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101 besser
I Komp. gut; wohl 2II Adj.1. better; ein besseres Geschäft etc. (gutes) an upmarket shop etc., Am. an upscale store etc.; ein besserer Stoff a better ( oder superior) material; besser werden improve, get better; hoffentlich ist das Wetter zum Wochenende besser I hope the weather will be better at the weekend; er ist besser dran als ich he’s better off than me; es wäre besser, wenn sie das nicht wüsste it would be better if she did not know this ( oder for her not to know this); besser ist besser just to be on the safe side; es wurde noch besser iro. that wasn’t all, it gets better; das wäre ja noch besser! iro. you must be joking!; um so oder desto besser so much the better, that’s even better; besser als gar nichts better than nothing(, I suppose); Hälfte2. subst.: das Bessere ist des Guten Feind Sprichw. the search for something better leads to the neglect of what is good; jemanden eines Besseren belehren put s.o. right, weitS. open s.o.’s eyes; sich eines Besseren besinnen change one’s mind, think better of s.th.; ich habe Besseres zu tun I’ve got better ( oder more important) things to do; eine Wende zum Besseren a change for the better3. (sozial) höher gestellt: superior, better-class; in besseren Kreisen verkehren move in higher ( oder more elevated) circles; die besseren Leute superior ( oder better-class) people; eine Wohngegend für bessere Leute a residential area for a better class of people ( oder for the well-to-do); eine bessere Gegend / Adresse a superior ( oder better-class oder respectable) area / address; in einem besseren Restaurant essen eat in a better ( oder upmarket, Am. upscale) restaurant; ich suche ein Zimmer in einem besseren Hotel I’m looking for a room in a better-class hotel; etwas Besseres something better; sie meint, sie sei etwas Besseres she thinks she’s superiorIII Adv.1. better; es besser wissen know better; es besser machen als jemand do better than s.o., go one up on s.o.; ich hoffe, du hast es mal besser I hope things will start looking up for you; bes. finanziell: I hope you’ll be better off; es geht ihm heute besser he’s feeling better today; wenn es dir wieder besser geht, darfst du nach Hause when you feel better ( oder have recovered) you can go home; es geht ( wirtschaftlich etc.) besser things are looking up; du kannst es besser als er you’re better at it than him ( oder he is); sich besser stellen better o.s., improve one’s (financial) position; durch den Berufswechsel stellt er sich besser he will be better off with his change of career; besser gestellt finanziell etc.: better-off; die besser Gestellten Bessergestellte; besser verdienen earn more; die besser Verdienenden Besserverdienende; du tätest besser daran zu gehen it would be better if you went; einen Mantel etc. nur für besser tragen wear a coat etc. only for best; besser gesagt or rather2. (lieber) gehen wir besser, wir sollten besser gehen I think we should go, I think ( oder perhaps) we’d better go; möchtest du noch ein Glas?- besser nicht I’d better not; Ruf 4* * *better (Adv.); better (Adj.); superior (Adj.)* * *bẹs|ser ['bɛsɐ]1) betterbessere Kreise/Gegend — better circles/area
bessere Leute — better class of people
er hat bessere Tage or Zeiten gesehen (iro) — he has seen better days
du willst wohl etwas Besseres sein! (inf) — I suppose you think you're better than other people, I suppose you think yourself superior
besser werden — to improve, to get better
eine Wendung zum Besseren nehmen — to take a turn for the better
jdn eines Besseren belehren — to teach sb otherwise or better
See:→ besinnen2)das Essen war nur ein besserer Imbiss — the meal was just a glorified snack
2. adv comp von gut, wohl1) betterbesser ist besser — (it is) better to be on the safe side
umso besser! (inf) — so much the better!
besser (gesagt) — or rather, or better
das macht nichts besser — that doesn't improve matters, that doesn't make things any (the) better
2)(= lieber)
lass das besser bleiben — you had better leave well alonedu tätest besser daran... — you would do better to..., you had better...
* * *1) (good to a greater extent: His new car is better than his old one.) better2) (preferable: Better to do it now than later.) better3) (well to a greater extent: He sings better now than he did before.) better* * *bes·ser[ˈbɛsɐ]1. (höher) better\besseres Gehalt higher wages, better pay\bessere Qualität superior quality▪ etwas B\besseres something betternichts B\besseres nothing betterSie finden nichts B\besseres! you won't find anything better!es gibt auf dem Markt nichts B\besseres it's the best on the market▪ \besser sein to be betteretw könnte \besser sein sth could be better, sth has room for improvementnicht \besser als... no better than...▪ [es ist] \besser, [wenn]... it would be better if...\besser, man sieht uns nicht zusammen it would be better if nobody saw us together▪ etw ist ein \besserer/ \besseres/eine \bessere... sth is just a bit better than... [or a better sort of]das nennen Sie anständige Wohnung? das ist doch allenfalls eine \bessere Bruchbude! you call that a decent flat? it's just a slightly upmarket garden shed!4.▶ jdn eines B\besseren belehren to put sb right, to enlighten sbich lasse mich gern[e] eines B\besseren belehren I'm willing to admit I'm wrongals ob ich nichts B\besseres zu tun hätte! as if I had nothing better to do!; s.a. Wendung1. (nicht mehr schlecht)es geht jdm \besser MED sb is [or feels] better, sb is recoveringes geht der Landwirtschaft noch nicht \besser the agricultural industry is still not doing well; \besser verdienen to get a better wage, to earn more2. (mehr als gut) better\besser verdienen to earn moredem solltest du \besser aus dem Wege gehen! it would be better if you avoided him!, you would do better to keep out of his way!lass \besser mich ran! let me have a go!soll ich ihm von unserem Gespräch berichten? — nein, das lassen Sie \besser bleiben! shall I tell him about our conversation? — no, it would be better not to!4.▶ es \besser haben to be [a lot] better off▶ es [mit jdm] \besser haben to be better off [with sb]▶ jd täte \besser daran... sb would do better to...▶ jd will es [o alles] [immer] \besser wissen sb [always] knows better* * *1.1) betterbesser werden — get better; <work etc.> improve
um so besser — so much the better; all the better; that wasn't the best of it (iron.)
jemanden eines Besseren belehren — (geh.) put somebody right; s. auch besinnen 1)
2) (sozial höher gestellt) superior; upper-classbessere od. die besseren Kreise — more elevated circles
eine bessere Gegend/Adresse — a smart[er] or [more] respectable area/address
3) (abwertend) glorified2.adverbial better[immer] alles besser wissen — always know better
es besser haben — be better off; (es leichter haben) have an easier time of it
es kommt noch besser — (iron.) it gets even better (iron.)
besser gesagt — to be [more] precise
3.er täte besser daran, zu... — he would do better to...
Adverb (lieber)das lässt du besser sein od. (ugs.) bleiben — you'd better not do that
* * *B. adj1. better;besser werden improve, get better;hoffentlich ist das Wetter zum Wochenende besser I hope the weather will be better at the weekend;er ist besser dran als ich he’s better off than me;es wäre besser, wenn sie das nicht wüsste it would be better if she did not know this ( oder for her not to know this);besser ist besser just to be on the safe side;es wurde noch besser iron that wasn’t all, it gets better;das wäre ja noch besser! iron you must be joking!;desto besser so much the better, that’s even better;2. subst:das Bessere ist des Guten Feind sprichw the search for something better leads to the neglect of what is good;jemanden eines Besseren belehren put sb right, weitS. open sb’s eyes;sich eines Besseren besinnen change one’s mind, think better of sth;ich habe Besseres zu tun I’ve got better ( oder more important) things to do;eine Wende zum Besseren a change for the better3. (sozial) höher gestellt: superior, better-class;in besseren Kreisen verkehren move in higher ( oder more elevated) circles;die besseren Leute superior ( oder better-class) people;eine Wohngegend für bessere Leute a residential area for a better class of people ( oder for the well-to-do);ich suche ein Zimmer in einem besseren Hotel I’m looking for a room in a better-class hotel;etwas Besseres something better;sie meint, sie sei etwas Besseres she thinks she’s superior4. pej:C. adv1. better;es besser wissen know better;es besser machen als jemand do better than sb, go one up on sb;ich hoffe, du hast es mal besser I hope things will start looking up for you; besonders finanziell: I hope you’ll be better off;es geht ihm heute besser he’s feeling better today;wenn es dir wieder besser geht, darfst du nach Hause when you feel better ( oder have recovered) you can go home;es geht (wirtschaftlich etc)besser things are looking up;sich besser stellen better o.s., improve one’s (financial) position;durch den Berufswechsel stellt er sich besser he will be better off with his change of career;besser gestellt finanziell etc: better-off;besser verdienen earn more;du tätest besser daran zu gehen it would be better if you went;einen Mantel etcnur für besser tragen wear a coat etc only for best;besser gesagt or rather2. (lieber)gehen wir besser, wir sollten besser gehen I think we should go, I think ( oder perhaps) we’d better go;möchtest du noch ein Glas?-* * *1.1) betterbesser werden — get better; <work etc.> improve
um so besser — so much the better; all the better; that wasn't the best of it (iron.)
jemanden eines Besseren belehren — (geh.) put somebody right; s. auch besinnen 1)
2) (sozial höher gestellt) superior; upper-classbessere od. die besseren Kreise — more elevated circles
eine bessere Gegend/Adresse — a smart[er] or [more] respectable area/address
3) (abwertend) glorified2.adverbial better[immer] alles besser wissen — always know better
es besser haben — be better off; (es leichter haben) have an easier time of it
es kommt noch besser — (iron.) it gets even better (iron.)
besser gesagt — to be [more] precise
3.er täte besser daran, zu... — he would do better to...
Adverb (lieber)das lässt du besser sein od. (ugs.) bleiben — you'd better not do that
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102 su
1. prep onargomento about( circa) (round) aboutsul tavolo on the tablesul mare by the seasulle tremila lire round about three thousand liresu misura made to measurenove volte su dieci nine times out of ten2. adv up( al piano di sopra) upstairssu! come on!guardare in su look up* * *su avv.1 ( moto, direzione) up; ( al piano superiore) upstairs: puoi venire su un momento?, can you come up (stairs) a moment?; vado su a prendere le chiavi, I'll go up and get the keys; l'ho mandato su in solaio, I've sent him up to the attic; devo portare su le valigie?, shall I bring the cases up?; guardate su, look up; tira su quel pezzo di carta, pick up that piece of paper; il prezzo della benzina è andato su parecchio, the price of petrol has gone up a great deal // là su → lassù; qua su → quassù // su e giù → giù // su per, up: su per la collina, up the hill; si precipitò su per le scale, he rushed upstairs // metter su casa, to set up house // tirar su un bambino, ( allevarlo) to bring up a child // tirarsi su, ( in salute) to recover (o to pick up); ( finanziariamente) to get on one's feet again // Con uso rafforzativo: si spinse su su fino alla vetta, he climbed all the way up to the summit; risalire su su fino alle origini, to go all the way back to the beginning2 ( posizione, situazione) up (above) (anche fig.); ( al piano superiore) upstairs: gli ospiti sono su in terrazza, the guests are up on the terrace; l'ufficio è su al primo piano, the office is up on the first floor; ti chiamano da su, they're calling you from upstairs (o from up above); a mezzanotte era ancora su, ( alzato) he was still up at midnight // più su, higher up; ( più avanti) further up (o further along): abita due piani più su, he lives two floors (higher) up; appendi il quadro un po' più su, hang the picture a little higher up; l'albergo è pochi metri più su, the hotel is a few metres further on3 ( indosso) on: aveva su un paio di scarpe nuove, he had a new pair of shoes on; metti su il soprabito, put your coat on // metter su arie, to put on airs4 ( con valore esortativo): su, sbrigati!, get a move on!; su, andiamo!, come on, let's go!; su, coraggio!, su con la vita!, cheer up!; su, non piangere!, come on, don't cry!5 ( con uso pleonastico): di su!, out with it!6 in su, ( verso l'alto) up (wards); ( in avanti) onwards: guardai in su, I looked up; giaceva sul pavimento a faccia in su, he was lying face upwards on the floor; dalla vita in su, from the waist upwards; camminare col naso in su, to walk with one's nose in the air; i nostri prezzi vanno da dieci euro in su, our prices are from ten euros upwards; il traffico è scorrevole da Bologna in su, the traffic is moving smoothly from Bologna onwards; la norma si applica a tutto il personale, dal fattorino in su, the rule applies to all staff, from the office boy up; la tapparella non va né in su né in giù, the shutter won't go either up or down◆ s.m.: era un su e giù continuo, it was a continuous coming and going.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: su le mani!, hands up! // su per giù, more or less (o roughly o about): avrà su per giù la mia età, he must be about my age; c'erano su per giù mille persone, there were roughly a thousand people // essere su di morale, to be in high spirits // essere su di giri, to be revved up; (fig.) to feel on top of the world // avercela su con qlcu., to have it in for s.o. ∙ Per andare su, mettere su, venire su → anche andare, mettere, venire.su prep.1 ( per indicare sovrapposizione con contatto) on, (form.) upon; ( con movimento) up; on to (o onto); ( in cima a) on top of: c'è una macchia sul pavimento, there's a stain on the floor; la lettera era sul tavolo, the letter was on the table; posalo sulla sedia, put it on the chair; l'acrobata camminava su una fune, the acrobat was walking on a tightrope; metti il coperchio sulla pentola, put the lid on the pan; si arrampicò su un albero, he climbed up a tree; salire su una scala, to go up a ladder; salire sul treno, to get on the train; caricarono gli sci sul tetto della macchina, they loaded the skis on to the car roof (o on top of the car); i corpi giacevano ammassati uno sull'altro, the bodies were piled one on top of another; il paese sorgeva su una ridente collina, the village stood on (o upon) a sunny hilltop; l'aereo si è schiantato sull'autostrada, the plane crashed on to the motorway // il suo ragionamento si fondava su false premesse, his reasoning was based on false assumptions // far assegnamento su qlcu., to rely on s.o.2 (per indicare sovrapposizione senza contatto, ovvero protezione, difesa, rivestimento) over: stiamo volando su Londra, we're flying over London; c'è un ponte sul fiume, there's a bridge over the river; una nube tossica incombeva sulla città, a toxic cloud hung over the city; metti un golfino sulle spalle, put a cardigan over your shoulders; passare la lucidatrice sul pavimento, to pass the polisher over the floor; spalmare la crema sul viso, to spread cream over one's face // sul suo capo pendeva la minaccia del licenziamento, the threat of dismissal hung over his head3 (per indicare superiorità, dominio, controllo) over: non ha alcuna autorità su di noi, he has no authority over us; celebrare la vittoria sul nemico, to celebrate one's victory over the enemy; regnare su un popolo, to reign over a people; esercitare la propria influenza, il proprio potere su qlcu., to exert one's influence, power over s.o.; avere un vantaggio su qlcu., to have an advantage over s.o.4 (a un livello superiore, più in alto di) above (anche fig.): il sole era alto sull'orizzonte, the sun was high above the horizon; il paese è a 500 metri sul livello del mare, the village is 500 m above sea level // per lui il lavoro ha la precedenza su tutto, he puts work before everything5 ( lungo) on; ( che si affaccia su) on to (o onto): una casa, una città sul fiume, a house, a city on the river; un negozio sul corso principale, a shop on the main street; passeggiammo sul lungomare, we walked on (o along) the seafront; la mia finestra guarda sul cortile, my window looks on to (o onto) the courtyard; questa porta dà sul giardino, this door opens onto the garden6 ( verso, in direzione di, contro) to (wards); ( contro) on; at: l'esercito marciò su Napoli, the army marched on Naples; tutti i riflettori erano puntati sulla rock star, all the spotlights were focused on the rock star; tutti si scagliarono su di lui, they all flung themselves at (o on) him (o fam. they all went for him); sparare sulla folla, to fire on (o into) the crowd7 ( dopo, di seguito a) after: commettere errori su errori, to make mistake after mistake // costruire pietra su pietra, to build stone by stone8 ( approssimativamente) about; ( di tempo) at, about: sul mezzogiorno, about midday; sul far della sera, at nightfall; sulla fine del secolo, at the turn of the century; da qui a Firenze ci si impiega sulle tre ore, it takes about three hours to get (from here) to Florence; peserà sui 50 chili, it must weigh about 50 kilos; l'ha pagato sui 500 euro, he paid about 500 euros for it; un ragazzo sui 10 anni, a boy about 10 years of age; è sulla trentina, he's about thirty years old // un colore sul verde, a greenish colour // era un po' sul depresso, he was a bit depressed9 ( intorno a, riguardo a) on, about: un saggio sulla letteratura del Novecento, an essay on 20th century literature; su che cosa sarà la conferenza?, what will the talk be about?; sa tutto sulla storia del jazz, he knows everything about the history of jazz; discutere sui fatti del giorno, to discuss the day's events10 ( per esprimere proporzione) out of: nove su dieci espressero parere favorevole, nine out of ten were in favour; arriva in ritardo due gioni su tre, he arrives late two days out of three; una volta su mille, one time out of a thousand; meritare otto su dieci, to get eight out of ten.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: sul momento, at first; sull'istante, immediately; sui due piedi, on the spot // su misura, made to measure // dipinto su legno, tela, painted on wood, canvas // (comm.): su campione, by sample; su campione tipo, on type (o on standard); su richiesta, on demand // essere sul punto di fare qlco., to be about (o to be going) to do sthg. // fare sul serio, to be in (o deadly) earnest (o to be serious): fai sul serio?, are you serious? (o fam. no kidding?) // credere sulla parola, to take s.o.'s word for it.* * *[su]1. prep su + il=sul, su + lo=sullo, su + l'=sull', su + la=sulla, su + i=sui, su + gli=sugli, su + le= sullegettarsi sulla preda — to throw o.s. on one's prey
procedi sulla sinistra — keep on o to the left
2) (addosso) overbuttati uno scialle sulle spalle — throw a shawl over o round your shoulders
3) (da una parte all'altra) over4) (autorità, dominio) over5) (più in alto di) above100 metri sul livello del mare — 100 metres above sea level
6) (argomento) about, onun articolo sulla prima guerra mondiale — an article on o about the First World War
una conferenza sulla pace nel mondo — a conference on o about world peace
7) (circa) about, around8) (proporzione) out of, in2 giorni su 3 — 2 days out of 3, 2 days in 3
9)2. avv1) (in alto, verso l'alto) up, (al piano superiore) upstairssu — look uplì
su — up theresu — up here2) (in poi) onwardsdal numero 39 in su — from number 39 onwards
dai 20 anni in su — from the age of 20 onwards
prezzi dalle 50 euro in su — prices from 50 euros (upwards)
3) (addosso) on4)su coraggio! — come on, cheer up!su su non fare così! — now, now, don't behave like that!
