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1 sceptical
adjectivebe sceptical about or of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen
* * *adjective ((often with about) unwilling to believe: They say apples clean your teeth, but I'm sceptical about that myself.) skeptisch* * *scep·ti·cal, AM skep·ti·cal[ˈskeptɪkəl]adj skeptisch▪ to be \sceptical about sth/sb etw/jdm gegenüber skeptisch seinmany experts remain \sceptical about this viele Experten bezweifeln dasto remain \sceptical skeptisch bleiben* * *(US) ['skeptIkəl]adjskeptischto be sceptical about or of sth — über etw (acc) or in Bezug auf etw (acc) skeptisch sein
he was sceptical about it — er stand der Sache skeptisch gegenüber, er war skeptisch
I'm sceptical about how necessary this is —
to have/adopt a sceptical attitude toward(s) sth — eine skeptische Haltung gegenüber etw haben/einnehmen
* * *sceptical, besonders US skeptical adj (adv skeptically) skeptisch ( auch PHIL), misstrauisch, ungläubig (Lächeln etc):be sceptical about ( oder of) einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen, etwas bezweifeln, zweifeln an (dat)* * *adjectivebe sceptical about or of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen
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2 sceptical
• to cast a sceptical eye on or over sth porter un regard sceptique sur qch* * *GB, skeptical US ['skeptɪkl] adjective sceptique (about, of en ce qui concerne) -
3 sceptical
skeptisch;to be \sceptical about sth/sb etw/jdm gegenüber skeptisch sein;many experts remain \sceptical about this viele Experten bezweifeln das;to remain \sceptical skeptisch bleiben -
4 skeptical
skep·ti·calscep·ti·cal, AM skep·ti·cal[ˈskeptɪkəl]adj skeptisch▪ to be \skeptical about sth/sb etw/jdm gegenüber skeptisch seinmany experts remain \skeptical about this viele Experten bezweifeln dasto remain \skeptical skeptisch bleiben* * *(US) ['skeptIkəl]adjskeptischto be sceptical about or of sth — über etw (acc) or in Bezug auf etw (acc) skeptisch sein
he was sceptical about it — er stand der Sache skeptisch gegenüber, er war skeptisch
I'm sceptical about how necessary this is —
to have/adopt a sceptical attitude toward(s) sth — eine skeptische Haltung gegenüber etw haben/einnehmen
* * *sceptical, besonders US skeptical adj (adv skeptically) skeptisch ( auch PHIL), misstrauisch, ungläubig (Lächeln etc):be sceptical about ( oder of) einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen, etwas bezweifeln, zweifeln an (dat)* * *(US) adj.skeptisch adj. -
5 laisser
laisser [lese]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• il m'a laissé ce vase pour 100 € he let me have this vase for 100 euros• laissez, je vais le faire/c'est moi qui paie leave that, I'll do it/I'm paying• laisse-moi ! leave me alone!• laissez-moi rire ! don't make me laugh!• on ne va pas le laisser faire sans réagir ! we're not going to let him get away with that!3. reflexive verb• se laisser persuader to let o.s. be persuaded• se laisser aller to let o.s. go* * *lese
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1) to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau — (colloq) I don't want it to kill me
laisse-le, ça lui passera — ignore him, he'll get over it
2) ( cesser) liter
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verbe auxiliairelaisser quelqu'un/quelque chose faire — to let somebody/something do
laisse-moi faire — ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me
laisse-la faire! — ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!
laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule — just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord
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se laisser verbe pronominalelle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire — ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around
il ne veut pas se laisser faire — (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him
ça se laisse manger! — (colloq) euph it's quite palatable
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laisser verbe transitif se traduit généralement par to leave. On trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser la parole à quelqu'un, laisser quelque chose en suspens, laisser à quelqu'un le soin de, laisser quelqu'un pour mort etc sous le nom ou l'adjectif. Attention, to leave verbe transitif ne s'utilise jamais sans complément: laisse, si tu n'as plus faim! = leave it if you've had enough!; laisse, c'est trop lourd pour toi! = leave it, it's too heavy for you!; non merci, je laisse, c'est trop cher = no thank you, I think I'll leave it, it's too expensivelaisser + sujet + infinitifOn trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser voir, laisser courir, laisser à penser etc sous le deuxième verbeLorsque laisser signifie permettre de ou ne pas empêcher de, on pourra le traduire par to let: vous avez laissé pousser des mauvaises herbes = you've let weeds grow; il ne laisse pas ses enfants regarder la télévision = he doesn't let his children watch television; laisse-le pleurer/critiquer/dormir = let him cry/criticize/sleep; ne laisse pas le chat monter sur le canapé don't let the cat climb on the settee; ne laisse pas brûler la sauce = don't let the sauce burn; quand on laisse le repassage s'accumuler = if you let the ironing mount up. Voir IIse laisser + infinitif- De façon très générale, le verbe pronominal suivi d'un verbe à l'infinitif peut se traduire par to let oneself: laisse-toi couler jusqu'au fond = let yourself sink to the bottom- Quand la structure signifie plus précisément accepter l'action d'autrui on traduira par to let somebody do something: il s'est laissé coiffer = he let me/her etc do his hair; il ne se laisse pas caresser = he won't let you stroke him- Quand se laisser peut-être remplacé par être vous traduirez par to be: se laisser envahir par un sentiment de bien-être = to be overcome by a feeling of well-being. Voir III* * *lese1. vt1)J'ai laissé mon parapluie à la maison. — I've left my umbrella at home.
J'ai laissé les enfants à la garderie. — I left the children at the nursery.
2) [passager]laisser qn quelque part — to drop sb somewhere, to drop sb off somewhere
Laisse-moi ici, j'en ai pour cinq minutes jusqu'à la gare. — You can drop me off here, it'll only take me five minutes to get to the station.
3) [parent survivant] to leaveIl laisse une femme et deux enfants. — He leaves a wife and two children.
4) (ne pas tout prendre) [gâteau, argent] to leaveLaisse du rôti, tu n'es pas tout seul! — Leave some meat, you are not the only one here!
laisser qch à qn; laisser qch pour qn — to leave sb sth, to leave sth for sb
Laisse du gâteau à ton frère. — Leave your brother some cake., Leave some cake for your brother.
Ne laisse pas ta chambre en désordre. — Don't leave your room in a mess.
6) (= ne pas empêcher)Laisse-le parler. — Let him speak.
Il les a laissé torturer sans intervenir. — He stood back and let them be tortured.
7) (= permettre)rien ne laisse penser que... — there is no reason to think that...
ceci laisse supposer que... — this would lead us to believe that..., this seems to indicate that...
2. vine pas laisser de... (+ infinitif) Cela ne laisse pas de surprendre. — It never ceases to surprise.
