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1 why

why, US hwaI

❢ Why translates as pourquoi in French, but see B, C below for exceptions. As with other words such as où, quand, comment etc, questions are formed by inserting est-ce que after the question word: why did you go? = pourquoi est-ce que tu y es allé? or by inverting the subject and verb after the question word, which is slightly more formal: pourquoi y es-tu allé? In spoken French the question word can be put at the end: tu y es allé pourquoi? why occurs with certain reporting verbs such as ask, explain, know, think and wonder. For translations, see these entries.

A adv

1 ( in questions) pourquoi ; why do you ask? pourquoi est-ce que tu me poses la question?, pourquoi me poses-tu la question? ; why didn't she tell us? pourquoi est-ce qu'elle ne nous l'a pas dit?, pourquoi ne nous l'a-t-elle pas dit? ; why risk everything? pourquoi tout risquer? ; why bother? pourquoi se tracasser? ; ‘I'm annoyed’-‘why is that?’ ‘je suis vexé’-‘pourquoi?’ ; why all the fuss? pourquoi tout ce remue-ménage? ; why the delay? pourquoi ce retard? ; why me? pourquoi moi? ; oh no, why me? oh non, pourquoi est-ce que ça me tombe dessus? ; why not somebody else? pourquoi pas quelqu'un d'autre? ; ‘it's not possible’-‘why not?’ ‘ce n'est pas possible’-‘pourquoi pas?’ ; ‘would you be interested?’-‘why not?’ ‘ça t'intéresserait?’-‘pourquoi pas?’ ; ‘can I apply?’-‘I don't see why not’ ‘est-ce que je peux m'inscrire?’-‘je ne vois pas pourquoi tu ne pourrais pas’ ;

2 ( when making suggestions) pourquoi ; why don't you apply for the job? pourquoi est-ce que tu ne poses pas ta candidature? ; why don't we go away for the weekend? pourquoi ne pas partir quelque part pour le week-end? ; why don't I invite them for dinner? et si je les invitais à manger? ; why not sell the car? pourquoi ne pas vendre la voiture? ; why not send off now for our brochure? pourquoi ne pas demander dès maintenant notre brochure? ; why not a mix of traditional and modern? pourquoi pas un mélange de classique et de moderne? ;

3 (expressing irritation, defiance) pourquoi ; why don't they mind their own business? pourquoi est-ce qu'ils ne s'occupent pas de leurs affaires? ; why can't you be quiet? tu ne peux pas te taire deux minutes? ; why do I bother? à quoi ça sert que je me donne du mal? ; why should they get all the praise? pourquoi est-ce que c'est eux qui auraient tous les compliments? ; ‘tell them’-‘why should I?’ ‘dis- leur’-‘et pourquoi est-ce que je devrais le faire?’ ;

4 ( also whyever) ( expressing surprise) whyever not? GB pourquoi pas? ; whyever did you say that? pourquoi donc as-tu dit cela?

B conj pour ça ; that is why they came c'est pour ça qu'ils sont venus ; that's not why I asked ce n'est pas pour ça que j'avais posé la question ; is that why she telephoned? est-ce que c'est pour ça qu'elle a téléphoné? ; so that's why! ( finally understanding) ah, c'est pour ça! ; ‘why?’-‘because you're stubborn, that's why!’ ‘pourquoi?’-‘parce que tu es têtu, c'est tout!’ ; the reason why la raison pour laquelle ; one of the reasons why they left une des raisons pour lesquelles ils sont partis ; I need to know the reason why j'ai besoin de savoir pourquoi ; ⇒ reason A 2.

C n the why le pourquoi m ; ⇒ wherefore.

D † excl mais ; why, we've just arrived! mais nous venons d'arriver!

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2 why

why [waɪ]

1. adverb

pourquoi

• why did you do it? pourquoi l'avez-vous fait ?

• I wonder why he left her je me demande pourquoi il l'a quittée

• I wonder why je me demande pourquoi

• he told me why he did it il m'a dit pourquoi il a fait ça

• why not? pourquoi pas ?

• why not phone her? pourquoi ne pas lui téléphoner ?

2. conjunction

• the reasons why he did it les raisons pour lesquelles il a fait ça

• there's no reason why you shouldn't try again il n'y a pas de raison pour que tu n'essaies pas de nouveau

• that is why I never spoke to him again c'est pourquoi je ne lui ai jamais reparlé

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Note: why translates as pourquoi in French, but see II, III below for exceptions

As with other words such as où, quand, comment etc, questions are formed by inserting est-ce que after the question word: why did you go? = pourquoi est-ce que tu y es allé? or by inverting the subject and verb after the question word, which is slightly more formal: pourquoi y es-tu allé? In spoken French the question word can be put at the end: tu y es allé pourquoi?

why occurs with certain reporting verbs such as ask, explain, know, think and wonder. For translations, see these entries
[waɪ], US [hwaɪ] 1.
adverb

1) ( in questions) pourquoi

why do you ask? — pourquoi est-ce que tu me poses la question?, pourquoi me poses-tu la question?

‘I'm annoyed’ - ‘why is that?’ — ‘je suis vexé’ - ‘pourquoi?’

oh no, why me? — oh non, pourquoi est-ce que ça me tombe dessus? (colloq)

‘it's not possible’ - ‘why not?’ — ‘ce n'est pas possible’ - ‘pourquoi pas?’

‘can I apply?’ - ‘I don't see why not’ — ‘est-ce que je peux m'inscrire?’ - ‘je ne vois pas pourquoi tu ne pourrais pas’

2) ( when making suggestions) pourquoi

why don't we go away for the weekend? — pourquoi ne pas partir quelque part pour le week-end?

why don't I invite them for dinner? — et si je les invitais à manger?

why not send off now for our brochure? — pourquoi ne pas demander dès maintenant notre brochure?

3) (expressing irritation, defiance) pourquoi

why can't you be quiet? — tu ne peux pas te taire?

why do I bother? — à quoi ça sert que je me donne du mal?

why should they get all the praise? — pourquoi est-ce que c'est eux qui auraient tous les compliments?

‘tell them’ - ‘why should I?’ — ‘dis-leur’ - ‘et pourquoi (est-ce que je devrais le faire)?’

4) (also whyever) ( expressing surprise)

whyever not? — GB pourquoi pas?
2.
conjunction pour ça

that is why they came — c'est pour ça qu'ils sont venus

that's not why I asked — ce n'est pas pour ça que j'avais posé la question

so that's why! — ( finally understanding) ah, c'est pour ça!

‘why?’ - ‘because you're stubborn, that's why!’ — ‘pourquoi?’ - ‘parce que tu es têtu, c'est tout!’

the reason why — la raison pour laquelle

I need to know the reason why — j'ai besoin de savoir pourquoi; reason 1. 1
3.
(dated) exclamation mais

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3 bother

1.
['bɒðə(r)]transitive verb

1) in pass. (take trouble)

I can't be bothered [to do it] — ich habe keine Lust[, es zu machen]

I can't be bothered with details like that — ich kann mich nicht mit solchen Kleinigkeiten abgeben od. befassen

2) (annoy) lästig sein od. fallen (+ Dat.); [Lärm, Licht:] stören; [Schmerz, Wunde, Zahn, Rücken:] zu schaffen machen (+ Dat.)

I'm sorry to bother you, but... — es tut mir Leid, wenn ich Sie störe, aber...

don't bother me now — lass mich jetzt in Ruhe!

3) (worry) Sorgen machen (+ Dat.); [Problem, Frage:] beschäftigen

I'm not bothered about him/the money — seinetwegen/wegen des Geldes mache ich mir keine Gedanken

what's bothering you/is something bothering you? — was hast du denn/hast du etwas?
2. intransitive verb
(trouble oneself)

don't bother to do it — Sie brauchen es nicht zu tun

you needn't have bothered to come — Sie hätten wirklich nicht zu kommen brauchen

you needn't/shouldn't have bothered — das wäre nicht nötig gewesen

don't bother! — nicht nötig!

bother with something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem aufhalten

bother about something/somebody — sich (Dat.) über etwas/jemanden Gedanken machen
3. noun
1) (nuisance)

what a bother! — wie ärgerlich!

it's a real/such a bother — es ist wirklich lästig

2) (trouble) Ärger, der

it's no bother [for me] — es macht mir gar nichts aus

the children were no bother at all — ich hatte/wir hatten mit den Kindern überhaupt keine Schwierigkeiten

have a spot of bother with something — Schwierigkeiten mit etwas haben

go to the bother of doing something — sich (Dat.) die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun
4. interjection
(coll.) wie ärgerlich!

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['boðə] 1. verb
1) (to annoy or worry: The noise bothered the old man.) belästigen

2) (to take the trouble: Don't bother to write - it isn't necessary.) sich um etwas bemühen
2. noun
1) (trouble, nuisance or worry.) die Schererei

2) (something or someone that causes bother: What a bother all this is!) die Plage

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both·er

[ˈbɒðəʳ, AM ˈbɑ:ðɚ]

I. n no pl

1. (effort) Mühe f; (work) Aufwand m; (problem) Problem nt; (difficulty) Schwierigkeiten pl; (inconvenience) Umstände pl

it is no \bother [at all]! [überhaupt] kein Problem!

you really shouldn't have — it was no \bother das wäre wirklich nicht nötig gewesen — keine Ursache

they don't have a church wedding because they don't want the \bother sie lassen sich nicht kirchlich trauen, weil Ihnen das zu aufwändig ist

it's no \bother, it's on my way home das macht keine Umstände, es liegt auf meinem Nachhauseweg

I don't want to put you to any \bother ich will dir keine Umstände machen

it's too much \bother to cook just for myself es lohnt sich nicht, für mich allein zu kochen

I had a bit of \bother understanding what he said ich hatte Schwierigkeiten [o etwas Mühe] zu verstehen, was er sagte

to not be worth the \bother kaum der Mühe wert sein

to go to [all] the \bother of doing sth sich dat die Mühe machen, etw zu tun

to save oneself the \bother [of doing sth] sich dat die Mühe sparen[, etw zu tun]

2. (trouble) Ärger m; (difficulties) Schwierigkeiten pl; (problem) Problem[e] nt[pl]

there was a spot of \bother in town last night letzte Nacht gab es in der Stadt eine Schlägerei

I had a bit of a \bother with the police ich hatte Ärger [o Probleme] mit der Polizei

I'm afraid there's been a bit of \bother (fight) ich fürchte, es gab Ärger; (problem) ich fürchte, es gab da ein kleines Problem; (difficulties) ich fürchte, es gab da ein paar Schwierigkeiten

to get into a spot of \bother Schwierigkeiten bekommen

to get oneself into a spot of \bother sich akk in Schwierigkeiten bringen

3. BRIT (nuisance)

to be a \bother lästig sein

I hope she hasn't been a \bother ich hoffe, sie ist dir nicht zur Last gefallen

I don't want to be [or sorry to be] a \bother, but... ich will nicht lästig sein [o fam nicht nerven], aber...

