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81 mestiere
m trade( professione) professionessere del mestiere be a professional or an expert* * *mestiere1 s.m.1 trade; profession; line; (occupazione) job, occupation: il mestiere del falegname, the carpenter's trade; il mestiere dell'avvocato, dell'ingegnere, del giornalista, the lawyer's, the engineering, the journalist's profession; che mestiere fai?, what do you do (for a living)? (o what line are you in?); fa il calzolaio di mestiere, he is a shoemaker by trade; fa l'architetto di mestiere, he is an architect by profession; fa il cantante di mestiere, he is a professional singer; di mestiere, fa il fornaio, he is a baker (by trade); è un truffatore di mestiere, (fig.) he's a habitual cheat; ha lasciato il suo mestiere perché era troppo difficile, he left his job because it was too difficult for him; imparare, insegnare, esercitare un mestiere, to learn, to teach, to carry on a trade; sta imparando il mestiere del carpentiere, he is learning carpentry // essere del mestiere, to be an expert (o to know one's job) // cambia mestiere!, change your job! // i ferri del mestiere, the tools of the trade // gli incerti del mestiere, the hazards of the profession (o trade) // conoscere i segreti, i trucchi del mestiere, to know the secrets, the tricks of the trade // arti e mestieri, arts and crafts // fare il mestiere, (essere una prostituta) to be on the game // non è mestiere tuo, (fig.) (non è affar tuo) it's none of your business2 (perizia) skill, craft, experience, expertise: è molto dotato ma gli manca il mestiere, he's very gifted but he lacks experience; per far questo ci vuol mestiere, for this job you need skill3 (lavoro) job: puoi fare questo mestiere per me?, can you do this job for me? // fare i mestieri, (le faccende di casa) to do the house-work4 (spreg.) (professione per lucro) business: della pittura ha fatto un mestiere, he made a business out of painting.* * *[mes'tjɛre]sostantivo maschile1) (attività manuale) trade, craft; (lavoro, professione) job, profession, tradeil mestiere di giornalista, di attore — the journalist's craft, the acting profession
conoscere bene il proprio mestiere — to be good at one's job, to know one's stuff colloq.
le persone del mestiere — the professionals, people in the business
essere pratico o vecchio del mestiere to be an old hand, to know the ropes; arti e -i arts and crafts; i ferri del mestiere the tools of the trade; i trucchi del mestiere — the tricks of the trade
2) fig. (abilità) skill, expertise, craftavere, non avere mestiere — to be experienced, to lack experience
3) region.fare i -i — to do the chores o the housework
* * *mestiere/mes'tjεre/ ⇒ 18sostantivo m.1 (attività manuale) trade, craft; (lavoro, professione) job, profession, trade; cosa fai di mestiere? what do you do for a living? di mestiere fa il cuoco he's a cook by trade; il mestiere di giornalista, di attore the journalist's craft, the acting profession; imparare un mestiere to learn a trade; conoscere bene il proprio mestiere to be good at one's job, to know one's stuff colloq.; le persone del mestiere the professionals, people in the business; essere nuovo del mestiere to be a newcomer to a job; essere pratico o vecchio del mestiere to be an old hand, to know the ropes; arti e -i arts and crafts; i ferri del mestiere the tools of the trade; i trucchi del mestiere the tricks of the trade2 fig. (abilità) skill, expertise, craft; avere, non avere mestiere to be experienced, to lack experience -
82 Sache
f; -, -n1. (Gegenstand) thing; Sachen (Kleidung etc.) umg. allg. things; (Habseligkeiten) auch belongings; häng deine Sachen in den Schrank hang up you things in the cupboard (Am. closet); seine Sachen überall herumliegen lassen leave one’s things lying around all over the place; Gewalt gegen Sachen JUR. (violent) damage to property; warme Sachen für den Winter (warme Kleidung) warm things for the winter; süße Sachen (Süßigkeiten) sweet things, sweets; scharfe Sachen (Schnaps etc.) hard stuff Sg.2. (Angelegenheit) affair; (auch Vorfall) matter, business; (Problem, Frage) matter; das ist eine Sache für sich that’s a completely different matter; iro. that’s another story; ich werde der Sache nachgehen I’ll look into the matter; bei der Sache bleiben keep to the point; das gehört nicht zur Sache that’s got nothing to do with it; die Sache ist... the thing is..., it’s like this...; die Sache ist die, dass... the point is that...; in eigener Sache sprechen speak on one’s own behalf; wie ist die Sache mit dem Auto ausgegangen? how did that business with the car turn out?; die Sache steht gut things are looking good; die Sache macht sich umg. things are ( oder it’s) coming along fine; das ist so eine Sache it’s not so easy; eine runde Sache a fine piece of work; ich mag keine halben Sachen I don’t like (any) half measures; das ist eine tolle / blöde Sache umg. that’s fantastic / a stupid business; ich habe die ganze Sache ( gründlich) satt I’m sick (and tired) of the whole business; die einfachste / natürlichste Sache der Welt the simplest / most natural thing in the world; das ist nicht jedermanns Sache that’s not for everybody, that’s not everybody’s cup of tea; jemandem sagen, was Sache ist umg. (worauf es ankommt) put s.o. in the picture allg.; (die Meinung sagen) tell s.o. what’s what; sie war ganz bei der Sache she was all attention ( oder quite absorbed); er war nicht ( ganz) bei der Sache he had his mind on other things, he wasn’t (quite) concentrating; seiner Sache sicher sein be sure of oneself; sich seiner Sache sicher glauben think o.s. sure of one’s point; zur Sache kommen get to the point; (handeln) get down to business (brass tacks umg.); zur Sache! can we get to the point?; bleiben wir bei der Sache! let’s stick to the point; das tut nichts zur Sache that makes no difference; das kommt der Sache schon näher that’s more like it; das ist seine Sache that’s his business ( oder affair); das ist nicht meine Sache that’s got nothing to do with me; es ist eine Sache der Erziehung etc. it’s a matter of upbringing etc.; es ist eine Sache von Leben und Tod it’s a matter of life and death; es ist eine abgekartete Sache it’s a put-up job (Am. a scam oder setup) umg.; mach keine Sachen! umg., erstaunt: you’re kidding; warnend: no funny business; Sachen gibt’s(, die gibt’s gar nicht) umg. would you believe it allg.; was machst du denn für Sachen? umg. what have you been up to then?; du machst Sachen! umg. the things you get up to!; was höre ich denn für ( schöne) Sachen? what’s all this I’ve been hearing then?3. JUR. case; in Sachen A. gegen B. JUR. in the matter of A versus B4. in Sachen umg., fig. (bezüglich) with regard to, as to; in Sachen Umwelt where the environment is concerned, in questions of the environment; was tut sich in Sachen Hausbau? how are things on the housebuilding front?; wie macht er sich in Sachen Schule? how’s he getting on at (Am. how’s he doing in) school?5. (Ziel, Anliegen) cause; für eine gute / gerechte Sache kämpfen fight for a good cause / for the cause of justice; mit jemandem gemeinsame Sache machen make common cause with s.o.6. (Aufgabe) job; er versteht seine Sache he knows his stuff; sie hat ihre Sache gut gemacht she did a good job; etw. um der Sache willen tun do s.th. for its own sake; es ist Sache des Gerichts zu entscheiden, ob... it is for the court to decide whether...* * *die Sacheaffair; cause; business; concern; matter; thing* * *Sạ|che ['zaxə]f -, -n1) thing; (= Gegenstand) object, thing; (JUR = Eigentum) article of propertyder Mensch wird zur Sache — man is reduced to or becomes an object
Sachen gibts(, die gibts gar nicht)! (inf) — would you credit it! (inf)
2) pl inf = Zeug) things pl; (JUR) propertyseine Sachen packen — to pack ones bags
eine Sache der Polizei/der Behörden — a matter for the police/authorities
es ist Sache der Polizei/der Behörden, das zu tun — it's up to the police/authorities or it's for the police/authorities to do that
das mit dem Präsidenten war eine unangenehme Sache — that was an unpleasant business with the president
das ist eine ganz tolle/unangenehme Sache — it's really fantastic/unpleasant
die Sache macht sich (inf) — things are coming along
das ist eine andere Sache — that's a different matter, that's a different kettle of fish (inf), that's a different cup of tea (US inf)
das ist meine/seine Sache — that's my/his affair or business
in eigener Sache — on one's own account
das ist nicht jedermanns Sache — it's not everyone's cup of tea (inf)
er versteht seine Sache — he knows what he's doing or what he's about (inf)
er macht seine Sache gut — he's doing very well; (beruflich) he's doing a good job
diese Frage können wir nicht hier mitbesprechen, das ist eine Sache für sich — we can't discuss this question now, it's a separate issue all to itself
und was hat deine Frau gesagt?/was meinen Sie zu diesen Streiks? – das ist eine Sache für sich — and what did your wife say?/what do you think about these strikes? – that's another story
das ist so eine Sache (inf) — it's a bit tricky, it's a bit of a problem
die Sache mit der Bank ist also geplatzt — so the bank job fell through
4) (= Vorfall) business, affairwas hat die Polizei zu der Sache gesagt? — what did the police say about it or about all this business?
die Sache hat geklappt/ist schiefgegangen — everything or it worked/went wrong
mach keine Sachen! (inf) — don't be daft (Brit inf) or silly!
eine Sache der Erziehung/des Geschmacks — a matter or question of education/taste
mehr kann ich zu der Sache nicht sagen — that's all I can say on the subject
um die Sache herumreden — to talk( all) round the subject
zur Sache! — let's get on with it; (Parl, Jur etc) come to the point!
zur Sache gehen (inf) — to come to the crunch (inf); (Sport) to get stuck in (inf)
seiner Sache sicher or gewiss sein — to be sure of one's ground
bei der Sache sein — to be with it (inf), to be on the ball (inf)
sie war nicht bei der Sache — her mind was elsewhere
bei der Sache bleiben — to keep one's mind on the job; (bei Diskussion) to keep to the point
6) (= Sachlage) things pl, no artso steht die Sache also — so that's the way things are
die Sache ist die, dass... — the thing is that...
7)* * *die1) (a thing or situation that must be done or dealt with: a difficult proposition.) proposition2) (an object; something that is not living: What do you use that thing for?) thing3) (any fact, quality, idea etc that one can think of or refer to: Music is a wonderful thing; I hope I haven't done the wrong thing; That was a stupid thing to do.) thing* * *Sa·che<-, -n>[ˈzaxə]fwarme \Sachen warm clothes [or nsing clothingbewegliche/unbewegliche \Sachen JUR personal property [or chattels] [or movables]/immovables [or things immovable]eingebrachte \Sache contributed itemherrenlose \Sache derelict property, res nulliusverbrauchbare \Sache consumablevertretbare \Sache fungibleich hatte mir die \Sache eigentlich anders vorgestellt in fact, I had imagined things differentlywie ist die \Sache mit dem Haus gelaufen? how did the house business turn out?die \Sache ist schiefgegangen everything went wrongdie \Sache steht gut things are looking gooddas ist so eine \Sache (fam) that's a bit tricky [or bit of a problem]das ist eine andere \Sache that's another matter [or something else]das ist eine \Sache des Geschmacks that's a matter of tastees ist eine \Sache seiner Abstammung it's a question of his origins▪ jds \Sache sein to be sb's affair [or business]eine aussichtslose \Sache a lost causebeschlossene \Sache sein to be [all] settled [or a foregone conclusion]in eigener \Sache on one's own behalfgeschäftliche \Sache business mattereine unangenehme \Sache an unpleasant affair [or business]um der \Sache willen for the love of it [or it's own sake]; s.a. Naturin \Sachen... in the matter of...in \Sachen Umwelt bleibt noch viel zu tun there is still a lot to be done where the environment is concernedin \Sachen [o in der \Sache] Meier gegen Müller in the case [of] [or form in re] Meier versus Müllereine \Sache verhandeln/vertreten/verweisen to hear/uphold/remit a casezur \Sache vernommen werden to be questioned [with regard to the matter itself]8. (Sachlage) factual situationdie \Sache ist die, dass... (es geht darum, dass...) the matter so far is that...; (einschränkend) the thing is [that]...bei der \Sache bleiben to keep to the pointneben der \Sache liegen (fam) to be beside the pointnichts zur \Sache tun to be irrelevant, to not matterzur \Sache kommen to come to the point9. (Aufgabe) jober macht seine \Sache gut he's doing well [or a good job]es ist \Sache der Polizei, den Schuldigen zu finden it's up to [or it's for] the police to find the guilty personkeine halben \Sachen machen to not do things by halves, to not deal in half-measuresseine \Sache verstehen to know what one is doing [or fam is aboutmach keine \Sachen! (fam: was du nicht sagst) [what] you don't say?; (tu das bloß nicht) don't be daft! famwas machst du bloß für \Sachen! (fam) the things you do!was sind denn das für \Sachen? what's going on here?das sind doch keine \Sachen! (fam) you shouldn't do that12.▶ bei der \Sache sein to be concentratinger war nicht bei der \Sache his mind was wanderinger war bei den Hausaufgaben nicht ganz bei der \Sache he didn't give his full attention to his homework▶ mit jdm gemeinsame \Sache machen to make common cause with sb▶ nicht jedermanns \Sache sein to be not everyone's cup of tea* * *die; Sache, Sachen1) Plural thingsscharfe Sachen trinken — drink the hard stuff (coll.)
2) (Angelegenheit) matter; business (esp. derog.)es ist beschlossene Sache, dass... — it's [all] arranged or settled that...
es ist die einfachste Sache [von] der Welt — it's the simplest thing in the world
[mit jemandem] gemeinsame Sache machen — join forces [with somebody]
[sich (Dat.)] seiner Sache sicher od. gewiss sein — be sure one is right
das tut nichts zur Sache — that's irrelevant; that's got nothing to do with it
3) (RechtsSache) case4) o. Pl. (Anliegen) cause* * *1. (Gegenstand) thing;häng deine Sachen in den Schrank hang up you things in the cupboard (US closet);seine Sachen überall herumliegen lassen leave one’s things lying around all over the place;Gewalt gegen Sachen JUR (violent) damage to property;warme Sachen für den Winter (warme Kleidung) warm things for the winter;süße Sachen (Süßigkeiten) sweet things, sweets;ich werde der Sache nachgehen I’ll look into the matter;bei der Sache bleiben keep to the point;das gehört nicht zur Sache that’s got nothing to do with it;die Sache ist … the thing is …, it’s like this …;die Sache ist die, dass … the point is that …;in eigener Sache sprechen speak on one’s own behalf;wie ist die Sache mit dem Auto ausgegangen? how did that business with the car turn out?;die Sache steht gut things are looking good;das ist so eine Sache it’s not so easy;eine runde Sache a fine piece of work;ich mag keine halben Sachen I don’t like (any) half measures;das ist eine tolle/blöde Sache umg that’s fantastic/a stupid business;ich habe die ganze Sache (gründlich) satt I’m sick (and tired) of the whole business;die einfachste/natürlichste Sache der Welt the simplest/most natural thing in the world;das ist nicht jedermanns Sache that’s not for everybody, that’s not everybody’s cup of tea;jemandem sagen, was Sache ist umg (worauf es ankommt) put sb in the picture allg; (die Meinung sagen) tell sb what’s what;sie war ganz bei der Sache she was all attention ( oder quite absorbed);er war nicht (ganz) bei der Sache he had his mind on other things, he wasn’t (quite) concentrating;seiner Sache sicher sein be sure of oneself;sich seiner Sache sicher glauben think o.s. sure of one’s point;zur Sache! can we get to the point?;bleiben wir bei der Sache! let’s stick to the point;das tut nichts zur Sache that makes no difference;das kommt der Sache schon näher that’s more like it;das ist seine Sache that’s his business ( oder affair);das ist nicht meine Sache that’s got nothing to do with me;es ist eine Sache von Leben und Tod it’s a matter of life and death;Sachen gibt’s(, die gibt’s gar nicht) umg would you believe it allg;was machst du denn für Sachen? umg what have you been up to then?;du machst Sachen! umg the things you get up to!;3. JUR case;in Sachen A. gegen B. JUR in the matter of A versus B4.in Sachen Umwelt where the environment is concerned, in questions of the environment;was tut sich in Sachen Hausbau? how are things on the housebuilding front?;wie macht er sich in Sachen Schule? how’s he getting on at (US how’s he doing in) school?für eine gute/gerechte Sache kämpfen fight for a good cause/for the cause of justice;mit jemandem gemeinsame Sache machen make common cause with sb6. (Aufgabe) job;er versteht seine Sache he knows his stuff;sie hat ihre Sache gut gemacht she did a good job;etwas um der Sache willen tun do sth for its own sake;es ist Sache des Gerichts zu entscheiden, ob … it is for the court to decide whether …7.* * *die; Sache, Sachen1) Plural thingsscharfe Sachen trinken — drink the hard stuff (coll.)
2) (Angelegenheit) matter; business (esp. derog.)es ist beschlossene Sache, dass... — it's [all] arranged or settled that...
es ist die einfachste Sache [von] der Welt — it's the simplest thing in the world
[mit jemandem] gemeinsame Sache machen — join forces [with somebody]
[sich (Dat.)] seiner Sache sicher od. gewiss sein — be sure one is right
das tut nichts zur Sache — that's irrelevant; that's got nothing to do with it
3) (RechtsSache) case4) o. Pl. (Anliegen) cause* * *-n f.business n.case n.cause n.concern n.matter n.thing n. -
83 suponer
v.1 to suppose.supongo que ya habrán llegado I suppose o expect (that) they'll have arrived by nowsupongo que sí/no I suppose o expect so/notsupongamos que me niego supposing I refusees de suponer que se disculparán I would expect them to apologizesuponiendo que… supposing o assuming that…María supone bien Mary supposes well.Esto supone un riesgo This entails a risk.2 to involve, to entail.Supone muchos peligros It involves much danger.3 to mean.4 to imagine.lo suponía I guessed as muchte suponía mayor I thought you were older5 to be important.* * *1 (gen) to suppose, assume2 (significar) to mean3 (conllevar) to mean, entail, require4 (adivinar) to guess; (imaginar) to imagine, think5 (creer) to think1 familiar supposition\como es de suponer as is to be expectedser de suponer to be likely* * *verb1) to suppose, presume2) assume3) involve* * *( pp supuesto)1. VT1) (=imaginar) to imagineestoy muy satisfecho, como puedes suponer — I'm very pleased, as you can imagine
ya puedes suponer lo que pasó — you can guess o imagine what happened
le pagaron, supongamos, diez millones — he was paid, say, ten million
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es de suponer, es de suponer que haya protestas — I would imagine there will be protests, presumably there will be protestsestán muy apenados, como es de suponer — they are very upset, as you would expect
como era de suponer, llegaron tarde — as was to be expected, they arrived late
2)• suponer que — [intentando adivinar] to imagine that, suppose that, guess that *; [como hipótesis] to suppose that; [dando por sentado] to assume that, presume that
supongo que necesitaréis unas vacaciones — I imagine o suppose you'll need a holiday, I guess you'll need a holiday *
sí, supongo que tienes razón — yes, I suppose you're right, yes, I guess you're right *
eso nos hace suponer que ha habido un cambio de actitud — this would suggest (to us) that there has been a change of attitude
supón que tuvieras mucho dinero, ¿qué harías? — suppose o supposing you had a lot of money, what would you do?
suponiendo que todo salga según lo previsto — assuming o presuming everything goes according to plan
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supongo que no, -¿crees que llegará tarde? -no lo sé, supongo que no — "do you think he'll be late?" - "I don't know, I don't suppose so"-no será fácil -no, supongo que no — "it won't be easy" - "no, I suppose not"
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supongo que sí — I suppose so, I imagine so, I guess so *3) (=atribuir)[con objeto indirecto de persona]os suponía informados de este asunto — I assumed o presumed you had been informed about this matter
le supongo unos 60 años — I would say o guess he's about 60
se le supone una gran antigüedad — it is thought o believed to be very old
el equipo no mostró la calidad que se le suponía — the team did not show the talent expected of them o they had been credited with
4) (=implicar) to meanla mudanza no nos supondrá grandes gastos — the move won't mean o involve a lot of expense for us
el nuevo método supuso una auténtica revolución — the new method brought about a complete revolution
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un suponer, a ver, un suponer, si tú fueras su marido, ¿qué harías? — OK, just supposing you were her husband, what would you do?si te ofrecen el puesto, es un suponer, ¿lo aceptarías? — supposing o suppose they were to offer you the job, would you accept?
supongamos, es solo un suponer, que eso sea verdad — let us suppose, for the sake of argument, that it is true
* * *Isi quebraran, es un suponer,... — suppose o supposing they were to go bankrupt,...
IIsi, es un suponer, perdieses tu trabajo... — just supposing for the sake of argument that you were to lose your job
verbo transitivo1)a) ( tomar como hipótesis) to suppose, assumesupongamos que lo que dice es cierto — let's suppose o assume what he says is true
supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales — let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal
b) ( imaginar)nada hacía suponer que... — there was nothing to suggest that...
¿va a venir hoy? - supongo que sí — is she coming today? - I should think so o I imagine so
es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho — presumably o I should think o I would imagine he's been told
c) ( atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc)le suponía más edad — I imagined o thought he was older
se le suponía un valor aproximado de... — it was thought to be worth approximately...
2) (significar, implicar) to meaneso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio — that would mean having to start from the beginning again; (+ me/te/le etc)
* * *= assume, entail, guess, involve, mean, presume, surmise, suppose, gather, account for.Ex. The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.Ex. Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.Ex. 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.Ex. Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.Ex. These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.Ex. We presumed this principle of organization in the case of searching the public library for a document about programmed instruction.Ex. One is to read a portion of the newspaper and to surmise under what headings it has been indexed.Ex. Suppose we are searching for information about the subject 'The use of television in remedial teaching in primary schools'.Ex. The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.----* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.* es de suponer que = presumably.* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.* que supone = associated with.* según cabe suponer = presumably, supposedly.* según sabe suponer = allegedly.* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.* suponer peligro = hold + danger.* suponerse que + Subjuntivo = be alleged + Infinitivo.* suponer una avance sobre = move + one away from.* suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.* suponer un avance = be a step forward.* suponer un cambio = bring about + change.* supongo que = I daresay that.* * *Isi quebraran, es un suponer,... — suppose o supposing they were to go bankrupt,...
IIsi, es un suponer, perdieses tu trabajo... — just supposing for the sake of argument that you were to lose your job
verbo transitivo1)a) ( tomar como hipótesis) to suppose, assumesupongamos que lo que dice es cierto — let's suppose o assume what he says is true
supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales — let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal
b) ( imaginar)nada hacía suponer que... — there was nothing to suggest that...
¿va a venir hoy? - supongo que sí — is she coming today? - I should think so o I imagine so
es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho — presumably o I should think o I would imagine he's been told
c) ( atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc)le suponía más edad — I imagined o thought he was older
se le suponía un valor aproximado de... — it was thought to be worth approximately...
2) (significar, implicar) to meaneso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio — that would mean having to start from the beginning again; (+ me/te/le etc)
* * *= assume, entail, guess, involve, mean, presume, surmise, suppose, gather, account for.Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.
Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.Ex: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.Ex: Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.Ex: We presumed this principle of organization in the case of searching the public library for a document about programmed instruction.Ex: One is to read a portion of the newspaper and to surmise under what headings it has been indexed.Ex: Suppose we are searching for information about the subject 'The use of television in remedial teaching in primary schools'.Ex: The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.* es de suponer que = presumably.* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.* que supone = associated with.* según cabe suponer = presumably, supposedly.* según sabe suponer = allegedly.* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.* suponer peligro = hold + danger.* suponerse que + Subjuntivo = be alleged + Infinitivo.* suponer una avance sobre = move + one away from.* suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.* suponer un avance = be a step forward.* suponer un cambio = bring about + change.* supongo que = I daresay that.* * *imagínate que te toca la lotería, es un suponer, ¿qué harías? imagine you won the lottery, just supposing, what would you do?si la empresa quebrara, es un suponer, … just suppose o just supposing the company were to go bankrupt, …, if the company were to go bankrupt, just for the sake of argument, …vtA1 (tomar como hipótesis) to supposesupongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is truesuponiendo que todo salga como está previsto assuming everything goes according to plansupongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales let us suppose o assume that both angles are equalni aun suponiendo que fuera verdad, no tiene derecho a hablar así even supposing it were true, he has no right to talk like that2supongo que tienes razón I suppose you're rightnada hacía suponer que ocurriría una cosa así there was nothing to suggest o there was no reason to suppose that something like that would happen¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I imagine soes de suponer que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think o I would assume o I would imagine he's been toldera de suponer que se lo iban a dar it was to be expected that they would give it to himse supone que tendría que empezar a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine¿dónde se supone que vamos? where are we supposed o meant to be going?3 (atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc):le suponía más edad I imagined o thought he was olderse le suponen propiedades medicinales it is believed o held to have medicinal qualitiesal cuadro se le suponía un valor aproximado de … the painting was thought to be worth approximately …B (significar, implicar) to meanel proyecto supondrá una inversión de cinco millones de dólares the project will mean an investment of five million dollarsla preparación del congreso supuso cinco meses de trabajo the preparation for the convention involved o took five months' workeso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio that would mean having to start from the beginning again(+ me/te/le etc): ese negocio no le supuso ningún beneficio that deal didn't make him any profitno me supone problema ninguno/ninguna molestia it's no trouble at allel traslado nos va a suponer muchos inconvenientes the move will cause us a great deal of inconvenience, the move will mean o will involve a great deal of inconvenience* * *
suponer ( conjugate suponer) verbo transitivo
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◊ supongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is true;
suponiendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes OKb) ( imaginar):
¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I suppose so;
es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think he's been told;
se supone que empieza a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine
2 (significar, implicar) to mean;
suponer verbo transitivo
1 (creer, imaginar) to suppose: supongamos que..., let's assume o suppose that...
supongo que me llamarán, I presume they're going to phone me
supongo que sí, I suppose so
se supone que acaba a las seis, it's supposed to finish at six
se supone que él es el entendido, he's supposed to be the expert
te suponía en París, I thought you were in Paris
2 (conllevar, significar) to mean, involve: no supone ningún riesgo, it doesn't involve any risk
(la amistad, el aprecio) to mean ➣ Ver nota en mean
♦ Locuciones: ser de suponer: es de suponer que se lo han contado, presumably o I would imagine she's been told
ser un suponer, to be conjecture
' suponer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condicionamiento
- creer
- esperar
- hacer
- imaginar
- imaginarse
- jugar
- significar
- asumir
- supuse
English:
assume
- entail
- expect
- guess
- imagine
- imply
- involve
- mean
- pose
- presumably
- presume
- suppose
- surmise
- take
- say
* * *♦ nmimagino que nos invitarán – eso es un suponer I imagine they'll invite us – that's pure conjecture o you can't say for sure;imagina, y es un suponer, que te quedas sin dinero imagine, for the sake of argument, that you didn't have any money♦ vt1. [creer, presuponer] to suppose;supongo que ya habrán llegado I suppose o expect (that) they'll have arrived by now;supongo que tienes razón I suppose o guess you're right;supongo que sí/no I suppose o expect so/not;supongamos que me niego supposing I refuse;es de suponer que se disculparán I would expect them to apologize;es de suponer una nueva bajada de los tipos de interés a further drop in interest rates seems likely, we can expect a further drop in interest rates;al final lo perdí todo – era de suponer in the end I lost everything – it was only to be expected o that's hardly surprising;nada hacía suponer que… there was nothing to suggest that…;todo hacía suponer que se llegaría a un acuerdo everything pointed to an agreement;suponiendo que… supposing o assuming that…;suponiendo que no te moleste as long as o assuming it doesn't bother you2. [implicar] to involve, to entail;una dieta así supone mucho sacrificio a diet like that involves a lot of sacrifices;no me supuso ningún esfuerzo it was no trouble (for me)3. [significar] to mean;supone mucho para mí it means a lot to me;este descubrimiento supone un importante avance para la ciencia this discovery constitutes a major advance for science4. [conjeturar] to imagine;lo suponía I guessed as much;te suponía mayor I thought you were older* * *<part supuesto> v/t suppose, assume;supongamos que … let’s suppose o assume that …;supongo que sí I suppose so* * *suponer {60} vt1) presumir: to suppose, to assumesupongo que sí: I guess so, I suppose sose supone que van a llegar mañana: they're supposed to arrive tomorrow2) : to imply, to suggest3) : to involve, to entailel éxito supone mucho trabajo: success involves a lot of work* * *suponer vb1. (creer) to suppose / to expect3. (implicar, conllevar) to involve / to besupongamos que... supposing... -
84 inside
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noun1) (the inner side, or the part or space within: The inside of this apple is quite rotten.) interior, parte interior2) (the stomach and bowels: He ate too much and got a pain in his inside(s).) entrañas, tripas
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adjective(being on or in the inside: the inside pages of the newspaper; The inside traffic lane is the one nearest to the kerb.) interior
3.
adverb1) (to, in, or on, the inside: The door was open and he went inside; She shut the door but left her key inside by mistake.) dentro, adentro2) (in a house or building: You should stay inside in such bad weather.) dentro
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preposition1) ((sometimes (especially American) with of) within; to or on the inside of: She is inside the house; He went inside the shop.) dentro, adentro2) ((sometimes with of) in less than, or within, a certain time: He finished the work inside (of) two days.) en, (futuro) dentro de•inside1 adj interiorinside2 adv dentro / adentroinside3 n interiorinside4 prep en / dentro detr[ɪn'saɪd]1 interior nombre masculino, parte nombre femenino interior1 interior, interno,-a1 (position) dentro; (movement) adentro■ come inside entra, pasa adentro2 slang (in prison) en la cárcel, en chirona1 dentro de■ get some food inside you cómete algo, mete algo de comida en el estómago2 (time) en menos de, dentro de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLinside out al revésto know something inside out conocer algo al dedilloon the inside dentroinside information información nombre femenino privilegiadainside lane (on motorway - driving on left) carril nombre masculino de la izquierda; (- driving on right) carril nombre masculino de la derecha 2 (on racetrack) calle nombre femenino interiorinside leg measurement entrepiernainside pocket bolsillo interiorinside toilet lavabo interiorinside [ɪn'saɪd, 'ɪn.saɪd] adv: adentro, dentroto run inside: correr para adentroinside and out: por dentro y por fuerainside adj1) : interior, de adentro, de dentrothe inside lane: el carril interior2) : confidencialinside information: información confidencialinside n1) : interior m, parte f de adentro2) insides nplbelly, guts: tripas fpl fam3)inside out : al revésinside prep1) into: al interior de2) within: dentro deinside an hour: en menos de una horaadj.• adentro, -a adj.• dentro de adj.• dentro, -a adj.• interior adj.• interno, -a adj.• por dentro adj.adv.• adentro adv.• dentro adv.n.• forro s.m.• interior s.m.prep.• dentro de prep.