su dal niente — to rise from nothing* * *[su] 1.1) (con contatto) on, upon; (con movimento) on, onto; (in cima a) on top ofpassare la mano su qcs. — to run one's hand over sth.
salire sulla scala, su un albero — to climb (up) the ladder, a tree
salire sul treno, sull'autobus — to get on o onto the train, the bus
2) (senza contatto o per indicare rivestimento, protezione) overun ponte sul fiume — a bridge across o over the river
3) (per indicare superiorità, dominio) over4) (al di sopra di) above5) (verso)la stanza dà sul parco — the room looks onto o towards the park
puntare un'arma su qcn. — to aim a gun at sb
sul quarto canale — telev. on channel four
8) (riguardo a, intorno a) on, aboutsu consiglio di qcn. — on sb.'s advice, at o on sb.'s suggestion
su ordine di qcn. — on sb.'s order
10) (per indicare approssimazione) about, around11) (per indicare iterazione) after, uponcommettere sbagli su sbagli — to make one mistake after another, to make mistake after mistake
12) (distributivo) out of2.1) (in alto) up2) (al piano superiore) upstairsportare qcs. su in soffitta — to take sth. up to the attic
salire su su nel cielo — to raise up and up o further up into the sky
4) in su up, upwards5) su persu per la montagna, le scale — up the mountain, the stairs
6) su e giù (in alto e in basso) up and down; (avanti e indietro) up and down, to and fro3.interiezione come on* * *su/su/1 (con contatto) on, upon; (con movimento) on, onto; (in cima a) on top of; la tazza è sul tavolo the cup is on the table; battere il pugno sul tavolo to slam one's fist on the table; passare la mano su qcs. to run one's hand over sth.; salire sulla scala, su un albero to climb (up) the ladder, a tree; dimenticare l'ombrello sul treno to leave one's umbrella on the train; salire sul treno, sull'autobus to get on o onto the train, the bus; mettilo su quel mucchio put it on top of that pile2 (senza contatto o per indicare rivestimento, protezione) over; nuvole sulle montagne clouds over the mountain tops; un ponte sul fiume a bridge across o over the river; portare un maglione sulla camicia to wear a sweater over one's shirt; mettere una coperta sulla poltrona to lay a blanket over the armchair3 (per indicare superiorità, dominio) over; governare su un paese to rule (over) a country4 (al di sopra di) above; 500 m sul livello del mare 500 m above sea level5 (verso) la stanza dà sul parco the room looks onto o towards the park; puntare un'arma su qcn. to aim a gun at sb.6 (con nomi di fiumi e laghi) un ponte sul Tamigi a bridge over the Thames; le città sul Po the towns along the Po; crociera sul Nilo cruise on the Nile; vacanze sul Lago Maggiore holidays by Lake Maggiore7 (per indicare un supporto) on; su CD on CD; disegnare sulla sabbia to draw in the sand; copiare su carta to copy onto paper; sul giornale in the newspaper; sul quarto canale telev. on channel four8 (riguardo a, intorno a) on, about9 (per indicare il modo) su commissione on commission; su consiglio di qcn. on sb.'s advice, at o on sb.'s suggestion; su ordine di qcn. on sb.'s order10 (per indicare approssimazione) about, around; essere sui vent'anni to be about twenty; sul finire del secolo towards the end of the century11 (per indicare iterazione) after, upon; commettere sbagli su sbagli to make one mistake after another, to make mistake after mistake12 (distributivo) out of; due persone su tre two out of every three people; una settimana su tre one week in threeII avverbio2 (al piano superiore) upstairs; su fa più freddo it's colder upstairs; portare qcs. su in soffitta to take sth. up to the attic4 in su up, upwards; più in su further up; guardare in su to look up(wards); dalla vita in su from the waist up(wards); dai 3 anni in su from (the age of) 3 up; a faccia in su face up(wards)5 su per su per la montagna, le scale up the mountain, the stairs6 su e giù (in alto e in basso) up and down; (avanti e indietro) up and down, to and fro; andare su e giù per le scale to go up and down the stairsIII interiezionecome on. -
103 thing ***** n
[θɪŋ]1) cosa, (object) oggetto, (contraption) aggeggioa thing of beauty — una bella cosa, un bell'oggetto
the best thing would be to... — la cosa migliore sarebbe di...
for one thing — in primo luogo, tanto per cominciare
first thing (in the morning) — come or per prima cosa (di mattina)
last thing (at night) — come or per ultima cosa (di sera)
it was a close or near thing — ce l'ha fatta per un pelo
the thing is... — il fatto è che...
not a thing to say/to wear — niente da dire/da mettersi
to make a mess of things — farla grossa, combinare un casino
2)things npl — (belongings, clothes, equipment) roba sg, cose fpl
3)4)poor thing — poveretto (-a) -
104 go
go [gəʊ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━2. modal verb4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = move) aller• where are you going? où allez-vous ?• there he goes! le voilà !• you can go next allez-y(, je vous en prie) !► to go + preposition• the train goes at 90km/h le train roule à 90 km/h• where do we go from here? qu'est-ce qu'on fait maintenant ?• to go to France/to London aller en France/à Londres• to go up the hill monter la colline► to go + -ing• to go swimming (aller) nager► go and...• go and get me it! va me le chercher !• now you've gone and broken it! (inf) ça y est, tu l'as cassé !• when does the train go? quand part le train ?• after a week all our money had gone en l'espace d'une semaine, nous avions dépensé tout notre argent• he'll have to go [employee] on ne peut pas le garder• there goes my chance of promotion! je peux faire une croix sur ma promotion !• going, going, gone! une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé, vendu !► to let sb go ( = allow to leave) laisser partir qn ; ( = make redundant) se séparer de qn ; ( = stop gripping) lâcher qn• let go! lâchez !• to let go of sth/sb lâcher qch/qn• eventually parents have to let go of their children tôt ou tard, les parents doivent laisser leurs enfants voler de leurs propres ailes► to let sth goc. ( = start) [car, machine] démarrer ; ( = function) [machine, watch, car] marcher• how do you make this go? comment est-ce que ça marche ?• to be going [machine, engine] être en marche► to get going [person] ( = leave)• once he gets going... une fois lancé...• to get things going activer les choses► to keep going ( = continue) [person] continuer ; [business] se maintenir• the police signalled her to stop but she kept going la police lui a fait signe de s'arrêter mais elle a continué son chemin• a cup of coffee is enough to keep her going all morning elle réussit à tenir toute la matinée avec un caféd. ( = begin) there he goes again! le voilà qui recommence !• here goes! (inf) allez, on y va !e. ( = progress) aller, marcher• how's it going? (comment) ça va ?• all went well for him until... tout s'est bien passé pour lui jusqu'au moment où...• add the sugar, stirring as you go ajoutez le sucre, en remuant au fur et à mesuref. ( = turn out) [events] se passer• how did your holiday go? comment se sont passées tes vacances ?• that's the way things go, I'm afraid c'est malheureux mais c'est comme çag. ( = become) devenir• have you gone mad? tu es devenu fou ?h. ( = fail) [fuse] sauter ; [bulb] griller ; [material] être usé ; [sight] baisser ; [strength] manqueri. ( = be sold) how much do you think the house will go for? combien crois-tu que la maison va être vendue ?• it went for $550 c'est parti à 550 dollarsj. ( = be given) [prize, reward, inheritance] revenir (to à)k. ( = be accepted) the story goes that... le bruit court que...l. ( = apply) that goes for you too c'est valable pour toi aussi• that goes for me too ( = I agree with that) je suis aussi de cet avis• as far as your suggestion goes... pour ce qui est de ta suggestion...• this explanation is fine, as far as it goes cette explication vaut ce qu'elle vautm. ( = available) are there any jobs going? y a-t-il des postes vacants ?• is there any coffee going? est-ce qu'il y a du café ?n. [tune] the tune goes like this voici l'airo. ( = make sound or movement) faire ; [bell, clock] sonnerp. ( = serve) the money will go to compensate the victims cet argent servira à dédommager les victimes► as... go• he's not bad, as estate agents go il n'est pas mauvais pour un agent immobilier2. modal verb► to be going to + infinitive allera. ( = travel) [+ distance] faireb. ( = make sound) faire• he went "psst" « psst » fit-il4. noun(plural goes)a. ( = motion) (inf) it's all go! ça n'arrête pas !• at one or a go d'un seul coup► to have a go ( = try) essayerc. ( = success) to make a go of sth réussir qch5. compounds• to give sb the go-ahead (to do) (inf) donner le feu vert à qn (pour faire) ► go-between noun intermédiaire mf► go-karting noun = go-carting► go abouta. allerb. [rumour] courira. [+ task, duties] he went about the task methodically il s'y est pris de façon méthodique• how does one go about getting seats? comment fait-on pour avoir des places ?( = cross) traverser• she went across to Mrs. Smith's elle est allée en face chez Mme Smith[+ river, road] traverser( = follow) suivre ; ( = attack) attaquer• go after him! suivez-le !a. ( = prove hostile to) [vote, judgement, decision] être défavorable àb. ( = oppose) aller à l'encontre de• conditions which went against national interests des conditions qui allaient à l'encontre des intérêts nationaux• it goes against my principles c'est contre mes principes► go ahead intransitive verb passer devant ; [event] avoir (bien) lieu ; [work] avancer• go ahead! allez-y !• why don't you go along too? pourquoi n'iriez-vous pas aussi ?• I can't go along with that at all je ne suis pas du tout d'accord là-dessus► go around intransitive verba. = go about ; go roundb. what goes around comes around tout finit par se payer► go away intransitive verb partir ; (on holiday) partir (en vacances) ; [pain] disparaître• we need to go away and think about this nous devons prendre le temps d'y réfléchir► go back intransitive verba. ( = return) retourner• it's getting dark, shall we go back? il commence à faire nuit, on rentre ?b. ( = retreat) reculerd. ( = revert) revenir (to à)e. ( = extend) s'étendre• the cave goes back 300 metres la grotte fait 300 mètres de long► go back on inseparable transitive verb[+ decision, promise] revenir sur( = happen earlier)[person] passer ; [period of time] (se) passerb. ( = be swallowed) it went down the wrong way j'ai (or il a etc) avalé de traversc. ( = be accepted) I wonder how that will go down with her parents je me demande comment ses parents vont prendre ça• to go down well/badly être bien/mal accueillid. [value, price, standards] baissere. ( = be relegated) être reléguéf. [stage curtain] tomber ; [theatre lights] s'éteindreg. ( = go as far as) allerh. [balloon, tyre] se dégonfler• my ankle's OK, the swelling has gone down ma cheville va bien, elle a désenflé► go down as inseparable transitive verb( = be regarded as) être considéré comme ; ( = be remembered as) passer à la postérité comme• the victory will go down as one of the highlights of the year cette victoire restera dans les mémoires comme l'un des grands moments de l'année► go down with (inf) inseparable transitive verb[+ illness] attrapera. ( = attack) attaquerc. ( = strive for) essayer d'avoir ; ( = choose) choisir• the theory has a lot going for it cette théorie a de nombreux mérites► go forward intransitive verba. ( = move ahead) avancer ; [economy] progresserb. ( = take place) avoir lieuc. ( = continue) maintenir• if they go forward with these proposals s'ils maintiennent ces propositions► go in intransitive verba. ( = enter) entrerb. ( = attack) attaquera. [+ examination] se présenter à ; [+ position, job] poser sa candidature à ; [+ competition, race] prendre part àb. [+ sport] pratiquer ; [+ hobby] se livrer à ; [+ style] affectionner ; [+ medicine, accounting, politics] faire• he doesn't go in for reading much il n'aime pas beaucoup lire► go into inseparable transitive verba. [+ profession, field] he doesn't want to go into industry il ne veut pas travailler dans l'industrieb. ( = embark on) [+ explanation] se lancer dansc. ( = investigate) étudierd. ( = be devoted to) être investi dansa. ( = leave) partirb. [alarm clock] sonner ; [alarm] se déclencherc. [light, radio, TV] s'éteindre ; [heating] s'arrêtere. [event] se passer• I used to like him, but I've gone off him lately je l'aimais bien mais depuis un certain temps il m'agace► go off with inseparable transitive verb partir aveca. ( = proceed on one's way) (without stopping) poursuivre son chemin ; (after stopping) continuer sa route ; (by car) reprendre la route• go on trying! essaie encore !• go on! continuez !• if you go on doing that, you'll get into trouble si tu continues, tu vas avoir des ennuis• don't go on about it! ça va, j'ai compris !• she's always going on at him about doing up the kitchen elle n'arrête pas de le harceler pour qu'il refasse la cuisinee. ( = proceed) passer• he went on to say that... puis il a dit que...• he retired from football and went on to become a journalist il a abandonné le football et est devenu journaliste• how long has this been going on? depuis combien de temps est-ce que ça dure ?• what's going on here? qu'est-ce qui se passe ici ?• as the day went on he became more and more anxious au fil des heures, il devenait de plus en plus inquiet• what a way to go on! en voilà des manières !i. ( = progress) [person, patient] aller• how is he going on? comment va-t-il ?( = be guided by) we don't have much to go on yet nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'indices pour l'instant► go on for inseparable transitive verba. ( = leave) sortirb. [fire, light] s'éteindrec. ( = travel) aller (to à)d. [sea] se retirer ; [tide] descendref. [invitation] être envoyé ; [radio programme, TV programme] être diffusé• an appeal has gone out for people to give blood un appel a été lancé pour encourager les dons de sanga. ( = cross) allerb. ( = be overturned) se retournera. ( = examine) [+ accounts, report] vérifierb. ( = review) [+ speech] revoir ; [+ facts, points] récapituler• let's go over the facts again récapitulons les faits► go over to inseparable transitive verb passer àa. ( = turn) tournerc. ( = be sufficient) suffire (pour tout le monde)d. ( = circulate) [document, story] circuler• there's a rumour going round that... le bruit court que...e. = go about► go through( = be agreed) [proposal] être accepté ; [business deal] être conclua. ( = suffer, endure) endurerb. ( = examine) [+ list] examiner ; [+ book] parcourir ; [+ mail] regarder ; [+ subject, plan] étudier ; [+ one's pockets] fouiller dans• I went through my drawers looking for a pair of socks j'ai cherché une paire de chaussettes dans mes tiroirsc. ( = use up) [+ money] dépenser ; ( = wear out) userd. ( = carry out) [+ routine, course of study] suivre ; [+ formalities] accomplir ; [+ apprenticeship] faire► go through with inseparable transitive verb( = persist with) [+ plan, threat] mettre à exécution• in the end she couldn't go through with it en fin de compte elle n'a pas pu le faire► go together intransitive verb[colours, flavours] aller (bien) ensemble ; [events, conditions, ideas] aller de paira. ( = sink) [ship, person] coulerb. ( = fail) [person, business] faire faillite► go upa. monter[+ hill] gravira. [circumstances, event, conditions] aller (de pair) avec• mothers feed their children and go without themselves les mères nourrissent leurs enfants et se privent elles-mêmes de tout* * *[gəʊ] 1.1) (move, travel) aller ( from de; to à, en)to go to Wales/to California — aller au Pays de Galles/en Californie
to go to town/to the country — aller en ville/à la campagne
to go up/down/across — monter/descendre/traverser
to go by bus/train — voyager en bus/train
to go by ou past — [person, vehicle] passer
there he goes again! — ( that's him again) le revoilà!; fig ( he's starting again) le voilà qui recommence!
where do we go from here? — fig et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait?
2) (on specific errand, activity) allerto go on a journey/on holiday — partir en voyage/en vacances
3) ( attend) allerto go to school/work — aller à l'école/au travail
5) ( depart) partir7) ( disappear) partir8) (be sent, transmitted)9) ( become)to go mad — devenir fou/folle
10) ( change over to new system)to go Labour — Politics [country, constituency] voter travailliste
11) (be, remain)12) (weaken, become impaired)13) ( of time)14) ( be got rid of)six down and four to go! — six de faits, et encore quatre à faire!
15) (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] marcher, fonctionnerto set [something] going — mettre [quelque chose] en marche
to get going — [engine, machine] se mettre en marche; fig [business] démarrer
to keep going — [person, business, machine] se maintenir
16) ( start)here goes! —
once he gets going, he never stops — une fois lancé, il n'arrête pas
17) ( lead) aller, conduire (to à)the road goes down/goes up — la route descend/monte
18) ( extend in depth or scope)a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days — on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours
you can make £5 go a long way — on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling
19) (belong, be placed) aller20) ( fit) gen rentrer22) ( be accepted)23) ( be about to)24) ( happen)how's it going? — (colloq)
how are things going? — comment ça va? (colloq)
how goes it? — hum comment ça va? (colloq)
25) ( be on average)it's old, as Australian towns go — c'est une ville assez vieille pour une ville australienne
it wasn't a bad party, as parties go — c'était une soirée plutôt réussie par rapport à la moyenne
26) ( be sold)the house went for over £100,000 — la maison a été vendue à plus de 100000 livres
‘going, going, gone!’ — ‘une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé!’
