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1 rien
rien [ʀjɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. nothing• qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ? -- rien what's wrong? -- nothing• ça ou rien, c'est pareil it makes no odds► ne... rien not... anything nothing• je n'en sais trop rien I haven't a clue (PROV) on n'a rien sans rien(PROV) nothing ventured, nothing gained► avoir + rien• ils n'ont rien (possessions) they haven't got anything they have nothing ; (maladie, blessure) they're OK• ça va, tu n'as rien ? are you OK?• n'avoir rien contre qn/qch to have nothing against sb/sth• j'en ai rien à foutre (inf!) I don't give a damn (inf!)• on n'a rien sans rien you don't get anything for nothing► être + rien• pour lui, 50 km à vélo, ce n'est rien cycling 50 kilometres is nothing for him• élever quatre enfants, ce n'est pas rien bringing up four children is quite something• tu t'es fait mal ? -- non, c'est rien (inf) did you hurt yourself? -- no, it's nothing• pardon ! -- c'est rien or ce n'est rien (inf) sorry! -- it doesn't matter► faire + rien• rien à faire ! it's no good!• rien n'y fait ! nothing's any good!► en rien• ce tableau ne ressemble en rien au reste de son œuvre this picture is nothing like his other works► rien de + adjectif ou adverbe nothing• je t'achèterai le journal, rien d'autre ? I'll get you a newspaper - do you want anything else?• rien de tel qu'une bonne douche chaude ! there's nothing like a nice hot shower!b. ( = quelque chose) anything• as-tu jamais rien vu de pareil ? have you ever seen anything like it?► de rien !• je vous remercie -- de rien ! (inf) thank you -- you're welcome!• il ne quitterait son pays pour rien au monde he wouldn't leave his country for anything► rien du tout nothing at all• qu'as-tu vu ? -- rien du tout what did you see? -- nothing at all• qu'est-ce que c'est que ce cadeau de rien du tout ? what on earth can I (or you etc) do with this stupid little present?► rien de rien (inf) absolutely nothing• il ne fait rien, mais rien de rien (inf) he does nothing, and I mean nothing► pour rien ( = inutilement) for nothing ; ( = pour peu d'argent) for next to nothing• pourquoi tu dis ça ? -- pour rien why do you say that? -- no reason• ce n'est pas pour rien que... it's not for nothing that...► rien que• la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth• rien qu'à le voir, j'ai deviné I guessed by just looking at him• je voudrais vous voir, rien qu'une minute could I see you just for a minute?• c'est à moi, rien qu'à moi it's mine and mine alone• il voulait 500 €, rien que ça ! he wanted a mere 500 euros!• elle veut être actrice, rien que ça ! she wants to be an actress, no less!2. <• j'ai failli rater le train, il s'en est fallu d'un rien I came within a hair's breadth of missing the train• « moi pas » dit-elle un rien insolente "I'm not", she said rather insolently► un rien de a touch of* * *
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1. ʀjɛ̃pronom indéfini1) ( nulle chose)il n'est rien pour moi — he means ou is nothing to me
pour rien — ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing
‘pourquoi?’ - ‘pour rien’ — ‘why?’ - ‘no reason’
‘merci’ - ‘de rien’ — ‘thank you’ - ‘you're welcome’ ou ‘not at all’
‘que prends-tu?’ - ‘rien du tout’ — ‘what are you having?’ - ‘nothing at all’
ça ou rien, c'est pareil — it makes no odds
c'est trois fois rien — (colloq) it's next to nothing
rien de rien — (colloq) absolutely nothing
2) ( seulement)elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle — (colloq) she would like an office all to herself
la vérité, rien que la vérité — the truth and nothing but the truth
rien que ça? — (colloq) ( en réponse) is that all?
ils habitent un château, rien que ça! — iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please!
3) ( quoi que ce soit) anything
2.
de rien (du tout) locution adjective
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(colloq) un rien locution adverbiale a (tiny) bit
4.
en rien locution adverbiale at all, in any way••rien à faire! — ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way! (colloq)
ce n'est pas rien! — ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic! (colloq); ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts! (colloq)
II ʀjɛ̃nom masculin1) ( vétille)faire quelque chose comme un rien — (colloq) to do something very easily
2) (colloq) ( petite quantité)3) (colloq) ( personne)un/une rien du tout — ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good (colloq), a worthless person
* * *ʀjɛ̃1. pron1) (= sans 'ne') nothing"Qu'est-ce que vous avez?" — "Rien." — "What have you got?" — "Nothing."
"Qu'est-ce que tu as acheté?" — "Rien." — "What have you bought?" — "Nothing."
pour rien au monde; Pour rien au monde je ne le vendrais. — I wouldn't sell it for anything in the world.
2) (avec 'ne')ne... rien — not... anything, nothing
Il n'a rien dit. — He didn't say anything., He hasn't said anything.
Il n'a rien fait. — He didn't do anything., He hasn't done anything.
il n'a rien (= n'est pas blessé) — he's all right
3) (= quelque chose)rien de; rien d'intéressant — nothing interesting
n'avoir rien de; Il n'a rien d'un champion. — He's no champion.
rien que — just, only
Rien que la voiture coûte un million. — The car alone costs a million.
de rien! — not at all!, don't mention it!
