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to resolve against doing

1 resolve

I [rɪ'zɒlv]
nome

1) (determination) determinazione f.

to strengthen, weaken sb.'s resolve — motivare, demotivare qcn

2) (decision) risolutezza f., decisione f.
II 1. [rɪ'zɒlv]
verbo transitivo

1) (solve) risolvere [ dispute]; chiarire [ doubts]

2) (decide)

to resolve that — decidere che

to resolve to do — risolvere di fare

3) (break down) analizzare, scomporre [ problem]
2.
verbo intransitivo (decide) [ person] decidere; [ government] deliberare

to resolve on doing — risolvere di fare

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[rə'zolv]

verb

1) (to make a firm decision (to do something): I've resolved to stop smoking.) decidere

2) (to pass (a resolution): It was resolved that women should be allowed to join the society.) decidere

3) (to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).) risolvere

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resolve /rɪˈzɒlv/
n. [uc] (form.)

1 [u] risoluzione; proposito: to keep one's resolve, mantenere la propria decisione; to strengthen [weaken] sb. 's resolve, rafforzare [far vacillare] la decisione di q.

2 decisione; proposito: to keep (o stick) to one's resolve, rimanere fermo nel proprio proposito

3 [u] risolutezza; fermezza: to stiffen one's resolve, rafforzare la propria determinazione; irrigidirsi (fig.).
♦ (to) resolve /rɪˈzɒlv/
A v. t.

1 risolvere: The problem has not yet been resolved, il problema non è ancora stato risolto; to resolve difficulties, risolvere difficoltà; to resolve doubts, chiarire dubbi

2 decidere; ( di organismo) deliberare: He resolved not to go ( o that he wouldn't go), ha deciso di non andare; The committee resolved to set up a task force to examine the issue, il comitato ha deliberato la costituzione di una task force per esaminare la questione

3 scomporre: to resolve st. into its components, scomporre qc. nei suoi componenti

4 ( ottica) scomporre

5 (mus.) risolvere

6 (fotogr.) definire ( l'immagine)

B v. i.

1 (form.) risolversi; decidersi

2 dissolversi; sciogliersi; disintegrarsi

3 (chim., ottica) scomporsi

4 (med.) risolversi

● to resolve against doing st., decidere di non fare qc. □ to resolve on (o upon) doing st., decidere (o deliberare, stabilire) di fare qc.: He resolved on buying the painting, ha deciso di acquistare il quadro □ to resolve itself, trasformarsi; diventare; (polit., GB) costituirsi in: The discussion resolved itself into a quarrel, la discussione si è trasformata in una lite □ ( nelle deliberazioni) resolved that…, (avendo) deliberato che… □ (fis., ottica, elettron.) resolving power, potere risolvente.

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I [rɪ'zɒlv]
nome

1) (determination) determinazione f.

to strengthen, weaken sb.'s resolve — motivare, demotivare qcn

2) (decision) risolutezza f., decisione f.
II 1. [rɪ'zɒlv]
verbo transitivo

1) (solve) risolvere [ dispute]; chiarire [ doubts]

2) (decide)

to resolve that — decidere che

to resolve to do — risolvere di fare

3) (break down) analizzare, scomporre [ problem]
2.
verbo intransitivo (decide) [ person] decidere; [ government] deliberare

to resolve on doing — risolvere di fare

English-Italian dictionary > resolve
2 resolve

n. besluit, vastberadenheid
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v. oplossen; besluiten, beslissen; ophelderen; scheiden

resolve¹

[ rizzolv]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 besluit ⇒ beslissing, voornemen

2 〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉 resolutie ⇒ motie, voorstel

♦voorbeelden:

1   a firm resolve to stay • een vast voornemen om te blijven

     keep one's resolve • bij zijn beslissing blijven

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉〈 formeel〉

1 vastberadenheid ⇒ beslistheid

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resolve²

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 een beslissing/besluit nemen ⇒ besluiten, zich voornemen

2 zich uitspreken ⇒ een uitspraak doen

3 zich oplossen ⇒ zich ontbinden, uiteenvallen

♦voorbeelden:

1   they resolved (up)on doing something • zij besloten iets te doen

2   the committee resolved against nuclear energy • het comité sprak zich uit tegen kernenergie

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 beslissen ⇒ besluiten

2 oplossen ⇒ een oplossing vinden voor

3 verklaren ⇒ uitleggen

4 opheffen ⇒ wegnemen 〈 twijfel〉

5 ontbinden ⇒ (doen) oplossen

6 omzetten ⇒ veranderen

7 ertoe brengen ⇒ doen beslissen

8 besluiten ⇒ beëindigen, bijleggen 〈 geschil〉

9 〈 techniek, technologie, wiskunde〉 ontbinden 〈krachten; vector〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   he resolved to leave • hij besloot weg te gaan

6   resolve something into • iets omzetten in

7   that resolved us to … • dat deed ons besluiten om …

English-Dutch dictionary > resolve
3 decide

1. transitive verb
1) (settle, judge) entscheiden über (+ Akk.)

decide that... — entscheiden, dass...

2) (resolve)

decide that... — beschließen, dass...

decide to do something — sich entschließen, etwas zu tun
2. intransitive verb
sich entscheiden ( in favour of zugunsten von, on für)

decide against doing something — sich dagegen entscheiden, etwas zu tun

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verb

1) (to (cause to) make up one's mind: I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?) entscheiden

2) (to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain: The last goal decided the match.) entscheiden

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de·cide

[dɪˈsaɪd]

I. vi

1. (make a choice) sich akk entscheiden

where are you going on vacation? — we haven't \decided yet wohin fahrt ihr in Urlaub? — wir haben uns noch nicht festgelegt

we haven't \decided on a name for the baby yet wir haben uns noch nicht entschieden, wie wir das Baby nennen werden

▪ to \decide against sth/sb sich akk gegen etw/jdn entscheiden

▪ to \decide for [or in favour of] [or on] sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn entscheiden

▪ to \decide for oneself für sich akk selbst entscheiden

2. (resolve) beschließen

▪ to \decide to do sth sich akk entschließen, etw zu tun

have you \decided about going to the beach yet? weißt du schon, ob du an den Strand gehst?

II. vt

1. (make a decision)

▪ to \decide sth etw entscheiden [o bestimmen]

he \decided that he liked her er kam zu der Überzeugung, dass er sie mochte

to \decide sb's destiny [or fate] über jds Schicksal entscheiden

to \decide a game/question ein Spiel/eine Frage entscheiden

2. (bring to a decision)

this business about the letter \decided me die Sache mit dem Brief gab für mich den Ausschlag

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[dI'saɪd]
1. vt

1) (= come to a decision) (sich) entscheiden; (= take it into one's head) beschließen, sich entschließen

what did you decide? (yes or no) — wie habt ihr euch entschieden?; (what measures) was habt ihr beschlossen?

did you decide anything? —

you must decide what to do — du musst ( dich) entscheiden, was du tun willst

you can't suddenly decide you're going to leave home — du kannst nicht plötzlich beschließen, dass du einfach von zu Hause weggehst

I have decided we are making a big mistake — ich bin zu der Ansicht gekommen, dass wir einen großen Fehler machen

I'll decide what we do! —

she always wants to decide everything — sie will immer alles bestimmen

the car seems to have decided it's not going to start — das Auto scheint beschlossen zu haben, nicht anzuspringen

the weather hasn't decided what it's going to do yet — das Wetter hat( sich) noch nicht entschlossen, was es will

2) (= settle) question, war etc entscheiden

to decide sb's fate — jds Schicksal bestimmen, (über) jds Schicksal entscheiden

3)

to decide sb to do sth — jdn veranlassen, etw zu tun

that eventually decided me — das hat schließlich für mich den Ausschlag gegeben

2. vi
(sich) entscheiden
I don't know, YOU decide — ich weiß nicht, entscheiden or bestimmen SIE!

I don't know, I can't decide — ich kann mich nicht entscheiden

to decide for/ against sth — (sich) für/gegen etw entscheiden

of/against sb (Jur) — zu jds Gunsten/Ungunsten or für/gegen jdn entscheiden

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decide [dıˈsaıd]

A v/t

1. eine Schlacht etc entscheiden

2. jemanden bestimmen oder veranlassen oder zu dem Entschluss bringen oder dazu bringen ( to do zu tun):

that decided me das gab für mich den Ausschlag, damit war die Sache für mich entschieden;

that decided me against it aufgrund dieser Tatsache entschied ich mich dagegen;

the weather decided me against going aufgrund des Wetters entschloss ich mich, nicht zu gehen

3. etwas bestimmen, festsetzen:

the winner has already been decided der Sieger steht bereits fest

4. entscheiden, bestimmen ( beide:

that dass)

5. feststellen, zu der Ansicht oder zu dem Schluss oder zu der Überzeugung kommen ( alle:

that dass)

B v/i

1. entscheiden, die Entscheidung treffen

2. sich entscheiden, sich entschließen, beschließen ( alle:

to go, on going zu gehen;

against going nicht zu gehen):

I haven’t decided yet ich habe mich noch nicht entschieden;

decide in favo(u)r of (against) sich entscheiden für (gegen);

decide on sth

a) auch decide about sth eine Entscheidung treffen hinsichtlich einer Sache

b) sich für etwas entscheiden

3. (die Sache) entscheiden, den Ausschlag geben

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1. transitive verb
1) (settle, judge) entscheiden über (+ Akk.)

decide that... — entscheiden, dass...

2) (resolve)

decide that... — beschließen, dass...

decide to do something — sich entschließen, etwas zu tun
2. intransitive verb
sich entscheiden ( in favour of zugunsten von, on für)

decide against doing something — sich dagegen entscheiden, etwas zu tun

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(on) v.

entscheiden (über) v.

sich entscheiden (über) v.

sich entschließen v. v.

befinden v.

beschließen v.

entscheiden v.

English-german dictionary > decide
4 decidere

1. v/t questione settle

data decide on, settle on

decidere di fare qualcosa decide to do something

2. v/i decide

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decidere v.tr.

1 ( risolvere, concludere definendo) to decide, to settle: decidere una vertenza, una lite, to settle a disagreement, a quarrel; decidere una questione una volta per sempre, to settle a question once and for all; hanno deciso tutto fra di loro, they decided everything between themselves; questo decide la questione, this decides (o settles) the matter; cosa ti ha fatto decidere in questo modo?, how did you come to that decision? // (dir.) decidere una causa, to decide a case (o to give judgement)

2 ( stabilire, fissare, determinare) to determine, to decide (on), to fix: decidere di fare qlco., to decide to do (o on doing) sthg.; decidere di non fare qlco., to decide not to do (o against doing) sthg.; decidere lo sciopero, to decide on a strike; decisi di partire subito, I decided (o resolved) to leave at once; non ho ancora deciso dove andare, I've not yet decided where to go; quell'avvenimento decise la sua carriera, that event determined (o decided) his career; decidere la data dell'incontro, to decide (on) (o to fix) the date of the meeting; decidemmo di attendere la sua risposta, it was decided to wait for his reply

3 ( scegliere) to decide (on), to choose*, to make* up one's mind (about): devono decidere il colore delle piastrelle, they must decide on (o choose) the colour of the tiles; non ho ancora deciso quale vestito mettermi, I haven't made up my mind (o decided) yet what dress to wear

4 (non com.) ( indurre) to convince, to induce, to decide: decidere qlcu. a confessare, to convince s.o. to confess

◆ v. intr.

1 ( determinare) to decide: un evento che deciderà del nostro futuro, an event that will decide our future

2 ( scegliere) to decide, to choose*: lasciate decidere a lui, let him decide; sta a lei decidere, it's up to her to decide (o to choose); devi decidere tra il mare e la montagna, you have to choose between the mountains and the seaside // decidere in favore di qlco., to decide for (o in favour of) sthg.

◘ decidersi v.intr.pron. to make* up one's mind: non so decidermi a licenziarlo, I cannot bring myself to dismiss him; si è finalmente deciso ad ammettere le sue colpe, he finally made up his mind to admit his guilt; ora basta, devi deciderti una volta per tutte!, now stop right there, you must make up your mind once and for all! // deciditi!, make your mind up!; ( sbrigati) get a move on!

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1. [de'tʃidere]
vb irreg vt
1)

(stabilire) decidere qc — to decide on sth

decidere una data/un'ora — to agree on a date/time, fix a date/time

decidere che — to decide that

decidere di fare qc/di non fare qc — to decide to do sth/against doing sth

ho deciso di non andarci — I decided not to go

sta a lui decidere — it's up to him to decide

ha deciso il nostro futuro — it determined our future

2) (risolvere: disputa) to settle, resolve

decidere una lite Dir — to settle a dispute

2. vi

(aus avere) (persona) to decide, make up one's mind

hai deciso? — have you decided?

è venuto il momento di decidere — it's time to decide o make a decision

non so decidere tra questi modelli — I can't decide which of these models to choose

fu quel fatto a decidere del mio futuro — that was what decided o determined my future

3. vip (decidersi)

(persona) to come to o make a decision

non so decidermi — I can't decide

decidersi a fare — to make up one's mind to do

finalmente si è deciso a parlare — he finally made up his mind to talk

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[de'tʃidere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (stabilire) to decide on, to determine [ data]; to fix, to determine [ prezzo]; (scegliere) to choose* [modello, colore]

decidere di fare — to decide o determine to do

decidere di non fare — to decide not to do o against doing

2) (risolvere) to decide, to settle [ questione]; sport to settle [ partita]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (prendere una decisione) to decide, to determine

dovremo decidere in fretta — we'll have to make a quick decision

2) (essere determinante)

decidere di qcs. — to decide sth
3.
verbo pronominale decidersi to decide, to make* up one's mind ( a fare to do); to determine ( a fare on, upon doing); to come* to a decision

bisogna che mi decida a leggere il suo articolo — I must get around to reading his article

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decidere

/de't∫idere/ [35]

I verbo transitivo

1 (stabilire) to decide on, to determine [ data]; to fix, to determine [ prezzo]; (scegliere) to choose* [modello, colore]; decidere di fare to decide o determine to do; decidere di non fare to decide not to do o against doing

2 (risolvere) to decide, to settle [ questione]; sport to settle [ partita]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (prendere una decisione) to decide, to determine; dovremo decidere in fretta we'll have to make a quick decision

2 (essere determinante) decidere di qcs. to decide sth.

III decidersi verbo pronominale

to decide, to make* up one's mind ( a fare to do); to determine ( a fare on, upon doing); to come* to a decision; bisogna che mi decida a leggere il suo articolo I must get around to reading his article.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > decidere
5 decide

verb

1) (to (cause to) make up one's mind: I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?) decidir

2) (to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain: The last goal decided the match.) decidir

decide vb decidir

she decided not to have the operation decidió no operarse

we decided on Scotland for our holiday nos decidimos por Escocia para las vacaciones

El gerundio de decide se escribe deciding

decide

tr[dɪ'saɪd]

transitive verb

1 (person) decidir

■ have you decided what to do? ¿has decidido qué hacer?

■ they decided to go to Greece decidieron ir a Grecia

2 (cause to reach a decision) decidir

■ what decided you to study philosophy? ¿qué es lo que te decidió a estudiar filosofía?

3 (settle, determine - of event, action) decidir, determinar

■ the penalty decided the game el penalti decidió el partido

intransitive verb

1 decidirse, tomar una decisión

■ I don't mind - you decide me da igual - decide tú

■ they decided against buying the house decidieron no comprar la casa

■ the judge decided in favour of the defendant el juez resolvió a favor del demandado

decide [di'saɪd] v, - cided ; - ciding vt

1) conclude: decidir, llegar a la conclusión de

he decided what to do: decidió qué iba a hacer

2) determine: decidir, determinar

one blow decided the fight: un solo golpe determinó la pelea

3) convince: decidir

her pleas decided me to help: sus súplicas me decidieron a ayudarla

4) resolve: resolver

decide vi

: decidirse

decide

v.

• acordar v.

• decidir v.

• desempatar v.

• despachar v.

• determinar v.

• quedar v.

• sentenciar v.

• trinchar v.

dɪ'saɪd
1.

transitive verb

1) ( make up one's mind) decidir

I can't decide which I prefer — no puedo decidir cuál prefiero, no sé por cuál decidirme

to decide to + inf — decidir or resolver + inf

what finally decided me was the price — lo que me decidió or me hizo decidir fue el precio

2) ( settle) \<\<question/issue\>\> decidir; \<\<outcome\>\> determinar

2.

vi decidirse

to decide in favor of/against something/somebody: we decided in favor of the cheaper one nos decidimos por el más barato; the judge decided in favor of/against the plaintiff el juez resolvió a favor/en contra del demandante; she decided against buying — decidió no comprarlo

Phrasal Verbs:

- decide on

[dɪ'saɪd]
1.

VT (gen) decidir

to decide where to go/what to do — decidir adónde ir/qué hacer

to decide to do sth — decidir hacer algo

it was decided that — se decidió que

that decided me — eso me convenció

2.

VI decidir, decidirse

to decide against sth — decidirse en contra de algo

to decide against doing sth — decidirse en contra de hacer algo, decidir no hacer algo

to decide for or in favour of sb — decidirse por algn, decidir a favor de algn

to decide in favour of sth — decidirse por algo

to decide in favour of doing sth — determinar or resolver hacer algo

the judge decided in his favour — el juez decidió or resolvió a su favor

- decide on

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[dɪ'saɪd]
1.

transitive verb

1) ( make up one's mind) decidir

I can't decide which I prefer — no puedo decidir cuál prefiero, no sé por cuál decidirme

to decide to + inf — decidir or resolver + inf

what finally decided me was the price — lo que me decidió or me hizo decidir fue el precio

2) ( settle) \<\<question/issue\>\> decidir; \<\<outcome\>\> determinar

2.

vi decidirse

to decide in favor of/against something/somebody: we decided in favor of the cheaper one nos decidimos por el más barato; the judge decided in favor of/against the plaintiff el juez resolvió a favor/en contra del demandante; she decided against buying — decidió no comprarlo

Phrasal Verbs:

- decide on

English-spanish dictionary > decide
6 decide

dɪˈsaɪd гл. решать(ся), принимать решение, делать выбор that decides me! ≈ решено! to decide unanimously ≈ решать единогласно decide against decide for decide in favour of decide between decide on Syn: determine, resolve, settle Ant: fluctuate, hesitate решать, принимать решение - to * a point /a question, an issue/ решить вопрос - to * a battle решить исход битвы /боя/ - to * a matter in smb.'s favour решить вопрос в чью-л. пользу - to * by toss бросать жребий, решать жеребьевкой - to * the order of the competition определять порядок проведения соревнования - to * what to do next решить, что предпринять дальше - this day will * his fate в этот день решится его участь - an event that *d his creer событие, которое определило всю его дальнейшую жизнь решаться, принимать определенное решение;
делать выбор - to * between two alternatives сделать выбор;
выбрать одно из двух - to * against smth. отклонить что-л.;
решить отрицательно какой-л. вопрос - the board *d against the reorganization правление решило не проводить реорганизацию - to * against doing smth. решить не делать чего-л. - the management has *d against investing in... правление решило не вкладывать капитал в... - he *d against going there он решил не ездить туда - to * against the plaintiff решить дело не в пользу истца - to * on /upon/ a course of action определить линию поведения - to * on every last detail принимать решение по поводу мельчайших деталей - to * on the day установить день /дату/ (чего-л.) - have you *d? вы приняли решение?;
вы решились на что-нибудь? - it is for you to * слово за вами, вам решать - he *d to go, he *d on /for/ going он решил(ся) ехать - she *d on the black coat она выбрала черное пальто положить конец сомнениям, колебаниям;
заставлять, побуждать( кого-л.) принять решение;
склонять к решению - that *d him это положило конец его сомнениям, это заставило его решиться - that *s me! решено! - that *d him to depart это заставило его решиться на отъезд decide положить конец сомнениям ~ принимать решение ~ решать(ся), принимать решение;
to decide (against (in favour of) smb.) выносить решение против( в пользу) (кого-л.) ;
that decides me! решено! ~ решать(ся), принимать решение;
to decide (against (in favour of) smb.) выносить решение против (в пользу) (кого-л.) ;
that decides me! решено! ~ решать ~ about принимать решение относительно to ~ between two things сделать выбор ~ on выбрать;
she decided on the green hat она выбрала зеленую шляпу ~ on выбрать;
she decided on the green hat она выбрала зеленую шляпу ~ решать(ся), принимать решение;
to decide (against (in favour of) smb.) выносить решение против (в пользу) (кого-л.) ;
that decides me! решено!

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > decide
7 решить

1. come a decision

принять решение; решить; решиться — come a decision

я пытался решить эту задачу — I had a whack at the problem

2. make a decision

он решил добиться ответа — he was determined to have an answer

3. take a decision

он решил поступить по своему — he is bound he will have his way

4. solve; decide; resolve; dare; risk

решит вопрос — solve the problem

решить вопрос — decide a question

решил судебное дело — decided case

решить задачу — to solve a problem

решил дело против — decided against

5. decide

решить спор — to decide a controversy

я сам решу это — myself will decide it

решить исход битвы — to decide a battle

решить не делать — decide against doing

решить судебное дело — to decide a case

6. determine

решить дело, вынести решение по делу — to determine the case

7. fix up

8. resolve

решить дело; раскрыть преступление — to solve a case

решит задачу встречи — solve prediction problem

9. settle

10. work out

Синонимический ряд:

1. постановить (глаг.) вынести решение; постановить; принять решение

2. разрешить (глаг.) найти решение; разрешить

3. убить (глаг.) кончить; покончить; порешить; прикончить; пристукнуть; прихлопнуть; стукнуть; тюкнуть; убить; угробить; укокошить; уложить; ухлопать; уходить; хлопнуть; чикнуть; шлепнуть

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > решить
8 decidere

1. [de'tʃidere]
vb irreg vt
1)

(stabilire) decidere qc — to decide on sth

decidere una data/un'ora — to agree on a date/time, fix a date/time

decidere che — to decide that

decidere di fare qc/di non fare qc — to decide to do sth/against doing sth

ho deciso di non andarci — I decided not to go

sta a lui decidere — it's up to him to decide

ha deciso il nostro futuro — it determined our future

2) (risolvere: disputa) to settle, resolve

decidere una lite Dir — to settle a dispute

2. vi

(aus avere) (persona) to decide, make up one's mind

hai deciso? — have you decided?

