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1 they asked us round for tea
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2 thé
thé [te]masculine noun• thé vert/noir green/black tea• thé au lait/nature tea with milk/without milk• thé au citron/au jasmin lemon/jasmine tea• faire le or du thé to make some tea* * *tenom masculin1) (feuilles, infusion) tea2) ( réunion) tea party* * *te nm1) (= boisson) teathé au lait/citron — tea with milk/lemon
2) (= réunion) tea party* * *thé nm1 (feuilles, infusion) tea; thé vert/noir green/black tea; thé au lait tea with milk; thé au citron/au jasmin/à la menthe lemon/jasmine/mint tea; thé à la bergamote Earl Grey tea; thés de Chine/de Ceylan China/Ceylon teas; à l'heure du thé at teatime; prendre le thé chez qn to have tea at sb's home; être invité à prendre le thé to be asked to tea;2 ( réunion) tea party.[te] nom masculin1. [boisson] teathé de Chine/Ceylan China/Ceylon teathé noir/vert black (leaf)/green tea3. [réception] tea party[repas] (afternoon) tea -
3 omba
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -omba[English Word] ask for[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Wali omba chai, lakini wakapata kahawa.[English Example] They asked for tea, but they got coffee.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -omba[English Word] beg[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -omba[English Word] be a beggar[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Msichana ambaye hana pesa ni lazima aombe.[English Example] The girl who has no money must be a beggar.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -omba[English Word] beseech[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -omba[English Word] demand[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -omba[English Word] entreat[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -omba[English Word] implore[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -omba[English Word] intercede[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -omba[English Word] pray[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] omba[Swahili Plural] maombi[English Word] entreaty[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] omba[Swahili Plural] maombi[English Word] petition[English Plural] petitions[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] omba[Swahili Plural] maombi[English Word] request[English Plural] requests[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 would
wudshort forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) (para formar el pasado de ``will'')2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) (para expresar algo que puede o podría ocurrir)3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) (para expresar de forma educada una opinión)4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) (para expresar disgusto o enfado)•- would-be- would you
would vbwhat would you do if you won the lottery? ¿qué harías si ganaras la lotería?would you like a cup of tea? ¿quieres una taza de té?tr[wʊd]what would you do with a million pounds? ¿qué harías con un millón de libras?would you be so kind as to close the window? ¿me haría usted el favor de cerrar la ventana?pass me the salt, would you? pásame la sal, ¿quieres?3 (offers, invitations)would you like a drink? ¿quieres tomar algo?would you like to have dinner with me? ¿te gustaría ir a cenar conmigo?he wouldn't help me se negó a ayudarme, no quiso ayudarme7 (past habit, custom) soler8 (insistence, persistence)you would say that! ¡es típico de ti decir eso!I think we should go home - you would! yo creo que deberíamos volver a casa - ¡típico!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLso it would appear según parecewould that I could ojalá pudieraI would rather go alone than with her: preferiría ir sola que con ellathose who would ban certain books: aquellos que prohibirían ciertos libroshe would often take his kids to the park: solía llevar a sus hijos al parqueI would go if I had the money: iría yo si tuviera el dineroshe would have won if she hadn't tripped: habría ganado si no hubiera tropezadowould you kindly help me with this?: ¿tendría la bondad de ayudarme con esto?aux.wʊd2)a) ( in conditional sentences)if I had known, I wouldn't have come — si lo hubiera sabido no habría or no hubiera venido
who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera or habría pensado?
b) ( giving advice)I would have a word with her about it (if I were you) — yo (que tú) lo hablaba or hablaría con ella
I would agree with Roy — yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy, yo diría que Roy tiene razón
3) ( expressing wishes)if only she'd take your advice — si siguiera tus consejos...!, ojalá siguiera tus consejos!
4)a) ( in requests)would you type this for me please? — ¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?
go and call him, would you? — ve a llamarlo ¿sí? or ¿me haces el favor?
b) ( in invitations)would you like a cup of coffee? — ¿quieres una taza de café?
would you like to come with us? - I'd love to — ¿quieres or te gustaría venir con nosotros? - me encantaría
5)a) ( expressing criticism)she would (have to) spoil the surprise — tenía que estropear la sorpresa, típico! or no podía fallar!
he said no - well, he would, wouldn't he? — dijo que no - bueno ¿qué otra cosa iba a decir? or era de esperar ¿no? or es lógico ¿no?
[wʊd]MODAL VByou would never know she was not a native Spanish speaker — nadie diría que el español no es su lengua materna
would you go there by yourself? — ¿irías allí sola?
I said I would do it — te dije que lo haría or hacía
3) (emphatic)you would be the one to forget! — ¡quién más si no tú se iba a olvidar!, ¡tú tenías que ser el que se olvidase!
it would be you! — ¡tú tenías que ser!
he would say that, wouldn't he? — es lógico que dijera eso
4) (conjecture)what would this be? — ¿qué será esto?
a) (in invitations) quererwould you like some tea?, would you care for some tea? — ¿quiere tomar un té?
would you come this way? — pase por favor or (esp LAm) si hace favor
b) (requests, wishes)would you close the door please? — ¿puedes cerrar la puerta, por favor?
please would you wake me up at seven o'clock? — ¿podría despertarme a las siete, por favor?
would you mind? — si no le importa, si no tiene inconveniente
what would you have me do? — ¿qué quieres que haga?
c) (insistence)I told her not to but she would do it — le dije que no, pero insistió en hacerlo
d) (refusal)he wouldn't do it — no quería hacerlo, se negó a hacerlo
the car wouldn't start — el coche se negó or negaba a arrancar, el coche no quería arrancar
6) (habit)he would paint it each year — solía pintarlo cada año, lo pintaba cada año
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would that it were not so! — † poet ¡ojalá (y) no fuera así!•
would to God!, would to heaven! — liter ¡ojalá!•
try as he would — por mucho que se esforzara, por más que intentase* * *[wʊd]2)a) ( in conditional sentences)if I had known, I wouldn't have come — si lo hubiera sabido no habría or no hubiera venido
who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera or habría pensado?
b) ( giving advice)I would have a word with her about it (if I were you) — yo (que tú) lo hablaba or hablaría con ella
I would agree with Roy — yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy, yo diría que Roy tiene razón
3) ( expressing wishes)if only she'd take your advice — si siguiera tus consejos...!, ojalá siguiera tus consejos!
4)a) ( in requests)would you type this for me please? — ¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?
go and call him, would you? — ve a llamarlo ¿sí? or ¿me haces el favor?
b) ( in invitations)would you like a cup of coffee? — ¿quieres una taza de café?
would you like to come with us? - I'd love to — ¿quieres or te gustaría venir con nosotros? - me encantaría
5)a) ( expressing criticism)she would (have to) spoil the surprise — tenía que estropear la sorpresa, típico! or no podía fallar!
he said no - well, he would, wouldn't he? — dijo que no - bueno ¿qué otra cosa iba a decir? or era de esperar ¿no? or es lógico ¿no?
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5 bitten
vt/i; bittet, bat, hat gebeten1. ask (jemanden um etw. s.o. for s.th.); (ersuchen) request (s.th. of s.o.); dringend: beg; (anflehen) implore, beseech, pray; immer wieder, belästigend: solicit; demütig: supplicate; bitten (bemühen) um trouble s.o. for; bitten für (+ Akk) intercede for; darf ich um Ihren Namen bitten? would you mind telling me your name?; darf ich Sie um Feuer bitten? may I trouble you for a light?; dürfte ich Sie bitten could I ask you (zu + Inf. to + Inf.), would you mind (+ Ger.) es wird gebeten, dass... it is requested that ..., please...; ... werden gebeten zu (+ Inf.)... are asked ( oder requested) to (+ Inf.) dringend II; er lässt sich nicht ( erst) lange bitten he doesn’t have to be asked twice; wenn ich bitten darf if you don’t mind; ich bitte dich! please!; aber ich bitte dich, das ist doch selbstverständlich, unmöglich etc.: oh - come on, not at all; darum möchte ich aber auch bitten oder sehr gebeten haben umg. I should jolly well hope so, Am. I would (certainly) hope so; ich bitte darum if you wouldn’t mind; ( aber) ich bitte Sie! (well,) really!; das ist doch selbstverständlich, unmöglich etc.: oh - come on!, not at all; da muss ich doch sehr bitten! I beg your pardon!; bitten und betteln beg and plead; sich aufs Bitten und Betteln verlegen resort to pleading; es half kein Bitten all the pleading (in the world) didn’t help; im Gebet: wir bitten dich, erhöre uns hear us, we beseech Thee, Lord hear our prayer2. (einladen) jemanden zu sich bitten ask s.o. to come and see one ( oder to come into the office etc.); jemanden zum Essen bitten invite s.o. (round, Am. over) to dinner; jemanden zu Tisch bitten ask s.o. to come to table; Herr X lässt bitten Mr. X would like to ( oder can) see you now; darf ich bitten? a) einen Weg weisend: would you come this way, please?; b) beim Tanzen: may I have (the pleasure of) this dance?; c) beim Essen: dinner is served* * *to ask; to request; to beg; to please; to bid; to solicit* * *Bịt|tennt -s, no plpleadingauf Bitten von — at the request of
* * *1) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) ask2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) beg4) (to ask (for) something; People using this library are requested not to talk; Many people have requested this next song.) request* * *Bit·ten<-s>[ˈbɪtn̩]nt kein pl pleading no pltrotz seines [inständigen] \Bittens despite his [urgent] pleasjds \Bitten und Betteln sb's begging and pleadingdein \Bitten und Betteln ist vergeblich, ich habe gesagt nein! it's no use your begging and pleading, I've said no!auf \Bitten von jdm at the request of sbauf \Bitten von uns allen at the request of us all* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1)um etwas bitten — ask for or request something; (inständig) beg for something
der Blinde bat um eine milde Gabe — the blind man begged for alms
ich bitte einen Moment um Geduld/Ihre Aufmerksamkeit — I must ask you to be patient for a moment/may I ask for your attention for a moment
2) (einladen) ask2.ich lasse bitten — [please] ask him/her/them to come in
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1)darf ich Sie um Feuer/ein Glas Wasser bitten? — could I ask you for a light/a glass of water, please?
darf ich die Herrschaften um Geduld/Ruhe bitten? — could I ask you to be patient/silent?
[aber] ich bitte dich/Sie! — [please] don't mention it
2) (einladen) ask, invitejemanden zum Tee [zu sich] bitten — ask or invite somebody to tea
jemanden ins Haus/Zimmer bitten — ask or invite somebody [to come] in
* * *1. ask (jemanden um etwas sb for sth); (ersuchen) request (sth of sb); dringend: beg; (anflehen) implore, beseech, pray; immer wieder, belästigend: solicit; demütig: supplicate;um trouble sb for;bitten für (+akk) intercede for;darf ich um Ihren Namen bitten? would you mind telling me your name?;darf ich Sie um Feuer bitten? may I trouble you for a light?;dürfte ich Sie bitten could I ask you (zu +inf to +inf), would you mind (+ger)es wird gebeten, dass … it is requested that…, please …;wenn ich bitten darf if you don’t mind;ich bitte dich! please!;ich bitte darum if you wouldn’t mind;(aber) ich bitte Sie! (well,) really!; das ist doch selbstverständlich, unmöglich etc: oh - come on!, not at all;da muss ich doch sehr bitten! I beg your pardon!;bitten und betteln beg and plead;sich aufs Bitten und Betteln verlegen resort to pleading;es half kein Bitten all the pleading (in the world) didn’t help; im Gebet:wir bitten dich, erhöre uns hear us, we beseech Thee, Lord hear our prayer2. (einladen)jemanden zu Tisch bitten ask sb to come to table;darf ich bitten? einen Weg weisend: would you come this way, please?; beim Tanzen: may I have (the pleasure of) this dance?; beim Essen: dinner is served* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1)um etwas bitten — ask for or request something; (inständig) beg for something
ich bitte einen Moment um Geduld/Ihre Aufmerksamkeit — I must ask you to be patient for a moment/may I ask for your attention for a moment
2) (einladen) ask2.ich lasse bitten — [please] ask him/her/them to come in
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1)darf ich Sie um Feuer/ein Glas Wasser bitten? — could I ask you for a light/a glass of water, please?
darf ich die Herrschaften um Geduld/Ruhe bitten? — could I ask you to be patient/silent?
[aber] ich bitte dich/Sie! — [please] don't mention it
2) (einladen) ask, invitejemanden zum Tee [zu sich] bitten — ask or invite somebody to tea
jemanden ins Haus/Zimmer bitten — ask or invite somebody [to come] in
* * *(um) v.to ask (for) v.to beg (for) v. v.(§ p.,pp.: bat, gebeten)= to approach (to ask for sth.) v.to ask v.to please v.to request v. -
6 would
[ forma debole wəd, forma forte wʊd]1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)if we'd left later we would have missed the train — se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno
after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — dopo quell'episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola
5) (expressing desire, preference)we'd really love to see you — vorremo davvero vederti, abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti
would you like something to eat, some more tea? — vuoi qualcosa da mangiare, ancora del tè?
switch off the radio, would you? — spegneresti la radio?
8) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to)••Note:When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in Italian and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = lo farei se avessi tempo; I would have done it if I had had time = l'avrei fatto se avessi avuto tempo. - However, in sequence of past tenses and in reported speech, would + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you would like it = ero sicuro che ti sarebbe piaciuto (not "piacerebbe"); he said he would fetch the car = disse che avrebbe preso (not "prenderebbe") la macchina. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below* * *[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!)•- would-be- would you* * *[ forma debole wəd, forma forte wʊd]1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)if we'd left later we would have missed the train — se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno
after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — dopo quell'episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola
5) (expressing desire, preference)we'd really love to see you — vorremo davvero vederti, abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti
would you like something to eat, some more tea? — vuoi qualcosa da mangiare, ancora del tè?
switch off the radio, would you? — spegneresti la radio?
8) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to)••Note:When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in Italian and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = lo farei se avessi tempo; I would have done it if I had had time = l'avrei fatto se avessi avuto tempo. - However, in sequence of past tenses and in reported speech, would + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you would like it = ero sicuro che ti sarebbe piaciuto (not "piacerebbe"); he said he would fetch the car = disse che avrebbe preso (not "prenderebbe") la macchina. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below -
7 what
(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) pase lo que pase, sea lo que seawhat1 adj1. quéwhat time is it? ¿qué hora es?what cheese shall I buy? ¿qué queso compro?what is your address? ¿cuál es tu dirección?2. quéwhat a lovely dress! ¡qué vestido más mono!what about...? ¿qué tal...? / ¿qué te parece...?what about a cup of tea? ¿qué tal una taza de té?what2 pron1. qué2. lo quedid you hear what he said? ¿has oído lo que ha dicho?tr[wɒt]1 (direct questions) qué■ what time is it? ¿qué hora es?■ what colour is it? ¿de qué color es?■ what kind of music do you like? ¿qué tipo de música te gusta?■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?2 (indirect questions) qué3 (exclamations) qué■ what a man! ¡qué hombre!■ what a smart car! ¡qué coche más chulo!■ what a pity! ¡qué lástima!■ what beautiful flowers! ¡qué flores más preciosas!4 (all the) todo,-a■ what little free time she has she spends with her family el poco tiempo libre que tiene lo pasa con su familia1 (direct questions) qué■ what is it? ¿qué es?■ what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas?■ what are you doing? ¿qué haces?■ what's your name? ¿cómo te llamas?■ what's that for? ¿para qué sirve eso?■ what does this word mean? ¿qué significa esta palabra?■ what does she look like? ¿cómo es ella?■ what did he say? ¿qué dijo?2 (indirect questions) qué3 lo que1 ¡cómo!■ what! you've lost it! ¡cómo! ¡lo has perdido!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand what not y tal, cosas por el estiloguess what? ¿sabes qué?or what? ¿o qué?to give somebody what for darle a alguien su merecidoto know what's what saber de qué va la cosa, estar al tantowhat about...? ¿qué tal...?, ¿qué te parece...?■ what about Friday? ¿qué tal el viernes?■ what about the cat? ¿y el gato qué?■ what about that drink you owe me? ¿qué hay de la copa que me debes?■ what about seeing a film? ¿qué te parece ver una película?what have you y talwhat if...? ¿y si...?■ what if there's no answer? ¿y si no contestan?what of it? ¿y qué?what with... and... entre... y..., con lo de... y...■ what with the wedding, the fire and everything con lo de la boda, el incendio y todowhat's more y ademáswhat ['hwɑt, 'hwʌt] adv1) how: cómo, cúantowhat he suffered!: ¡cómo sufría!2)what with : entrewhat with one thing and another: entre una cosa y otrawhat adjwhat more do you want?: ¿qué más quieres?what color is it?: ¿de qué color es?what an idea!: ¡qué idea!3) any, whatever: cualquiergive what help you can: da cualquier contribución que puedaswhat pronwhat happened?: ¿qué pasó?what does it cost?: ¿cuánto cuesta?I don't know what to do: no sé que hacerdo what I tell you: haz lo que te digo3)what for why: porqué4)what if : y siwhat if he knows?: ¿y si lo sabe?adj.• cuál adj.pron.• cuál pron.• que pron.• qué pron.
