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better [ˈbetər]1. adjective• he is much better now [invalid] il va bien mieux maintenant• how are you? -- much better comment allez-vous ? -- bien mieux• that's better! voilà qui est mieux !• it's getting better and better! ça va de mieux en mieux !► to be better to do sth• wouldn't it be better to refuse? ne vaudrait-il pas mieux refuser ?2. adverb• write to her, or better still go and see her écris-lui, ou mieux encore va la voir• they are better off than we are ( = richer) ils ont plus d'argent que nous ; ( = more fortunate) ils sont dans une meilleure position que nous3. noun[+ sb's achievements] dépasser ; [+ record, score] améliorer• to better o.s. améliorer sa condition* * *Note: When better is used as an adjective it is translated by meilleur or mieux depending on the context (see below, and note that meilleur is the comparative form of bon, mieux the comparative form of bien). The translation of the construction to be better than varies depending on whether bon or bien works originally with the noun collocate: their wine is better than our wine = leur vin est meilleur que le nôtre; her new apartment is better than her old one = son nouvel appartement est mieux que l'ancien; his new film is better than his last one = son nouveau film est mieux or meilleur que le précédent (both bon and bien work with the collocate in this last example). Other constructions may be translated as follows: this is a better bag/car = ce sac/cette voiture est mieux; it is better to do = il vaut mieux faire or il est mieux de faireAs an adverb, better can almost always be translated by mieux. For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below['betə(r)] 1.1)the better of the two — le/la meilleur/-e or le/la mieux des deux
to deserve/hope for better — mériter/espérer mieux
so much the better, all the better — tant mieux
3) ( superior person)2.to get better — gen s'améliorer; [ill person] aller mieux
the weather is no better — le temps n'est pas meilleur or ne s'est pas amélioré
to taste better — être meilleur, avoir un meilleur goût
to be better — [patient, cold, headache] aller mieux
to feel all the better for — se sentir mieux après [rest, meal]
if it makes you feel any better — ( less worried) si ça peut te rassurer; ( less sad) si ça peut te consoler
to feel better about doing — ( less nervous) se sentir à même de faire; (less worried, guilty) avoir moins de scrupules à faire
to be better at — être meilleur en [subject, sport]
3.the bigger/sooner the better — le plus grand/vite possible
to fit/behave better than — aller/se comporter mieux que
better made/organized than — mieux fait/organisé que
better behaved/educated — plus sage/cultivé
to do better — (in career, life) réussir mieux; (in exam, essay) faire mieux; ( in health) aller mieux
the better to see/hear — pour mieux voir/entendre
the money would be better spent on a holiday — il vaudrait mieux garder cet argent pour les vacances
you had better do —
you'd better do — ( advising) tu ferais mieux de faire; ( warning) tu as intérêt à faire
‘will she come?’ - ‘she'd better!’ — (colloq) ‘est-ce qu'elle viendra?’ - ‘elle a intérêt!’
4.better still,... — ou mieux,...
transitive verb améliorer [one's performance, achievement]; faire mieux que [rival's performance, achievement]••for better (or) for worse — gen advienne que pourra; ( in wedding vow) pour le meilleur et pour le pire
to get the better of — [person] triompher de [enemy, problem]
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2 better
I 1. ['betə(r)]to look, taste, smell better — avere un aspetto, sapore, odore migliore
2) (recovered)to be better — [patient, cold] andare meglio
to feel all the better for — sentirsi meglio dopo [rest, meal]
I feel better about doing — (less nervous) mi sento più a mio agio a fare; (less worried) mi faccio meno problemi a fare
4) (of superior quality) (di qualità) migliore, superiore5) (more virtuous) migliore6) (more skilled) [doctor, teacher] miglioreto be a better swimmer than sb. — nuotare meglio di qcn.
to be better at — essere più bravo in [subject, sport]
7) (more suitable) [way, excuse, choice] migliorethe sooner, bigger the better — prima è, più grande è meglio è
the less said about that the better — meno se ne parla, meglio è
9) (more accurate) [description, view] migliore2.the better — il, la migliore (di due)
so much the better — tanto meglio, ancora meglio
to change for the better — migliorare, cambiare in meglio
my betters — (in rank) i miei superiori; (in merit) quelli migliori di me
••for better (or) for worse — comunque vada, in ogni caso; (in wedding vow) nella buona e nella cattiva sorte
••to get the better of — avere la meglio su [ enemy]
Note:When better is used as an adjective, it is translated by migliore or meglio depending on the context (see below, and note that migliore is the comparative form of buono, meglio the comparative form of bene). The choice between migliore e meglio in the construction to be better than depends on whether buono or bene would be used originally with the noun. - Other constructions translate as follows: this is a better bag / car = questa borsa / auto è migliore; it is better to do = è meglio farlo. - For more examples and particular usages, see the entry belowII ['betə(r)]1) (more adequately) meglio, in modo migliorebetter made, organized than — fatto, organizzato meglio di
better behaved, educated — più educato, istruito
to do better — (in career, life) riuscire, meglio; (in exam, essay) fare meglio, ottenere migliori risultati; (in health) andare meglio
the better to see, hear — per vedere, sentire meglio
2) (more appropriately) meglioyou had better do o you'd better do faresti meglio a fare; I'd better go è meglio che vada; "will she come?" - "she'd better!" o "she better!" colloq. "verrà?" - "sarà meglio! better still,... — meglio ancora
••to think better of it — cambiare idea, ripensarci
III 1. ['betə(r)] 2.to think better of sb. — farsi un'opinione migliore di qcn
* * *['betə]comparative; = good* * *I 1. ['betə(r)]to look, taste, smell better — avere un aspetto, sapore, odore migliore
2) (recovered)to be better — [patient, cold] andare meglio
to feel all the better for — sentirsi meglio dopo [rest, meal]
I feel better about doing — (less nervous) mi sento più a mio agio a fare; (less worried) mi faccio meno problemi a fare
4) (of superior quality) (di qualità) migliore, superiore5) (more virtuous) migliore6) (more skilled) [doctor, teacher] miglioreto be a better swimmer than sb. — nuotare meglio di qcn.
to be better at — essere più bravo in [subject, sport]
7) (more suitable) [way, excuse, choice] migliorethe sooner, bigger the better — prima è, più grande è meglio è
the less said about that the better — meno se ne parla, meglio è
9) (more accurate) [description, view] migliore2.the better — il, la migliore (di due)
so much the better — tanto meglio, ancora meglio
to change for the better — migliorare, cambiare in meglio
my betters — (in rank) i miei superiori; (in merit) quelli migliori di me
••for better (or) for worse — comunque vada, in ogni caso; (in wedding vow) nella buona e nella cattiva sorte
••to get the better of — avere la meglio su [ enemy]
Note:When better is used as an adjective, it is translated by migliore or meglio depending on the context (see below, and note that migliore is the comparative form of buono, meglio the comparative form of bene). The choice between migliore e meglio in the construction to be better than depends on whether buono or bene would be used originally with the noun. - Other constructions translate as follows: this is a better bag / car = questa borsa / auto è migliore; it is better to do = è meglio farlo. - For more examples and particular usages, see the entry belowII ['betə(r)]1) (more adequately) meglio, in modo migliorebetter made, organized than — fatto, organizzato meglio di
better behaved, educated — più educato, istruito
to do better — (in career, life) riuscire, meglio; (in exam, essay) fare meglio, ottenere migliori risultati; (in health) andare meglio
the better to see, hear — per vedere, sentire meglio
2) (more appropriately) meglioyou had better do o you'd better do faresti meglio a fare; I'd better go è meglio che vada; "will she come?" - "she'd better!" o "she better!" colloq. "verrà?" - "sarà meglio! better still,... — meglio ancora
••to think better of it — cambiare idea, ripensarci
III 1. ['betə(r)] 2.to think better of sb. — farsi un'opinione migliore di qcn
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3 better
I.II.❢ When better is used as an adjective it is translated by meilleur or mieux depending on the context (see below, and note that meilleur is the comparative form of bon, mieux the comparative form of bien). The choice between meilleur and mieux in the construction to be better than depends on whether bon or bien would be used originally with the noun. Other constructions translate as follows: this is a better bag/car = ce sac/cette voiture est mieux ; it is better to do = il vaut mieux faire or il est mieux de faire. As an adverb, better can almost always be translated by mieux. For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below.A n1 (something preferable, more excellent) the better le/la meilleur/-e m/f ; much ou by far the better of the two de loin le/la meilleur/-e des deux ;2 ( more desirable state of affairs) to deserve/expect/hope for better mériter/attendre/espérer mieux ; so much the better, all the better tant mieux ; a change ou turn for the better une amélioration ; to change ou take a turn for the better s'améliorer ; the weather changed, and not for the better le temps a changé, et pas en mieux ;1 (more pleasing, satisfactory) [weather, day, news, joke, forecast, review, salary, price, range] meilleur ; [party, game, book, film, activity] mieux ; playing is better than watching jouer, c'est mieux que de regarder ; to get better s'améliorer ; the weather is no better le temps n'est pas meilleur or ne s'est pas amélioré ; things are getting better ça va mieux ; ‘good news?’-‘it couldn't be better!’ ‘bonnes nouvelles?’-‘on ne peut meilleures!’ ; to look/sound better être/sonner mieux ; to taste/smell better être/sentir meilleur, avoir un/-e meilleur/-e goût/odeur ; it would taste all the better for some salt ce serait meilleur avec du sel ; it looked all the better for it cela n'en était que mieux ; that's better! voilà qui est mieux! ;2 (well, recovered) to be better [patient, cold, headache] aller mieux ; to feel all the better for se sentir mieux après [rest, meal] ; better than I/it was mieux qu'avant ;3 ( happier) [mood] meilleur ; to feel better se sentir mieux ; I'd feel better if you did/didn't do je me sentirais mieux si tu faisais/ne faisais pas ; if it makes you feel any better ( less worried or awkward) si ça t'aide à te sentir mieux ; ( less sad) si ça peut te consoler ; to feel better about doing ( less nervous) se sentir à même de faire ; (less worried, guilty) avoir moins de scrupules à faire ;4 (of superior quality, class) [food, result, film, book, quality] meilleur ; [car, carpet, district, family] mieux ; [land, school, hotel] meilleur, mieux ; [coat, shoes, furniture] de meilleure qualité ; one of the better schools une des meilleures écoles ; he went to a better school than I did ou than me il est allé dans une école meilleure que la mienne ;5 (more virtuous, commendable) [person] mieux ; [life, influence, nature] meilleur ; to be a better man/woman than être mieux que ; you're a better man than I am! tu es mieux que moi! ; to be no better than sb ne pas être mieux que qn ; to be no better than a thief être un voleur ni plus ni moins ;6 ( more skilled) [doctor, actor, teacher] meilleur ; to be a better poet than sb être meilleur poète que qn ; to be a better swimmer than sb nager mieux que qn ; to be a better singer than dancer chanter mieux que l'on ne danse ; to be a better father than husband être meilleur père que mari ; to be better at être meilleur en [subject, sport] ; to be better at doing faire mieux ; he's no better at driving than she is ou than her il ne conduit pas mieux qu'elle ;7 (more suitable, valid, appropriate) [tune, tool, way, word, idea, example, reason, excuse, choice] meilleur ; to be better for être meilleur pour [purpose, task] ; to be better for doing être mieux pour faire ; to be better than nothing être mieux que rien ; better a part-time job than no job mieux vaut un travail à mi-temps que pas de travail ; the bigger/sooner the better le plus grand/vite possible ; the faster you work the better plus tu travailles vite, mieux ça vaudra ; the less said about that the better mieux vaut ne pas parler de ça ; who better to play the part? qui mieux pourrait jouer le rôle? ; where/how better to do…? quel meilleur endroit/moyen pour faire…? ;8 ( more beneficial) [exercise, food] meilleur ; swimming is better for you than running nager est meilleur pour la santé que courir ;9 ( more accurate) [description, recollection, view, understanding] meilleur ; in order to get a better look pour mieux voir ; to be a better likeness être plus ressemblant.1 ( more adequately or excellently) mieux ; to fit/behave better than aller/se comporter mieux que ; better made/organized than mieux fait/organisé que ; to think better of sb avoir une meilleure opinion de qn ; better behaved/educated plus sage/cultivé ; to be better tempered/mannered avoir meilleur caractère/de meilleures manières ; to do better (in career, life) réussir mieux ; (in exam, essay) faire mieux ; ( in health) aller mieux ; ‘could do better’ ‘pourrait or peut mieux faire’ ; the better to see/hear pour mieux voir/entendre ; the more she talked, the better I understood plus elle parlait, mieux je comprenais ;2 ( more advisably or appropriately) mieux ; it couldn't have been better timed ça n'aurait pu mieux tomber ; the money would be better spent on il vaudrait mieux dépenser l'argent en ; he is better left alone il vaut mieux le laisser seul ; you would be better advised to do tu serais mieux avisé de faire ; you would do better to do tu ferais mieux de faire ; you had better do, you'd better do ( advising) tu ferais mieux de faire ; ( warning) tu as intérêt à faire ; I'd better go je ferais mieux de m'en aller ; ‘will she come?’-‘she'd better! ou she better ○ !’ ‘est-ce qu'elle viendra?’-‘elle a intérêt!’ ; ‘will it be open?’-‘it had better be! ou it better had be! ou it better be ○ !’ ‘est-ce que ça sera ouvert?’-‘il y a intérêt!’ ; ‘more cake?’-‘I'd better not’ ‘encore du gâteau?’-‘non merci’ ; ‘shall I come?’-‘better not’ ‘est-ce que je viens?’-‘il vaut mieux pas’ ; better still,… ou mieux,…D vtr1 ( surpass) améliorer [score, one's performance, achievement] ; faire mieux que [rival's performance, achievement] ; to better sb's offer offrir un meilleur prix que qn ;2 ( improve) améliorer [condition, quality].for better (or) for worse gen advienne que pourra ; ( in wedding vow) pour le meilleur et pour le pire ; to get the better of [person] triompher de, vaincre [enemy, opponent, problem] ; his curiosity got the better of him sa curiosité a pris le dessus ; the problem got the better of her le problème l'a dépassée ; to go one better faire encore mieux (than que) ; to think better of it changer d'avis. -
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less [les]1. adjectivea. (in amount, size, degree) moins (de)• can't you let me have it for less? vous ne pouvez pas me faire un prix ?• less of your cheek! (inf) assez d'impertinence !• less noise please! moins de bruit s'il vous plaît !• a sum less than £100 une somme de moins de 100 livres• I was told the news by the bishop, no less (inf) c'est l'évêque en personne, s'il vous plaît (inf), qui m'a appris la nouvelle► no less + than• it costs no less than £100 ça ne coûte pas moins de 100 livres• with no less skill than enthusiasm avec non moins d'habileté que d'enthousiasme► nothing less than rien moins que2. adverba. moins► less... than• the problem is less one of money than of personnel c'est moins un problème d'argent qu'un problème de personnel► no less... than• the less he works the less he earns moins il travaille, moins il gagne• the less you worry about it the better moins vous vous ferez du souci à ce sujet, mieux ça vaudra3. preposition• less 10% moins 10 %* * *[les] 1.(comparative of little) quantifier moins de2.pronoun moinsa sum of not less than £1,000 — une somme qui s'élève au moins à 1000 livres sterling
it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — c'est un progrès, mais pas au point que j'aurais espéré
£100 and not a penny less! — cent livres et pas un centime de moins!
