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may be prefixed to almost every adjective and adverb in an intensive sense, very, extremely.

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may in old writers be prefixed to almost every adjective and adverb in an intensive sense, like Engl. very, Lat. per-, Gr. οια-, ζα-. In common talk and modern writings it is rare (except after a negative), and denotes something below the average, viz. tolerably, pretty well, not very well; but in the Sagas, something capital, exceeding. In high style it may perhaps be used in the old sense, e. g. allfagrt ljós oss birtist brátt, a transl. of the Ambrosian hymn, Aurora lucis rutilat. The instances in old writers are nearly endless, e. g. all-annt, n. adj. very eager, Fms. ii. 41; ironically, 150. all-apr, adj. very sore, very harsh, v. apr. all-auðsóttligt, n. adj. very easy, Fs. 40. all-auðveldliga, adv. very easily, Fms. iv. 129. all-auðveldligr, adj. very easy, Fms. v. 331. all-auðveldr, adj. id., Fbr. 158: neut. as adv., Hkr. ii. 76. all-ágætr, adj. very famous, Fms. ii. 76. all-áhyggjusamliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very careful, Fms. vi. 184. all-ákafliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very hot, impetuous, Hkr. i. 234, ii. 32. all-ákaft, adj. very fast, Nj. 196. all-áræðiliga, adv. very likely, Fær. 183. all-áræðislítill, adj. very timid, Fms. vi. 217. all-ástúðligt, n. adj. very hearty, intimate, Fms. ii. 20. all-banvænn, adj. very likely to prove mortal, Orkn. 148. all-beinn, adj. very hospitable, Fms. ii. 84, Eb. 286: neut. as adv., Fær. 259. all-beiskr, adj. very harsh, bitter, Sturl. iii. 167. all-bert, n. adj. very manifest, Lex. Poët. all-bitr, adj. very biting, sharp, Sks. 548. all-bitrligr, adj. of a very sharp appearance, Vígl. 20. all-bjartr, adj. very bright, Fms. viii. 361. all-bjúgr, adj. very much bent, curved, Ölkofr. 39. all-blár, adj. very blue, Glúm. 394. all-blíðliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very blithely, kindly, Fær. 132. all-blíðr, adj. very mild, amiable, Sd. 158, Fms. i. 202. all-bráðgörr, adj. very soon mature, Eb. 16. all-bráðliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very hastily, Orkn. 72. all-bráðr, adj. very hot-headed, Njarð. 370: neut. as adv. very soon, Fms. xi. 51: dat. pl. all-bráðum, as adv. very suddenly, 139. all-bros-ligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very funny, laughable, Fms. iii. 113. all-dasigr, adj. very sluggish, Lex. Poët. all-digr, adj. very big, stout; metaph. puffed up, Nj. 236. all-djarfliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very boldly, Fms. ii. 313, Orkn. 102. all-djúpsettr, adj. very deep, thoughtful, Bret. 158. all-drengiliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very bold, gallant, Lv. 110. all-dræmt, n. adj. very boastfully, from dramb, superbia, (the modern word is dræmt = slowly, sluggishly); þeir létu a. yfir sér, boasted, Sturl. ii. 56. MS. Mus. Brit. 1127; Cod. A. M. has allvænt, prob. wrongly. all-dyggr, adj. very doughty, Lex. Poët. all-dýrr, adj. very dear, Fms. iii. 159. all-eiguligr, adj. very worth having, Sd. 146. all-eina (theol.), á Guð alleina (a hymn), alone: Hkr. iii. 339 (in a spurious chapter). all-einarðliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very sincere, candid, open, Ld. 334. all-eldiligr and -elliligr, adj. of a very aged appearance, Fms. iii. 125. all-fagr, adj. very bright, fair, Orkn. 296 old Ed.: neut. as adv. very fairly, Sturl. i. 72. all-fast, n. adj. very firmly, steadfastly, Eb. 290, Fær. 259. all-fastorðr, adj. very ‘wordfast,’ very true to his word, Fms. vii. 120. all-fálátr, adj. very taciturn, close, Fas. iii. 408. all-fáliga, adv. on very cold terms, Sturl. iii. 298. all-fámáligr, adj. very close, of very few words, Fms. iii. 85, iv. 366. all-fámennr, adj. followed by very few people, Sturl. ii. 122, Magn. 386. all-far, adj. very few, Eg. 512, Ld. 272, Ísl. ii. 356: neut. on very cold terms, Fms. xi. 55. all-fáræðinn, adj. of very few words, Fms. iv. 312. all-feginn, adj. very ‘fain,’ glad, Eg. 240, Ld. 330. all-feginsamliga, adv. very ‘fain,’ gladly, Eg. 27. all-feigligr, adj. having the mark of death very plain on one’s face, v. feigr, Sturl. iii. 234. all-feitr, adj. very fat, Fms. x. 303. all-ferliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very rudely, Fms. iv. 263. all-fémikill, adj. very costly, Ld. 298. all-fjarri, adv. very far, far from, metaph., Hkr. ii. 246; eigi a., not improper, Fbr. 15. all-fjartekit, part. very far-fetched, Skálda 166. all-fjölgan, adj. acc. very numerous (does not exist in nom.), Sks. 138 A. all-fjölkunnigr, adj. very deeply versed in sorcery, Fms. ii. 175, Fas. i. 412. all-fjölmeðr and -mennr, adj. followed, attended by very many people, much frequented, Eg. 724, 188, Hkr. i. 215: n. sing. in very great numbers, Fms. i. 36. all-fjölrætt, n. adj. very heedful, much talked of, Nj. 109. all-forsjáll, adj. very prudent, Hom. 115. all-framr, adj. very famous, Lex. Poët.; very far forward, Grett. 161 A. all-frekliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very daringly, impudently, Fas. i. 24. all-frekr, adj. too eager, too daring, Fms. vii. 164. all-friðliga, adv. in very great peace, Lex. Poët. all-fríðr, adj. very beautiful, Eg. 23, Hkr. i. 225, ii. 354, Fms. i. 2. all-frjáls, adj. very free, independent, v. alfrjáls. all-fróðligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very wise, learned, Sks. 306 B. all-fróðr, adj. very learned, Sks. 30. all-frægr, adj. very famous, Fms. ii. 324, Hkr. i. 232, ii. 187, Ld. 122. all-frækiliga, adv. and -ligr, adj., and all-frækn, adj. and -liga, adv. very bold, boldly, Ísl. ii. 267, Hkr. i. 239, Fms. i. 121. all-fúss, adj. and -liga, adv. very eager, eagerly, Eg. 488, Fms. xi. 89. all-fýsiligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very desirable, Eg. 19, 468. all-fölr, adj. very pale, Lex. Poët. all-gagnsamr, adj. very profitable, gainful, Ísl. ii. 56. all-gamall, adj. very old, Hkr. i. 34. all-gegniliga and -gegnliga, adv. very fittingly, Sturl. ii. 63. all-gemsmikill, adj. very wanton, frolicsome, Sturl. ii. 57. all-gerla and -görviligr, v. -görla, -görviligr. all-gestrisinn, adj. very hospitable, Háv. 40. all-geysilegr, adj. and -liga, adv. very impetuous, Fms. x. 81. all-gildliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. with a very grand air, Grett. 121. all-gildr, adj. very grand, Lex. Poët. all-giptusam-liga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very lucky, Fms. x. 53. all-glaðliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very joyfully, joyful, Fms. iii. 143, Lv. 55. all-glaðr, adj. very joyful, Eg. 163, Ld. 176. all-gleymr, adj. very gleeful, mirthful, in high spirits, [glaumr], verða a. við e-t, Sturl. iii. 152, Eb. 36. all-glæsiliga, adj. and -ligr, adv. very shiny, Eb. 34, Fas. iii. 626, Fms. ix. 430. all-glöggsær, adj. very transparent, dearly visible, metaph., þorf. Karl. 380. all-glöggt, n. adj. very exactly, Hkr. iii. 253, Fas. iii. 13. all-góðmannliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very kindly, kind, Mag. 6. all-góðr, adj. very good, Nj. 222, Eg. 36, 198. all-greiðliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very easy, easily, Eb. 268: neut. as adv., Eb. l. c. all-grimmliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very grimly, fiercely, Fas. iii. 414. all-grimmr, adj. very cruel, fierce, Hkr. iii. 167. all-grun-samliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very suspiciously, Ísl. ii. 364. all-göfugr, adj. very distinguished, Eg. 598, Bs. i. 60. all-görla, adv. very clearly, precisely, Hkr. iii. 133, Fms. xi. 15. all-görviligr, adj. very stout, manly, Fms. ii. 28. all-hagstæðr, adj. with a very fair wind, Sturl. iii. 109. all-harðligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very hard, stern, Fas. i. 382. all-harðr, adj. very hard, stern, Fms. i. 177: n. sing. severely, Nj. 165, Grág. i. 261. all-háskasamligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very hazardous, Fms. v. 135. all-heiðinn, adj. quite heathen, Fs. 89 (in a verse). all-heilagr, adj. very sacred, Lex. Poët. all-heimskliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very foolish, frantic, Hkr. ii. 190, Fas. iii. 293. all-heimskr, adj. very silly, stupid, Eg. 376, Grett. 159. all-heppinn, adj. very lucky, happy, Lex. Poët. all-herðimikill, adj. very broad-shouldered, Eg. 305. all-hermannliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very martial, Fms. xi. 233. all-hjaldrjúgr, adj. very gossipping, chattering, Lv. 57: neut. as adv., Vápn. 10. all-hógliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very gently, Fms. xi. 240, vi. 274. all-hóleitr and -háleitr, adj. very sublime, Hom. 23. all-hór and -hár, adj. very high, tall, v. -hár. all-hratt, n. adj. in all speed, Lex. Poët. all-hraustliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very bravely, Fms. viii. 289, Eb. 34. all-hraustr, adj. very valiant, Fms. viii. 267. all-hreystimannliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very valiantly, Fms. xi. 95. all-hrumliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very infirmly from age, Fas. ii. 91. all-hræddr, adj. very much afraid, Fbr. 94. all-hræðinn, adj. very timid, Fms. vi. 155. all-huml;mgsjúkr, adj. very grieved, heart-sick, Hkr. i. 243, Fms. vi. 133. all-hvass, adj. of the wind, blowing very sharp, Fms. ix. 20, Lex. Poët. all-hyggi-ligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very carefully, Fas. iii. 610. all-hýrliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very blandly, with a very bright face, Fas. iii. 636. all-hæðiligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very ridiculous, Finnb. 312. all-hældreginn, adj. walking very much on one’s heels, dragging the heels very much in walking, of an aged or beggarly person, Band. 9. all-hœgliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very softly, meekly, Fms. xi. 389. all-hœlinn, adj. very bragging, Lex. Poët. all-iðinn, adj. very diligent, laborious, Bs. i. 278. all-illa, adv. and -illr, adj. very badly, bad, wicked, Nj. 242, cp. ilia; ill-willed, Eg. 542: compar., vera allver um, to be worse off, Nj. 221 (Ed. allvant); angry, Lv. 145; disgraceful, Eg. 237; unfortunate, Sturl. ii. 47. all-jafnlyndr, adj. very calm, even-tempered, Fms. vi. 287. all-kaldr, adj. very cold, Vápn. 21. all-kappsamliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. with very much zeal, liberally, Hkr. i. 271; veita a., of hospitality, Ld. 292; mæla a., frankly, peremptorily, 296. all-kappsamr, adj. very eager, vehement, Eg. 187. all-karlmannliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very manfully, Fms. x. 141. all-kaupmannliga, adv. in a very businesslike, tradesmanlike way, Fms. v.255. all-kátligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very funny, Grett. 112. all-kátr, adj. very joyful, Nj. 18, Eg. 44, 332. all-keppinn, adj. very snappish, Lex. Poët. all-kerskiligr and -keskiligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very sarcastic, biting, Sturl. ii. 196. all-klókr, adj. very shrewd, Hkr. iii. 317. all-knáliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very stoutly, vigorously, Rd. 312. all-kostgæflliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very earnestly, in a very painstaking way, Stj. all-kostigr, adj. very excellent, Lex. Poët. all-kviklatr, adj. very quick, lively, Ld. 270. all-kynliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very strangely, strange, Ísl. ii. 58, Fms. ii. 227, Grett. 160. all-kyrrligr, adj. very quiet, tranquil, Háv. 49. all-kærr, adj. very dear, beloved, Eg. 139, Fms. i. 48; very fond of, Hkr. i. 194: neut., Eg. 116, of mutual love. all-langr, adj. very long, Háv. 49. all-laust, n. adj. very loosely, Fms. xi. 103. all-lágr, adj. very low, short of stature, Fbr. 68. all-lengi, adv. very long, K. Þ. K. 158. all-léttbrúnn, adj. of very brightened, cheerful countenance, Ld. 94. all-léttiliga, adv. very lightly, Fas. iii. 612. all-léttmælt, n. adj., vera a. um e-t, to speak in a very lively way, Fms. iv. 261. all-léttr, adj. very light (in weight), Fas. iii. 487. all-líkliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. in very agreeable, courteous terms, Fas. i. 84. all-likligr, adj. very likely, Fas. ii. 247, Sks. 669. all-líkr, adj. very like, Fas. iii. 579, Sd. 160, Korm. 142. all-lítilfjörligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very puny, prop. having little life in one, Háv. 54. all-lítill, adj. very little, Fær. 268: n. sing. all-lítt, as adv. very little, Nj. 108, 130, Korm. 172; poorly, Grett. 116. all-lyginn, adj. very given to lying, Fbr. 157. all-makligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very deserving, fitting, Sturl. iii. 127, Bjarn. 22. all-mann-fátt, n. adj. with very few people, Gísl. 31. all-mannhættr, adj. very dangerous, Fas. iii. 34. all-mannskæðr, adj. very full of manskathe, very murderous, Fms. ii. 512. all-mannæenligr, adj. a very promising man, Fms. iv. 254. all-mannvænn, adj. a man of very great promise, Hkr. ii. 182. all-margliga, adv. very affably, Sturl. iii. 27. all-margmæltr, part. very talkative, Sturl. ii. 179. all-margr, adj. very numerous, pl. very many, Nj. 32, Grág. ii. 176, Sks. 328, Gþl. 329. all-margrætt, n. adj. part. very much spoken of, Fms. viii. 275. all-málugr, adj. very loquacious, Hkr. iii. 152, 655 xi. 2. all-máttfarinn, adj. very much worn out, with very little strength left, Fas. ii. 356. all-máttlítill, adj. very weak, Fms. i. 159. all-meginlauss, adj. very void of strength, Fms. xi. 103. all-mikilfengligr, adj. very high and mighty, very imposing, Fs. all-mikill, adj. very great, Ísl. ii. 269, Nj. 193, Eg. 29, 39: neut. as adv. greatly, Fms. i. 24, vii. 110. all-mikilmannliga, adv. very nobly, Sturl. i. 33. all-misjafn, adj. very variously, unfavourably, in such phrases as, mæla a. um e-t, there were very different stories about the matter, leggja a. til, ganga a. undir, taka a. á, Eg. 242, Hkr. ii. 123, Fms. i. 86, vii. no, Ld. 166. all-mjór, adj. very slim, slender, narrow, Hkr. iii. 117, Gþl. 173. all-mjök, adv. very much, Nj. 134, Ld. 196, Eg. 19; féllu þá a. menn, in very great numbers, Fms. i. 173. all-myrkr, adj. very dark, Fms. ix. 23. all-mæðiliga, adv. with very great effort, heavily, Fms. ix. 16. all-nauðigr, adj. and -liga, adv. very reluctant, unwilling, Grett. 153; a. staddr, dangerously, Fms. v. 212. all-náinn, adj. very near, nearly related, Sks. 330. all-náttförull, adj. very much given to wandering by night, Lex. Poët. all-níðskárr, adj. of a poet, given to mocking, satirical verse, [níð and skáld (?)], Fms. ii. 7. all-nóg, adv. very abundantly, Sd. 182. all-nær, adv. very near, Fms. vii. 289; metaph., lagði a. at, pretty nearly, well-nigh, Fs., Sks. 684 B. all-nærri, adv. very near, Ld. 202, Fas. iii. 339. all-opt, adv. very often, Anecd. 38, Gþl. 169. all-orðfátt, n. adj. in the phrase, göra a. urn, to be very short of words as to, Bjarn. 31. all-ógurligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very frightful, Edda 41. all-ólmliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very furiously, Fas. iii. 546, Bárð. 177. áll-óttalaust, n. adj. with very little to fear, Eg. 371, v. l. all-ramskipaðr, adj. part. very strongly manned, Fms. iii. 13. all-rauðr, adj. very red, Ld. 182. all-ráðligr, adj. very expedient, advisable, Grett. 145. all-reiðiligr, adj. looking very wrathful, Fms. iv. 161. all-reiðr, adj. very wroth, angry, Edda 57, Nj. 135, Eg. 139. all-ríkmarmligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very grand, pompous, magnificent, Fms. i. 213. all-ríkr, adj. very powerful, Fms. i. 115. all-rýrliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very feebly, puny, Fbr. 28. all-röskliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very smart, brisk, Fms. viii. 317. all-sannligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very likely, ‘soothlike,’ Fms. iv. 270. all-sáttgjarnliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very placable, of mild disposition, Sturl. iii. 288. all-seinn, adj. very slow, Bs. i. 192: neut. as adv. slowly, Grett. 151 A. all-sigrsæll, adj. very victorious, having very good luck in war, Hkr. i. 28. all-skammr, adj. very short, very scant, Nj. 264: neut. substantively, a very short way, Finnb. 324; short distance, Fms. iv. 329. all-skapliga, adv. very fittingly, properly, Grett. 120. all-skapværr, adj. of a very gentle, meek disposition, Sturl. all-skapþungt, n. adj., vera a., to be in a very gloomy, depressed state of mind, Fms. iv. 26. all-skarpr, adj. very sharp, Lex. Poët. all-skeinuhættr, adj. very dangerous, vulnerable, Sturl. ii. 139. all-skemtiligr, adj. very amusing, Sturl. ii. 77. all-skillítill, adj. very slow-witted, dull, Sturl. j. 89. all-skjallkænliga, adv. [skjalla, to flatter], very coaxingly, Grett. 131 A. all-skjótt, n. adj. as adv. very soon, Nj. 236. all-skrautligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very smart, splendid, Fas. ii. 366, Mag. 11. all-skygn, adj. very sharp-sighted, Hrafn. 33. all-skyldr, adj. bound to, very obligatory; neut. = bounden duty, Sks. 484; deserved, Gþl. 61:

β. nearly related, near akin, Fms. xi. 75. all-skyndiliga, adv. very quickly, Blas. 40. all-skynsamliga, adv. very judiciously, Sturl. iii. 161. all-skyrugr, adj. all curd-besprent, Grett. 107 A. all-sköruliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very frankly, boldly, dignified, Sturl. iii. 39, Fms. ix. 5, Ld. 94 C, 226, Bs. i. all-sljáliga, adv. very slowly, sluggishly, Grett. 101 A. all-smár, adj. very small, Fms. v. 55, xi. 61. all-snarpliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very sharply, smartly, Fms. viii. 346. all-snarpr, adj. very sharp, Fms. i. 38, Nj. 246. all-snemma, adv. very early, Fms. ii. 223. all-snjallr, adj. very shrewd, clever, Fms. viii. 367. all-snúðula, adv. very quickly, Lex. Poët. all-snæfr, adj. very brisk, id. all-snöfurmannligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very brisk and energetic looking, of a man, Fms. xi. 79. all-spakliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very mildly, moderately, wisely, Hkr. ii. 41. all-spakr, adj. very gentle, wise, Fms. vi. 298. all-starsýnn, adj. who stares very hard at a thing, looking fixedly upon, Fms. vi. 203. all-sterkliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very briskly, strongly, Ld. 158, Fas. iii. 612. all-sterkr, adj. very strong, Hkr. i. 238, Eg. 285; Ísl. ii. 461 ( very vehement); as a pr. name, Fms. iii. 183. all-stilliliga, adv. very calmly, in a very composed manner, Ld. 318. all-stirðr, adj. very stiff, Háv. 46. all-stórhöggr, adj. dealing very hard blows, Fms. i. 171. all-stórliga, adv. very haughtily, Hkr. ii. 63, Ld. 168. all-stórmannliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very munificently, nobly, Fas. iii. 45; haughtily, Sd. 146. all-stórorðr, adj. using very big words, Eg. 340, Ld. 38 ( very boisterous). all-stórr, adj. very great, metaph. big, puffed up, Ld. 318; dat. all-stórum, as adv. very largely, Edda 32. all-strangr, adj. very rapid, Lex. Poët. all-styggr, adj. very ill-humoured, cross, Grett. 103 A. all-styrkliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very stoutly, Stj. 402. all-styrkr, adj. very strong, Fms. i. 177. all-svangr, adj. very hungry, Lex. Poët. all-svinnliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very wisely, prudently, wise, Fas. i. 95, ii. 266. all-sættfúss, adj. very placable, peace-loving, very willing to accept an atonement, Sturl. iii. 19. all-sœmiliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very seemly, decorous, honourable, Hkr. i. 215, Ísl. ii. 163. all-tiginn, adj. very princely, Lex. Poët. all-tillátsamr, adj. very indulgent, lenient, Þórð. 12. all-tíðrætt, n. adj. very much talked of, much spoken of, Eg. 99, Sturl. i. 199. all-tíðvirkr, adj. very quick at work, Fms. xi. 377. all-torfyndr, adj. very hard to find, Fms. vii. 356. all-torfært, n. adj. very hard to pass, cross, Eg. 546. all-torsótt, n. adj. part. very difficult to reach, Eg. 546. all-tortryggiliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very suspiciously, Sturl. ii. 47. all-torveldligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very difficult, Str. all-trauðr, adj. very slow, unwilling, Fms. xi. 39. all-tregr, adj. very tardy, Fær. 114, Bárð. 178. all-trúr, adj. very true. Fms. vi. 377. all-tryggr, adj. very trusty, Hkr. iii. 167. all-tvítugr, false reading, instead of eigi alls t., not quite twenty, Sturl. i. 181. all-undarligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very odd, wonderful, Fms. ii. 150. all-ungr, adj. very young, Eg. 268, Fms. i. 14, Ld. 274. all-úbeinskeyttr, adj. shooting very badly, Fms. ii. 103. all-úblíðr, adj. very harsh, unkind, Fas. ii. all-úbragðligr, adj. very ill-looking, Sturl. iii. 234. all-údæll, adj. very spiteful, untractable, Sturl. i. 99. all-úfagr, adj. very ugly, metaph., Fms. iii. 154. all-úfimliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very awkwardly, Fas. ii. 543. all-úframliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very backward, shy, timid, Fbr. 38 C. all-úfríðr, adj. very ugly, Fms. xi. 227. all-úfrýnn, adj. very sullen, ‘frowning,’ sour, Eg. 525. all-úfrægr, adj. very inglorious, Fms. iv. 259. all-úglaðr, adj. very gloomy, sad, Hkr. iii. 379. all-úhægr, adj. very difficult, Eg. 227. all-úhöfðingligr, adj. very low-looking, very plebeian, Finnb. 222. all-úkátr, adj. very sorrowful, Edda 35, Eg. 223, Fms. i. 37. all-úknár, adj. very weak of frame, Grett. 119 A, very badly knit; Bs. i. 461 (of boys). all-úkonungligr, adj. very unkingly, Fms. viii. 158. all-úkunnigr, adj. quite unknown, Ísl. ii. 412. all-úlífligr, adj. very unlikely to live, Hkr. ii. 200. all-úlíkliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very unlikely, Gísl. 24, Sd. 123, Finnb. 310. all-úlíkr, adj. very unlike, Glúm. 364. all-úlyginn, adj. not at all given to lie, truthful, Fbr. 157. all-úmáttuliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. weakly, very weak, tender, Fms. iv. 318. all-úráðinn, adj. part. very ‘unready’ (cp. Ethelred the ‘unready’), undecided, Lv. 9. all-úráðliga, adv. very unadvisedly, rashly, Odd. 12 old Ed. all-úsannligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very untruthful, unjust; also, unlikely, Fms. vii. 141. all-úsáttfúss, adj. very implacable, unwilling to come to terms, Sturl. iii. 275. all-úskyldr, adj. very strange to, not at all bound to…, Eg. 10. all-úspakr, adj. very unruly, Sturl. ii. 61. all-úsváss, adj. very uncomfortable, of weather, cold and rainy, Bs. i. 509. all-úsýnn, adj. very uncertain, doubtful, Glúm. 358, Sturl. i. 105. all-úsæligr, adj. of very poor, wretched appearance, Niðrst. 109. all-úvinsæll, adj. very unpopular, Fms. iv. 369, Fas. iii. 520. all-úvísliga, adv. very unwisely, Niðrst. 6. all-úvænliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. of very unfavourable prospect, Fas. ii. 266; n. adj. very unpromising, Grett. 148 A. all-úvænn, adi. very ugly, Fas. i. 234; very unpromising, unfavourable, Ísl. ii. 225: neut. as adv. unfavourably, Fms. xi. 134. all-úþarfr, adj. very unthrifty, very unprofitable, something that had better be prevented, Eg. 576, Hkr. ii. 245. all-vandlátr, adj. very difficult, hard to please, Fms. vi. 387. all-vandliga, adv. with very great pains, exactly, carefully, Sks. 658 B. all-vant, n. adj., vera a. um e-t, to be in a very great strait, Nj. 221. all-varfærr, adj. very careful, solicitous, Eg. 63. all-vaskligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very brisk, smart, gallant, Hkr. i. 104; compar. v. alvaskligr. all-vaskr, adj. very brisk, gallant, Fms. viii. 226. all-vandr, adj. very bad, of clothes, much worn, Pm. 11. all-vápndjarfr, adj. very bold, daring in arms, Hkr. iii. 63. all-veðrlítið, n. adj. very calm, with little wind, Fms. vi. 360. all-vegliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very grand, princely, nobly, Fms. i. 20, Eg. 332, Hkr. i. 15. all-vel, adv. very well, Nj. 12, Eg. 78, 198; compar. albetr, v. alvel. all-vesall, adj. very puny, wretched, Nj. 97. all-vesalliga, adv. very wretchedly, Ölk. 35. all-vesalmannliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. id., Ísl. ii. 416. all-vesæll, adj. very miserable, base, vile, Nj. 97. all-vingjarnliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very friendly, amicable, Sturl. ii. 168. all-vingott, n. adj. on very friendly terms, Fbr. 129. all-vinsæll, adj. very popular, used of a man blessed with many friends, Fms. i. 184, ii. 44, Orkn. 104 old Ed. all-virðuligr, adj. and -liga, adv. very worthy, dignified, Fms. x. 84, Bs. i. 83. all-vitr, adj. very wise, Sks. 29 B (superl.) all-vitrliga, adv. very wisely, Fas. ii. 66. all-víða and all-vítt, n. adj. very widely, Hkr. iii. 141, Lex. Poët. all-vígliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. in a very warlike manner, Fms. ix. 488, Fas. ii. 112. all-vígmannliga, adv. very martially, Fas. iii. 150. all-vígmóðr, adj. quite wearied out with fighting, Introd. to Helgakviða (Sæm.) all-víss, adj. very wise, sure, Sks. 520, Lex. Poët.: neut. to a dead certainty, Lex. Poët. all-vænliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very promising, handsome, Glúm. 349, Fms. v. 260, Fbr. 114. all-vænn, adj. id., Clem. 24, Bs. i. 340: neut., þykja a. um, to be in high spirits, Ísl. ii. 361; make much of, Fms. ii. 76; as adv. favourably, Fms. iv. 192. all-vörpuligr, adj. of a very stout, stately frame, Hkr. ii. 254. all-vöxtuligr, adj. very tall, of large growth, Fas. iii. 627. all-þakkligr, adj. very pretty, = þekkiligr, Lex. Poët. all-þakksamliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very thankfully, Fms. i. 120, Ld. 298. all-þarfliga, adv. very thriftily, very pressingly; biðja a., to beg very hard, Edda 45. all-þarfr, adj. very thrifty, Lex. Poët. all-þéttr, adj. very crowded, cp. Lex. Poët. all-þrekligr, adj. of a very robust frame, Hkr. ii. 2. all-þröngr, adj. as neut. in a very great crowd, Edda 24. all-þungliga, adv. and -ligr, adj. very hard, unwilling, reluctant, Sturl. ii. 120; taka a. á e-m, to be very hard upon, Mag. 1. all-þungr, adj. very unfavourable, Hkr. ii. 358; hostile, badly disposed towards, Eb. 108, Eg. 332; þykja a., to dislike, Fms. viii. 441; a. orð, to blame, Sturl. ii. 62. all-þykkr, adj. very thick, Fas. i. 339: n. sing. as adv. thickly, Fms. vii. 70 (of great numbers slain on the battle-field). all-æfr, adj. very furious, wrath, Ísl. ii. 258, Lv. 60, Fas. i. 404. all-ægiligr, adj. very terrible, Dropl. 18. all-æstr, adj. very incited, vehement, Nj. 231. all-örorðr, adj. very quick-tongued, frank, outspoken, Eg. 340. all-öruggliga, adv. very steadfastly, very firmly, Grett. 153 A. all-öruggr, adj. very unflinching, Bs. i. 624.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > ALL-
2 by all means

