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1 there

there [ðeə(r), unstressed ðə(r)]

là ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) y ⇒ 1 (a) il y a ⇒ 2

1 adverb

(a) (in or to a particular place) là, y;

∎ they aren't there ils ne sont pas là, ils n'y sont pas;

∎ we never go there nous n'y allons jamais;

∎ we're there! nous voilà arrivés!;

∎ who's there? qui est là?;

∎ is Margot there? est-ce que Margot est là?;

∎ see that woman there? that's Marlene tu vois cette femme là-bas? c'est Marlene;

∎ so there we were/I was donc, on était/j'étais là;

∎ she got there in the end (reached a place) elle a fini par arriver; (completed a task) elle a fini par y arriver;

∎ put it there mets-le là; (shake my hand) serre-moi la main;

∎ it's there on the desk c'est là sur le bureau;

∎ she just sat/stood there elle était assise/debout là;

∎ move along there, please! circulez, s'il vous plaît;

∎ we go to Paris and from there to Rome nous allons à Paris et de là à Rome;

∎ here and there çà et là;

∎ there it is le voilà;

∎ it's around there somewhere c'est quelque part par là;

∎ back there là-bas;

∎ in there là-dedans;

∎ on there là-dessus;

∎ over there là-bas;

∎ under there là-dessous;

∎ that car there cette voiture-là;

∎ those cars there ces voitures-là;

∎ your friend there votre ami;

∎ familiar figurative I've been there je suis passé par là, j'ai connu ça;

∎ familiar I've been there before non merci, j'ai déjà donné;

∎ familiar been there, done that (got the T-shirt) non merci, j'ai déjà donné

(b) (available) là;

∎ it's there if you need it c'est là si tu en as besoin;

∎ she's always been there for me elle a toujours été là quand j'avais besoin d'elle

(c) (in existence) là;

∎ I couldn't believe he was really there je n'arrivais pas à croire qu'il était vraiment là;

∎ the central problem is still there le principal problème est toujours là

(d) (on or at a particular point) là;

∎ we disagree there, there we disagree nous ne sommes pas d'accord là-dessus;

∎ there's or there lies the difficulty voilà le problème, le problème est là;

∎ there you're wrong là vous vous trompez;

∎ you're right there là vous avez raison;

∎ let's leave it there restons-en là;

∎ we'll have to stop there for today nous nous arrêterons là pour aujourd'hui;

∎ could I just stop you there? puis-je vous interrompre ici?;

∎ as for the food, I've no complaints there pour ce qui est de la nourriture, là je n'ai pas à me plaindre;

∎ familiar you've got me there! là, je ne sais pas quoi vous répondre ou dire!^□

(e) (drawing attention to someone or something)

∎ hello or hi there! salut!;

∎ hey there! hep, vous là-bas!;

∎ there they are! les voilà!;

∎ there they come les voilà (qui arrivent);

∎ there you go again! ça y est, vous recommencez!;

∎ there she goes, complaining again! voilà qu'elle recommence à se plaindre!;

∎ there's the bell, I must be going tiens ça sonne, je dois partir;

∎ ironic there's gratitude for you c'est beau la reconnaissance!;

∎ now finish your homework, there's a good boy maintenant sois un grand garçon et finis tes devoirs

(f) (idiom)

∎ he's not all or not quite there (stupid) il n'a pas toute sa tête; (senile) il n'a plus toute sa tête

2 pronoun

∎ there is (used before singular noun) il y a;

∎ there are (used before plural noun) il y a;

∎ there was/were il y avait;

∎ there will be il y aura;

∎ there is or there's a book on the table il y a un livre sur la table;

∎ there are some books on the table il y a des livres sur la table;

∎ there isn't any il n'y en a pas;

∎ there's a bus coming il y a un bus qui arrive;

∎ well, there's that girl I was telling you about before… il y a bien cette fille dont je t'ai déjà parlé…;

∎ what happens if there's a change of plan? qu'est-ce qui se passe si on change d'idée?;

∎ there must have been a mistake il a dû y avoir une erreur;

∎ there was once a king il était ou il y avait une fois un roi;

∎ there was singing and dancing on a chanté et dansé;

∎ there were some pieces missing il manquait des pièces;

∎ there weren't any more, were there? il n'en restait pas, si?;

∎ there's one slice left il reste une tranche;

∎ there are or familiar there's two slices left il reste deux tranches;

∎ there's nothing we can do to help them on ne peut rien faire pour les aider;

∎ there's no stopping her rien ne peut l'arrêter;

∎ there's no knowing what he'll do next il est impossible de prévoir ce qu'il fera ensuite;

∎ there was no denying it c'était indéniable;

∎ there now follows a party political broadcast = formule annonçant la diffusion télévisée des messages électoraux des différents partis;

∎ there comes a time when you have to slow down il arrive un moment où il faut ralentir le rythme;

∎ there still remain several points to be resolved il reste encore plusieurs problèmes à résoudre;

∎ there arose a murmur of disapproval un murmure de désapprobation s'éleva

3 exclamation

(a) (soothing)

∎ there now, don't cry! allons ou là! ne pleure pas!;

∎ there, that wasn't so bad, was it? voilà, ça n'était pas si terrible que ça, si?;

∎ there, there! allez!

(b) (aggressive)

∎ there (now), what did I say? voilà, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit?;

∎ there, now you've made me lose count! et voilà, tu m'as fait perdre le compte!

(c) (finishing task)

∎ there (now), that's done! là! voilà qui est fait!

(d) (after all)

∎ but, there, it's not surprising mais enfin, ce n'est pas surprenant

4 so there exclamation

voilà!

5 there again adverb

après tout;

∎ but there again, no one really knows mais après tout, personne ne sait vraiment

6 there and back adverb

∎ we did the trip there and back in three hours nous avons fait l'aller retour en trois heures;

∎ it will take you about an hour/cost you about £50 there and back l'aller retour vous prendra à peu près une heure/vous coûtera environ 50 livres

7 there and then, then and there adverb

sur-le-champ;

∎ I decided there and then to have no more to do with him j'ai tout de suite décidé de ne plus avoir affaire à lui

8 there you are, there you go adverb

(a) (never mind)

∎ it wasn't the ideal solution, but there you are or go ce n'était pas l'idéal, mais enfin ou mais qu'est-ce que vous voulez

(b) (it's done)

∎ just press the button and there you are or go! vous n'avez qu'à appuyer sur le bouton et ça y est!

(c) (I told you so) voilà, ça y est

(d) (here you are) tenez, voilà

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > there
2 Empty subject: it and there

Слова it и there в функции формального подлежащего.

↑ Subject

1) it.

Если логическим подлежащим предложения является синтаксический оборот или придаточное предложение, то, как правило, вместо него вводится формальное ("пустое") подлежащее it, а логическое подлежащее перемещается в конец предложения.

а) Придаточное предложение (Subordinate clause).

Формальное подлежащее it может употребляться, если логическим подлежащим является придаточное предложение (особенно если это придаточное является достаточно распространенным).

It was quite clear that the career of this gentleman had been far from immaculate. — Было понятно, что карьера этого джентльмена далеко не безукоризненна. (более естественно, чем That the career of this gentleman had been far from immaculate was quite clear).

б) Инфинитивный оборот (Infinitive clause).

Формальное подлежащее it обыкновенно вводится, если логическим подлежащим является инфинитивный оборот. В частности, it часто используется в инфинитивных оборотах, вводимых предлогом for (For- clause).

It is difficult to imagine worse English. — Трудно представить себе худший английский.

It was difficult for them to talk and so they for the most part kept silent. — Им было трудно разговаривать, поэтому большую часть времени они молчали.

в) Герундиальный оборот (ing- clause).

Формальное подлежащее может вводиться при логическом подлежащем, выраженном герундиальным оборотом. Такие конструкции характерны для разговорного языка.

It was nice seeing you. — Приятно было тебя видеть.

It surprised me your not remembering my name. — Меня удивило, что ты не помнишь моего имени.

2) there.

В предложениях, описывающих существование чего-либо, вводится формальное подлежащее there.

а) Чаще всего сказуемым в таких предложениях бывает глагол be. Be согласуется в числе с логическим подлежащим.

There is a house in New Orleans they call "The Rising Sun". — В Новом Орлеане есть дом, который называют "Восходящее солнце".

" There aren't many of them about," she said. — "Их тут не так много", - сказала она.

б) При глаголе be в предложениях с формальным подлежащим there может употребляться модальный глагол (см. Modal verbs), а также некоторые другие глаголы (seem, appear, happen и др.)

There seems to be nothing he cannot do, nothing he doesn't do well, nothing he does superbly. — Похоже, что нет ничего такого, чего бы он не мог сделать, ничего, чего бы он не мог сделать хорошо, и ничего, с чем бы он справился в совершенстве.

There might be two different explanations of this. — Этому есть, возможно, два объяснения.

English-Russian grammar dictionary > Empty subject: it and there
3 kids aren't being raised, they are just growing up! there's no respect between men and women, or from children for their parents!

Общая лексика: никто их не воспитывает. Нет более уважения между мужчинами и женщинами

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > kids aren't being raised, they are just growing up! there's no respect between men and women, or from children for their parents!
4 any

'eni
1. pronoun, adjective
1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) cualquier

2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) algún; ningún

2. adjective
(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) cualquier

3. adverb
(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) en absoluto, para nada; algo

- anybody
- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case

any¹ adj

1. algún

are there any messages for me? ¿hay algún recado para mí?

Muchas veces no se traduce al español

have you got any cousins? ¿tienes primos?

do you need any money? ¿necesitas dinero?

2. ningún

there aren't any problems no hay ningún problema

Muchas veces no se traduce al español

there aren't any tickets left no quedan entradas

I haven't got any children no tengo hijos

3. cualquier

ask any teacher pregúntale a cualquier profesor

we can come any day this week podemos ir cualquier día de esta semana

any² adv

she can't walk any faster no puede caminar más rápido

do you feel any better? ¿te sientes mejor?

not any more ya no

there isn't any more ya no hay

I don't live there any more ya no vivo allí

any³ pron

1. alguno

those biscuits were delicious; are there any left? esas galletas eran deliciosas; ¿queda alguna?

Muchas veces no se traduce al español

there's some lemonade; do you want any? hay limonada; ¿quieres?

2. ninguno

I wanted a sandwich, but there weren't any left quería un bocadillo, pero no quedaba ninguno

Muchas veces no se traduce al español

I'm sorry, I haven't got any lo siento, no tengo

3. cualquiera

any of those computers will do cualquiera de esos ordenadores sirve

any

tr['enɪ]

adjective

1 (in questions) algún,-una

■ are there any biscuits left? ¿queda alguna galleta?

■ have you got any money/gloves? ¿tienes dinero/guantes?

2 (negative) ningún,-una

■ he hasn't bought any milk/biscuits no ha comprado leche/galletas

■ without any difficulty sin ninguna dificultad

3 (no matter which) cualquier,-ra

■ any fool knows that cualquier tonto sabe eso

■ any old rag will do cualquier trapo sirve

■ come round any time ven cuando quieras

pronoun

1 (in questions) alguno,-a

■ there are foxes round here, have you seen any? hay zorros por aquí, ¿has visto alguno?

■ do you want any? ¿quieres?

■ he's got lots of money, but does he ever spend any? tiene mucho dinero, pero ¿gasta algo alguna vez?

2 (negative) ninguno,-a

■ they're very cheap, but I haven't sold any son muy baratos, pero no he vendido ninguno

■ I asked for snails/caviar, but they hadn't got any pedí caracoles/caviar pero no tenían

■ brandy?, there isn't any ¿coñac?, no hay

3 (no matter which) cualquiera

■ any of these books will do cualquiera de estos libros sirve

adverb

1 no suele traducirse

■ I don't work there any more ya no trabajo allí

■ do you want any more? ¿quieres más?

■ I can't work any faster no puedo trabajar más deprisa Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL En preguntas y frases negativas no se usa any sino a o an con los sustantivos contables en singular /Table 1

any ['ɛni] adv

1) : algo

is it any better?: ¿está (algo) mejor?

2) : para nada

it is not any good: no sirve para nada

any adj

1) : alguno

is there any doubt?: ¿hay alguna duda?

call me if you have any questions: llámeme si tiene alguna pregunta

2) : cualquier

I can answer any question: puedo responder a cualquier pregunta

3) : todo

in any case: en todo caso

4) : ningún

he would not accept it under any circumstances: no lo aceptaría bajo ninguna circunstancia

any pron

1) : alguno m, -na f

are there any left?: ¿queda alguno?

2) : ninguno m, -na f

I don't want any: no quiero ninguno

any

adj.

• alguno adj.

• algún adj.

• cualquier adj.

• todo, -a adj.

adv.

• algo adv.

pron.

• alguno pron.

• cualquiera pron.

I 'eni
1) adjective

Sense I

2) (in questions)

a) (+ pl n)

are there any questions? — ¿alguien tiene alguna pregunta?

does she have any children? — ¿tiene hijos?

b) (+ uncount n)

do you need any help? — ¿necesitas ayuda?

do you want any more coffee? — ¿quieres más café?

c) (+ sing count n: as indef art) algún, -guna

is there any chance they'll come? — ¿existe alguna posibilidad de que vengan?

3) (in if clauses and suppositions)

a) (+ pl n)

call me if there are any changes — llámame si hay algún cambio

if you see any flowers, buy some — si ves flores, compra algunas

report any accidents to me — infórmeme de cualquier accidente que ocurra

b) (+ uncount n)

let me know if you have any pain — avíseme si siente dolor

any rivalry between them soon disappeared — si había existido entre ellos alguna rivalidad, pronto desapareció

take any money you need — toma el dinero que necesites

c) (+ sing count n)

if any lawyer can help you, she can — si hay un abogado que te pueda ayudar, es ella

any upset could kill him — cualquier disgusto podría matarlo

any act of disobedience will be punished — toda desobediencia será castigada

4) (with neg and implied neg)

a) (+ pl n)

don't buy any more eggs — no compres más huevos

aren't there any apples left? — ¿no queda ninguna manzana?, ¿no quedan manzanas?

b) (+ uncount n)

don't make any noise — no hagas ruido

didn't he give you any money at all? — ¿no te dio nada de dinero?

it doesn't make any sense — no tiene ningún sentido

c) (+ sing count n) ningún, -guna

he didn't leave any telephone number — no nos dejó ningún número de teléfono

I didn't say any such thing! — yo no dije tal cosa!

Sense II

5)

a) ( no matter which)

take any book you want — llévate cualquier libro or el libro que quieras

take any books you want — llévate los libros que quieras

call me any time — llámame cuando quieras

any day now — cualquier día de éstos

b) (every, all)

in any large school, you'll find that... — en cualquier or todo colegio grande, verás que...

6) (countless, a lot)

any number/amount of something — cualquier cantidad de algo

II

pronoun

1) (in questions)

a) (referring to pl n) alguno, -na

those chocolates were nice, are there any left? — qué ricos esos bombones! ¿queda alguno?

b) (referring to uncount n)

we need sugar; did you buy any? — nos hace falta azúcar ¿compraste?

is there any of that cake left? — ¿queda algo de ese pastel?

2) (in if clauses and suppositions)

a) (referring to pl n)

buy some red ones if you can find any — compra algunas rojas si encuentras

the advantages, if any, are marginal — las ventajas, si (es que) las hay, son marginales

if any of my friends calls, take a message — si llama alguno de mis amigos, toma el recado

b) (referring to uncount n)

help yourself to cake if you want any — sírvete pastel si quieres

3) (with neg and implied neg)

a) (referring to pl n)

some children were here - I didn't see any — aquí había algunos niños - yo no vi (a) ninguno or no los vi

you'll have to go without cigarettes; I forgot to buy any — te vas a tener que arreglar sin cigarrillos porque me olvidé de comprar

b) (referring to uncount n)

she offered me some wine, but I didn't want any — me ofreció vino, pero no quise

I didn't understand any of that lecture — no entendí nada de esa conferencia

4) ( no matter which) cualquiera

which would you like? - any will do — ¿cuál quieres? - cualquiera (sirve)

III

adverb

1) (with comparative)

do you feel any better now? — ¿te sientes (algo) mejor ahora?

things aren't any better — las cosas no andan (nada) mejor

they don't live here any more — ya no viven aquí

2) ( at all) (AmE)

have you thought about it any since then? — ¿has pensado en ello desde entonces?

it doesn't seem to have affected him any — no parece haberlo afectado en absoluto or (para) nada

['enɪ]
1. ADJECTIVE

1) (in questions)
When any modifies an uncountable noun in questions it is usually not translated:
have you got any money? — ¿tienes dinero?

is there any sugar? — ¿hay azúcar?
When any modifies a plural noun in questions it is often not translated. However, if a low number is expected in response, algún/alguna + singular noun is used:
are there any tickets left? — ¿quedan entradas?

did they find any survivors? — ¿hubo supervivientes?

do you speak any foreign languages? — ¿hablas algún idioma extranjero?

do you have any questions? — ¿alguna pregunta?

2) (+ negative, implied negative)
When any modifies an uncountable noun it is usually not translated:
I haven't any money — no tengo dinero

I have hardly any money left — casi no me queda dinero
When the translation is countable, [ningún]/[ninguna] + singular noun can be used:
you haven't any excuse — no tienes ninguna excusa

she accepted without any hesitation — aceptó sin ninguna duda

we got him home without any problem — lo llevamos a casa sin ningún problema
When [any] modifies a plural noun, it is either left untranslated or, for greater emphasis, translated using [ningún]/[ninguna] + singular noun:
he hasn't got any friends — no tiene amigos

I can't see any cows — no veo ninguna vaca

• I won't do any such thing! — ¡no voy a hacer una cosa semejante!

3) (in conditional constructions)

Any + plural noun is often translated using algún/alguna + singular noun:
if there are any problems let me know — si hay algún problema, me lo dices

if there are any tickets left — si queda alguna entrada

if he had any decency he would apologize — si tuviera un poco de decencia, se disculparía

if it is in any way inconvenient to you... — si por cualquier razón le resultara inconveniente...

4) (=no matter which) cualquier

any teacher will tell you — te lo dirá cualquier profesor

bring me any (old) book — tráeme un libro cualquiera

buy any two tins of soup and get one free — por cada dos latas de sopa cualesquiera que compre le regalamos otra

wear any hat (you like) — ponte el sombrero que quieras

• he's not just any violinist — no es un violinista cualquiera

• take any one you like — tome cualquiera, tome el que quiera

it could have happened to any one of us — le podría haber pasado a cualquiera de nosotros

• it's much like any other seaside resort — es muy parecido a cualquier otro sitio costero

• come at any time — ven cuando quieras

we can cater for up to 300 guests at any one time — podemos proveer hasta a 300 invitados en cada ocasión

• any person who or that breaks the rules will be punished — se castigará a toda persona que no acate las reglas
day 1., 1), minute, moment, case II, 1., 3), rate I, 1., 2)
5) (in set expressions)

• any amount of, they'll spend any amount of money to get it — se gastarán lo que haga falta para conseguirlo

• any number of, there must be any number of people in my position — debe haber gran cantidad de personas en mi situación

I've told you any number of times — te lo he dicho montones de veces

2. PRONOUN

1) (in questions)
When any refers to an uncountable noun in questions it is usually not translated:
I fancy some soup, have we got any? — me apetece sopa, ¿tenemos?

is there any milk left? — ¿queda (algo de) leche?
When [any] refers to a plural noun in questions it is often translated using [alguno]/[alguna] in the singular:
I need a stamp, have you got any? — necesito un sello, ¿tienes alguno?

do any of you know the answer? — ¿sabe alguno (de vosotros) la respuesta?

have any of them arrived? — ¿ha llegado alguno (de ellos)?

2) (+ negative, implied negative)
When any refers to an uncountable noun it is usually not translated:
"can I have some bread?" - "we haven't any" — -¿hay pan? -no nos queda nada or no tenemos
When [any] refers to a plural noun, it is either left untranslated or, for greater emphasis, translated using [ningún]/[ninguna] in the singular:
"did you buy the oranges?" - "no, there weren't any" — ¿compraste (las) naranjas? -no, no había or no tenían

she has two brothers but I haven't got any — tiene dos hermanos pero yo no tengo ninguno

I don't like any of them — no me gusta ninguno

I don't believe any of them has done it — no creo que lo haya hecho ninguno de ellos

he hasn't done any of his homework — no ha hecho nada de deberes

3) (in conditional constructions)

if any of you knows how to drive — si alguno de vosotros sabe conducir

few, if any, survived — pocos, si alguno, sobrevivió

4) (=no matter which) cualquiera

any of those books will do — cualquiera de esos libros servirá

it's better than any of his other films — es mejor que cualquiera de sus otras películas

3. ADVERB

1) (in questions)

would you like any more soup? — ¿quieres más sopa?

is he any better? — ¿está (algo) mejor?

2) (+ negative)

• don't wait any longer — no esperes más (tiempo)

• I don't love him any more — ya no le quiero

I couldn't do that any more than I could fly — yo puedo hacer eso tanto como volar

• the room didn't look any too clean — la habitación no parecía muy limpia

3) (esp US)
* (=at all)
it doesn't help us any — eso no nos ayuda para nada

does she sing any? — ¿sabe cantar de una forma u otra?

* * *

I ['eni]
1) adjective

Sense I

2) (in questions)

a) (+ pl n)

are there any questions? — ¿alguien tiene alguna pregunta?

does she have any children? — ¿tiene hijos?

b) (+ uncount n)

do you need any help? — ¿necesitas ayuda?

do you want any more coffee? — ¿quieres más café?

c) (+ sing count n: as indef art) algún, -guna

is there any chance they'll come? — ¿existe alguna posibilidad de que vengan?

3) (in if clauses and suppositions)

a) (+ pl n)

call me if there are any changes — llámame si hay algún cambio

if you see any flowers, buy some — si ves flores, compra algunas

report any accidents to me — infórmeme de cualquier accidente que ocurra

b) (+ uncount n)

let me know if you have any pain — avíseme si siente dolor

any rivalry between them soon disappeared — si había existido entre ellos alguna rivalidad, pronto desapareció

take any money you need — toma el dinero que necesites

c) (+ sing count n)

if any lawyer can help you, she can — si hay un abogado que te pueda ayudar, es ella

any upset could kill him — cualquier disgusto podría matarlo

any act of disobedience will be punished — toda desobediencia será castigada

4) (with neg and implied neg)

a) (+ pl n)

don't buy any more eggs — no compres más huevos

aren't there any apples left? — ¿no queda ninguna manzana?, ¿no quedan manzanas?

b) (+ uncount n)

don't make any noise — no hagas ruido

didn't he give you any money at all? — ¿no te dio nada de dinero?

it doesn't make any sense — no tiene ningún sentido

c) (+ sing count n) ningún, -guna

he didn't leave any telephone number — no nos dejó ningún número de teléfono

I didn't say any such thing! — yo no dije tal cosa!

Sense II

5)

a) ( no matter which)

take any book you want — llévate cualquier libro or el libro que quieras

take any books you want — llévate los libros que quieras

call me any time — llámame cuando quieras

any day now — cualquier día de éstos

b) (every, all)

in any large school, you'll find that... — en cualquier or todo colegio grande, verás que...

6) (countless, a lot)

any number/amount of something — cualquier cantidad de algo

II

pronoun

1) (in questions)

a) (referring to pl n) alguno, -na

those chocolates were nice, are there any left? — qué ricos esos bombones! ¿queda alguno?

b) (referring to uncount n)

we need sugar; did you buy any? — nos hace falta azúcar ¿compraste?

is there any of that cake left? — ¿queda algo de ese pastel?

2) (in if clauses and suppositions)

a) (referring to pl n)

buy some red ones if you can find any — compra algunas rojas si encuentras

the advantages, if any, are marginal — las ventajas, si (es que) las hay, son marginales

if any of my friends calls, take a message — si llama alguno de mis amigos, toma el recado

b) (referring to uncount n)

help yourself to cake if you want any — sírvete pastel si quieres

3) (with neg and implied neg)

a) (referring to pl n)

some children were here - I didn't see any — aquí había algunos niños - yo no vi (a) ninguno or no los vi

you'll have to go without cigarettes; I forgot to buy any — te vas a tener que arreglar sin cigarrillos porque me olvidé de comprar

b) (referring to uncount n)

she offered me some wine, but I didn't want any — me ofreció vino, pero no quise

I didn't understand any of that lecture — no entendí nada de esa conferencia

4) ( no matter which) cualquiera

which would you like? - any will do — ¿cuál quieres? - cualquiera (sirve)

III

adverb

1) (with comparative)

do you feel any better now? — ¿te sientes (algo) mejor ahora?

things aren't any better — las cosas no andan (nada) mejor

they don't live here any more — ya no viven aquí

2) ( at all) (AmE)

have you thought about it any since then? — ¿has pensado en ello desde entonces?

it doesn't seem to have affected him any — no parece haberlo afectado en absoluto or (para) nada

English-spanish dictionary > any
5 be

1. verb,
pres. t. I am, neg. (coll.) ain't, he is, neg. (coll.) isn't

Ex:

we are — neg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula

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1) (indicating quality or attribute) sein

she'll be ten next week — sie wird nächste Woche zehn

she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin

being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein

he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch

2) in exclamation

was she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!

aren't you a big boy! — was bist du schon für ein großer Junge!

3) will be (indicating supposition)

[I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge

you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören

4) (indicating physical or mental welfare or state) sein; sich fühlen

I am hot — mir ist heiß

I am freezing — mich friert es

how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?

5) identifying the subject

it is the 5th today — heute haben wir den Fünften

who's that? — wer ist das?

it is she, it's her — sie ist's

if I were you — an deiner Stelle

6) (indicating profession, pastime, etc.)

be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein

she wants to be a surgeon — sie möchte Chirurgin werden

7) with possessive

it is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr

8) (cost) kosten

how much are the eggs? — was kosten die Eier?

9) (equal) sein

two times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs

sixteen ounces is a pound — sechzehn Unzen sind od. ergeben ein Pfund

10) (constitute) bilden

London is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England

11) (mean) bedeuten

he was everything to her — er bedeutete ihr alles
2. intransitive verb
1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existieren

can such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?

I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich

there is/are... — es gibt...

for the time being — vorläufig

Miss Jones that was — das frühere Fräulein Jones

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei

2) (remain) bleiben

I shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute

she has been in her room for hours — sie ist schon seit Stunden in ihrem Zimmer

let it be — lass es sein

let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe

how long has he been here? — wie lange ist er schon hier?

3) (happen) stattfinden; sein

where will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?

4) (go, come)

be off with you! — geh/geht!

