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1 follow the fortunes

1) Общая лексика: оговорка о обязательном характере решений перестрахователя (в договорах пропорционального перестрахования)

2) Страхование: "следовать судьбе"

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > follow the fortunes
2 follow

follow

A vtr

1 ( move after) suivre [person, car] (into dans) ; follow that cab! suivez ce taxi! ; to have sb followed faire suivre qn ; I think I'm being followed je crois qu'on me suit ; followed by suivi par ; to follow sb in/out entrer/sortir derrière qn ; she followed her father into politics elle est entrée dans la politique comme son père ; they'll follow us on a later flight ils nous rejoindront par un autre vol ;

2 ( come after in time) suivre [event, period, incident, item on list] ; succéder à [leader, monarch] ; I chose the salad and followed it with fish j'ai choisi la salade, et ensuite j'ai commandé du poisson ; I followed up my swim with a sauna après la piscine j'ai fait un sauna ; followed by suivi de ;

3 (go along, be guided by) suivre [clue, path, river, arrow, map, line of inquiry, tradition, fashion, instinct, instructions] ; if you follow this argument to its logical conclusion… si vous poursuivez le raisonnement jusqu'au bout… ;

4 (support, be led by) suivre [teachings, example] ; pratiquer [religion] ; adhérer à [faith, ideas] ; être le disciple de [person, leader] ; on this question I follow Freud sur cette question j'adhère à la théorie de Freud ; he follows his sister in everything il imite sa sœur en tout ;

5 ( watch or read closely) suivre [sport, stock market, serial, trial, lecture, film] ; to follow sth with one's eyes suivre qch des yeux ; to follow the play in one's book suivre la pièce dans le texte ; to follow the fortunes of suivre la carrière de [person] ; suivre [team] ;

6 ( understand) suivre [explanation, reasoning, plot] ; do you follow me? tu me suis? ; if you follow my meaning, if you follow me si tu vois ce que je veux dire ;

7 ( practise) exercer [trade, profession] ; poursuivre [career] ; avoir [way of life].

B vi

1 ( move after) suivre ; she followed on her bike elle a suivi en vélo ; to follow in sb's footsteps suivre les traces de qn ;

2 ( come after in time) suivre ; in the days that followed dans les jours qui ont suivi ; there followed a lengthy debate il s'ensuivit un débat interminable ; what follows is just a summary ce qui suit n'est qu'un résumé ; there's ice cream to follow ensuite il y a de la glace ; the results were as follows les résultats ont été les suivants ; the sum is calculated as follows la somme est calculée comme suit or de la façon suivante ;

3 ( be logical consequence) s'ensuivre ; it follows that il s'ensuit que ; it doesn't necessarily follow that ça ne veut pas forcément dire que ; problems are sure to follow il en résultera forcément des problèmes ; that doesn't follow ce n'est pas évident ; that follows ça me paraît logique ; to follow from sth that… découler de qch que… ;

4 ( understand) suivre ; I don't follow je ne suis pas.

Idiom

follow that ○ ! faut le faire ○ !

Phrasal verbs

■ follow about, follow around:

▶ follow [sb] around suivre [qn] partout.

■ follow on [person] suivre ; to follow on from faire suite à ; following on from yesterday's lecture… à la suite du cours d'hier…

■ follow out US:

▶ follow out [sth] suivre [orders, instructions, advice].

■ follow through:

▶ follow through Sport faire un swing complet ;

▶ follow through [sth], follow [sth] through mener [qch] à terme [project, scheme, experiment] ; tenir [promise] ; mettre [qch] à exécution [threat] ; aller jusqu'au bout de [idea, theory, argument].

■ follow up:

▶ follow up [sth], follow [sth] up

1 (reinforce, confirm) confirmer [victory, success] (with par) ; consolider [good start, debut] (with par) ; donner suite à [letter, visit, threat] (with par) ; to follow up a letter with sth faire suivre une lettre de qch ; he followed up with a left hook [boxer] il a enchaîné avec un crochet de la gauche ;

2 (act upon, pursue) suivre [story, lead] ; donner suite à [complaint, offer, call, article] ; examiner [suggestion] ; utiliser [tip, hint] ;

▶ follow up [sb], follow [sb] up ( maintain contact with) suivre [patient, person].

