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to hear (a sound) from one

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1 hear

hear [hɪə(r)]

entendre ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a) écouter ⇒ 1 (b) apprendre ⇒ 1 (d) être au courant ⇒ 2 (b)

(pt & pp heard [hɜ:d])

1 transitive verb

(a) (perceive with sense of hearing) entendre;

∎ can you hear me? est-ce que vous m'entendez?;

∎ we can't hear you nous ne vous entendons pas, nous n'entendons pas ce que vous dites;

∎ he could hear someone crying il entendait (quelqu'un) pleurer;

∎ I can hear someone at the door j'entends sonner à la porte;

∎ a shout was heard un cri se fit entendre;

∎ formal he was heard to observe or remark that he was against censorship on l'a entendu dire qu'il était opposé à la censure;

∎ I've heard it said that... j'ai entendu dire que...;

∎ I've heard tell that they're engaged j'ai entendu dire qu'ils étaient fiancés;

∎ I've heard tell of such things j'ai entendu parler de choses de ce genre;

∎ I couldn't make myself heard above the noise je n'arrivais pas à me faire entendre dans le bruit;

∎ to hear my sister talk you'd think we were poor à entendre ma sœur, vous pourriez croire que nous sommes pauvres;

∎ he went on and on about it - I can just hear him! il n'a pas arrêté d'en parler - c'est comme si j'y étais! ou pas la peine de me faire un dessin!;

∎ don't believe everything you hear n'écoutez pas tous les bruits qui courent, ne croyez pas tout ce qu'on raconte;

∎ you're hearing things tu t'imagines des choses;

∎ I can hardly hear myself think je n'arrive pas à me concentrer (tant il y a de bruit);

∎ ironic he hears what he wants to hear il n'entend que ce qu'il veut;

∎ let's hear it for the Johnson sisters! un grand bravo pour les sœurs Johnson!, et on applaudit bien fort les sœurs Johnson!

(b) (listen to → music, person) écouter; (→ concert, lecture, mass) assister à, écouter;

∎ be quiet, d'you hear! taisez-vous, vous entendez!;

∎ let's hear what you think dites voir ou un peu ce que vous pensez;

∎ so let's hear it! allez, dis ce que tu as à dire!;

∎ I've never heard such nonsense! qu'est-ce qu'il ne faut pas entendre!;

∎ I heard her rehearse her lines je l'ai fait répéter ou réciter son rôle;

∎ the Lord heard our prayers le Seigneur a écouté ou exaucé nos prières

(c) (of authority, official)

∎ the priest hears confession on Saturdays le prêtre confesse le samedi;

∎ Law the court will hear the first witness today la cour entendra le premier témoin aujourd'hui;

∎ the case will be heard in March l'affaire se plaidera au mois de mars

(d) (understand, be told) entendre, apprendre;

∎ I hear you're leaving j'ai appris ou j'ai entendu (dire) que tu partais;

∎ I hear you've lived in Thailand il paraît que tu as vécu en Thaïlande;

∎ have you heard the latest? connaissez-vous la dernière?;

∎ have you heard anything more about the accident? avez-vous eu d'autres nouvelles de l'accident?;

∎ for six months we heard nothing (received no news) pendant six mois nous n'avons pas eu de nouvelles;

∎ she was very famous for a while then we heard no more about her elle a été célèbre pendant un moment puis on n'a plus entendu parler d'elle;

∎ let me hear how you get on donnez-moi de vos nouvelles;

∎ from what I hear à ce qu'on dit;

∎ have you heard the one about the Scotsman and the Irishman? connaissez-vous l'histoire de l'Écossais et de l'Irlandais?;

∎ I've heard that one before! on ne me la fait plus!;

∎ she's heard it all before elle connaît la musique;

∎ I've heard good things about that school j'ai eu des échos favorables de cette école;

∎ you haven't heard the last of this! (gen) vous n'avez pas fini d'en entendre parler!; (threat) vous aurez de mes nouvelles!;

∎ familiar I hear you, I hear what you're saying je comprends^□, j'ai compris^□ ;

∎ familiar you heard! tu m'as bien compris!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (able to perceive sound) entendre;

∎ she doesn't hear very well elle n'entend pas très bien, elle est un peu dure d'oreille

(b) (be aware) être au courant;

∎ haven't you heard? he's dead vous n'êtes pas au courant? il est mort

(c) (idiom)

∎ hear, hear! bravo!, tout à fait d'accord!

➲ hear about inseparable transitive verb

(a) (learn) entendre;

∎ have you heard about the accident? êtes-vous au courant pour ou de l'accident?;

∎ yes, I heard about that oui, je suis au courant;

∎ have you heard about the time she met Churchill? connaissez-vous l'histoire de sa rencontre avec Churchill?;

∎ I've heard so much about you j'ai tellement entendu parler de vous

(b) (have news of) avoir ou recevoir des nouvelles de;

∎ I hear about her through her sister j'ai de ses nouvelles par sa sœur

➲ hear from inseparable transitive verb

(a) (receive news of) avoir ou recevoir des nouvelles de;

∎ they'd be delighted to hear from you ils seraient ravis d'avoir de tes nouvelles;

∎ he never heard from her again il n'a plus jamais eu de ses nouvelles;

∎ you'll be hearing from me (gen) je vous donnerai de mes nouvelles; (threat) vous allez avoir de mes nouvelles, vous allez entendre parler de moi;

∎ you'll be hearing from my lawyer! mon avocat vous contactera!, on en reparlera devant les tribunaux!;

∎ (I am) looking forward to hearing from you (in letter) dans l'attente de vous lire

(b) (listen to) écouter;

∎ we hear first from one of the survivors nous allons d'abord écouter ou entendre l'un des survivants

➲ hear of inseparable transitive verb

(a) (know of) entendre parler de, connaître;

∎ I've never heard of her je ne la connais pas

(b) (receive news of) entendre parler de;

∎ the whole town had heard of his success la ville entière était au courant de son succès ou sa réussite;

∎ the director was never heard of again on n'a plus jamais entendu parler du directeur;

∎ the missing boy was never heard of again on n'a jamais retrouvé la trace du garçon qui avait disparu;

∎ have you ever heard of such a thing? avez-vous déjà entendu parler d'une chose pareille?;

∎ this is the first I have heard of it c'est la première fois que j'en entends parler;

∎ whoever heard of eating pizza for breakfast! quelle (drôle d') idée de manger de la pizza au petit déjeuner!;

∎ we hear of nothing these days but rocketing interest rates! ces temps-ci, on nous rebat les oreilles avec la montée en flèche ou la croissance folle des taux d'intérêt!

(c) (usu neg) (accept, allow) her father won't hear of it son père ne veut pas en entendre parler ou ne veut rien savoir;

∎ I won't hear of you walking home je ne veux absolument pas que tu rentres à pied;

∎ may I pay for dinner? - I wouldn't hear of it! puis-je payer ou vous offrir le dîner? - (il n'en est) pas question!

➲ hear out separable transitive verb

écouter jusqu'au bout;

∎ at least hear me out before you refuse my offer au moins écoutez-moi jusqu'au bout avant de refuser ma proposition

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > hear
2 hear

1. I
abs

1) sometimes old people do not hear иногда старики не слышат

2) he didn't hear он не (услышал /не расслышал/; you mustn't believe everything you hear нельзя верить всему, что слышишь
2. II
hear in some manner

1) hear well (tolerably well, badly, etc.) хорошо и т. д. слышать; hear insufficiently иметь пониженный слух; she doesn't (can't) hear very well она плохо слышит

2) hear distinctly ясно /отчетливо/ услышать; hear wrong coll. ослышаться; so I heard так я слышал /слыхал/, так мне говорили
3. III
1) hear smth., smb. hear a noise (a voice, a groan, the sound of laughter, the murmuring of a brook, the firing of artillery, her singing, etc.) (услышать шум и т. д., I hear you я вас слышу; speak louder, I can't hear you говорите громче, мне вас не слышно

2) hear smb., smth. hear the speaker (an ambassador, a messenger, a witness, the expert, a speech, the evidence, a person's explanations, etc.) слушать /выслушивать/ докладчика и т. д., hear a concert (a recital, a play, a musical performance, Kreisler, a famous singer, etc.) слушать концерт и т. д.; hear a course of lectures прослушать курс лекций

3) hear smth. hear news (a piece of news, an interesting story, etc.) узнать /услышать/ новости и т. д.

4) hear smth. hear a law case разбирать судебное дело; the judge hears different kinds of cases судья разбирает различные дела
4. IV
1) hear smb., smth. in some manner hear smb., smth. distinctly (indistinctly, vaguely, confusedly, faintly, accidentally, unconsciously, etc.) ясно и т. д. слышать кого-л., что-л.

2) hear smb., smth. in some manner hear smb., smth. eagerly (keenly, occasionally, etc.) жадно и т. д. слушать /выслушивать/ кого-л., что-л.; hear smb., smth. at some time I never heard such nonsense я никогда не слышал такого вздора /такой чуши/!; last night we heard a new violinist (his lecture, a broadcast, etc.) вчера мы слушали нового скрипача и т. д.
5. VII
hear smb., smth. do smth. hear him speak (him go out, him groan, a dog bark, a bird sing, a lark warble, a clock strike, the wind roar, etc.) (у)слышать, как он разговаривает и т. д.; did you hear him sing? вы слышали, как он поет?; I just heard the telephone ring я только что слышал телефонный звонок; he likes to hear himself talk он любит слушать самого себя; I heard him say something about it я слышал, как /что/ он что-то говорил об этом
6. VIII
hear smb., smth. doing smth. hear someone laughing (him calling for help, him speaking, the clock striking, a watch ticking, a lark warbling in the sky, the wind roaring in the forest, etc.) (услышать, как кто-л. смеется и т. д.
7. IX
hear smth., smb. done I heard my name mentioned я слышал, что упоминали мое имя; I have heard her desribed as a beauty я слышал, что ее называют красавицей; I have often heard it said that... я часто слыхал [как говорят], что...
8. XI
1) be heard there was nothing to be heard but the dry rustle of the leaves ничего не было слышно, кроме шороха сухих листьев; make oneself heard I could hardly make myself heard они почта не слышали /было почти невозможно услышать/, что я говорю; be heard to do smth. he was heard to speak (to groan, to call for help, etc.) слышно было, как он говорит и т. д., be heard doing smth. he could be heard singing (snoring, speaking to himself, etc.) слышно было, как он пел и т. д.; be heard in some place the firing of a gun was heard in the distance вдали слышалась орудийная стрельба; such an expression is never heard here это выражение здесь /у нас/ не употребляют

2) be heard of she hasn't (since) been heard of о ней (с тех пор) так и не слышали

3) be heard at some time the case will be heard in January дело будет слушаться в январе; be heard in some place the case was heard in open court дело слушалось при открытых дверях /на открытом заседании/
9. XVI
1) hear at (from) some place can you hear at the back? там сзади хорошо слышно?; we could not hear from our seats (from the last row, from here, etc.) с наших мест и т. д. было не слышно; what do you hear from home? что вам пишут из дому? hear about /of/ smb., smth. hear about her father (about him, about the robbery, of his sudden death, of smb.'s misfortune, etc.) услышать об ее отце и т. д. hear of one's friends (of his arrival, of the event, etc.) слышать /узнавать, получать известия/ о своих друзьях и т. д.; be sure and let me hear of your safe arrival обязательно дайте мне знать /сообщите мне/ о своем благополучном прибытии; I only heard of it yesterday я только вчера услыхал /узнал/ об этом; I never heard of such a thing мне ничего подобного не приходилось слышать!; I hear of nothing else мне все уши прожужжали об этом; this is the first I have heard of it в первый раз об этом слышу; you shall hear of /about/ it тебе еще достанется, я с тобой еще поговорю [так и знай]; hear from smb. how often do you hear from your sister? как часто вы получаете весточки от сестры?, как часто вам пишет сестра?

2) hear of smth. he would not hear of reconciliation он и слышать не хотел о примирении; they offered to put me up for the night, but I wouldn't hear of it они предложили мне переночевать у них, но я и слышать об этом не хотел
10. XVII
hear of doing smth. who ever heard of going to bed at ten? где это слыхано, чтобы ложиться спать в десять часов?; I will not hear of your going я о вашем отъезде и слушать не хочу
11. XXI1
1) hear smth. from smb., smth. I've heard nothing from him он мне ни строчки не написал, он мне ничего не сообщил; I heard it from his own lips я узнал /услыхал/ об этом от него самого

2) hear smth. from (on, etc.) smth. hear a song from the house (a melody on the air, such an expression on British lips, etc.) слышать песню [доносящуюся] из дома и т. д.; hear smb., smth. with smth. hear smb., smth. with surprise (with astonishment, with fright, with terror; with stupor, etc.) слушать / выслушивать/ кого-л., что-л. с удивлением и т. д., hear smb. after smth. he will hear you after classes он выслушает вас после занятий; hear smb. to smth. hear me to the end выслушайте меня до конца
12. XXV
1) hear what... hear what is said слышать, что говорят; I can't hear what he is saying я не расслышал его слов

2) hear what... hear what one has to say слушать /выслушивать/ кого-л.

3) hear [that] hear [that] the play was a success (he has been ill, he was engaged, that there were no empty rooms available, etc.) (услышать / узнать/, что пьеса имела большой успех и т. д.; I'm sorry to hear you've been having flu in the family я с огорчением узнал, что ваша семья переболела гриппом; hear how... let me hear how you get on напишите мне, как у вас идут дела

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > hear
3 hear

[hıə] v (heard)
1. 1) слышать, услышать

to hear a loud sound - услышать громкий звук

there was nothing to be heard - ничего не было слышно

I heard him laugh /laughing/ - я слышал, как он смеялся

I heard my name mentioned - я слышал, как назвали моё имя

I cannot hear myself speak - (так шумно, что) я не слышу собственного голоса

he that hath ears to hear, let him hear - библ. имеющий уши да услышит

2) слышать, обладать слухом

she can't hear very well - она не очень хорошо слышит

2. 1) слушать, внимать

to hear a famous singer [violinist] - слушать знаменитого певца [скрипача]

2) слушать регулярно, быть регулярным слушателем (радиопередач, лекций, проповедей и т. п.)

to hear a course of lectures - слушать курс лекций

3) школ. спрашивать

to hear a lesson - спрашивать задание /урок/

to hear a pupil his lesson - спрашивать урок у ученика

3. 1) заслушать официально или публично; выслушать (делегацию, свидетеля и т. п.)

to hear a deputation - принять /выслушать/ делегацию

2) юр. слушать, разбирать дело ( на судебном заседании)

the case was heard last week - дело слушалось на прошлой неделе

4. 1) услышать, узнать

to hear the news [the truth] - услышать /узнать/ новость [правду]

to hear say /tell of/ - уст. услышать, узнать о чём-л. от кого-л.

I've never heard of him - я ничего не знаю о нём

I heard that you intend to go to the South - я слышал /мне сказали/, что вы собираетесь поехать на юг

let me hear the story - расскажите мне эту историю

nobody let me hear of it - никто не рассказывает мне об этом

I'm glad to hear that - я рад узнать об этом; отрадно слышать

we first heard of this disease in the sixth century - первое упоминание об этой болезни относится к шестому веку

2) (from) получать известие, сообщение

how often do you hear from your brother? - как часто пишет вам ваш брат /вы получаете известия от своего брата?/

let me hear from you - напиши мне; дай мне знать о себе

we hear regularly from one another - мы регулярно переписываемся

he has not been heard of since - с тех пор о нём ни слуху ни духу

we hear from our representative - офиц. наш представитель сообщает нам

hoping to hear from you - канц. в ожидании вашего письма /ответа/

5. согласиться на (что-л.); внять (чьим-л. просьбам и т. п.)

he heard my entreaty - он внял моим мольбам

she will not hear of my going - она и слышать не хочет о моём отъезде

he would not hear of it - он ни за что не соглашался на это, он и слышать об этом не хотел

I won't hear of such a thing - я этого не потерплю

who ever heard of going to bed at nine! - где это видано - ложиться спать в девять часов!

♢ hear! hear! - правильно!, правильно! (возглас, выражающий согласие с выступающим)

you will hear about /of/ this later - а) вам за это ещё попадёт /влетит, достанется/; б) вы будете вознаграждены за это

to hear the grass grow - обладать исключительной сообразительностью /проницательностью/

let's hear it for (smb.) - амер. давайте поаплодируем ( такому-то); поприветствуем ( такого-то)

let's hear it for the President! - поаплодируем президенту!

НБАРС > hear
4 hear

1. v слышать, услышать

to hear a loud sound — услышать громкий звук

there was nothing to be heard — ничего не было слышно

I heard him laugh — я слышал, как он смеялся

I heard my name mentioned — я слышал, как назвали моё имя

I hear footsteps — я слышу шаги

to hear a splash — услышать всплеск

to hear the tread of feet — услышать звук шагов

I hear the bells going — я слышу, как звонят колокола

to hear a song on the radio — услышать песню по радио

2. v слышать, обладать слухом

3. v слушать, внимать

to hear a famous singer — слушать знаменитого певца

to hear ex parte — слушать дело при наличии одной стороны

4. v слушать регулярно, быть регулярным слушателем

to hear a course of lectures — слушать курс лекций

hear out — выслушать; дать высказаться

5. v школ. спрашивать

to hear a lesson — спрашивать задание

6. v заслушать официально или публично; выслушать

to hear a deputation — принять делегацию

7. v юр. слушать, разбирать дело

the case was heard last week — дело слушалось на прошлой неделе

it tickled me to hear the news — мне было приятно выслушать эти новости

8. v услышать, узнать

to hear the news — услышать новость

I heard that you intend to go to the South — я слышал, что вы собираетесь поехать на юг

let me hear the story — расскажите мне эту историю

get to hear — узнать; узнавать

9. v получать известие, сообщение

how often do you hear from your brother? — как часто пишет вам ваш брат

let me hear from you — напиши мне; дай мне знать о себе

we hear regularly from one another — мы регулярно переписываемся

he has not been heard of since — с тех пор о нём ни слуху ни духу

10. v согласиться на; внять

he heard my entreaty — он внял моим мольбам

she will not hear of my going — она и слышать не хочет о моём отъезде

he would not hear of it — он ни за что не соглашался на это, он и слышать об этом не хотел

Синонимический ряд:

1. discover (verb) ascertain; catch on; determine; discover; find out; learn; see; tumble; unearth

2. listen (verb) apprehend; attend; descry; detect; hark; hearken; heed; listen; perceive; regard

English-Russian base dictionary > hear
5 hear

hear ( prét, pp heard)

A vtr

1 ( perceive with ears) entendre [sound, thud, voice, car, radio] ; she heard her brother coming up the stairs elle a entendu son frère qui montait l'escalier ; I can hear the train whistling j'entends siffler le train ; an explosion was heard on a entendu une explosion ; I can hear you! je t'entends! ; I heard you coming in je t'ai entendu quand tu es rentré ; to hear sb being beaten/thanked entendre que l'on est en train de battre/de remercier qn ; to hear her talk, you'd think (that) à l'entendre, on croirait que ; we haven't heard the end ou last of it on n'a pas fini d'en entendre parler ; to make oneself ou one's voice heard lit se faire entendre ; fig faire entendre sa voix ; I can't hear myself think! il y a tellement de bruit que je n'arrive pas à me concentrer ;

2 (learn, find out about) apprendre [news, story, joke, rumour] ; to hear (tell) of sth entendre parler de qch ; to hear (it said) that apprendre que, entendre dire que ; I've heard good things about… j'ai entendu dire du bien de… ; I've heard so much about you on m'a tant parlé de vous ; I've heard it all before! je connais la chanson ○ ! ; have you heard the one about… ( joke) tu connais celle de… ; have you heard? tu es au courant? ; what have you heard? tu es au courant de quelque chose? ; I'm sorry to hear (that) you can't come je suis désolé d'apprendre que vous ne pouvez pas venir ; I hear you want to be a doctor il paraît que tu veux devenir médecin ; so I hear, so I've heard c'est ce que j'ai entendu dire ; she won, I hear elle a gagné, paraît-il ; to hear whether/why/how savoir si/pourquoi/comment ;

3 ( listen to) écouter [lecture, speech, broadcast, concert, record] ; [judge, court, jury] entendre [case, evidence, testimony, witness] ; écouter [prayer] ; to hear sb do sth écouter qn faire qch ; to hear a child read faire lire un enfant à voix haute ; to hear what sb has to say entendre ce que qn a à dire ; do you hear (me)? tu m'entends? ; to hear Mass sout assister à la messe, entendre la messe sout ; the court heard that… Jur il a été déclaré à la cour que…

B vi entendre ; to hear about entendre parler de ; have you heard about Matt and Sarah? tu es au courant pour Matt et Sarah?

Idioms

hear! hear! bravo! ; let's hear it for Jo on applaudit Jo bien fort.

