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to leave sb in no doubt about sth

1 doubt

doubt

A n doute m ; there is no doubt (that) il ne fait aucun doute que ; there is little doubt (that) il est presque certain que ; there is no doubt about sth il n'y a aucun doute sur qch ; there is no doubt about her guilt ou that she is guilty il n'y a aucun doute sur sa culpabilité ; (there's) no doubt about it il n'y a aucun doute là-dessus ; there is some doubt about its authenticity son authenticité est mise en doute ; there's (some) doubt about ou as to whether he will be able to come on ne sait pas s'il pourra venir ; there is no doubt in my mind that I'm right je suis convaincu que j'ai raison or d'avoir raison ; to have no doubt (that) ne pas douter que (+ subj) ; I have no doubt about her guilt ou that she is guilty je n'ai aucun doute sur sa culpabilité, je ne doute pas qu'elle soit coupable ; to have one's doubts about sth avoir des doutes sur qch, douter de qch ; I have my doubts! j'ai des doutes!, j'en doute! ; to have one's doubts (about) whether douter que (+ subj) ; I have my doubts about whether he's telling the truth je doute qu'il dise la vérité ; to have one's doubts about doing hésiter à faire ; no doubt sans doute ; no doubt the police will want to speak to you, the police will no doubt want to speak to you la police voudra sans doute vous parler ; to leave sb in no doubt about sth ne laisser à qn aucun doute quant à qch ; to be in doubt [outcome, project, future] être incertain ; [honesty, innocence, guilt] gen être douteux ; ( on particular occasion) être mis en doute ; [person] être dans le doute ; this report has put the whole project in doubt ce rapport a mis tout le projet en question ; the election result is not in any doubt le résultat de l'élection ne fait pas l'ombre d'un doute ; if/when in doubt dans le doute ; to be open to doubt [evidence, testimony] être sujet à caution ; to cast ou throw doubt on sth [person] mettre qch en doute ; [evidence, book] jeter le doute sur qch ; beyond (all) doubt, without (a) doubt sans aucun doute ; to prove sth beyond (all) doubt prouver qch de façon indubitable ; without the slightest doubt sans l'ombre d'un doute ; there is room for doubt le doute n'est pas exclu ; there is no room for doubt il n'y a aucun doute à avoir. ⇒ benefit.

B vtr douter de [fact, evidence, value, ability, honesty, person] ; I doubt it (very much)! j'en doute (beaucoup)! ; to doubt (if ou that ou whether) douter que (+ subj) ; I don't doubt that you're telling the truth je ne doute pas que vous disiez la vérité ; I didn't doubt that she would succeed je ne doutais pas qu'elle réussirait.

C vi douter.

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2 doubt

I [daʊt]
nome dubbio m.

there is no doubt (that) — non c'è (alcun) dubbio (che)

there is little doubt (that) — è quasi o praticamente certo (che)

there is some doubt about its authenticity — ci sono alcuni dubbi circa la sua autenticità

there's (some) doubt as to whether he will be able to come — non si sa se sarà in grado di venire

there is no doubt in my mind that I'm right — sono sicuro di avere ragione

to have one's doubts about doing — avere dubbi sul fare

no doubt — senza dubbio

to leave sb. in no doubt about sth. — non lasciare a qcn. alcun o nessun dubbio riguardo qcs.

to be in doubt — [outcome, project] essere incerto, in forse; [honesty, innocence] essere dubbio; (on particular occasion) essere messo in dubbio; [ person] essere in dubbio, avere o nutrire dei dubbi

if o when in doubt nel dubbio; to be open to doubt [evidence, testimony] dare adito a dubbi; to cast o throw doubt on sth. sollevare dubbi su qcs.; without (a) doubt senza (alcun) dubbio, senza possibilità di dubbio; to prove sth. beyond (all) doubt dimostrare qcs. al di là di ogni dubbio; without the slightest doubt — senza il minimo dubbio
II 1. [daʊt]
verbo transitivo dubitare di, mettere in dubbio [fact, ability, honesty]; dubitare di [ person]

I doubt it! — ne dubito!

to doubt (if o that o whether) — dubitare che
2.
verbo intransitivo dubitare

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1. verb
1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) dubitare

2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) avere dubbi su
2. noun
(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) dubbio

- doubtful
- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubt
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I [daʊt]
nome dubbio m.

there is no doubt (that) — non c'è (alcun) dubbio (che)

there is little doubt (that) — è quasi o praticamente certo (che)

there is some doubt about its authenticity — ci sono alcuni dubbi circa la sua autenticità

there's (some) doubt as to whether he will be able to come — non si sa se sarà in grado di venire

there is no doubt in my mind that I'm right — sono sicuro di avere ragione

to have one's doubts about doing — avere dubbi sul fare

no doubt — senza dubbio

to leave sb. in no doubt about sth. — non lasciare a qcn. alcun o nessun dubbio riguardo qcs.

to be in doubt — [outcome, project] essere incerto, in forse; [honesty, innocence] essere dubbio; (on particular occasion) essere messo in dubbio; [ person] essere in dubbio, avere o nutrire dei dubbi

if o when in doubt nel dubbio; to be open to doubt [evidence, testimony] dare adito a dubbi; to cast o throw doubt on sth. sollevare dubbi su qcs.; without (a) doubt senza (alcun) dubbio, senza possibilità di dubbio; to prove sth. beyond (all) doubt dimostrare qcs. al di là di ogni dubbio; without the slightest doubt — senza il minimo dubbio
II 1. [daʊt]
verbo transitivo dubitare di, mettere in dubbio [fact, ability, honesty]; dubitare di [ person]

I doubt it! — ne dubito!

to doubt (if o that o whether) — dubitare che
2.
verbo intransitivo dubitare

English-Italian dictionary > doubt
3 doubt

doubt [daʊt]

1. noun

doute m

• it is not in doubt [outcome, result] cela ne fait aucun doute

• I am in no doubt about what he means je n'ai aucun doute sur ce qu'il veut dire

• there is room for doubt il est permis de douter

• there is some doubt as to whether he'll come on ne sait pas très bien s'il viendra ou non

• to have one's doubts about sth avoir des doutes sur qch

• to cast doubts on sth jeter le doute sur qch

• I have no doubts about it je n'en doute pas

• no doubt about it! cela va sans dire !

• there is no doubt that... il n'y a pas de doute que... + indic

• he'll come without any doubt il viendra sûrement

• no doubt sans doute

• without a doubt sans aucun doute

• it is beyond all doubt c'est indéniable

• beyond doubt [prove] de façon indubitable

• if in doubt en cas de doute

2. transitive verb

• to doubt sb/sth douter de qn/qch

• I doubt it j'en doute

► to doubt whether/that/if... douter que...

• I doubt whether he will come je doute qu'il vienne

• I don't doubt that he will come je ne doute pas qu'il vienne

• she didn't doubt that he would come elle ne doutait pas qu'il viendrait

• I doubt if that is what she wanted je doute que ce soit ce qu'elle voulait

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[daʊt] 1.
noun doute m

there is no doubt (that) — il ne fait aucun doute que

there is little doubt (that) — il est presque certain que

there is some doubt about its authenticity — son authenticité est mise en doute

there's (some) doubt as to whether he will be able to come — on ne sait pas s'il pourra venir

there is no doubt in my mind that I'm right — je suis convaincu d'avoir raison

to have one's doubts about doing — hésiter à faire

no doubt the police will want to speak to you — la police voudra sans doute vous parler

to leave somebody in no doubt about something — ne laisser à quelqu'un aucun doute quant à quelque chose

to be in doubt — [outcome, project] être incertain; [honesty, innocence, guilt] gen être douteux/-euse; ( on particular occasion) être mis en doute; [person] être dans le doute

the election result is not in any doubt — le résultat de l'élection ne fait pas l'ombre d'un doute

if ou when in doubt — dans le doute

to be open to doubt — [evidence, testimony] être sujet à caution

without (a) doubt — sans aucun doute

to prove something beyond (all) doubt — prouver quelque chose de façon indubitable
2.
transitive verb douter de [fact, value, ability, honesty, person]

I doubt it! — j'en doute!

to doubt (if ou that ou whether) — douter que (+ subj)
3.
intransitive verb douter

English-French dictionary > doubt
4 doubt

1. noun
1) Zweifel, der

doubt[s] [about or as to something/as to whether...] — (as to future) Ungewissheit, (as to fact) Unsicherheit [über etwas (Akk.) /darüber, ob...]

doubt[s] about or as to something, doubt of something — (inclination to disbelieve) Zweifel an etwas (Dat.)

there's no doubt that... — es besteht kein Zweifel daran, dass...

doubt[s] — (hesitations) Bedenken Pl.

have [one's] doubts about doing something — [seine] Bedenken haben, ob man etwas tun soll [oder nicht]

when or if in doubt — im Zweifelsfall

no doubt — (certainly) gewiss; (probably) sicherlich; (admittedly) wohl

cast doubt on something — etwas in Zweifel ziehen

2) no pl. (uncertain state of things) Ungewissheit, die

be in doubt — ungewiss sein

beyond [all] doubt, without [a] doubt — ohne [jeden] Zweifel
2. transitive verb
anzweifeln; zweifeln an (+ Dat.)

she doubted him — sie zweifelte an ihm

I don't doubt that or it — ich zweifle nicht daran

I doubt whether or if or that... — ich bezweifle, dass...

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1. verb
1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) bezweifeln

2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) bezweifeln
2. noun
(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) der Zweifel

- academic.ru/22012/doubtful">doubtful
- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubt
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doubt

[daʊt]

I. n

1. no pl (lack of certainty) Zweifel m ( about an + dat)

there seems to be some \doubt about the facts es scheint noch einige Zweifel zu geben, was die Fakten betrifft

▪ to be in \doubt fraglich [o zweifelhaft] sein

the future of the project is in \doubt die Zukunft des Projekts ist ungewiss

▪ to be in \doubt about sth über etw akk im Zweifel sein, sich dat über etw akk unschlüssig sein

not a shadow of a \doubt nicht der geringste Zweifel

no \doubt zweifellos, ohne Zweifel

open to \doubt fraglich, unsicher

beyond reasonable \doubt LAW jeden Zweifel ausschließend, zweifelsfrei

proof of guilt beyond all reasonable \doubt Schuldbeweis m, der jeden Zweifel ausschließt

without a \doubt ohne jeden Zweifel, zweifellos

to cast \doubt on sth etw in Zweifel ziehen

2. (feeling of uncertainty) Unsicherheit f, Ungewissheit f

I'm having \doubts about going to Africa ich bin mir noch unschlüssig, ob ich nach Afrika gehen soll

to have one's \doubts about sth seine Zweifel an etw dat haben

to have one's \doubts that... bezweifeln, dass...

to raise \doubts about sth Zweifel an etw dat aufkommen lassen

3. no pl (lack of belief) Zweifel m, Bedenken pl

I never had any \doubt [that] you would win ich habe nie im Geringsten daran gezweifelt, dass du gewinnen würdest

II. vt

1. (be unwilling to believe)

▪ to \doubt sb jdm misstrauen

▪ to \doubt sth Zweifel an etw dat haben, etw bezweifeln

she \doubted the evidence of her own eyes sie traute ihren eigenen Augen nicht

2. (call in question)

▪ to \doubt sb jdm nicht glauben

▪ to \doubt sth etw anzweifeln [o bezweifeln] [o infrage stellen]

to \doubt sb's abilities an jds Fähigkeiten zweifeln

to \doubt the authenticity of a document Zweifel an der Echtheit eines Dokuments haben

to \doubt sb's authority jds Autorität infrage stellen

to \doubt sb's sincerity [or veracity] Zweifel an jds Aufrichtigkeit haben

3. (feel uncertain)

▪ to \doubt that... bezweifeln, dass...

▪ to \doubt whether [or if] ... zweifeln, ob...

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[daʊt]
1. n
Zweifel m
to have one's doubts as to or about sth — (so) seine Bedenken hinsichtlich einer Sache (gen) haben

I have my doubts about her — ich habe bei ihr ( so) meine Bedenken

I have no doubts about taking the job — ich habe keine Bedenken, die Stelle anzunehmen

there's no doubt about it — daran gibt es keinen Zweifel

I have no doubt about it —

I have doubts whether he will come — ich bezweifle, dass er kommt

to cast doubt on sth — etw in Zweifel ziehen

there is room for doubt — es ist durchaus nicht sicher

to be open to doubt — fragwürdig sein

his reputation is in doubt —

to be in (some) doubt about sth — Zweifel an etw (dat) haben

to be in little doubt as to sth — keine Bedenken hinsichtlich einer Sache (gen) haben

I am in no doubt as to what or about what he means — ich bin mir völlig im Klaren darüber, was er meint

the outcome is still in doubt — das Ergebnis ist noch ungewiss

when in doubt — im Zweifelsfall

no doubt he will come tomorrow — höchstwahrscheinlich kommt er morgen

without (a) doubt — ohne Zweifel

I knew beyond doubt that... — ich wusste ohne jeden Zweifel, dass...

it must be proved beyond reasonable doubt — es muss ganz unzweifelhaft bewiesen werden

2. vt
bezweifeln; sb's honesty, truth of statement anzweifeln, Zweifel haben an (+dat)
to doubt sb's word — jds Wort anzweifeln

I'm sorry I doubted you (what you said) — es tut mir leid, dass ich dir nicht geglaubt habe; (your loyalty etc)

I doubt it ( very much) — das möchte ich (doch stark) bezweifeln, das bezweifle ich (sehr)

I don't doubt it — das bezweifle ich (auch gar) nicht

I doubt whether he will come — ich bezweifle, dass er kommen wird

3. vi
Zweifel haben or hegen
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doubt [daʊt]

A v/i

1. zweifeln ( of sth an einer Sache)

2. zögern, schwanken, Bedenken haben

B v/t

1. (es) bezweifeln, (daran) zweifeln, nicht sicher sein ( alle:

whether, if ob;

that dass; in verneinten und fragenden Sätzen:

that, but, but that dass):

I doubt whether he will come ich zweifle, ob er kommen wird;

I doubt that he can come ich bezweifle es, dass er kommen kann;

I don’t doubt that he will come ich zweifle nicht daran, dass er kommen wird

2. bezweifeln, anzweifeln, zweifeln an (dat):

I almost doubt it ich möchte es fast bezweifeln

3. misstrauen (dat), keinen Glauben schenken (dat):

doubt sb’s words

4. obs oder dial fürchten

C s

1. Zweifel m (of an dat; about, over hinsichtlich; that dass):

no doubt, without doubt, beyond doubt zweifellos, ohne Zweifel, zweifelsohne, fraglos, sicher(lich);

no doubt you would like a cup of tea du willst doch sicher eine Tasse Tee;

it is beyond doubt that … es steht außer Zweifel, dass …;

in doubt im oder in Zweifel, im Ungewissen ( → C 3);

be in doubt about Zweifel haben an (dat);

I’m in no doubt that … für mich gibt es keinen Zweifel, dass …;

leave sb in no doubt about jemanden nicht im Ungewissen oder Zweifel lassen über (akk);

there is no (not the smallest, little) doubt (that) es besteht kein (nicht der geringste, kaum ein) Zweifel darüber(, dass);

there are doubts that … es wird bezweifelt, dass …;

have no doubt ( oder not a doubt) of nicht zweifeln an (dat);

have no doubt that … nicht bezweifeln, dass …;

I’ve no doubt who did it für mich ist klar oder steht fest, wer es war;

have one’s doubts (so) seine Zweifel haben;

have one’s doubts about jemandem od einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen;

leave no doubt(s) about keinen Zweifel lassen an (dat);

make no doubt sicher sein, keinen Zweifel hegen;

it is not in any doubt darüber besteht kein Zweifel

2. a) Bedenken n, Besorgnis f ( beide:

about wegen)

b) Argwohn m:

have some doubts left noch einige Bedenken hegen;

put in doubt fraglich oder fragwürdig erscheinen lassen;

raise doubts Zweifel aufkommen lassen

3. Ungewissheit f:

in doubt

a) ungewiss,

b) unschlüssig ( → C 1);

if ( oder when) in doubt im Zweifelsfall, wenn Sie sich nicht sicher sind; → benefit A 4

4. obs Schwierigkeit f, Problem n

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1. noun
1) Zweifel, der

doubt[s] [about or as to something/as to whether...] — (as to future) Ungewissheit, (as to fact) Unsicherheit [über etwas (Akk.) /darüber, ob...]

doubt[s] about or as to something, doubt of something — (inclination to disbelieve) Zweifel an etwas (Dat.)

there's no doubt that... — es besteht kein Zweifel daran, dass...

doubt[s] — (hesitations) Bedenken Pl.

have [one's] doubts about doing something — [seine] Bedenken haben, ob man etwas tun soll [oder nicht]

when or if in doubt — im Zweifelsfall

no doubt — (certainly) gewiss; (probably) sicherlich; (admittedly) wohl

cast doubt on something — etwas in Zweifel ziehen

2) no pl. (uncertain state of things) Ungewissheit, die

be in doubt — ungewiss sein

beyond [all] doubt, without [a] doubt — ohne [jeden] Zweifel
2. transitive verb
anzweifeln; zweifeln an (+ Dat.)

she doubted him — sie zweifelte an ihm

I don't doubt that or it — ich zweifle nicht daran

I doubt whether or if or that... — ich bezweifle, dass...

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n.

Bedenklichkeit f.

Zweifel - m. (of, about) v.

zweifeln (an) v. v.

anzweifeln v.

bezweifeln v.

English-german dictionary > doubt
5 leave

leave

A n

1 ( also leave of absence) ( time off) gen congé m ; Mil permission f ; to take leave prendre des congés ; to take three days' leave prendre trois jours de congé ; I've taken all my leave for this year j'ai pris tous mes congés pour cette année ; to be granted 24 hours' leave Mil recevoir une permission de 24 heures ; to be on leave gen être en congé ; Mil être en permission ; to come home on leave Mil rentrer en permission ;

2 ( permission) autorisation f ; to give sb leave to do donner à qn l'autorisation de faire ; to have sb's leave to do avoir l'autorisation de qn de faire ; to ask sb's leave to do, to ask leave of sb (to do) sout demander à qn l'autorisation de faire ; by ou with your leave avec votre permission ; without so much as a by your leave sans autre forme de procès ;

3 ( departure) to take leave of sb prendre congé de qn ; he took his leave il a pris congé.

B vtr ( prét, pp left)

1 ( depart from) gen partir de [house, station etc] ; ( more permanently) quitter [country, city etc] ; ( by going out) sortir de [room, building] ; he left home early il est parti tôt de chez lui ; to leave school ( permanently) quitter l'école ; the plane/train leaves Paris for Nice at 9.00 l'avion/le train pour Nice part de Paris à 9 heures ; to leave the road/table quitter la route/table ; to leave France to live in Canada quitter la France pour aller vivre au Canada ; to leave the track [train] dérailler ; to leave the ground [plane] décoller ; to leave one's seat se lever ; I left him cleaning his car quand je suis parti, il nettoyait sa voiture ; the smile left her face fig son sourire s'est effacé ; as soon as the words left her lips… à peine eut-elle fini de parler… ;

2 ( leave behind) ( forgetfully) laisser [person] ; oublier [object] ; ( deliberately) quitter [partner] ; laisser [key, instructions, name, tip, address] (for pour ; with chez) ; ( permanently) abandonner [animal, children, family] ; he left his umbrella on the train il a oublié son parapluie dans le train ; the kittens had been left in a sack on avait abandonné les chatons dans un sac ; she's left her husband elle a quitté son mari ; to leave sb sth laisser qch à qn ; I've left him some instructions/the key je lui ai laissé des instructions/la clé ; to leave sb/sth in sb's care confier qn/qch à qn ;

3 ( let remain) laisser [food, drink, gap, choice] ; he left his vegetables/wine il a laissé ses légumes/son vin ; you leave me no choice ou alternative but to… vous ne me laissez pas d'autre choix que de… ; he left us in no doubt as to ou about his feelings il ne nous a laissé aucun doute quant à ses sentiments ; to leave sth lying around laisser traîner qch ; to leave sth tidy/open/in ruins laisser qch en ordre/ouvert/en ruines ; to leave sb homeless laisser qn sans domicile ; to be left homeless se retrouver sans domicile ; there are/we have five minutes left il reste/il nous reste cinq minutes ; he was left short of money/time il ne lui restait plus beaucoup d'argent/de temps ; he stared at what was left of the house il a regardé longuement ce qui restait de la maison ; ten minus seven leaves three Math sept ôtés de dix, il reste trois ; the accident left him an orphan/a cripple l'accident a fait de lui un orphelin/un invalide ; the attack left her with a scar/a broken nose elle a gardé une cicatrice/un nez cassé après l'agression ; where does that leave me? qu'est-ce que je vais devenir? ;

4 ( allow to do) to leave sth to sb laisser [qch] à qn [job, task] ; to leave it (up) to sb to do laisser à qn le soin de faire ; it will be left to him to do it on lui laissera le soin de le faire ; to leave the decision/choice (up) to sb laisser à qn le soin de décider/choisir ; to leave it up to sb where/how etc to do laisser qn décider où/comment etc faire ; to leave sb to do laisser qn faire ; leave him to sleep laisse-le dormir ; to leave sb to it ( to do something) laisser qn se débrouiller ; ( to be alone) laisser qn tranquille ; to leave sb to himself, to leave sb be ○ laisser qn tranquille ; leave him/me alone laisse-le/-moi tranquille ; leave it to ou with me je m'en occupe, je m'en charge ; leave everything to me! je m'en occupe, je me charge de tout! ;

5 ( result in) [oil, wine, tea] faire [stain] ; [cup, plate etc] laisser [stain, mark] ; [cup, heel, chair] faire [hole, dent] ; the operation will leave a scar vous garderez une cicatrice de l'opération ;

6 ( postpone) laisser [task, homework, housework] ; leave it till tomorrow/Friday/the end laisse ça pour demain/vendredi/la fin ;

7 ( stop and agree) to leave it that convenir que ; to leave it at that en rester là ;

8 Jur ( bequeath) laisser, léguer [money, property] ; to leave sth to sb, to leave sb sth léguer qch à qn ;

9 ( be survived by) laisser [widow, son, daughter] ;

10 ( pass) to leave sth on one's left/right passer qch à gauche/à droite.

C vi ( prét, pp left) partir ; to leave for partir pour [airport, France] ; to leave for work partir travailler ; to leave for another company partir dans une autre société ; he left for a career in advertising il est parti pour faire carrière dans la publicité.

D v refl ( prét, pp left) to leave oneself (with) se réserver [time, money] ; to leave oneself short of money/time ne pas prévoir assez d'argent/de temps.

Phrasal verbs

■ leave about, leave around:

▶ leave [sth] around ( carelessly) laisser traîner [books, papers, toys] ; ( deliberately) disposer [cushions, books, magazines].

■ leave aside:

▶ leave [sth] aside, leave aside [sth] laisser [qch] de côté ; leaving aside the question of ( ignoring for now) si on laisse de côté la question de ; ( not mentioning) sans parler du problème de.

■ leave behind:

▶ leave [sb/sth] behind

1 ( go faster than) distancer [person, competitor] ; fig (in business, intellectually) distancer [person, competitor] ; the teacher left the students behind les étudiants n'arrivaient pas à suivre le professeur ;

2 ( move away from) [vehicle, plane] s'éloigner de [coast, country, ground] ; [traveller] laisser [qch] derrière soi [town, country] ; [person] quitter [family, husband] ; fig en finir avec, tirer un trait sur [past, problems, relationship] ;

3 ( fail to bring) ( accidentally) oublier, laisser [object, child, animal] ; ( deliberately) laisser [object, child, animal] ;

▶ leave [sth] behind ( cause to remain) [person] laisser [chaos, problems, bitterness] ; [earthquake, storm, flood] faire [damage] ; to leave chaos behind laisser la pagaille ○ ; the army/tornado left a trail of destruction behind it l'armée/la tornade a tout détruit sur son passage ; to be ou get left behind ( not keep up) ( physically) [person] se faire distancer ; ( intellectually) ne pas suivre, être largué ○ ; ( in business) [country, company] se laisser distancer ; ( not be taken) ( accidentally) être oublié ; ( deliberately) the plants were left behind on a laissé les plantes.

■ leave go, leave hold ( usage critiqué) lâcher ; to leave go ou hold of sb/sth lâcher qn/qch.

■ leave in:

▶ leave [sth] in laisser [object, paragraph, quote].

■ leave off:

▶ leave off [rain] cesser ; [person] s'interrompre ; to carry on ou continue where one left off reprendre là où on en était ; where did we leave off? où en étions-nous? ; leave off ○ ! arrête ○ ! ;

▶ leave off doing ( stop) cesser or arrêter de faire ;

▶ leave [sth] off, leave off [sth]

1 ( not put on) ne pas mettre [coat, tie, hat, lid, blanket] ; ( not put back on) ne pas remettre [coat, tie, hat, lid, blanket] ;

2 ( not switch on) ne pas allumer [light, TV] ; ne pas brancher [iron, kettle] ; ( leave switched off) laisser [qch] éteint [light, central heating, TV] ; laisser [qch] débranché [iron, kettle] ;

3 ( omit) omettre [name, item, letter] ; ( by mistake) oublier [name, item, letter] ; to leave sth off a list omettre qch d'une liste.

■ leave on:

▶ leave [sth] on

1 ( not remove) garder [coat, tie, hat] ; laisser [lid, blanket, bandage, label] ;

2 ( not switch off) laisser [qch] allumé [light, TV, central heating] ; laisser [qch] branché [iron] ; laisser [qch] ouvert [gas, tap] ; laisser [safety catch].

■ leave out:

▶ leave [sb/sth] out, leave out [sb/sth]

1 ( fail to include) ( accidentally) omettre, oublier [word, line, name, fact] ; oublier [ingredient, object, person] ( deliberately) omettre [name, fact, reference] ; ne pas mettre [ingredient, object] ; (from social group, activity) tenir [qn] à l'écart ; to feel left out se sentir tenu à l'écart ; leave it out ○ ! arrête ○ ! ; to leave sth out of omettre qch de [text] ; to leave sb out of exclure qn de [group] ; leave me out of it! ne me mêlez pas à ça! ; to leave sth out of one's calculations ne pas tenir compte de qch dans ses calculs ;

2 ( let remain outdoors) laisser [qch] dehors [bicycle, washing, milk] ;

3 ( not put away) laisser [qch] dehors [clothes] ;

4 ( not put in) ne pas mettre [contact lenses, plug] ; ( not put back) ne pas remettre [contact lenses, plug].

■ leave over:

▶ leave [sth] over

1 ( cause to remain) laisser [food, drink] ; there is/we have some money left over il reste/il nous reste de l'argent ;

2 ( postpone) remettre [qch] à plus tard [discussion, meeting].

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6 about

about [ə'baʊt]

à propos de ⇒ 1 (a) au sujet de ⇒ 1 (a) concernant ⇒ 1 (a) partout ⇒ 1 (d) autour de ⇒ 1 (e) environ ⇒ 2 (a) à peu près ⇒ 2 (a) dans les parages ⇒ 2 (b) par ici ⇒ 2 (b) sur le point de ⇒ 2 (e)

1 preposition

(a) (concerning, on the subject of) à propos de, au sujet de, concernant;

∎ she's had a letter about the loan elle a reçu une lettre concernant le prêt;

∎ I'm worried about her je suis inquiet à son sujet;

∎ what are they talking about? de quoi parlent-ils?;

∎ what are you talking about? of course I remembered! qu'est-ce que tu racontes? bien sûr que j'y ai pensé!;

∎ I don't know about you, but I fancy a drink toi, je ne sais pas, mais moi je boirais bien un verre;

∎ I'm not happy about her going ça ne me plaît pas qu'elle y aille;

∎ there's no doubt about it cela ne fait aucun doute, il n'y a aucun doute là-dessus;

∎ now, about your request for a salary increase... bon, en ce qui concerne votre demande d'augmentation...;

∎ OK, what's this all about? bon, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;

∎ what's the book about? c'est un livre sur quoi?;

∎ it's a book about the life of Mozart c'est un livre sur la vie de Mozart;

∎ I don't know what all the fuss is about je ne vois pas pourquoi tout le monde se met dans cet état;

∎ what do you want to see me about? vous voulez me voir à quel sujet?;

∎ that's what life's all about c'est ça la vie;

∎ he asked us about the war il nous a posé des questions sur la guerre;

∎ she asked me about my mother elle m'a demandé des nouvelles de ma mère;

∎ you should do something about your headaches vous devriez faire quelque chose pour vos maux de tête;

∎ I can't do anything about it je n'y peux rien;

∎ what do YOU know about it? qu'est-ce que vous en savez, vous?;

∎ I don't know much about Egyptian art je ne m'y connais pas beaucoup en art égyptien;

∎ I didn't know about your accident je ne savais pas que vous aviez eu un accident;

∎ she talked to them about her holidays elle leur a parlé de ses vacances;

∎ tell me about your holidays parle-moi de tes vacances;

∎ what do you think about modern art? que pensez-vous de l'art moderne?;

∎ I was thinking about my mother je pensais à ma mère;

∎ I'd like you to think about my offer j'aimerais que vous réfléchissiez à ma proposition;

∎ I warned them about the political situation je les ai mis en garde en ce qui concerne la situation politique;

∎ how or what about a game of bridge/going to Paris? si on faisait un bridge/allait à Paris?

(b) (in the character of)

∎ what I like about her is her generosity ce que j'aime en ou chez elle, c'est sa générosité;

∎ what I don't like about the house is all the stairs ce qui me déplaît dans cette maison, ce sont tous les escaliers;

∎ she found something amusing about the situation elle a trouvé que la situation avait quelque chose d'amusant;

∎ there's something about the house that I don't like il y a quelque chose que je n'aime pas dans cette maison;

∎ there's something about the place that reminds me of Rome il y a quelque chose ici qui me fait penser à Rome;

∎ there's something strange about her il y a quelque chose de bizarre chez elle

(c) (busy with)

∎ while I'm about it pendant que j'y suis;

∎ be quick about it! faites vite!, dépêchez-vous!

