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1 What's your height?

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Wie groß sind Sie? ausdr.

English-german dictionary > What's your height?
2 height

height [haɪt]

noun

   a. [of object, building] hauteur f ; [of person] taille f ; [of mountain] altitude f

• what height are you? combien mesurez-vous ?

• his height is 5 foot 9 inches il fait 1 mètre 75

• of average height de taille moyenne

• her weight is normal for her height son poids est normal par rapport à sa taille

• he drew himself up to his full height il s'est dressé de toute sa hauteur

• at shoulder height à hauteur des épaules

• fear of heights vertige m

• to be afraid of heights avoir le vertige

   b. ( = altitude) altitude f

• to gain height prendre de l'altitude

• to lose height perdre de l'altitude

• height above sea level altitude au-dessus du niveau de la mer

   c. ( = utmost) [of fortune, success] apogée m ; [of glory, fame] sommet m ; [of absurdity, folly] comble m

• at the height of his power au sommet de sa puissance

• at the height of his career à l'apogée de sa carrière

• at the height of summer/the storm au cœur de l'été/l'orage

• at the height of the season au plus fort de la saison

• the height of fashion la toute dernière mode

• the height of luxury le comble du luxe

• the height of bad manners le comble de l'impolitesse

• the crisis was at its height la crise avait atteint son paroxysme

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[haɪt]
noun

1) ( of person) taille f; (of table, tower, tree) hauteur f

what is your height? — combien mesures-tu?

to be 1 metre 60 cm in height — [person] mesurer 1 mètre 60; [object] faire 1 mètre 60 de haut

to draw oneself up to one's full height — se redresser

2) ( distance from ground) (of mountain, plane) altitude f

at a height of 200 metres — à 200 mètres d'altitude

to fall from a height of 20 metres — tomber d'une hauteur de 20 mètres

from a great height — de très haut

to be scared of heights — avoir le vertige

to rise to great heights — fig aller loin

3) fig ( peak)

at the height of the season — en pleine saison

at the height of — au plus fort de [storm, crisis]

to be at the height of one's popularity/powers — être au sommet de sa popularité/son talent

the violence was at its height — la violence était à son comble

the height of — le comble de [luxury, stupidity, cheek]

to be the height of fashion — être ce que l'on fait de plus à la mode

English-French dictionary > height
3 ♦ height

♦ height /haɪt/
n. [cu]

1 altezza; altezza sul livello del mare; altitudine; statura: of average height, di statura media; of medium height, di media statura; a giddy height, un'altezza vertiginosa; What's the height of that building?, qual è l'altezza di quell'edificio?; What is your height?, qual è la tua statura?; quanto sei alto?; He is six feet in height, è alto sei piedi (m 1,83 circa)

2 altura; collina

3 (fig.) apice; colmo; culmine; acme; massimo: to be at the height of one's success, essere all'apice del successo; the height of summer, piena estate; The war was at its height in June, la guerra raggiunse il culmine in giugno; the height of passion, il colmo (o l'acme) della passione; the height of fashion, l'ultima moda; the height of stupidity, il massimo della stupidità

4 (aeron.) quota: to gain [to lose] height, guadagnare [perdere] quota

● (geogr., USA) height of land, spartiacque □ height-sickness, mal di montagna □ (fig.) the dizzy heights, le vette vertiginose; le vette esaltanti: In few years she reached the dizzy heights of stardom, in pochi anni raggiunse le vette esaltanti della celebrità □ to reach (o to rise to) new heights, raggiungere livelli senza precedenti □ to take st. [sb.] to new heights, portare qc. [q.] a livelli mai raggiunti prima.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ height
4 height

height ⇒ Length measurement

A n

1 ( tallness) ( of person) taille f ; (of table, tower, tree) hauteur f ; a woman of average ou medium height une femme de taille moyenne ; what is your height? combien mesures-tu? ; to be 1 metre 60 cm in height [person] mesurer 1 mètre 60 ; [pile, object] faire 1 mètre 60 de haut ; to draw oneself up to one's full height se redresser ;

2 ( distance from the ground) (of shelf, person) hauteur f ; (of mountain, plane) altitude f ; to gain/lose height prendre/perdre de l'altitude ; at a height of 200 metres à 200 mètres d'altitude ; to fall from a height of 20 metres tomber d'une hauteur de 20 mètres ; to dive from a great height plonger de très haut ; at shoulder height à hauteur d'épaule ;

3 fig ( peak) at the height of the season en pleine saison ; at the height of the rush-hour en plein dans les heures de pointe ; at the height of the storm/crisis au plus fort de l'orage/la crise ; to be at the height of one's success/popularity être au faîte de son succès/sa popularité ; to be at the height of one's career être au sommet de sa carrière ; a writer at the height of her powers un écrivain à l'apogée de son talent ; the violence was at its height la violence était à son comble ; at its height the club had 200 members le club au plus haut de sa fréquentation comptait 200 membres ;

4 ( utmost) the height of le comble de [luxury, stupidity, cheek] ; to be the height of fashion être ce que l'on fait de plus à la mode.

B heights npl ( high place) hauteurs fpl ; the snowy/wooded heights les monts enneigés/boisés ; to be scared of heights avoir le vertige ; to rise to ou reach great heights fig aller loin ; to reach new heights of aller encore plus loin dans [perfection, skill].

Big English-French dictionary > height
5 height

[haɪt] 1.
nome

1) (tallness) altezza f.; (of person) altezza f., statura f.

what is your height? — quanto sei alto?

to be 1 metre 65 cm in height — [ person] essere alto un metro e 65 cm; [ object] misurare un metro e 65 cm in altezza

to draw oneself up to one's full height — ergersi in tutta la propria altezza

2) (distance from the ground) (of mountain, plane) altitudine f., quota f.

to gain, lose height — prendere, perdere quota

at a height of 2,000 metres — a una altitudine di 2.000 metri

to fall from a height of 10 metres — cadere da un'altezza di 10 metri

3) fig. (peak)

at the height of the season — nel pieno o al culmine della stagione

at the height of the storm, crisis — al culmine della tempesta, della crisi

to be at the height of one's success, popularity — essere al vertice del successo, della popolarità

the violence was at its height — la violenza era al colmo

4) (utmost)

the height of — il colmo di [stupidity, cheek]; il massimo di [ luxury]

to be the height of fashion — essere l'ultimo grido della moda
2.
nome plurale heights (high place) altezze f.

to be scared of heights — soffrire di vertigini

to rise to great heights — fig. raggiungere alti livelli, arrivare in alto

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[hæit]
noun

1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) altezza

2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) apice, culmine

3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) sommo, culmine

4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) cima, vetta, altura

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[haɪt] 1.
nome

1) (tallness) altezza f.; (of person) altezza f., statura f.

what is your height? — quanto sei alto?

to be 1 metre 65 cm in height — [ person] essere alto un metro e 65 cm; [ object] misurare un metro e 65 cm in altezza

to draw oneself up to one's full height — ergersi in tutta la propria altezza

2) (distance from the ground) (of mountain, plane) altitudine f., quota f.

to gain, lose height — prendere, perdere quota

at a height of 2,000 metres — a una altitudine di 2.000 metri

to fall from a height of 10 metres — cadere da un'altezza di 10 metri

3) fig. (peak)

at the height of the season — nel pieno o al culmine della stagione

at the height of the storm, crisis — al culmine della tempesta, della crisi

to be at the height of one's success, popularity — essere al vertice del successo, della popolarità

the violence was at its height — la violenza era al colmo

4) (utmost)

the height of — il colmo di [stupidity, cheek]; il massimo di [ luxury]

to be the height of fashion — essere l'ultimo grido della moda
2.
nome plurale heights (high place) altezze f.

to be scared of heights — soffrire di vertigini

to rise to great heights — fig. raggiungere alti livelli, arrivare in alto

English-Italian dictionary > height
6 height

hæit
noun

1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) høyde

2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) høyde-/toppunkt

3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) toppen, høyeste (mote osv.)

4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) topp; høytliggende sted

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subst. \/haɪt\/

1) høyde

• the height of a mountain

• 200 feet in height

200 fots høyde

2) lengde

• draw oneself up to one's full height

strekke seg i sin fulle lengde

• what is your height?

hvor lang\/høy er du?

• he is your height

han er like lang\/høy som deg

3) høyde, topp

• mountain heights

4) ( overført) høydepunkt, toppunkt

• the height of his ambition

• the height of fashion

høyeste mote

• the height of folly\/impudence

toppen av uforskammethet

• the height of perfection

fullkommenheten selv

• when the storm was at its height

når stormen raste som verst

at a\/the height of i en høyde av

at its height på sitt høyeste

at the height of noon midt på dagen

barometer height barometerstand

in the height of summer midtsommers, midt på sommeren

of medium\/middle height gjennomsnittlig høyde, middelhøyde

English-Norwegian dictionary > height
7 height

noun

1) Höhe, die; (of person, animal, building) Größe, die

be three metres in height — drei Meter hoch sein

be six feet in height — [Person:] 1,80 m groß sein

at a height of three metres — in einer Höhe von drei Metern

2) (fig.): (highest point) Höhepunkt, der

the height of folly — der Gipfel der Dummheit

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[hæit]
noun

1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) die Höhe

2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) der Höhepunkt

3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) der Gipfel

4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) die Höhe

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height

[haɪt]

n

1. (top to bottom) Höhe f; of a person [Körper]größe f

his \height is about 1.75 metres er ist ungefähr 1,75 Meter groß

at chest/eye \height in Brust-/Augenhöhe

to adjust the \height of sth etw höher/niedriger stellen

to gain/lose \height an Höhe gewinnen/verlieren

to be 6 metres in \height 6 Meter hoch sein

2. (high places)

▪ \heights pl Höhen pl

fear of \heights Höhenangst f

to be afraid of \heights nicht schwindelfrei sein

3. ( rare: hill)

▪ \heights pl Hügel pl, Anhöhen pl

4. ( fig: peak) Höhepunkt m

this is the \height of pleasure for me das ist für mich das höchste der Gefühle

to be at the \height of one's career auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Karriere sein

to be dressed in the \height of fashion nach der neuesten Mode gekleidet sein

to be at the \height of one's power auf dem Gipfel seiner Macht sein

at the \height of summer im Hochsommer

to rise to giddy [or dizzy] \heights ( fam) in Schwindel erregende Höhen aufsteigen

to attain great \heights, to scale \heights den Höhepunkt erreichen; shares, prices Spitzenwerte erreichen

5. (of characteristic) Höchstmaß nt, Maximum nt

the \height of bad manners [or ill manners] der Gipfel der Unverschämtheit

the \height of folly/stupidity der Gipfel der Torheit/Dummheit

the \height of kindness/patience das Äußerste an Güte/Geduld

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[haɪt]
n

1) (of building, mountain etc = altitude) Höhe f; (of person) Größe f

to be six feet in height — sechs Fuß groß or (wall etc) hoch sein

what height are you? — wie groß sind Sie?

he pulled himself up to his full height — er richtete sich zu voller Größe auf

you can raise the height of the saddle — du kannst den Sattel höherstellen

at shoulder/head height — in Schulter-/Kopfhöhe

2) pl (= high place) Höhen pl

to scale the heights of Everest — den Mount Everest besteigen

fear of heights — Höhenangst f

to be afraid of heights — nicht schwindelfrei sein

3) (fig) Höhe f; (of stupidity) Gipfel m

at the height of his power — auf der Höhe seiner Macht

the speculation has reached new heights — die Spekulationen haben einen neuen Höhepunkt erreicht

the height of luxury —

that is the height of arrogance/folly — das ist der Gipfel der Arroganz/der Torheit

that is the height of bad manners! — das ist doch die Höhe!, das ist der Gipfel der Unverschämtheit!

it is the height of bad manners to... — es verstößt gegen jede Etikette, zu...

at the height of the season — in der Hauptsaison

at the height of the storm — als der Sturm am heftigsten war

at the height of summer — im Hochsommer

at its height the company employed 12,000 people — in ihrer Glanzzeit hatte die Firma 12.000 Angestellte

during the war emigration was at its height — im Krieg erreichte die Auswanderungswelle ihren Höhepunkt

to be the height of fashion — große Mode or der letzte Schrei sein

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height [haıt] s

1. Höhe f:

height of fall Fallhöhe;

ten feet in height zehn Fuß hoch;

at a height of five feet above the ground fünf Fuß über dem Boden;

from a great height aus großer Höhe;

height to paper TYPO Standardhöhe f der Druckschrift (in GB 0,9175 Zoll, in USA 0,9186 Zoll);

height of land GEOG US Wasserscheide f

2. (Körper)Größe f:

what is your height? wie groß sind Sie?;

he rose to his full height er richtete sich zu voller Größe auf

3. (An)Höhe f, Erhebung f

4. fig Höhe(punkt) f(m), Gipfel m, höchster Grad:

at its height auf dem Höhepunkt;

at the height of one’s fame auf der Höhe seines Ruhms;

at the height of the season in der Hochsaison;

at the height of summer im Hochsommer;

dressed in the height of fashion nach der neuesten Mode gekleidet;

the height of folly der Gipfel der Torheit

5. ARCH Pfeilhöhe f, Bogenstich m

h., H. abk

1. height H

2. hour ( hours pl) Std.; Uhr (bei Zeitangaben)

3. hundred

4. husband

ht abk height H, H.