è venuto il momento di decidere — it's time to decide o make a decision

non so decidere tra questi modelli — I can't decide which of these models to choose

fu quel fatto a decidere del mio futuro — that was what decided o determined my future

3. vip (decidersi)

(persona) to come to o make a decision

non so decidermi — I can't decide

decidersi a fare — to make up one's mind to do

finalmente si è deciso a parlare — he finally made up his mind to talk

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9 decidir

v.

1 to decide, to choose.

el juez decidirá si es inocente o no the judge will decide o determine whether or not he is innocent

decidir hacer algo to decide to do something

¿a qué restaurante vamos? — tú decides which restaurant shall we go to? — you decide

decidir entre dos cosas to choose between two things

Ella decidió la forma de proceder She decided the way to proceed.

Ella decide y no escucha She makes a decision and doesn't listen.

2 to decide.

el voto de la clase media decidió la elección the middle-class vote decided o swung the election

3 to decide to, to resolve to.

Ella decidió hacer una balsa She decided to make a raft.

4 to determine, to ascertain, to pinpoint.

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decidir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to decide; (asunto) to settle

■ decidieron responder las preguntas they decided to answer the questions

■ aún no hay nada decidido nothing is settled yet

2 (convencer) to persuade, convince

■ aquellas circunstancias la decidieron a marchar those circumstances persuaded her to leave

3 (resolver) to resolve, decide

■ decidió dejar de fumar he resolved to stop smoking

► verbo intransitivo

1 to decide, choose

■ tuvo que decidir entre los dos she had to decide between the two

► verbo pronominal decidirse

1 to make up one's mind

■ tienes que decidirte lo antes posible you have to make up your mind as soon as possible

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FRASEOLOGÍA

decidirse por to decide on

■ se decidió por la falda roja she decided on the red skirt

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verb

1) to decide

2) determine

3) settle

•

- decidirse

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1. VT

1) (=tomar una decisión) to decide

¿habéis decidido lo que vais a hacer? — have you decided what you are going to do?

después de pensarlo mucho he decidido que sí — after giving it a lot of thought, I've decided to go ahead

• decidir hacer algo — to decide to do sth

decidieron no ir — they decided not to go

2) (=determinar) [+ futuro, resultado] to decide; [+ asunto, disputa] to settle, resolve

el penalti decidió el partido — the penalty decided the match

el resultado de los exámenes decidirá su futuro — the exam results will decide her future

3) (=convencer)

¿qué fue lo que al final te decidió? — what finally made up your mind?, what finally decided you?, what finally made you decide?

la huelga de trenes me decidió a ir en coche — the rail strike made me decide to take the car

2.

VI to decide

nadie va a decidir por ellos — no one will make the decision o decide for them

tuvo que decidir entre varias opciones — she had to choose o decide from a number of options

el juez decidió en nuestro favor — the judge ruled in our favour

• decidir sobre algo — to decide on sth, make a decision on sth

3.

See:

decidirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tomar una determinación) to decide

iba a aceptar pero después decidí que no — I was going to accept but then I decided not to

decidir + inf — to decide to + inf

decidieron comprarlo — they decided to buy it

b) < persona> to make... decide

eso fue lo que me decidió — that was what decided me o made me decide

2) < asunto> to settle; < resultado> to decide

lo que decidiría el futuro de la empresa — what would decide the future of the company
2.
decidir vi to decide

no sé, decide tú — I don't know, you decide

alguien había decidido por él — someone had made the decision for him

tiene que decidir entre dos opciones igualmente interesantes — she has to choose o decide between two equally attractive options

decidir sobre algo — to decide on something
3.
decidirse v pron to decide, to make up one's mind

aún no me he decidido del todo — I still haven't quite decided o made up my mind

decidirse a + inf — to decide to + inf

decidirse por algo — to decide on something

se decidió por el verde — she decided on the green one

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= decide, decision to the contrary, make + choices, opt (for), settle, sort out, take + viewpoint, adjudicate, resolve, take + view, take + Posesivo + pick, call + the shots, be the boss, rule + the roost.

Ex. At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.

Ex. Unless a conscious decision has been made to the contrary, the abstractor should not introduce any new biases or emphases.

Ex. Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.

Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex. Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.

Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.

Ex. I know a large library catalog in this country where the person in charge of filing has to adjudicate on the average four times a day on where a particular card should go.

Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.

Ex. There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.

Ex. We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.

Ex. One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.

Ex. Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.

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* decidir Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

* decidir hacer = spring for.

* decidir + Infinitivo = choose to + Infinitivo, elect to + Infinitivo.

* decidir no + Infinitivo = decide against + Gerundio, decide against + Nombre.

* decidir no ser incluido en = opt out of.

* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* decidir qué hacer con = make + disposition of.

* decidirse = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, make + Posesivo + mind up.

* decidirse por = marry, settle on/upon, go for, come down in + favour of, plump for.

* decidirse por uno mismo = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind.

* estar decidido a = be determined to.

* por decidir = to be decided.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tomar una determinación) to decide

iba a aceptar pero después decidí que no — I was going to accept but then I decided not to

decidir + inf — to decide to + inf

decidieron comprarlo — they decided to buy it

b) < persona> to make... decide

eso fue lo que me decidió — that was what decided me o made me decide

2) < asunto> to settle; < resultado> to decide

lo que decidiría el futuro de la empresa — what would decide the future of the company
2.
decidir vi to decide

no sé, decide tú — I don't know, you decide

alguien había decidido por él — someone had made the decision for him

tiene que decidir entre dos opciones igualmente interesantes — she has to choose o decide between two equally attractive options

decidir sobre algo — to decide on something
3.
decidirse v pron to decide, to make up one's mind

aún no me he decidido del todo — I still haven't quite decided o made up my mind

decidirse a + inf — to decide to + inf

decidirse por algo — to decide on something

se decidió por el verde — she decided on the green one

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= decide, decision to the contrary, make + choices, opt (for), settle, sort out, take + viewpoint, adjudicate, resolve, take + view, take + Posesivo + pick, call + the shots, be the boss, rule + the roost.

Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.

Ex: Unless a conscious decision has been made to the contrary, the abstractor should not introduce any new biases or emphases.

Ex: Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.

Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex: Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.

Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.

Ex: I know a large library catalog in this country where the person in charge of filing has to adjudicate on the average four times a day on where a particular card should go.

Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.

Ex: There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.

Ex: We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.

Ex: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.

Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.

* decidir Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

* decidir hacer = spring for.

* decidir + Infinitivo = choose to + Infinitivo, elect to + Infinitivo.

* decidir no + Infinitivo = decide against + Gerundio, decide against + Nombre.

* decidir no ser incluido en = opt out of.

* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* decidir qué hacer con = make + disposition of.

* decidirse = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, make + Posesivo + mind up.

* decidirse por = marry, settle on/upon, go for, come down in + favour of, plump for.

* decidirse por uno mismo = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind.

* estar decidido a = be determined to.

* por decidir = to be decided.

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decidir [I1 ]

vt

1 (tomar una determinación) to decide

todavía no han decidido nada they still haven't reached a decision o haven't decided anything

iba a aceptar pero después decidí que no I was going to accept but then I decided against it o decided not to

hemos decidido que no nos vamos a mudar we've decided that we're not going to move, we've decided not to move

decidir + INF to decide to + INF

decidieron prorrogarle el contrato they decided to extend his contract

2 ‹persona›

eso fue lo que me decidió that was what made up my mind for me, that was what decided me

aquel incidente me decidió a actuar that incident made me decide to act

3 ‹asunto› to settle; ‹resultado› to decide

este contrato va a decidir el futuro de la empresa this contract is going to decide the future of the company

el gol que decidió el partido the goal that decided the game

■ decidir

vi

to decide

no sé, decide tú I don't know, you decide

otra persona había decidido por él someone else had made the decision for him

tiene que decidir entre dos opciones igualmente interesantes she has to choose o decide between two equally attractive options

decidir SOBRE algo to make o take a decision ON sth, decide ON sth

no es la persona más adecuada para decidir sobre este asunto she's not the best person to decide on o to make o to take a decision on this matter

yo no tengo autoridad para decidir sobre su suerte I do not have the authority to decide (on) his fate

■ decidirse

v pron

to make up one's mind

aún no me he decidido del todo I still haven't quite made up my mind o decided

decídete, me tengo que ir make up your mind, I have to go

¿va a llover? — no sé, no se decide is it going to rain? — I don't know, it can't seem to make up its mind

decidirse A + INF to decide to + INF decidirse POR algo to decide ON sth

se decidió por el verde she decided on the green one

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decidir ( conjugate decidir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( tomar una determinación) to decide;

◊ decidí comprarlo I decided to buy it

b) ‹ persona› to make … decide;

◊ lo que me decidió what made me decide

2 ‹ asunto› to settle;
‹ resultado› to decide
verbo intransitivo
to decide;
◊ tiene que decidir entre los dos she has to choose o decide between the two;

decidir sobre algo to decide on sth
decidirse verbo pronominal
to decide, to make up one's mind;
decidirse a hacer algo to decide to do sth;
decidirse por algo to decide on sth
decidir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to decide: tú decides, it's up to you
el penalty en el último minuto decidió el partido, the last-minute penalty decided the game

' decidir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
- indecisa
- indeciso
- mover
- solucionar
- vacilante
- pensar
- resolver
- votación
English:
choose
- conclude
- decide
- fix
- heart
- open
- opt out
- seal
- settle
- up to
- adjudicate
- agree
- determine
- for
- opt
- priority
- resolve
- spot
- up

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decidir

♦ vt

1. [tomar una decisión sobre] to decide;

el juez decidirá si es inocente o no the judge will decide o determine whether or not he is innocent;

no hay nada decidido por el momento nothing has been decided for the moment;

todo está aún por decidir everything's still up in the air, nothing's been decided yet;

decidir hacer algo to decide to do sth;

he decidido cambiar de apartamento I've decided to move Br flat o US apartment;

decidió que no valía la pena arriesgarse she decided (that) it wasn't worth the risk;

han decidido que no van a tener más hijos they've decided not to have any more children

2. [determinar] to decide;

el voto de la clase media decidió la elección the middle-class vote decided o swung the election;

el gol de Márquez decidió el partido Márquez's goal decided o settled the game

3. [persuadir] to persuade, to convince;

lo decidí a quedarse I convinced him to stay;

su madre le decidió a dejar de fumar his mother persuaded him to stop smoking;

¿qué te decidió a seguir con el negocio? what made you decide to carry on with the business?

♦ vi

to decide, to choose;

¿a qué restaurante vamos? – tú decides which restaurant shall we go to? – you decide;

decidir entre dos cosas to choose between two things;

ellos decidieron por mí they decided for me, they took the decision for me;

tenemos que decidir sobre la decoración del dormitorio we have to decide how we're going to decorate the bedroom, we have to take a decision on the décor for the bedroom

♦ See also the pronominal verb decidirse

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decidir

I v/t decide

II v/i decide, make up one’s mind

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decidir vt

1) : to decide, to determine

no he decidido nada: I haven't made a decision

2) : to persuade, to decide

su padre lo decidió a estudiar: his father persuaded him to study

decidir vi

: to decide

♦ See also the reflexive verb decidirse

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decidir vb to decide

he decidido comprar un coche I've decided to buy a car

Spanish-English dictionary > decidir
10 perjudicar

v.

to damage, to harm.

Maleficiaron a María They harmed Mary.

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perjudicar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to adversely affect, be bad for, be detrimental to

■ sabes que beber te perjudica you know that drinking is bad for you

■ esta sequía perjudica a la agricultura the drought is hitting the farmers

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verb

to harm

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1. VT

1) (=dañar) to harm

me perjudica que digan eso — their saying that is damaging to me

2) † (=desfavorecer)

ese sombrero la perjudica — that hat doesn't suit her, she doesn't look good in that hat

3) LAm (=calumniar) to malign, slander

2.

See:

perjudicarse

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verbo transitivo

a) ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)

el tabaco perjudica tu salud — smoking damages your health

está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork

estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes — these measures are prejudicial to o harm young people

b) (Col, Per fam & euf) ( violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)

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= damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.

Ex. Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.

Ex. We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.

Ex. I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.

Ex. I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.

Ex. Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.

Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.

Ex. The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.

Ex. Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.

Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.

Ex. Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.

Ex. When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.

Ex. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.

Ex. The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.

Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.

Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.

Ex. Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.

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* perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.

* perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.

* perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.

* perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)

el tabaco perjudica tu salud — smoking damages your health

está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork

estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes — these measures are prejudicial to o harm young people

b) (Col, Per fam & euf) ( violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)

* * *

= damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.

Ex: Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.

Ex: We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.

Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.

Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.

Ex: Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.

Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.

Ex: The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.

Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.

Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.

Ex: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.

Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.

Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.

Ex: The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.

Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.

Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.

Ex: Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.

* perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.

* perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.

* perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.

* perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.

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perjudicar [A2 ]

vt

1 (dañar) to be detrimental to ( frml)

el tabaco perjudica tu salud smoking is detrimental to your health, smoking damages your health

está perjudicando sus estudios it is having an adverse effect on o it is affecting o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork

estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures harm o have adverse effects for o are prejudicial to young people, young people are losing out because of these measures

para no perjudicar las investigaciones in order not to prejudice the investigations

2 (Col, Per fam euf) (violar) to rape, have one's way with ( euph)

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perjudicar ( conjugate perjudicar) verbo transitivo ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml), damage;
◊ el tabaco perjudica salud smoking is detrimental to o damages your health;

estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures are detrimental to o harm young people
perjudicar verbo transitivo to damage, harm: el alcohol perjudica la salud, alcohol damages your health
esa medida me perjudicaría, that measure will be against my interests

' perjudicar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cama
- dañar
- embromar
English:
damage
- handicap
- harm
- impair
- injure
- prejudice
- weigh
- reflect

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perjudicar vt

to damage, to harm;

el tabaco perjudica la salud smoking damages your health;

esa decisión perjudica nuestros intereses this decision damages our interests

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perjudicar

v/t harm, damage

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perjudicar {72} vt

: to harm, to be detrimental to

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perjudicar vb

1. (salud) to damage

el tabaco perjudica la salud smoking damages your health

2. (persona) to affect

la sequía ha perjudicado a los agricultores the drought has affected the farmers

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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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work [wɜ:k]

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1. noun

2. intransitive verb

3. transitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. (gen) travail m

• to start work se mettre au travail

• he does his work well il travaille bien

• she put a lot of work into it elle y a consacré beaucoup de travail

• I'm trying to get some work done j'essaie de travailler

• work has begun on the new bridge ( = building it) on a commencé la construction du nouveau pont

• you'll have your work cut out for you vous allez avoir du travail

• office work travail m de bureau

• good work! ( = well done) bravo !

   b. ( = employment, place of employment) travail m

• he's looking for work il cherche du travail

• to go to work aller au travail

• on her way to work en allant à son travail

• he is in regular work il a un emploi régulier

► at work ( = at place of work) au travail

► out of work

• to be out of work être au chômage

• an increase in the numbers out of work une augmentation du nombre des demandeurs d'emploi► off work

• he's off work today il ne travaille pas aujourd'hui

• he has been off work for three days il est absent depuis trois jours

• I'll have to take time off work il va falloir que je prenne un congé

   c. ( = product) œuvre f

• his life's work l'œuvre f de sa vie

• it's obviously the work of a professional c'est manifestement un travail de professionnel

   d. (Art, literature, music) œuvre f ; ( = book on specific subject) ouvrage m

• the complete works of Shakespeare les œuvres fpl complètes de Shakespeare

• works of fiction ouvrages mpl de fiction

2. intransitive verb

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► For work + preposition/adverb combinations see also phrasal verbs.

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   a. (gen) travailler

• to work hard travailler dur

• he is working at his German il travaille son allemand

• he works in publishing il travaille dans l'édition

► to work on

• he worked on the car all morning il a travaillé sur la voiture toute la matinée

• have you solved the problem? -- we're working on it avez-vous résolu le problème ? -- on y travaille

• I've been working on him but haven't yet managed to persuade him j'ai bien essayé de le convaincre, mais je n'y suis pas encore parvenu► to work towards sth œuvrer pour qch

• we are working towards a solution nous essayons de parvenir à une solution

   b. ( = function) [machine, car, scheme] marcher ; [medicine] agir

• the lift isn't working l'ascenseur ne marche pas

• it works off the mains ça marche sur (le) secteur

• this may work in our favour ça pourrait jouer en notre faveur

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = cause to work) [+ person, staff] faire travailler ; [+ lever, pump] actionner ; [+ machine] faire marcher

• I don't know how to work the video je ne sais pas comment faire marcher le magnétoscope

► to work o.s.

• he works himself too hard il travaille trop

   b. ( = bring about) to work wonders [person] faire des merveilles ; [drug, medicine] faire merveille

   c. ( = arrange for) (inf) can you work it so she can come too? pouvez-vous faire en sorte qu'elle vienne aussi ?

   d. ( = manoeuvre) he worked his hands free il est parvenu à libérer ses mains

► to work one's way

• rescuers are working their way towards the trapped men les sauveteurs se fraient un passage jusqu'aux hommes qui sont bloqués

• he worked his way up from nothing il est parti de rien

• he worked his way up from office boy to managing director il est devenu PDG après avoir commencé comme garçon de bureau

   e. ( = shape) [+ metal, wood, dough, clay] travailler

4. compounds

► work area noun espace m de travail

► work ethic noun déontologie f

► work experience noun expérience f professionnelle

► work file noun (Computing) fichier m de travail

► work/life balance noun équilibre m entre vie professionnelle et vie privée

► work load noun charge f de travail

• his work load is too heavy il a trop de travail ► work of art noun œuvre f d'art

► work permit noun permis m de travail

► work prospects plural noun [of student] perspectives fpl

► work space noun espace m de travail

► work station noun poste m de travail

► work surface noun plan m de travail

► work-to-rule noun (British) grève f du zèle

5. Phrasal Verbs

► work out

1. intransitive verb

   a. [plan, arrangement] marcher

• it's all working out as planned tout se déroule comme prévu

• things didn't work out (well) for her les choses ont plutôt mal tourné pour elle

• it will work out all right in the end tout finira par s'arranger

   b. [amount] it works out at $50 per child il faut compter 50 dollars par enfant

   c. ( = exercise) faire de la musculation

2. separable transitive verb

( = figure out) [+ problem, equation] résoudre ; [+ total] trouver ; [+ plan] mettre au point

• I'll have to work it out (counting) il faut que je calcule

• he finally worked out why she'd gone il a fini par comprendre pourquoi elle était partie

• I can't work him out (inf) je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment il fonctionne► work through inseparable transitive verb

( = resolve emotionally) assumer

► work up

1. intransitive verb

• the book works up to a dramatic ending le roman s'achemine progressivement vers un dénouement spectaculaire

• I thought he was working up to asking me for a divorce je croyais qu'il préparait le terrain pour demander le divorce

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = rouse) he worked the crowd up into a frenzy il a déchaîné l'enthousiasme de la foule

• to get worked up s'énerver

• he worked himself up into a rage il s'est mis dans une colère noire

   b. ( = develop) [+ trade, business] développer

• he worked this small firm up into a major company il a réussi à faire de cette petite société une grande entreprise

• I worked up an appetite/thirst carrying all those boxes ça m'a mis en appétit/m'a donné soif de porter toutes ces caisses

• I can't work up much enthusiasm for the plan j'ai du mal à m'enthousiasmer pour ce projet

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[wɜːk] 1.
noun

1) ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur)

to be at work on something — être en train de travailler à quelque chose

to go ou set ou get to work — se mettre au travail

to set to work doing — se mettre à faire

to put a lot of work into — travailler [essay, speech]; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations]

to put ou set somebody to work — faire travailler quelqu'un

we put him to work doing — nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire

it was hard work doing — ça a été dur de faire

to be hard at work — travailler consciencieusement

your essay needs more work — tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction

to make short ou light work of something — expédier quelque chose

to make short work of somebody — envoyer promener quelqu'un

it's all in a day's work — c'est une question d'habitude

it's hot/thirsty work — ça donne chaud/soif

2) ( occupation) travail m

to be in work — avoir du travail or un emploi

place of work — lieu m de travail

to be off work — ( on vacation) être en congé

to be off work with flu — être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe

to be out of work — être au chômage

3) ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m; ( factory) usine f

to go to work — aller au travail

don't phone me at work — ne me téléphone pas à mon travail

4) (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur)

5) ( papers)

to take one's work home — lit emporter du travail chez soi; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à la maison

6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de); ( study) ouvrage m (by de; on sur)

is this all your own work? — est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul?

to mark students' work — noter les devoirs des étudiants

a work of genius — une œuvre de génie

a work of reference — un ouvrage de référence

this attack is the work of professionals — l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels

7) ( research) recherches fpl (on sur)

8) ( effect)

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agir
2.
works plural noun

1) ( factory) usine f

works canteen — cantine f de l'usine

2) ( building work) travaux mpl

3) (colloq) ( everything)

the (full ou whole) works — toute la panoplie (colloq)
3.
noun modifier [ clothes, shoes] de travail; [ phone number] au travail
4.
transitive verb

1) ( drive)

to work somebody hard — surmener quelqu'un

2) ( labour)

to work shifts — travailler en équipes (de travail posté)

to work days/nights — travailler de jour/de nuit

to work one's way through university — travailler pour payer ses études

to work one's way through a book — lire péniblement un livre, venir à bout (colloq) d'un livre

to work a 40 hour week — faire la semaine de 40 heures

3) ( operate) se servir de

4) ( exploit commercially) exploiter

5) ( have as one's territory) couvrir [region]

6) ( consume)

to work one's way through — ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity]

7) ( bring about)

to work wonders — lit, fig faire des merveilles

8) ( use to one's advantage)

to work the system — profiter du système

how did you manage to work it? — comment as-tu pu arranger ça?