I hwɑːt, wɒt1) ( in questions) quéwhat's that? — ¿qué es eso?
what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?
what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?
what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?
what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?
what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?
I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?
what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?
2) (in phrases)or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?
are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?
so what? — ¿y qué?
what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo
3)a) ( in indirect speech) qué(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!
(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...
b) ( relative use) lo queI don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa
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1)a) ( in questions) quéwhat book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?
what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?
what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?
b) ( in indirect speech) quéshe didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando
c) (all of the, any)what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos
what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo
2) ( in exclamations) quéwhat a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!
[wɒt]what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!
1. PRONOUNa)In direct questions, what can generally be translated by qué with an accent: quéwhat do you want now? — ¿qué quieres ahora?
what's in here? — ¿qué hay aquí dentro?
what is it now? — y ahora ¿qué?
what does he owe his success to?, to what does he owe his success? — frm ¿a qué debe su éxito?
what's a tractor, Daddy? — ¿qué es un tractor, papá?
Only use [¿qué es...?]/[¿qué son...?] to translate [what is]/[are] when asking for a [definition]. In other contexts use [¿cuál es?]/[¿cuáles son?]:what are capers? — ¿qué son las alcaparras?
what's the capital of Finland? — ¿cuál es la capital de Finlandia?
what's her telephone number? — ¿cuál es su número de teléfono?
However, not all expressions with [what] should be translated literally. Some require [qué] used adjectivally:what were the greatest problems? — ¿cuáles eran los mayores problemas?
what is the difference? — ¿qué diferencia hay?
what are your plans? — ¿qué planes tienes?
what's the Spanish for "pen"? — ¿cómo se dice "pen" en español?
what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?
b) (=how much) cuántowhat will it cost? — ¿cuánto va a costar?
what does it weigh? — ¿cuánto pesa?
what's nine times five? — ¿cuánto es nueve por cinco?
c) (=what did you say) cómo, quéwhat? I didn't catch that — ¿cómo? or ¿qué?, no he entendido eso
what did you say? — ¿cómo or qué dices?, ¿qué has dicho?, ¿qué dijiste? (LAm)
d) (Brit) † (as question tag) verdadit's getting late, what? — se está haciendo tarde ¿no? or ¿verdad?
a)In most cases, translate the pronoun what using either qué with an accent or lo que without an accent: qué, lo que•
he asked her what she thought of it — le preguntó qué or lo que pensaba de elloUse [cuál era]/[cuáles son] {etc} instead of [lo que era]/[lo que son] {etc} if [what was]/[are] {etc} does not relate to a definition:I asked him what DNA was — le pregunté qué or lo que era el ADN
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please explain what you saw — por favor, explique qué or lo que viocan you explain what's happening? — ¿me puedes explicar (qué es) lo que está pasando?
he explained what it was — explicó qué era or lo que era
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do you know what's happening? — ¿sabes qué or lo que está pasando?I don't know what's happening — no sé qué está pasando, no sé (qué es) lo que está pasando
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tell me what happened — cuéntame qué or lo que ocurriób) (=how much) cuánto3) (before an infinitive) qué4) (relative use) lo queI've no clothes except what I'm wearing — no tengo ropa, aparte de lo que llevo puesto
and what have you {or}3} what not * y qué sé yo qué más, y qué sé yo cuántas cosas más to give sb what for * regañar a algn know whatwhat it is to be rich and famous! — ¡lo que es ser rico y famoso!
it was full of cream, jam, chocolate and I don't know what — estaba lleno de nata, mermelada, chocolate y no sé cuántas cosas más
you know what? I think he's drunk — creo que está borracho, ¿sabes?
to know what's what * saber cuántas son cinco * or what? *I know what, let's ring her up — se me ocurre una idea, vamos a llamarla por teléfono
do you want it or what? — ¿lo quieres o qué?
are you coming or what? — entonces ¿vienes o no?
I mean, is this sick, or what? — vamos, que es de verdadero mal gusto, ¿o no?
say what you like,... digas lo que digas,..., se diga lo que se diga,.... so what? * ¿y qué?is this luxury or what? — esto sí que es lujo, ¿eh?
so what if it does rain? — ¿y qué, si llueve?
(I'll) tell you what se me ocurre una idea, tengo una idea what aboutso what if he is gay? — ¿y qué (pasa) si es gay?, ¿y qué importa que sea gay?
what about me? — y yo ¿qué?
what about next week? — ¿qué te parece la semana que viene?
"your car..." - "what about it?" * — -tu coche... -¿qué pasa con mi coche?
what about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?
what about lunch, shall we go out? — ¿y para comer? ¿salimos fuera? or ¿qué tal si salimos fuera?
what for? (=why) ¿por qué?; (=to what purpose) ¿para qué?what about people who haven't got cars? — ¿y la gente que no tiene coche?
what are you doing that for? — ¿por or para qué haces eso?
what if...? ¿y si...?what's that button for? — ¿para qué es ese botón?
what if this doesn't work out? — ¿y si esto no funciona?
what ofwhat if he says no? — ¿y si dice que no?
but what of the political leaders? — pero, ¿y qué hay de los líderes políticos?
what's...what of it? * — y eso ¿qué importa?
what's it like? (asking for description) ¿cómo es?; (asking for evaluation) ¿qué tal es?what's surprising is that we hadn't heard of this before — lo sorprendente es que no nos habíamos enterado antes
what's their new house like? — ¿cómo es su nueva casa?
what's his first novel like? — ¿qué tal es su primera novela?
and what's more... y, además,... what's that? (asking about sth) ¿qué es eso?; (=what did you say?) ¿qué has dicho?what will the weather be like tomorrow? — ¿qué tal tiempo va a hacer mañana?
what's worsewhat's that to you? * — ¿eso qué tiene que ver contigo?, ¿a ti qué te importa? *
what withand what's worse... — y lo que es peor...
what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state — entre la tensión y la falta de sueño me encontraba fatal
2. ADJECTIVEwhat dress shall I wear? — ¿qué vestido me pongo?
what colour is it? — ¿de qué color es?
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she asked me what day she should come — me preguntó qué día tenía que venir•
he explained what ingredients are used — explicó qué ingredientes se usan•
what good would that do? — ¿de qué serviría eso?•
do you know what music they're going to play? — ¿sabes qué música van a tocar?•
did they tell you what time they'd be arriving? — ¿te dijeron a qué hora llegarían?2) (relative)Remember to put an accent on qué in exclamations as well as in direct and indirect questions:I gave him what money/coins I had — le di todo el dinero/todas las monedas que tenía
what a nuisance! — ¡qué lata!
what a fool I was! — ¡qué tonto fui!
what an ugly dog! — ¡qué perro más or tan feo!
what a lot of people! — ¡qué cantidad de gente!
what an excuse! — iro ¡buen pretexto!, ¡vaya excusa!
3.EXCLAMATION ¡qué!what! you sold it! — ¿qué? ¡lo has vendido!
what! you expect me to believe that! — ¿qué? ¿esperas que me crea eso?
what! he can't be a spy! — ¿qué? ¿cómo va a ser un espía?
you told him what? — ¿que le has dicho qué?
you what?"he's getting married" - "what!" — se casa - ¿cómo dices?
"I'm going to be an actress" - "you what?" * — -voy a hacerme actriz -¿cómo or qué dices?
I'm going to have a baby - you what? — -voy a tener un niño -¡¿que vas a tener un qué?!
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I [hwɑːt, wɒt]1) ( in questions) quéwhat's that? — ¿qué es eso?
what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?
what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?
what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?
what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?
what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?
I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?
what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?
2) (in phrases)or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?
are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?
so what? — ¿y qué?
what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo
3)a) ( in indirect speech) qué(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!
(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...
b) ( relative use) lo queI don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa
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1)a) ( in questions) quéwhat book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?
what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?
what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?
b) ( in indirect speech) quéshe didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando
c) (all of the, any)what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos
what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo
2) ( in exclamations) quéwhat a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!
what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!
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8 pedir
v.1 to ask for.pedir algo a alguien to ask somebody for somethingpedir a alguien que haga algo to ask somebody to do somethingpedir a alguien (en matrimonio) to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage)pedir (prestado) algo a alguien to borrow something from somebodypide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbikeYo pido una pizza I ask for a pizza.Yo le pido a María una pizza I ask Mary for a pizza.Yo le pido a María I ask Mary.2 to order.¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?3 to demand.4 to call for, to need.5 to beg.6 to ask to, to request to.Yo pedí hablar en la reunión I requested to talk at the meeting.7 to require.El caso pide una acción immediata The case requires immediate action.* * *1 (gen) to ask for2 (mercancías, en restaurante) to order■ ¿qué has pedido de postre? what did you order for dessert?3 (necesitar) to need, cry out for1 (por la calle) to beg\a pedir de boca just right, perfectlypedir la cuenta to ask for the billpedir la mano de alguien to ask for somebody's hand in marriage* * *verb1) to ask for, request2) order* * *1. VT1) (=rogar, solicitar) to ask for¿habéis pedido ya la cuenta? — have you asked for the bill yet?
una manifestación pidiendo la libertad de los secuestrados — a demonstration calling for the release of the hostages
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pedir cuentas a algn — to demand an explanation from sb•
pedir algo por favor, me pidió por favor que fuera discreto — he asked me to please keep it to myselfte lo pido por favor, quédate conmigo — please stay with me
pido la palabra, señoría — permission to speak, my lord
- ¿qué más se puede pedir?2) (Com) (=encargar) to order3) [en un restaurante] to order; [en un bar] to ask for, orderhemos pedido dos cafés y un té — we've asked for o ordered two coffees and a tea
4) [para casarse] to propose to•
pedir la mano de algn — to ask for sb's hand5) (Jur) [+ condena] to ask for6) (=requerir) to need7) (tb: pedir prestado) to borrowme pidió prestado el coche — he asked if he could borrow the car, he asked to borrow the car
2. VI1) (=rogar)•
pedir por algn — (Rel) to pray for sb2) (=pedir dinero) [mendigo] to beg; [voluntario] to collect money3) [en un bar, restaurante] to orderboca 1., 3)¿habéis pedido ya? — have you ordered yet?
3.See:PEDIR ¿"Ask" o "ask for"? ► La expresión pedir algo se traduce por ask for something: Pidieron muchas cosas diferentes They asked for many different things Si el verbo pedir lleva dos complementos, el complemento de persona siempre va delante: Pídele un lápiz a la profesora Ask the teacher for a pencil ► La estructura pedir a alguien que haga algo, se traduce al inglés por ask + ((objeto)) + ((construcción de infinitivo)): Le pedí a mi hermana que me trajera una alfombra de Turquía I asked my sister to bring me a rug from Turkey Le pediremos que nos haga un descuento We'll ask him to give us a discount Si el contexto es más formal pedir también se puede traducir por request: Ambas partes en conflicto están pidiendo ayuda al extranjero Both sides are requesting help from abroad Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask forme pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)
me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions
¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?
pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado
b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for2) (Com)a) ( como precio)¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?
b) < mercancías> to order3) ( para casarse)4) ( requerir) to need2.esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
pedir via) ( mendigar) to begb) (en bar, restaurante) to orderc) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask* * *= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.Ex. This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.Ex. A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.Ex. Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex. Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.Ex. Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex. A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.Ex. The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.Ex. For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.Ex. If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.----* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.* pedir en préstamo = borrow.* pedir especialmente = special order.* pedir información = request + information.* pedir información de = ask for + details of.* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pedir la documentación = card.* pedir la identificación = card.* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir prestado = borrow.* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.* pedir un rescate = ransom.* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask forme pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)
me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions
¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?
pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado
b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for2) (Com)a) ( como precio)¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?
b) < mercancías> to order3) ( para casarse)4) ( requerir) to need2.esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
pedir via) ( mendigar) to begb) (en bar, restaurante) to orderc) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask* * *= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.Ex: This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.
Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.Ex: A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex: Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.Ex: Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex: A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.Ex: The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.* pedir en préstamo = borrow.* pedir especialmente = special order.* pedir información = request + information.* pedir información de = ask for + details of.* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pedir la documentación = card.* pedir la identificación = card.* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir prestado = borrow.* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.* pedir un rescate = ransom.* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].* * *vtA1 ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask forpidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loanpidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leaveme pidió consejo he asked my advice, he asked me for advicepide limosna a la puerta de la iglesia he begs (for money) at the church doorpréstamelo, te lo pido por favor please lend it to mesi no me lo pides por favor no te lo doy I won't give it to you unless you say please o unless you ask nicelynadie te ha pedido (tu) opinión nobody asked (for) your opinionme pidió disculpas or perdón por lo que había hecho he apologized for what he had donepídele perdón a tu padre apologize to o say you're sorry to your father¿quién eres tú para venir a pedirme cuentas or explicaciones? who do you think you are, asking me to justify my actions?pedir hora to make an appointmentpedir la palabra to ask for permission to speakpide cuatro años de cárcel para los acusados he is asking for a four-year sentence for the accusedes un sitio donde se come barato y bien, no se puede pedir más it's the sort of place where you can eat cheaply and well, what more could you ask for? o it's idealestá haciendo todo lo posible, no se le puede pedir más she's doing all she can, you can't ask for more than that o that's all you can askpedir QUE + SUBJ:me pidió que le comprara el periódico he asked me to buy him the newspaperpidió que lo trasladaran he asked to be transferred2 (en un bar, restaurante) to orderpedimos pescado de segundo we ordered fish for our second courseB ( Com)1 (como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth FOR sth¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?2 ‹mercancías› to orderCle pedí la mano de su hija I asked for his daughter's hand in marriage ( frml), I asked to marry his daughtervino a pedir a mi hermana he came to ask if he could marry my sisterD (requerir) to needeste pescado pide un buen vino blanco this fish needs a good white wine to go with it, this fish would go well with a good white wineese vestido pide unos zapatos más altos that dress needs shoes with a higher heelestá pidiendo una bofetada she's asking for a slapesta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen this plant is crying out to be watered■ pedirvi1 (mendigar) to begpide a la puerta de la iglesia he begs at the church door2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order3 (para tener algo) ( AmL) to askpidió para salir temprano he asked if he could go early o he asked permission to go earlyestos niños sólo saben pedir these chidren are very demanding o do nothing but make demands■ pedirseme pido la cama de arriba I have dibs on the top bunk, I bags the top bunk* * *
pedir ( conjugate pedir) verbo transitivo
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pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave;
pide limosna he begs (for money);
pedirle algo a algn to ask sb for sth;
le pidió ayuda he asked her for help;
me pidió disculpas or perdón he apologized (to me);
pedir hora to make an appointment;
pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak;
me pidió que le enseñara he asked me to teach him;
ver prestado
‹ cuenta› to ask for
2 (Com)a) ( como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth for sth;◊ ¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?