I 'ɪn'saɪd1)a) ( interior part) interior mb) (inner side, surface) parte f de dentro or (esp AmL) de adentroc) ( of racetrack) parte más cercana al centro; ( of road)he tried to pass me on the inside — me quiso adelantar por la derecha; ( in UK etc) me quiso adelantar por la izquierda
d) ( of organization)2) insides pl ( internal organs) (colloq) tripas fpl (fam)3)inside out — adverb
you've got your socks on inside out — llevas los calcetines del or al revés
to know something inside and out o (BrE) inside out — (colloq) saberse* algo al dedillo or al revés y al derecho
to turn something inside out: I turned the house inside out looking for it revolví toda la casa buscándolo; he turned the bag inside out — volvió la bolsa del revés, dio vuelta la bolsa (CS)
II
1)a) ( within) dentro deb) ( into)he followed her inside the bar — la siguió al interior or hasta dentro del bar
2) (colloq) ( in expressions of time)
III
a) ( within) dentro, adentro (esp AmL)inside and out — por dentro y por fuera, por adentro y por afuera (esp AmL)
deep down inside I know that... — en el fondo yo sé que..., en mi fuero interno yo sé que...
b) ( indoors) dentro, adentro (esp AmL)come inside — entra, pasa
c) ( in prison) (colloq) entre rejas (fam), a la sombra (fam)
IV
adjective (before n)what's your inside leg measurement? — ¿cuánto tiene or mide de entrepierna?
b)the inside lane — ( Auto) el carril de la derecha; ( in UK etc) el carril de la izquierda; ( Sport) la calle número uno
c) ( from within group) < information> de dentro, de adentro (esp AmL)['ɪn'saɪd]police think the robbery was an inside job — la policía cree que alguien de la empresa (or casa etc) está implicado en el robo
1. N1) (=inner part) interior m, parte f de dentrohe wiped the inside of the glass — limpió el interior or la parte de dentro del vaso
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from the inside, the doors were locked from the inside — las puertas estaban cerradas (con llave) por dentro•
crisp on the outside and soft on the inside — crujiente por fuera y tierno por dentro•
inside out, your jumper's inside out — llevas el jersey al or del revésshe turned the sock inside out — le dio la vuelta al calcetín, volvió el calcetín del revés
they turned the whole place inside out — lo revolvieron todo, lo registraron todo de arriba abajo
2) (=lining) parte f de dentro•
to overtake or pass (sb) on the inside — (Brit) adelantar (a algn) por la izquierda; (other countries) adelantar (a algn) por la derecha4) insides [of person, animal, fruit] tripas fpl2. ADV1) (=in) dentro, adentro (LAm)once inside, he was trapped — una vez dentro estaba atrapado
2) (=towards the inside) adentro, dentrohe opened the car door and shoved her inside — abrió la puerta del coche y la empujó adentro or dentro
3) (=indoors) dentro, adentro (LAm)wait for me inside — espérame dentro or (LAm) adentro
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to come/go inside — entrar4) * (=in prison)to be inside — estar en chirona *, estar a la sombra *
3. PREP(also: inside of) (esp US)1) (of place) dentro de, en el interior de frminside the envelope — dentro del sobre, en el interior del sobre frm
75% of chief executives come from inside the company — un 75% de los altos cargos directivos proceden de la propia empresa
2) (of time) en menos de4. ADJ1) (=internal) interior2) (=confidential, from inside)•
an inside job * — un crimen cometido en una empresa, organización, etc por alguien que pertenece a la mismathe KGB: the inside story — la KGB: la historia secreta
5.CPDinside forward N — delantero(-a) m / f interior, interior mf
inside information N — información f confidencial
the inside lane N — (Aut) (Brit) el carril de la izquierda; (most countries) el carril de la derecha; (Athletics) la calle interior
inside left N — interior mf izquierdo(-a)
inside leg (measurement) N — medida f de la entrepierna
inside pocket N — bolsillo m interior
inside right N — (Sport) interior mf derecho(-a)
inside track N — [of sports track] pista f interior
- get the inside track on sth* * *
I ['ɪn'saɪd]1)a) ( interior part) interior mb) (inner side, surface) parte f de dentro or (esp AmL) de adentroc) ( of racetrack) parte más cercana al centro; ( of road)he tried to pass me on the inside — me quiso adelantar por la derecha; ( in UK etc) me quiso adelantar por la izquierda
d) ( of organization)2) insides pl ( internal organs) (colloq) tripas fpl (fam)3)inside out — adverb
you've got your socks on inside out — llevas los calcetines del or al revés
to know something inside and out o (BrE) inside out — (colloq) saberse* algo al dedillo or al revés y al derecho
to turn something inside out: I turned the house inside out looking for it revolví toda la casa buscándolo; he turned the bag inside out — volvió la bolsa del revés, dio vuelta la bolsa (CS)
II
1)a) ( within) dentro deb) ( into)he followed her inside the bar — la siguió al interior or hasta dentro del bar
2) (colloq) ( in expressions of time)
III
a) ( within) dentro, adentro (esp AmL)inside and out — por dentro y por fuera, por adentro y por afuera (esp AmL)
deep down inside I know that... — en el fondo yo sé que..., en mi fuero interno yo sé que...
b) ( indoors) dentro, adentro (esp AmL)come inside — entra, pasa
c) ( in prison) (colloq) entre rejas (fam), a la sombra (fam)
IV
adjective (before n)what's your inside leg measurement? — ¿cuánto tiene or mide de entrepierna?
b)the inside lane — ( Auto) el carril de la derecha; ( in UK etc) el carril de la izquierda; ( Sport) la calle número uno
c) ( from within group) < information> de dentro, de adentro (esp AmL)police think the robbery was an inside job — la policía cree que alguien de la empresa (or casa etc) está implicado en el robo
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85 doch
I Konj. (aber) but, however; ich wollte es tun, doch ich habe es vergessen I wanted to do it, but I forgotII Adv.1. (dennoch) however, yet, still; all the same, nevertheless; (wider Erwarten) after all; der Film war traurig und doch schön the film was sad and yet beautiful; er kam also doch? then he did come after all?; ich hab’s dann doch nicht getan I didn’t do it after all; wo er doch genau wusste,... knowing very well...2. (Ggs. nein) yes it is, I was etc.; das ist nicht wahr! - doch! yes it is!; willst du denn nicht? - doch! yes, I do3. (schließlich) after all; ich bin doch kein Kind mehr! after all I’m not a child any more; das war denn doch zu viel für sie it was too much for her after all; du kennst das doch, kannst du mir helfen? you know it, can’t you help me then?; er ist doch ganz nett, warum magst du ihn nicht? he’s really nice, so why don’t you like him?4. (gewiss) surely; du weißt doch, dass... um Zustimmung bittend: you know (that)..., don’t you?, surely you know (that)...; du kommst doch? you will come, won’t you?; sie ist doch nicht ( etwa) krank? she isn’t ill, is she?; das kann doch nicht dein Ernst sein you’re not serious, are you?; das ist doch Peter da drüben überrascht: look, there’s Peter over there; unsicher: isn’t that Peter over there?; das wäre doch schön! that would be lovely5. auffordernd: do (+ Inf.) setzen Sie sich doch do sit down; sei doch mal still! ärgerlich: be quiet, will you!; lass ihn doch! leave him alone, can’t you?; nicht doch! don’t!, stop it!, please don’t6. verstärkend: ja / nicht doch! of course! / of course not!, certainly not!; ich hab’s doch gewusst! I knew it!; mir doch egal! umg. verärgert: I don’t care ( oder give a damn); wie schön das doch ist! oh isn’t that lovely; das gibt’s doch nicht! umg. I don’t believe it!; du musst doch immer Recht haben! verärgert: you just have to be right, don’t you?7. zurückweisend: mach die Heizung an - das hab ich doch schon! umg. I already did; das konnte ich doch nicht wissen! how was I supposed ( oder meant) to know that?; lass nur, du kannst mir ja doch nicht helfen just leave it, you can’t help me anyway ( oder there’s nothing you can do to help me)8. (bloß, nur) if only...; wenn er doch käme! if only he would come; hättest du das doch gleich gesagt! why didn’t you say that (from the start)?, why didn’t you tell me straightaway?9. (noch, gleich) again; wer war das doch ( gleich)? who was that again?; wie hieß er doch ( noch)? what was his name again?, now what was his name?* * *tho (Adv.); yet (Adv.); though (Adv.)* * *dọch [dɔx]1. conj(= aber, allein) but; (= jedoch, trotzdem) but still, yetund doch hat er es getan — but he still did it, but still he did it
2. adv..., aber ich bin doch hingegangen —... but I went anyway or all the same or after all
und doch,... — and yet...
2) (betont = tatsächlich) reallynein doch! — of course not!, certainly not!
also doch! — so it IS/so he DID! etc
er hat es also doch gesagt — so he DID say it
es ist doch so, wie ich vermutet hatte — so it (really) IS as I thought
das ist er doch! — (why,) that IS him!
das ist doch interessant, was er da sagt — what he's saying is really interesting
3) (als bejahende Antwort) yes I do/it does etchat es dir nicht gefallen? – (doch,) doch! — didn't you like it? – (oh) yes I did! or oh I did, I did!
will er nicht mitkommen? – doch! — doesn't he want to come? – (oh) yes, he does
4)(auffordernd: nicht übersetzt, aber emphatisches "to do" wird oft gebraucht)
komm doch — do comekommen Sie doch bitte morgen wieder — won't you come back tomorrow?
gib doch mal her — (come on,) give it to me
seid doch endlich still! —
sei doch nicht so frech! () — don't you be so cheeky (Brit) or freshUS inf!
lass ihn doch! — just leave him!
soll er doch! — well let him!, let him then!
5) (verstärkend) but; (Bestätigung erwartend) isn't it/haven't you etc?es wäre doch schön, wenn... — (but) it WOULD be nice if...
das ist doch die Höhe or das Letzte! — well, that's the limit!, that really is the limit!
das ist doch wohl nicht wahr? — that's not true, is it?
du hast doch nicht etwa...? — you haven't..., have you?, surely you haven't or you haven't by any chance...(, have you)?
6) (= eigentlich) really, actually7)Sie wissen doch, wie das so ist — (well,) you know how it is, don't you?du kennst dich doch hier aus, wo ist denn...? — you know your way around here, where is...?
wie war doch Ihr Name? — (I'm sorry,) WHAT was your name?
hier darf man doch nicht rauchen — you can't smoke here(, you know)
8)(in Wunschsätzen)
wenn doch — if onlydass dich doch der Teufel holte! — (oh) go to blazes! (inf), the devil take you (old)
er sprach etwas verwirrt, war er doch eben erst aus dem Bett aufgestanden — he spoke in a somewhat confused manner, but then he had only just got out of bed
* * *1) (in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc: It turns out he went by plane after all.) after all2) (but; however: He's pleasant enough, yet I don't like him.) yet3) (however: I wish I hadn't done it, though.) though* * *[dɔx]ich habe alles versucht, \doch ich konnte sie nicht überzeugen I tried everything, but I couldn't convince her, III. adv1. (dennoch) even so, all the sameich habe aber \doch angerufen but even so, I called, but I called all the same... und \doch...... and yet...sie sagte es mit Entschiedenheit und \doch freundlich she said it firmly yet in a friendly wayich lehnte höflich \doch bestimmt ab I refused politely yet determinedly\doch noch after allund \doch,... even so..., all the same...ich weiß, der Job ist gut bezahlt, und \doch, ich will ihn nicht [o und \doch will ich ihn nicht] I know, the job is well paid, even so [or all the same], I don't want it2. (sowieso) anywaydu wirst es ja \doch erfahren you will find out anyway3. (einräumend) after allich wollte es ja nicht glauben, aber du hattest \doch Recht I didn't want to believe it but you were right [after all]es ist also \doch wahr then it is true after allzum Glück ist aber \doch nichts passiert fortunately, nothing happenedjetzt ist sie \doch noch gekommen now she has come after alles war \doch nicht so wie du dachtest it turned out not to be the way you thought it wasalso \doch! ich habe es dir ja gleich gesagt you see! I told you straightawayer ging, spürte er \doch, dass er nicht willkommen war he went, as he felt that he wasn't welcomeer fühlte sich fremd, war er \doch gerade erst angekommen he felt a stranger, but then he had only just arrived5. (widersprechend) yeser hat das nicht gesagt — \doch, ich weiß genau, dass er das gesagt hat he didn't say that — yes, he did, I know he diddu gehst jetzt ins Bett — nein! — \doch! go to bed now — no! — yes!6. (ja) yeshast du keine Lust, mit in die Spielbank zu kommen? — \doch, schon, aber leider nicht genug Geld wouldn't you like to come with me to the casino? — yes, I would, but I haven't got enough moneyhat es dir nicht gefallen? — \doch[, \doch]! didn't you enjoy it? — yes, I did!darf ich bei Ihnen rauchen? — \doch, warum nicht? may I smoke here? — yes, sure [or certainlyIII. part1. (Nachdruck verleihend)das ist \doch unsere Nachbarin da drüben! look, there's our neighbour over theredas habe ich mir \doch schon gedacht I thought so all alonger rief an, wo er \doch genau wusste, dass ich nicht zu Hause war he called, knowing very well that I wasn't at homejetzt komm \doch endlich come on!kommen Sie \doch bitte morgen wieder please could you come back tomorrowseid \doch endlich still! for goodness' sake, be quiet!sei \doch nicht immer so geizig don't be so stingysie will dir kündigen! — soll sie \doch, das macht mir auch nichts aus she's going to sack you! — let her, I don't caredu weißt \doch, wie es ist you know how it iswäre es \doch schon endlich Sommer! if only the summer would comewenn \doch nur schon Freitag wäre! if only it was Friday!wenn er \doch nur endlich mal den Mund halten würde! if only he would shut up!das habe ich dir \doch gleich gesagt I told you beforesetzen Sie sich \doch! won't you sit down!nehmen Sie sich \doch bitte! do help yourself!nicht \doch! don'tja \doch! yes, all right!nein \doch! no, of course not!2. (Unmut ausdrückend)es wäre \doch schön, wenn du mir endlich mal die Wahrheit sagen würdest it would be nice if you'd [finally] tell me the truthdu weißt ja \doch immer alles besser! you always know better!du hast ihr \doch nicht etwa von unserem Geheimnis erzählt? you haven't told her our secret?, you haven't gone and told her our secret? famdas ist \doch gar nicht wahr! that's not true!das ist \doch wirklich eine Frechheit! what a cheek!das kann \doch nicht dein Ernst sein! you're not serious, are you?3. (Zustimmung erwartend)du kommst \doch morgen? you will come tomorrow, won't you?4. (noch)wie war \doch [gleich] Ihr Name? sorry, what did you say your name was?, what was your name again?* * *1.Konjunktion but2.1) (jedoch) but3) (geh.): (nämlich)wusste er doch, dass... — because he knew that...
4) (als Antwort) [oh] yesHast du keinen Hunger? - Doch! — Arent't you hungry? - Yes [I am]!
5) (trotz allem, was dagegen sprechen/gesprochen haben mag)6) (ohnehin) in any case3.1) (widersprechende Antwort auf eine verneinte Aussage)Das stimmt nicht. - Doch! — That's not right. - [Oh] yes it is!
2) (negative Antwort auf eine verneinte Frage)4.Hast du keinen Hunger? - Doch! — Aren't you hungry? - Yes [I am]!
das hättest du doch wissen müssen — you [really] should have known that
du hast doch selbst gesagt, dass... — (rechtfertigend) you did say yourself that...
gib mir doch bitte mal die Zeitung — pass me the paper, please
paß doch auf! — [oh.] do be careful!
2) (Zweifel ausdrückend)3) (Überraschung ausdrückend)4) (an Bekanntes erinnernd)er ist doch nicht mehr der jüngste — he's not as young as he used to be[, you know]
5) (nach Vergessenem fragend)wie war doch sein Name? — now what was his name?
6) (verstärkt Bejahung/Verneinung ausdrückend)gewiss/sicher doch — [why] certainly; of course
ja doch — [yes,] all right or (coll.) OK
nicht doch! — (abwehrend) [no,] don't!
7) (Wunsch verstärkend)wäre es doch... — if only it were...
* * *A. konj (aber) but, however;ich wollte es tun, doch ich habe es vergessen I wanted to do it, but I forgotB. advder Film war traurig und doch schön the film was sad and yet beautiful;er kam also doch? then he did come after all?;ich hab’s dann doch nicht getan I didn’t do it after all;wo er doch genau wusste, … knowing very well …2. (Ggs nein) yes it is, I was etc;das ist nicht wahr! -doch! yes it is!;willst du denn nicht? -doch! yes, I do3. (schließlich) after all;ich bin doch kein Kind mehr! after all I’m not a child any more;das war denn doch zu viel für sie it was too much for her after all;du kennst das doch, kannst du mir helfen? you know it, can’t you help me then?;er ist doch ganz nett, warum magst du ihn nicht? he’s really nice, so why don’t you like him?4. (gewiss) surely;du weißt doch, dass … um Zustimmung bittend: you know (that) …, don’t you?, surely you know (that) …;du kommst doch? you will come, won’t you?;das kann doch nicht dein Ernst sein you’re not serious, are you?;das ist doch Peter da drüben überrascht: look, there’s Peter over there; unsicher: isn’t that Peter over there?;das wäre doch schön! that would be lovelysetzen Sie sich doch do sit down;sei doch mal still! ärgerlich: be quiet, will you!;lass ihn doch! leave him alone, can’t you?;nicht doch! don’t!, stop it!, please don’t6. verstärkend:ja/nicht doch! of course!/of course not!, certainly not!;ich hab’s doch gewusst! I knew it!;wie schön das doch ist! oh isn’t that lovely;das gibt’s doch nicht! umg I don’t believe it!;du musst doch immer Recht haben! verärgert: you just have to be right, don’t you?7. zurückweisend: mach die Heizung an -das hab ich doch schon! umg I already did;das konnte ich doch nicht wissen! how was I supposed ( oder meant) to know that?;lass nur, du kannst mir ja doch nicht helfen just leave it, you can’t help me anyway ( oder there’s nothing you can do to help me)wenn er doch käme! if only he would come;hättest du das doch gleich gesagt! why didn’t you say that (from the start)?, why didn’t you tell me straightaway?9. (noch, gleich) again;wer war das doch (gleich)? who was that again?;wie hieß er doch (noch)? what was his name again?, now what was his name?* * *1.Konjunktion but2.1) (jedoch) but2) (dennoch) all the same; still; (wider Erwarten) after all3) (geh.): (nämlich)wusste er doch, dass... — because he knew that...
4) (als Antwort) [oh] yesHast du keinen Hunger? - Doch! — Arent't you hungry? - Yes [I am]!
5) (trotz allem, was dagegen sprechen/gesprochen haben mag)6) (ohnehin) in any case3.Das stimmt nicht. - Doch! — That's not right. - [Oh] yes it is!
2) (negative Antwort auf eine verneinte Frage)4.Hast du keinen Hunger? - Doch! — Aren't you hungry? - Yes [I am]!
1) (auffordernd, Ungeduld, Empörung ausdrückend)das hättest du doch wissen müssen — you [really] should have known that
du hast doch selbst gesagt, dass... — (rechtfertigend) you did say yourself that...
gib mir doch bitte mal die Zeitung — pass me the paper, please
paß doch auf! — [oh.] do be careful!
du hast doch meinen Brief erhalten? — you did get my letter, didn't you?
er ist doch nicht mehr der jüngste — he's not as young as he used to be[, you know]
6) (verstärkt Bejahung/Verneinung ausdrückend)gewiss/sicher doch — [why] certainly; of course
ja doch — [yes,] all right or (coll.) OK
nicht doch! — (abwehrend) [no,] don't!
wäre es doch... — if only it were...
* * *konj.but conj.however conj.nevertheless conj.still conj.yet conj. -
86 sache
f; -, -n1. (Gegenstand) thing; Sachen (Kleidung etc.) umg. allg. things; (Habseligkeiten) auch belongings; häng deine Sachen in den Schrank hang up you things in the cupboard (Am. closet); seine Sachen überall herumliegen lassen leave one’s things lying around all over the place; Gewalt gegen Sachen JUR. (violent) damage to property; warme Sachen für den Winter (warme Kleidung) warm things for the winter; süße Sachen (Süßigkeiten) sweet things, sweets; scharfe Sachen (Schnaps etc.) hard stuff Sg.2. (Angelegenheit) affair; (auch Vorfall) matter, business; (Problem, Frage) matter; das ist eine Sache für sich that’s a completely different matter; iro. that’s another story; ich werde der Sache nachgehen I’ll look into the matter; bei der Sache bleiben keep to the point; das gehört nicht zur Sache that’s got nothing to do with it; die Sache ist... the thing is..., it’s like this...; die Sache ist die, dass... the point is that...; in eigener Sache sprechen speak on one’s own behalf; wie ist die Sache mit dem Auto ausgegangen? how did that business with the car turn out?; die Sache steht gut things are looking good; die Sache macht sich umg. things are ( oder it’s) coming along fine; das ist so eine Sache it’s not so easy; eine runde Sache a fine piece of work; ich mag keine halben Sachen I don’t like (any) half measures; das ist eine tolle / blöde Sache umg. that’s fantastic / a stupid business; ich habe die ganze Sache ( gründlich) satt I’m sick (and tired) of the whole business; die einfachste / natürlichste Sache der Welt the simplest / most natural thing in the world; das ist nicht jedermanns Sache that’s not for everybody, that’s not everybody’s cup of tea; jemandem sagen, was Sache ist umg. (worauf es ankommt) put s.o. in the picture allg.; (die Meinung sagen) tell s.o. what’s what; sie war ganz bei der Sache she was all attention ( oder quite absorbed); er war nicht ( ganz) bei der Sache he had his mind on other things, he wasn’t (quite) concentrating; seiner Sache sicher sein be sure of oneself; sich seiner Sache sicher glauben think o.s. sure of one’s point; zur Sache kommen get to the point; (handeln) get down to business (brass tacks umg.); zur Sache! can we get to the point?; bleiben wir bei der Sache! let’s stick to the point; das tut nichts zur Sache that makes no difference; das kommt der Sache schon näher that’s more like it; das ist seine Sache that’s his business ( oder affair); das ist nicht meine Sache that’s got nothing to do with me; es ist eine Sache der Erziehung etc. it’s a matter of upbringing etc.; es ist eine Sache von Leben und Tod it’s a matter of life and death; es ist eine abgekartete Sache it’s a put-up job (Am. a scam oder setup) umg.; mach keine Sachen! umg., erstaunt: you’re kidding; warnend: no funny business; Sachen gibt’s(, die gibt’s gar nicht) umg. would you believe it allg.; was machst du denn für Sachen? umg. what have you been up to then?; du machst Sachen! umg. the things you get up to!; was höre ich denn für ( schöne) Sachen? what’s all this I’ve been hearing then?3. JUR. case; in Sachen A. gegen B. JUR. in the matter of A versus B4. in Sachen umg., fig. (bezüglich) with regard to, as to; in Sachen Umwelt where the environment is concerned, in questions of the environment; was tut sich in Sachen Hausbau? how are things on the housebuilding front?; wie macht er sich in Sachen Schule? how’s he getting on at (Am. how’s he doing in) school?5. (Ziel, Anliegen) cause; für eine gute / gerechte Sache kämpfen fight for a good cause / for the cause of justice; mit jemandem gemeinsame Sache machen make common cause with s.o.6. (Aufgabe) job; er versteht seine Sache he knows his stuff; sie hat ihre Sache gut gemacht she did a good job; etw. um der Sache willen tun do s.th. for its own sake; es ist Sache des Gerichts zu entscheiden, ob... it is for the court to decide whether...* * *die Sacheaffair; cause; business; concern; matter; thing* * *Sạ|che ['zaxə]f -, -n1) thing; (= Gegenstand) object, thing; (JUR = Eigentum) article of propertyder Mensch wird zur Sache — man is reduced to or becomes an object
Sachen gibts(, die gibts gar nicht)! (inf) — would you credit it! (inf)
2) pl inf = Zeug) things pl; (JUR) propertyseine Sachen packen — to pack ones bags
eine Sache der Polizei/der Behörden — a matter for the police/authorities
es ist Sache der Polizei/der Behörden, das zu tun — it's up to the police/authorities or it's for the police/authorities to do that
das mit dem Präsidenten war eine unangenehme Sache — that was an unpleasant business with the president
das ist eine ganz tolle/unangenehme Sache — it's really fantastic/unpleasant
die Sache macht sich (inf) — things are coming along
das ist eine andere Sache — that's a different matter, that's a different kettle of fish (inf), that's a different cup of tea (US inf)
das ist meine/seine Sache — that's my/his affair or business
in eigener Sache — on one's own account
das ist nicht jedermanns Sache — it's not everyone's cup of tea (inf)
er versteht seine Sache — he knows what he's doing or what he's about (inf)
er macht seine Sache gut — he's doing very well; (beruflich) he's doing a good job
diese Frage können wir nicht hier mitbesprechen, das ist eine Sache für sich — we can't discuss this question now, it's a separate issue all to itself
und was hat deine Frau gesagt?/was meinen Sie zu diesen Streiks? – das ist eine Sache für sich — and what did your wife say?/what do you think about these strikes? – that's another story
das ist so eine Sache (inf) — it's a bit tricky, it's a bit of a problem
die Sache mit der Bank ist also geplatzt — so the bank job fell through
4) (= Vorfall) business, affairwas hat die Polizei zu der Sache gesagt? — what did the police say about it or about all this business?
die Sache hat geklappt/ist schiefgegangen — everything or it worked/went wrong
mach keine Sachen! (inf) — don't be daft (Brit inf) or silly!
eine Sache der Erziehung/des Geschmacks — a matter or question of education/taste
mehr kann ich zu der Sache nicht sagen — that's all I can say on the subject
um die Sache herumreden — to talk( all) round the subject
zur Sache! — let's get on with it; (Parl, Jur etc) come to the point!
zur Sache gehen (inf) — to come to the crunch (inf); (Sport) to get stuck in (inf)
seiner Sache sicher or gewiss sein — to be sure of one's ground
bei der Sache sein — to be with it (inf), to be on the ball (inf)
sie war nicht bei der Sache — her mind was elsewhere
bei der Sache bleiben — to keep one's mind on the job; (bei Diskussion) to keep to the point
6) (= Sachlage) things pl, no artso steht die Sache also — so that's the way things are
die Sache ist die, dass... — the thing is that...