I've worked things so that... — j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que...

9) ( fashion) travailler [clay, metal]

10) ( embroider) broder

11) ( manœuvre)

to work something into — introduire quelque chose dans [slot, hole]

to work a lever up and down — actionner un levier

12) ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles]

13) ( move)

to work one's way through — se frayer un passage à travers [crowd]

to work one's way along — avancer le long de [ledge]

to work one's hands free — se libérer les mains

it worked its way ou itself loose — cela s'est desserré peu à peu

to work its way into — passer dans

start at the top and work your way down — commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas
5.
intransitive verb

1) ( engage in activity) travailler ( doing à faire)

to work at home — travailler à domicile

to work for a living — gagner sa vie

to work in oils — [painter] travailler à l'huile

2) ( strive) lutter ( against contre; for pour; to do pour faire)

to work towards — se diriger vers [solution]; s'acheminer vers [compromise]; négocier [agreement]

3) ( function) fonctionner

to work on electricity — marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité

to work off the mains — marcher sur secteur

the washing machine isn't working — la machine à laver est en panne

4) (act, operate)

it doesn't ou things don't work like that — ça ne marche pas comme ça

to work on the assumption that — présumer que

to work in somebody's favour —

to work to somebody's advantage — tourner à l'avantage de quelqu'un

to work against somebody —

to work to somebody's disadvantage — jouer en la défaveur de quelqu'un

5) ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet; [detergent, drug] agir; [plan] réussir; [argument] tenir debout

flattery won't work with me — la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi

the adaptation really works — l'adaptation est vraiment réussie

6) [face, features] se contracter
6.
reflexive verb

1) ( labour)

to work oneself too hard — se surmener

to work oneself to death — se tuer à la tâche

2)

to work oneself into a rage — se mettre en colère

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- work around

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work over

- work to

- work up

••

to work one's way up — gravir tous les échelons

to work one's way up the company — faire son chemin dans l'entreprise

English-French dictionary > work

13 estudiar

v.

1 to study (carrera, libro, asunto).

estudia biológicas he's studying biology

después de estudiar tu propuesta he decidido no aceptarla after studying your proposal, I've decided not to accept it

estudia todas las tardes he spends every afternoon studying

estudió con el Presidente he went to school/university with the President

¿estudias o trabajas? do you work or are you a student?

Lisa estudia arduamente Lisa studies hard.

Lisa estudia todos los libros Lisa studies every book.

Lisa estudia historia americana Lisa studies American history.

2 to observe.

3 to be a student, to study.

4 to feel out, to study.

El profesor estudia sus reacciones The teacher feels out their reactions.

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estudiar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to study, learn

■ estudia francés en el colegio she's learning French at school

2 (en universidad) to read, study

■ estudia medicina en Barcelona he's studying medicine at Barcelona

3 (trabajar) to work, study

■ tienes que estudiar más you have to work harder

4 (observar) to examine, observe

► verbo intransitivo

1 to study

■ estudia para maestro he's training to be a teacher

► verbo pronominal estudiarse

1 to consider

■ se está estudiando la posibilidad the possibility is being considered

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estudiar de memoria to learn by heart

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verb

to study

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1. VT

1) (=aprender) [+ lección, papel] to learn

estoy estudiando francés en una academia — I'm learning French at a language school

se estudió el papel en media hora — she learned her part in half an hour

tengo mucho que estudiar — I've got a lot of work o studying to do

esta tarde tengo que estudiar matemáticas — I have to do some maths this evening

2) (=cursar) to study

estudió arquitectura — he studied architecture

estoy estudiando piano — I'm studying the piano

quería que su hijo estudiase una carrera — she wanted her son to go to university o to do a degree

¿qué curso estudias? — what year are you in?

3) (=examinar) [informe, experimento] to examine, look into; [persona] to study, look into

el informe estudia los efectos de la sequía — the report examines o looks into the effects of the drought

están estudiando el comportamiento de los insectos — they are studying o looking into insect behaviour

me estudió de pies a cabeza — he looked me up and down

4) (=considerar) to consider, study

estudiaremos su oferta y ya le contestaremos — we shall consider o study your offer and get back to you

el informe está siendo estudiado — the report is being studied o is under consideration

están estudiando la posibilidad de convocar una huelga — they are looking into the possibility of calling a strike, they are considering calling a strike

2. VI

1) (=aprender) to study

tienes que estudiar más — you have to work o study harder

me tengo que ir a estudiar ahora — I must go and do some work o studying now

2) (=cursar estudios) to study

estudió con el Profesor García Montero — she studied under Professor García Montero

estudia en un colegio de monjas — she goes to a convent school

dejé de estudiar a los trece años — I left school at thirteen

estudiar para algo — to study to be sth

mi hijo estudia para abogado — my son is studying to be a lawyer

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < asignatura> to study

estudia música — he's studying music; ( en la universidad) to study, read (frml)

estudia medicina — she's studying o doing o reading medicine

¿qué carrera estudió? — what subject did he do at college/university?

b) < instrumento> to learn

2) <lección/tablas> to learn

3) ( observar) <rostro/comportamiento> to study

4) (considerar, analizar) <mercado/situación/proyecto> to study; < propuesta> to study, consider

estudiaron sus posibles causas — they looked into its possible causes
2.
estudiar vi to study

tengo que estudiar para el examen — I have to do some work o studying for the test

estudia en un colegio privado — he goes to a private school

debes estudiar más — you must work harder

dejó de estudiar a los 15 años — she left school at 15

estudiar para algo — to study to be something
3.
estudiarse v pron

a) (enf) < lección> to study; < papel> to learn

b) (recípr) ( observarse)

se estudiaron largo rato — they watched each other closely for a long time

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= analyse [analyze, -USA], envisage, examine, explore, look, look at, look into, ponder (over/on/upon), present + discussion, study, survey, think out, weigh, work on, get into, see about, observe, weigh up, look toward(s), review, work through, probe.

Ex. With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.

Ex. It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.

Ex. The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.

Ex. Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.

Ex. This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.

Ex. The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.

Ex. If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex. This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.

Ex. Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.

Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex. I've been working on next year's budget, and it would be fair to add eight percent to materials and salaries.

Ex. 'But didn't you say that one of the reasons you wanted to leave was because you were tired of macramËéË and wanted to get into computers?'.

Ex. The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.

Ex. 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.

Ex. The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex. Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.

Ex. There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.

Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex. The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.

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* al estudiar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* estudiar Algo = be under consideration.

* estudiar alternativas = explore + alternative.

* estudiar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* estudiar detenidamente = take + a hard look at, take + a long hard look at, go through, be carefully considered, think through.

* estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* estudiar en detalle = study + at length.

* estudiar en el extranjero = study abroad, study + abroad.

* estudiar en una Universidad = attend + Universidad.

* estudiar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.

* estudiar la evolución histórica de Algo = historicise [historicize, -USA].

* estudiar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* estudiar la posibilidad = explore + the possibility.

* estudiar minuciosamente = study + in great depth, pore.

* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.

* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.

* estudiar una posibilidad = explore + idea.

* estudiar una Titulación = work toward/on + Titulación.

* estudiar un tema = pursue + subject.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < asignatura> to study

estudia música — he's studying music; ( en la universidad) to study, read (frml)

estudia medicina — she's studying o doing o reading medicine

¿qué carrera estudió? — what subject did he do at college/university?

b) < instrumento> to learn

2) <lección/tablas> to learn

3) ( observar) <rostro/comportamiento> to study

4) (considerar, analizar) <mercado/situación/proyecto> to study; < propuesta> to study, consider

estudiaron sus posibles causas — they looked into its possible causes
2.
estudiar vi to study

tengo que estudiar para el examen — I have to do some work o studying for the test

estudia en un colegio privado — he goes to a private school

debes estudiar más — you must work harder

dejó de estudiar a los 15 años — she left school at 15

estudiar para algo — to study to be something
3.
estudiarse v pron

a) (enf) < lección> to study; < papel> to learn

b) (recípr) ( observarse)

se estudiaron largo rato — they watched each other closely for a long time

* * *

= analyse [analyze, -USA], envisage, examine, explore, look, look at, look into, ponder (over/on/upon), present + discussion, study, survey, think out, weigh, work on, get into, see about, observe, weigh up, look toward(s), review, work through, probe.

Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.

Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.

Ex: The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.

Ex: Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.

Ex: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.

Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.

Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.

Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.

Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

Ex: I've been working on next year's budget, and it would be fair to add eight percent to materials and salaries.

Ex: 'But didn't you say that one of the reasons you wanted to leave was because you were tired of macramËéË and wanted to get into computers?'.

Ex: The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.

Ex: 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.

Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex: Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.

Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.

Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.

* al estudiar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* estudiar Algo = be under consideration.

* estudiar alternativas = explore + alternative.

* estudiar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* estudiar detenidamente = take + a hard look at, take + a long hard look at, go through, be carefully considered, think through.

* estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* estudiar en detalle = study + at length.

* estudiar en el extranjero = study abroad, study + abroad.

* estudiar en una Universidad = attend + Universidad.

* estudiar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.

* estudiar la evolución histórica de Algo = historicise [historicize, -USA].

* estudiar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* estudiar la posibilidad = explore + the possibility.

* estudiar minuciosamente = study + in great depth, pore.

* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.

* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.

* estudiar una posibilidad = explore + idea.

* estudiar una Titulación = work toward/on + Titulación.

* estudiar un tema = pursue + subject.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

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estudiar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹asignatura› to study; (en la universidad) to study, read ( frml)

estudiaba inglés en una academia I used to study English at a language school

estudia medicina en la universidad de Salamanca she's studying o doing o reading medicine at Salamanca university

¿qué carrera estudió? what subject did he do at college/university?, what did he study at college/university?, what (subject) did he take his degree in?

2 ( Mús) ‹instrumento› to learn

B ‹lección/tablas› to learn

me tengo que poner a estudiar geografía para el examen I have to get down to studying o ( AmE) reviewing o ( BrE) revising geography for the test

C (observar) to study

estudia el comportamiento de las aves he studies the behavior of birds

me di cuenta de que me estaba estudiando I realized that he was observing o watching o studying me

D (considerar, analizar) ‹mercado/situación/proyecto› to study; ‹propuesta› to study, consider

están estudiando los pasos a seguir they're considering what steps to take

estudiaron las posibles causas del accidente they looked into the possible causes of the accident

■ estudiar

vi

to study

este fin de semana tengo que estudiar para el examen this weekend I have to do some work o studying for the test o I have to review ( AmE) o ( BrE) revise for the test

estudia en un colegio privado he goes to a private school

a ver si este año estudias más I hope you're going to work harder this year

tuvo que dejar de estudiar a los 15 años para ayudar a su madre she had to leave school at 15 to help her mother

estudiar PARA algo to study to be sth

estudia para economista she's studying to be an economist

no come nada, está estudiando para fideo ( hum); she doesn't eat a thing, she's in training for the slimming olympics ( hum)

■ estudiarse

v pron

1 ( enf) ‹lección› to study

se estudió el papel en una tarde he learned his part in an afternoon

2 ( recípr)

(observarse): los dos niños se estudiaron largo rato the two children watched each other closely for a long time

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estudiar ( conjugate estudiar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ asignatura› to study;

( en la universidad) to study, read (frml);
◊ ¿qué carrera estudió? what subject did he do at college/university?

b) ‹ instrumento› to learn

c) ‹lección/tablas› to learn

2 ( observar) ‹rostro/comportamiento› to study
3 (considerar, analizar) ‹mercado/situación/proyecto› to study;
‹ propuesta› to study, consider;
‹ causas› to look into, investigate
verbo intransitivo
to study;
◊ estudia en un colegio privado he goes to a private school;

debes estudiar más you must work harder;
dejó de estudiar a los 15 años she left school at 15;
estudiar para algo to study to be sth
estudiarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹ lección› to study;

‹ papel› to learn
estudiar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to study: estudia para abogado, she's studying to become a lawyer ➣ Ver nota en study
' estudiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
base
- chapar
- concentrarse
- cursar
- empollar
- investigar
- machacar
- mamarrachada
- repasar
- servir
- trabajar
- valer
- chancar
- duro
- empeño
- empezar
- firme
- fuerza
- haber
- hacer
- ir
- junto
- más
- matar
- tener
- tragar
- ver
English:
award
- bar
- burn
- consideration
- do
- hard
- investigate
- pore
- read
- read up
- resolve
- school
- stop
- study
- text
- think out
- train
- whatever
- work
- day
- depth
- examine
- further
- get
- kick
- look
- research
- review
- swot
- take

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estudiar

♦ vt

1. [carrera, asignatura, lección] to study;

estudia biológicas he's studying biology;

tengo que estudiar más inglés I've got to work at my English;

¿qué estudiaste en la universidad? what did you study at university?

2. [asunto] to study;
[oferta, propuesta] to study, to consider;
después de estudiar tu propuesta he decidido no aceptarla having considered your proposal, I've decided not to accept it;

lo estudiaré y mañana te doy una respuesta I'll consider it and get back to you tomorrow;

el gobierno estudia la posibilidad de subir las pensiones the government is studying the possibility of raising pensions

3. [observar] to observe;

estuvo estudiándonos durante un rato he stayed watching us for a while;

desde allí podía estudiar todos los movimientos del animal from there I could observe all the animal's movements

♦ vi

to study;

estudia todas las tardes he spends every afternoon studying;

no puede salir, tiene que estudiar she can't come out, she's got to study;

hay que estudiar más, González you'll have to work harder, González;

estudió con el Presidente he went to school/university with the President;

dejó de estudiar a los quince años he left school at fifteen;

estudié en los jesuitas I went to a Jesuit school;

estudia en la Universidad Centroamericana he's a student o he's studying at the University of Central America;

estudiar para médico to be studying to be a doctor;

¿estudias o trabajas? do you work or are you still at school?;
Esp Hum ≈ do you come here often?
♦ See also the pronominal verb estudiarse

* * *

estudiar

v/t & v/i study

* * *

estudiar v

: to study

* * *

estudiar vb to study [pt. & pp. studied]

estudia biología she's studying biology

Si se estudia un idioma o un instrumento musical, se dice learn

estudio inglés I'm learning English

estudia piano she's learning the piano

estudiar de memoria to learn by heart

Spanish-English dictionary > estudiar

14 decide

decide [dɪ'saɪd]

1 transitive verb

(a) (resolve) décider;

∎ to decide to do sth décider de faire qch;

∎ it was decided to alter our strategy il a été décidé que nous devions modifier notre stratégie;

∎ nothing has been decided rien n'a été décidé;

∎ what have you decided? qu'avez-vous décidé?;

∎ the weather hasn't decided what it's doing yet le temps n'arrive pas à se décider

(b) (determine → outcome, someone's fate, career) décider de, déterminer; (→ person) décider;

∎ that was what decided me to leave him c'est ce qui m'a décidé à le quitter

(c) (settle → debate, war) décider de l'issue de

2 intransitive verb

(a) (make up one's mind) décider, se décider;

∎ I can't decide je n'arrive pas à me décider;

∎ you decide c'est toi qui décides;

∎ I haven't decided yet je n'ai pas encore décidé;

∎ he'll need time to decide il lui faudra du temps pour décider;

∎ you'll have to decide for yourself c'est toi qui devras décider;

∎ we've decided against a holiday this year nous avons décidé de ne pas prendre de vacances cette année;

∎ to decide against/in favour of doing sth décider de ne pas/de faire qch;

∎ Law to decide in favour of sb/sth décider en faveur de qn/qch;

∎ Law to decide against sb/sth décider contre qn/qch

(b) (determine)

∎ but circumstances decided otherwise mais les circonstances en ont décidé autrement

(c) (choose) choisir;

∎ you'll have to decide between me and him il va falloir choisir entre moi et lui

➲ decide on inseparable transitive verb

décider de, se décider pour;

∎ what plan of action have you decided on? pour quel plan d'action vous êtes-vous décidé?, quel plan d'action avez-vous décidé de suivre?;

∎ have you decided on a date/a name? vous êtes-vous décidés sur une date/un nom?;

∎ I've decided on Greece for my holiday j'ai décidé d'aller passer mes vacances en Grèce

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15 hold

1. I
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1) this горе (the twine, the tape, the string, the bootlace, etc.) will hold эта веревка и т. д. не порвется /выдержит/; the nail still holds гвоздь еще не выпал /держится/

2) if rain (snow, frost, etc.) holds если будет продолжаться /без конца будет идти/ дождь и т. д.; if this weather holds если эта /такая/ погода удержится /будет стоять/; if your luck holds если счастье тебе не изменит; can the good weather hold? продержится ли хорошая погода?; the provisions will hold запасов пищи хватит; the comparison holds это сравнение вполне уместно

3) to eat as much as one can hold наесться досыта /до отвала/
2. II
1) hold some time this principle (my promise, our bargain, this law, etc.) still holds этот принцип и т. д. [все] еще остается /продолжает оставаться/ в силе; his objection still holds он еще не снимает своего возражения; the good weather is still holding все еще стоит хорошая погода

2) hold in some manner hold firm /fast, tight/ твердо /стойко/ держаться, оставаться твердым /стойким/; hold firm [until you hear from me] держись стойко [, пока я тебе не напишу]; our friendship will hold fast наша дружба будет прочной
3. III
1) hold smth., smb. hold a spoon (a knife, a candle, a cap, a baby, a cat, etc.) держать ложку и т. д.; hold smb.'s hand держать / взять/ кого-л. за руку; they were holding hands они держались за руки; hold the line! не кладите / не вешайте/ трубку! (при разговоре по телефону)

2) hold smth., smb. hold a fort (a defile, a fortress, a position, a trench, etc.) удерживать /защищать/ крепость и т. д., it takes a number of men to hold him одному его не удержать; there is no holding that fellow с этим парнем никак не сладишь, удержу нет на этого парня; hold trains задерживать поезда; he could hardly hold the horses он едва удерживал /сдерживал/ лошадей; the farmers are holding the wheat фермеры придерживают свою пшеницу; hold a note тянуть [одну] ноту; hold one's breath задерживать /затаить/ дыхание; hold one's nose зажимать нос; hold smb.'s attention (one's audience, the pupils' attention, etc.) овладевать чьим-л. вниманием и т. д., удерживать чье-л. внимание и т. д.; constant change of scene held our attention непрерывная смена пейзажа не давала ослабнуть нашему вниманию

3) hold smth. hold land (a large estate, a large property, etc.) владеть землей и т. д.; hold an office (an appointment, a position, etc.) занимать пост и т. д.; hold a professorship быть профессором, иметь профессорское звание; занимать должность профессора; hold a chair заведовать кафедрой; hold a rank иметь чин; hold a medal иметь медаль; hold first (second, etc.) place иметь /занять/ первое и т. д. место.

4) hold smth., smb. hold a certain amount of liquid (5 gallons, all her clothes, a certain number of people, five persons, etc.) вмещать определенное количество жидкости и т. д.; this bucket will hold ten litres of water это ведро на 10 литров воды; this trunk holds all my things в этот сундук влезут /можно положить/ все мои вещи; the box held his securities в этой шкатулке лежали /были/ принадлежащие ему ценные бумаги; the new hall will hold three hundred spectators в новом зале сможет разместиться триста зрителей, новый зал рассчитан на триста зрителей; how many of us will your car hold? сколько человек сядет /влезет/ в твою машину?; each of these forms is to hold two pupils за каждой такой партой будут сидеть два ученика; sea water holds many salts in solution в морской воде содержится много солей; Westminster Abbey holds the bones of England's great men в Вестминстерском аббатстве покоятся останки великих людей Англии; the evening held a lot of surprises вечер был полон неожиданностей

5) hold smth. hold a meeting (a demonstration, a debate, an election, a consultation, an examination, an investigation, talks, etc.) проводить /устраивать, организовывать/ собрание и т. д.; they decided to hold an exhibition они решили устроить выставку

6) hold smth. hold a view (an opinion) придерживаться взгляда (мнения); I hold a different view я придерживаюсь другой точки зрения, я думаю иначе; hold a course придерживаться определенного курса
4. IV
1) hold smth., smb. in some manner hold smth., smb. tightly) (fast, firmly, straight, carelessly, etc.) держать что-л., кого-л. крепко и т. д.

2) hold smb. , smth. in some manner hold smb., smth. in respect (in high esteem, in awe, in low regard, in contempt, etc.) относиться к кому-л., чему-л. с уважением и т. д.; hold smb. at one's mercy держать кого-л. в своей власти id hold smb. to ridicule выставлять кого-л. на посмешище

3) hold smth. at some time I can't hold all these details at once я не могу (удержать в голове сразу все эти подробности
5. V
1) hold smb. smb. hold smb. prisoner держать кого-л. в плену /в качестве пленного/; hold smb. hostages держать кого-л. в качестве заложников

2) hold it smth. I hold it my duty [to tell you... (to inform you...)] я считаю своей обязанностью /своим долгом/ [рассказать вам... (сообщить вам)...]
6. VI
1) hold smth. in some state hold a door (a window, a window vent, etc.) open (half open, shut, etc.) держать дверь и т. д. открытой и т. д.