"Merci beaucoup!" — "De rien!" — "Thank you very much!" — "Not at all!"
rien à faire! — it's no good!, it's no use!
en rien; il ne lui ressemble en rien — he's nothing like him
2. nm1) (= quantité infime)2) (= chose insignifiante)Il se met en colère pour un rien. — He loses his temper over the slightest thing.
des petits riens; des riens — trivial things pl little things pl
* * *I.A pron indéf1 ( nulle chose) rien n'est impossible nothing is impossible; un mois à ne rien faire a month doing nothing; j'ai décidé de ne rien dire I decided to say nothing ou not to say anything; il n'y a rien qui puisse la consoler nothing can console her; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; il n'y a plus rien à faire ( comme travail) there's nothing left ou else to do; ( pour le sauver) there's nothing more ou else that can be done; ce n'est rien it's nothing; elle n'est rien she's a nobody; il n'est rien pour moi he means ou is nothing to me; ils ne nous sont rien they're nothing to do with us; il n'en est rien it's nothing of the sort; elle ne t'a rien fait she hasn't done anything to you; n'avoir rien à faire avec qn to have nothing to do with sb; rien n'y fait! nothing's any good!; il n'a rien d'un intrigant there's nothing of the schemer about him; elle n'a rien de sa sœur she's nothing like her sister; rien de bon nothing good; rien d'autre nothing else; rien de moins/de plus nothing less/more (que than); rien de meilleur/de pire/de mieux nothing better/worse/better (que than); il n'y a rien de tel/de tel que la marche pour garder la forme there's nothing like it/like walking to keep you fit; il n'y a rien eu de cassé nothing was broken; ça n'a rien de luxueux there's nothing luxurious about it; je n'ai jamais rien vu de pire I've never seen anything worse; rien à déclarer/signaler nothing to declare/report; partir de rien to start from nothing; faire un drame d'un rien to make a drama out of nothing; pour rien ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing; ‘pourquoi?’-‘pour rien’ ‘why?’-‘no reason’; ce n'est pas pour rien que it's not without reason ou not for nothing that; parler pour rien to waste one's breath; ‘merci’-‘de rien’ ‘thank you’-‘you're welcome’, ‘not at all’; en moins de rien in no time at all; ‘que prends-tu?’-‘rien du tout’ ‘what are you having?’-‘nothing at all’; c'est ça ou rien it's that or nothing, take it or leave it; ‘mais vous avez un contrat’-‘ça ou rien(, c'est pareil)’ ‘but you have a contract’-‘I might as well not have one’, ‘it makes no odds’; c'est mieux que rien it's better than nothing; c'est moins que rien it's nothing at all; c'est trois fois rien it's next to nothing; rien à rien, rien de rien○ absolutely nothing; faire qch comme rien to do sth very easily;2 ( seulement) rien que la bouteille pèse deux kilos the bottle alone weighs two kilos; j'en ai eu pour 35 euros rien qu'avec les fleurs the flowers alone cost me 35 euros; c'est à lui et rien qu'à lui it's his and his alone; elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle○ she would like an office all to herself; il n'est rien qu'un scribouillard he's nothing but ou he's just a penpusher; ‘qu'y a-t-il à boire?’-‘rien que de l'eau’ ‘what is there to drink?’-‘just water’; la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth; rien que pour te plaire just to please you; j'en ai la nausée rien que d'y penser I feel sick just thinking about it; rien qu'à voir comment il s'habille just by looking at the way he dresses; rien que ça○? ( en réponse) is that all?; ils habitent un château, rien que ça! iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please! iron;3 ( quoi que ce soit) anything; avant de rien signer before signing anything; sans que j'en sache rien without my knowing anything about it; il m'a demandé si je n'avais rien vu he asked me if I had seen anything; as-tu jamais rien fait pour eux? have you ever done anything for them?;4 Sport gén nil; ( au tennis) love; rien partout, rien à rien nil nil; rien à 15 ( au tennis) love 15.B de rien (du tout) loc adj fille de rien worthless girl; un petit bleu de rien (du tout) a tiny bruise; une affaire de rien du tout a trivial matter.C ○adv c'est rien moche! it isn't half ugly○! GB, it's really ugly.E en rien loc adv at all, in any way; cela ne me concerne en rien that doesn't concern me at all ou in any way; ce n'est en rien nécessaire it's not at all necessary, it's in no way necessary; il ne te ressemble en rien he's not at all like you, he's nothing like you.rien à faire! ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way○!; on n'a rien pour rien you get nothing for nothing; ce n'est pas rien! ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic○!; ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts○!II.rien nm1 ( vétille) être puni pour un rien to be punished for the slightest thing; un rien le fâche the slightest thing annoys him; un rien l'habille, elle s'habille d'un rien she looks good in the simplest thing; se disputer pour un rien to quarrel over nothing; perdre son temps à des riens to waste one's time on trivial things; les petits riens qui rendent la vie agréable the little things which make life pleasant; faire qch comme un rien to do sth very easily;2 ( petite quantité) un rien de a touch of; un rien d'humour a touch of humourGB; un rien de sel a tiny pinch of salt; un rien de cognac a dash of brandy; en un rien de temps in next to no time;3 ( personne) un/une rien du tout ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good○, a worthless person.