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expr infmlHe maintains that the only reason to go to university is to get on the gravy train — Он утверждает, что единственное, что заставляет людей иметь высшее образование - это возможность получить хорошо оплачиваемую работу
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get on the gravy train
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kolay para kazanmak, kolayca yükselmek, köşe dönmek -
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SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL slang chollonoun (colloq)to get on the gravy train — aprovechar la ocasión, aprovecharse del chollo (Esp fam), aprovechar la bolada (RPl fam)
* * *noun (colloq)to get on the gravy train — aprovechar la ocasión, aprovecharse del chollo (Esp fam), aprovechar la bolada (RPl fam)
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gravy train〈 slang〉♦voorbeelden:¶ get on the gravy train • aan een winstgevend zaakje meedoen, gemakkelijk geld verdienen -
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gravy ['greɪvɪ]∎ it's gravy (easy) c'est du gâteau►► gravy boat saucière f;familiar gravy train assiette f au beurre;∎ to get on the gravy train être à la recherche d'un bon filon;∎ she's been on the gravy train for years elle a eu la vie facile pendant des années;∎ it's just a gravy train for him and his friends c'est une véritable mine d'or pour lui et ses amis -
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'ɡreiviplural - gravies; noun((a sauce made from) the juices from meat that is cooking.) salsa de carne, jugo de la carnegravy n jugo de carnetr['greɪvɪ]1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL salsa de carne, jugo de la carne\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgravy boat salseran.• jugo s.m.• mojete s.m.• salsa (de carne) s.f.'greɪvimass noun ( Culin) salsa hecha con el jugo de la carne asada; (before n)['ɡreɪvɪ]gravy boat — salsera f
1. N1) (Culin) salsa f de carne, gravy m2) (US) ** (=easy money) dinero m fácil2.CPDgravy boat N — salsera f
gravy train * N — (fig) dinero m fácil
- get on the gravy train* * *['greɪvi]mass noun ( Culin) salsa hecha con el jugo de la carne asada; (before n)gravy boat — salsera f
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{'greivi}
1. сок (от печено месо), сое
2. разг. лесна печалба, пари, печалба (извън очакваното), GRAVY train синекура* * *{'greivi} n 1. сок (от печено месо), сое; 2. разг. лесна печалб* * *сос;* * *1. разг. лесна печалба, пари, печалба (извън очакваното), gravy train синекура 2. сок (от печено месо), сое* * *gravy[´greivi] n 1. кул. сок (от печено месо), сос; заливка; \gravy beef джолан; 2. разг. лесна печалба; незаконни доходи; \gravy train синекура; изгодно начинание (занимание); to get on the \gravy train постъпвам на лесна и доходна работа; • to dip in the \gravy sl присвоявам държавни пари, бъркам в меда. -
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[ʹgreıvı] n1. 1) сок, который выделяется из мяса при жаренье, тушении и т. п.2) подливка; соусexcellent [overseasoned, burnt] gravy - превосходная [пересоленная, подгорелая] подливка
2. сл. лёгкая нажива; незаконные доходы; взяткаto dip in the gravy - поживиться, прикарманить казённые деньги
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gravy train - сл. лёгкий заработок; доходное место; выгодное предприятиеto board /to get on/ the gravy train - выгодно устроиться
by gravy!, good gravy! - чёрт возьми!, вот те на!, вот так так!, не может быть! (восклицание, выражающее удивление, досаду и т. п.)
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noun1) (juices) Bratensaft, der2) (dressing) [Braten]soße, diegravy boat — Sauciere, die
* * *['ɡreivi]plural - gravies; noun* * *gra·vy[ˈgreɪvi]n no pl* * *['greIvɪ]nto ride on the gravy train — locker Geld machen (inf)
* * *gravy [ˈɡreıvı] s1. Braten-, Fleischsaft m2. (Braten)Soße f3. besonders US sl etwas unerwartet Angenehmes oder Einträgliches:that’s pure gravya) das ist viel besser als erwartet,b) das ist ein richtiger warmer Regen umg* * *noun1) (juices) Bratensaft, der2) (dressing) [Braten]soße, diegravy boat — Sauciere, die
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'ɡreiviplural - gravies; noun((a sauce made from) the juices from meat that is cooking.)kjøttsaft--------saus--------sjysubst. \/ˈɡreɪvɪ\/1) kjøttkraft, kraft, sjy2) (brun) saus3) ( slang) uventede penger, lettjente penger -
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̈ɪtreɪn I гл.
