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1 trouble

trouble [ˈtrʌbl]

1. noun

   a. ( = difficulties) ennuis mpl

• to be in trouble avoir des ennuis

• he's in trouble with the boss il a des ennuis avec le patron

• to get into trouble s'attirer des ennuis

• to get sb into trouble causer des ennuis à qn

• to get out of trouble se tirer d'affaire

• to make trouble causer des ennuis ( for sb à qn)

• I don't want any trouble je ne veux pas d'ennuis

• it's asking for trouble c'est se chercher des ennuis

• he goes around looking for trouble il cherche les ennuis

   b. ( = bother) mal m, peine f

• it's not worth the trouble cela n'en vaut pas la peine

• it is more trouble than it is worth ça ne vaut pas la peine de s'embêter avec ça

• nothing is too much trouble for her elle se dépense sans compter

• he went to enormous trouble to help us il s'est mis en quatre pour nous aider

• to take the trouble to do sth se donner la peine de faire qch

• he took a lot of trouble over his essay il s'est vraiment donné beaucoup de mal pour sa dissertation

• it's no trouble cela ne me dérange pas

• I don't want to put you to any trouble je ne veux pas vous déranger

   c. ( = problem) problème m ; ( = nuisance) ennui m

• what's the trouble? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?

• the trouble is that... l'ennui (c')est que...

• the carburettor is giving us trouble nous avons des problèmes de carburateur

• he caused trouble between them il a semé la discorde entre eux

• I'm having trouble with my son mon fils me donne des soucis

• did you have any trouble getting here? est-ce que vous avez eu du mal à trouver ?

• now your troubles are over vous voilà au bout de vos peines

• I have back trouble j'ai des problèmes de dos

   d. ( = unrest) agitation f

• there's been a lot of trouble in prisons lately il y a eu de nombreux incidents dans les prisons ces derniers temps

• the Troubles les conflits en Irlande du Nord

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = worry) inquiéter ; ( = inconvenience) gêner ; ( = upset) troubler

• there's one detail that troubles me il y a un détail qui me gêne

   b. ( = bother) déranger

• I am sorry to trouble you je suis désolé de vous déranger

3. intransitive verb

• to trouble to do sth se donner la peine de faire qch

4. compounds

► trouble-free adjective [period, visit] sans ennuis

► trouble spot noun point m chaud

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['trʌbl] 1.
noun [U]

1) ( problems) gen problèmes mpl; ( personal) ennuis mpl

engine trouble — problèmes de moteur

this car has been nothing but trouble — cette voiture ne m'a apporté que des ennuis

to get somebody into trouble — créer des ennuis à quelqu'un

to make trouble for oneself — s'attirer des ennuis

to be asking for trouble — chercher des ennuis

the trouble with you is that — l'ennui avec toi c'est que

back trouble — mal m de dos

what's the trouble? — qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?

2) ( difficulties) gen difficultés fpl

to be in ou get into trouble — gen [person] avoir des ennuis; [company] avoir des difficultés

to have trouble doing — avoir du mal à faire

to get somebody out of trouble — tirer quelqu'un d'affaire

to stay out of trouble — éviter des ennuis

3) (effort, inconvenience) peine f

it's not worth the trouble — cela n'en vaut pas la peine

to take the trouble to do —

to go to the trouble of doing — se donner la peine de faire

to save somebody the trouble of doing — épargner à quelqu'un la peine de faire

to go to a lot of trouble — se donner beaucoup de mal

I don't want to put you to any trouble — je ne veux pas te déranger

it's no trouble — cela ne me dérange pas

to be more trouble than it's worth — donner plus de mal qu'il n'en vaut la peine

not to be any trouble — [child] être sage; [task] ne poser aucun problème

all that trouble for nothing — tout ce mal pour rien

nothing is too much trouble for him — il est très serviable

if it's too much trouble, say so — si ça t'ennuie, dis-le-moi

all the trouble and expense — tous les dérangements et toutes les dépenses

4) ( discord) gen problèmes mpl; ( with personal involvement) ennuis mpl

I don't want any trouble — je ne veux pas d'ennuis

there'll be trouble — il y aura du remous

to expect trouble — [police] s'attendre à des incidents

to be looking for trouble — chercher les ennuis

to get into trouble — s'attirer des ennuis

to make trouble — faire des histoires (colloq)

it will lead to trouble — ça va mal finir

at the first sign of trouble — au moindre signe d'agitation

there's trouble brewing — il y a de l'orage dans l'air fig
2.
troubles plural noun soucis mpl

money troubles — problèmes mpl d'argent
3.
transitive verb

1) (disturb, inconvenience) [person] déranger [person]

to trouble somebody for something — déranger quelqu'un pour lui demander quelque chose

may ou could I trouble you to do? — puis-je vous demander de faire?

I won't trouble you with the details — je te fais grâce des détails

2) ( bother)

to be troubled by — être incommodé par [cough, pain]

3) ( worry) tracasser [person]; tourmenter [mind]

don't let that trouble you — ne te tracasse pas pour cela
4.
intransitive verb

to trouble to do — se donner la peine de faire
5.
reflexive verb

to trouble oneself to do — se donner la peine de faire

English-French dictionary > trouble
2 trouble

1.
['trʌbl]noun

1) Ärger, der; Schwierigkeiten Pl.

have trouble with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas Ärger haben

put one's troubles behind one — seine Probleme vergessen

be out of trouble — aus den Schwierigkeiten heraus sein

keep out of trouble — nicht [wieder] in Schwierigkeiten kommen

in trouble — in Schwierigkeiten

be in trouble with the police — Ärger mit der Polizei haben

be in serious or real or a lot of trouble [over something] — [wegen einer Sache] in ernsten od. großen Schwierigkeiten sein

get somebody into trouble — jemanden in Schwierigkeiten bringen

get a girl into trouble — (coll.) einem Mädchen ein Kind machen (ugs.)

get into trouble [over something] — [wegen einer Sache] in Schwierigkeiten geraten

get into trouble with the law — mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten

there'll be trouble [if...] — es wird Ärger geben[, wenn...]

what's or what seems to be the trouble? — was ist denn?; was ist los? (ugs.); (doctor's question to patient) wo fehlt's denn?

you are asking for trouble — (coll.) du machst dir nur selber Schwierigkeiten

that's asking for trouble — (coll.) das muss ja Ärger geben

make or cause trouble — (cause disturbance) Ärger machen ( about wegen); (cause disagreement) Zwietracht säen

2) (faulty operation) Probleme

engine/clutch/brake trouble — Probleme mit dem Motor/der Kupplung/der Bremse

3) (disease)

suffer from or have heart/liver trouble — herz-/leberkrank sein

she's got some trouble with her back — ihr Rücken macht ihr zu schaffen

4) (cause of vexation etc.) Problem, das

half the trouble — (fig.) das größte Problem

your trouble is that... — dein Fehler ist, dass...

5) (inconvenience) Mühe, die

it's more trouble than it's worth — es lohnt sich nicht

I don't want to put you to any trouble — ich möchte Ihnen keine Umstände machen

not worth the trouble — nicht der Mühe wert

give somebody no trouble — jemandem keine Mühe machen

take the trouble to do something, go to the trouble of doing something — sich (Dat.) die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun

go to or take a lot of/some trouble — sich (Dat.) sehr viel/viel Mühe geben

please don't go to a lot of trouble — bitte machen Sie sich (Dat.) nicht allzu viel Umstände

of course I'll help you - [it's] no trouble at all — natürlich helfe ich dir - das macht keine Umstände od. das ist nicht der Rede wert

6) (source of inconvenience)

be a trouble [to somebody] — jemandem zur Last fallen

he won't be any trouble — er wird [Ihnen] keine Schwierigkeiten machen

7) in sing. or pl. (unrest) Unruhen
2. transitive verb
1) (agitate) beunruhigen

don't let it trouble you — mach dir deswegen keine Sorgen

2) (inconvenience) stören

[I'm] sorry to trouble you — bitte entschuldigen Sie die Störung
3. intransitive verb
1) (be disturbed) sich (Dat.) Sorgen machen ( over um)

don't trouble about it — mach dir deswegen keine Gedanken

2) (make an effort) sich bemühen

don't trouble to explain/to get up — du brauchst mir gar nichts zu erklären/bitte bleiben Sie sitzen

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1. noun
1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) die Mühe

2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) die Unruhen(pl.)

3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) das Leiden
2. verb
1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) beunruhigen

2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) bemühen

3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) sich bemühen

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- troublemaker
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trou·ble

[ˈtrʌbl̩]

I. n

1. no pl (difficulties) Schwierigkeiten pl; (annoyance) Ärger m

to be in serious \trouble in ernsten Schwierigkeiten sein

to head [or be heading] for \trouble auf dem besten Weg sein, Schwierigkeiten zu bekommen

to ask [or be asking] for \trouble Ärger herausfordern

to be in/get into \trouble in Schwierigkeiten sein/geraten

▪ to be in \trouble with sb mit jdm Schwierigkeiten [o Ärger] haben

to have a lot of \trouble [to do sth] große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etw zu tun]

to get into \trouble with sb mit jdm in Schwierigkeiten geraten

to land sb in \trouble [with sb] jdn [bei jdm] in Schwierigkeiten bringen

to keep sb out of \trouble jdn vor Schwierigkeiten bewahren

to spell \trouble ( fam) Ärger verheißen geh, nichts Gutes bedeuten

to stay out of \trouble sauber bleiben hum fam

to store up \trouble [for the future] sich dat Schwierigkeiten einhandeln

2. (problem) Problem nt; (cause of worry) Sorge f

that's the least of my \troubles das ist meine geringste Sorge

the only \trouble is that we... der einzige Haken [dabei] ist, dass wir...

I don't want to be a \trouble to anybody ich möchte niemandem zur Last fallen

to tell sb one's \troubles jdm seine Sorgen erzählen

3. no pl (inconvenience) Umstände pl, Mühe f

it's no \trouble at all das macht gar keine Umstände

he's been no \trouble at all er war ganz lieb

it's more \trouble than it's worth to take it back to the shop es lohnt sich nicht, es ins Geschäft zurückzubringen

to go to the \trouble [of doing sth], to take the \trouble [to do sth] sich dat die Mühe machen, [etw zu tun]

to go to some/a lot of \trouble for sth/sb sich dat für etw/jdn große Mühe geben

to put sb to the \trouble of doing sth jdn bemühen, etw zu tun geh

I don't want to put you to any \trouble ich möchte dir keine Umstände machen

to take \trouble with sth/sb sich dat mit etw/jdm Mühe geben

to be [not] worth the \trouble [of doing sth] [nicht] der Mühe wert sein, [etw zu tun]

4. no pl (physical ailment) Leiden nt

my eyes have been giving me some \trouble recently meine Augen haben mir in letzter Zeit zu schaffen gemacht

stomach \trouble Magenbeschwerden pl

5. no pl (malfunction) Störung f

engine \trouble Motorschaden m

6. (strife) Unruhe f

at the first sign of \trouble beim ersten [o geringsten] Anzeichen von Unruhe

to look [or go looking] for \trouble Ärger [o Streit] suchen

to stir up \trouble Unruhe stiften

7. no pl ( dated: pregnancy before marriage)

to be in \trouble in Schwierigkeiten sein

to get a girl into \trouble ein Mädchen ins Unglück stürzen geh

II. vt

1. ( form: cause inconvenience)

▪ to \trouble sb for sth jdn um etw akk bemühen geh

▪ to \trouble sb to do sth jdn bemühen etw zu tun geh

2. (make an effort)

▪ to \trouble oneself about sth sich akk um etw akk kümmern

3. (cause worry)

▪ to \trouble sb jdn beunruhigen; (grieve) jdn bekümmern

to be [deeply] \troubled by sth wegen einer S. gen tief besorgt [o beunruhigt] sein

4. usu passive (cause problems)

▪ to be \troubled by sth durch etw akk in Bedrängnis geraten

5. (cause pain)

▪ to \trouble sb jdn plagen

III. vi sich akk bemühen

▪ to \trouble to do sth sich dat die Mühe machen, etw zu tun

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['trʌbl]
1. n

1) Schwierigkeiten pl; (bothersome) Ärger m

did you have any trouble (in) getting it? — hatten Sie Schwierigkeiten es zu bekommen?

to be in trouble — in Schwierigkeiten sein

you'll be in trouble for this — da bekommen Sie Ärger or Schwierigkeiten

to be in trouble with sb — mit jdm Schwierigkeiten or Ärger haben

to get into trouble — in Schwierigkeiten geraten; (with authority) Schwierigkeiten or Ärger bekommen (with mit)

to get sb into trouble — jdn in Schwierigkeiten bringen (with mit)

to get a girl into trouble (euph) — ein Mädchen ins Unglück bringen

to get out of trouble — aus den Schwierigkeiten herauskommen

to get sb out of trouble — jdm aus seinen Schwierigkeiten heraushelfen

to keep or stay out of trouble — nicht in Schwierigkeiten kommen, sauber bleiben

now we're out of trouble — jetzt sind wir aus den Schwierigkeiten heraus

the children are never out of trouble — die Kinder stellen dauernd etwas an

to make trouble for sb/oneself (with authority) — jdn/sich selbst in Schwierigkeiten bringen

that's/you're asking for trouble —

are you looking for trouble? — Sie wollen wohl Ärger?

to look for trouble, to go around looking for trouble — sich (dat) Ärger einhandeln

there'll be trouble if he finds out — wenn er das erfährt, gibts Ärger or Trouble (inf)

here comes trouble (inf) — jetzt geht es los! (inf), jetzt gibt es Ärger or Trouble! (inf)

what's the trouble? — was ist los?; (to sick person) wo fehlts?

the trouble is that... —

that's the trouble — das ist das Problem

family/money troubles — Familien-/Geldsorgen pl

his troubles are not yet over — seine Sorgen or Probleme sind noch nicht vorbei

2) (= bother, effort) Mühe f

it's no trouble (at all)! — das mache ich doch gern

thank you – (it was) no trouble — vielen Dank – (das ist) gern geschehen

it's no trouble to do it properly — man kann es genauso gut ordentlich machen

it's not worth the trouble — das ist nicht der Mühe wert

she's/it's more trouble than she's/it's worth — sie/es macht mehr Ärger or Umstände als sie/es wert ist

nothing is too much trouble for her — nichts ist ihr zu viel

to go to the trouble (of doing sth), to take the trouble (to do sth) — sich (dat) die Mühe machen(, etw zu tun)

to go to/to take a lot of trouble (over or with sth) — sich (dat) (mit etw) viel Mühe geben

you have gone to a lot of trouble over the food — Sie haben sich (dat) solche Umstände mit dem Essen gemacht

he went to enormous trouble — er hat alles nur Erdenkliche getan

to put sb to the trouble of doing sth — jdn bemühen, etw zu tun

to put sb to a lot of trouble — jdm viel Mühe machen

3)

(= nuisance) to be a trouble (to sb) — (jdm) Mühe machen; (dependent person also) (jdm) zur Last fallen

the child is nothing but trouble to his parents — das Kind macht seinen Eltern nur Sorgen

he's been no trouble at all (of child) — er war ganz lieb

4) (MED: illness) Leiden nt; (fig) Schaden m

heart/back trouble — Herz-/Rückenleiden nt

my back is giving me trouble — mein Rücken macht mir zu schaffen

engine trouble — (ein) Motorschaden m

5) (= unrest, upheaval) Unruhe f

troubles — Arbeiterunruhen pl

there's trouble at the factory/in Iran — in der Fabrik/im Iran herrscht Unruhe

he caused/made trouble between them — er hat Unruhe zwischen ihnen gestiftet

See:

→ stir up

2. vt

1) (= worry) beunruhigen; (= disturb, grieve) bekümmern

to be troubled by sth — wegen etw besorgt or beunruhigt/bekümmert sein

he's troubled with a bad back — er leidet an Rückenschmerzen

2) (= bother) bemühen, belästigen

I'm sorry to trouble you, but could you tell me if... — entschuldigen Sie die Störung, aber könnten Sie mir sagen, ob...

may I trouble you for a light? — darf ich Sie um Feuer bitten?

will it trouble you if I smoke? — stört es Sie, wenn ich rauche?

I shan't trouble you with the details — ich werde Ihnen die Einzelheiten ersparen

we are troubled with mice just now — wir werden zurzeit von Mäusen geplagt

I'll trouble you to remember who you're speaking to! (iro) — würden Sie bitte daran denken, mit wem Sie sprechen!

3)

(= take the trouble) to trouble to do sth —

please don't trouble yourself — bitte bemühen Sie sich nicht

don't trouble to write until you've settled down — schreib erst, wenn du dich eingelebt hast

if you had troubled to ask, you might have found out the truth —

oh, don't trouble to apologize! (iro) — bemüh dich nicht, dich zu entschuldigen

3. vi
sich bemühen
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trouble [ˈtrʌbl]

A v/t

1. jemanden beunruhigen, stören, belästigen

2. jemanden bemühen, bitten ( beide:

for um):

may I trouble you for the salt?;

can I trouble you to close the window? machen Sie doch bitte das Fenster zu

3. jemandem Mühe machen, jemandem Umstände oder Unannehmlichkeiten bereiten, jemanden behelligen (about, with mit):

don’t trouble yourself bemühen Sie sich nicht!

4. quälen, plagen:

troubled by injury besonders SPORT verletzungsgeplagt;

be troubled with gout von der Gicht geplagt sein

5. jemandem Kummer oder Sorge oder Verdruss bereiten oder machen, jemanden beunruhigen:

she is troubled about sie macht sich Sorgen wegen;

don’t let it trouble you machen Sie sich (deswegen) keine Sorgen oder Gedanken!

6. Wasser etc aufwühlen, trüben

B v/i

1. sich beunruhigen, sich aufregen ( beide:

about über akk):

I should not trouble if …

a) ich wäre beruhigt, wenn …,

b) es wäre mir gleichgültig, wenn …

2. sich die Mühe machen, sich bemühen ( beide:

to do zu tun), sich Umstände machen:

don’t trouble bemühen Sie sich nicht!;

don’t trouble to write du brauchst nicht zu schreiben;

why should I trouble to explain warum sollte ich mir (auch) die Mühe machen, das zu erklären

C s

1. a) Mühe f, Plage f, Anstrengung f, Last f, Belästigung f:

give sb trouble jemandem Mühe verursachen;

go to a lot of trouble sich besondere Mühe machen oder geben;

put sb to trouble jemandem Umstände bereiten;

omelet(te) is no trouble (to prepare) Omelett macht gar nicht viel Arbeit oder Mühe;

(it is) no trouble (at all) (es ist) nicht der Rede wert;

save o.s. the trouble of doing sth sich die Mühe (er)sparen, etwas zu tun;

you could have saved yourself the trouble of this das hättest du dir ersparen können;

spare no trouble keine Mühe scheuen;

take (the) trouble sich (die) Mühe machen;

take trouble over sich Mühe geben mit

b) weitS. Trouble m umg, Unannehmlichkeiten pl, Schwierigkeiten pl, Scherereien pl, Ärger m ( alle:

with mit der Polizei etc):

ask ( oder look) for trouble unbedingt Ärger haben wollen;

be in trouble in Schwierigkeiten sein;

be in trouble with the police Ärger mit der Polizei haben;

his girlfriend is in trouble seine Freundin ist in Schwierigkeiten (schwanger);

get into trouble in Schwierigkeiten geraten, Schwierigkeiten oder Ärger bekommen;

get sb into trouble, make trouble for sb jemanden in Schwierigkeiten bringen;

he’s trouble umg mit ihm wirds Ärger geben; → head B 1 b

2. Schwierigkeit f, Problem n, (das) Dumme oder Schlimme (dabei):

make trouble Schwierigkeiten machen;

the trouble is der Haken oder das Unangenehme ist ( that dass);

what’s the trouble? wo(ran) fehlts?, was ist los?;

have troubles with one’s health gesundheitliche Schwierigkeiten oder Probleme haben;

have trouble doing sth Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun;

3. MED (Herz- etc) Leiden n, (-)Beschwerden pl:

heart trouble auch Herzgeschichte f umg

4. a) POL Unruhe(n) f(pl), Wirren pl

b) allg Affäre f, Konflikt m

5. TECH Störung f, Defekt m, Fehler m

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1.
['trʌbl]noun

1) Ärger, der; Schwierigkeiten Pl.

have trouble with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas Ärger haben

put one's troubles behind one — seine Probleme vergessen

be out of trouble — aus den Schwierigkeiten heraus sein

keep out of trouble — nicht [wieder] in Schwierigkeiten kommen

in trouble — in Schwierigkeiten

be in trouble with the police — Ärger mit der Polizei haben

be in serious or real or a lot of trouble [over something] — [wegen einer Sache] in ernsten od. großen Schwierigkeiten sein

get somebody into trouble — jemanden in Schwierigkeiten bringen

get a girl into trouble — (coll.) einem Mädchen ein Kind machen (ugs.)

get into trouble [over something] — [wegen einer Sache] in Schwierigkeiten geraten

get into trouble with the law — mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten

there'll be trouble [if...] — es wird Ärger geben[, wenn...]

what's or what seems to be the trouble? — was ist denn?; was ist los? (ugs.); (doctor's question to patient) wo fehlt's denn?

you are asking for trouble — (coll.) du machst dir nur selber Schwierigkeiten

that's asking for trouble — (coll.) das muss ja Ärger geben

make or cause trouble — (cause disturbance) Ärger machen ( about wegen); (cause disagreement) Zwietracht säen

2) (faulty operation) Probleme

engine/clutch/brake trouble — Probleme mit dem Motor/der Kupplung/der Bremse

3) (disease)

suffer from or have heart/liver trouble — herz-/leberkrank sein

she's got some trouble with her back — ihr Rücken macht ihr zu schaffen

4) (cause of vexation etc.) Problem, das

half the trouble — (fig.) das größte Problem

your trouble is that... — dein Fehler ist, dass...

5) (inconvenience) Mühe, die

it's more trouble than it's worth — es lohnt sich nicht

I don't want to put you to any trouble — ich möchte Ihnen keine Umstände machen

not worth the trouble — nicht der Mühe wert

give somebody no trouble — jemandem keine Mühe machen

take the trouble to do something, go to the trouble of doing something — sich (Dat.) die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun

go to or take a lot of/some trouble — sich (Dat.) sehr viel/viel Mühe geben

please don't go to a lot of trouble — bitte machen Sie sich (Dat.) nicht allzu viel Umstände

of course I'll help you - [it's] no trouble at all — natürlich helfe ich dir - das macht keine Umstände od. das ist nicht der Rede wert

6) (source of inconvenience)

be a trouble [to somebody] — jemandem zur Last fallen

he won't be any trouble — er wird [Ihnen] keine Schwierigkeiten machen

7) in sing. or pl. (unrest) Unruhen
2. transitive verb
1) (agitate) beunruhigen

don't let it trouble you — mach dir deswegen keine Sorgen

2) (inconvenience) stören

[I'm] sorry to trouble you — bitte entschuldigen Sie die Störung
3. intransitive verb
1) (be disturbed) sich (Dat.) Sorgen machen ( over um)

don't trouble about it — mach dir deswegen keine Gedanken

2) (make an effort) sich bemühen

don't trouble to explain/to get up — du brauchst mir gar nichts zu erklären/bitte bleiben Sie sitzen

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v.

beunruhigen v.

stören v. n.

Mühe -n f.

Plage -n f.

Problem -e n.

Schwierigkeit f.

Sorge -n f.

Störung -en f.

Unruhe -n f.

Ärger nur sing. m.

English-german dictionary > trouble
3 trouble

1. noun
1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema

2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) disturbios, conflictos; altercados

3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema, enfermedad

2. verb
1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) afligir; inquietar, preocupar

2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) molestar; ¿sería tan amable de...?

3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) molestarse, tomarse la molestia

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- troubled
- troublesome
- troublemaker

trouble¹ n problema / dificultad

the trouble is that I have no money el problema es que no tengo dinero

he told me all his troubles me contó todos sus problemas

to be in trouble tener problemas

to get into trouble meterse en un lío

to get someone into trouble meter a alguien en un lío

it's no trouble no es molestia

trouble² vb

1. preocupar

there's only one thing that troubles me sólo hay una cosa que me preocupa

2. molestar

I'm sorry to trouble you, but... siento molestarte, pero...

El gerundio de trouble se escribe troubling

trouble

tr['trʌbəl]

noun

1 (problems) problema nombre masculino, problemas nombre masculino plural

■ did you have any trouble parking? ¿has tenido problemas para aparcar?

■ I had the same trouble when I went there tuve el mismo problema cuando fui allí

■ she has money troubles tiene problemas económicos

■ the plane had engine trouble el avión tenía problemas de motor

■ you know what your trouble is, don't you? sabes cuál es tu problema, ¿verdad?

■ their son is in trouble with the police su hijo tiene problemas con la policía

■ I'm in real trouble estoy metido en un buen lío

■ I didn't mean to get you into trouble no quise meterte en líos

■ that's the least of my troubles eso es lo que menos me preocupa

2 (inconvenience, bother) molestia, esfuerzo

■ it's no trouble no es molestia

■ were the children any trouble? ¿te han causado alguna molestia los niños?

■ I hope I've not put you to any trouble espero que no haya sido molestia

■ she went to the trouble of preparing a meal se molestó en preparar una comida

■ at least he took the trouble to reply al menos se tomó la molestia de contestar

■ it's not worth the trouble no vale la pena

3 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL problema nombre masculino, enfermedad nombre femenino

■ he has heart trouble tiene problemas de corazón

■ what seems to be the trouble? ¿qué le pasa?

4 (unrest, disturbance) conflictos nombre masculino plural, disturbios nombre masculino plural

■ there's been some trouble at the pub ha habido jaleo en el pub

■ people often talk about the troubles in Northern Ireland muchas veces se habla de los conflictos en Irlanda del Norte

transitive verb

1 (cause worry, distress) preocupar, inquietar

■ what's troubling you? ¿qué te preocupa?

2 (hurt) dar problemas a, doler

■ my back's troubling me la espalda me está dando problemas

3 (bother) molestar, incomodar

■ I'm sorry to trouble you, but... siento molestarle, pero...

■ may I trouble you for the salt? ¿sería tan amable de pasarme la sal?

■ don't touble yourself! ¡no se moleste!

intransitive verb

1 molestarse, preocuparse ( about, por)

■ he didn't even trouble to look at it ni siquiera se molestó en mirarlo

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it's more trouble than it's worth no merece la pena

that's asking for trouble eso es buscársela

to get somebody into trouble familiar dejar embarazada a una mujer

to look for trouble buscarse problemas, buscar camorra

trouble spot punto conflictivo

trouble ['trʌbəl] v, - bled ; - bling vt

1) disturb, worry: molestar, perturbar, inquietar

2) afflict: afligir, afectar

trouble vi

: molestarse, hacer un esfuerzo

they didn't trouble to come: no se molestaron en venir

trouble n

1) problems: problemas mpl, dificultades fpl

to be in trouble: estar en un aprieto

heart trouble: problemas de corazón

2) effort: molestia f, esfuerzo m

to take the trouble: tomarse la molestia

it's not worth the trouble: no vale la pena

trouble

v.

• cofundir v.

• incomodar v.

• molestar v.

• turbar v.

n.

• apuro s.m.

• cuita s.f.

• desgracia s.f.

• dificultad s.m.

• estropicio s.m.

• molestia s.f.

• pena s.f.

• preocupación s.f.

• problema s.m.

• trastorno s.m.

I 'trʌbəl
noun

1) u c

a) (problems, difficulties) problemas mpl; ( particular problem) problema m

family/financial trouble — problemas familiares/económicos

here comes trouble! — mira quién viene! (fam)

this could mean trouble — puede que esto traiga cola

it's just asking for trouble — es buscarse problemas

the company's in trouble — la empresa está pasando unas dificultades

if you're ever in trouble... — si alguna vez estás en apuros...

to get into trouble — meterse en problemas or en líos

to get somebody into trouble — meter a alguien en problemas; ( make pregnant) dejar embarazada a alguien, dejar a alguien con encargo (AmL fam & euf)

to get somebody out of trouble — sacar* a alguien de apuros or aprietos

to have trouble with somebody/something — tener* problemas con alguien/algo

to have trouble -ing: he has trouble walking le cuesta caminar; we had no trouble finding it lo encontramos sin problemas; to make trouble for oneself crearse problemas; what's the trouble? ¿qué pasa?; the trouble is... — lo que pasa es que..., el problema es que...

b) ( illness)

stomach/heart trouble — problemas mpl or trastornos mpl estomacales or de estómago/cardíacos or de corazón

what seems to be the trouble? — ¿qué síntomas tiene?

2) u ( effort) molestia f

I don't want to put you to any trouble — no quiero ocasionarle ninguna molestia

it's not worth the trouble — no vale or no merece la pena

thanks very much - it's no trouble! — muchas gracias - no hay de qué!

to go to the trouble of doing something to take the trouble to do something molestarse en hacer algo; don't go to any trouble no te compliques demasiado; to take trouble over something — esmerarse or poner* cuidado en algo

3) u (strife, unrest) (often pl)

industrial/racial troubles — conflictos mpl laborales/raciales

the troubles in Northern Ireland — los disturbios de Irlanda del Norte

to cause trouble — causar problemas, armar líos (fam)

to look for trouble — buscar* camorra; (before n)

trouble spot — punto m conflictivo

II

transitive verb

a) ( worry) preocupar

don't let it trouble you — no te preocupes (por eso)

b) ( bother) molestar

don't trouble yourself — no se moleste

I'm sorry to trouble you — perdone or disculpe la molestia

to trouble to + INF — molestarse en + inf, tomarse el trabajo de + inf

c) ( cause discomfort) \<\<sore back/injury\>\> molestar

['trʌbl]
1. N

1) (=problem) problema m, dificultad f; (for doing wrong) problemas mpl, lío m; (=difficult situation) apuro m, aprieto m

life is full of troubles — la vida está llena de problemas or aflicciones

now your troubles are over — ya no tendrás de que preocuparte, se acabaron las preocupaciones

what's the trouble? — ¿cuál es el problema?, ¿qué pasa?

the trouble is... — el problema es..., lo que pasa es...

that's just the trouble — ahí está (la madre del cordero)

• it's just asking for trouble — eso es buscarse problemas

• there'll be trouble if she finds out — se armará una buena si se entera

• there's trouble brewing — se va a armar lío *

• to get into trouble, he got into trouble with the police — se metió en un lío con la policía

he got into trouble for saying that — se mereció una bronca diciendo eso

to get sb into trouble — meter a algn en un lío or problemas; euph (=make pregnant) dejar embarazada a algn

to get out of trouble — salir del apuro

to get sb out of trouble — ayudar a algn a salir del apuro, echar un cable a algn

• to give trouble, she never gave us any trouble — nunca nos causó problemas

• to have trouble doing sth, I had no trouble finding the house — encontré la casa sin problemas

did you have any trouble? — ¿tuviste algún problema or alguna dificultad?

we had trouble getting here in time — nos costó trabajo llegar aquí a tiempo

• to be in trouble — (=having problems) estar en un apuro or aprieto; (for doing wrong) tener problemas

to be in great trouble — estar muy apurado

• to lay up trouble for o.s. — crearse problemas

• don't go looking for trouble — no busques camorra or problemas

• to make trouble for sb — crear un lío a algn

• money troubles — dificultades fpl económicas

• to stir up trouble — meter cizaña, revolver el ajo

• to tell sb one's troubles — contar sus desventuras a algn

- my/his trouble and strife

2) (=effort, bother) molestia f

• to go to (all) the trouble of doing sth — tomarse la molestia de hacer algo

I went to a lot of trouble to get it for her — me tomé muchas molestias para conseguírselo

• we had all our trouble for nothing — todo aquello fue trabajo perdido

• it's no trouble — no es molestia

• to put sb to the trouble of doing sth — molestar a algn pidiéndole que haga algo

I fear I am putting you to a lot of trouble — me temo que esto te vaya a molestar bastante

• to save o.s. the trouble — ahorrarse el trabajo

• to spare no trouble in order to — + infin no regatear medio para + infin

• to take the trouble to do sth — tomarse la molestia de hacer algo

he didn't even take the trouble to say thank you — ni se dignó siquiera darme las gracias

to take a lot of trouble over sth — esmerarse en algo, hacer algo con el mayor cuidado

• nothing is too much trouble for her — para ella todo es poco

• it's more trouble than it's worth, it's not worth the trouble — no vale la pena

3) (Med)

heart/back trouble — problemas mpl de corazón/espalda

it's my old trouble — ha vuelto lo de antes

4) (Mech)

a mechanic put the trouble right — un mecánico reparó las piezas averiadas

engine trouble — problemas mpl con el motor

5) (=unrest, fighting) conflicto m, disturbio m

the (Irish) troubles — los conflictos de los irlandeses

there is constant trouble between them — riñen constantemente

labour troubles — conflictos laborales

- there's trouble at t'mill
brew 3., 2)
2. VT

1) (=worry) preocupar

the thought troubled him — le preocupaba la idea

it's not that that troubles me — no me preocupo por eso, eso me trae sin cuidado

2) (=cause pain)

his eyes trouble him — tiene problemas con la vista or los ojos

if the tooth troubles you again call the dentist — si vuelves a tener molestias en el diente llama al dentista

3) (=bother) molestar

I'm sorry to trouble you — disculpe la molestia

maths never troubled me at all — las matemáticas no me costaron trabajo en absoluto

to trouble o.s. about sth — preocuparse por algo

to trouble o.s. to do sth — molestarse en or tomarse la molestia de hacer algo

don't trouble yourself! — ¡no te molestes!, ¡no te preocupes!

may I trouble you to hold this? — ¿te molestaría tener esto?

