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  • 1 world

    {wə:ld}
    1. земното кълбо, земята, планетата, вселената, планета, звезда, свят, мир
    this WORLD този свят
    the other/next WORLD, the WORLD to come другият/оня свят
    the WORLD around околният свят
    the Old WORLD Европа, Азия и Африка
    the New WORLD Америка, Западното полукълбо
    the lower WORLD подземният свят, адът
    in the WORLD на/в света
    all over the WORLD, the WORLD over из/по целия свят
    not for (all) the WORLD за нищо на света, по никакъв начин
    to come into the WORLD раждам се, появявам се на бял свят
    to bring into the WORLD раждам, създавам
    for all the WORLD like съвсем/досущ като
    2. общество, свят, кръг от хора, среди
    the great WORLD висшето общество
    a man/woman of the WORLD светски човек/жена, човек с житейски опит
    all the WORLD and his wife всички видни хора, шег. всички без изключение, сума народ
    how goes the WORLD with you? how is the WORLD treating/using you? как си? как я караш? какво ново към теб? let the WORLD wag (as it will) нека хората си приказват, каквото си щат
    to come up/get on/rise in the WORLD успявам бързо в живота, издигам се
    the mineral/plant/animal WORLD минералният/растителният/животинският свят
    the business WORLD търговският свят
    the literary WORLD, the WORLD of letters литературните среди
    a citizen of the WORLD космополит
    3. за усилване
    what in the WORLD? какво за бога/дявол го взел? a WORLD too big/small, etc. прекалено голям/малък и пр
    4. attr световен, светски, всесветски, миров
    WORLD problems световните проблеми
    WORLD peace световен мир
    to the WORLD sl. съвсем, крайно
    to be tired/drunk to the WORLD уморен до смърт/къоркютук пиян съм
    something out of this WORLD нещо величествено, грандиозно, неземно
    a WORLD of огромно количество, брой, извънредно много
    to think the WORLD of someone имам високо мнение за/ценя/обичам извънредно много някого, намирам, че е чудесен
    WORLD without end вечно, завинаги
    to make the best of both WORLDs извличам полза отвсякъде/от всичко
    the WORLD, the flesh and the devil всички земни изкушения/съблазни
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    {wъ:ld} n 1. земното кълбо, земята, планетата; вселената; плане
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    свят; световен;
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    1. a citizen of the world космополит 2. a man/woman of the world светски човек/жена, човек с житейски опит 3. a world of огромно количество, брой, извънредно много 4. all over the world, the world over из/по целия свят 5. all the world and his wife всички видни хора, шег. всички без изключение, сума народ 6. attr световен, светски, всесветски, миров 7. for all the world like съвсем/досущ като 8. how goes the world with you? how is the world treating/using you? как си? как я караш? какво ново към теб? let the world wag (as it will) нека хората си приказват, каквото си щат 9. in the world на/в света 10. not for (all) the world за нищо на света, по никакъв начин 11. something out of this world нещо величествено, грандиозно, неземно 12. the business world търговският свят 13. the great world висшето общество 14. the literary world, the world of letters литературните среди 15. the lower world подземният свят, адът 16. the mineral/plant/animal world минералният/растителният/животинският свят 17. the new world Америка, Западното полукълбо 18. the old world Европа, Азия и Африка 19. the other/next world, the world to come другият/оня свят 20. the world around околният свят 21. the world, the flesh and the devil всички земни изкушения/съблазни 22. this world този свят 23. to be tired/drunk to the world уморен до смърт/къоркютук пиян съм 24. to bring into the world раждам, създавам 25. to come into the world раждам се, появявам се на бял свят 26. to come up/get on/rise in the world успявам бързо в живота, издигам се 27. to make the best of both worlds извличам полза отвсякъде/от всичко 28. to the world sl. съвсем, крайно 29. to think the world of someone имам високо мнение за/ценя/обичам извънредно много някого, намирам, че е чудесен 30. what in the world? какво за бога/дявол го взел? a world too big/small, etc. прекалено голям/малък и пр 31. world peace световен мир 32. world problems световните проблеми 33. world without end вечно, завинаги 34. за усилване 35. земното кълбо, земята, планетата, вселената, планета, звезда, свят, мир 36. общество, свят, кръг от хора, среди
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    world[wə:ld] I. n 1. свят, мир; the other ( next) \world, the \world to come другият (оня) свят; the lower \world адът, пъкълът, преизподнята; at the \world's end на края на света; all over the \world, the \world over из (по) целия свят; not for ( all) the \world за нищо на света, на никаква цена; out of this \world внушителен, неземен, приказен; to set the \world on fire постигам нечуван успех; ставам сензация; to come into the \world раждам се, излизам на (виждам) бял свят; to go ( out) into the \world излизам между хората; to go out of ( depart) this \world отивам си от тоя свят; he is not long for this \world няма да го бъде; 2. общество, хората; to know the \world познавам хората, имам жизнен опит; all the \world and his wife цялото общество, хора с най-различни положения; the great \world висшето общество; a man ( woman) of the \world светски човек; човек с жизнен опит; as the \world goes както съдят хората, както е общоприето, като света; how goes the \world with you? how is the \world treating ( using) you? как си? как я караш? какво ново? let the \world wag ( as it will) нека хората приказват, каквото искат; to get on ( rise, come up, go up) in the \world успявам в живота, издигам се; to come down in the \world провалям се, пропадам, обеднявам; dead to the \world 1) мъртвопиян; в унес; 2) покалугерил се; to think that the \world owes one a living мисля, че целият свят ми е длъжен; 3. свят, "царство"; общество, среда; the mineral ( plant, animal) \world неживата материя (растителният, животинският свят); the literary \world, the \world of letters литературният свят; 4. грамадно количество (число), безкрайно много, сума, много висока степен (of); a \world of difference огромна разлика, разлика от небето до земята; a \world of money сума (луди) пари; 5. за усилване: what in the \world? какво, по дяволите? for all the \world like ( as if) досущ, (напълно, съвсем) като (като че ли); 6. attr световен, всесветски; \world affairs световни работи; • on top of the \world на седмото небе от щастие; the best of both \worlds само хубавото (предимствата) от две противоположни ситуации; to think the \world of имам високо мнение за, ценя много; \world without end во веки веков; the \world is your oyster светът е в краката ти; II. adj световен.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > world

  • 2 peace

    noun
    1) (freedom from war) Frieden, der

    maintain/restore peace — den Frieden bewahren/wiederherstellen

    peace talks/treaty — Friedensgespräche Pl./Friedensvertrag, der

    make peace [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Frieden schließen

    2) (freedom from civil disorder) Ruhe und Ordnung; (absence of discord) Frieden, der

    in peace [and harmony] — in [Frieden und] Eintracht

    bind somebody over to keep the peace — jemanden verwarnen, die öffentliche Ordnung zu wahren

    be at peace [with somebody/something] — [mit jemandem/etwas] in Frieden leben

    be at peace with oneself — mit sich selbst im reinen sein

    make [one's] peace [with somebody] — sich [mit jemandem] aussöhnen

    3) (tranquillity) Ruhe, die

    in peace — in Ruhe

    leave somebody in peace — jemanden in Frieden od. in Ruhe lassen

    4) (mental state) Ruhe, die

    peace of mind — Seelenfrieden, der; innere Ruhe

    I shall have no peace of mind until I know it — ich werde keine ruhige Minute haben, bis ich es weiß

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    [pi:s]
    1) ((sometimes with a) (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war: Does our country want peace or war?; ( also adjective) a peace treaty.) der Frieden; Friedens-...
    2) (freedom from disturbance; quietness: I need some peace and quiet.) der Frieden
    •
    - academic.ru/54123/peaceable">peaceable
    - peaceably
    - peaceful
    - peacefully
    - peacefulness
    - peacemaker
    - peace-offering
    - peacetime
    - at peace
    - in peace
    - make peace
    - peace of mind
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    [pi:s]
    1. (no war) Frieden m
    this continent is now at \peace auf diesem Kontinent herrscht jetzt Frieden
    \peace talks Friedensgespräche pl
    lasting \peace dauerhafter Frieden
    to long for \peace sich akk nach Frieden sehnen
    to make \peace Frieden schließen
    2. (social order) Ruhe f, Frieden m
    to be arrested for disturbing the \peace wegen Ruhestörung verhaftet werden
    to disturb [or break] the \peace die Ruhe stören
    to keep the \peace den Frieden wahren
    to make one's \peace with sb sich akk mit jdm versöhnen
    he will give me no \peace until I give in er wird keine Ruhe geben, bis ich nachgebe
    \peace of mind Seelenfrieden m, innere Ruhe
    \peace and quiet Ruhe und Frieden
    to leave sb in \peace jdn in Frieden [o Ruhe] lassen
    ▪ to be at \peace in Frieden ruhen
    to be at \peace about one's situation sich akk seinem Schicksal fügen
    to be at \peace with the world mit sich dat und der Welt im Einklang sein
    4. REL
    the Prince of P\peace der Friedensfürst (Jesus Christus)
    \peace be with you Friede sei mit dir
    5.
    ▶ to hold [or keep] one's \peace ( form) ruhig [o still] sein, schweigen
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    [piːs]
    n
    1) (= freedom from war) Frieden m, Friede m (geh)

    to be at peace with sb/sth — mit jdm/etw in Frieden leben

    to be at peace with oneself/the world — mit sich (dat) selbst/mit der Welt in Frieden leben

    to make peace between... — Frieden stiften zwischen (+dat)...

    the (King's/Queen's) peace (Jur) — die öffentliche Ordnung

    to keep the peace (Jur) (demonstrator, citizen) — die öffentliche Ordnung wahren; (policeman) die öffentliche Ordnung aufrechterhalten; (fig) Frieden bewahren

    3) (= tranquillity, quiet) Ruhe f

    peace of mind — innere Ruhe, Seelenfrieden

    the Peace of God — der Friede Gottes, Gottes Friede

    to get some/no peace — zur Ruhe/nicht zur Ruhe kommen

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    peace [piːs]
    A s
    1. Friede(n) m:
    at peace im Frieden, im Friedenszustand;
    the two countries are at peace zwischen den beiden Ländern herrscht Frieden;
    make peace Frieden schließen ( with mit)
    2. JUR Landfrieden m, öffentliche Sicherheit, öffentliche Ruhe und Ordnung:
    keep the peace die öffentliche Ordnung aufrechterhalten; → breach Bes Redew, disturb A
    3. fig Friede(n) m, (innere) Ruhe:
    peace of mind Seelenfrieden, innerer Friede;
    hold one’s peace sich ruhig verhalten, den Mund halten;
    leave in peace in Ruhe oder Frieden lassen;
    live in peace and quiet in Ruhe und Frieden leben;
    be at peace euph in Frieden ruhen (tot sein); → rest1 B 1
    4. Versöhnung f, Eintracht f:
    live in peace with in Frieden leben mit;
    make one’s peace with sb seinen Frieden mit jemandem machen, sich mit jemandem aus- oder versöhnen;
    make (one’s) peace with o.s. mit sich selbst ins Reine kommen
    5. friedliche Ruhe oder Stille
    B int pst!, still!, sei(d) ruhig!
    C adj Friedens…:
    peace conference (initiative, movement, offensive, offer, process, symbol, treaty, etc); → establishment 10
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    noun
    1) (freedom from war) Frieden, der

    maintain/restore peace — den Frieden bewahren/wiederherstellen

    peace talks/treaty — Friedensgespräche Pl./Friedensvertrag, der

    make peace [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Frieden schließen

    2) (freedom from civil disorder) Ruhe und Ordnung; (absence of discord) Frieden, der

    in peace [and harmony] — in [Frieden und] Eintracht

    bind somebody over to keep the peace — jemanden verwarnen, die öffentliche Ordnung zu wahren

    be at peace [with somebody/something] — [mit jemandem/etwas] in Frieden leben

    make [one's] peace [with somebody] — sich [mit jemandem] aussöhnen

    3) (tranquillity) Ruhe, die
    4) (mental state) Ruhe, die

    peace of mind — Seelenfrieden, der; innere Ruhe

    I shall have no peace of mind until I know it — ich werde keine ruhige Minute haben, bis ich es weiß

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    n.
    Friede m.
    Frieden m.
    Ruhe nur sing. f.

    English-german dictionary > peace

  • 3 world

    wə:ld
    1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) mundo
    2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) mundo
    3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) mundo
    4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) mundo
    5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) mundo
    6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) inmenso
    7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) mundo
    •
    - worldliness
    - worldwide
    - World Wide Web
    - the best of both worlds
    - for all the world
    - out of this world
    - what in the world? - what in the world
    world n mundo
    tr[wɜːld]
    1 (earth) mundo
    2 (sphere) mundo
    3 (life) mundo, vida
    4 (people) mundo
    what is the world coming to? ¿a dónde iremos a parar?
    5 (large amount, large number)
    1 (population, peace) mundial; (politics, trade) internacional
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    not to do something for (all) the world no hacer algo por nada del mundo
    a man/woman of the world un hombre/una mujer de mundo
    it's a small world el mundo es un pañuelo
    it's not the end of the world no es el fin del mundo
    out of this world fenomenal, estupendo,-a, increíble, fantástico,-a
    the outside world el mundo exterior
    the world is one's oyster el mundo es suyo, tener el mundo a sus pies
    to be/mean all the world to somebody serlo todo para alguien
    to be dead/lost to the world estar profundamente dormido,-a
    to go up in the world prosperar, mejorar
    to have the best of both worlds tener todas las ventajas
    to live in a world of one's own vivir en su propio mundo
    to see the world ver mundo
    to set the world on fire comerse el mundo
    to think the world of somebody querer mucho a alguien, adorar a alguien
    World Bank Banco Mundial
    world champion campeón,-ona mundial
    World Cup el Mundial, los Mundiales
    world fair exposición nombre femenino internacional
    world music música étnica
    World War I primera guerra mundial
    World War II segunda guerra mundial
    world ['wərld] adj
    : mundial, del mundo
    world championship: campeonato mundial
    : mundo m
    around the world: alrededor del mundo
    a world of possibilities: un mundo de posibilidades
    to think the world of someone: tener a alguien en alta estima
    to be worlds apart: no tener nada que ver (uno con otro)
    adj.
    • mundano, -a adj.
    • mundial adj.
    • mundo, -a adj.
    n.
    • mundo s.m.
    • orbe s.m.
    • siglo s.m.
    • tierra s.f.
    wɜːrld, wɜːld
    1) ( earth) mundo m

    to see the world — ver* mundo

    there were celebrations all over the world o the world over — hubo festejos en todo el mundo or en el mundo entero

    world's (AmE) o (BrE) world record time — récord m or marca f mundial

    (it's a) small world! — el mundo es un pañuelo, qué pequeño or (AmL) chico es el mundo!

    the world is his/her oyster — tiene el mundo a sus pies

    to be dead o lost to the world — estar* profundamente dormido

    to be out of this world — \<\<food/music\>\> ser* increíble or fantástico

    to bring somebody into the world — traer* a alguien al mundo

    to come into the world — venir* al mundo

    to have the best of both worlds — tener* todas las ventajas

    money makes the world go around — poderoso caballero es don dinero; (before n) <economy, peace> mundial; <politics, trade> internacional

    2)
    a) ( people generally) mundo m

    what is the world coming to? — ¿adónde vamos a ir a parar?

    to watch the world go by — ver* pasar a la gente

    b) ( society)

    a woman/man of the world — una mujer/un hombre de mundo

    3) (specific period, group) mundo m

    there's a world of difference between... — hay una diferencia enorme entre..., hay un abismo entre...

    we are worlds apart — no tenemos nada que ver, somos como el día y la noche

    to have all the time in the world — tener* todo el tiempo del mundo

    who in the world is going to believe that? — ¿quién diablos or demonios se va a creer eso? (fam)

    5) ( Relig)

    this/the other world — este/el otro mundo

    [wɜːld]
    1. N
    1) (=planet) mundo m

    • since the world began — desde que el mundo es mundo

    • in the best of all possible worlds — en el mejor de los mundos

    • it's not the end of the world! * — ¡no es el fin del mundo!

