say after lunch venez demain, disons ou mettons après le déjeuner;∎ shall we say Sunday? disons dimanche, d'accord?(g) (indicate, register) indiquer, marquer;∎ the clock says 10.40 la pendule indique 10 heures 40;∎ what does your watch say? quelle heure est-il à ta montre?;∎ the sign says 50 km le panneau indique 50 km;∎ the gauge says 3.4 la jauge indique ou marque 3,4;∎ it says "shake well" c'est marqué "bien agiter";∎ the instructions say (to) open it out of doors dans le mode d'emploi, on dit qu'il faut l'ouvrir dehors;∎ it says in the newspaper that… on dit dans le journal que… + indicative;∎ the Bible says or it says in the Bible that… comme il est écrit dans la Bible…(h) (express → of intonation, eyes) exprimer, marquer;∎ his expression said everything son expression était très éloquente ou en disait long;∎ that look says a lot ce regard en dit long∎ that is to say c'est-à-dire;∎ it's short, that's to say, about twenty pages c'est court, ça fait dans les vingt pages;∎ that's not to say I don't like it cela ne veut pas dire que je ne l'aime pas(tell) dire;∎ he won't say il ne veut pas le dire;∎ I'd rather not say je préfère ne rien dire;∎ I can't say exactly je ne sais pas au juste;∎ it's not for me to say (speak) ce n'est pas à moi de le dire; (decide) ce n'est pas à moi de décider;∎ I can't say fairer than that je ne peux pas mieux dire;∎ so to say pour ainsi dire;∎ I say! (expressing surprise) eh bien!; (expressing indignation) dites donc!; (to attract attention) dites!;∎ American say! dites donc!;∎ I mean to say! tout de même!, quand même!;∎ I'll say! et comment donc!;∎ you don't say! sans blague!, ça alors!3 noun∎ to have a say in sth avoir son mot à dire dans qch;∎ I had no say in choosing the wallpaper on ne m'a pas demandé mon avis pour le choix du papier peint;∎ I have no say in the matter je n'ai pas voix au chapitre;∎ we had little say in the matter on ne nous a pas vraiment demandé notre avis;∎ to have one's say dire ce qu'on a à dire;∎ now you've had your say, let me have mine maintenant que vous avez dit ce que vous aviez à dire, laissez-moi parler -
110 size
size [saɪz]1 noun(a) (gen) taille f; (of ball, tumour) taille f, grosseur f; (of region, desert, forest) étendue f, superficie f; (of carpet, machine, car) dimensions fpl, taille f; (of difficulty, operation, problem) importance f, ampleur f; (of debt, bill, sum) montant m, importance f; Computing (of file) taille f; (of font) corps m, taille f;∎ to buy a house of comparable size in London would be impossible on ne pourrait pas acheter une maison de cette taille à Londres;∎ the two rooms are the same size les deux pièces sont de la même taille ou ont les mêmes dimensions;∎ it's about the size of a dinner plate c'est à peu près de la taille d'une assiette;∎ the kitchen is the size of a cupboard la cuisine est grande comme un placard;∎ my garden is half the size of hers mon jardin fait la moitié du sien;∎ average family size is four persons la famille moyenne est composée de quatre personnes;∎ you should have seen the size of the truck! si tu avais vu la taille du camion!;∎ it's a city of some size c'est une ville assez importante;∎ the town has no hotels of any size la ville n'a pas d'hôtel important;∎ I was surprised by the size of the bill j'ai été étonné par le montant de la note;∎ we weren't expecting a crowd of this size nous ne nous attendions pas à une foule aussi nombreuse;∎ the crowd was steadily growing in size la foule grossissait à vue d'œil;∎ the tumour is increasing in size la tumeur grossit;∎ the budget will have to double in size le budget devra être multiplié par deux;∎ the army has doubled in size les effectifs de l'armée ont doublé;∎ a block of marble one cubic metre in size un bloc de marbre d'un mètre cube;∎ the cupboards can be built to size les placards peuvent être construits sur mesure;∎ familiar that's about the size of it! en gros, c'est ça!