(d) (in phrasal verbs) partout;

∎ there were clothes lying all about the room il y avait des vêtements qui traînaient partout;

∎ you mustn't leave money lying about the house il ne faut pas laisser de l'argent traîner dans la maison;

∎ the children were running about the garden les enfants couraient dans le jardin

(e) (surrounding) autour de;

∎ the people about us les gens auprès de nous, les gens qui nous entourent;

∎ it's good to have a few new faces about the place c'est bien de voir de nouvelles têtes par ici;

∎ there is a high wall about the castle un rempart entoure le château

(f) formal (on)

∎ to have sth about one's person avoir qch sur soi;

∎ he had a dangerous weapon about his person il portait une arme dangereuse

2 adverb

(a) (more or less) environ, à peu près;

∎ about a year environ ou à peu près un an;

∎ about £50 50 livres environ;

∎ about five o'clock vers cinq heures;

∎ she's about my age elle a à peu près mon âge;

∎ that looks about right ça a l'air d'être à peu près ça;

∎ he's about as tall as you il est à peu près de ta taille;

∎ you've got about as much intelligence as a two-year-old! tu es à peu près aussi futé qu'un gamin de deux ans!;

∎ I've just about finished j'ai presque fini;

∎ I've had just about enough! j'en ai vraiment assez!;

∎ it's about time il serait ou est temps;

∎ it's about time you started il serait grand temps que vous vous y mettiez;

∎ that's about it for now c'est à peu près tout pour l'instant

(b) (somewhere near) dans les parages, par ici;

∎ is there anyone about? il y a quelqu'un?;

∎ is Jack about? est-ce que Jack est là?;

∎ there was no one about when I left the building il n'y avait personne dans les parages quand j'ai quitté l'immeuble;

∎ my keys must be about somewhere mes clés doivent être quelque part par ici;

∎ there's never a policeman about when you need one il n'y a jamais un seul agent de police dans les parages quand on en a besoin;

∎ there weren't many people about il n'y avait pas grand monde

(c) (in all directions, places)

∎ there's a lot of flu about il y a beaucoup de grippe en ce moment;

∎ watch out, there are pickpockets about méfie-toi, il y a beaucoup de pickpockets qui traînent;

∎ have you seen many of the new coins about? tu en as vu beaucoup de ces nouvelles pièces?;

∎ there are some terrible rumours going about il court des rumeurs terribles;

∎ to run about courir dans tous les sens;

∎ to follow sb about suivre qn partout;

∎ don't leave your money lying about ne laissez pas traîner votre argent;

∎ they've been sitting about all day ils ont passé toute la journée assis à ne rien faire;

∎ she was waving her arms about elle agitait les bras dans tous les sens

(d) (in opposite direction)

∎ to turn about se retourner;

∎ the other way about en sens inverse, dans le sens contraire

(e) (expressing imminent action)

∎ to be about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch;

∎ what were you about to say? qu'est-ce que vous alliez dire?;

∎ I was just about to leave j'allais partir, j'étais sur le point de partir

(f) (expressing reluctance)

∎ I'm not about to answer that kind of question je ne suis pas prêt à répondre à ce genre de question;

∎ he's not about to change his ways just because of that il n'y a pas de risque qu'il change ses manières de faire rien que pour ça

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7 leave

leave [li:v]

(verb: preterite, past participle left)

1. noun

   a. ( = holiday) congé m ; (for soldier) permission f

• how much leave do you get? vous avez droit à combien de jours de congé ?

• six weeks' leave congé m de six semaines

• to be on leave être en congé

• on leave of absence en congé exceptionnel ; (soldier) en permission spéciale

   b. ( = consent) permission f

• to ask leave (from sb) to do sth demander (à qn) la permission de faire qch

   c. ( = departure) to take one's leave (of sb) prendre congé (de qn)

• have you taken leave of your senses? avez-vous perdu la tête ?

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = go away from) quitter

• to leave home/school quitter la maison/l'école

• they were left to starve on les a laissés mourir de faim

• to leave the rails [train] dérailler

   b. ( = forget) oublier

• he left his umbrella on the train il a oublié son parapluie dans le train

   c. ( = deposit) laisser

• he left the children with a neighbour il a laissé les enfants à un voisin

• he leaves a widow and one son il laisse une veuve et un orphelin

• to leave a message for sb laisser un message à qn

• to leave the waiter a tip laisser un pourboire au garçon

• can I leave my camera with you? puis-je vous confier mon appareil photo ?

• I was left feeling very disappointed ça m'a beaucoup déçu

• this will leave them with huge debts ils vont se retrouver avec de grosses dettes

   d. ( = allow to remain) laisser

• leave it where it is laisse-le où il est

• it left me free for the afternoon cela m'a laissé l'après-midi de libre

• he left it lying on the floor il l'a laissé traîner par terre

• I'll leave it to you to decide je te laisse décider

• I'll leave you to judge je vous laisse juger

• I'll leave the matter in your hands je vous confie l'affaire

• shall we go via Paris? -- I'll leave it to you et si on passait par Paris ? -- c'est vous qui décidez

• leave it to me! laissez-moi faire !

• I'll leave you to it (inf) je vous laisse

• I wanted to leave myself at least £80 a week je voulais garder au moins 80 livres par semaine

• let's leave it at that tenons-nous-en là

• it left a good impression on me cela m'a fait bonne impression

• to leave sb in charge of a house/shop laisser à qn la garde d'une maison/d'une boutique

   e. (Mathematics) three from six leaves three six moins trois égalent trois

• if you take four from seven, what are you left with? si tu soustrais quatre à sept, qu'est-ce qui te reste ?

   f. (in will) laisser (to à)

3. intransitive verb

partir

• to leave for Paris partir pour Paris

• it's time we left il est l'heure de partir

► leave behind separable transitive verb

   a. ( = not take) (deliberately) laisser ; (accidentally) oublier

• he left the children behind in Paris il a laissé les enfants à Paris

• you'll get left behind if you don't hurry up on va te laisser là si tu ne te dépêches pas

   b. [+ opponent in race] distancer ; [+ fellow students] dépasser

► leave in separable transitive verb

[+ paragraph, words] garder ; [+ plug] laisser

• leave the cake in for 50 minutes laisser cuire le gâteau pendant 50 minutes► leave off

1. intransitive verb

( = stop) (inf) s'arrêter

• where did we leave off? (in work, reading) où nous sommes-nous arrêtés ?

• leave off! ça suffit ! (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = stop) (inf) arrêter ( doing sth de faire qch)

   b. ( = not put back on) ne pas remettre

   c. [+ gas, heating, tap] laisser fermé ; [+ light] laisser éteint

   d. ( = not add to list) (deliberately) exclure ; (accidentally) oublier

► leave on separable transitive verb

   a. [+ one's hat, coat] garder ; [+ lid] laisser

   b. [+ gas, heating, tap] laisser ouvert ; [+ light] laisser allumé

► leave out separable transitive verb

   a. ( = omit) (accidentally) oublier ; (deliberately) exclure ; [+ line in text] sauter

• they left him out ils l'ont tenu à l'écart

• I'm feeling left out j'ai l'impression d'être tenu à l'écart

• leave it out! (inf!) arrête ! (inf)

   b. ( = not put back) laisser sorti ; ( = leave visible) [+ food, note] laisser

• I left the box out on the table j'ai laissé la boîte sortie sur la table

• to leave sth out in the rain laisser qch dehors sous la pluie

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[liːv] 1.
noun

1) (also leave of absence) ( time off) gen congé m; Military permission f

to take three days' leave — prendre trois jours de congé

2) ( permission) autorisation f

to give somebody leave to do — donner à quelqu'un l'autorisation de faire

by ou with your leave — avec votre permission

3) ( departure)

to take leave of somebody — prendre congé de quelqu'un

he took his leave — il a pris congé
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp left)

1) ( depart from) gen partir de [house, station etc]; ( more permanently) quitter [country, city etc]; ( by going out) sortir de [room, building]

he left home early — il est parti tôt de chez lui

to leave school — ( permanently) quitter l'école

to leave the road/table — quitter la route/table

to leave the track — [train] dérailler

to leave the ground — [plane] décoller

to leave one's seat — se lever

I left him cleaning his car — quand je suis parti, il nettoyait sa voiture

the smile left her face — fig son sourire s'est effacé

2) ( leave behind) ( forgetfully) laisser [person]; oublier [object]; ( deliberately) quitter [partner]; laisser [key, instructions, name, tip] ( for pour; with à); ( permanently) abandonner [animal, family]

to leave somebody something — laisser quelque chose à quelqu'un

to leave somebody/something in somebody's care — confier quelqu'un/quelque chose à quelqu'un

3) ( let remain) laisser [food, drink, gap]

you leave me no choice ou alternative but to... — vous ne me laissez pas d'autre choix que de...

he left us in no doubt as to ou about his feelings — il ne nous a laissé aucun doute quant à ses sentiments

to leave something lying around — laisser traîner quelque chose

to leave something tidy — laisser quelque chose en ordre

there are/we have five minutes left — il reste/il nous reste cinq minutes

he was left short of money — il ne lui restait plus beaucoup d'argent

the accident left him an orphan/a cripple — l'accident a fait de lui un orphelin/un invalide

the attack left her with a scar — elle garde une cicatrice de l'agression

where does that leave me? — qu'est-ce que je vais devenir?

4) ( allow to do)

to leave something to somebody — laisser [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [job, task]

to leave it (up) to somebody to do — laisser à quelqu'un le soin de faire

to leave the decision (up) to somebody — laisser à quelqu'un le soin de décider

leave him to sleep — laisse-le dormir

to leave somebody to it — ( to do something) laisser quelqu'un se débrouiller; ( to be alone) laisser quelqu'un tranquille

to leave somebody to himself —

to leave somebody be — (colloq) laisser quelqu'un tranquille

leave it to ou with me — je m'en occupe

5) ( result in) [oil, wine] faire [stain]; [cup, plate etc] laisser [stain, mark]; faire [hole, dent]

6) ( postpone) laisser [task, homework]

leave it till tomorrow/the end — laisse ça pour demain/la fin

7) ( stop and agree)

to leave it that — convenir que

to leave it at that — en rester là

8) Law ( bequeath) léguer ( to somebody à quelqu'un)

9) ( pass)

to leave something on one's left/right — passer quelque chose à gauche/à droite
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp left) partir ( for pour)
4.
reflexive verb (prét, pp left)

to leave oneself (with) — se réserver [time, money]

Phrasal Verbs:

- leave about

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave go

- leave off

- leave on

- leave out

- leave over

English-French dictionary > leave
8 leave

I li:v past tense, past participle - left; verb
1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) irse, marcharse

2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) dejar, abandonar

3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) dejar

4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) dejar

5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) dejar

6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) dejar

•

- leave alone
- leave out
- left over
II li:v noun
1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) permiso

2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) permiso

•

- take one's leave of
- take one's leave

leave¹ n permiso

the captain's on leave el capitán está de permiso

leave² vb

1. irse / marchar

what time are you leaving? ¿a qué hora marchas?

2. salir / partir

the bus leaves at four el autobús sale a las cuatro

3. dejar

he left his wife dejó a su mujer

we can leave that until tomorrow eso lo podemos dejar hasta mañana

4. dejar / legar

my father left me a lot of money when he died mi padre me dejó mucho dinero cuando murió

5. dejarse / olvidar

I've left my book at home me he olvidado el libro en casa

to leave alone dejar en paz / no molestar / no tocar

leave me alone! ¡déjame en paz!

El pasado y participio pasado de leave es left; el gerundio se escribe leaving

leave

tr[liːv]

noun

1 (time off) permiso

2 (permission) permiso

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on leave SMALLMILITARY/SMALL estar de permiso

to go on sick leave tener la baja por enfermedad

to take French leave despedirse a la francesa

to take leave of one's senses perder la razón

to take one's leave of somebody despedirse de alguien

leave of absence excedencia

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leave

tr[liːv]

transitive verb (pt & pp left, ger leaving)

1 (go away from) dejar, abandonar; (go out of) salir de

■ she left home when she was 16 se marchó de casa a los 16 años

2 (stop being with) irse de, marcharse de

■ when I left New York cuando me fui de Nueva York

3 (forget) dejarse, olvidar, olvidarse

■ yesterday I left my handbag on the train ayer me dejé el bolso en el tren

4 (allow to remain) dejar

■ let's leave that until tomorrow dejemos eso para mañana

■ please leave the door open por favor, deja la puerta abierta

■ shall I leave him a message? ¿quiere que le dé algún recado?

■ leave the washing up to me deja que yo lave los platos

■ let's leave it at that! ¡dejémoslo así!

5 (cause to remain) dejar

■ the glass left a ring on the table el vaso dejó un cerco en la mesa

6 (be survived by) dejar

7 (bequeath) dejar, legar

8 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL dar

■ two from six leaves four seis menos dos dan cuatro

intransitive verb

1 marcharse, irse, partir

■ I'm leaving in five minutes me voy dentro de cinco minutos

■ he left for Rome this morning esta mañana salió hacia Roma

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

leave it out! SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL slang ¡venga ya!, ¡déjalo ya!

to leave behind dejar atrás

to leave go of something / hold of something soltar algo

to leave somebody alone / leave somebody be dejar a alguien en paz

to leave somebody cold dejar frío,-a a alguien, dejar indiferente a alguien

to leave somebody to themself / leave somebody to their own devices dejar que alguien se las apañe solo,-a

to leave something about dejar algo tirado

to leave standing (in race) dejar clavado,-a

to leave well enough alone dejar las cosas tal como están

leave ['li:v] v, left ['lɛft] ; leaving vt

1) bequeath: dejar, legar

2) depart: dejar, salir(se) de

3) abandon: abandonar, dejar

4) forget: dejar, olvidarse de

I left the books at the library: dejé los libros en la biblioteca

5)

to be left : quedar

it's all I have left: es todo lo que me queda

6)

to be left over : sobrar

7)

to leave out : omitir, excluir

leave vi

: irse, salir, partir, marcharse

she left yesterday morning: se fue ayer por la mañana

leave n

1) permission: permiso m

by your leave: con su permiso

2) or leave of absence : permiso m, licencia f

maternity leave: licencia por maternidad

3)

to take one's leave : despedirse

leave

n.

• despedida s.f.

• despedido s.m.

• excedencia s.f.

• excedente s.m.

• licencia s.f.

• permiso s.m.

• vacaciones s.f.pl.

• venia s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: left) = abandonar v.

• ceder v.

• dejar v.

• desalojar v.

• ir v.

(§pres: voy, vas...), subj: vay-, imp: ib-, pret: fu-•)

• irse v.

• legar v.

• marchar v.

• marcharse v.

• salir v.

(§pres: salgo, sales...) fut/c: saldr-•)

• salir de v.

liːv
I

noun

1) u c ( authorized absence) permiso m, licencia f (esp AmL); ( Mil) licencia f, permiso m

one year's leave of absence — un año de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia or (Esp) de excedencia

to be/go on leave — estar*/salir* de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia

2) u ( permission) (frml) permiso m

without so much as a by your leave — (colloq) sin ni siquiera pedir permiso

3) u ( departure) (frml)

to take leave of somebody — despedirse* de alguien

have you taken leave of your senses? — ¿te has vuelto loco?

II
1.

(past & past p left) transitive verb

1)

a) ( go away from)

she leaves home/the office at 6 — sale de casa/de la oficina a las 6

I left her reading a book — la dejé leyendo un libro

may I leave the table? — ¿puedo levantarme de la mesa?

what are you going to do when you leave school? — ¿qué vas a hacer cuando termines el colegio?

he left school at 16 — dejó or abandonó los estudios a los 16 años

she left home at the age of 17 — se fue de casa a los 17 años

b) ( withdraw from) \<\<profession/organization/politics\>\> dejar

to leave something FOR something — dejar algo por algo

2) ( abandon) dejar

she left her husband for another man — dejó a su marido por otro (hombre)

he was left for dead — lo dieron por muerto

they left him to die in the desert — lo abandonaron a su suerte en el desierto

3)

a) ( deposit in specified place) dejar

leave your key at the desk — deje la llave en recepción

to leave something FOR somebody — dejarle algo a alguien

b) ( not take - deliberately) dejar; (- inadvertently) olvidarse de, dejarse

c) ( not eat) \<\<food\>\> dejar

4) (allow, cause to remain) dejar

please leave the window open — por favor dejen la ventana abierta

she left her meal untouched — no probó la comida

some things are better left unsaid — es mejor callar or no decir ciertas cosas

let's leave it at that — dejémoslo así

5) ( have as aftereffect) \<\<stain/scar\>\> dejar

the hurricane left a trail of devastation — el huracán dejó la mayor desolación a su paso

6)

a) (not attend to, postpone) dejar

leave the dishes for later — deja los platos para más tarde

b) ( not disturb or interfere) dejar

leave me alone/in peace! — déjame tranquilo/en paz!

I was about to start cooking - I'll leave you to it, then — iba a ponerme a cocinar - bueno, pues te dejo

to leave something/somebody to + INF — dejar algo/a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)

leave her to finish on her own — déjala terminar or que termine sola; alone I b)

7)

a) ( entrust)

to leave something TO somebody/something: leave it to me! déjalo por mi cuenta!; we must leave nothing to chance — no debemos dejar nada (librado) al azar

b) (allow, cause somebody to do) dejar

the teacher left us with a lot to do — el profesor nos dejó mucho trabajo

to leave somebody to + INF — dejar que alguien (+ subj)

he left his secretary to make the arrangements — dejó que su secretaria hiciera los preparativos

8)

a) ( Math)

6 from 10 leaves 4 — si a 10 le quitamos 6, quedan 4

b) (after deduction, elimination)

that only leaves you and me — con eso sólo quedamos tú y yo

there isn't much time left — no queda mucho tiempo

c) ( make available) dejar

leave a space — deja un espacio

there's nothing left for it but to give in — no queda más remedio que ceder

9)

a) ( bequeath)

to leave something TO somebody/something — \<\<money/property\>\> dejar(le) algo a alguien/algo

b) ( after bereavement) dejar

he leaves a wife and two sons — deja esposa y dos hijos

2.

vi irse*, marcharse (esp Esp)

the train leaves at 5 o'clock — el tren sale a las 5 en punto

he's already left for the airport — ya ha salido para el aeropuerto

Phrasal Verbs:

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave in

- leave off

- leave on

- leave out

- leave over

[liːv] (vb: pt, pp left)
1. N

1) frm (=permission) permiso m

• to ask leave to do sth — pedir permiso para hacer algo

• by your leave — † con permiso de usted

without so much as a "by your leave" — sin pedir permiso a nadie

• I take leave to doubt it — me permito dudarlo

2) (=permission to be absent) permiso m ; (Mil) (brief) permiso m ; (lengthy, compassionate) licencia f

• leave of absence — permiso m para ausentarse

• to be on leave — estar de permiso or (S. Cone) licenciado

3) (=departure)

to take (one's) leave (of sb) — despedirse (de algn)

• to take leave of one's senses — perder el juicio

have you taken leave of your senses? — ¿te has vuelto loco?

2. VT

1) (=go away from) dejar, marcharse de; [+ room] salir de, abandonar; [+ hospital] salir de; [+ person] abandonar, dejar

I'll leave you at the station — te dejo en la estación

I must leave you — tengo que despedirme or marcharme

you may leave us — frm puede retirarse frm

• she leaves home at 8am — sale de casa a las ocho

he left home when he was 18 — se fue de casa a los 18 años

• to leave one's post — (improperly) abandonar su puesto

• to leave the rails — descarrilar, salirse de las vías

• the car left the road — el coche se salió de la carretera

• to leave school — (=finish studies) terminar el colegio

• to leave the table — levantarse de la mesa

• he has left his wife — ha dejado or abandonado a su mujer

2) (=forget) dejar, olvidar

3) (=bequeath) dejar, legar

4) (=allow to remain) dejar

to leave two pages blank — dejar dos páginas en blanco

to leave things lying about — dejar las cosas de cualquier modo

• it's best to leave him alone — es mejor dejarlo solo

to leave sb alone or in peace — dejar a algn en paz

• let's leave it at that — dejémoslo así, ¡ya está bien (así)!

• this left me free for the afternoon — eso me dejó la tarde libre

• to leave one's greens — no comer las verduras

• to leave a good impression on sb — producir a algn una buena impresión

• it leaves much to be desired — deja mucho que desear

• to leave one's supper — dejar la cena sin comer

• take it or leave it — lo tomas o lo dejas

• leave it to me! — ¡yo me encargo!, ¡tú, déjamelo a mí!

I'll leave it up to you — lo dejo a tu criterio

I leave it to you to judge — júzguelo usted

• he leaves a wife and a child — le sobreviven su viuda y un hijo, deja mujer y un hijo

• to leave sth with sb — dejar algo en manos de algn, entregar algo a algn

I left the children with my mother — dejé los niños con mi madre

leave it with me — yo me encargaré del asunto

5)

• to be left — (=remain) quedar

there's nothing left — no queda nada

how many are (there) left? — ¿cuántos quedan?

we were left with four — quedamos con cuatro, nos quedaron cuatro

nothing was left for me but to sell it — no tuve más remedio que venderlo

there are three left over — sobran tres

• all the money I have left — todo el dinero que me queda

6) (Math)

three from ten leaves seven — diez menos tres son siete, de tres a diez van siete

3.

VI (go out) salir; (go away) [person] irse, marcharse, partir; [train, bus] salir

the train is leaving in ten minutes — el tren sale dentro de diez minutos

- leave about

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave in

- leave off

- leave on

- leave out

- leave over

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[liːv]
I

noun

1) u c ( authorized absence) permiso m, licencia f (esp AmL); ( Mil) licencia f, permiso m

one year's leave of absence — un año de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia or (Esp) de excedencia

to be/go on leave — estar*/salir* de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia

2) u ( permission) (frml) permiso m

without so much as a by your leave — (colloq) sin ni siquiera pedir permiso

3) u ( departure) (frml)

to take leave of somebody — despedirse* de alguien

have you taken leave of your senses? — ¿te has vuelto loco?

II
1.

(past & past p left) transitive verb

1)

a) ( go away from)

she leaves home/the office at 6 — sale de casa/de la oficina a las 6

I left her reading a book — la dejé leyendo un libro

may I leave the table? — ¿puedo levantarme de la mesa?

what are you going to do when you leave school? — ¿qué vas a hacer cuando termines el colegio?

he left school at 16 — dejó or abandonó los estudios a los 16 años

she left home at the age of 17 — se fue de casa a los 17 años

b) ( withdraw from) \<\<profession/organization/politics\>\> dejar

to leave something FOR something — dejar algo por algo

2) ( abandon) dejar

she left her husband for another man — dejó a su marido por otro (hombre)

he was left for dead — lo dieron por muerto

they left him to die in the desert — lo abandonaron a su suerte en el desierto

3)

a) ( deposit in specified place) dejar

leave your key at the desk — deje la llave en recepción

to leave something FOR somebody — dejarle algo a alguien

b) ( not take - deliberately) dejar; (- inadvertently) olvidarse de, dejarse

c) ( not eat) \<\<food\>\> dejar

4) (allow, cause to remain) dejar

please leave the window open — por favor dejen la ventana abierta

she left her meal untouched — no probó la comida

some things are better left unsaid — es mejor callar or no decir ciertas cosas

let's leave it at that — dejémoslo así

5) ( have as aftereffect) \<\<stain/scar\>\> dejar

the hurricane left a trail of devastation — el huracán dejó la mayor desolación a su paso

6)

a) (not attend to, postpone) dejar

leave the dishes for later — deja los platos para más tarde

b) ( not disturb or interfere) dejar

leave me alone/in peace! — déjame tranquilo/en paz!

I was about to start cooking - I'll leave you to it, then — iba a ponerme a cocinar - bueno, pues te dejo

to leave something/somebody to + INF — dejar algo/a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)

leave her to finish on her own — déjala terminar or que termine sola; alone I b)

7)

a) ( entrust)

to leave something TO somebody/something: leave it to me! déjalo por mi cuenta!; we must leave nothing to chance — no debemos dejar nada (librado) al azar

b) (allow, cause somebody to do) dejar

the teacher left us with a lot to do — el profesor nos dejó mucho trabajo

to leave somebody to + INF — dejar que alguien (+ subj)

he left his secretary to make the arrangements — dejó que su secretaria hiciera los preparativos

8)

a) ( Math)

6 from 10 leaves 4 — si a 10 le quitamos 6, quedan 4

b) (after deduction, elimination)

that only leaves you and me — con eso sólo quedamos tú y yo

there isn't much time left — no queda mucho tiempo

c) ( make available) dejar

leave a space — deja un espacio

there's nothing left for it but to give in — no queda más remedio que ceder

9)

a) ( bequeath)

to leave something TO somebody/something — \<\<money/property\>\> dejar(le) algo a alguien/algo

b) ( after bereavement) dejar

he leaves a wife and two sons — deja esposa y dos hijos

2.

vi irse*, marcharse (esp Esp)

the train leaves at 5 o'clock — el tren sale a las 5 en punto

he's already left for the airport — ya ha salido para el aeropuerto

Phrasal Verbs:

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave in

- leave off

- leave on

- leave out

- leave over

English-spanish dictionary > leave
9 leave

Ⅰ.

leave¹ [li:v]

partir ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) quitter ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (d) laisser ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (d)-(h), 2 (j), 2 (l) oublier ⇒ 2 (g) léguer ⇒ 2 (n) congé ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c) permission ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b)

(pt & pp left [left])

1 intransitive verb

(a) (depart) partir;

∎ my flight leaves at ten mon avion part à dix heures;

∎ when did you leave? quand est-ce que vous êtes partis?;

∎ we're leaving for Mexico tomorrow nous partons pour le Mexique demain;

∎ which station do you leave from? vous partez de quelle gare?;

∎ he's just left for lunch il vient de partir déjeuner;

∎ if you'd rather I left... si vous voulez que je vous laisse...

(b) (quit) partir;

∎ half of the staff have left la moitié du personnel est partie;

∎ fewer schoolchildren are now leaving at sixteen les élèves sont aujourd'hui moins nombreux à quitter l'école à seize ans

(c) (end relationship)

∎ Charles, I'm leaving! Charles, je te quitte!

2 transitive verb

(a) (depart from → place) quitter;

∎ she left London yesterday elle est partie de ou elle a quitté Londres hier;

∎ he left the room il est sorti de ou il a quitté la pièce;

∎ I leave home at 8 o'clock every morning je pars ou je sors de chez moi tous les matins à 8 heures;

∎ she never leaves the house elle ne sort jamais de la maison;

∎ to leave the table se lever de table;

∎ may I leave the table? est-ce que je peux sortir de table?;

∎ the boat finally left port at 6 o'clock le bateau quitta finalement le port à 6 heures;

∎ his brakes failed and the car left the road ses freins ont lâché et la voiture a quitté la route;

∎ the train left the rails le train a déraillé;

∎ his eyes never left her il ne la quittait pas des yeux

(b) (quit → job, institution) quitter;

∎ she left the firm last year elle a quitté l'entreprise l'année dernière;

∎ I left home at eighteen je suis parti de chez moi ou de chez mes parents à dix-huit ans;

∎ to leave school quitter l'école;

∎ he left Oxford without finishing his studies il a quitté Oxford sans avoir terminé ses études;

∎ Military to leave the service quitter le service

(c) (in specified place or state) laisser;

∎ you can't leave them alone for a minute on ne peut pas les laisser seuls une minute;

∎ he left her asleep on the sofa elle était endormie sur le canapé lorsqu'il la quitta;

∎ I left him to his reading je l'ai laissé à sa lecture;

∎ I left him to himself je l'ai laissé seul;

∎ left to himself, who knows what he'd do? qui sait ce qu'il ferait s'il était livré à lui-même?;

∎ just leave me alone! laissez-moi tranquille!;

∎ let's leave it at that, we'll leave it at that (not do any more work) arrêtons-nous là; (not argue any more) n'en parlons plus

(d) (abandon → person) quitter; (take leave of → person) laisser;

∎ she left him for another man elle l'a quitté pour un autre;

∎ the prisoners were left to die les prisonniers furent abandonnés à une mort certaine;

∎ it's getting late, I must leave you now il se fait tard, je dois vous laisser;

∎ you may leave us now vous pouvez disposer maintenant

(e) (deposit, set down) laisser;

∎ it's no trouble to leave you at the station ça ne me dérange pas de vous laisser ou déposer à la gare

(f) (for someone's use, information etc) laisser;

∎ I've left your dinner in the oven for you je t'ai laissé de quoi dîner dans le four;

∎ leave your name with the receptionist laissez votre nom à la réception;

∎ he's out, do you want to leave (him) a message? il n'est pas là, voulez-vous (lui) laisser un message?;

∎ she left word for you to call her back elle a demandé que vous la rappeliez

(g) (forget) laisser, oublier;

∎ I must have left my gloves at the café j'ai dû oublier mes gants au café

(h) (allow or cause to remain) laisser;

∎ leave some cake for your brother laisse du gâteau pour ton frère;

∎ if you don't like your dinner, then leave it si tu n'aimes pas ton dîner, laisse-le;

∎ leave enough space for the address laissez assez de place pour l'adresse;

∎ leave the stew to cook for two hours laissez mijoter le ragoût pendant deux heures;

∎ leave yourself an hour to get to the airport prévoyez une heure pour aller à l'aéroport;

∎ I only left myself £20 a week to live on je n'avais plus que 20 livres par semaine pour me nourrir;

∎ don't leave things to the last minute n'attendez pas la dernière minute (pour faire ce que vous avez à faire);

∎ he left his work unfinished il n'a pas terminé son travail;

∎ he left his dinner untouched il ne toucha pas à son dîner;

∎ please leave the windows closed veuillez laisser les fenêtres fermées;

∎ to leave sth unsaid passer qch sous silence;

∎ their behaviour leaves a lot to be desired leur conduite laisse beaucoup à désirer;

∎ her words left me curious to know more le peu qu'elle a dit m'a donné l'envie d'en savoir plus;

∎ the decision leaves me in a bit of a quandary cette décision me place devant un dilemme;

∎ I want to be left on/off the list je veux que mon nom reste/je ne veux pas que mon nom figure sur la liste;

∎ I was left with the bill c'est moi qui ai dû payer l'addition;

∎ she had been left a widow at thirty elle s'était retrouvée veuve à l'âge de trente ans;

∎ the flood has left thousands homeless les inondations ont fait des milliers de sans-abri

(i) (passive use) to be left (remain) rester;

∎ we finished what was left of the cake on a fini ce qui restait du gâteau;

∎ there's nothing left il ne reste (plus) rien;

∎ there wasn't enough left to go round il n'en restait pas assez pour tout le monde;

∎ I've got £10/10 minutes left il me reste 10 livres/10 minutes;

∎ there's no doubt left in my mind il n'y a plus le moindre doute dans mon esprit;

∎ he had nothing left to do but lock up the house il ne lui restait (plus) qu'à fermer la maison

(j) (mark, trace) laisser;

∎ the wine left a stain le vin a fait une tache

(k) (allow)

∎ can I leave you to deal with it, then? vous vous en chargez, alors?;

∎ she leaves me to get on with things elle me laisse faire;

∎ to leave sb in charge of sth confier la responsabilité de qch à qn;

∎ right then, I'll leave you to it bon, eh bien, je te laisse

(l) (entrust) laisser, confier;

∎ can I leave my suitcase with you for a few minutes? puis-je vous confier ma valise quelques instants?;

∎ she left the detailed arrangements to her secretary elle a laissé à sa secrétaire le soin de régler les détails;

∎ you should leave such tasks to a specialist vous devriez laisser ou confier ce genre de travail à un spécialiste;

∎ nothing was left to chance on avait paré à toutes les éventualités;

∎ I'll leave it to you to finish it off je vous laisse (le soin de) finir;

∎ leave it to me! je m'en occupe!, je m'en charge!;

∎ leave it with me laissez-moi faire, je m'en charge

(m) British Mathematics

∎ 9 from 16 leaves 7 16 moins 9 égale 7;

∎ what does 29 from 88 leave? 29 ôté de 88 égale combien?