27) ( be on offer)I'll have some coffee, if there's any going — je prendrai bien un café, s'il y en a
28) ( contribute)29) ( be given) [award, prize] aller (to à); [estate, inheritance, title] passer (to à)30) ( emphatic use)then he had to go and lose his wallet — comme s'il ne manquait plus que ça, il a perdu son portefeuille
31) ( of money) (be spent, used up)32) (make sound, perform action or movement) gen faire; [bell, alarm] sonnerthe cat went ‘miaow’ — le chat a fait ‘miaou’
33) (resort to, have recourse to)to go to war — [country] entrer en guerre; [soldier] partir à la guerre
to go to law GB ou to the law US — aller en justice
34) (break, collapse etc) [roof] s'effondrer; [cable, rope] se rompre; [light bulb] griller35) ( take one's turn)you go next — c'est ton tour après, c'est à toi après
36) ( be in harmony)37) ( in takeaway)2. 3.whose go is it? — gen à qui le tour?; ( in game) à qui de jouer?
2) (colloq) ( energy)to be full of go —
•Phrasal Verbs:- go about- go after- go ahead- go along- go at- go away- go back- go below- go by- go down- go for- go in- go into- go off- go on- go on at- go out- go over- go round- go under- go up- go with••all systems are go! — Aerospace tout est paré pour le lancement!
he's all go! — (colloq) il n'arrête pas!
that's how it goes! —
there you go! — (colloq) voilà!
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105 ahora
adv.1 now.ahora mismo right nowahora es el momento de… now is the time to…ahora o nunca it's now or nevera partir de ahora, de ahora en adelante from now onahora que lo dices,… now (that) you mention it,…ahora que soy más viejo, ya no pienso igual now (that) I'm older I think differentlyhasta ahora sólo se han presentado dos voluntarios so far only two people have volunteeredpor ahora for the time being2 just now, a few minutes ago (hace poco).he leído tu mensaje ahora I've just read your messagese acaban de marchar ahora mismo they just left a few moments ago, they've just leftconj.but, however (pero).ahora bien but* * *► adverbio1 (en este momento) now2 (hace un momento) just a moment ago3 (dentro de un momento) in a minute, shortly1 (adversativa) however■ gana poco; ahora, tampoco trabaja mucho he doesn't earn very much; but then, he doesn't work very hard\ahora bien but, howeverahora o nunca now or neverde ahora en adelante from now onhasta ahora until now, so farpor ahora for the time being* * *adv.1) now2) presently•- hasta ahora* * *1. ADV1) (=en este momento) now•
de ahora — of todayla juventud de ahora — the youth of today, today's youth
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desde ahora — from now on•
hasta ahora — up to now, so farahora mismo están reunidos — they're in a meeting at the moment o right now
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a partir de ahora — from now on•
por ahora — for the moment, for nowahora que lo pienso — come to think of it, now that I think of it
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ahora resulta que... — now it turns out that...•
ahora sí que me voy — I'm definitely going this time2) (=hace poco) just now3) (=enseguida) in a minuteahora mismo voy — I'll be right there, I'll be there in a minute
¡hasta ahora! — see you in a minute!
2. CONJ1) (=sin embargo)ahora, yo entiendo que eso no fue lo acordado — I understand, though, that that is not what was agreed
es muy barato; ahora, si no te gusta no lo compro — it's very cheap; then again, if you don't like it I won't buy it
es listo, ahora que bastante vago — he's bright, although quite lazy
2) [uso distributivo]ahora la quitan, ahora la ponen — one minute they take it away, the next they put it back
la ducha escocesa, ahora caliente, ahora fría — the Scottish shower - one minute hot, the next cold
* * *1)a) ( en el momento presente) nowhasta ahora — so far o up to now
de ahora en adelante or desde ahora — from now on
b) (inmediatamente, pronto)ahora mismo — right now o away
ahora te lo muestro — I'll show it to you in a minute o second o moment
hasta ahora! — (esp Esp) see you soon!
c) ( hace un momento) a moment agoahora último — (Chi) recently
2)ésta es mi sugerencia. Ahora, si tú tienes una idea mejor... — that's my advice. Of course, if you have a better idea...
b)* * *= now, in present times, at present time, at this moment in time.Ex. The article 'The ABC of CD: where is CD-ROM now?' is a basic introduction to CD-ROMs.Ex. The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.Ex. The research project explored the ways in which information is used in the UK at present time.Ex. While people dominate at this moment in time, they are altering their environment and, at some future point, will become extinct, giving way to dominance by another organism.----* ahora bien = now.* ahora más que nunca = now more than ever.* ahora mismo = right now, just now.* ahora que lo menciono = speaking of which.* ahora que pienso... = while I think of it....* antes de ahora = before now.* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.* a partir de ahora y + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.* entonces al igual que ahora = then as now.* hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.* justo ahora = right now, just now.* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.* ¿Y ahora qué? = What's next?, What next?.* * *1)a) ( en el momento presente) nowhasta ahora — so far o up to now
de ahora en adelante or desde ahora — from now on
b) (inmediatamente, pronto)ahora mismo — right now o away
ahora te lo muestro — I'll show it to you in a minute o second o moment
hasta ahora! — (esp Esp) see you soon!
c) ( hace un momento) a moment agoahora último — (Chi) recently
2)ésta es mi sugerencia. Ahora, si tú tienes una idea mejor... — that's my advice. Of course, if you have a better idea...
b)* * *= now, in present times, at present time, at this moment in time.Ex: The article 'The ABC of CD: where is CD-ROM now?' is a basic introduction to CD-ROMs.
Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.Ex: The research project explored the ways in which information is used in the UK at present time.Ex: While people dominate at this moment in time, they are altering their environment and, at some future point, will become extinct, giving way to dominance by another organism.* ahora bien = now.* ahora más que nunca = now more than ever.* ahora mismo = right now, just now.* ahora que lo menciono = speaking of which.* ahora que pienso... = while I think of it....* antes de ahora = before now.* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.* a partir de ahora y + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.* entonces al igual que ahora = then as now.* hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.* justo ahora = right now, just now.* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.* ¿Y ahora qué? = What's next?, What next?.* * *A1 (en el momento presente) nowentonces ganaba más que ahora I was earning more then than (I am) now¡ahora me lo dices! now you tell me!ahora que está lloviendo se le ocurre salir now that it's raining he wants to go out¡ahora sí que la hemos hecho buena! ( fam); now we've done it! ( colloq), now we've really gone and done it! ( colloq)la juventud de ahora young people today, the youth of todayahora que lo pienso now I come to think of itahora que lo dices now you (come to) mention itproblemas hasta ahora insolubles hitherto insoluble problemshasta ahora sólo hemos recibido tres ofertas so far o up to now we have only received three offersde ahora en adelante or desde ahora from now onde entonces a ahora or desde entonces hasta ahora since then, between then and nowpor ahora va todo bien everything's going all right so far¿te puedes arreglar con 1.000 pesos por ahora? can you make do with 1,000 pesos for the time being o for now?2(inmediatamente, pronto): hazlo ahora mismo do it right now o right away o this instant o this minuteahora te lo muestro I'll show it to you in a minute o second o moment¡ahora voy! I'm coming!¡hasta ahora! see you soon!3 (hace un momento) a moment agolo acabo de comprar ahora I've just this minute bought it, I just bought it a few moments o minutes agoahora último ( Chi); recentlyahora tiempo ( Chi); not so long agoB1 ( indep)(con sentido adversativo): ésta es mi sugerencia. Ahora, si tú tienes una idea mejor … that's my advice. Of course, if you have a better idea …no pagan mucho. Ahora, el trabajo es muy fácil they don't pay very well. Mind you, it's very easy work2ahora bien ( indep) however* * *
ahora adverbio
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la juventud de ahora young people today;
hasta ahora so far, up to now;
de ahora en adelante from now on;
por ahora for the time being;
por ahora va todo bien everything's going all right so farb) (inmediatamente, pronto):◊ ahora mismo right now o away;
ahora te lo muestro I'll show it to you in a minute o second o moment;
¡ahora voy! I'm coming!;
¡hasta ahora! (esp Esp) see you soon!
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ahora
I adverbio
1 (en este instante) now ➣ Ver nota en now 2 (hace muy poco) ahora mismo acabo de verle, I've just seen him
(dentro de muy poco) ahora mismo iba a salir, I'm just leaving
ahora vuelvo, I'll be right back 3 de ahora en adelante, from now on
hasta ahora, (hasta el momento) until now, so far
(hasta luego) see you later
por a., for the time being
II conj ahora bien, (sin embargo) however
(admitido esto) well then
' ahora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actualmente
- ahorita
- apear
- bien
- consabida
- consabido
- derrumbarse
- desahogo
- despistada
- despistado
- doble
- estar
- estirón
- explicarse
- golpista
- hormigueo
- justa
- justo
- ligadura
- mando
- media
- misma
- mismo
- mullida
- mullido
- paro
- partir
- penitencia
- pereza
- prematura
- prematuro
- que
- resultar
- salir
- servir
- teléfono
- tripa
- ubicarse
- vaya
- vestidura
- vivir
- acercar
- adelante
- aprovechar
- cuando
- dejar
- desear
- destinado
- duda
- enterarse
English:
all
- anything
- apart
- at
- attain
- billion
- central
- colour
- come
- currently
- dad
- daddy
- directly
- else
- far
- for
- forward
- from
- fund
- future
- granite
- hence
- henceforth
- hereafter
- hitherto
- just
- lease
- light
- meantime
- middle
- military
- muddy
- now
- occasion
- on
- only
- onward
- onwards
- presently
- procrastinate
- queer
- report
- right
- shall
- should
- step
- stress
- study
- this
- time
* * *♦ adv1. [en el presente] now;ahora los jóvenes se entretienen de otra manera young people today have different forms of entertainment;¿no has querido comer? ahora te aguantas hasta la hora de la cena so you didn't eat your lunch up? well, you're just going to have to wait until dinnertime now;un territorio hasta ahora inexplorado a region as yet unexplored;hasta ahora sólo se han presentado dos voluntarios so far only two people have volunteered;Famahora sí que la hemos fastidiado we've really gone and blown it now;Famahora lo harás porque lo digo yo you'll do it because I jolly well say so;ya verás como ahora lo consigues just wait and see, you'll manage it this time;¡ahora caigo! [ahora comprendo] now I understand!;[ahora recuerdo] now I remember!;ahora mismo right now;ahora o nunca it's now or never;ahora me entero it's the first I've heard of it, that's news to me;¿sabías que no hace falta hacer eso? – ¡ahora me entero! did you know you don't need to do that? – now you tell me!;a partir de ahora, de ahora en adelante from now on;RPde ahora en más from now on;por ahora for the time being;por ahora no hemos tenido ningún problema we haven't had any problems so far;ahora que lo pienso, no fue una película tan mala come to think of it, it wasn't that bad a film2. [pronto] in a second;ahora cuando venga descubriremos la verdad we'll find out the truth in a moment, when she gets here;ahora voy, déjame terminar let me finish, I'm coming in a minute;lo voy a hacer ahora mismo, en cuanto acabe de planchar I'll do it just as soon as I've finished the ironing3. [hace poco] just now, a few minutes ago;he leído tu mensaje ahora I've just read your message;se acaban de marchar ahora mismo they just left a few moments ago, they've just left♦ conj1.ahora…ahora [ya… ya] [m5]ahora habla, ahora canta one minute she's talking, the next she's singing2. [pero] but, however;éste es mi plan, ahora, no vengas si no quieres that's my plan, but of course you don't have to come if you don't want to;tienes razón, ahora, que la historia no está completa you're right, mind you, the story isn't finished yet♦ ahora bien loc conjbut;* * *adv1 ( pronto) in a moment;¡hasta ahora! see you soon!ahora mismo right now;por ahora for the present, for the time being;desde ahora, de ahora en adelante from now on;ahora que now that;es ahora o nunca it’s now or never3:ahora bien however;y ¿ahora qué?, esperas que … and then you expect …* * *ahora adv1) : now2)ahora mismo : right now3)hasta ahora : so far4)por ahora : for the time being* * *ahora adv1. (en este momento) now2. (enseguida) in a minute / shortlyahora vuelvo I'll be back in a minute / I'll be right backhasta ahora up to now / so far¡hasta ahora! see you soon! -
106 manera
f.1 way, manner.a manera de as, by way of (como)a la manera de in the style of, after the fashion ofa mi manera de ver the way I see itde esta manera in this waylo hice de la misma manera que ayer/tú I did it the same way as yesterday/youde manera que so (that)de ninguna manera, en manera alguna by no means, under no circumstances; (refuerza negación) no way!, certainly not! (respuesta exclamativa)de todas maneras anywayde una manera o de otra one way or anotheren cierta manera in a wayno hay manera there is no way, it's impossible¡contigo no hay manera! you're impossible!¡qué manera de llover! just look at that rain!manera de pensar way of thinkingmanera de ser way of being, nature2 fashion, style.* * *1 (gen) way, manner1 (educación) manners\a manera de by way ofa la manera de in the style ofa mi (tu etc) manera my (your etc) wayde cualquier manera (en cualquier caso) in any case 2 (sin cuidado, consideración, interés) carelesslyde manera que so thatde ninguna manera certainly notde todas maneras in any case, anyhow¡de una manera! in such a way!de una manera o de otra whatever wayen cierta manera in a wayen gran manera enormouslyno hay manera it's impossible¡qué manera de... ! what a way to... !manera de ser character* * *noun f.way, manner- de ninguna manera
- de todas maneras* * *SF1) (=modo) wayeso no es manera de tratar a un animal — that's not the way to treat an animal, that's no way to treat an animal
hazlo de la manera que sea — do it however o the way you like
¡llovía de una manera! — it was really pouring down!
¡nunca he visto nevar de esta manera! — I've never seen it snow like this!
no hubo manera de convencerla — there was no convincing her, there was no way we could convince her
a mi manera de ver, tenemos dos opciones — the way I see it, we have two options
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a la manera de algn/algo, siguen arando a la manera de sus abuelos — they still plough as o in the way their grandfathers diduna novela escrita a la manera de Kafka — a novel written in a Kafkaesque manner o in the style of Kafka
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de manera perfecta — perfectly, in a perfect waynos recibió de manera cortés — he received us courteously o in a courteous way
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de esta manera — (in) this way, (in) this fashion•
de la misma manera — (in) the same way, (in) the same fashionmanera de ser, es su manera de ser — that's the way she is
2) [locuciones]•
de alguna manera — (=en cierto modo) to some extent; (=de cualquier modo) somehow; [al principio de frase] in a way, in some ways•
en cierta manera — in a way, to a certain extent•
en gran manera — to a large extent•
de mala manera, le pegó de mala manera — he hit her really hardlo estafaron de mala manera — * they really ripped him off *
ese tío se enrolla de mala manera — * that guy just can't stop jabbering *
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de ninguna manera, eso no lo vamos a aceptar de ninguna manera — there's no way we are going to accept that¡de ninguna manera! — certainly not!, no way!
de otra manera, no es posible entender su actitud — otherwise, it's impossible to understand his attitude
dicho de otra manera — in other words, to put it another way
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sobre manera — exceedingly•
de tal manera que... — in such a way that...•
de todas maneras — anyway, in any case3)• de manera que — [antes de verbo] so; [después de verbo] so that
¿de manera que esto no te gusta? — so you don't like this?