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noun

1) Höhe, die; (of person, animal, building) Größe, die

be three metres in height — drei Meter hoch sein

be six feet in height — [Person:] 1,80 m groß sein

at a height of three metres — in einer Höhe von drei Metern

2) (fig.): (highest point) Höhepunkt, der

the height of folly — der Gipfel der Dummheit

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n.

Gipfel - m.

Höhe -n f.

Höhepunkt m.

English-german dictionary > height
8 height

hæit
noun

1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) altura

2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) auge, cúspide, cima, apogeo, punto culminante

3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) colmo, cumbre, cima

4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) altura; cumbre, cima

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height

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noun

1 (gen) altura

2 (altitude) altitud nombre femenino

3 (of person) estatura

■ what height is he? ¿cuánto mide?, ¿qué estatura tiene?

4 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL cumbre nombre femenino, cima

5 figurative use (highest point) colmo, cumbre nombre femenino, cima

■ the height of stupidity el colmo de la tontería

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be afraid of heights tener vértigo

to gain height subir

to lose height bajar

the Golan Heights Los Altos de Golán

average height estatura media, estatura normal

height ['haɪt] n

1) peak: cumbre f, cima f, punto m alto

at the height of her career: en la cumbre de su carrera

the height of stupidity: el colmo de la estupidez

2) tallness: estatura f (de una persona), altura f (de un objeto)

3) altitude: altura f

height

n.

• alteza s.f.

• altitud s.f.

• alto s.m.

• altozano s.m.

• altura s.f.

• culminación s.f.

• elevación s.f.

• eminencia s.f.

• encumbramiento s.m.

• estatura s.f.

• peralte s.m.

haɪt
noun

1) u c ( tallness - of object) altura f; (- of person) estatura f, talla f

what height are you? — ¿cuánto mides?

she drew herself up to her full height — se irguió cuan alta era

to gain/lose height — ( Aviat) ganar/perder* altura

at a height of 2,000 m above sea level — a una altura de 2.000 m sobre el nivel del mar

2) ( peak) (no pl)

to be at the height of one's power — estar* en la cima or en la cumbre or en la cúspide de su (or mi etc) poder

when the storm was at its height — en plena tormenta

the height of fashion — el último grito (de la moda)

it's the height of madness — es el colmo de la locura

3) heights pl

a) ( high ground) cerros mpl, cumbres fpl

b) (high places, buildings) alturas fpl

to be afraid of heights — sufrir de vértigo

c) ( highest level)

speculation rose to new o fresh heights — la especulación alcanzó nuevas cotas

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N
1) (=measurement) [of object] altura f ; [of person] estatura f

to be 20 metres in height — medir or tener 20 metros de alto, tener una altura de 20 metros

we are the same height — tenemos la misma estatura, somos igual de altos

he was of medium or average height and build — era de estatura y constitución media

he drew himself up to his full height — se irguió todo lo alto que era

she's about my height — tiene mi altura or es de mi estatura más o menos

he sometimes found his height a disadvantage — su altura le resultaba a veces una desventaja

2) (=altitude) altura f

height above sea level — altura f or altitud f sobre el nivel del mar

at a height of 2,000 m — a una altura or altitud de 2.000 m

to gain/lose height — ganar/perder altura

hold your arms out at shoulder height — levanta los brazos a la altura de los hombros

3) (=high place) cumbre f

to be afraid of heights — tener miedo a las alturas, tener vértigo

the heights — las alturas
head 1., 2)
4) (=peak, zenith) cumbre f, cima f

at the height of her career — en la cumbre or la cima de su carrera

at its height, the movement had millions of supporters — en su punto más álgido, el movimiento tenía millones de seguidores

at the height of the battle — en los momentos más críticos de la batalla

the height of fashion — la última moda

at the height of summer — en pleno verano

the dollar has soared to new heights — el dólar ha escalado a nuevas cotas
dizzy
5) (=utmost degree) colmo m

it is the height of arrogance/stupidity — es el colmo de la arrogancia/la estupidez

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noun

1) u c ( tallness - of object) altura f; (- of person) estatura f, talla f

what height are you? — ¿cuánto mides?

she drew herself up to her full height — se irguió cuan alta era

to gain/lose height — ( Aviat) ganar/perder* altura

at a height of 2,000 m above sea level — a una altura de 2.000 m sobre el nivel del mar

2) ( peak) (no pl)

to be at the height of one's power — estar* en la cima or en la cumbre or en la cúspide de su (or mi etc) poder

when the storm was at its height — en plena tormenta

the height of fashion — el último grito (de la moda)

it's the height of madness — es el colmo de la locura

3) heights pl

a) ( high ground) cerros mpl, cumbres fpl

b) (high places, buildings) alturas fpl

to be afraid of heights — sufrir de vértigo

c) ( highest level)

speculation rose to new o fresh heights — la especulación alcanzó nuevas cotas

English-spanish dictionary > height
9 what

1. a в прямых вопросах

what suggested that thought? — что навело вас на эту мысль?

what prompted you to do it? — что побудило вас сделать это?

what will he the upshot of it all? — чем всё это кончится?

what kind of car do you drive? — какой марки у вас машина?

what led you to think so? — что заставило вас так думать?

2. a какой?; какого рода?

what papers do you read? — какие газеты вы читаете?

what a blessed nuisance — какая ужасная скука

what a fag! — ну и работёнка!, какая волынка!

what a ridiculous idea! — какая нелепая мысль

what beastly weather! — какая мерзкая погода!

just what I wanted — как раз то, что мне надо

3. a сколько?

what time is it? — сколько времени?, который час?

what is your age? — сколько вам лет?

what is it worth? — сколько это стоит?

from what i know — насколько мне известно

what is the fare? — сколько стоит проезд ?

what will you tax me? — сколько вы с меня возьмёте?

4. a в косвенных вопросах и придаточных предложениях

what has come over you? — что на вас нашло?

what he says goes — его предложения принимаются

what ails him? — что с ним?, что его беспокоит ?

what hobby do you go in for? — какое у вас хобби?

what do you make of him? — какое у вас мнение о нём?

5. a какой

he told me what book he needs — он мне сказал, какая ему нужна книга

what is his game? — какие у него планы?, каковы его замыслы?

what do you call this flower? — как называется этот цветок?

what points shall we play? — до какого счёта будем играть?

what is her height? — какого она роста?; какой у неё рост?

what an aggravating remark! — какое неуместное замечание!;

6. a сколько

I know what money he paid — я знаю, сколько он заплатил

7. a в восклицательных предложениях какой; что за

what a pity! — какая жалость!, как жаль!

what is it already? — ну что такое случилось? в чём же дело?

to sort out what happened — разобраться в том, что произошло

take what he offers you — возьми то, что он тебе предлагает

what wonder? — чему тут удивляться?, что тут удивительного?

what has the morrow in store for us? — что ждёт нас завтра?

8. a c

9. a в прямых вопросах какой?, каков?

what would your assertion be against mine? — каково будет ваше возражение на моё высказывание?

what is the position of affairs? — каково положение вещей ?

what is the amount of the debt? — какова общая сумма долга?

what is this thing called? — как называется этот предмет?

what do you call this in English? — как это по-английски?

I made him what he is — я сделал его таким, какой он есть

10. a в косвенных вопросах и придаточных предложениях какой, каков

I see you what you are, you are too proud — я вижу, каков ты: ты слишком горд

what is your pleasure? — что вам угодно?

what matter? — какое это имеет значение?

what a prose you are! — какой ты нудный !

what is the matter with him? — что с ним?

what the hell — какого чёрта; чёрт побери

11. a эмоц. -усил. каков

what was his surprise at finding — каково же было его удивление, когда он нашёл, что искал

what a sell! — какая досада!, как жаль!

what a sticky day! — как сегодня парит!

what a shame that … — как обидно, что …

what a time you have been! — как ты долго!

what are your plans? — каковы ваши планы ?

English-Russian base dictionary > what
10 QAH

1) Радио: What is your height above....?

2) Транспорт: I am at.... height above (place)

3) НАСА: Quality Assurance Hold

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > QAH
11 about

1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

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1. preposition
(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) über
2. preposition, adverb
1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) ungefähr

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) herum

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) irgendwo in...

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um
3. adverb
((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) kehrt!

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about

[əˈbaʊt]

I. prep

1. (on the subject of, concerning) über + akk

she had some misgivings \about the talk sie hatte wegen des Gesprächs Bedenken

he often tells jokes \about dumb blonds er erzählt oft Blondinenwitze

be quick \about it! beeil dich [damit]!, mach schnell!

anxiety \about the future Angst f vor der Zukunft, Zukunftsangst f

a book/movie/programme \about sth/sb ein Buch/ein Film/eine Sendung über etw/jdn

what's that book \about? worum geht es in dem Buch?

the movie is \about the American Civil War der Film handelt vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg

to have a discussion \about how/who/why... darüber diskutieren, wie/wer/warum...

to have a phobia \about spiders eine Spinnenphobie haben

to be happy \about sth sich akk über etw akk freuen

to be sure [or certain] /unsure [or uncertain] \about sth sich dat einer S. gen sicher/unsicher sein

he was still unsure \about what he should do er war sich noch immer nicht sicher, was er tun sollte

we are now certain \about our decision to move wir haben uns jetzt endgültig entschlossen umzuziehen

to ask sb \about sth/sb jdn nach etw/jdm fragen

to be on \about sth BRIT ( fam) sich akk über etw akk auslassen

to care \about sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn interessieren

I don't care \about your opinion! deine Meinung interessiert mich nicht!

to dream \about sth/sb von etw/jdm träumen

she always dreams \about winning the lottery sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnen

to talk \about sth über etw akk sprechen

all \about sb/sth alles über jdn/etw

he taught us all \about biology wir haben von ihm alles über Biologie gelernt

it's all \about having fun es geht einfach nur darum, Spaß zu haben

2. (affecting) gegen + akk

to do something \about sth etwas gegen etw akk unternehmen

will you please do something \about the leaky tap? kümmerst du dich bitte mal um den tropfenden Wasserhahn?

I can't do anything \about it ich kann nichts dagegen machen

to do little/much/nothing \about sth wenig/viel/nichts gegen etw akk tun

there's nothing we can do \about it dagegen können wir nichts machen

to do nothing \about a problem ein Problem nicht anpacken, nicht gegen ein Problem vorgehen

3. (surrounding) um + akk

he takes little notice of the world \about him er nimmt von seiner Umgebung kaum Notiz

to put one's arms \about sb jdn umarmen

4. after vb (expressing movement)

to wander \about the house im Haus herumlaufen

to look \about the room sich akk im Zimmer umsehen

5. (expressing location)

she must be \about the place somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein; BRIT ( form)

do you have a pen \about you[r person]? haben Sie einen Kugelschreiber dabei?

6. (being a feature, characteristic of) an + dat

what exactly didn't you like \about the play? was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?

there is a deep sadness \about him ihn umgibt eine tiefe Melancholie

he has a way \about him that I don't like er hat etwas an sich, das mir nicht gefällt

there's something strange \about him er hat etwas Merkwürdiges an sich

7. (aimed at)

▪ to be \about doing sth beabsichtigen [o darauf abzielen], etw zu tun

the takeover was not \about getting rid of competition die Übernahme sollte nicht die Konkurrenz ausschalten; BRIT ( fam)

8. BRIT ( fam: in the process of)

to be \about it gerade dabei sein

could you make me some coffee too while you're \about it? wo Sie gerade dabei sind, könnten Sie mir auch einen Kaffee machen?

9.

▶ to go \about sth (continue) mit etw dat fortfahren; (tackle) etw angehen

how shall go \about solving this problem? wie sollen wir dieses Problem angehen?

how do you go \about getting a fishing licence here? was muss man tun, wenn man hier einen Angelschein erwerben will?

▶ how \about sth/sb? wie wäre es mit jdm/etw?

how \about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?

