to time one's remarks

A n. [uc]

1 tempo; epoca; periodo; durata; (mus.) tempo, misura; circostanza: I've just time to give her a ring, ho appena il tempo di darle un colpo di telefono; It took me a long time to go there on foot, mi ci volle molto tempo per andarci a piedi; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 4- They're taking a long time to bring us our food, stanno impiegando molto tempo per portarci da mangiare; in Cromwell's time, al tempo di Cromwell; in the time of Elizabeth I, all'epoca di Elisabetta I; waltz time, tempo di valzer; We must move with the times, dobbiamo essere sempre al passo con i tempi; modern times, tempi moderni; troubled (o hard) times, tempi difficili; (mus.) to beat time, battere il tempo; a time of sorrow, una circostanza dolorosa; free time, tempo libero; a rough time, un periodo duro; to occupy one's time, impiegare il proprio tempo; to spend one's time doing st., spendere il proprio tempo facendo qc.; to waste one's time, sciupare il tempo; perdere tempo NOTA D'USO: - a lot of years o a long time?-

2 ora; momento: DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- What time is it now? (o What's the time?), che ore sono (adesso)?; che ora è?; Do you have the time?, (Lei) ha l'ora?; che ore sono?; It's dinner time, è l'ora di cena; At what time?, a che ora?; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- What time's the last train to Upminster?, a che ora è l'ultimo treno per Upminster?; DIALOGO → - Television- What time does it start?, a che ora comincia?; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- What time do you start work?, a che ora cominci a lavorare?; Time is up!, è ora! (di consegnare il compito, ecc.); tempo scaduto!; It's time to go, è ora d'andare; The time had come to set out, era giunta l'ora della partenza; Now is the time to act, questo è il momento di agire; There's no time like the present, questo è il momento giusto; local time, ora locale; peak time, orario di maggiore ascolto; prima serata; to tell the time, dire l'ora ( guardando l'orologio), leggere le ore; an inconvenient time, un'ora scomoda

3 volta: this time, questa volta; next time, la prossima volta; every time, ogni volta; tutte le volte; another time, un'altra volta; the time before last, la penultima volta; three [four] times, tre [quattro] volte; many times, molte volte; spesso; umpteen times, un sacco di volte; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 2- There are times when I don't read a book for months, ci sono volte in cui non leggo un libro per mesi

4 (trasp.) orario: the times of the trains to Oxford, gli orari dei treni per Oxford; on time, puntualmente; puntuale; in orario

5 (econ.) paga; retribuzione: half time, mezza paga; double time, paga doppia

6 (telef.) numero delle unità ( di conversazione)

7 (comput.) tempo: real time, tempo reale; (avv.) immediatamente; real time processing, elaborazione in tempo reale

8 ( sport) tempo: in record time, a tempo di record

9 ( calcio, ecc.) tempo di gioco; tempo che resta da giocare; ( anche) lo scadere del tempo: The third goal was scored (at) five minutes from time, il terzo gol è stato segnato cinque minuti prima dello scadere del tempo; stoppage time, recupero; minuti di recupero

10 ( calcio, ecc.) sospensione del gioco; ► timeout, def. 1: ( dell'arbitro) to call time, comandare la sospensione (o la fine) del gioco

11 ( basket, football americano) tempo cronometrato ( in una data fase del gioco)

12 (pl.) (mat.) per: Three times four gives (o makes, equals) twelve, tre per quattro fa dodici

B a. attr.

1 tempestivo; (fatto) in tempo: ( scherma) time thrust, uscita in tempo

2 di tempo: time allowance, abbuono di tempo

● ( banca, USA) time account, conto di deposito □ time after time, più volte; tante volte; ripetutamente □ time and again, spessissimo; assai di frequente □ time and a half, paga per lavoro straordinario □ (cronot.) time and motion study, studio dei tempi e dei movimenti □ (leg.) time bar, termine di decadenza (o di prescrizione) □ (fin., Borsa) time bargain, operazione a termine □ (leg.) time-barred, prescritto per decadenza dei termini □ (fin.) time bill, cambiale a tempo; ( USA) orario ( ferroviario, ecc.) □ time bomb, bomba a tempo (o a orologeria); (fig.) situazione esplosiva □ ( ciclismo, equit.) time bonus, abbuono di tempo □ time book, registro delle presenze (o delle ore di lavoro) □ (pubbl.) time buying, acquisto di tempo ( alla radio o alla TV) □ time capsule, contenitore ( pieno di oggetti, ecc. attuali) per le generazioni future ( viene sepolto in terra) □ time card, scheda di presenza □ (naut.) time charter ( party), (contratto di) noleggio a tempo □ (gramm.) time clause, proposizione temporale □ time clerk, controllore delle ore di lavoro □ time clock, orologio marcatempo; ( anche) timer □ time-consuming, che richiede molto tempo □ (tecn.) time control, comando a tempo □ ( banca) time deposit, deposito a termine (o vincolato): time-deposit book, libretto vincolato □ time draft, tratta a tempo □ (fotogr.) time exposure, posa, tempo di posa □ (form.) time frame, arco di tempo; tempi di attuazione □ (naut.) time freight, nolo a tempo □ (mil.) time-fuse, spoletta a tempo □ ( sport) time gap, distacco, ritardo ( nelle corse) □ time-honoured, venerato per la sua antichità; venerando □ ( basket) time-in, inizio (o ripresa) del tempo di gioco □ time lag, intervallo di tempo; (fis.) ritardo; (econ.) scarto (o sfasamento) temporale □ (cinem., fotogr.) time lapse, time lapse (tecnica di montaggio in un filmato di fotogrammi scattati a intervalli di tempo lunghi) □ (cinem., fotogr.) time-lapse (attr.), in time lapse; time lapse □ time limit, (leg.) termine ultimo; ( sport: nelle corse) tempo massimo □ (fin.) time loan, prestito a tempo □ ( fantascienza) time machine, macchina del tempo □ the time of day, l'ora ( segnata dall'orologio); l'ora del giorno □ (fam.) the time of one's life, un periodo molto bello □ time of payment, termine di pagamento; scadenza ( di una cambiale, ecc.) □ ( sport) time of play, tempo di gioco; durata di una partita □ time off, tempo libero (o di vacanza); (giorni, ecc. di) congedo, permesso: I'll take some time off, mi prenderò un po' di congedo □ ( di lavoratore) time off in lieu, riposo compensativo □ time out, tempo libero; pausa; riposo; periodo di vacanza: to take time out, prendersi un po' di vacanza; fare una pausa ( nel lavoro, nello studio, ecc.) □ (fam. USA) Time out!, aspetta, aspettate!; un momento!; un attimo! □ time payment, (econ.) retribuzione a tempo; (market.) pagamento dilazionato (o rateale) □ (ass., naut.) time policy, polizza a tempo □ (cronot.) time recorder, tempista; ( anche) orologio marcatempo □ (farm.) time-release drug (o capsule), medicina (o capsula) a lento rilascio; farmaco (o capsula) retard □ (geol.) time scale, cronologia □ (demogr., stat.) time series, serie temporale (o storica) □ (stat.) time-series chart, istogramma; diagramma a colonne □ time-server, opportunista; conformista □ time-serving, (agg.) opportunistico, conformistico; (sost.) opportunismo, conformismo □ (org. az.) time sheet, foglio di presenza □ (mat.) times sign, segno di moltiplicazione □ ( radio, TV) time signal, segnale orario □ (comput.) time stamp, indicatore data e ora □ time study, cronotecnica □ time-study engineer, cronotecnico □ (tecn.) time switch, interruttore a tempo □ time taker = time recorder ► sopra □ time taking, rilevazione dei tempi □ time-tested, sperimentato; che il tempo ha dimostrato valido □ time ticket, cartellino di presenza □ ( sport: nelle corse) the time to beat, il tempo da battere (o da migliorare) □ (autom., ciclismo) time trial, corsa a cronometro; corsa contro il tempo; cronometro (sost. f.) □ time-trial specialist, cronoman □ time warp, ( fantascienza) curvatura (o distorsione) del tempo; (fig.) confusione tra passato e presente, o tra presente e futuro: to be caught (o stuck) in a time warp, essere rimasto fermo nel tempo □ time waster, q. o qc. che fa perdere tempo; perditempo; perdita di tempo □ time-wasting, che fa perdere tempo □ (econ.) time wages, salario a tempo □ times without number, innumerevoli volte; spessissimo □ (econ.) time-work, lavoro retribuito a ore; lavoro in economia □ (econ.) time-worker, operaio retribuito a ore □ (geogr.) time zone, fuso orario □ time and time again, più e più volte; non so più quante volte □ ahead of time, anzitempo; prima del tempo; di buonora □ to be ahead of (o to be born before) one's time, essere in anticipo sui tempi; essere un precursore □ all the time, per tutto il tempo, sempre, di continuo: I've known it all the time, l'ho sempre saputo □ as times go, dati i tempi; considerando come va il mondo □ at a time, alla volta: One thing at a time, una cosa alla volta □ ( sport) at full time, a tempo scaduto □ at times, a volte; talvolta; talora □ at all times, sempre; immancabilmente □ at the time, quando: At the time they arrived, I was away, quando sono arrivati, io non c'ero □ at my time of life, alla mia età □ at no time, in nessun tempo; in nessuna circostanza; giammai □ at one time, una volta; un tempo: At one time I used to swim a lot, una volta facevo molto nuoto □ at the present time, al presente; ora; adesso □ at the same time, nello stesso tempo; contemporaneamente, insieme; a un tempo, nondimeno, tuttavia: She was smiling and sobbing at the same time, sorrideva e singhiozzava nello stesso tempo □ (fig.) at this time of day, a questo punto ( delle trattative, ecc.); in questo momento ( della storia); troppo tardi □ behind the times, antiquato; vecchio □ behind time, tardi; in ritardo: We are behind time with our deliveries, siamo in ritardo con le consegne □ to die before one's time, morire anzitempo; fare una morte prematura □ (fam.) to do time, scontare una pena detentiva; essere in galera □ ( sport: calcio, ecc.) extra time, tempo supplementare □ for the time being, per il momento □ (lett.) from time immemorial ( from time out of mind), dal tempo dei tempi; da moltissimo tempo; da secoli □ from time to time, di quando in quando; ogni tanto □ from that time on, da allora in poi □ to gain time, guadagnar tempo; ( dell'orologio) andare avanti □ to give sb. a pretty hard time, far passare un brutto quarto d'ora a q. □ to grow old before one's time, invecchiare anzitempo (o troppo presto) □ ( sport) half time, metà tempo ( della partita): at half time, a metà tempo; nell'intervallo □ to have a bad time, passarsela male □ (fam.) to have an easy time, passarsela bene; star bene economicamente □ to have a good time (o the time of one's life), divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela □ to have no time for, non aver tempo per (qc.); non aver tempo da perdere con (q.) □ in time, in tempo, in tempo utile; col tempo, con l'andar del tempo, a poco a poco; DIALOGO → - Discussing football- I didn't get home in time and only caught the second half on TV, non sono tornato a casa in tempo e ho beccato solo il secondo tempo alla TV □ (mus.) to be in time, andare a tempo □ in time to come, per l'avvenire; in futuro □ in the course of time, col tempo; con l'andar del tempo; con il passare degli anni □ in double-quick time, in un baleno; in un batter d'occhio □ in due time, a tempo debito □ in good time, al momento opportuno; in tempo ( per un appuntamento, uno spettacolo e sim.) □ in one's own time, a tempo perso □ (fam.) in one's own good time, con comodo; prendendosela comoda □ in its proper time and place, a tempo e luogo □ in a month's time, fra un mese □ in no time ( at all), in un attimo; in un baleno; in un batter d'occhio □ in one's spare time, nelle ore libere; nei ritagli di tempo □ (mus.) to keep time, andare a tempo; tenere il tempo □ ( d'un orologio) to keep good [bad] time, segnare l'ora esatta [non andare bene] □ to kill time, ammazzare il tempo □ to be a long time, essere molto tempo; ( anche) metterci molto tempo (a fare qc.) □ to lose time, perdere tempo; ( dell'orologio) restare indietro NOTA D'USO: - to lose time o to waste time?- □ to lose ( all) count of time, perdere la nozione del tempo □ to make time, recuperare il tempo; ( di treno) recuperare □ to make good time, tenere una buona andatura; andare di buon passo □ (mil.) to march in time, marciare a tempo □ to march with the times, tenersi al passo con i tempi □ ( di donna) to be near one's time, essere prossima al parto □ once upon a time, una volta; al tempo dei tempi: Once upon a time there was a king, c'era una volta un re □ (mus.) to be out of time, non andare a tempo; essere fuori tempo □ to pass the time of day with sb., scambiare qualche parola di saluto con q.; intrattenersi (a conversare) con q. □ to play for time, cercare di guadagnare tempo; ( sport) fare melina □ ( radio, TV, ecc.) to be running out of time, essere in ritardo sul programma stabilito □ to serve one's time, ( di condannato) scontare la pena; ( di apprendista) prestare servizio □ to be some time, essere un po' di tempo; ( anche) metterci del tempo (a fare qc.) □ to take one's time, prendersela comoda: DIALOGO → - Asking about a journey- You took your time!, te la sei presa comoda! □ to take time off for no reason, fare delle assenze ingiustificate ( dal lavoro, ecc.) □ to tell the time, ( dell'orologio) segnare il tempo; ( di una persona) dire l'ora, leggere l'orologio □ this time last year, l'anno scorso a questa epoca □ this time next week, oggi a otto □ till the end of time, sino alla fine dei tempi; in eterno □ up to the present time, finora □ to work against time, lavorare coi minuti contati, con l'acqua alla gola; combattere contro il tempo □ (fam.) It will take me ( you, etc.) all my ( your, etc.) time to do that, c'è da lavorare ventiquattro ore su ventiquattro per farlo □ It's ( about) time I was going, sarebbe ora che me ne andassi □ My time is drawing near (o I am near my time; my time is almost over), ormai non mi resta molto da vivere □ (prov.) There's a time for everything, ogni cosa a suo tempo □ (prov.) Time is money, il tempo è denaro.