4) pl maneras (=modales) mannersmalas maneras — bad manners, rudeness
tener maneras — LAm to have good manners, be well-mannered
5) liter (=tipo) kind6) (Arte, Literat) (=estilo) styleMANERA, FORMA, MODO De manera + ((adjetivo)) ► Cuando de manera + ((adjetivo)) añade información sobre una acción, la traducción más frecuente al inglés es un adverbio terminado en -ly. En inglés este tipo de adverbio es mucho más común que el equivalente - mente español: Todos estos cambios ocurren de manera natural All these changes happen naturally La Constitución prohíbe de manera expresa la especulación inmobiliaria The Constitution expressly forbids speculation in real estate ► De manera + ((adjetivo)) también se puede traducir por in a + ((adjetvo)) + way si no existe un adverbio terminado en -ly que equivalga al adjetivo: Se lo dijo de manera amistosa He said it to her in a friendly way ► En los casos en que se quiere hacer hincapié en la manera de hacer algo, se puede utilizar tanto un adverbio en -ly como la construcción in a + ((adjetivo)) + way, aunque esta última posibilidad es más frecuente: Tienes que intentar comportarte de manera responsable You must try to behave responsibly o in a responsible way Ellos podrán ayudarte a manejar tu negocio de manera profesional They'll be able to help you run your business professionally o in a professional way Para otros usos y ejemplos ver manera, forma, modo* * *1)a) (modo, forma) wayyo lo hago a mi manera — I do it my way, I have my own way of doing it
¿qué manera de comer es ésa? — that's no way to eat your food
comimos de una manera...! — you should have seen the amount we ate!
no saldrás a la calle vestida de esa manera ¿no? — you're not going out dressed like that, are you?
no lo pongas así de cualquier manera, dóblalo — don't just put it in any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how, fold it up
no hay/hubo manera — it is/it was impossible
b) (en locs)de cualquier manera or de todas maneras — anyway
de manera que — ( así que) (+ indic) so; ( para que) (+ subj) so that, so
de ninguna manera: ¿me lo das? - de ninguna manera will you give it to me? - certainly not; de ninguna manera lo voy a permitir there's no way I'm going to allow it; no son de ninguna manera inferiores they are in no way inferior; sobre manera sobremanera; de mala manera: me contestó de muy mala manera she answered me very rudely; la trataba de mala manera he used to treat her badly; los precios han subido de mala manera (Esp) prices have shot up (colloq); lo malcrió de mala manera (Esp) she spoiled him terribly o (colloq) rotten; querer algo de mala manera — (Esp fam) to want something really badly
* * *= approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, form, guise, means, way, manner, fashion.Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex. It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.Ex. In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.Ex. The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex. City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.----* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de la misma manera = by the same token.* de la misma manera (que) = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as).* de la otra manera = the other way (a)round.* de las dos maneras = in both ways.* de la siguiente manera = in the following terms.* de manera amena = pleasantly.* de manera clara = distinctly, clearly.* de manera confusa = hazily.* de manera conjunta con = in partnership with.* de manera constructiva = constructively.* de manera decepcionante = disappointingly.* de manera deprimente = sombrely [somberly, -USA].* de manera despreocupada = casually.* de manera desproporcionada = disproportionately.* de manera divertida = funnily.* de manera encantadora = winningly.* de manera escandalosa = outrageously.* de manera especial = in a certain way, in a special way.* de manera esquemática = briefly.* de manera estupenda = marvellously [marvelously, -USA].* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.* de manera global = holistically.* de manera graciosa = funnily.* de manera grotesca = grotesquely.* de manera humillante = abjectly.* de manera inconsecuente = inconsistently.* de manera informal = casually.* de manera inquietante = eerily.* de manera insinuante = suggestively.* de manera intermitente = intermittently.* de manera involuntaria = involuntarily.* de manera lamentable = lamentably, miserably.* de manera lógica = in a meaningful way.* de manera maravillosa = marvellously [marvelously, -USA].* de manera marginal = tangentially.* de manera memorable = memorably.* de manera misteriosa = eerily.* de manera muy clara = in no uncertain terms.* de manera muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de manera muy superficial = sketchily.* de manera negativa = in a negative light.* de manera obsesiva = neurotically.* de manera óptima = optimally.* de manera poco convincente = lamely.* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* de manera positiva = in a positive light.* de manera precisa = precisely.* de manera preocupante = disturbingly.* de manera previsible = predictably.* de manera protectora = protectively.* de manera provocativa = suggestively.* de manera que = in a form that.* de manera rara = oddly, funnily.* de manera realista = realistically.* de manera semipermanente = on a semi-permanent basis.* de manera significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.* de manera similar = in a similar way.* de manera similar a = in a similar manner to.* de manera sofisticada = sophisticatedly.* de manera sorprendente = shockingly.* de manera sutil = subtly.* de manera tangencial = tangentially.* de manera uniforme = evenly.* de manera vaga = hazily.* de mejor manera = best.* de muchas maneras = in every way, in more ways than one.* de ninguna manera = at all, in any sense of the word, not at all, under no/any circumstances, on no account, not on any account, in any way at all.* !de ninguna manera! = Not on your life!, over + Posesivo + dead body.* de nuevas maneras = in new ways.* de tal manera que = so that.* de todas maneras = at any rate.* de una manera + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + fashion, in a + Adjetivo + manner, in + Adjetivo + manner, in a + Adjetivo + vein.* de una manera eficaz = competently.* de una manera extraña = strangely.* de una manera genial = in a masterful way.* de una manera lógica = logically.* de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.* de una manera rara = strangely.* de una manera satisfactoria = neatly.* de una manera seductora = seductively.* de una manera significativa = meaningfully.* de una manera simple = in a simple manner.* de una manera solemne = solemnly.* de una manera tentad = seductively.* de una manera tentadora = seductively.* de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.* de una misma manera = in a similar fashion.* de una nueva manera = in a new way.* estudiar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* expresar de otra manera = rephrase.* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.* justo de la misma manera que = in just the same way as.* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la mejor manera = how best.* la mejor manera de = the best way of.* manera de actuar = line of attack.* manera de pensar = way of thinking.* manera de trabajar = work practice.* manera de tratar = avenue of approach.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* no haber manera de = there + be + no way.* no hay manera de que = for the life of me.* pero no hubo manera = but no dice.* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por la manera = by the way.* presentar de manera esquemática = give + overview.* redactar de otra manera = reword.* ser la manera de = be a recipe for.* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.* una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.* usar de manera general = be in general use.* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* * *1)a) (modo, forma) wayyo lo hago a mi manera — I do it my way, I have my own way of doing it
¿qué manera de comer es ésa? — that's no way to eat your food
comimos de una manera...! — you should have seen the amount we ate!
no saldrás a la calle vestida de esa manera ¿no? — you're not going out dressed like that, are you?
no lo pongas así de cualquier manera, dóblalo — don't just put it in any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how, fold it up
no hay/hubo manera — it is/it was impossible
b) (en locs)de cualquier manera or de todas maneras — anyway
de manera que — ( así que) (+ indic) so; ( para que) (+ subj) so that, so
de ninguna manera: ¿me lo das? - de ninguna manera will you give it to me? - certainly not; de ninguna manera lo voy a permitir there's no way I'm going to allow it; no son de ninguna manera inferiores they are in no way inferior; sobre manera sobremanera; de mala manera: me contestó de muy mala manera she answered me very rudely; la trataba de mala manera he used to treat her badly; los precios han subido de mala manera (Esp) prices have shot up (colloq); lo malcrió de mala manera (Esp) she spoiled him terribly o (colloq) rotten; querer algo de mala manera — (Esp fam) to want something really badly
* * *= approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, form, guise, means, way, manner, fashion.Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de la misma manera = by the same token.* de la misma manera (que) = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as).* de la otra manera = the other way (a)round.* de las dos maneras = in both ways.* de la siguiente manera = in the following terms.* de manera amena = pleasantly.* de manera clara = distinctly, clearly.* de manera confusa = hazily.* de manera conjunta con = in partnership with.* de manera constructiva = constructively.* de manera decepcionante = disappointingly.* de manera deprimente = sombrely [somberly, -USA].* de manera despreocupada = casually.* de manera desproporcionada = disproportionately.* de manera divertida = funnily.* de manera encantadora = winningly.* de manera escandalosa = outrageously.* de manera especial = in a certain way, in a special way.* de manera esquemática = briefly.* de manera estupenda = marvellously [marvelously, -USA].* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.* de manera global = holistically.* de manera graciosa = funnily.* de manera grotesca = grotesquely.* de manera humillante = abjectly.* de manera inconsecuente = inconsistently.* de manera informal = casually.* de manera inquietante = eerily.* de manera insinuante = suggestively.* de manera intermitente = intermittently.* de manera involuntaria = involuntarily.* de manera lamentable = lamentably, miserably.* de manera lógica = in a meaningful way.* de manera maravillosa = marvellously [marvelously, -USA].* de manera marginal = tangentially.* de manera memorable = memorably.* de manera misteriosa = eerily.* de manera muy clara = in no uncertain terms.* de manera muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de manera muy superficial = sketchily.* de manera negativa = in a negative light.* de manera obsesiva = neurotically.* de manera óptima = optimally.* de manera poco convincente = lamely.* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* de manera positiva = in a positive light.* de manera precisa = precisely.* de manera preocupante = disturbingly.* de manera previsible = predictably.* de manera protectora = protectively.* de manera provocativa = suggestively.* de manera que = in a form that.* de manera rara = oddly, funnily.* de manera realista = realistically.* de manera semipermanente = on a semi-permanent basis.* de manera significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.* de manera similar = in a similar way.* de manera similar a = in a similar manner to.* de manera sofisticada = sophisticatedly.* de manera sorprendente = shockingly.* de manera sutil = subtly.* de manera tangencial = tangentially.* de manera uniforme = evenly.* de manera vaga = hazily.* de mejor manera = best.* de muchas maneras = in every way, in more ways than one.* de ninguna manera = at all, in any sense of the word, not at all, under no/any circumstances, on no account, not on any account, in any way at all.* !de ninguna manera! = Not on your life!, over + Posesivo + dead body.* de nuevas maneras = in new ways.* de tal manera que = so that.* de todas maneras = at any rate.* de una manera + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + fashion, in a + Adjetivo + manner, in + Adjetivo + manner, in a + Adjetivo + vein.* de una manera eficaz = competently.* de una manera extraña = strangely.* de una manera genial = in a masterful way.* de una manera lógica = logically.* de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.* de una manera rara = strangely.* de una manera satisfactoria = neatly.* de una manera seductora = seductively.* de una manera significativa = meaningfully.* de una manera simple = in a simple manner.* de una manera solemne = solemnly.* de una manera tentad = seductively.* de una manera tentadora = seductively.* de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.* de una misma manera = in a similar fashion.* de una nueva manera = in a new way.* estudiar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* expresar de otra manera = rephrase.* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.* justo de la misma manera que = in just the same way as.* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la mejor manera = how best.* la mejor manera de = the best way of.* manera de actuar = line of attack.* manera de pensar = way of thinking.* manera de trabajar = work practice.* manera de tratar = avenue of approach.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* no haber manera de = there + be + no way.* no hay manera de que = for the life of me.* pero no hubo manera = but no dice.* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por la manera = by the way.* presentar de manera esquemática = give + overview.* redactar de otra manera = reword.* ser la manera de = be a recipe for.* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.* una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.* usar de manera general = be in general use.* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* * *A1 (modo, forma) wayyo lo hago a mi manera I do it my way, I have my own way of doing it¿qué manera de comer es ésa? that's no way to eat your food¡comimos de una manera …! you should have seen the amount we ate!¡qué manera de llover! it's absolutely pouring (with rain)¡qué manera de malgastar el dinero! what a waste of money!no saldrás a la calle vestida de esa manera ¿no? you're not going out dressed like that, are you?se puede ir vestido de cualquier manera you can dress however you want, you can wear whatever you likeno lo pongas así, de cualquier manera, dóblalo don't just put it in any which way ( AmE) o ( BrE) any old how o way, fold it upde esta manera iremos más cómodos we'll be more comfortable this way o like thisde alguna manera tendré que conseguir el dinero I'll have to get the money somehow (or other)sus novelas son, de alguna manera, un reflejo de su propia juventud her novels are, to some extent o in some ways, a reflection of her own youthde una manera u otra habrá que terminarlo it'll have to be finished one way or anotherno hay/hubo manera it is/was impossible2 ( en locs):a manera de by way ofa manera de ejemplo by way of examplese levantó el sombrero a manera de saludo he lifted his hat in greetingde cualquier manera or de todas maneras anywayde cualquier manera or de todas maneras ya tenía que lavarlo I had to wash it anyway o in any casede todas maneras prefiero que me llames por teléfono antes I'd rather you called me first anyway(para que) (+ subj) so that, so¿de manera que te casas en julio? so you're getting married in July, are you?dilo en voz alta, de manera que todos te oigan say it out loud, so (that) everyone can hear youde ninguna manera: ¿me lo das? — de ninguna manera will you give it to me? — certainly notde ninguna manera lo voy a permitir there's no way I'm going to allow itno son de ninguna manera inferiores they are in no way inferiorde mala manera: me contestó de muy mala manera she answered me very rudelyla trataba de mala manera he used to treat her badlylos precios han subido de mala manera ( Esp); prices have shot up ( colloq), prices have risen exorbitantlyquerer algo de mala manera ( Esp fam); to want sth really badly, want sth in the worst way ( AmE colloq)Compuesto:su manera de ser the way she istiene una manera de ser que se lleva bien con todos she has a nice way about her, she gets on well with everyone ( colloq)su manera de ser le acarrea muchos problemas his manner o the way he comes across causes him a lot of problems* * *
manera sustantivo femenino
1 (modo, forma) way;
a manera de by way of;
de todas maneras anyway;
su manera de ser the way she is;
se puede ir vestido de cualquier manera you can dress however you want;
no lo pongas así, de cualquier manera don't just put it in any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how;
de ninguna manera lo voy a permitir there's no way I'm going to allow it;
de alguna manera tendré que conseguirlo I'll have to get it somehow (or other);
no hay/hubo manera it is/it was impossible;
de manera que so;
de mala manera ‹ contestar› rudely;
‹ tratar› badly
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manera
I sustantivo femenino
1 way, manner: hagámoslo a nuestra manera, let's do it our way
lo hace todo de cualquier manera, he does everything any old how
no hay manera de que me escuche, there is no way to make him listen to me
me disgusta su manera de ser, I don't like the way he behaves
II fpl maneras, manners: contestó con malas maneras, she answered rudely
♦ Locuciones: a manera de, as: se puso una cacerola a manera de casco, she used a cooking pot as a helmet
de cualquier manera/de todas maneras, anyway, at any rate, in any case
de manera que, so (that)
de ninguna manera, in no way, certainly not: no pienso disculparme de ninguna manera, there's no way that I'm going to apologise
de tal manera que, in such a way that
en cierta manera, in some sense: en cierta manera todos somos responsables de ella, to a certain degree we are all responsible for her
' manera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- arrancar
- categórica
- categórico
- como
- como quiera
- comoquiera
- cortante
- despatarrarse
- despeluchar
- encantar
- enfocar
- escritura
- expiar
- igual
- inri
- letra
- mal
- ninguna
- ninguno
- peculiar
- perfectamente
- precisamente
- tal
- tener
- tuntún
- bien
- cómo
- en
- escándalo
- forma
- fórmula
- habla
- hacer
- ilegal
- inconsciente
- índole
- inesperado
- interesado
- medio
- modo
- norma
- ordinariez
- otro
- plantear
- seguir
- temperamento
- tirar
- torpe
- trato
English:
abrupt
- abusive
- accusingly
- angrily
- as
- brittle
- by
- certainly
- challenging
- conciliatory
- decidedly
- definitive
- differently
- distant
- dramatically
- effective
- elaborately
- fashion
- friendly
- gait
- impersonally
- impossibly
- in
- intimidate
- jabber
- jangle
- logical
- manner
- means
- mimic
- miserably
- mismanage
- naturally
- nice
- not
- oddly
- originally
- other
- otherwise
- persuasively
- pleasantly
- practically
- pretence
- pretense
- propose
- radiantly
- realistically
- reception
- remotely
- should
* * *manera nf1. [forma] way, manner;manera de pensar way of thinking;tiene una manera de ser muy agradable she has a very pleasant nature;no me gusta su manera de ser I don't like the way he is;no encuentro la manera de dejar el tabaco whatever I do, I just can't seem to give up smoking;esa no es manera de decir las cosas that's no way to speak;¿has visto la manera en que o [m5] la manera como te mira? have you seen how o the way he's looking at you?;esta vez lo haremos a mi manera this time we'll do it my way;a la manera de in the style of, after the fashion of;a manera de [como] as, by way of;a mi manera de ver the way I see it;de alguna manera somehow;se le cayó el botón porque lo cosió de cualquier manera the button fell off because he sewed it on carelessly o any old how;hazlo de cualquier manera do it however you like;no te preocupes, de cualquier manera no pensaba ir don't worry, I wasn't going to go anyway;de esta/esa manera this/that way;trata a su hijo de mala manera he treats his son badly;lo dijo de mala manera she said it very rudely;Esp Fam Esp Famse pusieron a beber de mala manera they started a serious drinking session;Esp Famtu hermana se enrolla de mala manera your sister goes on a bit;de la misma manera similarly, in the same way;lo hice de la misma manera que ayer/tú I did it the same way as yesterday/you;lo organizaron de manera que acabara antes de las diez they organized it so (that) it finished before ten;¿de manera que no te gusta? so, you don't like it (then)?;de ninguna manera o [m5] en manera alguna deberíamos dejarle salir under no circumstances should we let her out;¿te he molestado? – de ninguna manera o [m5] en manera alguna did I annoy you? – not at all o by no means;¿quieres que lo invitemos? – ¡de ninguna manera! shall we invite him? – no way o certainly not!;de otra manera… [si no] otherwise…;de tal manera (que) [tanto] so much (that);de todas maneras anyway;de todas maneras, ¿qué es eso que decías de un viaje? anyway, what's that you were saying about going away?;de una manera o de otra one way or another;en cierta manera in a way;Formalla ópera me aburre en gran manera I find opera exceedingly tedious;no hay manera there is no way, it's impossible;no hay manera de que haga los deberes it's impossible to get him to do his homework;¡contigo no hay manera! you're impossible!;¡qué manera de hacer las cosas! that's no way to do things!;¡qué manera de llover! just look at that rain!;Formalme place sobre manera que recurran a nuestros servicios I'm exceedingly pleased that you should have decided to use our services2.maneras [modales] manners;buenas/malas maneras good/bad manners;de muy buenas maneras nos dijo que saliéramos she very politely asked us to leave;atiende a los clientes de malas maneras he's rude to the customers;Espde aquella manera: lo hicieron de aquella manera they did it any old how;¿crees en Dios? – de aquella manera do you believe in God? – well, sort of* * *f way;esa es su manera de ser that’s the way he is;maneras pl manners;lo hace a su manera he does it his way;a manera de like;un cuadro a la manera de los cubistas a Cubist-style picture;no hay manera de it is impossible to;de manera que so (that);de ninguna manera certainly not;en gran manera greatly;sobre manera exceedingly;de todas maneras anyway, in any case;de alguna manera somehow;de cualquier manera anyway, anyhow;de la misma manera que in the same way that;de otra manera if not;de tal manera que in such a way that, so that* * *manera nf1) modo: way, manner, fashion2)de todas maneras : anyway, anyhow3)de manera que : so, in order that4)de ninguna manera : by no means, absolutely not5)manera de ser : personality, demeanor* * *manera n wayde manera extraña in a strange way / strangely -
107 whatever
1. adjective1) relative adjectivewhatever measures we take — welche Maßnahmen wir auch immer ergreifen
whatever materials you will need — alle Materialien, die du vielleicht brauchst
2) (notwithstanding which) was für... auch immerwhatever problems you encounter — auf welche Probleme Sie auch stoßen [mögen]
3) (at all) überhaupt2. pronoun1) relative pronoun was für... [auch immer]2) (notwithstanding anything) was auch [immer]whatever happens,... — was auch geschieht,...