حَتْمًا \ by all means: certainly: Yes, by all means you may borrow my car. decidedly: without doubt: He’s decidedly the best runner. necessarily: as a result (that is always true or cannot be avoided): Rich men are not necessarily happy men. without fail: letting nothing prevent the action: We shall be there at six o’clock, without fail.

Arabic-English glossary > by all means
3 eso no es cierto

• that's not to say

• that's not to say that

• that's not true at all

• that's not your business

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > eso no es cierto
4 überhaupt

Adv. (insgesamt) generally, on the whole, altogether; (eigentlich) actually; in Fragen: oft anyway; (überdies, außerdem) besides; überhaupt nicht not at all; (niemals) never; überhaupt nichts nothing (at all); überhaupt kein... no... at all, no... of any sort; sie hat ja überhaupt keine Kenntnisse she doesn’t know anything at all; du hast ja überhaupt keine Ahnung you have absolutely no idea; wenn überhaupt if at all; du hättest es überhaupt nicht tun sollen you shouldn’t have done it in the first place; gibt es überhaupt eine Möglichkeit? is there any chance at all?; dürfen die das überhaupt? are they actually allowed to do that?; kennst du ihn überhaupt? do you know him at all?; wer sind Sie / was wollen Sie überhaupt? who are you / what do you want anyway?; wer / wo etc. ist er überhaupt? who / where etc. is he anyway?; wissen Sie überhaupt, wen Sie vor sich haben? do you have any idea who you’re talking to?; hast du überhaupt schon was gegessen? have you actually had anything to eat yet?; er ist überhaupt sehr begabt of course, he 'is very talented (altogether); das hätte ich überhaupt gern gewusst I would have particularly liked to have known that; und überhaupt,... umg. (and) besides...; und überhaupt! umg. so there!

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as a whole; at all; generally; altogether

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über|haupt [yːbɐ'haupt]
adv

1) (= sowieso, im Allgemeinen) in general; (= überdies, außerdem) anyway, anyhow

und überháúpt, warum nicht? — and after all or anyway, why not?

er sagt überháúpt immer sehr wenig — he never says very much anyway or anyhow or at the best of times

nicht nur Rotwein, sondern Wein überháúpt mag ich nicht — it's not only red wine I don't like, I don't like wine at all or full stop (esp Brit) or period

2) (in Fragen, Verneinungen) at all

überháúpt nicht — not at all

ich denke überháúpt nicht daran mitzukommen — I've (absolutely) no intention whatsoever of coming along

überháúpt nie — never (ever), never at all

überháúpt kein Grund — no reason at all or whatsoever

hast du denn überháúpt keinen Anstand? — have you no decency at all?

das habe ich ja überháúpt nicht gewusst — I had no idea at all

ich habe überháúpt nichts gehört — I didn't hear anything at all, I didn't hear a thing

das steht in überháúpt keinem Verhältnis zu... — that bears no relationship at all or whatsoever to...

3)

(= erst, eigentlich) dann merkt man überháúpt erst, wie schön... — then you really notice for the first time how beautiful...

waren Sie überháúpt schon in dem neuen Film? — have you actually been to the latest film?

da fällt mir überháúpt ein,... — now I remember...

wenn überháúpt — if at all

wie ist das überháúpt möglich? — how is that possible?

gibt es das überháúpt? — is there really such a thing?, is there really any such thing?

was wollen Sie überháúpt von mir? (herausfordernd) — what do you want from me?

wer sind Sie überháúpt? — who do you think you are?

wissen Sie überháúpt, wer ich bin? — do you realize who I am?

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1) (in any way: I don't like it at all.) at all

2) (whatsoever; at all: I had nothing whatever to do with that.) what

3) (at all: That's nothing whatsoever to do with me.) whatsoever

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über·haupt

[y:bɐˈhaupt]

I. adv

1. (zudem)

„das ist \überhaupt die Höhe!“ “this is insufferable!”

2. (in Verneinungen)

▪ \überhaupt kein(e, r) nobody/nothing/none at all

\überhaupt kein Geld haben to have no money at all, to not have any money at all

▪ \überhaupt nicht not at all

\überhaupt nicht kalt/heiß not at all cold/hot, not cold/hot at all

es hat \überhaupt nicht weh getan it didn't hurt at all

▪ \überhaupt nichts nothing at all

\überhaupt nichts [mehr] haben to have nothing [or not have anything] at all

▪ \überhaupt [noch] nie never [at all [or hum a. ever]]

▪ und \überhaupt,...? and anyway,...?

▪ wenn \überhaupt if at all

Sie bekommen nicht mehr als Euro 4.200, wenn \überhaupt you'll get no more than 4,200 euros, if that

II. part (eigentlich)

was soll das \überhaupt? what's that supposed to mean?

wissen Sie \überhaupt, wer ich bin? do[n't] you know [or realize] who I am?

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1.
Adverb

1) (insgesamt, im allgemeinen) in general

soweit es überhaupt Zweck hat — as far as there's any point in it at all

2) (meist bei Verneinungen): (gar)

überhaupt nicht — not at all

das ist überhaupt nicht wahr — that's not true at all

überhaupt keine Zeit haben — have no time at all; not have any time at all

das kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage — it's quite or completely out of the question

überhaupt nichts — nothing at all; nothing what[so]ever

wenn überhaupt — if at all

3) (überdies, außerdem) besides
2.
Partikel anyway

was willst du hier überhaupt? — what ar you doing here anyway?

wie konnte das überhaupt passieren? — how could it happen in the first place?

wissen Sie überhaupt, mit wem Sie reden? — do you realize who you're talking to?

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überhaupt adv (insgesamt) generally, on the whole, altogether; (eigentlich) actually; in Fragen: oft anyway; (überdies, außerdem) besides;

überhaupt nicht not at all; (niemals) never;

überhaupt nichts nothing (at all);

überhaupt kein … no … at all, no … of any sort;

sie hat ja überhaupt keine Kenntnisse she doesn’t know anything at all;

du hast ja überhaupt keine Ahnung you have absolutely no idea;

wenn überhaupt if at all;

du hättest es überhaupt nicht tun sollen you shouldn’t have done it in the first place;

gibt es überhaupt eine Möglichkeit? is there any chance at all?;

dürfen die das überhaupt? are they actually allowed to do that?;

kennst du ihn überhaupt? do you know him at all?;

wer sind Sie/was wollen Sie überhaupt? who are you/what do you want anyway?;

wer/wo etc

ist er überhaupt? who/where etc is he anyway?;

wissen Sie überhaupt, wen Sie vor sich haben? do you have any idea who you’re talking to?;

hast du überhaupt schon was gegessen? have you actually had anything to eat yet?;

er ist überhaupt sehr begabt of course, he 'is very talented (altogether);

das hätte ich überhaupt gern gewusst I would have particularly liked to have known that;

und überhaupt, … umg (and) besides …;

und überhaupt! umg so there!

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1.
Adverb

1) (insgesamt, im allgemeinen) in general

soweit es überhaupt Zweck hat — as far as there's any point in it at all

2) (meist bei Verneinungen): (gar)

überhaupt nicht — not at all

das ist überhaupt nicht wahr — that's not true at all

überhaupt keine Zeit haben — have no time at all; not have any time at all

das kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage — it's quite or completely out of the question

überhaupt nichts — nothing at all; nothing what[so]ever

wenn überhaupt — if at all

3) (überdies, außerdem) besides
2.
Partikel anyway

was willst du hier überhaupt? — what ar you doing here anyway?

wie konnte das überhaupt passieren? — how could it happen in the first place?

wissen Sie überhaupt, mit wem Sie reden? — do you realize who you're talking to?

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adv.

at all expr.

generally adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > überhaupt
5 eso no te atańe

• it's no business of yours

• it's no problem of yours

• it's not your business

• that is not burned

• that is old hat

• that's neat

• that's no good

• that's none of your affair

• that's not true

• that's not true at all

• that's not your problem

• that's obvious

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > eso no te atańe
6 nachher

Adv.

1. afterward(s); (später) later (on); bis nachher! see you later!

2. umg. (womöglich) perhaps; pass auf, sonst passiert nachher was! watch out, otherwise there’s going to be an accident ( oder there’ll be an accident before you know it)

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next; hereafter; afterward; afterwards; after

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nach|her [naːx'heːɐ, 'naːx-]
adv

1) (= danach) afterwards; (= später) later

bis nachhér — see you later!

2) (inf = möglicherweise)

nachhér stimmt das gar nicht — that might not be true at all, (it) could be that's not true at all

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(later or after something else has happened or happens: He told me afterwards that he had not enjoyed the film.) afterwards

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nach·her

[na:xˈe:ɐ, ˈna:xe:ɐ]

adv

1. (danach) afterwards

2. (irgendwann später) later

bis \nachher! see you later!

3. (fam: womöglich) possibly

\nachher behauptet er noch, dass... he might just claim [that]...

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Adverb

1) afterwards; (später) later [on]

bis nachher! — see you later!

2) (ugs.): (womöglich) then perhaps; (sonst) otherwise

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nachher adv

1. afterward(s); (später) later (on);

bis nachher! see you later!

2. umg (womöglich) perhaps;

pass auf, sonst passiert nachher was! watch out, otherwise there’s going to be an accident ( oder there’ll be an accident before you know it)

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Adverb

1) afterwards; (später) later [on]

bis nachher! — see you later!

2) (ugs.): (womöglich) then perhaps; (sonst) otherwise

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adv.

after adv.

afterwards adv.

hereafter adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > nachher
7 mentira

• falsehood

• fib

• lie

• that's not to say

• that's not true at all

• untruth

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > mentira
8 miento

• I'm mistaken

• my luck is in

• my mom

• that's not to say

• that's not true at all

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > miento
9 Spinner

m; -s, -

1. Beruf: spinner

2. umg. (Verrückter) crackpot, bes. Am. screwball; du alter Spinner! you’re crazy!; was hat dieser Spinner dir wieder erzählt? what did that nutcase tell you this time?

3. ZOOL. silkworm moth

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der Spinner

(Beruf) spinner;

(Verrückter) screwball (ugs.)

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Spịn|ner I ['ʃpɪnɐ]
m (ZOOL)
silkworm moth II ['ʃpɪnɐ]
1. m -s, -, Spin|ne|rin
[-ərɪn]
2. f -, -nen

1) (TEX) spinner

2) (inf) nutcase (inf), screwball (esp US inf)

du Spinner, das stimmt doch nicht! — are you crazy? that's not true at all!

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Spin·ner(in)

<-s, ->

[ˈʃpɪnɐ]

m(f)

1. (fam) idiot, nutcase fam

2. (Beruf) spinner

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der; Spinners, Spinner

1) (Beruf) spinner

2) (ugs. abwertend) nutcase (coll.); idiot

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Spinner m; -s, -

1. Beruf: spinner

2. umg (Verrückter) crackpot, besonders US screwball;

du alter Spinner! you’re crazy!;

was hat dieser Spinner dir wieder erzählt? what did that nutcase tell you this time?

3. ZOOL silkworm moth

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der; Spinners, Spinner

1) (Beruf) spinner

2) (ugs. abwertend) nutcase (coll.); idiot

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- m.

crank n.

flake (US) n.

screwball (US) n.

spinner n.

waffler (UK) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Spinner
10 Это совсем не так.

General subject: That's not true at all.

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Это совсем не так.
11 non

not

non ho fratelli I don't have any brothers, I have no brothers

non ancora not yet

non che io non voglia not that I don't want to

non cedibile not transferable, non-transferable

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non avv.

1 (come negazione di un v.) not ( spesso contratto in n't con ausiliari o 'modal verbs'): non è vecchio, he isn't old; non era vero, it wasn't true; non sarà facile, it won't be easy; la questione non è stata risolta, the problem has not been solved; non ha amici, he hasn't any friends (o he has no friends); non avevamo soldi, we didn't have any money (o we had no money); non è venuto, he didn't come; non abbiamo ancora deciso, we haven't decided yet; non posso farlo, I can't do it; non potresti passare più tardi?, couldn't you call later?; non dovete cedere, you mustn't give in; non avrebbe dovuto accettare, he shouldn't have accepted; non oso telefonargli, I daren't phone him; non volete riposarvi un po'?, don't you want to rest a while?; non permetterò che la trattino in quel modo, I won't let them treat her like that; non dirlo, don't say it; non parliamone, let's not talk about it; non lavora in quella ditta, he doesn't work for that firm; non hanno voluto ascoltarmi, they wouldn't listen to me; non parlò per tutto il giorno, he did not speak all day; è meglio non indagare, we'd better not go into it; non vedendolo arrivare, cominciai a preoccuparmi, not seeing him arrive, I began to get worried // In frasi negative, come rafforzativo di un'altra negazione: non c'era nessuno, there wasn't anybody; non so nulla, I don't know anything; non hanno avuto nessuna notizia, they haven't had any news; non ne ho parlato con nessuno, I haven't spoken to anyone about it; non ha bevuto niente, he didn't drink anything; non disse neanche una parola, he didn't say a word; non ci credo affatto, I don't believe a word of it; non gliene importava niente, it didn't matter to him at all; non è mica vero!, it's not true at all!; non ci capisco un'acca!, I can't understand a word!; non vado mai a teatro, I never go to the theatre; non l'ho mai visto, I've never seen him; non era mai stato così felice, he had never been so happy ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, l'avv. not non si usa in ingl. in presenza di un'altra negazione

2 (in frasi interrogative, per lo più retoriche): non l'avevi detto proprio tu?, wasn't it you who said it?; chi non accetterebbe una simile proposta?, who wouldn't accept such an offer?; non avresti dovuto partire stasera?, shouldn't you have left this evening?; mi chiedo se non sarebbe stato meglio rinunciare, I wonder whether it wouldn't have been better to give up

3 (come negazione di un agg. o avv. per affermare un concetto negandone l'opposto): non è improbabile, it's possible; è un'impresa non facile, it's a hard task; un uomo non privo di talento, a man not without talent; ha lavorato non poco per farsi una posizione, he worked hard to get on; non pochi la pensano come me, lots of people think the way I do; non sarà male ripeterlo, it won't do any harm to repeat it; non sempre si può fare quello che si vuole, you can't always do as you like; non senza fatica, not without effort; non del tutto, non completamente, not completely ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in questo caso la negazione è spesso espressa usando l'agg. o l'avv. di significato opposto

4 (seguito da un compar.) no, not: doveva avere non più di vent'anni, he couldn't have been more than twenty; saranno stati non meno di mille, there must have been no fewer than a thousand; non più tardi di ieri, no later than yesterday; arriveremo non prima delle otto, we shall arrive not before eight o'clock; non oltre il 15 di questo mese, no later than the 15th of this month; un pesciolino non più grosso del mio mignolo, a fish no bigger than my little finger; una cifra non inferiore al milione, a figure no less than a million; un locale non più grande di questa stanza, a place no bigger than this room

5 ( nelle contrapposizioni) not: non è bello, ma è simpatico, he isn't good-looking, but he's nice; non tu, ma lui avrebbe dovuto pensarci, you shouldn't have had to think of it, he should; dovete presentarvi domani, non oggi, you have to go there tomorrow, not today; è un problema mio, non tuo, it's my problem, not yours

6 (con uso pleonastico; in ingl. non si traduce): non appena mi vide, mi corse incontro, as soon as he saw me, he ran to meet me; è più facile di quanto non si creda, it's easier than you think; poco mancò che non ci cascassi anch'io, I nearly fell for it too; ti aspetterò finché non arriverai, I'll wait for you to arrive; a meno che tu non voglia ripensarci..., unless you want to think it over... // in men che non si dica, in less than no time // In frasi esclamative: le bugie che non mi ha raccontato!, the lies he told me!; quanto non ho fatto per lui!, what I've done for him!

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: dottore o non dottore, è un ignorante, he's an ignoramus, whether he's got a degree or not // non che io ci creda, ma..., not that I believe it, but... // che è che non è, all of a sudden // non c'è di che, ( formula di cortesia in risposta a un ringraziamento) not at all, you're welcome.

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[non]
1. avv

1) not

non sono inglesi — they are not o aren't English

non ne ho — I haven't (got) any

non avresti dovuto farlo — you shouldn't have done that

non devi farlo — you must not o mustn't do it

non puoi venire — you cannot o can't come

non vieni? — aren't you coming?

non parli francese? — don't you speak French?

la legge non è stata ancora approvata — the law has not yet been passed

Mario non c'è — Mario isn't here

non è venuto nessuno — nobody came

non andarci! — don't go!

non ci sono andato — I didn't go

non l'ho mai visto — I have never seen it

non lo so — I don't know

non lo capisco affatto — I do not o don't understand him at all

non più di 5 minuti — no more than 5 minutes

non oltre il 15 luglio — no later than (the) 15th (of) July

grazie — non c'è di che — thank you — don't mention it

2) (con sostantivo, aggettivo, pronome, avverbio) not

un guadagno non indifferente — a not inconsiderable gain

non pochi sono d'accordo — not a few are in agreement, many are in agreement

non uno dei presenti si è alzato — not one of those present stood up

3)

(con valore rafforzativo) non puoi non vederlo — you can't not see him, you'll have to see him

finché non torno — until I get back

per poco non cadevo in acqua — I almost fell into the water

2. pref

non-, un...

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[non]
avverbio

1) (con verbi) not (spesso contratto in n't con ausiliari e modali)

non è a casa — she isn't at home

a loro non è piaciuto — they didn't like it

non l'ha visto? — hasn't he seen it?

"è sposata?" - "non penso" — "is she married?" - "I think not"

si prega di non toccare (la merce) — please do not handle (the goods)

ho cercato di non ridere — I tried not to laugh

ho una buona ragione per non farlo — I have a good excuse for not doing it

non è che un bambino — he's but a child

non hanno scrupoli — they have no scruples

non è un posto dove fermarsi — this is no place to stop

non c'è di che! — don't mention it! not at all!

2) (con sostantivi) not

non una sedia — not one o a (single) chair

3) (con aggettivi e avverbi) not

aumento non previsto — unforeseen increase

oggetto non identificato — unidentified object

le cose non dette — things left unsaid

non qui — not here

non proprio — not quite o exactly

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

4) (con comparativi) no, not

non più di — no more than

non più tardi delle 6 — no later than 6

non oltre maggio — no later than May

5) (in doppia negazione)

non senza ragione — not without reason

non meno difficile — just as difficult

non disse nulla — she didn't say anything

non c'era nessuno in giro — there was no-one about

non metto mai zucchero nel caffè — I never put any sugar in my coffee

6) (con che restrittivo)

non è che un graffio — it's only a scratch, it's nothing but a scratch

non hai che da dirlo — just tell me o say so

non farai che peggiorare le cose — you'll only make things worse

non fa che lamentarsi — she does nothing but moan

7) (pleonastico)

che cosa non farebbe per lei! — he would do anything for her!

per poco non perdevano il treno — they almost missed the train
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Note:

Generalmente, l'avverbio non ha il suo equivalente diretto nell'inglese not. Si ricordi tuttavia che la frase inglese non ammette una doppia negazione, e che quindi non può essere assorbito da un pronome o da un avverbio negativo: non mi conosce nessuno = nobody knows me; non ci vediamo mai = we never meet. A sua volta, diversamente dall'italiano, l'uso di not in frase negativa impone l'uso di un ausiliare se già non ne è presente uno nella frase. - La forma contratta di not, ossia n't, si lega al verbo ausiliare precedente: non l'ho vista = I haven't seen her; non è qui = she isn't here; non è potuta venire = she couldn't come; si ricordino le particolari forme contratte negative di will, shall e can, cioè won't, shan't e can't. Tutte queste forme contratte si usano solo nella lingua parlata e familiare. - Si noti, infine, l'accezione 3 sotto, che mostra come il negativo non davanti ad aggettivi o avverbi può essere reso in inglese mediante un prefisso di valore negativo

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non

/non/

Generalmente, l'avverbio non ha il suo equivalente diretto nell'inglese not. Si ricordi tuttavia che la frase inglese non ammette una doppia negazione, e che quindi non può essere assorbito da un pronome o da un avverbio negativo: non mi conosce nessuno = nobody knows me; non ci vediamo mai = we never meet. A sua volta, diversamente dall'italiano, l'uso di not in frase negativa impone l'uso di un ausiliare se già non ne è presente uno nella frase. - La forma contratta di not, ossia n't, si lega al verbo ausiliare precedente: non l'ho vista = I haven't seen her; non è qui = she isn't here; non è potuta venire = she couldn't come; si ricordino le particolari forme contratte negative di will, shall e can, cioè won't, shan't e can't. Tutte queste forme contratte si usano solo nella lingua parlata e familiare. - Si noti, infine, l'accezione 3 sotto, che mostra come il negativo non davanti ad aggettivi o avverbi può essere reso in inglese mediante un prefisso di valore negativo.

avverbio

1 (con verbi) not (spesso contratto in n't con ausiliari e modali); non è a casa she isn't at home; a loro non è piaciuto they didn't like it; non l'ha visto? hasn't he seen it? "è sposata?" - "non penso" "is she married?" - "I think not"; si prega di non toccare (la merce) please do not handle (the goods); ho cercato di non ridere I tried not to laugh; ho una buona ragione per non farlo I have a good excuse for not doing it; non è che un bambino he's but a child; non hanno scrupoli they have no scruples; non è un posto dove fermarsi this is no place to stop; non c'è di che! don't mention it! not at all!

2 (con sostantivi) not; non una sedia not one o a (single) chair

3 (con aggettivi e avverbi) not; aumento non previsto unforeseen increase; oggetto non identificato unidentified object; le cose non dette things left unsaid; non qui not here; non proprio not quite o exactly; non tanto X quanto Y not so much X as Y

4 (con comparativi) no, not; non più di no more than; non più tardi delle 6 no later than 6; non oltre maggio no later than May

5 (in doppia negazione) non senza ragione not without reason; non meno difficile just as difficult; non disse nulla she didn't say anything; non c'era nessuno in giro there was no-one about; non metto mai zucchero nel caffè I never put any sugar in my coffee

6 (con che restrittivo) non è che un graffio it's only a scratch, it's nothing but a scratch; non hai che da dirlo just tell me o say so; non farai che peggiorare le cose you'll only make things worse; non fa che lamentarsi she does nothing but moan

7 (pleonastico) che cosa non farebbe per lei! he would do anything for her! per poco non perdevano il treno they almost missed the train.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > non
12 verdad

intj.

right, isn't that right, isn't that so.

f.