7)* * *die1) (a thing or situation that must be done or dealt with: a difficult proposition.) proposition2) (an object; something that is not living: What do you use that thing for?) thing3) (any fact, quality, idea etc that one can think of or refer to: Music is a wonderful thing; I hope I haven't done the wrong thing; That was a stupid thing to do.) thing* * *Sa·che<-, -n>[ˈzaxə]fwarme \Sachen warm clothes [or nsing clothingbewegliche/unbewegliche \Sachen JUR personal property [or chattels] [or movables]/immovables [or things immovable]eingebrachte \Sache contributed itemherrenlose \Sache derelict property, res nulliusverbrauchbare \Sache consumablevertretbare \Sache fungibleich hatte mir die \Sache eigentlich anders vorgestellt in fact, I had imagined things differentlywie ist die \Sache mit dem Haus gelaufen? how did the house business turn out?die \Sache ist schiefgegangen everything went wrongdie \Sache steht gut things are looking gooddas ist so eine \Sache (fam) that's a bit tricky [or bit of a problem]das ist eine andere \Sache that's another matter [or something else]das ist eine \Sache des Geschmacks that's a matter of tastees ist eine \Sache seiner Abstammung it's a question of his origins▪ jds \Sache sein to be sb's affair [or business]eine aussichtslose \Sache a lost causebeschlossene \Sache sein to be [all] settled [or a foregone conclusion]in eigener \Sache on one's own behalfgeschäftliche \Sache business mattereine unangenehme \Sache an unpleasant affair [or business]um der \Sache willen for the love of it [or it's own sake]; s.a. Naturin \Sachen... in the matter of...in \Sachen Umwelt bleibt noch viel zu tun there is still a lot to be done where the environment is concernedin \Sachen [o in der \Sache] Meier gegen Müller in the case [of] [or form in re] Meier versus Müllereine \Sache verhandeln/vertreten/verweisen to hear/uphold/remit a casezur \Sache vernommen werden to be questioned [with regard to the matter itself]8. (Sachlage) factual situationdie \Sache ist die, dass... (es geht darum, dass...) the matter so far is that...; (einschränkend) the thing is [that]...bei der \Sache bleiben to keep to the pointneben der \Sache liegen (fam) to be beside the pointnichts zur \Sache tun to be irrelevant, to not matterzur \Sache kommen to come to the point9. (Aufgabe) jober macht seine \Sache gut he's doing well [or a good job]es ist \Sache der Polizei, den Schuldigen zu finden it's up to [or it's for] the police to find the guilty personkeine halben \Sachen machen to not do things by halves, to not deal in half-measuresseine \Sache verstehen to know what one is doing [or fam is aboutmach keine \Sachen! (fam: was du nicht sagst) [what] you don't say?; (tu das bloß nicht) don't be daft! famwas machst du bloß für \Sachen! (fam) the things you do!was sind denn das für \Sachen? what's going on here?das sind doch keine \Sachen! (fam) you shouldn't do that12.▶ bei der \Sache sein to be concentratinger war nicht bei der \Sache his mind was wanderinger war bei den Hausaufgaben nicht ganz bei der \Sache he didn't give his full attention to his homework▶ mit jdm gemeinsame \Sache machen to make common cause with sb▶ nicht jedermanns \Sache sein to be not everyone's cup of tea* * *die; Sache, Sachen1) Plural thingsscharfe Sachen trinken — drink the hard stuff (coll.)
2) (Angelegenheit) matter; business (esp. derog.)es ist beschlossene Sache, dass... — it's [all] arranged or settled that...
es ist die einfachste Sache [von] der Welt — it's the simplest thing in the world
[mit jemandem] gemeinsame Sache machen — join forces [with somebody]
[sich (Dat.)] seiner Sache sicher od. gewiss sein — be sure one is right
das tut nichts zur Sache — that's irrelevant; that's got nothing to do with it
3) (RechtsSache) case4) o. Pl. (Anliegen) cause* * *…sache f im subst1. Begründung:Charaktersache matter ( oder question) of character;Einstellungssache matter ( oder question) of attitude2. Zuständigkeit:Frauensache women’s business;Ministersache ministerial matter;Regierungssache government matter* * *die; Sache, Sachen1) Plural thingsscharfe Sachen trinken — drink the hard stuff (coll.)
2) (Angelegenheit) matter; business (esp. derog.)es ist beschlossene Sache, dass... — it's [all] arranged or settled that...
es ist die einfachste Sache [von] der Welt — it's the simplest thing in the world
[mit jemandem] gemeinsame Sache machen — join forces [with somebody]
[sich (Dat.)] seiner Sache sicher od. gewiss sein — be sure one is right
das tut nichts zur Sache — that's irrelevant; that's got nothing to do with it
3) (RechtsSache) case4) o. Pl. (Anliegen) cause* * *-n f.business n.case n.cause n.concern n.matter n.thing n. -
87 faire
faire [fεʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 60━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque faire est suivi d'un nom dans une locution comme faire une faute, se faire des idées, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque faire est utilisé pour parler d'une activité non précisée, ou qu'il remplace un verbe plus spécifique, il se traduit par to do. Lorsque faire veut dire créer, préparer, fabriquer, il se traduit souvent par to make.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• que fais-tu ce soir ? what are you doing tonight?• que voulez-vous qu'on y fasse ? what can be done about it?• faire 100 km/h to do 100km/h• je n'en ferai rien ! I'll do nothing of the sort!► faire de ( = utiliser) to do with• qu'avez-vous fait de votre sac ? what have you done with your bag?► ne faire quec. ( = créer, préparer, fabriquer) to maked. ( = constituer) c'est ce qui fait tout son charme that's what makes him so charming• faire du piano/du violon to play the piano/the violing. (Medicine) [+ diabète, attaque] to haveh. ( = chercher dans) il a fait toute la ville pour en trouver he's been all over town looking for somei. ( = vendre) nous ne faisons pas cette marque we don't stock that make• je vous le fais à 700 € I'll let you have it for 700 eurosj. ( = mesurer, peser, coûter) to be• combien fait cette chaise ? how much is this chair?• ça fait 130 € that's 130 euros• cela fait combien en tout ? how much is that altogether?k. ( = agir sur, importer) ils ne peuvent rien me faire they can't do anything to me• on ne me la fait pas à moi ! (inf) I wasn't born yesterday!• qu'est-ce que cela peut bien te faire ? what's it to you?• cela ne vous ferait rien de sortir ? would you mind leaving the room?• ne fais pas l'enfant/l'idiot don't be so childish/so stupid• tu fais l'arbitre ? will you be referee?• quel imbécile je fais ! what a fool I am!n. ( = dire) to say• « vraiment ? » fit-il "really?" he saido. (Grammar) « canal » fait »canaux » au pluriel the plural of "canal" is "canaux"2. <• as-tu payé la note ? -- non, c'est lui qui l'a fait did you pay the bill? -- no, he did• puis-je téléphoner ? -- faites, je vous en prie could I use the phone? -- yes, of courseb. ( = agir) faire vite to act quickly• faites vite ! be quick!c. ( = paraître) to look3. <► il fait━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► cela or ça fait... que• cela fait très longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vu I haven't seen him for a very long time it's a long time since I saw him• ça fait que... that means...4. <a. ( = pousser à) to make• faire faire qch par qn to get sth made (or done) by sb• faire faire qch à qn to get sb to do (or to make) sth ; (en le forçant) to make sb do (or make) sthc. ( = laisser) faire entrer qn (qn que l'on attendait) to let sb in ; (qn que l'on n'attendait pas) to ask sb in5. <► se fairea. (pour soi)b. ( = être fait) si ça doit se faire, ça se fera sans moi if it's going to happen, it'll happen without mec. ( = être convenable, courant) ça se fait d'offrir des fleurs à un homme ? is it OK to give flowers to a man?d. (locutions)• se faire beau to make o.s. look nice• sa voix se fit plus douce his voice became softer► se faire + infinitif• faut se le faire ! (inf!) he's a real pain in the neck! (inf)► se faire à ( = s'habituer à) to get used to• il ne s'en fait pas ! he's got a nerve!► il se fait que• comment se fait-il qu'il soit absent ? how come he's not here? (inf)* * *fɛʀ
1.
1) ( produire) to make2) ( façonner) to shape [histoire, période]3) ( étudier) to do [licence, sujet]faire du violon — to study ou play the violin
4) ( préparer) to make [soupe, thé]; to prepare [salade]5) ( nettoyer) to do, to clean [vitres]; to clean, to polish [chaussures]7) ( cultiver)faire des céréales — [personne] to grow ou do cereals; [région] to produce cereals
8) ( se fournir en)faire de l'eau — Nautisme, Chemin de Fer to take on water
faire (de) l'essence — (colloq) Automobile to get petrol GB ou gas US
9) ( parcourir) to do [distance, trajet]; to go round [magasins, agences]; ( visiter) to do (colloq) [région, musées]10) ( souffrir de) to have [diabète, tension, complexe]11) ( demander un prix)faire quelque chose à 30 francs — to sell something for 30 francs, to charge 30 francs for something
12) ( servir de) to serve as13) (user, disposer de) to doje n'en ai rien à faire — (colloq) I couldn't care less
14) ( avoir un effet)que veux-tu que j'y fasse? — what do you want me to do about it?, what am I supposed to do about it?
ça y fait — (colloq) it has an effect
pour ce que ça fait! — (colloq) for all the good it does!
qu'est-ce que ça peut bien te faire? — (colloq) what is it to you?
15) (entraîner, causer)l'explosion a fait 12 morts — the explosion killed 12 people, the explosion left 12 people dead
ça ne fait rien! — ( pas grave) it doesn't matter!
ça fait ou ce qui fait que j'ai oublié — (colloq) as a result I forgot
16) ( transformer) to makefaire d'un garage un atelier — to make ou turn a garage into a workshop
17) ( proclamer)18) ( imiter)19) ( tenir le rôle de) to be20) ( dans un souhait)mon Dieu, faites qu'il réussisse! — God, please let him succeed!
21) (colloq) ( tromper)22) ( dire) to say‘bien sûr,’ fit-elle — ‘of course,’ she said
le canard fait ‘coin-coin’ — the duck says ou goes ‘quack’
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( agir) to do, to actvas-y, mais fais vite! — go, but be quick about it!
fais comme chez toi — lit, iron make yourself at home
2) ( paraître) to look3) (colloq) ( être) to be4) ( durer) to last5) ( valoir)6) ( pour les besoins naturels) to go7) (colloq)faire avec — ( se contenter de) to make do with; ( supporter) to put up with
3.
se faire verbe pronominal1)combien se fait-il (colloq) par mois? — how much does he make a month?
2) ( devenir) to get, to become3) ( se rendre)4) ( s'inquiéter)il ne s'en fait pas! — ( sans inquiétude) he's not the sort of person to worry about things!; ( pas gêné) he's got a nerve!
5) ( s'habituer)se faire à — to get used to [lieu, situation, idée]
6) ( être d'usage)7) ( être à la mode) to be in (fashion)ça ne se fait plus — it's no longer fashionable, it's out of fashion
8) ( être produit)9) ( emploi impersonnel)comment se fait-il que...? — how is it that...?
10) [fromage] to ripen; [vin] to mature11) (colloq)il faut se le faire, son copain! — his/her mate is a real pain! (colloq)
12) ( avec infinitif)
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Un très grand nombre de tournures et locutions contenant ce verbe sont traitées ailleurs, généralement sous le terme qui suit faire, en particulier- les expressions décrivant les tâches domestiques, agricoles (faire la cuisine/moisson), les occupations manuelles (faire du tricot/bricolage), les activités professionnelles ou de loisir (faire du théâtre/de la photo), les types d'études ( faire médecine). Pour ce qui est des jeux, sports et loisirs, voir également la note d'usage correspondante- les locutions décrivant un mouvement, l'expression, un comportement (faire un geste/une grimace/le pitre)- les expressions dans lesquelles faire signifie ‘formuler’ (faire une promesse/offre etc)- les expressions décrivant la qualité de la lumière (il fait jour/sombre) ou l'état du temps- les expressions contenant une mesure (faire 20 mètres de long/15 kilos/20°/15 kilomètres à l'heure etc) pour lesquelles on consultera les notes d'usage- les expressions décrivant une démarche de l'esprit (se faire une opinion/du souci etc)- les expressions indiquant l'effet produit (faire peur/mal/plaisir/du tort etc, faire cuire/sécher/tomber etc)- les locutions telles que faire semblant/exprès, se faire avoir etc- une activité sportive (faire du tennis/de la marche/du parapente)la consultation des notes d'usage vous fournira des traductions utiles. Voir la listeEn outre, certaines entrées telles que combien, ce, que, comment, laisser, rien, mieux, bien etc fourniront également des traductions utilesTo make ou to do?Les principales traductions de faire sont to make et to do mais elles ne sont pas interchangeablesto make traduit faire + objet dénotant ce qui est créé, confectionné, composé, réalisé, obtenu; l'objet est le résultat de l'action: faire son lit/des confitures = to make one's bed/jam; faire un discours/une faute/un bénéfice = to make a speech/a mistake/a profit; je me suis fait un café = I made myself a coffeeto do a le sens plus vague de se livrer à une activité, s'occuper à quelque chose; l'objet peut préciser la nature de l'activité: faire de la recherche/un exercice/une réparation = to do research/an exercise/a repair job; faire son devoir = to do one's dutyou bien la nature de l'activité reste indéterminée: que fait-il (dans la vie)? = what does he do in life?; qu'est-ce que tu fais ce soir? = what are you doing tonight?; la science peut tout faire = science can do anything; j'ai à faire = I have things to doou encore le contexte suggère la nature de l'activité: faire une pièce = to do a room, peut vouloir dire la nettoyer, la ranger, la peindreSi faire remplace un verbe plus précis, on traduira fréquemment par celui-ci: faire une maison/un nid = to build a house/a nest; faire une lettre = to write a letter; faire une visite = to pay a visit; faire un numéro de téléphone = to dial a numberLes périphrases verbales sont parfois rendues par un seul verbe: faire voir (= montrer) = to show; faire du tissage (= tisser) = to weave, mais faire un peu de tissage = to do a bit of weavingFaire + infinitif + quelqu'unfaire + infinitive + quelqu'un, c'est-à-dire obtenir de quelqu'un qu'il agisse d'une certaine manière, se traduit selon le sens de faire, par: to make somebody do something (forcer, être cause que): fais-la lever = make her get up; ça m'a fait rire = it made me laugh; ça fait dormir = it makes you sleep; par to get somebody to do something (inciter): fais-leur prendre un rendez-vous = get them to make an appointment; par to help somebody to do something (aider): faire traverser la rue à un vieillard = to help an old man across the street; mais faire manger un bébé = to feed a child. Dans l'exemple ça fait dormir on notera qu'en anglais le sujet du verbe est toujours exprimé, ce qui n'est pas le cas en français(se) faire faire quelque chose (par quelqu'un) se traduit par to have something done ou made (by somebody), ou, dans une langue plus familière, to get something done ou made (by somebody): (se) faire construire une maison = to have a house built; faire réparer sa voiture = to have ou get one's car repaired; c'est la table qu'il a fait faire = it's the table he had made; elle fait exécuter les travaux par un ami = she's having the work done by a friendexprime soit la continuité: il ne fait que pleuvoir = it never stops raining, it rains all the timesoit la restriction: je ne fais qu'obéir aux ordres = I'm only obeying ordersDans ce cas il sera généralement traduit par to do: ‘je peux regarder? ’ - ‘faites ou faites je vous en prie ’ = ‘may I look?’ - ‘please do’; il souffla, comme il avait vu faire son père = he blew, as he had seen his father do; on veut que je parte, mais je n'en ferai rien = they want me to leave, but I'll do nothing of the sort* * *fɛʀ1. vt1) (= fabriquer) to makeIls font trop de bruit. — They're making too much noise.
2) (= effectuer) to dofaire la vaisselle — to do the dishes, to do the washing up
3) [études, sujet] to doIl fait de l'italien. — He's doing Italian.
4) (pratiquer régulièrement) [musique, rugby] to playIl fait du piano. — He plays the piano.
6) (= visiter)faire l'Europe — to tour Europe, to do Europe
7) (= imiter)8) (= mesurer, totaliser) to be, to make2 et 2 font 4. — 2 and 2 are 4., 2 and 2 make 4.
Ça fait 10 m. — It's 10 m.
Ça fait 15 euros. — It's 15 euros.
Ça fait cinquante-trois euros en tout. — That's fifty-three euros all together., That makes fifty-three euros all together.
Je vous le fais 10 euros. — I'll let you have it for 10 euros.
9) (= dire) to go"Vraiment?" fit-il. — "Really?" he goes.
10) (= souffrir de) [diabète, eczéma] to haveIl regrettait ce qu'il avait fait à son frère. — He was sorry for what he had done to his brother.
faire que (= impliquer que) — to mean that
ce qui fait que... — which means that...
ne faire que (= ne pas arrêter de) Il ne fait que critiquer. — All he ever does is criticize.
2. vi1) (= agir) to actIl faut faire vite. — We must act quickly., It's important to act quickly.
2) (= s'y prendre)comment a-t-il fait pour...? — how did he manage to...?
3) (= paraître) (avec adjectif) to lookTu fais jeune dans cette robe. — That dress makes you look younger.
4) (remplaçant autre verbe) to doNe le casse pas comme je l'ai fait. — Don't break it like I did.
Remets-le en place. - Je viens de le faire. — Put it back in its place.- I just did.
3. vb aux(suivi d'un infinitif) to makefaire tomber qch — to make sth fall, to knock sth over
Le chat a fait tomber le vase. — The cat knocked over the vase.
faire travailler les enfants — to make the children work, to get the children to work
faire réparer qch — to get sth repaired, to have sth repaired
Je dois faire réparer ma voiture. — I've got to get my car repaired.
Elle fait faire des travaux dans sa maison. — She's having some work done on her house.
Il a fait faire son portrait. — He's had his portrait done.
Cela fait faire des économies au consommateur. — This saves the consumer money.
4. vb impers (temps)to beEspérons qu'il fera beau demain. — Let's hope it'll be nice weather tomorrow.
1) (durée)ça fait trois ans qu'ils habitent à Paris — they've lived in Paris for three years, they've been living in Paris for three years
il fait bon; Il fait bon se promener dans cette région. — It's nice to go walking in this area.
Il ne fait pas bon traîner ici le soir. — It's not a good idea to hang around here at night.