3)or whatever — oder was auch immer; oder sonst was (ugs.)
* * *relative adjective, relative pronoun (any (thing(s) or amount) that: I'll lend you whatever (books) you need.) alles was* * *what·ever[(h)wɒtˈevəʳ, AM (h)wʌtˈevɚ]I. pron\whatever you choose is fine mir ist alles recht, was du aussuchstI eat \whatever I want ich esse, was ich willdo \whatever you want mach, was du willst\whatever you do, don't tell Patrick ganz gleich, was du machst, sag Patrick nichts davon\whatever that means was auch immer das heißen sollI'll bring red wine then — sure, \whatever ich hole also Rotwein — ja, ist mir rechtuse chopped herbs, nuts, garlic, or \whatever verwenden Sie gehackte Kräuter, Nüsse, Knoblauch oder Ähnliches\whatever happens, you know that I'll stand by you was auch passieren mag, du weißt, dass ich zu dir halte\whatever else may be said of Mr Meese,... ganz gleich, was man über Mr. Meese sonst sagen kann,...\whatever are you talking about? wovon redest du denn da?\whatever is he doing with that rod! was, zum Kuckuck, macht er mit dieser Stange?\whatever makes you think that? wie kommst du denn nur darauf?1. (any) welche(r, s) auch immer\whatever dress you want to wear is fine welches Kleid du auch immer tragen möchtest, mir ist es rechttake \whatever action is needed mach, was auch immer nötig ist2. (regardless of) gleichgültig welche(r, s)we'll go \whatever the weather wir fahren bei jedem Wetter\whatever the outcome of the war,... wie der Krieg auch ausgehen wird,...\whatever decision he made I would support it ich würde jede seiner Entscheidungen unterstützenthere is no evidence \whatever to show that... es gibt keinerlei Beweis dafür, dass...he had no respect for authority \whatever er hatte nicht den geringsten Respekt vor Autoritätwe told him we'd back him \whatever wir sagten ihm, dass wir ihn auf jeden Fall unterstützen würden* * *[wɒt'evə(r)]1. pron1) was (auch) (immer); (= no matter what) egal was, ganz gleich wasshall we go home now? – whatever you like or say — gehen wir jetzt nach Hause? – ganz wie du willst
whatever it's called — egal wie es heißt, soll es heißen, wie es will
... or whatever they're called —... oder wie sie sonst heißen
or whatever — oder sonst ( so) etwas
whatever does he want? — was will er wohl?, was er wohl will?; (impatiently) was, zum Kuckuck, will er denn?
2. adj1) egal welche(r, s), welche(r, s) (auch) (immer)for whatever reasons — aus welchen Gründen auch immer
nothing whatever — überhaupt or absolut gar nichts
it's of no use whatever — es hat überhaupt or absolut keinen Zweck
3)whatever good can come of it? — was kann daraus nur Gutes werden?* * *A pron1. was (auch immer); alles, was:2. was auch; trotz allem, was:whatever do you want?B adj1. welch(er, e, es) … auch (immer):whatever profit this work gives us welchen Nutzen uns diese Arbeit auch (immer) bringt;for whatever reasons he is angry aus welchen Gründen er auch immer verärgert ist; einerlei oder ganz gleich, weshalb er wütend ist2. mit neg (nachgestellt) überhaupt, gar nichts, niemand etc:C v/t US sl jemanden wie Luft behandeln* * *1. adjective1) relative adjectivewhatever materials you will need — alle Materialien, die du vielleicht brauchst
2) (notwithstanding which) was für... auch immerwhatever problems you encounter — auf welche Probleme Sie auch stoßen [mögen]
3) (at all) überhaupt2. pronoun1) relative pronoun was für... [auch immer]do whatever you like — mach, was du willst
2) (notwithstanding anything) was auch [immer]whatever happens,... — was auch geschieht,...
3)or whatever — oder was auch immer; oder sonst was (ugs.)
* * *pron.alles was pron.trotz allem pron.was pron.was auch pron.was auch immer pron.was denn pron.was immer pron. -
108 see
1. n церк. епархия2. n церк. престолHoly See — святейший престол; папский престол, Ватикан
3. n церк. чин епископа4. n церк. папство5. v видеть6. v смотреть, видетьlet me see that letter — покажите мне это письмо, разрешите взглянуть на это письмо
all this took place in the street, where all could see — всё это произошло на улице на глазах у всех
he is not fit to be seen — он в таком виде, что не может показаться на людях
to see pass — видеть, как кто-то проходит
7. v справляться, смотретьto look but see nothing — смотреть, но ничего не видеть
8. v представлять себе9. v находить, обнаруживать10. v понимать, сознаватьI see what you mean — я понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду
I see what you are driving at — я понимаю, к чему вы клоните
I see! — понимаю!, ясно!
I see that you have changed your mind — я вижу, что вы передумали
11. v испытывать, переживать; сталкиватьсяI have seen war at close quarters — я на себе испытал, что такое война
12. v видеться, встречаться13. v узнавать; выяснятьsee who it is — посмотри, кто это
see if the postman has come — посмотрите, не пришёл ли почтальон
14. v обдумыватьsee what you can do — подумайте, что можно сделать
that remains to be seen, we shall see — ещё неизвестно, время покажет
let me see — постойте, подождите, дайте подумать
let me see, what was I saying? — подождите, о чём это я осматривать, освидетельствовать
to see a flat before taking it — осмотреть квартиру прежде, чем переехать в неё
15. v редк. допускать, разрешатьyou cannot see your sister starve without trying to help her — вы ведь не допустите, чтобы ваша сестра голодала, и попытаетесь помочь ей
16. v карт. принимать вызовСинонимический ряд:1. diocese (noun) bishopric; diocese; parish2. accompany (verb) accompany; attend; date; escort; take out3. behold (verb) behold; descry; espy; look; mark; mind; note; notice; observe; perceive; remark; spy; twig; watch; witness4. call on (verb) call on; meet5. consider (verb) consider; deliberate6. discover (verb) ascertain; catch on; determine; discover; find out; hear; learn; tumble; unearth7. examine (verb) examine; inspect; regard; view8. foresee (verb) anticipate; divine; envision; forefeel; foreknow; foresee; preknow; previse; prevision9. guide (verb) conduct; direct; guide; lead; pilot; route; shepherd; show; steer10. have (verb) experience; feel; go through; have; know; meet with; suffer; sustain; taste; undergo11. read (verb) accept; apprehend; catch; compass; cotton on to; cotton to; fathom; follow; grasp; make out; read; take; take in; tumble to12. receive (verb) consult; discuss; encounter; entertain; receive13. think (verb) conceive; envisage; envision; fancy; fantasise; feature; image; imagine; picture; project; realize; think; vision; visualise; visualize14. understand (verb) comprehend; detect; discern; distinguish; penetrate; recognise; recognize; understand15. visit (verb) call; come by; come over; drop by; drop in; look in; look up; pop in; run in; step in; stop; stop by; stop in; visit -
109 barra
f.1 bar (pieza alargada).barra espaciadora space barbarra de labios lipstickbarra (de pan) baguette, French stick2 bar.barra americana (counter) = bar where hostesses chat with clientsbarra libre = unlimited drink for a fixed price3 barre.4 slash, oblique.5 gang (informal) (group of friends). ( River Plate)barra brava = group of violent soccer supporters6 barbell.7 curtain pole.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: barrer.* * *1 (en bar, cafetería) bar3 (de helado) block4 (de pan) loaf5 (en tribunal) bar, rail6 (signo de puntuación) slash, solidus7 (de arena) sand bar\no reparar en barras to stop at nothingbarra americana hostess barbarra de carmín→ link=barrabarra de labiosbarra de equilibrio→ link=barrabarra fijabarra de herramientas toolbarbarra de labios lipstickbarra de menú menu barbarra espaciadora space barbarra fija DEPORTE horizontal bar, beambarra inversa backslashbarra libre free barbarras paralelas parallel barsbarras paralelas asimétricas asymmetric bars* * *noun f.1) bar2) rail3) rod* * *SF1) (=pieza alargada) bar; [de metal] bar, ingot; [en armario] rail; [en un bar] bar, counter; [en autoservicio] counter; (Mec) rod; [de bicicleta] crossbarbarra de chocolate — Cono Sur bar of chocolate, chocolate bar, candy bar (EEUU)
barra de desplazamiento vertical — (Inform) scrollbar
barra de herramientas — (Inform) toolbar
barra de pan — French stick, French loaf
barra fija — horizontal bar, fixed bar
2) (Tip) (tb: barra oblicua) oblique stroke, slash3) (Heráldica) stripe, bar4) (Náut) bar, sandbank5) (Jur) (=banquillo) dock6) (Mús) bar7) Cono Sur (=público) [en concierto, espectáculo] audience, spectators pl ; (Dep) fans pl, supporters plbarra brava — gang of hard-line supporters
9) Caribe river mouth, estuary* * *1)a) ( de armario) rail; ( para cortinas) rod, pole; ( de bicicleta) crossbarb) ( de oro) bar; (de turrón, helado) block; ( de jabón) bar; ( de desodorante) stick; ( de chocolate) bar; ( de pan) (Esp, Méx) stick, French loaf2)a) (banda, franja) barb) (Mús) bar (line)c) ( signo de puntuación) oblique, slash3) (para ballet, gimnasia) bar4) (de bar, cafetería) bar5) (AmL fam)a) (de hinchas, seguidores) supporters (pl)¿qué gritan la(s) barra(s)? — what are the supporters shouting?
hacerle barra a alguien — (Andes fam) to cheer somebody on
b) ( de amigos) gang (colloq)6) (Geog)a) ( banco de arena) sandbank, barb) (CS) ( desembocadura) mouth* * *1)a) ( de armario) rail; ( para cortinas) rod, pole; ( de bicicleta) crossbarb) ( de oro) bar; (de turrón, helado) block; ( de jabón) bar; ( de desodorante) stick; ( de chocolate) bar; ( de pan) (Esp, Méx) stick, French loaf2)a) (banda, franja) barb) (Mús) bar (line)c) ( signo de puntuación) oblique, slash3) (para ballet, gimnasia) bar4) (de bar, cafetería) bar5) (AmL fam)a) (de hinchas, seguidores) supporters (pl)¿qué gritan la(s) barra(s)? — what are the supporters shouting?
hacerle barra a alguien — (Andes fam) to cheer somebody on
b) ( de amigos) gang (colloq)6) (Geog)a) ( banco de arena) sandbank, barb) (CS) ( desembocadura) mouth* * *barra11 = bar, crossbar.Nota: De la bicicleta.Ex: While a label is being scanned, the bars should always be visible through the windows.
Ex: The fact that ladies bikes have no crossbar dates back to Victorian times when the ladies of the day would wear long skirts and ride side-saddle.* barra amortiguadora = strut.* barra cortasangre = styptic pencil.* barra cruzada = crossbar.* barra de cacao de labios = chapstick.* barra de chocolate = candy bar.* barra de cortina = curtain pole.* barra de desplazamiento = space bar.* barra de herramientas = toolbar.* barra de labios = lipstick.* barra de menú = menu bar.* barra de pago = no-host bar.* barra de pan = loaf of bread, loaf, French bread.* barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla = highlighting bar.* barra espaciadora = space bar.* barra hemostática = styptic pencil.* barra inclinada (/) = slash (/), diagonal slash, oblique stroke (/), stroke (/), sloped stroke (/), oblique line (/), oblique.* barra inclinada a la izquierda () = backslash ().* barra redonda de madera = dowelling.* barras de color = colour bar.* barra vertical (|) = vertical stroke (|).* carta de barras de color = colour bar.* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].* código de barras = barcode [bar-code], softstrip.* desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora = space over.* diagrama de barras = bar chart, bar graph.* etiqueta de código de barras = barcode label.* lector de código de barras = barcode reader, barcode scanner.barra22 = bar counter.Ex: Some pubs have menus on the tables, others have menus on the bar counter or chalked on blackboards - or both.
* barra de bar = bar counter.* barra de pago = cash bar.* barra libre = open bar.* caballete de la barra = bar-catch.* * *A3 (de chocolate — tableta) bar; (— trozo) square4 (Esp, Méx) (de pan) stick, French loafno pararse en barras ( Esp); to stop at nothingCompuestos:Krooklok®track rodspace bar( Inf) status bar( Inf) toolbarlipstick( Inf) title bar( Inf) task barspace barroll barB1 (banda, franja) barlas barras y estrellas the Stars and Stripes2 ( Mús) bar, bar line3 (signo de puntuación) oblique, slashCompuesto:backslashC ( Dep) (para ballet, gimnasia) barejercicios en la barra bar exercisesCompuestos:beamhorizontal bartorsion barfpl parallel bars (pl)beamD (de un bar, una cafetería) barnos sentamos en la barra we sat (down) at the barCompuestos:hostess barfree barE1( AmL fam) (de hinchas, seguidores): ¿qué grita la barra? or ¿qué gritan las barras? what's the crowd o what are the fans shouting?tiene su propia barra he has his own group of fans2 (de amigos) gang ( colloq)tenerle buena/mala barra a algn ( Chi fam): mi jefe me tiene buena/mala barra I'm in/not in favor with my boss, I'm in my boss's good/bad booksél es buena gente, pero a mí me tiene mala barra he's a nice person but he has something against meCompuestos:masculine and feminine (CS, Per) hooligan( Méx) barF ( Geog)1 (banco de arena) sandbank, bar2 (CS) (desembocadura) mouth* * *
Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)
barra es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
barra
barrer
barra sustantivo femenino
1
( para cortinas) rod, pole;
( de bicicleta) crossbar
(de turrón, helado) block;
( de desodorante) stick;
( de pan) (Esp, Méx) stick, French loaf;
2
b) (Mús) bar (line)
3 (para ballet, gimnasia) bar;
barras asimétricas/paralelas asymmetric/parallel bars (pl)
4 (de bar, cafetería) bar
5 (AmL fam)
6 (Inf):
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barra con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barra sustantivo femenino
1 bar
2 (de un bar, cafetería, etc) bar
3 (de labios) lipstick
4 (de pan) French loaf, baguette
5 Inform barra de desplazamiento, scroll
barra de estado, status bar
6 Gimn barra fija, horizontal bar
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
' barra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrote
- camarera
- camarero
- carmín
- cuscurro
- doblar
- pan
- desodorante
- eje
- jabón
- tiza
- toallero
English:
baguette
- bar
- beam
- bread
- counter
- loaf
- oblique
- rail
- rod
- slash
- space bar
- spike
- stroke
- cross
- lip
- scroll
- tiller
- tool
- towel
* * *♦ nf1. [pieza alargada] bar;[redonda] rod; [de bicicleta] crossbar;no se para en barras nothing stops himAut barra antivuelco anti-roll bar;barra espaciadora space bar;Aut barras laterales side (impact) bars; Tec barra del pistón piston rod2. [bloque] [de hielo] block;[de chocolate] bar barra de labios lipstick3. [de bar, café] bar [counter]barra americana = bar where hostesses chat with clients;barra libre = unlimited drink for a fixed price4. [en escudo, bandera] barbarra de equilibrios balance beam;barra fija horizontal bar, high bar;barras paralelas parallel bars7. Mús bar (line)8. [signo gráfico] slash, obliquebarra invertida backslash;barra oblicua slash, obliquebarra de herramientas tool bar;barra de menús menu bar;barra de tareas task bar11. [de arena] bar, sandbanktiene una barra muy linda she hangs out with a very nice crowdbarra brava = group of violent soccer fans♦ nmfRP Fam [en fútbol] = member of a group of violent soccer fans* * *fen la barra at the bar;no te fíes de ellos, que no se paran en barras fig don’t trust them, they’ll stop at nothing2 de cortinas rod3 MÚS bar;doble barra double bar* * *barra nf: bar* * *barra n1. (en un bar) bar2. (para cortinas) rail3. (de pan) French stick / baguette¿cuántas barras compramos? how many French sticks shall we buy?4. (de helado) block -
110 take