II. interj esp BRIT

[oh] \bother! [so ein] Mist! fam

oh, \bother him! he's never around when you need him dieser verflixte Kerl! nie ist er da, wenn man ihn braucht fam

III. vi

1. (make an effort)

don't \bother! lass nur!

shall I wait? — no, don't \bother soll ich warten? — nein, nicht nötig

why \bother? warum sich die Mühe machen?

you needn't have \bothered du hättest dir die Mühe sparen können

she should have phoned him, but she just didn't \bother sie hätte ihn anrufen sollen, aber sie hat es einfach nicht gemacht

▪ to [not] \bother about [or with] sb/sth sich akk [nicht] um jdn/etw kümmern [o fam scheren]

it's not worth \bothering with an umbrella, the car's just outside ein Schirm ist nicht nötig, das Auto steht direkt vor der Tür

I don't know why you \bother with that crowd ich weiß nicht, warum du dich mit denen überhaupt abgibst

don't \bother about me, I'll find my way home mach dir keine Gedanken um mich, ich finde schon nach Hause

▪ to [not] \bother about [or with] doing sth sich akk [nicht] um etw akk kümmern

don't \bother about [or with] doing the laundry um die Wäsche brauchst du dich nicht zu kümmern

▪ to [not] \bother doing [or to do] sth sich dat [nicht] die Mühe machen, etw zu tun

he hasn't even \bothered to write er hat sich nicht mal die Mühe gemacht zu schreiben

you'd have found it if you'd \bothered looking [or to look] hättest du wirklich danach gesucht, dann hättest du es auch gefunden

why \bother asking if you're not really interested? warum fragst du überhaupt, wenn es dich nicht wirklich interessiert?

you needn't have \bothered to do it now, it could have waited damit hätten Sie sich Zeit lassen können

he walked out of the office without \bothering to say goodbye er ging aus dem Büro, ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen

why did nobody \bother to tell me something was wrong? warum hat mir eigentlich keiner gesagt, dass etwas nicht stimmte?

she didn't even \bother to let me know she was leaving the company sie hat es nicht einmal für nötig gehalten, mir zu sagen, dass sie die Firma verlässt

2. esp BRIT (think important)

▪ to \bother about sth auf etw akk achten

do they \bother about punctuality in your job? wird bei deiner Arbeit Wert auf Pünktlichkeit gelegt?

IV. vt

1. (worry)

▪ to \bother sb jdn beunruhigen, jdm Sorgen machen

the thing that \bothers me is that... was mich beunruhigt [o was mir Sorgen macht] ist, dass...

it \bothers me to think of her alone in that big house der Gedanke, dass sie allein ist in dem großen Haus, beunruhigt mich

it \bothered me that I hadn't done anything es ließ mir keine Ruhe, dass ich nichts getan hatte

what's \bothering you? was hast du?, wo drückt der Schuh? fam

you shouldn't let that \bother you du solltest dir darüber keine Gedanken [o Sorgen] machen

2. (upset, be of concern)

▪ to \bother sb jdm etwas ausmachen

▪ sth does not \bother sb etw ist jdm egal [o macht jdm nichts aus]

I'm sorry he was so rude to you — it doesn't \bother me es tut mir leid, dass er so grob zu dir war — das macht mir nichts aus

it doesn't \bother me if he doesn't turn up es schert mich wenig, wenn er nicht kommt fam

I hardly ever see my parents — doesn't that \bother you at all? ich sehe meine Eltern nur sehr selten — und das ist dir ganz egal?

▪ sb is not \bothered about sth/sb etw/jd ist jdm egal

I'm not \bothered about what he thinks es ist mir egal, was er denkt

where shall we eat? — I'm not \bothered wo sollen wir essen? — [ist] mir egal

I'm not particularly \bothered about how I look mir ist es ziemlich egal, wie ich aussehe

3. (trouble)

to \bother oneself [or one's head] with [or about] sth sich dat wegen einer S. gen Gedanken [o einen Kopf] machen

he wasn't to \bother himself with day-to-day things er hatte keine Lust, sich mit Alltagskram zu beschäftigen fam

don't \bother yourself about that mach dir darüber mal keine Gedanken [o Sorgen

4. (disturb)

▪ to \bother sb jdn stören

stop \bothering me with your questions! verschone mich mit deinen Fragen!

don't \bother me [with that]! verschone mich damit!

stop \bothering me when I'm working stör mich doch nicht immer, wenn ich arbeite

I'm sorry to \bother you, but could you direct me to the station? entschuldigen Sie bitte, aber könnten sie mir sagen, wo der Bahnhof ist?

sorry to \bother you, but there's a call for you entschuldigen Sie bitte die Störung, aber da ist ein Anruf für Sie

I'm sorry to \bother you at this time of night tut mir leid, wenn ich dich so spät am Abend noch störe

5. (annoy)

▪ to \bother sb [about [or with] sth] jdn [mit etw dat] belästigen

quit \bothering me! lass mich in Ruhe!

my tooth/the heat is \bothering me mein Zahn/die Hitze macht mir Probleme [o macht mir zu schaffen]

the villagers don't seem to be \bothered by all the tourists anscheinend stören sich die Dorfbewohner gar nicht an den ganzen Touristen

I don't want to \bother her with my problems at the moment ich möchte ihr mit meinen Problemen jetzt nicht auf die Nerven gehen fam

▪ it \bothers sb that... es stört jdn, dass...

does it \bother you that she earns more than you? stört es dich, dass sie mehr verdient als du?

6. usu passive (not make the effort)

▪ sb can't be \bothered [to do sth] jd hat keine Lust[, etw zu tun]

I just couldn't be \bothered to answer the phone ich hatte einfach keine Lust, ans Telefon zu gehen

I can't be \bothered with guys like you ( fam) ich habe einfach keine Lust auf Typen wie dich fam

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['bɒðə(r)]
1. vt

1) (= annoy, trouble person, noise) belästigen; (sb's behaviour, tight garment, hat, long hair) ärgern, stören; (= cause disturbance to, light, noise, sb's presence, mistakes etc) stören; (= give trouble, back, teeth etc) zu schaffen machen (+dat); (= worry) Sorgen machen (+dat); (matter, problem, question) beschäftigen, keine Ruhe lassen (+dat)

I'm sorry to bother you but... — es tut mir leid, dass ich Sie damit belästigen muss, aber...

well I'm sorry I bothered you — entschuldigen Sie, dass ich (überhaupt) gefragt habe

don't bother your head about that — zerbrechen Sie sich (dat)

don't bother yourself about that — machen Sie sich (dat) darüber mal keine Gedanken or Sorgen

I wouldn't let it bother me — darüber würde ich mir keine Sorgen or Gedanken machen

I shouldn't let it bother you — machen Sie sich mal keine Sorgen

don't bother me! —

he was always bothering me to lend him money — er hat mich dauernd um Geld angegangen

could I bother you for a light? — dürfte ich Sie vielleicht um Feuer bitten?

one thing is still bothering him — eins stört ihn noch

what's bothering you? — was haben Sie denn?

is something bothering you? — haben Sie etwas?

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2)

I/he can't be bothered — ich habe/er hat keine Lust

I can't be bothered with people like him/with opera — für solche Leute/für Opern habe ich nichts übrig

I can't be bothered to do or with doing that — ich habe einfach keine Lust, das zu machen

he can't be bothered about or with small matters like that — mit solchen Kleinigkeiten gibt er sich nicht ab

do you want to stay or go? – I'm not bothered — willst du bleiben oder gehen? – das ist mir egal

I'm not bothered about him/the money — seinetwegen/wegen des Geldes mache ich mir keine Gedanken

3)

(= take trouble to do) don't bother to do it again — das brauchen Sie nicht nochmals zu tun

don't bother to ask — Sie brauchen nicht (zu) fragen

I won't bother asking YOU again! — DICH werde ich bestimmt nicht mehr fragen!

she didn't even bother to ask/check first — sie hat gar nicht erst gefragt/nachgesehen

please don't bother getting up or to get up —

you needn't bother to come — Sie brauchen wirklich nicht (zu) kommen

2. vi
sich kümmern (about um); (= get worried) sich (dat) Sorgen machen (about um)
don't bother about me! — machen Sie sich meinetwegen keine Sorgen; (sarcastic) ist ja egal, was ich will

to bother with sb — sich mit jdm abgeben

he/it is not worth bothering about — über ihn/darüber brauchen wir gar nicht zu reden, er/das ist nicht der Mühe wert

I'm not going to bother with that — das lasse ich

I didn't bother about lunch — ich habe das Mittagessen ausgelassen

don't bother! — nicht nötig!

really you needn't have bothered! — das wäre aber wirklich nicht nötig gewesen!

don't bother! — nicht nötig!

really you needn't have bothered! — das wäre aber wirklich nicht nötig gewesen!

3. n

1) (= nuisance) Plage f

it's such a bother — das ist wirklich lästig or eine Plage

I've forgotten it, what a bother —

he/the car can be a bit of a bother — er/das Auto kann einem wirklich Schwierigkeiten machen

I know it's an awful bother for you but... — ich weiß, dass Ihnen das fürchterliche Umstände macht, aber...

2) (= trouble, contretemps etc) Ärger m; (= difficulties) Schwierigkeiten pl

she's in a spot of bother — sie hat Schwierigkeiten

we had a spot or bit of bother with the car — wir hatten Ärger mit dem Auto

I didn't have any bother getting the visa — es war kein Problem, das Visum zu bekommen

I'll do it tonight, no bother (inf) —

that's all right, it's no bother — bitte schön, das tue ich doch gern

the children were no bother at all — wir hatten mit den Kindern überhaupt keine Probleme

to go to a lot of bother to do sth — sich (dat) mit etw viel Mühe geben

please don't put yourself to any bother on my account — machen Sie meinetwegen keine Umstände

4. interj
Mist (inf)
bother that man! oh bother this lock! — zum Kuckuck mit ihm! (inf) das ist ein doofes Schloss! (inf)

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bother [ˈbɒðə(r); US ˈbɑ-]

A s

1. Belästigung f, Störung f, Plage f, Mühe f, Schererei f, Ärger m, Verdruss m:

this boy is a great bother der Junge ist eine große Plage;

if it is no bother wenn das keine Umstände macht;

don’t put yourself to any bother machen Sie sich keine Umstände;

we had quite a lot of bother getting here es war ziemlich schwierig für uns hierherzukommen

2. besonders Br umg there was a spot of bother there last night gestern Abend gab es dort Randale;

be looking for bother auf Randale aus sein

B v/t

1. belästigen, quälen, stören, beunruhigen, ärgern, plagen:

don’t bother me lass mich in Ruhe!;

bother sb with questions jemanden mit Fragen belästigen;

it won’t bother me mir soll’s recht sein;

be bothered about beunruhigt sein über (akk);

I can’t be bothered with it now ich kann mich jetzt nicht damit abgeben;

I can’t be bothered to cook ich habe keine Lust zu kochen, ich kann mich nicht dazu aufraffen zu kochen;

bother one’s head ( oder o.s.) sich den Kopf zerbrechen

2. bother …! bes Br zum Kuckuck mit …!

C v/i (about)

a) sich befassen, sich abgeben (mit), sich kümmern (um)

b) sich aufregen (über akk):

I won’t bother about it ich werde mich nicht damit abgeben oder mir keine Sorgen darüber machen;

don’t bother bemühen Sie sich nicht!;

bother to do sth sich die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun; → get up B 1

D int besonders Br verflixt!, Mist!

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1.
['bɒðə(r)]transitive verb

1) in pass. (take trouble)

I can't be bothered [to do it] — ich habe keine Lust[, es zu machen]

I can't be bothered with details like that — ich kann mich nicht mit solchen Kleinigkeiten abgeben od. befassen

2) (annoy) lästig sein od. fallen (+ Dat.); [Lärm, Licht:] stören; [Schmerz, Wunde, Zahn, Rücken:] zu schaffen machen (+ Dat.)

I'm sorry to bother you, but... — es tut mir Leid, wenn ich Sie störe, aber...

don't bother me now — lass mich jetzt in Ruhe!

3) (worry) Sorgen machen (+ Dat.); [Problem, Frage:] beschäftigen

I'm not bothered about him/the money — seinetwegen/wegen des Geldes mache ich mir keine Gedanken

what's bothering you/is something bothering you? — was hast du denn/hast du etwas?
2. intransitive verb
(trouble oneself)

don't bother to do it — Sie brauchen es nicht zu tun

you needn't have bothered to come — Sie hätten wirklich nicht zu kommen brauchen

you needn't/shouldn't have bothered — das wäre nicht nötig gewesen

don't bother! — nicht nötig!

bother with something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem aufhalten

bother about something/somebody — sich (Dat.) über etwas/jemanden Gedanken machen
3. noun
1) (nuisance)

what a bother! — wie ärgerlich!

it's a real/such a bother — es ist wirklich lästig

2) (trouble) Ärger, der

it's no bother [for me] — es macht mir gar nichts aus

the children were no bother at all — ich hatte/wir hatten mit den Kindern überhaupt keine Schwierigkeiten

have a spot of bother with something — Schwierigkeiten mit etwas haben

go to the bother of doing something — sich (Dat.) die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun
4. interjection
(coll.) wie ärgerlich!

