there's no such thing as a free lunch

1) Банковское дело: Просто так ничего с неба не падает.

2) Поговорка: бесплатный сыр бывает только в мышеловке

1) Общая лексика: не бывает бесплатных обедов

2) Пословица: бесплатный сыр бывает только в мышеловке

3) Американский английский: бесплатный сыр только в мышеловке

EU [fam.] tout se paie; on n'a rien sans rien

"אין דבר כזה ארוחת צהריים חינם!", דבר בעולמנו לא ניתן חינם (קיצור באינטרנט)

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◙ (טנרטניאב רוציק) םניח ןתינ אל ונמלועב רבד,"!םניח םיירהצ תחורא הזכ רבד ןיא"◄

"אין דבר כזה ארוחת צהריים חינם!", דבר בעולמנו אינו ניתן חינם (קיצור באינטרנט)

эк., разг. бесплатный ланч* (используется обычно в метафоричных выражениях для подчеркивания того фундаментального обстоятельства экономической деятельности, что для получения любого блага необходимо пожертвовать каким-л. другим благом; то, что для обычного сознания может казаться бесплатным благом, на самом деле предполагает жертвы с чьей-л. стороны)

1 seconda colazione; pasto del mezzogiorno; pranzo ( e allora la cena dicesi dinner): to eat lunch, pranzare; What's for lunch?, cosa c'è per colazione?; DIALOGO → - Arranging lunch appointment- What are you doing for lunch?, che fai a pranzo?; DIALOGO → - Arranging lunch appointment- Why don't we have lunch together?, perché non pranziamo insieme? NOTA D'USO: - to have breakfast (lunch, dinner, ecc.)-; packed lunch, cestino da viaggio; colazione al sacco; cestino pranzo

2 pasto leggero; spuntino

3 pranzo ufficiale

● lunch bag, cestino da viaggio □ lunch box, portavivande, pietanziera; ( di scolari) panierino □ (org. az.) lunch break, pausa pranzo: DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- I take an hour's lunch break at 12.30, faccio un'ora di pausa pranzo dalle 12:30 □ lunch hour, intervallo di mezzogiorno □ lunch-late restaurant, ristorante per cene dopo il teatro ( aperto dopo mezzanotte) □ ( USA) lunch pail, cestino del pranzo ( che ci si porta da casa al lavoro) □ lunch room, buffet □ lunch voucher, buono pasto □ (volg.) box lunch, sesso orale □ ( slang USA) out to lunch, giù di testa; svitato (fig.) □ (prov.) There's no such thing as a free lunch, niente nella vita è gratis; nessuno dà niente per niente.

A v. i.

B v. t.

● to lunch in [out], fare colazione a casa [fuori] □ to lunch on, mangiare per seconda colazione; pranzare con: We lunched on fish and chips, a pranzo abbiamo mangiato pesce fritto e patatine.

free [fri:]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. transitive verb

4. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. [person, animal, country] libre

• he managed to get free il a réussi à se libérer

• to go free [prisoner] être relâché

• to set a prisoner free libérer un prisonnier

• they had to cut the driver free from the wreckage ils ont dû désincarcérer le conducteur du véhicule accidenté

• to have a free hand to do sth avoir carte blanche pour faire qch

• he was free to refuse il était libre de refuser

• you're free to choose vous êtes libre de choisir

• I will be free at 2 o'clock je serai libre à 14 heures

• it's a free country! on est en république ! (inf)

• to be/get free of sb être débarrassé/se débarrasser de qn

• is this seat free? est-ce que cette place est libre ?

► to feel free to do sth

• please feel free to ask questions n'hésitez pas à poser des questions

• a school where children feel free to express themselves une école où les enfants se sentent libres de s'exprimer

• can I borrow your pen? -- feel free (inf) est-ce que je peux vous emprunter votre stylo ? -- je vous en prie► free from or of ( = without)

to be free from responsibility être dégagé de toute responsabilité

• to be free of pain ne pas souffrir

• a world free of nuclear weapons un monde sans armes nucléaires

• the elections have been free of violence les élections se sont déroulées sans violence

   b. ( = costing nothing) [object, ticket] gratuit

• "free mug with each towel" « une chope gratuite pour tout achat d'une serviette »

• admission free entrée f libre

• delivery free livraison f gratuite

• as a free gift en cadeau

• free sample échantillon m gratuit

• there's no such thing as a free lunch tout se paie

   c. ( = lavish) généreux

• to be free with one's money dépenser son argent sans compter

• you're very free with your advice (ironic) vous êtes particulièrement prodigue de conseils (ironique)