A n1 ( take hold of) prendre [object, money] ; to take sb by the arm/hand/throat prendre qn par le bras/par la main/à la gorge ; to take sb's arm/hand prendre le bras/la main de qn ; to take sth from prendre qch sur [shelf, table] ; prendre qch dans [drawer, box] ; to take sth out of sth sortir qch de qch ; the passage is taken from his latest book le passage est tiré de son dernier livre ;2 ( use violently) to take a knife/an axe to sb attaquer qn avec un couteau/une hache ;3 ( have by choice) prendre [bath, shower, holiday] ; to take lessons prendre des leçons (in de) ; we take a newspaper/three pints of milk every day nous prenons le journal/trois pintes de lait tous les jours ; we take the Gazette nous recevons la Gazette ; I'll take a pound of apples, please donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît ; take a seat! asseyez-vous! ; to take a wife/a husband† prendre femme/un mari† ;4 ( carry along) emporter, prendre [object] ; emmener [person] ; to take sb to school/to work/to the hospital emmener qn à l'école/au travail/à l'hôpital ; to take a letter/a cheque to the post office porter une lettre/un chèque à la poste ; to take chairs into the garden porter des chaises dans le jardin ; to take the car to the garage emmener la voiture au garage ; the book? he's taken it with him le livre? il l'a emporté ; to take sb sth, to take sth to sb apporter qch à qn ; to take sb dancing/swimming emmener qn danser/se baigner ; to take sth upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre qch ; you can't take him anywhere! hum il n'est pas sortable! ;5 (lead, guide) I'll take you through the procedure je vous montrerai comment on procède ; to take the actors through the scene faire travailler la scène aux acteurs ; I'll take you up to the second floor/to your room je vais vous conduire au deuxième étage/à votre chambre ;6 ( transport) to take sb to [bus] conduire or emmener qn à [place] ; [road, path] conduire or mener qn à [place] ; his work takes him to many different countries son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents ; what took you to Brussels? qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles? ;7 ( use to get somewhere) prendre [bus, taxi, plane etc] ; prendre [road, path] ; take the first turn on the right/left prenez la première à droite/à gauche ;9 ( accept) accepter, recevoir [bribe, money] ; prendre [patients, pupils] ; accepter [job] ; prendre [phone call] ; [machine] accepter [coin] ; [shop, restaurant etc] accepter [credit card, cheque] ; [union, employee] accepter [reduction, cut] ; will you take £10 for the radio? je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio ; that's my last offer, take it or leave it ! c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser! ; whisky? I can take it or leave it! le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer ;10 ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage] ; it takes patience/courage to do il faut de la patience/du courage pour faire ; it takes three hours/years etc to do il faut trois heures/ans etc pour faire ; it won't take long ça ne prendra pas longtemps ; it took her 10 minutes to repair it elle a mis 10 minutes pour le réparer ; the wall won't take long to build le mur sera vite construit ; it won't take long to do the washing-up la vaisselle sera vite faite ; it would take a genius/a strong person to do that il faudrait un génie/quelqu'un de robuste pour faire ça ; to have what it takes avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire) ; typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing! ce ne sera pas facile de taper toutes ces lettres en deux heures! ; she'll take some persuading ce sera dur de la convaincre ;12 ( endure) supporter [pain, criticism] ; accepter [punishment, opinions] ; I find their attitude hard to take je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter ; he can't take being criticized il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique ; she just sat there and took it! elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue ; he can't take a joke il ne sait pas prendre une plaisanterie ; go on, tell me, I can take it! vas-y, dis-le, je n'en mourrai pas ○ ! ; I can't take any more! je suis vraiment à bout! ;13 ( react to) prendre [news, matter, criticism, comments] ; to take sth well/badly bien/mal prendre qch ; to take sth seriously/lightly prendre qch au sérieux/à la légère ; to take things one ou a step at a time prendre les choses une par une ;14 ( assume) I take it that je suppose que ; to take sb for ou to be sth prendre qn pour qch ; what do you take me for? pour qui est-ce que tu me prends? ; what do you take this poem to mean? comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème? ;15 ( consider as example) prendre [person, example, case] ; take John (for example), he has brought up a family by himself prends John, il a élevé une famille tout seul ; let us ou if we take the situation in France prenons la situation en France ; take Stella, she never complains! regarde Stella, elle ne se plaint jamais! ;16 ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude, measures, steps] ; to take a soft/tough line on sb/sth adopter une attitude indulgente/sévère à l'égard de qn/qch ; to take the view ou attitude that être d'avis que, considérer que ;17 ( record) prendre [notes, statement] ; [doctor, nurse] prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure] ; [secretary] prendre [letter] ; to take sb's measurements ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de qn ; to take a reading lire les indications ;18 ( hold) [hall, bus] avoir une capacité de, pouvoir contenir [50 people, passengers etc] ; [tank, container] pouvoir contenir [quantity] ; the tank/bus will take… le réservoir/bus peut contenir… ; the cupboard/the suitcase won't take any more clothes il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans ce placard/ cette valise ;19 ( consume) prendre [sugar, milk, pills, remedy] ; to take tea/lunch with sb GB sout prendre le thé/déjeuner avec qn ; ⇒ drug ;21 Phot prendre [photograph] ;25 ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students, pupils] ; to take sb for Geography/French faire cours de géographie/de français à qn ;27 ( capture) [army, enemy] prendre [fortress, city] ; ( in chess) [player] prendre [piece] ; ( in cards) faire [trick] ; [person] remporter [prize] ; ⇒ hostage, prisoner ;28 ○ ( have sex with) prendre [woman].1 ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet ; [dye] prendre ; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre ;2 Fishg [fish] mordre.I'll take it from here fig je prendrai la suite ; to be on the take ○ toucher des pots-de-vin ; to take it ou a lot out of sb fatiguer beaucoup qn ; to take it upon oneself to do prendre sur soi de faire ; to take sb out of himself changer les idées à qn ; you can take it from me,… croyez-moi,…■ take aback:▶ take [sb] aback interloquer [person].■ take after:▶ take after [sb] tenir de [father, mother etc].■ take against:▶ take against [sb] prendre [qn] en grippe.■ take along:▶ take [sb/sth] along, take along [sb/sth] emporter [object] ; emmener [person].■ take apart:▶ take apart se démonter ; does it take apart? est-ce que ça se démonte? ;▶ take [sb/sth] apart1 ( separate into parts) démonter [car, machine] ;■ take aside:▶ take [sb] aside prendre [qn] à part.■ take away:▶ take [sb/sth] away, take away [sb/sth]1 ( remove) enlever, emporter [object] (from de) ; emmener [person] (from de) ; supprimer [pain, fear, grief] (from de) ; ‘two hamburgers to take away, please’ GB ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît’ ; to take away sb's appetite faire perdre l'appétit à qn ;2 fig ( diminish) that doesn't take anything away from his achievement ça n'enlève rien à ce qu'il a accompli ;3 ( subtract) soustraire [number] (from à, de) ; ten take away seven is three dix moins sept égalent trois.■ take back:▶ take [sth] back, take back [sth]▶ take [sb] back ( cause to remember) rappeler des souvenirs à [person] ; this song takes me back to my childhood cette chanson me rappelle mon enfance ;▶ take [sb/sth] back, take back [sb/sth] ( accept again) reprendre [partner, employee] ; reprendre [gift, ring] ; [shop] reprendre [goods].■ take down:▶ take [sth] down, take down [sth]2 ( lower) baisser [skirt, pants] ;3 ( dismantle) démonter [tent, scaffolding] ;4 ( write down) noter [name, statement, details].■ take hold:▶ take hold [disease, epidemic] s'installer ; [idea, ideology] se répandre ; [influence] s'accroître ; to take hold of ( grasp) prendre [object, hand] ; fig ( overwhelm) [feeling, anger] envahir [person] ; [idea] prendre [person].■ take in:▶ take [sb] in, take in [sb]1 ( deceive) tromper, abuser [person] ; he was taken in il s'est laissé abuser ; don't be taken in by appearances! ne te fie pas aux apparences! ; I wasn't taken in by him je ne me suis pas laissé prendre à son jeu ;▶ take in [sth]3 ( encompass) inclure [place, developments] ;4 ( absorb) [root] absorber [nutrients] ; [person, animal] absorber [oxygen] ; fig s'imprégner de [atmosphere] ;6 Sewing reprendre [dress, skirt etc] ;7 ( accept for payment) faire [qch] à domicile [washing, mending] ;8 ○ ( visit) aller à [play, exhibition].■ take off:▶ take off1 ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller ;3 ○ ( leave hurriedly) filer ○ ;▶ take [sth] off1 ( deduct) to take £10 off (the price) réduire le prix de 10 livres, faire une remise de 10 livres ;2 ( have as holiday) to take two days off prendre deux jours de congé ; I'm taking next week off je suis en congé la semaine prochaine ;3 ( make look younger) that hairstyle takes 15 years off you! cette coiffure te rajeunit de 15 ans! ;▶ take [sth] off, take off [sth]1 ( remove) enlever, ôter [clothing, shoes] ; enlever [lid, feet, hands] (from de) ; supprimer [dish, train] ; to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché ;2 ( amputate) amputer, couper [limb] ;3 ( withdraw) annuler [show, play] ;▶ take [sb] off, take off [sb]1 ○ ( imitate) imiter [person] ;2 ( remove) to take sb off the case [police] retirer l'affaire à qn ; to take oneself off partir, s'en aller (to à).■ take on:▶ take on ( get upset) don't take on so ( stay calm) ne t'énerve pas ; ( don't worry) ne t'en fais pas ;▶ take [sb/sth] on, take on [sb/sth]1 ( employ) embaucher, prendre [staff, worker] ;2 ( compete against) [team, player] jouer contre [team, player] ; ( fight) se battre contre [person, opponent] ; to take sb on at chess/at tennis jouer aux échecs/au tennis contre qn ;4 ( acquire) prendre [look, significance, colour, meaning].■ take out:▶ take out s'enlever ; does this take out? est-ce que ça s'enlève? ;▶ take [sb/sth] out, take out [sb/sth]1 ( remove) sortir [object] (from, of de) ; [dentist] extraire, arracher ○ [tooth] ; [doctor] enlever [appendix] ; ( from bank) retirer [money] (of de) ; take your hands out of your pockets! enlève tes mains de tes poches! ;2 ( go out with) sortir avec [person] ; to take sb out to dinner/for a walk emmener qn dîner/se promener ;3 ( eat elsewhere) emporter [fast food] ; ‘two hamburgers to take out, please!’ ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît! ;4 ( deduct) déduire [contributions, tax] (of de) ;5 ○ (kill, destroy) éliminer [person] ; détruire [installation, target] ;6 to take sth out on sb passer qch sur qn [anger, frustration] ; to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn.■ take over:1 ( take control) (of town, country, party) [army, faction] prendre le pouvoir ; he's always trying to take over il veut toujours tout commander ;2 ( be successor) [person] prendre la suite (as comme) ; to take over from remplacer, succéder à [predecessor] ;▶ take over [sth]1 ( take control of) prendre le contrôle de [town, country] ; reprendre [business] ; shall I take over the driving for a while? veux-tu que je prenne un peu le volant? ;2 Fin racheter, prendre le contrôle de [company].■ take place avoir lieu.■ take to:▶ take to [sb/sth]1 ( develop liking for) he has really taken to her/to his new job elle/son nouvel emploi lui plaît vraiment beaucoup ;2 ( begin) to take to doing ○ se mettre à faire ; he's taken to smoking/wearing a hat il s'est mis à fumer/porter un chapeau ;3 (go) se réfugier dans [forest, hills] ; to take to one's bed se mettre au lit ; to take to the streets descendre dans la rue.■ take up:▶ take up ( continue story etc) reprendre ; to take up where sb/sth left off reprendre là où qn/qch s'était arrêté ; to take up with s'attacher à [person, group] ;▶ take up [sth]2 ( start) se mettre à [golf, guitar] ; prendre [job] ; to take up a career as an actor se lancer dans le métier d'acteur ; to take up one's duties ou responsibilities entrer dans ses fonctions ;4 ( accept) accepter [offer, invitation] relever [challenge] ; to take up sb's case Jur accepter de défendre qn ;5 to take sth up with sb soulever [qch] avec qn [matter] ;7 ( adopt) prendre [position, stance] ;▶ take [sb] up2 to take sb up on ( challenge) reprendre qn sur [point, assertion] ; ( accept) to take sb up on an invitation/an offer accepter l'invitation/l'offre de qn. -
111 A
ei(one of the notes in the musical scale.) la- A flat- A sharp
a det un / unaRecuerda que a se emplea delante de una palabra que empieza por consonante; delante de una palabra que empieza por un sonido vocálico se emplea anMultiple Entries: A a A,◊ a sustantivo femenino (pl aes) (read as /a/) the letter A, a
a preposición Nota: La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a. 1◊ voy a México/la tienda I'm going to Mexico/to the shop;voy a casa I'm going home; se cayó al río she fell into the riverb) ( indicando posición):a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro; se sentó al sol he sat in the sun; se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my rightc) ( indicando distancia):2a) (señalando hora, momento) at;a la hora de comer at lunch time; ¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?; a mediados de abril in mid-April; al día siguiente the next o following dayb) ( señalando fecha):◊ hoy estamos a lunes/a 20 today is Monday/it's the 20th todayc) al + inf:al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news ( antes) a few minutes before she arrived; 3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia): sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each; a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour; nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three 4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):◊ a pie/a caballo on foot/on horseback;a crédito on credit; funciona a pilas it runs on batteries; a mano by hand; a rayas striped; vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes 5◊ ¿viste a José? did you see José?;no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud dáselo a ella give it to her; les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English; le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the doorc) ( indicando procedencia):◊ se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o (colloq) off a gipsy
A, a f (letra) A 'A' also found in these entries: Spanish: a. C. - a.m. - abajeña - abajeño - abanderada - abanderado - abandonar - abandonada - abandonado - abanico - abarquillada - abarquillado - abarrotada - abarrotado - abasto - abatida - abatido - abatirse - abdicar - aberración - abertura - abierta - abierto - abigarrada - abigarrado - abigarrar - ablandar - ablusada - ablusado - abnegada - abnegado - abobada - abobado - abocada - abocado - abogacía - abogada - abogado - abombada - abombado - abonar - abonada - abonado - abonarse - abono - abordar - abordaje - aborregar - abortar - abortiva English: A - A-level - a.m. - abandon - abandoned - abide by - ability - abject - abnormal - aboard - aborigine - abortion - abortive - about - above - above-board - above-mentioned - abrasive - abreast - abridged - abrupt - absent - absent-minded - absolute - absolutely - absorbed - abstemious - abstract - absurd - abundant - abuse - abusive - abysmal - academic - academy - accede - accent - acceptable - access - accident-prone - accidental - accidentally - acclimatized - accommodate - accommodation - accomplish - accomplished - account - account for - accountableAtr[æmp, 'æmpeəSMALLr/SMALL]1) : un m, una fa house: una casahalf an hour: media horawhat a surprise!: ¡qué sorpresa!2) per: por, a la, al30 kilometers an hour: 30 kilómetros por horatwice a month: dos veces al mesA (note)n.• la (Música) s.f.a eɪ noun1)a) ( letter) A, a fhe knows his subject from A to Z — conoce el tema perfectamente or de cabo a rabo
to get from A to B — ir* de un sitio a otro
b) ( Mus) la mA flat/sharp/natural — la bemol/sostenido/natural
A major/minor — la mayor/menor
2)a) ( in house numbers)35A — ≈35 bis, ≈35 duplicado
b) ( in sizes of paper) (BrE)A3 — A3 ( 420 x 297mm)
A4 — A4 ( 297 x 210mm)
A5 — A5 ( 210 x 148mm)
A road — ≈carretera f or ruta f nacional
I [eɪ]1. N1) (=letter) A, a fNo. 32A — (=house) núm. 32 bis, núm. 32 duplicado
the A-Z of Management Techniques — el manual básico de Técnicas de Gestión, Técnicas de Gestión de la A a la Z
- know sth from A to Z2) (Mus)A — la m
A major/minor — la mayor/menor
A sharp/flat — la sostenido/bemol
3) (Scol) sobresaliente m2.CPDA level N ABBR (Brit) (Scol) = Advanced level — ≈ bachillerato m
she has an A level in chemistry — tiene un título de A level en química
A road N — (Brit) ≈ carretera f nacional
A side N — [of record] cara f A
A LEVELS Al terminar la educación secundaria obligatoria, los estudiantes de Inglaterra, Gales e Irlanda del Norte pueden estudiar otros dos años para preparar tres o cuatro asignaturas más y examinarse de ellas a los 18 años. Estos exámenes se conocen con el nombre de A levels o Advanced levels. Cada universidad determina el número de A levels y la calificación necesaria para acceder a ella. En Escocia los exámenes equivalentes son los Highers o Higher Grades, que se hacen de unas cinco asignaturas tras un año de estudios. Después se puede optar entre entrar en la universidad directamente o estudiar otro año más, bien para hacer el mismo examen de otras asignaturas, o para sacar los Advanced Highers.A to Z ® N — (=map book) callejero m
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[eɪ] [ˌǝ]INDEF ART ( before vowel or silent h an) [ˌæn] [ˌǝn] [ˌn]1) un(a) m / f ; (+ fem noun starting with stressed [a] or [ha]) unthat child's a thief! — ¡ese niño es un ladrón!
b) (after [tener]/[buscar] if singular object the norm)have you got a passport? — ¿tiene usted pasaporte?
