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to be pessimistic about something

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1 to be pessimistic about something

to be pessimistic about something

ser pesimista respecto a algo

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2 pessimistic

adjective pesimista

pessimistic adj pesimista

pessimistic

tr[pesɪ'mɪstɪk]

adjective

1 pesimista

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be pessimistic about something ser pesimista respecto a algo

pessimistic [.pɛsə'mɪstɪk] adj

: pesimista

pessimistic

adj.

• dificultoso, -a adj.

• pesimista adj.

'pesə'mɪstɪk, ˌpesɪ'mɪstɪk
adjective pesimista

[ˌpesɪ'mɪstɪk]
ADJ pesimista
he is pessimistic about the future — es pesimista en lo que al futuro se refiere

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['pesə'mɪstɪk, ˌpesɪ'mɪstɪk]
adjective pesimista

English-spanish dictionary > pessimistic
3 negro

adj.

1 black, jet, black-colored, ebony.

2 bleak.

m.

1 black, black colour, black color.

2 black man, Black, nigger, Negro.

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negro

► adjetivo

1 (gen) black

2 (oscuro) dark

■ el cielo está negro completamente the sky is very dark

3 (bronceado) brown, tanned, suntanned

■ me he puesto negra estas vacaciones I got really brown on holiday this year

4 (poco favorable) awful, terrible

■ llevamos una semana negra we've had a terrible week

5 (cine, novela) detective

6 (tabaco) black

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (hombre) black (man); (mujer) black (woman)

► nombre masculino negro

1 (color) black

2 (escritor) ghostwriter

3 (tabaco) black tobacco

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar negro,-a familiar (enfadado) to be cross 2 (bronceado) to be really brown, be really tanned

negro,-a como la boca de lobo pitch-black

negro,-a como un tizón as black as coal

pasarlas negras familiar to have a rough time of it

poner negro,-a a alguien to drive somebody up the wall

ponerse negro,-a (persona) to get angry, get mad 2 (ambiente, situación) to look bad

tenerla negra familiar to be unlucky

trabajar como un negro to work like a dog, work like a slave

verlo todo negro to be very pessimistic

verse negro,-a para hacer algo to have a tough time doing something

■ se veían negros para arreglarlo todo en una tarde they had their work cut out to get it all done in one afternoon

vérselas negras familiar to have a tough time

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negro

► nombre masculino

1 (color) black

2 (escritor) ghostwriter

3 (tabaco) black tobacco

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1. (f. - negra)
noun

black person
2. (f. - negra)
adj.

1) black

2) disastrous, awful

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negro, -a
1. ADJ

1) [color, pelo] black; [ojos, tabaco] dark; [raza] black, Negro †

- más negro que el azabache

- negro como boca de lobo

2) (=moreno) [piel] dark, swarthy; [por el sol] tanned, brown

ponerse negro — to go brown, tan

3) (=sucio) filthy, black

4) [estado de ánimo, humor] black, gloomy; [suerte] terrible, atrocious

la cosa se pone negra — it's not going well, it looks bad

lo ve todo negro — he always sees the negative side of things, he's terribly pessimistic about everything

ve muy negro el porvenir — he's very gloomy about the future

- pasarlas negras

- verse negro

verse negro para hacer algo — to have one's work cut out to do sth

nos vimos negros para salir del apuro — we had a tough time getting out of it

- vérselas negras

5) * (=enfadado) cross, peeved *

estoy negro con esto — I'm getting desperate about it

poner negro a algn — to make sb cross, upset sb

ponerse negro — to get cross, cut up rough

6) (=ilegal) black

dinero negro — hot money

economía negra — black economy

mercado negro — black market

7) (Pol) fascist

terrorismo negro — fascist terrorism

2. SM

1) (=color) black

en negro — (Fot) in black and white

negro de humo — lampblack

2) Caribe (=café) black coffee

3. SM / F

1) (=persona) black, coloured person †, Negro †

¡no somos negros! — we won't stand for it!, you can't do that to us!

- trabajar como un negro

2) * (=escritor) ghostwriter

3)

mi negro — And, Cono Sur * (=cariño) darling, honey
negra
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I
- gra adjetivo

1)

a) <pelo/ropa> black; < ojos> dark

negro como el azabache — jet-black

negro como el carbón or un tizón — as black as coal o soot

poner negro a alguien — (fam) to drive somebody up the wall (colloq)

b) (fam) ( por el sol) tanned

c) ( sombrío) black, gloomy

lo ve todo tan negro — she's always so pessimistic

pasarlas negras — (fam) to have a rough time of it (colloq)

vérselas negras — (fam)

se las vio negras para terminarlo — he had a tough time finishing it (colloq)

me las estoy viendo negras con este trabajito — this job is a real uphill struggle (colloq)

2) <hombre/raza/piel> black
II
masculino ( color) black

- negro azabache
III
- gra masculino, femenino ( de raza negra) black person

trabajar como un negro — to work like a slave

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I
- gra adjetivo

1)

a) <pelo/ropa> black; < ojos> dark

negro como el azabache — jet-black

negro como el carbón or un tizón — as black as coal o soot

poner negro a alguien — (fam) to drive somebody up the wall (colloq)

b) (fam) ( por el sol) tanned

c) ( sombrío) black, gloomy

lo ve todo tan negro — she's always so pessimistic

pasarlas negras — (fam) to have a rough time of it (colloq)

vérselas negras — (fam)

se las vio negras para terminarlo — he had a tough time finishing it (colloq)

me las estoy viendo negras con este trabajito — this job is a real uphill struggle (colloq)

2) <hombre/raza/piel> black
II
masculino ( color) black

- negro azabache
III
- gra masculino, femenino ( de raza negra) black person

trabajar como un negro — to work like a slave

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negro¹

¹ = black, negro [negroes, -pl.], nigger, hack, ghost writer, black man, coloured man.

Ex: Only blacks had both a social and a moral condition; only women had both a history and a condition.

Ex: Why do only Catholics, Jews, Negroes, and women transcend their particular nationality?.

Ex: KAFIRS, which LC recently changed, is the equivalent of niggers.

Ex: Such commissioning of books of this sort does not in any way imply that the author is working as a hack.

Ex: Thus the sportsman who cannot express himself well in writing can still put over ideas for his ghost writer to transcribe.

Ex: But he will soon discover that even then all the accidents of birth, upbringing, education, and social history will prevent his truly knowing the very thing he wants to know -- how can a white man experience directly what it means to be a black man.

Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.

* autobiografía escrita por un negro = ghosted autobiography.

* escribir como negro = ghosting.

* escribir en calidad de negro = ghost.

* escrito por un negro = ghosted, ghost-written.

* hombre negro = black man, coloured man.

* inglés hablado por los negros = Ebonics.

* persona de raza negra = black.

negro²

² = black [blacker -comp., blackest -sup.].

Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* bestia negra = bête noire.

* blanco y negro = black & white.

* caja negra = flight recorder.

* caja negra, la = black box, the.

* comedia de humor negro = black comedy.

* de pelo negro = dark-haired.

* dinero negro = undeclared income, grey money [gray money], black money.

* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).

* espino negro = blackthorn, blackthorn tree.

* espiritual negro = spiritual.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hielo negro = black ice.

* lengua negra = hairy tongue.

* lingua negra = lingua negra.

* mano negra = schemer.

* marea negra = oil slick.

* Mar Negro = Black Sea.

* martes negro = Black Tuesday.

* mercado negro = black market.

* minoría negra = black minority.

* mosca negra = black fly.

* muñeco negro de trapo = golly, gollywog.

* música espiritual negra = gospel music.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* negro como el azabache = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* negro como el carbón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* negro como el tizón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* negro de humo = lampblack.

* negro rojizo = reddish black.

* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.

* novela negra = crime fiction, crime novel.

* oso negro = black bear.

* oso negro americano = black bear.

* oveja negra de la familia, la = black sheep of the family, the.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* peste negra, la = Black Death, the.

* punto negro = blackhead.

* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.

* vérselas negras = jump through + hoops, have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre, have + a devil of a time.

* verse negro = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

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negro¹ - gra

adjective

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹color/pelo/ropa› black; ‹ojos› dark

mira qué negro está el cielo look how dark o black the sky is

tienes las manos negras your hands are black o filthy

negro como el azabache jet-black

negro como el carbón or un tizón or la pez as black as coal o soot

poner negro a algn ( fam); to drive sb crazy o up the wall ( colloq)

2 ( fam) (por el sol) tanned, brown ( BrE)

se pone negra enseguida she tans o ( BrE) goes brown very quickly

3 (sombrío) black, gloomy, bleak

lo ve todo tan negro she's always so pessimistic, she always takes such a gloomy view of things

pasarlas negras ( fam); to have a rough o tough time of it ( colloq)

vérselas negras ( fam): me las estoy viendo negras con este trabajito this job is a real uphill struggle ( colloq)

se las vio negras para terminarlo he had a tough time finishing it ( colloq)

B ‹hombre/raza/piel› black

la población negra the black population

negro²

masculine

(color) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]; black

Compuesto:

negro azabache

A masculine jet black

B adj inv jet-black

negro³ - gra

masculine, feminine

A (de raza negra) black person trabajar vi B. (↑ trabajar)

B ( period) (escritor) ghost writer

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negro 1
◊ - gra adjetivo

a) ‹pelo/hombre/raza› black;

‹ ojos› dark
b) (fam) ( por el sol) tanned

c) ( sombrío) black, gloomy;

◊ lo ve todo tan negro she's always so pessimistic;

pasarlas negras (fam) to have a rough time of it (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( persona de raza negra) black person
negro 2 sustantivo masculino ( color) black
negro,-a
I adjetivo
1 black
(bronceado) suntanned
pan negro, brown bread
(oscuro) estaba negro como boca de lobo, it was pitch-black
2 (muy sucio) filthy, black
3 (suerte, situación) awful
un día negro, a black day
(lóbrego, triste) gloomy
4 (furioso) furious: ese ruido me pone negra, that noise drives me up the wall
5 (raza, música) black
6 (no legalizado) mercado negro, black market
II m,f (hombre) black man
(mujer) black woman
III sustantivo masculino
1 (color) black
siempre viste de negro, she always dresses in black
2 (tabaco) black tobacco
3 (escritor anónimo) ghostwriter
IV sustantivo femenino
1 Mús crotchet, US quarter note
2 (mala suerte) la negra, bad luck
♦ Locuciones: tener la negra, to be very unlucky: últimamente mi hermana tiene la negra, my sister's been having a run of bad luck recently
vérselas negras para hacer algo, to have a tough time doing sthg
' negro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agujero
- cielo
- decidirse
- dinero
- fanática
- fanático
- fotografía
- ir
- garbanzo
- humor
- incondicional
- mercado
- negra
- pantalla
- pozo
- tabaco
- tizón
- vestirse
- azabache
- blanco
- café
- carbón
- chocolate
- cinturón
- ennegrecer
- espiritual
- frijol
- manía
- oro
- televisión
English:
black
- black hole
- blackhead
- buckwheat
- cesspit
- dappled
- dark
- dismal
- fill out
- ghostwriter
- haul
- intersperse
- jet black
- launder
- laundering
- monochrome
- negro
- nigger
- normally
- obtainable
- off-day
- or
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- questionnaire
- sick
- the
- turn
- brown
- change
- coffee
- ebony
- edge
- in
- jet
- Negro
- slave
- spiritual