I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause

she's from Australia — sie stammt od. ist aus Australien

are you for London? — wollen Sie nach London?

5) (on visit etc.) sein

have you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

has anyone been? — ist jemand da gewesen?

6)

she's been and tidied the room — (coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt

the children have been at the biscuits — die Kinder waren an den Keksen (ugs.)

I've been into this matter — ich habe mich mit der Sache befasst
3. auxiliary verb
1) forming passive werden

the child was found — das Kind wurde gefunden

German is spoken here — hier wird Deutsch gesprochen

2) forming continuous tenses, active

he is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen

I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]

the train was departing when I got there — der Zug fuhr gerade ab, als ich ankam

3) forming continuous tenses, passive

the house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut

4) (expr. obligation)

be to — sollen

I am to inform you — ich soll Sie unterrichten

he is to be admired — er ist zu bewundern

5) (expr. arrangement)

be to — sollen

the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen

6) (expr. possibility)

it was not to be seen — es war nicht zu sehen

I was not to be side-tracked — ich ließ mich nicht ablenken

7) (expr. destiny)

they were never to meet again — sie sollten sich nie wieder treffen

8) (expr. condition)

if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...
4.
bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann

mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater

the be-all and end-all — das A und O

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['bi: ɡi:]
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.)

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be

<was, been>

[bi:, bi]

vi + n/adj

1. (describes) sein

she's quite rich/ugly sie ist ziemlich reich/hässlich

what is that? was ist das?

she's a doctor sie ist Ärztin

what do you want to \be when you grow up? was willst du einmal werden, wenn du erwachsen bist?

you need to \be certain before you make an accusation like that du musst dir ganz sicher sein, bevor du so eine Anschuldigung vorbringst

“may I \be of service Madam?” the waiter asked „kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein, gnädige Frau?“ fragte der Kellner

to \be on the same wavelength auf der gleichen Wellenlänge liegen fam

to \be able to do sth etw tun können, in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

to \be from a country/a town aus einem Land/einer Stadt kommen

2. (composition) sein, bestehen aus

is this plate pure gold? ist dieser Teller aus reinem Gold?

3. (opinion)

▪ to \be for/against sth für/gegen etw akk sein

to \be all for sth ganz [o sehr] für etw akk sein

4. (calculation) sein, machen, kosten

two and two is four zwei und zwei ist vier

these books are 50p each diese Bücher kosten jeweils 50p

5. (timing)

to \be late/[right] on time zu spät/[genau] rechtzeitig kommen

6. (location) sein; town, country liegen

the keys are in that box die Schlüssel befinden sich in der Schachtel

the food was on the table das Essen stand auf dem Tisch

he's not here er ist nicht da

to \be in a fix [or jam] ( fam) in der Klemme stecken fam

to \be in a bad situation/trouble in einer schwierigen Situation/Schwierigkeiten sein

7. in pp (visit) sein

the postman hasn't been yet der Briefträger war noch nicht da

I've never been to Kenya ich bin noch nie in Kenia gewesen

8. (take place) stattfinden

the meeting is next Tuesday die Konferenz findet am nächsten Montag statt

9. (do) sein

to \be on benefit [or AM welfare] Sozialhilfe bekommen [o SCHWEIZ beziehen], Sozialhilfeempfänger/Sozialhilfeempfängerin sein

to \be on a diet auf Diät sein

to \be on the pill die Pille nehmen

to \be on standby/on holiday in [Ruf]bereitschaft/im Urlaub sein

▪ to \be up to sth etw im Schild[e] führen

10. (exist) existieren, vorhanden sein; ( old liter: live) leben, sein

let her \be! lass sie in Ruhe!

to \be or not to \be, that is the question Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist die Frage

there is/are... es gibt...

11. (expresses possibility)

can it [really] \be that...? ( form) ist es [tatsächlich] möglich, dass...?

is it that...? ( form) kann es sein, dass...?

12. (expresses ability)

sth is to \be done etw kann getan werden

the exhibition is currently to \be seen at the City Gallery die Ausstellung ist zurzeit in der Stadtgalerie zu besichtigen

13.

▪ to \be to do sth (expresses allowance) etw dürfen; (expresses obligation) etw sollen

▪ to not \be to do sth etw nicht dürfen

what are we to do? was sollen wir tun?

you're to sit in the corner and keep quiet du sollst dich in die Ecke setzen und ruhig sein

14.

▪ to \be to do sth (expresses future) etw tun werden

we are to visit Australia in the spring im Frühling reisen wir nach Australien; (expresses future in past)

she was never to see her brother again sie sollte ihren Bruder nie mehr wiedersehen; (in conditionals)

if I were you, I'd... an deiner Stelle würde ich...

if sb was [or were] to do sth,... wenn jd etw tun würde,...

if he was to work harder, he'd get better grades wenn er härter arbeiten würde, bekäme er bessere Noten

were sb to do sth,... ( form) würde jd etw tun,...

were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed würde ich mich weigern, wären sie äußerst verärgert

15. (impersonal use)

what is it? was ist?

what's it to \be? (what are you drinking) was möchten Sie trinken?; (please decide now) was soll es denn [nun] sein?

it is only fair for me es erscheint mir nur fair

is it true that you were asked to resign? stimmt es, dass man dir nahegelegt hat, dein Amt niederzulegen?

it's not that I don't like her — it's just that we rarely agree on anything es ist nicht so, dass ich sie nicht mag — wir sind nur selten einer Meinung

as it were sozusagen, gleichsam

16. (expresses imperatives)

\be quiet or I'll...! sei still oder ich...!

\be seated! ( form) setzen Sie sich!, nehmen Sie Platz! geh

\be yourself! sei du selbst! [o ganz natürlich!

17. (expresses continuation)

▪ to \be doing sth gerade etw tun

don't talk about that while I'm eating sprich nicht davon, während ich beim Essen bin

she's studying to be a lawyer sie studiert, um Rechtsanwältin zu werden

it's raining es regnet

you're always complaining du beklagst dich dauernd

18. (expresses passive)

to \be asked/pushed gefragt/gestoßen werden

to \be be discovered by sb von jdm gefunden werden

to \be left an orphan als Waise zurückbleiben

to \be left speechless sprachlos sein

19.

▶ the \be-all and end-all das Ein und Alles [o A und O]

▶ far \be it from sb to do sth nichts liegt jdm ferner, als etw zu tun

▶ to \be off form nicht in Form sein

▶ the joke is on sb jd ist der Dumme

▶ \be that as it may wie dem auch sei

▶ to \be off (go away, leave) weggehen; (begin spoiling) schlecht sein

\be off with you! go away! geh! hau ab! fam

▶ so \be it so sei es, sei's drum fam

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[biː] pres am, is, are, pret was, were, ptp been
1. COPULATIVE VERB

1) with adjective, noun, pronoun sein

to be critical of — kritisch sein or sich kritisch äußern über (+acc)

be sensible! — sei vernünftig

who's that? – it's me/that's Mary — wer ist das? – ich bins/das ist Mary

if I were you — wenn ich Sie or an Ihrer Stelle wäre

he is a soldier/a German — er ist Soldat/Deutscher

he wants to be a doctor — er möchte Arzt werden Note that the article is used in German only when the noun is qualified by an adjective.

he's a good student/a true Englishman — er ist ein guter Student/ein echter Engländer

2)

referring to physical, mental state how are you? — wie gehts?

I'm better now — es geht mir jetzt besser

she's not at all well — es geht ihr gar nicht gut

to be hungry/thirsty — Hunger/Durst haben, hungrig/durstig sein

I am hot/cold/frozen — mir ist heiß/kalt/eiskalt

they were horrified — sie waren entsetzt

3) age sein

he's five — er ist fünf

how old is she? —

he'll be three next month — er wird nächsten Monat drei (Jahre alt)

4) = cost kosten

how much is that? — wie viel or was kostet das?

5) MATH sein

two times two is or are four — zwei mal zwei ist or sind or gibt vier

6) with possessive gehören (+dat)

that book is your brother's/his — das Buch gehört Ihrem Bruder/ihm, das ist das Buch Ihres Bruders/das ist sein Buch

7)

in exclamations was he pleased to hear it! — er war vielleicht froh, das zu hören!

but wasn't she glad when... — hat sie sich vielleicht gefreut, als...

8) Brit inf

how are you for a beer? — hast du Lust auf ein Bier?

2. AUXILIARY VERB

1)

in continuous tenses Note how German uses the simple tense:what are you doing? — was machst du da?

she's always complaining — sie beklagt sich dauernd

they're coming tomorrow — sie kommen morgen Note how German uses the present tense:

I have been waiting for you for half an hour — ich warte schon seit einer halben Stunde auf Sie

will you be seeing her tomorrow? — sehen or treffen Sie sie morgen?

you will be hearing from us — Sie hören von uns, Sie werden von uns hören Note the use of bei + infinitive:

we're just drinking coffee —

I've just been packing my case — ich war gerade beim Kofferpacken

I was packing my case when... — ich war gerade beim Kofferpacken, als...

2) in passive constructions werden

he was run over — er ist überfahren worden, er wurde überfahren

the box had been opened — die Schachtel war geöffnet worden

it is/was being repaired — es wird/wurde gerade repariert

I will not be intimidated — ich lasse mich nicht einschüchtern __diams; to be/not to be...

they are shortly to be married — sie werden bald heiraten

they were to have been married last week — sie hätten letzte Woche heiraten sollen

the car is to be sold — das Auto soll verkauft werden

she was to be/was to have been dismissed but... — sie sollte entlassen werden, aber.../sie hätte entlassen werden sollen, aber...

he is to be pitied/not to be envied —

not to be confused with — nicht zu verwechseln mit

what is to be done? — was ist zu tun?, was soll geschehen?

I am to look after her — ich soll mich um sie kümmern

I am not to be disturbed — ich möchte nicht gestört werden

he is not to open it — er soll es nicht öffnen

I wasn't to tell you his name — ich sollte or durfte Ihnen nicht sagen, wie er heißt; (but I did) ich hätte Ihnen eigentlich nicht sagen sollen or dürfen, wie er heißt

she was never to return — sie sollte nie zurückkehren

he was not to be persuaded — er war nicht zu überreden, er ließ sich nicht überreden

if it were or was to snow — falls or wenn es schneien sollte

and were I or if I were to tell him? — und wenn ich es ihm sagen würde?

3)

in tag questions/short answers he's always late, isn't he? – yes he is — er kommt doch immer zu spät, nicht? – ja, das stimmt

he's never late, is he? – yes he is — er kommt nie zu spät, oder? – oh, doch

you're not ill, are you? – yes I am/no I'm not — Sie sind doch nicht (etwa) krank? – doch!/nein

it's all done, is it? – yes it is/no it isn't — es ist also alles erledigt? – ja/nein

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) sein; (= remain) bleiben

I'm going to Berlin – how long will you be there? — ich gehe nach Berlin – wie lange wirst du dort bleiben?

he is there at the moment but he won't be much longer — im Augenblick ist er dort, aber nicht mehr lange

we've been here a long time —

the powers that be — die zuständigen Stellen

let me/him be — lass mich/ihn (in Ruhe)

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei

to be or not to be — Sein oder Nichtsein

2) = be situated sein; (town, forest, papers) liegen, sein; (car, tower, chair) stehen, sein

3)

= visit, call I've been to Paris — ich war schon (ein)mal in Paris

the milkman has already been — der Milchmann war schon da

he has been and gone — er war da und ist wieder gegangen

now you've been and done it (inf) — jetzt hast du aber was angerichtet!

I've just been and (gone and) broken it! — jetzt hab ichs tatsächlich kaputt gemacht (inf)

4)

= like to have who's for coffee/tee/biscuits? — wer möchte (gerne)Kaffee/Tee/Kekse?

here is a book/are two books — hier ist ein Buch/sind zwei Bücher

there he was sitting at the table — da saß er nun am Tisch

nearby there are two churches — in der Nähe sind or stehen zwei Kirchen

4. IMPERSONAL VERB
sein
it is dark/morning — es ist dunkel/Morgen

tomorrow is Friday/the 14th of June — morgen ist Freitag/der 14. Juni, morgen haben wir Freitag/den 14. Juni

it is 5 km to the nearest town — es sind 5 km bis zur nächsten Stadt

who found it —

it was me or I (form) who said it first — ICH habe es zuerst gesagt, ich war derjenige, der es zuerst gesagt hat

were it not for the fact that I am a teacher, I would... —

were it not for my friendship with him — wenn ich nicht mit ihm befreundet wäre

were it not for him, if it weren't or wasn't for him — wenn er nicht wäre

and even if it were not so — und selbst wenn das or dem nicht so wäre

had it not been or if it hadn't been for him — wenn er nicht gewesen wäre

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be [biː] 1. sg präs am [æm], 2. sg präs are [ɑː(r)], obs art [ɑː(r)t], 3. sg präs is [ız], pl präs are [ɑː(r)], 1. und 3. sg prät was [wɒz; wəz; US wɑz], 2. sg prät were [wɜː; US wɜr], pl prät were [wɜː; US wɜr], pperf been [biːn; bın], ppr being [ˈbiːıŋ]

A v/aux

1. sein (mit dem pperf zur Bildung des Passivs):

he is gone er ist weg;

I am come obs ich bin da

2. werden (mit dem pperf zur Bildung des passiv):

the register was signed das Protokoll wurde unterzeichnet;

we were appealed to man wandte sich an uns;

you will be sent for man wird Sie holen lassen

3. ( mit to und inf) sollen, müssen, dürfen, können:

he is to be pitied er ist zu bedauern;

he is to die er muss oder soll sterben;

it is not to be seen es ist nicht zu sehen;

he was to become a great writer er sollte ein großer Schriftsteller werden;

it was not to be es sollte nicht sein, es hat nicht sollen sein;

if I were to die wenn ich sterben sollte

4. (mit dem ppr eines anderen Verbs zur Bildung der Verlaufsform):

he is reading er liest (eben oder gerade), er ist beim Lesen;

he was smoking when the teacher entered er rauchte (gerade), als der Lehrer hereinkam;

the house is building ( oder is being built) das Haus ist im Bau

5. a) (zum Ausdruck der nahen Zukunft):

I am going to Paris tomorrow ich fahre morgen nach Paris

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6. (als Kopula) sein:

he is my father

B v/i

1. (Zustand oder Beschaffenheit bezeichnend) sein, sich befinden, der Fall sein:

the mirror is too high der Spiegel hängt zu hoch;

they are eight points behind SPORT etc sie liegen acht Punkte hinter (dat);

they are for export only sie sind nur für den Export bestimmt;

where was I? wo war ich stehen geblieben?;

let him be lass ihn in Ruhe!;

be it so, so be it, let it be so gut so, so sei es;

be it that … gesetzt den Fall, (dass) …;

how is it that …? wie kommt es, dass …?;

be that as it may wie dem auch sei

2. (vorhanden) sein, bestehen, existieren:

I think, therefore I am ich denke, also bin ich;

he is no more er ist (lebt) nicht mehr;

to be or not to be, that is the question Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist hier die Frage

3. a) geschehen, stattfinden, vor sich gehen, sein:

when will the meeting be? wann findet die Versammlung statt?

b) gehen, fahren (Bus etc):

when is the next bus?

4. (beruflich oder altersmäßig) werden:

I’ll be an engineer ich werde Ingenieur (wenn ich erwachsen bin);

what do you want to be when you grow up? was willst du einmal werden?;

you should have been a priest du hättest Priester werden sollen;

I’ll be 50 next month ich werde nächsten Monat 50;

she was 26 last month sie wurde letzten Monat 26

5. (eine bestimmte Zeit) her sein:

it is ten years since he died es ist zehn Jahre her, dass er starb; er starb vor zehn Jahren

6. (aus)gegangen sein (mit Formen der Vergangenheit und Angabe des Zieles der Bewegung):

he had been to town er war in die Stadt gegangen;

he had been bathing er war baden (gegangen);

I won’t be long ich werde nicht lange wegbleiben

7. (mit dem Possessiv) gehören:

this book is my sister’s das Buch gehört meiner Schwester;

are these glasses yours? gehört die Brille dir?, ist das deine Brille?

8. stammen ( from aus):

this painting is from the 18th century;

he is from Liverpool er ist oder stammt aus Liverpool

9. a) kosten:

how much are the gloves? was kosten die Handschuhe?

b) betragen (Preis):

that’ll be £4.15 das macht 4 Pfund 15

10. bedeuten:

what is that to me? was kümmert mich das?

11. zur Bekräftigung der bejahenden oder verneinenden Antwort: are these your cigarettes? yes, they are (no, they aren’t) ja (nein)

12. dauern:

the performance is approximately two hours;

it will probably be some time before … es wird wahrscheinlich einige Zeit dauern, bis …

13. FILM, TV mitwirken (in in dat):

be in a TV seriesBesondere Redewendungen: it is they that have seen him sie haben ihn gesehen;

be an hour in going to … eine Stunde brauchen, um nach … zu gehen;

has any one been? umg ist jemand da gewesen?;

the government that is (was) die gegenwärtige (vergangene) Regierung;

my wife that is to be obs meine zukünftige Frau;

he is dead, is he not ( oder isn’t he)? er ist tot, nicht wahr?;

I am next, am I not (od umg aren’t I) ? ich bin der Nächste, nicht wahr?;

he is not dead, is he? er ist doch nicht (etwa) tot?;

have you ever been to Rome? sind Sie schon einmal in Rom gewesen?;

we have been into the matter wir haben uns damit (bereits) befasst;

I’ve been through all this before ich hab das alles schon einmal mitgemacht

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1. verb,
pres. t. I am, neg. (coll.) ain't, he is, neg. (coll.) isn't

Ex:

we are — neg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula

/Ex:

1) (indicating quality or attribute) sein

she'll be ten next week — sie wird nächste Woche zehn

she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin

being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein

he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch

2) in exclamation

was she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!

aren't you a big boy! — was bist du schon für ein großer Junge!

3) will be (indicating supposition)

[I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge

you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören

4) (indicating physical or mental welfare or state) sein; sich fühlen

I am hot — mir ist heiß

I am freezing — mich friert es

how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?

5) identifying the subject

it is the 5th today — heute haben wir den Fünften

who's that? — wer ist das?

it is she, it's her — sie ist's

if I were you — an deiner Stelle

6) (indicating profession, pastime, etc.)

be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein

she wants to be a surgeon — sie möchte Chirurgin werden

7) with possessive

it is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr

8) (cost) kosten

how much are the eggs? — was kosten die Eier?

9) (equal) sein

two times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs

sixteen ounces is a pound — sechzehn Unzen sind od. ergeben ein Pfund

10) (constitute) bilden

London is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England

11) (mean) bedeuten

he was everything to her — er bedeutete ihr alles
2. intransitive verb
1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existieren

can such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?

I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich

there is/are... — es gibt...

for the time being — vorläufig

Miss Jones that was — das frühere Fräulein Jones

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei

2) (remain) bleiben

I shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute

she has been in her room for hours — sie ist schon seit Stunden in ihrem Zimmer

let it be — lass es sein

let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe

how long has he been here? — wie lange ist er schon hier?

3) (happen) stattfinden; sein

where will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?

4) (go, come)

be off with you! — geh/geht!

I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause

she's from Australia — sie stammt od. ist aus Australien

are you for London? — wollen Sie nach London?

5) (on visit etc.) sein

have you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

has anyone been? — ist jemand da gewesen?

6)

she's been and tidied the room — (coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt

the children have been at the biscuits — die Kinder waren an den Keksen (ugs.)

I've been into this matter — ich habe mich mit der Sache befasst
3. auxiliary verb
1) forming passive werden

the child was found — das Kind wurde gefunden

German is spoken here — hier wird Deutsch gesprochen

2) forming continuous tenses, active

he is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen

I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]

the train was departing when I got there — der Zug fuhr gerade ab, als ich ankam

3) forming continuous tenses, passive

the house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut

4) (expr. obligation)

be to — sollen

I am to inform you — ich soll Sie unterrichten

he is to be admired — er ist zu bewundern

5) (expr. arrangement)

be to — sollen

the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen

6) (expr. possibility)

it was not to be seen — es war nicht zu sehen

I was not to be side-tracked — ich ließ mich nicht ablenken

7) (expr. destiny)

they were never to meet again — sie sollten sich nie wieder treffen

8) (expr. condition)

if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...
4.
bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann

mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater

the be-all and end-all — das A und O

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(in a state of) shock expr.

einen Schock haben ausdr. (left) stranded expr.

auf dem trockenen sitzen ausdr.

aufgeschmissen sein ausdr. (on a) level with expr.

auf dem gleichen Niveau stehen wie ausdr.

auf gleicher Höhe sein mit ausdr.

genauso hoch sein wie ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been)

= sein v.

(§ p.,pp.: war, ist gewesen)

sich befinden v.

sich fühlen v.

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6 nothing

nothing ⇒ Usage note: nothing

A pron

1 (no item, event, idea) rien ; ( as object of verb) ne…rien ; ( as subject of verb) rien…ne ; she says nothing elle ne dit rien ; I knew nothing about it je n'en savais rien ; we saw nothing nous n'avons rien vu ; we can do nothing (about it) nous n'y pouvons rien ; there's nothing in the fridge il n'y a rien dans le frigidaire® ; nothing can alter the fact that rien ne peut changer le fait que ; nothing could be further from the truth rien n'est plus faux ; can nothing be done to help? est-ce qu'on ne peut rien faire pour aider? ; nothing happened il ne s'est rien passé ; they behaved as if nothing had happened ils ont fait comme si de rien n'était ; there's nothing to drink il n'y a rien à boire ; I've got nothing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre ; you have nothing to lose vous n'avez rien à perdre ; there's nothing to stop you leaving rien ne t'empêche de partir ; we've had nothing to eat nous n'avons rien mangé ; you did nothing at all to stop them tu n'as absolument rien fait pour les arrêter ; next to nothing presque rien ; nothing much pas grand-chose ; there's nothing much on TV il n'y a pas grand-chose à la télé ○ ; nothing much happens here il ne se passe pas grand-chose ici ; I've nothing much to tell je n'ai pas grand-chose à raconter ; nothing more rien de plus ; we ask for nothing more nous ne demandons rien de plus ; is there nothing more you can do? vous ne pouvez rien faire de plus? ; she's just a friend, nothing more or less c'est une amie, c'est tout ; nothing else rien d'autre ; there's nothing else for us il n'y a rien d'autre pour nous ; nothing else matters rien d'autre ne compte, il n'y a que ça qui compte ; she thinks about nothing else elle ne pense à rien d'autre, elle ne pense qu'à cela ; there's nothing else one can say il n'y a rien d'autre à dire ; if nothing else it will be a change for us au moins ça nous changera les idées ; to have nothing against sb/sth ne rien avoir contre qn/qch ; to have nothing to do with ( no connection) ne rien avoir à voir avec ; (no dealings, involvement) ne rien avoir à faire avec ; the drop in sales has nothing to do with the scandal la baisse des ventes n'a rien à voir avec le scandale ; it had nothing to do with safety ça n'avait rien à voir avec la sécurité ; he had nothing to do with the murder il n'avait rien à voir avec le meurtre, il n'était pour rien dans le meurtre ; I had nothing to do with it! je n'y étais pour rien! ; that's got nothing to do with it! ça n'a rien à voir! ; she will have ou she wants nothing to do with it/us elle ne veut rien avoir à faire avec ça/nous ; it's nothing to do with us ça ne nous regarde pas ; she acts as though it had nothing to do with her elle fait comme si ça ne la concernait pas ; to come to nothing n'aboutir à rien ; to stop at nothing ne reculer devant rien (to do pour faire) ; to have nothing on ( no clothes) être nu ; (no engagements, plans) n'avoir rien de prévu ; you've got nothing on me ○ ! ( to incriminate) vous n'avez rien contre moi! ; he's got nothing on you ○ ! ( to rival) il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville ○ ! ; Paris has nothing on this ○ ! Paris ne peut pas rivaliser avec ça! ;

2 ( emphasizing insignificance) rien ; a fuss about nothing une histoire pour (un) rien ; to get upset over nothing s'énerver pour (un) rien ; we were talking about nothing much nous parlions de tout et de rien ; to count for nothing ne compter pour rien ; he means ou is nothing to me il n'est rien pour moi ; so all this effort means nothing to you? alors tout ce travail t'est complètement égal? ; it meant nothing to him ça lui était complètement égal (that, whether que + subj) ; the names meant nothing to him les noms ne lui disaient rien ; he cares nothing for convention sout il se moque des conventions ; to think nothing of doing ( consider normal) trouver tout à fait normal de faire ; ( not baulk at) ne pas hésiter à faire ; I thought nothing of it until the next day ça m'a paru tout à fait normal jusqu'au lendemain ; think nothing of it! ce n'est rien! ; it was nothing to them to walk miles to school ils trouvaient tout à fait normal de faire des kilomètres à pied pour aller à l'école ; there's nothing to driving a truck ce n'est rien de conduire un camion ; there' s really nothing to it! c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus facile! ;

3 ( very little indeed) lit, fig rien ; she's four foot nothing ≈ elle ne fait pas plus d'un mètre vingt, elle fait un mètre vingt à tout casser ○ ; it costs next to nothing ça ne coûte presque rien ; for nothing ( for free) gratuitement, gratis ○ ; ( pointlessly) pour rien ; it's money for nothing c'est de l'argent vite gagné ; all this work for nothing tout ce travail pour rien ; they aren't called skyscrapers for nothing ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on appelle ça des gratte-ciel ; not for nothing is he known as… ce n'est pas pour rien qu'il est connu comme… ; I'm not English for nothing! hum je ne suis pas anglais pour rien! ;

4 (indicating absence of trait, quality) nothing serious/useful rien de grave/d'utile ; nothing too fancy rien de très compliqué ; nothing interesting, nothing of any interest rien d'intéressant ; nothing new to report rien de nouveau à signaler ; have they nothing cheaper? est-ce qu'ils n'ont rien de moins cher? ; there's nothing unusual about doing il n'y a rien d'extraordinaire à faire ; there's nothing unusual about it ça n'a rien d'extraordinaire ; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind cela paraît facile mais il n'en est rien ; nothing of the kind should ever happen again une chose pareille ne devrait jamais se reproduire ; you'll do nothing of the sort! tu n'en feras rien! ;

5 (emphatic: setting up comparisons) it's nothing like that at all! ce n'est pas ça du tout! ; there's nothing like the sea air for doing il n'y a rien de tel que l'air marin pour faire ; there's nothing like seeing old friends revoir de vieux amis, il n'y a rien de tel ; there's nothing like it! il n'y a rien de tel or de mieux! ; there's nothing so embarrassing as doing il n'y a rien d'aussi gênant que de faire ; I can think of nothing worse than je ne peux rien imaginer de pire que ; there's nothing more ridiculous than il n'y a rien de plus ridicule que ; that's nothing to what he'll do if he finds out that ce n'est rien comparé à or à côté de ce qu'il fera quand il découvrira que ; the hive resembles nothing so much as a business la ruche ressemble tout à fait à une entreprise ; to say nothing of sans parler de ; detested by his colleagues to say nothing of the students détesté par ses collègues sans parler des étudiants ;

6 (no element, part) to know nothing of ne rien savoir de [truth, events, plans] ; he knows nothing of the skill involved il n'imagine pas la technique que cela implique ; we heard nothing of what was said nous n'avons rien entendu de ce qui s'est dit ; he has nothing of the aristocrat about him il n'a rien d'un aristocrate ; there was nothing of the exotic in the place l'endroit n'avait rien d'exotique ;

7 (no truth, value, use) you get nothing out of it ça ne rapporte rien ; there's nothing in it for me ça n'a aucun intérêt pour moi ; there's nothing in it (in gossip, rumour) il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans ; (in magazine, booklet) c'est sans intérêt.