    • the tallest man in the world — el hombre más alto del mundo

    • the New World — el Nuevo Mundo

    • the Old World — el Viejo Mundo

    • she has travelled all over the world — ha viajado por todo el mundo

    it's the same the world over — es igual en todo el mundo, es igual vayas a donde vayas

    • in a perfect world this would be possible — en un mundo ideal or perfecto esto sería posible

    • you have to start living in the real world — tienes que empezar a afrontar la vida or la realidad

    • to go round the world — dar la vuelta al mundo

    • on a world scale — a escala mundial

    • to see the world — ver mundo

    • to take the world as it is — aceptar la realidad, aceptar las cosas como son

    • the worst of all possible worlds — el peor de todos los mundos posibles

    - have the world at one's feet
    - live in a world of one's own
    - feel on top of the world
    dead 1., 1), money 1., 1), third 4.
    2) (=realm) mundo m

    • the animal world — el reino animal

    • the Arab world — el mundo árabe

    • the business world — el mundo de los negocios

    • the English-speaking world — el mundo de habla inglesa

    • the plant world — el reino vegetal

    • the world of sport — el mundo deportivo, el mundo de los deportes

    • the sporting world — el mundo deportivo, el mundo de los deportes

    • the Western world — el mundo occidental

    3) (=society) mundo m

    • to be alone in the world — estar solo en el mundo, no tener a nadie en el mundo

    - come down in the world
    - go up in the world
    man 1., 1), outside 3., 1), way 1., 2)
    4) (=life) mundo m

    in this world — en esta vida, en este mundo

    • to bring a child into the world — traer a un niño al mundo

    • to come into the world — venir al mundo

    • in the next world — en la otra vida, en el otro mundo

    • the other world — el otro mundo

    - have the best of both worlds

    • for all the world as if it had never happened — como si nunca hubiera ocurrido

    • they're worlds apart — son totalmente opuestos or diferentes, no tiene nada que ver el uno con el otro

    they're worlds apart politically — políticamente los separa un abismo, mantienen posiciones políticas totalmente diferentes

    • there's a world of difference between... — hay un mundo or abismo entre...

    • I'd give the world to know — daría todo el oro del mundo por saberlo

    • it did him the world of good — le sentó de maravilla, le hizo la mar de bien *

    • nothing in the world would make me do it — no lo haría por nada del mundo

    how in the world did you manage to do it? * — ¿cómo demonios or diablos conseguiste hacerlo?

    what in the world were you thinking of! * — ¡qué demonios or diablos estabas pensando! *

    where in the world has he got to? * — ¿dónde demonios or diablos se ha metido? *

    why in the world did you do that? * — ¿por qué demonios or diablos hiciste eso? *

    • she means the world to me — ella significa muchísimo para mí

    • not for all the world — por nada del mundo

    • he promised me the world — me prometió la luna

    • to think the world of sb — tener a algn en gran estima

    2.
    CPD [economy, proportions] mundial; [events, news] internacional; [trade] internacional, mundial; [tour] mundial, alrededor del mundo

    World Bank N — Banco m Mundial

    world beater N — campeón(-ona) m / f mundial

    world champion N — campeón(-ona) m / f del mundo, campeón(-ona) m / f mundial

    world championship N — campeonato m mundial, campeonato m del mundo

    the World Cup N — (Ftbl) la Copa Mundial, la Copa del Mundo

    world fair N — feria f universal

    World Heritage Site N — lugar m patrimonio de la humanidad

    world language N — lengua f universal

    world leader N — [of country, company] líder m mundial; (=politician) jefe(-a) m / f de estado

    world market N — mercado m mundial

    world market price N — precio m (del mercado) mundial

    world music N — músicas fpl del mundo, world music f

    world order N — orden m mundial

    world power N — (=country) potencia f mundial

    world premiere N — estreno m mundial

    world record N — récord m mundial

    world's champion N — (US) campeón(-ona) m / f del mundo, campeón(-ona) m / f mundial

    World Series N — (US) campeonato m mundial de béisbol

    See:

    World Service N — (Brit) servicio internacional de la BBC

    world title N — título m mundial

    • the World Trade Organization — la Organización Mundial del Comercio

    world war N — guerra f mundial

    World War One/Two — la Primera/Segunda Guerra Mundial

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    [wɜːrld, wɜːld]
    1) ( earth) mundo m

    to see the world — ver* mundo

    there were celebrations all over the world o the world over — hubo festejos en todo el mundo or en el mundo entero

    world's (AmE) o (BrE) world record time — récord m or marca f mundial

    (it's a) small world! — el mundo es un pañuelo, qué pequeño or (AmL) chico es el mundo!

    the world is his/her oyster — tiene el mundo a sus pies

    to be dead o lost to the world — estar* profundamente dormido

    to be out of this world — \<\<food/music\>\> ser* increíble or fantástico

    to bring somebody into the world — traer* a alguien al mundo

    to come into the world — venir* al mundo

    to have the best of both worlds — tener* todas las ventajas

    money makes the world go around — poderoso caballero es don dinero; (before n) <economy, peace> mundial; <politics, trade> internacional

    2)
    a) ( people generally) mundo m

    what is the world coming to? — ¿adónde vamos a ir a parar?

    to watch the world go by — ver* pasar a la gente

    b) ( society)

    a woman/man of the world — una mujer/un hombre de mundo

    3) (specific period, group) mundo m

    there's a world of difference between... — hay una diferencia enorme entre..., hay un abismo entre...

    we are worlds apart — no tenemos nada que ver, somos como el día y la noche

    to have all the time in the world — tener* todo el tiempo del mundo

    who in the world is going to believe that? — ¿quién diablos or demonios se va a creer eso? (fam)

    5) ( Relig)

    this/the other world — este/el otro mundo

    English-spanish dictionary > world

  • 4 custodian

    noun
    (of public building) Wärter, der/Wärterin, die; (of park, museum) Wächter, der/Wächterin, die; (of valuables, traditions, culture) Hüter, der/Hüterin, die
    * * *
    [-'stəu-]
    noun (a person who guards or takes care of something: the custodian of an art collection.) der Aufseher
    * * *
    cus·to·dian
    [kʌsˈtəʊdiən, AM -ˈtoʊ-]
    n
    1. (keeper) Aufseher(in) m(f); ( fig) Hüter(in) m(f)
    the \custodian of the castle der Aufseher/die Aufseherin des Schlosses
    the \custodian of law and order der Hüter/die Hüterin von Gesetz und Ordnung
    the \custodian of public morals der Wächter/die Wächterin über die öffentliche Moral
    the \custodian of the museum der Museumswärter/die Museumswärterin
    the \custodian of the Queen's jewels der Hüter/die Hüterin der königlichen Juwelen
    2. AM (caretaker) Hausmeister(in) m(f), SCHWEIZ a. Abwart m
    * * *
    [kʌs'təʊdɪən]
    n
    (of building, park, museum) Aufseher(in) m(f), Wächter(in) m(f); (of treasure, tradition, cultural heritage, world peace etc) Hüter(in) m(f)
    * * *
    1. Aufseher(in), Wächter(in)
    2. (Haus- etc) Verwalter(in)
    3. Hüter(in) (der öffentlichen Moral etc)
    4. Verwahrer(in) ( auch JUR)
    5. JUR (Vermögens)Verwalter(in)
    6. JUR US Vormund m
    * * *
    noun
    (of public building) Wärter, der/Wärterin, die; (of park, museum) Wächter, der/Wächterin, die; (of valuables, traditions, culture) Hüter, der/Hüterin, die
    * * *
    n.
    Aufseher - m.

    English-german dictionary > custodian

  • 5 promotion

    [-ʃən]
    1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) forfremmelse
    2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) fremme
    3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) -reklame
    * * *
    [-ʃən]
    1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) forfremmelse
    2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) fremme
    3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) -reklame

    English-Danish dictionary > promotion

  • 6 promotion

    1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) ascenso, promoción
    2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) promoción, fomento
    3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) promoción
    promotion n ascenso
    tr[prə'məʊʃən]
    1 (in rank) promoción nombre femenino, ascenso
    2 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL promoción nombre femenino
    3 (encouragement) promoción nombre femenino, fomento
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to get promotion ser ascendido,-a
    promotion [prə'mo:ʃən] n
    1) : ascenso m (de un alumno o un empleado)
    2) furthering: promoción f, fomento m
    3) advertising: publicidad f, propaganda f
    n.
    • ascenso s.m.
    • fomento s.m.
    • promoción s.f.
    • salto s.m.
    prə'məʊʃən
    1) u c
    a) ( advancement in rank) ascenso m

    she got o was given (a) promotion — la ascendieron, le dieron un ascenso

    b) (BrE Sport) ascenso m, promoción f
    2) u
    a) (of research, peace, trade) promoción f, fomento m
    b) ( advocacy) promoción f
    3)
    a) u ( publicity) promoción f, publicidad f, propaganda f
    b) c ( campaign) promoción f, campaña f publicitaria or de promoción
    [prǝ'mǝʊʃǝn]
    1. N
    a) [of employee] ascenso m, promoción f

    if I get promotion, I have to move offices — si me ascienden, tengo que trasladarme de oficina

    b) (Sport) ascenso m

    to win promotion — ser promovido, ascender

    c) (US) (Scol) ascenso m
    2) (=encouragement) [of trade, peace] fomento m, promoción f ; [of campaign, project] apoyo m
    3) (=organization) [of concert, event] organización f
    4) (=publicity, advertising) promoción f ; (=advertising campaign) campaña f (de promoción)

    special promotion — oferta f de promoción

    sale 2.
    2.
    CPD

    promotions manager or director N — director(a) m / f encargado(-a) de promoción

    * * *
    [prə'məʊʃən]
    1) u c
    a) ( advancement in rank) ascenso m

    she got o was given (a) promotion — la ascendieron, le dieron un ascenso

    b) (BrE Sport) ascenso m, promoción f
    2) u
    a) (of research, peace, trade) promoción f, fomento m
    b) ( advocacy) promoción f
    3)
    a) u ( publicity) promoción f, publicidad f, propaganda f
    b) c ( campaign) promoción f, campaña f publicitaria or de promoción

