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reply [rɪ'plaɪ] (pl replies, pt & pp replied)

1 noun

(a) (answer) réponse f; (retort) réplique f;

∎ he made no reply il n'a pas répondu;

∎ his reply to that was to march out of the room il a réagi à cela en sortant d'un air furieux de la pièce;

∎ there was no reply (to telephone call) on n'a pas répondu, ça ne répondait pas; (to knock on door) on n'a pas ouvert;

∎ what did you say in reply? qu'est-ce que tu as répondu?;

∎ what did you do in reply? comment est-ce que tu as réagi?

(b) Law réplique f

2 transitive verb

(answer) répondre; (retort) répliquer, rétorquer;

∎ "I don't know", she replied "je ne sais pas", répondit-elle;

∎ what did you reply? qu'est-ce que tu as répondu?

3 intransitive verb

répondre;

∎ to reply to sb répondre à qn;

∎ have you replied to their offer/letter? avez-vous répondu à leur offre/leur lettre?

4 in reply to preposition

en réponse à;

∎ to say sth in reply to sb/sth dire qch en réponse à qn/qch;

∎ in reply to your letter en réponse à votre lettre

►► Marketing reply card carte-réponse f;

Marketing reply coupon coupon-réponse m;

reply slip talon m à retourner

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2 reply **** re·ply

[rɪ'plaɪ]
1. n

risposta

in reply — in risposta

what did you say in reply? — cos'hai risposto?

there's no reply Telec — non risponde (nessuno)

2. vt, vi

rispondere

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3 say

say [seɪ]

dire ⇒ 1 (a)-(f), 2 penser ⇒ 1 (e) indiquer ⇒ 1 (g) marquer ⇒ 1 (g), 1 (h) exprimer ⇒ 1 (h)

(pt & pp said [sed], 3rd pers sing says [sez])

1 transitive verb

(a) (put into words) dire;

∎ to say sth (to sb) dire qch (à qn);

∎ to say hello/goodbye to sb dire bonjour/au revoir à qn;

∎ say hello to them for me dites-leur bonjour de ma part;

∎ figurative I think you can say goodbye to your money je crois que vous pouvez dire adieu à votre argent;

∎ as I said yesterday/in my letter comme je l'ai dit hier/dans ma lettre;

∎ to say yes/no dire oui/non;

∎ did you say yes or no to his offer? tu as répondu oui ou non à sa proposition?, tu as accepté ou refusé sa proposition?;

∎ I wouldn't say no! je ne dis pas non!, ce n'est pas de refus!;

∎ I wouldn't say no to a cold drink je prendrais volontiers ou bien une boisson fraîche;

∎ to say please/thank you dire s'il vous plaît/merci;

∎ to say a prayer (for) dire une prière (pour);

∎ to say one's prayers faire sa prière;

∎ I can't say Russian names properly je n'arrive pas à bien prononcer les noms russes;

∎ I said to myself "let's wait a bit" je me suis dit "attendons un peu";

∎ what did he say about his plans? qu'a-t-il dit de ses projets?;

∎ have you said anything about it to him? est-ce que vous lui en avez parlé?;

∎ don't say too much about our visit ne parlez pas trop de notre visite;

∎ the less said the better moins nous parlerons, mieux cela vaudra;

∎ what did you say? (repeat what you said) pardon?, qu'avez-vous dit?; (in reply) qu'avez-vous répondu?;

∎ well, say something then! eh bien, dites quelque chose!;

∎ I can't think of anything to say je ne trouve rien à dire;

∎ I have nothing to say (gen) je n'ai rien à dire; (no comment) je n'ai aucune déclaration à faire;

∎ I have nothing more to say on the matter je n'ai rien à ajouter là-dessus;

∎ nothing was said about going to Moscow on n'a pas parlé d'aller ou il n'a pas été question d'aller à Moscou;

∎ let's say no more about it n'en parlons plus;

∎ can you say that again? pouvez-vous répéter ce que vous venez de dire?;

∎ you can say that again! c'est le cas de le dire!, je ne vous le fais pas dire!;

∎ Telecommunications who shall I say is calling? c'est de la part de qui?;

∎ say what you think dites ce que vous pensez;

∎ say what you mean dites ce que vous avez à dire;

∎ the chairman would like to say a few words le président voudrait dire quelques mots;

∎ he didn't have a good word to say about the plan il n'a dit que du mal du projet;

∎ he doesn't have a good word to say about anybody il n'a jamais rien de positif à dire sur personne;

∎ what have you got to say for yourself? eh bien, expliquez-vous!;

∎ he didn't have much to say for himself (spoke little) il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire; (no excuses) il n'avait pas de véritable excuse à donner;

∎ he certainly has a lot to say for himself il n'a pas la langue dans la poche;

∎ as you might say pour ainsi dire;

∎ so saying, he walked out sur ces mots, il est parti;

∎ to say nothing of the overheads sans parler des frais;

∎ British just say the word, you only have to say (the word) vous n'avez qu'un mot à dire;

∎ having said that ceci (étant) dit;

∎ to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire;

∎ it goes without saying that we shall travel together il va sans dire ou il va de soi que nous voyagerons ensemble;

∎ familiar you said it! tu l'as dit!, comme tu dis!;

∎ familiar don't say you've forgotten! ne me dis pas que tu as oublié!;

∎ say no more n'en dis pas plus;

∎ enough said (I understand) je vois;

∎ well said! bien dit!;

∎ say when dis-moi stop;

∎ American say what? quoi?;

∎ when all's said and done tout compte fait, au bout du compte

(b) (with direct or indirect speech) dire;

∎ "not at all", she said "pas du tout", dit-elle;

∎ she says (that) the water's too cold elle dit que l'eau est trop froide;

∎ she said (we were) to come elle a dit qu'on devait venir;

∎ she said to get back early elle a dit qu'on devait rentrer tôt;

∎ they said on the news that… on a dit ou annoncé aux informations que…;

∎ they said it was going to rain ils ont annoncé de la pluie

(c) (claim, allege) dire;

∎ they say ghosts really do exist ils disent que les fantômes existent vraiment;

∎ you know what they say, no smoke without fire tu sais ce qu'on dit, il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu;

∎ as they say comme ils disent ou on dit;

∎ it is said that no one will ever know the real story on dit que personne ne saura jamais ce qui s'est vraiment passé;

∎ I've heard it said that… j'ai entendu dire que… + indicative;

∎ these fans are said to be very efficient ces ventilateurs sont très efficaces, d'après ce qu'on dit;

∎ he is said to be rich, they say he is rich on le dit riche, on dit qu'il est riche;

∎ he is said to have emigrated on dit qu'il a émigré

(d) (expressing personal opinion) dire;

∎ as you say, he is the best candidate comme tu dis, c'est lui le meilleur candidat;

∎ so he says, that's what he says c'est ce qu'il dit;

∎ I can't say how long it will last je ne peux pas dire combien de temps cela va durer;

∎ who can say? qui sait?;

∎ who can say when he'll come? qui peut dire quand il viendra?;

∎ (you can) say what you like, but I'm going vous pouvez dire ce que vous voulez, moi je m'en vais;

∎ I must say she's been very helpful je dois dire ou j'avoue qu'elle nous a beaucoup aidés;

∎ well this is a fine time to arrive, I must say! en voilà une heure pour arriver!;

∎ I'll say this much for them, they don't give up easily au moins, on peut dire qu'ils n'abandonnent pas facilement;

∎ I'll say this for him, he certainly tries hard je dois reconnaître qu'il fait tout son possible;

∎ you might as well say we're all mad! autant dire qu'on est tous fous!;

∎ you don't mean to say he's eighty-six vous n'allez pas me dire qu'il a quatre-vingt-six ans;

∎ is he stupid? - I wouldn't say that est-ce qu'il est bête? - je n'irais pas jusque-là;

∎ I should say so bien sûr que oui, je pense bien;

∎ I should say not! bien sûr que non!;

∎ if you say so si ou puisque tu le dis;

∎ and so say all of us et nous sommes tous d'accord ou de cet avis;

∎ there's no saying what will happen impossible de prédire ce qui va arriver;

∎ to say the least c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire;

∎ it's rather dangerous, to say the least c'est plutôt dangereux, c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire;

∎ I was surprised, not to say astounded j'étais surpris, pour ne pas dire stupéfait;

∎ there's something to be said for the idea l'idée a du bon;

∎ there's not much to be said for the idea l'idée ne vaut pas grand-chose;

∎ there's a lot to be said for doing sport il y a beaucoup d'avantages à faire du sport;

∎ there is little to be said for beginning now on n'a pas intérêt à commencer dès maintenant;

∎ that's not saying much ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose;

∎ it doesn't say much for his powers of observation cela en dit long sur son sens de l'observation;

∎ you're honest, I'll say that for you je dirais en votre faveur que vous êtes honnête;

∎ that isn't saying much for him ce n'est pas à son honneur;

∎ it says a lot for his courage/about his real motives cela en dit long sur son courage/ses intentions réelles;

∎ the way you dress says something about you as a person la manière dont les gens s'habillent est révélatrice de leur personnalité

(e) (think) dire, penser;

∎ I say you should leave je pense que vous devriez partir;

∎ what do you say? qu'en dites-vous?, qu'en pensez-vous?;

∎ what will people say? que vont dire les gens?;

∎ what did they say to your offer? qu'ont-ils dit de votre proposition?;

∎ what do you say we drive over or to driving over to see them? que diriez-vous de prendre la voiture et d'aller les voir?;

∎ what would you say to a picnic? que diriez-vous d'un pique-nique?, ça vous dit de faire un pique-nique?;

∎ when would you say would be the best time for us to leave? quel serait le meilleur moment pour partir, à votre avis?;

∎ to look at them, you wouldn't say they were a day over forty à les voir, on ne leur donnerait pas plus de quarante ans

(f) (suppose, assume)

∎ (let's) say your plan doesn't work, what then? admettons ou supposons que votre plan ne marche pas, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;

∎ say he doesn't arrive, who will take his place? si jamais il n'arrive pas, qui prendra sa place?;

∎ look at, say, Jane Austen or George Eliot… prends Jane Austen ou George Eliot, par exemple…;

∎ if I had, say, £100,000 to spend si j'avais, mettons ou disons, 100 000 livres à dépenser;

∎ come tomorrow, say after lunch venez demain, disons ou mettons après le déjeuner;

∎ shall we say Sunday? disons dimanche, d'accord?

(g) (indicate, register) indiquer, marquer;

∎ the clock says 10.40 la pendule indique 10 heures 40;

∎ what does your watch say? quelle heure est-il à ta montre?;

∎ the sign says 50 km le panneau indique 50 km;

∎ the gauge says 3.4 la jauge indique ou marque 3,4;

∎ it says "shake well" c'est marqué "bien agiter";

∎ the instructions say (to) open it out of doors dans le mode d'emploi, on dit qu'il faut l'ouvrir dehors;

∎ it says in the newspaper that… on dit dans le journal que… + indicative;

∎ the Bible says or it says in the Bible that… comme il est écrit dans la Bible…

(h) (express → of intonation, eyes) exprimer, marquer;

∎ his expression said everything son expression était très éloquente ou en disait long;

∎ that look says a lot ce regard en dit long

(i) (mean)

∎ that is to say c'est-à-dire;

∎ it's short, that's to say, about twenty pages c'est court, ça fait dans les vingt pages;

∎ that's not to say I don't like it cela ne veut pas dire que je ne l'aime pas

2 intransitive verb

(tell) dire;

∎ he won't say il ne veut pas le dire;

∎ I'd rather not say je préfère ne rien dire;

∎ I can't say exactly je ne sais pas au juste;

∎ it's not for me to say (speak) ce n'est pas à moi de le dire; (decide) ce n'est pas à moi de décider;

∎ I can't say fairer than that je ne peux pas mieux dire;

∎ so to say pour ainsi dire;

∎ I say! (expressing surprise) eh bien!; (expressing indignation) dites donc!; (to attract attention) dites!;

∎ American say! dites donc!;

∎ I mean to say! tout de même!, quand même!;

∎ I'll say! et comment donc!;

∎ you don't say! sans blague!, ça alors!

3 noun

∎ to have a say in sth avoir son mot à dire dans qch;

∎ I had no say in choosing the wallpaper on ne m'a pas demandé mon avis pour le choix du papier peint;

∎ I have no say in the matter je n'ai pas voix au chapitre;

∎ we had little say in the matter on ne nous a pas vraiment demandé notre avis;

∎ to have one's say dire ce qu'on a à dire;

∎ now you've had your say, let me have mine maintenant que vous avez dit ce que vous aviez à dire, laissez-moi parler

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4 what

what [wɒt]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. (in questions and indirect speech) quel m, quelle f quels mpl, quelles fpl

• what time is it? quelle heure est-il ?

• what flavours do you want? quels parfums voulez-vous ?

• what subjects did you choose? quelles matières as-tu choisies ?

• she told me what colour it was elle m'a dit de quelle couleur c'était

• they asked me what kind of films I liked ils m'ont demandé quel genre de films j'aimais

   b. ( = all the) I gave him what money I had je lui ai donné tout l'argent que j'avais

• what savings we had are now gone le peu d'économies que nous avions s'est maintenant envolé

• I will give you what information we have je vais vous donner toutes les informations dont nous disposons

• I gave her what comfort I could je l'ai réconfortée comme j'ai pu

   c. (exclamations) what a nice surprise! quelle bonne surprise !

• what a ridiculous suggestion! quelle suggestion ridicule !

• what a nightmare! quel cauchemar !

• what a nuisance! quelle barbe ! (inf)

• what a lot of people! que de monde !

• what lovely hair you've got! quels jolis cheveux tu as !

2. pronoun

   a. (used alone, or in emphatic position) quoi

• what? I didn't get that quoi ? je n'ai pas compris

• I've forgotten something -- what? j'ai oublié quelque chose -- quoi ?

• he's getting married -- what! il se marie -- quoi !

• what! you expect me to believe that! quoi ! et tu penses que je vais croire ça !

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► quoi is used with a preposition, if the French verb requires one.

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• I've just thought of something -- what? je viens de penser à quelque chose -- à quoi ?

• I've just remembered something -- what? je viens de me souvenir de quelque chose -- de quoi ?

• you what? (inf!) (British) quoi !

   b. (subject in direct questions) qu'est-ce qui

• what's happened? qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ?

• what's bothering you? qu'est-ce qui te préoccupe ?

• what's for dinner? qu'est-ce qu'il y a pour dîner ?

• what is his address? quelle est son adresse ?

• what's the French for "pen"? comment dit-on « pen » en français ?

• what is this called? comment ça s'appelle ?

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► When asking for a definition or explanation, c'est quoi is often used in spoken French.

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• what are capers? c'est quoi, les câpres ?

• what's that noise? c'est quoi, ce bruit ?

• what's that? (asking about sth) c'est quoi ? ; ( = what did you say) comment ?

   c. (object in direct questions) qu'est-ce que, que quoi after prep

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► The object pronoun que is more formal than qu'est-ce que and requires inversion of verb and pronoun.

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• what did you do? qu'avez-vous fait ?

• what can we do? qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire ? que peut-on faire ?

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► The French preposition cannot be separated from the pronoun.

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• what does he owe his success to? à quoi doit-il son succès ?

• what were you talking about? de quoi parliez-vous ?

   d. ( = which in particular) quel m, quelle f quels mpl, quelles fpl

• what's the best time to call? quel est le meilleur moment pour vous joindre ?

• what are the advantages? quels sont les avantages ?

   e. ( = how much) combien

• what will it cost? ça va coûter combien ?

• what does it weigh? ça pèse combien ?

• what do 2 and 2 make? combien font 2 et 2 ?

• what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut bien faire ?

   f. (in indirect questions) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que

• I wonder what will happen je me demande ce qui va se passer

• I wonder what they think je me demande ce qu'ils pensent

• I don't know what that building is je ne sais pas ce que c'est que ce bâtiment

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► If the French verb takes a preposition, what is translated by quoi.

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• tell us what you're thinking about dites-nous à quoi vous pensez

• I wonder what they need je me demande de quoi ils ont besoin

• I wonder what they are expecting je me demande à quoi ils s'attendent

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► quoi is used when what ends the sentence.

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• I don't know who's doing what je ne sais pas qui fait quoi

   g. (in relative clauses) ( = that which) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que ; (object of verb taking "de") ce dont ; (object of verb taking "à") ce à quoi

• what is done is done ce qui est fait est fait

• the hotel isn't what it was l'hôtel n'est plus ce qu'il était

• what I don't understand is... ce que je ne comprends pas c'est...

• what I need is... ce dont j'ai besoin c'est...

• it wasn't what I was expecting ce n'est pas ce à quoi je m'attendais

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► When what means the ones which, the French pronoun is generally plural.

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• I've no clothes except what I'm wearing je n'ai pas d'autres vêtements que ceux que je porte

   h. (set structures)

► and what...

• and what's more et qui plus est

• and what is worse et ce qui est pire

• and what not (inf) et cetera► or what? (inf!)

are you coming or what? tu viens ou quoi ? (inf)

• I mean, is that sick, or what? il faut vraiment être malade ! (inf)► tell you what (inf)

tell you what, let's stay here another day j'ai une idée: si on restait un jour de plus ?► what about

• what about people who haven't got cars? et les gens qui n'ont pas de voiture ?

• what about going to the cinema? si on allait au cinéma ?► what for? pourquoi ?

• what did you do that for? pourquoi avez-vous fait ça ?

• to give sb what for (inf!) passer un savon a qn► what if et si

• what if this doesn't work out? et si ça ne marchait pas ?

• what if he says no? et s'il refuse ?► what of

• but what of the country's political leaders? et les dirigeants politiques du pays ?

• what of it? (inf) et alors ?► what's what (inf)

he knows what's what il connaît son affaire

• I've done this job long enough to know what's what je fais ce travail depuis assez longtemps pour savoir de quoi il retourne► what with

• what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state entre le stress et le manque de sommeil, j'étais dans un état lamentable

• what with one thing and another avec tout ça

3. compounds

► what-d'ye-call-her (inf) noun Machine (inf) f

► what-d'ye-call-him (inf) noun Machin (inf) m

► what-d'ye-call-it (inf) noun machin (inf) m

► what's-her-name (inf) noun Machine (inf) f

► what's-his-name (inf) noun Machin (inf) m

► what's-it noun machin (inf) m

• Mr What's-it (inf) Monsieur Machin (Chose) (inf) ► what's-its-name (inf) noun machin (inf) m

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[wɒt], US [hwɒt] 1.
pronoun

1) ( what exactly) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui; ( as object) que, qu'est-ce que; ( with prepositions) quoi

what is happening? — qu'est-ce qui se passe?

what are you doing? — qu'est-ce que tu fais?

with what? — avec quoi?

and what else? — et quoi d'autre?

what is to be done? — que faire?

what does it matter? — qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?

what's her telephone number? — quel est son numéro de téléphone?

what's that button for? — à quoi sert ce bouton?

what for? — ( why) pourquoi?; ( concerning what) à propos de quoi?

what's it like? — comment c'est?

what's this called in Flemish? —

what's the Flemish for this? — comment dit-on cela en flamand?

what did it cost? — combien est-ce que ça a coûté?

2) ( in rhetorical questions)

what's life without love? — que serait la vie sans l'amour?

what's the use? — ( enquiringly) à quoi bon?; ( exasperatedly) à quoi ça sert?

what does he care? — qu'est-ce que ça peut bien lui faire?

3) ( whatever)

do what you want — fais ce que tu veux

4) ( in clauses) ( as subject) ce qui; ( as object) ce que, (before vowel) ce qu'

this is what is called a ‘monocle’ — c'est ce qu'on appelle un ‘monocle’

do you know what that device is? — sais-tu ce que c'est que cet appareil?

what I need is — ce dont j'ai besoin c'est

drinking what looked like whisky — buvant quelque chose qui ressemblait à du whisky

and what's more — et en plus

and what's worse ou better — et en plus

5) (colloq) ( when guessing)

it'll cost, what, £50 — ça coutera, quoi, dans les 50 livres?

6) ( inviting repetition)

what's that? —

what did you say? — quoi? qu'est-ce que tu as dit?

he earns what? — il gagne combien?

he did what? — il a fait quoi?

George what? — George comment?
2.
determiner

1) ( which) quel/quelle/quels/quelles

what time is it? — quelle heure est-il?

2) ( in exclamations) quel/quelle

what a nice car! — quelle belle voiture!

what a strange thing to do! — quelle drôle d'idée!

what use is that? — lit, fig à quoi ça sert?

3) ( the amount of)

what money he earns he spends — tout ce qu'il gagne, il le dépense

what little she has — le peu qu'elle a, tout ce qu'elle a

what few friends she had — les quelques amis qu'elle avait
3.
what about prepositional phrase

1) ( when drawing attention)

what about the letter they sent? — et la lettre qu'ils ont envoyée, alors?

what about the children? — et les enfants (alors)?

2) ( when making suggestion)

what about a meal out? — et si on dînait au restaurant?

what about Tuesday? — qu'est-ce que tu dirais de mardi?

3) ( in reply)

‘what about your sister?’ - ‘what about her?’ — ‘et ta sœur?’ - ‘quoi ma sœur?’
4.
what if prepositional phrase et si
5.
what with prepositional phrase

what with her shopping bags and her bike — avec ses sacs à provisions et son vélo en plus

what with the depression and unemployment — entre la dépression et le chômage

what with one thing and another — avec ceci et cela
6.
exclamation quoi!, comment!

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I'll tell you what — tu sais quoi

to give somebody what for — (colloq) GB passer un savon (colloq) à quelqu'un

to know what's what — s'y connaître

well, what do you know — iron tout arrive

what do you think I am! — (colloq) tu me prends pour quoi!

what's it to you? — (colloq) en quoi ça vous regarde?

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5 what

what ⇒ Usage note: what, US hwQt

A pron

1 ( what exactly) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui ; ( as object) que, qu'est-ce que ; ( with prepositions) quoi ; what is happening? qu'est-ce qui se passe, qu'est-ce qui arrive? ; what are you doing/up to ○ ? qu'est-ce que tu fais/fabriques ○ ? ; with/about what? avec/de quoi? ; or what? ou quoi? ; and what else? et quoi d'autre? ; what is to be done? que faire? ; what do six and four add up to? que font six et quatre? ; what is up there? qu'est-ce qu'il y a là-haut? ; what's wrong?, what's the matter?, what's up? qu'est-ce qu'il y a?, qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? ; what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire? ; what's that machine? qu'est-ce que c'est que cet appareil? ; what's her telephone number? quel est son numéro de téléphone? ; what's that button for? à quoi sert ce bouton? ; what did he do that for? pourquoi est-ce qu'il a fait ça? ; what for? ( why) pourquoi? ; ( concerning what) à propos de quoi?, à quel sujet? ; ‘I'm going to the shops’-‘what for?’ ‘je vais aux magasins’-‘qu'est-ce que tu veux?’ ; what's it like? comment c'est? ; what's it like having an older brother? comment c'est d'avoir un grand frère? ; what's this called in Flemish, what's the Flemish for this? comment dit-on cela en flamand? ; what did it cost? combien est-ce que ça a coûté? ;

2 ( in rhetorical questions) what's life without love? que serait la vie sans l'amour? ; what's the use? ( enquiringly) à quoi bon? ; ( exasperatedly) à quoi ça sert? ; what does he care? qu'est-ce que ça peut bien lui faire? ; what can anyone do? qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire? ;

3 ( whatever) do what you want/have to fais ce que tu veux/as à faire ;

4 ( in clauses) ( as subject) ce qui ; ( as object) ce que, ( before vowel) ce qu' ; to wonder/know what is happening se demander/savoir ce qui se passe ; to ask/guess what sb wants demander/deviner ce que qn veut ; they had everything except what I wanted ils avaient tout sauf ce que je voulais ; this is what is called a ‘monocle’ c'est ce qu'on appelle un ‘monocle’ ; do you know what that device is? sais-tu ce que c'est que cet appareil? ; and what is equally surprising is that et ce qui est tout aussi étonnant, c'est que ; she's not what she was elle n'est plus ce qu'elle était ; what I need is ce dont j'ai besoin c'est ; a hammer, a drill and I don't know what un marteau, une perceuse et je ne sais quoi encore ; drinking what looked like whisky buvant quelque chose qui ressemblait à du whisky ; and what's more et en plus ; and what's worse ou better et en plus ;

5 ○ ( when guessing) it'll cost, what, £50 ça coutera, quoi or combien, dans les 50 livres? ;

6 ( inviting repetition) what's that, what did you say? quoi? qu'est-ce que tu as dit? ; he earns what? il gagne combien? ; he did what? il a fait quoi? ; George what? George comment? ;

7 ( expressing surprise) and what it must have cost! combien ça a dû coûter! ;

8 †GB ( as question tag) a good dinner, what? c'était un bon dîner, non?

B det

1 ( which) quel/quelle ; what magazines do you read? quels magazines est-ce que tu lis? ; what time is it? quelle heure est-il? ; do you know what train he took? est-ce que tu sais quel train il a pris? ;

2 ( in exclamations) quel/quelle ; what a nice dress/car! quelle belle robe/voiture! ; what a lovely apartment! quel bel appartement! ; what a strange thing to do! quelle drôle d'idée! ; what use is that? lit, fig à quoi ça sert? ;

3 ( the amount of) what money he earns he spends tout ce qu'il gagne, il le dépense ; what little she has le peu qu'elle a, tout ce qu'elle a ; what belongings she had she threw away elle a jeté tout ce qui lui appartenait or toutes ses affaires ; what few friends she had les quelques amis qu'elle avait.

C what about phr

1 ( when drawing attention) what about the letter they sent? et la lettre qu'ils ont envoyée, alors? ; what about the children? et les enfants (alors)? ;

2 ( when making suggestion) what about a meal out? et si on dînait au restaurant? ; what about Tuesday? OK? qu'est-ce que tu dirais de mardi? ça te va? ; ⇒ about ;

3 ( in reply) ‘what about your sister?’-‘what about her?’ ‘et ta sœur?’-‘quoi ma sœur?’

D what if phr et si ; what if I bring the dessert? et si j'apportais le dessert?

E what of phr what of Shakespeare and Lamb? littér qu'en est-il de Shakespeare et de Lamb? ; what of it ○ ! et puis quoi ○ !

F what with phr what with her shopping bags and her bike avec ses sacs à provisions et son vélo en plus ; what with the depression and unemployment entre la dépression et le chômage ; what with one thing and another avec ceci et cela.

G excl quoi!, comment!

Idioms

I'll tell you what tu sais quoi ; to give sb what for ○ GB passer un savon ○ à qn ; to know what's what s'y connaître ; he doesn't know what's what il n'y connaît rien ; well, what do you know iron tout arrive ; what do you think I am ○ ! tu me prends pour quoi! ; what's it to you ○ ? en quoi ça vous regarde?, qu'est-ce que ça peut bien vous faire? ; what's yours ○ ? qu'est-ce que tu bois? ; you know what he/she etc is! on le/la etc connaît!

Big English-French dictionary > what
6 what

[wɒt] [AE hwɒt] 1.
determinante

1) (in questions) quale, che

what magazines do you read? — quali riviste leggi?

what time is it? — che ora è?

2) (in exclamations) che

what a nice car! — che bella macchina!

what a strange thing to do! — che stranezza!

3) (the amount of)

what money he earns he spends — tanto guadagna tanto spende

what little he has — quel poco che ha

what few friends he had — i pochi amici che aveva
2.
pronome

1) che, (che) cosa

what is happening? — che (cosa) succede?

what are you doing? — (che) cosa stai facendo?

with what? — con cosa?

and what else? — e cos'altro?

what do six and two add up to? — quanto fa sei più due?

what does it matter? — che importa?

what's her address? — qual è il suo indirizzo?

what's that button for? — a che serve quel pulsante?

what for? — per quale motivo? come mai?

what's it like? — com'è?

what's this called in German what's the German for this? come si dice questo in tedesco? what did it cost? quanto è costato? what's that, what did you say? cosa? cosa hai detto? he did what? ha fatto cosa? George what? — George come?