1) а) тренировать(ся), готовить, обучать б) дрессировать собаку в) объезжать лошадь г) воспитывать, учить, приучать к хорошим навыкам, к дисциплине
2) а) направлять рост растений (обыкн. train up, train along, train over) б) наводить (орудие, объектив и т. п.) ∙ train down train for train upon train off train up II
1. сущ.
1) а) шлейф( платья) ;
хвост( павлина, кометы) б) свита, толпа( поклонников и т. п.)
2) а) караван, воен. обоз б) кортеж, процессия в) поезд, состав The train is off. ≈ Поезд уже отошел. to board, get on ≈ садиться на поезд to catch a train ≈ успеть, поспеть на поезд to change trains ≈ делать пересадку (с одного поезда на другой) We'll have to change trains in Chicago. ≈ Нам придется делать пересадку в Чикаго. to flag down a train ≈ сигнализировать машинисту с требованием остановить поезд to get off a train ≈ сходить с поезда to hold a train ≈ останавливать поезд to miss a train ≈ опаздывать на поезд to stop a train ≈ останавливать поезд to stop a train by pulling the communication/emergency cord ≈ остановить поезд, потянув за стоп-кран to take a train ≈ садиться на поезд We took a train to the city. ≈ Мы поехали в город на поезде. a train arrives, pulls in ≈ поезд прибывает a train derails ≈ поезд сходит с рельсов a train leaves, pulls out ≈ поезд отправляется a train stops ≈ поезд останавливается boat train by train commuter train down train electric train elevated train express train freight train hospital train inbound train goods train local train long-distance train make the train mixed train passenger train shuttle train slow train stopping train through train up train way train wild train
3) а) цепь, ряд( событий, мыслей) б) последствие in the/its train ≈ в результате, вследствие
4) а) метал. прокатный стан б) тех. зубчатая передача
2. гл.;
разг. ехать по железной дороге поезд;
состав - fast * скорый поезд - express * экспресс - boat * поезд, согласованный с расписанием пароходов - passenger * пассажирский поезд - goods /freight/ * грузовой /товарный/ состав - local /branchline/ * местный поезд - slow /stopping/ * поезд, идущий со всеми остановками - relief * дополнительный поезд - troop * военный эшелон - armoured * бронепоезд - the morning * утренний поезд - the
2. 15 * поезд, отходящий в
2. 15 - wild * поезд, идущий не по расписанию - a * ride поездка на поезде - by * поездом - to travel by * ехать или ездить поездом /на поезде/ - to board /to take/ the * сесть в поезд, поехать на поезде - to lose /to miss/ one's * опоздать на поезд - to make /to catch, to nick/ the * поспеть на поезд - to change *s сделать пересадку - the * is off поезд уже отошел - the * is in поезд пришел трактор с прицепом процессия, кортеж - funeral * похоронная процессия караван - a * of camels караван верблюдов - a long * of sightseers длинная вереница туристов (военное) обоз (тж. baggage *, wagon *) свита, толпа (почитателей, поклонников и т. п.) - the prince and his * принц со своей свитой - a staff of 80 in smb.'s * свита в составе 80 человек ряд, цепь, вереница - a * of misfortunes цепь несчастий;
полоса неудач - by an unlucky * of events по неблагоприятному стечению обстоятельств - a whole * of ideas вереница мыслей - a * of words ряд слов ход (мыслей и т. п.) - to follow the * of smb.'s thoughts следить за ходом чьей-л. мысли - to lose the * of smb.'s thought потерять нить чьих-л. рассуждений ход, развертывание, развитие( событий и т. п.) - it was already in fair * to develop party out of faction все шло к превращению фракции в партию - things proceeded in this * for several days так продолжалось несколько дней шлейф, трен( платья) хвост (павлина), "шлейф" хвост (кометы, метеора) последствие - in the * of в результате, вследствие - the war brought famine and disease in its * война принесла с собой голод и болезни - the ruins that they left in their * развалины, которые они оставили за собой результаты - to write in the * of NN's study идти( в своей книге) по пути, проложенному исследованием NN pl ( военное) тылы (военное) азимут( орудия и т. п.) ;
наводка по азимуту (специальное) серия (волн, колебаний и т. п.) - wave * (физическое) цуг /серия/ волн (специальное) последовательный ряд прокатный стан (техническое) зубчатая передача;