B adv

1 ( in no way) it is nothing like as important/difficult as c'est loin d'être aussi important/difficile que ; it's nothing like enough! c'est loin d'être suffisant! ; the portrait looks nothing like her le portrait ne lui ressemble pas du tout ; she is nothing like her sister elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur ; the city is nothing like what it was la ville n'est plus du tout ce qu'elle était ;

2 (emphatic: totally, only) it's nothing short of brilliant/disgraceful c'est tout à fait génial/scandaleux ; nothing short of a miracle can save them il n'y a qu'un miracle qui puisse les sauver ;

3 (emphatic: decidedly) she's nothing if not original in her dress le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est qu'elle s'habille de façon originale ; I'm nothing if not stubborn! le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que je suis têtu!

C adj to be nothing without sb/sth ne rien être sans qn/qch ; he's nothing without you/his career il n'est rien sans toi/sa carrière.

D n

1 ( nothingness) néant m ;

2 ( trivial matter) it's a mere nothing compared to ce n'est pratiquement rien par rapport à ; ⇒ sweet.

E nothing but adv phr he's nothing but a coward ce n'est qu'un lâche ; they've done nothing but moan ○ ils n'ont fait que râler ○ ; it' s caused me nothing but trouble ça ne m'a valu que des ennuis ; nothing but the best for me! je ne veux que ce qu'il y a de meilleur! ; she has nothing but praise for them elle ne tarit pas d'éloges sur eux.

F nothing less than adv phr it's nothing less than a betrayal c'est une véritable trahison ; they want nothing less than reunification ils ne seront satisfaits que quand il y aura la réunification ; nothing less than real saffron will do il n'y a que du vrai safran qui fera l'affaire.

G nothing more than adv phr it's nothing more than a strategy to do ce n'est qu'une stratégie pour faire ; the stories are nothing more than gossip ces histoires ne sont rien d'autre que des ragots ; they'd like nothing more than to do ils ne demandent pas mieux que de faire.

Idioms

nothing doing ○ ! ( outright refusal) pas question ○ ! ; ( no chance of success) pas moyen ○ ! ; there's nothing doing at the office ○ il ne se passe rien au bureau ; there was nothing for it but to call the doctor GB il ne restait plus qu'à faire venir le médecin ; there's nothing for it! GB il n'y a rien à faire ; you get nothing for nothing on n'a rien sans rien.

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7 if

if
conjunction

1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) si

2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) si, en el caso de que

3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) si, cada vez que, siempre que

4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) a pesar de, aunque

5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) si

•

- if only

if conj

1. si

if it rains, we'll stay at home si llueve, nos quedaremos en casa

I don't know if I like it or not no sé si me gusta o no

2. cuando / siempre que

I always say hello if I see her siempre la saludo cuando la veo

as if como si

it's as if there was nothing there es como si no hubiese nada

it looks as if it's going to rain parece que va a llover

if I were you yo en tu lugar / yo que tú

if I were you, I'd go home yo en tu lugar, me iría a casa

if only ojalá / si

if only I knew his name! ¡ojalá supiera cómo se llama!

if

tr[ɪf]

conjunction

1 (supposing) si

■ if it rains, we'll stay at home si llueve, nos quedaremos en casa

■ if anyone phones, I'm out si llama alguien, no estoy

■ if she should arrive... si llegase...

■ you can come if you want puedes venir si quieres

■ if my mother were here, she'd know what to do si estuviera mi madre, sabría qué hacer

■ what would you do if you won the lottery? ¿qué harías si ganaras la lotería?

■ if you hadn't gone to bed so late, you wouldn't be so tired si no te hubieras acostado tan tarde, no estarías tan cansado

■ if you'd studied harder, you would have passed the exam si hubieras estudiado más, habrías aprobado el examen

■ if you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils si calientas el agua a 100 grados, hierve

■ if you're not sure about anything, don't hesitate to ask si no estás seguro de algo, no dudes en preguntar

2 (whether) si

■ do you know if she got the job? ¿sabes si consiguió el trabajo?

■ I'll ask him if he's going to the concert le preguntaré si va al concierto

■ find out if she's free tonight entérate de si está libre esta noche

3 (used after verbs expressing feelings) que

■ I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone te agradecería que no se lo dijeras a nadie

■ I'm sorry if I woke you siento haberte despertado, perdona que te haya despertado

■ do you mind if I open the window? ¿te importa que abra la ventana?

4 (but) aunque, pero

■ a clever if rather talkative child un niño inteligente aunque demasiado hablador

■ it's good, if a little slow at times es bueno pero algo lento a veces

5 (in exclamations)

■ well, if it isn't Jimmy Jazz! vaya, ¡pero si es Jimmy Jazz!

noun

1 familiar (uncertainty) expresa duda

■ if she passes - and it's a big if... suponiendo que apruebe - y ya es suponer...

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

if and when si y cuando

if any en caso de que..., si es que...

■ there were very few mistakes, if any había muy pocos errores, si es que había alguno

if anything más bien, en todo caso

■ she's no better, if anything, she's worse no está mejor, en todo caso está peor

if ever si alguna vez

if I were you yo que tú, yo en tu lugar

if not si no

if only (present or future time) ¡ojalá!, ¡si al menos! 2 (past events) si

■ if only we were rich ojalá fuéramos ricos

■ if only I'd known si lo hubiera sabido, de haberlo sabido

■ if only you'd told me! ¡si me lo hubieras dicho!, ¡habérmelo dicho!

■ if only it were Friday ¡ojalá fuese viernes!

■ come to the wedding, if only to please your mother ven a la boda, aunque sólo sea para complacer a tu madre

if so de ser así, si así fuese

it's not as if... / it isn't as if... no es que...

ifs and buts pegas nombre femenino plural, dudas nombre femenino plural, peros nombre masculino plural, reservas nombre femenino plural

if ['ɪf] conj

1) : si

I would do it if I could: lo haría si pudiera

if so: si es así

as if: como si

if I were you: yo que tú

2) whether: si

I don't know if they're ready: no sé si están listos

3) though: aunque, si bien

it's pretty, if somewhat old-fashioned: es lindo aunque algo anticuado

if

adv.

• como adv.

conj.

• cuando conj.

• si conj.

n.

• duda s.f.

• hipótesis s.f.

I ɪf
conjunction

1)

a) ( on condition that) si

if you're good, I'll read you a story — si te portas bien, te leeré un cuento

I'd help you if I could — te ayudaría si pudiera

if I were you, I wouldn't do it it — yo en tu lugar or yo que tú, no lo haría

b)

if not: they were undernourished, if not (yet) actually starving estaban desnutridos, si bien no se estaban muriendo de inanición; she was very offhand, if not downright rude — estuvo muy brusca, por no decir verdaderamente grosera

c)

if nothing else — aunque no sea más que eso

d)

if only: if only she could have seen him! — si lo pudiera haber visto!

e)

if so — (as linker) si es así, de ser así

2) ( whether) si

they asked if she had left — preguntaron si se había ido

she doesn't care if you win or lose — no le importa que pierdas o ganes

3) ( though) aunque, si bien

it's a good plot, if a complicated one — es un buen argumento, aunque complicado or si bien es complicado

4)

a) ( in requests)

if you'll all follow me, please — síganme, por favor, ¿quieren seguirme, por favor?

b) ( indicating surprise) (with neg)

well, if it isn't Mike Britton! — pero si es Mike Britton!

II

noun

a lot of ifs and buts — muchas condiciones y salvedades

[ɪf]
1. CONJ

1) (conditional) si

I'll go if you come with me — yo iré si tú me acompañas

if you studied harder you would pass your exams — si estudiaras más aprobarías los exámenes

if they are to be believed — si hacemos caso de lo que dicen

• if you ask me — en lo que a mí se refiere

• if you had come earlier, you would have seen him — si hubieras venido antes, le habrías visto

if I had known I would have told you — de haberlo sabido te lo habría dicho, si lo sé te lo digo *

• if it hadn't been for you we would have all died — de no ser or de no haber sido por ti hubiéramos muerto todos

• you can go if you like — puedes ir si quieres

• if necessary — si es necesario, si hace falta

• if I were you I would go to Spain — yo que tú iría a España, yo en tu lugar iría a España

if you were to say that you'd be wrong — si dijeras eso te equivocarías

• if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be in this mess! — ¡si estamos metidos en este lío, es por él! *, ¡no estaríamos metidos en este lío de no ser por él! *

• if and when she comes — si (en efecto) viene, en el caso de que venga

2) (=whenever) si, cuando

if she wants any help she asks me — si or cuando necesita ayuda me la pide

if it was fine we went out for a walk — si or cuando hacía buen tiempo dábamos un paseo

3) (=although) aunque, si bien

it's a nice film if rather long — es una buena película, aunque or si bien algo larga

• I will do it, even if it is difficult — lo haré, aunque me resulte difícil

I'll finish it if or even if it takes me all day — lo terminaré aunque me lleve todo el día

even if he tells me himself I won't believe it — ni aunque me lo diga él mismo me lo creo

• I couldn't eat it if I tried — aunque me lo propusiera no lo podría comer

4) (=whether) si

• he asked me if I had eaten — me preguntó si había comido

• I don't know if he's here — no sé si está aquí

• I wonder if it's true — me pregunto si es or será verdad

5) (in phrases)

• if anything this one is better — hasta creo que este es mejor, este es mejor si cabe

it's no bigger than our last house, if anything, it's even smaller — no es más grande que nuestra última casa si acaso, es incluso más pequeña

I think you should paint it blue, if anything — en todo caso or si acaso, yo lo pintaría de azul

• as if — como si

she acts as if she were the boss — se comporta como si fuera la jefa

as if by chance — como por casualidad

it isn't as if we were rich — no es que seamos precisamente ricos, no es que seamos ricos que digamos

• if at all, they aren't paid enough, if (they are paid) at all — les pagan poco, eso cuando les pagan

change it to red, if at all — en todo caso or si acaso, cámbialo a rojo

• if it isn't old Garfield! — ¡pero si es el bueno de Garfield!, ¡hombre, Garfield, tú por aquí!

• if not — si no

are you coming? if not, I'll go with Mark — ¿vienes? si no, iré con Mark

• if only I had known! — ¡de haberlo sabido!

if only I could! — ¡ojalá pudiera!

if only we had a car! — ¡ojalá tuviéramos coche!, ¡quién tuviera coche!

I'll come, if only to see him — voy, aunque solo sea para verlo

I'll try to be there, if only for a few minutes — trataré de estar allí, aunque solo sea unos minutos

• if so — si es así, de ser así

are you coming? if so, I'll wait — ¿vienes? si es así or de ser así te espero; see as; see even 2., 4)

2.

N

• that's or it's a big if — es un gran pero

• there are a lot of ifs and buts — hay muchas dudas sin resolver
IF
Indicative/Subjunctive after "si"
Si can be followed by both the {indicative} and the {subjunctive}. The {indicative} describes facts and likely situations; the {subjunctive} describes remote or hypothetical situations.
Indicative ► Use si + ((present indicative)) to translate if + ((present)) in English:
If you go on overeating, you'll get fat Si sigues comiendo tanto, vas a engordar
Don't do it if you don't want to No lo hagas si no quieres NOTE: Don't use si with the ((present subjunctive)).
Subjunctive ► Use si + ((imperfect subjunctive)) to translate if + ((past)) for remote or uncertain possibilities and hypotheses:
If we won the lottery, we would never have to work again Si nos tocase or tocara la lotería, no tendríamos que trabajar nunca más
What would you do if I weren't here? ¿Qué harías si yo no estuviese or estuviera aquí? ► Use si + ((pluperfect subjunctive)) (= hubiera or hubiese + ((past participle))) to translate if + had + ((past participle)):
If Paula hadn't lost her ticket, she would have left today Si Paula no hubiera or hubiese perdido el billete, habría salido hoy Alternatively, instead of a clause with si, you can often use de ( no) haber + ((past participle)):
If Paula hadn't lost her ticket, she would have left today De no haber perdido Paula el billete, habría salido hoy For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I [ɪf]
conjunction

1)

a) ( on condition that) si

if you're good, I'll read you a story — si te portas bien, te leeré un cuento

I'd help you if I could — te ayudaría si pudiera

if I were you, I wouldn't do it it — yo en tu lugar or yo que tú, no lo haría

b)

if not: they were undernourished, if not (yet) actually starving estaban desnutridos, si bien no se estaban muriendo de inanición; she was very offhand, if not downright rude — estuvo muy brusca, por no decir verdaderamente grosera

c)

if nothing else — aunque no sea más que eso

d)

if only: if only she could have seen him! — si lo pudiera haber visto!

e)

if so — (as linker) si es así, de ser así

2) ( whether) si

they asked if she had left — preguntaron si se había ido

she doesn't care if you win or lose — no le importa que pierdas o ganes

3) ( though) aunque, si bien

it's a good plot, if a complicated one — es un buen argumento, aunque complicado or si bien es complicado

4)

a) ( in requests)

if you'll all follow me, please — síganme, por favor, ¿quieren seguirme, por favor?

b) ( indicating surprise) (with neg)

well, if it isn't Mike Britton! — pero si es Mike Britton!

II

noun

a lot of ifs and buts — muchas condiciones y salvedades

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8 but

1. conjunction
(used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) pero

2. preposition
(except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) excepto

but¹ conj

1. pero

I'd like to come to the party, but I can't me gustaría ir a la fiesta, pero no puedo

2. sino

the party's not on Saturday, but on Sunday la fiesta no es el sábado, sino el domingo

but² prep salvo / excepto / menos

everyone but me todos menos yo

I can go any day but Wednesday puedo ir cualquier día excepto el miércoles

but

tr[bʌt]

conjunction

1 pero

■ it's cold, but dry hace frío, pero no llueve

■ I'd like to, but I can't me gustaría, pero no puedo

2 (after negative) sino

■ not two, but three no dos, sino tres

3 (after negative with verb) sino que

■ she told him not to wait, but to go home le dijo que no se esperara, sino que se fuera para casa

adverb

1 (nada) más que, no... sino, solamente, sólo,

■ he spoke nothing but the truth no dijo nada más que la verdad

■ she is but three days old sólo tiene tres días

■ he spoke to her but a few days ago sólo hace un par de días que habló con ella

preposition

1 excepto, salvo, menos

■ everyone but me todos menos yo

■ I can meet you any day but Friday te puedo ver cualquier día excepto el viernes

■ he'll do anything but scrub the floor hará cualquier cosa salvo fregar el suelo

noun

1 pero

■ there are no buts about it no hay pero que valga

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

but for de no ser por, si no fuera por

■ but for him, we would have failed de no ser por él, habríamos fracasado

■ but for his help we would be bankrupt si no fuera por su ayuda estaríamos en la ruina

had I but «+ pp»... si lo + imperf subj...

■ had I but known si lo hubiera sabido

there is nothing for it but to «+ inf» no hay más remedio que + inf

■ there's nothing for it but to report him no hay más remedio que denunciarlo

the last but one el/la penúltimo,-a

but ['bʌt] conj

1) that: que

there is no doubt but he is lazy: no cabe duda que sea perezoso

2) without: sin que

3) nevertheless: pero, no obstante, sin embargo

I called her but she didn't answer: la llamé pero no contestó

4) yet: pero

he was poor but proud: era pobre pero orgulloso

but prep

except: excepto, menos

everyone but Carlos: todos menos Carlos

the last but one: el penúltimo

but

adv.

• pero adv.

• sino adv.

• solamente adv.

conj.

• ahora conj.

• empero conj.

• mas conj.

• pero conj.

• sino conj.

n.

• objeción s.f.

• pero s.m.

prep.

• excepto prep.

I bʌt, weak form bət
conjunction

1)

a) ( however) pero

she was fired, but they were not — la despidieron a ella pero no a ellos

everybody, but everybody knows that — eso no hay nadie que no lo sepa

you're really bugging me but good! — (AmE colloq) qué manera de darme la lata! (fam)

b) ( used for introductory emphasis) pero

but what made you say it? — ¿pero por qué lo dijiste?

surely he doesn't believe that? - oh, but he does! — no puede ser que se crea eso - pues sí que se lo cree

c)

but then — (as linker) (however, still) pero; ( in that case) pero entonces

but then you never were very ambitious, were you? — pero la verdad es que tú nunca fuiste muy ambicioso ¿no?

I don't want to, but then again I do — no quiero, pero a la vez or al mismo tiempo sí quiero

2)

not... but... — no... sino...

it appears that she's not Greek but Albanian — parece que no es griega, sino albanesa

not only did she hit him, but she also... — no sólo le pegó, sino que también...

II

preposition

a) ( except)

everyone but me — todos menos or excepto or salvo yo

the last street but one — la penúltima calle

the next street but one — la próxima calle no: la siguiente

I had no alternative but to leave — no me quedó otra alternativa que irme

there's nothing we can do but wait — no podemos hacer otra cosa sino esperar, lo único que podemos hacer es esperar

b)

but for: but for them, we'd have lost everything — de no haber sido or si no hubiera sido por ellos, habríamos perdido todo

III

adverb (frml)

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

he's but a child — no es más que un niño

one can't help but admire her audacity — uno no puede (por) menos que admirar su audacia

IV bʌt
noun pero m

no buts: come here at once! — no hay pero que valga, ven aquí inmediatamente!

[bʌt]
1. CONJ

1) (contrasting) pero

she was poor but she was honest — era pobre pero honrada

I want to go but I can't afford it — quiero ir, pero no tengo el dinero

but it does move! — ¡pero sí se mueve!

2) (in direct contradiction) sino

• he's not Spanish but Italian — no es español sino italiano

he didn't sing but he shouted — no cantó sino que gritó

3) (subordinating)

• we never go out but it rains — nunca salimos sin que llueva

I never go there but I think of you — nunca voy allá sin pensar en ti

- it never rains but it pours

4) (as linker)

• but then he couldn't have known — por otro lado, no podía saber or haberlo sabido

but then you must be my cousin! — ¡entonces tú debes ser mi primo!

2.

ADV (=only) solo, sólo, solamente; (=no more than) no más que
In the past the standard spelling for solo as an adverb was with an accent (sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.

if I could but speak to him — si solamente or solo pudiese hablar con él

• you can but try — con intentar no se pierde nada

one cannot but admire him — no se puede sino admirarle

she's but a child — no es más que una niña

• all but naked — casi desnudo

• had I but known — de haberlo sabido (yo), si lo hubiera sabido

3.

PREP (=except) menos, excepto, salvo

• anything but that — cualquier cosa menos eso

• everyone but him — todos menos él

• but for you — si no fuera por ti

• the last but one — el/la penúltimo(-a)

the last but three — el tercero antes del último

• there is nothing for it but to pay up — no hay más remedio que pagar

• who but she could have said something like that? — ¿quién sino ella podría haber dicho semejante cosa?

4.

N pero m, objeción f

• no buts about it! — ¡no hay pero que valga!

come on, no buts, off to bed with you! — ¡vale ya! no hay pero que valga, ¡a la cama!
BUT There are three main ways of translating the conjunction but: pero, sino and sino que.
Contrasting
► To introduce a contrast or a new idea, use pero:
Strange but interesting Extraño pero interesante
I thought he would help me but he refused Creí que me ayudaría, pero se negó ► In informal language, pero can be used at the start of a comment:
But where are you going to put it? Pero ¿dónde lo vas a poner? NOTE: In formal language, s in embargo or no obstante may be preferred:
But, in spite of the likely benefits, he still opposed the idea Sin embargo or No obstante, a pesar de las probables ventajas, todavía se oponía a la idea
Correcting a previous negative
► When but or but rather introduces a noun phrase, prepositional phrase or verb in the infinitive which corrects a previous negative, translate but using sino:
Not wine, but vinegar No vino, sino vinagre
They aren't from Seville, but from Bilbao No son de Sevilla, sino de Bilbao
His trip to London was not to investigate the case but to hush it up Su viaje a Londres no fue para investigar el caso sino para taparlo ► When but or but rather introduces a verb clause (or requires a verb clause in Spanish) which corrects a previous negative, translate using sino que:
He's not asking you to do what he says but (rather) to listen to him No te pide que hagas lo que él dice, sino que le escuches
Not only... but also
► When the but also part of this construction contains ((subject)) + ((verb)), translate using no solo or no sólo or no solamente... sino que también or sino que además:
It will not only cause tension, but it will also damage the economy No solo or No sólo or No solamente provocará tensiones, sino que además or sino que también dañará la economía ► When the but also part does not contain ((subject)) + ((verb)), translate using no solo or no sólo or no solamente... sino también or sino además:
Not only rich but also powerful No solo or No sólo or No solamente rico sino también or sino además poderoso
We don't only want to negotiate but also to take decisions No queremos solo or sóloor solamente negociar, sino también tomar decisiones For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I [bʌt], weak form [bət]
conjunction

1)

a) ( however) pero

she was fired, but they were not — la despidieron a ella pero no a ellos

everybody, but everybody knows that — eso no hay nadie que no lo sepa

you're really bugging me but good! — (AmE colloq) qué manera de darme la lata! (fam)

b) ( used for introductory emphasis) pero

but what made you say it? — ¿pero por qué lo dijiste?

surely he doesn't believe that? - oh, but he does! — no puede ser que se crea eso - pues sí que se lo cree

c)

but then — (as linker) (however, still) pero; ( in that case) pero entonces

but then you never were very ambitious, were you? — pero la verdad es que tú nunca fuiste muy ambicioso ¿no?

I don't want to, but then again I do — no quiero, pero a la vez or al mismo tiempo sí quiero

2)

not... but... — no... sino...

it appears that she's not Greek but Albanian — parece que no es griega, sino albanesa

not only did she hit him, but she also... — no sólo le pegó, sino que también...

II

preposition

a) ( except)

everyone but me — todos menos or excepto or salvo yo

the last street but one — la penúltima calle

the next street but one — la próxima calle no: la siguiente

I had no alternative but to leave — no me quedó otra alternativa que irme

there's nothing we can do but wait — no podemos hacer otra cosa sino esperar, lo único que podemos hacer es esperar

b)

but for: but for them, we'd have lost everything — de no haber sido or si no hubiera sido por ellos, habríamos perdido todo

III

adverb (frml)

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

he's but a child — no es más que un niño

one can't help but admire her audacity — uno no puede (por) menos que admirar su audacia

IV [bʌt]
noun pero m

no buts: come here at once! — no hay pero que valga, ven aquí inmediatamente!

English-spanish dictionary > but
9 anything

anything ['enɪθɪŋ]

quelque chose ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) quoi que ce soit ⇒ 1 (b) rien ⇒ 1 (c) n'importe quoi ⇒ 1 (d) tout ⇒ 1 (e)

1 pronoun

(a) (something → in questions) quelque chose;

∎ did you hear anything? avez-vous entendu quelque chose?;

∎ is there anything to eat? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose à manger?;

∎ can we do anything? est-ce qu'on peut faire quelque chose?;

∎ can't we do anything? est-ce qu'il n'y a rien à faire?;

∎ are you doing anything this weekend? avez-vous quelque chose de prévu pour ce week-end?;

∎ have you anything to write with? avez-vous de quoi écrire?;

∎ is there anything in or to what she says? est-ce qu'il y a du vrai dans ce qu'elle dit?;

∎ can we get anything out of it? peut-on en tirer quelque chose?;

∎ have you heard anything from them? avez-vous eu de leurs nouvelles?;

∎ did you notice anything unusual? avez-vous remarqué quelque chose de bizarre?;

∎ will there be anything else, madam? (in shop) désirez-vous autre chose, madame?, et avec cela, madame?;

∎ is there anything more annoying than just missing a train? y a-t-il quelque chose ou rien de plus agaçant que de rater un train?;

∎ familiar anything good on TV tonight? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose de bien à la télé ce soir?;

∎ familiar anything the matter? quelque chose ne va pas?;

∎ have you anything smaller? (in different size) est-ce que vous avez la taille en-dessous?; (money) vous n'avez pas plus petit?

(b) (in conditional statements)

∎ if anything should happen, take care of John for me s'il m'arrivait quelque chose ou quoi que ce soit, occupez-vous de John;

∎ if you should learn anything, let me know si jamais vous apprenez quelque chose ou quoi que ce soit, dites-le moi

(c) (in negative statements) rien;

∎ I didn't say anything je n'ai rien dit;

∎ you can't believe anything he says on ne peut rien croire de ce qu'il dit;

∎ don't do anything stupid! ne fais pas de bêtise!;

∎ I don't know anything about computers je ne m'y connais pas du tout ou je n'y connais rien en informatique;

∎ I didn't know anything about their divorce je ne savais pas qu'ils avaient divorcé;

∎ there's hardly anything left il ne reste presque rien;

∎ she hasn't written anything very much since last year elle n'a pas écrit grand-chose depuis l'année dernière;

∎ without saying anything sans rien dire;

∎ she's not angry or anything elle n'est pas fâchée ni rien;

∎ do you want a book or anything? voulez-vous un livre ou autre chose?;

∎ if she feels sick or anything, call the doctor si elle se sent mal ou si ça ne va pas, appelez le médecin

(d) (no matter what) n'importe quoi;

∎ just tell him anything racontez-lui n'importe quoi;

∎ anything you like tout ce que vous voudrez;

∎ anything will do n'importe quoi fera l'affaire;

∎ I'd give anything to know the truth je donnerais n'importe quoi pour savoir la vérité;

∎ he won't read just anything il ne lit pas n'importe quoi;

∎ anything goes! tout est permis!

