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1 the blunt facts

Общая лексика: упрямые факты

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the blunt facts
2 blunt

1. [blʌnt] n
1. штопальная иголка

2. разг. дурак, болван

3. сл. деньги, наличные
2. [blʌnt] a
1. тупой

blunt angle [pencil, edge] - тупой угол [карандаш, -ое лезвие]

scissors with blunt ends - ножницы с тупыми /закруглёнными/ концами

2. 1) непонятливый, туповатый

2) притуплённый, смутный (об ощущениях и т. п.)

3. грубоватый; резкий, прямой

the blunt facts - упрямые факты

blunt answer - прямой ответ

rude and blunt people - грубые и резкие люди

he was blunt in his bearing - у него были грубоватые манеры
3. [blʌnt] v
1) притуплять, затуплять

to blunt the effect - ослабить впечатление

to blunt the edge of the pain - притупить остроту боли

to blunt the attack - воен. сдерживать натиск

their sensitiveness was blunted - их восприимчивость притупилась

2) притупляться, затупляться

the edge of this knife will never blunt - лезвие этого ножа никогда не затупится

НБАРС > blunt
3 blunt

1. n штопальная иголка

2. n разг. дурак, болван

3. n сл. деньги, наличные

4. a тупой

blunt angle — тупой угол

blunt eye fixation hook — тупой глазной крючок

blunt nasal elevator — тупой носовой элеватор

blunt cannula — канюля с тупым кончиком

blunt instrument — тупой инструмент

blunt dissection — тупое отделение

5. a непонятливый, туповатый

6. a притуплённый, смутный

7. a грубоватый; резкий, прямой

the blunt facts — упрямые факты

blunt answer — прямой ответ

8. v притуплять, затуплять

to blunt the effect — ослабить впечатление

to blunt the edge of the pain — притупить остроту боли

9. v притупляться, затупляться

the edge of this knife will never blunt — лезвие этого ножа никогда не затупится

Синонимический ряд:

1. bluff (adj.) abrupt; bluff; breviloquent; brief; brusque; crusty; curt; discourteous; gruff; plain-spoken; rough; rude; short; short-spoken; snippety; snippy; tactless; terse; uncivil

2. candid (adj.) candid; direct; forthright; frank; straightforward

3. dull (adj.) dull; not sharp; obtuse; rounded; unsharpened

4. slow (adj.) dim-witted; heavy; slow; stolid; stupid; thick

5. dull (verb) benumb; deaden; desensitise; desensitize; diminish; disedge; dull; hebetate; make insensible; mull; numb; obtund; paralyse; paralyze; soften; stupefy; turn

6. weaken (verb) attenuate; cripple; debilitate; disable; enfeeble; sap; unbrace; undermine; unstrengthen; weaken

Антонимический ряд:

acute; alert; civil; courteous; indirect; polite; quick; sensitize; sharp; subtle; tactful

English-Russian base dictionary > blunt
4 blunt

blʌnt
1. прил.
1) тупой blunt angle
2) непонятливый, туповатый Syn: slow-witted, dull
3) грубоватый His demeanour was so blunt as sometimes might be termed clownish. ≈ Его манера вести себя была такой грубой, что иногда ее можно было назвать даже шутовской. Syn: brusque, rather coarse, rather rude, rather rough
4) прямой, резкий
2. гл. притуплять Its edges will never blunt. ≈ Его края никогда не затупятся. Syn: dull, take the edge штопальная иголка( разговорное) дурак, болван (сленг) деньги, наличные тупой;
- * angle тупой угол;
- scissors with * ends ножницы с тупыми концами непонятливый, туповатый притупленный, смутный грубоватый;
резкий, прямой;
- the * facts упрямые факты;
- * answer прямой ответ;
- rude and * people грубые и резкие люди;
- he was * in his bearing у него были грубоватые манеры притуплять, затуплять;
- to * the effect ослабить впечатление;
- to * the edge of the pain притупить остроту боли;
- to * the attack( военное) сдерживать натиск;
- their sensitiveness was *ed их восприимчивость притупилась притупляться, затупляться;
- the edge of this knife will never * лезвие этого ножа никогда не затупится blunt грубоватый ~ непонятливый, туповатый ~ притуплять ~ прямой, резкий ~ тупой;
blunt angle тупой угол;
срезанный угол ~ тупой;
blunt angle тупой угол;
срезанный угол

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > blunt
5 упрямые факты

General subject: the blunt facts

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > упрямые факты
6 hard

1. adjective
1) hart; stark, heftig [Regen]; gesichert [Beweis, Zahlen, Daten, Information]

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

2) (difficult) schwer; schwierig

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

it is hard to do something — es ist schwer, etwas zu tun

make it hard for somebody [to do something] — es jemandem schwer machen[, etwas zu tun]

[choose to] go about/do something the hard way — es sich (Dat.) bei etwas unnötig schwer machen

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

be hard going — [Buch:] sich schwer lesen; [Arbeit:] anstrengend sein

play hard to get — (coll.) so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

have a hard time doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

it's a hard life — (joc.) das Leben ist schwer

it is [a bit] hard on him — es ist [schon] schlimm für ihn

hard luck — (coll.) Pech

3) (strenu-ous) hart; beschwerlich [Reise]; leidenschaftlich [Spieler]

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

try one's hardest to do something — sich nach Kräften bemühen, etwas zu tun

4) (vigorous) heftig [Angriff, Schlag]; kräftig [Schlag, Stoß, Tritt]; (severe) streng [Winter]

5) (unfeeling) hart

be hard [up]on somebody — streng mit jemandem sein

take a hard line [with somebody on something] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] eine harte Linie [gegenüber jemandem] vertreten
2. adverb
1) (strenuously) hart [arbeiten, trainieren]; fleißig [lernen, studieren, üben]; genau [überlegen, beobachten]; scharf [nachdenken]; gut [aufpassen, zuhören, sich festhalten]

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) intensiv od. konzentriert arbeiten

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

2) (vigorously) heftig; fest [schlagen, drücken, klopfen]

3) (severely, drastically) hart; streng [zensieren]

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard up — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

4)

be hard put to it [to do something] — große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etwas zu tun]

5) hart [kochen]; fest [gefrieren [lassen]]

set hard — fest werden

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1. adjective
1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hart

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) schwer, schwierig

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hart

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) streng

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hart

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hart
2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hart

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) stark

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) anstarren

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) sehr

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- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
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- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
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- a hard time
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hard

[hɑ:d, AM hɑ:rd]

I. adj

1. (solid) hart

\hard cash Bargeld nt

\hard cheese Hartkäse m

\hard currency harte Währung

[as] \hard as iron [or a rock] [or stone] steinhart

2. (tough) person zäh, hart

he's a \hard one er ist ein ganz Harter

to be \hard enough to do sth das Zeug dazu haben, etw zu tun fam

3. (difficult) schwierig

she had a \hard time [of it] es war eine schwere Zeit für sie

it's \hard being a widow es ist nicht einfach, Witwe zu sein

if she won't listen, she'll have to learn the \hard way wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen

to be \hard to come by schwierig aufzutreiben sein

to do sth the \hard way sich dat etw schwermachen

to find sth \hard to believe [or swallow] etw kaum glauben können

to get \hard [or \harder] schwer [o schwerer] werden

it's \hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen

4. (laborious) anstrengend, mühevoll

the mountain there is a \hard climb der Berg dort ist schwer zu besteigen

a \hard fight ein harter Kampf a. fig

to give sth a \hard push etw kräftig anschieben

to be \hard work harte Arbeit sein; studies anstrengend [o schwer] sein; text schwer zu lesen sein, sich akk schwer lesen

to be a \hard worker fleißig sein

5. (severe) hart, unnachgiebig; voice schroff, barsch

she's finding the bad news \hard to take es fällt ihr schwer, die schlechte Nachricht zu verkraften

a \hard blow ein harter Schlag

a \hard heart ein hartes Herz

a \hard life ein hartes Leben

\hard luck [or esp BRIT lines]! ( fam)

\hard cheese! BRIT ( fam) [so ein fam] Pech!

that's your \hard luck! ( fam) das ist dein Pech! fam

to be [as] \hard as nails knallhart [o ein knallharter Typ] sein fam

a \hard taskmaster ein strenger Arbeitgeber

to give sb a \hard time jdm das Leben schwermachen

▪ to be \hard on sb/sth mit jdm/etw hart ins Gericht gehen

6. (harmful)

▪ to be \hard on sth etw stark strapazieren

I'm very \hard on shoes ich habe einen extrem hohen Schuhverschleiß

to be \hard on the eyes monitor die Augen überanstrengen

7. (unfortunate) hart

▪ to be \hard on sb hart für jdn sein

to go \hard with sb ( dated) jdm nur Nachteile bringen, jdm zum Nachteil gereichen geh

8. (extreme) hart

\hard frost/winter strenger Frost/Winter

the \hard left/right esp BRIT POL die harte Linke/Rechte

a \hard light ein grelles Licht

to take a \hard line eine harte Linie verfolgen

9. (reliable) sicher, fest

\hard facts (verified) gesicherte Fakten; (blunt) nackte Tatsachen

10. (potent) stark

\hard drinks/drugs harte Getränke/Drogen

a \hard drinker ein starker Trinker/eine starke Trinkerin

\hard drinking starker Alkoholkonsum

to be into [or to do] \hard drugs harte Drogen nehmen

11. (with lime)

\hard water hartes Wasser

12. (scrutinizing)

to take a [good] \hard look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen, etw gründlich betrachten

13. TYPO

\hard copy (printout) Ausdruck m; (duplicate) Kopie f; (printed copy) Abzug m

14. LING

\hard consonant harter Konsonant

15. NUCL

\hard radiation harte Strahlung fachspr, Hartstrahlung f fachspr

16.

▶ to be \hard at it ganz bei der Sache sein

▶ to drive a \hard bargain knallhart verhandeln [o usu pej feilschen] fam

▶ \hard and fast information, facts zuverlässig; rule verbindlich

▶ to be \hard on sb's heels jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein

II. adv

1. (solid) hart

boiled \hard hart gekocht

frozen \hard liquid hart gefroren; clothing, plants steif gefroren

to set \hard glue, varnish hart werden, aushärten fachspr; concrete, mortar fest werden, abbinden fachspr

2. (vigorously) fest[e], kräftig

think \hard! denk mal genau nach!

to not do sth very \hard etw nicht sehr gründlich tun

to exercise \hard hart trainieren

to fight \hard [for sth] ( fig) [um etw akk] hart kämpfen

to play \hard (intensely) ausgiebig spielen; (roughly) hart spielen

to press/pull \hard kräftig drücken/ziehen

to study \hard fleißig lernen

to try \hard to do sth sich akk sehr bemühen [o fam ranhalten], etw zu tun

to work \hard hart arbeiten

3. (severely) schwer

his parents took the news of his death \hard seine Eltern traf die Nachricht von seinem Tod schwer

to be \hard pressed [or pushed] [or put] to do sth große [o die größte] Mühe haben, etw zu tun

4. (closely) knapp

\hard by in nächster Nähe

\hard by sb/sth ganz in der Nähe einer Person/einer S. gen, ganz nahe von jdm/etw geh

to follow \hard [up]on [or after] [or behind] sb/sth jdm/etw knapp folgen, jdm/etw dicht auf den Fersen sein

5. (copiously)

it was raining \hard es regnete stark

6. ( fig: stubbornly)

to die \hard [nur] langsam sterben

the old idea of state ownership of all firms dies \hard die alte Vorstellung von einer Verstaatlichung aller Firmen stirbt einfach nicht aus

7.