система рычагов - * of gears система шестерен (военное) запал (охота) приманка (в виде положенных друг за другом кусочков) (устаревшее) аллюр (лошади) > in * в готовности, наготове > to put /to set/ things in * готовить к действию > gravy * (американизм) (сленг) "кормушка", тепленькое местечко > to ride the gravy * (американизм) (сленг) заполучить тепленькое местечко;
загребать барыши (разговорное) ехать поездом - to * from York to Leeds ехать (поездом) из Йорка в Лидс - we *ed all the way мы всю дорогу ехали поездом - to * the rest of the way ехать поездом остаток пути( with) (американизм) (разговорное) водить компанию;
связаться( с кем-л.) волочить, тащить волочиться, тащиться - her skirt *ed on the ground ее юбка волочилась по земле( устаревшее) притягивать, завлекать воспитывать, учить, приучать (к чему-л.) - to * a child воспитывать ребенка - to * a child to obey приучать ребенка к послушанию - to * a pupil to read music at sight учить ученика читать ноты с листа - to * smb.'s taste воспитывать чей-л. вкус - *ed to all outdoor exercises приученный к упражнениям на свежем воздухе - *ed to obedience приученный к послушанию (разговорное) приучать (ребенка, домашнее животное) проситься обучать, готовить (к чему-л.) - to * a girl in nursing обучать девушку уходу за больными - to * hospital nurses готовить медицинских сестер - to * smb. for the stage готовить кого-л. для поступления на сцену - to * smb. for the navy /to serve in the navy/ готовить кого-л. к флотской службе /к службе во флоте/ - this school *ed many good officers из этой школы вышло много хороших офицеров, эта школа выпустила много хороших офицеров учиться, обучаться, готовиться - to * as a typist учиться на машинистку - to * for priesthood готовиться стать священником, готовиться к карьере священника - the author *ed with Professor Tanner автор обучался у профессора Тэннера (for) тренировать - to * smb. for a contest готовить кого-л. к состязанию (for) тренироваться - to * for a boatrace тренироваться перед лодочными гонками дрессировать (животных) ;
объезжать (лошадь) - to * a dog for the circus дрессировать собаку для цирка - the dog is *ed to jump through a hoop собаку обучили прыгать через обруч - to * dogs to catch hares натаскивать собак на (ловлю) зайцев (садоводчество) формировать (деревья) ;
направлять (рост растений) - to * roses against a wall пустить розы вдоль стены /по стене/ (on, upon) (военное) наводить по азимуту - to * a gun on the target навести орудие на цель - he had *ed his news camera on celebrities for 40 years( образное) в течение 40 лет он держал знаменитостей на прицеле своей кинокамеры accommodation ~ амер. местный пассажирский поезд со всеми остановками boat ~ поезд, согласованный с пароходным расписанием ~ поезд, состав;
by train поездом;
mixed train товаро-пассажирский поезд;
goods train товарный поезд;
up train поезд, идущий в Лондон freightliner ~ товарный поезд ~ процессия, кортеж;
funeral train похоронная процессия ~ поезд, состав;
by train поездом;
mixed train товаро-пассажирский поезд;
goods train товарный поезд;
up train поезд, идущий в Лондон goods ~ товарный состав ~ последствие;
in the (или in its) train в результате, вследствие intercity ~ междугородный поезд liner ~ караван рейсовых судов mail ~ почтовый поезд the ~ is off поезд уже отошел;
to make the train поспеть на поезд metropolitan ~ поезд метро nonstop ~ курьерский поезд passenger ~ пассажирский поезд through ~ прямой поезд train воспитывать, учить, приучать к хорошим навыкам, к дисциплине ~ готовить ~ дрессировать (собаку) ;
объезжать (лошадь) ~ разг. ехать по железной дороге ~ ехать поездом ~ тех. зубчатая передача ~ караван;
воен. обоз ~ наводить (орудие, объектив и т. п.) ;
train down сбавлять вес специальной тренировкой ~ направлять рост растений (обыкн. train up, train along, train over) ~ обучать, готовить ~ обучать ~ поезд, состав;
by train поездом;
mixed train товаро-пассажирский поезд;
goods train товарный поезд;
up train поезд, идущий в Лондон ~ поезд ~ последствие;