▶ to know what one is \about ( fam) wissen, was man tut

▶ what \about it? was ist damit?

is that your car? — yes, what \about it? ist das da Ihr Auto? — ja, was ist damit?

▶ and what \about us? und was ist mit uns?

▶ what \about your job? wie läuft es bei der Arbeit?

▶ what \about going [or a trip] to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?

II. adv inv

1. (approximately) ungefähr

he's \about six feet tall er ist ungefähr 1,80 m groß

\about eight [o'clock] [so] gegen acht [Uhr]

\about two days/months ago vor etwa zwei Tagen/Monaten

2. (almost) fast

I've had just \about enough from you! ich habe allmählich genug von dir!

that's just \about the limit! das ist ja so ziemlich das Letzte!

3. (barely)

we just \about made it wir haben es gerade noch [so] geschafft

he earns just \about enough to live on er verdient gerade mal genug zum Leben

4. esp BRIT (around) herum

don't leave things \about on the floor lass nichts auf dem Boden herumliegen

some people were standing \about ein paar Leute standen so herum

there's a lot of flu \about at the moment im Moment geht die Grippe um

to be up [or out] and \about auf den Beinen sein

to move \about herumlaufen, umherlaufen

stop moving \about! bleib doch mal [ruhig] stehen!

5. esp BRIT (in the area) hier, in der Nähe

is Cathy \about? ist Cathy hier irgendwo?

she must be \about somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein

have you seen Peter \about? hast du Peter irgendwo gesehen?

there was nobody \about es war keiner da

6. ( form: opposite) andersherum

to turn sth \about etw herumdrehen

\about turn [or AM face]! MIL [Abteilung] kehrt!

7. (intending)

▪ to be \about to do sth im Begriff sein [o gerade vorhaben], etw zu tun

she was [just] \about to leave when Mark arrived sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark kam

he was \about to burst into tears er wäre fast in Tränen ausgebrochen

we're just \about to have supper wir wollen gerade zu Abend essen

I'm not \about to beg for his apology ich werde ihn bestimmt nicht um eine Entschuldigung bitten

8.

▶ that's \about all [or it] das wär's

anything else? — no, that's \about it for now wünschen Sie noch etwas? — nein, das wäre erst einmal alles [o das wär's fürs Erste]

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[ə'baʊt]
1. adv

1) (esp Brit) herum, umher; (= present) in der Nähe

to run/walk about — herum- or umherrennen/-gehen

I looked (all) about — ich sah ringsumher

to leave things (lying) about — Sachen herumliegen lassen

to be ( up and) about again —

we were about early — wir waren früh auf den Beinen

there's a thief about — ein Dieb geht um

there's plenty of money about — es ist Geld in Mengen vorhanden

there was nobody about who could help — es war niemand in der Nähe, der hätte helfen können

at night when there's nobody about — nachts, wenn niemand unterwegs ist

where is he/it? – he's/it's about somewhere — wo ist er/es? – (er/es ist) irgendwo in der Nähe

it's the other way about — es ist gerade umgekehrt

day and day about — (täglich) abwechselnd

See:

→ out, turn, up

2)

to be about to — im Begriff sein zu; ( esp US inf

I was about to go out — ich wollte gerade ausgehen

it's about to rain — es regnet gleich or demnächst

he's about to start school —

we are about to run out of coffee — uns geht demnächst der Kaffee aus, wir haben bald keinen Kaffee mehr

are you about to tell me...? — willst du mir etwa erzählen...?

3) (= approximately) ungefähr, (so) um... (herum)

he's about 40 —

about 2 o'clock — ungefähr or so um 2 Uhr

he is about the same, doctor — sein Zustand hat sich kaum geändert, Herr Doktor

that's about it — das ist so ziemlich alles, das wärs (so ziemlich) (inf)

that's about right — das stimmt (so) ungefähr

I've had about enough (of this nonsense) — jetzt reicht es mir aber allmählich (mit diesem Unsinn)

he was about dead from exhaustion — er war halb tot vor Erschöpfung

See:

→ just, round, time

2. prep

1) (esp Brit) um (... herum); (= in) in (+dat) (... herum)

the fields about the house — die Felder ums Haus (herum)

scattered about the room — im ganzen or über das ganze Zimmer verstreut

somewhere about here — irgendwo hierherum

all about the house — im ganzen Haus (herum)

to sit about the house —

to do jobs about the house — sich im Haus (herum) nützlich machen

he looked about him — er schaute sich um

there's something about him/about the way he speaks — er/seine Art zu reden hat so etwas an sich

while you're about it —

you've been a long time about it — du hast lange dazu gebraucht

and be quick about it! — und beeil dich damit!, aber ein bisschen dalli! (inf)

2) (= concerning) über (+acc)

tell me all about it — erzähl doch mal

he knows about it — er weiß darüber Bescheid, er weiß davon

what's it all about? — worum or um was (inf) handelt es sich or geht es (eigentlich)?

he knows what it's all about — er weiß Bescheid

he's promised to do something about it — er hat versprochen, (in der Sache) etwas zu unternehmen

they fell out about money — sie haben sich wegen Geld zerstritten

how or what about me? — und ich, was ist mit mir? (inf)

how or what about it/going to the cinema? —

what about that book? have you brought it back? — was ist mit dem Buch? hast du es zurückgebracht?

(yes,) what about it/him? —

he doesn't know what he's about — er weiß nicht, was er (eigentlich) tut

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about [əˈbaʊt]

A adv

1. umher, (rings-, rund)herum, in der Runde:

all about überall;

a long way about ein großer Umweg;

the wrong way about falsch herum;

three miles about drei Meilen im Umkreis

2. ungefähr, etwa, nahezu:

it’s about time that … es ist an der Zeit, dass …; es wird langsam Zeit, dass …;

and about time, about time too es wurde aber auch langsam Zeit;

it’s about right umg es kommt so ungefähr hin;

that’s about it, that’s about all das wärs; → just B 5

3. (halb) herum, in der entgegengesetzten Richtung:

be about SCHIFF klar zum Wenden sein; → face C 1, turn¹ A 27

4. be about to do sth im Begriff oder dabei oder auf dem Sprung sein, etwas zu tun;

he was about to go out, when … er wollte gerade ausgehen, als …;

not be about to do sth bes US umg nicht die Absicht haben oder nicht daran denken, etwas zu tun

5. in der Nähe, da:

there is no one about

6. be about umgehen (Krankheit):

there are a lot of colds about at the moment zurzeit sind viele erkältet

B präp

1. besonders Br um, um … herum

2. (irgendwo) herum in (dat):

wander about the streets in den Straßen herumwandern

3. bei, auf (dat), an (dat), um:

have you got any money about you? haben Sie Geld bei sich?;

there is nothing about him an ihm ist nichts Besonderes;

have sth about one etwas an sich haben;

he had a gun hidden about his person er hatte eine Pistole in seiner Kleidung versteckt

4. um, gegen, etwa:

about my height ungefähr meine Größe;

about this time (etwa oder ungefähr) um diese Zeit;

about noon um die Mittagszeit, gegen Mittag

5. über (akk):

talk about business;

what is it (all) about? worum handelt es sich (eigentlich)?

6. beschäftigt mit:

he knows what he is about er weiß, was er tut oder was er will;

what are you about?

a) was machst du da?,

b) was hast du vor?;

and while you’re about it und wenn du schon dabei bist

C v/t SCHIFF ein Schiff wenden

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1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

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adj.

etwa adj.

gegen adj.

um... adj.

ungefähr adj. prep.

über präp.

English-german dictionary > about
12 how

how [haʊ]

adverb

   a. ( = in what way) comment

• how did you come? comment êtes-vous venu ?

• to learn how to do sth apprendre à faire qch

• I know how to do it je sais le faire

• he'll show you how to do it il va vous montrer comment faire

• how do you like your steak? quelle cuisson voulez-vous pour votre bifteck ?

• how did you like the film? comment avez-vous trouvé le film ?

• how was the play? comment avez-vous trouvé la pièce ?

• how is it that...? comment se fait-il que... + subj ?

• how could you? comment as-tu pu faire une chose pareille ?

• how could you do/say that? comment as-tu pu faire/dire une chose pareille ?

• how can that be? comment cela ?

• how come? (inf) comment ça se fait ? (inf)

• how come you aren't going out? (inf) pourquoi tu ne sors pas ?

• and how! (inf) et comment ! (inf)

► how about... > (inf)

how about going for a walk? et si on allait se promener ?

• how about you? et toi ?

   b. how's that? (inf)

( = how possible, in what way) comment ça ? ; ( = what is your opinion) qu'est-ce que tu en penses ? ; ( = agreed) d'accord ?

• how's that for size/height? ça va pour la taille/la hauteur ?

• how's that for luck? quelle veine ! (inf)

   c. (health) how are you? comment allez-vous ?

• tell me how she is dites-moi comment elle va

• how do you do? (on being introduced) enchanté

• how are things? (inf)

comment ça va ?

• how's business? comment vont les affaires ?

• how's life? (inf)

comment ça va ?

   d. (with adjective or adverb) comme

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► When how is used to ask about degree or quantity, eg how long?, how much?, look up the other word.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• how nice! comme c'est gentil !

• how he has grown! comme il a grandi !

• I can't tell you how glad I was to leave that place vous ne pouvez pas savoir à quel point j'étais heureux de quitter cet endroit

• how splendid! c'est merveilleux !

• how kind of you! c'est très aimable à vous !

   e. ( = that) que

• she told me how she had seen the child lying on the ground elle m'a raconté qu'elle avait vu l'enfant couché par terre

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Note: When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? (how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici?; comment le feras-tu?

When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curry

When how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu

For more examples and particular usages see below
[haʊ] 1.
adverb, conjunction

1) (in what way, by what means) comment

to know how to do — savoir faire

I learned how to do it — j'ai appris à le faire

how do you feel about it? — qu'en penses-tu?

2) ( when enquiring)

how are you? — comment allez-vous?

how's your foot? — comment va ton pied?

how's your brother? — comment va ton frère?

how did you like the party? — la fête t'a plu?

how are things? — comment ça va?

how do you do! — ( greeting) enchanté!

3) (in number, quantity etc questions)

how much does this cost? —

how much is this? — combien ça coûte?

how much do you weigh? — combien pèses-tu?

how many times have you been to France? — combien de fois es-tu allé en France?

how many people? — combien de personnes?

how long will it take? — combien de temps cela va-t-il prendre?

how long is the rope? — de quelle longueur est cette corde?

how tall is the tree? — combien mesure l'arbre?

how big is the garden? — de quelle taille est le jardin?

how far is it? — c'est à quelle distance?

how old is she? — quel âge a-t-elle?

4) ( in exclamations)

how wonderful! — c'est fantastique!

how nice you look! — que tu es beau/belle!

how clever of you! — comme c'est intelligent de ta part!

how wrong I was! — comme j'ai eu tort!

how it rained! — qu'est-ce qu'il a plu! (colloq)

5) (colloq) ( in whichever way) comme

you can decorate it how you like — tu peux le décorer comme tu veux

6) ( why)

how could you? — comment as-tu pu faire ça?