∎ what size are you?, what size do you take? (for clothes) quelle taille faites-vous?; (for shoes) quelle est votre pointure?, vous chaussez du combien?;∎ I take (a) size 40 je fais du 40;∎ I take a size 5 shoe ≃ je chausse du 38;∎ I need a size larger/smaller (clothes) il me faut la taille au-dessus/au-dessous; (shoes) il me faut la pointure au-dessus/au-dessous;∎ we've nothing in your size nous n'avons rien dans votre taille;∎ try this jacket on for size essayez cette veste pour voir si c'est votre taille;∎ familiar try this one for size! prends ça!∎ the clothing is sized for the American market les vêtements sont faits pour le marché américain►► Computing size box case f de dimensionnement(stranger, rival) jauger; (problem, chances) mesurer;∎ we all waited outside, sizing each other up nous attendions tous dehors, nous observant les uns les autres;∎ she sized up the situation immediately elle a tout de suite compris ce qui se passait -
111 well
(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) tener en mucho/poco a alguien, tener muy buena/mala opinión de alguienwell1 adj adv1. bien2. buenowell, what shall we do then? bueno, ¿qué hacemos pues?can I go as well? ¿puedo ir yo también?as well as y... tambiénhe has a helicopter as well as a plane tiene un avión, y también un helicópterowell2 n pozotr[wel]1 (in good health) bien■ I'm very well, thank you estoy muy bien, gracias2 (satisfactory, right) bien1 (gen) bien■ well played! ¡bien jugado!2 (with modals) bien■ she couldn't very well refuse ¿cómo iba a decir que no?■ you may as well tell him, he'll find out anyway ¿de qué te sirve no decírselo, se va a enterar de todas maneras3 (much, quite) bien1 (gen) bueno, bien, pues■ well, I think that... bueno, yo creo que...■ well why didn't you say so? ¿pues, por qué no lo has dicho?■ well, as I said earlier bueno, como he dicho antes2 (surprise) ¡vaya!■ well, well, well, look who it is! ¡vaya! ¡mira quién es!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall's well that ends well bien está lo que bien acabaall well and good muy bien, perfectoas well (also, too) tambiénas well as además de, aparte de■ she studies German as well as English además de inglés, estudia alemánit's all very well to «+ inf» resulta muy fácil + infto be (just) as well to «+ inf» no estar de más + inf, convenir + infto be well in with somebody ser muy amigo,-a de alguiento be well off for something tener algo de sobrato be well out of something tener la suerte de haberse librado de algoto be well up on/in something estar muy bien informado,-a de algoto do well (business etc) ir bien, marchar bien, tener éxito 2 (person - success) irle bien las cosas 3 (- health) encontrarse bien, estar biento do well by somebody tratar bien a alguiento do well for oneself prosperar, tener éxitoto do well in something hacer algo bien, irle algo bien a alguiento do well out of... sacar provecho de...to do well to do something convenir hacer algoto speak well of somebody hablar bien de alguiento think well of somebody pensar bien de alguienvery well muy bien, buenowell and truly completamentewell done! ¡muy bien!, ¡así se hace!well I never! ¡vaya!, ¡habráse visto!well off (comfortable, rich) acomodado,-a, rico,-a, pudiente————————tr[wel]1 (for water) pozo2 (of staircase) hueco de la escalera; (of lift) hueco del ascensor1 (tears, blood) brotar (up, -), manar (up, -)1) rightly: bien, correctamente2) satisfactorily: biento turn out well: resultar bien, salir bien3) completely: completamentewell-hidden: completamente escondido4) intimately: bienI knew him well: lo conocía bien5) considerably, far: muy, bastantewell ahead: muy adelantewell before the deadline: bastante antes de la fecha6)as well also: también7) as well aswell adj1) satisfactory: bienall is well: todo está bien2) desirable: convenienteit would be well if you left: sería conveniente que te fueras3) healthy: bien, sanowell n1) : pozo m (de agua, petróleo, gas, etc.), aljibe m (de agua)2) source: fuente fa well of information: una fuente de informaciónwell interjv.• manar v.adj.• bien adj.adv.• bien adv.• mucho adv.• muy adv.• muy bien adv.• pues adv.interj.• bueno interj.n.• depósito s.m.• fuente s.f.• manantial s.m.• pozo s.m.