v. t. e i.

1 fare (qc. ) al momento buono (o a proposito); scegliere (o cogliere) il momento opportuno per (qc.); calcolare, disporre, progettare ( con riguardo al tempo): We timed our trip to arrive before noon, abbiamo predisposto (abbiamo organizzato) il nostro viaggio in modo d'arrivare prima di mezzogiorno

2 fissare l'orario di: The arrival of the President was timed for 10 o'clock, l'arrivo del Presidente era fissato per le dieci

3 regolare il ritmo (o la velocità) di; ritmare; rimettere ( un orologio); sincronizzare: The girl timed her steps to the music, la ragazza regolava il ritmo del passo sulla musica; He timed the speed of the two toy trains, ha sincronizzato la velocità dei due trenini; Time your watch with mine, regola (rimetti) il tuo orologio col mio!

4 calcolare, misurare il tempo di; cronometrare: The winner was timed at 4′ 6′′, il primo arrivato è stato cronometrato a quattro minuti e sei secondi

5 (ind.) determinare i tempi ( di lavorazione); tempificare

6 (mecc.) mettere in fase, mettere a punto ( un motore, l'accensione)

7 ( calcio, ecc.) fare ( un'azione, una mossa, ecc.) al momento giusto (o opportuno); calcolare bene il tempo di ( un intervento)

● (fotogr.) to time the exposure, regolare l'esposizione □ to time one's remarks, intercalare le proprie osservazioni al momento giusto □ The bus is timed to arrive at 4 o'clock, d'orario, l'autobus arriva alle quattro.

abs

1) is it worth keeping? стоит ли это хранить?

2) this book is yours to keep можете оставить эту книгу себе. эту книгу я вам дарю

3) butter (eggs, meat, apples, etc.) will keep масло и т. д. не испортится; chocolates that will keep шоколад, который может долго лежать

4) the news (this statement, etc.) will keep с этим сообщением и т. д. можно повременить; this information can't keep эту информацию нельзя задерживать /нужно скорее опубликовать/; my revenge will keep отомстить я еще успею; it will keep! успеется!

5) have a family (one's parents, a wife and two children, etc.) to keep иметь на иждивении /содержать/ семью и т. д.

1) keep somewhere keep at home (indoors, in, etc.) оставаться /сидеть/ дома, не выходить из дому; keep in some manner keep together держаться вместе, не разлучаться; let's keep together or we shall lose each other давайте держаться вместе, а то мы потеряем друг друга; if all the cars keep together we shall be quite safe если все машины пойдут вместе, нам нечего бояться; they kept abreast они шли в одну шеренгу

2) keep in some manner keep well (quite well, all right, etc.) хорошо и т. д. сохраняться; keep for some time cold milk (dried fruit, smoked fish, etc.) keeps longer холодное молоко и т. д. дольше сохраняется / не портится/; fish do not keep long рыба не может долго лежать id how are you keeping? как вы себя чувствуете?, как здоровье?; she is not keeping well она себя неважно чувствует

1) keep smth. keep one's old letters (one's old clothes, his books, the archives, etc.) хранить старые письма и т. д.; this is [the place] where I keep my things (my money, my stores, etc.) вот где я держу свои вещи и т. д.; he can make money but he cannot keep it он умеет зарабатывать деньги, но не умеет их беречь

2) keep smth. keep this book (this toy, this photograph, etc.) оставлять эту книгу и т. д. себе; since you have found this watch you may keep it раз вы нашли эти часы, то можете оставить их себе [навсегда]; you can keep the box, I don't need it any longer мне больше не нужна эта коробка, оставьте ее себе; keep the change сдачи не надо, оставьте сдачу себе

3) keep smth. keep the job не менять места работы, работать на том же месте; keep one's seat /one's place/ оставаться на месте, не вставать с места; keep one's room не выходить из комнаты; keep one's bed не вставать с постели: keep one's feet удержаться на ногах, не упасть; keep the saddle удержаться в седле; keep one's balance /one's feet/ удерживать равновесие; keep the middle of the road (the road, the path, one's course, etc.) держаться середины /идти по середине/ дороги и т. д.; keep one's way идти своей дорогой, не сворачивать со своего пути; keep the speed идти с той же скоростью, не сбавлять или не увеличивать скорость; keep time отбивать такт; keep good time верно показывать время

4) keep smth. keep one's temper (one's presence of mind, one's self-possession, one's composure, etc.) сохранять спокойствие и т. д., не терять спокойствия и т. д.; keep one's head не терять головы; keep silence молчать, хранить молчание; keep one's distance а) держаться на расстоянии; б) не допускать фамильярности