2) hold smb. in some state hold an audience (the spectators, the listeners, the whole house, etc.) spellbounc заставить аудиторию и т. д. слушать или смотреть, затаив дыхание; his lovely music held us spellbound его прекрасная музыка очаровала нас; hold smb. captive держать кого-л. в плену

3) hold smth., smb. in some state hold smth. true (good, sacred, cheap, etc.) считать что-л. верным /справедливым/ и т. д.; I hold the very idea absurd я считаю абсурдной саму эту мысль; hold smb. responsible возлагать на кого-л. ответственность; we shall hold you responsible for the work вы будете отвечать за эту работу
7. VII
hold smb., smth. to possess some quality hold smb. to be wrong (to be right, to be clever, to be beautiful, etc.) считать кого-л. неправым и т. д., hold smth. to be impossible (to be inadmissible, to be illogical, etc.) считать что-л. невозможным и т. д.; hold smb. to be smth. hold smb. to be a fool (to be a clever man, to be a good husband, etc.) считать, что кто-л. дурак и т. д.
8. XI.
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be held for some time we were held till the evening нас задержали до вечера; be held at some place my money is held at the bank a) мой деньги находятся в банке; б) банк наложил арест на мои деньги; be held smb. I was held prisoner я находился в плену /в заточении/

2)

be held at some time the meeting (the debate, the conference, the funeral service, etc.) will be held on Monday (at 3 o'clock, etc.) собрание и т. д. состоится в понедельник и т. д.; when will the election be held? когда состоятся /будут проходить/ выборы?; be held in (at, etc.) smth. the meeting was held in (at) a very big hall собрание проходило в очень большем зале

3)

be held by smth. the button is held by a thread пуговица держалась на одной нитке; her scarf was held in place by a brooch ее шарфик был заколот брошкой

4)

it is held that... it is universally held by the writers that... у писателей общепризнанным считается, что...; be held to be in some state you will be held responsible вы за это ответите /будете нести ответственность/; he was held guilty (not guilty) он был признан виновным (невиновным)
9. XV
hold to possess some quality hold good /true, valid/ оставаться в силе; my promise (the order, the treaty, our bet, etc.) holds good мое обещание и т. д. остается в силе; the same criticism holds good with the second chapter такое же критическое замечание справедливо и в отношении второй главы
10. XVI
1) hold through smth. the supplies will hold through the winter (through the next three months, etc.) запасов хватит на всю зиму и т. д.

2) hold to smth. hold to a chair (to a rail, to a bedstead, etc.) держаться за стул и т. д.

3) hold against smb., smth. hold against an enemy (against an army, against troops, etc.) удерживать свои позиции против [нашествия] врага и т. д., hold against an attack [успешно] отбивать атаку

4) hold to /by/ smth., smb. hold to a view (to /by/ an opinion, by one's principles, to /by a decision, to a rule, etc.) держаться /придерживаться/ взгляда /точки зрения/ и т. д., he held firm /fast/ to his resolve (to his beliefs, etc.) он твердо держался своего решения и т. д.; hold to a promise сдержать обещание; you should hold to the terms вы должны соблюдать условия [договора]; hold to one's friends (to one's party, to one's choice, etc.) быть /оставаться/ верным своим друзьям и т. д.; hold for (in) smth. this rule (the principle, the theory, the hypothesis, etc.) holds for all cases это правило подходит ко всем случаям; this holds in every case это верно для всех случаев /во всех случаях/ || who knows what the future /tomorrow/ holds for us? кто знает, что нам готовит будущее?; hold at some level the market holds at 20 roubles на рынке удерживается цена в двадцать рублей
11. XVIII
1) hold oneself she doesn't know how to hold herself она не знает, как держаться /как ей себя вести/; hold oneself in some manner hold oneself well (badly) хорошо (плохо) держаться; hold oneself in some position hold oneself straight (upright, etc.) держаться прямо и т. д.; hold yourself still for a few minutes while I make a sketch of you постойте или посидите спокойно несколько минут, пока я не сделаю [с вас] набросок; hold oneself like smb., smth. hold oneself like a queen (like a doll, etc.) держаться /вести себя/, как королева и т. д.

2) hold oneself in some state hold oneself aloof (separate) держаться в стороне (отдельно от других); hold oneself ready /in readiness/ быть готовым; he held himself ready to start at a moment's notice он был готов отправиться по первому требованию

3) hold oneself in some state hold oneself responsible считать себя ответственным; I do not hold myself responsible for what happened я не считаю себя ответственным за то, что произошло
12. XXI1
1) hold smb., smth. by smth. hold the child by the hand (a bull by the horn, the basket by the handle, the box by the rope, etc.) держать ребенка за руку и т. д., hold smth., smb. in (over, in front of, etc.) smth. hold the bag in one's hand (both hands over one's head, the creature before one's face, etc.) держать сумку в руке и т. д.; hold a cigarette (a pipe, a cigar. a cigarette-holder, etc.) between the teeth (between one's lips, in one's mouth, etc.) держать сигарету и т. д. в зубах и т. д.; hold smb. in one's arms обнимать кого-л., держать кого-л. в своих объятиях; he held his head in his hands он обхватил / сжал/ голову руками

2) hold smth. against smb., smth. hold the fort against the enemy (the city against an army, the position against a detachment of parachute troops, etc.) защищать /оборонять/ крепость от неприятеля и т. д.; hold one's position against all competitors не сдавать своих позиций соперникам; hold one's own with smb. in beauty she held her own with all her rivals в красоте она не уступала ни одной из своих соперниц; hold smth. for smth. hold smb.'s baggage for non-payment of rent не отдавать кому-л. вещи до внесения квартирной платы; he held the audience for two hours он завладел вниманием слушателей на два часа; he held the floor for an hour он держал речь целый час; he holds the record for high jump он держит рекорд по прыжкам в высоту; hold smth. for smb. hold a room for me (seats for our guests, a book for first year students, etc.) оставьте /забронируйте, зарезервируйте/ комнату для меня и т. д., hold stocks for a rise попридержать акции до /, ожидая/ их повышения

3) hold smb. for smth. hold smb. for theft арестовать кого-л. за воровство; держать кого-л. в тюрьме за воровство; hold smb. for ransom держать кого-л., пока за него не будет внесен выкуп; hold smb. on a charge of smth. hold smb. on a charge of theft (of murder, etc.) задержать кого-л. по обвинению в воровстве и т. д.; hold smb. in smth. hold smb. in prison (in custody) держать кого-л. в тюрьме (под стражей); hold smb. till smth. they will hold him till we pay (till he recants, till tomorrow, etc.) они не выпустят его [до тех пор], пока мы не заплатим и т. д.; hold smb. for some time a fever held him for a week лихорадка /высокая температура/ не отпускала его целую неделю, неделю он провалялся с лихорадкой /с температурой/; hold smb. in smth. hold smb. in suspense (in fear, etc.) держать кого-л. в напряженном ожидании и т. д., hold smb. in check сдерживать кого-л.

4) hold smth. among smth. hold the first position among other similar institutions (among other boarding-houses, among many hotels, etc.) занимать ведущее положение среди других подобных учреждений и т.д., hold smth. at some time hold two offices at the same time занимать две должности одновременно

5) hold smth. for smb. life holds a lot of surprises for us all жизнь полна неожиданностей для всех; who knows what the future holds for us? кто знает, что нас ждет в будущем /что нам сулит будущее/?; hold smth. in smth. I can't hold all these figures (these facts, so many names, etc.) in my head я не могу держать все эти цифры и т. д. в голове

6) hold smb. to smth. hold smb. to a promise (to an agreement, to terms, etc.) требовать от кого-л. выполнения своего обещания и т. д., we shall hold you to your word мы будем добиваться, чтобы вы сдержали свое слово

7) hold smth. with smb. hold a conversation (a parley, a talk, etc.) with smb. вести /проводить, поддерживать/ разговор /беседу/ и т. д с кем-л.; hold smth. for smb. hold a reception (a ball, a performance, a concert, etc.) for the guests устроить прием и т. д. в честь гостей
13. XXII
hold oneself (smb.) from doing smth. hold oneself from asking (from laughing, etc.) удержаться от того, чтобы спросить и т. д.
14. XXIV1
hold smb. as smb. hold smb. as hostage (as a criminal, as a spy, etc.) задерживать /держать (под стражей, в заточении и т. п.)/ кого-л. в качестве /как/ заложника и т. д.
15. XXV
hold that... hold that his plan is impracticable (that all his statements are very doubtful, etc.) полагать /считать, думать/, что его план неосуществим и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > hold

16 RÁÐA

(ræð; réð, réðum; ráðinn), v.

1) to advise, counsel, ráða e-m e-t (réðu vinir hans honum þat, at hann berðist eigi við þik);

ráða e-m ráð, to give one counsel;

2) to consult about, discuss, with dat. (ráða landráðum);

ráða ráðum sínum, to hold a conference;

3) to devise, plan;

þeir ráða atför við Gunnar, thev plan an onslaught on G.;

réð hón þeim bana, she plotted that man’s death;

4) to plot or cause one’s death, = ráða e-m bana (þær atluðu, at konungr mundi hafa ráðit hann);

Reginn mik réð, R. betrayed me;

5) to agree on;

réðu þeir þat þá með sér, they settled this among themselves;

6) to fix, decide, resolve, with acc.;

ek hefi áðr ráðit brúðlaup mitt, I have fixed my wedding day;

réðu þeir þá þat at fara ofan til Rangár, then they resolved to ride down to Rang river;

ráða e-t til staðar, to settle, fix definitively, = staðráða e-t (vil ek finna konung áðr en ek ráða þetta til staðar);

7) to hire, take into service (ráða skipverja, ráða sér hjón);

bóndi sagði húsfreyju, at hann hafði Hrapp ráðit með sér, that he had taken H. into his company;

8) to rule, govern, with dat. (ráða landi, ríki; Einarr jarl ráð þá Orkneyjum);

9) to rule, command, have one’s way, prevail, decide, settle (skal hón sjálf ráða hvárt hón vill hann eða eigi);

skal ráða afl með þeim, the majority shall decide;

Ólafr bað móður sína. eina ráða, to settle the matter alone;

landfall ræðr fyrir sunnan, makes the boundary towards the south;

with dat., hvárt ræðr þú því, er, is it your doing that..?;

ráða engu, to have no authority, be of no avail (orðheill þín skal engu ráða);

ráða landamerkjum, to make the boundary (Hafslœkr réð þar landamerkjum);

ráða búi sínu, to conduct, manage one’s estate;

hann réð sér sjálfr, he was independent;

ertu nökkurs ráðandi hér, have you any authority here?

10) to have, possess, be master of, enjoy;

ráða fé ok fjörvi, to enjoy wealth and life;

11) to explain, read;

ráða gátu, to read a riddle;

ráða draum, to interpret a dream;

ráða e-t at líkindum, to judge from probabilities (engar munu fríðari en þínar dœtr, ef at líkindum skal ráða);

12) to read and understand (ráða rúnar, stafi, rit);

réð ek þær rúnar, er reist þín systir, I have read the runes thy sister engraved;

13) to punish, chastise, with dat. (fóstri hans var harðr við hann ok réð honum mjök);

14) to undertake;

ráða stórt, to aim high, undertake great things;

15) periphrastically with an infin., to do;

ráðumk ganga, we (I) do go;

hón réð vakna (= hón vaknaði), she awoke;

þau lög, er hann réð upp at segja, the laws which he pronounced;

16) with preps.:

ráða e-t af, to resolve, make up one’s mind (réð hann þat af at sigla súðr til Danmerkr);

to discontinue, put a stop to (ek hygg, at Þóroddr ætli nú at af ráða hingatkvámur þínar);

to do away with (þú verðr nú þetta vandræði af at ráða);

ráða e-n af e-u, to make one leave off (af hefir þú mik ráðit brekvísi við þik);

ráða e-u af (e-u), to get off;

Þ. bað menn taka forka ok ráða af skipinu, to get the ship off, set her afloat;

ráða e-n af = ráða e-n af lífi, af dögum, to put out of the way, put to death (hann kvazt mundu af ráða illmenni þessi);

ráða at e-m, to attack (njósnarmenn hlupu upp ok réðu at þeim);

ráða á e-t, to set about a thing (þeir réðu á íshöggit);

ráða á e-n, to attack one (þorðu aldri úvinir hans á hann at ráða);

ráða bót (bœtr) á e-u, to remedy, make good (þóttust menn eigi kunna bœtr á þessu ráða);

ráða eptir e-m, to pursue one;

ráða e-n frá e-u, to deprive one of, exclude one from (ráða e-n frá landi, ríki);

ráða fyrir e-u, to command, have authority over, be master of (ráða fyrir skipi, hofi, fé, eldi);

ráða í e-t, to guess at, find out (Gormr konungr réð ekki í þetta);

ráða móti, í móti e-m, to attack one (í móti Kára réð Mörðr);

ráða e-n ofan, to overthrow;

ráða ór e-u, to find an expedient, solve a difficulty (er nú vant ór at ráða);

ráða til e-s, to rush in upon, attack (hann reiddi upp øxina ok réð til Þórvarðs); to take to (set about) a thing, try, make an attempt;

S. kom fótum undir sik, ok réð til í annat sinn, and tried again the second time;

ok er nú til at ráða, ef þér vilit, now is the time for action, if you are willing;

skal ráða til árinnar eða eigi, shall we try to pass the river or not?;

ráða til orrostu, to go to battle;

ráða til uppgöngu, to make an ascent;

ráða til ferðar, to start on a journey;

ráða skipi til hlunns, to draw a ship on to land;

ráða um e-t, to dispose of (megum vér eigi ráða um hennar gjaforð);

to deliberate on (konungr gaf jarli orlof at ráða um þetta við menn sina);

ráða um at gøra e-t, to be about to do a thing (hann tók um strenginn ok réð um at fara upp í skipit);

ráða um við e-n, to put an end to, finish off (var Alfr þá kominn ok ætlaði skjótt um at ráða við Finnboga);

ráða e-t or e-u undan e-m, to deprive one of (hón vildi eigi giptast, því at hón vildi eigi ráða fé undan dóttur sinni);

ráða e-t undir e-n, to put in the charge of (þá réðu þeir goðorð sitt undir Rafn);

ráða e-t upp, to read up (þessi sömu bréf lét erkibiskup upp ráða í Danmörku);

ráða við e-n, to be able to master one (muntu nú einn við mik ráða);

ráða e-t við sik, to make up one’s mind;

ráða yfir e-u, to rule, govern;

17) refl., ráðast.

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pres. ræð, ræðr, ræð; pl. ráðum, ráðit, ráða; pret. réð, 2nd pers. rétt, réttu, rhymed with hætta, Fms. vi. (in a verse); mod. réðst, pl. réðu; subj. réði; imper. ráð, ráddú; part. ráðinn; a middle form ráðumk, Hom. 113; a weak pret. indic. réði occurs in the poem Jd. 35 (ótrauðr á haf réði), and in prose, Fms. i. 223, and is freq. in mod. usage (eg réði honum að bíða … hann réði því ekki): [a word common to all Teut. languages; A. S. ræðan; Old Engl. rede and read; Germ. rathen; Dan. raade; the Goth. has rêdan, but it is rarely used in Ulf.]

A. To advise, counsel, with dat. of the thing and acc. of the person; ráða e-m e-t, réðu vinir hans honum þat, at hann berðisk eigi við þik, Nj. 33; réðu honum þat allir at samna liði. Eg. 9; ráða e-m ráð, to give one counsel, Vþm. 1; ráðumk þér, Hm. 113 sqq.; þat ræð ek þér, Sdm. 22 sqq., Nj. 61; makligr ertú þeirra, segir Njáll, ok réð honum ráðin, 71; ráð er þér ráðit, Fm. 21; ráða e-m heilræði, Nj. 85.

2. to consult; ráða ráðum sínum, to hold a conference, Edda 26, Fms. vii. 259; vóru opt á tali ok ráða-stefnu ok réðu landráðum, i. 52.

3. to devise; þá menn er konu hafa numit eða þat hafa ráðit, Grág. i. 354, Gullþ. 14.

4. to fix, decide, determine, resolve, with acc.; ek hefi áðr ráðit brúðlaup mitt, Nj. 4; ráða samband, Gullþ. 14; ráða atför við Gunnar, Nj. 1, 7; réðu þeir þat þá með sér, 93; hefi ek ráðit honum kvánfang, 151; siðan réð Gunnarr utanferð sína með honum, 41, cp Sturl. ii. 168; ráða e-m ró, Ls. 55:—ráða e-t af, to form a decision, Eg. 337; en af verðr at ráða nokkut ór hverju vandræði, Lv. 39:—ráða e-t við sik, to make up one’s mind; hvárt hann vildi þar vera eða fara til Íslands, hann kvaðsk eigi þat hafa ráðit við sik, Nj. 123:—ráða um e-t, to deliberate; hann gaf jarli orlof at ráða um þetta kjör við menn sína, Ó. H. 97:—ráða e-t (or e-u) til staðar, to settle, fix definitely, Fms. ii. 78, Ld. 178:—ráða ór, ráða ór e-u, to find an expedient, solve a difficulty, Nj. 177. Ld. 54, 180.

5. to hire, take into service; ráða skipverja, Fms. vi. 238; réð Hallgerðr sér hjón, Nj. 25; ek em kona Njáls, segir hón, ok ræð ek eigi síðr hjón en hann, 54; Njáll réð honum hjón öll, 151; bóndi sagði húsfreyju sinni at hann hafði Hrapp ráðit með sér, 131; hón hafði ráðit mann til at svíkja konung í drykk, Fms. ix. 5; vilda ek at vit færim í hernað ok réðim menn til með okkr, Nj. 41; ráða land undan e-m, Fb. ii. 171.

6. to plan, plot, contrive, or cause one’s death, put to death, betray, Germ. verra’ben; Regin þik réð, hann þik ráða mun, Fm. 22; þú rétt hann, Fas. i. 202; þær ætluðu at konungr mundi hafa rúðit hann, Fms. iv. 312; hann réð Plóg svarta föður-bana sinn, xi. 353; ef kona drepr bónda sinn eða ræðr hann fyrir íllsku sakir, Js. 27; ráða e-m bana, bana-ráð, Nj. 21, 52, Fb. i. 410, Skv. 1. 51:—ráða e-n af, to put out of the way, put to death, Gullþ. 14, Fms. i. 204, Al. 128; sá ótti er nú af ráðinn ok endaðr, Fs. 9; ek hygg at Þóroddr ætli nú af at ráða hingat-kvámur þínar, Eb. 144; ráða e-n frá, to despatch, Ld. 294; ráða e-n af dögum, to put to death; ráða e-n frá ríki, Fms. iii. 18; ráða e-n ofan, to overthrow, Bárð. 164.

II. to rule, govern, with dat.; ráða Þrænda-lögum, Fms. i. 52; ráða landi, ráða ríki, 22, Nj. 41; Einarr jarl réð Orkneyjum, Fms. i. 197; Hákon konungr réð Noregi, x. 4; er réð fyrir Holtseta-landi, xi. 3; þann konung er ræðr Jórsala-landi … þann er Englandi ræðr, Edda 92; ráða landráðum, to have the government, govern, Fms. i. 52.

2. to rule, prevail, have one’s own will, as also to manage, lead, have authority, management, and similar usages; skal ráða afl með þeim, Nj. 150; sá reð er ríkr var, Sól.; hann réð sér ekki fyrir kæti, he was beside himself for joy; skal hón sjálf ráða hvárt hón vill hann eða eigi, Nj. 24; ek skal hér ráða, 52; Ólafr bað móður sína eina ráða, Ld. 70; sögðu þá ráða eiga er fleiri vóru, 74; ætlar þú at þú munir ráða. Fms. vii. 13; konungr svarar ok biðr hann ráða, xi. 29: Lögmaðr skal ráða, he shall have the casting vote, Gþl. 18: the phrase, ef ek má ráða, if I can have it as I like; þú ræðr því, as you like! þvíat þar ræðr eigi frændsemi, Grág. i. 172: to rule, sól skal ráða um sumar en dagr um vetr, Gþl.; landfall ræðr (rules, makes the boundary) fyrir sunnan, Pm. 88; ór ánni ræðr keldan … ok lækr út úr henni til sjáfar, Dipl. ii. 1; ráða landa-merkjum, Eg. 711; ráða boði ok banni, Gþl. 76; ráða búi ok kaupum, 269; ráða giptingum, 211; ráða sessa kostum, Gm. 14; ráða kaupum, fé, skipti, Gþl.; ráða fé til þarfa, to dispose of money to advantage, put it out at interest, Gþl.; sigri vér ráðumk, Orkn. (in a verse); hugr ræðr hálfum sigri, a saving; ráða sínum ferðum, Fms. i. 75; réð Örn leiðsögu, Ld. 74: hvárt ek má nokkuru um þat ráða, Fms. vii. 13; mörgum ræðr litlu hve, ‘tis of small interest, Am. 33; ráða engu, Hdl. 49; ráða veðri. Rb. 388; veðr ræðr akri en vit syni, Hm.; hvar skal ek sitja—Móðir mín skal því ráða, Nj. 7; ek réð ráði hennar fyrr, i. e. gave her away, 23; hvárt hann kunni ráða fé sínu, Grág. i. 176; ráða orði, ii. 309; hvárt ræðr þú því er Steinarr son þinn sækir sökum Þorstein son minn, hast thou caused it, is it thy making? Eg. 727; þú því rétt er ek ríða skyldak, Fm. 26; ek því ræð, er þú ríða sér-at, Ls. 28; en réðu því Nornir, Orkn. (in a verse); ílla réð ek því, that was foolishly done, Fbr. (in a verse); ek hefi því ráðit, at …, Ísl. ii. 322; því þykki mér ráðit, well done, Sks. 100:—various phrases, ráða e-u bót (bætr) or ráða bót (bætr) á e-u, to mend, better, Hom. 159, Ld. 206, Fms. vii. 162, Landn. 8, Eb. 114:—with prep., ráða fyrir e-u (for-ráð), to rule, manage, govern, Fms. i. 288, Hkr. 1. 40; ráða fyrir lögum, Nj. 5, 150, Eg. 34, 239, 754, Ld. 76, 132, Fms. i. 11, Grág. i. 333:—ráða um e-t, to dispose of, (um-ráð); nú megu vit ekki ráða um hennar gjaforð, Fms. iv. 194:—ráða við e-ð, to be able to do, manage, Bárð. 163; eg ræð ekki við hann (þat), I cannot manage him; við-ráðanlegr, manageable:—ráða yfir e-u (yfir-ráð), to rule, govern, Fms. iv. 83.