in the (или in its) train в результате, вследствие ~ метал. прокатный стан ~ процессия, кортеж;
funeral train похоронная процессия ~ свита;
толпа (поклонников и т. п.) ~ состав ~ тренировать(ся) ;
to train for races готовиться к скачкам ~ тренировать ~ цепь, ряд (событий, мыслей) ;
train of thought ход мыслей;
a train of misfortunes цепь несчастий ~ шлейф (платья) ;
хвост (павлина, кометы) ~ наводить (орудие, объектив и т. п.) ;
train down сбавлять вес специальной тренировкой ~ тренировать(ся) ;
to train for races готовиться к скачкам ~ цепь, ряд (событий, мыслей) ;
train of thought ход мыслей;
a train of misfortunes цепь несчастий ~ цепь, ряд (событий, мыслей) ;
train of thought ход мыслей;
a train of misfortunes цепь несчастий ~ of thought ход мыслей ~ поезд, состав;
by train поездом;
mixed train товаро-пассажирский поезд;
goods train товарный поезд;
up train поезд, идущий в Лондон up: ~ направляющийся в крупный центр или на север( особ. о поезде) ;
up train поезд, идущий в Лондон или большой город down ~ поезд, идущий из Лондона;
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I [raɪd]1) (from A to B) tragitto m., percorso m. (in, on in); (for pleasure) viaggio m., gita f., giro m.to go for a ride — andare a fare un giro o una passeggiata
to give sb. a ride — AE dare un passaggio (in macchina ecc.) a qcn
3) fig. (path) strada f.4) aut.5) (bridle path) sentiero m., pista f. per cavalli••II 1. [raɪd]to be in for a rough o bumpy ride imbarcarsi in un'impresa difficile; to give sb. a rough ride rendere la vita difficile a qcn., dare del filo da torcere a qcn.; to go along for the ride godersi lo spettacolo; to take sb. for a ride — colloq. prendere in giro o fare fesso qcn
1) (as rider) cavalcare, montare [ animal]to ride a good race — equit. disputare una bella corsa
do you want to ride my bike, horse? — vuoi fare un giro con la mia bici? vuoi montare il mio cavallo?
to ride one's bike up, down the road — salire su, scendere giù per la strada in bici
3) (float on) [ surfer] cavalcare [ wave]2.1) (as rider)to ride across — attraversare (a cavallo ecc.)
to ride along sth. — passare (a cavallo ecc.) accanto a qcs
2) (travel)to ride in o on viaggiare o andare in [ bus]; riding on a wave of popularity — fig. trasportato da un'ondata di popolarità
to ride well — cavalcare bene, andare bene a cavallo
there's a lot riding on this project — si fa molto affidamento su questo progetto, molto dipende da questo progetto
•- ride off- ride out- ride up••to be riding high — (be ambitious) mirare in alto; (be successful) sfondare
to let sth. o things ride — lasciare correre qcs., fare seguire il corso naturale alle cose
* * *1. past tense - rode; verb1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) cavalcare; andare2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) cavalcare; andare3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) correre4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) andare a cavallo2. noun1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) cavalcata, giro in bicicletta2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) giro•- rider- riding-school* * *ride /raɪd/n.2 viaggio; giro ( in bicicletta, in motocicletta; anche in automobile, ecc. come passeggero); corsa (in autobus, taxi): to have (o to take) a ride in the new car, fare un giro con la macchina nuova; to have a ride on the merry-go-round, fare un giro in giostra; Let's go for a ride in Dave's car, andiamo a fare un giro con la macchina di Dave; a bus ride, una corsa in autobus; The school is a short bus ride from my house, ci sono poche fermate d'autobus da casa mia alla scuola; The train ride along the coast is very enjoyable, il viaggio in treno lungo la costa è molto piacevole; to give sb. a ride on one's shoulders, portare q. a cavalluccio3 (spec. USA) passaggio: to give sb. a ride to the station, dare a q. un passaggio fino alla stazione; to hitch a ride, fare l'autostop; farsi dare un passaggio6 (mil.) gruppo di reclute a cavallo8 (volg.) chiavata, scopata (volg.)