5) keep smth. keep fruit (vegetables, food, etc.) сохранять фрукты и т. д., не давать фруктам и т. д. портиться; keep its shape (its colour, etc.) сохранять /не терять/ форму и т. д., keep one's figure сохранять фигуру; keep one's looks не дурнеть, сохранять привлекательность; keep good health оставаться в добром здравии

6) keep smb. what is keeping you? почему вы задерживаетесь /опаздываете/?; don't let me keep you я не буду вас задерживать

7) keep smth. keep a bridge (a fort, a fortress, the gates of a town, one's grounds, etc.) защищать /удерживать/ мост и т. д.; keep the wicket защищать ворота (а крикете), keep the goal стоять в воротах, защищать ворота (в футболе)

8) keep smth. keep the rules (the law, order, commandments, etc.) соблюдать /не нарушать/ правила и т. д., придерживаться правил и т. д.; keep a treaty /an agreement/ выполнять /соблюдать/ условия договора; keep an appointment приходить на [деловое] свидание, приходить в назначенное время (место и т. п.); keep a date coll. приходить на свидание: keep one's word (one's promise, etc.) (с)держать слово и т. д., быть верным своему слову и т. д., keep a secret /one's own counsel/ помалкивать, хранить тайну; can you keep a secret? вы умеете молчать /держать язык за зубами/?; keep faith сохранять верность; keep peace сохранять /поддерживать/ мир; keep regular hours ложиться спать и вставать в одно и то же время, вести размеренную жизнь; keep late hours не ложиться /сидеть, работать/ допоздна; keep early hours рано ложиться и рано вставать; we keep late hours in this office в нашем учреждении рабочий день кончается поздно; keep one's birthday (festivals, etc.) отмечать /праздновать/ день рождения и т. д.; keep a fast (Sundays, rites, etc.) соблюдать пост и т. д., keep a ceremony отправлять /совершать/ обряд

9) keep smb. keep a family (an old mother, a wife and six children, etc.) обеспечивать /содержать/ семью и т. д.; at his age he ought to be able to keep himself в его возрасте пора бы самому зарабатывать на жизнь; he doesn't earn enough to keep himself он себя не может прокормить

10) keep smth., smb. keep a car (a garden, a horse, etc.) иметь машину и т. д.; keep an inn (a hotel, a school, etc.) держать небольшую гостиницу и т. д.; he kept a bar у неге был бар, он был хозяином бара; keep chickens (poultry, bees, sheep, cattles, etc.) держать /разводить/ цыплят и т. д.; keep a cook (a gardener, servants, a butler, a maid, etc.) держать повара и т. д.; keep boarders держать постояльцев; keep lodgers пускать жильцов; she keeps my dog when I am away я оставляю у нее свою собаку /она смотрит за моей собакой/, когда уезжаю; keep good (bad, rough, etc.) company водиться / дружить/ с хорошей и т. д. компанией /с хорошими и т. д. людьми/

11) keep smth. keep butter (eggs, tea, wine, meat, etc.) иметь [в продаже] масло и т. д., торговать маслом и т. д., this shop keeps everything you need (fresh eggs, fruit, etc.) в этом магазине есть [в продаже] все, что вам нужно и т. д., keep a stock (a large supply) of machine parts (of vegetables, of socks, etc.) иметь на складе или в ассортименте запас (большое количество) деталей машин и т. д.; do you sell buttons? - I am sorry, but we do not keep them у вас продаются пуговицы? - Нет, у нас их в продаже не бывает

12) keep smth. keep a diary (the score, records, accounts, books, the register, etc.) вести дневник и т. д.; keep house вести хозяйство; keep watch дежурить, стоять на часах

1) keep smth. in some manner keep one's papers (one's toys, one's books, etc.) together держать свой документы и т. д. в одном месте; I wish you learnt to keep your things together and not leave them all over the house когда же ты научишься держать свой вещи в одном месте и не разбрасывать их по всему дому?

2) keep smb., smth. somewhere keep the children (the patient, all of us, etc.) at home (here, in, etc.) держать детей и т. д. дома и т. д., не выпускать детей и т. д. из дому и т. д.; the cold weather kept us indoors мы сидели дома /не выходили из дому/ из-за холодной погоды; keep smb., smth. in some manner keep these birds (these animals, these things, etc.) apart (together, etc.) держать этих птиц и т. д. отдельно [друг от друга] и т. д., не держать этих птиц и т. д. в одном месте /вместе/; soldiers kept five abreast солдаты шагали в шеренге по пять [человек] /по пять человек в ряд/

3) keep smb., smth. for some time keep the boys (one's friends, the newcomers, etc.) long (late, etc.) надолго и т. д. задерживать /не отпускать/ мальчиков и т. д.; I won't keep you long я вас долго не задержу; what kept you so late? из-за чего вы задержались допоздна?; keep these books (this picture, his bicycle, etc.) long долго держать у себя эти книги и т. д.; don't keep my dictionary long побыстрее верните мне словарь, не держите мой словарь долго; can you keep his papers a little longer? вы не могли бы задержать [у себя] его документы еще на некоторое время?; keep smb., smth. somewhere what kept him there? что его там удерживало /задержало/?

1) || keep smb. prisoner держать кого-л. в плену

2) || keep smb. company составить кому-л. компанию

1) be kept somewhere be kept in a refrigerator (in a storehouse, on file, in the larder, etc.) храниться в холодильнике и т. д., vegetables were kept in the cellar овощи держали /хранили/ в погребе; be kept for smth. these books (these files, etc.) are kept for reference эти книги и т. д. keep для справок

2) be kept in some condition this medicine is kept cool and dry это лекарство нужно хранить в сухом и прохладном месте

3) be kept in some place be kept in prison сидеть в тюрьме; be kept in port быть задержанным в порту; he was kept in bed for a whole week его продержали в постели целую неделю; he was kept in with a flu он сидел дома с гриппом; be kept in some manner be kept under arrest /in custody/ находиться /быть/ под арестом; be kept under lock and key содержаться под замком; be kept somewhere by smth. I am kept here by business меня здесь держат дела; we were kept in by rain мы не могли выйти из-за дождя

4) be kept for some time milk curdles when it is kept too long когда молоко долго стоит, оно скисает

5) be kept in some manner the rule (the law, this clause of the treaty, etc.) was punctually kept правило и т. д. точно соблюдалось; his promise (his word) was faithfully kept он оказался верным своему обещанию (своему слову); the secret is solemnly kept тайна строго хранится; the rule is to be kept constantly in mind об этом правиле нельзя ни на минуту забывать; these dates (the festivals, etc.) are solemnly (punctually, usually, etc.) kept эти даты и т. д. торжественно и т. д. отмечаются; be kept somewhere this day is kept all over the world (everywhere, etc.) этот день отмечается во всем мире и т. д.

6) semiaux be kept in some state the road (the garden, etc.) is well (badly) kept дорога и т. д. содержится в хорошем (в плохом) состоянии; his affairs (his books, her accounts, etc.) are kept in good order его дела и т. д. [находятся] в порядке; the methods are kept up-to-date методы все время совершенствуются /модернизируются/; be kept in repair содержаться в хорошем состоянии, не требовать ремонта; the house (the flat, the hotel, etc.) is kept in repair дом и т. д. содержится в хорошем состоянии; my car is kept in repair моя машина всегда в полном порядке

7) semiaux be kept doing smth. people don't like to be kept waiting никому не нравится ждать; the firm is kept going фирма продолжает существовать /работать/

1) keep to (along, on, behind, etc.) smth., smb. keep to the house (to one's room, to one's office, etc.) не выходить из дому и т. д., keep to the left (to the right, to the middle of the road, to the side of the road, to the hedge, etc.) держаться левой стороны и т. д., идти по левой стороне и т. д.; keep to the north (to the south, etc.) все время идти /держать курс/ на север и т. д.; don't walk on the grass, keep to the path не ходите по траве, идите по дорожке; keep behind me идите за мной следом; keep along the river (along this road for two miles, along the railway line, etc.) идти вдоль /держаться/ реки и т. д., keep at a distance держаться в отдалении /на расстоянии/; keep abreast of /with/ smth. идти в ногу с чем-л.; keep abreast of the lorry (of the motor launch, etc.) не отставать от грузовика и т. д., keep abreast of /with/ the times идти в ногу со временем; keep abreast of /with/ the latest developments in one's subject (of /with/ the progress in technology, of /with/ the current events, with the news, etc.) быть в курсе последних достижений в своей области и т. д., keep abreast of /with/ the fashion не отставать от моды, следить за модой; keep to one's bed не вставать [с постели], быть больным || keep on good (equal, friendly, etc.) terms with smb. сохранять с кем-л. хорошие и т. д. отношения

2) keep out of / from/ smth. keep out of danger (out of trouble, out of harm, etc.) избегать опасности и т. д.; keep out of quarrel не вмешиваться /не встревать/ в ссору; keep out of mischief не проказничать, вести себя пристойно; keep out of the (smb.'s) way не вертеться (у кого-л.) под ногами, не мешать (кому-л.); keep from drink не пить /воздерживаться от/ алкогольных напитков

3) keep for (till, etc.) some time keep for months (for a few days, etc.) сохраняться /стоять/ месяцами и т. д.; these apples will keep till spring эти яблоки могут лежать до весны; keep in (on, etc.) smth. milk (fish, meat, etc.) will keep in the freezer (on ice, etc.) молоко и т. д. в морозильнике и т. д. хорошо сохраняется /не портится/; meat doesn't keep in hot weather в жаркую погоду мясо быстро портится || keep in good health оставаться здоровым, не болеть; keep in good repair быть в хорошем состоянии, не требовать ремонта

4) keep till (for) smth. the matter (the news, your story, etc.) will keep till morning (for another week, etc.) это дело и т. д. может подождать до утра и т. д., с этим делом и т. д. можно повременить до утра и т. д.