* * *faire ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: faireA vtr1 (donner, émettre, produire) to make; le raisin fera un vin excellent the grapes will make ou produce (an) excellent wine; cet arbre fait des fleurs/baies this tree produces flowers/berries; le garage ferait une belle pièce the garage would make a nice room; ils font un beau couple they make a handsome couple; il fera un bon médecin he'll make a good doctor; les qualités qui font un champion the qualities which make a champion; trois et deux font cinq three and two make five; ça fait deux chacun that makes two each; combien font 13 fois 13? what's 13 times 13?; œil fait yeux au pluriel œil is yeux in the plural;2 fig ( façonner) to shape [période]; les événements qui font l'histoire events which shape history;3 ( étudier) to do [licence, diplôme]; on a fait la Chine en géographie we did China in geography; faire du violon to study ou play the violin; tu as fait ton piano? have you practised your piano?; faire une école de commerce/les Beaux-Arts to go to business school/art college;4 ( préparer) to make [sauce, soupe, thé]; to prepare [salade]; faire du poulet to do ou cook a chicken; qu'est-ce que je fais pour le déjeuner? what shall I cook ou prepare for lunch?;6 ( proposer) Comm to do [service, marque]; ( vendre) to do, to sell [article]; ils ne font pas le petit déjeuner/les réparations they don't do breakfast/repairs; je fais beaucoup ce modèle en ce moment I'm selling a lot of this particular model at the moment; l'hôtel fait-il restaurant? does the hotel do meals, does the hotel have a restaurant?;7 (cultiver, produire) Agric faire des céréales [personne] to grow ou do cereals; [région] to produce cereals;8 ( se fournir en) faire de l'eau Naut, Rail to take on water; faire (de) l'essence○ Aut to get petrol GB ou gas US; faire du bois dans la forêt to gather wood in the forest; faire de l'herbe pour les bêtes to cut grass for the animals;9 ( parcourir) to do [distance, trajet]; to go round [magasins, agences]; ( visiter) to do○ [région, ville, musées]; faire 200 kilomètres to do 200 kilometresGB; faire Rome-Nice en avion to do the Rome-Nice journey by plane; représentant qui fait○ la région parisienne rep○ who does the Paris area; j'ai dû faire toute la ville/toutes les boutiques pour trouver ça I had to go all over town/round GB ou around US all the shops to find this; faire la vallée de la Loire to do○ the Loire Valley; faire l'Écosse to visit Scotland; j'ai fait tous les tiroirs mais je ne l'ai pas trouvé I went through all the drawers but I couldn't find it;10 ( dans le domaine de la santé) to have [diabète, tension, complexe]; faire une crise cardiaque to have a heart attack; faire de la fièvre○ to have ou run a temperature; faire de l'angine de poitrine to get angina; elle m'a encore fait une otite○! she's had another ear-infection!;11 ( demander un prix) faire qch à 30 euros to sell sth for 30 euros, to charge 30 euros for sth; il me l'a fait à 500 euros he charged me ou sold it to me for 500 euros;12 ( servir de) to serve as; ce coin fera bureau this corner will serve as a study;13 (user, disposer de) to do; que vais-je faire des bagages/enfants? what am I going to do with the luggage/children?; qu'as-tu fait du billet? what have you done with the ticket?; pour ce qu'elle en fait! for all she does with it/them!; pour quoi faire? what for?; je n'ai que faire de I have no need for; je n'en ai rien à faire it's nothing to do with me;14 ( avoir un effet) faire plus de mal que de bien to do more harm than good; qu'as-tu fait à ta sœur? what have you done to your sister?; que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want me to do about it?, what am I supposed to do about it?; le cachet ne m'a rien fait the tablet didn't do anything, the tablet had no effect; ça y fait it has an effect; leur départ ne m'a rien fait their departure didn't affect me at all, their departure left me cold; ça me fait quelque chose de la voir dans cet état it upsets me to see her in that state; ça fait quelque chose pour la grippe? is it any good for flu?; pour ce que ça fait! for all the good it does!; ça ne vous fait rien que je fume? do you mind ou does it bother you if I smoke?; ça ne fait rien à la chose it doesn't alter ou change anything, it makes no difference; qu'est-ce que ça peut bien te faire? what is it to you?;15 (entraîner, causer) faire des jaloux to make some people jealous; ça a fait leur fortune it made them rich; l'explosion a fait 12 morts the explosion killed 12 people, the explosion left 12 people dead; ne t'inquiète pas, ça ne fait rien! don't worry, it doesn't matter!; ça fait ou ce qui fait que j'ai oublié○ as a result I forgot; ‘qu'est-ce que j'ai fait?’-‘tu as fait que tu as menti○’ ‘what have I done?’-‘you lied, that's what you've done’; faites que tout se passe bien make sure that all goes well;16 ( transformer) to make; l'armée en a fait un homme the army made a man of him; ils veulent en faire un avocat they want to make a lawyer of him; elle en a fait sa confidente she's made her her confidante; ça a fait de lui un révolté it turned him into a rebel, it made him a rebel; j'en ai fait un principe I made it a principle; faire d'un garage un atelier to make ou turn a garage into a workshop; faire sien qch to make sth one's own;17 ( proclamer) faire qn duc/général to make sb a duke/general; la presse l'a fait diplomate ( à tort) the press made him out to be a diplomat; ne le fais pas pire qu'il n'est! don't make him out to be worse than he is!, don't paint him blacker than he is!;18 ( imiter) faire le malade/le courageux to pretend to be ill/brave; faire l'ignorant or celui qui ne sait rien to pretend not to know; faire le dictateur to act the dictator;19 ( tenir le rôle de) to be; quel plaisantin vous faites! what a joker you are!; vous ferez les voleurs! Jeux you be the robbers!; l'acteur qui fait le roi○ Cin, Théât the actor who plays the part of the king, the actor who is the king;20 ( dans un souhait) mon Dieu, faites qu'il réussisse! God, please let him succeed!; Dieu or le ciel fasse qu'il ne leur arrive rien! may God ou Heaven protect them!;21 ○( tromper) il me l'a fait au baratin/chantage he talked/blackmailed me into it; on ne me la fait pas! I'm not a fool!, I wasn't born yesterday!B vi1 (agir, procéder) to do, to act; je n'ai pas pu faire autrement I couldn't do otherwise; fais comme tu veux do as you like; elle peut faire mieux she can do better; dans ces situations, il faut faire vite in that sort of situation, one must act quickly; vas-y, mais fais vite! go, but be quick about it!; fais comme chez toi lit, iron make yourself at home;2 ( paraître) to look; faire jeune/son âge to look young/one's age; ça fait bien avec du bleu it looks nice with blue; tes lunettes font très distingué your glasses make you look very distinguished; il croit que ça fait chic de dire ça he thinks it's chic to say that;3 ( être) to be; il veut faire pompier he wants to be a fireman;4 ( dire) to say; ‘bien sûr,’ fit-elle ‘of course,’ she said; le canard fait ‘coin-coin’ the duck says ou goes ‘quack’; faire plouf/aïe etc to go plop/ouch etc;5 ( durer) to last; sa robe lui a fait deux ans her dress lasted her two years;6 (+ adverbe de quantité) ça fait cher/grand/trop etc it is expensive/big/too much etc;7 ( pour les besoins naturels) to go; tu as fait? have you been?; faire dans sa culotte ( déféquer) to dirty one's pants; ( uriner) to wet one's pants; fig to wet oneself;8 ○ faire avec ( se contenter de) to make do with [personne, objet, quantité]; ( supporter) to put up with [personne, situation]; elle est là, et il faudra faire avec she's here, and we'll have to put up with her.C se faire vpr1 (confectionner, exécuter, obtenir pour soi) se faire un café to make oneself a coffee; se faire de l'argent/des amis to make money/friends; se faire ses vêtements to make one's own clothes; se faire la cuisine soi-même to do one's own cooking; combien se fait-il par mois? how much does he make a month? ; se faire un mec◑ to have◑ a man;2 ( devenir) (+ adjectif attribut) to get, to become; (+ nom attribut) to become; il se fait vieux he's getting old; il se fait tard it's getting late; sa voix se fit dure his/her voice hardened ou became hard; se faire avocat to become a lawyer;3 ( se rendre) se faire belle/tout petit to make oneself beautiful/very small;4 ( s'inquiéter) s'en faire to worry; il ne s'en fait pas! ( sans inquiétude) he's not the sort of person to worry about things!; ( pas gêné) he's got a nerve!;5 ( s'habituer) se faire à to get used to [lieu, situation, idée]; je ne m'y fais pas I can't get used to it;6 ( être d'usage) ça se fait encore ici it's still done here; ça ne se fait pas de manger avec les doigts it's not the done thing ou it's not polite to eat with one's fingers;7 ( être à la mode) [couleur, style] to be in (fashion); le tweed se fait beaucoup cette année tweed is very much in this year; ça ne se fait plus it's no longer fashionable, it's out of fashion;8 ( être produit ou accompli) c'est ce qui se fait de mieux it's the best there is; le mariage s'est fait à Paris the wedding took place in Paris; le pont se fera bien un jour the bridge will be built one day; souhaitons que la paix se fasse let's hope there'll be peace;9 ( emploi impersonnel) il se fit que it (so) happened that; il se fit un grand silence there was complete silence; il s'est fait un déclic dans mon esprit something clicked in my mind; il pourrait se faire que je parte I might leave; comment se fait-il que…? how is it that…?;10 ( mûrir) [fromage] to ripen; [vin] to mature;11 ○( supporter) to put up with, to endure [importun]; il faut se le faire, son copain! his/her mate is a real pain○!;12 ( avec infinitif) se faire couler un bain to run oneself a bath; se faire comprendre to make oneself understood; se faire agresser to get mugged; tu vas te faire écraser! you'll get run over![fɛr] verbe transitifA.[FABRIQUER, RÉALISER]1. [confectionner - objet, vêtement] to make ; [ - construction] to build ; [ - tableau] to paint ; [ - film] to make ; [ - repas, café] to make, to prepare ; [ - gâteau, pain] to make, to bake ; [ - vin] to make ; [ - bière] to brew[concevoir - thèse, dissertation] to dogrand-mère est super — oui, on n'en fait plus des comme ça! (familier) grandma's great — yes, they broke the mould when they made her!2. [produire, vendre]faire du blé/de la vigne to grow wheat/grapesfaire une marque/un produit to stock a make/an articleje vous fais les deux à 350 euros (familier) you can have both for 350 euros, I'll take 350 euros for both3. [obtenir, gagner - bénéfices] to makefaire de l'argent to earn ou to make money4. [mettre au monde]5. PHYSIOLOGIEB.[ACCOMPLIR, EXÉCUTER]1. [effectuer - mouvement, signe] to make[saut périlleux, roue] to do2. [accomplir - choix, erreur, réforme, proposition] to make ; [ - inventaire] to do ; [ - discours] to deliver, to make, to give ; [ - conférence] to give ; [ - exercice] to do ; [ - recherches] to do, to carry out (separable) ; [ - enquête] to carry out (separable)on me l'a déjà faite, celle-là I know that one already[suivre les cours de]4. [pratiquer]faire de la flûte/du violon to play the flute/the violinfaire de l'équitation/de la natation/de la voile to go horseriding/swimming/sailingfaire du basket/du tennis to play basketball/tennis6. [dire] to sayil fit oui/non de la tête he nodded/he shook his head"non", fit-elle "no", she saidla vache fait "meuh!" the cow goes "moo!"8. [action non précisée] to dofaire quelque chose de quelqu'un/quelque chose: qu'ai-je fait de mes clefs ? what have I done with ou where did I put my keys ?donne-le moi! — non, rien à faire! give it to me! — nothing doing ou no way!tu lui as parlé ? — oui, mais rien à faire, il ne cédera pas did you talk to him ? — yes, but it's no use, he won't give inje vais vous raccompagner — n'en faites rien! (soutenu) I'll take you back — there's really no need!j'apprécie peu sa façon de travailler mais il faut bien faire avec! I don't like the way he works but I suppose I'll just have to put up with it!autant que faire se peut if possible, as far as possiblemais bien sûr, tu n'as que faire de ma carrière! but of course, my career matters very little to you! ou you don't care about my career!C.[AVEC IDÉE DE DÉPLACEMENT]1. [se déplacer à la vitesse de]le train peut faire jusqu'à 400 km/h the train can do 400 km/h2. [couvrir - distance]le Concorde fait Paris-New York en moins de quatre heures Concorde goes ou flies from Paris to New York in less than fours hours[inspecter, passer au crible]a. [j'y suis allé] I did ou went to ou tried every hotel in townb. [j'ai téléphoné] I called ou did ou tried every hotel in townD.[AVEC IDÉE DE TRANSFORMATION]1. [nommer]elle l'a fait baron she gave him the title of Baron, she made him a baron2. [transformer en]faire quelque chose de quelqu'un/quelque chose: des rats, la fée fit des laquais the fairy changed the rats into footmengarde les restes, j'en ferai une soupe keep the leftovers, I'll make a soup with themc'était un tyran et votre livre en fait un héros! he was a tyrant, and your book shows ou presents him as a hero!3. [devenir]"cheval" fait "chevaux" au pluriel the plural of "cheval" is "chevaux"4. [servir de]une fois plié, le billard fait table the billiard table, when folded, can be used ou can serve as a normal table5. [remplir un rôle, une fonction]il fera un bon mari he'll make ou be a good husbandE.[INDIQUE UN RÉSULTAT]1. [provoquer]ça va faire une marque/une auréole it will leave a mark/a ringl'accident a fait cinq morts the accident left five dead ou claimed five livesfaire quelque chose à quelqu'un [l'émouvoir] to move somebody, to affect somebodyla vue du sang ne me fait rien I don't mind the sight of blood, the sight of blood doesn't bother mefaire que: la gravitation, force qui fait que les objets s'attirent gravitation, the force which causes objects to be attracted towards each other[pour exprimer un souhait]2. [importer]qu'est-ce que cela peut faire? what does it matter ?, so what?cela ne fait rien it doesn't matter, never mindF.[INDIQUE UNE QUALITÉ, UNE FORME, UNE MESURE]1. [former]on a dix euros, ça ne fait pas assez we've got ten euros, that's not enough4. [mesurer][taille, pointure][peser]je fais 56 kg I weigh ou am 56 kg5. [indique la durée, le temps]elle a téléphoné, cela fait bien une heure she phoned at least an hour agoG.[VERBE ATTRIBUTIF]1. [paraître]la broche fait bien ou joli ou jolie sur ta robe the brooch looks nice on your dresselle parle avec un léger accent, il paraît que ça fait bien! she talks with a slight accent, it's supposed to be smart!ça fait comment ou quoi de voir son nom sur une affiche? what's it like to see your name on a poster ?2. (familier) [devenir, embrasser la carrière de] to beH.[VERBE DE SUBSTITUTION] (toujours en rappel du verbe utilisé)vous le lui expliquerez mieux que je ne saurais le faire you'll explain it to her better than I couldtu lui écriras ? — oui, je le ferai will you write to him ? — yes I willpuis-je prendre cette chaise ? — (mais) faites donc! (soutenu) may I take this chair ? — please do ou by all means!————————[fɛr] verbe intransitif[agir] to dofais comme chez toi [à l'arrivée de quelqu'un] make yourself at homefais comme tu veux! [ton irrité] suit yourself!je le lui ai rendu — tu as bien fait! I gave it back to him — you did the right thing ou you did right!pourquoi l'as-tu acheté ? — je croyais bien faire! why did you buy it ? — I thought it was a good idea!tu ferais bien d'y réfléchir you'd do well to ou you should ou you'd better think about it!pour bien faire, il faudrait réserver aujourd'hui the best thing would be to book today, ideally we should book today————————[fɛr] verbe impersonnel1. MÉTÉOROLOGIEil fait chaud/froid it's hot/cold2. (locution)————————[fɛr] verbe auxiliaire1. [provoquer une réaction]ça me fait dormir it puts ou sends me to sleepa. [pour qu'il s'impatiente] let him waitb. [en lui demandant] ask him to waitn'essaie pas de me faire croire que... don't try to make ou to have me believe that...3. [commander de]fairefaire quelque chose par quelqu'un to have somebody do ou make something, to have something done ou made by somebody————————faire dans verbe plus préposition————————se faire verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)1. [réussir]2. [se forcer à]se faire pleurer/vomir to make oneselfcry/vomit————————se faire verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se faire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)2. [être convenable]ça ne se fait pas de demander son âge à une femme it's rude ou it's not done to ask a woman her age3. [être réalisé]je dois signer un nouveau contrat, mais je ne sais pas quand cela va se faire I'm going to sign a new contract, but I don't know when that will betu pourrais me prêter 1 500 euros ? — ça pourrait se faire could you lend me 1,500 euros ? — that should be possiblecomment se fait-il que... ? how come ou how is it that... ?il pourrait se faire que... it might ou may be that..., it's possible that...————————se faire verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se former]3. [devenir] to becomes'il arrive à l'heure, je veux bien me faire nonne! (familier) if he arrives on time, I'll eat my hat!————————se faire verbe pronominal transitif1. [fabriquer]2. [effectuer sur soi][se maquiller]3. (familier) [gagner]elle se fait 4000 euros par mois she earns 4,000 euros per month, she gets 4,000 euros every month4. (familier) [s'accorder]on se fait un film/un petit café ? what about going to see a film/going for a coffee ?5. (familier) [supporter][agresser] to beat up————————se faire à verbe pronominal plus préposition————————s'en faire verbe pronominal intransitifelle s'en souviendra, ne t'en fais pas! she'll remember, don't you worry!encore au lit ? tu ne t'en fais pas! still in bed ? you're taking it easy, aren't you ? -
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1. adv as( in modo simile o uguale) likeinterrogativo, esclamativo how(prego?) pardon?fa' come ti ho detto do as I told youlavora come insegnante he works as a teachercome me like meun cappello come il mio a hat like minecome sta? how are you?, how are things?com'è bello! how nice it is!come mai? how come?, why?oggi come oggi nowadayscome se as if2. conj ( come se) as if, as though(appena, quando) as (soon as)come se niente fosse as if nothing had happened* * *come avv.1 (in frasi interr. dirette e indirette) how; what... like: come stai?, how are you?; come te la cavi in inglese?, what's your English like? (o how good is your English?); come si scrive questa parola?, how do you spell this word?; come si dice in inglese...?, what's the English for...?; come si fa?, how is it to be done? (o how do you do it?); com'era il film?, what was the film like?; com'è il tempo?, what's the weather like?; non so come dirglielo, I don't know how to tell him; fammi sapere come è andata, let me know how it went; non so proprio come sia riuscito a farlo, I just don't know how he managed to do it // come mai?, why?; ( enfatico) how come?; why ever?: mi domando come mai non sia ancora arrivato, I wonder why he hasn't got here yet; i documenti erano in regola, ma la domanda è stata respinta. Come mai?, the papers were in order, but the application was turned down. How come? // com'è che non sei mai in casa?, why are you never at home?; come dici?, come hai detto?, what's that? (o what did you say?) // come sarebbe a dire?, what do you mean? // come si permette?, how dare you! // com'è, come non è, (fam.), somehow or other; ( all'improvviso) all of a sudden // ma come?!, ( per esprimere meraviglia o sdegno) how come? (o what?) // come no?!, of course!: ''Accetterai, vero?'' ''Come no?!'' ''You'll accept, won't you?'' ''Of course (I will)!''2 ( in frasi esclamative) how: com'è gentile da parte sua!, how kind of you!; come mi dispiace!, how sorry I am!; guarda come nevica!, look how hard it's snowing!; come parla bene!, how well he speaks!; come sono cambiati i tempi!, how times have changed! // Con uso rafforzativo o enfatico: ''Vi siete divertiti?'' ''E come!'', ''Did you have a good time?'' ''And how!''; Ma come! Siete già tornati?, What! Back already?3 ( il modo in cui) how, the way: mi raccontò come era riuscito a ottenere il posto, he told me how he'd managed to get the job; ecco come sono andate le cose, this is how things went // bada a come parli, watch your tongue4 (in frasi comparative e nei compar. di uguaglianza) as (so)... as; (con un compar. di maggioranza) than: mio fratello è alto come me, my brother is as tall as me (o as I am); non è ( così) ingenuo come sembra, he isn't as simple as he seems; siamo arrivati più tardi di come avevamo previsto, we got there later than we expected; l'esame è andato meglio di come pensassi, I did better than I'd expected in the exam // Nelle similitudini: bianco come la neve, as white as snow; duro come il ferro, as hard as iron; il mare era liscio come l'olio, the sea was as smooth as glass5 ( in qualità di) as: ti parlo come amico, non come medico, I'm talking to you as a friend, not (as) a doctor; l'hanno citato come testimone, he was cited as a witness; tutti lo vorrebbero come socio, everyone would like him as a partner; come avvocato, non vale un gran che, as a lawyer, he isn't up to much6 ( nel modo in cui) as: ho fatto come hai voluto tu, I did as you wanted; non fare come me, don't do as I did; tutto è andato come speravamo, everything went as we'd hoped; non sempre si può fare come si vuole, you can't always do as you like; lascia le cose come stanno, leave things as they are7 ( per indicare somiglianza) like; ( nelle esemplificazioni) such as: indossava un abito come questo, she was wearing a dress like this one; correva come un pazzo, he was running like mad; è ingegnere come suo padre, he's an engineer, like his father; si è comportato come un vero signore, he behaved like a true gentleman; l'appartamento mi è costato qualcosa come 50.000 euro, the flat cost me something like 50,000 euros; non ti si presenterà più un'occasione come questa, you won't get another chance like this; c'erano famosi giornalisti e scrittori, come..., there were famous writers and reporters, such as...; in Lombardia ci sono bellissimi laghi, come il Lago Maggiore, il Lago di Como,..., there are some lovely lakes in Lombardy, such as Lake Maggiore, Lake Como,...8 (spesso in correl. con così, tanto) as; both... and; as well as: ( tanto) di giorno come di notte, by day as by night (o both by day and night o by day as well as by night); tanto il padre come la madre sono americani, his father and mother are both American; tanto gli uni come gli altri, both; tanto i greci come i romani..., both the Greeks and the Romans... (o the Greeks as well as the Romans...) // come pure, as well as: New York, come pure Londra, è un grande porto fluviale, New York is a great river port, as well as (o as is) London.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: oggi come oggi, as things are at present // vecchio com'è, old as he is // io come io, non accetterei, if it were me, I'd refuse // 6 sta a 3 come 10 sta a 5, 6 is to 3 as 10 is to 5 // come non detto, forget it // com'è vero che..., as sure as... // come segue, as follows // come sopra, as above // (comm.): come d'accordo, as agreed; come da campione, as per sample; come da copia acclusa, see enclosed copy; come da vostra richiesta, as requested.◆ cong.1 ( con valore temporale) as, as soon as: come mi vide, mi buttò le braccia al collo, as soon as she saw me, she threw her arms round my neck; come avvertì i primi sintomi, telefonò al medico, as soon as she noticed the first symptoms, she telephoned the doctor; come arrivavano, i candidati venivano condotti ai loro posti, as they arrived, the candidates were shown to their places2 ( con valore dichiarativo) that: tutti sanno come la Luna sia un satellite della Terra, everyone knows (that) the Moon is a satellite of the Earth3 come se, as if, as though: continuava a parlare, come se non sentisse quello che gli dicevo, he went on talking, as if (o as though) he hadn't heard what I said; come se fosse facile..., as if it were easy...◆ s.m.: il come e il perché, the whys and wherefores // volle sapere il come e il quando, he wanted to know the ins and outs.* * *['kome]1. avv1) (alla maniera di, nel modo che) as, like (davanti a sostantivo, pronome)a scuola come a casa — both at school and at home, at school as well as at home
non hanno accettato il progetto: come dire che siamo fregati — they didn't accept the plan: which means we've had it
2) (in quale modo: interrogativo, esclamativo) hownon hanno accettato il mio assegno — come mai? — they didn't accept my cheque — whyever not?
come?; come dici? — pardon? Brit, sorry?, excuse me? Am, what did you say?
com'è il tuo amico? — what's your friend like?
3)mi piace come scrive — I like the way he writes, I like his style of writing4) (in qualità di) ascome presidente, dirò che... — speaking as your president I must say that...
5)come è brutto! — how ugly he (o it) is!6)See:così,2. cong1)mi scrisse come si era rotto un braccio — he wrote to tell me about how he had broken an arm2) (quanto) how3) (correlativo) as, (con comparativi di maggioranza) thanè meglio/peggio di come mi aspettavo — it is better/worse than I expected
4) (appena che, quando) as soon ascome arrivò si mise a lavorare — as soon as he arrived he set to work, no sooner had he arrived than he set to work
come se n'è andato, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere — as soon as he left, everyone burst out laughing
5)la trattano come (se) fosse la loro schiava — they treat her like a slave o as if she were their slave
3. sm invnon so dirti il come e il quando di tutta questa faccenda — I couldn't tell you how and when all this happened
* * *['kome] 1.2) come mai, com'è che colloq. how come5) (nel modo in cui, allo stesso modo di) ascome sempre — as ever, the same as always
ecco come è successo — it happened like this, this is what happened
non è intelligente come te — he is not as o so intelligent as you
trattare qcn. come un bambino — to treat sb. like a child
8) (quanto)9) (quale) such as, likecittà come Roma e Milano — such cities as o cities such as Rome and Milan
10) (in qualità di, con la funzione di) ascome esempio di — as an instance o example of
come ben sai — as you well know o know full well
12) (nello spelling)13) (intensivo)avaro com'è, non ti darà nulla — he's so mean, he won't give you anything
14) come da as per2.come da istruzioni — as requested, as per your instructions
1) (quasi)mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto" — he looked at me as if to say "I told you so"
2) come se as if3) (non appena) as, as soon as4) (che) how, that3.sostantivo maschileil come e il perché di qcs. — the how and the why of sth
••come non detto — forget it, never mind
* * *come/'kome/I avverbio1 (nelle interrogative) come stai? how are you? come ti chiami? what's your name? come si scrive? how do you spell it? sapere come fare to know how to do; com'è John? what is John like? com'è la casa? what does the house look like? come? excuse me? pardon? sorry? come hai detto? what did you say?2 come mai, com'è che colloq. how come3 (nelle esclamative) come sei gentile! how kind of you! come sei cresciuto! haven't you grown! how you've grown! come ci siamo divertiti! what a great time we had! (ma) come! what! come no! of course! sure!4 (similmente a) come la maggior parte delle persone like most people; in una situazione come questa in such a situation; un cappello come quello a hat like that one5 (nel modo in cui, allo stesso modo di) as; fai come me do as I do; ha fatto come gli ho detto he did it the way I told him; (fai) come vuoi do as you like; come avevamo deciso as we had agreed; come sempre as ever, the same as always; come al solito as usual; come segue as follows6 (il modo in cui) ecco come è successo it happened like this, this is what happened; per come la vedo io as I see it7 (in paragoni) nero come il carbone as black as coal; è intelligente come te he is as intelligent as you; non è intelligente come te he is not as o so intelligent as you; trattare qcn. come un bambino to treat sb. like a child; è più facile di come pensavo it's easier than I thought8 (quanto) di giorno come di notte by day as well as by night; tanto qui come all'estero both here and abroad9 (quale) such as, like; in un paese come l'Italia in a country like Italy; città come Roma e Milano such cities as o cities such as Rome and Milan10 (in qualità di, con la funzione di) as; lavorare come insegnante to work as a teacher; presentarsi come candidato to stand as a candidate; come esempio di as an instance o example of; cosa c'è come dessert? what's for dessert?11 (in proposizioni incidentali) come ben sai as you well know o know full well; come potete vedere as you can see12 (nello spelling) T come Tom T for Tom13 (intensivo) avaro com'è, non ti darà nulla he's so mean, he won't give you anything14 come da as per; come da istruzioni as requested, as per your instructions; come da programma according to scheduleII congiunzione1 (quasi) rispettala come fosse tua madre respect her as though she were your mother; mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto" he looked at me as if to say "I told you so"2 come se as if; si comporta come se fosse a casa sua he acts like he owns the place; si sono comportati come se niente fosse they behaved as if nothing had happened3 (non appena) as, as soon as; come si è fatto buio sono tornato a casa as it went dark I came back home; come giro le spalle as soon as my back is turned4 (che) how, that; mi ha detto come l'ha trovato he told me how he had found itIII sostantivo m.il come e il perché di qcs. the how and the why of sth.come non detto forget it, never mind; come minimo at the very least.\See also notes... (come.pdf) -
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I 1.[laɪn]noun[fishing-]line — [Angel]schnur, die
2) (telephone or telegraph cable) Leitung, dieour company has 20 lines — unsere Firma hat 20 Anschlüsse
get me a line to Washington — verbinden Sie mich mit Washington
3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die5) (boundary) Linie, dielay something on the line [for somebody] — [jemandem] etwas rundheraus sagen
line of trees — Baumreihe, die
bring somebody into line — dafür sorgen, dass jmd. nicht aus der Reihe tanzt (ugs.)
come or fall into line — sich in die Reihe stellen; [Gruppe:] sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (fig.) nicht mehr aus der Reihe tanzen (ugs.)
be in line [with something] — [mit etwas] in einer Linie liegen
be in/out of line with something — (fig.) mit etwas in/nicht in Einklang stehen
7) (row of words on a page) Zeile, diehe gave the boy 100 lines — (Sch.) er ließ den Jungen 100 Zeilen abschreiben
8) (system of transport) Linie, die[shipping] line — Schifffahrtslinie, die
on the lines of — nach Art (+ Gen.)
be on the right/wrong lines — in die richtige/falsche Richtung gehen
along or on the same lines — in der gleichen Richtung
line of thought — Gedankengang, der
take a strong line with somebody — jemandem gegenüber bestimmt od. energisch auftreten
line of action — Vorgehensweise, die
the Waterloo line, the line to Waterloo — die Linie nach Waterloo
this is the end of the line [for you] — (fig.) dies ist das Aus [für dich]
12) (wrinkle) Falte, diewhat's your line? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?/was ist Ihre Fachrichtung?