1 truth.

decir la verdad to tell the truth

a decir verdad to tell the truth

¿es verdad? is that true o right?

eso no es verdad that isn't true o so

en verdad truly, honestly

la verdad, no me importa to tell the truth o to be honest, I don't care

la verdad es que no lo sé to be honest, I don't know, I don't really know

una verdad como un puño (informal) an undeniable fact

cantar las verdades (figurative) to speak one's mind

cantarle o decirle a alguien cuatro verdades (figurative) to tell somebody a few home truths

2 fact (principio aceptado).

3 true statement, true thing.

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verdad

► nombre femenino

1 truth, truthfulness

■ es verdad it's true

2 (confirmación)

■ es bonita, ¿verdad? she's pretty, isn't she?

■ vendrás, ¿verdad? you'll come, won't you?

■ hay tres, ¿verdad? there are three, aren't there?

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a decir verdad to tell the truth

de verdad (realmente) really, truly, seriously 2 (real) real

■ un amigo de verdad a real friend

de verdad que... I swear...

■ de verdad que no fui I swear I didn't go

decir a alguien cuatro verdades familiar to give somebody a piece of one's mind

en verdad really

faltar a la verdad to lie

la verdad sea dicha to tell the truth

¿no es verdad? isn't that so?

tan verdad como que es de día / tan verdad como que Dios existe familiar it's as true as I'm standing here

la pura verdad the plain truth

verdad a medias a half truth

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noun f.

truth

- ¿de verdad?

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SF

1) (=veracidad) truth

la pura verdad — the plain truth

no pudo esclarecer la verdad de los hechos — he couldn't establish the truth about what happened

hay una parte de verdad en todo esto — there is some truth o an element of truth in all this

nadie está en posesión de la verdad — no one has an exclusive right to the truth

• decir la verdad — to tell the truth

a decir verdad, si te digo la verdad — to be honest, to tell you the truth

la verdad sea dicha — if (the) truth be known

•en verdad — to be honest, really

en verdad no sé qué contestarte — to be honest I don't know what to say to you, I really don't know what to say to you

en verdad os digo que seréis recompensados — (Biblia) verily I say unto you, you shall be rewarded

• faltar a la verdad — to be untruthful, be economical with the truth euf

• en honor a la verdad — to be perfectly honest, in all honesty

- ir con la verdad por delante
hora 2), b)
2)

•de verdad — (como adj) real; (como adv) really

¿son de verdad estas balas? — are those real bullets?

ese sí que es un torero de verdad — he's what I call a real bullfighter

-mañana vendré a ayudarte -¿de verdad? — "I'll come and help you tomorrow" - "really?" o"will you?"

la quiero de verdad — I really love her

esta vez me voy a enfadar de verdad — this time I really am going to get angry

de verdad que no me importa ir — I really don't mind going, I don't mind going, honestly o really

3)

•es verdad — it's true

eso no es verdad — that's not true

¿es verdad que a Diego le ha tocado la lotería? — is it true that Diego has won the lottery?

bien es verdad que — of course

bien es verdad que es aún pronto para juzgar los resultados — of course, it's too soon to make any judgement about the results

•si bien es verdad que — although, even though

si bien es verdad que llevamos poco tiempo aquí, ya puedo decir que... — although o even though we haven't been here long, I can already say that...

4) *
(para enfatizar)
pues la verdad, no sé — to be honest I don't know, I don't really know

la verdad es que no me gusta mucho — to be honest I don't like it much, I don't really like it much

5) (para corroborar algo)

estás cansado ¿verdad? o¿no es verdad? — you're tired, aren't you?

hace frío ¿verdad? o¿no es verdad? — it's cold, isn't it?

no os gustó ¿verdad? — you didn't like it, did you?

¿verdad que sí fuimos? — we went, didn't we?, we did go, didn't we?

¿verdad que has sido tú? — it was you, wasn't it?

6) (=afirmación verdadera) truth

no me gustan las verdades a medias — I don't like half-truths

lo que acabas de decir es una gran verdad — you couldn't have spoken a truer word

• verdad científica — scientific truth

• verdad objetiva — objective truth

- ser una verdad de Perogrullo

- ser una verdad como un puño

- ser una verdad como un templo

- las verdades del barquero

- decirle cuatro verdades a algn

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femenino

1)

a) ( veracidad) truth

es la pura verdad — it's the gospel truth

a decir verdad... — to tell you the truth...

me dijo la verdad a medias — she only told me half the truth

la verdad, no lo sé — I don't honestly know

la verdad es que... — the truth is that...

en honor a la verdad — in all fairness

eso no es verdad! — that's not true!

si bien es verdad que... — it might well be true that...

faltar a la verdad — to be untruthful

creer que se está en posesión de la verdad — to think one is always right

b)

de verdad — (loc adv) really; (loc adj) real

de verdad que me gusta! — I really do like it!

de verdad que lo siento — I really am sorry

una pistola de verdad — a real gun

c) ( buscando corroboración)

es muy guapa ¿verdad? — she's very beautiful, isn't she?

¿verdad que tú me entiendes? — you understand me, don't you?

2) ( enunciado verdadero) truth

eso es una gran verdad — that is so true!

cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades a alguien — to tell somebody a few home truths

ser una verdad como un templo — to be self-evident

verdades como puños: dice verdades como puños — he isn't afraid to tell the truth

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= truth, verity.

Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.

Ex. His listeners looked around at each other and acknowledged the verity of his statement by nodding assents.

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* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* amigo de verdad = true friend.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.

* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.

* bala de verdad = live bullet.

* búsqueda de la verdad = truth-seeking.

* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* conocer la verdad = discern + the truth.

* cuatro verdades = home truth.

* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.

* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.

* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

* de verdad = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.

* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.

* en verdad = in truth, true, in all truth.

* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.

* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.

* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.

* la verdad = the lowdown (on).

* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.

* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.

* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.

* la verdad sobre = the skinny on.

* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.

* munición de verdad = live ammunition, live munition.

* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.

* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.

* no ser verdad = be untrue.

* para decir la verdad = to be honest.

* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.

* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.

* revelar la verdad = reveal + the truth.

* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* ser verdad = be true.

* ser verdad de = be true of.

* suero de la verdad = truth serum.

* toda la verdad sobre = the skinny on.

* una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.

* ¿verdad? = do you?, do you?, right?, weren't you?, weren't you?.

* verdad amarga = home truth.

* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.

* verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.

* verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.

* verdad eterna = eternal truth.

* verdad evangélica = gospel truth.

* verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.

* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.

* verdad obvia = truism.

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femenino

1)

a) ( veracidad) truth

es la pura verdad — it's the gospel truth

a decir verdad... — to tell you the truth...

me dijo la verdad a medias — she only told me half the truth

la verdad, no lo sé — I don't honestly know

la verdad es que... — the truth is that...

en honor a la verdad — in all fairness

eso no es verdad! — that's not true!

si bien es verdad que... — it might well be true that...

faltar a la verdad — to be untruthful

creer que se está en posesión de la verdad — to think one is always right

b)

de verdad — (loc adv) really; (loc adj) real

de verdad que me gusta! — I really do like it!

de verdad que lo siento — I really am sorry

una pistola de verdad — a real gun

c) ( buscando corroboración)

es muy guapa ¿verdad? — she's very beautiful, isn't she?

¿verdad que tú me entiendes? — you understand me, don't you?

2) ( enunciado verdadero) truth

eso es una gran verdad — that is so true!

cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades a alguien — to tell somebody a few home truths

ser una verdad como un templo — to be self-evident

verdades como puños: dice verdades como puños — he isn't afraid to tell the truth

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= truth, verity.

Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.

Ex: His listeners looked around at each other and acknowledged the verity of his statement by nodding assents.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* amigo de verdad = true friend.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.

* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.

* bala de verdad = live bullet.

* búsqueda de la verdad = truth-seeking.

* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* conocer la verdad = discern + the truth.

* cuatro verdades = home truth.

* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.

* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.

* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

* de verdad = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.

* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.

* en verdad = in truth, true, in all truth.

* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.

* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.

* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.

* la verdad = the lowdown (on).

* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.

* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.

* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.

* la verdad sobre = the skinny on.

* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.

* munición de verdad = live ammunition, live munition.

* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.

* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.

* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.

* no ser verdad = be untrue.

* para decir la verdad = to be honest.

* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.

* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.

* revelar la verdad = reveal + the truth.

* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* ser verdad = be true.

* ser verdad de = be true of.

* suero de la verdad = truth serum.

* toda la verdad sobre = the skinny on.

* una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.

* ¿verdad? = do you?, do you?, right?, weren't you?, weren't you?.

* verdad amarga = home truth.

* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.

* verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.

* verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.

* verdad eterna = eternal truth.

* verdad evangélica = gospel truth.

* verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.

* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.

* verdad obvia = truism.

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verdad

feminine

A

1 (veracidad) truth

no sé cuánto habrá de verdad en lo que dice I don't know how much truth there is in what he says

es la pura verdad it's the gospel truth

dime la verdad tell me the truth

a decir verdad or si te digo la verdad, a mí tampoco me gustó to tell you the truth, I didn't like it either

la verdad, sólo la verdad y nada más que la verdad the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth

me dijo la verdad a medias she only told me half the truth

¿cuántos años tiene? — la verdad, no lo sé how old is he? — I don't honestly know o to tell you the truth, I don't know

la verdad es que me olvidé to be perfectly honest I forgot, the truth is I forgot

¿te ayudaron? — la verdad es que no mucho did they help you? — well, frankly not a lot

en honor a la verdad in all fairness

la verdad de la verdad es que no quiero ir to be quite honest I don't want to go, the truth of the matter is I don't want to go

¡eso no es verdad, yo no dije semejante cosa! that's not true, I said no such thing!

en verdad os digo que … ( Bib) verily I say unto you …

faltar a la verdad to be untruthful

creer que se está en posesión de la verdad to think one is always right

ir con la verdad por delante ( Esp); to be completely honest

ser verdad de la buena ( fam); to be really true

2

de verdad: ¿de verdad (que) hiciste eso? did you really do that?

¡sí, hombre, de verdad que me gusta! yes, I mean it, I really do like it!

mira que me voy a enojar or ( Esp) enfadar de verdad this time I really am going to get angry

de verdad que lo siento I really am sorry

una pistola/un caballo de verdad a real gun/horse

3

(buscando corroboración): ¡qué guapa es! ¿verdad? she's really beautiful, isn't she?

¿verdad que tú me entiendes? you understand me, don't you?

B (enunciado verdadero) truth

una verdad científica a scientific truth

eso es una gran verdad that is so true!, how right you are!

cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades or las verdades del barquero a algn to tell sb a few home truths

ser una verdad como un templo to be self-evident

ser una verdad de Perogrullo to be patently obvious

verdades como puños: dice verdades como puños he isn't afraid to tell the truth, however much it hurts o however unpalatable

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verdad sustantivo femenino
a) ( en general) truth;

◊ dime la verdad tell me the truth;

es la pura verdad it's the gospel truth;
a decir verdad … to tell you the truth …;
la verdad, no lo sé I don't honestly know;
¡no es verdad! that's not true!;
eso es una gran verdad that is so true!
b)

◊ de verdad ( loc adv) really;

( loc adj) real;
◊ ¡de verdad que me gusta! I really do like it!;

una pistola de verdad a real gun
c) ( buscando corroboración):

◊ es guapa ¿verdad? she's beautiful, isn't she?;

¿verdad que tú me entiendes? you understand me, don't you?
verdad sustantivo femenino
1 truth: debes decir la verdad, you must tell the truth
eso no es verdad, that is not true
la pura verdad, the plain truth
2 (buscando asentimiento: tras una afirmación) es una gran soprano, ¿verdad?, she's a great soprano, isn't she?
¿verdad que tocas el violín?, you play the violin, don't you?
(: tras una negación) no eres racista, ¿verdad?, you're not racist, are you?
♦ Locuciones: a decir verdad, to tell the truth, de verdad, (ciertamente) really: de verdad que lo lamento, I really am sorry
(en serio) in earnest: están luchando de verdad, they are fighting for real
(auténtico) un amigo de verdad, a real friend
' verdad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- afrontar
- callar
- congruencia
- decir
- deformar
- derrumbarse
- desnuda
- desnudo
- encubrir
- esconder
- faltar
- honor
- hora
- infiel
- ocultar
- poder
- pura
- puro
- razón
- tonta
- tonto
- alteración
- alterar
- creer
- cuando
- demostrar
- disfrazar
- falsear
- grande
- hecho
- indiscutible
- le
- lejos
- media
- osar
- prueba
- reconocer
- revelar
- simulacro
- sonsacar
- tanto
- triunfar
English:
actually
- admittedly
- be
- bend
- blue
- chip
- coax
- credit
- crunch
- dark
- departure
- deviation
- do
- element
- embroider
- face
- fudge
- get
- have
- hold back
- honest
- impact
- moment
- naked
- outspoken
- overboard
- perversion
- pervert
- plain
- proper
- really
- rile
- should
- show
- simple
- strictly
- tell
- them
- think through
- tough
- truth
- truthful
- turn off
- uncover
- will
- bound
- but
- dearly
- degree
- effect

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verdad

♦ nf

1. [realidad, afirmación real] truth;

decir la verdad to tell the truth;

di la verdad, ¿a ti qué te parece? tell the truth o be honest, what do you think?;

a decir verdad to tell the truth;

estás faltando a la verdad you're not telling the truth;

¿es verdad? is that true o right?;

eso no es verdad that isn't true o so;

¿no es verdad? isn't that so?;

bien es verdad que…, verdad es que… it's certainly true that…;

si bien es verdad que… while it is true that…;

en verdad truly, honestly;

cree que está en posesión de la verdad she thinks she's always right about everything;

ser la pura verdad to be the absolute truth;

Comp

cantarle o [m5] decirle a alguien cuatro verdades to tell sb a few home truths;

Comp

ir con la verdad por delante to be honest and up-front;

Comp

las verdades del barquero home truths;

Comp
Fam
es una verdad como un puño o [m5] templo it's an undeniable fact;

todo lo que dice son verdades como puños she always speaks the truth, however unpalatable

Comp
verdad a medias half-truth;
verdad de Perogrullo truism, platitude

2. [con valor enfático]
la verdad, no me importa to tell the truth o to be honest, I don't care;

la verdad es que no lo sé to be honest, I don't know, I don't really know;

la verdad es que nunca me ha gustado the truth is I've never liked her;

la verdad es que la sopa está buenísima the soup's actually really good

3. [buscando confirmación]
no te gusta, ¿verdad? you don't like it, do you?;

está bueno, ¿verdad? it's good, isn't it?;

¿verdad que me quieres? you do love me, don't you?

4. [principio aceptado] fact;

su libro no es fiel a la verdad histórica his book doesn't accurately reflect historical fact

♦ de verdad loc adv
[en serio] seriously; [realmente] really;
me gusta – ¿de verdad? I like it – (do you) really? o seriously?;

de verdad que no sé qué decir I honestly o really don't know what to say

♦ de verdad loc adj
[auténtico] real;
un héroe de verdad a real hero

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verdad

f

1 truth;

a decir verdad to tell the truth;

en verdad in truth;

la verdad es que … the truth (of the matter) is that …;

es verdad it’s true, it’s the truth;

faltar a la verdad be untruthful;

media verdad, verdad a medias half truth;

decir cuatro verdades a alguien tell s.o. a few home truths;

ser una verdad de Perogrullo be blindingly obvious

2

:

de verdad real, proper;

es un amigo de verdad he’s a real friend

3

:

no te gusta, ¿verdad? you don’t like it, do you?;

vas a venir, ¿verdad? you’re coming, aren’t you?

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verdad nf

1) : truth

2)

de verdad : really, truly

3)

¿verdad? : right?, isn't that so?

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verdad n truth

dime la verdad tell me the truth

ser verdad to be true

¿es verdad que has ganado? is it true that you won? / did you really win?

la historia no es verdad it isn't a true story

de verdad (en serio) really (como debe ser) real

de verdad, iré mañana por la mañana really, I'll go tomorrow morning

Carlos es un amigo de verdad Carlos is a real friend

Para traducir ¿verdad? como coletilla, hay que utilizar el verbo auxiliar y el pronombre adecuados, siempre en negativo si la frase es afirmativa y viceversa

estás de acuerdo conmigo, ¿verdad? you agree with me, don't you?

es de Santander, ¿verdad? he's from Santander, isn't he?

son franceses, ¿verdad? they're French, aren't they?

no se han ido, ¿verdad? they haven't gone, have they?

Spanish-English dictionary > verdad
13 doch

I Konj. (aber) but, however; ich wollte es tun, doch ich habe es vergessen I wanted to do it, but I forgot

II Adv.

1. (dennoch) however, yet, still; all the same, nevertheless; (wider Erwarten) after all; der Film war traurig und doch schön the film was sad and yet beautiful; er kam also doch? then he did come after all?; ich hab’s dann doch nicht getan I didn’t do it after all; wo er doch genau wusste,... knowing very well...

2. (Ggs. nein) yes it is, I was etc.; das ist nicht wahr! - doch! yes it is!; willst du denn nicht? - doch! yes, I do

3. (schließlich) after all; ich bin doch kein Kind mehr! after all I’m not a child any more; das war denn doch zu viel für sie it was too much for her after all; du kennst das doch, kannst du mir helfen? you know it, can’t you help me then?; er ist doch ganz nett, warum magst du ihn nicht? he’s really nice, so why don’t you like him?

4. (gewiss) surely; du weißt doch, dass... um Zustimmung bittend: you know (that)..., don’t you?, surely you know (that)...; du kommst doch? you will come, won’t you?; sie ist doch nicht ( etwa) krank? she isn’t ill, is she?; das kann doch nicht dein Ernst sein you’re not serious, are you?; das ist doch Peter da drüben überrascht: look, there’s Peter over there; unsicher: isn’t that Peter over there?; das wäre doch schön! that would be lovely

5. auffordernd: do (+ Inf.) setzen Sie sich doch do sit down; sei doch mal still! ärgerlich: be quiet, will you!; lass ihn doch! leave him alone, can’t you?; nicht doch! don’t!, stop it!, please don’t

6. verstärkend: ja / nicht doch! of course! / of course not!, certainly not!; ich hab’s doch gewusst! I knew it!; mir doch egal! umg. verärgert: I don’t care ( oder give a damn); wie schön das doch ist! oh isn’t that lovely; das gibt’s doch nicht! umg. I don’t believe it!; du musst doch immer Recht haben! verärgert: you just have to be right, don’t you?

7. zurückweisend: mach die Heizung an - das hab ich doch schon! umg. I already did; das konnte ich doch nicht wissen! how was I supposed ( oder meant) to know that?; lass nur, du kannst mir ja doch nicht helfen just leave it, you can’t help me anyway ( oder there’s nothing you can do to help me)

8. (bloß, nur) if only...; wenn er doch käme! if only he would come; hättest du das doch gleich gesagt! why didn’t you say that (from the start)?, why didn’t you tell me straightaway?

9. (noch, gleich) again; wer war das doch ( gleich)? who was that again?; wie hieß er doch ( noch)? what was his name again?, now what was his name?

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tho (Adv.); yet (Adv.); though (Adv.)

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dọch [dɔx]
1. conj
(= aber, allein) but; (= jedoch, trotzdem) but still, yet
und doch hat er es getan — but he still did it, but still he did it

2. adv

1) (betont) (= dennoch) after all; (= trotzdem) anyway, all the same; (= sowieso) anyway

jetzt ist er doch nicht gekommen — now he hasn't come after all

..., aber ich bin doch hingegangen —... but I went anyway or all the same or after all

du weißt es ja doch besser — you always know better than I do anyway

das geht denn doch zu weit! — that really is going too far

und doch,... — and yet...

2) (betont = tatsächlich) really

ja doch! — of course!, sure! (esp US)

nein doch! — of course not!, certainly not!

also doch! — so it IS/so he DID! etc

er hat es gestohlen – also doch! — he stole it – so it WAS him!

er hat es also doch gesagt — so he DID say it

es ist doch so, wie ich vermutet hatte — so it (really) IS as I thought

das ist er doch! — (why,) that IS him!

das ist doch interessant, was er da sagt — what he's saying is really interesting

was es doch alles für Leute gibt! — the people you get!

3) (als bejahende Antwort) yes I do/it does etc

hat es dir nicht gefallen? – (doch,) doch! — didn't you like it? – (oh) yes I did! or oh I did, I did!

will er nicht mitkommen? – doch! — doesn't he want to come? – (oh) yes, he does

doch, schon, aber... — yes it does/I do etc, but...

4)

(auffordernd: nicht übersetzt, aber emphatisches "to do" wird oft gebraucht) komm doch — do come

kommen Sie doch bitte morgen wieder — won't you come back tomorrow?

gib doch mal her — (come on,) give it to me

seid doch endlich still! —

sei doch nicht so frech! () — don't you be so cheeky (Brit) or freshUS inf!

lass ihn doch! — just leave him!

soll er doch! — well let him!, let him then!

nicht doch! — don't (do that)!

5) (verstärkend) but; (Bestätigung erwartend) isn't it/haven't you etc?

sie ist doch noch so jung — but she's still so young

es wäre doch schön, wenn... — (but) it WOULD be nice if...

dass sie doch immer widersprechen muss! — why must she always contradict everything?

das ist doch die Höhe or das Letzte! — well, that's the limit!, that really is the limit!

das ist doch gar nicht wahr! — (but) that's just not true!

das ist doch wohl nicht wahr? — that's not true, is it?

du hast doch nicht etwa...? — you haven't..., have you?, surely you haven't or you haven't by any chance...(, have you)?

ich habe doch (aber) gefragt — (but) I did ask

6) (= eigentlich) really, actually

es war doch ganz interessant — it was really or actually quite interesting

hier ist es doch ganz nett — it's actually quite nice here

7)

(als bekannt Angenommenes wiederholend: nicht übersetzt) Sie wissen doch, wie das so ist — (well,) you know how it is, don't you?

du kennst dich doch hier aus, wo ist denn...? — you know your way around here, where is...?

wie war doch Ihr Name? — (I'm sorry,) WHAT was your name?

hier darf man doch nicht rauchen — you can't smoke here(, you know)

8)

(in Wunschsätzen) wenn doch — if only

o wäre es doch schon Frühling! — oh if only it were spring!

dass dich doch der Teufel holte! — (oh) go to blazes! (inf), the devil take you (old)

9) (geh begründet) but then

er sprach etwas verwirrt, war er doch eben erst aus dem Bett aufgestanden — he spoke in a somewhat confused manner, but then he had only just got out of bed

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1) (in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc: It turns out he went by plane after all.) after all

2) (but; however: He's pleasant enough, yet I don't like him.) yet

3) (however: I wish I hadn't done it, though.) though

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doch

[dɔx]

I. konj (jedoch) but

ich habe alles versucht, \doch ich konnte sie nicht überzeugen I tried everything, but I couldn't convince her, I

II. adv

1. (dennoch) even so, all the same

ich habe aber \doch angerufen but even so, I called, but I called all the same

... und \doch...... and yet...

sie sagte es mit Entschiedenheit und \doch freundlich she said it firmly yet in a friendly way

ich lehnte höflich \doch bestimmt ab I refused politely yet determinedly

\doch noch after all

und \doch,... even so..., all the same...

ich weiß, der Job ist gut bezahlt, und \doch, ich will ihn nicht [o und \doch will ich ihn nicht] I know, the job is well paid, even so [or all the same], I don't want it

2. (sowieso) anyway

du wirst es ja \doch erfahren you will find out anyway

3. (einräumend) after all

ich wollte es ja nicht glauben, aber du hattest \doch Recht I didn't want to believe it but you were right [after all]

es ist also \doch wahr then it is true after all

zum Glück ist aber \doch nichts passiert fortunately, nothing happened

jetzt ist sie \doch noch gekommen now she has come after all

es war \doch nicht so wie du dachtest it turned out not to be the way you thought it was

also \doch! ich habe es dir ja gleich gesagt you see! I told you straightaway

4. (geh: begründend)

er ging, spürte er \doch, dass er nicht willkommen war he went, as he felt that he wasn't welcome

er fühlte sich fremd, war er \doch gerade erst angekommen he felt a stranger, but then he had only just arrived

5. (widersprechend) yes

er hat das nicht gesagt — \doch, ich weiß genau, dass er das gesagt hat he didn't say that — yes, he did, I know he did

du gehst jetzt ins Bett — nein! — \doch! go to bed now — no! — yes!