3. to have, possess, enjoy; hvítum ræðr þú enn hjöltunum, … ráða deigum brandinum, Eb. 238; ráða fé ok fjörvi, to enjoy wealth and life, Fm. 26; ráða arfi, gulli, hringum, Skv. 2. 9, Hkv. Hjörv. 6, 11; ráða nafni, aldri, hjarta, lofi, dýrð, to enjoy a name, life …, Lex. Poët.; ráða eign ok auðsölum. Fsm. 8, 9; ráða rauðum manni, to be red, Fbr. (in a verse):—part. ráðandi, with gen., ertu nokkurs ráðandi hér, hast thou any authority here? Nj. 54; þess verða ek ráðandi við mína menn, I will manage that. Fms. xi. 30; vera mikils ráðandi, of great influence, Fas. ii. 504: ráðandi postula, the ruler of the apostles, Edda 92, Lex. Poët.

III. to explain, read; ráða gátu, to read a riddle, Fas. i. 454; varð engi sú gáta upp borin er hann réði (subj.) eigi, 532; ráða e-t, Am. 22; ráða draum, to read a dream, Nj. 121, Ld. 126, Ísl ii. 194, 197, x. 270, xi. 3, Rb. 394; Pharao dreymdi drauma ok urðu eigi ráðendr til, Ver. 17; veiztú hve rísta skal, veiztú hve ráða skal, of magical characters, Hm. 145:—ráða í e-t, to guess at, find out, Fms. xi. 16; ok væntir mik at eigi mundi í þat ráðit, Ísl. ii. 333; munu þeir ekki í ráða er myrkt er, 378, Fær. 255.

2. to read, prop. to explain, interpret; skal hann láta ráða skrá heima at kirkju, K. Þ. K. 46; ráða rúnar, Am. 12, Hom. (St.); þegar Domitianus hafði rit ráðit, 623. 12, Karl. 16: ráða upp, to read up; þessi sömu bréf lét erkibiskup upp ráða í Danmörku, Fms. viii. 293; á alþingi léc Páll biskup ráða upp jarteinir ens sæla Þórláks, Bs. i. 352; tók ok lét þar upp ráða, 623. 10; ráða skrá, K. Þ. K.

IV. to punish, chastise, with dat.; Guð ræðr oss till batnaðar sem sonum, Greg. 73; fóstri hans var harðr við hann ok réð honum mjök, Bs. i. 416; nú ef sveinn vill eigi nema ok leiðisk bók, þá skal hann færa til annarra verka, ok ráða honum til, svá at hvárki verði af örkuml né ílit, K. Þ. K. 56; honum var ráðit fyrir flestum höfuð-kirkjum, Sturl. ii. 147:—with acc., konu sína skal engi maðr með höggum ráða at öldri né at áti, N. G. L. i. 29; nú ef maðr ræðr konu sína eigna lyklum eða lásum ( beats her with keys or bars), þá er hann sekr, 356 (ráðning).

V. with the notion of action, to undertake; ráða stórt, to aim high, aspire, Lex. Poët.; kann vera at ek finna þann höfðingja at minnr vaxi fyrir augum at ráða stórt ( to undertake great things), en þér konungr, Fms. vi. 399 (stór-ræði); ráða gott, to manage well, Ó. H. (in a verse).

2. with prepp., ráða á e-t, to take to a thing; þeir réðu á íshöggit, Fms. vi. 336; ráða á e-n, to attack one; mun eigi þá á þik ráðit, Nj. 93, 253 (á-ræði):—ráða at e-m, to attack, invade, passim:—ráða af, to get off, clear; hann bað þá taka forka ok ráða at skipinu, and get the ship off, set her afloat, Ld. 56; aðilinn ræðr sik af baugbrotum, ef …, Grág. ii. 173; at hefir þú mik ráðit brekvísi, thou hast cured me of complaining, Ld. 134:—þá réðu þeir goðorð sitt undir Rafn fyrir sakir vinsælda hans, they put their ‘godord’ in the charge of R., Bs. i. 642:—ráða móti e-m, to go against in a fight, withstand; í móti Kára réð Mörðr Sigfússon, Nj. 253:—ráða til e-s, to rush in upon; hann reiddi upp öxina ok réð til Þorvarðar, Sturl. ii. 37, (til-ræði, an assault): to take to a thing, try, í vár réðu vér til ok hljópum í brott, Eg. 235; ok er þeim þótti sér færi til at ráða leyndusk þeir á brott, when they saw an opportunity they stole away, 572; ok er nú til at ráða ef þér vilit, now is the time for action, Nj. 154; Skarphéðinn kom fótum undir sik, ok réð þegar til í annat sinn, 202:—to start, make for, attempt, ráða til orrostu, to go to battle, Eg. 530; ráða til uppgöngu, 229; en þó ekki svá at til hans væri ráðanda (gerund.), Fms. vi. 352; réð hann þá til ok hjó sundr orminn, id.; þat var ekki annarra manna hlaup, enda réð ok engi til, Eg.; þeir ráða til ok hlaupa í munn drekanum, Fb. ii. 317; skal ráða til árinnar eðr eigi, shall we try to pass the river or not? Ld. 46; hann bauð út miklum her ok réð til skipa, Fms. i. 22; ráða til ferðar, to start on a journey, Landn.:—ráða skipi til hlunns, to put the ship in a shed, Eg. 515, Nj. 10; ráða sik frá e-u, to disengage oneself from, Hom. 147, MS. 655 xxvi. 1; ráða um, hann tók um strenginn, ok réð um at fara upp í skipit, and was just about to go up into the ship, Fms. ix. 24.

3. periphrastically, with an infin. mostly without the particle ‘at;’ ráðumk ganga, we do go, Am. 77; ráðum yppa, spyrja segja, leyna, Lex. Poët.; hverr er segja ræðr, does tell, Hm. 125; hón réð vakna, she awoke, Am. 10; annan réð hón höggva, 48; ekki réttu leifa, 80; allt þats réð heita, 102; réð ek at ganga, Fas. ii. (in a verse); ef ek ræð á vág at vaða, Hbl. 47: with the particle ‘at,’ réð at stökkva, Eb. (in a verse): also reflex., réðsk at sofna, Rm. 5; but réð at sofna, went to sleep, 17: in prose, þau lög sem hann réði upp at segja, Íb. 12; ráðask geyja, Am. 24.

B. Reflex. ráðask, referring to the person himself; ráðask um við e-n, to consult; Gunnarr görði görðina ok réðsk við öngan mann um, Nj. 80; hvárigum þótti ráð ráðit nema við aðra réðisk um, 167; ef hann hefði nokkut við mik um ráðisk, Ld. 306; þá réðsk hann um við vini sína, Eg. 9.

2. to be resolved, fixed, settled; þá er kaupit réðsk, Nj. 17; eigi mun þat svá skjótt ráðask, Ísl. ii. 213; þetta mál er miklu meira en þat megi skjótt ráðask, Fms. vi. 18; af þeim tiðendum ræðsk þat, at …, ix. 433; eigi mun þetta ráðask þessu sinni, xi. 4; þá var ráðin sættin, Ld. 308; en ráðit kalla ek kaupit, Sd. 179; réðsk hann þá þar at hjóni, he hired himself out, entered service, Nj. 57. 3 (answering to and identical with A. V above), ráðask frá, to leave; þóat ek ráðumk frá, Fms. i. 225: ráðask í e-t, to undertake; ráðask í hernað, passim; hann réðsk í flokk með þeim, Nj. 94, Fb. ii. 172:—ráðask til e-s, to venture on a thing; þá ráðsk (imper.) þú til ok far í hauginn, Fms. iv. 28:—to move one’s abode, Hákon spurði Gunnar ef hann vildi ráðask til Hákonar jarls, Nj. 41; bið Una selja jörð sína ok ráðask hingat til mín, Orkn.; hann réðsk þangat bygðum, Þorf. Karl. 364; ráðask til ferðar (= Germ. sich begeben), Eg. 4; víkingar ok herkonungar er réðusk til liðs með Eiríki, Fms. i. 24; réðsk hann þá þangat um várit at fardögum ok móðir hans, Bs. i. 455: ráðask ór hernaði, to give up, leave off freebooting, Fg. 2:—at þeim hafði óheppilega um ráðisk, they had formed an unhappy plan, Knytl. S. ch. 69 (Lex. Poët.); cp. miðráðit.

4. to turn out; ok réðsk til allgiptusamliga, Fms. x. 53; and in the mod. phrase, það réðsk vel, ended well; sjá hvernig það ræðst, see how it will turn out; of a dream, to prove true (see A. III), ok vilda ek at hvergi réðisk, Gísl. 24 (hvárngi réði, impers., 108, l. c.):—réðsk mikit mannfall, there came to be a great slaughter, Odd, 28.

II. recipr., ráðask á, to attack one another; þeir spruttu upp með íllyrðum, ok svá kom at þeir ráðask á, Nj. 128.

III. part. ráðinn, resolved, determined, Ölk. 36, Bárð. 173; hann mælti fátt eðr ekki við frá, … ef hann var ráðinn til at drepa þá, Fms. vii. 319:—likely, eigi er ráðit at oss fari svá, Nj. 89; þat er þó eigi ráðit hvárt svá berr til, Ld. 24; eigi er þat ráðit, at honum þætti allt sem hann talaði, Band. 12: compar., er engi ráðnari hlutr, more certain, Hom. (St.); at ráðnu, for certain, id.: valid, nýmæli ekki skal vera lengr ráðit en þrjú sumur, K. Þ. K. 56.

2. clever; ríkr ok ráðinn, Grett. 90; vitr maðr ok ráðinn, Fb. ii. 357; roskinn ok ráðinn.

3. betrayed, Germ. verrathen, Akv. 15, Fm. 37.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > RÁÐA

17 settle

1. transitive verb
1) (place) (horizontally) [sorgfältig] legen; (vertically) [sorgfältig] stellen; (at an angle) [sorgfältig] lehnen

he settled himself comfortably on the couch — er machte es sich (Dat.) auf der Couch bequem

2) (establish) (in house or business) unterbringen; (in country or colony) ansiedeln [Volk]

3) (determine, resolve) aushandeln, sich einigen auf [Preis]; beilegen [Streit, Konflikt, Meinungsverschiedenheit]; beseitigen, ausräumen [Zweifel, Bedenken]; entscheiden [Frage, Spiel]; regeln, in Ordnung bringen [Angelegenheit]

nothing has been settled as yet — es ist noch nichts entschieden

that settles it — dann ist ja alles klar (ugs.); (expr. exasperation) jetzt reicht's! (ugs.)

settle a case out of court — sich außergerichtlich vergleichen

settle one's affairs — seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen; seinen Nachlass regeln

4) (deal with, dispose of) fertig werden mit

5) bezahlen, (geh.) begleichen [Rechnung, Betrag]; erfüllen [Forderung, Anspruch]; ausgleichen [Konto]

6) (cause to sink) sich absetzen lassen [Bodensatz, Sand, Sediment]

a shower will settle the dust — ein Schauer wird den Staub binden

7) (calm) beruhigen [Nerven, Magen]

8) (colonize) besiedeln

9) (bestow)

settle money/property on somebody — jemandem Geld/Besitz übereignen
2. intransitive verb
1) (become established) sich niederlassen; (as colonist) sich ansiedeln

2) (end dispute) sich einigen

3) (pay what is owed) abrechnen

4) (in chair etc.) sich niederlassen; (to work etc.) sich konzentrieren (to auf + Akk.); (into way of life etc.) sich gewöhnen ( into an + Akk.)

the snow/dust settled on the ground — der Schnee blieb liegen/der Staub setzte sich [am Boden] ab

darkness/silence/fog settled over the village — Dunkelheit/Stille/Nebel legte od. senkte sich über das Dorf

5) (subside) [Haus, Fundament, Boden:] sich senken; [Sediment:] sich ablagern

6) (be digested) [Essen:] sich setzen; (become calm) [Magen:] sich beruhigen

7) (become clear) [Wein, Bier:] sich klären

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91431/settle_back">settle back

- settle down

- settle for

- settle in

- settle on

- settle up

- settle with

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['setl]
verb

1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) sich niederlassen

2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) sich legen

3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) beruhigen

4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) sich niederlassen

5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) klären

6) (to pay (a bill).) begleichen

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- settlement
- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up
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set·tle

[ˈsetl̩, AM ˈset̬l̩]

I. vi

1. (get comfortable) es sich dat bequem machen

we \settled in front of the television wir machten es uns vor dem Fernseher bequem fam

2. (calm down) person sich akk beruhigen; anger, excitement sich akk legen; weather beständig werden

3. AUS, BRIT (apply oneself)

▪ to \settle to sth sich akk etw dat widmen

to \settle to work sich akk an die Arbeit machen

4. (end dispute) sich akk einigen

5. (decide on)

▪ to \settle on sth sich akk für etw akk entscheiden; (agree on) sich akk auf etw akk einigen

to \settle on a name sich akk für einen Namen entscheiden

▪ to \settle for sth mit etw dat zufrieden sein

I'll \settle for chicken and chips ich nehme Hähnchen mit Pommes frites

6. ( form: pay) begleichen geh

▪ to \settle with sb mit jdm abrechnen [o fam Kasse machen

7. (take up residence) sich akk niederlassen

after they got married, they \settled in Brighton nach ihrer Hochzeit zogen sie nach Brighton

8. (get used to)

▪ to \settle into sth sich akk an etw akk gewöhnen

it took Ed a long time to \settle into living in London es dauerte lange, bis sich Ed an das Leben in London gewöhnt hatte

9. (alight on surface) sich akk niederlassen; (build up) sich akk anhäufen [o ansammeln]; (sink) [ab]sinken; particles in liquid sich senken; house, wall, dust sich setzen

do you think the snow will \settle? glaubst du, dass der Schnee liegen bleibt?

a peaceful expression \settled on her face ( fig) ein friedlicher Ausdruck legte sich auf ihr Gesicht

II. vt

1. (calm down)

▪ to \settle sb/sth jdn/etw beruhigen

to \settle the children for the night die Kinder für die Nacht zurechtmachen

to \settle one's stomach seinen Magen beruhigen

2. (decide, agree upon)

▪ to \settle sth etw entscheiden; (deal with) etw regeln; (in writing) etw [schriftlich] festlegen

it's been \settled that we'll spend Christmas at home wir haben vereinbart, Weihnachten zu Hause zu verbringen

▪ to \settle when/where/why... entscheiden, wann/wo/warum...

to \settle the details of a contract die Einzelheiten eines Vertrags aushandeln

3. (bring to conclusion)

▪ to \settle sth etw erledigen; (resolve) etw beilegen; business transaction abwickeln

that \settles that damit hat sich das erledigt, und damit hat sich's! fam

to \settle one's affairs ( form) seine Angelegenheiten regeln [o in Ordnung bringen]

to \settle an argument [or a dispute] /differences einen Streit/Unstimmigkeiten beilegen

to \settle a crisis/a problem eine Krise/ein Problem lösen

to \settle a grievance einen Missstand beseitigen

to \settle a lawsuit einen Prozess durch einen Vergleich beilegen

to \settle a matter eine Angelegenheit regeln

to \settle a strike einen Streik beenden

4. (pay)

▪ to \settle sth etw begleichen geh

▪ to \settle sth on sb (bequeath) jdm etw hinterlassen [o vererben] [o fam vermachen]

to \settle an account ein Konto ausgleichen

to \settle money/property on sb jdm Geld/Besitz übertragen

5. (colonize)

to \settle a place einen Ort besiedeln

6. ECON

to \settle a property in trust Eigentum einer Treuhänderschaft übertragen [o überschreiben]

\settled property in Treuhänderschaft überschriebenes Eigentum

7.

▶ to \settle an account [or a score] [or old scores] [with sb] [mit jdm] abrechnen fig

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I ['setl]
n
(Wand)bank f II
1. vt

1) (= decide) entscheiden; (= sort out) regeln, erledigen; problem, question, points klären; dispute, differences, quarrel beilegen, schlichten; doubts ausräumen, beseitigen; date, place vereinbaren, ausmachen (inf); venue festlegen or -setzen; deal abschließen; price sich einigen auf (+acc), aushandeln; terms aushandeln

the result of the game was settled in the first half — das Ergebnis des Spiels stand schon in der ersten Halbzeit fest

when my future is settled — wenn sich meine Zukunft entschieden hat

to settle one's affairs — seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen

to settle an estate (Jur) — die Verteilung des Nachlasses regeln

to settle a case out of court — einen Fall außergerichtlich klären

that's settled then — das ist also klar or geregelt

that settles it — damit wäre der Fall (ja wohl) erledigt; (angry) jetzt reichts

2) (= pay) bill begleichen, bezahlen; account ausgleichen

3) (= calm) nerves, stomach beruhigen

we need rain to settle the dust — wir brauchen Regen, damit sich der Staub setzt

4) (= place carefully) legen; (in upright position) stellen; (= make comfortable for sleep etc) child, invalid versorgen; pillow zurechtlegen

to settle oneself comfortably in an armchair — es sich (dat) in einem Sessel bequem machen

she settled her head back against the headrest — sie lehnte ihren Kopf zurück an die Kopfstütze

to settle oneself to doing sth — sich daranmachen, etw zu tun

to settle one's gaze on sb/sth — seinen Blick auf jdm/etw ruhen lassen

5) (= establish in house) unterbringen

to get one's daughter settled with a husband — seine Tochter verheiraten or unter die Haube bringen (inf)

6)

to settle sb into a house/job — jdm helfen, sich häuslich einzurichten/sich in eine Stellung einzugewöhnen

we'd just settled the children into a new school — wir hatten die Kinder gerade in einer neuen Schule gut untergebracht

See:

→ settle in

7) (= colonize) land besiedeln; (= set up) people ansiedeln

8) (form)

to settle money/property on sb — jdm Geld/Besitz überschreiben or übertragen; (in will) jdm Geld/Besitz vermachen

to settle an annuity on sb — für jdn eine Rente aussetzen

9) (inf

= put an end to) I'll soon settle his nonsense —

I'll soon settle him (verbally also) — dem werd ichs geben (inf) dem werd ich was erzählen (inf)

that settled him! — da hatte er sein Fett weg (inf)

2. vi

1) (= put down roots) sesshaft werden; (in country, town, profession) sich niederlassen; (as settler) sich ansiedeln; (in house) sich häuslich niederlassen, sich einrichten; (= feel at home) (in house, town, country) sich einleben (into in +dat); (in job, surroundings) sich eingewöhnen (into in +dat)

to settle into a way of life — sich an einen Lebensstil gewöhnen

to settle into a habit — sich (dat) etw angewöhnen

as he settled into middle age — als er älter und reifer wurde

2) (= become less variable weather) beständig werden

the wind settled in the east — der Wind kam schließlich aus Osten

3) (= become calm child, matters, stomach) sich beruhigen; (panic, excitement) sich legen; (= become less excitable or restless) zur Ruhe kommen, ruhiger werden

he couldn't settle to anything — er konnte sich auf nichts konzentrieren

4) (= come to rest, sit down person, bird, insect) sich niederlassen or setzen; (dust) sich setzen or legen; (= sink slowly, subside, building, walls) sich senken; (ground, liquid, sediment, coffee grounds) sich setzen; (wine) sich beruhigen

to settle comfortably in an armchair — es sich (dat) in einem Sessel gemütlich or bequem machen

the boat settled in the water — das Boot hörte auf zu schaukeln

fog/silence settled over the city — Nebel/Stille legte sich über die Stadt or breitete sich über der Stadt aus

gloom settled over the meeting — eine bedrückte Stimmung breitete sich in der Versammlung aus

See:

→ dust

5) (JUR)

to settle ( out of court) — sich vergleichen

6) (= pay) bezahlen → also settle with

See:

→ also settle with

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settle¹ [ˈsetl]

A v/t

1. vereinbaren, (gemeinsam) festsetzen, sich einigen auf (akk):

it is as good as settled es ist so gut wie abgemacht; → hash¹ C 3

2. ein Zimmer etc richten, in Ordnung bringen

3. auch settle up WIRTSCH erledigen, in Ordnung bringen, regeln:

a) bezahlen, eine Rechnung etc auch begleichen

b) ein Konto ausgleichen

c) eine Transaktion etc abwickeln

d) einen Anspruch befriedigen: → account C 1, book A 9

4. a) Menschen ansiedeln, ansässig machen

b) Land besiedeln, kolonisieren

c) Handelsniederlassungen etc errichten, etablieren

5. a) jemanden (beruflich, häuslich etc) etablieren, unterbringen

b) ein Kind etc versorgen, ausstatten

c) seine Tochter verheiraten

6. die Füße, den Hut etc (fest) setzen (on auf akk)

7. settle o.s. sich niederlassen (in in einen od einem Sessel etc; on auf einen od einem Stuhl)

8. settle o.s. to sich an eine Arbeit etc machen, sich anschicken zu

9. auch settle down jemanden, den Magen, die Nerven etc beruhigen

10. den Boden, auch fig jemanden, den Glauben, die Ordnung festigen:

settle a road eine Straße befestigen

11. a) eine Institution etc gründen, aufbauen (on auf dat)

b) eine Sprache regeln

12. eine Frage etc klären, regeln, entscheiden, erledigen:

that settles it

a) damit ist der Fall erledigt,

b) iron jetzt ist es endgültig aus

13. a) einen Streit beilegen, schlichten: → court A 10

b) einen strittigen Punkt klären

14. umg jemanden fertigmachen, zum Schweigen bringen (auch weitS. töten)