be in the line of duty/business — zu den Pflichten/zum Geschäft gehören
15) (Fashion) Linie, die2. transitive verbenemy lines — feindliche Stellungen od. Linien
1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]Phrasal Verbs:- line upII transitive verbfüttern [Kleidungsstück]; auskleiden [Magen, Nest]; ausschlagen [Schublade usw.]line one's pockets — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Taschen füllen
* * *I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) die Leine2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) die Linie3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) die Konturen (pl.)4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) die Falte5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) die Reihe6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) einige Zeilen7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) die Abstammungslinie8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) die Richtung9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) die Eisenbahnlinie, das Gleis10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All( telephone) lines are engaged.) die Leitung11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) die Zeile12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) die Linie13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) das Tätigkeitsfeld14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) die Linie2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) säumen2) (to mark with lines.) linieren•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines! - in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) auskleiden2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) füttern•- lined- liner- lining* * *line1[laɪn]I. NOUNdividing \line Trennungslinie fstraight \line gerade Linieto draw a \line eine Linie ziehen3. MATHstraight \line Gerade f7. (equator)▪ the L\line die Linie, der Äquatorthe thin \line between love and hate der schmale Grat zwischen Liebe und Hassto cross the \line die Grenze überschreiten fig, zu weit gehen[clothes] \line Wäscheleine f[fishing] \line Angelschnur f\lines will be open from eight o'clock die Leitungen werden ab acht Uhr frei[geschaltet] seincan you get me a \line to New York? können Sie mir bitte eine Verbindung nach New York geben?the \line is engaged/busy die Leitung ist besetztplease hold the \line! bitte bleiben Sie am Apparat!get off the \line! geh aus der Leitung!bad \line schlechte Verbindungto be/stay on the \line am Apparat sein/bleibenthe end of the \line die Endstationrail \line Eisenbahnlinie f13. (row of words, also in poem) Zeile fto drop sb a \line jdm ein paar Zeilen schreibento read between the \lines ( fig) zwischen den Zeilen lesen14. (for actor)▪ \lines pl Text mto forget/learn one's \lines seinen Text lernen/vergessento get a \line on sb/sth etwas über jdn/etw herausfindento give sb a \line on sb jdm Informationen über jdn besorgen16. (false account, talk)he keeps giving me that \line about his computer not working properly er kommt mir immer wieder mit dem Spruch, dass sein Computer nicht richtig funktioniereI've heard that \line before die Platte kenne ich schon in- und auswendig! fam▪ \lines pl Strafarbeit fshe got 100 \lines for swearing at her teacher da sie ihren Lehrer beschimpft hatte, musste sie zur Strafe 100 mal... schreibento be first in \line an erster Stelle stehen; ( fig) ganz vorne dabei seinto be next in \line als Nächster/Nächste dran seinto be in a \line in einer Reihe stehenthe cans on the shelf were in a \line die Büchsen waren im Regal aufgereihtto form a \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellento get into \line sich akk hintereinander aufstellen; (next to each other) sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellento move into \line sich akk einreihenin \line with (level with) auf der gleichen Höhe wiein \line with demand bedarfsgerecht, bedarfsadäquatin \line with maturity FIN laufzeitbezogen, laufzeitabhängigin \line with requirements bedürfnisorientiertin \line with the market marktnah, marktgerecht, marktkonformthe salaries of temporary employees were brought into \line with those of permanent staff die Gehälter Teilzeitbeschäftigter wurden an die der Vollzeitbeschäftigten angeglichenI want to have children to prevent the family \line dying out ich möchte Kinder, damit die Familie nicht ausstirbtthis institute has had a long \line of prestigious physicists working here dieses Institut kann auf eine lange Tradition angesehener Physiker zurückblickenhe is the latest in a long \line of Nobel Prize winners to come from that country er ist der jüngste einer ganzen Reihe von Nobelpreisträgern aus diesem Landto get in \line sich akk anstellento stand in \line anstehenthey are thinking about a new \line of vehicles sie denken über eine neue Kraftfahrzeugserie nach; BRIT, AUSthey do an excellent \line in TVs and videos sie stellen erstklassige Fernseher und Videogeräte herspring/summer/fall/winter \line Frühjahrs-/Sommer-/Herbst-/Winterkollektion ffootball's never really been my \line mit Fußball konnte ich noch nie besonders viel anfangenwhat's your \line? was machen Sie beruflich?\line of business Branche f\line of research Forschungsgebiet nt\line of work Arbeitsgebiet ntto be in sb's \line jdm liegen23. (course)\line of argument Argumentation fto be in the \line of duty zu jds Pflichten gehören\line of reasoning Gedankengang mto take a strong \line with sb jdm gegenüber sehr bestimmt auftretento take a strong \line with sth gegen etw akk energisch vorgehenthey did not reveal their \line of inquiry sie teilten nicht mit, in welcher Richtung sie ermitteltenwhat \line shall we take? wie sollen wir vorgehen?24. (direction)▪ along the \lines of...:she said something along the \lines that he would lose his job if he didn't work harder sie sagte irgendetwas in der Richtung davon, dass er seine Stelle verlieren würde, wenn er nicht härter arbeiten würdemy sister works in publishing and I'm hoping to do something along the same \lines meine Schwester arbeitet im Verlagswesen und ich würde gerne etwas Ähnliches tunto try a new \line of approach to sth versuchen, etw anders anzugehenthe \line of least resistence der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes\line of vision Blickrichtung fto be on the right \lines auf dem richtigen Weg seindo you think his approach to the problem is on the right \lines? glauben Sie, dass er das Problem richtig angeht?party \line Parteilinie fto bring sb/sth into \line [with sth] jdn/etw auf gleiche Linie [wie etw akk] bringento fall into \line with sth mit etw dat konform gehento keep sb in \line dafür sorgen, dass jd nicht aus der Reihe tanztto move into \line sich akk anpassento step out of \line aus der Reihe tanzen\line of battle Kampflinie fbehind enemy \lines hinter den feindlichen Stellungenfront \line Front f29.▶ all along the \line auf der ganzen Linie▶ to bring sb into \line jdn in seine Schranken weisen▶ in/out of \line with sb/sth mit jdm/etw im/nicht im Einklang▶ to lay it on the \line die Karten offen auf den Tisch legen▶ to be on the \line auf dem Spiel stehen▶ to put sth on the \line etw aufs Spiel setzen▶ it was stepping out of \line to tell him that es stand dir nicht zu, ihm das zu sagenII. TRANSITIVE VERB1. (mark)her face was \lined with agony ihr Gesicht war von tiefem Schmerz gezeichnet2. (stand at intervals)to \line the streets die Straßen säumen gehthe streets were \lined with cheering people jubelnde Menschenmengen säumten die Straßenline2[laɪn]vt1. (cover)to \line shelves Regale füllen* * *line1 [laın]A sdown the line (Tennis) die Linie entlang, longline;2. a) (Hand- etc) Linie f:line of fate Schicksalslinieb) Falte f, Runzel f:lines of worry Sorgenfaltenc) Zug m (im Gesicht)3. Zeile f:5. a) Vers mc) pl SCHULE Br Strafarbeit f, -aufgabe f6. pl (meist als sg konstruiert) besonders Br umg Trauschein m8. US umga) Platte f (Geschwätz)b) Tour f, Masche f (Trick)9. Linie f, Richtung f:a) MIL Angriffsrichtung,b) fig Taktik f;get into sb’s line of fire jemandem in die Schusslinie geraten;a) Blickrichtung,hung on the line in Augenhöhe aufgehängt (Bild);10. pl Grundsätze pl, Richtlinie(n) f(pl):the lines of his policy die Grundlinien seiner Politik;I would like to have sth on ( oder along) the lines of what you have ich möchte etwas von der Art wie Sie haben;a) nach diesen Grundsätzen,b) folgendermaßen;along general lines ganz allgemein, in großen Zügen;along similar lines ähnlich;it is out of line for sb to do sth es entspricht nicht jemandes Art, etwas zu tun11. Art f und Weise f, Methode f, Verfahren n:line of approach (to) Art und Weise (etwas) anzupacken, Methode;line of argument (Art der) Beweisführung f;line of reasoning Denkweise;a) Auffassung f,b) Gedankengang m;take a tougher line toward(s) härter vorgehen gegen, eine härtere Gangart einschlagen gegenüber;take the line that … den Standpunkt vertreten, dass …;don’t take that line with me! komm mir ja nicht so!;in the line of nach Art von (od gen);on strictly commercial lines auf streng geschäftlicher Grundlage, auf rein kommerzieller Basis; → hard line 112. Grenze f (auch fig), Grenzlinie f:overstep the line of good taste über die Grenzen des guten Geschmacks hinausgehen;there’s a very fine line between winning and losing Sieg und Niederlage liegen ganz dicht beieinander;be on the line auf dem Spiel stehen;your job is on the line auch es geht um deinen Job;draw the line die Grenze ziehen, haltmachen ( beide:at bei);I draw the line at that da hört es bei mir auf;lay it on the line that … in aller Deutlichkeit sagen, dass …;I’ll lay it on the line for you! umg das kann ich Ihnen genau sagen!;13. pla) Linien(führung) pl(f), Konturen pl, Form fb) Entwurf mc) TECH Riss m14. a) Reihe f, Kette f:a line of poplars eine Pappelreiheb) besonders US (Menschen-, auch Auto) Schlange f:stand in line anstehen, Schlange stehen ( beide:for um, nach);drive in line AUTO Kolonne fahren;be second in line for the throne an zweiter Stelle der Thronfolge stehen15. Reihe f, Linie f:out of line aus der Flucht, nicht in einer Linie;a) in Einklang bringen ( with mit),b) auf Vordermann bringen umg;a) sich einordnen,b) MIL (in Reih und Glied) antreten,keep sb in line fig jemanden bei der Stange halten;b) (Ahnen- etc) Reihe fd) Familie f, Stamm m, Geschlecht n:the male line die männliche Linie;in the direct line in direkter Linie;line of succession Erbfolge f18. Fach n, Gebiet n, Sparte f:in the banking line im Bankfach oder -wesen;that’s not in my linea) das schlägt nicht in mein Fach,b) das liegt mir nicht;that’s more in my line das liegt mir schon eher19. (Verkehrs-, Eisenbahn- etc) Linie f, Strecke f, Route f, engS. BAHN Gleis n:the end of the line fig das (bittere) Ende;that’s the end of the line! fig Endstation!;he was at the end of the line fig er war am Ende20. (Flug- etc) Gesellschaft fget off the line aus der Leitung gehen;c) TEL Amt n:can I have a line, please?oil line Ölleitung24. WIRTSCHa) Sorte f, Warengattung fb) Posten m, Partie fc) Sortiment nd) Artikel m oder pl, Artikelserie f25. MILa) Linie f:behind the enemy lines hinter den feindlichen Linien;line of battle Schlacht-, Gefechtslinie;line of communications rückwärtige Verbindungen pl;b) Front f:go up the line nach vorn oder an die Front gehen;go down the line for US umg sich voll einsetzen fürc) Fronttruppe(n) f(pl)the Line der Äquator;cross the Line den Äquator überqueren27. SCHIFF Linie f:line abreast Dwarslinie;line ahead Kiellinie28. a) Leine f:hang the washing up on the line die Wäsche auf die Leine hängenb) Schnur fc) Seil n29. TEL etca) Draht mb) Kabel nC v/t1. Papier linieren, liniieren3. zeichnen4. skizzieren5. das Gesicht (zer)furchen6. (ein)säumen:lined with trees von Bäumen (ein)gesäumt;thousands of people lined the streets Tausende von Menschen säumten die Straßen;soldiers lined the street Soldaten bildeten an der Straße Spalierline2 [laın] v/t1. ein Kleid etc füttern2. besonders TECH (auf der Innenseite) überziehen oder belegen, ausfüttern, -gießen, -kleiden, -schlagen ( alle:with mit), Bremsen, eine Kupplung belegen3. als Futter oder Überzug dienen für4. (an)füllen:line one’s pocket(s) ( oder purse) in die eigene Tasche arbeiten, sich bereichern, sich die Taschen füllen;line one’s stomach sich den Bauch vollschlagen umgL., l. abk1. lake2. law3. league4. left li.5. line* * *I 1.[laɪn]noun1) (string, cord, rope, etc.) Leine, die[fishing-]line — [Angel]schnur, die
2) (telephone or telegraph cable) Leitung, die3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die4) in pl. (outline of car, ship, etc.) Linien Pl.5) (boundary) Linie, dielay something on the line [for somebody] — [jemandem] etwas rundheraus sagen
line of trees — Baumreihe, die
bring somebody into line — dafür sorgen, dass jmd. nicht aus der Reihe tanzt (ugs.)
come or fall into line — sich in die Reihe stellen; [Gruppe:] sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (fig.) nicht mehr aus der Reihe tanzen (ugs.)
be in line [with something] — [mit etwas] in einer Linie liegen
be in/out of line with something — (fig.) mit etwas in/nicht in Einklang stehen
7) (row of words on a page) Zeile, dielines — (actor's part) Text, der
he gave the boy 100 lines — (Sch.) er ließ den Jungen 100 Zeilen abschreiben
8) (system of transport) Linie, die[shipping] line — Schifffahrtslinie, die
10) (direction, course) Richtung, dieon the lines of — nach Art (+ Gen.)
be on the right/wrong lines — in die richtige/falsche Richtung gehen
along or on the same lines — in der gleichen Richtung
line of thought — Gedankengang, der
take a strong line with somebody — jemandem gegenüber bestimmt od. energisch auftreten
line of action — Vorgehensweise, die
the Waterloo line, the line to Waterloo — die Linie nach Waterloo
this is the end of the line [for you] — (fig.) dies ist das Aus [für dich]
12) (wrinkle) Falte, diewhat's your line? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?/was ist Ihre Fachrichtung?
be in the line of duty/business — zu den Pflichten/zum Geschäft gehören
15) (Fashion) Linie, die2. transitive verbenemy lines — feindliche Stellungen od. Linien
1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]Phrasal Verbs:- line upII transitive verbfüttern [Kleidungsstück]; auskleiden [Magen, Nest]; ausschlagen [Schublade usw.]line one's pockets — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Taschen füllen
* * *(US) n.Schlange -n f.Schlange -n f.(Menschen-, Auto (<-s>)-)Warteschlange f. (railway) n.Gleis -e n. n.Branche -n f.Furche -n f.Leine -n f.Linie -n f.Reihe -n f.Richtung -en f.Runzel -n f.Strecke -n f.Strich -e m.Vers -e m.Zeile -n f. v.Spalier bilden ausdr.auskleiden v. -
90 tuo
(pl tuoi) 1. adj youril tuo amico your friendun tuo amico a friend of yours2. pron: il tuo yours* * *tuo agg.poss. di 2a pers.sing.1 your; (ant. poet.) thy; ( tuo proprio) your own: tuo padre e tua madre, your father and mother; il tuo libro, your book; la tua casa, your house; i tuoi amici, your friends; le tue vecchie abitudini, your old habits; il tuo migliore amico, your best friend; come passi le tue serate?, how do you spend your evenings?; ha osato venire a casa tua?, did he dare to come to your house?; sei libero di esprimere il tuo parere, you're free to express your opinion; non ti piacerebbe avere una casa ( tutta) tua?, wouldn't you like to have a house of your own?; hai un modo tutto tuo di vedere le cose, you have your own way of seeing things; sono del tuo stesso avviso, I'm of your opinion; questo non è affar tuo, this doesn't concern you (o this is none of your business) // un tuo libro, one of your books (o a book of yours); mi piacciono questi tuoi quadri, I like these pictures of yours; ho incontrato quella tua amica, I met that friend of yours // nelle Tue mani rimetto l'anima mia, into Thy hands I commend my spirit; sia fatta la Tua volontà, Thy will be done // in vece tua, instead of you (o in your stead) // l'ho fatto per amor tuo, I did it for your sake (o for love of you)2 ( nella chiusa delle lettere) Your (s): tuo Giorgio, Yours, George; tua Francesca, Yours, Frances; il tuo affezionatissimo cugino, Yours affectionately (o Your affectionate) cousin3 ( con uso predicativo) yours: questo soprabito dev'essere tuo, this coat must be yours; non sono tuoi questi dischi?, aren't these records yours?; quella penna non è tua, è mia, that pen isn't yours, it's mine; questo è un problema tuo, non suo, this problem is yours, not his◆ pron.poss.1 yours; (ant. poet.) thine: il mio appartamento è più piccolo del tuo, my flat is smaller than yours; la mia macchina non parte, posso prendere la tua?, my car won't start, can I borrow yours?; questo è il mio posto, non il tuo, this is my place, not yours2 ( in espressioni ellittiche): ho ricevuto oggi la tua del 5 corr., I have just received your letter of the 5th inst.; noi siamo tutti dalla tua, we're all on your side; perché stai sempre sulle tue?, why do you always keep to yourself to yourself?; devi sempre dire la tua, you always have to have your say; devi averne combinata una delle tue, you must have been up to your old tricks again; anche tu hai avuto le tue, you've had your share too◆ s.m.1 vivi del tuo, you live on your own earnings; ci rimetti del tuo, you'll lose on it; accontentati del tuo, be satisfied with what you've got2 ( partitivo): qualcosa, niente di tuo, something, nothing of your own; in questo scritto c'è ben poco di tuo, there's not much of your own in this writing* * *['tuo] tuo (-a) tue pl f tuoi pl m1. agg possè casa tua; è la tua casa — it's your house
2. pron possil(la) tuo(a) ecc — yours, your own
3. sm1)2)i tuoi — (genitori) your parents, (famiglia) your family, (amici) your (own) people, your side
4. sfla tua — (opinione) your view
ne hai fatta una delle tue! — (sciocchezze) you've done it again!
anche tu hai avuto le tue — (disavventure) you've had your problems too
alla tua! — (brindisi) your health!
* * *Ex:(affettuosi saluti dalla) tua Lara — (nelle lettere) yours (affectionately) o love, Lara II il tuo, f. la tua, m.pl. i tuoi, f.pl. le tue pronome possessivo/Ex:1) yours2) colloq. (in espressioni ellittiche)anche tu hai detto la tua — you had your say o spoke your mind too
i tuoi — (genitori) your parents, your folks colloq.; (parenti) your relatives
••alla tua! — (in un brindisi) here's to your health o to you!
Note:v. la nota della voce mio* * *tuov. la nota della voce mio.your; tuo padre your father; tua madre your mother; le tue scarpe your shoes; i tuoi amici your friends; un tuo amico a friend of yours; due tuoi libri two books of yours; hai un alloggio (tutto) tuo? have you got a flat of your own? bada ai fatti tuoi! mind your own business! sia fatta la Tua volontà Thy will be done; (affettuosi saluti dalla) tua Lara (nelle lettere) yours (affectionately) o love, Lara II il tuo, f. la tua, m.pl. i tuoi, f.pl. le tue1 yours; un lavoro come il tuo a job like yours; mio marito e il tuo my husband and yours; la macchina blu è la tua the blue car is yours2 colloq. (in espressioni ellittiche) sta dalla tua he's on your side; anche tu hai detto la tua you had your say o spoke your mind too; hai avuto le tue you had your share; ne hai di nuovo fatta una delle tue! you've been up to your old tricks again! non stare così sulle tue! don't be so buttoned up! ho ricevuto la tua del 3 maggio I got your letter of the 3rd May; i tuoi (genitori) your parents, your folks colloq.; (parenti) your relatives; alla tua! (in un brindisi) here's to your health o to you! ci hai rimesso del tuo? did you pay out of your pocket? -
91 like
I 1. adjective1) (resembling) wiein a case like that — in so einem Fall
there was nothing like it — es gab nichts Vergleichbares
what is somebody/something like? — wie ist jemand/etwas?
that's [a bit] more like it — (coll.): (better) das ist schon [etwas] besser; (coll.): (nearer the truth) das stimmt schon eher
they are nothing like each other — sie sind sich (Dat.) nicht im geringsten ähnlich
nothing like as or so good/bad/many etc. as... — bei weitem nicht so gut/schlecht/viele usw. wie...
2) (characteristic of) typisch für [dich, ihn usw.]it's just like you to be late! — du musst natürlich wieder zu spät kommen!
3) (similar) ähnlichbe as like as two peas in a pod — sich (Dat.) gleichen wie ein Ei dem andern
2. prepositionlike father, like son — (prov.) der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm (Spr.)
(in the manner of) wie3. conjunction[just] like that — [einfach] so
(coll.)1) (in same or similar manner as) wiehe is not shy like he used to be — er ist nicht mehr so schüchtern wie früher
2) (coll.): (for example) etwa; beispielsweise4. noun1) (equal)his/her like — seines-/ihresgleichen
II 1. transitive verbthe likes of me/you — (coll.) meines-/deinesgleichen
(be fond of, wish for) mögenlike it or not — ob es dir/ihm usw. gefällt oder nicht
like vegetables — Gemüse mögen; gern Gemüse essen
would you like a drink/to borrow the book? — möchtest du etwas trinken/dir das Buch leihen?
would you like me to do it? — möchtest du, dass ich es tue?
I'd like it back soon — ich hätte es gern bald zurück
I didn't like to disturb you — ich wollte dich nicht stören
I like that! — (iron.) so was hab' ich gern! (ugs. iron.)
2. noun, in pl.if you like — (expr. assent) wenn du willst od. möchtest; (expr. limited assent) wenn man so will
* * *I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) wie2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) wie3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) der/die/das Gleiche4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) so wie- academic.ru/43012/likely">likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story! - as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) mögen2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) mögen•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to* * *like1[laɪk]I. prep1. (similar to) wie\like most people wie die meisten Leute\like father, \like son wie der Vater, so der Sohnshe smokes \like a chimney sie raucht wie ein Schlot famwhat was your holiday \like? wie war dein Urlaub?what does it taste \like? wie schmeckt es?what's it \like to be a fisherman? wie ist das Leben als Fischer?you're acting \like a complete idiot! du benimmst dich wie ein Vollidiot!it feels \like ages since we last spoke ich habe das Gefühl, wir haben schon ewig nicht mehr miteinander gesprochenhe looks \like his brother er sieht seinem Bruder ähnlichhe's going to grow big \like his father er wird so groß wie sein Vater werdenhe's been looking for someone \like her er hat so jemanden wie sie gesuchtshe looked nothing \like the Queen sie sah überhaupt nicht wie die Queen aushe's nothing \like as fat as his father er ist noch lange nicht so dick wie sein Vaterthere were nothing \like enough people dort waren viel zu wenig Leutethere's nothing \like a good cup of coffee es geht doch nichts über eine gute Tasse Kaffeeor something \like that oder etwas in der Richtungjust \like sb/sth genau wie jd/etwthat's just \like him! das sieht ihm ähnlich!you've already got a shirt that's just \like it? du hast genau dasselbe Hemd schon einmal?▪ to be \like sb/sth wie jd/etw seinwhat colour did you want? — is it anything \like this? welche Farbe wollten Sie? — ungefähr wie diese hier?2. (such as) wienatural materials \like cotton and wool Naturstoffe wie Baumwolle oder Schafwollewhy are you talking to me \like that? warum sprichst du so mit mir?3. (normal for)▪ to be \like/not be \like sb to do sth:that's just \like Patricia to be late! das sieht Patricia wieder ähnlich, zu spät zu kommen!4.▶ it looks \like rain/snow es sieht nach Regen/Schnee aus▶ that's more \like it! das ist schon besser!1. (the same as) wie\like I said wie ich schon sagtedo it \like I do mach es so wie ichlet's go swimming in the lake \like we used to lass uns im See schwimmen gehen wie früher2. (as if) als obit sounds to me \like you ought to change jobs das hört sich für mich so an, als solltest du den Job wechselnyou look \like you've just got out of bed du siehst aus, als wärst du gerade aufgestandenit looks \like it's going to rain es sieht nach Regen ausshe acts \like she's the boss sie tut so, als sei sie die Chefinhe spoke \like he was foreign er sprach, als wäre er ein AusländerIII. nI have not seen his \like for many years [so] jemanden wie ihn habe ich schon seit vielen Jahren nicht mehr gesehenhave you ever seen the \like? hast du so was schon gesehen?I don't like politicians and their \like ich kann Politiker und dergleichen nicht ausstehen; ( fam)you'll never be able to go out with the \likes of him! mit so einem wie ihm wirst du nie ausgehen!in \like manner auf gleiche Weise, gleichermaßento be of [a] \like mind gleicher Meinung seinit was kind of funny \like es war irgendwie schon komisch, neif there's nothing you can do to change the situation, it's \like... why bother? also, warum sich aufregen, wenn man die Situation sowieso nicht ändern kann? fameverybody called her Annie and my mom was \like “it's Anne” alle sagten zu ihr Annie, aber meine Mutter meinte: „sie heißt Anne!“I was like, “what are you guys doing here?” ich sagte nur, „was macht ihr hier eigentlich?“he was \like, totally off his rocker er stand völlig neben sich fam, er war so total neben der Kappe BRD sl4.to do sth [as] \like as not etw sehr wahrscheinlich tunlike2[laɪk]I. vt1. (enjoy)▪ to \like sb/sth jdn/etw mögenhow do you \like my new shoes? wie gefallen dir meine neuen Schuhe?I \like it when... ich hab's gern [o mag es], wenn...I \like the way he just assumes we'll listen to him when he doesn't take in a word anyone else says! das hab ich ja vielleicht gern! — wir sollen ihm zuhören, aber was andere sagen, das geht ihm zum einen Ohr rein und zum anderen wieder rausI \like that! na, das hab ich gern! iron2. (want)wether you like it or not ob es dir passt oder nicht, ob du willst oder nicht▪ sb would/should \like sth jd hätte gerne etwwould you \like a drink? möchten Sie etwas trinken?▪ sb would/should \like to do sth jd möchte etw tun [o hätte gern[e] etw getan]I should really \like to see you again ich möchte dich wirklich gern[e] wiedersehenI'd \like to go to Moscow for my holidays ich würde gern[e] nach Moskau in Urlaub fahrenwould you \like to join us for dinner tonight? möchten Sie heute Abend mit uns essen?I'd \like to see him bring up children and go to work at the same time ich möchte wirklich [ein]mal sehen, wie er das machen würde — die Kinder großziehen und dann auch noch zur Arbeit gehenyou can drink a pint in two seconds? I'd \like to see that! du kannst einen halben Liter in zwei Sekunden austrinken? na, das möchte ich [doch mal] sehen!▪ sb would/should \like sb to do sth jd möchte, dass jd etw tutI'd \like you to send this for me first class könnten Sie das als Sonderzustellung für mich verschicken?would you \like me to take you in the car? kann ich Sie ein Stück mitnehmen?▪ sb would/should \like sth done jd möchte, dass etw getan wirdI would \like the whole lot finished by the weekend ich hätte das Ganze gern[e] bis zum Wochenende fertig3. (prefer)he \likes his steak rare er isst sein Steak gern englischhow do you \like your tea? wie magst du deinen Tee?/wie trinken Sie Ihren Tee?I \like to get up early ich stehe gerne früh aufshe \likes her men big sie mag [lieber] große Männer4. (feel)how would you \like to have a big boy pull your hair? wie würde es dir denn gefallen, wenn ein großer Junge dich am Haar ziehen würde?II. vias you \like wie Sie wollen [o möchten]you can do as you \like du kannst machen was du möchtestif you \like wenn Sie wollen [o möchten]we can leave now if you \like wir können jetzt gehen, wenn du möchtestIII. n▪ \likes pl Neigungen plsb's \likes and dislikes jds Vorlieben [o Neigungen] und Abneigungen* * *I [laɪk]1. adj1) (= similar) ähnlichthe two boys are very like — die beiden Jungen sind sich (dat) sehr ähnlich
2)(= same)
of like origin — gleicher Herkunft2. prepwiethey are very like each other — sie sind sich (dat) sehr ähnlich
to look like sb —
who(m) is he like? — wem sieht er ähnlich?, wem gleicht er?
he's just bought a new car - what is it like? —
that's just like him! — das sieht ihm ähnlich!, das ist typisch!
I never saw anything like it — so ( et)was habe ich noch nie gesehen
it's on company advice - orders, more like (inf) — es ist auf Anraten der Firma - besser gesagt auf Anordnung
is this what you had in mind? – it's something/nothing like it —
that's something like a steak! — das ist vielleicht ein Steak!, das nenne ich ein Steak!
a car like that — so ein Auto, ein solches Auto
one exactly like it — eines, das genau gleich ist
it will cost something like £10 — es wird etwa or so ungefähr £ 10 kosten
I was thinking of something like a doll — ich habe an so etwas wie eine Puppe gedacht
like anything (inf) — wie verrückt (inf) or wild (inf)
like that — so
he thinks like us —
A, like B, thinks that... — A wie (auch) B meinen, dass...
3. adv (inf)(as) like as not, very like, like enough — höchstwahrscheinlich, sehr wahrscheinlich
I found this money, like (dial) — ich hab da das Geld gefunden, nich (sl) or wa (dial) or gell (S Ger)
4. conj (strictly incorrect)like I said — wie ich schon sagte, wie gesagt
it's just like I say — das sage ich ja immer
do it like I do — mach es so wie ich
5. n(= equal etc)we shall not see his like again — einen Mann or so etwas (inf) wie ihn bekommen wir nicht wieder
IIand the like, and such like — und dergleichen
1. n usu pl(= taste) Geschmack mshe tried to find out his likes and dislikes — sie wollte herausbekommen, was er mochte und was nicht
2. vt1) person mögen, gernhabenI don't like him — ich kann ihn nicht leiden, ich mag ihn nicht
2)(= find pleasure in)
I like black shoes — ich mag schwarze Schuhe, mir gefallen schwarze SchuheI like chocolate — ich mag Schokolade, ich esse gern Schokolade
that's one of the things I like about you — das ist eines der Dinge, die ich an dir mag
I like wine but wine doesn't like me (inf) — ich trinke gern Wein, aber er bekommt mir nicht
how would you like a black eye? —
well, I like that! (inf) — das ist ein starkes Stück! (inf)
(well) how do you like that? (inf) — wie findest du denn das? (inf)
3)I should like to know why — ich wüsste (gerne), warum
I should like you to do it — ich möchte, dass du es tust
whether he likes it or not — ob es ihm passt oder nicht, ob er will oder nicht
what would you like? — was hätten or möchten Sie gern?, was darf es sein?
would you like a drink? —
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Dr Allan — ich möchte diese Gelegenheit ergreifen, um Dr. Allan willkommen zu heißen
3. vihe is free to act as he likes — es steht ihm frei, zu tun, was er will
* * *like1 [laık]A adj1. gleich (dat), wie:she is just like her sister sie ist geradeso wie ihre Schwester;a man like you ein Mann wie du;what is he like? wie ist er?;he is like that er ist nun einmal so;he was not like that before so war er doch früher nicht;what does it look like? wie sieht es aus?;what will the weather be like tomorrow? wie wird das Wetter morgen?;a fool like that ein derartiger oder so ein Dummkopf;he felt like a criminal er kam sich wie ein Verbrecher vor;that’s more like it umg das lässt sich (schon) eher hören; → master A 5 c, nothing C und Bes Redew, something B 12. ähnlich (dat), bezeichnend für:that is just like him! das sieht ihm ähnlich!;that’s not like him das ist nicht seine Art4. gleich (Betrag etc):a) auf gleiche Weise,b) gleichermaßen;of like mind gleich gesinnt;like signs MATH gleiche Vorzeichen;like terms MATH gleichnamige Glieder;like unto his brethren BIBEL seinen Brüdern gleich5. ähnlich:he is very much like his father er sieht seinem Vater sehr ähnlich;they are (as) like as two eggs, they are (as) like as two peas (in a pod) sie gleichen sich wie ein Ei dem anderen, sie sehen sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich6. ähnlich, gleichartig, derartig:… and other like problems … und andere derartige Probleme7. umg wahrscheinlichB präp (siehe auch adv und adv, die oft wie eine präp gebraucht werden) wie:do not shout like that schrei nicht so;a thing like that so etwasC adv (siehe auch präp)1. (so) wie:like every teacher he has … so wie jeder Lehrer hat auch er …;I cannot play like you (do) ich kann nicht so gut spielen wie du2. umg wahrscheinlich:like enough, as like as not, very like höchstwahrscheinlich, sehr wahrscheinlich3. sl irgendwie, merkwürdig, ziemlich4. obs so:like as so wieD konj1. umg wie, (eben)so wie2. dial als ob:his like seinesgleichen;did you ever see the like(s) of that girl? hast du jemals so etwas wie dieses Mädchen gesehen?;the likes of me umg meinesgleichen, unsereiner, Leute wie ich;like attracts like gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern;the like dergleichen;peas, beans, and the like Erbsen, Bohnen und dergleichen;cocoa or the like Kakao oder so etwas (Ähnliches);like2 [laık]A v/t gernhaben, (gern) mögen, (gut) leiden können, gern tun, essen, trinken etc:I don’t like it when … ich mag es nicht, wenn …;I like him ich mag ihn gern, ich kann ihn gut leiden, er ist mir sympathisch;how do you like it? wie gefällt es dir?, wie findest du es?;how do you like London? wie gefällt es dir in London?;what I like about him is … was ich an ihm mag, ist …;do you like oysters? mögen Sie Austern (gern)?;I should much like to come ich würde sehr gern kommen;what do you like better? was hast du lieber?, was gefällt dir besser?;I do not like such things discussed ich habe es nicht gern, dass solche Dinge erörtert werden;he doesn’t like to be kept waiting er hat es nicht gern, wenn man ihn warten lässt;I like whisky, but it does not like me umg ich trinke gern Whisky, aber er bekommt mir nicht;(much) liked (sehr) beliebtB v/i1. wollen:as often as I liked sooft ich wollte;(just) as you like (ganz) wie du willst, (ganz) nach Belieben;do as you like mach, was du willst;a) wenn du willst,b) wenn Sie so wollen;I am stupid if you like but ich bin vielleicht dumm, aber2. obs gefallen3. obs gedeihenC s Neigung f, Vorliebe f:likes and dislikes Neigungen und Abneigungen;I know his likes and dislikes ich weiß, was er mag und was nicht* * *I 1. adjective1) (resembling) wiewhat is somebody/something like? — wie ist jemand/etwas?
that's [a bit] more like it — (coll.): (better) das ist schon [etwas] besser; (coll.): (nearer the truth) das stimmt schon eher
they are nothing like each other — sie sind sich (Dat.) nicht im geringsten ähnlich
nothing like as or so good/bad/many etc. as... — bei weitem nicht so gut/schlecht/viele usw. wie...