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n.

Plage -n f.

Ärger nur sing. m. v.

belästigen v.

beschäftigen v.

ärgern v.

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4 bother

both·er [ʼbɒðəʳ, Am ʼbɑ:ðɚ] n

1) ( trouble) Mühe f;

it is no \bother [at all] [überhaupt] kein Problem!;

to go to all the \bother of doing sth sich dat die Mühe machen, etw zu tun;

to not be/to not seem worth the \bother kaum der Mühe wert sein

2) ( nuisance) Belastung f;

to not want to be a \bother nicht lästig sein wollen;

to get into a spot of \bother ( Brit) ( fam) Schwierigkeiten bekommen;

there was a spot of \bother in town last night letzte Nacht gab es in der Stadt eine Schlägerei interj ( esp Brit)

\bother! Mist! (sl) vi usu negative

to [not] \bother doing [or to do] sth sich dat [nicht] die Mühe machen, etw zu tun;

you'd have found it if you'd \bothered looking hättest du wirklich danach gesucht, dann hättest du es auch gefunden;

I can't be \bothered to cook this evening heute Abend kann ich mich nicht zum Kochen überwinden;

you needn't have \bothered to do it now, it could have waited damit hätten Sie sich Zeit lassen können;

why did nobody \bother to tell me something was wrong? warum hat mir eigentlich keiner gesagt, dass etwas nicht stimmte?;

he walked out of the office without \bothering to say goodbye er ging aus dem Büro, ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen;

why \bother? warum sich darüber den Kopf zerbrechen?;

don't \bother! lass nur!;

to not \bother about [doing] sth sich akk nicht um etw akk kümmern vt

to \bother sb jdn belästigen;

don't \bother me! verschone mich damit!;

quit \bothering me! lass mich in Ruh'!;

what's \bothering you? wo drückt der Schuh?;

my tooth is \bothering me ich habe Zahnschmerzen;

the heat was beginning to \bother him die Hitze begann ihm zu schaffen zu machen;

it doesn't \bother me if he doesn't turn up es ist mir gleichgültig, wenn er nicht kommt;

to \bother about sth auf etw akk achten

English-German students dictionary > bother
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['bɒðə]
1) Общая лексика: беспокоить, беспокоиться, беспокойство, возня, волновать, да ну тебя!, докучать, задумываться, источник беспокойства, надоедать, надоедать беспокоить, надоедливый человек, париться (why should i bother - а с чего мне париться?), утруждать, хлопотать, хлопоты, чёрт возьми, волноваться, суетиться, тревожить (secrecy is an issue which bothers journalists), соизволять (н-р, to bother to do smth), тормошить, мешать (don't bother me! не мешай мне!), заморачиваться

2) Разговорное выражение: (with smth.) пурзаться, дёргать, приставать, трогать

3) Религия: смущать

4) Высокопарно: давать себе труд

5) Макаров: обеспокоить

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > bother
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bother [ˈbɒðə^r]

1. transitive verb

( = annoy) ennuyer ; ( = pester) harceler ; ( = worry) inquiéter

• don't bother me! laisse-moi tranquille !

• don't bother him with your problems ne l'embête pas avec tes problèmes

• I'm sorry to bother you je m'excuse de vous déranger

• to be bothered about sth s'inquiéter au sujet de qch

• which do you prefer? -- I'm not bothered (inf) lequel tu préfères ? -- ça m'est égal

• it doesn't bother me (inf) ça m'est égal

• are you going? -- no, I can't be bothered tu y vas ? -- non, j'ai la flemme (inf)

• his leg bothers him a lot sa jambe le fait pas mal souffrir

2. intransitive verb

se donner la peine ( to do sth de faire qch)

• please don't bother to get up! ne vous donnez pas la peine de vous lever !

• most papers didn't bother reporting it la plupart des journaux ne se sont pas donner la peine d'en parler

• you needn't bother to come ce n'est pas la peine de venir

• I'll do it -- please don't bother je vais le faire -- non ce n'est pas la peine

• why bother? à quoi bon ?

3. noun

(inf)

   a. ( = nuisance) it's such a bother! quelle barbe ! (inf)

   b. ( = problems) embêtement m

• she's having a spot of bother elle a des embêtements en ce moment

   c. ( = effort) it's not worth (going to) the bother of... ça ne vaut pas la peine de...

• it is no bother ça ne pose pas de problème

• he found it without any bother il l'a trouvé sans aucune difficulté

• save yourself a lot of bother and have it done professionally épargnez-vous beaucoup de mal et confiez cela à des professionnels

   d. (British) ( = violence) (inf) bagarre (inf) f

4. exclamation

(British) (inf) la barbe ! (inf)

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['bɒðə(r)] 1.
noun

1) ( inconvenience) ennui m, embêtement (colloq) m

to do something without any bother — faire quelque chose sans aucune difficulté

it's too much bother — c'est trop de tracas

to have the bother of doing — avoir le tracas de faire

to go to the bother of doing — se donner le mal de faire

it's no bother — ce n'est pas un problème

2) (colloq) [U] GB ( trouble) ennuis mpl

to be in a bit ou spot of bother — avoir des ennuis

3) ( person) casse-pieds (colloq) mf inv, enquiquineur/-euse (colloq) m/f
2.
(colloq) exclamation zut alors!
3.
transitive verb

1) ( worry) tracasser

don't let it bother you — ne te tracasse pas avec ça

to be bothered by noise — être dérangé par le bruit

it bothers me that — cela m'ennuie que (+ subj)

they won't be bothering you again — ils ne t'embêteront plus

2) ( inconvenience) déranger

oh stop bothering me! — (colloq) mais arrête de m'embêter à la fin! (colloq)

to bother somebody with — ennuyer quelqu'un avec [details, problems]

3) ( hurt) faire souffrir
4.
intransitive verb

1) ( take trouble) s'en faire

please don't bother — s'il te plaît, ne te dérange pas

why bother? — pourquoi se tracasser?

I don't think I'll bother — je ne vais pas m'embêter avec ça

I wouldn't bother — ce n'est pas la peine

to bother doing ou to do — prendre la peine de faire

don't ou you needn't bother doing — ce n'est pas la peine de faire

to bother about — se tracasser au sujet de

I don't know why I bother — je ne sais pas pourquoi je me tracasse

don't ou you needn't bother coming back! — ce n'est pas la peine de revenir!

2) ( worry)

to bother about — se soucier de

it's not worth bothering about — ça ne vaut pas la peine qu'on s'en occupe
5.
bothered past participle adjective ( concerned)

to be bothered that — être ennuyé que (+ subj)

to be bothered with — s'embêter avec [detail, problem]

he's not bothered about money — ça ne l'intéresse pas d'avoir de l'argent

I'm not bothered — GB ça m'est égal

you just couldn't be bothered (colloq) to turn up! — tu ne t'es même pas donné la peine de venir!

English-French dictionary > bother
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bother

A n

1 ( inconvenience) ennui m, embêtement ○ m ; to do sth without any bother faire qch sans aucune difficulté ; it's too much bother c'est trop de tracas ; to have the bother of doing avoir le tracas de faire ; it saves me the bother of doing cela m'évite le tracas de faire ; to go to the bother of doing se donner le mal de faire ; don't go to too much bother ne te donne pas trop de mal ; it's no bother ce n'est pas un problème ;

2 ○ ¢ GB ( trouble) ennuis mpl ; a bit ou a spot of bother des embêtements ○ mpl ; to be in a bit ou spot of bother avoir des ennuis ;

3 ( person) casse-pieds ○ mf inv, enquiquineur/-euse ○ m/f ; he's no bother at all il ne dérange pas du tout.

B ○ excl zut alors!

C vtr

1 ( worry) tracasser ; what's bothering you? qu'est-ce qui te tracasse? ; it doesn't bother me in the least ça ne me tracasse pas le moins du monde ; don't let it bother you ne te tracasse pas avec ça ; to be bothered by noise être dérangé par le bruit ; it bothers me that cela m'ennuie que (+ subj) ; they won't be bothering you again ils ne t'embêteront plus ;

2 ( inconvenience) déranger ; does it bother you if I smoke? cela vous dérange-t-il que je fume ( subj)? ; I'm sorry to bother you je suis désolé de vous déranger ; oh stop bothering me! ○ mais arrête de m'embêter à la fin! ○ ; to bother sb with ennuyer qn avec [details, problems, questions] ;

3 ( hurt) faire souffrir ; her knee is still bothering her son genou la fait encore souffrir ;

4 ○ †GB bother the money/the neighbours! au diable l'argent/les voisins ○ †!

D vi

1 ( take trouble) s'en faire ; please don't bother s'il te plaît, ne te dérange pas ; why bother? pourquoi se tracasser? ; I don't think I'll bother je ne vais pas m'embêter avec ça ; I wouldn't bother ce n'est pas la peine ; to bother doing ou to do prendre la peine de faire ; he doesn't bother voting ou to vote il ne prend pas la peine de voter ; don't ou you needn't bother doing ce n'est pas la peine de faire ; I won't bother with a hat ce n'est pas la peine de prendre un chapeau ; to bother about se tracasser au sujet de ; it's not worth bothering about the details ça ne vaut pas la peine de s'embêter avec des détails ; I don't know why I bother je ne sais pas pourquoi je me tracasse ; ‘I want to apologize’-‘don't bother!’ ‘Il faut que je m'excuse’-‘ce n'est pas la peine!’ ; you needn't ou don't bother coming back! ce n'est pas la peine de revenir! ;

2 ( worry) to bother about se soucier de ; it's/he's not worth bothering about ça/il ne vaut pas la peine qu'on s'en occupe ; don't bother about me, I'll be fine ne t'inquiète pas pour moi, tout ira bien.

E bothered pp adj ( concerned) to be bothered that être ennuyé que (+ subj) ; to be bothered with s'embêter avec [detail, problem] ; he's not bothered about money ou about having money ça ne l'intéresse pas d'avoir de l'argent ; I'm not bothered GB ça m'est égal ; I can't be bothered je m'en fiche ○ complètement ; you just couldn't be bothered to turn up! tu ne t'es même pas donné la peine de venir!

F v refl to bother oneself about se tracasser avec [problem] ; ⇒ hot.

Big English-French dictionary > bother
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I ['bɒðə(r)]
nome

1) (inconvenience) fastidio m., noia f.

to do sth. without any bother — fare qualcosa senza (alcuna) difficoltà

it's too much bother — è troppo complicato

to have the bother of doing — avere il fastidio di dover fare

to go to the bother of doing — prendersi il disturbo di fare

it's no bother — non è un disturbo

2) U BE colloq. (trouble) fastidi m.pl.; noie f.pl.

a bit o a spot of bother una bella scocciatura; to be in a bit o spot of bother — avere un bel grattacapo

3) (person) seccatore m. (-trice), rompiscatole m. e f.

he's no bother at all — non dà nessun fastidio
II ['bɒðə(r)]
interiezione colloq. accidenti, uffa
III 1. ['bɒðə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) (worry) preoccupare

don't let it bother you — non ti preoccupare di questo

2) (inconvenience) disturbare, dare fastidio

to be bothered by noise — essere disturbato dal rumore

does it bother you if I smoke? — ti dispiace se fumo?

I'm sorry to bother you — mi dispiace disturbarti

to bother sb. with — infastidire o scocciare qcn. con [problems, questions]

3) (hurt)

her knee is still bothering her — il ginocchio le dà ancora fastidio
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (take trouble) disturbarsi

please don't bother — non disturbarti

why bother? — a che serve?