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negro, -a

♦ adj

1. [color] black;

estos pantalones están negros these Br trousers o US pants are filthy o absolutely black;

Comp

negro como el azabache jet black;

Comp

negro como el carbón as black as coal

2. [bronceado] tanned;

estar negro to have a deep tan

3. [pan] brown

4. [tabaco] black, dark

5. [raza] black

6. [suerte] awful, rotten;
[porvenir] black, gloomy;
llevo una tarde negra I'm having a terrible afternoon;

ver(lo) todo negro to be pessimistic;

Comp

pasarlas negras to have a hard time

7. Fam [furioso] furious, fuming;

me pone negro que nunca me avisen de nada it makes me mad that they never tell me anything

8. [ilegal] [trabajo] illegal, in the black economy;
[mercado] black; [dinero] dirty;
en negro [trabajo, dinero] undeclared;
[trabajar, cobrar] illegally, on the black economy
9. Cine
cine negro film noir

♦ nm,f

1. [de raza negra] black man, f black woman;

Comp

trabajar como un negro to work like a slave

2. Fam [escritor] ghost writer

♦ nm

1. [color] black;

el negro es mi color favorito black is my favourite colour

2. [tabaco] black o dark tobacco

3. Ven Fam [café] black coffee

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negro

I adj black;

estar negro fam be furious;

poner negro a alguien fam make s.o. furious, make s.o. see red;

verse negro para hacer algo fam have one’s work cut out to do sth;

las he pasado negras I’ve had a rough time

II m

1 black man;

trabajar como un negro fam work one’s butt off fam

2 L.Am. ( querido) honey, dear

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negro, - gra adj

1) : black, dark

2) bronceado: suntanned

3) : gloomy, awful, desperate

la cosa se está poniendo negra: things are looking bad

4)

mercado negro : black market

negro, - gra n

1) : dark-skinned person, black person

2) fam : darling, dear

negro nm

: black (color)

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negro¹ adj black

un gato negro a black cat

estar negro to be furious

negro² n

1. (color) black

me gusta el negro I like black

2. (persona) black man [pl. men] / black woman [pl. women]

los negros black people

Spanish-English dictionary > negro
4 Schwarz

I Adj.

1. allg. black (auch Kaffee, Tee, Hautfarbe); (sonnenverbrannt)... with a dark tan, dark brown; umg. (schmutzig) black, filthy; schwarz wie die Nacht / Ebenholz (as) black as night / ebony; die schwarzen Amerikaner the African Americans; du hast dich im Gesicht schwarz gemacht you’ve got your face all black; schwarze Finger / Fingernägel black ( oder grubby) fingers / fingernails; schwarz werden (schmutzig) get black ( oder filthy dirty); Silber: tarnish, go black; mir wurde schwarz vor Augen everything went black; schwarz von Menschen Straße etc.: swarming with people

2. feste Kombinationen: schwarze Blattern MED. smallpox; schwarzes Brett notice board, bulletin board; der Schwarze Erdteil the Dark Continent; schwarzes Gold fig. black gold; die schwarze Kunst (Alchimie) the black art; (Druckkunst) the art of printing; schwarze Magie Black Magic; der schwarze Mann (Afrikaner) the black (man); umg. (Schornsteinfeger) the chimney sweep; umg. (Kinderschreck) the bogeyman; das Schwarze Meer GEOG. the Black Sea; schwarze Messe Black Mass; der schwarze Tod MED., HIST. the Black Death; Schwarze Witwe ZOOL. black widow

3. fig.: schwarz auf weiß in black and white, in cold print; das kann ich dir schwarz auf weiß geben you can take that from me; wieder schwarze Zahlen schreiben be in the black again; da kann er warten, bis er schwarz wird umg. he can wait till he’s blue in the face

4. (düster) black, gloomy; schwarzer Humor black humo(u)r; THEAT. black comedy; schwarzen Gedanken nachhängen (auf Rache sinnen) be plotting revenge; (schwermütig sein) be sunk in gloom (and despondency)

5. (ungesetzlich) illicit, illegal; schwarzer Markt black market; schwarze Kasse POL. slush fund; die schwarzen Konten der Partei the party’s illegal accounts, the party’s slush funds; schwarze Liste black list; jemanden auf die schwarze Liste setzen blacklist s.o.

6. umg., POL. (konservativ) conservative, right-wing; BRD: Christian Democrat; RELI. (katholisch) Catholic

7. (schlecht) ein schwarzer Tag a black day; der Schwarze Freitag Black Friday; es sieht schwarz für ihn aus things are looking black ( oder bad) for him

8. schwarzes Loch ASTRON. black hole; schwarzer Körper PHYS. black body

9. Schwarzer Peter (Spiel) etwa old maid; jemandem den schwarzen Peter zuspielen umg., fig. pass the buck to s.o.

10. Kartenspiel: schwarz werden not win a single trick; Schaf etc.

II Adv.

1. geschrieben, gekleidet etc.: in black; färben, streichen: black; schwarz gerändert Umschlag etc.: meist attr. black-edged; Augen: dark-rimmed; schwarz gerändert sein have black edges; Augen: have dark rims ( oder shadows); schwarz gestreift black-striped, with black stripes; schwarz gestreift sein have black stripes; schwarz umrandet with a black border; seinen Kaffee / Tee schwarz trinken drink one’s coffee black / one’s tea without milk

2. (illegal) illegally, illicitly; schwarz kaufen / verkaufen buy / sell on the black market; schwarz Schnaps brennen distil(l) spirits (Am. liquor) illicitly; schwarz über die Grenze gehen cross the border illegally; etw. schwarz machen lassen (in Schwarzarbeit) have s.th. made by a moonlighter; schwarz verdientes Geld money earned by moonlighting; siehe auch schwarzfahren, schwarzschlachten etc.

3. pessimistisch: schwarz malen paint a gloomy picture (of), see the gloomy side (of); grundsätzlich: take a very pessimistic view (of); alles schwarz malen always see the gloomy side of things; musst du immer alles schwarz malen? auch do you have to be so pessimistic about everything?; schwarz sehen be pessimistic ( für about), take a dim view of things; grundsätzlich: always look on the dark side of things; da sehe ich aber schwarz I don’t think there’s much hope, things don’t look too good; ich sehe schwarz für ihn auch I don’t see ( oder hold out) much hope for him

4. umg.: sich schwarz ärgern be hopping mad; ich hab mich schwarz geärgert (über mich selbst) I could have kicked myself

5. POL.: schwarz wählen vote for the right-wing candidate; BRD: vote Christian Democrat; Österreich: vote for the People’s Party; siehe auch blau

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black

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Schwạrz [ʃvarts]
nt -, no pl inv
black
in Schwarz gehen — to wear black

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1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) black

2) (without milk: black coffee.) black

3) (evil: black magic.) black

4) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) black

5) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) black

6) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) black

7) ( adjective black as ebony.) ebony

8) (of the colour of soot.) sooty

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Schwarz

<-[es]>

[ʃvarts]

nt kein pl black

in \Schwarz in black

in \Schwarz gehen [o sein] to wear black

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das; Schwarz[es], Schwarz: black

in Schwarz gehen, Schwarz tragen — wear black

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Schwarz n; -(es), kein pl

1. black (auch Farbe, Kleidung, beim Spiel);

reines Schwarz pure black;

absolutes Schwarz PHYS absolute black;

aus Schwarz Weiß machen wollen fig try to twist things

2. Kleidung:

in Schwarz gehen oder

Schwarz tragen be (dressed) in black, wear black;

ganz in Schwarz gekleidet sein be dressed entirely in black;

er trägt nur Schwarz he only wears black

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das; Schwarz[es], Schwarz: black

in Schwarz gehen, Schwarz tragen — wear black

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(Klaviertasten) adj.

ebony adj. adj.

black adj. adv.

blackly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schwarz
5 schwarz

I Adj.

1. allg. black (auch Kaffee, Tee, Hautfarbe); (sonnenverbrannt)... with a dark tan, dark brown; umg. (schmutzig) black, filthy; schwarz wie die Nacht / Ebenholz (as) black as night / ebony; die schwarzen Amerikaner the African Americans; du hast dich im Gesicht schwarz gemacht you’ve got your face all black; schwarze Finger / Fingernägel black ( oder grubby) fingers / fingernails; schwarz werden (schmutzig) get black ( oder filthy dirty); Silber: tarnish, go black; mir wurde schwarz vor Augen everything went black; schwarz von Menschen Straße etc.: swarming with people

2. feste Kombinationen: schwarze Blattern MED. smallpox; schwarzes Brett notice board, bulletin board; der Schwarze Erdteil the Dark Continent; schwarzes Gold fig. black gold; die schwarze Kunst (Alchimie) the black art; (Druckkunst) the art of printing; schwarze Magie Black Magic; der schwarze Mann (Afrikaner) the black (man); umg. (Schornsteinfeger) the chimney sweep; umg. (Kinderschreck) the bogeyman; das Schwarze Meer GEOG. the Black Sea; schwarze Messe Black Mass; der schwarze Tod MED., HIST. the Black Death; Schwarze Witwe ZOOL. black widow

3. fig.: schwarz auf weiß in black and white, in cold print; das kann ich dir schwarz auf weiß geben you can take that from me; wieder schwarze Zahlen schreiben be in the black again; da kann er warten, bis er schwarz wird umg. he can wait till he’s blue in the face

4. (düster) black, gloomy; schwarzer Humor black humo(u)r; THEAT. black comedy; schwarzen Gedanken nachhängen (auf Rache sinnen) be plotting revenge; (schwermütig sein) be sunk in gloom (and despondency)

5. (ungesetzlich) illicit, illegal; schwarzer Markt black market; schwarze Kasse POL. slush fund; die schwarzen Konten der Partei the party’s illegal accounts, the party’s slush funds; schwarze Liste black list; jemanden auf die schwarze Liste setzen blacklist s.o.

6. umg., POL. (konservativ) conservative, right-wing; BRD: Christian Democrat; RELI. (katholisch) Catholic

7. (schlecht) ein schwarzer Tag a black day; der Schwarze Freitag Black Friday; es sieht schwarz für ihn aus things are looking black ( oder bad) for him

8. schwarzes Loch ASTRON. black hole; schwarzer Körper PHYS. black body

9. Schwarzer Peter (Spiel) etwa old maid; jemandem den schwarzen Peter zuspielen umg., fig. pass the buck to s.o.

10. Kartenspiel: schwarz werden not win a single trick; Schaf etc.

II Adv.