7) ( that) que

you know how he always arrives late — tu sais qu'il arrive toujours en retard
2.
(colloq) how come adverbial phrase

‘how come?’ — ‘pourquoi?’

how come you always win? — comment ça se fait que tu gagnes toujours?
3.
how's that adverbial phrase

I'll take you home, how's that? — je te ramènerai chez toi, ça te va?

how's that for an honest answer — ça c'est une réponse honnête

English-French dictionary > how
13 hour

noun

1) Stunde, die

half an hour — eine halbe Stunde

an hour and a half — anderthalb Stunden

be paid by the hour — stundenweise bezahlt werden

a two-hour session — eine zweistündige Sitzung

the 24-hour or twenty-four-hour clock — die Vierundzwanzigstundenuhr

2) (time o'clock) Zeit, die

on the hour — zur vollen Stunde

at this late hour — zu so später Stunde (geh.)

at all hours — zu jeder [Tages- oder Nacht]zeit; (late at night) spät in der Nacht

the small hours [of the morning] — die frühen Morgenstunden

0100/0200/1700/1800 hours — (on 24-hour clock) 1.00/2.00/17.00/18.00 Uhr

3) in pl.

doctor's hours — Sprechstunde, die

post-office hours — Schalterstunden der Post

what hours do you work? — wie ist deine Arbeitszeit?

work long hours — einen langen Arbeitstag haben

during school hours — während der Schulstunden od. des Unterrichts

out of/after hours — (in office, bank, etc.) außerhalb der Dienstzeit; (in shop) außerhalb der Geschäftszeit; (in pub) außerhalb der Ausschankzeit

4) (particular time) Stunde, die

somebody's finest hour — jemandes größte Stunde

the question etc. of the hour — das Problem usw. der Stunde

5) (distance) Stunde, die

they are two hours from us by train — sie wohnen zwei Bahnstunden von uns entfernt

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noun

( sometimes abbreviated to hr when written)

1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) die Stunde

2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) die Stunde

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- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour
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hour

[aʊəʳ, AM aʊr]

n

1. (60 minutes) Stunde f

weather conditions here change from \hour to \hour das Wetter ändert sich hier stündlich

I'll be there within an \hour ich bin in einer Stunde da

the gas station is open 24 \hours a day die Tankstelle hat 24 Stunden am Tag geöffnet

we work an eight-\hour day wir haben einen Achtstundentag

\hour after [or upon] \hour Stunde um Stunde

in an \hour['s time] in einer Stunde

50/90 kilometres an [or per] \hour 50/90 Kilometer pro Stunde

15 dollars/£10 an \hour 15 Dollar/10 Pfund die Stunde

to be paid by the \hour pro Stunde bezahlt werden, Stundenlohn bekommen

to do sth for \hours etw stundenlang tun

2. (on clock) [volle] Stunde

the clock struck the \hour die Uhr schlug die volle Stunde

the train is scheduled to arrive on the \hour der Zug kommt planmäßig zur vollen Stunde an

ten minutes past/to the \hour zehn Minuten nach/vor [der vollen Stunde]

every \hour on the \hour jede volle Stunde

3. (more general) Stunde f geh, Zeit f

granny spent long \hours talking about her childhood Oma sprach oft Stunden über ihre Kindheit

he stays up drinking till all \hours er trinkt bis früh in den Morgen

in one's \hour of need in der Stunde der Not geh

at the agreed \hour zur vereinbarten Zeit

to keep late \hours lange aufbleiben

to keep regular \hours geregelte Zeiten einhalten

to work long \hours lange arbeiten

\hours pl of work ADMIN Arbeitszeit f

at all \hours zu jeder Tages- und Nachtzeit

at any \hour jederzeit

at this \hour in dieser Stunde

after [or BRIT also out of] \hours nach [o außerhalb] der Polizeistunde

4. (present time)

the man of the \hour der Mann der Stunde

the problem of the \hour das aktuelle Problem

5. (for an activity)

what are the \hours in this office? wie sind die Arbeitszeiten in diesem Büro?

the shares rose in after-\hour trading die Aktien stiegen an der Nachtbörse

banking \hours Schalterstunden pl (einer Bank)

business \hours Geschäftsstunden pl, Geschäftszeit f

doctor's \hours Sprechstunden pl

lunch \hour Mittagspause f

office \hours Bürozeit[en] f

opening \hours Öffnungszeiten pl

outside \hours außerhalb der Bürozeit[en]

6. (distance) [Weg]stunde f

it's about 3 \hour's walk from here von hier sind es etwa 3 Stunden zu Fuß

an \hour away eine [Weg]stunde entfernt

7. AM (at university)

[credit] \hour Stunde f

8.

▶ the eleventh \hour in letzter Minute, fünf vor Zwölf

▶ the witching \hour die Geisterstunde

▶ sb's \hour has come jds [letzte] Stunde ist gekommen [o hat geschlagen] veraltend o hum

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['aʊə(r)]
n

1) Stunde f; (= time of day) Zeit f

half an hour, a half hour — eine halbe Stunde

three-quarters of an hour — eine Dreiviertelstunde, drei viertel Stunden

a quarter of an hour — eine Viertelstunde, eine viertel Stunde

an hour and a half — anderthalb or eineinhalb Stunden

it's two hours' walk from here — von hier geht man zwei Stunden, von hier sind es zu Fuß zwei Stunden

two hours' walk from here there is an old castle — nach einem Weg von zwei Stunden kommt man an ein altes Schloss or zu einem alten Schloss

at 1500/1530 hours — um 15.00/15.30 Uhr

at fifteen hundred/fifteen thirty hours (spoken) — um fünfzehn Uhr/fünfzehn Uhr dreißig

hour by hour — mit jeder Stunde, stündlich

hour after hour — Stunde um Stunde

on the hour — zur vollen Stunde

every hour on the hour — jede volle Stunde

20 minutes past the hour — 20 Minuten nach

at the hour of his death — in der Stunde seines Todes, in seiner Todesstunde

at an early hour — früh, zu früher Stunde (geh)

at a late hour — spät, zu später Stunde (geh)

at all hours (of the day and night) — zu jeder (Tages- und Nacht)zeit

what! at this hour of the night! —

what is the hour? (old) — wie viel Uhr ist es?

to drive at 50 kilometres an hour — 50 Kilometer in der Stunde or 50 Stundenkilometer fahren

a 30 mile(s) an or per hour limit — eine Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung von 30 Meilen in der Stunde

to be paid by the hour — stundenweise bezahlt werden

she is paid £6 an hour — sie bekommt £6 pro Stunde`

2) pl (inf: a long time) Stunden pl

for hours — stundenlang

hours and hours — Stunden und aber Stunden

I was hours late — ich war sehr spät dran (inf),

the train was hours late — der Zug hatte Stunden Verspätung

he took hours to do it — er brauchte ewig lang (inf) or stundenlang dazu

3) pl (of banks, shops etc) Geschäftszeit(en) f(pl); (of pubs, park etc) Öffnungszeiten pl; (of post office) Schalterstunden pl; (= office hours) Dienststunden pl; (= working hours etc) Arbeitszeit f; (of doctor etc) Sprechstunde f

out of/after hours (in pubs) — außerhalb der gesetzlich erlaubten Zeit/nach der Polizeistunde; (of school) außerhalb der Unterrichtszeit/nach Schulschluss; (in shops etc) außerhalb der Geschäftszeit(en)/nach Laden- or Geschäftsschluss; (in office etc) außerhalb der Arbeitszeit/nach Dienstschluss; (of doctor etc) außerhalb/nach der Sprechstunde

what are your hours? (shops, pubs etc) — wann haben Sie geöffnet or offen?; (employee) wie ist Ihre Arbeitszeit?

the hours are good — die Arbeitszeit ist günstig

to work long hours — einen langen Arbeitstag haben; (doctors, nurse, policeman etc) lange Dienststunden haben

4) (fig)

his hour has come — seine Stunde ist gekommen

in the hour of danger — in der Stunde der Gefahr

the man/hero of the hour — der Mann/Held der Stunde

the issue of the hour — die aktuelle Frage

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hour [ˈaʊə(r)] s

1. Stunde f:

by the hour stundenweise;

for hours (and hours) stundenlang;

at 14.20 hours um 14 Uhr 20;

the clock strikes the hour es schlägt voll;

(every hour) on the hour (immer) zur vollen Stunde;

10 minutes past the hour 10 Minuten nach der vollen Stunde;

twenty-four hours a day rund um die Uhr, Tag und Nacht;

an hour from here eine Stunde von hier;

sleep till all hours bis in die Puppen schlafen umg;

after one hour of play SPORT nach einer Stunde Spielzeit;

after hours of preparation nach stundenlanger Vorbereitung;

three-hour dreistündig;

eight-hour day Achtstundentag m; → overtime A 1 a

2. (Tages)Zeit f, Stunde f:

what’s the hour? obs wie viel Uhr ist es?;

at all hours zu jeder Zeit, jederzeit;

at this hour zu dieser Zeit oder Stunde;

at what hour? um wie viel Uhr?;

at an early hour früh;

keep regular hours regelmäßige Zeiten einhalten; → early B 1, eleventh A 1, late A 1, small hours, wee¹ B

3. Zeitpunkt m, Stunde f:

the hour of death die Todesstunde;

in my hour of need in der Stunde meiner Not;

his hour has come

a) seine Stunde ist gekommen,

b) auch his last hour has come, his (last) hour has struck seine letzte Stunde oder sein letztes Stündchen ist gekommen oder hat geschlagen;

the hour has come for us to have a serious talk es ist an der Zeit, dass wir uns einmal ernsthaft unterhalten

4. Stunde f, Tag m, Gegenwart f:

the man of the hour der Mann des Tages;

the question of the hour die aktuelle Frage

5. pl (Arbeits) Zeit f, (Arbeits-, Dienst-, Geschäfts) Stunden pl:

what are your hours? wann haben Sie geöffnet?;

after hours

a) nach Dienst- oder Geschäftsschluss; nach der Polizeistunde,

b) nach der Arbeit,

c) fig zu spät;

out of hours außerhalb der (Geschäfts- etc)Zeit; → man-hour, office hours

6. SCHULE

a) (Schul-, Unterrichts) Stunde f

b) UNIV anrechenbare Stunde

7. ASTRON, SCHIFF Stunde f (15 Längengrade)

8. pl REL

a) Gebetsstunden pl

b) Stundengebete pl

c) Stundenbuch n

9. Hours pl Antike: Horen pl ( → Horae)

h., H. abk

1. height H

2. hour ( hours pl) Std.; Uhr (bei Zeitangaben)

3. hundred

4. husband

hr abk hour ( hours pl) Std.

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noun

1) Stunde, die

half an hour — eine halbe Stunde

an hour and a half — anderthalb Stunden

be paid by the hour — stundenweise bezahlt werden

a two-hour session — eine zweistündige Sitzung

the 24-hour or twenty-four-hour clock — die Vierundzwanzigstundenuhr

2) (time o'clock) Zeit, die

on the hour — zur vollen Stunde

at this late hour — zu so später Stunde (geh.)

at all hours — zu jeder [Tages- oder Nacht]zeit; (late at night) spät in der Nacht

the small hours [of the morning] — die frühen Morgenstunden

0100/0200/1700/1800 hours — (on 24-hour clock) 1.00/2.00/17.00/18.00 Uhr

3) in pl.

doctor's hours — Sprechstunde, die

post-office hours — Schalterstunden der Post

what hours do you work? — wie ist deine Arbeitszeit?

work long hours — einen langen Arbeitstag haben

during school hours — während der Schulstunden od. des Unterrichts

out of/after hours — (in office, bank, etc.) außerhalb der Dienstzeit; (in shop) außerhalb der Geschäftszeit; (in pub) außerhalb der Ausschankzeit

4) (particular time) Stunde, die

somebody's finest hour — jemandes größte Stunde

the question etc. of the hour — das Problem usw. der Stunde

5) (distance) Stunde, die

they are two hours from us by train — sie wohnen zwei Bahnstunden von uns entfernt

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n.

Stunde -n f.

English-german dictionary > hour
14 stand

I [stænd]
nome

1) (piece of furniture) (for coats, hats) appendiabiti m., attaccapanni m.; (for plant) portavasi m.; (for sheet music) leggio m.

2) (stall) (on market) bancarella f.; (kiosk) chiosco m.; (at exhibition, trade fair) stand m., padiglione m.

3) sport (in stadium) tribuna f., stand m.

4) dir. (witness box) banco m. dei testimoni

to take the stand — salire sul banco dei testimoni

5) (stance)

to take o make a stand on sth. — prendere posizione su qcs

6) (resistance)

to make a stand — opporre resistenza

7) (standstill)

to come to a stand — arrestarsi
II 1. [stænd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stood)

1) (place) mettere in piedi, fare stare in piedi [ person]; mettere dritto [ object]

stand it over there — mettilo lì

2) (bear)

I can't stand liars — non posso soffrire o non sopporto i bugiardi

he can't stand to do o doing non sopporta di fare; she won't stand any nonsense non ammetterà sciocchezze; it won't stand close scrutiny — non reggerà a un esame attento

3) colloq. (pay for)

to stand sb. sth. — pagare qcs. a qcn

4) dir.

to stand trial — subire un processo

5) (be liable)

to stand to lose sth. — rischiare di perdere qcs.

she stands to gain a million pounds — c'è la possibiltà che guadagni un milione di sterline
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. stood)

1) (anche stand up) alzarsi

2) (be upright) [ person] stare in piedi; [ object] essere in piedi, essere dritto

to remain standing — restare in piedi

don't just stand there, do something! — non stare lì impalato, fai qualcosa!