2. adverb

   a. ( = without payment) [give, get, travel] gratuitement

   b. ( = without restraint) [run about] en liberté

   c. ( = expressing release) to pull free se dégager

• to wriggle free [person] se libérer en se tortillant

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = liberate) [+ nation, slave, caged animal, prisoner] libérer ; [+ person] (from wreckage) dégager ; (from burden) soulager

   b. ( = untie) [+ person, animal] détacher

4. compounds

► free agent noun

• to be a free agent avoir toute liberté d'action ► Free Church noun (British) église f non-conformiste adjective

► free climbing noun escalade f libre

► free(-)diving noun plongée f libre

► free enterprise noun libre entreprise f

► free-enterprise economy noun économie f de marché

► free fall noun chute f libre

• to go into free fall faire une chute libre ► free flight noun (in plane) vol m libre

► free-floating adjective (in water, space) qui flotte librement ; (figurative) [person] sans attaches

► free-for-all noun mêlée f générale

► free house noun (British) pub m (qui n'appartient pas à une chaîne)

► free kick noun (Sport) coup m franc

► free-market economy noun économie f de marché

► free-marketeer noun partisan m de l'économie de marché

► free of charge adverb gratuitement

► free period noun heure f de permanence

► free radical noun radical m libre

► free-range chicken noun poulet m élevé en plein air

► free-range egg noun œuf m de poule élevée en plein air

► free speech noun liberté f de parole

► free spirit noun esprit m libre

► free-spirited adjective [person, ways] non conformiste

► free-standing adjective [furniture] non encastré

► free throw noun (US Sport) lancer m franc

► free-to-air adjective (TV) gratuit

► free trade noun libre-échange m

► free-trade zone noun zone f franche

► free vote noun vote m de conscience (sans consigne de vote)

► free will noun

• he did it of his own free will il l'a fait de son propre gré

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noun (also free period) School ≈ heure f de libre

1) (unhindered, unrestricted) [person, country, election, press, translation] libre (after n); [access, choice] libre (before n)

2) ( not captive or tied) [person, limb] libre; [animal, bird] en liberté

3) ( devoid)

4) ( costing nothing) gratuit

5) ( not occupied) libre

6) (generous, lavish)

7) ( familiar) familier/-ière

8) Chemistry libre

9) Linguistics [form] non lié; [vowel, stress] libre

1) ( at liberty) librement, en toute liberté

2) ( without payment) gratuitement

transitive verb

1) ( from captivity) libérer; ( from wreckage) dégager

2) ( make available) débloquer [money, resources]; libérer [person, hands]

- free combining form

for free adverbial phrase gratuitement

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free [fri:]

libre ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (e) gratuit ⇒ 1 (d) franco ⇒ 1 (i) gratuitement ⇒ 2 (a) librement ⇒ 2 (b) libérer ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c), 3 (d) dégager ⇒ 3 (b) déboucher ⇒ 3 (c)

1 adjective

(a) (unconfined, unrestricted → person, animal, passage, way) libre;

∎ as free as the air or a bird libre comme l'air;

∎ the hostage managed to get free l'otage a réussi à se libérer;

∎ to cut sb free délivrer qn en coupant ses liens;

∎ to let sb go free relâcher qn, remettre qn en liberté;

∎ to set free (prisoner, animal) remettre en liberté; (slave) affranchir; (hostage) libérer;

∎ you are free to leave vous êtes libre de partir;

∎ you are free to refuse libre à vous de refuser;

∎ they gave us free access to their files ils nous ont donné libre accès à leurs dossiers;

∎ to make a free choice décider librement ou en toute liberté;

∎ feel free to visit us any time ne vous gênez pas pour nous rendre visite quand vous voulez;

∎ feel free to speak your mind n'hésitez pas à dire ce que vous pensez;

∎ can I use the phone? - yes, feel free puis-je téléphoner? - mais certainement;

∎ free seating (sign) places non numérotées

(b) (unattached) libre, sans attaches;

∎ with his free hand avec sa main libre;

∎ grab the free end of the rope attrape le bout libre de la corde

(c) (democratic) libre;

∎ it's a free country! on est en démocratie!;

∎ a free press une presse libre

(d) (at no cost) gratuit;

∎ free admission entrée f gratuite ou libre;

∎ free demonstration démonstration f gracieuse;

