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63 boşuna nefes tüketmek
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64 saliva
f.saliva.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: salivar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: salivar.* * *1 saliva\gastar saliva figurado to waste one's breathtragar saliva figurado to swallow one's feelings, keep quiet* * *noun f.* * *SF saliva* * *femenino saliva, spit (colloq)gastar saliva — to waste one's breath
tragar saliva — to swallow hard
* * *= saliva, spittle.Ex. The section on hygiene gives particular attention to methods caregivers can use to deal with blood, saliva, tears, bites, faeces, urine, vomit, and the ritual by which children become blood brothers or sisters.Ex. The evolution of this disease is often worsened by periods when its symptoms increase, particularly coughing, dyspnea, and the quantity and purulence of a patient's spittle.----* gastar saliva = preach + to the converted.* * *femenino saliva, spit (colloq)gastar saliva — to waste one's breath
tragar saliva — to swallow hard
* * *= saliva, spittle.Ex: The section on hygiene gives particular attention to methods caregivers can use to deal with blood, saliva, tears, bites, faeces, urine, vomit, and the ritual by which children become blood brothers or sisters.
Ex: The evolution of this disease is often worsened by periods when its symptoms increase, particularly coughing, dyspnea, and the quantity and purulence of a patient's spittle.* gastar saliva = preach + to the converted.* * *saliva, spit ( colloq)gastar saliva to waste one's breathtragar saliva to swallow hardtragó saliva, cerró los ojos y saltó he took a deep breath o swallowed hard, shut his eyes and jumpeddecidió tragar saliva y seguir como si no lo hubiera oído he decided to swallow his anger/pride and carry on as if he hadn't heard* * *
Del verbo salivar: ( conjugate salivar)
saliva es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
saliva
salivar
saliva sustantivo femenino
saliva, spit (colloq)
salivar ( conjugate salivar) verbo intransitivo
to salivate
saliva sustantivo femenino saliva
familiar spit
♦ Locuciones: no gastes saliva con ese machista, don't waste your breath on that sexist
tragar saliva, to swallow hard
salivar verbo intransitivo to salivate
' saliva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baba
English:
dribble
- gulp
- saliva
- save
- spit
- spittle
* * *saliva nfsaliva;Famgastar saliva (en balde) to waste one's breath;tragar saliva to bite one's tongue* * *f saliva;gastar saliva fig fam waste one’s breath;tragar saliva fig fam hold one’s tongue* * *saliva nf: saliva* * *saliva n saliva -
65 Wind
m; -(e)s, -e1. wind; (Windstoß) gust (of wind); günstiger oder guter Wind fair wind; leichter oder sanfter Wind (gentle) breeze; schwacher bis mäßiger Wind aus Nordost light to moderate northeasterly wind; Wind und Wetter ausgesetzt sein be exposed to the weather ( oder to the elements, oder to wind and weather); bei Wind und Wetter in all weathers, no matter what the weather; dicht oder hart am Wind segeln sail close to the wind; gegen den Wind into the wind; mit dem Wind down wind2. fig.: ( schnell) wie der Wind umg. like the wind; Wind bekommen von get wind of; viel Wind machen umg. (Aufhebens machen) make a great big fuss; (angeben) talk big; viel Wind um nichts much ado about nothing; mit dem / gegen den Wind segeln sail with / against the wind; jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen umg. take the wind out of s.o.’s sails; das ist Wind in seine Segel that’s grist to his mill; in alle ( vier) Winde zerstreut scattered to the four winds; in den Wind reden waste one’s breath; in den Wind schlagen (Rat, Warnung) pay no heed to, turn a deaf ear to, ignore; (Vernunft, Vorsicht etc.) cast to the winds; frischen Wind in die Firma bringen shake the company up; daher weht ( also) der Wind! (so) that’s the way the wind blows oder is blowing; wissen, woher der Wind weht know which way the wind blows ( oder is blowing); hier weht jetzt ein anderer / frischer / schärferer Wind umg. things have changed / livened up / tightened up (a)round here now; sich (Dat) den Wind um die Nase oder Ohren wehen lassen umg. go out into the big wide world; wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten Sprichw. sow the wind and reap the whirlwind; ich bin so durch den Wind umg. (daneben) I’m off form ( oder under the weather), I feel really awful; Fähnchen, Mantel* * *der Windwind* * *Wịnd [vɪnt]m -(e)s, -e[-də]1) windder Wind dreht sich — the wind is changing direction; (fig) the climate is changing
wissen/merken, woher der Wind weht or bläst (fig) — to know/notice the way the wind is blowing
seither weht or bläst ein anderer/frischer Wind (fig) — things have changed since then
bringen (fig) — to breathe new life into sth
mach doch nicht so einen Wind (inf) — don't make such a to-do (inf)
viel Wind um etw machen (inf) — to make a lot of fuss or to-do (inf) about sth
gegen den Wind segeln (lit) — to sail into the wind; (fig) to swim against the stream, to run against the wind (US)
den Mantel or das Mäntelchen or die Fahne or das Fähnchen nach dem Wind hängen or drehen or richten — to trim one's sails to the wind, to swim with the tide
etw in den Wind schlagen (Warnungen, Rat) — to turn a deaf ear to sth; Vorsicht, Vernunft to throw or cast sth to the winds
wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten (Prov) — sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (prov)
2) (Himmelsrichtung) wind (direction)in alle (vier) Winde zerstreut sein (fig) — to be scattered to the four corners of the earth or to the four winds
3) (MED = Blähung) windeinen Wind fahren or streichen lassen — to break wind, to fart (inf)
von jdm/etw Wind nehmen or bekommen — to take or get the wind of sb/sth
von etw Wind bekommen or kriegen/haben (fig inf) — to get/have wind of sth
* * *((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) wind* * *<-[e]s, -e>[vɪnt, pl ˈvɪndə]mder \Wind schlägt um the wind is changing; (fig) it's turning for the worseein glücklicher \Wind hat sie hierher getrieben (fig) a lucky chance brought her heredem \Wind abgekehrt NAUT downwind, leeward[hart] am \Wind NAUT close to the windgünstiger/widriger \Wind NAUT fair/foul [or adverse] wind\Wind von hinten/vorn tailwind/headwindmit dem \Wind with the wind in one's back; NAUT before the windden \Wind im Rücken haben to have the wind in one's backbei [o in] \Wind und Wetter in all weathers4. (Darmgas) flatulence no art, no pl, flatus no art, no pl form, BRIT also wind no art, no pl, AM also gas no art, no pl5.▶ in alle [vier] \Winde in all directionsin alle [vier] \Winde zerstreut scattered to the four winds [or corners of the earth]▶ sich dat den \Wind um die Nase wehen [o um die Ohren wehen [o pfeifen]] lassen (fam) to see a bit of life [or the world]▶ der \Wind pfeift [jetzt] aus einem anderen Loch (fam) the wind is [now] blowing from another quarter▶ in den \Wind reden [o sprechen] to waste one's breathalles war in den \Wind gesprochen it was all in vain▶ etw in den \Wind schlagen (nicht hören) to turn a deaf ear to sth; (nicht achten) to throw [or cast] sth to the wind▶ etw in den \Wind schreiben (fam) to kiss sth goodbye, to kiss goodbye to sth fam, to write sth off▶ gegen den/mit dem \Wind segeln to swim against/with the tidein der Firma weht jetzt ein anderer/frischer/schärferer \Wind things have now changed/changed for the better/tightened up in the company▶ merken/spüren/wissen, woher der \Wind weht (fam) to notice/feel/know which way the wind is blowing▶ daher weht [also] der \Wind! so that's the way the wind is blowing!* * *der; Wind[e]s, Winde1) wind[schnell] wie der Wind — like the wind