(e) (all, everything) tout;

∎ her son eats anything son fils mange de tout;

∎ I like anything with chocolate in it j'aime tout ce qui est au chocolat;

∎ anything above 75/below 25 is a very good score tout ce qui est au-dessus de 75/au-dessous de 25 est un très bon score;

∎ she must earn anything between £30,000 and £40,000 elle doit gagner dans les 30 000 à 40 000 livres;

∎ you can use it to flavour anything from jam to soup vous pouvez l'utiliser pour parfumer n'importe quoi, de la confiture à la soupe

(f) (in intensifying phrases)

∎ he isn't anything like his father il ne ressemble pas du tout ou en rien à son père;

∎ it doesn't taste anything like a tomato ça n'a pas du tout le goût de tomate;

∎ it isn't anything like as good as his last film c'est loin d'être aussi bon que son dernier film;

∎ they aren't producing the goods anything like fast enough ils ne produisent pas la marchandise assez vite, loin de là;

∎ I wouldn't miss it for anything je ne le manquerais pour rien au monde;

∎ it's as easy as anything c'est facile comme tout;

∎ to run like anything courir comme un dératé;

∎ he worked like anything il a travaillé comme un fou;

∎ they shouted like anything ils ont crié comme des forcenés;

∎ it rained like anything il pleuvait des cordes

2 anything but adverb

tout sauf;

∎ that music is anything but relaxing cette musique est tout sauf reposante;

∎ is he crazy? - anything but! est-ce qu'il est fou? - bien au contraire! ou il est tout sauf ça!

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10 as

as [əz, stressed æz]

alors que ⇒ 1 (a) comme ⇒ 1 (b), 2 puisque ⇒ 1 (c) que ⇒ 1 (e) en tant que ⇒ 2 contre ⇒ 4 quant à ⇒ 6 à partir de ⇒ 7, 11 comme si ⇒ 8, 13 déjà ⇒ 9 pour ainsi dire ⇒ 10 en plus, aussi ⇒ 15 (a) en plus de ⇒ 16 encore ⇒ 17

1 conjunction

(a) (while) alors que;

∎ the phone rang as I was coming in le téléphone s'est mis à sonner alors que ou au moment où j'entrais;

∎ I listened as she explained the plan to them je l'ai écoutée leur expliquer le projet;

∎ as a student, he worked part-time lorsqu'il était étudiant, il travaillait à mi-temps;

∎ as he advanced, I retreated (au fur et) à mesure qu'il avançait, je reculais;

∎ take two aspirins as needed prenez deux aspirines en cas de douleur

(b) (like) comme, ainsi que;

∎ A as in Abel A comme Anatole;

∎ as usual comme d'habitude;

∎ as shown by the unemployment rate comme ou ainsi que le montre le taux de chômage;

∎ as is often the case comme c'est souvent le cas;

∎ she is a doctor, as is her sister elle est médecin comme sa sœur;

∎ as I told you comme je vous l'ai dit;

∎ as you know, the inflation rate has gone up comme vous le savez, le taux d'inflation a augmenté;

∎ do as you see fit faites comme bon vous semble;

∎ leave it as it is laissez-le tel qu'il est ou tel quel;

∎ to buy sth as is acheter qch en l'état;

∎ Military as you were! repos!;

∎ humorous my mistake! as you were! c'est moi qui me trompe! faites comme si je n'avais rien dit!

(c) (since) puisque;

∎ let her drive, as it's her car laissez-la conduire, puisque c'est sa voiture;

∎ as you're the one in charge, you'd better be there étant donné que c'est vous le responsable, il faut que vous soyez là

(d) formal (concessive use)

∎ old as I am, I can still keep up with them malgré mon âge, j'arrive à les suivre;

∎ try as they might, they couldn't persuade her malgré tous leurs efforts, ils n'ont pu la convaincre;

∎ powerful as the president is, he cannot stop his country's disintegration quelque pouvoir qu'ait le président, il ne peut empêcher la ruine de son pays

(e) (with 'the same', 'such')

∎ I had the same problems as you did j'ai eu les mêmes problèmes que toi;

∎ at the same time as last week à la même heure que la semaine dernière;

∎ such a problem as only an expert can solve un problème que seul un expert peut résoudre

2 preposition

en tant que, comme;

∎ as her husband, he cannot testify étant son mari, il ne peut pas témoigner;

∎ he was dressed as a clown il était habillé en clown;

∎ I advised him as his friend, not as his teacher je l'ai conseillé en tant qu'ami, pas en tant que professeur;

∎ with Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara avec Vivien Leigh dans le rôle de Scarlett O'Hara

3 adverb

∎ (in comparisons) it's twice as big c'est deux fois plus grand;

∎ it costs half as much again ça coûte la moitié plus;

∎ as... as aussi... que;

∎ he's as intelligent as his brother il est aussi intelligent que son frère;

∎ he isn't as talented as you (are) il n'est pas aussi doué que vous;

∎ as often as possible aussi souvent que possible;

∎ not as often as I would like pas aussi souvent que je voudrais;

∎ they aren't as innocent as they look ils ne sont pas aussi innocents qu'ils en ont l'air;

∎ I worked as much for you as for me j'ai travaillé autant pour toi que pour moi

4 as against preposition

contre;

∎ he received 39 votes as against the 17 for his rival il a obtenu 39 votes contre 17 pour son adversaire

5 as and when

1 conjunction

∎ we'll buy new equipment as and when it's required nous achèterons du nouveau matériel en temps voulu ou quand ce sera nécessaire

2 adverb

familiar en temps voulu^□ ;

∎ you'll be sent the money as and when on vous enverra l'argent en temps voulu

6 as for preposition

quant à;

∎ as for me, I don't intend to go pour ma part ou quant à moi, je n'ai pas l'intention d'y aller;

∎ as for your threats, they don't scare me in the least pour ce qui est de ou quant à vos menaces, elles ne me font pas peur du tout

7 as from preposition

à partir de;

∎ as from yesterday depuis hier;

∎ as from tomorrow à partir de demain;

∎ as from next week I'll be unemployed je serai au chômage à partir de la semaine prochaine

8 as if conjunction

comme si;

∎ he looks as if he's drunk on dirait qu'il est soûl;

∎ he carried on as if nothing had happened il a continué comme si de rien n'était ou comme s'il ne s'était rien passé;

∎ as if aware of my look, she turned comme si elle avait senti mon regard, elle s'est retournée;

∎ as if by chance comme par hasard;

∎ he moved as if to strike him il a fait un mouvement comme pour le frapper;

∎ it's not as if she were my sister ce n'est quand même pas comme si c'était ma sœur;

∎ as if it mattered! comme si ça avait aucune importance!;

∎ as if I would allow it! comme si j'allais le permettre!;

∎ humorous as if! tu parles!;

∎ he said he would do it - as if! il a dit qu'il le ferait - mon œil!

9 as it is adverb

(a) (in present circumstances) les choses étant ce qu'elles sont;

∎ she's hoping for promotion, but as it is there's little chance of that elle espère obtenir une promotion, mais dans la situation actuelle ou les choses étant ce qu'elles sont, il est peu probable que cela arrive

(b) (already) déjà;

∎ you've got enough work as it is vous avez déjà assez de travail, vous avez assez de travail comme ça;

∎ as it is I'm an hour late j'ai déjà une heure de retard

10 as it were adverb

pour ainsi dire

11 as of preposition

à partir de;

∎ as of yesterday depuis hier;

∎ as of tomorrow à partir de demain;

∎ as of next week I'll be unemployed je serai au chômage à partir de la semaine prochaine

12 as such adverb

(a) (properly speaking) véritablement, à proprement parler;

∎ it's not a contract as such, more a gentleman's agreement ce n'est pas un véritable contrat ou pas un contrat à proprement parler ou pas véritablement un contrat, mais plutôt un accord entre hommes de parole

(b) (in itself) même, en soi;

∎ the place as such isn't great l'endroit même ou en soi n'est pas terrible

(c) (in that capacity) à ce titre, en tant que tel;

∎ I'm his father and as such, I insist on knowing je suis son père et à ce titre j'insiste pour qu'on me mette au courant

13 as though conjunction

comme si;

∎ he looks as though he's drunk on dirait qu'il est soûl;

∎ he carried on as though nothing had happened il a continué comme si de rien n'était ou comme s'il ne s'était rien passé;

∎ as though aware of my look, she turned comme si elle avait senti mon regard, elle s'est retournée;

∎ it's not as though she were my sister ce n'est quand même pas comme si c'était ma sœur

14 as to preposition

∎ (regarding) to question sb as to his/her motives interroger qn sur ses motifs;

∎ I'm still uncertain as to the nature of the problem j'hésite encore sur la nature du problème;

∎ as to that quant à cela, pour cela

15 as well adverb

(a) (in addition) en plus; (also) aussi;

∎ I'd like one as well j'en voudrais un aussi;

∎ he bought the house and the land as well il a acheté la maison et la propriété aussi;

∎ and then the car broke down as well! et par-dessus le marché la voiture est tombée en panne!

(b) (with modal verbs)

∎ you may as well tell me the truth autant me dire ou tu ferais aussi bien de me dire la vérité;

∎ now that we're here, we might as well stay puisque nous sommes là, autant rester;

∎ shall we go to the cinema? - we might as well et si on allait au cinéma? - pourquoi pas?;

∎ she was angry, as well she might be elle était furieuse, et ça n'est pas surprenant;

∎ he has a few doubts about the job, as well he might il a quelques doutes sur cet emploi, ce qui n'est guère surprenant;

∎ he apologized profusely - as well he should! il s'est confondu en excuses - j'espère bien!;

∎ perhaps I'd better leave - that might be as well peut-être vaudrait-il mieux que je m'en aille - je crois que ça vaut mieux;

∎ it would be as well not to break it ce serait mieux si on pouvait éviter de le casser;

∎ I decided not to write back - just as well really j'ai décidé de ne pas répondre - c'est mieux comme ça;

∎ it would be just as well if you were present il vaudrait mieux que vous soyez là;

∎ it's just as well he missed his flight c'est une bonne chose qu'il ait manqué l'avion

16 as well as conjunction

(in addition to) en plus de;

∎ so she's a liar as well as a thief alors comme ça, c'est une menteuse en plus d'être une voleuse;

∎ Jim looks after the children as well as helping around the house Jim s'occupe des enfants en plus de participer au ménage

17 as yet adverb

encore;

∎ I don't have the answer as yet je n'ai pas encore la réponse;

∎ an as yet undisclosed sum une somme qui n'a pas encore été révélée

✾ Play 'As you like it' Shakespeare 'Comme il vous plaira'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > as
11 down

Ⅰ.

down¹ [daʊn]

en bas de ⇒ 1 (b) le long de ⇒ 1 (c) à travers ⇒ 1 (d) en bas ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) vers le bas ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) en panne ⇒ 2 (h) déprimé ⇒ 3 (a) mettre à terre ⇒ 4 (a) descendre ⇒ 4 (b)

1 preposition

(a) (towards lower level of)

∎ a line down the middle of the page une ligne verticale au milieu de la page;

∎ to go down the steps/the escalator/the mountain descendre l'escalier/l'escalier mécanique/la montagne;

∎ she fell down the stairs elle est tombée dans l'escalier;

∎ tears ran down her face des larmes coulaient le long de son visage;

∎ her hair hung down her back les cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos;

∎ to go down the plughole passer par le trou (de l'évier/de la baignoire/ etc);

∎ the rabbit disappeared back down its hole le lapin a redisparu dans son trou

(b) (at lower level of) en bas de;

∎ it's down the stairs c'est en bas de l'escalier;

∎ to work down a mine travailler au fond d'une mine;

∎ they live down the street ils habitent plus loin ou plus bas dans la rue

(c) (along) le long de;

∎ he walked down the street il a descendu la rue;

∎ look down the corridor regardez le long du couloir;

∎ down the side of his trousers/the box le long de son pantalon/de la boîte

(d) (through) à travers;

∎ down (through) the ages à travers les âges

(e) British familiar (to) à^□ ;

∎ they went down the shops ils sont partis faire des courses

2 adverb

(a) (downwards) vers le bas, en bas;

∎ down! (to dog) couché!, bas les pattes!;

∎ down and down de plus en plus bas;

∎ to come or go down descendre;

∎ my trousers keep slipping down mon pantalon n'arrête pas de descendre ou tomber

(b) (on lower level) en bas;

∎ down at the bottom of the hill/page en bas de la colline/de la page;

∎ down there là-bas;

∎ I'm down here je suis ici en bas;

∎ she lives three floors down elle habite trois étages plus bas;

∎ his office is three doors down on the left (along passage) son bureau est trois portes plus loin sur la gauche;

∎ the blinds are down les stores sont baissés;

∎ the river is down la rivière est basse;

∎ I'll be down in a minute (downstairs) je descends dans un instant;

∎ they aren't down yet ils ne sont pas encore descendus; (on the ground or floor) à terre;

∎ he was down for a count of eight il est resté à terre le temps de compter jusqu'à huit

(c) (facing downwards) vers le bas, dessous;

∎ he was lying face down il était couché sur le ventre;

∎ smooth side down le côté lisse dessous

(d) (reduced, lower)

∎ prices are down les prix ont baissé;

∎ Finance the pound is down two cents against the dollar la livre a baissé de deux cents par rapport au dollar

(e) (below expected, desired level)

∎ the tyres are down (underinflated) les pneus sont dégonflés; (flat) les pneus sont à plat;

∎ the cashier is £10 down il manque 10 livres au caissier;

∎ bookings are down on last week's les réservations sont en baisse par rapport à la semaine dernière;

∎ Football we were two goals down at half-time on avait deux buts de retard à la mi-temps

(f) (on paper)

∎ get it down in writing or on paper mettez-le par écrit;

∎ it's down in my diary/on the calendar c'est dans mon agenda/sur le calendrier;

∎ he's down to speak at the conference il est inscrit en tant qu'intervenant à la conférence

(g) (from city, the north)

∎ she came down from Berlin elle est arrivée de Berlin;

∎ we're going down south nous descendons vers le sud;

∎ they're going down to the coast ils descendent sur la côte;

∎ American to go down East aller au nord-est de la Nouvelle-Angleterre;

∎ British University she came down from Oxford (on vacation) elle est descendue d'Oxford; (graduated) elle est sortie d'Oxford;

∎ familiar to go/to live down under (gen) aller/vivre aux antipodes^□ ; (to Australia) aller/vivre en Australie^□ ; (to New Zealand) aller/vivre en Nouvelle-Zélande^□

(h) (out of action → machine, computer) en panne;

∎ the wires are down les lignes sont coupées;

∎ the computer has gone down l'ordinateur est tombé en panne

(i) (paid)

∎ he paid or put £5 down (whole amount) il a payé 5 livres comptant; (as deposit) il a versé (un acompte de) 5 livres;

∎ 5 down and 3 to go ça fait 5, il en reste 3

(j) (ill)

∎ he's (gone) down with flu il est au lit avec la grippe

(k) (idioms) familiar

∎ to be down on sb être monté contre qn^□ ;

∎ down with…! à bas…!;

∎ down with the system! à bas le système!;

∎ down with it! (of medicine etc) avalez!

3 adjective

(a) (depressed) déprimé, malheureux;

∎ to feel down avoir le cafard

(b) British (train) = en provenance d'une grande ville

(c) (elevator) qui descend

(d) (critical)

∎ to be down on sb être dur ou sévère avec qn

4 transitive verb

(a) (knock down → opponent) mettre à terre; (→ object, target) faire tomber;

∎ the pilot downed two enemy aircraft le pilote a descendu deux avions ennemis

(b) (drink) descendre; (eat) avaler;

∎ he downed three beers il a descendu trois bières

5 noun

(a) (setback) revers m, bas m

(b) (in American football) = chacune des quatre tentatives pour avancer d'au moins 10 yards, au football américain;

∎ first down premier "down"

(c) familiar (idiom)

∎ to have a down on sb avoir une dent contre qn

6 down for preposition

∎ she's down for physics elle est inscrite au cours de physique;

∎ they've got me down for the 200m hurdles ils m'ont inscrit au 200m haies;

∎ the meeting is down for today la réunion est prévue pour aujourd'hui

7 down to preposition

(a) (through to and including) jusqu'à;

∎ down to the smallest details jusqu'aux moindres détails;

∎ she sold everything right down to the house elle a tout vendu, y compris la maison;

∎ from the richest down to the poorest du plus riche (jusqu') au plus pauvre;

∎ from the boss down to the office boy depuis le patron jusqu'au garçon de bureau;

∎ from the Middle Ages down to the present du ou depuis le Moyen Âge jusqu'à nos jours

(b) (reduced to)

∎ I'm down to my last pound il ne me reste qu'une livre;

∎ the team was down to 10 men l'équipe était réduite à 10 hommes

(c) (indicating responsibility)

∎ it's down to you now c'est à toi de jouer maintenant;

∎ any breakages will be down to you si vous cassez quelque chose, c'est vous qui paierez les dégâts

►► Computing down arrow flèche f vers le bas;

Computing down arrow key touche f de déplacement vers le bas;

Finance down payment acompte m;

∎ to make a down payment on sth verser un acompte pour qch;

∎ he made a down payment of £500 il a versé un acompte de 500 livres

✾ Film 'Down by Law' Jarmusch 'Sous le coup de la loi'

Ⅱ.

down²

noun

(a) (on bird, person, plant, fruit) duvet m

(b) (hill) colline f dénudée; (sand dune) dune f

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > down
12 make\ out

1. I
abs

1) they aren't as rich as they make out они совсем не так богаты, как стараются это представить

2) how did you make out? каковы ваши успехи?; how are things making out? как идет дела?: give him another six months and see how he makes out дайте ему еще полгода и тогда посмотрите, как у неги пойдут дела; don't worry I'll make out не беспокойтесь, я справлюсь

3) he is not such a fool (such a good lawyer, such a bad man, etc.) as some people make out, он не такой дурак и т. д., как некоторые люди полагают; as far as I (this reporter, the doctor, etc,) can make out... насколько я и т. д. могу судить...
2. III
4)

make out smth. /smth. out/ we need two more eggs to make out a dozen до дюжины нам не хватает еще двух я яиц; we must put in some more poems and essays to make out a representative volume чтобы получился /был/ типичный для данного писателя (для этой школы и т. п.) том, нужно включить в него еще несколько стихотворений и очерков

2)

make out smth., smb. /smth.! smb. out/ make out the meaning of a phrase (a rule, etc.) понять значение фразы и т. д., разобраться в значении фразы и т. д., he couldn't make out her hand он не мог разобрать ее почерка; the boy had a hard time making out the problem мальчик с большим трудом разобрался в задаче /долго не мог понять задачу/; I can't make you out а) я вас не понимаю; б) не могу понять, что вы за человек

3)

make out smth., smb. /smth., smb. out/usually with can; I couldn't make out the design (her figure, the man in the cloak, the amount at the bottom of the page, etc.) я не мог рассмотреть орнамент и т. д., can you make out the island? ты видишь остров?

4)

make out smth. /smth. out/ make out a marketing list (our annual report, an application, etc.) составлять список покупок и т. д. I make out this form (an order for books, a questionnaire, etc.) заполните этот бланк или эту анкету и т. д., make out a certificate выписать свидетельство; make out a cheque (a bill) выписать чек (счет); make out, а сору (а record, etc.) сделать копию и т. д.
3. IV
1) make out smth. /smth. out/ in some manner usually in the interrogative coll. how do you make that out? почему вы так думаете?, откуда вы это взяли?

2) make out smth., smb. /smth., smb. out/ in some manner I could barely /hardly, scarcely, just/ make out the expression on his face (the outline of the building, her figure, the running man, etc.) я едва мог рассмотреть или различить выражение его лица и т. д.
4. V
make out smb. /smb. out/ make me out a liar (a hypocrite, a cheat, an impostor, etc.) выставлять /представлять/ меня лгуном и т. д.
5. VI
make out smb. /smb. out/ as being of /having/ some quality make him out selfish (deceitful, guilty, ill, etc.) выставлять его эгоистичным и т. д.
6. VII
make out smb. /smb. out/ to be smb. make smb. out to be a liar (to be the one who broke the vase, to be a person of the highest character, etc.) выставлять кого-л. лжецом и т. д.; he makes himself out to be a famous scientist он выдает себя за известного ученого
7. XI
1) be made out that... it was made out that he had no business being there дело было представлено так, что он якобы не имел права там быть; be made out by smb. that... it was made out by his counsel that he was innocent адвокат /защитник/ представил дело так, что он невиновен

2) || a case could be made out for Smith's release можно привести убедительные доводы или доказательства в пользу освобождения Смита; we do not consider that a case has been made out for reducing the tax on these goods мы считали, что не было приведено убедительных доводов в пользу необходимости. сокращения налога на эти товары

3) be made out [to be] smb. he is made out [to be] a patriot (a hero, the best dancer ever, etc.) о нем отзываются как о патриоте и т. д., его считают патриотом и т. д.

4) be made out in some manner the outline of the house (the ship, the spire, the figure, etc.) could just /hardly, barely/ be made out очертания дома и т. д. были едва различимы; be made out from somewhere his speech could scarcely /barely, hardly/ be made out from the balcony (from the fifth row, from afar, etc.) с балкона и т. д. его речь была едва слышна; the expression of his face could not be made out in half-light (in the gloom, in the mist, ill the darkness, etc.) в полутьме и т. д. нельзя было рассмотреть выражение его лица

5) be made out in some manner be made out clearly (quickly, etc.) быть составленным /быть заполненным/ четко и т. д.; be made out in some quantity applications ( orders, forms, etc.) have to be made out in triplicate (in duplicate, in a number of copies, etc.) заявления и т. д. пишутся в трех экземплярах и т. д.
8. XIII
make out to be in some state he made out to be ill он притворился больным
9. XVI
coll. make out with smb., smth. how are you making out with Mary? как у вас дела с Мэри?; how did you make out with your interview? как у вас прошло интервью?; you made out well with the dinner (with the party, with your speech, etc.) обед и т. д. вам удался; we must try to make out with what we have надо попытаться обойтись тем, что у нас есть; make out in smth. how are you making out in your new job (in the office, etc.)? как у вас дела с новой работой и т. д.?; make out on smth. make out on a small wage обходиться небольшой зарплатой, жить на небольшую зарплату
10. XXI1
1) || make out a case for /in favour of/ (against) smth. приводить доказательства или доводы в пользу (против) чего-л.; make out a strong case for reform (in favour of an increase in salary, etc.) находить убедительные доводы в пользу реформ и т. д.

2) make out smth. /smth. out/ from smth. I couldn't make anything out from these facts из этих фактов я не мог ничего понять; he tried to make out something from the tangled mazes of history and legend он пытался разобраться в лабиринте исторических событий и легенд

3) make out smth., smb. /smth., smb. out/ т some place make out an inscription on a wall (a signature at the foot of a letter, a date in a manuscript, etc.) разобрать надпись на стене и т. д.; make out an outline of a house in the distance (a ship near the horizon, a spire in the darkness, etc.) различить очертания дома вдали и т. д.; make out a dim figure in the mist смутно видеть фигуру сквозь туман /в тумане/; I couldn't make her out in the dark hall я не видел ее в этом темном холле; make out smth., smb. /smth., smb. out/ with smth. you can make it out with a telescope это можно увидеть в телескоп; I couldn't make her out even with opera-glasses я даже в бинокль не видел ее

4) make out smth. /smth. out/ for smth., smb. make out an application for a licence подать /написать/ заявление на получение прав; make out a list for the grocer составить список того, что надо купить в бакалее; make out a cheque for L 10 выписать чек на десять фунтов; make out smth. /smth. out/ to smb., smth. make out a cheque to him (to the firm, etc.) выписать чек на его имя /на него/ и т. д., make out a pass to him and his wife выписать /дать/ пропуск ему и его жене; make out smth. /smth. out/ in some quantity make this document out in duplicate оформите этот документ в двух экземплярах
11. XXV
1) make out that... he made out that he had been badly treated (that we were to blame, that they were friends of ours, etc.) он представил дело так, будто с ним плохо обращались и т. д., you can't make out that we haven't tried to help you вы не можете сказать, что мы не пытались ним помочь; let's make out that we are wrecked on a desert island давайте вообразим /представим себе/, что в результате кораблекрушения мы оказались на необитаемом острове

2) make out what... (why..., who..., etc.) I can't make out what he wants (what it's all about, why he left, who that man was, when they intend to return, etc.) никак не пойму, что он хочет и т. д., all I can make out is that he will come все, что я понял, так это то, что он придет

3) make out whether... (who..., etc.) I can't make out whether this figure is a three or an eight не могу разобрать, какая это цифра, три или восемь?; from the voice he could make out who the stranger was по голосу он понял или догадался, кто был этот незнакомец

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > make\ out
13 anyway

ANYWAY
Частица anyway выполняет большое количество разнообразных языковых функций. Достаточно часто она связывает предваряемое ею высказывание с непосредственно предшествующим. Здесь можно выделить, например, такую ее функцию, как ограничение (уточнение) истинности предыдущего высказывания. В русском языке подобную функцию способны выполнять выражения по крайней мере и во всяком случае:

• "We both had careers, but..." - "What was hers?" - "She was in advertising. Not a world I liked very much. Or its men, anyway." (F: 335)

"У нас у обеих была своя специальность, но..." - "Чем занималась она?" - "Рекламой. Это была не та среда, которая мне особенно нравилась. По крайней мере, те, кто там работал."

• "The first act has apparently required you to attract me. Anyway, that's been the effect." (F: 221)

"В первом акте, очевидно, предполагается, что я должен увлечься тобой. Во всяком случае, у меня сложилось такое впечатление."

Другую функцию anyway можно было бы обозначить как введение дополнительного важного или решающего аргумента. При введении дополнительного важного аргумента эквивалентами английской частицы могут выступать да и потом, кроме того, к тому же, а при введении решающего аргумента - да и вообще, в любом случае, да и:

• "They aren't English. And absolutely under Maurice's thumb. We hardly see them anyway." (F: 218)

"Они не англичане. И делают лишь то, что скажет Морис. В любом случае, мы с ними почти не видимся."

• I knew he could be bluffing, but I had a strong idea that he wasn't - and anyway... he wouldn't risk using such an obvious place. (F: 451)

Я знал, что он, возможно, блефует, но у меня было сильное подозрение, что нет... да и потом он бы не рискнул спрятать их в таком очевидном месте.

• "What would you know about literary creation anyway, Parkinson?" (DL: 315)

" Да и вообще, что вы можете знать о литературном творчестве, Паркинсон?"