2) (as relative pronoun) quello che, ciò che

to wonder what is happening — chiedersi che sta succedendo

do you know what that device is? — sai che cos'è quello strumento?

what I need is — quello che mi serve è

drinking what looked like gin — bevendo qualcosa che sembrava gin

and what's more — e per di più

and what's worse o better — e per giunta

3) colloq. (when guessing)

it'll cost, what, Ј 5 — costerà, non so, 5 sterline

4) what about (drawing attention)

what about the letter? — e la lettera? (making suggestion)

what about a meal out? — e se andassimo a mangiare fuori?

what about Monday? — va bene lunedì? (soliciting opinions)

what about the transport costs? — che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto? (in reply)

"what about your sister?" - "what about her?" — "e tua sorella?" - "mia sorella cosa?"

5) what if e se

what if I bring the dessert? — e se portassi il dolce?

6) what of

what of it! — colloq. e allora?

7) what with

what with the depression and unemployment — un po' per la depressione un po' per la disoccupazione

what with one thing and another — tra una cosa e l'altra
3.
interiezione cosa, come, che

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I'll tell you what — ascoltami bene

to give sb. what for — BE colloq. dare una lavata di capo a qcn.

to know what's what — sapere il fatto proprio

well, what do you know — iron. ma va'? chi l'avrebbe mai detto?

what do you think I am! — colloq. ma per chi mi hai preso?

what's it to you? — colloq. che te ne frega?

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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) (non importa)

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[wɒt] [AE hwɒt] 1.
determinante

1) (in questions) quale, che

what magazines do you read? — quali riviste leggi?

what time is it? — che ora è?

2) (in exclamations) che

what a nice car! — che bella macchina!

what a strange thing to do! — che stranezza!

3) (the amount of)

what money he earns he spends — tanto guadagna tanto spende

what little he has — quel poco che ha

what few friends he had — i pochi amici che aveva
2.
pronome

1) che, (che) cosa

what is happening? — che (cosa) succede?

what are you doing? — (che) cosa stai facendo?

with what? — con cosa?

and what else? — e cos'altro?

what do six and two add up to? — quanto fa sei più due?

what does it matter? — che importa?

what's her address? — qual è il suo indirizzo?

what's that button for? — a che serve quel pulsante?

what for? — per quale motivo? come mai?

what's it like? — com'è?

what's this called in German what's the German for this? come si dice questo in tedesco? what did it cost? quanto è costato? what's that, what did you say? cosa? cosa hai detto? he did what? ha fatto cosa? George what? — George come?

2) (as relative pronoun) quello che, ciò che

to wonder what is happening — chiedersi che sta succedendo

do you know what that device is? — sai che cos'è quello strumento?

what I need is — quello che mi serve è

drinking what looked like gin — bevendo qualcosa che sembrava gin

and what's more — e per di più

and what's worse o better — e per giunta

3) colloq. (when guessing)

it'll cost, what, Ј 5 — costerà, non so, 5 sterline

4) what about (drawing attention)

what about the letter? — e la lettera? (making suggestion)

what about a meal out? — e se andassimo a mangiare fuori?

what about Monday? — va bene lunedì? (soliciting opinions)

what about the transport costs? — che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto? (in reply)

"what about your sister?" - "what about her?" — "e tua sorella?" - "mia sorella cosa?"

5) what if e se

what if I bring the dessert? — e se portassi il dolce?

6) what of

what of it! — colloq. e allora?

7) what with

what with the depression and unemployment — un po' per la depressione un po' per la disoccupazione

what with one thing and another — tra una cosa e l'altra
3.
interiezione cosa, come, che

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I'll tell you what — ascoltami bene

to give sb. what for — BE colloq. dare una lavata di capo a qcn.

to know what's what — sapere il fatto proprio

well, what do you know — iron. ma va'? chi l'avrebbe mai detto?

what do you think I am! — colloq. ma per chi mi hai preso?

what's it to you? — colloq. che te ne frega?

English-Italian dictionary > what
7 reply

1. verb
(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) svare (på), besvare
2. noun
1) (an answer: `I don't know,' was his reply; I'll write a reply to his letter.) svar

2) (the act of answering: What did he say in reply (to your question)?) svar

svar
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svare

I
subst. \/rɪˈplaɪ\/

1) svar, svarskriv(else), motinnlegg

• he made no reply

han gav ikke noe svar

2) ( jus) replikk

in reply to som svar på

reply paid ( på brev) mottakeren betaler portoen
II
verb \/rɪˈplaɪ\/

1) svare (på), besvare, replisere (jus)

2) ( om lyd) sende tilbake, sende ekko

reply to something\/someone besvare noe\/noen

• can you reply to the question?

• reply to the enemy's fire

besvare fiendens ild

English-Norwegian dictionary > reply
8 répondre

répondre [ʀepɔ̃dʀ]

➭ TABLE 41

1. transitive verb

to answer

• il m'a répondu oui/non he answered yes/no

• il a répondu qu'il le savait he replied that he knew

• il m'a répondu qu'il viendrait he told me that he would come

• répondre présent à l'appel to answer present at roll call ; (figurative) to make o.s. known

• réponds quelque chose, même si c'est faux give an answer, even if it's wrong

2. intransitive verb

   a. to answer

• répondre par oui ou par non to answer yes or no

• répondre par un sourire/en hochant la tête to smile/nod in reply

► répondre à [+ personne, question, besoin, signalement] to answer ; [+ attaque, avances] to respond to ; [+ salut] to return ; ( = correspondre à) [+ norme, condition] to meet

• répondre à une convocation to answer a summons

• peu de gens ont répondu à cet appel few people responded to this appeal

• répondre à la force par la force to answer force with force

• ça répond tout à fait à l'idée que je m'en faisais that corresponds exactly to what I imagined it to be like

• ça ne répond pas à mon attente or à mes espérances it falls short of my expectations

   b. (à la porte) to answer the door ; (au téléphone) to answer the telephone

• personne ne répond

• ça ne répond pas there's no answer

• on a sonné, va répondre there's the doorbell - go and see who it is

   c. ( = être impertinent) to answer back

   d. [voiture, commandes, membres] to respond

3. indirect transitive verb

• répondre de [+ personne] to answer for ; [+ actes, décision] to be accountable for

• répondre de l'innocence/l'honnêteté de qn to answer for sb's innocence/honesty

• si vous agissez ainsi, je ne réponds plus de rien if you behave like that, I'll accept no further responsibility

• répondre de ses crimes to answer for one's crimes

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ʀepɔ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif to answer, to reply

répondre une bêtise — to give a silly answer ou reply

tu réponds n'importe quoi — you just give any answer that comes into your head

je me suis vu répondre que, il m'a été répondu que — I was told that

qu'as-tu à répondre (à cela)? — what's your answer (to that)?

qu'est-ce qu'il t'a répondu? — what was his answer?

2.

répondre à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( être conforme à)

répondre à — to answer, to meet [besoin, exigences]; to fulfil [souhait]; to answer, to fit [signalement]; to come up to, to meet [espérances]

2) ( agir en retour)

répondre à — to respond to [avances, appel, attaque]; to return [affection, salut, politesse]

répondre aux critiques de quelqu'un par le mépris — to treat somebody's criticism with contempt

répondre à un sourire — to smile back

répondre à la violence par la violence — to meet violence with violence

3.

répondre de verbe transitif indirect ( servir de caution)

répondre de quelqu'un — to vouch for somebody; Finance, Droit to stand surety for somebody

répondre de ses actes — to answer for one's actions

je ne réponds plus de rien — it's out of my hands from now on

ça sera fini, j'en or je vous en réponds — (colloq) it will be finished, take my word for it ou you can be sure of that

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( donner une réponse)

répondre à — to reply to, to answer [personne, question, lettre]; to reply to [ultimatum]

répondre à un questionnaire — to fill in a questionnaire

répondre par oui ou par non — to answer yes or no

répondre par un sourire — to answer with a smile

2) ( se manifester)

répondre au téléphone/à la porte — to answer the phone/the door

ça ne répond pas — there's no answer ou reply

3) ( être insolent)

répondre à quelqu'un — to answer somebody back GB, to talk back to somebody

4) ( se nommer) liter

elle répond au nom de Flore — she answers to the name of Flore

5) ( réagir) [mécanisme, organe, muscle] to respond (à to)

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ʀepɔ̃dʀ
1. vi

1) [personne] to answer, to reply

répondre à [personne, question] — to answer, to reply to, [invitation, convocation] to reply to, [salut] to return, [provocation] to respond to

répondre à qn (avec impertinence) — to answer sb back

2) [freins, mécanisme] to respond

répondre à — to respond to

3)

répondre à [besoin] — to answer, [conditions, critères] to meet, [description] to match

4)

répondre de [personne, honnêteté] — to answer for

2. vt

to answer, to reply

répondre que — to answer that, to reply that

Je n'ai rien trouvé à répondre. — I couldn't think of a reply., I didn't know what to say.

Que veux-tu que je réponde? — What do you want me to say?

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répondre verb table: rendre

A vtr

1 (dire, écrire) to answer, to reply; répondre une injure to answer ou reply with an insult; répondre une bêtise to give a silly answer ou reply; je n'ai rien répondu I didn't reply, I didn't say anything in reply; tu réponds n'importe quoi you just give any answer that comes into your head; mais enfin, réponds quelque chose! well, for heaven's sake, say something!; réponds-leur que je m'en occupe tell them I'm dealing with it; je me suis vu répondre que, il m'a été répondu que I was told that; tu me demandes si c'est possible et je te réponds que oui/non you're asking me if it is possible, and I'm telling you it is/isn't; que peut-elle répondre à cette accusation? how can she answer the accusation?; qu'as-tu à répondre (à cela)? what's your answer (to that)?, what do you have to say to that?; il m'a répondu que he answered that, he replied (to me) that; qu'est-ce qu'il t'a répondu? what was his answer?; bien répondu! well said!;

2 Relig to respond [messe].

B répondre à vtr ind

1 ( être conforme à) répondre à to answer, to meet [besoin, exigences]; to fulfil [souhait, désir]; to answer, to fit [signalement]; to come up to, to meet [attente, espérances]; pour répondre aux nouvelles règles in order to conform to the new ruling; la maison ne répond pas à leurs exigences the house falls short of ou does not meet their requirements; ça ne répond pas à mon attente it falls short of ou does not come up to my expectations; le château répond à l'idée que je m'en faisais the castle is just as I imagined it;

2 ( agir en retour) répondre à to respond to [avances, appel, critique, attaque]; to return [affection, salut, politesse]; to deal with [situation, frustrations]; répondre aux critiques de qn par le mépris to treat sb's criticism with contempt; répondre à un sourire to smile back; répondre à la violence par la violence to meet violence with violence.

C répondre de vtr ind ( servir de caution) répondre de qn to vouch for sb; Fin, Jur to stand surety for sb; répondre d'une action to answer for an action; je réponds de lui/son honnêteté I can vouch for him/his honesty; répondre de ses actes devant la justice to answer for one's actions in court; il doit répondre des dettes de sa femme he is liable for his wife's debts; je ne réponds plus de rien it's out of my hands from now on; ça sera fini, j'en or je vous en réponds○ it will be finished, take my word for it ou you can be sure of that.

D vi

1 ( donner une réponse) répondre à to reply to, to answer [personne, question, lettre]; to reply to [ultimatum]; répondre à un questionnaire to fill in a questionnaire; répondre à un chef d'accusation Jur to answer a charge; répondre par oui ou par non to answer yes or no; si le téléphone sonne, réponds if the telephone rings, answer it; répondre par écrit/par lettre/par téléphone to reply in writing/by letter/by phone; il m'a répondu par une longue lettre he sent me a long letter back ou in reply; je n'ai pas encore répondu à ta lettre I've not written back to you yet; répondre par un sourire/clin d'œil to answer with a smile/wink; répondre en levant les bras au ciel to throw up one's hands by way of reply ou of an answer; j'attends qu'il réponde I'm waiting for his reply; seul l'écho me répondit there was no answer but an echo; la flûte répond au piano the flute answers the piano;

2 ( se manifester) répondre au téléphone/à la porte to answer the phone/the door; ça ne répond pas there's no answer ou reply;

3 ( être insolent) répondre à qn to answer sb back GB, to talk back to sb; ose répondre! just you say a word!;

4 liter ( se nommer) elle répond au (doux) nom de Flore she answers to the (charming) name of Flore;

5 ( réagir) Physiol, Tech [mécanisme, organe, muscle] to respond (à to); la direction n'a pas répondu Aut the steering failed; les freins ne répondent plus the brakes have failed ou aren' t working any more.

E se répondre vpr

1 ( se faire pendant) [parterres, fontaines] to match;

2 ( se faire entendre) [oiseaux] to call to each other; [instruments de musique] to answer each other.

[repɔ̃dr] verbe intransitif

1. [répliquer] to answer, to reply

bien répondu! well said ou spoken!

répondez par oui ou par non answer ou say yes or no

elle répondit en riant she answered ou replied with a laugh

répondre par un clin d'œil/hochement de tête to wink/to nod in reply

seul l'écho lui répondit the only reply was an echo

répondre à quelqu'un to answer somebody

répondre à quelque chose to answer something

2. [être insolent] to answer back

répondre à ses parents/professeurs to answer one's parents/teachers back

3. [à une lettre] to answer, to reply, to write back

répondre à une note to answer ou to reply to a note

répondez au questionnaire suivant answer the following questions, fill in the following questionnaire

je suis ravie que vous ayez pu répondre à mon invitation [que vous soyez venu] I'm delighted that you were able to accept my invitation

vous devez répondre à la convocation [dire que vous l'avez reçue] you must acknowledge receipt of the notification

4. [à la porte, au téléphone] to answer

je vais répondre

a. [à la porte] I'll go

b. [au téléphone] I'll answer it, I'll get it

ça ne répond pas nobody's answering, there's no answer

5. [réagir - véhicule, personne, cheval] to respond

le public répond mal there is a low level of public response

les freins répondent bien the brakes respond well

répondre à to respond to

son organisme ne répond plus au traitement her body isn't responding to treatment any more

répondre à un coup ou à une attaque to fight back, to retaliate

répondre à une accusation/critique to counter an accusation/a criticism

répondre à la force par la force to meet ou to answer force with force

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[repɔ̃dr] verbe transitif

1. [généralement] to answer, to reply

[après une attaque] to retort

répondre (que) oui/non to say yes/no in reply, to answer yes/no

qu'as-tu répondu? what did you say?, what was your answer?

je n'ai rien trouvé à répondre I could find no answer ou reply

ils m'ont répondu des bêtises they answered me with a lot of nonsense

elle m'a répondu de le faire moi-même she told me to do it myself

2. [par lettre] to answer ou to reply (in writing ou by letter)

répondre que... to write (back) that...

3. RELIGION

répondre la messe to give the responses (at Mass)

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répondre à verbe plus préposition

1. [satisfaire - besoin, demande] to answer, to meet ; [ - attente, espoir] to come ou to live up to, to fulfil

[correspondre à - norme] to meet ; [ - condition] to fulfil ; [ - description, signalement] to answer, to fit

les dédommagements ne répondent pas à l'attente des sinistrés the amount offered in compensation falls short of the victims' expectations

2. [s'harmoniser avec] to match

au bleu du ciel répond le bleu de la mer the blue of the sky matches the blue of the sea

3. [s'appeler]

répondre au nom de to answer to the name (of)

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répondre de verbe plus préposition

1. [cautionner - filleul, protégé] to answer for

répondre de l'exactitude de quelque chose/de l'intégrité de quelqu'un to vouch for the accuracy of something/somebody's integrity

je réponds de lui comme de moi-même I can fully vouch for him

je ne réponds plus de rien I am no longer responsible for anything

elle répond des dettes de son mari jusqu'au divorce she's responsible ou answerable for her husband's debts until the divorce

2. (soutenu) [assurer]

elle cédera, je vous en réponds! she'll give in, you can take it from me ou take my word for it!

je vous réponds que cela ne se renouvellera pas! I guarantee (you) it won't happen again!

3. [expliquer] to answer ou to account for, to be accountable for

les ministres répondent de leurs actes devant le Parlement ministers are accountable for their actions before Parliament

il lui faudra répondre de plusieurs tentatives de viol he'll have to answer several charges of attempted rape

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se répondre verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque) [instruments de musique] to answer each other

[sculptures, tableaux] to match each other

[couleurs, formes, sons] to harmonize

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > répondre
9 como

adv.

1 as.

lo he hecho como es debido I did it as o the way it should be done

me encanta como bailas I love the way you dance

lo hagamos como lo hagamos habrá problemas whichever way we do it there'll be problems

2 as.

como te decía ayer… as I was telling you yesterday…

3 as.

trabaja como bombero he works as a fireman

dieron el dinero como anticipo they gave the money as an advance

4 about (aproximadamente).

me quedan como mil pesos I've got about a thousand pesos left

estamos como a mitad de camino we're about half-way there

tiene un sabor como a naranja it tastes a bit like an orange

5 like, as, such as, qua.

6 how, in which way.

7 some.

Pesa como cien libras It weighs some hundred pounds.

conj.

1 as, since (ya que).

como no llegabas, nos fuimos as o since you didn't arrive, we left

2 if (si). (peninsular Spanish)

como no me hagas caso, lo pasarás mal if you don't listen to me, there will be trouble

3 that (que).

después de tantas veces como te lo he explicado after all the times (that) I've explained it to you

prep.

1 like, as, just like, such as.

Te di esto en condición de préstamo I gave this to you as a loan.

2 as to.

3 how to.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: comer.

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como

► adverbio

1 (modo) how

■ así fue como nos encontramos this is how we met

■ lo hizo como quiso he did it the way he wanted to

2 (comparación) as, like

■ negro como la noche as dark as night

■ camina como su madre he walks like his mother

■ hablas como un político you talk like a politician

3 (en calidad de) as

■ como director as director

■ como invitado as a guest

4 (según) as

■ como dice tu amigo as your friend says

5 familiar (aproximadamente) about

■ había como unos cien there were about a hundred

► conjunción

1 (así que) as

■ como llegaban se presentaban they introduced themselves as they arrived

2 (si) if

■ como lo vuelvas a hacer... if you do it again...

3 (porque) as, since

■ como llegamos tarde no pudimos entrar since we arrived late we couldn't get in

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como quiera que (no importa cómo) however 2 (ya que) since, as, inasmuch as

como no sea que unless

como sea whatever happens, no matter what

como si lo viera familiar I can imagine perfectly well

como si nada / como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened

hacer como quien to pretend to +inf

■ hizo como quien estaba enfermo he pretended to be ill

hacer como si to pretend to +inf

■ hace como si no viese nada he's pretending not to see anything

tanto como eso no familiar not as much as that

* * *
1. conj.
1) as

2) like

3) if

4) since, given that
2. prep.
as, like

* * *

1. ADV

1) [indicando semejanza] like

tienen un perro como el nuestro — they've got a dog like ours

se portó como un imbécil — he behaved like an idiot

es como un pez — it's like a fish

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

sabe como a queso — it tastes a bit like cheese

blanco como la nieve — as white as snow

tuvo resultados como no se habían conocido antes — it had results such as had never been known before

2) [introduciendo ejemplo] such as

hay peces, como truchas y salmones — there are fish, such as trout and salmon

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

3) [indicando modo]

a) + indic

lo hice como me habían enseñado — I did it as I had been taught

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

prefiero como lo haces tú — I prefer it the way you do it

la manera como sucedió — the way (in which) it happened

fue así como comenzó — that was how it began

lo levanté como pude — I lifted it as best I could

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

b) + subjun

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

hazlo como puedas — do your best, do the best you can

• como sea — at all costs

tratan de mantenerse en el poder como sea — they will do whatever it takes to stay in power

está decidido a salvar como sea la vida del niño — he's determined to do whatever it takes to save the child's life

sea como sea — in any case

hay que evitar que nos eliminen sea como sea — we must avoid getting knocked out at all costs

4) (=en calidad de) as

lo usé como cuchara — I used it as a spoon

asistió como espectador — he attended as a spectator

lo dice como juez — he says it speaking as a judge

vale más como poeta — he is better as a poet

5) (=más o menos) about, around

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

6) [con valor causal]

libre como estaba — free as he was

2. CONJ

1) + indic (=ya que) as, since

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

2) + indic (=según) as

como dice mi profesor — as my teacher says

como se ve en el gráfico — as you can see from the diagram

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

tal como están los precios de las motos... — with motorbike prices as they are at the moment...

3) + indic (=cuando) as soon as

así como nos vio lanzó un grito — as soon as he saw us he shouted

4) + indic
(=que)
verás como les ganamos — we'll beat them, you'll see

ya verás como no vienen — I bet they won't come

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

de tanto como odio a los dos, no sé a quien odio más — I hate them both so much, I don't know which I hate the most

5) + subjun (=si) if

como vengas tarde, no comes — if you're late you'll get nothing to eat

como sea cierto, ¡estamos perdidos! — if it's true, we're done for!

¡como lo pierdas! — you'd better not lose it!, don't you lose it!

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

no salimos, como no sea para ir al cine — we only go out if it's to go to the cinema, we don't go out unless it's to go to the cinema

6)

• como que — as if

¡como que yo soy tonto y me creo esas mentiras! — as if I was stupid enough to believe lies like that!

¡como que te van a pagar! — don't tell me they're going to pay you!

hizo como que no nos veía — he pretended not to see us

al tragar nota como que le molesta — he shows discomfort when swallowing

7)

• como si — as if, as though

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

8)

• como para, ¡es como para denunciarlos! — it's enough to make you want to report them to the police!

tampoco es como para enfadarse tanto — there's no need to get so angry about it

9) CAm, Méx

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost
así 1., 5), pronto 1., 4), querer 2., 1)
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preposición

1)

a) ( en calidad de) as

quiero hablarte como amigo — I want to speak to you as a friend

el director tendrá como funciones... — the director's duties will be...

está considerado como lo mejor — he's considered (to be) the best

b) ( con el nombre de) as

se la conoce como `flor de luz' — it's known as `flor de luz'

c) ( por ejemplo) like

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

2) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

uno como el tuyo — one like yours

pienso como tú — I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz — it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

me trata como a un imbécil — he treats me like an idiot

no hay nada como un buen coñac! — there's nothing like a good brandy!

como para + inf: es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry; fue como para pegarle — I could have hit him

3) (en locs)

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried
II
conjunción

1) ( de la manera que) as

tal como había prometido — just as he had promised

como era de esperar — as was to be expected

como dice el refrán — as the saying goes

no me gustó como lo dijo — I didn't like the way she said it

(tal y) como están las cosas — as things stand; (+ subj)

hazlo como quieras/como puedas — do it any way you like/as best as you can

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como quiera que sea — no matter what

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame — bougainvillea or whatever it's called

2) ( puesto que) as, since

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

3) (si) (+ subj) if

como te pille... — if I catch you...

4) ( en oraciones concesivas)

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

5) ( que)

vimos como se los llevaban — we saw them being taken away

vas a ver como llega tarde — he'll be late, you'll see
III
adverbio

1) ( expresando aproximación) about

está como a cincuenta kilómetros — it's about fifty kilometers away

un sabor como a almendras — a kind of almondy taste

2) ( uso expletivo) kind of (colloq)

me da como vergüenza... — I find it kind of embarrassing...

* * *

= as, by way of, for the purpose of + Nombre, how, in the guise of, just as, like, qua, much as, as a kind of, as serving as, along the lines of, in + Posesivo + capacity as, such as, kind of like.

Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex. An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex. Taking the second situation for the purpose of illustration, there are four options for choice of title.

Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex. Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.

Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

Ex. Thus, the computer-held term record files are most suitable for applications like Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) systems.

Ex. Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.

Ex. More studies are needed to identify the full temporal effects of the personal computer, much as they did for television.

Ex. In a way, it is acting as a kind of bridge between the two, permitting traffic both ways where once there was a divide.

Ex. 45 libraries have been unofficially recognised by librarians as serving as model children's libraries.

Ex. The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.

Ex. Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.

Ex. Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.

Ex. It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!.

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* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.

* algo así como = something like.

* añádase cómo = expand like.

* así como = as, as well as.

* así como así = just like that.

* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....

* así es como = this is how.

* así es como es = that's how it is.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* como aclaración = in parenthesis.

* como algo natural = as a matter of course.

* como algo normal = as a matter of course.

* como algo opuesto a = as against.

* como algo residual = residually.

* como alternativa = as an alternative.

* como anillo al dedo = just the ticket, the right twigs for an eagle's nest, perfect fit, perfect match, that's the ticket!.

* como antes = as before.

* como apoyo a = in support of.

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como base para = as a basis for.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* como consecuencia = on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.

* como consecuencia (de) = as a result (of), in the wake of, as a consequence (of).

* cómo conseguir = obtainability.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como contrapartida = in return.

* como cooperativa = collegially.

* como corresponde = fittingly.

* como corresponde a = as befits.

* como cuando + Indicativo = as in + Gerundio.

* como de costumbre = as usual, as always, according to normal practice.

* cómo demonios = how on earth.

* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como diferente a = as distinct from.

* cómo disponer de (algo) = disposition.

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como ejemplo = as an example, by way of illustration.

* como el cuero = leathery.

* como el desierto = desert-like.

* como el día y la noche = worlds apart, like oil and water, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* como en casa = like home (away) from home.

* como en casa no se está en ningún sitio = there's no place like home.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es debido = fittingly.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como es habitual = as always.

* como es natural = not unnaturally.

* como es normal = as always.

* como esto = like this.

* como fecha final = at the very latest.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como grogui = drowsily, groggily.

* como grupo = collectively.

* como guía = for guidance.

* como la noche y el día = like oil and water, worlds apart, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como la pólvora = like wildfire.

* como las ardillas = squirrel-like.

* como las empresas = business-like.

* como loca = like a madwoman.

* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.

* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.

* como medida provisional = as an interim measure.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* como medida transitoria = as an interim measure.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* como muestra de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como muy tarde = at the latest.

* como norma = as a rule, as a matter of policy.

* como norma general = as a rule of thumb, as a general rule, as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.

* cómo nos las ingeniamos para... = how in the world....

* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.

* como nuevo = in mint condition, in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* como opuesto a = as distinct from, as opposed to.

* como otra posibilidad = as an alternative.

* ¡como para creérselo! = Posesivo + famous last words.

* como parásito = parasitically.

* como persona que = as one who.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* como polo opuesto = by polar contrast.

* como por arte de magia = magically, into thin air.

* como por ejemplo = such as, to the effect of.

* como por encanto = magically.

* como poseído = as one possessed.

* como preámbulo de = as a preamble to.

* como primera elección = as a first preference.

* como prueba de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como prueba de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como pruebas = in evidence, in evidence.

* como quiera que + Verbo = however + Verbo.

* como quieras llamarlo = whatever you call it.

* como reconocimiento a = in recognition of.

* como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.

* como resultado = in consequence, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* como resultado (de) = as a consequence (of).

* como salido de fábrica = in mint condition.

* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.

* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.

* como señal de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* cómo + ser = what + be like.

* como si = as though.

* como si dijéramos = as it were.

* como siempre = as always.

* como si fuese = as it were.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* como símbolo de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.

* como si no hubiera mañana = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

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

* como sustituto de = in place of.

* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.

* como término medio = on average.

* como todo un caballero = sportingly.

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.

* como una balsa de aceite = like a millpond, calm like a millpond.

* como una cabra = stark raving mad, raving mad.

* como una cebolla = onion-like.

* como una condenada = like a madwoman.

* como una descosida = like a madwoman.

* como una forma de = as a means of.

* como una metralladora = quick-fire.

* como un basilisco = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un bobo = stupidly.

* como un bólido = like the clappers.

* como un campo de batalla = like a war zone.

* como un cencerro = barking mad, raving mad, stark raving mad.

* como un condenado = like the clappers, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un descosido = like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un detective = detectivelike, sleuthlike.

* como un elefante en una cacharrería = like an elephant in a china shop.

* como un energúmeno = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un estúpido = stupidly.

* como un experto = expertly.

* como un glaciar = glacially.

* como unidad global = as a whole.

* como un idiota = stupidly.

* como un loca = like a madwoman.

* como un loco = like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.

* como un método para = as a means of.

* como un modo de = as a way of.

* como un necio = stupidly.

* como un observador que pasa desapercibido = fly-on-the-wall, fly-on-the-wall.

* cómo uno se identifica a sí mismo = self-identification.

* como un platillo = saucer-like.

* como un poseído = as one possessed.

* como un rayo = in a flash.

* como un reguero de pólvora = like wildfire.

* como un relámpago = like greased lightning, like the clappers.

* como un reloj = as regular as clockwork, like clockwork.

* como un televisor = television-type.

