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lot1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) suerte, destino2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) lote3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) lote•- lots- a lot
- draw/cast lots
lot n muchotr[lɒt]1 (large number) cantidad nombre femenino■ what a lot of space there is! ¡cuánto espacio hay!2 (group) grupo3 (in auction) lote nombre masculino4 (fate) suerte nombre femenino1 todo,-a, todos,-as1 mucho,-a, muchos,-as, cantidad de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthanks a lot! ¡muchísimas gracias!to cast lots for something / draw lots for something echar algo a suerteslot ['lɑt] n1) drawing: sorteo mby lot: por sorteo2) share: parte f, porción f3) fate: suerte f4) land, plot: terreno m, solar m, lote m, parcela f5)lots of books: un montón de libros, muchos librosa lot of people: mucha genten.• gran cantidad s.f.• grupo s.m.• hatajo s.m.• hato s.m.• lote s.m.• montón s.m.• porción s.f.• sino s.m.• solar s.m.• suerte s.f.• terreno s.m.• tipo s.m.lɑːt, lɒt1) (large number, quantity)a) (no pl)what a lot of fuss over nothing! — tanto lío por una tontería!; fat I 3)
b)I like her a lot — me gusta mucho, me cae muy bien
c) lots pl (colloq)how many seats are there left? - lots — ¿cuántos asientos quedan? - muchos or (fam) montones
2)a) (group, mass of things) montón m, pila fb) ( group of people) (colloq)they're a funny lot — son raros, son gente rara
come on, you lot! — vamos, ustedes or (Esp) vosotros!
c)the lot — (esp BrE)
they ate the lot — se lo comieron todo (or se las comieron todas etc)
one more story, then that's your lot! — un cuento más y se acabó!
3) ( at auction) lote m4)a) ( parcel of land) terreno m, solar mb) (AmE) parking lot5)a) ( for random choice)to draw o cast lots for something — echar algo a suertes
b) ( fate) suerte f[lɒt]N1) (=large quantity)we have lots of flowers (that we don't want) — nos sobran flores, tenemos flores de sobra
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an awful lot of things to do — la mar de cosas que hacer•
I'd give a lot to know — me gustaría muchísimo saberlo•
quite/ such a lot of books — bastantes/tantos librosquite/such a lot of noise — bastante/tanto ruido
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there wasn't a lot we could do — apenas había nada que pudiéramos hacer2)•
he drinks an awful lot — bebe una barbaridad•
not a lot, "do you like football?" - "not a lot" — -¿te gusta el fútbol? -no mucho•
thanks a lot! — ¡muchísimas gracias!, ¡muy agradecido!3) lots*lots of people — mucha gente, cantidad de gente *
she has lots of friends — tiene muchos amigos, tiene un montón de or (LAm) hartos amigos *
take as much as you want, I've got lots — llévate cuanto quieras, tengo un montón or (LAm) harto(s) *
4) * (=group)•
a fine lot of students — un buen grupo de estudiantesMelissa's friends? I don't like that lot — ¿los amigos de Melissa? no me cae bien ese grupo
5)the lot * — (=all, everything) todo
big ones, little ones, the lot! — ¡los grandes, los pequeños, todos!
6) (=destiny) suerte f, destino m•
the common lot — la suerte común•
it fell to my lot (to do sth) — me cayó en suerte (hacer algo)•
to throw in one's lot with sb — unirse a la suerte de algn7) (=random selection)•
to decide sth by lot — determinar algo por sorteo•
to draw lots (for sth) — echar suertes (para algo)8) (at auction) lote mI'll send it in three lots — (Comm) se lo mando en tres paquetes or tandas
9) (=plot) (esp US) terreno m, solar m ; (Cine) solar m* * *[lɑːt, lɒt]1) (large number, quantity)a) (no pl)what a lot of fuss over nothing! — tanto lío por una tontería!; fat I 3)
b)I like her a lot — me gusta mucho, me cae muy bien
c) lots pl (colloq)how many seats are there left? - lots — ¿cuántos asientos quedan? - muchos or (fam) montones
2)a) (group, mass of things) montón m, pila fb) ( group of people) (colloq)they're a funny lot — son raros, son gente rara
come on, you lot! — vamos, ustedes or (Esp) vosotros!
c)the lot — (esp BrE)
they ate the lot — se lo comieron todo (or se las comieron todas etc)
one more story, then that's your lot! — un cuento más y se acabó!
3) ( at auction) lote m4)a) ( parcel of land) terreno m, solar mb) (AmE) parking lot5)a) ( for random choice)to draw o cast lots for something — echar algo a suertes
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lot [lɒt]1. noun• I'd give a lot to know... je donnerais cher pour savoir...• quite a lot of [+ people, cars, money] pas mal de• such a lot of... tellement de...• what a lot of people! que de monde !b. ( = destiny) sort mc. ( = random selection) by lot par tirage au sortd. ( = batch) lot m• lot no. 69 is an antique table le lot no 69 est une table ancienne• you rotten lot! (inf) vous êtes vaches ! (inf !)• here are the apples, take the lot voici les pommes, prends-les toutes• here's some money, just take the lot voici de l'argent, prends tout• the whole lot cost me $1 ça m'a coûté un dollar en tout2. plural noun• lots better/bigger bien mieux/plus grand* * *I 1. [lɒt]1) ( great deal)he spent a lot — il a beaucoup dépensé, il a dépensé beaucoup d'argent
to get a lot out of — tirer beaucoup de [book]
I'd give a lot to... — je donnerais cher pour...
quite a lot — beaucoup, pas mal (colloq)
2) (colloq) ( entire amount or selection)heartburn, cramps, the lot! — des brûlures d'estomac, des crampes, bref tout!