3.the less said about it the better — moins on en parle, mieux ça vaut
adverb moinsthe more I see him, the less I like him — plus je le vois, moins je l'aime
no less than 85% — au moins 85%
4.they live in Kensington, no less! — ils habitent à Kensington, rien que ça!
preposition moins5.less 15% discount — moins 15% de remise
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A quantif moins de ; less beer/information/money moins de bière/d'information/d'argent ; I have less money than him j'ai moins d'argent que lui ; it took less time than we expected cela a pris moins de temps que prévu ; I have less time for reading than I used to j'ai moins le temps de lire qu'avant ; of less value/importance de moindre valeur/importance ; to grow less diminuer.B pron moins ; I have less than you j'en ai moins que toi ; they have little money but we have even less ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent mais nous en avons encore moins ; I gave them less to eat je leur ai donné moins à manger ; less than half moins de la moitié ; in less than three hours en moins de trois heures ; in less than no time en moins de deux ; 13 is less than 18 13 est plus petit que 18 ; a sum of not less than £1,000 une somme qui s'élève au moins à 1 000 livres sterling ; he was less than honest/helpful il était loin d'être honnête/serviable ; it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped c'est un progrès, mais pas au point que j'aurais espéré ; she's nothing less than a common criminal elle n'est rien de moins qu'une criminelle ; nothing less than written proof will satisfy them ils ne seront satisfaits que quand ils auront une preuve écrite ; it's nothing less than a scandal! c'est un véritable scandale! ; they want nothing less than the best ils exigent le meilleur ; I offered them £800 for the car but they let me have it for less je leur ai proposé 800 livres sterling pour la voiture, mais ils me l'ont laissée pour moins ; he's less of a fool than you think il est moins bête que tu ne le penses ; they will think all the less of her for it ça va la faire descendre dans leur estime ; I think no less of her for that elle n'est pas descendue dans mon estime pour autant ; the less she knows about it the better moins elle en sait, mieux ça vaut ; I want £100 and not a penny less! je veux cent livres et pas un centime de moins! ; the less said about it the better moins on en parle, mieux ça vaut ; people have been shot for less! il y en a qui ont été tués pour moins que ça! ; less of your impudence! ne sois pas insolent! ; less of that! ( to child misbehaving) ça suffit!C adv moins ; I read less these days je lis moins en ce moment ; I liked it less than you did je l'ai moins aimé que toi ; I dislike him no less than you je ne l'aime pas plus que toi ; that's less urgent/serious c'est moins urgent/grave ; much less important beaucoup moins important ; it matters less than it did before cela a moins d'importance qu'avant ; it's less complicated than you think c'est moins compliqué que vous ne croyez ; she is no less qualified than you elle n'est pas moins qualifiée que toi ; less often moins souvent ; it's less a village than a town c'est plutôt une ville qu'un village ; the more I see him, the less I like him plus je le vois, moins je l'aime ; no less than 30 people/85% au moins 30 personnes/85% ; they live in Kensington, no less! ils habitent à Kensington, rien que ça! ; he's married to a countess, no less! il est marié avec une comtesse, rien que ça! ; no less a person than the emperor l'empereur en personne ; one of the less known valleys une des vallées les moins connues ; he was less offended than shocked il était plus choqué qu'offensé ; she wasn't any the less happy elle n'en était pas moins heureuse ; much ou still ou even less encore moins ; he can't afford to rent a house, much less buy one il n'a pas les moyens de louer une maison, encore moins d'en acheter une.D prep moins ; less 15% discount moins 15% de remise ; a salary of £20,000, less tax un salaire de 20 000 livres sterling, avant impôts.E less and less adv phr de moins en moins ; we see her less and less nous la voyons de moins en moins ; less and less often/busy de moins en moins souvent/occupé. -
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1. adjectiveof less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend
his chances are less than mine — seine Chancen sind geringer als meine
2. adverbless talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte
I think less/no less of him after what he did — ich halte nicht mehr so viel/nicht weniger von ihm, seit er das getan hat
less and less [often] — immer seltener
the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...
3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.even or still/far or much less — noch/viel weniger
the less said [about it] the better — je weniger man darüber sagt, um so besser
in less than no time — (joc.) in Null Komma nichts (ugs.)
less of that! — (coll.) Schluss damit!
4. prepositionless of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!
* * *[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) weniger2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) weniger3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) weniger4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) abzüglich- academic.ru/42527/lessen">lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) weniger- the less... the less/more- no less a person than* * *[les]1. (to a smaller extent) wenigeryou should work more and talk \less du solltest mehr arbeiten und weniger redengetting out of bed in summer is \less difficult than in winter im Sommer fällt das Aufstehen leichter als im WinterI think of him \less as a colleague and more as a friend ich betrachte ihn eher als Freund denn als Kollegen\less of your cheek! sei nicht so frech!he listened \less to the answer than to Kate's voice er hörte weniger auf die Antwort als auf Kates Stimmethe \less... the better je weniger..., umso besserthe \less said about this unpleasant business the better je weniger über diese unerfreuliche Sache geredet wird, umso besser\less expensive/happy/sad billiger/unglücklicher/glücklicherthe more..., the \less... je mehr..., desto weniger...the more she hears about the place, the \less she wants to go there je mehr sie über den Ort erfährt, desto weniger will sie hin▪ no \less a/an...:that this is a positive stereotype makes it no \less a stereotype dass das ein positives Vorurteil ist, ändert nichts daran, dass es ein Vorurteil ist\less and \less immer wenigershe phones me \less and \less sie ruft mich immer weniger anhis uncle is \less and \less able to look after himself sein Onkel kann immer weniger für sich sorgen2. (not the least bit)▪ \less than... kein bisschen...\less than accurate/fair/just/happy nicht gerade genau/fair/gerecht/glücklichit is little \less than disgraceful that he refused to keep his promises es ist mehr als schändlich, dass er seine Versprechen nicht eingehalten hat3.we'll have the pizzas delivered in \less than no time wir liefern die Pizzas in null Komma nichtsyou stir the ingredients together, pop it in the oven and in \less than no time, it's ready mischen Sie die Zutaten, schieben Sie die Masse in den Ofen und schon ist es fertigat the age of fourteen I had never even been on a train, much \less an aircraft mit 14 war ich noch nie mit dem Zug gefahren, geschweige denn geflogenwhat woman would consider a date with him, much \less a marriage? welche Frau würde mit ihm ausgehen, geschweige denn, ihn heiratenwho should arrive at the party but the Prime Minister, no \less! und wer war wohl auch auf der Party? der Premierminister, höchstpersönlich!Peter cooked dinner — fillet steak and champagne, no \less Peter kochte das Abendessen — Filetsteak und Champagner, nur das Beste▶ no \less... than... kein geringerer/kein geringeres/keine geringere... als...no \less an occasion than their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary kein geringerer Anlass als ihr 25. HochzeitstagII. adjI had \less money than I thought ich hatte weniger Geld als ich dachteI eat \less chocolate and fewer biscuits than I used to ich esse weniger Schokolade und Kekse als früherthe \less time spent here, the better je weniger Zeit man hier verbringt, umso besser2. (non-standard use of fewer) wenigerthe trees have produced \less apples this year die Bäume tragen heute weniger Äpfelshort hair presents \less problems than long hair kurzes Haar verursacht weniger Probleme als langes▪ ... the L\less der JüngereJames the L\less Jakobus der Jüngere1. (smaller amount) wenigershe is aged 40 or \less sie ist 40 oder jüngerhe only has $10 but she has even \less! er hat nur 10 Dollar, sie noch wenigerI've been trying to eat \less ich versuche, weniger zu essena little/lot \less etwas/viel wenigerthat's too much — could I have a little \less? das ist zu viel — könnte ich etwas weniger haben?▪ to be/do \less of sth:I've been seeing \less of her lately ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit weniger\less of a problem ein geringeres Problemstorage is \less of a problem than it used to be die Lagerung ist heute ein kleineres Problem als früher▪ \less than... weniger als...we had walked \less than three kilometres when Robert said he wanted to rest wir hatten noch keine drei Kilometer hinter uns, als Robert eine Pause machen wollteready in \less than an hour in weniger als einer Stunde fertighe doesn't have many enemies but she has even \less er hat nicht viele Feinde, sie noch viel weniger▪ \less than... weniger als...a population of \less than 200,000 weniger als 200.000 Menschen3.▶ to be little \less than sth fast schon etw seinit was little \less than disgraceful es war fast schon eine Schandehis speech was so full of bad jokes and misinformation that it was little \less than an embarrassment seine Rede war so voll mit schlechten Scherzen und falscher Information, dass es fast schon peinlich war▶ no \less than... nicht weniger als..., bestimmt...no \less than 1000 guests/people were at the party es waren nicht weniger als [o bestimmt] 1000 Gäste/Leute auf der PartyIV. prepthe total of £30, \less the £5 deposit you've paid insgesamt macht es 30 Pfund, abzüglich der 5 Pfund Anzahlung, die Sie geleistet haben£900,000 \less tax 900.000 Pfund brutto* * *[les]1. adj, adv, nwenigerof less importance — von geringerer Bedeutung, weniger bedeutend
less noise, please! — nicht so laut, bitte!
his problem is less one of money than of enthusiasm — sein Problem ist weniger das Geld als vielmehr mangelnde Begeisterung
a sum less than £1 — eine Summe unter £ 1
it's nothing less than disgraceful/than a disaster — es ist wirklich eine Schande/ein Unglück nt
this is nothing less than blackmail —
it was little less than blackmail — das war schon fast Erpressung, das war so gut wie Erpressung
he was less frightened than angry — er war nicht so sehr ängstlich, sondern eher ärgerlich
less quickly —
he works less than I ( do) — er arbeitet weniger als ich
none the less — trotzdem, nichtsdestoweniger
their apology did not make him any the less angry — ihre Entschuldigung konnte seinen Ärger nicht besänftigen
I hope you won't think (any the) less of me — ich hoffe, du denkst nicht schlecht von mir
x is less than/not less than 10 (Math) — x ist kleiner/kleiner (oder) gleich 10
2. prepweniger; (COMM) abzüglich* * *less [les]less known weniger bekannt;less noisy leiser;less and less immer weniger;the less so as (dies) umso weniger, als;less than smooth alles andere als glatt;1. geringer, kleiner, weniger:in a less degree in geringerem Grad oder Maß;of less value von geringerem Wert;he has less money er hat weniger Geld;in less time in kürzerer Zeit;no less a man than Churchill kein Geringerer als Churchill2. jünger (obs außer in):James the Less BIBEL Jakobus der Jüngereless is sometimes more weniger ist manchmal mehr;it was less than five dollars es kostete weniger als fünf Dollar;in less than no time im Nu;do with less mit weniger auskommen;for less billiger;little less than robbery so gut wie oder schon fast Raub;no less than nicht weniger als;a) zumindest,b) geradezuD präp1. weniger, minus:less interest abzüglich (der) Zinsen2. ausgenommen* * *1. adjectiveof less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend
2. adverbless talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte
I think less/no less of him after what he did — ich halte nicht mehr so viel/nicht weniger von ihm, seit er das getan hat
less and less [often] — immer seltener
the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...