2) (characteristic of) typisch für [dich, ihn usw.]3) (similar) ähnlichbe as like as two peas in a pod — sich (Dat.) gleichen wie ein Ei dem andern
2. prepositionlike father, like son — (prov.) der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm (Spr.)
3. conjunction[just] like that — [einfach] so
(coll.)2) (coll.): (for example) etwa; beispielsweise4. noun1) (equal)his/her like — seines-/ihresgleichen
II 1. transitive verbthe likes of me/you — (coll.) meines-/deinesgleichen
(be fond of, wish for) mögenlike it or not — ob es dir/ihm usw. gefällt oder nicht
like vegetables — Gemüse mögen; gern Gemüse essen
would you like a drink/to borrow the book? — möchtest du etwas trinken/dir das Buch leihen?
would you like me to do it? — möchtest du, dass ich es tue?
I like that! — (iron.) so was hab' ich gern! (ugs. iron.)
2. noun, in pl.if you like — (expr. assent) wenn du willst od. möchtest; (expr. limited assent) wenn man so will
* * *(Poles, electricity) adj.gleichnamig (Pole) adj. adj.gernhaben adj.gleich adj.wie adv.ähnlich adj. v.gernhaben v.lieben v.mögen v.(§ p.,pp.: mochte, gemocht) -
92 عمل
عَمَلٌ \ act: a deed; sth. done: Men judge us by our acts, not by our words. action: doing things: We want more action and less talk. activity: sth. one does; a form of work or play: Music and swimming are among our school activities. affair: a happening; event; action: The meeting was a noisy affair. appointment: the position for which sb. is chosen: I hope to get a government appointment. business: one’s work: My business is writing books. career: one’s job in life: What career shall I follow on leaving school? A business career?. deed: sth. done; an act: an evil deed. doing: (an) action: This damage was not my doing. Tell me about your doings in London. employment: work; activity: I am growing lazy for lack of employment. function: special work or duty: The function of an ear is to hear. job: regular employment: He has an office job. They lost their jobs when the factory closed, a piece of work I have several jobs to do in my garden. labour: hard work (esp. work with the hands; digging, lifting, carrying, etc.): Heavy labour is very tiring. occupation: employment; job: What is your occupation? Are you a teacher?. operation: the working of a machine or plan: The law is not yet in operation - it comes into operation next year. performance: (an act of) performing: Our team’s performance has been very good this year. There were seven performances of the play. post: a job with particular duties; an official position: He held the post of headmaster for ten years. profession: (used loosely, in a general sense) any work or job. thing: an action: You did the wrong thing. undertaking: a job that has been undertaken: a dangerous undertaking. work: doing or making sth.; sth. that needs doing; the opposite of rest and play: school work; office work; work in the home; a brain always at work (always busy), employment; a paid job He has left school and started work. I’m out of work (unemployed). Jane is at work (at her place of work), sth. sb. has made or done Writers have to sell their work. This crime was the work of a madman.. A work of art: the works of Shakespeare (his plays and poems; to be busy (for some good purpose) \ See Also نشاط (نَشاطٌ)، وظيفة (وَظيفَة) \ أَعمال \ works. \ See Also عمل (عَمَل) \ أَعْمال الخَشَب (في مَبْنى) \ woodwork: the wooden parts of a structure; the art of making things with wood. \ أَعْمال منزليّة \ housework: work done in taking care of a house, esp. cleaning. \ عَمَلٌ أَحْمَق \ folly: foolishness; an example of this; youthful follies. \ عَمَلٌ بارِع \ trick: a skilful act that is done for amusement: Animals can be taught to perform tricks. \ عَمَلٌ تافِه \ trash: worthless writing, painting, etc.. \ عَمَلٌ تِجاريّ \ business: to trade in general: Social disorder is bad for business. Business is quiet today. \ عَمَلٌ تَخريبيّ \ sabotage: serious damage that is done secretly by an enemy, so as to make sth. useless (esp. a machine, a factory, a ship, a railway, etc.). \ عَمَلٌ رَتيب \ chore: a piece of uninteresting or disliked work: It’s such a chore to do the shopping every day. \ عَمَلٌ رتيب مُتكرِّر \ routine: a usual and regular way of doing things: Her morning routine is to wash, dress, feed the cats, sweep the floor and prepare breakfast. \ عَمَلٌ سَهْل \ child’s play: sth. that is very easy to do: Climbing hills is child’s play for a mountaineer. \ عَمَلٌ شاقّ \ task: a piece of work (usu. hard work) that has to be done: I was given the task of preparing the sports field for the races. toil: old use hard work. \ عَمَلٌ طائش \ escapade: a wild or slightly dangerous act, usu. against the rules. \ عَمَلُ القِسّيس \ ministry: the work of a Christian priest. \ عَمَلٌ مُتّصِل \ application: continual hard work: You need application to learn a foreign language. \ عَمَلٌ مُثير لا فائدة مِنْه \ stunt: a clever, sometimes dangerous, but useless act, esp. one which aims to draw public attention. \ عَمَلٌ مَجيد \ exploit: a bold and exciting deed: The lion-hunter described his exploits. \ عَمَلٌ مُخْزٍ \ outrage: a shameful or violent act that shocks public opinion. \ عَمَلٌ مزيَّف \ fake: (often attrib.) sth. that is not what it pretends or seems to be: This ring isn’t real gold, it’s a fake. \ عَمَلٌ وَحْشيّ \ atrocity: a very cruel action. \ عَمَلٌ وِدِّيّ \ a good turn: a helpful action: You did me a good turn. \ عَمَلٌ يَدَويّ \ handiwork: sth. done or made by a certain person: These pictures are all my own handiwork. -
93 unterbringen
v/t (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-) (beherbergen) accommodate, put s.o. up; in einer Firma etc.: get s.o. a job (in + Dat, bei with); (lagern) store; (Gepäck etc.) put; bei Platzmangel: get (in + Dat into); (Interessenten finden für) have s.th. accepted ( bei by); umg., fig. (geistig einordnen) place; jemanden unterbringen in einem Krankenhaus, Heim etc.: put s.o. into; einer Schule etc.: put s.o. in, get s.o. into; gut untergebracht sein im Urlaub etc.: have a nice place to stay; wie sind Sie untergebracht? what sort of place are you staying in?; in dem Asyl etc. kann man 100 Leute unterbringen the home etc. accommodates a hundred (people); die Akten sind im Keller untergebracht the files are kept in the cellar; das Ersatzrad ist im Kofferraum untergebracht the spare wheel is kept in the boot (Am. trunk); den Nachtisch bring ich auch noch unter umg. I think I could manage the dessert as well* * *(beherbergen) to put up; to house; to lodge; to quarter; to accommodate;(einpassen) to put; to fit in* * *ụn|ter|brin|genvt sep1) (= verstauen, Platz geben) to put; (in Heim, Krankenhaus etc) to put; Arbeitslose etc to fix up (bei with); Zitat (in Text etc) to get in (in etw (acc) sth)ich kann in meinem Auto noch einen unterbringen — I can get one more in my car, I have room for one more in my car
das Krankenhaus kann keine neuen Patienten mehr unterbringen — the hospital cannot accommodate any new patients
ich kenne ihn, aber ich kann ihn nirgends unterbringen (inf) — I know him, but I just can't place him
2) (= Unterkunft geben) Menschen to accommodate; Ausstellung, Sammlung to housegut/schlecht untergebracht sein — to have good/bad accommodation
wie sind Sie untergebracht? — what's your accommodation like? (Brit), what are your accommodations like? (US)
* * *1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) house2) (to set in a particular place or position: The kitchen is located in the basement.) locate3) (to provide a bed etc for (a person) in one's home: Can you put us up next Thursday night?) put up* * *un·ter|brin·gen▪ untergebracht sein to be housed, to have accommodationdie Kinder sind gut untergebracht (fig) the children are being well looked afterer konnte ihr Gesicht nicht \unterbringen (fig fam) he couldn't place her face2. (abstellen)▪ etw \unterbringen to put sth somewhere▪ jdn \unterbringen to get sb a job* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) put2) (beherbergen) put up3)jemanden bei einer Firma unterbringen — (ugs.) get somebody a job in a company
* * *unterbringen v/t (irr, trennb, hat -ge-) (beherbergen) accommodate, put sb up; in einer Firma etc: get sb a job (in +dat,bei by); umg, fig (geistig einordnen) place;jemanden unterbringen in einem Krankenhaus, Heim etc: put sb into; einer Schule etc: put sb in, get sb into;gut untergebracht sein im Urlaub etc: have a nice place to stay;wie sind Sie untergebracht? what sort of place are you staying in?;in dem Asyl etckann man 100 Leute unterbringen the home etc accommodates a hundred (people);die Akten sind im Keller untergebracht the files are kept in the cellar;das Ersatzrad ist im Kofferraum untergebracht the spare wheel is kept in the boot (US trunk);den Nachtisch bring ich auch noch unter umg I think I could manage the dessert as well* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) put2) (beherbergen) put up3)jemanden bei einer Firma unterbringen — (ugs.) get somebody a job in a company
* * *v.to accommodate v.to host v.to house v.to situate v. -
94 cazzo
* * *['kattso] 1.sostantivo maschile volg.1) (pene) dick, cock, prick2) (niente)non ne so un cazzo (di niente) — I know fuck-all o shit about it
non capire un cazzo di — to understand fuck-all of [ discorso]
2.non me ne frega un cazzo — I don't give a fuck o a shit
interiezione volg. fuck, shit••del cazzo — [auto, serata, amico] shitty
alla cazzo (di cane) — in a crappy o piss poor way
testa di cazzo — dick(head), asshole, prick
che cazzo fai, vuoi? — what the fuck are you doing, do you want?
* * *cazzo/'kattso/I sostantivo m.volg.1 (pene) dick, cock, prick2 (niente) non ho fatto un cazzo I haven't done a fucking thing; non ne so un cazzo (di niente) I know fuck-all o shit about it; non capire un cazzo di to understand fuck-all of [ discorso]; non me ne frega un cazzo I don't give a fuck o a shitII interiezionevolg. fuck, shitquesto cazzo di stereo non funziona this fucking stereo doesn't work; che cazzo di lavoro! what a shitty job! del cazzo [auto, serata, amico] shitty; alla cazzo (di cane) in a crappy o piss poor way; testa di cazzo dick(head), asshole, prick; col cazzo! no fucking way! my arse! che cazzo fai, vuoi? what the fuck are you doing, do you want? fatti i -i tuoi! mind your own fucking business! che cazzo te ne frega? what the fuck is it to you? (e) grazie al cazzo! thanks for nothing! (sono) -i tuoi! that's your fucking problem! -
95 so
1.[səʊ]adverb1) (by that amount) soas winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es
as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus
so... as — so... wie
there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...
not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.
so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk
and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]
so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele
so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel
the villages are all so much alike — die Dörfer gleichen sich alle so sehr
so much the better — um so besser
not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]
not so much as — (not even) [noch] nicht einmal
2) (in that manner) sothis being so — da dem so ist (geh.)
it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da
3) (to such a degree) sothis answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...
so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...
4) (with the intent)so as to — um... zu
so [that] — damit
5) (emphatically) soI'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!
so kind of you! — wirklich nett von Ihnen!
so sorry! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!
6) (indeed)It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!
you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch
is that so? — so? (ugs.); wirklich?
and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch
it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich
7) (likewise)so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch
8) (thus) soand so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...
not so! — nein, nein!
9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...
I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon
the teacher said so — der Lehrer hat es gesagt
I suppose so — ich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus
I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt
he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt
it will take a week or so — es wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern
there were twenty or so people — es waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da
2. conjunctionvery much so — in der Tat; allerdings
(therefore) daherso 'that's what he meant — das hat er also gemeint
so 'there you are! — da bist du also!
so that's 'that — (coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)
so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)
so you see... — du siehst also...
* * *[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) so2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) so3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) das, so, so... daß4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) auch5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') tatsächlich2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) also- academic.ru/68560/so-called">so-called- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *so[səʊ, AM soʊ]1. (to an indicated degree) soI'm \so tired [that] I could sleep in this chair ich bin so müde, dass ich hier im Sessel einschlafen könntehe's quite nice, more \so than I was led to believe er ist ganz nett, viel netter als ich angenommen hattehe's not \so stupid as he looks er ist gar nicht so dumm, wie er aussiehtlook, the gap was about \so wide schau mal, die Lücke war ungefähr so großthe table that I liked best was about \so wide der Tisch, der mir am besten gefallen hat, war ungefähr so breit2. (to a great degree)what are you looking \so pleased about? was freut dich denn so [sehr]?your hair is \so soft dein Haar ist so [unglaublich] weichshe's \so beautiful sie ist so [wunder]schönI am \so cold mir ist so kaltI am \so [very] hungry/thirsty ich bin [ja] so hungrig/durstig!, hab ich einen Durst/einen Riesenhunger! famshe's ever \so kind and nice sie ist ja so freundlich und nett!\so fair a face he could not recall ( liter or old) niemals zuvor hatte er ein so liebreizendes Gesicht gesehen literwhat's \so wrong with that? was ist denn daran so falsch?is that why you hate him \so? ist das der Grund, warum du ihn so sehr hasst?and I love you \so und ich liebe dich so sehryou worry \so [much] du machst dir so viele Sorgen3. (in such a way) sowe've \so planned our holiday that the kids will have a lot of fun wir haben unsere Ferien so geplant, dass die Kinder viel Spaß haben werdengently fold in the eggs like \so rühren Sie die Eier auf diese Weise vorsichtig unter4. (perfect)[to be] just \so genau richtig [sein]I want everything just \so ich will, dass alles perfekt istif you don't do things just \so, he comes along and yells at you wenn du nicht alles absolut richtig machst, kommt er und schreit dich an5. (also, likewise) auchI'm hungry as can be and \so are the kids ich habe einen Riesenhunger und die Kinder auch famI've got an enormous amount of work to do — \so have I ich habe jede Menge Arbeit — ich auchI'm allergic to nuts — \so is my brother ich bin gegen Nüsse allergisch — mein Bruder auchI hope they stay together — I hope \so, too ich hoffe, sie bleiben zusammen — das hoffe ich auchI [very much] hope \so! das hoffe ich doch sehr!6. (yes) jashould we get going now? — I should say \so sollen wir jetzt anfangen? — ja, ich finde schoncan I watch television? — I suppose \so darf ich fernsehen? — na gut, meinetwegen [o von mir aus]is this that the correct answer? — I suppose \so ist das die richtige Antwort? — ich glaube schon [o ja]I'm afraid \so ich fürchte jahaha, you don't have a bike — I do \so haha, du hast ja gar kein Fahrrad — hab' ich wohl!8. (that) das\so they say so sagt man\so I believe [das] glaube ich jedenfallsI'm sorry I'm late — \so you should be es tut mir leid, dass ich mich verspätet habe — das will ich auch schwer hoffen... or \so they say/I've heard... so heißt es jedenfalls/das habe ich zumindest gehörtCarla's coming over this summer or \so I've heard Carla kommt diesen Sommer, [das] habe ich jedenfalls gehörtwell then, \so be it also gutI told you \so ich habe es dir ja [o doch] gesagthe looks like James Dean — \so he does er sieht aus wie James Dean — stimmt!is that \so? ist das wahr?, stimmt das?\so it is das stimmtif \so... wenn das so ist...that being \so,... angesichts dieser Tatsache...to be quite \so wirklich stimmen10. (this way, like that) soI'm sure it's better \so ich bin sicher, so ist es besserand \so it was und so kam es dann auchand \so it was that... und so kam es, dass...it \so happened that I was in the area ich war zufällig [gerade] in der Näheand \so forth [or on] und so weiter\so to say [or speak] sozusagen11.▶ \so far \so good so weit, so gut▶ \so long bis dann [o später]▶ \so much for that so viel zum ThemaII. conj1. (therefore) deshalb, daherI couldn't find you \so I left ich konnte dich nicht finden, also bin ich gegangenmy landlord kicked me out and \so I was forced to seek yet another apartment mein Vermieter hat mich rausgeworfen, weshalb ich mir schon wieder eine neue Wohnung suchen musstehe said he wanted to come along, \so I told him that... er sagte, er wolle mitfahren, worauf ich ihm mitteilte, dass...3. (introducing a sentence) also\so we leave on the Thursday wir fahren also an diesem Donnerstag\so that's what he does when I'm not around das macht er also, wenn ich nicht da bin\so where have you been? wo warst du denn die ganze Zeit?\so what's the problem? wo liegt denn das Problem?\so that's that for now das wär's dann fürs Erste fam4. (in order to) damitbe quiet \so she can concentrate sei still, damit sie sich konzentrieren kann5.I'll join the army \so long as you do too ich gehe zum Militär, sofern du auch gehst\so long as he doesn't go too far,... solange er nicht zu weit geht,...that's \so 70's das ist typisch 70er fam* * *abbr S* * *so1 [səʊ]A adv1. (meist vor adj und adv) so, dermaßen:so great a man ein so großer Mann;I am so glad ich freue mich (ja) so;you are so right ganz richtig3. so (…, dass):4. so, in dieser Weise:so it is (genau) so ist es, stimmt;is that so? wirklich?;so as to sodass, um zu;so that sodass;or so etwa, oder so;in an hour or so so in einer Stunde;why so? warum?, wieso?;how so? wie (kommt) das?;a) es, das:I hope so ich hoffe es;I have never said so das habe ich nie behauptet;I think so ich glaube oder denke schon;I should think so ich denke doch!, das will ich meinen!;what makes you think so? wie kommst du denn da drauf?;I told you so ich habe es dir ja (gleich) gesagtb) auch:you are tired and so am I du bist müde und ich (bin es) auch;I am stupid - so you are allerdings(, das bist du)!6. also:so you came after all du bist also doch (noch) gekommen;so what? umg na und?, na wenn schon?B konj daher, folglich, deshalb, also, und so, so … denn:he was ill, so they were quiet er war krank, deshalb waren sie ruhig;it was necessary, so we did it es war nötig, und so taten wir es (denn)so2 [səʊ] → sol2* * *1.[səʊ]adverb1) (by that amount) soas winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es
as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus
so... as — so... wie
there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...
not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.
so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk
so far — bis hierher; (until now) bisher; bis jetzt; (to such a distance) so weit
and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]
so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele
so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel
so much for him/his plans — (that is all) das wärs, was ihn/seine Pläne angeht
not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]
not so much as — (not even) [noch] nicht einmal
2) (in that manner) sothis being so — da dem so ist (geh.)
it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da
3) (to such a degree) sothis answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...
so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...
so as to — um... zu
so [that] — damit
5) (emphatically) soI'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!
so sorry! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!
6) (indeed)It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!
you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch
is that so? — so? (ugs.); wirklich?
and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch
it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich
7) (likewise)so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch
8) (thus) soand so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...
not so! — nein, nein!
9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...
I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon
I suppose so — ich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus
I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt
he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt
it will take a week or so — es wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern
there were twenty or so people — es waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da
2. conjunctionvery much so — in der Tat; allerdings
(therefore) daherso that's 'that — (coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)
so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)
so you see... — du siehst also...