I don't think I'll bother — non so se ne ho voglia

I wouldn't bother — io lascerei perdere

to bother doing o to do prendersi il disturbo di fare; "I want to apologize" - "don't bother!" "mi devo scusare" - "non è il caso!"; you needn't o don't bother coming back! — non è il caso che (tu) ritorni!

2) (worry)

to bother about — preoccuparsi di

it's not worth bothering about — non vale la pena preoccuparsene

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['boðə] 1. verb
1) (to annoy or worry: The noise bothered the old man.) infastidire

2) (to take the trouble: Don't bother to write - it isn't necessary.) preoccuparsi, darsi il disturbo
2. noun
1) (trouble, nuisance or worry.) fastidio, incomodo

2) (something or someone that causes bother: What a bother all this is!) preoccupazione

•

- bothersome

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bother /ˈbɒðə(r)/
n.

1 [u] fastidio; incomodo; seccatura: It's not worth the bother, non vale l'incomodo; non ne vale la pena; Could you do it, if it isn't too much bother?, puoi farlo se non ti è troppo d'incomodo?; It's no bother!, nessun disturbo!; I'm sorry to put you to all this bother, mi spiace darti tutto questo fastidio

2 (solo sing.) (causa di) fastidio: I hope he hasn't been a bother, spero che non ti abbia dato troppo fastidio

3 (solo sing.) agitazione; preoccupazione

4 (come escl.) (fam. GB) uffa!; accidenti!

● to go to the bother of doing st., prendersi la briga di fare qc. □ (fam.) no bother, senza problemi; facilmente.
♦ (to) bother /ˈbɒðə(r)/
A v. t.

1 infastidire; dare fastidio a; incomodare; importunare; seccare: Sorry to bother you, scusa se ti disturbo

2 ( di parte del corpo) fare male a; farsi sentire: My leg is bothering me a bit today, la gamba si fa un po' sentire oggi

3 preoccupare; disturbare; innervosire: to bother oneself (o one's head) with st., preoccuparsi di qc.

4 (all'imper., come escl. di irritazione) (fam. GB) uffa!; accidenti!

B v. i.

1 (di solito al neg.) prendersi il disturbo; disturbarsi; prendersi la briga; interessarsi; preoccuparsi: Don't bother fixing it, non disturbarti ad aggiustarlo; non stare ad aggiustarlo; DIALOGO → - Shoes- Don't bother putting the shoes in the box, I'll keep them on, non si preoccupi di mettere le scarpe nella scatola, le tengo ai piedi; I didn't bother to read the fine print, non mi presi la briga di leggere le clausole scritte in piccolo; He rarely bothers with details, non si preoccupa quasi mai dei dettagli; Why bother if no one's interested?, a che scopo se non interessa a nessuno?; I don't know why I bother, non so proprio chi me lo fa fare

2 preoccuparsi; prendersela: Don't bother about them, non preoccuparti per loro; lasciali perdere

● to be bothered, essere preoccupato; preoccuparsi: I'm not bothered about losing the job, non mi preoccupa perdere il posto □ I can't be bothered (to do it), non ne ho voglia (di farlo) □ I can't be bother with him!, non ho tempo da perdere per lui!

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I ['bɒðə(r)]
nome

1) (inconvenience) fastidio m., noia f.

to do sth. without any bother — fare qualcosa senza (alcuna) difficoltà

it's too much bother — è troppo complicato

to have the bother of doing — avere il fastidio di dover fare

to go to the bother of doing — prendersi il disturbo di fare

it's no bother — non è un disturbo

2) U BE colloq. (trouble) fastidi m.pl.; noie f.pl.

a bit o a spot of bother una bella scocciatura; to be in a bit o spot of bother — avere un bel grattacapo

3) (person) seccatore m. (-trice), rompiscatole m. e f.

he's no bother at all — non dà nessun fastidio
II ['bɒðə(r)]
interiezione colloq. accidenti, uffa
III 1. ['bɒðə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) (worry) preoccupare

don't let it bother you — non ti preoccupare di questo

2) (inconvenience) disturbare, dare fastidio

to be bothered by noise — essere disturbato dal rumore

does it bother you if I smoke? — ti dispiace se fumo?

I'm sorry to bother you — mi dispiace disturbarti

to bother sb. with — infastidire o scocciare qcn. con [problems, questions]

3) (hurt)

her knee is still bothering her — il ginocchio le dà ancora fastidio
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (take trouble) disturbarsi

please don't bother — non disturbarti

why bother? — a che serve?

I don't think I'll bother — non so se ne ho voglia

I wouldn't bother — io lascerei perdere

to bother doing o to do prendersi il disturbo di fare; "I want to apologize" - "don't bother!" "mi devo scusare" - "non è il caso!"; you needn't o don't bother coming back! — non è il caso che (tu) ritorni!

2) (worry)

to bother about — preoccuparsi di

it's not worth bothering about — non vale la pena preoccuparsene

English-Italian dictionary > bother
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'boðə
1. verb
1) (to annoy or worry: The noise bothered the old man.) molestar

2) (to take the trouble: Don't bother to write - it isn't necessary.) molestarse

2. noun
1) (trouble, nuisance or worry.) molestia

2) (something or someone that causes bother: What a bother all this is!) molestia; incomodidad

•

- bothersome

bother¹ n

1. molestia / trabajo

I'm sorry to put you to so much bother siento causarte tanta molestia

2. problemas

we've had a bit of bother at work hemos tenido algunos problemas en el trabajo

bother² vb

1. molestar / fastidiar

I'm sorry to bother you, but... perdona que te moleste, pero...

2. preocupar

I know something's bothering him sé que le preocupa algo

don't bother about the money no te preocupes por el dinero

3. molestarse

he didn't even bother to apologize ni siquiera se molestó en disculparse

don't bother washing up, I'll do it later no te molestes en lavar los platos, yo lo haré después

not to be bothered no apetecer

I can't be bothered to go out no me apetece salir

bother

tr['bɒðə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (nuisance) molestia, fastidio

2 (problems) problemas nombre masculino plural

interjection

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL ¡mecachis!

transitive verb

1 (be a nuisance) molestar, fastidiar

2 (worry) preocupar

intransitive verb

1 (take trouble) molestarse, tomar la molestia

■ he didn't even bother to ring ni se molestó en llamar

■ you needn't bother to phone for a cab, I'll walk no te tomes la molestia de llamar un taxi, voy andando

2 (worry) preocuparse

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to give somebody bother familiar darle la lata a alguien

to be no bother no costar nada

■ it's no bother to give you a lift no cuesta nada llevarte en coche

bother ['bɑðər] vt

1) irk: preocupar

nothing's bothering me: nada me preocupa

what's bothering him?: ¿qué le pasa?

2) pester: molestar, fastidiar

bother vi

to bother to : molestarse en, tomar la molestia de

bother n

1) trouble: molestia f, problemas mpl

2) annoyance: molestia f, fastidio m

bother

n.

• alboroto s.m.

• cansera s.f.

• disgusto s.m.

• droga s.f.

• enfado s.m.

• engorro s.m.

• enojo s.m.

• fastidio s.m.

• friega s.f.

• mareo s.m.

• molestia s.f.

• pejiguera s.f.

• pesadez s.f.

v.

• aperrear v.

• atafagar v.

• baquetear v.

• escarabajear v.

• fastidiar v.

• jalear v.

• jorobar v.

• molestar v.

• ocupar v.

I
1. 'bɑːðər, 'bɒðə(r)
transitive verb

a) ( irritate) molestar; ( pester) molestar, fastidiar

does my smoking bother you? — ¿te molesta que fume?

sorry to bother you — perdone (que lo moleste)

b) ( trouble) preocupar

what's bothering you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?

she's very quiet, but don't let it bother you — es muy callada, no te inquietes por ello

to bother oneself about something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien

c) ( make effort)

not to bother -ing: don't bother writing a long letter no hace falta que escribas una carta larga; I don't bother cooking any more ya no me molesto en cocinar; to bother to + inf — tomarse la molestia de + inf, molestarse en + inf

2.

vi

a) ( make effort) molestarse

you shouldn't have bothered — no debiste haberte molestado

why bother? — ¿para qué (molestarse)?

I don't usually bother with lunch — normalmente no como nada al mediodía

b) ( worry)

to bother about something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien

II

noun

a) u ( trouble) molestia f; ( work) trabajo m; ( problems) problemas mpl

it isn't worth the bother — no vale la pena

a spot of bother — (BrE colloq) un problemita (fam)

b) ( nuisance) (no pl)

if it isn't too much of a bother for you — si no es mucho problema or demasiada molestia para usted

III

interjection (BrE)

bother (it)! — maldito sea! (fam)

['bɒðǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=nuisance) molestia f, lata * f

what a bother! — ¡qué lata! *

it's such a bother to clean — es una lata limpiarlo *, es muy incómodo limpiarlo

2) (=problems) problemas mpl

I found the street without any bother — encontré la calle sin problemas

do you have much bother with your car? — ¿tienes muchos problemas con el coche?

he had a spot of bother with the police — tuvo un pequeño problema con la policía

3) (=trouble) molestia f

it isn't any bother, it's no bother — no es ninguna molestia

I went to the bother of finding one — me tomé la molestia de buscar uno

4) (Brit)
* (=violence)
to go out looking for bother — salir a buscar camorra *

2. VT

1) (=worry) preocupar; (=annoy) molestar, fastidiar

does the noise bother you? — ¿le molesta el ruido?

does it bother you if I smoke? — ¿le molesta que fume?

his leg bothers him — le duele la pierna

to bother o.s. about/with sth — molestarse or preocuparse por algo

2) (=inconvenience) molestar; (=pester) dar la lata a *

I'm sorry to bother you — perdona la molestia

don't bother me! — ¡no me molestes!, ¡no fastidies!, ¡no me friegues! (LAm) *

please don't bother me about it now — le ruego que no me moleste con eso ahora

3.

VI (=take trouble) tomarse la molestia ( to do de hacer)

to bother about/with — molestarse or preocuparse por

don't bother — no te molestes, no te preocupes

he didn't even bother to write — ni siquiera se molestó en escribir

4.

EXCL ¡porras! *

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I
1. ['bɑːðər, 'bɒðə(r)]
transitive verb

a) ( irritate) molestar; ( pester) molestar, fastidiar

does my smoking bother you? — ¿te molesta que fume?

sorry to bother you — perdone (que lo moleste)

b) ( trouble) preocupar

what's bothering you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?

she's very quiet, but don't let it bother you — es muy callada, no te inquietes por ello

to bother oneself about something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien

c) ( make effort)

not to bother -ing: don't bother writing a long letter no hace falta que escribas una carta larga; I don't bother cooking any more ya no me molesto en cocinar; to bother to + inf — tomarse la molestia de + inf, molestarse en + inf

2.

vi

a) ( make effort) molestarse

you shouldn't have bothered — no debiste haberte molestado

why bother? — ¿para qué (molestarse)?

I don't usually bother with lunch — normalmente no como nada al mediodía

b) ( worry)

to bother about something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien

II

noun

a) u ( trouble) molestia f; ( work) trabajo m; ( problems) problemas mpl

it isn't worth the bother — no vale la pena

a spot of bother — (BrE colloq) un problemita (fam)

b) ( nuisance) (no pl)

if it isn't too much of a bother for you — si no es mucho problema or demasiada molestia para usted

III

interjection (BrE)

bother (it)! — maldito sea! (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > bother
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I 1. [waɪ] [AE hwaɪ]
avverbio

1) (in questions) perché, per quale motivo

why do you ask? — perché lo chiedi?

why bother? — perché preoccuparsi?

"I'm annoyed" - "why is that?" — "sono seccato" - "per quale ragione?"

oh no, why me? — oh no, proprio io?

why not? — perché no?

why don't they mind their own business? — (ma) perché non si fanno gli affari loro?