Phrasal verbs

■ hear from:

▶ hear from [sb]

1 ( get news from) recevoir des nouvelles de [friend, relative] ; it's nice to hear from you je suis content d'avoir de tes nouvelles ; I'm waiting to hear from head office/the hospital j'attends une réponse du siège social/de l'hôpital ; don't do anything until you hear from me ne fais rien tant que je ne t'aurai pas fait pas signe ; you'll be hearing from me! ( threat) tu auras de mes nouvelles! ; you'll be hearing from my solicitor vous en parlerez à mon avocat ;

2 ( hear interviewed on TV etc) entendre le point de vue de [representative, politician] ; écouter le récit de [survivor, eyewitness].

■ hear of:

▶ hear of [sb/sth]

1 ( be or become aware of) entendre parler de ; I've never even heard of her je ne sais même pas qui c'est ; the first I heard of the accident was on the radio j'ai appris l'accident par la radio ; that's the first I've heard of it! première nouvelle! ; he hasn't been heard of since on n'a plus jamais entendu parler de lui ;

2 (countenance, consider) I won't hear of it! il n'en est pas question!

■ hear out:

▶ hear out [sb], hear [sb] out écouter [qn] jusqu'au bout.

Big English-French dictionary > hear
6 hear

hiə
past tense, past participle - heard; verb

1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) oír

2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) ver, escuchar

3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) oír, oír decir, saber algo, tener noticias

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- hearing
- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of

hear vb

1. oír

I can't hear you no te oigo

I heard her call my name oí que me llamaba

2. enterarse

I heard about the accident me enteré del accidente

to hear from someone tener noticias de alguien

to have heard of someone/something haber oído hablar de alguien/algo

El pasado y participio pasado de hear es heard

hear

tr[hɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

transitive verb (pt & pp heard tr[hɜːd])

1 (gen) oír

■ do you hear me? ¿me oyes?

2 (perceive) sentir; (listen to) escuchar

3 (lecture) asistir a; (a news item) saber

4 SMALLLAW/SMALL (case) ver; (witness, defendant) oír

5 (refuse) negarse a

■ she wouldn't hear of moving house se negó rotundamente a trasladarse

■ I won't hear of it! ¡ni hablar!

6 (find out) enterarse

■ I've heard she's leaving me he enterado que se marcha

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

have you heard the one about... (humour) sabes el chiste de...

hear, hear! ¡muy bien!

I can't hear myself think familiar no puedo pensar con tanto ruido

to hear from tener noticias de

to hear of oír hablar de

hear ['hɪr] v, heard ['hərd] ; hearing vt

1) : oír

do you hear me?: ¿me oyes?

2) heed: oír, prestar atención a

3) learn: oír, enterarse de

hear vi

1) : oír

to hear about: oír hablar de

2)

to hear from : tener noticias de

hear (tell) of

expr.

• oir decir de expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: heard) = escuchar v.

• oír v.

(§pres: oigo, oyes...oímos)

hɪr, hɪə(r)
1.

(past & past p heard hɜːrd, hɜːd) transitive verb

1) \<\<sound\>\> oír*

stop it! do you hear? — basta! ¿me oyes?

now hear this — (AmE) presten atención

I can't hear myself think — (colloq) no puedo pensar con tanto ruido

to hear her (talk), you'd think... — cualquiera que la oyera creería que...

I must be hearing things — (colloq) debo de habérmelo imaginado

let's hear it for George! — (AmE colloq) un aplauso para George!

2) ( get to know) oír*

I've heard so much about you — me han hablado tanto de ti, he oído hablar tanto de ti

have you heard the latest? — ¿sabes la última?

I've heard it all before — ya conozco la historia

he's very ill, I hear — me han dicho que está muy enfermo

3) ( listen to)

a) \<\<lecture/broadcast/views\>\> escuchar, oír*

I hear you — (AmE) ya veo, ya te entiendo

to hear mass — oír* misa

b) ( Law) \<\<case\>\> ver*; \<\<charge\>\> oír*

2.

vi

1) ( perceive) oír*

hear, hear! — eso, eso!, bien dicho!

2) ( get news) tener* noticias

to hear ABOUT something — enterarse de algo

to hear FROM somebody: I haven't heard from them for months hace meses que no sé nada de ellos or que no tengo noticias suyas; you'll be hearing from us in a couple of weeks — dentro de unas semanas nos pondremos en contacto con usted

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Phrasal Verbs:

- hear of

- hear out

[hɪǝ(r)] (pt, pp heard)
1. VT

1) (=perceive) [+ voice, sound] oír

can you hear me? — ¿me oyes?

I can't hear you — no te oigo

I can't hear a thing — no oigo nada

I heard someone come in — he oído entrar a alguien

I heard you talking to her — te oí hablar con ella

I never heard such rubbish! — ¡en mi vida he oído tantos disparates!

did you hear what he said? — ¿has oído lo que ha dicho?

• let's hear it for... — un aplauso para...

• I could hardly make myself heard — apenas pude lograr que se me oyera

• I have heard it said that..., I've heard tell that... — he oído decir que...

• I can't hear myself think — el ruido no me deja pensar or concentrarme
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2) (=discover, be told) oír

have you heard the news? — ¿has oído la noticia?, ¿te has enterado de la noticia?

what's this I hear about you getting married? — ¿qué es eso que he oído de que te vas a casar?

from what I hear, she hasn't long to live — por lo que he oído parece que le queda poco tiempo de vida

I waited to hear the result — me quedé esperando para enterarme del resultado

I hear bad reports of him — no me hablan bien de él

I'm glad to hear it — me alegro

I'm sorry to hear it — lo siento

where did you hear that? — ¿quién te ha dicho eso?

to hear that... — enterarse de que...

I heard you're going away — me he enterado de que te vas

I hear you've been ill — me he enterado de que or he oído decir que has estado enfermo

I haven't heard yet whether I've passed — aún no sé si he aprobado

• have you heard anything of or from him since he left? — ¿has sabido algo or has tenido noticias de él desde que se fue?

• the first I heard of it was when... — lo primero que supe al respecto fue cuando...

that's the first I've heard of it — no tenía ni idea, es la primera noticia que tengo

• you haven't heard the last of this! — ¡aquí no se acaba esto!

• have you heard the one about...? — ¿te sabes el de...?

3) (=listen to) [+ radio programme, story] escuchar, oír; [+ lecture] escuchar

to hear him (talk) you'd think he was an expert — por la forma en que habla, cualquiera creería or diría que es un experto

• I've heard it all before — ya conozco la historia

• Lord, hear our prayers — Señor, escucha nuestras plegarias or súplicas

• to hear sb speak — (in public) escuchar a algn

• he likes to hear himself talk — le gusta escucharse a sí mismo

4) (Jur) [+ case] ver

5) (Rel)

to hear mass — oír misa

2. VI

1) (=perceive) oír

I can't hear — no oigo

if you don't get out I'll call the police, (do) you hear? — si no te vas llamaré a la policía, ¿me oyes?

he doesn't or can't hear very well — no oye muy bien

2)

• to hear about sth/sb, I heard about it from Maria — me enteré por María, lo supe a través de María

did you hear about Liz? — ¿te enteraste de lo de Liz?

I don't want to hear about it — no quiero oír hablar del tema

• to hear from sb — saber de algn, tener noticias de algn

have you heard from him lately? — ¿has sabido algo de él últimamente?, ¿has tenido noticias de él últimamente?

I hear from my daughter every week — tengo noticias de mi hija todas las semanas

hoping to hear from you — (in letter) esperando recibir noticias tuyas

you will be hearing from my solicitor — mi abogado se pondrá en contacto con usted

the police are anxious to hear from anyone who may know her — la policía pide a todos los que la conozcan que se pongan en contacto con ellos

what are you hearing from people there? — ¿qué opina or dice allí la gente?

• to hear of sth — (=come across) oír hablar de algo; (=become aware of) saber de algo

many people haven't heard of reflexology — muchas personas no han oído hablar de la reflexología

I've never heard of such a thing! — ¡en mi vida he oído cosa igual!

I heard of this school through Leslie — supe de esta escuela por or a través de Leslie

I won't hear of it! — (=allow) ¡ni hablar!

I offered to pay but she wouldn't hear of it — me ofrecí a pagar pero dijo que ni hablar

I always wanted to be an actor but Dad wouldn't hear of it — siempre quise ser actor pero papá no me dejó

to hear of sb — (=come across) oír hablar de algn; (=have news of) saber de algn, tener noticias de algn

everyone has heard of her — todo el mundo ha oído hablar de ella or sabe quién es

he wasn't heard of for a long time — no se supo nada de él or no se tuvieron noticias de él durante mucho tiempo

he was never heard of again — nunca se supo más de él

3)

hear! hear! — (=bravo) ¡sí señor!, ¡eso, eso!

- hear out

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[hɪr, hɪə(r)]
1.

(past & past p heard [hɜːrd, hɜːd]) transitive verb

1) \<\<sound\>\> oír*

stop it! do you hear? — basta! ¿me oyes?

now hear this — (AmE) presten atención

I can't hear myself think — (colloq) no puedo pensar con tanto ruido

to hear her (talk), you'd think... — cualquiera que la oyera creería que...

I must be hearing things — (colloq) debo de habérmelo imaginado

let's hear it for George! — (AmE colloq) un aplauso para George!

2) ( get to know) oír*

I've heard so much about you — me han hablado tanto de ti, he oído hablar tanto de ti

have you heard the latest? — ¿sabes la última?

I've heard it all before — ya conozco la historia

he's very ill, I hear — me han dicho que está muy enfermo

3) ( listen to)

a) \<\<lecture/broadcast/views\>\> escuchar, oír*

I hear you — (AmE) ya veo, ya te entiendo

to hear mass — oír* misa

b) ( Law) \<\<case\>\> ver*; \<\<charge\>\> oír*

2.

vi

1) ( perceive) oír*

hear, hear! — eso, eso!, bien dicho!

2) ( get news) tener* noticias

to hear ABOUT something — enterarse de algo

to hear FROM somebody: I haven't heard from them for months hace meses que no sé nada de ellos or que no tengo noticias suyas; you'll be hearing from us in a couple of weeks — dentro de unas semanas nos pondremos en contacto con usted

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Phrasal Verbs:

- hear of

- hear out

English-spanish dictionary > hear
7 hear

[hɪə(r)] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. heard)

1) udire, sentire [sound, voice]

she heard her brother coming up the stairs — udì suo fratello che saliva le scale

I can hear the train whistling — sento il treno che fischia

to hear her talk, you'd think (that) — a sentirla parlare, si penserebbe (che)

we haven't heard the end o last of it non abbiamo ancora sentito tutto; to make oneself o one's voice heard — farsi sentire, fare sentire la propria voce (anche fig.)

2) (learn) sentire [news, rumour]

to hear (tell) of sth. — sentir parlare di qcs.

to hear (it said) that — sentir dire che, venire a sapere che

I've heard so much about you — ho sentito tanto parlare di voi

I've heard it all before! — conosco la storia!

have you heard the one about... — (joke) la sai quella di...

have you heard? — hai sentito?

I hear you want to be a doctor — ho saputo che vuoi fare il medico

so I hear so I've heard — così ho sentito dire

3) (listen to) ascoltare, sentire [lecture, broadcast, record]; [ judge] esaminare [case, evidence]

to hear what sb. has to say — stare a sentire quello che qcn. ha da dire

do you hear (me)? — mi stai ascoltando?

to hear Mass — form. sentire la messa
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. heard) sentire

to hear about — sentir parlare di

hear! hear! — bravo! bene!

- hear from

- hear of

- hear out

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[hiə]
past tense, past participle - heard; verb

1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) sentire

2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) ascoltare

3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) sentire

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- hearing
- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of
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[hɪə(r)] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. heard)

1) udire, sentire [sound, voice]

she heard her brother coming up the stairs — udì suo fratello che saliva le scale

I can hear the train whistling — sento il treno che fischia

to hear her talk, you'd think (that) — a sentirla parlare, si penserebbe (che)

we haven't heard the end o last of it non abbiamo ancora sentito tutto; to make oneself o one's voice heard — farsi sentire, fare sentire la propria voce (anche fig.)

2) (learn) sentire [news, rumour]

to hear (tell) of sth. — sentir parlare di qcs.

to hear (it said) that — sentir dire che, venire a sapere che

I've heard so much about you — ho sentito tanto parlare di voi

I've heard it all before! — conosco la storia!

have you heard the one about... — (joke) la sai quella di...

have you heard? — hai sentito?

I hear you want to be a doctor — ho saputo che vuoi fare il medico

so I hear so I've heard — così ho sentito dire

3) (listen to) ascoltare, sentire [lecture, broadcast, record]; [ judge] esaminare [case, evidence]

to hear what sb. has to say — stare a sentire quello che qcn. ha da dire

do you hear (me)? — mi stai ascoltando?

to hear Mass — form. sentire la messa
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. heard) sentire

to hear about — sentir parlare di

hear! hear! — bravo! bene!

- hear from

- hear of

- hear out

English-Italian dictionary > hear
8 hear

1. transitive verb,
heard

1) hören

they heard the car drive away — sie hörten den Wagen abfahren

I can hardly hear myself think/speak — ich kann keinen klaren Gedanken fassen/kann mein eigenes Wort nicht verstehen

2) (understand) verstehen

3) (Law) [an]hören; verhandeln [Fall]
2. intransitive verb,
heard

hear about somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas [etwas] hören

hear from somebody — von jemandem hören

he wouldn't hear of it — er wollte nichts davon hören
3. interjection
Hear! Hear! — bravo!; richtig!

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120100/hearout">hearout

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[hiə]
past tense, past participle - heard; verb

1) (to (be able to) receive( sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) hören

2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) anhören

3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) hören

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- hearing
- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear! - I
- he will
- would not hear of
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hear

<heard, heard>

[hɪəʳ, AM hɪr]

I. vt

1. (perceive with ears)

▪ to \hear sth/sb etw/jdn hören

speak up, I can't \hear you sprich lauter, ich kann dich nicht hören

Jane \heard him go out Jane hörte, wie er hinausging

2. (be told)

▪ to \hear sth etw hören [o erfahren]

have you \heard the news that she's pregnant? weißt du schon das Neueste? sie ist schwanger!

we haven't heard anything of Jan for months wir haben seit Monaten nichts von Jan gehört

▪ to \hear that/what... hören, dass/was...

have you \heard what's happened? hast du schon gehört, was passiert ist?

3. (listen)

▪ to \hear sth sich dat etw anhören; (be there and listen) etw hören

I \heard the orchestra play at Carnegie Hall ich habe das Orchester in der Carnegie Hall spielen hören

4. ( form: receive)

▪ to \hear sth etw anhören; LAW case etw verhandeln

the case will be \heard by the High Court der Fall wird vor dem Obersten Gericht verhandelt

Lord, \hear us/our prayers Herr, erhöre uns/unsere Gebete

5.

▶ to be barely [or hardly] able to \hear oneself think sich akk nur schwer konzentrieren können

▶ to never \hear the end of sth sich dat etw noch bis zum Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag anhören müssen hum

▶ to \hear what sb is saying, to \hear sb esp AM ( fam) verstehen, was jd sagt

yeah, I \hear what you're saying ja, ich weiß [schon], was du meinst

▶ to be \hearing things ( fam) sich dat etwas einbilden

he's offered to wash the dishes — I must be \hearing things! er hat mir angeboten, abzuwaschen — was, ich hör' wohl nicht richtig!

▶ to \hear wedding bells ( fam) schon die Hochzeitsglocken läuten hören iron

II. vi

1. (perceive with ears) hören

it's a terrible line, I can't \hear die Verbindung ist fürchterlich, ich kann nichts hören

to \hear very well sehr gut hören können

2. (be told about) etw hören [o erfahren]

if you haven't \heard by Friday, assume I'm coming wenn du bis Freitag nichts gehört hast, kannst du davon ausgehen, dass ich komme

have you \heard about Jane getting married? hast du schon gehört, dass Jane heiratet?

to \hear tell [or say] of sth von etw dat erfahren [o hören]

▪ to \hear from sb von jdm hören

we haven't \heard from her in ages wir haben seit Ewigkeiten nichts von ihr gehört

you'll be \hearing from my solicitor! Sie werden noch von meinem Anwalt hören!

3. (know of)

to have \heard of sb/sth von jdm/etw gehört haben

do you know Derrida? — I've \heard of him kennen Sie Derrida? — ich habe mal von ihm gehört

to have never \heard of sb/sth nie von jdm/etw gehört haben

4.

▶ do you \hear? verstehst du/verstehen Sie?, kapiert? sl

▶ sb won't \hear of sth jd will von etw dat nichts hören

▶ \hear, \hear! ja, genau!, richtig [so]!

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[hɪə(r)] pret, ptp heard
1. vt

1) (= also learn) hören

I heard him say that... — ich habe ihn sagen hören, dass...

I heard somebody come in — ich habe jemanden ( herein)kommen hören

there wasn't a sound to be heard —

he was heard to say that... — man hat ihn sagen hören, dass...

to make oneself heard — sich (dat) Gehör verschaffen

you're not going, do you hear me! — du gehst nicht, hörst du (mich)!

to hear him speak you'd think... — wenn man ihn so reden hört, könnte man meinen,...

I've often heard say or it said that... — ich habe oft gehört or sagen hören, dass...

I hear you play chess —

have you heard the one about...? I hear tell you're going away — (haben Sie) den schon gehört von...? ich höre, Sie gehen weg

I've heard tell of a monster in the lake — ich habe von einem Ungeheuer in dem See gehört

I've heard it all before — ich habe das schon hundertmal gehört

I've been hearing things about you — von dir hört man ja schöne Dinge

I must be hearing things — ich glaube, ich höre nicht richtig

2) (= listen to) lecture, programme etc hören

to hear a case (Jur) — einen Fall verhandeln

to hear evidence (Jur) —

Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear us let's hear your prayers before you go to sleep — Herr, (er)höre unser Gebet Herr, erhöre uns wir wollen beten, bevor du schläfst

2. vi

1) (physically) hören

he does not or cannot hear very well — er hört nicht sehr gut

hear, hear! — (sehr) richtig!; (Parl) hört!, hört!

2) (= get news) hören

he's left his wife – yes, so I hear —

I hear from my daughter every week — ich höre jede Woche von meiner Tochter

you'll be hearing from me! (threatening) — Sie werden noch von mir hören!

to hear about sth — von etw hören or erfahren

have you heard about John? he's getting married —

I've heard a lot about you — ich habe schon viel von Ihnen gehört

never heard of him/it —

I've heard of him — ich habe schon von ihm gehört

he wasn't heard of for a long time — man hat lange Zeit nichts von ihm gehört

he was never heard of again — man hat nie wieder etwas von ihm gehört

I've never heard of such a thing! — das ist ja unerhört!

I hear about nothing else ( but that)! — ich höre überhaupt nichts anderes mehr!

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hear [hıə(r)] prät und pperf heard [hɜːd; US hɜrd]

A v/t

1. hören:

I hear him laugh(ing) ich höre ihn lachen;

I couldn’t hear myself talk ich verstand mein eigenes Wort nicht mehr;

make o.s. heard sich Gehör verschaffen;

let’s hear it for … einen Applaus für …

2. etwas hören, erfahren ( beide:

about, of von, über akk):

from what I’ve heard soviel ich gehört habe;

did you hear the one about …? kennst du den von …?

3. jemanden anhören, jemandem zuhören:

are you hearing me? hörst du mir überhaupt zu?;

hear sb out jemanden bis zum Ende anhören, jemanden ausreden lassen

4. (an)hören:

hear a concert sich ein Konzert anhören; → confession 4, Mass² 1

5. eine Bitte, ein Gebet etc erhören:

hear sb’s prayers auch jemanden erhören

6. hören auf (akk), jemandes Rat folgen

7. JUR

a) jemanden vernehmen, -hören

b) (über) einen Fall verhandeln:

hear and decide a case über eine Sache befinden; → evidence A 2 b

8. einen Schüler, das Gelernte abhören

B v/i

1. hören:

hear say sagen hören ( that dass);

I have heard tell of it umg ich habe davon sprechen hören;

he would not hear of it er wollte nichts davon hören oder wissen;

hear! hear!

a) bravo!, sehr richtig!,

b) iron hört! hört!

2. hören, erfahren ( beide:

about, of von), Nachricht(en) erhalten ( from von):

I haven’t heard from him since then ich habe seit damals nichts mehr von ihm gehört;

so I have heard, so I hear das habe ich gehört;

you will hear of this! umg das wirst du mir büßen!

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1. transitive verb,
heard

1) hören

they heard the car drive away — sie hörten den Wagen abfahren

I can hardly hear myself think/speak — ich kann keinen klaren Gedanken fassen/kann mein eigenes Wort nicht verstehen

2) (understand) verstehen

3) (Law) [an]hören; verhandeln [Fall]
2. intransitive verb,
heard

hear about somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas [etwas] hören

hear from somebody — von jemandem hören

he wouldn't hear of it — er wollte nichts davon hören
3. interjection
Hear! Hear! — bravo!; richtig!

Phrasal Verbs:

- hearout

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: heard)

= hören v.

vernehmen v.

English-german dictionary > hear
9 HEYRA

hear

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(-ða, -ðr), v.