3) (be positioned) [building etc.] essere situato, trovarsi; (clearly delineated) stagliarsi

the train now standing at platform one — il treno fermo al primo binario

4) (step)

to stand on — calpestare [ insect]; pestare [ foot]

5) (be)

to stand empty — [ house] restare vuoto

to stand ready — essere pronto

as things stand — così come stanno le cose

I want to know where I stand — fig. vorrei sapere come sono messe le cose per me

where do you stand on capital punishment? — qual è la tua posizione riguardo alla pena di morte?

nothing stands between me and getting the job — non c'è niente che mi impedisca di ottenere il posto

to stand in sb.'s way — bloccare il passaggio a qcn.; fig. ostacolare qcn

6) (remain valid) [ offer] rimanere valida; [agreement, statement] valere

7) (measure in height)

the hill stands 500 metres high — la collina è alta 500 metri

8) (be at certain level)

the total stands at 300 — il totale è di 300

9) (be a candidate) candidarsi ( for a)

10) (not move) [ water] stagnare; [ mixture] riposare

•

- stand about

- stand aside

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand off

- stand out

- stand over

- stand to

- stand up

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to leave sb. standing — [ athlete] infliggere un notevole distacco a; [student, company] superare

to stand up and be counted — fare sentire la propria voce

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[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) (stare in piedi)

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) (stare in piedi), (alzarsi in piedi)

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) restare

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) (essere valido)

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) trovarsi

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) trovarsi, essere, stare

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) candidarsi

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) mettere

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) sopportare

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) offrire
2. noun
1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) posto, posizione

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) stand, supporto

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) bancarella

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) (banco dei testimoni)

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- take the stand
- standing 3. noun
1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) durata

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) posizione, condizione

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- stand-by
4. adjective
((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) (in lista di attesa)
5. adverb
(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) (in lista di attesa)

- stand-in
- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to
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stand /stænd/
A n.

1 arresto; fermata; pausa; sosta: Our work was brought to a stand, il nostro lavoro ha subito una battuta d'arresto

2 resistenza; decisa opposizione: to make a stand against sb., opporre resistenza a q.

3 posto; posizione ( anche fig.); presa di posizione: He took his stand at the rear, prese posto in coda (s'accodò); to make a stand for justice, prendere posizione per una causa giusta; schierarsi dalla parte della giustizia; to take a stand, prendere posizione (o partito); puntare i piedi; What's your stand on the issue?, qual è la tua posizione in merito alla faccenda?

4 posteggio, stazionamento ( per carrozze o taxi)

5 palco; impalcatura; tavolato; stand; podio; ( sport, ecc.; spesso al pl.) tribuna ( d'ippodromo, stadio, ecc.): DIALOGO → - Discussing football- My seat's down the front of the west stand just to the right of the halfway line, il mio posto è nelle prime file in basso della tribuna ovest, appena a destra della linea di metà campo; pubblico delle tribune: (mil.) a reviewing stand, una tribuna per passare in rivista truppe, ecc.

6 (comm.) banco d'esposizione; stand: stand designer, disegnatore di stand; standista

7 (mecc.) cavalletto; sostegno; supporto

8 (market.) chiosco; edicola; bancarella: a fruit stand, una bancarella di fruttivendolo; a news-stand, una edicola di giornalaio; display stand, banco di mostra; espositore

9 mobile (o oggetto) fatto per posarvi (o mettervi dentro) qc. ( per lo più in parole composte); supporto; sostegno; piedistallo; (mus.) leggio

10 (ecol.) stazione

11 (naut.) livello medio di marea; ( anche) stanca: high water stand, stanca d'alta marea; low water stand, stanca di bassa marea

12 (leg., USA) banco dei testimoni: to take the stand, presentarsi al banco dei testimoni; testimoniare

13 bosco; boschetto: a stand of pines, una pineta

14 (agric.) distesa; coltivazione; area coltivata: a good stand of wheat, una bella distesa di grano

15 (teatr.) esecuzione; rappresentazione; recita; spettacolo: one-night stand, rappresentazione unica, serata unica; (fig. fam.) avventura sessuale di una sola notte

16 (mil.) dotazione ( di armi); armamento personale

17 ( caccia) ferma ( del cane); postazione ( del cacciatore)

18 (volg.) erezione

B a. attr.

(comm.) di stand; standistico: stand space, superficie standistica

● (comm.) stand attendant, standista ( impiegato) □ stand camera, macchina fotografica su cavalletto □ (mil.) stand of colours, bandiere del reggimento □ stand rest, sgabello per pittori □ to take one's stand, alzarsi in piedi □ three-legged stand, treppiede.
♦ (to) stand /stænd/
(pass. e p. p. stood)

A v. i.

1 stare in piedi; star ritto; reggersi (o tenersi) in piedi: I had to stand during the whole trip, dovetti stare in piedi per tutto il viaggio; DIALOGO → - Accident and Emergency- Can you stand?, riesci a stare in piedi?

2 ( di solito to stand up) alzarsi; rizzarsi; alzarsi in piedi: Everyone stood (up) when the headmaster came in, tutti si sono alzati quando è entrato il preside; Stand up, please, alzatevi, prego!; per favore, in piedi!

3 stare; essere; farsi; trovarsi; essere messo (fam.): The benches stood by the wall, le panche stavano presso il (o erano addossate al) muro; How do we stand as regards money?, come stiamo a quattrini?; That player stands five feet four, quel giocatore è (alto) cinque piedi e quattro pollici; John stands first on the list, John è il primo in elenco; Don't stand there fiddling, non star lì a gingillarti!

4 durare; resistere; rimanere in piedi (fig.); essere (ancora) valido: The castle has been standing for six centuries, il castello resiste (o è in piedi) da sei secoli; His record stood for twenty years, il suo record ha resistito per vent'anni; My offer still stands, la mia offerta è ancora valida

5 avere buone probabilità (di): We stand to lose a lot of money on the deal, rischiamo di perdere molti soldi in questo affare

6 ( di un colore) essere solido: This colour will stand, questo colore è solido (o indelebile)

7 ( di liquido) ristagnare; posare, stare in infusione; depositarsi: Let it stand for five minutes, lascialo posare per cinque minuti

8 (polit.) candidarsi; entrare in lizza (fig.): to stand as an independent, candidarsi come indipendente

9 (spec. USA) fermarsi; sostare: A taxi was standing at the rank, c'era un taxi fermo al posteggio; Don't stand on the tracks, vietato sostare sui binari

B v. t.

1 mettere ( in piedi, ritto); collocare; appoggiare: I stood the bicycle against the wall, appoggiai la bici contro il muro

2 sopportare; soffrire; resistere a; tollerare: I cannot stand the pain, non riesco a sopportare il dolore; I cannot stand that man ( o the sight of that man), non posso soffrire quell'uomo; I won't stand any rude behaviour in class!, non tollero comportamenti scorretti in classe!; My nerves could not stand the strain, i miei nervi non hanno resistito alla tensione

3 sostenere; subire (mil.) to stand a siege, sostenere un assedio; to stand trial, subire un processo

4 (fam.) sostenere la spesa di ( un pranzo, ecc.); offrire; to stand a round, pagare da bere a tutti

5 ( di un locale, un autobus, ecc.) avere posti in piedi per ( un certo numero di persone)

6 avere (buone) probabilità di: You stand a good chance of winning, hai buone probabilità di vincere

● to stand alone, essere solo, essere senza amici; essere unico, essere senza pari □ to stand aloof (o to stand apart), tenersi da parte, stare in disparte, non immischiarsi □ (mil.) to stand and fight, attestarsi e accettare il combattimento □ (leg.) to stand convicted of an offence, essere riconosciuto colpevole di un reato □ to stand corrected, accettare una correzione; riconoscere il proprio errore □ (mil.) to stand fire, sostenere il fuoco nemico senza indietreggiare; resistere sotto il fuoco □ to stand firm, tener duro; non cedere; non cambiare idea □ to stand godfather to sb., fare da padrino a q. □ to stand good, essere vero; valere; esser valido: The same remark stands good, la stessa osservazione vale in questo caso □ ( anche fig.) to stand one's ground, stare saldo, tener duro; non cedere terreno; tenere il campo (o la posizione); difendersi bene; fare resistenza: The bear turned round and stood its ground, l'orso si voltò e fece resistenza □ (mil.) to stand guard, fare la guardia □ to stand sb. in good stead, essere assai utile a q.; rendere un buon servizio a q. □ to stand in need of help, aver bisogno d'aiuto □ to stand in the way, stare tra i piedi (fig.); essere d'ingombro, d'impaccio □ to stand opposed to, essere contrario a; combattere; osteggiare □ ( sport) to stand the pace, tenere l'andatura ( del gruppo, ecc.); reggere il ritmo □ to stand pat, ( poker) essere servito; darsi servito; (fig.) restare fermo alla propria idea; non cambiare ( piano, parere, ecc.), tener duro □ to stand still, non muoversi, stare fermo; non reagire; (fig.) rimanere fermo, fermarsi: Stand still!, (sta) fermo! □ (leg.) to stand surety for sb., farsi garante per q.; pagare la cauzione per q. □ to stand treat, offrire (o pagare) da bere (o da mangiare, ecc.) □ (mil.) to stand watch, essere di sentinella □ to stand to win [to lose] st., avere buone probabilità di vincere [correre serio rischio di perdere] qc. □ (arc.) Stand and deliver, o la borsa o la vita! □ Stand clear!, largo!; indietro! □ not to stand a chance, non avere la ben che minima possibilità □ to know where one stands, conoscere la propria situazione; sapere che cosa aspettarsi □ to know where one stands with sb., sapere che cosa aspettarsi da q.; sapere come la pensa q.

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I [stænd]
nome

1) (piece of furniture) (for coats, hats) appendiabiti m., attaccapanni m.; (for plant) portavasi m.; (for sheet music) leggio m.

2) (stall) (on market) bancarella f.; (kiosk) chiosco m.; (at exhibition, trade fair) stand m., padiglione m.

3) sport (in stadium) tribuna f., stand m.

4) dir. (witness box) banco m. dei testimoni

to take the stand — salire sul banco dei testimoni

5) (stance)

to take o make a stand on sth. — prendere posizione su qcs

6) (resistance)

to make a stand — opporre resistenza

7) (standstill)

to come to a stand — arrestarsi
II 1. [stænd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stood)

1) (place) mettere in piedi, fare stare in piedi [ person]; mettere dritto [ object]

stand it over there — mettilo lì

2) (bear)

I can't stand liars — non posso soffrire o non sopporto i bugiardi

he can't stand to do o doing non sopporta di fare; she won't stand any nonsense non ammetterà sciocchezze; it won't stand close scrutiny — non reggerà a un esame attento

3) colloq. (pay for)

to stand sb. sth. — pagare qcs. a qcn

4) dir.

to stand trial — subire un processo

5) (be liable)

to stand to lose sth. — rischiare di perdere qcs.

she stands to gain a million pounds — c'è la possibiltà che guadagni un milione di sterline
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. stood)

1) (anche stand up) alzarsi

2) (be upright) [ person] stare in piedi; [ object] essere in piedi, essere dritto

to remain standing — restare in piedi

don't just stand there, do something! — non stare lì impalato, fai qualcosa!

3) (be positioned) [building etc.] essere situato, trovarsi; (clearly delineated) stagliarsi

the train now standing at platform one — il treno fermo al primo binario

4) (step)

to stand on — calpestare [ insect]; pestare [ foot]

5) (be)

to stand empty — [ house] restare vuoto

to stand ready — essere pronto

as things stand — così come stanno le cose

I want to know where I stand — fig. vorrei sapere come sono messe le cose per me

where do you stand on capital punishment? — qual è la tua posizione riguardo alla pena di morte?

nothing stands between me and getting the job — non c'è niente che mi impedisca di ottenere il posto

to stand in sb.'s way — bloccare il passaggio a qcn.; fig. ostacolare qcn

6) (remain valid) [ offer] rimanere valida; [agreement, statement] valere

7) (measure in height)

the hill stands 500 metres high — la collina è alta 500 metri

8) (be at certain level)

the total stands at 300 — il totale è di 300

9) (be a candidate) candidarsi ( for a)

10) (not move) [ water] stagnare; [ mixture] riposare

•

- stand about

- stand aside

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand off

- stand out

- stand over

- stand to

- stand up

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to leave sb. standing — [ athlete] infliggere un notevole distacco a; [student, company] superare

to stand up and be counted — fare sentire la propria voce

English-Italian dictionary > stand
15 average

1. noun
1) Durchschnitt, der

on [the or an] average — im Durchschnitt; durchschnittlich; im Schnitt (ugs.)

above/below average — über/unter dem Durchschnitt

law of averages — Wahrscheinlichkeitsgesetz, das

2) (arithmetic mean) Mittelwert, der
2. adjective
1) durchschnittlich

he is of average height — er ist mittelgroß

2) (mediocre) durchschnittlich; mittelmäßig
3. transitive verb
1) (find the average of) den Durchschnitt ermitteln von

2) (amount on average to) durchschnittlich betragen

the planks averaged three metres in length — die Bretter waren durchschnittlich drei Meter lang

3) (do on average) einen Durchschnitt von... erreichen

the train averaged 90 m.p.h. — der Zug fuhr im Durchschnitt mit 144 Kilometern pro Stunde
4. intransitive verb
average out at — im Durchschnitt betragen