* * *adv.also adv.daher adv.demnach adv.so adv. -
96 stand
stand [stænd]stand ⇒ 1 (a) étal ⇒ 1 (a) support ⇒ 1 (b) plate-forme ⇒ 1 (c) tribune ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) barre ⇒ 1 (f) position ⇒ 1 (g) mettre ⇒ 2 (a) poser ⇒ 2 (a) supporter ⇒ 2 (b)-(d) se lever ⇒ 3 (a) être debout ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) être ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (e), 3 (f) se tenir ⇒ 3 (b) reposer ⇒ 3 (d), 3 (g) se trouver ⇒ 3 (e) rester ⇒ 3 (g) rester valable ⇒ 3 (h) se classer ⇒ 3 (j)(pt & pp stood [stʊd])1 noun(a) (stall, booth → at exhibition, trade fair) stand m; (→ in market) étal m, éventaire m; (kiosk) kiosque m;∎ a shooting stand un stand de tir;∎ newspaper stand kiosque m (à journaux)(b) (frame, support → gen) support m; (→ for lamp, sink) pied m; (→ on bicycle, motorbike) béquille f; (→ for pipes, guns) râtelier m; Commerce (→ for magazines, sunglasses) présentoir m; (lectern) lutrin m;∎ bicycle stand (in street) râtelier m à bicyclettes;∎ plant stand sellette f;∎ plate stand support m à assiette, présentoir m;∎ Commerce revolving stand tourniquet m, présentoir m rotatif(d) (in sports ground) tribune f;∎ the stands roared un rugissement s'éleva des tribunes ou des gradins∎ (taxi) stand station f de taxis(f) (in courtroom) barre f;∎ the first witness took the stand le premier témoin est venu à la barre(g) (position, stance) position f;∎ to take a stand on sth prendre position sur qch;∎ what's your stand on the issue? quelle est votre position sur la question?;∎ he refuses to take a stand il refuse de prendre position∎ to make a stand résister;∎ they made a stand at the foot of the hill ils ont résisté au pied de la colline;∎ to make a stand against an abuse s'opposer résolument à un abus;∎ History Custer's last stand la dernière bataille de Custer∎ a fine stand of corn un beau champ de blé;∎ a stand of bamboo un massif de bambous(a) (set, place) mettre, poser;∎ he stood the boy on a chair il a mis le garçon debout sur une chaise;∎ she stood her umbrella in the corner elle a mis son parapluie dans le coin;∎ to stand sth on (its) end mettre qch debout;∎ help me stand the bedstead against the wall aide-moi à dresser le sommier ou mettre le sommier debout contre le mur(b) (endure, withstand) supporter;∎ his heart couldn't stand the shock son cœur n'a pas résisté au ou n'a pas supporté le choc;∎ it will stand high temperatures without cracking cela peut résister à ou supporter des températures élevées sans se fissurer;∎ how much weight can the bridge stand? quel poids le pont peut-il supporter?;∎ the motor wasn't built to stand intensive use le moteur n'a pas été conçu pour supporter un usage intensif;∎ wool carpeting can stand a lot of hard wear les moquettes en laine sont très résistantes;∎ she's not strong enough to stand another operation elle n'est pas assez forte pour supporter une nouvelle opération;∎ he certainly doesn't stand comparison with Bogart il n'est absolument pas possible de le comparer avec Bogart;∎ their figures don't stand close inspection leurs chiffres ne résistent pas à un examen sérieux∎ I can't stand it any longer! je n'en peux plus!;∎ how can you stand working with him? comment est-ce que vous faites pour ou comment arrivez-vous à travailler avec lui?;∎ I've had as much as I can stand of your griping! j'en ai assez de tes jérémiades!;∎ if there's one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy s'il y a quelque chose que je ne supporte pas, c'est bien l'hypocrisie;∎ I can't stand (the sight of) him! je ne peux pas le supporter!, je ne peux pas le voir en peinture!;∎ she can't stand Wagner/smokers elle ne peut pas supporter Wagner/les fumeurs;∎ he can't stand flying il déteste prendre l'avion∎ oil company profits could certainly stand a cut une diminution de leurs bénéfices ne ferait aucun mal aux compagnies pétrolières;∎ he could stand a bath! un bain ne lui ferait pas de mal!;∎ American could I stand a drink! je prendrais bien un petit verre!(e) (perform duty of) remplir la fonction de;∎ to stand witness for sb (at marriage) être le témoin de qn∎ to stand sb a meal payer un repas à qn;∎ to stand a chance (of doing sth) avoir de bonnes chances (de faire qch);∎ you don't stand a chance! vous n'avez pas la moindre chance!;∎ the plans stand little chance of being approved les projets ont peu de chances d'être approuvés(a) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;∎ he refused to stand for the national anthem il a refusé de se lever pendant l'hymne national(b) (be on one's feet) être debout, se tenir debout; (in a specified location, posture) être, se tenir;∎ I've been standing all day je suis resté debout toute la journée;∎ I had to stand all the way j'ai dû voyager debout pendant tout le trajet;∎ she was so tired she could hardly stand elle était si fatiguée qu'elle avait du mal à tenir debout ou sur ses jambes;∎ wear flat shoes if you have to stand a lot portez des chaussures à talons plats si vous devez rester debout pendant des heures;∎ I don't mind standing ça ne me gêne pas de rester debout;∎ don't stand near the edge ne restez pas près du bord;∎ don't just stand there, do something! ne restez pas là à ne rien faire!;∎ stand clear! écartez-vous!;∎ I saw her standing at the window je l'ai vue (debout) à la fenêtre;∎ a man stood in the doorway un homme se tenait à la porte;∎ do you see that man standing over there? vous voyez cet homme là-bas?;∎ where should I stand? - beside Yvonne où dois-je me mettre? - à côté d'Yvonne;∎ I'll be standing outside the theatre j'attendrai devant le théâtre;∎ small groups of men stood talking at street corners des hommes discutaient par petits groupes au coin des rues;∎ he was standing at the bar il était debout au comptoir;∎ is there a chair I can stand on? y a-t-il une chaise sur laquelle je puisse monter?;∎ they were standing a little way off ils se tenaient un peu à l'écart;∎ excuse me, you're standing on my foot excusez-moi, vous me marchez sur le pied;∎ American to stand in line faire la queue;∎ School stand in the corner! au coin!;∎ to stand upright or erect se tenir droit;∎ he was so nervous he couldn't stand still il était si nerveux qu'il ne tenait pas en place;∎ I stood perfectly still, hoping they wouldn't see me je me suis figé sur place en espérant qu'ils ne me verraient pas;∎ stand still! ne bougez pas!, ne bougez plus!;∎ stand with your feet apart écartez les pieds;∎ the heron was standing on one leg le héron se tenait debout sur une patte;∎ to stand on tiptoe se tenir sur la pointe des pieds;∎ stand and deliver! la bourse ou la vie!;∎ figurative to stand on one's own two feet se débrouiller tout seul;∎ figurative he left the others standing (gen) il était de loin le meilleur; (in race) il a laissé les autres sur place(c) (be upright → post, target etc) être debout;∎ not a stone (of the building) was left standing le bâtiment était complètement détruit;∎ the house is still standing la maison tient toujours debout;∎ the aqueduct has stood for centuries l'aqueduc est là depuis des siècles;∎ the wheat stood high les blés étaient hauts(d) (be supported, be mounted) reposer;∎ the coffin stood on trestles le cercueil reposait sur des tréteaux;∎ the house stands on solid foundations la maison repose ou est bâtie sur des fondations solides;∎ figurative this argument stands on three simple facts ce raisonnement repose sur trois simples faits∎ the fort stands on a hill la forteresse se trouve en haut d'une colline;∎ this is where the city gates once stood c'est ici qu'autrefois se dressaient les portes de la ville;∎ the piano stood in the centre of the room le piano était au centre ou occupait le centre de la pièce;∎ the bottles stood in rows of five les bouteilles étaient disposées en rangées de cinq;∎ do you see the lorry standing next to my car? vous voyez le camion qui est à côté de ma voiture?;∎ a wardrobe stood against one wall il y avait une armoire contre un mur(f) (indicating current state of affairs, situation) être;∎ how do things stand? où en est la situation?;∎ I'd like to know where I stand with you j'aimerais savoir où en sont les choses entre nous;∎ I don't know where I stand j'ignore quelle est ma situation ou ma position;∎ you never know how or where you stand with her on ne sait jamais sur quel pied danser avec elle;∎ as things stand, as matters stand telles que les choses se présentent;∎ he's dissatisfied with the contract as it stands il n'est pas satisfait du contrat tel qu'il a été rédigé;∎ just print the text as it stands imprimez le texte tel quel;∎ he stands accused of rape il est accusé de viol;∎ she stands alone in advocating this approach elle est la seule à préconiser cette approche;∎ I stand corrected je reconnais m'être trompé ou mon erreur;∎ the doors stood wide open les portes étaient grandes ouvertes;∎ I've got a taxi standing ready j'ai un taxi qui attend;∎ the police are standing ready to intervene la police se tient prête à intervenir;∎ the party stands united behind him le parti est uni derrière lui;∎ no-one stands above the law personne n'est au-dessus des lois;∎ their turnover now stands at three million pounds leur chiffre d'affaires atteint désormais les trois millions de livres;∎ the exchange rate stands at 5 francs to the dollar le taux de change est de 5 francs pour un dollar;∎ we're standing right behind you nous sommes avec vous;∎ with the union standing behind him avec le soutien du syndicat;∎ nothing stood between her and victory rien ne pouvait désormais l'empêcher de gagner;∎ it's the only thing standing between us and financial disaster c'est la seule chose qui nous empêche de sombrer dans un désastre financier;∎ to stand in need of… avoir besoin de…;∎ he stands in danger of losing his job il risque de perdre son emploi;∎ I stood lost in admiration j'en suis resté béat d'admiration;∎ to stand in sb's way bloquer le passage à qn;∎ figurative don't stand in my way! n'essaie pas de m'en empêcher!;∎ nothing stands in our way now maintenant, la voie est libre;∎ if you want to leave school I'm not going to stand in your way si tu veux quitter l'école, je ne m'y opposerai pas;∎ it's his lack of experience that stands in his way c'est son manque d'expérience qui le handicape;∎ their foreign debt stands in the way of economic recovery leur dette extérieure constitue un obstacle à la reprise économique;∎ her pride is the only thing standing in the way of their reconciliation son orgueil est le seul obstacle à leur réconciliation∎ the machines stood idle les machines étaient arrêtées;∎ the houses stood empty awaiting demolition les maisons, vidées de leurs occupants, attendaient d'être démolies;∎ time stood still le temps semblait s'être arrêté;∎ the car has been standing in the garage for a year ça fait un an que la voiture n'a pas bougé du garage;∎ I've decided to let my flight reservation stand j'ai décidé de ne pas changer ma réservation d'avion;∎ let the mixture stand until the liquid is clear laissez reposer le mélange jusqu'à ce que le liquide se clarifie;∎ the champion stands unbeaten le champion reste invaincu;∎ his theory stood unchallenged for a decade pendant dix ans, personne n'a remis en cause sa théorie;∎ the government will stand or fall on the outcome of this vote le maintien ou la chute du gouvernement dépend du résultat de ce vote;∎ united we stand, divided we fall l'union fait la force∎ my invitation still stands vous êtes toujours invité;∎ the verdict stands unless there's an appeal le jugement reste valable à moins que l'on ne fasse appel;∎ even with this new plan, our objection still stands ce nouveau projet ne remet pas en cause notre objection première;∎ the bet stands le pari tient;∎ what you said last week, does that still stand? et ce que tu as dit la semaine dernière, ça tient toujours?(i) (measure → person, tree) mesurer;∎ she stands 5 feet in her stocking feet elle mesure moins de 1,50 m pieds nus;∎ the building stands ten storeys high l'immeuble compte dix étages∎ this hotel stands among the best in the world cet hôtel figure parmi les meilleurs du monde;∎ American she stands first/last in her class elle est la première/la dernière de sa classe;∎ I know she stands high in your opinion je sais que tu as une très bonne opinion d'elle;∎ for price and quality, it stands high on my list en ce qui concerne le prix et la qualité, je le range ou le compte parmi les meilleurs∎ how or where does he stand on the nuclear issue? quelle est sa position ou son point de vue sur la question du nucléaire?;∎ you ought to tell them where you stand vous devriez leur faire part de votre position∎ to stand to lose risquer de perdre;∎ to stand to win avoir des chances de gagner;∎ they stand to make a huge profit on the deal ils ont des chances de faire un bénéfice énorme dans cette affaire;∎ no one stands to gain from a quarrel like this personne n'a rien à gagner d'une telle querelle∎ she stood for Waltham elle a été candidate à la circonscription de Waltham;∎ will he stand for re-election? va-t-il se représenter aux élections?;∎ she's standing as an independent elle se présente en tant que candidate indépendante∎ no standing (sign) arrêt interdit∎ you're standing c'est ta tournéerester là;∎ we stood about or around waiting for the flight announcement nous restions là à attendre que le vol soit annoncé;∎ the prisoners stood about or around in small groups les prisonniers se tenaient par petits groupes;∎ after Mass, the men stand about or around in the square après la messe, les hommes s'attardent sur la place;∎ I can't afford to pay people to stand around all day doing nothing je n'ai pas les moyens de payer les gens à ne rien faire;∎ I'm not just going to stand about waiting for you to make up your mind! je n'ai pas l'intention de rester là à attendre que tu te décides!(move aside) s'écarter;∎ stand aside, someone's fainted! écartez-vous, quelqu'un s'est évanoui!;∎ he politely stood aside to let us pass il s'écarta ou s'effaça poliment pour nous laisser passer;∎ figurative to stand aside in favour of sb (gen) laisser la voie libre à qn; Politics se désister en faveur de qn(a) (move back) reculer, s'écarter;∎ stand back from the doors! écartez-vous des portes!;∎ she stood back to look at herself in the mirror elle recula pour se regarder dans la glace;∎ the painting is better if you stand back from it le tableau est mieux si vous prenez du recul(b) (be set back) être en retrait ou à l'écart;∎ the house stands back from the road la maison est en retrait (de la route)(c) (take mental distance) prendre du recul;∎ I need to stand back and take stock j'ai besoin de prendre du recul et de faire le point➲ stand by(a) (support → person) soutenir;∎ I'll stand by you through thick and thin je te soutiendrai ou je resterai à tes côtés quoi qu'il arrive∎ to stand by an agreement respecter un accord;∎ I stand by what I said/my original analysis of the situation je m'en tiens à ce que j'ai dit/ma première analyse de la situation(a) (not intervene) rester là (sans rien faire ou sans intervenir);∎ how could you just stand by and watch them mistreat that poor dog? comment as-tu pu rester là à les regarder maltraiter ce pauvre chien (sans intervenir)?;∎ I stood by helplessly while they searched the room je restais là, impuissant, pendant qu'ils fouillaient la pièce(b) (be ready → person) être ou se tenir prêt; (→ vehicle) être prêt; (→ army, embassy) être en état d'alerte;∎ the police were standing by to disperse the crowd la police se tenait prête à disperser la foule;∎ we have an oxygen machine standing by nous avons une machine à oxygène prête en cas d'urgence;∎ stand by! attention!; Nautical paré!, attention!;∎ Aviation stand by for takeoff préparez-vous pour le décollage;∎ Radio stand by to receive prenez l'écoute;∎ Military standing by for orders! à vos ordres!∎ will he stand down in favour of a younger candidate? va-t-il se désister en faveur d'un candidat plus jeune?(b) (leave witness box) quitter la barre;∎ you may stand down, Mr Simms vous pouvez quitter la barre, M. Simms∎ stand down! (after drill) rompez (les rangs)!(workers) licencier(a) (represent) représenter;∎ what does DNA stand for? que veut dire l'abréviation ADN?;∎ the R stands for Ryan le R signifie Ryan;∎ the dove stands for peace la colombe symbolise la paix;∎ we want our name to stand for quality and efficiency nous voulons que notre nom soit synonyme de qualité et d'efficacité;∎ she supports the values and ideas the party once stood for elle soutient les valeurs et les idées qui furent autrefois celles du parti;∎ I detest everything that they stand for! je déteste tout ce qu'ils représentent!∎ I'm not going to stand for it! je ne le tolérerai ou permettrai pas!assurer le remplacement;∎ to stand in for sb remplacer qn; Cinema doubler qnNautical (coast, island) croiser au large de;∎ they have an aircraft carrier standing off Aden ils ont un porte-avions qui croise au large d'Aden(a) (move away) s'écarter∎ the veins in his neck stood out les veines de son cou saillaient ou étaient gonflées∎ the pink stands out against the green background le rose ressort ou se détache sur le fond vert;∎ the masts stood out against the sky les mâts se découpaient ou se dessinaient contre le ciel;∎ the name on the truck stood out clearly le nom sur le camion était bien visible;∎ she stands out in a crowd on la remarque dans la foule;∎ figurative I don't like to stand out in a crowd je n'aime pas me singulariser;∎ this one book stands out from all his others ce livre-ci surclasse tous ses autres livres;∎ there is no one issue which stands out as being more important than the others il n'y a pas une question qui soit plus importante que les autres;∎ the qualities that stand out in his work les qualités marquantes de son œuvre;∎ she stands out above all the rest elle surpasse ou surclasse tous les autres;∎ the day stands out in my memory cette journée est marquée d'une pierre blanche dans ma mémoire;∎ familiar that stands out a mile! (is very obvious) ça se voit comme le nez au milieu de la figure!;∎ it really stands out that he's not a local ça se voit ou se remarque vraiment qu'il n'est pas d'ici(c) (resist, hold out) tenir bon, tenir, résister;∎ they won't be able to stand out for long ils ne pourront pas tenir ou résister longtemps;∎ to stand out against (attack, enemy) résister à; (change, tax increase) s'opposer avec détermination à;∎ to stand out for sth revendiquer qch;∎ they are standing out for a pay increase ils revendiquent ou réclament une augmentation de salaire(watch over) surveiller;∎ I can't work with someone standing over me je ne peux pas travailler quand quelqu'un regarde par-dessus mon épaule;∎ she stood over him until he'd eaten every last bit elle ne l'a pas lâché avant qu'il ait mangé la dernière mietteBritish (postpone) remettre (à plus tard);∎ I'd prefer to stand this discussion over until we have more information je préférerais remettre cette discussion jusqu'à ce que nous disposions de plus amples renseignementsBritish être remis (à plus tard);∎ we have two items standing over from the last meeting il nous reste deux points à régler depuis la dernière réunion➲ stand toMilitary mettre en état d'alerteMilitary se mettre en état d'alerte;∎ stand to! à vos postes!être ou rester solidaire➲ stand up(a) (set upright → chair, bottle) mettre debout;∎ they stood the prisoner up against a tree ils ont adossé le prisonnier à un arbre;∎ stand the ladder up against the wall mettez ou appuyez l'échelle contre le mur;∎ to stand a child up (again) (re)mettre un enfant sur ses pieds∎ I was stood up twice in a row on m'a posé un lapin deux fois de suite(a) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;∎ she stood up to offer me her seat elle se leva pour m'offrir sa place;∎ stand up! levez-vous!, debout!;∎ figurative to stand up and be counted avoir le courage de ses opinions(b) (be upright) être debout;∎ I can't get the candle to stand up straight je n'arrive pas à faire tenir la bougie droite∎ how is that repair job standing up? est-ce que cette réparation tient toujours?(d) (be valid → argument, claim) être valable, tenir debout;∎ his evidence won't stand up in court son témoignage ne sera pas valable en justicedéfendre;∎ to stand up for oneself se défendre∎ to stand up to sth résister à qch;∎ to stand up to sb tenir tête à ou faire face à qn;∎ he's too weak to stand up to her il est trop faible pour lui tenir tête;∎ she had a hard time standing up to their criticism ça ne lui a pas été facile de faire face à leurs critiques;∎ it won't stand up to that sort of treatment ça ne résistera pas à ce genre de traitement;∎ her hypothesis doesn't stand up to empirical testing son hypothèse ne résiste pas à la vérification expérimentale -
97 business
nounhe's in the wool business — er ist in der Wollbranche
business is business — (fig.) Geschäft ist Geschäft
set up in business — ein Geschäft od. eine Firma gründen
go out of business — pleite gehen (ugs.)
go into business — Geschäftsmann/-frau werden
do business [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Geschäfte machen
be in business — Geschäftsmann/-frau sein
that is my business/none of your business — das ist meine Angelegenheit/nicht deine Sache
what business is it of yours? — was geht Sie das an?
mind your own business — kümmere dich um deine [eigenen] Angelegenheiten!
he has no business to do that — er hat kein Recht, das zu tun
4) (matter to be considered) Angelegenheit, die‘any other business’ — "Sonstiges"
5) (serious work)get down to [serious] business — [ernsthaft] zur Sache kommen; (Commerc.) an die Arbeit gehen
mean business — es ernst meinen
business before pleasure — erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen
* * *['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) das Geschäft2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) das Geschäft3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) die Angelegenheit•- academic.ru/9798/businesslike">businesslike- businessman
- on business* * *busi·ness<pl -es>[ˈbɪznɪs]I. nis your visit for \business or pleasure? ist ihr Besuch dienstlicher oder privater Natur?to combine [or mix] \business with pleasure das Angenehme mit dem Nützlichen verbindennever mix \business with pleasure Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps famto do \business with sb mit jdm Geschäfte machen [o geschäftliche Beziehungen unterhalten] [o Handel treiben]to go into \business Geschäftsmann/Geschäftsfrau werdenhe went into \business as a caterer er ging ins Gaststättengewerbeto go out of \business das Geschäft aufgebento talk \business zur Sache kommenon \business beruflich, dienstlich, geschäftlichhow's \business at the moment? was machen die Geschäfte?\business is booming/slow die Geschäfte gehen hervorragend/nicht gutwhat line of \business are you in? in welcher Branche sind Sie tätig?small \business Kleinunternehmen ntto start up [or establish] a \business ein Unternehmen gründenthat's none of your \business ( fam) das geht dich nichts anto be a time-consuming \business eine zeitraubende Angelegenheit seinto make sth one's \business sich dat etw zur Aufgabe machen6. no plto mean \business (be serious) es [wirklich] ernst meinento get on with the \business of sth mit etw dat weitermachen\business committee Unterhausausschuss m für die Einteilung der Sitzungszeit9.▶ to do one's \business ( euph: person) austreten, sich akk erleichtern euph; (dog) sein Geschäft verrichten euph▶ to get down to \business zur Sache kommen▶ to be in the \business of [doing] sth dafür zuständig sein, etw zu tunI'm not in the \business of telling you what to do es ist nicht meine Sache, Ihnen zu sagen, was Sie zu tun habento hurt like nobody's \business ganz arg weh tun famto run like nobody's \business ganz schnell rennen▶ what a \business was für ein Umstand* * *['bIznɪs]n1) no pl (= commerce) Geschäft nt; (= line of business) Branche fto be in the publishing/insurance business — im Verlagswesen/der Versicherungsbranche tätig sein
to set up in business as a butcher/lawyer etc — sich als Fleischer/Rechtsanwalt etc niederlassen
to do business with sb — Geschäfte pl mit jdm machen
"business as usual" (during renovation etc) — das Geschäft bleibt geöffnet
he is here/away on business — er ist geschäftlich hier/unterwegs
to get down to business —
to combine or mix business with pleasure — das Angenehme mit dem Nützlichen verbinden
you shouldn't mix business with pleasure — man sollte Geschäftliches und Vergnügen trennen
looking for business? (asked by prostitute) — na, Süßer, wie wärs?
2) (fig inf)it's/she's the business — das/sie ist spitze (inf)
that's my business — das ist meine Sache or Angelegenheit
that's no business of mine/yours, that's none of my/your business — das geht mich/dich nichts an
to make it one's business to do sth — es sich (dat) zur Aufgabe machen, etw zu tun
you should make it your business to see that all the products... — Sie sollten sich darum kümmern, dass alle Produkte...
you've no business doing that — du hast kein Recht, das zu tun
we are not in the business of doing that — es ist nicht unsere Aufgabe, das zu tun
I must be about my business (form) — ich muss( jetzt) meinen Geschäften nachgehen
See:→ mind5) (= difficult job) Problem nt6) (inf: affair) Sache fmoving house can be a costly/stressful business — ein Umzug kann ganz schön teuer/stressig sein
See:→ funny8) (inf: defecation of dog, child) Geschäft nt (inf)* * *business [ˈbıznıs]A s1. Geschäft n, Beruf m, Tätigkeit f, Gewerbe n, Arbeit f:in the music business im Musikgeschäft;on business geschäftlich, beruflich, in Geschäften, in einer geschäftlichen Angelegenheit;be away on business dienstlich oder geschäftlich unterwegs sein, auf Dienst- oder Geschäftsreise sein;on the way to business auf dem Weg zur Arbeit(sstätte);politics is a dirty business die Politik ist ein schmutziges Geschäft;carry on business as an estate agent als Grundstücksmakler tätig sein;discuss business über geschäftliche Dinge reden;he knows his business er versteht sein Geschäft2. a) Kaufmannsberuf mb) Geschäftsleben n, Handel m:be in business Geschäftsmann oder Kaufmann sein, ein Geschäft haben;be back in business wieder im Geschäft sein;go into business Kaufmann werden;a) das Geschäft oder seinen Beruf aufgeben,b) den Betrieb einstellen;business is business Geschäft ist Geschäft3. WIRTSCH Geschäft(sgang) n(m), Geschäftsvolumen n, Umsatz m:bad for business schlecht fürs Geschäft;how is business? wie gehen die Geschäfte?;business is slack das Geschäft ist flau;no business (done) (Börse) ohne Umsatz;do good business gute Geschäfte machen ( with mit);lose business Kundschaft oder Aufträge verlieren, geschäftliche Einbußen erleiden4. WIRTSCH Geschäft n, (Geschäfts)Unternehmen n, (-)Betrieb m, Firma f5. (Laden)Geschäft n6. Arbeit f, Tätigkeit f, Beschäftigung f:business before pleasure erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen;8. Sache f, Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:that’s your business (to do) das (zu tun) ist deine Aufgabe;make it one’s business to do sth, make a business of doing sth es sich zur Aufgabe machen, etwas zu tun9. Angelegenheit f, Sache f:life is a serious business das Leben ist eine ernste Angelegenheit;that’s my business das ist meine Sache, das geht niemanden etwas an;this is nobody’s business das geht niemanden etwas an;this is none of your business, that is no business of yours das geht Sie nichts an;get down to business zur Sache kommen;I’m trying to keep out of this demonstration business umg ich versuche, mich aus der ganzen Demonstriererei herauszuhalten;10. Anliegen n:what is your business? was haben Sie auf dem Herzen?11. Anlass m, Grund m, Berechtigung f:what business did he have to say that? wie kam er dazu, das zu sagen?12. THEAT Aktion f (stumme Szenen, Bewegungen etc; Ggs Sprechtext)13. Geschäft n euph (Notdurft):B adj geschäftlich:for business reasons aus geschäftlichen Gründen* * *noun2) no pl. (buying and selling) Geschäfte Pl.business is business — (fig.) Geschäft ist Geschäft
set up in business — ein Geschäft od. eine Firma gründen
go out of business — pleite gehen (ugs.)
go into business — Geschäftsmann/-frau werden
do business [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Geschäfte machen
be in business — Geschäftsmann/-frau sein
3) (task, duty, province) Aufgabe, die; Pflicht, diethat is my business/none of your business — das ist meine Angelegenheit/nicht deine Sache
mind your own business — kümmere dich um deine [eigenen] Angelegenheiten!
he has no business to do that — er hat kein Recht, das zu tun
4) (matter to be considered) Angelegenheit, die‘any other business’ — "Sonstiges"
get down to [serious] business — [ernsthaft] zur Sache kommen; (Commerc.) an die Arbeit gehen
business before pleasure — erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen
* * *adj.geschäftlich adj. n.Angelegenheit f.Geschäft -e n.Problem -e n.Sache -n f. -
98 gracia
f.1 humor.¡qué gracia! how funny!su voz me hace mucha gracia I think he's got a really funny voice, his voice makes me laugh (me divierte)no me hizo gracia I didn't find it funnytener gracia to be funny (ser divertido, curioso)2 skill, natural ability.todavía no le he pillado o cogido la gracia a esta cámara I still haven't got the hang of using this camera (peninsular Spanish)3 grace, elegance (encanto).no consigo verle la gracia a este cuadro I just don't know what people see in this paintingla gracia del plato está en la salsa the secret of the dish is (in) the sauce4 nuisance (incordio).vaya gracia tener que salir a mitad de la noche it's a real nuisance having to go out in the middle of the night¡maldita la gracia que me hace tener que volverlo a hacer! (informal) it's a real pain having to do it all over again!5 favor.caer en gracia to be liked6 wit, wittiness, funniness.7 Gracia.* * *1 RELIGIÓN grace2 (favor) favour (US favor)3 (clemencia) pardon4 (buen trato) graciousness5 (atractivo) grace, charm6 (garbo) grace7 (chiste) joke8 irónico (algo molesto) nuisance, pain■ ¡vaya gracia tener que esperar tanto! what a nuisance to have to wait so long!1 thank you, thanks2 las gracias (mitología) the Graces\caer en gracia a alguien to make a hit with somebodydar gracias a alguien to thank somebodyestar en gracia to be in a state of gracegracias a thanks togracias a Dios thank God, thank goodness■ me hace gracia, se cree que lo invitaré isn't it funny, he thinks I'm inviting him!por la gracia de Dios by the grace of God¡qué gracia! how funny!reírle las gracias a alguien to laugh at somebody's jokes¡vaya gracia! / ¡vaya una gracia! well, that's great that is!, that's just great!■ nada de comida fina, te darán un bocadillo y gracias there'll be no posh food, with a bit of luck you'll get a sandwich* * *noun f.1) grace2) humor, wit3) favor•- gracias* * *SF1) (=diversión)a) [de chiste, persona]nos lo contó con mucha gracia — he told it to us in a very funny o amusing way
b)• hacer gracia a algn, a mí no me hace gracia ese humorista — I don't find that comedian funny
me hace gracia que me llamen conservador precisamente ellos — it's funny that they of all people should call me conservative
al jefe no le va a hacer ninguna gracia que nos vayamos a casa — our boss is not going to be at all happy about us going home
no me hace mucha gracia la idea de tener que trabajar este domingo — I'm not wild about the idea of having to work this Sunday *
c)• tener gracia — [broma, chiste] to be funny; [persona] (=ser ingenioso) to be witty; (=ser divertido) to be funny, be amusing
¡tiene gracia la cosa! — iró isn't that (just) great! iró
tendría gracia que se estropeara el despertador justamente hoy — iró wouldn't it be just great if the alarm didn't go off today of all days? iró
tiene mucha gracia hablando — he's very witty, he's very funny o amusing
d)• ¡ qué gracia! — [gen] how funny!; iró it's great, isn't it?
¿así que tu hermano y mi hermano se conocen? ¡qué gracia! — so your brother and mine know each other - how funny!
y, ¡qué gracia!, me dice el profesor: -señorita, compórtese — and the teacher said to me, it was so funny, "behave yourself, young lady"
¡qué gracia! ¿no? tú de vacaciones y yo aquí estudiando — iró it's great, isn't it? you are on holiday while I am here studying iró
e)• dar en la gracia de hacer algo — to take to doing sth
2) (=encanto)a) [al moverse] gracefulness, gracesin gracia — ungraceful, lacking in gracefulness o grace
b) [en la personalidad] charmtener gracia — [persona] to have charm; [objeto] to be nice
no es guapo, pero tiene cierta gracia — he's not good-looking but he has a certain charm
3) (=chiste) joke•
hacer una gracia a algn — to play a prank on sb•
reírle las gracias a algn — to laugh along with sb4) pl graciasa) [para expresar agradecimiento] thanks¡gracias! — thank you!
¡muchas gracias! — thank you very much!, thanks a lot!, many thanks! más frm
no nos dio ni las gracias — he didn't even say thank you, he didn't even thank us
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toma eso, ¡y gracias! — take that and be thankful!y gracias que no llegó a más — and we etc were lucky to get off so lightly
b)• gracias a — thanks to
han sobrevivido gracias a la ayuda internacional — they have survived with the help of o thanks to international aid
la familia se mantiene gracias a que el padre y la madre trabajan — the family manages to support itself thanks to the fact that both parents work
5) (Rel) graceobra 1)6) (Jur) mercy, pardontiro 1)7) (=favor) favour, favor (EEUU)caer de la gracia de algn — † fall out of favour with sb
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de gracia — † free, gratisme cayó en gracia enseguida — I warmed to him immediately, I took an immediate liking to him
8) (=benevolencia) graciousness9) (Mit)10)en gracia a — † on account of
11) † (=nombre) name¿cuál es su gracia? — what is your name?
* * *1) ( comicidad)pues sí que tiene gracia (la cosa)! — (iró & fam) well, that's great, isn't it! (iro & colloq)
hacer gracia — (+ me/te/le etc)
me hizo una gracia...! — it was so funny...!
2)reírle las gracias a alguien — to humor* somebody
b) ( de niño) party piece3)a) (encanto, donaire)b) ( habilidad especial)tiene mucha gracia para arreglar flores — she has a real gift o flair for flower arranging
4) (ant) ( nombre) name5)a) (favor, merced) graceb) ( disposición benévola) favor*caer en gracia: le has caído en gracia — he has taken a liking o (colloq) a shine to you
c) ( clemencia) clemency6) (Relig) grace7) (Mit)8) gracias femenino pluralb) (como interj) thank you, thanks (colloq)muchas gracias — thank you very much, thanks a lot (colloq)
c)llegamos bien, pero gracias a que... — we arrived on time, but only because...