3) (colloq) ( specific group of people)she's the nicest of the lot — c'est la plus gentille (de tous/toutes)
that lot — péj ces gens-là pej
you lot — vous, vous autres
2.the best of a bad lot — (colloq) le moins pire (colloq)
1) ( great deal)a lot of money/time — beaucoup d'argent/de temps
not a lot of people know that — il n'y a pas beaucoup de personnes or gens qui savent ça
an awful (colloq) lot of — énormément de
quite a lot of — beaucoup or pas mal (colloq) de
quite a lot of our support... — une bonne part de notre soutien...
2) (colloq) ( entire group) tous3.lots (colloq) quantifier, pronounlots (and lots) of — des tas (colloq) de (+ pl nouns only); beaucoup de (+ any nouns)
lots of things — des tas (colloq) de choses
4....and lots more —...et beaucoup d'autres choses
lots (colloq) adverb5.lots better — beaucoup or vachement (colloq) mieux
a lot adverbial phrase beaucoupII [lɒt]it would help an awful (colloq) lot — ça aiderait beaucoup
1) ( destiny) sort m; ( quality of life) condition f2) US parcelle f (de terrain)vacant lot — terrain m vague
used car lot — garage m vendant des voitures d'occasion
3) ( at auction) lot m4) ( decision-making process) tirage m au sortto draw ou cast lots — tirer au sort
5) Cinema studio m6) ( batch) (of students, tourists) fournée f -
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noun1) (method of choosing) Los, das2) (destiny) Los, das3) (item to be auctioned) Posten, der4) (set of persons) Haufen, derthe lot — [sie] alle
our/your/their lot — (coll.) wir/ihr/die
5) (set of things) Menge, diedivide something into five lots — etwas in fünf Stapel/Haufen usw. teilen
that's the lot — (coll.) das ist alles; das wär's (ugs.)
6) (coll.): (large number or quantity)lots or a lot of money — etc. viel od. eine Menge Geld usw.
lots of books/coins — eine Menge Bücher/Münzen
he has a lot to learn — er muss noch viel lernen
have lots to do — viel zu tun haben
we have lots of time — wir haben viel od. (ugs.) massenweise Zeit
lots or a lot better — viel besser
7) (for choosing) Los, dasdraw/cast/throw lots [for something] — das Los [über etwas (Akk.)] entscheiden lassen; [um etwas] losen
cast/throw in one's lot with somebody — sich mit jemandem zusammentun
* * *[lot]1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) das Los2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) der Anteil3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) der Posten•- academic.ru/117238/lots">lots- a lot
- draw/cast lots* * *[lɒt, AM lɑ:t]I. pron▪ a \lot viel/vielewe haven't got a \lot wir besitzen nicht viela \lot of people viele [o eine Menge] Leutea \lot of rain viel Regento do a \lot of travelling viel reisento have a \lot going for oneself viel haben, was für einen sprichtthere's \lots to do here es gibt hier jede Menge zu tun fam\lots of children viele Kinder2. (everything)▪ the \lot allesthe thieves stole paintings, jewellery, the \lot die Diebe haben Gemälde gestohlen, Juwelen, einfach allesthe whole \lot alles zusammen, das Ganze▪ a \lot [or \lots] vielthanks a \lot! vielen Dank!your sister looks a \lot like you deine Schwester sieht dir sehr ähnlichwe go on holidays a \lot wir machen oft UrlaubIII. n1. + sing/pl vb BRIT, AUS ( fam: group) Trupp m; BRIT ( usu pej fam: crowd) Haufen m, Pack nt pej slanother \lot of visitors ein neuer Schwung Besucherare you \lot coming to lunch? kommt ihr alle zum Essen?a bad \lot ein Taugenichts mthey are a bad \lot sie sind ein übles Packmy \lot meine Leute fam3. (chance)to choose [sb/sth] by \lot jdn/etw auslosen [o durch Losentscheid bestimmen]drawing by \lot Verlosung fthe \lot fell on us die Wahl fiel auf unsto throw in one's \lot with sb sich akk mit jdm zusammentunback \lot hinteres Grundstückbuilding \lot Bauplatz mparking \lot Parkplatz mvacant \lot unbebautes GrundstückIV. vt<- tt->▪ to \lot sth etw [für eine Auktion in einzelne Stücke] aufteilen* * *I [lɒt]n1) (for deciding) Los ntby lot — durch Losentscheid, durch das Los
to cast or draw lots — losen, Lose ziehen
2) (= destiny) Los ntfailure was his lot in life —
it falls to my lot to tell him — mir fällt die Aufgabe zu, es ihm zu sagen
to improve one's lot — seine Lage verbessern
3) (= plot) Parzelle f; (FILM) Filmgelände ntbuilding lot — Bauplatz m
parking lot (US) — Parkplatz m
5) (esp Britcan you carry that lot by yourself? — kannst du das (alles) alleine tragen?
I'd just finished marking the papers when he gave me another lot — ich war gerade mit dem Korrigieren fertig, da gab er mir einen neuen Packen or Stoß or noch eine Ladung
6) (esp Brit)he/she is a bad lot (inf) — er/sie taugt nichts, er/sie ist eine miese Type (inf)
I'm fed up with you lot — ich hab die Nase voll von euch allen (inf) or von euch Bande (inf)
us lot should stick together —
bring your lot with you — bring die ganze Mannschaft mit
8)that's the lot — das ist alles, das wärs (inf)
he's eaten the lot —
IIbig ones, little ones, the lot! — Große, Kleine, alle!