Big English-French dictionary > follow
3 fortunes

fortunes

plural noun

1 (luck) suerte nombre femenino; (ups and downs) vicisitudes nombre femenino plural

■ Richard's fortunes were looking up la suerte de Richard iba mejorando

■ we follow the hero's fortunes through a series of adventures seguimos las vicisitudes del protagonista a través de una serie de aventuras

fortunes

n.pl.

• destino (Fortuna) s.m.

English-spanish dictionary > fortunes
4 follow

1. transitive verb
1) folgen (+ Dat.)

you're being followed — Sie werden verfolgt

2) (go along) folgen (+ Dat.); entlanggehen/-fahren [Straße usw.]

3) (come after in order or time) folgen (+ Dat.); folgen auf (+ Akk.)

A is followed by B — auf A folgt B

4) (accompany) [nach]folgen (+ Dat.)

5) (provide with sequel)

follow something with something — einer Sache (Dat.) etwas folgen lassen

6) (result from) die Folge sein von; hervorgehen aus

7) (treat or take as guide or leader) folgen (+ Dat.); sich orientieren an (+ Dat.); (adhere to) anhängen (+ Dat.)

8) (act according to) folgen (+ Dat.) [Prinzip, Instinkt, Trend]; verfolgen [Politik]; befolgen [Vorschrift, Regel, Anweisung, Rat, Warnung]; handeln nach [Gefühl, Wunsch]; sich halten an (+ Akk.) [Konventionen, Diät, Maßstab]

9) (keep up with mentally, grasp meaning of) folgen (+ Dat.)

do you follow me?, are you following me? — verstehst du, was ich meine?

10) (be aware of the present state or progress of) verfolgen [Ereignisse, Nachrichten, Prozess]
2. intransitive verb
1) (go, come)

follow after somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache folgen

2) (go or come after person or thing) folgen

follow in the wake of something — etwas ablösen; auf etwas (Akk.) folgen

3) (come next in order or time) folgen

as follows — wie folgt

4)

follow from something — (result) die Folge von etwas sein; (be deducible) aus etwas folgen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/28605/follow_on">follow on

- follow through

- follow up

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['foləu] 1. verb
1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) folgen

2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) folgen

3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) folgen können

4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) befolgen

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- follower
- following 2. adjective
1) (coming after: the following day.) folgend

2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.) folgend
3. preposition
(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) als Folge
4. pronoun
(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.) das Folgende

- follow-up
- follow up
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fol·low

[ˈfɒləʊ, AM ˈfɑ:loʊ]

I. vt

1. (take same route as)

▪ to \follow sb/sth jdm/etw folgen

to \follow sb about [or around] jdm überallhin folgen

to \follow sb close jdm auf dem Fuß folgen

2. (pursue)

▪ to \follow sb/sth jdn/etw verfolgen

3. (keep to)

▪ to \follow sth etw dat folgen

after that, the train \follows/the railway lines \follow the coastline danach fährt der Zug/führen die Bahnschienen die Küste entlang

to \follow a road/sign einer Straße/einem Schild folgen

4. (come/happen next)

▪ to \follow sth auf etw akk folgen

▪ \follow by gefolgt von

we had roast lamb \followed by a soufflé [or with a soufflé to \follow] es gab Lammbraten, gefolgt von einem Soufflé

5. (succeed)

▪ to \follow sb jdm nachfolgen

he \followed his father as head of the firm er folgte seinem Vater als Firmenchef nach

6. (imitate)

▪ to \follow sb es jdm gleichtun

▪ to \follow sth etw nachmachen

Sophie always \follows what her sister does Sophie macht ihrer Schwester alles nach

\follow that! mach mir das erst mal nach!

7. (obey)

▪ to \follow sth etw befolgen; (go along with) etw dat folgen

he \follows the teachings of the Koran er hält sich an die Lehren des Koran

to \follow one's conscience seinem Gewissen gehorchen

to \follow fashion mit der Mode gehen

to \follow ancient traditions nach alten Bräuchen leben

to \follow a trend einem Trend folgen

8. (support)

▪ to \follow a team Anhänger(in) m(f) einer Mannschaft sein

to \follow sb's view jds Ansichten zustimmen

9. (understand)

▪ to \follow sb/sth jdm/etw folgen

his lecture was difficult to \follow man konnte seinem Vortrag nur schwer folgen

do you \follow me?, can you \follow? können Sie mir folgen?