(n) (bequeath) léguer;

∎ she left all her money to charity elle légua toute sa fortune à des œuvres de charité

(o) (be survived by)

∎ he leaves a wife and two children il laisse une femme et deux enfants

3 noun

(a) (from work) congé m; Military permission f;

∎ to be/to go on leave (gen) être/partir en congé; Military être/partir en permission

(b) (permission) permission f, autorisation f;

∎ he asked leave to address the meeting il a demandé la permission de prendre la parole devant l'assemblée;

∎ by or with your leave avec votre permission;

∎ without so much as a by your leave sans même en demander la permission

(c) (farewell) congé m;

∎ to take one's leave (of sb) prendre congé (de qn);

∎ to take leave of sb prendre congé de qn;

∎ figurative to take leave of one's senses perdre la tête ou la raison

►► leave of absence congé m (exceptionnel); (without pay) congé m sans solde; Military permission f exceptionnelle

➲ leave about, leave around separable transitive verb

laisser traîner;

∎ he leaves his stuff around everywhere il laisse traîner ses affaires partout

➲ leave aside separable transitive verb

laisser de côté;

∎ leaving aside the question of cost for the moment si on laisse de côté pour le moment la question du coût

➲ leave behind separable transitive verb

(a) (not take) laisser;

∎ it's hard to leave all your friends and relations behind c'est dur de laisser tous ses amis et sa famille derrière soi;

∎ they left me behind ils sont partis sans moi

(b) (forget) laisser, oublier;

∎ somebody left their watch behind quelqu'un a laissé ou oublié sa montre

(c) (leave as trace) laisser;

∎ the cyclone left behind a trail of destruction le cyclone a tout détruit sur son passage

(d) (outstrip) distancer, devancer;

∎ she soon left the other runners behind elle a vite distancé tous les autres coureurs;

∎ if you don't work harder you'll soon get left behind si tu ne travailles pas plus, tu vas vite te retrouver loin derrière les autres

➲ leave in separable transitive verb

(word, paragraph) garder, laisser

➲ leave off

1 intransitive verb

(stop) s'arrêter;

∎ we'll carry on from where we left off nous allons reprendre là où nous nous étions arrêtés;

∎ British familiar leave off, will you! arrête, tu veux!

2 inseparable transitive verb

British familiar (stop)

∎ to leave off doing sth arrêter de faire qch^□ ;

∎ if it leaves off raining, we'll go for a walk s'il s'arrête de pleuvoir ou si la pluie cesse, nous irons nous promener

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (not put on) ne pas remettre;

∎ who left the top of the toothpaste off? qui a laissé le tube de dentifrice débouché?;

∎ you can leave your jacket off ce n'est pas la peine de remettre ta veste

(b) (not switch or turn on → tap, gas) laisser fermé; (→ light) laisser éteint; (not plug in → appliance) laisser débranché;

∎ we left the heating off while we were away nous avons arrêté ou coupé le chauffage pendant notre absence

➲ leave on separable transitive verb

(a) (not take off → garment) garder; (→ top, cover) laisser;

∎ don't leave the price tag on enlève l'étiquette

(b) (not switch or turn off → tap, gas) laisser ouvert; (→ light) laisser allumé; (not unplug → appliance) laisser branché;

∎ I hope I didn't leave the gas on j'espère que j'ai éteint le gaz

➲ leave out separable transitive verb

(a) (omit) omettre;

∎ several names have been left out plusieurs noms ont été omis;

∎ leave out any reference to her husband in your article dans votre article, évitez toute allusion à son mari

(b) (exclude) exclure;

∎ I felt completely left out at the party j'ai eu le sentiment d'être totalement tenu à l'écart ou exclu de leur petite fête;

∎ leave her out of this! laissez-la en dehors de ça!, ne la mêlez pas à ça!

(c) (not put away → by accident) ne pas ranger; (→ on purpose) laisser sorti, ne pas ranger;

∎ he left a meal out for the children il a laissé un repas tout prêt pour les enfants;

∎ leave the disks out where I can see them laisse les disquettes en évidence;

∎ who left the milk out overnight? qui a oublié de mettre le lait au frigo hier soir?

(d) (leave outdoors) laisser dehors;

∎ to leave the washing out to dry mettre le linge à sécher (dehors)

(e) British familiar (idiom)

∎ leave it out! arrête!

➲ leave over separable transitive verb

(allow or cause to remain) laisser;

∎ to be left over rester;

∎ there are still one or two left over il en reste encore un ou deux

Ⅱ.

leave² [li:v] (pt & pp leaved, cont leaving)

intransitive verb

Botany (produce leaves) feuiller

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10 duda

f.

1 doubt.

poner algo en duda to call something into question

sacar a alguien de la duda to remove somebody's doubts

salir de dudas to set one's mind at rest

sin duda without (a) doubt

tengo mis dudas I have my doubts

¡la duda ofende! how could you doubt me!

no cabe duda there is no doubt about it

no te quepa duda don't doubt it, make no mistake about it

2 acatalepsia.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: dudar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: dudar.

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duda

► nombre femenino

1 doubt

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no hay duda there is no doubt

no te quepa duda make no mistake about it

poner algo en duda to question something

sacar a alguien de dudas to dispel somebody's doubts

salir de dudas to shed one's doubts

sin duda no doubt, without a doubt

sin la menor duda without the slightest doubt

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noun f.

1) doubt

2) hesitation

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SF

1) (=incertidumbre) doubt

yo todavía tengo mis dudas sobre él — I still have my doubts about him

tengo la duda de si he apagado la luz o no — I'm not sure whether I turned off the light or not

tengo enormes dudas religiosas — I have great religious doubts

al principio tuve muchas dudas — I had a lot of misgivings o doubts at first

queda la duda en pie sobre... — doubt remains about...

• un hecho que no admite duda — an unquestionable fact

• ante la duda, no lo hagas — if in doubt, don't

• me asaltó la duda de si... — I was suddenly seized by a doubt as to whether...

• no cabe duda de que... — there can be no doubt that...

no cabe duda de que vendrá — he'll undoubtedly come

no me cabe la menor duda de que vamos a ganar — I have absolutely no doubt that we will win, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that we will win

no te quepa duda de que se acordarán de ti — you can be sure that they will remember you

• en caso de duda — if in doubt

"en caso de duda, consulte a su farmacéutico" — "if in doubt, consult your pharmacist"

• para desvanecer o disipar toda duda — in order to clear up any doubts, to banish all doubts

• estar en duda, aún está en duda si él será el nuevo director — there's still some doubt as to o about whether he will be the new manager

su profesionalismo no está en duda — his professionalism is not in doubt

estoy en la duda sobre si me iré de vacaciones o no — I'm undecided o in two minds about whether to go on holiday or not

• fuera de toda duda — beyond all doubt

• sin lugar a duda(s) — without doubt, undoubtedly

dejar lugar a dudas — to leave no room for doubt

• poner algo en duda — to question sth, doubt sth

nadie está poniendo en duda su fidelidad — nobody is questioning o doubting his fidelity

no pongo en duda que sea verdad, pero... — I don't doubt that it's true, but...

• sacar a algn de dudas o de la duda — to clear things up for sb

no me saca de dudas — I'm none the wiser

• salir de dudas, pregúntaselo a él, así saldremos de dudas — ask him, then we'll know

pues no salimos de dudas — we're none the wiser, then

• sin duda — undoubtedly

esta es, sin duda alguna, una de las mejores novelas que he leído — this is, without (any) doubt, one of the best novels I've read, this is undoubtedly one of the best novels I've read

• sin sombra de duda — without a shadow of a doubt

la duda ofende —

¿cómo que si te lo voy a devolver?, por favor, la duda ofende — what do you mean am I going to give it back to you?, how could you think otherwise?

2) (=pregunta) question, query

¿queda alguna duda? — are there any queries?

me surge una duda — there's one point I'm not quite sure about

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femenino

1) (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

expuso sus dudas sobre... — he expressed his reservations about...

tengo unas dudas para consultar — I have a few points I'd like to check

me ha surgido una duda — there's something I'm not sure about

¿tienen alguna duda? — are there any queries o questions?

lo asaltó una duda — he was seized by doubt

no hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad — there can be no doubt about his guilt

nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón — I never doubted that he was right

su honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda — his honesty is beyond doubt

de eso no cabe la menor duda — there's absolutely no doubt about that

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda — there cannot be the slightest doubt

no te quepa la menor duda — make no mistake!

lo pongo en duda — I doubt it

sin duda or sin lugar a dudas — undoubtedly

sin duda ya te lo habrás preguntado — no doubt you'll have already asked yourself that question

para salir de dudas — just to be doubly sure

su manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas — his behaviour left little room for doubt

ante or en la duda, abstente — if in doubt, don't

2) (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión)

ahora me has hecho entrar en (la) duda — now you've made me wonder

no sé que hacer, estoy en (la) duda — I don't know what to do; I'm of (AmE) o (BrE) in two minds about it

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda — do you think you can clear something up for me?

si estás en (la) duda no lo compres — if you're not sure don't buy it

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= doubt, reservation, qualm, perplex, quandary, equivocation.

Ex. However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.

Ex. Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.

Ex. In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex. The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.

Ex. We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.

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* arrojar dudas sobre = cast + doubt on, cast + doubt on.

* con dudas = uncertainly.

* confirmar las dudas = fulfil + doubts.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.

* disipar dudas = dispel + doubts.

* duda en uno mismo = self-doubt.

* duda, la = seed of doubt, the.

* dudas = hesitation, misgiving, second thoughts.

* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.

* en duda = in doubt.

* en un mar de dudas = at sea.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* expresar dudas = express + doubts, express + reservations, express + misgivings, voice + misgivings, voice + reservations.

* fuera de toda duda = incontrovertible, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* generar dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* germen de la duda, el = seed of doubt, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* lleno de dudas = doubtful.

* más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt.

* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.

* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.

* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).

* no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* plantear dudas = raise + doubts.

* plantearse dudas = have + second thoughts.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.

* sembrar el germen de la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sembrar la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.

* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.

* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever.

* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.

* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.

* tener dudas = be doubtful, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about), be suspicious.

* tener dudas sobre = be ambivalent about.

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femenino

1) (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

expuso sus dudas sobre... — he expressed his reservations about...

tengo unas dudas para consultar — I have a few points I'd like to check

me ha surgido una duda — there's something I'm not sure about

¿tienen alguna duda? — are there any queries o questions?

lo asaltó una duda — he was seized by doubt

no hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad — there can be no doubt about his guilt

nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón — I never doubted that he was right

su honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda — his honesty is beyond doubt

de eso no cabe la menor duda — there's absolutely no doubt about that

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda — there cannot be the slightest doubt

no te quepa la menor duda — make no mistake!

lo pongo en duda — I doubt it

sin duda or sin lugar a dudas — undoubtedly

sin duda ya te lo habrás preguntado — no doubt you'll have already asked yourself that question

para salir de dudas — just to be doubly sure

su manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas — his behaviour left little room for doubt

ante or en la duda, abstente — if in doubt, don't

2) (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión)

ahora me has hecho entrar en (la) duda — now you've made me wonder

no sé que hacer, estoy en (la) duda — I don't know what to do; I'm of (AmE) o (BrE) in two minds about it

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda — do you think you can clear something up for me?

si estás en (la) duda no lo compres — if you're not sure don't buy it

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la duda

(n.) = seed of doubt, the

Ex: Of course just like any seed, the seed of doubt needs proper environment to grow.

= doubt, reservation, qualm, perplex, quandary, equivocation.

Ex: However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.

Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.

Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.

Ex: We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.

* arrojar dudas sobre = cast + doubt on, cast + doubt on.

* con dudas = uncertainly.

* confirmar las dudas = fulfil + doubts.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.

* disipar dudas = dispel + doubts.

* duda en uno mismo = self-doubt.

* duda, la = seed of doubt, the.

* dudas = hesitation, misgiving, second thoughts.

* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.

* en duda = in doubt.

* en un mar de dudas = at sea.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* expresar dudas = express + doubts, express + reservations, express + misgivings, voice + misgivings, voice + reservations.

* fuera de toda duda = incontrovertible, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* generar dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* germen de la duda, el = seed of doubt, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* lleno de dudas = doubtful.

* más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt.

* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.

* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.

* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).

* no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* plantear dudas = raise + doubts.

* plantearse dudas = have + second thoughts.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.

* sembrar el germen de la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sembrar la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.

* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.

* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever.

* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.

* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.

* tener dudas = be doubtful, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about), be suspicious.

* tener dudas sobre = be ambivalent about.

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duda

feminine

A (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

existen dudas con respecto a la autoría de este poema there are doubts regarding the authorship of this poem

expuso sus dudas sobre la viabilidad del proyecto he expressed his doubts o reservations about the feasibility of the project

tengo unas dudas para consultar con el profesor I have a few points I'd like to go over with the teacher

me ha surgido una duda there's something I'm not sure about

no logré disipar sus dudas I was unable to dispel his doubts

¿entendieron bien o tienen alguna duda? is that clear or are there any queries o questions?

¿crees que lo podrá hacer él? — tengo mis dudas do you think that he will be able to do it? — I have my doubts

de pronto lo asaltó una duda suddenly he was seized by doubt

no hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad there can be no doubt about his guilt, there isn't a shadow of doubt that he's guilty

nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón I was never in any doubt that he was right, I never doubted that he was right

su honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda his honesty is beyond (all) doubt

de eso no cabe la menor duda there's absolutely no doubt about that

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda there cannot be the slightest doubt

no te quepa la menor duda make no mistake!

que es buen médico no lo pongo en duda pero … I don't doubt that he's a good doctor, but …

nadie pone en duda su capacidad para realizar el trabajo nobody questions o doubts his ability to do the job

fue, sin duda, uno de los mejores escritores del siglo he was undoubtedly o without doubt one of the best writers of the century

sin duda te lo has preguntado más de una vez no doubt you've asked yourself this more than once, I'm sure you've asked yourself this more than once

sin lugar a dudas without doubt

su manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas the way he behaved left little room for doubt

¡la duda ofende! ( fam): ¿no habrás cogido tú el dinero? — ¡la duda ofende! you didn't take the money, did you? — how can you even think such a thing?

por las dudas just in case

ante or en la duda, abstente if in doubt, don't

B

(estado de incertidumbre, indecisión): estaba convencido, pero ya me has hecho entrar en (la) duda I was sure, but now you've made me wonder

no sé si decírselo o no, estoy en (la) duda I don't know whether to tell him or not: I'm of ( AmE) o ( BrE) in two minds about it

el resultado todavía está en duda the result still isn't certain o is still in doubt

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda do you think you can clear something up for me? o I wonder if you know o if you can tell me

si estás en (la) duda no lo compres if you're not sure o if you're in any doubt, don't buy it

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Del verbo dudar: ( conjugate dudar)

duda es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
duda
dudar
duda sustantivo femenino
1 (interrogante, sospecha) doubt;
◊ expuso sus dudas sobre … he expressed his reservations about …;

tengo unas dudas para consultar I have a few points I'd like to check;
me ha surgido una duda there's something I'm not sure about;
¿tienen alguna duda? are there any queries o questions?;
nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón I never doubted that he was right;
fuera de (toda) duda beyond (all) doubt;
de eso no cabe la menor duda there's absolutely no doubt about that;
lo pongo en duda I doubt it;
sin duda or sin lugar a dudas undoubtedly;
sin duda ya te lo habrás preguntado no doubt you'll have already asked yourself that question;
para salir de dudas just to be doubly sure
2 (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión):
◊ ahora me has hecho entrar en (la) duda now you've made me wonder;

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda do you think you can clear something up for me?;
si estás en (la) duda no lo compres if you're not sure don't buy it
dudar ( conjugate dudar) verbo transitivo
to doubt;
◊ dudo que lo haya terminado I doubt if o whether he's finished it

verbo intransitivo: duda entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent;
duda en hacer algo to hesitate to do sth;
duda de algo/algn to doubt sth/sb
duda sustantivo femenino doubt: la lectura le despertó esa duda, reading aroused that doubt in him
su integridad está fuera de toda duda, her integrity is beyond question
puso en duda la viabilidad del proyecto, he questioned the viability of the project
♦ Locuciones: sin (lugar a) duda, (ciertamente) es sin duda alguna el mejor producto del mercado, it's without question the best product on the market
dudar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to doubt: no dudes de él, don't distrust him
2 (estar indeciso) to hesitate [en, to]: dudaban entre comprarlo o no, they hesitated whether to buy it or not
II verbo transitivo to doubt: dudo mucho que se disculpe, I very much doubt that he'll apologize

' duda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaso
- caber
- debatirse
- despejar
- desvanecerse
- disipar
- existir
- inseguridad
- plantear
- poner
- reconcomer
- reparo
- reserva
- sombra
- abrigar
- aclarar
- asaltar
- bueno
- consultar
- dudar
- entrar
- entredicho
- leve
- perdurar
- reflejar
- resolver
- seguro
- titubeo
English:
benefit
- burn out
- cast
- clinch
- definitely
- doubt
- doubtless
- if
- illuminate
- illumination
- misgiving
- pocket
- positively
- qualm
- query
- question
- seed
- settle
- should
- surely
- uncertainty
- vestige
- well
- bound
- definite
- doubtful
- element
- self-
- shadow
- undoubtedly

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duda nf

1. [inseguridad, indecisión] doubt;

la duda se apoderó de él he was filled with doubt;

ante la duda,… if in doubt,…;

sacar a alguien de la duda to remove sb's doubts

2. [cuestión, problema]
¿alguien tiene alguna duda? does anyone have any questions?, is there anything anyone's not clear about?;

resolveré vuestras dudas al final de la clase I'll answer your questions o I'll go over anything you're not sure about at the end of the class;

todavía me queda una duda, ¿por qué lo hizo? there's still one thing I don't understand, why did she do it?;

me asalta una duda, ¿habré hecho bien en dejar a los niños solos? I can't help wondering whether I was right to leave the children on their own;

queda la duda de qué habría pasado si… the doubt remains about what would have happened if…;

Comp

salir de dudas to clear up doubts;

pregúntale y así salimos de dudas ask him and that will settle the matter;

con su detallada explicación salimos finalmente de dudas her detailed explanation finally cleared up our doubts

3. [desconfianza, sospecha] doubt;

expresó sus dudas sobre la oportunidad de celebrar un referéndum he expressed some doubt about whether it was a good idea to have a referendum;

existen dudas sobre la autoría del atentado there is some doubt surrounding who was responsible for the attack;

tengo mis dudas I have my doubts;

nunca tuve la menor duda de que era inocente I never for one moment doubted that she was innocent, I never had the slightest doubt that she was innocent;

estar fuera de toda duda to be beyond the slightest doubt;

su inocencia está fuera de toda duda her innocence is not in question, there is no question that she is innocent;

no cabe (la menor) duda there is (absolutely) no doubt about it;

no cabe duda de que el tabaco es perjudicial para la salud there's no doubt that smoking is bad for your health;

no te quepa (la menor) duda don't doubt it, make no mistake about it;

no dejar lugar a dudas to leave no room for doubt;

poner algo en duda to put sth in doubt;

dice que ha resuelto el problema – lo pongo en duda she says she has solved the problem – I would doubt that o I rather doubt that;

pongo en duda que pueda hacerlo en una semana I doubt he can do it in a week, I would question whether he can do it in a week;

sin duda without (a) doubt;

el avión es, sin duda, el medio de transporte más cómodo the plane is undoubtedly o without doubt the most comfortable form of transport;

es, sin duda, la mejor lasaña que he probado nunca it is beyond a doubt o definitely the best lasagne I've ever had;

¿vendrás a la fiesta? – ¡sin duda! are you coming to the party? – of course!;

sin duda alguna, sin alguna duda without (a) doubt;

sin la menor duda without the slightest doubt;

sin sombra de duda beyond the shadow of a doubt;

Comp

¡la duda ofende!: ¿te molestaría que invitáramos a mi madre? – la duda ofende would you mind if we invited my mother? – of course you can, there's no need to ask;

no creía que fueras a acabar – ¡la duda ofende! I never thought you'd finish – well thank you very much!

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duda

f doubt;

sin duda without doubt;

poner en duda call into question;

estar fuera de (toda) duda be beyond (any) doubt;

no cabe la menor duda there is absolutely no doubt;

salir de dudas get things clear;

todavía tengo mis dudas I still have (my) doubts, I’m still dubious

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duda nf

: doubt

no cabe duda: there's no doubt about it

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duda n

1. (en general) doubt

existen dudas sobre su identidad there are doubts regarding his identity

2. question / query [pl. queries]

¡señor, tengo una duda! sir! I've got a query!

poner en duda to question

sin duda no doubt

Spanish-English dictionary > duda
11 Zweifel

m; -s, -; doubt (an + Dat about); (Ungewissheit) uncertainty; berechtigter Zweifel reasonable doubt; große / leise Zweifel grave / slight doubts; außer Zweifel beyond doubt; ohne Zweifel without (a) doubt, undoubtedly; es bestehen oder gibt Zweifel an seiner Ehrlichkeit / ob er ehrlich ist there are doubts about his honesty / about ( oder as to) whether he is honest; es besteht kein Zweifel ( daran), dass... there’s absolutely no doubt ( oder question) that...; kein Zweifel, das stimmt there’s no doubt about it, it’s right; Zweifel haben oder hegen an (+ Dat) have (one’s) doubts about; Zweifel an sich selbst haben have lost faith in oneself; ich habe nicht den geringsten Zweifel, dass... I have not the slightest doubt ( oder no doubt whatsoever) that...; ich habe da meine Zweifel I have my doubts, I’m not so sure; mir kommen Zweifel I’m beginning to have my doubts; keinen Zweifel daran lassen, dass... make it quite plain that..., leave no room for doubt that...; jemanden über etw. im Zweifel lassen leave s.o. in doubt as to s.th. ( oder wondering about s.th.); im Zweifel sein be doubtful, have one’s doubts ( über + Akk about); ich bin mir ( noch) im Zweifel, ob ich gehen soll I’m (still) doubtful about ( oder in two minds as to) whether I should go or not; in Zweifel ziehen (call into) question, throw ( oder call) into doubt; über jeden Zweifel erhaben beyond (any shadow of a) doubt; von Zweifeln geplagt plagued by doubts

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der Zweifel

discredit; doubt; disbelief

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Zwei|fel ['tsvaifl]
m -s, -
doubt
außer Zwéífel — beyond doubt

im Zwéífel — in doubt

ohne Zwéífel — without doubt, doubtless

kein Zwéífel, er ist der Sieger — there's no doubt about it, he's the winner

außer Zwéífel stehen — to be beyond doubt

über allen Zwéífel erhaben — beyond all (shadow of a) doubt

da kann es gar keinen Zwéífel geben — there can be no doubt about it

es besteht kein Zwéífel, dass... — there is no doubt that...

haben — to have one's doubts about sth

da habe ich meine Zwéífel — I have my doubts, I'm doubtful

etw in Zwéífel ziehen — to call sth into question, to challenge sth

ich bin mir im Zwéífel, ob ich das tun soll — I'm in two minds (Brit) or double-minded (US) or I'm doubtful whether I should do that

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der

(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) doubt

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Zwei·fel

<-s, ->

[ˈtsvaifl̩]

m doubt; (Bedenken a.) reservation

leiser/banger Zweifel stieg in ihm auf he began to have slight/severe misgivings

jds \Zweifel ausräumen to dispel sb's doubts

jds \Zweifel beheben [o beseitigen] to dispel sb's doubts

es bestehen \Zweifel an etw dat there are doubts about sth

darüber besteht kein \Zweifel there can be no doubt about that

es besteht kein \Zweifel [mehr] [daran], dass... there is no [longer any] doubt that...

seine \Zweifel haben, ob... to have one's doubts [about [or as to]] [or to be doubtful] whether...

da habe ich meine \Zweifel! I'm not sure about that!

\Zweifel hegen to entertain doubts

bei jdm regt sich der \Zweifel sb begins to doubt

sich dat [noch] im \Zweifel sein to be [still] in two minds

ich bin mir im \Zweifel, ob der Mann auf dem Foto der ist, den ich bei dem Überfall gesehen habe I'm not quite sure whether the man in the photo is really the one I saw at the hold-up

jdm kommen \Zweifel sb begins to doubt [or to have his/her doubts]

jdn im \Zweifel lassen to leave sb in doubt

ich habe ihn über meine Absichten nicht im \Zweifel gelassen I left him in no doubt as to my intentions

außer \Zweifel stehen to be beyond [all] doubt; (stärker) to be beyond the shadow of a doubt

außer \Zweifel stehen, dass... to be beyond [all] doubt that...

für mich steht es außer \Zweifel, dass... I have absolutely no doubt that...

etw in \Zweifel ziehen to doubt [or question] sth

eine Aussage in \Zweifel ziehen to call a testimony in[to] question, to challenge a testimony

kein [o ohne] \Zweifel without [a] doubt, no doubt about it fam

es ist ohne \Zweifel dasselbe it's undoubtedly [or unquestionably] the same, it's the same, and no mistake

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der; Zweifels, Zweifel: doubt (an + Dat. about)

Zweifel bekommen — become doubtful

ich habe da so meine Zweifel — I have my doubts about that

ich bin mir noch im Zweifel, ob... — I am still uncertain whether...

etwas in Zweifel ziehen — question something

[für jemanden] außer Zweifel stehen — be beyond doubt [as far as somebody is concerned]

über jeden od. allen Zweifel erhaben sein — be beyond any shadow of a doubt

kein Zweifel,... — there is/was no doubt about it,...

ohne Zweifel — without [any] doubt

im Zweifel — in case of doubt; if in doubt

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Zweifel m; -s, -; doubt (

an +dat about); (Ungewissheit) uncertainty;

berechtigter Zweifel reasonable doubt;

große/leise Zweifel grave/slight doubts;

außer Zweifel beyond doubt;

ohne Zweifel without (a) doubt, undoubtedly;

es bestehen oder

gibt Zweifel an seiner Ehrlichkeit/ob er ehrlich ist there are doubts about his honesty/about ( oder as to) whether he is honest;

es besteht kein Zweifel (daran), dass … there’s absolutely no doubt ( oder question) that …;

kein Zweifel, das stimmt there’s no doubt about it, it’s right;

Zweifel haben oder

hegen an (+dat) have (one’s) doubts about;

Zweifel an sich selbst haben have lost faith in oneself;

ich habe nicht den geringsten Zweifel, dass … I have not the slightest doubt ( oder no doubt whatsoever) that …;

ich habe da meine Zweifel I have my doubts, I’m not so sure;

mir kommen Zweifel I’m beginning to have my doubts;

keinen Zweifel daran lassen, dass … make it quite plain that …, leave no room for doubt that …;

jemanden über etwas im Zweifel lassen leave sb in doubt as to sth ( oder wondering about sth);

im Zweifel sein be doubtful, have one’s doubts (

über +akk about);

ich bin mir (noch) im Zweifel, ob ich gehen soll I’m (still) doubtful about ( oder in two minds as to) whether I should go or not;

in Zweifel ziehen (call into) question, throw ( oder call) into doubt;

über jeden Zweifel erhaben beyond (any shadow of a) doubt;

von Zweifeln geplagt plagued by doubts

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der; Zweifels, Zweifel: doubt (an + Dat. about)

Zweifel bekommen — become doubtful

ich habe da so meine Zweifel — I have my doubts about that

ich bin mir noch im Zweifel, ob... — I am still uncertain whether...

etwas in Zweifel ziehen — question something

[für jemanden] außer Zweifel stehen — be beyond doubt [as far as somebody is concerned]

über jeden od. allen Zweifel erhaben sein — be beyond any shadow of a doubt

kein Zweifel,... — there is/was no doubt about it,...

ohne Zweifel — without [any] doubt

im Zweifel — in case of doubt; if in doubt

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- m.

doubt n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Zweifel
12 dubbio

(pl -bbi) 1. adj doubtful

( equivoco) dubious

2. m doubt

essere in dubbio fra hesitate between

mettere qualcosa in dubbio doubt something

senza dubbio undoubtedly, without a doubt

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dubbio¹ s.m.

1 doubt, uncertainty: senza dubbio, no doubt (o without doubt o undoubtedly); è fuor di dubbio che..., it is beyond doubt that...; non c'è dubbio che tu abbia buone intenzioni, no doubt you mean well; ho i miei dubbi, I have my doubts; non ho alcun dubbio sulla tua onestà, I have no doubts about (o as to) your honesty; dissipare, chiarire un dubbio, to remove (o to dispel), to clear up a doubt; essere in dubbio sul da farsi, to be in doubt (o to be doubtful o to be uncertain) (about) what to do; sono in dubbio se chiamarlo o scrivergli, I'm not sure whether to call him or to write to him; la sua rielezione è in dubbio, his reelection is doubtful; nel dubbio ti conviene partire subito, if you aren't sure you should leave straight away; rimanere nel dubbio, to remain in doubt; voglio sapere tutto piuttosto che rimanere nel dubbio, I want to find out everything rather than remain in doubt (o in uncertainty); lasciare in dubbio, to leave doubtful; mettere in dubbio, to (call into) question; metto in dubbio la sua buona fede, I question his good faith; metto in dubbio le sue parole, I challenge what he says; mi viene un dubbio, I'm not sure (o I'm wondering); nutrire dubbi in merito a qlco., to have one's doubts about sthg.; sollevare un dubbio, to raise a doubt

2 ( sospetto) misgiving, suspicion, apprehension, doubt: avevo il dubbio che l'avesse rubato, I suspected that she had stolen it; ho il dubbio che tu non sia sincero, I question (o doubt) your sincerity; ho molti dubbi su di lui, I have many misgivings about him.

dubbio² agg.