Особым случаем употребления частицы anyway является ее способность вводить актуальный аргумент, который является истинным, несмотря на то, что говорилось ранее. В следующем примере героиня подчеркивает, что хотя она и не по своей инициативе стала говорить на определенную тему, но это не значит, что она не верит в то, что говорила:

• "That theological talk last night?" - "Yes. He asked me to say that... And I do believe it a little, anyway." (F: 345)

"А как насчет вчерашней теологической беседы?" - "Да, он действительно попросил меня поговорить об этом. И, потом, я все-таки сама в это немного верю."

Кроме все-таки, передавать данное прагматическое значение английской частицы могут все равно и в любом случае:

• "I hope I didn't waken you," says Morris. - "Oh, no. Anyway, can't let you go without a word of goodbye." (DL: 91)

"Надеюсь, не разбудил вас", говорит Моррис. - "Нет, нет. Я в любом случае не мог не попрощаться с вами."

Иногда частица anyway употребляется для выражения естественности или неизбежности некоего события:

• "But it's impossible, my lady. You'll get me into trouble and I'll lose my job." - "You'll lose it anyway when you go to prison..." ( AC1: 86)

"Но это невозможно, миледи. У меня будут неприятности, и я лишусь работы." - "Ты так и так ее лишишься, когда попадешь в тюрьму."

Как видно, в данном примере в качестве эквивалента частицы употреблено русское выражение так и так, можно было бы также употребить в любом случае. Вообще, в этой функции у частицы есть достаточно много разных эквивалентов, в частности, возможно использование все равно, так или иначе или и так:

• "Have you really flown all the way from America for this conference?" - "Not exactly. I was coming to Europe anyway..." (DL: 19)

"Вы что, действительно, специально летели из Америки на эту конференцию?" - "Не совсем. Я все равно (так или иначе) собирался в Европу."

Особо стоит остановиться на функционировании частицы anyway в более объемных отрезках текста, когда частица связывает вводимое ею высказывание не с одним, а несколькими высказываниями в совокупности. Во-первых, она может маркировать переход от одной темы к другой:

• "My height is a curse... Can't get away with anything... What brings you here anyway?" (JB: 204)

"От моего роста мне одни неприятности. Ничего невозможно сделать незаметно... Ну, неважно, ты-то как здесь очутился?"

В русском языке для заполнения паузы, часто образующейся при переходе к новой теме, обычно используется частица ну и сочетания с ней, одно из которых мы видим в приведенном примере. Среди других возможных сочетаний такого рода можно назвать ну, (да) ладно и ну, не суть.
Сходным образом частица anyway используется для возврата к прежней, основной теме беседы или рассказа. Потенциальные русские эквиваленты английской частицы в этой функции в целом совпадают с предыдущими (ну, неважно, ну да ладно, короче), хотя именно здесь возможно также ну так вот:

• "... young Johns played the piano. Versatile lad, that; the oboe's his instrument, really. Well anyway, the reporter chap must have got the story wrong..." (KA: 7)

"... юный Джонс играл на фортепиано. Кстати, очень разносторонний парень; вообще-то, я думаю, лучше всего он играет на гобое. Ну так вот, этот репортер, должно быть, чего-то не понял..."

Довольно часто anyway используется для резюмирования или перехода к главному, сигнализируя о пропуске незначительных деталей. В русском языке сходную функцию выполняют слова и выражения главное, короче, словом, во всяком случае, в общем:

• I told Morris that, and it didn't make him any sweeter... Anyway, I'm going to put the whole story into my book. (DL: 296)

Я сказала об этом Моррису, что отнюдь не добавило ему любезности... В общем, я собираюсь вставить всю историю в свою книгу..

• If he's not there I'll leave a message or something. Anyway I'll see to it... that Mrs Welch doesn't get involved. (KA: 94)

Если его не будет дома, я оставлю сообщение или что-нибудь ещё. Во всяком случае, сделаю все так, чтобы миссис Велч ничего не узнала.

• He's terrible, he won't stop playing games. Anyway, I hope you know what it's all about. (F: 402)

Он невыносим, постоянно играет в какие-то игры. Короче / ну, надеюсь, ты понимаешь, что я имею в виду.

Английские частицы. Англо-русский словарь > anyway
14 be

'bi: ɡi:
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) licenciatura en Ingeniería

be vb

1. ser

Michael is very tall Michael es muy alto

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal Lisboa es la capital de Portugal

sugar is sweet el azúcar es dulce

Napoleon was Corsican Napoleón era corso

my father is an architect mi padre es arquitecto

my mother is from Bristol mi madre es de Bristol

what time is it? It's 3 o'clock ¿qué hora es? Son las tres

June 17th is Elena's birthday el 17 de junio es el cumpleaños de Elena

who is it? It's me ¿quién es? Soy yo

this exercise is difficult este ejercicio es difícil

the house was built 50 years ago la casa fue construida hace 50 años

he was attacked by a dog le atacó un perro

2. estar

how are you? I'm fine ¿cómo estás? estoy bien

David is very happy David está muy contento

I'm tired estoy cansado

his wife's pregnant su mujer está embarazada

we were worried about you estábamos preocupados por ti

where is Pauline? ¿dónde está Pauline?

the milk is on the table la leche está en la mesa

how far is it? ¿a qué distancia está?

what day is it today? ¿qué día es hoy? / ¿a qué día estamos?

3. tener

how old are you? I'm 16 ¿cuántos años tienes? tengo 16 años

I'm cold tengo frío

she's hungry tiene hambre

you're right tienes razón

4. costar / valer / ser

how much is it? ¿cuánto cuesta? / ¿cuánto vale? / ¿cuánto es?

the tickets are £15 each las entradas valen 15 libras cada una

5. hacer

it's sunny hace sol

it's hot hace calor

it was cold hacía frío

6. haber

there are a lot of people hay mucha gente

how many children are there? ¿cuántos niños hay?

there was an explosion hubo una explosión

El pasado de be es was o were y el participio pasado es been; el gerundio se escribe being

Se usa también para construir el tiempo verbal llamado present continuous que indica una acción que está pasando en estos momentos

what are you doing? ¿qué estás haciendo? / ¿qué haces?

I'm reading a magazine estoy leyendo una revista

look, it's snowing mira, está nevando

be sustantivo femenino: name of the letter b, often called be largaor grande to distinguish it from v 'be' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abasto - abate - abismo - abotargarse - abreviar - abrirse - absoluta - absoluto - abultar - abundar - aburrir - aburrirse - acabose - acariciar - acaso - acertar - achantarse - acometer - acostada - acostado - acostumbrar - acostumbrada - acostumbrado - acreditar - activa - activo - adelantar - adelantarse - adentro - adivinarse - admirarse - adolecer - aferrarse - afianzarse - aficionada - aficionado - afligirse - agonizar - agotarse - agradecer - agua - ahogarse - ahora - aire - ajo - ala - alarmarse - alcanzar - alegrarse English: aback - abate - about - absent - accordance - account for - accountable - accustom - acquaint - action - addicted - address - adequate - adjust - admit - affiliated - afford - afraid - agenda - agree - agreement - ahead - air - airsick - alert - alive - alone - along - aloof - alphabetically - always - am - ambition - amenable - amusing - anathema - annoyance - anomaly - anxious - apologetic - appal - appall - are - arm - around - arrears - as - ashamed - aspire - assert

be

tr[biː]

intransitive verb (pres 1ª pers am, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl are, 3ª pers sing is; pt 1ª y 3ª pers sing was, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl; pp been)

1 (permanent characteristic) ser

■ she's clever es inteligente

■ he's blind es ciego

■ I'm deaf soy sordo

2 (essential quality) ser

■ diamonds are hard los diamantes son duros

3 (nationality) ser

■ John's English John es inglés

■ they are Japanese son japoneses

4 (occupation) ser

■ he's an engineer es ingeniero

■ we are both teachers los dos somos profesores

5 (origin) ser

■ they are from York son de York

6 (ownership) ser

■ it's my pencil es mi lápiz

7 (authorship) ser

■ this painting is by Botero este cuadro es de Botero

8 (composition) ser

■ this cupboard is oak este armario es de roble

9 (use) ser

■ this product is for tiles este producto es para baldosas

10 (location) estar

■ Whitby is on the coast Whitby está en la costa

11 (temporary state) estar

■ your supper's cold tu cena está fría

■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?

■ you're a bit deaf today estás un poco sordo hoy

■ prawns are cheap today las gambas están bien de precio hoy

12 (age) tener

■ Philip is 22 Philip tiene 22 años

13 (price) costar, valer

■ a single ticket is £9.50 un billete de ida cuesta £9.50

14 tener

■ he's hot/cold tiene calor/frío

■ we're hungry/thirsty tenemos hambre/sed

■ she's in a hurry tiene prisa

■ he's right tiene razón

auxiliar be + pres part

1 (action in progress or near future) estar

■ it is raining está lloviendo

■ he's working está trabajando

■ the train is coming viene el tren

■ I am going on Thursday iré el jueves

■ she's meeting Mr Broddle tomorrow se reunirá con el señor Broddle mañana

auxiliar to be + past participle

1 (passive) ser

■ she was arrested at the border fue detenida en la frontera, la detuvieron en la frontera

■ he's hated by everybody es odiado por todos, todos lo odian

■ he was discharged fue dado de alta, lo dieron de alta

■ the house has been sold la casa ha sido vendida, la casa se ha vendido, han vendido la casa

■ he was given a clock le dieron un reloj

■ thirty children were injured treinta niños fueron heridos, treinta niños resultaron heridos

■ the two areas of the town are divided by a wall las dos zonas de la ciudad están divididas por un muro

auxiliar be + to + inf

1 (obligation) deber, tener que

■ you are not to come here again no debes volver aquí

■ you are to do as I say tienes que hacer lo que yo te diga

1 (future)

■ the King is to visit Egypt el Rey visitará Egipto

phrase there is / there are

1 hay

■ there's some wine in the bottle hay algo de vino en la botella

■ there are two policemen following us hay dos policías que nos siguen

■ is there much traffic ¿hay mucho tráfico?

1 había

■ there was no money no había dinero

■ there were twenty five candles on the cake había veinticinco velas en la tarta

■ were there many people? ¿había mucha gente?

phrase there will be

1 habrá

■ there will be snow in the mountains habrá nieve en las montañas

phrase there would be

1 habría

■ there would be time to see the castle habría tiempo para ver el castillo

■ if Mike came, there would be ten of us si viniera Mike, seríamos diez

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be about to «+ inf» estar para + inf, estar a punto de + inf

■ the train is about to arrive el tren está a punto de llegar

to be or not to be ser o no ser

be ['bi:] v, was ['wəz, 'wɑz] ; were ['wər] ; been ['bɪn] ; being ; am ['æm] ; is ['ɪz] ; are ['ɑr] vi

1) (expressing equality) : ser

José is a doctor: José es doctor

I'm Ana's sister: soy la hermana de Ana

2) (expressing quality) : ser

the tree is tall: el árbol es alto

you're silly!: ¡eres tonto!

3) (expressing origin or possession) : ser

she's from Managua: es de Managua

it's mine: es mío

4) (expressing location) : estar

my mother is at home: mi madre está en casa

the cups are on the table: las tazas están en la mesa

5) (expressing existence) : ser, existir

to be or not to be: ser, o no ser

I think, therefore I am: pienso, luego existo

6) (expressing a state of being) : estar, tener

how are you?: ¿cómo estás?

I'm cold: tengo frío

she's 10 years old: tiene 10 años

they're both sick: están enfermos los dos

be v impers

1) (indicating time) : ser

it's eight o'clock: son las ocho

it's Friday: hoy es viernes

2) (indicating a condition) : hacer, estar

it's sunny: hace sol

it's very dark outside: está bien oscuro afuera

be v aux

1) (expressing progression) : estar

what are you doing? -I'm working: ¿qué haces? -estoy trabajando

2) (expressing occurrence) : ser

it was finished yesterday: fue acabado ayer, se acabó ayer

it was cooked in the oven: se cocinó en el horno

3) (expressing possibility) : poderse

can she be trusted?: ¿se puede confiar en ella?

4) (expressing obligation) : deber

you are to stay here: debes quedarte aquí

he was to come yesterday: se esperaba que viniese ayer

be

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• ser v.

(§pres: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son) subj: se-

imp: er-

pret

fu-•)

biːˌ weak form bi
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

[biː] (present am, is or are pt was or were pp been)
1. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (linking nouns, noun phrases, pronouns) ser

he's a pianist — es pianista

he wants to be a doctor — quiere ser médico

Monday's a holiday — el lunes es fiesta

two and two are four — dos y dos son cuatro

it's me! — ¡soy yo!

it was me — fui yo

who wants to be Hamlet? — ¿quién quiere hacer de or ser Hamlet?

you be the patient and I'll be the doctor — tú eres el enfermo y yo seré el médico

if I were you... — yo en tu lugar..., yo que tú... *

2) (possession) ser

she's his sister — es su hermana

it's mine — es mío

3) (characteristics seen as inherent) ser

the sky is blue — el cielo es azul

it's (made of) plastic — es de plástico

they're English — son ingleses

he's tall — es alto

it's round/enormous — es redondo/enorme

she is boring — es aburrida

I used to be poor but now I'm rich — antes era pobre pero ahora soy rico

if I were rich — si fuera rico

I'm from the south — soy del sur

the book is in French — el libro es en francés
Use [estar] with past participles used as adjectives describing the results of an action or process:
it's broken — está roto

he's dead — está muerto

4) (changeable or temporary state) estar

it's dirty — está sucio

she's bored/ill — está aburrida/enferma

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?, ¿qué tal estás?

how are you now? — ¿qué tal te encuentras ahora?

I'm very well, thanks — estoy muy bien, gracias
In certain expressions where English uses [be] + adjective to describe feelings ([be cold]/[hot]/[hungry]/[thirsty]), Spanish uses [tener] with a noun:
I'm cold/hot — tengo frío/calor

my feet are cold — tengo los pies fríos

I'm hungry/thirsty — tengo hambre/sed

be good! — ¡pórtate bien!

you're late — llegas tarde
afraid, sleepy, right
5) (age)

"how old is she?" - "she's nine" — -¿cuántos años tiene? -tiene nueve años

she will be two tomorrow — mañana cumple dos años

when I'm old — cuando sea viejo

when I was young — cuando era joven

6) (=take place) ser

the meeting's today — la reunión es hoy

the service will be at St Ninian's Church — el oficio será en la iglesia de San Ninian

7) (=be situated) estar

Edinburgh is in Scotland — Edimburgo está en Escocia

it's on the table — está sobre or en la mesa

where is the Town Hall? — ¿dónde está or queda el ayuntamiento?

it's 5 km to the village — el pueblo está or queda a 5 kilómetros

he won't be here tomorrow — mañana no estará aquí

we've been here for ages — hace mucho tiempo que estamos aquí, llevamos aquí mucho tiempo, estamos aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

• here you are(, take it) — aquí tienes(, tómalo)

• there's the church — ahí está la iglesia

8) (impersonal use)

a) (referring to weather) hacer

it's hot/cold — hace calor/frío

it's too hot — hace demasiado calor

it's fine — hace buen tiempo

b) (referring to time, date etc) ser

it's eight o'clock — son las ocho

it's morning in New York now — en Nueva York ahora es por la mañana

wake up, it's morning — despierta, es de día

what's the date (today)? — ¿qué fecha es hoy?

it's 3 May or the 3rd of May — es 3 de mayo

it's Thursday today — hoy es jueves
But note the following alternatives with [estar]:
it's 3 May or the 3rd of May — estamos a 3 de mayo

it's Thursday today — hoy estamos a jueves

c) (asking and giving opinion) ser

is it certain that...? — ¿es verdad or cierto que...?

it is easy to make a mistake — es fácil cometer un fallo

is it fair that she should be punished while...? — ¿es justo que se la castigue mientras que...?

it is possible that he'll come — es posible que venga, puede (ser) que venga

it is impossible to study all the time — es imposible estar siempre estudiando

it is unbelievable that... — es increíble que...

it's not clear whether... — no está claro si...

it would be wrong for us to do that — no estaría bien que nosotros hiciésemos eso

d) (emphatic) ser

it's me who does all the work — soy yo quien hace todo el trabajo

it was Peter who phoned — fue Peter quien llamó

why is it that she's so successful? — ¿cómo es que tiene tanto éxito?, ¿por qué tiene tanto éxito?

it was then that... — fue entonces cuando...

9) (=exist) haber

there is/are — hay

what is (there) in that room? — ¿qué hay en esa habitación?

there is nothing more beautiful — no hay nada más bello

is there anyone at home? — ¿hay alguien en casa?

there were six road accidents here last year — el año pasado hubo seis accidentes de tráfico aquí

there must be an explanation — debe de haber una explicación

there being no alternative solution... — al no haber or no habiendo otra solución...

let there be light! — ¡hágase la luz!

there are three of us — somos tres

there were three of them — eran tres

after the shop there's the bus station — después de la tienda está la estación de autobuses

See:

THERE IS, THERE ARE in there

10) (=cost)

how much was it? — ¿cuánto costó?

the book is £20 — el libro vale or cuesta 20 libras

how much is it? — ¿cuánto es?; (when paying) ¿qué le debo? frm

11) (=visit)

has the postman been? — ¿ha venido el cartero?

he has been and gone — vino y se fue

I have been to see my aunt — he ido a ver a mi tía

have you ever been to Glasgow? — ¿has estado en Glasgow alguna vez?

I've been to China — he estado en China

12) (in noun compounds) futuro

• mother to be — futura madre or mamá f

• my wife to be — mi futura esposa

13) (in set expressions)

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

• been and * —

you've been and done it now! — ¡buena la has hecho! *

that dog of yours has been and dug up my flowers! — ¡tu perro ha ido y me ha destrozado las flores!

• you're busy enough as it is — estás bastante ocupado ya con lo que tienes, ya tienes suficiente trabajo

as things are — tal como están las cosas

be that as it may — sea como fuere

• if it hadn't been for..., if it hadn't been for you or frm had it not been for you, we would have lost — si no hubiera sido por ti or de no haber sido por ti, habríamos perdido

• let me be! — ¡déjame en paz!

• if that's what you want to do, then so be it — si eso es lo que quieres hacer, adelante

• what is it to you? * — ¿a ti qué te importa?

• what's it to be? — (in bar etc) ¿qué va a ser?, ¿qué vas a tomar?

2. AUXILIARY VERB

1) (forming passive) ser

the house was destroyed by an earthquake — la casa fue destruida por un terremoto
The passive is not used as often in Spanish as in English, active and reflexive constructions often being preferred:
the box had been opened — habían abierto la caja

these cars are produced in Spain — estos coches se fabrican en España

it is said that... — dicen que..., se dice que...

he was killed by a terrorist — lo mató un terrorista

she was killed in a car crash — murió en un accidente de coche, resultó muerta en un accidente de coche frm

what's to be done? — ¿qué hay que hacer?

• it's a film not to be missed — es una película que no hay que perderse

• we searched everywhere for him, but he was nowhere to be seen — lo buscamos por todas partes pero no lo encontramos en ningún sitio

2) (forming continuous) estar

it's raining — está lloviendo

what are you doing? — ¿qué estás haciendo?, ¿qué haces?

don't distract me when I'm driving — no me distraigas cuando estoy conduciendo

he's always grumbling — siempre está quejándose

he was studying until the early hours — estuvo estudiando hasta la madrugada
Use the present simple to talk about planned future events and the construction to talk about intention:
they're coming tomorrow — vienen mañana

"it's a pity you aren't coming with us" - "but I am coming!" — -¡qué pena que no vengas con nosotros! -¡sí que voy!

will you be seeing her tomorrow? — ¿la verás or la vas a ver mañana?

will you be needing more? — ¿vas a necesitar más?

I shall be seeing him — voy a verlo

I'll be seeing you — hasta luego, nos vemos (esp LAm)
The imperfect tense can be used for continuous action in the past:
he was driving too fast — conducía demasiado rápido
for, since
3) (verb substitute)

a)

he's older than you are — es mayor que tú

he isn't as happy as he was — no está tan contento como antes

"he's going to complain about you" - "oh, is he?" — -va a quejarse de ti -¿ah, sí?

"I'm worried" - "so am I" — -estoy preocupado -yo también

"I'm not ready" - "neither am I" — -no estoy listo -yo tampoco

"you're tired" - "no, I'm not" — -estás cansado -no, ¡qué va!

"you're not eating enough" - "yes I am" — -no comes lo suficiente -que sí

"they're getting married" - "oh, are they?" — (showing surprise) -se casan -¿ah, sí? or -¡no me digas!

"he isn't very happy" - "oh, isn't he?" — -no está muy contento -¿ah, no?

"he's always late, isn't he?" - "yes, he is" — -siempre llega tarde, ¿verdad? -(pues) sí

"is it what you expected?" - "no, it isn't" — -¿es esto lo que esperabas? -(pues) no

"she's pretty" - "no, she isn't" — -es guapa -¡qué va!

b) (in question tags)

he's handsome, isn't he? — es guapo, ¿verdad?, es guapo, ¿no?, es guapo, ¿no es cierto?

it was fun, wasn't it? — fue divertido, ¿verdad?, fue divertido, ¿no?

she wasn't happy, was she? — no era feliz, ¿verdad?

so he's back again, is he? — así que ha vuelto, ¿eh?

you're not ill, are you? — ¿no estarás enfermo?

3. MODAL VERB
(with infinitive construction)
1) (=must, have to)

you're to put on your shoes — tienes que ponerte los zapatos

he's not to open it — no debe abrirlo, que no lo abra

I am to do it — he de hacerlo yo, soy yo el que debe hacerlo

I am not to speak to him — no tengo permiso para hablar con él

I wasn't to tell you his name — no podía or debía decirte su nombre

2) (=should) deber

he is to be congratulated on his work — debemos felicitarlo por su trabajo

am I to understand that...? — ¿debo entender que...?

she wrote "My Life", not to be confused with Bernstein's book of the same name — escribió "Mi Vida", que no debe confundirse con la obra de Bernstein que lleva el mismo título

he was to have come yesterday — tenía que or debía haber venido ayer

he is to be pitied — es digno de lástima

3) (=will)

the talks are to start tomorrow — las conversaciones darán comienzo mañana

her house is to be sold — su casa se pondrá a la venta

they are to be married in the summer — se casarán en el verano

4) (=can)

these birds are to be found all over the world — estos pájaros se encuentran por todo el mundo

little traffic was to be seen — había poco tráfico

you weren't to know — no tenías por qué saberlo

5) (expressing destiny)

this was to have serious repercussions — esto iba a tener serias repercusiones

they were never to return — jamás regresaron

it was not to be — no quiso el destino que así fuera

6) (in conditional sentences)

you must work harder if you are to succeed — debes esforzarte más si quieres triunfar

if it was or were to snow... — si nevase or nevara...

if I were to leave the job, would you replace me? — si yo dejara el puesto, ¿me sustituirías?
BE
"Ser" or "estar"?
You can use "ser": ► when defining or identifying by linking two nouns or noun phrases:
Paris is the capital of France París es la capital de Francia
He was the most hated man in the village Era el hombre más odiado del pueblo ► to describe essential or inherent characteristics (e.g. colour, material, nationality, race, shape, size {etc}):
His mother is German Su madre es alemana
She was blonde Era rubia ► with most impersonal expressions not involving past participles:
It is important to be on time Es importante llegar a tiempo
Está claro que is an exception:
It is obvious you don't understand Está claro que no lo entiendes ► when telling the time or talking about time or age:
It is ten o'clock Son las diez
It's very late. Let's go home Es muy tarde. Vamos a casa
He lived in the country when he was young Vivió en el campo cuando era joven ► to indicate possession or duty:
It's mine Es mío
This is your responsibility Este asunto es responsabilidad tuya ► with events in the sense of "take place":
The 1992 Olympic Games were in Barcelona Los Juegos Olímpicos de 1992 fueron en Barcelona
"Where is the exam?" - "It's in Room 1" "¿Dónde es el examen?" - "Es en el Aula Número 1" NOTE: Compare this usage with that of estar (see below) to talk about location of places, objects and people.
You can use "estar": ► to talk about location of places, objects and people:
"Where is Zaragoza?" - "It's in Spain" "¿Dónde está Zaragoza?" - "Está en España"
Your glasses are on the bedside table Tus gafas están en la mesilla de noche NOTE: But use ser with events in the sense of "take place" (see above)}. ► to talk about changeable state, condition or mood:
The teacher is ill La profesora está enferma
The coffee's cold El café está frío
How happy I am! ¡Qué contento estoy! NOTE: Feliz, however, which is seen as more permanent than contento, is used mainly with ser. ► to form progressive tenses:
We're having lunch. Is it ok if I call you later? Estamos comiendo. Te llamaré luego, ¿vale?
Both "ser" and "estar" can be used with past participles ► Use ser in {passive} constructions:
This play was written by Lorca Esta obra fue escrita por Lorca
He was shot dead (by a terrorist group) Fue asesinado a tiros (por un grupo terrorista) NOTE: The passive is not used as often in Spanish as it is in English. ► Use estar with past participles to describe the {results} of a previous action or event:
We threw them away because they were broken Los tiramos a la basura porque estaban rotos
He's dead Está muerto ► Compare the use of ser + ((past participle)) which describes {action} and estar + ((past participle)) which describes {result} in the following:
The window was broken by the firemen La ventana fue rota por los bomberos
The window was broken La ventana estaba rota
It was painted around 1925 Fue pintado hacia 1925
The floor is painted a dark colour El suelo está pintado de color oscuro ► Ser and estar are both used in impersonal expressions with past participles. As above, the use of ser implies {action} while the use of estar implies {result}:
It is understood that the work was never finished Es sabido que el trabajo nunca se llegó a terminar
It is a proven fact that vaccinations save many lives Está demostrado que las vacunas salvan muchas vidas
"Ser" and "estar" with adjectives ► Some adjectives can be used with both ser and estar but the meaning changes completely depending on the verb:
He's clever Es listo
Are you ready? ¿Estás listo?
Chemistry is boring La química es aburrida
I'm bored Estoy aburrido ► Other adjectives can also be used with both verbs but the use of ser describes a {characteristic} while the use of estar implies a {change}:
He's very handsome Es muy guapo
You look great in that dress! Estás muy guapa con ese vestido
He's slim Es delgado
You're (looking) very slim ¡Estás muy delgada! For further uses and examples, see main entry
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[biːˌ] weak form [bi]
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

English-spanish dictionary > be
15 BE

1. verb,
pres. t. I am, neg. (coll.) ain't, he is, neg. (coll.) isn't

Ex:

we are — neg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula

/Ex:

1) (indicating quality or attribute) sein

she'll be ten next week — sie wird nächste Woche zehn

she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin

being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein

he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch

2) in exclamation

was she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!

aren't you a big boy! — was bist du schon für ein großer Junge!