[rjɛ̃] pronom indéfini1. [nulle chose] nothingrien de cassé/grave, j'espère? nothing broken/serious, I hope?rien de plus nothing else ou more[en réponse négative à une question]je vous remercie — de rien! thanks — you're welcome ou not at all ou don't mention itune affaire de rien du tout a trifling ou trivial matterrien à dire, c'est parfait! what can I say, it's perfect!rien à faire, la voiture ne veut pas démarrer it's no good, the car (just) won't startj'en ai rien à faire (familier) ou àcirer (très familier) I don't give a damn ou a toss (très familier)2. [en corrélation avec 'ne']rien n'est plus beau que... there's nothing more beautiful than...rien n'y a fait, elle a refusé (there was) nothing doing, she said noce n'est rien, ça va guérir it's nothing, it'll get betterce n'est pas rien it's no small thing ou matterje croyais avoir perdu, il n'en est rien I thought I'd lost, but not at all ou quite the contraryils se disaient mariés, en fait il n'en est rien they claimed they were married but they're nothing of the sortil n'est (plus) rien pour moi he's ou he means nothing to me (anymore)et moi alors, je ne suis rien (dans tout ça)? and what about me (in all this), don't I count for anything ou don't I matter?je ne me souviens de rien I remember nothing, I don't remember anythingon ne voit rien avec cette fumée you can't see anything ou a thing with all this smokecela ou ça ne fait rien it doesn't matterça ne (te) fait rien si je te dépose en dernier? would you mind if I dropped you off last?, is it OK with you if I drop you off last?ça n'a rien à voir avec toi it's got nothing to do with you, it doesn't concern youje n'ai rien contre lui I have nothing against him, I don't have anything against himne t'inquiète pas, tu n'y es pour rien don't worry, it's not your faultpour ne rien vous cacher... to be completely open with you...elle n'avait jamais rien vu de semblable she had never seen such a thing ou anything like itrien ne sert de courir (il faut partir à point) La Fontaine (allusion) slow and steady wins the race (proverbe)3. [quelque chose] anything4. JEUX5. [au tennis] love6. (locution)rien moins que [bel et bien]: elle est rien moins que décidée à le poursuivre en justice she's well and truly determined to take him to courtelle est rien moins que sotte [nullement] she is far from stupid————————[rjɛ̃] adverbeils sont rien riches they really are rolling in it (très familier & UK), they sure as hell are rich (US)————————[rjɛ̃] nom masculin1. [néant]2. [chose sans importance]un rien the merest trifle ou slightest thing3. un rien de [très peu de] a touch ofun rien de frivolité a touch ou tinge ou hint of frivolity————————en rien locution adverbialeça n'a en rien affecté ma décision it hasn't influenced my decision at all ou in the least ou in any waypour rien locution adverbialepour deux/trois fois rien for next to nothing————————rien du tout nom masculin et fémininun/une rien du tout a nobody————————rien que locution adverbialerien qu'une fois just ou only onceviens, rien qu'un jour do come, (even) if only for a dayrien que d'y penser, j'ai des frissons the mere thought of it ou just thinking about it makes me shiverla vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth————————un rien locution adverbialesa robe est un rien trop étroite her dress is a touch ou a shade ou a tiny bit too tight -
2 real
adj.1 real (verdadero).2 royal.f.REAL, revised European-American lymphoma classification.m.real (moneda) (from Brazil).no tener un real not to have a penny to one's name* * *► adjetivo1 (regio) royal2 figurado grand, fine1 (de feria) fairground2 (moneda) old Spanish coin worth one quarter of a peseta\estar sin un real to be pennilessno me da la real gana familiar I don't feel like itno valer un real to be worthless, not be worth tuppencepor real decreto DERECHO by royal decree————————► adjetivo1 (verdadero) real* * *adj.1) teal2) true3) royal* * *IADJ (=verdadero) realIIla película está basada en hechos reales — the film is based on real o actual events
1. ADJ1) (=de la realeza) royalporque no me da la real gana — * because I don't damn well feel like it *
2) † (=espléndido) grand, splendiduna real hembra — hum a fine figure of a woman
2. SM1) (tb: real de la feria) fairground2) ( Hist) army campha asentado sus reales en mi casa y de aquí no lo sacas — he's installed himself in my house and you won't get him out of here
3) ( Hist) (Econ) old Spanish coin of 25 céntimos, one quarter of a pesetano tiene un real — * he hasn't a bean *
* * *I1) (verdadero, no ficticio)historias de la vida real — real-life o true-life stories
2) ( de la realeza) royal3) (fam) ( uso expletivo)II1)a) (Hist) real ( old Spanish coin)no valer un real — (fam) to be worth nothing
b) (Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)2) (Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales — ejército to set up camp; persona to install oneself
* * *I1) (verdadero, no ficticio)historias de la vida real — real-life o true-life stories
2) ( de la realeza) royal3) (fam) ( uso expletivo)II1)a) (Hist) real ( old Spanish coin)no valer un real — (fam) to be worth nothing
b) (Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)2) (Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales — ejército to set up camp; persona to install oneself
* * *real11 = royal.Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
* águila real = golden eagle.* cañada real = droving road.* carta real = charter.* glacé real = royal icing, glacé royal.* Nombre + real = majesty's + Nombre.* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.* pavo real = peacock.real22 = actual, flesh-and-blood, genuine, real, real-world, real-life, on the ground, factual.Ex: It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor.