* * *laisser ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: aimerA vtr1 to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]; laisser qch à qn gén to leave sb sth; ( à sa mort) to leave sb sth; laisser la liberté à qn to let sb go free; laisser la vie à qn to spare sb's life; il laisse une veuve et deux enfants he leaves a wife and two children; laisser qn quelque part ( déposer) to leave sb ou drop sb (off) somewhere; je te laisse ( en sortant d'un bâtiment) I must be off ou go; (en sortant d'une pièce, au téléphone) I must go; ( en fin de lettre) I'll have to stop; laisse tes livres et viens te balader put your books away and come for a stroll; partez en vacances et laissez vos problèmes take a vacation and leave your problems behind; laissons de côté les raisons de son départ let's not go into why he/she left; laissez la rue Palassou sur votre gauche ( dépasser) you'll see rue Palassou on your left;2 ( confier) to leave (à qn with sb); laisser les clés au gardien to leave the keys with the caretaker; jamais je ne lui laisserais les enfants I would never leave the children with him/her;3 ( accorder) laisser qch à qn to give sb sth [temps, chance]; laisser le choix à qn to give sb the choice; ( choix peu important) to let sb choose;4 (céder, prêter, ne pas retirer) laisser qch à qn to let sb have sth; laisse ce jouet à ton frère let your brother have the toy; je vous le laisse pour 100 euros ( céder) I'll let you have it for 100 euros; je te laisse ma voiture pendant 15 jours ( ne pas prendre avec soi) I'll leave you my car for two weeks; ( prêter) I'll let you have my car for two weeks, you can have my car for two weeks; tu devrais laisser ta place à la vieille dame you should let the old lady have your seat;5 ( perdre) to lose; laisser une jambe à la guerre to lose a leg in the war; tu y laisseras ta santé you'll ruin your health; je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau○ I don't want it to kill me;6 ( ne pas s'occuper de) to leave; laisse-le, ça lui passera ignore him, he'll get over it; ‘qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?’-‘rien, laisse, ce n'est pas grave’ ‘what's wrong?’-‘nothing really, don't worry’; non, laisse, je te l'offre! no, no, it's my treat!;7 ( abandonner) to leave; je te laisse à tes occupations I'll let you get on; laisse-le à ses rêves let him dream;8 ( maintenir) to leave; laisser un animal en liberté to leave an animal in the wild; je ne voulais pas le laisser dans l'ignorance I wanted him to know;9 ( rendre) to leave; cela l'a laissé froid/sans voix it left him cold/speechless; laisser qn perplexe to puzzle sb; cela me laisse sceptique I'm sceptical;B v aux laisser qn/qch faire to let sb/sth do; laisser qn parler/pleurer to let sb speak/cry; laisse-moi entrer/sortir/passer let me in/out/through; laisse-moi faire ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me; laisse-la faire! ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!; laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord; ils s'entretuent et on laisse faire they're killing each other and we just sit back and do nothing; laisse faire! ( qu'importe) so what!; laissons faire le temps let things run their course.C se laisser vpr se laisser bercer par les vagues to be lulled by the waves; il se laisse insulter he puts up with insults; elle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around; c'est parce que tu te laisses faire ( pas assez autoritaire) it's because you're too easy going; il ne veut pas se laisser faire (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him; laisse-toi faire, c'est un bon coiffeur leave it to him, he's a good hairdresser; s'il veut te l'offrir, laisse-toi faire! if he wants to buy it for you, let him do it; se laisser aller ( tous contextes) to let oneself go; se laisser aller au désespoir to give in to despair; ça se laisse manger○! iron it's quite palatable iron.‘c'est cher’-‘c'est à prendre ou à laisser’ ‘it's expensive’-‘take it or leave it’; c'est cher mais c'est à prendre ou à laisser it's expensive but that is how it is; il y a à prendre et à laisser dans ce qu'elle dit I'd take what she says with a pinch of salt.[lɛse] verbe transitifA.[ABANDONNER]1. [ne pas prendre, renoncer à] to leaveelle a laissé son dessert she left her pudding (untouched), she didn't touch her puddinga. [il y a du bon et du mauvais] you have to pick and chooseb. [il y a du vrai et du faux] you have to be selective2. [quitter momentanément - personne, chose] to leavelaisse-nous, nous avons à parler leave us (alone), we have things to talk abouta. [au téléphone] I must hang up ou go nowb. [dans une lettre] that's all for now, I'll leave you nowil a laissé femme et enfants he abandoned his wife and children, he walked out on his wife and children[après sa mort - famille] to leave5. [perdre - membre, personne, bien matériel] to losey laisser la vie ou sa vie to lose one's life6. [déposer - trace, marque] to leaveil laisse un bon/un mauvais souvenir we have good/bad memories of him7. [négliger] to leavelaisse ton livre et viens avec moi put down ou leave your book and come with melaissez la direction de Paris sur la gauche et tournez à droite go past ou leave the road to Paris on your left and turn right8. (littéraire)ne pas laisser de [ne pas manquer de]: cette réponse ne laisse pas de m'étonner I can't help but be surprised by this answerB.[DONNER, CÉDER]1. [accorder] to leavelaisser quelque chose à quelqu'un to leave something for somebody, to leave somebody somethinglaisse-nous un peu de place! let us have ou leave us some room!laisse-lui le temps de le faire leave ou give her time to do it2. [confier] to leavelaisser des consignes à quelqu'un to leave instructions with somebody, to leave somebody with instructionslaissez les clés chez le gardien drop the keys off at the caretaker's, leave the keys with the caretakerlaisser quelque chose à faire à quelqu'un to leave somebody to do something, to leave something for somebody to do3. [vendre] to let have4. [transmettre]après l'insurrection, il dut laisser le pouvoir à son fils after the rebellion, he had to hand over power to his son5. [réserver] to leavelaisser quelque chose pour la fin to leave something till last ou till the end6. [suj: chose]laisser à penser que to make one think ou suppose that, to lead one to believe thatelle n'est pas là, cela laisse à penser she's not here, it makes you wonderC.[DANS UN ÉTAT, UNE SITUATION]laisse la fenêtre fermée/ouverte leave the window shut/openlaisser un crime impuni to let a crime go unpunished, to leave a crime unpunishedcela me laisse froid ou indifférent it leaves me cold ou unmovedlaisser quelqu'un tranquille ou en repos ou en paix to leave somebody alone ou in peacelaisser quelqu'un dans l'ignorance de quelque chose to let somebody remain ignorant of something, to leave somebody in the dark about somethinglaissez le nom en blanc leave the name blank, do not write the name inles corps ont été laissés sans sépulture the bodies remained ou were left unburied2. (en usage absolu) [s'abstenir d'intervenir]laisse, je vais le faire leave it, I'll do it myselflaisse, je vais me débrouiller, ça va aller I'll be all rightlaissez, je vous en prie please don't bother (with that)laisse, c'est moi qui paie put your money away, I'll pay for thisD.[SUIVI D'UN INFINITIF]laisser quelqu'un faire quelque chose to let somebody do something, to allow somebody to do somethinglaisser quelqu'un faire to let somebody do, to leave somebody to do, to allow somebody to dolaisse-le dormir let him sleep, leave him to sleeplaisse-moi le lui dire let me tell her/him (about it)laisser voir [montrer] to show, to reveallaisser sécher la colle to leave ou to allow the glue to dryceci laisse supposer que... this implies that..., this makes one think that...3. (locution)laisser dire: laissez dire et faites ce que vous avez à faire let them talk and do what you have to dolaisser faire: on n'y peut rien, il faut laisser faire there's nothing we can do (about it), you just have to let things take their courselaisse faire, ça n'est pas grave! don't worry, it doesn't matter!tu t'imagines que je vais laisser faire ça? do you think I'm just going to stand by and watch while this happens?tu devrais laisser tomber, ça ne marchera jamais you should give up ou drop it ou forget it, it'll never work————————se laisser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)ça se laisse regarder [à la télévision] it's watchableil se laisse boire, ton petit vin your little wine goes down nicely ou is very drinkable————————se laisser verbe pronominal intransitifelle s'est laissé accuser injustement she allowed herself to be ou she let herself be unjustly accusedil s'est laissé mourir he let himself die, he just gave up livingse laisser tomber sur une chaise/dans un fauteuil to collapse onto a chair/into an armchaira. [se négliger] to let oneself gob. [se détendre] to let oneself go, to relaxse laisser aller à to go as ou so far asse laisser faire: ne te laisse pas faire! stand up for yourself!, don't let yourself be taken advantage of!la proposition est tentante, je crois que je vais me laisser faire it's an attractive offer, I think I'll give in to temptationlaisse-toi faire, ça nous fait plaisir de te l'offrir do take it ou come on, we'd love to give it to you -
6 skeptisch
I Adj. sceptical, Am. skeptical; ich bin da skeptisch auch I have my doubts about that; ich bin skeptisch, ob... I am scep|tical (Am. skep-) whether...II Adv. klingen, schauen: scep|tical (Am. skep-); jemandem / einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen be scep|tical (Am. skep-)about s.o. / s.th.* * *incredulous; sceptical; iffy; skeptical; skeptic; sceptic* * *skẹp|tisch ['skɛptɪʃ]1. adjsceptical (Brit), skeptical (US)2. advsceptically (Brit), skeptically (US)das Ergebnis muss skeptisch stimmen — the results must make you sceptical (Brit) or skeptical (US)
* * *1) ((often with about) unwilling to believe: They say apples clean your teeth, but I'm sceptical about that myself.) sceptical2) sceptically* * *skep·tisch[ˈskɛptɪʃ]▪ \skeptisch sein[, ob...] to be sceptical [whether...]* * *1.Adjektiv sceptical2.adverbial sceptically* * *A. adj sceptical, US skeptical;ich bin da skeptisch auch I have my doubts about that;ich bin skeptisch, ob … I am sceptical (US skep-) whether …B. adv klingen, schauen: sceptical (US skep-);jemandem/einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen be sceptical (US skep-)about sb/sth* * *1.Adjektiv sceptical2.adverbial sceptically* * *adj.sceptical (UK) adj.skeptic (US) adj.skeptical (US) adj. adv.sceptically (UK) adv. -
7 point
point [pwɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. pointb. ( = endroit) place ; (Astronomy, mathematics) pointc. ( = position) (Aviation, nautical) position• et maintenant, le point sur la grève des transports and now, the latest on the transport striked. ( = marque) (Mus, morse, sur i) dot ; ( = ponctuation) full stop (Brit), period (US) ; ( = petite tache) spot• tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout you're not going and that's all there is to ite. (sur devoir) markf. [de couture, tricot] stitch• faire le point de la situation ( = examiner) to take stock of the situation ; ( = faire un compte rendu) to sum up the situation► à point [fruit] just ripe ; [fromage] just right for eating ; [viande] medium• le rôti est cuit à point the roast is done to a turn► à point (nommé) [arriver, venir] just at the right moment• est-il possible d'être bête à ce point ! how stupid can you get? (inf)• elles se ressemblent à tel point or à ce point qu'on pourrait les confondre they look so alike that you could easily mistake one for the other► au point [photo] in focus ; [affaire] completely settled ; [technique, machine] perfected• ce n'est pas encore au point it isn't quite up to scratch yet► au point de + infinitif so much that• il aimait le Québec au point d'y passer toutes ses vacances he loved Quebec so much that he spent all his holidays there• il se détestent au point qu'ils ne se parlent plus they hate each other so much that they've stopped speaking► au point où• en être arrivé au point où... to have reached the point where...• on continue ? -- au point où on en est ! shall we go on? -- we've got this far so we might as well!► au plus haut point [détester, admirer] intensely• se méfier au plus haut point de qch to be highly sceptical about sth► mettre au point [+ photo, caméra] to focus ; [+ stratégie, technique] to perfect ; [+ médicament, invention, système] to develop ; [+ projet] to finalize• mettre une affaire au point avec qn to finalize all the details of a matter with sb► mise au point [d'appareil photo, caméra] focusing ; [de stratégie, technique] perfecting ; [de médicament, invention, système] development ; [de moteur] tuning ; [d'affaire, projet] finalizing ; ( = explication, correction) clarification• publier une mise au point to issue a statement (setting the record straight)► en tout point, en tous points in every respect2. <• vous avez un point de chute à Rome ? do you have somewhere to stay in Rome? ► point commun• nous voilà revenus au point de départ so we're back to square one (inf) ► point de distribution [d'eau] supply point ; (Business) distribution outlet• mettre un point d'honneur à faire qch to make it a point of honour to do sth ► point d'interrogation question mark• au point mort [voiture] in neutral ; [de négociations, affaires] at a standstill ► point mousse garter stitch► points de retraite points based on social security contributions that count towards one's pension• quel est votre point de vue sur ce sujet ? what's your point of view on this matter?* * *pwɛ̃
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nom masculin1) ( endroit) point2) ( situation) point; Nautisme positionêtre sur le point de faire — to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing
j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) — I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year)
au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! — I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!