3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.even or still/far or much less — noch/viel weniger
the less said [about it] the better — je weniger man darüber sagt, um so besser
in less than no time — (joc.) in Null Komma nichts (ugs.)
less of that! — (coll.) Schluss damit!
4. prepositionless of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!
* * *adj.kleiner adj.wenig adj.weniger adj. -
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[les] adv1) ( to a smaller extent) weniger;you should work more and talk \less du solltest mehr arbeiten und weniger reden;getting out of bed in summer is \less difficult than in winter im Sommer fällt das Aufstehen leichter als im Winter;I think of him \less as a colleague and more as a friend ich betrachte ihn eher als Freund denn als Kollegen;\less of your cheek! sei nicht so frech!;he listened \less to the answer than to Kate's voice er hörte weniger auf die Antwort als auf Kates Stimme;the \less... the better je weniger..., umso besser;the \less said about this unpleasant business the better je weniger über diese unerfreuliche Sache geredet wird, umso besser;the more..., the \less... je mehr..., desto weniger...;the more she hears about the place, the \less she wants to go there je mehr sie über den Ort erfährt, umso weniger will sie hin;no \less a/an...;that this is a positive stereotype makes it no \less a stereotype das das ein positives Vorurteil ist, ändert nichts daran, dass es ein Vorurteil ist;\less and \less immer weniger;she phones me \less and \less sie ruft mich immer weniger an;his uncle is \less and \less able to look after himself sein Onkel kann immer weniger für sich sorgen2) ( not the least bit)\less than... kein bisschen...;it is little \less than disgraceful that he refused to keep his promises es ist mehr als schändlich, dass er seine Versprechen nicht eingehalten hatPHRASES:we'll have the pizzas delivered in \less than no time wir liefern die Pizzas in null Komma nichts;you stir the ingredients together, pop it in the oven and in \less than no time, it's ready mischen Sie die Zutaten, schieben Sie die Masse in den Ofen und schon ist es fertig;at the age of fourteen I had never even been on a train, much \less an aircraft mit 14 war ich noch nie mit dem Zug gefahren, geschweige denn geflogen;what woman would consider a date with him, much \less a marriage? welche Frau würde mit ihm ausgehen, geschweige denn, ihn heiraten;no \less (\less) niemand geringerer;who should arrive at the party but the Prime Minister, no \less! und wer war wohl auch auf der Party? der Premierminister, höchstpersönlich!;Peter cooked dinner - fillet steak and champagne, no \less Peter kochte das Abendessen - Filetsteak und Champagner, nur das Beste;no \less... than... kein geringerer/kein geringeres/keine geringere... als...;no \less an occasion than their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary kein geringerer Anlass als ihr 25. Hochzeitstag adjI had \less money than I thought ich hatte weniger Geld als ich dachte;I eat \less chocolate and fewer biscuits than I used to ich esse weniger Schokolade und Kekse als früher;the \less time spent here, the better je weniger Zeit man hier verbringt, umso besserthe trees have produced \less apples this year die Bäume tragen heute weniger Äpfel;short hair presented \less problems than long hair kurzes Haar verursachte weniger Probleme als langes3) (old: lower in rank, less important) jünger;... the L\less der Jüngere;James the L\less Jakobus der Jüngere pron1) ( smaller amount) weniger;she is aged 40 or \less sie ist 40 oder jünger;he only has $10 but she has even \less! er hat nur $10, sie noch weniger;I've been trying to eat \less ich versuche, weniger zu essen;a little/lot \less etwas/viel weniger;that's too much - could I have a little \less? das ist zu viel - könnte ich etwas weniger haben?;to be/do \less of sth;I've been seeing \less of her lately ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit weniger;\less of a problem ein geringeres Problem;storage is \less of a problem than it used to be die Lagerung ist heute ein kleineres Problem als früher;\less than... weniger als...;we had walked \less than three kilometres when Robert said he wanted to rest wir hatten noch keine drei Kilometer hinter uns, als Robert eine Pause machen wollte;ready in \less than an hour in weniger als einer Stunde fertighe doesn't have many enemies but she has even \less er hat nicht viele Feinde, sie noch viel weniger;\less than... weniger als...;a population of \less than 200,000 weniger als 200.000 MenschenPHRASES:to be little \less than sth fast schon etw sein;it was little \less than disgraceful es war fast schon eine Schande;his speech was so full of bad jokes and misinformation that it was little \less than an embarrassment seine Rede war so voll mit schlechten Scherzen und falscher Information, dass es fast schon peinlich war;no \less than... nicht weniger als..., bestimmt...;no \less than 1000 guests/ people were at the party es waren nicht weniger als [o bestimmt] 1000 Gäste/Leute auf der Party prepthe total of £30, \less the £5 deposit you've paid insgesamt macht es £30, abzüglich der £5 Anzahlung, die Sie geleistet haben;£900,000 \less tax £900.000 brutto -
8 the
ði: (полная форма) ;
(редуцированная форма, употр. перед гласными), (редуцированная форма, употр. перед согласными)
1. определенный артикль
1) употребляется для указания на определенный, конкретный объект
2) перед прилагательным - для образования собирательного существительного the poor ≈ бедные
2. нареч. чем... тем (при сравнении) ;
the sooner the better ≈ чем больше, тем лучше выделяет определенный, конкретный предмет, определенное, конкретное существо, лицо или явление из группы однородных предметов, существ или явлений: - the roof of the house крыша (этого) дома - the arrival of the guests приезд гостей - the voice of the people голос народа - at the corner на углу - on the other side of the street по другую сторону улицы - the chair is hard, don't take it не бери это кресло, оно жесткое - the day has just started день только начинался - the right to strike право бастовать - to follow the directions given следовать данным указаниям указывает на то, что данный предмет, данное существо, лицо, явление известны слушающему: - the father and the mother отец и мать - how many windows has the room? сколько окон в (этой) комнате? - the book is on the table (эта) книга (лежит) на столе - you may take the book можешь взять (эту) книгу - where is the man? где этот человек? - I spoke to the driver я обратился к водителю (нанятого такси и т. п.) - give the letter to the maid отдай письмо горничной - I was absent at the time меня в то время не было - what I want at the moment то, что мне нужно сейчас - on the Monday he fell ill в тот понедельник, когда он заболел - how is the score? какой сейчас счет? - how is the wife? (разговорное) как поживает (твоя) жена? - where is the kid sister? (разговорное) где (моя или твоя) сестренка? придает существительному значение представителя определенного класса предметов, существ или явлений - часто при сопоставлении с другими классами - the cow is a domestic animal корова - домашнее животное - the dog is stronger than the cat собака сильнее кошки - who invented the telegraph? кто изобрел телеграф? указывает на то, что данный предмет, данное лицо или явление является единственным в своем роде, уникальным: - the prodigal son( библеизм) блудный сын - the Alps Альпы - the sun солнце - the moon луна - the Roman Empire Римская империя - the Thames Темза - the Black Sea Черное море указывает на то, что данный предмет, данное лицо или явление является самым лучшим, наиболее выдающимся, знаменитым или наиболее подходящим для чего-л.: - Dr. Smith is the specialist in kidney trouble доктор Смит - самый крупный специалист по заболеваниям почек - he is the man for you он самый подходящий для вас человек - he is not the person to do that он не тот человек, который сможет это сделать - he is the better man of the two он лучший человек из них двоих - this is the place to dine вот где надо обедать;
вот где можно как следует пообедать указывает на то, что данный предмет или свойство рассматривается относительно его обладателя: - to hit smb. in the leg попасть кому-л. в ногу - to cluth at the sleeve of one's father цепляться за рукав отца - he's got the toothache у него болит зуб употр. с именем собственным: в ед. ч. для обозначения хорошо известных деятелей: тот самый - the poet Keats Kитс, поэт - a certain Charles Dickens - not the Charles Dickens некий Чарльз Диккенс - не знаменитый писатель Чарльз Диккенс - on board the ship are Bernard Shaw, the writer and Jack Smith, an actor на борту корабля находятся (известный) писатель Бернард Шоу и Джек Смит, актер в ед. ч. при наличии у имени ограничивающего определения: - the Shakespeare of the great tragedies Шекспир - автор великих трагедий - the Paris of my youth Париж моей юности - the Italy of the past Италия прошлого, прежняя Италия - you must be the Mr. Smith вы, должно быть, тот самый мистер Смит (о котором он так часто говорил) в ед. ч. перед прилагательным или существительным - частью титула: - the Emperor Neron император Нерон - the Duke of Wellington герцог Веллингтонский - the Reverend John Smith его преподобие Джон Смит - Peter the Great Петр Великий - Edward th Seventh Эдуард Седьмой во мн. ч. для обозначения всей семьи: - the Smiths came early семья Смитов пришла рано, Смиты пришли рано во мн. ч. для обозначения династии: - the Burbons Бурбоны - the Tudors Тюдоры оформляет субстантивацию прилагательных, причастий, числительных и местоимений: - the good добро - the evil зло - the beautiful прекрасное - the poor бедные, бедняки - the rich богатые, богачи - words borrowed from the French слова, заимствованные из французского (языка) - the learned ученые - the wounded раненые - the oppressed угнетенные - the ten (me) десятеро - the one тот самый, та самая - she's the one как раз та самая женщина, именно она - the second второй - the who субьект - the what объект - the where место - the when время - the how метод, способ - the why причина, повод оформляет название народа, племени и т. п.: - the Russians русские - the Americans американцы - the Greeks греки - the Mohicans могикане, индейцы племени могикан - the French французы - the English англичане оформляет метонимический перенос значения: - the stage сценическая деятельность - the gloves бокс - the bottle пьянство - from the cradle to the grave от колыбели до могилы, от рождения до смерти оформляет превосходную степень качественных прилагательных и порядковые прилагательные: - the largest building самое большое здание - the most interesting book самая интересная книга - from the earliest times с древнейших времен - it's twelve o'clock at the latest сейчас самое позднее двенадцать часов - the first row первый ряд в устойчивых сочетаниях: - by the day поденно - to the dollar на доллар - to the gallon на галлон - to the mile на милю - on the whole в целом - to have the cheek to say smth. иметь наглость сказать что-л. в эллиптических оборотах: - six pence the pound шесть пенсов за (весь) фунт - 6 the lot шесть фунтов за все - 15 the coat and skirt пятнадцать фунтов за жакет и юбку (вместе) в грам. знач. нареч.: тем - I like him the more for it за это он мне еще больше нравится - so much the less тем меньше, настолько меньше - so much the worse for him тем хуже для него - that will make it all the worse это будет только хуже - it will be the easier for you тем легче тебе будет, тебе будет еще легче - the better to see you with чтобы( еще) лучше тебя видеть - the... the... чем... тем... - the more the better чем больше, тем лучше - the more he has the more he wants чем больше у него есть, тем больше он хочет - the less said about it the better чем меньше говорить об этом, тем лучше - the more I practise the worse I play чем больше я упражняюсь, тем хуже я играю ~ определенный артикль, употр. перед сущ. для выделения предмета или явления внутри данной категории, данного класса предметов и явлений: the book you mention упоминаемая вами книга the: (of all the men I know) he is the man for the position( из всех, кого я знаю,) он самый подходящий человек для этого поста how is ~ score? какой сейчас счет? I'll speak to ~ teacher я поговорю с преподавателем (тем, который преподает в нашем классе) the: (of all the men I know) he is the man for the position (из всех, кого я знаю,) он самый подходящий человек для этого поста ~ определенный артикль, употр. перед сущ. для выделения предмета или явления внутри данной категории, данного класса предметов и явлений: the book you mention упоминаемая вами книга ~ тем;
чем;
the more the better чем больше, тем лучше ~ less said ~ better чем меньше слов, тем лучше;
(so much) the worse for him тем хуже для него ~ less said ~ better чем меньше слов, тем лучше;
(so much) the worse for him тем хуже для него -
9 better
'betəcomparative; = goodbetter1 adj adv1. mejor2. másI like this film better me gusta más esta película / prefiero esta películabetter off mejor / más ricowhen I'm better off, I'll buy a new car cuando tenga más dinero, compraré un coche nuevohad better más vale / sería mejor queyou'd better go to the doctor más vale que vayas a ver al médico / sería mejor que fueras a ver al médicoy wellbetter2 n el mejorwhich is the better of these two motorbikes? ¿cuál es la mejor de estas dos motos?tr['betəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (comp of good) mejor2 (more healthy) mejor1 (comp of well) mejor2 (to a greater extent) más1 el mejor, la mejor1 (improve) mejorar2 (surpass) superar1 superiores nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto better oneself mejorar su posición socialbetter late than never más vale tarde que nuncaso much the better tanto mejorfor want of something better a falta de otra cosa mejorto be no better than no ser más queto get better recuperarse, mejorarseto go one better hacer mejor todavíato like something/somebody better preferir algo/a alguienbetter and better cada vez mejorfor better or for worse para lo bueno o para lo maloto be better off than somebody tener más dinero que alguiento get the better of somebody llevar la ventaja a alguien, salir ganando a alguienthe better part of la mayor parte deyou know better than me tú sabes más que yobetter feelings concienciabetter half media naranja————————tr['betəSMALLr/SMALL]1 apostante nombre masulino o femeninobetter ['bɛt̬ər] vt1) improve: mejorar2) surpass: superar1) : mejor2) more: másbetter than 50 miles: más de 50 millas1) : mejorthe weather is better today: hace mejor tiempo hoyI was sick, but now I'm better: estuve enfermo, pero ahora estoy mejor2) : mayorthe better part of a month: la mayor parte de un mesbetter n1) : el mejor, la mejorthe better of the two: el mejor de los dos2)to get the better of : vencer a, quedar por encima de, superaradj.• mejor adj.• superior adj.adj.comp.• mejor adj.comp.adv.• mejor adv.n.• apostador, -ora s.m.,f.• mejor s.m.• superior s.m.