1) to hear;

heyra heyrir þat, er gras grœr á jörðu, hears the grass grow;

heyra illa, hard of hearing;

heyra e-t til e-s, to hear (a sound) from one;

hefir hvárki heyrt til hans styn né hosta, neither groan nor cough has been heard from him;

heyrir blástr (acc.) hans í alla heima, when he blows, it can he heard in all the worlds;

2) to listen to, give ear to;

heyra bœn e-s, to listen to (to grant) one’s prayer;

heyra á e-t, to listen (= hlýða á e-t);

3) heyra til e-s or e-m til, to belong to, concern (þetta mál, er heyrir til dóttur þinnar);

þat er til mín heyrir, as far as I am concerned;

4) with dat. to behave (mér heyrir eigi at þegja við yðr);

5) refl. e-m heyrist e-t, one thinks he hears;

þá heyrðist þeim öllum sem sveinninn kvæði þetta, they all thought they heard the boy say this (verse).

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ð, in Norse MSS. höyra (eyra, dropping the h, N. G. L. i. 220), [Ulf. hausjan = ἀκούειν; A. S. hyran; Hel. hôrjan; Engl. hear; O. H. G. horan; Germ. hören; Dan. höre; Swed. höra]:—to hear; the notion of hearing being taken to imply motion towards a place, cp. Germ. zu-hören, Icel. heyra til, Engl. hearken to, Scot. hear till; at þeir heyrðu eðr sá atburðina, Fms. vii. 226, Nj. 13, Grág. i. 56, Sks. 554; nú heyra þeir til liðs konungsins hvar þat fór, Fb. ii. 128; hann heyrir þat er gras vex á jörðu, Edda 17; h. messu, tíðir, to hear mass, attend service, Fms. ix. 500; h. húslestr, id.; menn vildu eigi h. (hear, believe) at hann mundi fallit hafa, x. 364; heyrðu þeir snörgl nokkut til rekkju Þóreyjar, Fs. 144; hefir hvárki heyrt til hans styn né hósta, Nj. 2; þeir heyrðu blástr til drekanna, Gullþ. 8; hann heyrði þangat mikinn glaum, Eb. 28; heyrðu þeir hark mikit í búrit, 266; heyrit fádæmi, Háv. 45; heyr endemi (q. v.); sem nú hefir þú heyrt, as thou hast now heard, Sks. 714.

2. to hearken; þeirra bæn var eigi fyrr heyrð, Fms. x. 401; Guð heyrði bæn Moyses, Sks. 575; en ef þú vildir h. bæn mína, Drottinn minn, 596.

3. with prepp., heyra á e-t, to give ear, listen to a thing; en þá er hann hafði heyrt á töluna, Fms. xi. 37; höfðu þessir allir heyrt á (been within hearing, been present) sætt þeirra Þóris ok Bjarnar, Eg. 349; þótt sjálfr konungr heyri á, though within hearing of the king himself, Ó. H. 54.

II. metaph. to belong to one, with dat., kirkjan á selveiði alla utan þá er Geithellum heyrir, Vm. 165.

2. heyra til e-s, or h. e-m til, to belong to, concern; (þat) er heyrir til ( concerns) dóttur þinnar, Nj. 15; þær sýslur sem til þeirra heyrðu, Fms. ix. 269; þat er til mín heyrir, vi. 118, 133, Bs. i. 742; þat þing er hreppstjórn heyrir til, Jb. 184; hann ágirntisk þat er honum heyrði ekki til, Fms. vi. 301; þótti þeim Haraldi konungi eigi til h. ( he had no right) at mínka sinn rétt, 339.

γ. so with dat., to behove; hverjum yðr heyrir at þjóna, Fms. i. 281, vi. 349; mér heyrir eigi at þegja við yðr, ii. 268; mér heyrir eigi at giptask, Str. 421; sem því nafni til heyrir, Mar. 617; kjalar-tré þat er þeim þótti heyra ( to fit), Fb. i. 433.

III. impers. to be heard; ok heyrir blástr (acc.) hans í alla heima, Edda 17; heyrði til höddu þá er Þórr bar hverinn, Skálda 168; þá varð þegar hljótt svá at til einskis manns heyrði, Fms. vi. 374; svá nær læknum, at gerla heyri forsfallit (acc.), 351.

IV. reflex. and impers., e-m heyrisk e-t, methinks one hears; en með því at mér heyrisk svá í orðum yðrum, at …, methought I heard you say, that …, Sks. 101; en mér heyrisk svá um þetta haf, ok svá landit, þá …, 192; svá heyrisk mér til sem þeir sé flestir er …, Fms. vii. 280; þá heyrðisk þeim öllum sem sveinninn kvæði þetta, they thought they heard the boy sing, Landn. (Hb.) 293: in mod. usage, mér heyrðisk þú segja, methought I heard you say; mér heyrðist vera barið, methought I heard a knock at the door; mér heyrist barnið hljóða, methinks I hear the child crying.

2. pass. to be heard, H. E. i. 516; þá skulu þeir eigi þar um heyrask síðan (they shall not be heard, heeded), K. Á. 110.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > HEYRA
10 entendre

entendre [ɑ̃tɑ̃dʀ]

➭ TABLE 41

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ voix, bruit] to hear

• il entendit du bruit he heard a noise

• il entend mal de l'oreille droite he can't hear very well with his right ear

• il ne l'entend pas de cette oreille (figurative) he's not prepared to accept that

• j'entendais quelqu'un parler I could hear somebody talking

• faire entendre un son to make a sound

• faire entendre sa voix to make oneself heard

• qu'est-ce que j'entends ? am I hearing right?

• tu vas être sage, tu entends ! (menace) you're to be good, do you hear!

   b. (par ouï-dire) entendre parler de qn/qch to hear of sb/sth

• on n'entend plus parler de lui you don't hear anything of him these days

• il ne veut pas en entendre parler he won't hear of it

• entendre dire que... to hear it said that...

• d'après ce que j'ai entendu dire from what I have heard

   c. ( = écouter) to listen to

• entendre les témoins (au tribunal) to hear the witnesses

• à l'entendre, c'est lui qui a tout fait to hear him talk you'd think he had done everything

• il ne veut rien entendre he just won't listen

• si ça continue, il va m'entendre ! (menace) if he doesn't stop I'll give him a piece of my mind!

   d. (formal = comprendre) to understand

• oui, j'entends bien, mais... yes, I quite understand but...

• laisser entendre à qn que... to give sb to understand that...

   e. (formal avec infinitif) ( = vouloir) to intend

• j'entends bien y aller I certainly intend to go

• faites comme vous l'entendez do as you see fit

   f. ( = vouloir dire) to mean

• qu'entendez-vous par là ? what do you mean by that?

2. reflexive verb

► s'entendre

   a. ( = être en bons termes) to get on

• ils ne s'entendent pas they don't get on

• ils s'entendent à merveille they get on extremely well

   b. ( = être d'accord) to agree

• hier tu m'as dit le contraire, il faudrait s'entendre ! yesterday you told me exactly the opposite, make up your mind!

   c. (soi-même) tu ne t'entends pas ! you don't realize what you sound like!

   d. ( = s'y connaître) s'y entendre pour faire qch to be very good at doing sth

   e. ( = se comprendre) quand je dis magnifique, je m'entends, disons que c'est très joli when I say it's magnificent, what I really mean is that it's very attractive

• entendons-nous bien ! let's be quite clear about this

   f. ( = être entendu) le bruit s'entendait depuis la route the noise could be heard from the road

• on ne s'entend plus ici you can't hear yourself think in here

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1.

verbe transitif

1) ( percevoir par l'ouïe) to hear [bruit, mot]

entendre quelqu'un pleurer, entendre quelqu'un qui pleure — to hear somebody crying

réussir à se faire entendre — to manage to make oneself heard

elle entend mal — she's hard of hearing

faire entendre un cri — to give a cry

j'ai entendu dire que — I've heard (say) that

je n'en ai jamais entendu parler — I've never heard of it

vous entendrez parler de moi! — ( menace) you haven't heard the last of it!

2) ( prêter attention à) [juge, police] to hear [témoin, témoignage]; [dieu] to hear [prières, croyant]

à t'entendre, tout va bien — according to you, everything is fine

raconter quelque chose à qui veut l'entendre — to tell something to anyone who'll listen

(que) le ciel vous entende! — let's hope that's how it turns out!

elle ne veut rien entendre — she won't listen

3) fml ( comprendre) to understand

il agit comme il l'entend — he does as he likes

fais comme tu l'entends — do as you think best

elle m'a laissé or donné à or fait entendre que — she gave me to understand that

elle a laissé entendre que — she intimated that

ils ne l'entendent pas de la sorte or de cette oreille — they don't see it that way

4) ( signifier) to mean

qu'entends-tu par là? — what do you mean by that?

5) fml ( avoir l'intention de)

entendre faire — to intend doing

j'entends qu'on fasse ce que je dis — I expect people to do what I say

2.

s'entendre verbe pronominal

1) ( sympathiser) to get on ou along ( avec with)

2) ( se mettre d'accord) to agree ( sur on)

on leur dit la vérité ou pas? il faudrait s'entendre — shall we tell them the truth or not? let's get it straight

3) ( être perçu par l'oreille) [bruit] to be heard; ( soi-même) to hear oneself; ( les uns les autres) to hear each other

4) ( être compris)

phrase qui peut s'entendre de plusieurs façons — sentence which can be taken in several different ways

5) ( être compétent)

s'y entendre en meubles anciens — to know about antiques

pour te faire culpabiliser, elle s'y entend! — (colloq) when it comes to making you feel guilty, she's an expert!

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ɑ̃tɑ̃dʀ vt
1) [son, bruit, conversation] to hear

Je vous entends très mal. — I can hardly hear you.

J'ai mal entendu. — I didn't hear., I didn't hear properly.

Je ne t'entends pas. — I can't hear you.

On entend parler à côté. — You can hear people talking next door.

Tu as entendu ce qu'il a dit? — Did you hear what he said?

entendre parler de — to hear of

entendre dire que — to hear that

J'ai entendu dire qu'il est dangereux de nager ici. — I've heard that it's dangerous to swim here.

J'ai entendu dire qu'il est très malade. — I've heard that he is very ill.

Je suis heureux de vous l'entendre dire. — I'm pleased to hear you say it.

Qu'est-ce qu'il ne faut pas entendre! — Whatever next!

entendre raison — to see sense, to listen to reason

2) (= comprendre) to understand

ne rien entendre à... — not to know anything about...

Il n'entend rien à l'informatique. — He doesn't know anything about computers.

laisser entendre que; faire entendre que — to imply that

donner à entendre que — to let it be understood that

3) (avec valeur emphatique)

Ne recommence pas, tu entends! — Don't do it again, do you hear?

4) (= vouloir dire) to mean

entendre que — to mean that

Qu'est-ce que tu entends par là? — What do you mean by that?

J'entends qu'il faut savoir se débrouiller. — What I mean is you have to be able to stand on your own two feet.

5) (= vouloir)

entendre que qn fasse — to expect sb to do

entendre faire — to intend to do, to mean to do

J'entends bien récupérer cet argent. — I fully intend to get the money back.

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entendre verb table: rendre

A vtr

1 ( percevoir par l'ouïe) to hear [bruit, mot]; entendre qn pleurer, entendre qn qui pleure to hear sb crying; il pleure-oui, je l'entends he is crying-yes, I can hear him; tu n'entends pas? c'est pourtant net can't you hear it? it's quite clear; réussir à se faire entendre to manage to make oneself heard; tu as entendu? did you hear that?; j'ai mal entendu I didn't hear properly; si j'ai bien entendu if I heard correctly; une expression qu'on entend à la campagne an expression you hear in the country; entendre qch de ses propres oreilles to hear sth with one's own ears; qu'est-ce que j'entends? tu nous quittes? what's this I hear? you're leaving (us)?; elle entend mal she's hard of hearing; faire entendre un cri/gémissement to give a cry/groan; une explosion se fit entendre there was the sound of an explosion; j'ai entendu dire que I've heard (say) that; je n'en ai jamais entendu parler I've never heard of it; je ne veux plus en entendre parler I don't want to hear another word about it; vous entendrez parler de moi! ( menace) you haven't heard the last of it!; on n'entend plus parler de ce projet nothing more has been heard about the project; on n'entend plus parler de lui his name is never mentioned any more; ⇒ mouche;

2 ( prêter attention à) [juge, police] to hear [témoin, témoignage]; [dieu] to hear [prières, croyant]; entendre la messe to attend mass; à t'entendre, tout va bien according to you, everything is fine; raconter qch à qui veut l'entendre to tell sth to anyone who'll listen; qu'est- ce qu'il ne faut pas entendre! I've never heard such nonsense!; elle ne veut rien entendre she won't listen; (que) le ciel vous entende! let's hope that's how it turns out!;

3 fml ( comprendre) to understand [concept, expression]; je n'y entends pas grand-chose I don't understand much about it; ‘c'est confidentiel’-‘j'entends bien’ ‘it's confidential’-‘I quite understand’; il agit comme il l'entend he does as he likes; fais comme tu l'entends do as you think best; ne pas arriver à se faire entendre not to be able to make oneself understood; ne pas arriver à se faire entendre de qn not to be able to get through to sb; elle m'a laissé or donné à or fait entendre que she gave me to understand that; elle a laissé entendre que she intimated that; ils ne l'entendent pas de la sorte or de cette oreille they don't see it that way;

4 ( signifier) to mean; qu'entends-tu par là? what do you mean by that? ; ce n'est pas douloureux, j'entends, pas plus qu'une piqûre it isn't painful, I mean, no more than an injection; le marxisme entendu comme une philosophie marxism as a philosophy;

5 fml ( avoir l'intention de) entendre faire to intend doing, to have the intention of doing; j'entends bien rester ici I have every intention of staying here; j'entends qu'on fasse ce que je dis I expect people to do what I say.

B s'entendre vpr

1 ( sympathiser) to get on ou along (avec with); ils s'entendent très bien they get on ou along really well; ils ne s'entendent pas they don't get on ou along; ⇒ chat, larron;

2 ( se mettre d'accord) to agree (sur on); s'entendre sur une heure to agree on a time; on leur dit la vérité ou pas? il faudrait s'entendre shall we tell them the truth or not? let's get it straight; entendons-nous bien, personne ne doit leur dire la vérité it goes without saying, nobody must tell them the truth;

3 ( être perçu par l'oreille) [bruit] to be heard; ( soi-même) to hear oneself; ( les uns les autres) to hear each other; cela s'entendait à l'autre bout de la ville you could hear it on the other side of town;

4 ( être compris) phrase qui peut s'entendre de plusieurs façons sentence which can be taken in several different ways; après paiement, s'entend! after payment, of course!; cela or il s'entend fml ( c'est évident) of course; ce n'est pas tout à fait ça mais je m'entends it's not exactly that, but I know what I mean;

5 ( être compétent) s'y entendre en meubles anciens to know about antiques; s'entendre or s'y entendre à peindre des portraits to be good at portraits; pour te faire culpabiliser, elle s'y entend! hum when it comes to making you feel guilty, she's an expert (at it) ou she's got it down to a fine art.

[ɑ̃tɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

1. [percevoir par l'ouïe] to hear

parlez plus fort, on n'entend rien speak up, we can't hear a word (you're saying)

silence, je ne veux pas vous entendre! quiet, I don't want to hear a sound from you!

tu entends ce que je te dis? do you hear me?

elle a dû m'entendre le lui dire she must have overheard me telling him

j'entends pleurer à côté I can hear someone crying next door

entendre dire to hear

j'ai entendu dire qu'il était parti I heard that he had left

c'est la première fois que j'entends (dire) ça that's the first I've heard of it

je ne connais l'Islande que par ce que j'en ai entendu dire I only know Iceland through what I've heard other people say about it

entendre parler de to hear about ou of

il ne veut pas entendre parler d'informatique he won't hear of computers

je ne veux plus entendre parler de lui I don't want to hear him mentioned again

on n'entend parler que de lui/de sa pièce he's/his play's the talk of the town

vous n'avez pas fini d'en entendre parler! you haven't heard the last of this!

(en usage absolu)

j'entends mal de l'oreille droite my hearing's bad in the right ear

on entendrait/on aurait entendu voler une mouche you could hear/could have heard a pin drop

j'aurai tout entendu! whatever next?

j'en ai entendu de belles ou de bonnes ou des vertes et des pas mûres sur son compte (familier) I've heard a thing or two about him

ce qu'il faut entendre!, ce qu'il faut pas entendre! (familier) the things some people come out with!, the things you hear!

il vaut mieux entendre ça que d'être sourd! (familier) what a load of rubbish (UK) ou hogwash (US)!

2. [écouter] to hear, to listen to

essayer de se faire entendre to try to make oneself heard

il ne veut rien entendre he won't listen

à l'entendre, à les entendre: à les entendre tout serait de ma faute to hear them talk ou according to them it's all my fault

entendre raison to see sense

faire entendre raison à quelqu'un to make somebody listen to reason, to bring somebody to his/her senses

il va m'entendre! I'll give him hell!

3. [accepter - demande] to agree to (inseparable) ; [ - vœu] to grant

nos prières ont été entendues our prayers were answered

4. RELIGION

entendre la messe to attend ou to hear mass

entendre une confession to hear ou to take a confession

5. DROIT [témoin] to hear, to interview

6. (soutenu) [comprendre] to understand

entend-il la plaisanterie? can he take a joke?

il doit être bien entendu que... it must be properly understood that...

donner quelque chose à entendre ou laisser entendre quelque chose à quelqu'un: elle m'a laissé ou donné à entendre que... she gave me to understand that...

entendre quelque chose à: y entendez-vous quelque chose? do you know anything about it?

(en usage absolu)

j'entends bien I (do) understand

n'y entendre rien ou goutte (vieilli) : je n'y entends rien en politique I don't understand a thing about politics

il ne l'entend pas de cette oreille he won't have any of it

7. [apprendre] to hear

8. [vouloir dire] to mean

y entendre finesse ou malice (vieilli) : sans y entendre malice without meaning any harm (by it)

9. [vouloir] to want, to intend

fais comme tu l'entends do as you wish ou please

j'entends qu'on m'obéisse I intend to ou I mean to ou I will be obeyed

il entend bien partir demain he's determined to go tomorrow

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s'entendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [être perçu] to be heard

cela s'entend de loin you can hear it ou it can be heard from far off

[être utilisé - mot, expression] to be heard

cela s'entend encore dans la région you can still hear it said ou used around here

2. [être compris] to be understood

ces chiffres s'entendent hors taxes these figures do not include tax

(cela) s'entend [c'est évident] obviously, it's obvious, that much is clear

après l'hiver, (cela) s'entend when the winter is over, of course ou it goes without saying

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s'entendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

1. [pouvoir s'écouter] to hear each other ou one another

2. [s'accorder] to agree

s'entendre sur un prix to agree on a price

entendons-nous bien let's get this straight

3. [sympathiser] to get on

s'entendre comme chien et chat to fight like cat and dog

s'entendre comme larrons en foire to be as thick as thieves

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s'entendre verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [percevoir sa voix] to hear oneself

on ne s'entend plus tellement il y a de bruit there's so much noise, you can't hear yourself think

tu ne t'entends pas! you should hear yourself (talking)!, if (only) you could hear yourself!

2. (locution)

quand je dis qu'il est grand, je m'entends, il est plus grand que moi when I say he's tall I really mean he's taller than myself

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s'entendre verbe pronominal intransitif

s'y entendre [s'y connaître]: il s'y entend en mécanique he's good at ou he knows (a lot) about mechanics

s'y entendre pour to know how to

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s'entendre avec verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [s'accorder avec] to reach an agreement with

parvenir à s'entendre avec quelqu'un sur quelque chose to come to an understanding ou to reach an agreement with somebody about something

2. [sympathiser avec] to get on with

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > entendre
11 soñar

m.

sonar (Nautical).

El sonar detectó un submarino The sonar detected a submarine.

v.

1 to sound, to make a sound, to sound off.

La música suena bien The music sounds good.

El timbre suena sin parar The doorbell rings endlessly.

2 to sound.

La música suena bien The music sounds good.

3 to ring.

4 to peal, to clang.

5 to break down completely, to break down.

La máquina sonó The machine broke down completely.

6 to ring a bell on.

Ese asunto me suena That thing rings a bell on me.

7 to clobber, to bludgeon, to thump, to bemaul.

Lo sonó He clobbered him.

8 to beat, to defeat, to vanquish, to thrash.