faire le point — Nautisme to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation
3) ( degré)‘j'en aurais pleuré’ - ‘ah bon, à ce point?’ — ‘I could have cried’ - ‘really? it was that bad?’
il est têtu à un point! — (colloq) he's so incredibly stubborn!
jusqu'à un certain point — up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent
4) ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, pointen tout point, en tous points — in every respect ou way
5) ( marque visible) dot6) Jeux, Sport pointmarquer/perdre des points — lit, fig to score/to lose points
7) ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point USavoir sept points d'avance/de retard — to be seven marks ahead/behind
obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 — to get 27 out of 40
être un mauvais point pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to be a black mark against somebody/something
8) ( dans un système de calcul) pointle permis à points — system whereby driving offender gets penalty points
9) Mathématique point10) Linguistique ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period USpoint à la ligne — ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph
point final — ( dans une dictée) full stop
mettre un point final à quelque chose — fig to put a stop ou an end to something
je n'irai pas, point final! — (colloq) I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!
tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout! — (colloq) you're going to bed and that's final!
11) Musique dot12) ( en typographie) point14) (en couture, tricot) stitch
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(dated) adverbe not
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à point locution adverbiale1) ( en temps voulu) just in time2) Culinaire
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au point locutionêtre au point — [système, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle] to be well put together
mettre au point — ( élaborer) to perfect [système]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan]; to develop [vaccin, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust
mise au point — ( de système) perfecting; ( de vaccin) development; ( réglage) adjusting; Photographie focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement
faire la mise au point — Photographie to focus
faire une mise au point — fig to set the record straight ( sur about)
Phrasal Verbs:••* * *pwɛ̃1. nm1) (= marque, signe) dot2) [ponctuation] full stop Grande-Bretagne period USA3) (= moment) pointNous en sommes au même point. — We have reached the same point.
J'étais sur le point de te téléphoner. — I was just about to phone you.
4) (= degré)à ce point abîmé que... — so damaged that...
au point que; à tel point que — so much so that
5) (au score) point6) (= aspect) pointJe ne suis pas d'accord sur ce point. — I don't agree on this point.
7) (= endroit) spot, point, (en géométrie) point8) COUTURE, TRICOT stitchpoint mousse — garter stitch, plain
9) CUISINE"Comment voulez-vous votre steak?" — "À point." — "How would you like your steak?" — "Medium."
faire le point NAVIGATION — to take a bearing, figto take stock
faire le point sur — to review, to take stock of
mettre au point [mécanisme, procédé] — to develop, [appareil-photo] to focus
2. advlit (= pas) notpoint n'est besoin de... — there is no need to...
point de... — no...
3. vbSee:* * *A nm1 ( endroit) point; un point précis du globe/sur une carte a particular point on the earth/on a map; un point de ravitaillement/ralliement a staging/rallying point; un point de rencontre a meeting point; point de vente (sales) outlet; serrure 3 points 3 point lock;2 ( situation) point; Naut position; être sur le point de faire to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing; j'étais sur le point de leur dire/d'abandonner/de partir I was just about to tell them/to give up/to leave, I was on the point of telling them/giving up/leaving; j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year); au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!; il en est au point où il allume une cigarette en se levant he's got GB ou gotten US to the stage ou point where he lights a cigarette as soon as he gets up; faire le point Naut to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation; faire le point sur la situation économique/sur la recherche scientifique fig to take stock of the economic situation/of scientific research; faire le point sur la circulation (routière)/l'actualité to give an up-to-the-minute report on the traffic news/current situation;3 ( degré) il m'agace/m'inquiète au plus haut point he annoys me/worries me intensely; la circulation était à ce point bloquée que j'ai dû laisser ma voiture au bord de la route the traffic was so bad that I had to leave my car on the side of the road; je ne le pensais pas bête/coléreux à ce point I didn't think he was that stupid/quick-tempered; ‘j'en aurais pleuré’-‘ah bon, à ce point?’ ‘I could have cried’-‘really? it was that bad?’; je sais à quel point elle est triste/sensible I know how sad/sensitive she is; si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! if you only knew how much he annoys me!; au point que to the extent that; à tel point que to such an extent that…; douloureux/endommagé à (un) tel or au point que so painful/badly damaged that; la situation s'est aggravée au point qu'ils ont dû appeler la police the situation became so bad that the police had to be called in; le temps s'est rafraîchi au point qu'il a fallu remettre le chauffage the weather got so cold that the heating had to be put back on; il est têtu à un point! he's so incredibly stubborn!; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent;4 ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point; un programme en trois points a three-point plan; un point fondamental/de détail (d'un texte) a basic/minor point (in a text); sur ce point on this point; j'aimerais revenir sur ce dernier point I would like to come back to that last point; un point de désaccord/litige a point of disagreement/contention; reprendre un texte point par point to go over a text point by point; en tout point, en tous points in every respect ou way; une politique en tous points désastreuse a policy that is disastrous in every respect; les deux modèles sont semblables en tous points the two models are alike in every respect;5 ( marque visible) gén dot; les villes sont marquées par un point towns are marked by a dot; il y a un point sur le i et le j there's a dot on the i and the j; un point lumineux/rouge dans le lointain a light/a red dot in the distance; bientôt, le navire ne fut qu'un point à l'horizon soon, the ship was a mere dot ou speck on the horizon; un point de colle a spot of glue; un point de rouille a speck of rust; points de graissage lubricating points; ⇒ i;6 Jeux, Sport point; marquer/perdre des points lit, fig to score/lose points; compter les points to keep (the) score; un point partout! one all!; battre son adversaire aux points to beat one's opponent on points; remporter une victoire aux points to win on points;7 ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US; avoir sept points d'avance to be seven marks ahead; avoir dix points de retard to be ten marks behind; il m'a manqué trois points pour réussir I failed by three marks; enlever un point par faute to take a mark off for each mistake; obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 to get 27 out of 40; être un bon point pour to be a plus point for; être un mauvais point pour qn/qch to be a black mark against sb/sth;8 ( dans un système de calcul) point; la livre a perdu trois points the pound lost three points; le taux de chômage a augmenté de 0,8 points the unemployment rate rose by 0.8 points; le permis à points system whereby driving offender gets penalty points; il a perdu sept points dans les sondages he's gone down seven points in the polls;9 Math point; point d'intersection/d'inflexion point of intersection/of inflection;10 Ling ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US; mettre un point to put a full stop; point à la ligne ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph; point final ( dans une dictée) full stop; mettre un point final à qch fig to put a stop ou an end to sth; je n'irai pas, point final○! I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!; tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout○! you're going to bed and that's final!;11 Mus dot;12 Imprim point;13 Méd ( douleur) pain; avoir un point à la poitrine/à l'aine to have a pain in the chest/in the groin;14 (en couture, tricot) stitch; faire un point à qch to put a few stitches in sth; dentelle au point de Venise Venetian lace.B †adv not; tu ne tueras point Bible thou shalt not kill; je n'en ai point I don't have any; ‘tu es fâché?’-‘non point!’ ‘are you angry?’-‘not at all’.C à point loc adv venir/arriver à point to come/arrive just in time; venir/arriver or tomber à point nommé to come/arrive just at the right moment; faire cuire à point to cook [sth] medium rare [viande]; bifteck (cuit) à point medium rare steak; le camembert est à point the camembert is ready to eat.D au point loc adv, loc adj être au point [système, méthode, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle, émission] to be well put together; leur système/machine/spectacle n'est pas encore très au point their system/machine/show still needs some working on; le nouveau modèle est très au point the new model is very well designed; le spectacle n'était pas du tout au point the show wasn't up to scratch; le prototype n'est pas encore au point the prototype isn't quite ready yet; ça fait des semaines qu'ils répètent mais leur numéro n'est pas encore au point they've been rehearsing for weeks but they still haven't got GB ou gotten US it quite right; je ne suis pas au point pour les examens I'm not ready for the exams; mettre [qch] au point ( inventer) to perfect [théorie, système, méthode, technique]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan de paix, stratégie]; to develop [vaccin, médicament, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust [machine, mécanisme]; il leur reste deux semaines pour finir de mettre leur spectacle au point they've got two more weeks to put the finishing touches to their show; mettre au point sur qch Phot to focus on sth; mise au point Phot focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement; la mise au point est automatique sur mon appareil my camera has automatic focus; faire la mise au point Phot to focus (sur on); faire une mise au point fig to set the record straight (sur about); mise au point ( invention) (de théorie, système, méthode, technique) perfecting; (de médicament, vaccin) development; ( réglage) (de machine, mécanisme) adjusting; Phot focus.point d'acupuncture Méd acupuncture