1. na lot, lots — viel
a lot of books, lots of books — viele or eine Menge Bücher
such a lot — so viel
what a lot! —
what a lot of time you take to get ready — wie lange du nur brauchst, um dich fertig zu machen
what a lot you've got — du hast aber viel
such a lot of books — so viele Bücher
I want lots and lots — ich will jede Menge (inf)
I'd give a lot to know... — ich würde viel drum geben, wenn ich wüsste...
2. adva lot, lots — viel
I like him a lot — ich mag ihn sehr
I feel lots or a lot better —
* * *A s1. Los n:cast ( oder throw) in one’s lot with sb fig jemandes Los teilen, sich auf Gedeih und Verderb mit jemandem zusammentun;choose sth by lot etwas auslosen;3. Los n, Geschick n, Schicksal n:fall to sb’s lot jemandem zufallen4. fest umgrenztes Stück Land, besondersa) Parzelle fb) Grundstück nc) Bauplatz me) (Müll- etc) Platz mf) Parkplatz m5. FILM, TV besonders USa) Gelände nb) Studio n6. WIRTSCHa) Artikel mb) Partie f, Posten m (von Waren):in lots partienweise7. Gruppe f, Gesellschaft f:a) die ganze Gesellschaft,b) → A 8;get out, the (whole) lot of you! raus, alle miteinander!8. the lot alles, das Ganze:that’s the lot das ist alles9. umg Menge f, Haufen m:a lot of, lots of viel, eine Menge;a lot of money, lots of money viel Geld, eine Menge oder ein Haufen Geld;lots and lots of eine Unmasse Menschen etc;I’d give a lot, if ich gäbe viel darum, wenn;a) ein mieser Typ,b) ein mieses PackB adv a lot, lots umg (sehr) viel;a (fat) lot I care! iron das kümmert mich herzlich wenig!C v/t1. obs losen um2. durch Los verteilen, auslosen* * *noun1) (method of choosing) Los, das2) (destiny) Los, das3) (item to be auctioned) Posten, der4) (set of persons) Haufen, derthe lot — [sie] alle
our/your/their lot — (coll.) wir/ihr/die
5) (set of things) Menge, diedivide something into five lots — etwas in fünf Stapel/Haufen usw. teilen
that's the lot — (coll.) das ist alles; das wär's (ugs.)
6) (coll.): (large number or quantity)lots or a lot of money — etc. viel od. eine Menge Geld usw.
lots of books/coins — eine Menge Bücher/Münzen
we have lots of time — wir haben viel od. (ugs.) massenweise Zeit
lots or a lot better — viel besser
7) (for choosing) Los, dasdraw/cast/throw lots [for something] — das Los [über etwas (Akk.)] entscheiden lassen; [um etwas] losen
cast/throw in one's lot with somebody — sich mit jemandem zusammentun
* * *(of goods) n.Warenpartie -n f. n.Anteil -e m.Haufen - m.Los -e n.Menge -n f.Partie -n f.Posten - m.Schicksal n. -
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/bai/ * (bất qui tắc) ngoại động từ bought - mua - (nghĩa bóng) trã bằng giá; đạt được, được (cái gì bằng một sự hy sinh nào đó) - mua chuộc, đút lót, hối lộ (ai) !to buy back - mua lại (cái gì mình đã bán đi) !to buy in - mua trữ =to buy in coal for the winter+ mua trữ than cho mùa đông - mua lại đồ của mình với giá cao nhất (trong cuộc bán đấu giá) - (từ lóng) mua chức tước; xuỳ tiền ra để được gia nhập (một tổ chức...) !to buy into - mua cổ phần (của công ty...) !to buy off - đấm mồm, đút lót !to buy out - trả tiền (cho ai) để người ta bỏ chức vị hay tài sản !to buy over - mua chuộc, đút lót !to buy up - mua sạch, mua nhẫn, mua toàn bộ !to buy a pig in a poke - (xem) pig !I'll buy it - (từ lóng) tớ xin chịu, tớ không biết (để trả lời một câu đố, hay một câu hỏi) * danh từ - (thông tục) - sự mua - vật mua =a good buy+ món hời -
5 bought the whole lot
memborong -
6 the lot
1 todo,-a, todos,-as -
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noun* * *n [Waren]posten mI bought a \job lot of children's books which were being sold off cheaply ich habe eine ganze Sammlung Kinderbücher gekauft, die verramscht wurden* * *sell as a job lot im Ramsch verkaufen* * *noun -
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job 'lot n[Waren]posten m;I bought a \job lot of children's books which were being sold off cheaply ich habe eine ganze Sammlung Kinderbücher gekauft, die verramscht wurden -
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I ['gʊdɪ]nome colloq.1) (hero) buono m. (-a), eroe m. (-ina)2) (good thing) cosa f. buonaII ['gʊdɪ]interiezione colloq. infant. (che) bello* * *plural - goodies; noun ((usually in plural) any food (eg cake, ice-cream) which is particularly enjoyable to eat: the goodies at a children's party.) ghiottoneria* * *['ɡʊdɪ]1. excl2. n1) Culin2) (Cine: character) buono (-a)* * *goody (1) /ˈgʊdɪ/n.(arc.) comare ( spesso usato davanti al cognome).goody (2) /ˈgʊdɪ/n.1 caramella; chicca (fam.)2 cosa bella ( della vita); cosa carina: We bought a lot of goodies on our trip, abbiamo comprato un sacco di cose carine durante il viaggiogoody (3) /ˈgʊdɪ/inter.(spec. infant.) bene!; che bello!; che bellezza!goody (4) /ˈgʊdɪ/a.(fam.) ► goody-goody.* * *I ['gʊdɪ]nome colloq.1) (hero) buono m. (-a), eroe m. (-ina)2) (good thing) cosa f. buonaII ['gʊdɪ]interiezione colloq. infant. (che) bello -