2) (fig.)wissen/merken, woher der Wind weht — (ugs.) know/notice which way the wind's blowing
Wind machen — (ugs.) brag
viel Wind um etwas machen — (ugs.) make a great fuss about something
Wind von etwas bekommen — (ugs.) get wind of something
jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen — (ugs.) take the wind out of somebody's sails
etwas in den Wind schlagen — turn a deaf ear or pay no heed to something
in alle [vier] Winde — in all directions
* * *1. wind; (Windstoß) gust (of wind);guter Wind fair wind;sanfter Wind (gentle) breeze;schwacher bis mäßiger Wind aus Nordost light to moderate northeasterly wind;Wind und Wetter ausgesetzt sein be exposed to the weather ( oder to the elements, oder to wind and weather);bei Wind und Wetter in all weathers, no matter what the weather;hart am Wind segeln sail close to the wind;gegen den Wind into the wind;mit dem Wind down wind2. fig:(schnell) wie der Wind umg like the wind;Wind bekommen von get wind of;viel Wind um nichts much ado about nothing;mit dem/gegen den Wind segeln sail with/against the wind;jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen umg take the wind out of sb’s sails;das ist Wind in seine Segel that’s grist to his mill;in alle (vier) Winde zerstreut scattered to the four winds;in den Wind reden waste one’s breath;in den Wind schlagen (Rat, Warnung) pay no heed to, turn a deaf ear to, ignore; (Vernunft, Vorsicht etc) cast to the winds;frischen Wind in die Firma bringen shake the company up;daher weht (also) der Wind! (so) that’s the way the wind blows oder is blowing;wissen, woher der Wind weht know which way the wind blows ( oder is blowing);hier weht jetzt ein anderer/frischer/schärferer Wind umg things have changed/livened up/tightened up (a)round here now;sich (dat)Ohren wehen lassen umg go out into the big wide world;wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten sprichw sow the wind and reap the whirlwind;ich bin so durch den Wind umg (daneben) I’m off form ( oder under the weather), I feel really awful; → Fähnchen, Mantelstreichen lassen umg blow off* * *der; Wind[e]s, Winde1) wind[schnell] wie der Wind — like the wind
2) (fig.)wissen/merken, woher der Wind weht — (ugs.) know/notice which way the wind's blowing
Wind machen — (ugs.) brag
viel Wind um etwas machen — (ugs.) make a great fuss about something
Wind von etwas bekommen — (ugs.) get wind of something
jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen — (ugs.) take the wind out of somebody's sails
etwas in den Wind schlagen — turn a deaf ear or pay no heed to something
in alle [vier] Winde — in all directions
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66 gastar
v.1 to spend.Ricardo gasta mucho dinero Richard spends a lot of money.2 to waste (malgastar) (dinero, energía).3 to wear (tener, usar) (clothes). (peninsular Spanish)gastar mal genio to have a bad temper4 to wear down, to play out, to sap, to wear.María gastó las suelas Mary wore down the soles.María gastó una broma Mary played a joke.* * *1 (consumir dinero, tiempo) to spend; (gasolina, electricidad) to use (up), consume2 (malgastar) to waste3 (usar perfume, jabón) to use; (ropa) to wear■ ¿qué número gastas? what size do you take?4 (tener) to have1 (desgastarse) to wear out2 (consumirse) to run out\* * *verb1) to spend2) use* * *1. VT1) [+ dinero] to spend (en on)2) (=consumir) [+ gasolina, electricidad, agua] to useun radiocasete como este gasta más pilas — a radio cassette player like this goes through o uses more batteries
3) (=desgastar) [+ ropa, zapato] to wear out; [+ tacones] to wear down4) (=malgastar) to wastesaliva5) (=llevar) [+ ropa, gafas] to wear; [+ barba] to have¿qué número (de zapatos) gasta? — what size (shoes) do you take?
¿qué talla gasta? — what size are you?
6) [+ broma] to play (a on)gastar una broma pesada a algn — to play a practical joke o a hoax on sb
7)gastarlas Esp *: no le repliques, que ya sabes como las gasta — don't answer him back, you know what he's like when he gets angry *
2. VI1) (=gastar dinero)2) (=consumir)3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( consumir)a) < dinero> to spendb) <gasolina/electricidad> to use2) (desperdiciar, malgastar) <dinero/tiempo/energía> to waste4)a) (fam) (llevar, usar) <ropa/gafas> to wear¿qué marca de cigarrillos gastas? — what brand of cigarettes do you smoke?
b) (fam) ( tener) to haveése gasta un genio... — he has a terrible temper!
5) < broma> to play2.le gastaron una broma — they played a joke o trick on him
gastarse v pron1) (enf) < dinero> to spend2) <pilas/batería> to run down3) ropa/zapatos ( desgastarse) to wear out4) (enf) (fam) ( tener) to have* * *= disburse, spend, expend.Ex. The final aspect of budgeting is that of keeping accurate records of what has been disbursed, what has been encumbered, and what remains.Ex. In 1986/87 Glasgow District Library spent over £30,000 on vandalism -- both on putting it right and in trying to prevent it.Ex. Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.----* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en = set + aside + Dinero + for.* gastar bromas = prank, play + pranks, banter.* gastar con prudencia = spend + wisely.* gastar demasiado = overspend.* gastar dinero = expend + funds, spend + money.* gastar en exceso = overspend.* gastarle una putada a Alguien = do + this/that + across + Nombre.* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.* gastar saliva = preach + to the converted.* gastarse + Dinero + en = set + aside + Dinero + for.* gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.* gastarse un dineral = fork out + lots of money.* gastarse un dineral en = go to + great expense to.* gastarse un montón de dinero = lash out (on), go to + town on.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( consumir)a) < dinero> to spendb) <gasolina/electricidad> to use2) (desperdiciar, malgastar) <dinero/tiempo/energía> to waste4)a) (fam) (llevar, usar) <ropa/gafas> to wear¿qué marca de cigarrillos gastas? — what brand of cigarettes do you smoke?
b) (fam) ( tener) to haveése gasta un genio... — he has a terrible temper!
5) < broma> to play2.le gastaron una broma — they played a joke o trick on him
gastarse v pron1) (enf) < dinero> to spend2) <pilas/batería> to run down3) ropa/zapatos ( desgastarse) to wear out4) (enf) (fam) ( tener) to have* * *= disburse, spend, expend.Ex: The final aspect of budgeting is that of keeping accurate records of what has been disbursed, what has been encumbered, and what remains.