∎ figurative there's no such thing as a free lunch les gens sont tous intéressés

(e) (not in use, unoccupied) libre;

∎ is that seat free? est-ce que ce siège est libre?;

∎ she doesn't have a free moment elle n'a pas un moment de libre;

∎ are you free for lunch today? êtes-vous libre pour déjeuner aujourd'hui?;

∎ could you let us know when you're free? pourriez-vous nous faire savoir quand vous êtes libre ou disponible?;

∎ what do you do in your free time? que faites-vous pendant vos loisirs?;

∎ she has very little free time elle a peu de temps libre

(f) (unhampered)

∎ the jury was not entirely free of or from prejudice les jurés n'étaient pas entièrement sans préjugés ou parti pris;

∎ to be free from care être sans souci;

∎ to be free from pain ne pas souffrir;

∎ I just want to be free of him! je veux être débarrassé de lui!;

∎ they're trying to keep Antarctica free from pollution ils essaient de préserver l'Antarctique de la pollution

(g) (approximate → translation, interpretation) libre; pejorative approximatif

(h) (uninhibited)

∎ free and easy désinvolte, décontracté;

∎ she has a very free and easy attitude to life elle prend la vie de façon très décontractée

(i) Commerce

∎ free carrier franco transporteur;

∎ free overside franco allège;

∎ free in and out bord à bord;

∎ free alongside ship, free at quay franco long du quai, franco long du bord;

∎ free at frontier franco frontière;

∎ free of all average franc de toute avarie;

∎ free of general average franc d'avarie commune;

∎ free of particular average franc d'avarie particulière;

∎ free on board franco à bord;

∎ Customs free of duty exempt de droits d'entrée;

∎ free on rail franco wagon;

∎ free of tax franc d'impôts;

∎ free on truck franco camion;

∎ free on wharf franco long du quai, franco long du bord

(j) (generous)

∎ to be free with one's time être généreux de son temps;

∎ to be free with one's money être prodigue de son argent;

∎ he was very free with his advice il a été très prodigue en conseils;

∎ she's very free with her criticism elle ne ménage pas ses critiques

(k) (disrespectful) trop familier;

∎ he's a bit free in his manners for my liking il est un peu trop sans gêne à mon goût

(l) Chemistry libre, non combiné;

∎ free nitrogen azote m à l'état libre

2 adverb

(a) (at no cost) gratuitement;

∎ they will deliver free of charge ils livreront gratuitement;

∎ children travel (for) free les enfants voyagent gratuitement;

∎ it came free with the magazine c'était en prime pour l'achat du magazine

(b) (without restraint) librement;

∎ wolves roamed free through the forests les loups rôdaient librement à travers les forêts;

∎ to make free with sth se servir de qch sans se gêner;

∎ he made very free with his wife's money il ne se gênait pas pour dépenser l'argent de sa femme

3 transitive verb

(a) (release → gen) libérer; (→ prisoner) libérer, relâcher; (→ tied-up animal) détacher; (→ caged animal) libérer; (→ slave, colony) affranchir;

∎ to free sb's hands (untie) détacher les mains de qn;

∎ giving up work has freed me to get on with my painting arrêter de travailler m'a permis de continuer à peindre

(b) (disengage, disentangle) dégager;

∎ it took two hours to free the driver from the wreckage il a fallu deux heures pour dégager le conducteur de sa voiture;

∎ she tried to free herself from his grasp elle essaya de se libérer ou dégager de son étreinte;

∎ figurative to free sb from an obligation libérer qn d'une obligation;

∎ to free oneself from one's commitments se libérer ou se délier de ses engagements;

∎ he cannot free himself of guilt il ne peut pas se débarrasser d'un sentiment de culpabilité

(c) (unblock → pipe) déboucher; (→ passage) libérer

(d) Commerce (prices, trade) libérer; (funds) débloquer

►► free agent personne f libre ou indépendante; (sports player) joueur(euse) m,f indépendant(e);

∎ I'm a free agent je ne dépends de personne;

Psychology free association association f libre;

Free Church Église f protestante d'Écosse;

the Free Church of Scotland = secte protestante écossaise à tendance traditionnaliste;

Sport free climbing escalade f libre;

free competition libre concurrence f;

School free composition composition f libre;

free diver plongeur(euse) m,f autonome;

free diving plongée f sous-marine autonome;

Golf free drop free drop m, drop m sans pénalité;

Economics free enterprise libre entreprise f;

free fall chute f libre;

free flight vol m ballistique;