point; point d'ancrage Aut anchor; fig base; point d'appui Mil base of operations; Phys fulcrum; gén support; les piliers servent de point d'appui à la charpente the roof structure is supported by the pillars; trouver un point d'appui à une échelle to find a support for a ladder; point arrière Cout back stitch; point d'attache base; point de bâti Cout tacking stitch; point blanc whitehead; point de blé ( en tricot) double moss stitch; point de boutonnière Cout buttonhole stitch; point cardinal Phys, Géog compass ou cardinal point; point de chaînette ( en broderie) chain stitch; point de chausson ( en broderie) herringbone stitch; point chaud trouble ou hot spot; les points chauds du globe the world's trouble spots; point de chute fig port of call; point commun mutual interest; nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common; ils n'ont aucun point commun they have nothing in common; point de congestion† Méd slight congestion of the lung; point de côtes ( en tricot) rib; point de côté ( douleur) stitch; ( en couture) slip stitch; avoir un point de côté to have a stitch in one's side; point de croix ( en broderie) cross stitch; point de départ lit, fig starting point; nous revoilà à notre point de départ fig we're back to square one; point de devant Cout running stitch; point d'eau ( naturel) watering place; ( robinet) water tap GB ou faucet US; point d'ébullition boiling point; point d'épine ( en broderie) featherstitch; point d'exclamation Ling exclamation mark; point faible weak point; point de feston ( en broderie) blanket stitch; point fort strong point; point de fuite Art, Archit vanishing point; point de fusion melting point; point G G-spot; point d'interrogation Ling question mark; point de jersey ( en tricot) stocking stitch; point du jour daybreak; au point du jour at daybreak; point de liquéfaction liquefaction point; point de mire Mil target; fig focal point; point mousse ( en tricot) garter stitch; point mort Aut neutral; se mettre or passer/être au point mort Aut to put the car into/to be in neutral; être au point mort fig [affaires, consommation] to be at a standstill; [négociations] to be in a state of deadlock; point noir ( comédon) blackhead; ( problème) problem; ( sur la route) blackspot; l'inflation reste le seul point noir inflation is the only problem; point de non-retour point of no return; point d'orgue Mus pause sign; fig culmination; point d'ourlet Cout hemstitch; point de penalty penalty spot; point de piqûre Cout back stitch; point de presse Journ press briefing; point de repère ( spatial) landmark; (temporel, personnel) point of reference; point de reprise Cout darning stitch; point de retraite Prot Soc point which counts towards a retirement pension scheme; point de riz ( en tricot) moss stitch; point de surfil Cout whipstitch; point de suture Méd stitch; point de tige ( en broderie) stem stitch; point de torsade ( en tricot) cable stitch; point de vue ( paysage) viewpoint; ( opinion) point of view; du point de vue de la direction from the management's point of view; du point de vue de l'efficacité/du sens as far as efficiency/meaning is concerned; d'un point de vue économique c'est rentable/intéressant from a financial point of view it's profitable/attractive; points de suspension suspension points.être mal en point to be in a bad way.I[pwɛ̃] adverbe1. [en corrélation avec 'ne']2. [employé seul]du vin il y en avait, mais de champagne point there was wine, but no champagne ou not a drop of champagneil eut beau chercher, point de John he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be foundpoint de démocratie sans liberté de critiquer (there can be) no democracy without the freedom to criticize3. [en réponse négative]point du tout! not at all!, not in the least!II[pwɛ̃] nom masculinpoint lumineux spot ou point of lightpoint de rouille speck ou spot of rustun point de soudure a spot ou blob of solder3. [symbole graphique - en fin de phrase] full stop (UK), period (US) ; [ - sur un i ou un j] dot ; [ - en morse, en musique] dotj'ai dit non, point final ou un point c'est tout! (figuré) I said no and that's that ou that's final ou there's an end to it!mettre un point final à une discussion to terminate a discussion, to bring a discussion to an endpoint estimé/observé estimated/observed positiona. NAUTIQUE to take a bearing, to plot one's positionà 40 ans, on s'arrête et on fait le point when you reach 40, you stand back and take stock of your lifeet maintenant, le point sur la circulation and now, the latest traffic newspoint d'intersection/de tangence intersection/tangential pointen plusieurs points de la planète in different places ou spots on the planet9. [degré] point10. [élément - d'un texte, d'une théorie] point ; [ - d'un raisonnement] point, item ; [ - d'une description] feature, traitvoici un point d'histoire que je souhaiterais éclaircir I'd like to make clear what happened at that particular point in historypoint d'entente/de désaccord point of agreement/of disagreement11. [unité de valeur - dans un sondage, à la Bourse] point ; [ - de retraite] unit ; [ - du salaire de base] (grading) pointsa cote de popularité a gagné/perdu trois points his popularity rating has gone up/down by three pointsbattu aux points [en boxe] beaten on pointsfaire le point [le gagner] to win the pointb. [appréciation] mark (for good behaviour)12. COUTUREfaire un point à to put a stitch ou a few stitches inpoint de couture/crochet/tricot sewing/crochet/knitting stitch13. INFORMATIQUE [unité graphique] dot[emplacement]point d'accès/de retour entry/reentry point————————à ce point, à un tel point locution adverbialeton travail est dur à ce point? is your job so (very) ou that hard?j'en ai tellement assez que je vais démissionner — à ce point? I'm so fed up that I'm going to resign — that bad, is it?————————à ce point que, à (un) tel point que locution conjonctiveso much so that, to such a point thatles choses en étaient arrivées à un tel point que... things had reached such a pitch that...elle est déprimée, à ce point qu'elle ne veut plus voir personne she's so depressed that she won't see anyone anymore————————à point locution adjectivale[steak] medium[rôti] done to a turn[poire] just ou nicely ripeton bonhomme est à point, tu n'as plus qu'à enregistrer ses aveux (familier & figuré) your man's nice and ready now, all you've got to do is get the confession down on tape————————à point locution adverbiale1. CUISINE2. [au bon moment]a. [personne] to come (just) at the right timeb. [arrivée, décision] to be very timely————————à point nommé locution adverbialearriver à point nommé to arrive (just) at the right moment ou when needed, to arrive in the nick of timeau plus haut point locution adverbialeje le déteste au plus haut point I can't tell you how much I hate him, I absolutely loathe him————————au point locution adjectivale[moteur] tuned[machine] in perfect running order[technique] perfected[discours, plaidoyer] finalized[spectacle, artiste] readyton revers n'est pas encore au point your backhand isn't good enough ou up to scratch yetle son/l'image n'est pas au point the sound/the image isn't right————————au point locution adverbialea. [texte à imprimer] to editb. [discours, projet, rapport] to finalize, to put the finishing touches toc. [spectacle] to perfectd. [moteur] to tunee. [appareil photo] to (bring into) focusmettre les choses au point to put ou set the record straightmettons les choses au point: je refuse de travailler le dimanche let's get this ou things straight: I refuse to work Sundaysaprès cette discussion, j'ai tenu à mettre les choses au point following that discussion, I insisted on putting ou setting the record straight————————au point de locution prépositionnelle————————au point du jour locution adverbiale(littéraire) at dawn ou daybreakau point où locution conjonctivenous sommes arrivés au point où... we've reached the point ou stage where...au point où j'en suis, autant que je continue having got this far, I might as well carry onau point où en sont les choses as things stand, the way things are (now)————————au point que locution conjonctiveso much that, so... thatil était très effrayé, au point qu'il a essayé de se sauver he was so frightened that he tried to run awaypoint par point locution adverbialesur le point de locution prépositionnelleêtre sur le point de faire quelque chose to be about to do ou on the point of doing ou on the verge of doing somethingj'étais sur le point de partir I was about to ou going to leavesur le point de pleurer on the verge of tears ou of crying————————point d'ancrage nom masculin————————point d'appui nom masculin1. [d'un levier] fulcrumpoint de chute nom masculin2. (figuré)————————point culminant nom masculinquel est le point culminant des Alpes? what is the highest point ou peak in the Alps?point de départ nom masculin————————point faible nom masculinson point faible, c'est sa susceptibilité his touchiness is his weak spot ou point————————point fort nom masculin[d'une personne, d'une entreprise] strong point[d'un joueur de tennis] best shotles maths n'ont jamais été mon point fort I was never any good at maths, maths was never my strong point————————point mort nom masculin————————point noir nom masculina. [encombré] a heavily congested areab. [dangereux] an accident blackspot————————point sensible nom masculin1. [endroit douloureux] tender ou sore spot2. MILITAIRE key ou strategic target3. (figuré)a. [chez quelqu'un] to touch on a sore spotb. [dans un problème] to touch on a sensitive area -
8 Skepsis
f; -, kein Pl. scepticism, Am. skepticism; (Zweifel) doubt; voller Skepsis sein be very scep|tical (Am. skep-); jemandem oder einer Sache mit Skepsis gegenüberstehen be scep|tical (Am. skep-) about, have one’s doubts about* * *die Skepsisscepticism; skepticism* * *Skẹp|sis ['skɛpsɪs]f -, no plscepticism (Brit), skepticism (US)mit or voller Skepsis — sceptically (Brit), skeptically (US)
* * *(a doubting or questioning attitude: I regard his theories with scepticism.) scepticism* * *Skep·sis<->[ˈskɛpsɪs]mit/voller \Skepsis sceptically* * *die; Skepsis: scepticism* * *voller Skepsis sein be very sceptical (US skep-);mit Skepsis gegenüberstehen be sceptical (US skep-) about, have one’s doubts about* * *die; Skepsis: scepticism* * *f.scepticism (UK) n.skepticism (US) n. -
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10 say
I [seɪ]to have one's say — dire la propria, dare il proprio parere (on su)
to have a say, no say (in the matter) — avere, non avere voce in capitolo
II 1. [seɪ]they want more o a bigger say vogliono avere più peso; to have the most o biggest say — avere più voce in capitolo o più peso
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. said)1) [ person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a)"hello," he said — "ciao" disse
say after me... — ripetete dopo di me...