6. (ja) yes

hast du keine Lust, mit in die Spielbank zu kommen? — \doch, schon, aber leider nicht genug Geld wouldn't you like to come with me to the casino? — yes, I would, but I haven't got enough money

hat es dir nicht gefallen? — \doch[, \doch]! didn't you enjoy it? — yes, I did!

darf ich bei Ihnen rauchen? — \doch, warum nicht? may I smoke here? — yes, sure [or certainly

III. part

1. (Nachdruck verleihend)

das ist \doch unsere Nachbarin da drüben! look, there's our neighbour over there

das habe ich mir \doch schon gedacht I thought so all along

er rief an, wo er \doch genau wusste, dass ich nicht zu Hause war he called, knowing very well that I wasn't at home

jetzt komm \doch endlich come on!

kommen Sie \doch bitte morgen wieder please could you come back tomorrow

seid \doch endlich still! for goodness' sake, be quiet!

sei \doch nicht immer so geizig don't be so stingy

sie will dir kündigen! — soll sie \doch, das macht mir auch nichts aus she's going to sack you! — let her, I don't care

du weißt \doch, wie es ist you know how it is

wäre es \doch schon endlich Sommer! if only the summer would come

wenn \doch nur schon Freitag wäre! if only it was Friday!

wenn er \doch nur endlich mal den Mund halten würde! if only he would shut up!

das habe ich dir \doch gleich gesagt I told you before

setzen Sie sich \doch! won't you sit down!

nehmen Sie sich \doch bitte! do help yourself!

nicht \doch! don't

ja \doch! yes, all right!

nein \doch! no, of course not!

2. (Unmut ausdrückend)

es wäre \doch schön, wenn du mir endlich mal die Wahrheit sagen würdest it would be nice if you'd [finally] tell me the truth

du weißt ja \doch immer alles besser! you always know better!

du hast ihr \doch nicht etwa von unserem Geheimnis erzählt? you haven't told her our secret?, you haven't gone and told her our secret? fam

das ist \doch gar nicht wahr! that's not true!

das ist \doch wirklich eine Frechheit! what a cheek!

das kann \doch nicht dein Ernst sein! you're not serious, are you?

das ist \doch die Höhe [o das Letzte]! (fam) that's the limit!

3. (Zustimmung erwartend)

das ist \doch unsere Nachbarin da drüben, oder? isn't that our neighbour over there?

du kommst \doch morgen? you will come tomorrow, won't you?

das war \doch gar nicht so schlimm, oder? it wasn't so bad, was it?

das ist Ihnen aber \doch bekannt gewesen, oder? but you knew that, didn't you?

4. (noch)

wie war \doch [gleich] Ihr Name? sorry, what did you say your name was?, what was your name again?

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1.
Konjunktion but
2.
Adverb

1) (jedoch) but

2) (dennoch) all the same; still; (wider Erwarten) after all

und doch — and yet

3) (geh.): (nämlich)

wusste er doch, dass... — because he knew that...

4) (als Antwort) [oh] yes

Hast du keinen Hunger? - Doch! — Arent't you hungry? - Yes [I am]!

5) (trotz allem, was dagegen sprechen/gesprochen haben mag)

er war also doch der Mörder! — so he 'was the murderer!

sie hat es also doch gesagt — so she 'did say it

6) (ohnehin) in any case

du kannst mir doch nicht helfen — there's nothing you can do to help me
3.
Interjektion

1) (widersprechende Antwort auf eine verneinte Aussage)

Das stimmt nicht. - Doch! — That's not right. - [Oh] yes it is!

2) (negative Antwort auf eine verneinte Frage)

Hast du keinen Hunger? - Doch! — Aren't you hungry? - Yes [I am]!
4.
Partikel

1) (auffordernd, Ungeduld, Empörung ausdrückend)

das hättest du doch wissen müssen — you [really] should have known that

du hast doch selbst gesagt, dass... — (rechtfertigend) you did say yourself that...

gib mir doch bitte mal die Zeitung — pass me the paper, please

reg dich doch nicht so auf! — don't get so worked up!

paß doch auf! — [oh.] do be careful!

das ist doch nicht zu glauben — that's just incredible

2) (Zweifel ausdrückend)

du hast doch meinen Brief erhalten? — you did get my letter, didn't you?

3) (Überraschung ausdrückend)

das ist doch Karl! — there's Karl!

4) (an Bekanntes erinnernd)

er ist doch nicht mehr der jüngste — he's not as young as he used to be[, you know]

5) (nach Vergessenem fragend)

wie war doch sein Name? — now what was his name?

6) (verstärkt Bejahung/Verneinung ausdrückend)

gewiss/sicher doch — [why] certainly; of course

ja doch — [yes,] all right or (coll.) OK

nicht doch! — (abwehrend) [no,] don't!

7) (Wunsch verstärkend)

wäre es doch... — if only it were...

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doch

A. konj (aber) but, however;

ich wollte es tun, doch ich habe es vergessen I wanted to do it, but I forgot

B. adv

1. (dennoch) however, yet, still; all the same, nevertheless; (wider Erwarten) after all;

der Film war traurig und doch schön the film was sad and yet beautiful;

er kam also doch? then he did come after all?;

ich hab’s dann doch nicht getan I didn’t do it after all;

wo er doch genau wusste, … knowing very well …

2. (Ggs nein) yes it is, I was etc;

das ist nicht wahr! -

doch! yes it is!;

willst du denn nicht? -

doch! yes, I do

3. (schließlich) after all;

ich bin doch kein Kind mehr! after all I’m not a child any more;

das war denn doch zu viel für sie it was too much for her after all;

du kennst das doch, kannst du mir helfen? you know it, can’t you help me then?;

er ist doch ganz nett, warum magst du ihn nicht? he’s really nice, so why don’t you like him?

4. (gewiss) surely;

du weißt doch, dass … um Zustimmung bittend: you know (that) …, don’t you?, surely you know (that) …;

du kommst doch? you will come, won’t you?;

sie ist doch nicht (etwa) krank? she isn’t ill, is she?;

das kann doch nicht dein Ernst sein you’re not serious, are you?;

das ist doch Peter da drüben überrascht: look, there’s Peter over there; unsicher: isn’t that Peter over there?;

das wäre doch schön! that would be lovely

5. auffordernd: do (+inf)

setzen Sie sich doch do sit down;

sei doch mal still! ärgerlich: be quiet, will you!;

lass ihn doch! leave him alone, can’t you?;

nicht doch! don’t!, stop it!, please don’t

6. verstärkend:

ja/nicht doch! of course!/of course not!, certainly not!;

ich hab’s doch gewusst! I knew it!;

mir doch egal! umg verärgert: I don’t care ( oder give a damn);

wie schön das doch ist! oh isn’t that lovely;

das gibt’s doch nicht! umg I don’t believe it!;

du musst doch immer Recht haben! verärgert: you just have to be right, don’t you?

7. zurückweisend: mach die Heizung an -

das hab ich doch schon! umg I already did;

das konnte ich doch nicht wissen! how was I supposed ( oder meant) to know that?;

lass nur, du kannst mir ja doch nicht helfen just leave it, you can’t help me anyway ( oder there’s nothing you can do to help me)

8. (bloß, nur) if only …;

wenn er doch käme! if only he would come;

hättest du das doch gleich gesagt! why didn’t you say that (from the start)?, why didn’t you tell me straightaway?

9. (noch, gleich) again;

wer war das doch (gleich)? who was that again?;

wie hieß er doch (noch)? what was his name again?, now what was his name?

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1.
Konjunktion but
2.
Adverb

1) (jedoch) but

2) (dennoch) all the same; still; (wider Erwarten) after all

und doch — and yet

3) (geh.): (nämlich)

wusste er doch, dass... — because he knew that...

4) (als Antwort) [oh] yes

Hast du keinen Hunger? - Doch! — Arent't you hungry? - Yes [I am]!

5) (trotz allem, was dagegen sprechen/gesprochen haben mag)

er war also doch der Mörder! — so he 'was the murderer!

sie hat es also doch gesagt — so she 'did say it

6) (ohnehin) in any case

du kannst mir doch nicht helfen — there's nothing you can do to help me
3.
Interjektion

1) (widersprechende Antwort auf eine verneinte Aussage)

Das stimmt nicht. - Doch! — That's not right. - [Oh] yes it is!

2) (negative Antwort auf eine verneinte Frage)

Hast du keinen Hunger? - Doch! — Aren't you hungry? - Yes [I am]!
4.
Partikel

1) (auffordernd, Ungeduld, Empörung ausdrückend)

das hättest du doch wissen müssen — you [really] should have known that

du hast doch selbst gesagt, dass... — (rechtfertigend) you did say yourself that...

gib mir doch bitte mal die Zeitung — pass me the paper, please

reg dich doch nicht so auf! — don't get so worked up!

paß doch auf! — [oh.] do be careful!

das ist doch nicht zu glauben — that's just incredible

2) (Zweifel ausdrückend)

du hast doch meinen Brief erhalten? — you did get my letter, didn't you?

3) (Überraschung ausdrückend)

das ist doch Karl! — there's Karl!

4) (an Bekanntes erinnernd)

er ist doch nicht mehr der jüngste — he's not as young as he used to be[, you know]

5) (nach Vergessenem fragend)

wie war doch sein Name? — now what was his name?

6) (verstärkt Bejahung/Verneinung ausdrückend)

gewiss/sicher doch — [why] certainly; of course

ja doch — [yes,] all right or (coll.) OK

nicht doch! — (abwehrend) [no,] don't!

7) (Wunsch verstärkend)

wäre es doch... — if only it were...

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konj.

but conj.

however conj.

nevertheless conj.

still conj.

yet conj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > doch
14 être

être [εtʀ]

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1. linking verb

2. auxiliary verb

3. intransitive verb

4. impersonal verb

5. masculine noun

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► Pour les locutions comme être en colère, c'est dommage, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. to be

• le ciel est bleu the sky is blue

• soyez sages ! be good!

• il était fatigué he was tired

• elle est traductrice she's a translator

• il est tout pour elle he's everything to her

• il n'est plus rien pour moi he doesn't mean anything to me any more

• nous sommes dix à vouloir partir ten of us want to go

► être de

• nous sommes de la même religion we are of the same faith

• être de l'expédition to take part in the expedition

• être de noce to be at a wedding

• je ne serai pas du voyage I won't be going

• elle est des nôtres she's one of us ; ( = elle vient avec nous) she's coming with us

• serez-vous des nôtres demain ? will you be coming tomorrow?

   b. (date) on est le 12 janvier

• nous sommes le 12 janvier it's 12 January

• on était en juillet it was in July

• quel jour sommes-nous ? (date) what's the date today? ; (jour) what day is it today?

2. <

   a. (passif) to be

• être fabriqué par... to be made by...

• il est soutenu par son patron he is backed up by his boss

• elle n'a pas été invitée she hasn't been invited

   b. (temps composés) to have

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► Les temps composés anglais sont généralement formés avec le verbe to have et non to be.

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► Les temps composés français ne se traduisent pas toujours par des temps composés anglais: le passé composé français peut se traduire soit par le prétérit, soit par le parfait anglais, selon le contexte.

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• il est mort hier he died yesterday

• il est parti hier he left yesterday

• est-il déjà passé ? has he been already?

• nous étions montés we had gone upstairs

   c. (verbes pronominaux) elle s'est regardée dans la glace she looked at herself in the mirror

• elle s'était endormie she had fallen asleep

• ils se sont regardés avec méfiance they looked at each other suspiciously

3. <

   a. to be

• elle n'est plus she is no more

• le meilleur homme qui soit the kindest man imaginable

• le village est à 10 km d'ici the village is 10km from here

• où étais-tu ? where were you?

   b. ( = aller)

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► Lorsque avoir été décrit un déplacement, il est rendu le plus souvent par to go ; lorsqu'il exprime le fait de s'être trouvé quelque part, il se traduit par to be.

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• il n'avait jamais été à Londres he'd never been to London

• as-tu déjà été à l'étranger ? -- oui j'ai été en Italie l'an dernier have you ever been abroad? -- yes I went to Italy last year

• elle a été lui téléphoner she's gone to phone him

• il a été dire que c'était de ma faute he went and said that it was my fault

4. <

   a. ► il est + adjectif it is

• il est étrange que... it's odd that...

• il a été facile de le convaincre it was easy to convince him

   b. ► il est (pour dire l'heure) it is

• il est 10 heures it's 10 o'clock

• il était 8 heures quand il est arrivé it was 8 o'clock when he arrived

• quelle heure est-il ? what time is it?

   c. ► il est + nom (literary) (nom singulier) there is ; (nom pluriel) there are

• il est un pays où... there is a country where...

• il est des gens qui... there are people who...

• il était une fois... once upon a time there was...

   d. ► c'est, ce sont + nom ou pronom

• c'est le médecin (en désignant) that's the doctor ; (au téléphone, à la porte) it's the doctor

• c'est une voiture rapide it's a fast car

• ce sont de bons souvenirs they are happy memories

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► En anglais, to be se met au temps de l'action décrite.

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• c'est une voiture rouge qui l'a renversé it was a red car which knocked him down

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► Notez l'emploi possible d'un auxiliaire en anglais pour traduire les propositions tronquées.

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• qui a crié ? -- c'est lui who shouted? -- he did or it was him

   e. ► c'est + adjectif it is

• c'est impossible it's impossible

• c'était formidable it was wonderful

• c'est vrai that's true

• ça c'est vrai ! that's true!

• un hôtel pas cher, c'est difficile à trouver it's not easy to find a cheap hotel

• voler, c'est quelque chose que je ne ferai jamais stealing is something I'll never do

   f. (locutions)

► c'est... qui

• c'est le vent qui a emporté la toiture it was the wind that blew the roof off

• c'est eux or ce sont eux qui mentaient they are the ones who were lying

• c'est toi qui le dis ! that's what you say!

• c'est moi qu'on attendait it was me they were waiting for► c'est... que

• c'est une bonne voiture que vous avez là that's a good car you've got there

• c'est ici que je l'ai trouvé this is where I found it

• c'était elle que je voulais rencontrer she was the one I wanted to meet

• ne partez pas, c'est à vous que je veux parler don't go, it's you I want to talk to► c'est que (pour expliquer)

quand il écrit, c'est qu'il a besoin d'argent when he writes, it's because he needs money

• c'est que je le connais bien ! I know him so well!

• c'est qu'elle n'a pas d'argent it's because she has no money ; (exclamatif) but she has no money!► ce n'est pas que

• ce n'est pas qu'il soit beau ! it's not that he's good-looking!► est-ce que ?

• est-ce que c'est vrai ? is it true?

• est-ce que vous saviez ? did you know?

• est-ce que tu m'entends ? can you hear me?

• est-ce que c'est toi qui l'as battu ? was it you who beat him?

• quand est-ce que ce sera réparé ? when will it be fixed?

• où est-ce que tu l'as mis ? where have you put it?► n'est-ce pas ? → n'est-ce pas

► ne serait-ce if only

• ne serait-ce que pour quelques jours if only for a few days

• ne serait-ce que pour nous ennuyer if only to annoy us

5. <

   a. ( = créature) being

• être humain human being

• être vivant living being

   b. ( = individu) person

• les êtres qui nous sont chers our loved ones

• un être cher a loved one

• c'était un être merveilleux he was a wonderful person

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I ɛtʀ
verbe intransitif (+ v avoir)

1)

il n'est pas jusqu'à l'Antarctique qui ne soit pollué — even the Antarctic is polluted

il en est de Pierre comme de Paul — it is the same with Pierre as with Paul

voilà ce qu'il en est — ( présentation) this is how it is; ( conclusion) that's how it is

il n'en est rien — this isn't at all the case

il en sera toujours ainsi — it will always be so

il en a été de même — it was the same

qu'en est-il de...? — what's the news on...?

2)

je suis à vous tout de suite/dans un instant — I'll be with you right away/in a minute

je suis à vous — I'm all yours

être à ce qu'on fait — to have one's mind on what one is doing

elle est toujours à se plaindre — she's always complaining

3)

il n'est plus — euph he's no longer with us

ce temps n'est plus — these days are gone

fût-il duc/en cristal — even if he were a duke/it were made of crystal

n'était leur grand âge — were it not for their advanced age

ne serait-ce qu'en faisant — if only by doing

ne fût-ce qu'un instant — if only for a moment

fût-ce pour des raisons humanitaires — if only on humanitarian grounds

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on ne peut pas être et avoir été — Proverbe you can't stay young forever

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être I

Généralités

Dans la plupart des situations exprimant l'existence, l'identité, la localisation, la qualité, être sera traduit par to be: je pense donc je suis = I think therefore I am; le soleil est une étoile = the sun is a star; j'étais chez moi = I was at home; l'eau est froide = the water is cold

Les locutions figées contenant être sont traitées sous l'entrée appropriée. Ainsi être en train de/sur le point de/hors de soi etc sont respectivement sous train, point, hors etc; comme si de rien n'était et quoi qu'il en soit sous comme et quoi. De même, les expressions avec si et les questions commençant par que sont traitées sous si et que, à part qu'est-ce à dire?, que l'on trouvera sous dire. Selon le même principe, l'emploi facultatif de étant après considérer comme et présenter comme est traité sous ces verbes; étant donné (que) et étant entendu que sont sous donné et entendu. La plupart des autres emplois de étant se traduisent par being: cela (ou ceci) étant = this being so. En revanche, c'est-à-dire, n'est-ce pas, peut-être et soit sont des entrées à part entière, traitées à leur place dans le dictionnaire

Par ailleurs, on consultera utilement les notes d'usage répertoriées, notamment pour l'expression de l'heure, la date, les nationalités, les professions, les nombres etc

être = verbe auxiliaire

de la voix passive

être auxiliaire de la voix passive se traduit par to be. On notera l'emploi des divers temps en anglais

au présent: où sont les épreuves? elles sont révisées par le traducteur = where are the proofs? they are being revised by the translator; votre voiture est réparée = your car has been repaired; les portes sont repeintes chaque année = the doors are repainted every year

au passé: les épreuves ont été révisées en juin = the proofs were revised in June; les épreuves ont été révisées plusieurs fois = the proofs have been revised several times; les épreuves ont été révisées bien avant ma démission = the proofs had been revised long before I resigned

du passé dans les temps composés

être se traduit par to have si le temps est également composé en anglais - ce qui est beaucoup moins fréquent qu'en français (voir ci-dessus) - sauf avec naître. Dans certains contextes, on peut avoir: elles sont tombées = they have fallen; ils se sont enfuis = they have escaped; elle s'était vengée = she had taken her revenge

Les verbes traduits par une construction passive ou attributive en anglais ( se vendre = to be sold; s'indigner = to be indignant) suivent les mêmes règles au passé: tous les livres se sont vendus = all the books have been sold; elle se serait indignée = she would have been indignant

Noter que la forme pronominale à valeur passive est souvent mieux rendue en anglais par une forme intransitive: les livres se sont bien vendus = the books have sold well

être = aller

Lorsqu'il signifie aller, être se traduit par to be en anglais, mais seulement s'il est directement suivi d'un complément de lieu: je n'ai jamais été en Chine = I've never been to China. Suivi d'un infinitif, il se rend par to go to: il a été voir son ami = he's gone to see his friend; j'ai été manger au restaurant = I went to eat in the restaurant

Dans le sens de s'en aller, on notera les tournures recherchées: ils s'en furent au théâtre = they went to the theatre; ils s'en furent (déçus) = they left (disappointed)

c'est

interrogation

est-ce, ou sa variante plus familière c'est, se traduit généralement par is it: est-ce leur fils/voiture? = is it their son/car?; c'est grave? = is it serious?; c'est toi ou ton frère? = is it you or your brother?

Quand ce garde sa valeur démonstrative, l'anglais précise la référence: est-ce clair? = is that clear?; qui est-ce? ( en montrant une personne) = who is he/she?; et aussi = who is that?; mais, en parlant de quelqu'un qui vous appelle au téléphone, ou à quelqu'un qui frappe à la porte: = who is it?

est-ce n'est généralement pas traduit dans les tournures emphatiques ou permettant d'éviter l'inversion du sujet: est-ce que tu parles russe? = do you speak Russian?; est-ce leur fils, ce garçon? is this boy their son?; qui est-ce qui l'a fait? = who did it?; qui est-ce que tu as rencontré? = who did you meet?; quand/où est-ce que tu manges? = when/where do you eat?; qu'est-ce que c'est? = what is it?, ou, comme vu plus haut, = what is this/that? selon qu'on montre un objet proche ou éloigné

Néanmoins, la tournure emphatique est également possible en anglais dans certaines expressions: qu'est-ce que j'entends? = what's this I hear?; est-ce bien ce qu'il a voulu dire? = is that what he really meant?

affirmation

c'est se traduit, selon les contextes, it is ( it's), this is, that is ( that's): c'est facile ( de critiquer) = it's easy; (ce que tu me demandes, ce travail) = that's easy; c'est moi (réponse à ‘qui est-ce?’) = it's me; (réponse à ‘qui le fait?’) = I do; (réponse à ‘qui l'a fait?’) = I did; (pour me désigner sur une photo, ou comme étant le personnage dont il est question) = that's me ( traduit également ça, c'est moi); c'est Mme Fox (qui téléphone, réponse à ‘qui est-ce?’) = it's Mrs Fox; (réponse à ‘qui le fait?’) = Mrs Fox ou Mrs Fox does; (réponse à ‘qui l'a fait?’) = Mrs Fox did; (que je montre, dont vous voulez parler) = that's Mrs Fox; c'est eux, ce sont eux (qui sont là-bas, que je montre) = it's them; ( qui le font) = they do; ( qui l'ont fait) = they did; ( qui arrivent) = here they are; ce sont mes enfants ( que je vous présente) = these are my children; ( qui sont là-bas) = they are my children; c'est cela = that's right; c'est ça! tu crois que je vais faire le travail tout seul? = what's this! do you think I'm going to do the work all by myself?

Lorsqu'il reprend un nom, un infinitif ou une proposition qui le précède c'est se traduit seulement par is: une étoile, c'est un réacteur nucléaire = a star is a nuclear reactor; réussir, c'est une question de volonté = to succeed is a question of will; sortir par ce temps, c'est de la folie = going out in this weather is sheer madness; eux, ce sont mes amis = they are my friends

De même, lorsque c'est que reprend un groupe nominal ou une proposition, il se traduit simplement par is that: le comique, c'est que... = the funny thing is that... On trouvera en général cette tournure sous l'entrée appropriée, comme comique, fort, importer etc

Lorsque c'est que sert à donner une explication il se rend généralement, et selon le temps, par it is that, it was that, mais aussi, pour insister sur l'explication, par it is/was because: si j'ai fait ça, c'est que je ne pouvais pas faire autrement = if I did that, it was because I couldn't do otherwise. ce n'est pas que se traduit la plupart du temps it is/was not that (la contraction est it's not plutôt que it isn't): ce n'est pas qu'il soit bête, mais... = it's not that he is stupid, but...