I 'betər, 'betə(r)what do you think of the wine? - I've tasted better — ¿qué te parece el vino? - los he probado mejores
if they can both come, so much the better — si pueden venir los dos, mucho or tanto mejor
I can go one better: I'll give you interest-free credit — yo puedo hacerle una oferta aún mejor: le doy crédito sin interés
to be better — estar* mejor
II
1) ( comp of well I,II) mejorshe swims better than I do o than me — nada mejor que yo
2)had better — ( ought)
hadn't you better phone them? — ¿no deberías llamarlos?
well, I'd better be off — bueno, me tengo que ir
you'd better believe it! — (colloq) sí señor
3) ( more) (AmE) másit cost me better than $100 — me costó más de 100 dólares
III
a) ( superior of two)the better of the two — el mejor de los/las dos
for the better — para bien, para mejor
to get the better of somebody/something — ganarle la batalla a alguien/algo
my curiosity got the better of me — la curiosidad fue más fuerte que yo or pudo más que yo
IV
a) ( improve) mejorarb) ( surpass) \<\<score/record\>\> mejorar, superar
I ['betǝ(r)]1.ADJ (compar)of good; mejorhe's much better — (Med) está mucho mejor
that's better! — ¡eso es!
it is better to — + infin más vale + infin
•
better and better — cada vez mejor•
she is better at dancing than her sister — se le da mejor bailar a ella que a su hermana•
it couldn't be better — no podría ser mejor•
these products are better for the environment — estos productos son mejores para el medio ambiente•
to get better — mejorar; (Med) mejorar(se), reponerse•
he's no better than a thief — no es más que un ladrónshe's no better than she ought to be — † es una mujer que tiene historia
•
it lasted the better part of a year — duró la mayor parte del año•
the sooner the better — cuanto antes mejorhalf 1., 1), nature 1., 2), day 1., 3)•
it would be better to go now — sería mejor irse ya2.ADV (compar)of well; mejor•
all the better — tanto mejorso you're both coming - all the better! — así es que venís los dos, ¡tanto mejor!
I feel all the better for having confided in someone — me siento mucho mejor después de haberme confiado a alguien
•
I had better go — más vale que me vaya, mejor me vaya (esp LAm)•
he thinks he knows better — cree que se lo sabe todobut he knew better than to... — pero sabía que no se debía...
•
they are better off than we are — están mejor de dinero que nosotros•
so much the better — tanto mejor•
write to her or, better still, go and see her — escríbele o, mejor aún, vete a verla•
they withdrew, the better to resist — se retiraron para poder resistir mejorlate 1., 3)•
to think better of it — cambiar de parecer3. N1) el/la mejor•
it's a change for the better — es una mejora2)4.VT mejorar; [+ record, score] superarto better o.s. — (financially) mejorar su posición; (culturally, educationally) superarse
II
['betǝ(r)]N (=gambler) apostador(a) m / f* * *
I ['betər, 'betə(r)]what do you think of the wine? - I've tasted better — ¿qué te parece el vino? - los he probado mejores
if they can both come, so much the better — si pueden venir los dos, mucho or tanto mejor
I can go one better: I'll give you interest-free credit — yo puedo hacerle una oferta aún mejor: le doy crédito sin interés
to be better — estar* mejor
II
1) ( comp of well I,II) mejorshe swims better than I do o than me — nada mejor que yo
2)had better — ( ought)
hadn't you better phone them? — ¿no deberías llamarlos?
well, I'd better be off — bueno, me tengo que ir
you'd better believe it! — (colloq) sí señor
3) ( more) (AmE) másit cost me better than $100 — me costó más de 100 dólares
III
a) ( superior of two)the better of the two — el mejor de los/las dos
for the better — para bien, para mejor
to get the better of somebody/something — ganarle la batalla a alguien/algo
my curiosity got the better of me — la curiosidad fue más fuerte que yo or pudo más que yo
IV
a) ( improve) mejorarb) ( surpass) \<\<score/record\>\> mejorar, superar -
10 less
[les] 1. 2.pronome menoin less than no time — in un batter d'occhio, in men che non si dica
3.it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — è un miglioramento, ma inferiore a quanto sperassi
1) (di) menothe more I see him, the less I like him — più lo vedo e meno mi piace
no less than 85% — non meno dell'85%
they live in Kensington, no less! — abitano nientemeno che a Kensington!
2) less and less sempre meno4.preposizione menoless 15% discount — meno il 15% di sconto
* * *[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) minore, meno, più piccolo2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) meno3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) meno4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) meno- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) meno- no less a person than* * *[les] 1. 2.pronome menoin less than no time — in un batter d'occhio, in men che non si dica
3.it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — è un miglioramento, ma inferiore a quanto sperassi
1) (di) menothe more I see him, the less I like him — più lo vedo e meno mi piace
no less than 85% — non meno dell'85%
they live in Kensington, no less! — abitano nientemeno che a Kensington!
2) less and less sempre meno4.preposizione menoless 15% discount — meno il 15% di sconto
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les
1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menos
2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) menos
3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menos
4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) menos- lessen- lesser
5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menor- no less a person than
less adj adv pron menosthis is more expensive, the other one costs less éste es más caro, el otro cuesta menostr[les]1 menos1 menos■ the less you eat, the less you'll spend cuánto menos comas, menos gastarás1 menos1 menos\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLany the less menos■ he made a mistake, but I don't think any the less of him for it cometió un error, pero no por eso lo respeto menosmuch less menos aún■ he can't drive, much less fly a plane no sabe conducir, ni mucho menos pilotar un aviónin less than no time dentro de un momento, en seguidano less nada menosnothing less than nada menos questill less menos aúnto think (all) the less of somebody tener a alguien en menos consideraciónthe less you know, the better: cuanto menos sepas, mejorless and less: cada vez menosless than three: menos de tresless money: menos dineronothing less than perfection: nada menos que la perfecciónless pron: menosI'm earning less: estoy ganando menosless prep: menosone month less two days: un mes menos dos díasadj.• menor adj.adv.• menos adv.prep.• menos prep.
I lesno less a person than the Queen — nada menos que la Reina, ni más ni menos que la Reina
II
a sum of less than $1,000 — una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares
III
I was none the less grateful for it — no por ello te (or se etc) lo agradecí menos
IV
preposition menos[les]1.ADJ (compar)of little; menos•
no less a person than the bishop — no otro que el obispo, el mismísimo obispo2.PRON menoscan't you let me have it for less? — ¿no me lo puedes dar en menos?
less than £1/a kilo/three metres — menos de una libra/un kiloes metros
at a price of less than £1 — a un precio inferior or menor a una libra
•
a tip of £10, no less! — ¡una propina de 10 libras, nada menos!•
nothing less than — nada menos queit's nothing less than a disaster — es un verdadero or auténtico desastre
•
the less... the less... — cuanto menos... menos...3.ADV menos•
less and less — cada vez menos•
that doesn't make her any less guilty — no por eso es menos culpable•
the problem is less one of capital than of personnel — el problema más que de capitales es de personal4.PREP menosthe price less 10% — el precio menos 10 por ciento
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I [les]no less a person than the Queen — nada menos que la Reina, ni más ni menos que la Reina
II
a sum of less than $1,000 — una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares
III
I was none the less grateful for it — no por ello te (or se etc) lo agradecí menos
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[θi: (полная форма); ðı (редуциованная форма перед гласными); ðə,ð (редуцированные формы перед согласными)]определённый член, артикль1. 1) выделяет определённый, конкретный предмет, определённое, конкретное существо, лицо или явление из группы однородных предметов, существ или явлений:the chair is hard, don't take it - не бери это кресло, оно жёсткое
the right to strike - право бастовать /забастовок/
2) указывает на то, что данный предмет, данное существо, лицо, явление известны слушающему:how many windows has the room? - сколько окон в (этой) комнате?
where is the man? - где этот человек?
I spoke to the driver - я обратился к водителю (нанятого такси и т. п.)
what I want at the moment - то, что мне нужно сейчас /в данный момент/
on the Monday he fell ill - в тот понедельник, когда он заболел
how is the score? - какой сейчас счёт?
how is the wife? - разг. как поживает (твоя) жена?
where is the kid sister? - разг. где (моя или твоя) сестрёнка?
2. придаёт существительному значение представителя определённого класса предметов, существ или явлений - часто при сопоставлении с другими классами:who invented the telegraph? - кто изобрёл телеграф?