1. geschrieben, gekleidet etc.: in black; färben, streichen: black; schwarz gerändert Umschlag etc.: meist attr. black-edged; Augen: dark-rimmed; schwarz gerändert sein have black edges; Augen: have dark rims ( oder shadows); schwarz gestreift black-striped, with black stripes; schwarz gestreift sein have black stripes; schwarz umrandet with a black border; seinen Kaffee / Tee schwarz trinken drink one’s coffee black / one’s tea without milk

2. (illegal) illegally, illicitly; schwarz kaufen / verkaufen buy / sell on the black market; schwarz Schnaps brennen distil(l) spirits (Am. liquor) illicitly; schwarz über die Grenze gehen cross the border illegally; etw. schwarz machen lassen (in Schwarzarbeit) have s.th. made by a moonlighter; schwarz verdientes Geld money earned by moonlighting; siehe auch schwarzfahren, schwarzschlachten etc.

3. pessimistisch: schwarz malen paint a gloomy picture (of), see the gloomy side (of); grundsätzlich: take a very pessimistic view (of); alles schwarz malen always see the gloomy side of things; musst du immer alles schwarz malen? auch do you have to be so pessimistic about everything?; schwarz sehen be pessimistic ( für about), take a dim view of things; grundsätzlich: always look on the dark side of things; da sehe ich aber schwarz I don’t think there’s much hope, things don’t look too good; ich sehe schwarz für ihn auch I don’t see ( oder hold out) much hope for him

4. umg.: sich schwarz ärgern be hopping mad; ich hab mich schwarz geärgert (über mich selbst) I could have kicked myself

5. POL.: schwarz wählen vote for the right-wing candidate; BRD: vote Christian Democrat; Österreich: vote for the People’s Party; siehe auch blau

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black

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Schwạrz [ʃvarts]
nt -, no pl inv
black
in Schwarz gehen — to wear black

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1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) black

2) (without milk: black coffee.) black

3) (evil: black magic.) black

4) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) black

5) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) black

6) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) black

7) ( adjective black as ebony.) ebony

8) (of the colour of soot.) sooty

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Schwarz

<-[es]>

[ʃvarts]

nt kein pl black

in \Schwarz in black

in \Schwarz gehen [o sein] to wear black

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das; Schwarz[es], Schwarz: black

in Schwarz gehen, Schwarz tragen — wear black

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schwarz

A. adj

1. allg black (auch Kaffee, Tee, Hautfarbe); (sonnenverbrannt) … with a dark tan, dark brown; umg (schmutzig) black, filthy;

schwarz wie die Nacht/Ebenholz (as) black as night/ebony;

die schwarzen Amerikaner the African Americans;

du hast dich im Gesicht schwarz gemacht you’ve got your face all black;

schwarze Finger/Fingernägel black ( oder grubby) fingers/fingernails;

schwarz werden (schmutzig) get black ( oder filthy dirty); Silber: tarnish, go black;

mir wurde schwarz vor Augen everything went black;

schwarz von Menschen Straße etc: swarming with people

2. feste Kombinationen:

schwarze Blattern MED smallpox;

Schwarzes Brett notice board, bulletin board;

der Schwarze Erdteil the Dark Continent;

schwarzes Gold fig black gold;

die Schwarze Kunst (Alchimie) the black art; (Druckkunst) the art of printing;

schwarze Magie Black Magic;

der schwarze Mann (Afrikaner) the black (man); umg (Schornsteinfeger) the chimney sweep; umg (Kinderschreck) the bogeyman;

das Schwarze Meer GEOG the Black Sea;

schwarze Messe Black Mass;

der Schwarze Tod MED, HIST the Black Death;

Schwarze Witwe ZOOL black widow

3. fig:

schwarz auf weiß in black and white, in cold print;

das kann ich dir schwarz auf weiß geben you can take that from me;

wieder schwarze Zahlen schreiben be in the black again;

da kann er warten, bis er schwarz wird umg he can wait till he’s blue in the face

4. (düster) black, gloomy;

schwarzer Humor black humo(u)r; THEAT black comedy;

schwarzen Gedanken nachhängen (auf Rache sinnen) be plotting revenge; (schwermütig sein) be sunk in gloom (and despondency)

5. (ungesetzlich) illicit, illegal;

schwarzer Markt black market;

schwarze Kasse POL slush fund;

die schwarzen Konten der Partei the party’s illegal accounts, the party’s slush funds;

schwarze Liste black list;

jemanden auf die schwarze Liste setzen blacklist sb

6. umg, POL (konservativ) conservative, right-wing; BRD: Christian Democrat; REL (katholisch) Catholic

7. (schlecht)

ein schwarzer Tag a black day;

der Schwarze Freitag Black Friday;

es sieht schwarz für ihn aus things are looking black ( oder bad) for him

8.

schwarzes Loch ASTRON black hole;

schwarzer Körper PHYS black body

9.

Schwarzer Peter (Spiel) etwa old maid;

jemandem den schwarzen Peter zuspielen umg, fig pass the buck to sb

10. Kartenspiel:

schwarz werden not win a single trick; → Schaf etc

B. adv

1. geschrieben, gekleidet etc: in black; färben, streichen: black;

schwarz gerändert Umschlag etc: meist attr black-edged; Augen: dark-rimmed;

schwarz gerändert sein have black edges; Augen: have dark rims ( oder shadows);

schwarz gestreift black-striped, with black stripes;

schwarz gestreift sein have black stripes;

schwarz umrandet with a black border;

seinen Kaffee/Tee schwarz trinken drink one’s coffee black/one’s tea without milk

2. (illegal) illegally, illicitly;

schwarz kaufen/verkaufen buy/sell on the black market;

schwarz Schnaps brennen distil(l) spirits (US liquor) illicitly;

schwarz über die Grenze gehen cross the border illegally;

etwas schwarz machen lassen (in Schwarzarbeit) have sth made by a moonlighter;

schwarz verdientes Geld money earned by moonlighting; → auch schwarzfahren, schwarzschlachten etc

3. POL:

schwarz wählen vote for the right-wing candidate; BRD: vote Christian Democrat; Österreich: vote for the People’s Party; → auch blau

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das; Schwarz[es], Schwarz: black

in Schwarz gehen, Schwarz tragen — wear black

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(Klaviertasten) adj.

ebony adj. adj.

black adj. adv.

blackly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schwarz
6 vue

vue² [vy]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = sens) sight

• perdre la vue to lose one's sight

• troubles de la vue eye trouble

• il a une bonne vue he has good eyesight

• il a la vue basse or courte he's short-sighted or near-sighted (US)

• une politique à courte vue a short-sighted policy

• don de double vue gift of second sight

   b. ( = regard) s'offrir à la vue de tous to present o.s. for all to see

• il l'a fait à la vue de tous he did it in full view of everybody

• perdre qch/qn de vue to lose sight of sth/sb

• il ne faut pas perdre de vue que... we mustn't lose sight of the fact that...

• il lui en a mis plein la vue (inf) he really impressed her

► à première vue at first sight

   c. ( = panorama) view

• de cette colline, on a une très belle vue de la ville you get a very good view of the town from this hill

• avec vue imprenable with an unobstructed view

• ces immeubles nous bouchent la vue those buildings block our view

• cette pièce a vue sur la mer this room has a sea view

   d. ( = spectacle) sight

• la vue du sang l'a fait s'évanouir the sight of the blood made him faint

► à la vue de at the sight of

   e. ( = image) view

• des vues de Paris views of Paris

   f. ( = conception) view

• il a une vue pessimiste de la situation he has a pessimistic view of the situation

• donner une vue d'ensemble to give an overall view

• c'est une vue de l'esprit that's a purely theoretical view

   g. (locutions)

► à vue [piloter, atterrir] visually ; [atterrissage, navigation] visual

• tirer à vue to shoot on sight

• naviguer à vue to navigate visually ; (figurative) to play it by ear

• à vue d'œil ( = rapidement) before one's very eyes ; ( = par une estimation rapide) at a quick glance

• il maigrit à vue d'œil he seems to be getting thinner by the minute (inf)

• à vue de nez (inf) roughly (inf)► de vue by sight

• je le connais de vue I know him by sight► en vue ( = proche) in sight

• (bien) en vue ( = en évidence) conspicuous

• très/assez en vue ( = célèbre) very much/much in the public eye

• il a mis sa pancarte bien en vue he put his placard in a prominent position

• c'est un des hommes politiques les plus en vue he's one of the most prominent men in politics

• avoir en vue de faire qch to have it in mind to do sth

• il a acheté une maison en vue de son mariage he has bought a house for when he's married

• il s'entraîne en vue du marathon/de devenir champion du monde he's training with a view to the marathon/to becoming world champion

2. plural feminine noun

vues

   a. ( = opinion) views

• exprimer ses vues sur un sujet to voice one's views on a subject

   b. ( = projet) plans ; (sur qn ou ses biens) designs

• la société a des vues sur cet immeuble the company has its eye on that building

• elle a des vues sur lui (pour un projet) she has her eye on him ; ( = elle veut l'épouser) she has designs on him

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vy
nom féminin

1) ( vision) eyesight

les troubles de la vue — eye trouble

perdre/recouvrer la vue — to lose/to regain one's sight

don de double vue — gift of second sight

avoir la vue basse — lit, fig to be short-sighted GB ou near-sighted US

ça fatigue la vue — it strains your eyes

en vue — [personnalité] prominent

en vue de la côte — within sight of the coast

mettre une photo bien en vue — to display a photo prominently

c'est quelqu'un de très en vue — he's/she's very much in the public eye

2) ( regard) sight

à première vue — at first sight

ne perds pas cet enfant de vue — don't let that child out of your sight

perdre quelqu'un de vue — fig to lose touch with somebody

le paysage qui s'offrait à la vue — the landscape before us

à vue — [tirer] on sight; [atterrir, piloter] without instruments; Finance [retrait] on demand

3) ( panorama) view

chambre avec vue sur la mer — room with sea view

avoir vue sur le lac — to look out onto the lake

d'ici, on a une vue plongeante sur la vallée — from here you get a bird's-eye view of the valley

4) ( spectacle) sight

à ma vue, il s'enfuit — he took to his heels when he saw me ou on seeing me

5) (dessin, photo) view

vue de face/de côté — front/side view

6) ( façon de voir) view

vues — views

une vue optimiste des choses — an optimistic view of things

7) ( projet)

vues — plans; ( desseins)

avoir des vues sur quelqu'un/quelque chose — to have designs on somebody/something

j'ai un terrain en vue — ( je sais lequel conviendrait) I have a plot of land in mind; ( je voudrais obtenir) I've got my eye on a piece of land

en vue de quelque chose/de faire quelque chose — with a view to something/to doing something

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Phrasal Verbs:

- vue d'ensemble

- ce n'est qu'une vue de l'esprit

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à vue d'œil or de nez — (colloq) at a rough guess

vouloir en mettre plein la vue à quelqu'un — to try to dazzle somebody

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vy
1. nf

1) (= faculté) eyesight

J'ai une mauvaise vue. — I've got bad eyesight.