15. a) eine Flüssigkeit ablagern lassen, klären

b) Trübstoffe sich setzen lassen

16. den Inhalt eines Sackes etc sich setzen lassen, zusammenstauchen: shake the bag to settle the flour damit sich das Mehl setzt

17. seine Angelegenheiten (vor dem Tod) ordnen, in Ordnung bringen, seinen Nachlass regeln

18. (on, upon)

a) den Besitz etc übertragen (dat oder auf akk)

b) (letztwillig) vermachen (dat)

c) ein Legat, eine Rente etc aussetzen (dat oder für)

19. die Erbfolge regeln, bestimmen

B v/i

1. → A 7:

settle back sich (gemütlich) zurücklehnen

2. a) sich ansiedeln oder niederlassen (in in dat)

b) settle in sich einrichten

c) settle in sich einleben, sich eingewöhnen:

settle into a new job sich an einem neuen Arbeitsplatz eingewöhnen

3. auch settle down

a) sich niederlassen (in in dat),

b) sich (häuslich) niederlassen (in in dat),

c) auch marry and settle down einen Hausstand gründen

d) sesshaft werden, zur Ruhe kommen

e) es sich gemütlich machen

4. meist settle down fig sich legen (Zorn etc), (auch Person) sich beruhigen

5. settle down to sich widmen (dat), sich an eine Arbeit etc machen

6. settle on fallen auf (akk), sich zuwenden (dat), sich konzentrieren auf (akk):

his affection settled on her

7. MED sich festsetzen (on, in in dat), sich legen (on auf akk)

8. beständig(er) werden (Wetter):

it settled in for rain es regnete sich ein;

it is settling for a frost es wird Frost geben

9. sich senken oder setzen (Grundmauern etc)

10. auch settle down SCHIFF langsam absacken (Schiff)

11. sich setzen (Trübstoffe), sich (ab)klären (Flüssigkeit)

12. sich legen (Staub)

13. sich einigen:

settle (up)on

a) sich entscheiden für, sich entschließen zu,

b) sich einigen auf (akk); → court A 10

14. settle for

a) sich zufriedengeben mit, sich begnügen mit,

b) sich abfinden mit

15. eine Vereinbarung treffen

16. settle up

a) zahlen,

b) abrechnen ( with mit) (a. fig)

17. settle with

a) abrechnen mit (a. fig),

b) WIRTSCH einen Vergleich schließen mit,

c) WIRTSCH einen Gläubiger abfinden

settle² [ˈsetl] s Sitz-, Ruhebank f (mit hoher Rückenlehne)

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1. transitive verb
1) (place) (horizontally) [sorgfältig] legen; (vertically) [sorgfältig] stellen; (at an angle) [sorgfältig] lehnen

he settled himself comfortably on the couch — er machte es sich (Dat.) auf der Couch bequem

2) (establish) (in house or business) unterbringen; (in country or colony) ansiedeln [Volk]

3) (determine, resolve) aushandeln, sich einigen auf [Preis]; beilegen [Streit, Konflikt, Meinungsverschiedenheit]; beseitigen, ausräumen [Zweifel, Bedenken]; entscheiden [Frage, Spiel]; regeln, in Ordnung bringen [Angelegenheit]

nothing has been settled as yet — es ist noch nichts entschieden

that settles it — dann ist ja alles klar (ugs.); (expr. exasperation) jetzt reicht's! (ugs.)

settle a case out of court — sich außergerichtlich vergleichen

settle one's affairs — seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen; seinen Nachlass regeln

4) (deal with, dispose of) fertig werden mit

5) bezahlen, (geh.) begleichen [Rechnung, Betrag]; erfüllen [Forderung, Anspruch]; ausgleichen [Konto]

6) (cause to sink) sich absetzen lassen [Bodensatz, Sand, Sediment]

a shower will settle the dust — ein Schauer wird den Staub binden

7) (calm) beruhigen [Nerven, Magen]

8) (colonize) besiedeln

9) (bestow)

settle money/property on somebody — jemandem Geld/Besitz übereignen
2. intransitive verb
1) (become established) sich niederlassen; (as colonist) sich ansiedeln

2) (end dispute) sich einigen

3) (pay what is owed) abrechnen

4) (in chair etc.) sich niederlassen; (to work etc.) sich konzentrieren (to auf + Akk.); (into way of life etc.) sich gewöhnen ( into an + Akk.)

the snow/dust settled on the ground — der Schnee blieb liegen/der Staub setzte sich [am Boden] ab

darkness/silence/fog settled over the village — Dunkelheit/Stille/Nebel legte od. senkte sich über das Dorf

5) (subside) [Haus, Fundament, Boden:] sich senken; [Sediment:] sich ablagern

6) (be digested) [Essen:] sich setzen; (become calm) [Magen:] sich beruhigen

7) (become clear) [Wein, Bier:] sich klären

Phrasal Verbs:

- settle back

- settle down

- settle for

- settle in

- settle on

- settle up

- settle with

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v.

abmachen v.

bereinigen (Konto) v.

bereinigen (Streit) v.

besiedeln v.

sich einen Wohnsitz nehmen ausdr.

sich niederlassen v.

English-german dictionary > settle

18 cuenta

f.

1 count.

echar cuentas to reckon up

llevar/perder la cuenta de to keep/lose count of

cuenta atrás countdown

2 sum.

cuenta de la vieja (informal) counting on one's fingers

3 account (finance, Com & Inform).

abonar/cargar algo en cuenta a alguien to credit/debit something to somebody's account

abrir una cuenta to open an account

llevar las cuentas to keep the books

pagar mil euros a cuenta to pay a thousand euros down

cuenta de ahorros savings account (peninsular Spanish)

cuenta de ahorro vivienda home loan (peninsular Spanish)

cuenta bancaria bank account

cuenta comercial business account

cuenta conjunta joint account

cuenta de correo (electrónico) e-mail account

cuenta corriente current account (British), checking account (United States)

cuenta de crédito current account with an overdraft facility

cuenta de depósito deposit account

cuenta deudora overdrawn account

cuenta de explotación operating statement

cuenta de inversión investment account

cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias profit and loss account

cuenta a plazo fijo deposit account

4 bill (factura).

domiciliar una cuenta to pay an account by direct debit

pasar la cuenta to send the bill

cuenta por cobrar/pagar account receivable/payable

cuenta de gastos expense account

5 responsibility.

déjalo de mi cuenta leave it to me

trabajar por cuenta propia/ajena to be self-employed/an employee

6 bead.

7 calculation.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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cuenta

► nombre femenino

1 (bancaria) account

2 (factura) bill

3 (cálculo) count, counting

4 (de collar etc) bead

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer en la cuenta to realize

■ y entonces caí en la cuenta de que... and then I realized that..., and then it dawned on me that...

cargar algo en cuenta de alguien to charge something to somebody's account

dar a cuenta to give on account

dar cuenta de algo (comunicar) to report something 2 (acabar) to polish something off

■ dio cuenta del jamón he polished off the ham

en resumidas cuentas in short

habida cuenta de taking into account

hacer cuentas to do sums

la cuenta de la vieja familiar counting on one's fingers

■ aún lo hace a la cuenta de la vieja she still counts on her fingers

las cuentas del Gran Capitán familiar fictitious accounts

más de la cuenta too much, too many

■ comió más de la cuenta she ate too much

pasar la cuenta to send the bill

pedir cuentas to ask for an explanation

por cuenta de la casa on the house

por la cuenta que le trae in one's own interest

sacar cuentas to work out

tener en cuenta to take into account

trabajar por cuenta propia to be self-employed

traer cuenta to be worthwhile

cuenta al descubierto overdrawn account

cuenta atrás countdown

cuenta corriente current account

cuenta bancaria bank account

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noun f.

1) account

2) bill, check

3) count

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SF

1) (Mat) (=operación) calculation, sum

hacer una cuenta — to do a calculation

• echar o hacer cuentas, vamos a hacer cuentas de lo que ha costado la fiesta — let's work out how much the party cost

no paraba de echar cuentas con los dedos — she kept doing sums o adding things up on her fingers

- hacer las cuentas de la lechera

la cuenta de la vieja —

su hijo tiene 35, así que por la cuenta de la vieja ella debe de tener 60 — her son's 35, so I guess she must be 60
claro 1., 2), c)
2) (=cálculo) count

• llevar la cuenta (de algo) — to keep count (of sth)

• perder la cuenta (de algo) — to lose count (of sth)

• salir a cuenta, sale más a cuenta — it works out cheaper

no sale a cuenta — it isn't worth it

- hacer algo con su cuenta y razón

más de la cuenta —

habla más de la cuenta — she talks too much

ha bebido más de la cuenta — he's had one too many

me cobraron más de la cuenta — they charged me over the odds

pesa más de la cuenta — it weighs more than it should

salirle las cuentas a algn —

al Estado no le salen las cuentas — the State isn't able to balance its books

le salieron mal las cuentas — his plans went wrong

cuenta atrás — countdown

ha empezado la cuenta atrás para las próximas Olimpiadas — the countdown to the next Olympics has already begun

3) (=factura) bill; [de restaurante] bill, check (EEUU)

¿nos puede traer la cuenta? — could we have o could you bring us the bill, please?

• pasar la cuenta a algn — to send sb the bill

• pedir la cuenta — to ask for the bill

• vivir a cuenta de algn — to live at sb's expense

- presentar las cuentas del Gran Capitán

4) (Econ) [en banco] account

habían cargado los gastos en mi cuenta — they had charged the expenses to my account

"únicamente en cuenta del beneficiario" — "payee only"

• a cuenta — on account

un dividendo a cuenta — an interim dividend

retenciones a cuenta del impuesto sobre la renta — income tax deducted at source

le dieron una cantidad a cuenta de lo que le debían — they paid him part of the money they owed him

• abonar una cantidad en cuenta a algn — to credit a sum to sb's account

• abrir una cuenta — to open an account

• liquidar una cuenta — to settle an account

cuenta a plazo (fijo) — fixed-term deposit account

cuenta bancaria — bank account

cuenta corriente — current account, checking account (EEUU)

cuenta de ahorro(s) — deposit account, savings account

cuenta de amortización — depreciation account

cuenta de asignación — appropriation account

cuenta de caja — cash account

cuenta de capital — capital account

cuenta de crédito — credit account, loan account

cuenta de depósitos — deposit account

cuenta de diversos — sundries account

cuenta de gastos — expense account

cuenta de gastos e ingresos — income and expenditure account

cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias — profit and loss account

cuenta en participación — joint account

cuenta pendiente — unpaid bill, outstanding account

cuenta personal — personal account

cuenta por cobrar — account receivable

cuenta por pagar — account payable

cuenta presupuestaria — budget account

cuenta vivienda — mortgage account

5) (Internet) account

cuenta de correo — email account

6) [en disputa]

• ajustar cuentas con algn — to settle one's scores with sb

lo está buscando para ajustar cuentas — he is searching for him because he has a few scores to settle with him

voy a ajustarle las cuentas — I'm going to have it out with him

ajustar viejas cuentas con algn — to settle an old score with sb

• arreglar las cuentas a algn — Méx * to punish sb

• tener cuentas pendientes con algn — to have unfinished business with sb

• no querer cuentas con algn — to want nothing to do with sb

7) (=explicación)

• dar cuenta de algo — (=informar) to recount sth, report sth; (=acabar) to finish sth off

tiene que darle cuenta a ella de sus actos — he has to account to her for his actions

no tiene que dar cuentas a nadie — he's not answerable to anyone

dar buena cuenta de una botella — to finish off a bottle

• exigir o pedir cuentas a algn — to call sb to account, bring sb to book

• rendir cuentas a algn — to report to sb

• en resumidas cuentas — in short, in a nutshell

8) (=consideración)

• caer en la cuenta (de algo) — to catch on (to sth), see the point (of sth)

por fin cayó en la cuenta — he finally caught on, the penny finally dropped

cuando cayó en la cuenta de que lo engañaban — when he realized that they were deceiving him

• darse cuenta — (=enterarse) to realize; (=ver) to notice

perdona, no me había dado cuenta de que eras vegetariano — sorry, I didn't realize (that) you were a vegetarian

¿te has dado cuenta de que han cortado el árbol? — did you notice (that) they've cut down the tree?

hay que darse cuenta de que... — one must not forget that...

¡date cuenta! ¿tú crees que es posible tener tanta cara? — just look at that, can you believe that anyone could have such a cheek!

¿te das cuenta? — Arg can you believe it!

• habida cuenta de eso — bearing that in mind

• haz cuenta de que no voy — esp LAm just imagine I'm not going

• tener en cuenta — to take into account, bear in mind

también hay que tener en cuenta su edad — you must also take her age into account, you must also bear in mind her age

imponen sus ideas sin tener en cuenta la opinión de la gente de la calle — they impose their ideas without taking ordinary people's opinions into consideration

es otra cosa a tener en cuenta — that's another thing to remember o be borne in mind

• tomar algo en cuenta a algn — to hold sth against sb

está borracho y no sabe lo que dice, no se lo tomes en cuenta — he's drunk and doesn't know what he's saying, don't take any notice of him o don't hold it against him

• traer cuenta, no me trae cuenta ir — it's not worth my while going

trae cuenta emplear a más gente — it's worth employing more people

lo harán por la cuenta que les trae o tiene — they'll do it if they know what's good for them

9) (=responsabilidad)

esta ronda corre de mi cuenta — this round's on me

por mi cuenta — (=solo) on my own

yo he de resolver esto por mi cuenta — I have to resolve this on my own

• trabajar por cuenta ajena — to be an employee

• trabajar por cuenta propia — to work for o.s., be self-employed

• por cuenta y riesgo de algn — at one's own risk

lo hizo por su cuenta y riesgo, sin consultar a nadie — she did it off her own bat, without consulting anyone
apañar 2.
10) [en embarazo]

está fuera de cuentas, ha salido de cuentas — she's due

11) [de rosario, collar] bead

cuentas de cristal — glass beads

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I
femenino

1)

a) (operación, cálculo) calculation, sum

hacer una cuenta — to do a calculation o sum

saca la cuenta — add it up, work it out

voy a tener que hacer or sacar or echar cuentas — I'm going to have to do some calculations o sums

luego hacemos cuentas — we'll sort it out o work it out later

a or al fin de cuentas — after all; at the end of the day

las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso — (hum) short reckonings make long friends

las cuentas claras conservan la amistad — (CS) short reckonings make long friends

b) cuentas femenino plural ( contabilidad)

encárgate tú de organizarlo, yo me ocupo de las cuentas — you take care of the organization, and I'll handle the money side (of things) (colloq)

ella lleva las cuentas de la casa — she pays all the bills and looks after the money

2)

a) ( cómputo) count

llevar/perder la cuenta — to keep/lose count

más de la cuenta — too much

siempre tienes que hablar más de la cuenta — why do you always have to talk too much?

por la cuenta que me/te/le trae — (Esp) I'd/you'd/he'd better! (colloq)

salir de cuenta(s) — (Esp fam) to be due (colloq)

salir más a or (RPl) en cuenta — to work out cheaper

traer cuenta — (Esp)

no me trae cuenta venderlo — it's not worth my while selling o to sell it

b) ( en béisbol) count

- cuenta atrás

- cuenta espermática

3)

a) ( factura) bill

¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? — could we have the check (AmE) o (BrE) bill, please?

la cuenta del gas/teléfono — the gas/phone bill

te hace un favor y luego te pasa la cuenta — she does you a favor and then expects something in return

tengo varias cuentas pendientes (de pago) — I've got several bills outstanding

yo no tengo cuentas pendientes con nadie — I don't owe anybody anything

b)

a cuenta — on account

entregó $2.000 a cuenta — she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account

toma este dinero a cuenta de lo que te debo — here's some money toward(s) what I owe you

4)

a) (Com, Fin) (en un banco, un comercio) account

abrir/cerrar una cuenta — to open/close an account

tiene cuenta en ese restaurante — he has an account at that restaurant

b) ( negocio) account

- cuenta a plazo fijo

- cuenta conjunta

- cuenta corriente/de ahorro

- cuenta de crédito

5) cuentas femenino plural (explicaciones, razones)

no tengo por qué darte cuentas — I don't have to explain o justify myself to you

yo no tengo que rendirle cuentas a nadie — I don't have to answer to anybody

ajustarle las cuentas a alguien — to give somebody a piece of one's mind

dar cuenta de algo — (de noticias, sucesos) to give an account of something; de alimentos) to polish something off (colloq)

en resumidas cuentas — in short

6) (cargo, responsabilidad)

por/de cuenta de alguien: corre por cuenta de la empresa it's covered o paid o met by the company; la cena corre por mi cuenta dinner's on me (colloq); los deterioros serán de cuenta del inquilino the tenant will be liable for any damage; decidí editarlo por mi cuenta I decided to publish it at my own expense; se instaló por su cuenta she set up (in business) on her own; trabaja por cuenta propia she works freelance, she's self-employed; los trabajadores por cuenta ajena those who work as employees; decidí lo hice por mi propia cuenta y riesgo — I took it upon myself to do it

7) ( consideración)

darse cuenta de algo — to realize something

ni se dio cuenta de que... — he didn't even notice (that)...

date cuenta de que es imposible — you must realize that it's impossible

ella se da cuenta de todo — she's aware of everything that's going on (around her)

eso me contestó! ¿tú te das cuenta? — that's what he said! can you believe it?

tener algo en cuenta — to bear something in mind

ten en cuenta que es joven — bear in mind o remember that he's young

sin tener en cuenta los gastos — without taking the expenses into account

un factor a tener en cuenta — a factor to be taken into account

tomar algo en cuenta — to take something into consideration

no se lo tomes en cuenta no lo hace con mala idea don't take it seriously, she doesn't do it on purpose; ¿a cuenta de qué...? (AmL fam) why...?; a cuenta de que... just because...; caer en la cuenta de algo to realize something; no caí en la cuenta... I didn't realize...; habida cuenta de (frml) in view of; hacer cuenta que: haz (de) cuenta que lo has perdido you may as well give it up for lost; tú haz (de) cuenta (de) que yo no estoy aquí — pretend I'm not here

8) (de un collar, rosario) bead
II
cuentas, etc see contar

* * *

= bead, bill, tally [tallies, pl.], account, count, check.

Ex. The abacus, with its beads strung on parallel wires, led the Arabs to positional numeration and the concept of zero many centuries before the rest of the world.

Ex. At the end of the month a machine can readily be made to read these and to print an ordinary bill.

Ex. As the various parts of the record are entered, the document summary indicates the additions by the tallies opposite the record parts.

Ex. This enables people to draw cash by means of a debit card (as opposed to a credit card, to help distinguish between money that is in one's account and money being borrowed from the credit-card organization).

Ex. Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

Ex. What is the protocol these days when it comes to paying the check on a first date (dinner, movie, coffee, etc.)?.

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* a cuenta de = at the expense of.

* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* a final de cuentas = after all is said and done.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* ajustar cuentas = settle + a score, settle + things, get + even.

* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.

* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.

* balance de cuentas = financial statement.

* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.

* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.

* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* calcular la cuenta = tot up, tote up.

* correr de la cuenta de Alguien = be on + Pronombre.

* cuenta atrás = count down, countdown.

* cuenta bancaria = bank account.

* cuenta complementaria = satellite account.

* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.

* cuenta de ahorro(s) = deposit account, savings account.

* cuenta de correo electrónico = email account.

* cuenta espermática = sperm count.

* cuentas = statistics.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* en resumidas cuentas = after all, in short, in a nutshell, in sum, to sum up, to sum it up, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, in essence, to make a long story short, all in all, all in all, the short story + be.

* estado de cuentas = financial statement.

* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.

* extracto de cuentas = bank statement.

* fichero de cuentas = accounting file.

* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.

* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).

* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.

* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.

* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.

* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.

* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash drawer.

* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.

* libro de cuentas = account book.

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.

* más de la cuenta = one too many.

* necesitarse tener en cuenta = need + consideration.

* no darse cuenta de = sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* no darse de cuenta de = be blind to.

* no tener en cuenta = disregard, overlook, skip over, be oblivious of/to, close + the door on, skip, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, fly in + the face of, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.

* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.

* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.

* por cuenta de uno = privately.

* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.

* rendición de cuentas = accountability.

* rendir cuentas = render + an account of, bring + Nombre + to book.

* rendir cuentas a = report to.

* saber hacer cuentas = be numerate.

* saldar una cuenta = settle + an account.

* saldo de cuenta bancaria = bank balance.

* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.

* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.

* sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.

* sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.

* sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly.

* sin tener en cuenta = never mind, without regard to, independently of, disregarding, not including.

* sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.

* tener en cuenta = allow for, bear in + mind, cater for/to, consider (as), heed, make + allowances, take + account of, take + cognisance of, take + cognition of, take into + account, take into + consideration, make + provision for, bring into + play, give + an ear to, factor, have + regard for, factor in, be aware of, note, keep in + mind.

* tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.

* tener la cuenta bancaria = bank.

* tenerse muy en cuenta por = carry + weight with.

* téngase en cuenta = witness.

* téngase en cuenta que = Note that....

* teniendo en cuenta = on the basis of.

* teniendo en cuenta que = providing (that).

* titular de cuenta bancaria = bank account holder.

* titular de la cuenta = account holder.

* trabajador por cuenta propia = freelancer [free-lancer].

* trabajo por cuenta propia = self-employment.

* trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta = freelance [free-lance].

* vender a cuenta = trade for + credit.

* viajero por su cuenta = independent traveller.

* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

* * *
I
femenino

1)

a) (operación, cálculo) calculation, sum

hacer una cuenta — to do a calculation o sum

saca la cuenta — add it up, work it out

voy a tener que hacer or sacar or echar cuentas — I'm going to have to do some calculations o sums

luego hacemos cuentas — we'll sort it out o work it out later

a or al fin de cuentas — after all; at the end of the day

las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso — (hum) short reckonings make long friends

las cuentas claras conservan la amistad — (CS) short reckonings make long friends

b) cuentas femenino plural ( contabilidad)

encárgate tú de organizarlo, yo me ocupo de las cuentas — you take care of the organization, and I'll handle the money side (of things) (colloq)

ella lleva las cuentas de la casa — she pays all the bills and looks after the money

2)

a) ( cómputo) count

llevar/perder la cuenta — to keep/lose count

más de la cuenta — too much

siempre tienes que hablar más de la cuenta — why do you always have to talk too much?

por la cuenta que me/te/le trae — (Esp) I'd/you'd/he'd better! (colloq)

salir de cuenta(s) — (Esp fam) to be due (colloq)

salir más a or (RPl) en cuenta — to work out cheaper

traer cuenta — (Esp)

no me trae cuenta venderlo — it's not worth my while selling o to sell it

b) ( en béisbol) count

- cuenta atrás

- cuenta espermática

3)

a) ( factura) bill

¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? — could we have the check (AmE) o (BrE) bill, please?

la cuenta del gas/teléfono — the gas/phone bill

te hace un favor y luego te pasa la cuenta — she does you a favor and then expects something in return

tengo varias cuentas pendientes (de pago) — I've got several bills outstanding

yo no tengo cuentas pendientes con nadie — I don't owe anybody anything

b)

a cuenta — on account

entregó $2.000 a cuenta — she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account

toma este dinero a cuenta de lo que te debo — here's some money toward(s) what I owe you

4)

a) (Com, Fin) (en un banco, un comercio) account

abrir/cerrar una cuenta — to open/close an account

tiene cuenta en ese restaurante — he has an account at that restaurant

b) ( negocio) account

- cuenta a plazo fijo

- cuenta conjunta

- cuenta corriente/de ahorro

- cuenta de crédito

5) cuentas femenino plural (explicaciones, razones)

no tengo por qué darte cuentas — I don't have to explain o justify myself to you

yo no tengo que rendirle cuentas a nadie — I don't have to answer to anybody

ajustarle las cuentas a alguien — to give somebody a piece of one's mind

dar cuenta de algo — (de noticias, sucesos) to give an account of something; de alimentos) to polish something off (colloq)

en resumidas cuentas — in short

6) (cargo, responsabilidad)

por/de cuenta de alguien: corre por cuenta de la empresa it's covered o paid o met by the company; la cena corre por mi cuenta dinner's on me (colloq); los deterioros serán de cuenta del inquilino the tenant will be liable for any damage; decidí editarlo por mi cuenta I decided to publish it at my own expense; se instaló por su cuenta she set up (in business) on her own; trabaja por cuenta propia she works freelance, she's self-employed; los trabajadores por cuenta ajena those who work as employees; decidí lo hice por mi propia cuenta y riesgo — I took it upon myself to do it

7) ( consideración)

darse cuenta de algo — to realize something

ni se dio cuenta de que... — he didn't even notice (that)...

date cuenta de que es imposible — you must realize that it's impossible

ella se da cuenta de todo — she's aware of everything that's going on (around her)

eso me contestó! ¿tú te das cuenta? — that's what he said! can you believe it?

tener algo en cuenta — to bear something in mind

ten en cuenta que es joven — bear in mind o remember that he's young

sin tener en cuenta los gastos — without taking the expenses into account

un factor a tener en cuenta — a factor to be taken into account

tomar algo en cuenta — to take something into consideration

no se lo tomes en cuenta no lo hace con mala idea don't take it seriously, she doesn't do it on purpose; ¿a cuenta de qué...? (AmL fam) why...?; a cuenta de que... just because...; caer en la cuenta de algo to realize something; no caí en la cuenta... I didn't realize...; habida cuenta de (frml) in view of; hacer cuenta que: haz (de) cuenta que lo has perdido you may as well give it up for lost; tú haz (de) cuenta (de) que yo no estoy aquí — pretend I'm not here

8) (de un collar, rosario) bead
II
cuentas, etc see contar

* * *

= bead, bill, tally [tallies, pl.], account, count, check.

Ex: The abacus, with its beads strung on parallel wires, led the Arabs to positional numeration and the concept of zero many centuries before the rest of the world.

Ex: At the end of the month a machine can readily be made to read these and to print an ordinary bill.

Ex: As the various parts of the record are entered, the document summary indicates the additions by the tallies opposite the record parts.

Ex: This enables people to draw cash by means of a debit card (as opposed to a credit card, to help distinguish between money that is in one's account and money being borrowed from the credit-card organization).

Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

Ex: What is the protocol these days when it comes to paying the check on a first date (dinner, movie, coffee, etc.)?.

* a cuenta de = at the expense of.

* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* a final de cuentas = after all is said and done.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* ajustar cuentas = settle + a score, settle + things, get + even.

* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.

* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.

* balance de cuentas = financial statement.

* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.

* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.

* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* calcular la cuenta = tot up, tote up.

* correr de la cuenta de Alguien = be on + Pronombre.

* cuenta atrás = count down, countdown.

* cuenta bancaria = bank account.

* cuenta complementaria = satellite account.

* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.

* cuenta de ahorro(s) = deposit account, savings account.

* cuenta de correo electrónico = email account.

* cuenta espermática = sperm count.

* cuentas = statistics.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* en resumidas cuentas = after all, in short, in a nutshell, in sum, to sum up, to sum it up, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, in essence, to make a long story short, all in all, all in all, the short story + be.

* estado de cuentas = financial statement.

* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.

* extracto de cuentas = bank statement.

* fichero de cuentas = accounting file.

* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.

* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).

* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.

* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.

* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.

* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.

* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash drawer.

* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.

* libro de cuentas = account book.

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.

* más de la cuenta = one too many.

* necesitarse tener en cuenta = need + consideration.

* no darse cuenta de = sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* no darse de cuenta de = be blind to.

* no tener en cuenta = disregard, overlook, skip over, be oblivious of/to, close + the door on, skip, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, fly in + the face of, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.

* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.

* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.

* por cuenta de uno = privately.

* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.

* rendición de cuentas = accountability.

* rendir cuentas = render + an account of, bring + Nombre + to book.

* rendir cuentas a = report to.

* saber hacer cuentas = be numerate.

* saldar una cuenta = settle + an account.

* saldo de cuenta bancaria = bank balance.

* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.

* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.

* sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.

* sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.

* sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly.

* sin tener en cuenta = never mind, without regard to, independently of, disregarding, not including.

* sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.

* tener en cuenta = allow for, bear in + mind, cater for/to, consider (as), heed, make + allowances, take + account of, take + cognisance of, take + cognition of, take into + account, take into + consideration, make + provision for, bring into + play, give + an ear to, factor, have + regard for, factor in, be aware of, note, keep in + mind.

* tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.

* tener la cuenta bancaria = bank.

* tenerse muy en cuenta por = carry + weight with.

* téngase en cuenta = witness.

* téngase en cuenta que = Note that....

* teniendo en cuenta = on the basis of.

* teniendo en cuenta que = providing (that).

* titular de cuenta bancaria = bank account holder.

* titular de la cuenta = account holder.

* trabajador por cuenta propia = freelancer [free-lancer].

* trabajo por cuenta propia = self-employment.

* trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta = freelance [free-lance].

* vender a cuenta = trade for + credit.

* viajero por su cuenta = independent traveller.

* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.

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cuenta¹

feminine

A

1 (operación, cálculo) calculation, sum

hacer una cuenta to do a calculation o sum

saca la cuenta add it up, work it out

voy a tener que hacer or sacar or echar cuentas I'm going to have to do some calculations o sums

luego hacemos cuentas we'll sort it out o work it out later

a or al fin de cuentas after all

las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso ( hum); short reckonings make long friends

las cuentas claras conservan la amistad (CS); short reckonings make long friends

2 cuentas fpl

(contabilidad): encárgate tú de organizarlo, yo me ocupo de las cuentas you take care of the organization, and I'll handle the money side (of things) ( colloq)

ella lleva las cuentas de la casa she pays all the bills and looks after the money

B

1 (cómputo) count

ya he perdido la cuenta de las veces que ha llamado I've lost count of the number of times he's called

¿estás llevando la cuenta? are you keeping count?

más de la cuenta too much

he comido/bebido más de la cuenta I've eaten too much/had too much to drink

siempre tienes que hablar más de la cuenta why do you always have to talk too much?

he gastado más de la cuenta I've spent too much o more than I should have

por la cuenta que me/te/le trae: ¿tú crees que vendrá Pedro? — por la cuenta que le trae do you think Pedro will come? — he'd better! o he will if he knows what's good for him! ( colloq)

salir de cuenta(s) ( Esp fam); to be due ( colloq)

salir más a or ( RPl) en cuenta to work out cheaper

traer cuenta: no me trae cuenta venderlo it's not worth my while selling o to sell it

realmente trae cuenta comprar al por mayor it's really well worth buying wholesale

2 (en béisbol) count

Compuestos:

● cuenta atrás

countdown

ya ha empezado la cuenta atrás de las elecciones the countdown to the elections has begun

● cuenta de protección

standing count

● cuenta espermática

sperm count

● cuenta regresiva

countdown

C

1 (factura) bill

¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? could we have the check ( AmE) o ( BrE) bill, please?

la cuenta del gas/teléfono the gas/phone bill

no ha mandado/no nos ha pasado la cuenta he hasn't sent us the bill

es de las que te hace un favor y luego te pasa la cuenta she's one of those people who do you a favor and then expect something in return

tengo varias cuentas pendientes (de pago) I've got several bills to pay o bills outstanding

yo no tengo cuentas pendientes con nadie I don't owe anybody anything

tiene cuentas con todo el mundo he owes everybody money

2

a cuenta on account

entregó $2.000 a cuenta she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account

toma este dinero a cuenta de lo que te debo here's some money toward(s) what I owe you

D

1 ( Com, Fin) (en un banco, un comercio) account

abrir/cerrar una cuenta to open/close an account

depositó or ( Esp) ingresó un cheque en su cuenta she paid a check into her account

incluimos las siguientes partidas con cargo a su cuenta ( Corresp) the following items have been charged to your account

cárguelo a mi cuenta charge it to o put it on my account

tiene cuenta en ese restaurante he has an account at that restaurant

2 (negocio) account

consiguieron la cuenta de Vigarsa they got the Vigarsa account

Compuestos:

● cuenta a la vista

sight deposit account

● cuenta a plazo fijo

time deposit ( AmE), fixed term deposit ( BrE)

● cuenta central

( Méx); dollar account

● cuenta conjunta

joint account

● cuenta corriente

checking account ( AmE); current account ( BrE)

● cuenta de ahorro(s)

savings account

● cuenta de crédito

charge account, credit account ( BrE)

● cuenta de demostración

interactive user-guide

● cuenta eje

( Méx); main account ( in pesos)

● cuenta presupuestaria

budget account

● cuenta de resultados

profit and loss account

E cuentas fpl

(explicaciones, razones): no tengo por qué darle cuentas a ella de lo que hago I don't have to explain o justify to her the things I do, I don't have to answer o account to her for the things I do

vas a tener que rendir cuentas or cuenta del tiempo que has perdido you're going to have to account for all the time you've wasted

hacer lo que uno quiere sin tener que rendirle cuentas a nadie to do as you please without having to answer to anybody

ajustarle las cuentas a algn to give sb a piece of one's mind

dar cuenta de algo (de noticias, sucesos) to give an account of sth; (de alimentos) to polish sth off ( colloq)

se reunió con los periodistas para dar cuenta de la situación she met the journalists to explain o to tell them about the situation

el despacho da cuenta del accidente aéreo the press release gives details of the plane crash

en resumidas cuentas in short

… en resumidas cuentas: que casarse sería una locura … in short o all in all, it would be madness for them to get married

en resumidas cuentas, que hay que seguir esperando in short o in a nutshell, we'll just have to keep waiting

F

(cargo, responsabilidad): por/de cuenta de algn: la Seguridad Social corre por cuenta de la empresa Social Security contributions are covered o paid o met by the company

los deterioros serán de cuenta del inquilino the tenant will be liable for any damage

decidí editarlo por mi cuenta I decided to publish it at my own expense

trabajó con un famoso modisto francés y luego se instaló por su cuenta she worked for a famous French fashion designer and then she set up (in business) on her own

ahora trabaja por cuenta propia she works freelance now, she's self-employed now

los trabajadores por cuenta ajena workers with employment contracts/workers with employee status

decidí hacerlo por mi propia cuenta y riesgo I decided to do it myself

la cena corre por mi cuenta the dinner's on me ( colloq)

G (consideración)

Cuando la frase darse cuenta va seguida de una oración subordinada introducida por de que, en el español latinoamericano existe cierta tendencia a omitir la preposición de en el lenguaje coloquial - se dio cuenta que no iba a convencerla = he realized (that) he wasn't going to convince her

darse cuenta de algo to realize sth

lo hizo/dijo sin darse cuenta he did/said it without realizing

ni se dio cuenta de que me había cortado el pelo he didn't even notice I'd had my hair cut

date cuenta de que es imposible you must see o realize that it's impossible

ella se da cuenta de todo she's aware of everything that's going on (around her)

¡eso me contestó! ¿tú te das cuenta? that's what he said! can you believe it o can you imagine?

tener algo en cuenta: ten en cuenta que lleva poco tiempo en este país bear in mind o remember that he's only been in the country a short time

sin tener en cuenta los gastos without taking the expenses into account, not including the expenses

teniendo en cuenta su situación la eximieron del pago they exempted her from payment because of her circumstances

ése es otro factor a tener en cuenta that's another factor to be taken into account o taken into consideration o borne in mind

tomar algo en cuenta: no se lo tomes en cuenta, no sabe lo que dice don't take any notice of him o don't pay any attention to him o just ignore him, he doesn't know what he's talking about

tomaron en cuenta mis conocimientos de francés/mi experiencia my knowledge of French/my experience was taken into consideration

¿a cuenta de qué …? ( AmL fam); why …?

a cuenta de que … just because …

caer en la cuenta de algo to realize sth

entonces caí en la cuenta de por qué lo había hecho that was when I realized o saw o ( colloq) when it clicked why he had done it

no caí en la cuenta de que me había mentido hasta que … I didn't grasp the fact that o realize that he'd lied to me until …

habida cuenta de ( frml); in view of

hacer cuenta que: haz (de) cuenta que lo has perdido, porque no creo que te lo devuelvan you may as well give it up for lost, because I don't think you'll get it back

tú haz (de) cuenta (de) que yo no estoy aquí pretend I'm not here o carry on as if I wasn't here

hagan (de) cuenta de que están en su casa make yourselves at home

H (de un collar, rosario) bead

cuenta², cuentas, etc

contar

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Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)

cuenta es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
contar
cta.
cuenta
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
◊ eran 6 sin cuenta al conductor there were 6 of them not counting the driver;

y eso sin cuenta las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
◊ no se lo cuentes a nadie don't tell anyone;

es muy largo de cuenta it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
◊ cuenta con los dedos to count on one's fingers;

¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ contar con

a) ‹persona/ayuda/discreción› to count on, rely on;

◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;

sin cuenta con que … without taking into account that …
b) ( prever) to expect;

◊ no contaba con que hiciera tan mal tiempo I wasn't expecting the weather to be so bad

c) (frml) ( tener) to have;

◊ cuenta con 10 años de experiencia she has 10 years of experience

contarse verbo pronominal
a) (frml) ( estar incluido):

◊ me cuento entre sus partidarios I count myself as one of their supporters;

su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the best
b)

◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)

cta. (
◊ cuenta) a/c

cuenta sustantivo femeninoNota:
Cuando la frase darse cuenta va seguida de una oración subordinada introducida por de que, en el español latinoamericano existe cierta tendencia a omitir la preposición de en el lenguaje coloquial: se dio cuenta que no iba a convencerla = he realized (that) he wasn't going to convince her
1
a) (operación, cálculo) calculation, sum;

◊ hacer una cuenta to do a calculation o sum;

saca la cuenta add it up, work it out;
hacer or sacar cuentas to do some calculations;
a fin de cuentas after all
b)

◊ cuentas sustantivo femenino plural ( contabilidad) accounts: yo llevo las cuentas del negocio I do the accounts for the business, I handle the money side of the business (colloq);

ella se ocupa de las cuentas de la casa she pays all the bills and looks after the money
c) ( cómputo) count;

◊ llevar/perder la cuenta to keep/lose count;

cuenta atrás countdown;
más de la cuenta too much
2
a) ( factura) bill;

◊ ¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? could we have the check (AmE) o (BrE) bill, please?;

la cuenta del gas the gas bill;
a cuenta on account;
entregó $2.000 a cuenta she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account;
este dinero es a cuenta de lo que te debo this money is to go toward(s) what I owe you
b) (Com, Fin) (en banco, comercio) account;

◊ abrir/cerrar/liquidar una cuenta to open/close/to settle an account;

cuenta corriente/de ahorro(s) current/savings account
3
◊ cuentas sustantivo femenino plural ( explicaciones): no tengo por qué darte cuentas I don't have to explain o justify myself to you;

dar or rendir cuentas de algo to account for sth;
en resumidas cuentas in short
4 (cargo, responsabilidad):
◊ los gastos corren por cuenta de la empresa the expenses are covered o paid by the company;

se instaló por su cuenta she set up (in business) on her own;
trabaja por cuenta propia she's self-employed
5
◊ darse cuenta (de algo) ( comprender) to realize (sth);

( notar) to notice (sth);
◊ se da cuenta de todo she's aware of everything that's going on (around her);

date cuenta de que es imposible you must realize (that) it's impossible;
tener algo en cuenta to bear sth in mind;
ten en cuenta que es joven bear in mind that he's young;
sin tener en cuenta los gastos without taking the expenses into account;
tomar algo en cuenta to take sth into consideration
6 (de collar, rosario) bead
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
cuenta sustantivo femenino
1 (recibo) bill
2 (cálculo) count
hacer cuentas, to do sums
perder la cuenta, to lose count
cuenta atrás, countdown
3 (de collar) bead
4 Fin (de banco) account
cuenta corriente, current account, US checking account
cuenta de ahorros, savings account
♦ Locuciones: ajustar cuentas, to settle up
caer en la cuenta o darse cuenta, to realize
dar cuenta, to report
pedir cuentas, to ask for an explanation
salir de cuentas, to be due (to give birth)
tener en cuenta, to take into account
trabajar por cuenta propia, to be self-employed
traer cuenta, to be worthwhile
a cuenta, on account
en resumidas cuentas, in short
más sillas de la cuenta, too many chairs
' cuenta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalorio
- abonar
- abonada
- abonado
- abrir
- advertir
- ajustar
- anda
- bloquear
- borrón
- cancelar
- cargar
- cero
- cerrar
- conforme
- contarse
- contingente
- contraponer
- corriente
- cta.
- dejar
- desbloquear
- descongelar
- embargar
- engordar
- engrosar
- escopetazo
- extracto
- fantasía
- finiquitar
- hallar
- intervenir
- movimiento
- nota
- notar
- número
- pancha
- pancho
- reparar
- revisión
- saldar
- saldo
- saneada
- saneado
- sumar
- temblar
- titular1
- ubicarse
- abono
- adición
English:
account
- allow for
- allowance
- alone
- ambit
- amenities
- angry
- appreciate
- aware
- balance
- bank
- bank account
- bank statement
- bead
- bill
- branch out
- catch on
- charge
- charge account
- check
- clean
- click
- consider
- consideration
- considering
- count
- count in
- countdown
- credit
- credit account
- current account
- dawn
- debit
- deposit
- deposit account
- ecological
- expense
- feel
- foot
- give
- gross
- holder
- irrespective
- joint account
- motion
- notice
- overdraw
- overspend
- pass by
- pay

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cuenta

♦ ver contar

♦ nf

1. [acción de contar cifras] count;
[cálculo] sum;
el niño está aprendiendo a hacer cuentas the child is learning to do sums;

voy a hacer cuentas de los gastos I'm going to tot up o work out what we've spent;

vamos a echar cuentas de cuánto te debo let's work out how much I owe you;

espera un momento, que saco la cuenta wait a minute, I'll tot it up for you;

¿está llevando alguien la cuenta? is anyone keeping count?;

he perdido la cuenta, tendré que empezar de nuevo I've lost count, I'll have to start again;

salir a cuenta to work out cheaper;

Comp
Fam
hacer las cuentas de la lechera to count one's chickens before they are hatched;

Comp
Fam
hacer las cuentas del Gran Capitán to be overoptimistic in one's calculations;

Comp
Fam
hacer la cuenta de la vieja to count on one's fingers;

Comp

salir de cuentas, estar fuera de cuentas to be due (to give birth)

Comp
cuenta atrás countdown
2. [depósito de dinero] account;

abrir/cerrar una cuenta to open/close an account;

abónelo/cárguelo en mi cuenta, por favor please credit/debit o charge it to my account;

me han abonado el sueldo en cuenta they've paid my wages into my account;

he cargado el recibo en tu cuenta I've charged the bill to your account;

ingresó el cheque en su cuenta she paid the cheque into her account;

póngalo en mi cuenta put it on my account

Comp
cuenta abierta active account;
cuenta acreedora credit account;
Esp cuenta de ahorros savings account; Esp cuenta de ahorro vivienda = tax-exempt savings account used for paying deposit on a house;
cuenta bancaria bank account;

cuenta de caja cash account;

cuenta comercial business account;

cuenta conjunta joint account;

cuenta corriente Br current account, US checking account;

cuenta de crédito = current account with an overdraft facility;

cuenta de depósito deposit account;

cuenta deudora overdrawn account;

cuenta de explotación operating statement;

cuenta de giros giro account;

cuenta indistinta joint account;

cuenta de inversiones investment account;

cuenta a plazo fijo deposit account;

cuenta transitoria suspense account;

cuenta a la vista instant access account;
Esp cuenta vivienda = tax-exempt savings account used for paying deposit on a house
3. Cont
cuentas [ingresos y gastos] accounts;

las cuentas de esta empresa no son nada transparentes this company's books o accounts are not very transparent;

él se encarga de las cuentas de la casa he deals with the financial side of things in their household;

llevar las cuentas to keep the books;

cuentas por cobrar/pagar accounts receivable/payable;

Comp

ajustar o [m5]arreglar cuentas: [m5]¡ya le ajustaré o [m5] arreglaré las cuentas cuando le vea! I'll get my own back on him next time I see him!