verbo intransitivo
pedir verbo transitivo
1 (un favor) to ask: me pidió que la ayudara, he asked me to help her
2 (una cosa) to ask for: el niño le pidió unos caramelos, the child asked him for some sweets ➣ Ver nota en ask
3 (en la tienda, en el bar, etc) to order
4 (limosna) to beg
5 (requerir, necesitar) to need: ese coche está pidiendo que lo laven, that car needs washing
♦ Locuciones: pedir a gritos, to cry out
pedir disculpas, to apologize
pedir prestado, to borrow
a pedir de boca, just fine
' pedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestosa
- apestoso
- bastar
- boca
- cita
- cobrar
- cuenta
- demandar
- disculpa
- hora
- luna
- pera
- perdón
- prestar
- requerir
- socorro
- voz
- asilo
- audiencia
- auxilio
- aventón
- cola
- excusar
- gorrear
- informe
- justicia
- limosna
- mano
- ordenar
- palabra
- palmada
- pida
- prestado
- qué
- raid
- turno
- vez
English:
apologetic
- appeal
- apply for
- appointment
- ask
- ask for
- asylum
- beg
- borrow
- clamor
- clamour
- cry out for
- formality
- get
- have
- invite
- may
- order
- permission
- propose
- request
- seek
- send away for
- send for
- send off for
- shall
- sorry
- summon
- tall order
- want
- wish
- write back
- write off
- apologize
- by
- call
- claim
- cry
- hitch
- impossible
- make
- might
- place
- send
- urge
* * *♦ vt1. [solicitar] to ask for;pedir algo a alguien to ask sb for sth;me pidió (mi) opinión she asked me (for) my opinion;pedir un taxi (por teléfono) to ring for a taxi;pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask sb to do sth;le pido que sea breve, por favor I would ask you to be brief, please;le pedí que saliera conmigo I asked her out;pedir a alguien en matrimonio, pedir la mano de alguien to ask for sb's hand (in marriage);pedir prestado algo a alguien to borrow sth from sb;pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike;no tienes más que pedirlo all you need to do is ask;si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask;CAm, Méx2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?3. [mercancías] to order;pedir algo a alguien to order sth from sb4. [exigir] to demand;¡pido que se me escuche! I demand to be heard!;le pedimos al gobierno una inmediata retirada de las tropas we demand that the government withdraw its troops immediately;la acusación pide veinte años de cárcel the prosecution is asking for twenty years5. [requerir] to call for, to need;los cactus piden poca agua cacti don't need a lot of water;esta cocina está pidiendo a gritos que la limpies this kitchen is crying out for you to clean it♦ vi1. [mendigar] to beg;hay mucha gente pidiendo por la calle there are a lot of beggars in the streets2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;¿han pedido ya? have you ordered?* * *I v/t1 ask for;pedir algo a alguien ask s.o. for sth;me pidió que no fuera he asked me not to go;te lo pido I beg you2 ( necesitar) needII v/i1 ( mendigar) beg* * *pedir {54} vt1) : to ask for, to requestle pedí un préstamo a Claudia: I asked Claudia for a loan2) : to order (food, merchandise)3)pedir perdón : to apologizepedir vi1) : to order2) : to beg* * *pedir vb1. (en general) to ask for¿cuánto piden por el cuadro? how much are they asking for the picture?2. (un favor) to ask3. (en restaurante) to order¿qué has pedido de segundo? what have you ordered for your main course? -
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vouloir [vulwaʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 311. <a. to want• qu'est-ce qu'ils veulent maintenant ? what do they want now?• je ne veux pas qu'il se croie obligé de... I don't want him to feel he has to...• que lui voulez-vous ? what do you want with him?• qu'est-ce qu'il me veut, celui-là ? (inf) what does he want from me?• s'il voulait, il pourrait être ministre if he wanted to, he could be a minister• que voulez-vous de moi ? what do you want from me?• j'en veux 1 000 € I want 1,000 euros for it(PROV) vouloir, c'est pouvoir(PROV) quand on veut, on peut(PROV) where there's a will there's a way• vouloir que qn fasse qch/que qch se fasse to want sb to do sth/sth to be doneb. ( = désirer, souhaiter) voulez-vous à boire ? would you like something to drink?• je voulais vous dire... I meant to tell you...• il voulait partir hier mais... he intended to leave yesterday but...• ça te dirait d'aller à la mer ? -- je veux ! (inf!) would you like to go to the seaside? -- that would be great! (inf)• ça va comme tu veux ? (inf) is everything all right?• bon, comme tu voudras all right, have it your own way• oui, si on veut ( = dans un sens, d'un côté) yes, if you like• est-ce que tu en veux ? [+ gâteau] would you like some?► que veux-tu ?• que veux-tu, c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien what can you do? that's the way it is and there's nothing we can do about it• que veux-tu que je te dise ? j'ai perdu what do you want me to say? I lost• je voudrais bien voir ça ! I'd like to see that!d. ( = consentir à) ils ne voulurent pas nous recevoir they wouldn't see us• je veux bien le faire (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind doing it ; (enthousiaste) I'm happy to do it• je veux bien qu'il vienne (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind if he comes ; (il n'y a pas d'inconvénient) I'm quite happy for him to come• tu veux bien leur dire que... would you please tell them that...• encore un peu de thé ? -- je veux bien more tea? -- yes, please• nous en parlerons plus tard, si vous le voulez bien we'll talk about it later, if you don't minde. (formules de politesse) voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance or l'amabilité de... would you be so kind as to...• voudriez-vous fermer la fenêtre ? would you mind closing the window?• si vous voulez bien me suivre this way, pleasef. (ordre) veux-tu te taire ! will you be quiet!g. ( = essayer de) to tryh. ( = s'attendre à) to expect• comment voulez-vous que je sache ? how should I know?• avec 1 000 € par mois, comment veux-tu qu'elle s'en sorte ? how do you expect her to manage on 1,000 euros a month?• que voulez-vous qu'on y fasse ? what do you expect us (or them etc) to do about it?i. ( = affirmer) to claim• une philosophie qui veut que l'homme soit... a philosophy which claims that man is...j. ( = requérir) to require• l'usage veut que... custom requires that...k. ( = faire) [destin, sort] le hasard voulut que... as luck would have it...l. (locutions)• il m'en veut beaucoup d'avoir fait cela he holds a tremendous grudge against me for having done that• tu ne m'en veux pas ? no hard feelings?• qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? what does this mean?2. <• vouloir de qn/qch to want sb/sth3. <4. <* * *
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1. vulwaʀ1) ( exiger) to wantqu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent (colloq) encore? — what do they want now?
2) (désirer, souhaiter)que veux-tu boire? — what do you want to drink?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink?
je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre — I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply
il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir — wishing is not enough
tu veux que je te dise, c'est un escroc — I hate to say it, but he is a crook
sans le vouloir — [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally
‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’ - ‘comme tu veux or voudras’ — ‘what shall we do tonight?’ - ‘whatever you like, it's up to you’
tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que — you're not telling/trying to tell me that
après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? — do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?
que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! — what can you do, it's hopeless!
j'aurais voulu t'y voir! — (colloq) I'd like to have seen you in the same position!
3) ( accepter)voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire — fml would you be so kind as to do
voulez-vous répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît — would you repeat your question please
veuillez patienter — ( au téléphone) please hold the line
elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée — she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more
je veux bien qu'il soit malade mais — I know he's ill, but
‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’ - ‘si on veut!’ — ‘it's not expensive/difficult’ - ‘or so you say!’
4) ( signifier)qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?
5) ( prétendre)on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture — people tended to see him as a pioneering architect
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en vouloir verbe transitif indirect1) (colloq) ( être déterminé)il réussira, il en veut! — he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!
2) ( garder rancune)3) ( avoir des vues sur)
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se vouloir verbe pronominal1) ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be2) ( chercher à être) to try to be3) ( se reprocher)je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu — I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you
••vouloir c'est pouvoir — Proverbe where there's a will there's a way
II vulwaʀnom masculin Philosophie will* * *vulwaʀ1. vt1) (= exiger, désirer) to wantElle veut un vélo pour Noël. — She wants a bike for Christmas.
Elle en veux trois. — She wants three of them.
Je ne veux pas de dessert. — I don't want any pudding.
Il ne veut pas venir. — He doesn't want to come.
Voulez-vous du thé? — Would you like some tea?, Do you want some tea?
Je voudrais ceci. — I would like this one.
Je voudrais faire... — I would like to do...
On va au cinéma? - Si tu veux. — Shall we go to the cinema? - If you like.
sans le vouloir (= involontairement) — without meaning to, unintentionally
Je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir. — I upset him without meaning to.
2) [destin, circonstances]le hasard a voulu que... — as fate would have it,...
la tradition veut que... — Tradition has it that...
4) (= consentir)je veux bien (bonne volonté) — I'll be happy to, (concession) fair enough, that's fine, (en acceptant une proposition) I'd love to
Je veux bien le faire à ta place si ça t'arrange. — I don't mind doing it for you if you prefer.
Voulez-vous une tasse de thé? - Je veux bien. — Would you like a cup of tea? - Yes please.
5)en vouloir à qn (rancune) — to be angry at sb, to bear sb a grudge
Il m'en veut de ne pas l'avoir invité à mon anniversaire. — He's angry at me for not inviting him to my birthday party.
6)Il en veut à mon argent. — He's after my money.
oui, si on veut (= en quelque sorte) — yes, if you like
en vouloir (= être ambitieux) — to want to get on in life
vouloir de (= être prêt à accepter) — to want
La compagnie ne veut plus de lui. — The firm doesn't want him any more.
Elle ne veut pas de son aide. — She doesn't want his help.
mais enfin, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — what's all this about then?
2. nmle bon vouloir de qn — sb's goodwill, sb's pleasure
* * *vouloir verb table: vouloirA nm Philos will; bon vouloir goodwill; dépendre du bon vouloir de qn to depend on sb's goodwill; attendre le bon vouloir de qn to wait at sb's pleasure sout.B vtr1 ( exiger) to want; je veux une voiture/une nouvelle secrétaire I want a car/a new secretary; elle veut partir/que tout soit fini avant 8 heures she wants to leave/everything finished by 8 o'clock; que voulez-vous d'elle? what do you want from her?; qu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent○ encore? what more do they want of us?; il vend sa voiture, il en veut 3 000 euros he's selling his car, he wants 3,000 euros for it; comme le veut la loi/la coutume as the law/custom demands; le règlement voudrait que tu portes une cravate you're normally required to wear a tie; ⇒ fin;2 (désirer, souhaiter) que veux-tu boire/pour Noël? what do you want to drink/for Christmas?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink/for Christmas?; comme tu veux or voudras as you wish; je voudrais un kilo de poires/vous parler en privé I'd like a kilo of pears/to speak to you in private; je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply; tu vois que tu y arrives quand tu (le) veux you see you can do it when you really want to; il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir wishing is not enough; ce n'était pas si difficile que ça, il suffisait de vouloir it wasn't that difficult, all you needed was the will to do it; elle veut/voudrait être astronaute she wants/would like to be an astronaut; je ne veux pas d'elle comme secrétaire I don't want her as a secretary; je ne veux pas de ce tableau dans ma chambre I don't want that picture in my room; je n'en veux pas, de ton argent! I don't want your money!; elle veut ton bonheur or que tu sois heureux she wants you to be happy; je voudrais bien rester/vous aider, mais I would like to stay/to help you, but; ils auraient bien voulu participer à la réunion d'hier they would have liked to have taken part in yesterday's meeting; je voudrais bien qu'on finisse avant la nuit I would like us to finish before tonight; nous aurions également voulu ajouter que we would also have liked to add that; je voulais vous dire que I wanted to tell you that; on dira ce qu'on voudra, c'était moins pollué avant they can say what they like, it was less polluted before; tu veux que je te dise? ton guide, c'est un escroc I hate to say it, but the guide is a crook; je ne voudrais pas vous déranger I don't want to put you out; sans vouloir te vexer, ton chapeau est un peu voyant without wanting to sound rude, your hat is a bit garish; sans le vouloir [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally; il m'a fait mal sans le vouloir he hurt me unintentionally ou without meaning to; viens quand tu veux come whenever you want ou like; fais comme tu veux, mais ne me dérange pas tout le temps! do what you like ou want, but don't keep bothering me all the time!; ‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’-‘comme tu veux or voudras’ ‘what shall we do tonight?’-‘whatever you like, it's up to you’; que tu le veuilles ou non whether you like it or not; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de son mari she twists her husband around her little finger; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de ses mains she can do anything with her hands; je ne vous veux aucun mal I don't wish you any harm; tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que you're not telling/trying to tell me that; après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?; comment voulez-vous qu'on travaille dans ces conditions? how do you expect people to work in these conditions?; que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want ou expect me to do about it?; que veux-tu que je te dise? c'est de ta faute! what do you expect me to say? it's your fault!; comment veux-tu qu'elle résiste? how could she resist?; comment veux-tu que je le sache? how should I know?; pourquoi voudrais-tu qu'il refuse? why should he refuse?; c'est la vie, que voulez-vous! what can you do, that's life!; que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! what can you do, it's hopeless!; j'aurais voulu t'y voir○! I'd like to have seen you in the same position!; tu l'auras voulu! it'll be all your own fault!; ⇒ beurre, peau, voilà;3 ( accepter) voulez-vous (bien) fermer la fenêtre/me prêter votre stylo? would you mind closing the window/lending me your pen?; vous voudrez bien renvoyer le formulaire please return the form; tu voudras bien leur transmettre ce message will you please give them this message; voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire fml would you be so kind as to do; demander à or prier qn de bien vouloir faire fml to ask sb to be so kind as to do, to ask sb kindly to do sout; on voudra bien se référer aux ouvrages suivants please refer to the following works; voudrais-tu aller m'acheter le journal, s'il te plaît would you go and buy me the paper, please; voulez-vous or veuillez répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît would you repeat your question please; veuillez patienter ( au téléphone) please hold the line; si vous le voulez bien, nous commencerons sans lui if you don't mind, we'll start without him; si vous voulez bien me suivre if you'd like to follow me; si vous voulez bien de moi comme quatrième au bridge if you'll have me as a fourth at bridge; veux-tu (bien) te taire! will you (please) be quiet!; ils ont bien voulu nous prêter leur voiture they were kind enough to lend us their car; elle a bien voulu leur accorder une entrevue she was kind enough to grant them an interview; nous vous remercions d'avoir bien voulu faire thank you for doing; elle n'a pas voulu signer she would not sign; le bois ne veut pas brûler the wood won't burn; le moteur ne veut pas partir the engine won't start; ma blessure ne veut pas guérir my wound won't heal; tout le monde attendait qu'elle veuille (bien) se montrer everyone was waiting for her to put in an appearance; elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more; je veux bien te croire I'm quite prepared to believe you; ( plus réticent) I'd like to believe you; si l'on veut bien admettre/se rappeler que if one accepts/remembers that; il était mieux informé (des faits) qu'il ne veut bien le dire he knew more about it than he's prepared to admit; je veux bien croire que la vie est dure, mais I know life is hard, but; je veux bien qu'il soit malade/qu'ils fassent grève, mais I know he's ill/they're on strike, but; ‘ça s'est bien passé?’-‘si on veut’ ‘did it go well?’-‘so-so○’; ‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’-‘si on veut!’ ‘it's not expensive/difficult’-‘or so you say!’; ‘c'était plus confortable avant!’-‘si tu veux, mais’ ‘it was more comfortable before!’