En corrélation avec un pronom relatif, c'est peut soit garder sa valeur de présentatif (voir plus haut) et se rendre par that's: c'est le journaliste qui m'a interviewé/que nous avons rencontré/dont je te parlais = that's the journalist who interviewed me/(that) we met/I was telling you about; c'est le château où je suis né = that's the castle where I was born; c'est ce qui me fait croire que... = that's what makes me think that...; c'est justement ce que je disais = that's exactly what I was saying; soit constituer une tournure emphatique qui se rend en anglais selon la nuance: c'est de la même femme que nous parlons = we're talking about the same woman; c'était d'en parler devant elle qui me gênait = talking about it in front of her was what made me feel uneasy ou what made me feel uneasy was talking about it in front of her; c'est lui/Paul qui l'a cassé ( je le dénonce) = he/Paul broke it; ( je l'accuse) = he/Paul is the one who broke it; c'est mon frère qui l'a écrit = it was my brother who wrote it ou my brother's the one who wrote it; c'est de ta soeur que je parlais, pas de toi = it was your sister I was talking about, not you; c'est cette voiture qui m'intéresse = this is the car (that) I am interested in; c'est lui le coupable = he is the culprit; ce sont eux les meurtriers = they are the murderers

c'est à suivi d'un infinitif se traduit parfois par it is suivi de l'adjectif correspondant si cette même transformation est possible en français ( c'est à désespérer = c'est désespérant = it's hopeless), mais c'est rare, et il est conseillé de se reporter à l'infinitif en question ou à l'un des autres termes obtenus à partir de transformations semblables

c'est à... de faire (ou parfois à faire) se traduira de deux manières: c'est à Pierre/lui de choisir ( c'est son tour) it's Pierre's/his turn to choose; ( c'est sa responsabilité) it's up to Pierre/to him to choose

La notion de rivalité contenue dans c'est à qui suivi du futur doit être rendue explicite en anglais: c'est à qui proposera le plus de réformes = each is trying to suggest more reforms than the other; c'était à qui des deux aurait le dernier mot = they were each trying to get in the last word; c'était à qui trouverait le plus d'erreurs dans le texte = they were vying with each other to find the most mistakes in the text

c'est, équivalent de ça fait dans le compte d'une somme, se rend par it is: c'est 200 francs = it's 200 francs; c'est combien? = how much is it?

ce sera avec valeur modale de ce doit être se traduit it must be: ce sera mon professeur de piano = it must be my piano teacher

être = verbe impersonnel

il est facile de critiquer = it is easy to criticize; il serait nécessaire de faire = it would be necessary to do; il est des gens bizarres = there are some strange people; il n'est pas de jour/d'heure sans qu'il se plaigne = not a day/an hour goes by without him complaining

On se référera par ailleurs aux notes d'usage concernant l'heure et la date; voir aussi les entrées temps et fois

il est à suivi d'un infinitif se rend différemment, selon les nuances qu'imposent le contexte, par it must be, it has to be, it should be, it can be suivis du participe passé. Pour plus de sûreté, on se reportera à l'infinitif en question, où cette construction est généralement traitée

il est de suivi d'un substantif ou d'un groupe nominal se rend souvent par it is suivi directement d'un adjectif ou d'un substantif précédé d'un déterminant (article, pronom): il est de coutume de faire (ou qu'on fasse) = it is customary ou the custom to do; il est de notre responsabilité de faire = it is our responsibility to do; mais ce n'est pas une règle absolue, et il est préférable de consulter des entrées telles que goût, règle, notoriété etc pour avoir des traductions adéquates. Voir également 1 Voir également 1 ci-dessous pour des exemples supplémentaires

Emplois avec en

en être

Certains cas sont traités sous la rubrique ‘être = verbe impersonnel’; d'autres, expressions figées, le sont sous l'entrée appropriée; voir par exemple poche et frais pour en être de sa poche/pour ses frais. Enfin, quand l'antéc édent de en est exprimé dans la phrase, l'expression est traitée plus bas sous être de: où en étais-je? = where was I?; je ne sais plus où j'en suis = I'm lost; où en es-tu de tes recherches? - j'en suis à mi-chemin/au début = how far have you got in your research? - I'm halfway through/at the beginning; elle a eu plusieurs amants/accidents: elle en est à son quatrième = she has had several lovers/accidents: this is her fourth; j'en suis à me demander si... = I'm beginning to wonder whether...; j'en étais à ne pouvoir distinguer le vrai du faux = I got to the point where I couldn't distinguish between truth and falsehood

être en

Suivie d'un substantif représentant un vêtement, l'expression peut être traduite to be in, mais on consultera l'entrée appropriée pour s'en assurer. Si l'on dit to be in uniform ou éventuellement to be wearing a uniform pour être en uniforme, l'anglais préfère généralement to be wearing a suit à to be in a suit pour être en costume (de même pour robe, tailleur etc). Dans le cas d'un déguisement, on a to be dressed up as: être en pirate = to be dressed up as a pirate

emplois avec y

j'y suis ( je vous comprends) = I'm with you; ( plus général mais un peu familier) = I get it; je n'y suis pas ( je ne comprends pas) = I don't get it; vous y êtes? (vous comprenez?) = are you with me?; (vous êtes prêt(e)?) = are you ready?; 20000 francs? vous n'y êtes pas! = 20,000 francs? you're a long way out!; tu n'y es pas, c'est plus compliqué que ça = you don't realize, it's a lot more complicated than that. Voir aussi les entrées y, adverbe de lieu, et pour

être + prépositions

La plupart des cas ( être dans, sur, devant, pour, après, avec etc) sont traités sous la préposition correspondante. Ne sont retenus ici que les cas particuliers de être à et être de

être à

Les cas où l'on peut faire l'ellipse de être ou le remplacer par un autre verbe sont traités sous la préposition à; ceux de en être à sous la rubrique ‘en être’, et ceux de c'est à sous la rubrique ‘c'est’

Les emplois de être à suivi d'un groupe nominal et signifiant ‘tendre vers’ sont généralement traités sous le substantif approprié, comme temps, hausse, agonie etc dans les expressions le temps est à la pluie, être à la hausse, être à l'agonie. De même, quand être à signifie un état, c'est sous le substantif ou adjectif approprié, comme bout, disposition, quai, vif etc, qu'on trouvera la ou les traductions de l'expression correspondante

Suivi d'un infinitif et signifiant devoir être, être à peut généralement se traduire, en observant les mêmes nuances qu'avec devoir, par must be, have to be ou should be suivi du participe passé du verbe anglais. Il reste conseillé de consulter l'infinitif en question, comme plaindre, prendre etc. On en trouve également un traitement succint sous les rubriques ‘être = verbe impersonnel' et ‘c'est'

Au sens de appartenir à, l'anglais utilise to be suivi du cas possessif quand le possesseur est un être animé ou d'un pronom possessif si celui-ci est représent é par un pronom objet. Si le cas possessif n'est pas d'usage, on utilise de préférence to belong to: ce livre est à moi/à mon frère = this book is mine/my brother's; ces dictionnaires sont au service de traduction = these dictionaries belong to the translation department; à qui est ce chien? = who does this dog belong to? ou whose dog is this? Voir 2 ci-dessous pour des exemples supplémentaires

être de

Quand elle exprime un état ou une situation, la tournure être de suivie d'un substantif sans déterminant est traduite sous le substantif en question, notamment avis, garde, service etc. De même, certaines expressions où la présence de déterminant est variable, comme dans être de mauvaise foi/d'une incroyable mauvaise foi sont traitées sous l'entrée appropriée, en l'occurrence, foi; voir aussi humeur, massacrante, poil etc

La construction être d'un/d'une suivie d'un adjectif substantivé ou d'un substantif exprimant une qualité ou un défaut peut généralement être rendue par to be so suivi de l'adjectif correspondant en anglais, si le substantif est seul: elle est d'un ridicule/d'une prétention! = she's so ridiculous/so pretentious!; si le substantif est qualifié, l'adjectif devient généralement un adverbe en anglais: il est d'une exquise courtoisie/d'une incompétence rare = he's exquisitely courteous/exceptionally incompetent; mais il n'est pas inutile de vérifier les traductions des adjectifs et substantifs à leur entrée avant de rendre cette construction

Au sens de participer à, faire partie de, la tournure être de se traduit de façon très variable (voir aussi partie): il est des nôtres ( il vient avec nous) = he's with us; (il est de notre clan, agit et pense comme nous) = he's one of us; serez-vous des nôtres? = will you be (coming) with us?; êtes-vous des nôtres? = are you coming with us? (ici, coming est nécessaire, pour éviter l'ambiguïté de are you with us?); les journalistes ne sont pas/ne seront pas du voyage = the journalists aren't coming/won't be coming on the trip; ils ont organisé une expédition mais je n'en étais pas = they organized an expedition but I wasn't part of it; il y avait un congrès mais il n'en était pas = there was a congress but he didn't take part

Suivi d'un infinitif et précédé de noms abstraits avec l'article défini ( l'idéal, l'essentiel etc) ou de superlatifs ( le plus simple), être de se traduit généralement par to be suivi de l'infinitif avec to: le plus simple serait de tout recommencer = the simplest thing to do would be to start all over again

II ɛtʀ
nom masculin

1) ( organisme vivant) being

être humain — human being

les êtres animés et inanimés — animate and inanimate things

les êtres et les choses — living things and objects

un être sans défense — a defenceless [BrE] creature

2) ( personne) person

un être d'exception — an exceptional person

un être cher or aimé — a loved one

un être sensible — a sensitive soul

3) ( nature intime) being

de tout son être — with one's whole being

blessé au plus profond de son être — hurt to the core

4) Philosophie

l'être — being

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être I

Généralités

Dans la plupart des situations exprimant l'existence, l'identité, la localisation, la qualité, être sera traduit par to be: je pense donc je suis = I think therefore I am; le soleil est une étoile = the sun is a star; j'étais chez moi = I was at home; l'eau est froide = the water is cold

Les locutions figées contenant être sont traitées sous l'entrée appropriée. Ainsi être en train de/sur le point de/hors de soi etc sont respectivement sous train, point, hors etc; comme si de rien n'était et quoi qu'il en soit sous comme et quoi. De même, les expressions avec si et les questions commençant par que sont traitées sous si et que, à part qu'est-ce à dire?, que l'on trouvera sous dire. Selon le même principe, l'emploi facultatif de étant après considérer comme et présenter comme est traité sous ces verbes; étant donné (que) et étant entendu que sont sous donné et entendu. La plupart des autres emplois de étant se traduisent par being: cela (ou ceci) étant = this being so. En revanche, c'est-à-dire, n'est-ce pas, peut-être et soit sont des entrées à part entière, traitées à leur place dans le dictionnaire

Par ailleurs, on consultera utilement les notes d'usage répertoriées, notamment pour l'expression de l'heure, la date, les nationalités, les professions, les nombres etc

être = verbe auxiliaire

de la voix passive

être auxiliaire de la voix passive se traduit par to be. On notera l'emploi des divers temps en anglais

au présent: où sont les épreuves? elles sont révisées par le traducteur = where are the proofs? they are being revised by the translator; votre voiture est réparée = your car has been repaired; les portes sont repeintes chaque année = the doors are repainted every year

au passé: les épreuves ont été révisées en juin = the proofs were revised in June; les épreuves ont été révisées plusieurs fois = the proofs have been revised several times; les épreuves ont été révisées bien avant ma démission = the proofs had been revised long before I resigned

du passé dans les temps composés

être se traduit par to have si le temps est également composé en anglais - ce qui est beaucoup moins fréquent qu'en français (voir ci-dessus) - sauf avec naître. Dans certains contextes, on peut avoir: elles sont tombées = they have fallen; ils se sont enfuis = they have escaped; elle s'était vengée = she had taken her revenge

Les verbes traduits par une construction passive ou attributive en anglais ( se vendre = to be sold; s'indigner = to be indignant) suivent les mêmes règles au passé: tous les livres se sont vendus = all the books have been sold; elle se serait indignée = she would have been indignant

Noter que la forme pronominale à valeur passive est souvent mieux rendue en anglais par une forme intransitive: les livres se sont bien vendus = the books have sold well

être = aller

Lorsqu'il signifie aller, être se traduit par to be en anglais, mais seulement s'il est directement suivi d'un complément de lieu: je n'ai jamais été en Chine = I've never been to China. Suivi d'un infinitif, il se rend par to go to: il a été voir son ami = he's gone to see his friend; j'ai été manger au restaurant = I went to eat in the restaurant

Dans le sens de s'en aller, on notera les tournures recherchées: ils s'en furent au théâtre = they went to the theatre; ils s'en furent (déçus) = they left (disappointed)

c'est

interrogation

est-ce, ou sa variante plus familière c'est, se traduit généralement par is it: est-ce leur fils/voiture? = is it their son/car?; c'est grave? = is it serious?; c'est toi ou ton frère? = is it you or your brother?

Quand ce garde sa valeur démonstrative, l'anglais précise la référence: est-ce clair? = is that clear?; qui est-ce? ( en montrant une personne) = who is he/she?; et aussi = who is that?; mais, en parlant de quelqu'un qui vous appelle au téléphone, ou à quelqu'un qui frappe à la porte: = who is it?

est-ce n'est généralement pas traduit dans les tournures emphatiques ou permettant d'éviter l'inversion du sujet: est-ce que tu parles russe? = do you speak Russian?; est-ce leur fils, ce garçon? is this boy their son?; qui est-ce qui l'a fait? = who did it?; qui est-ce que tu as rencontré? = who did you meet?; quand/où est-ce que tu manges? = when/where do you eat?; qu'est-ce que c'est? = what is it?, ou, comme vu plus haut, = what is this/that? selon qu'on montre un objet proche ou éloigné

Néanmoins, la tournure emphatique est également possible en anglais dans certaines expressions: qu'est-ce que j'entends? = what's this I hear?; est-ce bien ce qu'il a voulu dire? = is that what he really meant?

affirmation

c'est se traduit, selon les contextes, it is ( it's), this is, that is ( that's): c'est facile ( de critiquer) = it's easy; (ce que tu me demandes, ce travail) = that's easy; c'est moi (réponse à ‘qui est-ce?’) = it's me; (réponse à ‘qui le fait?’) = I do; (réponse à ‘qui l'a fait?’) = I did; (pour me désigner sur une photo, ou comme étant le personnage dont il est question) = that's me ( traduit également ça, c'est moi); c'est Mme Fox (qui téléphone, réponse à ‘qui est-ce?’) = it's Mrs Fox; (réponse à ‘qui le fait?’) = Mrs Fox ou Mrs Fox does; (réponse à ‘qui l'a fait?’) = Mrs Fox did; (que je montre, dont vous voulez parler) = that's Mrs Fox; c'est eux, ce sont eux (qui sont là-bas, que je montre) = it's them; ( qui le font) = they do; ( qui l'ont fait) = they did; ( qui arrivent) = here they are; ce sont mes enfants ( que je vous présente) = these are my children; ( qui sont là-bas) = they are my children; c'est cela = that's right; c'est ça! tu crois que je vais faire le travail tout seul? = what's this! do you think I'm going to do the work all by myself?

Lorsqu'il reprend un nom, un infinitif ou une proposition qui le précède c'est se traduit seulement par is: une étoile, c'est un réacteur nucléaire = a star is a nuclear reactor; réussir, c'est une question de volonté = to succeed is a question of will; sortir par ce temps, c'est de la folie = going out in this weather is sheer madness; eux, ce sont mes amis = they are my friends

De même, lorsque c'est que reprend un groupe nominal ou une proposition, il se traduit simplement par is that: le comique, c'est que... = the funny thing is that... On trouvera en général cette tournure sous l'entrée appropriée, comme comique, fort, importer etc

Lorsque c'est que sert à donner une explication il se rend généralement, et selon le temps, par it is that, it was that, mais aussi, pour insister sur l'explication, par it is/was because: si j'ai fait ça, c'est que je ne pouvais pas faire autrement = if I did that, it was because I couldn't do otherwise. ce n'est pas que se traduit la plupart du temps it is/was not that (la contraction est it's not plutôt que it isn't): ce n'est pas qu'il soit bête, mais... = it's not that he is stupid, but...

En corrélation avec un pronom relatif, c'est peut soit garder sa valeur de présentatif (voir plus haut) et se rendre par that's: c'est le journaliste qui m'a interviewé/que nous avons rencontré/dont je te parlais = that's the journalist who interviewed me/(that) we met/I was telling you about; c'est le château où je suis né = that's the castle where I was born; c'est ce qui me fait croire que... = that's what makes me think that...; c'est justement ce que je disais = that's exactly what I was saying; soit constituer une tournure emphatique qui se rend en anglais selon la nuance: c'est de la même femme que nous parlons = we're talking about the same woman; c'était d'en parler devant elle qui me gênait = talking about it in front of her was what made me feel uneasy ou what made me feel uneasy was talking about it in front of her; c'est lui/Paul qui l'a cassé ( je le dénonce) = he/Paul broke it; ( je l'accuse) = he/Paul is the one who broke it; c'est mon frère qui l'a écrit = it was my brother who wrote it ou my brother's the one who wrote it; c'est de ta soeur que je parlais, pas de toi = it was your sister I was talking about, not you; c'est cette voiture qui m'intéresse = this is the car (that) I am interested in; c'est lui le coupable = he is the culprit; ce sont eux les meurtriers = they are the murderers

c'est à suivi d'un infinitif se traduit parfois par it is suivi de l'adjectif correspondant si cette même transformation est possible en français ( c'est à désespérer = c'est désespérant = it's hopeless), mais c'est rare, et il est conseillé de se reporter à l'infinitif en question ou à l'un des autres termes obtenus à partir de transformations semblables

c'est à... de faire (ou parfois à faire) se traduira de deux manières: c'est à Pierre/lui de choisir ( c'est son tour) it's Pierre's/his turn to choose; ( c'est sa responsabilité) it's up to Pierre/to him to choose

La notion de rivalité contenue dans c'est à qui suivi du futur doit être rendue explicite en anglais: c'est à qui proposera le plus de réformes = each is trying to suggest more reforms than the other; c'était à qui des deux aurait le dernier mot = they were each trying to get in the last word; c'était à qui trouverait le plus d'erreurs dans le texte = they were vying with each other to find the most mistakes in the text

c'est, équivalent de ça fait dans le compte d'une somme, se rend par it is: c'est 200 francs = it's 200 francs; c'est combien? = how much is it?

ce sera avec valeur modale de ce doit être se traduit it must be: ce sera mon professeur de piano = it must be my piano teacher

être = verbe impersonnel

il est facile de critiquer = it is easy to criticize; il serait nécessaire de faire = it would be necessary to do; il est des gens bizarres = there are some strange people; il n'est pas de jour/d'heure sans qu'il se plaigne = not a day/an hour goes by without him complaining

On se référera par ailleurs aux notes d'usage concernant l'heure et la date; voir aussi les entrées temps et fois

il est à suivi d'un infinitif se rend différemment, selon les nuances qu'imposent le contexte, par it must be, it has to be, it should be, it can be suivis du participe passé. Pour plus de sûreté, on se reportera à l'infinitif en question, où cette construction est généralement traitée

il est de suivi d'un substantif ou d'un groupe nominal se rend souvent par it is suivi directement d'un adjectif ou d'un substantif précédé d'un déterminant (article, pronom): il est de coutume de faire (ou qu'on fasse) = it is customary ou the custom to do; il est de notre responsabilité de faire = it is our responsibility to do; mais ce n'est pas une règle absolue, et il est préférable de consulter des entrées telles que goût, règle, notoriété etc pour avoir des traductions adéquates. Voir également 1 Voir également 1 ci-dessous pour des exemples supplémentaires

Emplois avec en

en être

Certains cas sont traités sous la rubrique ‘être = verbe impersonnel’; d'autres, expressions figées, le sont sous l'entrée appropriée; voir par exemple poche et frais pour en être de sa poche/pour ses frais. Enfin, quand l'antéc édent de en est exprimé dans la phrase, l'expression est traitée plus bas sous être de: où en étais-je? = where was I?; je ne sais plus où j'en suis = I'm lost; où en es-tu de tes recherches? - j'en suis à mi-chemin/au début = how far have you got in your research? - I'm halfway through/at the beginning; elle a eu plusieurs amants/accidents: elle en est à son quatrième = she has had several lovers/accidents: this is her fourth; j'en suis à me demander si... = I'm beginning to wonder whether...; j'en étais à ne pouvoir distinguer le vrai du faux = I got to the point where I couldn't distinguish between truth and falsehood

être en

Suivie d'un substantif représentant un vêtement, l'expression peut être traduite to be in, mais on consultera l'entrée appropriée pour s'en assurer. Si l'on dit to be in uniform ou éventuellement to be wearing a uniform pour être en uniforme, l'anglais préfère généralement to be wearing a suit à to be in a suit pour être en costume (de même pour robe, tailleur etc). Dans le cas d'un déguisement, on a to be dressed up as: être en pirate = to be dressed up as a pirate

emplois avec y

j'y suis ( je vous comprends) = I'm with you; ( plus général mais un peu familier) = I get it; je n'y suis pas ( je ne comprends pas) = I don't get it; vous y êtes? (vous comprenez?) = are you with me?; (vous êtes prêt(e)?) = are you ready?; 20000 francs? vous n'y êtes pas! = 20,000 francs? you're a long way out!; tu n'y es pas, c'est plus compliqué que ça = you don't realize, it's a lot more complicated than that. Voir aussi les entrées y, adverbe de lieu, et pour

être + prépositions

La plupart des cas ( être dans, sur, devant, pour, après, avec etc) sont traités sous la préposition correspondante. Ne sont retenus ici que les cas particuliers de être à et être de

être à

Les cas où l'on peut faire l'ellipse de être ou le remplacer par un autre verbe sont traités sous la préposition à; ceux de en être à sous la rubrique ‘en être’, et ceux de c'est à sous la rubrique ‘c'est’

Les emplois de être à suivi d'un groupe nominal et signifiant ‘tendre vers’ sont généralement traités sous le substantif approprié, comme temps, hausse, agonie etc dans les expressions le temps est à la pluie, être à la hausse, être à l'agonie. De même, quand être à signifie un état, c'est sous le substantif ou adjectif approprié, comme bout, disposition, quai, vif etc, qu'on trouvera la ou les traductions de l'expression correspondante

Suivi d'un infinitif et signifiant devoir être, être à peut généralement se traduire, en observant les mêmes nuances qu'avec devoir, par must be, have to be ou should be suivi du participe passé du verbe anglais. Il reste conseillé de consulter l'infinitif en question, comme plaindre, prendre etc. On en trouve également un traitement succint sous les rubriques ‘être = verbe impersonnel' et ‘c'est'

Au sens de appartenir à, l'anglais utilise to be suivi du cas possessif quand le possesseur est un être animé ou d'un pronom possessif si celui-ci est représent é par un pronom objet. Si le cas possessif n'est pas d'usage, on utilise de préférence to belong to: ce livre est à moi/à mon frère = this book is mine/my brother's; ces dictionnaires sont au service de traduction = these dictionaries belong to the translation department; à qui est ce chien? = who does this dog belong to? ou whose dog is this? Voir 2 ci-dessous pour des exemples supplémentaires

être de

Quand elle exprime un état ou une situation, la tournure être de suivie d'un substantif sans déterminant est traduite sous le substantif en question, notamment avis, garde, service etc. De même, certaines expressions où la présence de déterminant est variable, comme dans être de mauvaise foi/d'une incroyable mauvaise foi sont traitées sous l'entrée appropriée, en l'occurrence, foi; voir aussi humeur, massacrante, poil etc

La construction être d'un/d'une suivie d'un adjectif substantivé ou d'un substantif exprimant une qualité ou un défaut peut généralement être rendue par to be so suivi de l'adjectif correspondant en anglais, si le substantif est seul: elle est d'un ridicule/d'une prétention! = she's so ridiculous/so pretentious!; si le substantif est qualifié, l'adjectif devient généralement un adverbe en anglais: il est d'une exquise courtoisie/d'une incompétence rare = he's exquisitely courteous/exceptionally incompetent; mais il n'est pas inutile de vérifier les traductions des adjectifs et substantifs à leur entrée avant de rendre cette construction

Au sens de participer à, faire partie de, la tournure être de se traduit de façon très variable (voir aussi partie): il est des nôtres ( il vient avec nous) = he's with us; (il est de notre clan, agit et pense comme nous) = he's one of us; serez-vous des nôtres? = will you be (coming) with us?; êtes-vous des nôtres? = are you coming with us? (ici, coming est nécessaire, pour éviter l'ambiguïté de are you with us?); les journalistes ne sont pas/ne seront pas du voyage = the journalists aren't coming/won't be coming on the trip; ils ont organisé une expédition mais je n'en étais pas = they organized an expedition but I wasn't part of it; il y avait un congrès mais il n'en était pas = there was a congress but he didn't take part

Suivi d'un infinitif et précédé de noms abstraits avec l'article défini ( l'idéal, l'essentiel etc) ou de superlatifs ( le plus simple), être de se traduit généralement par to be suivi de l'infinitif avec to: le plus simple serait de tout recommencer = the simplest thing to do would be to start all over again

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ɛtʀ
1. nm

being

être humain — human being

2. vb (avec attribut)

1) (état, description) to be

Il est instituteur. — He's a teacher.

Vous êtes grand. — You're tall.

Vous êtes fatigué. — You're tired.

Je suis heureux. — I'm happy.

C'est moi! — It's me!

2) (appartenance)

être à qn — to be sb's, to belong to sb

Ce livre est à Paul. — This book is Paul's., This book belongs to Paul.

C'est à moi. — It's mine.

C'est à eux. — It's theirs.

C'est à lui de le faire. — It's up to him to do it.

3) (origine)

être de — to be from

Il est de Paris. — He is from Paris.

Il est des nôtres. — He is one of us.

4) (obligation, but)

être à (+ infinitif) C'est à réparer. — It needs repairing.

C'est à essayer. — You should try it.

Il est à espérer que... — It is to be hoped that...

3. vi

1) (= se trouver) to be

Je ne serai pas ici demain. — I won't be here tomorrow.

2) (date)

Nous sommes le 10 janvier. — It's the 10th of January., Today is the 10th of January.

3) (= faire partie) to be

être de ceux qui... — to be one of those who...

Il voulait en être. — He wanted to be part of it.

4) (= exister) to be

être ou ne pas être... — to be or not to be...

5) (autres locutions)

en être à qch (= avoir atteint) — to have got to sth, to have got as far as sth, (= être réduit à) to be reduced to sth

Nous en étions au dessert. — We had got to the dessert., We had got as far as dessert.

Il en est à faire des ménages pour vivre. — He's been reduced to doing cleaning jobs to earn a living.

en être pour ses frais — to get nothing for one's trouble

4. vb aux

1) (dans verbes composés) to have

être arrivé — to have arrived

être allé — to have gone

Il est parti. — He has left., He has gone.

Il n'est pas encore arrivé. — He hasn't arrived yet.

2) (forme passive) to be

être fait par — to be made by

Il a été promu. — He has been promoted.

5. vb impers

1) (avec attribut)

il est... — it is...

Il est impossible de le faire. — It's impossible to do it.

2) (pour dire l'heure)

Il est 10 heures. — It's 10 o'clock.

See:

est-ce que,

n'est-ce pas,

c'est-à-dire,

ce

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I.

être ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: être vi

1 il n'est pas jusqu'à l'Antarctique qui ne soit pollué even the Antarctic is polluted; il en est de Pierre comme de Paul it is the same with Pierre as with Paul; voilà ce qu'il en est ( présentation) this is how it is; ( conclusion) that's how it is; il n'en est rien this isn't at all the case; il en sera toujours ainsi it will always be so; il en a été de même it was the same; qu'en est-il de…? what's the news on…?;

2 je suis à vous tout de suite/dans un instant I'll be with you right away/in a minute; je suis à vous I'm all yours; être à ce qu'on fait to have one's mind on what one is doing; elle est toujours à se plaindre she's always complaining;

3 il n'est plus euph he's no longer with us; ce temps n'est plus those days are gone; ces traditions ne sont plus these traditions are things of the past; fût-il duc/en cristal even if he were a duke/it were made of crystal, even were he a duke/were it made of crystal; n'était leur grand âge were it not for their advanced age, if it were not for their advanced age; ne serait-ce qu'en faisant if only by doing; ne fût-ce que pour la soulager/qu'un instant if only to relieve her/for a moment; fût-ce pour des raisons humanitaires if only on humanitarian grounds.

Idiome

on ne peut pas être et avoir été Prov you can't stay young forever.

II.