* como un todo = as a whole.

* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.

* como un torpe = foolishly.

* como un zombi = zombielike.

* como vivir en un escaparate = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* como + Voz Pasiva = as + Participio Pasado.

* como y cuando = as and when.

* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo = as + Adjetivo.

* comportarse como se espera = be a sport.

* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....

* conocerse como = be known as.

* dar como resultado = result (in).

* de cómo = as to how.

* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* frase como encabezamiento = phrase heading.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* ofrecerse como voluntario = volunteer.

* para colmo = on top of everything else.

* plan de cómo disponer de Algo = disposition instruction.

* proponer como principio = posit.

* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost.

* seleccionar como relevante = hit.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.

* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.

* tan + Adjetivo + como = as + Adjetivo + as, every bit as + Adjetivo + as.

* tan + Adjetivo + como de costumbre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan + Adjetivo + como siempre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan pronto como = as soon as, just as soon as, no sooner... than.

* tan pronto como sea posible = as soon as possible (asap).

* tanto como = as many... as..., as much as + Adjetivo, both... and..., no less than, equally, if not, so much as.

* tanto como siempre = as much as ever.

* tener como equivalente = have + counterpart.

* tener como motivo central = plan around + Nombre.

* tener como objetivo = have + as + Posesivo + objective.

* tomar como ejemplo = take.

* un poco como = kind of like.

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I
preposición

1)

a) ( en calidad de) as

quiero hablarte como amigo — I want to speak to you as a friend

el director tendrá como funciones... — the director's duties will be...

está considerado como lo mejor — he's considered (to be) the best

b) ( con el nombre de) as

se la conoce como `flor de luz' — it's known as `flor de luz'

c) ( por ejemplo) like

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

2) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

uno como el tuyo — one like yours

pienso como tú — I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz — it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

me trata como a un imbécil — he treats me like an idiot

no hay nada como un buen coñac! — there's nothing like a good brandy!

como para + inf: es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry; fue como para pegarle — I could have hit him

3) (en locs)

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried
II
conjunción

1) ( de la manera que) as

tal como había prometido — just as he had promised

como era de esperar — as was to be expected

como dice el refrán — as the saying goes

no me gustó como lo dijo — I didn't like the way she said it

(tal y) como están las cosas — as things stand; (+ subj)

hazlo como quieras/como puedas — do it any way you like/as best as you can

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como quiera que sea — no matter what

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame — bougainvillea or whatever it's called

2) ( puesto que) as, since

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

3) (si) (+ subj) if

como te pille... — if I catch you...

4) ( en oraciones concesivas)

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

5) ( que)

vimos como se los llevaban — we saw them being taken away

vas a ver como llega tarde — he'll be late, you'll see
III
adverbio

1) ( expresando aproximación) about

está como a cincuenta kilómetros — it's about fifty kilometers away

un sabor como a almendras — a kind of almondy taste

2) ( uso expletivo) kind of (colloq)

me da como vergüenza... — I find it kind of embarrassing...

* * *

= as, by way of, for the purpose of + Nombre, how, in the guise of, just as, like, qua, much as, as a kind of, as serving as, along the lines of, in + Posesivo + capacity as, such as, kind of like.

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex: Taking the second situation for the purpose of illustration, there are four options for choice of title.

Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.

Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

Ex: Thus, the computer-held term record files are most suitable for applications like Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) systems.

Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.

Ex: More studies are needed to identify the full temporal effects of the personal computer, much as they did for television.

Ex: In a way, it is acting as a kind of bridge between the two, permitting traffic both ways where once there was a divide.

Ex: 45 libraries have been unofficially recognised by librarians as serving as model children's libraries.

Ex: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.

Ex: Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.

Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.

Ex: It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!.

* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.

* algo así como = something like.

* añádase cómo = expand like.

* así como = as, as well as.

* así como así = just like that.

* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....

* así es como = this is how.

* así es como es = that's how it is.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* como aclaración = in parenthesis.

* como algo natural = as a matter of course.

* como algo normal = as a matter of course.

* como algo opuesto a = as against.

* como algo residual = residually.

* como alternativa = as an alternative.

* como anillo al dedo = just the ticket, the right twigs for an eagle's nest, perfect fit, perfect match, that's the ticket!.

* como antes = as before.

* como apoyo a = in support of.

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como base para = as a basis for.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* como consecuencia = on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.

* como consecuencia (de) = as a result (of), in the wake of, as a consequence (of).

* cómo conseguir = obtainability.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como contrapartida = in return.

* como cooperativa = collegially.

* como corresponde = fittingly.

* como corresponde a = as befits.

* como cuando + Indicativo = as in + Gerundio.

* como de costumbre = as usual, as always, according to normal practice.

* cómo demonios = how on earth.

* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como diferente a = as distinct from.

* cómo disponer de (algo) = disposition.

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como ejemplo = as an example, by way of illustration.

* como el cuero = leathery.

* como el desierto = desert-like.

* como el día y la noche = worlds apart, like oil and water, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* como en casa = like home (away) from home.

* como en casa no se está en ningún sitio = there's no place like home.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es debido = fittingly.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como es habitual = as always.

* como es natural = not unnaturally.

* como es normal = as always.

* como esto = like this.

* como fecha final = at the very latest.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como grogui = drowsily, groggily.

* como grupo = collectively.

* como guía = for guidance.

* como la noche y el día = like oil and water, worlds apart, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como la pólvora = like wildfire.

* como las ardillas = squirrel-like.

* como las empresas = business-like.

* como loca = like a madwoman.

* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.

* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.

* como medida provisional = as an interim measure.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* como medida transitoria = as an interim measure.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* como muestra de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como muy tarde = at the latest.

* como norma = as a rule, as a matter of policy.

* como norma general = as a rule of thumb, as a general rule, as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.

* cómo nos las ingeniamos para... = how in the world....

* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.

* como nuevo = in mint condition, in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* como opuesto a = as distinct from, as opposed to.

* como otra posibilidad = as an alternative.

* ¡como para creérselo! = Posesivo + famous last words.

* como parásito = parasitically.

* como persona que = as one who.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* como polo opuesto = by polar contrast.

* como por arte de magia = magically, into thin air.

* como por ejemplo = such as, to the effect of.

* como por encanto = magically.

* como poseído = as one possessed.

* como preámbulo de = as a preamble to.

* como primera elección = as a first preference.

* como prueba de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como prueba de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como pruebas = in evidence, in evidence.

* como quiera que + Verbo = however + Verbo.

* como quieras llamarlo = whatever you call it.

* como reconocimiento a = in recognition of.

* como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.

* como resultado = in consequence, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* como resultado (de) = as a consequence (of).

* como salido de fábrica = in mint condition.

* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.

* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.

* como señal de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* cómo + ser = what + be like.

* como si = as though.

* como si dijéramos = as it were.

* como siempre = as always.

* como si fuese = as it were.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* como símbolo de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.

* como si no hubiera mañana = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

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

* como sustituto de = in place of.

* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.

* como término medio = on average.

* como todo un caballero = sportingly.

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.

* como una balsa de aceite = like a millpond, calm like a millpond.

* como una cabra = stark raving mad, raving mad.

* como una cebolla = onion-like.

* como una condenada = like a madwoman.

* como una descosida = like a madwoman.

* como una forma de = as a means of.

* como una metralladora = quick-fire.

* como un basilisco = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un bobo = stupidly.

* como un bólido = like the clappers.

* como un campo de batalla = like a war zone.

* como un cencerro = barking mad, raving mad, stark raving mad.

* como un condenado = like the clappers, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un descosido = like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un detective = detectivelike, sleuthlike.

* como un elefante en una cacharrería = like an elephant in a china shop.

* como un energúmeno = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un estúpido = stupidly.

* como un experto = expertly.

* como un glaciar = glacially.

* como unidad global = as a whole.

* como un idiota = stupidly.

* como un loca = like a madwoman.

* como un loco = like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.

* como un método para = as a means of.

* como un modo de = as a way of.

* como un necio = stupidly.

* como un observador que pasa desapercibido = fly-on-the-wall, fly-on-the-wall.

* cómo uno se identifica a sí mismo = self-identification.

* como un platillo = saucer-like.

* como un poseído = as one possessed.

* como un rayo = in a flash.

* como un reguero de pólvora = like wildfire.

* como un relámpago = like greased lightning, like the clappers.

* como un reloj = as regular as clockwork, like clockwork.

* como un televisor = television-type.

* como un todo = as a whole.

* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.

* como un torpe = foolishly.

* como un zombi = zombielike.

* como vivir en un escaparate = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* como + Voz Pasiva = as + Participio Pasado.

* como y cuando = as and when.

* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo = as + Adjetivo.

* comportarse como se espera = be a sport.

* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....

* conocerse como = be known as.

* dar como resultado = result (in).

* de cómo = as to how.

* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* frase como encabezamiento = phrase heading.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* ofrecerse como voluntario = volunteer.

* para colmo = on top of everything else.

* plan de cómo disponer de Algo = disposition instruction.

* proponer como principio = posit.

* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost.

* seleccionar como relevante = hit.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.

* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.

* tan + Adjetivo + como = as + Adjetivo + as, every bit as + Adjetivo + as.

* tan + Adjetivo + como de costumbre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan + Adjetivo + como siempre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan pronto como = as soon as, just as soon as, no sooner... than.

* tan pronto como sea posible = as soon as possible (asap).

* tanto como = as many... as..., as much as + Adjetivo, both... and..., no less than, equally, if not, so much as.

* tanto como siempre = as much as ever.

* tener como equivalente = have + counterpart.

* tener como motivo central = plan around + Nombre.

* tener como objetivo = have + as + Posesivo + objective.

* tomar como ejemplo = take.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* * *

como¹

prep

A

1 (en calidad de) as

usando el paraguas como bastón using his umbrella as a walking stick

quiero hablarte como amigo y no como abogado I want to speak to you as a friend and not as a lawyer

el director tendrá como funciones … the director's duties will be …

está considerado como lo mejor he's considered (to be) the best

lo presentó como su ex-marido she introduced him as her ex-husband

2 (con el nombre de) as

la flor conocida allí como `Santa Rita' the flower known there as `Santa Rita'

3 (por ejemplo) like

en algunas capitales como Londres in some capital cities such as London o like London

necesitamos a alguien como tú we need someone like you

tengo ganas de comer algo dulce — ¿como qué? I fancy something sweet — like what?

B (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

quiero un vestido como el tuyo I want a dress like yours

pienso como tú I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

se portó como un caballero he behaved like a gentleman

la quiero como a una hija I love her like a daughter o as if she were my own daughter

bailó como nunca she danced as o like she'd never danced before

me trata como a un imbécil he treats me like an idiot o as if I were an idiot

se llama algo así como Genaro o Gerardo he's called something like Genaro or Gerardo

¡no hay nada como un buen coñac! there's nothing like a good brandy!

era verde, un verde como el de la alfombra de la oficina it was green, the color of the office carpet

como PARA + INF:

es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry, it makes you want to cry

C ( en locs):

así como ( frml); as well as

por esto, así como por muchas otras razones because of this, and for many other reasons as well o as well as for many other reasons

sus abundantes recursos naturales, así como su importancia estratégica its abundant natural resources, together with o as well as its strategic importance

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!

como mucho at (the) most, at the outside

como poco at least

como nadie: hace la paella como nadie she makes wonderful paella, nobody makes paella like her

como que …: conduce muy bien — como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well — well, he is a racing driver, after all

le voy a decir cuatro cosas — sí, sí, como que te vas a atrever … I'm going to give him a piece of my mind — oh, yes? I'll believe that when I see it

y no me lo dijiste — ¡como que no sabía nada! and you didn't tell me about it — that's because I didn't know anything about it myself!

como ser (CS); such as, for example, like

como si (+ subj) as if, as though

actuó como si no le importara she acted as if o as though she didn't care

ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all worried o he behaves as if it's nothing (to worry about)

él como si nada or como si tal cosa, ni se inmutó he just stood there without batting an eyelid

como²

conjunction

A (de la manera que) as

no me gustó el modo or la manera como lo dijo I didn't like the way she said it

llegó temprano, tal como había prometido he arrived early, just as he had promised

ganó Raúl, como era de esperar Raúl won, as was to be expected

así en la tierra como en el cielo on Earth as it is in Heaven

como dice el refrán as the saying goes

(tal y) como están las cosas as things stand, the way things are

(+ subj): hazlo como quieras do it any way you like o how you like

no voy — como quieras I'm not going — please yourself o as you like

me dijo que me las arreglara como pudiera he told me to sort things as best I could

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame bougainvillea or whatever it's called

como quiera que sea, ellos se llevaron la copa anyway, the point is they won the cup

B (puesto que) as, since

como todavía era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta since o as it was still early, we went for a walk, it was still early so we went for a walk

C (+ subj) (si) if

como te vuelva a encontrar por aquí if I catch you around here again

D

(en oraciones concesivas): cansado como estaba, se ofreció a ayudarme tired though o tired as he was, he offered to help me

joven como es, tiene más sentido común que tú he may be young but he has more common sense than you

E

(que): vimos como se los llevaban en una furgoneta we saw them being taken away in a van, we saw how they were taken away in a van

vas a ver como llega tarde he'll be late, you'll see

como³

adverb

A (expresando aproximación) about

como a la mitad del camino about half way there

está como a cincuenta kilómetros it's about fifty kilometers away

vino como a las seis she came at around o about six

tiene un sabor como a almendras it has a kind of almondy taste, it tastes something like o a bit like almonds

un ruido como de un motor a noise like that of an engine

B (uso expletivo) kind of ( colloq)

es que me da como vergüenza … I find it kind of embarrassing …

* * *

Del verbo comer: ( conjugate comer)

como es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
algo como
comer
como
cómo
comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
a) ( en general) to eat;

◊ no tengo ganas de cómo I'm not hungry;

este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de cómo a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de cómo al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a cómo (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de cómo? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;

( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch;

◊ nos invitaron a cómo they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

verbo transitivo
a) ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat;

◊ ¿puedo cómo otro? can I have another one?;

no tienen qué cómo they don't have anything to eat
b) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) See Also→ comerse 3

c) (en ajedrez, damas) to take

comerse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( al escribir) ‹acento/palabra› to leave off;

‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
b) ( al hablar) ‹ letra› to leave off;

‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
◊ cómetelo todo eat it all up;

cómose las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
a) [acido/óxido] to eat away (at);

[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
b) [inflación/alquiler] ‹sueldo/ahorros› to eat away at

como preposición
a) ( en calidad de) as;

◊ quiero hablarte cómo amigo I want to speak to you as a friend

b) ( con el nombre de) as;

◊ se la conoce cómo `flor de luz' it's known as `flor de luz'

c) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like;

◊ uno cómo el tuyo one like yours;

¡no hay nada cómo un buen coñac! there's nothing like a good brandy!;
es cómo para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry
d) ( en locs)

◊ así como (frml) as well as;

como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least;
como ser (CS) such as, for example;
como si (+ subj) as if, as though
■ conjunción
a) ( de la manera que) as;

◊ tal cómo había prometido just as he had promised;

cómo era de esperar as was to be expected;
no me gustó cómo lo dijo I didn't like the way she said it;
(tal y) cómo están las cosas as things stand;
hazlo cómo quieras/cómo mejor puedas do it any way you like/as best as you can;
no voy — cómo quieras I'm not going — please yourself
b) ( puesto que) as, since;

◊ cómo era temprano, fui a dar una vuelta as it was early, I went for a walk

c) (si) (+ subj) if;

◊ cómo te pille … if I catch you …

■ adverbio ( expresando aproximación) about;
◊ está cómo a cincuenta kilómetros it's about fifty kilometers away;

un sabor cómo a almendras a kind of almondy taste
cómo adverbio
a) ( de qué manera) how;

◊ ¿cómo estás? how are you?;

¿cómo es tu novia? what's your girlfriend like?;
¿cómo es de grande? how big is it?;
¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
b) ( por qué) why, how come (colloq);

◊ ¿cómo no me lo dijiste antes? why didn't you tell me before?

c) ( al solicitar que se repita algo) sorry?, pardon?;

◊ ¿cómo dijo? sorry, what did you say?

d) ( en exclamaciones):

◊ ¡cómo llueve! it's really raining!;

¡cómo comes! the amount you eat!;
¡cómo! ¿no te lo han dicho? what! haven't they told you?
e) ( en locs)

◊ ¿a cómo …?: ¿a cómo están los tomates? (fam) how much are the tomatoes?;

¿a cómo estamos hoy? (AmL) what's the date today?;
¡cómo no! of course!;
¿cómo que …?: ¿cómo que no fuiste tú? what do you mean it wasn't you?;
aquí no está — ¿cómo que no? it isn't here — what do you mean it isn't there?
comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
como
I adverbio
1 (manera) how: hazlo como quieras, do it however you like
me gusta como habla, I like the way he speaks
2 (semejanza, equivalencia) as: es como tú, he's just like you
terco como una mula, as stubborn as a mule
3 (conformidad) as: como estaba diciendo..., as I was saying...
como indica el prospecto, as the instructions say
4 (aproximadamente) about
como a la mitad de camino, more or less halfway
como unos treinta, about thirty
II conj
1 como [+ subj], (si) if: como no comas, no vas al cine, if you don't eat, you won't go to the cinema
2 (porque) as, since
como llamó tan tarde, ya no me encontró, as he phoned so late, he didn't find me in
3 como si, as if
como si nada o tal cosa, as if nothing had happened
familiar como si lo viera, I can just imagine it
III prep (en calidad de) as: lo aconsejé como amigo, I advised him as a friend
visitó el museo como experto, she visited the museum as an expert
¿As, like o how?
As se usa para hablar de la función, uso, papel o trabajo de una persona o cosa (trabajó como camarera durante las vacaciones, she worked as a waitress during the holidays) o para comparar dos acciones o situaciones y expresar su similitud. En este caso es necesario disponer de un verbo: Entró de botones, como lo había hecho su padre veinte años antes. He entered as an office-boy, as his father had twenty years before.
Cuando como va seguido de un sustantivo o pronombre también puedes usar like para comparar dos acciones o situaciones: Es como su padre. He's just like his father. Sin embargo, si va seguido de una preposición, hay que usar as: En marzo, como en abril, llovió. In March, as in April, it rained.
Nunca debes usar how en comparaciones, porque sólo expresa la manera de hacer las cosas: ¿Cómo lo hiciste?, How did you do it?
cómo adverbio
1 (interrogativo) how: ¿cómo es de alto?, how high is it?
¿cómo estás?, how are you?
¿cómo se hace?, how is it made?
2 (cuánto) ¿a cómo están los plátanos?, how much are the bananas?
3 (por qué) ¿cómo es que no nos avisaste?, why didn't you warn us?
familiar ¿cómo es eso?, how come?
4 (cuando no se ha oído bien) ¿cómo?, what?
5 (exclamativo) how
¡cómo ha cambiado!, how she's changed!
♦ Locuciones: cómo no, of course
' cómo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aburrirse
- acabada
- acabado
- acondicionar
- acreditar
- actuar
- adiós
- alma
- alquilar
- alta
- alto
- amable
- andar
- apear
- apenas
- aprendizaje
- arreglarse
- arte
- así
- atizar
- atonía
- baja
- bajo
- bala
- balsa
- bañera
- bastante
- beber
- bestia
- borrega
- borrego
- botija
- buenamente
- cabra
- cada
- caracterización
- casa
- cencerro
- cerrarse
- cesar
- chinche
- cielo
- coco
- coletilla
- colorada
- colorado
- comer
- como
- como quiera
- comoquiera
English:
ablaze
- above
- abroad
- acclaim
- accordingly
- act
- address
- alternatively
- always
- arouse
- as
- ashen
- attractive
- awaken
- away
- back
- barrage
- bash out
- be
- beaver away
- best
- bicker
- big
- black
- blind
- bolt
- bombshell
- bone
- border
- bored
- both
- break
- breed
- brownout
- by-product
- cake
- calculate
- care
- chalk
- champagne
- change
- charm
- cheer
- churn out
- class
- climax
- clown around
- coin
- colour
- come about

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Como nm

el lago Como Lake Como

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como

I adv

1 as;

como amigo as a friend

2 ( aproximadamente)

:

había como cincuenta there were about fifty;

hace como una hora about an hour ago

3

:

así como as well as

II conj

1 if;

como si as if;

como si fuera tonto as if he were o was an idiot;

como no bebas vas a enfermar if you don’t drink you’ll get sick

2 expresando causa as, since;

como no llegó, me fui solo as o since she didn’t arrive, I went by myself

3

:

me gusta como habla I like the way he talks;

como quiera any way you want

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cómo adv

: how

¿cómo estás?: how are you?

¿a cómo están las manzanas?: how much are the apples?

¿cómo?: excuse me?, what was that?

¿se puede? ¡cómo no!: may I? please do!

como adv

1) : around, about

cuesta como 500 pesos: it costs around 500 pesos

2) : kind of, like

tengo como mareos: I'm kind of dizzy

como conj

1) : how, as

hazlo como dijiste que lo harías: do it the way you said you would

2) : since, given that

como estaba lloviendo, no salí: since it was raining, I didn't go out

3) : if

como lo vuelva a hacer lo arrestarán: if he does that again he'll be arrested

4)

como quiera : in any way

como prep

1) : like, as

ligero como una pluma: light as a feather

2)

así como : as well as

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como¹ adv

1. (manera) how

te puedes vestir como quieras you can dress how you like

hazlo como te he enseñado do it the way I showed you

2. (comparaciones) as / like

ya estás tan alta como tu hermano you're as tall as your brother now

tengo una camiseta como ésa I've got a T shirt like that one

3. (según) as

como se puede ver as can be seen

4. (ejemplo) like

algunas aves, como el pingüino, no vuelan some birds, like penguins, can't fly

5. (aproximadamente) about

creo que tengo como cien novelas de aventuras I think I've got about a hundred adventure novels

6. (en calidad de) as

utiliza la caja como una mesilla use the box as a beside table

como sea at all costs / no matter what

como si as if / as though

sigue como si no estuviera aquí carry on as if I weren't here

como² conj

1. (causa) as

como hacía sol, nos fuimos a la playa as it was sunny, we went to the beach

2. (condición) if

como llegues tarde, te quedarás sin pastel if you're late, you won't get any cake

Spanish-English dictionary > como
10 to

1.
[before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

2) (towards a condition or quality) zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

3) (as far as) bis zu

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

4) (next to, facing)

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

6) introducing relationship or indirect object

to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen

to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

7) (until) bis

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after academic.ru/75540/too">too um [...] zu

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

9) as substitute for infinitive

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
2.
[tuː] adverb

1) (just not shut)

be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

2)

to and fro — hin und her

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1. [tə,tu] preposition
1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) zu, auf

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) bis

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) bis

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) zu, mit

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) zu, für

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) gegenüber, zu

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) zu

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) zu, um zu

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) zu
2. [tu:] adverb
1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) zu

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) zu sich, dran

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- to and fro

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to

[tu:, tu, tə]

I. PREPOSITION

1. (moving towards) in + akk

, nach + dat

, zu + dat

she walked over \to the window sie ging [hinüber] zum Fenster [o ans Fenster]

we're going \to town wir gehen/fahren in die Stadt

they go \to work on the bus sie fahren mit dem Bus zur Arbeit

I'm going \to a party/concert ich gehe auf eine Party/ein Konzert

she has to go \to a meeting now sie muss jetzt zu einem Meeting [gehen]

we moved \to Germany last year wir sind letztes Jahr nach Deutschland gezogen

he flew \to the US er flog in die USA

she's never been \to Mexico before sie ist noch nie [zuvor] in Mexiko gewesen

my first visit \to Africa mein erster Aufenthalt in Afrika

this is a road \to nowhere! diese Straße führt nirgendwohin!

parallel \to the x axis parallel zur x-Achse

from here \to the station von hier [bis] zum Bahnhof

on the way \to the mountains/the sea/the town centre auf dem Weg in die Berge/zum Meer/ins [o zum] Stadtzentrum

\to the north/south nördlich/südlich

twenty miles \to the north of the city zwanzig Meilen nördlich der Stadt

the suburbs are \to the west of the city die Vororte liegen im Westen der Stadt

from place \to place von Ort zu Ort

\to the right/left nach rechts/links

there \to the right dort rechts

he's standing \to the left of Adrian er steht links neben Adrian

2. (attending regularly) zu + dat

, in + dat

she goes \to kindergarten sie geht in den Kindergarten

he goes \to university er geht auf die Universität

do you go \to church? gehst du in die Kirche?

I go \to the gym twice a week ich gehe zweimal wöchentlich zum Fitness

3. (inviting to) zu + dat

an invitation \to a wedding eine Einladung zu einer Hochzeit

I've asked them \to dinner ich habe sie zum Essen eingeladen

she took me out \to lunch yesterday sie hat mich gestern zum Mittagessen ausgeführt [o eingeladen

4. (in direction of) auf + akk

she pointed \to a distant spot on the horizon sie zeigte auf einen fernen Punkt am Horizont

to have one's back \to sth/sb etw/jdm den Rücken zudrehen

back \to front verkehrt herum

5. (in contact with) an + dat

they were dancing cheek \to cheek sie tanzten Wange an Wange

she put her hand \to his breast sie legte die Hand auf seine Brust

she clasped the letter \to her bosom sie drückte den Brief an ihre Brust

6. (attached to) an + akk

tie the lead \to the fence mach die Leine am Zaun fest

they fixed the bookshelves \to the wall sie brachten die Bücherregale an der Wand an

stick the ads \to some paper klebe die Anzeigen auf ein Blatt Papier

7. (with indirect object)

▪ \to sb/sth jdm/etw dat

I lent my bike \to my brother ich habe meinem Bruder mein Fahrrad geliehen

give that gun \to me gib mir das Gewehr

children are often cruel \to each other Kinder sind oft grausam zueinander

who's the letter addressed \to? an wen ist der Brief adressiert?

what have they done \to you? was haben sie dir [an]getan?

her knowledge proved useful \to him ihr Wissen erwies sich als hilfreich für ihn

they made a complaint \to the manager sie reichten beim Geschäftsleiter eine Beschwerde ein

a threat \to world peace eine Bedrohung des Weltfriedens [o für den Weltfrieden]

to be grateful \to sb jdm dankbar sein

to be married \to sb mit jdm verheiratet sein

to tell/show sth \to sb jdm etw erzählen/zeigen

8. (with respect to) zu + dat

and what did you say \to that? und was hast du dazu gesagt?

he finally confessed \to the crime er gestand schließlich das Verbrechen

this is essential \to our strategy dies ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Strategie

9. (in response) auf + akk

a reference \to Psalm 22:18 ein Verweis auf Psalm 22:18

her reply \to the question ihre Antwort auf die Frage

and what was her response \to that? und wie lautete ihr Antwort darauf?

10. (belonging to) zu + dat

the keys \to his car seine Autoschlüssel

the top \to this pen die Kappe, die auf diesen Stift gehört

she has a mean side \to her sie kann auch sehr gemein sein

there is a very moral tone \to this book dieses Buch hat einen sehr moralischen Unterton

there's a funny side \to everything alles hat auch seine komische Seite

11. (compared to) mit + dat

I prefer beef \to seafood ich ziehe Rindfleisch Meeresfrüchten vor

she looked about thirty \to his sixty neben ihm mit seinen sechzig Jahren wirkte sie wie dreißig

to be comparable \to sth mit etw dat vergleichbar sein

[to be] nothing \to sth nichts im Vergleich zu etw dat [sein]

her wage is nothing \to what she could earn ihr Einkommen steht in keinem Vergleich zu dem, was sie verdienen könnte

to be superior \to sb jdm übergeordnet sein, höher stehen als jd

12. (in scores) zu + dat

Paul beat me by three games \to two Paul hat im Spiel drei zu zwei gegen mich gewonnen

Manchester won three \to one Manchester hat drei zu eins gewonnen

13. (until) bis + dat

, zu + dat

I read up \to page 100 ich habe bis Seite 100 gelesen

unemployment has risen \to almost 8 million die Arbeitslosigkeit ist auf fast 8 Millionen angestiegen

count \to 20 zähle bis 20

it's about fifty miles \to New York es sind [noch] etwa fünfzig Meilen bis New York

14. (expressing change of state) zu + dat

he converted \to Islam er ist zum Islam übergetreten

his expression changed from amazement \to joy sein Ausdruck wechselte von Erstaunen zu Freude

the change \to the metric system der Wechsel zum metrischen System

her promotion \to department manager ihre Beförderung zur Abteilungsleiterin

the meat was cooked \to perfection das Fleisch war bestens zubereitet

he drank himself \to death er trank sich zu Tode

she nursed me back \to health sie hat mich [wieder] gesund gepflegt

smashed \to pieces in tausend Stücke geschlagen

she was close \to tears sie war den Tränen nahe

he was thrilled \to bits er freute sich wahnsinnig

15. (to point in time) bis + dat

the shop is open \to 8.00 p.m. der Laden hat bis 20 Uhr geöffnet

we're in this \to the end wir führen dies bis zum Ende

and \to this day... und bis auf den heutigen Tag...

it's only two weeks \to your birthday! es sind nur noch zwei Wochen bis zu deinem Geburtstag!