Ex: In 1986/87 Glasgow District Library spent over £30,000 on vandalism -- both on putting it right and in trying to prevent it.Ex: Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en = set + aside + Dinero + for.* gastar bromas = prank, play + pranks, banter.* gastar con prudencia = spend + wisely.* gastar demasiado = overspend.* gastar dinero = expend + funds, spend + money.* gastar en exceso = overspend.* gastarle una putada a Alguien = do + this/that + across + Nombre.* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.* gastar saliva = preach + to the converted.* gastarse + Dinero + en = set + aside + Dinero + for.* gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.* gastarse un dineral = fork out + lots of money.* gastarse un dineral en = go to + great expense to.* gastarse un montón de dinero = lash out (on), go to + town on.* * *gastar [A1 ]vt1 ‹dinero› to spend gastar algo EN algo to spend sth ON sthha gastado un dineral en arreglar la casa she's spent a fortune on doing up the house2 ‹gasolina/electricidad› to useestamos gastando demasiada agua we're using too much water¿ya has gastado toda la leche? you haven't used up all the milk already!no sé ya cuántas cajas he gastado esta semana I don't know how many boxes I've got through o gone through this weekapágala, me vas a gastar las pilas turn it off, you're going to run the batteries downB (desperdiciar, malgastar) ‹dinero› to waste, squander; ‹tiempo/energía› to waste; ‹gasolina/electricidad› to wasteC (desgastar) ‹ropa/zapatos› to wear out; ‹tacones› to wear downD1 ( fam) (llevar, usar) ‹ropa/gafas› to weargasta barba he has a beardgasto el 37 I'm a size 37, I take a (size) 37¿qué marca de cigarrillos gastas? what brand of cigarettes do you smoke?2 ( fam) ‹genio/modales›¡vaya unos modales que gasta con su padre! what a way to behave toward(s) her father!ten cuidado porque ése gasta un genio … be careful, he has a terrible temper!E ‹broma› to playsiempre está gastando bromas he's always playing practical jokesle gastaron una broma they played a joke o trick on him■ gastarseA ( enf) ‹dinero› to spend¿ya te has gastado todo lo que te di? you don't mean to say you've already spent all the money I gave you!B (consumirse) to run downestas pilas se gastan enseguida these batteries run down so quickly o last no time at allestá gastada la batería the battery's flat, the battery's run downse me ha gastado la tinta I've run out of inkC «ropa/zapatos» (desgastarse) to wear outse le gastaron los codos a la chaqueta the elbows of his jacket wore thin/wore through¡vaya modales que se gasta! that's a fine way to behave, isn't it?se gasta un genio de mil demonios he has a hell of a temper ( colloq)¡qué pinta de hippy se gasta! he looks like a real hippy!con la puntería que se gasta, no puede fallar she's such a good shot, she won't miss* * *
gastar ( conjugate gastar) verbo transitivo
1 ( consumir)
gastar algo en algo to spend sth on sth
2 (desperdiciar, malgastar) ‹dinero/tiempo/energía› to waste
3 ( desgastar) ‹ropa/zapatos› to wear out;
‹ tacones› to wear down
4 (fam) (llevar, usar) ‹ropa/gafas› to wear;
5 ‹ broma› to play;◊ le gastaron una broma they played a joke o trick on him
gastarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ‹ dinero› to spend
2 [pilas/batería] to run down;
3 [ropa/zapatos] ( desgastarse) to wear out
4 ( enf) (fam) ( tener) to have;◊ se gasta un genio … he has a terrible temper!
gastar verbo transitivo
1 (dinero, tiempo) to spend
(gasolina, energía) to consume
2 (desperdiciar) to waste
3 (terminar) to use up
4 (emplear, usar) (ropa, gafas, zapatos) to wear: gasta papel de cartas azul, he uses blue writing paper
5 le gastaron una broma, they played a joke on him
♦ Locuciones: gastarlas, to behave, act: procura no llevarte mal con el jefe, que no sabes como las gasta, tread carefully with the boss until you find out what sort of person she is
' gastar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
broma
- irse
- terminar
- cachar
- desgastar
English:
dip into
- expend
- go through
- joke
- lay out
- overspend
- pay out
- play
- prank
- spend
- trick
- use
- use up
- wear down
- wear out
- eat
- go
- lay
- over
- splash
- wear
* * *♦ vt1. [dinero] to spend;gastar algo en algo to spend sth on sth;gastó una fortuna en decorar la casa she spent a fortune (on) decorating the house2. [consumir] [tiempo] to spend;[gasolina, electricidad] to use;esta lámpara gasta mucha electricidad this lamp uses a lot of electricity;mi coche gasta 7 litros a los cien ≈ my car does 41 miles to the gallon3. [malgastar] [dinero, energía] to waste4. [desgastar] [ropa, zapatos] to wear outgasta sombrero he wears a hat;gasto el 42 I take a size 42, I'm a size 42gastarlas to carry on, to behave;¡no sabes cómo se las gastan allí! you can't imagine how they carry on there!♦ vito spend (money)* * *v/t2 ( llevar) wear;¿qué número gastas? what size do you take?, what size are you?3 ( desperdiciar) waste4 ( desgastar) wear out* * *gastar vt1) : to spend2) consumir: to consume, to use up3) : to squander, to waste4) : to weargasta un bigote: he sports a mustache* * *gastar vb2. (consumir) to use¿qué champú gastas? what shampoo do you use?¿qué número gastas? what size shoes do you take? -
67 salive
salive [saliv]feminine noun• épargne or ne gaspille pas ta salive don't waste your breath* * *salivnom féminin saliva••perdre or dépenser inutilement sa salive — to waste one's breath
* * *saliv nf* * *salive nf saliva.perdre or dépenser inutilement sa salive to waste one's breath.[saliv] nom féminin2. (familier & locution)n'usez pas ou ne gaspillez pas ou épargnez votre salive save ou don't waste your breathavaler ou ravaler sa salive [se taire] to keep quiet -
68 sordo
deaf* * *sordo agg.1 deaf: sordo da un orecchio, deaf in one ear // sordo come una campana, as deaf as a (door) post // fare il sordo, to turn a deaf ear (to sthg.)2 (fig.) ( insensibile) deaf; indifferent, insensitive: fu sordo a tutti i miei ammonimenti, he was deaf to all my warnings3 (di suono, rumore) dull, hollow, muffled: rumore sordo, dull (o hollow) noise; suono sordo, dull (o hollow o muffled) sound; colpo sordo, dull (o muffled) blow; cadde con un colpo sordo, it fell with a thump (o thud) // sala sorda, echoless (o echo-proof) room4 ( di dolore) dull5 ( nascosto, subdolo) veiled, secret; underhand, sly: opposizione sorda, underhand opposition; ostilità sorda, veiled hostility // guerra sorda, secret war◆ s.m. deaf person; pl. the deaf // parlare ai sordi, (fig.) to waste one's breath // non c'è peggior sordo di chi non vuol sentire, (prov.) none so deaf as those that will not hear.* * *['sordo] sordo (-a)1. agg1) (persona) deaf3) Fonetica voiceless2. sm/f* * *['sordo] 1.1) deafehi, sei sordo? — iron. hey, cloth ears! hey, are you deaf or what?
