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1 things are looking up things don't look too good for him
English-German idiom dictionary > things are looking up things don't look too good for him
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2 Good things don't last for ever
фраз. Не всё коту Масленица — бывает и Великий постАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > Good things don't last for ever
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3 don’t thrust your nose into my things
don’t thrust your nose into my thingsnão se meta em meus negócios.English-Portuguese dictionary > don’t thrust your nose into my things
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4 don
m.1 gift.don de mando leadership qualitiestener el don de la palabra to have the gift of speech; (cualidad humana) to be a gifted speaker (de orador)tener don de gentes to have a way with people2 Mr., Mister.3 don.* * *1 Mr\Don Fulano de Tal Mr So-and-Soun don nadie a nobody Table 1 NOTA Don is a courtesy title placed before the first names of men /Table 1————————1 (regalo) gift, present2 (talento) talent, natural gift\don de gentes natural ability to get on well with people* * *noun m.* * *ISM1) (=talento) giftdon de gentes, tener don de gentes — to know how to handle people, be good with people
don de mando — leadership qualities pl ; (Mil) generalship
don de palabra — gift of the gab *, gift of gab (EEUU) *
2) (=deseo) wish3) (=regalo) giftIISM1) [tratamiento de cortesía]Don — [en carta, sobre] Esquire
Sr. Don Fernando García — [en correspondencia] Mr F. García, Fernando García Esq.
¿habéis visto a don Fernando? — have you seen Mr García?
Juan DON/DOÑA A courtesy title, don/doña placed before the first name of an older or more senior man/woman is a way of showing them your respect when talking to them or about them. E.g. "¿Podría hablar con don César Roca?", "Buenos días doña Alicia. ¿Qué tal su viaje?" Although now becoming rarer, in Spain Don and Doña, often abbreviated to D. and Dña., are commonly used before full names on official documents and contracts. In formal correspondence, they are used in combination with Sr., Sra. and Srta., e.g. Sr. D. Bernardo Esplugas Martín, Sra. Dña. Ana Rodríguez.es don perfecto, él cree que nunca se equivoca — iró he thinks he's Mr Perfect and never makes a mistake
* * *Ia) (liter) ( dádiva) giftb) ( talento) talent, giftII1)a) (con el nombre de pila, tratamiento de cortesía) ≈MrSr Don Miguel López — (Corresp) Mr M López o (frml) Miguel López Esq
b) (fam) ( en motes) Mr2) (AmL) ( uso popular)•• Cultural note:¿qué le vendo, don? — what can I do for you, buddy (AmE) o (BrE) guv? (colloq)
don/doñaThe words don, for men, and doña, for women, are courtesy titles used before someone's name, when they are being spoken or written to. They are used for someone who is senior professionally, in age or socially. Doña is usually used only for married or widowed women, except in official documents, when it refers to any woman. Don and doña always precede a person's first name. "¿Se va ya, don Juan?" When talking about a third person you can use don and doña before their first name, which is followed by their surname: " Don Juan Montesinos". In correspondence, don and doña can be abbreviated to D. and Dn., or Dña. and Da, respectively, and can be preceded by the appropriate title señor or señora: ‘Sr. Dn. Juan Montesinos’; ‘Sra. Dña. Ana Castellón’* * *= gift, endowment, flair.Nota: A veces confundido con flare.Ex. The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.Ex. Appreciation of literature, and the ability to say things about it which are true but not new, is a much commoner endowment.Ex. The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.----* cultivar un don = cultivate + gift.* don angustias = worryguts, worrywart, worrypot.* don especial = knack, knack.* dotar con un don = endow with + gift.* * *Ia) (liter) ( dádiva) giftb) ( talento) talent, giftII1)a) (con el nombre de pila, tratamiento de cortesía) ≈MrSr Don Miguel López — (Corresp) Mr M López o (frml) Miguel López Esq
b) (fam) ( en motes) Mr2) (AmL) ( uso popular)•• Cultural note:¿qué le vendo, don? — what can I do for you, buddy (AmE) o (BrE) guv? (colloq)
don/doñaThe words don, for men, and doña, for women, are courtesy titles used before someone's name, when they are being spoken or written to. They are used for someone who is senior professionally, in age or socially. Doña is usually used only for married or widowed women, except in official documents, when it refers to any woman. Don and doña always precede a person's first name. "¿Se va ya, don Juan?" When talking about a third person you can use don and doña before their first name, which is followed by their surname: " Don Juan Montesinos". In correspondence, don and doña can be abbreviated to D. and Dn., or Dña. and Da, respectively, and can be preceded by the appropriate title señor or señora: ‘Sr. Dn. Juan Montesinos’; ‘Sra. Dña. Ana Castellón’* * *= gift, endowment, flair.Nota: A veces confundido con flare.Ex: The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.