● (fig.) to get a free ride, ricevere qc. gratis; andare a sbafo □ ( slang USA) to give sb. a ride, imbrogliare, ingannare q. □ (fam.) to go along for the ride, accodarsi: All my friends were going to the beach, so I went along for the ride, i miei amici andavano tutti in spiaggia, perciò mi sono accodato □ (fig.) to have an easy [rough] ride, avere la vita facile [difficile]: Drug dealers have had an easy ride for too long, gli spacciatori di droga hanno avuto la vita facile per troppo tempo □ to give sb. an easy [rough] ride, rendere la vita facile [difficile] a q. □ (fig. fam.) to be in for a bumpy ride, andare incontro a delle noie □ to steal a ride, viaggiare abusivamente, senza biglietto ( su un mezzo pubblico) □ (fam., fig.) to take sb. for a ride, imbrogliare; far fesso q. (fam.).♦ (to) ride /raɪd/A v. i.1 andare a cavallo; cavalcare: Can you ride?, sai andare a cavallo?; They rode along the canal, hanno costeggiato il canale a cavallo; We rode down to the river, siamo scesi al fiume a cavallo; The film ends with him riding away ( o off), il film finisce con lui che se ne va a cavallo; to ride at full gallop, andare di gran galoppo; to ride in a race, partecipare a una corsa ippica; to ride on a camel [donkey], cavalcare un cammello [un asino]2 andare; correre ( in bicicletta, in motocicletta, ecc.): I jumped on my bike and rode to the station, sono saltato sulla bici e sono andato alla stazione; He rode across France on a motorbike, ha attraversato la Francia in moto; Which team is Rossi riding for?, per quale squadra corre Rossi?3 andare, viaggiare ( in treno, auto, ecc., come passeggero): to ride in (o on) a carriage, viaggiare in una carrozza; I was riding on the number 45 bus when…, mi trovavo sul 45 quando…; Five can ride in a taxicab in the U.S., negli Stati Uniti si può viaggiare in cinque in un taxi4 galleggiare ( anche fig.): A full moon was riding high in the sky, in cielo galleggiava una luna piena6 ( di fantino) pesare ( alle corse): The jockey rode ten stone, il fantino pesava dieci «stone» (kg 63,500)8 (volg.) chiavare; scopare (volg.)B v. t.2 andare in ( bicicletta, motocicletta, ecc.); guidare ( una moto); essere in sella a ( una bicicletta): I ride my bicycle every day, vado in bicicletta tutti i giorni; to learn to ride a bike, imparare ad andare in bici; Can you ride a bike?, sai andare in bici?● to ride a punch [blow], attutire un pugno [un colpo] indietreggiando □ ( slang USA) to ride the fence, essere indeciso (o titubante) □ (fig.) to be riding for a fall, rischiare una batosta □ ( slang USA) to ride the gravy train, fare la bella vita ( in un'organizzazione: guadagnando bene e lavorando poco) □ (fam. USA) to ride herd on st., tenere d'occhio qc. □ to be riding high, avere successo; andare forte □ (fig.) to ride the high horse, darsi grandi arie □ (fig.) to ride a hobby, insistere troppo in un passatempo; avere un pallino (fam.) □ to ride on sb. 's back (o shoulders), farsi portare a cavalluccio da q. □ ( slang USA) to ride the rods (o the rails), viaggiare da clandestino (spec. su un treno merci) □ (fam.) to ride roughshod over st., calpestare qc. (fig.) □ ( USA) to ride shotgun, (stor.) viaggiare accanto al postiglione, con le armi in pugno, viaggiare come guardia armata; ( slang) viaggiare accanto al guidatore □ to ride side-saddle, cavalcare all'amazzone □ to ride to hounds, partecipare a una caccia alla volpe □ (fam.) to let st. ride, lasciar correre qc. (fig.).* * *I [raɪd]1) (from A to B) tragitto m., percorso m. (in, on in); (for pleasure) viaggio m., gita f., giro m.to go for a ride — andare a fare un giro o una passeggiata
to give sb. a ride — AE dare un passaggio (in macchina ecc.) a qcn
3) fig. (path) strada f.4) aut.5) (bridle path) sentiero m., pista f. per cavalli••II 1. [raɪd]to be in for a rough o bumpy ride imbarcarsi in un'impresa difficile; to give sb. a rough ride rendere la vita difficile a qcn., dare del filo da torcere a qcn.; to go along for the ride godersi lo spettacolo; to take sb. for a ride — colloq. prendere in giro o fare fesso qcn
1) (as rider) cavalcare, montare [ animal]to ride a good race — equit. disputare una bella corsa
do you want to ride my bike, horse? — vuoi fare un giro con la mia bici? vuoi montare il mio cavallo?