1 ( incerto) doubtful, uncertain: il risultato è ancora dubbio, the result is still in doubt (o uncertain) // di dubbio gusto, in doubtful taste; una battuta di dubbio gusto, a joke in doubtful taste

2 ( ambiguo) ambiguous, unreliable; ( sospetto) dubious, doubtful: un amico dubbio, a dubious friend; parole dubbie, ambiguous words; è un caso dubbio, it's a problematic (o doubtful) case; una persona di dubbia fama, a person of dubious reputation; sguardo dubbio, sinister look.

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['dubbjo] dubbio -bia, -bi, -bie
1. sm

(incertezza) doubt

mettere in dubbio — (affermazione, buona fede) to doubt, question, (esito, successo) to put in doubt

ha messo in dubbio la mia onestà — he questioned my honesty

avere il dubbio che — to suspect (that), be afraid that

ho il dubbio che sia stato lui — I suspect that it was him

ho i miei dubbi in proposito — I have my doubts about it

essere in dubbio — (risultato) to be doubtful o uncertain

sono in dubbio se partire o no — I don't know whether to go or not

essere in dubbio fra — to hesitate between

nutrire seri dubbi su qc — to have grave doubts about sth

senza dubbio — doubtless, no doubt, undoubtedly

è senza dubbio uno dei suoi quadri più belli — it's undoubtedly one of his finest paintings

senza alcun dubbio — without a doubt

esprimere un dubbio su — to express (one's) doubts about

2. agg

1) (incerto: gen) doubtful, (avvenire) uncertain

2) (equivoco, discutibile: qualità, gusto) dubious, questionable

uno scherzo di dubbio gusto — a joke in poor taste

di dubbia provenienza — of dubious origin

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1.
pl. -bi, - bie ['dubbjo, bi, bje] aggettivo

1) (poco certo) [ risultato] doubtful; [ successo] uncertain

2) (ambiguo) [significato, risposta] ambiguous

3) (inattendibile) [ autenticità] questionable

essere dubbio — [ onestà] to be in doubt

4) (discutibile) [persona, reputazione] dubious; [ affare] shady

scherzo di dubbio gusto — joke in rather bad taste
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) (incertezza) doubt

senza dubbio — no o without doubt

senza alcun dubbio — beyond (all) doubt, without (a) doubt

non avere -bi (che) — to have no doubt (that)

lasciare qcn. nel dubbio — to leave sb. in a state of uncertainty

mettere in dubbio qcs. — to put sth. in doubt, to cast doubt on sth., to doubt sth.

essere in dubbio — [ persona] to be doubtful, to have misgivings ( riguardo, in merito a about); [ risultato] to be in doubt

nel dubbio — if o when in doubt

nel dubbio, ho preferito non dire nulla — not being sure I preferred not to say anything

2) (sospetto) doubt

avere o nutrire -bi su to have one's doubts about; ho dei o i miei -bi! — I have my doubts

3) filos. relig. doubt

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dubbio

pl. -bi, - bie /'dubbjo, bi, bje/

I aggettivo

1 (poco certo) [ risultato] doubtful; [ successo] uncertain

2 (ambiguo) [ significato, risposta] ambiguous

3 (inattendibile) [ autenticità] questionable; essere dubbio [ onestà] to be in doubt

4 (discutibile) [ persona, reputazione] dubious; [ affare] shady; scherzo di dubbio gusto joke in rather bad taste

II sostantivo maschile

1 (incertezza) doubt; senza dubbio no o without doubt; senza alcun dubbio beyond (all) doubt, without (a) doubt; non avere -bi (che) to have no doubt (that); lasciare qcn. nel dubbio to leave sb. in a state of uncertainty; mettere in dubbio qcs. to put sth. in doubt, to cast doubt on sth., to doubt sth.; essere in dubbio [ persona] to be doubtful, to have misgivings ( riguardo, in merito a about); [ risultato] to be in doubt; nel dubbio if o when in doubt; nel dubbio, ho preferito non dire nulla not being sure I preferred not to say anything

2 (sospetto) doubt; avere o nutrire -bi su to have one's doubts about; ho dei o i miei -bi! I have my doubts

3 filos. relig. doubt.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > dubbio
13 lugar

m.

1 place.

en algún lugar somewhere

no lo veo por ningún lugar I can't see it anywhere

vuelve a ponerlo todo en su lugar put everything back where it belongs

yo en tu lugar if I were you

fuera de lugar (figurative) out of place

lugar de encuentro meeting place

lugar de trabajo place of work

2 place, town.

las gentes del lugar the local people

lugar de nacimiento place of birth

3 position (post).

en primer/segundo lugar in the first/second place, firstly/secondly

4 room, space.

aquí ya no hay lugar para más gente there's no room for anyone else here

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lugar

► nombre masculino

1 (sitio, ciudad) place

■ tiene que aparecer por algún lugar it has to be somewhere

■ he descubierto el lugar más idílico del mundo I've discovered the most idyllic place in the world

■ la iglesia no es lugar para bailar the church is no place to dance

2 (posición, situación) place, position

■ tú ponte en mi lugar y lo entenderás put yourself in my position and you'll understand

■ ¿qué lugar ocupa en la empresa? what's her position in the company?

3 (espacio) room, space

■ ya no hay lugar para más muebles there's no room for any more furniture

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar lugar a to give rise to

dejar a alguien en mal lugar to make somebody look foolish, show somebody up

en lugar de instead of

en primer lugar firstly

fuera de lugar (descolocado) out of place 2 (inoportuno) inappropriate

hacer lugar to make room

no ha lugar la protesta objection overruled

sin lugar a dudas undoubtedly

tener lugar to take place

lugar común commonplace

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noun m.

1) place

2) position

3) space

•

- en lugar de
- tener lugar
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SM

1) (=sitio) place

dejó las joyas en lugar seguro — she left the jewels in a safe place

es un lugar muy bonito — it is a lovely spot o place

devolver un libro a su lugar — to put a book back in its place

el concierto será en un lugar cerrado — the concert will take place indoors o at an indoor venue

el lugar del crimen — the scene of the crime

• algún lugar — somewhere

una emisión desde algún lugar de Europa — a broadcast from somewhere in Europe

lo escondió en algún lugar de la casa — she hid it somewhere around the house

• los Santos Lugares — the Holy Places

- poner las cosas en su lugar

lugar común — cliché, commonplace

lugar de encuentro — meeting-place

lugar geométrico — locus
composición 3)
2) (=posición)

a) [en lista, carrera, trabajo]

ocupa un buen lugar en la empresa — she has a good position o post at the company

ocupar el lugar de algn — to take sb's place

llegó en último lugar — he came last

• en primer lugar, se han clasificado en primer lugar — they have qualified in first place

en primer lugar, me gustaría agradecer la invitación — first of all o firstly, I would like to thank you for inviting me

b) (=situación)

yo, en tu lugar, no iría — I wouldn't go if I were you

usted póngase en mi lugar — put yourself in my place o shoes

en su lugar, ¡descanso! — (Mil) stand easy!

• dejar a algn en buen/mal lugar — [comportamiento] to reflect well/badly on sb; [persona] to make sb look good/bad

• estar fuera de lugar — to be out of place

sentirse fuera de lugar — to feel out of place

- encontrar un lugar bajo el sol

c)

• en lugar de — instead of

vino el portavoz en lugar del ministro — the spokesman came instead of the minister, the spokesman came in the minister's place

¿puedo asistir yo en su lugar? — can I go instead?

en lugar de escribir, me llamó por teléfono — instead of writing, he called me

en lugar de ir a la piscina, ¿por qué no vamos a la playa? — why don't we go to the beach instead of the swimming pool?

3) (=ocasión) opportunity, chance

si se me da el lugar — if I have the opportunity o chance

no hubo lugar para decir lo que pensaba — there was no opportunity to say what I thought

no hay lugar para preocupaciones — there is no cause for concern

• dar lugar a algo — to give rise to sth, lead to sth

• dejar lugar a algo — to leave room for sth

los datos no dejan lugar a dudas — the figures leave no room for doubt

la situación no dejaba lugar al optimismo — the situation left little room for o gave few grounds for optimism

• sin lugar a dudas — without doubt, undoubtedly

• no ha lugar, una reacción tan fuerte, francamente no ha lugar — there is no need for such a violent response

-¡protesto! -no ha lugar — (Jur) "objection!" - "overruled"

• tener lugar — to take place, happen, occur

- a como dé o diera lugar

4) (=espacio) room, space

no hay lugar para escribir nada más — there's no room o space to write any more

¿hay lugar? — is there any room?

hacer lugar para algo — to make room for sth

5) (=localidad) place

En un lugar de la Mancha... — Somewhere in La Mancha...

del lugar — local

un vino del lugar — a local wine

las gentes del lugar — the local people, the locals

lugar de nacimiento — [gen] birthplace; [en impreso] place of birth

lugar de trabajo — workplace

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masculino

1) ( sitio) place

no es éste el lugar — this is not the place

en cualquier otro lugar — anywhere else

cambiar los muebles de lugar — to move the furniture around

en algún lugar — somewhere

consérvese en lugar fresco — keep in a cool place

el lugar del suceso — the scene of the incident

2) (localidad, región)

los habitantes del lugar — the local people

lugar y fecha de nacimiento — place and date of birth

3)

a) ( espacio libre) room

hacer lugar para alguien/algo — to make room o space for somebody/something

b) ( asiento) seat

4)

a) ( situación) place

yo en tu lugar... — if I were you...

ponte en mi lugar — put yourself in my place

b) (en organización, jerarquía) place

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de la madre — nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista — according to their position on the list

se clasificó en primer/quinto lugar — she finished in first/fifth place

5)

dar lugar a — (a una disputa, a comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

han dado lugar a que la gente hable — their behavior has set people talking

6) (Der)

no ha lugar la protesta — the objection is overruled

7) (en locs)

en lugar de — instead of

ella firmó en mi lugar — she signed on my behalf

en primer lugar: se tratarán en primer lugar they will be dealt with first; en primer lugar porque... first of all o firstly because...; en último lugar: y en último lugar... and finally o lastly...; a como dé/diera lugar (AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it any way we can; a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar one way or another I was going to get in; dejar a alguien en mal lugar to put somebody in an awkward position; poner a alguien en su lugar to put somebody in her/his place; sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly; tener lugar — to take place

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- lugar común

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= area, locality, location, place, locus [loci, -pl.], site, spot, slot.

Ex. The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex. To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.

Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex. Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.

Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex. Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

Ex. There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.

Ex. These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

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* asignar un lugar = give + Nombre + a place in.

* auxiliares de lugar = area table.

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambio de lugar = relocation.

* cambio + tener lugar = change + take place.

* colocación fuera de lugar = misplacement.

* colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.

* colocar en el lugar donde = put in + the place where.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* colocar en un lugar = put into + place.

* colocar en un lugar erróneo = misplace.

* confinado a un lugar concreto = site-bound.

* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de lugares más distantes = from further afield.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.

* distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* emplazado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.

* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier otro lougar = everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else.

* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.

* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene of the accident.

* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.

* en lugar de = as opposed to, in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.

* en lugar del accidente = at the scene.

* en lugar de otro = vicariously.

* en lugares cerrados = indoors.

* en ningún lugar = nowhere.

* en otro lugar = elsewhere, off-site [offsite].

* en primer lugar = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off.

* en quinto lugar = fifthly.

* en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.

* en su lugar = instead, in + Posesivo + stead.

* en tercer lugar = thirdly, on the third hand.

* en un lugar central = centrally located.

* en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* fuera de lugar = out of place, uncalled-for.

* gallito del lugar, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.

* hacerse un lugar = carve out + a place.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* lugar acogedor = welcoming place.

* lugar aglomerado = crowded quarter.

* lugar ameno = locus amoenus.

* lugar atrasado = backwater.

* lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.

* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.

* lugar cultural = cultural site.

* lugar de acampada = campsite [camp site], camping site, campground.

* lugar de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* lugar de celebración = venue.

* lugar de celebración del congreso = conference venue.

* lugar de cita = meeting ground.

* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.

* lugar de descanso = resting place.

* lugar de diversión = playground.

* lugar de encuentro = meeting place, meeting point, gathering place, tryst.

* lugar de entretenimiento nocturno = night spot.

* lugar de honor = pride of place.

* lugar de impresión = place of printing.

* lugar de interés = attraction, sight.

* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.

* lugar de nacimiento = birthplace, place of birth.

* lugar de origen = locality of origin.

* lugar de parada = halting place.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* lugar de prueba alfa = alpha test site, alpha site.

* lugar de prueba beta = beta test site.

* lugar de pruebas = test site.

* lugar de publicación = place of publication.

* lugar de recogida = pick-up location, pick-up point, drop-off point.

* lugar de residencia = place of residence.

* lugar destacado = prime space.

* lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, work setting, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.

* lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.

* lugar de vacaciones = tourist destination.

* lugar donde las aves pasan la noche = roost.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* lugar en el mercado de venta = market niche.

* lugar en la ordenación = filing position.

* lugar escondido = secluded spot.

* lugares de interés = sights.

* lugar específico = niche.

* lugar físico = physical place.

* lugar frecuentado = hang out.

* lugar histórico = historic site, historical site.

* lugar interesante = hot spot.

* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.

* lugar privilegiado = place in the sun.

* lugar protegido = safe haven, safe harbour.

* lugar público = public place.

* lugar que le corresponde = Posesivo + rightful place.

* lugar que nos corresponde = place in the sun.

* lugar remoto = secluded spot.

* lugar resguardado del viento y soleado = suntrap.

* lugar seguro = safe haven, safe place.

* lugar visible = prime space.

* nombre de lugar = place name.

* no tener lugar = fall through.

* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.

* ocupar el lugar de = take + the place of.

* ocupar el lugar de Alguien = take + Posesivo + place.

* ocupar un lugar = hold + a place, occupy + place.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.

* ocupar un lugar importante = take + pride of place.

* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien = rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.

* ocupar un lugar privilegiado = have + pride of place.

* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* primer lugar de consulta = first stop.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* residente del lugar = local resident.

* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.

* situado en primer lugar = top-rated.

* situado en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* situado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* tener lugar = take + place, go on, come to + pass.

* TIP (El Lugar de Información) = TIP (The Information Place).

* UF (úsese en lugar de) = UF (use for).

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* variar de lugar a lugar = differ + from place to place.

* variar de un lugar a otro = vary + from place to place.

* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.

* zona central de un lugar = heartland.

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masculino

1) ( sitio) place

no es éste el lugar — this is not the place

en cualquier otro lugar — anywhere else

cambiar los muebles de lugar — to move the furniture around

en algún lugar — somewhere

consérvese en lugar fresco — keep in a cool place

el lugar del suceso — the scene of the incident

2) (localidad, región)

los habitantes del lugar — the local people

lugar y fecha de nacimiento — place and date of birth

3)

a) ( espacio libre) room

hacer lugar para alguien/algo — to make room o space for somebody/something

b) ( asiento) seat

4)

a) ( situación) place

yo en tu lugar... — if I were you...

ponte en mi lugar — put yourself in my place

b) (en organización, jerarquía) place

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de la madre — nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista — according to their position on the list

se clasificó en primer/quinto lugar — she finished in first/fifth place

5)

dar lugar a — (a una disputa, a comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

han dado lugar a que la gente hable — their behavior has set people talking

6) (Der)

no ha lugar la protesta — the objection is overruled

7) (en locs)

en lugar de — instead of

ella firmó en mi lugar — she signed on my behalf

en primer lugar: se tratarán en primer lugar they will be dealt with first; en primer lugar porque... first of all o firstly because...; en último lugar: y en último lugar... and finally o lastly...; a como dé/diera lugar (AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it any way we can; a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar one way or another I was going to get in; dejar a alguien en mal lugar to put somebody in an awkward position; poner a alguien en su lugar to put somebody in her/his place; sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly; tener lugar — to take place

•

- lugar común

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= area, locality, location, place, locus [loci, -pl.], site, spot, slot.

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex: To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.

Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex: Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.

Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

Ex: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.

Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

* asignar un lugar = give + Nombre + a place in.

* auxiliares de lugar = area table.

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambio de lugar = relocation.

* cambio + tener lugar = change + take place.

* colocación fuera de lugar = misplacement.

* colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.

* colocar en el lugar donde = put in + the place where.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* colocar en un lugar = put into + place.

* colocar en un lugar erróneo = misplace.

* confinado a un lugar concreto = site-bound.

* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de lugares más distantes = from further afield.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.

* distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* emplazado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.

* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier otro lougar = everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else.

* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.

* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene of the accident.

* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.

* en lugar de = as opposed to, in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.

* en lugar del accidente = at the scene.

* en lugar de otro = vicariously.

* en lugares cerrados = indoors.

* en ningún lugar = nowhere.

* en otro lugar = elsewhere, off-site [offsite].

* en primer lugar = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off.

* en quinto lugar = fifthly.

* en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.

* en su lugar = instead, in + Posesivo + stead.

* en tercer lugar = thirdly, on the third hand.

* en un lugar central = centrally located.

* en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* fuera de lugar = out of place, uncalled-for.

* gallito del lugar, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.

* hacerse un lugar = carve out + a place.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* lugar acogedor = welcoming place.

* lugar aglomerado = crowded quarter.

* lugar ameno = locus amoenus.

* lugar atrasado = backwater.

* lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.

* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.

* lugar cultural = cultural site.

* lugar de acampada = campsite [camp site], camping site, campground.

* lugar de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* lugar de celebración = venue.

* lugar de celebración del congreso = conference venue.

* lugar de cita = meeting ground.

* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.

* lugar de descanso = resting place.

* lugar de diversión = playground.

* lugar de encuentro = meeting place, meeting point, gathering place, tryst.

* lugar de entretenimiento nocturno = night spot.

* lugar de honor = pride of place.

* lugar de impresión = place of printing.

* lugar de interés = attraction, sight.

* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.

* lugar de nacimiento = birthplace, place of birth.

* lugar de origen = locality of origin.

* lugar de parada = halting place.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* lugar de prueba alfa = alpha test site, alpha site.

* lugar de prueba beta = beta test site.

* lugar de pruebas = test site.

* lugar de publicación = place of publication.

* lugar de recogida = pick-up location, pick-up point, drop-off point.

* lugar de residencia = place of residence.

* lugar destacado = prime space.

* lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, work setting, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.

* lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.

* lugar de vacaciones = tourist destination.

* lugar donde las aves pasan la noche = roost.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* lugar en el mercado de venta = market niche.

* lugar en la ordenación = filing position.

* lugar escondido = secluded spot.

* lugares de interés = sights.

* lugar específico = niche.

* lugar físico = physical place.

* lugar frecuentado = hang out.

* lugar histórico = historic site, historical site.

* lugar interesante = hot spot.

* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.

* lugar privilegiado = place in the sun.

* lugar protegido = safe haven, safe harbour.

* lugar público = public place.

* lugar que le corresponde = Posesivo + rightful place.

* lugar que nos corresponde = place in the sun.

* lugar remoto = secluded spot.

* lugar resguardado del viento y soleado = suntrap.

* lugar seguro = safe haven, safe place.

* lugar visible = prime space.

* nombre de lugar = place name.

* no tener lugar = fall through.

* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.

* ocupar el lugar de = take + the place of.

* ocupar el lugar de Alguien = take + Posesivo + place.

* ocupar un lugar = hold + a place, occupy + place.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.

* ocupar un lugar importante = take + pride of place.

* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien = rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.

* ocupar un lugar privilegiado = have + pride of place.

* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* primer lugar de consulta = first stop.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* residente del lugar = local resident.

* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.

* situado en primer lugar = top-rated.

* situado en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* situado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* tener lugar = take + place, go on, come to + pass.

* TIP (El Lugar de Información) = TIP (The Information Place).

* UF (úsese en lugar de) = UF (use for).

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* variar de lugar a lugar = differ + from place to place.

* variar de un lugar a otro = vary + from place to place.

* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.

* zona central de un lugar = heartland.

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lugar

masculine

A (sitio) place

no es éste el lugar ni el momento oportuno para hablar de ello this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it

esto no está en su lugar this is not in its place, this is not where it should be o in the right place o where it belongs

en cualquier otro lugar la gente se hubiera echado a la calle anywhere else o in any other country, people would have taken to the streets

hemos cambiado los muebles de lugar we've moved the furniture around

tiene que estar en algún lugar it must be somewhere

guárdalo en un lugar seguro keep it in a safe place

[ S ] consérvese en lugar fresco keep in a cool place

se trasladaron al lugar del suceso they went to the scene of the incident

¿se te ocurre un lugar por aquí cerca donde podamos ir a comer? can you think of anywhere around here where we can go and eat?

B

(localidad, región): visité varios lugares I visited several places

los habitantes del lugar the local inhabitants o people

en un lugar de África somewhere in Africa

lugar y fecha de nacimiento place and date of birth

C

1

(espacio libre): ¿podrían hacer lugar para alguien más? could you make room o space for one more?

no hay lugar para nada más there's no room for anything else

aquí te dejé un lugar para que pongas tus cosas I left you some space here for you to put your things

2 (asiento) seat

D

1 (situación) place

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place

yo en tu lugar no se lo diría I wouldn't tell her if I were you

¡ya quisiera verte en mi lugar! I'd like to see what you'd do in my place o position o ( colloq) shoes

2 (en una organización, jerarquía) place

el lugar que le corresponde her rightful place o position

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de una madre nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista according to their position on the list

en quinto lugar se clasificó el equipo australiano the Australian team finished fifth o in fifth place o in fifth position

E

dar lugar a (a una disputa) to provoke, give rise to, spark off; (a comentarios) to give rise to, provoke

han dado lugar a que la gente hable their behavior has got o set people talking

F ( Der):

no ha lugar la protesta the objection is overruled

G ( en locs):

en lugar de instead of

fue él en lugar de su hermano he went instead of his brother o in his brother's place

en lugar de hablar tanto podrías ayudar un poco instead of talking so much you might help a bit

¿puede firmar ella en mi lugar? can she sign for me o on my behalf

¿y si en lugar de ir nosotros viene él aquí? and how about him coming here rather than us going there?

en primer/segundo/último lugar: los temas que serán tratados en primer lugar the topics which will be dealt with first

no estoy de acuerdo, en primer lugar porque … I don't agree, first of all o firstly because …

y en último lugar, hablaremos de las posibles soluciones and finally o lastly, we will discuss possible solutions

a como dé/diera lugar ( AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it however possible o however they can

a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar al concierto one way or another I was going to get into the concert

dejar a algn en mal lugar to put sb in an awkward position

hacerse un lugar (en la vida) to get on in life

no dejar lugar a dudas: lo dijo con tal convicción que no dejó lugar a dudas sobre su sinceridad she said it with such conviction that there could be no doubt about her sincerity

poner a algn en su lugar to put sb in her/his place

sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly

tener lugar to take place

un lugar para cada cosa y cada cosa en su lugar a place for everything and everything in its place

Compuestos:

● lugar común

cliché, commonplace

● lugar geométrico

locus

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lugar sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) place;
◊ este es el lugar this is the place;

en cualquier otro lugar anywhere else;
en algún lugar somewhere;
cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around;
el lugar del suceso the scene of the incident;
yo en tu lugar … if I were you …;
ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;
se clasificó en primer lugar she finished in first place
2 (localidad, región):
◊ los habitantes del lugar the local people;

lugar y fecha de nacimiento place and date of birth
3
a) ( espacio libre) room;

◊ hacer lugar para algn/algo to make room o space for sb/sth;

me hizo un lugar he made me some room
b) ( asiento) seat

4
◊ dar lugar a (a disputa, comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

5 ( en locs)
◊ en lugar de instead of;

ella firmó en mi lugar she signed on my behalf;
en primer lugar ( antes que nada) first of all, firstly;
en último lugar ( finalmente) finally, lastly;
sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly;
tener lugar to take place
lugar sustantivo masculino
1 place
la gente del lugar, the local people
en algún lugar del cuerpo/libro, in some part of the body/book
2 (ocasión) time: no hubo lugar para ello, there was no occasion for it
3 (motivo) occasion: dio lugar a un malentendido, it gave rise to a misunderstanding
♦ Locuciones: sentirse fuera de lugar to feel out of place
tener lugar, to take place
en lugar de, instead of
en mi/tu/su lugar..., if I/you/he were me/you/him...
en primer lugar, in the first place, firstly
sin lugar a dudas, without a doubt
' lugar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonado
- abandono
- abrigo
- acogedor
- acogedora
- acuartelamiento
- acudir
- airear
- alejada
- alejado
- allá
- allí
- antesala
- apartada
- apartado
- aquí
- archivo
- arena
- atrás
- baja
- bajo
- botar
- cabida
- caer
- celebrarse
- colocarse
- continuar
- damnificada
- damnificado
- darse
- definitivamente
- dejar
- delante
- dentro
- deprimida
- deprimido
- derecha
- desalojo
- desamparada
- desamparado
- desarrollarse
- desencadenar
- desencajada
- desencajado
- desentonar
- desfilar
- designar
- deslizarse
- despacho
English:
abroad
- agree
- be
- beauty spot
- birthplace
- breeding ground
- burial
- celebrate
- change
- climb
- come off
- commonplace
- commuter
- dental surgery
- designate
- desolation
- divert
- drive-through
- elsewhere
- equatorial
- erect
- everyplace
- ex
- first
- firstly
- foremost
- haunt
- high
- homeland
- in-service
- inch
- innermost
- innocent
- instead
- introduction
- landmark
- last
- lie
- lieu
- live in
- liven
- location
- lookout
- Mecca
- midterm
- misplaced
- mournful
- move back
- occupy
- palace

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lugar

♦ nm

1. [sitio] place;
[del crimen, accidente] scene; [para acampar, merendar] spot;
encontraron una pistola en el lugar de los hechos they found a gun at the crime scene o scene of the crime;

¿en qué lugar habré metido las tijeras? where can I have put the scissors?;

en algún lugar somewhere;

no lo veo por ningún lugar I can't see it anywhere;

vuelve a ponerlo todo en su lugar put everything back where it belongs;

he cambiado el televisor de lugar I've moved the television;

estoy buscando un lugar donde pasar la noche I'm looking for somewhere to spend the night;

éste no es (el) lugar para discutir eso this is not the place to discuss that

Comp
lugar de anidación nesting site;
lugar de encuentro meeting place;

lugar de interés place of interest;

lugar de reunión meeting place;

lugar sagrado sanctum;

lugar de trabajo workplace

2. [localidad] place, town;

las gentes del lugar the local people;

ni los más viejos del lugar recuerdan algo semejante not even the oldest people there can remember anything like it

Comp
lugar de nacimiento [en biografía] birthplace; [en formulario, impreso] place of birth;
lugar de residencia [en formulario, impreso] place of residence;

lugar turístico Br holiday o US vacation resort;

lugar de veraneo summer resort

3. [puesto] position;

ocupa un lugar importante en la empresa she has an important position in the company, she is high up in the company;

¿puedes ir tú en mi lugar? can you go in my place?;

en primer/segundo lugar, quiero decir… in the first/second place, I would like to say…, firstly/secondly, I would like to say…;

llegó en primer/segundo lugar she finished o came first/second;

en último lugar, quiero decir… lastly o last, I would like to say…;

llegó en último lugar she came last;

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;

yo en tu lugar if I were you

4. [espacio libre] room, space;

esta mesa ocupa mucho lugar this table takes up a lot of room o space;

aquí ya no hay lugar para más gente there's no room for anyone else here;

hacerle lugar a algo/alguien to make room o some space for sth/sb

5. lugar común platitude, commonplace

6. [ocasión]
dar lugar a [rumores, comentarios, debate, disputa] to give rise to;
[polémica] to spark off, to give rise to; [catástrofe] to lead to, to cause; [explosión, escape] to cause; Am
a como dé lugar whatever the cost, whatever it takes;
Der
no ha lugar objection overruled;

no hay lugar a duda there's no (room for) doubt;

sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly

7.
tener lugar to take place;

la recepción tendrá lugar en los jardines del palacio the reception will be held in the palace gardens

8. Comp

dejar en buen lugar: el cantante mexicano dejó en buen lugar a su país the Mexican singer did his country proud;

dejar en mal lugar: no nos dejes en mal lugar y pórtate bien be good and don't show us up;

estar fuera de lugar to be out of place;

poner a alguien en su lugar to put sb in his/her place;

poner las cosas en su lugar to set things straight

♦ en lugar de loc prep

instead of;

acudió en lugar de mí she came in my place o instead of me;

en lugar de la sopa, tomaré pasta I'll have the pasta instead of the soup;

en lugar de mirar, podrías echarnos una mano you could give us a hand rather than o instead of just standing/sitting there watching

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lugar

m place;

en lugar de instead of;

en primer lugar in the first place, first(ly);

fuera de lugar out of place;

yo en tu lugar if I were you, (if I were) in your place;

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;

dar lugar a give rise to;

tener lugar take place;

lugar de destino posting;

sin lugar a dudas without a doubt

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lugar nm

1) : place, position

se llevó el primer lugar en su división: she took first place in her division

2) espacio: space, room

3)

dar lugar a : to give rise to, to lead to

4)

en lugar de : instead of

5)

lugar común : cliché, platitude

6)

tener lugar : to take place

* * *

lugar n place

es un lugar muy tranquilo it's a very quiet place

llegó en quinto lugar he finished in fifth place

un lugar donde sentarse a place to sit / somewhere to sit

dar lugar a to give rise to [pt. gave; pp. given]

en lugar de instead of

en primer lugar firstly / first of all

estar fuera de lugar (incómodo) out of place (inoportuno) inappropriate

tener lugar to take place

Spanish-English dictionary > lugar
14 doute

doute [dut]

masculine noun

doubt

• être dans le doute to be doubtful

• dans le doute, abstiens-toi when in doubt, don't!

• laisser qn dans le doute to leave sb in a state of uncertainty

• je n'ai pas le moindre doute à ce sujet I haven't the slightest doubt about it

• avoir des doutes sur or au sujet de qch/qn to have one's doubts about sth/sb

• il ne fait aucun doute que... there is no doubt that...