▶ to be \hard done by BRIT unfair behandelt werden

▶ old habits die \hard ( saying) der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier

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[hAːd]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= not soft) hart

as hard as rocks or iron — steinhart

the ground was baked hard — der Boden war völlig ausgedörrt

2) (= difficult) schwer, schwierig

this is hard to do, it is hard to do — es ist schwer, das zu tun

stories that are hard to understand — Geschichten, die schwer verständlich sind

that is a very hard question to answer — diese Frage lässt sich nur schwer beantworten

their prices are hard to beat — ihre Preise sind kaum zu unterbieten

she is hard to please — man kann ihr kaum etwas recht machen

it's hard to tell — es lässt sich schwer sagen, es ist schwer zu sagen

it was hard to believe — es war kaum zu glauben

I find it hard to believe — ich kann es kaum glauben

she found it hard to make friends — es fiel ihr schwer, Freunde zu finden

to do sth the hard way — etw auf die schwere Art machen

I don't see the point in doing it the hard way — warum soll man es sich schwer machen?

to play hard to get — so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

3) (= strenuous, demanding) work, day, week hart, anstrengend

he leaves all the hard work to me — die ganze Schwerarbeit überlässt er mir

it was very hard work in the shop — die Arbeit in dem Geschäft war sehr anstrengend

he's hard work (inf) — er ist ziemlich anstrengend (inf)

getting on with him is hard work (inf) it was hard work for me not to swear at him — es gehört schon etwas dazu, mit ihm auszukommen (inf) es hat mich große Mühe gekostet, ihn nicht zu beschimpfen

a hard worker — ein fleißiger Arbeiter

to be a hard worker — sehr fleißig sein

it was hard going — man kam nur mühsam voran

learning Japanese is hard going — Japanisch zu lernen ist sehr schwierig

this novel is hard going — durch diesen Roman muss man sich mühsam durchbeißen

chatting her up is hard going (inf) — es ist gar nicht so einfach, sie anzumachen (inf)

4) (= forceful) pull, tug, kick kräftig; blow, punch heftig

to give sb/sth a hard push — jdm/etw einen harten Stoß versetzen

to give sth a hard pull or tug — kräftig an etw (dat) ziehen

it was a hard blow or knock ( for or to them) (fig) — es war ein schwerer Schlag (für sie)

to take a hard knock (fig) —

he took a hard knock (fig) — er musste einen schweren Schlag einstecken

5) (= severe, tough) person, look, eyes, smile, voice, life hart; winter, frost streng, hart

the job's a bit hard on the nerves — die Arbeit ist ziemlich nervenaufreibend

don't be so hard on the children — sei nicht so streng mit den Kindern

to have a hard time — es schwer or nicht leicht haben

I had a hard time finding a job — ich hatte Schwierigkeiten, eine Stelle zu finden

he had a hard time of it — er hat es nicht leicht gehabt; (in negotiations, boxing match etc) es hat ihn einen harten Kampf gekostet; (with illness, operation etc) es war eine schwere Zeit für ihn

to give sb a hard time — jdm das Leben schwer machen

hard times — schwere Zeiten pl

to fall on hard times — in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten geraten

there are no hard feelings between them — sie sind einander nicht böse

no hard feelings? — nimm es mir nicht übel

to be as hard as nails — knallhart sein (inf)

See:

→ also nut

6) (= harsh) light grell; sound hart

7) (= real, unquestionable) facts, information gesichert

hard evidence — sichere Beweise pl

8)

See:

→ hard hyphen, hard return

2. adv

1) (= with effort) work hart, schwer; run, drive sehr schnell; breathe schwer; study, play eifrig; (= carefully) listen, look genau, gut; think scharf, angestrengt; (= strongly, forcefully) push, pull kräftig, fest; laugh, scream, cry, beg sehr; rain, snow stark; blow kräftig

since 7 this morning — ich bin seit heute Morgen um 7 schwer am Werk or schwer dabei (inf)

she works hard at keeping herself fit — sie gibt sich viel Mühe, sich fit zu halten

to try hard — sich wirklich Mühe geben

no matter how hard I try... — wie sehr ich mich auch anstrenge,...

if you try hard you can do it — wenn du dich richtig bemühst or anstrengst, kannst du es tun

you're not trying hard enough — du strengst dich nicht genügend an

he tried as hard as he could — er hat sein Bestes getan or sich nach Kräften bemüht

he listened hard (straining to hear) —

you're not thinking hard enough — du denkst nicht angestrengt genug nach

think harder — denk mal ein bisschen besser nach

she slammed the door hard behind us — sie knallte die Tür fest hinter uns zu

it was freezing hard — es herrschte strenger Frost

2)

(= severely) to be hard pushed or put to do sth — es sehr schwer finden, etw zu tun

to clamp down hard —

it'll go hard for or with him if... (= it will cost him dear) — er wird Schwierigkeiten bekommen, wenn... es kann ihn teuer zu stehen kommen, wenn...

to be hard done by — übel dran sein

he reckons he's hard done by having to work on Saturdays — er findet es ungerecht, dass er samstags arbeiten muss

they are hard hit by the cuts — sie sind von den Kürzungen schwer getroffen

she took it very hard — es traf sie sehr or schwer, es ging ihr sehr nahe

See:

→ also hard-pressed

3)

(= as far as possible) hard right/left — scharf rechts/links

to turn/go hard round — eine scharfe Kehrtwendung machen

bear hard round to your left —

to lock hard over hard a-port/a-starboard/astern etc (Naut) — voll einschlagen hart backbord/steuerbord/nach achtern etc

4)

(= close) to follow hard behind/upon sth — unmittelbar auf etw (acc) folgen

my sister was hard behind me — meine Schwester war direkt hinter mir

following hard upon the opening of the new cinema —

hard by (sth) (dated) — ganz in der Nähe (von etw)

See:

→ also heel

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hard [hɑː(r)d]

A adj

1. allg hart: → cheese¹

2. fest (Knoten)

3. schwer, schwierig:

a) mühsam, anstrengend:

hard work harte Arbeit;

it is quite hard work es ist ganz schön anstrengend ( doing zu tun);

hard to believe kaum zu glauben;

hard to please schwer zufriedenzustellen;

he is hard to please man kann es ihm nur schwer recht machen, er ist sehr anspruchsvoll;

hard to imagine schwer vorstellbar;

it is hard for me to accept this thesis es fällt mir schwer, diese These zu akzeptieren;

he made it hard for me to believe him er machte es mir schwer, ihm zu glauben; → graft² A 1, way¹ Bes Redew

b) schwer verständlich, schwer zu bewältigen(d):

hard problems schwierige Probleme

4. hart, zäh, widerstandsfähig:

in hard condition SPORT konditionsstark, fit;

a hard customer umg ein schwieriger Kunde, ein zäher Bursche; → nail Bes Redew

5. hart, angestrengt, intensiv (Studium etc)

6. fleißig, tüchtig:

he is a hard worker er ist enorm fleißig;

try one’s hardest sich alle Mühe geben

7. heftig, stark (Regen etc):

a hard blow ein harter Schlag, fig a. ein schwerer Schlag;

hard drinker starke(r) Trinker(in);

a hard service (Tennis) ein harter Aufschlag;

be hard on Kleidung, einen Teppich etc strapazieren;

be hard on the eyes die Augen anstrengen;

be hard on the legs in die Beine gehen

8. rau (Klima), streng (Frost), hart, streng (Winter)

9. hart, gefühllos, streng:

hard words harte Worte;

be hard on sb

a) jemanden hart oder ungerecht behandeln,

b) jemandem hart zusetzen

10. hart, drückend:

it is hard on him es ist hart für ihn, es trifft ihn schwer;

be hard on the pocket kaum erschwinglich sein;

price increases are hardest on the pockets of the poor Preiserhöhungen treffen immer die Armen am meisten;

hard times schwere Zeiten;

have a hard time

a) Schlimmes durchmachen (müssen),

b) sich schwertun ( with mit);

have a hard time getting sth es schwer haben, etwas zu bekommen;

he had a hard time getting up early es fiel ihm schwer, früh aufzustehen;

give sb a hard time jemandem das Leben schwer machen

11. hart:

the hard facts die unumstößlichen oder nackten Tatsachen

12. nüchtern, kühl (überlegend), unsentimental:

a hard businessman ein kühler Geschäftsmann;

he has a hard head er denkt nüchtern

13. sauer, herb (Getränk)

14. hart (Droge), (Getränk auch) stark:

hard drink auch Harddrink m;

hard drug auch Harddrug f; → liquor A 1 a, → porn A

15. PHYS hart (Wasser etc):

hard tube Hochvakuumröhre f

16. AGR hart, Hart…:

hard wheat

17. WIRTSCH hoch und starr (Preise)

18. hart (Farben, Stimme)

19. PHON

a) hart, stimmlos

b) nicht palatalisiert

20. hard of hearing schwerhörig

21. hard up umg

a) in (Geld)Schwierigkeiten, schlecht bei Kasse,

b) in Verlegenheit ( for um)

B adv

1. hart, fest:

frozen hard hart gefroren

2. fig hart, schwer:

work hard;

brake hard scharf bremsen;

drink hard ein starker Trinker sein;

it will go hard with him es wird ihm schlecht ergehen;

hit sb hard

a) jemandem einen harten oder heftigen Schlag versetzen,

b) fig ein harter oder schwerer Schlag für jemanden sein;

look hard at scharf ansehen;

be hard pressed, be hard put to it in schwerer Bedrängnis sein;

they are taking it very hard es ist ein schwerer Schlag für sie;

think hard scharf oder angestrengt nachdenken;

try hard sich große Mühe geben; → bear¹ B 4

3. schwer, mühsam: → die¹ A 1

4. nahe, dicht:

hard by ganz in der Nähe, nahe oder dicht dabei;

hard on ( oder after) gleich nach

5. hard aport SCHIFF hart Backbord

C s

1. Br festes Uferland

2. Br sl Zwangsarbeit f

3. get (have) a hard on vulg einen Ständer (eine Erektion) kriegen (haben)

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1. adjective
1) hart; stark, heftig [Regen]; gesichert [Beweis, Zahlen, Daten, Information]

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

2) (difficult) schwer; schwierig

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

it is hard to do something — es ist schwer, etwas zu tun

make it hard for somebody [to do something] — es jemandem schwer machen[, etwas zu tun]

[choose to] go about/do something the hard way — es sich (Dat.) bei etwas unnötig schwer machen

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

be hard going — [Buch:] sich schwer lesen; [Arbeit:] anstrengend sein

play hard to get — (coll.) so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

have a hard time doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

it's a hard life — (joc.) das Leben ist schwer

it is [a bit] hard on him — es ist [schon] schlimm für ihn

hard luck — (coll.) Pech

3) (strenu-ous) hart; beschwerlich [Reise]; leidenschaftlich [Spieler]

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

try one's hardest to do something — sich nach Kräften bemühen, etwas zu tun

4) (vigorous) heftig [Angriff, Schlag]; kräftig [Schlag, Stoß, Tritt]; (severe) streng [Winter]

5) (unfeeling) hart

be hard [up]on somebody — streng mit jemandem sein

take a hard line [with somebody on something] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] eine harte Linie [gegenüber jemandem] vertreten
2. adverb
1) (strenuously) hart [arbeiten, trainieren]; fleißig [lernen, studieren, üben]; genau [überlegen, beobachten]; scharf [nachdenken]; gut [aufpassen, zuhören, sich festhalten]

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) intensiv od. konzentriert arbeiten

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

2) (vigorously) heftig; fest [schlagen, drücken, klopfen]

3) (severely, drastically) hart; streng [zensieren]

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard up — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

4)

be hard put to it [to do something] — große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etwas zu tun]

5) hart [kochen]; fest [gefrieren [lassen]]

set hard — fest werden

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adj.

hart (Wasser) adj.

hart adj.

heftig adj.

kalkhaltig adj.

schwer adj.

English-german dictionary > hard
7 crudo

raw

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crudo agg.

1 raw, uncooked; ( poco cotto) underdone, half cooked: non mi piace questo riso, è ancora crudo, I don't like this rice, it's still uncooked; carne cruda, raw meat // seta cruda, raw silk // metallo crudo, crude (o raw) metal

2 (non com.) ( rigido) severe, raw, harsh: inverno crudo, severe winter

3 ( aspro, sgraziato) crude, harsh, rough: la cruda realtà, the crude facts; colori crudi, harsh colours; giudizio crudo, harsh (o severe) judgement; una risposta cruda, a blunt (o harsh) reply; suono crudo, harsh sound; romanzo di un crudo realismo, crudely realistic book // nudo e crudo, (agg.) plain (o bald o unvarnished); (avv.) plainly (o bluntly): mi ha detto la verità nuda e cruda, she told me the unvarnished truth (o she bluntly told me the truth o she told me the plain truth); parlare nudo e crudo, to speak bluntly

4 (ant.) ( crudele) cruel, merciless.

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['krudo]
aggettivo

1) (non cotto) [carne, verdure, pesce] raw, uncooked; (poco cotto) [ carne] medium-rare, underdone, undercooked; (non lavorato) [ seta] raw

2) (diretto) [descrizione, realismo] raw

3) (violento) [ luce] violent, stark

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la verità nuda e -a — the naked o plain truth

la realtà nuda e -a — the hard facts, the bald o stark reality

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crudo

/'krudo/

aggettivo

1 (non cotto) [carne, verdure, pesce] raw, uncooked; (poco cotto) [ carne] medium-rare, underdone, undercooked; (non lavorato) [ seta] raw

2 (diretto) [descrizione, realismo] raw

3 (violento) [ luce] violent, stark

IDIOMS

la verità nuda e -a the naked o plain truth; la realtà nuda e -a the hard facts, the bald o stark reality.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > crudo
8 stark

stark [stɑ:k]

1 adjective

(a) (bare, grim → landscape) désolé; (→ branches, hills, crag) nu; (→ room, façade) austère; (→ silhouette) net;

∎ in the stark light of day à la lumière crue du jour;

∎ the chimneys rose in stark relief against the sky les cheminées se découpaient nettement contre le ciel;

∎ the stark simplicity of the shapes l'austère dépouillement des formes;

∎ the stark beauty of the landscape la beauté âpre du paysage

(b) (blunt → description, statement) cru, sans ambages; (→ refusal, denial) catégorique; (harsh → words) dur;

∎ the stark realities of war les dures réalités de la guerre;

∎ those are the stark facts ce sont les faits tels qu'ils sont;

∎ the stark realism of her book le réalisme cru de son livre

(c) (utter → brutality, terror) absolu; (→ madness) pur;

∎ in stark poverty dans la misère absolue ou la plus noire;

∎ in stark violation of the ceasefire en violation flagrante du cessez-le-feu;

∎ their foreign policy success is in stark contrast to the failure of their domestic policies la réussite de leur politique étrangère contraste nettement avec l'échec de leur politique intérieure

2 adverb

complètement;

∎ familiar stark raving or staring mad complètement dingue;

∎ stark naked tout nu

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > stark
9 unverblümt

I Adj. Meinung etc.: undisguised; Art: outspoken, blunt, forthright

II Adv. bluntly, openly; jemandem unverblümt die Meinung sagen tell s.o. bluntly what one thinks, not mince one’s words, not pull any punches

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baldly (Adv.); blunt (Adj.); bald (Adj.); plump (Adv.)