-‘maybe, but’;4 ( signifier) vouloir dire to mean; que veux-tu dire? what do you mean?; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?; pour moi, ça ne veut rien dire it means nothing to me; et alors, ça veut dire quoi de bousculer les gens comme ça○? hey, what do you mean by pushing people like that?; ça veut tout simplement dire qu'on va payer plus d'impôts it simply means we're going to pay higher taxes; que voulez-vous dire par là? what (exactly) do you mean by that?; tu ne veux pas dire qu'il est médecin? you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor ?; ça voudrait dire tout refaire that would mean doing everything all over again;5 ( prétendre) la légende veut que legend has it that; comme le veut la légende/tradition as legend/tradition has it; leur théorie veut que according to their theory; on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture people tended to see him as a pioneering architect.C en vouloir vtr ind1 ○( être déterminé) to want to get on; il réussira, il en veut! he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!; ce sont de bons élèves/soldats, et qui en veulent they are good students/soldiers who want to get on;2 ( garder rancune) en vouloir à qn to bear a grudge against sb; je leur en veux de m'avoir trompé I hold it against them for not being honest with me; ne m 'en veux pas si je remets notre rendez-vous please forgive me if I put off our meeting;3 ( avoir des vues sur) en vouloir à qch to be after sth; elle en veut à notre fortune she's after our money.D se vouloir vpr1 ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be; ils se veulent pacifistes/rassurants they like to think of themselves as pacifists/as being reassuring; mon livre se veut objectif/à la portée de tous my book is meant to be objective/accessible to all;2 ( chercher à être) to try to be; les dirigeants se sont voulus conciliants the leaders tried to be conciliatory;3 ( se reprocher) s'en vouloir to be cross with oneself; s'en vouloir de to regret; je m'en veux d'avoir été si dur avec elle/de ne pas l'avoir écoutée I really regret being so hard on her/not listening to her; je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you; il ne faut pas vous en vouloir, ce n'était pas de votre faute! you mustn't blame yourself, it wasn't your fault!vouloir c'est pouvoir Prov, quand on veut, on peut where there's a will there's a way; je veux○! you bet○!I[vulwar] nom masculinII[vulwar] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR POUR BUT]1. [être décidé à obtenir] to wantje le ferai, que tu le veuilles ou non I'll do it, whether you like it or notquand elle veut quelque chose, elle le veut! when she's decided she wants something, she's determined (to get it)!lui, j'en fais (tout) ce que je veux I've got him eating out of my handelle veut récupérer son enfant/être reçue par le ministre she's determined to get her child back/that the Minister should see herarrangez-vous comme vous voulez, mais je veux être livré demain I don't mind how you do it but I insist the goods are delivered tomorrowje ne veux pas entendre parler de ça! I won't hear of it ou such a thing!à ton âge, pourquoi vouloir faire le jeune homme? at your age, why do you try to act like a young man?que veux-tu de moi?, qu'est-ce que tu me veux? what do you want from me?quand tu veux, tu fais très bien la cuisine you can cook beautifully when you put your mind to itvouloir, c'est pouvoir (proverbe) , quand on veut, on peut where there's a will, there's a way (proverbe)2. [prétendre - suj: personne] to claim3. [avoir l'intention de]vouloir faire quelque chose to want ou to intend ou to mean to do somethingsans vouloir me mêler de tes affaires/te contredire... I don't want to interfere/to contradict you but...je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir I offended him unintentionally ou without meaning toje ne voudrais surtout pas t'empêcher de voir ton match! I wouldn't dream of preventing you from watching the match!vouloir dire: il ne s'est pas ennuyé ce soir-là — que veux-tu dire par là? he had some fun that night — what do you mean by that ou what are you getting at?vous voulez dire qu'on l'a tuée? do you mean ou are you suggesting (that) she was killed?4. [essayer de]vouloir faire to want ou to try to doen voulant la sauver, il s'est noyé he drowned in his attempt ou trying to rescue her5. [s'attendre à] to expecttu voudrais peut-être aussi que je te remercie! you don't expect to be thanked into the bargain, do you?que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want me to do about it?, what can I do about it?que voulez-vous que je vous dise? what can I say?, what do you want me to say?6. (familier) [sexuellement] to wantB.[PRÉFÉRER, SOUHAITER]jus d'ananas ou d'orange? — ce que tu veux! pineapple or orange juice? — whatever ou I don't mind!on prend ma voiture ou la tienne? — c'est comme tu veux shall we take my car or yours? — as you wish ou please ou likeje pourrai revenir? — bien sûr, quand vous voulez! may I come again? — of course, any time ou whenever you want!tu peux dessiner une maison si tu veux you could draw a house, if you liketu l'as ou l'auras voulu! you asked for it!2. [dans une suggestion] to wantveux-tu de l'aide? do you want ou would you like some help?voudriez-vous vous joindre à nous? would you care ou like to join us?3. [dans un souhait]j'aurais tellement voulu être avec vous I'd have so much liked ou loved to have been with youquand tu me parles, je te voudrais un autre ton (soutenu) please don't use that tone when you're talking to mealler au match sans avoir rangé ta chambre, je voudrais bien voir ça! (ironique) whatever gave you the idea (that) you could go to the match without tidying up your room first?4. [dans une demande polie]veuillez avoir l'obligeance de... would you kindly ou please...veuillez vous retirer, Marie you may go now, Marievoudriez-vous avoir l'amabilité de me prêter votre crayon? would you be so kind as to lend me your pencil?je vous serais reconnaissant de bien vouloir m'envoyer votre brochure I should be glad to receive your brochure5. [dans un rappel à l'ordre]ne m'interromps pas, tu veux!, veuille bien ne pas m'interrompre! will you please not interrupt me?, would you mind not interrupting me?un peu de respect, tu veux (bien) a bit less cheek, if you don't mind!C.[SUJET: CHOSE]1. [se prêter à, être en état de]2. [exiger] to requirela tradition voulait que... it was a tradition that...la dignité de notre profession veut que... the dignity of our profession demands that...[prétendre]3. [déterminer - suj: destin, hasard, malheur]la chance a voulu que... as luck would have it...le calendrier a voulu que cela tombe un lundi it fell on a Monday, as it so happened4. [s'efforcer de]le décor veut évoquer une ferme normande the decor strives ou tries to suggest a Normandy farmhouse5.a. [avoir comme sens propre] to meanb. [avoir comme implication] to mean, to suggestje me demande ce que veut dire ce changement d'attitude I wonder what the meaning of this turn-around is ou what this turn-around meansça veut bien dire ce que ça veut dire! it's clear ou plain enough!tu vas m'obéir, non mais, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? (familier) for goodness's sake will you do as I say!D.[LOCUTIONS] [consenti, accepter]bien vouloir: bien vouloir faire quelque chose to be willing ou to be prepared ou to be quite happy to do somethingje veux bien être patient, mais il y a des limites! I can be patient, but there are limits!un petit café? — oui, je veux bien fancy a coffee? — yes pleasepoussons jusqu'à la prochaine ville — moi je veux bien, mais il est tard! let's go on to the next town — I don't mind, but it is late!bien vouloir [admettre]: je veux bien qu'il y ait des restrictions budgétaires mais... I understand (that) there are cuts in the budget but...je veux bien avoir des défauts, mais pas celui-là granted, I have some shortcomings, but that isn't one of themil a dit nous avoir soutenus, moi je veux bien, mais le résultat est là! he said he supported us, OK ou and that may be so, but look at the result!j'accepte ses humeurs, que veux-tu! I (just) put up with his moods, what can I do?si tu veux, si vous voulez more or less, if you like————————vouloir de verbe plus préposition1. [être prêt à accepter]vouloir de quelqu'un/quelque chose to want somebody/something2. (locution)a. [elle a de l'ambition] she wants to make it ou to winb. [elle a de l'application] she's dead keenil faut en vouloir pour réapprendre à marcher you need a lot of determination to learn to walk againen vouloir à quelqu'un [éprouver de la rancune] to bear ou to have a grudge against somebodyje ne l'ai pas fait exprès, ne m'en veux pas I didn't do it on purpose, don't be cross with medécidément, ton chien m'en veut your dog's definitely got something against meen vouloir à quelque chose [vouloir le détruire] to seek to damage somethingqui peut en vouloir à ma vie/réputation? who could wish me dead/would want to damage my reputation?————————se vouloir verbe pronominal intransitifle livre se veut une satire de l'aristocratie allemande the book claims ou is supposed to be a satire on the German aristocracy————————s'en vouloir verbe pronominal(emploi réfléchi) to be angry ou annoyed with oneself————————s'en vouloir verbe pronominalen veux-tu en voilà locution adverbiale(familier) [en abondance]————————si l'on veut locution adverbiale1. [approximativement] if you like2. [pour exprimer une réserve]il est fidèle... si l'on veut! he's faithful... after a fashion! -
10 ask
1. I1) may I ask? можно мне спросить?; if you don't know, ask спросите, если не знаете2) how much does he ask? сколько он просит?2. IIask in some manner ask politely (suspiciously, graciously, etc.) вежливо и т. д. спрашивать; don't ask so loud не задавайте вопросов так громко; ask at some time ask at once тотчас же спросить /задать вопрос/; if you please, I'll ask later если позволите, я спрошу летим; he never asked он так и не спросил3. III1) ask smb. he asked me but I didn't know the answer он спросил мена), но я не знал, как ответить; he didn't know the way and asked a policeman он не знал дороги и спросил у полицейского; may I ask you? можно у вас узнать?; why don't you ask him? почему вы не спросите его /не поинтересуетесь у него/?; have you any questions to ask me? у вас есть ко мне вопросы?; if you ask me... coll. если хотите знать...; isn't it awful, I ask you? coll. это же ужасно, не правда ли?; ask smth. ask the name (the date, the time, the price, etc.) спрашивать имя и т. д.; I shall ask the way я спрошу дорогу /узнаю, как пройти/; may I ask a question? можно мне задать вопрос?; don't ask so many questions не задавайте столько вопросов; have you any questions to ask? у вас есть вопросы?2) ask smth. ask [smb.'s] permission (advice, a favour, etc.) просить разрешения /о разрешении/ и т. д.; I ask your pardon прошу прощения3) ask a certain amount ask a high price (200 guineas, a twopence, etc.) просить высокую цену и т. ask.; he asked 100 dollars but we agreed on 80 он попросил сто долларов, но мы сошлись на восьмидесяти; you ask too much а) вы просите слишком много, вы запрашиваете слишком высокую цену; б) вы слишком многого просите /хотите, требуете/4) ask smb. ask one's friends (one's relatives, the stranger, another three men, etc.) приглашать друзей и т. д.; thank you ever so much for asking me большое спасибо за то, что пригласили меня /за приглашение/4. IV1) ask smb. in some manner ask smb. cautiously (hesitantly, stubbornly, etc.) осторожно и т. д. (расспрашивать кого-л.; ask smb. at some time ask smb. at once немедленно спросить кого-л.; ask smth. in some manner ask smth. sharply (politely, civilly, earnestly, sternly, timidly, etc.) резко и т. д. спрашивать; they asked the question point-blank они задали свой вопрос пряма в лоб; you may well ask that у вас есть все основания [чтобы] спрашивать об этом2) ask smb. somewhere he asked me upstairs он попросил /пригласил/ меня подняться наверх; ask him in попросите его войти /пусть войдет/; ask smb. out coll. приглашать кого-л. (в кино, театр, ресторан и т. п.)5. Vask smb. smth.1) ask the boy his name (the policeman the way, the shop-girl the price, her the reason for her refusal, etc.) спрашивать у мальчика его имя /как его зовут/ и т. д.; may I ask you a question? можно мне задать вам вопрос?; ask yourself that задай этот вопрос себе, спроси об этом самого себя id ask me another coll. почем я знаю?, разве я знаю?, спроси меня что-л. полегче!2) ask smb. a favour (permission) просить кого-л. об одолжении (о разрешении)6. VIIask smb. to do smth.1) ask smb. to come in (to wait a few minutes, to address a meeting, to move a resolution, not to interrupt, etc.) просить кого-л. войти и т. д.; he asked me to give him permission to go there он попросил меня разрешить ему пойти туда2) ask smb. to go to the cinema (to go to the restaurant, to come to 'the party, etc.) пригласить кого-л. [пойти] в кино и т. д; he asked me to go to the theatre with him он пригласил мена) пойти с ним в театр7. XI1) be asked what... (why..., etc.)I was asked what I wanted меня спросили, что мне надо; it may be asked why... можно спросить /задать вопрос/, почему...2) be asked as we had not been asked, we have asked ourselves так как нас не пригласили, [то] мы пришли сами; be asked somewhere I'm asked out for the evening на сегодняшний вечер я приглашен; she is always being asked out ее всегда куда-нибудь приглашают8. XIII1) ask to do smth. ask to get lip (to be excused, to be admitted, etc.) просить разрешения встать и т. д.ask, he asked to be allowed to leave он попросил, чтобы ему разрешили уйти2) ask how (what, etc.) to do ask how to get there (what to answer the caller, what to do under the circumstances, who to turn to, where to go, whom to invite, etc.) спрашивать, как добраться туда и т. д.; I'll have to ask what to say мне придется спросить, что говорить /сказать/9. XVI1) ask about smth., smb. ask about the latest news (about the matter, about smb.'s work, about their son's profession, about their teacher, etc.) (рас)спрашивать о последних новостях /известиях/ и т. д.; ask after smb., smth. ask after his family (after his business, after an ill friend, etc.) справляться о его семье и т. д.; when you write don't forget to ask after her health когда будешь писать, не забудь справиться /узнать/ о ее здоровье2) ask for smth. ask for help (for some water, for a job, for leave, for information, for a loan of money, for five. dollars, etc.) просить помощи и т. д.; he asked for my passport он попросил мой /меня предъявить/ паспорт; I shall ask for a lift я попрошу подвезти мани /, чтобы меня подвезли/; he asked for my daughter's hand он просил [у меня] руки моей дочери3) ask for smb. ask for the manager (for you, for the landlady, etc.) спрашивать управляющего и т. д; he asked for the dean он спросил, можно ли увидеть декана10. XXI11) ask smb. about smb., smth. ask the teacher about her pupils (one's friend about his affairs, the officer about tile latest developments, one's neighbour about her child, etc.) (расспрашивать учителя о его учениках и т. d.; they asked him about himself они просили его рассказать о себе; we began asking him about his adventures мы принялись /начали/ расспрашивать его о его приключениях; may I ask him about it? я могу /можно мне/ спросить его об этом?, ask smb. after smb., smth. ask smb. after his family (one's sister after her health, etc.) справляться у кого-л. о его семье и т. д.; ask smth. of smb. ask a question of smb. задавать вопрос кому-л.; ask that of yourself задайте этот вопрос себе самому2) ask smb. for smth. ask one's friend for help (the shopkeeper for a Job, the professor for his opinion, the neighbour for a few boards, etc.) (поспросить помощи у друга и т. д.; they asked the waiter for the bill они попросили у официанта счет; they asked us for a ransom они потребовали с нас выкуп; he asked me for [my] forgiveness он просил у меня прощения, он просил простить его; he asked me for an unbiased opinion он просил меня высказаться объективно; ask smth. from /of / smb. ask a book from one's friend (the key from one's mother, a, grant from the authorities, etc.) (поспросить книгу у друга и т. д.; he asked the bank for a loan он обратился в банк за ссудой; ask a favour (permission) of smb. просить кого-л. об одолжении (о разрешении); ask smth. for smth. ask a large sum of money for the house ($ for the furniture, a high price for one's goods, etc.) просить большою сумму денег за дом и т. д.; what do you ask for this camera? сколько вы просите за /сколько стоит/ этот фотоаппарат?; ask smth. for smb., smth. I ask this for him (for our library, etc.) я прошу об этом для него и т. д.3) ask smb. ((in)to some place ask smb. into the house (into the room, to the garden, etc.) просить /приглашать/ кого-л. пройти /войти/ в дом и т. д., they never ask me to their place они никогда не приглашают меня к себе: ask smb. to the theatre (to the cinema, to a garden party, to a restaurant, to lunch, to dinner, etc.) приглашать кого-л. в театр и т. д.; ask smb. for smth. he will probably ask me fur tea (for lunch, etc.) some time он, вероятно, пригласит меня как-нибудь к себе на чай и т. с).11. XXVask what... (when..., how..., etc.) ask what has happened (when he came, how he managed it, etc.) спрашивать, что случилось и т. д; he asked what I saw there он спросил [меня], что я там видел л "What will happen to me now?", he asked timidly "Что со мной теперь будет?",- спросил он робко12. XXVIask smb. what... (who..., if..., etc.) ask him what he wanted (if he had eaten, where her boy was, why he had come, who it is, what time it is, etc.) спрашивать его, что он хочет и т. д.; ask yourself if it is so задай себе вопрос, так ли это -
11 mögen
I Modalv.; mag, mochte, hat... mögen1. Wunsch ausdrückend: ich möchte (Dial. mag) gehen I want to go; sie mochte nicht bleiben she didn’t want to stay; Bier hat sie noch nie trinken mögen she never liked drinking beer; ich möchte Tee trinken I’d like to drink tea; darüber möchte ich nicht reden I don’t want to talk about that; ich möchte ihn sehen I want ( höflicher: I’d like) to see him; möchtest (Dial. magst) du mitkommen? do you want ( höflicher: would you like) to come?; ich möchte wissen I’d like to know; (ich frage mich) I wonder; ich möchte lieber ins Kino gehen I’d rather go to the cinema (Am. movies); das möchte ich doch einmal sehen! I’d like to see that; man möchte meinen... you might think...; man möchte verrückt werden! umg. it’s enough to drive you up the wall2. Vermutung ausdrückend: das mag ( wohl) sein that may be (so); mag sein, dass... perhaps..., maybe...; das möchte sein Dial. (that) could be; wo er auch sein mag wherever he may be; wie dem auch sein mag be that as it may; was mag er dazu sagen? I wonder what he’ll say to that; was mag das bedeuten? what can it mean?, I wonder what it could mean?; man mag das bedauern, aber... it may be regrettable, but...; Müller, Maier und wie sie alle heißen mögen Müller, Maier and whatever their names are; sie mochte 30 Jahre alt sein she must have been ( oder she looked) about 30; es mochten etwa 100 Leute sein there must have been about 100 people3. einräumend: mag er sagen, was er will he can say what he wants; was ich auch tun mag whatever I do, no matter what I do4. auffordernd: Zeugen möchten sich bitte melden would any witnesses please come forward; sag ihr, sie möge oder möchte zu mir kommen tell her she should come and see meII v/t (hat gemocht)2. (gern mögen) like, be fond of; nicht mögen not like; stärker: dislike; Milch mag ich nicht besonders I’m not particularly keen on (Am. not crazy about) milk; lieber mögen like better, prefer; Tee mag ich lieber als Kaffee I prefer tea to coffee; am liebsten mögen like bestIII v/i (hat gemocht) (wollen) want; ich mag nicht I don’t want to; (ich habe keine Lust) I don’t feel like it; ich möchte schon, aber... I’d like to, but...; sie möchte noch nicht nach Hause she doesn’t want to go home yet; er hat nicht in die Schule gemocht he didn’t want to go to school; magst / möchtest du noch? zum Essen/Trinken: do you want / would you like some more?; weitermachen: do you want / would you like to go on?* * *to be fond of; to like; to love; may* * *mö|gen ['møːgn] pret mo\#chte, ['mɔxtə] ptp gemo\#cht1. vt[gə'mɔxt] to likeich mag ihn/Operettenmusik nicht — I don't like him/operetta, I don't care for him/operetta
sie mag das ( gern) — she (really) likes that
was möchten Sie, bitte? — what would you like?; (Verkäufer) what can I do for you?