Ex: It is in this way that students gain experience by proxy and get a feel for handling problems in the flesh-and-blood world.Ex: A general paper may be irrelevant to a specialist but of genuine value to someone seeking a brief introduction to a field peripheral to their main interest.Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.Ex: It is unfortunate that there is a dearth of real-world logged data to explore usage and problems.Ex: Many librarians find such theories difficult to put into practice in real-life situations.Ex: It is difficult to know just to what extent vague concepts like 'the flow of information in a democratic society' actually result in services on the ground.Ex: No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.* comprobación en la práctica real = field test.* en la práctica real = in actual practice.* en la vida real = in real life.* en términos reales = in real terms, in actual practice.* experiencia del mundo real = real-world training.* formación en el mundo real = real-world training.* hecho real = brute fact.* hechos reales = true story.* mundo real, el = real world, the.* práctica real = actual practice.* real y verdaderamente = really and truly.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tamaño real = full-size.* vida real = real life.* * *real1A(verdadero, no ficticio): el libro narra un hecho real the book tells a true storyes muy distinta en la vida real she's very different in real lifehistorias de la vida real real-life stories, true o true-life storiesB (de la realeza) royalla familia real the royal familypor real decreto by royal decreela Real Academia Española de la Lengua the Royal Academy of the Spanish LanguageCompuesto:masculine summer residence ( of the Spanish monarchs)C ( fam)real2A1 (moneda) real (old Spanish coin worth a quarter of a peseta, also a Peruvian 10 centavo coin)no valer un real ( fam); to be worth nothinglos terrenos no valen ni un real the land isn't worth a penny o is worthless2 ( Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)B1 ( Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales «ejército» to set up camp;«persona» to install* oneself; «empresa» to set up2(recinto): real de la feria fairground* * *
real adjetivoa) (verdadero, no ficticio):
en la vida real in real life;
historias de la vida real real-life o true-life stories
◊ porque me da la real gana (fam) because I damn well want to (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
◊ no valer un real (fam) to be worth nothing
c)
real 1 adj (no ficticio) real: fue una sensación muy real, it was a very vivid feeling
una historia basada en hechos reales, a true-life story ➣ Ver nota en actual
real 2 adj (relativo a la realeza) royal
' real' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academia
- actual
- águila
- alteza
- armar
- batalla
- berenjenal
- bien
- bocazas
- botadura
- buena
- bueno
- caballero
- calvario
- campeonato
- comistrajo
- cómitre
- concreta
- concreto
- conquistador
- conquistadora
- corte
- desengañarse
- desperdicio
- efectiva
- efectivo
- elemento
- espectáculo
- esperpento
- expolio
- follón
- gaita
- guardia
- hecha
- hecho
- histórica
- histórico
- inmobiliaria
- inmobiliario
- inmueble
- jalea
- joya
- lacrimógena
- lacrimógeno
- legítima
- legítimo
- macho
- maestría
- mentir
- muy
English:
AA
- actual
- bumpkin
- chalk up
- character
- deduce
- dinosaur
- doll
- dope
- drip
- dump
- effective
- eye-opener
- go-getter
- godsend
- going-over
- golden eagle
- gut
- heyday
- hick
- hole
- host
- juggling act
- live
- loony
- mine
- misery
- mismatch
- nothing
- nut
- peacock
- predicament
- pushover
- real
- real estate
- real-life
- RN
- royal
- shirt
- sight
- snuff movie
- state
- sweat
- telling-off
- term
- thrashing
- to-do
- tough
- trial
- true
* * *♦ adj1. [verdadero] real;existe un peligro real de que explote there is a real danger that it may explode;una historia real a true story2. [de la realeza] royalReal Academia Española (de la Lengua) = institution that sets lexical and grammatical standards for Spanish;real decreto = name given to acts passed by the Spanish parliament when appearing in the official gazette;Hist royal decree; Fampor real decreto: tenemos que volver a casa a las diez por real decreto it has been decreed that we should be back home by ten o'clock♦ nm1. [moneda] [de Brasil] real;Hist [de España]= old Spanish coin worth one quarter of a peseta;cuatro reales: lo compró por cuatro reales she bought it for next to nothing;no tener un real not to have a penny to one's name;no valer un real to be worthless2. Compsentar el real, sentar los reales [ejército] to set up camp;[persona] to settle down* * *I adj1 ( regio) royal2 ( verdadero) realII m fig:(a)sentar sus reales set up camp* * *real adj1) : real, true2) : royal* * *real adj1. (auténtico) true / real2. (del rey) royal -
3 cheap
1. adjective1) billig; (at reduced rate) verbilligtbe cheap at the price — sehr preiswert sein; (fig.) es wert sein
on the cheap — (coll.) billig
2) (worthless) billig [Aussehen]; gemein [Lügner]; schäbig [Verhalten, Betragen]2. adverbbe going cheap — besonders günstig sein (ugs.)