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un|ver|blümt [Unfɛɐ'blyːmt, 'ʊn-]
1. adj
blunt; Drohung undisguised
das kommt einer unverblǘmten Erpressung gleich! — that's downright blackmail!

2. adv
bluntly
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1) (in a plain or bare way: He answered her questions baldly.) baldly

2) (bare or plain: a bald statement of the facts.) bald

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un·ver·blümt

[ʊnfɛɐ̯ˈbly:mt]

I. adj blunt

II. adv bluntly, in plain terms

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1.
Adjektiv blunt
2.
adverbial bluntly

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unverblümt

A. adj Meinung etc: undisguised; Art: outspoken, blunt, forthright

B. adv bluntly, openly;

jemandem unverblümt die Meinung sagen tell sb bluntly what one thinks, not mince one’s words, not pull any punches

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1.
Adjektiv blunt
2.
adverbial bluntly

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adj.

bald adj.

downright adj. adv.

baldly adv.

point-blank adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > unverblümt
10 naked

['neɪkɪd]
aggettivo

1) (bare) nudo

to go naked — andare in giro nudo

naked to the waist — a torso nudo

2) (exposed) [ flame] libero; [ bulb] scoperto; [ sword] sguainato

3) (blunt) [ truth] nudo (e crudo); [ facts] puro (e semplice); [ terror] puro

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to the naked eye — a occhio nudo

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['neikid]
adjective

1) (without clothes: a naked child.) nudo

2) (openly seen, not hidden: the naked truth.) messo a nudo

3) ((of a flame etc) uncovered or unprotected: Naked lights are dangerous.) scoperto

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- nakedly
- nakedness
- the naked eye
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['neɪkɪd]
aggettivo

1) (bare) nudo

to go naked — andare in giro nudo

naked to the waist — a torso nudo

2) (exposed) [ flame] libero; [ bulb] scoperto; [ sword] sguainato

3) (blunt) [ truth] nudo (e crudo); [ facts] puro (e semplice); [ terror] puro

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to the naked eye — a occhio nudo

English-Italian dictionary > naked
11 bald

[bɔːld]
aggettivo

1) [man, head] calvo, pelato colloq.

to go bald — diventare calvo

2) [lawn, terrain] brullo

3) aut. [ tyre] liscio

4) (blunt) [statement, question] esplicito, schietto; [ fact] nudo (e crudo); [ style] sobrio, essenziale

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[bo:ld]
adjective

1) ((of people) with little or no hair on the head: a bald head; He is going bald (= becoming bald).) calvo

2) ((of birds, animals) without feathers, fur etc: a bald patch on the dog's back.) implume

3) (bare or plain: a bald statement of the facts.) semplice

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- baldness
- balding
- baldly
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bald /bɔ:ld/
a.

1 calvo; pelato (fam.): bald head, testa calva; testa pelata; ( di persona) bald-headed, calvo; pelato; senza capelli; to go bald, diventare calvo

2 ( di animale) senza pelo; ( di uccello) implume

3 ( di monte) nudo, brullo; ( di albero) spoglio

4 (fig.) nudo; disadorno; essenziale: a bald statement of the facts, una nuda esposizione dei fatti

5 (fig.) diretto; schietto; esplicito; immediato: a bald question, una domanda esplicita

6 (fig.) evidente; manifesto: a bald lie, un'evidente menzogna

7 (autom.: di pneumatico) liscio; consumato

8 (zool.) con macchie bianche; ( di cavallo) con una macchia bianca sulla fronte, stellato

● (zool.) bald eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus), aquila di mare dalla testa bianca; aquila testabianca; ( nello stemma degli USA) aquila calva □ (fam.) as bald as a coot, pelato come una palla da biliardo (o come un uovo, come un ginocchio) □ (fam.) bald-headed, a capofitto; a testa bassa: to go bald-headed at st., gettarsi a capofitto (o a testa bassa) in qc.

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[bɔːld]
aggettivo

1) [man, head] calvo, pelato colloq.

to go bald — diventare calvo

2) [lawn, terrain] brullo

3) aut. [ tyre] liscio

4) (blunt) [statement, question] esplicito, schietto; [ fact] nudo (e crudo); [ style] sobrio, essenziale

English-Italian dictionary > bald
12 plain

̈ɪpleɪn I
1. прил.
1) уст. плоский, ровный Syn: even II
1., level
2.
2) чистый, беспримесный Syn: pure
3) а) очевидный, явный, ясный The facts are plain to see. ≈ Факты просты. It's plain to everyone that she will never return. ≈ Всем ясно, что она не вернется. It's perfectly plain that they will resist. ≈ Они совершенно точно окажут сопротивление. Syn: apparent, conspicuous, evident, manifest, obvious Ant: imperceptible, implicit, inconspicuous, secret, concealed, hidden б) простой;
ясный, понятный to make one's meaning clear ≈ сделать понятной свою точку зрения plain writing Syn: clear в) прямой, резкий, без обиняков be plain with ≈ говорить( кому-л.) неприятную правду Syn: blunt
1.
4) а) незамысловатый, обыкновенный plain clothes ≈ штатское платье б) простой, несложный plain home-cooked meals ≈ простая домашняя еда
5) простоватый, незнатный( о происхождении) Syn: ordinary
1.
6) а) одноцветный, гладкокрашенный, без узора( о материи) б) простой, без украшений Syn: undecorated
7) некрасивый Syn: ugly ∙ it will be all plain sailing ≈ все пойдет как по маслу plain sailing
2. сущ.
1) а) равнина б) амер. степь, прерия ∙ The plains of America are generally characterised by their gramineous covering or their vast forests. ≈ Для американских равнин и прерий свойственен либо травяной покров, либо обширные леса. Syn: bush, desert, outback, pampas, prairie, range, steppe, tundra, savannah, veldt Ant: mountain
2) поэт. поле брани
3) а) геом., уст. плоскость б) горизонтальная поверхность биллиардного стола
3. нареч.
1) разборчиво, ясно, вразумительно Others began to speak plainer than he did. ≈ Другие стали говорить более понятно, чем он. Syn: clearly, intelligibly, candidly
2) явно, откровенно the figure plainest to be seen ≈ фигура, которая самым явным образом виднелась (где-л.) Syn: frankly, candidly, evidently, manifestly
3) совершенно, безусловно( с эмоционально-усилительным оттенком) I had gained so much weight and I just plain didn't look like the girl who had left town ten months before. ≈ Я так поправилась, что уже совершенно не была похожа на ту девочку, которая десять месяцев назад покинула родной дом. Syn: simply, absolutely, purely II гл.;
поэт., уст. сетовать, жаловаться, плакаться;
хныкать Syn: lament, complain равнина - in the open * в открытом поле - Salisbury P. равнина Солсбери обыкн. pl (американизм) (австралийское) безлесные равнины;
прерии поле брани (the P.) (историческое) "болото" (во французском национальном конвенте) прямая петля (в вязанье) - * and purl прямая и обратная петля > Cities of the P. (библеизм) Содом и Гоморра ясный;
отчетливый - * view /sight/ открытый вид - * articulation отчетливая артикуляция - * writing разборчивый почерк - all was * to see все было ясно видно - the rippling of the brook was * to be heard журчание ручейка было отчетливо слышно явный, очевидный - it is your * duty это ваш прямой долг - it was * that he did not wish to do it было очевидно /ясно/, что он не хотел этого делать полный, совершенный, абсолютный - * folly чистое безумие - * nonsense полнейшая бессмыслица, абсолютная чепуха - * stupidity непробиваемая тупость простой, понятный - to explain smth. in * and precise terms объяснить что-л. ясно и точно - to make smth. * to smb. разъяснить что-л. кому-л. - tell her what you want in * words объясните ей членораздельно, что вы хотите - the meaning is quite * значение совершенно ясно /понятно/ - in * English ясно, членораздельно - he can't understand * English он не понимает простых слов незашифрованный - * langauge (военное) открытый /незашифрованный/ текст - in * (военное) открыто, открытым текстом (о радиограмме, донесении) простой, незамысловатый, обыкновенный - * dress простое платье - * style простой /незамысловатый/ стиль - * unvarnished tale бесхитростный рассказ, рассказ без всяких прикрас - * food простая пища - * water простая /обыкновенная/ вода - * bread and butter просто хлеб с маслом - * living простой /скромный/ образ жизни - * dive простой прыжок( прыжки в воду) - * sewing простое шитье (в отличие от вышивки) - * stitch чулочная вязка - he was called * John его звали просто Джоном - I like my cooking * я люблю готовить просто, я не люблю всякие разносолы чистый, несмешанный, без добавок - * boiled beef вареное мясо( из бульона) - a cup of * black coffee чашечка черного кофе без сахара - * tea чай (только) с хлебом и маслом - * cigarettes сигареты без фильтра гладкий( о волосах) обычный - * card нефигурная игральная карта;
некозырная карта - * steel нелегированная сталь - * concrete (строительство) неармированный бетон - it's * common sense это обычный /всего лишь/ здравый смысл одноцветный, без узора или рисунка - * drawing нецветной рисунок - * blue material гладкий синий материал - * silk гладкий шелк - * wallpaper гладкие обои( без рисунка) простой, незнатный - * man простой человек - * countryfolk простые /бесхитростные/ деревенские люди, простонародье прямой, откровенный - * statement откровенное заявление - * answer прямой ответ - * langauge прямая /откровенная/ речь;
особая, откровенная манера речи квакеров - * talk прямой разговор - the * truth настоящая /чистая/ правда;
неприятная /печальная/ правда, правда без прикрас - the * truth /fact/ is... дело просто в том, что... - to make one's meaning perfectly * говорить откровенно /прямо/;
поставить все точки над "i" - to be * with smb. быть откровенным с кем-л.;
говорить кому-л. правду в глаза - to stick to the * facts придерживаться( только) фактов невзрачный, некрасивый - * face некрасивое лицо - * Jane некрасивая девушка - a pity the girl is so * жаль, что девочка так некрасива гладкий, ровный (о местности) - * ground плоский рельеф - * surface ровная поверхность > (as) * as a pikestaff /as the nose on your face, as the day, as daylight, as the sun at noonday/ ясный как день, очевидный;
совершенно ясно ясно, разборчиво, отчетливо - I made them speak the word * я заставил их произносить это слово отчетливо откровенно - others spoke *er than he другие говорили более откровенно, чем он - talk /speak/ * so that I can understand you говори прямо, чтобы я тебя понял просто, совершенно, абсолютно - he is just * stupud он просто глуп (устаревшее) жаловаться, плакаться, сетовать ~ прямой, откровенный;
plain dealing прямота, честность;
to be plain (with smb.) говорить (кому-л.) неприятную правду ~ sailing легкий, простой путь;
it will be all plain sailing = все пойдет как по маслу ~ ясный, явный, очевидный;
to make it plain выявить, разъяснить plain гладкий, ровный (о местности) ~ незамысловатый, обыкновенный;
plain water обыкновенная вода;
plain card нефигурная игральная карта ~ некрасивый ~ одноцветный, без узора (о материи) ~ откровенно ~ плоскость ~ поэт. поле брани ~ простой, незнатный;
plain folk простонародье ~ простой, скромный (о пище и т. п.) ~ простой;
понятный;
plain writing разборчивый почерк ~ прямой, откровенный;
plain dealing прямота, честность;
to be plain (with smb.) говорить (кому-л.) неприятную правду ~ равнина ~ поэт. сетовать, жаловаться, плакаться;
хныкать ~ ясно, разборчиво, отчетливо ~ ясный, явный, очевидный;
to make it plain выявить, разъяснить ~ ясный, явный, очевидный ~ незамысловатый, обыкновенный;
plain water обыкновенная вода;
plain card нефигурная игральная карта ~ clothes штатское платье;
plain work простое шитье (в отличие от вышивания) ~ простой, незнатный;
plain folk простонародье ~ sailing легкий, простой путь;
it will be all plain sailing = все пойдет как по маслу ~ sailing мор. плавание по локсодромии the ~ truth (или fact) is that... дело просто в том, что..., совершенно очевидно, что... ~ незамысловатый, обыкновенный;
plain water обыкновенная вода;
plain card нефигурная игральная карта ~ clothes штатское платье;
plain work простое шитье (в отличие от вышивания) ~ простой;
понятный;
plain writing разборчивый почерк

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > plain
13 hablar

v.