être nm

1 ( organisme vivant) being; être humain/vivant/surnaturel human/living/supernatural being; les êtres animés et inanimés animate and inanimate things; les êtres et les choses living things and objects; un être sans défense a defenceless^GB creature; ces plantes sont des êtres inférieurs these plants are inferior life-forms;

2 ( personne) person; un être d'exception an exceptional person; un être faible et timoré a weak and timorous person; les êtres qui doutent people who doubt; l'amitié entre deux êtres friendship between two people; un être cher or aimé a loved one; ce sont des êtres simples they're simple beings ou souls; son mari est un être sensible her husband is a sensitive soul;

3 ( nature intime) being; de tout son être [détester, souhaiter] with one's whole being; au fond de son être, elle savait que in the core of her being, she knew that; blessé au plus profond de son être hurt to the core; les êtres contradictoires qui vous habitent the conflicting selves within you;

4 Philos l'être being.

I

[ɛtr] nom masculin

1. BIOLOGIE & PHILOSOPHIE being

l'être PHILOSOPHIE being

être humain human being

être de raison rational being

être vivant living thing

2. RELIGION

l'être éternel ou infini ou suprême the Supreme Being

3. [personne] person

un être cher a loved one

4. [cœur, âme] being, heart, soul

je le crois de tout mon être I believe it with all my heart

II

[ɛtr] verbe intransitif

A.[EXPRIME L'EXISTENCE, LA RÉALITÉ]

1. [exister] to be, to exist

ne nie pas ce qui est don't deny the facts

si Dieu est if God exists

si cela est if (it is) so

mon fils n'est plus (littéraire) my son is no more (littéraire) ou has died ou passed away

la nounou la plus patiente qui soit the most patient nanny that ever was ou in the world

le plus petit ordinateur qui soit the tiniest computer ever

être ou ne pas être to be or not to be

on ne peut pas être et avoir été you only live once

2. MATHÉMATIQUES

soit une droite AB let AB be a straight line

B.[RELIE L'ATTRIBUT, LE COMPLÉMENT AU SUJET]

1. [suivi d'un attribut] to be

elle est professeur she's a teacher

je ne te le prêterai pas! — comment ou comme tu es! (familier) I won't lend it to you! — you see what you're like!

je suis comme je suis I am what I am

Bruno/ce rôle est tout pour moi Bruno/this part means everything to me

elle n'est plus rien pour lui she no longer matters to him

elle n'est plus ce qu'elle était she's not what she used to be

qui était-ce? who was it?

2. [suivi d'une préposition]

être à [se trouver à]: être à l'hôpital to be in hospital

je suis à la gare I'm at the station

cela fait longtemps que je ne suis plus à Paris I left Paris a long time ago

j'y suis, j'y reste here I am and here I stay

je n'y suis pour personne

a. [à la maison] I'm not at home for anyone

b. [au bureau] I won't see anybody

je suis à vous dans un instant I'll be with you in a moment

je suis à vous [je vous écoute] I'm all yours

la Sardaigne est au sud de la Corse Sardinia is (situated) south of Corsica

tout le monde est à la page 15/au chapitre 9? is everybody at page 15/chapter 9?

vous êtes (bien) au 01.40.06.24.08 this is 01 40 06 24 08

nous ne sommes qu'au début du tournoi the tournament has just started

être à [appartenir à]: ce livre est à moi the book's mine

être à [être occupé à]: il est tout à son travail he's busy with his work

être à [être en train de]: il est toujours à me questionner he's always asking me questions

être de [provenir de] to be from, to come from

être de [dater de]: l'église est du XVI^e the church is from ou dates back to the 16th century

la lettre est du 12 the letter's dated the 12th

les œufs sont d'hier the eggs were laid yesterday

être de [appartenir à] to belong to, to be a member of

Bruno est de sa famille Bruno is a member of her family ou is a relative of hers

être de [participer à]: je suis de mariage le mois prochain I've got (to go to) a wedding next month

qui est de corvée de vaisselle? who's on washing-up duty?

être de [se joindre à]: acceptez-vous d'être (un) des nôtres? would you care to join us?

être en [lieu]: être en prison/en France to be in prison/in France

être en [matériau]: la table est en chêne the table is made of oak

être en [pour exprimer l'état]: être en bonne santé to be in good health

les dossiers qui sont en attente the pending files

être sans: vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que... I'm sure you're aware that...

en être à: le projet n'en est qu'au début the project has only just started

où en es-tu avec Michel? how is it going with Michel?

j'en suis au moment où il découvre le trésor I've got to the part ou the bit where he discovers the treasure

où en étais-je? [après une interruption dans une conversation] where was I ?

où en sont les travaux? how's the work coming along?

en être à faire quelque chose: j'en suis à me demander si... I'm beginning to wonder if...

tu en es encore à lui chercher des excuses! — oh non, je n'en suis plus là! you're still trying to find excuses for him! — oh no, I'm past that!

ne plus savoir où l'on en est: je ne sais plus du tout où j'en suis dans tous ces calculs I don't know where I am any more with all these calculations

j'ai besoin de faire le point, je ne sais plus où j'en suis I've got to take stock, I've completely lost track of everything

y être [être prêt]: tout le monde y est? is everyone ready?

y être [comprendre]: tu te souviens bien de Marie, une petite brune! — ah, oui, j'y suis maintenant! but you must remember Marie, a brunette! — oh yes, I'm with you now!

je n'y suis pas du tout! I'm lost!

mais non, vous n'y êtes pas du tout! you don't understand!

en être (familier) , être de ceux-là (familier) [être homosexuel] to be one of them

3. [dans l'expression du temps] to be

nous sommes le 8/jeudi today is the 8th/Thursday

quel jour sommes-nous? what day is it today?

on était en avril it was April

C.[SUBSTITUT DE ALLER, PARTIR] to go

tu y as déjà été? have you already been there?

elle s'en fut lui porter la lettre (littéraire) she went to take him the letter

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[ɛtr] verbe impersonnel

1. [exister]

il est [il y a] (suivi d'un singulier) there is

(suivi d'un pluriel) there are

il était une fois un prince... once (upon a time) there was a prince...

s'il en est: un escroc s'il en est a crook if ever there was one

2. [pour exprimer l'heure]

il est 5 h it's 5 o'clock

quelle heure est-il? what time is it?

3. (soutenu & locution)

il en est ainsi de toutes les démocraties that's how it is in all democracies

on a dit que vous vouliez démissionner — il n'en est rien it was rumoured you wanted to resign — that's not true

il n'est que de: il n'est que de lire les journaux pour s'en rendre compte you only have to read the newspapers to be aware of it

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[ɛtr] verbe auxiliaire

1. [sert à former les temps composés]

je suis/j'étais descendu I came/had come down

serais-tu resté? would you have stayed?

2. [sert à former le passif]

des arbres ont été déterrés par la tempête trees were uprooted during the storm

3. [sert à exprimer une obligation]

ce dossier est à préparer pour lundi the file must be ready for Monday

cela est à prouver we have no proof of that yet

cela étant locution adverbiale

[dans ces circonstances] things being what they are

[cela dit] having said that

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > être

15 essere

1. v/i be

essere di ( provenire di) be or come from

essere di qualcuno ( appartenere a) belong to someone

lei è di Roma she is or comes from Rome

è di mio padre it is my father's, it belongs to my father

c'è there is

ci sono there are

sono io it's me

cosa c'è? what's the matter?, what's wrong?

non c'è di che! don't mention it!

chi è? who is it?

ci siamo! here we are!

sono le tre it's three o'clock

siamo in quattro there are four of us

se fossi in te if I were you

sarà! if you say so!

2. v/aux: siamo arrivati alle due we arrived at two o'clock

non siamo ancora arrivati we haven't arrived yet

è stato investito he has been run over

3. m being

essere umano human being

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essere v.ausiliare

1 ( con funzione di copula) to be*: sono italiano, I'm Italian; sei molto gentile, you're very kind; è un uomo fortunato, he's a lucky man; la porta è aperta, the door is open; è una vecchia storia, it's an old story; siamo buoni amici, we're good friends; siete francesi?, are you French?; il cielo era sereno, the sky was clear; non essere sgarbato, don't be rude; è interessante quell'articolo?, is that article interesting?; non è giusto, it isn't fair; sarà difficile trovarli, it will be hard to find them; fu un vero successo, it was a great success; questo non è vivere!, this is no life!; è notte, è mattina, it's night, it's morning; era una bellissima giornata, it was a beautiful day; era già tardi, it was already late; era il 1^o di luglio, it was the 1st July; è Pasqua, Natale, it's Easter, Christmas; domani è il compleanno della mamma, it's my mother's birthday tomorrow

2 ( nella coniugazione passiva) to be*: sei desiderato al telefono, you're wanted on the phone; la discoteca è frequentata da giovanissimi, the disco is popular with teenagers; il Presidente della Repubblica è eletto ogni 4 anni, the President of the Republic is elected every 4 years; la riunione si è tenuta nella Sala dei Congressi, the meeting was held in the Congress Hall; lo zar Pietro I fu detto il Grande, Tsar Peter I was called the Great; furono accusati di tentato omicidio, they were charged with attempted murder; la casa sarà completamente ristrutturata, the house is to be completely remodelled; dopo essere stato riconosciuto colpevole, fu condannato all'ergastolo, after being found guilty, he was sentenced to life imprisonment; quando sarà inaugurata la mostra?, when will the exhibition be inaugurated?; non è ancora stato reso noto il numero delle vittime, the number of victims is not yet known

3 (nei tempi composti della coniugazione attiva di verbi intransitivi, riflessivi e impersonali) to have: è appena arrivato, he has just arrived; non sono ancora partiti, they haven't left yet; che cosa è avvenuto?, what has happened?; che n'è stato di lui?, what has become of him?; è molto invecchiato, he has aged a great deal; è piovuto tutto il giorno, it's been raining all day long; è piovuto parecchio in questi giorni, it has rained a great deal in the last few days; se fossi stato avvisato in tempo, sarei venuto alla riunione, if I had been informed in time, I would have come to the meeting; la temperatura si è notevolmente abbassata, the temperature has shot down; si è avuto un forte calo nelle vendite, there has been a sharp drop in sales; mi ero appena svegliato, I had just woken up; ci eravamo già incontrati, we had met before; saranno state le tre di notte, it must have been three o'clock in the morning

4 (con un v. servile) to have: non sarei potuto venire comunque, I wouldn't have been able to come anyway; è dovuto partire improvvisamente, he has had to leave unexpectedly; ci siamo dovuti accontentare di una camera singola, we have had to make do with a single room

◆ v. intr.

1 ( esistere) to be*, to exist: Dio è, God exists; penso, dunque sono, I think, therefore I am; essere o non essere, to be or not to be

2 ( accadere, avvenire) to be*; to become*, to happen: che cosa è stato?, what was it?; quand'è stato?, when was it?; fu nell'estate del '78, it was (o it happened) in the summer of '78 // e fu così che conobbi mio marito, that's how I met my husband // quel ch'è stato è stato, let bygones be bygones // sia quel che sia, sia come sia, be that as it may (be) // sarà quel che sarà, what (ever) will be will be // che ne sarà di noi?, what's to become of us?; che n'è stato di lui?, what has become of him? // com'è come non è, all of a sudden // ebbene, sia!, well, so be it! // come che sia, whatever happens // così sia, let it be // come se niente fosse, as if nothing had happened

3 ( consistere) to consist, to lie*: la felicità non è nella ricchezza, happiness doesn't lie in riches; il problema era che si doveva decidere subito, the trouble lay in having to decide at once // il bello è che..., the interesting thing is that... // il fatto è che..., the fact is that...

4 ( costare, valere, pesare) to be: ''Quant'è?'' ''Sono 15 euro in tutto'', ''How much is it?'' ''It's 15 euros''; ''Quant'era di peso?'', ''How heavy was it?''; quant'è una sterlina in euro?, how much is a pound in euros?; quant'è un panino e una birra?, how much is a sandwich and a glass of beer?; quant'era il conto?, how much was the bill?

5 ( andare) to be*: dove sei stato quest'estate?, where have you been this summer?; ''Sei mai stato a Londra?'' ''Sì, ci sono stato l'anno scorso'', ''Have you ever been to London?'' ''Yes, I was there last year''; non eravamo mai stati a Parigi, we had never been to Paris; sono stati a trovarla all'ospedale, they have been to see her in hospital

6 ( arrivare, venire) to be*: eri già stato da queste parti?, had you ever been here before?; sono subito da lei, I'll be with you at once; tra poco saremo a casa, we'll be home soon

7 ( stare, trovarsi) to be*: ''Dove sono gli altri invitati?'' ''Sono in giardino'', ''Where are the other guests?'' ''They're in the garden''; è a Tokyo per lavoro, he's in Tokyo on business; la casa è in ottimo stato, the house is in excellent shape; il direttore non è in ufficio, the manager isn't in the office; l'ufficiale era in divisa, the officer was in uniform; sono a pranzo da amici domani, I'm having lunch with friends tomorrow; siamo in primavera, it's spring; a che capitolo siamo?, what chapter are we at?; stanotte sono di guardia, I'm on duty tonight; erano tutti dalla mia parte, they were all on my side // essere in dubbio, to be in doubt // essere sull'avviso, to be warned // essere alla fame, to be starving // essere alla disperazione, to be in despair // essere dalla parte della ragione, del torto, to be in the right, in the wrong // essere più di là che di qua, to be more dead than alive // (banca): essere alla pari, to be at par; essere in rosso, scoperto, to be in the red (o overdrawn) // essere in disavanzo, to be in debit

8 ( diventare) to be*, to get*: quando sarai grande, capirai, you'll understand when you're grown up (o when you get older); vorrebbe essere un attore, he would like to be an actor; un giorno sarò ricco, one day I'll be rich; quando fu stanco di studiare, andò a fare due passi, when he got tired of studying, he went for a walk

9 ( in correlazione) sia... sia: sia il padre sia la madre parteciparono alla cerimonia, both his father and mother were present at the ceremony // sia che... sia che..., whether... or...: sia che tu lo voglia, sia che non lo voglia, partiremo domani, we're leaving tomorrow, whether you like it or not; sia che lo mandi per espresso, sia che lo spedisca via aerea, non arriverà in tempo, whether you send it express or (by) airmail, it won't arrive in time

10 essere di, ( materia) to be (made) of; ( appartenenza) to be of, to belong (to); ( origine) to be from: tutte le statue erano di bronzo, all the statues were made of bronze; ''Di chi è quest'ombrello?'' ''é di Marco'', ''Whose umbrella is this?'' ''It's Mark's'' (o ''It belongs to Mark''); sono di Venezia, I'm from Venice; è di buona famiglia, he's from a good family

11 essere da, ( convenire a) to be worthy (of); (seguito da inf. con valore di dovere) to be (to): non è un comportamento da persona civile, his behaviour isn't worthy of a gentleman; è tutto da verificare, it remains to be seen; non sono fatti da sottovalutare, they're not facts to be underestimated; è una cosa da fare subito?, is it something to be done at once? // non sono da meno di lui, I'm worth as much as he is.

◆ esserci, to be*: che c'è?, what's the matter?; che cosa c'è di nuovo?, what's new?; c'è qualcuno in casa?, is there anyone at home?; c'è molto traffico sulle strade, there is a lot of traffic on the roads; non c'era nessuna traccia dei rapitori, there was no sign of the kidnappers; chi c'era al concerto?, who was at the concert?; non c'è stato mezzo di farlo ragionare, there was no way of getting him to see reason; ci dev'essere una soluzione di questo problema, there must be an answer to this problem; ci saranno state una ventina di persone alla cerimonia, there must have been about twenty people at the ceremony // quanto c'è da Roma a Napoli?, ( distanza) how far is it from Rome to Naples?; ( tempo) how long does it take from Rome to Naples? // ci siamo!, ( siamo arrivati) here we are!; ( siamo alle solite) here we go again! // ci sono!, ( ho capito) I've got it! // non c'è che dire, there's nothing to be said // non c'era il minimo dubbio, there wasn't the slightest doubt // non c'è da aver paura, there is nothing to be afraid of // c'era una volta un re, un cavaliere, once upon a time there was a king, a knight.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: ''Chi è?'' ''Sono io'', ''Who is it?'' ''It's me'' (o form. ''It is I''); sei tu?, is that (o is it) you? // che ora è?, what's the time? (o what time is it?) // vent'anni or sono, twenty years ago // nei tempi che furono, in the past (o in times gone by) // è per questo che..., that's why... // se fossi in te..., if I were you; se non fosse stato per il tempo..., if it hadn't been for the weather... (o but for the weather...) // ( come) sarebbe a dire?, what do you mean by that? // sono due ore che ti aspetto, I've been waiting for you for two hours // essere a spasso, ( disoccupato) to be out of work (o to be out of a job) // essere in grado di fare qlco., ( capace) to be able to do sthg.; ( in condizione di) to be in a position to do sthg. // essere sul punto di, in procinto di fare qlco., to be on the point of doing sthg., to be about to do sthg. // essere giù, ( fisicamente) to be run down; ( moralmente) to be down, (fam.) to be down in the dumps // essere di aiuto, to help // essere in sé, to be oneself; essere fuori di sé, ( sragionare) to be out of one's mind; ( non riuscire a dominarsi) to be beside oneself // sarà!..., ( per esprimere dubbio, perplessità) maybe (o that's how it may be); ( per esprimere incredulità) that's a likely story! // non può essere!, that's impossible!

essere s.m.

1 being, individual: esseri umani, human beings // l'Essere Supremo, the Supreme Being

2 ( creatura) creature: un essere spregevole, a despicable creature (o fellow); un povero essere, a poor creature

3 ( esistenza) existence: l'essere dello spirito, the existence of the spirit

4 ( stato) state, condition.

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['ɛssere] (aus essere)
1. vi

1) (copulativo) to be

chi è quel tipo? — è Giovanni — who is that (guy)? — it's Giovanni

è giovane/malato — he is young/ill

siamo in dieci a volerci andare — there are ten of us wanting to go o who want to go

è (un) professore — he is a teacher

non è vero — that's not true

2) (trovarsi) to be, (vivere) to live

essere in piedi — to be standing

sono qui da tre ore — I've been here for three hours

è a Roma dal 1990 — he's been (living) in Rome since 1990

è a tavola — he is eating

3) (diventare) to be

quando sarai calmo — when you calm down

quando sarai grande — when you grow up o are grown up

quando sarai medico — when you are a doctor

4) (esistere) to be

essere o non essere — to be or not to be

sia la luce - e la luce fu — let there be light - and there was light

è il miglior meccanico che ci sia — he is the best mechanic there is

5)

(provenire) è di Genova — he is o comes from Genoa

6)

(appartenenza) di chi è questo libro? — è mio — whose book is this? — it's mine

non potrò essere dei vostri quest'estate — I won't be able to join you this summer

7)

(data) è il 12 giugno — it is June 12th

era il 1962 — it was 1962

erano gli anni Sessanta — it was the Sixties

8)

(ora) che ora è? o che ore sono? — sono le due — what's the time? o what time is it? — it's two o'clock

saranno state le cinque — it must have been five o'clock

9)

(+ da + infinito) è da fare subito — it should be done o needs to be done o is to be done immediately

è da spedire stasera — it has (got) to be sent tonight

2. vb aus

1)

(tempi composti: attivo) è arrivato? — has he arrived?

è arrivato ieri? — did he arrive yesterday?

è andato in Inghilterra — he has gone to England

è stato in Inghilterra — he has been to England

sono cresciuto in Italia — I grew up in Italy

2)

(tempi composti: passivo) è stato fabbricato in India — it was made in India

è stato investito da un'auto — he was run over by a car

3)

(tempi composti: riflessivo) si sono vestiti — they dressed, they got dressed

(reciproco) si sono baciati — they kissed

non si sono visti — they didn't see each other

3. vb impers

1)

è che non mi piace — the fact is I don't like it

che ne sarà della macchina? — what will happen to the car?

sarà come dici tu — you may be right

come sarebbe a dire? — what do you mean?

come se niente fosse — as if nothing had happened

è da tre ore che ti aspetto — I've been waiting for you for three hours

non è da te — it's not like you

sia detto fra noi — between you and me

è Pasqua — it's Easter

è possibile che venga — he may come

può essere — perhaps

sarà quel che sarà — what will be will be

sia quel che sia, io me ne vado — whatever happens I'm off

è tardi — it's late

2)

(costare) sono 200 euro — that's 200 euros, that comes to 200 euros

quant'è? — how much is it?

quant'è in tutto? — how much does that come to?

3)

esserci: c'è — there is

ci sono — there are

non c'è altro da dire — there's nothing else to be said o there's nothing more one can say

che (cosa) c'è? — what's wrong o the matter?

che c'è di nuovo? — what's new?

ci sono 60 chilometri — it's 60 kilometres

cosa c'è — what's wrong o the matter?

c'è da strapparsi i capelli — it's enough to drive you up the wall

ce n'è per tutti — there's enough for everybody

quanti invitati ci saranno? — how many guests will there be?

quanto c'è da qui a Edimburgo? — how far is it from here to Edinburgh?

c'era una volta... — once upon a time there was...

See:

ci

4. sm

being

essere umano — human being

gli esseri viventi — the living pl

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I ['ɛssere]
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

essere o non essere — to be or not to be

tre anni or sono — three years ago

sono subito da lei, signora — I'll be with you right away, madam

"sei brutto!" "sarai bello tu!" — "you're ugly!" "you're not so handsome yourself!"

che ne è di...? — what (has become) of...?

che ne sarà di noi? — what will become of us?

non è da te, da lui — it's not like you, him

se non fosse per... — were it not o if it were not for...

se non fosse stato per te, sarei morto — had it not been for you, I would have died

se fossi in te, lui... — if I were you, him...

per essere un capo non è male — as bosses go, she's not bad

per essere bello è bello ma... — I'm not saying he's not handsome, but...

può essere — maybe, perhaps

può essere che non venga — he may o might not come

non può essere (vero)! — it can't be (true)!

quel che è stato, è stato — let bygones be bygones

sarà! — (forse) maybe! (ne dubito) I have my doubts!

sarà anche il capo ma — he may be the boss, but

sarà quel che sarà — what(ever) will be will be

e sia! — so be it!

sia come sia — be that as it may II esserci, esservi

che (cosa) c'è? — (che succede?) what is it? what's up? what's the matter? (che vuoi?) yes? (con tono seccato) what do you want?

c'è nessuno (in casa)? — is anybody there o in?

sono Luca, c'è tuo fratello? — it's Luca, is your brother in o there?

non ci sono per nessuno — I'm not in for anyone

ci siamo — (ci risiamo) there we go again; (ecco che si comincia) here we go
II ['ɛssere]
sostantivo maschile

1) (organismo vivente) being

essere umano — human being

essere vivente — living being

2) (persona) person, creature

un essere spregevole — a despicable person

3) (natura intima) being

con tutto il proprio essere — [detestare, desiderare] with one's whole being

4) (esistenza) being, existence

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essere¹

/'εssere/ [4]

I verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere) essere o non essere to be or not to be; tre anni or sono three years ago; sono subito da lei, signora I'll be with you right away, madam; "sei brutto!" "sarai bello tu!" "you're ugly!" "you're not so handsome yourself!"; che ne è di...? what (has become) of...? che ne sarà di noi? what will become of us? non è da te, da lui it's not like you, him; se non fosse per... were it not o if it were not for...; se non fosse stato per te, sarei morto had it not been for you, I would have died; se fossi in te, lui... if I were you, him...; per essere un capo non è male as bosses go, she's not bad; per essere bello è bello ma... I'm not saying he's not handsome, but...; può essere maybe, perhaps; può essere che non venga he may o might not come; non può essere (vero)! it can't be (true)! quel che è stato, è stato let bygones be bygones; sarà! (forse) maybe! (ne dubito) I have my doubts! sarà anche il capo ma he may be the boss, but; sarà quel che sarà what(ever) will be will be; e sia! so be it! sia come sia be that as it may II esserci, esservi che (cosa) c'è?(che succede?) what is it? what's up? what's the matter? (che vuoi?) yes? (con tono seccato) what do you want? c'è nessuno (in casa)? is anybody there o in? sono Luca, c'è tuo fratello? it's Luca, is your brother in o there? non ci sono per nessuno I'm not in for anyone; ci siamo (ci risiamo) there we go again; (ecco che si comincia) here we go.

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essere²

/'εssere/

sostantivo m.

1 (organismo vivente) being; essere umano human being; essere vivente living being

2 (persona) person, creature; un essere spregevole a despicable person

3 (natura intima) being; con tutto il proprio essere [detestare, desiderare] with one's whole being

4 (esistenza) being, existence.

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See also notes... (essere.pdf)

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > essere

16 cierto

adj.

1 true, exact, definite, certain.

2 certain, some.

3 certain, sure, inescapable, inevitable.

intj.

1 right, isn't that right, correct, isn't that so.

2 sure thing.

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cierto

► adjetivo

1 (seguro) certain, sure

2 (verdadero) true

■ no es cierto that's not true

3 (algún) certain, some

■ ciertos libros some books

■ cierto tiempo a certain time

■ cierto día one day

► adverbio cierto

1 certainly

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en ciertos casos in certain cases, in some cases

estar en lo cierto to be right

lo cierto es que... the fact is that...

por cierto by the way

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cierto

► adverbio

1 certainly

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(f. - cierta)

adj.

1) certain

2) true

3) one, some

•

- por cierto

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ADJ

1) (=verdadero) true

los rumores resultaron ser ciertos — the rumours turned out to be true

¿es cierto eso? — is that really so?, is that true?

ha mejorado mucho, ¿no es cierto? — it has improved a lot, don't you think?

es cierto, es mejor que nos vayamos — yes o you're right, I think we'd better go

cierto, es un problema grave — it's certainly a serious problem

• estar en lo cierto — to be right

• lo cierto es que — the fact is that, the truth of the matter is that

nadie habló sobre ello pero lo cierto es que todos estaban preocupados — nobody talked about it but the fact is o the truth of the matter is that everyone was worried

• es cierto que — it's true that

no es cierto que mi mujer me haya abandonado — it is not true that my wife has walked out on me

2) (=seguro) certain, sure

les espera una muerte cierta — they are heading for certain death

hay indicios ciertos de mejoría — there are clear signs of improvement

lo único cierto es que... — the only sure thing is that...