• mettre en doute [+ affirmation, honnêteté de qn] to question

► sans doute ( = sûrement) no doubt ; ( = probablement) probably

• il s'est sans doute trompé he's no doubt mistaken

• il arrivera sans doute demain he'll probably arrive tomorrow

• tu viendras demain ? -- sans doute are you coming tomorrow -- yes, probably

• sans (aucun) doute without a doubt

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► When sans doute begins a phrase, verb and subject are inverted.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• sans doute s'est-il trompé he's no doubt mistaken

► hors de doute

• il est hors de doute qu'il a raison he's undoubtedly right

• mettre hors de doute [+ authenticité] to prove beyond doubt

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dut
1.

nom masculin

1) ( incertitude) doubt

laisser quelqu'un dans le doute — to leave somebody in a state of uncertainty

cela est hors de doute — it's beyond doubt

jeter le doute sur — to cast doubt on

mettre quelque chose en doute — to call something into question

être dans le doute — to be doubtful, to have misgivings ( au sujet de about)

2) ( soupçon) doubt

avoir des doutes — to have doubts ou misgivings (sur, au sujet de about)

j'ai des doutes! — I have my doubts!

il fait peu de doute que, il ne fait guère de doute que — there's little doubt that

sa culpabilité ne fait aucun doute — there's no doubt as to his/her guilt

3) Philosophie, Religion doubt

2.

sans doute locution adverbiale probably

sans aucun doute, sans nul doute — without any doubt

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dut nm
doubt

sans doute (= probablement) — no doubt, probably

Il est sans doute reparti. — He's no doubt left again., He's probably left again.

sans nul doute; sans aucun doute — without doubt, without a doubt

hors de doute — beyond doubt

nul doute que — there's no doubt that

mettre en doute — to call into question

mettre en doute que — to question whether

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doute

A nm

1 ( incertitude) doubt; laisser qn dans le doute to leave sb in a state of uncertainty; cela est hors de doute it's beyond doubt; être en prise au doute to be beset by doubt; le doute m'envahit I'm overcome by doubt; jeter le doute sur to cast doubt on; mettre qch en doute to call sth into question [propos, honnêteté, compétence]; être dans le doute to be doubtful, to have misgivings (au sujet de about); dans le doute, j'ai préféré ne rien dire not being sure I didn't say anything; ⇒ abstenir;

2 ( soupçon) doubt; avoir des doutes to have doubts ou misgivings (sur, au sujet de about); j'ai des doutes! I have my doubts!; un doute subsiste or demeure à ce sujet there is still some doubt about it; il a exprimé or émis des doutes à propos de he expressed some doubt about; il fait peu de doute que, il ne fait guère de doute que there's little doubt that; il ne fait aucun doute que, nul doute que there's no doubt ou question that; sa culpabilité ne fait aucun doute there's no doubt as to his/her guilt; leur supériorité ne laisse aucun doute sur l'issue du combat their superiority leaves no doubt as to the outcome of the fight;

3 Philos, Relig doubt.

B sans doute loc adv probably; il viendra sans doute demain, sans doute viendra-t-il demain he'll probably come tomorrow, no doubt he'll come tomorrow; vous trouvez sans doute que j'exagère you probably think I'm exaggerating; sans aucun doute, sans nul doute without any doubt.

[dut] nom masculin

1. [soupçon] doubt

avoir des doutes sur ou quant à ou au sujet de quelque chose to have (one's) doubts ou misgivings about something

je n'ai pas le moindre doute là-dessus I haven't the slightest doubt about it

il n'y a aucun doute (possible), c'est lui it's him, (there's) no doubt about it

sa victoire ne faisait aucun doute there was no doubt about her being the winner, her victory was certain

de gros doutes pèsent sur lui heavy suspicion hangs over him

il y a des doutes quant à l'identité du peintre there is some doubt as to the identity of the painter

2. [perplexité, incertitude] doubt, uncertainty

PHILOSOPHIE doubt

il ne connaît pas le doute he never has any doubts

jeter le doute sur to cast ou to throw doubt on

tu as semé ou mis le doute dans mon esprit you've made me doubtful

dans le doute locution adverbiale

être dans le doute to be doubtful ou uncertain

laisser quelqu'un dans le doute [suj: personne, circonstances] to leave somebody in a state of uncertainty

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en doute locution adverbiale

mettre en doute

a. [suj: personne] to question, to challenge

b. [suj: circonstances, témoignage] to cast doubt on

mettez-vous ma parole en doute? do you doubt my word?

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sans doute locution adverbiale

1. [probablement] most probably, no doubt

2. [assurément]

sans aucun ou nul doute without (a) doubt, undoubtedly, indubitably (soutenu)

3. [certes]

tu me l'avais promis — sans doute, mais... you'd promised me — that's true ou I know, but...

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > doute
15 dudar

v.

1 to doubt.

¿vas a venir? — lo dudo are you going to come? — I doubt it o I don't think so

lo dudo mucho I very much doubt it

yo no lo hice — no lo dudo, pero… I didn't do it — I'm sure you didn't, but…

dudo que venga I doubt (whether) he'll come

Ricardo duda Richard doubts.

2 to hesitate.

dudar entre hacer una cosa u otra to be unsure whether to do one thing or another

no dudes en venir a preguntarme don't hesitate to come and ask me

María duda Mary hesitates.

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dudar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to doubt, have doubts

■ dudo de lo que dijo I have doubts about what he said

2 (titubear) to hesitate

■ dudó en ir he hesitated whether to go or not

■ dudo entre quedarme o marcharme I'm not sure whether to stay or leave

► verbo transitivo

1 to doubt

■ lo dudo I doubt it

■ dudo que venga I doubt if he'll come

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dudar de alguien to doubt somebody, mistrust somebody

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verb

1) to doubt

2) hesitate

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1. VT

1) (=no estar seguro de) to doubt

espero que venga, aunque lo dudo mucho — I hope she'll come, although I doubt very much (if) she will

-yo te ayudaré -no lo dudo, pero... — "I'll help you" - "I'm sure you will, but..."

es lo mejor para ti, no lo dudes — it's the best thing for you, believe me

• a no dudarlo — undoubtedly

• dudar que, dudo que sea verdad — I doubt (whether o if) it's true

dudo que yo haya dicho eso — I doubt I said that

no dudo que sea capaz de hacerlo — I don't doubt that he's capable of doing it

• dudar si, dudaba si había echado la carta — I wasn't sure if I had posted the letter

2) (=vacilar sobre)

lo dudé mucho y al final me decidí por el azul — I thought about it o dithered * a lot but in the end I decided on the blue one

si yo fuera tú, no lo dudaría — if I were you, I wouldn't hesitate

2. VI

1) (=desconfiar) to doubt, have doubts

• dudar de algo — to question sth, doubt sth

los celos le hicieron dudar de su cariño — jealousy made her question o doubt his affection

2) (=vacilar)

no sé qué hacer, estoy dudando — I don't know what to do, I'm in two minds o I'm undecided

dudamos entre ir en autobús o en taxi — we were not sure whether to go by bus or taxi

dudaba entre los dos — she couldn't decide between the two

• dudar en hacer algo — to hesitate to do sth

dudaba en comprarlo — he hesitated to buy it

no dudes en llamarme — don't hesitate to call me

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1.
verbo transitivo to doubt

nunca dudé lo — I never doubted it

dudo que te haya dicho la verdad — I doubt if o whether he's told you the truth

es el mejor, no lo dudes — it's the best one, take it from me

yo hice todo lo que pude - no lo dudo, pero... — I did everything I could - I'm sure you did, but...
2.
dudar vi

cómpralo, no sigas dudando — go ahead and buy it, stop dithering

está dudando entre comprar y alquilar — she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent

dudar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf

no dudes en llamarme — don't hesitate to call me

dudar de algo/alguien — to doubt something/somebody

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= be hesitant (to), doubt, have + second thoughts, hesitate, waver, express + reservations, have + reservations (about), dither, hang back, be suspicious, voice + reservations, teeter + on the edge of, think + twice.

Ex. I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.

Ex. He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best.

Ex. We can then have second thoughts, and possibly arrive at a more suitable form of truncation.

Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

Ex. While reservations have been expressed about the festival, its value in enhancing and enriching the cultural life of this part of the country is evident.

Ex. Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.

Ex. The Executive Board has been dithering over the control of the search for the next executive director = La Junta Directiva ha estado dudando si controlar o no la elección del siguiente director ejecutivo.

Ex. This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.

Ex. Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.

Ex. The author voices reservations about the latest amendments to the Library Act.

Ex. We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.

Ex. I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.

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* dudar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....

* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.

* no lo dudes = take it from me.

* sin dudar = without a doubt.

* sin dudarlo = without hesitation.

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1.
verbo transitivo to doubt

nunca dudé lo — I never doubted it

dudo que te haya dicho la verdad — I doubt if o whether he's told you the truth

es el mejor, no lo dudes — it's the best one, take it from me

yo hice todo lo que pude - no lo dudo, pero... — I did everything I could - I'm sure you did, but...
2.
dudar vi

cómpralo, no sigas dudando — go ahead and buy it, stop dithering

está dudando entre comprar y alquilar — she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent

dudar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf

no dudes en llamarme — don't hesitate to call me

dudar de algo/alguien — to doubt something/somebody

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= be hesitant (to), doubt, have + second thoughts, hesitate, waver, express + reservations, have + reservations (about), dither, hang back, be suspicious, voice + reservations, teeter + on the edge of, think + twice.

Ex: I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.

Ex: He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best.

Ex: We can then have second thoughts, and possibly arrive at a more suitable form of truncation.

Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

Ex: While reservations have been expressed about the festival, its value in enhancing and enriching the cultural life of this part of the country is evident.

Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.

Ex: The Executive Board has been dithering over the control of the search for the next executive director = La Junta Directiva ha estado dudando si controlar o no la elección del siguiente director ejecutivo.

Ex: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.

Ex: Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.

Ex: The author voices reservations about the latest amendments to the Library Act.

Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.

Ex: I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.

* dudar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....

* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.

* no lo dudes = take it from me.

* sin dudar = without a doubt.

* sin dudarlo = without hesitation.

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dudar [A1 ]

vt

to doubt

lo dudo mucho I doubt it very much

es lo que te conviene, no lo dudes it's what's right for you, take it from me

yo hice todo lo que pude — no lo dudo, pero … I did everything I could — I'm sure you did, but …

dudar QUE + SUBJ:

nunca dudé que fuera inocente I never doubted his innocence o that he was innocent

dudo que llegue a tiempo I doubt that o if o whether I'll get there in time, I don't think I'll get there in time

dudo que te haya dicho la verdad I doubt if o whether he's told you the truth

■ dudar

vi

vamos, cómpralo, no sigas dudando go ahead and buy it, stop hesitating o dithering

está dudando entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind o she is in two minds whether to buy or rent

dudar EN + INF to hesitate to + INF

no dudes en llamarme don't hesitate to call me

dudar DE algo/algn to doubt sth/sb

¿dudas de su honradez? do you doubt his honesty?

no dudo de su capacidad para desempeñar el cargo I don't doubt o I'm not questioning his ability to do the job

¿cómo pude dudar de ti? how could I have doubted you?

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dudar ( conjugate dudar) verbo transitivo
to doubt;
◊ dudo que lo haya terminado I doubt if o whether he's finished it

verbo intransitivo: duda entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent;
dudar en hacer algo to hesitate to do sth;
dudar de algo/algn to doubt sth/sb
dudar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to doubt: no dudes de él, don't distrust him
2 (estar indeciso) to hesitate [en, to]: dudaban entre comprarlo o no, they hesitated whether to buy it or not
II verbo transitivo to doubt: dudo mucho que se disculpe, I very much doubt that he'll apologize

' dudar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vacilar
- ver
- titubear
English:
debate
- doubt
- falter
- hesitate
- shot
- suspect
- vacillate
- waver

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dudar

♦ vi

1. [desconfiar]
dudar de algo/alguien to have one's doubts about sth/sb;

dudo de sus intenciones I question his intentions;

no dudo de su buena voluntad I don't doubt his goodwill;

sé que dudan de mí, pero yo soy inocente I know they have their doubts about me, but I'm innocent;

¿acaso dudas de mí? don't you trust me then?

2. [no estar seguro]
dudar sobre algo to be unsure about sth

3. [vacilar] to hesitate;

dudar entre hacer una cosa u otra to be unsure whether to do one thing or another;

no dudes en venir a preguntarme don't hesitate to come and ask me

♦ vt

to doubt;

¿vas a venir? – lo dudo are you going to come? – I doubt it, I don't think so;

lo dudo mucho I very much doubt it;

después de dudarlo bastante se decidió a ir after being in some doubt he decided to go;

¿que eres sincero? permíteme que lo dude so you're telling the truth, are you? I think I'll reserve judgement on that, if I may;

yo no lo hice – no lo dudo, pero… I didn't do it – I'm sure you didn't, but…;

no lo dude, ha hecho lo que debía you can rest assured you've done the right thing;

dudo que venga I doubt (whether) he'll come;

no dudo que lo hiciera con muy buena intención no doubt he did it with the best of intentions

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dudar

I v/t doubt;

¡no lo dudes! of course!, no problem!

II v/i

1 hesitate (en to);

no dudar en hacer algo not hesitate to do sth

2

:

dudar de alguien not trust s.o.

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dudar vt

: to doubt

dudar vi

dudar en : to hesitate to

no dudes en pedirme ayuda: don't hesitate to ask me for help

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dudar vb

1. (en general) to doubt

dudo que se case I doubt that he'll get married

si llueve, que lo dudo, iremos al museo if it rains, which I doubt, we'll go to the museum

2. (vacilar) to hesitate

no dudes en pedir ayuda don't hesitate to ask for help

3. (no poder escoger) not to be sure / not to be able to make up your mind

dudó entre comprarse un coche o una moto he wasn't sure whether to buy a car or a motorbike

4. (desconfiar) to mistrust

duda de su marido she doesn't trust her husband

Spanish-English dictionary > dudar
16 word

1. noun
1) Wort, das

words cannot describe it — mit Worten lässt sich das nicht beschreiben

in a or one word — (fig.) mit einem Wort

[not] in so many words — [nicht] ausdrücklich

in other words — mit anderen Worten

not a word of something — kein Wort von etwas

bad luck/drunk is not the word for it — Pech/betrunken ist gar kein Ausdruck dafür (ugs.)

that's not the word I would have used — das ist gar kein Ausdruck (ugs.)

put something into words — etwas in Worte fassen

word for word — Wort für Wort

without a or one/another word — ohne ein/ein weiteres Wort

too funny etc. for words — unsagbar komisch usw.; see also academic.ru/26214/fail">fail 2. 5); play 1. 2), 2. 1)

2) (thing said) Wort, das

hard words — harte Worte

exchange or have words — einen Wortwechsel haben

a man of few words — ein Mann von wenig Worten

have a word [with somebody] about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

could I have a word [with you]? — kann ich dich mal sprechen?

have words with somebody — sich mit jemandem streiten

say a few words — ein paar Worte sprechen

suit the action to the word — seinen Worten Taten folgen lassen

it's his word against mine — sein Wort steht gegen meins

take somebody at his/her word — jemanden beim Wort nehmen

word of command/advice — Kommando, das/Rat, der

at a word of command — auf Befehl

the Word [of God] — (Bible) das Wort [Gottes]

put in a good word for somebody [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] ein [gutes] Wort für jemanden einlegen

3) (promise) Wort, das

doubt somebody's word — jemandes Wort in Zweifel ziehen

give [somebody] one's word — jemandem sein Wort geben

keep/break one's word — sein Wort halten/brechen

upon my word! — (dated) meiner Treu! (veralt.)

my word! — meine Güte!; see also take 1. 32)

4) no pl. (speaking) Wort, das

by word of mouth — durch mündliche Mitteilung

5) in pl. (text of song, spoken by actor) Text, der

6) no pl., no indef. art. (news) Nachricht, die

word had just reached them — die Nachricht hatte sie gerade erreicht

word has it or the word is [that]... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...

word went round that... — es ging das Gerücht, dass...

send/leave word that/of when... — Nachricht geben/eine Nachricht hinterlassen, dass/wenn...

is there any word from her? — hat sie schon von sich hören lassen?

7) (command) Kommando, das

just say the word — sag nur ein Wort

at the word ‘run’, you run! — bei dem Wort ‘rennen’ rennst du!

8) (password) Parole, die (Milit.)

give the word — die Parole sagen
2. transitive verb
formulieren

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[wə:d] 1. noun
1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) das Wort

2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) einige Worte (pl.)

3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) der Bescheid

4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) das Wort
2. verb
(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) formulieren

- wording
- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word
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word

[wɜ:d, AM wɜ:rd]

I. n

1. (unit of language) Wort nt

we've had enough of \words genug der Worte

do you remember the exact \words? erinnern Sie sich [noch] an den genauen Wortlaut?

and those are his exact \words? und das hat er genau so gesagt?

what's the \word for ‘bikini’ in French? was heißt ‚Bikini‘ auf Französisch?

clumsy isn't the \word for it! unbeholfen ist noch viel zu milde ausgedrückt!

hush, not a \word! pst, keinen Mucks!

nobody's said a \word about that to me kein Mensch hat mir etwas davon gesagt

or \words to that effect oder so ähnlich

to be a man/woman of few \words nicht viel reden, kein Mann/keine Frau vieler Worte sein

empty \words leere Worte

in other \words mit anderen Worten

to use a rude \word ein Schimpfwort benutzen

the spoken/written \word das gesprochene/geschriebene Wort

to be too stupid for \words unsagbar dumm sein

to not breathe a \word of [or about] sth kein Sterbenswörtchen von etw dat verraten

to not know a \word of French/German/Spanish kein Wort Französisch/Deutsch/Spanisch können

▪ \word for \word Wort für Wort

to translate sth \word for \word etw [wort]wörtlich übersetzen

in a \word um es kurz zu sagen

in the \words of Burns um mit Burns zu sprechen

in \words of one syllable in einfachen Worten

in sb's own \words mit jds eigenen Worten

in so many \words ausdrücklich, direkt

2. no pl (short conversation) [kurzes] Gespräch; (formal) Unterredung f

to have a \word with sb [about sth] mit jdm [über etw akk] sprechen

ah, John, I've been meaning to have a \word with you ach, John, kann ich dich kurz mal sprechen?

could I have a \word about the sales figures? kann ich Sie kurz wegen der Verkaufszahlen sprechen?

the manager wants a \word der Manager möchte Sie sprechen

to exchange [or have] a few \words with sb ein paar Worte mit jdm wechseln

to have a quiet \word with sb jdn zur Seite nehmen

to say a few \words [about sth] [zu etw dat] ein paar Worte sagen

3. no pl (news) Nachricht f; (message) Mitteilung f

there's no \word from head office yet die Zentrale hat uns noch nicht Bescheid gegeben

hey, Martin, what's the good \word? AM ( fam) hallo, Martin, was gibt's Neues?

\word gets around [or about] [or BRIT round] Neuigkeiten verbreiten sich schnell

\word has it [or [the] \word is] that they may separate es geht das Gerücht, dass sie sich trennen

[the] \word is out [that]... es wurde öffentlich bekanntgegeben, dass...

to get \word of sth [from sb] etw [von jdm] erfahren

to have \word from sb [etwas] von jdm hören

to have [or hear] \word that... [davon] hören, dass...

4. no pl (order) Kommando nt, Befehl m

we're waiting for the \word from head office wir warten auf die Anweisung von der Zentrale

to give the \word den Befehl geben

5. (remark) Bemerkung f

if you want to leave, just say the \word wenn du gehen möchtest, brauchst du es nur zu sagen

\word of advice Rat[schlag] m

\word of warning Warnung f

6. no pl (promise) Wort nt, Versprechen nt

do we have your \word on that? haben wir dein Wort darauf?

my \word is my bond ( form or hum) auf mein Wort kannst du bauen

to be a man/woman of his/her \word zu seinem/ihrem Wort stehen, halten, was man verspricht

to be as good as/better than one's \word sein Wort halten/mehr als halten

to break [or go back on] /keep one's \word sein Wort brechen/halten

to give [sb] one's \word that... jdm versprechen [o sein [Ehren]wort geben], dass...

to take sb at his/her \word jdn beim Wort nehmen

7. no pl (statement of facts) Wort nt

it's her \word against mine es steht Aussage gegen Aussage

to take sb's \word for it [that...] jdm glauben, dass...

8. (lyrics)

▪ \words pl Text m

9.

▶ a \word in your ear BRIT ein kleiner Tipp unter uns

▶ \words fail me! mir fehlen die Worte!

▶ sb cannot get a \word in edgeways [or AM edgewise] ( fam) jd kommt überhaupt nicht zu Wort

▶ from the \word go vom ersten Moment [o von Anfang] an

▶ to have \words with sb eine Auseinandersetzung mit jdm haben, sich akk mit jdm streiten

▶ to have a quick \word in sb's ear BRIT kurz mit jdm allein sprechen

▶ to not have a good \word to say about sb/sth kein gutes Haar an jdm/etw lassen

▶ by \word of mouth mündlich

▶ my \word! [or ( old) upon my \word] du meine Güte!

▶ to put \words in[to] sb's mouth jdm Worte in den Mund legen

▶ to put in a good \word for sb/sth [with sb] [bei jdm] ein gutes Wort für jdn/etw einlegen

▶ to take the \words out of sb's mouth jdm das Wort aus dem Mund[e] nehmen

II. vt

▪ to \word sth etw formulieren [o in Worte fassen]; document etw abfassen

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[wɜːd]
1. n

1) (= unit of language) Wort nt

words — Wörter pl; (in meaningful sequence) Worte pl

word division — Silbentrennung f

foreign words — Fremdwörter pl

word for word — Wort für Wort

cold isn't the word for it — kalt ist gar kein Ausdruck (dafür)

"irresponsible" would be a better word for it — "unverantwortlich" wäre wohl das treffendere Wort dafür

words cannot describe it — so etwas kann man mit Worten gar nicht beschreiben

beyond words — unbeschreiblich

too funny for words — unbeschreiblich komisch

to put one's thoughts into words — seine Gedanken in Worte fassen or kleiden

in a word — mit einem Wort, kurz gesagt

(not) in so many words — (nicht) direkt or ausdrücklich

in other words — mit anderen Worten, anders gesagt or ausgedrückt

in one's own words — mit eigenen Worten

the last word (fig) — der letzte Schrei (in an +dat )

he had the last word — er hatte das letzte Wort

that's not the word I would have chosen — ich hätte es nicht so ausgedrückt

in the words of Goethe — mit Goethe gesprochen, um mit Goethe zu sprechen

2) (= remark) Wort nt

words — Worte pl

a word of advice — ein Rat(schlag) m

a word of encouragement/warning — eine Ermunterung/Warnung

fine words — schöne Worte pl

a man of few words — ein Mann, der nicht viele Worte macht

I can't get a word out of him — ich kann kein Wort aus ihm herausbekommen

by word of mouth — durch mündliche Überlieferung

to say a few words — ein paar Worte sprechen

to be lost or at a loss for words — nicht wissen, was man sagen soll

to take sb at his word — jdn beim Wort nehmen

John, could I have a word? — John, kann ich dich mal sprechen?

(could I have) a word in your ear? — kann ich Sie bitte allein or unter vier Augen sprechen?

a word to the wise — ein guter Rat

you took the words out of my mouth — du hast mir das Wort aus dem Mund genommen

I wish you wouldn't put words into my mouth — ich wünschte, Sie würden mir nicht das Wort im Munde herumdrehen

to put in or say a (good) word for sb — für jdn ein gutes Wort einlegen

nobody had a good word to say for him — niemand wusste etwas Gutes über ihn zu sagen

without a word — ohne ein Wort

don't say or breathe a word about it — sag aber bitte keinen Ton or kein Sterbenswörtchen (inf) davon

remember, not a word to anyone — vergiss nicht, kein Sterbenswörtchen (inf)

3) wordspl

(= quarrel) to have words with sb — mit jdm eine Auseinandersetzung haben

4) pl (= text, lyrics) Text m

5) no pl (= message, news) Nachricht f

word went round that... — es ging die Nachricht um, dass...

to leave word (with sb/for sb) that... — (bei jdm/für jdn) (die Nachricht) hinterlassen, dass...

is there any word from John yet? — schon von John gehört?, schon Nachrichten von John?

to send word — Nachricht geben

to send word to sb — jdn benachrichtigen

to send sb word of sth — jdn von etw benachrichtigen

to spread the word ( around) (inf) — es allen sagen (inf)

what's the word on Charlie? (inf) — was gibts Neues von Charlie?

6) (= promise, assurance) Wort nt

or honor (US) — Ehrenwort nt

a man of his word — ein Mann, der zu seinem Wort steht

to be true to or as good as one's word, to keep one's word — sein Wort halten

I give you my word — ich gebe dir mein (Ehren)wort

to go back on one's word — sein Wort nicht halten

to break one's word — sein Wort brechen

I only have his word for it — ich habe nur sein Wort dafür

take my word for it — verlass dich drauf, das kannst du mir glauben

you don't have to take my word for it — du kannst das ruhig nachprüfen

it's his word against mine —

upon my word! (old) my word! — meine Güte!

7) (= order) Wort nt; (also word of command) Kommando nt, Befehl m

to give the word (to do sth) (Mil) — das Kommando geben(, etw zu tun)

just say the word — sag nur ein Wort

his word is law here — sein Wort ist hier Gesetz

8) (REL) Wort nt

the Word of God —

to preach the Word — das Wort Gottes or das Evangelium verkünden

2. vt
(in Worten) ausdrücken, formulieren, in Worte fassen (geh); letter formulieren; speech abfassen
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word [wɜːd; US wɜrd]

A v/t in Worte fassen, (in Worten) ausdrücken, formulieren, abfassen:

worded as follows mit folgendem Wortlaut

B s

1. Wort n:

words

a) Worte,

b) LING Wörter;

in one’s own words in eigenen Worten;

word for word Wort für Wort, (wort)wörtlich; → put C 13

2. Wort n, Ausspruch m:

words Worte pl, Rede f, Äußerung f

3. pl Text m, Worte pl (eines Liedes etc):

words and music Text und Musik

4. (Ehren-)Wort n, Versprechen n, Zusage f, Erklärung f, Versicherung f:

word of hono(u)r Ehrenwort;

upon my word! auf mein Wort!;

my word! meine Güte!;

break (give, keep) one’s word sein Wort brechen (geben, halten);

he is as good as his word er ist ein Mann von Wort; er hält, was er verspricht;

take sb at their word jemanden beim Wort nehmen;

I took his word for it ich zweifelte nicht an seinen Worten;

it’s her word against his hier steht Aussage gegen Aussage; → eat B 1, have B 1

5. Bescheid m, Nachricht f:

leave word Bescheid hinterlassen ( with bei);

send word to sb jemandem Nachricht geben

6. a) Parole f, Losung f, Stichwort n

b) Befehl m, Kommando n

c) Zeichen n, Signal n:

give the word (to do sth);

just say the word du brauchst es nur zu sagen; → mum¹ A

7. REL

a) oft the Word (of God) das Wort Gottes, das Evangelium

b) the Word das Wort (die göttliche Natur Christi)

8. pl Wortwechsel m, Streit m:

have words sich streiten oder zanken ( with mit)Besondere Redewendungen: at a word sofort, aufs Wort;

by word of mouth mündlich;

in other words mit anderen Worten;

in a word mit einem Wort, kurz, kurzum;

in the words of mit den Worten (gen);

big words große oder hochtrabende Worte;

the last word

a) das letzte Wort (on in einer Sache),

b) das Allerneueste oder -beste (in an dat);

have the last word das letzte Wort haben;

not believe a word of kein Wort glauben von;

have no words for sth nicht wissen, was man zu einer Sache sagen soll;

have a word with sb kurz mit jemandem sprechen;

can I have a word with you? kann ich Sie mal kurz sprechen?;

have a word to say etwas (Wichtiges) zu sagen haben;

put in a good word for sb ein gutes Wort für jemanden einlegen, sich für jemanden einsetzen;

too funny for words umg zum Schreien (komisch);

too silly for words unsagbar dumm;

not only in word but also in deed nicht nur in Worten, sondern auch in Taten;

he hasn’t a word to throw at a dog er kommt sich zu fein vor, um mit anderen zu sprechen; er macht den Mund nicht auf;

cold’s not the word for it umg kalt ist gar kein Ausdruck; → ear¹ Bes Redew, hang C 1, mark¹ B 10

wd abk

1. ward Abtlg., Station f

2. wood

3. word

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1. noun
1) Wort, das

words cannot describe it — mit Worten lässt sich das nicht beschreiben

in a or one word — (fig.) mit einem Wort

[not] in so many words — [nicht] ausdrücklich

in other words — mit anderen Worten

not a word of something — kein Wort von etwas

bad luck/drunk is not the word for it — Pech/betrunken ist gar kein Ausdruck dafür (ugs.)

that's not the word I would have used — das ist gar kein Ausdruck (ugs.)

put something into words — etwas in Worte fassen

word for word — Wort für Wort

without a or one/another word — ohne ein/ein weiteres Wort

too funny etc. for words — unsagbar komisch usw.; see also fail 2. 5); play 1. 2), 2. 1)

2) (thing said) Wort, das

hard words — harte Worte

exchange or have words — einen Wortwechsel haben

a man of few words — ein Mann von wenig Worten

have a word [with somebody] about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

could I have a word [with you]? — kann ich dich mal sprechen?

have words with somebody — sich mit jemandem streiten

say a few words — ein paar Worte sprechen

suit the action to the word — seinen Worten Taten folgen lassen

it's his word against mine — sein Wort steht gegen meins

take somebody at his/her word — jemanden beim Wort nehmen

word of command/advice — Kommando, das/Rat, der

at a word of command — auf Befehl

the Word [of God] — (Bible) das Wort [Gottes]

put in a good word for somebody [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] ein [gutes] Wort für jemanden einlegen

3) (promise) Wort, das

doubt somebody's word — jemandes Wort in Zweifel ziehen

give [somebody] one's word — jemandem sein Wort geben

keep/break one's word — sein Wort halten/brechen

upon my word! — (dated) meiner Treu! (veralt.)

my word! — meine Güte!; see also take 1. 32)

4) no pl. (speaking) Wort, das

by word of mouth — durch mündliche Mitteilung

5) in pl. (text of song, spoken by actor) Text, der

6) no pl., no indef. art. (news) Nachricht, die

word had just reached them — die Nachricht hatte sie gerade erreicht

word has it or the word is [that]... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...

word went round that... — es ging das Gerücht, dass...

send/leave word that/of when... — Nachricht geben/eine Nachricht hinterlassen, dass/wenn...

is there any word from her? — hat sie schon von sich hören lassen?