1 to speak.

hablar en voz alta/baja to speak loudly/softly

hablar claro to speak clearly

Ella habla la verdad She speaks the truth.

2 to talk.

necesito hablar contigo I need to talk o speak to you, we need to talk

hablar con alguien por teléfono to speak to somebody on the phone

hablar de algo to talk about something

La viejita habla mucho The little old lady talks a lot.

3 to talk.

hacer hablar a alguien to get somebody to talk (en interrogatorio)

4 to speak (idioma).

5 to discuss (asunto).

es mejor que lo hables con él it would be better if you talked to him about it

6 to talk to, to speak to.

Ella le habla a Ricardo She talks to Richard.

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hablar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to speak, talk

■ habló conmigo he spoke to me

2 (mencionar) to talk, mention

■ no me habló de eso she didn't mention that

3 (murmurar) to talk

■ eso dará que hablar that will set people talking

4 (dar un tratamiento) to call (de, -)

■ háblame de tú call me by my first name

5 figurado (salir) to go out

■ habló tres años con Luis she went out with Luis for three years

► verbo transitivo

1 (idioma) to speak

■ habla francés he speaks French

2 (tratar) to talk over, discuss

■ ya lo hablaremos después we'll discuss it later

► verbo pronominal hablarse

1 (uso recíproco) to speak, talk

■ ayer nos hablamos por teléfono we spoke on the 'phone yesterday

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FRASEOLOGÍA

es como hablar a la pared figurado it's like talking to a brick wall

eso es hablar now you're talking

estar hablando (cuadro etc) to be almost alive

hablar a solas to talk to oneself

hablar alto to speak loud

■ ¿puedes hablar más alto? can you speak up, please?

hablar bajo to speak softly

hablar bien de alguien to speak well of somebody

hablar claro to speak plainly

hablar como un libro (expresarse muy bien) to speak very well, express oneself very clearly 2 (hablar con afectación) to speak affectedly

hablar con el corazón to speak from the heart

hablar en broma to be joking

hablar en cristiano familiar to talk plainly

hablar en nombre de alguien to speak on somebody's behalf

hablar mal de alguien to speak badly of somebody

hablar por hablar to talk for the sake of talking

hablar por los codos familiar to be a chatterbox

no hablarse con alguien not to be on speaking terms with somebody

no hay más que hablar there's nothing more to be said

no se hable más de ello and that's that

¡quién fue a hablar! look who's talking!

se habla de que... it is said that...

'Se habla inglés' "English spoken"

sin hablar de not to mention

sin hablar palabra without saying a word

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verb

1) to speak

2) talk

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1.

VI to speak, talk (a, con to) (de about, of)

necesito hablar contigo — I need to talk o speak to you

acabamos de hablar del premio — we were just talking o speaking about the prize

¡mira quién fue a hablar! — look who's talking!

los datos hablan por sí solos — the facts speak for themselves

que hable él — let him speak, let him have his say

¡hable!, ¡puede hablar! — (Telec) you're through!, go ahead! (EEUU)

¿quién habla? — (Telec) who's calling?, who is it?

• hablar alto — to speak o talk loudly

• hablar bajo — to speak o talk quietly, speak o talk in a low voice

• hablar claro — (fig) to speak plainly o bluntly

• dar que hablar a la gente — to make people talk, cause tongues to wag

• hablaba en broma — she was joking

vamos a hablar en confianza — this is between you and me

¿hablas en serio? — are you serious?

• hacer hablar a algn — to make sb talk

el vino hace hablar — wine loosens people's tongues

• hablar por hablar — to talk for talking's sake, talk for the sake of it

• hablar por teléfono — to speak on the phone

hablamos por teléfono todos los días — we speak on the phone every day, we phone each other every day

acabo de hablar por teléfono con ella — I was just on the phone to her

• hablar solo — to talk o speak to o.s.

¡ni hablar! —

-¿vas a ayudarle en la mudanza? -¡ni hablar! — "are you going to help him with the move?" - "no way!" o - "you must be joking!"

de eso ni hablar — that's out of the question

- hablando del rey de Roma...
cristiano, plata
2. VT

1) [+ idioma] to speak

habla bien el portugués — he speaks good Portuguese, he speaks Portuguese well

"se habla inglés" — "English spoken"

en el Brasil se habla portugués — they speak Portuguese in Brazil

2) (=tratar de)

hay que hablarlo todo — we need to discuss everything

eso habrá que hablarlo con tu padre — you'll have to discuss that with your father

• no hay más que hablar — there's nothing more to be said about it

exijo que se haga lo que yo digo y no hay más que hablar — you will do what I say and that's that

me gustan las películas de vaqueros y no hay más que hablar — I happen to like westerns and I don't see why I should have to justify it

3) Méx (Telec) to (tele)phone

3.

See:

hablarse
HABLAR ¿"Speak" o "talk"? ► Se traduce por speak cuando hablar tiene un sentido general, es decir, hace referencia a la emisión de sonidos articulados: Estaba tan conmocionado que no podía hablar He was so shocked that he was unable to speak Su padre antes tartamudeaba al hablar Her father used to stutter when he spoke ► También se emplea speak cuando nos referimos a la capacidad de hablar un idioma: Habla francés y alemán She speaks French and German ► Cuando hablar implica la participación de más de una persona, es decir, se trata de una conversación, una charla, o un comentario, entonces se traduce por talk. Es una de esas personas que no para de hablar He's one of those people who won't stop talking ► Para traducir la construcción hablar con alguien podemos utilizar talk to ( talk with en el inglés de EE.UU.) o, si el uso es más formal, se puede emplear speak to ( speak with en el inglés de EE.UU.): Vi a Manolo hablando animadamente con un grupo de turistas I saw Manolo talking o speaking animatedly to o with a group of tourists ► Si queremos especificar el idioma en que se desarrolla la conversación, se puede emplear tanto talk como speak, aunque este último se usa en un lenguaje más formal: Me sorprendió bastante verla hablar en francés con tanta soltura I was surprised to see her talking o speaking (in) French so fluently Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( articular palabras) to speak

hablar en voz baja — to speak o talk quietly

habla más alto — speak up

habla más bajo — keep your voice down

aún no sabe hablar — he hasn't started to talk yet o isn't talking yet

hablar con la boca llena — to talk with one's mouth full

2) ( expresarse) to speak

déjalo hablar — let him speak, let him have his say (colloq)

hablar claro — ( claramente) to speak clearly; ( francamente) to speak frankly

las cifras hablan por sí solas — the figures speak for themselves

mejor no hablar — I'd better keep my mouth shut

así se habla! — that's what I like to hear!

mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar — (fam) look o hark who's talking (colloq)

hablar por señas — to use sign language

hablar en público — to speak in public

un político que habla muy bien — a politician who is a very good speaker

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of it

quien mucho habla mucho yerra — the more you talk, the more mistakes you'll make

3)

a) ( conversar) to talk

se pasaron toda la noche hablando — they spent the whole night talking o (colloq) chatting

tenemos que hablar — we must (have a) talk

tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo — I need to speak to you o have a word with you

está hablando por teléfono — he's on the phone

hablando se entiende la gente — (fr hecha) the way to work things out is by talking

hablar con alguien — to speak o talk to somebody

ni hablar: de eso ni hablar that's totally out of the question; ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq); nos castigaron por hablar en clase — we were punished for talking in class

b) ( murmurar) to talk

a la gente le gusta hablar — people just like to talk o gossip

dar que hablar — to start people talking

c) ( al teléfono)

¿quién habla? — who's speaking o calling?

¿con quién hablo? — who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

4) (tratar, referirse a)

hablar de algo/alguien — to talk about something/somebody

tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar — you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss

hablar de negocios — to talk (about) o discuss business

siempre habla mal de ella — he never has a good word to say about her

lo dejamos en 10.000 y no se hable más (de ello) — let's say 10,000 and be done with it

el viaje en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión — going by train is expensive, and as for flying...

háblame de tus planes — tell me about your plans

no sé de qué me estás hablando — I don't know what you're talking about

hablan muy bien de él — people speak very highly of him

me ha hablado mucho de ti — she's told me a lot about you

le hablé al director de tu caso — I spoke to the director about your case

hablar sobre or acerca de algo — to talk about something

ya hablaremos sobre eso luego — we'll talk about that later

5) ( bajo coacción) to talk

6)

a) ( dar discurso) to speak

el rey habló a la nación — the king spoke to o addressed the nation

b) ( dirigirse a) to speak

no me hables en ese tono — don't speak to me in that tone of voice

háblale de tú — use the `tú' form with him

7)

a) ( anunciar propósito)

hablar de + inf — to talk of -ing, talk about -ing

mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto — all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this! (colloq)

b) ( rumorear)

se habla ya de miles de víctimas — there is already talk of thousands of casualties

se habla de que va a renunciar — it is said o rumored that she's going to resign

8) (Méx) ( por teléfono) to call, phone
2.
hablar vt

1) < idioma> to speak

se habla español — Spanish spoken

2) ( tratar)

tenemos que hablar las cosas — we must talk things over

ya lo hablaremos más adelante — we'll talk about o discuss that later

háblalo con ella — speak o talk to her about it

3) (fam) ( decir)

no hables disparates or tonterías — don't talk nonsense

no habló ni una palabra — he didn't say a word
3.
hablarse v pron

llevan meses sin hablarse — they haven't spoken to each other for months

no se habla con ella — he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her

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= speak, talk, share + Posesivo + view, speak up, chat.

Ex. If, however, you wish to speak another language with DOBIS/LIBIS, enter the name of that language in this field by typing over the language displayed.

Ex. The philosophy was that every computer on the network would talk, as a peer, with any other computer.

Ex. The aim is to encourage children to read more and to share their views on the books they read.

Ex. 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.

Ex. The guest might be better employed seeing small groups half a dozen or so for quarter of an hour, when they could chat about anything that crops up.

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* conseguir hablar con = catch up with.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* del que estamos hablando = in question.

* empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.

* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.

* estrictamente hablando = strictly speaking.

* extasiarse hablando de Algo = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous.

* forma de hablar = manner of speaking.

* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.

* hablando en plata = crudely put.

* hablando en términos muy generales = crudely put.

* hablando figuradamente = figuratively speaking.

* hablando por teléfono = on the line.

* hablando sinceramente = straight talk.

* hablando sin rodeos = crudely put.

* hablando sin tapujos = straight talk.

* hablar a = speak to.

* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hablar a favor de = speak up for.

* hablar alto = be loud.

* hablar al unísono = speak with + one voice.

* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* hablar bajo = speak + low.

* hablar ceceando = lisp.

* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hablar como una cotorra = talk + Posesivo + socks off.

* hablar con = check with, speak with, talk with, speak to.

* hablar con diplomacia = say + the right thing.

* hablar con entusiasmo = gush about.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hablar con la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.

* hablar con ritmo y rima = rap about.

* hablar de = be on about, talk about, tell of.

* hablar de boquilla = pay + lip service.

* hablar del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.

* hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.

* hablar del trabajo = talk + shop.

* hablar despectivamente = speak + disparagingly.

* hablar efusivamente = gush about.

* hablar emotivamente y con efusividad = gush about.

* hablar en contra de = speak against.

* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.

* hablar en favor de = put + a word in for.

* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* hablar en plata = put + it crudely.

* hablar en público = public speaking, speak in + public.

* hablar entre dientes = mumble, mutter.

* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.

* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.

* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.

* hablar explícitamente = speak out.

* hablar hasta por los codos = talk + Posesivo + socks off.

* hablar hasta reventar = talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.

* hablar incoherentmente = babble.

* hablar mal de = speak against, speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.

* hablar maravillas de = praise.

* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.

* hablar muy bien de = rave about, rant and rave.

* hablar pestes = trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* hablar por hablar = waffle, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* hablar por la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hablar por los codos = talk + Posesivo + socks off, talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.

* hablar por Uno mismo = speak for + Reflexivo.

* hablarse = on speaking terms.

* hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien = be well spoken of.

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hablar sin parar = burble on.

* hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* hablar sin ton ni son = talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks, you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.

* ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* saber de lo que Uno estar hablando = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( articular palabras) to speak

hablar en voz baja — to speak o talk quietly

habla más alto — speak up

habla más bajo — keep your voice down

aún no sabe hablar — he hasn't started to talk yet o isn't talking yet

hablar con la boca llena — to talk with one's mouth full

2) ( expresarse) to speak

déjalo hablar — let him speak, let him have his say (colloq)

hablar claro — ( claramente) to speak clearly; ( francamente) to speak frankly

las cifras hablan por sí solas — the figures speak for themselves

mejor no hablar — I'd better keep my mouth shut

así se habla! — that's what I like to hear!

mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar — (fam) look o hark who's talking (colloq)

hablar por señas — to use sign language

hablar en público — to speak in public

un político que habla muy bien — a politician who is a very good speaker

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of it

quien mucho habla mucho yerra — the more you talk, the more mistakes you'll make

3)

a) ( conversar) to talk

se pasaron toda la noche hablando — they spent the whole night talking o (colloq) chatting

tenemos que hablar — we must (have a) talk

tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo — I need to speak to you o have a word with you

está hablando por teléfono — he's on the phone

hablando se entiende la gente — (fr hecha) the way to work things out is by talking

hablar con alguien — to speak o talk to somebody

ni hablar: de eso ni hablar that's totally out of the question; ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq); nos castigaron por hablar en clase — we were punished for talking in class

b) ( murmurar) to talk

a la gente le gusta hablar — people just like to talk o gossip

dar que hablar — to start people talking

c) ( al teléfono)

¿quién habla? — who's speaking o calling?