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sonar

► nombre masculino

1 MARÍTIMO sonar

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sonar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (hacer ruido) to sound

2 (timbre, teléfono, etc) to ring

3 (alarma, reloj) to go off

4 (instrumento) to play

5 (letra) to be pronounced

■ esa letra no suena that letter is not pronounced

6 (mencionarse) to be mentioned

7 (tener apariencia) to look (a, like), sound (a, like), seem (a, like)

■ el proyecto sonaba a estafa the project sounded like a con

► verbo transitivo

1 (conocer vagamente) to sound familiar, ring a bell

■ no me suena esa calle that street doesn't ring a bell

2 (nariz) to blow

3 (timbre etc) to ring; (bocina) to blow, sound; (instrumento) to play

► verbo pronominal sonarse

1 (nariz) to blow

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tal y como suena literally, just as I'm telling you

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verb

1) to sound

2) ring

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1. VI

1) (=producir sonido)

a) [campana, teléfono, timbre] to ring; [aparato electrónico] to beep, bleep

este timbre no suena — this bell doesn't work o ring

está sonando el busca — the pager is beeping o bleeping

el reloj de la iglesia no sonó — the church clock did not chime

acaban de sonar las diez — it has just struck ten

hacer sonar — [+ alarma, sirena] to sound; [+ campanilla, timbre] to ring; [+ trompeta, flauta] to play

hace sonar su vieja gaita en las grandes ocasiones — he plays his old bagpipes on special occasions

haz sonar el claxon — blow o beep the horn

b) [alarma, sirena] to go off

a las seis sonó el despertador — the alarm clock went off at six

c) [máquina, aparato] to make a noise; [música] to play

¡cómo suena este frigorífico! — what a noise this fridge makes!

sonaron tres disparos — three shots were heard

empezó a sonar el himno nacional — the national anthem started to play

le sonaban las tripas — his stomach was rumbling

- ni sonar ni tronar
flauta, río
2) (Ling) [fonema, letra] to be pronounced; [frase, palabra] to sound

la h de "hombre" no suena — the h in "hombre" is not pronounced o is silent

escríbelo tal como suena — write it as it sounds

3) (=parecer por el sonido) to sound

sonaba extraño viniendo de él — it sounded strange coming from him

cantan en inglés y suenan muy bien — they sing in English and they sound very good

ese título suena bien — that sounds like a good title

• sonar a — to sound like

suena a metálico — it sounds like metal

eso me suena a excusa — that sounds like an excuse to me

sus palabras sonaban a falso — his words rang o sounded false

sonar a hueco — to sound hollow

- así como suena

le dijo que se fuera, así como suena — he told him to go, just like that

se llama Anastasio, así como suena — he's called Anastasio, believe it or not

- me suena a chino

4) (=ser conocido) to sound familiar, ring a bell *

¿no te suena el nombre? — isn't the name familiar?, doesn't the name sound familiar o ring a bell?

a mí su cara no me suena de nada — his face isn't at all familiar to me o doesn't look at all familiar to me

5) (=mencionarse)

su nombre suena constantemente en relación con este asunto — her name is always coming up o being mentioned in connection with this affair

no quiere que suene su nombre — he doesn't want his name mentioned

6) And, Cono Sur * (=fracasar) to come to grief *

sonamos en la prueba de francés — we came to grief in the French test *

ahora sí que sonamos — now we're really in trouble

7) Cono Sur * (=morirse) to kick the bucket *, peg out *

8) Cono Sur * (=estropearse) to pack up *

9)

hacer sonar — Cono Sur * [gen] to wreck; [+ dinero] to blow *

10)

hacer sonar a algn — Cono Sur * (=derrotar) to thrash sb *; (=castigar) to do sb **; (=suspender) to fail, flunk (EEUU) *

lo van a hacer sonar si lo pillan — he'll get done for it if they catch him **

2. VT

1) (=hacer sonar) [+ campanilla] to ring; [+ trompeta] to play; [+ alarma, sirena] to sound

2)

sonar la nariz a algn — to blow sb's nose

3) Méx, Ven * (=pegar) to clobber *

4) Méx, Ven * (=ganar) to thrash *

3.

See:

sonarse

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) teléfono/timbre to ring; disparo to ring out

el despertador sonó a las cinco — the alarm went off at five o'clock

cuando suena la sirena — when the siren goes

sonaron las doce en el reloj — the clock struck twelve

cómo me suenan las tripas! — (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)

2) (+ compl)

a) motor/instrumento to sound; persona to sound

suena a hueco/a metal — it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal

b) palabra/expresión to sound

se escribe como suena — it's spelled as it sounds

(así) como suena — just like that, as simple as that

3)

a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc)

me suena tu cara — your face is o looks familiar

¿de qué me suena ese nombre? — where do I know that name from?

¿te suena este refrán? — does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?

b) ( parecer)

sonar A algo — to sound like something

me suena a una de sus invenciones — it sounds to me like one of his stories

4)

a) (AmL fam) ( fracasar)

soné en el examen — I blew the exam (colloq), I blew it in the exam (colloq)

sonamos — we've had it now, we've blown it now (colloq)

b) (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up (colloq)

c) (CS fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
2.
sonar vt

1)

a) (+ me/te/le etc) < nariz> to wipe

suénale la nariz — wipe her nose for her, will you?

b) < trompeta> to play

2) (Méx fam)

a) ( pegar) < persona> to thump (colloq), to clobber (colloq)

b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)
3.
sonarse v pron: tb

sonarse la nariz — to blow one's nose
II
masculino sonar

* * *

= dream.

Ex. This has brought us nearer to UBC than anyone would have dreamed possible thirty years ago.

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* soñar despierto = daydream.

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) teléfono/timbre to ring; disparo to ring out

el despertador sonó a las cinco — the alarm went off at five o'clock

cuando suena la sirena — when the siren goes

sonaron las doce en el reloj — the clock struck twelve

cómo me suenan las tripas! — (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)

2) (+ compl)

a) motor/instrumento to sound; persona to sound

suena a hueco/a metal — it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal

b) palabra/expresión to sound

se escribe como suena — it's spelled as it sounds

(así) como suena — just like that, as simple as that

3)

a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc)

me suena tu cara — your face is o looks familiar

¿de qué me suena ese nombre? — where do I know that name from?

¿te suena este refrán? — does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?

b) ( parecer)

sonar A algo — to sound like something

me suena a una de sus invenciones — it sounds to me like one of his stories

4)

a) (AmL fam) ( fracasar)

soné en el examen — I blew the exam (colloq), I blew it in the exam (colloq)

sonamos — we've had it now, we've blown it now (colloq)

b) (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up (colloq)

c) (CS fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
2.
sonar vt

1)

a) (+ me/te/le etc) < nariz> to wipe

suénale la nariz — wipe her nose for her, will you?

b) < trompeta> to play

2) (Méx fam)

a) ( pegar) < persona> to thump (colloq), to clobber (colloq)

b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)
3.
sonarse v pron: tb

sonarse la nariz — to blow one's nose
II
masculino sonar

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sonar¹

¹ = beep, sound, go off, chime.

Ex: If neither crossreferences or documents are associated with the entry, the terminal beeps and a message is displayed.

Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.

Ex: The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.

Ex: The delay seems even longer with the second doorbell that I have set to chime once, as opposed to the front doorbell which chimes twice.

* alarma + sonar = alarm + go off.

* campana + sonar = bell + ring.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* despertador + sonar = alarm + go off, alarm clock + go off.

* dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.

* hacer sonar una alarma = sound + alarm.

* hacer sonar un cascabel = jingle.

* hacer sonar un clic = click.

* que suena = ringing.

* sonar a = smack of.

* sonar conocido = ring + a bell.

* sonar el teléfono = telephone + ring.

* sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.

* sonarse = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse la nariz = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse los mocos = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* sonar un cascabel = jingle.

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sonar¹ [ A10 ]

vi

A

1 «teléfono/timbre» to ring

la alarma estuvo sonando toda la noche the alarm was ringing all night

el despertador sonó a las cinco the alarm went off at five o'clock

sonó un disparo there was a shot, a shot rang out, I/you/he heard a shot

cuando suena la sirena when the siren goes, when you hear the siren

sonaron las doce en el reloj del Ayuntamiento the Town Hall clock struck twelve

¡cómo me suenan las tripas! ( fam); my tummy's rumbling ( colloq)

2

«letra»: la `e' final no suena you don't pronounce the final `e', the final `e' is not pronounced o is silent

B (+ compl)

1 «motor/instrumento» to sound; «persona» to sound

suena raro it sounds funny

sonaba preocupada she sounded worried

suena a hueco/a metal it sounds hollow/metallic o like metal

2 «palabra/expresión» to sound

se escribe como suena it's spelled as it sounds

me suena fatal it sounds awful to me

¿te suena bien esto? does this sound all right to you?

(así) como suena just like that, as simple as that

me dijo que me largara, así como suena she told me to get out, just like that o as simple as that

C

1 (resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc):

me suena tu cara I know your face from somewhere, your face is o looks familiar

¿de qué me suena ese nombre/esa canción? where do I know that name from/that song from?

me suena haberlo oído antes it rings a bell o it sounds familiar

¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?, have you heard this proverb before?, do you know this proverb?

2 (parecer) sonar A algo to sound like sth

me suena a una de sus invenciones it sounds to me like one of his stories

D

(mencionarse): su nombre suena mucho en el mundo de la moda his name is on everybody's lips o everybody's talking about him, in the fashion world

sé discreto, que mi nombre no suena para nada be discreet, I want my name kept out of this o I don't want my name mentioned

E

1

( AmL fam) (fracasar): soné en el examen I blew the exam ( colloq), I blew it in the exam ( colloq)

sonamos, se largó a llover now we've had it o now we're in trouble, it's started to rain ( colloq)

estamos sonados, perdimos el tren we've had it now o we've blown it now, we've missed the train ( colloq)

2 (CS fam) (descomponerse, estropearse) to pack up ( colloq)

3 (CS fam) (morirse) to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak (sl)

■ sonar

vt

A

1 (+ me/te/le etc) ‹nariz› to wipe

suénale la nariz wipe her nose for her, will you?

2 ‹trompeta› to play

B (CS fam) ‹alumno› to fail, flunk ( AmE)

C ( Méx fam)

1 (pegar) ‹persona› to thump ( colloq), to clobber ( colloq)

2 (en una competición) ‹persona/equipo› to beat, thrash ( colloq)

■ sonarse

v pron

tb sonarse la nariz to blow one's nose

sonar²

masculine

sonar

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Multiple Entries:
sonar
soñar
sonar ( conjugate sonar) verbo intransitivo
1 [teléfono/timbre] to ring;
[ disparo] to ring out;
◊ el despertador sonó a las cinco the alarm went off at five o'clock;

soñaron las doce en el reloj the clock struck twelve;
me suenan las tripas (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq)
2 (+ compl)
a) [motor/instrumento] to sound;

[ persona] to sound;
◊ suena raro it sounds funny;

sonaba preocupada she sounded worried;
suena a hueco it sounds hollow
b) [palabra/expresión] to sound

3
a) ( resultar conocido) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me suena tu cara your face is o looks familiar;

¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you?
b) ( parecer) soñar A algo to sound like sth

4 (AmL fam) ( fracasar):
◊ soné en el examen I blew it in the exam (colloq);

sonamos we've blown it now (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1
a) (+ me/te/le etc) ‹ nariz› to wipe

b) ‹ trompeta› to play

2 (Méx fam)
a) ( pegar) ‹ persona› to thump (colloq), to clobber (colloq)

b) ( en competición) to beat, thrash (colloq)

sonarse verbo pronominal: tb
◊ soñarse la nariz to blow one's nose

soñar ( conjugate soñar) verbo transitivo
a) ( durmiendo) to dream

b) ( fantasear) to dream;

◊ la casa soñada her/his/their dream house

verbo intransitivo
a) ( durmiendo) to dream;

soñar con algo/algn to dream about sth/sb;
◊ que sueñes con los angelitos (fr hecha) sweet dreams

b) ( fantasear) to dream;

◊ soñar despierto to daydream;

soñar con algo to dream of sth
sonar verbo intransitivo
1 (un instrumento, una melodía) to sound: su voz sonaba a preocupación, her voice sounded worried
(un despertador) to ring, buzz
2 (dar una impresión) to sound: lo que dices me suena a chino, what you are saying is Greek to me
eso me suena a problemas, that sounds like trouble
su propuesta no suena mal, I like the sound of her proposal
3 (ser familiar) su cara me suena, his face rings a bell, ese nombre no me suena de nada, that name is completely unknown to me
4 (ser citado, mencionado) su nombre suena como candidato al premio, his name was put forward as a candidate for the prize
soñar
I verbo transitivo
1 to dream: soñé que vivía en una isla desierta, I dreamt I was living on a desert island
2 (imaginar) to imagine: la boda fue tal como la había soñado, her wedding was just like in her dreams
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dormido) sueñas en voz alta, you talk in your sleep
esta noche soñé con él, last night I had a dream about him
2 (imaginar) deja de soñar (despierto), stop daydreaming
no sueñes con que te invite, don't expect to be invited
3 (desear) sueña con volver a su tierra natal, she dreams of returning to her homeland
' soñar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- repicar
- sonar
- tocar
- a
- explorar
- soñado
- suena
English:
and
- blare
- blow
- chime
- clang
- clank
- clash
- daydream
- dream
- fantasize
- go off
- jangle
- moon over sb
- must
- rattle
- reverie
- ring
- set off
- sonar
- sound
- buzz
- go
- set

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sonar¹

♦ vi

1. [producir sonido] [timbre, teléfono, campana, despertador, alarma] to ring;

sonó una explosión there was an explosion;

sonó un disparo a shot rang out;

sonaba a lo lejos una sirena you could hear (the sound of) a siren in the distance;

hicieron sonar la alarma they set off the alarm;

sonaron las diez (en el reloj) the clock struck ten;

suena (a) hueco it sounds hollow;

suena a los Beatles it sounds like the Beatles;

suena falso/a chiste it sounds false/like a joke;
Fig
no me gusta nada como suena esto I don't like the sound of this at all;

(así o [m5] tal) como suena [literalmente] literally, in so many words;

me llamó mentirosa, así como suena she literally called me a liar;

su nombre se escribe como suena you spell her name like it sounds;

Comp
Fam
sonar la flauta: sonó la flauta y aprobé el examen it was a fluke that I passed the exam;

si suena la flauta… with a bit of luck…

2. [ser conocido, familiar]
me suena it rings a bell;

esa cara me suena I know that face, I've seen that face somewhere before;

¿te suena de algo este número de teléfono? does this telephone number mean anything to you o ring a bell?;

no me suena su nombre I don't remember hearing her name before;

un nombre que suena mucho en círculos políticos a name that is often mentioned in political circles

3. [pronunciarse] to be pronounced;

la letra “h” no suena the “h” is silent

4. [mencionarse, citarse] to be mentioned;

su nombre suena como futuro ministro his name is being mentioned as a future minister

5. [rumorearse] to be rumoured;

suena por ahí que lo van a echar it is rumoured that he is going to be sacked

6. CSur Fam [fracasar] to come a cropper, US to mess up;

si no te preparás para ese examen vas a sonar if you don't revise for the exam you're going to come a cropper;

no supieron llevar la empresa correctamente y sonaron they mismanaged the company and came to grief

7. RP Fam [morir] to kick the bucket

♦ vt

sonar la nariz a alguien to wipe sb's nose

♦ See also the pronominal verb sonarse

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sonar

I v/i

1 ring out

2 de música play;

así, tal como suena fig as simple as that, just like that

3

:

sonar a sound like

4

:

me suena esa voz I know that voice, that voice sounds familiar

II v/t la nariz wipe

* * *

sonar {19} vi

1) : to sound

suena bien: it sounds good

2) : to ring (bells)

3) : to look or sound familiar

me suena ese nombre: that name rings a bell

4)

sonar a : to sound like

sonar vt

1) : to ring

2) : to blow (a trumpet, a nose)

♦ See also the reflexive verb sonarse

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sonar vb

1. (teléfono, timbre) to ring [pt. rang; pp. rung]

sonaba el teléfono the telephone was ringing

2. (despertador, alarma) to go off

¿ha sonado el despertador? has the alarm clock gone off?

3. (letra) to be pronounced

en español la "h" no suena in Spanish the "h" is not pronounced

Lo más normal sería decir the "h" is silent

4. (resultar conocido) to be familiar / to ring a bell [pt. rang; pp. rung]

su nombre me suena his name sounds familiar / his name rings a bell

su cara me suena her face is familiar

5. (tener un aspecto) to sound

eso suena a falso that sounds false

el argumento suena interesante the plot sounds interesting

así como suena / tal como suena just like that

Spanish-English dictionary > soñar
12 voice

vois
1. noun
1) (the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.) voz

2) (the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience.) voz

2. verb
1) (to express (feelings etc): He voiced the discontent of the whole group.) expresar

2) (to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.) sonorizar

•

- voiced
- voiceless
- voice mail
- be in good voice
- lose one's voice
- raise one's voice

voice n voz

voice

tr[vɔɪs]

noun

1 voz nombre femenino

■ to have a hoarse/weak voice tener la voz ronca/apagada

■ she has a high/low voice tiene la voz aguda/grave

■ a tenor voice una voz de tenor

■ his voice is breaking le está cambiando la voz

■ he had little voice in the matter no tuvo voz ni voto en el asunto

transitive verb

1 expresar

■ I had no time to voice my opinion no tuve tiempo de expresar mi opinión

2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL sonorizar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the top of one's voice a voz en grito

in a loud voice en voz alta

in a low/soft voice en voz baja, a media voz

the voice of experience la voz de la experiencia

the voice of reason la voz de la razón

to be in voice estar en voz

to give voice to one's feelings expresar sus sentimientos

to lose one's voice quedarse afónico,-a, quedarse sin voz

to lower/raise one's voice bajar/levantar la voz

with one voice de una voz, a una, a coro

voice box laringe nombre femenino

voice offstage SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL voz nombre femenino en off

voice ['vɔɪs] vt, voiced ; voicing : expresar

voice n

1) : voz f

in a low voice: en voz baja

to lose one's voice: quedarse sin voz

the voice of the people: la voz del pueblo

2)

to make one's voice heard : hacerse oír

voice

v.

• expresar v.

• hacerse eco de v.

• sonorizar v.

n.

• pecho s.m.

• voz s.f.

I vɔɪs
noun

1) c u

a) (sound, faculty) voz f

to hear voices — oír* voces

in a low/loud voice — en voz baja/alta

to lose one's voice — quedarse afónico or sin voz

to raise/lower one's voice — levantar/bajar la voz

the voice of experience — la voz de la experiencia

to give voice to something — expresar algo

with one voice — unánimemente

b) ( Mus) voz f

she's in good voice tonight — esta noche está cantando muy bien

2)

a) ( opinion) (no pl) voz f

to have no voice in something — no tener* voz en algo

to be of one voice — ser* de la misma opinión

b) u (instrument, agency) portavoz m, voz f

3) ( Ling) c ( verb form) voz f

active/passive voice — voz activa/pasiva

II

transitive verb \<\<opinion/concern/anger\>\> expresar

[vɔɪs]
1. N

1) (=sound, faculty of speech) voz f

I didn't recognize your voice — no he reconocido tu voz

her voice sounded cold — se notaba un dejo de frialdad en su voz

man's/woman's voice — voz de hombre/mujer

if you carry on shouting, you won't have any voice left — si sigues gritando te vas a quedar afónica or sin voz

he is a voice (crying) in the wilderness — está predicando en el desierto

• he added his voice to opposition critics — unió su voz a las críticas de la oposición

• to find one's voice — (lit) recuperar el habla; (fig) encontrar su medio de expresión

• to give voice to sth — frm dar expresión a algo

• to hear voices — oír voces

• human voice — voz f humana

• in a deep voice — en tono grave

in a loud/low voice — en voz alta/baja

in a small voice — con voz queda

• inner voice — voz f interior

• a voice inside me — una voz en mi interior

• if you don't keep your voices down, you'll have to leave — si no hablan más bajo tendrán que irse

keep your voice down! — ¡no levantes la voz!

• to lose one's voice — quedarse afónico or sin voz

• to lower one's voice — bajar la voz

• to raise one's voice — alzar or levantar la voz

• the voice of reason — la voz de la razón

• at the top of one's voice — a voz en grito, a voz en cuello

he yelled at the top of his voice — gritó con todas sus fuerzas or a voz en cuello

- speak with one voice

to like the sound of one's own voice —

he does like the sound of his own voice — cómo le gusta oírse hablar
throw, tone
2) (Mus) voz f

she has a beautiful (singing) voice — tiene una voz preciosa (para el canto), canta muy bien

a piece for voice and piano — una pieza para voz y piano

bass/contralto/soprano/tenor voice — voz f de bajo/contralto/soprano/tenor

to be in good voice — estar bien de voz

3) (=opinion) voz f

the voice of the people/nation — la voz del pueblo/de la nación

to have a/no voice in the matter — tener/no tener voz en el asunto

there were no dissenting voices — no hubo opiniones en contra

she is a respected voice in the women's movement — es una voz respetada dentro del movimiento feminista

4) (=spokesperson) portavoz mf

5) (Phon) sonoridad f

6) (Gram)

active/passive voice — voz f activa/pasiva

in the active/passive voice — en (voz) activa/pasiva

2. VT

1) [+ opinion, feelings, concern, support] expresar

he felt obliged to voice his opposition to the war — se sintió obligado a expresar su oposición a la guerra

2) (Phon) [+ consonant] sonorizar

3) (Mus) [+ wind instrument] templar

3.