if o though I do say so myself! non dovrei dirlo io! so they say (agreeing) così dicono; or so they say (doubtful) così almeno dicono; so to say per così dire; as you say... come dici tu...; as they say come si dice, come si suol dire; people o they say he's very rich he is said to be very rich si dice che sia molto ricco; to say sth. to oneself dire fra sé (e sé); what do you say to that? e adesso? come rispondi? what do you say to...? cosa ne pensi di...? what would you say to a little walk? che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? what (do you) say we eat now? colloq. e se mangiassimo adesso? it's not for me to say non sono io che devo dirlo, non tocca a me dirlo; you said it! colloq. l'hai detto! you can say that again! colloq. puoi ben dirlo! I should say it is! eccome! well said! ben detto! say no more, enough said colloq. va bene, non dire o aggiungere altro; let's say no more about it non ne parliamo più; there's no more to be said non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere; it goes without saying that va da sé o è ovvio che; don't say it's raining again! non mi dire che piove di nuovo! you might just as well say... tanto vale dire che...; that is to say cioè, vale a dire; that's not to say that ciò non vuol dire che; he was displeased, not to say furious era scontento, per non dire furioso; I must say (that) devo dire (che); to have a lot to say for oneself (negative) essere pieno di sé; (positive) avere molti pregi; what have you got to say for yourself? che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa? that's saying a lot — colloq. non è poco
2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] esprimere; [sign, poster, gauge] indicare; [gesture, signal] significare, voler direit says on the radio, in the rules that — la radio, il regolamento dice che
3) (guess)4) (assume)2.let's say (that) — supponiamo o mettiamo che
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. said)1)you don't say! — iron. ma non mi dire! ma va là!
says you! — colloq. (taunting) lo dici tu!
says who! who says? — colloq. (sceptical) ah sì? (on whose authority?) e chi lo dice?
2) BE ant.••it says a lot for sb., sth. — la dice lunga su qcn., qcs.
III [seɪ]when all is said and done — tutto considerato, a conti fatti
avverbio diciamo, poniamoIV [seɪ]you'll need, say, Ј 50 for petrol — avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina
interiezione AE ehi, senti (un po')* * *[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) dire2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) dire3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) dire4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) dire2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) (diritto di parlare), (voce in capitolo)- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say* * *say (1) /seɪ/n. [u]1 quel che si ha da dire; opinione: to have (o to say) one's say, dire la propria; dare il proprio parere2 diritto di parlare (o di decidere); voce in capitolo: to have a say ( in the matter), aver voce in capitolo (nella faccenda).say (2) /seɪ/inter.(fam. USA) ehi!; di' un po'! senti (un po')!♦ (to) say /seɪ/(pass. e p. p. said), v. t. e i.1 dire; dichiarare; asserire; affermare; recitare: «Move this table,» Mary said, «sposta questo tavolo» disse Mary; I said straightaway I wanted to buy it, but he told me to think it over, io dissi subito che volevo comprarlo ma lui mi disse di rifletterci bene; I'm only going to say a few words, dirò solo poche parole; to say «Good morning», dire «buongiorno»; dare il buongiorno; Say after me: «I swear to speak the truth», ripeti dopo di me: «Giuro di dire la verità»; to say yes [no], dire di sì [di no]; needless to say, inutile a dirsi; manco a dirlo; People say ( o they say) he's very wealthy, dicono che sia molto ricco; He is said to be extremely rich, si dice che sia ricchissimo; Say your prayers, di' (o recita) le preghiere!; He said he would run in the election, ha dichiarato che si sarebbe candidato alle elezioni; It's hard to say, è difficile a dirsi; DIALOGO → - At the bus stop- I'd say I've been here about fifteen minutes, direi che sono qui da quindici minuti; What did he say about me?, che cosa ha detto di me?; What do you have to say about that?, che cosa ne dici?; Do as I say, fai come dico io; Let us say he is innocent, diciamo che è (o supponiamo che sia) innocente; Let's meet again tomorrow, say at 4, ritroviamoci domani pomeriggio, diciamo alle 4 NOTA D'USO: - to tell o to say?-2 ( di testo scritto) dire; essere scritto: What does her note say?, che cosa dice il suo biglietto?; It says on the label that it should be taken before your meals, l'etichetta dice che lo si deve prendere prima dei pasti; It is said in the Bible, lo dice la Bibbia; sta scritto nella Bibbia3 indicare; segnare; fare: The tower clock says ten past four, l'orologio della torre segna le 4 e 10● (GB) I say, you do look smart!, ehi, come sei elegante! □ That says a lot about his reliability, questo la dice lunga sulla sua affidabilità □ What have you got to say for yourself?, che cosa puoi dire a tua discolpa? □ There is a lot to be said for their offer, la loro offerta sembra assai vantaggiosa □ It doesn't say much for his fitness to run the business, non depone certo a favore della sua capacità di mandare avanti la ditta □ to say a good word for sb., dire (o mettere) una buona parola per q. □ to say nothing of, per non dire (o parlare) di □ What would you say (o do you say) to a glass of beer?, che ne diresti (o che ne dici) di una birra? □ to say to oneself, dire fra sé; pensare □ (fam. USA) to say uncle, arrendersi; dire basta □ (versando da bere a q.) «Say when!» – «When», «Di' basta!» – «Basta così» □ to say the word, dare l'ordine; dare il via □ ( slang) «Says who?» «Says me!», «e chi lo dice?» «lo dico io!» □ ( slang) Says you!, lo dici tu!; figurati!; non ci credo; provaci (un po')! □ (fam.) says I, dico io; dissi io □ So you say!, ah sì?; davvero?; cosa mi dici! □ You can say that again (o You may well say so)!, puoi dirlo forte!; altroché!; eccome! □ (fam. spec. USA) You said it, l'hai detto!; verissimo! □ You don't say (so)!, ma no!; non è possibile!; pensa un po'! □ It goes without saying that…, va da sé che…; è ovvio che… □ ( rispondendo a un'offerta) I wouldn't say no, grazie, sì; volentieri □ (fam.) What do you say?, che ne dici? che ne pensi?; che te ne pare? □ Who can say?, chi può dirlo?, chi lo sa? □ You can't say fairer than that, mi pare una proposta più che generosa; di più non si può pretendere □ having said that, detto questo; comunque □ An excellent idea, if I may say so!, ottima idea, se posso dire! □ You may well say so, puoi ben dirlo □ There is no saying how he will react, non si può sapere come la prenderà; la sua reazione è imprevedibile □ (fam.) Say no more, non dire altro!; non aggiungere altro!; ho (già) capito! □ that is to say, vale a dire; cioè; in altre parole □ when all is said and done, a conti fatti; tutto considerato.NOTA D'USO: - to say (passive)-* * *I [seɪ]to have one's say — dire la propria, dare il proprio parere (on su)
to have a say, no say (in the matter) — avere, non avere voce in capitolo
II 1. [seɪ]they want more o a bigger say vogliono avere più peso; to have the most o biggest say — avere più voce in capitolo o più peso
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. said)1) [ person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a)"hello," he said — "ciao" disse
say after me... — ripetete dopo di me...
if o though I do say so myself! non dovrei dirlo io! so they say (agreeing) così dicono; or so they say (doubtful) così almeno dicono; so to say per così dire; as you say... come dici tu...; as they say come si dice, come si suol dire; people o they say he's very rich he is said to be very rich si dice che sia molto ricco; to say sth. to oneself dire fra sé (e sé); what do you say to that? e adesso? come rispondi? what do you say to...? cosa ne pensi di...? what would you say to a little walk? che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? what (do you) say we eat now? colloq. e se mangiassimo adesso? it's not for me to say non sono io che devo dirlo, non tocca a me dirlo; you said it! colloq. l'hai detto! you can say that again! colloq. puoi ben dirlo! I should say it is! eccome! well said! ben detto! say no more, enough said colloq. va bene, non dire o aggiungere altro; let's say no more about it non ne parliamo più; there's no more to be said non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere; it goes without saying that va da sé o è ovvio che; don't say it's raining again! non mi dire che piove di nuovo! you might just as well say... tanto vale dire che...; that is to say cioè, vale a dire; that's not to say that ciò non vuol dire che; he was displeased, not to say furious era scontento, per non dire furioso; I must say (that) devo dire (che); to have a lot to say for oneself (negative) essere pieno di sé; (positive) avere molti pregi; what have you got to say for yourself? che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa? that's saying a lot — colloq. non è poco
2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] esprimere; [sign, poster, gauge] indicare; [gesture, signal] significare, voler direit says on the radio, in the rules that — la radio, il regolamento dice che
3) (guess)4) (assume)2.let's say (that) — supponiamo o mettiamo che
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. said)1)you don't say! — iron. ma non mi dire! ma va là!
says you! — colloq. (taunting) lo dici tu!
says who! who says? — colloq. (sceptical) ah sì? (on whose authority?) e chi lo dice?