¿con quién hablo? — who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

4) (tratar, referirse a)

hablar de algo/alguien — to talk about something/somebody

tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar — you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss

hablar de negocios — to talk (about) o discuss business

siempre habla mal de ella — he never has a good word to say about her

lo dejamos en 10.000 y no se hable más (de ello) — let's say 10,000 and be done with it

el viaje en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión — going by train is expensive, and as for flying...

háblame de tus planes — tell me about your plans

no sé de qué me estás hablando — I don't know what you're talking about

hablan muy bien de él — people speak very highly of him

me ha hablado mucho de ti — she's told me a lot about you

le hablé al director de tu caso — I spoke to the director about your case

hablar sobre or acerca de algo — to talk about something

ya hablaremos sobre eso luego — we'll talk about that later

5) ( bajo coacción) to talk

6)

a) ( dar discurso) to speak

el rey habló a la nación — the king spoke to o addressed the nation

b) ( dirigirse a) to speak

no me hables en ese tono — don't speak to me in that tone of voice

háblale de tú — use the `tú' form with him

7)

a) ( anunciar propósito)

hablar de + inf — to talk of -ing, talk about -ing

mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto — all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this! (colloq)

b) ( rumorear)

se habla ya de miles de víctimas — there is already talk of thousands of casualties

se habla de que va a renunciar — it is said o rumored that she's going to resign

8) (Méx) ( por teléfono) to call, phone
2.
hablar vt

1) < idioma> to speak

se habla español — Spanish spoken

2) ( tratar)

tenemos que hablar las cosas — we must talk things over

ya lo hablaremos más adelante — we'll talk about o discuss that later

háblalo con ella — speak o talk to her about it

3) (fam) ( decir)

no hables disparates or tonterías — don't talk nonsense

no habló ni una palabra — he didn't say a word
3.
hablarse v pron

llevan meses sin hablarse — they haven't spoken to each other for months

no se habla con ella — he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her

* * *

= speak, talk, share + Posesivo + view, speak up, chat.

Ex: If, however, you wish to speak another language with DOBIS/LIBIS, enter the name of that language in this field by typing over the language displayed.

Ex: The philosophy was that every computer on the network would talk, as a peer, with any other computer.

Ex: The aim is to encourage children to read more and to share their views on the books they read.

Ex: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.

Ex: The guest might be better employed seeing small groups half a dozen or so for quarter of an hour, when they could chat about anything that crops up.

* conseguir hablar con = catch up with.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* del que estamos hablando = in question.

* empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.

* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.

* estrictamente hablando = strictly speaking.

* extasiarse hablando de Algo = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous.

* forma de hablar = manner of speaking.

* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.

* hablando en plata = crudely put.

* hablando en términos muy generales = crudely put.

* hablando figuradamente = figuratively speaking.

* hablando por teléfono = on the line.

* hablando sinceramente = straight talk.

* hablando sin rodeos = crudely put.

* hablando sin tapujos = straight talk.

* hablar a = speak to.

* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hablar a favor de = speak up for.

* hablar alto = be loud.

* hablar al unísono = speak with + one voice.

* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.

* hablar bajo = speak + low.

* hablar ceceando = lisp.

* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hablar como una cotorra = talk + Posesivo + socks off.

* hablar con = check with, speak with, talk with, speak to.

* hablar con diplomacia = say + the right thing.

* hablar con entusiasmo = gush about.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hablar con la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.

* hablar con ritmo y rima = rap about.

* hablar de = be on about, talk about, tell of.

* hablar de boquilla = pay + lip service.

* hablar del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.

* hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.

* hablar del trabajo = talk + shop.

* hablar despectivamente = speak + disparagingly.

* hablar efusivamente = gush about.

* hablar emotivamente y con efusividad = gush about.

* hablar en contra de = speak against.

* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.

* hablar en favor de = put + a word in for.

* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* hablar en plata = put + it crudely.

* hablar en público = public speaking, speak in + public.

* hablar entre dientes = mumble, mutter.

* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.

* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.

* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.

* hablar explícitamente = speak out.

* hablar hasta por los codos = talk + Posesivo + socks off.

* hablar hasta reventar = talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.

* hablar incoherentmente = babble.

* hablar mal de = speak against, speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.

* hablar maravillas de = praise.

* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.

* hablar muy bien de = rave about, rant and rave.

* hablar pestes = trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* hablar por hablar = waffle, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* hablar por la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hablar por los codos = talk + Posesivo + socks off, talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.

* hablar por Uno mismo = speak for + Reflexivo.

* hablarse = on speaking terms.

* hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien = be well spoken of.

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hablar sin parar = burble on.

* hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* hablar sin ton ni son = talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks, you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.

* ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* saber de lo que Uno estar hablando = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.

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hablar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ hablar (verbo intransitivo)

A articular palabras

B

1 expresarse

2 hablar + complemento

C

1 conversar

2 charlar

3 murmurar

4 en conversaciones telefónicas

D tratar, referirse a

E bajo coacción

F

1 dar un discurso

2 dirigirse a

G

1 anunciar un propósito

2 rumorear

H recordar

I tener relaciones

J México: por teléfono

■ hablar (verbo transitivo)

A hablar: idioma

B tratar, consultar

C decir

■ hablarse (verbo pronominal)

recíproco

vi

A (articular palabras) to speak

hablar en voz baja to speak o talk quietly, to speak o talk in a low voice

habla más alto speak up

habla más bajo don't speak so loudly, keep your voice down

habla con un deje andaluz she speaks with a slight Andalusian accent, she has a slight Andalusian accent

quítate la mano de la boca y habla claro take your hand away from your mouth and speak clearly

es muy pequeño, todavía no sabe hablar he's still a baby, he hasn't started to talk yet o he isn't talking yet

no hables con la boca llena don't talk with your mouth full

hablar por la nariz to have a nasal voice, to talk through one's nose

es una réplica perfecta, sólo le falta hablar it's a perfect likeness, you almost expect it to start talking

B

1 (expresarse) to speak

déjalo hablar a él ahora let him speak now, let him have his say now ( colloq)

no hables hasta que no se te pregunte don't speak until you're spoken to

habla claro ¿cuánto quieres? tell me straight, how much do you want? ( colloq)

ha hablado la voz de la experiencia there speaks the voice of experience, he speaks from experience

las cifras hablan por sí solas the figures speak for themselves

no sabe de qué va el tema, el caso es hablar he doesn't know what it's all about but he just has to have his say

en fin, mejor no hablar anyway, I'd better keep my mouth shut

¡así se habla! that's what I like to hear!

hablo en mi nombre y en el de mis compañeros I speak for myself and for my colleagues

tú no hables or no hace falta que hables ( fam); you're a fine one to talk! ( colloq), you've got no room to talk! ( colloq), you can talk! ( colloq)

mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar ( fam); look o hark who's talking ( colloq)

hablar por hablar: no sabe nada del tema, habla por hablar he doesn't know anything about the subject, he just likes the sound of his own voice o he just talks for the sake of it

hacer hablar a algn: ve a hacerte la cama y no me hagas hablar go and make your bed, and don't let me have to tell you twice o tell you again

quien mucho habla mucho yerra the more you talk, the more mistakes you'll make

2 (+ complemento) to speak

¿en qué idioma hablan en casa? what language do you speak at home?

hablar por señas to use sign language

no sabe hablar en público she's no good at speaking in public

aunque no coincido con sus ideas, reconozco que habla muy bien even though I do not share his views, I accept that he is a very good speaker

(el) hablar bien no cuesta dinero being polite never hurt anybody

cristiano² (↑ cristiano (2)), plata, etc

C

1 (conversar) to talk

está hablando con el vecino de arriba he's talking o speaking to the man from upstairs

se pasaron toda la noche hablando they spent the whole night talking o ( colloq) chatting

estaba hablando conmigo mismo I was talking to myself

lo conozco de vista, pero nunca he hablado con él I know him by sight, but I've never actually spoken to him

tú y yo tenemos que hablar you and I must have a talk, you and I have to talk

¿podemos hablar a solas un momento? can I have a word with you in private?, can I talk to you alone for a moment?

no te vayas, tengo que hablarte or tengo que hablar contigo don't go, I need to speak to you o have a word with you

para hablar con el director hay que solicitar entrevista you have to get an appointment if you want to speak to o see the director

habla tú con él, quizás a ti te escuche you talk to him, maybe he'll listen to you

es como si estuviera hablando con las paredes it's like talking to a brick wall

hablar por teléfono/por el celular ( AmL) or el móvil ( Esp) to talk on the phone/cell phone ( AmE) o mobile ( BrE)

hablando se entiende la gente ( fr hecha); if you/they talk it over you'll/they'll sort it out

ni hablar: pretende que cargue con su trabajo y de eso ni hablar he wants me to do his work but there's no way that I'm going to

¿estarías dispuesto a hacerlo? — ¡ni hablar! would you be willing to do it? — no way o not likely o no chance! ( colloq)

2 (charlar) to talk

nos castigaron por hablar en clase we were punished for talking in class

se pasó el día habla que te habla she talked nonstop the whole day ( colloq)

3 (murmurar) to talk

no hagas caso, a la gente le gusta mucho hablar don't take any notice, people just like to talk o gossip

dar que hablar: si sigues actuando de esa manera, vas a dar que hablar if you carry on like that, people will start talking o tongues will start to wag

4

(en conversaciones telefónicas): ¿quién habla? who's speaking o calling?

¿con quién hablo? who am I speaking with ( AmE) o ( BrE) speaking to?

D (tratar, referirse a) hablar DE algo/algn to talk ABOUT sth/sb

¿de qué están hablando? what are you talking about?

hay muchas cosas de las que no puedo hablar con ella there are a lot of things I can't talk to her about

tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss

se pasaron toda la tarde hablando de negocios they spent the whole evening talking (about) o discussing business

precisamente hablábamos de ti we were just talking about you

estaban hablando de él a sus espaldas they were talking about him behind his back

siempre está hablando mal de su suegra he never has anything good o a good word to say about his mother-in-law

lo dejamos en 10.000 y no se hable más (de ello) let's say 10,000 and be done with it

el viaje en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión going by train is expensive, and as for flying …

en su libro habla de un tiempo futuro en el que … in his book he writes about o speaks of a time in the future when …

hablar SOBREor ACERCA de algo to talk ABOUT sth

ya hablaremos sobre ese tema en el momento oportuno we'll talk about that when the time comes

hablar DE algo/algn to talk ABOUT sth/sb

tengo que hablarte de algo importante there's something important I have to talk to you about

háblame de tus planes para el futuro tell me about your plans for the future

no sé de qué me estás hablando I don't know what you're talking about

me han hablado mucho de ese restaurante I've heard a lot about that restaurant

me han hablado muy bien de él people speak very highly of him, I've heard a lot of nice o good things about him

Laura me ha hablado mucho de ti Laura's told me a lot about you

hablemos de usted let's talk about you

le he hablado al director de tu caso I've mentioned your case to the director, I've spoken to the director about your case

E (bajo coacción) to talk

no lograron hacerlo hablar they couldn't get him to talk

F

1 (dar un discurso) to speak

esta noche hablará por la radio he will speak on the radio tonight

el rey habló a la nación the king spoke to o addressed the nation

2 (dirigirse a) to speak

haz el favor de no hablarme en ese tono please don't talk o speak to me in that tone of voice, please don't use that tone of voice with me

¿qué manera es ésa de hablarle a tu madre? that's no way to speak to your mother!

no le hables de tú don't use the `tu' form with o to him

díselo tú porque a mí no me habla you tell him because he isn't talking o speaking to me

lleva una semana sin hablarme he hasn't spoken to me for a week

G

1 (anunciar un propósito) hablar DE + INF to talk OF -ING, talk ABOUT -ING

se está hablando de construir una carretera nueva they're talking of o about building a new road, there's talk of a new road being built

mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this!