• may I trouble you for a light? — ¿le molestaría darme fuego, por favor?

• does it trouble you if I smoke? — ¿le molesta que fume?

• I won't trouble you with all the details — no le voy a aburrir con exceso de detalles

3.

VI (=make the effort) preocuparse, molestarse

please don't trouble! — ¡no te molestes!, ¡no te preocupes!

don't trouble to write — no te molestes en escribir

he didn't trouble to shut the door — no se tomó la molestia de cerrar la puerta

if you had troubled to find out — si te hubieras tomado la molestia de averiguarlo

4.

CPD

trouble spot N — (esp Pol) (=area, country) zona f conflictiva

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I ['trʌbəl]
noun

1) u c

a) (problems, difficulties) problemas mpl; ( particular problem) problema m

family/financial trouble — problemas familiares/económicos

here comes trouble! — mira quién viene! (fam)

this could mean trouble — puede que esto traiga cola

it's just asking for trouble — es buscarse problemas

the company's in trouble — la empresa está pasando unas dificultades

if you're ever in trouble... — si alguna vez estás en apuros...

to get into trouble — meterse en problemas or en líos

to get somebody into trouble — meter a alguien en problemas; ( make pregnant) dejar embarazada a alguien, dejar a alguien con encargo (AmL fam & euf)

to get somebody out of trouble — sacar* a alguien de apuros or aprietos

to have trouble with somebody/something — tener* problemas con alguien/algo

to have trouble -ing: he has trouble walking le cuesta caminar; we had no trouble finding it lo encontramos sin problemas; to make trouble for oneself crearse problemas; what's the trouble? ¿qué pasa?; the trouble is... — lo que pasa es que..., el problema es que...

b) ( illness)

stomach/heart trouble — problemas mpl or trastornos mpl estomacales or de estómago/cardíacos or de corazón

what seems to be the trouble? — ¿qué síntomas tiene?

2) u ( effort) molestia f

I don't want to put you to any trouble — no quiero ocasionarle ninguna molestia

it's not worth the trouble — no vale or no merece la pena

thanks very much - it's no trouble! — muchas gracias - no hay de qué!

to go to the trouble of doing something to take the trouble to do something molestarse en hacer algo; don't go to any trouble no te compliques demasiado; to take trouble over something — esmerarse or poner* cuidado en algo

3) u (strife, unrest) (often pl)

industrial/racial troubles — conflictos mpl laborales/raciales

the troubles in Northern Ireland — los disturbios de Irlanda del Norte

to cause trouble — causar problemas, armar líos (fam)

to look for trouble — buscar* camorra; (before n)

trouble spot — punto m conflictivo

II

transitive verb

a) ( worry) preocupar

don't let it trouble you — no te preocupes (por eso)

b) ( bother) molestar

don't trouble yourself — no se moleste

I'm sorry to trouble you — perdone or disculpe la molestia

to trouble to + INF — molestarse en + inf, tomarse el trabajo de + inf

c) ( cause discomfort) \<\<sore back/injury\>\> molestar

English-spanish dictionary > trouble
4 for

fo:
1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de

10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de

2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto que

for prep

1. para

this present is for you este regalo es para ti

there are tables for smokers and non-smokers hay mesas para fumadores y no fumadores

glue for sticking leather pegamento para pegar el cuero

I'll be there for the wedding estaré allí para la boda

is this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?

2. por

I bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libras

what can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?

he was fined for stealing lo multaron por robar

3. desde hace

I have lived in Spain for twenty years vivo en España desde hace veinte años

4. durante

I waited for three hours esperé durante tres horas

5. de

"T" for Tony "T" de Tony

what's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?

6. a favor de

are you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?

for

tr[fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (intended) para

■ it's a present for you es un regalo para ti

■ save some cake for me guarda un poco de pastel para mí

■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith

2 (purpose) para

■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?

■ I need something for a cough necesito algo para la tos

■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?

3 (destination) para

■ he's left for work ha salido para el trabajo

■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?

■ passengers for London now boarding pasajeros con destino a Londres pueden embarcar

■ it's a novel for teenagers es una novela para quinceañeros

■ flat for rent piso para alquilar

4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por

■ do it for me hazlo por mí

■ I'll get that for you if you can't reach yo te lo cogeré si no llegas

■ I think I speak for everyone creo que hablo en nombre de todos

■ it's for your own good es por tu propio bien

5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de

■ York is famous for its cathedral York es famoso por su catedral

■ he dare not speak for fear of waking the baby no se atreve a hablar por miedo a despertar al bebé

■ I couldn't sleep for the noise no pude dormir por el ruido

■ if it weren't for him si no fuera por él

6 (past time) durante; (future time) por; (specific point in time) para

■ we went for two weeks fuimos por dos semanas

■ we talked for a while hablamos durante un rato

■ we're going for a fortnight vamos por quince días

■ I'd like to go away for a few days me gustaría ir fuera unos días

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

■ I've booked a table for tomorrow he reservado una mesa para mañana

■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00

■ that's all for today es todo por hoy

■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años

■ she hadn't seen him for a year hacía un año que no le veía

■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

7 (distance)

■ I walked for five miles caminé cinco millas

8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por

■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras

■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares

■ he exchanged his old car for a new one cambió su viejo coche por uno nuevo

■ you shouldn't translate word for word no deberías traducir palabra por palabra

■ the manager substituted Jones for Lee el entrenador sustituyó a Jones por Lee

9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de

■ this is a campaign for peace es una campaña a favor de la paz

■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?

■ he'd give his life for him daría su vida por él

■ he fought for his country luchó por la patria

■ he's played for his country ha jugado en la selección nacional

■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?

■ I'm all for a state lottery soy partidario de una lotería estatal

10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para

■ she's very tall for her age es muy alta para su edad

■ he does it really well for a child lo hace muy bien por ser un niño

■ he's quite nice for a policeman es bastante simpático para ser policía

■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos

11 (as) de, como, por

■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?

■ he was left for dead lo dieron por muerto

12 (in order to obtain) para

■ for further details... para más información....

■ she went to her mother for advice acudió a su madre para que le aconsejara

■ 100 people applied for the job 100 personas solicitaron el puesto

■ we ran for our lives tuvimos que correr para salvarnos

■ I only did it for the money lo hice solamente por el dinero

■ she sent for the doctor llamó al médico

13 (representing) por; (meaning) de

■ she's the MP for Southampton es la diputada por Southampton

■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?

■ a cheque for 20 pounds un talón (por valor) de 20 libras

■ B for Barcelona B de Barcelona

■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?

■ red for danger rojo de peligro

14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a

■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera

■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?

■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió

15 (as part of, as being) por, para

■ I took him for the manager lo tomé por el director

■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?

■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?

1 para

■ it's easy for you to say that para ti es fácil decir eso

■ it's impossible for me to come to the wedding me es imposible asistir a la boda

■ there's no need for you to do that no hace falta que hagas eso

■ it's time for you to go es hora de que te marches

■ I bought it for you to wear tonight lo compré para que te lo pusieras esta noche

■ it's for you to use at work es para que lo uses en el trabajo

■ that's no reason for you to get so upset no es motivo para que te preocupes tanto

conjunction

16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que

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as for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mí

for all I know que yo sepa

for all that a pesar de todo, con todo

for good para siempre

for the first time por primera vez

for the last time por última vez

oh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!

■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!

there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...

to be for it cargársela

■ he'll be for it if they find out se la va a cargar si se enteran

for ['fɔr] conj

: puesto que, porque

for prep

1) (indicating purpose) : para, de

clothes for children: ropa para niños

it's time for dinner: es la hora de comer

2) because of: por

for fear of: por miedo de

3) (indicating a recipient) : para, por

a gift for you: un regalo para ti

4) (indicating support) : por

he fought for his country: luchó por su patria

5) (indicating a goal) : por, para

a cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncer

for your own good: por tu propio bien

6) (indicating correspondence or exchange) : por, para

I bought it for $5: lo compré por $5

a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada

7) as for: para, con respecto a

8) (indicating duration) : durante, por

he's going for two years: se va por dos años

I spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutos

she has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres meses

for

conj.

• para conj.

• pues conj.

• ya que conj.

n.

• por s.m.

prep.

• a causa de prep.

• como prep.

• de prep.

• durante prep.

• en honor de prep.

• en lugar de prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

[fɔː(r)] When for is part of a phrasal verb, eg look for, make for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg as for, a gift for, for sale, eager for, look up the other word.
1. PREPOSITION

1) (=going to) para

the train for London — el tren para or de Londres

he left for Rome — salió para Roma

the ship left for Vigo — el buque partió (con) rumbo a Vigo

he swam for the shore — fue nadando hacia la playa

2) (=intended for) para

a table for two — una mesa para dos

a cupboard for toys — un armario para los juguetes

a cloth for polishing silver — un paño para sacarle brillo a la plata

it's not for cutting wood — no sirve para cortar madera

there's a letter for you — hay una carta para ti

is this for me? — ¿es para mí esto?

I have news for you — tengo que darte una noticia

hats for women — sombreros de señora

clothes for children — ropa infantil

I decided that it was the job for me — decidí que era el puesto que me convenía

she decided that hang-gliding was not for her * — decidió que el vuelo con ala delta no era lo suyo

3) (to express purpose) para

he went there for a rest — fue allí para descansar

we went to Tossa for our holidays — fuimos a pasar las vacaciones a Tossa, fuimos a Tossa para las vacaciones

• what for? — ¿para qué?

what's it for? — ¿para qué es or sirve?

what do you want it for? — ¿para qué lo quieres?

what did you do that for? — ¿por qué hiciste eso?

4) (employment) para

he works for the government — trabaja para el gobierno

to write for the papers — escribir para los periódicos

5) (=on behalf of)

I'll ask him for you — se lo preguntaré de tu parte

I'll go for you — iré yo en tu lugar

"I can't iron this shirt" - "don't worry, I'll iron it for you" — -no puedo planchar esta camisa -no te preocupes, yo te la plancho

"I still haven't booked the ticket" - "I'll do it for you" — -no he reservado el billete todavía -ya lo haré yo

who is the representative for your group? — ¿quién es el representante de vuestro grupo?

6) (=as in) de

G for George — G de Gerona

7) (=in exchange for) por

I'll give you this book for that one — te cambio este libro por ese

he'll do it for £25 — lo hará por 25 libras

for every one who voted yes, 50 voted no — por cada persona que votó a favor, 50 votaron en contra

• to pay 50 pence for a ticket — pagar 50 peniques por una entrada

• pound for pound, it's cheaper — es más económico de libra en libra

the government will match each donation pound for pound — el gobierno igualará cada donativo, libra a libra

• I sold it for £5 — lo vendí por or en 5 libras

8) (=to the value of)

a cheque for £500 — un cheque or talón por valor de 500 libras

how much is the cheque for? — ¿por cuánto es el cheque?

9) (after adjective)

a) (making comparisons) para

he's tall/mature for his age — es alto/maduro para su edad or para la edad que tiene

he's nice for a policeman — para policía es muy simpático

it's cold for July — para ser julio hace frío

it's quite good for a six-year-old — está bastante bien para un niño de seis años

b) (specifying)

it was too difficult for her — era demasiado difícil para ella, le era demasiado difícil

it was difficult for him to leave her — le resultó difícil dejarla

that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo, a ti te es fácil decirlo

they made it very easy for us — nos lo pusieron muy fácil

10) (=in favour of) a favor de

I'm for the government — yo estoy a favor del gobierno

I'm for helping him — yo estoy a favor de ayudarle

anyone for a game of cards? — ¿alguien se apunta a una partida de cartas?

• are you for or against the idea? — ¿estás a favor o en contra de la idea?

are you for or against us? — ¿estás con nosotros o en contra?

• I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

• the campaign for human rights — la campaña pro derechos humanos, la campaña en pro de los derechos humanos

• a collection for the poor — una colecta a beneficio de los pobres

11) (=as, by way of)

what's for dinner? — ¿qué hay para cenar?

I had a sandwich for lunch — para almorzar me comí un bocadillo

12) (=because of) por

it's famous for its cathedral — es famosa por su catedral

if it weren't for you — si no fuera por ti

he was sent to prison for fraud — lo mandaron a la cárcel por fraude

she felt better for losing a bit of weight — se sentía mejor por haber adelgazado un poco

I couldn't see her for pot plants — no la veía por taparla las plantas

we chose it for its climate — lo escogimos por el clima

• for fear of being criticized — por miedo a la crítica, por temor a ser criticado

• to shout for joy — gritar de alegría

13) (=in spite of) a pesar de

• for all his wealth — a pesar de su riqueza

for all that — a pesar de todo

for all he promised to come, he didn't — a pesar de habérmelo prometido, no vino

14) (in expressions of time)

a) (future/past duration)
When translating for and a period of time, it is often unnecessary to translate for, as in the examples below where durante is optional:
she will be away for a month — estará fuera un mes

he worked in Spain for two years — trabajó dos años en España

I'm going for three weeks — me voy tres semanas, estaré allí tres semanas
Alternatively, translate [for] using [durante], or, especially when talking about very short periods, [por]. Use [por] also with the verb [ir], although again it is often optional in this case:
they waited for over two hours — estuvieron esperando durante más de dos horas

for a moment, he didn't know what to say — por un momento, no supo qué decir

I'm going to the country for a while — me voy al campo (por) una temporada

I'm going away for a few days — me voy (por) unos cuantos días

he won't be back for a couple of hours/days — no regresará hasta dentro de un par de horas/días, tardará un par de horas/días en regresar

we went to the seaside for the day — fuimos a pasar el día en la playa

b) (with English perfect tenses)
Use hace... que and the present to describe actions and states that started in the past and are still going on. Alternatively use the present and desde hace. Another option is sometimes llevar and the gerund. Don't use the present perfect in Spanish to translate phrases like these, unless they are in the negative.
he has been learning French for two years — hace dos años que estudia francés, estudia francés desde hace dos años, lleva dos años estudiando francés

it has not rained for 3 weeks — hace 3 semanas que no llueve, no llueve or no ha llovido desde hace 3 semanas, lleva 3 semanas sin llover

I have known her for years — hace años que la conozco, la conozco desde hace años

I haven't seen her for two years — hace dos años que no la veo, no la he visto desde hace dos años, no la veo desde hace dos años, llevo dos años sin verla
Notice how the tenses change when talking about something that [had] happened or [had been] happening [for] a time:
he had been learning French for two years — hacía dos años que estudiaba francés, estudiaba francés desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años estudiando francés

I hadn't seen her for two years — hacía dos años que no la veía, no la había visto desde hacía dos años, no la veía desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años sin verla

15) (=by, before) para

can you do it for tomorrow? — ¿lo puedes hacer para mañana?

when does he want it for? — ¿para cuándo lo quiere?

16) (=on the occasion of) para

I'll be home for Christmas — estaré en casa para las Navidades

he asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday — le preguntó a su hija qué le gustaría para su cumpleaños

17) (=for a distance of)

there were roadworks for five miles — había obras a lo largo de cinco millas

we walked for two kilometres — caminamos dos kilómetros

you can see for miles from the top of the hill — desde lo alto de la colina se puede ver hasta muy lejos

18) (with infinitive clauses)

for this to be possible... — para que esto sea posible...

it's not for me to tell him what to do — yo no soy quien para decirle or no me corresponde a mí decirle lo que tiene que hacer

it's not for you to blame him — tú no eres quien para culparle

he brought it for us to see — lo trajo para que lo viéramos

their one hope is for him to return — su única esperanza es que regrese

• it's bad for you to smoke so much — te perjudica fumar tanto

• it's best for you to go — es mejor que te vayas

• there is still time for you to do it — todavía tienes tiempo para hacerlo

19) (in other expressions)

what's the German for "hill"? — ¿cómo se dice "colina" en alemán?

oh for a cup of tea! — ¡lo que daría por una taza de té!

- you're for it!

I'll be for it if he catches me here! * — ¡me la voy a cargar si me pilla aquí! *

- there's nothing for it but to jump
example
2.

CONJUNCTION liter pues, puesto que

she avoided him, for he was rude and uncouth — lo eludía puesto que or pues era grosero y ordinario

* * *

I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

English-spanish dictionary > for
5 FOR

fo:
1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de

10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de

2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto que

for prep

1. para

this present is for you este regalo es para ti

there are tables for smokers and non-smokers hay mesas para fumadores y no fumadores

glue for sticking leather pegamento para pegar el cuero

I'll be there for the wedding estaré allí para la boda

is this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?

2. por

I bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libras

what can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?

he was fined for stealing lo multaron por robar

3. desde hace

I have lived in Spain for twenty years vivo en España desde hace veinte años

4. durante

I waited for three hours esperé durante tres horas

5. de

"T" for Tony "T" de Tony

what's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?

6. a favor de

are you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?

for

tr[fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (intended) para

■ it's a present for you es un regalo para ti

■ save some cake for me guarda un poco de pastel para mí

■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith

2 (purpose) para

■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?

■ I need something for a cough necesito algo para la tos

■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?

3 (destination) para

■ he's left for work ha salido para el trabajo

■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?

■ passengers for London now boarding pasajeros con destino a Londres pueden embarcar

■ it's a novel for teenagers es una novela para quinceañeros

■ flat for rent piso para alquilar

4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por

■ do it for me hazlo por mí

■ I'll get that for you if you can't reach yo te lo cogeré si no llegas

■ I think I speak for everyone creo que hablo en nombre de todos

■ it's for your own good es por tu propio bien

5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de

■ York is famous for its cathedral York es famoso por su catedral

■ he dare not speak for fear of waking the baby no se atreve a hablar por miedo a despertar al bebé

■ I couldn't sleep for the noise no pude dormir por el ruido

■ if it weren't for him si no fuera por él

6 (past time) durante; (future time) por; (specific point in time) para

■ we went for two weeks fuimos por dos semanas

■ we talked for a while hablamos durante un rato

■ we're going for a fortnight vamos por quince días

■ I'd like to go away for a few days me gustaría ir fuera unos días

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

■ I've booked a table for tomorrow he reservado una mesa para mañana

■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00

■ that's all for today es todo por hoy

■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años

■ she hadn't seen him for a year hacía un año que no le veía

■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

7 (distance)

■ I walked for five miles caminé cinco millas

8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por

■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras

■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares

■ he exchanged his old car for a new one cambió su viejo coche por uno nuevo

■ you shouldn't translate word for word no deberías traducir palabra por palabra

■ the manager substituted Jones for Lee el entrenador sustituyó a Jones por Lee

9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de

■ this is a campaign for peace es una campaña a favor de la paz

■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?

■ he'd give his life for him daría su vida por él

■ he fought for his country luchó por la patria

■ he's played for his country ha jugado en la selección nacional

■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?

■ I'm all for a state lottery soy partidario de una lotería estatal

10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para

■ she's very tall for her age es muy alta para su edad

■ he does it really well for a child lo hace muy bien por ser un niño

■ he's quite nice for a policeman es bastante simpático para ser policía

■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos

11 (as) de, como, por

■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?

■ he was left for dead lo dieron por muerto

12 (in order to obtain) para

■ for further details... para más información....

■ she went to her mother for advice acudió a su madre para que le aconsejara

■ 100 people applied for the job 100 personas solicitaron el puesto

■ we ran for our lives tuvimos que correr para salvarnos

■ I only did it for the money lo hice solamente por el dinero

■ she sent for the doctor llamó al médico

13 (representing) por; (meaning) de

■ she's the MP for Southampton es la diputada por Southampton

■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?

■ a cheque for 20 pounds un talón (por valor) de 20 libras

■ B for Barcelona B de Barcelona

■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?

■ red for danger rojo de peligro

14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a

■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera

■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?

■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió

15 (as part of, as being) por, para

■ I took him for the manager lo tomé por el director

■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?

■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?

1 para

■ it's easy for you to say that para ti es fácil decir eso

■ it's impossible for me to come to the wedding me es imposible asistir a la boda

■ there's no need for you to do that no hace falta que hagas eso

■ it's time for you to go es hora de que te marches

■ I bought it for you to wear tonight lo compré para que te lo pusieras esta noche

■ it's for you to use at work es para que lo uses en el trabajo

■ that's no reason for you to get so upset no es motivo para que te preocupes tanto

conjunction

16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mí

for all I know que yo sepa

for all that a pesar de todo, con todo

for good para siempre

for the first time por primera vez

for the last time por última vez

oh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!

■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!

there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...

to be for it cargársela

■ he'll be for it if they find out se la va a cargar si se enteran

for ['fɔr] conj

: puesto que, porque

for prep

1) (indicating purpose) : para, de

clothes for children: ropa para niños

it's time for dinner: es la hora de comer

2) because of: por

for fear of: por miedo de

3) (indicating a recipient) : para, por

a gift for you: un regalo para ti

4) (indicating support) : por

he fought for his country: luchó por su patria

5) (indicating a goal) : por, para

a cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncer

for your own good: por tu propio bien

6) (indicating correspondence or exchange) : por, para

I bought it for $5: lo compré por $5

a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada

7) as for: para, con respecto a

8) (indicating duration) : durante, por

he's going for two years: se va por dos años

I spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutos

she has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres meses

for

conj.

• para conj.

• pues conj.

• ya que conj.

n.

• por s.m.

prep.

• a causa de prep.

• como prep.

• de prep.

• durante prep.

• en honor de prep.

• en lugar de prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

ABBR
= free on rail franco en ferrocarril
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I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

English-spanish dictionary > FOR
6 ask

verb

1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) preguntar

2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pedir; preguntar por

3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) invitar

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- ask after
- ask for
- for the asking

ask vb

1. preguntar

I asked him the time le pregunté la hora

why don't you ask the teacher? ¿por qué no se lo preguntas al profesor?

he asked me a question me hizo una pregunta

2. pedir

he asked me for a cigarette me pidió un cigarro

I asked him to go away le pedí que se fuera

ask the children to help pide a los niños que te ayuden

3. invitar

they asked me to dinner me invitaron a cenar

he wants to ask her out quiere invitarla a salir

ask

tr[ɑːsk]

transitive verb

1 (inquire) preguntar

■ she asked me my name preguntó mi nombre

■ ask any questions you like pregunta lo que quieras

■ ask him what he wants pregúntale qué quiere

2 (request) pedir

■ we have to ask permission debemos pedir permiso

■ I asked him to help me le pedí que me ayudara

3 (invite) invitar, convidar

■ we'll ask Peter to dinner convidaremos a Peter a cenar

■ he asked her to go out with him la invitó a salir con él

■ she asked me round to her flat me invitó a su piso

intransitive verb

1 (inquire) preguntar

■ if you don't know, ask si no lo sabes, pregúntalo

2 (request) pedir

■ she asked to speak to the boss pidió hablar con el jefe

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to ask for it buscárselo

to be asking for trouble estarse buscando problemas

ask ['æsk] vt

1) : preguntar

ask him if he's coming: pregúntale si viene

2) request: pedir, solicitar

to ask a favor: pedir un favor

3) invite: invitar

ask vi

1) inquire: preguntar

I asked about her children: pregunté por sus niños

2) request: pedir

we asked for help: pedimos ayuda

ask

v.

• invitar v.

• pedir v.

• preguntar v.

• rogar v.

æsk, ɑːsk
1.

transitive verb

1) ( inquire) preguntar; ( inquire of) preguntarle a

ask your mother — pregúntale a tu madre

to ask a question — hacer* una pregunta

to ask somebody something — preguntarle algo a alguien

I asked him his name — le pregunté cómo se llamaba

don't ask me! — (colloq) yo qué sé! (fam)

honestly, I ask you! — (colloq) ¿no te parece increíble?

I often ask myself... — muchas veces me pregunto...

to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras

2) ( request) \<\<approval/advice/favor\>\> pedir*

nobody asked your opinion — nadie te ha pedido tu opinión

what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?

is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?

to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien

I'm going to ask him for it back — le voy a pedir que me lo devuelva

to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada

3) ( invite) invitar

to ask somebody (to something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

we'll ask them to dinner — los invitaremos a cenar

ask him along — invítalo or dile que venga

ask them in — diles que pasen

haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?

4) ( demand) \<\<price\>\> pedir*

to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo

how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?

2.

vi

1) ( inquire) preguntar

how are things? - don't ask! — (colloq & hum) ¿qué tal? - mejor ni hablar!

you may well ask! — buena pregunta!

to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti

2) ( request)

it's yours for the asking — está a tu disposición

there's no harm in asking — con preguntar no se pierde nada

to ask for something: I asked for his phone number le pedí el número de teléfono; he asked for it (colloq) se lo buscó (fam); to ask for somebody — preguntar por alguien

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Phrasal Verbs:

- ask after

- ask around

- ask back

- ask round

[ɑːsk]
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=inquire) preguntar

"how is Frank?" he asked — -¿cómo está Frank? -preguntó

to ask sb sth — preguntar algo a algn

I asked him his name/the time — le pregunté su nombre/la hora

to ask o.s. sth — preguntarse algo

• did you ask him about the job? — ¿le has preguntado por el trabajo?; (in more detail) ¿le has preguntado acerca del trabajo?

I've been meaning to ask you about that — llevo tiempo queriendo or hace tiempo que quiero preguntarte acerca de eso

ask her about her plans for Christmas — pregúntale qué planes tiene para la Navidad

• ask me another! — ¡no tengo ni idea!

• don't ask me! * — ¡yo qué sé! *, ¡qué sé yo! (esp LAm) *

• I ask you! * — (despairing) ¿te lo puedes creer?

• ask him if he has seen her — pregúntale si la ha visto

if you ask me, I think she's crazy — para mí que está loca

• and where have you been, may I ask? — ¿y dónde has estado, si se puede saber?

• to ask (sb) a question — hacer una pregunta (a algn)

• I asked the teacher what to do next — le pregunté al profesor lo que tenía que hacer después

ask them what time the party is — pregúntales a qué hora es la fiesta

• who asked you? * — ¿quién te ha preguntado a ti?

• ask her why she didn't come — pregúntale por qué no vino

2) (=request) pedir

• to ask sb a favour, ask a favour of sb — pedir un favor a algn

• how much are they asking for the car? — ¿cuánto piden por el coche?

they are asking £200,000 for the house — piden 200.000 libras por la casa

• that's asking the impossible — eso es pedir lo imposible

• it's not a lot to ask — no es mucho pedir

that's asking a lot — eso es mucho pedir

• what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?

• to ask sth of sb, he did everything asked of him — hizo todo lo que se le pidió

all he asked of us was that we tell people about his plight — solo nos pidió que habláramos a la gente de la difícil situación en que se encontraba

• to ask that sth be done — pedir que se haga algo

all I'm asking is that you keep an open mind — solo te pido que or lo único que pido es que mantengas una actitud abierta

• to ask to do sth: I asked to see the director — pedí ver al director

he asked to go on the picnic — preguntó si podía ir (con ellos) de picnic

to ask sb to do sth — pedir a algn que haga algo

we had to ask him to leave — tuvimos que decirle or pedirle que se marchara

• that's asking too much — eso es pedir demasiado

I think she's asking too much — creo que está exigiendo demasiado
permission
3) (=invite) invitar

have you been asked? — ¿te han invitado?

• to ask sb to dinner — invitar a algn a cenar

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=inquire) preguntar

he was too shy to ask — le dio vergüenza preguntar

• ask about our reduced rates for students — pregunta por or infórmate sobre nuestros descuentos para estudiantes

he was asking about the Vikings — preguntaba acerca de or sobre los vikingos

I asked about the possibility of staying on — pregunté acerca de or sobre la posibilidad de quedarme más tiempo, pregunté si era posible que me quedara más tiempo

he was asking about you — estaba preguntando por ti

• "what's the matter?" - " don't ask" — -¿qué pasa? -más te vale no saberlo

• now you're asking! * — (=what a difficult question) ¡vaya con la preguntita! *; (=who knows) ¡quién sabe!; (=wouldn't we all like to know) ¡eso quisiera saber yo! *

• I was only asking — era solo una pregunta

• "what has he gone and done now?" - "you may well ask!" — -¿qué es lo que ha hecho ahora? -¡buena pregunta!

2) (=make request) pedir

if you need anything, just ask — si quieres algo no tienes más que pedirlo

• the asking price — el precio que se pide/pedía etc

I offered £5,000 below the asking price — les ofrecí 5.000 libras menos de lo que pedían

• it's yours for the asking — no tienes más que pedirlo y es tuyo

- ask after

- ask along

- ask around

- ask back

- ask for

- ask in

- ask out

- ask over

- ask round
ASK ► Translate ask by preguntar only in contexts where information is being sought:
I'll ask him Voy a preguntárselo
Ask her what she thinks Pregúntale qué le parece
We asked everywhere Preguntamos en todas partes ► Use pedir when ask means "request" or "demand":
No one asked to see my passport Nadie me pidió el pasaporte
We asked them to be here before five Les pedimos que estuviesen or estuvieran aquí antes de las cinco
He was asked to explain his behaviour Le pidieron que explicara su comportamiento NOTE: P edir que is followed by the subjunctive. For further uses and examples, see ask, ask about, ask for etc
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[æsk, ɑːsk]
1.

transitive verb

1) ( inquire) preguntar; ( inquire of) preguntarle a

ask your mother — pregúntale a tu madre

to ask a question — hacer* una pregunta

to ask somebody something — preguntarle algo a alguien

I asked him his name — le pregunté cómo se llamaba

don't ask me! — (colloq) yo qué sé! (fam)

honestly, I ask you! — (colloq) ¿no te parece increíble?

I often ask myself... — muchas veces me pregunto...

to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras

2) ( request) \<\<approval/advice/favor\>\> pedir*

nobody asked your opinion — nadie te ha pedido tu opinión

what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?

is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?

to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien

I'm going to ask him for it back — le voy a pedir que me lo devuelva

to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada

3) ( invite) invitar

to ask somebody (to something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

we'll ask them to dinner — los invitaremos a cenar

ask him along — invítalo or dile que venga

ask them in — diles que pasen

haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?

4) ( demand) \<\<price\>\> pedir*

to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo

how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?