    English-spanish dictionary > promotion

  • 7 keep

    1. I
    1) is it worth keeping? стоит ли это хранить?
    2) this book is yours to keep можете оставить эту книгу себе. эту книгу я вам дарю
    3) butter (eggs, meat, apples, etc.) will keep масло и т. д. не испортится; chocolates that will keep шоколад, который может долго лежать
    4) the news (this statement, etc.) will keep с этим сообщением и т. д. можно повременить; this information can't keep эту информацию нельзя задерживать /нужно скорее опубликовать/; my revenge will keep отомстить я еще успею; it will keep! успеется!
    5) have a family (one's parents, a wife and two children, etc.) to keep иметь на иждивении /содержать/ семью и т. д.
    2. II
    1) keep somewhere keep at home (indoors, in, etc.) оставаться /сидеть/ дома, не выходить из дому; keep in some manner keep together держаться вместе, не разлучаться; let's keep together or we shall lose each other давайте держаться вместе, а то мы потеряем друг друга; if all the cars keep together we shall be quite safe если все машины пойдут вместе, нам нечего бояться; they kept abreast они шли в одну шеренгу
    2) keep in some manner keep well (quite well, all right, etc.) хорошо и т. д. сохраняться; keep for some time cold milk (dried fruit, smoked fish, etc.) keeps longer холодное молоко и т. д. дольше сохраняется / не портится/; fish do not keep long рыба не может долго лежать id how are you keeping? как вы себя чувствуете?, как здоровье?; she is not keeping well она себя неважно чувствует
    3. III
    1) keep smth. keep one's old letters (one's old clothes, his books, the archives, etc.) хранить старые письма и т. д.; this is [the place] where I keep my things (my money, my stores, etc.) вот где я держу свои вещи и т. д.; he can make money but he cannot keep it он умеет зарабатывать деньги, но не умеет их беречь
    2) keep smth. keep this book (this toy, this photograph, etc.) оставлять эту книгу и т. д. себе; since you have found this watch you may keep it раз вы нашли эти часы, то можете оставить их себе [навсегда]; you can keep the box, I don't need it any longer мне больше не нужна эта коробка, оставьте ее себе; keep the change сдачи не надо, оставьте сдачу себе
    3) keep smth. keep the job не менять места работы, работать на том же месте; keep one's seat /one's place/ оставаться на месте, не вставать с места; keep one's room не выходить из комнаты; keep one's bed не вставать с постели: keep one's feet удержаться на ногах, не упасть; keep the saddle удержаться в седле; keep one's balance /one's feet/ удерживать равновесие; keep the middle of the road (the road, the path, one's course, etc.) держаться середины /идти по середине/ дороги и т. д.; keep one's way идти своей дорогой, не сворачивать со своего пути; keep the speed идти с той же скоростью, не сбавлять или не увеличивать скорость; keep time отбивать такт; keep good time верно показывать время
    4) keep smth. keep one's temper (one's presence of mind, one's self-possession, one's composure, etc.) сохранять спокойствие и т. д., не терять спокойствия и т. д.; keep one's head не терять головы; keep silence молчать, хранить молчание; keep one's distance а) держаться на расстоянии; б) не допускать фамильярности
    5) keep smth. keep fruit (vegetables, food, etc.) сохранять фрукты и т. д., не давать фруктам и т. д. портиться; keep its shape (its colour, etc.) сохранять /не терять/ форму и т. д., keep one's figure сохранять фигуру; keep one's looks не дурнеть, сохранять привлекательность; keep good health оставаться в добром здравии
    6) keep smb. what is keeping you? почему вы задерживаетесь /опаздываете/?; don't let me keep you я не буду вас задерживать
    7) keep smth. keep a bridge (a fort, a fortress, the gates of a town, one's grounds, etc.) защищать /удерживать/ мост и т. д.; keep the wicket защищать ворота (а крикете), keep the goal стоять в воротах, защищать ворота (в футболе)
    8) keep smth. keep the rules (the law, order, commandments, etc.) соблюдать /не нарушать/ правила и т. д., придерживаться правил и т. д.; keep a treaty /an agreement/ выполнять /соблюдать/ условия договора; keep an appointment приходить на [деловое] свидание, приходить в назначенное время (место и т. п.); keep a date coll. приходить на свидание: keep one's word (one's promise, etc.) (с)держать слово и т. д., быть верным своему слову и т. д., keep a secret /one's own counsel/ помалкивать, хранить тайну; can you keep a secret? вы умеете молчать /держать язык за зубами/?; keep faith сохранять верность; keep peace сохранять /поддерживать/ мир; keep regular hours ложиться спать и вставать в одно и то же время, вести размеренную жизнь; keep late hours не ложиться /сидеть, работать/ допоздна; keep early hours рано ложиться и рано вставать; we keep late hours in this office в нашем учреждении рабочий день кончается поздно; keep one's birthday (festivals, etc.) отмечать /праздновать/ день рождения и т. д.; keep a fast (Sundays, rites, etc.) соблюдать пост и т. д., keep a ceremony отправлять /совершать/ обряд
    9) keep smb. keep a family (an old mother, a wife and six children, etc.) обеспечивать /содержать/ семью и т. д.; at his age he ought to be able to keep himself в его возрасте пора бы самому зарабатывать на жизнь; he doesn't earn enough to keep himself он себя не может прокормить
    10) keep smth., smb. keep a car (a garden, a horse, etc.) иметь машину и т. д.; keep an inn (a hotel, a school, etc.) держать небольшую гостиницу и т. д.; he kept a bar у неге был бар, он был хозяином бара; keep chickens (poultry, bees, sheep, cattles, etc.) держать /разводить/ цыплят и т. д.; keep a cook (a gardener, servants, a butler, a maid, etc.) держать повара и т. д.; keep boarders держать постояльцев; keep lodgers пускать жильцов; she keeps my dog when I am away я оставляю у нее свою собаку /она смотрит за моей собакой/, когда уезжаю; keep good (bad, rough, etc.) company водиться / дружить/ с хорошей и т. д. компанией /с хорошими и т. д. людьми/
    11) keep smth. keep butter (eggs, tea, wine, meat, etc.) иметь [в продаже] масло и т. д., торговать маслом и т. д., this shop keeps everything you need (fresh eggs, fruit, etc.) в этом магазине есть [в продаже] все, что вам нужно и т. д., keep a stock (a large supply) of machine parts (of vegetables, of socks, etc.) иметь на складе или в ассортименте запас (большое количество) деталей машин и т. д.; do you sell buttons? - I am sorry, but we do not keep them у вас продаются пуговицы? - Нет, у нас их в продаже не бывает
    12) keep smth. keep a diary (the score, records, accounts, books, the register, etc.) вести дневник и т. д.; keep house вести хозяйство; keep watch дежурить, стоять на часах
    4. IV
    1) keep smth. in some manner keep one's papers (one's toys, one's books, etc.) together держать свой документы и т. д. в одном месте; I wish you learnt to keep your things together and not leave them all over the house когда же ты научишься держать свой вещи в одном месте и не разбрасывать их по всему дому?
    2) keep smb., smth. somewhere keep the children (the patient, all of us, etc.) at home (here, in, etc.) держать детей и т. д. дома и т. д., не выпускать детей и т. д. из дому и т. д.; the cold weather kept us indoors мы сидели дома /не выходили из дому/ из-за холодной погоды; keep smb., smth. in some manner keep these birds (these animals, these things, etc.) apart (together, etc.) держать этих птиц и т. д. отдельно [друг от друга] и т. д., не держать этих птиц и т. д. в одном месте /вместе/; soldiers kept five abreast солдаты шагали в шеренге по пять [человек] /по пять человек в ряд/
    3) keep smb., smth. for some time keep the boys (one's friends, the newcomers, etc.) long (late, etc.) надолго и т. д. задерживать /не отпускать/ мальчиков и т. д.; I won't keep you long я вас долго не задержу; what kept you so late? из-за чего вы задержались допоздна?; keep these books (this picture, his bicycle, etc.) long долго держать у себя эти книги и т. д.; don't keep my dictionary long побыстрее верните мне словарь, не держите мой словарь долго; can you keep his papers a little longer? вы не могли бы задержать [у себя] его документы еще на некоторое время?; keep smb., smth. somewhere what kept him there? что его там удерживало /задержало/?
    5. V
    1) || keep smb. prisoner держать кого-л. в плену
    2) || keep smb. company составить кому-л. компанию
    6. VI
    semiaux keep smb., smth. in some state keep one's hands clean (warm, etc.) держать руки чистыми и т. д., keep your hands dry смотри, чтобы у тебя были сухие руки; keep the house (the room, etc.) tidy /neat, clean, etc./ содержать дом и т. д. в чистоте; keep the windows open (shut) держать окна открытыми ( закрытыми); keep one's back straight держаться прямо, не горбиться; keep one's eyes open а) держать глаза открытыми; б) не закрывать глаза на происходящее, отдавать себе отчет в том, что происходит; keep one's head cool сохранять спокойствие /хладнокровие/; I want to keep my conscience clean я хочу, чтобы моя совесть была чиста; keep this day free оставлять этот день свободным; keep smb.'s plans secret держать /хранить/ чьи-л. планы в тайне; keep his things intact оставлять его вещи нетронутыми, не дотрагиваться до его вещей; keep meat (fish, etc.) fresh сохранять мясо и т. д. свежим; keep dinner warm не дать обеду остынуть; you must keep yourself warm тебе нельзя охлаждаться, одевайся теплее; keep a razor sharp следить за тем, чтобы бритва не затупилась /всегда была острой/; keep the children quiet не разрешать детям шуметь, утихомирить детей; keep the patient awake не давать больному засыпать; keep the troops alert держать войска в состоянии боевей готовности; keep the prisoner alive сохранять узнику жизнь; keep one's family safe and sound следить за тем, чтобы в семье все были здоровы; keep people happy давать людям счастье; keep the students (the boys, etc.) busy занимать делом студентов и т. д., keep the саг straight веста машину прямо; keep dictionaries (reference books, brushes, etc.) handy держать /иметь/ словарик и т. д. под рукой
    7. VIII
    semiaux keep smb., smth. doing smth. keep them waiting (him standing, one's mother sitting up, the girl working, etc.) заставлять их ждать и т. д., keep the watch going следить за тем, чтобы часы шли; keep the fire burning поддерживать огонь, не дать костру погаснуть; keep the engine running не выключай мотора; keep a light burning не выключать свет; keep the man going придавать человеку бодрости, поддерживать жизнедеятельность человеческого организма id keep the pot boiling зарабатывать на жизнь, следить за тем, чтобы дела шли; keep the ball rolling поддерживать разговор
    8. IX
    keep smb., smth. in some state keep him interested поддерживать его заинтересованность; keep her advised держать ее в курсе дел, сообщать ей о положении дел /о своих планах и т. п./; keep the headquarters well informed /posted/ постоянно держать штаб в курсе дел, давать в штаб подробную информацию; keep smb. covered держать кого-л. на прицеле; keep one's throat protected закутывать /закрывать/ шею
    9. XI
    1) be kept somewhere be kept in a refrigerator (in a storehouse, on file, in the larder, etc.) храниться в холодильнике и т. д., vegetables were kept in the cellar овощи держали /хранили/ в погребе; be kept for smth. these books (these files, etc.) are kept for reference эти книги и т. д. keep для справок
    3) be kept in some place be kept in prison сидеть в тюрьме; be kept in port быть задержанным в порту; he was kept in bed for a whole week его продержали в постели целую неделю; he was kept in with a flu он сидел дома с гриппом; be kept in some manner be kept under arrest /in custody/ находиться /быть/ под арестом; be kept under lock and key содержаться под замком; be kept somewhere by smth. I am kept here by business меня здесь держат дела; we were kept in by rain мы не могли выйти из-за дождя
    4) be kept for some time milk curdles when it is kept too long когда молоко долго стоит, оно скисает
    5) be kept in some manner the rule (the law, this clause of the treaty, etc.) was punctually kept правило и т. д. точно соблюдалось; his promise (his word) was faithfully kept он оказался верным своему обещанию (своему слову); the secret is solemnly kept тайна строго хранится; the rule is to be kept constantly in mind об этом правиле нельзя ни на минуту забывать; these dates (the festivals, etc.) are solemnly (punctually, usually, etc.) kept эти даты и т. д. торжественно и т. д. отмечаются; be kept somewhere this day is kept all over the world (everywhere, etc.) этот день отмечается во всем мире и т. д.
    6) semiaux be kept in some state the road (the garden, etc.) is well (badly) kept дорога и т. д. содержится в хорошем (в плохом) состоянии; his affairs (his books, her accounts, etc.) are kept in good order его дела и т. д. [находятся] в порядке; the methods are kept up-to-date методы все время совершенствуются /модернизируются/; be kept in repair содержаться в хорошем состоянии, не требовать ремонта; the house (the flat, the hotel, etc.) is kept in repair дом и т. д. содержится в хорошем состоянии; my car is kept in repair моя машина всегда в полном порядке
    7) semiaux be kept doing smth. people don't like to be kept waiting никому не нравится ждать; the firm is kept going фирма продолжает существовать /работать/
    10. XIV
    keep doing smth. keep smiling (walking, writing, moving, etc.) продолжать улыбаться и т. д.; keep asking questions (bothering them, giggling, etc.) беспрестанно /все время/ задавать вопросы и т. д.: the thought kept recurring /running/ through my head эта мысль сверлила мне мозг; his words kept ringing in my ears его слова все время звучали у меня в ушах; the baby kept crying all night ребенок плакал всю ночь; my shoe-laces keep coming undone у меня все время /то и дело/ развязываются шнурки; he keeps changing his plans он то и дело меняет свой планы
    11. XV
    keep in some state keep healthy (fit, inactive, etc.) оставаться здоровым и т. д., keep warm не остывать: keep calm /quiet, cool/ сохранять спокойствие, оставаться спокойным: keep silent /still/ а) хранить молчание; б) не шуметь; keep slender сохранять стройность; keep alert [все время] быть настороже, keep alive остаться в живых; keep aloof держаться особняком; keep awake бодрствовать; keep friendly оставаться по-прежнему дружелюбным; keep quiet about it никому об этом не рассказывать; keep cheerful быть неизменно веселым: the weather keeps fine (cool, dry, clear, etc.) [все. еще] стоит хорошая и т. д. погода; the meat (this milk, etc.) will keep good (sweet) till tomorrow мясо и т. д. до завтрашнего дня не испортится /простоит/
    12. XVI
    1) keep to (along, on, behind, etc.) smth., smb. keep to the house (to one's room, to one's office, etc.) не выходить из дому и т. д., keep to the left (to the right, to the middle of the road, to the side of the road, to the hedge, etc.) держаться левой стороны и т. д., идти по левой стороне и т. д.; keep to the north (to the south, etc.) все время идти /держать курс/ на север и т. д.; don't walk on the grass, keep to the path не ходите по траве, идите по дорожке; keep behind me идите за мной следом; keep along the river (along this road for two miles, along the railway line, etc.) идти вдоль /держаться/ реки и т. д., keep at a distance держаться в отдалении /на расстоянии/; keep abreast of /with/ smth. идти в ногу с чем-л.; keep abreast of the lorry (of the motor launch, etc.) не отставать от грузовика и т. д., keep abreast of /with/ the times идти в ногу со временем; keep abreast of /with/ the latest developments in one's subject (of /with/ the progress in technology, of /with/ the current events, with the news, etc.) быть в курсе последних достижений в своей области и т. д., keep abreast of /with/ the fashion не отставать от моды, следить за модой; keep to one's bed не вставать [с постели], быть больным || keep on good (equal, friendly, etc.) terms with smb. сохранять с кем-л. хорошие и т. д. отношения
    2) keep out of / from/ smth. keep out of danger (out of trouble, out of harm, etc.) избегать опасности и т. д.; keep out of quarrel не вмешиваться /не встревать/ в ссору; keep out of mischief не проказничать, вести себя пристойно; keep out of the (smb.'s) way не вертеться (у кого-л.) под ногами, не мешать (кому-л.); keep from drink не пить /воздерживаться от/ алкогольных напитков
    3) keep for (till, etc.) some time keep for months (for a few days, etc.) сохраняться /стоять/ месяцами и т. д.; these apples will keep till spring эти яблоки могут лежать до весны; keep in (on, etc.) smth. milk (fish, meat, etc.) will keep in the freezer (on ice, etc.) молоко и т. д. в морозильнике и т. д. хорошо сохраняется /не портится/; meat doesn't keep in hot weather в жаркую погоду мясо быстро портится || keep in good health оставаться здоровым, не болеть; keep in good repair быть в хорошем состоянии, не требовать ремонта
    4) keep till (for) smth. the matter (the news, your story, etc.) will keep till morning (for another week, etc.) это дело и т. д. может подождать до утра и т. д., с этим делом и т. д. можно повременить до утра и т. д.
    5) keep to smth. keep to the subject (to the point, to one's argument, to the same course of action, to the truth, etc.) не отклоняться /не отходить/ от темы и т. д.; keep to the rules /to the regulations/ соблюдать правила, действовать в соответствии с правилами; keep to the pattern придерживаться данного образца; keep to one's word /to one's promises, to the pledge/ сдержать данное слово; keep to one's determination неуклонно /твердо/ осуществлять свое намерение; keep to a strict diet соблюдать строгую диету, быть на строгой диете; keep to gruel (to plain food, etc.) сидеть на каше и т. д.; keep to one's native language (to the local dialect, etc.) пользоваться родным языком /говорить на родном языке/ и т. д., keep within smth. keep within one's income (within one's means, etc.) жить в соответствии со своим доходом и т. д., keep within the budget не выходить из бюджета; keep within the law держаться в рамках закона; keep within the bounds of truth and dignity не уклоняться от истины и не терять /не ронять/ достоинства; keep in touch with smb., smth. поддерживать связь /контакт/ с кем-л., чем-л.; keep in touch with everything не отставать от века, быть в курсе всего
    6) keep at smth. keep at the subject (at one's French, etc.) упорно заниматься /работать над/ этим предметом и т. д.; keep at one's studies упорно заниматься; in spite of all we said he kept at the job несмотря на наши увещевания, он упорно делал /продолжал/ свое дело; keep at smb. keep at one's brother приставать к /надоедать/ своему брату; keep at him with appeals for money (for payment, for help, etc.) приставать к нему с просьбами дать денег и т. д.
    13. XVII
    keep from doing smth. keep from laughing (from crying, etc.) удерживаться от смеха и т. д.; I could not keep from smiling (from giving expression to my admiration, etc.) я не мог не улыбнуться и т. д.; I tried to keep from looking at her я старался не смотреть на нее
    14. XVIII
    keep to oneself my father (the boy, etc.) kept generally (most of the time, always, etc.) to himself мой отец и т. д. обычно и т. д. держался особняком / мало с кем общался/; keep smth. to oneself keep the news (the matter, one's impressions, one's remarks, etc.) to oneself держать эти новости и т. д. в тайне, никому не рассказывать этих новостей и т. д.; he kept his sorrow /grief/ to himself он ни с кем не делился своим горем; keep smth. about oneself keep some change about oneself иметь при себе мелочь; I never keep important papers about myself я никогда не ношу с собой важные документы; keep smth. for oneself you may keep the picture for yourself эту картину можете оставить себе /взять себе/ насовсем || keep oneself to oneself а) быть необщительным; б) держаться в стороне, не лезть в чужие дела
    15. XXI1
    1) keep smb., smth. in (at, on, under, eft.) smth. keep the child in bed держать ребенка в постели, не разрешать ребенку вставать; keep a rabbit in a box (lions at the zoo, a prisoner in a cell, a thief in prison, books in a bookcase, a stick in one's hand, etc.) держать кролика в ящике и т. д.; keep one's letters under lock and key держать свои письма под замком; keep a man in custody держать человека под арестом; keep smb. in irons держать кого-л. в кандалах, заковать кого-л. [в цепи]; keep the key in the lock (one's hands in one's pockets, etc.) не вынимать ключ из замка и т. д.; keep a revolver in one's pocket носить револьвер в кармане; keep one's money in a safe хранить деньги в сейфе; keep one's head above water держаться на поверхности; keep the river within its bed не дать реке выйти из берегов, удерживать реку в русле; keep the chain on the door держать дверь на цепочке; keep smb., smth. for some time will you keep my dog for a month? нельзя ли оставить у вас на месяц [мою] собаку?
    2) keep smb., smth. at (from, out of) smth., smb. keep the students at work /at their job/ (at their studies, etc.) не разрешать студентам прекращать работу и т. д., you must keep him at his books вы должны следить, чтобы он усердно занимался; keep the boy at school оставлять мальчика в школе; keep children (workers, etc.) from [their] work (from their task, etc.) не давать детям и т. д. работать и т. д., these books keep me from work эти книги отвлекают меня от работы; keep the boy from school не пустить мальчика в школу; keep him from these people не давать ему общаться или водить дружбу с этими людьми; keep the tears from one's eyes удержать слезы; keep them from danger (the girl from all harm, etc.) уберегать их от опасности и т. д.; keep him out of my way! a) убери его с дороги!; б) пусть он не вертится у меня под ногами!; keep children out of school не пускать детей в школу, не давать детям учиться; keep children out of mischief не давать детям проказничать; keep her out of trouble (out of harm's way, etc.) уберечь ее от неприятностей и т. д.; how can we keep the boy out of her clutches? как нам оградить парня от ее влияния?
    3) keep smth., smb. for (till, etc.) some time keep the fruit till evening оставить фрукты на вечер; she will keep the cake until tomorrow она оставит торт до завтрашнего дня /на завтра/; keep him for an hour задержи его на час; keep smth. for smth., smb. keep this meat for dinner (the wine for company, this bit of gossip for her, etc.) приберегать /оставлять/ это мясо на обед и т. д., keep the money for the future откладывать деньги на будущее; I keep the book for reference я держу эту книгу для справок; keep a seat for me займите мне место; I kept this picture for you я оставил эту картину для вас; keep smth. from smb. keep the news from her friends (something from me, etc.) утаивать эту новость от друзей и т. д., не сообщать эту новость друзьям и т. д., she can keep nothing from him она от него ничего не может скрыть
    4) keep, smb. , smth. in (under) smth. keep the man in a state of fear (in awe of him, in suspense, in ignorance, etc.) держать человека в состоянии страха и т. д.; keep a child in good health [постоянно] следить за здоровьем ребенка; keep the village (enemy troops, etc.) under fire держать деревню и т. д. под огнем /под обстрелом/; keep the house (the ship. etc.) in good condition (in a state of repair, etc.) (содержать дом и т. д. в хорошем состоянии и т. д.; keep smth. under observation держать что-л. под наблюдением || keep him at a distance /at an arm's length/ не подпускать его близко, держать его на расстоянии; keep smb., smth. in mind помнить /не забывать/ кого-л., чего-л.; will you keep me in mind? вы будете иметь меня в виду?; keep smb. in the dark about smth. coll. не сообщать кому-л. /держать кого-л. в неведении/ относительно чего-л.; keep one's wife (one's mother, etc.) in the dark about one's plans держать жену и т. д. в неведении относительно своих планов; keep smb.'s mind off smth. отвлекать кого-л. от чего-л.; keep his mind off his troubles не давать ему думать о неприятностях; keep smb. to his promise /to his word/ вынудить / заставить/ кого-л. сдержать свое обещание ( свое слово); keep track of smth. следить за чем-л.; keep track of events быть в курсе событий, следить за событиями; keep smb., smth. in check сдерживать кого-л., что-л.; keep the epidemic of typhus (the process of erosion, the enemy, etc.) in check препятствовать распространению эпидемии тифа и т. д.
    5) keep smth. for some time if you want to keep fish (meat, butter, etc.) for a long time (for a month, etc.) freeze it если вам надо сохранить рыбу и т. д. подольше /чтобы рыба и т. д. долго полежала/ и т. д., заморозьте ее
    6) keep smb. on smth. keep the patient on a diet (on gruel, on milk, etc.) держать больного на диете и т. д., keep smth. at some level keep the temperature at 80° (the speed at 60 miles per hour, etc.) поддерживать /держать/ температуру на уровне восьмидесяти градусов и т. д. || keep расе /step/ with smb., smth. идти в ногу с кем-л., чем-л., не отставать от кого-л., чего-л.; keep расе with the times (with the events, with the rest of team, etc.) идти в ногу со временем и т. д., keep company with smb. дружить с кем-л.; keep company with grown-up girls водиться /дружить/ со взрослыми девочками
    7) keep smb. at /in/ smth. keep employees at the office (the delegates at the conference, me at home, him in the country, etc.) задерживать служащих на работе и т. д., there was nothing to keep me in England меня ничего больше не задерживало /не удерживало/ в Англии
    8) keep smth. against smb. keep a town (a fort, a castle, a road, etc.) against the enemy защищать город и т. д. от противника; keep smth. at smth. keep the goal at football стоять в воротах, защищать ворота [во время футбольного матча]
    9) keep smb. on smth. he cannot keep a wife on his income на свои доходы он не может содержать жену; keep smb. in smth. coll. keep smb. in cigarettes (in chocolates, in nylons, etc.) хватать кому-л. на сигареты и т. д., keep oneself in clothes (in food, in beer, etc.) обеспечивать себя одеждой и т. д., such jobs barely kept him in clothes такие заработки едва покрывали его расходы на одежду; keep smb. in хате state the miser kept his mother and sister in poverty этот скупец держал свою мать и сестру в нищете
    10) keep smth., smb. for smth. keep fruit (butter, fresh eggs, stamps, postcards, etc.) for sale торговать фруктами и т. д., иметь фрукты и т. д. в продаже; keep dogs (hens, birds, etc.) for sale держать собак и т. д. на продажу || keep eggs (butter, etc.) in store /in reserve/ иметь запасы яиц и т. д.; what do you keep in stock? что у вас есть в наличии /в ассортименте, в продаже/?
    16. XXII
    1) keep smb., smth. from doing smth. keep one's brother from going there (the child from talking too much, etc.) удерживать брата от этой поездки и т. д., не давать брату поехать туда и т. д.; keep him from asking questions не давай /не позволяй/ ему задавать вопросы; keep the enemy from getting to know our plans (the child from hurting himself, the girl from learning too much, etc.) не допустить, чтобы противник узнал о наших планах и т. д.; keep the old man from falling (the fruit from rotting, etc.) не дать старику упасть и т. д.; keep the child from eating too much не допускать, чтобы ребенок ел слишком много; what shall I do to keep this light dress from getting dirty? что мне делать, чтобы это светлое платье не пачкалось /не грязнилось/?; we must do something to keep the roof from falling надо что-то сделать, чтобы не обвалилась крыша; the noise kept him from sleeping шум мешал ему спать; urgent business kept us from joining you срочные дела помешали нам присоединиться к вам
    2) || keep smb., smth. in training поддерживать кого-л., что-л. в хорошей форме; you should keep your memory in training вы должны все время тренировать память; what's the best way of keeping the team in training? как лучше всего держать команду в спортивной форме?
    17. XXIV1
    keep smth. as smth.
    1) keep this photo (this little book, etc.) as a remembrance хранить эту фотографию и т. д. как память
    2) keep the date as a day of mourning (as a jubilee, as a holiday, etc.) отмечать эту дату как день траура и т. д.
    18. XXV
    keep where... keep where you are не трогайтесь с места