2 (rumorear) hablar DE algo:

se habla ya de miles de víctimas there is already talk of thousands of casualties

se habla de que va a renunciar it is said o rumored that she's going to resign, they say o people say that she's going to resign

H ( liter) (recordar) hablar DE algo:

unos monumentos que hablan de la grandeza de aquella época monuments which tell of o reflect the grandeur of that era

I ( ant) (tener relaciones) to court ( dated)

J ( México) (por teléfono) to call, phone, ring ( BrE)

te habló Laura Laura called o phoned o ( BrE) rang

■ hablar

vt

A ‹idioma› to speak

habla el idioma con mucha soltura he speaks the language fluently

[ S ] se habla español Spanish spoken

B (tratar, consultar) to talk about, discuss

háblalo con tu padre speak o talk to your father about it

eso ya lo hablaremos más adelante we'll talk about that o discuss that later

esto vamos a tener que hablarlo con más tiempo we're going to have to talk about o discuss this when we have more time

ya está todo resuelto, no hay (nada) más que hablar it's all settled, there's nothing more to discuss o say

C ( fam)

(decir): no hables disparates or tonterías don't talk nonsense, don't talk garbage ( AmE colloq), don't talk rubbish ( BrE colloq)

no habló ni una palabra en toda la reunión he didn't say a word throughout the whole meeting

■ hablarse

v pron

( recíproco):

llevan meses sin hablarse they haven't spoken to each other for months

¿piensas seguir toda la vida sin hablarte con ella? are you never going to speak to her again?, aren't you ever going to talk to her again?

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hablar ( conjugate hablar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( articular palabras) to speak;

◊ habla más alto speak up;

habla más bajo keep your voice down
b) ( expresarse) to speak;

◊ hablar claro ( claramente) to speak clearly;

( francamente) to speak frankly;
◊ hablar por señas to use sign language;

un político que habla muy bien a politician who is a very good speaker;
hablar por hablar to talk for the sake of it
2
a) ( conversar) to talk;

◊ habla mucho he talks a lot;

tenemos que hablar we must (have a) talk;
hablar con algn to speak o talk to sb;
tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo I need to speak to you o have a word with you;
está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone;
¡ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq)
b) ( bajo coacción) to talk

c) ( murmurar) to talk, gossip;

◊ dar que hablar to start people talking

d) ( rumorear):

◊ se habla ya de miles de víctimas there is already talk of thousands of casualties;

se habla de que va a renunciar it is said o rumored that she's going to resign
e) ( al teléfono):

◊ ¿con quién hablo? who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

3
a) (tratar, referirse a) hablar de algo/algn to talk about sth/sb;

◊ hablar de negocios to talk (about) o discuss business;

siempre habla mal de ella he never has a good word to say about her;
hablan muy bien de él people speak very highly of him;
me ha hablado mucho de ti she's told me a lot about you;
en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión going by train is expensive, and as for flying …;
háblame de tus planes tell me about your plans;
hablar sobre or acerca de algo to talk about sth
b) ( dirigirse a) to speak;

◊ no me hables así don't speak to me like that;

háblale de tú use the `tú' form with him
c) ( anunciar propósito) hablar de hacer algo to talk of doing sth;

◊ habla de jubilarse he's talking of retiring

4 (Méx) ( por teléfono) to call, phone
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ idioma› to speak
2 ( tratar):
◊ tenemos que hablar las cosas we must talk things over;

ya lo hablaremos más adelante we'll talk about o discuss that later
hablarse verbo pronominal:
◊ llevan meses sin hablarse they haven't spoken to each other for months;

no se habla con ella he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her
hablar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to speak, talk: estaba hablando con Jorge, I was speaking to Jorge
habla muy mal de su marido, she speaks badly of her husband
2 (charlar) to talk, chat: le encanta hablar por teléfono, he loves chatting on the phone
3 (tratar, versar) to talk about: este artículo habla de los extraterrestres, this article deals with aliens
4 (referirse) no hablaba de ella, I wasn't talking about her
habla de él como si de un dios se tratara, you would have thought she was talking about a god from the way she spoke about him
II verbo transitivo
1 (una lengua) to speak: habla francés, he speaks French
2 (discutir, tratar) to talk over, discuss: háblalo con tu madre, talk it over with your mother
no tengo nada que hablar contigo, I've nothing to say to you
3 (decir) habla maravillas de su nuevo coche, he's raving on about his new car
♦ Locuciones: hablar en broma, to be joking
familiar ¡mira tú quién fue a hablar!, look who's talking!
ni hablar, certainly not

' hablar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominar
- acento
- alquilar
- alta
- alto
- ancha
- ancho
- balbucear
- broma
- caldo
- callar
- carrete
- cascar
- cerrada
- cerrado
- cerrarse
- chistar
- clara
- claro
- codo
- como
- contigo
- correr
- costar
- dar
- dejar
- deshora
- despepitarse
- dialéctica
- embalarse
- en
- enrollarse
- extenderse
- fanfarronear
- gachó
- gangosa
- gangoso
- habla
- hablarse
- impertinencia
- imprudencia
- íntima
- íntimo
- maravilla
- murmurar
- ni
- palabra
- parar
- peluquín
- permitir
English:
about
- abruptly
- admire
- afraid
- age
- alone
- approachable
- babble
- bitterly
- blunt
- bone
- break off
- breath
- breathe
- captivate
- confidence
- crack
- croak
- curt
- delegation
- directly
- discuss
- do
- dog
- drawl
- drone
- easy
- evenly
- fear
- female
- fluent
- go on
- gush
- harp on
- hear of
- hot air
- jabber
- jaw
- likely
- male-dominated
- mimic
- mouth
- mutter
- nasally
- need
- nelly
- nice
- nonstop
- oneself
- pipe up

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hablar

♦ vi

1. [emitir palabras] to speak;

hablar en voz alta/baja to speak loudly/softly;

el bebé ya habla the baby is talking already

2. [expresarse, comunicarse] to speak;

hablar claro to speak clearly;

hablar en español/inglés to speak in Spanish/English;

hablar por señas to use sign language;

dejar hablar a alguien to let sb speak;

déjame hablar a mí [como representante] let me do the talking;
[en discusión] let me get a word in;
hacer hablar a alguien [a tímido] to get sb talking;
[en interrogatorio] to get sb to talk;
hablar solo to talk to oneself;

estos detalles hablan mucho del tipo de persona que es these small points say a lot about the sort of person she is;

sus actos hablan por sí solos his actions speak for themselves;

¡así se habla! hear, hear!;

¡qué bien habla este político! this politician's a really good speaker;

hablar por hablar to talk for the sake of talking;

Comp

¡mira quién habla o [m5] quién fue a hablar! look who's talking!

3. [conversar] to talk ( con o Am a to), to speak ( con o Am a to);
estaba hablando en broma I was only joking;

¿podemos hablar un momento? could I have a word with you?;

estuvimos toda la noche hablando we talked all night, we spent all night talking;

no debes hablar en clase you mustn't talk in class;

necesito hablar contigo I need to talk o speak to you, we need to talk;

hablé con ella ayer por la noche I spoke to her last night;

¿has hablado con él alguna vez? have you ever talked o spoken to him?;

hablé con él por teléfono I spoke to him on the phone;

está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone;

¡(de eso) ni hablar! no way!;

Comp

hablando se entiende la gente it's good to talk

4. [tratar]
hablar de algo/alguien to talk o speak about sth/sb;

hablar sobre o [m5] acerca de algo to talk o speak about sth;

hablar bien/mal de to speak well/badly of;

háblame de ti tell me about yourself;

me han hablado muy bien de este restaurante I've heard a lot of good things about this restaurant, I've heard people speak very highly of this restaurant;

mi hermano me ha hablado mucho de ti my brother's told me a lot about you;

es mejor no hablar del tema it would be best if we didn't mention the subject;

tenemos muy buenos tenistas, y no hablemos de futbolistas… we have very good tennis players, and as for footballers…

5. [murmurar] to talk;

hablar mal de alguien to criticize sb, to run sb down;

siempre va hablando de los demás she's always going around saying things about o talking about other people;

dar que hablar to make people talk

6. [pronunciar un discurso] to speak;

el presidente habló a las masas the president spoke to o addressed the masses

7. [confesar] to talk;

lo torturaron y al final habló they tortured him and in the end he talked

8. [dar un tratamiento]
me puedes hablar de tú you can address me as “tú”;

¡a mí no me hables así! don't you speak to me like that!

♦ vt

1. [idioma] to speak;

habla danés y sueco she can speak o she speaks Danish and Swedish;

habla muy bien el portugués he speaks very good Portuguese

2. [asunto] to discuss ( con with);
es mejor que lo hables con el jefe it would be better if you talked to the boss about it;

vamos a ir, y no hay nada más que hablar we're going, and that's that

♦ See also the pronominal verb hablarse

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hablar

v/i

1 speak;

hablar alto/bajo speak loudly/softly;

hablar claro fig say what one means;

hablar por sí solo fig speak for o.s.

2 ( conversar) talk;

hablar con alguien talk to s.o., talk with s.o.

3

:

hablar de de libro etc be about, deal with

4

:

¡ni hablar! no way!;

hablar por hablar talk for the sake of it;

¡mira quién habla! look who’s talking!;

no me hagas hablar más I don’t want to have to say this again!;

no se hable más (del asunto) I don’t want to hear anything more about it;

por no hablar de … not to mention …

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hablar vi

1) : to speak, to talk

hablar en broma: to be joking

2)

hablar de : to mention, to talk about

3)

dar que hablar : to make people talk

hablar vt

1) : to speak (a language)

2) : to talk about, to discuss

háblalo con tu jefe: discuss it with your boss

♦ See also the reflexive verb hablarse

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hablar vb

1. (idiomas, por teléfono, dar un discurso) to speak [pt. spoke; pp. spoken]

¿hablas inglés? do you speak English?

¿puedo hablar con Javi? can I speak to Javi?

el ministro habló durante media hora the minister spoke for half an hour

2. (conversar) to talk

le gusta hablar con sus amigos he likes talking to his friends

hablamos del examen we talked about the exam

hablar por los codos to speak nineteen to the dozen

¡ni hablar! no way!

no hablarse con alguien not to be speaking to somebody

no se hablan they're not speaking to each other

Spanish-English dictionary > hablar
14 square

square [skweə(r)]

carré ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e), 2 (a), 2 (b) case ⇒ 1 (c) place ⇒ 1 (d) square ⇒ 1 (d) équerre ⇒ 1 (f) ringard ⇒ 1 (g), 2 (g) à angle droit ⇒ 2 (c) honnête ⇒ 2 (d) net ⇒ 2 (e) équilibré ⇒ 2 (f) quitte ⇒ 2 (f) mettre droit ⇒ 4 (a) carrer ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (b) concilier ⇒ 4 (c) régler ⇒ 4 (d) arranger ⇒ 4 (f)

1 noun

(a) (shape → gen) & Geometry carré m;

∎ she arranged the pebbles in a square elle a disposé les cailloux en carré;

∎ he folded the napkin into a neat square il a plié la serviette en un carré bien net;

∎ cut the cake into squares coupez le gâteau en carrés;

∎ familiar to be on the square être réglo;

∎ familiar I'm telling you this on the square je vous le dis carrément

(b) (square object → gen) carré m; (→ tile) carreau m;

∎ a silk square un carré de soie;

∎ a square of chocolate un carré ou morceau de chocolat;

∎ a bathroom in grey and white squares une salle de bains avec un carrelage gris et blanc

(c) (square space → in matrix, crossword, board game) case f;

∎ to divide a map into squares quadriller une carte;

∎ locate square D4 on the map trouvez la case D4 sur la carte;

∎ figurative we're back at or to square one nous voilà revenus à la case départ;

∎ I had to start from square one again j'ai dû repartir à zéro

(d) (in town, village → with streets) place f; (→ with gardens) square m; Military (parade ground) place f d'armes;

∎ barrack square cour f de caserne;

∎ the town square la place, la grand-place

(e) Mathematics (of number) carré m;

∎ nine is the square of three neuf est le carré de trois

(f) Mathematics & Technology (instrument) équerre f;

∎ to cut sth on the square couper qch à angles droits;

∎ out of square qui n'est pas d'équerre

(g) familiar pejorative (person) ringard(e) m,f;

∎ he's such a square! qu'est-ce qu'il est ringard!

2 adjective

(a) (in shape → field, box, building, face) carré;

∎ a tall man with square shoulders un homme grand aux épaules carrées;

∎ figurative to be a square peg in a round hole ne pas être à sa place;

∎ humorous you'll get square eyes if you keep watching TV all day tu vas t'abîmer les yeux à force de regarder la télé

(b) (metre, mile, inch etc) carré;

∎ 10 square kilometres 10 kilomètres carrés;

∎ the room is 5 metres square la pièce fait 5 mètres sur 5

(c) (right-angled) à angle droit;

∎ a square corner un angle droit;

∎ the shelves aren't square les étagères ne sont pas droites;

∎ square with or to (at right angles) à angle droit avec; (parallel) parallèle à

(d) (fair, honest) honnête, correct;

∎ to be square with sb être honnête ou correct avec qn;

∎ to give sb a square deal agir correctement avec qn;

∎ I got a square deal on the car rental je n'ai rien à redire au prix de location de la voiture;

∎ the farmers aren't getting a square deal les perdants dans l'affaire, ce sont les agriculteurs

(e) (blunt → denial, refusal) net, catégorique;

∎ he won't give me a square answer il refuse de me donner une réponse claire et nette

(f) (even, balanced → accounts, books) équilibré;

∎ to be square with sb être quitte envers qn;

∎ they are (all) square (financially) ils sont quittes; (in competition) ils sont à égalité;

∎ they were (all) square at two games each ils étaient à égalité deux parties chacun;

∎ to get square with sb (get revenge) régler son compte à qn; (settle debts) être quitte envers qn;

∎ did you get things square with Julia? est-ce que tu as pu arranger les choses avec Julia?