CPD

voice box N — laringe f

voice mail N — (Telec) buzón m de voz

voice part N — (Mus) parte f cantable

voice production N — producción f de voz

voice range N — registro m de voz

voice recognition N — reconocimiento m de la voz

voice synthesis N — síntesis f de voz

voice synthesizer N — sintetizador m de voz

voice training N — educación f de la voz

voice vote N — (US) (Pol) voto m oral

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I [vɔɪs]
noun

1) c u

a) (sound, faculty) voz f

to hear voices — oír* voces

in a low/loud voice — en voz baja/alta

to lose one's voice — quedarse afónico or sin voz

to raise/lower one's voice — levantar/bajar la voz

the voice of experience — la voz de la experiencia

to give voice to something — expresar algo

with one voice — unánimemente

b) ( Mus) voz f

she's in good voice tonight — esta noche está cantando muy bien

2)

a) ( opinion) (no pl) voz f

to have no voice in something — no tener* voz en algo

to be of one voice — ser* de la misma opinión

b) u (instrument, agency) portavoz m, voz f

3) ( Ling) c ( verb form) voz f

active/passive voice — voz activa/pasiva

II

transitive verb \<\<opinion/concern/anger\>\> expresar

English-spanish dictionary > voice
13 NEMA

except

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I)

conj.

1) except, save, but;

þoriga ek segja nema þér einum, I dare not tell any one save thee alone;

engi … nema, no … but, no (not any) other than (Grani vildi undir øngum manni ganga nema Sigurði);

2) with subj. unless;

engir þóttu lögligir dómar dœmdir, nema hann væri við, unless he had a hand in them;

3) save that;

nema ek hálsaða herjans stilli einu sinni, save that I once fell on the king’s neck;

4) veit ek eigi nema, hverr veit nema, I don’t know, (who knows) but that;

may be, perhaps (hverr veit nema ek verða víða frægr um síðir);

5) því at eins, nema, only in the case, if;

ráðit þér því at eins á þá nema þér séð allir sem øruggastir, do not attack them unless you are all most steadfast and dauntless;

6) nema heldr, but rather (eigi má þat menn kalla, nema heldr hunda);

7) nor, = né, hvárki sverð nema øxi, neither sword nor axe.

II)

(nem; nam, námum; numinn), v.

1) to take, take in use, take possession of (ef þú nemr þér jörð á Íslandi);

nema land, to take possession of land, as a settler (hann nam Eyjafjörð allan);

nema konu, to carry off, abduct a woman;

nema stað or staðar, stop, halt (hér munum vér stað or staðar nema);

nema yndi, to find rest in a place (hvárki nam hann yndi á Íslandi né í Noregi);

2) nema e-n e-u, to bereave one of a thing (nema e-n höfði, aldri, fjörvi);

3) to reach, touch (pilzit var svá sítt, at nam hæl);

hvárt nam þik eða eigi, did it touch thee or not? þótt þik nótt um nemi, though the night overtake thee;

4) to amount to, be equivalent to (honum þótti landauðn nema);

5) as an auxiliary verb, with infin.;

hann nam at vaxa ok vel dafna, he grew apace and throve well;

inn nam at ganga, he stepped in;

6) to percieve, catch, hear, of sound;

varð þá svá mikit úhljóð, at engi nam annars mál, that no one could hear the other’s voice;

eigi skulu vér þat mál svá nema, we shall not understand it so;

7) to learn (nema lög, fjölkyngi);

to learn by heart (vísur þessar námu margir);

nema e-t at (or af) e-m, to learn, get information, about a thing from one (Glúmr hafði numit þenna atburð at þeim manni, er hét Arnór);

8) with preps. and advs.:

nema e-t af, to abolish (var sú heiðni af numin sem önnur);

nema brott konu, to carry off a woman;

nema eptir e-u, to imitate;

nema e-t frá, to except (nema konur eða þeir menn, er hann næmi frá);

nema e-t upp, to pick up (nam ek upp rúnar);

nema við, to resist, make a stand (hann vill enn við nema, þótt liðsmunr væri mikill);

to stop, halt (þar námu þeir Hrafn við í nesinu);

nema við e-u, to touch (gaddhjaltit nam við borðinu);

to be a hindrance to (ef þat nemr við förinni, at þú þykkist hafa fé of lítit);

impers., nemr við e-u, there is an obstacle, or stop (en er þeir kómu at kirkjudurum, þá nam þar við);

9) refl., nemast e-t, to refuse, withhold from doing;

nemast förina, to refuse to go;

nemast orðsendingar hans, to disregard his messages;

also with infin. (hann bað hann eigi nemast með öllu at gøra sem bœndr vildu).

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1.

conj. [compounded of the negative particle ne, and the adverb if or ef (q. v.) in an older dissyllabic form ifa; for the change of f into m see the introduction; cp. Ulf. nibai; A. S. nemne, nimne; O. H. G. nibu, nibi, nubi; Hel. nebu; early Swed. num; cp. Lat. ni-si, see Grimm’s Gramm. iii. 724.]

B. Except, save, but; manngi, nema einn Agnarr, Gm. 2; nema þér einum, Vkv. 24; allra nema einna, 26, Ls. 11; nema við þat lík at lifa, Hm. 96; nema sá einn Áss, Ls. 11; hvar kómu feðr várir þess, … hvar nema alls hvergi? Ísl. ii. 236; öngu nema lífinu, Nj. 7; öllu gózi nema búinu, Fms. ix. 470; engi nema þú einn, Barl. 207; engi nema Bergþórr, Fms. vii. 141; kom viðrinn á kirkju-sand, nema tvau tré kómu á Raufarnes, save that two trees came to R., Landn. 51, v. l.; Ólafr hafði mörg sár ok flest smá, nema tvau vóru nökkvi mest, Fb. i. 501; nema ek hélt, Óg. 23; þeir blandask eyvitar við aðra ísa nema sér einum heldr hann, Sks. 176 B; vætki of sýti’k nema hræðumk helvíti, Hallfred; lét Koðran skíra sik ok hjú hans öll, nema Ormr vildi eigi við trú taka, Bs. i. 5.

II. with subj. unless; aldrei, nema okkr væri báðum borit, Ls 9; nema þú hánum vísir … eða mey nemir, Hkv. 1. 19; nema ek dauðr sjá’k, 20; nema geðs viti, Hm. 19; nema hann mæli til mart, 26; nema haldendr eigi, 28; nema til kynnis komi, 32; nema reisi niðr at nið, 71; nema einir viti, 97; nema ek þik hafa, Hkv. Hjörv. 7; nema sjálfr ali, Stor. 16; nema þeir felldi hann, Edda 36; öngir þóttu lögligir dómar nema hann væri í, Nj. 1; nema maðr verði sjúkr eða sárr, Grág. i. 141; nema lands-fólkit kristnaðisk, Hkr. i. 248; nema mér banni hel, Fb. ii. 59; hann heyrði eigi nema æpt væri at honum, Fms. iv. 204, and in countless instances in old and mod. usage.

2. in phrases such as ‘veit ek eigi nema …,’ like Lat. nescio an, implying an affirmation; þú veizt eigi nema sá verði fégjarn, Sks. 28; nú veit ek eigi nema nökkurr verði virðing af at hafa þessu máli, Band. 34 new Ed.; hverr veit nema ek verða víða frægr um síðir, who can tell but that I shall be a widely known man some day? Fms. vi. (in a verse); nú veit ek eigi nema yðr þykki minna vega mín reiði en Sigurðar konungs, now know I not if, vii. 141; eigi veit ek nema þetta væri ráðligt, en eigi má ek þat vita …, viii. 95:—with indic., kveðkat ek dul nema hún hefir, there is no doubt but that she has, Ýt. 7; hver sé if nema rögn stýra, who can doubt that? Vellekla.

III. irreg. usages; ef nokkurr maðr ferr á jörðu, nema (in the case that, supposing that) sá vili á búa, sem fé á í jörðu, þá rænir sá hann, Gþl. 357: því at eins, nema, only in that case, if ( but not else); ráðit þér því at eins á þá nema pér sét allir sem öruggastir, only in the case if, i. e. do not attack them unless, Nj. 228; því at eins mun hann sættask vilja, nema hann gjaldi ekki, 254; skal hann því at eins í braut hafa þann hval, nema hann láti bera vitni, Jb. 326: þat man því at eins, nema ek nái ráða-hag við Melkorku, Ld. 70; því at eins ferjanda, nema fjörbaugr komi fram, Nj. 240; oss þykkir þú því at eins veita skylda þjónustu konungi, nema þú leggir af tignar-klæðin, Fms. ix. 432.

2. nema heldr, but rather; eigi má þat menn kalla, nema heldr hunda, not men, but rather dogs, Bær. 9; sver ek eigi at eins fyrir mik, nema heldr fyrir allra þeirra sálir, Gþl. 69; hón hafði eigi hreinlífi at eins, nema heldr ok alla gæzku, Hom. 128; nema enn, but on the contrary; at glæpask eigi lengr í félags-skap við Philistim, nema enn skulu þér …, Stj. 412, 428, 442: eigi at eins óttaðisk hann um sjálfs síns líf, nema jamvel um alla aðra sína frændr, but also, Barl. 73: fyrr nema = fyrr enn, fyrr skal dólga dynr, nema ek dauðr sják (= fyrr en ek sé dauðr), Hkv. 1. 20:—hefi ek vist sét þat gull, at öngum mun er verra, nema betra sé, which is not worse, if it is not even better, Fb. i. 348.

2.

pres. nem; pret. nam, namt, nam, pl. námu; subj. næmi; part. numinn, older nominn, N. G. L. i. 200, Hom. 100; with neg., suff. nam-a, Hkv. 2. 15; a pret. numdi in mod. usage, formed from the part. numinn, as if from a verb nymja; örvaðist geð á allan hátt er eg numdi sjónum föður-landið heldr hátt hafít upp úr sjónum, Eggert: [Ulf. niman = λαμβάνειν; A. S. neman; Germ. nehmen; freq. in Early Engl.; in mod. Engl., where it is superseded by the Scandin. taka, it survives in nimble and numb = A. S. be-numen = lcel. numinn.]

A. To take; the use of the word in this, its proper sense, is limited, for taka (q. v.) is the general word, whereas nema remains in special usages; nema upp, to pick up, Hm. 140; nema e-n ór nauðum, Fsm.; þar er gull numit upp í söndum, Rb. 350; at hann nemr hann ór kviðnum, ok kveða á hvert hann nemr hann ór sínu órnámi, eða annars manns, Grág. i. 51; reifa mál þeirra er ór dóminum eru numnir, 79; hann á kost at nema þá upp alla senn, 51:—nema af, to abolish; þessi heiðni var af numin á fára vetra fresti, Nj. 165, Íb. 4:—nema frá, to except; nema konur eða þeir menn er hann næmi frá, 5; á þeim tíðum er uú eru frá numnar, Grág. i. 325:—upp numinn, taken up into heaven; Enoch var upp numinn, Stj. 41.

2. to take by force, seize upon; þá menn er konu hafa numit ( carried off), Grág. i. 354; hann nam sér konu af Grikklandi, Rb. 404; Jupiter þá er hann nam Europam, 732. 17; Björn nam Þóru á brott, Eg. 155; ek nam konu þessa er hér er hjá mér, Nj. 131; hann segir hann hafa numit sik í burt af Grænlandi undan Sólar-fjöllum, Bárð. 32 new Ed.: nema nes-nám, Danir ok Svíar herjuðu mjök í Vestr-víking ok kómu þá opt í Eyjarnar er þeir fóru vestr eða vestan, ok námu þar nesnám, Fms. iv. 229, (see nesnám, landnám):—in a lawful sense, nema land, to take possession of a land, as a settler (landnám II); hann nam Eyjafjörð allan.

3. nema e-n e-u, to bereave one of a thing; nema e-n höfði, aldri, fjörvi, Gkv. 2. 31, 42; verða ek á fitjum þeim er mik Niðaðar námu rekkar, Vkv.; hví namtú hann sigri þá? Em. 6; sigri numnir, Fms. xi. 306 (in a verse); numinn máli, bereft of speech, Geisli 34; fjörvi numna, life-bereft, Eb. (in a verse); hann lá þar lami ok öllu megni numinn, Hom. 116; þar til er lands-menn námu þá ráðum, used force, coerced them, Bs. i. 24; ríkir menn verða þá ráðum nomnir, Hom. 100; ef hann vill eigi nema trúa því, if he will not believe it, N. G. L. i. 88.

4. to reach, touch, hit; í hvítu pilzi, þat var svá sítt at þat nam hæl, Fas. ii. 343; nema hjöltin við neðra gómi, Edda 20; allir þeir sem oddrinn nam, Skíða R. 183; hvárt nam þik eðr eigi! Nj. 97; ok nema hann þar nauðsynjar, at hann má eigi lík færa, and if he is held back by necessity, N. G. L. i. 14, K. Á. 70; þótt þik nótt um nemi, if the night overtake thee, Sdm. 26: hence the saying, láta þar nótt sem nemr, to leave it to the night as it takes one = to take no care of the morrow:—nema stað, to take up one’s position, halt, Nj. 133, 197, Fms. i. 167, vii. 68, Eg. 237.

5. spec. phrases; Kolskeggr nam þar eigi yndi, Nj. 121; ef hann vildi þar staðfestask ok nema yndi, Fms. i. 103:—nema staðar = nema stað, Nj. 54, 205, 265, Ld. 104, Stj. 486, Fms. i. 206: of a weapon, hefi ek þat sverð er hvergi nemr í höggi stað, I have so keen a sword that it never stops in its stroke, i. e. it cuts clean through anything, Fas. ii. 535; oddrinn nam í brynjunni staðar, Al. 76; svá at staðar nam (naf Cod. Reg.) höndin við sporðinn, Edda 40; nema hvíld, to take rest, Alm. 1; nema veiðar, to take the prey, to hunt, Hým. 1.

6. to amount to, be equivalent to; ef eigi nemr kúgildi, Grág. ii. 233; honum þótti landauðn nema, Íb. 4; það nemr öngu, litlu, miklu, it is of no, of small, of great importance; bríkr þær er greyping hefir numit, Gþl. 345.

7. nema við, to strike against so as to stop, come no further; nam þar við ok gékk eigi lengra, Fms. xi. 278; en gadd-hjaltið nam við borðinu, Eb. 36.

8. metaph. to stop, halt; hér munu vér við nema, Finnb. 236; þar námu þeir Hrafn við í nesinu, Ísl. ii. 266; hann býsk við, ok vill enn við nema, þótt liðs-munr væri mikill, Bjarn. 54; konungr verðr glaðr við er hann skal fyrir hafa funnit þá menn er eigi spara viðr at nema, Al. 46; en ef þat nemr við förinni, at þú þykisk hafa fé oflítið, þá …, Ld. 70; er þat úvizka at bera eigi slíkt, ok mun þat eigi við nema, Glúm. 327; at konungr mundi fátt láta við nema, at sættir tækisk, i. e. that he would do anything for the sake of peace, Eg. 210.

II. as an auxiliary verb, emphatic, like Engl. do, did, with infin.; Höðr nam skjóta (H. did shoot) … sá nam einnættr vega, Vsp. 37; þá nam at vaxa, Hkv. 1. 9; hann nam at vaxa (he ‘took to growing’) ok vel dafna, Rm. 19; inn nam at ganga, 2; lind nam at skelfa, 9, 35; nam hón sér Högna heita at rúnum, Skv. 3. 14; róa námu ríki, they did row mightily, Am. 35; nam hann vittugri valgaldr kveða, Vtkv. 4; nama Högna mær of hug mæla, Hkv. 2. 15; þat nam at mæla, Og. 9: seldom in prose, ek nam eigi trúa á þat er hann sagði, Post.; Falka hestr Þiðreks nemr þetta at sjá, Þiðr. 117.

B. Metaph. to take in a mental sense or by the senses, to perceive, like Lat. apprehendere, comprehendere, freq. in old and mod. usage:

I. to perceive, catch, hear, of sound; en svá mikill ákafi var at hvassleik veðrsins þá er konungr tók at mæla, at varla námu þeir er næstir vóru, Fms. viii. 55; sem þeir vóru langt brottu komnir, svá at þó mátti nema kail milli þeirra ok manna Saul, Stj. 486; þeir skulu svá nær sitjask, at hvárirtveggju nemi orð annarra, Grág. i. 69; engi nam mál annars, Nj. 164; mál nam í milli þeirra, Fms. v. 31; eigi skulu vér þat mál svá nema, we shall not understand it so, Hom. 156.

II. to learn; klök nam fugla, Rm.; hann hafði numit svá lög, at hann var enn þriðr mestr laga-maðr á Íslandi, Nj. 164; inir hæstu turnar hafa numit honum at hníga, Al. 90; nú var Þórir þar ok nam þar fjölkyngi, Fb. iii. 245; Óðinn var göfgastr, ok at honum námu þeir allir íþróttirnar, Hkr. i; nema nám, to take in, acquire learning, Bs. i. 92, 127; see nám:—to ‘catch,’ learn by heart, þær kváðu vísur þessar en hann nam, Nj. 275; vísur þessar námu menn þegar, Ó. H. 207; en hinn nemi, er heyrir á, Darrl.; Þórdís nam þegar vísuna, Gísl. 33:—to learn from, þvar namtu þessi hnæfilegu orð? nam ek at mönnum …, Hbl.; nema ráð, Hm.; menn nemi mál mín ! Ó. H. (in a verse):—nema e-t at e-m, to learn something, derive information from one, ek hefi hér verit at nema kunnustu at Finnum, Fms. i. 8; hann nam lögspeki at Þorsteini, Ísl. ii. 205; hann nam kunnáttu at Geirríði, Eb. 44; Glúmr hafði numit þenna atburð at þeim manni er hét Arnórr, Fms. i. 266; en Oddr nam at Þorgeiri afráðs-koll …, Ari nam ok marga fræði at Þuríði Snorra dóttur Goða … hann hafði numit af gömlum mönnum ok vitrum, … eptir því sem vér höfum numit af fróðum mönnum, … þótt hverr maðr hafi síðan numit at öðrum, … ok hafa menn síðan at þeim numit, Ó. H. (pref.); nemi þér af mér, Fms. viii. 55.

C. Reflex., prop. to take, seize for oneself:

1. to take by force; ef maðr nemsk konu, ok samþykkjask þau síðan, þá …, H. E. i. 247.

β. to stop; ok hafða ek þat sverð, sem aldri hefir í höggi stað numisk (= numit), Fas. ii. 208; friðr namsk, ceased.

γ. to refuse, withhold from doing; hann bað hann eigi nemask með öllu at göra sem bændr vildu, Hkr. i. 142; hverr bóndi er þat nemsk ( who makes default), gjaldi …, K. Á. 40; þar var kominn fjöldi liðs ór Austr-löndum til móts við hann, ok námusk förina ( refused to go) ef hann kæmi eigi, Fb. ii. 71; en ef maðr nemsk leiðangrs-görð, eðr leiðangrs-ferð, þá hafi ármaðr sótt þat fyrr en skip komi á hlunn, … at hann hafi leiðangr görvan ok eigi fyrir nomisk, N. G. L. i. 200; en þó vil ek eigi fyrir minn dauða at nemask ( disregard) hans orðsendingar, O. H. L. 29.

2. to learn; láttú nemask þat, learn, take heed that, Skv. 1, passim; eptir þetta nemask af aptrgöngur hans, Ld. 54.

II. part. numinn, as adj. numb, seized, palsied; hann var allr numinn öðrum megin, ok mátti eigi mæla hálfum munni, Ann.; þá varð ek sem ek væra numinn, Mar.; vera frá sér numinn, to be beside oneself, from joy, astonishment, or the like, cp. the references above (A. 3).

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > NEMA
14 Schlag

m; -(e)s, Schläge

1. mit der Faust: blow, punch; dumpfer: thump; mit der offenen Hand: blow, whack umg.; klatschender: slap; bes. bei Kindern: smack; leichter: tap; mit dem Stock: whack; mit der Peitsche: lash of the whip; fig. (Schicksalsschlag, Unglück) blow; er schlug ihn mit einem einzigen Schlag k.o. he knocked him out with a single blow ( oder punch); ein dumpfer Schlag a dull thump; Schläge bekommen auch fig. get a (good) hiding ( oder drubbing); Schlag ins Gesicht auch fig. slap in the face; ein Schlag unter die Gürtellinie auch fig. a blow below the belt; jemandem einen Schlag versetzen deal s.o. a blow; fig. auch hit s.o. hard; zum entscheidenden Schlag ausholen auch fig. move in for the kill; ihr Tod war ein harter Schlag für ihn her death was a heavy blow for him; Schlag ins Wasser umg., fig. (belly-)flop, washout; Schlag ins Kontor umg., fig. nasty shock ( oder surprise); Schlag auf Schlag fig. in quick succession; dann ging es Schlag auf Schlag fig. then things started happening (fast); auf einen oder mit einem Schlag fig. (auf einmal) in one go; (plötzlich) suddenly, from one moment to the next; er tat keinen Schlag umg., fig. he didn’t lift a finger; sie hat einen Schlag ( weg) umg., fig. she’s got a screw loose

2. MED., umg. stroke; kleiner Schlag minor stroke; einen Schlag bekommen have a stroke; sie waren wie vom Schlag getroffen they were thunderstruck; (verblüfft sein) they just stood gaping; mich trifft der Schlag! well I’ll be blowed (oder bes. Am. damned)!; ich dachte, mich trifft der Schlag I didn’t know what hit me

3. ETECH. (electric) shock; (Blitzschlag) flash; einen tödlichen Schlag bekommen receive a fatal (electric) shock, be electrocuted; ein kalter Schlag a flash of cold lightning

4. Rudern, Schwimmen: stroke; Golf, Tennis etc.: shot, stroke

5. (Geräusch) dumpf: thud; einer Glocke: chime; einer Uhr: auch stroke; (Herz-, Puls-, Trommelschlag) beat; Donnern: clap (of thunder); der Nachtigall: song; Schlag sechs Uhr on the stroke of six

6. MIL. (Angriff) strike; der entscheidende / ein vernichtender Schlag the decisive / a crushing blow

7. nur Sg.; fig. (Art) sort; auch ZOOL.: stock, breed; vom gleichen Schlag sein be made of the same stuff; pej. be tarred with the same brush; Leute seines Schlages men of his stamp ( oder type); Männer vom gleichen Schlag birds of a feather; vom alten Schlag of the old school; die Schotten sind ein eigener Schlag umg. the Scots are a strange lot

8. umg. (Portion) helping; kann ich noch einen Schlag Kartoffelbrei haben? can I have another dollop of mashed potato (Am. potatoes Pl.)?