mö́gen Sie eine Praline/etwas Wein? (form) — would you like a chocolate/some wine?, would you care for a chocolate/some wine?
nein danke, ich möchte lieber Tee — no thank you, I would prefer tea or would rather have tea
2. vi2) (= gehen/fahren wollen) to want to goich möchte (gern) nach Hause — I want to go home
3. modal aux vbmöchten Sie etwas essen? — would you like something to eat?, would you care for something to eat?
wir möchten (gern) etwas trinken — we would like something to drink
ich möchte dazu nichts sagen — I don't want to say anything about that, no comment
ich hätte gern dabei sein mö́gen — I would like or have liked to have been there
ich hätte lieber dabei sein mö́gen — I would prefer or have preferred to have been there
das möchte ich auch wissen —
möge er/mögest du Erfolg haben (old) — may he/you be successful
2)(im Konjunktiv: einschränkend)
man möchte meinen, dass... — you would think that...ich möchte fast sagen... — I would almost say...
3)es mag wohl sein, dass er recht hat, aber... — he may well be right, but...es mag dieses Mal gehen — it's all right this time
mag es schneien, so viel es will —
von mir aus mag er warten — as far as I'm concerned he can wait
man mag es tun, wie man will, aber... — you can do it how you like, but...
4)es mochten etwa fünf Stunden vergangen sein — about five hours must or would have passedsie mag/mochte etwa zwanzig sein — she must or would be/have been about twenty
wie alt mag sie sein? — how old might or would she be?, how old is she, I wonder?
5) (= wollen) to want6)(Aufforderung, indirekte Rede)
(sagen Sie ihm,) er möchte zu mir kommen — would you tell him to come and see meSie möchten zu Hause anrufen —
* * *1) (having a liking for: He is very fond of dogs.) fond of2) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) like3) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) like4) (used to express a wish: May you live a long and happy life.) may* * *mö·gen[ˈmø:gn̩]I. modal vb<mochte, hat... mögen>+ infin1. (wollen)▪ etw tun \mögen to want to do sthich mag dich nicht mehr sehen! I don't want to see you any more!ich mag dich nicht gern[e] allein lassen I don't like to leave you alone [or leaving you alone]Stefan hat noch nie Fisch essen \mögen Stefan has never liked fishdas hätte ich sehen \mögen! I would have liked to see that!ich mochte nicht länger bleiben I didn't want to stay longer▪ jd möchte etw tun sb would like to do sthich möchte gerne kommen I'd like to comehier möchte ich gerne leben I'd really like to live hereich möchte jetzt einfach Urlaub machen können I wish I could [or I'd like to be able to] just take off on holiday nowdas möchte ich sehen! I'd like to see that!möchten Sie noch ein Glas Bier trinken? would you like another beer?möchten Sie etwas essen/trinken? would you like something to eat/drink?ich möchte gerne etwas trinken I would like something to drinkich möchte gern Herrn Kuhn sprechen I would like to speak to Mr. Kuhnich möchte dazu nichts sagen I don't want to say anything about that, no commentich möchte zu gerne wissen... I'd love to know...das möchte ich auch wissen I'd like to know that tooich möchte nicht stören, aber... I don't want to interrupt, but...man möchte meinen, es wäre schon Winter you'd think that it was already winterich möchte fast sagen... I would almost say...4. (Vermutung, Möglichkeit)sie mag sogar Recht haben she may be righthm, das mag schon stimmen hmm, that might [well] be truedas mag noch angehen it might be all rightwas mag das wohl bedeuten? what's that supposed to mean?, I wonder what that means?jetzt mag sie denken, dass wir sie nicht sehen wollen she probably thinks [that] we don't want to see her nowwie alt sie wohl sein mag? I wonder how old she isnun, sie mag so um die 40 sein well, she must be [or I'd say she's] about 40wo mag sie das gehört haben? where could [or might] she have heard that?was mag das wohl heißen? what might that mean?was mag sie damit gemeint haben? what can she have meant by that?wie viele Leute \mögen das gewesen sein? how many people would you say there were?es mochten so um die zwanzig Personen gewesen sein there must have been around twenty people therees mochten etwa zwei Stunden vergangen sein about two hours would have passedmag das Wetter auch noch so schlecht sein,... however bad the weather may be,...er mag das zwar behaupten, aber deswegen stimmt es noch lange nicht just because he says that, doesn't necessarily mean that it's truemag kommen, was will, wir sind vorbereitet come what may, we are preparedwas immer kommen mag, wir bleiben zusammen whatever happens we'll stay togetherdas mag für dieses Mal hingehen it's all right this timediese Warnung mag genügen let this warning be enough, this warning should sufficewas immer er auch behaupten/sagen mag,... whatever he may claim/say,...so gemein wie es auch klingen mag, es ist die Wahrheit however cruel this may sound, it is the truther sieht immer noch sehr gut aus, mag er auch inzwischen Mittfünfziger sein he's still very handsome, even if he's in his mid-fifties now... und wie sie alle heißen \mögen... whatever they're called[das] mag sein maybe[es] mag sein, dass sie Recht hat it may be that she's rightdas mag schon sein, aber trotzdem! that's as may be, but still!wie dem auch sein mag be that as it maywer er auch sein mag whoever he may bees mag wohl sein, dass er Recht hat, aber... he may well be right, but...es mag so sein, wie er behauptet it may well [or might] be as he says6. (Erlaubnis, Zustimmung)▪ etw tun \mögen to be allowed [or able] to do sthdu magst tun, was du willst you may do as you please [or can]mag sie von mir aus gehen she can go as far as I'm concernedes mag schneien, so viel es will let it snow as much as it likes7. (sollen)bestellen Sie ihm bitte, er möchte mich morgen anrufen please tell him to ring me tomorrowsagen Sie ihr, sie möchte zu mir kommen would you tell her to come and see meSie möchten gleich mal zur Chefin kommen the boss has asked to see you right awaySie möchten zu Hause anrufen you should call homemöge sie bald kommen! I do hope she'll come soon!möge es so bleiben! may it stay like that!möge das stimmen! let's hope it's true!wenn sie mir das doch nur verzeihen möge! if she could only forgive me this!es mochte nichts helfen it [just] didn't helpII. vt<mochte, gemocht>1. (gernhaben)▪ jdn \mögen to like sbmagst du ihn? do you like him?ich mag ihn I do like himer mag mich nicht he does not like mesie mag ihn sehr [gern] she is very fond of him2. (eine Vorliebe haben)▪ jdn/etw \mögen to like sb/sthsie mag das [gern] she [really] likes thatwelchen Maler magst du am liebsten? who is your favourite painter?, which painter do you like best?sie mag keine Hunde she does not like dogsam liebsten mag ich Eintopf I like stew best, stew is my favourite [meal]ich mag lieber/am liebsten Rotwein I like red wine better/best [of all]3. (haben wollen)▪ etw \mögen to want sthich möchte ein Stück Kuchen I'd like a slice of cakeich möchte im Augenblick nichts mehr I don't want anything else for the momentmöchten Sie noch etwas Kaffee/ein Glas Wein? would you like some more coffee/another glass of wine?nein danke, ich möchte lieber Tee no thank you, I would prefer [or rather have] teamagst du noch ein Bier? would you like another beer?was möchten Sie bitte? what would you like?; (Verkäufer) what can I do for you?4. (sich wünschen)▪ jd möchte, dass jd etw tut sb would like sb to do sthIch möchte nicht, dass sie heute kommt I would not like her to come todayich möchte, dass du dich sofort bei ihr entschuldigst I would like [or want] you to apologize to her at onceich möchte nicht, dass das bekannt wird I don't want this to get outich möchte gern, dass er mir öfters schreibt I wish he would write [to me] more oftenIII. vi<mochte, gemocht>1. (wollen) to want [or like] toes ist noch Nachtisch da, magst du noch? there is [still] some dessert left, would you like [to have] some more?es ist doch keine Frage, ob ich mag, ich muss es eben tun it's not a question of whether I want to do it [or not], I have to [do it] [or it has to be done]lass uns morgen weitermachen, ich mag nicht mehr let's carry on tomorrow, I don't feel like doing anymore todaywenn du magst, machen wir jetzt eine Pause we could take a break now if you likeiss doch bitte auf — ich mag aber nicht mehr come on, finish up — but I don't want any moreich möchte schon, aber... I should like to, but...nicht so recht \mögen to not [really] feel like itgehst du mit ins Kino? — nein, ich mag nicht so recht are you coming to the cinema? — no, I don't really feel like it2. (fam: gehen/fahren wollen)▪ irgendwohin \mögen to want to go somewhereich mag jetzt nach Hause I want to go homeich möchte nach Hause I'd like to go homemöchtest du auch ins Kino? do you want to go to the cinema too?ich möchte zu Herrn Peters he would like to see Mr. Petersich möchte lieber in die Stadt I would prefer to go [or would rather go] into town* * *1.unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. mögen1) (wollen) want to2) (geh.): (sollen)das mag genügen — that should be or ought to be enough
3) (geh.): (Wunschform)4) (Vermutung, Möglichkeit)sie mag/mochte vierzig sein — she must be/must have been [about] forty
Meier, Müller, Koch - und wie sie alle heißen mögen — Meier, Müller, Koch and [the rest,] whatever they're called
[das] mag sein — maybe
5) (geh.): (Einräumung)es mag kommen, was will — come what may
6) Konjunktiv II (den Wunsch haben)ich/sie möchte gern wissen... — I would or should/she would like to know...
ich möchte nicht stören, aber... — I don't want to interrupt, but...
ich möchte zu gerne wissen — I'd love to know...
2.man möchte meinen, er sei der Chef — one would [really] think he was the boss
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1)[gern] mögen — like
sie mag ihn sehr [gern] — she likes him very much; (hat ihn sehr gern) she is very fond of him
ich mag lieber/am liebsten Bier — I like beer better/best [of all]
2) Konjunktiv II (haben wollen)3.ich möchte lieber Tee — I would prefer tea or rather have tea
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (es wollen) like to2) Konjunktiv II (fahren, gehen usw. wollen)ich möchte nach Hause/in die Stadt/auf die Schaukel — I want or I'd like to go home/into town/on the swing
* * *A. v/mod; mag, mochte, hat … mögenich möchte (dialmag)gehen I want to go;sie mochte nicht bleiben she didn’t want to stay;Bier hat sie noch nie trinken mögen she never liked drinking beer;ich möchte Tee trinken I’d like to drink tea;darüber möchte ich nicht reden I don’t want to talk about that;ich möchte ihn sehen I want ( höflicher: I’d like) to see him;möchtest (dialdu mitkommen? do you want ( höflicher: would you like) to come?;ich möchte wissen I’d like to know; (ich frage mich) I wonder;ich möchte lieber ins Kino gehen I’d rather go to the cinema (US movies);das möchte ich doch einmal sehen! I’d like to see that;man möchte meinen … you might think …;das mag (wohl) sein that may be (so);mag sein, dass … perhaps …, maybe …;das möchte sein dial (that) could be;wo er auch sein mag wherever he may be;wie dem auch sein mag be that as it may;was mag er dazu sagen? I wonder what he’ll say to that;was mag das bedeuten? what can it mean?, I wonder what it could mean?;man mag das bedauern, aber …it may be regrettable, but …;Müller, Maier und wie sie alle heißen mögen Müller, Maier and whatever their names are;sie mochte 30 Jahre alt sein she must have been ( oder she looked) about 30;es mochten etwa 100 Leute sein there must have been about 100 people3. einräumend:mag er sagen, was er will he can say what he wants;was ich auch tun mag whatever I do, no matter what I do4. auffordernd:Zeugen möchten sich bitte melden would any witnesses please come forward;sag ihr, sie möge odermöchte zu mir kommen tell her she should come and see meB. v/t (hat gemocht)1. (wünschen) want;was möchtest du denn? (was ist?) what is it you want?2. (gern mögen) like, be fond of;nicht mögen not like; stärker: dislike;lieber mögen like better, prefer;Tee mag ich lieber als Kaffee I prefer tea to coffee;am liebsten mögen like bestC. v/i (hat gemocht) (wollen) want;ich mag nicht I don’t want to; (ich habe keine Lust) I don’t feel like it;ich möchte schon, aber … I’d like to, but …;sie möchte noch nicht nach Hause she doesn’t want to go home yet;er hat nicht in die Schule gemocht he didn’t want to go to school;magst/möchtest du noch? zum Essen/Trinken: do you want/would you like some more?; weitermachen: do you want/would you like to go on?* * *1.unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. mögen1) (wollen) want to2) (geh.): (sollen)das mag genügen — that should be or ought to be enough
3) (geh.): (Wunschform)4) (Vermutung, Möglichkeit)sie mag/mochte vierzig sein — she must be/must have been [about] forty
Meier, Müller, Koch - und wie sie alle heißen mögen — Meier, Müller, Koch and [the rest,] whatever they're called
[das] mag sein — maybe
5) (geh.): (Einräumung)es mag kommen, was will — come what may
6) Konjunktiv II (den Wunsch haben)ich/sie möchte gern wissen... — I would or should/she would like to know...
ich möchte nicht stören, aber... — I don't want to interrupt, but...
ich möchte zu gerne wissen — I'd love to know...
2.man möchte meinen, er sei der Chef — one would [really] think he was the boss
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1)[gern] mögen — like
sie mag ihn sehr [gern] — she likes him very much; (hat ihn sehr gern) she is very fond of him
ich mag lieber/am liebsten Bier — I like beer better/best [of all]
2) Konjunktiv II (haben wollen)3.ich möchte lieber Tee — I would prefer tea or rather have tea
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (es wollen) like tomagst du? — do you want to?; (bei einem Angebot) would you like one/some?
2) Konjunktiv II (fahren, gehen usw. wollen)ich möchte nach Hause/in die Stadt/auf die Schaukel — I want or I'd like to go home/into town/on the swing
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: mochte, gemocht)= to like v. -
12 more
1. adjective1) (additional) mehrwould 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
many more things — noch viel mehr [Dinge]
2) (greater in degree) größermore's the pity — (coll.) leider!