to ride one's bike up, down the road — salire su, scendere giù per la strada in bici
3) (float on) [ surfer] cavalcare [ wave]2.1) (as rider)to ride across — attraversare (a cavallo ecc.)
to ride along sth. — passare (a cavallo ecc.) accanto a qcs
2) (travel)to ride in o on viaggiare o andare in [ bus]; riding on a wave of popularity — fig. trasportato da un'ondata di popolarità
to ride well — cavalcare bene, andare bene a cavallo
there's a lot riding on this project — si fa molto affidamento su questo progetto, molto dipende da questo progetto
•- ride off- ride out- ride up••to be riding high — (be ambitious) mirare in alto; (be successful) sfondare
to let sth. o things ride — lasciare correre qcs., fare seguire il corso naturale alle cose
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19 what
1. interrogative adjective1) (asking for selection) welch...what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?
what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?
I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt
what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?
2. exclamatory adjectivewhat more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?
1) (how great) was für3. relative adjectivewhat impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen
lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst
4. adverbI will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
1) (to what extent)2)what with... — wenn man an... denkt
5. interrogative pronounwhat with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?
what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?
what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch
and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?
what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?
what do you say — or (Amer.)
what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?
[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf
[and] what then? — [na] und?
what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)
3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement6. relative pronounwhat is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
(that which) waswhat little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere
this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...
tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)
the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...
7. exclamatory pronounfor what it is — in seiner Art
* * *(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) gleichgültig wer, was, etc.* * *[(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]I. pron\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen müsse\what do you do? was machst du [beruflich]?\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?\what's that called? wie heißt das?\what's your phone number? wie ist deine Telefonnummer?\what is your name? wie heißt du?\what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?\what on earth are you talking about? wovon redest du da bloß?\what in God's/heaven's name...? was um Gottes/Himmels willen...?\what in God's name did you think was likely to happen? was, um Gottes willen, hast du gedacht, würde passieren?\what's the matter [or \what's [up]]? was ist los?\what's [up] with Terry this week? was ist diese Woche mit Terry los?\what have we [or you] here? was haben wir denn da?\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?\what about sb/sth? ( fam) was ist mit jdm/etw?\what about Lila? — shall we invite her? was ist mit Lila? — sollen wir sie einladen?\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?hey, \what about going to the movies? he, wie wär's mit Kino?you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?\what are these tools for? wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es setzt was, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische fam\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?\what of it? was soll's?so not many people replied to the questionnaire — what of it, there were enough es haben also nicht viele Leute auf die Umfrage geantwortet — na und, es waren genug\what's on? was gibt's?hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo, alle miteinander, was gibt's?\what's it to you? was geht dich das an?\what if...? was ist, wenn...?\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie wollte mir nicht erzählen, was er gesagt hattethat's \what he said das hat er gesagtshe has no income but \what she gets from him sie hat kein Einkommen außer dem, was sie von ihm bekommtthat's \what he asked for das ist es, worum er gebeten hat\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...the decorations were beautiful and \what's more, the children made them themselves die Dekoration war schön, und vor allem hatten die Kinder sie selbst gemachtfor a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnlichesyou'll never guess \what — Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten — Laurie hat den ersten Preis gewonnen!I'll tell you \what ich will dir mal was sagenI'll tell you \what — we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof abdo \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilftit doesn't matter \what I say — they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will — sie kritisieren mich immercome \what may komme, was wolle\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?while I was there I stayed with the President — you did what? als ich dort war, habe ich beim Präsidenten gewohnt — du hast was gemacht?... or \what!... oder was!is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!6.▶ \what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleichit looks like a \what's it called — a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolbenyou've been in a bad mood all day long — \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune — was ist los?I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache istyou have to ask the manager about that problem — he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen — er kennt sich aus▶ \what's his/her name [or ( fam)\what do you call him/her] [or (fam!)