10. (try to achieve)

▪ to \follow sth etw verfolgen

he \follows the law er will Jurist werden

to \follow one's pleasure seinem Vergnügen nachgehen

11. (have an interest in, watch)

▪ to \follow sth etw verfolgen

▪ to \follow sth etw verfolgen

to \follow sth on television sich dat etw regelmäßig [im Fernsehen] ansehen

12.

▶ to \follow the crowd der Herde folgen fig, mit der Herde laufen fig

▶ to \follow sb/sth with one's eyes jdm/etw mit den Blicken [o Augen] folgen; (watch leaving, moving away) jdm/etw nachsehen; (watch every move) jdn/etw mit Blicken verfolgen

my eyes \followed him as he walked up to the stage mein Blick folgte ihm, als er zur Bühne hinaufschritt

▶ to \follow in sb's footsteps in jds Fußstapfen treten

▶ \follow your nose ( fam: trust your instincts) vertrau deinem Instinkt; (go straight ahead) immer der Nase nach

▶ to \follow suit nachziehen fam, dasselbe machen

II. vi

1. (take the same route) folgen; MIL nachstoßen

▪ to \follow after sb/sth jdm/etw folgen

2. (come/happen next) folgen

letter to \follow Brief folgt

in the hours/days that \followed... in den darauf folgenden Stunden/Tagen...

as \follows wie folgt

3. (result) sich ergeben; (be the consequence) die Folge sein

▪ to \follow from/upon sth (be the result) sich aus etw dat ergeben; (be the deduction) aus etw dat folgen [o resultieren]; (be the consequence) die Folge einer S. gen sein

just because I agreed last time, it doesn't necessarily \follow that... nur weil ich das letzte Mal zugestimmt habe, heißt das noch lange nicht, dass...

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['fɒləʊ]
1. vt

1) person, car, road, sign folgen (+dat), nachgehen/-fahren etc (+dat); (= pursue also) verfolgen; (= succeed) folgen (+dat), kommen nach

he followed me about — er folgte mir überallhin

he followed me out — er folgte mir nach draußen

follow me — folgen Sie mir; (by car also) fahren Sie mir nach

we're being followed — wir werden verfolgt

to have sb followed — jdn verfolgen lassen

his eyes followed her, he followed her with his eyes — er folgte ihr mit den Augen

he arrived first, followed by the ambassador — er kam als Erster, gefolgt vom Botschafter

he followed his father into the business —

the earthquake was followed by looting — auf das Erdbeben folgte Plünderung

the dinner will be followed by a concert — im Anschluss an das Essen findet ein Konzert statt

the toast was followed by a vote of thanks —

to follow the hounds — (mit den Hunden) auf die Jagd gehen

follow that ( if you can)! (said after a good performance etc) — das soll mir/ihm etc erst mal einer nachmachen!

how do you follow that? — das ist kaum zu überbieten

I love lasagne followed by ice cream — besonders gern mag ich Lasagne und danach Eis

potatoes are the most popular food, followed by white bread — Kartoffeln sind das beliebteste Essen, und an zweiter Stelle steht Weißbrot

2) (= keep to) road, path folgen (+dat), entlanggehen/-fahren etc

the boat followed the coast — das Boot fuhr die Küste entlang

the road follows the valley — die Straße folgt dem Tal

3) (= understand) folgen (+dat)

do you follow me? — können Sie mir folgen?

4) profession ausüben, nachgehen (+dat); course of study, career verfolgen

to follow the sea (liter) — zur See fahren

5) (= conform to) fashion mitmachen; advice, instructions befolgen, folgen (+dat); party line folgen (+dat)

to follow (the dictates of) one's heart/conscience — auf die Stimme seines Herzens/Gewissens hören

6) (= read, watch regularly) serial verfolgen; strip cartoon regelmäßig lesen; (= take an interest in) progress, development, news verfolgen; athletics, swimming etc sich interessieren für; (= listen to attentively) speech (genau) verfolgen

to follow the horses — sich für Pferderennen interessieren

which team do you follow? — für welchen Verein sind Sie?

the film follows the fortunes of two women — der Film verfolgt das Schicksal zweier Frauen

2. vi

1) (= come after) folgen (on sth auf etw acc)

as follows — wie folgt

his argument was as follows — er argumentierte folgendermaßen

to follow in sb's footsteps (fig) — in jds Fußstapfen (acc)

what is there to follow? (at meals) — was gibt es noch or (planning the meal) hinterher or anschließend?

what follows — das Folgende

2) (results, deduction) folgen (from aus)

it follows from this that... — hieraus folgt, dass...

it doesn't follow that... — daraus folgt nicht, dass...

that doesn't follow — nicht unbedingt!