5) keep to smth. keep to the subject (to the point, to one's argument, to the same course of action, to the truth, etc.) не отклоняться /не отходить/ от темы и т. д.; keep to the rules /to the regulations/ соблюдать правила, действовать в соответствии с правилами; keep to the pattern придерживаться данного образца; keep to one's word /to one's promises, to the pledge/ сдержать данное слово; keep to one's determination неуклонно /твердо/ осуществлять свое намерение; keep to a strict diet соблюдать строгую диету, быть на строгой диете; keep to gruel (to plain food, etc.) сидеть на каше и т. д.; keep to one's native language (to the local dialect, etc.) пользоваться родным языком /говорить на родном языке/ и т. д., keep within smth. keep within one's income (within one's means, etc.) жить в соответствии со своим доходом и т. д., keep within the budget не выходить из бюджета; keep within the law держаться в рамках закона; keep within the bounds of truth and dignity не уклоняться от истины и не терять /не ронять/ достоинства; keep in touch with smb., smth. поддерживать связь /контакт/ с кем-л., чем-л.; keep in touch with everything не отставать от века, быть в курсе всего

6) keep at smth. keep at the subject (at one's French, etc.) упорно заниматься /работать над/ этим предметом и т. д.; keep at one's studies упорно заниматься; in spite of all we said he kept at the job несмотря на наши увещевания, он упорно делал /продолжал/ свое дело; keep at smb. keep at one's brother приставать к /надоедать/ своему брату; keep at him with appeals for money (for payment, for help, etc.) приставать к нему с просьбами дать денег и т. д.

1) keep smb., smth. in (at, on, under, eft.) smth. keep the child in bed держать ребенка в постели, не разрешать ребенку вставать; keep a rabbit in a box (lions at the zoo, a prisoner in a cell, a thief in prison, books in a bookcase, a stick in one's hand, etc.) держать кролика в ящике и т. д.; keep one's letters under lock and key держать свои письма под замком; keep a man in custody держать человека под арестом; keep smb. in irons держать кого-л. в кандалах, заковать кого-л. [в цепи]; keep the key in the lock (one's hands in one's pockets, etc.) не вынимать ключ из замка и т. д.; keep a revolver in one's pocket носить револьвер в кармане; keep one's money in a safe хранить деньги в сейфе; keep one's head above water держаться на поверхности; keep the river within its bed не дать реке выйти из берегов, удерживать реку в русле; keep the chain on the door держать дверь на цепочке; keep smb., smth. for some time will you keep my dog for a month? нельзя ли оставить у вас на месяц [мою] собаку?

2) keep smb., smth. at (from, out of) smth., smb. keep the students at work /at their job/ (at their studies, etc.) не разрешать студентам прекращать работу и т. д., you must keep him at his books вы должны следить, чтобы он усердно занимался; keep the boy at school оставлять мальчика в школе; keep children (workers, etc.) from [their] work (from their task, etc.) не давать детям и т. д. работать и т. д., these books keep me from work эти книги отвлекают меня от работы; keep the boy from school не пустить мальчика в школу; keep him from these people не давать ему общаться или водить дружбу с этими людьми; keep the tears from one's eyes удержать слезы; keep them from danger (the girl from all harm, etc.) уберегать их от опасности и т. д.; keep him out of my way! a) убери его с дороги!; б) пусть он не вертится у меня под ногами!; keep children out of school не пускать детей в школу, не давать детям учиться; keep children out of mischief не давать детям проказничать; keep her out of trouble (out of harm's way, etc.) уберечь ее от неприятностей и т. д.; how can we keep the boy out of her clutches? как нам оградить парня от ее влияния?

3) keep smth., smb. for (till, etc.) some time keep the fruit till evening оставить фрукты на вечер; she will keep the cake until tomorrow она оставит торт до завтрашнего дня /на завтра/; keep him for an hour задержи его на час; keep smth. for smth., smb. keep this meat for dinner (the wine for company, this bit of gossip for her, etc.) приберегать /оставлять/ это мясо на обед и т. д., keep the money for the future откладывать деньги на будущее; I keep the book for reference я держу эту книгу для справок; keep a seat for me займите мне место; I kept this picture for you я оставил эту картину для вас; keep smth. from smb. keep the news from her friends (something from me, etc.) утаивать эту новость от друзей и т. д., не сообщать эту новость друзьям и т. д., she can keep nothing from him она от него ничего не может скрыть

4) keep, smb. , smth. in (under) smth. keep the man in a state of fear (in awe of him, in suspense, in ignorance, etc.) держать человека в состоянии страха и т. д.; keep a child in good health [постоянно] следить за здоровьем ребенка; keep the village (enemy troops, etc.) under fire держать деревню и т. д. под огнем /под обстрелом/; keep the house (the ship. etc.) in good condition (in a state of repair, etc.) (содержать дом и т. д. в хорошем состоянии и т. д.; keep smth. under observation держать что-л. под наблюдением || keep him at a distance /at an arm's length/ не подпускать его близко, держать его на расстоянии; keep smb., smth. in mind помнить /не забывать/ кого-л., чего-л.; will you keep me in mind? вы будете иметь меня в виду?; keep smb. in the dark about smth. coll. не сообщать кому-л. /держать кого-л. в неведении/ относительно чего-л.; keep one's wife (one's mother, etc.) in the dark about one's plans держать жену и т. д. в неведении относительно своих планов; keep smb.'s mind off smth. отвлекать кого-л. от чего-л.; keep his mind off his troubles не давать ему думать о неприятностях; keep smb. to his promise /to his word/ вынудить / заставить/ кого-л. сдержать свое обещание ( свое слово); keep track of smth. следить за чем-л.; keep track of events быть в курсе событий, следить за событиями; keep smb., smth. in check сдерживать кого-л., что-л.; keep the epidemic of typhus (the process of erosion, the enemy, etc.) in check препятствовать распространению эпидемии тифа и т. д.

5) keep smth. for some time if you want to keep fish (meat, butter, etc.) for a long time (for a month, etc.) freeze it если вам надо сохранить рыбу и т. д. подольше /чтобы рыба и т. д. долго полежала/ и т. д., заморозьте ее

6) keep smb. on smth. keep the patient on a diet (on gruel, on milk, etc.) держать больного на диете и т. д., keep smth. at some level keep the temperature at 80° (the speed at 60 miles per hour, etc.) поддерживать /держать/ температуру на уровне восьмидесяти градусов и т. д. || keep расе /step/ with smb., smth. идти в ногу с кем-л., чем-л., не отставать от кого-л., чего-л.; keep расе with the times (with the events, with the rest of team, etc.) идти в ногу со временем и т. д., keep company with smb. дружить с кем-л.; keep company with grown-up girls водиться /дружить/ со взрослыми девочками

7) keep smb. at /in/ smth. keep employees at the office (the delegates at the conference, me at home, him in the country, etc.) задерживать служащих на работе и т. д., there was nothing to keep me in England меня ничего больше не задерживало /не удерживало/ в Англии

8) keep smth. against smb. keep a town (a fort, a castle, a road, etc.) against the enemy защищать город и т. д. от противника; keep smth. at smth. keep the goal at football стоять в воротах, защищать ворота [во время футбольного матча]

9) keep smb. on smth. he cannot keep a wife on his income на свои доходы он не может содержать жену; keep smb. in smth. coll. keep smb. in cigarettes (in chocolates, in nylons, etc.) хватать кому-л. на сигареты и т. д., keep oneself in clothes (in food, in beer, etc.) обеспечивать себя одеждой и т. д., such jobs barely kept him in clothes такие заработки едва покрывали его расходы на одежду; keep smb. in хате state the miser kept his mother and sister in poverty этот скупец держал свою мать и сестру в нищете

10) keep smth., smb. for smth. keep fruit (butter, fresh eggs, stamps, postcards, etc.) for sale торговать фруктами и т. д., иметь фрукты и т. д. в продаже; keep dogs (hens, birds, etc.) for sale держать собак и т. д. на продажу || keep eggs (butter, etc.) in store /in reserve/ иметь запасы яиц и т. д.; what do you keep in stock? что у вас есть в наличии /в ассортименте, в продаже/?

1) keep smb., smth. from doing smth. keep one's brother from going there (the child from talking too much, etc.) удерживать брата от этой поездки и т. д., не давать брату поехать туда и т. д.; keep him from asking questions не давай /не позволяй/ ему задавать вопросы; keep the enemy from getting to know our plans (the child from hurting himself, the girl from learning too much, etc.) не допустить, чтобы противник узнал о наших планах и т. д.; keep the old man from falling (the fruit from rotting, etc.) не дать старику упасть и т. д.; keep the child from eating too much не допускать, чтобы ребенок ел слишком много; what shall I do to keep this light dress from getting dirty? что мне делать, чтобы это светлое платье не пачкалось /не грязнилось/?; we must do something to keep the roof from falling надо что-то сделать, чтобы не обвалилась крыша; the noise kept him from sleeping шум мешал ему спать; urgent business kept us from joining you срочные дела помешали нам присоединиться к вам

2) || keep smb., smth. in training поддерживать кого-л., что-л. в хорошей форме; you should keep your memory in training вы должны все время тренировать память; what's the best way of keeping the team in training? как лучше всего держать команду в спортивной форме?