• saber algo de cierto — to know sth for certain

3) [uso indefinido]

a) [en sing] a certain

cierta persona que yo conozco — a certain person I know

no me gusta cierto tipo de literatura — there's a certain type of literature which I don't like

ocurre con cierta frecuencia — it happens fairly frequently

en todos sus movimientos había un cierto aire de misterio — everything he did had a certain air of mystery about it

me alejé de allí con una cierta sensación de preocupación — I left there feeling a little anxious, I left there with a certain feeling of anxiety

cierto día de mayo — one day in May

• en cierta ocasión — on one occasion, once

• durante cierto tiempo — for a while

estuvieron buscándolo durante cierto tiempo — they looked for it for a while

las monedas nacionales se mantendrían en uso durante un cierto tiempo — national currencies would continue to be used for a (certain) time
edad 1), manera 2), modo 2), punto 8), sentido 2., 6)
b) [en pl] some, certain

es mejor no hablar de ciertas cosas — some o certain things are better not discussed

4)

• por cierto — by the way, incidentally

por cierto, ¿qué es de tu hermano? — by the way, o incidentally, what's your brother doing now?

un libro que, por cierto, recomiendo totalmente — a book which, by the way, o incidentally, I would thoroughly recommend

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- ta adjetivo

1) ( verdadero) true

no hay nada de cierto en ello — there is no truth in it

una cosa es cierta — one thing's certain

ah!, es cierto — oh yes, of course

mañana es su cumpleaños - cierto! — it's her birthday tomorrow - so it is!

parece más joven, ¿no es cierto? — he looks younger, doesn't he o don't you think?

estabas en lo cierto — you were right

lo cierto es que... — the fact is that...

es cierto que... — it is true that...

si bien es cierto que... — while o although it's true to say that...

por cierto — ( a propósito) by the way, incidentally; ( por supuesto) of course

dinero que, por cierto, nunca me devolvió — money which, of course, he never paid back

2) (delante del n) (que no se especifica, define) certain

cierta clase de gente — a certain kind of people

de cierta edad — of a certain age

en cierta ocasión... — on one occasion...

en cierto modo — in some ways

hasta cierto punto — up to a point

se sentía un cierto malestar en el ambiente — there was a sense of unease in the atmosphere

durante un cierto tiempo — for a while o a time

camina con cierta dificultad — she has some difficulty walking

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- ta adjetivo

1) ( verdadero) true

no hay nada de cierto en ello — there is no truth in it

una cosa es cierta — one thing's certain

ah!, es cierto — oh yes, of course

mañana es su cumpleaños - cierto! — it's her birthday tomorrow - so it is!

parece más joven, ¿no es cierto? — he looks younger, doesn't he o don't you think?

estabas en lo cierto — you were right

lo cierto es que... — the fact is that...

es cierto que... — it is true that...

si bien es cierto que... — while o although it's true to say that...

por cierto — ( a propósito) by the way, incidentally; ( por supuesto) of course

dinero que, por cierto, nunca me devolvió — money which, of course, he never paid back

2) (delante del n) (que no se especifica, define) certain

cierta clase de gente — a certain kind of people

de cierta edad — of a certain age

en cierta ocasión... — on one occasion...

en cierto modo — in some ways

hasta cierto punto — up to a point

se sentía un cierto malestar en el ambiente — there was a sense of unease in the atmosphere

durante un cierto tiempo — for a while o a time

camina con cierta dificultad — she has some difficulty walking

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cierto¹

¹ = true [truer -comp., truest -sup.].

Ex: The Concise AACR2 by Michael Gorman is not a true abridged edition of the full edition, but rather a rewritten distillation of the essential rules and principles.

* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.

* a cierta distancia = some distance away.

* confirmar que se está en lo cierto = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.

* conocer a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.

* demostrar que se está en lo cierto = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.

* estar en lo cierto = hit + the truth.

* lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).

* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.

* probar que se está en lo cierto = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.

* saber a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.

* saber a ciencia cierta que = know + for a fact that.

* si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).

cierto²

² = a measure of, a certain amount of, an element of, certain, some.

Ex: Perhaps since they have only an inadequate measure of only one of the five characteristics, the schools ought to recognize their inability to deal with the problems and give up.

Ex: 'I can do it,' he said to himself, with a certain amount of aplomb which years of dealing with problems had given him.

Ex: They all permit an element of coordination of concepts at the search stage when searching most of the databases that are on offer.

Ex: The same is true for personal names, for subject headings or descriptors, for certain types of titles, for classification numbers, for call numbers, and so on = Lo mismo ocurre en el caso de los nombres personales, los encabezamientos de materia o descriptores, cierto tipo de títulos, los números de clasificación, las signaturas topográficas, etc.

Ex: Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches.

* a cierta distancia de = off.

* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.

* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.

* bajo ciertas circunstancias = under certain circumstances.

* bajo ciertas condiciones = under certain conditions.

* cada cierto tiempo = episodic, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* cierto grado de = a degree of.

* conceder cierta autoridad sobre = give + Nombre + a say in.

* con cierta comodidad = with some ease.

* con cierta facilidad = with some ease.

* con cierta formación = educated.

* con cierta frecuencia = not uncommonly.

* con cierto detalle = at some length.

* con cierto gasto = at some expense.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* durante cierto tiempo = over a period of time.

* en cierta medida = to some extent, to a certain extent, to some degree.

* en ciertas circunstancias = in certain circumstances.

* en ciertas ocasiones = at certain times.

* en cierto grado = something of.

* en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.

* en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.

* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.

* en cierto sentido = in several respects, to some extent, in a sense, in some respects, to some degree.

* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.

* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement.

* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.

* que confiere cierto estatus social = status-conferring.

* sentir cierta aprensión (por) = be apprehensive (about).

* ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.

* situado a cierta distancia = further afield.

* una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.

* un cierto grado de = a certain amount of, a modicum of.

* un cierto número de = a number of.

* * *

cierto -ta

adjective

A (verdadero) true

no hay nada de cierto en sus declaraciones there is no truth in his statement

una cosa es cierta: cuando vino no lo sabía one thing's certain o for sure: he didn't know when he came

tengo que ir al médico — ¡ah!, es cierto I have to go to the doctor's — oh yes, of course o that's right

parece más joven, ¿no es cierto? he looks younger, doesn't he o don't you think?

estabas en lo cierto you were right

lo cierto es que ha desaparecido the fact is that it has gone, what's certain is that it has gone, one thing's for sure o for certain and that is that it has gone

por cierto by the way, incidentally

por cierto, si la ves dile que me llame by the way o incidentally, if you see her tell her to call me

le presté el dinero que, por cierto, nunca me devolvió I lent him the money which, incidentally, he never paid back

B ( delante del n)

(que no se especifica, define): en cierta ocasión on one occasion, once

cierta clase de gente a certain kind of people

la noticia causó sensación en ciertos sectores sociales the news caused a sensation in some circles

en cierto modo comprendo lo que dices in some ways I can understand what you're saying

hasta cierto punto tiene razón up to a point you're right

ese pueblecito tiene un cierto encanto that little village has a certain charm

se respiraba un cierto malestar en el ambiente you could sense a degree of o a slight unease in the atmosphere

durante un cierto tiempo for a time

camina con cierta dificultad she has some difficulty walking, she has a certain amount of difficulty walking

una persona de cierta edad an elderly person

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cierto
◊ -ta adjetivo

1 ( verdadero) true;
◊ no hay nada de cierto en ello there is no truth in it;

una cosa es cierta one thing's certain;
¡ah!, es cierto oh yes, of course;
parece más joven, ¿no es cierto? he looks younger, doesn't he o don't you think?;
estabas en lo cierto you were right;
lo cierto es que … the fact is that …;
si bien es cierto que … while o although it's true to say that …;
por cierto ( a propósito) by the way, incidentally
2 ( delante del n) (que no se especifica, define) certain;
◊ cierta clase de gente a certain kind of people;

de cierta edad of a certain age;
en cierta ocasión on one occasion;
en cierto modo in some ways;
hasta cierto punto up to a point;
durante un cierto tiempo for a while
cierto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (no falso) true
(seguro) certain: di por cierto que vendrías, I was sure you would come
lo cierto es que..., the fact is that... yo estaba en lo cierto, I was right
2 (algún) certain: ciertas personas están interesadas, certain people are interested
estoy de acuerdo hasta cierto punto, I agree up to a point
II adverbio certainly
♦ Locuciones: por cierto, by the way
' cierto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academicismo
- bien
- cierta
- de
- desahogo
- empezar
- ir
- propósito
- punto
- realidad
- relativamente
- segura
- seguro
- tal
- vagabunda
- vagabundo
- verdadera
- verdadero
- creer
- dejar
- demorar
- demostrar
- falso
- hasta
- lo
- mantener
- matiz
- modo
- parecido
- pesar
- posible
- sentido
- ser
- suponer
- tardar
- valer
English:
accent
- allow for
- by
- certain
- degree
- extent
- fact
- far-fetched
- fashion
- kind
- lip
- manner
- may
- necessarily
- point
- remain
- right
- sense
- so
- some
- something
- sort
- talk
- target
- true
- way
- belie
- certainly
- definitely
- do
- have
- measure
- remind
- strictly
- sure
- type
- untrue

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cierto, -a

♦ adj

1. [verdadero] true;

estar en lo cierto to be right;

lo cierto es que… the fact is that…;

es cierto que… it's true (that…);

no es cierto (que…) it is not true (that…);

es el hijo de Javier, ¿no es cierto? he's Javier's son, isn't he?;

si bien es cierto que… while it is true that…;

¿qué hay de cierto en las declaraciones del presidente? what truth is there in the president's statement?

2. [seguro] certain, definite;

es una señal cierta de su nerviosismo it's a sure sign that they're nervous;

todavía no es cierto que vaya a poder participar it's still not certain that she'll be able to take part

3. [algún] certain;

cierto hombre a certain man;

en cierta ocasión once, on one occasion;

cierto día, iba caminando por la calle, cuando… I was walking down the street one day, when…;

hemos recibido un cierto número de quejas we have received a certain number of o some complaints;

tuvo un cierto éxito con su primer disco his first record was a moderate success;

me da cierto reparo preguntárselo I'm a bit reluctant to ask her;

en cierto modo, han hecho lo que han podido in a way, they did what they could;

hasta cierto punto es verdad it's true up to a point

♦ adv

right, certainly;

¿lo hizo usted? – cierto did you do it? – that's right;

por cierto by the way;

por cierto, ¿no te habrás acordado de comprar las entradas? by the way, did you remember to buy the tickets?;

si la ves, por cierto, dile que la estoy buscando by the way, if you see her tell her I'm looking for her

♦ de cierto loc adv

for certain, for sure;

lo sé de cierto I know for certain o for sure

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cierto

adj

1 ( seguro) certain

2 ( verdadero)

:

es cierto it’s true;

lo cierto es que … the fact is that …;

estar en lo cierto be right

3

:

hasta cierto punto up to a point;

un cierto encanto a certain charm;

cierto día one day

4

:

por cierto incidentally

* * *

cierto, -ta adj

1) : true, certain, definite

lo cierto es que...: the fact is that...

2) : certain, one

cierto día de verano: one summer day

bajo ciertas circunstancias: under certain circumstances

3)

por cierto : in fact, as a matter of fact

♦ ciertamente adv

* * *

cierto¹ adj

1. (en general) certain

me lo ha dicho cierta persona a certain person told me

2. (verdadero) true

eso no es cierto that's not true

por cierto by the way

cierto² adv certainly

Spanish-English dictionary > cierto

17 gar

I Adj.

1. GASTR. done, cooked; der Braten ist nach zwei Stunden gar the roast will be done in two hours; nicht gar underdone

2. südd., österr. umg. (aufgebraucht) used up, finished

3. AGR. Boden: ready for cultivation; Kompost: ready for use, fully composted

II Adv.: etw. gar kochen cook s.th. until it’s done; gar gekocht done, cooked

—

gar2

Adv.

1. mit Verneinung: gar nicht not at all; gar nichts not a thing, nothing at all, absolutely nothing; gar keiner nobody at all; es hat gar keinen Sinn there is absolutely no point, it’s completely pointless ( oder senseless oder useless); es besteht gar kein Zweifel there’s no doubt whatsoever; gar nicht schlecht not bad at all; das ist gar nichts gegen meine Geschichte that’s got nothing on my story; das ist noch gar nichts! (ich habe oder weiß etwas noch Tolleres etc.) that’s nothing!; (es kommt noch besser) auch you haven’t heard anything ( oder ain’t heard nothing umg.) yet

2. (sogar) even; viele, wenn nicht gar alle many if not all; ich glaube gar, du hast Recht I do believe you’re right

3. (etwa, vielleicht) perhaps; sollte sie oder sie wird doch nicht gar gelogen haben? could she have been lying? oder she couldn’t have been lying, could she?

4. verstärkend: und gar (erst recht) even more so, not to mention; das Angebot in dem Lokal war schon eine Zumutung, und gar die Preise the choice in the restaurant was scandalous, not to mention the prices ( oder and the prices were worse)

5. oder gar let alone; in der Urlaubszeit kriegst du kein Zimmer für einige Tage, oder gar nur für eine Nacht during the holiday period you can’t get a room for a single night, let alone (for a) few days

6. gar so so very; sie ist gar so heikel beim Essen she’s so very fussy about her food

7. gar zu just too, just so; meine Schwester ist gar zu blöd umg. my sister is just so stupid ( oder just too stupid for words); siehe auch allzu

8. südd., österr., schw., sonst altm. (sehr) very, passing altm.; ein gar schönes Kind a very pretty child; gar mancher oder viele many a one

* * *

even (Adv.);

(Speisen) done (Adj.); cooked (Adj.)

* * *
[gaːɐ]
1. adv

1) (= überhaupt) at all

gár keines — none whatsoever, none at all

gár kein Grund — no reason whatsoever, no reason at all

gár niemand — not a soul, nobody at all or whatsoever

gár nichts — nothing at all or whatsoever

gár nicht schlecht or übel — not bad at all, not at all bad

2)

(old S Ger, Aus zur Verstärkung) es war gár so kalt/warm — it was really or so cold/warm

er wäre gár zu gern noch länger geblieben — he would really or so have liked to stay longer

es ist gár zu dumm, dass er nicht gekommen ist (S Ger, Aus) — it's really or so or too stupid that he didn't come

See:

→ ganz

3) (geh S Ger, Aus = sogar) even

er wird doch nicht gár verunglückt sein? — he hasn't had an accident, has he?

du hast das doch nicht gár meinem Mann erzählt? —

warum nicht gár? — (and) why not?, why not indeed?

und nun will sie gár... — and now she even wants...

hast du eine Wohnung, oder gár ein eigenes Haus? — do you have a flat (Brit) or apartment, or perhaps even a house of your own?

4) (obs Aus, S Ger = sehr) really, indeed

ein gár feiner Mensch —

gár schön er kommt gár oft — passing fair (obs) he comes really frequently or very frequently indeed

gár mancher — many a person

gár manchmal — many a time, many a time and oft (old)

2. adj

1) Speise done pred, cooked

das Steak ist ja nur halb gár — this steak is only half-cooked

See:

→ gar kochen

2) (form) Leder tanned, dressed; (AGR ) Boden well-prepared

3) (S Ger, Aus) (= verbraucht) used up, finished; (= zu Ende) at an end, over

das Öl wird ja nie gár — we'll never use all this oil

* * *

((of food) completely cooked and ready to eat: I don't think the meat is quite done yet.) done

* * *

gar¹

[ˈga:ɐ̯]

adj

1. KOCHK done, cooked

nicht \gar underdone

etw \gar kochen to cook [or boil] sth [until done]

etw auf kleiner Flamme \gar kochen to simmer sth until it's done

etw \gar schwenken to sauté sth

2. (bei Leder) dressed, tanned

3. SÜDD, ÖSTERR (aufgebraucht) finished

4. AGR Boden well-prepared

gar²

[ˈga:ɐ̯]

adv

1. (überhaupt) at all, whatsoever

\gar keine[r] no one at all [or whatsoever]

\gar keiner hat die Tat beobachtet no one whatsoever saw the crime

\gar keine[n/s] none at all [or whatsoever]

hattest du denn \gar keine Angst? weren't you frightened at all?

\gar mancher/manchmal (liter) many a person/time

\gar nicht not at all

er hat sich \gar nicht gefreut he wasn't at all pleased

\gar nicht so übel not bad at all

wir kommen \gar nicht voran we're not making any progress whatsoever

\gar nichts nothing at all [or whatsoever]

du hast noch \gar nichts [dazu] gesagt you still haven't said anything at all [about it]

\gar nie never ever

\gar niemand not a soul, nobody [or no one] at all [or whatsoever

2. (verstärkend) really, so

es war \gar so kalt it really was so cold

er wäre \gar zu gern gekommen he would so have liked to come

3. SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ (sehr) really

ein \gar feinfühliger Mensch a very sensitive person

4. (geh: etwa) perhaps, by any chance

bin ich dir mit meiner Bemerkung \gar zu nahe getreten? did my remark offend you by any chance?

sie wird doch nicht \gar im Lotto gewonnen haben? she hasn't won the lottery, has she?

5. (sogar) even

diesen Sommer will er \gar nach Jamaika this summer he even wants to travel to Jamaica

hast du eine Wohnung, oder \gar ein eigenes Haus? do you have a flat, or even your own house?

6. (emph: erst) even worse, even more so, to say nothing of

die Suppe schmeckte schon nicht und \gar das Hauptgericht! the soup didn't taste nice and the main course was even worse

sie ist schon hässlich genug, aber \gar ihr Mann! she's ugly enough, to say nothing of her husband!

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I
Adjektiv cooked; done pred.

etwas gar kochen — cook something [until it is done]
II
Partikel

1) (überhaupt)

gar nicht [wahr] — not [true] at all

gar nichts — nothing at all or whatsoever

gar niemand od. keiner — nobody at all or whatsoever

gar keines — not a single one

2) (südd., österr., schweiz.): (verstärkend)

gar zu — only too

er wäre gar zu gern gekommen — he would so much have liked to come

3) (geh.): (sogar) even

4) (veralt.): (sehr) very

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gar¹

A. adj

1. GASTR done, cooked;

der Braten ist nach zwei Stunden gar the roast will be done in two hours;

nicht gar underdone

2. südd, österr umg (aufgebraucht) used up, finished

3. AGR Boden: ready for cultivation; Kompost: ready for use, fully composted

B. adv:

etwas gar kochen cook sth until it’s done;

gar gekocht done, cooked

gar² adv

1. mit Verneinung:

gar nicht not at all;

gar nichts not a thing, nothing at all, absolutely nothing;

gar keiner nobody at all;

es hat gar keinen Sinn there is absolutely no point, it’s completely pointless ( oder senseless oder useless);

es besteht gar kein Zweifel there’s no doubt whatsoever;

gar nicht schlecht not bad at all;

das ist gar nichts gegen meine Geschichte that’s got nothing on my story;

das ist noch gar nichts! (ich habe oder weiß etwas noch Tolleres etc) that’s nothing!; (es kommt noch besser) auch you haven’t heard anything ( oder ain’t heard nothing umg) yet

2. (sogar) even;

viele, wenn nicht gar alle many if not all;

ich glaube gar, du hast recht I do believe you’re right

3. (etwa, vielleicht) perhaps;

sollte sie oder

sie wird doch nicht gar gelogen haben? could she have been lying? oder she couldn’t have been lying, could she?

4. verstärkend:

und gar (erst recht) even more so, not to mention;

das Angebot in dem Lokal war schon eine Zumutung, und gar die Preise the choice in the restaurant was scandalous, not to mention the prices ( oder and the prices were worse)

5.

oder gar let alone;

in der Urlaubszeit kriegst du kein Zimmer für einige Tage, oder gar nur für eine Nacht during the holiday period you can’t get a room for a single night, let alone (for a) few days

6.

gar so so very;

sie ist gar so heikel beim Essen she’s so very fussy about her food

7.

gar zu just too, just so;

meine Schwester ist gar zu blöd umg my sister is just so stupid ( oder just too stupid for words); → auch allzu

8. südd, österr, schweiz, sonst obs (sehr) very, passing obs;

ein gar schönes Kind a very pretty child;

gar mancher oder

viele many a one

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I
Adjektiv cooked; done pred.

etwas gar kochen — cook something [until it is done]
II
Partikel

1) (überhaupt)

gar nicht [wahr] — not [true] at all

gar nichts — nothing at all or whatsoever

gar niemand od. keiner — nobody at all or whatsoever

gar keines — not a single one

2) (südd., österr., schweiz.): (verstärkend)

gar zu — only too

er wäre gar zu gern gekommen — he would so much have liked to come

3) (geh.): (sogar) even

4) (veralt.): (sehr) very

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gar

18 falso

adj.

1 false, fake, dummy, counterfeit.

2 false, delusory, misleading.

3 false, liar, deceitful, fake.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: falsar.

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falso

► adjetivo

1 (no verdadero) false, untrue

2 (moneda) false, counterfeit; (cuadro, sello) forged

3 (persona) insincere, false; (sonrisa) false

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (persona) insincere person

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar un paso en falso (tropezar) to trip, stumble 2 (cometer un error) to make a mistake, make a wrong move

en falso (con falsedad) falsely 2 (sin apoyo) without proper support

jurar en falso to commit perjury

falsa alarma false alarm

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(f. - falsa)

adj.

1) false, untrue

2) fake

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [acusación, creencia, rumor] false

lo que dices es falso — what you're saying is false o untrue

se inscribió con un nombre falso — she registered under a false name

ha sido una falsa alarma — it was a false alarm

falso testimonio — perjury, false testimony

2) [firma, pasaporte, joya] false, fake; [techo] false; [cuadro] fake; [moneda] counterfeit

3) (=insincero) [persona] false, insincere; [sonrisa] false

4) [caballo] vicious

5)

en falso: coger a algn en falso — to catch sb in a lie

dar un paso en falso — (lit) to trip; (fig) to take a false step

jurar en falso — to commit perjury

2.

SM CAm, Méx false evidence

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- sa adjetivo

1)

a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false

b) ( insincero) < persona> insincere, false; <sonrisa/promesa> false

2)

a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> false

eso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue

b)

en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark

•

- falsa alarma

- falso testimonio

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= dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.

Ex. The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.

Ex. A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.

Ex. Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.

Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex. Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.

Ex. Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.

Ex. The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.

Ex. Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.

Ex. Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.

Ex. This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.

Ex. This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.

Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.

Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.

Ex. The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.

Ex. Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.

Ex. There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.

Ex. The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.

Ex. This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.

Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

Ex. Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.

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* abeto falso = spruce.

* alegación falsa = ipse dixit.

* charlatanería falsa = cant.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.

* democracia falsa = travesty democracy.

* diamante falso = rhinestone.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.

* falsa alabanza = lip service.

* falsa ilusión = delusion.

* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.

* falsa pretensión = false pretence.

* falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.

* falso pretexto = false pretence.

* falso testimonio = perjury.

* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.

* hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.

* idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.

* movimiento en falso = false move.

* nivel jerárquico falso = false link.

* paso en falso = false move.

* pista falsa = red herring.

* resultar falso = prove + false.

* sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.

* toma falsa = outtake.

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- sa adjetivo

1)

a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false

b) ( insincero) < persona> insincere, false; <sonrisa/promesa> false

2)

a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> false

eso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue

b)

en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark

•

- falsa alarma

- falso testimonio

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= dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.

Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.

Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.

Ex: Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.

Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex: Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.

Ex: Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.

Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.

Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.

Ex: Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.

Ex: This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.

Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.

Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.

Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.

Ex: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.

Ex: Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.

Ex: There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.

Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.

Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.

Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.

* abeto falso = spruce.

* alegación falsa = ipse dixit.

* charlatanería falsa = cant.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.

* democracia falsa = travesty democracy.

* diamante falso = rhinestone.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.

* falsa alabanza = lip service.

* falsa ilusión = delusion.

* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.

* falsa pretensión = false pretence.

* falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.

* falso pretexto = false pretence.

* falso testimonio = perjury.

* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.

* hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.

* idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.

* movimiento en falso = false move.

* nivel jerárquico falso = false link.

* paso en falso = false move.

* pista falsa = red herring.

* resultar falso = prove + false.

* sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.

* toma falsa = outtake.