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > keep

  • 8 look

    1. I
    look! (посмотрите!; look, the sun is up! глядите, солнце встало /взошло/!; we looked but saw nothing мы (подсмотрели, но ничего не (увидели; it is no good looking какой смысл смотреть?; I did it while he wasn't looking я это сделал, пока он не смотрел; look who's here! посмотри, кто пришел!
    2. II
    1) look around оглядываться, осматриваться, все оглядывать; look aside смотреть в сторону, отводить глаза, отворачиваться; he looked aside when I spoke to him когда я с ним разговаривал, он отворачивался; look away отворачиваться, отводить взгляд; look back [behind, round] оборачиваться, оглядываться; don't look round, I don't want him to notice us не оглядывайся, я не хочу, чтобы он нас заметил; look down смотреть вниз; look forward /ahead/ смотреть вперед; look in /inside/ заглядывать внутрь; look out выглядывать, высовываться; look up /upward/ поднять глаза. взглянуть; he looked up and saw me он поднял глаза и увидел меня; look up from one's writing (from his book, etc.) бросить писать и т. д. и поднять голову; look right and left (this way, that way, etc.) (по-) смотреть направо и налево и т. д.; look the other way отвернуться, смотреть в другую сторону. сделать вид, что ты кого-л. не узнал /не заметил/; I happened to be looking another way я в этот момент смотрел в другую сторону
    2) the house (the window, the terrace, etc.) looks south (west, east, etc.) дом и т. д. выходит на юг /обращен к югу/ и т. д., which way does the house look? куда выходит дом?
    3. III
    look smb. look an honest man (every inch a gentleman, every inch a king, a queen, a rascal, a clown, a dandy, etc.) иметь вид честного человека и т. д.; look one's usual again снова принять свой обычный вид, оправиться, поправиться; you don't look yourself ты на себя не похож; he looked a perfect fool у него был совершенно дурацкий вид; look smth. look a perfect sight ужасно выглядеть; look the very picture of health быть воплощением / олицетворением/ здоровья; look the very picture of his father быть вылитым портретом своего отца; the actor looked his part актер выглядел так, как и требовалось по роли; look one's age (one's years, sixteen. etc.) выглядеть на свой годы /не старше сваях лет/ и т. д., he is only thirty but he looks fifty ему только тридцать, а на вид можно дать все пятьдесят; she is forty but she doesn't look it ей уже сорок, но она выглядит моложе /на вид ей столько не дашь/; this investment looked a sure profit казалось, что это капиталовложение сулит верный доход
    4. IV
    look smb. in some mariner look smb. all over осмотреть кого-л. с ног до головы /с головы до пят/; look smb. up and down смерить кого-л. взглядом, окинуть кого-л. взглядом с головы до пят
    5. X
    look to be in some state look pleased (alarmed, worried, worn out, unconcerned, disheartened, etc.) выглядеть довольным и т. д.
    6. XI
    1) be looked at the house, looked at from the outside... дом, если смотреть на него снаружи...
    2) be looked upon as smb., smth. he is looked upon as an absolute authority (as an impartial judge, as a judicious critic, etc.) его считают /он считается/ непререкаемым авторитетом и т. д., he is looked upon as a likely candidate его рассматривают, как возможную /вероятную/ кандидатуру
    3) be looked after he is wonderfully looked after there он получает там прекрасный уход; be looked over the brakes need to be looked over тормоза требуют осмотра /проверки/
    7. XV
    look to be in some quality or of some state look young (old, tired, angry, sad, grave, happy, guilty, innocent, etc.) выглядеть молодым /молодо/ и т. д.; look to be of some kind look foolish (pale, wise, brave, good-natured, thin, charming, uninviting, etc.) иметь глупый и т. д. вид, выглядеть глупо и т. д., he looked trustworthy у него был вид человека, которому можно доверять; look blank выглядеть /казаться/ рассеянным или растерянным; this book looks very tempting эту книгу очень хочется почитать; look well (ill) хорошо (плохо) выглядеть; he looks well in uniform ему идет форма; the hat looks well on you шляпа вам к лицу; things look very ugly /black/ дела обстоят плохо /не сулят ничего хорошего/; things are looking a little better дела понемногу поправляются; you look blue with cold вы посинели от холода; the clouds look rainy судя по тучам, будет дождь
    8. XVI
    1) look at smb., smth. look at each other (at his fellow-traveller, at the watch, at the ceiling, at the illustrations, etc.) смотреть друг на друга и т. д., look at oneself in the glass (поосмотреться в зеркало; what are you looking at? куда /на что/ вы смотрите?; look at me! взгляните на меня! I enjoy looking at old family portraits я люблю рассматривать старые фамильные портреты; look [up] at the stars (at the roof, at the tree-tops, etc.) взглянуть на звезды и т. д.; let me look at your work (at your results, at this sentence, etc.) дайте мне взглянуть на вашу работу и т. д., just look at this! [вы] только посмотрите!; to come to look at the pipes (at the drains, at the roof, etc.) прийти, чтобы осмотреть /проверить/ трубы и т. д., what sort of a man is he to look at? что он собой представляет внешне, как он выглядит?; the man is not much to look at внешне он ничего собой не представляет; to look at him one would say... судя по его виду можно сказать...; to look at the illustrations it will be observed... судя по иллюстрациям можно отметить...; she will /would/ not look at him (at his offer, at my proposals etc.) она и смотреть на него и т. д. не хочет; look at smb., smth. in some manner look at the boy (at the picture, etc.) closely (critically, questioningly. threateningly, keenly, reproachfully, wistfully, significantly, etc.) смотреть на мальчика и т. д. пристально и т. д.; he looked at me vacantly он посмотрел на меня пустым /ничего не выражающим/ взглядом; look at smb., smth. with (in) smth. look at smb., smth. with pity (with respect, with kindness, with interest, etc.) смотреть на кого-л., что-л. с жалостью и т. д.; look at me in embarrassment (in fear, in admiration, etc.) посмотреть на меня в смущении и т. д.; look about (round, before, behind, etc.) smb., smth. we hardly had time to look about us мы едва успели осмотреться; the boy was looking before him мальчик смотрел перед собой; look round the room (round the shop, etc.) окинуть комнату и т. д. взглядом; look after the train (after the ship, after the girl as she left the room, etc.) смотреть вслед поезду и т. д., провожать поезд и т. д. взглядом /глазами/; the child looked behind me to make sure that I was alone ребенок посмотрел, нет ли кого-л. сзади меня; look behind the door посмотреть за дверью; look down (up) smth. look down the well [внимательно] (подсмотреть в колодец; look down the list просмотреть весь список, проверить список сверху донизу; look down (up) the street внимательно осмотреть улицу, посмотреть вниз (вверх) no улице; look from /out of/ smth. look from /out of/ a window смотреть из окна; look out of the corner of one's eye посмотреть краешком глаза; look in /into/ smth. look in a mirror (посмотреться в зеркало; look in smb.'s face (in smb.'s eyes) (подсмотреть кому-л. в лицо (в глаза); look into smb.'s face (into smb.'s eyes) заглядывать кому-л. в лицо (в глаза); look in that direction смотреть в том /в указанном/ направлении; look into a well (into a shop window, into the darkness of the forest, into the fire, into a mirror, into the garden, into the sky, etc.) всматриваться /вглядываться, смотреть/ в колодец и т. д.; look into a room заглядывать в комнату; look into the future (into the hearts of other people, etc.) заглянуть в будущее и т. д.; he looked [down] into my face он [нагнулся и] посмотрел мне в лицо; look over smth. look over one's spectacles посмотреть поверх очков; look over one's shoulder посмотреть /кинуть взгляд/ через плечо; look over their heads смотреть поверх их голов; look over the wall (over the fence, etc.) заглядывать через стену и т. д.; look to smth. look to the right (to the left) посмотреть направо (налево); look [up] to heaven посмотреть [вверх] на небо; look through smth. look through the window (through a telescope, etc.) смотреть в окно и т. д., look through the keyhole смотреть /подсматривать/ в замочную скважину; his greed looked through his eyes в его глазах горела /светилась/ жадность; his toes look out through the shoe у него пальцы из ботинок вылезают, у него ботинки "каши просят"; look towards smth. look towards the horizon (towards the sea, etc.) смотреть в сторону горизонта /по направлению к горизонту/ и т. д.
    2) look on (upon, to, towards, etc.) smth. the drawing-room (the window, the house, etc.) looks on the river (on the sea, on the street, upon the garden, on the park, to the east, towards the south, towards the Pacific, across the garden, etc.) гостиная и т. д. выходит /выходит окнами, обращена/ на реку и т. д., look [down] into the street (down on the lake, down on the river, etc.) стоять на возвышенности /возвышенном месте/, откуда открывается вид на улицу и т. д., the castle looks down on the valley замок стоит на вершине, откуда открывается вид на долину
    3) look after smb., smth. look after children (after the old man, after a dog, after a garden, after smb.'s house, etc.) ухаживать /следить, присматривать/ за детьми и т. д.; who will look after the shop while we are away? на чьем попечении / на кого/ останется магазин на время нашего отсутствия?; I look after the саг myself я сам ухаживаю за машиной; he is able to look after himself a) он в состоянии обслужить [самого] себя; б) он может постоять за себя; look after her when I am gone присмотрите за ней, пока меня не будет; he is young and needs looking after он еще мал, и за ним нужен присмотр /уход/; did you get someone to look after the child? вы нашли кого-нибудь для ухода за ребенком?; look after smb.'s interests блюсти /соблюдать/ чьи-л. интересы; look after smb.'s rights охранять /оберегать, защищать/ чьи-л. права; look after smb.'s wants ухаживать за кем-л., исполнять чьи-л. желания; look after the affair веста какое-л. дело; look to smth. look to smb.'s tools (to the fastenings, to the water-bottles, etc.) отвечать за инструменты и т. д., следить, за инструментами и т.д., look to your manners следи за своими манерами /за тем, как ты себя ведешь/; the country must look to its defences страна должна заботиться об обороне; look to the future (подумать /(побеспокоиться/ о будущем: look to it that this does not happen again (that everything is ready, etc.) смотря, чтобы это не повторилось /чтобы этого больше не было/ и т. д.
    4) look for smb., smth. look for one's brother (for smb.'s hat, for the lost money, for employment, for a job, for gold, for a shorter route to the East, etc.) искать брата и т. д., what are you looking for? что вы ищете?; что вам надо?; I am looking for а, room мне нужна комната, я ищу комнату; look for trouble напрашиваться на неприятности; look for smth. somewhere look for spectacles in the bureau drawers (in the jar, around the room, etc.) искать очки в ящиках стола и т. д., one has not to look very far for the answer за ответом далеко ходить не, надо; look to smb. for smth. look to smb. for help (for advice, for guidance, for comfort, for a loan of money, etc.) прибегать /обращаться/ к кому-л. за помощью и т. д., искать у кого-л. помощи и т. д.; he looks to me for protection он ищет защиты у меня; it is no good looking to them for support нечего ждать от них поддержки; ' look to smb. to do smth. look to smb. to put things right (to make the arrangement, to protect them from aggression, etc.) рассчитывать, что кто-л. все уладит и т. д.; he looks to me to help him он полагается на то, что я помогу ему
    5) look at /on, upon/ smth. look at all the facts (at /upon/ the offer, at smb.'s motives, at this matter seriously, on smb.'s proposal from this point of view, etc.) рассматривать все факты и т. д., it is a new way of looking at things это новый подход к вопросу; look upon death without fear относиться к смерти без страха; look only at /on/ the surface of things поверхностно подходить к вопросу; look (up)on smb., smth. as smb., smth. look upon him as my teacher считать его своим учителем, смотреть на него как на своего учителя; I look on that as an insult я рассматриваю это как оскорбление; I look on it as an honour to work with you для меня большая честь работать с вами; look on smth., as being in some state look on smth. as useless (as necessary, as unusual, as unfortunate, etc.) считать что-л. бесполезным и т. д.; you can look upon it as done можешь считать это [уже] сделанным /выполненным, готовым/
    6) look into smth. look into a problem рассматривать проблему, разбираться в вопросе; will you look into the question of supplies? вы займетесь вопросом снабжения?; the police will look into the theft полиция займется расследованием этой кражи
    7) look for smth., smb. look for the arrival of the heir (for a great victory, for much profit from the business, for no recompense, for the news, for a line from you, etc.) ожидать приезда наследника и т. д., I'll be looking for you at the reception я надеюсь увидеть вас на приеме; I never looked for such a result as this я и не ожидал такого результата /не рассчитывал на такой результат/; death steals upon us when we least look for it смерть подкрадывается к нам, когда мы ее меньше всего ждем; look to /towards/ smth. look to the future (to greater advances in science and technology, towards the day when world peace will be a reality, to a quiet time in my old age, etc.) надеяться на будущее и т. д., стремиться к будущему и т. д.
    9. XIX1
    look like smb., smth. look like a sailor (like a gentleman, like an elderly clerk, like a perfect fool, etc.) быть похожим на матроса и т. д., he looks like an honest (a clever, etc.) man у него вид честного и т. д. человека; this dog doesn't look much like a hunting dog этот пес мало похож на охотничью собаку; I have no idea what it (he) looks like понятия не имею, как это (он) выглядит; it looks like granite (like business, like a dream coming true, etc.) это похоже на гранит и т. д.; it looks like rain (like snow, like storm) похоже, что будет /собирается/ дождь (снег, буря); it looks like a fine day день обещает быть хорошим
    10. Х1Х3
    look like doing smth. he looks like winning похоже, что он выигрывает; which country looks like winning? у какой страны больше шансов на успех?; do I look like jesting? разве похоже, что я шучу?
    11. XXI1
    look smb., smth. in smth. look smb. full (straight. squarely, frankly, etc.) in the face (in the eyes) смотреть кому-л. прямо и т. д. в лицо (в глаза); look death in the face смотреть смерти в лице; look smb. (in)to (out of, etc.) smth. look smb. into silence взглядом заставить кого-л. (замолчать; look smb. to shame пристыдить кого-л. взглядом; look smb. out of countenance взглядом смутить кого-л. /заставить кого-л. смутиться/; look smth. at smb. look daggers at smb. смотреть на кого-л. убийственным взглядом; look one's annoyance at a person смотреть на кого-л. с раздражением; he looked a query at me он посмотрел на меня вопросительно
    12. XXV
    1) look what... (when..., where..., whether..., etc.) look what time the train arrives /when the train arrives (when the train starts, where you are, whether the postman has come yet, etc.) посмотреть, когда прибывает поезд и т. д., look what time it is посмотри, который час; don't look till I tell you не смотри /не поворачивайся, не поворачивай головы/, пока я не скажу
    2) look as if... (as though...) look as if he wanted to join us (as if you had slept badly, as though he were thinking of mischief, ere.) похоже на то, что он хочет присоединиться к нам и т. д.; he looks as if he had seen a ghost у него такой вид, [как] будто он увидел привидение
    3) look that... (how..., etc.) look that everything is ready (that he is on time, how you behave, etc.) проследить за тем, чтобы все было готово и т. д.; look that you do not fall смотри, не упади; it looks as if they were afraid (as if he wouldn't go, as if trouble were brewing, etc.) создается такое впечатление /кажется/, что они боялись и т. д.
    13. XXVII2
    look to smb. as if... /as though. / it looks to me as if the skirt is too long мне кажется, что юбка слишком длинна; it looks as if it is going to turn wet (as if it were going to be fine, as though we should have a storm, etc.) похоже, пойдут дожди и т. д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > look