1) keep this photo (this little book, etc.) as a remembrance хранить эту фотографию и т. д. как память

2) keep the date as a day of mourning (as a jubilee, as a holiday, etc.) отмечать эту дату как день траура и т. д.

1) continue for some time continue for a long time (for years, for weeks, for another hour, etc.) продолжаться /длиться/ долгое время и т. д.; the fog continued for three days туман держался /не рассеивался/ три дня; continue for some distance continue three miles (for miles, etc.) тянуться /простираться/ на три мили и т. д.; continue after (until, etc.) some time continue after a ten-minute intermission (after an interval, after a pause, etc.) возобновляться после десятиминутного перерыва и т. д.; continue until August (until summer, until morning, etc.) не прекращаться до августа и т. д.; the custom continues down to the present time обычай. соблюдается до настоящего времени; the habit -d into adult life эту привычку он сохранил и [тогда,] когда стал взрослым

2) continue at (in) smth. continue at school (at college for two more years, etc.) продолжать заниматься в школе и т. д.; continue at the work и дальше заниматься той же работой; continue at work far into the night оставаться на работе допоздна; continue in school till the end of June продолжать занятия до конца июня; continue at one's post (in office) оставаться на своем посту (на своей должности); continue in power оставаться у власти, сохранять власть; continue in command а) оставаться во главе; б) оставаться командиром; continue in well-being неизменно жить в благоденствии; continue at his tricks продолжать свой штучки; continue in the faith of one's fathers придерживаться веры отцов; continue with smth. continue with his useful work (with one's research, etc.) продолжать вести полезную работу и т. д.

m; -es, Schlüsse

1. nur Sg. end; (Abschluss) conclusion; PARL., einer Debatte: closing; auf Antrag: closure, Am. cloture; (Geschäftsschluss) closing time; (Redaktionsschluss) deadline; am Schluss eines Jahres at the end ( oder close) of a year; (nach Ablauf) after a year; Schluss für heute! that’s all for today; Schluss damit! stop it!, that’ll do (now)!; und damit Schluss! and that’s that, and that’s the end of that; Schluss mit dem Unsinn! stop that nonsense, enough of that nonsense; am Schluss at the end; (letztendlich) in the end; irgendwann muss mal Schluss sein you’ve got to call a halt somewhere; mit ihm ist Schluss umg. (er muss sterben) it’s all over with him; (er ist ruiniert) he’s done for; zum Schluss finally, to finish off; (am Ende) in the end; kurz vor Schluss shortly before closing time ( vor Dienstschluss: before finishing work); bis zum Schluss bleiben stay to the end; zum Schluss kommen come to a close; zum Schluss möchte ich noch sagen in conclusion may I say; siehe auch Ende

2. Schluss machen a) (die Arbeit beenden) finish work, knock off (for the day) umg.; machen wir Schluss für heute let’s call it a day; b) (sich vom Partner trennen) break it off; sie hat mit ihm Schluss gemacht she’s broken it off with him, she’s given him the push; c) (Selbstmord verüben) put an end to it all; d) Schluss machen mit (etw.) stop; (dem Rauchen etc.) auch give up; (jemandem) finish with

3. meist Sg.; eines Buches, Films etc.: ending; dritter Teil und Schluss am Freitag third and final part on Friday

4. (hinterer Teil) rear, back, end; das Telefon befindet sich am Schluss des Zuges the telephone is at the rear ( oder back, end) of the train

5. (Folgerung) conclusion; einen Schluss ziehen draw a conclusion, conclude ( aus from); zieh aus ihrem Verhalten keine falschen Schlüsse don’t draw any false conclusions from her behavio(u)r; zu dem Schluss kommen oder gelangen, dass... come to the conclusion that..., decide that...; voreilig, Weisheit

6. nur Sg.; TECH. fit; guten Schluss haben be a good fit; Fenster, Tür auch: close tightly

7. nur Sg.; Reiten: guten Schluss haben have a good grip (with the thighs) on the horse’s flanks

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(Ende) final; windup; finish; close; end; ending;

(Schlussfolgerung) conclusion; consequence

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m -es, -e

1) no pl (= Ende) end; (eines Romans, Gedichts, Theaterstücks) end, ending, conclusion; (= hinterer Teil) back, end, rear

2) no pl (= das Schließen) closing

3) (= Folgerung) conclusion

4) (TECH)

5) (MUS) cadence

6) (ST EX) minimum amount allowed for dealing

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[ʃlʊs, pl ˈʃlʏsə]

1. kein pl (zeitliches Ende) end (+ gen of); (Ladenschluss) closing time

es ist \Schluss! enough's enough!

keinen \Schluss finden to go on endlessly

\Schluss für heute! that's enough [or that'll do] for today!

\Schluss [jetzt]! that's enough!, that'll do!

jetzt [ist] aber \Schluss [damit]! that's enough [of that]!, that'll do!

kurz vor \Schluss just before closing time

\Schluss machen (Feierabend) to stop working, to knock off fam; (fam: kündigen) to quit [one's job] fam ( bei + dat at)

[mit jdm] \Schluss machen (abweisen) to break it off [with sb], to finish with sb

[mit etw dat] \Schluss machen (aufhören) to stop [sth]

ich muss jetzt \Schluss machen I have to stop now; (am Telefon) I have to go now

mit der Arbeit \Schluss machen to stop work, to knock off fam

\Schluss für heute machen to call it a day

mit dem Rauchen/Trinken \Schluss machen to stop smoking/drinking

[mit sich [o dem Leben]] \Schluss machen (fam) to end it all, to top oneself fam

zum [o am] \Schluss at the end (+ gen of); (schließlich) in the end, finally

zum \Schluss möchte ich... finally [or in conclusion] I would like...

zum \Schluss kommen to finish, to bring one's remarks/speech to a conclusion

zum \Schluss einer S. gen kommen to finish sth, to bring sth to a conclusion

damit komme ich zum \Schluss meiner Rede that brings me to the end of my speech

▪ irgendwo ist \Schluss somewhere is the end

hier ist \Schluss this is the end of the line

▪ \Schluss mit etw dat!:

\Schluss damit! stop it!

\Schluss mit dem Blödsinn! enough of this nonsense!

\Schluss mit deiner Winselei! stop whining!

\Schluss mit lustig! (fam) enough joking now!

▪ mit etw dat ist \Schluss sth is over with

mit dem Rauchen ist jetzt \Schluss! (an andere) right! that's enough smoking now!; (an sich selbst) I'm going to stop smoking right now!

2. (Hinterteil) end, back; eines Zuges a. rear; einer Reihe end

und dann war \Schluss mit guten Ideen (fam) and then we/they etc. ran out of good ideas

den \Schluss [einer S. gen] bilden to be at the back [or rear] [or end] [of sth]; Person a. to take the rear

3. (abschließender Abschnitt) end, last part; eines Berichts a. conclusion

\Schluss folgt [im nächsten Heft] final part in the next issue

der krönende \Schluss [einer S. gen] the climax [or culmination] [of sth]

4. (Folgerung) conclusion ( auf + akk regarding)

[aus etw dat] einen \Schluss/bestimmte Schlüsse ziehen to draw [or reach] a conclusion/particular conclusions from sth

aus etw dat den \Schluss ziehen, dass... to draw from sth the conclusion [or to reach the conclusion] that...

zu dem \Schluss kommen, dass... to come to the conclusion that...

5. MUS conclusion, cadence spec

6. kein pl TECH (Schließvermögen) fit

[einen] guten \Schluss haben to fit tightly [or well], to shut [or close] tight; Dichtung to form a good seal

7. kein pl (beim Reiten) seat

einen/keinen guten \Schluss haben to have a good/have no seat

mit den Knien [guten] \Schluss nehmen to grip with one's knees

8. BÖRSE closing, close

9. SPORT (Rugby) fullback

10. PHILOS [logical] deduction

11. MATH (Logik) inference, syllogism spec

12. ELEK (sl: Kurzschluss) short [circuit]

13. kein pl (veraltet: Schließen)

nach \Schluss der Türen after the doors have closed

14. (veraltet: Abkommen) agreement; (Beschluss) resolution; (Entschluss) decision

▶ [nun ist aber] \Schluss im Dom! DIAL that's enough [of that]!, that'll do!

▶ mit jdm/etw ist \Schluss (fam) sb/sth has had it fam

▶ es ist \Schluss mit lustig it's the end of the party, the fun's over

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1) o. Pl. (Endzeitpunkt) end; (eines Vortrags o. ä.) conclusion; (DienstSchluss) knocking-off time

2) (letzter Abschnitt) end; (eines Zuges) back; (eines Buchs, Schauspiels usw.) ending

3) (Folgerung) conclusion (auf + Akk. regarding); (Logik) deduction

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Schluss m; -es, Schlüsse

1. nur sg end; (Abschluss) conclusion; PARL, einer Debatte: closing; auf Antrag: closure, US cloture; (Geschäftsschluss) closing time; (Redaktionsschluss) deadline;

am Schluss eines Jahres at the end ( oder close) of a year; (nach Ablauf) after a year;

Schluss für heute! that’s all for today;

Schluss damit! stop it!, that’ll do (now)!;

und damit Schluss! and that’s that, and that’s the end of that;

Schluss mit dem Unsinn! stop that nonsense, enough of that nonsense;

am Schluss at the end; (letztendlich) in the end;

irgendwann muss mal Schluss sein you’ve got to call a halt somewhere;

mit ihm ist Schluss umg (er muss sterben) it’s all over with him; (er ist ruiniert) he’s done for;

zum Schluss finally, to finish off; (am Ende) in the end;

kurz vor Schluss shortly before closing time ( vor Dienstschluss: before finishing work);

bis zum Schluss bleiben stay to the end;

zum Schluss kommen come to a close;

zum Schluss möchte ich noch sagen in conclusion may I say; → auch Ende

2.