2.

vi

1) ( inquire) preguntar

how are things? - don't ask! — (colloq & hum) ¿qué tal? - mejor ni hablar!

you may well ask! — buena pregunta!

to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti

2) ( request)

it's yours for the asking — está a tu disposición

there's no harm in asking — con preguntar no se pierde nada

to ask for something: I asked for his phone number le pedí el número de teléfono; he asked for it (colloq) se lo buscó (fam); to ask for somebody — preguntar por alguien

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Phrasal Verbs:

- ask after

- ask around

- ask back

- ask round

English-spanish dictionary > ask
7 hate

heit
1. verb
(to dislike very much: I hate them for their cruelty to my father; I hate getting up in the morning.) odiar, detestar, aborrecer

2. noun
1) (great dislike: a look of hate.) odio, hincha (familiar)

2) (something disliked: Getting up in the morning is one of my pet (= particular) hates.) cosa que uno más detesta, pesadilla

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- hateful
- hatefully
- hatefulness
- hatred

hate vb odiar / detestar

El gerundio de hate se escribe hating

hate

tr[heɪt]

noun

1 odio

transitive verb

1 familiar (detest) odiar, detestar, aborrecer

■ she hates school dinners no soporta las comidas del colegio

2 familiar (regret) lamentar, sentir

■ I hate to trouble you, but... lamento molestarle, pero...

hate ['heɪt] vt, hated ; hating : odiar, aborrecer, detestar

hate n

: odio m

hate

n.

• aborrecimiento s.m.

• odio s.m.

v.

• aborrecer v.

• desamar v.

• odiar v.

I heɪt
transitive verb odiar, aborrecer*, detestar

to hate somebody FOR something/-ING — odiar a alguien por algo/+ inf

I hate people with loud voices — no soporto a la gente que habla a gritos

I hate ironing — detesto or odio planchar

I hate to disturb you, but... — perdona que te moleste, pero...

II

noun

a) u ( hatred)

hate (FOR somebody/something) — odio m (a or hacia alguien/a algo); (before n)

hate mail — cartas fpl llenas de insultos y amenazas

b) c ( object of hatred) pet II b)

[heɪt]
1.

N odio m ; pet

2.

VT odiar, detestar

to hate sb like poison — odiar a algn a muerte

I hate having to commute every day — no soporto tener que tomar el tren todos los días para ir a trabajar

he hates to be or he hates being corrected — no soporta que se le corrija or que le corrijan

I hate to see him unhappy — me duele mucho or no soporto verlo triste

I hate to say it, but... — lamento tener que decirlo, pero...

I hate to trouble you, but... — siento muchísimo molestarle, pero...

3.

CPD

hate campaign N — campaña f or operación f de acoso (y derribo)

to mount/wage a hate campaign against sb — montar/realizar una campaña or operación de acoso y derribo contra algn

hate crime N — crimen motivado por el odio racial, xenófobo, religioso u homofóbico

they are calling for action on homophobic hate crimes — piden que se tome acción contra los crímenes motivados por la homofobia

hate mail N — cartas fpl amenazantes

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I [heɪt]
transitive verb odiar, aborrecer*, detestar

to hate somebody FOR something/-ING — odiar a alguien por algo/+ inf

I hate people with loud voices — no soporto a la gente que habla a gritos

I hate ironing — detesto or odio planchar

I hate to disturb you, but... — perdona que te moleste, pero...

II

noun

a) u ( hatred)

hate (FOR somebody/something) — odio m (a or hacia alguien/a algo); (before n)

hate mail — cartas fpl llenas de insultos y amenazas

b) c ( object of hatred) pet II b)

English-spanish dictionary > hate
8 spoil

1.
[spɔɪl]transitive verb, spoilt [spɔɪlt] or spoiled

1) (impair) verderben; ruinieren [Leben]

the news spoilt his dinner/evening — die Nachricht verdarb ihm das Essen/den Abend

spoilt ballot papers — ungültige Stimmzettel

2) (injure character of) verderben (geh.); verziehen [Kind]

spoil somebody for something — jemanden für etwas zu anspruchsvoll machen

3) (pamper) verwöhnen

be spoilt for choice — die Qual der Wahl haben
2. intransitive verb,
spoiltor spoiled

1) (go bad) verderben

2)

be spoiling for a fight/for trouble — Streit/Ärger suchen
3. noun
(plunder)

spoil[s] — Beute, die

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[spoil]
past tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb

1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) verderben

2) (to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so: They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable!)

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- academic.ru/118553/spoils">spoils
- spoilt
- spoilsport
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spoil

[spɔɪl]

I. n

1. no pl (debris) Schutt m

2. (profits)

▪ \spoils pl Beute f kein pl

to divide the \spoils die Beute aufteilen

3. AM POL (advantages)

▪ \spoils pl Vorteile pl

II. vt

<spoiled or BRIT usu spoilt, spoiled or BRIT usu spoilt>

1. (ruin)

▪ to \spoil sth etw verderben

to \spoil sb's afternoon/day/morning jdm den Nachmittag/Tag/Morgen verderben

to \spoil one's appetite sich dat den Appetit verderben

to \spoil one's ballot paper BRIT seinen Stimmzettel ungültig machen

to \spoil sb's chances for sth jds Chancen für etw akk zerstören

to \spoil the coastline die Küste verschandeln fam

to \spoil sb's fun jdm den Spaß verderben

to \spoil sb's life jds Leben ruinieren

to \spoil the news/a secret die Neuigkeit/ein Geheimnis ausplaudern

to \spoil sb's party [or to \spoil the party for sb] jdm den Spaß verderben

2. (treat well)

▪ to \spoil sb/oneself jdn/sich verwöhnen

to \spoil a child ( pej) ein Kind verziehen

to be spoilt for choice eine große Auswahl haben

III. vi

<spoiled or BRIT usu spoilt, spoiled or BRIT usu spoilt>

1. food schlecht werden, verderben; milk sauer werden

2. (want)

to be \spoiling for a fight/trouble Streit/Ärger suchen

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[spɔɪl] vb: pret, ptp spoilt ( Brit) or spoiled
1. n usu pl
Beute f no pl; (fig = profits also) Gewinn m
the spoils of war — die Kriegsbeute

spoils of office — Vergünstigungen pl im Amt

2. vt

1) (= ruin, detract from) verderben; town, looks etc verschandeln; peace of mind zerstören; life ruinieren; (Brit) ballot papers ungültig machen

to spoil the party (fig) — ein Spaßverderber sein

to spoil sb's fun — jdm den Spaß verderben

it spoiled our evening — das hat uns (dat) den Abend verdorben

if you eat now you'll spoil your lunch — wenn du jetzt etwas isst, verdirbst du dir den Appetit fürs Mittagessen

spoiled ballot papers (Brit) — ungültige Stimmzettel pl

2) person verwöhnen; children verwöhnen, verziehen

to spoil sb for sth (inf) — jdn für etw verderben

to be spoiled for choice — eine übergroße Auswahl haben, die Qual der Wahl haben

3. vi

1) (food) verderben

2)

to be spoiling for trouble/a fight — Ärger/Streit suchen

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spoil [spɔıl]

A v/t prät und pperf spoiled [spɔıld] oder spoilt [spɔılt]

1. etwas, auch jemandem den Appetit, den Spaß etc verderben, eine Hauswand etc verschandeln, einen Plan vereiteln, einen Stimmzettel ungültig machen:

spoil sb’s appetite

2. a) jemandes Charakter etc verderben

b) jemanden verwöhnen, ein Kind auch verziehen:

a spoiled brat ein verzogener Fratz;

the spoiled child of fortune Fortunas Lieblingskind;

spoil o.s. sich etwas Gutes tun, sich etwas gönnen;

spoil yourself auch genier dich nicht!, lang zu! umg;

be spoilt for choice die Qual der Wahl haben

3. obs

a) jemanden ausrauben, einen Ort etc auch (aus)plündern

b) etwas rauben

B v/i

1. verderben, kaputtgehen, schlecht werden (Obst etc)

2. be spoiling for brennen auf (akk):

be spoiling for a fight streitlustig sein, Streit suchen

3. obs plündern, rauben

C s

1. meist pl (Kriegs-, Sieges- etc) Beute f:

spoils of victory (war)

2. meist pl besonders US

a) Ausbeute f

b) POL Gewinn m, Einkünfte pl (einer Partei nach dem Wahlsieg):

the spoils of office der Profit aus einem öffentlichen Amt

3. obs Plünderung f, Raub m

4. Bergbau etc: Abraum m

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1.
[spɔɪl]transitive verb, spoilt [spɔɪlt] or spoiled

1) (impair) verderben; ruinieren [Leben]

the news spoilt his dinner/evening — die Nachricht verdarb ihm das Essen/den Abend

spoilt ballot papers — ungültige Stimmzettel

2) (injure character of) verderben (geh.); verziehen [Kind]

spoil somebody for something — jemanden für etwas zu anspruchsvoll machen

3) (pamper) verwöhnen

be spoilt for choice — die Qual der Wahl haben
2. intransitive verb,
spoiltor spoiled

1) (go bad) verderben

2)

be spoiling for a fight/for trouble — Streit/Ärger suchen
3. noun
(plunder)

spoil[s] — Beute, die

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n.

Abraum -¨e m.

Ausbeute - f.

Aushub -¨e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: spoiled)

or p.p.: spoilt•) = behindern v.

beschädigen v.

plündern v.

verderben v.

(§ p.,pp.: verdarb, ist/hat verdorben)

verwöhnen v. v.

beschädigen v.

English-german dictionary > spoil
9 recompense

'rekəmpens
1. noun
(money etc given to someone in return for his trouble, inconvenience or effort.) recompensa

2. verb
(to give (someone) money etc in return for effort, inconvenience etc: The nobleman recompensed his followers for their loyalty.) recompensar

recompense

tr['rekəmpens]

noun

1 recompensa

2 SMALLLAW/SMALL indemnización nombre femenino

transitive verb

1 recompensar

2 SMALLLAW/SMALL indemnizar

recompense ['rɛkəm.pnts] vt, - pensed ; - pensing : indemnizar, recompensar

recompense n

: indemnización f, compensación f

recompense

n.

• recompensa s.f.

v.

• compensar v.

• galardonar v.

• gratificar v.

• recompensar v.

I 'rekəmpens
mass noun (frml)

recompense (FOR something) — \<\<for damages/loss\>\> indemnización f or compensación f (por algo); \<\<for efforts\>\> recompensa f (por algo)

II

transitive verb (frml)

to recompense somebody (FOR something) — \<\<for damage/loss\>\> indemnizar* or compensar a alguien (por algo); \<\<for efforts\>\> recompensar a alguien (por algo)

['rekǝmpens]
1.

N (gen) recompensa f ; (financial) indemnización f

2.

VT (gen) recompensar; (financially) indemnizar

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I ['rekəmpens]
mass noun (frml)

recompense (FOR something) — \<\<for damages/loss\>\> indemnización f or compensación f (por algo); \<\<for efforts\>\> recompensa f (por algo)

II

transitive verb (frml)

to recompense somebody (FOR something) — \<\<for damage/loss\>\> indemnizar* or compensar a alguien (por algo); \<\<for efforts\>\> recompensar a alguien (por algo)

English-spanish dictionary > recompense
10 ask

1. transitive verb
1) fragen

ask [somebody] a question — [jemandem] eine Frage stellen

ask somebody's name — nach jemandes Namen fragen

ask somebody [something] — jemanden [nach etwas] fragen

ask somebody about something — jemanden nach etwas fragen

I ask you! — (coll.) ich muss schon sagen!

if you ask me — (coll.) [also,] wenn du mich fragst

2) (seek to obtain)

ask something — um etwas bitten

how much are you asking for that car? — wieviel verlangen Sie für das Auto?

ask somebody to do something — jemanden [darum] bitten, etwas zu tun

ask a lot of somebody — viel von jemandem verlangen

asking price — geforderter Preis

it's yours for the asking — du kannst es gern haben

3) (invite) einladen

ask somebody to dinner — jemanden zum Essen einladen

ask somebody out — jemanden einladen
2. intransitive verb
you may well ask — du hast allen Grund zu fragen

ask after somebody/something — nach jemandem/etwas fragen

ask for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden verlangen

ask for it — (coll.): (invite trouble) es herausfordern

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verb

1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) fragen

2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) bitten

3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) einladen

•

- academic.ru/84292/ask_after">ask after
- ask for
- for the asking
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ask

[ɑ:sk, AM æsk]

I. vt

1. (request information)

▪ to \ask [sb] sth [or ( form) sth [of sb]] [jdn] etw fragen

she \asked me about Welsh history sie fragte mich was zur Geschichte von Wales

\ask him why he did it! frag ihn, warum er es getan hat!

to \ask a question [about sth] [zu etw dat] eine Frage stellen

may I \ask you a question? darf ich Sie etwas fragen?

to \ask sb a riddle jdm ein Rätsel stellen

2. (request)

▪ to \ask sth um etw akk bitten

the solicitor \asked that her client should be allowed to make a telephone call die Anwältin bat darum, dass ihr Klient telefonieren dürfe

and you're \asking me to believe that?! und das soll ich glauben?!

to \ask [sb] advice/a favour [jdn] um Rat/einen Gefallen bitten

to \ask sb's opinion jdn um seine Meinung bitten

▪ to \ask sb for sth [or ( form) sth of sb] jdn um etw akk bitten

she \asked me for help sie bat mich, ihr zu helfen

3. (invite)

▪ to \ask sb [to sth] jdn [zu etw dat] einladen

4. (demand a price)

to \ask £50 [for sth] 50 Pfund [für etw akk] verlangen

how much are they \asking for the car? was wollen sie für das Auto haben?

5. (expect)

to \ask too much of sb zu viel von jdm verlangen

that's \asking a lot! Sie verlangen eine ganze Menge!

6.

▶ don't \ask me mich brauchst du nicht zu fragen

▶ I \ask you! ich bitte dich!

▶ if you \ask me wenn du mich fragst

II. vi

1. (request information) fragen

you may well \ask, well may you \ask BRIT ( hum) gute Frage

▪ to \ask about sb/sth nach jdm/etw fragen, sich akk nach jdm/etw erkundigen

how did the meeting go? — don't \ask! wie war das Treffen? — frag bloß nicht!

I was only \asking! war ja nur 'ne Frage! fam

2. (make a request) bitten

if you need help, don't hesitate to \ask [or you only have to \ask] wenn Sie Hilfe brauchen, sagen Sie es nur

I \asked to see my accountant ich bat um einen Termin mit meinem Steuerberater

3. (wish)

▪ to \ask for sth sich dat etw wünschen

who could \ask for anything more? was kann man sich Besseres wünschen?

4. ( fig: take a risk)

▪ to be \asking for sth etw geradezu herausfordern

if you leave your car unlocked, you're simply \asking to have it stolen wenn Sie Ihren Wagen nicht abschließen, laden Sie die Autodiebe ja förmlich ein

you're \asking for trouble du willst wohl Ärger haben!

he's always \asking for trouble er macht immer Ärger

you're \asking for it du willst es ja nicht anders

5.

▶ don't \ask, don't tell policy MIL Politik f des Stillschweigens (über sexuelle Orientierung)

III. n STOCKEX Angebotskurs m, Ask m, Brief m

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[Aːsk]
1. vt

1) (= inquire) fragen; question stellen

to ask sb the way/the time/his opinion — jdn nach dem Weg/der Uhrzeit/seiner Meinung fragen

to ask if... — (nach)fragen, ob...

he asked me where I'd been — er fragte mich, wo ich gewesen sei or wäre (inf) or bin (inf)

if you ask me — wenn du mich fragst

don't ask me! (inf) — frag mich nicht, was weiß ich!

I ask you! (inf) — ich muss schon sagen!

2) (= invite) einladen; (in dancing) auffordern

to ask sb for or to lunch — jdn zum (Mittag)essen einladen

3) (= request) bitten (sb for sth jdn um etw); (= require, demand) verlangen (sth of sb etw von jdm)

to ask sb to do sth — jdn darum bitten, etw zu tun

are you asking me to believe that? — und das soll ich glauben?

all I ask is... — ich will ja nur...

you don't ask for much, do you? (iro) — sonst noch was? (iro), sonst or weiter nichts? (iro)

could I ask your advice? — darf ich Sie um Rat bitten?

he asked to be excused — er bat, ihn zu entschuldigen, er entschuldigte sich

that's asking the impossible — das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit

he asks too much of me — er verlangt zu viel von mir

that's asking too much — das ist zu viel verlangt

4) (COMM) price verlangen, fordern

2. vi

1) (= inquire) fragen

to ask about sb/sth — sich nach jdm/etw erkundigen

ask away! — frag nur!

I only asked —

and what does that mean, may I ask? — und was soll das bedeuten, wenn ich mal fragen darf?

well may you ask — das fragt man sich mit Recht

2) (= request) bitten (for sth um etw)

you just have to ask — du musst nur was sagen (inf), du brauchst nur zu fragen

I'm not asking for sympathy — ich will kein Mitleid

there's no harm in asking — Fragen kostet nichts!

it's yours for the asking —

you are asking for trouble — du willst wohl Ärger haben

if you do that you're asking for trouble — wenn du das tust, dann kriegst du Ärger

that's asking for trouble —

you asked for it (inf) — du hast es ja so gewollt

he's asking for it (inf) — er will es ja so, er will es ja nicht anders

to ask for Mr X — Herrn X verlangen

she was asking for you (Scot) — sie hat sich nach dir erkundigt

to ask for sth back — etw wiederhaben wollen

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ask [ɑːsk; US æsk]

A v/t

1. jemanden fragen, jemandem eine Frage stellen:

if you ask me, … wenn Sie mich fragen, …;

don’t ask me! keine Ahnung!;

I ask you! umg ich muss schon sagen!

2. jemanden fragen nach, sich bei jemandem nach etwas erkundigen:

ask sb the way;

ask sb for advice jemanden um Rat fragen;

ask sb (for) his name jemanden nach seinem Namen fragen;

ask sb’s opinion jemanden um seine Meinung fragen;

ask sb a question jemandem eine Frage stellen;

may I ask you a question? darf ich Sie etwas fragen?;

ask no questions keine Fragen stellen; → another 2, silly A 1

3. etwas erfragen:

ask the time fragen, wie spät es ist;

ask the way sich nach dem Weg erkundigen;

might I ask what …? darf ich fragen, was …?

4. a) bitten um, etwas erbitten:

ask advice einen Rat erbitten

b) auch ask for jemanden bitten oder ersuchen oder angehen um:

ask sb in jemanden hereinbitten;

ask sb out jemanden ausführen;

ask sb for advice jemanden um Rat bitten;

we were asked to believe man wollte uns glauben machen; → favor B 2

5. verlangen, fordern:

ask a high price for sth;

that’s asking too much das ist zu viel verlangt;

ask too much of sb zu viel von jemandem verlangen;

asked (Börse) Brief;

asked price (Börse) Briefkurs m; → world Bes Redew

6. fig erfordern

7. einladen (for, to zu):

ask sb to dinner;

be asked out eingeladen sein

8. obs das Aufgebot verkünden

B v/i

1. fragen, sich erkundigen ( beide:

for, about, after nach):

ask around herumfragen, sich umhören;

tell Tom I was asking for him grüß Tom herzlich von mir;

you may well ask das ist eine gute Frage;

I was only asking war ja nur eine Frage;

why do you ask? warum fragst du?

2. bitten ( for um):

ask for help;

he asked for it ( oder for trouble) umg er wollte es ja so haben, er hat es herausgefordert oder selbst heraufbeschworen;

he’s as good a teacher as you could ask for er ist der beste Lehrer, den man sich vorstellen kann

3. fig verlangen, erfordern ( beide:

for akk):

the matter asks for great care

4. ask for sb jemanden oder nach jemandem verlangen, nach jemandem fragen, jemanden zu sprechen wünschen

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1. transitive verb
1) fragen

ask [somebody] a question — [jemandem] eine Frage stellen

ask somebody's name — nach jemandes Namen fragen

ask somebody [something] — jemanden [nach etwas] fragen

ask somebody about something — jemanden nach etwas fragen

I ask you! — (coll.) ich muss schon sagen!

if you ask me — (coll.) [also,] wenn du mich fragst

2) (seek to obtain)

ask something — um etwas bitten

how much are you asking for that car? — wieviel verlangen Sie für das Auto?

ask somebody to do something — jemanden [darum] bitten, etwas zu tun

ask a lot of somebody — viel von jemandem verlangen

asking price — geforderter Preis

it's yours for the asking — du kannst es gern haben

3) (invite) einladen

ask somebody to dinner — jemanden zum Essen einladen

ask somebody out — jemanden einladen
2. intransitive verb
you may well ask — du hast allen Grund zu fragen

ask after somebody/something — nach jemandem/etwas fragen

ask for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden verlangen

ask for it — (coll.): (invite trouble) es herausfordern

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(for) v.

bitten (um) v.

erfragen v.

fordern v.

fragen (nach) v. v.

auffordern v.

bitten v.

(§ p.,pp.: bat, gebeten)

fragen v.

verlangen v.

English-german dictionary > ask
11 save

I
1. seiv verb
1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) salvar, rescatar

2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) ahorrar, guardar, economizar

3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) ahorrar

4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) parar, impedir que se marque un gol

5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) salvar

6) (to keep data in the computer.) guardar, archivar

2. noun
((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) parada

- saver
- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up
II seiv preposition, conjunction
(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) excepto

save vb

1. salvar

he saved my life me salvó la vida

2. ahorrar

I'm saving to buy a house estoy ahorrando para comprar una casa

if we go by underground we'll save time si vamos en metro ahorraremos tiempo

3. guardar

save some sweets for tomorrow guarda algunos caramelos para mañana

4. guardar / archivar

save your work before you exit the program guarda el trabajo antes de salir del programa

5. evitar

it'll save us a lot of trouble nos evitará muchas molestias

6. parar

the goalkeeper saved the goal el portero paró el gol

El gerundio de save se escribe saving

save

tr[seɪv]

transitive verb

1 (rescue) salvar ( from, de), rescatar ( from, de); (preserve) salvar ( from, de)

■ you saved my life! ¡me has salvado la vida!

2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL salvar

3 (not spend - money) ahorrar

■ I've saved $200 towards my holidays he ahorrado $200 para las vacaciones

4 (not waste - fuel, work, money) ahorrar; (time) ahorrar, ahorrarse, ganar

■ we must all make an effort to save water todos debemos esforzarnos por ahorrar agua

5 (keep, put by - food, strength) guardar, reservar; (- stamps) coleccionar

■ save me a seat guárdame un asiento

■ he's saving his strength for later se guarda las fuerzas para luego

6 (avoid) evitar, ahorrar

■ it saved us a lot of trouble nos evitó muchas molestias, nos ahorró muchas molestias

7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (goal) parar

8 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL guardar, archivar

intransitive verb

1 (not spend) ahorrar (up, -)

■ we're saving up to buy a flat ahorramos para comprar un piso

2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL salvar

noun

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL parada

preposition

1 formal use (except) salvo, excepto

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

God save the Queen Dios salve a la Reina

to save somebody's bacon salvarle el pellejo a alguien

to save face salvar las apariencias

to save one's breath no gastar saliva

to save one's hide/neck/skin salvar el pellejo

to save the day salvar la situación

save ['seɪv] vt, saved ; saving

1) rescue: salvar, rescatar

2) preserve: preservar, conservar

3) keep: guardar, ahorrar (dinero), almacenar (alimentos)

save prep

except: salvo, excepto, menos

save

conj.

• a no ser que conj.

prep.

• excepto prep.

• salvo prep.

v.

• ahorrar v.

• economizar v.

• escasear v.

• guardar v.

• libertar v.

• salvar v.

I
1. seɪv
transitive verb

1)

a) (rescue, preserve) \<\<job/reputation/marriage\>\> salvar

rescue workers saved 20 people — los trabajadores del servicio de salvamento rescataron a 20 personas

to save something/somebody FROM something/-ING — salvar algo/a alguien de algo/ + inf

to save somebody from herself/himself — impedir* que alguien siga haciéndose daño

God save the King/Queen! — Dios salve or guarde al Rey/a la Reina!

to save one's bacon o neck o skin — (colloq) salvar el pellejo (fam)

b) ( redeem) \<\<soul/sinner\>\> salvar, redimir

2)

a) ( be economical with) \<\<money/fuel/space/time\>\> ahorrar

b) (spare, avoid) \<\<trouble/expense/embarrassment\>\> ahorrar, evitar

to save (somebody) something/-ING: drip-drying the shirts saves ironing them si dejas escurrir las camisas, te evitas or te ahorras tener que plancharlas; it will save you a journey — te ahorrarás un viaje

3)

a) (keep, put aside) guardar; \<\<money\>\> ahorrar

don't eat it now; save it for later — no te lo comas ahora; déjalo para luego

to save oneself for somebody/something — reservarse para alguien/algo

to save one's energy/strength — guardarse las energías/las fuerzas

to save one's breath — (colloq) no gastar saliva (fam)

b) ( Comput) guardar, almacenar

4) ( Sport) \<\<shot/penalty\>\> salvar

2.

vi ahorrar

to save ON something — ahorrar algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- save up

II

noun parada f

III

preposition (frml)

a) ( apart from)

save (for) — salvo, excepto, con excepción de

b)

save for — ( if it weren't for)

he would have died, save for the fact that... — se habría muerto, si no hubiera sido porque... or de no haber sido porque...

I [seɪv]
1. VT

1) (=rescue) [+ person in danger] rescatar, salvar; [+ lives, jobs] salvar; (Rel) [+ soul] salvar

she wants to save the world — quiere salvar el mundo

firefighters were unable to save the children — los bomberos no pudieron rescatar or salvar a los niños

they accepted a pay cut to save their jobs — han aceptado una reducción de sueldo para salvar sus puestos de trabajo

• to save the day or the situation, reinforcements sent by the Allies saved the day — los refuerzos que enviaron los Aliados los sacaron del apuro

• to save face — guardar las apariencias

• to save sth/sb from sth/doing sth, he saved the company from bankruptcy — salvó a la empresa de la bancarrota

he saved me from falling/drowning — me salvó de caerme/de morir ahogado, impidió que me cayera/que muriera ahogado

you have to save these people from themselves — tienes que salvar a esta gente del daño de sus propias acciones

• to save sb's life — salvar la vida a algn

I can't sing to save my life — soy una negada para cantar *

• I put out a hand to save myself — estiré el brazo y me agarré con la mano para salvarme de una caída

- save one's bacon or one's own skin

all he's bothered about is saving his own skin — lo único que le importa es salvar el pellejo *

- save sb's ass or butt

2) (=preserve, conserve)

to save a building for posterity — conservar un edificio para la posteridad

I'm saving my voice for the concert — estoy reservando la voz para el concierto

• to save o.s. for sth — reservarse para algo

• God save the Queen! — ¡Dios salve or guarde a la Reina!

• to save one's strength (for sth) — conservar or reservar (las) fuerzas (para algo)

3) (=keep, put aside) (gen) guardar; [+ money] (also: save up) ahorrar

to save sb sth, to save sth for sb — guardar algo a algn

we've saved you a piece of cake — te hemos guardado un pedazo de tarta

• to save sth till last — guardar algo para el final

he saved the best till last, scoring two goals in the final ten minutes — guardó lo mejor para el final, marcando dos goles en los últimos diez minutos

• save me a seat — guárdame un asiento

• if you save six tokens you get a free book — si junta or reúne seis vales, recibirá un libro gratis

4) (=not spend) [+ time] ahorrar, ganar; [+ money] ahorrar; [+ trouble] evitar, ahorrar

we did it to save time — lo hicimos para ahorrar or ganar tiempo

it saved us a lot of trouble — nos evitó or ahorró muchas molestias

it will save me an hour — ganaré una hora

that way you save £10 — así (te) ahorras 10 libras

it saves fuel — economiza or ahorra combustible

to save sb (from) sth/doing sth: it saves me (from) having to make a decision — me ahorra or evita tener que tomar una decisión

I'll take him, it'll save you the journey — yo lo llevaré, así te ahorras or evitas el viaje

- save your breath

5) (Sport) [+ penalty, shot] parar

• to save a goal — hacer una parada, parar un disparo a gol

6) (Comput) archivar, guardar

2. VI

1) (also: save up) ahorrar

• he's saving for a new bike — está ahorrando (dinero) para (comprarse) una bici nueva

2) (=economize)

• to save on sth, to save on petrol — ahorrar gasolina

the new system saves on staff time — el nuevo sistema economiza el tiempo del personal

appliances that save on housework — aparatos que aligeran las tareas domésticas

3) (US) (=keep) [food] conservarse, aguantar *

3.

N (Sport) parada f

• to make a save — hacer una parada
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II

[seɪv]
PREP liter salvo
all save one — todos excepto or menos uno

save for — excepto

save that... — excepto que...

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I
1. [seɪv]
transitive verb

1)

a) (rescue, preserve) \<\<job/reputation/marriage\>\> salvar

rescue workers saved 20 people — los trabajadores del servicio de salvamento rescataron a 20 personas

to save something/somebody FROM something/-ING — salvar algo/a alguien de algo/ + inf

to save somebody from herself/himself — impedir* que alguien siga haciéndose daño

God save the King/Queen! — Dios salve or guarde al Rey/a la Reina!

to save one's bacon o neck o skin — (colloq) salvar el pellejo (fam)

b) ( redeem) \<\<soul/sinner\>\> salvar, redimir

2)

a) ( be economical with) \<\<money/fuel/space/time\>\> ahorrar

b) (spare, avoid) \<\<trouble/expense/embarrassment\>\> ahorrar, evitar

to save (somebody) something/-ING: drip-drying the shirts saves ironing them si dejas escurrir las camisas, te evitas or te ahorras tener que plancharlas; it will save you a journey — te ahorrarás un viaje

3)

a) (keep, put aside) guardar; \<\<money\>\> ahorrar

don't eat it now; save it for later — no te lo comas ahora; déjalo para luego

to save oneself for somebody/something — reservarse para alguien/algo

to save one's energy/strength — guardarse las energías/las fuerzas

to save one's breath — (colloq) no gastar saliva (fam)

b) ( Comput) guardar, almacenar

4) ( Sport) \<\<shot/penalty\>\> salvar

2.

vi ahorrar

to save ON something — ahorrar algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- save up

II

noun parada f

III

preposition (frml)

a) ( apart from)

save (for) — salvo, excepto, con excepción de

b)

save for — ( if it weren't for)

he would have died, save for the fact that... — se habría muerto, si no hubiera sido porque... or de no haber sido porque...

English-spanish dictionary > save
12 put

put
present participle - putting; verb

1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) poner, colocar

2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) presentar

3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) expresar

4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) poner; escribir

5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) echar al mar

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- put-on
- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with

put vb

1. poner / colocar

she put the money on the table puso el dinero sobre la mesa

2. meter

he put his hand in his pocket metió la mano en el bolsillo

El pasado y participio pasado de put es put; el gerundio se escribe putting

put

tr[pʊt]

transitive verb (pt & pp put, ger putting)

1 (gen) poner; (place) colocar; (add) echar, añadir; (place inside) meter, poner

■ where did you put the matches? ¿dónde has puesto las cerillas?

■ she put the vase on the table puso el florero en la mesa

■ don't put too much salt in it no le eches demasiada sal

■ I put the letter in the envelope metí la carta en el sobre

■ she put her arms round him lo abrazó

■ Fred put his head round the door Fred asomó la cabeza por la puerta

2 (write, mark) poner, apuntar, escribir

■ what did you put for number six? ¿qué pusiste en el número seis?

3 (cause to be) poner

■ this puts me in a difficult position esto me pone en una situación difícil

■ he put other people's lives in danger puso la vida de otras personas en peligro

■ what's put you in such a bad mood ¿qué te ha puesto de tan mal humor?

4 (rate, classify) poner

■ I'd put him among the top ten cyclists yo lo pondría entre los diez mejores ciclistas

■ she puts her family before her job antepone su familia al trabajo

5 (express) expresar, decir

■ how shall I put it? ¿cómo te lo diría?