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    1.
    [before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition
    1) (in the direction of and reaching) zu; (with name of place) nach

    go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

    to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

    2) (towards a condition or quality) zu
    3) (as far as) bis zu

    from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

    increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

    with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

    [compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

    it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

    to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

    lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

    to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

    what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

    7) (until) bis

    to the end — bis zum Ende

    five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

    8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after academic.ru/75540/too">too um [...] zu

    too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

    to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

    he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

    she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste

    2.
    [tuː] adverb
    1) (just not shut)

    be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

    2)
    * * *
    1. [tə,tu] preposition
    1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) zu, auf
    2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) bis
    3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) bis
    4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) zu, mit
    5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) zu, für
    6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in
    7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) gegenüber, zu
    8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) zu
    9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) zu, um zu
    10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) zu
    2. [tu:] adverb
    1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) zu
    2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) zu sich, dran
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    to
    [tu:, tu, tə]
    1. (moving towards) in + akk
    , nach + dat
    , zu + dat
    she walked over \to the window sie ging [hinüber] zum Fenster [o ans Fenster]
    we're going \to town wir gehen/fahren in die Stadt
    they go \to work on the bus sie fahren mit dem Bus zur Arbeit
    I'm going \to a party/concert ich gehe auf eine Party/ein Konzert
    she has to go \to a meeting now sie muss jetzt zu einem Meeting [gehen]
    we moved \to Germany last year wir sind letztes Jahr nach Deutschland gezogen
    he flew \to the US er flog in die USA
    she's never been \to Mexico before sie ist noch nie [zuvor] in Mexiko gewesen
    my first visit \to Africa mein erster Aufenthalt in Afrika
    this is a road \to nowhere! diese Straße führt nirgendwohin!
    parallel \to the x axis parallel zur x-Achse
    from here \to the station von hier [bis] zum Bahnhof
    on the way \to the mountains/the sea/the town centre auf dem Weg in die Berge/zum Meer/ins [o zum] Stadtzentrum
    \to the north/south nördlich/südlich
    twenty miles \to the north of the city zwanzig Meilen nördlich der Stadt
    the suburbs are \to the west of the city die Vororte liegen im Westen der Stadt
    from place \to place von Ort zu Ort
    \to the right/left nach rechts/links
    there \to the right dort rechts
    he's standing \to the left of Adrian er steht links neben Adrian
    2. (attending regularly) zu + dat
    , in + dat
    she goes \to kindergarten sie geht in den Kindergarten
    he goes \to university er geht auf die Universität
    do you go \to church? gehst du in die Kirche?
    I go \to the gym twice a week ich gehe zweimal wöchentlich zum Fitness
    3. (inviting to) zu + dat
    an invitation \to a wedding eine Einladung zu einer Hochzeit
    I've asked them \to dinner ich habe sie zum Essen eingeladen
    she took me out \to lunch yesterday sie hat mich gestern zum Mittagessen ausgeführt [o eingeladen
    she pointed \to a distant spot on the horizon sie zeigte auf einen fernen Punkt am Horizont
    to have one's back \to sth/sb etw/jdm den Rücken zudrehen
    back \to front verkehrt herum
    5. (in contact with) an + dat
    they were dancing cheek \to cheek sie tanzten Wange an Wange
    she put her hand \to his breast sie legte die Hand auf seine Brust
    she clasped the letter \to her bosom sie drückte den Brief an ihre Brust
    6. (attached to) an + akk
    tie the lead \to the fence mach die Leine am Zaun fest
    they fixed the bookshelves \to the wall sie brachten die Bücherregale an der Wand an
    stick the ads \to some paper klebe die Anzeigen auf ein Blatt Papier
    7. (with indirect object)
    ▪ \to sb/sth jdm/etw dat
    I lent my bike \to my brother ich habe meinem Bruder mein Fahrrad geliehen
    give that gun \to me gib mir das Gewehr
    children are often cruel \to each other Kinder sind oft grausam zueinander
    who's the letter addressed \to? an wen ist der Brief adressiert?
    what have they done \to you? was haben sie dir [an]getan?
    her knowledge proved useful \to him ihr Wissen erwies sich als hilfreich für ihn
    they made a complaint \to the manager sie reichten beim Geschäftsleiter eine Beschwerde ein
    a threat \to world peace eine Bedrohung des Weltfriedens [o für den Weltfrieden]
    to be grateful \to sb jdm dankbar sein
    to be married \to sb mit jdm verheiratet sein
    to tell/show sth \to sb jdm etw erzählen/zeigen
    and what did you say \to that? und was hast du dazu gesagt?
    he finally confessed \to the crime er gestand schließlich das Verbrechen
    this is essential \to our strategy dies ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Strategie
    9. (in response) auf + akk
    a reference \to Psalm 22:18 ein Verweis auf Psalm 22:18
    her reply \to the question ihre Antwort auf die Frage
    and what was her response \to that? und wie lautete ihr Antwort darauf?
    10. (belonging to) zu + dat
    the keys \to his car seine Autoschlüssel
    the top \to this pen die Kappe, die auf diesen Stift gehört
    she has a mean side \to her sie kann auch sehr gemein sein
    there is a very moral tone \to this book dieses Buch hat einen sehr moralischen Unterton
    there's a funny side \to everything alles hat auch seine komische Seite
    11. (compared to) mit + dat
    I prefer beef \to seafood ich ziehe Rindfleisch Meeresfrüchten vor
    she looked about thirty \to his sixty neben ihm mit seinen sechzig Jahren wirkte sie wie dreißig
    to be comparable \to sth mit etw dat vergleichbar sein
    [to be] nothing \to sth nichts im Vergleich zu etw dat [sein]
    her wage is nothing \to what she could earn ihr Einkommen steht in keinem Vergleich zu dem, was sie verdienen könnte
    to be superior \to sb jdm übergeordnet sein, höher stehen als jd
    12. (in scores) zu + dat
    Paul beat me by three games \to two Paul hat im Spiel drei zu zwei gegen mich gewonnen
    Manchester won three \to one Manchester hat drei zu eins gewonnen
    13. (until) bis + dat
    , zu + dat
    I read up \to page 100 ich habe bis Seite 100 gelesen
    unemployment has risen \to almost 8 million die Arbeitslosigkeit ist auf fast 8 Millionen angestiegen
    count \to 20 zähle bis 20
    it's about fifty miles \to New York es sind [noch] etwa fünfzig Meilen bis New York
    14. (expressing change of state) zu + dat
    he converted \to Islam er ist zum Islam übergetreten
    his expression changed from amazement \to joy sein Ausdruck wechselte von Erstaunen zu Freude
    the change \to the metric system der Wechsel zum metrischen System
    her promotion \to department manager ihre Beförderung zur Abteilungsleiterin
    the meat was cooked \to perfection das Fleisch war bestens zubereitet
    he drank himself \to death er trank sich zu Tode
    she nursed me back \to health sie hat mich [wieder] gesund gepflegt
    smashed \to pieces in tausend Stücke geschlagen
    she was close \to tears sie war den Tränen nahe
    he was thrilled \to bits er freute sich wahnsinnig
    15. (to point in time) bis + dat
    the shop is open \to 8.00 p.m. der Laden hat bis 20 Uhr geöffnet
    we're in this \to the end wir führen dies bis zum Ende
    and \to this day... und bis auf den heutigen Tag...
    it's only two weeks \to your birthday! es sind nur noch zwei Wochen bis zu deinem Geburtstag!
    16. (including)
    ▪ from... \to... von... bis...
    from beginning \to end von Anfang bis Ende
    from morning \to night von morgens bis abends
    front \to back von vorne bis hinten, von allen Seiten
    I read the document front \to back ich habe das Dokument von vorne bis hinten gelesen
    he's done everything from snowboarding \to windsurfing er hat von Snowboarden bis Windsurfen alles [mal] gemacht
    from simple theft \to cold-blooded murder vom einfachen Diebstahl bis zum kaltblütigen Mord
    17. BRIT (in clock times) vor, bis SÜDD
    it's twenty \to six es ist zwanzig vor sechs
    18. (causing) zu + dat
    \to my relief/horror/astonishment zu meiner Erleichterung/meinem Entsetzen/meinem Erstaunen
    much \to her surprise zu ihrer großen Überraschung
    19. (according to) für + akk
    \to me, it sounds like she's ending the relationship für mich hört sich das an, als ob sie die Beziehung beenden wollte
    that outfit looks good \to me das Outfit gefällt mir gut
    if it's acceptable \to you wenn Sie einverstanden sind
    this would be \to your advantage das wäre zu deinem Vorteil, das wäre für dich von Vorteil
    does this make any sense \to you? findest du das auf irgendeine Weise einleuchtend?
    fifty pounds is nothing \to him fünfzig Pfund sind nichts für ihn
    what's it \to you? ( fam) was geht dich das an?
    20. (serving) für + akk
    he works as a personal trainer \to the rich and famous er arbeitet als Personal Trainer für die Reichen und Berühmten
    they are hat makers \to Her Majesty the Queen sie sind Hutmacher Ihrer Majestät, der Königin
    economic adviser \to the president Wirtschaftsberater des Präsidenten
    21. FILM (next to)
    she was Ophelia \to Olivier's Hamlet in der Verfilmung von Olivier spielte sie neben Hamlet die Ophelia
    22. (in honour of) auf + akk
    here's \to you! auf dein/Ihr Wohl!
    \to the cook! auf den Koch/die Köchin!
    the record is dedicated \to her mother die Schallplatte ist ihrer Mutter gewidmet
    I propose a toast \to the bride and groom ich bringe einen Toast auf die Braut und den Bräutigam aus
    a memorial \to all the soldiers who died in Vietnam ein Denkmal für alle im Vietnamkrieg gefallenen Soldaten
    23. (per)
    the car gets 25 miles \to the gallon das Auto verbraucht eine Gallone auf 25 Meilen
    three parts oil \to one part vinegar drei Teile Öl auf einen Teil Essig
    the odds are 2 \to 1 that you'll lose die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1, dass du verlierst
    she awoke \to the sound of screaming sie wurden durch laute Schreie wach
    I like exercising \to music ich trainiere gerne mit Musik
    I can't dance \to this sort of music ich kann zu dieser Art Musik nicht tanzen
    the band walked on stage \to rapturous applause die Band zog unter tosendem Applaus auf die Bühne
    25. (roughly) bis + dat
    thirty \to thirty-five people dreißig bis fünfunddreißig Leute
    26. MATH (defining exponent) hoch
    ten \to the power of three zehn hoch drei
    27.
    ▶ that's all there is \to it das ist schon alles
    ▶ there's not much [or nothing] \to it das ist nichts Besonderes, da ist nichts Besonderes dabei
    1. (expressing future intention) zu
    she agreed \to help sie erklärte sich bereit zu helfen
    I'll have \to tell him ich werde es ihm sagen müssen
    I don't expect \to be finished any later than seven ich denke, dass ich spätestens um sieben fertig sein werde
    he lived \to see his first grandchild er durfte erleben, dass sein erstes Enkelkind geboren wurde
    I have \to go on a business trip ich muss auf eine Geschäftsreise
    the company is \to pay over £500,000 die Firma muss über 500.000 Pfund bezahlen
    he's going \to write his memoirs er wird seine Memoiren schreiben
    I have some things \to be fixed ich habe einige Dinge zu reparieren
    Blair \to meet with Bush Blair trifft Bush
    to be about \to do sth gerade etw tun wollen, im Begriff sein, etw zu tun
    2. (forming requests) zu
    she was told \to have the report finished by Friday sie wurde gebeten, den Bericht bis Freitag fertigzustellen
    he told me \to wait er sagte mir, ich solle warten
    I asked her \to give me a call ich bat sie, mich anzurufen
    we asked her \to explain wir baten sie, es uns zu erklären
    you've not \to do that du sollst das nicht tun
    that man is not \to come here again der Mann darf dieses Haus nicht mehr betreten
    young man, you're \to go to your room right now junger Mann, du gehst jetzt auf dein Zimmer
    3. (expressing wish) zu
    I need \to eat something first ich muss zuerst etwas essen
    I'd love \to live in New York ich würde nur zu gern in New York leben
    would you like \to dance? möchten Sie tanzen?
    that child ought \to be in bed das Kind sollte [schon] im Bett sein
    I want \to go now ich möchte jetzt gehen
    I need \to go to the bathroom ich muss mal auf die Toilette
    do you want \to come with us? willst du [mit uns] mitkommen?
    I'd love \to go to France this summer ich würde diesen Sommer gern nach Frankreich fahren
    4. (omitting verb)
    are you going tonight? — I'm certainly hoping \to gehst du heute Abend? — das hoffe ich sehr
    would you like to go and see the Russian clowns? — yes, I'd love \to möchtest du gern die russischen Clowns sehen? — ja, sehr gern
    can you drive? — yes I'm able \to but I prefer not \to kannst du Auto fahren? — ja, das kann ich, aber ich fahre nicht gern
    5. after adj (to complete meaning)
    it's not likely \to happen es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht, das wird wohl kaum geschehen
    I was afraid \to tell her ich hatte Angst, es ihr zu sagen
    he's able \to speak four languages er spricht vier Sprachen
    she's due \to have her baby sie bekommt bald ihr Baby
    I'm afraid \to fly ich habe Angst vorm Fliegen
    she's happy \to see you back sie ist froh, dass du wieder zurück bist
    I'm sorry \to hear that es tut mir leid, das zu hören
    easy \to use leicht zu bedienen
    languages are fun \to learn Sprachenlernen macht Spaß
    it is interesting \to know that es ist interessant, das zu wissen
    three months is too long \to wait drei Monate zu warten ist zu lang
    I'm too nervous \to talk right now ich bin zu nervös, um jetzt zu sprechen
    I'm going there \to see my sister ich gehe dort hin, um meine Schwester zu treffen
    she's gone \to pick Jean up sie ist Jean abholen gegangen
    my second attempt \to make flaky pastry mein zweiter Versuch, einen Blätterteig zu machen
    they have no reason \to lie sie haben keinerlei Grund zu lügen
    I have the chance \to buy a house cheaply ich habe die Gelegenheit, billig ein Haus zu kaufen
    something \to eat etwas zu essen
    the first person \to arrive die erste Person, die ankam [o eintraf]
    Armstrong was the first man \to walk on the moon Armstrong war der erste Mann, der den Mond betrat
    7. (expressing intent)
    we tried \to help wir versuchten zu helfen
    \to make this cake, you'll need... für diesen Kuchen braucht man...
    he managed \to escape es gelang ihm zu entkommen
    I don't know what \to do ich weiß nicht, was ich tun soll
    I don't know where \to begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll
    she was wondering whether \to ask David about it sie fragte sich, ob sie David deswegen fragen sollte
    can you tell me how \to get there? könne Sie mir sagen, wie ich dort hinkomme?
    9. (introducing clause)
    \to tell the truth [or \to be truthful] um die Wahrheit zu sagen
    \to be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man ich muss dir ehrlich sagen, Dave, ich konnte diesen Mann noch nie leiden
    \to be honest um ehrlich zu sein
    10. (in consecutive acts) um zu
    he looked up \to greet his guests er blickte auf, um seine Gäste zu begrüßen
    she reached out \to take his hand sie griff nach seiner Hand
    they turned around \to find their car gone sie drehten sich um und bemerkten, dass ihr Auto verschwunden war
    III. ADVERB
    inv zu
    to push [or pull] the door \to die Tür zuschlagen
    to come \to zu sich dat kommen
    to set \to sich akk daranmachen fam
    they set \to with a will, determined to finish the job sie machten sich mit Nachdruck daran, entschlossen, die Arbeit zu Ende zu bringen
    * * *
    [tuː]
    1. PREPOSITION
    1) = in direction of, towards zu