Schluss machen (die Arbeit beenden) finish work, knock off (for the day) umg;

machen wir Schluss für heute let’s call it a day; (sich vom Partner trennen) break it off;

sie hat mit ihm Schluss gemacht she’s broken it off with him, she’s given him the push; (Selbstmord verüben) put an end to it all;

Schluss machen mit (etwas) stop; (dem Rauchen etc) auch give up; (jemandem) finish with

3. meist sg; eines Buches, Films etc: ending;

dritter Teil und Schluss am Freitag third and final part on Friday

4. (hinterer Teil) rear, back, end;

das Telefon befindet sich am Schluss des Zuges the telephone is at the rear ( oder back, end) of the train

5. (Folgerung) conclusion;

einen Schluss ziehen draw a conclusion, conclude (

aus from);

zieh aus ihrem Verhalten keine falschen Schlüsse don’t draw any false conclusions from her behavio(u)r;

zu dem Schluss kommen oder

gelangen, dass … come to the conclusion that …, decide that …; → voreilig, Weisheit

6. nur sg; TECH fit;

guten Schluss haben be a good fit; Fenster, Tür auch: close tightly

7. nur sg; Reiten:

guten Schluss haben have a good grip (with the thighs) on the horse’s flanks

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1) o. Pl. (Endzeitpunkt) end; (eines Vortrags o. ä.) conclusion; (DienstSchluss) knocking-off time

2) (letzter Abschnitt) end; (eines Zuges) back; (eines Buchs, Schauspiels usw.) ending

3) (Folgerung) conclusion (auf + Akk. regarding); (Logik) deduction

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deduction n. ¨-e m.

closing n.

conclusion n.

end n.

issue n.

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vb (tog, taget) take ( fx a book from the shelf, a fort, prisoners, medicine, a bath, a taxi, a photograph, a holiday, one's own life, things coolly, people as they are);

( høre i radio) get ( fx can you get England on your radio?); pick up (

fx a foreign station);

( fange) catch, pick up,

T nab ( fx he was nabbed for speeding);

( arrestere) arrest, seize;

( udholde) stand ( fx I can't stand him; he stood it very well);

( kunne rumme) hold;

( i betaling) take, charge;

( behandle) take, deal with, handle;

( snyde) take in, do, have;

( berøre) graze ( fx his front wheel grazed the kerb), just touch,

(mar) take;

( rejse, begive sig) go ( fx go to England, go round the world);

( om tid) take ( fx it takes time; it took (us) two days),

( lægge beslag på, F) occupy ( fx it occupied much of his time);

( springe over) take, clear ( fx a hurdle);

( fag, kursus) take,

T do ( fx you can do a lot of other subjects);

( stjæle) take, steal,

T pinch;

(fjerne ved operation etc) remove ( fx adenoids, tonsils);

[ jeg skal have taget mine mandler]

T I'm going to have my tonsils out;

[ jeg kan ikke tage at han] I get sick of seeing (, hearing) him -ing,

( stærkere) I can't stand him -ing;

[ tage det] take it (, take things) ( fx easy, lightly, personally, seriously, with a smile);

[ han tog det pænt] he took it very well; he was very nice about it;

[ han tog det tungt] he took it hard;

(se også falde, II. nøje);

[ det er som man tager det] it is a matter of opinion, it all depends;

[ tag og hjælp mig!] lend me a hand, will you?

[ tag og ring på klokken!] ring the bell, will you?

[ tage selv]

(ved bordet etc) help oneself;

[med sb: se affære, I. arbejde, eksamen, flugt, I. hul, ord, overhånd,

plads, telefon];

[ med præp & adv:]

[ tage `af]

( formindskes) decrease ( med by), lessen,

F diminish,

( blive kortere) grow shorter;

( om kulde) relax,

( om feber, smerte, krise, støj, spænding, regn, vind) F abate,

T ease off;

( om lyd) grow fainter,

( om lys) fade,

(se også aftage);

( i vægt) lose weight;

( i kortspil) cut;

( i strikning) slip;

( med objekt: fjerne) remove,

( om tøj) take off, pull off,

( hurtigt) slip off,

F doff;

[ der er nok at tage af] there is enough (, plenty);

[ det tages af lønnen]

(dvs fratrækkes) it it taken out of one's pay (el. wages);

(se også bord, hat, kasse, liv, sted);

[ tage af for]

( give læ for) (provide) shelter from, protect from;

[ tage af for faldet] break somebody's fall;

(se også stød);

[ tage bort]

(= rejse) go away;

[ tage noget bort] take something away, remove something;

[` tage efter]

( med hånden) reach for,

( famle efter) grope for;

[ tage fat i (, på)], se fat;

[ tage fejl], se fejl;

[ jeg tog ham for hans broder] I took him for his brother;

[tage £10 for det] take (el. charge) £10 for it;

[han tog mig for £10] he did (el. tricked, cheated) me out of £10;

[ tage for sig]

( med hånden) put out one's hand;

[ tage for sig af retterne] help oneself, do justice to the food;

[ tage noget fra en] take something (away) from somebody;

(se også luv, magt, vejr);

[ tage fra hinanden] take to pieces ( fx take a machine to pieces);

[ tage frem] bring (el. take) out, produce;

[ tage fri], se I. fri;

[ tage i døren] try the door;

[ tage en i armen (, hånden)] take somebody by the arm (, hand); take (hold of) somebody's arm (, hand),

(se også nakke);

[ I kan godt tage hinanden i hånden]

(fig, ironisk) there is not much to choose between you;

[ tage sine ord i sig igen] take back what one has said, withdraw (one's remarks),

F retract,

T eat one's words;

[ tage igennem]

( gennemgå) go through;

[ tage imod]

( få overgivet) receive,

( modtage gæster) receive,

( hente ved ankomst) meet,

( sige ja til) accept,

( finde sig i) stand for ( fx I won't stand for his rudeness), put up with,

( gribe) catch;

( uden objekt: være hjemme) be at home;

[ ministeren tager ikke imod] the Minister is not available (el. cannot receive callers);

[ tage godt imod en] give somebody a good reception;

[ tage imod fornuft] listen to reason;

[ tage imod ordrer fra en] take orders from somebody;

[ tage imod en på banegården] meet somebody at the station;

[ stoffet tager ikke imod snavs] the material does not attract (el. hold) dirt;

[ tage ind] take in,

(mar) take in ( fx water), ship ( fx a sea);

( i strikning) decrease;

[ tage kjolen ind i livet] take in the dress at the waist;

[ tage ind på et hotel] put up at a hotel,

(am) register at a hotel;

[ tage ind til London] go up to London;

[ tage en (, noget) ` med]

( medbringe) bring somebody (, something) (along),

( bortfjerne, tage med sig) take somebody (, something) (with one)

( fx remember to take your bathing things), take somebody (,

something) away (el. off),

( ikke forbigå) include somebody (, something);

[ tage ` med, tage med en] come (, go) with somebody, join somebody, come;

[ tager du med?] are you coming (too)?

[ tage med bus(sen) (, sporvogn(en), tog(et))] go by bus (, tram, train), take the bus (, tram, train);

[ jeg tager med toget] I'm going by train;

[jeg tager med toget 8.15] I'm going on the 8.15;

[ det må man tage ` med] you've just got to accept it; it's all in the day's work;

(dvs det er der ikke noget at gøre ved) that's just one of those things;

[ han tager det ikke så strengt (el. nøje) med det] he is not particular about that;

[ tage børnene med i Zoologisk Have] take the children to the Zoo;

[ tage noget med i sin beregning] allow for something, take something into account;

[ han tog med på turen] he went on the trip;

[ tage med skibet til Hull] take the ship to (, for) Hull;

[ tage noget `om]

( gentage) repeat something, do something over again;

[ tage en eksamen om] retake (, skriftlig: resit) an examination;

[ tage scenen om]

( i film) retake the scene;

[ tage et sjal om skuldrene] take (el. throw) a shawl round one's shoulders;

(se også bord, liv);

[ tage op]

( samle op) pick up ( fx a stone; a passenger),

(af lomme etc) take out,

(kartofler etc af jorden) lift (el. dig (up)),

( noget syet) unpick,

( noget strikket) unravel,

( et emne) take up;

( om elev) test,

F examine;

(se også plads, tråd);

[ tage noget op af] take something out of ( fx one's pocket, a drawer);

[ tage op af kapitalen] break into one's capital;

[ tage op igen], se genoptage;

[ tage noget ilde op] resent something;

[ han kan tage det op med dig] he is a match for you;

[ tage spørgsmålet op med ham] raise the question with him;

[ tage op til behandling] take up for treatment (el. consideration);

[ tage op til overvejelse] consider,

(se også overvejelse);

[ tage op til undersøgelse], se undersøge;

[ tage ` over]