2) BE ant.••it says a lot for sb., sth. — la dice lunga su qcn., qcs.
III [seɪ]when all is said and done — tutto considerato, a conti fatti
avverbio diciamo, poniamoIV [seɪ]you'll need, say, Ј 50 for petrol — avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina
interiezione AE ehi, senti (un po') -
11 doubtful
adjective1) (sceptical) skeptisch [Mensch, Wesen]2) (showing doubt) ungläubig [Gesicht, Blick, Stirnrunzeln]3) (uncertain) zweifelndbe doubtful as to or about something — an etwas (Dat.) zweifeln
4) (causing doubt) fraglich5) (uncertain in meaning etc.) ungewiss [Ergebnis, Ausgang, Herkunft, Aussicht]; (questionable) zweifelhaft [Ruf, Charakter, Wert, Autorität]; (ambiguous) unklar [Bedeutung]; (unsettled) unsicher [Lage]6) (unreliable) zweifelhaft [Maßstab, Stütze]7) (giving reason to suspect evil) bedenklich [Gewohnheit, Spiel, Botschaft]* * *1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) in Zweifel3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) zweifelhaft4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) zweifelhaft* * *doubt·ful[ˈdaʊtfəl]1. (expressing doubt) zweifelnd, skeptischthe expression on her face was \doubtful sie blickte skeptisch2. (uncertain, undecided) unsicher, unschlüssig3. (unlikely) fraglich, ungewissit was \doubtful that the money would ever be found again es war unwahrscheinlich, dass das Geld jemals wiedergefunden würde▪ to be \doubtful whether [or if] ... zweifelhaft sein, ob..., nicht sicher sein, ob...4. (questionable) fragwürdig, zweifelhaftthis is in \doubtful taste at best dies zeugt doch von recht fragwürdigem Geschmack\doubtful advantage zweifelhafter Vorteil, zweifelhaftes Privileg\doubtful distinction fragwürdige Auszeichnung\doubtful honour zweifelhafte Ehre* * *['daUtfUl]adjto be doubtful about sth — an etw (dat) zweifeln
to be doubtful about doing sth — Bedenken haben, ob man etw tun soll
I was doubtful whether I could ever manage it — ich bezweifelte, ob ich es je schaffen könnte
to be doubtful of sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache (dat) nicht trauen
2) (= unlikely) reconciliation, improvement, victory unwahrscheinlichit is doubtful that... — es ist unsicher or zweifelhaft, ob...
3) (= questionable, dubious) reputation zweifelhaft, fragwürdig; future, outcome ungewiss; joke, taste, quality, value zweifelhaftinformation of doubtful reliability/origin — zweifelhafte Informationen
it is doubtful whether this could be managed — es ist fraglich, ob das zu schaffen wäre
4) (SPORT= unlikely to play)
he is doubtful for tonight's match — es ist fraglich, ob er heute Abend spielen kannshe is a doubtful starter for Saturday's race — es ist fraglich, ob sie in dem Rennen am Samstag starten wird
* * *doubtful adj (adv doubtfully)1. zweifelhaft:a) unsicher, unklarb) bedenklich, fragwürdigc) ungewiss, unsicher:he’s doubtful for tomorrow’s game SPORT sein Einsatz im morgigen Spiel ist fraglich;doubtful debts WIRTSCH Dubiosa, Dubiosen, zweifelhafte Forderungend) verdächtig, dubios (Person)2. zweifelnd, unsicher, unschlüssig:be doubtful that … bezweifeln, dass …* * *adjective1) (sceptical) skeptisch [Mensch, Wesen]2) (showing doubt) ungläubig [Gesicht, Blick, Stirnrunzeln]3) (uncertain) zweifelndbe doubtful as to or about something — an etwas (Dat.) zweifeln
4) (causing doubt) fraglich5) (uncertain in meaning etc.) ungewiss [Ergebnis, Ausgang, Herkunft, Aussicht]; (questionable) zweifelhaft [Ruf, Charakter, Wert, Autorität]; (ambiguous) unklar [Bedeutung]; (unsettled) unsicher [Lage]6) (unreliable) zweifelhaft [Maßstab, Stütze]7) (giving reason to suspect evil) bedenklich [Gewohnheit, Spiel, Botschaft]* * *adj.fraglich adj.zweifelhaftes adj. -
12 say
A n to have one's say dire ce qu'on a à dire (on sur) ; to have a say/no say in sth avoir/ne pas avoir son mot à dire sur qch ; to have no say in the matter ne pas avoir voix au chapitre ; to have a say in appointing sb/allocating sth avoir son mot à dire sur la nomination de qn/l'affectation de qch ; they want more ou a bigger say ils veulent avoir davantage leur mot à dire ; to have the most ou biggest say avoir le plus de poids.1 [person] dire [words, line, prayer, hello, goodbye, yes, no] (to à) ; ‘hello,’ he said ‘bonjour,’ dit-il ; say after me… répète après moi… ; to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire ; to say (that) dire que ; she says he's ill elle dit qu'il est malade ; he said it was ready il a dit que c'était prêt ; she said there would be an accident elle a dit qu'il y aurait un accident ; I just wanted to say I'm sorry je voulais juste te dire que j'étais désolé ; she said we were to wait ou we should wait elle a dit que nous devions attendre ; he said to wait here il a dit d'attendre ici ; it's my way of saying thank you c'est ma façon de dire merci ; ‘residents say no to nuclear waste’ ‘les résidents disent non au stockage des déchets nucléaires’ ; I didn't say so, but I thought je ne l'ai pas dit, mais j'ai pensé que ; if he was angry, he didn't say so s'il était en colère, il ne l'a pas dit ; how nice of you to say so merci, c'est gentil ; didn't I say so? je l'avais bien dit! ; if ou though I do say so myself! je ne devrais pas le dire, mais…! ; so they say ( agreeing) il paraît ; or so they say ( doubtful) du moins c'est ce qu'on dit ; or so he says du moins c'est ce qu'il prétend ; so to say pour ainsi dire ; as you say… comme tu le dis… ; as they say comme on dit ; what will people say ou they say qu'est-ce que les gens diront ; I don't care what anyone says je me moque du qu'en-dira-t-on ; (you can) say what you like, I think that… tu peux dire ce que tu veux, moi je crois que… ; people ou they say she's very rich, she is said to be very rich on dit qu'elle est très riche ; some (people) say the house is haunted, the house is said to be haunted certains disent que la maison est hantée ; to have something/to have nothing to say avoir quelque chose/ne rien avoir à dire ; to say sth about sth/sb dire qch au sujet de qch/qn ; to say sth on a subject parler d'un sujet ; something was said about that at the meeting on en a parlé à la réunion ; nothing much was said about that on n'a pas dit grand-chose à ce sujet ; she'll have something to say about that! elle aura certainement quelque chose à dire là-dessus! ; to say sth to oneself se dire qch ; she said to herself (that) it couldn't be true elle s'est dit que cela ne pouvait pas être vrai ; what do you say to that? qu'est-ce que tu en dis? what do you say to the argument that…? que répondez-vous à l'argument selon lequel…? ; what would you say to people who think that…? que répondriez-vous à ceux qui pensent que…? ; what would you say to a little walk? qu'est-ce que tu dirais d'une petite promenade? ; I wouldn't say no to another slice je ne dirais pas non à une autre tranche ; what (do you) say we eat now ○ ? et si on mangeait maintenant? ; to say whether/who dire si/qui ; that's for the committee to say c'est au comité de décider ; it's not for me to say ce n'est pas à moi de le dire ; you said it ○ ! tu l'as dit! ; you can say that again ○ ! ça, tu peux le dire ○ ! ; I should say it is/they were! et comment ○ ! ; well said! bien dit! ; and so say all of us! nous sommes tous d'accord là-dessus! ; say no more ○ ça va, j'ai compris! ○ ; let's say no more about it n'en parlons plus ; enough said ○ ça va, j'ai compris ○ ; there's no more to be said il n'y a rien à ajouter ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; don't say I didn't warn you! tu ne pourras pas dire que je ne t'avais pas prévenu! ; don't say it's raining again! ne me dis pas qu'il pleut de nouveau! ; you might just as well say education is useless autant dire que l'instruction est inutile ; that is to say c'est-à-dire ; that's not to say that cela ne veut pas dire que ; he was displeased, not to say furious il était mécontent, pour ne pas dire furieux ; I'll say this for her… je dois dire à sa décharge que… ; one thing you have to say about Liz is… s'il y a une chose