16. (including)

▪ from... \to... von... bis...

from beginning \to end von Anfang bis Ende

from morning \to night von morgens bis abends

front \to back von vorne bis hinten, von allen Seiten

I read the document front \to back ich habe das Dokument von vorne bis hinten gelesen

he's done everything from snowboarding \to windsurfing er hat von Snowboarden bis Windsurfen alles [mal] gemacht

from simple theft \to cold-blooded murder vom einfachen Diebstahl bis zum kaltblütigen Mord

17. BRIT (in clock times) vor, bis SÜDD

it's twenty \to six es ist zwanzig vor sechs

18. (causing) zu + dat

\to my relief/horror/astonishment zu meiner Erleichterung/meinem Entsetzen/meinem Erstaunen

much \to her surprise zu ihrer großen Überraschung

19. (according to) für + akk

\to me, it sounds like she's ending the relationship für mich hört sich das an, als ob sie die Beziehung beenden wollte

that outfit looks good \to me das Outfit gefällt mir gut

if it's acceptable \to you wenn Sie einverstanden sind

this would be \to your advantage das wäre zu deinem Vorteil, das wäre für dich von Vorteil

does this make any sense \to you? findest du das auf irgendeine Weise einleuchtend?

fifty pounds is nothing \to him fünfzig Pfund sind nichts für ihn

what's it \to you? ( fam) was geht dich das an?

20. (serving) für + akk

he works as a personal trainer \to the rich and famous er arbeitet als Personal Trainer für die Reichen und Berühmten

they are hat makers \to Her Majesty the Queen sie sind Hutmacher Ihrer Majestät, der Königin

economic adviser \to the president Wirtschaftsberater des Präsidenten

21. FILM (next to)

she was Ophelia \to Olivier's Hamlet in der Verfilmung von Olivier spielte sie neben Hamlet die Ophelia

22. (in honour of) auf + akk

here's \to you! auf dein/Ihr Wohl!

\to the cook! auf den Koch/die Köchin!

the record is dedicated \to her mother die Schallplatte ist ihrer Mutter gewidmet

I propose a toast \to the bride and groom ich bringe einen Toast auf die Braut und den Bräutigam aus

a memorial \to all the soldiers who died in Vietnam ein Denkmal für alle im Vietnamkrieg gefallenen Soldaten

23. (per)

the car gets 25 miles \to the gallon das Auto verbraucht eine Gallone auf 25 Meilen

three parts oil \to one part vinegar drei Teile Öl auf einen Teil Essig

the odds are 2 \to 1 that you'll lose die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1, dass du verlierst

24. (as a result of) von + dat

she awoke \to the sound of screaming sie wurden durch laute Schreie wach

I like exercising \to music ich trainiere gerne mit Musik

I can't dance \to this sort of music ich kann zu dieser Art Musik nicht tanzen

the band walked on stage \to rapturous applause die Band zog unter tosendem Applaus auf die Bühne

25. (roughly) bis + dat

thirty \to thirty-five people dreißig bis fünfunddreißig Leute

26. MATH (defining exponent) hoch

ten \to the power of three zehn hoch drei

27.

▶ that's all there is \to it das ist schon alles

▶ there's not much [or nothing] \to it das ist nichts Besonderes, da ist nichts Besonderes dabei

II. TO FORM INFINITIVES

1. (expressing future intention) zu

she agreed \to help sie erklärte sich bereit zu helfen

I'll have \to tell him ich werde es ihm sagen müssen

I don't expect \to be finished any later than seven ich denke, dass ich spätestens um sieben fertig sein werde

he lived \to see his first grandchild er durfte erleben, dass sein erstes Enkelkind geboren wurde

I have \to go on a business trip ich muss auf eine Geschäftsreise

the company is \to pay over £500,000 die Firma muss über 500.000 Pfund bezahlen

he's going \to write his memoirs er wird seine Memoiren schreiben

I have some things \to be fixed ich habe einige Dinge zu reparieren

Blair \to meet with Bush Blair trifft Bush

to be about \to do sth gerade etw tun wollen, im Begriff sein, etw zu tun

2. (forming requests) zu

she was told \to have the report finished by Friday sie wurde gebeten, den Bericht bis Freitag fertigzustellen

he told me \to wait er sagte mir, ich solle warten

I asked her \to give me a call ich bat sie, mich anzurufen

we asked her \to explain wir baten sie, es uns zu erklären

you've not \to do that du sollst das nicht tun

that man is not \to come here again der Mann darf dieses Haus nicht mehr betreten

young man, you're \to go to your room right now junger Mann, du gehst jetzt auf dein Zimmer

3. (expressing wish) zu

I need \to eat something first ich muss zuerst etwas essen

I'd love \to live in New York ich würde nur zu gern in New York leben

would you like \to dance? möchten Sie tanzen?

that child ought \to be in bed das Kind sollte [schon] im Bett sein

I want \to go now ich möchte jetzt gehen

I need \to go to the bathroom ich muss mal auf die Toilette

do you want \to come with us? willst du [mit uns] mitkommen?

I'd love \to go to France this summer ich würde diesen Sommer gern nach Frankreich fahren

4. (omitting verb)

are you going tonight? — I'm certainly hoping \to gehst du heute Abend? — das hoffe ich sehr

would you like to go and see the Russian clowns? — yes, I'd love \to möchtest du gern die russischen Clowns sehen? — ja, sehr gern

can you drive? — yes I'm able \to but I prefer not \to kannst du Auto fahren? — ja, das kann ich, aber ich fahre nicht gern

5. after adj (to complete meaning)

it's not likely \to happen es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht, das wird wohl kaum geschehen

I was afraid \to tell her ich hatte Angst, es ihr zu sagen

he's able \to speak four languages er spricht vier Sprachen

she's due \to have her baby sie bekommt bald ihr Baby

I'm afraid \to fly ich habe Angst vorm Fliegen

she's happy \to see you back sie ist froh, dass du wieder zurück bist

I'm sorry \to hear that es tut mir leid, das zu hören

easy \to use leicht zu bedienen

languages are fun \to learn Sprachenlernen macht Spaß

it is interesting \to know that es ist interessant, das zu wissen

three months is too long \to wait drei Monate zu warten ist zu lang

I'm too nervous \to talk right now ich bin zu nervös, um jetzt zu sprechen

6. (expressing purpose)

I'm going there \to see my sister ich gehe dort hin, um meine Schwester zu treffen

she's gone \to pick Jean up sie ist Jean abholen gegangen

my second attempt \to make flaky pastry mein zweiter Versuch, einen Blätterteig zu machen

they have no reason \to lie sie haben keinerlei Grund zu lügen

I have the chance \to buy a house cheaply ich habe die Gelegenheit, billig ein Haus zu kaufen

something \to eat etwas zu essen

the first person \to arrive die erste Person, die ankam [o eintraf]

Armstrong was the first man \to walk on the moon Armstrong war der erste Mann, der den Mond betrat

7. (expressing intent)

we tried \to help wir versuchten zu helfen

\to make this cake, you'll need... für diesen Kuchen braucht man...

he managed \to escape es gelang ihm zu entkommen

8. (after wh- words)

I don't know what \to do ich weiß nicht, was ich tun soll

I don't know where \to begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll

she was wondering whether \to ask David about it sie fragte sich, ob sie David deswegen fragen sollte

can you tell me how \to get there? könne Sie mir sagen, wie ich dort hinkomme?

9. (introducing clause)

\to tell the truth [or \to be truthful] um die Wahrheit zu sagen

\to be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man ich muss dir ehrlich sagen, Dave, ich konnte diesen Mann noch nie leiden

\to be honest um ehrlich zu sein

10. (in consecutive acts) um zu

he looked up \to greet his guests er blickte auf, um seine Gäste zu begrüßen

she reached out \to take his hand sie griff nach seiner Hand

they turned around \to find their car gone sie drehten sich um und bemerkten, dass ihr Auto verschwunden war

III. ADVERB

inv zu

to push [or pull] the door \to die Tür zuschlagen

to come \to zu sich dat kommen

to set \to sich akk daranmachen fam

they set \to with a will, determined to finish the job sie machten sich mit Nachdruck daran, entschlossen, die Arbeit zu Ende zu bringen

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[tuː]
1. PREPOSITION

1) = in direction of, towards zu

to go to the station — zum Bahnhof gehen

to go to the doctor( 's)/greengrocer's etc — zum Arzt/Gemüsehändler etc gehen

to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen

to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren

to go to Switzerland —

to go to school to go to bed — zur Schule or in die Schule gehen ins or zu Bett gehen

to the left — nach links

to the west — nach Westen

he came up to where I was standing —

to fall to the ground — auf den Boden or zu Boden fallen

to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen

hold it up to the light — halte es gegen das Licht

2) = as far as, until bis

to count (up) to 20 —

there were (from) 40 to 60 people — es waren 40 bis 60 Leute da

it's 90 kms to Paris — nach Paris sind es 90 km

it's correct to a millimetre — es stimmt bis auf den Millimeter

8 years ago to the day — auf den Tag genau vor 8 Jahren

to this day — bis auf den heutigen Tag

they perished to a man — sie kamen alle bis auf den letzten Mann ums Leben

3) = in in (+dat)

I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien

4)

= secure to he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etc

they tied him to the tree —

they held him to the ground — sie hielten ihn am Boden

5)

with indirect object to give sth to sb — jdm etw geben

a present from me to you —

who did you give it to? — wem haben Sie es gegeben?

I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...

he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin

what is it to you? — was geht dich das an?

he is kind to everyone — er ist zu allen freundlich

it's a great help to me — das ist eine große Hilfe für mich

he has been a good friend to us — er war uns (dat)

"To... " (on envelope etc) to pray to God — "An (+acc)..." zu Gott beten

6) in toasts auf (+acc)

to drink to sb — jdm zutrinken

to drink to sb's health — auf jds Wohl (acc) trinken

7)

= next to with position bumper to bumper — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

close to sb/sth — nahe bei jdm/etw

at right angles to the wall —

parallel to the wall — parallel zur Wand

to the west (of)/the left (of) — westlich/links (von)

8) with expressions of time vor

20 ( minutes) to 2 — 20 (Minuten) vor 2

at (a) quarter to 2 — um Viertel vor 2

25 to 3 — 5 (Minuten) nach halb 3

it was five to when we arrived — es war fünf vor, als wir ankamen

9) = in relation to zu

A is to B as C is to D —

by a majority of 10 to 7 — mit einer Mehrheit von 10 zu 7

they won by 4 goals to 2 — sie haben mit 4:2 (spoken: vier zu zwei) Toren gewonnen

10) = per pro; (in recipes, when mixing) auf (+acc)

one person to a room — eine Person pro Zimmer

11) MATH

3 to the 4th, 3 to the power of 4 — 3 hoch 4

12)

= concerning what do you say to the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

what would you say to a beer? — was hältst du von einem Bier?

that's all there is to it — das ist alles

to repairing television £30 (Comm) — (für) Reparatur eines Fernsehers £ 30

13)

= according to to the best of my knowledge — nach bestem Wissen

it's not to my taste — das ist nicht nach meinem Geschmack

14)

= accompanied by to sing to the guitar —

to sing sth to the tune of... — etw nach der Melodie von... singen

to dance to a tune/a band — zu einer Melodie/den Klängen or der Musik eines Orchesters tanzen

15)

= of ambassador to America/the King of France — Botschafter in Amerika/am Hofe des Königs von Frankreich

secretary to the director — Sekretärin des Direktors

16)

= producing to everyone's surprise — zu jedermanns Überraschung

17)

infinitive to begin to do sth — anfangen, etw zu tun

he decided to come — er beschloss zu kommen

I want to do it — ich will es tun

I want him to do it — ich will, dass er es tut

18)

conditional use of infinitive to see him now, one would never think... — wenn man ihn jetzt sieht, würde man nicht glauben,...

19)

infinitive expressing purpose, result to eat/work to live —

I did it to help you — ich tat es, um dir zu helfen

to get to the point,... — um zur Sache zu kommen,...

well, not to exaggerate... — ohne zu übertreiben,...

I arrived to find she had gone — als ich ankam, war sie weg

never to be found again — und wurde nie wiedergefunden

20)

omitting verb I don't want to — ich will nicht

I'll try to — ich werde es versuchen

you have to — du musst

I'd love to — sehr gerne

we didn't want to but we were forced to — wir wollten nicht, aber wir waren dazu gezwungen

I intended to (do it), but I forgot (to) — ich wollte es tun, aber ich habe es vergessen

buy it, it would be silly not to — kaufe es, es wäre dumm, es nicht zu tun

he often does things one doesn't expect him to — er macht oft Dinge, die man nicht von ihm erwartet

21)

set structures __diams; noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that — er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazu

I have done nothing to deserve this — ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte

there's no-one to help us — es ist niemand da, der uns helfen könnte

who is he to order you around? — wer ist er denn, dass er dich so herumkommandiert?

he was the first to arrive — er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam

who was the last to see her? —

there is much to be done — es gibt viel zu tun

what is there to do here? —

now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun

the book is still to be written — das Buch muss noch geschrieben werden

are you ready to go at last? — bist du endlich fertig?

it's hard to understand — es ist schwer zu verstehen

it's impossible to believe — das kann man einfach nicht glauben

you are foolish to try it — du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen

is it good to eat? —

it's too heavy to lift too young to marry — es ist zu schwer zum Heben zu jung zum Heiraten

he's too old to be still in short trousers — er ist schon so alt und trägt noch kurze Hosen

2. ADJECTIVE
door (= ajar) angelehnt; (= shut) zu
3. ADVERB

to and fro — hin und her; walk auf und ab

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to

A präp [tuː; tʊ; tə]

1. (Grundbedeutung) zu

2. (Richtung und Ziel, räumlich) zu, nach, an (akk), in (akk), auf (akk):

go to London nach London fahren;

from east to west von Osten nach Westen;

throw sth to the ground etwas auf den oder zu Boden werfen

3. in (dat):

have you ever been to London?

4. (Richtung, Ziel, Zweck) zu, auf (akk), an (akk), in (akk), für, gegen:

play to a large audience vor einem großen Publikum spielen; → duty A 1 a, invite A 1, pray B 2, etc

5. (Zugehörigkeit) zu, in (akk), für, auf (akk):

that is all there is to it das ist alles;

a cap with a tassel to it eine Mütze mit einer Troddel (daran);

a key to the case ein Schlüssel für den oder zum Koffer;

a room to myself ein Zimmer für mich (allein); → assistant B 1, end C 7, moral B 1, secretary 1, etc

6. (Übereinstimmung, Gemäßheit) nach, für, gemäß: → astonishment, etc

7. (im Verhältnis oder Vergleich) zu, gegen, gegenüber, auf (akk), mit:

the score is three to one (3-1) das Spiel oder es steht drei zu eins (3:1);

two is to four as four is to eight zwei verhält sich zu vier wie vier zu acht

8. (Ausmaß, Grenze, Grad) bis, (bis) zu, (bis) an (akk), auf (akk), in (dat):

to the clouds bis an die Wolken;

ten feet to the ground zehn Fuß bis zum Boden; → craziness

9. (zeitliche Ausdehnung oder Grenze) bis, bis zu, bis gegen, auf (akk), vor (dat):

from three to four von drei bis vier (Uhr);

it’s ten to five es ist zehn vor fünf

10. (Begleitung) zu, nach:

sing to a guitar zu einer Gitarre singen;

they danced to a tune sie tanzten nach einer Melodie; → dance A 1

11. zur Bildung des Dativs:

a) betont:

he gave the book to me, not to you! er gab das Buch mir, nicht Ihnen!

b) unbetont:

she was a good mother to him sie war ihm eine gute Mutter

B partikel [tʊ; tə]

1. zur Bezeichnung des Infinitivs:

to go gehen;

easy to understand leicht zu verstehen;

she was heard to cry man hörte sie weinen

2. (Zweck, Absicht) um zu, zu:

he only does it to earn money er tut es nur, um Geld zu verdienen

3. zur Verkürzung des Nebensatzes:

I weep to think of it ich weine, wenn ich daran denke;

he was the first to arrive er kam als Erster;

to hear him talk wenn man ihn (so) reden hört; → honest A 1 b

4. zur Bezeichnung eines Grundes:

why blame you me to love you? obs oder poet was tadelst du mich, weil ich dich liebe?

5. zur Andeutung eines aus dem Vorhergehenden zu ergänzenden Infinitivs:

I don’t go because I don’t want to ich gehe nicht, weil ich nicht (gehen) will

C adv [tuː]

1. a) zu, geschlossen:

pull the door to die Türe zuziehen

b) angelehnt:

leave the door to

2. (wieder) zu Bewusstsein oder zu sich: → bring to A 1, come to 1

3. SCHIFF nahe am Wind:

keep her to!

4. to and fro

a) hin und her,

b) auf und ab

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1.
[before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

2) (towards a condition or quality) zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

3) (as far as) bis zu

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

4) (next to, facing)

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

6) introducing relationship or indirect object

to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen

to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

7) (until) bis

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after too um [...] zu

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

9) as substitute for infinitive

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
2.
[tuː] adverb

1) (just not shut)

be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

2)

to and fro — hin und her

English-german dictionary > to
11 to

1. tə,tu preposition
1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a, hacia

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a, hasta

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) hasta

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) con, a

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a, para

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) en

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) en; para

9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) (hacerlo)

2. tu: adverb
1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) hasta cerrar

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) a

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- to and fro

to prep

1. a

we are going to the coast nos vamos a la costa

we got to the airport at six llegamos al aeropuerto a las seis

she sent a postcard to her boyfriend envió una postal a su novio

give it to me dámelo a mí

he ran to school fue al colegio corriendo

2. a / hasta

she works from nine to five trabaja de nueve a cinco / trabaja desde las nueve hasta las cinco

3. menos

it's five to seven son las siete menos cinco

4. para

he rang to say hello llamó para saludarme

to

tr[tʊ, ʊnstressed tə]

preposition

1 (with place) a

■ we're going to a concert vamos a un concierto

■ did you go to the bank? ¿fuiste al banco?

■ he was taken to the police station lo llevaron a la comisaría

■ I have been to lots of countries he estado en muchos países

■ I saw her on the way to the airport la vi camino del aeropuerto

■ they travelled from town to town viajaron de ciudad en ciudad

■ A is to the north/south/east/west of B A está al norte/sur/este/oeste de B

■ it's twenty miles to York York está a veinte millas de aquí

2 (towards) hacia

■ the Labour party has moved to the right el partido laborista se ha desplazado hacia la derecha

■ it's further to the north está más hacia el norte

■ he sat with his back to her se sentó de espaldas a ella

3 (as far as, until) a, hasta

■ from beginning to end desde el principio hasta el final

■ she can count up to 10 sabe contar hasta 10

■ from Monday to Friday de lunes a viernes

■ we work from 9 to 5 trabajamos de 9 a 5

■ her hair reaches down to her waist el pelo le llega hasta la cintura

■ I like all music, from Abba to ZZTop me gusta toda la música, desde Abba hasta ZZTop

■ it's accurate to within one second tiene un margen de error de menos de un segundo

4 (of time) menos

■ it's ten to two son las dos menos diez

■ it's nearly twenty to son casi menos veinte

■ a quarter to eight las ocho menos cuarto

■ there are only two weeks to Christmas faltan sólo dos semanas para Navidad

5 (with indirect object) a

■ I showed the letter to my mother le enseñé la carta a mi madre

■ she lent the book to her friend le dejó el libro a su amiga

■ I gave it to him se lo di a él

6 (for) de

■ the key to the safe la llave de la caja fuerte

■ he's secretary to the board es secretario del consejo de administración

■ what's the answer to question 4? ¿cuál es la respuesta a la pregunta número 4?

■ heir to the throne heredero al trono

7 (attitude, behaviour) con, para con

■ you've been very kind to us has sido muy amable con nosotros

■ be nice to her pórtate bien con ella

■ he was so rude to me se mostró muy grosero conmigo

8 (in honour of) a

■ we drink to his health brindamos a su salud

■ a monument to Churchill un monumento a Churchill

9 (touching) a, contra

■ he put his ear to the wall puso la oreja contra la pared

■ she clutched her bag to her chest se estrechó el bolso contra el pecho

10 (accompanied by) acompañado,-a de

■ we danced to the music bailamos al compás de la música

■ he left to loud shouts of disapproval se marchó entre gritos de desaprobación

11 (causing something) para

■ to my surprise, it was empty para mi sorpresa, estaba vacío

12 (as seen by) por lo que respecta

■ to a foreigner, it must seem awful para un extranjero, debe parecer terrible

■ to some people he was a hero, to others a traitor para algunos era un héroe, para otros era un traidor

13 (indicating comparison) a

■ I prefer tea to coffee prefiero el té al café

■ that's nothing to what I heard eso no es nada comparado con lo que he oído

14 (ratio) a

■ they won by fourteen points to ten ganaron por catorce puntos a diez

■ we lost by three goals to two perdimos por tres a dos

■ the odds are 50 to 1 las posibilidades son 50 contra 1

15 (per, equivalent) a, en

■ there are 100 pence to the pound hay 100 peniques en una libra

■ how much does your car do to the gallon? ≈ ¿cuánto gasta tu coche a los cien kilómetros?

16 (according to) según

■ to my way of thinking a mi modo de entender

■ is it to your taste? ¿es de su agrado?

■ I did it to the best of my ability lo hice lo mejor posible

■ contrary to all appearances en contra de todos los indicios

17 (result) a

■ wait until the light turns to green espera hasta que la luz cambie a verde

■ she was reduced to tears se deshizo en lágrimas

■ the party's rapid rise to power la rápida subida al poder del partido

■ he smashed it to pieces lo hizo pedazos

18 (in order to) para, a fin de

■ I worked overtime to earn some extra money hice horas extras para ganar más dinero

19 (used as object of many verbs)

■ she wants you to go away quiere que te vayas

20 (substituting infinitive)

■ would you like to dance? --I'd love to ¿te gustaría bailar? --me encantaría

■ she didn't want to go, but she had to no quería ir, pero no le quedaba más remedio

adverb

1 (of door) ajustada

■ push the door to ajusta la puerta

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to and fro vaivén, ir y venir Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL Cuando se usa con la raíz del verbo para formar el infinitivo no se traduce/Table 1 ■ I want to help you quiero ayudarte

■ he tried to sell his car intentó vender su coche

to ['tu:] adv

1) : a un estado consciente

to come to: volver en sí

2)

to and fro : de aquí para allá, de un lado para otro

to prep

1) (indicating a place) : a

to go to the doctor: ir al médico

I'm going to John's: voy a la casa de John

2) toward: a, hacia

two miles to the south: dos millas hacia el sur

3) on: en, sobre

apply salve to the wound: póngale ungüento a la herida

4) up to: hasta, a

to a degree: hasta cierto grado

from head to toe: de pies a cabeza

5) (in expressions of time)

it's quarter to seven: son las siete menos cuarto

6) until: a, hasta

from May to December: de mayo a diciembre

7) (indicating belonging or possession) : de, a

the key to the lock: la llave del candado

8) (indicating response) : a

dancing to the rhythm: bailando al compás

9) (indicating comparison or proportion) : a

it's similar to mine: es parecido al mío

they won 4 to 2: ganaron 4 a 2

10) (indicating agreement or conformity) : a, de acuerdo con

made to order: hecho a la orden

to my knowledge: a mi saber

11) (indicating inclusion) : en cada, por

twenty to the box: veinte por caja

12) (used to form the infinitive)

to understand: entender

to go away: irse

I tuː, weak form tə
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating destination) a

we're going to Paris — vamos a París

I'll drive you to the station — te llevo a la estación

we went to John's — fuimos a casa de John, fuimos a lo de John (RPl), fuimos donde John (esp AmL)

you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

b) ( indicating direction) hacia

move a little to the right — córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me — se volvió hacia mí

it's pointing to the east — señala al Este

c) ( indicating position) a

to the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton — una milla al sur de Milton

2) (against, onto)

she clasped him to her — lo estrechó contra ella

they stuck the poster to the wall — pegaron el cartel en la pared

3)

a) ( as far as) hasta

she can count (up) to 100 now — ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent — hasta cierto punto

a year ago to the day — hace exactamente un año

b) ( until) hasta

I can't stay to the end — no puedo quedarme hasta el final

c) ( indicating range)

there will be 30 to 35 guests — habrá entre 30 y 35 invitados; see also from 4)

4)

a) ( showing indirect object)

who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?

give it to me — dámelo

what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?

I'll hand you over to Jane — te paso or (Esp tb) te pongo con Jane

I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo

to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe

he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo

b) (in toasts, dedications)

here's to Toby — brindemos por Toby

here's to a Happy New Year — Feliz Año Nuevo!

best wishes to you both — los mejores deseos para ambos

to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane

5) (indicating proportion, relation)

how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?

600 pesos to the US dollar — 600 pesos por dólar

it does 30 miles to the gallon — da or rinde 30 millas por galón, consume 6.75 litros a los or por cada cien kilómetros

Barcelona won by two goals to one — Barcelona ganó por dos (goles) a uno

there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...

that's nothing to what followed — eso no es nada comparado or en comparación con lo que vino después

6) ( concerning)

what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?

that's all there is to it — eso es todo

there's nothing to it — es muy simple or sencillo

7)

a) ( in accordance with)

to all appearances — según parece

they are not to my taste — no son de mi gusto

b) ( producing)

to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...

c) ( indicating purpose)

to this end — con este fin

8) ( indicating belonging) de

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

the solution to the problem — la solución al or del problema

it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien

9) ( telling time) (BrE)

ten to three — las tres menos diez, diez para las tres (AmL exc RPl)

10) ( accompanied by)

we danced to the music — bailamos al compás de la música

they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'

II tə
(in infinitives)

1)

a)

to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir

I want to dance — quiero bailar

I want them to dance — quiero que bailen

b) ( in order to) para

I do it to save money — lo hago para ahorrar dinero

c) ( indicating result)

he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido

I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa

d) ( without vb)

I'd love to! — me encantaría!

he doesn't want to — no quiere

2) (after adj or n)

it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer

you're too young to drink wine — eres demasiado joven para beber vino

she was the first to arrive — fue la primera en llegar

it's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

she has a lot to do — tiene mucho que hacer

III tuː
adverb ( shut)

I pulled the door to — cerré la puerta

[tʊ, tuː, tǝ]
1. PREPOSITION
When to is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg set to, heave to, look up the phrasal verb. When to is part of a set combination, eg nice to, to my mind, to all appearances, appeal to, look up the other word.
1) (destination) a
Note: a + el = al

it's 90 kilometres to Lima — de aquí a Lima hay 90 kilómetros, hay 90 kilómetros a Lima

a letter to his wife — una carta a su mujer

he fell to the floor — cayó al suelo

to go to Paris/Spain — ir a París/España

to go to Peru — ir al Perú

to go to school/university — ir al colegio/a la Universidad

to go to the doctor's — ir al médico

I liked the exhibition, I went to it twice — me gustó la exposición, fui a verla dos veces

we're going to John's/my parents' for Christmas — vamos a casa de John/mis padres por Navidad

• have you ever been to India? — ¿has estado alguna vez en la India?