2) fig. (insensibile) deaf, insensitive, indifferent (a to)rumore sordo — thud, thump
6) fon. voiceless, unvoiced2.••non c'è peggior sordo di chi non vuol sentire — prov. there are none so deaf as those who will not hear. Come al posto di sordo si usa spesso in italiano l'espressione non udente, anche l'equivalente inglese deaf può essere sostituito da hearing-impaired
* * *sordo/'sordo/1 deaf; diventare sordo to go deaf; essere sordo da un orecchio to be deaf in one ear; ehi, sei sordo? iron. hey, cloth ears! hey, are you deaf or what?2 fig. (insensibile) deaf, insensitive, indifferent (a to)6 fon. voiceless, unvoiced(f. -a) deaf person; i -i the deafdialogo tra -i dialogue of the deaf; fare il sordo to turn a deaf ear; essere sordo come una campana to be as deaf as a post; parlare ai -i to waste one's breath; non c'è peggior sordo di chi non vuol sentire prov. there are none so deaf as those who will not hear. Come al posto di sordo si usa spesso in italiano l'espressione non udente, anche l'equivalente inglese deaf può essere sostituito da hearing-impaired. -
69 rien
rien [ʀjɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. nothing• qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ? -- rien what's wrong? -- nothing• ça ou rien, c'est pareil it makes no odds► ne... rien not... anything nothing• je n'en sais trop rien I haven't a clue (PROV) on n'a rien sans rien(PROV) nothing ventured, nothing gained► avoir + rien• ils n'ont rien (possessions) they haven't got anything they have nothing ; (maladie, blessure) they're OK• ça va, tu n'as rien ? are you OK?• n'avoir rien contre qn/qch to have nothing against sb/sth• j'en ai rien à foutre (inf!) I don't give a damn (inf!)• on n'a rien sans rien you don't get anything for nothing► être + rien• pour lui, 50 km à vélo, ce n'est rien cycling 50 kilometres is nothing for him• élever quatre enfants, ce n'est pas rien bringing up four children is quite something• tu t'es fait mal ? -- non, c'est rien (inf) did you hurt yourself? -- no, it's nothing• pardon ! -- c'est rien or ce n'est rien (inf) sorry! -- it doesn't matter► faire + rien• rien à faire ! it's no good!• rien n'y fait ! nothing's any good!► en rien• ce tableau ne ressemble en rien au reste de son œuvre this picture is nothing like his other works► rien de + adjectif ou adverbe nothing• je t'achèterai le journal, rien d'autre ? I'll get you a newspaper - do you want anything else?• rien de tel qu'une bonne douche chaude ! there's nothing like a nice hot shower!b. ( = quelque chose) anything• as-tu jamais rien vu de pareil ? have you ever seen anything like it?► de rien !• je vous remercie -- de rien ! (inf) thank you -- you're welcome!• il ne quitterait son pays pour rien au monde he wouldn't leave his country for anything► rien du tout nothing at all• qu'as-tu vu ? -- rien du tout what did you see? -- nothing at all• qu'est-ce que c'est que ce cadeau de rien du tout ? what on earth can I (or you etc) do with this stupid little present?► rien de rien (inf) absolutely nothing• il ne fait rien, mais rien de rien (inf) he does nothing, and I mean nothing► pour rien ( = inutilement) for nothing ; ( = pour peu d'argent) for next to nothing• pourquoi tu dis ça ? -- pour rien why do you say that? -- no reason• ce n'est pas pour rien que... it's not for nothing that...► rien que• la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth• rien qu'à le voir, j'ai deviné I guessed by just looking at him• je voudrais vous voir, rien qu'une minute could I see you just for a minute?• c'est à moi, rien qu'à moi it's mine and mine alone• il voulait 500 €, rien que ça ! he wanted a mere 500 euros!• elle veut être actrice, rien que ça ! she wants to be an actress, no less!2. <• j'ai failli rater le train, il s'en est fallu d'un rien I came within a hair's breadth of missing the train• « moi pas » dit-elle un rien insolente "I'm not", she said rather insolently► un rien de a touch of* * *
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1. ʀjɛ̃pronom indéfini1) ( nulle chose)il n'est rien pour moi — he means ou is nothing to me
pour rien — ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing
‘pourquoi?’ - ‘pour rien’ — ‘why?’ - ‘no reason’
‘merci’ - ‘de rien’ — ‘thank you’ - ‘you're welcome’ ou ‘not at all’
‘que prends-tu?’ - ‘rien du tout’ — ‘what are you having?’ - ‘nothing at all’
ça ou rien, c'est pareil — it makes no odds
c'est trois fois rien — (colloq) it's next to nothing
rien de rien — (colloq) absolutely nothing
2) ( seulement)elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle — (colloq) she would like an office all to herself
la vérité, rien que la vérité — the truth and nothing but the truth
rien que ça? — (colloq) ( en réponse) is that all?
ils habitent un château, rien que ça! — iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please!
3) ( quoi que ce soit) anything
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de rien (du tout) locution adjective
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(colloq) un rien locution adverbiale a (tiny) bit
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en rien locution adverbiale at all, in any way••rien à faire! — ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way! (colloq)
ce n'est pas rien! — ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic! (colloq); ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts! (colloq)
II ʀjɛ̃nom masculin1) ( vétille)faire quelque chose comme un rien — (colloq) to do something very easily
2) (colloq) ( petite quantité)3) (colloq) ( personne)un/une rien du tout — ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good (colloq), a worthless person
* * *ʀjɛ̃1. pron1) (= sans 'ne') nothing"Qu'est-ce que vous avez?" — "Rien." — "What have you got?" — "Nothing."
"Qu'est-ce que tu as acheté?" — "Rien." — "What have you bought?" — "Nothing."
pour rien au monde; Pour rien au monde je ne le vendrais. — I wouldn't sell it for anything in the world.
2) (avec 'ne')ne... rien — not... anything, nothing
Il n'a rien dit. — He didn't say anything., He hasn't said anything.
Il n'a rien fait. — He didn't do anything., He hasn't done anything.
il n'a rien (= n'est pas blessé) — he's all right
3) (= quelque chose)rien de; rien d'intéressant — nothing interesting
n'avoir rien de; Il n'a rien d'un champion. — He's no champion.
rien que — just, only
Rien que la voiture coûte un million. — The car alone costs a million.
de rien! — not at all!, don't mention it!