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.the more fool you — du bist vielleicht ein Dummkopf
more and more — mehr und mehr; immer mehr
the more the merrier — see academic.ru/46306/merry">merry 1)
2) (additional number or amount or thing) mehrwhat 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)3. adverbmore than — (coll.): (exceedingly) über[satt, -glücklich, -froh]; hoch[erfreut, -willkommen]
1) mehr [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen]; forming compar.this book is more interesting — dieses Buch ist interessanter
more than anything [else] — vor allem
2) (nearer, rather) ehermore... than... — eher... als...
more dead than alive — mehr tot als lebendig
3) (again) wiedernever more — nie wieder od. mehr
not any more — nicht mehr
4)more and more... — mehr und mehr od. immer mehr...; with adj. or adv. immer... (+ Komp.)
5)more or less — (fairly) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) annähernd
6)the more so because... — um so mehr, als od. weil...
* * *[mo:]comparative; = much* * *[mɔ:ʳ, AM mɔ:r]do you want \more food? willst du noch etwas zu essen haben?I helped myself to \more tea ich schenkte mir Tee nachwe drank \more wine wir tranken noch mehr Weintwo \more days until Christmas noch zwei Tage bis Weihnachtenwe can't take on any \more patients wir können keine weiteren Patienten mehr aufnehmensome \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!a few \more weeks and then it's Easter ein paar Wochen noch und dann ist Osterncan 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 dasjust a little \more attention nur etwas mehr Aufmerksamkeit\more and \more people buy things on the internet immer mehr Leute kaufen Sachen im Internetjust 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 LandesI'd be \more than happy to oblige es wäre mir ein Vergnügen\more and \more snow immer mehr SchneeII. pron1. (greater amount) mehrtell me \more erzähl' mir mehrthere's \more to it da steckt mehr dahinter\more and \more came es kamen immer mehrwe see \more of him these days wir sehen ihn zurzeit öftershe's \more of a poet than a musician sie ist eher Dichterin als Musikerinthe noise was \more than I could bear ich konnte den Lärm nicht ertragenany \more? noch etwas?; (countable) noch mehr [o welche]?is there any \more? ist noch etwas da?some \more noch etwas; (countable) noch einigeno \more nichts weiter; (countable) keine mehrthere was no \more to be said about it dazu gab es nichts mehr zu sagen2.all the \more... umso mehr...that's all the \more reason not to give in das ist umso mehr Grund, nicht nachzugebenthe \more the better je mehr desto besserdo come to the picnic — the \more the merrier komm doch zum Picknick — je mehr wir sind, desto lustiger wird esthe \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 glauben1. (forming comparatives)let's find a \more sensible way of doing it wir sollten eine vernünftigere Lösung findenyou couldn't be \more wrong du könntest nicht mehr danebenliegen! famthis task is far [or much] \more difficult than the last one diese Aufgabe ist viel schwerer als die letzteplay that last section \more passionately spiele den letzten Teil leidenschaftlicher\more importantly wichtiger nochhe 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 zurücktrittvacancies were becoming \more and \more rare es gab immer weniger freie Stellen2. (to a greater extent) mehrshe asked if she could see him \more sie fragte, ob sie ihn öfter sehen könneyou should listen \more and talk less du solltest besser zuhören und weniger sprechenthey like classical music \more than pop sie mögen klassische Musik lieber als PopI couldn't agree with you \more, Professor ganz meine Meinung, Herr Professorto 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 20,000 demonstrators crowded into the square über 20.000 Demonstranten füllten den Platzwe'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 sehenno \more than... höchstens...it's no \more than an inch long es ist höchstens ein Zoll lang▪ the \more umso mehrshe's now all the \more determined to succeed sie ist jetzt umso entschlossener, erfolgreich zu seinthe \more so because umso mehr, als3. (in addition) noch, außerdemI just need one or two things \more before I can start cooking ich brauche nur noch ein paar Dinge, bevor ich zu kochen anfangen kannonce/twice/three times \more noch einmal/zweimal/dreimalcan you play the song through twice \more, please? kannst du das Lied bitte noch zweimal durchspielen?no \more nie wiedermention his name no \more to me erwähne seinen Namen mir gegenüber nie wiederand [what's] \more überdieshe was rich, and \more, he was handsome er war reich und sah zudem gut ausI had no complaints and no \more did Tom ich hatte keine Beschwerden und Tom auch nicht5. (longer)to be no \more times vorüber seinthe good old days are no \more die guten alten Zeiten sind vorbei; person gestorben seinwe're mourning poor Thomas, for he is no \more wir trauern um Thomas, der nicht mehr unter uns weiltto not do sth any \more etw nicht mehr tunI don't do yoga any \more ich habe mit Yoga aufgehört6. (rather) eherit's not so much a philosophy, \more a way of life es ist nicht so sehr eine Philosophie, als eine Lebensartit was \more a snack than a meal es war eher ein Snack als eine Mahlzeit\more dead than alive mehr tot als lebendig7.the project was \more or less a success das Projekt war mehr oder weniger erfolgreichit's 500 kilos, \more or less das sind ungefähr 500 Kiloit's \more or less symmetrical es ist in etwa symmetrisch▶ \more often than not meistens* * *[mɔː(r)]1. n, pron1) (= greater amount) mehr; (= a further or additional amount) noch mehr; (of countable things) noch mehr or welcheI want a lot more — ich will viel mehr; (in addition) ich will noch viel mehr
three more —
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?
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 could one want? — mehr kann man sich doch nicht wünschen
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)...
2)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. adjmehr; (in addition) noch mehrtwo/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? —
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 for giving him the money — dass du auch so dumm bist und ihm das Geld gibst
3. adv1) mehrit 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
£5/2 hours more than I thought — £ 5 mehr/2 Stunden länger, als ich dachte
no more than, not more than — nicht mehr als
he has resigned – that's no more than I expected — er hat gekündigt – das habe ich ja erwartet
2)3) (= longer) mehrno 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...
5)neither more nor less, no more, no less — nicht mehr und nicht weniger
* * *A adj1. mehr:(no) more than (nicht) mehr als;they are more than we are sie sind zahlreicher als wir2. 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 TeilB adv1. 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;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;more than happy überglücklich2. (zur Bildung des komp):more conscientiously gewissenhafter;more important wichtiger;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 foolishC s1. 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?* * *1. adjective1) (additional) mehrwould 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
many more things — noch viel mehr [Dinge]
2) (greater in degree) größer2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.more's the pity — (coll.) leider!
more and more — mehr und mehr; immer mehr
the more the merrier — see merry 1)
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)3. adverbmore than — (coll.): (exceedingly) über[satt, -glücklich, -froh]; hoch[erfreut, -willkommen]
1) mehr [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen]; forming compar.more than anything [else] — vor allem
2) (nearer, rather) ehermore... than... — eher... als...
3) (again) wiedernever more — nie wieder od. mehr
4)more and more... — mehr und mehr od. immer mehr...; with adj. or adv. immer... (+ Komp.)
5)more or less — (fairly) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) annähernd
6)the more so because... — um so mehr, als od. weil...
* * *adj.mehr adj.weiter adj. -
13 interesar
v.1 to interest.le interesa el arte she's interested in artpor si te interesa in case you're interestedeste asunto nos interesa a todos this matter concerns us allEl museo interesa a los chicos The museum interests the kids.2 to be to the advantage of.no les interesa que baje el precio it wouldn't be to their advantage for the price to come down3 to be interested in, to have concern over, to have interest in.Nos interesa el negocio We are interested in the business.Nos interesa We are interested.4 to be interesting, to appeal.El museo interesa The museum is interesting.5 to puncture.* * *1 to interest2 (despertar interés) to interest3 (afectar) to concern4 (ser útil) to be in somebody's interest■ la construcción del pantano nos interesa a todos the construction of the reservoir is in everyone's interest1 to take an interest ( por, in)\interesarse por la salud de alguien to ask after somebody's health* * *verb1) to interest* * *1. VI1) (=despertar interés)a) [tema, propuesta] to be of interest, interestun tema que interesa a los jóvenes — a subject of interest to young people, a subject which interests young people
esa propuesta no nos interesa — we're not interested in that proposal, that proposal is of no interest to us
b) [actividad, persona]solo le interesa el dinero — his only interest is money, all he's interested in is money
2) (=concernir)a quien pueda interesar — frm to whom it may concern frm
3) (=convenir)no dice nada porque no le interesa desde el punto de vista judicial — he doesn't say anything because, from a legal point of view, it's not in his interest
este coche podría interesarte — this car could be of interest (to you), this car might interest you
cuando algo no le interesa, cambia de tema — whenever he feels uncomfortable about something, he changes the subject
interesaría conocer más datos antes de decidirnos — it would be useful to have more details before making a decision
te podría interesar invertir en bolsa — it could be interesting for you to invest on the stock market
2. VT1)2) (Med) [+ órgano, nervio] to affect3) (Com)el portador interesa cinco euros en... — the bearer has a stake of five euros in...
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( suscitar interés)ese tipo de programas no interesa aquí — there's no audience for that sort of program here; (+ me/te/le etc)
¿te interesa la propuesta? — are you interested in the proposal?
esto a ti no te interesa — this doesn't concern you, this is no concern of yours
b) ( convenir)2.interesaría comprobar los datos — it would be useful/advisable to check the data
interesar vt3.interesar a alguien en algo — to interest somebody in something, get somebody interested in something
interesarse v prona) ( tener interés) to take interestinteresarse en or por algo — to take an interest in something
no se interesa por nada — he isn't interested in anything, he takes no interest in anything
b) ( preguntar)interesarse por algo/alguien — to ask o inquire about something/somebody
se interesó por tu salud — she asked o inquired about your health
* * *= be interested in, interest, catch + Posesivo + fancy.Ex. Then something compelled her to blurt out: ' Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.Ex. The book 'Dors' by Diana Dors will undoubtedly interest her fans.Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.----* interesarse = mark + interest, work up + an interest.* interesarse apasionadamente por + Nombre = be bitten by the + Adjetivo + bug.* interesarse en/por = interest in.* interesarse por = be concerned with, take + interest in, pursue + interest.* interesarse por Algo superficialmente = dabble in.* interesarse por el tema = enter + the field.* no interesar = can't/couldn't be bothered.* porque + Pronombre + interesar = out of interest.* ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( suscitar interés)ese tipo de programas no interesa aquí — there's no audience for that sort of program here; (+ me/te/le etc)
¿te interesa la propuesta? — are you interested in the proposal?
esto a ti no te interesa — this doesn't concern you, this is no concern of yours
b) ( convenir)2.interesaría comprobar los datos — it would be useful/advisable to check the data
interesar vt3.interesar a alguien en algo — to interest somebody in something, get somebody interested in something
interesarse v prona) ( tener interés) to take interestinteresarse en or por algo — to take an interest in something
no se interesa por nada — he isn't interested in anything, he takes no interest in anything
b) ( preguntar)interesarse por algo/alguien — to ask o inquire about something/somebody
se interesó por tu salud — she asked o inquired about your health
* * *= be interested in, interest, catch + Posesivo + fancy.Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: ' Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.
Ex: The book 'Dors' by Diana Dors will undoubtedly interest her fans.Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.* interesarse = mark + interest, work up + an interest.* interesarse apasionadamente por + Nombre = be bitten by the + Adjetivo + bug.* interesarse en/por = interest in.* interesarse por = be concerned with, take + interest in, pursue + interest.* interesarse por Algo superficialmente = dabble in.* interesarse por el tema = enter + the field.* no interesar = can't/couldn't be bothered.* porque + Pronombre + interesar = out of interest.* ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* * *interesar [A1 ]vi1(suscitar interés): ese tipo de programas no interesa en este país there's no audience for that sort of program in this country(+ me/te/le etc): no me interesa la política I'm not interested in politics, politics holds no interest for me¿te interesa la propuesta? are you interested in the proposal?, is the proposal of interest to you?este anuncio podría interesarte this advertisement might interest youel local me interesa como estudio I'm interested in the place as a studioeste problema nos interesa a todos this is a problem which concerns us allesto a ti no te interesa this doesn't concern you, this is no concern of yours2(convenir): interesaría comprobar los datos it would be useful/advisable to check the dataen su caso le interesa este tipo de préstamo this sort of loan would be right for o would suit someone in your situation■ interesarvtA ‹persona› interesar a algn EN algo to interest sb IN sth, get sb interested IN sthlogré interesarlo en el proyecto I managed to get him interested o to interest him in the projectla bala le interesó el pulmón izquierdo the bullet damaged his left lungla afección le ha interesado el corazón the condition has affected his heartel terremoto interesó a miles de casas the earthquake affected o damaged thousands of houses1 (tener interés) to take interest interesarse EN or POR algo to take an interest IN sthno se interesa por nada he isn't interested in anything, he takes no interest in anythingno se interesa por lo que pasa a su alrededor she takes no interest in what's going on around herse interesó mucho en los detalles técnicos he took a lot of interest in o he was very interested in o he showed great interest in the technical detailsinteresarse POR algn to care ABOUT sbnadie se interesa por mí nobody cares about me2 (preguntar) interesarse POR algo/algn to ask o inquire ABOUT sth/sbse interesó por tu salud she asked o inquired about your health* * *
interesar ( conjugate interesar) verbo intransitivo
esto a ti no te interesa this doesn't concern you, this is no concern of yoursb) ( convenir):◊ interesaría comprobar los datos it would be useful/advisable to check the data;
me interesa este tipo de préstamo this sort of loan would suit me
verbo transitivo interesar a algn en algo to interest sb in sth, get sb interested in sth
interesarse verbo pronominal
interesarse en or por algo to take an interest in sth
interesar
I verbo transitivo
1 (inspirar interés) to interest: el fútbol no le interesa en absoluto, football doesn't interest him at all
atiende, creo que esto te interesa, pay attention, I think you should listen to this
2 (incumbir) to concern: eso no te interesa, it's none of your business
II vi (ser motivo de interés) to be of interest, to be important: interesa que nos reunamos cuanto antes, it is important that we meet as soon as possible
' interesar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
concernir
- deber
English:
appeal
- care for
- interest
- concern
* * *♦ vi1. [atraer el interés] to interest;le interesa el arte she's interested in art;me interesaría conocerla I'd like to meet her;por si te interesa in case you're interested;este asunto nos interesa a todos this matter concerns us all;es un tema que no interesa it's a subject of little interest;a quien pueda interesar [en carta] to whom it may concern2. [convenir]no les interesa que baje el precio it wouldn't be to their advantage for the price to come down;siempre hace lo que más le interesa he always does whatever suits his interests best;sólo le interesa acostarse con ella all he's interested in is going to bed with her♦ vt1. [despertar interés en] to interest;lo interesé en mi proyecto I got him interested in my project* * *v/t interest* * *interesar vt: to interestinteresar vi: to be of interest, to be interesting* * *interesar vb1. (en general) to interest / to be interested in¿te interesa venir? are you interested in coming?2. (ser útil) to be in your interest -
14 what
1. interrogative adjective1) (asking for selection) welch...what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?
what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?
I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt
what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?
2. exclamatory adjectivewhat more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?
1) (how great) was für3. relative adjectivewhat impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen
lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst
4. adverbI will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
1) (to what extent)2)what with... — wenn man an... denkt
5. interrogative pronounwhat with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?
what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?
what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch
and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?
what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?
what do you say — or (Amer.)
what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?
[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf
[and] what then? — [na] und?
what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)
3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement6. relative pronounwhat is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
(that which) waswhat little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere
this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...
tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)
the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...