(dvs overtage ledelsen) take over ( efter from);

[ tage over Berlin] go via Berlin;

[ tage over Kanalen] cross the Channel;

[ tage over til Jylland] go (over) to Jutland;

[ tage `på]

( om tøj, mine, vægt) put on ( fx one's clothes, hat, shoes; a grave face; he has put on two pounds),

( om tøj også) pull on,

( hurtigt) slip on,

F don;

( uden objekt: tage på i vægt) put on weight;

[` tage på]

( føle på) touch, finger,

( stærkere) handle,

(neds: befamle) paw (about) ( fx she disliked being pawed (about) by the boys), fondle ( fx he fondled her breasts);

( behandle, fx en sag) handle;

( trætte) take it out of,

( svække) tell on ( fx the strain told on him a good deal);

[ tage på bånd], se optage;

[ tage på sig], se påtage;

[ det tager på kræfterne] it is very exhausting, it takes it out of one;

[ tage hårdt på] handle roughly,

( anstrenge) be hard on ( fx the eyes),

( trætte) take a lot out of,

(om sygdom etc) tell severely on;

( være vanskeligt for) go hard with him ( fx it goes hard with him to be alone);

(se også ferie, lager, land, nakke, ord, seng, vej);

[ tage ` til]

( forøges) increase;

(se også tiltage);

[ tage til]

(dvs rejse til) go to ( fx go to England);

[ tage til huen] touch one's cap;

[ tage hende til hustru] marry her, take her to wife;

(se også I. fange, forbillede, ord);

[ tage et barn til sig] take a child into one's home;

( adoptere) adopt a child;

[ tage hånden til sig] withdraw one's hand;

(se også I. mod, næring);

[ tage tilbage]

( om noget man har udtalt) take back, withdraw ( fx an accusation, a confession),

F retract;

( vare man har solgt) take back,

( ved afbetalingskøb, når afdragene ikke betales) repossess;

( uden objekt: rejse tilbage) go back, return;

[ tage ud] take out,

( barn af skole) take out,

(mere F) remove,

( udvælge) pick out,

F select,

( i strikning) increase,

(dvs af bordet) clear away;

[ tage ud af] take out of ( fx take some cups out of the cupboard; take some money out of one's account);

[ tage penge ud af banken] draw money out of the bank, withdraw money from the bank;

[ tage ud af bordet] clear the table, clear away;

[ tage ham ud af skolen] take him out of the school,

(mere F) withdraw (el. remove) him from the school;

[ tage ud at sejle], se sejle;

[ tage ud på en rejse], se I. rejse;

[ tage ved]

( hjælpe) lend a hand;

[ fanden tog ved ham] he ran like hell;

(se også hånd, næse);

[ med sig:]

[ tage sig]

( spise, drikke) have ( fx a drink);

[ tage sig et bad (, en ferie etc)] take a bath (, a holiday, etc);

[ tage sig af] look after, take care of ( fx the children, the

arrangements), see to ( fx the guests, the dinner),

F attend to;

( få styr på) take ( fx the boys, the plans) in hand;

( ordne) deal with ( fx noisy children, complaints; I'll deal with him!);

[ tage sig af dage], se dag;

[ ikke tage sig af] take no notice of, pay no attention to,

T not mind ( fx don't mind him; never mind what he says), not

bother (el. care) about ( fx what other people think);

( ikke være bekymret) not worry about;

( forsømme) neglect ( fx she neglected her children);

[ tage sig noget for] do something;

[ tage sig for at gøre det] set oneself to do it;

[ tage sig fri] take a day (, an evening etc) off;

[ tage sig i det] check oneself, think better of it;

[ det tager jeg mig let] I don't let that worry me;

[ tage sig det nær] take it to heart;

[ tage sig sammen] pull oneself together;

[ tage sig ` til] do;

[ han har ikke noget at tage sig til] he has nothing to do, he does not know what to do with himself;

[ tage sig godt ud] look well, make a good appearance,

( om ting) look well, appear (el. show up) to advantage;

[ således tager det sig ud for ham] that's how he sees it;

[ tage sig ud som] look like.

1) (an end: the conclusion of his speech.) conclusion

2) (a judgement: I came to the conclusion that the house was empty.) conclusion

3) (the very end or last part: the tail-end of the procession.) tail-end

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[ʃlʊs, pl ˈʃlʏsə]

1. kein pl (zeitliches Ende) end (+ gen of); (Ladenschluss) closing time

es ist \Schluß! enough's enough!

keinen \Schluß finden to go on endlessly

\Schluß für heute! that's enough [or that'll do] for today!

\Schluß [jetzt]! that's enough!, that'll do!

jetzt [ist] aber \Schluß [damit]! that's enough [of that]!, that'll do!

kurz vor \Schluß just before closing time

\Schluß machen (Feierabend) to stop working, to knock off fam; (fam: kündigen) to quit [one's job] fam ( bei + dat at)

[mit jdm] \Schluß machen (abweisen) to break it off [with sb], to finish with sb

[mit etw dat] \Schluß machen (aufhören) to stop [sth]

ich muss jetzt \Schluß machen I have to stop now; (am Telefon) I have to go now

mit der Arbeit \Schluß machen to stop work, to knock off fam

\Schluß für heute machen to call it a day

mit dem Rauchen/Trinken \Schluß machen to stop smoking/drinking

[mit sich [o dem Leben]] \Schluß machen (fam) to end it all, to top oneself fam

zum [o am] \Schluß at the end (+ gen of); (schließlich) in the end, finally

zum \Schluß möchte ich... finally [or in conclusion] I would like...

zum \Schluß kommen to finish, to bring one's remarks/speech to a conclusion

zum \Schluß einer S. gen kommen to finish sth, to bring sth to a conclusion

damit komme ich zum \Schluß meiner Rede that brings me to the end of my speech

▪ irgendwo ist \Schluß somewhere is the end

hier ist \Schluß this is the end of the line

▪ \Schluß mit etw dat!:

\Schluß damit! stop it!

\Schluß mit dem Blödsinn! enough of this nonsense!

\Schluß mit deiner Winselei! stop whining!

\Schluß mit lustig! (fam) enough joking now!

▪ mit etw dat ist \Schluß sth is over with

mit dem Rauchen ist jetzt \Schluß! (an andere) right! that's enough smoking now!; (an sich selbst) I'm going to stop smoking right now!

2. (Hinterteil) end, back; eines Zuges a. rear; einer Reihe end

und dann war \Schluß mit guten Ideen (fam) and then we/they etc. ran out of good ideas

den \Schluß [einer S. gen] bilden to be at the back [or rear] [or end] [of sth]; Person a. to take the rear

3. (abschließender Abschnitt) end, last part; eines Berichts a. conclusion

\Schluß folgt [im nächsten Heft] final part in the next issue

der krönende \Schluß [einer S. gen] the climax [or culmination] [of sth]

4. (Folgerung) conclusion ( auf + akk regarding)

[aus etw dat] einen \Schluß/bestimmte Schlüsse ziehen to draw [or reach] a conclusion/particular conclusions from sth

aus etw dat den \Schluß ziehen, dass... to draw from sth the conclusion [or to reach the conclusion] that...

zu dem \Schluß kommen, dass... to come to the conclusion that...

5. MUS conclusion, cadence spec

6. kein pl TECH (Schließvermögen) fit

[einen] guten \Schluß haben to fit tightly [or well], to shut [or close] tight; Dichtung to form a good seal

7. kein pl (beim Reiten) seat

einen/keinen guten \Schluß haben to have a good/have no seat

mit den Knien [guten] \Schluß nehmen to grip with one's knees

8. BÖRSE closing, close

9. SPORT (Rugby) fullback

10. PHILOS [logical] deduction

11. MATH (Logik) inference, syllogism spec

12. ELEK (sl: Kurzschluss) short [circuit]

13. kein pl (veraltet: Schließen)

nach \Schluß der Türen after the doors have closed

14. (veraltet: Abkommen) agreement; (Beschluss) resolution; (Entschluss) decision

▶ [nun ist aber] \Schluß im Dom! DIAL that's enough [of that]!, that'll do!

▶ mit jdm/etw ist \Schluß (fam) sb/sth has had it fam

▶ es ist \Schluß mit lustig it's the end of the party, the fun's over

",-kkı 1. justice, right dealing. 2. one´s rightful due, one´s right, share. 3. fairness, adherence to the principles of justice. 4. true. 5. the effort that one has put into something. 6. pay. 7. allowance, margin (for trimming or hemming). -ını almak to get one´s due; to take one´s share. -ını aramak to insist on one´s rights. - deyince akan sular durur. proverb When the truth has been spoken and the just way shown, there is nothing more anyone can say. - etmek /ı/ 1. to deserve, merit. 2. to get (what is one´s right). -ı geçmek /a/ 1. to have one´s rightful share passed to (another). 2. to have contributed of oneself to, to have given time and effort to (someone, a job). -ından gelmek /ın/ 1. to succeed in carrying out (something difficult). 2. to pay (someone) back, get even with. 3. to defeat. -ını helal etmek to renounce one´s rights in something; to give up something willingly. -ı için (formula of adjuration) for the sake of: Tanrı hakkı için for God´s sake. - kazanmak /a/ to deserve, earn, have a right to. -ı olmak 1. /da/ to have a right to (something, a share). 2. to be justified (in one´s remarks or point of view). -ı ödenmez. Nothing can repay him. - sahibi holder of a right. -ı var. He is right. - vermek /a/ to acknowledge (someone) to be right. -ını vermek /ın/ 1. to give (someone) his due. 2. to fulfill all the requirements of, do what is called for, do (it) up right. - yemek to be unjust. -ını yemek /ın/ to wrong, do wrong to. - yerini bulur. proverb Justice will prevail. - yerde kalmaz. proverb Justice wins in the end. - yolu the way of right, justice."