• flights to Heathrow — vuelos a or con destino a Heathrow

• the road to Edinburgh — la carretera de Edimburgo
church 1., 2)
2) (=towards) hacia

he walked slowly to the door — caminó despacio hacia la puerta

he turned to me — se giró hacia mí

move it to the left/right — muévelo hacia la izquierda/derecha

3) (=as far as) hasta

from here to London — de aquí a or hasta Londres

I'll see you to the door — te acompaño hasta la puerta

4) (=up to) hasta

to count to ten — contar hasta diez

it's accurate to (within) a millimetre — es exacto hasta el milímetro

to some extent — hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

we are expecting 40 to 50 people — esperamos entre 40 y 50 personas

• to this day I still don't know what he meant — aún hoy no sé lo que quiso decir

eight years ago to the day — hoy hace exactamente ocho años

• he didn't stay to the end — no se quedó hasta el final

• from Monday to Friday — de lunes a viernes

from morning to night — de la mañana a la noche, desde la mañana hasta la noche

• funds to the value of... — fondos por valor de...
decimal 1.
5) (=located at) a

the door is to the left (of the window) — la puerta está a la izquierda (de la ventana)

the airport is to the west of the city — el aeropuerto está al oeste de la ciudad

6) (=against) contra

he stood with his back to the wall — estaba con la espalda contra la pared

he clasped her to him — la estrechó contra sí

to turn a picture to the wall — volver un cuadro mirando a la pared

7) (when telling time)

it's a quarter to three — son las tres menos cuarto, es or (LAm) falta un cuarto para las tres

at eight minutes to ten — a las diez menos ocho

8) (introducing indirect object) a

to give sth to sb — dar algo a algn

I gave it to my friend — se lo di a mi amigo

the man I sold it to or frm to whom I sold it — el hombre a quien se lo vendí

it belongs to me — me pertenece (a mí), es mío

they were kind to me — fueron amables conmigo

it's new to me — es nuevo para mí

what is that to me? — ¿y a mí qué me importa eso?

"that's strange," I said to myself — -es raro -me dije para mis adentros

9) (in dedications, greetings)

greetings to all our friends! — ¡saludos a todos los amigos!

welcome to you all! — ¡bienvenidos todos!

"to P.R. Lilly" — (in book) "para P.R. Lilly"

here's to you! — ¡va por ti!, ¡por ti!

a monument to the fallen — un monumento a los caídos, un monumento en honor a los caídos

10) (in ratios, proportions) por

there were three men to a cell — había tres hombres por celda

it does 30 miles to the gallon — hace 30 millas por galón

eight apples to the kilo — ocho manzanas por kilo

there are about five pesos to the dollar — son unos cinco pesos por dólar

a scale of 1 centimetre to 1 kilometre — una escala de 1 centímetro por kilómetro

200 people to the square mile — 200 personas por milla cuadrada

the odds are 8 to 1 — las probabilidades son de 8 a 1

the odds against it happening are a million to one — las probabilidades de que eso ocurra son una entre un millón

by a majority of 12 to 10 — por una mayoría de 12 a 10

they won by four goals to two — ganaron por cuatro goles a dos

three to the fourth, three to the power of four — (Math) tres a la cuarta potencia

11) (in comparisons) a

superior to the others — superior a los demás

A is to B as C is to D — A es a B como C es a D

that's nothing to what is to come — eso no es nada en comparación con lo que está por venir

12) (=about, concerning)

what do you say to that? — ¿qué te parece (eso)?

what would you say to a beer? — ¿te parece que tomemos una cerveza?

"to repairing pipes:..." — (on bill) "reparación de las cañerías:..."

13) (=according to) según

to my way of thinking — a mi modo de ver, según mi modo de pensar

14) (=to the accompaniment of)

we danced to the music of the band — bailamos con la música de la orquesta

they came out to the strains of the national anthem — salieron a los compases del himno nacional

it is sung to the tune of "Tipperary" — se canta con la melodía de "Tipperary"

15) (=of, for) de

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

assistant to the manager — asistente del gerente

he was a good father to the children — fue un buen padre para sus hijos

it offers a solution to your problem — te ofrece una solución para el problema

we've found the solution to the problem — hemos encontrado solución al problema

the British ambassador to Moscow — el embajador británico en Moscú

he has been a good friend to us — ha sido un buen amigo para nosotros

16) (with gerund/noun)

• to look forward to doing sth — tener muchas ganas de hacer algo

I'm really looking forward to the holidays — estoy deseando que lleguen las vacaciones

• to prefer painting to drawing — preferir pintar a dibujar

• to be used to (doing) sth — estar acostumbrado a (hacer) algo

17) (in set expressions)

• to this end — a or con este fin

• to my enormous shame I did nothing — para gran vergüenza mía, no hice nada

• to my great surprise — con gran sorpresa por mi parte, para gran sorpresa mía

2. INFINITIVE PARTICLE

1) (infinitive)

to come — venir

to sing — cantar

to work — trabajar

2) (following another verb)

a)
A preposition may be required with the Spanish infinitive, depending on what precedes it: look up the verb.
• she refused to listen — se negó a escuchar

• to start to cry — empezar or ponerse a llorar

• to try to do sth — tratar de hacer algo, intentar hacer algo

• to want to do sth — querer hacer algo

b) (object as subject of following infinitive)

• I'd advise you to think this over — te aconsejaría que te pensaras bien esto

• he'd like me to give up work — le gustaría que dejase de trabajar

• we'd prefer him to go to university — preferiríamos que fuese a la universidad

• I want you to do it — quiero que lo hagas

c)

I have things to do — tengo cosas que hacer

he has a lot to lose — tiene mucho que perder

there was no one for me to ask, there wasn't anyone for me to ask — no había nadie a quien yo pudiese preguntar

he's not the sort or type to do that — no es de los que hacen eso

• that book is still to be written — ese libro está todavía por escribir

• now is the time to do it — ahora es el momento de hacerlo

• and who is he to criticize? — ¿y quién es él para criticar?

3) (purpose, result) para

he did it to help you — lo hizo para ayudarte

I have done nothing to deserve this — no he hecho nada para merecer esto

it disappeared, never to be seen again — desapareció para siempre

I arrived to find she had gone — cuando llegué me encontré con que se había ido

he came to see you — vino a verte

he's gone to get the paper — ha ido a por el periódico

4) (standing in for verb)
The particle to is not translated when it stands for the infinitive:
we didn't want to sell it but we had to — no queríamos venderlo pero tuvimos que hacerlo or no hubo más remedio

"would you like to come to dinner?" - "I'd love to!" — -¿te gustaría venir a cenar? -¡me encantaría!

you may not want to do it but you ought to for the sake of your education — tal vez no quieres hacerlo pero deberías en aras de tu educación

I don't want to — no quiero

I forgot to — se me olvidó

5) (after adjective)
For combinations like difficult/easy/foolish/ ready/ slow to etc, look up the adjective.
it is very expensive to live in London — resulta muy caro vivir en Londres

it's hard to describe the feeling — es difícil describir la sensación

these dogs are hard to control — estos perros son difíciles de controlar

the first/last to go — el primero/último en irse

he's young to be a grandfather — es joven para ser abuelo

See:

EASY, DIFFICULT, IMPOSSIBLE in easy

6) (in exclamations)

and then to be let down like that! — ¡y para que luego te decepcionen así!

and to think he didn't mean a word of it! — ¡y pensar que nada de lo que dijo era de verdad!

7)

to see him now one would never think that... — al verlo or viéndolo ahora nadie creería que...

3.

ADVERB

to pull the door to — tirar de la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta tirando

to push the door to — empujar la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta empujando

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I [tuː], weak form [tə]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating destination) a

we're going to Paris — vamos a París

I'll drive you to the station — te llevo a la estación

we went to John's — fuimos a casa de John, fuimos a lo de John (RPl), fuimos donde John (esp AmL)

you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

b) ( indicating direction) hacia

move a little to the right — córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me — se volvió hacia mí

it's pointing to the east — señala al Este

c) ( indicating position) a

to the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton — una milla al sur de Milton

2) (against, onto)

she clasped him to her — lo estrechó contra ella

they stuck the poster to the wall — pegaron el cartel en la pared

3)

a) ( as far as) hasta

she can count (up) to 100 now — ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent — hasta cierto punto

a year ago to the day — hace exactamente un año

b) ( until) hasta

I can't stay to the end — no puedo quedarme hasta el final

c) ( indicating range)

there will be 30 to 35 guests — habrá entre 30 y 35 invitados; see also from 4)

4)

a) ( showing indirect object)

who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?

give it to me — dámelo

what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?

I'll hand you over to Jane — te paso or (Esp tb) te pongo con Jane

I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo

to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe

he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo

b) (in toasts, dedications)

here's to Toby — brindemos por Toby

here's to a Happy New Year — Feliz Año Nuevo!

best wishes to you both — los mejores deseos para ambos

to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane

5) (indicating proportion, relation)

how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?

600 pesos to the US dollar — 600 pesos por dólar

it does 30 miles to the gallon — da or rinde 30 millas por galón, consume 6.75 litros a los or por cada cien kilómetros

Barcelona won by two goals to one — Barcelona ganó por dos (goles) a uno

there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...

that's nothing to what followed — eso no es nada comparado or en comparación con lo que vino después

6) ( concerning)

what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?

that's all there is to it — eso es todo

there's nothing to it — es muy simple or sencillo

7)

a) ( in accordance with)

to all appearances — según parece

they are not to my taste — no son de mi gusto

b) ( producing)

to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...

c) ( indicating purpose)

to this end — con este fin

8) ( indicating belonging) de

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

the solution to the problem — la solución al or del problema

it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien

9) ( telling time) (BrE)

ten to three — las tres menos diez, diez para las tres (AmL exc RPl)

10) ( accompanied by)

we danced to the music — bailamos al compás de la música

they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'

II [tə]
(in infinitives)

1)

a)

to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir

I want to dance — quiero bailar

I want them to dance — quiero que bailen

b) ( in order to) para

I do it to save money — lo hago para ahorrar dinero

c) ( indicating result)

he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido

I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa

d) ( without vb)

I'd love to! — me encantaría!

he doesn't want to — no quiere

2) (after adj or n)

it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer

you're too young to drink wine — eres demasiado joven para beber vino

she was the first to arrive — fue la primera en llegar

it's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

she has a lot to do — tiene mucho que hacer

III [tuː]
adverb ( shut)

I pulled the door to — cerré la puerta

English-spanish dictionary > to
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I нареч.
1) (каким образом, в какой степени и т.п.) how

как он э́то сде́лал? — how did he do it?

как вам э́то нра́вится? — how do you like it?

как же так? — how is that?

как до́лго? — how long?

я не зна́ю, как он э́то сде́лал — I don't know how he did it

вы не зна́ете, как он уста́л — you don't know how tired he is

как он уста́л! — how tired he is!

как жа́рко! — how hot it is!

как (ва́ши / твои́) дела́? — how are you getting on?; how are things? разг.

как пожива́ете? — how are you?

как пройти́ (куда́-л)? — can you tell me the way (to)?

как вы отно́ситесь (к)? — what do you think (of)?

вот как э́то на́до де́лать — that is the way to do it

он поступи́л, как вы сказа́ли — he did as [the way] you told him

2) (при вопросе о названии, содержании и т.п.) what

как ва́ше и́мя?, как вас зову́т? — what is your name?

как называ́ется э́та кни́га? — what is the title of that book?

как вы ду́маете? — what do you think?

как вы сказа́ли? — what did you say?

3) (при выражении возмущения, удивления) what

как, он ушёл? — what, he's gone already?

как вам не сты́дно! — you ought to be ashamed (of yourself)!; for shame!

4)

как (бы) ни — however; no matter how; ( с глаголом) however hard / much; (при кратк. прил.) as ( с инверсией)

как ни по́здно — however late it is; no matter how late it is

как ни тру́дно — however difficult it is

как он ни умён — clever as he is

как э́то ни жесто́ко — cruel as it is

как ни стара́йтесь, как бы вы ни стара́лись — however hard you may try

как он ни стара́лся — try as he would, however hard he tried

он не мог э́того сде́лать, как бы он э́того ни жела́л — he couldn't do it, much as he would want / love to

5) (с сов. в форме буд. вр. со значением прош. вр. при выражении внезапности) suddenly, all of a sudden

он как вско́чит! — suddenly [all of a sudden] he jumped up

••

как бы не так! — not likely!; nothing of the kind!

как бы то ни́ было — however that may be, be that as it may

как быть? — what is to be done?

как знать — who knows

как сказа́ть — how shall I put it, how shall I say

как когда́ — it depends

кому́ как — it's not the same with everybody

а то как же! — sure enough!, you bet!

как же! — 1) (в знач. подтверждения) why yes!, of course! 2) (в знач. отрицания) not likely!, indeed!

как его́ там... — what's-his-name

как так?, как э́то? — how come?, how's that?

объясни́ть / рассказа́ть, как и что — explain everything; explain the way things are
II союз
1) (при сравнении; в качестве) as; ( подобно) like

широ́кий как мо́ре — (as) wide as the sea

Толсто́й как писа́тель — Tolstoy as a writer

он говори́т по-англи́йски как англича́нин — he speaks English like an Englishman

бу́дьте как до́ма — make yourself at home

как наро́чно — as (ill) luck would have it

как ви́дно — apparently

2) разг. ( когда) when; ( с тех пор как) since

как пойдёшь, зайди́ за мной — call in for me when you go

прошло́ два го́да, как мы познако́мились — it's two years since we first met

3)

по́сле того́ как — since

до того́ как — till, until

в то вре́мя как (одновременно) — while

тогда́ как, ме́жду тем как, в то вре́мя как (при противопоставлении) — whereas, while

прошло́ два го́да по́сле того́ [с тех пор], как он уе́хал — it's two years since he left

он вошёл в то вре́мя, как они́ чита́ли — he came in while they were reading

он уе́хал, тогда́ как (ме́жду тем как; в то вре́мя как) она́ оста́лась — he went away whereas / while she remained

4) (= что) не переводится; придаточное предложение передаётся оборотом с inf

он ви́дел, как она́ ушла́ — he saw her go

5) (с сослагат. накл.)

как бы он не опозда́л! — I hope he is not late!

бою́сь, как бы он не опозда́л — I am afraid (that) he may be late

••

как..., так и — both... and

как а́рмия, так и флот — both the army and the navy; the army as well as the navy

как наприме́р — as for instance; such as

как раз — just, exactly

э́ти ту́фли мне как раз — these shoes are just right

как раз то (что) — exactly / just what; the very thing (that)

как раз то, что мне ну́жно — just what I want; the very thing I want

как бу́дто — 1) (словно бы, с виду) as if, as though 2) ( по-видимому) apparently; it looks like

ты как бу́дто не рад мне — you don't seem to be glad I am here

как бы — 1) (словно бы, с виду) as if, as though 2) (своего рода, отражает тж. неуверенность говорящего) kind of, sort of

как бы в шу́тку — as if in jest

э́то бы́ло как бы отве́том (дт.) — it was, as it were, a reply (to), it was a kind of reply (to)

я как бы свобо́ден сего́дня — I'm sort of free today

как таково́й — as such

как то́лько — as soon as; the moment

как вдруг — when all at once

как попа́ло — 1) ( небрежно) anyhow; any old way 2) ( в спешке) helter-skelter

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > как
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1. нареч.
1. (каким образом. в какой степени и т. п.) how

как он это сделал? — how did he do it?

как вам это нравиться? — how do you like it?

как же так? — how is that?

как долго? — how long?

я не знаю, как он это сделал — I don't know how he did it

вы не знаете, как он устал — you don't know how tired he is

как он устал! — how tired he is!

как жарко! — how hot it is!

как (ваши) дела? — how are you getting on?; how are things? разг.

как поживаете? — how are you?

как пройти (на, в, к)? — can you tell me the way (to)?

как вы относитесь (к)? — what do you think (of)?

вот как это надо делать — that is the way to do it

как вам не стыдно! — you ought to be ashamed (of yourself)!; for shame!

2. (при вопросе о названии, содержании и т. п.) what

как ваше имя?, как вас зовут? — what is your name?

как называется эта книга? — what is the title of that book?

как вы думаете? — what do you think?

как вы сказали? — what did you say?

3. (при выражении возмущения, удивления) what

как, он ушёл? — what, he has already gone?

4.:

как ни, как... ни — however; ( с глаголом) however hard / much; (при кратк. прил.) as ( с инверсией):

как ни поздно — however late it is; no matter how late it is

как ни трудно — however difficult it is

как ни старайтесь — however hard you may try

как он ни умён — clever as he is

как это ни жестоко — cruel as it is

как он ни старался — try as he would, however hard he tried

5. (с будущим соверш. при выражении внезапности) suddenly, all of a sudden

как он вскочит! — suddenly, или all of a sudden, he jumped up

6. (в относит. предложениях) = как II 1

♢ как бы не так! — not likely!; nothing of the kind!

как бы то ни было — however that may be, be that as it may

как знать разг. — who knows

как сказать — how shall I put it, how shall I say

как когда — it depends

и как ещё! — and how!
2. союз
1. (при сравнении; в качестве) as; ( подобно) like

он поступил, как вы сказали — he did as you told him

широкий как море — (as) wide as the sea

Толстой как писатель — Tolstoy as a writer

он говорит по-английски как англичанин — he speaks English like an Englishman*

будьте как дома — make yourself at home

как нарочно — as (ill) luck would have it

как видно — apparently

2. разг. ( когда) when; ( с тех пор как) since

как пойдёшь, зайди за мной — call in for me when you go

прошло два года, как мы познакомились — it's two years since we first met

3.:

после того как — since:

прошло два года после того, или с тех пор, как он уехал — it's two years since he left

в то время, как — while:

он вошёл в то время, как они читали — he came in while they were reading

до того как — till, until

тогда как, между тем как, в то время как ( при противопоставлении) — whereas, while:

он уехал, тогда как, или между тем как, или в то время как, она осталась — he went away whereas / while she remained

4. (= что) не переводится; придаточное предложение передаётся оборотом с inf.

он видел, как она ушла — he saw her ho

5. (с сослагат. накл.):

как бы он не опоздал! — I hope he is not late!

боюсь, как бы он не опоздал — I am afraid (that) he may be late

♢ как..., так и — both... and:

как армия, так и флот — both the army and the navy; the army as well as the navy

как например — as for instance

как раз — just, exactly

как раз то — the very thing; that's just the ticket разг.

как раз то, что мне нужно — just what I want, the very thing I want

эти туфли мне как раз — these shoes are just right

как будто, как бы — as if, as though

как бы в шутку — as if in jest

это было как бы ответом (дт.) — it was, as it were, a reply (to), it w as a kind of reply (to)

как таковой — as such

как только — as soon as; the moment...

как вдруг — when all at once

как попало — ( небрежно) anyhow; any old way; (в беспорядке, панике) helter-skelter

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > как
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[tu:, tu, tə] prep

1) ( moving towards) in +akk, nach +dat, zu +dat;

she walked over \to the window sie ging [hinüber] zum Fenster [o ans Fenster];

\to the right/ left nach rechts/links;

there \to the right dort rechts;

he's standing \to the left of Adrian er steht links neben Adrian;

\to the north/ south nördlich/südlich;

twenty miles \to the north of the city zwanzig Meilen nördlich der Stadt;

the suburbs are \to the west of the city die Vororte liegen im Westen der Stadt;

parallel \to the x axis parallel zur x-Achse;

we're going \to town wir gehen/fahren in die Stadt;

\to the mountains in die Berge;

\to the sea ans Meer;

\to the park in den Park;

from here \to the station von hier [bis] zum Bahnhof;

the way \to the town centre der Weg ins Stadtzentrum;

they go \to work on the bus sie fahren mit dem Bus zur Arbeit;

I'm going \to a party/ concert ich gehe auf eine Party/ein Konzert;

she has to go \to a meeting now sie muss jetzt zu einem Meeting [gehen];

we moved \to Germany last year wir sind letztes Jahr nach Deutschland gezogen;

he flew \to the US er flog in die USA;

she's never been \to Mexico before sie ist noch nie [zuvor] in Mexiko gewesen;

my first visit \to Africa mein erster Aufenthalt in Afrika;

this is a road \to nowhere! diese Straße führt nirgendwohin!

2) ( attending regularly) zu +dat, in +dat;

she goes \to kindergarten sie geht in den Kindergarten;

he goes \to college er geht zur Hochschule [o studiert an der Hochschule];

do you go \to church? gehst du in die Kirche?;

I go \to the gym twice a week ich gehe zweimal wöchentlich in die Turnhalle

3) ( inviting to) zu +dat;

an invitation \to a wedding eine Einladung zu einer Hochzeit;

I've asked them \to dinner ich habe sie zum Essen eingeladen;

she took me out \to lunch yesterday sie hat mich gestern zum Abendessen ausgeführt [o eingeladen];

4) ( in direction of) auf +akk;

she pointed \to a distant spot on the horizon sie zeigte auf einen fernen Punkt am Horizont;

to have one's back \to sth/sb etw/jdm den Rücken zudrehen;

back \to front verkehrt herum

5) ( in contact with) an +dat;

they were dancing cheek \to cheek sie tanzten Wange an Wange;

she put her hand \to his breast sie legte die Hand auf seine Brust;

she clasped the letter \to her bosom sie drückte den Brief an ihren Busen

6) ( attached to) an +akk;

tie the lead \to the fence mache die Leine am Zaun fest;

they fixed the bookshelves \to the wall sie brachten die Bücherregale an der Wand an;

stick the ads \to some paper klebe die Anzeigen auf ein Blatt Papier

7) ( with indirect object) mit +dat;

I lent my bike \to my brother ich habe meinem Bruder mein Fahrrad geliehen;

give that gun \to me gib mir das Gewehr;

he is married \to his cousin Emma er ist mit seiner Kusine Emma verheiratet;

I told that \to Glyn ich habe das Glyn erzählt;

you should show that rash \to the doctor du solltest den Ausschlag dem Arzt zeigen;

what have they done \to you? was haben sie dir [an]getan?;

children are often cruel \to each other Kinder sind oft grausam zueinander;

who's the letter addressed \to? an wen ist der Brief gerichtet [o adressiert] ?;

her knowledge proved useful \to him ihr Wissen erwies sich als hilfreich für ihn;

I am deeply grateful \to my parents ich bin meinen Eltern zutiefst dankbar;

a threat \to world peace eine Bedrohung des Weltfriedens [o für den Weltfrieden];

they made a complaint \to the manager sie reichten beim Geschäftsleiter eine Beschwerde ein

8) ( with respect to) zu +dat;

and what did you say \to that? und was hast du dazu gesagt?;

he finally confessed \to the crime er gestand schließlich das Verbrechen;

this is essential \to our strategy dies ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Strategie;

( in response) auf +akk;

a reference \to Psalm 22:18 ein Verweis auf Psalm 22:18;

her reply \to the question ihre Antwort auf die Frage;

and what was her response \to that? und wie lautete ihr Antwort darauf?

9) ( belonging to) zu +dat;

the keys \to his car seine Autoschlüssel;

the top \to this pen die Kappe zu diesem Stift;

she has a mean side \to her sie kann auch sehr gemein sein;

there is a very moral tone \to this book dieses Buch hat einen sehr moralischer Ton;

there's a funny side \to everything alles hat auch seine komische Seite

10) ( compared to) mit +dat;

I prefer beef \to seafood ich ziehe Rindfleisch Meeresfrüchten vor;

frogs' legs are comparable \to chicken Froschschenkel sind mit Hühnerfleisch vergleichbar;

a colonel is superior \to a sergeant ein Oberst ist ein höherer Dienstgrad als ein Unteroffizier;

she looked about thirty \to his sixty gegenüber seinen sechzig Jahren wirkte sie wie dreißig;

[to be] nothing \to sth nichts im Vergleich zu etw dat [sein];

her wage is nothing \to what she could earn ihr Einkommen steht in keinem Vergleich zu dem, was sie verdienen könnte

11) ( in scores) zu +dat;

Paul beat me by three games \to two Paul hat im Spiel drei zu zwei gegen mich gewonnen;

Manchester won three \to to one Manchester hat drei zu eins gewonnen

12) ( until) bis +dat, zu +dat;

I read up \to page 100 ich habe bis Seite 100 gelesen;

unemployment has risen \to almost 8 million die Arbeitslosigkeit ist auf fast 8 Millionen angestiegen;

count \to 20 bis 20 zählen;

it's about fifty miles \to New York es sind [noch] etwa fünfzig Meilen bis New York

13) ( expressing change of state) zu +dat;

he converted \to Islam er ist zum Islam übergetreten;

his expression changed from amazement \to joy sein Ausdruck wechselte von Erstaunen zu Freude;

the change \to the metric system der Wechsel zum metrischen System;

her promotion \to department manager ihre Beförderung zur Abteilungsleiterin;

the meat was cooked \to perfection das Fleisch war perfekt zubereitet [worden];

he drank himself \to death er trank sich zu Tode;

she nursed me back \to health sie hat mich [wieder] gesund gepflegt;

smashed \to pieces in tausend Stücke geschlagen;

she was close \to tears sie war den Tränen nahe;

he was thrilled \to bits er freute sich wahnsinnig

14) ( to point in time) bis +dat;

the shop is open \to 8.00 p.m. der Laden hat bis 20 Uhr geöffnet;

we're in this \to the end wir führen dies bis zum Ende;

and \to this day... und bis auf den heutigen Tag...;

it's only two weeks \to your birthday! es sind nur noch zwei Wochen bis zu deinem Geburtstag!

15) ( including)

from... \to... von... bis...;

from beginning \to end von Anfang bis Ende;

from morning \to night von Kopf bis Fuß;

front \to back von vorne bis hinten, von allen Seiten;

I read the document front \to back ich habe das Dokument von vorne bis hinten gelesen;

he's done everything from snowboarding \to windsurfing er hat von Snowboarden bis Windsurfen alles [mal] gemacht;

from simple theft \to cold-blooded murder vom einfachen Diebstahl bis zum kaltblütigen Mord

16) ( Brit) ( in clock times) vor +dat in Southern Germany bis +dat;

it's twenty \to six es ist zwanzig vor sechs

17) ( causing) zu +dat;

\to my relief/ horror/ astonishment zu meiner Erleichterung/meinem Entsetzen/meinem Erstaunen;

much \to her surprise zu ihrer großen Überraschung

18) ( according to) für +akk;

\to me, it sounds like he's ending the relationship für mich hört sich das an, als ob er die Beziehung beenden wollte;

that outfit looks good \to me das Outfit gefällt mir gut;

if it's acceptable \to you wenn Sie einverstanden sind;

this would be \to your advantage das wäre zu deinem Vorteil, das wäre für dich von Vorteil;

does this make any sense \to you? findest du das auf irgendeine Weise einleuchtend?;

fifty pounds is nothing \to him fünfzig Pfund bedeuten ihm nichts;

what's it \to you? ( fam) was geht dich das an?