* * *[ i:p]1) (low in price: Eggs are cheap just now.) billig•- academic.ru/85260/cheaply">cheaply- cheapness* * *[tʃi:p]a \cheap ticket eine ermäßigte Eintritts-/Fahrkartedirt \cheap spottbillig famto buy sth \cheap etw billig [o preiswert] kaufenthey work out \cheaper by the box sie kommen billiger pro Kiste\cheap labour billige Arbeitskräfte3. (worthless) wertlosto feel \cheap sich dat schäbig vorkommento look \cheap ordinär aussehen8.▶ to buy sth on the \cheap etw für 'nen Appel und 'n Ei bekommen DIAL fam, etw für ein Butterbrot bekommento be \cheap and nasty [billiger] Ramsch sein pej fam▶ a \cheap shot ein Schuss m unter die Gürtellinie* * *[tʃiːp]1. adj (+er)1) also adv (= inexpensive) billigit doesn't come cheap — es ist nicht billig
2) (= poor quality) billig, minderwertig3) (fig: mean, shallow, sexually cheap) joke, flattery, thrill, girl billig; person, behaviour, appearance ordinärto feel cheap — sich (dat) schäbig vorkommen
how can you be so cheap! — wie kannst du nur so gemein sein!
to make oneself cheap — sich entwürdigen; (by loose living) sich wegwerfen
2. nto buy sth on the cheap (inf) — etw für einen Pappenstiel (inf) or einen Apfel und ein Ei (inf) kaufen
* * *cheap [tʃiːp]A adj (adv cheaply)b) verbilligt:cheap flights Billigflüge;2. billig, minderwertig:look cheap and nasty nach Ramsch aussehen3. figa) schäbig (Verhalten):feel cheap sich schäbig vorkommen;hold sth cheap eine geringe Meinung von etwas habenb) gemein (Lügner etc)4. besonders US geizigB adv billig:* * *1. adjective1) billig; (at reduced rate) verbilligtbe cheap at the price — sehr preiswert sein; (fig.) es wert sein
on the cheap — (coll.) billig
2) (worthless) billig [Aussehen]; gemein [Lügner]; schäbig [Verhalten, Betragen]2. adverbbe going cheap — besonders günstig sein (ugs.)
* * *adj.billig adj.kostengünstig adj.minderwertig adj. -
4 dont
dont [dɔ̃]a. (provenant d'un complément de nom: indique la possession, la qualité etc) whose• les enfants dont la mère travaille sont plus indépendants children with working mothers are more independentb. (indiquant la partie d'un tout) il y a eu plusieurs blessés, dont son frère there were several casualties, including his brother• ils ont trois filles dont deux sont mariées they have three daughters, of whom two are marriedc. (indique la manière, la provenance) la façon dont elle marche/s'habille the way she walks/dressesd. (provenant d'un complément prépositionnel d'adjectif, de verbe: voir aussi les adjectifs et verbes en question) l'outil dont il se sert the tool he is using• le film/l'acteur dont elle parle tant the film/actor she talks about so much• l'accident dont il a été responsable the accident he was responsible for or for which he was responsible• le collier/l'enfant dont elle est si fière the necklace/child she is so proud of* * *dɔ̃Note: Lorsque la traduction de dont fait intervenir une préposition en anglais, deux tournures sont possibles: c'est un enfant dont je suis fier = he's a child I'm proud of; = he's a child of whom I am proud. La première traduction est utilisée dans la langue courante, parlée ou écrite; la seconde traduction relève de la langue soutenue, surtout écrite, et n'est pas toujours acceptable: le livre dont tu m'as parlé = the book you told me aboutpronom relatifla jeune fille dont on nous disait qu'elle avait 20 ans — the girl who they said was 20 ou who was said to be 20
des élèves dont je suis satisfait — pupils I'm satisfied with, pupils with whom I am satisfied
un concours dont le lauréat gagnera... — a competition the winner of which will receive...
5) ( parmi lesquels)il y a eu plusieurs victimes dont mon père — there were several victims, one of whom was my father
l'organisation propose diverses activités dont l'équitation, la natation et le tricot — the organization offers various activities including horse riding, swimming and knitting
des boîtes dont la plupart sont vides — boxes, most of which are empty
* * *dɔ̃ pron relatif1) (relation d'appartenance) (objets) whose, of which, (êtres animés) whose2) (= parmi lesquel(le)s)deux livres, dont l'un est en anglais — two books, one of which is in English
Il y avait plusieurs personnes, dont Gabrielle. — There were several people, among them Gabrielle.