7) (command) Kommando, das

just say the word — sag nur ein Wort

at the word ‘run’, you run! — bei dem Wort ‘rennen’ rennst du!

8) (password) Parole, die (Milit.)

give the word — die Parole sagen
2. transitive verb
formulieren

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v.

formulieren v. n.

Wort ¨-er n.

English-german dictionary > word
17 geben

n; -s, kein Pl.

1. giving; es ist alles ein Geben und Nehmen it’s all a matter of give and take; Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen BIBL. it is more blessed to give than to receive

2. Kartenspiel: am Geben sein be dealing, be the dealer; er ist am Geben it’s his deal

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to hand; to deal; to give

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ge|ben ['geːbn] pret gab [gaːp] ptp gegeben [gə'geːbn]
1. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) to give; (= reichen) to give, to pass; Schatten, Kühle to provide

wer hat dir das gegeben? — who gave you that?

gibs mir! — give it to me!, give me it!

was darf ich Ihnen geben? — what can I get you?

könnten Sie mir die Butter/den Korkenzieher geben? — could you pass me the butter/the corkscrew?

geben Sie mir bitte zwei Flaschen Bier — I'd like two bottles of beer, please

(von jdm) etw geben lassen — to ask (sb) for sth

geben Sie mir bitte Herrn Braun (Telec) — can I speak to Mr Braun please?

man kann nicht für alles geben (= spenden) — you can't give to everything

geben or Geben ist seliger denn nehmen or Nehmen (Bibl) — it is more blessed to give than to receive

ich gäbe viel darum, zu... — I'd give a lot to...

sie würde ihr Leben für ihre Kinder geben — she'd give her life for her children

sie gaben ihr Leben fürs Vaterland — they gave or laid down their lives for their country

jdm einen Tritt geben — to give sb a kick; (figinf) to give sb the boot (inf)

gibs ihm ( tüchtig)! (inf) — let him have it! (inf)

ein gutes Beispiel geben — to set a good example

jdm etw zu verstehen geben — to make sth known to sb

jdn/etw verloren geben — to give sb/sth up for lost

das Buch hat mir viel gegeben — I got a lot out of the book

2) = Cards to deal

er hat mir drei Asse und zwei Buben gegeben — he dealt me three aces and two jacks

da hast du mir aber ein lausiges Blatt gegeben — you've given or dealt me a lousy hand

3) = gewähren, verleihen to give; Thema, Aufgabe, Problem to set

jdm einen Preis geben — to give sb a prize

einen Elfmeter/einen Freistoß geben — to give a penalty kick/a free kick

gebe Gott, dass... — God grant that...

Taktgefühl ist ihm nicht gegeben — he's not over-endowed with tact

es war ihm nicht gegeben, seine Eltern lebend wiederzusehen — he was not to see his parents alive again

4) = schicken, übergeben to send; (dial = tun) to put

in die Post geben — to post (Brit), to mail (esp US)

ein Auto in Reparatur geben — to have a car repaired

ein Kind in Pflege geben — to put a child in care

geben (dial) — to sprinkle sugar over sth

Milch an den Teig geben (dial) — to add milk to the dough

5) = ergeben, erzeugen to produce

die Kuh gibt Milch — the cow produces milk

die Kuh gibt 25 Liter — the cow produces or gives 25 litres (Brit) or liters (US)

2 + 2 gibt 4 — 2 + 2 makes 4

fünf Manuskriptseiten geben eine Druckseite — five pages of manuscript equal or make one page of print

ein Pfund gibt fünf Klöße — a pound will make five dumplings

Rotwein gibt Flecken — red wine leaves stains

das gibt Ärger/Probleme — that will cause trouble/problems

was wird das noch geben? — where will it end?

6) = veranstalten Konzert, Fest to give; Theaterstück etc to do

am Schillertheater geben sie wieder "Maria Stuart" — they are doing "Maria Stuart" at the Schillertheater again

was wird heute im Theater gegeben? — what's on at the theatre (Brit) or theater (US) today?

7) = unterrichten to teach

Englisch/Deutsch geben — to teach English/German

er gibt Nachhilfeunterricht/Tanzstunden — he gives private tuition/dancing lessons (Brit), he does tutoring/gives dancing lessons

8) andere Wendungendiams; viel/nicht viel auf etw (acc) geben to set great/little store by sth

auf die Meinung der Lehrer brauchst du nichts zu geben — you needn't bother about what the teachers think

ich gebe nicht viel auf seinen Rat — I don't think much of his advicediams; etw von sich geben Laut, Worte, Flüche to utter; Meinung to express

was er gestern von sich gegeben hat, war wieder einmal völlig unverständlich — what he was going on about yesterday was, as ever, completely incomprehensible

2. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1) CARDS to deal

der links von mir Sitzende gibt — the person sitting on my left deals

wer gibt? — whose deal is it?, whose turn is it to deal?

2) SPORT = Aufschlag haben to serve

wer gibt? — whose serve is it?

3. UNPERSÖNLICHES VERB
diams; es gibt (+sing) there is; (+pl) there are
es gibt da noch ein Problem — there's still one problem

es gibt dieses Jahr viele Äpfel — there are a lot of apples this year

gibt es einen Gott? — is there a God?

gibt es den Osterhasen? — is there really an Easter Bunny?

heute gibts noch Regen — it's going to rain today

es wird noch Ärger geben — there'll be trouble (yet)

darauf gibt es 10% Rabatt — you get 10% discount on it

was gibts zum Mittagessen? — what's for lunch?

freitags gibt es bei uns immer Fisch — we always have fish on Fridays

wann gibts was zu essen? – es gibt gleich was — when are we going to get something to eat? – it's on its way

es gibt gleich Mittagessen! — it's nearly time for lunch!

jetzt gibt es keine Süßigkeiten mehr — (you're getting) no more sweets now

was gibts? — what's the matter?, what is it?

ein Mensch mit zwei Köpfen? das gibts nicht! — a two-headed person? there's no such thing!

das gibts nicht, dass ein Vegetarier Metzger wird — it's impossible, a vegetarian wouldn't become a butcher, it's inconceivable that a vegetarian would become a butcher

so was gibts also! (inf) — who'd have thought it! (inf)

das gibts doch nicht! — I don't believe it!

das darf es doch nicht geben! — I don't believe it!

das hat es ja noch nie gegeben! — it's unbelievable!

so was gibts bei uns nicht! (inf) — that's just not on! (inf)

da gibts nichts (inf) — there's no two ways about it (inf)

was es nicht alles gibt! — it's a funny old world!

hat es sonst noch etwas gegeben? — was there anything else?

gleich gibts was! (inf) — there's going to be trouble!

4. REFLEXIVES VERB

1) diams; sich geben = nachlassen Regen to ease off; (Schmerzen) to ease, to lessen; (Leidenschaft, Begeisterung) to lessen, to cool; (freches Benehmen) to lessen

2)

= aufgeben, ergeben sich gefangen geben — to give oneself up

sich verloren geben — to give oneself up for lost

See:

→ schlagen

3) = sich erledigen to sort itself out; (= aufhören) to stop

das wird sich schon geben — it'll all work out

machen Sie erst mal die dringensten Sachen, der Rest wird sich (von alleine) geben — do the most urgent things first, the rest will sort itself out

gibt sich das bald! (inf) — cut it out! (inf)

4) = sich benehmen to behave

sich als etw geben — to play sth

sich freundlich geben — to behave in a friendly way, to be friendly

sich als große Dame geben — to play the great lady

sich von oben herab geben — to behave condescendingly, to be condescending

sich von der besten Seite geben — to show one's best side

nach außen gab er sich heiter — outwardly he seemed quite cheerful

sie gibt sich, wie sie ist — she's completely genuine, there's no pretence (Brit) or pretense (US) with her

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1) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) allow

2) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) hand

3) (the act of dividing cards among players in a card game.) deal

4) (to distribute (cards).) deal

5) (to cause to have: My aunt gave me a book for Christmas; Can you give me an opinion on this?) give

6) (to produce (something): Cows give milk but horses do not; He gave a talk on his travels.) give

7) (to organize (some event etc): We're giving a party next week.) give

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ge·ben

[ˈge:bn̩]

I. TRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(reichen)

▪ jdm etw \geben to give sb sth, to give sth to sb

gibst du mir bitte mal das Brot? could you give [or hand] me the bread, please? [or pass]

ich würde alles darum \geben, ihn noch einmal zu sehen I would give anything to see him again; (beim Kartenspiel) to deal

du hast mir 3 Joker gegeben you've dealt me 3 jokers

wer gibt jetzt? whose turn is it to deal?

2.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(schenken) to give [as a present]

3.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(mitteilen)

jdm die [o seine] Telefonnummer \geben to give sb one's telephone number

▪ sich dat etw [von jdm] \geben lassen to ask [sb] for sth

er ließ sich die Speisekarte \geben he asked for the menu

4.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

ÖKON (verkaufen)

▪ jdm etw \geben to get sb sth; (bezahlen)

▪ [jdm] etw für etw akk \geben to give [sb] sth for sth

was darf ich Ihnen \geben? what can I get you?

darf ich Ihnen sonst noch was \geben? can I get you anything else?

\geben Sie mir bitte fünf Brötchen I'd like five bread rolls please

ich gebe Ihnen 500 Euro für das Bild I'll give you [or let you have] 500 euros for the picture

Preisnachlass/Skonto \geben to give a reduction/cash discount

5.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(spenden)

▪ etw gibt jdm etw sth gives [sb] sth

Schutz/Schatten \geben to give [or provide] protection/shade

6.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(verleihen)

einen Preis \geben to award a prize

Titel/Namen \geben to give a title/name

diese erfreuliche Nachricht gab ihr neue Zuversicht this welcome piece of news gave her new confidence

der Gedanke an eine Rettung gab uns immer wieder Kraft the thought of being rescued always gave us strength

7.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

TELEK (telefonisch verbinden)

▪ jdm jdn \geben to put sb through to sb

\geben Sie mir bitte Frau Schmidt can I speak to Mrs Smith, please

8.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(stellen)

▪ jdm etw \geben to give [or set] sb sth

eine Aufgabe/ein Problem/ein Thema \geben to set a task/problem/topic

9.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(abhalten)

▪ etw \geben to give sth

der Minister wird eine Pressekonferenz \geben the minister will give [or hold] a press conference

10.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(bieten, gewähren, zukommen lassen)

▪ jd gibt [jdm] etw sb gives [or allows] [sb] sth

jdm einen Namen \geben to name a person

jdm ein Interview \geben to grant sb an interview

jdm eine Verwarnung \geben to give sb a warning; SPORT to book sb

der Schiedsrichter gab dem Spieler eine Verwarnung wegen Foulspiels the referee booked the player for a foul

einen Freistoß \geben FBALL to award a free-kick

11.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(aufführen)

ein Theaterstück \geben to put on a play

12.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(veranstalten)

ein Fest \geben to give a party

13.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

DIAL (abgeben, vorübergehend weggehen)

▪ etw/jdn irgendwohin \geben akk to send sth/sb somewhere

sein Auto in [die] Reparatur \geben to have one's car repaired

sein Kind in ein Internat \geben to send one's child to boarding school

dürfen wir während unseres Urlaubs unsere Katze zu euch \geben? can you take our cat while we're away?

14.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

KOCHK (fam: tun)

▪ etw in etw akk/an etw akk \geben, etw zu etw dat \geben to add sth to sth

Wein in die Soße \geben to add wine to the sauce

15.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(ergeben)

▪ etw \geben to produce sth

sieben mal sieben gibt neunundvierzig seven times seven equals forty-nine, seven sevens are forty-nine

Rotwein gibt Flecken red wine stains [or leaves stains]

keinen Sinn \geben that makes no sense

ein Wort gab das andere one word led to another

16.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(erteilen)

▪ etw \geben to teach sth

Nachhilfestunden \geben to give private tuition

Unterricht \geben to teach

jdm etw zu tun \geben to give sb sth to do

17.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(äußern)

▪ etw von sich dat \geben to utter sth

er gab wenig Worte von sich he said very little

18.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(euph fam: sich erbrechen)

▪ etw [wieder] von sich dat \geben to throw up [sth], to bring up sth sep [again] euph

19.

▶ es jdm \geben (fam) to let sb have it fam

▶ gib's ihm! let him have it!

▶ jdm ist etw nicht gegeben sth is not given to sb

nicht allen ist es gegeben, einem solchen Ereignis beizuwohnen not everybody gets the opportunity to be present at such an event

es war ihm nicht gegeben, seine Heimatstadt wiederzusehen he was not destined to see his home town again

▶ nichts auf etw akk \geben to think nothing of sth

▶ jdm etw zu tun \geben to give sb sth to do

das wird ihm für die nächsten Monate zu tun geben! that'll keep him busy for the next few months!

das sollte der Firmenleitung zu denken \geben that should give the company management something to think about!

▶ viel/nicht viel auf etw akk \geben to set great/not much store by sth

ich gebe nicht viel auf die Gerüchte I don't pay much attention to rumours

II. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

KARTEN (austeilen) to deal

jetzt hast du genug gemischt, gib endlich! you've shuffled enough now, just deal them!

2.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

SPORT (Aufschlag haben) to serve

du gibst! it's your serve

III. UNPERSÖNLICHES TRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(gereicht werden)

▪ es gibt etw there is sth

hoffentlich gibt es bald was zu essen! I hope there's something to eat soon!

was gibt es zum Frühstück? what's for breakfast?

freitags gibt es bei uns immer Fisch we always have fish on Fridays

2.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(eintreten)

▪ es gibt etw there is sth

heute gibt es noch Regen it'll rain today

hat es sonst noch etwas gegeben, als ich weg war? has anything else happened while I was away

was wird das noch geben? where will it all lead to?

gleich gibt es was (fam) there's going to be trouble

3.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(existieren, passieren)

▪ etw/jdn gibt es there's sth/sb

das gibt's nicht! (fam) no way!, nothing doing!, forget it!

das gibt es nicht, dass du einfach meinen Wagen nimmst there's no way that you're taking [or using] my car

ein Bär mit zwei Köpfen? das gibt es nicht! a bear with two heads? there's no such thing!

das gibt's doch nicht! (fam) that's unbelievable

so was gibt es bei uns nicht! that's not on [as far as we're concerned]!

was gibt's? (fam) what's the matter, what's up fam

was es nicht alles gibt! (fam) well, I'll be damned! fam, stone me! sl, stone the crows BRIT sl

4.

▶ da gibt es nichts! (fam) there are no two ways about it

seine Lieder sind einmalig, da gibt es nichts! there's no doubt about it, his songs are unique

IV. REFLEXIVES VERB

1.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(nachlassen)

▪ etw gibt sich sth eases [off] [or lets up]

das gibt sich it will sort itself out

die Kopfschmerzen werden sich \geben your headache will go off

diese Aufsässigkeit wird sich bald von ganz alleine \geben this rebelliousness will soon die down of its own accord; (sich erledigen) to sort itself out

manches gibt sich von selbst wieder some things sort themselves out

das wird sich schon \geben it will all work out [for the best]

2.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(sich benehmen, aufführen)

▪ sich akk als etw \geben to behave in a certain way

sie gab sich sehr überrascht she acted very surprised

nach außen gab er sich heiter outwardly he behaved cheerfully

sie gibt sich, wie sie ist she doesn't try to be anything she isn't

sich akk von der besten Seite \geben to show one's best side

3.

<gibt, gab, gegeben>

(sich finden, ergeben)

▪ etw gibt sich sth arises

es wird sich schon noch eine Gelegenheit \geben there's sure to be another opportunity

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) give; (reichen) give; hand; pass

jemandem zu essen geben — give somebody something to eat

geben Sie mir bitte Herrn N. — please put me through to Mr N.

ich gäbe viel darum, wenn ich das machen könnte — I'd give a lot to be able to do that

jemandem etwas in die Hand geben — give somebody something

etwas [nicht] aus der Hand geben — [not] let go of something

geben Sie mir bitte ein Bier — I'll have a beer, please

Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen — (Spr.) it is more blessed to give than to receive (prov.)

2) (übergeben)

jemanden zu jemandem in die Lehre geben — apprentice somebody to somebody

etwas in Druck (Akk.) od. zum Druck geben — send something to press or to be printed; s. auch Pflege

3) (gewähren) give

einen Elfmeter geben — (Sport) award a penalty

4) (bieten) give

jemandem ein gutes Beispiel geben — set somebody a good example

5) (versetzen) give <slap, kick, etc.>

es jemandem geben — (ugs.): (jemandem die Meinung sagen) give somebody what for (sl.); (jemanden verprügeln) let somebody have it

gib [es] ihm! — (ugs.) let him have it!

6) (erteilen) give

Unterricht geben — teach

Französisch geben — teach French

7) (hervorbringen) give <milk, shade, light>

8) (veranstalten) give, throw < party>; give, lay on < banquet>; give < dinner party, ball>

9) (aufführen) give <concert, performance>

das Theater gibt den ‘Faust’ — the theatre is putting on ‘Faust’

was wird heute gegeben? — what's on today?

sein Debüt geben — make one's debut

10) (ergeben)

drei mal drei gibt neun — three threes are nine; three times three is or makes nine

eins plus eins gibt zwei — one and one is or makes two

das gibt [k]einen Sinn — that makes [no] sense

ein Wort gab das andere — one word led to another

11) in

etwas ist jemandem nicht gegeben — somebody just hasn't got something

12) (äußern)

etwas von sich geben — utter something

Unsinn/dummes Zeug von sich geben — (abwertend) talk nonsense/rubbish

keinen Laut/Ton von sich geben — not make a sound

13) in

viel/wenig auf etwas (Akk.) geben — set great/little store by something

14) (hinzugeben) add; put in

etwas an das Essen geben — add something to or put something into the food

15) (ugs.): (erbrechen)

alles wieder von sich geben — bring or (coll.) sick everything up again
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; unpers

1) (vorhanden sein)

es gibt — there is/are

das gibt es wohl häufiger — it happens all the time

dass es so etwas heutzutage überhaupt noch gibt! — I'm surprised that such things still go on nowadays

zu meiner Zeit gab es das nicht — it wasn't like that in my day

das gibt es ja gar nicht — I don't believe it; you're joking (coll.)

Ein Hund mit fünf Beinen? Das gibt es ja gar nicht — A dog with five legs? There's no such thing!

Kommen Sie herein. Was gibt es? — Come in. What's the matter or (coll.) what's up?

was gibt's denn da? — what's going on over there?

was es nicht alles gibt! — (ugs.) what will they think of next?

da gibt's nichts — (ugs.) there's no denying it or no doubt about it

da gibt's nichts, da würde ich sofort protestieren — there's nothing else for it, I'd protest immediately in that case

2) (angeboten werden)

was gibt es zu essen/trinken? — what is there to eat/drink?

was gibt es denn zum Mittagessen? — what's for lunch?

heute gibt's Schweinefleisch — we're having pork today

3) (kommen zu)

morgen gibt es Schnee/Sturm — it'll snow tomorrow/there'll be a storm tomorrow

gleich/sonst gibt's was — (ugs.) there'll be trouble in a minute/otherwise
3.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (Karten austeilen) deal

wer gibt? — whose deal is it?

2) (Sport): (aufschlagen) serve
4.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich [natürlich] geben — act or behave [naturally]

sich nach außen hin gelassen geben — give the appearance of being relaxed

deine Art, dich zu geben — the way you behave

2) (nachlassen)

das Fieber wird sich geben — his/her etc. temperature will drop

sein Eifer wird sich bald geben — his enthusiasm will soon wear off or cool

das gibt sich/wird sich noch geben — it will get better

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geben; gibt, gab, hat gegeben

A. v/t

1. give (

jemandem etwas sb sth, sth to sb); (reichen) auch hand; (schenken) auch present (with); (verleihen) auch lend; (Ball etc) (weitergeben) pass;

etwas nicht aus der Hand geben (nicht hergeben) not let go of sth, not part with sth; fig (Leitung, Verantwortung) refuse to give up sth ( oder relinquish sth);

jemandem zu trinken/essen geben give sb sth to drink/eat;

jemandem seine Medizin geben (verabreichen) give sb his ( oder her) medicine;

was gibst du mir dafür? what will you give me for it?;

sich (dat)

etwas geben lassen (bitten um, verlangen) ask for sth;

jemandem etwas als Pfand/zur Aufbewahrung geben give sb sth as a pledge/for safekeeping;

geben Sie mir bitte ein Bier/zwei Kilo Äpfel give me ( oder I’d like) a beer/two kilos of apples, please;

geben Sie mir bitte Herrn Müller am Telefon: I’d like to speak to Mr ( oder Mr.) Müller, please, put me through to Mr ( oder Mr.) Müller, please;

ich gäbe was drum zu wissen … umg I’d give anything to know …; → Druck², Hand¹, Kommission, Pflege etc

2. (Auskunft, Befehl, Erlaubnis, Hinweis etc) give; (gewähren) auch grant; (bieten) give, offer; (Hoffnung, Mut etc) give, fill sb with;

jemandem keinen Anlass geben zu (+inf) give sb no cause to (+inf)

jemandem eine/eine letzte Chance geben give sb a/one last chance;

er hat noch viel/mir nichts zu geben (bieten) he still has plenty to offer/he has nothing to offer me;

der Arzt gibt ihm noch zwei Monate (zu leben) fig the doctor gives him two more ( oder another two) months (to live); → Antwort, Bescheid, Blöße, Wort etc

3. (Konzert etc) give; (Theaterstück etc) perform, do umg; (Film) show; (Essen, Party) have, give; (Unterricht, Fach) teach;

was wird heute Abend gegeben? what’s on tonight?;

das Stück wurde drei Monate lang gegeben the play ran ( oder was on) for three months

4. SPORT (Ecke, Elfmeter, Freistoß) give

5. (Ertrag etc) give, yield;

Milch geben give ( oder provide) milk

6. (ergeben) make; (Flecken) make, leave;

das gibt eine gute Suppe it makes a good soup;

das gibt keinen Sinn it doesn’t make (any) sense;

fünf mal sechs gibt dreißig five sixes are thirty, five times six is thirty

7. (tun, legen, stecken etc) put; (hinzufügen) add;

Salz in die Suppe geben put salt into ( oder add salt to) the soup

8.

von sich geben (Geräusch, Geruch) give off; CHEM emit; (Äußerung) make; (Schrei etc) give; (auch Flüche) let out;

Essen

(wieder) von sich geben umg bring up;

nichts als Unsinn von sich geben talk nothing but nonsense; → Ton¹

9.

etwas oder

viel geben auf gutes Benehmen etc: set great store by; besonders auf jemanden: think highly ( oder a lot) of;

wenig/nichts geben auf Konventionen etc: set little/no store by, not bother much/at all about umg; auf jemanden: not think much of;

ich gebe nichts auf i-e Worte I don’t believe a word she says, I don’t take anything she says seriously

10. umg:

es jemandem geben let sb have it, give it to sb;

gib ihm Saures! give him hell,

dem hab ich’s aber gegeben! I really let him have it ( oder gave it to him)!;

gut gegeben! that’s telling him etc!

B. v/i

1. give (

mit vollen Händen freely);

den Armen geben give to the poor;

gern geben give willingly ( oder gladly)

2. Kartenspiel: deal;

wer gibt? whose deal is it?

3. Tennis: serve

4. unpers:

es gibt (existiert, wird angeboten etc) there is, there are;

es gibt Leute, die … some people …;

der beste Spieler, den es je gab the best player there ever was;

es gab viel zu tun there was a lot to do;

es gab kein Entrinnen there was no escaping;

was gibt es da noch zu überlegen? what is there still to think about?;

was gibt es da zu lachen? ärgerlich: what’s funny about that?;

was gibt’s? what’s up?; (was hast du) what’s the matter?;

was gibt’s Neues? what’s new?;

was gibt es zum Mittagessen? what’s for lunch?;

was es nicht alles gibt! umg you don’t say!;

das gibt’s nicht! (existert nicht) there’s no such thing; (das darf nicht wahr sein) you’re joking, that can’t be true; verbietend: that’s out;

das gibt’s nicht - sie ist tatsächlich noch aufgetaucht! umg I don’t ( oder can’t) believe she actually turned up;

Sachen gibt’s, die gibt’s nicht umg truth is often stranger than fiction, there are more things in heaven and earth (than are dreamed of in your philosophy); ungläubig: would you believe it!;

gibt’s den denn noch? umg is he still around?;

da gibt’s nichts! umg (ohne Zweifel) there’s no doubt about that, and no mistake about it; (unter allen Umständen) even if it kills me etc

5. unpers; zukünftig:

das gibt Ärger umg there’ll be trouble;

morgen gibt es Schnee it’s going to snow ( oder there’s going to be snow) tomorrow;

heute wird’s noch was geben (ein Gewitter) I think we’re in for some bad weather ( oder a storm); (einen Krach) auch there’s trouble brewing ( oder in the air);

sei ruhig, sonst gibt’s was! umg be quiet, or else!

C. v/r

1. (sich benehmen) act, behave; (vorgeben) play, pretend;

sich natürlich geben act naturally;

sich als Experte etc

geben play the expert etc, pose as an expert etc

2. (nachlassen) ease up; (vorübergehen) pass, blow over; Leidenschaft etc: auch cool (down); Schmerzen: let up; völlig: go away; Fieber: go down; (wieder gut werden) come right;

das gibt sich wieder auch it’ll sort itself out

3.

sich in sein Schicksal etc

geben give o.s. up to ( oder resign o.s. to) one’s fate etc

4. Gelegenheit: arise, present itself; → gegeben

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) give; (reichen) give; hand; pass

jemandem zu essen geben — give somebody something to eat

geben Sie mir bitte Herrn N. — please put me through to Mr N.

ich gäbe viel darum, wenn ich das machen könnte — I'd give a lot to be able to do that

jemandem etwas in die Hand geben — give somebody something

etwas [nicht] aus der Hand geben — [not] let go of something

geben Sie mir bitte ein Bier — I'll have a beer, please

Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen — (Spr.) it is more blessed to give than to receive (prov.)

2) (übergeben)

jemanden zu jemandem in die Lehre geben — apprentice somebody to somebody

etwas in Druck (Akk.) od. zum Druck geben — send something to press or to be printed; s. auch Pflege

3) (gewähren) give

einen Elfmeter geben — (Sport) award a penalty

4) (bieten) give

jemandem ein gutes Beispiel geben — set somebody a good example

5) (versetzen) give <slap, kick, etc.>

es jemandem geben — (ugs.): (jemandem die Meinung sagen) give somebody what for (sl.); (jemanden verprügeln) let somebody have it

gib [es] ihm! — (ugs.) let him have it!

6) (erteilen) give

Unterricht geben — teach

Französisch geben — teach French

7) (hervorbringen) give <milk, shade, light>

8) (veranstalten) give, throw < party>; give, lay on < banquet>; give <dinner party, ball>

9) (aufführen) give <concert, performance>

das Theater gibt den ‘Faust’ — the theatre is putting on ‘Faust’

was wird heute gegeben? — what's on today?

sein Debüt geben — make one's debut

10) (ergeben)

drei mal drei gibt neun — three threes are nine; three times three is or makes nine

eins plus eins gibt zwei — one and one is or makes two

das gibt [k]einen Sinn — that makes [no] sense

ein Wort gab das andere — one word led to another

11) in

etwas ist jemandem nicht gegeben — somebody just hasn't got something

12) (äußern)

etwas von sich geben — utter something

Unsinn/dummes Zeug von sich geben — (abwertend) talk nonsense/rubbish

keinen Laut/Ton von sich geben — not make a sound

13) in

viel/wenig auf etwas (Akk.) geben — set great/little store by something

14) (hinzugeben) add; put in

etwas an das Essen geben — add something to or put something into the food

15) (ugs.): (erbrechen)

alles wieder von sich geben — bring or (coll.) sick everything up again
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; unpers

1) (vorhanden sein)

es gibt — there is/are

das gibt es wohl häufiger — it happens all the time

dass es so etwas heutzutage überhaupt noch gibt! — I'm surprised that such things still go on nowadays

zu meiner Zeit gab es das nicht — it wasn't like that in my day

das gibt es ja gar nicht — I don't believe it; you're joking (coll.)

Ein Hund mit fünf Beinen? Das gibt es ja gar nicht — A dog with five legs? There's no such thing!

Kommen Sie herein. Was gibt es? — Come in. What's the matter or (coll.) what's up?

was gibt's denn da? — what's going on over there?

was es nicht alles gibt! — (ugs.) what will they think of next?

da gibt's nichts — (ugs.) there's no denying it or no doubt about it

da gibt's nichts, da würde ich sofort protestieren — there's nothing else for it, I'd protest immediately in that case

2) (angeboten werden)

was gibt es zu essen/trinken? — what is there to eat/drink?

was gibt es denn zum Mittagessen? — what's for lunch?

heute gibt's Schweinefleisch — we're having pork today

3) (kommen zu)

morgen gibt es Schnee/Sturm — it'll snow tomorrow/there'll be a storm tomorrow

gleich/sonst gibt's was — (ugs.) there'll be trouble in a minute/otherwise
3.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (Karten austeilen) deal

wer gibt? — whose deal is it?

2) (Sport): (aufschlagen) serve
4.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1)

sich [natürlich] geben — act or behave [naturally]

sich nach außen hin gelassen geben — give the appearance of being relaxed

deine Art, dich zu geben — the way you behave

2) (nachlassen)

das Fieber wird sich geben — his/her etc. temperature will drop

sein Eifer wird sich bald geben — his enthusiasm will soon wear off or cool

das gibt sich/wird sich noch geben — it will get better

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: gab, gegeben)

= to deal v.

to give v.

(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given)

to perform v.

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18 laisser

laisser [lese]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

to leave

• laisser sa clé au voisin to leave one's key with the neighbour

• laisse-lui du gâteau leave him some cake

• il m'a laissé ce vase pour 100 € he let me have this vase for 100 euros

• laissez, je vais le faire/c'est moi qui paie leave that, I'll do it/I'm paying

• laisse-moi devant la banque leave me at the bank

• laisse-moi ! leave me alone!

• laisser qn dans le doute to leave sb in doubt

• laisser qn debout to keep sb standing

• vous laissez le village sur votre droite you go past the village on your right

• laisser la vie à qn to spare sb's life

• laisser la porte ouverte to leave the door open

• laisser le meilleur pour la fin to leave the best till last

2. auxiliary verb

to let

• laisser qn faire qch to let sb do sth

• laisse-le partir let him go

• laissez-moi rire ! don't make me laugh!