"Merci beaucoup!" — "De rien!" — "Thank you very much!" — "Not at all!"
rien à faire! — it's no good!, it's no use!
en rien; il ne lui ressemble en rien — he's nothing like him
2. nm1) (= quantité infime)2) (= chose insignifiante)Il se met en colère pour un rien. — He loses his temper over the slightest thing.
des petits riens; des riens — trivial things pl little things pl
* * *I.A pron indéf1 ( nulle chose) rien n'est impossible nothing is impossible; un mois à ne rien faire a month doing nothing; j'ai décidé de ne rien dire I decided to say nothing ou not to say anything; il n'y a rien qui puisse la consoler nothing can console her; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; il n'y a plus rien à faire ( comme travail) there's nothing left ou else to do; ( pour le sauver) there's nothing more ou else that can be done; ce n'est rien it's nothing; elle n'est rien she's a nobody; il n'est rien pour moi he means ou is nothing to me; ils ne nous sont rien they're nothing to do with us; il n'en est rien it's nothing of the sort; elle ne t'a rien fait she hasn't done anything to you; n'avoir rien à faire avec qn to have nothing to do with sb; rien n'y fait! nothing's any good!; il n'a rien d'un intrigant there's nothing of the schemer about him; elle n'a rien de sa sœur she's nothing like her sister; rien de bon nothing good; rien d'autre nothing else; rien de moins/de plus nothing less/more (que than); rien de meilleur/de pire/de mieux nothing better/worse/better (que than); il n'y a rien de tel/de tel que la marche pour garder la forme there's nothing like it/like walking to keep you fit; il n'y a rien eu de cassé nothing was broken; ça n'a rien de luxueux there's nothing luxurious about it; je n'ai jamais rien vu de pire I've never seen anything worse; rien à déclarer/signaler nothing to declare/report; partir de rien to start from nothing; faire un drame d'un rien to make a drama out of nothing; pour rien ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing; ‘pourquoi?’-‘pour rien’ ‘why?’-‘no reason’; ce n'est pas pour rien que it's not without reason ou not for nothing that; parler pour rien to waste one's breath; ‘merci’-‘de rien’ ‘thank you’-‘you're welcome’, ‘not at all’; en moins de rien in no time at all; ‘que prends-tu?’-‘rien du tout’ ‘what are you having?’-‘nothing at all’; c'est ça ou rien it's that or nothing, take it or leave it; ‘mais vous avez un contrat’-‘ça ou rien(, c'est pareil)’ ‘but you have a contract’-‘I might as well not have one’, ‘it makes no odds’; c'est mieux que rien it's better than nothing; c'est moins que rien it's nothing at all; c'est trois fois rien it's next to nothing; rien à rien, rien de rien○ absolutely nothing; faire qch comme rien to do sth very easily;2 ( seulement) rien que la bouteille pèse deux kilos the bottle alone weighs two kilos; j'en ai eu pour 35 euros rien qu'avec les fleurs the flowers alone cost me 35 euros; c'est à lui et rien qu'à lui it's his and his alone; elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle○ she would like an office all to herself; il n'est rien qu'un scribouillard he's nothing but ou he's just a penpusher; ‘qu'y a-t-il à boire?’-‘rien que de l'eau’ ‘what is there to drink?’-‘just water’; la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth; rien que pour te plaire just to please you; j'en ai la nausée rien que d'y penser I feel sick just thinking about it; rien qu'à voir comment il s'habille just by looking at the way he dresses; rien que ça○? ( en réponse) is that all?; ils habitent un château, rien que ça! iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please! iron;3 ( quoi que ce soit) anything; avant de rien signer before signing anything; sans que j'en sache rien without my knowing anything about it; il m'a demandé si je n'avais rien vu he asked me if I had seen anything; as-tu jamais rien fait pour eux? have you ever done anything for them?;4 Sport gén nil; ( au tennis) love; rien partout, rien à rien nil nil; rien à 15 ( au tennis) love 15.B de rien (du tout) loc adj fille de rien worthless girl; un petit bleu de rien (du tout) a tiny bruise; une affaire de rien du tout a trivial matter.C ○adv c'est rien moche! it isn't half ugly○! GB, it's really ugly.E en rien loc adv at all, in any way; cela ne me concerne en rien that doesn't concern me at all ou in any way; ce n'est en rien nécessaire it's not at all necessary, it's in no way necessary; il ne te ressemble en rien he's not at all like you, he's nothing like you.rien à faire! ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way○!; on n'a rien pour rien you get nothing for nothing; ce n'est pas rien! ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic○!; ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts○!II.rien nm1 ( vétille) être puni pour un rien to be punished for the slightest thing; un rien le fâche the slightest thing annoys him; un rien l'habille, elle s'habille d'un rien she looks good in the simplest thing; se disputer pour un rien to quarrel over nothing; perdre son temps à des riens to waste one's time on trivial things; les petits riens qui rendent la vie agréable the little things which make life pleasant; faire qch comme un rien to do sth very easily;2 ( petite quantité) un rien de a touch of; un rien d'humour a touch of humourGB; un rien de sel a tiny pinch of salt; un rien de cognac a dash of brandy; en un rien de temps in next to no time;3 ( personne) un/une rien du tout ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good○, a worthless person.[rjɛ̃] pronom indéfini1. [nulle chose] nothingrien de cassé/grave, j'espère? nothing broken/serious, I hope?rien de plus nothing else ou more[en réponse négative à une question]je vous remercie — de rien! thanks — you're welcome ou not at all ou don't mention itune affaire de rien du tout a trifling ou trivial matterrien à dire, c'est parfait! what can I say, it's perfect!rien à faire, la voiture ne veut pas démarrer it's no good, the car (just) won't startj'en ai rien à faire (familier) ou àcirer (très familier) I don't give a damn ou a toss (très familier)2. [en corrélation avec 'ne']rien n'est plus beau que... there's nothing more beautiful than...rien n'y a fait, elle a refusé (there was) nothing doing, she said noce n'est rien, ça va guérir it's nothing, it'll get betterce n'est pas rien it's no small thing ou matterje croyais avoir perdu, il n'en est rien I thought I'd lost, but not at all ou quite the contraryils se disaient mariés, en fait il n'en est rien they claimed they were married but they're nothing of the sortil n'est (plus) rien pour moi he's ou he means nothing to me (anymore)et moi alors, je ne suis rien (dans tout ça)? and what about me (in all this), don't I count for anything ou don't I matter?je ne me souviens de rien I remember nothing, I don't remember anythingon ne voit rien avec cette fumée you can't see anything ou a thing with all this smokecela ou ça ne fait rien it doesn't matterça ne (te) fait rien si je te dépose en dernier? would you mind if I dropped you off last?, is it OK with you if I drop you off last?