■ you put that very well lo has expresado muy bien

6 (calculate, estimate) calcular

■ I'd put the cost at 100 pounds yo diría que cuesta 100 libras

■ she put his age at 50 le echó 50 años

7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (shot) lanzar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be hard put to do something serle difícil a uno hacer algo

to not know where to put oneself no saber dónde ponerse, no saber dónde esconderse

to put an end to something acabar con algo, poner fin a algo

to put in a good word for somebody recomendar a alguien

to not put it past somebody (to do something) creer a alguien muy capaz (de hacer algo)

to put one over on somebody engañar a alguien

to put paid to something estropear algo

to put something right arreglar algo

to put somebody on the train, plane, etc acompañar a alguien al tren, al avión, etc

to put somebody to bed acostar a alguien

to put somebody to death ejecutar a alguien

to put somebody up to something incitar a alguien a hacer algo

to put something out to contract subcontratar algo

to put something to good use hacer buen uso de algo

to put the blame on somebody echar la culpa a alguien

to put two and two together atar cabos

to put something up for sale poner algo en venta

to stay put quedarse quieto,-a

put ['pʊt] v, put ; putting vt

1) place: poner, colocar

put it on the table: ponlo en la mesa

2) insert: meter

3) (indicating causation of a state or feeling) : poner

it put her in a good mood: la puso de buen humor

to put into effect: poner en práctica

4) impose: imponer

they put a tax on it: lo gravaron con un impuesto

5) subject: someter, poner

to put to the test: poner a prueba

to put to death: ejecutar

6) express: expresar, decir

he put it simply: lo dijo sencillamente

7) apply: aplicar

to put one's mind to something: proponerse hacer algo

8) set: poner

I put him to work: lo puse a trabajar

9) attach: dar

to put a high value on: dar gran valor a

10) present: presentar, exponer

to put a question to someone: hacer una pregunta a alguien

put vi

1)

to put to sea : hacerse a la mar

2)

to put up with : aguantar, soportar

put

adj.

• puesto, -a adj.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to put")

• colocar v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: put) = lanzar v.

• meter v.

• poner v.

(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-

pp: puesto

fut/c: pondr-•)

• situar v.

pʊt
1.

1) (pres p putting; past & past p put) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( place) poner*; (with care, precision etc) colocar*, poner*; ( inside something) meter, poner*

to put something in the oven — poner* or meter algo en el horno

did you put salt in it? — ¿le pusiste or le echaste sal?

he put it in his mouth — se lo puso en la boca

I put myself on the list — me apunté or me puse en la lista

put yourself in my place — ponte en mi lugar

she put the bottle to her lips — se llevó la botella a los labios

I put her on the train — la acompañé hasta el tren

not to know where to put oneself o (AmE also) one's face (colloq) — no saber* dónde ponerse or meterse

to put something behind one — olvidar or superar algo

b) (install, fit) poner*

we put a shower in the bathroom — pusimos una ducha en el baño

3)

a) ( thrust)

he put his arms around her — la abrazó

she put her head around the door/out of the window — asomó la cabeza por la puerta/por la ventana

b) (send, propel)

he put the ball into the net — lanzó la pelota a la red

c) ( Sport)

to put the shot — lanzar* el peso

4)

a) ( rank) poner*

she puts herself first — se pone ella primero or en primer lugar

to put something above/before something: I put honesty above all other virtues para mí la honestidad está por encima de todas las demás virtudes or por encima de todo; he puts his art before everything else — antepone su arte a todo

b) (in competition, league)

this victory puts them in o into the lead — con esta victoria pasan a ocupar la delantera

c) ( estimate)

he puts the cost somewhat higher — calcula que el costo sería algo mayor

to put something at something: I'd put the figure at closer to $40,000 — yo diría que la cifra es más cercana a los 40.000 dólares

Sense II

5) ( cause to be) poner*

the doctor put me on a diet — el doctor me puso a régimen

it's not easy to put it into English — no es fácil traducirlo al inglés

to put something to good use — \<\<time/ability/object\>\> hacer* buen uso de algo

6) (make undergo, cause to do)

to put somebody to something: I don't want to put you to any trouble no quiero causarle ninguna molestia; I put her to work — la puse a trabajar; death, shame I 1), test I 1) b) etc

Sense III

7)

a) (attribute, assign)

to put something on something: I couldn't put a price on it no sabría decir cuánto vale; I put a high value on our friendship — valoro mucho nuestra amistad

b) ( impose)

to put something on something/somebody: they put a special duty on these goods gravaron estos artículos con un impuesto especial; to put the blame on somebody echarle la culpa a algn, culpar a algn; it put a great strain on their relationship — eso sometió su relación a una gran tensión

8)

a) (instill, infect)

to put something in(to) something: who put that idea into your head? — ¿quién te metió esa idea en la cabeza?

b) ( cause to have)

to put something in(to) something: the fresh air put some color into his cheeks — el aire fresco les dio un poco de color a sus mejillas

9)

a) ( invest)

to put something into something — \<\<money\>\> invertir* algo en algo

I've put a lot of time into it — le he dedicado mucho tiempo

she had put a lot of thought into it — lo había pensado mucho

b) (bet, stake)

to put something on something — \<\<money\>\> apostar* or jugarse* algo a algo

c) ( contribute)

to put something toward something — contribuir* con algo a algo, poner* algo para algo

10) (fix, repose)

to put something in something/somebody: I put my trust in you puse or (liter) deposité mi confianza en ti; I don't put much faith in conventional medicine — no le tengo mucha fe a la medicina convencional

Sense IV

11) ( present) \<\<views/case\>\> exponer*, presentar; \<\<proposal\>\> presentar

to put something to somebody: to put a question to somebody hacerle* una pregunta a algn; the employers' offer will be put to a mass meeting la oferta de la patronal será sometida a votación en una asamblea; I put it to you that... — (frml) mi opinión es que...

12) (write, indicate, mark) poner*

what shall I put? — ¿qué pongo?

she put a line through the word — tachó la palabra

13) ( express) decir*

how shall I put it? — cómo te diría?

(let me) put it this way: I wouldn't invite him again — te digo lo siguiente: no lo volvería a invitar

to put something well/badly — expresar algo bien/mal

2.

put vi ( Naut)

to put to sea — hacerse* a la mar, zarpar

Phrasal Verbs:

- put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put by

- put down

- put forward

- put in

- put off

- put on

- put out

- put over

- put past

- put through

- put together

- put under

- put up

- put up to

- put up with

[pʊt] (pt, pp put)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
For set combinations consisting of put + noun, eg put a price on, put a strain on, put an end to, put at risk, put out of business, put in touch with look up the noun. For put + adverb/preposition combinations, see also phrasal verbs.
1) (=place, thrust)

a) (physically) poner; (with precision) colocar; (=insert) meter, introducir more frm; (=leave) dejar

• I put a serviette by each plate — puse or coloqué una servilleta junto a cada plato

• put it in the drawer — ponlo en el cajón

she put the chairs in a circle — puso or colocó las sillas en círculo

shall I put milk in your coffee? — ¿te pongo leche en el café?

you haven't put any salt in it — no le has puesto nada de sal

to put an advertisement in the paper — poner un anuncio en el periódico

he put a coin in the slot — puso or metió or more frm introdujo una moneda en la ranura

he put the letter in his pocket — se metió la carta en el bolsillo

he put the ball in the net — metió el balón en la red

to put sb in a home — ingresar a algn en una residencia

you should put your money in a bank — deberías poner or more frm depositar el dinero en un banco

• I put a sheet of paper into the typewriter — puse or coloqué una hoja de papel en la máquina de escribir

I put my hand into the sack — metí la mano en el saco

• he put his keys on the table — puso or dejó las llaves en la mesa

I put some more coal on the fire — puse or eché más carbón en el fuego

she put her head on my shoulder — apoyó or recostó la cabeza en mi hombro

my brother put me on the train — mi hermano me dejó en el tren

to put a button on a shirt — coser un botón en una camisa

• she put her head out of the window — asomó la cabeza por la ventana

• he put his hand over his mouth — se tapó la boca con la mano, se puso la mano en la boca

• he put his head round the door — asomó la cabeza por la puerta

• put it there! * — (handshake) ¡chócala! *

• I put my fist through the window — rompí la ventana con el puño

she put a bullet through his head — le metió una bala por la cabeza

• he put the shell to his ear — se puso or se acercó la concha al oído

- put yourself in my place

- I didn't know where to put myself
bed 1., 1), flight II, stay I, 1., 1), a)
b) (with abstract nouns)
Some put + noun combinations require a more specific Spanish verb. For very set combinations look up the noun.
• the syllabus puts a lot of emphasis on languages — el programa (de estudios) hace or pone mucho énfasis en los idiomas

• I wouldn't put any faith in what he says — yo no creería lo que dice, yo no tendría ninguna confianza en lo que dice

• you can put that idea out of your head — ya te puedes quitar esa idea de la cabeza

• this puts the responsibility on drivers to be aware of the law — esto responsabiliza a los conductores de estar enterados de la ley
blame 1., figure 1., 6), trust 1., 1), tax 1., 1)
2) (=cause to be) poner

• to put sb in a good/bad mood — poner a algn de buen/mal humor

this puts me in a very awkward position — esto me pone or deja en una situación muy difícil

his win today puts him in second place overall — la victoria de hoy le pone or coloca en segunda posición en la clasificación general

to put sb in charge of sth — poner a algn a cargo de algo

• to put sb on a diet — poner a algn a dieta or a régimen

the doctor has put me on antibiotics — el doctor me ha recetado antibióticos

3) (=cause to undertake)

• to put sb to sth: it put us to a lot of extra expense — nos supuso muchos gastos adicionales

• I don't want to put you to any trouble — no quiero causarte ninguna molestia

• she put him to work immediately — lo puso a trabajar en seguida

4) (=express) decir

I don't quite know how to put this — la verdad, no sé cómo decir esto

you can put all that in two words — todo eso se puede decir en dos palabras

• as Shakespeare puts it — como dice Shakespeare

• to put it bluntly — para decirlo claramente, hablando en plata *

• I find it hard to put into words — me resulta difícil expresarlo con palabras

to put sth into French — traducir algo al francés

• how shall I put it? — ¿cómo lo diría?

let me put it this way... — digámoslo de esta manera..., por decirlo de alguna manera...

to put it another way, it'll save you three hours — por decirlo de otra manera, te ahorrará tres horas

try putting it another way — trata de decirlo de otra manera

• to put it simply — para decirlo sencillamente

5) (=write) poner, escribir

what do you want me to put? — ¿qué quieres que ponga or escriba?

put your name at the top of the paper — ponga or escriba su nombre en la parte superior del papel

put the title in capital letters — pon or escribe el título en letras mayúsculas

to put sth in writing — poner algo por escrito

• I've put you on the waiting list — le he puesto en la lista de espera

put it on my account — (Comm) cárguelo a mi cuenta

• he put a line through the offending paragraph — tachó el párrafo controvertido

• to put one's signature to sth — firmar algo

6) (=invest) invertir

• to put money into a company — invertir dinero en una compañía

he put all his savings into the project — invirtió todos sus ahorros en el proyecto

I put most of the money into shares — invertí la mayor parte del dinero en acciones

I've put a lot of time and effort into this — he invertido un montón de tiempo y esfuerzo en esto, le he dedicado a esto mucho tiempo y esfuerzo

she has put a lot into the relationship — se ha esforzado mucho en su relación

"I'm not getting much out of this course" - "well, you're not putting much into it, are you?" — -no estoy sacando mucho de este curso -tampoco es que te estés esforzando mucho, ¿no?

7) (=contribute)

• to put sth towards sth — contribuir (con) algo hacia algo

I'll pay for the bike but you'll have to put something towards it — yo pagaré la bici pero tú tienes que contribuir con algo

I'm going to put the money towards a holiday — voy a poner or guardar el dinero para unas vacaciones

8) (=expound, submit) [+ views] expresar, exponer

this will give people an opportunity to put their views — esto dará a la gente la oportunidad de expresar or exponer sus puntos de vista

he puts the case for a change in the law — plantea or expone argumentos a favor de un cambio en la ley

she puts a convincing case — presenta or da argumentos convincentes

• the proposal was put before Parliament — la propuesta se presentó ante el parlamento

• to put sth to sb, how will you put it to him? — ¿cómo se lo vas a decir or comunicar?

put it to him gently — díselo suavemente

I put it to you that... — les sugiero que...

to put a question to sb — hacer una pregunta a algn

the chairman put the proposal to the committee — el presidente sometió la propuesta a votación en el comité

we shall have to put it to our members — tendremos que someterlo a la votación de nuestros miembros

9) (=estimate)

• they put the loss at around £50,000 — calcularon or valoraron las pérdidas en unas 50.000 libras

his fortune is put at 3 billion — se calcula or valora su fortuna en 3 billones

the number of dead was put at 6,000 — se calculó or estimó el número de muertos en 6.000

I would put him at 40 — diría que tiene unos 40 años

• some put the figure as high as 20,000 — algunos estiman que la cifra llega hasta 20.000

10) (=rank)

• he put himself above the law — creía estar por encima de la ley

• I wouldn't put him among the greatest poets — yo no le pondría entre los más grandes poetas

• we should never put money before happiness — no deberíamos nunca anteponer el dinero a la felicidad

I put the needs of my children before anything else — para mí las necesidades de mis hijos van por delante de todo lo demás or son más importantes que todo lo demás

• she has always put her career first — para ella su carrera siempre ha sido lo primero

11) (=set)

• she put my brother against me — puso a mi hermano en contra mía

• to put a watch to the right time — poner un reloj en hora

to put the words to music — poner música a la letra

12) (=throw)

• to put the shot — (Sport) lanzar el peso

13) (St Ex) (=offer to sell) [+ stock, security] declararse vendedor de

14) (=bet)
see put on
2.

INTRANSITIVE VERB
(Naut)
• to put into port — entrar a puerto

the ship put into Southampton — el barco entró a or en Southampton

• to put to sea — hacerse a la mar

3.

COMPOUND

put option N — (St Ex) opción f de venta a precio fijado

- put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put back on

- put behind

- put by

- put down

- put down as

- put down to

- put forth

- put forward

- put in

- put in for

- put off

- put on

- put onto

- put out

- put over

- put through

- put together

- put up

- put upon

- put up to

- put up with

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[pʊt]
1.

1) (pres p putting; past & past p put) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( place) poner*; (with care, precision etc) colocar*, poner*; ( inside something) meter, poner*

to put something in the oven — poner* or meter algo en el horno

did you put salt in it? — ¿le pusiste or le echaste sal?

he put it in his mouth — se lo puso en la boca

I put myself on the list — me apunté or me puse en la lista

put yourself in my place — ponte en mi lugar

she put the bottle to her lips — se llevó la botella a los labios

I put her on the train — la acompañé hasta el tren

not to know where to put oneself o (AmE also) one's face (colloq) — no saber* dónde ponerse or meterse

to put something behind one — olvidar or superar algo

b) (install, fit) poner*

we put a shower in the bathroom — pusimos una ducha en el baño

3)

a) ( thrust)

he put his arms around her — la abrazó

she put her head around the door/out of the window — asomó la cabeza por la puerta/por la ventana

b) (send, propel)

he put the ball into the net — lanzó la pelota a la red

c) ( Sport)

to put the shot — lanzar* el peso

4)

a) ( rank) poner*

she puts herself first — se pone ella primero or en primer lugar

to put something above/before something: I put honesty above all other virtues para mí la honestidad está por encima de todas las demás virtudes or por encima de todo; he puts his art before everything else — antepone su arte a todo

b) (in competition, league)

this victory puts them in o into the lead — con esta victoria pasan a ocupar la delantera

c) ( estimate)

he puts the cost somewhat higher — calcula que el costo sería algo mayor

to put something at something: I'd put the figure at closer to $40,000 — yo diría que la cifra es más cercana a los 40.000 dólares

Sense II

5) ( cause to be) poner*

the doctor put me on a diet — el doctor me puso a régimen

it's not easy to put it into English — no es fácil traducirlo al inglés

to put something to good use — \<\<time/ability/object\>\> hacer* buen uso de algo

6) (make undergo, cause to do)

to put somebody to something: I don't want to put you to any trouble no quiero causarle ninguna molestia; I put her to work — la puse a trabajar; death, shame I 1), test I 1) b) etc

Sense III

7)

a) (attribute, assign)

to put something on something: I couldn't put a price on it no sabría decir cuánto vale; I put a high value on our friendship — valoro mucho nuestra amistad

b) ( impose)

to put something on something/somebody: they put a special duty on these goods gravaron estos artículos con un impuesto especial; to put the blame on somebody echarle la culpa a algn, culpar a algn; it put a great strain on their relationship — eso sometió su relación a una gran tensión

8)

a) (instill, infect)

to put something in(to) something: who put that idea into your head? — ¿quién te metió esa idea en la cabeza?

b) ( cause to have)

to put something in(to) something: the fresh air put some color into his cheeks — el aire fresco les dio un poco de color a sus mejillas

9)

a) ( invest)

to put something into something — \<\<money\>\> invertir* algo en algo

I've put a lot of time into it — le he dedicado mucho tiempo

she had put a lot of thought into it — lo había pensado mucho

b) (bet, stake)

to put something on something — \<\<money\>\> apostar* or jugarse* algo a algo

c) ( contribute)

to put something toward something — contribuir* con algo a algo, poner* algo para algo

10) (fix, repose)

to put something in something/somebody: I put my trust in you puse or (liter) deposité mi confianza en ti; I don't put much faith in conventional medicine — no le tengo mucha fe a la medicina convencional

Sense IV

11) ( present) \<\<views/case\>\> exponer*, presentar; \<\<proposal\>\> presentar

to put something to somebody: to put a question to somebody hacerle* una pregunta a algn; the employers' offer will be put to a mass meeting la oferta de la patronal será sometida a votación en una asamblea; I put it to you that... — (frml) mi opinión es que...

12) (write, indicate, mark) poner*

what shall I put? — ¿qué pongo?

she put a line through the word — tachó la palabra

13) ( express) decir*

how shall I put it? — cómo te diría?

(let me) put it this way: I wouldn't invite him again — te digo lo siguiente: no lo volvería a invitar

to put something well/badly — expresar algo bien/mal

2.

put vi ( Naut)

to put to sea — hacerse* a la mar, zarpar

Phrasal Verbs:

- put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put by

- put down

- put forward

- put in

- put off

- put on

- put out

- put over

- put past

- put through

- put together

- put under

- put up

- put up to

- put up with

English-spanish dictionary > put
13 land

1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. (solid part of the earth) Land, das

by land — auf dem Landweg

on land — zu Lande; (not in air) auf dem Boden; (not in or on water) an Land

2) no indef. art. (expanse of country) Land, das

see how the land lies — (fig.) herausfinden, wie die Dinge liegen; see also academic.ru/42780/lie">lie II 1. 1)

3) no pl., no indef. art. (ground for farming or building, property) Land, das

work the land — das Land bebauen

live off the land — sich von dem ernähren, was das Land hergibt

4) (country) Land, das

the greatest in the land — der/die Größte im ganzen Land
2. transitive verb
1) (set ashore) [an]landen [Truppen, Passagiere, Waren, Fang]

2) (Aeronaut.) landen [[Wasser]flugzeug]

3) (bring into a situation)

land oneself in trouble — sich in Schwierigkeiten bringen; sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln (ugs.)

land somebody in [the thick of] it — jemanden [ganz schön] reinreiten (salopp)

4) (deal) landen [Schlag]

land somebody one — jemandem einen Schlag verpassen (ugs.)

5) (burden)

land somebody with something, land something on somebody — jemandem etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)

be landed with somebody/something — jemanden auf dem Hals haben (ugs.) /etwas aufgehalst bekommen (ugs.)

6)

land a fish — einen Fisch an Land ziehen

7) (fig.): (succeed in obtaining) an Land ziehen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb
1) [Boot usw.:] anlegen, landen; [Passagier:] aussteigen ( from aus)

we landed at Dieppe — wir gingen in Dieppe an Land

2) (Aeronaut.) landen; (on water) [auf dem Wasser] aufsetzen

be about to land — zur Landung angesetzt haben; gerade landen

3) (alight) landen; [Ball:] aufkommen

land on one's feet — auf den Füßen landen; (fig.) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen

Phrasal Verbs:

- land back

- land up

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[lænd] 1. noun
1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) das Land

2) (a country: foreign lands.) das Land

3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) das Land

4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) das Land
2. verb
1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) landen

2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) landen

3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) in Schwierigkeiten etc. bringen

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[-rouvə]

noun

(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.) der Landrover

- landing
- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies
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land

[lænd]

I. n

1. no pl (not water) Land nt

to have dry \land under one's feet festen Boden unter den Füßen haben

to sight \land Land sichten

to travel by \land auf dem Landweg reisen

on \land an Land

2. no pl also AGR (ground) Land nt; (soil) Boden m

building \land Bauland nt

agricultural [or arable] [or farm] \land Ackerland nt, landwirtschaftliche Nutzfläche[n] f[pl] fachspr

piece/plot of \land (for building) Grundstück nt; (for farming) Stück nt Land

waste \land Brachland nt, Ödland nt fachspr

to live off the \land von selbsterwirtschafteten Produkten leben

to work [on] [or to farm] the \land Ackerbau treiben

3. no pl (countryside)

▪ the \land das Land

to move back to the \land zurück aufs Land ziehen

4. (particular area of ground) Grundstück nt

▪ \lands pl (real estate) Grundbesitz m; (extensive estates) Ländereien pl

get off my \land! verschwinden Sie von meinem Grundstück!

building \land Baugründstück nt

private \land Privatbesitz m

state \land[s] AM staatlicher Grundbesitz

5. (country, region) Land nt; ( fig: world) Welt f

to live in a fantasy \land in einer Fantasiewelt leben

the L\land of the Midnight Sun das Land der Mitternachtssonne

the L\land of the Rising Sun das Land der aufgehenden Sonne

6. AM ( euph: Lord)

for \land's sake um Gottes Willen

7. TECH (in a gun) Feld nt fachspr

8.

▶ to be in the \land of the living ( hum) unter den Lebenden sein [o geh weilen] hum

▶ the \land of [or flowing with] milk and honey das Land, wo Milch und Honig fließt

▶ to be in the L\land of Nod BRIT ( dated) im Land der Träume sein

▶ to see [or find out] how the \land lies die Lage sondieren [o peilen

II. n modifier

1. MIL (attack, manoeuvre) Boden-

2. also AGR (soil) (excavation) Boden-

3. (real estate) (law, price, purchase) Grundstücks-

\land agent BRIT Grundstücksmakler(in) m(f)

\land property Grundbesitz m

\land registry Grundbuchamt nt

4. (not water) (crab, wind) Land-

III. vi

1. AVIAT, AEROSP landen

to \land on the moon auf dem Mond landen

to come in to \land zur Landung ansetzen

2. NAUT vessel anlegen, anlanden; people an Land gehen

3. (come down, fall, move to)

▪ to \land in/on sth in/auf etw dat landen

the bird escaped from the cat and \landed safely on the garden fence der Vogel entkam der Katze und landete sicher auf dem Gartenzaun

the plates \landed on the ground with a loud crash die Teller landeten mit einem lauten Knall auf dem Boden

to \land on one's feet auf den Füßen landen; ( fig) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen fig

to \land on the floor [or ground] auf dem Boden landen

to \land on a square (in games) auf einem Feld landen

▪ to \land outside sth außerhalb einer S. gen landen

the ball \landed outside the line der Ball landete außerhalb der Linie

4. (hit) blow, punch sitzen

if his punch had \landed... wenn sein Schlag getroffen hätte...

5. ( fam: end up, arrive) landen fam

why do the difficult translations always \land on my desk? warum landen die schwierigen Übersetzungen immer auf meinem Tisch? fam

this report \landed on my desk this morning dieser Bericht landete heute Morgen auf meinem Tisch fam

IV. vt

1. (bring onto land)

to \land an aircraft [or a plane] ein Flugzeug landen

to \land a boat ein Boot an Land ziehen

to \land a fish einen Fisch an Land ziehen

to \land a plane on water mit einem Flugzeug auf dem Wasser landen, ein Flugzeug wassern fachspr

2. (unload)

▪ to \land sth etw an Land bringen

to \land a cargo eine Ladung löschen

to \land fish [at the port] Fisch anlanden

to \land passengers Passagiere von Bord [gehen] lassen

to \land troops Truppen anlanden

3. ( fam: obtain)

▪ to \land sth contract, offer, job etw an Land ziehen fig fam

to \land oneself a good job sich dat einen guten Job angeln fam

4. ( fam: burden)

▪ to \land sb with sth jdm etw aufhalsen fam

I've been \landed with the job of sorting out his mistakes ich habe es aufgehalst bekommen, seine Fehler auszubügeln fam

▪ to be \landed with sb jdn am Hals haben fam

5. ( fam: place)

▪ to \land sb in sth jdn in etw akk bringen

she was arrested and \landed in jail sie wurde verhaftet und ins Gefängnis gesteckt fam

that could have \landed you in jail deswegen hättest du im Gefängnis landen können fam

the demonstration \landed some of the protesters in jail einige Demonstranten wurden während der Kundgebung in Haft genommen

you've really \landed me in it! da hast du mich aber ganz schön reingeritten! fam

to \land sb in bankruptcy jdn Bankrott machen

to \land sb in serious trouble jdn in ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten bringen

6.

▶ to \land oneself/sb in hot [or deep] water sich selbst/jdn in große Schwierigkeiten bringen

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[lnd]
1. n

1) (= not sea) Land nt

by land — auf dem Landweg

by land and sea — zu Land und zu Wasser

as they approached land — als sie sich dem Land näherten

to see how the land lies (lit) — das Gelände erkunden or auskundschaften; (fig) die Lage sondieren or peilen

the lay or lie of the land (lit) —

until I've seen the lay or lie of the land (fig) for land's sake ( US inf ) —, inf ) um Himmels willen

See:

→ dry land

2) (= nation, region also fig) Land nt

to be in the land of the living — unter den Lebenden sein

3) (as property) Grund und Boden m; (= estates) Ländereien pl

to own land — Land besitzen

she's bought a piece of land — sie hat ein Stück Land or (for building) ein Grundstück gekauft

get off my land! — verschwinden Sie von meinem Grundstück or von meinem Grund und Boden!

4) (AGR) Land nt; (= soil) Boden m

to return to the land — zur Scholle zurückkehren

to work on the land — das Land bebauen

the drift from the land — die Landflucht

2. vt

1) (NAUT) passengers absetzen, von Bord gehen lassen; troops landen; goods an Land bringen, löschen; fish at port anlanden; boat an Land ziehen

he landed the boat on the beach — er zog das Boot an den Strand

2) (AVIAT) passengers absetzen, von Bord gehen lassen; troops landen; goods abladen

to land a plane —

the helicopter landed a doctor on the ship — der Hubschrauber setzte einen Arzt auf dem Schiff ab

scientists will land a space probe on the moon — Wissenschaftler werden eine Raumsonde auf dem Mond landen

3) fish on hook an Land ziehen

4) (inf: obtain) kriegen (inf); contract sich (dat) verschaffen; prize (sich dat) holen (inf); job an Land ziehen (inf)

she finally landed him — sie hat sich (dat) ihn schließlich geangelt (inf)

5) (Brit inf) blow landen (inf)

he landed him one, he landed him a punch on the jaw — er versetzte ihm or landete bei ihm einen Kinnhaken

6) (inf: place) bringen

like that will land you in trouble/jail — bei einem solchen Betragen wirst du noch mal Ärger bekommen/im Gefängnis landen

it landed me in a mess — dadurch bin ich in einen ganz schönen Schlamassel (inf) geraten or gekommen

I've landed myself in a real mess — ich bin (ganz schön) in die Klemme geraten (inf)

his attitude landed him in trouble — durch seine Einstellung handelte er sich (dat) Ärger ein

buying the house landed him in debt — durch den Kauf des Hauses verschuldete er sich

being overdrawn could land you with big bank charges — wenn man sein Konto überzieht, kann einen das hohe Bankgebühren kosten

7) (inf

= lumber) to land sb with sth — jdm etw aufhalsen (inf) or andrehen

I got landed with the job — man hat mir die Arbeit aufgehalst (inf)

I got landed with him for two hours — ich hatte ihn zwei Stunden lang auf dem Hals

3. vi

1) (from ship) an Land gehen

2) (AVIAT) landen; (bird, insect) landen, sich setzen

as it landed (Aviat) — bei der Landung

we're coming in to land — wir setzen zur Landung an

3) (= fall, be placed, strike) landen

the bomb landed on the building — die Bombe fiel auf das Gebäude

to land on one's feet (lit) — auf den Füßen landen; (fig) auf die Füße fallen

to land on one's head — auf den Kopf fallen

he landed awkwardly — er ist ungeschickt aufgekommen or gelandet (inf)

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land [lænd]

A s

1. Land n (Ggs Meer, Wasser, Luft):

by land zu Land(e), auf dem Landweg(e);

by land and sea zu Wasser und zu Lande;

see ( oder find out) how the land lies fig

a) die Lage peilen umg,

b) sich einen Überblick verschaffen;

make land SCHIFF

a) Land sichten,

b) das (Fest)Land erreichen

2. Land n, Boden m

3. Land n (Ggs Stadt):

back to the land zurück aufs Land

4. JUR

a) Land-, Grundbesitz m, Grund m und Boden m

b) pl Ländereien pl, Güter pl

5. Land n, Staat m, Volk n, Nation f:

Land of Enchantment US (Beiname für den Staat) New Mexico n;

Land of Opportunity US (Beiname für den Staat) Arkansas n;

Land of Promise → Promised Land

6. WIRTSCH natürliche Reichtümer pl (eines Landes)

7. fig Land n, Gebiet n, Reich n:

the land of dreams das Reich oder Land der Träume;

the land of the living das Diesseits; → milk A 1, nod C 2

8. Feld n (zwischen den Zügen des Gewehrlaufs)

B v/i

1. FLUG landen, SCHIFF auch anlegen

2. oft land up landen, (an)kommen:

land in a ditch in einem Graben landen;

land up in prison im Gefängnis landen;

land second SPORT an zweiter Stelle landen

3. umg einen Schlag oder Treffer landen:

land on sb

a) bei jemandem einen Treffer landen,

b) fig es jemandem geben umg

C v/t

1. Personen, Güter, ein Flugzeug landen:

land goods Güter ausladen (SCHIFF auch löschen)

2. einen Fisch etc an Land ziehen

3. besonders Fahrgäste absetzen:

the cab landed him at the station;

he was landed in the mud er landete im Schlamm

4. jemanden bringen:

that will land you in prison;

land o.s. ( oder be landed) in trouble in Schwierigkeiten geraten oder kommen;

land sb in trouble jemanden in Schwierigkeiten bringen

5. land sb with sth, land sth onto sb umg jemandem etwas aufhalsen

6. umg einen Schlag oder Treffer landen, anbringen:

he landed him one er knallte ihm eine, er verpasste ihm eins oder ein Ding

7. umg jemanden, etwas kriegen, erwischen:

the police have landed the criminal;

land a husband sich einen Mann angeln;

land a prize sich einen Preis holen, einen Preis ergattern

8. land sb sth umg jemandem etwas einbringen

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1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. (solid part of the earth) Land, das

by land — auf dem Landweg

on land — zu Lande; (not in air) auf dem Boden; (not in or on water) an Land

2) no indef. art. (expanse of country) Land, das

see how the land lies — (fig.) herausfinden, wie die Dinge liegen; see also lie II 1. 1)

3) no pl., no indef. art. (ground for farming or building, property) Land, das

work the land — das Land bebauen

live off the land — sich von dem ernähren, was das Land hergibt

4) (country) Land, das

the greatest in the land — der/die Größte im ganzen Land
2. transitive verb
1) (set ashore) [an]landen [Truppen, Passagiere, Waren, Fang]

2) (Aeronaut.) landen [[Wasser]flugzeug]

3) (bring into a situation)

land oneself in trouble — sich in Schwierigkeiten bringen; sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln (ugs.)

land somebody in [the thick of] it — jemanden [ganz schön] reinreiten (salopp)

4) (deal) landen [Schlag]

land somebody one — jemandem einen Schlag verpassen (ugs.)