Ex: Appreciation of literature, and the ability to say things about it which are true but not new, is a much commoner endowment.Ex: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.* cultivar un don = cultivate + gift.* don angustias = worryguts, worrywart, worrypot.* don especial = knack, knack.* dotar con un don = endow with + gift.* * *don12 (talento) talent, gifttiene un don para la música she has a talent o gift for music, she is a talented o gifted musicianel don de la palabra/razón the gift of speech/reasontiene el don de meter siempre la pata ( iró); she has a real talent for o ( colloq) knack of putting her foot in it at every available opportunity ( iro)Compuestos:ability to get on well with people, good interpersonal skills ( frml)tiene don de gentes he gets on well with people, he has a way with peopleleadership qualities (pl)don2don/doña (↑ dona a1)A(usado con el nombre de pila): desde que se fue don Miguel since Mr López left¿le sirvo un café, don Miguel? would you like some coffee, Mr López?2 ( fam) (en motes) Mrése es don dificultades that's Mr `No can do' o Mr Negativea don puntualidad no le va a caer nada bien que llegues tarde Mr Punctuality isn't going to think much of you showing up late ( colloq)Compuesto:masculine and feminine nobody¡y no se va a casar con un don nadie como tú! and she's not going to marry a nobody o ( AmE colloq) a walking zero like you!B( AmL) (en el uso popular): ¿qué le vendo, don? what can I do for you, buddy ( AmE) o ( BrE) guv? ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
Don
don
don sustantivo masculino
1
don de gentes ability to get on well with people;
don de mando leadership qualities (pl)
2 ( tratamiento de cortesía) ≈ Mr;
ser un don nadie to be a nobody
don 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (capacidad) gift, talent: tiene el don de hacerme perder la paciencia, she has a knack for making me lose my patience
2 (regalo, dádiva) gift: es un don divino, it is a heavenly gift
don 2 sustantivo masculino Señor Don Carlos Jiménez, Mr Carlos Jiménez
ser un don nadie, to be a nobody
Es incorrecto traducir Don Miguel por Mr Miguel, ya que Mr sólo se puede usar con un apellido. Lo mejor es traducirlo por Mr Miguel más el apellido o Mr más el apellido. Si te refieres al destinatario de una carta, puedes escribir Miguel Romero, Esq.
' don' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- abandonarse
- abatimiento
- abonarse
- absoluta
- absoluto
- abundar
- abusar
- acalorarse
- achantarse
- aconsejar
- adónde
- advertir
- agradar
- ajena
- ajeno
- algo
- almorzar
- amargada
- amargado
- amargarse
- antipatía
- apartarse
- aturullarse
- aunque
- aviso
- bagatela
- bajarse
- balde
- barrio
- bastarse
- berrinche
- bicha
- bilis
- blandengue
- bledo
- bobada
- bonita
- bonito
- borde
- botepronto
- broma
- buena
- bueno
- caballo
- caber
- calibre
- carne
- carné
- casar
English:
ability
- don
- empathize
- esquire
- excerpt
- flair
- genius
- gift
- money
- nobody
- nonentity
- pipsqueak
- skill
- way
- Esquire
* * *Don nmel Don the Don* * *1 m gift;don de gentes way with people;don de lenguas gift for languages2 m Mr.;don Enrique Mr. Sanchez English uses the surname while Spanish uses the first name* * *don nm1) : gift, present2) : talentdon nm1) : title of courtesy preceding a man's first name2)don nadie : nobody, insignificant person* * *don n1. Mr2. (habilidad) gift / talent -
5 don|ieść
pf — don|osić1 impf Ⅰ vt 1. (dostarczyć) to carry- donieść rannego do szpitala to take a wounded a. injured person to the hospital- wciąż donoszono lżej rannych the lightly wounded a. injured kept on being brought in- doniósł całe wiadro wody i nic nie wylał he managed to bring a bucket full of water without spilling any- nie doniosę tej walizki do dworca I won’t be able to a. can’t carry this suitcase to the station2. (przynieść więcej) to bring (some) more, to deliver (some) more- doniósł wody, bo się kończyła the water was running low, so he brought some more- krzesła doniesie się później chairs will be brought later- donieść potrzebne dokumenty to submit further a. additional documents- zaświadczenie o zarobkach doniosę jutro I’ll bring you a statement of my earnings tomorrowⅡ vi 1. książk. (przekazać wiadomość) to inform (o czymś about a. of sth); [reporter, prasa] to report (o czymś on sth)- na samym wstępie donosi mi o śmierci ojca/ślubie siostry at the very beginning he tells me of his father’s death/his sister’s wedding- jak donosi agencja Reutera, … according to a Reuter’s report, …- szpiedzy donoszą o koncentracji wojsk nad granicą the spies have reported a concentration of troops on a. at the border2. pejor. (złożyć donos) to report (na kogoś sb); to inform (na kogoś on a. against sb)- doniósł nauczycielce, że Janek palił w szatni he told the teacher that Johnny had been smoking in the cloakroom pot.- donieść na kogoś policji/do urzędu skarbowego to inform on a. denounce sb to the police/the tax office- nie wiem, jak się dowiedział, ktoś musiał donieść I’ve no idea how he found out, somebody must have told him- robił różne świństwa, ale nie donosił he did all sorts of foul things but he wasn’t an informer3. [pociski, strzały] to reach, to hit (do czegoś sth)- pociski nie donosiły do celu the shells fell short of the target- pociski donosiły the shells hit their targetⅢ donieść się — donosić się [dźwięki] to be heard- z daleka doniósł się gwizd parowozu the whistle of a locomotive a. steam engine could be heard in the distanceThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > don|ieść