Allume, tu vas t'abîmer la vue. — Put the light on, you'll ruin your eyesight.

perdre la vue — to lose one's eyesight

2) (= fait de voir)

la vue de — the sight of

Il s'évanouit à la vue du sang. — He faints at the sight of blood.

hors de vue — out of sight

perdre de vue — to lose sight of

à première vue — at first sight

de vue — by sight

Tu le connais? - De vue seulement. — Do you know him? - Only by sight.

3) (= regard)

à la vue de tous — in full view of everybody

s'offrir à la vue de qn — to appear before sb's eyes

4) (= panorama) view

Il y a une belle vue d'ici. — There's a lovely view from here.

Il me montra des vues de la vallée. — He'll show me some views from the valley.

avoir vue sur — to have a view of, to look out onto

5) (autres locutions)

à vue COMMERCE — at sight

tirer à vue — to shoot on sight

naviguer à vue AVIATION — to fly without instruments

à vue d'œil — visibly

Elle grandit à vue d'œil. — She gets taller every time you see her.

être en vue (= visible) — to be in sight, (= très connu) to be well-known, to be in the public eye

avoir qch en vue — to have one's sights on sth

en vue de faire — with the intention of doing, with a view to doing

2. vues nfpl

1) (= idées) views

2) (= projet) designs

avoir des vues sur qch — to have designs on sth

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[vy] nom féminin

1. [sens] eyesight, sight

recouvrer la vue to get one's sight ou eyesight back

perdre la vue to lose one's sight, to go blind

avoir une bonne vue to have good eyesight

avoir une mauvaise vue to have bad ou poor eyesight

avoir la vue basse to have weak eyes

ma vue baisse my eyes are getting weaker

avoir une vue perçante to be hawk-eyed

2. [regard]

se présenter ou s'offrir à la vue de quelqu'un

a. [personne, animal, chose] to appear before somebody's eyes

b. [spectacle, paysage] to unfold before somebody's eyes

3. [fait de voir] sight

je ne supporte pas la vue du sang I can't stand the sight of blood

4. [yeux] eyes

tu vas t'abîmer la vue you'll ruin your eyes

ils ont vérifié ma vue they checked my eyesight

en mettre plein la vue à quelqu'un (familier) to dazzle somebody

on va leur en mettre plein la vue! let's really impress them ou knock' em for six! (UK)

5. [panorama] view

d'ici, vous avez une vue magnifique the view (you get) from here is magnificent

vue sur la mer sea view

une vue imprenable an unobstructed view

de ma cuisine, j'ai une vue plongeante sur leur chambre from my kitchen I can see straight down into their bedroom

avoir vue sur to look out on

6. [aspect] view, aspect

dessiner une vue latérale de la maison to draw a side view ou the side aspect of the house

7. [image] view

vue du port [peinture, dessin, photo] view of the harbour

vue d'ensemble

a. PHOTOGRAPHIE general view

b. (figuré) overview

8. [idée, opinion] view, opinion

avoir des vues bien arrêtées sur quelque chose to have firm opinions ou ideas about something

[interprétation] view, understanding, interpretation

vue de l'esprit (péjoratif) idle fancy

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vues nom féminin pluriel

plans, designs

cela n'était ou n'entrait pas dans nos vues this was no part of our plan

avoir des vues sur quelqu'un to have designs on somebody

avoir des vues sur quelque chose to covet something

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à courte vue locution adjectivale

[idée, plan] short-sighted

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à la vue de locution prépositionnelle

il s'évanouit à la vue du sang he faints at the sight of blood

à la vue de tous in front of everybody, in full view of everybody

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à vue locution adjectivale

1. BANQUE

dépôt à vue call deposit

retrait à vue withdrawal on demand

2. THÉÂTRE → link=changement changement

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à vue locution adverbiale

[atterrir] visually

[tirer] on sight

[payable] at sight

à vue de nez locution adverbiale

(familier) roughly, approximately

on lui donnerait 20 ans, à vue de nez at a rough guess, she could be about 20

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à vue d'œil locution adverbiale

ton cousin grossit à vue d'œil your cousin is getting noticeably ou visibly fatter

mes économies disparaissent à vue d'œil my savings just disappear before my very eyes

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de vue locution adverbiale

by sight

je le connais de vue I know his face, I know him by sight

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en vue locution adjectivale

1. [célèbre] prominent

les gens en vue people in the public eye ou in the news

2. [escompté]

avoir une solution en vue to have a solution in mind

j'ai quelqu'un en vue pour racheter ma voiture I've got somebody who's interested in buying my car

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en vue locution adverbiale

mettre quelque chose (bien) en vue dans son salon to display something prominently in one's lounge

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en vue de locution prépositionnelle

1. [tout près de] within sight of

2. [afin de] so as ou in order to

j'y vais en vue de préparer le terrain I'm going in order to prepare the ground

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > vue
7 pessimistisch

pessimistisch

1 pessimistic ⇒ gloomy

♦voorbeelden:

1 een pessimistische kijk hebben op iets • take a pessimistic view of something

zij heeft zich daarover pessimistisch uitgelaten • she was rather pessimistic about it

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > pessimistisch
8 downbeat

adj.

1 triste, pesimista (gloomy, pessimistic)

2 (controlado, moderado)

to be downbeat about something minimizar algo

3 deprimido, pesimista.

s.

primer acento del compás, compás acentuado.

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > downbeat
9 inzien

inzien¹

〈 het〉

♦voorbeelden:

¶   bij nader inzien geef ik hem gelijk • on (further) consideration I agree with him

     mijns/ons inziens • in my/our opinion

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inzien²

〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 [een blik in iets slaan] have a look at

2 [beseffen] see ⇒ recognize

3 [houden voor] take a … view of ⇒ consider

♦voorbeelden:

1   stukken inzien • examine documents

     een boek vluchtig inzien • leaf through a book

2   het geestige van iets inzien • see the funny side of something

     de noodzaak gaan inzien van • come to recognize the necessity of

     dat zie ik niet in • I don't see that

3   de dokter ziet het ernstig in • the doctor considers the case very serious

     ik zie het somber in • I'm pessimistic about that

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > inzien
10 ventaja

f.

1 advantage (hecho favorable).

tiene la ventaja de que es más manejable it has the advantage of being easier to handle

ventajas fiscales tax breaks

2 lead.

dar ventaja a alguien to give somebody a start

le dieron 2 metros de ventaja they gave him a 2-meter start

llevar ventaja a alguien to have a lead over somebody

3 advantage.

4 head start, headstart, lead, leading position.

5 perfidy.

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ventaja

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) advantage

■ ganó con dos hora de ventaja he won by two hours

2 (provecho) profit; (beneficio) benefit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

llevar ventaja a alguien to have the advantage over somebody

sacar ventaja a alguien to be ahead of somebody

sacar ventaja de algo to profit from something, take advantage of something, benefit from something

ventaja para... (tenis) advantage to...

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noun f.

1) advantage

2) lead

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SF

1) (=beneficio) advantage

tiene la ventaja de que está cerca de casa — it has the advantage of being close to home

es un plan que tiene muchas ventajas — it is a plan that has many advantages

llevar ventaja a algn — to have the advantage over sb, be ahead of sb, be one up on sb

la ventaja que A le lleva a B es grande — A has a big advantage over B

sacar ventaja de algo — (=aprovechar) to derive profit from sth; pey to use sth to one's own advantage

2) (Dep) (en carrera) start, advantage; (Tenis) advantage; (en las apuestas) odds [pl]

me dio una ventaja de cuatro metros, me dio cuatro metros de ventaja — he gave me a four metre start

me dio una ventaja de 20 puntos — he gave me an advantage of 20 points

llevar ventaja — (en carrera) to be leading o ahead

llevaba una ventaja de varios segundos sobre su rival — he was several seconds ahead of his rival

llevan una ventaja de 1-0 — they are 1-0 up o ahead

3) pl ventajas (en empleo) extras, perks *

ventajas supletorias — fringe benefits

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femenino

a) ( beneficio) advantage

tiene la ventaja de que está cerca — it has the advantage of being near

tienes ventaja por tu experiencia — you have an advantage because of your experience

b) ( en carrera)

lleva or tiene una ventaja de diez segundos — she has a ten-second lead

te doy una ventaja de tres metros — I'll give you a three-meter head start

sacó ventaja en la curva — he pulled ahead on the bend

estaba jugando con ventaja — he was at an advantage

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= advantage, asset, attraction, benefit, merit, strength, value, virtue, beauty, plus [pluses, -pl.], upside, perk, head start, strong point, mileage, edge, bonus [bonuses, -pl.].

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* aportar ventajas = bring + strengths.

* aprovecharse de las ventajas que ambas partes ofrecen = get + the best of both worlds.

* aprovecharse de las ventajas que cada parte ofrece = get + the best of all worlds.

* con ventaja sobre el pelotón = ahead of the pack.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* disfrutar de todas las ventajas = have + the best of both worlds.

* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.

* la ventaja de = the beauty of.

* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.

* obtener ventaja = gain + advantage.

* obtener ventajas = reap + advantages.

* ofrecer ventaja = be of benefit.

* posición de ventaja = high ground.

* sacar ventaja = gain + one-upmanship.

* ser todo ventajas = the best of both worlds.

* ser una ventaja = be a plus.

* tener una ventaja = get + a head start, have + an edge.

* tener ventaja = have + an edge.

* todo tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes = swings and roundabouts, what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ventaja acumulada = cumulative advantage.

* ventaja añadida = added advantage, added benefit.

* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.

* ventaja política = political advantage.

* ventajas e inconvenientes = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], ins and outs.

* ventaja sobre la competencia = competitive edge, competitive advantage.

* ventajas y desventajas = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], pros and cons, benefits and pitfalls.

* ventajas (y/o) desventajas = merits (and/or) demerits, advantages (and/or) disadvantages, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.

* ver ventajas = see + advantages.

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femenino

a) ( beneficio) advantage

tiene la ventaja de que está cerca — it has the advantage of being near

tienes ventaja por tu experiencia — you have an advantage because of your experience

b) ( en carrera)

lleva or tiene una ventaja de diez segundos — she has a ten-second lead

te doy una ventaja de tres metros — I'll give you a three-meter head start

sacó ventaja en la curva — he pulled ahead on the bend

estaba jugando con ventaja — he was at an advantage

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= advantage, asset, attraction, benefit, merit, strength, value, virtue, beauty, plus [pluses, -pl.], upside, perk, head start, strong point, mileage, edge, bonus [bonuses, -pl.].