(g) familiar (old-fashioned) ringard

(h) (proper)

∎ I haven't had a square meal in days ça fait plusieurs jours que je n'ai pas fait de vrai repas;

3 adverb

(a) (at right angles)

∎ she set the box square with or to the edge of the paper elle a aligné la boîte sur les bords de la feuille de papier

(b) (parallel)

∎ the house stands square to the street la maison est parallèle à la rue

(c) (directly)

∎ square in the middle en plein milieu;

∎ he hit the ball square in the middle of the racket il frappa la balle avec le milieu de sa raquette;

∎ she looked him square in the face/eyes elle le regarda bien en face/droit dans les yeux;

∎ the blow landed square on his nose il a reçu le coup en plein sur le nez

(d) (honestly) honnêtement

4 transitive verb

(a) (make square → pile of paper) mettre droit, aligner; (→ stone) carrer; (→ log) équarrir; (→ shoulders) redresser;

∎ it's like trying to square the circle c'est la quadrature du cercle

(b) Mathematics carrer, élever au carré;

∎ three squared is nine trois au carré égale neuf

(c) (reconcile) concilier;

∎ how do you square your wealth with being a socialist? comment arrivez-vous à concilier votre richesse avec vos idées socialistes?;

∎ I couldn't square the story with the image I had of him je n'arrivais pas à faire coïncider cette histoire avec l'image que j'avais de lui

(d) (settle → account, bill) régler; (→ debt) acquitter; (→ books) balancer, mettre en ordre;

∎ to square accounts with sb (pay money owed) régler (ses comptes avec) qn; (get revenge) régler son compte à qn

(e) Sport

∎ his goal squared the match son but a mis les équipes à égalité

(f) (arrange) arranger;

∎ can you square it with the committee? pourriez-vous arranger cela avec le comité?;

∎ how do you square it with your conscience? comment arrangez-vous cela avec votre conscience?;

∎ we shouldn't do it unless we square it with them first nous ne devrions pas le faire avant d'avoir arrangé ça avec eux

(g) familiar (bribe) soudoyer^□

5 intransitive verb

cadrer, coïncider;

∎ his story doesn't square with the facts son histoire ne cadre ou ne coïncide pas avec les faits;

∎ her figures/results don't square with mine ses chiffres/résultats ne cadrent pas avec les miens;

∎ does their offer square with your asking price? leur offre correspond-elle au prix que vous demandez?

►► Sport square ball passe f latérale;

square bracket crochet m;

∎ in square brackets entre crochets;

square dance quadrille m, French Canadian danse f carrée;

square dancing quadrille m américain, French Canadian danse f carrée;

∎ there'll be square dancing at the saloon tonight on va danser au saloon ce soir;

American square knot nœud m plat;

square leg (in cricket) = chasseur situé derrière le batteur;

square measure mesure f de surface ou de superficie;

the Square Mile = la City de Londres (dont la superficie fait environ un mile carré);

square number carré m;

square pass passe f latérale;

Nautical square rigger navire m gréé en carré;

square root racine f carrée;

American familiar square shooter personne f franche^□ ;

Electronics square wave onde f carrée ou rectangulaire

➲ square away separable transitive verb

American familiar régler^□, mettre en ordre^□ ;

∎ did you get everything squared away? est-ce que tu as pu tout régler?

➲ square off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (piece of paper, terrain) quadriller

(b) (stick, log) mettre d'équerre, équarrir

2 intransitive verb

(opponents, boxers) se mettre en garde

➲ square up

1 separable transitive verb

(make square → end of plank) mettre d'équerre, équarrir

2 intransitive verb

(a) (settle debt) faire les comptes;

∎ to square up with sb régler ses comptes avec qn;

∎ I'll square up with you when you have finished all the work je réglerai mes comptes avec toi dès que tu auras fini tout le travail

(b) (opponents, boxers) se mettre en garde

(c) American familiar (criminal) raccrocher, se ranger des voitures; (drug addict) décrocher

➲ square up to inseparable transitive verb

(confront → difficulties, situation, criticism) faire face ou front à; (→ opponent, boxer) se mettre en position de combat contre;

∎ he squared up to me il se mit en garde devant moi;

∎ the unions are squaring up to the management les syndicats cherchent la confrontation avec la direction

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > square
15 question

['kwesʧən] 1. сущ.
1) вопрос

awkward question — неуместный, нелепый вопрос

blunt / direct question — прямой вопрос

embarrassing question — нескромный вопрос

examination question — экзаменационный вопрос

hypothetical question — гипотетический вопрос

indirect / oblique / reported question — лингв. косвенный вопрос

irrelevant question — вопрос, не относящийся к делу; вопрос не по теме

pointed / tricky question — каверзный вопрос

relevant question — вопрос, относящийся к делу; вопрос по теме

rhetorical question — риторический вопрос

to address / put a question to smb. — задавать вопрос кому-л.

to answer / reply to / respond to a question — отвечать на вопрос

to bring up / raise a question — поднимать, ставить вопрос

to parry smb.'s question — парировать чей-л. вопрос

The senator fielded all the questions. — Сенатор ответил на все вопросы.

- academic question

- leading question

- loaded question
- million dollar question
Syn:

query 1., inquiry

Gram:

[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]Question[/ref]

[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]Question mark[/ref]

[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]Questions and negatives[/ref]

2)

а) проблема, дело; задача; обсуждаемый вопрос

burning / explosive question — животрепещущий, насущный вопрос

controversial / debatable / moot question — спорный, дискуссионный вопрос

crucial question — важный, ключевой вопрос

open question — нерешённая проблема, открытый вопрос

sticky / thorny / ticklish / tricky question — сложный, щекотливый вопрос

vexed question — больной вопрос

statement of a question — постановка вопроса

smth. in question — что-л., о чём идёт речь

the question is — дело в том, что

the matter in question — рассматриваемый вопрос

- come into question
- go into the question
Syn:

problem 1., matter 1.

б) полит. предложение

to put the question — ставить предложение на голосование ( в парламенте)

3) сомнение; возражение

beyond (all) / out of / past / without question — без сомнения, вне всякого сомнения

It's true beyond question. — Вне всякого сомнения, это правда.

to clear up a question — разрешить сомнение

to make no question of smth. — не сомневаться в чём-л., не подвергать что-л. сомнению

He requires from generals and officers that they carry out orders without questions. — Он требует, чтобы генералы и офицеры исполняли приказы без обсуждения.

to call smth. in question — подвергать что-л. сомнению; возражать против чего-л.

Syn:

objection

4) возможность, шанс

There is no question of escape. — Нет ни малейшего шанса сбежать.

Syn:

chance 1., possibility

5)

а) допрос, следствие; расследование

б) ист. пытка

to put smb. to the question — подвергать пытке

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- pop the question
2. гл.
1)

а) спрашивать, задавать вопросы

Syn:

ask, inquire

б) допрашивать; выпытывать, выспрашивать

Syn:

interrogate, quiz II 2., examine

2) подвергать сомнению, сомневаться

to question the credibility of smb.'s. story — сомневаться в правдоподобности чьего-л. рассказа

to question the wisdom of smth. — сомневаться в разумности чего-л.

Syn:

doubt 1., dispute 2.

3) исследовать; рассматривать (явления, факты)

The professor wants us to question facts. — Профессор хочет, чтобы мы рассмотрели факты.

Syn:

examine

Англо-русский современный словарь > question
16 plain

1. n равнина

in the open plain — в открытом поле

the fall of the plain — понижение равнины

Indo-Gangetic Plain — Индо-Гангская равнина

coastal plain — береговая прибрежная равнина

to trek a plain — пересекать равнину в фургоне

aggradation plain — аллювиальная равнина у подножия гор

2. n обыкн. амер. австрал. безлесные равнины; прерии

dissected plain — расчленённая равнина

windy plain — равнина, открытая ветрам

to skirr the plain — рыскать по равнине

the plain fell to the north — равнина понижалась к северу

the road runs across the plain — дорога проходит по равнине

3. n поэт. поле брани

4. n ист. «болото»

5. n прямая петля

plain and purl — прямая и обратная петля

closed plain chock — закрытая прямая киповая планка

open plain chock — открытая прямая киповая планка

in plain English — прямо, ясно, без обиняков

6. a ясный; отчётливый

plain view — открытый вид

plain articulation — отчётливая артикуляция

plain writing — разборчивый почерк

to speak short and plain — говорить кратко и ясно

7. a явный, очевидный

it is your plain duty — это ваш прямой долг

8. a полный, совершенный, абсолютный

plain folly — чистое безумие

9. a простой, понятный

tell her what you want in plain words — объясните ей членораздельно, что вы хотите

a plain uncoloured tale — простая неприкрашенная история

a narrative of plain facts — простое изложение фактов

plain vanilla issue — простой процентный заем

plain macaroni products — простые макароны

plain stitching — простое брошюрное шитье

10. a незашифрованный

plain language — открытый текст

11. a простой, незамысловатый, обыкновенный

plain dress — простое платье

plain style — простой стиль

plain unvarnished tale — бесхитростный рассказ; рассказ без всяких прикрас

plain food — простая пища

plain water — простая вода

plain bread and butter — просто хлеб с маслом

plain living — простой образ жизни

plain dive — простой прыжок

plain sewing — простое шитьё

plain stitch — чулочная вязка

plain agar — простой агар

plain folk — простые люди

plain nut — простая гайка

plain bread — простой хлеб

plain text — простой текст

12. a чистый, несмешанный, без добавок

plain boiled beef — варёное мясо

a cup of plain black coffee — чашечка чёрного кофе без сахара

plain cover — «немая» обложка, обложка без титульных данных

plain butt joint — стыковое соединение без скоса кромок

plain tee joint — тавровое соединение без скоса кромок

plain medium — среда без испытуемых компонентов

plain chocolate — шоколад без добавлений

13. a обычный

plain steel — нелегированная сталь

plain dressed carcass — туша обычной разделки

14. a одноцветный, без узора или рисунка

plain drawing — нецветной рисунок

plain blue material — гладкий синий материал

plain pattern — простой узор

plain cake — кекс без фруктов

plain oil — масло без присадки

plain cement — цемент без добавки

15. a простой, незнатный

plain man — простой человек

plain bushing — простая резьбовая втулка

plain matter — простой текстовой набор

plain sailing — лёгкий, простой путь

plain spark gap — простой разрядник

plain moulding — простое строгание

16. a прямой, откровенный

plain statement — откровенное заявление

plain answer — прямой ответ

plain talk — прямой разговор

17. a невзрачный, некрасивый

plain face — некрасивое лицо

18. a гладкий, ровный

plain ground — плоский рельеф

plain end — гладкий конец

plain edge — гладкое ребро

plain pipe — гладкая труба

plain tube — гладкая труба

plain lip-type seal — гладкая манжета

19. adv ясно, разборчиво, отчётливо

I made them speak the word plain — я заставил их произносить это слово отчётливо

the plain and unequivocal language of the law — ясный и точный язык закона

20. adv откровенно

others spoke plainer than he — другие говорили более откровенно, чем он

21. adv просто, совершенно, абсолютно

he is just plain stupid — он просто глуп

plain hypo bath — простой фиксаж

plain value — простое значение

plain omelette — простой омлет

plain noodles — простая лапша

plain flap — простой закрылок

22. v арх. жаловаться, плакаться, сетовать

Синонимический ряд:

1. clear (adj.) apparent; clear; clear-cut; conspicuous; crystal-clear; distinct; evident; intelligible; lucid; manifest; noticeable; obvious; open-and-shut; openhanded; palpable; patent; unequivocal; univocal; unmistakable; unsubtle; visible

2. common (adj.) average; common; commonplace; garden-variety; run-of-the-mill; stock; unexceptional

3. direct (adj.) direct; downright; sheer; transparent

4. discreet (adj.) bald; bare; discreet; dry; frugal; homey; inelaborate; modest; simple; unadorned; unambiguous; unbeautified; undecorated; understandable; unelaborate; unembellished; unembroidered; ungarnished; unornamented; unpretentious

5. frank (adj.) forthright; frank; man-to-man; openhearted; plainspoken; single; single-eyed; single-hearted; single-minded; straight-shooting; unconcealed; undisguised; undissembled; undissembling; unmannered; unreserved; unvarnished

6. homely (adj.) homely; ugly; unalluring; unattractive; unbeauteous; unbeautiful; uncomely; unhandsome; unlovely; unpretty

7. honest (adj.) artless; blunt; candid; guileless; honest; ingenuous; open; straightforward