19) ( serving) für +akk;

as a personal trainer \to the rich and famous als persönlicher Trainer der Reichen und Berühmten;

they are hat makers \to Her Majesty the Queen sie sind Hutmacher Ihrer Majestät, der Königin;

economic adviser \to the president Wirtschaftsberater des Präsidenten; film ( next to)

she was Ophelia \to Olivier's Hamlet sie spielte die Ophelia neben Oliviers Hamlet

20) ( in honour of) auf +akk;

here's \to you! auf dein/Ihr Wohl!;

\to the cook! auf den Koch/die Köchin!;

the record is dedicated \to her mother die Schallplatte ist ihrer Mutter gewidmet;

I propose a toast \to the bride and groom ich bringe einen Toast auf die Braut und den Bräutigam aus;

a memorial \to all the soldiers who died in Vietnam ein Denkmal für alle im Vietnamkrieg gefallenen Soldaten

21) ( per)

the car gets 25 miles \to the gallon das Auto verbraucht eine Gallone auf 25 Meilen;

three parts oil \to one part vinegar drei Teile Öl auf einen Teil Essig;

the odds are 2 \to 1 that you'll lose die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1, dass du verlierst

22) ( as a result of) von +dat;

she awoke \to the sound of screaming sie erwachte von lautem Geschrei;

he left the stage \to the sound of booing er ging unter den Buhrufen von der Bühne;

I like exercising \to music ich trainiere gern zu [o mit] Musik;

I can't dance \to this sort of music ich kann zu dieser Art Musik nicht tanzen;

the band walked on stage \to rapturous applause die Band zog unter tosendem Applaus auf die Bühne

23) ( roughly) bis +dat;

thirty \to thirty-five people dreißig bis fünfunddreißig Leute

24) math ( defining exponent) hoch;

ten \to the power of three zehn hoch drei

PHRASES:

that's all there is \to it das ist schon alles;

there's not much [or nothing] \to it das ist nichts Besonderes, da ist nichts Besonderes dabei in forming infinitives

1) ( expressing future intention) zu;

she agreed \to help sie erklärte sich bereit zu helfen;

I'll have \to tell him ich werde es ihm sagen müssen;

I don't expect \to be finished any later than seven ich denke, dass ich spätestens um sieben fertig sein werde;

sadly she didn't live \to see her grandchildren leider war es ihr nicht vergönnt, ihre Enkel noch zu erleben;

I have \to go on a business trip ich muss auf eine Geschäftsreise;

the company is \to pay over £500,000 die Firma muss über £500.000 bezahlen;

he's going \to write his memoirs er wird seine Memoiren schreiben;

I have some things \to be fixed ich habe einige Dinge zu reparieren;

Blair \to meet with Putin Blair trifft Putin;

be about \to do sth gerade etw tun wollen, im Begriff sein etw zu tun

2) ( forming requests) zu;

she was told \to have the report finished by Friday sie wurde gebeten, den Bericht bis Freitag fertig zu stellen;

he told me \to wait er sagte mir, ich solle warten;

I asked her \to give me a call ich bat sie, mich anzurufen;

we asked her \to explain wir baten sie, es uns zu erklären;

you've not \to do that du sollst das nicht tun;

that man is not \to come here again der Mann darf dieses Haus nicht mehr betreten;

young man, you're \to go to your room right now junger Mann, du gehst jetzt auf dein Zimmer

3) ( expressing wish) zu;

I need \to eat something first ich muss zuerst etwas essen;

I'd love \to live in New York ich würde liebend [o nur zu] gern in New York leben;

would you like \to dance? möchten Sie tanzen?;

that child ought \to be in bed das Kind sollte [schon] im Bett sein;

I want \to go now ich möchte jetzt gehen;

I need \to go to the bathroom ich muss noch einmal zur [o auf die] Toilette;

do you want \to come with us? willst du [mit uns] mitkommen?;

I'd love \to go to France this summer ich würde diesen Sommer gern nach Frankreich fahren

4) ( omitting verb)

are you going tonight? - I'm certainly hoping \to gehst du heute Abend? - das hoffe ich sehr;

would you like to go and see the Russian clowns? - yes, I'd love \to möchtest du gern die russischen Clowns sehen? - ja, sehr gern;

can you drive? - yes I'm able \to but I prefer not \to kannst du Auto fahren? - ja, das kann ich, aber ich fahre nicht gern

5) after adj ( to complete meaning)

it's not likely \to happen es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht, das wird wohl kaum geschehen;

I was afraid \to tell her ich hatte Angst, es ihr zu sagen;

he's able \to speak four languages er spricht vier Sprachen;

she's due \to have her baby sie soll bald ihr Baby bekommen;

I'm afraid \to fly ich habe Angst vorm Fliegen;

she's happy \to see you back sie ist froh, dass du wieder zurück bist;

I'm sorry \to hear that es ist tut mir leid, das zu hören;

easy \to use leicht zu bedienen;

languages are fun \to learn Sprachenlernen macht Spaß;

it is interesting \to know that es ist interessant, das zu wissen;

three months is too long \to wait drei Monate zu warten ist zu lang;

I'm too nervous \to talk right now ich bin zu nervös, um jetzt zu sprechen

6) ( expressing purpose)

I'm going there \to see my sister ich gehe dort hin, um meine Schwester zu treffen;

she's gone \to pick Jean up sie ist Jean abholen gegangen;

my second attempt \to make flaky pastry mein zweiter Versuch, einen Blätterteig zu machen;

they have no reason \to lie sie haben keinerlei Grund zu lügen;

I have the chance \to buy a house cheaply ich habe die Gelegenheit, billig ein Haus zu kaufen;

something \to eat etwas zu essen;

the first person \to arrive die erste Person, die ankam [o eintraf];

Armstrong was the first man \to walk on the moon Armstrong war der erste Mann, der je den Mond betrat

7) ( expressing intent)

we tried \to help wir versuchten zu helfen;

\to make this cake, you'll need... für diesen Kuchen braucht man...;

he managed \to escape es gelang ihm zu entkommen

8) ( after wh- words)

I don't know what \to do ich weiß nicht, was ich tun soll;

I don't know where \to begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll;

she was wondering whether \to ask David about it sie fragte sich, ob sie David deswegen fragen sollte;

can you tell me how \to get there? könne Sie mir sagen, wie ich dort hinkomme?

9) ( introducing clause)

\to tell the truth [or \to be truthful] um die Wahrheit zu sagen;

\to be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man ich muss dir ehrlich sagen, Dave, ich konnte diesen Mann noch nie leiden;

\to be honest um ehrlich zu sein

10) ( in consecutive acts) um zu;

he looked up \to greet his guests er blickte auf, um seine Gäste zu begrüßen;

she reached out \to take his hand sie griff nach seiner Hand;

they turned around \to find their car gone sie drehten sich um und bemerkten, dass ihr Auto verschwunden war adv

inv zu;

to push [or pull] the door \to die Tür zuschlagen;

to come \to zu sich dat kommen;

to set \to sich akk daranmachen ( fam)

they set \to with a will, determined to finish the job sie machten sich mit Nachdruck daran, entschlossen, die Arbeit zu Ende zu bringen

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15 Р-104

ТЯНУТЬ РЕЗИНУ highly coll VP, subj. human
1. to act extremely slowly, procrastinate in dealing with s о or sth.. X тянет резину - X is dragging things (it) out
X is dragging his feet (heels) X is stalling X is holding it (things, person Y etc) up.
«Лучше сразу порвать, - говорит, - все равно я жениться не могу, а чего резину тянуть» (Искандер 5). "It's better to make a clean break," he says "I can't marry her anyway, why drag it out" (5a)

(Шаламов (no телефону):) Что там у вас? Когда будет машина?.. Мне все равно, но если ехать, значит, нечего тянуть резину, уже одиннадцатый час... (Вампилов 2). (Sh (into the telephone):) What's going on there? When will I have a car9. It makes no difference to me, but if I'm going, then there's no use stalling, it's already after ten. (2b)

Ну, как там у нас? Пустили третий цех?» — «Нет еще». — «Почему?» - «Техника безопасности резину тянет» (Аксенов 8). "Well, how are things back home? Have you got the third shop going9" "Not yet " "Why9" "The Industrial Safety Board is holding it up" (8a)

2. to be slow with one's reply. X тянет резину = X is stalling
X is dragging things (this business etc) out
Neg Imper не тяни резину — out with it, spit it out.

"А ты что ответил?» — «А я... сразу не отвечаю, тяну резину...» (Копелев 1). "What did you say?" " I don't answer right away, I drag things out " (1a).

...(Следователь! сел, раскрыл Сашино дело. «Так, Панкратов... Подумали вы над тем, что я вам советовал?» - «Да, подумал. Но я не знаю, о чем идет речь»... - «Хотите резину тянуть?» - «Я не знаю, о каких контрреволюционных разговорах вы говорили в прошлый раз» (Рыбаков 2)...(The investigator) sat down and opened Sasha's file. "So, Pankratov. Have you thought about my advice to you9" "Yes, I have, but I still don't know what it's all about " "Are you going to try to drag this business out?" "I don't know what counterrevolutionary conversations you meant last time" (2a)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Р-104
16 тянуть резину

• ТЯНУТЬ РЕЗИНУ highly coll

[VP, subj human]

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1. to act extremely slowly, procrastinate in dealing with s.o. or sth.. X тянет резину ≈ X is dragging things (it) out; X is dragging his feet (heels); X is stalling; X is holding it (things, person Y etc) up.

     ♦ "Лучше сразу порвать, - говорит, - все равно я жениться не могу, а чего резину тянуть" (Искандер 5). "It's better to make a clean break," he says "I can't marry her anyway, why drag it out" (5a)

     ♦ [Шаламов (no телефону):) Что там у вас? Когда будет машина?.. Мне все равно, но если ехать, значит, нечего тянуть резину, уже одиннадцатый час... (Вампилов 2). [Sh (into the telephone):] What's going on there? When will I have a car?. It makes no difference to me, but if I'm going, then there's no use stalling, its already after ten. (2b)

     ♦ "Ну, как там у нас? Пустили третий цех?" - "Нет еще". - " Почему?" - "Техника безопасности резину тянет" (Аксенов 8). "Well, how are things back home? Have you got the third shop going?" "Not yet " "Why?" "The Industrial Safety Board is holding it up" (8a)

2. to be slow with one's reply. X тянет резину ≈ X is stalling; X is dragging things (this business etc) out; || Neg Imper не тяни резину ≈ out with it; spit it out.

     ♦ "А ты что ответил?" - "А я... сразу не отвечаю, тяну резину..." (Копелев 1). "What did you say?" " I don't answer right away, I drag things out " (1a).

     ♦...[Следователь] сел, раскрыл Сашино дело. "Так, Панкратов... Подумали вы над тем, что я вам советовал?" - "Да, подумал. Но я не знаю, о чем идет речь"... - "Хотите резину тянуть?" - "Я не знаю, о каких контрреволюционных разговорах вы говорили в прошлый раз" (Рыбаков 2)....[The investigator] sat down and opened Sasha's file. "So, Pankratov. Have you thought about my advice to you?" "Yes, I have, but I still don't know what it's all about " "Are you going to try to drag this business out?" "I don't know what counterrevolutionary conversations you meant last time" (2a)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > тянуть резину
17 trouver

trouver [tʀuve]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. to find

• je ne le trouve pas I can't find it

• où peut-on le trouver ? where is he?

• on lui a trouvé une place dans un lycée he was found a place in a lycée

• je l'ai trouvé en train de pleurer I found him crying

• je ne lui trouve aucun défaut I can find no fault with him

• mais qu'est-ce qu'elle lui trouve ? what on earth does she see in him?

• comment as-tu fait pour trouver ? (énigme) how did you work it out?

• j'ai trouvé ! I've got it! (inf)

• explication/excuse toute trouvée ready-made explanation/excuse

• formule bien trouvée clever phrase

• tu as trouvé ça tout seul ? (ironic) did you work it out all by yourself? (ironique)

• où est-il allé trouver ça ? where on earth did he get that idea from?

• ne pas trouver ses mots to be at a loss for words

► trouver à + infinitif

• trouver à manger/boire to find something to eat/drink

• trouver à s'occuper to find something to occupy o.s. with

• il trouve toujours à faire dans la maison he can always find something to do in the house

• si tu trouves à te garer dans ma rue... if you manage to find a parking space in my street...

• il n'a rien trouvé à répondre he couldn't think of anything to say in reply

   b. ( = rencontrer par hasard) [+ document, information, personne] to come across ; [+ idée] to hit on

• on trouve cette plante sous tous les climats humides this plant is found in all damp climates

• trouver la mort (dans un accident) to meet one's death (in an accident)

   c. ( = penser, juger) to find

• trouver que to find that

• je trouve qu'il fait trop chaud ici I find it too hot (in) here

• trouver qch à son goût/trop cher to find sth to one's liking/too expensive

• je trouve cela trop sucré I find it too sweet

• je le trouve fatigué I think he looks tired

• comment l'as-tu trouvé ? what did you think of him?

• vous la trouvez sympathique ? do you like her?

• vous trouvez ça normal ? do you think that's right?

• tu trouves ça drôle ! so you find that funny!

• vous trouvez ? do you think so?

   d. ( = rendre visite à) aller/venir trouver qn to go/come and see sb

• quand il a des ennuis, c'est moi qu'il vient trouver when he has problems, it's me he comes to

   e. ( = éprouver) trouver (du) plaisir à qch/à faire qch to take pleasure in sth/in doing sth

2. reflexive verb

► se trouver

   a. ( = être dans une situation) [personne] to find o.s. ; [chose] to be

• je me suis trouvé dans l'impossibilité de répondre I found myself unable to reply

• nous nous trouvons dans une situation délicate we are in a delicate situation

   b. ( = être situé) [personne, chose] to be

• son nom ne se trouve pas sur la liste his name isn't on the list

• je me trouvais près de l'entrée I was (standing or sitting etc) near the entrance

• la maison se trouve au coin de la rue the house is on the corner of the street

• où se trouve la poste ? where is the post office?

   c. ( = se sentir) to feel

• se trouver bien (dans un fauteuil etc) to feel comfortable ; (santé) to feel well

• elle se trouvait bien dans ce pays she was happy in this country

• se trouver mal ( = s'évanouir) to faint

   d. ( = se juger) il se trouve beau dans son nouveau costume he thinks he looks good in his new suit

• tu te trouves malin ? I suppose you think that's clever!

   e. (exprimant la coïncidence: souvent avec infinitif) se trouver être/avoir... to happen to be/have...

• elles se trouvaient avoir la même robe it turned out that they had the same dress

   f. ( = découvrir sa personnalité, son style) il ne s'est pas encore trouvé ( = artiste) he hasn't found his own distinctive style yet

   g. (locutions)

► il se trouve que (événement fortuit)

il se trouve que c'est moi it happens to be me

• il s'est trouvé que j'étais là quand... I happened to be there when...

• il se trouvait qu'elle avait menti it turned out that she had been lying► il se trouve + nom ( = il y a)

il se trouve toujours des gens qui disent or pour dire... there are always people who will say...► si ça se trouve (inf)

ils sont sortis, si ça se trouve they're probably out

• si ça se trouve, il ne viendra pas maybe he won't come

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tʀuve
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( par hasard) to find

c'est surprenant de vous trouver ici! — I'm surprised to find you here!

on trouve de tout ici — they have everything here

trouver quelque chose par hasard — to come across something

2) ( en cherchant) to find

veuillez trouver ci-joint... — ( dans une lettre) please find enclosed...

j'ai trouvé! — I've got it!

tu as trouvé ça tout seul? — iron did you work that out all by yourself?

si tu continues tu vas me trouver! — (colloq) don't push your luck! (colloq)

il va trouver à qui parler — he's going to be for it (colloq)

trouver du plaisir à faire — to get pleasure out of doing

il ne nous reste plus qu'à trouver le financement — all we have to do now is get financial backing

3) ( voir) to find

trouver quelque chose dans un état lamentable — to find something in an appalling state

ils sont tous venus me trouver après le cours — they all came to see me after the class

je vais aller trouver le responsable du rayon — I'm going to go and see the head of the department

4) ( estimer)

trouver quelqu'un gentil/pénible — to think somebody is nice/tiresome

je trouve ça bizarre/drôle — I think it's strange/funny, I find it strange/funny

comment trouves-tu mon ami? — what do you think of my friend?, how do you like my friend?

j'ai trouvé bon de vous prévenir — I thought it right to warn you

trouver un intérêt à quelque chose — to find something interesting

elle ne me trouve que des défauts — she only sees my faults

je me demande ce qu'elle lui trouve! — I wonder what she sees in him/her!

elle m'a trouvé bonne mine — she thought I looked well

je te trouve bien calme, qu'est-ce que tu as? — you're very quiet, what's the matter?

tu trouves? — do you think so?

5) ( imaginer) to come up with [raison, excuse, moyen, produit]

trouver à s'occuper — to find something to do

trouver à redire — to find fault

trouver le moyen de faire — lit, iron to manage to do

il n'a rien trouvé de mieux que de le leur répéter! — iron he would have to go and tell them!

2.

se trouver verbe pronominal

1) ( être situé) to be

se trouver à Rome — to be in Rome

le sommaire se trouve page 11 — the table of contents is on page 11

se trouver confronté à de grosses difficultés — to have run into major problems

2) ( se sentir) to feel

se trouver mal à l'aise quelque part — to feel uneasy somewhere

se trouver bien quelque part — to be happy somewhere

j'ai failli me trouver mal — I nearly passed out

3) ( se considérer)

il se trouver beau — he thinks he's good-looking

4) ( se procurer) to find [raison, excuse, motif]

trouve-toi une occupation — find yourself something to do

elle s'est trouvé un petit ami — she's found herself a boyfriend

3.

verbe impersonnel

il se trouve que je le connais — I happen to know him

il se trouve qu'elle ne leur avait rien dit — as it happened, she hadn't told them anything

ça s'est trouvé comme ça — (colloq) it just happened that way

si ça se trouve (colloq) ça te plaira — you might like it

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tʀuve vt
1) [objet] to find

Je ne trouve pas mes lunettes. — I can't find my glasses.

trouver refuge — to find shelter

2)

trouver à faire qch; trouver à boire — to find something to drink

trouver à critiquer — to find something to criticize

3) (= penser) to think

je trouve que — I think that, I find that

Je trouve que c'est bête. — I think it's stupid.

4) (= rendre visite à)

aller trouver qn — to go and see sb

venir trouver qn — to come and see sb

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trouver verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( par hasard) to find [parapluie, chat, cadavre] (en faisant while doing); où as-tu trouvé ça? where did you find that?; nous avons trouvé un petit hôtel charmant we found a charming little hotel; trouver qch dans un tiroir/la rue/le bus to find sth in a drawer/in the street/on the bus; c'est surprenant de vous trouver ici! I'm surprised to find you here!; on trouve de tout ici they have everything here; trouver qch par hasard to come across sth; j'ai trouvé Luc au supermarché I ran into Luc at the supermarket;

2 ( découvrir en cherchant) to find [personne, clés, gants, numéro de téléphone, erreur]; il a trouvé la maison/femme de ses rêves he found the house/woman of his dreams; trouver l'amour/la paix to find love/peace; j'ai trouvé quelqu'un à qui demander conseil I've found someone to go to for advice; elle a trouvé quelqu'un qui peut la renseigner/l'aider she's found somebody who can give her the information/help her; alors tu le trouves ce livre? have you found that book yet?; trouver son chemin to find one's way; j'ai eu du mal à trouver leur maison I had trouble finding their house; tu trouveras à manger dans la cuisine you'll find something to eat in the kitchen; trouver ce que l'on cherche to find what one is looking for; les médecins n'ont pas trouvé ce qu'il avait the doctors couldn't find what was wrong with him; ils ont trouvé qui a volé la voiture they found the person who stole the car; trouver de quoi écrire to find something to write with; vous le trouverez à son bureau/chez lui you'll find him in his office/at home; savez-vous où je peux la trouver? do you know where I can find her?; veuillez trouver ci-joint… ( dans une lettre) please find enclosed…; j'ai trouvé! I've got it!; combien trouves-tu dans le premier exercice? what answer did you get for the first exercise?; tu as trouvé ça tout seul? iron did you work that out all by yourself?; si tu continues tu vas me trouver○! don't push your luck○!; il va trouver à qui parler he's going to be for it○; ⇒ chaussure;

3 ( se procurer) to find [emploi, appartement, associé]; il ne trouve pas de travail he can't find a job; j'ai trouvé une amie en elle I found a friend in her; trouver une consolation dans to find consolation in; trouver du plaisir/une satisfaction dans qch/à faire to get pleasure/satisfaction out of sth/out of doing; trouver un réconfort dans to take comfort in; il ne nous reste plus qu'à trouver le financement all we have to do now is get financial backing;

4 ( voir) to find; trouver qch dans un état lamentable to find sth in an appalling state; trouver qch cassé/déchiré/ouvert to find sth broken/torn/open; trouver qn debout/couché/assis to find sb standing/lying down/sitting down; trouver qn malade/en pleurs/mort to find sb ill/in tears/dead; il a été trouvé mort dans son lit un matin he was found dead in his bed one morning; trouver qn en train de faire to find sb doing; je les ai trouvés en train de fouiller dans mes affaires I found them rummaging through my belongings; ils sont tous venus me trouver après le cours they all came to see me after the class; je vais aller trouver le responsable du rayon I'm going to go and see the head of the department;

5 ( estimer) trouver qn gentil/adorable/pénible to think sb is nice/adorable/tiresome; je trouve ça bizarre/drôle/inadmissible I think it's strange/funny/intolerable; comment trouves-tu mon gâteau? what do you think of my cake?; comment trouves-tu mon ami? what do you think of my friend?, how do you like my friend?; trouver triste de faire to find it sad to do; il trouve (ça) dommage de ne pas en profiter he thinks it's a shame not to take advantage of it; j'ai trouvé bon de vous prévenir I thought it right to warn you; trouver un intérêt à qch/faire to find sth interesting/find it interesting to do; trouver des qualités/défauts à qch/qn to see good qualities/faults in sth/sb; elle ne me trouve que des défauts she only sees my faults; je me demande ce qu'elle lui trouve! I wonder what she sees in him!; elle m'a trouvé bonne/mauvaise mine she thought I looked well/didn't look well; je te trouve bien calme, qu'est-ce que tu as? you're very quiet, what's the matter?; trouver que to think that; tu trouves que j'ai tort/raison? do you think I'm wrong/right?; ils ont trouvé que j'exagérais they thought I was going too far; tu trouves? do you think so?; je ne trouve pas qu'il est or soit méchant I don't think he's so bad;

6 ( imaginer) to come up with [raison, excuses, moyen, produit]; trouver une astuce to come up with a crafty solution; ils ont trouvé un nouveau système they've come up with a new system; trouver à s'amuser/s'occuper to find sth to play with/do; trouver qch à dire sur to find sth to say about; trouver à redire to find fault; trouver le moyen de faire aussi iron to manage to do; il n'a rien trouvé de mieux que de le leur répéter! iron he WOULD have to go and tell them!

B se trouver vpr

1 ( être situé) to be; se trouver à Rome/dans l'avion/au bord de la rivière to be in Rome/on the plane/on the river bank; le résumé se trouve page 11 the summary is on page 11; se trouver incapable or dans l'impossibilité de faire to be unable to do; je me trouvais seule chez moi I was home alone;

2 ( se retrouver) [personne] to find oneself [bloqué, pris, isolé]; [projet] to be [compromis, entravé]; [ville, région, pays] to be [assiégé, envahi, inondé]; se trouver confronté à de grosses difficultés to have run into major problems;

3 ( se sentir) to feel; se trouver mal à l'aise quelque part to feel uneasy somewhere; se trouver embarrassé to feel embarrassed; se trouver bien quelque part to be happy somewhere; se trouver mal to pass out; j'ai failli me trouver mal I nearly passed out;

4 ( se considérer) il se trouver beau/laid he thinks he's good-looking/ugly;

5 ( se procurer) to find oneself [emploi, logement, voiture]; to find [raisons, excuses, motif]; trouve-toi une occupation find yourself something to do; elle s'est trouvé un petit ami she's found herself a boyfriend.

C v impers il se trouve que je le connais I happen to know him; il se trouve que nous nous connaissons we happen to know each other; il se trouve que je le savais as it happens, I already knew; il se trouve qu'elle ne leur avait rien dit as it happened, she hadn't told them anything; il ne s'est trouvé que dix personnes pour accepter in the event, only ten people accepted; ça s'est trouvé comme ça○ it just happened that way; si ça se trouve○ ça te plaira/tu les verras you might like it/see them; si ça se trouve○ il est mort/ne viendra pas he might be dead/not come.

[truve] verbe transitif

A.[APRÈS UNE RECHERCHE]

1. [objet perdu, personne, emploi] to find

[empreintes, trésor] to find, to discover

[pétrole] to strike, to find

où pourrais-je la trouver mardi? where could I find ou contact her on Tuesday?

trouver où [découvrir un lieu approprié pour]: j'ai trouvé où faire reproduire des cartes postales anciennes I've found a place where they do reproductions of old postcards

il faut que je trouve 5 000 euros avant demain I must get hold of ou find 5,000 euros before tomorrow

j'ai trouvé en elle la sœur/l'amie que je cherchais in her I found the sister/the friend I'd been looking for

2. [détecter] to find, to discover

ils lui ont trouvé quelque chose au sein they found a lump in her breast

3. [acheter] to find, to get

du safran, on en trouve dans les épiceries fines you can get ou find saffron in good delicatessens

4. [rendre visite à]

aller trouver quelqu'un to go to somebody, to go and see somebody

il faut que tu ailles trouver un spécialiste you should go and see a specialist

venir trouver quelqu'un to come to somebody, to come and see somebody

B.[INVOLONTAIREMENT]

1. [tomber sur - personne, lettre, trésor] to find

j'ai trouvé ce livre en faisant du rangement I found ou came across this book while I was tidying up

à notre grande surprise, nous avons trouvé le beau temps en arrivant when we got there we were surprised to find that the weather was good

si je m'attendais à te trouver là! fancy meeting you here!

si je trouve celui qui m'a cabossé ma portière! just let me lay my hands on whoever dented my car door!

trouver quelque chose par hasard to chance ou to stumble upon something

j'ai trouvé ma maison cambriolée I found my house burgled ou that my house had been burgled

on l'a trouvé mort dans la cuisine he was found dead in the kitchen

trouver à qui parler [un confident] to find a friend

s'il continue comme ça, il va trouver à qui parler! if he goes on like that, I'll give him what for!

2. [surprendre] to find, to catch

je l'ai trouvé fouillant ou qui fouillait dans mes tiroirs I found ou I caught him searching through my drawers

C.[PAR L'ESPRIT, LA VOLONTÉ]

1. [inventer - prétexte, méthode etc] to find

où as-tu trouvé cette idée? where did you get that idea from?

je ne savais pas ce que je faisais — c'est tout ce que tu as trouvé? I didn't know what I was doing — is that the best you can come up with?

trouver quelque chose à répondre to find an answer

je n'ai rien trouvé à répondre I was stuck for an answer

2. [deviner - solution] to find ; [ - réponse, mot de passe] to find (out), to discover ; [ - code] to break, to crack

j'ai trouvé! I've got it!, I know!

39 moins 7, il fallait trouver 32 39 take away 7, the correct result was 32

3. [parvenir à] to find

ça y est, j'ai trouvé ce que je voulais te dire! I know what I wanted to tell you!

je n'arrivais pas à trouver mes mots I couldn't find the right words, I was lost for words

là, tu as trouvé le mot juste! you've said it!

tu as trouvé ça tout seul? (humoristique) did you come up with that all on your own?

trouver à: trouver à se loger to find accommodation ou somewhere to live

je trouverai à me faire remplacer I'll find someone to stand in for me

trouver à vendre sa voiture to find a buyer for one's car

le chien a encore trouvé à s'échapper the dog's managed to run away again

4. [se ménager] to find

trouver le temps de lire to find time to read

je n'ai pas le temps — trouve-le! I haven't got time — (then you must) make time!

5. [ressentir] to find

trouver du plaisir à (faire) quelque chose to take pleasure in (doing) something, to enjoy (doing) something

nous trouvions de la satisfaction à remplir notre devoir we used to find it satisfying to do our duty

D.[AVOIR COMME OPINION]

1. [juger, estimer] to find, to think

trouver quelque chose remarquable to find something remarkable, to think that something is remarkable

tu vas me trouver vieilli you'll think ou find I've aged

comment me trouves-tu dans cette robe? how do you like me in this dress?

trouver que to think ou to find that

il est prétentieux — je ne trouve pas he's pretentious — I don't think so

la soupe manque de sel, tu ne trouves pas? the soup needs more salt, don't you think?

tu trouves? do you think so?

2. [reconnaître]

trouver quelque chose à quelqu'un/quelque chose: je lui trouve du charme I think he's got charm

tu ne lui trouves pas une petite ressemblance avec ta sœur? don't you think ou wouldn't you say that she looks a bit like your sister?

mais enfin, qu'est-ce que tu lui trouves, à ce type? (familier) for goodness' sake, what do you see in this guy?

je lui ai trouvé mauvaise mine hier he didn't look very well to me yesterday

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se trouver verbe impersonnel

1. (suivi d'un singulier)

il se trouve [il existe, il y a] there is

(suivi d'un pluriel) there are

il se trouvera toujours quelqu'un pour te renseigner you'll always find somebody ou there'll always be someone you can ask

il s'est trouvé peu de gens pour accepter only a few people said yes ou accepted

2. [fait du hasard]

il se trouve que... as it happens...

il se trouve que quelqu'un vous a vu dans mon bureau as it happens, somebody saw you in my office

il s'est trouvé que je les ai entendus I chanced to overhear them, by chance I overheard them

il s'est trouvé que c'était lui le fautif it turned out that HE was to blame

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se trouver verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

[s'estimer]

je me trouve trop mince I think I'm too thin

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se trouver verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

to be found, to exist

de bons artisans, cela se trouve difficilement it's not easy to find ou to get good craftsmen

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se trouver verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [en un lieu, une circonstance - personne] to be ; [ - bâtiment, ville] to be (situated) ou located

je me trouvais là par hasard I just happened to be there

qu'est-ce que tu dirais si tu te trouvais face à face avec lui? what would you say if you suddenly found yourself face to face with him?

où se trouve la gare? where's the station?