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1. transitive verb,1) kaufen; lösen [Fahrkarte]buy somebody/oneself something — jemandem/sich etwas kaufen
he bought them a round — er spendierte ihnen eine Runde
2) (fig.) erkaufen [Sieg, Ruhm, Frieden]; einsparen, gewinnen [Zeit]3) (bribe) bestechen; kaufen (ugs.); erkaufen [Zustimmung]2. nounI'll buy that — (believe) ich glaube es [mal]
[Ein]kauf, derPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/9922/buy_in">buy in- buy off- buy out- buy up* * *present participle - buying; verb* * *[baɪ]I. n Kauf mbad \buy schlechter Kauf, Fehlkauf mquite a \buy ein guter Kauf, ein Schnäppchen nt famII. vt<bought, bought>1. (purchase)money can't \buy love Liebe kann man sich nicht erkaufen$20 \buys a lot less than it used to heute bekommt man für 20 Dollar viel weniger als früher▪ to \buy sb sth [or sth for sb] jdm etw kaufen2. (obtain)to \buy recognition/success/victory sich dat Anerkennung/Erfolg/einen Sieg erkaufento \buy time Zeit gewinnen3. (bribe)to \buy sb's vote jds Stimme kaufento \buy a claim/an excuse/a story jdm eine Behauptung/eine Entschuldigung/ eine Geschichte abkaufen famI don't \buy it das nehme ich dir nicht ab5. (agree to)I'll \buy that! der Meinung bin ich aber auch!6. ECONto \buy at best bestmöglich kaufen7.▶ to \buy it den Löffel abgeben sl▶ to have everything money can \buy alles haben, was man mit Geld kaufen kannIII. vi im Einkauf tätig sein* * *[baɪ] vb: pret, ptp bought1. vtthere are some things that money can't buy — es gibt Dinge, die man nicht kaufen kann
all that money can buy — alles, was man mit Geld kaufen kann
the victory was dearly bought — der Sieg war teuer erkauft
3)I'll buy that — das ist o.k. (inf)
4) (inf= be killed)
he bought it — den hats erwischt (inf)2. vikaufen3. n (inf)Kauf mto be a good buy — ein guter Kauf sein; (clothes also, food) preiswert sein
* * *buy [baı]A s umg Kauf m, (das) Gekaufte:a good (bad) buy ein guter (schlechter) Kauf;be a good buy auch preiswert seinB v/t prät und pperf bought [bɔːt]1. (ein)kaufen, beziehen ( beide:at bei):buy sb (o.s.) sth jemandem (sich) etwas kaufen;buy sb a drink, buy a drink for sb jemandem etwas zu trinken spendieren;buy sth from sb jemandem etwas abkaufen;a pound buys less than it did some years ago für ein Pfund bekommt man heute weniger als noch vor einigen Jahren;all that money can buy alles, was für Geld zu haben ist;give sb the best education money can buy jemandem die bestmögliche Ausbildung finanzieren;2. eine Fahrkarte etc lösen3. WIRTSCH buy o.s. into sich einkaufen in (akk);buy insurance sich versichern lassen4. figdearly bought teuer erkauftb) Zeit gewinnenhe cannot be bought er ist nicht käuflichb) buy sb’s silence (sich) jemandes Schweigen erkaufen6. REL erlösen7. umg etwas glauben:I won’t buy that! das kauf ich dir etc nicht ab!C v/i1. kaufen* * *1. transitive verb,1) kaufen; lösen [Fahrkarte]buy somebody/oneself something — jemandem/sich etwas kaufen
2) (fig.) erkaufen [Sieg, Ruhm, Frieden]; einsparen, gewinnen [Zeit]3) (bribe) bestechen; kaufen (ugs.); erkaufen [Zustimmung]2. nounI'll buy that — (believe) ich glaube es [mal]
[Ein]kauf, derPhrasal Verbs:- buy in- buy off- buy out- buy up* * *(from) v.kaufen (von) v. v.(§ p.,p.p.: bought)= anschaffen v.einkaufen v.erkaufen v.kaufen v. -
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səu
1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tan, tanto2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) así3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) eso4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) también5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') así es, en efecto
2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
so1 adv1. tan2. asíLook, that's Bill So it is mira, allí está Bill Así es3. que sí / que no4. tambiénI went, and so did Pete yo fui, y Pete tambiénso long! ¡hasta luego!so2 conj así queyou broke it, so you have to pay for it lo has roto tú, así que tendrás que pagarloso we're not going on holiday? ¿así que no nos vamos de vacaciones?so what? ¿y qué?