Stock Exchange free float actions fpl disponibles (au marché);

History Free France la France libre;

History the Free French les Français mpl libres;

Commerce free gift cadeau m;

free hand liberté f d'action;

∎ to give sb a free hand to do sth donner carte blanche à qn pour faire qch;

∎ they gave me a completely free hand ils m'ont donné toute liberté d'action;

British free house = pub libre de ses approvisionnements (et non lié à une brasserie particulière);

free indirect speech style m indirect libre;

Stock Exchange free issue attribution f d'actions gratuites;

Music free jazz free-jazz m inv;

Sport free kick coup m franc;

free love union f libre;

Economics free market économie f de marché;

Law free pardon grâce f;

Customs free port port m franc;

free press liberté f de la presse;

Medicine free radical radical m libre;

familiar Industry free rider = ouvrier non-syndiqué qui profite des avantages gagnés par les syndicats;

Commerce free sample échantillon m gratuit;

free skating figures fpl libres;

free speech liberté f de parole ou d'expression;

free spirit non-conformiste mf;

Free State (in South Africa) État m libre; History (Ireland) État m libre d'Irlande;

History Free Stater partisan m de l'État libre d'Irlande;

free thought libre pensée f;

Sport free throw (in basketball) lancer m franc;

Economics free trade libre-échange m;

Economics free trade area zone f de libre-échange;

Economics free trade policy politique f antiprotectionniste, politique f de libre-échange;

Economics free trader libre-échangiste mf;

Economics free trade zone zone f de libre-échange;

Commerce free trial essai m gratuit;

Commerce free trial period période f d'essai gratuit;

free verse vers m libre;

free vote vote m libre;

free will libre arbitre m;

∎ to do sth of one's own free will faire qch de son plein gré;

Politics the Free World le monde libre

➲ free up separable transitive verb

(funds) dégager; (time, space) libérer;

∎ this will free up sales people to do more actual selling cela donnera plus de temps au personnel de vente pour se consacrer à la vente même

✾ Book 'Free Fall' Golding 'Chute libre'

lunch [lʌnt∫]

• we're having pork for lunch nous avons du porc pour le déjeuner

• to have lunch déjeuner

• he is at lunch ( = away from office) il est parti déjeuner

• to be out to lunch (inf) ( = crazy) débloquer (inf)

• come for lunch on Sunday venez déjeuner dimanche

► lunch break noun heure f du déjeuner

► lunch hour noun

• it's his lunch hour just now c'est l'heure à laquelle il déjeune

• during one's lunch hour à l'heure du déjeuner

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noun déjeuner m

intransitive verb déjeuner (on, off de)

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lunch

A n déjeuner m ; to have lunch déjeuner ; to eat sth for lunch manger qch au déjeuner ; I often go out for lunch je déjeune souvent dehors ; to take sb out for ou to lunch emmener qn déjeuner au restaurant ; come round for lunch viens déjeuner (à la maison) ; she's gone to lunch, she's at lunch elle est partie déjeuner ; I'll take my lunch early je vais déjeuner tôt ; lunch!, time for lunch! à table! ; to close for lunch fermer le midi ; the bar does good lunches le bar sert de bons repas le midi.

B vi déjeuner (on, off de).

out to lunch ○ dingue ○ ; there's no such thing as a free lunch on ne fait jamais rien pour rien.

(compar. freer, superl. freest)

A a.

1 libero: free choice, libera scelta; free press, stampa libera; free enterprise, libera iniziativa; libera impresa; free spirit, spirito libero; free translation, traduzione libera; This is a free country, questo è un paese libero; Are you free this afternoon?, sei libero oggi pomeriggio?; DIALOGO → - Free time- What do you do in your free time?, cosa fai nel tempo libero?; Is this seat free?, è libero questo posto?; free to choose, libero di scegliere; to go free, andarsene libero; to set sb. free, mettere q. in libertà; liberare q.; to feel free to do st., sentirsi libero di fare qc.; sentirsi autorizzato a fare q.; Feel free to ask, chiedi pure liberamente; DIALOGO → - In a meeting- If anyone has a question then please feel free to interrupt, se qualcuno ha una domanda interrompetemi pure; DIALOGO → - Television- Feel free, fa' pure; accomodati