5) (burden)

land somebody with something, land something on somebody — jemandem etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)

be landed with somebody/something — jemanden auf dem Hals haben (ugs.) /etwas aufgehalst bekommen (ugs.)

6)

land a fish — einen Fisch an Land ziehen

7) (fig.): (succeed in obtaining) an Land ziehen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb
1) [Boot usw.:] anlegen, landen; [Passagier:] aussteigen ( from aus)

we landed at Dieppe — wir gingen in Dieppe an Land

2) (Aeronaut.) landen; (on water) [auf dem Wasser] aufsetzen

be about to land — zur Landung angesetzt haben; gerade landen

3) (alight) landen; [Ball:] aufkommen

land on one's feet — auf den Füßen landen; (fig.) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen

Phrasal Verbs:

- land back

- land up

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adj.

landen adj. n.

Boden ¨-- m.

Bundesland n.

Festland -¨er n.

Land ¨-er n. v.

landen v.

English-german dictionary > land
14 have

(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) tener algo de reserva, guardar algo

have vb

1. tener

do you have a video? ¿tienes vídeo?

she has no sisters no tiene hermanas

he has a bicycle tiene una bicicleta

I have flu tengo la gripe

2. tomar

we had a coffee nos tomamos un café

I think I'll have a salad creo que voy a tomar una ensalada

3. haber

have you read Don Quixote? ¿has leído Don Quijote?

I have been to the swimming pool he estado en la piscina

she was ill because she had eaten too much estaba enferma porque había comido demasiado

to have to do something tener que hacer algo

we have to leave now ya nos tenemos que ir

I've got to work tomorrow tengo que trabajar mañana

to have something done mandar hacer algo

they're having a house built les están construyendo una casa

have you had your hair cut? ¿te has cortado el pelo?

Esta construcción se emplea cuando no eres tú quien hace algo, sino que pagas a alguien para que te lo haga

to have breakfast desayunar

to have lunch almorzar / comer

to have dinner cenar

to have a bath bañarse (en la bañera)

to have a shower ducharse

to have a swim bañarse / nadar

El pasado y participio pasado de have es had; el gerundio se escribe having

have

tr[hæv]

transitive verb (3rd pers pres sing has tr[hæz], pt & pp had tr[hæd], ger having)

1 (posess) tener, poseer

■ she has a house in Whitby tiene una casa en Whitby

■ he had blue eyes tenía los ojos azules

2 (food) comer, tomar; (drink) beber, tomar

■ I think I'll have the turbot creo que tomaré el rodaballo

■ will you have a brandy? ¿quieres tomar un coñac?

■ to have breakfast/lunch/tea/dinner desayunar/comer/merendar/cenar

3 (cigarette) fumar

■ how many cigarettes have you had today? ¿cuántos cigarros has fumado hoy?

4 (shower, bath, etc) tomar

■ when she got home she had a shower cuando llegó a casa se dio una ducha, cuando llegó a casa se duchó

■ in Finland I had a sauna en Finlandia hice una sauna

■ have you had a wash and a shave? ¿te has lavado y afeitado?

■ I'll have a swim before lunch me bañaré antes de comer

5 (treatment) recibir

■ I had an injection me dieron una inyección

■ she had a heart operation la operaron del corazón

■ I have a massage every Thursday cada jueves voy al masajista

■ she's having physiotherapy acude a fisioterapia

6 (illness) tener

■ he didn't come because he had flu no vino porque tenía la gripe

■ I have a headache tengo dolor de cabeza

7 (experience) tener

■ I had a scare tuve un susto, me asusté

■ have a good time! ¡divertíos!, ¡pasadlo bien!

■ I had quite a surprise me llevé una gran sorpresa

8 (receive, invite) recibir, invitar

■ we had John and Mary for dinner last night invitamos a John y Mary a cenar anoche

9 (borrow) pedir prestado, dejar

■ can I have your book for a second, please? ¿me dejas tu libro un segundo, por favor?

10 (party) celebrar, tener, dar; (meeting) celebrar, tener

■ they're always having parties no paran de dar fiestas

■ are you going to have a party for your birthday? ¿vas a hacer una fiesta para tu cumpleaños?

■ they had their annual meeting last week celebraron su reunión anual la semana pasada

11 (according to) según

■ rumour has it that... corre el rumor de que...

12 (baby) tener, dar a luz

13 (cause to happen) hacer, mandar

■ he had the house painted hizo pintar la casa

■ she had her hair cut se cortó el cabello

■ they had him killed lo mandaron matar

14 (allow) permitir, consentir

■ I can't have you walking about naked no puedo permitir que vayas por ahí desnudo

15 familiar (cheat) timar

■ if you paid £200 pounds for that you were had si has pagado doscientas libras por eso te han timado

auxiliar

1 haber

■ I have seen her la he visto

■ I hadn't seen the film so I went to the cinema no había visto la película así que fui al cine

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

had better más vale que

■ you'd better come alone más vale que vengas solo

■ we'd better not tell her about it sería mejor no decírselo

have got SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL tener

■ Sue's got a new car Sue tiene un coche nuevo

■ you've got a stain on your shirt tienes una mancha en la camisa

■ he said he'd got a hangover dijo que tenía resaca

to have done with acabar con

to have had it (broken) estar hecho,-a polvo, estar fastidiado,-a 2 (in trouble) haberlo,-a cagado,-a 3 (finished) estar acabado,-a

■ this radio's had it, I'll have to get a new one esta radio está en las últimas, tendré que comprar una nueva

■ your dad's seen you, you've had it now! te ha visto tu padre, ¡la has cagado!

■ if this scandal gets out he's had it as an MP si la gente se entera de este escándalo, se han acabado sus días de diputado

to have it away / have it off taboo echar un polvo

to have it in for somebody tenerla tomada con alguien

to have it out with somebody ajustar las cuentas con alguien

to have it over and done with acabar algo de una vez y para siempre

to have just acabar de

■ she's just finished the letter acaba de terminar la carta

to have somebody over to one's house / have somebody round to one's house invitar a alguien a casa

to have somebody up for something SMALLLAW/SMALL llevar a alguien ante los tribunales por algo, procesar a alguien por algo

to have something on tener algo planeado, tener algo que hacer

to have something on somebody tener información comprometedora sobre alguien, saber algo comprometedor acerca de alguien

to have to tener que, haber de

■ I have to see you tengo que verte

to have to do with tener que ver con

■ that has nothing to do with you eso no tiene nada que ver contigo

have ['hæv,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæf] v, had ['hæd] ; having ; has ['hæz,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæs] vt

1) possess: tener

do you have change?: ¿tienes cambio?

2) experience, undergo: tener, experimentar, sufrir

I have a toothache: tengo un dolor de muelas

3) include: tener, incluir

April has 30 days: abril tiene 30 días

4) consume: comer, tomar

5) receive: tener, recibir

he had my permission: tenía mi permiso

6) allow: permitir, dejar

I won't have it!: ¡no lo permitiré!

7) hold: hacer

to have a party: dar una fiesta

to have a meeting: convocar una reunión

8) hold: tener

he had me in his power: me tenía en su poder

9) bear: tener (niños)

10) (indicating causation)

she had a dress made: mandó hacer un vestido

to have one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo

have v aux

1) : haber

she has been very busy: ha estado muy ocupada

I've lived here three years: hace tres años que vivo aquí

2) (used in tags)

you've finished, haven't you?: ha terminado, ¿no?

3)

to have to : deber, tener que

we have to leave: tenemos que salir

have

have (sth.) coming

expr.

• merecer v.

have (sth.) in mind

expr.

• tener algo en mente expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: had) = contener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• poseer v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

v.

• haber v.

(§pres: he, has...) subj: hay-

pret: hub-

fut/c: habr-•)

hæv, weak forms həv, əv
1.

1) (3rd pers sing pres has; past & past p had) transitive verb

Sense I

2) ( possess) tener*

I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos

I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero

do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)

3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*

look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!

how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?

I had him by the arm — lo tenía agarrado del brazo

can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?

may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

could I have your Sales Department, please? — ( on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?

I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!

all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!

what have we here? — ¿y esto?

to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf

I've (got) a lot to do — tengo mucho que hacer

4)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibir

could we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor

we have it on the best authority that... — sabemos de buena fuente que...

rumoradition has it that... — corre el rumor de que.../según la tradición...

to have had it — (colloq)

I've had it — ( I'm in trouble) estoy frito (AmL), me la he cargado (Esp fam); ( I've lost my chance) la he fastidiado (fam)

your umbrella's had it — tu paraguas no da para más (fam)

I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)

to let somebody have it — (sl) ( attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)

b) ( obtain) conseguir*

they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había

I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?

5) ( consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomar

to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo

to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)

to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer

what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?

to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo

have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa

we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado

6)

a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*

to have a setback — sufrir un revés

did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?

have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!

we had a very pleasant evening — pasamos una noche muy agradable

I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección

he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía

she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto

they have it easy — lo tienen (todo) muy fácil

b) ( organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*

they had a meeting to discuss the issue — tuvieron una reunión para discutir el tema

c) ( suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta

7) ( look after) tener*

they have visitors — tienen visita

my mother offered to have the children — mi madre se ofreció a cuidar a los niños

8) ( give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*

9) (colloq)

a) (catch, get the better of)

they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse

I'll have them for that — ya me las pagarán

b) ( swindle) timar; ( dupe) engañar

you've been had! — te han timado or engañado!

Sense II

10) (causative use)

we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio

he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos

you had me worried — me tenías preocupado

to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I... para que sepa, jovencito, yo...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

11) ( indicating what happens to somebody)

I have people coming for dinner tonight — esta noche tengo gente a cenar

to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

12)

a) ( allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*

I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!

I won't have him interfering — no pienso tolerar que se inmiscuya

b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*

she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer

13) (indicating state, position) tener*

I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta

you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido

2.

1) v aux

Sense I

2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*

I have/had seen her — la he/había visto

I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?

you have been busy — cómo has trabajado!

had I known that o if I'd known that... — si hubiera sabido que..., de haber sabido que...

when he had finished, she... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella...

3)

a) ( in tags)

you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?

you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave...!

b) ( elliptical use)

you may have forgiven him, but I haven't — puede que tú lo hayas perdonado, pero yo no

the clock has stopped - so it has! — el reloj se ha parado - es verdad! or es cierto!

you've forgotten something - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?

I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?

Sense II

4) ( expressing obligation)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

I have o I've got to admit that... — tengo que reconocer que...

you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso

don't go out unless you have to — no salgas a menos que tengas que hacerlo

5) ( expressing certainty)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir

you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have up

[hæv] ( 3rd pers sing present has) (pt, pp had) When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a good time, have breakfast, had better, look up the other word. For have + adverb/preposition combinations, see also the phrasal verb section of this entry.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=possess) tener

he's got or he has blue eyes — tiene los ojos azules

have you got or do you have 10p? — ¿tienes diez peniques?

have you got or do you have any brothers or sisters? — ¿tienes hermanos?

she had her eyes closed — tenía los ojos cerrados

he hasn't got or he doesn't have any friends — no tiene amigos

I've got or I have a friend staying next week — tengo a un amigo en casa la semana que viene

I've got or I have an idea — tengo una idea
Don't translate the [a] in sentences like [has he got a girlfriend?], [I haven't got a washing-machine] if the number of such items is not significant since people normally only have one at a time:
has he got a girlfriend? — ¿tiene novia?

I haven't got a washing-machine — no tengo lavadora
Do translate the [a] if the person or thing is qualified:
he has a Spanish girlfriend — tiene una novia española

• all or everything I have is yours — todo lo que tengo es tuyo

you must give it all or everything you have — tienes que emplearte a fondo

you must put all or everything you have into it — tienes que emplearte a fondo

• can I have a pencil please? — ¿me puedes dar un lápiz, por favor?

• the book has no name on it — el libro no lleva or tiene el nombre del dueño

I've got or I have no Spanish — no sé español

• to have something to do — tener algo que hacer

I've got some letters to write — tengo algunas cartas que escribir

I've got or I have nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

haven't you got anything to do? — ¿no tienes nada que hacer?

• hello, what have we here? — vaya, vaya, ¿qué tenemos aquí?
handy, ready 1., 1), a)
2) (=eat, drink) tomar

• what are we having for lunch? — ¿que vamos a comer?

we had ice-cream for dessert — tomamos helado de postre

• to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo, tomar algo

• what will you have? — ¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué vas a tomar?

I'll have a coffee — tomaré un café

will you have some more? — ¿te sirvo más?

3) (=receive) recibir

thank you for having me — gracias por su hospitalidad

• you can have my ticket — puedes quedarte con mi billete

• we had some help from the government — recibimos ayuda del gobierno

• I had a letter from John — tuve carta de Juan, recibí una carta de Juan

• I must have them by this afternoon — necesito tenerlos para esta tarde

• to have no news — no tener noticias

• they had a lot of wedding presents — recibieron or les hicieron muchos regalos de boda

• we had a lot of visitors — (at home) tuvimos muchas visitas; (at exhibition etc) tuvimos muchos visitantes

4) (=obtain)

they can be had for as little as £10 each — pueden conseguirse por tan solo 10 libras

it's not to be had anywhere — no se consigue en ninguna parte

there was no bread to be had — no quedaba pan en ningún sitio, no podía conseguirse pan en ningún sitio

5) (=take)

I'll have a dozen eggs, please — ¿me pones una docena de huevos, por favor?

which one will you have? — ¿cuál quiere?

can I have your name please? — ¿me da su nombre, por favor?

• you can have it or I'll let you have it for £10 — te lo dejo en 10 libras, te lo puedes llevar por 10 libras, te lo vendo por 10 libras

6) (=give birth to) [+ baby, kittens] tener

what did she have? — ¿qué ha tenido?

she had a boy — ha tenido un niño

7) (=hold, catch) tener

I have him in my power — lo tengo en mi poder

• he had him by the throat — lo tenía agarrado por la garganta

• I have it on good authority that... — me consta que..., sé a ciencia cierta que..., sé de buena tinta que... *

I've got it! — ¡ya!

• you have me there, there you have me — ahí sí que me has pillado *

8) (=allow) consentir, tolerar

• we can't have that — eso no se puede consentir

• I won't have this nonsense — no voy a consentir or tolerar estas tonterías

I won't have it! — no lo voy a consentir or tolerar

she won't have it said that... — no consiente or tolera que digan que...

I won't have him risking his neck on that motorbike — no voy a consentir que se juegue el cuello en esa moto

9) (=spend) pasar

to have a pleasant afternoon/evening — pasar una tarde agradable

have a nice day! — ¡que pases un buen día!

I had a horrible day at school today — he tenido un día horrible en el colegio

what sort of day have you had? — ¿qué tal día has tenido?

10) (on telephone)

can I have Personnel please? — ¿me puede poner con Personal, por favor?

11) * (=have sex with) acostarse con

12) (=make)

I'll soon have it nice and shiny — enseguida lo dejo bien brillante

he had us confused — nos tenía confundidos

13) (in set structures)
to have sth done hacer que se haga algo, mandar hacer algo
we had our luggage brought up — mandamos subir el equipaje

I've had the brakes checked — he mandado revisar los frenos

to have a suit made — (mandar) hacerse un traje

to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

they had him killed — lo mataron
to have sb do sth mandar a algn hacer algo
he had me do it again — me hizo hacerlo otra vez, me hizo que lo hiciese otra vez

I had him clean the car — le hice limpiar el coche

what would you have me do? — † ¿qué quiere que haga?

I'll have you know that... — quiero que sepas que...
to have sth happen
she had her bag stolen — le robaron el bolso

he had his arm broken — le rompieron el brazo
to have sb doing sth
she soon had them all reading and writing — (=organized them) enseguida los puso a leer y a escribir; (=taught them) enseguida les habían enseñado a leer y a escribir

14) (in set expressions)
to have sth against sb/sth tener algo en contra de algn/algo to have had it
you've had it now! he knows all about it * — ¡ahora sí que te la has cargado! se ha enterado de todo

this sofa has had it * — este sofá ya no da para más *

I've had it up to here with his nonsense * — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta el moño de sus tonterías *
to have it that
he will have it that he is right — insiste en que tiene razón

rumour has it that... — corre la voz de que...
to be had
you've been had! * — ¡te han engañado!
to have to do with tener que ver con
that's got or that has nothing to do with it! — ¡eso no tiene nada que ver!

you'd better not have anything to do with him — más te vale no tener tratos con él
to let sb have sth (=give) dar algo a algn; (=lend) dejar algo a algn, prestar algo a algn
I'll let you have my reply tomorrow — les daré mi respuesta mañana

let me have your address — dame tus señas

let me have your pen for a moment — déjame el boli un momento

let him have it! * — ¡dale!
what have you
... and what have you —... y qué sé yo qué más
would have it
as ill-luck or fate would have it — desgraciadamente
luck
2. AUXILIARY VERB

1) haber

I've already seen that film — ya he visto esa película

he's been very kind — ha sido muy amable

has he gone? — ¿se ha ido?

hasn't he told you? — ¿no te lo ha dicho?

she said she had spoken to them — dijo que había hablado con ellos

had you phoned me frm or if you had phoned me I would have come round — si me hubieras llamado habría venido

never having seen it before, I... — como no lo había visto antes,...

having finished or when he had finished, he left — cuando terminó or cuando hubo terminado, se fue
just I, 1., 3)
See:

SINCE in since

2) (verb substitute)

a)

you've got more than I have — tienes más que yo

they've done more than we have — ellos han hecho más que nosotros

he hasn't worked as hard as you have — él no ha trabajado tanto como tú

"he's already eaten" - "so have I" — -él ya ha comido -yo también

"we haven't had any news yet" - "neither have we" — -no hemos tenido noticias todavía -nosotros tampoco

"you've made a mistake" - "no I haven't!" — -has cometido un error -no es verdad or cierto

"we haven't paid" - "yes we have!" — -no hemos pagado -¡qué sí!

"he's got a new job" - "oh has he?" — -tiene un trabajo nuevo -¿ah, sí?

"you've written it twice" - "so I have!" — -lo has escrito dos veces -es verdad or cierto

"have you read the book?" - "yes, I have" — -¿has leído el libro? -sí

"has he told you?" - "no, he hasn't" — -¿te lo ha dicho? -no

b) (in question tags)

he hasn't done it, has he? — no lo ha hecho, ¿verdad?

you've done it, haven't you? — lo has hecho, ¿verdad? or ¿no?

3) (avoiding repetition of verb)

you've all been there before, but I haven't — vosotros habéis estado allí antes, pero yo no

he has never met her, but I have — él no la ha llegado a conocer, pero yo sí

have you ever been there? if you have... — ¿has estado alguna vez allí? si es así...

have you tried it? if you haven't... — ¿lo has probado? (porque) si no...
so I, 1., nor
3.

MODAL VERB (=be obliged)

to have (got) to do sth — tener que hacer algo

I've got to or I have to finish this work — tengo que terminar este trabajo

have we got to or do we have to leave early? — ¿tenemos que salir temprano?

I haven't got to or I don't have to wear glasses — no necesito (usar) gafas

I shall have to go and see her — tendré que ir a verla

it will just have to wait till tomorrow — tendrá que esperar hasta mañana

he had to pay all the money back — tuvo que devolver todo el dinero

she was having to get up at six each morning — tenía que levantarse a las seis cada mañana

this has to be a mistake — esto tiene que ser un error

do you have to make such a noise? — ¿tienes que hacer tanto ruido?

you didn't have to tell her! — ¡no tenías por qué decírselo!

it's nice not to have to work on Saturdays — es un gusto no tener que trabajar los sábados

it has to be done this way — tiene que hacerse de este modo

does it have to be ironed? — ¿hay que plancharlo?

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have round

- have up

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[hæv], weak forms [həv, əv]
1.

1) (3rd pers sing pres has; past & past p had) transitive verb

Sense I

2) ( possess) tener*

I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos

I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero

do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)

3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*

look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!

how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?

I had him by the arm — lo tenía agarrado del brazo

can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?

may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

could I have your Sales Department, please? — ( on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?

I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!

all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!

what have we here? — ¿y esto?

to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf

I've (got) a lot to do — tengo mucho que hacer

4)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibir

could we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor

we have it on the best authority that... — sabemos de buena fuente que...

rumor/tradition has it that... — corre el rumor de que.../según la tradición...

to have had it — (colloq)

I've had it — ( I'm in trouble) estoy frito (AmL), me la he cargado (Esp fam); ( I've lost my chance) la he fastidiado (fam)

your umbrella's had it — tu paraguas no da para más (fam)

I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)

to let somebody have it — (sl) ( attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)

b) ( obtain) conseguir*

they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había

I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?

5) ( consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomar

to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo

to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)

to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer

what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?

to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo

have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa

we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado

6)

a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*

to have a setback — sufrir un revés

did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?

have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!

we had a very pleasant evening — pasamos una noche muy agradable

I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección

he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía

she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto

they have it easy — lo tienen (todo) muy fácil

b) ( organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*

they had a meeting to discuss the issue — tuvieron una reunión para discutir el tema

c) ( suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta

7) ( look after) tener*

they have visitors — tienen visita

my mother offered to have the children — mi madre se ofreció a cuidar a los niños

8) ( give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*

9) (colloq)

a) (catch, get the better of)

they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse

I'll have them for that — ya me las pagarán

b) ( swindle) timar; ( dupe) engañar

you've been had! — te han timado or engañado!

Sense II

10) (causative use)

we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio

he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos

you had me worried — me tenías preocupado

to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I... para que sepa, jovencito, yo...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

11) ( indicating what happens to somebody)

I have people coming for dinner tonight — esta noche tengo gente a cenar

to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

12)

a) ( allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*

I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!

I won't have him interfering — no pienso tolerar que se inmiscuya

b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*

she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer

13) (indicating state, position) tener*

I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta

you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido

2.

1) v aux

Sense I

2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*

I have/had seen her — la he/había visto

I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?

you have been busy — cómo has trabajado!

had I known that o if I'd known that... — si hubiera sabido que..., de haber sabido que...

when he had finished, she... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella...

3)

a) ( in tags)

you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?

you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave...!

b) ( elliptical use)

you may have forgiven him, but I haven't — puede que tú lo hayas perdonado, pero yo no

the clock has stopped - so it has! — el reloj se ha parado - es verdad! or es cierto!

you've forgotten something - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?

I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?

Sense II

4) ( expressing obligation)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

I have o I've got to admit that... — tengo que reconocer que...

you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso

don't go out unless you have to — no salgas a menos que tengas que hacerlo

5) ( expressing certainty)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir

you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have up

English-spanish dictionary > have
15 give

1. transitive verb,
gave, given

1) (hand over, pass) geben; (transfer from one's authority, custody, or responsibility) überbringen; übergeben (to an + Akk.)

she gave him her bag to carry — sie gab ihm ihre Tasche zum Tragen

Give it to me! I'll do it — Gib her! Ich mache das

give me... — (on telephone) geben Sie mir...; verbinden Sie mich mit...

2) (as gift) schenken; (donate) spenden; geben; (bequeath) vermachen

give somebody something, give something to somebody — jemandem etwas schenken

the book was given [to] me by my son — das Buch hat mir mein Sohn geschenkt

I wouldn't have it if it was given [to] me — ich würde es nicht mal geschenkt nehmen; abs.

give towards something — zu etwas beisteuern

give blood — Blut spenden

give [a donation] to charity — für wohltätige Zwecke spenden

give and take — (fig.) Kompromisse eingehen; (in marriage etc.) geben und nehmen

3) (sell) verkaufen; geben; (pay) zahlen; geben (ugs.); (sacrifice) geben; opfern

give somebody something [in exchange] for something — jemandem etwas für etwas [im Tausch] geben

I would give anything or my right arm/a lot to be there — ich würde alles/viel darum geben, wenn ich dort sein könnte

4) (assign) aufgeben [Hausaufgaben, Strafarbeit usw.]; (sentence to) geben [10 Jahre Gefängnis usw.]

5) (grant, award) geben [Erlaubnis, Arbeitsplatz, Interview, Rabatt, Fähigkeit, Kraft]; verleihen [Preis, Titel, Orden usw.]

be given something — etwas bekommen

he was given the privilege/honour of doing it — ihm wurde das Vorrecht/die Ehre zuteil, es zu tun

give somebody to understand or believe that... — jemanden glauben lassen, dass...

6) (entrust somebody with) übertragen (to Dat.)

give somebody the power to do something — jemanden ermächtigen, etwas zu tun

7) (allow somebody to have) geben [Recht, Zeit, Arbeit]; überlassen [seinen Sitzplatz]; lassen [Wahl, Zeit]

they gave me [the use of] their car for the weekend — sie überließen mir ihr Auto übers Wochenende

I will give you a day to think it over — ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

give yourself time to think about it — lass dir Zeit, und denk darüber nach

give me London any day or time or every time — (fig. coll.) London ist mir zehnmal lieber

I['ll] give you/him etc. that — (fig. coll.): (grant) das gebe ich zu; zugegeben

you've got to give it to him — (fig. coll.) das muss man ihm lassen

it cost £5, give or take a few pence — es hat so um die fünf Pfund gekostet (ugs.)

given that — (because) da; (if) wenn

given the right tools — mit dem richtigen Werkzeug

given time, I'll do it — wenn ich Zeit habe, mache ich es

8) (offer to somebody) geben, reichen [Arm, Hand usw.]

please give me your attention — ich bitte um Ihre Aufmerksamkeit

give somebody in marriage — jemanden verheiraten

9) (cause somebody/something to have) geben; verleihen [Charme, Reiz, Gewicht, Nachdruck]; bereiten, machen [Freude, Mühe, Kummer]; bereiten, verursachen [Schmerz]; bieten [Abwechslung, Schutz]; leisten [Hilfe]; gewähren [Unterstützung]

I was given the guest room — man gab mir das Gästezimmer

give a clear picture — (Telev.) ein gutes Bild haben

give hope to somebody — jemandem Hoffnung machen

give somebody what for — (sl.) es jemandem geben (ugs.)

10) (convey in words, tell, communicate) angeben [Namen, Anschrift, Alter, Grund, Zahl]; nennen [Grund, Einzelheiten, Losungswort]; geben [Rat, Beispiel, Befehl, Anweisung, Antwort]; fällen [Urteil, Entscheidung]; sagen [Meinung]; bekannt geben [Nachricht, Ergebnis]; machen [Andeutung]; erteilen [Verweis, Rüge]; (present, set forth) [Wörterbuch, Brief:] enthalten; [Zeitung:] bringen [Bericht]

give details of something — Einzelheiten einer Sache (Gen.) darlegen

give something a mention — etwas erwähnen

give somebody the facts — jemanden mit den Fakten vertraut od. bekannt machen

she gave us the news — sie teilte es uns mit

give somebody a decision — jemandem eine Entscheidung mitteilen

give him my best wishes — richte ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

don't give me that! — (coll.) erzähl mir [doch] nichts! (ugs.)

11) given (specified) gegeben

12) (perform, read, sing, etc.) geben [Vorstellung, Konzert]; halten [Vortrag, Seminar]; vorlesen [Gedicht, Erzählung]; singen [Lied]; spielen [Schauspiel, Oper, Musikstück]

give us a song — sing mal was

13) ausbringen [Toast, Trinkspruch]; (as toast)

ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen — meine Damen, meine Herren, auf die Königin od. das Wohl der Königin

14) (produce) geben [Licht, Milch]; tragen [Früchte]; ergeben [Zahlen, Resultat]; erbringen [Ernte]

15) (cause to develop) machen

something gives me a headache — von etwas bekomme ich Kopfschmerzen

running gives me an appetite — Laufen macht mich hungrig

16) (make somebody undergo) geben; versetzen [Schlag, Stoß]; verabreichen (geh.), geben [Arznei]

give somebody a [friendly] look — jemandem einen [freundlichen] Blick zuwerfen

he gave her hand a squeeze — er drückte ihr die Hand

give as good as one gets — (coll.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

17) (execute, make, show) geben [Zeichen, Stoß, Tritt]; machen [Satz, Ruck]; ausstoßen [Schrei, Seufzer, Pfiff]

give a [little] smile — [schwach] lächeln

give something/somebody a look — sich (Dat.) etwas/jemanden ansehen

18) (devote, dedicate) widmen

be given to something/doing something — zu etwas neigen/etwas gern tun

give all one's got — (coll.) sein möglichstes tun

19) (be host at) geben [Party, Empfang, Essen usw.]

20)

give somebody/something two months/a year — jemandem/einer Sache zwei Monate/ein Jahr geben
2. intransitive verb,
gave, given

1) (yield, bend) nachgeben (auch fig.); [Knie:] weich werden; [Bett:] federn; (break down) zusammenbrechen; [Brücke:] einstürzen; (fig.) nachlassen

2) (lead)

give on to the street/garden — [Tür usw.:] auf die Straße hinausführen/in den Garten führen
3. noun
1) Nachgiebigkeit, die; (elasticity) Elastizität, die

have [no] give — [nicht] nachgeben

2)

give and take — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; (exchange of concessions) Geben und Nehmen, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/31217/give_away">give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

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(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) rausgeschmissen werden

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give

[gɪv]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<gave, given>

1. (in collocations) see birth 1, blood I. 1, call I. 1, chase I. 1, evidence I. 2, kiss² I. 1, look I. 1, smile I.

2. (hand over)

▪ to \give sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw geben

to \give sb a cold jdn mit seiner Erkältung anstecken

to \give a woman in marriage to sb eine Frau an jdn verheiraten

she gave him two sons sie schenkte ihm zwei Söhne

3. (administer)

▪ to \give sb sth medicine jdm etw geben

to \give sb a sedative jdm ein Beruhigungsmittel geben

4. (as present)

▪ to \give sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw schenken; (donate) jdm etw spenden

this book was given to me by my best friend dieses Buch hat mir meine beste Freundin geschenkt

please \give generously wir bitten um großzügige Spenden

to \give sb a present jdm etwas schenken

to \give sb sth as a present jdm etw schenken

5. (offer)

▪ to \give sb sth jdm etw geben

to \give sb an excuse for sth/for doing [or to do] sth jdm als Entschuldigung für etw akk dienen

to \give sb food jdm zu essen geben

to \give sb one's seat jdm seinen Platz anbieten

to \give sb something to eat/drink jdm etwas zu essen/trinken anbieten

they gave us pork for dinner zum Abendessen servierten sie Schweinefleisch

\given the choice wenn ich die Wahl hätte; see also example 1, strength 12, support II. 2, 4

6. (entrust)

to \give one's baby/sth into sb's care jdm sein Baby/etw anvertrauen

to \give sb the power to do sth jdn dazu bevollmächtigen, etw zu tun

7. (sacrifice)

I'd \give anything [or the world] [or my right arm] to be... ich würde alles dafür geben [o tun],... zu sein

8. (sell, pay)

to \give sb sth for £20 jdm etw für 20 Pfund verkaufen

to \give sb £20 for sth jdm für etw akk 20 Pfund zahlen

how much did you \give for that? wie viel hast du dafür gezahlt?

I'll \give you the camera for £100 für 100 Pfund gehört die Kamera dir!