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6 don't value a gem by its setting
syn: do not trust to outward showне оцінюй коштовне каміння по його оправі do not trust too much in an enchanting face appearances are deceptiveEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > don't value a gem by its setting
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7 don't stuff (up) your head with things you don't understand
Общая лексика: не забивайте себе голову вещами, которых вы не понимаетеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > don't stuff (up) your head with things you don't understand
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8 don't stuff up your head with things you don't understand
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > don't stuff up your head with things you don't understand
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9 don't stuff your head with things you don't understand
1) Общая лексика: (up) не забивайте себе голову вещами, которых вы не понимаете2) Макаров: не забивайте себе голову вещами, которых вы не понимаетеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > don't stuff your head with things you don't understand
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10 Don’t let things get you down
Фразеологизм: не падай духом, не унывайУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Don’t let things get you down
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11 don't put things into his head
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > don't put things into his head
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12 don't worry about little things
Общая лексика: не беспокойтесь по пустякамУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > don't worry about little things
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13 one of those things
n infml1)I don't know why. It is just one of those things — Почему, не знаю. Просто так выходит
Oh, just one of those things. You know the way it is — Ничего не попишешь. Ты ведь знаешь, как бывает
We've been married ten years, but we never had children. It's one of those things — Мы женаты уже десять лет, но у нас нет детей. Ничего не поделаешь
2)It was just one of those things, just one of those fabulous things — Это был просто сон. Сказка, которая не повторится
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > one of those things
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14 I don't care for things of this nature
English-Dutch dictionary > I don't care for things of this nature
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15 they don't do things by half-measures
they don't do things by half-measureszij nemen geen halve maatregelen, zij pakken het grondig aanEnglish-Dutch dictionary > they don't do things by half-measures
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16 -Taking things back-
Shopping Taking things backI bought this book here last week. Ho comprato questo libro qui la settimana scorsa.The person I bought this book for has already got a copy. La persona a cui ho regalato questo libro ne ha già una copia.Can I exchange it for another one? Posso cambiarlo con un altro?It hasn't been used. Non è stato usato.Have you got the receipt? Ha lo scontrino?Here's my receipt. Ecco il mio scontrino.Would it be possible to have my money back? Sarebbe possibile avere un rimborso?We don't give cash refunds. Non diamo rimborsi in contanti.I can give you a voucher to spend in the store on something else. Posso darle un buono da spendere nel negozio su un altro articolo.How long is the voucher valid for? Per quanto tempo è valido il buono?You can spend the voucher anytime within the next six months. Può utilizzare il buono quando vuole entro i prossimi sei mesi.Please wait while I print out the voucher. Attenda che le stampo il buono.Thanks very much. Grazie mille. -
17 judge not of men and things at first sight
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > judge not of men and things at first sight
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18 make it (or things) hot for smb.
paзг.зaдaть жapу кoму-л.We'll make it hot for you if you don't stick by your friends, Major (5. Lewis)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > make it (or things) hot for smb.
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19 the good things and the bad things average out in the end, don't they?
Дипломатический термин: в жизни всё есть-и хорошее и плохое!Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the good things and the bad things average out in the end, don't they?
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20 I don't want such things thrust on me
Общая лексика: я не хочу, чтобы мне навязывали такие вещиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I don't want such things thrust on me
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