    to go to the doctor( 's)/greengrocer's etc — zum Arzt/Gemüsehändler etc gehen

    to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen

    to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren

    to go to Switzerland —

    he came up to where I was standing —

    to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen

    2) = as far as, until bis

    to count (up) to 20 —

    3) = in in (+dat)

    I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien

    4)

    = secure to he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etc

    they tied him to the tree —

    5)

    with indirect object to give sth to sb — jdm etw geben

    a present from me to you —

    I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...

    he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin

    "To... " (on envelope etc) to pray to God — "An (+acc)..." zu Gott beten

    6) in toasts auf (+acc)
    7)

    = next to with position bumper to bumper — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

    close to sb/sth — nahe bei jdm/etw

    at right angles to the wall —

    to the west (of)/the left (of) — westlich/links (von)

    20 ( minutes) to 2 — 20 (Minuten) vor 2

    at (a) quarter to 2 — um Viertel vor 2

    it was five to when we arrived — es war fünf vor, als wir ankamen

    9) = in relation to zu

    A is to B as C is to D —

    they won by 4 goals to 2 — sie haben mit 4:2 (spoken: vier zu zwei) Toren gewonnen

    10) = per pro; (in recipes, when mixing) auf (+acc)
    11) MATH

    3 to the 4th, 3 to the power of 4 — 3 hoch 4

    12)

    = concerning what do you say to the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

    to repairing television £30 (Comm) — (für) Reparatur eines Fernsehers £ 30

    13)

    = according to to the best of my knowledge — nach bestem Wissen

    14)

    = accompanied by to sing to the guitar —

    to sing sth to the tune of... — etw nach der Melodie von... singen

    to dance to a tune/a band — zu einer Melodie/den Klängen or der Musik eines Orchesters tanzen

    15)

    = of ambassador to America/the King of France — Botschafter in Amerika/am Hofe des Königs von Frankreich

    16)

    = producing to everyone's surprise — zu jedermanns Überraschung

    17)

    infinitive to begin to do sth — anfangen, etw zu tun

    I want him to do it — ich will, dass er es tut

    18)

    conditional use of infinitive to see him now, one would never think... — wenn man ihn jetzt sieht, würde man nicht glauben,...

    19)

    infinitive expressing purpose, result to eat/work to live —

    I did it to help you — ich tat es, um dir zu helfen

    to get to the point,... — um zur Sache zu kommen,...

    well, not to exaggerate... — ohne zu übertreiben,...

    I arrived to find she had gone — als ich ankam, war sie weg

    20)

    omitting verb I don't want to — ich will nicht

    we didn't want to but we were forced to — wir wollten nicht, aber wir waren dazu gezwungen

    I intended to (do it), but I forgot (to) — ich wollte es tun, aber ich habe es vergessen

    buy it, it would be silly not to — kaufe es, es wäre dumm, es nicht zu tun

    he often does things one doesn't expect him to — er macht oft Dinge, die man nicht von ihm erwartet

    21)

    set structures __diams; noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that — er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazu

    I have done nothing to deserve this — ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte

    who is he to order you around? — wer ist er denn, dass er dich so herumkommandiert?

    he was the first to arrive — er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam

    who was the last to see her? —

    what is there to do here? —

    now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun

    you are foolish to try it — du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen

    is it good to eat? —

    he's too old to be still in short trousers — er ist schon so alt und trägt noch kurze Hosen

    2. ADJECTIVE
    door (= ajar) angelehnt; (= shut) zu
    3. ADVERB

    to and fro — hin und her; walk auf und ab

    * * *
    to
    A präp [tuː; tʊ; tə]
    2. (Richtung und Ziel, räumlich) zu, nach, an (akk), in (akk), auf (akk):
    go to London nach London fahren;
    from east to west von Osten nach Westen;
    throw sth to the ground etwas auf den oder zu Boden werfen
    3. in (dat):
    have you ever been to London?
    4. (Richtung, Ziel, Zweck) zu, auf (akk), an (akk), in (akk), für, gegen:
    play to a large audience vor einem großen Publikum spielen; → duty A 1 a, invite A 1, pray B 2, etc
    5. (Zugehörigkeit) zu, in (akk), für, auf (akk):
    a cap with a tassel to it eine Mütze mit einer Troddel (daran);
    a key to the case ein Schlüssel für den oder zum Koffer;
    a room to myself ein Zimmer für mich (allein); → assistant B 1, end C 7, moral B 1, secretary 1, etc
    6. (Übereinstimmung, Gemäßheit) nach, für, gemäß: → astonishment, etc
    7. (im Verhältnis oder Vergleich) zu, gegen, gegenüber, auf (akk), mit:
    the score is three to one (3-1) das Spiel oder es steht drei zu eins (3:1);
    two is to four as four is to eight zwei verhält sich zu vier wie vier zu acht
    8. (Ausmaß, Grenze, Grad) bis, (bis) zu, (bis) an (akk), auf (akk), in (dat):
    to the clouds bis an die Wolken;
    ten feet to the ground zehn Fuß bis zum Boden; → craziness
    9. (zeitliche Ausdehnung oder Grenze) bis, bis zu, bis gegen, auf (akk), vor (dat):
    from three to four von drei bis vier (Uhr);
    it’s ten to five es ist zehn vor fünf
    10. (Begleitung) zu, nach:
    sing to a guitar zu einer Gitarre singen;
    they danced to a tune sie tanzten nach einer Melodie; → dance A 1
    a) betont:
    he gave the book to me, not to you! er gab das Buch mir, nicht Ihnen!
    she was a good mother to him sie war ihm eine gute Mutter
    B partikel [tʊ; tə]
    to go gehen;
    easy to understand leicht zu verstehen;
    she was heard to cry man hörte sie weinen
    2. (Zweck, Absicht) um zu, zu:
    he only does it to earn money er tut es nur, um Geld zu verdienen
    I weep to think of it ich weine, wenn ich daran denke;
    he was the first to arrive er kam als Erster;
    to hear him talk wenn man ihn (so) reden hört; → honest A 1 b
    why blame you me to love you? obs oder poet was tadelst du mich, weil ich dich liebe?
    5. zur Andeutung eines aus dem Vorhergehenden zu ergänzenden Infinitivs:
    I don’t go because I don’t want to ich gehe nicht, weil ich nicht (gehen) will
    C adv [tuː]
    1. a) zu, geschlossen:
    pull the door to die Türe zuziehen
    b) angelehnt:
    2. (wieder) zu Bewusstsein oder zu sich: → bring to A 1, come to 1
    3. SCHIFF nahe am Wind:
    keep her to!
    a) hin und her,
    b) auf und ab
    * * *
    1.
    [before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] preposition

    go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

    to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

    3) (as far as) bis zu

    from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

    increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

    4) (next to, facing)
    5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)

    [compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

    it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

    to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)

    lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.

    to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach

    7) (until) bis

    five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

    8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after too um [...] zu

    do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

    too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

    he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

    she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste

    2.
    [tuː] adverb

    be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein

    2)

    English-german dictionary > to

  • 10 importar

    v.
    1 to import (productos) (& computing).
    La empresa importa relojes The company imports watches.
    2 to amount to, to come to.
    3 to matter.
    ya no te importo — al contrario, sí que me importas you don't care about me any more — on the contrary, you do matter to me
    no me importa lo que piense la gente I don't care what people think
    4 to matter (ser importante).
    lo que importa es que… what matters o the important thing is that…
    no importa it doesn't matter
    ¡qué importa que llueva! so what if it's raining?
    5 to mind.
    no me importa que venga tu familia I don't mind if your family comes
    preferiría no salir, si no te importa I'd rather not go out, if you don't mind o if it's all the same to you
    ¿le importa que me siente? do you mind if I sit down?
    6 to care about, to care for.
    Nos importa su salud We care about his health.
    Nos importa We care.
    7 to be important, to have importance, to matter, to import.
    Eso importa That is important.
    8 to care to, to mind.
    Nos importa participar We care to participate.
    9 to concern.
    Me importa la paz mundial World peace concerns me.
    * * *
    2 (valer) to amount to
    ■ ¿a cuánto importa la factura? how much does the bill amount to?
    2 (molestar) to mind
    ■ ¿te importaría cerrar la ventana? would you mind closing the window?
    \
    ¡a ti qué te importa! familiar mind your own business!
    lo que importa es que... the important thing is that...
    me importa un bledo/pito/comino familiar I couldn't care less
    no importa it doesn't matter
    * * *
    verb
    2) matter, mind
    * * *
    I
    VT (Com) to import (de from)
    II
    1. VI
    1) (=ser importante) to matter

    ¿qué importa que no seamos ricos? — what does it matter if o that we're not rich?

    - llegaremos allí un poco tarde -no importa — "we'll be there a bit late" - "never mind o it doesn't matter"

    lo que importa es la calidad — the important thing is the quality, what matters is the quality

    ¿y eso qué importa? — what does that matter?

    el color importa mucho en su pintura — colour is important in her painting, colour plays an important part in her painting

    no importa el tiempo que haga, allí estaremos — we'll be there whatever the weather

    2) [con complemento de persona]
    a) (=interesar)

    sí que me importa tu opinión — your opinion does matter to me, I do care about your opinion

    ¿a quién le importa lo que yo diga? — who cares (about) what I say?

    no le importa nada de lo que pase — he doesn't care about anything that happens, he's not bothered about anything

    tú me importas más que nada — I care about you more than anything, you mean more to me than anything

    ¿y a ti qué te importa? — what business is it of yours?

    ¡a ti eso no te importa! — it's nothing to do with you!, it's none of your business!

    • meterse en lo que a uno no le importa — to poke one's nose into other people's business

    no quisiera meterme en lo que no me importa, pero... — I know it's none of my business, but...

    - no me importa un bledo o un comino o un pito o un rábano
    - no me importa un carajo o un huevo
    b) (=molestar)

    ¿te importaría prestarme este libro? — would you mind lending me this book?, could you lend me this book?

    si no le importa, me gustaría que me enviaran la factura — if it's not too much trouble, I'd like you to send me the bill

    -¿quieres venir al concierto? -pues no me importaría — "do you want to come to the concert?" - "I wouldn't mind"

    ¿te importa si fumo? — do you mind if I smoke?

    • no importar a algn hacer algo, no me importa esperar — I don't mind waiting

    si os hace falta alguien, a mí no me importaría ayudaros — if you need somebody, I'd be happy to help o I don't mind helping

    no me importa que llegues un poco tarde — I don't mind if you're a bit late, I don't mind you being a bit late

    2.
    VT frm [artículo, producto] to cost; [gastos, beneficios] to amount to

    ¿cuánto importa esta lámpara? — how much does this lamp cost?

    los gastos de transporte importaron 2.000 euros — transport costs amounted to 2,000 euros

    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) (tener importancia, interés) to matter

    bueno, no importa — well, never mind o well, it doesn't matter

    no importa quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it

    lo que importa es que te recuperes — the important thing is for you to get better; (+ me/te/le etc)

    ¿a mí qué me importa? — what do I care?