ça n'a rien à voir avec toi it's got nothing to do with you, it doesn't concern youje n'ai rien contre lui I have nothing against him, I don't have anything against himne t'inquiète pas, tu n'y es pour rien don't worry, it's not your faultpour ne rien vous cacher... to be completely open with you...elle n'avait jamais rien vu de semblable she had never seen such a thing ou anything like itrien ne sert de courir (il faut partir à point) La Fontaine (allusion) slow and steady wins the race (proverbe)3. [quelque chose] anything4. JEUX5. [au tennis] love6. (locution)rien moins que [bel et bien]: elle est rien moins que décidée à le poursuivre en justice she's well and truly determined to take him to courtelle est rien moins que sotte [nullement] she is far from stupid————————[rjɛ̃] adverbeils sont rien riches they really are rolling in it (très familier & UK), they sure as hell are rich (US)————————[rjɛ̃] nom masculin1. [néant]2. [chose sans importance]un rien the merest trifle ou slightest thing3. un rien de [très peu de] a touch ofun rien de frivolité a touch ou tinge ou hint of frivolity————————en rien locution adverbialeça n'a en rien affecté ma décision it hasn't influenced my decision at all ou in the least ou in any waypour rien locution adverbialepour deux/trois fois rien for next to nothing————————rien du tout nom masculin et fémininun/une rien du tout a nobody————————rien que locution adverbialerien qu'une fois just ou only onceviens, rien qu'un jour do come, (even) if only for a dayrien que d'y penser, j'ai des frissons the mere thought of it ou just thinking about it makes me shiverla vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth————————un rien locution adverbialesa robe est un rien trop étroite her dress is a touch ou a shade ou a tiny bit too tight -
70 nefes
"1. breath. 2. puff, draw, drag (on a pipe, cigarette). 3. instant, moment. 4. breath which has healing power (and which is blown upon the sick). 5. poem (sung by dervishes). 6. slang hashish, hash. - alamamak 1. to be unable to breathe properly. 2. to be very busy, not to have time to catch one´s breath. - aldırmamak /a/ to work (someone) very hard, not to give (someone) a chance to catch his breath. - almak 1. to breathe; to breathe in, inhale. 2. to feel relieved, breathe freely. 3. to take a short break, catch one´s breath; to rest. 4. to live, breathe. - borusu anat. trachea. - çekmek 1. to take a puff, draw, or drag (on a pipe, cigarette). 2. slang to smoke some hash. 3. slang to have sexual intercourse, have sex. - darlığı 1. shortness of breath. 2. asthma. - etmek /a/ to blow one´s breath upon (someone) (to cure him/her of an ailment). - kesici breathtaking, thrilling; suspenseful, suspense-filled. -i kesilmek to be thrilled: O manzara karşısında herkesin nefesi kesildi. That view took everybody´s breath away. -i kesilmek/daralmak/tutulmak 1. to have difficulty breathing. 2. to gasp, catch one´s breath. - nefese out of breath, panting. - tüketmek 1. to talk at great length, talk until one is blue in the face. 2. to expend a lot of hot air for nothing, waste one´s breath. - vermek to breathe out, exhale." -
71 gastar saliva
v.to waste one's breath.* * *figurado to waste one's breath* * *to waste one's breath ([en] on)* * *(v.) = preach + to the convertedEx. Whereas summer reading programmes tend to preach to the already converted, outreach programmes can be taken to housing projects for low-income families.* * *(v.) = preach + to the convertedEx: Whereas summer reading programmes tend to preach to the already converted, outreach programmes can be taken to housing projects for low-income families.
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72 vento
m windc'è vento it's windy* * *vento s.m. wind; ( forte e improvviso) squall: vento contrario, contrary wind (o headwind): vento favorevole, in favore, favourable wind (o tailwind); vento di tramontana, north wind; vento di mare, di terra, onshore, offshore wind; vento anabatico, catabatico, anabatic, katabatic wind; vento del nord, del sud, dell'est, dell'ovest, north, south, east, west wind; (astr.) vento solare, solar wind; la furia del vento, the fury of the wind; raffica, colpo di vento, gust (of wind); turbine di vento, whirlwind; il vento si alza, cala, the wind is rising, falling; il vento soffia dal nord, the wind is blowing from the north; una giornata di vento, a windy day; non c'è neanche un filo di vento, there isn't even a breath of wind; una costa battuta dal vento, a windswept coast // mulino a vento, windmill // gettare, buttare qlco. al vento, to waste, to throw away sthg.; parlare al vento, to talk to a brick wall: parole gettate al vento, words thrown to the wind // qual buon vento ti porta?, what lucky chance brings you here? // avere il vento in poppa, (anche fig.) to sail before the wind // cercare di sapere da che parte spira il vento, (fig.) to find out which way the wind is blowing // correre come il vento, to run like the wind // essere sotto, sopra vento, to be leeward, windward; navigare contro vento, to sail against the wind // far (si) vento, to fan (oneself) // navigare secondo il vento, (fig.) to swim with the tide // spiegare le vele al vento, to unfurl the sails.* * *['vɛnto]vento dell'est, di ponente — east, west wind
vento di terra, di mare — offshore, onshore wind
tira vento — it's windy, there's a wind blowing
soffiava un forte vento — a gale was blowing, it was blowing a gale
colpo o raffica di vento gust o blast of wind; vento contrario headwind; avere il vento in poppa to sail o run before the wind (anche fig.); essere trasportato dal vento to be carried o borne on the wind, to be windborne; capelli al vento hair flying in the wind o windblown hair; esposto al vento open to the wind; spazzato dal vento windswept; mulino a vento windmill; rosa dei -i windrose; farsi vento — to fan oneself
- i di guerra — fig. signs o threats of war
••fiutare il vento vedere da che parte soffia il vento to see which way the wind blows; ai quattro -i to the four winds; gridare qcs. ai quattro -i — to shout sth. from the rooftops, to tell the world about sth
* * *vento/'vεnto/sostantivo m.wind; (più debole) breeze; (più forte) gale; un forte vento a high wind; un vento forza 9 a force 9 gale; vento dell'est, di ponente east, west wind; vento di terra, di mare offshore, onshore wind; tira vento it's windy, there's a wind blowing; soffiava un forte vento a gale was blowing, it was blowing a gale; si sta alzando il vento the wind is up; colpo o raffica di vento gust o blast of wind; vento contrario headwind; avere il vento in poppa to sail o run before the wind (anche fig.); essere trasportato dal vento to be carried o borne on the wind, to be windborne; capelli al vento hair flying in the wind o windblown hair; esposto al vento open to the wind; spazzato dal vento windswept; mulino a vento windmill; rosa dei -i windrose; farsi vento to fan oneself\correre come il vento to run like the wind; qual buon vento vi porta? what brings you here? parlare al vento to waste one's breath; fiutare il vento, vedere da che parte soffia il vento to see which way the wind blows; ai quattro -i to the four winds; gridare qcs. ai quattro -i to shout sth. from the rooftops, to tell the world about sth.\ -
73 taub