8. level (adj.) even; flat; level; plane; smooth

9. ordinary (adj.) everyday; ordinary; plain Jane; quotidian; routine; unostentatious; unremarkable; usual; workaday

10. straight (adj.) absolute; full-strength; neat; perfect; pure; straight; unadulterated; unblended; undiluted; unmixed

11. prairie (noun) expanse; flat; level; mesa; plateau; prairie; tableland

Антонимический ряд:

affected; ambiguous; artful; attractive; beautiful; broken; cloudy; complex; complicated; concealed; confused; cryptic; cunning; lavish; mountain; obscure; tainted; unusual; vague

English-Russian base dictionary > plain
17 bare

1. a нагой, голый; обнажённый

bare knees — голые коленки

bare machine — "голая" машина

bare electrode — голый электрод

under bare poles — голый, раздетый

bare hull weight — вес голого корпуса

bare filler wire — голая присадочная проволока

2. a вскрытый, разоблачённый

to lay bare — обнажать, раскрывать, разоблачать

layed bare — вскрыл; вскрытый

3. a голый, непокрытый; пустой

bare walls — голые стены

bare floor — пол без ковра

bare pate — голый череп

bare flank — открытый фланг

to sleep on bare boards — спать на голых досках

to fight with bare hands — драться голыми руками

the trees are already bare — листья с деревьев уже облетели

bare hull — голый корпус

bare right — голое право

bare cable — голый провод

bare rod — голый электрод

bare denial — голое отрицание

4. a эл. неизолированный, голый

bare wire — неизолированный провод

bare couductor — неизолированный провод

bare conductor — неизолированный проводник

bare pipeline — неизолированный трубопровод

an assemblage of bare rocks — нагромождение голых скал

5. a лишённый

bare of thought — бедный мыслями

bare of fear — не знающий страха

6. a неприкрашенный, голый

bare dislike — нескрываемая неприязнь

bare facts — голые факты

bare hardware — "голое" оборудование; "голая" аппаратура

7. a неподтверждённый, голословный

bare excuses — пустые отговорки, неубедительные оправдания

8. a едва достаточный, скудный, минимальный; незначительный

bare possibility — минимальная вероятность

bare subsistence wage — зарплата, обрекающая на полуголодное существование, скудный прожиточный минимум

deprived of the bare necessities of life — лишённый самого необходимого

elected by a bare majority — избранный незначительным большинством

he earned a bare living — он едва зарабатывал на жизнь

bare chance — минимальный шанс

bare majority — незначительное большинство

bare majority — незначительное большинство

9. a эмоц. -усил. малейший, один только

at the bare mention of his name she would begin to cry — при одном упоминании о нём она начинала плакать

she got a bare pass — она получила только переходной балл

10. a поношенный, изношенный; потёртый

bare weight — чистый вес

bare contract — безусловное обещание или отказ

11. v оголять, обнажать

to bare a sword — обнажить меч

12. v открывать, раскрывать

13. v опустошать

they burned the houses and bared the gardens — они сжигали дома и опустошали сады

14. v снимать, обдирать; лишать

Синонимический ряд:

1. clear (adj.) barren; clear; devoid; empty; stark; vacant; vacuous; void

2. naked (adj.) denuded; disrobed; exposed; naked; nude; open; peeled; stripped; unclad; unclothed; uncovered; undressed; unsheltered

3. obvious (adj.) blunt; conspicuous; evident; glaring; obvious; palpable; unconcealed; undisguised

4. scant (adj.) alone; just; meager; meagre; mere; scant; scanty; scarce; sheer; sole; very

5. simple (adj.) austere; bald; basic; bleak; dry; modest; plain; severe; simple; spartan; unadorned; undecorated; unvarnished

6. divulge (verb) confess; disclose; divulge; publish

7. reveal (verb) display; lay open; reveal; show; undrape; undress; unmask; unveil

8. strip (verb) bankrupt; denudate; denude; deprive; dismantle; disrobe; divest; expose; strip; uncover

Антонимический ряд:

clothed; conceal; cover; dress; elaborate; full; lavish; plentiful

English-Russian base dictionary > bare
18 plain

plain [pleɪn]

plaine ⇒ 1 (a) simple ⇒ 2 (a) nature ⇒ 2 (a) clair ⇒ 2 (b) uni ⇒ 2 (c) franc ⇒ 2 (d) quelconque ⇒ 2 (e) pur ⇒ 2 (f)

1 noun

(a) Geography plaine f

(b) (in knitting) maille f à l'endroit

2 adjective

(a) (simple → style, furniture, dress) simple; (with nothing added → omelette, rice, yoghurt) nature (inv);

∎ a plain dress une robe toute simple;

∎ he's just a plain soldier il n'est que simple soldat;

∎ she was just plain Sarah then elle s'appelait tout simplement Sarah à l'époque;

∎ I like good plain cooking j'aime la cuisine simple;

∎ a plain piece of bread and butter une simple tartine beurrée;

∎ it's plain sailing from now on maintenant ça va marcher tout seul or comme sur des roulettes;

∎ to be in or to wear plain clothes être en civil

(b) (clear, obvious) clair, évident, manifeste;

∎ it's plain (to see) that he's lying il est clair ou évident qu'il ment;

∎ it soon became plain that I was lost j'ai vite réalisé ou je me suis vite rendu compte que j'étais égaré;

∎ his embarrassment was plain to see on pouvait voir qu'il était gêné, sa gêne était évidente;

∎ the facts are plain c'est clair, les choses sont claires;

∎ I want to make our position absolutely plain to you je veux que vous compreniez bien notre position;

∎ she made her intentions plain elle n'a pas caché ses intentions;

∎ he made it plain to us that he wasn't interested il nous a bien fait comprendre que cela ne l'intéressait pas;

∎ I thought I'd made myself plain je croyais avoir été assez clair;

∎ familiar it's as plain as a pikestaff or as the nose on your face c'est clair comme de l'eau de roche, ça saute aux yeux

(c) (of one colour, not patterned) uni;

∎ plain blue wallpaper papier peint bleu uni;

∎ under plain cover, in a plain envelope sous pli discret

(d) (blunt, unambiguous) franc (franche);

∎ the plain truth of the matter is I'm bored la vérité, c'est que je m'ennuie;

∎ let me be plain with you je vais être franc avec vous;

∎ I want a plain yes or no answer je veux une réponse claire et nette;

∎ the time has come for plain words or speaking le moment est venu de parler franchement;

∎ in plain language de manière claire;

∎ I told him in plain English what I thought je lui ai dit ce que je pensais sans mâcher mes mots

(e) (unattractive) pas très beau (belle), quelconque;

∎ she's a bit of a plain Jane ce n'est pas une beauté ou une Vénus

(f) (pure, sheer) pur (et simple);

∎ that's just plain foolishness/ignorance c'est de la pure bêtise/ignorance

(g) Knitting

∎ plain one, purl two une maille à l'endroit, deux à l'envers

3 adverb

(a) (clearly) franchement, carrément;

∎ you couldn't have put it any plainer tu n'aurais pas pu être plus clair

(b) familiar (utterly) complètement^□, carrément;

∎ he's just plain crazy il est complètement cinglé;

∎ he's just plain ignorant il est tout simplement ignorant^□ ;

∎ I just plain forgot! j'ai tout bonnement oublié!^□

►► plain chocolate chocolat m noir;

plain flour farine f (sans levure);

plain paper (unheaded) papier m sans en-tête; (unruled) papier m non réglé;

Knitting plain row rang m à l'endroit;

Knitting plain stitch maille f à l'endroit

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > plain
19 bald

adjective

1) kahl [Person, Kopf]; kahlköpfig, glatzköpfig [Person]

he is bald — er ist kahl[köpfig] od. hat eine Glatze

go bald — eine Glatze bekommen

2) (plain) einfach, schmucklos [Rede, Prosa]; knapp, nackt [Behauptung]

3) (coll.): (worn smooth) abgefahren [Reifen]

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[bo:ld]
adjective

1) ((of people) with little or no hair on the head: a bald head; He is going bald (= becoming bald).) kahl

2) ((of birds, animals) without feathers, fur etc: a bald patch on the dog's back.) kahl

3) (bare or plain: a bald statement of the facts.) unverblümt

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- academic.ru/5155/baldness">baldness
- balding
- baldly
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bald

[bɔ:ld]

adj

1. (lacking hair) glatzköpfig, kahl

\bald spot [or patch] kahle Stelle

to be [as] \bald as a coot völlig kahl sein

to go \bald eine Glatze bekommen, kahl werden

2. AUTO

a \bald tyre ein abgefahrener Reifen

3. (blunt) unverblümt

4. (unadorned)

\bald speech knappe Rede

\bald style schlichter [o schmuckloser] Stil

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[bɔːld]
adj (+er)

1) person kahl, glatzköpfig; head, tree kahl; bird federlos

he is bald — er hat eine Glatze

to go bald — eine Glatze bekommen, kahl werden

he is going bald at the temples — er hat Geheimratsecken

bald patch — kahle Stelle

2)

(AUT = worn) or tire (US) — abgefahrener Reifen

3) style, statement knapp

4) (liter: bare, denuded) kahl

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bald [bɔːld]

A adj (adv baldly)

1. kahl(köpfig), glatzköpfig:

go bald eine Glatze bekommen, kahl werden

2. kahl (ohne Haar, Federn, Laub, Pflanzenwuchs): → pate

3. (völlig) abgefahren (Reifen)

4. fig kahl, schmucklos, armselig, dürftig

5. fig

a) offen, unverblümt:

to put it baldly um es ganz offen zu sagen

b) knapp (Erklärung etc)

6. weißköpfig (Vogel), weißfleckig (Pferde, besonders am Kopf):

bald eagle Weißköpfiger Seeadler (Wappentier der USA)

B v/i US kahl werden, eine Glatze bekommen

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adjective

1) kahl [Person, Kopf]; kahlköpfig, glatzköpfig [Person]

he is bald — er ist kahl[köpfig] od. hat eine Glatze

go bald — eine Glatze bekommen

2) (plain) einfach, schmucklos [Rede, Prosa]; knapp, nackt [Behauptung]

3) (coll.): (worn smooth) abgefahren [Reifen]

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(worn) tyre (UK) n.

abgefahrener Reifen m. adj.

dürftig adj.

federlos adj.

glatzköpfig adj.

kahl adj.

nackt adj.

nüchtern adj.

schmucklos adj.

trocken adj.

unverblümt adj.

unverhüllt adj. n.

weißköpfig adj.

English-german dictionary > bald
20 naked

1. n жив. фон; грунт

2. n библ. поэт. нагие

to clothe the naked — одеть нагих

3. a голый, нагой; обнажённый

naked child — голый ребёнок

naked bodies — нагие тела

naked shoulders — обнажённые плечи

naked to the waist — голый до пояса

naked resistance — сопротивление голого корпуса

naked model — модель голого корпуса

naked wire — голый провод

naked right — голое право

naked hull — голый корпус

4. a голый, непокрытый; открытый

naked trees — голые деревья

naked room — голая комната

naked sword — обнажённый меч

naked nerve — обнажённый нерв

naked bulb — лампочка без абажура

naked cable — голый провод

naked reactor — реактор без отражателя

naked bullet — безоболочечная пуля

naked flame distillation — перегонка на открытом огне

naked light — открытый осветительный прибор

naked lamp — лампа с открытым пламенем

going naked — непокрытый опцион

naked hole — открытая скважина

5. a явный, открытый; неприкрытый

the naked truth — чистая правда, голая истина

naked flame — открытое пламя

6. a преим. поэт. беззащитный; незащищённый

naked to in jury — беззащитный перед лицом опасности

7. a голословный, ничем не подкреплённый

naked contract — сделка, не имеющая законной силы

naked promise — ничем не подкреплённое обещание

naked assertion — голословное утверждение

8. a простой, элементарный; неприкрашенный

a naked outline of facts — сухое изложение фактов

9. a неосёдланный

10. a зоол. беспокровный; безволосый; бесшёрстный; без перьев; беспанцирный

Синонимический ряд:

1. candid (adj.) candid; obvious; plain

2. defenseless (adj.) defenceless; defenseless; dismantled; unarmed; unguarded; unprotected

3. direct (adj.) blunt; direct; matter of fact; outspoken; plainspoken; uncolored; uncoloured; unexaggerated; unvarnished

4. exposed (adj.) bared; exposed; unconcealed; unsheathed; unveiled

5. nude (adj.) au naturel; buff-bare; disrobed; mother-naked; nude; raw; stark; stark-naked; unclad; unclothed; undraped; undressed; unrobed

6. simple (adj.) artless; dry; evident; manifest; mere; modest; natural; simple

7. stripped (adj.) barren; denuded; desert; destitute; divested; stripped

8. threadbare (adj.) bald; bare; bareheaded; hairless; leafless; open; peeled; threadbare; uncovered; unfurnished

Антонимический ряд:

clothed; coloured; complex; covered; covert; embellished; exaggerated; hidden; latent; ornate; protected; qualified; secret; shielded

English-Russian base dictionary > naked

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