I wel1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> biento do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)
2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bienhe knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...
well and truly — (colloq)
he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho
to be well away — (BrE colloq)
3)a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastanteb) ( with justification)she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón
she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?
4) ( advantageously) < marry> biento do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf
to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo
5) (in phrases)a)as well — ( in addition) también
are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?
b)as well as — ( in addition to) además de
c)may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?
II
1) ( healthy) bienyou look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto
how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias
2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bienthat's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...
all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)
3)as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima
III
1)a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bienwell, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?
well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?
b) ( expressing hesitation)do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...
2)a) ( expressing surprise)well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!
well, I never! — qué increíble!
b) ( expressing indignation) buenowell, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...
c) ( dismissively) bah!d) ( expressing resignation) bueno(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!
3)a) ( expressing expectation)well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho
well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?
b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse
IV
1)a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe mb) (for oil, gas) pozo m2)a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalerab) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire•Phrasal Verbs:- well up
I [wel]1. N2) [of stairs] hueco m, caja f3) (in auditorium) estrado m2.VI (also: well out, well up) brotar, manar
II [wel] (compar better) (superl best)1. ADV1) (=in a good manner) bien(and) well I know it! — ¡(y) bien que lo sé!
to eat/live well — comer/vivir bien
•
he sings as well as she does — canta tan bien como ella•
to do well at school — sacar buenas notas en el colegioyou would do well to think seriously about our offer — le convendría considerar seriamente nuestra oferta
•
well done! — ¡bien hecho!•
to go well — ir bien•
well played! — (Sport) ¡bien hecho!•
to speak well of sb — hablar bien de algn•
to think well of sb — tener una buena opinión de algn2) (=thoroughly, considerably)a) bien•
to be well in with sb — llevarse muy bien con algn•
it continued well into 1996 — siguió hasta bien entrado 1996well over a thousand — muchos más de mil, los mil bien pasados
•
she knows you too well to think that — te conoce demasiado bien para pensar eso de tias we know all or only too well — como sabemos perfectamente
•
to wish sb well — desear todo lo mejor a algn•
it was well worth the trouble — realmente valió la penab)well dodgy/annoyed ** — bien chungo * /enfadado
3) (=probably, reasonably)you may well be surprised to learn that... — puede que te sorprenda mucho saber que...
it may well be that... — es muy posible que + subjun
•
we may as well begin now — ya podemos empezar, ¿no?"shall I go?" - "you may or might as well" — "¿voy?" - "por qué no"
we might (just) as well have stayed at home — para lo que hemos hecho, nos podíamos haber quedado en casa
she cried, as well she might — lloró, y con razón
•
you may well ask! — ¡buena pregunta!•
I couldn't very well leave — me resultaba imposible marcharmea)• as well — (=in addition) también
and it rained as well! — ¡y además llovió!
•
as well as his dog he has two rabbits — además de un perro tiene dos conejosI had Paul with me as well as Lucy — Paul estaba conmigo, así como Lucy or además de Lucy
could you manage to eat mine as well as yours? — ¿podrías comerte el mío y el tuyo?
all sorts of people, rich as well as poor — gente de toda clase, tanto rica como pobre
b)• to leave well alone, my advice is to leave well alone — te aconsejo que no te metas
2. ADJ1) (=healthy) bienI'm very well thank you — estoy muy bien, gracias
are you well? — ¿qué tal estás?
•
to get well — mejorarseget well soon! — ¡que te mejores!
2) (=acceptable, satisfactory) bienthat's all very well, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
it or we would be well to start early — mejor si salimos temprano
•
it would be as well to ask — más vale or valdría preguntar•
it's as well for you that nobody saw you — menos mal que nadie te vio•
it's just as well we asked — menos mal que preguntamos3. EXCL1) (introducing topic, resuming) buenowell, it was like this — bueno, pues así ocurrió
well, as I was saying... — bueno, como iba diciendo
well, that's that! — ¡bueno, asunto concluido!
well, if we must go, let's get going — bueno, si nos tenemos que ir, vayámonos
well then? — ¿y qué?