3. 1) указывает на то, что данный предмет, данное лицо или явление является единственным в своём роде, уникальным:the prodigal son - библ. блудный сын
2) указывает на то, что данный предмет, данное лицо или явление является самым лучшим, наиболее выдающимся, знаменитым или наиболее подходящим для чего-л.:Dr. Smith is the specialist in kidney trouble - доктор Смит - самый крупный специалист по заболеваниям почек
he is not the person to do that - он не тот человек, который сможет это сделать
he is the better man of the two - он лучший /более подходящий/ человек из них двоих
this is the place to dine - вот где надо обедать; ≅ вот где можно как следует пообедать
3) указывает на то, что данный предмет или свойство рассматривается относительно его обладателя:to hit smb. in the leg - попасть кому-л. в ногу
to clutch at the sleeve of one's father [at the skirts of one's mother] - цепляться за рукав отца [за юбку матери]
he's got the toothache [the measles] - у него болит зуб [он болен корью]
4. употр. с именем собственным1) в ед. ч. для обозначения хорошо известных деятелей тот самыйthe poet Keats - Китс, поэт
a certain Charles Dickens - not the Charles Dickens - некий Чарльз Диккенс - не знаменитый писатель Чарльз Диккенс
on board the ship are Bernard Shaw, the writer and Jack Smith, an actor - на борту корабля находятся (известный) писатель Бернард Шоу и Джек Смит, актёр
2) в ед. ч. при наличии у имени ограничивающего определения:the Shakespeare of the great tragedies - Шекспир - автор великих трагедий, Шекспир периода великих трагедий
the Italy of the past - Италия прошлого, прежняя Италия
you must be the Mr. Smith (about whom he has so often talked) - вы, должно быть, тот самый мистер Смит (о котором он так часто говорил)
3) в ед. ч. перед прилагательным или существительным - частью титула:4) во мн. ч. для обозначения всей семьи:the Smiths came early - семья Смитов пришла рано, Смиты пришли рано
5) во мн. ч. для обозначения династии:5. оформляет субстантивацию прилагательных, причастий, числительных и местоимений:the poor - бедные, бедняки
the rich - богатые, богачи
words borrowed from the French - слова, заимствованные из французского (языка)
the one - тот самый, та самая
she's the one - как раз та самая женщина, именно она
the how - метод, способ
the why - причина, повод
6. оформляет название народа, племени и т. п.:the Mohicans - могикане, индейцы племени могикан
from the cradle to the grave - от колыбели до могилы, от рождения до смерти
8. оформляет превосходную степень качественных прилагательных и порядковые прилагательные:the first [the second, the tenth] row - первый [второй, десятый] ряд
9. 1) в устойчивых сочетаниях:to have the cheek [the courage] to say smth. - иметь наглость [мужество] сказать что-л.
£6 the lot - шесть фунтов за всё
£15 the coat and skirt - пятнадцать фунтов за жакет и юбку (вместе)
10. в грам. знач. нареч.1) темI like him the more for it - за это он мне ещё больше /тем более/ нравится
so much the less - тем меньше, настолько меньше
that will make it all the worse [all the more cruel] - это будет только хуже [ещё более жестоко]
it will be the easier for you - тем легче тебе будет, тебе будет ещё легче
2):the... the... - чем... тем...
the more [the sooner] the better - чем больше [чем скорее], тем лучше
the more he has the more he wants - чем больше у него есть, тем больше он хочет
the less said about it the better - чем меньше говорить об этом, тем лучше
the more I practise the worse I play - чем больше я упражняюсь, тем хуже я играю
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[θi: (полная форма); ðı (редуциованная форма перед гласными); ðə,ð (редуцированные формы перед согласными)]определённый член, артикль1. 1) выделяет определённый, конкретный предмет, определённое, конкретное существо, лицо или явление из группы однородных предметов, существ или явлений:the chair is hard, don't take it - не бери это кресло, оно жёсткое
the right to strike - право бастовать /забастовок/
2) указывает на то, что данный предмет, данное существо, лицо, явление известны слушающему:how many windows has the room? - сколько окон в (этой) комнате?
where is the man? - где этот человек?
I spoke to the driver - я обратился к водителю (нанятого такси и т. п.)
what I want at the moment - то, что мне нужно сейчас /в данный момент/
on the Monday he fell ill - в тот понедельник, когда он заболел
how is the score? - какой сейчас счёт?
how is the wife? - разг. как поживает (твоя) жена?
where is the kid sister? - разг. где (моя или твоя) сестрёнка?
2. придаёт существительному значение представителя определённого класса предметов, существ или явлений - часто при сопоставлении с другими классами:who invented the telegraph? - кто изобрёл телеграф?
3. 1) указывает на то, что данный предмет, данное лицо или явление является единственным в своём роде, уникальным:the prodigal son - библ. блудный сын
2) указывает на то, что данный предмет, данное лицо или явление является самым лучшим, наиболее выдающимся, знаменитым или наиболее подходящим для чего-л.:Dr. Smith is the specialist in kidney trouble - доктор Смит - самый крупный специалист по заболеваниям почек
he is not the person to do that - он не тот человек, который сможет это сделать
he is the better man of the two - он лучший /более подходящий/ человек из них двоих
this is the place to dine - вот где надо обедать; ≅ вот где можно как следует пообедать
3) указывает на то, что данный предмет или свойство рассматривается относительно его обладателя:to hit smb. in the leg - попасть кому-л. в ногу
to clutch at the sleeve of one's father [at the skirts of one's mother] - цепляться за рукав отца [за юбку матери]
he's got the toothache [the measles] - у него болит зуб [он болен корью]
4. употр. с именем собственным1) в ед. ч. для обозначения хорошо известных деятелей тот самыйthe poet Keats - Китс, поэт
a certain Charles Dickens - not the Charles Dickens - некий Чарльз Диккенс - не знаменитый писатель Чарльз Диккенс
on board the ship are Bernard Shaw, the writer and Jack Smith, an actor - на борту корабля находятся (известный) писатель Бернард Шоу и Джек Смит, актёр
2) в ед. ч. при наличии у имени ограничивающего определения:the Shakespeare of the great tragedies - Шекспир - автор великих трагедий, Шекспир периода великих трагедий
the Italy of the past - Италия прошлого, прежняя Италия
you must be the Mr. Smith (about whom he has so often talked) - вы, должно быть, тот самый мистер Смит (о котором он так часто говорил)
3) в ед. ч. перед прилагательным или существительным - частью титула:4) во мн. ч. для обозначения всей семьи:the Smiths came early - семья Смитов пришла рано, Смиты пришли рано
5) во мн. ч. для обозначения династии:5. оформляет субстантивацию прилагательных, причастий, числительных и местоимений:the poor - бедные, бедняки
the rich - богатые, богачи
words borrowed from the French - слова, заимствованные из французского (языка)
the one - тот самый, та самая
she's the one - как раз та самая женщина, именно она
the how - метод, способ
the why - причина, повод
6. оформляет название народа, племени и т. п.:the Mohicans - могикане, индейцы племени могикан
from the cradle to the grave - от колыбели до могилы, от рождения до смерти
8. оформляет превосходную степень качественных прилагательных и порядковые прилагательные:the first [the second, the tenth] row - первый [второй, десятый] ряд
9. 1) в устойчивых сочетаниях:to have the cheek [the courage] to say smth. - иметь наглость [мужество] сказать что-л.
£6 the lot - шесть фунтов за всё
£15 the coat and skirt - пятнадцать фунтов за жакет и юбку (вместе)
10. в грам. знач. нареч.1) темI like him the more for it - за это он мне ещё больше /тем более/ нравится
so much the less - тем меньше, настолько меньше
that will make it all the worse [all the more cruel] - это будет только хуже [ещё более жестоко]
it will be the easier for you - тем легче тебе будет, тебе будет ещё легче
2):the... the... - чем... тем...
the more [the sooner] the better - чем больше [чем скорее], тем лучше
the more he has the more he wants - чем больше у него есть, тем больше он хочет
the less said about it the better - чем меньше говорить об этом, тем лучше
the more I practise the worse I play - чем больше я упражняюсь, тем хуже я играю
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les 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mindre (enn)2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mindre3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mindre (enn)4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mindre; det minste- no less a person thanmindreIsubst. \/les\/lite beløp, liten mengdeIIdeterm. \/les\/mindrein a less degree i mindre gradto a less extent i mindre utstrekningIIIadv. \/les\/mindredesto mindre som sies om den saken, desto bedrebut less so men i mindre gradeven less enda mindrefight with no less daring than skill kjempe med like mye mot som evnerin less than no time i en håndvending, på et øyeblikkless and less mindre og mindreless than perfect alt annet enn perfekta little less than litt mindre enn, nesten, knaptmore or less mer eller mindre, på sett og vis, til en viss grad• we are all alike, more or lessvi er alle like, mer eller mindreomtrent, cirkano\/not\/nothing less det minste, ikke mer, ikke mindre, så mye som• they have six cars, no less!• he got no less than £1000• we can guarantee you an income of not less than £25,000so much the less så mye mindreIVprep. \/les\/minus, så nær som på• £300 a week less rates and taxes -
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that [ðæt, ðət]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━4. conjunction5. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━(plural those)• what about that £20 I lent you? et ces 20 livres que je t'ai prêtées ?b. (stressed, or as opposed to this, these) ce...-là, cet...-là cette...-là, ces...-là• but that Saturday... mais ce samedi-là...• which video do you want? -- that one quelle vidéo veux-tu ? -- celle-là• of all his records, I like that one best de tous ses disques, c'est celui-là que je préfère• the only blankets we have are those ones there les seules couvertures que nous ayons sont celles-là• there's little to choose between this model and that one il n'y a pas grande différence entre ce modèle-ci et l'autre► that much━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ?• do you like that? vous aimez cela ?• that's enough! ça suffit !• that's fine! c'est parfait !• that is (to say)... c'est-à-dire...• is that you Paul? c'est toi Paul ?• this is the opposite of that which the government claims to have done c'est le contraire de ce que le gouvernement prétend avoir fait• those over there ceux-là (or celles-là) là-bas• are those our seats? est-ce que ce sont nos places ?• those are nice sandals elles sont belles, ces sandales• the true cost often differs from that which is first projected le coût réel est souvent différent de celui qui était prévu à l'origine► those which ( = the ones which) ceux qui mpl celles qui fpl• there are those who say... certains disent...► at that!• and there were six of them at that! et en plus ils étaient six !► by that• what do you mean by that? qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire par là ?► that's it ( = the job's finished) ça y est ; ( = that's what I mean) c'est ça ; ( = that's all) c'est tout ; ( = I've had enough) ça suffit• sorry, I wasn't listening -- that's just it, you never listen! désolé, je n'écoutais pas -- c'est bien le problème, tu n'écoutes jamais !► so that's that alors c'est ça• so that's that then, you're leaving? alors c'est ça, tu t'en vas ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• the man that she was dancing with l'homme avec lequel or avec qui elle dansait• the children that I spoke to les enfants auxquels or à qui j'ai parlé━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► dont is used when the French verb takes de.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• the girl/the book that I told you about la jeune fille/le livre dont je vous ai parlé4. conjunction• he was speaking so softly that I could hardly hear him il parlait si bas que je l'entendais à peine━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► que cannot be omitted in a second clause if it has a different subject.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• he said that he was very busy and his secretary would deal with it il a dit qu'il était très occupé et que sa secrétaire s'en occuperait• it's an attractive investment in that it is tax-free c'est un investissement intéressant dans la mesure où il est exonéré d'impôts► not that non (pas) que5. adverba. ( = so) si• it's not that important/bad ce n'est pas si important/mal (que ça)• when I found it I was that relieved! lorsque je l'ai trouvé, je me suis senti tellement soulagé !* * *1. [ðæt, ðət]determiner (pl those) ce/cet/cette/ces2. [ðæt]that chair/that man over there — cette chaise/cet homme là-bas
1) ( that one) celui-/celle-/ceux-/celles-là2) ( the thing or person observed or mentioned) cela, ça, cewho's that? — gen qui est-ce?; ( on phone) qui est à l'appareil?
before that, he had always lived in London — avant cela, il avait toujours vécu à Londres
3) ( before relative pronoun)3. [ðət]those who... — ceux qui...
relative pronoun ( subject) qui; ( object) que; ( with preposition) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles4. [ðət]1) gen que2) ( expressing wish)5. [ðæt]oh that he would come — s'il pouvait venir; ( expressing surprise)
••...and (all) that —...et tout ça
...and he's very nice at that! —...et en plus il est très gentil!
I might well go at that! — en fait, je pourrais bien y aller!
at that, he got up and left — en entendant cela, il s'est levé et est parti
that is (to say)... — c'est-à-dire...
that's it! — ( that's right) c'est ça!; ( that's enough) ça suffit!
well, that's it then! — il n'y a rien de plus à faire!
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1. ðæt plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) ese, esa, esos, esas; aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas
2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) ese, esa, esos, esas; aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas
3. ðət, ðæt relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?)