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falso -sa

adjective

A

1 ‹billete› counterfeit, forged; ‹cuadro› forged

2 ‹documento› (copiado) false, forged, fake; (alterado) false, forged

3 (simulado) ‹diamante/joya› fake; ‹bolsillo/cajón/techo› false

4 (insincero) ‹persona› insincere, false; ‹sonrisa› false; ‹promesa› false

B

1 (no cierto) ‹dato/nombre/declaración› false

eso es falso, nunca afirmé tal cosa that is not true o that is untrue, I never said such a thing

2

en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury

golpear en falso to miss the mark

esta tabla está en falso this board isn't properly supported

la maleta cerró en falso the suitcase didn't shut properly

el tornillo giraba en falso the screw wouldn't grip

paso¹ m C 1. (↑ paso (1))

Compuestos:

● falsa alarma

feminine false alarm

● falsa modestia

feminine false modesty

● falso testimonio

masculine ( Der) false testimony, perjury

no levantar falso testimonio ( Relig) thou shalt not bear false witness

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falso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹ billete› counterfeit, forged;

‹ cuadro› forged;
‹ documento› false, forged;
‹diamante/joya› fake;
‹cajón/techo› false
b) ( insincero) ‹ persona› insincere, false;

‹sonrisa/promesa› false
c) ( no cierto) ‹dato/nombre/declaración› false;

◊ eso es falso that is not true o is untrue;

falsa alarma false alarm;
falso testimonio sustantivo masculino (Der) false testimony, perjury
falso,-a
I adjetivo
1 false: eso que dices es falso, what you're saying is wrong
había un puerta falsa, there was a false door
nombre falso, assumed name
2 (persona) insincere: Juan me parece muy falso, I think Juan is insincere
3 (falsificado) forged
dinero falso, counterfeit o bogus money
II m (persona) insincere person, hypocrit
♦ Locuciones: en falso, false: jurar en falso, to commit perjury
' falso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cierta
- cierto
- falaz
- falsa
- fantasma
- incierta
- incierto
- jurar
- perjurar
- testimonio
- colar
- supuesto
English:
absolutely
- affected
- bogus
- counterfeit
- deceitful
- disingenuous
- dud
- fake
- false
- false move
- faux pas
- hollow
- insincere
- phoney
- sham
- slimy
- spurious
- two-faced
- untrue
- untruthful
- smooth
- spruce
- sycamore
- trumped-up
- two

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falso, -a

♦ adj

1. [afirmación, información, rumor] false, untrue;

eso que dices es falso what you are saying is not true;

en falso [falsamente] falsely;
[sin firmeza] unsoundly;
si haces un movimiento en falso, disparo one false move and I'll shoot;

dio un paso en falso y se cayó he missed his footing and fell;

jurar en falso to commit perjury

Comp
falsa alarma false alarm;
falso testimonio [en juicio] perjury, false evidence;

dar falso testimonio to give false evidence

2. [dinero, firma, cuadro] forged;
[pasaporte] forged, false; [joyas] fake;
un diamante falso an imitation diamond

3. [hipócrita] deceitful;

no soporto a los falsos amigos que te critican a la espalda I can't stand false friends who criticize you behind your back;

basta ya de falsa simpatía that's enough of you pretending to be nice;

Comp
Fam Hum
es más falso que Judas he's a real snake in the grass

Comp
Ling falso amigo false friend;
falsa modestia false modesty

4. [simulado] false

Comp
falsa costilla false rib;
falso estuco [en bricolaje] stick-on plasterwork;

falso muro false wall;

falso techo false ceiling

♦ nm,f
[hipócrita] hypocrite
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falso

adj

1 false

2 joyas fake; documento, firma forged; monedas, billetes counterfeit

3

:

jurar o

declarar en falso commit perjury

4 persona false

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falso, -sa adj

1) falaz: false, untrue

2) : counterfeit, forged

* * *

falso adj

1. (en general) false

un nombre falso a false name

2. (billete, cuadro) forged

3. (joya) fake

4. (persona) false / insincere

Spanish-English dictionary > falso

19 cosa

f.

1 thing (objeto, idea).

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?

cualquier cosa anything

no es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big deal

poca cosa nothing much

Una cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing

2 funny remark (ocurrencia).

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.

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cosa

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) thing

■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff

■ me dijo una cosa she told me something

■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

2 (asunto) matter, business

■ es cosa tuya it's your business

■ eso es otra cosa that's something different

3 (nada) nothing, not anything

■ no hay cosa igual there's nothing like it

► nombre femenino plural cosas

1 familiar (manías) hang-ups

■ todos tenemos nuestras cosas we've got all our hang-ups

■ son cosas de niños kids do that kind of thing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things stand

como cosa tuya as if it were your idea

como están las cosas as things stand

como si tal cosa just like that

cosa de about

■ es cosa de unos minutos it'll just take a few minutes

cosa nunca vista something surprising

cosas de la vida that's life

decir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truths

es cosa de... (tiempo) it's time to... 2 (cuestión) it's a matter of...

lo que son las cosas much to my surprise

no sea cosa que... in case...

no ser gran cosa not to be important

no valer gran cosa not to be worth much

ser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than done

ser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too much

cosas de negocios business matters

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noun f.

1) thing, object, stuff

2) matter, affair

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SF

1) (=objeto) thing

¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?

cogí mis cosas y me fui — I picked up my things and left

no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag

para el dolor de cabeza no tengo otra cosa que aspirina — all I have for headaches is aspirin

cosas de comer — things to eat

las cosas del jardín — the gardening things

- es cosa fina

- es cosa de ver

2) [uso indefinido]

¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

• o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts

y cosas así — and suchlike

• cualquier cosa — anything

haría cualquier cosa por ella — I'd do anything for her

este vino no es cualquier cosa — this isn't just any old wine

• gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth much

no ha servido de gran cosa — it hasn't been much use

la película no fue gran cosa — the film wasn't up to much

como futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer

• poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in return

vive bien con poca cosa — she lives well on very little

no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about a little thing like that

jugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

la vida es tan corta y somos tan poca cosa — life is so short and we're so insignificant

la chica es muy poquita cosa — there's not much of her

• una cosa — something

hay una cosa que no me gusta — there is one thing I don't like

¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?

una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price

en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...

3) (=asunto)

eso es cosa tuya — that's your affair

es cosa fácil — it's easy

¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?

¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!

es cosa de nunca acabar — there's no end to it

esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history

¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!

• la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...

la cosa puede acabar mal — things could end badly

la cosa no está tan clara — it's not that clear

la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle

• no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter

no es cosa de que lo dejes todo — there's no need for you to give it all up

• no sea cosa que — in case

trae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains

• otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else

¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?

eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)

otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week

otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...

• cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw it

- a otra cosa, mariposa

como quien no quiere la cosa —

lo miraba como quien no quiere la cosa — she cast a casual glance at the boy

se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible

como si tal cosa —

me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened

le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted

- decir una cosa por otra

4) (=nada)

no hay cosa peor — there's nothing worse

jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it

¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!

nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it

- no es ninguna cosa del otro jueves o mundo

5) pl cosas

a) (=acciones, asuntos)

¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!

son cosas de la edad — it's just old age

¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!

¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!

¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!

• meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's business

- decir cuatro cosas a algn

b)

• las cosas — (=situación) things

las cosas van mejor — things are going better

tal como están las cosas — as things stand

así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting

¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!

- las cosas de palacio van despacio

6)

• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about

es cosa de un par de semanas — it takes about a couple of weeks

en cosa de diez minutos — in about ten minutes

7) ** [droga] hash *

8) LAm [como conj]

• cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tired

no le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended

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femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

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= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

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* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

* * *

= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

* * *

cosa

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

A

1 objeto

2 acto, acción

3 al hablar

4 detalle, punto

5 asunto, tema

Compuestos:

cosa pública

B

1 pertenencias

2 utensilios, equipo

C situación, suceso

D

1 ocurrencia

2 comportamiento típico

E incumbencia

F pene

G marihuana

H en locuciones

feminine

A

1 (objeto) thing

cualquier cosa anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its place

te he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something

¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!

queda poca cosa there's hardly anything left

lo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operation

hay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see

2

(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to do

lo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properly

no me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew by

me parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right

3

(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!

dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?

oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?

tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you

4

(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear up

aquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand

5 (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think about

hay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with you

no creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to work

está muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be

¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)

no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easy

en mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matter

se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives late

esto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matter

la cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have time

la cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm going

quicio

Compuestos:

● cosa juzgada

( Der) res judicata

● cosa pública

res publica

B cosas fpl

1 (pertenencias) things (pl)

se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongings

2 ( fam) (utensilios, equipo) things (pl) ( colloq)

las cosas de limpiar the cleaning things

mis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)

C

(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?

las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between them

esas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen before

son cosas de la vida that's life!

¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)

son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happen

además, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me well

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!

no hay tal cosa it's not true at all

esto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!

una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogether

D

1 ( fam)

(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!

díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your idea

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea

¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas

2

(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like that

E

(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres that's women's work

déjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his business

F ( euf) (pene) thing ( euph)

G ( Col arg) (marihuana) grass

H

(en locuciones): cosa de ( AmS fam); to, so as to

me fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about it

cosa que ( AmS fam); so that

lo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rains

átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away

mejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets left

igual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sister

o cosa así or so

dos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or so

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time

como quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversation

como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened

le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless

cosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes

es cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's all

hace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he died

no está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometers

cosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)

nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)

darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny

me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money

decirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or two

decir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean another

gran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)

su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)

poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look at

ella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)

le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not much

un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her

poner las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straight

ser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusion

ser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well now

con ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman

¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will go

las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I stand

las cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)

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Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)

cosa es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
◊ cualquier cosa anything;

¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
◊ cosas sustantivo femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl);

mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):
◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;

la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4
a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):

◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea
b) ( comportamiento típico):

◊ son cosas de niños children are like that;

son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
◊ no es cosa tuya it's none of your business;

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
◊ cosa de (AmS fam) so as to;

cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ dobladillo› to sew;

‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
◊ cóselo a máquina sew it on the machine

b) ‹ herida› to stitch

verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need

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cosa

♦ nf

1. [objeto, idea] thing;

comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;

alguna cosa anything;

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;

¿quiere usted alguna otra cosa o [m5] alguna cosa más? do you want anything else?;

cualquier cosa anything;

venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;

una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;

escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;

dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;

es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;

¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;

¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;

este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;

¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;

fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;

no hay tal cosa on the contrary;

¡qué cosa! how strange!;

¡qué cosa más o [m5] tan extraña! how strange!;

no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;

este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;

te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;

un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;

nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;

es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;

Comp

decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;

Comp

llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;

llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…

2. [asunto]
tengo muchas cosas que hacer I've got a lot (of things) to do;

entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;

por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;

la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;

está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;

no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;

esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;

no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;

eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;

es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;

no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;

con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;

eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;

no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;

eso es cosa fácil that's easy;

convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;

esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;

eso es otra cosa that's another matter;

¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!

3. [situación]
las cosas no van muy bien últimamente things haven't been going very well recently;

…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;

¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;

estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;

Comp
Fam
la cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;

Comp
Fam
la cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling point

Comp
Fam
las cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;

4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;

se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

5. [comportamiento]
son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;

no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;

tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)

6. [en frases negativas] [nada]
no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;

no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interest

7. Fam [reparo]
me da cosa decírselo I'm a bit uneasy about telling him;

el olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy

8. Méx [genitales] packet, Br lunchbox

9. Comp

o cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;

(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;

tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;

a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;

hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;
[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;
como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;

esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;
Esp Fam
cosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;

está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;
Fam
a otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;

es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;

no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;

ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;

no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;

se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;

no ser cosa del otro mundo o [m5] del otro jueves to be nothing special;
Fam
las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;

las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;

¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;

♦ cosas nfpl
[pertenencias, utensilios] things;
tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;

¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?

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cosa

f thing;

¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;

alguna cosa something;

ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;

son cosas que pasan these things happen;

son cosas de la vida that’s life;

entre otras cosas among other things;

como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;

eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;

¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;

cosa de about;

hace cosa de un año about a year ago;

le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;

este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;

no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;

¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;

lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;

cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;

son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over

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cosa nf

1) : thing, object

2) : matter, affair

3)

otra cosa : anything else, something else

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cosa n

1. (en general) thing

pon tus cosas aquí dentro put your things in here

trata a las personas como si fueran cosas he treats people as though they were things

2. (algo) something

¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?

tengo que comprar una cosa I've got to buy something

3. (nada) nothing

no hay cosa que me moleste más que tener que esperar nothing annoys me more than having to wait

4. (asunto) affair / matter

¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!

cosa de about

lo hice en cosa de diez minutos I did it in about ten minutes

no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important

Spanish-English dictionary > cosa

20 niente

1. pron m nothing

2. adv nothing

non ho niente I don't have anything, I have nothing

lo fai tu? - niente affatto! are you going to do it? - no, I am not!

tu hai detto che... - niente affatto! you said that... - no, I did not!

non ho per niente fame I'm not at all hungry

non ho capito per niente I didn't understand a thing

niente (di) meno no less

nientedimeno! that's incredible! you don't say!

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niente pron.indef.

1 nothing; ( in presenza di altra negazione) anything: niente si oppone alla realizzazione del progetto, nothing prevents the project being carried out; non ne sapevo niente, I knew nothing about it; ''Che cosa fai?'' ''Niente'', ''What are you doing?'' ''Nothing''; sta tutto il giorno senza far niente, he spends the whole day doing nothing; ancora non avete visto niente, you haven't seen anything yet; non bisogna dirgli niente, he mustn't be told anything; non dà mai niente a nessuno, he never gives anyone anything; so poco o niente di lui, I know next to nothing about him // nient'altro, nothing else, ( in presenza di altra negazione) anything else: ''Non disse altro?'' ''Nient'altro'', ''Didn't he say anything else?'' ''No, he didn't'' (o ''No, nothing else'') // nient'altro che, nothing but: non è nient'altro che un bugiardo, he's nothing but a liar // niente di nuovo, d'interessante, nothing new, interesting; non c'è niente di meglio, there's nothing better (o there isn't anything better); non ha fatto niente di male, he hasn't done anything wrong // non sa niente di niente, he knows nothing whatever (o nothing at all o nothing about nothing) // per niente, ( senza nessun compenso o risultato) for nothing, ( senza motivo, inutilmente) about nothing: lavorare per niente, to work for nothing, arrabbiarsi, lamentarsi per niente, to get angry, to complain about nothing; ho parlato per niente, I wasted my breath; nessuno fa niente per niente, nobody does anything for nothing // di niente, ( in risposta a un ringraziamento) don't mention it (o you're welcome): ''Grazie mille!'' ''Di niente, si figuri!'', ''Thank you so much'' ''Don't mention it'' // non serve a niente, it's no use // non cambia niente, ( fa lo stesso) it makes no odds // non fa niente, ( non importa) it doesn't matter (o it's all right) // non posso farci niente, I can't do anything about it (o I can do nothing about it) // non aver niente a che fare con qlcu., to have nothing to do with s.o.

2 ( qualche cosa) anything (spec. in frasi interr. o dubitative): c'è niente per me?, is (n't) there anything for me?; ( c'è) niente di nuovo?, is there any news?; ti serve niente?, do you need anything?; hai mai visto niente di così divertente?, have you ever seen anything so amusing? (o as amusing as that?); hai niente in contrario?, have you any objections?; avete nient'altro da dirmi?, have you anything else to tell (o to say to) me?; dimmi se c'è niente che possa fare per te, tell me if there's anything I can do for you // non per niente..., ( non senza ragione) not for nothing...

3 ( poca cosa) nothing: il danno alla mia auto era niente in confronto al suo, the damage to my car was nothing in comparison with the damage to his; ti pare niente?, do you think it's nothing?; l'ho pagato niente rispetto al suo valore, I paid nothing in comparison with what it's worth // come se niente fosse, as if nothing were the matter // da niente, ( da poco) nothing much; è una ferita da niente, it's only a scratch; una cosa da niente, a trifle // un buono a niente, a good-for-nothing

◆ s.m. ( nessuna cosa) nothing: è un niente, he is a mere nothing; l'ho avuto per (un) niente, I got it for next to nothing; tutto finì in (un) niente, it all came to nothing (o everything fell through); offendersi per un niente, to take offence at the slightest thing; la conferenza finì in un niente di fatto, nothing concrete came out of the meeting // l'ha fatto in meno di un niente, he did it in next to no time // ridursi un niente, ( logorarsi) to wear oneself out; ridursi al niente, ( perdere tutto) to lose everything // venire dal niente, to come up from nothing // non ha ottenuto un bel niente, he got nothing at all

◆ avv.

1 ( punto, affatto) not at all: niente male!, not bad at all!; non ho niente voglia di lavorare oggi, (fam.) I don't feel like working today at all; non gli assomiglia per niente, it's nothing like him at all; non m'importa niente, it doesn't matter to me at all (o I don't care at all) // speravo di convincerlo, ma lui niente, I was hoping to persuade him, but he wasn't having any // niente affatto, not at all: ''Ti sei convinto?'' ''Niente affatto!'', ''Are you convinced?'' ''Not at all''

2 ( molto poco): non ci metto niente a farlo, it won't take me a minute to do it // se niente niente gli si dà retta..., (fam.) once you start listening to him...

◆ agg.invar. (fam.) ( nessuno) no; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any: niente pasta per me, grazie, sono a dieta, no pasta for me, thank you, I'm on a diet; non ha avuto niente rispetto per quel pover'uomo!, he didn't show that poor man any consideration // In espressioni ellittiche: niente paura!, not to worry!; niente scherzi, mi raccomando!, no tricks, please!; niente scuse!, no apologies!

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['njɛnte]
1. pron

(nessuna cosa) nothing, (qualcosa) anything

non... niente — nothing, espressione negativa + anything

niente lo fermerà — nothing will stop him

non ho visto niente — I saw nothing, I didn't see anything

non è successo niente — nothing happened

cos'hai comprato? - niente — what did you buy? - nothing

hai bisogno di o ti serve niente? — do you need anything?

cosa c'è? - niente — what's the matter? - nothing

niente di grave/nuovo — nothing serious/new

non gli va bene niente — he's never satisfied

un uomo da niente — a nobody, a nonentity

una cosa da niente — a trivial thing

non fa niente! — it doesn't matter!

fa niente se non vengo? — does it matter if I don't come?

non mi sono fatto niente — I haven't hurt myself at all

la cura non gli ha fatto niente — the treatment hasn't done anything for him

non ho niente a che fare con lui — I have nothing to do with him

ha niente in contrario se...? — would you object if...?

come se niente fosse — as if nothing had happened

niente al mondo — nothing on earth o in the world

niente di niente — absolutely nothing

nessuno fa niente per niente — no one does anything for nothing

ho parlato per niente — I spoke to no purpose, I wasted my breath

sono venuto per niente — there was no point in my coming

si arrabbia per niente — he gets annoyed at the slightest thing

nient'altro — nothing else

nient'altro? — (in negozio) is that all?, will that be all?

nient'altro che — nothing but, (solamente) just, only

so poco o niente di lui — I know next to nothing about him

non so niente di niente — I know nothing at all

grazie. - di niente — thanks. - you're welcome

quel brodo non sa di niente — that soup is tasteless

niente meno — nientemeno

2. agg

non ho niente voglia di farlo — I'm not at all keen to do it

niente paura! — don't worry!

e niente scuse! — don't try to make excuses!

niente male! — not bad at all!

3. sm

nothing

si è fatto dal niente — he's a self-made man

il mondo è stato creato dal niente — the world was created out of nothing

un bel niente — absolutely nothing

basta un niente per farlo piangere — the slightest thing is enough to make him cry

si è ridotto al niente — he has lost everything

si è ridotto a un niente — he's just skin and bone

4. avv

(in nessuna misura) non... niente — not... at all

non è niente buono — it's not good at all

non... per niente — (affatto) not...at all

non si è visto per niente — he hasn't been seen at all

non mi sono divertito per niente — I didn't enjoy it at all

non è per niente vero — it's not true at all

niente affatto — not at all, not in the least

le dispiace se fumo? - niente affatto — do you mind if I smoke? - not at all

poco o niente — next to nothing

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['njɛnte] 1.
pronome indefinito

1) (nessuna cosa) nothing; (in presenza di altra negazione) anything

niente è impossibile — nothing is impossible

non sento niente — I can't hear anything

ho deciso di non dire niente — I decided to say nothing o not to say anything

non c'è più niente — there is nothing left

non c'è più niente da fare — (come lavoro) there's nothing left o else to do; (non c'è speranza) there's nothing more that can be done

non è niente — (non mi sono fatto male) it's nothing

non possiamo farci niente — we can do nothing (about it)

non se ne fa niente — it's all off

e questo è ancora niente! — you haven't seen anything yet!

non serve a niente piangere — it's no good o use crying

non avere niente a che fare con qcn. — to have nothing to do with sb.

niente da fare! — no go! nothing doing!

non ha niente di sua sorella — she's nothing like her sister

niente di meno, di più — nothing less, nothing more (di, che than)

niente di meglio, di peggio — nothing better, worse (di, che than)

niente di nuovo — nothing new

non ci vedo niente di male — I see no harm in it, there's nothing wrong with it

"grazie" - "di niente" — "thank you" - "you're welcome", "not at all", "don't mention it"

non fa niente — (non importa) never mind, it doesn't mind

niente di niente — absolutely nothing

come niente (fosse) o come se niente fosse as if nothing had happened; fare finta di niente to pretend nothing has happened; nient'altro — nothing else o more

2) (qualcosa) anything

ti serve niente? — do you need anything?

3) da niente

un livido da niente — a tiny bruise

una cosa da niente — a trivial matter

4) per niente (inutilmente)

tanta fatica per niente — all that trouble for nothing

fare un sacco di storie per niente — to make a big fuss about nothing

non per niente sono italiano — I'm not Italian for nothing; (gratis) for nothing, for free

nessuno fa niente per niente — you get nothing for nothing; (affatto) at all

non è per niente sicuro — it is by no means certain

non assomiglia per niente a suo padre — he is nothing like his father

la cosa non mi riguarda per niente — that doesn't concern me at all o in any way

non mi preoccupa per niente — it doesn't bother me in the least

per niente al mondo — not for love nor for money, for anything

per niente! — not at all!
2.
aggettivo indefinito (nessuno) no; (in presenza di altra negazione) any

niente alcolici — no alcoholic drinks

niente paura! — never fear! have no fear!

non ho niente fame — colloq. I'm not at all hungry
3.
sostantivo maschile nothing

un niente lo irrita — the slighest thing annoys him

non vedo un bel niente — I can't see a damned thing

in un niente — in no time at all

è venuto su dal niente — fig. he is a self-made man
4.
avverbio

1) (neanche un poco)

non m'importa niente — I don't care at all

non ci metto niente a farlo — I'll do it in no time

niente affatto — not at all, not in the least

non ero niente affatto contento — I was none too happy

non vale niente — it's worth nothing

niente male — not half bad, not bad at all

non eri niente male — you weren't too bad at all

2) (in espressioni ellittiche)

tutti lo chiamano, ma lui niente! — everybody calls him, but he won't listen

3) niente niente colloq.

(se) niente niente — if only

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niente

/'njεnte/

Niente in italiano, e i suoi equivalenti inglesi, possono essere usati come pronomi e aggettivi, meno spesso come sostantivi e avverbi. - Il pronome niente si traduce solitamente con nothing: non ne sapevo niente = I knew nothing about it; tuttavia, si usano anything se c'è già un'altra negazione ( non mi hanno mai detto niente = I was never told anything about it) o in frase interrogativa dove niente ha in realtà valore positivo (hai visto niente? = hai visto qualcosa? = have you seen anything?). - Come aggettivo, niente si rende con no (niente imbrogli! = no cheating!), e con any in una frase già negativa o in frase interrogativa dove niente ha in realtà valore positivo (niente soldi nel portafoglio? = dei soldi nel portafoglio? = any money in your wallet?). - Per gli altri usi di niente, si veda la voce qui sotto. Si veda anche la voce nulla.

I pronome indefinito

1 (nessuna cosa) nothing; (in presenza di altra negazione) anything; niente è impossibile nothing is impossible; non sento niente I can't hear anything; ho deciso di non dire niente I decided to say nothing o not to say anything; non c'è più niente there is nothing left; non c'è più niente da fare (come lavoro) there's nothing left o else to do; (non c'è speranza) there's nothing more that can be done; non è niente (non mi sono fatto male) it's nothing; non possiamo farci niente we can do nothing (about it); non se ne fa niente it's all off; e questo è ancora niente! you haven't seen anything yet! non serve a niente piangere it's no good o use crying; non avere niente a che fare con qcn. to have nothing to do with sb.; niente da fare! no go! nothing doing! non ha niente di sua sorella she's nothing like her sister; niente di meno, di più nothing less, nothing more (di, che than); niente di meglio, di peggio nothing better, worse (di, che than); niente di nuovo nothing new; non ci vedo niente di male I see no harm in it, there's nothing wrong with it; "grazie" - "di niente" "thank you" - "you're welcome", "not at all", "don't mention it"; non fa niente (non importa) never mind, it doesn't mind; niente di niente absolutely nothing; come niente (fosse) o come se niente fosse as if nothing had happened; fare finta di niente to pretend nothing has happened; nient'altro nothing else o more

2 (qualcosa) anything; ti serve niente? do you need anything?

3 da niente un livido da niente a tiny bruise; una cosa da niente a trivial matter

4 per niente (inutilmente) tanta fatica per niente all that trouble for nothing; fare un sacco di storie per niente to make a big fuss about nothing; non per niente sono italiano I'm not Italian for nothing; (gratis) for nothing, for free; nessuno fa niente per niente you get nothing for nothing; (affatto) at all; non è per niente sicuro it is by no means certain; non assomiglia per niente a suo padre he is nothing like his father; la cosa non mi riguarda per niente that doesn't concern me at all o in any way; non mi preoccupa per niente it doesn't bother me in the least; per niente al mondo not for love nor for money, for anything; per niente! not at all!

II aggettivo indefinito

(nessuno) no; (in presenza di altra negazione) any; niente alcolici no alcoholic drinks; niente paura! never fear! have no fear! non ho niente fame colloq. I'm not at all hungry

III sostantivo m.

nothing; un niente lo irrita the slighest thing annoys him; non vedo un bel niente I can't see a damned thing; in un niente in no time at all; è venuto su dal niente fig. he is a self-made man

IV avverbio

1 (neanche un poco) non m'importa niente I don't care at all; non ci metto niente a farlo I'll do it in no time; niente affatto not at all, not in the least; non ero niente affatto contento I was none too happy; non vale niente it's worth nothing; niente male not half bad, not bad at all; non eri niente male you weren't too bad at all

2 (in espressioni ellittiche) tutti lo chiamano, ma lui niente! everybody calls him, but he won't listen

3 niente niente colloq. (se) niente niente if only.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > niente

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