Multiple Entries: SO so
so 1 m fam pey ¡so burro!, you great oaf!
so 2 prep (bajo) under
so pena de, under penalty of
so pretexto/color de, under the guise of 'so' also found in these entries: Spanish: abalanzarse - abarcar - abotargada - abotargado - abur - acalorarse - agujetas - ahí - ahora - alma - amabilidad - amable - aquello - así - atonía - aun - avisar - bala - balbucear - bondad - cabezota - casualidad - celebrar - cerrarse - comecome - como - compensar - con - conque - cortante - creer - decir - decoración - deformación - dejarse - delito - denominada - denominado - desairar - disponer - dosificar - embalarse - embrutecerse - emoción - empañar - encoger - escacharrar - escrupulosa - escrupuloso - esperar English: afraid - allowance - aloud - and - anything - as - ask back - attain - awkward - be - believe - better - blunder - bored - bull - bumpy - busy - calculating - careless - change over - cheap - cheese off - clingy - come round - conceited - condescending - congenial - courteous - critical - damn - do - domineering - dreary - enunciate - even - far - fix - flag - forecast - forgetful - forth - forward - glaringly - gratifying - grieve - grouchy - grunt - gullible - gulp - happensotr[səʊ]1 (therefore) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que■ she was tired, so she went to bed estaba cansada, así que se fue a la cama2 (to express purpose) para, para que1 (introductory) así que, pues, bueno■ so I made a mistake! what about it? ¡pues me he equivocado! ¿y qué?■ so, what now? bueno, ¿ahora qué?2 (very - before adj or adv) tan; (- before noun or with verb) tanto,-a■ don't drive so fast no vayas tan rápido, no corras tanto3 (unspecified number or amount, limit) tanto,-a■ it'll take a month or so tardará un mes más o menos, tardará un mes o así■ why don't you say that you earn so much? ¿por qué no dices que ganas tanto?■ so much noise/food tanto ruido/tanta comida■ so many boys/girls tantos niños/tantas niñas4 (thus, in this way) así, de esta manera, de este modo■ cut the fish, like so corta el pescado así■ of all the stupid people I know, no-one is more so than you de todas las personas estúpidas que conozco, no hay ninguna como tú5 (to avoid repetition) que sí■ I think/hope so creo/espero que sí■ if so en este caso, de ser así6 (to express agreement, also) también■ so am I/so do I/so can I/so have I yo también1 (factual, true) así\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand so on (and so forth) y así sucesivamente, etcéterajust so / exactly so perfecto, en ordenso be it así seaso long! ¡hasta luego!, ¡hasta pronto!■ so much for new technology! ¡vaya nueva tecnología!■ so much for your advice! ¡vaya consejo que me diste!so there! ¡ea!, ¡para que sepas!so what? ¿y qué?so ['so:] advdo you think so?: ¿tú crees?so it would seem: eso pareceI told her so: se lo dijehe's ready, or so he says: según dice, está listoit so happened that...: resultó que...do it like so: hazlo asíso be it: así sea2) also: tambiénso do I: yo también3) thus: así, de esta manera4) : tanhe'd never been so happy: nunca había estado tan contento5) consequently: por lo tantoso conj1) therefore: así que3)so what? : ¿y qué?soadv.• así adv.• por consiguiente adv.• por tanto adv.• tal adv.• también adv.• tan adv.• tanto adv.conj.• así que conj.interj.• îverdad... interj.
I səʊ1)a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tantob) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tantowhy are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?
not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión
2)a) (up to a certain point, limit)we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más
b) ( unspecified amount)c) ( the amount indicated)d)so... (that) — tan... que
he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada
he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó
so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?
4)a) (thus, in this way)the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...
if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)
hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera
b) ( as stated) asíthat is so — (frml) así es
not so — no es cierto, no es así
if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo
c) ( as desired)d)and so on o and so forth — etcétera
5)a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo
is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece
will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí
I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo
I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?
is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho
b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)6) (with v aux)a) (also, equally)b) ( indeed)you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!
7)a) ( indicating pause or transition) buenoso here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez
b) ( introducing new topic)so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?
c) (querying, eliciting information)so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?
d) (summarizing, concluding) así quee) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conqueso that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!
f) ( challenging)but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?
so what? — ¿y qué?
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a)so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece
b)so as to + inf — para + inf
2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera quehe wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde
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I [sǝʊ]1. ADV1) (=to such an extent)a) (with adj/adv) tanit is so big that... — es tan grande que...
I wish you weren't so clumsy — ¡ojalá no fueras tan patoso!
it was so heavy! — ¡pesaba tanto!
"how's your father?" - "not so good" — -¿cómo está tu padre? -no muy bien
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it's about so high/long — es más o menos así de alto/largo•
she's not so clever as him — no es tan lista como élhe's not so silly as to do that — no es bastante tonto para hacer eso, no es tan tonto como para hacer eso
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so many — tantos/as•
so much — tanto/athank you so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido
kind, sure etc•
it's not so very difficult — no es tan difícilb) (with vb) tantohe who so loved Spain — liter él que amó tanto a España
2) (=thus, in this way, likewise) así, de esta manera, de este modoso it was that... — así fue que..., de esta manera or de este modo fue como...
we so arranged things that... — lo arreglamos de modo que...
so it is!, so it does! — ¡es verdad!, ¡es cierto!, ¡correcto!
is that so? — ¿de veras?
isn't that so? — ¿no es así?