3) (= understand) folgen

I don't follow — das verstehe ich nicht, da komme ich nicht mit

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follow [ˈfɒləʊ; US ˈfɑ-]

A s

1. Billard: Nachläufer m

2. → follow-up A 5

B v/t

1. allg folgen (dat):

a) (zeitlich oder räumlich) nachfolgen (dat), folgen auf (akk), sich anschließen (dat) oder an (akk):

a dinner followed by a dance ein Essen mit anschließendem Tanz;

this story is followed by another auf diese Geschichte folgt noch eine (andere)

b) nachfolgen, -laufen:

follow sb close jemandem auf dem Fuße folgen

c) auch MIL jemanden verfolgen

d) sich jemandem anschließen, jemanden begleiten

e) jemandem im Amt etc nachfolgen, jemandes Nachfolger sein

f) jemandem (als Führer oder Vorbild) (nach)folgen, sich jemandem, einer Partei etc anschließen

g) jemandem gehorchen

h) sich anpassen (dat) (auch Sache)

i) eine Mode etc mitmachen

j) einen Rat, Befehl etc befolgen, beachten

k) sich einer Ansicht anschließen, teilen (akk)

l) jemandes Beispiel folgen:

follow sb’s example auch es jemandem gleichtun

m) einen Weg verfolgen

n) entlanggehen, -führen (akk):

the road follows the river

o) (mit dem Auge oder geistig) verfolgen, beobachten:

follow a game;

follow events

p) zuhören (dat)

2. ein Ziel, einen Zweck verfolgen, anstreben

3. einer Beschäftigung etc nachgehen, sich widmen (dat), ein Geschäft etc betreiben, einen Beruf ausüben:

follow one’s inclinations seinen Neigungen nachgehen; das tun, wozu man Lust hat;

follow one’s pleasure seinem Vergnügen nachgehen;

follow the law Jurist sein; → sea 1

4. folgen (können) (dat), verstehen:

do you follow me? können Sie mir folgen?

5. folgen aus, die Folge sein von (oder gen)

6. follow sth with sth einer Sache etwas folgen lassen

C v/i

1. (zeitlich oder räumlich) (nach)folgen, sich anschließen:

follow after sb jemandem nachfolgen;

follow (up)on folgen auf (akk);

letter to follow Brief folgt;

as follows wie folgt, folgendermaßen

2. meist unpers folgen, sich ergeben ( beide:

from aus):

it follows from this hieraus folgt ( that dass);

it does not follow that … dies besagt nicht, dass …

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1. transitive verb
1) folgen (+ Dat.)

you're being followed — Sie werden verfolgt

2) (go along) folgen (+ Dat.); entlanggehen/-fahren [Straße usw.]

3) (come after in order or time) folgen (+ Dat.); folgen auf (+ Akk.)

A is followed by B — auf A folgt B

4) (accompany) [nach]folgen (+ Dat.)

5) (provide with sequel)

follow something with something — einer Sache (Dat.) etwas folgen lassen

6) (result from) die Folge sein von; hervorgehen aus

7) (treat or take as guide or leader) folgen (+ Dat.); sich orientieren an (+ Dat.); (adhere to) anhängen (+ Dat.)

8) (act according to) folgen (+ Dat.) [Prinzip, Instinkt, Trend]; verfolgen [Politik]; befolgen [Vorschrift, Regel, Anweisung, Rat, Warnung]; handeln nach [Gefühl, Wunsch]; sich halten an (+ Akk.) [Konventionen, Diät, Maßstab]

9) (keep up with mentally, grasp meaning of) folgen (+ Dat.)

do you follow me?, are you following me? — verstehst du, was ich meine?

10) (be aware of the present state or progress of) verfolgen [Ereignisse, Nachrichten, Prozess]
2. intransitive verb
1) (go, come)

follow after somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache folgen

2) (go or come after person or thing) folgen

follow in the wake of something — etwas ablösen; auf etwas (Akk.) folgen

3) (come next in order or time) folgen

as follows — wie folgt

4)

follow from something — (result) die Folge von etwas sein; (be deducible) aus etwas folgen

Phrasal Verbs:

- follow on

- follow through

- follow up

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(a path) v.

einschlagen (Weg) v. v.

beachten v.

befolgen v.

beherzigen v.

erfolgen v.

folgen v.

verfolgen v.