9. (cause)

▪ to \give sb sth etw bei jdm hervorrufen

sth \gives sb a headache jd bekommt von etw dat Kopfschmerzen; ( fig) etw bereitet jdm Kopfschmerzen

to \give sb/sth a bad name jdn/etw in Verruf bringen

to \give sb to understand that... jdm zu verstehen geben, dass...

the fresh air has \given us an appetite die frische Luft hat uns Appetit gemacht

that will \give you something to think about! darüber kannst du ja mal nachdenken!

what gave you that idea? wie kommst du denn auf die Idee?; see also joy 1, pleasure 1, pain I. 1, 2, trouble I. 4

10. (grant)

▪ to \give sb sth jdm etw geben

to \give sb his/her due jdm Ehre erweisen

\give the devil his due Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt

to \give sb encouragement jdn ermutigen

to \give sb permission [to do sth] jdm die Erlaubnis erteilen[, etw zu tun]

11. (impart)

to \give one's age/name sein Alter/seinen Namen angeben

to \give a decision court ein Urteil fällen

to \give sb the news of sth jdm etw mitteilen

can you \give me any details? können Sie mir irgendwelche Einzelheiten nennen?

she wouldn't \give me her opinion sie wollte mir nicht sagen, was sie denkt

he couldn't \give me a reason why... er konnte mir auch nicht sagen, warum...

\give him my thanks richten Sie ihm meinen Dank aus

\give her my regards [or my best wishes] grüß' sie schön von mir!; see also advice 1, answer I. 1, information I. 1, notice II. 4, warning 2

12. (assign)

to be given full sentence/life imprisonment die Höchststrafe/lebenslang bekommen

the teacher gave us no exercises today der Lehrer hat uns heute nichts aufgegeben

13. usu imper (connect with)

\give me the police/sales department/Mr Smith verbinden Sie mich bitte mit der Polizei/der Verkaufsabteilung/Mr. Smith

14. (allow)

▪ to \give sb sth time jdm etw geben

just \give me two more days geben Sie mir noch zwei Tage extra

I'll \give you a day to think it over ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

\give yourself time to get over it lass' dir Zeit, um darüber hinwegzukommen

\give or take mehr oder weniger

he came at six o'clock, \give or take a few minutes er kam so gegen sechs

15. (predict)

to \give sb/sth three months/five years marriage, relationship jdm/etw drei Monate/fünf Jahre geben

16. (present)

to \give a concert ein Konzert geben

to \give a speech/lecture eine Rede/einen Vortrag halten

\give us a song, John sing uns was vor John!

17. (host)

to \give a party/reception eine Party/einen Empfang geben

18. (utter, emit)

to \give a bark bellen

to \give a cry/groan aufschreien/-stöhnen

to \give a noise ein Geräusch von sich dat geben; see also laugh I. 1, sigh I.

19. (like best)

\give me PONS every time [or any day] es geht doch nichts über PONS!

20. (value)

to not \give much [or anything] for sth nicht viel auf etw akk geben fam

21. (devote)

to \give one's life to sth etw dat sein Leben widmen

22. ( fam: punish)

I'll \give you what for, young lady, coming home at 2 o'clock in the morning! ich geb' dir gleich was, junge Dame — um zwei Uhr morgens nach Hause zu kommen!

23. (produce)

▪ to \give sth result, number etw ergeben

to \give milk/light Milch/Licht geben

to \give warmth Wärme spenden

24. (do)

to \give sb's hand a squeeze jdm die Hand drücken

to \give sb a [dirty/friendly] look jdm einen vernichtenden/freundlichen Blick zuwerfen

to \give a shrug mit den Schultern [o Achseln] zucken

25. (admit/grant)

she's quite brave, I'll \give you that das gestehe ich dir zu — Mut hat sie

I'll \give you that das muss man dir lassen

26. ( form: prone to)

▪ to be \given to sth zu etw dat neigen

27. (toast)

to \give a toast to sb auf jdn einen Tost ausbringen

I \give you the president auf den Präsidenten!; (as speaker) das Wort hat der Präsident

28.

▶ \give me a break! jetzt mach aber mal halblang! fam; (stop) jetzt hör' aber auf! fam; (don't believe) das glaubst du doch selbst nicht! fam

▶ I don't \give a damn ( fam) [or (fam!) a shit] [or ( vulg) a fuck] das ist mir scheißegal! derb

▶ to \give a dog a bad name BRIT ( saying) alte Geschichten [wieder] aufwärmen

▶ don't \give me that! komm mir doch nicht damit! fam

▶ you just have to \give it a go du musst es einfach versuchen! fam

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<gave, -n>

1. (donate)

▪ to \give to sth charity für etw akk spenden

to \give of one's best sein Bestes geben

to \give of one's money/time sein Geld/seine Zeit opfern

to \give generously großzügig spenden

to \give and take [gegenseitige] Kompromisse machen

2. (bend, yield) rope reißen; bed federn; knees weich werden

▪ to \give [under [or with] sth] weight [unter etw dat] nachgeben

3. (collapse) bridge einstürzen; seam platzen

you can't work so hard all the time, something's bound to \give du kannst nicht die ganze Zeit so hart arbeiten, sonst wird das irgendwann mal ganz böse ausgehen! sl

4. (be at an end)

▪ sth \gives patience mit etw dat ist es vorbei; nerves, voice etw versagt

5. ( fam: what's happening)

what \gives? was gibt's Neues?

what \gives here? was ist hier so los? fam

6. (tell)

\give! erzähl' schon! fam

7.

▶ it is better [or more blessed] to \give than to receive ( prov) Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen prov

▶ to \give as good as one gets Gleiches mit Gleichem vergelten

III. NOUN

no pl Nachgiebigkeit f; (elasticity) Elastizität f; of bed Federung f

to [not] have much \give [nicht] sehr nachgeben; (elastic) [nicht] sehr elastisch sein

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[gɪv] vb: pret gave, ptp given
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When give is part of a set combination, eg. give evidence, give chase, look up the other word.
1) geben

to give sb sth or sth to sb — jdm etw geben

they gave us food and drink — sie gaben uns zu essen und zu trinken

the teacher gave us three exercises — der Lehrer hat uns drei Übungen gegeben or (as homework)

we were given three exercises she was given a sedative — wir haben drei Übungen bekommen or (as homework) aufbekommen man hat ihr or ihr wurde ein Beruhigungsmittel gegeben

they gave us roast beef for lunch — sie servierten uns Roastbeef zum (Mittag)essen

I'd give a lot/the world/anything to know... —

what wouldn't I give to be like you — was würde ich nicht darum geben, so wie du zu sein

to give sb one's cold (inf) — jdn mit seiner Erkältung anstecken

to give as good as one gets — sich kräftig wehren

he gave everything he had (fig) — er holte das Letzte aus sich heraus

what will you give me for it? — was gibst du mir dafür?

how much did you give for it? — wie viel hast du dafür bezahlt?

11 o'clock, give or take a few minutes — so gegen 11 Uhr

six foot, give or take a few inches — ungefähr sechs Fuß

2) as present schenken; (= donate) spenden, geben

to give sb sth or sth to sb — jdm etw schenken

it was given to me by my uncle, I was given it by my uncle — ich habe es von meinem Onkel bekommen or geschenkt bekommen

he gave me a book as a present — er schenkte mir ein Buch, er machte mir ein Buch zum Geschenk

3) with abstract nouns trouble machen; one's love, attention schenken; hospitality gewähren

he gave the impression he didn't care — er machte den Eindruck, als ob es ihm egal wäre

to give sb help — jdm helfen or Hilfe leisten

to give sb support —

(God) give me strength to do it — Gott gebe mir die Kraft, es zu tun!

give me strength/patience! — großer Gott! (inf)

to be given a choice — die Wahl haben

to give sb a look/smile — jdn ansehen/anlächeln

to give sb a blow — jdn schlagen, jdm einen Schlag versetzen

to give sb a push/kick — jdm einen Stoß/Tritt geben, jdn stoßen/treten

to give sb's hand a squeeze — jdm die Hand drücken

to give one's hair a brush/wash — sich (dat) die Haare bürsten/waschen

this incident gave him the basic plot of the story — durch dieses Ereignis bekam er die Grundidee für die Handlung der Geschichte

who gave you that idea? — wer hat dich denn auf die Idee gebracht?

what gives you that idea? — wie kommst du denn auf die Idee?

that will give you something to think about — da hast du etwas, worüber du nachdenken kannst

I'll give you something to cry about — ich werde schon zusehen, dass du weißt, warum du weinst

give me Shakespeare/Spain (every time)! (inf) —

give me Renoir and Rembrandt, not these surrealist artists — mir sind Renoir und Rembrandt viel lieber als diese Surrealisten

I'm not going to give way on this — ich werde in dieser Sache nicht nachgeben

to give way to pressure — unter Druck nachgeben

don't give way to despair — überlass dich nicht der Verzweiflung

she gave way to tears — sie ließ den Tränen freien Lauf

to give way to sth — von etw abgelöst werden

tears gave way to smiles — die Tränen machten einem Lächeln Platz

radio has almost given way to television — das Radio ist vom Fernsehen fast verdrängt worden on road

give way to oncoming traffic — der Gegenverkehr hat Vorfahrt

who has to give way here? — wer hat hier Vorfahrt?

I was expecting him to give way — ich nahm an, er würde mir die Vorfahrt lassen

"give way" — "Vorfahrt (gewähren)"

4) = cause, cause to feel pleasure, joy machen, bereiten; pain bereiten

to give sb pain — jdm wehtun (also fig), jdm Schmerzen bereiten

it gives me great pleasure to... — es ist mir eine große Freude...

to give sb a shock — jdm einen Schock versetzen __diams; to give sb to understand that...

I was given to understand/believe that... — mir wurde zu verstehen gegeben, dass...

5) = punish with erteilen

he gave the child a smack — er gab dem Kind einen Klaps

or sentences (US) — er gab ihr 100 Zeilen als Strafarbeit auf

to give sb five years — jdn zu fünf Jahren verurteilen, jdm fünf Jahre aufbrummen

he was given a thrashing/five years — er hat eine Tracht Prügel/fünf Jahre bekommen

6)

= utter to give a cry/groan/laugh/sigh — aufschreien/-stöhnen/-lachen/-seufzen

7) = yield, produce milk, warmth, light etc geben; results (er)bringen; answer liefern

our satellite dish gives a very good picture — unsere Parabolantenne gibt ein sehr gutes Bild

8) = allow time geben

they gave me a week to do it — sie gaben or ließen mir eine Woche Zeit, um es zu machen

give yourself time to recover — lassen Sie sich Zeit, um sich zu erholen

give yourself half an hour — rechnen Sie mit einer halben Stunde

I always give myself an extra hour in bed — ich genehmige mir eine Extrastunde im Bett

how long do you give that marriage? (inf) — wie lange gibst du dieser Ehe? (inf)

it's an improvement, I'll give you that — es ist eine Verbesserung, das gestehe ich (dir) ein

he's a good worker, I'll give him that — eines muss man ihm lassen, er arbeitet gut

9) = report, tell information, details, description, answer, advice geben; one's name, particulars angeben; suggestion machen; (= let sb know by letter, phone etc) decision, opinion, results mitteilen

the court hasn't given a decision yet — das Gericht hat noch kein Urteil gefällt

he wouldn't give me his decision/opinion — er wollte mir seine Entscheidung/Meinung nicht sagen

they interrupted the film to give the football results — sie unterbrachen den Film, um die Fußballergebnisse zu bringen

give him my regards — bestellen Sie ihm (schöne) Grüße, richten Sie ihm (schöne) Grüße von mir aus

give her my thanks — richten Sie ihr meinen Dank aus

to give no/the right answer — nicht/richtig antworten

to give sb a warning — jdn warnen

his letter gave us the latest news —

she was given the news by John — John hat ihr das mitgeteilt

he forgot to give us the date — er hat vergessen, uns das Datum anzugeben or (verbally also) zu sagen or (by letter, phone etc also) mitzuteilen

who gave you that information? — wer hat Ihnen das gesagt or die Auskunft gegeben or erteilt?

10) = hold, perform party, dinner, play geben; speech halten; song singen; toast ausbringen (to sb auf jdn)

give us a song —

I give you Mary (as toast) (as speaker) — auf Mary!, auf Marys Wohl! ich gebe Mary das Wort

11)

= do the child gave a little jump of excitement — das Kind machte vor Aufregung einen kleinen Luftsprung

he gave a shrug of his shoulders — er zuckte mit den Schultern

12) = devote widmen (
to +dat)
he has given himself entirely to medicine —

he gave himself/his life to God — er weihte sich/sein Leben Gott

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = give way lit, fig = collapse, yield nachgeben; (strength, health, nerve, voice) versagen; (= break, rope, cable) reißen; (cold weather) nachlassen

when you're under as much strain as that, something is bound to give (inf) — wenn man unter so viel Druck steht, muss es ja irgendwo aushaken (inf)

2) = bend, be flexible nachgeben; (bed) federn; (dress) sich dehnen or weiten

3) = give money etc geben, spenden

it is more blessed to give than to receive (Bibl) — Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen

you have to be prepared to give and take (fig) — man muss zu Kompromissen bereit sein, man muss auch mal zurückstecken können

4)

= be the matter esp US inf what gives? — was gibts? (inf), was ist los? (inf)

what gives with him? — was ist los mit ihm? (inf)

what gives in this town? — was ist hier (in der Stadt) los? (inf)

5)

= tell US inf OK, now give! — also, raus mit der Sprache! (inf)

3. NOUN
Nachgiebigkeit f, Elastizität f; (of floor, bed, chair) Federung f
this elastic hasn't got much give left — dieses Gummiband ist nicht mehr sehr elastisch

it has a lot of give — es gibt sehr stark nach

4. PHRASAL VERBS

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give [ɡıv]

A s

1. Elastizität f, (des Bodens etc) Federung f:

there is too much give in the rope das Seil ist zu locker (gespannt)

2. fig

a) Elastizität f, Flexibilität f

b) Nachgiebigkeit f:

there is no give in him er gibt nie nach

B v/t prät gave [ɡeıv], pperf given [ˈɡıvn]

1. a) geben:

give sb the name of William jemandem den Namen William geben;

give or take plus/minus;

he has given me his cold er hat mich mit seiner Erkältung angesteckt

b) schenken:

he gave his son a watch;

she gave him a daughter

c) Blut etc spenden

2. geben, reichen:

give sb one’s hand jemandem die Hand geben

3. einen Brief etc (über)geben

4. (als Gegenwert) geben, (be)zahlen:

how much did you give for that coat?;

give as good as one gets ( oder takes) mit gleicher Münze zurückzahlen

5. eine Auskunft, einen Rat etc geben, erteilen:

give a description eine Beschreibung geben (of gen oder von)

6. sein Wort geben

7. widmen:

give one’s attention (energies) to sth einer Sache seine Aufmerksamkeit (Kraft) widmen

8. sein Leben hingeben, opfern ( beide:

for für)

9. ein Recht, einen Titel, ein Amt etc verleihen, geben, übertragen:

give sb a part in a play jemandem eine Rolle in einem Stück geben

10. geben, gewähren, zugestehen:

give sb a favo(u)r jemandem eine Gunst gewähren;

just give me 24 hours geben Sie mir (nur) 24 Stunden (Zeit);

give sb until …

a) jemandem bis … Zeit geben oder lassen ( to do zu tun),

b) jemandem bis … Bedenkzeit geben;

I give you that point in diesem Punkt gebe ich Ihnen recht;

give me the good old times! da lobe ich mir die gute alte Zeit!;

give me Mozart any time Mozart geht mir über alles;

it was not given to him to do it es war ihm nicht gegeben oder vergönnt, es zu tun

11. einen Befehl, Auftrag etc geben, erteilen

12. Hilfe gewähren, leisten, Schutz bieten

13. einen Preis zuerkennen, zusprechen

14. eine Arznei (ein)geben, verabreichen

15. jemandem ein Zimmer etc geben, zuteilen, zuweisen

16. Grüße etc übermitteln:

give him my love bestelle ihm herzliche Grüße von mir

17. übergeben, einliefern:

give sb into custody jemanden der Polizei übergeben, jemanden verhaften lassen

18. jemandem einen Schlag etc geben, versetzen

19. jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen

20. a) von sich geben, äußern: → cry A 1, laugh A 1, shout C 1, sign A 6, smile C 1, start A 6

b) eine Erklärung etc abgeben

c) eine Rede etc halten

21. (an)geben, mitteilen, seine Telefonnummer etc angeben:

give a reason einen Grund angeben;

don’t give me that! das glaubst du doch selbst nicht!;

this clock gives the right time diese Uhr zeigt die richtige Zeit an; → name Bes Redew

22. ein Lied etc zum Besten geben, vortragen

23. ein Konzert etc geben, veranstalten:

give a dinner ein Essen geben;

give a play ein (Theater)Stück geben oder aufführen

24. bereiten, verursachen:

give pain Schmerzen bereiten, wehtun;

give sb many problems jemandem viele Probleme aufgeben; → pain A 1, A 2, pleasure A 1

25. (er)geben:

give no result ohne Ergebnis bleiben

26. geben, hervorbringen:

cows give milk Kühe geben Milch;

the lamp gives a good light die Lampe gibt gutes Licht

27. einen Trinkspruch ausbringen auf (akk):

I give you the ladies ich trinke auf das Wohl der Damen

28. geben, zuschreiben:

I give him 50 years ich schätze ihn auf 50 Jahre

29. jemandem zu tun, zu trinken etc geben:

she gave me her bag to carry;

I was given to understand that … man gab mir zu verstehen, dass …

30. (in Redewendungen meist) geben:

give attention achtgeben (to auf akk);

give it to him! umg gibs ihm!;

give sb what for umg es jemandem geben oder besorgen; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven)

C v/i

1. geben, spenden (to dat):

give generously;

give and take geben und nehmen, einander entgegenkommen, kompromissbereit sein

2. nachgeben (auch Preise):

give under great pressure;

the foundations are giving das Fundament senkt sich;

the chair gives comfortably der Stuhl federt angenehm;

his knees gave under him seine Knie versagten

3. what gives? sl was gibts?;

what gives with him? sl was ist los mit ihm?

4. nachlassen, schwächer werden

5. versagen (Nerven etc)

6. a) nachgeben, (Boden etc) federn

b) sich dehnen (Kleidungsstück)

7. sich anpassen (to dat oder an akk)

8. a) führen ( into in akk; on[to] auf akk, nach) (Straße etc)

b) gehen (on[to] nach) (Fenster etc)

9. US umg

a) sprechen:

come on, give! los, raus mit der Sprache!

b) aus sich herausgehen

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1. transitive verb,
gave, given

1) (hand over, pass) geben; (transfer from one's authority, custody, or responsibility) überbringen; übergeben (to an + Akk.)

she gave him her bag to carry — sie gab ihm ihre Tasche zum Tragen

Give it to me! I'll do it — Gib her! Ich mache das

give me... — (on telephone) geben Sie mir...; verbinden Sie mich mit...

2) (as gift) schenken; (donate) spenden; geben; (bequeath) vermachen

give somebody something, give something to somebody — jemandem etwas schenken

the book was given [to] me by my son — das Buch hat mir mein Sohn geschenkt

I wouldn't have it if it was given [to] me — ich würde es nicht mal geschenkt nehmen; abs.

give towards something — zu etwas beisteuern

give blood — Blut spenden

give [a donation] to charity — für wohltätige Zwecke spenden

give and take — (fig.) Kompromisse eingehen; (in marriage etc.) geben und nehmen

3) (sell) verkaufen; geben; (pay) zahlen; geben (ugs.); (sacrifice) geben; opfern

give somebody something [in exchange] for something — jemandem etwas für etwas [im Tausch] geben

I would give anything or my right arm/a lot to be there — ich würde alles/viel darum geben, wenn ich dort sein könnte

4) (assign) aufgeben [Hausaufgaben, Strafarbeit usw.]; (sentence to) geben [10 Jahre Gefängnis usw.]

5) (grant, award) geben [Erlaubnis, Arbeitsplatz, Interview, Rabatt, Fähigkeit, Kraft]; verleihen [Preis, Titel, Orden usw.]

be given something — etwas bekommen

he was given the privilege/honour of doing it — ihm wurde das Vorrecht/die Ehre zuteil, es zu tun

give somebody to understand or believe that... — jemanden glauben lassen, dass...

6) (entrust somebody with) übertragen (to Dat.)

give somebody the power to do something — jemanden ermächtigen, etwas zu tun

7) (allow somebody to have) geben [Recht, Zeit, Arbeit]; überlassen [seinen Sitzplatz]; lassen [Wahl, Zeit]

they gave me [the use of] their car for the weekend — sie überließen mir ihr Auto übers Wochenende

I will give you a day to think it over — ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

give yourself time to think about it — lass dir Zeit, und denk darüber nach

give me London any day or time or every time — (fig. coll.) London ist mir zehnmal lieber

I['ll] give you/him etc. that — (fig. coll.): (grant) das gebe ich zu; zugegeben

you've got to give it to him — (fig. coll.) das muss man ihm lassen

it cost £5, give or take a few pence — es hat so um die fünf Pfund gekostet (ugs.)

given that — (because) da; (if) wenn

given the right tools — mit dem richtigen Werkzeug

given time, I'll do it — wenn ich Zeit habe, mache ich es

8) (offer to somebody) geben, reichen [Arm, Hand usw.]

please give me your attention — ich bitte um Ihre Aufmerksamkeit

give somebody in marriage — jemanden verheiraten

9) (cause somebody/something to have) geben; verleihen [Charme, Reiz, Gewicht, Nachdruck]; bereiten, machen [Freude, Mühe, Kummer]; bereiten, verursachen [Schmerz]; bieten [Abwechslung, Schutz]; leisten [Hilfe]; gewähren [Unterstützung]

I was given the guest room — man gab mir das Gästezimmer

give a clear picture — (Telev.) ein gutes Bild haben

give hope to somebody — jemandem Hoffnung machen

give somebody what for — (sl.) es jemandem geben (ugs.)

10) (convey in words, tell, communicate) angeben [Namen, Anschrift, Alter, Grund, Zahl]; nennen [Grund, Einzelheiten, Losungswort]; geben [Rat, Beispiel, Befehl, Anweisung, Antwort]; fällen [Urteil, Entscheidung]; sagen [Meinung]; bekannt geben [Nachricht, Ergebnis]; machen [Andeutung]; erteilen [Verweis, Rüge]; (present, set forth) [Wörterbuch, Brief:] enthalten; [Zeitung:] bringen [Bericht]

give details of something — Einzelheiten einer Sache (Gen.) darlegen

give something a mention — etwas erwähnen

give somebody the facts — jemanden mit den Fakten vertraut od. bekannt machen

she gave us the news — sie teilte es uns mit

give somebody a decision — jemandem eine Entscheidung mitteilen

give him my best wishes — richte ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

don't give me that! — (coll.) erzähl mir [doch] nichts! (ugs.)

11) given (specified) gegeben

12) (perform, read, sing, etc.) geben [Vorstellung, Konzert]; halten [Vortrag, Seminar]; vorlesen [Gedicht, Erzählung]; singen [Lied]; spielen [Schauspiel, Oper, Musikstück]

give us a song — sing mal was

13) ausbringen [Toast, Trinkspruch]; (as toast)

ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen — meine Damen, meine Herren, auf die Königin od. das Wohl der Königin

14) (produce) geben [Licht, Milch]; tragen [Früchte]; ergeben [Zahlen, Resultat]; erbringen [Ernte]

15) (cause to develop) machen

something gives me a headache — von etwas bekomme ich Kopfschmerzen

running gives me an appetite — Laufen macht mich hungrig

16) (make somebody undergo) geben; versetzen [Schlag, Stoß]; verabreichen (geh.), geben [Arznei]

give somebody a [friendly] look — jemandem einen [freundlichen] Blick zuwerfen

he gave her hand a squeeze — er drückte ihr die Hand

give as good as one gets — (coll.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

17) (execute, make, show) geben [Zeichen, Stoß, Tritt]; machen [Satz, Ruck]; ausstoßen [Schrei, Seufzer, Pfiff]

give a [little] smile — [schwach] lächeln

give something/somebody a look — sich (Dat.) etwas/jemanden ansehen

18) (devote, dedicate) widmen

be given to something/doing something — zu etwas neigen/etwas gern tun

give all one's got — (coll.) sein möglichstes tun

19) (be host at) geben [Party, Empfang, Essen usw.]

20)

give somebody/something two months/a year — jemandem/einer Sache zwei Monate/ein Jahr geben
2. intransitive verb,
gave, given

1) (yield, bend) nachgeben (auch fig.); [Knie:] weich werden; [Bett:] federn; (break down) zusammenbrechen; [Brücke:] einstürzen; (fig.) nachlassen

2) (lead)

give on to the street/garden — [Tür usw.:] auf die Straße hinausführen/in den Garten führen
3. noun
1) Nachgiebigkeit, die; (elasticity) Elastizität, die

have [no] give — [nicht] nachgeben

2)

give and take — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; (exchange of concessions) Geben und Nehmen, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

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(a lecture, etc.) v.

abhalten (Lehrstunde, Vorlesung) v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given)

= bereiten v.

eingeben v.

geben v.

(§ p.,pp.: gab, gegeben)

hingeben v.

verursachen v.

widmen v.

English-german dictionary > give
16 save

1. transitive verb
1) (rescue) retten ( from vor + Dat.)

please, save me! — bitte helfen Sie mir!

save somebody from the clutches of the enemy/from making a mistake — jemanden aus den Klauen des Feindes retten/davor bewahren, dass er einen Fehler macht

save oneself from falling — sich [beim Hinfallen] fangen

save the day — die Situation retten

somebody can't do something to save his/her life — jemand kann etwas [ganz] einfach nicht tun

2) (keep undamaged) schonen [Kleidung, Möbelstück]

3)

God save the King/Queen — etc. Gott behüte od. beschütze den König/die Königin usw.

4) (Theol.) retten [Sünder, Seele, Menschen]

be past saving — nicht mehr zu retten sein

5) (put aside) aufheben; sparen [Geld]; sammeln [Rabattmarken, Briefmarken]; (conserve) sparsam umgehen mit [Geldmitteln, Kräften, Wasser]

save money for a rainy day — (fig.) einen Notgroschen zurücklegen

save oneself — sich schonen; seine Kräfte sparen

save one's breath — sich (Dat.) seine Worte sparen

save a seat for somebody — jemandem einen Platz freihalten

6) (make unnecessary) sparen [Geld, Zeit, Energie]

save somebody/ oneself something — jemandem/sich etwas ersparen

save somebody/oneself doing something or having to do something — es jemandem/sich ersparen, etwas tun zu müssen

7) (avoid losing) nicht verlieren [Satz, Karte, Stich]; (Sport) abwehren [Schuss, Ball]; verhindern [Tor]

8) (Computing) speichern; sichern

save something on a disc — etwas auf Diskette abspeichern
2. intransitive verb
1) (put money by) sparen

save with a building society — bei einer Bausparkasse sparen

2) (avoid waste) sparen (on Akk.)

save on food — am Essen sparen

3) (Sport) [Torwart:] halten
3. noun
(Sport) Abwehr, die; Parade, die (fachspr.)

make a save — [Torwart:] halten
4. preposition
(arch./poet./rhet.) mit Ausnahme (+ Gen.)

save for something — von etwas abgesehen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91209/save_up">save up

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I 1. [seiv] verb
1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) retten

2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) sparen

3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) ersparen

4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) abwehren

5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) erlösen

6) (to keep data in the computer.)
2. noun
((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) abwehren

- saver
- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction
(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) außer

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save

[seɪv]

I. vt

1. (rescue)

▪ to \save sb/sth [from sth] jdn/etw [vor etw dat] retten

to \save the day [or situation] die Situation retten

to \save sb's life jdm das Leben retten

to \save one's marriage seine Ehe retten

to \save the match das Spiel retten

to \save one's own skin [or hide] ( usu pej) die eigene Haut retten

to \save sb's soul jds Seele retten

2. NAUT

▪ to \save sth etw bergen

3. (keep from danger)

▪ to \save sb/sth jdn/etw schützen

God \save the Queen Gott erhalte die Königin

▪ to \save sb from himself/herself jdn vor sich dat selbst schützen

4. (keep for future use)

▪ to \save sth etw aufheben

I \save all my old letters in case I want to read them again ich hebe all meine alten Briefe auf, falls ich sie wieder einmal lesen möchte

to \save money Geld sparen

5. (collect)

▪ to \save sth etw sammeln

to \save coins/stamps Münzen/Briefmarken sammeln

6. (avoid wasting)

to \save energy Energie sparen

to \save one's eyes seine Augen schonen

to \save oneself sich akk schonen

she's saving herself for the right man sie spart sich für den richtigen Mann auf

to \save one's strength mit seinen Kräften haushalten

to \save time Zeit sparen

we didn't \save much time by taking the short cut wir haben nicht viel Zeit gewonnen, indem wir die Abkürzung genommen haben

to \save sth for posterity etw der Nachwelt erhalten

7. (reserve)

▪ to \save sb sth [or to \save sth for sb] jdm etw aufheben

I'll be home late — can you \save me some dinner? ich werde spät heimkommen — kannst du mir was vom Abendessen aufheben?

\save a dance for me reserviere mir einen Tanz

\save me a place at your table, will you? halte mir doch bitte einen Platz an deinem Tisch frei, ja?

\save my seat — I'll be back in five minutes halte meinen Platz frei — ich bin in fünf Minuten wieder da

8. (spare)

▪ to \save sb sth jdm etw ersparen

thanks for your help — it \saved me a lot of work danke für deine Hilfe — das hat mir viel Arbeit erspart

I'll lend you a bag, it'll \save you buying one ich leihe dir einen Beutel, dann brauchst du dir keinen zu kaufen

the tax changes \save me £9 a week durch die Steueränderungen spare ich 9 Pfund pro Woche

9. COMPUT

to \save data Daten sichern [o abspeichern

10. SPORT

to \save a goal ein Tor verhindern

to \save a penalty kick einen Strafstoß abwehren

11.

▶ to \save appearances den Schein wahren

▶ to \save sb's bacon [or neck] jds Hals retten

▶ to \save one's breath sich dat seine Worte sparen

▶ to \save face das Gesicht wahren

▶ to \save one's life:

Samantha is tone deaf — she can't carry a tune to \save her life Samantha hat kein Gehör für Töne — sie kann beim besten Willen keine Melodie halten

▶ a stitch in time \saves nine ( prov) was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen prov

II. vi

1. (keep for the future) sparen

I \save with the Cooperative Bank ich habe ein Sparkonto bei der Cooperative Bank

to \save for a new car/holiday/house für [o auf] ein neues Auto/einen Urlaub/ein Haus sparen

2. (conserve sth)

▪ to \save on sth bei etw dat sparen

it was a warm winter, so we \saved on electricity es war ein warmer Winter, da haben wir Strom gespart

3. AM (keep) food sich akk halten

III. n (in football) Abwehr f

the goalkeeper made a great \save in the last minute of the match der Torhüter bot eine großartige Parade in der letzten Spielminute

IV. prep ( form) außer + dat

they found all the documents \save one sie fanden alle Dokumente bis auf ein[e]s

▪ \save for... außer + dat...

the house was in good shape \save for the roof das Haus war bis auf das Dach in gutem Zustand

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I [seɪv]
1. n (FTBL ETC)
Ballabwehr f
what a save! — eine tolle Parade!

he made a fantastic save — er hat den Ball prima abgewehrt or gehalten

2. vt

1) (= rescue REL ALSO) retten

to save sb from sth — jdn vor etw (dat) retten

to save sb from disaster/ruin — jdn vor einer Katastrophe/dem Ruin bewahren or retten

he saved me from falling/making that mistake — er hat mich davor bewahrt hinzufallen/den Fehler zu machen

to save sth from sth — etw aus etw retten

his goal saved the match — sein Tor hat das Spiel gerettet or herausgerissen (inf)

to save the day — die Rettung sein

God save the Queen —

to save a building for posterity — ein Gebäude der Nachwelt erhalten

to be saved by the bell (inf) — gerade noch einmal davonkommen

or butt ( US inf ) — seinen Kopf retten

or butt ( US inf ) — jdn rauspauken (inf), jdn retten

2) (= put by) aufheben, aufbewahren, aufsparen; money sparen; (= collect) stamps etc sammeln

save some of the cake for me — lass mir etwas Kuchen übrig

save me a seat — halte mir einen Platz frei

save it for later, I'm busy now (inf) — spar dirs für später auf, ich habe jetzt zu tun (inf)

save it! (inf) — spar dir das! (inf)

to save the best for last — das Beste bis zum Schluss aufheben

3) (= avoid using up) fuel, time, space, money sparen; (= spare) strength, eyes, battery schonen; (= save up) strength, fuel etc aufsparen

that will save you £20 a week — dadurch sparen Sie £ 20 die Woche

going by plane will save you four hours on the train journey —

you don't save much by taking this short cut — Sie gewinnen nicht viel, wenn Sie diese Abkürzung nehmen

he's saving himself for the big match — er schont sich für das große Spiel

he's saving himself for the right woman — er spart sich für die Richtige auf

4) (= prevent) bother, trouble ersparen

at least it saved the rain coming in it'll save a lot of hard work if we... — es hat wenigstens den Regen abgehalten es erspart uns (dat) sehr viel Mühe, wenn wir...

it saved us having to do it again — das hat es uns (dat) erspart, es noch einmal machen zu müssen

I've been saved a lot of expense — mir blieben or mir wurden sehr viel Ausgaben erspart

5) goal verhindern; shot, penalty halten

well saved! — gut gehalten!