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so be it — así sea•
and he did so — y lo hizo•
do so then! — ¡hazlo, pues!•
I expect so — supongo que sí, a lo mejor•
and so forth — y así sucesivamente, etcétera•
it so happens that... — resulta que..., el caso es que...•
I hope so — eso espero yo, espero que sí•
how so? — ¿cómo es eso?•
if so — en este caso, en cuyo caso•
just so! — ¡eso!, ¡eso es!•
you do it like so * — se hace así, se hace de esta manera•
only more so — pero en mayor grado•
so much so that... — hasta tal punto or grado que..., tanto es así que...•
not so! — ¡nada de eso!•
and so on — y así sucesivamente, etcétera•
so saying he walked away — dicho eso, se marchó•
I think so — creo que síI thought so — me lo figuraba or suponía
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I told you so — ya te lo dije•
why so? — ¿por qué?, ¿cómo?3) (=also)•
he's wrong and so are you — se equivocan tanto usted como él•
so do I — (y) yo también"I work a lot" - "so do I" — -trabajo mucho -(y) yo también
"I love horses" - "so do I" — -me encantan los caballos -a mí también
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"I've been waiting for ages!" - "so have we" — -¡llevo esperando un siglo! -(y) nosotros también•
so would I — yo también4) (phrases)•
so long! * — ¡adiós!, ¡hasta luego!•
so much the better/worse — tanto mejor/peorshe didn't so much as send me a birthday card — no me mandó ni una tarjeta siquiera para mi cumpleaños
she gave me back the book without so much as an apology — me devolvió el libro sin pedirme siquiera una disculpa
so much for her promises! — ¡eso valen sus promesas!
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ten or so — unos diez, diez más o menosten or so people — unas diez personas, diez personas o así or más o menos
at five o'clock or so — a las cinco o así or o por ahí or más o menos
2. CONJ1) (expressing purpose) parahe took her upstairs so they wouldn't be overheard — la subió al piso de arriba para que nadie los oyera
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so as to do sth — para hacer algo, a fin de hacer algowe hurried so as not to be late — nos dimos prisa para no llegar tarde or a fin de no llegar tarde
I bought it so that you should see it — lo compré para que or a fin de que lo vieras
2) (expressing result) así que, de manera quehe hadn't studied, so he found the exam difficult — no había estudiado, así que or de manera que el examen le resultó difícil
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it rained and so we could not go out — llovió, así que no pudimos salir, llovió y no pudimos salir•
so that — de modo que, de manera quehe stood so that he faced west — se puso de tal modo que or de manera que miraba al oeste, se puso mirando al oeste
3) (=therefore) así quethe shop was closed, so I went home — la tienda estaba cerrada, así que me fui a casa
so you see... — por lo cual, entenderás...
4) (in questions, exclamations) entonces, así queso you're Spanish? — entonces or así que ¿eres español?
so? * — ¿y?, ¿y qué?
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so that's the reason! — ¡por eso es!•
so there you are! — ¡ahí estás!
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[sǝʊ]N (Mus) = soh* * *
I [səʊ]1)a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tantob) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tantowhy are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?
not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión
2)a) (up to a certain point, limit)we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más
b) ( unspecified amount)c) ( the amount indicated)d)so... (that) — tan... que
he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada
he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó
so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?
4)a) (thus, in this way)the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...
if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)
hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera
b) ( as stated) asíthat is so — (frml) así es
not so — no es cierto, no es así
if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo
c) ( as desired)d)and so on o and so forth — etcétera
5)a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo
is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece
will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí
I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo
I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?
is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho
b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)6) (with v aux)a) (also, equally)b) ( indeed)you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!
7)a) ( indicating pause or transition) buenoso here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez
b) ( introducing new topic)so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?
c) (querying, eliciting information)so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?
d) (summarizing, concluding) así quee) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conqueso that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!
f) ( challenging)but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?
so what? — ¿y qué?
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a)so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece
b)so as to + inf — para + inf
2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera quehe wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde
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transitive verb1) (include as free extra) [gratis] dazugebenwith... thrown in — mit... als Zugabe
2) (interpose) einstreuen [Bemerkung]3) (Footb., Rugby) einwerfen4)throw one's hand in — (fig.): (withdraw) aufgeben
* * *(to include or add as a gift or as part of a bargain: When I bought his car he threw in the radio and a box of tools.) mitdazugeben* * *◆ throw inI. vt1. (put into)hurriedly she threw her clothes into the case hastig warf sie ihre Kleider in den Koffer2. (include in price)▪ to \throw in in ⇆ sth etw gratis dazugebenwhen I bought this car the stereo was \throw inn in als ich das Auto kaufte, war das Radio im Preis enthaltento \throw in in ⇆ the ball den Ball einwerfen4. (put into)to \throw in in a quotation ein Zitat einfließen lassento \throw in in a comment eine Bemerkung einwerfen6.II. vi [den Ball] einwerfen* * *vt sep1) extra (gratis) dazugeben3) (fig)to throw in one's hand — aufgeben, sich geschlagen geben
* * *throw in v/t1. (hin)einwerfen:2. eine Bemerkung etc einflechten, -werfen3. etwas dazugeben, mit in den Kauf geben, dreingeben:with … thrown in mit … als Zugabe;she earns £5,000 a month with accommodation and food thrown in bei freier Unterkunft und Verpflegung4. TECH einen Gang etc einrücken* * *transitive verb1) (include as free extra) [gratis] dazugebenwith... thrown in — mit... als Zugabe
2) (interpose) einstreuen [Bemerkung]3) (Footb., Rugby) einwerfen4)throw one's hand in — (fig.): (withdraw) aufgeben
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1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante4) (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.) por6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para15) (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 quefor prep1. parais this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?2. porI bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libraswhat can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?3. desde hace4. durante5. de"T" for Tony "T" de Tonywhat's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?6. a favor deare you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?tr[fɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (intended) para■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith2 (purpose) para■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?3 (destination) para■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo8 (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 dólares9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos11 (as) de, como, por■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?12 (in order to obtain) para■ for further details... para más información....13 (representing) por; (meaning) de■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?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 llovió15 (as part of, as being) por, para■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?1 para16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mífor all I know que yo sepafor all that a pesar de todo, con todofor good para siemprefor the first time por primera vezfor the last time por última vezoh 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 cargárselafor ['fɔr] conj: puesto que, porquefor prepclothes for children: ropa para niñosit's time for dinner: es la hora de comer2) because of: porfor fear of: por miedo dea gift for you: un regalo para tihe fought for his country: luchó por su patriaa cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncerfor your own good: por tu propio bienI bought it for $5: lo compré por $5a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada7) as for: para, con respecto ahe's going for two years: se va por dos añosI spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutosshe has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres mesesconj.• 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) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( 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