3) will be (indicating supposition)

[I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge

you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören

4) (indicating physical or mental welfare or state) sein; sich fühlen

I am hot — mir ist heiß

I am freezing — mich friert es

how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?

5) identifying the subject

it is the 5th today — heute haben wir den Fünften

who's that? — wer ist das?

it is she, it's her — sie ist's

if I were you — an deiner Stelle

6) (indicating profession, pastime, etc.)

be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein

she wants to be a surgeon — sie möchte Chirurgin werden

7) with possessive

it is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr

8) (cost) kosten

how much are the eggs? — was kosten die Eier?

9) (equal) sein

two times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs

sixteen ounces is a pound — sechzehn Unzen sind od. ergeben ein Pfund

10) (constitute) bilden

London is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England

11) (mean) bedeuten

he was everything to her — er bedeutete ihr alles
2. intransitive verb
1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existieren

can such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?

I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich

there is/are... — es gibt...

for the time being — vorläufig

Miss Jones that was — das frühere Fräulein Jones

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei

2) (remain) bleiben

I shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute

she has been in her room for hours — sie ist schon seit Stunden in ihrem Zimmer

let it be — lass es sein

let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe

how long has he been here? — wie lange ist er schon hier?

3) (happen) stattfinden; sein

where will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?

4) (go, come)

be off with you! — geh/geht!

I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause

she's from Australia — sie stammt od. ist aus Australien

are you for London? — wollen Sie nach London?

5) (on visit etc.) sein

have you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

has anyone been? — ist jemand da gewesen?

6)

she's been and tidied the room — (coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt

the children have been at the biscuits — die Kinder waren an den Keksen (ugs.)

I've been into this matter — ich habe mich mit der Sache befasst
3. auxiliary verb
1) forming passive werden

the child was found — das Kind wurde gefunden

German is spoken here — hier wird Deutsch gesprochen

2) forming continuous tenses, active

he is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen

I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]

the train was departing when I got there — der Zug fuhr gerade ab, als ich ankam

3) forming continuous tenses, passive

the house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut

4) (expr. obligation)

be to — sollen

I am to inform you — ich soll Sie unterrichten

he is to be admired — er ist zu bewundern

5) (expr. arrangement)

be to — sollen

the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen

6) (expr. possibility)

it was not to be seen — es war nicht zu sehen

I was not to be side-tracked — ich ließ mich nicht ablenken

7) (expr. destiny)

they were never to meet again — sie sollten sich nie wieder treffen

8) (expr. condition)

if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...
4.
bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann

mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater

the be-all and end-all — das A und O

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['bi: ɡi:]
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.)

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be

<was, been>

[bi:, bi]

vi + n/adj

1. (describes) sein

she's quite rich/ugly sie ist ziemlich reich/hässlich

what is that? was ist das?

she's a doctor sie ist Ärztin

what do you want to \be when you grow up? was willst du einmal werden, wenn du erwachsen bist?

you need to \be certain before you make an accusation like that du musst dir ganz sicher sein, bevor du so eine Anschuldigung vorbringst

“may I \be of service Madam?” the waiter asked „kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein, gnädige Frau?“ fragte der Kellner

to \be on the same wavelength auf der gleichen Wellenlänge liegen fam

to \be able to do sth etw tun können, in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

to \be from a country/a town aus einem Land/einer Stadt kommen

2. (composition) sein, bestehen aus

is this plate pure gold? ist dieser Teller aus reinem Gold?

3. (opinion)

▪ to \be for/against sth für/gegen etw akk sein

to \be all for sth ganz [o sehr] für etw akk sein

4. (calculation) sein, machen, kosten

two and two is four zwei und zwei ist vier

these books are 50p each diese Bücher kosten jeweils 50p

5. (timing)

to \be late/[right] on time zu spät/[genau] rechtzeitig kommen

6. (location) sein; town, country liegen

the keys are in that box die Schlüssel befinden sich in der Schachtel

the food was on the table das Essen stand auf dem Tisch

he's not here er ist nicht da

to \be in a fix [or jam] ( fam) in der Klemme stecken fam

to \be in a bad situation/trouble in einer schwierigen Situation/Schwierigkeiten sein

7. in pp (visit) sein

the postman hasn't been yet der Briefträger war noch nicht da

I've never been to Kenya ich bin noch nie in Kenia gewesen

8. (take place) stattfinden

the meeting is next Tuesday die Konferenz findet am nächsten Montag statt

9. (do) sein

to \be on benefit [or AM welfare] Sozialhilfe bekommen [o SCHWEIZ beziehen], Sozialhilfeempfänger/Sozialhilfeempfängerin sein

to \be on a diet auf Diät sein

to \be on the pill die Pille nehmen

to \be on standby/on holiday in [Ruf]bereitschaft/im Urlaub sein

▪ to \be up to sth etw im Schild[e] führen

10. (exist) existieren, vorhanden sein; ( old liter: live) leben, sein

let her \be! lass sie in Ruhe!

to \be or not to \be, that is the question Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist die Frage

there is/are... es gibt...

11. (expresses possibility)

can it [really] \be that...? ( form) ist es [tatsächlich] möglich, dass...?

is it that...? ( form) kann es sein, dass...?

12. (expresses ability)

sth is to \be done etw kann getan werden

the exhibition is currently to \be seen at the City Gallery die Ausstellung ist zurzeit in der Stadtgalerie zu besichtigen

13.

▪ to \be to do sth (expresses allowance) etw dürfen; (expresses obligation) etw sollen

▪ to not \be to do sth etw nicht dürfen

what are we to do? was sollen wir tun?

you're to sit in the corner and keep quiet du sollst dich in die Ecke setzen und ruhig sein

14.

▪ to \be to do sth (expresses future) etw tun werden

we are to visit Australia in the spring im Frühling reisen wir nach Australien; (expresses future in past)

she was never to see her brother again sie sollte ihren Bruder nie mehr wiedersehen; (in conditionals)

if I were you, I'd... an deiner Stelle würde ich...

if sb was [or were] to do sth,... wenn jd etw tun würde,...

if he was to work harder, he'd get better grades wenn er härter arbeiten würde, bekäme er bessere Noten

were sb to do sth,... ( form) würde jd etw tun,...

were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed würde ich mich weigern, wären sie äußerst verärgert

15. (impersonal use)

what is it? was ist?

what's it to \be? (what are you drinking) was möchten Sie trinken?; (please decide now) was soll es denn [nun] sein?

it is only fair for me es erscheint mir nur fair

is it true that you were asked to resign? stimmt es, dass man dir nahegelegt hat, dein Amt niederzulegen?

it's not that I don't like her — it's just that we rarely agree on anything es ist nicht so, dass ich sie nicht mag — wir sind nur selten einer Meinung

as it were sozusagen, gleichsam

16. (expresses imperatives)

\be quiet or I'll...! sei still oder ich...!

\be seated! ( form) setzen Sie sich!, nehmen Sie Platz! geh

\be yourself! sei du selbst! [o ganz natürlich!

17. (expresses continuation)

▪ to \be doing sth gerade etw tun

don't talk about that while I'm eating sprich nicht davon, während ich beim Essen bin

she's studying to be a lawyer sie studiert, um Rechtsanwältin zu werden

it's raining es regnet

you're always complaining du beklagst dich dauernd

18. (expresses passive)

to \be asked/pushed gefragt/gestoßen werden

to \be be discovered by sb von jdm gefunden werden

to \be left an orphan als Waise zurückbleiben

to \be left speechless sprachlos sein

19.

▶ the \be-all and end-all das Ein und Alles [o A und O]

▶ far \be it from sb to do sth nichts liegt jdm ferner, als etw zu tun

▶ to \be off form nicht in Form sein

▶ the joke is on sb jd ist der Dumme

▶ \be that as it may wie dem auch sei

▶ to \be off (go away, leave) weggehen; (begin spoiling) schlecht sein

\be off with you! go away! geh! hau ab! fam

▶ so \be it so sei es, sei's drum fam

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[biː] pres am, is, are, pret was, were, ptp been
1. COPULATIVE VERB

1) with adjective, noun, pronoun sein

to be critical of — kritisch sein or sich kritisch äußern über (+acc)

be sensible! — sei vernünftig

who's that? – it's me/that's Mary — wer ist das? – ich bins/das ist Mary

if I were you — wenn ich Sie or an Ihrer Stelle wäre

he is a soldier/a German — er ist Soldat/Deutscher

he wants to be a doctor — er möchte Arzt werden Note that the article is used in German only when the noun is qualified by an adjective.

he's a good student/a true Englishman — er ist ein guter Student/ein echter Engländer

2)

referring to physical, mental state how are you? — wie gehts?

I'm better now — es geht mir jetzt besser

she's not at all well — es geht ihr gar nicht gut

to be hungry/thirsty — Hunger/Durst haben, hungrig/durstig sein

I am hot/cold/frozen — mir ist heiß/kalt/eiskalt

they were horrified — sie waren entsetzt

3) age sein

he's five — er ist fünf

how old is she? —

he'll be three next month — er wird nächsten Monat drei (Jahre alt)

4) = cost kosten

how much is that? — wie viel or was kostet das?

5) MATH sein

two times two is or are four — zwei mal zwei ist or sind or gibt vier

6) with possessive gehören (+dat)

that book is your brother's/his — das Buch gehört Ihrem Bruder/ihm, das ist das Buch Ihres Bruders/das ist sein Buch

7)

in exclamations was he pleased to hear it! — er war vielleicht froh, das zu hören!

but wasn't she glad when... — hat sie sich vielleicht gefreut, als...

8) Brit inf

how are you for a beer? — hast du Lust auf ein Bier?

2. AUXILIARY VERB

1)

in continuous tenses Note how German uses the simple tense:what are you doing? — was machst du da?

she's always complaining — sie beklagt sich dauernd

they're coming tomorrow — sie kommen morgen Note how German uses the present tense:

I have been waiting for you for half an hour — ich warte schon seit einer halben Stunde auf Sie

will you be seeing her tomorrow? — sehen or treffen Sie sie morgen?

you will be hearing from us — Sie hören von uns, Sie werden von uns hören Note the use of bei + infinitive:

we're just drinking coffee —

I've just been packing my case — ich war gerade beim Kofferpacken

I was packing my case when... — ich war gerade beim Kofferpacken, als...

2) in passive constructions werden

he was run over — er ist überfahren worden, er wurde überfahren

the box had been opened — die Schachtel war geöffnet worden

it is/was being repaired — es wird/wurde gerade repariert

I will not be intimidated — ich lasse mich nicht einschüchtern __diams; to be/not to be...

they are shortly to be married — sie werden bald heiraten

they were to have been married last week — sie hätten letzte Woche heiraten sollen

the car is to be sold — das Auto soll verkauft werden

she was to be/was to have been dismissed but... — sie sollte entlassen werden, aber.../sie hätte entlassen werden sollen, aber...

he is to be pitied/not to be envied —

not to be confused with — nicht zu verwechseln mit

what is to be done? — was ist zu tun?, was soll geschehen?

I am to look after her — ich soll mich um sie kümmern

I am not to be disturbed — ich möchte nicht gestört werden

he is not to open it — er soll es nicht öffnen

I wasn't to tell you his name — ich sollte or durfte Ihnen nicht sagen, wie er heißt; (but I did) ich hätte Ihnen eigentlich nicht sagen sollen or dürfen, wie er heißt

she was never to return — sie sollte nie zurückkehren

he was not to be persuaded — er war nicht zu überreden, er ließ sich nicht überreden

if it were or was to snow — falls or wenn es schneien sollte

and were I or if I were to tell him? — und wenn ich es ihm sagen würde?

3)

in tag questions/short answers he's always late, isn't he? – yes he is — er kommt doch immer zu spät, nicht? – ja, das stimmt

he's never late, is he? – yes he is — er kommt nie zu spät, oder? – oh, doch

you're not ill, are you? – yes I am/no I'm not — Sie sind doch nicht (etwa) krank? – doch!/nein

it's all done, is it? – yes it is/no it isn't — es ist also alles erledigt? – ja/nein

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) sein; (= remain) bleiben

I'm going to Berlin – how long will you be there? — ich gehe nach Berlin – wie lange wirst du dort bleiben?

he is there at the moment but he won't be much longer — im Augenblick ist er dort, aber nicht mehr lange

we've been here a long time —

the powers that be — die zuständigen Stellen

let me/him be — lass mich/ihn (in Ruhe)

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei

to be or not to be — Sein oder Nichtsein

2) = be situated sein; (town, forest, papers) liegen, sein; (car, tower, chair) stehen, sein

3)

= visit, call I've been to Paris — ich war schon (ein)mal in Paris

the milkman has already been — der Milchmann war schon da

he has been and gone — er war da und ist wieder gegangen

now you've been and done it (inf) — jetzt hast du aber was angerichtet!

I've just been and (gone and) broken it! — jetzt hab ichs tatsächlich kaputt gemacht (inf)

4)

= like to have who's for coffee/tee/biscuits? — wer möchte (gerne)Kaffee/Tee/Kekse?

here is a book/are two books — hier ist ein Buch/sind zwei Bücher

there he was sitting at the table — da saß er nun am Tisch

nearby there are two churches — in der Nähe sind or stehen zwei Kirchen

4. IMPERSONAL VERB
sein
it is dark/morning — es ist dunkel/Morgen

tomorrow is Friday/the 14th of June — morgen ist Freitag/der 14. Juni, morgen haben wir Freitag/den 14. Juni

it is 5 km to the nearest town — es sind 5 km bis zur nächsten Stadt

who found it —

it was me or I (form) who said it first — ICH habe es zuerst gesagt, ich war derjenige, der es zuerst gesagt hat

were it not for the fact that I am a teacher, I would... —

were it not for my friendship with him — wenn ich nicht mit ihm befreundet wäre

were it not for him, if it weren't or wasn't for him — wenn er nicht wäre

and even if it were not so — und selbst wenn das or dem nicht so wäre

had it not been or if it hadn't been for him — wenn er nicht gewesen wäre

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BE abk

1. Bachelor of Education

2. Bachelor of Engineering

3. WIRTSCH bill of exchange

4. US Board of Education

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1. verb,
pres. t. I am, neg. (coll.) ain't, he is, neg. (coll.) isn't

Ex:

we are — neg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula

/Ex:

1) (indicating quality or attribute) sein

she'll be ten next week — sie wird nächste Woche zehn

she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin

being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein

he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch

2) in exclamation

was she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!

aren't you a big boy! — was bist du schon für ein großer Junge!

3) will be (indicating supposition)

[I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge

you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören

4) (indicating physical or mental welfare or state) sein; sich fühlen

I am hot — mir ist heiß

I am freezing — mich friert es

how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?

5) identifying the subject

it is the 5th today — heute haben wir den Fünften

who's that? — wer ist das?

it is she, it's her — sie ist's

if I were you — an deiner Stelle

6) (indicating profession, pastime, etc.)

be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein

she wants to be a surgeon — sie möchte Chirurgin werden

7) with possessive

it is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr

8) (cost) kosten

how much are the eggs? — was kosten die Eier?

9) (equal) sein

two times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs

sixteen ounces is a pound — sechzehn Unzen sind od. ergeben ein Pfund

10) (constitute) bilden

London is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England

11) (mean) bedeuten

he was everything to her — er bedeutete ihr alles
2. intransitive verb
1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existieren

can such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?

I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich

there is/are... — es gibt...

for the time being — vorläufig

Miss Jones that was — das frühere Fräulein Jones

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei

2) (remain) bleiben

I shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute

she has been in her room for hours — sie ist schon seit Stunden in ihrem Zimmer

let it be — lass es sein

let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe

how long has he been here? — wie lange ist er schon hier?

3) (happen) stattfinden; sein

where will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?

4) (go, come)

be off with you! — geh/geht!

I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause

she's from Australia — sie stammt od. ist aus Australien

are you for London? — wollen Sie nach London?

5) (on visit etc.) sein

have you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

has anyone been? — ist jemand da gewesen?

6)

she's been and tidied the room — (coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt

the children have been at the biscuits — die Kinder waren an den Keksen (ugs.)

I've been into this matter — ich habe mich mit der Sache befasst
3. auxiliary verb
1) forming passive werden

the child was found — das Kind wurde gefunden

German is spoken here — hier wird Deutsch gesprochen

2) forming continuous tenses, active

he is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen

I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]

the train was departing when I got there — der Zug fuhr gerade ab, als ich ankam

3) forming continuous tenses, passive

the house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut

4) (expr. obligation)

be to — sollen

I am to inform you — ich soll Sie unterrichten

he is to be admired — er ist zu bewundern

5) (expr. arrangement)

be to — sollen

the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen

6) (expr. possibility)

it was not to be seen — es war nicht zu sehen

I was not to be side-tracked — ich ließ mich nicht ablenken

7) (expr. destiny)

they were never to meet again — sie sollten sich nie wieder treffen

8) (expr. condition)

if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...
4.
bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann

mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater

the be-all and end-all — das A und O

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(in a state of) shock expr.

einen Schock haben ausdr. (left) stranded expr.

auf dem trockenen sitzen ausdr.

aufgeschmissen sein ausdr. (on a) level with expr.

auf dem gleichen Niveau stehen wie ausdr.

auf gleicher Höhe sein mit ausdr.

genauso hoch sein wie ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been)

= sein v.

(§ p.,pp.: war, ist gewesen)

sich befinden v.

sich fühlen v.

English-german dictionary > BE
16 be

be [bi:]

être ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (f), 1 (h), 1 (i), 1 (m), 1 (o), 1 (p), 2 aller ⇒ 1 (d) avoir ⇒ 1 (e) mesurer ⇒ 1 (g) coûter ⇒ 1 (j) il y a ⇒ 1 (k) voici, voilà ⇒ 1 (l) faire ⇒ 1 (n), 1 (q) aller, venir ⇒ 1 (o) Dans les question tags ⇒ 2 (j)

(pres 1st sing am [əm, stressed æm], pres 2nd sing are [ə, stressed ɑ:(r)], pres 3rd sing is [ɪz], pres pl

are [ə, stressed ɑ:(r)], pt 1st sing was [wəz, stressed wɒz], pt 2nd sing were [wə, stressed wɜ:(r)], pt 3rd sing was [wəz, stressed wɒz], pt pl were [wə, stressed wɜ:(r)], pp been [bi:n], cont being ['bi:ɪŋ])

ⓘ GRAM À l'oral et dans un style familier à l'écrit, le verbe be peut être contracté: I am devient I'm, he/she/it is deviennent he's/she's/it's et you/we/they are deviennent you're/we're/they're. Les formes négatives is not/are not/was not et were not se contractent respectivement en isn't/aren't/wasn't et weren't.

1 intransitive verb

(a) (exist, live) être, exister;

∎ I think, therefore I am je pense, donc je suis;

∎ to be or not to be être ou ne pas être;

∎ God is Dieu existe;

∎ the greatest scientist that ever was le plus grand savant qui ait jamais existé ou de tous les temps;

∎ there are no such things as ghosts les fantômes n'existent pas;

∎ she's a genius if ever there was one c'est ou voilà un génie si jamais il en fut;

∎ as happy as can be heureux comme un roi;

∎ that may be, but… cela se peut, mais…, peut-être, mais…

(b) (used to identify, describe) être;

∎ she is my sister c'est ma sœur;

∎ I'm Elaine je suis ou je m'appelle Elaine;

∎ she's a doctor/engineer elle est médecin/ingénieur;

∎ the glasses were crystal les verres étaient en cristal;

∎ he is American il est américain, c'est un Américain;

∎ be careful! soyez prudent!;

∎ to be frank… pour être franc…, franchement…;

∎ being the boy's mother, I have a right to know étant la mère de l'enfant, j'ai le droit de savoir;

∎ the situation being what or as it is… la situation étant ce qu'elle est…;

∎ the problem is knowing or is to know when to stop le problème, c'est de savoir quand s'arrêter;

∎ the rule is: when in doubt, don't do it la règle c'est: dans le doute abstiens-toi;

∎ seeing is believing voir, c'est croire;

∎ just be yourself soyez vous-même, soyez naturel;

∎ you be Batman and I'll be Robin (children playing) on dirait que tu es Batman et moi je suis Robin

(c) (indicating temporary state or condition)

∎ he was angry/tired il était fâché/fatigué;

∎ I am hungry/thirsty/afraid j'ai faim/soif/peur;

∎ my feet/hands are frozen j'ai les pieds gelés/mains gelées

(d) (indicating health) aller, se porter;

∎ how are you? comment allez-vous?, comment ça va?;

∎ I am fine ça va;

∎ he is not well il est malade, il ne va pas bien

(e) (indicating age) avoir;

∎ how old are you? quel âge avez-vous?;

∎ I'm twelve (years old) j'ai douze ans;

∎ it's different when you're fifty ce n'est pas pareil quand on a cinquante ans;

∎ you'll see when you're fifty tu verras quand tu auras cinquante ans

(f) (indicating location) être;

∎ the cake was on the table le gâteau était sur la table;

∎ the hotel is next to the river l'hôtel se trouve ou est près de la rivière;

∎ be there at nine o'clock soyez-y à neuf heures;

∎ where was I? où étais-je?; figurative (in book, speech) où en étais-je?

(g) (indicating measurement)

∎ the table is one metre long la table fait un mètre de long;

∎ how tall is he? combien mesure-t-il?;

∎ he is two metres tall il mesure ou fait deux mètres;

∎ the school is two kilometres from here l'école est à deux kilomètres d'ici

(h) (indicating time, date) être;

∎ it's five o'clock il est cinq heures;

∎ yesterday was Monday hier on était ou c'était lundi;

∎ today is Tuesday nous sommes ou c'est mardi aujourd'hui;

∎ what date is it today? le combien sommes-nous aujourd'hui?;

∎ it's the 16th of December nous sommes ou c'est le 16 décembre

(i) (happen, occur) être, avoir lieu;

∎ the concert is on Saturday night le concert est ou a lieu samedi soir;

∎ when is your birthday? quand est ou c'est quand ton anniversaire?;

∎ the spring holidays are in March this year les vacances de printemps tombent en mars cette année;

∎ how is it that you arrived so quickly? comment se fait-il que vous soyez arrivé si vite?

(j) (indicating cost) coûter;

∎ how much is this table? combien coûte ou vaut cette table?;

∎ it is expensive ça coûte ou c'est cher;

∎ the phone bill is £75 la facture de téléphone est de 75 livres

(k) (with "there")

∎ there is, there are il y a, literary il est;

∎ there is or has been no snow il n'y a pas de neige;

∎ there are six of them ils sont ou il y en a six;

∎ what is there to do? qu'est-ce qu'il y a à faire?;

∎ there will be swimming on nagera;

∎ there is nothing funny about it il n'y a rien d'amusant là-dedans, ce n'est pas drôle;

∎ there's no telling what she'll do il est impossible de prévoir ce qu'elle va faire

(l) (calling attention to)

∎ this is my friend John voici mon ami John;

∎ here are the reports you wanted voici les rapports que vous vouliez;

∎ there is our car voilà notre voiture;

∎ there are the others voilà les autres;

∎ here I am me voici;

∎ there you are! (I've found you) ah, te voilà!; (take this) tiens, voilà!;

∎ now there's an idea! voilà une bonne idée!

(m) (with 'it')

∎ who is it? - it's us! qui est-ce? - c'est nous!;

∎ it was your mother who decided c'est ta mère qui a décidé;

∎ formal it is I who am to blame c'est moi le responsable

(n) (indicating weather) faire;

∎ it is cold/hot/grey il fait froid/chaud/gris;

∎ it is windy il y a du vent

(o) (go) aller, être; (come) être, venir;

∎ she's been to visit her mother elle a été ou est allée rendre visite à sa mère;

∎ I have never been to China je ne suis jamais allé ou je n'ai jamais été en Chine;

∎ have you been home since Christmas? est-ce que tu es rentré (chez toi) depuis Noël?;

∎ has the plumber been? le plombier est-il (déjà) passé?;

∎ wait for us, we'll be there in ten minutes attends-nous, nous serons là dans dix minutes;

∎ there's no need to rush, we'll be there in ten minutes inutile de se presser, nous y serons dans dix minutes;

∎ he was into/out of the house in a flash il est entré dans/sorti de la maison en coup de vent;

∎ I know, I've been there je sais, j'y suis allé; figurative je sais, j'ai connu ça;

∎ she is from Egypt elle vient d'Égypte;

∎ your brother has been and gone votre frère est venu et reparti;

∎ someone had been there in her absence quelqu'un est venu pendant son absence;

∎ British familiar he's only been and wrecked the car! il est allé casser la voiture!;

∎ British familiar now you've been (and gone) and done it! (caused trouble, broken something) et voilà, c'est réussi!

(p) (indicating hypothesis, supposition)

∎ if I were you si j'étais vous ou à votre place;

∎ if we were younger si nous étions plus jeunes;

∎ formal were it not for my sister sans ma sœur;

∎ formal were it not for their contribution, the school would close sans leur assistance, l'école serait obligée de fermer

(q) (in calculations) faire;

∎ 1 and 1 are 2 1 et 1 font 2;

∎ what is 5 less 3? combien fait 5 moins 3?

2 auxiliary verb

(a) (forming continuous tenses)

∎ he is having breakfast il prend ou il est en train de prendre son petit déjeuner;

∎ they are always giggling ils sont toujours en train de glousser;

∎ where are you going? où allez-vous?;

∎ a problem which is getting worse and worse un problème qui s'aggrave;

∎ I have just been thinking about you je pensais justement à toi;

∎ we've been waiting hours for you ça fait des heures que nous t'attendons;

∎ when will she be leaving? quand est-ce qu'elle part ou va-t-elle partir?;

∎ what are you going to do about it? qu'est-ce que vous allez ou comptez faire?;

∎ why aren't you working? - but I AM working! pourquoi ne travaillez-vous pas? - mais je travaille!