4. ðət, ðæt conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) que2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) y pensar que; ojalá
5.
adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) tan- that's that
that1 adj ese / aquelwho lives in that house? ¿quién vive en esa casa?did you bring that book? ¿has traído aquel libro?what are those boys doing? ¿qué están haciendo aquellos chicos?that2 adv tanthat3 conj quethat4 pron1. ése / aquél2. esotr[ðæt ʊnstressed ðət]1 ese, esa (remote) aquel, aquella■ how much is that dress? ¿cuánto vale ese vestido?■ what was that noise? ¿qué ha sido ese ruido?■ have you got that record I lent you? ¿tienes aquel disco que te dejé?■ who's that? ¿quién es ése/ésa?■ this is mine, that is yours éste es mío, aquél es tuyo2 (indefinite) eso; (remote) aquello■ what's that? ¿qué es eso?■ where did you get that? ¿dónde has comprado eso?3 (relative) que4 (with preposition) que, el/la que, el/la cual1 que2 ¡ojalá!1 familiar tan, tanto,-a, tantos,-as\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand all that y todo esolike that así, de aquella manerathat is to say es decirthat's life así es la vidathat's more like it ¡ahora!, ¡así me gusta!that's right así esthat's that ya está, se acabówho's that? (on 'phone) ¿quién es?, ¿quién eres?it's not that expensive: no es tan caronot that much: no tantodo you see those children?: ¿ves a aquellos niños?that conj & pron: quehe said that he was afraid: dijo que tenía miedothe book that he wrote: el libro que escribió1) : ése, ésa, esothat's my father: ése es mi padrethose are the ones he likes: ésos son los que le gustanwhat's that?: ¿qué es eso?those are maples and these are elms: aquéllos son arces y éstos son olmosthat came to an end: aquello se acabóadj.• esa adj.• ese adj.adj.dem.• aquel adj.dem.adv.• como adv.• tan adv.conj.• ese conj.• para que conj.• que conj.pron.• aquello pron.• aquél pron.• el cual pron.• ese pron.• eso pron.• que pron.• quien pron.• tanto pron.pron.dem.neut.• aquello pron.dem.neut.
I ðæt1) (pl those) ( demonstrative) ése, ésa; (neuter) esothose — ésos, ésas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquél, aquélla; (neuter) aquello
those — aquéllos, aquéllas [According to the Real Academia Española the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]
what's that? — ¿qué es eso?
who's that over there? — quién es ése/ésa?
those are $20 and those over there $21.50 — ésos cuestan 20 dólares y aquéllos de allá 21,50
who's that, please? — ( on telephone) ¿con quién hablo, por favor?
that's impossible/wonderful! — es imposible/maravilloso!
is that so? — no me digas!, ¿ah, sí?
don't talk like that! — no hables así!, no digas eso!
eat it up now, that's a good girl! — vamos, cómetelo todo así me gusta!
come on, it's not as bad as all that — vamos, que no es para tanto
2) (in phrases)at that they all burst out laughing — al oír (or ver etc) eso, todos se echaron a reír
he has enormous power and wealth, but is still unhappy for all that — tiene mucho poder y muchas riquezas, pero aún así es infeliz
that is: we're all going, all the adults, that is vamos todos, es decir, todos los adultos; you're welcome to come along, that is, if you'd like to encantados de que vengas, siempre que quieras venir, claro; that's it!: that's it for today eso es todo por hoy; is that it? - no, there's another bag to come ¿ya está? - no, todavía falta otra bolsa; now lift your left arm: that's it! ahora levanta el brazo izquierdo eso es! or ahí está!; that's it: I've had enough! se acabó! ya no aguanto más!; that's that: you're not going and that's that! — no vas y no hay más que hablar or y se acabó
3) ðət, strong form ðæt ( relative) queit wasn't Helen (that) you saw — no fue a Helen a quien viste, no fue a Helen que viste (AmL)
II ðætthose — esos, esas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquel, aquella
those — aquellos, aquellas
do you know that boy/girl? — ¿conoces a ese chico/esa chica?
I prefer that one — prefiero ése/ésa
III ðət, strong form ðætconjunction queshe said (that)... — dijo que...
it's not that I mind what he does but... — no es que me importe lo que hace, pero...
they died that others might live — (liter) murieron para que otros pudieran vivir
IV ðætadverb tanten thirty? that late already? — ¿las diez y media? ¿ya es tan tarde?
(strong form) [ðæt] (weak form) [ˌdǝt] (pl those) Those is treated as a separate entry.I'm not that interested, really — la verdad es que no me interesa tanto
1. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE1) [+ objects/people]You can generally use ese etc when pointing to something near the person you are speaking to. Use aquel etc for something which is distant from both of you: (nearer) ese m, esa f ; (more remote) aquel m, aquella fthat car is much better value than that sports model at the end — ese coche está mejor de precio que aquel modelo deportivo que hay al final
that wretched dog! — ¡ese maldito perro!
In the past the standard spelling for [ese/esa] and [aquel/aquella] used as pronouns (as when they are used to translate [that one]) was with an accent ([ése/ésa] and [aquél/aquélla]). Nowadays the [Real Academia Española] advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives [este/esta] and [aquel/aquella].what about that cheque? — ¿y el cheque ese?
there's little to choose between this model and that one — no hay mucho que elegir entre este modelo y aquel
2) [+ event, year, month]
Aquel is used to refer to a time in the distant past. Use if you mention a concrete date, month, year {etc">ese:do you remember that holiday we had in Holland? — ¿te acuerdas de aquellas vacaciones que pasamos en Holanda?
1992? I can't remember where we holidayed that year — ¿1992? no recuerdo dónde pasamos las vacaciones ese año
May? we can't come that month because we'll be moving house — ¿en mayo? no podemos venir ese mes porque nos estaremos mudando de casa
2.DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNThe pronoun that ( one) is translated by ese and aquel (masc), esa and aquella (fem) and eso and aquello (neuter). You can generally use ese etc when pointing to something near the person you are speaking to. Use aquel etc for something which is distant from both of you. Note that in the past the standard spelling for the masculine and feminine pronouns was with an accent (ése/ésa and aquél/aquélla). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives ese/esa and aquel/aquella. Neuter pronouns never carry an accent. (nearer) ese m, esa f, ése m, ésa f, eso (neuter) ; (more remote) aquel(la) m / f, aquél(la) m / f, aquello (neuter)who's that? — ¿quién es ese?
what is that? — ¿qué es eso?, ¿eso qué es?
is that you, Paul? — ¿eres tú, Paul?
£5? it must have cost more than that — ¿5 libras? debe haber costado más (que eso)
that's true — eso es verdad, es cierto (esp LAm)
that's odd! — ¡qué raro!, ¡qué cosa más rara!
1988? that was the year you graduated, wasn't it? — ¿1988? ese fue el año en que acabaste la carrera, ¿no es así?
"will he come?" - "that he will!" — † -¿vendrá? -¡ya lo creo!
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after that — después de eso•
bees and wasps and all that — abejas, avispas y cosas asíis that all? — ¿eso es todo?, ¿nada más?
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and it was broken at that — y además estaba rotoI realized he meant to speak to me and at that I panicked — me di cuenta de que quería hablar conmigo y entonces me entró el pánico
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what do you mean by that? — ¿qué quieres decir con eso?•
if it comes to that — en tal caso, si llegamos a eso•
it will cost 20 dollars, if that — costará 20 dólares, si es que llega•
that is — (=ie) es decir...•
that's it, we've finished — ya está, hemos terminadothat's it! she can find her own gardener! — ¡se acabó! ¡que se busque un jardinero por su cuenta!
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that of — el/la de•
that is to say — es decir...•
why worry about that which may never happen? — frm ¿por qué preocuparse por aquello que or por lo que puede que nunca vaya a pasar?•
with that — con eso3. RELATIVE PRONOUNUnlike that, the Spanish relative cannot be omitted.1) quethe girl that he met on holiday and later married — la chica que conoció durante las vacaciones y con la que después se casó
If the that clause ends in a preposition, you can either translate that as que (usually preceded by the definite article) or as article + cual/cuales. Use the second option particularly in formal language or after long prepositions or prepositional phrases:fool that I am! — ¡tonto que soy!
the box that I put it in — la caja donde lo puse, la caja en la que or en la cual lo puse
4. ADVERB1) (=so) tanit's about that big — (with gesture) es más o menos así de grande
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cheer up! it isn't that bad — ¡ánimo! ¡no es para tanto!•
that many frogs — tantas ranas•
that much money — tanto dinero2) * (=so very) tanit was that cold! — ¡hacía tanto frío!
5. CONJUNCTIONUnlike that, que cannot be omitted.1) after verb quehe said that... — dijo que...
he said that he was going to London and would be back in the evening — dijo que se iba a Londres y (que) volvería por la tarde
2) after nounTranslate as de que in phrases like the idea/belief/hope that:
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any hope that they might have survived was fading — toda esperanza de que hubiesen sobrevivido se estaba desvaneciendo•
the idea that we can profit from their labour — la idea de que podemos aprovecharnos de su trabajo•
..., not that I want to, of course —..., no es que yo quiera, por supuestoIf the that clause is the subject of another verb it is usual to translate that as el que rather than que especially if it starts the sentence:•
oh that we could! — ¡ojalá pudiéramos!, ¡ojalá!In these cases the verb which follows will be in the subjunctive:that he did not know surprised me — (el) que no lo supiera me extrañó, me extrañó (el) que no lo supiera
wouldthat he should behave like this is incredible — (el) que se comporte así es increíble, es increíble que se comporte así
4) (=in order that) para que + subjunthose who fought and died that we might live — los que lucharon y murieron para que nosotros pudiésemos vivir
5)• in that — en el sentido de que
it's an attractive investment in that it is tax-free — es una inversión atractiva en el sentido de que está exenta de impuestos
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I [ðæt]1) (pl those) ( demonstrative) ése, ésa; (neuter) esothose — ésos, ésas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquél, aquélla; (neuter) aquello
those — aquéllos, aquéllas [According to the Real Academia Española the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]
what's that? — ¿qué es eso?
who's that over there? — quién es ése/ésa?
those are $20 and those over there $21.50 — ésos cuestan 20 dólares y aquéllos de allá 21,50
who's that, please? — ( on telephone) ¿con quién hablo, por favor?
that's impossible/wonderful! — es imposible/maravilloso!
is that so? — no me digas!, ¿ah, sí?
don't talk like that! — no hables así!, no digas eso!
eat it up now, that's a good girl! — vamos, cómetelo todo así me gusta!
come on, it's not as bad as all that — vamos, que no es para tanto
2) (in phrases)at that they all burst out laughing — al oír (or ver etc) eso, todos se echaron a reír
he has enormous power and wealth, but is still unhappy for all that — tiene mucho poder y muchas riquezas, pero aún así es infeliz
that is: we're all going, all the adults, that is vamos todos, es decir, todos los adultos; you're welcome to come along, that is, if you'd like to encantados de que vengas, siempre que quieras venir, claro; that's it!: that's it for today eso es todo por hoy; is that it? - no, there's another bag to come ¿ya está? - no, todavía falta otra bolsa; now lift your left arm: that's it! ahora levanta el brazo izquierdo eso es! or ahí está!; that's it: I've had enough! se acabó! ya no aguanto más!; that's that: you're not going and that's that! — no vas y no hay más que hablar or y se acabó
3) [ðət], strong form [ðæt] ( relative) queit wasn't Helen (that) you saw — no fue a Helen a quien viste, no fue a Helen que viste (AmL)
II [ðæt]those — esos, esas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquel, aquella
those — aquellos, aquellas
do you know that boy/girl? — ¿conoces a ese chico/esa chica?
I prefer that one — prefiero ése/ésa
III [ðət], strong form [ðæt]conjunction queshe said (that)... — dijo que...
it's not that I mind what he does but... — no es que me importe lo que hace, pero...
they died that others might live — (liter) murieron para que otros pudieran vivir
IV [ðæt]adverb tanten thirty? that late already? — ¿las diez y media? ¿ya es tan tarde?