A se trouve à égale distance de B et de C B and C are equidistant from A

se trouver sur [figurer] to appear ou to be shown on

[résider - intérêt, problème] to be, to lie

2. [arriver]

quand vous vous trouverez sur la place, tournez à droite when you arrive at the square, turn right

3. [dans une situation] to find oneself, to be

je me trouve devant un choix I'm faced with a choice

se trouver dans l'impossibilité de faire quelque chose to find oneself ou to be unable to do something

se trouver dans l'obligation de faire quelque chose to have no option but to do something

4. [se sentir] to feel

je me suis trouvé bête d'avoir crié I felt stupid for having screamed

se trouver bien/mieux

a. [du point de vue de la santé] to feel good/better

b. [dans un siège] to feel comfortable/more comfortable

c. [avec quelqu'un] to feel at ease/more at ease

d. [dans un vêtement élégant] to feel (that one looks) good/better

se trouver mal [s'évanouir] to pass out, to faint

se trouver bien/mal de quelque chose: elle a suivi mes conseils et s'en est bien/mal trouvée she followed my advice, and benefited from it/and lived to regret it

se trouver mieux de quelque chose: qu'il parte, je ne m'en trouverai que mieux! let him leave, see if I care!

5. [se réaliser] to find oneself

en tant qu'écrivain, elle ne s'est pas encore trouvée as a writer, she hasn't found her individual voice ou style yet

6. [exprime la fortuité d'un événement, d'une situation] to happen

ils se trouvaient appartenir au même club they happened to belong ou it turned out that they belonged to the same club

je me trouve être libre ce jour-là it so happens that I'm free that day

si ça se trouve (familier) maybe

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > trouver
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Präp. (+ Dat)

1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s); bis zu up to; zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see s.o.; zu Tal fahren, gleiten etc.: downhill; Boden 2, Kopf 2 etc.

2. räumlich, Lage: at, in; zu Berlin in ( amtlich: at) Berlin; der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral; zu ebener Erde at ground level; zu jemandes Füßen at s.o.’s feet; zu Hause at home; zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine; zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea; Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)

3. zeitlich, Zeitpunkt: at; Zeitraum: over; Anlass: for; noch zehn Minuten ( bis) zu... another ten minutes before...; zu Beginn at the beginning; zu Weihnachten at Christmas; schenken etc.: for Christmas; Lebzeiten

4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for; zu etw. gut sein be good for s.th.; Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress

5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to; es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted; zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes; zu etw. werden turn into s.th.; Person: auch become s.th.; zu meiner Freude / Überraschung to my delight / surprise

6. Beziehung ausdrückend: for; thematisch: about, on; sich äußern zu say s.th. about; gehören zu belong to; gemein / nett zu nasty / nice to; passen zu suit; der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door; Liebe / Zuneigung zu jemandem love / affection for s.o.; aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for her

7. Zusammensein: (mit) with; (hinzu) to; sich zu jemandem setzen sit with s.o., join s.o., sit (down) next to s.o.; Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg; Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee; zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass... and on top of all that...

8. Art und Weise: zu Fuß on foot; zu Pferd kommen come on horseback; zu Deutsch in German

9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc.: in; nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent; ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used; zu zweit nebeneinander gehen walk along two by two; sie kamen zu sechst six of them came; zu hunderten oder Hunderten in hundreds; es ist zu 20% / einem Viertel falsch 20% / a quarter of it is incorrect; ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-lit|re (Am. -er) barrel; zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (а, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros

10. Zahlenverhältnis: 3 zu 1 three to one; SPORT bei Ergebnisangaben: three-one

11. Adelsprädikat: Graf zu Pappenheim Count of Pappenheim; Hilfe 1 etc., zum, zur

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Adv.

1. (übermäßig) too; zu sehr too much; zu sehr betonen overemphasize; das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended; ( viel) zu viel / viele (far oder much) too much / many; einer etc. zu viel one etc. too many; einmal zu viel once too often; ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement; ich krieg zu viel! umg. well blow me down!; was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!; zu wenig not enough, too little (Pl. few); viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (Pl. few); einer etc. zu wenig one etc. short, one etc. too few; du isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more

2. umg. (sehr) too, so, terribly; zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!; das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iro. (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!

3. umg.: immer oder nur zu! go on!; na, dann ( mal) zu! OK, go ahead; beim Aufbruch: OK, let’s go, off we (bzw. you) go then

4. Richtung: nach Norden zu toward(s) the north; zeitlich: auf oder gegen... zu toward(s)

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I Adj. umg.

1. zu sein Fenster, Mund etc.: be closed, be shut; eine zu(n) e Tür etc. a closed door etc.

2. zu sein (verstopft) Nase: be blocked; Ader, Straße, Zufahrt: be blocked

3. zu sein (ausgebucht) Flug: be full

4. zu sein (betrunken) be plastered, be pissed Sl.; (im Drogenrausch) be out of it

II Adv. (Ggs. offen) closed, shut; Augen zu! close your eyes; Tür zu! shut the door!

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Konj.

1. (+ Inf.): ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do; es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked; gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable; ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort: auszuhalten sein be bearable

2. (+ Part. Präs.): ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort: die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged

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at (Präp.); on (Präp.); upon (Präp.); too (Adv.); to (Präp.); unto (Präp.); for (Präp.); into (Präp.);

(geschlossen) closed (Adj.)

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[tsuː]
1. PRÄPOSITION (+dat)

1) örtlich: Richtung, Ziel to

zum Bahnhof — to the station

zur Stadt gehen — to go to town

zur Stadtmitte gehen — to go to the town centre (Brit) or center (US)

zum Bäcker/Arzt gehen — to go to the baker's/doctor's

zum Theater gehen (beruflich) — to go on the stage

zum Militär gehen, zu den Soldaten gehen — to join the army, to join up

bis zu — as far as

(bis) zum Bahnhof sind es 5 km — it's 5 kms to the station

zum Meer hin — toward(s) the sea

zum Himmel weisen — to point heavenwards

zur Decke sehen — to look up at the ceiling

zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen — to look up at sb/sth

zu jdm herübersehen/hinübersehen — to look across at sb

sie wandte sich zu ihm hin — she turned to him

sie sah zu ihm hin — she looked toward(s) him

die Tür zum Keller — the door to the cellar

sich zu Tisch setzen (geh) — to sit down at the table

sich zu jdm setzen — to sit down next to or beside sb

setz dich doch zu uns — come and sit with us

etw zu sich stecken — to take sth

zum Fenster herein/hinaus — in (at)/out of the window

zur Tür hinaus/herein — out of/in the door

das Zimmer liegt zur Straße hin — the room looks out onto the street

2) örtlich: Lage bei Stadt in

zu Frankfurt (old) — in Frankfurt

der Dom zu Köln — the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedral

der Reichstag zu Worms (Hist) — the Diet of Worms

zu Hause — at home

zu seiner Linken saß... (geh) — on his left sat...

zu beiden Seiten (des Hauses) — on both sides (of the house)

zu Lande und zu Wasser — on land and sea

jdm zur Seite stehen — to stand beside sb

jdm zur Seite sitzen (geh) — to sit at sb's side

3) zeitlich at

zu früher/später Stunde — at an early/late hour

zu Ostern — at Easter

letztes Jahr zu Weihnachten — last Christmas

(bis) zum 15. April/Donnerstag/Abend — until 15th April/Thursday/(this) evening

zum Wochenende hat sich Besuch angesagt — we're having visitors at the weekend

die Zahlung ist zum 15. April fällig — the payment is due on 15th April

zum 31. Mai kündigen — to give in (Brit) or turn in (US) one's notice for 31st May

4)

Zusammengehörigkeit, Begleitung, Zusatz Wein zum Essen trinken — to drink wine with one's meal

der Deckel zu diesem Topf — the lid for this pan

nehmen Sie Milch zum Kaffee? — do you take milk in your coffee?

zur Gitarre singen — to sing to (Brit) or with (US) a/the guitar

Lieder zur Laute — songs accompanied by the lute

die Melodie zu dem Lied — the tune of the song

Vorwort/Anmerkungen zu etw — preface/notes to sth

zu dem kommt noch, dass ich... — on top of that I...

etw zu etw tragen (Kleidung) — to wear sth with sth

etw zu etw legen — to put sth with sth

5) Zweck, Bestimmung for

Wasser zum Waschen — water for washing

Papier zum Schreiben — paper to write on, writing paper

ein Bett zum Schlafen — a bed to sleep in

der Knopf zum Abstellen — the off button

Stoff zu einem Kleid — material for a dress

die Luke zum Einsteigen — the entrance hatch

das Zeichen zum Aufbruch — the signal to leave

etw zur Antwort geben — to say sth in reply

zur Einführung... — by way of (an) introduction...

zu seiner Entschuldigung muss man sagen... — in his defence (Brit) or defense (US) one must say...

zu seiner Entschuldigung sagte er... — by way of apology he said...

zur Erklärung — by way of explanation

er sagte das nur zu ihrer Beruhigung — he said that just to set her mind at rest

zu nichts taugen, zu nichts zu gebrauchen sein — to be no use to anyone (inf)

6)

Anlass etw zum Geburtstag/zu Weihnachten bekommen — to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmas

ein Geschenk zum Hochzeitstag — a wedding anniversary present

zu Ihrem 60. Geburtstag — on your 60th birthday

jdm zu etw gratulieren — to congratulate sb on sth

jdn zum Essen einladen — to invite sb for a meal

zu Ihrem schweren Verlust — on your sad loss

Ausstellung zum Jahrestag der Revolution — exhibition to mark the anniversary of the revolution

zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen — my reply to this question is as follows, on this I would like to say the following

was sagen Sie zu diesen Preisen? — what do you think of these prices?

zum Thema Gleichberechtigung — on the subject of equal rights

eine Rede zu Schillers Todestag — a speech on the anniversary of Schiller's death

"Zum Realismusbegriff" — "On the Concept of Realism"

jdn zu etw vernehmen — to question sb about sth

7)

Folge, Umstand zu seinem Besten — for his own good

zum Glück — luckily

zu meiner Schande/Freude etc — to my shame/joy etc

es ist zum Lachen — it's really funny

es ist zum Weinen — it's enough to make you cry, it makes you want to cry

8)

Mittel, Art und Weise zu Fuß/Pferd — on foot/horseback

zu Schiff — by ship

zu Deutsch — in German

etw zu einem hohen Preis verkaufen — to sell sth at a high price

etw zu einem hohen Preis versteigern — to bid up the price of sth

9) Veränderung into

zu etw werden — to turn into sth; (Mensch auch) to become sth

Leder zu Handtaschen verarbeiten — to make handbags out of leather

jdn/etw zu etw machen — to make sb/sth (into) sth

jdn zum Mann machen — to make a man of sb

zu Asche verbrennen — to burn to ashes

wieder zu Staub werden — to return to dust

etw zu Pulver zermahlen — to grind sth into powder

sie ist zu einer wahren Schönheit herangewachsen — she has grown up into a real beauty

jdn zum Major befördern — to promote sb to (the rank of) major

10) = als as

jdn zum König wählen — to choose sb as king

jdn zu etw ernennen — to nominate sb sth

er machte mich zu seinem Stellvertreter — he made me his deputy

jdn zum Freund haben — to have sb as a friend

er machte sie zu seiner Frau, er nahm sie zur Frau — he made her his wife

zum Künstler geboren sein — to be born to be an artist

11)

Verhältnis, Beziehung Liebe zu jdm — love for sb

aus Freundschaft zu jdm — because of one's friendship with sb

Vertrauen zu jdm/etw — trust in sb/sth

meine Beziehung zu ihm — my relationship with him

12)

in Vergleichen im Vergleich zu — in comparison with, compared with

im Verhältnis drei zu zwei (Math) — in the ratio (of) three to two

Wasser und Saft im Verhältnis drei zu eins mischen — take three parts water to one of juice

drei zu zwei (Sport) — three-two

3:2 — the score is 3-2 or (gesprochen) three-two

wir haben 4 zu 3 gewonnen — we won 4-3

See:

→ Verhältnis

13)

bei Zahlenangaben zu zwei Prozent — at two per cent (Brit) or percent (US)

wir verkaufen die Gläser jetzt das Stück zu 99 Cent — we're selling the glasses now at or for 99 cents each

fünf (Stück) zu 80 Cent — five for 80 cents

zu zwei Dritteln (gefüllt) — two-thirds (full)

zum halben Preis — at half price

die Arbeit ist schon zur Hälfte getan — the work is already half done

zum ersten Mal(e) — for the first time

zum Ersten..., zum Zweiten... (Aufzählung) — first..., second...

zum Ersten, zum Zweiten, zum Dritten (bei Auktion) — for the first time, for the second time, for the third time

See:

→ vier, bis

14)

mit Fragepronomen zu wem wollen Sie? — who do you want?

zu wem gehen Sie? — who are you going to see?

zu wem sprechen Sie morgen bei der Konferenz? — who will you be speaking to or who will you be addressing at the conference tomorrow?

zu was (inf) (Zweck) — for what

15)

bei Namen der Graf zu Ehrenstein — the Count of Ehrenstein

Gasthof zum goldenen Löwen — the Golden Lion (Inn)

16)

getrenntes "dazu" inf da komme ich nicht zu — I can't get (a)round to it

See:

→ dazu

17)

andere Wendungen zum Beispiel — for example

zu Hilfe! — help!

jdm zu Hilfe kommen — to come to sb's aid

zu jds Gedächtnis — in memory of sb

zum Gedächtnis von jdm — in sb's memory

zum Lobe von jdm/etw — in praise of sb/sth

zur Strafe — as a punishment

zur Belohnung — as a reward

zur Warnung — as a warning

zur Beurteilung/Einsicht — for inspection

zur Probe/Ansicht — on trial/approval

zur Unterschrift — for signature

2. ADVERB

1) = allzu too

zu sehr — too much

sie liebte ihn zu sehr, als dass sie ihn verraten hätte — she loved him too much to betray him

zu verliebt — too much in love

das war einfach zu dumm! (inf) — it was so stupid!

ich wäre zu gern mitgekommen — I'd have loved to come

2) = geschlossen shut, closed

auf/zu (an Hähnen etc) — on/off

Tür zu! (inf) — shut the door

die Geschäfte haben jetzt zu — the shops are shut or closed now

3)

= los, weiter inf dann mal zu! — right, off we go!

du wolltest mir was vorsingen, dann mal zu — you wanted to sing me something? OK, go ahead

immer or nur zu! — just keep on!

ihr seid auf dem richtigen Wege, nur zu! — you're on the right track, just keep going

schreie nur zu, es hilft doch nichts! — scream then, but it won't do any good!

mach zu! — get a move on!

lauft schon zu, ich komme nach — you go on, I'll catch you up

4) örtlich toward(s)

nach hinten zu — toward(s) the back

auf den Wald zu — toward(s) the forest

dem Ausgang zu — toward(s) the exit

See:

→ ab

3. ADJEKTIV
(= geschlossen inf) Tür, Geschäft, Kiste etc shut; Kleid, Verschluss done up
die zue or zune Tür (strictly incorrect) — the shut door

See:

→ zu sein

4. BINDEWORT

1) mit Infinitiv to

etw zu essen — sth to eat

der Fußboden ist noch zu fegen — the floor still has to be swept

er hat zu gehorchen — he has to do as he's told

jdm befehlen or den Auftrag erteilen, etw zu tun — to order sb to do sth

das Material ist noch/nicht mehr zu gebrauchen — the material is still/is no longer usable

diese Rechnung ist bis Montag zu bezahlen — this bill has to be paid by Monday

zu stehen kommen — to come to a stop

zu liegen kommen — to come to rest

ich habe noch zu arbeiten — I have still got (esp Brit) or I still have some work to do

ohne es zu wissen — without knowing it

um besser sehen zu können — in order to see better

ich komme, um mich zu verabschieden — I've come to say goodbye

2)

mit Partizip noch zu bezahlende Rechnungen — outstanding bills

nicht zu unterschätzende Probleme — problems (that are) not to be underestimated

das sind alles nur winzige, leicht zu übersehende Punkte — these are just small points that can easily be overlooked

der zu prüfende Kandidat, der zu Prüfende — the candidate to be examined

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1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) at

2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) at

3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) into

4) (towards: They marched on the town.) on

5) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) towards

6) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) toward

7) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) to

8) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) to

9) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) to

10) to

11) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) to

12) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) to

13) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) to

14) (an old word for `to'.) unto

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zu

[tsu:]

I. PRÄPOSITION MIT DATIV

1. (wohin: Ziel) to

\zum Schwimmbad geht es da lang! the swimming pool is that way!

fahr mich bitte \zur Arbeit/Kirche/Schule please drive me to work/church/school

wie weit ist es von hier \zum Bahnhof? how far is it from here to the train station?

wie komme ich [von hier] \zur Post? how do I get [from here] to the post office?

ich muss gleich \zum Arzt/ \zum Bäcker/ \zum Supermarkt I must go to the doctor's/baker's/supermarket

morgen gehe ich \zu Rainer I'm going to see Rainer tomorrow

\zu Bett gehen (geh) to go to bed

\zum Militär gehen to join the army

\zum Theater gehen to go on the stage [or into the theatre]

sich akk \zu Tisch setzen (geh) to sit down to dinner

2. (wohin: Richtung)

das Zimmer liegt \zur Straße hin the room looks out onto the street

der Kerl vom Nachbartisch sieht dauernd \zu uns rüber the bloke at the next table keeps looking across at us

\zur Decke sehen to look [up] at the ceiling

\zum Fenster hinaus/herein out of/in through the window

\zur Tür hinaus/herein out of/in through the door

\zum Himmel weisen to point heavenwards [or up at the heavens]

\zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen to look up at sb/sth

\zum Meer/zur Stadtmitte hin towards the sea/town centre

3. (wohin: neben)

▪ \zu jdm/etw next to sb/sth

darf ich mich \zu Ihnen setzen? may I sit next to [or beside] you?

setz dich \zu uns [come and] sit with us

legen Sie \zu den Tellern bitte jeweils eine Serviette put one serviette next to each plate

4. (wo: Lage) at; (geh)

sie ist schon \zu Bett she's already gone to bed

\zu Hause at home

\zu jds Rechten/Linken on sb's right/left [hand side]

jdm \zur Seite sitzen (geh) to sit at sb's side

5. (wo: vor Eigennamen, Ortnamen)

der Dom \zu Köln the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedral

der Graf \zu Blaubeuren the Count of Blaubeuren

der Gasthof \zum blauen Engel the Blue Angel Inn

der Reichstag \zu Worms (hist) the Diet of Worms

6. wann: Zeitpunkt at

\zum 1. Januar fällig due on January 1st

es muss [bis] zum Abend/14. März fertig sein it must be finished by this evening/March 14th

\zum Wochenende fahren wir weg we are going away at [or AM on] the weekend

\zu früher/später Stunde at an early/late hour

\zu Mittag at [or by] midday/noon

\zum Monatsende kündigen to give in one's notice for [or to take effect from] the end of the month

\zu Ostern/Pfingsten/Weihnachten at Easter/Whitsun/Christmas

letztes Jahr \zu Weihnachten last Christmas; s.a. Anfang, bis, Schluss, Zeit

7. (wann, wozu: Anlass)

eine Feier \zum Jahrestag der Revolution a celebration to mark the anniversary of the revolution

\zum Frühstück trinkt sie immer Tee she always has tea at breakfast

etw \zum Geburtstag/ \zu Weihnachten bekommen to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmas

jdm \zu etw gratulieren to congratulate sb on sth

\zu Ihrem 80. Geburtstag möchte ich Ihnen herzlichst gratulieren I'd like to congratulate you on the occasion of your 80th birthday

8. (worüber: Thema)

\zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen to this question I should like to say the following

was sagst du \zu diesen Preisen? what do you say to these prices?

eine Rede \zum Thema Umwelt a speech on the subject of the environment

jdn \zu etw vernehmen to question sb about sth

9. (wozu: Zweck, Ziel)

der Knopf \zum Abstellen the off-button

Papier \zum Schreiben paper to write on, writing paper

Wasser \zum Trinken drinking water

wir haben nichts \zum Essen we have nothing to eat

gib dem Kind doch etwas \zum Spielen give the child something to play with

auf die Reise habe ich mir etwas \zum Lesen mitgenommen I've brought something to read on the trip

bei dem Regenwetter habe ich keine Lust \zum Wandern I don't fancy walking if it is raining

das Zeichen \zum Aufbruch the signal to leave

\zum Arzt geboren sein to be born to be a doctor

sie sagte das nur \zu seiner Beruhigung she said that just to set his mind at rest

\zur Ansicht on approval

\zur Einsicht for inspection

\zur Einführung... by way of an introduction...

\zu seiner Entschuldigung/ \zur Erklärung in apology/explanation, by way of an apology/explanation

jdn \zum Essen einladen to invite sb for a meal

\zum Gedächtnis von jdm in memory of sb, in sb's memory

\zu Hilfe! help!

jdm \zu Hilfe kommen to come to sb's aid

\zum Lobe von jdm/etw in praise of sb/sth

\zu nichts taugen [o zu gebrauchen sein] to be no use at all

\zur Probe as a trial [or test]

\zur Unterschrift for signature [or signing]

\zu was (fam) for what, why

\zu was soll das gut sein? what do you need that for?, what is that for?

10. (als was)

er nahm sie \zur Frau he took her as his wife

etw \zur Antwort geben to say sth in reply

\zum Beispiel for example

\zur Belohnung as a reward

\zur Strafe as a punishment

▪ jdn/etw \zum Vorbild nehmen to take sb/sth as one's example, to model oneself on sb/sth

\zur Warnung as a warning

11. (womit zusammen: Begleitung)

mögen Sie Milch/Zucker \zum Kaffee? do you take your coffee white [or with milk]/with sugar?

\zu Lachs passt kein Rotwein red wine does not go with salmon

etw \zu etw tragen to wear sth with sth

12. (zu was: Zugehörigkeit)

\zu den Lehrbüchern gehören auch Kassetten there are cassettes to go with the text books

wo ist der Korken \zu der Flasche? where is the cork for this bottle?

mir fehlt nur der Schlüssel \zu dieser Tür I've only got to find the key to this door

13. (wie: Umstand, Art und Weise)

sie erledigt alles \zu meiner Zufriedenheit she does everything to my complete satisfaction

die Firma verkauft alles \zu niedrigsten Preisen the company sells everything at rock-bottom prices

du hast dich \zu deinem Vorteil verändert you've changed for the better

das ist ja \zum Lachen that's ridiculous [or really funny]

das ist \zum Weinen it's enough to make you want to cry [or weep]

\zu jds Bestem/Vorteil sein to be for one's own good/to one's advantage

\zu Deutsch (veraltend) in German

\zum Glück luckily

14. (wie: Fortbewegungsart)

\zu Fuß/Pferd on foot/horseback

\zu Fuß gehen Sie etwa 20 Minuten it will take you about 20 minutes on foot

\zu Schiff (veraltet) by ship [or sea

15. (zu was: Ergebnis eines Vorgangs)

\zu Asche verbrennen to burn to ashes

Eiweiß \zu Schnee schlagen to beat the egg white until stiff

Kartoffeln \zu einem Brei zerstampfen to mash potatoes

\zum Erliegen/Stehen kommen to come to rest/a halt

etw \zu Pulver zermahlen to grind sth [in]to powder

\zu etw werden to turn into [or become] sth

manch einer wird aus Armut \zum Dieb often it is poverty that turns sb into a thief

wieder \zu Staub werden to [re]turn to dust

16. (in welche Position)

er ist \zum Kapitän befördert worden he was promoted to captain

sie wurde \zur Vorsitzenden gewählt she was elected chairman

jdn \zu etw ernennen to nominate sb for sth

jdn/etw \zu etw machen to make sb/sth into sth

er machte sie \zu seiner Frau he made her his wife

17. (zu wem: Beziehung)

meine Beziehung \zu ihr my relationship with her

Liebe \zu jdm love for sb

aus Freundschaft \zu jdm because of one's friendship with sb

Vertrauen \zu jdm/etw trust in sb/sth

18. (wie: im Verhältnis zu) in relation [or proportion] to

im Verhältnis 1 \zu 4 MATH in the ratio of one to four

unsere Chancen stehen 50 \zu 50 our chances are fifty-fifty

im Vergleich \zu... in comparison with..., compared to...

19. SPORT

Bayern München gewann mit 5 \zu 1 Bayern Munich won five-one

das Fußballspiel ging unentschieden 0 \zu 0 aus the football match ended in a nil-nil draw

20. bei Mengenangaben

\zu drei Prozent at three percent

diese Äpfel habe ich \zu ein Euro das Stück gekauft I bought these apples for [or at] one euro each

sechs [Stück] \zu fünfzig Cent six for fifty cents

\zum halben Preis at half price

wir sind \zu fünft in den Urlaub gefahren five of us went on holiday together

sie kommen immer \zu zweit those two always come as a pair

der Pulli ist nur \zur Hälfte fertig the jumper is only half finished

hast du das Buch nur \zu einem Viertel gelesen? have you only read a quarter of the book?

\zum ersten Mal for the first time

\zum Ersten..., \zum Zweiten firstly..., secondly

\zum Ersten, \zum Zweiten, \zum Dritten (bei Auktionen) going once, going twice, sold

21. SCHWEIZ (in Wendungen)

\zur Hauptsache mainly

\zum Rechten schauen to look to the right

\zum Voraus in front of

\zum Vorn[e]herein from in front

II. ADVERB

1. (allzu) too

ich wäre \zu gern mitgefahren I would have loved to have gone along

\zu sehr too much

er hat sich nicht \zu sehr bemüht he didn't try too [or very] hard

2. (emph: zur Steigerung)

das ist ja \zu schön! that's marvellous!; (iron) that's just great! iron

das ist einfach \zu dumm! that's really too stupid!

3. nachgestellt (örtlich) towards

dem Ausgang \zu towards the exit

nach hinten/vorne \zu towards the back/front

4. (fam: weiter, los)

dann mal \zu! go ahead!, off we go

immer [o nur] \zu! go ahead!

schimpf nur \zu, es hilft doch nichts go on, scream, it won't do any good

mach \zu! hurry up!, get a move on!

lauf schon \zu, ich komme nach you go on [or go on ahead], I'll catch up

III. ADJEKTIV

1. meist präd (geschlossen) shut, closed

Tür \zu, es zieht! shut the door, there's a draught!

dreh den Wasserhahn \zu! turn the tap off!

[mach die] Augen \zu, ich hab da was für dich close your eyes, I've got sth for you

\zu haben [o sein] to be shut [or closed]

die Geschäfte haben [o sind] sonntags \zu stores are closed on Sundays

vor der \zunen Tür stehen (sl) to stand in front of the closed door

2. präd (fam: betrunken)

▪ \zu sein to be pissed fam!, to have had a skinful fam

3. präd (fam: emotional unzugänglich)

▪ \zu sein:

sie ist total \zu you can't get through to her

IV. KONJUNKTION

1. mit Infinitiv to

was gibt es heute Mittag \zu essen? what are we having for lunch today?

ohne es \zu wissen without knowing it

▪ jd hat etw \zu tun:

ich habe \zu arbeiten I have some work to do

sie hat \zu gehorchen she has to obey [or do as she is told]

ich habe heute einiges \zu erledigen I have got a few things to do today

▪ etw ist \zu tun:

die Rechnung ist bis Freitag \zu bezahlen the bill has to be paid by Friday

dieser Auftrag ist unverzüglich \zu erledigen this task must be completed straight away

▪ um etw \zu tun:

ich komme, um mich \zu verabschieden I have come to say goodbye

2. mit Partizip

da sind noch einige \zu bezahlende Rechnungen there are some outstanding bills

es gibt verschiedene noch \zu kaufende Gegenstände some things still have to be bought

der \zu Prüfende the candidate to be examined

nicht \zu unterschätzende Probleme problems [that are] not to be underestimated

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Richtung) to

zu... hin — towards...

er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place

2) (zusammen mit) with

zu dem Käse gab es Wein — there was wine with the cheese

das passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress

3) (Lage) at

zu beiden Seiten — on both sides

zu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left

er kam zu dieser Tür herein — he came in by this door

der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral

das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn

4) (zeitlich) at

zu Weihnachten — at Christmas

was schenkst du ihnen zu Weihnachten — what will you give them for Christmas?

er will zu Ostern verreisen — he wants to go away for Easter

zu dieser Stunde — at this time

5) (Art u. Weise)

zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise

zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)

zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos

sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless

zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent

6) (ein Zahlenverhältnis ausdrückend)

ein Verhältnis von 3 zu 1 — a ratio of 3 to 1

das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1

7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; for

fünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps

8) (eine Zahlenangabe zuordnend)

ein Fass zu zehn Litern — a ten-litre barrel

Portionen zu je einem Pfund — portions weighing a pound each

9) (Zweck) for

sie sagte das zu seiner Beruhigung — she said it to allay his fears

10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into

zu etwas werden — turn into something

die Kartoffeln zu einem Brei zerstampfen — mash the potatoes into a puree

11) (über) about; on

sich zu etwas äußern — comment on something

zu welchem Thema spricht er? — what is he going to speak about?

was sagst du zu meinem Vorschlag? — what do you say to my proposal?