(b) (forming passive voice)

∎ she is known as a good negotiator elle est connue pour ses talents de négociatrice;

∎ the car was found la voiture a été retrouvée;

∎ plans are being made on fait des projets;

∎ what is left to do? qu'est-ce qui reste à faire?;

∎ smoking is not permitted il est interdit ou défendu de fumer;

∎ socks are sold by the pair les chaussettes se vendent par deux;

∎ it is said/thought/assumed that... on dit/pense/suppose que...;

∎ to be continued (TV programme, serialized story) à suivre;

∎ not to be confused with à ne pas confondre avec

(c) (with infinitive → indicating future event)

∎ the next meeting is to take place on Wednesday la prochaine réunion aura lieu mercredi;

∎ he's to be the new headmaster c'est lui qui sera le nouveau directeur;

∎ she was to become a famous pianist elle allait devenir une pianiste renommée;

∎ we were never to see him again nous ne devions jamais le revoir

(d) (with infinitive → indicating expected event)

∎ they were to have been married in June ils devaient se marier en juin

(e) (with infinitive → indicating obligation)

∎ I'm to be home by ten o'clock il faut que je rentre avant dix heures;

∎ you are not to speak to strangers il ne faut pas parler aux inconnus

(f) (with infinitive → expressing opinion)

∎ you are to be congratulated on doit vous féliciter;

∎ they are to be pitied ils sont à plaindre

(g) (with infinitive → requesting information)

∎ are we then to assume that taxes will decrease? faut-il ou doit-on en conclure que les impôts vont diminuer?;

∎ what am I to say to them? qu'est-ce que je vais leur dire?

(h) (with passive infinitive → indicating possibility)

∎ bargains are to be found even in the West End on peut faire de bonnes affaires même dans le West End;

∎ she was not to be dissuaded rien ne devait ou il fut impossible de lui faire changer d'avis

(i) formal (with infinitive → indicating hypothesis)

∎ if he were or were he to die s'il venait à mourir, à supposer qu'il meure

(j) (in question tags)

∎ he's always causing trouble, isn't he? - yes, he is il est toujours en train de créer des problèmes, n'est-ce pas? - oui, toujours;

∎ you're back, are you? vous êtes revenu alors?;

∎ you're not leaving already, are you? vous ne partez pas déjà, j'espère?

(k) (in ellipsis)

∎ is she satisfied? - she is est-elle satisfaite? - oui(, elle l'est);

∎ you're angry - no I'm not - oh yes you are! tu es fâché - non - mais si!;

∎ it's a touching scene - not for me, it isn't c'est une scène émouvante - je ne trouve pas ou pas pour moi;

∎ I was pleased to see him but the children weren't (moi,) j'étais content de le voir mais pas les enfants

(l) (forming perfect tenses)

∎ we're finished nous avons terminé;

∎ Religion Christ is risen (le) Christ est ressucité;

∎ when I looked again, they were gone quand j'ai regardé de nouveau, ils étaient partis

(m) (as suffix)

∎ the husband-to-be le futur mari;

∎ the father-to-be le futur père

3 be that as it may adverb

quoi qu'il en soit

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'bi: ɡi:
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) licenciatura en Ingeniería

be vb

1. ser

Michael is very tall Michael es muy alto

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal Lisboa es la capital de Portugal

sugar is sweet el azúcar es dulce

Napoleon was Corsican Napoleón era corso

my father is an architect mi padre es arquitecto

my mother is from Bristol mi madre es de Bristol

what time is it? It's 3 o'clock ¿qué hora es? Son las tres

June 17th is Elena's birthday el 17 de junio es el cumpleaños de Elena

who is it? It's me ¿quién es? Soy yo

this exercise is difficult este ejercicio es difícil

the house was built 50 years ago la casa fue construida hace 50 años

he was attacked by a dog le atacó un perro

2. estar

how are you? I'm fine ¿cómo estás? estoy bien

David is very happy David está muy contento

I'm tired estoy cansado

his wife's pregnant su mujer está embarazada

we were worried about you estábamos preocupados por ti

where is Pauline? ¿dónde está Pauline?

the milk is on the table la leche está en la mesa

how far is it? ¿a qué distancia está?

what day is it today? ¿qué día es hoy? / ¿a qué día estamos?

3. tener

how old are you? I'm 16 ¿cuántos años tienes? tengo 16 años

I'm cold tengo frío

she's hungry tiene hambre

you're right tienes razón

4. costar / valer / ser

how much is it? ¿cuánto cuesta? / ¿cuánto vale? / ¿cuánto es?

the tickets are £15 each las entradas valen 15 libras cada una

5. hacer

it's sunny hace sol

it's hot hace calor

it was cold hacía frío

6. haber

there are a lot of people hay mucha gente

how many children are there? ¿cuántos niños hay?

there was an explosion hubo una explosión

El pasado de be es was o were y el participio pasado es been; el gerundio se escribe being

Se usa también para construir el tiempo verbal llamado present continuous que indica una acción que está pasando en estos momentos

what are you doing? ¿qué estás haciendo? / ¿qué haces?

I'm reading a magazine estoy leyendo una revista

look, it's snowing mira, está nevando

be sustantivo femenino: name of the letter b, often called be largaor grande to distinguish it from v 'be' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abasto - abate - abismo - abotargarse - abreviar - abrirse - absoluta - absoluto - abultar - abundar - aburrir - aburrirse - acabose - acariciar - acaso - acertar - achantarse - acometer - acostada - acostado - acostumbrar - acostumbrada - acostumbrado - acreditar - activa - activo - adelantar - adelantarse - adentro - adivinarse - admirarse - adolecer - aferrarse - afianzarse - aficionada - aficionado - afligirse - agonizar - agotarse - agradecer - agua - ahogarse - ahora - aire - ajo - ala - alarmarse - alcanzar - alegrarse English: aback - abate - about - absent - accordance - account for - accountable - accustom - acquaint - action - addicted - address - adequate - adjust - admit - affiliated - afford - afraid - agenda - agree - agreement - ahead - air - airsick - alert - alive - alone - along - aloof - alphabetically - always - am - ambition - amenable - amusing - anathema - annoyance - anomaly - anxious - apologetic - appal - appall - are - arm - around - arrears - as - ashamed - aspire - assert

be

tr[biː]

intransitive verb (pres 1ª pers am, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl are, 3ª pers sing is; pt 1ª y 3ª pers sing was, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl; pp been)

1 (permanent characteristic) ser

■ she's clever es inteligente

■ he's blind es ciego

■ I'm deaf soy sordo

2 (essential quality) ser

■ diamonds are hard los diamantes son duros

3 (nationality) ser

■ John's English John es inglés

■ they are Japanese son japoneses

4 (occupation) ser

■ he's an engineer es ingeniero

■ we are both teachers los dos somos profesores

5 (origin) ser

■ they are from York son de York

6 (ownership) ser

■ it's my pencil es mi lápiz

7 (authorship) ser

■ this painting is by Botero este cuadro es de Botero

8 (composition) ser

■ this cupboard is oak este armario es de roble

9 (use) ser

■ this product is for tiles este producto es para baldosas

10 (location) estar

■ Whitby is on the coast Whitby está en la costa

11 (temporary state) estar

■ your supper's cold tu cena está fría

■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?

■ you're a bit deaf today estás un poco sordo hoy

■ prawns are cheap today las gambas están bien de precio hoy

12 (age) tener

■ Philip is 22 Philip tiene 22 años

13 (price) costar, valer

■ a single ticket is £9.50 un billete de ida cuesta £9.50

14 tener

■ he's hot/cold tiene calor/frío

■ we're hungry/thirsty tenemos hambre/sed

■ she's in a hurry tiene prisa

■ he's right tiene razón

auxiliar be + pres part

1 (action in progress or near future) estar

■ it is raining está lloviendo

■ he's working está trabajando

■ the train is coming viene el tren

■ I am going on Thursday iré el jueves

■ she's meeting Mr Broddle tomorrow se reunirá con el señor Broddle mañana

auxiliar to be + past participle

1 (passive) ser

■ she was arrested at the border fue detenida en la frontera, la detuvieron en la frontera

■ he's hated by everybody es odiado por todos, todos lo odian

■ he was discharged fue dado de alta, lo dieron de alta

■ the house has been sold la casa ha sido vendida, la casa se ha vendido, han vendido la casa

■ he was given a clock le dieron un reloj

■ thirty children were injured treinta niños fueron heridos, treinta niños resultaron heridos

■ the two areas of the town are divided by a wall las dos zonas de la ciudad están divididas por un muro

auxiliar be + to + inf

1 (obligation) deber, tener que

■ you are not to come here again no debes volver aquí

■ you are to do as I say tienes que hacer lo que yo te diga

1 (future)

■ the King is to visit Egypt el Rey visitará Egipto

phrase there is / there are

1 hay

■ there's some wine in the bottle hay algo de vino en la botella

■ there are two policemen following us hay dos policías que nos siguen

■ is there much traffic ¿hay mucho tráfico?

1 había

■ there was no money no había dinero

■ there were twenty five candles on the cake había veinticinco velas en la tarta

■ were there many people? ¿había mucha gente?

phrase there will be

1 habrá

■ there will be snow in the mountains habrá nieve en las montañas

phrase there would be

1 habría

■ there would be time to see the castle habría tiempo para ver el castillo

■ if Mike came, there would be ten of us si viniera Mike, seríamos diez

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be about to «+ inf» estar para + inf, estar a punto de + inf

■ the train is about to arrive el tren está a punto de llegar

to be or not to be ser o no ser

be ['bi:] v, was ['wəz, 'wɑz] ; were ['wər] ; been ['bɪn] ; being ; am ['æm] ; is ['ɪz] ; are ['ɑr] vi

1) (expressing equality) : ser

José is a doctor: José es doctor

I'm Ana's sister: soy la hermana de Ana

2) (expressing quality) : ser

the tree is tall: el árbol es alto

you're silly!: ¡eres tonto!

3) (expressing origin or possession) : ser

she's from Managua: es de Managua

it's mine: es mío

4) (expressing location) : estar

my mother is at home: mi madre está en casa

the cups are on the table: las tazas están en la mesa

5) (expressing existence) : ser, existir

to be or not to be: ser, o no ser

I think, therefore I am: pienso, luego existo

6) (expressing a state of being) : estar, tener

how are you?: ¿cómo estás?

I'm cold: tengo frío

she's 10 years old: tiene 10 años

they're both sick: están enfermos los dos

be v impers

1) (indicating time) : ser

it's eight o'clock: son las ocho

it's Friday: hoy es viernes

2) (indicating a condition) : hacer, estar

it's sunny: hace sol

it's very dark outside: está bien oscuro afuera

be v aux

1) (expressing progression) : estar

what are you doing? -I'm working: ¿qué haces? -estoy trabajando

2) (expressing occurrence) : ser

it was finished yesterday: fue acabado ayer, se acabó ayer

it was cooked in the oven: se cocinó en el horno

3) (expressing possibility) : poderse

can she be trusted?: ¿se puede confiar en ella?

4) (expressing obligation) : deber

you are to stay here: debes quedarte aquí

he was to come yesterday: se esperaba que viniese ayer

be

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• ser v.

(§pres: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son) subj: se-

imp: er-

pret

fu-•)

biːˌ weak form bi
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

N ABBR
(Econ) = bill of exchange L/C
* * *
[biːˌ] weak form [bi]
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

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1. adjective
1) (additional) mehr

would you like any or some/a few more? — (apples, books, etc.) möchten Sie noch welche/ein paar?

would you like any or some more apples? — möchten Sie noch Äpfel?

would you like any or some/a little more? — (tea, paper, etc.) möchten Sie noch etwas/ein wenig?

would you like any or some more tea/paper? — möchten Sie noch Tee/Papier?

I haven't any more [apples/tea] — ich habe keine [Äpfel]/keinen [Tee] mehr

more and more — immer mehr

many more things — noch viel mehr [Dinge]

some more things — noch einige Dinge

2) (greater in degree) größer

more's the pity — (coll.) leider!

the more fool you — du bist vielleicht ein Dummkopf
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
1) (greater amount or number or thing) mehr

more and more — mehr und mehr; immer mehr

six or more — mindestens sechs

the more the merrier — see academic.ru/46306/merry">merry 1)

2) (additional number or amount or thing) mehr

what is more... — außerdem...

and more — mindestens vorangestellt; oder mehr

there's no need to do/say [any] more — da braucht nichts weiter getan/gesagt zu werden

3)

more than — (coll.): (exceedingly) über[satt, -glücklich, -froh]; hoch[erfreut, -willkommen]
3. adverb
1) mehr [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen]; forming compar.

a more interesting book — ein interessanteres Buch

this book is more interesting — dieses Buch ist interessanter

more often — häufiger

more than anything [else] — vor allem

2) (nearer, rather) eher

more... than... — eher... als...

more dead than alive — mehr tot als lebendig

3) (again) wieder

never more — nie wieder od. mehr

not any more — nicht mehr

once more — noch einmal

4)

more and more... — mehr und mehr od. immer mehr...; with adj. or adv. immer... (+ Komp.)

become more and more absurd — immer absurder werden

5)

more or less — (fairly) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) annähernd

6)

more so — noch mehr

the more so because... — um so mehr, als od. weil...

* * *
[mo:]
comparative; = much

* * *

more

[mɔ:ʳ, AM mɔ:r]

I. adj comp of many, much noch mehr

do you want \more food? willst du noch etwas zu essen haben?

I helped myself to \more tea ich schenkte mir Tee nach

we drank \more wine wir tranken noch mehr Wein

two \more days until Christmas noch zwei Tage bis Weihnachten

we can't take on any \more patients wir können keine weiteren Patienten mehr aufnehmen

some \more coffee? noch etwas Kaffee?

is there any \more coffee? ist noch [etwas] Kaffee da?

why are there no \more seats left? warum sind keine Plätze mehr frei?

no \more wine for you! du kriegst keinen Wein mehr!

no \more swotting ( fam) Schluss mit der Büffelei! fam

a few \more weeks and then it's Easter ein paar Wochen noch und dann ist Ostern

can you give me a few \more days to think it over? gibst du mir noch ein paar Tage Zeit zum Nachdenken?

you need a lot \more money than that du brauchst viel mehr Geld als das

just a little \more attention nur etwas mehr Aufmerksamkeit

\more and \more people buy things on the internet immer mehr Leute kaufen Sachen im Internet

just one \more thing before I go nur noch eins, bevor ich gehe

\more people live here than in the all of the rest of the country hier leben mehr Menschen als im ganzen Rest des Landes

I'd be \more than happy to oblige es wäre mir ein Vergnügen

\more and \more snow immer mehr Schnee

▶ [the] \more fool you BRIT ( pej fam) du bist ja blöd fam

II. pron

1. (greater amount) mehr

tell me \more erzähl' mir mehr

there's \more to it da steckt mehr dahinter

\more and \more came es kamen immer mehr

we see \more of him these days wir sehen ihn zurzeit öfter

she's \more of a poet than a musician sie ist eher Dichterin als Musikerin

the noise was \more than I could bear ich konnte den Lärm nicht ertragen

any \more? noch etwas?; (countable) noch mehr [o welche]?

is there any \more? ist noch etwas da?

some \more noch etwas; (countable) noch einige

no \more nichts weiter; (countable) keine mehr

there was no \more to be said about it dazu gab es nichts mehr zu sagen

2.

all the \more... umso mehr...

that's all the \more reason not to give in das ist umso mehr Grund, nicht nachzugeben

the \more the better je mehr desto besser

do come to the picnic — the \more the merrier komm doch zum Picknick — je mehr wir sind, desto lustiger wird es

the \more he insisted he was innocent, the less they seemed to believe him je mehr er darauf beharrte, unschuldig zu sein, desto weniger schienen sie ihm zu glauben

the \more he drank, the \more violent he became je mehr er trank, desto gewalttätiger wurde er

III. adv inv

1. (forming comparatives)

let's find a \more sensible way of doing it wir sollten eine vernünftigere Lösung finden

you couldn't be \more wrong du könntest nicht mehr danebenliegen! fam

this task is far [or much] \more difficult than the last one diese Aufgabe ist viel schwerer als die letzte

play that last section \more passionately spiele den letzten Teil leidenschaftlicher

\more importantly wichtiger noch

he finished the job and, \more importantly, he finished it on time er wurde mit der Arbeit fertig, wichtiger noch, er wurde rechtzeitig fertig

\more and \more...:

it's becoming \more and \more likely that she'll resign es wird immer wahrscheinlicher, dass sie zurücktritt

vacancies were becoming \more and \more rare es gab immer weniger freie Stellen

2. (to a greater extent) mehr

she asked if she could see him \more sie fragte, ob sie ihn öfter sehen könne

you should listen \more and talk less du solltest besser zuhören und weniger sprechen

they like classical music \more than pop sie mögen klassische Musik lieber als Pop

sb couldn't agree/disagree with sb \more ( form) jd ist ganz/überhaupt nicht jds Meinung

I couldn't agree with you \more, Professor ganz meine Meinung, Herr Professor

to think \more of sb eine höhere Meinung von jdm haben

... or \more mindestens...

each diamond was worth £10,000 or \more jeder Diamant war mindestens 10.000 Pfund wert

\more than... (greater number) über..., mehr als...; (very) äußerst..., mehr als...

\more than 20,000 demonstrators crowded into the square über 20.000 Demonstranten füllten den Platz

we'll be \more than happy to help wir helfen sehr gerne

\more than a little... ( form) ausgesprochen...

I was \more than a little surprised to see her ich war nicht wenig überrascht, sie zu sehen

no \more than... höchstens...

it's no \more than an inch long es ist höchstens ein Zoll lang

▪ the \more umso mehr

she's now all the \more determined to succeed sie ist jetzt umso entschlossener, erfolgreich zu sein

the \more so because umso mehr, als

3. (in addition) noch, außerdem

I just need one or two things \more before I can start cooking ich brauche nur noch ein paar Dinge, bevor ich zu kochen anfangen kann

once/twice/three times \more noch einmal/zweimal/dreimal

can you play the song through twice \more, please? kannst du das Lied bitte noch zweimal durchspielen?

no \more nie wieder

mention his name no \more to me erwähne seinen Namen mir gegenüber nie wieder

and [what's] \more überdies

he was rich, and \more, he was handsome er war reich und sah zudem gut aus

4. with verb inversion (neither) auch nicht

I had no complaints and no \more did Tom ich hatte keine Beschwerden und Tom auch nicht

5. (longer)

to be no \more times vorüber sein

the good old days are no \more die guten alten Zeiten sind vorbei; person gestorben sein

we're mourning poor Thomas, for he is no \more wir trauern um Thomas, der nicht mehr unter uns weilt

to not do sth any \more etw nicht mehr tun

I don't do yoga any \more ich habe mit Yoga aufgehört

6. (rather) eher

it's not so much a philosophy, \more a way of life es ist nicht so sehr eine Philosophie, als eine Lebensart

it was \more a snack than a meal es war eher ein Snack als eine Mahlzeit

\more dead than alive mehr tot als lebendig

7.

▶ \more or less (all in all) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) ungefähr

the project was \more or less a success das Projekt war mehr oder weniger erfolgreich

it's 500 kilos, \more or less das sind ungefähr 500 Kilo

it's \more or less symmetrical es ist in etwa symmetrisch

▶ that's \more like it ( fam) schon besser

▶ \more often than not meistens

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[mɔː(r)]
1. n, pron

1) (= greater amount) mehr; (= a further or additional amount) noch mehr; (of countable things) noch mehr or welche

more and more — immer mehr

I want a lot more — ich will viel mehr; (in addition) ich will noch viel mehr

three more —

a few more — noch ein paar

a little more — etwas mehr; (in addition) noch etwas mehr

many/much more — viel mehr

not many/much more — nicht mehr viele/viel

no more — nichts mehr; (countable) keine mehr

some more — noch etwas; (countable) noch welche

any more? — noch mehr or etwas?; (countable) noch mehr or welche?

there isn't/aren't any more — mehr gibt es nicht; (here, at the moment, left over) es ist nichts/es sind keine mehr da

is/are there any more? — gibt es noch mehr?; (left over) ist noch etwas/sind noch welche da?

even more — noch mehr

I shall have more to say about this — dazu habe ich noch etwas zu sagen

let's say no more about it —

we shall hear/see more of you — wir werden öfter von dir hören/dich öfter sehen

there's more to come — da kommt noch etwas, das ist noch nicht alles

what more do you want? — was willst du denn noch?

what more could one want? — mehr kann man sich doch nicht wünschen

there's more to it — da steckt (noch) mehr dahinter

there's more to bringing up children than just... — zum Kindererziehen gehört mehr als nur...

and what's more, he... — und außerdem or obendrein hat er... (noch)...

they are more than we are — sie sind in der Mehrzahl

there's more where that came from — davon gibts noch mehr

2)

(all) the more — umso mehr

the more you give him, the more he wants — je mehr du ihm gibst, desto mehr verlangt er

it makes me (all) the more ashamed — das beschämt mich umso mehr

the more the merrier — je mehr, desto besser or umso besser

2. adj
mehr; (in addition) noch mehr
two/five more bottles —

one more day, one day more more and more money/friends — noch ein Tag immer mehr Geld/Freunde

a lot/a little more money — viel/etwas mehr Geld; (in addition) noch viel/noch etwas mehr Geld

a few more friends/weeks — noch ein paar Freunde/Wochen

you won't have many more friends/much more money left — du hast nicht mehr viele Freunde/nicht mehr viel Geld übrig

no more money/friends — kein Geld/keine Freunde mehr

no more singing/squabbling! — Schluss mit der Singerei/mit dem Zanken!

do you want some more tea/books? —

is there any more wine in the bottle? — ist noch (etwas) Wein in der Flasche?

there isn't any more wine — es ist kein Wein mehr da

there aren't any more books — mehr Bücher gibt es nicht; (here, at the moment) es sind keine Bücher mehr da

(the) more fool you! — du bist ja vielleicht ein Dummkopf!

(the) more fool you for giving him the money — dass du auch so dumm bist und ihm das Geld gibst

3. adv

1) mehr

more and more — immer mehr

it will weigh/grow a bit more — es wird etwas mehr wiegen/noch etwas wachsen

will it weigh/grow any more? — wird es mehr wiegen/noch wachsen?

it'll grow more if you... — es wächst besser, wenn du...

to like/want sth more — etw lieber mögen/wollen

more than — mehr als

£5/2 hours more than I thought — £ 5 mehr/2 Stunden länger, als ich dachte

it will more than meet the demand — das wird die Nachfrage mehr als genügend befriedigen

he's more lazy than stupid — er ist eher faul als dumm

no more than, not more than — nicht mehr als

no more a duchess than I am — genauso wenig eine Herzogin wie ich (eine bin)

nothing more than a wild guess — eine reine Vermutung

he's more like a brother to me — er ist eher wie ein Bruder (für mich)

no more do I — ich auch nicht

he has resigned – that's no more than I expected — er hat gekündigt – das habe ich ja erwartet

2)

(= again) once more — noch einmal, noch mal (inf)

never more — nie mehr or wieder

3) (= longer) mehr

no more, not any more — nicht mehr

to be no more (person) — nicht mehr sein or leben; (thing) nicht mehr existieren

if he comes here any more... — wenn er noch weiter or länger hierher kommt...

4) (to form comp of adj, adv) -er (than als)

more beautiful — schöner

more and more beautiful — immer schöner

more seriously — ernster

no more stupid than I am — (auch) nicht dümmer als ich

5)

more or less — mehr oder weniger

neither more nor less, no more, no less — nicht mehr und nicht weniger

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more [mɔː(r); US auch ˈməʊər]

A adj

1. mehr:

more money ( people, etc);

(no) more than (nicht) mehr als;

they are more than we are sie sind zahlreicher als wir

2. mehr, noch (mehr), weiter:

some more tea noch etwas Tee;

one more day noch ein(en) Tag;

two more miles noch zwei Meilen, zwei weitere Meilen;

some more children noch einige Kinder;

so much the more courage umso mehr Mut;

he is no more er ist nicht mehr (ist tot)

3. größer (obs außer in):

(the) more fool you! du bist vielleicht ein Dummkopf!;

the more part der größere Teil

B adv

1. mehr, in höherem Maße:

they work more sie arbeiten mehr;

more in theory than in practice mehr in der Theorie als in der Praxis;

more dead than alive mehr oder eher tot als lebendig;

more and more immer mehr;

more and more difficult immer schwieriger;

more or less

a) mehr oder weniger,

b) ungefähr;

the more umso mehr;

the more so because … umso mehr, da …;

all the more so nur umso mehr;

so much the more as … umso mehr als …;

the more you have, the more you want (Sprichwort) je mehr man hat, desto mehr will man;

no ( oder not any) more than … ebenso wenig wie …;

neither ( oder no) more nor less than stupid nicht mehr und nicht weniger als dumm, einfach dumm;

more than happy überglücklich

2. (zur Bildung des komp):

more conscientiously gewissenhafter;

more important wichtiger;

more often öfter; → able 1

3. noch:

never more niemals wieder;

once more noch einmal;

twice more noch zweimal;

two hours (miles) more noch zwei Stunden (Meilen)

4. darüber hinaus, überdies:

it is wrong and, more, it is foolish

C s

1. Mehr n (of an dat)

2. mehr:

more than one person has seen it mehr als einer hat es gesehen;

we shall see more of you wir werden dich noch öfter sehen;

and what is more und was noch wichtiger oder schwerwiegender ist;

some more, a little more noch etwas (mehr);

no more nichts mehr;

what more do you want? was willst du denn noch?

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1. adjective
1) (additional) mehr

would you like any or some/a few more? — (apples, books, etc.) möchten Sie noch welche/ein paar?

would you like any or some more apples? — möchten Sie noch Äpfel?

would you like any or some/a little more? — (tea, paper, etc.) möchten Sie noch etwas/ein wenig?

would you like any or some more tea/paper? — möchten Sie noch Tee/Papier?

I haven't any more [apples/tea] — ich habe keine [Äpfel]/keinen [Tee] mehr

more and more — immer mehr

many more things — noch viel mehr [Dinge]

some more things — noch einige Dinge

2) (greater in degree) größer

more's the pity — (coll.) leider!

the more fool you — du bist vielleicht ein Dummkopf
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
1) (greater amount or number or thing) mehr

more and more — mehr und mehr; immer mehr

six or more — mindestens sechs

the more the merrier — see merry 1)

2) (additional number or amount or thing) mehr

what is more... — außerdem...

and more — mindestens vorangestellt; oder mehr

there's no need to do/say [any] more — da braucht nichts weiter getan/gesagt zu werden

3)

more than — (coll.): (exceedingly) über[satt, -glücklich, -froh]; hoch[erfreut, -willkommen]
3. adverb
1) mehr [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen]; forming compar.

a more interesting book — ein interessanteres Buch

this book is more interesting — dieses Buch ist interessanter

more often — häufiger

more than anything [else] — vor allem

2) (nearer, rather) eher

more... than... — eher... als...

more dead than alive — mehr tot als lebendig

3) (again) wieder

never more — nie wieder od. mehr

not any more — nicht mehr

once more — noch einmal

4)

more and more... — mehr und mehr od. immer mehr...; with adj. or adv. immer... (+ Komp.)

become more and more absurd — immer absurder werden

5)

more or less — (fairly) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) annähernd

6)

more so — noch mehr

the more so because... — um so mehr, als od. weil...