English-german dictionary > follow
5 fortune

'fo: ən
noun

1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) fortuna, suerte

2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) fortuna

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- fortunate
- fortunately
- fortune-teller
- tell someone's fortune
- tell fortune

fortune n

1. suerte

fortune smiled on her la suerte le sonrió

2. fortuna

he made a fortune and spent it all hizo una fortuna y lo gastó todo

to tell someone's fortune decirle la buenaventura a alguien

fortune

tr['fɔːʧən]

noun

1 (fate) fortuna; (luck) suerte nombre femenino

■ I had the good fortune to find a friend tuve la suerte de encontrar un amigo

■ have you ever had your fortune told? ¿te han dicho la buenaventura alguna vez?

2 (money) fortuna

■ he inherited a fortune heredó una fortuna

■ that painting's worth a fortune aquel cuadro vale un dineral

plural noun fortunes

1 (luck) suerte nombre femenino; (ups and downs) vicisitudes nombre femenino plural

■ Richard's fortunes were looking up la suerte de Richard iba mejorando

■ we follow the hero's fortunes through a series of adventures seguimos las vicisitudes del protagonista a través de una serie de aventuras

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

fortune cookie galleta de la buenaventura

fortunes of war peripecias nombre femenino plural de la guerra

fortune ['fɔrʧən] n

1) : fortuna f

to seek one's fortune: buscar uno su fortuna

2) luck: suerte f, fortuna f

3) destiny, future: destino m, buenaventura f

4) : dineral m, platal m

she spent a fortune: se gastó un dineral

fortune

n.

• andanza s.f.

• bien s.m.

• bolsa s.f.

• buenaventura s.f.

• fortuna s.f.

• suerte s.f.

• ventura s.f.

'fɔːrtʃən, 'fɔːtʃən, 'fɔːtʃuːn
noun

1) c (money, prosperity) fortuna f; ( a lot of money) (colloq) (no pl) dineral m, platal m (AmS fam), pastón m (Esp fam)

2)

a) c ( fate)

I followed his fortune(s) with interest — seguí su trayectoria or sus peripecias con interés

to tell/read somebody's fortune — decirle*/leerle la buenaventura a algn

b) u ( destiny) destino m, sino m (liter)

3) u ( luck)

good fortune — suerte f, fortuna f

['fɔːtʃǝn]
1. N

1) (=luck) fortuna f, suerte f

by good fortune — por fortuna

we had the good fortune to find him — tuvimos la suerte de encontrarlo

the fortunes of war — las vicisitudes or las peripecias de la guerra

he restored the company's fortunes — restableció la prosperidad de la empresa, devolvió el éxito a la compañía

to seek one's fortune elsewhere — buscar fortuna en otro lugar

to try one's fortune — probar fortuna

2) (=fate) suerte f, destino m

to tell sb's fortune — decir a algn la buenaventura

3) (=property, wealth) fortuna f

to come into a fortune — heredar una fortuna

to marry a fortune — casarse con un hombre/una mujer acaudalado(-a)

4) (=huge amount of money) dineral m, platal m (LAm) *

to cost a fortune — costar un ojo de la cara *, valer un dineral

to make a fortune — enriquecerse, ganar un dineral

a small fortune — un montón de dinero, un dineral

2.

CPD

fortune cookie N — (esp US) galleta china con un mensaje sobre la suerte

fortune hunter N — cazafortunas mf inv

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['fɔːrtʃən, 'fɔːtʃən, 'fɔːtʃuːn]
noun

1) c (money, prosperity) fortuna f; ( a lot of money) (colloq) (no pl) dineral m, platal m (AmS fam), pastón m (Esp fam)

2)

a) c ( fate)

I followed his fortune(s) with interest — seguí su trayectoria or sus peripecias con interés

to tell/read somebody's fortune — decirle*/leerle la buenaventura a algn

b) u ( destiny) destino m, sino m (liter)

3) u ( luck)

good fortune — suerte f, fortuna f

English-spanish dictionary > fortune
6 worse

I 1. [wɜːs]
aggettivo (compar. di 1.bad)

1) (more unsatisfactory, unpleasant, serious etc.) peggiore ( than di, che)

to get worse — [pressure, noise] aumentare; [conditions, weather] peggiorare

worse luck! — che scalogna!

it looks worse than it is! — sembra peggio di quanto non sia!

it couldn't be worse! — non potrebbe essere peggiore!

and what is worse,... — e il peggio è che...

to go from bad to worse — andare di male in peggio

to get worse (and worse) — peggiorare (sempre di più), aggravarsi

you'll only make things o it worse! non farai che peggiorare le cose! and to make matters worse,... e per peggiorare le cose,...; to be even worse at languages — andare ancora peggio con le lingue

2) (more unwell, unhappy)

he is none the worse for the experience — non ha (per nulla) risentito dell'esperienza

so much the worse for them! — tanto peggio per loro!