Adj.1. Person: (gehörlos) deaf (fig. gegen, für to); (stocktaub) stone deaf; (schwerhörig) hard of hearing; er ist auf dem linken Ohr taub he’s deaf in his left ear; fig. he only hears what he wants to hear; taub werden go deaf, lose one’s hearing; sich taub stellen pretend not to hear, play deaf; auf taube Ohren stoßen fig. fall on deaf ears; tauben Ohren predigen talk to the winds, waste one’s breath; auf dem Ohr bin ich taub umg. don’t bother asking about that, I’m not budging on that one2. Glieder: numb; ein taubes Gefühl a (feeling of) numbness, a numb ( oder dead) feeling; taub werden go numb, lose its ( oder their) feeling3. (leer, wertlos) Ähre, Nuss: empty; Ei: infertile; taube Nuss fig. dead loss, washout, non-starter, dud* * *(gefühllos) numb;(gehörlos) deaf* * *[taup]adjdeaf; Glieder numb; Gestein dead; Metall dull; Ähre unfruitful; Nuss emptysich táúb stellen — to pretend not to hear
gegen or für etw táúb sein (fig) — to be deaf to sth
See:→ Ohr, Nuss* * *1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) deaf2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) deaf3) (not able to feel or move: My arm has gone numb; She was numb with cold.) numb4) numbly* * *[taup]1. (gehörlos) deaf▪ \taub sein to be deaf2. (gefühllos) numb3. (ignorant)▪ [gegen [o für] etw] \taub sein to be deaf [to sth]... aber du bist ja \taub für alle gut gemeinten Ratschläge... but you never listen to any well-intended adviceeine \taube Nuss an empty nut\tauber Boden GEOL barren ground\taubes Metall dull metal\taubes Erz base [or low-grade] metal; s.a. Ohr* * *1) deaf2) (wie abgestorben) numb3) (leer, unbefruchtet usw.) empty < nut>; unfruitful < ear of corn>; dead < rock>* * *taub adj1. Person: (gehörlos) deaf (figer ist auf dem linken Ohr taub he’s deaf in his left ear; fig he only hears what he wants to hear;taub werden go deaf, lose one’s hearing;sich taub stellen pretend not to hear, play deaf;auf taube Ohren stoßen fig fall on deaf ears;tauben Ohren predigen talk to the winds, waste one’s breath;auf dem Ohr bin ich taub umg don’t bother asking about that, I’m not budging on that one2. Glieder: numb;ein taubes Gefühl a (feeling of) numbness, a numb ( oder dead) feeling;taub werden go numb, lose its ( oder their) feeling3. (leer, wertlos) Ähre, Nuss: empty; Ei: infertile;taube Nuss fig dead loss, washout, non-starter, dud4.taubes Gestein BERGB attle, gangue, matrix* * *1) deaf2) (wie abgestorben) numb3) (leer, unbefruchtet usw.) empty < nut>; unfruitful < ear of corn>; dead < rock>* * *adj.deaf adj. adv.deafly adv. -
74 strzępić
( materiał) to fraystrzępić sobie język — pot to waste one's breath
* * *ipf.(= robić strzępy) fray; (= wydzierać) shred; (= wyskubywać) jag, pick; strzępić sobie język l. jęzor pot. waste one's breath; szkoda sobie języka strzępić (= daj spokój, nie ma sensu o tym mówić) save your breath.ipf.(= przecierać się) tatter, fray; (= dzielić się na włókna) ( o tkaninie) unravel.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > strzępić
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75 vide
vide [vid]1. adjective2. masculine nouna. ( = absence d'air) vacuumb. ( = trou) gapc. ( = abîme) dropd. ( = néant) emptiness• faire le vide autour de soi to isolate o.s.• tourner à vide [engrenage, mécanisme] to turn without grippinge. ( = manque) son départ laisse un grand vide his departure leaves a great void* * *vid
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1) ( sans contenu) [boîte] empty; [cassette, page] blankles mains vides — fig empty-handed
2) (dépeuplé, inoccupé) [salle, rue, fauteuil] empty; [appartement] empty, vacant3) (sans intérêt, substance, idées) [vie, slogan, esprit] empty; [regard] vacant
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nom masculin1) ( espace) spacesauter or se jeter dans le vide — lit to jump into space; fig to leap into the unknown
et au-dessous de lui, le vide — ( alpiniste) and below him, a sheer drop; ( acrobate) and nothing between him and the ground
parler dans le vide — ( sans auditeur) to talk to oneself; ( sans sujet) to talk at random
promettre dans le vide — fig to make empty promises
2) Physique vacuumfaire le vide autour de soi — fig to drive everybody away
3) ( absence à combler) vacuum, void; ( absence douloureuse) void4) ( vacuité) emptiness5) ( trou) ( entre deux objets) gap, empty space; ( dans un emploi du temps) gapcombler un or le vide — lit, fig to fill a gap
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* * *vid1. adj2. nm1) PHYSIQUE vacuum2) (espace) empty space, gap3) (abîme) [falaise] drop4) (= futilité, néant) voidà vide (= sans occupants) — empty, (= sans charge) unladen, TECHNIQUEwithout being in gear
* * *A adj1 ( sans contenu) [lieu, boîte] empty (de of); [cassette, page] blank; ensemble vide Math empty set; les mains vides fig empty-handed; vide de son contenu empty of its contents; pièce vide de meubles room empty of furniture; tu l'as loué vide ou meublé? are you renting it unfurnished or furnished?, are you renting it empty or furnished?;2 (dépeuplé, inoccupé) [salle, rue, fauteuil] empty (de of); [appartement] empty (de of), vacant; la maison est vide sans les enfants the house seems empty without the children; vide de tout habitant empty of all inhabitants;3 (sans intérêt, substance, idées) [vie, slogan, esprit, journée] empty; [regard] vacant; se sentir vide to feel empty; j'ai la tête vide my mind is a blank; vide d'intérêt devoid of any interest; vide de sens meaningless.B nm1 ( espace) space; suspendu dans le vide dangling in space; sauter or se jeter dans le vide lit to jump into space; fig to leap into the unknown; et au-dessous de lui, le vide ( alpiniste) and below him, a sheer drop; ( acrobate) and nothing between him and the ground; être attiré par le vide to be drawn toward(s) the edge; être penché au-dessus du vide ( en montagne) to be on the edge of a sheer drop; ( d'une tour) to be leaning over and looking down into space; regarder dans le vide to stare into space; parler dans le vide ( sans auditeur) to talk to oneself; ( sans sujet) to talk at random; promettre dans le vide fig to make empty promises;2 Phys vacuum; vide absolu absolute vacuum; la nature a horreur du vide nature abhors a vacuum; emballé sous vide vacuum packed; du café sous vide vacuum-packed coffee; pompe à (faire le) vide vacuum pump; faire le vide to create a vacuum; faire le vide autour de soi fig to drive everybody away; j'ai besoin de faire le vide dans ma tête I need to forget about everything;3 ( absence à combler) vacuum, void; ( absence douloureuse) void; vide politique/intellectuel political/intellectual vacuum; laisser/créer/combler un vide to leave/create/fill a vacuum; sa mort a laissé un grand vide dans ma vie his/her death left a great void ou emptiness in my life;4 ( vacuité) emptiness; le vide de l'existence/de leurs propos the emptiness of life/of their words;5 ( trou) ( entre deux objets) gap, empty space; ( dans un emploi du temps) gap; combler un or le vide lit, fig to fill a gap.C à vide loc adv ( sans contenu) empty; ( sans résultat) with no result; la clé tourne à vide the key is not catching; essai à vide no-load test; camion à vide truck without a load.[vid] adjectif1. [sans contenu] emptya. [entre deux objets] an empty spaceb. [sur un document] a blank spaceune pièce vide an empty ou unfurnished roomavoir le ventre ou l'estomac vide to have an empty stomachj'ai la tête ou l'esprit complètement vide I can't think straightdes remarques vides de sens meaningless remarks, remarks devoid of meaning2. [sans occupant] empty3. [sans intérêt - personnalité, vie] empty————————[vid] nom masculin1. ASTRONOMIEle vide (empty) space, the void2. [néant] spacea. [sans auditoire] to address empty spaceb. [sans contenu] to talk vacuouslyfaire le vide [dans un vase clos] to create a vacuum4. [distance qui sépare du sol] (empty) spacela maison est construite, en partie, au-dessus du vide part of the house is built over a drop5. [trou - entre deux choses] space, gap ; [ - entre les mots ou les lignes d'un texte] space, blank8. CONSTRUCTION————————à vide locution adjectivale1. [hors fonctionnement] no-load2. [sans air]cellule/tube/cuve à vide vacuum photocell/tube/tank————————à vide locution adverbiale————————sous vide locution adjectivalevacuum (modificateur)————————sous vide locution adverbiale -