• il n'en a rien laissé voir he showed no sign of it

• laisse-le faire (à sa manière) let him do it his own way

• on ne va pas le laisser faire sans réagir ! we're not going to let him get away with that!

3. reflexive verb

► se laisser

• se laisser persuader to let o.s. be persuaded

• il ne faut pas se laisser décourager you mustn't let yourself become discouraged

• ce petit vin se laisse boire (inf) this wine goes down nicely

• se laisser aller to let o.s. go

• je n'ai pas l'intention de me laisser faire I'm not going to let myself be pushed around

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lese
1.

verbe transitif

1) to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]

laisser quelque chose à quelqu'un — to leave somebody something

laisser la liberté à quelqu'un — to let somebody go free

je te laisse — I must go

laisse tes livres et viens te balader — put your books away and come for a stroll

laisser le choix à quelqu'un — to give somebody the choice

laisse ce jouet à ton frère — let your brother have the toy

tu y laisseras ta santé — you'll ruin your health

je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau — (colloq) I don't want it to kill me

laisse-le, ça lui passera — ignore him, he'll get over it

je te laisse à tes occupations — I'll let you get on

cela me laisse sceptique — I'm sceptical

2) ( cesser) liter

cela ne laisse pas d'étonner — it is a continual source of amazement

2.

verbe auxiliaire

laisser quelqu'un/quelque chose faire — to let somebody/something do

laisse-moi faire — ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me

laisse-la faire! — ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!

laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule — just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord

3.

se laisser verbe pronominal

se laisser bercer par les vagues — to be lulled by the waves

il se laisse insulter — he puts up with insults

elle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire — ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around

il ne veut pas se laisser faire — (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him

se laisser aller — to let oneself go

ça se laisse manger! — (colloq) euph it's quite palatable

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Verbe transitif

laisser verbe transitif se traduit généralement par to leave. On trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser la parole à quelqu'un, laisser quelque chose en suspens, laisser à quelqu'un le soin de, laisser quelqu'un pour mort etc sous le nom ou l'adjectif. Attention, to leave verbe transitif ne s'utilise jamais sans complément: laisse, si tu n'as plus faim! = leave it if you've had enough!; laisse, c'est trop lourd pour toi! = leave it, it's too heavy for you!; non merci, je laisse, c'est trop cher = no thank you, I think I'll leave it, it's too expensive

laisser + sujet + infinitif

On trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser voir, laisser courir, laisser à penser etc sous le deuxième verbe

Lorsque laisser signifie permettre de ou ne pas empêcher de, on pourra le traduire par to let: vous avez laissé pousser des mauvaises herbes = you've let weeds grow; il ne laisse pas ses enfants regarder la télévision = he doesn't let his children watch television; laisse-le pleurer/critiquer/dormir = let him cry/criticize/sleep; ne laisse pas le chat monter sur le canapé don't let the cat climb on the settee; ne laisse pas brûler la sauce = don't let the sauce burn; quand on laisse le repassage s'accumuler = if you let the ironing mount up. Voir II

se laisser + infinitif

- De façon très générale, le verbe pronominal suivi d'un verbe à l'infinitif peut se traduire par to let oneself: laisse-toi couler jusqu'au fond = let yourself sink to the bottom

- Quand la structure signifie plus précisément accepter l'action d'autrui on traduira par to let somebody do something: il s'est laissé coiffer = he let me/her etc do his hair; il ne se laisse pas caresser = he won't let you stroke him

- Quand se laisser peut-être remplacé par être vous traduirez par to be: se laisser envahir par un sentiment de bien-être = to be overcome by a feeling of well-being. Voir III

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lese
1. vt

1)

laisser qch quelque part — to leave sth somewhere

J'ai laissé mon parapluie à la maison. — I've left my umbrella at home.

laisser qn quelque part — to leave sb somewhere

J'ai laissé les enfants à la garderie. — I left the children at the nursery.

2) [passager]

laisser qn quelque part — to drop sb somewhere, to drop sb off somewhere

Laisse-moi ici, j'en ai pour cinq minutes jusqu'à la gare. — You can drop me off here, it'll only take me five minutes to get to the station.

3) [parent survivant] to leave

Il laisse une femme et deux enfants. — He leaves a wife and two children.

4) (ne pas tout prendre) [gâteau, argent] to leave

Laisse du rôti, tu n'es pas tout seul! — Leave some meat, you are not the only one here!

laisser qch à qn; laisser qch pour qn — to leave sb sth, to leave sth for sb

Laisse du gâteau à ton frère. — Leave your brother some cake., Leave some cake for your brother.

5) (avec un attribut d'objet)

laisser qn tranquille — to leave sb alone

Ne laisse pas ta chambre en désordre. — Don't leave your room in a mess.

6) (= ne pas empêcher)

laisser qn faire qch — to let sb do sth

Laisse-le parler. — Let him speak.

Il les a laissé torturer sans intervenir. — He stood back and let them be tortured.

laisse-le faire! — leave him to it!

7) (= permettre)

rien ne laisse penser que... — there is no reason to think that...

ceci laisse supposer que... — this would lead us to believe that..., this seems to indicate that...

2. vi

ne pas laisser de... (+ infinitif) Cela ne laisse pas de surprendre. — It never ceases to surprise.

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laisser ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]; laisser qch à qn gén to leave sb sth; ( à sa mort) to leave sb sth; laisser la liberté à qn to let sb go free; laisser la vie à qn to spare sb's life; il laisse une veuve et deux enfants he leaves a wife and two children; laisser qn quelque part ( déposer) to leave sb ou drop sb (off) somewhere; je te laisse ( en sortant d'un bâtiment) I must be off ou go; (en sortant d'une pièce, au téléphone) I must go; ( en fin de lettre) I'll have to stop; laisse tes livres et viens te balader put your books away and come for a stroll; partez en vacances et laissez vos problèmes take a vacation and leave your problems behind; laissons de côté les raisons de son départ let's not go into why he/she left; laissez la rue Palassou sur votre gauche ( dépasser) you'll see rue Palassou on your left;

2 ( confier) to leave (à qn with sb); laisser les clés au gardien to leave the keys with the caretaker; jamais je ne lui laisserais les enfants I would never leave the children with him/her;

3 ( accorder) laisser qch à qn to give sb sth [temps, chance]; laisser le choix à qn to give sb the choice; ( choix peu important) to let sb choose;

4 (céder, prêter, ne pas retirer) laisser qch à qn to let sb have sth; laisse ce jouet à ton frère let your brother have the toy; je vous le laisse pour 100 euros ( céder) I'll let you have it for 100 euros; je te laisse ma voiture pendant 15 jours ( ne pas prendre avec soi) I'll leave you my car for two weeks; ( prêter) I'll let you have my car for two weeks, you can have my car for two weeks; tu devrais laisser ta place à la vieille dame you should let the old lady have your seat;

5 ( perdre) to lose; laisser une jambe à la guerre to lose a leg in the war; tu y laisseras ta santé you'll ruin your health; je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau○ I don't want it to kill me;

6 ( ne pas s'occuper de) to leave; laisse-le, ça lui passera ignore him, he'll get over it; ‘qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?’-‘rien, laisse, ce n'est pas grave’ ‘what's wrong?’-‘nothing really, don't worry’; non, laisse, je te l'offre! no, no, it's my treat!;

7 ( abandonner) to leave; je te laisse à tes occupations I'll let you get on; laisse-le à ses rêves let him dream;

8 ( maintenir) to leave; laisser un animal en liberté to leave an animal in the wild; je ne voulais pas le laisser dans l'ignorance I wanted him to know;

9 ( rendre) to leave; cela l'a laissé froid/sans voix it left him cold/speechless; laisser qn perplexe to puzzle sb; cela me laisse sceptique I'm sceptical;

10 liter ( cesser) cela ne laisse pas d'étonner it is a continual source of amazement.

B v aux laisser qn/qch faire to let sb/sth do; laisser qn parler/pleurer to let sb speak/cry; laisse-moi entrer/sortir/passer let me in/out/through; laisse-moi faire ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me; laisse-la faire! ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!; laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord; ils s'entretuent et on laisse faire they're killing each other and we just sit back and do nothing; laisse faire! ( qu'importe) so what!; laissons faire le temps let things run their course.

C se laisser vpr se laisser bercer par les vagues to be lulled by the waves; il se laisse insulter he puts up with insults; elle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around; c'est parce que tu te laisses faire ( pas assez autoritaire) it's because you're too easy going; il ne veut pas se laisser faire (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him; laisse-toi faire, c'est un bon coiffeur leave it to him, he's a good hairdresser; s'il veut te l'offrir, laisse-toi faire! if he wants to buy it for you, let him do it; se laisser aller ( tous contextes) to let oneself go; se laisser aller au désespoir to give in to despair; ça se laisse manger○! iron it's quite palatable iron.

Idiomes

‘c'est cher’-‘c'est à prendre ou à laisser’ ‘it's expensive’-‘take it or leave it’; c'est cher mais c'est à prendre ou à laisser it's expensive but that is how it is; il y a à prendre et à laisser dans ce qu'elle dit I'd take what she says with a pinch of salt.

[lɛse] verbe transitif

A.[ABANDONNER]

1. [ne pas prendre, renoncer à] to leave

elle a laissé son dessert she left her pudding (untouched), she didn't touch her pudding

c'est à prendre ou à laisser (it's) take it or leave it

il y a à prendre et à laisser

a. [il y a du bon et du mauvais] you have to pick and choose

b. [il y a du vrai et du faux] you have to be selective

laissez toute espérance, vous qui entrez Dante (allusion) abandon hope all ye who enter here

2. [quitter momentanément - personne, chose] to leave

j'ai laissé mes enfants chez mon frère I left my children at my brother's

j'ai laissé la voiture à la maison I left the car at home

laisse-nous, nous avons à parler leave us (alone), we have things to talk about

je vous laisse

a. [au téléphone] I must hang up ou go now

b. [dans une lettre] that's all for now, I'll leave you now

3. [quitter définitivement] to leave, to abandon

il a laissé femme et enfants he abandoned his wife and children, he walked out on his wife and children

[après sa mort - famille] to leave

il laisse beaucoup de dettes he has left considerable debts (behind him)

elle a laissé une œuvre considérable she left (behind her) a vast body of work

4. [oublier] to leave, to forget

j'ai laissé mon sac à la maison I left my bag at home

5. [perdre - membre, personne, bien matériel] to lose

y laisser la vie ou sa vie to lose one's life

y laisser sa santé to ruin one's health

6. [déposer - trace, marque] to leave

ce vin laisse un arrière-goût désagréable this wine has an unpleasant aftertaste

il laisse un bon/un mauvais souvenir we have good/bad memories of him

elle laisse le souvenir d'une femme énergique she will be remembered as an energetic woman

7. [négliger] to leave

laisse ton livre et viens avec moi put down ou leave your book and come with me

laissez la direction de Paris sur la gauche et tournez à droite go past ou leave the road to Paris on your left and turn right

laisse tes soucis et viens avec nous forget your worries and come with us

8. (littéraire)

ne pas laisser de [ne pas manquer de]: cette réponse ne laisse pas de m'étonner I can't help but be surprised by this answer

B.[DONNER, CÉDER]

1. [accorder] to leave

laisser quelque chose à quelqu'un to leave something for somebody, to leave somebody something

le juge lui a laissé les enfants the judge gave her custody of the children

laissez la priorité à droite give way to the right

laissez le passage à l'ambulance let the ambulance through

laisser sa place à quelqu'un [siège] to give up one's seat to somebody

laisse-nous un peu de place! let us have ou leave us some room!

laisse-lui le temps de le faire leave ou give her time to do it

2. [confier] to leave

laisser des consignes à quelqu'un to leave instructions with somebody, to leave somebody with instructions

laissez les clés chez le gardien drop the keys off at the caretaker's, leave the keys with the caretaker

tu me laisses tout le travail! you're leaving me with all the work!

laisser quelque chose à faire à quelqu'un to leave somebody to do something, to leave something for somebody to do

3. [vendre] to let have

je vous le laisse pour 100 euros I'll let you have it for 100 euros

4. [transmettre]

après l'insurrection, il dut laisser le pouvoir à son fils after the rebellion, he had to hand over power to his son

[après sa mort] to leave, to bequeath (soutenu)

il a laissé d'immenses propriétés à sa famille he left his family vast estates

5. [réserver] to leave

laissez une marge pour les corrections leave a margin for corrections

laisser quelque chose pour la fin to leave something till last ou till the end

6. [suj: chose]

laisser à penser que to make one think ou suppose that, to lead one to believe that

ta lettre laisse à penser que tu ne pourras pas venir your letter implies that you won't be coming

je vous laisse à imaginer s'ils étaient surpris I'll leave you to imagine how surprised they were

(en usage absolu)

elle n'est pas là, cela laisse à penser she's not here, it makes you wonder

C.[DANS UN ÉTAT, UNE SITUATION]

1. [faire demeurer] to leave, to keep

laisse la fenêtre fermée/ouverte leave the window shut/open

laisser un crime impuni to let a crime go unpunished, to leave a crime unpunished

ceci me laisse sceptique I remain sceptical (about it)

cela me laisse froid ou indifférent it leaves me cold ou unmoved

laisser quelqu'un tranquille ou en repos ou en paix to leave somebody alone ou in peace

laisser quelque chose tranquille to leave something alone

laisser quelqu'un dans l'ignorance de quelque chose to let somebody remain ignorant of something, to leave somebody in the dark about something

laissez le nom en blanc leave the name blank, do not write the name in

les corps ont été laissés sans sépulture the bodies remained ou were left unburied

laisser derrière soi (sens propre & figuré) to leave behind

laisser la bride sur le cou à un cheval (sens propre) to give a horse its head

laisser la bride sur le cou à quelqu'un (figuré) to give somebody free rein

2. (en usage absolu) [s'abstenir d'intervenir]

laisse, je vais le faire leave it, I'll do it myself

laisse, je vais me débrouiller, ça va aller I'll be all right

laissez, je vous en prie please don't bother (with that)

laisse, c'est moi qui paie put your money away, I'll pay for this

D.[SUIVI D'UN INFINITIF]

1. [autoriser] to let, to allow, to permit

laisser quelqu'un faire quelque chose to let somebody do something, to allow somebody to do something

2. [ne pas empêcher de] to let, to allow

laisser quelqu'un faire to let somebody do, to leave somebody to do, to allow somebody to do

laisse-le dormir let him sleep, leave him to sleep

laisse-moi le lui dire let me tell her/him (about it)

laisser tomber quelque chose to drop something

laisser voir [montrer] to show, to reveal

son décolleté laissait voir une peau satinée her plunging neckline revealed skin like satin

laisser voir son émotion to show one's emotion

laisser condamner un innocent to allow an innocent man to be punished

laisser échapper un cri de douleur to let out a cry of pain

elle laissa échapper un soupir she gave a sigh

laisser sécher la colle to leave ou to allow the glue to dry

laissez bouillir quelques secondes let it boil for a few seconds

ceci laisse supposer que... this implies that..., this makes one think that...

3. (locution)

laisser dire: laissez dire et faites ce que vous avez à faire let them talk and do what you have to do

laisser faire: on n'y peut rien, il faut laisser faire there's nothing we can do (about it), you just have to let things take their course

laisse faire, ça n'est pas grave! don't worry, it doesn't matter!

tu t'imagines que je vais laisser faire ça? do you think I'm just going to stand by and watch while this happens?

laisser faire le temps to let time take its course

laisser tomber (familier) : laisser tomber un ami to drop a friend

tu devrais laisser tomber, ça ne marchera jamais you should give up ou drop it ou forget it, it'll never work

je te dois encore dix euros — laisse tomber I still owe you ten euros — forget it

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se laisser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

ça se laisse regarder [à la télévision] it's watchable

il se laisse boire, ton petit vin your little wine goes down nicely ou is very drinkable

ça se laisse manger it's rather tasty

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se laisser verbe pronominal intransitif

elle s'est laissé accuser injustement she allowed herself to be ou she let herself be unjustly accused

il s'est laissé séduire he let himself be seduced

il s'est laissé mourir he let himself die, he just gave up living

ils se sont laissé surprendre par la nuit they were caught out by nightfall

se laisser tomber sur une chaise/dans un fauteuil to collapse onto a chair/into an armchair

se laisser aller

a. [se négliger] to let oneself go

b. [se détendre] to let oneself go, to relax

se laisser aller à to go as ou so far as

se laisser dire que to have heard (it said) that

se laisser faire: ne te laisse pas faire! stand up for yourself!, don't let yourself be taken advantage of!

la proposition est tentante, je crois que je vais me laisser faire it's an attractive offer, I think I'll give in to temptation

laisse-toi faire, ça nous fait plaisir de te l'offrir do take it ou come on, we'd love to give it to you

se laisser vivre (familier) to live for the moment, to take life as it comes

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > laisser
19 forse

perhaps, maybe

mettere in forse cast doubt on

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forse avv.

1 perhaps, maybe, possibly: forse arriveranno domani, perhaps (o maybe) they will arrive tomorrow; forse avevi ragione, perhaps (o maybe) you were right; forse un giorno si pentirà di aver preso questa decisione, one day he may be sorry he made this decision; ho forse detto qualcosa che non va?, have I said something wrong, maybe?; ''Andrai in Inghilterra quest'estate?'' ''Forse'', ''Are you going to England this summer?'' ''Maybe'' (o ''Possibly''); ''Ci vedremo alla riunione?'' ''Forse'', ''Will we see each other at the meeting?'' ''Possibly'' (o ''Maybe''); non abbiamo questo libro; potrebbe forse trovarlo in biblioteca, we haven't got this book, you might be able to find it in the library // forse ( che) sì, forse ( che) no, perhaps so, perhaps not // Con uso rafforzativo: ha rinunciato a quell'incarico, e forse forse è stato meglio così, he gave up the post and perhaps it was for the best; avrò venti giorni di ferie, forse forse un mese, I'll get three weeks' holiday, maybe even a month; e se, forse forse, avesse avuto ragione lui?, what if he was right? ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in questo significato si può usare il verbo may in luogo dell'avverbio che esprime eventualità

2 ( probabilmente) probably: ci vedremo forse stasera, we'll probably see each other this evening; non ha telefonato perché forse se n'è dimenticato, he hasn't phoned, so he's probably forgotten; forse ti sembrerà strano, ma..., you will probably think it strange but...

3 ( circa) about, some: avrà avuto forse 50 anni, he must have been about 50 years old; erano forse le sei, it was about six o'clock; saranno forse una trentina in tutto, there must be about thirty of them in all; i dimostranti nella piazza saranno stati forse in 200, there must have been some 200 demonstrators in the square

4 ( con uso enfatico o retorico): non siamo forse amici?, we're friends, aren't we?; è forse questa la maniera di comportarsi?, is this the way to behave?; forse che non ti ho sempre consigliato per il meglio?, I've always given you good advice, haven't I?

◆ s.m.: senza forse, certainly (o no doubt); essere in forse, to be in doubt (o to hang in the balance) // non mi ha assicurato di venire, ha lasciato tutto in forse, he wouldn't tell me whether he was coming or not // mettere in forse qlco., to cast doubt on sthg.; mettere in forse la propria vita, to risk one's life.

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['forse]
1. avv

1) perhaps, maybe

forse verrà più tardi — he may o might come later

forse hai ragione — maybe you're right

forse dovremmo andarcene — maybe we should leave

verrà? - non so. forse — will he come? - I don't know. maybe

2) (circa) about

ti devo forse 10 euro — I must owe you about 10 euros

mancheranno forse 500 euro — we're about 500 euros short

sei forse tu il mio padrone? — so you think you own me, do you?

2. sm

essere in forse — (persona) to be undecided, (evento) to be in doubt

mettere in forse la propria vita — to put one's life in danger

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['forse] 1.
avverbio

1) perhaps, maybe, possibly

è coscienzioso, forse perfino troppo — he's conscientious, perhaps too much so

forse potresti aiutarmi — I wonder if you could help me

non so forse leggere? — iron. I can read, you know!

forse ha ragione — maybe she's right, she may be right

è forse la vacanza più bella che abbiamo fatto — it's just about the best holiday we've had

forse (che) sì, forse (che) no — colloq. maybe yes, maybe no

2) (circa) about, some

avrà forse trent'anni — he is about thirty years old

3) (per caso) by chance

ti ho forse offeso? — have I perhaps offended you?

vuoi forse negare che è vero? — can you possibly deny that it is true?

4) (in domande retoriche)

non siamo forse amici? — we are friends, aren't we?
2.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

ci sono troppi forse in questo progetto — there are too many ifs in this project

essere in forse — to be in doubt

mettere qcs. in forse — (in dubbio) to cast o throw doubt on sth.; (in pericolo) to endanger sth

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forse

/'forse/

Forse si rende in inglese per lo più con perhaps o maybe, ma quest'ultimo è d'uso più informale. - Bisogna fare attenzione a non confondere l'avverbio maybe (una parola) con l'uso del modale may, eventualmente seguito dal verbo be, a indicare possibilità: forse hai ragione = maybe you are right; può darsi che tu abbia ragione = you may be right.

I avverbio

1 perhaps, maybe, possibly; è coscienzioso, forse perfino troppo he's conscientious, perhaps too much so; forse potresti aiutarmi I wonder if you could help me; non so forse leggere? iron. I can read, you know! forse ha ragione maybe she's right, she may be right; è forse la vacanza più bella che abbiamo fatto it's just about the best holiday we've had; forse (che) sì, forse (che) no colloq. maybe yes, maybe no

2 (circa) about, some; avrà forse trent'anni he is about thirty years old

3 (per caso) by chance; ti ho forse offeso? have I perhaps offended you? vuoi forse negare che è vero? can you possibly deny that it is true?

4 (in domande retoriche) non siamo forse amici? we are friends, aren't we?

II m.inv.

ci sono troppi forse in questo progetto there are too many ifs in this project; essere in forse to be in doubt; mettere qcs. in forse (in dubbio) to cast o throw doubt on sth.; (in pericolo) to endanger sth.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > forse
20 prendre

prendre [pʀɑ̃dʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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1. <

   a. to take ( dans out of)

• il l'a pris dans le tiroir he took it out of the drawer

• il prit un journal sur la table he took a newspaper off the table

• il a pris le bleu he took the blue one

• prendre qn par le bras to take sb by the arm

• c'est toujours ça de pris that's something at least

• c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it

• avec lui, il faut en prendre et en laisser you can't believe half of what he says

• je prends (dans un jeu) I'll answer

• tiens, prends ce marteau here, use this hammer

• si tu sors, prends ton parapluie if you go out, take your umbrella

• j'ai pris l'avion/le train de 4 heures I caught the 4 o'clock plane/train

• je prends quelques jours à Noël I'm taking a few days off at Christmas

• cela me prend tout mon temps it takes up all my time

• la réparation a pris des heures the repair took hours

• il prend une commission sur la vente he takes a commission on the sale

• il a pris sur son temps pour venir m'aider he gave up some of his time to help me

• je prends du 38 I take a size 38

   b. ( = aller chercher) [+ chose] to get ; [+ personne] to pick up ; ( = emmener) to take

• passer prendre qn à son bureau to pick sb up at his office

• je passerai les prendre chez toi I'll come and get them from your place

   c. ( = s'emparer de, surprendre) [+ poisson, voleur] to catch

• se faire prendre [voleur] to be caught

• il fut pris d'un doute he suddenly had a doubt

• qu'est-ce qui te prend ? (inf) what's the matter with you?

• ça te prend souvent ? (inf) are you often like this?

• je vous y prends ! caught you!

• si je t'y prends don't let me catch you doing that

• prendre qn sur le fait to catch sb in the act

   d. ( = duper) to take in

• on ne m'y prendra plus I won't be had a second time (inf)

   e. ( = manger, boire) [+ aliment, boisson] to have ; [+ médicament] to take

• prenez-vous du sucre ? do you take sugar?

• est-ce que vous prendrez du café ? would you like some coffee?

• à prendre avant les repas to be taken before meals

• il n'a rien pris depuis hier he hasn't eaten anything since yesterday

   f. ( = acheter) [+ billet, essence] to get ; ( = réserver) [+ couchette, place] to book

• peux-tu me prendre du pain ? can you get me some bread?

   g. ( = accepter) [+ client, locataire] to take ; [+ passager] to pick up

• l'école ne prend plus de pensionnaires the school no longer takes boarders

   h. ( = noter) [+ renseignement, adresse, nom, rendez-vous] to write down ; [+ mesures, température, empreintes] to take

• prendre des notes to take notes

   i. ( = adopter) [+ air, ton] to put on ; [+ décision, risque, mesure] to take

• il prit un ton menaçant his voice took on a threatening tone

   j. ( = acquérir) prendre de l'autorité to gain authority

• cela prend un sens particulier it takes on a particular meaning

   k. ( = faire payer) to charge

• ce spécialiste prend très cher this specialist charges very high fees

   l. ( = subir) (inf) [+ coup, choc] to get

• il a pris la porte en pleine figure the door hit him right in the face

• qu'est-ce qu'on a pris ! (reproches) we really got it in the neck! (inf) ; (averse) we got drenched!

• il a pris pour les autres he took the rap (inf)

   m. ( = réagir à) [+ nouvelle] to take

• si vous le prenez ainsi if that's how you want it

• il a bien pris la chose he took it well

• il l'a bien pris he took it well

• il a mal pris la chose he took it badly

• il l'a mal pris he took it badly

• il a mal pris ce que je lui ai dit he took exception to what I said to him

• prendre qch avec bonne humeur to take sth in good part

• prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come

• prendre la vie comme elle vient to take life as it comes

   n. ( = manier) [+ personne] to handle ; [+ problème] to deal with

• elle sait le prendre she knows how to handle him

   o. (locutions)

► prendre qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to take sb/sth for ; ( = utiliser comme) to take sb/sth as

• pour qui me prenez-vous ? what do you take me for?

• prendre qch pour prétexte to take sth as a pretext

• prendre qch pour cible to make sth a target► prendre sur soi ( = se maîtriser) to grin and bear it ; ( = assumer) to take responsibility

• savoir prendre sur soi to keep a grip on o.s.

• prendre sur soi de faire qch to take it upon o.s. to do sth► à tout prendre on the whole

2. <

   a. ( = durcir) [ciment, pâte, crème] to set

   b. ( = réussir) [mouvement, mode] to catch on

• le lilas a bien pris the lilac's doing really well

• avec moi, ça ne prend pas (inf) it doesn't work with me (inf)

   c. ( = commencer à brûler) [feu] to take ; (accidentellement) to start ; [allumette] to light ; [bois] to catch fire

• le feu ne veut pas prendre the fire won't burn

   d. ( = passer) to go

• prendre par les petites rues to keep to the side streets

3. <

► se prendre

   a. ( = se considérer)

il se prend pour un intellectuel he thinks he's an intellectual

• pour qui se prend-il ? who does he think he is?

• se prendre au sérieux to take o.s. seriously

   b. ( = accrocher, coincer) to catch

• mon manteau s'est pris dans la porte my coat got caught in the door

   c. (locutions)

► s'en prendre à ( = passer sa colère sur) to take it out on ; ( = blâmer) to put the blame on ; ( = attaquer) to attack

• tu ne peux t'en prendre qu'à toi you've only got yourself to blame► s'y prendre to go about it

• il ne sait pas s'y prendre he doesn't know how to go about it

• je ne sais pas comment tu t'y prends I don't know how you manage it

• il faut s'y prendre à l'avance you have to do it in advance

• il s'y est mal pris he went about it the wrong way

• savoir s'y prendre avec qn to handle sb the right way

• il sait s'y prendre avec les enfants he really knows how to deal with children

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pʀɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( saisir) to take

prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard — to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard

2) (se donner, acquérir)

prendre un accent — ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent

prendre une habitude — to develop ou pick up a habit

prendre une voix grave — to adopt a solemn tone

prendre un rôle — to assume a role

3) ( dérober) to take

on m'a pris tous mes bijoux — I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen

la guerre leur a pris deux fils — they lost two sons in the war

4) ( apporter) to bring

je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent — I haven't brought enough money

5) ( emporter) to take

j'ai pris ton parapluie — I took your umbrella

6) ( retirer)

prendre de l'argent au distributeur — to get some money out of the cash dispenser

prendre de l'eau au puits — to get water from the well

prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque — to get a few books out of the library

7) ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]

je vais prendre du poisson — I'll have fish

aller prendre un café/une bière — to go for a coffee/a beer

je prends des calmants depuis la guerre — I've been on tranquillizers [BrE] since the war

je ne prends jamais d'alcool — I never touch alcohol

8) ( s'accorder) to take

prendre un congé — to take some time off

je vais prendre mon mercredi — (colloq) I'm going to take Wednesday off

9) ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]

j'ai pris la question sur Zola — I chose the question on Zola

prendre quelqu'un pour époux/épouse — to take somebody to be one's husband/wife

10) ( faire payer) to charge

elle prend combien de l'heure? — how much does she charge an hour?

il prend 15% au passage — (colloq) he takes a cut of 15%

11) ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]

mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps — my children take up all my time

12) (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]

prendre une chambre en ville — to get a room in town

13) ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [somebody] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]

ils ne m'ont pas pris — they didn't take me on

prendre quelqu'un comme nourrice — to take somebody on as a nanny

prendre un avocat/guide — to engage a lawyer/guide

14) ( accueillir) to take

ils ont pris la petite chez eux — they took the little girl in

prendre un client — [taxi] to pick up a customer

15) ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]

prendre les enfants à l'école — to collect the children from school

16) ( emmener) to take [personne]

je peux te prendre — ( en voiture) I can give you a lift

17) ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]

elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler — she got caught stealing

prendre un papillon avec ses doigts — to pick up a butterfly

je vous y prends! — (colloq) caught you!

on ne m'y prendra plus! — (colloq) ( à faire) you won't catch me doing that again!; ( à croire) I won't be taken in (colloq) again!

je ne me suis pas laissé prendre — ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in (colloq)

18) (colloq) ( assaillir)

qu'est-ce qui te prend? — what's the matter with you?

ça te/leur prend souvent? — are you/they often like this?

19) ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]

être pris par un livre/film — to get involved in a book/film

20) ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]

j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied — the hammer hit me on the foot

21) ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]

22) ( envisager) to take

prenons par exemple Nina — take Nina, for example

à tout prendre — all in all

23) ( considérer) to take

ne le prends pas mal — don't take it the wrong way

pour qui me prends-tu? — ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?

excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre — I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else

24) ( traiter) to handle

il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre — he's very nice when you know how to handle him

25) ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]

26) ( noter) to take down

je vais prendre votre adresse — let me just take down your address

27) ( apprendre)

prendre que — to get the idea (that)

où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? — where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?