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['ævəri‹] 1. noun
(the result of adding several amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts: The average of 3, 7, 9 and 13 is 8 (= 32:4).) der Durchschnitt
2. adjective
1) (obtained by finding the average of amounts etc: average price; the average temperature for the week.) durchschnittlich

2) (ordinary; not exceptional: The average person is not wealthy; His work is average.) Durchschnitts-...
3. verb
(to form an average: His expenses averaged (out at) 15 dollars a day.) durchschnittlich betragen

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aver

<- rr->

[əˈvɜ:ʳ, AM -ˈvɜ:r]

vt

▪ to \average sth

1. ( form: assert) etw beteuern

2. LAW (claim) etw behauptenav·er·age

[ˈæv^ərɪʤ]

I. n

1. (mean value) Durchschnitt m

to have risen by an \average of 4% durchschnittlich um 4 % gestiegen sein

on \average im Durchschnitt

2. no pl (usual standard) Durchschnitt m

to be about the \average dem Durchschnitt entsprechen

[to be] [well] above/below \average [weit] über/unter dem Durchschnitt [liegen]

3. MATH Durchschnitt m, Mittelwert m

law of \averages Gesetz nt der Durchschnittsbildung

4. (in marine insurance) Havarie f

II. adj inv

1. (arithmetic) durchschnittlich; income, age Durchschnitts-

sb on an \average income jd mit einem Durchschnittseinkommen

\average rainfall durchschnittliche Niederschlagsmenge

2. (typical) durchschnittlich, Durchschnitts-

of \average ability mit durchschnittlichen Fähigkeiten

the \average man der Durchschnittsbürger

\average person Otto Normalverbraucher

above/below \average über-/unterdurchschnittlich

III. vt

1. (have in general)

▪ to \average sth im Durchschnitt [o durchschnittlich] etw betragen

to \average 70 hours a week durchschnittlich 70 Stunden pro Woche arbeiten

to \average £12,000 per year durchschnittlich 12.000 Pfund im Jahr verdienen

2. (find average)

▪ to \average sth von etw dat den Durchschnitt ermitteln

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['vərɪdZ]
1. n
(Durch)schnitt m; (MATH ALSO) Mittelwert m
to do an average of 50 miles a day/3% a week — durchschnittlich or im (Durch)schnitt 50 Meilen pro Tag fahren/3% pro Woche erledigen

what's your average over the last six months? — was haben Sie im letzten halben Jahr durchschnittlich geleistet/verdient etc?

on average — durchschnittlich, im (Durch)schnitt

if you take the average (Math) — wenn Sie den (Durch)schnitt or Mittelwert nehmen; (general) wenn Sie den durchschnittlichen Fall nehmen

above average — überdurchschnittlich, über dem Durchschnitt

below average — unterdurchschnittlich, unter dem Durchschnitt

the law of averages — das Gesetz der Serie

by the law of averages — aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach

2. adj
durchschnittlich; (= ordinary) Durchschnitts-; (= not good or bad) mittelmäßig
above/below average — über-/unterdurchschnittlich

the average man, Mr Average — der Durchschnittsbürger

the average Scot — der Durchschnittsschotte

he's a man of average height — er ist von mittlerer Größe

3. vt

1) (= find the average of) den Durchschnitt ermitteln von

2) (= do etc on average) auf einen Schnitt von... kommen

we averaged 80 km/h — wir kamen auf einen Schnitt von 80 km/h, wir sind durchschnittlich 80 km/h gefahren

the factory averages 500 cars a week — die Fabrik produziert durchschnittlich or im (Durch)schnitt 500 Autos pro Woche

3)

(= average out at) sales are averaging 10,000 copies per day — der Absatz beläuft sich auf or beträgt durchschnittlich or im (Durch)schnitt 10.000 Exemplare pro Tag

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average [ˈævərıdʒ; ˈævrıdʒ]

A s

1. Durchschnitt m, besonders MATH Mittelwert m:

he smokes an average of 20 cigarettes a day er raucht durchschnittlich 20 Zigaretten am Tag;

on (an oder the) average im Durchschnitt, durchschnittlich, im Schnitt;

be above average über dem Durchschnitt liegen, überdurchschnittlich sein;

it is above average in weight es ist überdurchschnittlich schwer;

be below average unter dem Durchschnitt liegen, unterdurchschnittlich sein; → academic.ru/42004/law">law¹ 11 a

2. JUR, SCHIFF Havarie f, Seeschaden m:

free from average frei von Havarie, nicht gegen Havarie versichert;

ship under average havariertes Schiff;

adjust ( oder make up, settle) the average die Dispache aufmachen;

make average havarieren;

average adjuster Dispacheur m;

average bond Havarieschein m;

average statement Dispache f, (Aufmachung f der) Schadensberechnung f; → general average, particular average, petty average

B adj (adv averagely) durchschnittlich (auch mittelmäßig), Durchschnitts…:

average earnings (price, speed, etc);

the average Englishman der Durchschnittsengländer;

higher than average überdurchschnittlich;

be only average nur Durchschnitt sein;

averagely intelligent durchschnittlich intelligent

C v/t

1. auch average out den Durchschnitt schätzen (at auf akk) oder ermitteln oder nehmen von (od gen)

2. etwas anteil(s)mäßig aufteilen ( among unter dat)

3. durchschnittlich betragen oder ausmachen oder haben oder leisten oder erreichen etc:

average sixty miles an hour eine Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit von 60 Meilen pro Stunde fahren oder erreichen;

average more than im Durchschnitt über (dat) liegen

D v/i average out sich einpendeln (at bei):

average out at → C 3

av. abk

1. US avenue

2. average

3. WIRTSCH avoirdupois (Handelsgewicht)

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1. noun
1) Durchschnitt, der

on [the or an] average — im Durchschnitt; durchschnittlich; im Schnitt (ugs.)

above/below average — über/unter dem Durchschnitt

law of averages — Wahrscheinlichkeitsgesetz, das

2) (arithmetic mean) Mittelwert, der
2. adjective
1) durchschnittlich

he is of average height — er ist mittelgroß

2) (mediocre) durchschnittlich; mittelmäßig
3. transitive verb
1) (find the average of) den Durchschnitt ermitteln von

2) (amount on average to) durchschnittlich betragen

the planks averaged three metres in length — die Bretter waren durchschnittlich drei Meter lang

3) (do on average) einen Durchschnitt von... erreichen

the train averaged 90 m.p.h. — der Zug fuhr im Durchschnitt mit 144 Kilometern pro Stunde
4. intransitive verb
average out at — im Durchschnitt betragen

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adj.

Durchschnitts- präfix

durchschnittlich adj. n.

Durchschnitt m. (over) v.

Mittelwert bilden (aus) ausdr.

English-german dictionary > average
16 correct

kə'rekt
1. verb
1) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) corregir

2) ((of a teacher etc) to mark errors in: I have fourteen exercise books to correct.) corregir

2. adjective
1) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) correcto

2) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) correcto; tener razón

•

- correction
- corrective
- correctly
- correctness

correct¹ adj correcto

a correct answer una respuesta correcta

correct² vb corregir

to correct a mistake corregir un error

correct

tr[kə'rekt]

adjective

1 (true, right, accurate) correcto,-a, exacto,-a

■ would I be correct in thinking that... ¿estaría en lo cierto si pensara que..., sería correcto si pensara que...

■ that's correct eso es, correcto

2 (of behaviour, manners, dress) correcto,-a, formal

transitive verb

1 (person, mistake, defect) corregir, rectificar; (exams etc) corregir

■ correct me if I'm wrong but... puede que me equivoque, pero creo que...

■ I stand corrected reconozco mi error

correct [kə'rɛkt] vt

1) rectify: corregir, rectificar

2) reprimand: corregir, reprender

correct adj

1) accurate, right: correcto, exacto

to be correct: estar en lo cierto

2) proper: correcto, apropiado

correct

adj.

• acertado, -a adj.

• ajustado, -a adj.

• castizo, -a adj.

• correcto, -a adj.

• cumplido, -a adj.

• lícito, -a adj.

• puro, -a adj.

v.

• corregir v.

• enmendar v.

• puntuar v.

• remendar v.

• reparar v.

• soldar v.

I kə'rekt
transitive verb corregir*

correct me if I'm wrong, but... — perdón, pero yo creo que...

I stand corrected — (frml or hum) reconozco mi error

II

adjective

a) <answer/time/figures> correcto

b) ( proper) <manners/dress> correcto

[kǝ'rekt]
1. ADJ

1) (=accurate) correcto

(that's) correct! — ¡correcto!, ¡exacto!

is this spelling correct? — ¿está bien escrito esto?

your suspicions are correct — está en lo cierto con sus sospechas

correct fare only — (in buses etc) importe exacto

to be correct — [person] tener razón, estar en lo cierto

am I correct in saying that...? — ¿me equivoco al decir que...?, ¿estoy en lo cierto al decir que...?

he was normally correct in his calculations — normalmente sus cálculos eran exactos

he was correct to blame the government — estuvo en lo cierto cuando culpó al gobierno

the president was correct to reject the offer — el presidente hizo bien al rechazar la oferta

it is correct to say that... — es acertado decir que...

have you got the correct time? — ¿tiene la hora exacta?

2) (=appropriate) adecuado

the correct weight for your height and build — el peso adecuado dadas su altura y constitución

in the correct place — en su sitio

3) (=proper) [person, behaviour, manners] correcto; [dress] apropiado

it's the correct thing to do — es lo correcto

2. VT

1) (=put right) [+ mistake, habit, exam, eyesight] corregir; [+ person] corregir, rectificar; [+ imbalance] eliminar; [+ clock] poner en hora

"I don't mean tomorrow," she corrected herself — -no, no mañana -se corrigió

correct me if I'm wrong — dime si tengo razón o no

correct me if I'm wrong, but... — a lo mejor me equivoco, pero...

I stand corrected — reconozco mi error

2) frm (=punish) castigar; (=admonish) reprender

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I [kə'rekt]
transitive verb corregir*

correct me if I'm wrong, but... — perdón, pero yo creo que...

I stand corrected — (frml or hum) reconozco mi error

II

adjective

a) <answer/time/figures> correcto

b) ( proper) <manners/dress> correcto

English-spanish dictionary > correct
17 хороший

прил.
1) good это дело хорошее ≈ that's a good thing хорошая погода хороший тон хорошего качества
2) кратк. форма прил. только хорош, хороша, хорошо, хороши (красивый) beautiful;
(о мужчине чаще) handsome она хороша (собой) ≈ she is good-looking/beautiful

хорош|ий - прил.
1. good*;
(о погоде тж.) fine;
~ая жизнь agreeable life;
~ее сукно good* cloth;
~ая песня good* song;
~ совет sound advice;
~ конец happy ending;
~ее лето good*/fine summer;
он ~ специалист he knows his job;

2. (о человеке) good*;

3. (близкий интимный) close;
~ знакомый close acquaintance;

4. тк. кратк. ф. (красивый) lovely, beautiful, good-looking;
она ~а собой she is (very) beautiful;

5. обыкн. кратк. ф.: хорош друг! a nice friend!;
хорош бы ты был, если... where would you have been if...;

6. разг. (достаточно большой) good*;
~ие проценты good* interest sg. ;
у него ~ рост he is a good* height;

7. разг. (любимый) dear, darling;
мой ~, моя ~ая darling;

8. в знач. сущ. с.: всего ~его! goodbye!;
не ждать ничего ~его от кого-л. not expect anything much from smb. ;
ничего ~его тут нет! there`s nothing good about it!;
что ~его? what`s your news?;
~ее дело
1) a good thing;

2) ирон. I like that!

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > хороший
18 season

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

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

2. verb
1) (to add salt, pepper, mustard etc to: She seasoned the meat with plenty of pepper.) sazonar, aliñar

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

•

- seasonable
- seasonal
- seasoned
- seasoning
- season ticket
- in season
- out of season

season n

1. estación

the four seasons are: spring, summer, autumn and winter las cuatro estaciones son: la primavera, el verano, el otoño y el invierno

2. temporada

the football season la temporada de fútbol

season

tr['siːzən]

noun

1 (of year) estación nombre femenino; (time) época; (for sport, theatre, social activity) temporada; (of films) ciclo

■ the dry/rainy season la estación seca/de las lluvias

■ the football/fishing season la temporada futbolística/de pesca

■ the mating season la época de celo, la época de apareamiento, el celo

■ the tourist season la temporada turística

transitive verb

1 (food) sazonar ( with, con), condimentar ( with, con)

2 (wood) secar

3 figurative use (person) avezar, acostumbrar

intransitive verb

1 (wood) secarse

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in season (fresh food) estar en sazón, ser la temporada de 2 (animal on heat) estar en celo 3 (game) ser temporada de

■ strawberries are in season es temporada de fresas

to go in season ir en temporada alta

to go off/out of season ir en temporada baja

Seasons Greetings Felices Pascuas

season ticket abono

season ticket holder abonado,-a

season ['si:zən] vt

1) flavor, spice: sazonar, condimentar

2) cure: curar, secar

seasoned wood: madera seca

a seasoned veteran: un veterano avezado

season n

1) : estación f (del año)

2) : temporada f (en deportes, etc.)

baseball season: temporada de beisbol

season

n.