I'm not that interested, really — la verdad es que no me interesa tanto
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1. adv lesssuperlativo leastmathematics minusil meno possibile as little as possibledi meno at leasta meno che unlessper lo meno at leastsono le sei meno un quarto it's a quarter to sixsempre meno less and lessfare a meno di qualcosa do without somethingvenir meno a qualcuno forze desert someonevenir meno alla parola data not keep one's word2. prep except* * *meno avv.compar.1 (in minor quantità o grado) less; not so... (as); not as... (as): dovresti lavorare (di) meno e riposare di più, you should work less and rest more; il viaggio di ritorno mi è sembrato meno lungo, the journey back didn't seem so long (to me); quest'anno ha piovuto (di) meno, it hasn't rained so much this year; non per questo è meno intelligente, he is no less intelligent for that // più o meno, poco più poco meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): tutti hanno contribuito, chi più chi meno, al buon esito dell'iniziativa, everyone more or less contributed to the success of the venture (o everyone contributed to the success of the venture, some more some less) // né più né meno, just, exactly: gli ho detto né più né meno come la pensavo, I told him just (o exactly) how I felt about it; le cose sono andate né più né meno così, that's exactly what happened2 (nel compar. di minoranza) less... (than); not so... (as), not as... (as): l'argento è meno prezioso dell'oro, silver is less precious than gold (o silver isn't as precious as gold); lui non è meno studioso di te, he studies just as much as you do (o he studies no less than you do); oggi è meno freddo di ieri, it isn't as cold today as it was yesterday (form. it is less cold than yesterday); il traffico era meno intenso del solito, the traffic wasn't as heavy as usual (o was less heavy than usual); è andata meno bene del previsto, it didn't go as well as expected3 (correl.) (quanto) meno... (tanto) meno: the less... the less: meno si lavora, meno si lavorerebbe, the less you work, the less you feel like working; meno studi, meno impari, the less you study, the less you learn4 (nel superl. di minoranza) the least; (fra due) the less: tra tutte le conferenze, questa è stata la meno interessante, of all the lectures, this was the least interesting; la meno preparata delle due squadre, the less fit of the (two) teams; ho intenzione di scegliere la macchina che costa meno, I'm going to choose the car that costs the least (o the cheapest car); cerca di affaticarti il meno possibile, try to tire yourself as little as possible5 (con valore di no) not: fammi sapere se verrai o meno, let me know whether or not you're coming; mi domando se valga la pena o meno di accettare, I wonder whether or not it's worth accepting; mi hanno accreditato mille euro, meno le spese bancarie, my account was credited with one thousand euros, minus bank charges6 (mat.) minus: sette meno tre è uguale a quattro, seven minus three is four (o three from seven leaves four) // la temperatura è meno due, the temperature is two degrees below zero // ci sono cinque euro in meno, di meno, (mancano cinque euro) there's five euros missing; ho speso dieci euro in meno, I spent ten euros less; uno di meno!, one less!; non eravamo in meno di otto, there were no less than eight of us // se avessi vent'anni di meno!, if only I were twenty years younger! // sono le otto meno cinque, it's five to eight◆ prep. (tranne) but, except: c'erano tutti meno loro, everyone was there except (o but) them; il museo è aperto tutti i giorni meno il lunedì, the museum is open every day but (o except) Monday; ho pensato a tutto meno che a fare i biglietti, I saw to everything except the tickets.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: tanto meno, ancora meno, even less: non ho accettato finora, tanto meno accetterei adesso, I haven't accepted so far, and now I've got even less reason to accept // meno che mai, men che meno, let alone: non sa parlare l'italiano, meno che mai l'inglese, he can't even speak Italian, let alone English // quanto meno, (perlomeno) at least: avresti potuto quanto meno farmi una telefonata, you could at least have phoned me // fare a meno di qlcu., di (fare) qlco., to do without s.o., (doing) sthg.: non potrei fare a meno di lui, I couldn't do without him; non potei fare a meno di ridere, I couldn't help laughing // venire meno, (venire a mancare) to fail; (svenire) to faint; mi venne meno il coraggio, my courage failed me; a quella notizia, mi sentii venire meno, I felt as if I was going to faint when I heard the news // venire meno alla parola data, to break one's word // essere da meno (di qlcu.), to be less than s.o. // senza meno, (region.) certainly, for sure: le telefonerò domani senza meno, I'll phone her tomorrow for sure; a meno che, a meno di, unless: lo spettacolo si terrà all'aperto, a meno che non piova, the performance will take place outdoors, unless it rains; non farei mai una cosa simile, a meno di non esservi costretto, I would never do such a thing, unless I was forced to // niente meno → nientedimeno // per lo meno → perlomeno.meno agg.compar.invar. less; not so much, not as much; (con s. pl.) fewer; not so many, not as many: c'è meno traffico sulle strade rispetto a ieri, there's less traffic on the roads than yesterday (o there isn't as much traffic on the roads as yesterday); oggi c'è meno gente in giro, there are fewer people (o there aren't so many people) about today; se prendi l'autostrada impiegherai meno tempo, it will take you less time (o it won't take you so long) if you use the motorway; c'erano meno italiani e più stranieri, there were fewer Italians and more foreigners; ha meno amici che nemici, he has fewer friends than enemies; loro hanno meno preoccupazioni di noi, they have fewer worries than we have (o they haven't so many worries as we have); questa volta hai fatto meno errori, this time you made fewer mistakes (o you didn't make so many mistakes) // meno storie!, stop making a fuss! // meno male, thank goodness; just as well; it's a good job (o a good thing); not so bad: meno male che non si è fatto niente, thank goodness he wasn't hurt; meno male che siete arrivati in tempo, it's a good job you arrived in time; meno male, poteva andar peggio!, not so bad, things could have been worse!◆ s.m.1 (con valore di compar.) less, not as much: ho fatto meno di quanto avrei voluto, I did less than (o I didn't do as much as) I would have liked; ha mangiato meno del solito, he ate less than usual (o he didn't eat as much as usual); meno di così non si poteva dare, you couldn't give less than that; si accontenterebbe di molto meno, he would be satisfied with much less; oggi ho dovuto aspettare molto meno, today I didn't have nearly so long to wait (o I had much less to wait); ci vorranno non meno di tre ore per arrivare, it will take no less than three hours to get there; finirò il lavoro in meno di un mese, I shall finish the job in less than a month; arriverà tra non meno di due settimane, he won't be here for a fortnight // a meno, per meno, (a minor prezzo) for less (o cheaper): vendere, acquistare per meno, to sell, to purchase for less // in men che non si dica, in less than no time2 (con valore di superl.) the least; as little as: questo è il meno che tu possa fare, that's the least you can do; era il meno che gli potesse capitare, it was the least that could happen to him; vorrei spendere il meno possibile, I'd like to spend as little as possible // parlare del più e del meno, to talk of this and that // quando meno ci si pensa..., when you least expect...3 (mat.) minus: il segno del meno, the minus sign4 pl.: i meno, (la minoranza) the minority; i deputati che votarono a favore della proposta di legge erano i meno, the MP s who voted in favour of the bill were in the minority.* * *['meno]1. avv1) lessè meno alto di suo fratello/di quel che pensavo — he is not as tall as his brother/as I thought, he is less tall than his brother/than I thought
ha due anni meno di me — he's two years younger than me
meno ne discutiamo, meglio è — the less we talk about it, the better
deve avere non meno di trent'anni — he must be at least thirty
andare all'università diventa sempre meno facile — it's getting less and less easy to go to university
2) (con senso superlativo) least3) (sottrazione) Mat minus, less5 meno 2 — 5 minus 2, 5 take away 2
sono le otto meno un quarto — it's a quarter to eight Brit o of eight Am
mi hai dato due carte di meno — you gave me two cards too few
eh, se avessi dieci anni di meno! — oh, if only I were ten years younger!
ho una sterlina in meno — I am one pound short
ci sono meno 25° — it's minus 25°, it is 25° below (zero)
4)non è da meno di lui — she is (every bit) as good as he isnon voglio essere da meno di lui — I don't want to be outdone by him
meno di — to do o manage withoutse non c'è zucchero ne faremo a meno — if there isn't any sugar we'll do without
non ho potuto fare a meno di ridere — I couldn't help laughing
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men che non si dica — in less than no time, quick as a flashmeno gli inglesi — least of all the Englishfammi sapere se verrai o meno — let me know if you are coming or not
meno poteva avvertire — he could at least have let us knownon mi piace come scrive e tanto meno come parla — I don't like the way he writes let alone the way he talks
2. agg inv(acqua, lavoro, soldi) less, (persone, libri, errori) fewermeno bambini ci sono, meglio è — the fewer children there are the better
3. sm inv1)il meno — the leastera il meno che ti potesse capitare — (rimprovero) you were asking for it
parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that
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meno — (la minoranza) the minority2) Mat minus (sign)4. prep(fuorché, eccetto che) except (for)meno uno — all but one* * *['meno] 1.1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less2) (con un avverbio) less3) (con un verbo) lessguadagno meno di lei — I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does
meno se ne parla, meglio è — the less said about that, the better
meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out
4) (con un numerale) lessmeno di due ore — under o less than two hours
non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro — you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros
(il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno — the least
6) (in correlazione con "più")né più, né meno — neither more, nor less
centimetro più, centimetro meno — give or take an inch (or two)
7) (con valore di negazione) not8) da menoho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno — I made a cake as well, just to keep up
10) a meno di short of11) a meno che unless12) sempre meno less and less13) meno male thank goodness14) quanto meno, per lo meno at least15) tanto menonon l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him
era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare — she was too ill to stand let alone walk
16) più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about2."ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" — "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"
aggettivo invariabile1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer2) (con valore pronominale) less, fewer3.1) (in una sottrazione) from, minus20 meno 5 fa 15 — 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15
2) (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except4.sostantivo maschile invariabile1) (la cosa, quantità minore) least2) mat. minus (sign)••parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE
in men che non si dica — before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time
••fare a meno di — to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]
Note:Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto* * *meno/'meno/Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto.I avverbio1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less; un po' meno a little less; è meno alto di Tim he is not as tall as Tim; è meno complicato di quanto pensi it's less complicated than you think2 (con un avverbio) less; meno spesso less often; meno del solito less than usual; canta meno bene di prima she doesn't sing as well as she used to3 (con un verbo) less; l'argento costa meno dell'oro silver costs less than gold; costa meno prendere il treno it works out cheaper to take the train; dovresti lavorare (di) meno you should work less; guadagno meno di lei I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; meno se ne parla, meglio è the less said about that, the better; meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti he's the one who works the least of all4 (con un numerale) less; meno di 50 less than 50; meno di due ore under o less than two hours; un po' meno di 15 cm just under 15 cm; i bambini con meno di sei anni children under six; non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros5 (in un superlativo relativo) (il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno the least; le famiglie meno ricche the least wealthy families; era la meno soddisfatta di tutti she was the least satisfied of all; è quello pagato meno bene fra i due he's the least well-paid of the two; quello mi piace meno di tutti I like that one (the) least; sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno they are the ones who need it (the) least; proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo just when I least expected it6 (in correlazione con "più") né più, né meno neither more, nor less; centimetro più, centimetro meno give or take an inch (or two); né più né meno che nothing less than7 (con valore di negazione) not; che lo voglia o meno whether he's willing or not; non ha deciso se firmare o meno he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)8 da meno è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno he's a liar and his brother isn't any better; ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno I made a cake as well, just to keep up9 di meno, in meno se avessi 20 anni di meno! I wish I were 20 years younger! ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio my wages are 30 euros short10 a meno di short of11 a meno che unless12 sempre meno less and less13 meno male thank goodness; meno male che it's a good thing that; meno male che è impermeabile! it's just as well it's waterproof! meno male che ci sono andato! it was lucky for me that I went!14 quanto meno, per lo meno at least15 tanto meno non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato I've never seen him, much less spoken to him; era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare she was too ill to stand let alone walk16 più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about; più o meno alto come te about your height; è successo più o meno qui it happened round about here; "ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"; più o meno nello stesso modo in much the same way; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer; ho meno libri di te I have fewer books than you; ho meno caldo adesso I feel cooler now; ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo it took less time than we expected2 (con valore pronominale) less, fewer; non meno di no fewer than; ne ho meno di te I have less than you; ha venduto meno di tutti he sold the fewestIII preposizione1 (in una sottrazione) from, minus; quanto fa 20 meno 8? what is 20 minus 8? 20 meno 5 fa 15 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 152 (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except3 (per indicare l'ora) le sei meno dieci ten to six4 (per indicare una temperatura) meno 10 minus 10IV m.inv.1 (la cosa, quantità minore) least; questo è il meno that's the least of it; fare il meno possibile to do as little as possible2 mat. minus (sign)parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE; in men che non si dica before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time; fare a meno di to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]; non posso farne a meno I can't help it. -
18 meno se ne parla, meglio è
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19 say
sei
1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) decir2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) decir3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) decir4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) decir
2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) opinión, voz y voto- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say
say vb decirI didn't hear him, what did he say? no lo he oído, ¿qué ha dicho?how do you say "laugh" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "laugh" en español?tr[seɪ]■ what did he say? ¿qué dijo?, ¿qué ha dicho?■ could you say that again? ¿podrías repetir eso?■ I thought you said you could cook! ¡no habías dicho que sabías cocinar!■ she said to be here at 9.00 pm dijo que teníamos que estar aquí a las 9.002 (prayer) rezar; (poem, lines) recitar3 (newspaper, sign, etc) decir; (clock, meter, etc) marcar■ what does the guidebook say? ¿qué dice la guía?, ¿qué pone en la guía?■ what time does your watch say? ¿qué hora marca tu reloj?4 (think) pensar, opinar, decir■ what do you say? ¿qué opinas?■ what do you say we have a break? ¿qué te parece si hacemos un descanso?■ what would you say to an ice-cream? ¿te apetece un helado?5 (suppose) suponer, poner, decir■ say you found a wallet, what would you do? supongamos que encuentras una cartera, ¿qué harías?■ come round at, say, 8.00pm pásate hacia las 8.00, ¿te parece?■ shall we say Saturday then? ¿quedamos el sábado, pues?1 opinión nombre femenino1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar ¡oye!, ¡oiga!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhaving said that... a pesar de eso..., no obstante...I'll say! ¡ya lo creo!it goes without saying that... por supuesto que..., huelga decir que...it is said that... dicen que..., se dice que...never say die no rendirsenot to have a lot to say for oneself no tener mucho que decirnot to say... por no decir...not to say much for somebody/something decir mal de alguien/algosay when! ¡ya me dirás basta!that is to say es decirthe least said the better cuanto menos decimos, mejorto have one's say dar su opinión, hablarto not say a dicky-bird no decir ni píoto say a lot for somebody/something decir mucho en favor de alguien/algoto say nothing of... por no decir nada de..., por no mencionar...to say the least como mínimoto say to oneself decir para síwhen all is said and done al fin y al caboyou can say that again! ¡y que lo digas!, ¡ya lo creo!you don't say! ¡no me digas!you said it! ¡ya lo creo!; ¡dímelo a mí!1) express, utter: decir, expresarto say no: decir que nothat goes without saying: ni que decir tieneno sooner said than done: dicho y hechoto say again: repetirto say one's prayers: rezar2) indicate: marcar, ponermy watch says three o'clock: mi reloj marca las treswhat does the sign say?: ¿qué pone el letrero?3) allege: decirit's said that she's pretty: se dice que es bonitasay vi: decirto have no say: no tener ni voz ni vototo have one's say: dar uno su opiniónn.• decir s.m.• voz (Voto) s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: said) = decir v.(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-pp: dichofut/c: dir-•)
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1. seɪ1) (utter, express in speech) \<\<word/sentence/mass\>\> decir*; \<\<prayer\>\> rezar*to say good morning to somebody — darle* los buenos días a alguien
I said yes/no — dije que sí/no
he said yes/no to my proposal — aceptó/rechazó mi propuesta
go away, she said — -vete- dijo
he didn't say a word — no dijo ni una palabra or (fam) ni pío
to say something TO somebody — decirle* algo a alguien
who shall I say is calling? — ¿de parte de quién?