6) (COMPUT) speichern

to save as — speichern unter

to save sth to disk — etw auf Diskette ( ab)speichern or sichern

3. vi

1) (with money) sparen

to save for sth — für or auf etw (acc) sparen

2) (inf: keep food) sich halten; (news) warten können

3) (COMPUT)

the file won't save — die Datei lässt sich nicht sichern or abspeichern
II
1. prep
außer +dat
2. conj

1) (old, liter) es sei denn (geh)

2)

save that — nur dass

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save¹ [seıv]

A v/t

1. (er)retten ( from vor dat):

save sb’s life jemandem das Leben retten;

the man who saved my life mein Lebensretter;

save sb from drowning jemanden vor dem Ertrinken retten; → bacon, life Bes Redew

2. SCHIFF bergen

3. bewahren, schützen ( beide:

from vor dat):

God save the queen Gott erhalte die Königin;

save the situation die Situation retten; → appearance Bes Redew, face A 6, harmless 2

4. Geld etc sparen, einsparen:

I saved £100 on this car ich sparte bei diesem Wagen 100 Pfund ein;

save fuel Treibstoff sparen;

save time Zeit gewinnen

5. auch save up aufbewahren, -heben, (auf)sparen:

save sth for sb jemandem etwas aufheben;

save it! sl geschenkt!; → breath 1

6. auch die Augen schonen, schonend oder sparsam umgehen mit:

save o.s. (one’s strength) for sth sich (seine Kräfte) für etwas schonen

7. jemandem eine Mühe etc ersparen:

save sb the trouble of doing sth jemandem die Mühe ersparen, etwas zu tun

8. REL (from) retten (aus), erlösen (von)

9. ausnehmen:

(God) save the mark! iron verzeihen Sie die Bemerkung!;

save ( oder saving) your presence ( oder reverence) mit Verlaub

10. auch save up Geld sparen

11. COMPUT Daten speichern ( onto auf akk), abspeichern

12. SPORT

a) ein Tor verhindern

b) einen Schuss etc halten, parieren, auch einen Matchball etc abwehren:

he didn’t have to save a single shot er bekam keinen einzigen Schuss zu halten

B v/i

1. auch save up sparen ( for für, auf akk):

save as you earn Br staatlich gefördertes Sparen durch monatliche Abbuchung eines bestimmten Betrages vom Lohn- od Gehaltskonto

2. SPORT retten ( from gegen), halten

3. US sich halten (Lebensmittel)

C s SPORT Parade f:

make a brilliant save hervorragend parieren

save² [seıv] präp & konj obs oder poet außer (dat), mit Ausnahme von (oder gen), ausgenommen (nom), abgesehen von:

all save him alle außer ihm;

save for bis auf (akk);

save that … abgesehen davon, dass …; nur, dass …

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1. transitive verb
1) (rescue) retten ( from vor + Dat.)

please, save me! — bitte helfen Sie mir!

save somebody from the clutches of the enemy/from making a mistake — jemanden aus den Klauen des Feindes retten/davor bewahren, dass er einen Fehler macht

save oneself from falling — sich [beim Hinfallen] fangen

save the day — die Situation retten

somebody can't do something to save his/her life — jemand kann etwas [ganz] einfach nicht tun

2) (keep undamaged) schonen [Kleidung, Möbelstück]

3)

God save the King/Queen — etc. Gott behüte od. beschütze den König/die Königin usw.

4) (Theol.) retten [Sünder, Seele, Menschen]

be past saving — nicht mehr zu retten sein

5) (put aside) aufheben; sparen [Geld]; sammeln [Rabattmarken, Briefmarken]; (conserve) sparsam umgehen mit [Geldmitteln, Kräften, Wasser]

save money for a rainy day — (fig.) einen Notgroschen zurücklegen

save oneself — sich schonen; seine Kräfte sparen

save one's breath — sich (Dat.) seine Worte sparen

save a seat for somebody — jemandem einen Platz freihalten

6) (make unnecessary) sparen [Geld, Zeit, Energie]

save somebody/ oneself something — jemandem/sich etwas ersparen

save somebody/oneself doing something or having to do something — es jemandem/sich ersparen, etwas tun zu müssen

7) (avoid losing) nicht verlieren [Satz, Karte, Stich]; (Sport) abwehren [Schuss, Ball]; verhindern [Tor]

8) (Computing) speichern; sichern

save something on a disc — etwas auf Diskette abspeichern
2. intransitive verb
1) (put money by) sparen

save with a building society — bei einer Bausparkasse sparen

2) (avoid waste) sparen (on Akk.)

save on food — am Essen sparen

3) (Sport) [Torwart:] halten
3. noun
(Sport) Abwehr, die; Parade, die (fachspr.)

make a save — [Torwart:] halten
4. preposition
(arch./poet./rhet.) mit Ausnahme (+ Gen.)

save for something — von etwas abgesehen

Phrasal Verbs:

- save up

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adv.

ausgenommen adv.

außer adv. v.

abspeichern v.

aufbewahren v.

bewahren v.

einsparen v.

retten v.

sichern v.

sparen v.

English-german dictionary > save
17 talk

1. noun
1) (discussion) Gespräch, das

have a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen

have a long talk on the phone — lange miteinander telefonieren

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie einmal sprechen?

have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen

2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, der

give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

3) no pl. (form of communication) Sprache, die

4) no pl. (talking) Gerede, das (abwertend)

there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet

be the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
2. intransitive verb
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) reden

be talking in German — deutsch sprechen

love to hear oneself talk — sich gern reden hören

we must talk — wir müssen miteinander reden

talk on the phone — telefonieren

keep somebody talking — jemanden in ein [längeres] Gespräch verwickeln

now you're talking! — (coll.) das hört sich schon besser an

that's no way to talk/talk to your uncle — das darfst du nicht sagen/so darfst du aber nicht mit deinem Onkel reden!

it's easy for you/him etc. to talk — du hast/er hat usw. gut reden

look who's talking — (iron.) das musst du gerade sagen

you can (iron.) or can't talk! — sei du nur ganz still!

could I talk to you for a moment? — könnte ich Sie einen Augenblick sprechen?

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

talk of or about somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas reden

everyone's talking about him/his divorce — er/seine Scheidung ist in aller Munde

talk of or about doing something — davon reden, etwas zu tun

[not] know what one is talking about — [gar nicht] wissen, wovon man redet

[not] know what somebody is talking about — [nicht] wissen, was jemand meint od. wovon jemand spricht

talking of holidays — etc. da wir [gerade] vom Urlaub usw. sprechen

2) (have power of speech) sprechen

3) (betray secrets) reden

make somebody talk — jemanden zum Reden bringen
3. transitive verb
1) (utter, express)

talk [a load of] nonsense — [eine Menge] Unsinn od. (ugs.) Stuss reden

2) (discuss)

talk politics/music — etc. über Politik/Musik usw. reden

3) (use) sprechen [Sprache, Dialekt usw.]

4)

talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden

talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/73258/talk_down">talk down

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

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[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) reden

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) reden über

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) das Gespräch
2. noun
1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) die Aussprache

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) das Gerede

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) das Gerede

4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) das Gerede

•

- talkative
- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop
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talk

[tɔ:k, AM usu tɑ:k]

I. n

1. (discussion) Gespräch nt; (conversation) Unterhaltung f; (private) Unterredung f

to have a \talk [with sb] [about sth] [mit jdm] [über etw akk] reden [o sprechen], ein Gespräch [mit jdm] [über etw akk] führen form; (conversation) sich akk [mit jdm] [über etw akk] unterhalten; (private) eine Unterredung [mit jdm] [über etw akk] haben

heart-to-heart \talk offene Aussprache

2. (lecture) Vortrag m

to give a \talk [on [or about] sth] einen Vortrag [über etw akk] halten

3. no pl (discussion) Reden nt, Gerede nt fam; (things said) Worte pl

big \talk große Töne pej fam

idle \talk leeres Gerede fam

to make small \talk Konversation betreiben

4. (subject of conversation)

▪ the \talk Gespräch[sthema] nt

her behaviour is the \talk of the neighbourhood ihr Verhalten ist das Gespräch des ganzen Viertels

5. (formal discussions)

▪ \talks pl Gespräche pl

peace \talks Friedensverhandlungen pl

to hold \talks [on [or about] sth] Gespräche [über etw akk] führen

6.

▶ to be all \talk [and no action], to be just \talk immer nur reden [und nie handeln]

▶ to be the \talk of the town Stadtgespräch sein

II. vi

1. (speak) sprechen, reden; (converse) sich akk unterhalten

▪ to \talk about sb/sth über jdn/etw reden [o sprechen]

what the hell are you \talking about? wovon zum Teufel sprichst du eigentlich? fam

to \talk about sb behind his/her back über jdn hinter seinem/ihrem Rücken reden [o fam herziehen]

▪ to \talk to [or with] sb mit jdm reden [o sprechen]

she \talks to her mother on the phone every week sie telefoniert jede Woche mit ihrer Mutter

▪ to \talk to oneself mit sich dat selbst reden, Selbstgespräche führen

2. (imitate speech) parrot plappern fam

3. (speak privately or seriously) reden

can we \talk? können wir reden?

I think we need to \talk ich denke, wir sollten einmal miteinander reden

4.

▶ you can't [or AM should] \talk ( fam) du hast es gerade nötig, etwas zu sagen fam

▶ to \talk dirty [to sb] obszön [mit jdm] reden

▶ to be \talking through one's hat [or BRIT also neck] (pej! fam) nur so daherreden fam

▶ look who's \talking, you're a fine one to \talk, to set sb \talking BRIT jdm Grund zum Tratschen geben fam

▶ \talking of sb/sth... esp BRIT wo [o da] wir gerade von jdm/etw reden [o sprechen]...

III. vt

1. (speak)

to \talk a language eine Sprache sprechen [o SCHWEIZ meist reden]

she \talks English at work and French at home in der Arbeit spricht sie Englisch und zu Hause Französisch

2. ( fam: discuss)

to \talk business/money/politics über Geschäfte/Geld/Politik sprechen

3.

▶ \talk about... so was von... fam

what a film — \talk about boring! was für ein Film — so was von langweilig! fam

▶ to \talk a blue streak AM ohne Punkt und Komma reden fam

▶ to \talk sb's ear off ( fam) jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden fam

▶ to give sb something to \talk about jdm Gesprächsstoff liefern

▶ to \talk one's head off ( fam) ununterbrochen reden

▶ to be able to \talk the hind leg[s] off a donkey BRIT ( fam) jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden können fam

▶ to \talk nonsense [or esp BRIT rubbish] ( pej) Unsinn reden

▶ to \talk sense [into sb's head] vernünftig [mit jdm] reden

▶ to \talk some sense into sb's head jdm Vernunft einimpfen fam

▶ to \talk shop übers Geschäft reden fam, fachsimpeln fam

▶ to \talk turkey esp AM ( fam) offen [o fam Tacheles] reden

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[tɔːk]
1. n

1) Gespräch nt (ALSO POL); (= conversation) Gespräch nt, Unterhaltung f; (esp heart-to-heart) Aussprache f

to have a talk — ein Gespräch führen/sich unterhalten/sich aussprechen (with sb about sth mit jdm über etw acc )

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie mal sprechen?

to hold or have talks — Gespräche führen

to have a friendly talk with sb — sich mit jdm nett unterhalten, mit jdm plaudern; (giving advice, warning) mit jdm (mal) in aller Freundschaft reden

I have enjoyed our talk — ich habe mich gern mit Ihnen unterhalten

to meet for talks — sich zu Gesprächen treffen

2) no pl (= talking) Reden nt, Rederei f; (= rumour) Gerede nt

he's all talk — er ist ein fürchterlicher Schwätzer; (and no action) der führt bloß große Reden

there is some talk of his returning — es heißt, er kommt zurück

there is too much talk of going on strike in this factory — in dieser Fabrik wird zu viel vom Streiken geredet

it's the talk of the town — es ist Stadtgespräch

she's the talk of the town — sie ist zum Stadtgespräch geworden

3) (= lecture) Vortrag m

to give a talk — einen Vortrag halten (on über +acc )

a series of talks — eine Vortragsreihe

her talk on the dangers... — ihre (kurze) Rede über die Gefahren...

2. vi

1) (= speak) sprechen, reden (of von, about über +acc); (= have conversation) reden, sich unterhalten (of, about über +acc); (bird, doll, child) sprechen

to talk to or with sb — mit jdm sprechen or reden (about über +acc )

could I talk to Mr Smith please? — kann ich bitte Herrn Smith sprechen?

don't talk silly! (inf) — red keinen Stuss! (inf), red nicht so blöd (daher)! (inf)

it's easy or all right for you to talk (inf) — du hast gut reden (inf)

don't (you) talk to me like that! — wie redest du denn mit mir?

who do you think you're talking to? — was meinst du denn, wen du vor dir hast?

that's no way to talk to your parents —

hey, that's no way to talk — hör mal, sag doch so was nicht!

he sat there without talking — er saß da und sagte kein Wort

talk to me! — erzähl mir was!

to get/be talking to sb — mit jdm ins Gespräch kommen/im Gespräch sein

he knows/doesn't know what he's talking about — er weiß (schon)/weiß (doch) nicht, wovon er spricht, er hat (davon) ziemlich Ahnung (inf)/(doch) überhaupt keine Ahnung

you can talk! (inf) — du kannst gerade reden!

to keep sb talking — jdn (mit einem Gespräch) hinhalten

to talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

now you're talking! — das lässt sich schon eher hören!

2) (= mention) sprechen, reden

he's been talking of going abroad — er hat davon gesprochen or geredet, dass er ins Ausland fahren will

talking of salaries/films... — da or wo (inf) wir gerade von Gehältern/Filmen sprechen...

talk about impertinence/rude/hot! — so was von Frechheit/unverschämt/heiß! (inf)

3) (= chatter) reden, schwatzen

stop talking! — sei/seid ruhig!

4) (= gossip) reden, klatschen

everyone was talking about them — sie waren in aller Munde; (because of scandal also) alle haben über sie geredet or geklatscht

to get oneself talked about — von sich reden machen; (because of scandal) ins Gerede kommen

5) (= reveal secret) reden

the spy refused to talk — der Spion schwieg beharrlich or weigerte sich zu reden

to make sb talk — jdn zum Reden bringen

OK, Kowalski, talk! — O.K. or o.k., Kowalski, raus mit der Sprache! (inf)

6)

we're talking about at least £2,000/3 months —

what sort of sum are we talking about? — um welche Summe geht es?

3. vt

1) (= speak) a language, slang sprechen; nonsense reden

talk sense! — red keinen solchen Unsinn!

he simply wasn't talking sense — er hat bloß Unsinn geredet or verzapft (inf)

2) (= discuss) politics, cricket, business reden über (+acc) or von, sich unterhalten über (+acc)

we're talking big money/serious crime etc here (inf) — heir gehts um große Geld/um schlimme Verbrechen etc (inf)

we have to talk business for a while — wir müssen mal kurz etwas Geschäftliches besprechen

then they got down to talking business — dann sind sie zum geschäftlichen Teil übergegangen

let's talk business —

now you're talking business — das lässt sich schon eher hören

See:

→ shop

3)

(= persuade) to talk sb/oneself into doing sth — jdn überreden or jdn/sich dazu bringen, etw zu tun; (against better judgement) jdm/sich einreden, dass man etw tut

he talked himself into believing she was unfaithful — er hat sich eingeredet, sie sei ihm nicht treu

to talk sb out of sth/doing sth — jdn von etw abbringen/davon abbringen, etw zu tun, jdm etw ausreden/jdm ausreden, etw zu tun

4)

(= achieve by talking) he talked himself out of that job — durch sein Reden hat er sich (dat)

you won't be able to talk your way out of this — jetzt können Sie sich nicht mehr herausreden

he talked himself out of trouble — er redete sich (geschickt) heraus

he talked himself into this situation — er hat sich selbst durch sein Reden in diese Lage gebracht

to talk sb into a better humour — jdn in eine bessere Laune bringen

to talk sb out of his bad temper — jdm die schlechte Laune vertreiben

5)

to talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

See:

→ head

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talk [tɔːk]

A s

1. Reden n

2. Gespräch n:

a) Unterhaltung f, Plauderei f

b) Unterredung f ( auch POL):

have a talk with sb mit jemandem reden oder plaudern, sich mit jemandem unterhalten

3. Aussprache f

4. RADIO etc

a) Plauderei f

b) Vortrag m:

give a talk on einen Vortrag halten über (akk)

5. Gerede n:

a) Geschwätz n umg

b) Klatsch m umg:

he’s all talk er ist ein großer Schwätzer;

he’s all talk and no action er redet (immer) nur und tut nichts;

that was all talk das war alles nur Gerede;

end in talk im Sand verlaufen;

there is a lot of talk about es ist viel die Rede von;

there is talk of his being bankrupt man spricht davon, dass er bankrott sei; → big A 7, small talk

6. Gesprächsgegenstand m:

be the talk of the town Stadtgespräch sein

7. Sprache f, Art f zu reden: → baby talk

B v/i

1. reden, sprechen:

talk round sth um etwas herumreden; → big B 2, tall B, wild B

2. reden, sprechen, plaudern, sich unterhalten ( alle:

about, on über akk;

of von;

with mit):

talk about sth auch etwas besprechen;

he knows what he is talking about er weiß, wovon er spricht;

talk at sb auf jemanden einreden;

talk to sb

a) mit jemandem sprechen oder reden,

b) umg jemandem die Meinung sagen, jemandem eine Standpauke halten;

they are not talking to each other sie reden zurzeit nicht miteinander;

talk to o.s. Selbstgespräche führen;

talking of … da wir gerade von … sprechen;

you can talk! umg das sagst ausgerechnet du!;

now you are talking! umg das lässt sich schon eher hören!

3. pej reden:

a) schwatzen

b) klatschen umg:

get o.s. talked about ins Gerede kommen; → devil A 1

C v/t

1. Unsinn etc reden:

talk a solution to a problem die Lösung eines Problems herbeireden;

he was talking a lot without saying anything er redete viel, ohne etwas zu sagen; → sense A 8, wisdom 1

2. eine Sprache sprechen:

talk French

3. über Geschäfte etc reden oder sprechen:

talk politics auch politisieren; → shop A 3

4. reden:

talk o.s. hoarse;

talk sb into believing sth jemanden etwas glauben machen;

talk sb into sth jemandem etwas einreden, jemanden zu etwas überreden, jemandem etwas aufschwatzen;

talk sb out of sth jemandem etwas ausreden;

talk one’s way out of sth sich aus etwas herausreden;

talk to death US → talk out 1

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1. noun
1) (discussion) Gespräch, das

have a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen

have a long talk on the phone — lange miteinander telefonieren

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie einmal sprechen?

have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen

2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, der

give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

3) no pl. (form of communication) Sprache, die

4) no pl. (talking) Gerede, das (abwertend)

there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet

be the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
2. intransitive verb
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) reden

be talking in German — deutsch sprechen

love to hear oneself talk — sich gern reden hören

we must talk — wir müssen miteinander reden

talk on the phone — telefonieren

keep somebody talking — jemanden in ein [längeres] Gespräch verwickeln

now you're talking! — (coll.) das hört sich schon besser an

that's no way to talk/talk to your uncle — das darfst du nicht sagen/so darfst du aber nicht mit deinem Onkel reden!

it's easy for you/him etc. to talk — du hast/er hat usw. gut reden

look who's talking — (iron.) das musst du gerade sagen

you can (iron.) or can't talk! — sei du nur ganz still!

could I talk to you for a moment? — könnte ich Sie einen Augenblick sprechen?

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

talk of or about somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas reden

everyone's talking about him/his divorce — er/seine Scheidung ist in aller Munde

talk of or about doing something — davon reden, etwas zu tun

[not] know what one is talking about — [gar nicht] wissen, wovon man redet

[not] know what somebody is talking about — [nicht] wissen, was jemand meint od. wovon jemand spricht

talking of holidays — etc. da wir [gerade] vom Urlaub usw. sprechen

2) (have power of speech) sprechen

3) (betray secrets) reden

make somebody talk — jemanden zum Reden bringen
3. transitive verb
1) (utter, express)

talk [a load of] nonsense — [eine Menge] Unsinn od. (ugs.) Stuss reden

2) (discuss)

talk politics/music — etc. über Politik/Musik usw. reden

3) (use) sprechen [Sprache, Dialekt usw.]

4)

talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden

talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden

Phrasal Verbs:

- talk down

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

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n.

Gespräch -e n. (to) v.

reden (zu) v.

sich unterhalten (mit) v.

sprechen (mit) v.

English-german dictionary > talk
18 word

wə:d
1. noun
1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) palabra

2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) palabra

3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) noticia

4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) palabra

2. verb
(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) expresar

- wording
- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word

word n palabra

what's does this word mean? ¿qué significa esta palabra?

he promised, he gave me his word me lo prometió, me dio su palabra

in other words en otras palabras

in your own words en tus propias palabras

to have a word with somebody hablar con alguien

I'll have a word with him about it hablaré con él / se lo comentaré

to take somebody's word for it aceptar lo que dice alguien

word

tr[wɜːd]

noun

1 (gen) palabra

tell me what happened in your own words explícame con tus propias palabras lo que pasó

I can't find the words to describe it no encuentro palabras para describirlo

he's a man of few words es un hombre poco hablador

don't believe a word he says no creas ni una palabra de lo que dice

he didn't say a word no dijo ni pío, no dijo ni una palabra

don't breathe a word of this no digas nada de esto, ni palabra de esto

it's your word against mine es tu palabra contra la mía

2 (message, news) noticia

there's been no word no hay noticias

word came that... llegó noticia (de) que...

he left no word of his new address no dejó dicha su nueva dirección

3 (promise) palabra

I give you my word te doy mi palabra

he's a man of his word es hombre de palabra

4 (command) orden nombre femenino

wait until I give the word espera hasta que dé la orden

just say the word no tienes más que pedirlo

his word is law su palabra es ley

5 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL palabra, vocablo, voz nombre femenino

1 the word (rumour) voz nombre femenino, rumor nombre masculino

the word is that Macy's out corre la voz de que Macy ha salido

2 the Word SMALLRELIGION/SMALL el Verbo

plural noun words

1 (lyrics) letra f sing

1 (discussion, talk) palabras nombre femenino plural

transitive verb

1 expresar, formular, redactar

a well-worded letter una carta bien redactada

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

from the word go desde el principio

in a word en una palabra

in other words o sea, es decir, en otras palabras

mark my words fíjate en lo que te digo

not in so many words no exactamente, no directamente, no con esas palabras

not to have a good word to say for somebody/something no decir absolutamente nada en favor de alguien/algo

to be as good as one's word cumplir su palabra

to be the last word in something ser el último grito en algo

to break/go back on one's word faltar a la palabra

to get a word in edgeways meter baza

to have a word with somebody hablar con alguien

to have somebody's word for it that... tener la palabra de alguien que...

you have my word tienes mi palabra

to have the last word decir la última palabra

to have words with somebody discutir con alguien, tener unas palabras con alguien

to keep one's word cumplir su palabra

not to mince one's words no tener pelos en la lengua

to put in/say a good word for somebody (intercede) interceder por alguien 2 (recommend) recomendar a alguien

to put something into words expresar algo con palabras

to put words in somebody's mouth poner palabras en boca de alguien

to take somebody at their word cogerle la palabra a alguien/algo

to take somebody's word for it aceptar lo que alguien le dice, creer a alguien, confiar en la palabra de alguien

take my word for it te lo aseguro

to take the words out of somebody's mouth quitarle la palabra de la boca a alguien

too... for words de lo más... que hay, indescriptiblemente...

it's too awful for words es demasiado horrible para explicarlo

I'm too happy for words no tengo palabras para explicar lo feliz que estoy

upon my word! ¡caramba!

without a word sin decir palabra, sin chistar

word for word palabra por palabra

words fail me no sé qué decir, no tengo palabras

a word of advice un consejo

a word of warning una advertencia

word of honour palabra de honor

word processing procesamiento de textos, tratamiento de textos

word processor procesador nombre masculino de textos

word ['wərd] vt

: expresar, formular, redactar

word n

1) : palabra f, vocablo m, voz f

word for word: palabra por palabra

in one's own words: en sus propias palabras

words fail me: me quedo sin habla

2) remark: palabra f

by word of mouth: de palabra

to have a word with: hablar (dos palabras) con

3) command: orden f

to give the word: dar la orden

just say the word: no tienes que decirlo

4) message, news: noticias fpl

is there any word from her?: ¿hay noticias de ella?

to send word: mandar un recado

5) promise: palabra f

to keep one's word: cumplir uno su palabra

6) words npl

quarrel: palabra f, riña f

to have words with: tener unas palabras con, reñir con

7) words npl

text: letra f (de una canción, etc.)

word

v.

• expresar v.

• redactar v.

n.

• dicción s.f.

• noticias s.f.pl.

• orden s.m.

• palabra s.f.

• palabras mayores s.m.

• verbo s.m.

• vocablo s.m.

• voz s.f.

I wɜːrd, wɜːd
noun

1) c (term, expression) palabra f, vocablo m (frml), voz f (frml)

`greenhouse' is written as one word — `greenhouse' se escribe todo junto

it's a long o big word — es una palabra difícil

bad o naughty o rude word — palabrota f, mala palabra f (esp AmL), garabato m (Chi)

what's the German word for `dog'? — ¿cómo se dice `perro' en alemán?

what's another word for `holiday'? — dame un sinónimo de `holiday'

he was... what's the word?... excommunicated — lo... ¿cómo se dice?... lo excomulgaron

she was lucky - lucky isn't the word! — tuvo suerte - suerte es poco decir!

for want of a better word — por así decirlo

he didn't say so in so many words, but that's what he meant — no lo dijo así or con esas palabras, pero eso es lo que quiso decir

in other words — ( introducing a reformulation) es decir, o sea

I have serious doubts about it - in other words you don't trust me — tengo mis serias dudas al respecto - lo que me estás diciendo es que no me tienes confianza

she's been promoted again - words fail me! — la han vuelto a ascender - no me lo puedo creer!

to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

it was too funny for words — fue graciosísimo

to be lost for words — no encontrar* palabras, no saber* qué decir

2) c ( thing said) palabra f

a word of warning — una advertencia

a word of advice — un consejo

I didn't say a word! — yo no dije nada!

she left without a word — se fue sin decir nada

I can't hear a word you're saying — no te oigo nada

I don't believe a word of it — no me lo creo

she doesn't speak a word of English — no habla ni una palabra de inglés

you're twisting my words! — estás tergiversando lo que dije!

he always has a kind word for everybody — es amable con todo el mundo

famous last words! — (set phrase)

nothing can possibly go wrong -famous last words! — nada puede salir mal -sí, créetelo! (iró)

without a word of a lie — (BrE) palabra (de honor)!

by word of mouth: the news spread by word of mouth la noticia se fue transmitiendo or propagando de boca en boca; people got to know about it by word of mouth la gente se enteró porque se corrió la voz; from the word go desde el primer momento or desde el principio, desde el vamos (CS); the last word: to have the last word tener* or decir* la última palabra; the last word in computers la última palabra en computadoras; to eat one's words: I was forced to eat my words me tuve que tragar lo que había dicho; to get a word in edgewise o (BrE) edgeways meter baza, meter la cuchara (fam); to hang on somebody's every word sorber las palabras de alguien; to have a word with somebody about something hablar con alguien de or sobre algo; to have a word in somebody's ear about something (BrE) hablar en privado con alguien de or sobre algo; to have words with somebody tener* unas palabras con alguien; to put in a (good) word for somebody recomendar* a alguien; ( for somebody in trouble) interceder por alguien; to put words into somebody's mouth atribuirle* a alguien algo que no dijo; to take the words out of somebody's mouth quitarle la(s) palabra(s) de la boca a alguien; to waste words gastar saliva; to weigh one's words medir* sus (or mis etc) palabras; there's many a true word spoken in jest! — lo dices en broma, pero...; mince I

3) ( assurance) (no pl) palabra f

to keep/give one's word — cumplir/dar* su (or mi etc) palabra

to break one's word, to go back on one's word faltar a su (or mi etc) palabra; we only have his word for it no tenemos pruebas de ello, solo su palabra; you can take my word for it te lo aseguro; a man of his word un hombre de palabra; to be as good as one's word: he was there all right, as good as his word allí estaba, tal como lo había prometido; to take somebody at her/his word — tomarle la palabra a alguien

4)

a) u (news, message)

there is still no word of survivors — todavía no se sabe si hay supervivientes

she left word with her secretary that... — dejó recado con la secretaria de que..., le dejó dicho a la secretaria que... (CS)

word has it that... — corre la noticia or el rumor or la voz de que..., dicen que..., se dice que...

to put the word out o about that... — hacer* correr la voz de que...

b) ( instruction)

if you need a hand just say the word — si quieres que te ayude no tienes más que pedirlo

to give the word (to + inf) — dar* la orden (de + inf)

5) words pl

a) ( lyrics) letra f

b) ( Theat)

he forgot his words — se le olvidó lo que tenía que decir

6) c ( Comput) palabra f

7)

a) ( Bib)

the Word — el Verbo

b) ( Relig)

the word — el evangelio, la palabra de Dios

II

transitive verb \<\<document/letter\>\> redactar; \<\<question\>\> formular

[wɜːd]
1. N

1) (gen) palabra f; (=remark) palabra f; (Ling) voz f, vocablo m

I remember every word he said — recuerdo todas y cada una de sus palabras

that's not the word I would have chosen — yo no me hubiera expresado así

the words — (=lyrics) la letra

• I won't hear a word against him — no permito que se le critique

• a big word * — una palabra difícil

• in word and deed — de palabra y hecho

• words fail me — no me lo puedo creer

words failed me — me quedé sin habla

• a man of few words — un hombre nada locuaz

• I can't find (the) words to tell you... — no encuentro palabras para decirte...

• fine words — palabras elocuentes (pero quizá poco sinceras)

• word for word — palabra por palabra

too stupid for words — de lo más estúpido

what's the word for "shop" in Spanish? — ¿cómo se dice "shop" en español?

the Spanish have a word for it — en español existe una palabra para eso

there is no other word for it — no se puede llamar de otro modo

silly isn't the word for it — ¡llamarle estúpido es poco!