2 sciolto; slegato; libero: the free end of a rope, il capo libero di una corda

3 sgombro; libero: The road is free, la strada è sgombra

4 gratuito; gratis; libero; omaggio: free admission, ingresso gratuito (o libero); DIALOGO → - At the museum- It's free admission on Tuesdays, il martedì l'ingresso è gratuito; free health care, cure sanitarie gratuite; DIALOGO → - Enrolment- The course is free, il corso è gratuito; free copy, copia omaggio; DIALOGO → - At the station 2- The boy goes free but the girl pays half price, il bambino entra gratis mentre la bambina paga la metà

5 (comm.) esente: free of duty (o duty free,) esente da dazio; in esenzione doganale

6 (dog., trasp.) franco; franco spese: free port, porto franco; free of charges, franco di ogni spesa; franco a domicilio; free of freight, franco di nolo; free delivery, consegna franco spese (o gratuita)

7 – free from (o of) privo di; libero da; senza; esente: free from pain, senza dolori; free from worries, senza preoccupazioni; free from (o of) difficulty, privo di difficoltà; free from doubt, privo di dubbi; free of debt, privo di debiti; free from mortgage, libero da ipoteca; free of tax, esente dal pagamento delle imposte; esentasse

8 ( nei composti) senza; privo di; esente da: fat-free, senza (o privo di) grassi; rent-free, senza canone d'affitto

9 (di gesto, movimento) ampio; disinvolto; sciolto; spigliato: free step, passo disinvolto (o sciolto)

10 dai modi franchi, liberi; (spreg.) troppo confidenziale: She's too free with everyone, si prende troppa confidenza con tutti; free manners, maniere troppo confidenziali; eccessiva familiarità

11 – free with, generoso di; largo di; prodigo di; munifico di: free with one's advice, prodigo di consigli; free with praise, largo di lodi

12 abbondante: a free flow of capital, un abbondante afflusso di capitali

13 (naut.: del vento) favorevole

14 (mecc.) libero; in folle

15 (chim., fis.) libero; allo stato libero: free carbon [electron], carbonio [elettrone] libero; free oxygen, ossigeno allo stato libero

16 ( ginnastica) a corpo libero

17 (fon.: di vocale) libero; in sillaba aperta

B avv.

1 gratis; gratuitamente: to get in free, entrare gratis; for free, gratuitamente; gratis

2 liberamente: to run free, correre liberamente

3 (idiom.): to pull (o to push, etc.) free, estrarre (districare, o liberare, ecc.): I pulled the wounded man free from the wrecked car, estrassi il ferito dai rottami dell'auto; He shook himself free, si è liberato con uno scrollone; The bolt has worked itself free, il bullone si è allentato