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
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?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif 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) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)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
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!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porqueABBR= free on rail franco en ferrocarril* * *
I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( 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
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
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?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif 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) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)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
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!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante4) (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.) por6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para15) (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 quefor prep1. parais this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?2. porI bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libraswhat can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?3. desde hace4. durante5. de"T" for Tony "T" de Tonywhat's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?6. a favor deare you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?tr[fɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (intended) para■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith2 (purpose) para■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?3 (destination) para■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo8 (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 dólares9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos11 (as) de, como, por■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?12 (in order to obtain) para■ for further details... para más información....13 (representing) por; (meaning) de■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?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 llovió15 (as part of, as being) por, para■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?1 para16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mífor all I know que yo sepafor all that a pesar de todo, con todofor good para siemprefor the first time por primera vezfor the last time por última vezoh 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 cargárselafor ['fɔr] conj: puesto que, porquefor prepclothes for children: ropa para niñosit's time for dinner: es la hora de comer2) because of: porfor fear of: por miedo dea gift for you: un regalo para tihe fought for his country: luchó por su patriaa cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncerfor your own good: por tu propio bienI bought it for $5: lo compré por $5a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada7) as for: para, con respecto ahe's going for two years: se va por dos añosI spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutosshe has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres mesesconj.• 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) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( 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
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
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?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif 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) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)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
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!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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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. PREPOSITION1) (=going to) parathe train for London — el tren para or de Londres
2) (=intended for) parais this for me? — ¿es para mí esto?
3) (to express purpose) parawe went to Tossa for our holidays — fuimos a pasar las vacaciones a Tossa, fuimos a Tossa para las vacaciones
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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) para5) (=on behalf of)"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) de7) (=in exchange for) porhe'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
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to pay 50 pence for a ticket — pagar 50 peniques por una entradathe government will match each donation pound for pound — el gobierno igualará cada donativo, libra a libra
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I sold it for £5 — lo vendí por or en 5 libras8) (=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?
a) (making comparisons) parahe's tall/mature for his age — es alto/maduro para su edad or para la edad que tiene
b) (specifying)it was too difficult for her — era demasiado difícil para ella, le era demasiado difícil
that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo, a ti te es fácil decirlo
10) (=in favour of) a favor deanyone for a game of cards? — ¿alguien se apunta a una partida de cartas?
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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?
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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 pobres11) (=as, by way of)what's for dinner? — ¿qué hay para cenar?
12) (=because of) por•
for fear of being criticized — por miedo a la crítica, por temor a ser criticado13) (=in spite of) a pesar de•
for all his wealth — a pesar de su riquezafor all he promised to come, he didn't — a pesar de habérmelo prometido, no vino
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: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:I'm going for three weeks — me voy tres semanas, estaré allí tres semanas
for a moment, he didn't know what to say — por un momento, no supo qué decir
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 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
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
Notice how the tenses change when talking about something that [had] happened or [had been] happening [for] a time: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
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) paracan 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) parahe 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)you can see for miles from the top of the hill — desde lo alto de la colina se puede ver hasta muy lejos
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
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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 hacerlowhat'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!
exampleI'll be for it if he catches me here! * — ¡me la voy a cargar si me pilla aquí! *
2.CONJUNCTION liter pues, puesto queshe avoided him, for he was rude and uncouth — lo eludía puesto que or pues era grosero y ordinario
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I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( 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
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
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?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif 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) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)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
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!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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1. adjective1) (including everything and/or everyone; complete: The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple.) entero, íntegro, todo2) (not broken; in one piece: She swallowed the biscuit whole.) entero
2. noun1) (a single unit: The different parts were joined to form a whole.) todo2) (the entire thing: We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach.) totalidad, todo•- wholly
- wholehearted
- wholemeal
- on the whole
whole1 adj entero / todohave you told me the whole truth? ¿me has dicho toda la verdad?whole2 n todoon the whole, I agree with you en general, estoy de acuerdo contigotr[həʊl]1 (entire, all (the), the full amount of) entero,-a, íntegro,-a, todo,-a2 (intact, not broken) intacto,-a, sano,-a; (in one piece, complete) entero,-a1 conjunto, todo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa whole lot mucho,-a, muchos,-as, un montón de■ a whole lot of things un montón de cosas, muchas cosasas a whole en conjunto, en su totalidadon the whole en generalthe whole caboodle absolutamente todo, todo el tingladothe whole of la totalidad de, todo,-ato make somebody whole curar a alguienwhole number número enterowhole ['ho:l] adj1) unhurt: ileso2) intact: intacto, sano3) entire: entero, íntegrothe whole island: toda la islawhole milk: leche entera4)a whole lot : muchísimowhole n1) : todo m2)as a whole : en conjunto3)on the whole : en generaladj.• completo, -a adj.• entero, -a adj.• intacto, -a adj.• sano, -a adj.• todo, -a adj.• total adj.n.• colectividad s.f.• conjunto s.m.• todo s.m.• total s.m.• totalidad s.f.