Ex: This has two advantages.

Ex: The efficient analysis of professional and technical documents is an asset in many spheres of activity.

Ex: Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.

Ex: The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.

Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.

Ex: One particular strength is that it is possible both to specify the area and the subject of the map.

Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.

Ex: Murra described a number of these enterprises, their virtues and weaknesses and the possible explanations for their demise.

Ex: The digital form in which we will send information through the network is one of the beauties of modern technology.

Ex: Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.

Ex: The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.

Ex: At almost every conference I've spoken at one of the perks is free conference registration.

Ex: The article 'Providing a head start' explains the essential role toy libraries play in the school environment.

Ex: One of the strong points of the DIALOG service is the documentation.

Ex: Reports produced by government-sponsored projects may not be widely distributed until the government has had good mileage from them = Los informes obtenidos de los proyectos patrocinados por el gobierno puede que no se distribuyan de forma general hasta que el gobierno les haya sacado un buen provecho.

Ex: Internet Explorer was rated as having a slight edge at 83 per cent over Netscape Navigator at 79 per cent.

Ex: Such posts were regarded as a welcome bonus over and above the traditional base market.

* aportar ventajas = bring + strengths.

* aprovecharse de las ventajas que ambas partes ofrecen = get + the best of both worlds.

* aprovecharse de las ventajas que cada parte ofrece = get + the best of all worlds.

* con ventaja sobre el pelotón = ahead of the pack.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* disfrutar de todas las ventajas = have + the best of both worlds.

* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.

* la ventaja de = the beauty of.

* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.

* obtener ventaja = gain + advantage.

* obtener ventajas = reap + advantages.

* ofrecer ventaja = be of benefit.

* posición de ventaja = high ground.

* sacar ventaja = gain + one-upmanship.

* ser todo ventajas = the best of both worlds.

* ser una ventaja = be a plus.

* tener una ventaja = get + a head start, have + an edge.

* tener ventaja = have + an edge.

* todo tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes = swings and roundabouts, what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ventaja acumulada = cumulative advantage.

* ventaja añadida = added advantage, added benefit.

* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover advantage.

* ventaja política = political advantage.

* ventajas e inconvenientes = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], ins and outs.

* ventaja sobre la competencia = competitive edge, competitive advantage.

* ventajas y desventajas = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], pros and cons, benefits and pitfalls.

* ventajas (y/o) desventajas = merits (and/or) demerits, advantages (and/or) disadvantages, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.

* ver ventajas = see + advantages.

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ventaja

feminine

1 (beneficio, provecho) advantage

esa zona tiene la ventaja de que está muy bien comunicada that area has the advantage of being well served by public transport

tienes ventaja porque tienes más experiencia que yo you have an advantage because you're more experienced than I am

2

(en una carrera): lleva or tiene una ventaja de diez segundos/metros she has a ten-second/ten-meter lead

te doy una ventaja de tres metros I'll give you a three-meter start o advantage

sacó ventaja en la curva he pulled ahead on the bend

estaba jugando con ventaja he was at o he had an advantage

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ventaja sustantivo femenino
a) ( beneficio) advantage;

◊ tiene la ventaja de que está cerca it has the advantage of being near;

tienes ventaja por tu experiencia you have an advantage because of your experience
b) ( en carrera):

◊ lleva una ventaja de diez segundos she has a ten-second lead;

jugar con ventaja to be at an advantage
ventaja sustantivo femenino
1 advantage
2 Dep (en carrera) les lleva treinta segundos de ventaja, he's thirty seconds ahead of them
(tenis) advantage
' ventaja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficio
- bien
- delantera
- grande
- llevar
- presentar
- pro
English:
advantage
- ahead
- asset
- benefit
- blessing
- bonus
- boon
- edge
- hand
- interest
- lead
- merit
- perk
- start
- up
- vantage
- advantageous
- definite
- fringe
- head
- lap
- plus
- virtue

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ventaja nf

1. [hecho favorable] advantage;

tiene la ventaja de que es más manejable it has the advantage of being easier to handle;

tenemos que sacarle las ventajas a la situación we might as well look on the bright side

Comp
Com ventaja competitiva competitive advantage;
ventajas fiscales tax breaks;

invertir en cultura ofrece ventajas fiscales there are tax advantages to investing in culture

2. [en competición] lead;

dar ventaja a alguien to give sb a start;

le dieron dos metros de ventaja they gave him a two-metre start;

llevar ventaja a alguien to have a lead over sb;

saca tres minutos de ventaja al pelotón he has a three-minute lead over the pack, he's three minutes ahead of o clear of the pack

3. [en tenis] advantage;

ventaja Hingis advantage Hingis

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ventaja

f

1 advantage;

sacar ventaja de algo derive benefit from sth;

ganar ventaja gain the advantage;

llevar ventaja a alguien have an advantage over s.o.

2 DEP en carrera, partido lead

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ventaja nf

1) : advantage

2) : lead, head start

3) ventajas nfpl

: perks, extras

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ventaja n advantage

Spanish-English dictionary > ventaja
11 sound

I 1. [saʊnd]
nome

1) fis. telev. rad. suono m.

2) (noise) rumore m.; (of bell, instrument, voice) suono m.

the sound of voices — il brusio

without a sound — senza fare rumore

3) (volume) audio m., volume m.

4) mus. (distinctive style)

the Motown sound — il sound Motown

5) fig. (impression from hearsay)

I don't like the sound of that — (la cosa) non mi ispira o non mi piace per niente

by the sound of it,... — a quanto pare
2.
modificatore [engineer, technician] del suono
3.
aggettivo

1) (in good condition) [building, constitution] solido; [ heart] forte; [lungs, physique] sano; [ health] buono

of sound mind — sano di mente

2) (well-founded) [basis, education] solido; [ judgment] sensato; [ advice] valido

he has a sound grasp of the basic grammar — ha delle solide basi grammaticali

a sound move — una mossa accorta

3) (trustworthy)

he's very sound — è molto fidato

4) econ. comm. [ investment] sicuro; [ management] oculato

5) (deep) [ sleep] profondo

6) (correct, acceptable)

that is sound economics — è molto sensato dal punto di vista economico

our products are ecologically sound — i nostri prodotti sono ecologicamente compatibili

he's politically sound — ha sane idee politiche
4.
avverbio

to be sound asleep — essere profondamente addormentato, dormire della grossa
II 1. [saʊnd]
verbo transitivo

1) fare suonare [ siren]; suonare [ trumpet]

to sound one's horn — suonare il clacson

to sound the alarm — dare l'allarme (anche fig.)

2) ling. pronunciare [ letter]

3) med. auscultare [ chest]

4) (express) dare [ warning]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (seem) sembrare

it sounds good — sembra proprio interessante

it sounds as if he's really in trouble — sembra che sia proprio nei pasticci

it sounds dangerous — sembra pericoloso

it doesn't sound to me as if he's interested — non mi pare proprio che sia interessato

2) (give impression by voice or tone)

to sound banal, boring — sembrare banale, noioso

you make it sound interesting — lo rendi interessante

you sound as if you've got a cold — sembri raffreddato

that sounds like a flute — si direbbe un flauto

you sound like my mother! — mi sembra di sentire mia madre!

I don't want to sound pessimistic — non voglio sembrare pessimista

spell it as it sounds — scrivilo come si pronuncia

3) (convey impression) fare, suonare

she calls herself Geraldine - it sounds more sophisticated — si fa chiamare Geraldine - fa più sofisticato

it may sound silly, but... — può sembrare stupido, ma

4) (make a noise) [trumpet, alarm, buzzer, siren] suonare

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- sound off

- sound out
III [saʊnd]
nome geogr. stretto m.

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I adjective
1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.)

2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.)

3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.)

4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.)

5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.)

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- soundly
- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun
1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.)

2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.)

3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!)
2. verb
1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.)

2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!)

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.)

4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.)

5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.)

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- soundless
- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb
(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) insonorizzare

- sound-track
III verb
(to measure the depth of (water etc).)

- sounding
- sound out
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sound (1) /saʊnd/
a.

1 sano ( anche fig.); buono; in buone condizioni fisiche; solido; valido; efficace; fondato (fig.): a sound mind in a sound body, mente sana in corpo sano; safe and sound, sano e salvo; a sound economic policy, una sana politica economica; sound advice, buoni consigli; consigli validi; a sound ship, una nave in buone condizioni; a sound bank, una banca solida; a sound method, un metodo valido; sound criticism, critiche efficaci, fondate

2 accurato; completo: a sound investigation, un'accurata indagine

3 ( del sonno) profondo; tranquillo: to be sound asleep, dormir della grossa; dormire profondamente

4 (comm.) solvibile

5 ( di persona) integro; onesto; fidato: a sound friend, un amico fidato

6 (leg.: di un titolo di proprietà, ecc.) valido

7 (fam.) buono; bravo; capace: a sound player, un bravo giocatore

8 (fam.) forte; sonoro; bello (fam.): a sound defeat, una bella batosta; a sound slap, un sonoro ceffone, un bello schiaffo

● sound-headed, equilibrato (fig.) □ (fam.) sound in life and limb, in buona salute; in forma □ (fin.) a sound investment, un investimento sicuro □ sound-minded, dotato di buonsenso □ (fin.) sound money, moneta stabile □ sound sense, buonsenso □ a sound thrashing, una bella bastonatura; un fracco di botte (pop.) □ sound views, vedute giuste; idee sane □ (fam.) as sound as a bell, ( di persona) sano come un pesce; ( di cosa) in perfette condizioni.
♦ sound (2) /saʊnd/
A n. [uc]

1 suono ( anche fig.); rumore; rombo; rimbombo; rintocco: (fon.) vowel sounds, suoni vocalici; What was that sound?, cosa è stato quel rumore?; the sound of footsteps, il rumore dei passi; The sound of aircraft landing, il rombo degli aerei che atterrano; the sound of bells, il rintocco delle campane; a metallic sound, un suono metallico

2 tono: I like the sound of her voice, mi piace il tono della sua voce

3 ( radio) suono; voce (fam.)

4 (cinem.) (il) sonoro

5 (TV) (il) sonoro; audio: loss of sound, scomparsa del sonoro; Turn down the sound, will you?, abbassa l'audio (o il volume), per favore!

6 (fig.) modo in cui si mettono le cose: From the sound of it, I'm afraid the strike may go on for weeks, da come si mettono le cose, temo che lo sciopero vada avanti per delle settimane; by the sound of it, a quanto pare

B a. attr.