● free agent, persona indipendente; persona libera di agire; individuo padrone di sé □ (trasp.) free allowance, franchigia ( di peso) per il bagaglio □ (trasp., naut.) free alongside ship (abbr. F.A.S.), FAS partenza; franco lungo bordo □ free and easy, rilassato; accomodante; (spreg.) molto disinvolto □ (psic.) free association, libera associazione ( d'idee, ecc.) □ (trasp.) free baggage, bagaglio in franchigia □ (telef.) free call out, chiamata gratuita □ (comm.) free carrier, franco vettore □ the Free Churches, le Chiese non conformiste (d' Inghilterra) □ ( alpinismo) free climb, arrampicata libera ( singola); libera □ ( alpinismo) free climbing, arrampicata libera ( lo sport); libera □ (market., econ.) free competition, libera concorrenza □ (leg.) free consent, libero consenso □ free diving, immersione senza scafandro □ free economy, economia di mercato □ free fall, caduta libera: free-fall drop, lancio a caduta libera ( dall'aereo) □ free fight, mischia generale; ( anche) zuffa, rissa; (fig.) competizione aperta a tutti □ free-floating, ► free-floating □ ( di prodotto) free from vice, senza difetti; esente da imperfezioni □ free-form, ► free-form □ (market.) free gift, omaggio □ (pubbl.) free-gift advertising, pubblicità con l'invio di campioni gratuiti □ free gold, oro allo stato puro; (fin., USA) oro che eccede il fabbisogno della riserva legale □ (econ.) free good, bene non economico ( come l'aria) □ free hand, mano libera: to give sb. a free hand, dare mano libera a q.; to have (o to get) a free hand in st., avere (o ottenere) mano libera in qc. □ free-handed, generoso; munifico □ free-handedness, generosità; munificenza □ free-hearted, franco, spontaneo, sincero; generoso, munifico, prodigo □ ( polo) free hit, tiro libero (o di punizione) □ (GB) free house, pub non legato a una determinata fabbrica di birra □ (trasp., naut.) free in and out, franco di spese di caricazione e discarica □ (trasp., ferr.) free into wagon, franco vagone partenza □ (fin.) free issue, emissione di azioni gratuite □ ( sport) free kick, ( calcio) (calcio di) punizione; ( rugby) tiro libero □ (GB) free labour, operai non iscritti a sindacati □ (leg.) free legal aid, patrocinio gratuito; difesa d'ufficio □ free library, biblioteca con prestito gratuito □ free list, (comm. est.) lista di merci d'importazione libera; (teatr.) elenco delle entrate di favore □ free living, che fa vita libera, da gaudente; (biol.) che vive libero, non in simbiosi □ free love, libero amore □ (trasp.) free luggage, bagaglio in franchigia □ (econ.) free market, libero mercato; libero scambio, liberismo □ (econ.) free-market capitalism, capitalismo liberista □ free-market economy, economia di libero mercato □ (ass., naut.) free of ( all) average, franco d'avaria □ (trasp.) free of carriage, franco di porto □ free of charge, gratuitamente; gratis; (fisc.) esente da imposta (o da tassa); (leg.) a titolo gratuito □ (leg.) free of mortgage, libero da ipoteche □ (market.) free offer, offerta gratuita □ (trasp., naut.) free on board (abbr. F.O.B.), franco a bordo; FOB partenza □ (trasp., ferr.) free on rail (abbr. F.O.R.), franco stazione (di partenza); franco vagone □ (trasp., naut.) free on wharf, franco banchina □ (trasp., naut.) free overside, franco sotto paranco; FOB destino □ free paper, giornale locale distribuito gratuitamente □ (leg.) free pardon, condono □ free pass, lasciapassare; (ferr.) biglietto di libera circolazione □ ( a scuola) free period, ora libera; ‘buco’ (fam.) □ (chim.) free radicals, radicali liberi □ free-range chicken, pollo ruspante □ free-range eggs, uova di fattoria (o di campagna); uova di gallina allevate in libertà □ free ride, viaggio senza pagare; (fig.) uso indebitamente gratuito o agevolato □ (econ.) free rider, opportunista; (fam.) portoghese; ‘free rider’ ( chi trae beneficio da un bene pubblico senza pagarne il costo): the free-rider problem, il problema del free rider □ free-running, libero; regolare; di regime: (ferr.) free-running speed, velocità di regime □ ( Internet) free search, ricerca a testo libero □ free shop, negozio in franchigia doganale □ ( sport) free skating, pattinaggio libero □ (comput.) free space, spazio libero □ free speech, libertà di parola □ free spender, spendaccione □ free-spoken, franco; esplicito; sincero □ (stor. USA) free State, Stato antischiavista □ (econ.) free supply, offerta libera □ ( basket) free throw, tiro libero □ (TV, di canale e trasmissioni satellitari) free-to-air, gratuito; in chiaro □ (econ.) free trade, libero scambio; liberismo, liberoscambismo: free trade area, area di libero scambio; (dog.) free trade zone, punto franco □ (leg.) free union, unione libera □ ( poesia) free verse, versi sciolti □ (leg.) free waters, acque internazionali □ (mecc.) free wheel, ruota libera ( di bicicletta) □ (relig., filos.) free will, libero arbitrio □ of my own free will, di mia spontanea volontà □ free-will, volontario; spontaneo □ (antiq.) the free world, il mondo libero; i paesi occidentali □ (dog.) free zone, punto franco □ to be free of st., sbarazzarsi di qc.; essersi sbarazzato di qc. □ to be free with one's money, spendere con larghezza; essere uno spendaccione □ (fam.) for free, gratis □ to get free, liberarsi; sciogliersi ( da corde o vincoli) □ to give sb. free rein, dare completa libertà d'azione a q.; dare carta bianca a q. □ to have one's hands free, avere le mani libere ( anche fig.); essere libero da lavori o impegni □ to make free with sb., prendersi delle libertà con q. □ to make free with st., servirsi liberamente di qc.; approfittare di qc. □ (naut.) to sail free, navigare a vento largo (o con il vento favorevole) □ (fig., scherz.) There's no such thing as a free lunch, nessuno fa qualcosa per niente; niente è gratis nella vita.