See:LOOK FOR in looka fine excuse! — ¡bonita disculpa!
what an idiot! — ¡qué idiota!
e) (apposition)Patrick, a lecturer at Glasgow University, says that... — Patrick, profesor de la Universidad de Glasgow, dice que...
the Duero, a Spanish river — el Duero, un río español
3) (=a certain) un(a) tal4) (=each, per) por£80 a week — 80 libras por semana
once a week/three times a month — una vez a la semanaes veces al mes
* * *a [eɪ] noun1)a) ( letter) A, a fhe knows his subject from A to Z — conoce el tema perfectamente or de cabo a rabo
to get from A to B — ir* de un sitio a otro
b) ( Mus) la mA flat/sharp/natural — la bemol/sostenido/natural
A major/minor — la mayor/menor
2)a) ( in house numbers)35A — ≈35 bis, ≈35 duplicado
b) ( in sizes of paper) (BrE)A3 — A3 ( 420 x 297mm)
A4 — A4 ( 297 x 210mm)
A5 — A5 ( 210 x 148mm)
A road — ≈carretera f or ruta f nacional
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112 a
ei(one of the notes in the musical scale.) la- A flat- A sharp
a det un / unaRecuerda que a se emplea delante de una palabra que empieza por consonante; delante de una palabra que empieza por un sonido vocálico se emplea anMultiple Entries: A a A,◊ a sustantivo femenino (pl aes) (read as /a/) the letter A, a
a preposición Nota: La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a. 1◊ voy a México/la tienda I'm going to Mexico/to the shop;voy a casa I'm going home; se cayó al río she fell into the riverb) ( indicando posición):a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro; se sentó al sol he sat in the sun; se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my rightc) ( indicando distancia):2a) (señalando hora, momento) at;a la hora de comer at lunch time; ¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?; a mediados de abril in mid-April; al día siguiente the next o following dayb) ( señalando fecha):◊ hoy estamos a lunes/a 20 today is Monday/it's the 20th todayc) al + inf:al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news ( antes) a few minutes before she arrived; 3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia): sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each; a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour; nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three 4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):◊ a pie/a caballo on foot/on horseback;a crédito on credit; funciona a pilas it runs on batteries; a mano by hand; a rayas striped; vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes 5◊ ¿viste a José? did you see José?;no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud dáselo a ella give it to her; les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English; le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the doorc) ( indicando procedencia):◊ se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o (colloq) off a gipsy
A, a f (letra) A 'A' also found in these entries: Spanish: a. C. - a.m. - abajeña - abajeño - abanderada - abanderado - abandonar - abandonada - abandonado - abanico - abarquillada - abarquillado - abarrotada - abarrotado - abasto - abatida - abatido - abatirse - abdicar - aberración - abertura - abierta - abierto - abigarrada - abigarrado - abigarrar - ablandar - ablusada - ablusado - abnegada - abnegado - abobada - abobado - abocada - abocado - abogacía - abogada - abogado - abombada - abombado - abonar - abonada - abonado - abonarse - abono - abordar - abordaje - aborregar - abortar - abortiva English: A - A-level - a.m. - abandon - abandoned - abide by - ability - abject - abnormal - aboard - aborigine - abortion - abortive - about - above - above-board - above-mentioned - abrasive - abreast - abridged - abrupt - absent - absent-minded - absolute - absolutely - absorbed - abstemious - abstract - absurd - abundant - abuse - abusive - abysmal - academic - academy - accede - accent - acceptable - access - accident-prone - accidental - accidentally - acclimatized - accommodate - accommodation - accomplish - accomplished - account - account for - accountableAtr[æmp, 'æmpeəSMALLr/SMALL]1) : un m, una fa house: una casahalf an hour: media horawhat a surprise!: ¡qué sorpresa!2) per: por, a la, al30 kilometers an hour: 30 kilómetros por horatwice a month: dos veces al mesA (note)n.• la (Música) s.f.a eɪ noun1)a) ( letter) A, a fhe knows his subject from A to Z — conoce el tema perfectamente or de cabo a rabo
to get from A to B — ir* de un sitio a otro
b) ( Mus) la mA flat/sharp/natural — la bemol/sostenido/natural
A major/minor — la mayor/menor
2)a) ( in house numbers)35A — ≈35 bis, ≈35 duplicado
b) ( in sizes of paper) (BrE)A3 — A3 ( 420 x 297mm)
A4 — A4 ( 297 x 210mm)
A5 — A5 ( 210 x 148mm)
A road — ≈carretera f or ruta f nacional
I [eɪ]1. N1) (=letter) A, a fNo. 32A — (=house) núm. 32 bis, núm. 32 duplicado
the A-Z of Management Techniques — el manual básico de Técnicas de Gestión, Técnicas de Gestión de la A a la Z
- know sth from A to Z2) (Mus)A — la m
A major/minor — la mayor/menor
A sharp/flat — la sostenido/bemol
3) (Scol) sobresaliente m2.CPDA level N ABBR (Brit) (Scol) = Advanced level — ≈ bachillerato m
she has an A level in chemistry — tiene un título de A level en química
A road N — (Brit) ≈ carretera f nacional
A side N — [of record] cara f A
A LEVELS Al terminar la educación secundaria obligatoria, los estudiantes de Inglaterra, Gales e Irlanda del Norte pueden estudiar otros dos años para preparar tres o cuatro asignaturas más y examinarse de ellas a los 18 años. Estos exámenes se conocen con el nombre de A levels o Advanced levels. Cada universidad determina el número de A levels y la calificación necesaria para acceder a ella. En Escocia los exámenes equivalentes son los Highers o Higher Grades, que se hacen de unas cinco asignaturas tras un año de estudios. Después se puede optar entre entrar en la universidad directamente o estudiar otro año más, bien para hacer el mismo examen de otras asignaturas, o para sacar los Advanced Highers.A to Z ® N — (=map book) callejero m
See:
II
[eɪ] [ˌǝ]INDEF ART ( before vowel or silent h an) [ˌæn] [ˌǝn] [ˌn]1) un(a) m / f ; (+ fem noun starting with stressed [a] or [ha]) unthat child's a thief! — ¡ese niño es un ladrón!
b) (after [tener]/[buscar] if singular object the norm)have you got a passport? — ¿tiene usted pasaporte?
See:LOOK FOR in looka fine excuse! — ¡bonita disculpa!
what an idiot! — ¡qué idiota!
e) (apposition)Patrick, a lecturer at Glasgow University, says that... — Patrick, profesor de la Universidad de Glasgow, dice que...
the Duero, a Spanish river — el Duero, un río español
3) (=a certain) un(a) tal4) (=each, per) por£80 a week — 80 libras por semana
once a week/three times a month — una vez a la semanaes veces al mes
* * *a [eɪ] noun1)a) ( letter) A, a fhe knows his subject from A to Z — conoce el tema perfectamente or de cabo a rabo
to get from A to B — ir* de un sitio a otro
b) ( Mus) la mA flat/sharp/natural — la bemol/sostenido/natural
A major/minor — la mayor/menor
2)a) ( in house numbers)35A — ≈35 bis, ≈35 duplicado
b) ( in sizes of paper) (BrE)A3 — A3 ( 420 x 297mm)
A4 — A4 ( 297 x 210mm)
A5 — A5 ( 210 x 148mm)
A road — ≈carretera f or ruta f nacional
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113 next
nekst 1. adjective(nearest in place, time etc: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?) neste, førstkommende2. adverb(immediately after in place or time: John arrived first and Jane came next.) deretter3. pronoun(the person or thing nearest in place, time etc: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me - the next he was lying on the ground.) neste- biggest
- oldest
- next door
- next tonesteIadj. \/nekst\/, foran konsonant ofte: \/neks\/1) neste, førstkommende, (nærmest) følgendedu er nestemann, nå er det din tur2) nærmest3) tilstøtende, nabo-, ved siden avhuset ved siden av, neste husas well as the next man like godt som hvem som helstin the next place nærmest, først og fremst dernestthe next but one\/two ( om rekkefølge) den andre\/tredje herfranext door ved siden av, vegg i vegghan bor rett ved siden av meg, han bor vegg i vegg med megnext door to ( overført) nesten, nære ved, så godt somnext, please! vær så god neste!next to ved siden av nest etter nestensammenlignet medIIadv. \/nekst\/, foran konsonant ofte: \/neks\/1) deretter, derpå, dernest, så, siden• what are you going to do next?• what comes next?2) neste gang3) like, aldeles, umiddelbart, rett4) nestnext to nærmest, (tett) inntil, (rett) ved siden av, rett etternest etternær ved, så godt somnext to nothing nesten ingenting, knapt noejeg fikk det nesten gratis, jeg fikk det for en slikk og ingentingwhat next? hva kommer så?, hva skjer etterpå?, etterpå, da? ( uttrykk for forbauselse) hva blir det neste?, hvor skal dette egentlig ende?IIIprep. \/nekst\/, foran konsonant ofte: \/neks\/( gammeldags)1) nærmest2) ved siden av, inntil -
114 _істина
always tell your doctor and your lawyer the truth apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter better suffer for truth than prosper by falsehood children and fools speak the truth half the truth is often a whole lie it is better to be right than in the majority mad folks and proverbs reveal many truths many a truth is spoken is jest murder will out nothing stings like the truth some people would rather be right than pleasant tell the truth all the time and you won't have to remember what you said tell the truth and shame the Devil those who are right need not talk loudly to withhold truth is to bury gold truth and roses have thorns about them truth fears nothing but concealment truth is heavy; therefore few wear it truth is the daughter of time truth is stranger than fiction truth lies at the bottom of a well truth never grows old the truth always pays the truth shall make you free what everybody says must be true what is new cannot be true -
115 USA
Del verbo usar: ( conjugate usar) \ \
usa es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: USA usar
USA /'usa/ (fam) USA
usar ( conjugate usar) verbo transitivo◊ ¿qué champú usas? what shampoo do you use?;usa algo/a algn de or como algo to use sth/sb as sth usarse verbo pronominal (en 3a pers) (esp AmL) ( estar de moda) [color/ropa] to be in fashion, to be popular;
usar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer uso, emplear) to use: no uses mi maquinilla, don't use my razor
siempre usa el mismo método, she uses always the same method
2 (llevar ropa, perfume, etc) to wear
II vi (utilizar) to use ' USA' also found in these entries: Spanish: año - como - dato - durante - EE. UU. - ganarse - mucha - mucho - para - perdón - permitirse - piso - señor - tener - usar - ver - cabeza - edredón - EEUU - madrina - padrino English: ago - agree - alive - alone - already - border - can - catch up - champagne - clearout - deserve - do - esquire - factor - fancy - few - lady - let - like - make - marmalade - mister - neither - now - shall - stand - take - ultimately - USA - use - whatever - worth - America - American - cooking - double - first - Georgian - potty - sizetr['jʊː'es'eɪ]1 ( United States of America) Estados Unidos de América; (abbreviation) EE.UU————————tr['jʊː'es'ɑːmɪ]1 ( United States Army) Ejército de los Estados Unidosn.a) (= United States of America) EEUU, EE UU, EE.UUb) (= United States Army) ejército m estadounidense or de los EEUUN ABBR1) = United States of Americathe USA — Estados Unidos, EE.UU.
2) = United States Army* * *a) (= United States of America) EEUU, EE UU, EE.UUb) (= United States Army) ejército m estadounidense or de los EEUU -
116 USA
m.USA, EEUU, EE.UU., The U.S..pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: usar.* * *ADJ INV United States antes de s, American* * *['usa](fam) USA* * *----* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.* * *['usa](fam) USA* * ** base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.* * */ˈusa/( fam)USA* * *
Del verbo usar: ( conjugate usar)
usa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
USA
usar
USA /'usa/ (fam) USA
usar ( conjugate usar) verbo transitivo
◊ ¿qué champú usas? what shampoo do you use?;
usa algo/a algn de or como algo to use sth/sb as sth
usarse verbo pronominal (en 3a pers) (esp AmL) ( estar de moda) [color/ropa] to be in fashion, to be popular;
usar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer uso, emplear) to use: no uses mi maquinilla, don't use my razor
siempre usa el mismo método, she uses always the same method
2 (llevar ropa, perfume, etc) to wear
II vi (utilizar) to use
' USA' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
año
- como
- dato
- durante
- EE. UU.
- ganarse
- mucha
- mucho
- para
- perdón
- permitirse
- piso
- señor
- tener
- usar
- ver
- cabeza
- edredón
- EEUU
- madrina
- padrino
English:
ago
- agree
- alive
- alone
- already
- border
- can
- catch up
- champagne
- clearout
- deserve
- do
- esquire
- factor
- fancy
- few
- lady
- let
- like
- make
- marmalade
- mister
- neither
- now
- shall
- stand
- take
- ultimately
- USA
- use
- whatever
- worth
- America
- American
- cooking
- double
- first
- Georgian
- potty
- size
* * *USA;los USA the USA, the US -
117 usar
usar ( conjugate usar) verbo transitivo◊ ¿qué champú usas? what shampoo do you use?;usar algo/a algn de or como algo to use sth/sb as sth usarse verbo pronominal (en 3a pers) (esp AmL) ( estar de moda) [color/ropa] to be in fashion, to be popular;
usar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer uso, emplear) to use: no uses mi maquinilla, don't use my razor
siempre usa el mismo método, she uses always the same method
2 (llevar ropa, perfume, etc) to wear
II vi (utilizar) to use ' usar' also found in these entries: Spanish: alquilar - apellido - baja - bajo - bastante - bien - calor - casarse - cerrarse - como - don - doña - enferma - enfermo - error - fácil - fresca - fresco - fuerza - gastar - gritar - gustar - histórica - histórico - infante - irse - mucha - mucho - padre - parecerse - poder - soler - telefonear - toda - todo - ver - viaje - abusar - aprovechar - aspereza - emplear - estrenar - manejar - ocupar - someter English: absent - accustom - advise - apply - appreciate - averse - bed - begin - delay - dread - engine driver - eventual - excuse - feel - female - get - go - go on - hate - help out - liberty - love - male-dominated - mention - mind - miss - must - object - off - oven - overdo - possess - print - quite - ready - Scotch - shall - sparing - start - still - storey - study - take - teach - try - ultimately - unused - use - walking frame - work -
118 fit
̈ɪfɪt I сущ.
1) припадок, приступ to have, throw a fit ≈ страдать от приступа hysterical fit ≈ истерический припадок fit of apoplexy ≈ апоплексический удар a violent fit of coughing ≈ резкий приступ кашля Syn: attack
1., paroxysm, bout
2) порыв, вспышка( гнева, энтузиазма и т. п.) fit of energy ≈ прилив сил She cleaned the whole house in a fit of enthusiasm. ≈ В порыве энтузиазма она убрала весь дом.
3) настроение, склонность When the fit was on him, he would shoe a horse better than any man in the county. ≈ Если он был в настроении, он подковал лошадь лучше всех в графстве. Syn: mood, spirit ∙ to give smb. a fit/fits разг. ≈ возмутить, оскорбить кого-л. to scream oneself into fits ≈ отчаянно вопить to knock smb. into fits, beat smb. into fits ≈ разбить наголову кого-л. throw a fit II
1. сущ.
1) прилаживание, подгонка This Academy has for many years given an excellent fit for college. ≈ Эта кафедра в течение многих лет давала блестящую подготовку для колледжа.
2) тех. посадка, пригонка
3) прилегаемость( об одежде) ;
прилегающая одежда snug, tight fit ≈ плотно прилегающая одежда The gown was an excellent fit. ≈ Платье прекрасно сидело. to a fit ≈ точно по фигуре
2. прил.
1) подходящий, годный, пригодный;
соответствующий water fit for drinking ≈ вода, пригодная для питья The food here isn't fit to eat. ≈ Пища здесь не съедобна. a movie fit for the whole family ≈ фильм, подходящий для всей семьи Those stories are not fit to be repeated. ≈ Эти истории не годятся для того, чтобы их повторять. fit time and place ≈ надлежащее время и место Syn: proper
1., appropriate
1., apt, suitable
2) подобающий, стоящий to see fit, think fit ≈ считать нужным
3) квалифицированный, компетентный Syn: qualified, competent
4) готовый, подготовленный fit to die of shame ≈ готовый умереть со стыда a house fit to live in ≈ дом, готовый для проживания I am fit for another mile. ≈ Я могу пройти еще милю. Let's see what the boy's fit for. ≈ Давай-ка посмотрим, к чему этот парнишка годен.
5) настроенный, склонный
6) спорт находящийся в хорошей форме;
разг. здоровый physically fit ≈ физически развитый to feel fit, keep fit ≈ быть бодрым и здоровым as fit as a fiddle Syn: healthy
3. гл.
1) а) быть впору, быть в самый раз, подходить( к чему-л.) The key fits the lock. ≈ Ключ точно подходит к замку. б) непер. быть впору, подходить The coat fits well. ≈ Пальто сидит хорошо.
2) а) подходить, быть подходящим для (чего-л.), соответствовать( чему-л.) The theory fits the facts. ≈ Теория согласуется с фактами. б) непер. подходить That fits in with my plans. ≈ Это согласуется с моими планами.
3) а) умещать б) умещаться, помещаться, входить to fit through the door ≈ проходить в дверь to fit around the table ≈ уместиться за столом
4) подгонять, пригонять, прилаживать Syn: adjust, tailor
2.