1 (fis.) acustico: sound absorption, assorbimento acustico

2 (mus., cinem., TV) sonoro: a sound film, un film sonoro; sound effects, effetti sonori

3 (ling.) fonetico: sound law, legge fonetica; sound system, sistema fonetico

● (aeron.) sound barrier, muro del suono: to break the sound barrier, superare il muro del suono □ (fam.) sound bite ► sound-bite □ (mus.) sound body ► soundbox □ (cinem., TV) sound by…, tecnico del suono… ( seguito dal nome) □ (comput.) sound card, scheda audio □ (tecn.) sound check, controllo dell'audio □ sound conditioned, insonorizzato □ (tecn.) sound deadener, materiale fonoassorbente □ sound engineer, tecnico del suono; (cinem.) fonico □ (comm.) sound equipment, attrezzature acustiche □ (mus.) sound grill, griglia sonora ( di fisarmonica) □ (fis.) sound-level meter, fonometro □ sound library, fonoteca □ sound meter = sound-level meter ► sopra □ sound mixer, apparecchio per il missaggio ( di un film, ecc.), mixer; tecnico addetto al missaggio □ (mus.) sound post, anima ( di un violino, ecc.) □ sound projector, proiettore sonoro □ ( anche mil.) sound ranging, fonotelemetria □ (tecn.) sound-ranging altimeter, altimetro acustico □ sound recorder, fonoregistratore □ ( slang USA) sound sheet, disco fonografico inserito in una rivista; dischetto ( da pochi soldi) □ (ling.) sound shift, cambiamento fonetico; rotazione consonantica □ (cinem., radio, TV) sound technician (o recordist), fonico; tecnico del suono □ (cinem.) sound track, colonna sonora □ ( USA) sound truck, furgone con altoparlante □ (fis.) sound wave, onda sonora □ out of sound, fuori del campo uditivo □ to be within sound of st., essere in grado di udire qc.; essere a portata di orecchio □ We liked the sound of his report, il tenore della sua relazione ci fece piacere.
sound (3) /saʊnd/
n.

sonda ( anche med.); scandaglio.
sound (4) /saʊnd/
n. (geogr.)

1 braccio di mare; stretto

2 ( USA) laguna.
sound (5) /saʊnd/
n.

(zool.) vescica natatoria ( dei pesci).
♦ (to) sound (1) /saʊnd/
A v. i.

1 suonare ( anche fig.); echeggiare; rimbombare; risuonare; squillare: His last words sounded in my ears, le sue ultime parole mi risuonavano nelle orecchie; The bugles sounded, squillarono le trombe; This sentence doesn't sound well, questa frase suona male

2 sembrare, apparire, parere ( al suono): His idea sounds like a good one, la sua idea pare buona; DIALOGO → - After the cinema- That sounds good, buona idea; His voice sounded troubled, la sua voce appariva turbata; Your cough sounds better, sembra che la tosse ti stia passando; to sound as if (o as though) sembrare che: It sounds as if the economic situation is getting worse and worse, sembra che la congiuntura peggiori sempre più

B v. t.

1 suonare; ( dell'orologio) battere: (mil.) to sound the alarm [the retreat], suonare l'allarme [la ritirata]; The clock sounds the hour, l'orologio batte l'ora

2 far risuonare; battere su (qc. per controllarne il suono): to sound the wheels of a railway carriage, battere sulle ruote di una carrozza ferroviaria

3 (med.) auscultare

4 (fon.) pronunciare: The «h» in «heir» is not sounded, l'«h» nella parola «heir» non si pronuncia (o è muta)

5 (lett.) celebrare; proclamare; cantare (fig.): to sound sb. 's praises, cantar le lodi di q.

● to sound hollow, dare un suono cupo (o sordo); ( di scusa, pretesto, ecc.) suonare falso (o fasullo) □ (autom.) to sound one's horn, suonare (il clacson) □ (fig.) to sound a note of warning, far squillare un campanello d'allarme □ to sound off, (mil.) suonare; dare un segnale suonando; ( di soldati in marcia) cadenzare il passo ad alta voce; (fig. fam.) cantarla chiara, parlare apertamente; (fam. USA) concionare, pontificare; ( anche) lagnarsi, protestare, fare rimostranze □ to sound sb. 's praises far and wide, fare lodi sperticate a q.; portare q. alle stelle.
(to) sound (2) /saʊnd/
A v. t.

1 sondare; (naut.) scandagliare; (med.) esaminare con la sonda: to sound the bottom of the sea, scandagliare il fondo del mare; to sound the depth of a channel, sondare la profondità d'un canale marittimo; (med.) to sound the bladder, esaminare la vescica con la sonda

2 (fig., spesso to sound out) scandagliare; sondare; indagare su; sondare l'animo di, tastare il terreno (fig.): to sound sb. 's feelings, sondare i sentimenti di q.; Did you sound him out on ( o about) the subject?, hai tastato il terreno con lui in proposito?

B v. i.

1 (naut.) affondare lo scandaglio; misurare la profondità dell'acqua

2 ( delle balene e di alcuni pesci) immergersi; puntare verso il fondo.

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I 1. [saʊnd]
nome

1) fis. telev. rad. suono m.

2) (noise) rumore m.; (of bell, instrument, voice) suono m.

the sound of voices — il brusio

without a sound — senza fare rumore

3) (volume) audio m., volume m.

4) mus. (distinctive style)

the Motown sound — il sound Motown

5) fig. (impression from hearsay)

I don't like the sound of that — (la cosa) non mi ispira o non mi piace per niente

by the sound of it,... — a quanto pare
2.
modificatore [engineer, technician] del suono
3.
aggettivo

1) (in good condition) [building, constitution] solido; [ heart] forte; [lungs, physique] sano; [ health] buono

of sound mind — sano di mente

2) (well-founded) [basis, education] solido; [ judgment] sensato; [ advice] valido

he has a sound grasp of the basic grammar — ha delle solide basi grammaticali

a sound move — una mossa accorta

3) (trustworthy)

he's very sound — è molto fidato

4) econ. comm. [ investment] sicuro; [ management] oculato

5) (deep) [ sleep] profondo

6) (correct, acceptable)

that is sound economics — è molto sensato dal punto di vista economico

our products are ecologically sound — i nostri prodotti sono ecologicamente compatibili

he's politically sound — ha sane idee politiche
4.
avverbio

to be sound asleep — essere profondamente addormentato, dormire della grossa
II 1. [saʊnd]
verbo transitivo

1) fare suonare [ siren]; suonare [ trumpet]

to sound one's horn — suonare il clacson

to sound the alarm — dare l'allarme (anche fig.)

2) ling. pronunciare [ letter]

3) med. auscultare [ chest]

4) (express) dare [ warning]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (seem) sembrare

it sounds good — sembra proprio interessante

it sounds as if he's really in trouble — sembra che sia proprio nei pasticci

it sounds dangerous — sembra pericoloso

it doesn't sound to me as if he's interested — non mi pare proprio che sia interessato

2) (give impression by voice or tone)

to sound banal, boring — sembrare banale, noioso

you make it sound interesting — lo rendi interessante

you sound as if you've got a cold — sembri raffreddato

that sounds like a flute — si direbbe un flauto

you sound like my mother! — mi sembra di sentire mia madre!

I don't want to sound pessimistic — non voglio sembrare pessimista

spell it as it sounds — scrivilo come si pronuncia

3) (convey impression) fare, suonare

she calls herself Geraldine - it sounds more sophisticated — si fa chiamare Geraldine - fa più sofisticato

it may sound silly, but... — può sembrare stupido, ma

4) (make a noise) [trumpet, alarm, buzzer, siren] suonare

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- sound off

- sound out
III [saʊnd]
nome geogr. stretto m.

English-Italian dictionary > sound
12 negative

['negətɪv] 1.
aggettivo

1) (saying no) [answer, statement] negativo

2) (pessimistic) [attitude, response] negativo

to be negative about — essere pessimista su

3) (harmful) [effect, influence] negativo

4) (unpleasant) [experience, feeling] negativo

5) med. fis. mat. negativo

6) fot. negativo
2.
nome

1) (refusal) risposta f. negativa, diniego m., rifiuto m.

to answer o reply in the negative — rispondere negativamente o di no

2) fot. negativo m.

3) ling. negazione f.

in the negative — alla forma negativa

4) elettron. polo m. negativo

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['neɡətiv] 1. adjective
1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) negativo

2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negativo

3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativo

4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativo
2. noun
1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) negazione

2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negativo

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- negatively

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['negətɪv] 1.
aggettivo

1) (saying no) [answer, statement] negativo

2) (pessimistic) [attitude, response] negativo

to be negative about — essere pessimista su

3) (harmful) [effect, influence] negativo

4) (unpleasant) [experience, feeling] negativo

5) med. fis. mat. negativo

6) fot. negativo
2.
nome

1) (refusal) risposta f. negativa, diniego m., rifiuto m.

to answer o reply in the negative — rispondere negativamente o di no

2) fot. negativo m.

3) ling. negazione f.

in the negative — alla forma negativa

4) elettron. polo m. negativo

English-Italian dictionary > negative
13 bear

I beə past tense - bore; verb
1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) aguantar, soportar

2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) aguantar

3) ((past participle in passive born bo:n) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) dar a luz, parir

4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) cargar, llevar

5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) llevar

6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) desviarse

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- bearable
- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings
II beə noun
(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) oso

- bearskin

bear¹ n oso

a polar bear un oso polar

bear² vb aguantar / soportar / resistir

I can't bear this heat no soporto este calor

I couldn't bear the pain no aguantaba el dolor

that branch won't bear your weight esa rama no resistirá tu peso

to bear in mind tener en cuenta / tener presente

El pasado de bear es bore y el participio pasado es borne

bear

tr[beə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL oso

2 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL bajista nombre masulino o femenino, especulador,-ra a la baja

3 (rough person) bruto

intransitive verb

1 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL vender al iniciarse una bajada de precios para volver a comprar luego a un precio más bajo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be like a bear with a sore head estar de un humor de perros

bear hug apretujón nombre masculino, abrazo muy fuerte

bear account posición nombre femenino de vendedor

bear cub SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL osezno

grizzly bear oso pardo

the Great Bear la Osa Mayor

the Little Bear la Osa Menor

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bear

tr[beə^SMALLr/SMALL]

transitive verb (pt bore tr[bɔː^SMALLr/SMALL], pp borne tr[bɔːn])

1 (carry) llevar

■ the officer bore the flag el oficial llevaba la bandera

2 (name, date) llevar

■ the document bore the date of the meeting el documento llevaba la fecha de la reunión

3 (show signs of) mostrar, revelar

■ the body bore no signs of violence el cadáver no mostraba señales de violencia

4 (weight) soportar, aguantar; (responsibility, cost) asumir

5 (tolerate) soportar, aguantar

■ I can't bear him no lo soporto

■ how do you bear the job? ¿cómo aguantas el trabajo?