• I can't get a word out of him — no logro sacarle una palabra

• in a word — en pocas palabras, en una palabra

in other words — en otros términos, es decir, esto es

in the words of Calderón — con palabras de Calderón, como dice Calderón

in his own words — con sus propias palabras

she didn't say so in so many words — no lo dijo exactamente así, no lo dijo así concretamente

• to have the last word in an argument — decir la última palabra en una discusión

• to measure one's words — medir las palabras

• by word of mouth — verbalmente, de palabra

• a word of advice — un consejo

a word of thanks — unas palabras de agradecimiento

a word of warning — una advertencia

• I can't put my feelings into words — no tengo palabras para expresar lo que siento

to put in a (good) word for sb — avalar a algn, interceder por algn

• don't say a word about it — no digas nada de eso

he never said a word — no dijo una sola palabra

he didn't say a word about it to me — ni me lo mencionó

nobody had a good word to say about him — nadie quería defenderle, nadie habló en su favor

I now call on Mr Allison to say a few words — ahora le cedo la palabra al Sr. Allison, ahora le invito al Sr. Allison a hacer uso de la palabra

• to weigh one's words — medir las palabras

• with these words, he sat down — y tras pronunciar estas palabras se sentó

• without a word — sin decir palabra or ni pío

- from the word go

- it's the last word in luxury

- you're putting words into my mouth

- you took the words right out of my mouth

- the word on the street is that...

- many a true word is spoken in jest

- a word to the wise
breathe 1., 2), eat 1., edgeways, mince
2) (=talk)

to have a word with sb — hablar (dos palabras) con algn, tener unas palabras con algn

I'll have a word with him about it — lo hablaré con él, se lo mencionaré

could I have a (short) word with you? — ¿puedo hablar un momento contigo?

I had a few words with him yesterday — tuve unas palabras con él ayer

to have a word in sb's ear — (Brit) decir algo a algn en confianza

3) (=angry words)

• to have words with sb — reñir or (esp LAm) pelear(se) con algn

the referee had words with him — el árbitro le dijo cuatro palabras

• words passed between them — cambiaron algunas palabras injuriosas

4) (no pl) (=message) recado m; (=news) noticia f, aviso m

• to bring word of sth to sb — informar a algn de algo

• word came that... — llegó noticia de que..., se supo que...

• if word gets out that... — si sale a la luz que..., si llega a saberse que...

• the word is going round that... — se dice que..., corre la voz de que...

• word has it that..., the word is that... — se dice que...

• to leave word (with/for sb) that... — dejar recado (con/para algn) de que..., dejar dicho (con/para algn) que...

• there's still no word from John — todavía no sabemos nada de John

• pass the word that it's time to go — diles que es hora de marcharnos

• to send word — mandar recado

to send sb word of sth — avisar a algn de algo

• to spread the word — propagar la noticia

5) (no pl) (=promise, assurance) palabra f (de honor)

• it's his word against mine — es su palabra contra la mía

• to take sb at his word — aceptar lo que algn dice

• to break one's word — faltar a or no cumplir la palabra

• to give sb one's word (that...) — dar la palabra a algn (de que...)

• to go back on one's word — faltar a la palabra

• you have my word — tienes mi palabra

we only have or we've only got her word for it — todo lo que sabemos es lo que ella dice

• to hold or keep sb to his word — hacer que algn cumpla su palabra

• word of honour — palabra f, palabra f de honor

• to keep one's word — cumplir (lo prometido)

• (upon) my word! — ¡caramba!

• he's a man of his word — es hombre de palabra

• I take your word for it — te creo, ¡basta con que me lo digas! *

take my word for it — te lo aseguro

- his word is

- be as good as one's word

6) (no pl) (=command) orden f

to give the word to do sth — dar la orden de hacer algo

you have only to say the word — solamente hace falta que des la orden

his word is law — su palabra es ley

word of command — voz f de mando

7) (Rel) verbo m, palabra f

the Word of God — el Verbo de Dios

2.

VT [+ letter etc] redactar

it's not very clearly worded — está mal redactado

how shall we word it? — ¿cómo lo expresamos?

a simply worded refusal — una negativa sencilla

a well worded declaration — una declaración bien expresada

3.

CPD

word association N — (Psych) asociación f de palabras

word blindness N — alexia f

word class N — categoría f gramatical (de las palabras)

word count N — recuento m de vocabulario

word formation N — formación f de palabras

word game N — juego m de formación de palabras

word list N — lista f de palabras, vocabulario m

word order N — orden m de palabras

word picture N — descripción f

word processing N — procesamiento m de textos

word processor N — procesador m de textos

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I [wɜːrd, wɜːd]
noun

1) c (term, expression) palabra f, vocablo m (frml), voz f (frml)

`greenhouse' is written as one word — `greenhouse' se escribe todo junto

it's a long o big word — es una palabra difícil

bad o naughty o rude word — palabrota f, mala palabra f (esp AmL), garabato m (Chi)

what's the German word for `dog'? — ¿cómo se dice `perro' en alemán?

what's another word for `holiday'? — dame un sinónimo de `holiday'

he was... what's the word?... excommunicated — lo... ¿cómo se dice?... lo excomulgaron

she was lucky - lucky isn't the word! — tuvo suerte - suerte es poco decir!

for want of a better word — por así decirlo

he didn't say so in so many words, but that's what he meant — no lo dijo así or con esas palabras, pero eso es lo que quiso decir

in other words — ( introducing a reformulation) es decir, o sea

I have serious doubts about it - in other words you don't trust me — tengo mis serias dudas al respecto - lo que me estás diciendo es que no me tienes confianza

she's been promoted again - words fail me! — la han vuelto a ascender - no me lo puedo creer!

to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

it was too funny for words — fue graciosísimo

to be lost for words — no encontrar* palabras, no saber* qué decir

2) c ( thing said) palabra f

a word of warning — una advertencia

a word of advice — un consejo

I didn't say a word! — yo no dije nada!

she left without a word — se fue sin decir nada

I can't hear a word you're saying — no te oigo nada

I don't believe a word of it — no me lo creo

she doesn't speak a word of English — no habla ni una palabra de inglés

you're twisting my words! — estás tergiversando lo que dije!

he always has a kind word for everybody — es amable con todo el mundo

famous last words! — (set phrase)

nothing can possibly go wrong -famous last words! — nada puede salir mal -sí, créetelo! (iró)

without a word of a lie — (BrE) palabra (de honor)!

by word of mouth: the news spread by word of mouth la noticia se fue transmitiendo or propagando de boca en boca; people got to know about it by word of mouth la gente se enteró porque se corrió la voz; from the word go desde el primer momento or desde el principio, desde el vamos (CS); the last word: to have the last word tener* or decir* la última palabra; the last word in computers la última palabra en computadoras; to eat one's words: I was forced to eat my words me tuve que tragar lo que había dicho; to get a word in edgewise o (BrE) edgeways meter baza, meter la cuchara (fam); to hang on somebody's every word sorber las palabras de alguien; to have a word with somebody about something hablar con alguien de or sobre algo; to have a word in somebody's ear about something (BrE) hablar en privado con alguien de or sobre algo; to have words with somebody tener* unas palabras con alguien; to put in a (good) word for somebody recomendar* a alguien; ( for somebody in trouble) interceder por alguien; to put words into somebody's mouth atribuirle* a alguien algo que no dijo; to take the words out of somebody's mouth quitarle la(s) palabra(s) de la boca a alguien; to waste words gastar saliva; to weigh one's words medir* sus (or mis etc) palabras; there's many a true word spoken in jest! — lo dices en broma, pero...; mince I

3) ( assurance) (no pl) palabra f

to keep/give one's word — cumplir/dar* su (or mi etc) palabra

to break one's word, to go back on one's word faltar a su (or mi etc) palabra; we only have his word for it no tenemos pruebas de ello, solo su palabra; you can take my word for it te lo aseguro; a man of his word un hombre de palabra; to be as good as one's word: he was there all right, as good as his word allí estaba, tal como lo había prometido; to take somebody at her/his word — tomarle la palabra a alguien

4)

a) u (news, message)

there is still no word of survivors — todavía no se sabe si hay supervivientes

she left word with her secretary that... — dejó recado con la secretaria de que..., le dejó dicho a la secretaria que... (CS)

word has it that... — corre la noticia or el rumor or la voz de que..., dicen que..., se dice que...

to put the word out o about that... — hacer* correr la voz de que...

b) ( instruction)

if you need a hand just say the word — si quieres que te ayude no tienes más que pedirlo

to give the word (to + inf) — dar* la orden (de + inf)

5) words pl

a) ( lyrics) letra f

b) ( Theat)

he forgot his words — se le olvidó lo que tenía que decir

6) c ( Comput) palabra f

7)

a) ( Bib)

the Word — el Verbo

b) ( Relig)

the word — el evangelio, la palabra de Dios

II

transitive verb \<\<document/letter\>\> redactar; \<\<question\>\> formular

English-spanish dictionary > word
19 clear

1. adjective
1) klar; rein [Haut, Teint]

2) (distinct) scharf [Bild, Foto, Umriss]; deutlich [Abbild]; klar [Ton]; klar verständlich [Wort]

3) (obvious, unambiguous) klar [Aussage, Vorteil, Vorsprung, Mehrheit, Sieg, Fall]

make oneself clear — sich deutlich od. klar [genug] ausdrücken

make something clear — etwas deutlich zum Ausdruck bringen

make it clear [to somebody] that... — [jemandem] klar und deutlich sagen, dass...

4) (free) frei; (Horse-riding) fehlerfrei [Runde]

be clear of suspicion — nicht unter Verdacht stehen

we're in the clear — (free of suspicion) auf uns fällt kein Verdacht; (free of trouble) wir haben es geschafft

be three points clear — drei Punkte Vorsprung haben

5) (complete)

three clear days/lines — drei volle od. volle drei Tage/Zeilen

6) (open, unobstructed) frei

keep something clear — (not block) etwas frei halten

have a clear run — freie Fahrt haben

all clear — (one will not be detected) die Luft ist rein (ugs.); see also academic.ru/94374/all-clear">all-clear

the way is [now] clear [for somebody] to do something — (fig.) es steht [jemandem] nichts [mehr] im Wege, etwas zu tun

7) (discerning) klar

keep a clear head — einen klaren od. kühlen Kopf bewahren

8) (certain, confident)

be clear [on or about something] — sich (Dat.) [über etwas (Akk.)] im klaren sein
2. adverb
keep clear of something/somebody — etwas/jemanden meiden

‘keep clear’ — (don't approach) "Vorsicht [Zug usw.]"

please stand or keep clear of the door — bitte von der Tür zurücktreten

move something clear of something — etwas von etwas wegräumen

the driver was pulled clear of the wreckage — man zog den Fahrer aus dem Wrack seines Wagens
3. transitive verb
1) (make clear) klären [Flüssigkeit]

clear the air — lüften; (fig.) die Atmosphäre reinigen

2) (free from obstruction) räumen [Straße]; abräumen [Regal, Schreibtisch]; freimachen [Abfluss, Kanal]

clear the streets of snow — den Schnee von den Straßen räumen

clear a space for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas Platz machen

clear one's throat — sich räuspern; see also deck 1. 1); way 1. 6)

3) (make empty) räumen; leeren [Briefkasten]

clear the room — das Zimmer räumen

clear the table — den Tisch abräumen

clear one's desk — seinen Schreibtisch ausräumen

clear one's plate — seinen Teller leer essen

4) (remove) wegräumen; beheben [Verstopfung]

clear something out of the way — etwas aus dem Weg räumen

5) (pass over without touching) nehmen [Hindernis]; überspringen [Latte]

6) (show to be innocent) freisprechen

clear oneself — seine Unschuld beweisen

clear somebody of something — jemanden von etwas freisprechen

clear one's name — seine Unschuld beweisen

7) (declare fit to have secret information) für unbedenklich erklären

8) (get permission for)

clear something with somebody — etwas von jemandem genehmigen lassen; (give permission for)

clear a plane for take-off/landing — einem Flugzeug Start-/Landeerlaubnis erteilen

9) (at customs)

clear customs — vom Zoll abgefertigt werden

10) (pay off) begleichen [Schuld]
4. intransitive verb
1) (become clear) klar werden; sich klären; [Wetter, Himmel:] sich aufheitern; (fig.) [Gesicht:] sich aufhellen

2) (disperse) [Nebel:] sich verziehen

Phrasal Verbs:

- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

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[kliə] 1. adjective
1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) klar

2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) klar

3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) deutlich

4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) frei

5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) rein

6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) sicher

7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) frei

8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) frei
2. verb
1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) reinigen

2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) freisprechen

3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) sich aufklären

4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) knapp vorbeikommen

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- clearance
- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear
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clear

[klɪəʳ, AM klɪr]

I. ADJECTIVE

1. (understandable) definition, description, message klar; explanation, description also verständlich; (definite) impression, similarity eindeutig; (distinct) statement, stage klar, deutlich; signs deutlich

he wasn't very \clear er hat sich nicht sonderlich klar ausgedrückt

\clear instructions klare Anweisungen

to have \clear memories of sth ( fig) sich akk deutlich an etw akk erinnern können

a \clear picture ein scharfes Bild

to have a \clear perception of sth klare Vorstellungen von etw dat haben

to have a \clear understanding of sth ein klares Verständnis einer Sache haben

to make oneself \clear sich akk deutlich [o klar] ausdrücken

as \clear as a bell glockenhell, glockenrein

[as] \clear as day eindeutig, unmissverständlich

2. (obvious) klar, sicher

is that \clear? ist das klar?

it's \clear [to me] that... es ist [mir] klar, dass...

they have made it \clear that... sie haben es unmissverständlich klargemacht, dass...

Richard isn't at all \clear about what... Richard ist sich nicht im Mindesten darüber im Klaren, was...

it's not \clear whether... es ist nicht klar, ob...

he's a \clear favourite er ist ein klarer Favorit

he's got a \clear lead er führt eindeutig

a \clear case of... ein klarer Fall von...

a \clear majority eine klare Mehrheit

▪ to be \clear that... sich dat sicher sein, dass...

▪ to be \clear about sth sich dat über etw akk im Klaren sein

to get \clear about sth sich dat über etw akk klarwerden

to make one's position \clear seine Haltung deutlich machen

to make oneself \clear [to sb] sich akk [jdm] verständlich machen

to make sth \clear [to sb] etw [jdm gegenüber] klar zum Ausdruck bringen

do I make myself \clear? habe ich mich klar ausgedrückt?

as \clear as day sonnenklar

3. usu attr (unconfused) klar

to keep a \clear head einen klaren Kopf bewahren

a \clear thinker jd, der klar denken kann

4. (free)

▪ to be \clear of sth:

she's \clear of all suspicion sie ist frei von jeglichem Verdacht; (guilt-free)

to have a \clear conscience ein reines Gewissen haben

5. (unobstructed) passage, path frei; throat unbelegt; (complete) ganz, voll; ( fig)

could you see your way \clear to lending me some money? könntest du mir eventuell etwas Geld leihen?

a \clear view ein freier Blick, eine ungehinderte Aussicht

6. (transparent) glass durchsichtig; water, soup klar

as \clear as crystal kristallklar

that's as \clear as mud da blickt man gar nicht durch

7. (pure)

\clear complexion/skin reiner Teint/reine Haut

a \clear sound ein klarer Ton

8. (bright, shining) of colours, eyes leuchtend

9. (of weather, atmosphere) sky, day, night, air klar

\clear weather heiteres Wetter

10. inv (net) rein, netto

a \clear profit ein Reingewinn m

11. inv (not touching)

\clear jump fehlerfreier Sprung

12. inv (away from)

the gate must be \clear of the ground das Tor darf den Boden nicht berühren

... one wheel \clear of the ground... ein Rad ragte in die Luft

wait till we're \clear of the main road... warte, bis wir die Hauptstraße verlassen haben

to keep [or stay] [or steer] \clear of sb/sth sich akk von jdm/etw fernhalten

13.

▶ all \clear die Luft ist rein

▶ the coast is \clear die Luft ist rein fam

▶ out of a \clear sky aus heiterem Himmel

II. NOUN

▪ to be in the \clear außer Verdacht sein

III. ADVERB

1. (away from)

he jumped two centimetres \clear of the bar er sprang mit einem Abstand von zwei Zentimetern über die Leiste

please move \clear of the edge of the platform bitte von der Bahnsteigkante zurücktreten

make sure you park \clear of the kerb pass auf, dass du nicht zu nah am Randstein parkst

stand \clear of the doors (in underground) bitte zurückbleiben; (at train station) Türe schließen selbsttätig — Vorsicht bei der Abfahrt

to steer \clear of sth NAUT um etw herumsteuern

to steer \clear of sb jdn meiden

to steer \clear of a place um etw einen großen Bogen machen

to stand \clear [of sth] (by moving to the side) zur Seite gehen; (by moving back) zurückbleiben; (remain in a distance) von etw dat entfernt bleiben

to be thrown \clear of sth aus etw dat herausgeschleudert werden

to get \clear of sth etw hinter sich dat lassen

to be \clear of sth etw hinter sich dat gelassen haben

2. (distinctly)

to see \clear klar sehen

loud and \clear klar und deutlich

3. (entirely)

they got \clear away sie haben sich aus dem Staub gemacht

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (remove doubts)

▪ to \clear sth etw klären

2. (remove confusion)

to \clear one's head einen klaren Kopf bekommen

3. (remove obstruction)

▪ to \clear sth etw beseitigen; land, snow etw räumen

to \clear the road die Straße frei machen [o räumen]

▪ to \clear sth from [or off] sth etw von etw dat wegräumen

to \clear one's throat sich akk räuspern

to \clear the way for sb to do sth es jdm ermöglichen, etw zu tun

4. (remove blemish)

▪ to \clear sth etw reinigen

to \clear the air (remove dirt) die Luft reinigen; (remove bad feeling) die Atmosphäre reinigen

5. (empty)

▪ to \clear sth (of things) etw ausräumen

they \cleared the building in 3 minutes sie räumten das Gebäude in 3 Minuten

to \clear the table den Tisch abräumen

6. (acquit)

to \clear sb of charges LAW jdn freisprechen

to \clear sb of a crime LAW jdn eines Verbrechens freisprechen

to \clear sb's name jds Namen reinwaschen

7. (complete work)

▪ to \clear sth etw erledigen

8. FIN

Bill \clears $200 a week Bill macht 200 Dollar die Woche fam

to \clear a cheque einen Scheck freigeben, bestätigen, dass ein Scheck gedeckt ist

to \clear one's debts seine Schulden begleichen

to \clear a certain sum eine bestimmte Summe freigeben geh

9. (jump without touching)

▪ to \clear sth über etw akk springen

10. (approve)

you'll have to \clear that with the boss das müssen Sie mit dem Chef klären

11. (give official permission)

▪ to \clear sth etw genehmigen

to \clear a plane for take-off ein Flugzeug zum Start freigeben

▪ to \clear sth with sb etw mit jdm abklären

▪ to \clear sb to do sth jdm genehmigen, etw zu tun

to \clear customs Zollformalitäten erledigen

12. (in football)

to \clear the ball klären

to \clear the ball with one's head mit einem Kopfball klären

13.

▶ to \clear the decks ( fam) klar Schiff machen fam

V. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (delete) löschen

2. (become transparent) sich akk klären

3. (become free of blemish) sich akk reinigen

4. (weather) sich akk [auf]klären

it's \clearing up es klart auf, es wird klar; fog, smoke sich akk auflösen; (go, disappear)

▪ to \clear [away] verschwinden

5. FIN einen Scheck freigeben

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clear [klıə(r)]

A adj (adv → clearly)

1. klar, hell (Augen, Licht, Tag etc):

(as) clear as mud umg klar wie Kloßbrühe

2. a) klar, durchsichtig, rein: → crystal A 1, varnish A 2

b) deutlich, scharf (Foto, Konturen etc)

3. klar, heiter (Himmel, Wetter): → sky A 1

4. rein, flecken-, makellos (Haut etc)

5. klar, rein, hell (Stimme): → bell¹ A 1

6. fig klar, hell, scharf:

a clear head ein klarer oder heller Kopf

7. klar, unvermischt:

clear soup GASTR klare Suppe

8. Funk etc: unverschlüsselt:

clear text → C 1

9. übersichtlich, klar (Design etc)

10. klar, verständlich, deutlich:

make sth clear (to sb) (jemandem) etwas klarmachen oder verständlich machen;

make it clear that … klipp und klar sagen, dass …;

make o.s. clear sich deutlich oder klar (genug) ausdrücken

11. klar, offensichtlich:

a clear case of bribery;

a clear victory SPORT etc ein klarer Sieg;

gain a clear win over SPORT etc jemanden klar schlagen;

have a clear lead SPORT etc klar in Führung liegen;

be clear about sich im Klaren sein über (akk);

for no clear reason ohne ersichtlichen Grund

12. klar:

a) sicher

b) in Ordnung:

all clear alles klar; die Luft ist rein umg

13. frei (of von), unbehindert, offen:

clear road freie Straße;

clear of snow schneefrei;

put sb clear SPORT jemanden freispielen; → coast A 1

14. (of) frei (von Schulden etc), unbelastet (von):

clear of debt schuldenfrei;

clear title einwandfreier Rechtstitel;

a clear conscience ein reines Gewissen

15. WIRTSCH netto, Netto…, Rein…:

clear gain ( oder profit) Reingewinn m;

clear loss Nettoverlust m, reiner Verlust

16. glatt, voll, ganz:

clear 15 yards;

a clear 10 minutes volle 10 Minuten

17. TECH licht (Höhe etc)

B adv

1. hell, klar

2. klar, deutlich:

speak clear

3. umg völlig, ganz, glatt:

jump clear over the fence glatt über den Zaun springen

4. frei, los, weg ( alle:

of von):

keep clear of sich fernhalten von, meiden (akk);

be clear of sth etwas los sein;

get clear of loskommen von;

finish well clear of SPORT etc mit klarem oder deutlichem Vorsprung gewinnen vor (dat);

jump clear wegspringen, sich durch einen Sprung retten;

see one’s way clear freie Bahn haben; → stand B 6, steer¹ B 1

5. go clear (Springreiten) fehlerfrei oder ohne Abwurf bleiben

C s

1. freier Raum:

in the clear

a) frei, SPORT frei stehend,

b) fig aus der Sache heraus, besonders vom Verdacht gereinigt

2. Funk etc: Klartext m:

in the clear im Klartext

D v/t

1. oft clear away wegräumen, -schaffen ( beide:

from von), das Geschirr abräumen:

he cleared the thoughts from his mind er verscheuchte die Gedanken

2. eine Straße etc frei machen, einen Saal etc, WIRTSCH auch ein (Waren)Lager räumen: → head Bes Redew

3. den Tisch abräumen, abdecken: → table A 2

4. Land, einen Wald roden

5. reinigen, säubern:

clear one’s throat sich räuspern; → air¹ A 1, atmosphere 5

6. leeren, entladen

7. Schulden tilgen, bezahlen, bereinigen

8. von Schulden befreien

9. WIRTSCH

a) einen Scheck einlösen

b) einen Scheck etc durch ein Clearinghaus verrechnen lassen

c) als Reingewinn erzielen

10. frei-, lossprechen:

clear o.s. (sb) of a crime sich (jemanden) vom Verdacht eines Verbrechens reinigen;

clear one’s conscience sein Gewissen entlasten;

clear one’s name seinen Namen reinwaschen

11. → clear up A 2

12. allg abfertigen, besonders SCHIFF

a) Waren deklarieren, verzollen

b) das Schiff ausklarieren

c) aus dem Hafen auslaufen

d) die Ladung löschen

e) von der Küste freikommen:

clear the decks (for action) das Schiff gefechtsklar machen, fig sich bereit oder fertig machen

13. a) ein Hindernis (glatt) nehmen, über eine Hecke etc setzen: → hurdle A 1

b) SPORT die Latte, eine Höhe überspringen

14. (knapp oder heil) vorbeikommen an (dat):

his car just cleared the bus

15. clear the ball SPORT klären

16. Material freigeben (Militärzensur)

E v/i

1. sich klären (Wein etc), klar oder hell werden

2. aufklaren, sich aufhellen (Wetter)

3. oft clear away sich verziehen (Nebel etc)

4. WIRTSCH, SCHIFF

a) die Zollformalitäten erledigen

b) ausklarieren, den Hafen nach Erledigung der Zollformalitäten verlassen

5. Fußball etc: klären ( for a corner zur Ecke)

* * *
1. adjective
1) klar; rein [Haut, Teint]

2) (distinct) scharf [Bild, Foto, Umriss]; deutlich [Abbild]; klar [Ton]; klar verständlich [Wort]

3) (obvious, unambiguous) klar [Aussage, Vorteil, Vorsprung, Mehrheit, Sieg, Fall]

make oneself clear — sich deutlich od. klar [genug] ausdrücken

make something clear — etwas deutlich zum Ausdruck bringen

make it clear [to somebody] that... — [jemandem] klar und deutlich sagen, dass...

4) (free) frei; (Horse-riding) fehlerfrei [Runde]

be clear of suspicion — nicht unter Verdacht stehen

we're in the clear — (free of suspicion) auf uns fällt kein Verdacht; (free of trouble) wir haben es geschafft

be three points clear — drei Punkte Vorsprung haben

5) (complete)

three clear days/lines — drei volle od. volle drei Tage/Zeilen

6) (open, unobstructed) frei

keep something clear — (not block) etwas frei halten

have a clear run — freie Fahrt haben

all clear — (one will not be detected) die Luft ist rein (ugs.); see also all-clear

the way is [now] clear [for somebody] to do something — (fig.) es steht [jemandem] nichts [mehr] im Wege, etwas zu tun

7) (discerning) klar

keep a clear head — einen klaren od. kühlen Kopf bewahren

8) (certain, confident)

be clear [on or about something] — sich (Dat.) [über etwas (Akk.)] im klaren sein
2. adverb
keep clear of something/somebody — etwas/jemanden meiden

‘keep clear’ — (don't approach) "Vorsicht [Zug usw.]"

please stand or keep clear of the door — bitte von der Tür zurücktreten

move something clear of something — etwas von etwas wegräumen

the driver was pulled clear of the wreckage — man zog den Fahrer aus dem Wrack seines Wagens
3. transitive verb
1) (make clear) klären [Flüssigkeit]

clear the air — lüften; (fig.) die Atmosphäre reinigen

2) (free from obstruction) räumen [Straße]; abräumen [Regal, Schreibtisch]; freimachen [Abfluss, Kanal]

clear the streets of snow — den Schnee von den Straßen räumen

clear a space for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas Platz machen

clear one's throat — sich räuspern; see also deck 1. 1); way 1. 6)

3) (make empty) räumen; leeren [Briefkasten]

clear the room — das Zimmer räumen

clear the table — den Tisch abräumen

clear one's desk — seinen Schreibtisch ausräumen

clear one's plate — seinen Teller leer essen

4) (remove) wegräumen; beheben [Verstopfung]

clear something out of the way — etwas aus dem Weg räumen

5) (pass over without touching) nehmen [Hindernis]; überspringen [Latte]

6) (show to be innocent) freisprechen

clear oneself — seine Unschuld beweisen

clear somebody of something — jemanden von etwas freisprechen

clear one's name — seine Unschuld beweisen

7) (declare fit to have secret information) für unbedenklich erklären

8) (get permission for)

clear something with somebody — etwas von jemandem genehmigen lassen; (give permission for)

clear a plane for take-off/landing — einem Flugzeug Start-/Landeerlaubnis erteilen

9) (at customs)

clear customs — vom Zoll abgefertigt werden

10) (pay off) begleichen [Schuld]
4. intransitive verb
1) (become clear) klar werden; sich klären; [Wetter, Himmel:] sich aufheitern; (fig.) [Gesicht:] sich aufhellen

2) (disperse) [Nebel:] sich verziehen

Phrasal Verbs:

- clear away

- clear off

- clear out

- clear up

* * *

adj.

deutlich adj.

eindeutig adj.

frei adj.

heiter adj.

hell adj.

klar adj.

übersichtlich (Kurve) adj.

übersichtlich (klar dargestellt) adj. v.

aufhellen v.

aufräumen v.

klären v.

löschen v.

reinigen v.

roden (Land) v.

räumen v.

English-german dictionary > clear
20 invite

verb

1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) invitar

2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) pedir

3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) pedir

•

- invitation
- inviting

invite vb invitar

he invited me to lunch me invitó a comer

El gerundio de invite se escribe inviting

invite

tr[ (vb) ɪn'vaɪt; (n) 'ɪnvaɪt]

transitive verb

1 (guest etc) invitar, convidar; (candidate, participant) pedir, invitar

■ have they invited you to their wedding? ¿te han invitado a su boda?

■ we've been invited for/to dinner nos han invitado a cenar

■ she was invited to speak at a conference le pidieron que hablara en una conferencia

■ let's invite a few friends round invitemos a algunos amigos a casa

2 (comment, suggestion, etc) solicitar

■ questions will be invited at the end las preguntas se solicitarán al final

3 (criticism, disaster, etc) provocar, incitar

■ if you leave the window open, you're just inviting trouble si dejas la ventana abierta, te estás buscando problemas

noun

1 familiar invitación nombre femenino

invite [ɪn'vaɪt] vt, - vited ; - viting

1) attract: atraer, tentar

a book that invites interest: un libro que atrae el interés

2) provoke: provocar, buscar

to invite trouble: buscarse problemas

3) ask: invitar

we invited them for dinner: los invitamos acenar

4) solicit: solicitar, buscar (preguntas, comentarios, etc.)

invite

v.

• brindar v.

• convidar v.

• invitar v.

I ɪn'vaɪt
transitive verb

1)

to invite somebody (TO something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

I've invited her to o for dinner — la he invitado a cenar

he was invited for interview — lo citaron para una entrevista

to invite somebody over for dinner — invitar a alguien a cenar (en casa)

to invite somebody in/out — invitar a alguien a pasar/a salir

to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

2)

a) ( request politely)

to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

b) ( call for) (frml)

he invited questions from the audience — invitó al público a que formulara preguntas

to invite tenders for a new airport — llamar a un concurso or llamar a licitación para la construcción de un nuevo aeropuerto

3) ( encourage)

you're inviting trouble — te estás buscando problemas

it invites people to draw the wrong conclusions — se presta a que la gente saque conclusiones erróneas

his work invites comparison with the classics — su obra sugiere comparación con los clásicos

II 'ɪnvaɪt
noun (colloq) invitación f

1. [ɪn'vaɪt]
VT
1) [+ person] invitar; (esp to important celebration) convidar

to invite sb to do sth — invitar a algn a hacer algo

to invite sb to dinner/lunch — invitar a algn a cenar/almorzar

to invite sb to have a drink — invitar a algn a tomar algo

to invite sb in/up — invitar a algn a pasar/subir

to invite sb out — invitar a algn a salir

they invited me out to dinner — me invitaron a cenar (a un restaurante)

I've invited them over for drinks — los he invitado a tomar unas copas en casa

2) (=request) [+ opinions] pedir; (more frm) solicitar

they are inviting applications for the post of... — han abierto el plazo para recibir solicitudes para el puesto de...

3) (=provoke) [+ discussion, ridicule] provocar

to invite trouble — buscarse problemas

to do so would be to invite defeat — hacer eso sería provocar la propia derrota

A invites comparison with B — A nos induce a compararlo con B

she seems to invite stares — parece que provoca las miradas de la gente

2.

N
* ['ɪnvaɪt] invitación f
* * *

I [ɪn'vaɪt]
transitive verb

1)

to invite somebody (TO something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

I've invited her to o for dinner — la he invitado a cenar

he was invited for interview — lo citaron para una entrevista

to invite somebody over for dinner — invitar a alguien a cenar (en casa)

to invite somebody in/out — invitar a alguien a pasar/a salir

to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

2)

a) ( request politely)

to invite somebody to + INF — invitar a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

b) ( call for) (frml)

he invited questions from the audience — invitó al público a que formulara preguntas

to invite tenders for a new airport — llamar a un concurso or llamar a licitación para la construcción de un nuevo aeropuerto

3) ( encourage)

you're inviting trouble — te estás buscando problemas

it invites people to draw the wrong conclusions — se presta a que la gente saque conclusiones erróneas

his work invites comparison with the classics — su obra sugiere comparación con los clásicos

II ['ɪnvaɪt]
noun (colloq) invitación f

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