7. exclamatory pronounfor what it is — in seiner Art
* * *(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) gleichgültig wer, was, etc.* * *[(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]I. pron\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen müsse\what do you do? was machst du [beruflich]?\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?\what's that called? wie heißt das?\what's your phone number? wie ist deine Telefonnummer?\what is your name? wie heißt du?\what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?\what on earth are you talking about? wovon redest du da bloß?\what in God's/heaven's name...? was um Gottes/Himmels willen...?\what in God's name did you think was likely to happen? was, um Gottes willen, hast du gedacht, würde passieren?\what's the matter [or \what's [up]]? was ist los?\what's [up] with Terry this week? was ist diese Woche mit Terry los?\what have we [or you] here? was haben wir denn da?\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?\what about sb/sth? ( fam) was ist mit jdm/etw?\what about Lila? — shall we invite her? was ist mit Lila? — sollen wir sie einladen?\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?hey, \what about going to the movies? he, wie wär's mit Kino?you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?\what are these tools for? wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es setzt was, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische fam\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?\what of it? was soll's?so not many people replied to the questionnaire — what of it, there were enough es haben also nicht viele Leute auf die Umfrage geantwortet — na und, es waren genug\what's on? was gibt's?hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo, alle miteinander, was gibt's?\what's it to you? was geht dich das an?\what if...? was ist, wenn...?\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie wollte mir nicht erzählen, was er gesagt hattethat's \what he said das hat er gesagtshe has no income but \what she gets from him sie hat kein Einkommen außer dem, was sie von ihm bekommtthat's \what he asked for das ist es, worum er gebeten hat\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...the decorations were beautiful and \what's more, the children made them themselves die Dekoration war schön, und vor allem hatten die Kinder sie selbst gemachtfor a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnlichesyou'll never guess \what — Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten — Laurie hat den ersten Preis gewonnen!I'll tell you \what ich will dir mal was sagenI'll tell you \what — we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof abdo \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilftit doesn't matter \what I say — they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will — sie kritisieren mich immercome \what may komme, was wolle\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?while I was there I stayed with the President — you did what? als ich dort war, habe ich beim Präsidenten gewohnt — du hast was gemacht?... or \what!... oder was!is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!6.▶ \what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleichit looks like a \what's it called — a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolbenyou've been in a bad mood all day long — \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune — was ist los?I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache istyou have to ask the manager about that problem — he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen — er kennt sich aus▶ \what's his/her name [or ( fam)\what do you call him/her] [or (fam!)\what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?I gave it to \what's her name — the new girl ich habe es dem neuen Mädchen — wie heißt es gleich [noch] — gegebenshe puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort fam▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem ZustandI'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde, wo ich doch gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren bin und schlecht geschlafen habe1. (which) welche(r, s)\what time is it? wie spät ist es?\what books did you buy? was für Bücher hast du gekauft?\what size shoes do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?I don't know \what children she was talking about ich weiß nicht, von welchen Kindern sie sprachdo you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?2. (of amount)use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! famshe took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konntehe had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte3. (used for emphasis) was für\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war\what fool I am! ich Idiot!\what a day! was für ein Tag!\what luck! was für ein Glück!\what nonsense [or rubbish]! was für ein Unsinn!\what a pity [or shame]! wie schade!1. (to what extent?) was\what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme von Teenagern?\what does it matter? was macht's? fam2. (indicating approximation) sagen wirsee you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht?IV. interj\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?* * *[wɒt]1. pron1) (interrog) waswhat is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?
what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?
what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)
what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)
what's that tool for? —
what are you looking at me like that for? — warum or was (inf) siehst du mich denn so an?
what about...? —
well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?
you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?
what of or about it? — na und? (inf)
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell
2) (rel) washe knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist
that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt
do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?
what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee
what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch
what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht
and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu
and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich
See:→ academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot3)(with vb +prep see also there)
what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen
he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte
he didn't go into what he meant — er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte
2. adj1) (interrog) welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf)what age is he? — wie alt ist er?
2) (rel) der/die/daswhat little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte
buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst
3)4) (in interj also iro) was für (ein/eine)what a man! — was für ein or welch ein (geh) Mann!
what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück
what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!
3. interjwas; (dated = isn't it/he etc also) wieis he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)
* * *A int pr1. was, wie:what did he do? was hat er getan?;what’s for lunch? was gibt’s zum Mittagessen?you want a what? was willst du?what an idea! was für eine Idee!;what book? was für ein Buch?;what luck! welch ein Glück!;what men? was für Männer?4. wie viel:what’s two and three?B rel pr1. (das,) was, auch (der,) welcher:this is what we hoped for (gerade) das erhofften wir;he sent us what he had promised us er schickte uns (das), was er uns versprochen hatte oder das Versprochene;it is nothing compared to what happened then es ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was dann geschah;he is no longer what he was er ist nicht mehr der, der er war2. was (auch immer):say what you please sag, was du willst!there was no one but what was excited es gab niemanden, der nicht aufgeregt warC adj1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):I don’t know what decision you have taken ich weiß nicht, was für einen Entschluss du gefasst hast;he got what books he wanted er bekam alle Bücher, die er wollte2. alle, die;alles, was:what money I had was ich an Geld hatte, all mein Geld3. so viel oder so viele … wie:take what time and men you need! nimm dir so viel Zeit und so viele Leute, wie du brauchst!D adv1. was:what does it matter was macht das schon2. vor adj was für:what happy boys they are! was sind sie (doch) für glückliche Jungen!3. teils …, teils:what with …, what with … teils durch …, teils durch …not a day but what it rains kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnetE int1. was!, wie!2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?3. Br umg nicht wahr?:a nice fellow, what?what about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;what for? wofür?, wozu?;and what have you umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;what if? und wenn nun?, (u.) was geschieht, wenn?;a) was sonst noch?,what (is the) news? was gibt es Neues?;(well,) what of it?, so what? na, wenn schon?, na und?;what though? was tut’s, wenn?;what with infolge, durch, in Anbetracht (gen);I know what ich weiß was, ich habe eine Idee;and I don’t know what (all) umg und was sonst noch;I’ll tell you whata) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,b) ich weiß was what do you think you are doing? was soll denn das?* * *1. interrogative adjective1) (asking for selection) welch...2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie vielewhat men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?
I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt
what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?
what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?
3) (asking for statement of kind) was für2. exclamatory adjectivewhat good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
1) (how great) was fürwhat impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!
2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für3. relative adjectivewe can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen
lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst
4. adverbI will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
2)what with... — wenn man an... denkt
5. interrogative pronounwhat with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
1) (what thing) waswhat is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?
what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?
what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch
and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?
what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?
what do you say — or (Amer.)
what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?
[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf
[and] what then? — [na] und?
what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)
3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement6. relative pronounwhat is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
(that which) wasdo what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage
what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere
this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...
tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)
7. exclamatory pronounthe weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...
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15 would
would [wʊd]1. modal verba.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When would is used to form the conditional, the French conditional is used.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I wouldn't worry, if I were you à ta place, je ne m'inquiéterais pas• to my surprise, he agreed -- I never thought he would à ma grande surprise, il a accepté -- je ne l'aurais jamais pensé• who would have thought it? qui l'aurait pensé ?• I said I'd go, so I'm going j'ai dit que j'irais, alors j'y vais• I said I'd go, so I went j'avais dit que j'irais, alors j'y suis allé━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• if you would come with me, I'd go to see him si vous vouliez bien m'accompagner, j'irais le voir━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━would you wait here please! attendez ici s'il vous plaît !• would you close the window please voulez-vous fermer la fenêtre, s'il vous plaît► would you like ( = do you want)would you like some tea? voulez-vous du thé ?• would you like to go for a walk? est-ce que vous aimeriez faire une promenade ?• 50 years ago the streets would be empty on Sundays il y a 50 ans, les rues étaient vides le dimanche• I saw him come out of the shop -- when would this be? je l'ai vu sortir du magasin -- quand ?d. (inevitability) you would go and tell her! évidemment tu es allé le lui dire !• it would have to rain! évidemment il fallait qu'il pleuve !e. (conjecture) it would have been about 8 o'clock when he came il devait être 8 heures à peu près quand il est venu2. modifier* * *[wʊd, wəd]Note: When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in French and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = je le ferais si j'avais le temps; I would have done it if I had had time = je l'aurais fait si j'avais eu le temps; he said he would fetch the car = il a dit qu'il irait chercher la voitureFor more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)if we'd left later we would have missed the train — si nous étions partis plus tard nous aurions raté le train
wouldn't it be nice if... — ce serait bien si...
they couldn't find anyone who would take the job — ils n'arrivaient pas à trouver quelqu'un qui accepte le poste
5) (expressing desire, preference)switch off the radio, would you? — éteins la radio, tu veux bien?
8) ( when giving advice)9) ( expressing exasperation)‘he denies it’ - ‘well he would, wouldn't he?’ — ‘il le nie’ - ‘évidemment!’
‘she put her foot in it (colloq)’ - ‘she would!’ — ‘elle a mis les pieds dans le plat (colloq)’ - ‘tu m'étonnes!’
10) ( expressing an assumption)let's see, that would be his youngest son — voyons, ça doit être son plus jeune fils
11) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to) -
16 ask
[ɑːsk]гл.1)а) спрашивать; осведомлятьсяto ask the time — спросить, который час
He asked me about my work. — Он осведомился о моей работе.
Don't ask so loud. — Не задавайте вопросов так громко.
If you're looking for a good doctor, you'd better ask round. — Если ты ищешь хорошего врача, порасспроси разных людей.
б) ( ask after) осведомляться о здоровье (кого-л.)My mother asked after you. — Моя мама спрашивала, как вы себя чувствуете.
2) (по)просить (что-л.; сделать что-л.)He asked me a favour. — Он попросил меня об услуге.
He asked to speak. — Он попросил слова.
He asked to open the window. — Он попросил открыть окно.
She asked me politely for the book. — Она вежливо попросила у меня книгу.
It's not too much to ask of you, to clean your own shoes. — Не такая большая просьба - попросить тебя почистить свои туфли.
I would like to ask a favour of you. — Я хотел бы попросить тебя об одолжении.
When the doctor arrives, ask him up. — Когда придёт врач, попроси его подняться наверх.
Syn:3) (за)просить, назначать цену; запрашивать (какую-л. сумму)You ask too much. — Вы просите слишком много.
4) приглашатьto ask smb. in — пригласить кого-л. войти
I've been asked out to a dance on Saturday. — Меня пригласили в субботу на танцы.
I would ask you over for coffee, but the children are ill. — Я бы пригласил тебя к нам на чашечку кофе, но у нас болеют дети.
I'll ask you round for tea when I'm not so busy. — Я приглашу тебя на чашку чая, когда буду немножко свободнее.
5) ( ask for) спрашивать, хотеть видеть; просить к телефону (кого-л.)The guest asked for the manager. — Гость попросил позвать управляющего.
There's a woman at the door, asking for Mr Sharp. — Какая-то женщина у дверей спрашивает мистера Шарпа.
6) требоватьThe job asks time. — Эта работа требует времени.
The miners are asking for another increase in pay. — Шахтёры требуют очередного увеличения заработной платы.
•- ask back••if you ask me — разг. если хотите знать, по моему мнению
ask (me) another! / ask me harder! — разг. откуда я знаю!; не знаю, не спрашивай(те) меня!
to ask for trouble — разг. напрашиваться на неприятность, лезть на рожон
to ask in marriage — ухаживать; свататься
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17 cenar
v.1 to have dinner.cenar fuera to eat out, to go out for dinner2 to have for dinner.3 to dine, to have dinner, to eat supper, to eat dinner.4 to have for supper, to have for dinner.* * *1 to have supper, have dinner1 to have for supper, have for dinner* * *verb1) to have dinner, have supper, dine2) have for dinner, have for supper* * *1.VI [a última hora] to have supper; [como comida principal] to have dinner; [en ocasión formal] to dine frmel rey cenó en la embajada de Alemania — the king had dinner at o frm dined at the German Embassy
vengo cenado — I've had dinner o supper already, I've had (my) dinner, I've already eaten
salir a cenar — to go out to dinner, dine out frm
2.VT [a última hora] to have for supper; [como comida principal] to have for dinner* * *1.verbo intransitivo to have dinner o supper; ( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) to have teanos han invitado a cenar — they've invited us for o to dinner
2.nos dieron muy bien de cenar — they gave us a great meal, they fed us very well (colloq)
cenar vt* * *= dine.Ex. They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.----* cenar fuera = dine out.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to have dinner o supper; ( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) to have teanos han invitado a cenar — they've invited us for o to dinner
2.nos dieron muy bien de cenar — they gave us a great meal, they fed us very well (colloq)
cenar vt* * *= dine.Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.
* cenar fuera = dine out.* * *cenar [A1 ]vito have dinner o supper; (en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) to have teanos han invitado a cenar they've invited us for o to dinnerel Presidente cenó con la Reina the President dined o had dinner with the Queensalimos a cenar we went out for dinner, we ate outgeneralmente cenan a las ocho they usually eat at eight o'clock, they usually have dinner o supper o ( BrE) tea at eight o'clocknos dieron muy bien de cenar they gave us a great meal, they fed us very well ( colloq)■ cenarvtsólo cenó una tortilla he only had an omelet for dinner o supper* * *
cenar ( conjugate cenar) verbo intransitivo
to have dinner o supper;
( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) to have tea;◊ nos invitaron a cenar they invited us for o to dinner;
salimos a cenar we went out for dinner
verbo transitivo ‹tortilla/pescado› to have … for dinner o supper
cenar
I verbo intransitivo to have supper o dinner
II verbo transitivo to have for supper o dinner
' cenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantarse
- anticiparse
- dar
- frescura
- inclusive
- matrimonio
- menos
- acostumbrado
- comer
- convidar
- descontado
- invitado
- invitar
- llevar
- punto
- quedar
- salir
- tener
English:
appease
- ask
- assume
- avail
- brushoff
- clear up
- dine
- dinner
- dishearten
- doghouse
- go out
- gratitude
- guest
- have
- invite
- supper
- suppertime
- take out
- care
- catch
- for
- out
- pre-
- spot
- straight
- take
- tea
- think
* * *♦ vtto have for dinner;cenar una sopa/un plato de verduras to have some soup/vegetables for dinner♦ vito have dinner;¿qué hay para cenar? what's for dinner?;cenar fuera, salir a cenar to go out for dinner, to eat out;invitar a alguien a cenar to invite sb to dinner;quédate a cenar stay for dinner;en ese restaurante dan muy bien de cenar they serve an excellent dinner in that restaurant* * *I v/t:cenar algo have sth for dinnerII v/i have dinner* * *cenar vi: to have dinner, to have suppercenar vt: to have for dinner or supperanoche cenamos tamales: we had tamales for supper last night* * *cenar vb1. (tomar la cena) to have dinner / to have supper¿quieres salir a cenar? do you want to go out for dinner?2. (comer para la cena) to have for dinner / to have for supper¿qué has cenado? what did you have for dinner? -
18 would
* * *[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) Imperfekt von `will`2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) konditional: würde/n/st3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) höflicher Ausdruck einer Vorliebe, Meinung, etc.4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) Ausdruck des Ärgers•- would-be- would you* * *[wʊd]1. (in indirect speech)he said he \would see his brother tomorrow er sagte, er würde seinen Bruder morgen sehenthey promised that they \would help sie versprachen zu helfenwhat \would you do if...? was würdest du tun, wenn...?I \wouldn't worry about it ich würde mir darüber keine Sorgen machen3. (to express inclination)I'd go myself, but I'm too busy ich würde [ja] selbst gehen, aber ich bin zu beschäftigtI \would hate to miss the show die Show möchte ich wirklich nicht verpassensb \would rather/sooner do sth jd würde lieber etw tun\wouldn't you rather finish it tomorrow? willst du es nicht lieber morgen fertig machen?sb \would rather die than do sth jd würde lieber sterben, als etw tun4. (polite request)if you \would just wait a moment... wenn Sie einen kleinen Moment warten,...\would you mind sharing a room? würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, ein Zimmer mit jemandem zu teilen?\would you like some cake? hättest du gern ein Stück Kuchen?it \would have been very boring... es wäre sehr langweilig gewesen...I \would imagine that... ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass...I \wouldn't have thought that... ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass...6. (express regularity) immer [wieder]the bus \would be late when I'm in a hurry der Bus kommt immer zu spät, wenn ich es eilig habehe \would say that, wouldn't he? er sagt das immer, nicht wahr?ah, \would that I were younger! ach, wäre ich doch jünger!* * *[wʊd] pret of will Imodal aux vb1)if you asked him he would do it — wenn du ihn fragtest, würde er es tunif you had asked him he would have done it — wenn du ihn gefragt hättest, hätte er es getan
I thought you would want to know — ich dachte, du wüsstest es gerne or du würdest es gerne wissen
if I were you, I would... — wenn ich du wäre, würde ich...
you would think... — man sollte meinen...
you would never know he was fifty — die Fünfzig sieht man ihm wirklich nicht an
2)I said I would, so I will — ich habe gesagt, ich würde es tun und ich werde es auch tun
3) (emph)you would be the one to get hit — typisch, dass ausgerechnet du getroffen worden bist
you would be the one to forget — typisch, dass du das vergessen hast, das sieht dir ähnlich, dass du es vergessen hast
he would have to come right now — ausgerechnet jetzt muss er kommen
you would think of that/say that, wouldn't you! — von dir kann man ja nichts anderes erwarten
4)I warned him, but he would do it — ich habe ihn gewarnt, aber er musste es ja unbedingt or um jeden Preis tunhe wouldn't listen/behave — er wollte partout nicht zuhören/sich partout nicht benehmen
he wouldn't be told — er wollte sich (dat) einfach nichts sagen lassen
5)it would seem so — es sieht wohl so ausit would have been about 8 o'clock — es war( wohl) so ungefähr 8 Uhr
you wouldn't have a cigarette, would you? — Sie hätten nicht zufällig eine Zigarette?