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adj.

mehr adj.

weiter adj.

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look [lʊk]

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1. noun

2. plural noun

3. intransitive verb

4. transitive verb

5. compounds

6. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = glance) do you want a look? tu veux jeter un coup d'œil ?

• and now for a quick look at the papers et maintenant, les grands titres de vos journaux

► to have/take a look

• let me have a look ( = may I) fais voir ; ( = I'm going to) je vais voir

• let me have another look ( = may I) je peux regarder encore une fois ?

• to take a look at sth jeter un coup d'œil à qch

• take a look at this! regarde !

• to take another look at sth examiner qch de plus près

• to take a good look at sth bien regarder qch

• to take a good look at sb regarder qn avec attention

• take a good look! regarde bien !

• to take a long hard look at sth examiner qch de près

• to take a long hard look at o.s. (psychologically) faire son autocritique

• to have a look round the house visiter la maison

• I just want to have a look round (in town) je veux simplement faire un tour ; (in a shop) je ne fais que regarder

• have a look through the telescope regarde dans le télescope

   b. ( = expression) regard m

• an inquiring look un regard interrogateur

• we got some very odd looks les gens nous ont regardé d'un drôle d'air

• I told her what I thought and if looks could kill, I'd be dead (inf) je lui ai dit ce que je pensais et elle m'a fusillé du regard

   c. ( = search) to have a look for sth chercher qch

• have another look! cherche bien !

   d. ( = appearance) air m

• there was a sad look about him il avait l'air plutôt triste

• I like the look of her (inf) je trouve qu'elle a l'air sympathique

• I don't like the look of him (inf) il a une tête qui ne me revient pas (inf)

• by the looks of him (inf) à le voir

• by the looks of it (inf) de toute évidence

• you can't go by looks(PROV) il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences

• I don't like the look of this at all (inf) ça ne me dit rien qui vaille

   e. ( = style) look (inf) m

• I need a new look il faut que je change de look (inf)

2. plural noun

looks (inf) beauté f

• looks aren't everything la beauté n'est pas tout

• she has kept her looks elle est restée belle

• she's losing her looks elle n'est plus aussi belle qu'autrefois

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = see, glance) regarder

• look over there! regarde là-bas !

• look! regarde !

• look and see if he's still there regarde s'il est encore là

• look what a mess you've made! regarde le gâchis que tu as fait !

• look who's here! (inf) regarde qui est là !

• to look the other way ( = avert one's eyes) détourner le regard ; (figurative) fermer les yeux (fig) (PROV) look before you leap il faut réfléchir avant d'agir

► to look + adverb/preposition

• he looked around him for an ashtray il a cherché un cendrier des yeux

• to look down one's nose at sb (inf) regarder qn de haut

• she looks down her nose at romantic novels (inf) elle méprise les romans à l'eau de rose

• to look down the list parcourir la liste

• look here, we must discuss it first (inf) écoutez, il faut d'abord en discuter

• look here, that isn't what I said! (inf) dites donc, ce n'est pas (du tout) ce que j'ai dit !

• she looked into his eyes elle l'a regardé droit dans les yeux ; (romantically) elle a plongé son regard dans le sien

• to look over sb's shoulder regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn ; (figurative) être constamment sur le dos de qn

• to be looking over one's shoulder (figurative) être sur ses gardes

• he looked right through me (inf) il a fait comme s'il ne me voyait pas

   b. ( = face) [building] donner

• the house looks onto the main street la maison donne sur la rue principale

   c. ( = search) chercher

• you should have looked more carefully tu aurais dû chercher un peu mieux

   d. ( = seem) avoir l'air

• he looks about 40 il doit avoir la quarantaine

• he looks about 75 kilos il doit faire environ 75 kilos

• she's tired and she looks it elle est fatiguée et ça se voit

• he's 50 and he looks it il a 50 ans et il les fait

• how did she look? (health) comment va-t-elle ? ; (on hearing news) quelle tête elle a fait ?

• how do I look? comment me trouves-tu ?

• how does it look to you? qu'en pensez-vous ?

► to look as if

• try to look as if you're glad to see them! essaie d'avoir l'air content de les voir !

• it looks as if it's going to snow on dirait qu'il va neiger

• it doesn't look as if he's coming on dirait qu'il ne va pas venir► to look + adjective/noun

• she looks her age elle fait son âge

• it will look bad ça va faire mauvais effet

• you must look your best for this interview il faut que tu présentes bien pour cet entretien

• they made me look a fool ils m'ont ridiculisé

• he looks good in uniform l'uniforme lui va bien

• that dress looks good on her cette robe lui va bien

• that pie looks good cette tarte a l'air bonne

• how are you getting on with your autobiography? -- it's looking good comment avance ton autobiographie ? -- elle avance bien

• it looks good on paper c'est très bien sur le papier

• that hairstyle makes her look old cette coiffure la vieillit

• it makes him look ten years older/younger ça le vieillit/rajeunit de dix ans

• he looks older than that il a l'air plus âgé que ça

• to look the part avoir le physique de l'emploi (inf)

• how pretty you look! comme vous êtes jolie !

• it looks promising c'est prometteur

• it looks all right to me ça m'a l'air d'aller

• to make sb look small rabaisser qn

• she looks tired elle a l'air fatigué(e)

• you're looking well vous avez bonne mine

• she doesn't look well elle n'a pas bonne mine► to look like

• what does he look like? comment est-il ?

• he looks like his father il ressemble à son père

• the picture doesn't look like him at all on ne le reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo

• he looks like a soldier il a l'air d'un soldat

• it looks like salt ( = seems) on dirait du sel

• this looks to me like the right shop cela m'a l'air d'être le bon magasin

• it looks like rain (inf) on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

• the rain doesn't look like stopping la pluie n'a pas l'air de vouloir s'arrêter

• it certainly looks like it ça m'en a tout l'air

• the evening looked like being interesting la soirée promettait d'être intéressante

4. transitive verb

regarder

• to look sb in the face regarder qn en face

• to look sb up and down toiser qn

• look where you're going! regarde où tu vas !

• look what you've done now! regarde ce que tu as fait !

5. compounds

► look-alike (inf) noun sosie m

• a Churchill look-alike un sosie de Churchill ► look-in (inf) noun

• our team didn't have or get a look-in notre équipe n'a jamais eu la moindre chance de gagner

6. Phrasal Verbs

► look about intransitive verb regarder autour de soi

• to look about for sb/sth chercher qn/qch (des yeux)► look after inseparable transitive verb

[+ invalid, child, animal, plant] s'occuper de ; [+ one's possessions] prendre soin de ; [+ finances] gérer

• she doesn't look after herself properly elle se néglige

• look after yourself! (inf) prends soin de toi !

• she's quite old enough to look after herself elle est assez grande pour se débrouiller (inf) toute seule

• he certainly looks after his car il bichonne sa voiture

• we're well looked after here on s'occupe bien de nous ici

• they looked after the house while we were away ils se sont occupés de la maison en notre absence

• will you look after my bag for me? tu peux surveiller mon sac ?

• to look after one's own interests protéger ses intérêts► look ahead intransitive verb

(in front) regarder devant soi ; (to future) penser à l'avenir

• I'm looking ahead at what might happen j'essaie d'imaginer ce qui pourrait se passer► look around intransitive verb regarder autour de soi

• to look around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch (des yeux)► look at inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = observe) [+ person, object] regarder

• just look at this mess! regarde un peu ce fouillis !

• just look at you! (inf) regarde de quoi tu as l'air !

• to look at him you would never think that... à le voir, on n'imaginerait pas que...

• it isn't much to look at (inf) ça ne paie pas de mine

   b. ( = consider) [+ situation, problem] examiner

• let's look at the facts examinons les faits

• he now looked at her with new respect il commença à la considérer avec respect

• that's one way of looking at it c'est une façon de voir les choses

• it depends on how you look at it tout dépend comment on voit la chose

   c. ( = check) vérifier ; ( = see to) s'occuper de

• will you look at the carburettor? pourriez-vous vérifier le carburateur ?

   d. ( = have in prospect) (inf) you're looking at a minimum of £65 ça va vous coûter 65 livres au minimum

• they are looking at savings of $3 million les économies pourraient atteindre 3 millions de dollars► look away intransitive verb détourner les yeux ( from de ) ; (figurative) fermer les yeux

► look back intransitive verb regarder derrière soi

• she looked back at Marie and smiled elle se retourna pour regarder Marie et lui sourit

• after that he never looked back (inf) après, ça n'a fait qu'aller de mieux en mieux pour lui

• there's no point looking back ça ne sert à rien de revenir sur le passé

• looking back, I'm surprised I didn't suspect anything avec le recul, je suis étonné de n'avoir rien soupçonné

• to look back on sth ( = remember, evaluate) repenser à qch

• when they look back on this match... lorsqu'ils repenseront à ce match...

• we can look back over 20 years of happy marriage nous avons derrière nous 20 ans de bonheur conjugal► look behind intransitive verb regarder en arrière

► look down intransitive verb baisser les yeux

• to look down at the ground regarder par terre

• don't look down or you'll fall ne regarde pas en bas, sinon tu vas tomber► look down on inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = despise) mépriser

   b. ( = overlook) dominer

• the castle looks down on the valley le château domine la vallée► look for inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = seek) [+ object, work] chercher

• to be looking for trouble (inf) chercher les ennuis

   b. ( = expect) [+ praise, reward] espérer► look forward to inseparable transitive verb

[+ event, meal, trip, holiday] attendre avec impatience

• I'm looking forward to seeing them j'ai hâte de les voir

• I look forward to meeting you on the 5th je vous verrai donc avec plaisir le 5

• looking forward to hearing from you (in letter) en espérant avoir bientôt de vos nouvelles

• I look forward to hearing from you (formal) dans l'attente de votre réponse (frm)

• I look forward to the day when... j'attends avec impatience le jour où...

• are you looking forward to your birthday? tu te réjouis pour ton anniversaire ?

• we'd been looking forward to it for weeks on attendait ça depuis des semaines

• I'm really looking forward to it je m'en réjouis à l'avance► look in intransitive verb regarder à l'intérieur

• to look in on sb passer voir qn

• the doctor will look in again tomorrow le docteur repassera demain► look into inseparable transitive verb

( = examine) examiner

• there's obviously been a mistake. I'll look into it il y a dû y avoir une erreur. Je vais m'en occuper► look on

1. intransitive verb

regarder (faire)

• they just looked on while the raiders escaped ils ont regardé les bandits s'enfuir sans intervenir

• he wrote the letter while I looked on il a écrit la lettre tandis que je le regardais faire

2. inseparable transitive verb

considérer► look out

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = look outside) regarder dehors

• to look out of the window regarder par la fenêtre

   b. ( = take care) faire attention

• I told you to look out! je t'avais bien dit de faire attention !

• look out! attention !

2. separable transitive verb

(British) ( = look for) chercher ; ( = find) trouver

• I'll look out some old magazines je vais essayer de trouver des vieux magazines

• I've looked out the minutes of the meeting j'ai trouvé le procès-verbal de la réunion► look out for inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = look for) chercher ; ( = watch out for) [+ sth good] essayer de repérer ; [+ danger] se méfier de

• look out for special deals soyez à l'affût des bonnes affaires

• look out for ice on the road faites attention au verglas

   b. ( = look after) (inf) [+ person] s'occuper de

• we look out for each other on se tient les coudes► look over separable transitive verb

[+ document, list] parcourir ; [+ goods, produce] inspecter ; [+ town, building] visiter ; [+ person] (quickly) jeter un coup d'œil à ; (slowly) regarder de la tête aux pieds

► look round

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = glance about) regarder (autour de soi)

• we're just looking round (in shop) on regarde

   b. ( = search) chercher

• I looked round for you after the concert je vous ai cherché après le concert

   c. ( = look back) se retourner

• I looked round to see where he was je me suis retourné pour voir où il était

• don't look round! ne vous retournez pas !

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ town, factory] visiter► look through inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = scan) [+ mail] regarder ; (thoroughly) [+ papers, book] examiner ; (briefly) [+ papers, book] parcourir

   b. ( = revise) [+ lesson] réviser ; ( = re-read) [+ notes] relire

   c. ( = ignore) he just looked right through me (inf) il a fait comme s'il ne me voyait pas► look to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = seek help from) se tourner vers

• many sufferers look to alternative therapies de nombreux malades se tournent vers les médecines parallèles

• I look to you for help je compte sur votre aide

   b. ( = think of) penser à

• to look to the future penser à l'avenir

   c. ( = seek to) chercher à

• they are looking to make a profit ils cherchent à réaliser un bénéfice► look up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = glance upwards) regarder en haut ; (from reading) lever les yeux

   b. ( = improve) (inf) [prospects, weather] s'améliorer ; [business] reprendre

• things are looking up ça va mieux

• oil shares are looking up les actions pétrolières remontent

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = seek out) (inf) [+ person] passer voir

• look me up the next time you are in London passez me voir la prochaine fois que vous serez à Londres

   b. (in reference book) [+ name, word] chercher

• to look up a word in the dictionary chercher un mot dans le dictionnaire

• you'll have to look that one up [+ word] il va falloir que tu cherches dans le dictionnaire

3. inseparable transitive verb

[+ reference book] consulter

► look upon inseparable transitive verb considérer

► look up to inseparable transitive verb

( = admire) admirer

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[lʊk] 1.
noun

1) ( glance) coup m d'œil

to have ou take a look at something — jeter un coup d'œil à or sur quelque chose

to have ou take a good look at — fig examiner [quelque chose] soigneusement; lit regarder [quelque chose] de près

I didn't get a good look — je n'ai pas bien vu

to have a look inside/behind something — regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière quelque chose

to have a look round — faire un tour de [house, town]

to have a look round the shops — faire le tour des magasins

to have a look through — ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files]; parcourir [essay, report]

I took one look at him and knew that he was ill — j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade

let's have a look at that grazed knee — voyons ce genou écorché

to take a long hard look at something — fig étudier sérieusement quelque chose

2) ( search)

to have a (good) look — (bien) chercher

3) ( expression) regard m

a look of sadness/anger — un regard triste/rempli de colère

to give somebody a pitying look — regarder quelqu'un avec pitié

he got some odd ou funny looks — on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air

I don't like the look on his face — je n'aime pas son air

from the look on his face... — à son expression...

4) ( appearance) ( of person) air m; (of building, scenery) aspect m

to have a dated look — ne pas faire très moderne

she has a look of her father — elle a quelque chose de son père

to have the look of a military man — avoir l'allure d'un militaire

I like the look of it — ça a l'air bien

I like the look of him — il a l'air sympa (colloq)

I don't like the look of him — il ne m'inspire pas confiance

I don't like the look of the weather — le ciel n'annonce rien de bon

I don't like the look of that rash — ces rougeurs m'inquiètent

by the look of him... — à le voir...

5) ( style) look (colloq) m
2.
looks plural noun

he's got the looks — il a le physique

looks aren't everything — il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte

to keep one's looks — rester beau/belle

he's losing his looks — il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois

you can't go by looks alone — il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences
3.
transitive verb

1) (gaze, stare) regarder

to look somebody in the eye/in the face — regarder quelqu'un dans les yeux/en face

to look somebody up and down — ( appraisingly) regarder quelqu'un de haut en bas

look who it is! — regarde qui voilà!

2) ( appear)

to look one's age — faire son âge

she's 40 but she doesn't look it — elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas

he looks about 50 — il doit avoir la cinquantaine

to look one's best — être à son avantage

she still looks the same — elle n'a pas changé

to look a fool — avoir l'air ridicule

it won't look good — ça sera mal vu

he doesn't look himself — il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette
4.
intransitive verb

1) regarder ( into dans; over par-dessus)

to look and see who's at the door — regarder qui est à la porte

to look away — détourner le regard or les yeux

to look out of the window — regarder par la fenêtre

to look the other way — lit regarder ailleurs; fig fermer les yeux

to look up and down the street — regarder partout dans la rue

I didn't know where to look — fig je ne savais plus où me mettre; ( in shop)

I'm just looking — je ne fais que regarder

2) ( search) chercher, regarder

to look down — parcourir [list]

3) (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraître

you look cold — tu as l'air d'avoir froid

he looks young for his age — il fait jeune pour son âge

that makes you look younger — ça te rajeunit

how do I look? — comment me trouves-tu?

you look well — tu as bonne mine

you look good in that hat — ce chapeau te va bien

you look good enough to eat! — tu es mignon/-onne à croquer! (colloq)

the picture will look good in the study — le tableau ira bien dans le bureau

it doesn't look right — ça ne va pas

how does it look to you? — qu'est-ce que tu en penses?

it looks OK to me — ça m'a l'air d'aller

things are looking good — les choses se présentent bien

it looks to me as if ou like... (colloq) — j'ai l'impression que...

it looks as if it will snow — on dirait qu'il va neiger

it looks likely that — il semble probable que (+ subj)

it looks certain that — il semble certain que (+ indic)

to look like somebody/something — ressembler à quelqu'un/quelque chose

that photograph doesn't look like you — on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo

what does the house look like? — comment est la maison?

it looks like being fun — cela promet d'être amusant

you look like being the only man there — il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent

it looks like rain — on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

it certainly looks like it — ça en a tout l'air

it looks like cancer to me — je pense que c'est un cancer

4) ( listen) écoute

look here — écoute-moi bien

5) ( be oriented)

to look north — [house, room] être orienté au nord
5.
- looking combining form

distinguished-looking — [person] à l'air distingué

sinister-looking — [place] à l'aspect sinistre

he's not bad-looking — il n'est pas mal

Phrasal Verbs:

- look after

- look ahead

- look around

- look at

- look back

- look down

- look for

- look forward

- look in

- look into

- look on

- look onto

- look out

- look over

- look round

- look through

- look to

- look up

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if looks could kill... — il/elle etc m'a fusillé du regard

English-French dictionary > look
20 SE

Multiple Entries: S.E. SE saber se ser sé
saber 1 sustantivo masculino knowledge;
◊ una persona de gran sé a person of great learning

saber 2 ( conjugate saber) verbo transitivo 1
a) ‹nombre/dirección/canción› to know;

◊ ya lo sé I know;
no lo sé I don't know; no sé cómo se llama I don't know his name; ¡yo qué sé! how (on earth) should I know! (colloq); que yo sepa as far as I know; sé algo de algo to know sth about sth; sé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subject; no sabe lo que dice he doesn't know what he's talking about
b) ( enterarse) to find out;

◊ lo supe por mi hermana I found out about it through my sister;
sin que lo supiéramos without our knowing; ¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!; ¡cómo iba yo a sé que …! how was I to know that …! 2 ( ser capaz de):
◊ sé hacer algo to know how to do sth;
¿sabes nadar? can you swim?, do you know how to swim?; sabe escuchar she's a good listener; sabe hablar varios idiomas she can speak several languages verbo intransitivo
a) ( tener conocimiento) to know;

◊ ¿quién sabe? who knows?;
sé de algo/algn to know of sth/sb; yo sé de un lugar donde te lo pueden arreglar I know of a place where you can get it fixed
b) (tener noticias, enterarse):

◊ no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month;
yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio
a) ( tener sabor) (+ compl) to taste;

◊ sabe dulce/bien it tastes sweet/nice;
sé a algo to taste of sth; no sabe a nada it doesn't taste of anything; sabe a podrido it tastes rotten
b) ( causar cierta impresión): me sabe mal or no me sabe bien tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell him
saberse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹lección/poema› to know
se pron pers 1 seguido de otro pronombre: sustituyendo a
◊ le, les: ya sé lo he dicho ( a él) I've already told him;
( a ella) I've already told her; (a usted, ustedes) I've already told you; ( a ellos) I've already told them;
◊ el vestido tenía cuello pero sé lo quité the dress had a collar but I took it off
2 ( en verbos pronominales):
◊ ¿no sé arrepienten? [ellos/ellas] aren't they sorry?;
[ ustedes] aren't you sorry?;
◊ el barco sé hundió the ship sank;
sé secó/secaron ( refl) he dried himself/they dried themselves; sé secó el pelo ( refl) she dried her hair; sé hizo un vestido ( refl) she made herself a dress; ( caus) she had a dress made;
◊ no sé hablan ( recípr) they're not on speaking terms, they're not speaking to each other;
sé lo comió todo ( enf) he ate it all 3
a) ( voz pasiva):

◊ sé oyeron unos gritos there were shouts, I (o we etc) heard some shouts;
sé publicó el año pasado it was published last year
b) ( impersonal):

◊ aquí sé está muy bien it's very nice here;
sé castigará a los culpables those responsible will be punished
c) (en normas, instrucciones):

◊ ¿cómo sé escribe tu nombre? how is your name spelled?, how do you spell your name?;
sé pica la cebolla bien menuda chop the onion finely
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula 1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be
◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf; es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic; era cierto it was true; sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still; que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)
◊ siempre le he sido fiel I've always been faithful to her;
ver tb imposible, difícil etc 2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
◊ el mayor es casado the oldest is married;
es viuda she's a widow; ver tb estar 1 cópula 2 3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
◊ soy abogada I'm a lawyer;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me 4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
◊ esos zapatos son de plástico those shoes are (made of) plastic;
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba; es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'; no soy de aquí I'm not from around here 5 (hipótesis, futuro):
◊ será un error it must be a mistake;
¿será cierto? can it be true? verbo intransitivo 1
a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos):

◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2
a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):

◊ la fiesta va a sé en su casa the party is going to be (held) at her house;
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?
b) ( en preguntas):

◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us? 3 ( sumar):
◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos; somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether 4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) sé para algo to be for sth;
◊ este agua es para beber this water is for drinking
( en locs)
◊ a no ser que (+ subj) unless;
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!; es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes; o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …; sea como sea at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea donde sea no matter where; sea quien sea whoever it is; si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for … ( en el tiempo) to be;
◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb v impers sé v impers to be;
◊ era primavera it was spring(time)
sé v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be; fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900 ■ sustantivo masculino 1
a) ( ente) being;

◊ sé humano/vivo human/living being

b) (individuo, persona):

◊ un sé querido a loved one
2 ( naturaleza):
◊ desde lo más profundo de mi sé from the bottom of my heart

sé see
◊ saber, ser

saber sustantivo masculino knowledge, learning, information
saber
I verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa) to know: no sé su dirección, I don't know her address
para que lo sepas, for your information
que yo sepa, as far as I know
2 (hacer algo) to know how to: no sabe nadar, he can't swim
3 (capacidad, destreza) sabe dibujar muy bien, he knows how to draw really well
4 (comportarse, reaccionar) can: no sabe aguantar una broma, she can't take a joke
no sabe perder, he's a bad loser
5 (tener conocimientos elevados sobre una materia) sabe mucho de música, she knows a lot about music
6 (enterarse) to learn, find out: lo llamé en cuanto lo supe, I called him as soon as I heard about it
7 (estar informado) sabía que te ibas a retrasar, he knew that you were going to be late
8 (imaginar) no sabes qué frío hacía, you can't imagine how cold it was
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobre una materia) to know [de, of]: sé de un restaurante buenísimo, I know of a very good restaurant
2 (tener noticias) (de alguien por él mismo) to hear from sb (de alguien por otros) to have news of sb (de un asunto) to hear about sthg
3 (tener sabor) to taste [a, of]: este guiso sabe a quemado, this stew tastes burnt
4 (producir agrado o desagrado) to like, please: me supo mal que no viniera, it upset me that he didn't come Locuciones: el saber no ocupa lugar, you can never learn too much
me ha sabido a poco, I couldn't get enough of it
quién sabe, who knows
vas a saber lo que es bueno, I'll show you what's what
vete a saber, God knows
a saber, namely
se pron pers
1 (reflexivo) 3ª pers sing (objeto directo) (a sí mismo) himself (a sí misma) herself: se cuida mucho, she takes good care of herself (un animal a sí mismo) itself (objeto indirecto) (a sí mismo) (for o to) himself (a sí misma) (for o to) herself (un animal a sí mismo) for o to itself: el león se lamía las heridas, the lion licked its wounds plural (objeto directo) (a sí mismos) themselves (indirecto) (for o to) themselves
2 frml 2.ª pers sing (objeto directo) (a usted mismo) yourself plural (a ustedes mismos) yourselves: dejen de minusvalorarse, stop underestimating yourselves
3 (recíproco) each other, one another: se adoran, they adore each other
4 (impersonal) cualquiera se puede equivocar, anyone can make a mistake
se puede ir en tren, you can go by train
se prohíbe aparcar, parking is forbidden
4 (pasiva) la casa se construyó en 1780, the house was built in 1780
se pron pers
1 (objeto indirecto) 3.ª persona sing (masculino) (to o for) him (femenino) (to o for) her (plural) (to o for) them: se lo dedicó a Carla, he dedicated it to Carla
se lo deletreé, I spelt it for him
se lo susurró al oído, he whispered it in her ear
2 2.ª persona (a usted o ustedes) (to o for) you: no se lo reprocho, I don't reproach you
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit 'sé' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abalanzarse - abandonarse - abarcar - abaratarse - abastecimiento - abatirse - abogada - abogado - abrazarse - abuela - aburrida - aburrido - acabarse - acaramelada - acaramelado - acaso - acentuarse - acercarse - achacar - achantarse - achuchar - aclimatarse - acomodarse - acto - actual - acuerdo - acumularse - acusarse - adelantarse - adherirse - adivinarse - administración - admitir - adónde - adscribirse - afanarse - aferrarse - agachar - agarrar - aglomerarse - agradecer - ahorcarse - aire - alargarse - alejarse - alma - alquilar - alrededor - alta English: A - ablaze - abstain - accessible - acclaim - accomplished - account - account for - accustom - actual - actually - address - administration - admit - adrift - advance - advantage - adventure - advice - advise - after - after-sales - ago - agree - ahead - aid - alienate - alike - alive - all - almost - alone - already - also - alter - always - ambit - ambush - ammunition - anonymous - another - anticipate - antiquated - antisexist - antsy - applaud - approach - apt - archives - arguable

SE

tr[saʊɵ'iːst]

abbreviation

1 ( southeast) sudeste nombre masculino, sureste nombre masculino; (abbreviation) SE

(= southeast) SE

ABBR
= southeast SE
* * *

(= southeast) SE

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