5) снаряжать, оснащать( with) to fit the ship with new engines ≈ оснастить корабль новыми двигателями Syn: supply I
2., equip ∙ fit in fit into fit on fit out fit up to fit like a glove ≈ быть как раз впору to fit like a ball of wax ≈ облегать, облипать to fit the bill ≈ отвечать всем требованиям подгонка, прилаживание (техническое) пригонка, посадка аппроксимация, фит прилегаемость ( одежды) - to a * точно по мерке;
точно по фигуре - to be a bad * плохо сидеть (о платье) - to be a tight * плотно обтягивать( фигуру) - to be an easy * сидеть свободно( об одежде) - I want my shoes an easy * я хочу, чтобы туфли мне не жали (при) годный;
подходящий;
соответствующий - a * time and place надлежащее время и место - at a *er moment в более подходящий момент - the food was not * to eat пища оказалась несъедобной - materials not * for the job материалы, непригодные для работы - I have nothing * to wear мне нечего надеть;
у меня нет ничего подходящего (к данному случаю) - it is not a * life for you вы не должны так жить;
вам такая жизнь не подходит - * for a king (разговорное) наилучшего качества подобающий, достойный - to see /to think/ * считать нужным /целесообразным/ (часто ирон.) - do as you think * делайте, как вы считаете нужным - I am not * to be seen я не могу показаться;
я не одет - he doesn't think * to publish his results он считает опубликование результатов (работы) нецелесообразным - it is * that we should rejoice в таких случаях положено радоваться годный, способный - * for duty /for service/ годный к службе - * to carry arms способный носить оружие - he is * for nothing он ни на что не способен приспособленный - the survival of the *test выживание наиболее приспособленных готовый - they went on working until they were * to drop они работали до полного изнеможения - * to die of shame готовый сгореть со стыда - he was laughing * to burst himself он чуть не лопнул со смеху, он хохотал до упаду здоровый, бодрый - to feel * быть здоровым и бодрым - to keep * поддерживать форму;
быть в форме - he is not yet * to go back to work он еще не в состоянии вернуться на работу /приступить к работе/ - you don't look very * вы неважно выглядите > (as) * as a fiddle( быть) в добром здравии и хорошем настроении > * as a flea (быть) в отличной форме > not * to be touched with a barge-pol;
e /with a pair of tongs/ противно притронуться > not * to hold a candle to him не годится ему в подметки, не идет с ним ни в какое сравнение соответствовать, годиться - the words * the occasion эти /такие/ слова как раз здесь уместны - the punishment *s the crime наказание вполне соответствует преступлению - theories that * the facts теории, не идущие вразрез с фактами - to * the case соответствовать случаю подходить, быть впору - the key doesn't * the lock ключ не подходит к замку - the coat *s you пальто сидит на вас хорошо - your coat *s you too tight пальто вам узковато - tubes that * into one another трубки, вставляющиеся одна в другую - * together подходить /соответствовать/ друг другу совпадать, точно подходить - I shall be late because the trains don't * я опоздаю, потому что не успею сделать пересадку приспосабливать;
прилаживать, подгонять - to * a plank in a floor подогнать половицу - to * a handle to a broom приделать ручку к метле - to * a workshop for a certain purpose переоборудовать мастерскую для определенной цели - to * oneself (in) to one's surroundings приспособиться к окружающей обстановке - to * one's conduct to circumstances действовать сообразно обстоятельствам (for) подготавливать;
готовить или приучать( к чему-л.) - military training *s men for long marches военная подготовка приучает к длинным переходам - this school *s students for college это училище готовит учащихся к поступлению в колледжи - to * oneself for new duties подготовиться к выполнению новых обязанностей примерять;
пригонять, подгонять (одежду и т. п.) - to * a ring to the finger подобрать или подогнать кольцо по пальцу (with) снабжать, оснащать, экипировать - to * a library with new shelves оборудовать библиотеку новыми полками - to * a ship with new engines оснастить судно новыми машинами устанавливать, собирать, монтировать( австралийское) наказывать, карать в соответствии с совершенным преступлением > to * like a ball of wax плотно облегать > to * like a glove быть как раз /впору/;
полностью подходить > the cap *s не в бровь, а в глаз > to * the cap on принять на свой счет > to * to a T /to a tee/ подходить тютелька в тютельку > to * the bill быть тем, чем нужно > what do you want to eat? Will steak * the bill? что будете есть? Бифштекс подойдет /устроит/? припадок, приступ;
пароксизм - fainting * обморок - * of apoplexy апоплексический удар - hysterical * истерический припадок - * of coughing приступ кашля - he will have a * when he knows его удар хватит, когда он узнает об этом порыв, приступ, вспышка - * of rage приступ гнева - * of generosity порыв великодушия - he had a * of the laziness на него нашла лень - he has a drinking * on он запил - to have sudden *s of energy испытывать внезапные приливы энергии - he has *s of silence на него находит молчаливое настроение настроение - when the * is on him когда он в ударе /в настроении/ > by *s (and starts) неравномерно, рывками;
урывками > to beat /to knock/ smb. into *s легко победить /разбить наголову/ кого-л.;
легко справиться с кем-л. > to give smb. a * поразить, потрясти кого-л.;
возмутить, оскорбить кого-л. > to laugh oneself into *s хохотать до упаду > to scream oneself into *s отчаянно вопить > to throw a * (американизм) прийти в ярость /в бешенство/;
закатить истерику to be a good (bad) ~ хорошо (плохо) сидеть (о платье и т. п.) best ~ вчт. наиболее подходящая (запись при поиске) to throw a ~ разг. амер. встревожиться;
to knock (или to beat) (smb.) into fits полностью победить, разбить (кого-л.) ;
by fits and starts порывами, урывками ~ соответствовать, годиться, быть впору;
совпадать, точно соответствовать;
the coat fits well пальто сидит хорошо ~ достойный;
подобающий;
I am not fit to be seen я не могу показаться;
it is not fit не подобает;
do as you think fit делайте, как считаете нужным fit в хорошем состоянии, в хорошей форме ( о спортсмене) ;
сильный, здоровый;
to feel (или to keep) fit быть бодрым и здоровым first ~ вчт. метод первого подходящего fit в хорошем состоянии, в хорошей форме (о спортсмене) ;
сильный, здоровый;
to feel (или to keep) fit быть бодрым и здоровым ~ годный, подходящий;
соответствующий;
приспособленный;
fit time and place надлежащее время и место;
the food here isn't fit to eat пища здесь не съедобна ~ амер. разг. готовить (к поступлению в университет) ~ готовый, способный;
fit to die of shame готовый умереть со стыда;
I am fit for another mile я могу пройти еще милю ~ готовый ~ достойный;
подобающий;
I am not fit to be seen я не могу показаться;
it is not fit не подобает;
do as you think fit делайте, как считаете нужным ~ подгонка ~ вчт. подгонять ~ порыв, настроение;
a fit of energy прилив сил;
to give (smb.) a fit (или fits) разг. поразить, возмутить, оскорбить (кого-л.) ~ пригодный ~ тех. пригонка, посадка ~ прилаживать(ся) ;
приспосабливать(ся) ;
to fit oneself to new duties приготовиться к исполнению новых обязанностей ~ припадок, пароксизм, приступ;
fit of apoplexy апоплексия, удар ~ припадок, приступ, пароксизм ~ снабжать (with) ~ соответствовать, годиться, быть впору;
совпадать, точно соответствовать;
the coat fits well пальто сидит хорошо ~ способный ~ pl судороги, конвульсии;
истерия;
to scream oneself into fits = отчаянно вопить ~ устанавливать, монтировать (as) ~ as a fiddle в прекрасном настроении (as) ~ as a fiddle как нельзя лучше (as) ~ as a fiddle совершенно здоров ~ for running пригодный для работы ~ for running пригодный для эксплуатации ~ for work годный к работе ~ for work пригодный для работы ~ for work способный работать ~ in вставлять ~ in подгонять;
втискивать ~ in приспосабливать(ся) ;
приноравливать(ся) ;
подходить ~ up собирать, монтировать;
to fit like a glove быть как раз впору;
to fit like a ball of wax облегать, облипать;
to fit the bill отвечать всем требованиям ~ up собирать, монтировать;
to fit like a glove быть как раз впору;
to fit like a ball of wax облегать, облипать;
to fit the bill отвечать всем требованиям ~ припадок, пароксизм, приступ;
fit of apoplexy апоплексия, удар ~ порыв, настроение;
a fit of energy прилив сил;
to give (smb.) a fit (или fits) разг. поразить, возмутить, оскорбить (кого-л.) ~ on примерять, пригонять ~ прилаживать(ся) ;
приспосабливать(ся) ;
to fit oneself to new duties приготовиться к исполнению новых обязанностей ~ out австрал. наказывать, воздавать по заслугам ~ out обеспечивать ~ out оснащать ~ out снабжать ~ out снаряжать, снабжать необходимым, экипировать ~ out снаряжать ~ up собирать, монтировать;
to fit like a glove быть как раз впору;
to fit like a ball of wax облегать, облипать;
to fit the bill отвечать всем требованиям ~ годный, подходящий;
соответствующий;
приспособленный;
fit time and place надлежащее время и место;
the food here isn't fit to eat пища здесь не съедобна ~ готовый, способный;
fit to die of shame готовый умереть со стыда;
I am fit for another mile я могу пройти еще милю ~ up оборудовать ~ up оснащать ~ up отделывать ~ up снабжать;
оснащать;
the hotel is fitted up with all modern conveniences гостиница имеет все (современные) удобства ~ up снабжать ~ up собирать, монтировать;
to fit like a glove быть как раз впору;
to fit like a ball of wax облегать, облипать;
to fit the bill отвечать всем требованиям ~ up устанавливать ~ годный, подходящий;
соответствующий;
приспособленный;
fit time and place надлежащее время и место;
the food here isn't fit to eat пища здесь не съедобна ~ порыв, настроение;
a fit of energy прилив сил;
to give (smb.) a fit (или fits) разг. поразить, возмутить, оскорбить (кого-л.) ~ up снабжать;
оснащать;
the hotel is fitted up with all modern conveniences гостиница имеет все (современные) удобства ~ готовый, способный;
fit to die of shame готовый умереть со стыда;
I am fit for another mile я могу пройти еще милю ~ достойный;
подобающий;
I am not fit to be seen я не могу показаться;
it is not fit не подобает;
do as you think fit делайте, как считаете нужным ~ достойный;
подобающий;
I am not fit to be seen я не могу показаться;
it is not fit не подобает;
do as you think fit делайте, как считаете нужным to throw a ~ разг. амер. встревожиться;
to knock (или to beat) (smb.) into fits полностью победить, разбить (кого-л.) ;
by fits and starts порывами, урывками least-square ~ вчт. подбор методом наименьших квадратов ~ pl судороги, конвульсии;
истерия;
to scream oneself into fits = отчаянно вопить to throw a ~ разг. амер. встревожиться;
to knock (или to beat) (smb.) into fits полностью победить, разбить (кого-л.) ;
by fits and starts порывами, урывками to throw a ~ разг. разозлиться;
закатить истерику throw: to ~ the great cast сделать решительный шаг;
to throw a fit прийти в ярость;
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119 stand
stænd 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stå (igjen)2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) reise seg3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stå stille4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) stå ved makt, gjelde5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stå, ligge, sitte6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) stå7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) stille som kandidat, stille seg8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) sette, legge, stille9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) underkaste seg, stå for retten; utstå, tåle, orke10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) spandere, rive i (en runde)2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) stilling; det å stå fram/markere seg2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) stativ3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) salgsbod, stand4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribune5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) vitneboks•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) mangeårig, vedvarende (avtale/vennskap)2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) høy stilling; godt omdømme•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) sjansebillett5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) med/på sjansebillett- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up tobod--------bås--------sokkel--------stand--------standpunkt--------ståIsubst. \/stænd\/1) plass, stilling, oppstilling, posisjon, post (ved jakt)2) ( overført) holdning, standpunkt3) (forsøk på) motstand, forsvar4) stans, holdt5) ( lagringsplass) stativ, hylle, holder6) stand (f.eks. på messe), bod, kiosk, salgsplass, torgplass7) tribune8) scene, podium, estrade9) (hverdagslig, om omreisende teater e.l.) opphold, stoppested (der man har forestilling)10) ( om planter eller trær) bestandbe at a stand stå stillebring to a stand stanse, stoppe, staggecome to a stand stanse(s), stoppe(s)make a stand vise hvor man står, tone flagg, gjøre motstand, ta opp kampen, forsvare segstand of arms ( om soldat) våpenutrustningtake a stand vise hvor man står, tone flagg, ta standpunkt, ta stillingtake one's stand stille seg, ta oppstillingta stilling, ta standpunkt( jakt) stille seg på posttake the stand eller take the witness stand avlegge vitneforklaring, ta plass i vitneboksenwinner's stand ( ved konkurranse) seierspallII1) stå, stå oppreist2) reise seg (opp), stå opp3) stille (opp), reise (opp), sette, plassere• if you're naughty, you'll be stood in the corner4) ( om beliggenhet) ligge, være5) stå ved lag, stå fast, stå ved makt6) holde stand, stå seg7) møte, støte på, motstå, gjennomgå8) utstå, tåle, fordra, finne seg i9) måle, være11) spandere, rive i12) stå som, værestand about stå og henge, henge rundtstand again ( politikk) stille til gjenvalgstand alone stå alene (uten venner e.l.) stå i en klasse for seg, være eneståendestand apart stå et stykke unna, holde seg på avstand stå utenfor, holde seg passiv ikke være som (alle) andre være i en klasse for segstand around ( hverdagslig) stå og henge, henge rundtstand aside forholde seg passiv, (bare) stå og se på gå til side, gå ut av veien trekke segstand at være, ligge påstand away holde seg unna, tre til side ( sjøfart) holde bort, holde unnastand back trekke seg bakover, trekke seg tilbake, trekke seg unna ligge tilbaketrukketstand by holde seg i beredskap, stå klar, stå parat, være for håndenbare stå og se på, bare stå der, forholde seg passiv• how can you stand by and let him ruin himself?bistå, støtte, holde medstå (fast) ved, stå forstand down gå av, trekke seg (tilbake), trekke sitt kandidatur( på arbeidsplass) permittere (britisk, jus) forlate vitneboksen (jus, om sak) utsettes ( parlamentarisk) frafalle ordet ( militærvesen) gå av vakt, hvile etter beredskap ( sjøfart) seile med vinden, seile med strømmenstand easy! ( militærvesen) på stedet hvil!, hvil!stand firm stå fast, ha en fast holdningstand for stå for, bety, representere, symbolisere• what do these initials stand for?tjene som, gjøre tjeneste somkjempe for, være tilhenger avvære kandidat til, stille til valg ved( hverdagslig) tolerere, finne seg istand for oneself stå på egne ben, klare seg (selv), være i stand til å forsvare segstand forward tre frem, stige fremstand good stå fast, være gyldig, gjelde fortsattstand good in law være lovgyldigstand high ( også overført) stå høyt i kursstand in være stand-in, vikariere• will you stand in for me tomorrow?( sjøfart) stå innover, styre mot landstand in with (amer., hverdagslig) stå på god fot med, stå seg godt med slutte seg til, støtte, hjelpe, gjøre felles sak medstand off holde seg på avstand, holde seg i bakgrunnen, holde seg unna trekke seg (unna) ( sjøfart) stå utover ( britisk) permittere, si opp midlertidigstand off and on ( sjøfart) krysse (nær land), ligge og doggestand (up)on holde på, holde fast vedbygge på, være basert på, hvile på, bero på( sjøfart) holde samme kursstand out skille seg ut, stikke seg ut, avtegne segstå ut, stikke ututmerke seg( sjøfart) stå utstand out against avtegne seg mot holde stand mot, gjøre motstand motstand out for krevestand over stå over, passe på• unless I stand over him, he will make mistakeshvis jeg ikke står over ham, kommer han til å gjøre feilintimidere, skremme, true (la) utstå, utsette(s)stand someone up la være å møte noen (som avtalt)stand still stå stille, stå i rostand still for (amer.) tålestand to ( militærvesen) stå i alarmberedskap (spesielt før daggry eller etter mørkets frembrudd) ( om å vinne eller tape) risikere, (kanskje) komme til åstand under ( sjøfart) gå for seilstand up reise seg (opp), stå (opp)stå (oppreist), stå på beina, holde seg på beinaholde, varestand up for ta i forsvar, forsvare, kjempe for, støtte, ta parti forstand up to motsi, ta til motmæle, konfrontere tåle, motståstand up with danse med være forlover forstand well with stå høyt i gunst hos -
120 pondré
* * ** * *pondré, pondría, etc* * *
Del verbo poner: ( conjugate poner)
pondré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) futuro indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pondré
poner
pondré,◊ pondría, etc see poner
poner ( conjugate poner) verbo transitivo
1
ponle el collar al perro put the dog's collar on;
pondré una bomba to plant a bomb
2 ( agregar) to put
3 ‹inyección/supositorio› to give
4◊ poner la mesa to lay o set the table
5 (instalar, montar)
6 [ ave] ‹ huevo› to lay
7 (Esp) (servir, dar):◊ póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please;
¿cuántos le pongo? how many would you like?
1 ‹ dinero› ( contribuir) to put in;
2 ‹ atención› to pay;
‹cuidado/interés› to take;
3
‹examen/problema› to set;
4 ( dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give;
‹ ejemplo› to give;
5 ( enviar) ‹ telegrama› to send
6 ( escribir) ‹dedicatoria/líneas› to write
7 (Esp) (exhibir, dar) ‹ película› to show;◊ ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?;
¿qué ponen en el Royal? what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
1
‹programa/canal› to put on;
‹cinta/disco/música› to put on;◊ puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine
puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right
2 (Esp) ( al teléfono): pondré a algn con algo/algn to put sb through to sth/sb
(en estado, situación) (+ compl):
pondré a algn en un aprieto to put sb in an awkward position
vi [ ave] to lay
ponerse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( colocarse):
pondrése de pie to stand (up);
pondrése de rodillas to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
2 [ sol] to set
3 ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on;
1 (en estado, situación) (+ compl):
se puso triste she became sad;
cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it;
se puso como loco he went mad;
pondrése cómodo to make oneself comfortable
2 ( empezar) pondrése a + inf to start -ing, to start + inf;
(Esp):
poner verbo transitivo
1 (en un lugar, una situación) to put: me puso en un aprieto, he put me in a tight corner
(seguido de adjetivo) to make: me pone contento, he makes me happy
2 (hacer funcionar) to turn o switch on
3 (un fax, telegrama) to send
poner una conferencia, to make a long-distance call
4 (una multa, un castigo) to impose
5 (abrir un negocio) to set up
6 (vestir) to put on
7 (exponer) tienes que poner la planta al sol/a la sombra, you have to put the plant in the sun/shade
8 (aportar) yo puse mil pesetas, I contributed a thousand pesetas
9 (conjeturar, imaginar) to suppose: pongamos que..., supposing (that)...
10 (estar escrito) lo pone aquí, it's written here
no pone nada de eso, it doesn't say anything about that
11 TV Cine to put on, show
12 Tel ponme con él, put me through to him
13 (un nombre) le pondremos Tadeo, we are going to call him Tadeo
ya le puso título a la novela, he has already given the novel a title
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a caldo, to pull sb to pieces
poner a cien, to make sb nervous: me pone a cien cuando habla de ese modo, when he talks that way I get nervous
poner en duda, to call into question: los inversores pusieron su competencia en duda, the investors questioned his competence
poner a alguien en evidencia, to show sb up
poner en evidencia, to show up: la situación pone en evidencia la falta de justicia del sistema, the situation exposes the system's unfairness
poner a alguien en su sitio, to put sb in his place
' pondré' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empeño
English:
into
- shall
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