• añada s.f.

• campaña s.f.

• estación s.f.

• hora s.f.

• sazón s.f.

• temporada s.f.

• tiempo s.m.

• época s.f. (Food)

v.

• especiar v.

v.

• acondicionar v.

• acostumbrar v.

• aliñar v.

• condimentar v.

• curtir v.

• madurar v.

• sazonar v.

• templar v.

I 'siːzṇ
noun

1) ( division of year) estación f

2) (for specific activity, event, crop) temporada f

the mating season — el celo

Season's greetings! — Felices fiestas!

high/low season — temporada alta/baja

a season of Buñuel films — un ciclo de películas de Buñuel

3) (in phrases)

in season — ( of female animal) en celo; (of fresh food, game)

cherries are in season — es época or temporada de cerezas, las cerezas están en temporada

fruits in season — fruta del tiempo

off season — ( Tourism) fuera de temporada, en temporada baja

out of season — ( of fresh food) fuera de temporada; ( Tourism) fuera de temporada

II

transitive verb

1) ( Culin) condimentar, sazonar; ( with salt and pepper) salpimentar*

2) \<\<wood\>\> secar*, curar

['siːzn]
1. N

1) (=period of the year) estación f

the four seasons — las cuatro estaciones

what's your favourite season? — ¿cuál es tu estación preferida?

at this season — en esta época del año

• the dry/ rainy season — la temporada de secas/de lluvias

2) (for specific activity) temporada f

for a season — durante una temporada

we did a season at La Scala — (Theat) representamos en la Scala durante una temporada

did you have a good season? — ¿qué tal la temporada?

Season's Greetings — Felices Pascuas

• the busy season — la temporada alta

• the Christmas season — las navidades

• the closed season — (Hunting) la veda

• the fishing/ football season — la temporada de pesca/de fútbol

• at the height of the season — en plena temporada

• during the holiday season — en la temporada de vacaciones

• to be in season — [fruit] estar en sazón; [animal] estar en celo

• the London season — la temporada social de Londres

• the open season — (Hunting) la temporada de caza or de pesca

• to be out of season — estar fuera de temporada

3) liter (=appropriate time)

for everything there is a season — todo tiene su momento

• in due season — a su tiempo

• it was not the season for jokes — no era el momento oportuno para chistes

• a word in season — una palabra a propósito

in season and out of season — a tiempo y a destiempo

2. VT

1) (Culin) sazonar, condimentar ( with con)

season to taste — sazonar a gusto

a speech seasoned with wit — un discurso salpicado de agudezas

2) [+ wood, timber] curar

3.

CPD

season ticket N — (Theat, Rail, Sport) abono m

season ticket holder N — abonado(-a) m / f

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I ['siːzṇ]
noun

1) ( division of year) estación f

2) (for specific activity, event, crop) temporada f

the mating season — el celo

Season's greetings! — Felices fiestas!

high/low season — temporada alta/baja

a season of Buñuel films — un ciclo de películas de Buñuel

3) (in phrases)

in season — ( of female animal) en celo; (of fresh food, game)

cherries are in season — es época or temporada de cerezas, las cerezas están en temporada

fruits in season — fruta del tiempo

off season — ( Tourism) fuera de temporada, en temporada baja

out of season — ( of fresh food) fuera de temporada; ( Tourism) fuera de temporada

II

transitive verb

1) ( Culin) condimentar, sazonar; ( with salt and pepper) salpimentar*

2) \<\<wood\>\> secar*, curar

English-spanish dictionary > season
19 ♦ relationship

♦ relationship /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/
n.

1 relazione; connessione: Recent studies show a strong relationship between smoking and diabetes, studi recenti mostrano una stretta connessione tra il fumo e il diabete; There's no relationship between height and shoe size, non c'è alcun nesso tra l'altezza e il numero di scarpe

2 relazione, rapporti: I have a close relationship with my parents, ho buoni rapporti con i miei genitori; This agreement will strengthen the relationship between the two countries, questo accordo consoliderà i rapporti tra i due paesi; What is your relationship to him?, quale legame hai con lui?

3 relazione; legame sentimentale: All my relationships end in disaster, tutte le mie relazioni finiscono in un disastro; I'm not in a relationship at the moment, non ho nessuna relazione al momento; She had a relationship with a football player, ha avuto una storia con un calciatore; a meaningful relationship, un rapporto importante (o serio); a romantic relationship, una relazione sentimentale.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ relationship
20 stand

stænd
1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.)

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.)

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.)

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.)

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.)

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?)

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.)

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.)

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.)

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!)

2. noun
1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.)

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.)

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.)

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.)

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.)

•

- take the stand
- standing
3. noun
1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.)

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.)

•

- stand-by

4. adjective
((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.)

5. adverb
(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.)

- stand-in
- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to

stand¹ n tribuna / gradería

we had a good view from our seats in the stand veíamos bien desde nuestras localidades en la tribuna

stand² vb

1. estar de pie

there were no seats so I had to stand no había asientos así que tuve que estar de pie

2. ponerse de pie / levantarse

everyone stood when the headmaster came in al entrar el director, todo el mundo se puso de pie

3. estar

the church stands on a hill la iglesia está en una colina

they were standing on the corner estaban en la esquina

4. poner

stand over there in the corner ponte allí en el rincón

5. aguantar / soportar

I can't stand spiders no soporto las arañas

stand still! ¡estáte quieto! / ¡no te muevas!

El pasado y participio pasado de stand es stood

stand m (pl stands) Com stand ' stand' also found in these entries: Spanish: abordaje - aguantar - arisca - arisco - así - atragantarse - atravesarse - atril - banquillo - brazo - campar - cara - caseta - condescendencia - contemplación - convoy - cruzarse - cuadrarse - desorganizada - desorganizado - despuntar - destacar - destacarse - distinguirse - dominar - elevarse - erguirse - erizar - erizarse - estrado - expositor - expositora - flojera - frente - fritura - gorda - gordo - imponer - intríngulis - levantarse - obstaculizar - pabellón - parar - parada - parado - paragüero - pararse - paripé - perchero - pie English: angular - bear - booth - chance - end - fast - hair - humour - hypocrite - leg - news-stand - one-night - pace - stand - stand about - stand around - stand aside - stand back - stand by - stand down - stand for - stand in - stand out - stand over - stand up - stand-in - stand-off - stand-offishness - stand-to - stand-up comic - standby ticket - still - stood - taxi stand - wastefulness - whereas - witness stand - attention - band - bristle - clear - coat - crowd - ease - freeze - get - grand - ground - hand - head

stand

tr[stænd]

noun

1 (position) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (attitude, opinion) posición nombre femenino, postura; (defence, resistence) resistencia

■ she took up her stand by the window se colocó en su sitio al lado de la ventana

■ we took a stand against the proposal adoptamos una postura contraria a la propuesta

■ Custer's last stand la última batalla de Custer

2 (of lamp, sculpture, etc) pie nombre masculino, pedestal nombre masculino, base nombre femenino

3 (stall - in market) puesto, tenderete nombre masculino; (- at exhibition) stand nombre masculino; (- at fair) caseta, barraca

4 (for taxis) parada

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in stadium) tribuna

6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (witness box) estrado

■ he took the stand subió al estrado

intransitive verb (pt & pp stood tr[stʊd])

1 (person - be on one's feet) estar de pie, estar; (- get up) ponerse de pie, levantarse; (- remain on one's feet) quedarse de pie; (- take up position) ponerse

■ stand still! ¡estáte quieto,-a!, ¡no te muevas!

■ stand over there ponte allí

■ she was standing in the queue estaba en la cola

■ they were standing at the bar estaban en la barra

■ he was too weak to stand estaba demasiado débil para tenerse en pie

■ there were no seats and we had to stand no quedaban asientos y tuvimos que quedarnos de pie

■ don't just stand there! ¡no te quedes allí parado!

2 (measure - height) medir; (- value, level) marcar, alcanzar

■ he stands six feet mide dos metros

■ the building stands over 40 metres high el edificio mide 40 metros de altura

■ inflation stands at 6% la inflación alcanza el 6%

■ the score stands at 2-0 el marcador señala 2-0

3 (thing - be situated) estar, encontrarse, haber

■ a temple once stood here antes aquí había un templo

■ in the corner stands a grand piano hay un piano de cola en el rincón

■ the train standing at platform one el tren que está en el andén número uno

■ the car has stood in the garage for years el coche lleva años en el garaje

■ few buildings were left standing pocos edificios quedaban en pie

4 (remain valid) seguir en pie, seguir vigente

■ my offer still stands mi oferta sigue en pie

■ what I said still stands lo que dije sigue siendo válido

■ the court ruling stands el fallo es válido

5 (be in a certain condition) estar

■ that house has stood empty for ages hace mucho tiempo que esa casa está vacía

■ the machines stand idle las máquinas están paradas

■ I stand corrected tienes (toda la) razón

■ he stands high in their opinion tienen muy buena opinión de él, le tienen mucho respeto

■ I stand accused of murder se me acusa de asesinato

6 (be in particular situation) estar

■ how do things stand between you and your boss? ¿cómo están las cosas entre tu jefe y tú?

■ as things stand tal (y) como están las cosas

7 (take attitude, policy) adoptar una postura

■ where do you stand on abortion? ¿cuál es tu posición sobre el aborto?

■ we want to know how you stand on this issue queremos saber cuál es tu postura sobre este tema

8 (be likely to) poder

■ we stand to win a lot of money podríamos ganar mucho dinero

■ he stands to lose a fortune podría llegar a perder una fortuna

9 (liquid) estancar; (mixture) reposar

■ the water lay standing in pools había charcos de agua

■ leave the mixture to stand dejar reposar la mezcla

10 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (run) presentarse

■ she's going to stand for election va a presentarse como candidata

transitive verb

1 (place) poner, colocar

■ she stood the photo on the mantelpiece colocó la foto en la repisa

■ I stood the boy on a box so he could see the procession puso el niño encima de un caja para que viera el desfile

■ stand it against the wall ponlo contra la pared

2 familiar (bear, tolerate) aguantar, soportar; (endure, withstand) soportar, resistir

■ I can't stand the sight of him no puedo ni verlo

■ she couldn't stand the noise any longer no podía aguantar más el ruido

■ my nerves won't take much more mis nervios no aguantarán mucho más

■ he can't stand opera no soporta la opera

■ I can't stand being made to wait no soporto que me hagan esperar

■ will it stand the test of time? ¿resistirá el paso del tiempo?

■ it won't stand close examination no resistirá un examen minucioso

3 familiar (invite) invitar

■ I'll stand you a drink te invitaré a una copa

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

'No standing' SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL "Prohibido estacionarse"

'Stand and deliver!' "La bolsa o la vida"

to do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos cerrados

to know where one stands saber a qué atenerse

to make a stand against (gen) oponer resistencia a 2 (mil) resistir a

not to stand a chance no tener ni la más remota posibilidad

to stand bail (for somebody) salir fiador,-ra (por alguien)

to stand clear (of something) apartarse (de algo)

■ stand clear of the doors! ¡apártense de las puertas!

to stand fast / stand firm mantenerse firme

to stand guard over vigilar

to stand in the way of impedir, obstaculizar, poner trabas a

■ we don't want to stand in the way of progress no queremos impedir el progreso

to stand on ceremony ser muy ceremonioso,-a

to stand one's ground mantenerse firme, seguir en sus trece

to stand on one's head hacer el pino

to stand on one's own two feet apañárselas solo,-a

to stand out a mile saltar a la vista

to stand somebody in good stead resultarle muy útil a alguien

to stand something on its head dar la vuelta a algo, poner algo patas arriba

to stand to attention estar firmes, cuadrarse

to stand to reason ser lógico,-a

to stand trial ser procesado,-a

to stand up and be counted dar la cara por sus principios

cake stand bandeja para pasteles

coat stand / hat stand perchero

newspaper stand quiosco

stand ['stænd] v, stood ['stʊd] ; standing vi

1) : estar de pie, estar parado

I was standing on the corner: estaba parada en la esquina

2) or to stand up : levantarse, pararse, ponerse de pie

3) (indicating a specified position or location)

they stand third in the country: ocupan el tercer lugar en el país

the machines are standing idle: las máquinas están paradas

4) (referring to an opinion)

how does he stand on the matter?: ¿cuál es su postura respecto al asunto?