Comp
cuenta de gastos expenditure account;
cuenta pendiente outstanding account;
Fig
tengo unas cuentas pendientes con él I've a few scores to settle with him;

cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias profit and loss account;

cuenta de resultados Br profit and loss account,US income account

4. [factura] bill;
[en restaurante] Br bill, US check;
la cuenta del supermercado/teléfono the shopping/phone bill;

¡la cuenta, por favor! could I have the Br bill o US check, please?;

le pedí la cuenta al camarero I asked the waiter for the Br bill o US check;

pagar 10 euros a cuenta to pay 10 euros down;

pasar la cuenta to send the bill;

tarde o temprano te pasará la cuenta de los favores que te ha hecho sooner or later she'll want something in return for o she'll call in the favours she's done for you

5. Com [cliente, negocio] account;

se encarga de las grandes cuentas de la empresa she looks after the company's most important accounts

6. Informát account

Comp
cuenta de correo (electrónico) e-mail account
7. [obligación, cuidado] responsibility;

esa tarea es cuenta mía that task is my responsibility;

el vino corre de mi cuenta the wine's on me;

déjalo de mi cuenta leave it to me;

por mi/tu/ etc [m5]cuenta: investigaré esto por mi cuenta, no me fío de la policía I'll look into this matter myself, I don't trust the police;

lo tendrás que hacer por tu cuenta, nadie te va ayudar you'll have to do it yourself o on your own, no one's going to help you;

cualquier daño al vehículo corre por cuenta del conductor the driver is liable for any damage to the vehicle;

tomas esa decisión por tu cuenta y riesgo, yo no te apoyo on your head be it, I don't agree with your decision;

por su cuenta y riesgo decidió aprobar la operación he decided to approve the operation without consulting anyone;

trabajar por cuenta propia/ajena to be self-employed/an employee;

ha crecido el número de trabajadores por cuenta propia the number of self-employed has risen;

Comp

por la cuenta que le trae, más vale que llegue pronto if he's got any sense at all, he'll arrive early;

lo haré bien, por la cuenta que me trae I'm going to have to do it well, there's a lot riding on it

8. [explicación, justificación]
dar cuenta de algo to give a report on sth;

no tengo por qué dar cuentas de mis acciones a nadie I don't have to explain myself o answer to anybody;

el jefe nos convocó para darnos cuentas de la situación the boss called us in to explain the situation to us;

pedir cuentas a alguien to call sb to account;

rendir cuentas de algo ante alguien to give an account of sth to sb;

no tengo por qué rendirle cuentas de mi vida privada I don't have to explain to her what I do in my private life;

en resumidas cuentas, el futuro es prometedor in short, the future looks good;

¿a cuenta de qué? why on earth?, for what earthly reason?

9. [cálculos, planes]
no entra en mis cuentas cambiarme de casa I'm not planning to move house;

ese gasto no entraba en nuestras cuentas we hadn't reckoned with that expense

10. [consideración]
tener en cuenta algo to bear sth in mind;

ten paciencia, ten en cuenta que es nuevo en el trabajo be patient, you have to remember that o bear in mind that he's new to the job;

eso, sin tener en cuenta el dinero que hemos perdido ya without, of course, taking into account o counting the money we've lost so far;

un factor a tener en cuenta es la reacción del público one factor that has to be taken into account o borne in mind is the public's reaction;

tomar en cuenta to take into account;

habida cuenta de considering;

habida cuenta de todo esto… bearing all this in mind…;

habida cuenta de que… bearing in mind that…

11. [de collar, rosario] bead

12. Comp

a fin de cuentas: no te preocupes, a fin de cuentas es mi problema don't you worry about it, after all, it's my problem;

Comp

caer en la cuenta: ¡ahora caigo en la cuenta! now I see o understand!;

no cayó en la cuenta de su error hasta una semana después she didn't realize her mistake until a week later;

caí en la cuenta de que había que hacer algo I realized that something had to be done;

Comp

dar cuenta de: en menos de cinco minutos dio cuenta de todos los pasteles it took him less than five minutes to account for o polish off all the cakes;

dieron cuenta del rival con gran facilidad they easily disposed of the opposition;

Comp

darse cuenta de algo to realize sth;

lo hice sin darme cuenta I did it without realizing;

¿te das cuenta?, ya te dije que no era ella you see, I told you it wasn't her;

no se dio cuenta de que necesitaba ayuda she didn't realize that she needed help;

no sé si te habrás dado cuenta, pero parece muy nervioso I don't know if you've noticed, but he seems very nervous;

es muy insensible, no se da cuenta de nada he's very insensitive, he never notices o picks up what's going on;

¿te das cuenta? no me ha dado las gracias can you believe it? he didn't even say thank you;

Comp

más de la cuenta: bebí más de la cuenta I had one too many, I had too much to drink;

siempre habla más de la cuenta he always talks too much, he always has to open his mouth

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cuenta

f

1 ( cálculo) sum;

echar cuentas de algo work sth out;

perder la cuenta lose count

2 de restaurante check, Br

bill;

pasar la cuenta a alguien send s.o. the bill;

no me gusta pedirle favores porque siempre te pasa la cuenta fig I don’t like asking him for favors because he always wants something in return;

tener una cuenta pendiente con alguien fam have unfinished business with s.o.

3 COM account;

a cuenta on account;

póngamelo en la cuenta put it on the slate

4 ( justificación)

:

dar cuenta de give an account of;

pedir cuentas a alguien ask s.o. for an explanation

5 ( responsabilidad)

:

corre por mi/su cuenta I’ll/he’ll pay for it;

por su propia cuenta off one’s own bat;

trabajar por cuenta ajena/propia be employed/self-employed

6

:

más de la cuenta too much;

caer en la cuenta realize;

darse cuenta de algo realize sth;

tener o

tomar en cuenta take into account;

en resumidas cuentas in short;

dar buena cuenta de finish off, polish off fam ;

a fin de cuentas after all

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cuenta, etc. contar

cuenta nf

1) : calculation, count

2) : account

3) : check, bill

4)

darse cuenta : to realize

5)

tener en cuenta : to bear in mind

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cuenta n

1. (de dinero) account

una cuenta bancaria a bank account

2. (factura) bill

pide la cuenta al camarero ask the waiter for the bill

3. (operación matemática) sum

hizo la cuenta en un trozo de papel she did the sum on a piece of paper

¿sabes hacer cuentas? can you do sums?

4. (rosario) bead

caer en la cuenta to realize

darse cuenta de algo to realize something

más de la cuenta too much

perder la cuenta to lose count [pt. & pp. lost]

tener / tomar en cuenta to take into account [pt. took; pp. taken]

cuenta atrás countdown

cuenta corriente current account

Spanish-English dictionary > cuenta

19 decide

[dɪ'saɪd]
v

решать, решаться, принимать решение, делать выбор

His opinion decided me. — Его мнение для меня было решающим. /Его мнение заставило меня принять решение. /Его мнение убедило меня.

The question is not yet decided upon. — По этому вопросу еще нет решения.

The jury decided for the plaintiff. — Жюри вынесло решение в пользу истца.

She decided on the green hat. — Она выбрала зеленую шляпу.

- decide smth
- decide to do smth
- decide when
- decide one way or the other
- decide for smb
- decide for oneself
- decide between smb, smth
- decide unanimously
- decide against buying a car
- it is difficult to decide
- nothing is decided yet
- that decides me!
- decide on...
WAYS OF DOING THINGS:

Глагол to decide используется нейтрально в разных стилях речи, однако он не содержит никаких уточнений ни о том, кто принимает окончательное решение, ни об обстоятельствах, ведущих к принятию того или иного решения. Такие уточнения передаются рядом таких глаголов и глагольных сочетаний, как to make up one's mind, to resolve, to be up to smb, to rest with smb, to clich, to choose, to take it into one's head to do smth, to conclude, to be in two minds.

Глагольное сочетание to take it into one's head to do smth - неожиданно решить что-либо сделать, что другим кажется странным или глупым (русские разговорные - взбрело в голову, взбрендило): he's met her only once and now he is taking it into his head to ask her to marry him он видел ее только один раз, и теперь ему вдруг пришло в голову просить ее стать его женой; for some reason they took it into their heads to go swimming at midnight неизвестно по какой причине им вдруг взбрело пойти купаться в полночь.

Глагол to choose - "решить, выбрать одно из возможных решений, предпочесть": I told him to drive slowly but as usual he chose to ignore my advice я велел ему ехать медленно, но как обычно он предпочел проигнорировать мой совет; more and more young couples today are choosing not to marry все больше молодых пар предпочитают/решают не вступать в законный брак; he believes people should be allowed to use drugs if they so choose он считает, что людям должно быть разрешено пользоваться наркотиками, если таков их выбор.

Глагольное сочетание to make up one's mind - решить что-либо сделать (в результате обдумывания этого решения в течение длительного времени), остановить свой выбор на чем-либо: now that she has made up her mind to resign, there is no way you can persuade her not to теперь, когда она решила уйти в отставку, ничто не может разубедить ее; I wish he would make up his mind - we can't wait for ever мне бы хотелось, чтобы он уже принял какое-то решение - мы не можем ждать до бесконечности.

Глагол to resolve (не употребляется в пассиве) - твердо решить что-либо сделать, (особенно в результате прошлого опыта или ошибок): after the devorce she resolved never to marry again после развода она твердо решила больше никогда не выходить замуж; he returned to the lab, resolving to stay there until the experiment was finished он вернулся в лабораторию с твердым решением там остаться до конца эксперимента.

Глагол to conclude (не употребляется в Continuous) - "прийти к заключению, прийти к решению, после учета всех факторов": the jury listened carefully to the evidence and concluded that the man was guilty судьи внимательно выслушали все свидетельские показания и пришли к решению/заключению, что этот человек был виновен; he concluded from an analysis of traffic accidents that the speed limit should he lowered проанализировав дорожные аварии, он пришел к выводу, что предел скорости автомашины должен быть снижен.

Глагольное сочетание to be up to smb - "иметь право решать самому, быть в чьей-либо воле что-либо сделать, зависеть от решения кого-либо": Shall we finish the job now, or leave it till tomorrow? I don't mind, it is up to you. Мы закончим работу сегодня или оставим ее до завтра? - Мне все равно. Решай сама. It is up to them what to do with the money. Они сами решают, что делать с этими деньгами.

Глагольное сочетание to rest with smb - "решение остается за кем-либо": the committee has made certain recommendations, but the final decision rests with the President комиссия дала ряд рекомендаций, но окончательное решение остается за Президентом.

Глагол to clinch - "принять окончательное решение (в отношении чего-либо почти уже решенного)": we had thought about living around here when we retired, then we saw this beautiful house and it clinched it мы думали о том, чтобы поселиться здесь, когда выйдем на пенсию, а вид этого прекрасного домика, окончательно убедил нас.

Глагольное сочетание to be in two minds - сомневаться, не быть в состоянии принять решение, (особенно когда речь идет о практических делах): my parents want me to study law, but I am still in two minds about it мои родители хотят, чтобы я занялась юридическими науками, но все не могут решить хочу ли я этого; I was in two minds about buying this car, but the salesman persuaded me я сомневался, покупать ли мне эту машину, но продавец убедил меня

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > decide

20 stick

1. I
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1) the machine (the door, the lift, the lock, the lid, etc.) sticks машину и т.д. заедает /заклинивает/; the wheels have stuck колеса увязли; the drawer sticks ящик не выдвигается; I got up to the fourth form (through some ten lines, etc.) and there stuck я дошел до четвертого класса и т.д. и на этом застрял; here I am and here I stick с этого места я никуда не уйду /не сдвинусь/; the nickname will stick это прозвище пристанет /прилипнет/

2) the envelope will not stick конверт не заклеивается; this stamp won't stick эта марка не приклеивается; these stamps (these pages, etc.) have stuck эти марки и т.д. слиплись; the tar sticks смола липкая
2. II
1) stick somewhere stick here (there, indoors, right where you are, etc.) coll. оставаться здесь и т.д., не уходить отсюда и т.д.; are you going to stick in all day? вы собираетесь проторчать /просидеть/ дома весь день?

2) stick in some manner stick together слипаться, прилипать; these pages stuck together эти странички слиплись; the envelope sticks fast конверт хорошо /крепко/ заклеивается; let's stick together давайте будем держаться вместе /друг друга/; stick somewhere her zipper stuck halfway up у нее молния застряла /молнию заело/ на середине
3. III
1) stick smth. stick bills (pictures, notices, advertisements, etc.) расклеивать афиши и т.д.

2) stick smb. stick pigs резать /колоть/ свиней; the pin is sticking me булавка колется; stick butterflies (bugs) накалывать бабочек (жуков) (для коллекции)

3) stick smb., smth. coll. usually in the negative and interrogative I can't stick this man (his children, etc.) терпеть не могу /не выношу/ этого человека и т.д.; she can't stick his manner она не выносит того, как он себя держит; he won't stick this work он не выдержит этой работы
4. IV
1) stick smth. in some manner stick broken pieces (things, two sheets of paper, etc.) together склеивать сломанные куска и т.д.

2) stick smth. somewhere stick some photographs in вклеить фотографии; stick in a few commas вставить несколько запятых; stick the spurs in пришпорить коня

3) stick smb., smth. for some time usually in the negative and interrogative I can't stick this man another minute я больше ни одной минуты не могу терпеть /не выдержу/ этого человека; I can't stick this climate long мне в этом климате долго не выдержать; he couldn't stick the job more than three days на этой работе его хватило всего на три дня
5. VI
|| stick smth. full of smth. заполнить что-л. чем-л.; stick a pincushion full of pins утыкать подушечку /игольник/ булавками; stick shelves full of knicknacks уставить полку безделушками
6. XI
1) be stuck if you're stuck, I'll help you a) если ты застрял, я тебе помогу; б) если у тебя дело не ладится, я тебе помогу; get (be) stuck in (on, for) smth. the cars (the buses, the carriages. etc.) got stuck in the mud (in the bog, on a sandbank, etc.) машины и т.д. застряли /увязли/ в грязи и т.д.; the ball was stuck on the roof (on the tree) мяч залетел на крышу (застрял на дереве); here I am stuck in hospital for six weeks меня упрятали в больницу на шесть недель; I'm stuck on this problem я никак не могу решить эту проблему; I was stuck on the first chapter я застрял на первой главе; I was stuck for an answer я замешкался с ответом; be stuck by smth. he was stuck by the very first problem on the test первая же задача в контрольной поставила его в тупик, он застрял /сел/ на первой же задаче в контрольной; our work was stuck by the breakdown of the machinery поломка механизма застопорила работу; be stuck with smb., smth. I was stuck with him all morning я все утро с ним провозился; 1 was stuck, with the job of cleaning up вся уборка свалилась на меня; now we are stuck with his debts теперь нам платить его долги

2) be (get) stuck to smth. be (get) stuck to a paper (to a wall, to one's hands, etc.) пристать /прилипнуть/ к бумаге и т.д.; the mud was stuck to my shoes к ботинкам пристала грязь; а notice was stuck to the door к двери было приклеено объявление; be stuck with smth. be stuck with labels (with pictures, with newspaper ads, etc.) быть обклеенным этикетками и т.д.; а coat stuck with medals пиджак, увешанный медалями

3) be stuck in smth. the arrow was stuck in the tree стрела вонзилась в дерево; the nail was stuck in the tire гвоздь проколол шину [и застрял в ней] || the cushion was stuck full of pins подушечка была вся утыкана булавками
7. XVI
1) stick in smth. stick in the mud (in a lock, in a bog, etc.) застревать в грязи и т.д.; stick fast in a bog (in the mud, in the sand, in the snow, etc.) [основательно] увязнуть в болоте и т.д.; а bone stuck in my throat у меня застряла косточка в горле; stick in the mind (in smb.'s memory) запомниться, засесть в мозгу (надолго сохраниться в памяти); the words stuck in my throat слова застряли у меня в горле, lies seemed to stick in his throat он, казалось, никак не мог выдавить из себя /произнести/ эти лживые слова; his proposal sticks in my throat мне претят его предложение; stick in the middle of one's speech (in the middle of one's recitation, in the middle of the play, etc.) остановиться в середине речи и т.д. || stick at home торчать дома

2) stick to (in, at, etc.) smth. stick to smb.'s clothes (to feathers, to paper, to the envelope, etc) приставать /прилипать/ к одежде и т.д.; the glue (the paper, this stuff, etc.) sticks to his fingers клей и т.д. пристает /липнет/ к его пальцам /к рукам/; the vegetables have stuck stick to the pan овощи пристали к сковородке; his shirt stuck to his back рубашка прилипла к его спине; my tongue stuck to my throat у меня язык [во рту] не поворачивался /язык прилип к гортани/; stick to /at/ one's work (to business, at a task, to a job until it is finished, etc.) не отрываться от работы и т.д.; he sticks at his table [for] six hours a day он не отрываясь сидит за столом по шесть часов в день; he sticks to his room (in the house, etc.) он никуда не выходит из комнаты и т.д.; stick to smb. the name (the nickname) stuck to him за ним так и осталось /закрепилось/ это имя (прозвище)

3) stick to /by/ smb., smth. stick close to one's friends (to one's chief, by me, by one's husband, by one another, etc.) быть /оставаться/ верным своем друзьям и т.д., не оставлять /не бросать, не покидать/ своих друзей и т.д.; the boy stuck to his mother's heels мальчик ходил за матерью по пятам; stick to one's word (to one's opinion, to one's resolve, to one's duty, to one's decision, to one's resolution, to the programme), to the theory, to the original, etc.) не отступать от своего слова и т.д.; stick firm to one's principles стоять за свои убеждения; stick to one's story /to what one said/ упорно повторять одно и то же, не сбиваться; stick to the point не отклоняться (от темы разговора), держаться ближе к делу

4) stick with smth. stick with a needle проколоть /проткнуть/ иглой; stick in smth. the needle stuck in smb.'s finger игла вонзилась /впилась/ кому-л. в палец; the knife stuck in the ground and we couldn't pull it out нож глубоко вошел в землю, и мы не могли его вытащить

5) stick out of (in) smth. stick out of the window (out of the bag, out of your pocket, etc.) торчать /высовываться/ из окна и т.д.; а dagger was sticking in the corpse в трупе торчал кинжал

6) stick at smth. usually in the negative (not to) stick at trifles (at a difficulty, etc.) (не) останавливаться перед мелочами и т.д.; stick at nothing to get one's own way /to gain one's ends/ не останавливаться ни перед чем /не гнушаться никакими средствами/, чтобы добиться своего /своей цели/
8. XVII
stick at doing smth. usually in the negative not to stick at lying (at betraying one's friends, at killing a man, etc.) не останавливаться перед ложью и т.д.
9. XIX1
stick like smth. stick like glue (like a leech, like a bur, like pitch, etc.) липнуть как клей и т.д., приставать как банный лист и т.д.
10. XXI1
1) stick smth. on (in, against, etc.) smth. stick a stamp on a letter (a stamp on an envelope, a label on smb.'s luggage, a notice on the wall, etc.) приклеить марку на письмо и т.д.; stick the picture in your book вклеить картинку в вашу книгу; stick a torch against the wall прикрепить /приладить/ факел к стене; stick a hat on one's head надеть /нацепить, нахлобучить/ шляпу [на голову]; stick smth. with smth. stick a placard with glue приклеить плакат клеем

2) stick some time in some place stick a whole summer in town (a whole day in the house, a whole month in bed, etc.) coll. околачиваться /торчать/ все лето в городе и т.д.

3) stick smth. in (to) (on, through, etc.) smth., smb. stick a knife into smb.'s back (a spear into the deer, a bayonet into the enemy, etc.) вонзать нож кому-л. в спину и т.д.; stick a fork in (to) a potato (a skewer into meat, a needle into the cushion, a candle in a bottle, a stick into the hole, a spade into the ground, a pin into a piece of paper, etc.) воткнуть вилку в картошку и т.д.; stick a needle into a blister проколоть волдырь иголкой; stick a feather in one's cap воткнуть перо в шляпу; stick a flower into one's buttonhole всунуть /воткнуть, вдеть/ цветок в петлицу; stick a gun in one's belt заткнуть револьвер за пояс; stick one's hands in one's pockets засунуть руки в карманы; stick a finger in one's ear заткнуть ухо пальцем; stick a badge on smb.'s coat приколоть значок к пиджаку; don't stick your nose into other people's business не суйте нос не в свое дело; stick a bayonet through smb.'s breast (a spear through a man's body, a knife right through the partition, etc.) проткнуть кому-л. грудь штыком и т.д.; stick smb., smth. with (on) smth. stick smb. with a bayonet проткнуть кого-л. штыком; stick one's finger with a needle уколоть палец иголкой; stick a potato on a fork (an apple with a stick, etc.) подцепить картошку вилкой и т.д.

4) stick smth. on (in, out of, round, behind, etc.) smth. stick the book on the shelf запихнуть книгу на полку; stick the chair in the corner задвинуть стул в угол; stick it on the table бросьте это на стол; stick one's head out of the window высовываться из окна; stick one's head round the door просунуть голову в дверь, высунуть голову из-за двери; stick а реп (а cigarette) behind one's ear заложить /засунуть/ ручку (сигарету) за ухо

5) stick smb. with smth. coll. stick smb. with a car (with a counterfeit coin, with fund collection, etc.) навязать /всучить/ кому-л. машину и т.д.; stick smb. for smth. stick smb. for the drinks (for money, for the cost of the fare, etc.) выставлять кого-л. на выпивку и т.д.

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