9. nur Sg.; österr. (Sahne) (whipping) cream; geschlagen: whipped cream

10. eine Hose mit Schlag (a pair of) flared trousers ( oder flares)

11. Schlag bei Frauen haben umg. have a way with women

12. MOT. etc. (Tür) door; Hühnerschlag, Taubenschlag

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der Schlag

beat; blow; shock; hit; stroke; tap; pat; chop; flap; knock; slap; punch; buffet; coup; dollop; stinger; wham; sort; spank

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[ʃlaːk]
m -(e)s, -e
['ʃlɛːgə]
1) (lit, fig) blow (gegen against); (= Faustschlag auch) punch; (mit der Handfläche) smack, slap; (leichter) pat; (= Handkantenschlag, AUCH JUDO ETC) chop (inf); (= Ohrfeige) cuff, clout (inf), slap; (mit Rohrstock etc) stroke; (= Peitschenschlag) stroke, lash; (= einmaliges Klopfen) knock; (dumpf) thump, thud; (= leichtes Pochen) tap; (= Glockenschlag) chime; (= Standuhrschlag) stroke; (von Metronom) tick, beat; (= Gehirnschlag, Schlaganfall, Kolbenschlag, Ruderschlag, AUCH SCHWIMMEN, TENNIS) stroke; (= Herzschlag, Pulsschlag, Trommelschlag, Wellenschlag) beat; (= Blitzschlag) bolt, stroke; (= Donnerschlag) clap; (= Stromschlag) shock; (= Militärschlag) strike

man hörte die Schläge des Hammers/der Trommeln — you could hear the clanging of the hammer/beating of the drums

Schläge kriegen — to get a hiding or thrashing or beating

zum entscheidenden Schlág ausholen (fig) — to strike the decisive blow

Schlág auf Schlág (fig) — in quick succession, one after the other

Schlág acht Uhr (inf) — at eight on the dot (inf), on the stroke of eight

jdm/einer Sache einen schweren Schlág versetzen (fig) — to deal a severe blow to sb/sth

ein Schlág ins Gesicht (lit, fig) — a slap in the face

ein Schlág ins Kontor (dated inf) — a nasty shock or surprise

ein Schlág ins Wasser (inf) — a washout (inf), a letdown (inf)

ein Schlág aus heiterem Himmel — a bolt from the blue

mit einem or auf einen Schlág (inf) — all at once

mit einem Schlág berühmt werden — to become famous overnight

die haben keinen Schlág getan (inf) — they haven't done a stroke (of work)

ihn hat der Schlág getroffen (Med) — he had a stroke

ich dachte, mich rührt or trifft der Schlág (inf) — I was flabbergasted (inf) or thunderstruck

ich glaube, mich trifft der Schlág — I don't believe it

wie vom Schlág gerührt or getroffen sein — to be flabbergasted (inf) or thunderstruck (inf)

2) (inf = Wesensart) type (of person etc)

vom Schlág der Südländer sein — to be a Southern type

vom gleichen Schlág sein — to be cast in the same mould (Brit) or mold (US); (pej) to be tarred with the same brush

vom alten Schlág — of the old school

3) (= Vogelschlag) song

4) (dated = Wagenschlag) door

5) (= Taubenschlag) cote, pigeon cage

6) (Aus = Schlagsahne) cream

7) (inf = Portion) helping

8) (= Hosenschlag) flare

eine Hose mit Schlág — flared trousers pl (esp Brit) or pants pl (esp US), flares pl (inf)

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der

1) (a regular stroke or its sound: I like the beat of that song.) beat

2) (the sound made when such a thing moves: We could hear the flap of the flag blowing in the wind.) flap

3) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) bang

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) crack

5) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) hit

6) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) knock

7) (the striking of one hard object against another: A gun is fired by means of percussion.) percussion

8) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) shock

9) (a song, show etc that is a great success: This play was a smash hit in New York.) smash hit

10) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) smash

11) (a slap of this kind.) spank

12) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) stroke

13) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) stroke

14) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) stroke

15) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) stroke

16) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) stroke

17) (an act of swatting: He gave the wasp a swat.) swat

18) ((the sound of) a heavy blow or hit: They heard a thump on the door; He gave him a thump on the head.) thump

19) (a blow: His father gave him a whack across the ear.) whack

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Schlag

<-[e]s, Schläge>

[ʃla:k, pl ˈʃlɛ:gə]

m

1. (Hieb) blow (auf/gegen/in/vor + akk to, on), knock ( auf + akk on, gegen/in/vor + akk in), wallop (auf/gegen/vor + akk on, in + akk in), sock fam (auf/gegen/vor + akk on, in + akk in), clout fam (auf/gegen/vor + akk on, in + akk in); (mit Faust a.) punch ( auf + akk on, gegen/vor + akk on, to, in + akk in); (dumpfer) thump; (mit Handfläche) slap, smack (auf/gegen/vor + akk on, in + akk in); (leichter) pat ( auf + akk on); (mit Peitsche) lash; SPORT stroke; (Golf a.) shot

jdm Schläge androhen to threaten sb with a beating [or fam clobbering]

gern Schläge austeilen to be fond of one's fists

[von jdm] Schläge bekommen [o (fam) beziehen] [o (fam) kriegen] to get a beating [or fam clobbering] [or to get beaten up] [or fam clobbered]

ein \Schlag ins Gesicht (a. fig) a slap in the face also fig

ein \Schlag unter die Gürtellinie sein (fig fam) to be below the belt

einen \Schlag [weg]haben (fig fam) to have a screw loose fam

\Schlag mit etw dat blow with sth

\Schlag mit der Axt blow [or stroke] of the axe

\Schlag mit der Faust punch/thump

\Schlag mit der Peitsche lash of the whip

\Schlag gegen das Ohr blow to/punch on/slap [or clip] on [or BRIT also round] the ear

jdm einen \Schlag auf den Rücken geben (aufmuntern) to pat sb [or give sb a pat] on the back; (stärker) to thump sb [or give sb a thump] on the back

ein tödlicher \Schlag a fatal blow

jdm Schläge verabreichen [o (fam) verpassen] to give sb a beating [or fam clobbering]

jdm einen \Schlag [auf/gegen/in/vor etw akk] versetzen to hit [or strike] sb [on/in sth], to deal sb a blow [to/on sth], to wallop sb [or give sb a wallop] [on/in sth], to clout sb [or give sb a clout] [on/in/ BRIT also round sth] fam

ein \Schlag ins Wasser (fig) a [complete] washout [or flop] fam

2. (Aktion) blow (für/gegen + akk for/against); MIL ALSO attack

zum entscheidenden \Schlag ausholen to make ready [or to prepare] for the decisive blow/attack

ein vernichtender \Schlag a crushing blow

einen vernichtenden \Schlag gegen jdn führen to deal sb a crushing blow

3. (Geräusch) bang (an + dat on); (dumpfer) thud; (leichter) bump; (mit Faust) thump (an + dat on); (Klopfen) knock (an + dat on

4. (Rhythmus) beating no pl; (dumpfer a.) thudding no pl, thumping no pl; (heller a.) knocking no pl; eines Pendels swinging no pl; (einzeln) beat; (dumpfer a.) thud, thump; (heller a.) knock; eines Pendels swing; eines Kolbens, Ruders stroke

ein unregelmäßiger \Schlag des Pulses an irregular pulse [beat]

5. (Töne) einer Uhr striking no pl; einer Glocke ringing no pl; (lauter) peal, pealing no pl; einer Trommel beating no pl; eines Gongs clanging no pl; (einzeln) einer Uhr stroke; einer Glocke ring; (lauter) peal; einer Trommel beat; eines Gongs clang

\Schlag Mitternacht/acht [Uhr] on the stroke of midnight/eight [or at 8 o'clock sharp

6. kein pl (Gesang) song

7. (Blitz) lightning no art, no pl, bolt [or flash] of lightning

ein kalter/zündender \Schlag schlug ein lightning struck without causing/and caused a fire

ein \Schlag ins Kontor [für jdn/etw] (fig fam) a real blow [to sb/sth]

8. (Stromstoß) [electric] shock

einen \Schlag [an etw dat] bekommen [o (fam) kriegen] to get an electric shock [through sth]

9. (fam: Anfall) stroke

einen \Schlag bekommen/haben to suffer/have a stroke

10. (Unglück) blow ( für + akk to)

die Schläge des Lebens life's buffetings

ein \Schlag des Schicksals a stroke of fate

jdm einen \Schlag versetzen to be [or come as] a blow to sb

11. (Taubenstall) [pigeon] loft, cote; (für weiße Tauben) [dove]cote

12. (Typ) type, kind, stamp

vom alten \Schlag[e] from [or of] the old school

vom gleichen \Schlag sein to be made of the same stuff, to be birds of a feather

13. (Rasse) race; eines Tiers breed, stock

14. (fam: Portion) helping, portion

ein \Schlag Eintopf/Erbsen/Kartoffeln a portion of stew/peas/potatoes

ein zweiter \Schlag Eintopf/Erbsen/Kartoffeln a second helping of stew/peas/potatoes

15. kein pl ÖSTERR (fam: Sahne) whipped cream

Kuchen mit/ohne \Schlag cake with/without whipped cream

16. FORST (Fällen) felling no indef art, no pl, clearing no indef art, no pl; (Stelle) felling area [or site]; (abgeschlossen) clearing

einige Schläge sind geplant there are plans to clear a number of sites

17. AGR field

ein \Schlag Mais/Roggen/Weizen a maize BRIT [or AM corn]/rye/wheat field

18. (beim Segeln) tack spec

falscher/kurzer/langer \Schlag false/short/long tack spec

19. NAUT (Knoten) hitch

halber \Schlag half hitch

zwei halbe Schläge clove hitch sing

20. MODE

eine Hose mit \Schlag flared trousers npl, flares npl

etw auf \Schlag nähen to flare sth

21. (veraltend: Tür) door

22.

▶ \Schlag auf \Schlag in rapid succession

alles geht \Schlag auf \Schlag everything's going [or happening] so fast

\Schlag auf \Schlag kommen to come thick and fast

▶ auf einen \Schlag [o mit einem \Schlag[e]] (fam) suddenly, all at once

mit einem \Schlag berühmt werden to become famous overnight

▶ wie vom \Schlag getroffen [o gerührt] sein to be thunderstruck [or fam flabbergasted]

▶ jd hat bei jdm [einen] \Schlag (fam) sb is popular [or fam well in] [or BRIT fam also matey] with sb

▶ etw hat bei jdm [einen] \Schlag sth is popular with sb

dieser Wein hat keinen \Schlag bei mir this wine leaves me cold

▶ jdn rührt [o trifft] der \Schlag (fam) sb is dumbfounded [or thunderstruck] [or fam flabbergasted] [or BRIT fam also gobsmacked]

mich trifft der \Schlag! I'm lost for words!, well, blow me down [or I'll be blowed] [or dated strike me pink]! BRIT fam

ich dachte, mich trifft der \Schlag, als... I couldn't believe my eyes/ears when...

mich traf fast der \Schlag, als... I nearly had a fit when...

▶ der \Schlag soll dich treffen! (sl) go to hell! fam

▶ keinen \Schlag tun (fam) to not/never do a stroke of work [or lift a finger [or hand]]

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der; Schlag[e]s, Schläge

1) blow; (FaustSchlag) punch; blow; (Klaps) slap; (leichter) pat; (als Strafe für ein Kind) smack; (Peitschenhieb) lash; (TennisSchlag, GolfSchlag) stroke; shot

Schläge kriegen — (ugs.) get or be given a thrashing or beating

alles ging Schlag auf Schlag — everything went quickly

keinen Schlag tun — (ugs.) not do a stroke [of work]

jemandem einen Schlag versetzen — deal somebody a blow; (fig.) be a blow to somebody

auf einen Schlag — (ugs.) at one go; all at once

2) (AufSchlag, Aufprall) bang; (dumpf) thud; (Klopfen) knock

3) o. Pl. (des Herzens, Pulses, der Wellen) beating; (eines Pendels) swinging

4) (einzelne rhythmische Bewegung) (HerzSchlag, PulsSchlag, TaktSchlag) beat; (eines Pendels) swing; (RuderSchlag, KolbenSchlag) stroke

5) o. Pl. (Töne) (einer Uhr) striking; (einer Glocke) ringing; (einer Trommel) beating; (eines Gongs) clanging

6) (einzelner Ton) (StundenSchlag) stroke; (GlockenSchlag) ring; (TrommelSchlag) beat; (GongSchlag) clang

Schlag od. (österr., schweiz.) schlag acht Uhr — on the dot or stroke of eight

7) o. Pl. (Vogelgesang) song

8) (BlitzSchlag) flash [of lightning]

9) (Stromstoß) shock

10) (ugs.): (Schlaganfall) stroke

jemanden trifft od. rührt der Schlag — (ugs.) somebody is flabbergasted

wie vom Schlag getroffen od. gerührt — (ugs.) as if thunderstruck

11) (SchicksalsSchlag) blow

12) (TaubenSchlag) cote

13) (ugs.): (Portion) helping

14) o. Pl. (österr.): (Schlagsahne) whipped cream

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Schlag m; -(e)s, Schläge

1. mit der Faust: blow, punch; dumpfer: thump; mit der offenen Hand: blow, whack umg; klatschender: slap; besonders bei Kindern: smack; leichter: tap; mit dem Stock: whack; mit der Peitsche: lash of the whip; fig (Schicksalsschlag, Unglück) blow;

er schlug ihn mit einem einzigen Schlag k.o. he knocked him out with a single blow ( oder punch);

ein dumpfer Schlag a dull thump;

Schläge bekommen auch fig get a (good) hiding ( oder drubbing);

Schlag ins Gesicht auch fig slap in the face;

ein Schlag unter die Gürtellinie auch fig a blow below the belt;

jemandem einen Schlag versetzen deal sb a blow; fig auch hit sb hard;

zum entscheidenden Schlag ausholen auch fig move in for the kill;

ihr Tod war ein harter Schlag für ihn her death was a heavy blow for him;

Schlag ins Wasser umg, fig (belly-)flop, washout;

Schlag ins Kontor umg, fig nasty shock ( oder surprise);

Schlag auf Schlag fig in quick succession;

dann ging es Schlag auf Schlag fig then things started happening (fast);

auf einen oder

mit einem Schlag fig (auf einmal) in one go; (plötzlich) suddenly, from one moment to the next;

er tat keinen Schlag umg, fig he didn’t lift a finger;

sie hat einen Schlag (weg) umg, fig she’s got a screw loose

2. MED, umg stroke;

kleiner Schlag minor stroke;

einen Schlag bekommen have a stroke;

sie waren wie vom Schlag getroffen they were thunderstruck; (verblüfft sein) they just stood gaping;

mich trifft der Schlag! well I’ll be blowed (oder besonders US damned)!;

ich dachte, mich trifft der Schlag I didn’t know what hit me

3. ELEK (electric) shock; (Blitzschlag) flash;

einen tödlichen Schlag bekommen receive a fatal (electric) shock, be electrocuted;

ein kalter Schlag a flash of cold lightning

4. Rudern, Schwimmen: stroke; Golf, Tennis etc: shot, stroke

5. (Geräusch) dumpf: thud; einer Glocke: chime; einer Uhr: auch stroke; (Herz-, Puls-, Trommelschlag) beat; Donnern: clap (of thunder); der Nachtigall: song;

Schlag sechs Uhr on the stroke of six

6. MIL (Angriff) strike;

der entscheidende/ein vernichtender Schlag the decisive/a crushing blow

7. nur sg; fig (Art) sort; auch ZOOL stock, breed;

vom gleichen Schlag sein be made of the same stuff; pej be tarred with the same brush;

Leute seines Schlages men of his stamp ( oder type);

Männer vom gleichen Schlag birds of a feather;

vom alten Schlag of the old school;

die Schotten sind ein eigener Schlag umg the Scots are a strange lot

8. umg (Portion) helping;

kann ich noch einen Schlag Kartoffelbrei haben? can I have another dollop of mashed potato (US potatoes pl)?

9. nur sg; österr (Sahne) (whipping) cream; geschlagen: whipped cream

10.

eine Hose mit Schlag (a pair of) flared trousers ( oder flares)

11.

Schlag bei Frauen haben umg have a way with women

12. AUTO etc (Tür) door; → Hühnerschlag, Taubenschlag

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der; Schlag[e]s, Schläge

1) blow; (FaustSchlag) punch; blow; (Klaps) slap; (leichter) pat; (als Strafe für ein Kind) smack; (Peitschenhieb) lash; (TennisSchlag, GolfSchlag) stroke; shot

Schläge kriegen — (ugs.) get or be given a thrashing or beating

alles ging Schlag auf Schlag — everything went quickly

keinen Schlag tun — (ugs.) not do a stroke [of work]

jemandem einen Schlag versetzen — deal somebody a blow; (fig.) be a blow to somebody

auf einen Schlag — (ugs.) at one go; all at once

2) (AufSchlag, Aufprall) bang; (dumpf) thud; (Klopfen) knock

3) o. Pl. (des Herzens, Pulses, der Wellen) beating; (eines Pendels) swinging

4) (einzelne rhythmische Bewegung) (HerzSchlag, PulsSchlag, TaktSchlag) beat; (eines Pendels) swing; (RuderSchlag, KolbenSchlag) stroke

5) o. Pl. (Töne) (einer Uhr) striking; (einer Glocke) ringing; (einer Trommel) beating; (eines Gongs) clanging

6) (einzelner Ton) (StundenSchlag) stroke; (GlockenSchlag) ring; (TrommelSchlag) beat; (GongSchlag) clang

Schlag od. (österr., schweiz.) schlag acht Uhr — on the dot or stroke of eight

7) o. Pl. (Vogelgesang) song

8) (BlitzSchlag) flash [of lightning]

9) (Stromstoß) shock

10) (ugs.): (Schlaganfall) stroke

jemanden trifft od. rührt der Schlag — (ugs.) somebody is flabbergasted

wie vom Schlag getroffen od. gerührt — (ugs.) as if thunderstruck

11) (SchicksalsSchlag) blow

12) (TaubenSchlag) cote

13) (ugs.): (Portion) helping

14) o. Pl. (österr.): (Schlagsahne) whipped cream

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-¨e m.

bang n.

bash n.

beat n.

blow n.

buffet n.

coup n.

flap n.

knock n.

percussion n.

shock n.

stinger n.

stroke n.

wham* n.