1 liberare; mettere in libertà: All the prisoners were freed, tutti i prigionieri sono stati liberati; to free from captivity, liberare dalla prigionia; to free from jail, scarcerare; He freed himself from the wreckage of his car, si è liberato dai rottami dell'auto

2 liberare; affrancare, emancipare: to free slaves, emancipare gli schiavi

3 ( anche leg.) esonerare; esentare: to free sb. from a duty, esonerare q. da un dovere

4 (econ., fin.) liberalizzare; togliere le restrizioni a: to free capital movements, liberalizzare i movimenti di capitali

5 (autom., mecc.) sbloccare.

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- academic.ru/44224/lunchtime">lunchtime

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I. n

<pl -es>

1. (midday meal) Mittagessen nt

what's for \lunch? was gibt's zu Mittag?

buffet \lunch kaltes Buffet

business [or AM power] \lunch (sl) Arbeitsessen nt, Geschäftsessen nt

to do \lunch ( fam) miteinander zu Mittag essen

to go out to [or for] \lunch zum Mittagessen gehen, auswärts zu Mittag essen

to have [or eat] \lunch zu Mittag essen

to have an early \lunch früh zu Mittag essen

to have [or hold] a \lunch ein Essen geben

2. (midday break) Mittagspause f

what time do you want to have \lunch? wann möchtest du Mittag machen?

to be out to [or for] \lunch in der Mittagspause [o zu Tisch] sein

3. (light meal) Imbiss m

▶ to be out to \lunch esp AM ( fam) nicht ganz richtig im Kopf sein fam

▶ there's no such thing as a free \lunch ( prov) es wird einem nichts geschenkt

II. vi zu Mittag essen, lunchen

▪ to \lunch with sb mit jdm zu Mittag essen

▪ to \lunch on sth etw zu Mittag essen

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1. n

2. vt

3. vi

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lunch [lʌntʃ]

A s Mittagessen n:

have lunch (zu) Mittag essen;

be at lunch beim Mittagessen sein;

there is no such thing as a free lunch (Sprichwort) für nichts gibts nichts;

a) auch lunch break Mittagspause f

b) → lunchtime

B v/i (zu) Mittag essen:

they lunched on cold cuts zu Mittag gab es eine kalte Platte;

lunch out auswärts oder im Restaurant zu Mittag essen

C v/t zum Mittagessen einladen:

lunch sb on sth jemandem etwas zum Mittagessen servieren oder vorsetzen

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= Gabelfrühstück n.

Mittagessen n.

1) (of that kind) solch...

2) (so great) solch...; derartig

3) with adj. so

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1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) solch

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) derartig

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) derartig

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) solch

- academic.ru/71813/suchlike">suchlike

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I. adj

1. attr, inv (of that kind) solcher(r, s)

I had never met \such a person before so [o geh solch] ein Mensch [o ein solcher Mensch] war mir noch nie begegnet

I don't spend money on \such things für solche [o fam so] Dinge gebe ich kein Geld aus

present on this grand occasion were Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters and other \such stars bei diesem besonderen Anlass waren Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters und andere Stars dieser Größenordnung zugegen

I have been involved in many \such courses ich habe [schon] viele Kurse dieser Art gemacht

he said she had a cold, superior manner or some \such remark er sagte, sie sei kalt und überheblich, oder so etwas [o fam was] in der Richtung

I tried to tell her in \such a way that she wouldn't be offended ich versuchte es ihr so zu sagen, dass sie nicht beleidigt war

I'll show you \such books as I have ich zeige Ihnen, was ich an Büchern habe

in \such cases in solchen [o fam so] Fällen

\such a thing so etwas [o fam was]

I'm looking for a cloth for cleaning silver — do you have \such a thing? ich suche ein Tuch, mit dem man Silber putzen kann — führen Sie das?

I said no \such thing so etwas habe ich nie gesagt, ich habe nie etwas Derartiges gesagt

there's no \such thing as ghosts so etwas wie Geister gibt es nicht

2. (so great) solche(r, s), derartig

he' \such an idiot! er ist so [o geh solch] ein Idiot!, er ist ein solcher [o derartiger] Idiot!

why are you in \such a hurry? warum bist du so [o derart] in Eile?

\such beauty is rare solche [o so viel] Schönheit ist selten

\such beauty! ( liter) welch [eine] Schönheit! geh

▶ there's no \such thing as a free lunch ( prov fam) nichts ist umsonst

II. pron

1. (of that type) solche(r, s)

we were second-class citizens and they treated us as \such wir waren Bürger zweiter Klasse und wurden auch so [o als solche] behandelt

\such was not my intention ( form) das war nicht meine Absicht

\such being the case... wenn das so ist,...

what is the reward for \such a one as Fox? was ist der Lohn für jemanden [o fam so einen] wie Fox?