1) (one of the main divisions of the year according to the regular variation of the weather, length of day etc: The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter; The monsoon brings the rainy season.) letni čas

2) (the usual, proper or suitable time for something: the football season.) sezona

1) (to add salt, pepper, mustard etc to: She seasoned the meat with plenty of pepper.) začiniti

2) (to let (wood) be affected by rain, sun etc until it is ready for use.) kondicionirati

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- seasonable

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letni čas, letna doba, sezona, sezija; čas dozorevanja (sadja, zelenja itd.); pravi čas za kako delo; čas, doba, razdobje; British English čas (božičnih, velikonočnih itd.) praznikov; archaic začimba

for a season — nekaj časa

in season — ravno prav, ob pravem času, v sezoni (npr. dozorelega sadja itd.)

in good season, in due season — v pravem času

in season and out of season — ob vsakem času, kadarkoli; umestno ali neumestno

out of season — ob nepravem času

the season, London season — londonska sezona (od maja do julija)

close season hunting lovopust

compliments of the season, season's compliments — pozdravi z voščili za praznike

dry (rainy) season — sušna (deževna) doba (v tropih)

dull (dead) season — mrtva sezona

high season — visoka sezona

the hight of the season — višek sezone

holiday season — čas, doba počitnic, počitniška sezona

Lenten season ecclesiastic postni čas

open season, shooting season hunting lovna doba

pairing season hunting čas parjenja

theatrical season — gledališka sezona

a word in season — beseda (nasvet) ob pravem času

cherries are in season — zdaj je čas češenj

every thing in its season — vsaka stvar ob svojem času

to endure s.th. for a season — nekaj časa kaj prenašati

they will go back to London for the theatrical season — vrnili se bodo v London za gledališko in družabno sezono (maj - julij)

I wish you the compliments of the season — želim vam vesele (božične, velikonočne) praznike

začiniti, zabeliti, napraviti okusno, prijetno; dozoriti (plodove, vino); osušiti (les); aklimatizirati, privaditi, priučiti (to s.th. na kaj); archaic ublažiti, omiliti

seasoned soldiers — fronte navajeni vojaki

seasoned wine — dozorelo vino

seasoned wood — suh les

highly seasoned dish — močnó začinjena jed

to be seasoned to climate — biti navajen na klimo

to season a cask — namočiti sod

my pipe is not yet seasoned — moja pipa še ni ukajena

to season one's remarks with jokes — zabeliti svoje opazke s šalami, z dovtipi

to season sailors — privaditi mornarje na morje

let mercy season justice! — naj usmiljenje omili (ublaži) pravičnost!;

dozore(va)ti; (p)osušiti se; privaditi se, aklimatizirati se, navaditi se (to na)

timber seasons well in the open air — les se dobro osuši na prostem

Schluss^RR <-es, Schlüsse> m, Schluß ^ALT <Schlusses, Schlüsse> [ʃlʊs, pl ʼʃlʏsə] m

1) kein pl ( zeitliches Ende) end;

mit etw ist \Schluss sth is over with;

mit dem Rauchen ist jetzt \Schluss! ( an andere gerichtet) right! that's enough smoking now!;

( an sich selbst gerichtet) I'm going to give up smoking now;

irgendwo ist \Schluss somewhere is the end;

zum \Schluss kommen ( geh) to finish, to bring one's remarks/speech to a conclusion;

[mit etw] \Schluss machen ( fam) to stop [sth];

mit der Arbeit \Schluss machen to knock off, to stop work;

keinen \Schluss finden können to go on endlessly;

\Schluss für heute! that's enough [or that'll do] for today!;

\Schluss damit! stop it!;

\Schluss [jetzt]! that's enough [or that'll do] !;

jetzt [ist] aber \Schluss! that's enough [or that'll do] !;

kurz vor \Schluss just before closing time;

zum [o am] \Schluss at the end

2) kein pl ( hinterster Teil) end, back;

am \Schluss des Zuges at the back [or rear] of the train

3) ( abschließender Abschnitt) end, last part;

der krönende \Schluss [einer S. gen] climax, culmination;

der \Schluss einer Geschichte the end of a story

4) ( Folgerung) conclusion;

aus etw den \Schluss ziehen, dass... to draw from sth the conclusion [or to reach the conclusion] that...;

einen \Schluss/bestimmte Schlüsse [aus etw] ziehen to draw [or reach] a conclusion/particular conclusions from sth;

zu dem \Schluss kommen, dass... to come to the conclusion that...

5) mus conclusion

6) kein pl ( dichtes Schließen) fit;

die Türen haben guten \Schluss the doors fit well

7) kein pl ( beim Reiten) seat

8) börse closing

mit jdm/etw ist \Schluss sb/sth has had it;

[mit dem Leben] \Schluss machen to finish it all;

[mit jdm] \Schluss machen to break it off [or to finish] [with sb]

Schluss^RR <-es, Schlüsse> m, Schluß ^ALT <Schlusses, Schlüsse> [ʃlʊs, pl ʼʃlʏsə] m

1) kein pl ( zeitliches Ende) end;

mit etw ist \Schluß sth is over with;

mit dem Rauchen ist jetzt \Schluß! ( an andere gerichtet) right! that's enough smoking now!;

( an sich selbst gerichtet) I'm going to give up smoking now;

irgendwo ist \Schluß somewhere is the end;

zum \Schluß kommen ( geh) to finish, to bring one's remarks/speech to a conclusion;

[mit etw] \Schluß machen ( fam) to stop [sth];

mit der Arbeit \Schluß machen to knock off, to stop work;

keinen \Schluß finden können to go on endlessly;

\Schluß für heute! that's enough [or that'll do] for today!;

\Schluß damit! stop it!;

\Schluß [jetzt]! that's enough [or that'll do] !;

jetzt [ist] aber \Schluß! that's enough [or that'll do] !;

kurz vor \Schluß just before closing time;

zum [o am] \Schluß at the end

2) kein pl ( hinterster Teil) end, back;

am \Schluß des Zuges at the back [or rear] of the train

3) ( abschließender Abschnitt) end, last part;

der krönende \Schluß [einer S. gen] climax, culmination;

der \Schluß einer Geschichte the end of a story

4) ( Folgerung) conclusion;

aus etw den \Schluß ziehen, dass... to draw from sth the conclusion [or to reach the conclusion] that...;

einen \Schluß/bestimmte Schlüsse [aus etw] ziehen to draw [or reach] a conclusion/particular conclusions from sth;

zu dem \Schluß kommen, dass... to come to the conclusion that...

5) mus conclusion

6) kein pl ( dichtes Schließen) fit;

die Türen haben guten \Schluß the doors fit well

7) kein pl ( beim Reiten) seat

8) börse closing

mit jdm/etw ist \Schluß sb/sth has had it;

[mit dem Leben] \Schluß machen to finish it all;

[mit jdm] \Schluß machen to break it off [or to finish] [with sb]

1 thing (objeto, idea).

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?

cualquier cosa anything

no es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big deal

poca cosa nothing much

Una cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing

2 funny remark (ocurrencia).

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.

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► nombre femenino

1 (gen) thing

■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff

■ me dijo una cosa she told me something

■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

2 (asunto) matter, business

■ es cosa tuya it's your business

■ eso es otra cosa that's something different

3 (nada) nothing, not anything

■ no hay cosa igual there's nothing like it

► nombre femenino plural cosas

1 familiar (manías) hang-ups

■ todos tenemos nuestras cosas we've got all our hang-ups

■ son cosas de niños kids do that kind of thing

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así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things stand

como cosa tuya as if it were your idea

como están las cosas as things stand

como si tal cosa just like that

cosa de about

■ es cosa de unos minutos it'll just take a few minutes

cosa nunca vista something surprising

cosas de la vida that's life

decir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truths

es cosa de... (tiempo) it's time to... 2 (cuestión) it's a matter of...

lo que son las cosas much to my surprise

no sea cosa que... in case...

no ser gran cosa not to be important

no valer gran cosa not to be worth much

ser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than done

ser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too much

cosas de negocios business matters

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1) thing, object, stuff

2) matter, affair

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1) (=objeto) thing

- es cosa fina

- es cosa de ver

2) [uso indefinido]

3) (=asunto)

- a otra cosa, mariposa

- decir una cosa por otra

4) (=nada)

- no es ninguna cosa del otro jueves o mundo

5) pl cosas

a) (=acciones, asuntos)

- decir cuatro cosas a algn

b)

- las cosas de palacio van despacio

6)

7) ** [droga] hash *

8) LAm [como conj]

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1)

a) ( objeto) thing

b) (acto, acción) thing

c) ( al hablar)

d) (detalle, punto)

e) (asunto, tema) thing

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

3) (situación, suceso)

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

b) ( comportamiento típico)

5) ( incumbencia)

6) ( en locs)

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= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

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* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

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1)

a) ( objeto) thing

b) (acto, acción) thing

c) ( al hablar)

d) (detalle, punto)

e) (asunto, tema) thing

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

3) (situación, suceso)

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)