3) (concessive, dismissive) pueswell, if you're worried, why don't you call her? — pues si estás tan preocupada ¿por qué no la llamas?
well, I think she's a fool — pues yo pienso que es tonta
well, thank goodness for that! — (pues) ¡gracias a Dios!
5) (expressing surprise) ¡vaya!well, what do you know! * — ¡anda, quién lo diría!
well, who would have thought it! — ¡anda, quién lo diría!
well, well! — ¡vaya, vaya!
* * *
I [wel]1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> biento do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)
2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bienhe knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...
well and truly — (colloq)
he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho
to be well away — (BrE colloq)
3)a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastanteb) ( with justification)she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón
she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?
4) ( advantageously) < marry> biento do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf
to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo
5) (in phrases)a)as well — ( in addition) también
are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?
b)as well as — ( in addition to) además de
c)may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?
II
1) ( healthy) bienyou look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto
how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias
2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bienthat's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...
all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)
3)as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima
III
1)a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bienwell, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?
well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?
b) ( expressing hesitation)do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...
2)a) ( expressing surprise)well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!
well, I never! — qué increíble!
b) ( expressing indignation) buenowell, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...
c) ( dismissively) bah!d) ( expressing resignation) bueno(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!
3)a) ( expressing expectation)well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho
well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?
b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse
IV
1)a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe mb) (for oil, gas) pozo m2)a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalerab) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire•Phrasal Verbs:- well up -
112 gross
ɡrəus 1. adjective1) (very bad: gross errors/indecency.) grov, krass2) (vulgar: gross behaviour/language.) simpel, grov, ufin3) (too fat: a large, gross woman.) fet, tykk4) (total: The gross weight of a parcel is the total weight of the contents, the box, the wrapping etc.) total-, brutto2. noun(the total amount (of several things added together).) brutto-/totalsum- grosslyinntekt--------klar--------plump--------ren--------svær--------tykkIsubst. \/ɡrəʊs\/1) gross (12 dusin)2) ( gammeldags) hovedmasse, hovedstyrkeby (the) gross ( overført) i hopetallgreat gross stort gross, tolv gross, 12 x 12 dusinin (the) gross ( handel) i en gross, i parti, i store partier stort sett, i sin helhetIIverb \/ɡrəʊs\/ha en bruttoinntekt på, tjene bruttogross somebody out (amer., slang) vemmes over, gjøre kvalm, bli kvalm av, føle vemmelse forIIIadj. \/ɡrəʊs\/1) grov, simpel, rå, ufin, vulgær2) grov, utilgivelig, krass• I was surprised at her gross exaggeration when trying to explain what happenedparlamentsmedlemmets gode resultater var et eksempel på krass materialisme• years later Tim discovered that his money had disappeared into the pockets of a gross impostor3) ( slang) ekkel, kvalm, snuskete, slibrig4) frodig, tett5) fet, satt, oppsvulmet, tykk• a gross, corpulent manen oppsvulmet, fet mann6) brutto-, totaltotalvekt \/ bruttovekt7) ( om sanser) sløv -
113 safe
I 1. seif adjective1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) sikker, trygg, i god behold2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) sikker, trygg3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) i god behold, i sikkerhet4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) ufarlig, uten risiko5) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) pålitelig, trygg, forsiktig•- safeness- safely
- safety
- safeguard 2. verb(to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) sikre, beskytte, verne- safety lamp
- safety measures
- safety-pin
- safety valve
- be on the safe side