    ¿a ti qué te importa? — what business is it of yours?

    me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino or un rábano — (fam) I couldn't care less, I don't give a damn (colloq)

    no te metas en lo que no te importa — mind your own business!

    b) ( molestar) (+ me/te/le etc)

    ¿le importaría hacerlo? — would you mind doing it?

    2.
    importar vt (Com, Fin)
    1) < productos> to import
    2) ( ascender a) to come to, amount to
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) (tener importancia, interés) to matter

    bueno, no importa — well, never mind o well, it doesn't matter

    no importa quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it

    lo que importa es que te recuperes — the important thing is for you to get better; (+ me/te/le etc)

    ¿a mí qué me importa? — what do I care?

    ¿a ti qué te importa? — what business is it of yours?

    me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino or un rábano — (fam) I couldn't care less, I don't give a damn (colloq)

    no te metas en lo que no te importa — mind your own business!

    b) ( molestar) (+ me/te/le etc)

    ¿le importaría hacerlo? — would you mind doing it?

    2.
    importar vt (Com, Fin)
    1) < productos> to import
    2) ( ascender a) to come to, amount to
    * * *
    importar1
    1 = import.

    Ex: Cannot IT expertise not readily available to SLIS be imported from other relevant departments in parent institutions?.

    importar2
    2 = matter, mind, care, make + a difference.

    Ex: It does not matter where the cursor is when the ENTER key is pressed.

    Ex: They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong.
    Ex: In a survey carried out in the US, it became apparent that about 90% of the respondents did not know what it meant, and even fewer cared.
    Ex: If that cannot be determined, it hardly makes a difference which you use as main entry.
    * a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.
    * importar un bledo = not give a damn, not give a shit, not give a fuck.
    * importar un comino = not give a damn, not give a shit, not give a fuck.
    * importar un pito = could not care less.
    * importar un rábano = could not care less.
    * no importa = never mind, regardless of.
    * no importa cómo = no matter how.
    * no importa lo + Adjetivo + que + Subjuntivo = no matter how + Adjetivo.
    * no importa lo bien = no matter how well.
    * No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce = It's not what you know, but who you know.
    * no importar = be all right with + Persona, make + no difference, cope with.
    * no importar Algo a Alguien = think + little of.
    * no importar en absoluto = have + no qualms about.
    * no importar + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.
    * no importar lo que + pensar de = whatever + Pronombre + make of.
    * no importar nada = not give a damn, not give a shit, not give a fuck.
    * no importa si... o = no matter whether... or.
    * sin importar = regardless of, independently of, disregarding.
    * sin importar el tiempo = all-weather.
    * sin importar las consecuencias = regardless of the consequences.
    * sin importar qué = no matter what/which.

    * * *
    importar [A1 ]
    vi
    1 (tener importancia, interés) to matter
    se me olvidó — bueno, no importa I forgot — well, never mind o well, it doesn't matter
    no importa que sea caro si es de buena calidad it doesn't matter if it's expensive as long as it's good quality
    no importa quién lo haga it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it
    no importa el tamaño the size isn't important o doesn't matter
    ¿qué importa que él no venga? what does it matter o what difference does it make if he doesn't come?
    ahora lo que importa es que te recuperes the important thing now is for you to get better
    (+ me/te/le etc): no me importa lo que pueda pensar él I don't care what he thinks
    ¿a mí qué me importa que a él no le guste? what do I care if he doesn't like it?
    ¿a ti qué te importa? what business is it of yours?, what's it to you? ( colloq)
    yo no le importo — sí que le importas, y mucho I don't mean a thing to him — that's not true, he cares a great deal for o about you
    me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino or un pimiento or un pito or un rábano or ( Méx) un cacahuate ( fam); I couldn't care less, I don't give a damn ( colloq)
    me importa un carajo or un huevo or ( Col) un culo ( vulg) I don't give a fuck ( vulg), I don't give a toss ( BrE sl)
    meterse en lo que no le importa ( fam); to poke one's nose into other people's business ( colloq)
    cállate y no te metas en lo que no te importa shut up and don't poke your nose into other people's business!, shut up and mind your own business! ( colloq)
    2 (molestar) (+ me/te/le etc):
    ¿te importaría dejarlo para mañana? would you mind leaving it till tomorrow?
    no me importa viajar de noche I don't mind traveling at night, I'm quite happy to travel at night
    a mí no me importaría venir el sábado I wouldn't mind coming on Saturday, I'd be quite happy to come on Saturday
    si no te importa, hoy me voy a ir temprano if it's all right with you, I'm going to leave early today
    no me importa que me llame a casa I don't mind you calling me at home
    ¿le importaría acompañarme? would you mind accompanying me?
    ■ importar
    vt
    A ‹productos/petróleo› to import
    B ( Inf) ‹datos/información› to import
    C (ascender a) to come to, amount to
    si la compra importa 500 pesos o más if your purchase comes to o amounts to 500 pesos or more
    * * *

     

    importar ( conjugate importar) verbo intransitivo
    a) (tener importancia, interés) to matter;

    ◊ no importa quién lo haga it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it;

    lo que importa es que te recuperes the important thing is for you to get better;
    no me importa lo que piense I don't care what he thinks;
    ¿a mí qué me importa? what do I care?;
    ¿a ti qué te importa? what business is it of yours?;
    yo no le importo I don't mean a thing to him;
    me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino or un rábano (fam) I couldn't care less, I don't give a damn (colloq);
    meterse en lo que no le importa (fam) to poke one's nose into other people's business (colloq);
    no te metas en lo que no te importa mind your own business!
    b) ( molestar):


    no me importa que me llame a casa I don't mind him calling me at home
    verbo transitivo (Com, Fin) ‹ productos› to import
    importar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 (tener valor o interés) to be important, matter: eso es lo único que importa, that's all that matters
    me importa mucho tu salud, your health really matters to me
    no importa, it doesn't matter
    2 (incumbir) eso no les importa a los vecinos, that doesn't concern the neighbours
    y a ti, ¿qué te importa?, and what business is it of yours?
    3 (estorbar, disgustar) to mind: ¿le importaría deletrearlo?, would you mind spelling it?
    no le importa cocinar todos los días, he doesn't mind cooking every day
    ¿te importa si abro la ventana?, do you mind if open the window? ➣ Ver nota en mind
    II vtr Fin Inform to import
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar me importa un bledo/pepino/pimiento/ rábano, I couldn't care less
    ' importar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ir
    - pepino
    - pimiento
    - pito
    - significar
    - dar
    - rábano
    - valer
    English:
    care
    - import
    - lift
    - matter
    - mind
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [productos, materias primas, costumbres] to import (de from)
    2. Informát to import
    3. Formal [sujeto: factura, coste] to amount to, to come to;
    la factura importa 5.000 pesos the bill comes to 5,000 pesos
    ♦ vi
    1. [preocupar, tener interés] to matter;
    no importa el precio, cómpralo de todas formas the price doesn't matter, buy it anyway;
    no me importa lo que piense la gente I don't care what people think;
    ya no te importo – al contrario, sí que me importas you don't care about me any more – on the contrary, you do matter to me;
    lo que importa es que todos salieron ilesos del accidente what matters o the important thing is that nobody was hurt in the accident;
    lo que me importa es saber quién lo hizo the important thing for me is to know who did it
    2. [incumbir, afectar]
    esto es algo entre tú y yo, y a nadie más le importa this is between you and me and hasn't got anything to do with anyone else;
    ¡no te importa! it's none of your business!;
    ¿a mí qué me importa? what's that to me?, what do I care?;
    ¿y a ti qué te importa? what's it got to do with you?;
    ¿adónde vas? – ¿te importa? [con enfado] where are you going? – what's it to you!;
    Fam
    siempre está metiéndose en lo que no le importa she's always sticking her nose into other people's business;
    Fam
    me importa un bledo o [m5] comino o [m5] pito o Chile [m5] pucho o [m5] rábano I don't give a damn, I couldn't care less;
    Esp Vulg
    me importa un cojón o [m5] tres cojones I couldn't give a shit o Br toss
    3. [molestar] to mind;
    no me importa tener que tomar el tren todos los días I don't mind having to catch the train every day;
    no me importa que venga tu familia I don't mind if your family comes;
    preferiría no salir, si no te importa I'd rather not go out, if you don't mind o if it's all the same to you;
    ¿le importa que me siente? do you mind if I sit down?;
    ¿te importaría acompañarme? would you mind coming with me?
    ♦ v impersonal
    to matter;
    no importa it doesn't matter;
    si no vienes, no importa, ya nos arreglaremos it doesn't matter o never mind if you can't come, we'll manage;
    ¡qué importa que llueva! so what if it's raining?
    * * *
    1 v/i
    1 matter;
    no importa it doesn’t matter;
    ¿qué importa? what does it matter?
    2
    :
    eso a ti no te importa that’s none of your business
    3
    :
    ¿le importa …? do you mind …?;
    ¿te importaría que pase por tu casa? would you mind if I dropped by?
    2 v/t COM import
    * * *
    : to matter, to be important
    no le importa lo que piensen: she doesn't care what they think
    : to import
    * * *
    1. (tener importancia) to matter
    lo que más le importa es su familia her family is what matters most to her / her family is the most important thing to her
    2. (preocupar) to care about
    3. (molestar) to mind
    ¿te importa que fume? do you mind if I smoke?
    me importa un bledo/pepino, etc I couldn't care less

    Spanish-English dictionary > importar

  • 11 Verdienst

    m; -(e)s, -e, meist Sg. earnings Pl.; (Lohn) wages Pl.; (Gehalt) salary; (Gewinn) gain, profit; (Einkommen) income; nach Verdienst besteuern, festlegen etc.: according to income
    —
    n; -(e)s, -e merit; (Leistung) service; sich (Dat) um etw. große Verdienste erwerben render outstanding services to s.th.; es ist ( allein) sein Verdienst, dass... it is (entirely) due ( oder thanks) to him that...; es ist nicht dein / mein Verdienst it is no thanks to you / me; sich / jemandem etw. als oder zum Verdienst anrechnen take / give s.o. the credit for s.th.; nach Verdienst belohnen etc.: according to merit
    * * *
    das Verdienst
    (Leistung) merit; service;
    der Verdienst
    (Lohn) wages; earnings; salary
    * * *
    Ver|dienst I [fɛɐ'diːnst]
    m -(e)s, -e
    (= Einkommen) income, earnings pl; (= Profit) profit

    einen besseren Verdíénst haben — to earn more

    II
    nt -(e)s, -e
    1) (= Anspruch auf Anerkennung) merit; (= Dank) credit

    es ist sein Verdíénst/das Verdíénst der Wissenschaftler(, dass...) — it is thanks to him/the scientists (that...)

    nach Verdíénst — on merit

    das Verdíénst gebührt ihm allein — the credit is entirely his

    etw als or zum Verdíénst anrechnen — to take the credit for sth

    2) usu pl (= Leistung) contribution; (national) service

    ihre Verdíénste um die Wissenschaft or als Wissenschaftlerin — her services or contribution to science

    seine Verdíénste um das Vaterland/die Stadt — his services to his country/town

    seine Verdíénste um die Dichtung/den Weltfrieden — his contribution to poetry/world peace

    hohe Verdíénste erwerben — to make a great contribution (um to)

    große Verdíénste um das Vaterland erworben — he has rendered his country great service

    * * *
    der
    1) (money etc earned: His earnings are not sufficient to support his family.) earnings
    2) (the quality of worth, excellence or praiseworthiness: He reached his present position through merit.) merit
    * * *
    Ver·dienst1
    <-[e]s, -e>
    [fɛɐ̯ˈdi:nst]
    m FIN income, earnings npl
    effektiver \Verdienst actual earnings
    Ver·dienst2
    <-[e]s, -e>
    [fɛɐ̯ˈdi:nst]
    ▪ jds \Verdienste [um etw akk] sb's credit sing [for sth]
    seine \Verdienste um die Heimatstadt his services to his home town
    sich dat \Verdienste [um etw akk] erwerben to make a contribution [to sth]
    jds \Verdienst/das \Verdienst einer S. gen sein, dass... to be thanks to sb/a thing that...
    es ist einzig sein \Verdienst, dass die Termine eingehalten werden konnten it's solely thanks to him that the schedules could be adhered to
    * * *
    I
    der income; earnings pl
    II
    das; Verdienst[e]s, Verdienste merit
    * * *
    Verdienst1 m; -(e)s, -e, meist sg earnings pl; (Lohn) wages pl; (Gehalt) salary; (Gewinn) gain, profit; (Einkommen) income;
    nach Verdienst besteuern, festlegen etc: according to income
    Verdienst2 n; -(e)s, -e merit; (Leistung) service;
    sich (dat)
    um etwas große Verdienste erwerben render outstanding services to sth;
    es ist (allein) sein Verdienst, dass … it is (entirely) due ( oder thanks) to him that …;
    es ist nicht dein/mein Verdienst it is no thanks to you/me;
    sich/jemandem etwas als oder
    zum Verdienst anrechnen take/give sb the credit for sth;
    nach Verdienst belohnen etc: according to merit
    * * *
    I
    der income; earnings pl
    II
    das; Verdienst[e]s, Verdienste merit
    * * *
    m.
    earnings n.
    income n.
    merit n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Verdienst

  • 12 promotion

    noun
    1) (to more senior job) Beförderung, die

    win or gain promotion — befördert werden

    promotion to [the rank of] sergeant — etc. Beförderung zum Unteroffizier usw.

    2) (furtherance) Förderung, die
    3) (Sport, Theatre): (event) Veranstaltung, die
    4) (publicization) Werbung, die; (instance) Werbekampagne, die

    sales promotion — Werbung, die

    5) (Footb.) Aufstieg, der

    be sure of promotion — mit Sicherheit aufsteigen

    * * *
    [-ʃən]
    1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) die Beförderung
    2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) die Förderung
    3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) die Werbung
    * * *
    pro·mo·tion
    [prəˈməʊʃən, AM -ˈmoʊ-]
    n
    1. no pl (in rank) Beförderung f (to zu + dat)
    to get \promotion befördert werden
    2. (raise in status) Beförderung f
    3. (encouragement) Förderung f
    4. SPORT (of team) Aufstieg m
    \promotion race Kampf m um den Aufstieg
    5. (advertising campaign) Werbekampagne f
    sales \promotion Werbung f
    6. of company Gründung f
    * * *
    [pr\@'məUSən]
    n
    1) (in rank) Beförderung f; (of football team) Aufstieg m

    to get or win promotion — befördert werden; (football team) aufsteigen

    2) (= fostering) Förderung f; (PARL of bill) Einsatz m (of für)
    3) (= organization of conference etc) Veranstaltung f
    4) (= advertising) Werbung f (of für); (= advertising campaign) Werbekampagne f; (= marketing) Einführung f auf dem Markt
    * * *
    1. a) Beförderung f:
    promotion list Beförderungsliste f;
    promotion prospects Beförderungschancen, Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten;
    to get promotion befördert werden
    b) SPORT Aufstieg m (to in akk):
    to gain promotion aufsteigen
    2. Förderung f, Unterstützung f:
    export promotion WIRTSCH Exportförderung
    3. WIRTSCH Gründung f
    4. WIRTSCH
    a) Verkaufsförderung f
    b) Werbung f:
    promotion manager Werbeleiter m
    5. Schach: Verwandlung f
    * * *
    noun
    1) (to more senior job) Beförderung, die

    win or gain promotion — befördert werden

    promotion to [the rank of] sergeant — etc. Beförderung zum Unteroffizier usw.

    2) (furtherance) Förderung, die
    3) (Sport, Theatre): (event) Veranstaltung, die
    4) (publicization) Werbung, die; (instance) Werbekampagne, die

    sales promotion — Werbung, die

    5) (Footb.) Aufstieg, der
    * * *
    n.
    Beförderung f.
    Förderung f.
    Unterstützung f.