28) ( accepter) to take

il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont — you must take people as you find them

29) ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]

je prends ça sur moi — I'll see to it

prendre sur soi de faire — to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do

30) ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]

prendre des forces — to build up one's strength

31) ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi]

32) ( défier) to take [somebody] on [concurrent]

je prends le gagnant — I'll take on the winner

33) ( conquérir) Armée to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( aller)

prendre à gauche/vers le nord — to go left/north

prenez tout droit — keep straight on

prendre par le littoral — to follow the coast

2) ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out

3) ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken

4) ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in

5) ( prélever)

prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman — to translate a novel in one's spare time

6) ( se contraindre)

j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter — I made myself listen to them

j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter — I kept myself from insulting them

7) (colloq) ( être cru)

ça ne prend pas! — it won't wash (colloq) ou work!

8) (colloq) ( subir)

c'est toujours moi qui prends! — I'm always the one who gets it in the neck! (colloq)

il en a pris pour 20 ans — he got 20 years

3.

se prendre verbe pronominal

1) (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré)

un marteau se prend par le manche — you hold a hammer by the handle

en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre — in China they don't put sugar in their tea

la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin — vitamin C is best taken in the morning

2) ( pouvoir être acquis)

les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite — bad habits are easily picked up

3) ( se tenir l'un l'autre)

se prendre par la taille — to hold each other around the waist

4) ( se coincer)

se prendre les doigts dans la porte — to catch one's fingers in the door

mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons — my scarf got caught in the spokes

5) (colloq) ( recevoir)

il s'est pris une gifle — he got a slap in the face

je me suis pris une averse — I got caught in a shower

6) ( commencer)

se prendre à faire — to find oneself doing

se prendre de sympathie pour quelqu'un — to take to somebody

7) ( se considérer)

elle se prend pour un génie — she thinks she's a genius

8)

s'en prendre à — ( par des reproches ou des critiques) to attack [personne, presse, parti]; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on [personne]; ( agresser verbalement ou physiquement) to go for [personne]; ( blâmer) to blame [personne, groupe, institution]

il ne pourra s'en prendre qu'à lui-même — he will have only himself to blame

9) ( se comporter)

savoir s'y prendre avec — to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves]

10) ( agir)

il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places — you have to book ahead to get seats

tu t'y es pris trop tard — you left it too late

il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois — he tried several times

regarde comment elle s'y prend — look how she's doing it

elle s'y prend bien/mal — she goes about it the right/wrong way

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c'est à prendre ou à laisser — take it or leave it

tel est pris qui croyait prendre — the tables are turned

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pʀɑ̃dʀ
1. vt

1) (= saisir) to take

Prends tes affaires et va-t'en! — Take your things and go!

prendre qch à qn — to take sth from sb

Il m'a pris mon stylo! — He took my pen!

2) (= se procurer) to get

J'ai pris du lait en rentrant. — I got some milk on the way home.

J'ai pris des places pour le concert. — I got some tickets for the concert.

3) (= aller chercher) to get, to fetch Grande-Bretagne, [passager] to pick up

passer prendre — to pick up, to go and fetch

Je passerai te prendre. — I'll come and pick you up., I'll come and fetch you.

Je dois passer prendre Richard. — I have to pick Richard up., I have to go and fetch Richard.

4) [train, bus] to take

Nous avons pris le train de huit heures. — We took the eight o'clock train.

Je prends toujours le train pour aller à Paris. — I always go to Paris by train., I always take the train when I go to Paris.

5) (= prélever) [pourcentage, argent] to take off

6) (= acquérir) [du poids] to put on, to gain

prendre de la valeur — to gain in value

prendre goût à qch — to develop a taste for sth, to acquire a taste for sth

7) (= adopter) [voix, ton] to put on

8) (= attraper) [malfaiteur, poisson] to catch

tel est pris qui croyait prendre — it's a case of the biter bit

9) [personnel] to take on, [locataire] to take in

10) (= s'y prendre avec) [enfant, problème] to handle

11) (autres locutions)

prendre qn pour — to take sb for

prendre qn en sympathie — to get to like sb

prendre qn en horreur — to get to loathe sb

prendre sur soi de faire qch — to take it upon o.s. to do sth

à tout prendre — all things considered

prendre sa source [rivière] — to rise, to have its source

prendre qn à partie — to take sb to task

être pris à partie par qn (= interpellé par qn) — to be taken to task by sb

être violemment pris à partie par qn (= molesté par qn) — to be violently set upon by sb

2. vi

1) [liquide, ciment] to set

2) [greffe, vaccin] to take

3) [ruse] to be successful

4) [feu] to go, [incendie] to start, [allumette] to light

5) (= se diriger)

prendre à gauche — to turn left

Prenez à gauche en arrivant au rond-point. — Turn left at the roundabout.

6) * (= être preneur)

je prends — count me in

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prendre verb table: prendre

A vtr

1 ( saisir) to take; prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard; prendre le bras de son mari to take one's husband's arm; prendre qn par la taille ( des deux mains) to take sb by the waist; ( d'un bras) to put one's arm around sb's waist; puis-je prendre votre manteau? may I take your coat?; prenez donc une chaise do have ou take a seat; ⇒ clique, courage, jambe;

2 (se donner, acquérir) prendre un air/une expression to put on an air/an expression; prendre le nom de son mari to take one's husband's name; prendre une identité to assume an identity; prendre un accent ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent; prendre une habitude to develop ou pick up a habit; prendre une voix grave to adopt a solemn tone; prendre un rôle to assume a role; ta remarque prend tout son sens you comment begins to make sense; prendre une nuance to take on a particular nuance;

3 ( dérober) to take; prendre de l'argent dans la caisse/à ses parents to take money from the till GB ou cash register/from one's parents; on m'a pris tous mes bijoux I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen; il m'a pris ma petite amie he stole my girlfriend; la guerre leur a pris deux fils they lost two sons in the war; la guerre leur a pris tout ce qui leur était cher the war robbed them of all they held most dear;

4 ( apporter) to bring; n'oublie pas de prendre des bottes don't forget to bring boots; je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent I haven't brought enough money;

5 ( emporter) to take; j'ai pris ton parapluie I took your umbrella; ne prends rien sans demander don't take anything without asking; prends ton écharpe, il fait froid take your scarf, it's cold;

6 ( retirer) prendre de l'argent au distributeur to get some money out of the cash dispenser; prendre de l'eau au puits to get water from the well; prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque to get a few books out of the library;

7 ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]; vous prendrez bien quelque chose/un peu de gâteau? won't you have something to eat or drink/some cake?; je vais prendre du poisson I'll have fish; mais tu n'as rien pris! you've hardly taken any!; aller prendre un café/une bière to go for a coffee/a beer; je prends des calmants depuis la guerre I've been on tranquillizers^GB since the war; le médecin me fait prendre des antibiotiques the doctor has put me on antibiotics; je ne prends jamais d'alcool/de drogue I never touch alcohol/take drugs;

8 ( s'accorder) to take; prendre un congé to take a vacation; je vais prendre mon mercredi○ I'm going to take Wednesday off; ⇒ temps;

9 ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]; prendre la rouge/le moins cher des deux/la chambre double to take the red one/the cheaper one/the double room; j'ai pris la question sur Zola I chose the question on Zola; la romancière a pris comme sujet une histoire vraie the writer based her novel on a true story; prendre qn pour époux/épouse to take sb to be one's husband/wife;

10 ( faire payer) to charge; elle prend combien de l'heure/pour une coupe? how much does she charge an hour/for a cut?; on m'a pris très cher I was charged a lot; il prend 15% au passage he takes a cut of 15%;

11 ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]; le voyage m'a pris moins de deux heures the trip took me less than two hours; tes livres prennent trop de place your books take up too much room; mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps/toute mon énergie my children take up all my time/all my energy;

12 (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]; prends aussi du jambon get some ham too; j'ai pris deux places pour ce soir I've got two tickets for tonight; prendre une chambre en ville to get a room in town; j'en prendrai un kilo I'll have a kilo;

13 ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [sb] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]; ils ne m'ont pas pris they didn't take me on; prendre qn comme nourrice to take sb on as a nanny; prendre un avocat/guide to engage a lawyer/guide; être pris chez or par Hachette to get a job with Hachette; prendre une maîtresse to take a mistress;

14 ( accueillir) to take; ils ont pris la petite chez eux they took the little girl in; l'école n'a pas voulu la prendre the school wouldn't take her; ce train ne prend pas de voyageurs this train doesn't take passengers; prendre un client [taxi] to pick up a customer; [prostituée] to pick up a client; [coiffeur] to take a customer; prendre un patient [médecin] to see a patient; prendre un nouveau patient [médecin, dentiste] to take on a new patient; prendre un élève [professeur] to take on a student;

15 ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]; je passe te prendre à midi I'll come and pick you up at 12; prendre un auto-stoppeur to pick up a hitchhiker; prendre les enfants à l'école to collect the children from school;

16 ( emmener) to take [personne]; je prends les enfants cet après-midi I'll take the children this afternoon; je peux te prendre ( en voiture) I can give you a lift;

17 ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]; elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler she got caught stealing; prendre un papillon avec ses doigts to pick up a butterfly; prendre un papillon entre ses mains to cup a butterfly in one's hands; je vous y prends○! caught you!; on ne m'y prendra plus○! I won't be taken in○ again!; se laisser prendre par un attrape-nigauds/une histoire to fall for a trick/a story; je ne me suis pas laissé prendre ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in○; se laisser prendre dans une bagarre to get drawn into a fight; se faire prendre par l'ennemi to be captured by the enemy; prendre un poisson to catch a fish; ⇒ flagrant, sac, taureau, vinaigre;

18 ( assaillir) une douleur le prit he felt a sudden pain; qu'est-ce qui te prend○? what's the matter with you?; ça te/leur prend souvent○? are you/they often like this? ça te prend souvent de gueuler○ comme ça? do you often yell○ like that?;

19 ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]; être pris par un livre/film to be involved in a book/film;

20 ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]; j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied the hammer hit me on the foot; qu'est-ce qu'ils ont pris○! (coups, défaite) what a beating○ they got!; ( reproches) what a telling-off○ they got!; prendre une quinte de toux to have a coughing fit;

21 Transp ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]; prendre le train/la voiture/l'avion to take the train/the car/the plane; prendre le or un taxi to take a taxi; il a pris l'avion pour aller à Bruxelles he went to Brussels by air; je ne prends plus la voiture pour aller à Paris I've given up driving to Paris; s'il fait beau, je prendrai la bicyclette if the weather's nice, I'll cycle; en général je prends mon vélo pour aller travailler I usually cycle to work;

22 ( envisager) to take; prenons par exemple Nina take Nina, for example; si je prends une langue comme le chinois/un pays comme la Chine if we take a language like Chinese/a country like China; à tout prendre all in all;

23 ( considérer) to take; ne le prends pas mal don't take it the wrong way; il a plutôt bien pris ta remarque he took your comment rather well; il me prend pour un imbécile he takes me for a fool; pour qui me prends-tu? ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?; tu me prends pour ton esclave? I'm not your slave, you know!; excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else; ⇒ argent, canard, vessie;

24 ( traiter) to handle; il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre he's very nice when you know how to handle him; savoir prendre son enfant to know how to handle one's child; on ne sait jamais par où la prendre○ you never know how to handle her;

25 ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]; je vais prendre votre pointure let me measure your foot;

26 ( noter) to take down; je vais prendre votre adresse let me just take down your address; il s'est enfui mais j'ai pris le numéro de sa voiture he drove off but I took down his registration GB ou license US number;

27 ( apprendre) prendre que to get the idea (that); où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?;

28 ( accepter) to take; prendre les cartes de crédit to take credit cards; il a refusé de prendre l'argent he refused to take the money; il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont you must take people as you find them; prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come; à 1 500, je prends, mais pas plus at 1,500, I'll take it, but that's my best offer;

29 ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]; je prends ça sur moi I'll see to it; prendre sur soi de faire to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do; elle a pris sur elle de leur parler/de leur cacher la vérité she took it upon herself to talk to them/to hide the truth from them; je prends sur moi tes dépenses I'll cover your expenses;

30 ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]; prendre trois minutes (d'avance) to gain three minutes; prendre des forces to build up one's strength;

31 ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi];

32 ( défier) to take [sb] on [concurrent]; je prends le gagnant/le perdant I'll take on the winner/the loser;

33 ( conquérir) Mil to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte];

34 ( posséder sexuellement) to take [femme].

B vi

1 ( aller) prendre à gauche/vers le nord to go left/north; prenez tout droit keep straight on; prendre à travers champs to strike out GB ou head off across the fields; prendre au plus court to take the shortest route; prendre par le littoral to follow the coast;

2 ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out;

3 ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken;

4 ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in;

5 ( prélever) prendre sur ses économies pour entretenir un neveu to draw on one's savings to support a nephew; prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman to translate a novel in one's spare time;

6 ( se contraindre) prendre sur soi to take a hold on oneself; prendre sur soi pour faire to make oneself do; prendre sur soi pour ne pas faire to keep oneself from doing; j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter I made myself listen to them; j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter I kept myself from insulting them;

7 ○( être cru) ça ne prend pas! it won't wash○ ou work!; ton explication ne prendra pas avec moi that explanation won't wash with me○;

8 ○( subir) prendre pour qn to take the rap○ for sb; c'est toujours moi qui prends! I'm always the one who gets it in the neck○!; tu vas prendre! you'll catch it○!; il en a pris pour 20 ans he got 20 years.

C se prendre vpr

1 (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré) un marteau se prend par le manche you hold a hammer by the handle; les pâtes ne se prennent pas avec les doigts you don't eat pasta with your fingers; en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre in China they don't put sugar in their tea; la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin vitamin C is best taken in the morning; la température se prend le matin your temperature should be taken in the morning;

2 (pouvoir être acquis, conquis, utilisé, attrapé) les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite bad habits are easily picked up; le roi ne se prend jamais ( aux échecs) the king can't be taken; un avion ne se prend pas sans réservation you can't take a plane without making reservation;

3 ( s'attraper) se prendre le pied gauche avec la main droite to take one's left foot in one's right hand; certains singes se prennent aux arbres avec leur queue some monkeys can swing from trees by their tails;

4 ( se tenir l'un l'autre) se prendre par la taille to hold each other around the waist;

5 ( se coincer) se prendre les doigts dans la porte to catch one's fingers in the door; mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons my scarf got caught in the spokes;

6 ○( recevoir) il s'est pris quinze jours de prison/une gifle he got two weeks in prison/a smack in the face; tu vas te prendre l'étagère sur la tête the shelf is going to come down on your head; je me suis pris une averse I got caught in a shower;

7 ( commencer) se prendre à faire to find oneself doing; elle s'est prise à aimer she found herself falling in love; se prendre de sympathie pour qn to take to sb;

8 ( se considérer) elle se prend pour un génie she thinks she's a genius; il se prend pour James Dean he fancies himself as James Dean; pour qui est-ce que tu te prends? who do you think you are?; ⇒ Dieu;

9 ( agresser) s'en prendre à qn ( par des reproches ou des coups) to set about sb; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on sb; s'en prendre à qch ( habituellement) to carry on about sth; ( à l'occasion) to lay into sth;

10 ( se comporter) savoir s'y prendre avec to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves];

11 ( agir) il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book ahead to get seats; tu t'y es pris trop tard you left it too late (pour faire to do); il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois he tried several times; ils s'y sont pris à trois contre lui it was three against one; on s'y est pris à trois pour faire it took the three of us to do; regarde comment elle s'y prend look how she's doing it; elle s'y prend bien/mal she sets ou goes about it the right/wrong way; j'aime bien ta façon de t'y prendre I like the way you go about it; comment vas-tu t'y prendre? how will you go about it?; comment vas-tu t'y prendre pour les convaincre? how will you go about convincing them?

Idiomes

c'est toujours ça de pris○ that's something at least; il y a à prendre et à laisser it's like the curate's egg; c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it; tel est pris qui croyait prendre the tables are turned; bien m'en a pris○ it was a good job○; mal m'en a pris○ it was a mistake.

[prɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

A.[SAISIR, ACQUÉRIR]

1. [saisir] to take

la chatte prend ses chatons par la peau du cou the cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neck

prends la casserole par le manche pick the pan up by the handle

il prit son manteau à la patère he took his coat off the hook

prends le livre qui se trouve sur la table take the book on the table

prendre quelque chose des mains de quelqu'un to take something off somebody

[saisir et garder] to take (hold of), to hold

prendre sa tête entre ses mains to hold one's head in one's hands

prenez cette médaille qui vous est offerte par tous vos collègues accept this medal as a gift from all your colleagues

prendre un siège to take a seat, to sit down

2. [emporter - lunettes, document, en-cas] to take

tu as pris tes papiers (avec toi)? have you got your papers (with you)?

inutile de prendre un parapluie there's no need to take ou no need for an umbrella

quand prendrez-vous le colis? when will you collect the parcel?

[emmener] to take (along)

(passer) prendre quelqu'un: je suis passé la prendre chez elle à midi I picked her up at ou collected her from her home at midday

prendre quelqu'un en voiture to give somebody a lift

3. [trouver] to get

où as-tu pris ce couteau? where did you get that knife (from)?

où as-tu pris cette idée/cette citation/ces manières? where did you get that idea/this quotation/those manners?

4. [se procurer]

prendre des renseignements to get some information

5. [acheter - nourriture, billet de loterie] to get, to buy ; [ - abonnement, assurance] to take out (separable)

[réserver - chambre d'hôtel, place de spectacle] to book

j'ai pris des artichauts pour ce soir I've got ou bought some artichokes for tonight

je vais vous prendre un petit poulet aujourd'hui I'll have ou take a small chicken today

6. [demander - argent] to charge

je prends une commission de 3 % I take a 3% commission

mon coiffeur ne prend pas cher (familier) my hairdresser isn't too expensive ou doesn't charge too much

je prends 30 euros de l'heure I charge 30 euros per hour

elle l'a réparé sans rien nous prendre she fixed it free of charge ou without charging us (anything) for it

7. [retirer]

les impôts sont pris à la source tax is deducted at source

prendre de l'argent sur son compte to withdraw money from one's account, to take money out of one's account

B.[AVOIR RECOURS À, SE SERVIR DE]

1. [utiliser - outil] to use

prends un marteau, ce sera plus facile use a hammer, you'll find it's easier

[emprunter] to take, to borrow

je peux prendre ta voiture? can I take ou borrow your car?

2. [consommer - nourriture] to eat ; [ - boisson] to drink, to have ; [ - médicament] to take ; [ - sucre] to take

je ne prends jamais de somnifères I never take sleeping pills

nous en discuterons en prenant le café we'll discuss it over a cup of coffee

qu'est-ce que tu prends? what would you like to drink, what will it be?

je prendrais bien une bière I could do with a beer

si on allait prendre un verre? how about (going for) a drink?

à prendre matin, midi et soir to be taken three times a day

tu lui as fait prendre ses médicaments? did you make sure he took his medicine?

[comme ingrédient] to take

prendre 50 g de beurre et 200 g de farine take 50 g of butter and 200 g of flour

3. [se déplacer en] to take, to go ou to travel by (inseparable)

prendre l'avion to take the plane, to fly

prendre le bateau to take the boat, to sail, to go by boat

prendre le bus/le train to take the bus/train, to go by bus/train

prendre un taxi to take a taxi

je ne prends jamais la voiture I never use the car

4. [monter dans - bus, train] to catch, to get on (inseparable)

5. [louer]

on a pris une chambre dans un petit hôtel we took a room in a small hotel

j'ai pris un petit studio I rented a little studio flat

6. [suivre - voie] to take

prends la première à droite take the first (on the) right

prenez la direction de Lille follow the signs for Lille

j'ai pris un sens interdit I drove ou went down a one-way street

C.[PRENDRE POSSESSION DE, CONTRÔLER]

1. [retenir par la force - fugitif] to capture ; [ - prisonnier] to take ; [ - animal] to catch

MILITAIRE [ville, position] to take

prendre quelqu'un en otage to take somebody hostage

2. [voler] to take

il a tout pris dans la maison he took everything in the house

prendre une citation dans un livre [sans permission] to lift ou to poach a quotation from a book

prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un: combien vous a-t-on pris? how much was taken ou stolen from you?

elle m'a pris mon tour she took my turn

elle m'a pris mon idée/petit ami she stole my idea/boyfriend

3. [occuper - temps] to take (up), to require (soutenu) ; [ - place] to take (up)

pousse-toi, tu prends toute la place move up, you're taking up all the space

ça (m')a pris deux heures it took (me) two hours

ça prend du temps de chercher un appartement it takes time to find a flat, flat-hunting is time-consuming

4. [envahir - suj: malaise, rage] to come over (inseparable) ; [ - suj: peur] to seize, to take hold of

quand ses quintes de toux le prennent when he has a bout of coughing

l'envie le ou lui prit d'aller nager he felt like going for a swim

qu'est-ce qui te prend? what's wrong with ou what's the matter with ou what's come over you?

qu'est-ce qui le ou lui prend de ne pas répondre? why on earth isn't he answering?

ça te prend souvent? (familier & humoristique) are you often like this?

quand ça le ou lui prend, il casse tout (familier) when he gets into this state, he just smashes everything in sight

(tournure impersonnelle)

il me prend parfois le désir de tout abandonner I sometimes feel like giving it all up

il est rentré chez lui et bien/mal lui en a pris he went home and it was just as well he did/, but he'd have done better to stay where he was

prendre la tête à quelqu'un (très familier) : ça me prend la tête it's a real hassle

arrête de me prendre la tête stop being such a pain

5. [surprendre - voleur, tricheur] to catch

si tu veux le voir, il faut le prendre au saut du lit if you want to see him, you must catch him as he gets up

prendre quelqu'un à faire quelque chose to catch somebody doing something

je t'y prends, petit galopin! caught ou got you, you little rascal!

6. JEUX [pion, dame] to take

demain, je te prends aux échecs (familier) tomorrow I'll take you on at ou play you at chess

(en usage absolu) CARTES

je prends I'll try it

j'ai pris à cœur I went hearts

7. SPORT

prendre le service de quelqu'un to break somebody's service

il est venu prendre la deuxième place

a. [pendant la course] he moved into second place

b. [à l'arrivée] he came in second

D.[ADMETTRE, RECEVOIR]

1. [recevoir]

le docteur ne pourra pas vous prendre avant demain the doctor won't be able to see you before tomorrow

après 22 heures, nous ne prenons plus de clients after 10 pm, we don't let anymore customers in

2. [cours] to take

3. [accueillir - pensionnaire] to take in (separable) ; [ - passager] to take

[admettre par règlement] to take, to allow

[engager - employé, candidat] to take on (separable)

nous ne prenons pas les cartes de crédit/les bagages en cabine we don't take credit cards/cabin baggage

prendre un comptable to take on ou to hire an accountant

prendre quelqu'un comme stagiaire to take somebody on as a trainee

4. [acquérir, gagner]

prendre de l'avance/du retard to be earlier/later than scheduled

j'ai pris trois centimètres de tour de taille I've put on three centimetres round the waist

quand le gâteau commence à prendre une jolie couleur dorée when the cake starts to take on a nice golden colour

le projet commence à prendre forme ou tournure the project's starting to take shape

[terminaison] to take

le a prend un accent circonflexe there's a circumflex on the a

5. [subir] to get

prendre un coup de soleil to get sunburnt

prendre froid ou (vieilli) du mal to catch ou to get a cold

j'ai pris la tuile en plein sur la tête the tile hit me right on the head

c'est elle qui a tout pris

a. (familier) [coups, reproches] she got the worst ou took the brunt of it

b. [éclaboussures] she got most ou the worst of it

qu'est-ce qu'on a pris! (familier) , on a pris quelque chose! (familier)

a. [averse] we got soaked ou drenched!

b. [réprimande] we got a real dressing down!

c. [critique] we got panned!

d. [défaite] we got thrashed!

(en usage absolu)

c'est toujours les mêmes qui prennent! (familier) they always pick on the same ones, it's always the same ones who get it in the neck!

il en a pris pour 15 ans (familier) he got 15 years, he got put away for 15 years

E.[CONSIDÉRER DE TELLE MANIÈRE]

1. [accepter] to take

il a essayé de le prendre avec le sourire ou en souriant he tried to pass it off with a smile

bien/mal prendre quelque chose to take something well/badly

[interpréter]

ne prends pas ça pour toi [ne te sens pas visé] don't take it personally

prendre quelque chose en bien/en mal to take something as a compliment/badly

elle a pris mon silence pour de la désapprobation she took my silence as a criticism

2. [considérer] to take, to consider

prenons un exemple let's take ou consider an example

prendre quelqu'un/quelque chose en: prendre quelqu'un en amitié to grow fond of somebody

prendre quelqu'un en pitié to take pity on somebody

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un pour

a. [par méprise] to mistake something/somebody for

b. [volontairement] to take something/somebody for, to consider something/somebody to be

on me prend souvent pour ma sœur I'm often mistaken for my sister

pour qui me prenez-vous? what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?

elle va me prendre pour un idiot she'll think I'm a fool

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un comme to take something/somebody as

à tout prendre all in all, by and large, all things considered

3. [traiter - quelqu'un] to handle, to deal with (inseparable)

prendre quelqu'un par la douceur to use gentle persuasion on somebody

prendre l'ennemi de front/à revers MILITAIRE (figuré) to tackle the enemy head on/from the rear

F.[ENREGISTRER]

1. [consigner - notes] to take ou to write down (separable) ; [ - empreintes, mesures, température, tension] to take

2. PHOTOGRAPHIE

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un (en photo) to take a picture ou photo ou photograph of something/somebody

G.[DÉCIDER DE, ADOPTER]

1. [s'octroyer - vacances] to take, to have ; [ - bain, douche] to have, to take

prendre un jour de congé to take ou to have the day off

prendre le temps de faire quelque chose to take the time to do something

prendre son temps to take one's time

prendre un amant to take a lover

tu n'as pas le droit! — je le prends! you've no right! — that's what you think!

2. [s'engager dans - mesure, risque] to take

prendre une décision

a. [généralement] to make a decision

b. [après avoir hésité] to make up one's mind, to come to a decision

prendre la décision de to make up one's mind to, to decide to

prendre l'initiative de quelque chose to initiate something

prendre l'initiative de faire quelque chose to take the initiative in doing something, to take it upon oneself to do something

prendre de bonnes résolutions pour l'avenir to resolve to do better in the future

prendre la résolution de to resolve to

3. [choisir - sujet d'examen, cadeau] to take, to choose, to have

j'ai pris le docteur Valiet comme médecin I chose Dr Valiet to be ou as my GP

qu'est-ce qu'on lui prend comme glace? which ice cream shall we get him?

ils n'ont pris que les 20 premiers they only took ou selected the top 20

c'est à prendre ou à laisser (you can) take it or leave it

il y a à prendre et à laisser dans son livre his book is a bit of a curate's egg (UK) ou is good in parts

4. [se charger de - poste] to take, to accept

prendre ses fonctions to start work

j'ai un appel pour toi, tu le prends? I've got a call for you, will you take it?

5. [adopter - air] to put on (separable), to assume ; [ - ton] to assume

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[prɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif

1. [se fixer durablement - végétal] to take (root) ; [ - bouture, greffe, vaccin] to take ; [ - mode, slogan] to catch on

la peinture ne prend pas sur le plastique the plastic won't take the paint

ça ne prendra pas avec elle [mensonge] it won't work with her, she won't be taken in

2. [durcir - crème, ciment, colle] to set ; [ - lac, étang] to freeze (over) ; [ - mayonnaise] to thicken

3. [passer]

prends à gauche [tourne à gauche] turn left

tu peux prendre par Le Mans you can go via Le Mans

prendre à travers bois/champs to cut through the woods/fields

4. [commencer] to start, to get going

je n'arrive pas à faire prendre le feu/les brindilles I can't get the fire going/the twigs to catch

5. MUSIQUE & THÉÂTRE

prenons avant la sixième mesure/à la scène 2 let's take it from just before bar six/from scene 2

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prendre sur verbe plus préposition

1. [entamer] to use (some of)

je ne prendrai pas sur mon week-end pour finir le travail! I'm not going to give up ou to sacrifice part of my weekend to finish the job!

2. (locution)

prendre sur soi to grin and bear it

prendre sur soi de faire quelque chose to take (it) upon oneself to do something

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se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

ces cachets se prennent avant les repas the tablets should be taken before meals

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se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils se sont pris pour époux they were united in matrimony

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se prendre verbe pronominal intransitif

to get caught ou trapped

le foulard s'est pris dans la portière the scarf got caught ou shut in the door

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se prendre verbe pronominal transitif

1. [se coincer]

attention, tu vas te prendre les doigts dans la charnière! careful, you'll trap your fingers ou get your fingers caught in the hinge!

se prendre les pieds dans quelque chose to trip over something

2. (familier) [choisir]

prends-toi un gâteau get yourself a cake

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se prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se laisser aller à]

se prendre à faire quelque chose to find oneself starting to do something

se prendre à rêver to find oneself dreaming

2. (locution)

s'y prendre: comment pourrions-nous nous y prendre? how could we go about it?

tu t'y prends un peu tard pour t'inscrire! you've left it a bit late to enrol!

il faut s'y prendre deux mois à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book two months in advance to be sure of getting seats

elle s'y est prise à trois fois pour faire démarrer la tondeuse she made three attempts before the lawn mower would start

s'y prendre bien/mal: s'y prendre bien/mal avec quelqu'un to handle somebody the right/wrong way

elle s'y prend bien ou sait s'y prendre avec les enfants she's good with children

je n'arrive pas à repasser le col — c'est parce que tu t'y prends mal I can't iron the collar properly — that's because you're going about it the wrong way ou doing it wrong

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se prendre de verbe pronominal plus préposition

se prendre d'amitié pour quelqu'un to grow fond of somebody, to feel a growing affection for somebody

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se prendre pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

il ne se prend pas pour rien ou pour n'importe qui he thinks he's God's gift to humanity

tu te prends pour qui pour me parler sur ce ton? who do you think you are, talking to me like that?

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s'en prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

s'en prendre à quelqu'un/quelque chose

a. [l'attaquer] to attack somebody/something

b. [le rendre responsable] to put the blame on somebody/something

pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu t'en prennes à moi? why do you always take it out on me?

ne t'en prends qu'à toi-même you've only (got) yourself to blame

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