qu'il faut reconnaître à propos de Liz c'est… ; I must say (that) je dois dire que ; it seems rather expensive, I must say cela paraît un peu cher, je dois dire ; well, I must say! ça alors! ; to have a lot to say for oneself être bavard ; what have you got to say for yourself? qu'est-ce que tu as comme excuse? ; that isn't saying much ○ ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose ○ ; that's saying a lot ○ ce n'est pas peu dire ;2 [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire ; [painter, painting, music, gift] exprimer ; [sign, poster, dial, gauge] indiquer ; [gesture, signal] signifier ; as Plato says comme le dit Platon ; she wrote saying she couldn't come elle a écrit pour dire qu'elle ne pouvait pas venir ; it says on the radio/in the rules that la radio/le règlement dit que ; it says here that il est dit ici que ; the clock says three la pendule indique trois heures ; the dial says 300 le cadran indique 300 ; a notice saying where to meet une affiche qui indique le lieu de réunion ; this music says something/doesn't say anything to me cette musique me parle/ne me parle pas ;3 ( guess) dire (that que) ; to say how much/when/whether dire combien/quand/si ; that's impossible to say c'est impossible à dire ; how high would you say it is? à ton avis, quelle en est la hauteur? ; I'd say it was a bargain à mon avis c'est une bonne affaire ; I'd say she was about 25 je lui donnerais environ 25 ans ; he's about six foot, wouldn't you say? il mesure environ un mètre quatre-vingts, tu ne crois pas? ;4 ( assume) to say (that) supposer que (+ subj), mettre que (+ indic or subj) ; let's say there are 20 mettons ou supposons qu'il y en ait 20 ; say you have an accident suppose que tu aies un accident ; say we win, we'll still have to beat Liverpool à supposer que nous gagnions, il faudra encore battre Liverpool.1 stop when I say arrête quand je te le dirai ; he wouldn't say il n'a pas voulu le dire ; I'd rather not say je préfère ne pas le dire ; you don't say! iron sans blague!, pas possible! ; says you ○ ! ( taunting) que tu dis ○ ! ; says who ○ ?, who says ○ ? ( sceptical) ah oui? ; ( on whose authority?) et sur les ordres de qui? ;D adv disons, mettons ; you'll need, say, £50 for petrol tu auras besoin de, disons or mettons, 50 livres sterling pour l'essence.it doesn't say much for their marriage/her commitment cela en dit long sur leur mariage/son engagement ; it says a lot ou something about his education that he succeeded le fait qu'il a réussi en dit long sur son éducation ; it says a lot for sb/sth c'est tout à l'honneur de qn/qch ; that says it all c'est tout dire, cela se passe de commentaire ; there's a lot to be said for that method cette méthode est très intéressante à bien des égards ; there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet il y a intérêt à se taire ; when all is said and done tout compte fait, en fin de compte. -
13 zweifeln
v/i: zweifeln an (+ Dat) doubt, have one’s doubts about; (in Zweifel ziehen) question; zweifeln, ob... be uncertain ( oder unsure) (as to) whether..., doubt whether..., have one’s doubts as to whether...; daran ist nicht zu zweifeln there’s no doubt about that; an sich (Dat) selbst zweifeln have lost faith in oneself; du darfst nicht an dir selbst zweifeln you mustn’t lose faith in yourself, you’ve got to believe in yourself; sie zweifelte an seinem Verstand she had doubts about his sanity* * *to doubt* * *zwei|feln ['tsvaifln]vito doubtan etw/jdm zwéífeln — to doubt sth/sb
daran ist nicht zu zwéífeln — there's no doubt about it
ich zweifle nicht, dass... — I do not doubt that..., I have no doubt that...
ich zweifle noch, wie ich mich entscheiden soll — I am still in two minds (esp Brit) or double-minded (US) about it
* * *zwei·feln[ˈtsvaifl̩n]vi▪ an jdm/etw \zweifeln to doubt [or have one's doubts about] sb/sth; (skeptisch sein a.) to be sceptical [or AM skeptical] about sb/sth▪ [daran] \zweifeln, ob... to doubt [or have doubts [about [or as to]]] whether...▪ nicht [daran] \zweifeln, dass... to not [or have no] doubt that...ich habe keine Minute gezweifelt, dass... I did not doubt for a minute that...* * *intransitives Verb doubtwenn man zweifelt — if one is in doubt or has any doubts
an jemandem/etwas zweifeln — doubt somebody/something; have doubts about somebody/something
zweifeln daran, dass..., zweifeln, ob... — doubt whether...
* * *zweifeln v/i:zweifeln, ob … be uncertain ( oder unsure) (as to) whether …, doubt whether …, have one’s doubts as to whether …;daran ist nicht zu zweifeln there’s no doubt about that;an sich (dat)selbst zweifeln have lost faith in oneself;du darfst nicht an dir selbst zweifeln you mustn’t lose faith in yourself, you’ve got to believe in yourself;sie zweifelte an seinem Verstand she had doubts about his sanity* * *intransitives Verb doubtwenn man zweifelt — if one is in doubt or has any doubts
an jemandem/etwas zweifeln — doubt somebody/something; have doubts about somebody/something
zweifeln daran, dass..., zweifeln, ob... — doubt whether...
* * *(an) v.to doubt (of, about) v. -
14 cast
1. transitive verb,1) (throw) werfencast an or one's eye over something — einen Blick auf etwas (Akk.) werfen; (fig.) Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen
cast the line/net — die Angel[schnur]/das Netz auswerfen
cast a shadow [on/over something] — (lit. or fig.) einen Schatten [auf etwas (Akk.)] werfen
cast one's vote — seine Stimme abgeben
cast one's mind back to something — an etwas (Akk.) zurückdenken
2) (shed) verlieren [Haare, Winterfell]; abwerfen [Gehörn, Blätter, Hülle]cast aside — (fig.) beiseite schieben [Vorschlag]; ablegen [Vorurteile, Gewohnheiten]; vergessen [Sorgen, Vorstellungen]; fallen lassen [Freunde, Hemmungen]
4) (calculate) stellen [Horoskop]5) (assign role[s] of) besetzencast Joe as somebody/in the role of somebody — jemanden/jemandes Rolle mit Joe besetzen
2. nouncast a play/film — die Rollen [in einem Stück/Film] besetzen
1) (Med.) Gipsverband, der2) (set of actors) Besetzung, die3) (model) Abdruck, derPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/11297/cast_about">cast about- cast off- cast up* * *past tense, past participle; see cast* * *[kɑ:st, AM kæst]I. n1. + sing/pl vb THEAT, FILM Besetzung f, Ensemble nt4. (squint)II. vt<cast, cast>1. (throw)▪ to \cast sth etw werfento \cast a fishing line eine Angelschnur auswerfento \cast a net ein Netz auswerfento \cast a shoe horse ein Hufeisen verlieren2. (direct)to \cast doubt on sth etw zweifelhaft erscheinen lassento \cast a slur on sth etw in den Schmutz ziehen3. (allocate roles)to \cast a film das Casting für einen Film machenhe was often \cast as the villain ihm wurde oft die Rolle des Schurken zugeteiltto \cast sb in a role jdm eine Rolle gebento \cast sb to type jdn auf eine bestimmte Rolle festlegen4. (give)to \cast one's vote seine Stimme abgeben5. (make in a mould)to \cast a bell eine Glocke gießen6.▶ to \cast caution to the winds es darauf ankommen lassen▶ to \cast one's net wide seine Fühler in alle Richtungen ausstrecken▶ to \cast pearls before swine Perlen vor die Säue werfen* * *[kAːst] vb: pret, ptp cast1. n3) (= plaster cast) Gipsverband mthe cast includes several famous actors — das Stück ist mit mehreren berühmten Schauspielern besetzt
5)6) (MED: squint) schielender Blick8) (= tinge) Schimmer m2. vtto cast lots — (aus)losen
to cast in one's lot with sb — sich auf jds (acc) Seite stellen
to cast one's eyes over sth — einen Blick auf etw (acc) werfen
to cast a critical/sceptical eye on sth —
to cast the blame on sb — jdm die Schuld geben, die Schuld auf jdn abwälzen
to cast a shadow (lit, fig) — einen Schatten werfen (on auf +acc )
2)(= shed)
to cast its skin —to cast a shoe to cast its feathers (form) to cast its leaves (form) — ein Hufeisen nt verlieren sich mausern die Blätter abwerfen
3) (TECH, ART) gießen → mouldSee:→ mouldhe was well/badly cast — die Rolle passte gut/schlecht zu ihm
he was cast for the part of Hamlet — er sollte den Hamlet spielen