    English-german dictionary > promotion

  • 13 mission

    'miʃən
    1) (a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent: His mission was to seek help.) misión
    2) (the purpose for which (one feels) one was born: He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace.) misión
    3) (a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions: a Chinese trade mission.) delegación, misión
    4) (a place where missionaries live.) misión
    5) (a group of missionaries: a Catholic mission.) misión
    •
    mission n misión
    tr['mɪʃən]
    2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL misión nombre femenino
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    mission accomplished misión cumplida
    mission control centro de control
    mission ['mɪʃən] n
    1) : misión f (mandada por una iglesia)
    2) delegation: misión f, delegación f, embajada f
    3) task: misión f
    n.
    • misión s.f.
    'mɪʃən
    1)
    a) ( task) misión f
    b) (vocation, aim) misión f
    2) ( group of delegates) misión f, delegación f
    3) ( Relig) misión f
    ['mɪʃǝn]
    1. N
    1) (=duty, purpose etc) misión f
    2) (=people on mission) misión f
    3) (Rel) (=building) misión f
    2.
    CPD

    mission control N — centro m de control

    mission controller N — controlador(a) m / f de (la) misión

    mission statement N — (Comm, Ind) (of a business) declaración f de objetivos; (of an organization) declaración f de intenciones

    * * *
    ['mɪʃən]
    1)
    a) ( task) misión f
    b) (vocation, aim) misión f
    2) ( group of delegates) misión f, delegación f
    3) ( Relig) misión f

    English-spanish dictionary > mission

  • 14 mission

    noun
    1) (task) Mission, die; Auftrag, der
    2) (journey) Mission, die

    go/come on a mission to do something — mit dem Auftrag reisen/kommen, etwas zu tun

    3) (planned operation) Einsatz, der
    4) (vocation) Mission, die

    mission in life — Lebensaufgabe, die

    5) (missionary post) Mission[sstation], die
    * * *
    ['miʃən]
    1) (a purpose for which a person or group of people is sent: His mission was to seek help.) der Auftrag
    2) (the purpose for which (one feels) one was born: He regards it as his mission to help the cause of world peace.) die Mission
    3) (a group of people sent to have political and/or business discussions: a Chinese trade mission.) die Gesandtschaft
    4) (a place where missionaries live.) die Mission
    5) (a group of missionaries: a Catholic mission.) die Mission
    •
    - academic.ru/47327/missionary">missionary
    * * *
    mis·sion
    [ˈmɪʃən]
    n
    1. (task) Auftrag m, Einsatz m, Mission f
    combat \mission Kampfeinsatz m
    peace \mission Friedensmission f
    rescue \mission Rettungsmission f, Rettungseinsatz m
    \mission accomplished Mission beendet, [Einsatz]auftrag ausgeführt
    2. (goal) Ziel nt
    \mission in life Lebensaufgabe f, Lebenszweck m
    a person with a \mission ein Mensch m mit einem Ziel
    3. (group sent) Gesandtschaft f, Delegation f
    4. (church activity) Mission f
    foreign/home \mission äußere/innere Mission; (building) Missionsstation f
    5. (commercial centre) Mission f
    trade \mission Handelsmission f
    6. (diplomatic building) Mission f
    7. (space project) [Raumflug]mission f
    * * *
    ['mISən]
    n
    1) (= business, task) Auftrag m; (= calling) Aufgabe f, Berufung f; (MIL) Befehl m; (= operation) Einsatz m

    what is their mission? — welchen Auftrag haben sie?, wie lauten ihre Befehle?

    our mission is to... — wir sind damit beauftragt, zu...

    the soldiers' mission was to... — die Soldaten hatten den Befehl erhalten, zu...

    he's on a secret mission — er ist in geheimer Mission unterwegs

    mission accomplished ( Mil, fig ) — Befehl ausgeführt; (without military overtones) Auftrag ausgeführt

    2) (= journey) Mission f
    3) (= people on mission) Gesandtschaft f, Delegation f; (POL) Mission f
    4) (REL) Mission f
    * * *
    mission [ˈmıʃn] s
    1. POL (US ständige) Gesandtschaft
    2. POL (Militär- etc) Mission f (im Ausland):
    the head of the mission der Missionschef
    3. besonders POL Auftrag m, Mission f:
    on (a) special mission mit besonderem Auftrag
    4. REL Mission f:
    a) Sendung f
    b) Missionarstätigkeit f
    c) Missionskurse pl, -predigten pl
    d) Missionsgesellschaft f
    e) Missionsstation f
    5. Mission f, Sendung f, (innere) Berufung, Lebenszweck m:
    mission in life Lebensaufgabe f;
    sense of mission Sendungsbewusstsein n
    6. MIL
    a) (Einsatz-, Kampf)Auftrag m:
    mission accomplished! Auftrag ausgeführt!
    b) FLUG Feindflug m, Einsatz m
    * * *
    noun
    1) (task) Mission, die; Auftrag, der
    2) (journey) Mission, die

    go/come on a mission to do something — mit dem Auftrag reisen/kommen, etwas zu tun

    3) (planned operation) Einsatz, der
    4) (vocation) Mission, die

    mission in life — Lebensaufgabe, die

    5) (missionary post) Mission[sstation], die
    * * *
    (military) n.
    Einsatz -ë m. n.
    Auftrag -¨e m.
    Sendung -en f.

    English-german dictionary > mission

  • 15 promotion

    1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) forfremmelse, avansement
    2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) støtte, oppmuntring
    3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) salgsfremmende tiltak
    reklame
    subst. \/prəˈməʊʃ(ə)n\/
    1) forfremmelse, avansement
    2) (skolevesen, sport) oppflytting, opprykk(ing)
    3) oppmuntring, støtte, befordring, fremme, fremhjelp
    4) markedsføring, promosjon
    5) stiftelse
    6) ( kjemi) aktivering
    be due for promotion vente på\/ha utsikter til forfremmelse

    English-Norwegian dictionary > promotion

  • 16 serio

    adj.
    1 serious, grave, humorless, unsmiling.
    2 serious, intense, grave, heavy.
    3 serious, responsible, reliable, businesslike.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: seriar.
    * * *
    1 (importante) serious, grave
    2 (severo) serious
    3 (formal) reliable, responsible, dependable
    4 (color) sober; (traje etc) formal
    \
    en serio seriously
    ■ lo digo en serio I'm quite serious, I mean it
    ¿en serio? are you serious?, do you really mean that?, really?
    ir en serio to be true, be serious
    tomar en serio to take seriously
    * * *
    (f. - seria)
    adj.
    1) serious, earnest
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [expresión, tono] serious

    ¿por qué estás hoy tan serio? — why are you (looking) so serious today?

    se quedó mirándome muy serio — he looked at me very seriously, he stared gravely at me

    ponerse serio: se puso seria al ver la foto — she went o became serious when she saw the photo

    2)

    ¿lo dices en serio? — are you serious?, do you really mean it?

    3) [problema, enfermedad, pérdida] serious
    4) (=fiable) [persona] reliable; [trato] straight, honest
    5) (=severo)
    6) [estudio, libro] serious
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo
    1) ( poco sonriente) serious

    qué cara más seria ¿qué te ha pasado? — what a long face, what's the matter? (colloq)

    2) < empleado> responsible, reliable; < empresa> reputable

    no confío en él, es muy poco serio — I don't trust him, he's very unreliable

    3)
    a) <cine/tema> serious
    b) ( grave) <enfermedad/problema> serious
    c)

    en serio — < hablar> seriously, in earnest

    ¿lo dices en serio? — are you (being) serious?, do you really mean it?

    esto es serio, está muriéndose — this is serious, he's dying

    * * *
    = authoritative, conscientious, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], serious, thoughtful, earnest, grave [graver -comp., gravest -sup.], business-like, solemn, dire, staid, serious minded, straight-faced.
    Ex. Some authoritative texts on the subject are listed at the end of this chapter.
    Ex. Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.
    Ex. She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.
    Ex. DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative.
    Ex. Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.
    Ex. She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.
    Ex. I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.
    Ex. It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.
    Ex. The infants sat solemn as the Supreme Court pronounced judgment = Los niños se sentaron solemnes mientras que el Tribunal Supremo dictaba sentencia.
    Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.
    Ex. As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".
    Ex. From his description one gets the impression that the inhabitants of Utopia are serious minded and that they read for instruction or for improving their own mind.
    Ex. Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.
    ----
    * en serio = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.
    * en un serio aprieto = in dire straits.
    * en un serio apuro = in dire straits.
    * humor serio = deadpan humour.
    * mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * poco serio = flippant.
    * ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.
    * ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.
    * sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.
    * serio en apariencia = deadpan.
    * serios, los = serious, the.
    * tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.
    * tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo
    1) ( poco sonriente) serious

    qué cara más seria ¿qué te ha pasado? — what a long face, what's the matter? (colloq)

    2) < empleado> responsible, reliable; < empresa> reputable

    no confío en él, es muy poco serio — I don't trust him, he's very unreliable

    3)
    a) <cine/tema> serious
    b) ( grave) <enfermedad/problema> serious
    c)

    en serio — < hablar> seriously, in earnest

    ¿lo dices en serio? — are you (being) serious?, do you really mean it?

    esto es serio, está muriéndose — this is serious, he's dying

    * * *
    = authoritative, conscientious, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], serious, thoughtful, earnest, grave [graver -comp., gravest -sup.], business-like, solemn, dire, staid, serious minded, straight-faced.

    Ex: Some authoritative texts on the subject are listed at the end of this chapter.

    Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.
    Ex: She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.
    Ex: DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative.
    Ex: Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.
    Ex: She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.
    Ex: I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.
    Ex: It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.
    Ex: The infants sat solemn as the Supreme Court pronounced judgment = Los niños se sentaron solemnes mientras que el Tribunal Supremo dictaba sentencia.
    Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.
    Ex: As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".
    Ex: From his description one gets the impression that the inhabitants of Utopia are serious minded and that they read for instruction or for improving their own mind.
    Ex: Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.
    * en serio = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.
    * en un serio aprieto = in dire straits.
    * en un serio apuro = in dire straits.
    * humor serio = deadpan humour.
    * mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * poco serio = flippant.
    * ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.
    * ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.
    * sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.
    * serio en apariencia = deadpan.
    * serios, los = serious, the.
    * tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.
    * tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.

    * * *
    con pinta de intelectual, seriecito y callado with an intellectual, rather serious o solemn and quiet air
    qué cara más seria ¿qué te ha pasado? what a long face, what's the matter? ( colloq)
    al oír la noticia se puso muy serio his expression became very serious o grave when he heard the news
    qué serio estás hoy ¿estás preocupado? you're looking very serious today, are you worried about something?
    como no obedezcas voy a tener que ponerme serio contigo if you don't do as I say I'm going to get annoyed with you
    B
    (sensato, responsable): un empleado serio y trabajador a responsible o reliable, hardworking employee
    no es serio que nos digan una cosa y luego hagan otra it's no way to treat people ( o to conduct business etc) saying one thing and then doing another
    no confío en él, es muy poco serio I don't trust him, he is very unreliable
    son todos profesionales muy serios they are all dedicated professionals
    C
    1 (no frívolo, importante) serious
    ha hecho cine serio y también comedias tontas y frívolas he's made serious movies as well as silly, lighthearted comedies
    es un serio aspirante al título he's a serious contender for the title
    2
    en serio ‹hablar› seriously, in earnest
    bueno, vamos a ponernos a trabajar en serio right (then), let's get down to some serious work
    ¿lo dices en serio? are you (being) serious? o seriously? o do you really mean it?
    se toma muy en serio su carrera she takes her career very seriously
    esto va en serio, está muriéndose this is serious, he's dying
    y esto va en serio and I really mean it o and I'm serious about this
    no se toma nada en serio he doesn't take anything seriously
    mira que te lo digo en serio I mean it, you know
    * * *

     

    Del verbo seriar: ( conjugate seriar)

    serio es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    serió es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    serio
    ◊ - ria adjetivo

    1 ( poco sonriente) serious
    2 ‹ empleado› responsible, reliable;
    ‹ empresa› reputable
    3
    a) ‹cine/tema› serious

    b) ( grave) ‹enfermedad/problema› serious;


    c)


    ¿lo dices en serio? are you (being) serious?, do you really mean it?;
    tomarse algo en serio to take sth seriously
    serio,-a adjetivo
    1 (taciturno, de consideración, grave) serious
    2 (comprometido, de confianza) reliable
    ♦ Locuciones: en serio, seriously: hablaba en serio, she was serious
    ponte a trabajar en serio, you must start to work hard
    ' serio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    callada
    - callado
    - coña
    - en
    - formal
    - gorda
    - gordo
    - jugar
    - ligera
    - ligero
    - risa
    - seria
    - tiesa
    - tieso
    - tomarse
    - verdad
    - asustar
    - decir
    - enfado
    - enojo
    English:
    apart
    - assert
    - businesslike
    - deep
    - dignified
    - earnest
    - face value
    - flippant
    - half-serious
    - intense
    - joke
    - kid
    - knuckle down
    - laugh off
    - major
    - mean
    - quality newspaper
    - reputable
    - responsible
    - serious
    - seriously
    - settle down
    - severe
    - sober
    - sober-minded
    - staid
    - steady
    - straight
    - weighty
    - business
    - dire
    - genuine
    - honestly
    - knuckle
    - nasty
    - pride
    - seriousness
    - solemn
    - surely
    * * *
    serio, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [grave] serious;
    es una persona muy seria he's a very serious person;
    estar serio to look serious;
    me lanzó una mirada seria she gave me a serious look;
    me tuve que poner muy seria con mis alumnos I had to get very serious with my pupils
    2. [importante] serious;
    es una enfermedad muy seria it's a very serious illness;
    me dio un susto muy serio I got a very nasty shock;
    una seria amenaza para la paz mundial a serious threat to world peace
    3. [responsable] responsible;
    [cumplidor, formal] reliable;
    son muy serios, cumplirán los plazos they're very reliable, they'll meet the deadlines;
    no son gente seria they're very unreliable;
    ¡esto no es serio! this is ridiculous!;
    lo que no es serio es que ahora digan que necesitan dos meses más what's really unacceptable is that now they're saying they need another two months
    4. [sobrio] sober;
    un traje serio a formal suit;
    sólo ve programas serios she only watches serious programmes
    ♦ en serio loc adv
    seriously;
    lo digo en serio I'm serious;
    en serio, me ha tocado la lotería seriously, I've won the lottery;
    ¿vas en serio? are you (being) serious?;
    tomarse algo/a alguien en serio to take sth/sb seriously;
    ponte a estudiar en serio get down to some serious study
    * * *
    adj
    1 serious;
    ésto va en serio this is serious;
    tomarse algo en serio take sth seriously
    2 ( responsable) reliable
    * * *
    serio, - ria adj
    1) : serious, earnest
    2) : reliable, responsible
    3) : important
    4)
    en serio : seriously, in earnest
    ♦ seriamente adv
    * * *
    serio adj
    1. (en general) serious
    2. (responsable) reliable

    Spanish-English dictionary > serio

  • 17 promotion

    [-ʃən]
    1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) stöðuhækkun
    2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) efling
    3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) auglÿsing

    English-Icelandic dictionary > promotion

  • 18 promotion

    elősegítés, doktorrá avatás, előmozdítás, hírverés
    * * *
    [-ʃən]
    1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) előléptetés
    2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) elősegítés
    3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) promóció

    English-Hungarian dictionary > promotion

  • 19 promotion

    [-ʃən]
    1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) promoção
    2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) promoção
    3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) promoção
    * * *
    pro.mo.tion
    [prəm'ouʃən] n 1 promoção: a) elevação a situação superior. b) fomento, estímulo. 2 organização de empresas comerciais. 3 Amer aumento de vendas mediante propaganda.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > promotion

  • 20 promotion

    n. reklâm, tanıtım, yükseltme, yükselme, terfi, artırma, kurma, sınıf geçme, piyonun vezir olması, mevki, rütbe, tanıtma
    * * *
    terfi
    * * *
    [-ʃən]
    1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) terfi
    2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) geliştirme
    3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) reklamını/tanıtımını yapma

    English-Turkish dictionary > promotion

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