2) (making suggestions) perché

why don't we go to the pub? — perché non andiamo al pub?
2.
congiunzione

that is why they came — è il motivo per cui o è per questo che sono venuti

so that's why! — (finally understanding) ecco perché! allora è per questo!

"why?" - "because you're stubborn, that's why!" — "perché?" - "perché sei testardo, ecco perché!"

the reason why — il motivo per cui

I need to know the reason why — ho bisogno di sapere il perché
II 1. [waɪ] [AE hwaɪ]
nome

the why — il perché, il motivo
2.
interiezione ant. ma come

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1. adverb
(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) perché
2. relative pronoun
(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) perché, per cui, per il quale

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I 1. [waɪ] [AE hwaɪ]
avverbio

1) (in questions) perché, per quale motivo

why do you ask? — perché lo chiedi?

why bother? — perché preoccuparsi?

"I'm annoyed" - "why is that?" — "sono seccato" - "per quale ragione?"

oh no, why me? — oh no, proprio io?

why not? — perché no?

why don't they mind their own business? — (ma) perché non si fanno gli affari loro?

2) (making suggestions) perché

why don't we go to the pub? — perché non andiamo al pub?
2.
congiunzione

that is why they came — è il motivo per cui o è per questo che sono venuti

so that's why! — (finally understanding) ecco perché! allora è per questo!

"why?" - "because you're stubborn, that's why!" — "perché?" - "perché sei testardo, ecco perché!"

the reason why — il motivo per cui

I need to know the reason why — ho bisogno di sapere il perché
II 1. [waɪ] [AE hwaɪ]
nome

the why — il perché, il motivo
2.
interiezione ant. ma come

English-Italian dictionary > why
11 why

1. adverb
(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) por qué

2. relative pronoun
(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) por qué

why adv por qué

why didn't you come yesterday? ¿por qué no viniste ayer?

I don't know why it won't work no sé por qué no funciona

why

tr[waɪ]

adverb

1 (direct questions - for what reason) por qué; (- for what purpose) para qué

■ why didn't you go? ¿por qué no fuiste?

■ why do you hate me? ¿por qué me odias?

■ why bother? ¿por qué molestarse?

■ why do you need the money? ¿para qué necesitas el dinero?

2 (indirect questions - for what reason) por qué; (- for what purpose) para qué

■ I asked him why he did it le pregunté por qué lo hizo

■ she wondered why he hadn't come se preguntaba por qué no había venido

3 (relative) por eso

■ that is why he left por eso se fue

■ why she kept quiet we'll never know nunca sabremos por qué nunca dijo nada

interjection

1 ¡vaya!, ¡anda!, ¡toma!

noun

1 porqué nombre masculino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

the whys and (the) wherefores el cómo y el porqué

why ever? ¿por qué demonios?

why not? ¿por qué no?

■ why don't we go out for lunch? ¿por qué no comemos fuera?

■ I don't see why not no veo por qué no

why ['hwaɪ] adv

: por qué

why did you do it?: ¿por qué lo hizo?

why n, pl whys reason: porqué m, razón f

why conj

: por qué

I know why he left: yo sé por qué salió

there's no reason why it should exist: no hay razón para que exista

why interj, (used to express surprise) : ¡vaya!, ¡mira!

why

adv.

• por qué adv.

• pues adv.

conj.

• por lo que conj.

• por que conj.

interj.

• toma interj.

I hwaɪ, waɪ
adverb por qué

why are you laughing? — ¿por qué te ríes?

why not? — ¿por qué no?

why don't you apply for the post? — ¿por qué no solicitas el puesto?

there's no reason why you shouldn't do it — no hay ningún motivo para que no lo hagas

this is why the attempt failed — fue por esto or por esta razón que el intento fracasó

because he lied to me, that's why! — porque me mintió! por eso!

the reason why he couldn't attend — la razón por la cual no pudo asistir

II

interjection vaya!, anda!

why, of course! — por supuesto que sí!

III

noun porqué m

she has to know the whys and wherefores — tiene que saber todas las razones or todos los detalles

[waɪ]
1.

ADV por qué

why not? — ¿por qué no?

why on earth didn't you tell me? — ¿por qué demonios no me lo dijiste?

I know why you did it — sé por qué lo hiciste

why he did it we shall never know — no sabremos nunca por qué razón lo hizo

that's why I couldn't come — por eso no pude venir

which is why I am here — que es por lo que estoy aquí

2.

EXCL ¡toma!, ¡anda!

why, it's you! — ¡toma, eres tú!, ¡anda, eres tú!

why, what's the matter? — bueno, ¿qué pasa?

why, there are 8 of us! — ¡si somos 8!

why, it's easy! — ¡vamos, es muy fácil!

3.

N

the whys and (the) wherefores — el porqué
WHY ► Why can usually be translated by por qué:
Why didn't you come? ¿Por qué no viniste?
They asked her why she hadn't finished her report Le preguntaron por qué no había terminado el informe NOTE: Remember the difference in spelling between p or qué ( why) and porque (because). ► To ask specifically about the {purpose} of something, you can translate why using para qué:
Why go if we are not needed? ¿Para qué vamos a ir si no nos necesitan? ► In statements, you can translate ( the reason) why using por qué, la razón ( por la que) or el motivo ( por el que):
Tell me (the reason) why you don't want to accept the proposal Dime por qué or la razón por la que or el motivo por el que no quieres aceptar la propuesta ► Translate tha t's why using por eso:
That's why they wouldn't pay Por eso no querían pagar ► Like all question words in Spanish, por qué can function as a masculine noun. Note that in el porqué, porqué i s written as one word:
I'd like to know why he's absent or the reason for his absence Me gustaría saber el porqué de su ausencia For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I [hwaɪ, waɪ]
adverb por qué

why are you laughing? — ¿por qué te ríes?

why not? — ¿por qué no?

why don't you apply for the post? — ¿por qué no solicitas el puesto?

there's no reason why you shouldn't do it — no hay ningún motivo para que no lo hagas

this is why the attempt failed — fue por esto or por esta razón que el intento fracasó

because he lied to me, that's why! — porque me mintió! por eso!

the reason why he couldn't attend — la razón por la cual no pudo asistir

II

interjection vaya!, anda!

why, of course! — por supuesto que sí!

III

noun porqué m

she has to know the whys and wherefores — tiene que saber todas las razones or todos los detalles

English-spanish dictionary > why
12 Why Bother

Chat: WB

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Why Bother
13 why bother

• naco si robit starosti

English-Slovak dictionary > why bother
14 molestia

f.

1 bother, trouble.

ocasionar o causar molestias a alguien to cause somebody trouble

si no es demasiada molestia if it's not too much trouble

perdone la molestia, pero… sorry to bother you, but…

tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to take the trouble to do something

2 discomfort.

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molestia

► nombre femenino

1 (incomodidad) bother, trouble; (fastidio) nuisance

2 MEDICINA trouble, slight pain

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no es molestia it's no trouble

perdonen las molestias please excuse the inconvenience

ser una molestia to be a nuisance

si no es molestia if you don't mind

tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to take the trouble to do something

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noun f.

1) annoyance, bother, nuisance

2) trouble

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SF

1) (=trastorno) bother, trouble

el retraso nos causó muchas molestias — the delay caused us a lot of bother o trouble

¿me podrías llevar a casa, si no es mucha molestia? — could you take me home, if it's not too much bother o trouble?

andar con muletas es una gran molestia — walking with crutches is a real nuisance o bother

perdone la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...

¡no es ninguna molestia, estaré encantado de ayudarte! — it's no trouble at all, I'll be happy to help!

"perdonen las molestias" — "we apologize for any inconvenience"

• ahorrarse la molestia de hacer algo — to save o.s. the bother o trouble of doing sth

• tomarse la molestia de hacer algo — to take the trouble to do sth

se tomaron la molestia de visitarlos en persona — they took the trouble to visit them in person

no tenías que haberte tomado la molestia — you shouldn't have bothered o taken the trouble, you shouldn't have put yourself out

2) (Med) discomfort

al andar noto una pequeña molestia — I feel a slight discomfort when I walk

si persisten las molestias, consulte a un especialista — if the discomfort o trouble persists, consult a specialist

tengo una pequeña molestia en la garganta — I have a bit of a sore throat

tengo molestias en el estómago — I have an upset stomach

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femenino

1)

a) (incomodidad, trastorno) trouble

siento causarte tantas molestias — I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble

no es ninguna molestia — it's no trouble at all

perdona la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...

rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas — (frml) we apologize for any inconvenience caused (frml)

b) ( trabajo)

¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? — why did you bother to do that?

molestia DE + inf: ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip; se tomó la molestia de escribirnos — she took the trouble to write to us

2) ( malestar)

molestias estomacales — stomach problems o upsets

no es un dolor, sólo una molestia — it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort

las molestias que acompañan a estados gripales — the aches and pains symptomatic of flu

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= annoyance, discomfort, disruption, encumbrance, nuisance, pain, trial, embarrassment, aggravation, disturbance, irksomeness, mischief, ache, hassle, pest, irritant, soreness, niggling, niggle, self-effacement, inconvenience.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.

Ex. Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.

Ex. An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.

Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.

Ex. However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.

Ex. For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.

Ex. He wrote an article with the title 'The trials and traumas of authorship'.

Ex. Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.

Ex. One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the ' aggravation quotient'.

Ex. A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.

Ex. Teachers who keep reading records find that the light they throw on their work compensates for the irksomeness of the administrative chore of keeping them up to date.

Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.

Ex. Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.

Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.

Ex. Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.

Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.

Ex. Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.

Ex. The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.

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* ahorrar la molestia = spare + Nombre + a problem.

* ahorrar molestia = save + trouble.

* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.

* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.

* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.

* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.

* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.

* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.

* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.

* ser una molestia = be a pest.

* sin molestias = hassle-free.

* tomarse la molestia de = take + the trouble to, take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.

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femenino

1)

a) (incomodidad, trastorno) trouble

siento causarte tantas molestias — I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble

no es ninguna molestia — it's no trouble at all

perdona la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...

rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas — (frml) we apologize for any inconvenience caused (frml)

b) ( trabajo)

¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? — why did you bother to do that?

molestia DE + inf: ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip; se tomó la molestia de escribirnos — she took the trouble to write to us

2) ( malestar)

molestias estomacales — stomach problems o upsets

no es un dolor, sólo una molestia — it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort

las molestias que acompañan a estados gripales — the aches and pains symptomatic of flu

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= annoyance, discomfort, disruption, encumbrance, nuisance, pain, trial, embarrassment, aggravation, disturbance, irksomeness, mischief, ache, hassle, pest, irritant, soreness, niggling, niggle, self-effacement, inconvenience.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.

Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.

Ex: An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.

Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.

Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.

Ex: For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.

Ex: He wrote an article with the title 'The trials and traumas of authorship'.

Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.

Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the ' aggravation quotient'.

Ex: A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.

Ex: Teachers who keep reading records find that the light they throw on their work compensates for the irksomeness of the administrative chore of keeping them up to date.

Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.

Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.

Ex: Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.

Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.

Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.

Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.

* ahorrar la molestia = spare + Nombre + a problem.

* ahorrar molestia = save + trouble.

* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.

* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.

* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.

* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.

* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.

* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.

* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.

* ser una molestia = be a pest.

* sin molestias = hassle-free.

* tomarse la molestia de = take + the trouble to, take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.