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hö·ren

1. hö·ren [ʼhø:rən]

vt

1) ( mit dem Gehör vernehmen)

jdn/etw \Hören to hear sb/sth;

jdn etw tun \Hören to hear sb doing sth;

ich habe dich ja gar nicht kommen \Hören! I didn't hear you coming at all;

etw tun \Hören to hear sth being done;

ich habe es sagen \Hören I've heard it said;

sich gern reden \Hören to like the sound of one's own voice ( iron), to like to hear oneself talking ( iron)

etw \Hören müssen, etw zu \Hören bekommen to [get to] hear about sth;

was bekomme ich da zu \Hören? what are you telling me!;

nichts gehört haben wollen ( fam) to pretend not to have heard anything;

das ist geheim, ich will nichts gehört haben! that's confidential, I'll pretend I didn't hear that!;

etwas nicht gehört haben wollen to ignore sth;

das will ich nicht gehört haben! I'll ignore that comment;

sie behauptete, [von] nichts gehört zu haben she maintained that she didn't hear anything;

nie gehört! ( fam) never heard of him/her/it etc.!;

gehört werden wollen to want to be heard;

nichts [davon] \Hören wollen to not want to hear anything [about it];

ich will nichts davon \Hören! I don't want to hear anything about it;

\Hören Sie mich [noch]?/ können Sie mich [noch] \Hören? are you [still] able to hear me?;

ich höre Sie nicht [gut] I can't understand [or hear] you [very well]

2) (an\Hören)

etw \Hören to listen to sth;

einen Vortrag \Hören to hear a lecture

3) radio ( empfangen)

etw \Hören to get sth;

Radio Luxemburg/ausländische Stationen \Hören to tune into Radio Luxemburg/to listen in to foreign stations

4) ( durch das Gehör feststellen)

etw an etw dat \Hören to hear [or tell] sth from sth;

schon an deinem Tonfall kann ich \Hören, dass du nicht die Wahrheit sagst! I can tell from the tone of your voice that you're lying

5) ( erfahren)

etw [über jdn/etw] \Hören to hear sth [about sb/sth];

so etwas habe ich ja noch nie gehört! I've never heard anything like that before;

..., wie ich höre I hear...;

wie man hört,..., wie zu \Hören ist,... I/we hear...;

soviel man hört,... word has it...;

der neue Nachbar soll Arzt sein, soviel man hört our new neighbour is said to be a doctor, by all accounts

WENDUNGEN:

etwas [von jdm] zu \Hören bekommen [ o fam kriegen] to get a rollicking [from sb] ( Brit) ( fam), to get chewed out [by sb] ( Brit) ( fam)

ich kann das nicht mehr \Hören! I'm fed up with it!;

etwas/nichts von sich \Hören lassen to get/to not get in touch;

hat sie in letzter Zeit mal was von sich \Hören lassen? has she been in touch recently?;

sich [schon eher] \Hören lassen ( fam) to sound [or be] [a bit] more like it;

180.000 p.a.? hm, das lässt sich \Hören 180,000 p.a.? hm, that sounds good;

das lässt sich schon eher \Hören! that's a bit more like it!

vi

1) (zu\Hören) to listen;

jetzt hör doch endlich! just listen will you!;

hör mal!;

\Hören Sie mal! listen [up ( fam) ]!

2) ( vernehmen)

\Hören, was/wie... to hear what/how...;

\Hören, dass jd etw tut to hear sb doing sth;

gut/schlecht \Hören to have good/poor hearing

3) ( erfahren)

\Hören, dass... to hear [that]...;

von jdm/etw \Hören to hear of [or about] sb/sth

4) ( gehorchen) to listen;

ich sagte, herkommen! kannst du nicht \Hören? I said come here! can't you do as you're told?

5) ( sich nach jdm/ etw richten)

auf jdn/etw \Hören to listen to sb/sth;

auf dich hört er! he listens to you!

6) ( jds Worte befolgen)

auf etw akk \Hören to answer to the name of sth

WENDUNGEN:

du hörst wohl schwer [o schlecht] ! ( fam) are you deaf or something?;

na hör/\Hören Sie mal! (!) now look here!;

wer nicht \Hören will, muss fühlen ( ühlen) if he/she/you etc. won't listen, he/she/you must suffer the consequences;

hört, hört! hear! hear!;

lass von dir/lassen Sie von sich \Hören! keep in touch!;

von sich \Hören lassen to be in touch;

ich lasse jedenfalls von mir \Hören I'll be in touch anyway;

man höre und staune! would you believe it!;

Sie werden [noch] von mir \Hören! you'll be hearing from me!

2. Hö·ren <-s> [ʼhø:rən] nt

kein pl

1) ( das Vernehmen mit dem Gehör) hearing no pl, no art

2) (das An\Hören) listening no pl, no art

WENDUNGEN:

..., dass jdm \Hören und Sehen vergeht that sb doesn't/won't know what day it is

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hö·ren

1. hö·ren [ʼhø:rən]

vt

1) ( mit dem Gehör vernehmen)

jdn/etw \hören to hear sb/sth;

jdn etw tun \hören to hear sb doing sth;

ich habe dich ja gar nicht kommen \hören! I didn't hear you coming at all;

etw tun \hören to hear sth being done;

ich habe es sagen \hören I've heard it said;

sich gern reden \hören to like the sound of one's own voice ( iron), to like to hear oneself talking ( iron)

etw \hören müssen, etw zu \hören bekommen to [get to] hear about sth;

was bekomme ich da zu \hören? what are you telling me!;

nichts gehört haben wollen ( fam) to pretend not to have heard anything;

das ist geheim, ich will nichts gehört haben! that's confidential, I'll pretend I didn't hear that!;

etwas nicht gehört haben wollen to ignore sth;

das will ich nicht gehört haben! I'll ignore that comment;

sie behauptete, [von] nichts gehört zu haben she maintained that she didn't hear anything;

nie gehört! ( fam) never heard of him/her/it etc.!;

gehört werden wollen to want to be heard;

nichts [davon] \hören wollen to not want to hear anything [about it];

ich will nichts davon \hören! I don't want to hear anything about it;

\hören Sie mich [noch]?/ können Sie mich [noch] \hören? are you [still] able to hear me?;

ich höre Sie nicht [gut] I can't understand [or hear] you [very well]

2) (an\hören)

etw \hören to listen to sth;

einen Vortrag \hören to hear a lecture

3) radio ( empfangen)

etw \hören to get sth;

Radio Luxemburg/ausländische Stationen \hören to tune into Radio Luxemburg/to listen in to foreign stations

4) ( durch das Gehör feststellen)

etw an etw dat \hören to hear [or tell] sth from sth;

schon an deinem Tonfall kann ich \hören, dass du nicht die Wahrheit sagst! I can tell from the tone of your voice that you're lying

5) ( erfahren)

etw [über jdn/etw] \hören to hear sth [about sb/sth];

so etwas habe ich ja noch nie gehört! I've never heard anything like that before;

..., wie ich höre I hear...;

wie man hört,..., wie zu \hören ist,... I/we hear...;

soviel man hört,... word has it...;

der neue Nachbar soll Arzt sein, soviel man hört our new neighbour is said to be a doctor, by all accounts

WENDUNGEN:

etwas [von jdm] zu \hören bekommen [ o fam kriegen] to get a rollicking [from sb] ( Brit) ( fam), to get chewed out [by sb] ( Brit) ( fam)

ich kann das nicht mehr \hören! I'm fed up with it!;

etwas/nichts von sich \hören lassen to get/to not get in touch;

hat sie in letzter Zeit mal was von sich \hören lassen? has she been in touch recently?;

sich [schon eher] \hören lassen ( fam) to sound [or be] [a bit] more like it;

180.000 p.a.? hm, das lässt sich \hören 180,000 p.a.? hm, that sounds good;

das lässt sich schon eher \hören! that's a bit more like it!

vi

1) (zu\hören) to listen;

jetzt hör doch endlich! just listen will you!;

hör mal!;

\hören Sie mal! listen [up ( fam) ]!

2) ( vernehmen)

\hören, was/wie... to hear what/how...;

\hören, dass jd etw tut to hear sb doing sth;

gut/schlecht \hören to have good/poor hearing

3) ( erfahren)

\hören, dass... to hear [that]...;

von jdm/etw \hören to hear of [or about] sb/sth

4) ( gehorchen) to listen;

ich sagte, herkommen! kannst du nicht \hören? I said come here! can't you do as you're told?

5) ( sich nach jdm/ etw richten)

auf jdn/etw \hören to listen to sb/sth;

auf dich hört er! he listens to you!

6) ( jds Worte befolgen)

auf etw akk \hören to answer to the name of sth

WENDUNGEN:

du hörst wohl schwer [o schlecht] ! ( fam) are you deaf or something?;

na hör/\hören Sie mal! (!) now look here!;

wer nicht \hören will, muss fühlen ( ühlen) if he/she/you etc. won't listen, he/she/you must suffer the consequences;

hört, hört! hear! hear!;

lass von dir/lassen Sie von sich \hören! keep in touch!;

von sich \hören lassen to be in touch;

ich lasse jedenfalls von mir \hören I'll be in touch anyway;

man höre und staune! would you believe it!;

Sie werden [noch] von mir \hören! you'll be hearing from me!

2. Hö·ren <-s> [ʼhø:rən] nt

kein pl

1) ( das Vernehmen mit dem Gehör) hearing no pl, no art

2) (das An\hören) listening no pl, no art

WENDUNGEN:

..., dass jdm \hören und Sehen vergeht that sb doesn't/won't know what day it is

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I Adj.

1. (still) quiet (auch Farbe, Gegend etc., WIRTS., Markt); präd. (auch bewegungslos) still; seid mal bitte einen Moment ruhig! please keep quiet just for a moment; du bist ganz ruhig! drohend: I don’t want to hear another sound out of you; in ruhigem Ton in a calm (tone of) voice; um jemanden / etw. ist es ruhig geworden fig. you don’t hear anything about s.o. / s.th. any more

2. (friedlich, ungestört) quiet, peaceful, tranquil; (geruhsam) restful; eine ruhige Kugel schieben umg. be not exactly killing o.s.; ruhiger Posten umg. easy ( oder cushy) job; ich habe keine ruhige Minute I don’t get a moment’s ( oder minute’s) peace ( oder rest)

3. (gelassen) calm, composed, cool(-headed); (leidenschaftslos) even-tempered; (beruhigt) reassured; Hand: steady; Nerven: calm; Gewissen: clear; ruhiger Mensch quiet person; ruhig und gefasst calm and collected; ruhig werden quiet(en) down; ruhig bleiben keep calm ( oder one’s temper); sei ganz ruhig (unbesorgt) there’s no need to worry; ruhig! quiet!; nur ruhig! take it easy; ( dazu braucht man) eine ruhige Hand (this needs) a steady hand; ruhig Blut! just keep calm, calm down

4. (glatt, störungsfrei) smooth; (gemächlich) leisurely (auch Adv.) See: calm; Überfahrt: smooth; ruhiger Gang TECH. smooth running

5. ruhig stellen MED. (Arm etc.) immobilize; (Patienten) medikamentös: tranquil(l)ize; fig. pacify, calm

II Adv.

1. quietly etc.; ruhig schlafen sleep soundly; ruhig wohnen live in a quiet area; ruhig verlaufen be uneventful; (reibungslos) go off smoothly ( oder without a hitch); sich ruhig verhalten keep quiet, hold one’s peace; sie sahen ruhig zu, wie er den Hund quälte they just stood and watched him tormenting the dog

2. (meinetwegen, getrost) by all means; du kannst ruhig dableiben by all means stay if you want, it’s all right for you to stay; das können Sie ruhig tun feel free (to do so); du kannst ihn ruhig wecken by all means wake him, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t wake him; du kannst mir ruhig glauben you can take my word for it; du könntest mir ruhig die Tür aufmachen you might open the door for me; du könntest ihr ruhig mal schreiben you could do worse than write her a letter; man kann ruhig behaupten, dass... it is safe to say that...

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unflustered; leisurely; placid; smooth; calm; silent; still; tranquil; cool; easeful; halcyon; reposeful; restful; unexcited; composed; quiet; quiescent; sedate; staid; unruffled

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ru|hig ['ruːɪç]
1. adj

1) (= still) quiet; Wetter, Meer calm

seid rúhig! — be quiet!

ihr sollt rúhig sein! — (will you) be quiet!

2) (= geruhsam) quiet; Urlaub, Feiertage, Leben quiet, peaceful; Farbe restful; (= ohne Störung) Überfahrt, Verlauf smooth; (TECH) smooth

gegen 6 Uhr wird es rúhiger — it quietens (Brit) or quiets (US) down around 6 o'clock

alles geht seinen rúhigen Gang — everything is going smoothly

See:

→ Kugel

3) (= gelassen) calm; Gewissen easy

nur rúhig (Blut)! — keep calm, take it easy (inf)

bei rúhiger Überlegung — on( mature) consideration

du wirst auch noch rúhiger! — you'll calm down one day

du kannst/Sie können ganz rúhig sein — I can assure you

See:

→ Blut

4) (= sicher) Hand, Blick steady

5) (= teilnahmslos) calm

2. adv

1) (= still) sitzen, stehenbleiben, dastehen still

sitz doch rúhig! — sit still!

2)

(= untätig) etw rúhig mitansehen — to stand by and watch sth

rúhig dabeistehen — just to stand by

ich kann doch nicht rúhig mit ansehen, wie er so etwas tut — I can't just stand there and watch him do a thing like that

sich rúhig verhalten — to keep calm

3) (inf)

du kannst rúhig hierbleiben — feel free to stay here, you're welcome to stay here if you want

ihr könnt rúhig gehen, ich passe schon auf — you just go and I'll look after things

wir können rúhig darüber sprechen — we can talk about it if you want

du könntest rúhig mal etwas für mich tun! — it's about time you did something for me!

4) (= ohne Turbulenzen) laufen very quietly

das Flugzeug liegt rúhig in der Luft — the plane is flying smoothly

ihr Leben verläuft sehr rúhig — she leads a very quiet life

5)

(= gelassen) wenn du etwas rúhiger überlegen würdest — if you took more time to think things over

lass uns rúhig nachdenken — let's think things over calmly

6) (= beruhigt) schlafen peacefully

du kannst rúhig ins Kino gehen — go ahead, go to the cinema

jetzt kann ich rúhig in Urlaub fahren — now I can go on holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US) with an easy mind

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1) (still or quiet: a calm sea; The weather was calm.) calm

2) (not anxious or excited: a calm person/expression; Please keep calm!) calm

3) calmly

4) placidly

5) (calm and not easily disturbed or upset: a placid child.) placid

6) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) quiet

7) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) quiet

8) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) quiet

9) quietly

10) ((of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed: Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music.) restful

11) (not making any noise: This lift is quite silent.) silent

12) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) smooth

13) tranquilly

14) (quiet; peaceful: Life in the country is not always tranquil.) tranquil

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ru·hig

[ˈru:ɪç]

I. adj

1. (still, sich still verhaltend) quiet

eine \ruhige Gegend a quiet area

ein \ruhiger Mieter a quiet tenant

2. (geruhsam) quiet

sich dat einen \ruhigen Abend machen to have a quiet evening

3. (keine Bewegung aufweisend) calm

eine \ruhige Flamme a still flame

4. (störungsfrei) smooth

ein Achtzylinder hat einen \ruhigen Lauf an eight-cylinder engine runs smoothly

eine \ruhige Überfahrt a smooth crossing

5. (gelassen) calm

ganz \ruhig sein können to not have to worry

ich werde das schon regeln, da können Sie ganz \ruhig sein I'll sort that out, you don't have to worry; s.a. Gewissen

6. (sicher) steady

ein \ruhiger Blick a steady gaze

II. adv

1. (untätig) idly

\ruhig dastehen to stand idly by

etw \ruhig stellen MED Körperteil to immobilize sth

2. (gleichmäßig) smoothly

3. (gelassen) calmly

4. (beruhigt) with peace of mind

jetzt kann ich \ruhig nach Hause gehen und mich ausspannen now I can go home with my mind at rest and relax

III. part (fam) really

geh \ruhig, ich komme schon alleine zurecht don't worry about going, I can manage on my own

du kannst \ruhig ins Kino gehen, ich passe schon auf die Kinder auf you just go to the cinema, I'll keep an eye on the children

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (still, leise) quiet

seid doch mal ruhig! — do be quiet!

2) (friedlich, ungestört) peaceful <times, life, scene, valley, spot, etc.>; quiet <talk, reflection, life, spot>

er hat keine ruhige Minute — he doesn't have a moment's peace

3) (unbewegt) calm <sea, weather>; still < air>; (fig.) peaceful < melody>; quiet < pattern>; (gleichmäßig) steady <breathing, hand, flame, steps>; smooth <flight, crossing>

4) (gelassen) calm <voice etc.>; quiet, calm < person>

ruhig bleiben — keep calm; keep one's cool (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) (still, leise) quietly

wir wohnen sehr ruhig — we live in a very quiet area

sich ruhig verhalten — keep quiet

2) (friedlich, ohne Störungen) < sleep> peacefully; < go off> smoothly, peacefully; (ohne Zwischenfälle) uneventfully; <work, think> in peace

3) (unbewegt) <sit, lie, stand> still; (gleichmäßig) <burn, breathe> steadily; < run, fly> smoothly

4) (gelassen) <speak, watch, sit> calmly
3.
Adverb by all means

du kannst ruhig mitkommen — by all means come along; you're welcome to come along

lach mich ruhig aus — all right or go ahead, laugh at me[, I don't care]

soll er ruhig meckern — (ugs.) let him moan[, I don't care]

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ruhig

A. adj

1. (still) quiet (auch Farbe, Gegend etc, WIRTSCH, Markt); präd (auch bewegungslos) still;

seid mal bitte einen Moment ruhig! please keep quiet just for a moment;

du bist ganz ruhig! drohend: I don’t want to hear another sound out of you;

in ruhigem Ton in a calm (tone of) voice;

um jemanden/etwas ist es ruhig geworden fig you don’t hear anything about sb/sth any more

2. (friedlich, ungestört) quiet, peaceful, tranquil; (geruhsam) restful;

eine ruhige Kugel schieben umg be not exactly killing o.s.;

ruhiger Posten umg easy ( oder cushy) job;

ich habe keine ruhige Minute I don’t get a moment’s ( oder minute’s) peace ( oder rest)

3. (gelassen) calm, composed, cool(-headed); (leidenschaftslos) even-tempered; (beruhigt) reassured; Hand: steady; Nerven: calm; Gewissen: clear;

ruhiger Mensch quiet person;

ruhig und gefasst calm and collected;

ruhig werden quiet(en) down;

ruhig bleiben keep calm ( oder one’s temper);

sei ganz ruhig (unbesorgt) there’s no need to worry;

ruhig! quiet!;

nur ruhig! take it easy;

(dazu braucht man) eine ruhige Hand (this needs) a steady hand;

ruhig Blut! just keep calm, calm down

4. (glatt, störungsfrei) smooth; (gemächlich) leisurely (auch adv); See: calm; Überfahrt: smooth;

ruhiger Gang TECH smooth running

5.

ruhig stellen MED (Arm etc) immobilize; (Patienten) medikamentös: tranquil(l)ize; fig pacify, calm

B. adv

1. quietly etc;

ruhig schlafen sleep soundly;

ruhig wohnen live in a quiet area;

ruhig verlaufen be uneventful; (reibungslos) go off smoothly ( oder without a hitch);

sich ruhig verhalten keep quiet, hold one’s peace;

sie sahen ruhig zu, wie er den Hund quälte they just stood and watched him tormenting the dog

2. (meinetwegen, getrost) by all means;

du kannst ruhig dableiben by all means stay if you want, it’s all right for you to stay;

das können Sie ruhig tun feel free (to do so);

du kannst ihn ruhig wecken by all means wake him, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t wake him;

du kannst mir ruhig glauben you can take my word for it;

du könntest mir ruhig die Tür aufmachen you might open the door for me;

du könntest ihr ruhig mal schreiben you could do worse than write her a letter;

man kann ruhig behaupten, dass … it is safe to say that …

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (still, leise) quiet

seid doch mal ruhig! — do be quiet!