10 blessés, dont 2 grièvement — 10 injured, 2 of them seriously
3) (complément d'adjectif, de verbe)la façon dont il l'a fait — the way he did it, the way in which he did it
* * *dont pron rel❢ Lorsque la traduction de dont fait intervenir une préposition en anglais, deux tournures sont possibles: c'est un enfant dont je suis fier = he's a child I'm proud of; = he's a child of whom I am proud. La première traduction est utilisée dans la langue courante, parlée ou écrite; la seconde traduction relève de la langue soutenue, surtout écrite, et n'est pas toujours acceptable: le livre dont tu m'as parlé = the book you told me about.1 ( en fonction d'objet indirect) la jeune fille dont on nous disait qu'elle avait 20 ans the girl who they said was 20 ou who was said to be 20; Sylvaine est quelqu'un dont on se souvient Sylvaine is somebody (that) you remember; l'époque dont je vous parle the time I'm talking about; l'argent dont je dispose the money (that) I have available, the money that is available to me; la maladie dont il souffre the illness which he's suffering from;2 ( en fonction de complément d'un adjectif) des élèves dont je suis satisfait pupils I'm satisfied with, pupils with whom I am satisfied; des renseignements dont nous ne sommes pas certains information which we are not sure about ou about which we are not sure; dans le café dont il est voisin in the neighbouringGB café; les vieux journaux dont leur salon est plein the old newspapers which their living room is full of ou of which their living room is full;3 ( en fonction de complément circonstanciel) une voix dont elle sait admirablement se servir a voice which she uses to wonderful effect ou she really knows how to use; les méthodes dont ils ont usé the methods (that ou which) they used; la façon or manière dont elle s'habille the way (in which) she dresses; il s'est senti offensé par la façon dont il avait été traité he was offended by the way (that) he had been treated; elle fait des recherches sur la manière dont les affaires sont traitées she is doing research on the way in which business is conducted; j'avais oublié la façon dont il m'avait traité I had forgotten the way he ou how he had treated me; il rentra dans la chambre dont il était sorti cinq minutes auparavant he came back into the room (which) he had left five minutes before; l'arbre dont on extrait le caoutchouc the tree from which rubber is extracted; la famille dont il descend the family from which he is descended;4 ( en fonction de complément de nom) un document dont l'importance n'échappe à personne a document the importance of which ou whose importance is clear to everyone; un canapé dont les housses sont amovibles a sofa the covers of which ou whose covers are removable; un concours dont le lauréat gagnera… a competition the winner of which will receive…; une ville dont la splendeur vous coupe le souffle a town whose splendour takes your breath away; une personne dont il prétend être l'ami a person whose friend he claims to be; une ville dont 50% des habitants ont plus de 55 ans a town 50% of whose inhabitants are over 55;5 ( parmi lesquels) il y a eu plusieurs victimes dont mon père there were several victims, one of whom was my father; des jeunes gens dont plusieurs avaient les cheveux longs young men, several of whom had long hair; l'organisation propose diverses activités dont le cheval, la natation et le tricot the organization offers various activities including horse riding, swimming and knitting; il a sélectionné quelques bouteilles dont une pour toi he selected a few bottles including one for you; elle a écrit plusieurs pièces dont la meilleure est la dernière she has written several plays the best of which is ou the best being her latest one; des boîtes dont la plupart sont vides boxes, most of which are empty.[dɔ̃] pronom relatifle club dont je suis membre the club to which I belong ou of which I'm a member (soutenu), the club I belong todes livres dont la plupart ne valent rien books, most of which are worthlessdeux personnes ont téléphoné, dont ton frère two people phoned, including your brother3. [exprimant le complément de l'adjectif]c'est la seule photo dont je sois fier it's the only photograph I'm proud of ou of which I'm proud4. [exprimant l'objet indirect]5. [exprimant le complément du verbe - indiquant la provenance, l'agent, la manière etc.] -
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n pejor. brzydkie/niezgrabne pannisko an ugly/misshapen girl- nieużyte pannisko a worthless (young) girlThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pannisk|o
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6 woman
1. n женщинаa woman of fashion — светская женщина; модница
2. n собир. женщины, женский полworthless woman — пустая женщина; дрянь
3. n презр. баба4. n типичная женщина; воплощение женственности, женского начала5. n диал. женаscarlet woman — жена, одетая в багряницу
6. n любовница7. n приятельницаcouncil woman — женщина — член совета