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molestia

feminine

A

1

(incomodidad, trastorno): siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to be such a nuisance o to cause you so much trouble o to put you out like this

perdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but …

no es ninguna molestia, yo te llevo it's no trouble at all, I'll take you there

¿me podría cambiar el tenedor, si no es molestia? would you mind giving me a new fork, please?

rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas por el retraso ( frml); we apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay ( frml)

2

(trabajo): ¿para qué te has tomado la molestia? why did you bother to do that?, you shouldn't have put yourself out

molestia DE + INF:

ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip

se tomó la molestia de escribirnos a cada uno en particular she took the trouble to write to each of us individually

B

(malestar): puede causar molestias estomacales it may cause stomach problems o upsets, it may upset the stomach

las molestias que suelen acompañar a los estados gripales the aches and pains often symptomatic of flu

no es un dolor, sólo una ligera molestia it's not a pain, just a slight feeling of discomfort

a la primera molestia, me tomo un calmante as soon as it starts to hurt, I take a painkiller

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molestia sustantivo femenino
1
a) (incomodidad, trastorno):

◊ ser una molestia to be a nuisance;

siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble;
perdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but …
b) ( trabajo) trouble;

◊ se tomó la molestia de escribirnos she took the trouble to write to us;

¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? why did you bother to do that?;
no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble o bother
2 ( malestar):
◊ molestias estomacales stomach problems o upsets;

no es un dolor, solo una molestia it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
molestia sustantivo femenino
1 (incomodidad) trouble: no quiero causar ninguna molestia, I don't want to cause any trouble
2 (trabajo, esfuerzo) bother: se tomó la molestia de venir, he took the trouble to come
3 (fastidio) nuisance
4 (dolor) slight pain
' molestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
daño
- fastidiar
- fastidio
- fregado
- gaita
- incomodar
- trastorno
- ahorrar
- estorbo
- evitar
- joda
- joroba
- pasajero
- pesadez
- tomar
English:
annoyance
- bother
- discomfort
- inconvenience
- irritation
- nuisance
- palaver
- tiresomeness
- trouble
- pain
- put

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molestia nf

1. [incomodidad] bother, trouble;

este ruido es una molestia this noise is annoying;

es una molestia vivir lejos del trabajo it's a nuisance living a long way from work;

ahórrese molestias y pague con tarjeta save yourself a lot of trouble and pay by credit card;

¿te llevo a la estación? – ahórrate la molestia, iré en taxi shall I give you a Br lift o US ride to the station? – don't bother, I'll get a cab;

ocasionar o [m5] causar molestias a alguien to cause sb trouble;

si no es demasiada molestia if it's not too much trouble;

no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble;

perdone la molestia, pero… sorry to bother you, but…;

(les rogamos) disculpen las molestias (causadas) we apologize for any inconvenience caused;

tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to go to o to take the trouble to do sth;

¡no tenías por qué tomarte tantas molestias! you didn't have to go to such trouble!, you shouldn't have!

2. [malestar] discomfort;

siento molestias en el estómago my stomach doesn't feel too good;

se retiró porque sentía algunas molestias en la rodilla he came off because his knee wasn't quite right

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molestia

f ( incordio) nuisance;

molestias pl MED discomfort sg ;

tomarse la molestia de go to the trouble of

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molestia nf

1) fastidio: annoyance, bother, nuisance

2) : trouble

se tomó la molestia de investigar: she took the trouble to investigate

3) malestar: discomfort

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molestia n

1. (incomodidad) trouble

se tomó la molestia de acompañarme a casa he took the trouble to see me home

no es molestia it's no trouble

2. (dolor) slight pain

siento algunas molestias en el estómago I've got a slight stomach pain

3. (fastidio) nuisance / bother

es una molestia it's a nuisance

Spanish-English dictionary > molestia
15 molestia

molestia sustantivo femenino 1
a) (incomodidad, trastorno):

◊ ser una molestia to be a nuisance;
siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble; perdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but …
b) ( trabajo) trouble;

◊ se tomó la molestia de escribirnos she took the trouble to write to us;
¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? why did you bother to do that?; no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble o bother 2 ( malestar):
◊ molestias estomacales stomach problems o upsets;
no es un dolor, solo una molestia it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
molestia sustantivo femenino
1 (incomodidad) trouble: no quiero causar ninguna molestia, I don't want to cause any trouble
2 (trabajo, esfuerzo) bother: se tomó la molestia de venir, he took the trouble to come
3 (fastidio) nuisance
4 (dolor) slight pain ' molestia' also found in these entries: Spanish: daño - fastidiar - fastidio - fregado - gaita - incomodar - trastorno - ahorrar - estorbo - evitar - joda - joroba - pasajero - pesadez - tomar English: annoyance - bother - discomfort - inconvenience - irritation - nuisance - palaver - tiresomeness - trouble - pain - put

English-spanish dictionary > molestia
16 ἔτι

ἔτι adv. (Hom.+)

① pert. to continuance, yet, still (contrast ἤδη ‘already’–ἔτι ‘still’ Chariton 49).

ⓐ in positive statements, to denote that a given situation is continuing still, yet.

α. of the present Lk 14:32; Hb 11:4. ἔ. σαρκικοί ἐστε 1 Cor 3:3. ἔ. ἐστὲ ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις 15:17. ἔ. ὑπὸ κίνδυνόν εἰμι ITr 13:3. εἰ ἔτι ἀνθρώποις ἤρεσκον if I were still trying to please people Gal 1:10; 5:11a. καὶ τούτοις ἔτι κεῖται μετάνοια the possibility of repentance is also open to these Hs 6, 7, 2. ἔτι καὶ νῦν even now Dg 2:3 (Just., D. 7, 2; cp. A I, 26, 5 καὶ νῦν ἔτι; A II, 6, 6 καὶ ἔτι νῦν).

β. of the past, w. the impf. (Arrian, Anab. 6, 13, 2 ἔτι ἠπίστουν=they still disbelieved) ἔ. ἐν τῇ ὀσφύϊ ἦν he was still in the loins (i.e. not yet begotten) Hb 7:10; cp. J 11:30. Oft. w. the pres. ptc., which stands for the impf. (Diog. L. 9, 86 ἔτι ὁ ἥλιος ἀνίσχων) ἔ. αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος while he was still speaking (cp. Job 1:16, 17, 18; TestAbr A 12 p. 90, 14 [Stone p. 28]; Jos., Ant. 8, 282) Mt 12:46; 17:5; 26:47; Mk 5:35a; 14:43; Lk 8:49; Ac 10:44 al. εἶπεν ἔτι ζῶν he said while he was still living Mt 27:63 (Jos., Ant. 4, 316; 8, 2 ζῶν ἔ.). ἔ. προσερχομένου αὐτοῦ while he was still approaching Lk 9:42. ἔ. αὐτοῦ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος while he was still a long way off 15:20. σκοτίας ἔ. οὔσης while it was still dark J 20:1. ἔ. ὢν πρὸς ὑμᾶς when I was still with you 2 Th 2:5; cp. Lk 24:6, 41, 44; Ac 9:1; Ro 5:6, 8; Hb 9:8. ὄντος ἔτι ἐν σαρκί σου while you are still alive AcPlCor 1:6 (TestAbr A 9 p. 87, 3 [Stone p. 22] ἔτι ἐν τούτῳ τῷ σώματι ὤν; Just., D. 49, 7 ἔτι ὄντος τότε ἐν ἀνθρώποις Μωυσέως).

γ. of the future πλησθήσεται ἔ. ἐκ κοιλίας he will be filled while he is still in his mother’s womb Lk 1:15 (ἔ. ἐκ κοι. Is 48:8; cp. 43:13 and Anth. Pal. 9, 567, 1 ἔ. ἐκ βρέφεος; Ps.-Plut., Mor. 104d). καὶ ἔ. ῥύσεται and he will deliver us again 2 Cor 1:10 (PsSol 9:11 εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ ἔτι al.).

ⓑ in neg. statements

α. οὐδὲ ἔ. νῦν not even yet 1 Cor 3:2 (s. νῦν 1aβג).

β. to denote that someth. is stopping, has stopped, or should stop no longer (PsSol 3:12 al.; TestSol D 4:9 τέθνηκεν καὶ οὐκ ἔτι ἴδῃς αὐτόν; ApcMos 13; Arrian, Anab. 5, 25, 3 and 6; 6, 29, 2a οὐ ἔτι=not any longer; Aesop, Fab. 243 H.=Ch. 200 p. 333, 52 μὴ ἔτι=no longer; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 72; Just., D. 5, 4 al.) οὐ δύνῃ ἔ. you can no longer Lk 16:2; cp. Mt 5:13; Lk 20:36; Rv 12:8 al.; οὐ μὴ ἔ. never again Hb 8:12; 10:17 (both Jer 38:34; En 5:8; TestAbr B 3 p. 107, 21 [Stone p. 62]; GrBar 1:7); Rv 18:21, 22, 23. Sim. in rhetorical questions τί ἔ. σκύλλεις τ. διδάσκαλον; why should you bother the Teacher any further?= you should not bother him any further Mk 5:35b. Cp. what further need have we of witnesses? Mt 26:65; Mk 14:63; Lk 22:71.—Ro 6:2.

ⓒ of time not yet come ἔ. (χρόνον) μικρόν a little while longer J 7:33; 12:35; 13:33; 14:19; Hb 10:37 (TestJob 24:1) ἔ. τετράμηνός ἐστιν καί there are still four months before J 4:35 (PParis 18 ἔ. δύο ἡμέρας ἔχομεν καὶ φθάσομεν εἰς Πηλοῦσι).

② pert. to number

ⓐ what is left or remaining (TestAbr A 14 p. 93, 26 [Stone p. 34] τί ἔτι λείπεται;) ἔ. ἕνα εἶχεν υἱόν Mk 12:6. τί ἔ. ὑστερῶ; what do I still lack? Mt 19:20; cp. Lk 18:22; J 16:12; Rv 9:12.

ⓑ that which is added to what is already at hand (GrBar 16:3 ἔ. σὺν τούτοις; Just., D. 8, 1 ἔ. ἄλλα πολλά; Tat. 20, 1 κόσμος … ἡμᾶς ἔ. καθέλκει) in addition, more, also, other ἔ. ἕνα ἢ δύο one or two others Mt 18:16; ἔ. τοῦτο … δεῖ τελεσθῆναι Lk 22:37 v.l.; ἔ. προ[σθείς] while he added Ox 1081 (SJCh) 9, after Wessely. ἔ. δέ (X., Mem. 1, 2, 1; Diod S 1, 74, 1; 13, 81, 3; Strabo 10, 3, 7; Dio Chrys. 36 [53], 1; 2 Macc 6:4) Hb 11:36. ἔ. δὲ καί furthermore (X., An. 3, 2, 28 al.; UPZ 61, 10 [161 B.C.]; PMich 174, 7 [146 A.D.]; 2 Esdr 19:18; EpArist 151; Jos., Bell. 2, 546, Ant. 7, 70; Ar. 4:3 al.; Just., D. 34, 1; Tat. 29, 1 al.; Mel., HE 4, 26, 13; Ath. 13, 1) Ac 2:26 (Ps 15:9); 1 Cl 17:1, 3; Hs 5, 2, 5; B 4:6; AcPl Ox 6, 20 (= Aa I 242, 2) al. ἔ. τε καί (Jos., Ant. 14, 194) Lk 14:26; Ac 21:28. ἔ. ἄνω, ἔ. κάτω farther up, farther down Mt 20:28 D. ἔ. ἅπαξ once again (2 Macc 3:37; TestAbr A 9 p. 86, 24 [Stone p. 20] al.; ApcSed 12:2) Hb 12:26f (Hg 2:6). W. a comp. ἔ. μᾶλλον (Hom. et al.; POxy 939, 3; Jos., Ant. 20, 89) Phil 1:9; περισσότερον ἔ. Hb 7:15. ἔ. καί ἔ. again and again B 21:4; Hs 2:6.

③ in logical inference, in interrog. sentences (Just., D. 7, 1, 151 τίνι οὖν … ἔ. τις χρήσαιτο διδασκάλῳ;) τίς ἔ. χρεία; what further need would there be? Hb 7:11. τί ἔ. μέμφεται; why, then, does (God) still find fault? Ro 9:19; cp. 3:7; Gal 5:11b.—DELG. M-M.

Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > ἔτι
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impf (mam, masz) Ⅰ vt 1. (posiadać) (na własność) to have (got), to own [dom, samochód, mikrofalówkę]; (do dyspozycji) to have (got); (prowadzić) to run [firmę, warsztat]
- mają dom na wsi they have a. own a house in the country

- miał po ojcu warsztat samochodowy he had a. owned a garage left to him by his father

- nasze muzeum ma dużą kolekcję impresjonistów our museum has (got) a large collection of Impressionist paintings

- mam dla ciebie prezent/tę książkę o kotach I’ve got a present/that book about cats for you

- miał wszystkiego dwie pary butów he only had two pairs of shoes

- ubrała się w to, co miała she put on what she had

- nie mam psa I don’t have a. I haven’t got a dog

- nie mamy ani telewizora, ani pralki we have neither a TV nor a washing machine

- wydawnictwo nie ma funduszy na zatrudnienie specjalisty the publishers can’t afford to employ a specialist

- nie mam nic do jedzenia I’ve got nothing to eat, I don’t have anything to eat

- czy oni mają namiot? have they got a tent?, do they have a tent?

- masz scyzoryk? have you got a penknife?

- czy ma pan bagaż? have you got any luggage?

- czy macie gaz? have you got gas?

- mieć coś przy sobie to have sth on one

- masz przy sobie jakieś drobne? have you got any change on you?

- gdzie masz klucze/moją książkę? what have you done with the keys/my book?

- gdzie masz rower? where’s your bike? pot.

- mieć na coś to have money for sth

- miałem tylko na jedno piwo I only had for one beer

- (on) ma na przyjemności, a nie ma na lekarza he has money to spend on pleasures, but he can’t afford a doctor

- nie miał na nowe buty, a co dopiero na samochód he couldn’t afford a pair of new shoes, let alone a car

- mieć za co coś zrobić to have enough money to do sth, to be able to afford to do sth

- nie mieli za co wyjechać na wakacje they didn’t have enough to go on holiday, they couldn’t afford to go on holiday

- nie mają z czego żyć they don’t have enough to live on

- jak masz na imię? what’s your name?

- mam na imię Maria my name’s Maria

- (on) ma na nazwisko Nowak his (sur)name is Nowak

- mieć coś na sobie to have sth on, to be wearing sth

- miał (na sobie) granatowy garnitur he had a blue suit on, he was wearing a blue suit

- na głowie miała kapelusz, na szyi biały szalik she had a hat on her head and a white scarf round her neck

- nie mieć nic na sobie (być gołym) to have nothing on

- mieć kogoś u siebie (gościć) to have sb staying with one

- od tygodnia mamy u siebie teściów we’ve had my in-laws (staying) with us for the past week

- jeśli Legia wygra, mam u ciebie piwo! you owe me a beer if Legia win(s)

- masz!/macie! (weź/weźcie) here!

- macie kanapki, jedzcie! here’s the sandwiches, eat up! pot.

- masz, włóż to na siebie! here, put this on!

- (a) masz! (zadając razy) take that!

- (a) masz za to, że kłamiesz, a masz, a masz! (and) take that for lying! and that! and that! pot.

- masz za swoje! (dobrze ci tak) serves you right!

- ma za swoje, że jest taki naiwny it serves him right for being so naive

- mamy teraz za swoje dobre serce! that’s the thanks we get for being nice a. for all our kindness!

- masz ci (los) a. masz tobie! blast (it)! pot., damn (it)! pot.

- masz ci los, zapomniałam parasola! blast, I’ve forgotten my umbrella!

- masz go/ją/ich! (wyrażające zaskoczenie) just look at him/her/them!

- masz go, jaki mądrala! look at him, Mr Clever Dick! GB pot.
2. (liczyć sobie) to be
- mieć dwadzieścia lat to be twenty (years old)

- ile ona ma lat? how old is she?

- mieć dwa metry wzrostu/wysokości to be two metres tall/high

- mieć sześć metrów głębokości/szerokości/długości to be six metres deep/wide/long

- pokój ma sześć metrów na pięć the room is six by five metres

- dom będzie miał siedem pięter the house will be seven storeys high a. will have seven storeys

- kilometr ma tysiąc metrów one kilometre is a thousand metres
3. (posiadać jako cechę) to have (got)
- pokój ma dwa okna the room has two windows

- miał niebieskie oczy/siwe włosy he had blue eyes/grey hair

- miała dziurawe buty she had holes in her shoes

- kubek ma wyszczerbiony brzeg the mug’s rim is chipped

- miała męża Włocha/inżyniera her husband was Italian/an engineer

- mieć talent/cierpliwość/odwagę to have talent/patience/courage

- nie mieć talentu/cierpliwości/odwagi to lack talent/patience/courage

- mieć takt/rozsądek to be tactful/sensible

- mieć (swoje) wady i zalety to have one’s good and bad points

- zasłony mają kolor wiśni the curtains are cherry red in colour

- działka ma kształt prostokąta a. prostokątny the allotment is rectangular (in shape)

- jej perfumy miały słodkawy zapach/zapach konwalii her scent was sweet smelling/smelled of lily of the valley

- urodę miała po matce, a talent po ojcu her looks came from her mother and her talent from her father

- za całe umeblowanie pokój miał zdezelowany stół the only piece of furniture in the room was a rickety table

- mieć w sobie coś (być interesującym) to have a certain something

- on ma w sobie coś z dziecka/roztargnionego profesora there is something of the child/the absent-minded professor in a. about him

- nie mieć nic do czegoś to have nothing to do with sth

- jej wyjazd nie ma nic do naszych planów her going away has nothing to do with our plans

- marzenia mają to do siebie, że rzadko się spełniają the thing about dreams is that they rarely come true

- miała to do siebie, że zawsze się spóźniała the thing about her was that she was always late
4. (o stanie fizycznym i psychicznym) to have [grypę, gruźlicę, trudności]; to feel [ochotę, żal]; to have, to bear [urazę]
- mieć gorączkę a. temperaturę to have a. be running a temperature

- mieć 39° gorączki to have a temperature of 39 degrees

- mieć złamaną nogę to have a broken leg

- mieć częste bóle głowy to have frequent headaches

- mieć pragnienie to be thirsty

- mieć dobry apetyt to have a good a. hearty appetite

- mieć wadę a. defekt to have a defect

- mieć gumę pot. (w samochodzie) to have a flat pot.

- mam nadzieję, że… I hope that…

- mieć ochotę coś zrobić to feel like doing sth

- miała ochotę płakać she felt like crying

- mieć przekonanie/pewność, że… to be convinced/sure a. certain that…

- mieć kogoś/czegoś dość a. dosyć to have had enough of sb/sth, to be fed up with sb/sth

- mam tego powyżej uszu a. po dziurki w nosie! pot. I’ve had it up to here! pot.

- mieć coś wypisane w oczach a. na czole a. na twarzy to have sth written all over one’s face

- miała winę wypisaną na twarzy she had guilt written all over her face
5. (o relacjach między ludźmi) to have [syna, córkę, przyjaciół, wrogów]
- to dziecko nie ma matki/ojca this boy/girl has no mother/father

- ona nie ma rodzeństwa she has no brothers or sisters

- ona będzie miała dziecko she’s going to have a. she’s expecting a baby

- miała z nim dwóch synów she had two sons by him

- miał za żonę piekielnicę his wife was a real she-devil a. spitfire

- nie miał do kogo zwrócić się o pomoc he had no-one to turn to for help

- mieć kogoś przy sobie a. obok siebie a. przy boku to have sb at one’s side

- mieć kogoś/coś na uwadze a. na względzie to have sb/sth in mind, to take sb/sth into consideration

- mieć z kimś porachunki to have a bone to pick with sb

- mieć kogoś/coś przeciwko sobie to have sb/sth against one

- miał przeciwko sobie opinię publiczną public opinion was against him

- mieć przyjemność/zaszczyt coś zrobić książk. to have the pleasure/honour to do a. of doing sth

- miałem zaszczyt poznać pańskich rodziców I had the honour of meeting your parents

- mam przyjemność przedstawić państwu naszego gościa I have the pleasure of introducing our guest

- z kim mam przyjemność? książk. to whom do I have the honour of speaking? książk., także iron.

- mieć coś/nie mieć nic przeciwko komuś/czemuś to have something/nothing against sb/sth

- mieć coś do kogoś pot. to have something against sb

- do ciebie nic nie mam I’ve got nothing against you

- mieć coś na kogoś to have the goods a. the dope on sb pot.

- niczego na mnie nie mają they’ve got nothing on me pot.

- mam z nią do pomówienia a. pogadania I need to have a (serious) talk with her

- mieć kogoś nad sobą to have sb above one

- kierownik ma nad sobą dyrektora, a dyrektor – zarząd the manager answers to the director and the director answers to the board

- mieć kogoś pod sobą to be in charge of sb

- (ona) ma pod sobą dwudziestu pracowników she’s in charge of a staff of twenty

- kapral miał pod sobą dziesięciu żołnierzy the corporal had ten men under his command a. under him

- mieć kogoś za sobą (być popieranym) to have sb behind one, to have sb’s backing

- mieli za sobą większość the majority was a. were behind them, they had the majority behind them

- mieć kogoś za głupca to take sb for a fool

- ich zachowanie mam za nieco naiwne I consider their behaviour rather naive

- za kogo pan mnie ma! who do you take me for!, who do you think I am!

- mieć w kimś rywala/sojusznika to have a rival/an ally in sb

- mieć kogoś pot. (być związanym z kimś) to have somebody, to be involved with somebody

- chwalił się, że miał je wszystkie pot. (odbył stosunek) he boasted of having had them all pot.

- płacą tak dużo, że mogą mieć każdego they pay so much they can take on a. hire anyone they like
6. (znajdować się w jakiejś sytuacji) to have (got) [długi, posadę, połączenie]
- mam dobrą komunikację do pracy I’ve got good connections to work

- centrum miasta ma dobrą komunikację z przedmieściami there are good connections from the city centre to the suburbs

- mieć słuszność a. rację to be right

- mieć ciepło/przytulnie to be warm/cosy

- owinęła dziecko szalem, żeby miało ciepło she put a scarf round the baby to keep him/her warm

- mam daleko/blisko do szkoły I have a long way/I don’t have far to go to school

- ty to masz dobrze, nie musisz wstawać o siódmej it’s alright for you, you don’t have to get up at seven (a.m.)

- mieliśmy tu wczoraj burzę/śnieżycę we had a storm/snowstorm here yesterday

- mamy dziś słoneczną pogodę it’s sunny today

- mam dziś kiepski dzień I’m having one of those days (today)

- kłopotów z nim miałam co niemiara I’ve had no end of trouble with him

- co ja z tobą mam? what am I to do with you?

- jest całkiem młoda, chciałaby jeszcze mieć coś z życia she’s still very young, she’d like to get something out of life pot.

- (on) haruje od świtu do nocy i co z tego ma? he slaves away from morning to night, and what does he have to show for it?

- miał przed sobą kilka godzin marszu he had several hours of walking ahead of a. in front of him

- miała przed sobą trudną rozmowę z szefem she had a difficult conversation with the boss ahead of her

- mieć przed sobą przyszłość to have a (bright) future ahead of a. before one

- miał przed sobą karierę he had a brilliant career ahead of a. in front of him

- mieć coś za a. poza sobą to have sth behind one

- ma za sobą trzyletnie doświadczenie he has three years’ experience behind him

- mam już to wszystko za sobą all that is behind me now

- mam co robić, nie nudzę się I’ve got things to do, I don’t sit around

- nie mieć gdzie mieszkać/spać to have nowhere to live/sleep

- nie mam gdzie przenocować I have nowhere to spend the night

- nie mieć kiedy spać/jeść/odpocząć to not have time to sleep/eat/relax

- nie mają kiedy w ścianach wiercić, tylko w niedzielę! of course, they have to drill holes in the wall on a Sunday!

- mieć czas to have time (coś zrobić to do sth)

- nie miałem czasu zająć się twoją sprawą I didn’t have time to deal with your problem

- na napisanie wypracowania macie godzinę you have an hour to write the essay

- nie miałeś mi tu kogo przyprowadzić!? why did you have to bring him/her/them here (of all people)?!