I don't know why they cast him as the villain — ich weiß nicht, warum sie ihm die Rolle des Schurken gegeben or zugeteilt haben
3. vi2) (THEAT) die Rollen verteilen, die Besetzung vornehmen* * *A s1. Wurf m (auch mit Würfeln):cast of fortune Zufall m2. Wurfweite f3. a) Auswerfen n (der Angel etc)b) Angelhaken m, Köder m4. a) Gewölle n (von Raubvögeln)b) (von Würmern aufgeworfenes) Erdhäufchenc) abgestoßene Haut (eines Insekts)have a cast in one eye auf einem Auge schielen6. THEAT etc Besetzung f:a) Casting n, Rollenverteilung fwith the full cast in voller Besetzung7. Faltenwurf m (auf Gemälden)8. Anlage f (eines Werkes), Form f, Zuschnitt m9. Schattierung f, (Farb)Ton m, Anflug m (auch fig):have a slight cast of blue ins Blaue spielen;10. Gesichtsschnitt m11. TECH Guss(form) m(f), -stück n12. TECH Abdruck m, Modell n, Form f13. MED Gips(verband) m14. (angeborene) Art:cast of mind Geistesart15. Typ m, Gattung f, Schlag m16. a) Berechnung fb) Aufrechnung f, Addition fB v/t prät und pperf cast1. werfen:cast a burden (up)on fig jemandem eine Last aufbürden; → blame B 2, bread Bes Redew, die2 1, dust A 1, lot A 1, slur1 B 1, spell2 A 2, tooth A 12. die Angel, den Anker, das Lot, das Netz etc auswerfen3. ZOOLcast its skin sich häuten4. seinen Stimmzettel abgeben:cast one’s vote seine Stimme abgeben9. TECH Metall, Glas, eine Statue etc gießen, formen11. THEAT etca) ein Stück etc besetzenthe play is perfectly cast das Stück ist ausgezeichnet besetzt;cast sb as Othello jemandem die Rolle des Othello geben;he was badly cast er war eine FehlbesetzungC v/i2. die Angel auswerfen3. TECHa) sich gießen oder (auch fig)formen lassenb) sich formen4. SCHIFF abfallen* * *1. transitive verb,1) (throw) werfencast an or one's eye over something — einen Blick auf etwas (Akk.) werfen; (fig.) Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen
cast the line/net — die Angel[schnur]/das Netz auswerfen
cast a shadow [on/over something] — (lit. or fig.) einen Schatten [auf etwas (Akk.)] werfen
cast one's mind back to something — an etwas (Akk.) zurückdenken
2) (shed) verlieren [Haare, Winterfell]; abwerfen [Gehörn, Blätter, Hülle]cast aside — (fig.) beiseite schieben [Vorschlag]; ablegen [Vorurteile, Gewohnheiten]; vergessen [Sorgen, Vorstellungen]; fallen lassen [Freunde, Hemmungen]
3) (shape, form) gießen4) (calculate) stellen [Horoskop]5) (assign role[s] of) besetzencast Joe as somebody/in the role of somebody — jemanden/jemandes Rolle mit Joe besetzen
2. nouncast a play/film — die Rollen [in einem Stück/Film] besetzen
1) (Med.) Gipsverband, der2) (set of actors) Besetzung, die3) (model) Abdruck, derPhrasal Verbs:- cast off- cast up* * *(dramatis personae) n.Rollenbesetzung f. (film, theatre) n.Besetzung f. n.Abguss -¨ m.Guss ¨-e m.Wurf ¨-e m. v.(§ p.,p.p.: cast)= gießen (Metall) v.gießen v.(§ p.,pp.: goß, gegossen)werfen v.(§ p.,pp.: warf, geworfen) -
15 zapatrywać się
(-uję, -ujesz); vrzapatrywać się na coś inaczej/sceptycznie — to take a different/sceptical view of sth
* * *ipf.(= mieć pogląd)1. think ( na coś of sth); view, be of the opinion; jak się zapatrujesz na...? what do you think of...?, what is your opinion on...?; zapatrywać się na coś przychylnie be agreeable to sth, take a favorable view of sth; zapatrywać się na coś cynicznie/entuzjastycznie be cynical/enthusiastic about sth; zapatrywać się na coś pesymistycznie/optymistycznie have l. take a pessimistic/optimistic view of sth; zapatrywać się jednakowo na coś be of one mind about sth.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zapatrywać się
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16 zweifeln
zwei·feln [ʼtsvaifl̩n]vian jdm/etw \zweifeln to doubt [or have one's doubts about] sb/sth; (skeptisch sein a.) to be sceptical [or (Am) skeptical] about sb/sth;[daran] \zweifeln, ob... to doubt [or have doubts [about [or as to] ]] whether...;nicht [daran] \zweifeln, dass... to not [or have no] doubt that...;ich habe keine Minute gezweifelt, dass... I did not doubt for a minute that... -
17 caution
1. noun1) Vorsicht, die2. transitive verbcaution somebody against something/doing something — jemanden vor etwas (Dat.) warnen/davor warnen, etwas zu tun
caution somebody to/not to do something — jemanden ermahnen, etwas zu tun/nicht zu tun
* * *['ko:ʃən] 1. noun1) (carefulness (because of possible danger etc): Exercise caution when crossing this road.) die Vorsicht2) (in law, a warning: The policeman gave him a caution for speeding.) die Warnung2. verb(to give a warning to: He was cautioned for drunken driving.) (ver-)warnen- academic.ru/11567/cautionary">cautionary- cautious
- cautiously* * *cau·tion[ˈkɔ:ʃən, AM ˈkɑ:-]I. n\caution is advised Vorsicht ist gebotento exercise [great] \caution [große] Vorsicht walten lassen geh\caution! Vorsicht!to sound a note of \caution eine Warnung aussprechento treat sth with \caution (reserved) etw mit Vorbehalt aufnehmen; (sceptical) etw dat skeptisch gegenüberstehen3. BRIT LAW (legal warning) Verwarnung f, Verweis m; (that sb will be charged) Rechtsmittelbelehrung fto let sb off with a \caution ( fam) jdn mit einer Verwarnung davonkommen lassen6.▶ to err on the side of \caution übervorsichtig sein1. (warn)▪ to \caution sb not to do sth jdm dringend raten, etw nicht zu tun, jdm von etw dat dringend abraten; (more serious) jdn davor warnen, etw zu tun▪ to \caution sb jdn verwarnen3. LAW▪ to \caution sb jdn auf seine Rechte hinweisen* * *['kOːSən]1. n"caution!" — "Vorsicht!"
to act with caution — umsichtig or mit Bedacht vorgehen, Vorsicht walten lassen
3) (inf)to be a real caution — zum Piepen sein (inf)
2. vtto caution sb — jdn warnen (against vor +dat ); (officially) jdn verwarnen
to caution sb against doing sth — jdn davor warnen, etw zu tun
* * *caution [ˈkɔːʃn]A s1. Vorsicht f, Behutsamkeit f:a) vorsichtig zu Werke gehen,b) Vorsicht walten lassen;“caution” AUTO etc „Vorsicht!“2. a) Verwarnung fb) Warnung f3. JURb) (polizeiliche) Verwarnungc) Vormerkung f (zur Sicherung von Grundstücksrechten)d) besonders schott Kaution f, Bürgschaft f4. MIL Ankündigungskommando n5. umg obsc) unheimlicher KerlB v/t1. warnen (against, about vor dat):caution o.s. sich in Acht nehmen2. verwarnen* * *1. noun1) Vorsicht, die2. transitive verbcaution somebody against something/doing something — jemanden vor etwas (Dat.) warnen/davor warnen, etwas zu tun
caution somebody to/not to do something — jemanden ermahnen, etwas zu tun/nicht zu tun
* * *n.Behutsamkeit f.Vorsicht -en f.Warnung -en f. -
18 méfiant
méfiant, e [mefjɑ̃, jɑ̃t]adjective[personne] mistrustful* * *méfiante mefjɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif suspiciouselle est d'un naturel or caractère méfiant — she's always very wary
* * *mefjɑ̃, jɑ̃t adj méfiant, -emistrustful, distrustful* * *méfiant, méfiante adj [personne, air, regard, attitude, parole] suspicious, distrustful; [police, caractère, personnalité] wary; elle est d'un naturel méfiant she's always very wary; regarder qn/qch d'un œil méfiant to look at sb/sth suspiciously.il n'est pas assez méfiant he is too unsuspecting ou trustingméfiant envers quelque chose dubious about something, sceptical of something -
19 zapatr|ywać się2
impf v refl. książk. (uważać) to think, to view- zapatrywać się na coś sceptycznie/entuzjastycznie to be sceptical/enthusiastic about sth- jak się zapatrujesz na tę propozycję? what do you think of this proposition?The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zapatr|ywać się2
См. также в других словарях:
prospects — ► [plural] the possibility of being successful in the future: »The market remains sceptical about the bank s prospects. prospects for sth »Investors are becoming increasingly excited about prospects for the new drug. »The growth prospects of the… … Financial and business terms
look — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of looking at/considering sth ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ brief, cursory, quick ▪ careful, close, close up (esp. AmE) … Collocations dictionary