\what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?I gave it to \what's her name — the new girl ich habe es dem neuen Mädchen — wie heißt es gleich [noch] — gegebenshe puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort fam▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem ZustandI'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde, wo ich doch gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren bin und schlecht geschlafen habe1. (which) welche(r, s)\what time is it? wie spät ist es?\what books did you buy? was für Bücher hast du gekauft?\what size shoes do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?I don't know \what children she was talking about ich weiß nicht, von welchen Kindern sie sprachdo you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?2. (of amount)use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! famshe took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konntehe had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte3. (used for emphasis) was für\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war\what fool I am! ich Idiot!\what a day! was für ein Tag!\what luck! was für ein Glück!\what nonsense [or rubbish]! was für ein Unsinn!\what a pity [or shame]! wie schade!1. (to what extent?) was\what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme von Teenagern?\what does it matter? was macht's? fam2. (indicating approximation) sagen wirsee you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht?IV. interj\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?* * *[wɒt]1. pron1) (interrog) waswhat is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?
what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?
what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)
what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)
what's that tool for? —
what are you looking at me like that for? — warum or was (inf) siehst du mich denn so an?
what about...? —
well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?
you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?
what of or about it? — na und? (inf)
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell
2) (rel) washe knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist
that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt
do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?
what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee
what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch
what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht
and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu
and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich
See:→ academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot3)(with vb +prep see also there)
what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen
he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte
he didn't go into what he meant — er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte
2. adj1) (interrog) welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf)what age is he? — wie alt ist er?
2) (rel) der/die/daswhat little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte
buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst
3)4) (in interj also iro) was für (ein/eine)what a man! — was für ein or welch ein (geh) Mann!
what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück
what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!
3. interjwas; (dated = isn't it/he etc also) wieis he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)
* * *A int pr1. was, wie:what did he do? was hat er getan?;what’s for lunch? was gibt’s zum Mittagessen?you want a what? was willst du?what an idea! was für eine Idee!;what book? was für ein Buch?;what luck! welch ein Glück!;what men? was für Männer?4. wie viel:what’s two and three?B rel pr1. (das,) was, auch (der,) welcher:this is what we hoped for (gerade) das erhofften wir;he sent us what he had promised us er schickte uns (das), was er uns versprochen hatte oder das Versprochene;it is nothing compared to what happened then es ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was dann geschah;he is no longer what he was er ist nicht mehr der, der er war2. was (auch immer):say what you please sag, was du willst!there was no one but what was excited es gab niemanden, der nicht aufgeregt warC adj1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):I don’t know what decision you have taken ich weiß nicht, was für einen Entschluss du gefasst hast;he got what books he wanted er bekam alle Bücher, die er wollte2. alle, die;alles, was:what money I had was ich an Geld hatte, all mein Geld3. so viel oder so viele … wie:take what time and men you need! nimm dir so viel Zeit und so viele Leute, wie du brauchst!D adv1. was:what does it matter was macht das schon2. vor adj was für:what happy boys they are! was sind sie (doch) für glückliche Jungen!3. teils …, teils:what with …, what with … teils durch …, teils durch …not a day but what it rains kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnetE int1. was!, wie!2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?3. Br umg nicht wahr?:a nice fellow, what?what about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;what for? wofür?, wozu?;and what have you umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;what if? und wenn nun?, (u.) was geschieht, wenn?;a) was sonst noch?,what (is the) news? was gibt es Neues?;(well,) what of it?, so what? na, wenn schon?, na und?;what though? was tut’s, wenn?;what with infolge, durch, in Anbetracht (gen);I know what ich weiß was, ich habe eine Idee;and I don’t know what (all) umg und was sonst noch;I’ll tell you whata) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,b) ich weiß was what do you think you are doing? was soll denn das?* * *1. interrogative adjective1) (asking for selection) welch...2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie vielewhat men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?
I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt
what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?
what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?