6 (fruit) producir

7 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (interest) devengar

8 (give birth) tener, dar a luz

■ she has borne a son ha tenido un niño

■ her daughter was born deaf su hija nació sorda

intransitive verb

1 (turn) torcer a

■ bear left at the next set of traffic lights tuerza hacia la izquierda al próximo semáforo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to bear in mind tener presente

to bear a grudge guardar rencor

to bear a resemblance to parecerse a

to bear hard on oprimir

to bear witness to something ser testigo de algo

to bear no relation to no tener nada que ver con

■ the facts bear no relation to this case los hechos no tienen nada que ver con este caso

to bring pressure to bear ejercer presión (on, a), presionar (on, a)

■ they brought pressure to bear on the government ejercieron presión sobre el gobierno

it doesn't bear thinking about me da escalofríos nada más pensar en ello

bear ['bær] v, bore ['bor] ; borne ['bɔrn] ; bearing vt

1) carry: llevar, portar

2) : dar a luz a (un niño)

3) produce: dar (frutas, cosechas)

4) endure, support: soportar, resistir, aguantar

bear vi

1) turn: doblar, dar la vuelta

bear right: doble a la derecha

2)

to bear up : resistir

bear n, pl bears or bear : oso m, osa f

bear

adj.

• bajista adj.

n.

• bajista s.m.,f.

• oso s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne) = aguantar v.

• apoyar v.

• cargar v.

• gobernar v.

• llevar v.

• parir v.

• partir v.

• permitir v.

• producir v.

(§pres: produzco, produces...) pret: produj-•)

• resistir v.

• sentir v.

• sobrellevar v.

• soportar v.

• sufrir v.

I
1. ber, beə(r)
(past bore; past p borne) transitive verb

1)

a) ( support) \<\<weight\>\> aguantar, resistir; \<\<cost\>\> correr con; \<\<responsibility\>\> cargar* con

b) ( endure) \<\<pain/uncertainty\>\> soportar, aguantar

the pain was too much to bear — el dolor se hizo insoportable

c) (put up with, stand) (colloq) (with can) \<\<person\>\> aguantar (fam), soportar; \<\<noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't bear her — no la soporto, no la aguanto or no la puedo ver (fam)

he can't bear being criticized — no soporta que lo critiquen

to bear to + inf: I can't bear to watch! — no puedo mirar

d) ( stand up to)

his work bears comparison with the best — su obra puede compararse con las mejores

her argument doesn't bear close scrutiny — su razonamiento no resiste un análisis cuidadoso

it doesn't bear thinking about — da miedo sólo de pensarlo

2)

a) ( carry) (liter) \<\<banner/coffin\>\> llevar, portar (liter)

our raft was borne along by the current — la corriente arrastraba nuestra balsa

a letter bearing good news — una carta portadora de buenas noticias

b) ( harbor)

she's not one to bear a grudge — no es rencorosa or resentida

I bear him no ill will — no le deseo ningún mal

3) (have, show) \<\<title/signature\>\> llevar; \<\<scars\>\> tener*; \<\<resemblance\>\> tener*, guardar

his account bears little relation to the truth — su versión tiene poco que ver or guarda poca relación con la verdad

4)

a) ( produce) \<\<fruit/crop\>\> dar*; \<\<interest\>\> devengar*

b) ( give birth to) \<\<child\>\> dar* a luz

she bore him six children — (liter) le dio seis hijos (liter); see also born I

2.

vi

a) ( turn) torcer*

bear left/right — tuerza or doble a la izquierda/derecha

b) ( weigh down) (frml)

to bear on somebody: the responsibility bore heavily on her — la responsabilidad pesaba sobre sus hombros; bring 2) a)

3.

v refl (frml)

a) (hold, carry)

there's something very distinguished about the way he bears himself — tiene un porte muy distinguido

b) ( behave)

to bear oneself — comportarse, conducirse* (frml)

Phrasal Verbs:

- bear down

- bear down on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear with

II

noun oso, osa m,f

he's a regular bear in the morning — (AmE) por las mañanas está de un humor de perros

to be like a bear with a sore head — (colloq) estar* de un humor de perros (fam)

to be loaded for bear — (AmE colloq) estar* listo para el ataque; (before n)

bear cub — osezno m

I [bɛǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=animal) oso(-a) m / f ; (fig) (=man) grandullón * m

he was a huge bear of a man — era un hombre grande como un oso

the Great/Little Bear — la Osa Mayor/Menor

- be like a bear with a sore head

- be loaded for bear
brown 5., grizzly, polar
2) (also: teddy bear) osito m de peluche

3) (Econ) (=pessimistic trader) bajista mf

2.

CPD

bear baiting N — espectáculo en el que se azuzan a unos perros contra un oso

bear cub N — osezno m

bear garden N — (fig) manicomio m, casa f de locos

bear hug N — fuerte abrazo m

bear market N — (Econ) mercado m bajista

bear pit N — (fig) manicomio m, casa f de locos

II [bɛǝ(r)] (pt bore) (pp borne)
1. VT

1) (=support) [+ weight] aguantar, sostener; - bearing

2) (=take on) [+ cost] correr con, pagar; [+ responsibility] cargar con; (fig) [+ burden] soportar

the government bears some responsibility for this crisis — el gobierno tiene parte de responsabilidad en esta crisis

he bore no responsibility for what had happened — no era responsable de lo que había pasado

they bear most of the responsibility for elderly relatives — cargan con la mayor parte de la responsabilidad de atender a familiares ancianos

3) (=endure) [+ pain, suspense] soportar, aguantar

I can't bear the suspense — no puedo soportar or aguantar el suspense

I can't bear him — no lo puedo ver, no lo soporto or aguanto

the dog can't bear being shut in — el perro no soporta estar encerrado

I can't bear to look — no puedo mirar

he can't bear to talk about it — no puede hablar de ello

he can't bear to see her suffer — no soporta verla sufrir
brunt
4) (=bring) [+ news, gift] traer

a letter bearing important news — una carta que traeaía importantes noticias

5) (=carry) llevar, portar liter

protesters bearing placards — manifestantes mfpl llevando or portando pancartas

to bear arms — frm portar armas frm

he bore himself like a soldier — (posture) tenía un porte soldadesco; (behaviour) se comportó como un verdadero soldado

there was dignity in the way he bore himself — había dignidad en su porte

6) (=have, display) [+ signature, date, message, title] llevar; [+ mark, scar] conservar

his ideas bore little relation to reality — sus ideas no tenían mucha relación con la realidad

she bore no resemblance to the girl I knew 20 years ago — no se parecía en nada a la chica que había conocido 20 años atrás

the room bore all the signs of a violent struggle — el cuarto conservaba todas las huellas de una riña violenta

to bear a grudge — guardar rencor

she bears him no ill-will — (grudge) no le guarda rencor; (hostility) no siente ninguna animadversión hacia él
witness 1., 2), mind 1., 3)
7) (=stand up to) [+ examination] resistir

her story won't bear scrutiny — su historia no resistirá un análisis

it doesn't bear thinking about * — da horror solo pensarlo

the film bears comparison with far more expensive productions — la película puede compararse con producciones mucho más caras

8) liter (=produce) [+ fruit] dar; frm [+ child] dar a luz a; (Econ) [+ interest] devengar

her hard work bore fruit when she was promoted — sus esfuerzos dieron fruto cuando la ascendieron

she bore him a daughter — le dio una hija

2. VI

1) (=move)

to bear (to the) right/left — torcer or girar a la derecha/izquierda

2)

to bear on sth — (=relate to) guardar relación con algo, tener que ver con algo; (=influence) influir en algo
bring
3) (=afflict)

his misdeeds bore heavily on his conscience — sus fechorías le pesaban en la conciencia

- bear away

- bear down

- bear in on

- bear off

- bear on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear with

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I
1. [ber, beə(r)]
(past bore; past p borne) transitive verb

1)

a) ( support) \<\<weight\>\> aguantar, resistir; \<\<cost\>\> correr con; \<\<responsibility\>\> cargar* con

b) ( endure) \<\<pain/uncertainty\>\> soportar, aguantar

the pain was too much to bear — el dolor se hizo insoportable

c) (put up with, stand) (colloq) (with can) \<\<person\>\> aguantar (fam), soportar; \<\<noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't bear her — no la soporto, no la aguanto or no la puedo ver (fam)

he can't bear being criticized — no soporta que lo critiquen

to bear to + inf: I can't bear to watch! — no puedo mirar

d) ( stand up to)

his work bears comparison with the best — su obra puede compararse con las mejores

her argument doesn't bear close scrutiny — su razonamiento no resiste un análisis cuidadoso

it doesn't bear thinking about — da miedo sólo de pensarlo

2)

a) ( carry) (liter) \<\<banner/coffin\>\> llevar, portar (liter)

our raft was borne along by the current — la corriente arrastraba nuestra balsa

a letter bearing good news — una carta portadora de buenas noticias

b) ( harbor)

she's not one to bear a grudge — no es rencorosa or resentida

I bear him no ill will — no le deseo ningún mal

3) (have, show) \<\<title/signature\>\> llevar; \<\<scars\>\> tener*; \<\<resemblance\>\> tener*, guardar

his account bears little relation to the truth — su versión tiene poco que ver or guarda poca relación con la verdad

4)

a) ( produce) \<\<fruit/crop\>\> dar*; \<\<interest\>\> devengar*

b) ( give birth to) \<\<child\>\> dar* a luz

she bore him six children — (liter) le dio seis hijos (liter); see also born I

2.

vi

a) ( turn) torcer*

bear left/right — tuerza or doble a la izquierda/derecha

b) ( weigh down) (frml)

to bear on somebody: the responsibility bore heavily on her — la responsabilidad pesaba sobre sus hombros; bring 2) a)

3.

v refl (frml)

a) (hold, carry)

there's something very distinguished about the way he bears himself — tiene un porte muy distinguido

b) ( behave)

to bear oneself — comportarse, conducirse* (frml)

Phrasal Verbs:

- bear down

- bear down on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear with

II

noun oso, osa m,f

he's a regular bear in the morning — (AmE) por las mañanas está de un humor de perros

to be like a bear with a sore head — (colloq) estar* de un humor de perros (fam)

to be loaded for bear — (AmE colloq) estar* listo para el ataque; (before n)

bear cub — osezno m

English-spanish dictionary > bear
14 commentaire

commentaire [kɔmɑ̃tεʀ]

masculine noun

a. ( = remarque) comment

• faire des commentaires sur qch to comment on sth

• je vous dispense de vos commentaires I can do without your comments

b. (Radio, TV) commentary

• faire le commentaire d'un texte to do a commentary on a text

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kɔmmɑ̃tɛʀ
nom masculin

1) ( remarque) comment ( sur about)

2) Radio, Télévision commentary (de on)

commentaire en direct — live commentary

3) Littérature commentary

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kɔmɑ̃tɛʀ nm
1) (= remarque verbale) remark, comment

Je n'ai pas apprécié son commentaire de l'autre jour. — I didn't like the remark he made the other day., I didn't like the comment he made the other day.