3) (more inappropriate)

he couldn't have chosen a worse place — non avrebbe potuto scegliere un posto peggiore

the decision couldn't have come at a worse time — la decisione non sarebbe potuta arrivare in un momento peggiore
2.
nome

there is worse to come — il peggio deve ancora venire

to change for the worse — cambiare in peggio

to take a turn for the worse — prendere una brutta piega
II [wɜːs]
avverbio (compar. di badly)

1) (more unsatisfactorily, incompetently) peggio ( than di, che)

she could do worse than follow his example — non sarebbe poi così male se seguisse il suo esempio

2) (more seriously, severely) [cough, bleed, vomit] di più

worse still — peggio ancora

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((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) migliorare; peggiorare

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I 1. [wɜːs]
aggettivo (compar. di 1.bad)

1) (more unsatisfactory, unpleasant, serious etc.) peggiore ( than di, che)

to get worse — [pressure, noise] aumentare; [conditions, weather] peggiorare

worse luck! — che scalogna!

it looks worse than it is! — sembra peggio di quanto non sia!

it couldn't be worse! — non potrebbe essere peggiore!

and what is worse,... — e il peggio è che...

to go from bad to worse — andare di male in peggio

to get worse (and worse) — peggiorare (sempre di più), aggravarsi

you'll only make things o it worse! non farai che peggiorare le cose! and to make matters worse,... e per peggiorare le cose,...; to be even worse at languages — andare ancora peggio con le lingue

2) (more unwell, unhappy)

he is none the worse for the experience — non ha (per nulla) risentito dell'esperienza

so much the worse for them! — tanto peggio per loro!

3) (more inappropriate)

he couldn't have chosen a worse place — non avrebbe potuto scegliere un posto peggiore

the decision couldn't have come at a worse time — la decisione non sarebbe potuta arrivare in un momento peggiore
2.
nome

there is worse to come — il peggio deve ancora venire

to change for the worse — cambiare in peggio

to take a turn for the worse — prendere una brutta piega
II [wɜːs]
avverbio (compar. di badly)

1) (more unsatisfactorily, incompetently) peggio ( than di, che)

she could do worse than follow his example — non sarebbe poi così male se seguisse il suo esempio

2) (more seriously, severely) [cough, bleed, vomit] di più

worse still — peggio ancora

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((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) mejorar/empeorar; volverse mejor/peor; dar un giro para mejor/peor

worse adj adv peor

the film was worse than I expected la película era peor de lo que esperaba

Es el comparativo de bad

worse

tr[wɜːs]

adjective

1 (comp of bad) peor

it could have been worse podría haber sido peor

it was much worse than I expected fue mucho peor de lo que esperaba

they were none the worse for their experience la experiencia no les ha perjudicado

adverb

1 (comp of badly) peor; (more intensely) más

they played worse than last week jugaron peor que la semana pasada

noun

1 lo peor

there's worse to follow aún falta lo peor

I've seen worse he visto casos peores

there's been a change for the worse ha habido un cambio a peor

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

the worse for wear (worn, damaged) gastado,-a, viejo,-a 2 (tired) cansado,-a

the worse for drink borracho,-a

to be worse off (financially) andar peor de dinero 2 (physically) estar peor

to get worse empeorar

to get worse and worse ir de mal en peor

to go from bad to worse ir de mal en peor

to make matters worse para colmo de desgracias, por si fuera poco

worse luck! ¡mala suerte!

worse still lo que es peor, peor aún

worse ['wərs] adv comparative of bad or of ill : peor

to feel worse: sentirse peor

worse adj comparative of bad or of ill : peor

from bad to worse: de mal en peor

to get worse: empeorar

worse n

: estado m peor

to take a turn for the worse: ponerse peor

so much the worse: tanto peor

worse

adj.

• peor adj.

adv.