3) (asking for statement of kind) was für2. exclamatory adjectivewhat good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
1) (how great) was fürwhat impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!
2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für3. relative adjectivewe can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen
lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst
4. adverbI will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
2)what with... — wenn man an... denkt
5. interrogative pronounwhat with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
1) (what thing) waswhat is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?
what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?
what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch
and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]
what if...? — was ist, wenn...?
what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?
what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?
what do you say — or (Amer.)
what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?
[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf
[and] what then? — [na] und?
what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)
3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement6. relative pronounwhat is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
(that which) wasdo what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage
what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere
this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...
tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)
7. exclamatory pronounthe weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...
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20 what
\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?;they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen musste;\what do you do? was machst du?;\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?;\what's that called? wie heißt das?;\what's your phone number? was hast du für eine Telefonnummer?;\what is your name? wie heißt du?;\what on earth are you talking about? worüber um alles in der Welt sprichst du?;\what in God's/heaven's name did you think was likely to happen? was in Gottes Namen glaubtest du, würde passieren?;\what's the matter [or \what's up] ? was ist los?;\what for? ( why) wofür?;you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?;\what are you talking to me like that for? warum sprichst du so mit mir?;\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?;to give sb \what for ( fam);I'll give you \what for gleich setzt's was! ( fam)I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es wird was setzen, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische;\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?;\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?;\what's on? (what's happening?) was gibt's?;hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo alle miteinander, was gibt's?;\what about Lalla? - shall we invite her? was ist mit Lalla? - sollen wir sie einladen?;\what about doing sth? ( used to make a suggestion) wie wäre es, etw zu tun?;\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?;let's do something fun - hey, \what about going to the movies? lasst uns etwas Lustiges tun - hey, wie wär's mit Kino?;\what of it? was soll's?;\what's it to you? das geht dich nichts an;so I smoke, \what's it to you? und wenn ich rauche - was geht dich das an?;are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?;\what if...? was ist, wenn...?;\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie erzählte mir nicht, was er gesagt hatte;I can't decide \what to do next ich kann mich nicht entschließen, was ich als nächstes tun soll;I'll take a look at \what you have finished ich werde mir anschauen, was du gemacht hast;\what we need is a commitment was wir brauchen,ist Engagement;\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...;for a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnlichesyou'll never guess \what - Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten - Laurie hat den ersten Platz gemacht!;I'll tell you \what - we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof abdo \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilft;it doesn't matter \what I say - they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will - sie kritisieren mich immer;\what have we/you here? was haben wir denn da?;\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?;come \what may komme, was wolle;\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt;we don't like keeping this information secret, but \what the director says goes ich halte diese Information nicht gerne geheim, aber es gilt, was der Direktor sagt\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?;... or \what!... oder was!;is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!PHRASES:\what's his/her name [or ( fam) \what do you call him/ her] [or (fam!) \what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?;I gave it to \what's her name - the new girl ich gab es ihr, wie heißt sie gleich - das neue Mädchen;\what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleich;it looks like a \what's it called - a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolben;\what gives? ( fam) was ist los?;you've been in a bad mood all day long - \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune - was ist los?;to have \what it takes ( fam) ausgesprochen fähig sein;\what is \what was Sache ist;I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache ist;you have to ask the manager about that problem - he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen - er kennt sich aus;\what say... wie wäre es, wenn...;\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?;\what with... [and all] ( fam) bei all dem/der...;\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem Zustand;I'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde; ich bin gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren und habe schlecht geschlafen;she puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort adj1) ( which) welche(r, s);\what time is it? wie viel Uhr ist es?;\what books did you buy? welche Bücher hast du gekauft?;\what size do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?;\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?;she didn't know \what cigarettes to buy sie wusste nicht, welche Zigaretten sie kaufen sollte;do you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?2) ( of amount)use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! ( fam)she took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konnte;he had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte3) ( used for emphasis) was für;\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!;\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war;\what a day! was für ein Tag!;\what luck! was für ein Glück!;1) (to what extent?) was;\what do qualifications matter? was nutzen Qualifikationen schon?;\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!;\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme der Teenager?;\what does it matter? was macht's? ( fam)2) ( indicating approximation) sagen wir;see you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht? interj\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht2) ( showing surprise or disbelief) was;\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?
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