\such is life so ist das Leben

\such as it is so wie die Dinge liegen

\such as it was, we had no alternative but to call our parents so wie die Dinge lagen, blieb uns nichts anderes übrig, als unsere Eltern anzurufen

our lunch was \such that we don't really need an evening meal unser Mittagessen war so üppig, dass wir kein Abendessen brauchen

the wound was \such that... die Wunde war so groß, dass...

\such is the elegance of his typeface that... seine Schrift ist so elegant, dass...

2. (introducing examples)

\such as wie

small companies \such as ours are very vulnerable in a recession Kleinunternehmen wie unseres sind äußerst rezessionsanfällig

that sum of money is to cover costs \such as travel and accommodation dieser Betrag soll Auslagen wie Reise- und Unterbringungskosten abdecken

3. (suchlike) dergleichen

we talked about our kids, the weather and \such wir sprachen über unsere Kinder, das Wetter und Ähnliches [o dergleichen

4. (strictly speaking)

▪ as \such an [und für] sich, eigentlich

we don't have a secretary as \such wir haben eigentlich [o an [und für] sich] keine richtige Sekretärin

there was no vegetarian food as \such es gab kein eigentlich vegetarisches Essen

▶ \such as it is:

you're welcome to borrow my tennis racket, \such as it is du kannst dir gerne meinen Tennisschläger ausborgen — soweit er überhaupt noch viel taugt

breakfast, \such as it was, consisted of a couple of croissants and a cup of coffee das Frühstück, soweit vorhanden, bestand aus ein paar Croissants und einer Tasse Kaffee

the car, \such as it is, will get you to work auch wenn das Auto nicht mehr viel taugt, kannst du damit immer noch zur Arbeit fahren

III. adv inv so

she's \such an arrogant person sie ist so [o dermaßen] arrogant

that's \such a good film das ist so ein [o ein wirklich] guter Film

\such a big city! was für eine große Stadt!

I've never had \such good coffee ich habe noch nie [einen] so guten Kaffee getrunken

it's \such a long time ago es ist [schon] so lange her

to be \such a long way [away] so weit weg sein

I'd put on \such a lot of weight that... ich hatte so [o dermaßen] viel zugenommen, dass...

\such nice weather so schönes Wetter

it was \such nice weather that... das Wetter war so schön, dass...

\such that... so [o auf die Art]... dass...

we still have to link the sentences \such that they constitute a narrative wir müssen die Sätze noch so verbinden, dass sie eine Erzählung ergeben

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1. adj

1) (= of that kind) solche(r, s)

2)

3) pred

4)

2. adv

3. pron

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such [sʌtʃ]

A adj

1. solch(er, e, es), derartig(er, e, es):

such a man ein solcher Mann;

no such thing nichts dergleichen;

there are such things so etwas gibt es oder kommt vor;

such a life as they live ein Leben, wie sie es führen;

such people as you see here die(jenigen) oder alle Leute, die man hier sieht;

a system such as this ein derartiges System;

such a one ein solcher, eine solche, ein solches;

Mr such and such Herr Soundso;

such and such persons die und die Personen

2. ähnlich, derartig(er, e, es):

3. präd so (beschaffen), derart(ig), von solcher Art ( as to dass):

such is life so ist das Leben;

such as it is wie es nun einmal ist;

such being the case da es sich so verhält

4. solch(er, e, es), so groß oder klein etc, dermaßen:

he got such a fright that … er bekam einen derartigen Schrecken, dass …;

such was the force of the explosion so groß war die Gewalt der Explosion

5. umg so gewaltig, solch:

we had such fun! wir hatten (ja) so einen Spaß!

B adv so, derart:

such a nice day so ein schöner Tag;

such a long time eine so lange Zeit

C pron

1. solch(er, e, es), der, die, das, die pl:

a) diejenigen, welche; alle, die; solche, die,

b) wie (zum Beispiel);

such was not my intention das war nicht meine Absicht;

man as such der Mensch als solcher;

all such alle dieser Art;

and such (like) und dergleichen

2. umg oder WIRTSCH der-, die-, dasselbe, dieselben pl

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1) (of that kind) solch...

2) (so great) solch...; derartig

3) with adj. so

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derartig adj.

solch adj.

solcher adj.

solches adj.