I həʊl1)a) ( entire) (before n, no comp)he drank the whole bottle — se tomó toda la botella, se tomó la botella entera or íntegra
whole milk — leche f entera or sin descremar or (Esp) sin desnatar
whole number — ( Math) (número m) entero m
b) ( emphatic use)2) (pred) ( in one piece) entero
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a) ( integral unit) todo mthe whole of something: the whole of the morning toda la mañana; a threat to the whole of mankind — una amenaza para toda la humanidad or para la humanidad entera
b) (in phrases)[hǝʊl]as a whole: this will affect Europe as a whole esto va a afectar a Europa en su totalidad; on the whole — (indep) en general
1.N (=complete unit) todo mthe whole may be greater than the sum of the or its parts — el todo puede ser mayor que la suma de las partes
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four quarters make a whole — cuatro cuartos hacen una unidad•
as a whole, the estate is to be sold as a whole — la propiedad va a venderse como una unidadtaken as a whole, the project is a success — si se considera en su totalidad, el proyecto es un éxito
is this true just in India, or in the world as a whole? — ¿es ese el caso solo en la India o en todo el mundo?
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the whole of — todothe whole of Europe — toda Europa, Europa entera
the whole of the morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera
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on the whole — en general2. ADJ1) (=entire) todowe spent the whole summer in Italy — pasamos todo el verano or el verano entero en Italia
a whole hour — toda una hora, una hora entera
a whole lot better/worse * — muchísimo mejor/peor
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the whole point was to avoid that happening — el propósito era evitar que eso pasara•
let's forget the whole thing — olvidemos todo el asunto, olvidémoslo todo•
the whole world — todo el mundo, el mundo entero- go the whole hog2) (=intact) entero•
he swallowed it whole — se lo tragó entero3.CPDwhole grains NPL — cereales mpl integrales
whole milk N — leche f entera
whole note N — (US) (Mus) semibreve f
whole number N — número m entero
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I [həʊl]1)a) ( entire) (before n, no comp)he drank the whole bottle — se tomó toda la botella, se tomó la botella entera or íntegra
whole milk — leche f entera or sin descremar or (Esp) sin desnatar
whole number — ( Math) (número m) entero m
b) ( emphatic use)2) (pred) ( in one piece) entero
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a) ( integral unit) todo mthe whole of something: the whole of the morning toda la mañana; a threat to the whole of mankind — una amenaza para toda la humanidad or para la humanidad entera
b) (in phrases)as a whole: this will affect Europe as a whole esto va a afectar a Europa en su totalidad; on the whole — (indep) en general
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1) (buying goods) Einkaufen, dasdo the/one's shopping — einkaufen/[seine] Einkäufe machen
* * *1) (the activity of buying goods in shops: Have you a lot of shopping to do?; ( also adjective) a shopping-list.) der Einkauf; Einkaufs-...2) (the goods bought: He helped her carry her shopping home; ( also adjective) a shopping-basket / bag.) der Einkauf; Einkaufs-...* * *shop·ping[ˈʃɒpɪŋ, AM ˈʃɑ:p-]n no plthe department store is open for late night \shopping on Wednesdays das Kaufhaus hat am Mittwoch lange geöffnetChristmas \shopping Weihnachtseinkäufe pl\shopping days verkaufsoffene Tageto do the \shopping einkaufen [gehen]to go \shopping einkaufen gehenbags of \shopping volle Einkaufstaschen* * *['ʃɒpɪŋ]n(= act) Einkaufen nt; (= goods bought) Einkäufe plshe had her shopping in a plastic bag — sie hatte ihre Einkäufe in einer Plastiktüte
to do one's shopping — einkaufen, Einkäufe machen
* * *A s1. Einkauf m, Einkaufen n (in Läden):do one’s shopping (seine) Einkäufe machen;they go to London for their shopping sie fahren nach London zum Einkaufen2. Einkäufe pl (eingekaufte Ware)B adj Laden…, Einkaufs…:shopping arcade Einkaufspassage f;shopping basket Einkaufskorb m;shopping goods WIRTSCH US Konsumgüter, die erst nach genauem Vergleich verschiedener Angebote gekauft werden;shopping precinct Einkaufsviertel n;shopping street Geschäfts-, Ladenstraße f;* * *noun, no pl., no indef. art.1) (buying goods) Einkaufen, dasdo the/one's shopping — einkaufen/[seine] Einkäufe machen
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I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lys2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lys; belysning3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ild4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) lys2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) lys2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) lys; lyse-3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) oplyse2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) tænde•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) let2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) let3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) let4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lettere5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) let6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) let7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) underholdende; let8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) let9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) rig på sand; let•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) falde over* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lys2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lys; belysning3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ild4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) lys2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) lys2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) lys; lyse-3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) oplyse2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) tænde•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) let2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) let3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) let4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lettere5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) let6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) let7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) underholdende; let8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) let9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) rig på sand; let•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) falde over -
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1) (the activity of buying goods in shops: Have you a lot of shopping to do?; ( also adjective) a shopping-list.) indkøb; indkøbs-2) (the goods bought: He helped her carry her shopping home; ( also adjective) a shopping-basket / bag.) indkøb; indkøbs-* * *1) (the activity of buying goods in shops: Have you a lot of shopping to do?; ( also adjective) a shopping-list.) indkøb; indkøbs-2) (the goods bought: He helped her carry her shopping home; ( also adjective) a shopping-basket / bag.) indkøb; indkøbs- -
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[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) så2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) sådan; således3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) det; sådan; så at4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det samme; også5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') det2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) derfor; så- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) så2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) sådan; således3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) det; sådan; så at4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) det samme; også5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') det2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) derfor; så- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
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