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vide [vid]1. adjective2. masculine nouna. ( = absence d'air) vacuumb. ( = trou) gapc. ( = abîme) dropd. ( = néant) emptiness• faire le vide autour de soi to isolate o.s.• tourner à vide [engrenage, mécanisme] to turn without grippinge. ( = manque) son départ laisse un grand vide his departure leaves a great void* * *vid
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1) ( sans contenu) [boîte] empty; [cassette, page] blankles mains vides — fig empty-handed
2) (dépeuplé, inoccupé) [salle, rue, fauteuil] empty; [appartement] empty, vacant3) (sans intérêt, substance, idées) [vie, slogan, esprit] empty; [regard] vacant
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nom masculin1) ( espace) spacesauter or se jeter dans le vide — lit to jump into space; fig to leap into the unknown
et au-dessous de lui, le vide — ( alpiniste) and below him, a sheer drop; ( acrobate) and nothing between him and the ground
parler dans le vide — ( sans auditeur) to talk to oneself; ( sans sujet) to talk at random
promettre dans le vide — fig to make empty promises
2) Physique vacuumfaire le vide autour de soi — fig to drive everybody away
3) ( absence à combler) vacuum, void; ( absence douloureuse) void4) ( vacuité) emptiness5) ( trou) ( entre deux objets) gap, empty space; ( dans un emploi du temps) gapcombler un or le vide — lit, fig to fill a gap
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* * *vid1. adj2. nm1) PHYSIQUE vacuum2) (espace) empty space, gap3) (abîme) [falaise] drop4) (= futilité, néant) voidà vide (= sans occupants) — empty, (= sans charge) unladen, TECHNIQUEwithout being in gear
* * *A adj1 ( sans contenu) [lieu, boîte] empty (de of); [cassette, page] blank; ensemble vide Math empty set; les mains vides fig empty-handed; vide de son contenu empty of its contents; pièce vide de meubles room empty of furniture; tu l'as loué vide ou meublé? are you renting it unfurnished or furnished?, are you renting it empty or furnished?;2 (dépeuplé, inoccupé) [salle, rue, fauteuil] empty (de of); [appartement] empty (de of), vacant; la maison est vide sans les enfants the house seems empty without the children; vide de tout habitant empty of all inhabitants;3 (sans intérêt, substance, idées) [vie, slogan, esprit, journée] empty; [regard] vacant; se sentir vide to feel empty; j'ai la tête vide my mind is a blank; vide d'intérêt devoid of any interest; vide de sens meaningless.B nm1 ( espace) space; suspendu dans le vide dangling in space; sauter or se jeter dans le vide lit to jump into space; fig to leap into the unknown; et au-dessous de lui, le vide ( alpiniste) and below him, a sheer drop; ( acrobate) and nothing between him and the ground; être attiré par le vide to be drawn toward(s) the edge; être penché au-dessus du vide ( en montagne) to be on the edge of a sheer drop; ( d'une tour) to be leaning over and looking down into space; regarder dans le vide to stare into space; parler dans le vide ( sans auditeur) to talk to oneself; ( sans sujet) to talk at random; promettre dans le vide fig to make empty promises;2 Phys vacuum; vide absolu absolute vacuum; la nature a horreur du vide nature abhors a vacuum; emballé sous vide vacuum packed; du café sous vide vacuum-packed coffee; pompe à (faire le) vide vacuum pump; faire le vide to create a vacuum; faire le vide autour de soi fig to drive everybody away; j'ai besoin de faire le vide dans ma tête I need to forget about everything;3 ( absence à combler) vacuum, void; ( absence douloureuse) void; vide politique/intellectuel political/intellectual vacuum; laisser/créer/combler un vide to leave/create/fill a vacuum; sa mort a laissé un grand vide dans ma vie his/her death left a great void ou emptiness in my life;4 ( vacuité) emptiness; le vide de l'existence/de leurs propos the emptiness of life/of their words;5 ( trou) ( entre deux objets) gap, empty space; ( dans un emploi du temps) gap; combler un or le vide lit, fig to fill a gap.C à vide loc adv ( sans contenu) empty; ( sans résultat) with no result; la clé tourne à vide the key is not catching; essai à vide no-load test; camion à vide truck without a load.[poisson] gutted -
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v/t waste (auch Zeit, Energie etc.), squander (an + Akk on) (beide auch fig.); keinen Blick an jemanden verschwenden not waste a single glance on s.o.* * *to spend; to waste; to lavish; to dissipate; to squander* * *ver|schwẹn|den [fEɐ'ʃvɛndn] ptp verschwe\#ndetvtto waste ( auf +acc, an +acc, für on); (= leichtsinnig vertun) Geld to squander* * *1) (to spend or give very freely: She lavishes too much money on that child.) lavish2) (to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) waste* * *ver·schwen·den *vt▪ etw \verschwenden to waste sthkeinen Blick an jdn \verschwenden to not spare sb a glanceGeld/Ressourcen \verschwenden to squander money/resourcesseine Worte \verschwenden to waste one's breath* * *transitives Verb waste (an + Akk. on)* * *an +akk on) (beide auch fig);keinen Blick an jemanden verschwenden not waste a single glance on sb* * *transitives Verb waste (an + Akk. on)* * *v.to dissipate v.to lavish v.to squander v.to waste v. -
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Ⅰ m sgt (G grochu) 1. Bot. (roślina) pea C- grządka grochu a bed of peas2. (strąki) pea C- łuskać groch to shell peas3. (nasiona) pea C- dwa ziarnka grochu two peas- groch purée puréed peasⅡ grochy plt 1. (wzór) polka dot- sukienka w żółte grochy a yellow polka dot dress2. (materiał) polka dot cloth a. fabric U- kupiła grochy na bluzkę she bought some polka dot fabric for a blouse- □ groch cukrowy Bot. sugar (snap) pea- rzucać grochem o ścianę pot. to waste one’s breath* * *-u; m; BOTpea; ( zbiorowo) peas (pl)- grochy* * *mi2. ( ziarna grochu zwyczajnego) pea(s); rzucać grochem o ścianę waste sb's breath; daj spokój, to jak by rzucać grochem o ścianę it's all falling on deaf ears; groch z kapustą higgledy-piggledy, hodge-podge, helter-skelter.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > groch
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