Les commentaires allaient bon train. — Everybody had something to say.

2) (= note marginale) annotation

3) (commentaire de texte) ÉDUCATION
commentary
4) RADIO, TV commentary

commentaire sur image — voice-over

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commentaire nm

1 ( remarque) comment (sur about); commentaire enthousiaste/hostile/pessimiste enthusiastic/hostile/pessimistic comment; se passer de commentaires to need no comment; se refuser au moindre commentaire to refuse to comment; s'abstenir de tout commentaire to refrain from any comment; sans (aucun) commentaire without any comment; sans commentaire! no comment!; épargnez-nous vos commentaires spare us your comments; je vous dispense de vos commentaires I don't need any of your comments; un scandale qui provoque bien des commentaires a scandal that gives rise to a lot of gossip;

2 Radio, TV commentary (de on); commentaire en direct live commentary;

3 Littérat commentary (de, sur on).

Composés

commentaire composé commentary; commentaire critique Littérat critical commentary; commentaire de texte commentary; faire un commentaire de texte to do ou write a commentary.

[kɔmɑ̃tɛr] nom masculin

1. [remarque] comment, remark, observation

avez-vous des commentaires? any comments ou remarks?

faire un commentaire to make a remark ou a comment

il n'a pas fait de commentaires dans la marge he didn't write any remarks in the margin

je te dispense ou je me passe de tes commentaire s I can do without your remarks

c'est comme ça, et pas de commentaire! (familier) that's how it is, and don't argue (with me)!

cela se passe de commentaire ou commentaires it speaks for itself

sans commentaire! no comment!

2. (péjoratif) [critique] comment

son mariage a suscité bien des commentaires her marriage caused a great deal of comment ou gossip

avoir des commentaires (à faire) sur: j'aurais des commentaires à faire sur ton attitude d'hier soir I'd like to say something about your attitude last night

3. RADIO & TÉLÉVISION commentary

commentaire de la rencontre, Pierre Pastriot with live commentary from the stadium, Pierre Pastriot

4. ÉDUCATION

un texte avec commentaire an annotated text

un commentaire de la Bible a biblical commentary, a biblical exegesis (soutenu)

commentaire de texte: faire un commentaire de texte to comment on a text

un commentaire composé a written commentary

5. INFORMATIQUE comment

6. LINGUISTIQUE comment, theme

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > commentaire
15 should

should [∫ʊd]

modal verb

   a. ( = ought to)

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► should is usually translated by the conditional of devoir, except when it refers to past time.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• I should go and see her je devrais aller la voir

• shouldn't you go and see her? est-ce que vous ne devriez pas aller la voir ?

• he should be there by now il devrait être ici à l'heure qu'il est

• he should win the race il devrait gagner la course

• you should avoid stress vous devriez éviter le stress

• you shouldn't be so pessimistic vous ne devriez pas être si pessimiste

• everything is as it should be tout est en ordre

► should I (asking advice)

what should I do? qu'est-ce que je dois faire ?

• should I go too? -- yes you should est-ce que je dois y aller aussi ? -- oui tu devrais

   b. (past time)

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► When should refers to past time, it is translated by the imperfect of devoir.

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• he thought he should tell you il a pensé qu'il devait vous le dire

• I said they should wait a bit je leur ai dit qu'ils devaient attendre un peu

• he thought I should tell her, so I'm going to il pensait que je devais lui dire, alors je vais le faire

► should have

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► When should have implies that something did not happen, it is translated by the conditional of avoir + dû.

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• you should have been a teacher vous auriez dû être professeur

• I should have gone this morning j'aurais dû y aller ce matin

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► When should have means that something probably has happened, it is translated by the present tense of devoir.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• he should have got there by now il doit être arrivé à l'heure qu'il est

• he should have finished by now ( = probably has) il doit avoir terminé à l'heure qu'il est ; ( = but he hasn't) il aurait dû terminer à l'heure qu'il est

   c. ( = would)

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► When should has conditional meaning, it is translated by the conditional of the French verb.

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• I should go if he invited me s'il m'invitait, j'irais

• we should have come if we had known si nous avions su, nous serions venus

• will you come? -- I should like to est-ce que vous viendrez ? -- j'aimerais bien

• I shouldn't be surprised if he came ça ne m'étonnerait pas qu'il vienne

• why should he suspect me? pourquoi me soupçonnerait-il ?

• I should think there were about 40 je pense qu'il devait y en avoir une quarantaine

   d. (emphatic) I should hope not! il ne manquerait plus que ça ! (inf)

• how should I know? comment voulez-vous que je le sache ?

• he's coming to apologize -- I should think so too! il vient présenter ses excuses -- j'espère bien !

• and who should come in but Paul! et devinez qui est entré ? Paul bien sûr !

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[ʃʊd, ʃəd]
modal auxiliary (conditional of shall)

1) ( ought to)

you should have told me before — tu aurais dû me le dire avant

why shouldn't I do it? — pourquoi est-ce que je ne le ferais pas?

that should be them arriving now! — ça doit être eux qui arrivent!

how should I know? — comment veux-tu que je le sache?

as it should be — ( in order) en ordre

...which is only as it should be —...ce qui est parfaitement normal

flowers! you shouldn't have! — des fleurs! il ne fallait pas!

2) ( in conditional sentences)

had he asked me, I should have accepted — s'il me l'avait demandé, j'aurais accepté

I don't think it will happen, but if it should... — je ne pense pas que cela arrive, mais si toutefois cela arrivait...

if you should change your mind,... — si vous changez d'avis,...

should the opportunity arise — si l'occasion se présente

3) ( expressing purpose)

in order that they should understand — pour qu'ils comprennent

we are anxious that he should succeed — nous souhaitons vivement qu'il réussisse

4) ( in polite formulas)

I should like a drink — je prendrais volontiers un verre

I should like to go there — j'aimerais bien y aller

5) (expressing opinion, surprise)

I should think so! — je l'espère!

I should think not! — j'espère bien que non!

‘how long?’ - ‘an hour, I should think’ — ‘combien de temps?’ - ‘une heure, je suppose’

I should think she must be about 40 — à mon avis, elle doit avoir 40 ans environ

I should say so! — et comment!

who should walk in but John! — devine qui est arrivé - John!

and then what should happen, but it began to rain! — et devine quoi - il s'est mis à pleuvoir!

English-French dictionary > should
16 negative

1. adjective
1) (also Math.) negativ

2) (Ling.) verneint; Negations[partikel]

3) (Electr.)

negative pole/terminal — Minuspol, der

4) (Photog.) negativ; Negativ-
2. noun
1) (Photog.) Negativ, das

2) (negative statement) negative Aussage; (answer) Nein, das

be in the negative — [Antwort:] negativ od. "nein" sein

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['neɡətiv] 1. adjective
1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) ablehnend

2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negativ

3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativ

4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativ
2. noun
1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) die Verneinung

2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) das Negativ

•

- academic.ru/49417/negatively">negatively

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nega·tive

[ˈnegətɪv, AM -t̬-]

I. adj

1. (negation) negativ, ablehnend

\negative answer ablehnende Antwort

2. LING negativ, verneinend attr

\negative clause/form verneinter Satz/verneinte Form

3. (pessimistic) negativ, ungünstig

\negative feedback negative Rückmeldung

▪ to be \negative about sth/sb etw/jdm gegenüber negativ eingestellt sein; (worrying) negativ, schlecht

4. inv ELEC, SCI negativ, minus

\negative cathode [or pole] Minuspol m, negativer Pol

5. inv MED blood negativ

6. MATH, SCI negativ

\negative number negative Zahl

II. n

1. (negation) Verneinung f

\negative answer abschlägige Antwort

in the \negative (rejection) abschlägig; LING in der Verneinungsform

2. PHOT Negativ nt; (film) Negativfilm m

black-and-white/colour [or AM color] \negative Schwarzweiß-/Farbnegativ nt

III. vt

▪ to \negative sth (say no to) etw verneinen; (reject/decline) etw ablehnen

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['negətɪv]
1. adj
negativ; answer verneinend; (GRAM) form verneint
negative ion — Anion nt

negative cash flow (Fin) — Überhang m der Zahlungsausgänge

negative campaigning (Pol) — negativer Wahlkampf

negative vote — Gegenstimme f

I got a negative reply to my request — ich habe auf meinen Antrag einen abschlägigen Bescheid bekommen

2. n

1) (ALSO GRAM) Verneinung f

to answer in the negative — eine verneinende Antwort geben

his answer was a curt negative — er antwortete mit einem knappen Nein

put this sentence into the negative — verneinen Sie diesen Satz

how do you express this statement in the negative? — wie drückt man diesen Satz verneint or in der Verneinungsform aus?

2) (GRAM: word) Verneinungswort nt, Negation f; (MATH) negative Zahl

two negatives make a positive (Math) — zweimal minus gibt plus

3) (PHOT) Negativ nt

4) (ELEC) negativer Pol

3. interj
nein
4. vt
amendment, plan ablehnen; statement negieren
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negative [ˈneɡətıv]

A adj (adv negatively)

1. negativ:

a) verneinend:

negative outlook on life negative Lebenseinstellung

b) abschlägig, ablehnend (Antwort etc):

negative! besonders MIL nein!;

negative vote Gegenstimme f

c) erfolglos, ergebnislos:

negative! besonders MIL Fehlanzeige!

d) nachteilig (Folgen etc)

2. fig farblos

3. BIOL, CHEM, ELEK, MATH, FOTO, PHYS negativ, MED auch ohne Befund:

he was negative sein Befund war negativ

B s

1. Verneinung f, Negierung f:

answer in the negative verneinen;

the answer was in the negative die Antwort fiel negativ aus;

the vote was in the negative die Abstimmung ergab keine Mehrheit

2. abschlägige Antwort

3. LING Negation f, Verneinung f, Verneinungssatz m, -wort n

4. a) Einspruch m, Veto n

b) Gegenstimme

5. negative Eigenschaft, Negativum n

6. ELEK negativer Pol

7. MATH

a) Minuszeichen n

b) negative Zahl

8. FOTO Negativ n

C v/t

1. → negate 1

2. verwerfen, ablehnen

3. widerlegen

4. → negate 2

neg. abk

1. negation

2. negative (negatively) neg.

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1. adjective
1) (also Math.) negativ

2) (Ling.) verneint; Negations[partikel]

3) (Electr.)

negative pole/terminal — Minuspol, der

4) (Photog.) negativ; Negativ-
2. noun
1) (Photog.) Negativ, das

2) (negative statement) negative Aussage; (answer) Nein, das

be in the negative — [Antwort:] negativ od. "nein" sein

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adj.

ablehnend adj.

negativ (Mathematik) adj.

negativ adj.

ohne Befund ausdr.

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