* * *= amnesty, grace, wit.Ex. Security at the library has been improved and recommendations for the future include: amnesty weeks for the return of books and severe penalties for offenders, e.g. expulsion for a student, dismissal for a member of staff.Ex. God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.Ex. The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.----* asestar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* con gracia = wittily, funnily.* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* golpe de gracia = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blow.* hacer gracia = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.* lleno de gracia = graceful.* no hacer ninguna gracia = not take + kindly to.* periodo de gracia = grace period, time of grace.* sin gracia = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* * *1) ( comicidad)pues sí que tiene gracia (la cosa)! — (iró & fam) well, that's great, isn't it! (iro & colloq)
hacer gracia — (+ me/te/le etc)
me hizo una gracia...! — it was so funny...!
2)reírle las gracias a alguien — to humor* somebody
b) ( de niño) party piece3)a) (encanto, donaire)b) ( habilidad especial)tiene mucha gracia para arreglar flores — she has a real gift o flair for flower arranging
4) (ant) ( nombre) name5)a) (favor, merced) graceb) ( disposición benévola) favor*caer en gracia: le has caído en gracia — he has taken a liking o (colloq) a shine to you
c) ( clemencia) clemency6) (Relig) grace7) (Mit)8) gracias femenino pluralb) (como interj) thank you, thanks (colloq)muchas gracias — thank you very much, thanks a lot (colloq)
c)llegamos bien, pero gracias a que... — we arrived on time, but only because...
* * *= amnesty, grace, wit.Ex: Security at the library has been improved and recommendations for the future include: amnesty weeks for the return of books and severe penalties for offenders, e.g. expulsion for a student, dismissal for a member of staff.
Ex: God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.Ex: The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.* asestar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* con gracia = wittily, funnily.* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* golpe de gracia = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blow.* hacer gracia = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.* lleno de gracia = graceful.* no hacer ninguna gracia = not take + kindly to.* periodo de gracia = grace period, time of grace.* sin gracia = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* * *A(comicidad): yo no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny, I don't see what's so funny about itsus chistes no tienen gracia ninguna her jokes aren't at all funnycuenta las cosas con mucha gracia he's very funny the way he tells thingstiene gracia, mi hermano vive en la misma calle isn't that funny, my brother lives in the same street¡mira qué gracia! ¡encima tengo que pagar yo! ( iró); well that's just great isn't it! on top of everything else, it's me who ends up paying!hacer gracia (+ me/te/le etc): ¡me hizo una gracia cuando lo vi sin barba! it was so funny seeing him without his beard!me hace gracia que digas eso, estaba pensando lo mismo it's funny you should say that, I was just thinking the same thingparece que le ha hecho gracia el chiste he seems to have found the joke funnyno me hace ninguna gracia tener que ir a verlo I don't relish the idea of having to go and see himmaldita la gracia que me hace tener que asistir a estas reuniones it's no fun having to go to these meetings, it's a real drag having to go to these meetings ( colloq)Breírle las gracias a algn to humor* sb2 (de un niño) party pieceC1(encanto, donaire): baila con mucha gracia she's a very graceful dancerun vestido muy sin gracia a very plain dress2(habilidad especial): tiene mucha gracia para arreglar flores she has a real gift o flair for flower arrangingla comida es buena, pero la presentan sin ninguna gracia the food is good but they don't go to any trouble over the presentationE1 (favor, merced) gracepor la gracia de Dios by the grace of Godle concedieron tres meses de gracia they gave him three months' grace… gracia que espera merecer de su Ilustrísima ( frml) ( Corresp) … in the hope that you will grant this request ( frml)2 (disposición benévola) favor*caer en gracia: parece que le has caído en gracia he seems to have taken a liking o ( colloq) a shine to you3 (clemencia) clemencyF ( Relig) graceestar en estado de gracia to be in a state of graceperder la gracia to fall from graceG ( Mit):las tres gracias the (three) GracesA(expresión de agradecimiento): sólo quería darle las gracias I just wanted to thank youno le dieron ni las gracias they didn't even thank her o say thank youdemos gracias a Dios let us give thanks to GodB ( como interj) thank you, thanks ( colloq)muchas gracias thank you very much, many thanks, thanks a lot ( colloq)un millón de/mil gracias por tu ayuda I can't thank you enough for your help, thank you very much for your help… y gracias: ¿pagarte? ¡estás loca! te dan la comida y gracias pay you? you're joking! they give you your food and that's it o ( BrE colloq) that's your lotCgracias a thanks tose salvaron gracias a él thanks to him they escapedgracias a Dios, no fue nada serio it was nothing serious, thank heavens o Godllegamos bien, pero gracias a que salimos a las nueve we arrived on time, but only because we left at nine* * *
gracia sustantivo femenino
1 ( comicidad):
tener gracia [chiste/broma] to be funny;
me hace gracia que digas eso it's funny you should say that;
no me hace ninguna gracia tener que ir I don't relish the idea of having to go
2
( broma) joke, trick
3 (encanto, elegancia) grace;
un vestido sin gracia a very plain dress;
tiene mucha gracia para arreglar flores she has a real flair for flower arranging◊ gracias sustantivo femenino plurala) ( expresión de agradecimiento):
no dieron ni las gracias they didn't even say thank you
un millón de gracias por ayudarme/tu ayuda thank you very much for helping me/your helpc)
gracias a Dios thank God
gracia sustantivo femenino
1 (encanto) grace
2 (ocurrencia, chispa) joke: no tiene ninguna gracia, it isn't at all funny
¡qué gracia!, how funny!: ¡qué gracia!, y yo que pensaba que era español, how funny! and I thought that he was Spanish
3 (suceso fastidioso) pain: ¡vaya una gracia tener que salir con esta lluvia!, what a pain to have to go out in this rain!
4 (indulto) pardon
5 Mit grace
las tres Gracias, the Three Graces
' gracia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- caer
- chispa
- duende
- gancho
- garbosa
- garboso
- ñoña
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- ñoño
- novatada
- pizca
- roma
- romo
- soltura
- sosa
- soso
- Tiro
- chiste
- consistir
- garbo
- hacer
- humor
- lisura
- reír
- salero
- ver
English:
funny
- grace
- gracefully
- joke
- misfire
- punch line
- quip
- amused
- dowdy
- drab
- fancy
- flat
- graceful
- kindly
- none
- relish
- wear
* * *♦ nf1. [humor, comicidad]¡qué gracia! how funny!;su voz me hace mucha gracia [me divierte] I think he's got a really funny voice, his voice makes me laugh;me hizo gracia verlo con traje y corbata it was funny seeing him in a suit and tie;mi sombrero le hizo gracia a Ana [le gustó] Ana liked my hat;no me hizo gracia I didn't find it funny;yo no le veo la gracia I don't see what's so funny about it;tener gracia [ser divertido, curioso] to be funny2. [arte, habilidad] skill, natural ability;tiene una gracia especial she has a special talent;Esptodavía no le he pillado o [m5] cogido la gracia a esta cámara I still haven't got the hang of using this camera3. [encanto] grace, elegance;baila con mucha gracia she's a very graceful dancer;no consigo verle la gracia a este cuadro I just don't know what people see in this painting;la gracia del plato está en la salsa the secret of the dish is (in) the sauce;tiene mucha gracia contando chistes she's really good at telling jokesno le rías las gracias al niño don't laugh when the child does/says something silly5. [incordio] nuisance;vaya gracia tener que salir a mitad de la noche it's a real nuisance having to go out in the middle of the night;Fam¡maldita la gracia que me hace tener que volverlo a hacer! it's a real pain having to do it all over again!6. [favor] favour;procura caer en gracia al director para que te dé el puesto try and get in the manager's good books so he gives you the job;por la gracia de Dios by the grace of God7. [indulto] pardon;esperan una medida de gracia del gobierno they are hoping to be pardoned by the government8. Rel grace;en estado de gracia in a state of grace♦ gracias nfpldar las gracias a alguien (por) to thank sb (for);se marchó sin ni siquiera dar las gracias she left without even saying thank you;Fama ese amigo tuyo yo no le doy ni las gracias I've no time at all for that friend of yours;lo he conseguido gracias a ti I managed it thanks to you;pudimos ir gracias a que no llovió we were able to go thanks to the fact that it didn't rain;salvó la vida gracias a que llevaba casco the fact that he was wearing a crash helmet saved his life;gracias a Dios ya estamos en casa thank God we're home♦ interjgracias thank you, thanks;muchas gracias thank you very much, thanks very much;mil gracias por tu ayuda thank you so much for your help, esp Br thanks ever so much for your help;te pagarán el viaje, y gracias you should be thankful o you're lucky they're paying your travel expenses* * *f1 ( humor):tener gracia be funny;me hace gracia I think it’s funny, it makes me laugh;no le veo la gracia I don’t think it’s funny, I don’t see the joke;tiene gracia que … it’s funny that …;eso no tiene la menor gracia that isn’t the least o slightest bit funny;¡qué gracia! irón well that’s just great!2:dar las gracias a alguien thank s.o., say thank you to s.o.;gracias thank you;¡muchas gracias! thank you very much, thanks very much;gracias a thanks to;¡gracias a Dios! thank God, thank goodness;con la entrada tienes derecho a una bebida, y gracias fam the ticket entitles you to one drink, and that’s it3 ( simpatía):le has caído en gracia he’s taken a liking to you4:en estado de gracia REL in a state of grace5 de movimientos gracefulness;tener gracia be graceful* * *gracia nf1) : grace2) : favor, kindness3) : humor, witsu comentario no me hizo gracia: I wasn't amused by his remark4) gracias nfpl: thanks¡gracias!: thank you!dar gracias: to give thanks* * *gracia n1. (encanto) charm2. (dicho divertido) witty remark / jokehacer gracia to make... laugh / to find... funny -
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appeler [ap(ə)le]➭ TABLE 41. transitive verba. ( = interpeller, faire venir, au téléphone) to call• appeler qn à l'aide or au secours to call to sb for help• appeler qn en justice or à comparaître to summon sb before the courtb. ( = désigner) appeler qn à [+ poste] to appoint sb toc. ( = réclamer) [situation, conduite] to call ford. [+ carte] to call fore. (Computing) [+ fichier] to call2. intransitive verb( = crier) to call out• appeler à l'aide or au secours to call for help3. reflexive verba. ( = être nommé) to be called• comment s'appelle cet oiseau ? what's the name of this bird?• comment ça s'appelle en français ? what's that called in French?• voilà ce qui s'appelle une gaffe ! now that's what I call a blunder!• je te prête ce livre, mais il s'appelle Reviens ! (inf) I'll lend you this book but I want it back!• elle ne sait plus comment elle s'appelle (inf) ( = elle est désorientée) she's totally confused she doesn't know what day it is (inf)* * *aple
1.
1) ( dénommer) to call [personne, chose]il se fait appeler Robert — ( pour son plaisir) he likes to be called Robert; ( par sécurité) he goes by the name of Robert
2) ( téléphoner) to phone GB, to call3) ( faire venir) to call [docteur, ambulance, pompier, taxi, ascenseur]; to send for [employé, élève]4) ( inciter)appeler quelqu'un à — to incite somebody to [révolte]
5) ( destiner)appeler quelqu'un à — to assign somebody to [charge, fonction]; to appoint somebody to [poste]
6) (exiger, entraîner) [crime, comportement] to call for [sanction]
2.
en appeler à verbe transitif indirect to appeal to [générosité, bon sens, population]
3.
en cas de besoin, appelez — if you need anything, just call
4.
s'appeler verbe pronominalvoilà ce qui s'appelle une belle voiture! — now, that's what you call a nice car!
••ça s'appelle reviens! — (colloq) don't forget to give it back!
appeler les choses par leur nom or un chat un chat — to call a spade a spade
* * *ap(ə)le1. vt1) (en criant) to call toappeler qn à l'aide; appeler qn au secours — to call to sb for help
2) (au téléphone) to call, to ring Grande-BretagneJ'ai appelé Richard à Londres. — I called Richard in London.
3) (= faire venir) [médecin, police] to call, to send for, [ambulance] to call, to send for, [taxi] to call forElle a appelé le médecin. — She called the doctor.
Appelle le garçon, il faut que je me sauve. — Could you get the waiter, I've got to go.
4) (= inviter)être appelé à [carrière, honneurs] — to be destined for
5) (= nécessiter) to call for, to demand6) (= nommer) [enfant, chose] to callIls l'ont appelée Suzanne. — They called her Suzanne.
On appelle ça une plinthe. — It's called a skirting board.
Un nouvel appareil que son inventeur a appelé le lexitron. — A new device which its inventor called a lexitron.
2. vi1) (au téléphone) to callAh, j'oubliais, Martin a appelé. — Oh, I forgot, Martin called.
Si quelqu'un appelle, dis que tout le monde est parti. — If anyone calls, tell them everyone's gone.
2) (en criant) to call outen appeler à [personne, générosité] — to appeal to
* * *appeler verb table: appelerA vtr1 ( dénommer) to call [personne, chose]; comment ont-ils appelé leur fille? what did they call their daughter?; appeler un roi ‘Majesté’ to call a king ‘Your Majesty’; comment appelles-tu cet arbre? what's this tree called?; comment appelle-t-on cela en français? what's that called in French?; il se fait appeler Luc ( pour son plaisir) he likes to be called Luc; ( par sécurité) he goes by the name of Luc;2 ( attirer l'attention) to call; appeler ses enfants pour dîner to call one's children for dinner; appeler qn par l'interphone to call sb on the intercom; appeler les fidèles à la prière to call the faithful to prayer; appeler à l'aide to call for help; appeler qn à son aide or à l'aide to call sb to help one;4 ( faire venir) to call [docteur, ambulance, pompier, taxi]; to call [ascenseur]; to send for [employé, élève]; appeler un médecin auprès d'un malade to call a doctor to see a sick person; il est temps d'appeler un prêtre it's time to call a priest; le docteur a été appelé à l'extérieur the doctor is out on a call; le docteur a été appelé trois fois la nuit dernière the doctor was called out three times last night; le devoir m'appelle duty calls; appeler un témoin Jur to call a witness; appeler qn à comparaître (devant le juge/les tribunaux) to summon sb to appear (before the judge/the court); appeler qn en justice to summon sb to appear in court;5 ( inciter) appeler qn à to incite sb to [révolte]; to call sb out on [grève]; appeler qn à l'abstention to call on sb to abstain; les syndicats ont appelé à la grève unions have called for strike action; appeler qn à faire to call on sb to do; appeler à manifester to call for a demonstration;6 ( destiner) appeler qn à to assign sb to [charge, fonction]; to appoint sb to [poste]; il a été appelé à de hautes fonctions he was called to high office; ses compétences l'appellent à ce poste his skills make him ideal for the job; mon travail m'appelle à beaucoup voyager my work involves a lot of travel;7 ( qualifier de) to call; j'appelle ça du vol I call that robbery; c'est ce que j'appelle une idiotie/une gaffe! now that's what I call stupid/a blunder!;8 ( réclamer) appeler qch sur qn to call sth down on sb [malédiction]; appeler la mort sur qn fml to wish death on sb; appeler l'attention de qn sur qch to draw sb's attention to sth; cette question appelle toute notre attention this issue calls for our full attention;9 ( entraîner) [crime, comportement] to call for [sanction]; la violence appelle la violence violence begets violence;B en appeler à vtr indD s'appeler vpr1 ( se dénommer) [objet, fleur, oiseau] to be called; comment s'appelle cette fleur en latin? what is this flower called in Latin?, what is this flower's Latin name?; comment t'appelles-tu? what's your name?; je m'appelle Paul my name's Paul; voilà ce qui s'appelle une belle voiture! now, that's what you call a nice car!; voilà qui s'appelle jouer/cuisiner/faire une gaffe! now that's what you call acting/cooking/a blunder!; voilà qui s'appelle parler! well said!;2 (entre personnes, animaux) to call each other, to call to one another; ( au téléphone) to phone each other GB, to call each other; nous nous appelons par nos prénoms we call each other by our first names; on s'appelle demain? shall one of us give the other a ring tomorrow?; on s'appelle! we'll be in touch!beaucoup seront appelés mais peu seront élus many are called but few are chosen; ça s'appelle reviens○! don't forget to give it back!; appeler les choses par leur nom or un chat un chat to call a spade a spade.[aple] verbe transitifappelle-le, il a oublié sa lettre give him a shout, he's left his letter behindla pauvre, elle a appelé toute la nuit the poor thing called out all night2. [au téléphone] to call (up)3. [faire venir - médecin] to call, to send for (inseparable) ; [ - police] to call ; [ - renforts] to call up ou out (separable) ; [ - ascenseur] to calla. [dans la rue] to hail a taxib. [par téléphone] to phone for ou to call a taxiappeler quelqu'un à une fonction importante to call ou to appoint somebody to a high officeêtre appelé sous les drapeaux to be called up ou conscriptedfaire appeler quelqu'un to send for somebody, to summon somebodyêtre appelé à comparaître to be summoned ou issued with a summonsêtre appelé à la barre to be called ou summoned to the witness stand5. (soutenu) [désirer]7. [entraîner] to lead to8. [inviter]appeler (des travailleurs) à la grève to call a strike, to put out a strike call9. [destiner]10. [nommer] to call11. INFORMATIQUE [programme] to call (up)[réseau] to dial————————en appeler à verbe plus préposition————————s'appeler verbe pronominal (emploi passif)comment s'appelle-t-il? what's his name?, what's he called?voilà ce qui s'appelle une gaffe! that's what's called ou that's what I call putting your foot in it!————————s'appeler verbe pronominal -
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1.[səʊ]adverb1) (by that amount) soas winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es
as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus
so... as — so... wie
there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...
not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.
so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk
and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]
so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele
so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel
the villages are all so much alike — die Dörfer gleichen sich alle so sehr
so much the better — um so besser
not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]
not so much as — (not even) [noch] nicht einmal
2) (in that manner) sothis being so — da dem so ist (geh.)
it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da
3) (to such a degree) sothis answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...
so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...
4) (with the intent)so as to — um... zu
so [that] — damit
5) (emphatically) soI'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!
so kind of you! — wirklich nett von Ihnen!
so sorry! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!
6) (indeed)It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!
you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch
is that so? — so? (ugs.); wirklich?
and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch
it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich
7) (likewise)so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch
8) (thus) soand so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...
not so! — nein, nein!
9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...
I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon
the teacher said so — der Lehrer hat es gesagt
I suppose so — ich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus
I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt
he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt
it will take a week or so — es wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern
there were twenty or so people — es waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da
2. conjunctionvery much so — in der Tat; allerdings
(therefore) daherso 'that's what he meant — das hat er also gemeint
so 'there you are! — da bist du also!
so that's 'that — (coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)
so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)
so you see... — du siehst also...
* * *[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) so2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) so3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) das, so, so... daß4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) auch5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') tatsächlich2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) also- academic.ru/68560/so-called">so-called- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *so[səʊ, AM soʊ]1. (to an indicated degree) soI'm \so tired [that] I could sleep in this chair ich bin so müde, dass ich hier im Sessel einschlafen könntehe's quite nice, more \so than I was led to believe er ist ganz nett, viel netter als ich angenommen hattehe's not \so stupid as he looks er ist gar nicht so dumm, wie er aussiehtlook, the gap was about \so wide schau mal, die Lücke war ungefähr so großthe table that I liked best was about \so wide der Tisch, der mir am besten gefallen hat, war ungefähr so breit2. (to a great degree)what are you looking \so pleased about? was freut dich denn so [sehr]?your hair is \so soft dein Haar ist so [unglaublich] weichshe's \so beautiful sie ist so [wunder]schönI am \so cold mir ist so kaltI am \so [very] hungry/thirsty ich bin [ja] so hungrig/durstig!, hab ich einen Durst/einen Riesenhunger! famshe's ever \so kind and nice sie ist ja so freundlich und nett!\so fair a face he could not recall ( liter or old) niemals zuvor hatte er ein so liebreizendes Gesicht gesehen literwhat's \so wrong with that? was ist denn daran so falsch?is that why you hate him \so? ist das der Grund, warum du ihn so sehr hasst?and I love you \so und ich liebe dich so sehryou worry \so [much] du machst dir so viele Sorgen3. (in such a way) sowe've \so planned our holiday that the kids will have a lot of fun wir haben unsere Ferien so geplant, dass die Kinder viel Spaß haben werdengently fold in the eggs like \so rühren Sie die Eier auf diese Weise vorsichtig unter4. (perfect)[to be] just \so genau richtig [sein]I want everything just \so ich will, dass alles perfekt istif you don't do things just \so, he comes along and yells at you wenn du nicht alles absolut richtig machst, kommt er und schreit dich an5. (also, likewise) auchI'm hungry as can be and \so are the kids ich habe einen Riesenhunger und die Kinder auch famI've got an enormous amount of work to do — \so have I ich habe jede Menge Arbeit — ich auchI'm allergic to nuts — \so is my brother ich bin gegen Nüsse allergisch — mein Bruder auchI hope they stay together — I hope \so, too ich hoffe, sie bleiben zusammen — das hoffe ich auchI [very much] hope \so! das hoffe ich doch sehr!6. (yes) jashould we get going now? — I should say \so sollen wir jetzt anfangen? — ja, ich finde schoncan I watch television? — I suppose \so darf ich fernsehen? — na gut, meinetwegen [o von mir aus]is this that the correct answer? — I suppose \so ist das die richtige Antwort? — ich glaube schon [o ja]I'm afraid \so ich fürchte jahaha, you don't have a bike — I do \so haha, du hast ja gar kein Fahrrad — hab' ich wohl!8. (that) das\so they say so sagt man\so I believe [das] glaube ich jedenfallsI'm sorry I'm late — \so you should be es tut mir leid, dass ich mich verspätet habe — das will ich auch schwer hoffen... or \so they say/I've heard... so heißt es jedenfalls/das habe ich zumindest gehörtCarla's coming over this summer or \so I've heard Carla kommt diesen Sommer, [das] habe ich jedenfalls gehörtwell then, \so be it also gutI told you \so ich habe es dir ja [o doch] gesagthe looks like James Dean — \so he does er sieht aus wie James Dean — stimmt!is that \so? ist das wahr?, stimmt das?\so it is das stimmtif \so... wenn das so ist...that being \so,... angesichts dieser Tatsache...to be quite \so wirklich stimmen10. (this way, like that) soI'm sure it's better \so ich bin sicher, so ist es besserand \so it was und so kam es dann auchand \so it was that... und so kam es, dass...it \so happened that I was in the area ich war zufällig [gerade] in der Näheand \so forth [or on] und so weiter\so to say [or speak] sozusagen11.▶ \so far \so good so weit, so gut▶ \so long bis dann [o später]▶ \so much for that so viel zum ThemaII. conj1. (therefore) deshalb, daherI couldn't find you \so I left ich konnte dich nicht finden, also bin ich gegangenmy landlord kicked me out and \so I was forced to seek yet another apartment mein Vermieter hat mich rausgeworfen, weshalb ich mir schon wieder eine neue Wohnung suchen musstehe said he wanted to come along, \so I told him that... er sagte, er wolle mitfahren, worauf ich ihm mitteilte, dass...3. (introducing a sentence) also\so we leave on the Thursday wir fahren also an diesem Donnerstag\so that's what he does when I'm not around das macht er also, wenn ich nicht da bin\so where have you been? wo warst du denn die ganze Zeit?\so what's the problem? wo liegt denn das Problem?\so that's that for now das wär's dann fürs Erste fam4. (in order to) damitbe quiet \so she can concentrate sei still, damit sie sich konzentrieren kann5.I'll join the army \so long as you do too ich gehe zum Militär, sofern du auch gehst\so long as he doesn't go too far,... solange er nicht zu weit geht,...that's \so 70's das ist typisch 70er fam* * *abbr S* * *SO abk Br Stationery Office (Amt, das Publikationen der Regierungsstellen herausgibt und für die Verteilung von Büroartikeln an Ministerien und Ämter zuständig ist)* * *1.[səʊ]adverb1) (by that amount) soas winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es
as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus
so... as — so... wie
there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...
not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.
so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk
so far — bis hierher; (until now) bisher; bis jetzt; (to such a distance) so weit
and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]
so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele
so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel
so much for him/his plans — (that is all) das wärs, was ihn/seine Pläne angeht
not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]
not so much as — (not even) [noch] nicht einmal
2) (in that manner) sothis being so — da dem so ist (geh.)
it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da
3) (to such a degree) sothis answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...
so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...
so as to — um... zu
so [that] — damit
5) (emphatically) soI'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!
so sorry! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!
6) (indeed)It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!
you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch
is that so? — so? (ugs.); wirklich?
and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch
it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich
7) (likewise)so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch
8) (thus) soand so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...
not so! — nein, nein!
9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...
I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon
I suppose so — ich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus
I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt
he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt
it will take a week or so — es wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern
there were twenty or so people — es waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da
2. conjunctionvery much so — in der Tat; allerdings
(therefore) daherso that's 'that — (coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)
so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)
so you see... — du siehst also...
* * *adv.also adv.daher adv.demnach adv.so adv.
См. также в других словарях:
job — W1S1 [dʒɔb US dʒa:b] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(work)¦ 2¦(duty)¦ 3¦(something you must do)¦ 4 on the job 5 I m only/just doing my job 6 it s more than my job s worth 7 do the job 8 have a job doing something/have a job to do something 9 do a job on… … Dictionary of contemporary English
job — [ dʒab ] noun *** ▸ 1 work to earn money ▸ 2 particular piece of work ▸ 3 duty ▸ 4 a crime ▸ 5 something of particular type ▸ 6 something computer etc. does ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count work that you do regularly to earn money. When you ask someone… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
job */*/*/ — UK [dʒɒb] / US [dʒɑb] noun Word forms job : singular job plural jobs Talking or writing about jobs: general job what you do regularly to earn money, especially what you do for a particular company or person. A full time job is a job that you do… … English dictionary
what — W1S1 [wɔt US wa:t, wʌt] pron, determiner, predeterminer [: Old English; Origin: hwAt] 1.) used to ask for information or for someone s opinion ▪ What are you doing? ▪ What subjects did you enjoy most? ▪ What colour is the new carpet? ▪ What s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
what — [ wat, hwat ] function word *** What can be used in the following ways: as a question pronoun (introducing a direct or indirect question): What do you want? Tell me what happened. as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is subject … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Job security — is the probability that an individual will keep his or her job; a job with a high level of job security is such that a person with the job would have a small chance of becoming unemployedTrends Affecting Job SecurityTypically, government jobs and … Wikipedia
job sharing — ˈjob ˌsharing noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES when two people share one full time job, dividing the hours and work between them: • What is your company s policy on job sharing? • a job sharing scheme job share verb [intransitive] : • We have… … Financial and business terms
job share — job sharing ˈjob ˌsharing noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES when two people share one full time job, dividing the hours and work between them: • What is your company s policy on job sharing? • a job sharing scheme job share verb [intransitive] … Financial and business terms
what someone does (for a living) — phrase someone’s job or profession I’m not sure what she does. I think she works in a bank. ‘What did your Dad do for a living?’ ‘He was a teacher.’ Thesaurus: general words relating to jobs and workhypernym types of job or workhyponym Main en … Useful english dictionary
your — [ weak jə, strong jur, strong jɔr ] determiner *** Your is a possessive determiner (followed by a noun), being a possessive form of you. 1. ) used for showing that something belongs to or is connected with the person or people you are talking or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Job interview — Oakland, California. Hanging Around. The total time spent in actual interviews while hunting a job takes only a small part of the day; unwilling to go home these youths spend most of their day hanging around and talking with other job hunters.… … Wikipedia