- safe and sound II seif noun(a heavy metal chest or box in which money etc can be locked away safely: There is a small safe hidden behind that picture on the wall.) pengeskap, safe; bankbokssikker--------tryggIsubst. \/seɪf\/1) pengeskap, safe, hvelv2) matskap (med fluenetting)3) ( slang) kondom, gummiIIadj. \/seɪf\/1) sikker, trygg2) utenfor fare, i sikkerhet, uskadd, i god behold3) ufarlig, uten risiko, trygg• is the dog safe?4) sikker, pålitelig, som man kan stole på5) sikkeras safe as houses sikker som banken, helt sikkertat a safe distance på trygg avstandbetter (to be) safe than sorry (det er) bedre (å være) føre var enn etter snarfeel safe føle seg tryggin safe hands i trygge henderkeep safe forvare, bevareplay (it) safe være føre var gardere segsafe (and sound) i god behold, velbeholden(a) safe bet noe som er helt sikkert, noe som er garantertsafe in the knowledge that i trygg visshet om atto be on the safe side for å være på den sikre siden, for sikkerhets skyldwith a safe conscience med god samvittighet -
114 that
1. ðæt plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) den, det, de2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) den, det, de (som)3. ðət, ðæt relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) som4. ðət, ðæt conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) at2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) bare..., at...5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) så- that's thatden--------detIadv. \/ħæt\/, \/ħət\/, \/ħt\/1) ( hverdagslig) så2) (hverdagslig, ofte vist med håndbevegelse) så, veldig, innmari, kjempe-• the dog was that huge!like that slik( hverdagslig) plutselig, brått, uten forvarselhun bare gikk, helt plutselignot all that ikke (så) veldigikke så verstthat is det vil si, forutsatt at• a young child, that is, less than ten years oldet lite barn, det vil si, under ti år gammel• I'll see you tomorrow - if the trains go, that isIIdeterm. (i flertall: those) \/ħæt\/1) den (der), det (der), de (der)• is that what you mean?2) det, slik3) (hverdagslig, nedsettende) den derre, han derre, hu derre4) ( i flertall) de, dem• those who want go to England, raise a hand5) så mye, så stor, tilstrekkelig, såpassabout that når det gjelder, angående den\/det\/denne\/detteat that for den saks skyldand that's that! og dermed basta! nemlig!, så det så!that said når det er sagt• it is just a soap. That said, I love to watch it!det er bare en såpeopera. Når det er sagt, så elsker jeg å se den!that's that det var detthat will do det holder, det er nokIIIsubjunksjon (flertall: that) \/ħæt\/, \/ħət\/, \/ħt\/1) ( i relativsetninger) som• who was it that called last night?2) ( etter tidsuttrykk) da3) at, med at, for at4) (høytidelig, i utrop) hvis bare, om bare, gid• oh that he would live!5) der hvor, der6) så vidt, detså vidt jeg vet, har han aldri vært her7) ( litterært) for at, slik at8) når, da, som• now that I think of it, he was therenår jeg nå tenker etter, så var han der9) om -
115 prompt
I [prompt] adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) skjótur; stundvís- promptly- promptness
- at one/two o'clock prompt II [prompt] verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) knÿja til2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) hvísla, gefa stikkorð•- prompter -
116 should
[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) mundi2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) ætti3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) ættir4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) skulir5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) skyldi (komi e-ð fyrir.TH.TH.)6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) ég vildi gjarnan.TH.TH.7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) hver heldur þú að hafi þá ekki.TH.TH. -
117 that
1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) sá, sú, það; þessi, þetta2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) sá, sú, það; þessi, þetta3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) sem, er4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) að2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) (bara) að, ef bara5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) svona, svo, það- that's that -
118 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) undrun, furða2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) undur, furðuverk3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) furða2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) vera/verða hissa, undra2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) undrast, furða sig á3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) langa til að vita•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder -
119 prompt
haladéktalan, fizetési felszólítás, súgás to prompt: súg, felbujt, buzdít* * *I [prompt] adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) gyors; azonnali- promptly- promptness
- at one/two o'clock prompt II [prompt] verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) buzdít, késztet2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) súg•- prompter -
120 should
[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) (jövő időre utalás)2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) kellene; kellett volna3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) (valószínűség:) kell4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) (meglepődés:)...-na/-ne/-ná5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) (feltételes:)...-na/-ne/-ná6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) szeretnék...7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) (váratlan esemény:) és ki más(t)...
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