5) be: estar

the house stands on a hill: la casa está en una colina

6) continue: seguir

the order still stands: el mandato sigue vigente

stand vt

1) place, set: poner, colocar

he stood them in a row: los colocó en hilera

2) tolerate: aguantar, soportar

he can't stand her: no la puede tragar

3)

to stand firm : mantenerse firme

4)

to stand guard : hacer la guardia

stand n

1) resistance: resistencia f

to make a stand against: resistir a

2) booth, stall: stand m, puesto m, kiosko m (para vender periódicos, etc)

3) base: pie m, base f

4) : grupo m (de árboles, etc.)

5) position: posición f, postura f

6) stands npl

grandstand: tribuna f

stand

n.

• apostadero s.m.

• banca s.f.

• caseta s.f.

• etapa s.f.

• parada s.f.

• pedestal s.m.

• pie s.m.

• posición s.f.

• postura s.f.

• puesto s.m.

• quiosco s.m.

• soporte s.m.

• tarima s.f. (Election, UK)

v.

• presentarse (E lección) (•Gobierno•) v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stood) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• resistir v.

• soportar v.

stænd
I

noun

1)

a) ( position) lugar m, sitio m

b) ( attitude) postura f, posición f

to take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo

c) ( resistance) resistencia f

to make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo

Custer's Last Stand — la última batalla de Custer

2)

a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base f

b) ( for sheet music) atril m

c) (for coats, hats) perchero m

3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón m

newspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos

a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes

4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f

5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m

to take the stand — subir al estrado

II
1.

(past & past p stood) intransitive verb

1)

a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)

I was so tired I could hardly stand — estaba tan cansado que apenas podía tenerme en pie

I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado

she was standing at the window — estaba junto a la ventana

b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)

her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up

c) ( in height)

the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura

2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)

stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí

stand clear! — apártense!

he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla

to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse

can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?

you stood on my toe! — me pisaste!

3)

a) (be situated, located)

the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano

a church stood here long ago — hace mucho tiempo aquí había una iglesia

I won't stand in your way — no seré yo quien te lo impida

b) ( hold position)

where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?

he stands high in their esteem — lo tienen en mucha estima

you never know where you stand with him — con él uno nunca sabe a qué atenerse

c) (be mounted, fixed)

a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera

4)

a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>

they stood and stared — se quedaron mirando

don't just stand there! — no te quedes ahí parado!

I was left standing there looking like a fool — me dejaron allí plantado como un tonto

can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?

time stood still — el tiempo se detuvo

the train standing at platform five — el tren que está en el andén número cinco

no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse

to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme

to leave somebody standing — dejar muy atrás a alguien

b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>

leave to stand — dejar reposar

water stood in puddles on the floor — había charcos de agua en el suelo

c) (survive, last)

these walls have stood for centuries — estas paredes tienen cientos de años

the tower is still standing — la torre sigue en pie

5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor

the offer still stands — la oferta sigue en pie

what I said still stands — lo que dije sigue siendo válido

his argument stands or falls on this point — todo su argumento depende de este punto

6)

a) (be)

the house stands empty — la casa está vacía

he stands accused of treason — se lo acusa de traición

I stand corrected — tienes razón

b) ( be currently)

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

to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares

c) ( be likely to)

to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?

7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)

to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia

2.

vt

1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*

he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared

he stood himself near the door — se puso cerca de la puerta

2)

a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)

I can't stand the sight of him — no lo puedo ni ver

I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!

to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan

b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir

the chair won't stand his weight — la silla no le va a aguantar su peso

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo

3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- stand apart

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand out

- stand over

- stand up

- stand up for

- stand up to

[stænd] (vb: pt, pp stood)
1. N

1) (=position) posición f, puesto m

to take up a stand near the door — colocarse cerca de la puerta

2) (fig) (=stance) actitud f, postura f

to take a stand on an issue — adoptar una actitud hacia una cuestión

to take a firm stand — adoptar una actitud firme

3) (Mil)

the stand of the Australians at Tobruk — la resistencia de los australianos en Tobruk

Custer's last stand — la última batalla del General Custer

- make a stand

to make or take a stand against sth — oponer resistencia a algo
one-night stand
4) (for taxis) parada f (de taxis)

5) (=lamp stand) pie m; (=music stand) atril m; (=hallstand) perchero m

6) (=newspaper stand) quiosco m, puesto m (esp LAm); (=market stall) puesto m; (in shop) estante m, puesto m; (at exhibition) caseta f, stand m; (=bandstand) quiosco m

7) (Sport) (=grandstand) tribuna f

8) (Jur) estrado m

to take the stand — (esp US) (=go into witness box) subir a la tribuna de los testigos; (=give evidence) prestar declaración

9) [of trees] hilera f, grupo m

10) *** (=erection) empalme *** m

11) = standstill

2. VT

1) (=place) poner, colocar

to stand sth against the wall — apoyar algo en la pared

to stand a vase on a table — poner un florero sobre una mesa

2) (=withstand) resistir

it won't stand serious examination — no resistirá un examen detallado

it won't stand the cold — no resiste el or al frío

his heart couldn't stand the shock — su corazón no resistió el or al choque

- stand one's ground

- if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

3) (=tolerate) aguantar

I can stand anything but that — lo aguanto todo menos eso

I can't stand it any longer! — ¡no aguanto más!

I can't stand Debussy — no aguanto a Debussy

I can't stand (the sight of) him — no lo aguanto, no lo puedo tragar

I can't stand waiting for people — no aguanto or soporto que me hagan esperar
chance 1., 3)
4) * (=pay for)

to stand sb a drink/meal — invitar a algn a una copa/a comer

he stood me lunch — me pagó la comida

the company will have to stand the loss — la compañía tendrá que encargarse de las pérdidas

3. VI

1) (=be upright) estar de pie or derecho, estar parado (LAm)

he could hardly stand — hasta tenía problemas para ponerse de pie

the house is still standing — la casa sigue en pie

we must stand together — (fig) debemos unirnos or ser solidarios

- stand on one's own two feet

- stand tall
ease 1., 4)
2) (=get up) levantarse, pararse (LAm)

all stand! — ¡levántense!

3) (=stay, stand still)

they were standing at the bar — estaban juntos al bar

to stand in the doorway — estar en la puerta

don't just stand there, do something! — ¡no te quedes ahí parado, haz algo!

they stood patiently in the rain — se quedaron esperando pacientemente bajo la lluvia

to stand talking — seguir hablando, quedarse a hablar

we stood chatting for half an hour — charlamos durante media hora, pasamos media hora charlando

stand and deliver! — ¡la bolsa o la vida!

- he left the others standing

4) (=tread)

to stand on sth — pisar algo

you're standing on my foot — me estás pisando

he stood on the beetle — pisó el escarabajo

he stood on the brakes — (Aut) * pisó el freno a fondo

5) (=measure) medir

he stands a good six feet — mide seis pies largos

the tower stands 50m high — la torre tiene 50m de alta

the mountain stands 3,000m high — la montaña tiene una altura de 3.000m

6) (=have reached)

the thermometer stands at 40° — el termómetro marca 40 grados

the record stands at ten minutes — el record está en diez minutos, el tiempo récord sigue siendo de diez minutos

sales are currently standing at two million — las ventas ya han alcanzado los dos millones

sales stand at five per cent more than last year — las ventas han aumentado en un cinco por cien en relación con el año pasado

7) (=be situated) encontrarse, ubicarse (LAm)

it stands beside the town hall — está junto al ayuntamiento

8) (=be mounted, based) apoyarse

9) (=remain valid) [offer, argument, decision] seguir en pie or vigente

my objection still stands — mis reservas siguen en pie

the contract stands — el contrato sigue en vigor

the theory stands or falls on this — de allí depende la teoría entera

it has stood for 200 years — ha durado 200 años ya, lleva ya 200 años de vida

10) (fig) (=be placed) estar, encontrarse

as things stand, as it stands — tal como están las cosas

I'd like to know where I stand — quisiera saber a qué atenerme

how do we stand? — ¿cómo estamos?

where do you stand with him? — ¿cuáles son tus relaciones con él?

nothing stands between us — nada nos separa

nothing stands between you and success — no tienes ningún obstáculo en el camino al éxito

11) (=be in a position)

to stand to do sth — arriesgar hacer algo

he stands to gain a great deal — tiene la posibilidad de ganar mucho

what do we stand to gain by it? — ¿qué posibilidades hay para nosotros de ganar algo?, ¿qué ventaja nos daría esto?

we stand to lose a lot — para nosotros supondría una pérdida importante, estamos en peligro de perder bastante

12) (=be)

she stands in need of a friend — lo que necesita es un amigo

to stand accused of murder — estar acusado de asesinato

he stands alone in this matter — no tiene ningún apoyo en este caso

to stand (as) security for sb — (Econ) salir fiador de algn; (fig) salir por algn

it stands to reason that... — es evidente que..., no cabe duda de que...
clear 2., 3), correct 2., 1)
13) (=remain undisturbed) estar

to allow a liquid to stand — dejar estar un líquido

let it stand for three days — déjelo reposar durante tres días

don't let the tea stand — no dejes que se pase el té

to let sth stand in the sun — poner algo al sol, dejar algo al sol

the car has been standing in the sun — el coche ha estado expuesto al sol

14) (Brit) (Pol) presentarse (como candidato)

• to stand against sb in an election — presentarse como oponente a algn en unas elecciones

• to stand as a candidate — presentarse como candidato

• to stand for Parliament — presentarse como candidato a diputado

to stand for president — presentarse como candidato a la presidencia

he stood for Castroforte — fue uno de los candidatos en Castroforte

he stood for Labour — fue candidato laborista

15) (Econ)

there is £50 standing to your credit — usted tiene 50 libras en el haber

- stand about

- stand aside

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand off

- stand out

- stand over

- stand to

- stand up

* * *
[stænd]
I

noun

1)

a) ( position) lugar m, sitio m

b) ( attitude) postura f, posición f

to take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo

c) ( resistance) resistencia f

to make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo

Custer's Last Stand — la última batalla de Custer

2)

a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base f

b) ( for sheet music) atril m

c) (for coats, hats) perchero m

3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón m

newspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos

a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes

4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f

5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m

to take the stand — subir al estrado

II
1.

(past & past p stood) intransitive verb

1)

a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)

I was so tired I could hardly stand — estaba tan cansado que apenas podía tenerme en pie

I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado

she was standing at the window — estaba junto a la ventana

b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)

her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up

c) ( in height)

the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura

2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)

stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí

stand clear! — apártense!

he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla

to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse

can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?

you stood on my toe! — me pisaste!

3)

a) (be situated, located)

the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano

a church stood here long ago — hace mucho tiempo aquí había una iglesia

I won't stand in your way — no seré yo quien te lo impida

b) ( hold position)

where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?

he stands high in their esteem — lo tienen en mucha estima

you never know where you stand with him — con él uno nunca sabe a qué atenerse

c) (be mounted, fixed)

a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera

4)

a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>

they stood and stared — se quedaron mirando

don't just stand there! — no te quedes ahí parado!

I was left standing there looking like a fool — me dejaron allí plantado como un tonto

can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?

time stood still — el tiempo se detuvo

the train standing at platform five — el tren que está en el andén número cinco

no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse

to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme

to leave somebody standing — dejar muy atrás a alguien

b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>

leave to stand — dejar reposar

water stood in puddles on the floor — había charcos de agua en el suelo

c) (survive, last)

these walls have stood for centuries — estas paredes tienen cientos de años

the tower is still standing — la torre sigue en pie

5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor

the offer still stands — la oferta sigue en pie

what I said still stands — lo que dije sigue siendo válido

his argument stands or falls on this point — todo su argumento depende de este punto

6)

a) (be)

the house stands empty — la casa está vacía

he stands accused of treason — se lo acusa de traición

I stand corrected — tienes razón

b) ( be currently)

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

to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares

c) ( be likely to)

to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?

7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)

to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia

2.

vt

1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*

he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared

he stood himself near the door — se puso cerca de la puerta

2)

a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)

I can't stand the sight of him — no lo puedo ni ver

I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!

to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan

b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir

the chair won't stand his weight — la silla no le va a aguantar su peso

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo

3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- stand apart

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand out

- stand over

- stand up

- stand up for

- stand up to

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