8. n работница; служанкаСинонимический ряд:1. consort (noun) consort; mate; spouse2. employee (noun) attendant; employee; worker3. female (noun) dame; fem; female; gentlewoman; girl; maid; matron; she; virgin4. human being (noun) femininity; human being; individual; people; person; womankind5. mistress (noun) girl friend; inamorata; lover; mistress; paramour6. wife (noun) lady; Mrs.; wifeАнтонимический ряд: -
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HE СТОИТЬ чьего МИЗИНЦА (НОГТЯ, чьей ПОДМЁТКИ) coll VP subj: human usu. pres) to be worthless, extremely insignificant in comparison with someone elseX Y-ова мизинца не стоит - X isn't worth Y's little fingerX cannot hold a candle to Y X isn't worthy of tying Yb shoelaces."А по-моему, так вы, со всеми вашими достоинствами, не стоите мизинца этой несчастной девушки...»(Достоевский 3). "In my opinion you, with all your merits, are not worth this unfortunate girl's little finger..." (3a).«...Если хотите знать умного человека, так у нас действительно есть один, о котором, точно, можно сказать: умный человек, которого я и подмётки не стою» (Гоголь 3). "...If you really want to know an intelligent man, why, we actually have one such among us, of whom it may truly be said that he is an intelligent man, whose shoelaces I'm not worthy of tying" (3b). -
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ТЕНЬ ПАДАЕТ/(У)ПАЛА (ЛОЖИТСЯ/ ЛЕГЛА) на кого-что VP subj.) doubts are raised about the respectability of s.o. or sth.: тень падает на X-a - (a shadow of) suspicion falls on X a shadow falls on person X's name (reputation).(author's usage) Что же это обозначает? А то, что акт 1643 года содержит в себе ложные сведения и, следовательно, ровно ничего не стоит. А раз так, то густая тень подозрения падает и на эту таинственную, ещё не окрещённую девочку (Булгаков 5). What can this mean? It means that the document of 1643 contains false information and, hence, is quite worthless. And if this is so, then a dense shadow of suspicion falls also upon this mysterious, still unbaptized girl (5a).Она не хочет, чтобы на отца падала хоть какая-нибудь тень (Аллилуева 1). She doesn't want the least little shadow to fall on my father's name (1a). -
9 не стоить мизинца
• НЕ СТОИТЬ чьего МИЗИНЦА <НОГТЯ, чьей ПОДМЕТКИ> coll[VP; subj: human; usu. pres]=====⇒ to be worthless, extremely insignificant in comparison with someone else:- X isn't worthy of tying Y's shoelaces.♦ "А по-моему, так вы, со всеми вашими достоинствами, не стоите мизинца этой несчастной девушки..."(Достоевский 3). "In my opinion you, with all your merits, are not worth this unfortunate girl's little finger..." (3a).♦ "...Если хотите знать умного человека, так у нас действительно есть один, о котором, точно, можно сказать: умный человек, которого я и подмётки не стою" (Гоголь 3). "...If you really want to know an intelligent man, why, we actually have one such among us, of whom it may truly be said that he is an intelligent man, whose shoelaces I'm not worthy of tying" (3b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не стоить мизинца
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10 не стоить ногтя
• НЕ СТОИТЬ чьего МИЗИНЦА <НОГТЯ, чьей ПОДМЕТКИ> coll[VP; subj: human; usu. pres]=====⇒ to be worthless, extremely insignificant in comparison with someone else:- X isn't worthy of tying Y's shoelaces.♦ "А по-моему, так вы, со всеми вашими достоинствами, не стоите мизинца этой несчастной девушки..."(Достоевский 3). "In my opinion you, with all your merits, are not worth this unfortunate girl's little finger..." (3a).♦ "...Если хотите знать умного человека, так у нас действительно есть один, о котором, точно, можно сказать: умный человек, которого я и подмётки не стою" (Гоголь 3). "...If you really want to know an intelligent man, why, we actually have one such among us, of whom it may truly be said that he is an intelligent man, whose shoelaces I'm not worthy of tying" (3b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не стоить ногтя
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11 не стоить подметки
• НЕ СТОИТЬ чьего МИЗИНЦА <НОГТЯ, чьей ПОДМЕТКИ> coll[VP; subj: human; usu. pres]=====⇒ to be worthless, extremely insignificant in comparison with someone else:- X isn't worthy of tying Y's shoelaces.♦ "А по-моему, так вы, со всеми вашими достоинствами, не стоите мизинца этой несчастной девушки..."(Достоевский 3). "In my opinion you, with all your merits, are not worth this unfortunate girl's little finger..." (3a).♦ "...Если хотите знать умного человека, так у нас действительно есть один, о котором, точно, можно сказать: умный человек, которого я и подмётки не стою" (Гоголь 3). "...If you really want to know an intelligent man, why, we actually have one such among us, of whom it may truly be said that he is an intelligent man, whose shoelaces I'm not worthy of tying" (3b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не стоить подметки
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12 тень легла