2) (friedlich, ungestört) peaceful <times, life, scene, valley, spot, etc.>; quiet <talk, reflection, life, spot>

er hat keine ruhige Minute — he doesn't have a moment's peace

3) (unbewegt) calm <sea, weather>; still < air>; (fig.) peaceful < melody>; quiet < pattern>; (gleichmäßig) steady <breathing, hand, flame, steps>; smooth <flight, crossing>

4) (gelassen) calm <voice etc.>; quiet, calm < person>

ruhig bleiben — keep calm; keep one's cool (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) (still, leise) quietly

wir wohnen sehr ruhig — we live in a very quiet area

sich ruhig verhalten — keep quiet

2) (friedlich, ohne Störungen) < sleep> peacefully; < go off> smoothly, peacefully; (ohne Zwischenfälle) uneventfully; <work, think> in peace

3) (unbewegt) <sit, lie, stand> still; (gleichmäßig) <burn, breathe> steadily; <run, fly> smoothly

4) (gelassen) <speak, watch, sit> calmly
3.
Adverb by all means

du kannst ruhig mitkommen — by all means come along; you're welcome to come along

lach mich ruhig aus — all right or go ahead, laugh at me[, I don't care]

soll er ruhig meckern — (ugs.) let him moan[, I don't care]

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adj.

calm adj.

easy in one's mind (about) expr.

halcyon adj.

not flustered adj.

quiescent adj.

quiet adj.

restful adj.

silent adj.

staid adj.

still adj.

tranquil adj.

unexcited adj.

unharried adj.

unhasty adj.

unruffled adj. adv.

calmly adv.

quiescently adv.

quietly adv.

reposefully adv.

restfully adv.

sedately adv.

smoothly adv.

tranquilly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > ruhig
18 صوت

صَوْت \ noise: a sound, esp. one that is loud or unpleasant: the noise of an engine; a strange noise in the night. sound: a noise; sth. that is heard: the sound of music; a hammering sound. voice: the sound that one makes in speaking or singing: Did you recognize his voice. vote: an act of making a choice or decision by means of vote. \ أَحْدَثَ صَوْتًا \ sound: to make a noise; cause (sth.) to make a noise, as a sign or warning: The bell sounded at the end of the lesson. Sound your horn when you reach a dangerous corner. \ أَحْدَثَ صَوْتًا (كصوت القَدَم عندما تُرفَع من الوَحل أو تَغُوص فيه)‏ \ squelch: to make a sucking sound, as when one lifts one’s foot out of wet mud. \ بِصَوْتٍ خافِت \ under one’s breath: (speaking) very quietly. \ بِصَوْتٍ عالٍ \ aloud: in a voice that may be heard: He read it aloud. loud: noisily: Don’t talk so loud. loudly: noisily: He knocked loudly on the door. out: loudly; clearly: Call out so that everyone can hear you. He cried out in fear. \ See Also مرتفع( مرتفع)، مسموع( مسموع)‏ \ صَوْتُ ارْتِطَام \ crash: the noise of sth. crashing: There was a crash of breaking glass. \ صَوْتُ انْفِجَار \ blast: the sound of an explosion. report: the sharp explosive noise of a gun. \ صَوْتُ تَهَشُّم \ smash: violent breaking, or the sound of it; a violent accident: a car smash. \ صَوْتٌ حادّ مُتَكَرِّر \ pip: a short sharp musical note on radio or the telephone (as a sign of sth.): When you hear the pips, put in another coin. \ صَوْتُ رَنِين \ tinkle: a tinkling sound. \ صَوْتُ سُقوط جِسْم خفيف في الماء \ plop: the sound of a small object falling into water. \ صَوْتُ الضِّحك \ ha, ha: (in books) the sound of laughter. \ صَوْتُ العَقْل \ reason: common sense; sensible and fair opinion or advice: He’s too excited to listen to reason. \ صَوْتٌ عَميقٌ وخَفِيض \ bass: (of man’s voice; of musical notes or instruments) having a deep low sound. \ صَوْتٌ قَرَارِيّ \ bass: (of man’s voice; of musical notes or instruments) having a deep low sound. \ صَوْتٌ مُجَسَّم \ stereo: (of recorded sound; short for stereophonic) producing different sounds from different directions, by the use of loudspeakers. \ صَوْتٌ مَكْتُوم (لضَربَة أو سَقْطَة)‏ \ thud: the dull sound of a heavy thing striking the ground or another object: He fell out of bed with a thud. \ صَوْتٌ موسيقي مُنْفَرِد \ note: a single sound in music: Men can sing low notes and women can sing high notes. \ صَوْتُ الوَطْء \ tread: the sound of sb. walking: the tread of heavy feet.

Arabic-English dictionary > صوت
19 على

عَلَى \ against: touching (usually sth. upright): The rain beat against the window. He pressed his nose against the glass. on: showing where sb. or sth. is placed: He lay on his back on the bed. The picture hung on a nail on the wall. Your name is on the list. He hit me on the nose. The boat is on the river (in the water). The house is on the river (beside the water), as in the previous meaning, but with movement (often with to) He jumped on (to) his horse. The book fell on (to) the floor. onto: on to: He sprang onto the table. over: lying across; resting on; covering: A cloud was over the sun. She spread a cloth over the table, across the surface of Ships sail over the sea, above (in rank, etc.) He rules over a proud people, about; concerning They quarrelled over the resutl of the race. You need not hurry over your dinner. upon: on. \ عَلَى \ on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea; on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. \ See Also نَحْوَ البَرّ، اليابسة (اليَابِسَة)‏ \ عَلَى \ ashore: on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea. \ See Also نَحْوَ الشّاطِئ \ عَلَى اتِّصَال (عكس مُنْقَطع عن)‏ \ in touch: (the opposite is out of touch) giving or receiving news: I’ve been in touch with my brother by telephone. The radio keeps us in touch with world events. \ عَلَى أتَمّ ما يكُون من التَّرتيب والهِنْدام \ spick and span: (as a predic. phrase) neat, clean and bright: Sailors usually keep their boats spick and span. \ عَلَى الأَثير \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى أَحْسَن وَجْه \ best, well, better: in the best way: Peter played best last week. \ عَلَى أرْبَع \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle. \ عَلَى الأرض \ over: from an upright (or straight) position to a flat (or bent) position: I fell over. He knocked me over. She bent over to pick it up. \ عَلَى استعداد \ content: willing: I’m content to wait for my turn. \ عَلَى أشُدِّه \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى الإطلاق \ little: (coming just before the verb) not at all: I little knew (or Little did I know) that next day he would be dead. not in the least: not at all: It doesn’t matter in the least. whatever: at all: I have no money whatever. whatsoever: a strong form of whatever; at all: Tell him nothing whatsoever!. \ عَلَى الأَغْلَب \ for the most part: mostly: He is old and for the most part he stays at home. \ عَلَى أَقْصَى ما تستطيع رؤيتَه \ in the distance: far away (from the point where one is): In the distance he could see the mountains. \ عَلَى الأَقَلّ \ a good: (with numbers) at least: He lives a good 3 miles away. at least: (showing that sth. is true, necessary, etc., even if sth. else is not) in spite of what has just been said or is just going to be said: He may be lazy but at least he’s honest. You can at least be polite even if you don’t like him, not less than It cost at least $100. quite: at least; not less than: The journey took quite three hours. \ عَلَى الأَكثَر \ largely: mostly: The accident was largely his own fault. mainly: chiefly; mostly. \ عَلَى انفِراد \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private. \ عَلَى أُهْبَة الاستعداد \ stand by: to be ready, in case one may be needed: The soldiers were told to stand by. \ عَلَى أَيّ حال \ anyhow: in any case: I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. anyway: in any case: I may be late; anyway, don’t wait for me, in any case I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. at all events, in any event: in any case; whatever may happen or has happened: He didn’t win but, at all events, he did try hard. at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. in any case: no matter what else may be considered, anyhow: It costs too much. In any case, I don’t really need it. \ عَلَى أيَّة حال \ all the same, at the same time: (only at the start of a sentence; comparing points that are for and against) in spite of this: He’s not clever; all the same, he does try hard. however: all the same; in spite of what has just been said: I’m very tired; however, I’ll come and help you. \ عَلَى بُعد \ away: at a distance: Brighton is 60 miles away. Keep away from the wet paint. beyond: further; on or to the farther side: I looked across the river to the hills beyond. \ عَلَى التَّخْصِيص \ in particular: especially: I enjoyed his first song in particular. \ عَلَى التَّوَالي \ respectively: separately, in that order: Boys and girls will be examined on Monday and Tuesday respectively (the boys on Monday, the girls on Tuesday). \ عَلَى جَانِب \ up: along (up and down are both used like this, although the course may be quite level): He lives just up the road. \ عَلَى الجميع \ round: to everyone: He handed the coffee round. There were not enough cups to go round. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ \ as far as, so far as: (showing a limit): As far as I know, he’s not here. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ سَواء \ alike: in the same way: He treats us all alike. \ عَلَى حَدِّ عِلْمي \ to the best knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, he is honest (I have no reason to doubt his honesty). \ عَلَى حِدَة \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private?. separate: not joined or shared; apart: Keep the new milk separate from the old. \ عَلَى حَقّ (مُحِقّ)‏ \ be in the right: not be at fault: Although they said she’d made a mistake, they discovered she was in the right. \ عَلَى حِين غِرَّة \ all of a sudden: in a sudden manner. suddenly: in a sudden manner: The door opened suddenly. \ عَلَى خَطَأ \ in the wrong: mistaken (in one’s judgement, behaviour etc.). \ عَلَى الدَّوام \ always: at all times. \ عَلَى رؤوس الأصابِع \ on tiptoe: on the tips of one’s toes: I can reach that if I stand on tiptoe. \ عَلَى الرّاجح \ likely: (usu. with very, most, more or quite) probably: She’s very likely right. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِن \ despite: in spite of: Despite his age, the old man walks several miles every day. for all: in spite of: For all his strength, he could not lift it. much as: although: Much as I admire him, I could not work with him. spite, in spite of: (of sth. that fails) even with: In spite of his efforts, he could not save her life, without regard to; not caring about (a difficulty) In spite of his illness, he attended the ceremony. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِنْ أَنَّ \ although: in spite of the fact that; (without a verb) in spite of being: Although (he was) ill, he went to work. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم من ذلك \ even so: in spite of that: He may be foolish; even so, you should help him. just the same: (showing one thing that is not the natural result of another) in spite of this: He’s a thief, but I like him just the same. nevertheless: in spite of that: I told him it would be dangerous, but nevertheless he did it. still: in spite of that: We rarely win; but still, we enjoy playing. \ عَلَى سَبيل المِثال \ for instance: as an example: He’s often late. Yesterday, for instance, he came home after midnight. \ عَلَى السَّطح كلِّه \ over: (esp. with all) across a surface: The table was wet all over. He rubbed it over with a dry cloth. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. I soon drew level with the leading runner. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ flush: exactly on a level with; not sticking out from; meeting exactly at the edges: The door is flush with the wall when it is closed. \ See Also مستوى (مُسْتَوًى)‏ \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة واحدة \ even: equal: The table legs were not of even length. He shared the money evenly among them. \ عَلَى شاكِلَة \ like: the same as: What is he like (in appearance and character)? He’s just like his father., What does it feel (or look or taste or smell or sound) like?. in the same way as:: He swims like a fish. \ عَلَى شَرْط \ provide (that), also providing (that): if; on condition that: I’ll go, provided (that) you’ll go too. \ عَلَى شَفَا \ on the brink of: close to (sth. dangerous or exciting): on the brink of war. on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. on one’s last legs: (of a person or thing) not expected to last much longer; worn out; almost in ruins: That company is on its last legs. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ See Also شفير (الموت أو الإفلاس، إلخ)، عَلى وَشْك \ عَلَى صَهْوَةِ الجَوَاد \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ضِغْن \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ See Also على غير رَغْبَة \ عَلَى طُولِ \ along: following the line of: He ran along the road. down: along (without regard to level): We raced down the street. My friend lives just down the road. \ عَلَى ظَهْر \ on deck: on an uncovered deck, in the open air. \ See Also سَطْح السفينة \ عَلَى ظَهْر الحِصان \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ظَهْر السَّفينة \ on board: on (or on to) a ship or aeroplane: There are 70 men on board. Can I go on board the aircraft?. \ عَلَى ظَهْر الصَّفْحَة \ overleaf: on the back of the page: Please fill in this paper, and sign your name overleaf. \ عَلَى عَرْض \ across: over; from one side to the other of: He ran across the street. There is a bridge across the stream. \ عَلَى العَكْس \ on the contrary: (expressing disagreement) the opposite is true: It’s not worn out - on the contrary, it’s quite new. \ عَلَى عِلْم بِـ \ familiar with: knowing; accustomed to: I’m not familiar with English law. \ عَلَى عُلُوّ \ high: (in compounds) to the height of: The grass was waist-high. \ عَلَى الغالِب \ probably: almost certainly; with little doubt: You’re probably right. \ عَلَى غَيْر انتظار \ surprisingly: unexpectedly: a surprisingly good result. \ عَلَى غَيْر رَغْبَة \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ عَلَى غَيْر هُدًى \ adrift: (of boats) loose; floating about with no control: Our ship was wrecked and we were left adrift in a small boat on the ocean. \ عَلَى فَتَرات مُنْتَظِمة \ periodically: from time to time. \ عَلَى فَرض أنّ \ (conj.) supposing: if: Supposing he’s late, shall we wait for him? Even supposing the lorry comes, it will still be too late. \ عَلَى الفِطْرة \ na]ve: too simple to be sensible; lacking wisdom and experience: a na]ve question; a na]ve young girl. \ عَلَى فِكْرَة \ by the way: used to show that the speaker is about to change the subject: Thank you for your help. By the way, would you like to come to our party next week?. \ عَلَى الفَوْر \ directly: at once: He arrived directly after me. instantly: at once. off-hand: without thought or preparation: I can’t say off-hand what it cost, but it was over $1000. \ عَلَى قافية واحدة \ rhyme: (of word endings) to have the same sound: ‘Consideration’ rhymes with ‘nation’, ‘Port’ rhymes with ‘thought’. ‘Pleasure’ rhymes with ‘measure’ but not with ‘pressure’. \ عَلَى قَدْر \ according to: in the proper way for; depending on: Each man was paid according to his skill. \ عَلَى قَدَم وَسَاق \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى قَيْد الحَيَاة \ alive: living: He was buried alive when part of a cliff fell on him. \ عَلَى كُلّ حال \ at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. \ عَلَى مَا يَبْدُو \ apparently: it seems (from what people say): I thought she was 15, but apparently is older. \ عَلَى ما يَصِل إليه عِلْمي \ to the best of my knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, my son has never met her. \ See Also على مَبْلَغ علمي \ عَلَى المَدَى الطَّويل \ in the long run: after a period of time; in the end: It’ll be cheaper in the long run to buy good quality shoes. \ عَلَى مسؤوليَّته الشخصيّة \ at one’s own risk: agreeing that any troube will be one’s own fault: The bridge is unsafe but you can cross it at your own risk. \ عَلَى مسافة قريبة مِن \ off: a short distance from: an island off the English coast. \ عَلَى مُسْتَوًى \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. \ عَلَى مِصْرَاعَيْه (فَتَحَ الباب)‏ \ wide: (with open) fully: open the door wide. Leave it wide open. \ عَلَى نَحْو مماثِل \ similarly: in the same way: They were similarly dressed. \ عَلَى نَسَق \ on the lines of: in the general form of: We’re planning some sports on the lines of the Olympic Games, but for schoolboys only. \ عَلَى نَفْس الوَتيرة \ even: (of movement) regular; steady: Her heart was not beating evenly. \ عَلَى نَوبات \ fits and starts: in short bursts; starting and stopping: The engine only goes in fits and starts. \ See Also فترات \ عَلَى هذا المُعَدَّل \ at that rate: if those conditions continue: He keeps stopping for a rest; at that rate, he won’t finish the job today. \ عَلَى هذا النَّحْو \ so: in this way; in that way: Don’t shout so!. thus: in this way. \ عَلَى الهَوَاء \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى وَتِيرَة واحدة \ monotonous: (of a voice, a job, a way of life, etc.) dull, never changing and therefore uninteresting. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ \ unusually: (with an adj.) very; strangely: It is unusually cold in here today. \ See Also بشكل غير عاديّ \ عَلَى وَجْهِ التَّقْريب \ roughly: (with numbers and amounts) not exactly; about: roughly 50 trees; roughly a mile away. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ الخُصُوص \ particularly: especially: a particularly nasty smell. \ عَلَى الوَجهِ الصحيح \ duly: properly; as expected: The bill was duly paid. The train duly arrived. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ العُمُوم \ in general: in most cases: Men in general are taller than women. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ ما \ somehow: in some way or other, by some means or other: I’ll pay for it somehow, even if I have to ask someone to lend me the money. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ مُسْتَهْجَن \ oddly: strangely: She behaved very oddly last night. \ عَلَى مِقْدار عِلْمي \ for all I know: as far as I know: For all I know, you may have stolen this. \ عَلَى مَقْرُبةٍ \ near: close to, in position: His house is near my own. \ عَلَى مَقرُبة مِن \ about: around; near There’s a lot of illness about. I went out early, when no one was about (when no one else was out). \ عَلَى مَهْل \ leisurely: without haste: He likes a leisurely walk in the evening. \ عَلَى نَحْو أسوأ \ worse: more bad; more badly: Murder is worse than stealing. It is a worse crime. You write even worse than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ أَفْضَل \ better, well, best: in a better way: He drives better than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْو تامّ \ strictly: exactly: Strictly speaking (If I tell you the exact truth) this ticket is out of date; but I’ll let you travel with it. \ See Also كامل (كامِل)‏ \ عَلَى نَحْو خَطير \ badly: seriously: He was badly wounded. \ عَلَى نَحْو رَخْو \ loosely: in a loose way: a loosely tied knot. \ See Also غير مُحْكَم \ عَلَى نَحْو رَدِيء \ badly: in a bad manner: badly dressed; badly made. \ عَلَى نَحْو صارم \ strictly: very firmly: Smoking in this cinema is strictly forbidden. \ See Also دَقيق \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ right: correctly: You guessed right. \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ rightly: justly; correctly: You acted rightly. \ See Also ملائم (مُلائم)‏ \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ كَامِل \ absolutely: without conditions: You must agree absolutely and not to try to change matters later. \ عَلَى نَحو مألوف \ ordinarily: usually. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُرْضٍ \ well: (the adv. form of the adj. good; see better, best) in a good and pleasing way: Well done! You played very well. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُلحّ \ badly: (with need, want) very much: They need money badly. \ عَلَى وَشْك \ on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. \ عَلَى وَشْك أَنْ \ be about to do sth.: to be ready to do it; be just going to do it: I was about to go when he arrived. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ عَلَى يَد (مِن قِبَل)‏ \ by: (showing who or what did sth.): He was bitten by a dog. \ عَلَى اليدين والرِّجلين \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle.

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1 ( pace) pas m ; to take a step faire un pas ; to walk ou keep in step marcher au pas or en cadence ; to change step changer le pas ; I was a few steps behind her je la suivais de près or à quelques pas ; to fall into step with sb se mettre au même pas que qn ; to break step rompre le pas ; one step out of line and you're finished ○ ! fig un pas de travers et t'es cuit ○ ! ; to be out of step with the times/the rest of the world fig être déphasé par rapport à l'époque actuelle/au reste du monde ; to be in step with sth fig être en phase avec qch ; to watch one's step lit faire attention où on met les pieds ; you'd better watch your step ○ ! fig tu ferais mieux de faire attention! ; to be two steps away from victory fig être à deux doigts de la victoire ; to be one step ahead of the competition fig avoir une longueur d'avance sur ses concurrents ; I'm with you every step of the way fig je ne te laisserai pas tomber ;

2 ( sound of footsteps) pas m ; I can hear the sound of his step on the stair j'entends ses pas dans l'escalier ; to hear the sound of steps entendre des pas ;

3 fig ( move) pas m (towards vers) ; a step forwards/backwards un pas en avant/en arrière ; it's a step in the right direction c'est un pas dans la bonne voie ; to be a step towards doing être un premier pas pour faire ; the first step is the hardest il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte ; to be one step closer to winning/finishing approcher de la victoire/de la fin ; the first step is to… la première chose à faire c'est de… ; promotion to headteacher would be a step up for him être nommé directeur lui permettrait de gravir un échelon ;

4 fig ( measure) mesure f ; ( course of action) démarche f ; to take steps prendre des mesures ; a positive step une mesure positive ; a serious step une démarche sérieuse ; to take the step of doing prendre l'initiative de faire ; to take steps to do prendre des mesures pour faire ; it's an unusual step to take c'est une initiative surprenante ; to take legal steps avoir recours à la justice ;

5 fig ( stage) étape f (in dans) ; to go one step further aller plus loin ;

6 ( way of walking) pas m ; to have a jaunty step marcher d'un pas vif ;

7 Dance pas m ; to know the steps to the tango savoir danser le tango ;

8 ( stair) marche f ; a flight of steps ( to upper floor) un escalier m ; ( outside building) des marches fpl.

B steps npl

1 ( small ladder) escabeau m ;

2 ( stairs) ( to upper floor) escalier m ; ( in front of building) marches fpl.

C vtr ( p prés etc - pp-) échelonner.

D vi ( p prés etc - pp-) marcher (in dans ; on sur) ; to step into entrer dans [house, lift, room] ; monter dans [car, dinghy] ; to step into sb's office entrer dans le bureau de qn ; if you would just like to step this way si vous voulez bien me suivre ; it's like stepping into another world/century on a l'impression de se retrouver dans un autre monde/siècle ; to step off descendre de [bus, plane, pavement] ; to step onto monter sur [scales, log, pavement] ; to step over enjamber [fence, log, hole] ; to step through passer sous [arch] ; passer derrière [curtains] ; to step through the door passer la porte ; to step out of sortir de [house, room] ; to step out of line lit [soldier] sortir des rangs ; fig faire un pas de travers ; to step up to s'approcher de [microphone, lectern].

Idioms

to step on it ○ se grouiller ○, se dépêcher ; to step on the gas ○ appuyer sur le champignon ○, se dépêcher ; one step at a time chaque chose en son temps.

Phrasal verbs

■ step aside

1 ( physically) s'écarter (in order to pour) ;

2 ( in job transfer) céder sa place ; to step aside in favour of sb ou for sb céder la place à qn.

■ step back

1 lit reculer ; to step back from s'écarter de [microphone] ;

2 fig prendre du recul (from par rapport à).

■ step down:

▶ step down gen se retirer ; ( as electoral candidate) se désister ;

▶ step down [sth] reduire [qch] petit à petit [production, imports].

■ step forward s'avancer.

■ step in intervenir ; to step in to do, to step in and do intervenir pour faire.

■ step out

1 ( show talent) montrer son talent ;

2 †US to step out with sb sortir avec.

■ step outside:

▶ step outside sortir ; would you like to step outside ( as threat) est-ce que vous voulez régler ça dehors? ;

▶ step outside [sth] sortir de [house, room].

■ step up:

▶ step up [sth] augmenter, accroître [production] ; intensifier [fighting, campaign, action, efforts] ; augmenter [spending, voltage] ; renforcer [surveillance].

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