6) (= wish) möchtentry as he would —
the place where I would be (old, liter) would (that) it were not so! (old, liter) — der Ort, an dem ich sein möchte wenn das doch nur nicht wahr wäre!
would to God he would come —
would to God he hadn't come — ich wünsche zu Gott, er wäre nicht gekommen
7)would he come? — würde er vielleicht kommen?8)(habit)
he would paint it each year — er strich es jedes Jahr, er pflegte es jedes Jahr zu streichen (geh)50 years ago the streets would be empty on a Sunday — vor 50 Jahren waren sonntags die Straßen immer leer
* * *would [wʊd]1. prät von will1 A:a) wollte(st), wollten, wolltet:he would not go er wollte (durchaus) nicht gehenhe would take a short walk every day er pflegte täglich einen kurzen Spaziergang zu machen;now and then a bird would call ab und zu ertönte ein Vogelruf;you would do that! du musstest das natürlich tun!, das sieht dir ähnlich!, du wolltest das ja unbedingt tun!would you pass me the salt, please? würden Sie mir bitte das Salz reichend) vermutend:that would be three dollars das macht (dann) drei Dollar;it would seem that … es scheint fast, dass …he would have come if er wäre gekommen, wenn;how would you know? woher wollen Sie das wissen?;you wouldn’t understand das verstehst du nicht;who would do such a thing? wer macht denn so etwas?would (to) God wolle Gott, Gott gebe;I would have you know ich muss Ihnen (schon) sagen4. obs pperf von will1will [wıl] inf und imp fehlen, 1. und 3. sg präs will, 2. sg präs (you) will, obs (thou) wilt [wılt], pl will, prät would [wʊd], 2. sg prät obs (thou) wouldst [wʊdst], pperf obs wold [wəʊld], wouldA v/aux1. ( zur Bezeichnung des Futurs, Br 1. sg und pl meist umg, und als Ausdruck eines Versprechens oder Entschlusses) werden:they will see very soon sie werden bald sehen2. wollen, werden, willens sein zu:will you pass me the bread, please? würden Sie mir bitte das Brot reichen;won’t you sit down nehmen Sie doch bitte Platz;I will not go there again ich gehe da nicht mehr hin;I will not stand such nonsense! ich dulde solchen Unfug nicht!;will do! umg wird gemacht!people will talk die Leute reden immer;accidents will happen Unfälle wird es immer geben;4. (zur Bezeichnung einer Erwartung, Vermutung oder Annahme) werden:you will not have forgotten her du wirst sie nicht vergessen haben;they will have gone now sie werden oder dürften jetzt (wohl) gegangen sein;this will be about right das wird oder dürfte ungefähr stimmen5. (in Vorschriften etc) besonders MIL müssenB v/i & v/t wollen, wünschen:come when you will komm, wann du willst!;* * ** * *aux.würde aux. -
19 feel
fi:lpast tense, past participle - felt; verb1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) sentir2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) tocar, palpar3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) sentir4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) sentirse, encontrarse5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) creer•- feeler- feeling
- feel as if / as though
- feel like
- feel one's way
- get the feel of
feel vb1. sentirdo you feel ill? ¿te encuentras enfermo?2. tocar3. sentir / notar4. creer / pensartr[fiːl]1 (sense, texture) tacto1 (touch) tocar, palpar2 (search with fingers) buscar3 (sense, experience) sentir, experimentar, tener la impresión4 (notice) notar, apreciar■ everyone will feel the knock-on effects of this investment todo el mundo notará las consecuencias de esta inversión5 (suffer) sentir, afectar6 (believe) creer1 (be) sentir(se), encontrarse, experimentar■ how are you feeling? --I feel terrible ¿cómo te encuentras? --me encuentro fatal■ we were feeling cold, tired and hungry teníamos frío, sueño y hambre■ how does it feel to be famous? ¿qué se siente cuando se es famoso?2 (seem) parecer3 (perceive, sense) sentir■ as I walked in, I felt the tension in the room al entrar, sentí la tensión en la sala4 (opinion) opinar, pensar■ how do you feel about exams? ¿qué opinas de los exámenes?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfeel free como quierasto feel as if / feel as though sentir como si, tener la impresión deto feel bad about sentir, saber malto feel like doing something tener ganas de hacer algoto feel like something apetecerle algo, tener ganas de algoto feel one's age sentirse mayorto feel strongly about something parecer importante algoto get the feel of something acostumbrarse a algoto have a feel for something tener facilidad para algo1) : sentirse, encontrarseI feel tired: me siento cansadahe feels hungry: tiene hambreshe feels like a fool: se siente como una idiotato feel like doing something: tener ganas de hacer algo2) seem: parecerit feels like spring: parece primavera3) think: parecerse, opinar, pensarhow does he feel about that?: ¿qué opina él de eso?feel vt1) touch: tocar, palpar2) sense: sentirto feel the cold: sentir el frío3) consider: sentir, creer, considerarto feel (it) necessary: creer necesariofeel n1) sensation, touch: sensación f, tacto m2) atmosphere: ambiente m, atmósfera f3)to have a feel for : tener un talento especial paran.• experimentar s.m.• sensación s.f.• tacto s.m.• tino s.m. (healthy, sick)expr.• sentirse (bien, mal) expr.v.• experimentar v.• palpar v.• percibir v.• sentir v.• sentirse v.
I
1. fiːl(past & past p felt) intransitive verb1) ( physically) sentirse*, encontrarse*how do you feel o how are you feeling? — ¿cómo or qué tal te encuentras or te sientes?
I feel fine — me encuentro or estoy or me siento bien
to feel hot/cold/hungry/thirsty — tener* calor/frío/hambre/sed
2) (emotionally, mentally) sentirse*to feel sad — sentirse* or estar* triste
how do you feel about your parents' divorce? — ¿cómo has tomado el divorcio de tus padres?
how does it feel, what does it feel like? — ¿qué se siente?
3) ( have opinion)I feel that... — me parece que..., opino or creo que...
how do you feel about these changes? — ¿qué opinas de or qué te parecen estos cambios?
4)I feel like a cup of tea — tengo ganas de tomar una taza de té, me apetece una taza de té (esp Esp)
to feel like -ing — tener* ganas de + inf
come tomorrow if you feel like it — ven mañana si tienes ganas or (esp Esp) si te apetece
5) (seem, give impression of being)how does that feel? - it's still too tight — ¿cómo lo sientes? - todavía me queda apretado
6) (search, grope)to feel FOR something — buscar* algo a tientas
2.
vt1) ( touch) \<\<surface/body\>\> tocar*, palparto feel one's way — ir* a tientas
2) (perceive, experience) \<\<sensation/movement/indignation/shame\>\> sentir*he felt the bed move — sintió moverse la cama or que la cama se movía
the consequences will be felt for a long time to come — las consecuencias se sentirán or se notarán durante mucho tiempo
3) ( consider) considerarI feel it important to warn you — creo or considero que es importante advertirte
•Phrasal Verbs:- feel for- feel out- feel up
II
noun (no pl)1)a) ( sensation) sensación fb) ( act of touching)to have a feel of something — tocar* algo
c) ( sense of touch) tacto m2)a) (atmosphere - of house, room) ambiente mb) ( instinct)to have a feel for something — tener* sensibilidad para algo
[fiːl] (vb: pt, pp felt)to get the feel of something — acostumbrarse a algo, familiarizarse* con algo
1. VT1) (=touch) tocar, palpar; [+ pulse] tomar•
I'm still feeling my way — (fig) todavía me estoy familiarizando con la situación/el trabajo etcto feel one's way (towards) — (lit) ir a tientas (hacia)
2) (=be aware of) [+ blow, pain, heat] sentir; [+ responsibility] ser consciente de3) (=experience) [+ pity, anger, grief] sentir•
the consequences will be felt next year — las consecuencias se harán sentir el año próximo•
they are beginning to feel the effects of the trade sanctions — están empezando a sentir or notar los efectos de las sanciones económicas•
I feel no interest in it — no me interesa en absoluto, no siento ningún interés por ello•
I felt myself blush — noté que me estaba sonrojandoI felt myself being swept up in the tide of excitement — noté que me estaba dejando llevar por la oleada de entusiasmo
4) (=be affected by, suffer from) ser sensible a•
don't you feel the heat? — ¿no te molesta el calor?•
he feels the loss of his father very deeply — está muy afectado por la muerte de su padre5) (=think, believe)what do you feel about it? — ¿qué te parece a ti?
I feel strongly that we should accept their offer — me parece muy importante que aceptemos su oferta
•
he felt it necessary to point out that... — creyó or le pareció necesario señalar que...2. VI1) (physically) sentirse, encontrarsehow do you feel now? — ¿qué tal or cómo te sientes or te encuentras ahora?
•
to feel cold/hungry/ sleepy — tener frío/hambre/sueño•
do you feel sick? — ¿estás mareado?2) (mentally)how does it feel to go hungry? — ¿cómo se siente uno pasando hambre?
•
how do you feel about him/about the idea? — ¿qué te parece él/la idea?how do you feel about going for a walk? — ¿te apetece or (LAm) se te antoja dar un paseo?
•
I feel as if there is nothing we can do — tengo la sensación de que no hay nada que hacer, me da la impresión de que no podemos hacer nada•
he feels bad about leaving his wife alone — siente haber dejado sola a su mujer•
since you feel so strongly about it... — ya que te parece tan importante...•
I feel sure that — estoy seguro de que3)•
to feel like —a) (=resemble)what does it feel like to do that? — ¿qué se siente al hacer eso?
b) (=give impression, have impression)I felt like a new man/woman — me sentí como un hombre nuevo/una mujer nueva
c) (=want)do you feel like a walk? — ¿quieres dar un paseo?, ¿te apetece dar un paseo?
I go out whenever I feel like it — salgo cuando me apetece or cuando quiero
I don't feel like it — no me apetece, no tengo ganas
4) (=give impression)to feel hard/cold/damp etc — (to the touch) ser duro/frío/húmedo etc al tacto
5) (also: feel around) (=grope) tantear, ir a tientashe was feeling around in the dark for the door — iba tanteando en la oscuridad para encontrar la puerta
•
she felt in her pocket for her keys — rebuscó en el bolsillo para encontrar las llaves3. N1) (=sensation) sensación f2) (=sense of touch) tacto m3) (=act)let me have a feel! — ¡déjame que lo toque!
4) (fig) (=impression, atmosphere) ambiente m, aspecto mto get the feel of — (fig) [+ new job, place] ambientarse a, familiarizarse con; [+ new car, machine] familiarizarse con
repeat this a few times to get the feel of it — repítelo unas cuantas veces hasta que te acostumbres or te cojas el tino
to get a feel for — (=get impression) hacerse una idea de
to have a feel for languages/music — tener talento para los idiomas/la música
- feel out- feel up* * *
I
1. [fiːl](past & past p felt) intransitive verb1) ( physically) sentirse*, encontrarse*how do you feel o how are you feeling? — ¿cómo or qué tal te encuentras or te sientes?
I feel fine — me encuentro or estoy or me siento bien
to feel hot/cold/hungry/thirsty — tener* calor/frío/hambre/sed
2) (emotionally, mentally) sentirse*to feel sad — sentirse* or estar* triste
how do you feel about your parents' divorce? — ¿cómo has tomado el divorcio de tus padres?
how does it feel, what does it feel like? — ¿qué se siente?
3) ( have opinion)I feel that... — me parece que..., opino or creo que...
how do you feel about these changes? — ¿qué opinas de or qué te parecen estos cambios?
4)I feel like a cup of tea — tengo ganas de tomar una taza de té, me apetece una taza de té (esp Esp)
to feel like -ing — tener* ganas de + inf
come tomorrow if you feel like it — ven mañana si tienes ganas or (esp Esp) si te apetece
5) (seem, give impression of being)how does that feel? - it's still too tight — ¿cómo lo sientes? - todavía me queda apretado
6) (search, grope)to feel FOR something — buscar* algo a tientas
2.
vt1) ( touch) \<\<surface/body\>\> tocar*, palparto feel one's way — ir* a tientas
2) (perceive, experience) \<\<sensation/movement/indignation/shame\>\> sentir*he felt the bed move — sintió moverse la cama or que la cama se movía
the consequences will be felt for a long time to come — las consecuencias se sentirán or se notarán durante mucho tiempo
3) ( consider) considerarI feel it important to warn you — creo or considero que es importante advertirte
•Phrasal Verbs:- feel for- feel out- feel up
II
noun (no pl)1)a) ( sensation) sensación fb) ( act of touching)to have a feel of something — tocar* algo
c) ( sense of touch) tacto m2)a) (atmosphere - of house, room) ambiente mb) ( instinct)to have a feel for something — tener* sensibilidad para algo
to get the feel of something — acostumbrarse a algo, familiarizarse* con algo
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20 for
fo: 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) til, for2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) til, i retning av3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) i4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) om5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) for6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) til7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) for8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) for9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) for10) (because of: for this reason.) av, på grunn av11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) for, til12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) for13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) for14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) til å være15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) trass i, (til) tross (for)2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) forav--------for--------tilIprep. \/fɔː\/, trykksvak: \/fə\/1) for2) (om destinasjon, retning) til, i retning av• where is the train for London?3) til4) (beregnet) for, til (å), for5) mot, (i stedet) for, for6) på grunn av, som en følge av, for... skyld, av, for• when she saw her home town, she cried for joyda hun så hjembyen sin, gråt hun av gledespaserturen gjorde deg godt \/ du ser bedre ut etter turen din7) for, for å få, for å hente, etter, om, på8) (som representant) for, som i9) for, til forsvar for, til fordel for• are you for the plan or against it?10) for, til... å være, som... betraktet11) tross, trass i, til tross (for)til tross for alle pengene, var han likevel ulykkelig12) med tanke på, angående, med hensyn til, når det gjelder, i spørsmål om, ihan kunne like gjerne gått opp i røyk, så sporløst som han forsvant13) for, mot14) som, for, til• what did you do that for?15) på, på noens vegne, på noens regning, for16) til• for sale17) pålydende, på• a bill for £100• put my name down for £5018) ( om tidsrom) på, i, for, til19) ( om avstand) ii flere kilometer, på flere kilometers avstandact for oneself handle på egen hånd, handle selvstendigas for når det gjelder, med tanke på, hva... angårbe (all) for være (helt) for, stemme for, gå inn for, være stemt forfor all så vidt, for detfor as much as ettersom, i betraktning av atfor instance\/example for eksempelfor now for øyeblikket, foreløpig, for denne gang, i denne omgangfor one for min\/din\/sin delfor one thing for det første, for eksempelfor someone\/something to for noe(n) (til) åfor at noe skal...det er vanlig at menn gjør sånt \/ menn pleier å gjøre sånt• it is a mistake for children to be allowed to...det er galt at barn for lov til å...for to ( gammeldags eller dialekt) for åknow for certain vite med sikkerhet, være sikker påleave someone for dead forlate noen i troen på at vedkommende er død, forlate noen som dødlook\/judge for oneself dømme selv, se selvnot for me ingenting for meg• not for me a life in poverty!now for it! nå gjelder det!, til saken!now you're for it! ( hverdagslig) nå skal du få!, nå har jeg deg!oh for... jeg har så lyst på...be one for something like noe, være glad i noeso much for that det var det!, nok av\/om det!there's\/that's... for you (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) snakk om..., da kan man snakke om...there's nothing for it but to... det er ikke annet å gjøre enn å..., det er ingen annen råd enn å...what did... do that for? ( hverdagslig) hvorfor gjorde... det?what's this for? ( hverdagslig) hva brukes dette til? hva skal dette være godt for?IIkonj. \/fɔː\/, trykksvak: \/fə\/for• I asked her to stay, for I had something to tell herjeg ba henne om å bli, for jeg hadde noe å si henne
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