• peor adv.

I wɜːrs, wɜːs
adjective ( comp of bad I) peor

cheer up! it could be worse — anímate! podría ser peor

these scissors are worse than useless — estas tijeras no sirven para nada

the play wasn't very good, but I've seen worse — la obra no era muy buena, pero las he visto peores

he couldn't have phoned at a worse time — no podía haber llamado en peor momento or en un momento menos oportuno

he could've been hurt or worse — podría haber resultado herido, o podría haberle pasado algo peor

to get worse — empeorar

Grandad has got worse since he's been in hospital — el abuelo se ha puesto peor desde que está en el hospital

his hearing is getting worse and worse — oye cada vez menos

things are getting worse and worse — las cosas van de mal en peor, las cosas están cada vez peor

if you scratch it, it'll only make it worse — si te rascas, es peor

to make things worse, it started snowing — por si fuera poco, empezó a nevar

what was worse was that... — peor aún fue que...

they looked none the worse for their misadventure — no tenían mal aspecto a pesar de su desventura

II

adverb ( comp of badly) peor

you could do worse than take that job — harías bien en aceptar ese trabajo

III

noun

the worse — el (or la etc) peor

a change for the worse — un cambio para mal

he's taken a turn for the worse — se ha puesto peor, ha empeorado

[wɜːs]
1.

ADJ (compar)
of bad; peor
his essay is worse than yours — su trabajo es peor que el tuyo

• it could be worse — podría ser peor

• it's even worse than we'd predicted — es todavía peor de lo que habíamos pronosticado

• to get worse — [weather, situation, crime] empeorar; [patient] empeorar, ponerse peor

my cold is getting worse — mi resfriado va a peor

my eyesight is getting worse — mi vista va a peor, cada vez veo peor, cada vez tengo peor vista

his behaviour is getting worse — su comportamiento es cada vez peor

to get worse and worse — ponerse cada vez peor, ir de mal en peor

things will get worse before they get better — las cosas empeorarán antes de que se les vea la punta

it gets worse — (preparing sb for bad news) lo peor no es eso

• to make sth worse — empeorar algo

it'll only make matters or things worse — sólo empeorará las cosas

and, to make matters worse,... — y, para colmo de desgracia,...

• he appeared none the worse for his ordeal — no parecía desmejorado a pesar de su terrible experiencia

• there's nothing worse than... — no hay nada peor que...

• to be worse off — (lit, fig) estar peor

he is now worse off than before — está peor ahora que antes

she's now worse off than before she changed jobs — está peor ahora que cuando cambió de trabajo

he'd be two pounds a week worse off — tendría dos libras menos a la semana

• it's like last time, only worse — es como la última vez, solo que peor

• to be the worse for drink — ir cargado de copas *

• what was worse — para colmo (de males)
bad, bark, better, wear
2.

ADV (compar)
of badly; peor
I sang worse than he did or than him — yo cantaba peor que él

you could or might do worse than give her a call — sería aconsejable que la llamarás

3.

N

it's a change for the worse — es un cambio a peor

there was worse to come, worse was to come — lo peor todavía estaba por verse, aún quedaba lo peor
turn
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I [wɜːrs, wɜːs]
adjective ( comp of bad I) peor

cheer up! it could be worse — anímate! podría ser peor

these scissors are worse than useless — estas tijeras no sirven para nada

the play wasn't very good, but I've seen worse — la obra no era muy buena, pero las he visto peores

he couldn't have phoned at a worse time — no podía haber llamado en peor momento or en un momento menos oportuno

he could've been hurt or worse — podría haber resultado herido, o podría haberle pasado algo peor

to get worse — empeorar

Grandad has got worse since he's been in hospital — el abuelo se ha puesto peor desde que está en el hospital

his hearing is getting worse and worse — oye cada vez menos

things are getting worse and worse — las cosas van de mal en peor, las cosas están cada vez peor

if you scratch it, it'll only make it worse — si te rascas, es peor

to make things worse, it started snowing — por si fuera poco, empezó a nevar

what was worse was that... — peor aún fue que...

they looked none the worse for their misadventure — no tenían mal aspecto a pesar de su desventura

II

adverb ( comp of badly) peor

you could do worse than take that job — harías bien en aceptar ese trabajo

III

noun

the worse — el (or la etc) peor

a change for the worse — un cambio para mal

he's taken a turn for the worse — se ha puesto peor, ha empeorado

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