12) (gegenüber)

freundlich/ hässlich zu jemandem sein — be friendly/nasty to somebody; s. auch zum; zur
2.
Adverb

1) (allzu) too

zu sehr — too much

er ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey

das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!

2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards

der Grenze zu — towards the border

3) (ugs.)

zu sein — be shut

der Laden ist zu — the shop has shut

Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!

4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)

nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
3.
Konjunktion

1) (mit Infinitiv) to

du hast zu gehorchen — you must obey

was gibts da zu lachen? — what is there to laugh about?

das ist nicht zu glauben — it is unbelievable

Haus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let

2) (mit 1. Part.)

die zu gewinnenden Preise — the prizes to be won

die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with

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zu¹ präp (+dat)

1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s);

bis zu up to;

zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see sb;

zu Tal fahren, gleiten etc: downhill; → Boden 2, Kopf 2 etc

2. räumlich, Lage: at, in;

zu Berlin in ( amtlich: at) Berlin;

der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral;

zu ebener Erde at ground level;

zu jemandes Füßen at sb’s feet;

zu Hause at home;

zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine;

zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea;

Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)

3. zeitlich, Zeitpunkt: at; Zeitraum: over; Anlass: for;

noch zehn Minuten (bis) zu … another ten minutes before …;

zu Beginn at the beginning;

zu Weihnachten at Christmas; schenken etc: for Christmas; → Lebzeiten

4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for;

zu etwas gut sein be good for sth;

Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress

5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to;

es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted;

zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes;

zu etwas werden turn into sth; Person: auch become sth;

zu meiner Freude/Überraschung to my delight/surprise

6. Beziehung ausdrückend: for; thematisch: about, on;

sich äußern zu say sth about;

gehören zu belong to;

gemein/nett zu nasty/nice to;

passen zu suit;

der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door;

Liebe/Zuneigung zu jemandem love/affection for sb;

aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for her

7. Zusammensein: (mit) with; (hinzu) to;

sich zu jemandem setzen sit with sb, join sb, sit (down) next to sb;

Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg;

Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee;

zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass … and on top of all that …

8. Art und Weise:

zu Fuß on foot;

zu Pferd kommen come on horseback;

zu Deutsch in German

9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc: in;

nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent;

ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used;

zu zweit nebeneinandergehen walk along two by two;

sie kamen zu sechst six of them came;

zu hunderten oder

Hunderten in hundreds;

es ist zu 20%/einem Viertel falsch 20%/a quarter of it is incorrect;

ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-litre (US -er) barrel;

zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (à, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros

10. Zahlenverhältnis:

3 zu 1 three to one; SPORT bei Ergebnisangaben: three-one

11. Adelsprädikat:

Graf zu Pappenheim Count of Pappenheim; → Hilfe 1 etc, zum, zur

zu² adv

1. (übermäßig) too;

zu sehr too much;

zu sehr betonen overemphasize;

das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended;

(viel) zu viel/viele (far oder much) too much/many;

einer etc

zu viel one etc too many;

einmal zu viel once too often;

ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement;

ich krieg zu viel! umg well blow me down!;

was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!;

zu wenig not enough, too little (pl few);

viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (pl few);

einer etc

zu wenig one etc short, one etc too few;

du isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more

2. umg (sehr) too, so, terribly;

zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!;

das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iron (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!

3. umg:

immer oder

nur zu! go on!;

na, dann (mal) zu! OK, go ahead; beim Aufbruch: OK, let’s go, off we (bzw you) go then

4. Richtung:

nach Norden zu toward(s) the north; zeitlich:

auf oder

gegen … zu toward(s)

zu³

A. adj umg

1.

zu sein Fenster, Mund etc: be closed, be shut;

eine zu(n)e Tür etc a closed door etc

2.

zu sein (verstopft) Nase: be blocked; Ader, Straße, Zufahrt: be blocked

3.

zu sein (ausgebucht) Flug: be full

4.

zu sein (betrunken) be plastered, be pissed sl; (im Drogenrausch) be out of it

B. adv (Ggs offen) closed, shut;

Augen zu! close your eyes;

Tür zu! shut the door!

zu⁴ konj

1. (+inf):

ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do;

es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked;

gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable;

ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort:

auszuhalten sein be bearable

2. (+ ppr):

ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort:

die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Richtung) to

zu... hin — towards...

er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place

2) (zusammen mit) with

zu dem Käse gab es Wein — there was wine with the cheese

das passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress

3) (Lage) at

zu beiden Seiten — on both sides

zu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left

er kam zu dieser Tür herein — he came in by this door

der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral

das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn

4) (zeitlich) at

zu Weihnachten — at Christmas

was schenkst du ihnen zu Weihnachten — what will you give them for Christmas?

er will zu Ostern verreisen — he wants to go away for Easter

zu dieser Stunde — at this time

5) (Art u. Weise)

zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise

zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)

zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos

sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless

zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent

6) (ein Zahlenverhältnis ausdrückend)

ein Verhältnis von 3 zu 1 — a ratio of 3 to 1

das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1

7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; for

fünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps

8) (eine Zahlenangabe zuordnend)

ein Fass zu zehn Litern — a ten-litre barrel

Portionen zu je einem Pfund — portions weighing a pound each

9) (Zweck) for

sie sagte das zu seiner Beruhigung — she said it to allay his fears

10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into

zu etwas werden — turn into something

die Kartoffeln zu einem Brei zerstampfen — mash the potatoes into a puree

11) (über) about; on

sich zu etwas äußern — comment on something

zu welchem Thema spricht er? — what is he going to speak about?

was sagst du zu meinem Vorschlag? — what do you say to my proposal?

12) (gegenüber)

freundlich/ hässlich zu jemandem sein — be friendly/nasty to somebody; s. auch zum; zur
2.
Adverb

1) (allzu) too

zu sehr — too much

er ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey

das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!

2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards

der Grenze zu — towards the border

3) (ugs.)

zu sein — be shut

der Laden ist zu — the shop has shut

Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!

4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)

nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
3.
Konjunktion

1) (mit Infinitiv) to

du hast zu gehorchen — you must obey

was gibts da zu lachen? — what is there to laugh about?

das ist nicht zu glauben — it is unbelievable

Haus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let

2) (mit 1. Part.)

die zu gewinnenden Preise — the prizes to be won

die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with

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adv.

too adv. konj.

for conj. präp.

at prep.

to prep.

toward prep.

towards prep.

unto prep.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > zu
19 think

Ɵiŋk
1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb
1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) pensar

2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) pensar, creer

3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) pensar

4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) pensar, imaginar, esperarse

2. noun
(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) reflexión, pensamiento, (have a think: pensar/meditar algo)

- thinker
- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of

think vb

1. pensar

I need to think before I give you an answer tengo que pensarlo antes de darte una respuesta

what were you thinking of? ¿en qué estabas pensando?

2. creer

do you think they'll come? ¿crees que vendrán?

I think so creo que sí

I don't think so no creo / creo que no

3. pensar / opinar

what do you think of my new jacket? ¿qué piensas de mi nueva chaqueta?

El pasado y participio pasado de think es thought

think

tr[ɵɪŋk]

intransitive verb (pt & pp thought tr[ɵɔːt])

1 (use mind) pensar

■ he thought hard before answering se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar

■ nowadays, young people think differently hoy en día, los jóvenes piensan de otra manera

■ I wasn't thinking no pensaba

■ it makes you think da que pensar, te hace pensar

2 (have in mind, consider) pensar

■ what are you thinking about? ¿en qué piensas?

■ I was thinking about the time we went to Brighton estaba pensando en cuando fuimos a Brighton

■ you only think about yourself sólo piensas en ti mismo

■ I'll think about it lo pensaré

■ you always think of everything siempre piensas en todo

■ how kind of you to think of me qué amable de su parte pensar en mí

■ come to think of it,... ahora que lo pienso,...

■ what were you thinking of? ¿en qué estabas pensando?

3 (intend, plan) pensar

■ we're thinking of going away for the weekend pensamos salir fuera este fin de semana

4 (come to mind) ocurrírsele a uno

■ I hadn't thought of that no se me había ocurrido

5 (remember) acordarse (of, de), recordar

■ I can't think of the title no me acuerdo del título

6 (have an opinion) pensar (of, de), opinar (of, de)

■ what do you think of the government? ¿qué opinas del gobierno?

■ what did you think of the film? ¿qué te pareció la película?

■ I didn't think much of his speech no me gustó su discurso

■ well, what do you think? ¿bueno, qué te parece?

7 (imagine) imaginarse, pensar

■ just think of it! ¡fíjate!, ¡imagínate!

transitive verb

1 (reflect, ponder) pensar

■ just think how lucky you are! ¡piensa en la suerte que tienes!

2 (imagine, suppose) pensar, imaginarse, creer

■ I thought as much ya me lo imaginaba

■ who would have thought it? ¿quién se lo hubiera imaginado?

■ anyone would think that... cualquiera diría que...

■ that's what you think! ¡eso es lo que tú te crees!

3 (expect) pensar, esperar

■ I never thought I'd see you here no esperaba verte aquí

■ it's more difficult than we thought es más difícil de lo que pensábamos

4 (believe) creer

■ I think it's going to rain creo que lloverá

■ do you think they'll come? ¿crees que vendrán?

■ I think so creo que sí

■ I don't think so creo que no

■ I thought it started at 8.00 creía que empezaba a las ocho

■ who do you think you are? ¿quién te crees que eres?

5 (remember) recordar, acordarse de

■ I'm trying to think where I put it estoy intentando recordar dónde lo puse

■ I can't think what her name is no me acuerdo de su nombre

6 (have an opinion) pensar, opinar

■ I really don't know what to think la verdad es que no sé qué pensar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

think nothing of it! ¡no tiene importancia!

to have a think about something pensar algo

■ I'm going to have a think about this voy a pensármelo

to think a lot of somebody estimar mucho a alguien, apreciar a alguien

to think aloud / think out loud pensar en voz alta

to think better of doing something repensarse algo, pensarse algo mejor

to think big tener grandes proyectos, ser ambicioso,-a

to think highly of somebody tener un buen concepto de alguien, tener muy buena opinión de alguien

to think nothing of doing something hacer algo tan tranquilo,-a

to think on one's feet improvisar

to think the best of somebody pensar bien de alguien

to think the worst of somebody pensar mal de alguien

to think twice about doing something pensar algo dos veces antes de hacerlo

without thinking sin pensar

you've got another think coming estás muy equivocado,-a, lo tienes claro

think ['ɵɪŋk] v, thought ['ɵɔt] ; thinking vt

1) : pensar

I thought to return early: pensaba regresar temprano

2) believe: pensar, creer, opinar

3) ponder: pensar, reflexionar

4) conceive: ocurrirse, concebir

we've thought up a plan: se nos ha ocurrido un plan

think vi

1) reason: pensar, razonar

2) consider: pensar, considerar

think of your family first: primero piensa en tu familia

think

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: thought) = creer (Pensar) v.

• meditar v.

• opinar v.

• pensar v.

• reflexionar v.

I
1. θɪŋk
(past & past p thought) intransitive verb

1) ( use one's mind) pensar*

think hard/carefully — piénsalo mucho/bien

it makes you think, doesn't it? — da qué pensar or te hace pensar ¿no?

to think for oneself — pensar* por sí mismo

to think ABOUT something — pensar* en algo; ( consider) pensar* algo

I'll have to think about it — tendré que pensarlo, (me) lo tendré que pensar

it doesn't bear thinking about — mejor ni pensarlo

to think OF something/somebody — pensar* en algo/alguien

think of the expense — piensa en el gasto

I hadn't thought of that — no se me había ocurrido eso

come to think of it... — ahora que lo pienso...

just think of it! — imagínate!

to think better of something: I was going to ask her but thought better of it se lo iba a preguntar pero recapacité y cambié de idea; to think twice — pensarlo* dos veces

2) (intend, plan)

to think OF -ING — pensar* + inf

what are you thinking of doing tonight? — ¿qué piensas hacer esta noche?, ¿qué tienes planeado hacer esta noche?

3)

a) (find, come up with)

to think OF something: can you think of anything better? ¿se te ocurre algo mejor?; I couldn't think of anything to say — no se me ocurrió qué decir

b) ( remember)

to think OF something — acordarse* de algo

I can't think of his name — no me puedo acordar de su nombre

4) ( have opinion)

to think highly of somebody — tener* muy buena opinión de alguien, tener* a alguien en muy buen concepto

he thinks a lot of you — te aprecia mucho

I don't think much of her boyfriend — no tengo muy buena impresión de su novio

she thinks nothing of spending $500 in a restaurant — ella gasta 500 dólares en un restaurante como si tal cosa

think nothing of it — no tiene ninguna importancia

2.

vt

1)

a) (reflect, ponder) pensar*

what are you thinking? — ¿qué estás pensando?

(just) think what that would cost — piensa (en) lo que costaría

b) ( remember)

I can't think where it was — no me puedo acordar de dónde estaba

I didn't think to look there — no se me ocurrió mirar allí

2)

a) (suppose, imagine, expect) pensar*

I thought you knew — pensé que lo sabías

that's what you think — eso es lo que tú crees or piensas

what do you think you're doing? — ¿pero tú qué te crees?

who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera dicho or imaginado?, ¿quién lo iba a decir?

who do you think you are? — ¿quién te crees que eres?, ¿qué te crees?

I can't think why he refused — no me explico or no entiendo por qué se negó

I thought you'd be there — pensé or creí que estarías allí

I'll help as well - I should think so (too)! — yo también ayudo - me imagino que sí! or pues faltaría más!

she wouldn't accept the money - I should think not! — no quiso aceptar el dinero - pues bueno fuera! or no faltaba más!

b) ( indicating intention)

we thought we'd eat out tonight — esta noche tenemos pensado salir a cenar

3) ( believe) creer*

who do you think did it? — ¿quién crees que lo hizo?, ¿quién te parece que lo hizo?

I think you'll find it's the only way — ya verá usted que es la única manera

I thought as much — ya me parecía or ya me lo imaginaba

I thought him rude/pleasant — me pareció or lo encontré grosero/agradable

I think so/I don't think so — creo que sí or me parece que sí/creo que no or me parece que no

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Phrasal Verbs:

- think ahead

- think back

- think out

- think over

- think through

- think up

II

noun (no pl)

I'll have to have a think about it — tendré que pensarlo or pensármelo

if you think that, you've got another think coming — si te crees eso estás muy equivocado or (Esp fam) lo llevas claro

[θɪŋk] (vb: pt, pp thought)
1. VI

1) (=exercise mind) pensar; (=ponder) reflexionar

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

give me time to think — dame tiempo para reflexionar

to act without thinking — actuar sin pensar

think before you reply — piénselo antes de contestar

I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking — lo siento, estaba distraído

now let me think, where did I last see it? — a ver, déjame pensar, ¿cuándo lo vi por última vez?

• to think about sth — (=occupy one's thoughts with) pensar en algo; (=consider) pensar algo

what are you thinking about? — ¿en qué estás pensando?

you've given us a lot to think about — nos ha dado mucho en que pensar

I'll think about it — lo voy a pensar

it's worth thinking about — vale la pena de pensarlo

you think too much about money — le das demasiada importancia al dinero

• what he said made me think again — lo que dijo hizo que me lo volviera a pensar

did you think I was going to give you the money? well, think again! — ¿creíste que iba a darte el dinero? ¡vamos, piensa un poco!

• to think aloud — pensar en voz alta

• think carefully before you reply — piénsalo bien antes de responder

• to think for o.s. — pensar por sí mismo

• to think (long and) hard — pensar mucho

• I think of you always, I am always thinking of you — pienso constantemente en ti

I'll be thinking of you — me acordaré de ti

think of me tomorrow in the exam — acuérdate de mí mañana, haciendo el examen

• to think straight — concentrarse

• to think twice before doing sth — pensar algo dos veces antes de hacerlo

we didn't think twice about it — no vacilamos un instante

2) (=imagine) imaginarse

• just think! — ¡fíjate!, ¡imagínate!, ¡te das cuenta!

• think of the expense — imagínate lo que costaría

think of what might have happened! — ¡piensa en lo que podía haber ocurrido!

• and to think of her going there alone! — ¡y pensar que ella fue allí sola!

3) (=remember)

you can't think of everything — no se puede estar en todo

now I come to think of it... — ahora que lo pienso...

I couldn't think of the right word — no pude acordarme de la palabra exacta

4) (=have opinion)

• see what you think about it and let me know — piénsalo y dime luego tu opinión

• I didn't think much of the play — la obra no me convenció, la obra no me gustó mucho

we don't think much of him — tenemos un concepto más bien bajo de él

• what do you think of it? — ¿qué te parece?

what do you think of him? — ¿qué opinas de él?, ¿qué te parece (él)?

to think highly of sb — tener muy buena opinión de algn, tener a algn en muy buen concepto

• I told him what I thought of him — le dije lo que pensaba de él
well II, 1., 1)
5) (=consider, take into account)

to think of other people's feelings — pensar en or tener en cuenta los sentimientos de los demás

one has to think of the expense — hay que pensar en lo que se gasta

there are the children to think about — hay que pensar en los niños

he thinks of nobody but himself — no piensa más que en sí mismo

6)

to think of (=wonder about, dream up) —

I thought of going to Spain — pensé en ir a España

have you ever thought of going to Cuba? — ¿has pensado alguna vez en ir a Cuba?

don't you ever think of washing? — ¿no se te ocurre alguna vez lavarte?

whatever were you thinking of? — ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso?

I was the one who thought of it first — fui yo quien tuve la idea primero

whatever will he think of next? — ¡a ver qué es lo que se le ocurre ahora!

7) (=choose)

think of a number — piensa en un número

2. VT

1) (=cogitate) pensar

• to think great thoughts — pensar cosas profundas, tener pensamientos profundos

to think evil thoughts — tener malos pensamientos

• think what you've done — piense en lo que hizo

2) (=believe) creer

I think (that) it is true — creo que es verdad

I don't think it can be done — no creo que se pueda hacer

you must think me very rude — va a creer que soy muy descortés

we all thought him a fool — lo teníamos todos por idiota

he thinks himself very clever — se cree muy listo

I don't think it likely — lo creo or me parece muy poco probable

I think (that) you're wrong — me parece que estás equivocado

• she's very pretty, don't you think? — es muy guapa, ¿no crees?

he'll be back, I don't think! * — ¿que volverá? ¡no creo!

• I think not — creo que no

• I think so — creo que sí, me parece que sí

I don't think so — creo que no

• now I don't know what to think — ahora estoy en duda

what do you think I should do? — ¿qué crees que debo hacer?

what do you think you're doing? — ¿se puede saber lo que estás haciendo?

• who do you think you are? — ¿quién te crees que eres?

who do you think you are to come marching in here? — y tú ¿qué derecho crees tener para entrar aquí tan fresco?

• anyone would think she was dying — cualquiera diría que se estaba muriendo

I would have thought that... — hubiera creído que...

• that's what you think! — ¡(que) te crees tú eso!

3) (=imagine) imaginar(se)

think what we could do with that house! — ¡imagina lo que podríamos hacer con esa casa!

to think she once slept here! — ¡pensar que ella durmió aquí una vez!

• I can't think what he can want — no me puedo imaginar qué quiere

I can't think what you mean — no llego a entender lo que quieres decir

• I thought as much — ya me lo figuraba, ya lo sabía

• I never thought that... — nunca pensé or imaginé que...

• who'd have thought it? — ¿quién lo diría?

who'd have thought it possible? — ¿quién se lo hubiera imaginado?

4) (=remember) recordar

try to think where you last saw it — intenta recordar dónde lo viste por última vez

5) (=be of opinion) opinar

this is my new dress, what do you think? — este es mi vestido nuevo, ¿qué te parece? or ¿qué opinas?

I think we should wait, what do you think? — creo que deberíamos esperar, ¿qué opinas?

6) (=envisage, have idea)

I was thinking that... — estaba pensando que...

did you think to bring a corkscrew? — ¿te acordaste de traer un sacacorchos?

I didn't think to tell him — no se me ocurrió decírselo

I thought/I'd thought I might go swimming — pensé/había pensado en ir a nadar

7) (=expect) pensar, esperar

I didn't think to see you here — no pensaba or esperaba verte aquí

I came here thinking to get some answers — vine aquí pensando que obtendría or esperando recibir algunas respuestas

I never thought to hear that from you — nunca pensé que te oiría decir eso, nunca esperé oírte decir eso

• we little thought that... — estábamos lejos de pensar que...

• "is she going?" - "I should/shouldn't think so" — -¿va a ir? -yo diría que sí/no

"I paid him for it" - "I should think so too!" — -se lo he pagado -¡faltaría más!

3.

N

to have a think, I'll have a think about it — lo pensaré

• I was just having a quiet think — meditaba tranquilamente

- if you think that, you've got another think coming

4.

CPD

think piece N — (Press) artículo m de opinión

think tank N — grupo m de expertos; (in government) gabinete m de estrategia

- think back

- think out

- think over

- think through

- think up

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I
1. [θɪŋk]
(past & past p thought) intransitive verb

1) ( use one's mind) pensar*

think hard/carefully — piénsalo mucho/bien

it makes you think, doesn't it? — da qué pensar or te hace pensar ¿no?

to think for oneself — pensar* por sí mismo

to think ABOUT something — pensar* en algo; ( consider) pensar* algo

I'll have to think about it — tendré que pensarlo, (me) lo tendré que pensar

it doesn't bear thinking about — mejor ni pensarlo

to think OF something/somebody — pensar* en algo/alguien

think of the expense — piensa en el gasto

I hadn't thought of that — no se me había ocurrido eso

come to think of it... — ahora que lo pienso...

just think of it! — imagínate!

to think better of something: I was going to ask her but thought better of it se lo iba a preguntar pero recapacité y cambié de idea; to think twice — pensarlo* dos veces

2) (intend, plan)

to think OF -ING — pensar* + inf

what are you thinking of doing tonight? — ¿qué piensas hacer esta noche?, ¿qué tienes planeado hacer esta noche?

3)

a) (find, come up with)

to think OF something: can you think of anything better? ¿se te ocurre algo mejor?; I couldn't think of anything to say — no se me ocurrió qué decir

b) ( remember)

to think OF something — acordarse* de algo

I can't think of his name — no me puedo acordar de su nombre

4) ( have opinion)

to think highly of somebody — tener* muy buena opinión de alguien, tener* a alguien en muy buen concepto

he thinks a lot of you — te aprecia mucho

I don't think much of her boyfriend — no tengo muy buena impresión de su novio

she thinks nothing of spending $500 in a restaurant — ella gasta 500 dólares en un restaurante como si tal cosa

think nothing of it — no tiene ninguna importancia

2.

vt

1)

a) (reflect, ponder) pensar*

what are you thinking? — ¿qué estás pensando?

(just) think what that would cost — piensa (en) lo que costaría

b) ( remember)

I can't think where it was — no me puedo acordar de dónde estaba

I didn't think to look there — no se me ocurrió mirar allí

2)

a) (suppose, imagine, expect) pensar*

I thought you knew — pensé que lo sabías

that's what you think — eso es lo que tú crees or piensas

what do you think you're doing? — ¿pero tú qué te crees?

who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera dicho or imaginado?, ¿quién lo iba a decir?

who do you think you are? — ¿quién te crees que eres?, ¿qué te crees?

I can't think why he refused — no me explico or no entiendo por qué se negó

I thought you'd be there — pensé or creí que estarías allí

I'll help as well - I should think so (too)! — yo también ayudo - me imagino que sí! or pues faltaría más!

she wouldn't accept the money - I should think not! — no quiso aceptar el dinero - pues bueno fuera! or no faltaba más!

b) ( indicating intention)

we thought we'd eat out tonight — esta noche tenemos pensado salir a cenar

3) ( believe) creer*

who do you think did it? — ¿quién crees que lo hizo?, ¿quién te parece que lo hizo?

I think you'll find it's the only way — ya verá usted que es la única manera

I thought as much — ya me parecía or ya me lo imaginaba

I thought him rude/pleasant — me pareció or lo encontré grosero/agradable

I think so/I don't think so — creo que sí or me parece que sí/creo que no or me parece que no

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- think ahead

- think back

- think out

- think over

- think through

- think up

II

noun (no pl)

I'll have to have a think about it — tendré que pensarlo or pensármelo

if you think that, you've got another think coming — si te crees eso estás muy equivocado or (Esp fam) lo llevas claro

English-spanish dictionary > think
20 antworten

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I vt/i answer ( jemandem s.o.), reply (to s.o.); scharf: retort; auf etw. (Akk) antworten answer s.th., reply to s.th.; mit Ja / Nein antworten reply with yes / no; answer in the affirmative / negative förm.; der Wahrheit gemäß antworten answer truthfully; was hat sie geantwortet? what did she say (to that)?

II v/i (reagieren) respond (to) ( mit with)

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to reply; to answer; to respond

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ạnt|wor|ten ['antvɔrtn]
vi

1) (= Antwort geben) to answer, to reply

jdm antworten — to answer sb, to reply to sb

antworten — to answer sth, to reply to sth

was soll ich ihm antworten? — what answer should I give him?, what should I tell him?

jdm auf eine Frage antworten — to reply to or answer sb's question

mit Ja/Nein antworten — to answer yes/no, to answer in the affirmative/negative

2) (= reagieren) to respond (
auf +acc to, mit with)
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(to answer with words, a reaction, gesture etc: He didn't respond to my question; I smiled at her, but she didn't respond.) respond

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ant·wor·ten

[ˈantvɔrtn̩]

vi

1. (als Antwort geben)

▪ [jdm] \antworten to answer [sb], to reply [to sb]

ich kann Ihnen darauf leider nichts \antworten unfortunately I cannot give you an answer to that

was soll man darauf noch \antworten?! what kind of answer can you give to that?

auf jds Frage \antworten to answer sb's [or reply to sb's] question

mit Ja/Nein \antworten to answer yes/no [or form in the affirmative/negative]

mit „vielleicht“ \antworten to answer with “perhaps”

schriftlich \antworten to answer [or reply] in writing, to give a written answer

2. (reagieren) to respond ( mit + dat with)

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) answer; reply

auf etwas (Akk.) antworten — answer something; reply to something

jemandem antworten — answer somebody; reply to somebody

jemandem auf seine Frage antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question

wie soll ich ihm antworten? — what answer shall I give him?/what shall I tell him?

2) (reagieren) respond (auf + Akk. to)
2.
transitives Verb answer

was hat er geantwortet? — what was his answer?

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antworten (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t & v/i answer (

jemandem sb), reply (to sb); scharf: retort;

auf etwas (akk)

antworten answer sth, reply to sth;

mit Ja/Nein antworten reply with yes/no; answer in the affirmative/negative form;

der Wahrheit gemäß antworten answer truthfully;

was hat sie geantwortet? what did she say (to that)?

B. v/i (reagieren) respond (to) (

mit with)

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) answer; reply

auf etwas (Akk.) antworten — answer something; reply to something

jemandem antworten — answer somebody; reply to somebody

jemandem auf seine Frage antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question

wie soll ich ihm antworten? — what answer shall I give him?/what shall I tell him?

2) (reagieren) respond (auf + Akk. to)
2.
transitives Verb answer

was hat er geantwortet? — what was his answer?

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v.

to answer (to) v.

to answer v.

to reply v.

to respond v.

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