- mieć coś/nie mieć nic do powiedzenia (dużo/mało wiedzieć) to have something/nothing to say (na temat kogoś/czegoś about sb/sth)

- mieć coś/nie mieć nic do powiedzenia a. gadania pot. (o decydującym głosie) to have a say/no say

- ona nie ma w tej sprawie nic do powiedzenia a. gadania she has no say in the matter

- nie mamy już sobie nic więcej do powiedzenia we’ve got nothing more to say to each other

- mieć zły/dobry czas Sport to have a poor/good a. fast time

- mieć pierwsze/dziesiąte miejsce Sport to come first/tenth, to be in first/tenth place

- mam z nią wielką wygodę, sprząta, robi mi zakupy she’s a great help to me: she cleans and does my shopping

- nie masz co narzekać you’ve got nothing to complain about

- nie masz co się denerwować there’s no reason (for you) to get upset

- nie masz czego a. co żałować, film był kiepski you didn’t miss much: the film was hopeless

- w domu nie masz co się pokazywać you’d better not show your face at home pot.
7. (brać udział) to have [zebranie, koncert, egzamin, próbę]
- (on) ma teraz naradę ze swym zastępcą he’s in conference at the moment with his deputy

- mieć sprawę a. proces to be on trial (o coś/o zrobienie czegoś for sth/for doing sth)

- ma sprawę a. proces o zabójstwo/spowodowanie wypadku samochodowego he’s on trial for murder/causing a car accident
8. (ukończyć etap nauki) to have, to hold [dyplom, tytuł]
- mieć studia a. wyższe wykształcenie to have completed higher education

- mój ojciec miał tylko cztery klasy my father only did four years at school

- miał już zawód i mógł rozpocząć samodzielne życie he’d completed his training and could now start his own life

- miał dwa fakultety he had graduated in two subjects
9. (znaleźć się w określonym miejscu lub czasie) wreszcie mamy stację here’s the station at last
- mamy drugi tydzień zimy it’s the second week of winter

- którego dziś mamy? what’s the date today?

- mamy dziś pierwszy stycznia/poniedziałek it’s January the 1st/Monday today

- którą masz godzinę? what time do you make it? pot.; what’s the time by your watch?

- mieć kogoś/coś po prawej/lewej stronie to have sb/sth on one’s right/left

- miał przed/za sobą dwóch strażników he had a. there were two guards in front of him/behind him
Ⅱ v aux. 1. (dla wyrażenia powinności) macie teraz spać you’re to a. you have to (get off to) sleep now
- masz to zrobić natychmiast! you’re to do it right now!

- co mam zrobić/jej powiedzieć? what am I (supposed) to do/tell her?

- po co się mam wysilać? why should I bother?, why should I make the effort?

- masz tego nikomu nie powtarzać! (and) don’t go repeating a. telling it to anyone!

- i ja mam w to uwierzyć? and you/they want me to a. I’m supposed to believe that?

- mieć coś do zrobienia to have sth to do

- ma obowiązek do spełnienia s/he has a duty to perform

- mam sprawę do załatwienia I’ve got something to sort out

- mamy zaległości do odrobienia we’ve got a backlog of work to catch up on
2. (zamiar, przewidywanie) (ona) ma przyjść o drugiej she’s expected (to come) at two
- miano zburzyć ich dom their house was to be demolished

- samolot miał wylądować w Warszawie, ale… the plane was supposed to land a. have landed in Warsaw, but…

- podobno jutro ma być ładna pogoda it’s supposed to be good a. nice weather tomorrow

- w pozostałej części kraju ma nadal padać in the rest of the country continuing rain is expected

- miała umrzeć w nędzy w wieku czterdziestu lat she was to die in poverty at the age of forty

- przyszłość miała pokazać, że się myli subsequent events were to prove him/her wrong

- jak się miało okazać as things a. it turned out; as it transpired książk.

- i co ja mam z tobą zrobić? what am I (supposed) to do with you?

- jeśli mielibyśmy się nie zobaczyć przed twoim wyjazdem, baw się dobrze in case we don’t see each other before you leave, have a good time

- niech się stanie, co się ma stać let things happen as they will

- właśnie miałem wyjść, kiedy zadzwonił telefon I was just about to leave a. just on the point of leaving when the phone rang

- właśnie miałam powiedzieć to samo I was just about to a. just going to say the same thing

- czy mam przez to rozumieć, że… am I to understand (by that) that…

- mieć coś do sprzedania/zaproponowania to have sth to sell/propose

- choćby a. żeby nie wiem co się miało stać, (to)… no matter what happens a. might happen…

- choćbym a. żebym miał pęknąć a. trupem paść pot. even if it kills me pot.
3. (rezultat) mieć coś zrobione to have sth done
- mam już napisaną pracę I’ve already written the essay

- miał ukończone wyższe studia he had been to university/college

- czy macie załatwione bilety? have you booked/got the tickets?

- pieniądze mam dobrze schowane I’ve put the money in a safe place

- mam obiecaną podwyżkę I’ve been promised a rise

- miał przykazane trzymać język za zębami he was a. he’d been told to keep his mouth shut pot.
4. (zdziwienie, rozczarowanie) ja miałbym to powiedzieć? I said that?!
- ona miałaby mi się podobać? you think I find her attractive?

- miałbyś sumienie to zrobić? could you do (something like) that (with a clear conscience)?

- to ma być hotel czterogwiazdkowy? (z dezaprobatą) and you/they call this a. this is supposed to be a four-star hotel?!

- ten grubas to miałbym być ja!? (z niedowierzaniem) is this/that fatso really me? pot.

- pokazał nam skórę tygrysa, którego miał upolować w Afryce (z powątpiewaniem) he showed us the skin of a tiger, which he is supposed to have killed in Africa
Ⅲ mieć się 1. (być w stanie, położeniu) to be; (czuć się) to feel, to be
- ciotka wyzdrowiała i ma się dobrze auntie has recovered and is doing well

- jak się mają twoi rodzice? how are your parents?

- jak się masz! (powitanie) how are you?; how’s it going? pot.

- mam się dzisiaj lepiej I feel better today

- sprawy mają się nieźle things are working out (quite) well

- jak się rzeczy mają? how do things stand?

- rzecz ma się tak, że… the thing is that…

- jak te dwie wersje mają się do siebie? how do the two versions compare?

- jak to się ma jedno do drugiego? how do the two compare?

- teoria nijak się miała do praktyki the theory was (completely) divorced from practice

- A tak się ma do B, jak C do D a. A i B tak się mają do siebie, jak C i D A is to B like C is to D

- mieli się do siebie jak dzień do nocy they were like chalk and cheese
2. (uważać się za) to think a. consider oneself
- mieć się za artystę/człowieka honoru to consider oneself (to be) an artist/a man of honour

- (on) ma się za Bóg wie co pot. he thinks he’s God (almighty) pot.

- miała się za bliską śmierci she thought she was about to a. going to die
3. (być bliskim) mieć się ku końcowi to be drawing to a close a. an end
- miało się a. dzień miał się ku zachodowi it was getting towards sunset

- sytuacja ma się ku lepszemu the situation is looking better

- ma się na deszcz it looks like rain

- miało się na burzę a storm was brewing, there was thunder in the air

- wiedzieć, jak się rzeczy mają to know how things stand a. are
Ⅳ ma Fin. (zapis księgowy) credit
- winien i ma debit and credit

- zapisać coś po stronie „ma” to enter sth on the credit side
Ⅴ mam! inter. (przypomniałem sobie) I’ve got it!
- (już) mam! mieszkaliśmy na tej samej ulicy! I’ve got it! we used to live in the same street!

- mam cię! a. tu cię mam! (złapałem cię, przyłapałem cię) I’ve got you!; got you! pot.

- mam cię, już mi nie uciekniesz! got you, you won’t get away now!
Ⅵ nie ma być
■ ma się rozumieć a. wiedzieć! it a. that goes without saying!

- ma się rozumieć, że przyjdę of course I’ll come

- mieć głowę a. łebpot. (na karku a. nie od parady) to have a good head on one’s shoulders

- on to ma łeb! he’s no fool!

- mieć głowę do interesów to have a good head for business

- nie mam teraz do tego głowy I don’t want to think about it/that now

- mieć kogoś/coś w nosiepot. a. gdzieśeuf. a. w głębokim poważaniueuf. to not care a damn about sb/sth pot.; to not give a monkey’s about sb/sth pot., euf.

- mam to wszystko gdzieś! pot. to hell with it all! pot.

- mieć kogoś/coś w dupie wulg. to not give a shit a. toss GB about sb/sth wulg.

- sie masz! pot. (powitanie) hi! pot.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > m|ieć
18 париться

1) General subject: bother (why should i bother - а с чего мне париться?), stew, stive, swelter, take a steam-bath

2) Colloquial: fret

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > париться
19 bosh

head; top, summit; beginning; source, headwaters; end, limit; bulb (onion, etc.), bunch (grapes); main, chief. bosh kelishigi nominative case. kishi boshiga per head, per person. gektar boshiga per hectare. boshga tushgan/boshdan kechir(il)gan/bosh og’ri to have a headache. boshiga kel to occur to. bosh bo’l /boshida tur to head, lead, direct. bosh gap head clause?? bosh kiyimi headgear, headdress. bosh maqola feature article, main article. bosh to’g’on main dam. bosh xotin first, oldest wife (polygamy). bosh barmoq thumb. boshi berk ko’cha deadend street. avval boshi first of all... satr boshi paragraph. bir boshdan from the beginning; in order. qayta boshdan once again, over again. boshi bilan with heart and soul. boshi bog’liq engaged (to be married). xotin boshi bilan as a woman. boshi ochiq bare headed, unveiled; not yet married or engaged (woman). bosh og’rig’i headache. bosh ustiga As you wish! By all means! Certainly! boshi qorong’i at the stage of pregancy to have cravings for certain foods. bosh harf capital letter. yolg’iz boshi all alone, by o.s. bosh ko’kka/bosh ko’tarib yur to hold one’s head high. bosh olib ket to pack up and leave for good. bosh oqqan tomonga ket to go wherever the roads leads you, wherever fancy takes you. bosh suq /bosh tort to bud, bloom; to pull out, back out. boshing toshdan bo’lsin Don’t get killed! (said to a soldier leaving for war). bosh ur to look for shelter, protection; to bow and scrape. boshi chiqmaydi to not be free of, not escape from. bir yoqadan bosh chiqarib to do s.t. as one, unanimously. bosh Eg to bow down, give in, submit. bosh qashi to scratch one’s head. boshi qot to be confounded. mening senga boshim qorong’i oyog’iga bosh qo’y to prostrate o.s. at s.o.’s feet. bosh qo’sh to butt in, to meddle. o’z boshiga independently, each for himself. boshiga et to finish off, to be s.o.’s downfall. boshiga ko’tar to revere, hold in high esteem; to raise a din, make a ruckus. boshiga uradimi? What’s he going to do with that? Why should he bother himself with that? boshiga chiq /boshga qo’y to revere, emulate. boshida yong’oq/boshini biriktir /boshini buk to subdue, bring to one’s knees. boshini ye to be one’s downfall, be the death of s.o. boshini sila to console, comort; to indulge; to take under one’s wing. boshini tik to swear o.s. to s.t. biror ishning boshini ushla /boshni qotir to confound, bother, plague

Uzbek-English dictionary > bosh
20 охота II

охот|а II - ж.
1. (желание) desire, fancy;
по своей ~е of one`s own free will;
с большой ~ой with the utmost pleasure;

2. в знач. сказ. безл. (дт. + инф.): ему ~ читать he feels like reading;
что вам за ~?, ~ вам (+ инф.) why should you bother (+ to inf.) ;
~ тебе спорить с ним! why argue with him!

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > охота II

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