well, what can I say? — ¿y qué quieres que te diga?
it was, how o what shall I say, a tricky situation — fue, cómo te (lo) diría, una situación delicada
if you disagree, say so — si no está de acuerdo, dígalo
I should say so — ( emphatic agreement) eso digo yo; ( probability) yo diría que sí
it doesn't say much for... — no dice mucho de...
what have you got to say for yourself? — a ver, explícate
the less said about it, the better — cuanto menos se hable del asunto, mejor
it goes without saying that... — huelga decir que..., ni que decir tiene que..., por supuesto que...
though I say it myself — modestia aparte, no es por decirlo
before you could say knife o Jack Robinson — en un santiamén, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
2)a) ( state) decir*it said in the paper that... — el periódico decía or ponía que...
b) \<\<watch/dial\>\> marcar*3)a) ( suppose) (colloq) suponer*, poner*(let's) say that... — supongamos or pongamos que...
shall we say tomorrow? — ¿qué tal mañana? (fam)
b) ( estimate) decir*4)a) ( allege) decir*he's been ill, or so he says — ha estado enfermo, al menos eso es lo que dice
to be said to + INF: she's said to be very mean/strict — dicen que es muy tacaña/severa
b) (decide, pronounce) decir*5) ( respond to suggestion) (colloq)what do o would you say to a cup of tea — ¿quieres or (esp Esp) te apetece una taza de té?, ¿qué te parece si nos tomamos un té?
2.
vi decir*you were saying? — ¿(qué) decías?
who says o says who? — (colloq) ¿quién lo dice?
you don't say! — (colloq) no me digas!
I say! — (BrE colloq)
II
interjection (AmE colloq) oye! (fam)say, that's a great idea! — oye, qué buena idea! (fam)
say, buddy — eh, amigo!
III
noun (no pl)a) ( statement of view)to have one's say — dar* su (or mi etc) opinión
b) ( power)[seɪ] (vb: pt, pp said)say (IN something): I have no say in the matter yo no tengo ni voz ni voto en el asunto; to have the final say (in something) — tener* la última palabra (en algo)
1. VTVI1) [person] (=speak, tell) decir"hello," he said — -hola -dijo
what did you say? — ¿qué dijiste?
he said to me that... — me dijo que...
to say to o.s. — decir para sí
•
say after me — repite lo que digo yo•
to say goodbye to sb — despedirse de algn•
to say good morning/ goodnight to sb — dar los buenos días/las buenas noches a algn•
I've nothing more to say — se acabó•
I must say (that) I disapprove of the idea — la verdad es que no me parece bien la ideaI must say she's very pretty — tengo que or debo reconocer que es muy guapa
it's difficult, I must say — es difícil, lo confieso
•
to say no — decir que noI wouldn't say no — (Brit) * me encantaría
•
that's what I say — eso digo yo, lo mismo digo yo•
I will say this about him, he's bright — reconozco (a pesar de todo) que es listo2) (=show on dial) marcar; (=show in print) poner, decirit says here that it was built in 1066 — aquí pone or dice que se construyó en 1006
the rules say that... — según las reglas..., en las reglas pone...
3) (in phrases)•
when all is said and done — al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas•
she has nothing to say for herself — no tiene conversación, nunca abre la bocawhat have you got to say for yourself? — ¿y tú, qué dices?
•
say what you like about her hat, she's charming — dígase lo que se quiera acerca de su sombrero, es encantadora•
there's no saying what he'll do — quién sabe lo que hará•
I'd rather not say — prefiero no decir (nada)it's an original, not to say revolutionary, idea — la idea es original y hasta revolucionaria
•
to say nothing of the rest — sin hablar de lo demás•
would you really say so? — ¿lo crees de veras?•
that is to say — o sea, es decir•
what do or would you say to a walk? — ¿le apetece or se le antoja un paseo?what would you say to that? — ¿qué contestas a eso?
•
it goes without saying that... — ni que decir tiene que..., huelga decir que...it is said that..., they say that... — se dice que..., dicen que...
•
it's easier said than done — del dicho al hecho hay gran trecho•
there's a lot to be said for it/for doing it — hay mucho que decir a su favor/a favor de hacerlo•
it must be said that... — hay que decir or reconocer que...•
there's something to be said for it/for doing it — hay algo que decir a su favor/a favor de hacerlo•
no sooner said than done — dicho y hechosay! (esp US) —
I'll say! * —
I should say so! * —
you can say that again! * — ¡ya lo creo!, ¡exacto!
•
enough said! — ¡basta!•
say no more! — ¡basta!, ¡ni una palabra más!•
so you say! — ¡eso es lo que tú dices!•
well said! — ¡muy bien dicho!•
you've said it! * — ¡exacto!, ¡tú lo dijiste!6) (=suppose) suponer, decir, poner(let's) say it's worth £20 — supongamos or digamos or pon que vale 20 libras
I should say it's worth about £100 — yo diría que vale unas cien libras
shall we say Tuesday? — ¿quedamos en el martes?
shall we say £5? — ¿convenimos en 5 libras?
we sell it at say £25 — pongamos que lo vendemos por 25 libras
2.N•
to have one's say — dar su opiniónI've had my say — yo he dado mi opinión or he dicho lo que pensaba
if I had had a say in it — si hubieran pedido mi parecer or opinión
let him have his say! — ¡que hable él!
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1. [seɪ]1) (utter, express in speech) \<\<word/sentence/mass\>\> decir*; \<\<prayer\>\> rezar*to say good morning to somebody — darle* los buenos días a alguien
I said yes/no — dije que sí/no
he said yes/no to my proposal — aceptó/rechazó mi propuesta
go away, she said — -vete- dijo
he didn't say a word — no dijo ni una palabra or (fam) ni pío
to say something TO somebody — decirle* algo a alguien
who shall I say is calling? — ¿de parte de quién?
well, what can I say? — ¿y qué quieres que te diga?
it was, how o what shall I say, a tricky situation — fue, cómo te (lo) diría, una situación delicada
if you disagree, say so — si no está de acuerdo, dígalo
I should say so — ( emphatic agreement) eso digo yo; ( probability) yo diría que sí
it doesn't say much for... — no dice mucho de...
what have you got to say for yourself? — a ver, explícate
the less said about it, the better — cuanto menos se hable del asunto, mejor
it goes without saying that... — huelga decir que..., ni que decir tiene que..., por supuesto que...
though I say it myself — modestia aparte, no es por decirlo
before you could say knife o Jack Robinson — en un santiamén, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
2)a) ( state) decir*it said in the paper that... — el periódico decía or ponía que...
b) \<\<watch/dial\>\> marcar*3)a) ( suppose) (colloq) suponer*, poner*(let's) say that... — supongamos or pongamos que...
shall we say tomorrow? — ¿qué tal mañana? (fam)
b) ( estimate) decir*4)a) ( allege) decir*he's been ill, or so he says — ha estado enfermo, al menos eso es lo que dice
to be said to + INF: she's said to be very mean/strict — dicen que es muy tacaña/severa
b) (decide, pronounce) decir*5) ( respond to suggestion) (colloq)what do o would you say to a cup of tea — ¿quieres or (esp Esp) te apetece una taza de té?, ¿qué te parece si nos tomamos un té?
2.
vi decir*you were saying? — ¿(qué) decías?
who says o says who? — (colloq) ¿quién lo dice?
you don't say! — (colloq) no me digas!
I say! — (BrE colloq)
II
interjection (AmE colloq) oye! (fam)say, that's a great idea! — oye, qué buena idea! (fam)
say, buddy — eh, amigo!
III
noun (no pl)a) ( statement of view)to have one's say — dar* su (or mi etc) opinión
b) ( power)say (IN something): I have no say in the matter yo no tengo ni voz ni voto en el asunto; to have the final say (in something) — tener* la última palabra (en algo)
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20 Höflichkeit
f1. nur Sg. politeness, courtesy; darüber schweigt des Sängers Höflichkeit tatsächlich: he doesn’t say a word about it; Wunsch: the less said about it the better2. (Kompliment) compliment; Höflichkeiten austauschen exchange pleasantries; das Gespräch verlor sich in Höflichkeiten the only type of conversation was polite conversation* * *die Höflichkeitcompliment; courtesy; suavity; polite remark; civility; civilness; comity; courteousness; coutesy; politeness; blandness; courtliness* * *Höf|lich|keitf -, -en1) no pl politeness; (= Zuvorkommenheit) courteousnessjdm etw mit aller Hö́flichkeit sagen — to tell sb sth very politely, to tell sb sth with the utmost politeness
2) (= höfliche Bemerkung) complimentjdm Hö́flichkeiten sagen — to compliment sb
* * *die2) (politeness; considerate and respectful behaviour: Everyone appreciates courtesy.) courtesy3) (politeness: Treat strangers with civility.) civility4) politeness5) suavity* * *Höf·lich·keit<-, -en>f1. kein pl (höfliche Art) courtesy no pl, no art, courteousness no pl, no art, politeness no pl, no artaus [reiner] \Höflichkeit out of [pure] courtesy [or politeness]ich sage das nicht nur aus \Höflichkeit I'm not just saying that to be politemit aller \Höflichkeit courteously, politely, with the utmost politenesser lehnte dankend und mit aller \Höflichkeit ab expressing his thanks he politely declined2. (höfliche Bemerkung) compliment* * *die; Höflichkeit, Höflichkeiten1) o. Pl. politeness; courteousnessetwas [nur] aus Höflichkeit tun/sagen — do/say something [only] to be polite or out of politeness
2) meist Pl. (höfliche Redensart) civility; courtesy* * *1. nur sg politeness, courtesy;darüber schweigt des Sängers Höflichkeit tatsächlich: he doesn’t say a word about it; Wunsch: the less said about it the better2. (Kompliment) compliment;Höflichkeiten austauschen exchange pleasantries;das Gespräch verlor sich in Höflichkeiten the only type of conversation was polite conversation* * *die; Höflichkeit, Höflichkeiten1) o. Pl. politeness; courteousnessetwas [nur] aus Höflichkeit tun/sagen — do/say something [only] to be polite or out of politeness
2) meist Pl. (höfliche Redensart) civility; courtesy* * *f.civility n.courtesy n.politeness n.
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