• ТЕНЬ ПАДАЕТ/(У)ПАЛА <ЛОЖИТСЯ/ЛЕГЛА> на кого-что[VPsubj]=====⇒ doubts are raised about the respectability of s.o. or sth.:- a shadow falls on person X's name (reputation).♦ [author's usage] Что же это обозначает? А то, что акт 1643 года содержит в себе ложные сведения и, следовательно, ровно ничего не стоит. А раз так, то густая тень подозрения падает и на эту таинственную, ещё не окрещённую девочку (Булгаков 5). What can this mean? It means that the document of 1643 contains false information and, hence, is quite worthless. And if this is so, then a dense shadow of suspicion falls also upon this mysterious, still unbaptized girl (5a).♦ Она не хочет, чтобы на отца падала хоть какая-нибудь тень (Аллилуева 1). She doesn't want the least little shadow to fall on my father's name (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > тень легла
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13 тень ложится
• ТЕНЬ ПАДАЕТ/(У)ПАЛА <ЛОЖИТСЯ/ЛЕГЛА> на кого-что[VPsubj]=====⇒ doubts are raised about the respectability of s.o. or sth.:- a shadow falls on person X's name (reputation).♦ [author's usage] Что же это обозначает? А то, что акт 1643 года содержит в себе ложные сведения и, следовательно, ровно ничего не стоит. А раз так, то густая тень подозрения падает и на эту таинственную, ещё не окрещённую девочку (Булгаков 5). What can this mean? It means that the document of 1643 contains false information and, hence, is quite worthless. And if this is so, then a dense shadow of suspicion falls also upon this mysterious, still unbaptized girl (5a).♦ Она не хочет, чтобы на отца падала хоть какая-нибудь тень (Аллилуева 1). She doesn't want the least little shadow to fall on my father's name (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > тень ложится
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14 тень падает
• ТЕНЬ ПАДАЕТ/(У)ПАЛА <ЛОЖИТСЯ/ЛЕГЛА> на кого-что[VPsubj]=====⇒ doubts are raised about the respectability of s.o. or sth.:- a shadow falls on person X's name (reputation).♦ [author's usage] Что же это обозначает? А то, что акт 1643 года содержит в себе ложные сведения и, следовательно, ровно ничего не стоит. А раз так, то густая тень подозрения падает и на эту таинственную, ещё не окрещённую девочку (Булгаков 5). What can this mean? It means that the document of 1643 contains false information and, hence, is quite worthless. And if this is so, then a dense shadow of suspicion falls also upon this mysterious, still unbaptized girl (5a).♦ Она не хочет, чтобы на отца падала хоть какая-нибудь тень (Аллилуева 1). She doesn't want the least little shadow to fall on my father's name (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > тень падает
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15 тень пала
• ТЕНЬ ПАДАЕТ/(У)ПАЛА <ЛОЖИТСЯ/ЛЕГЛА> на кого-что[VPsubj]=====⇒ doubts are raised about the respectability of s.o. or sth.:- a shadow falls on person X's name (reputation).♦ [author's usage] Что же это обозначает? А то, что акт 1643 года содержит в себе ложные сведения и, следовательно, ровно ничего не стоит. А раз так, то густая тень подозрения падает и на эту таинственную, ещё не окрещённую девочку (Булгаков 5). What can this mean? It means that the document of 1643 contains false information and, hence, is quite worthless. And if this is so, then a dense shadow of suspicion falls also upon this mysterious, still unbaptized girl (5a).♦ Она не хочет, чтобы на отца падала хоть какая-нибудь тень (Аллилуева 1). She doesn't want the least little shadow to fall on my father's name (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > тень пала
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16 тень упала
• ТЕНЬ ПАДАЕТ/(У)ПАЛА <ЛОЖИТСЯ/ЛЕГЛА> на кого-что[VPsubj]=====⇒ doubts are raised about the respectability of s.o. or sth.:- a shadow falls on person X's name (reputation).♦ [author's usage] Что же это обозначает? А то, что акт 1643 года содержит в себе ложные сведения и, следовательно, ровно ничего не стоит. А раз так, то густая тень подозрения падает и на эту таинственную, ещё не окрещённую девочку (Булгаков 5). What can this mean? It means that the document of 1643 contains false information and, hence, is quite worthless. And if this is so, then a dense shadow of suspicion falls also upon this mysterious, still unbaptized girl (5a).♦ Она не хочет, чтобы на отца падала хоть какая-нибудь тень (Аллилуева 1). She doesn't want the least little shadow to fall on my father's name (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > тень упала
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17 हत _hata
हत p. p. [हन्-क्त]1 Killed, slain; सुषेणं च हतो$सीति ब्रुवन्नादत्त सायकम् Mb.8.48.31.-2 Hurt, struck, injured; चक्षुरादिषु हताः स्वार्थावबोधक्रियाः Mu.3.1.-3 Lost, perished; शमं न लेभे हृदयज्वरार्दितो नरर्षभो यूथहतो यथर्षभः Rām.2.85. 21.-4 Deprived or bereft of.-5 Disappointed, frustra- ted; वयं तत्त्वान्वेषात् हताः Ś.1.23.-6 Impeded, obstruct- ed.-7 Utterly ruined, extinguished, destroyed.-8 Multiplied.-9 Whirled up, raised.-1 Suffering from.-11 Violated (sexually).-12 Miserable, wretched.-13 Defective. See हन्. It is often used as the first member of comp. in the sense of 'wretched', 'mis- erable', 'accursed', 'worthless'; अनुशयदुःखायेदं हतहृदयं संप्रति विबुद्धम् Ś.6.6; Māl.9.28; कुर्यामुपेक्षां हतजीविते$स्मिन् R.14.65; हतविधिलसितानां ही विचित्रो विपाकः Śi.11.64.-तम् 1 Killing, striking.-2 Multiplication.-ता 1 A violated woman.-2 A despised girl (unfit for mar- riage).-Comp. -आश a.1 bereft of hope, hopeless, desponding.-2 weak, powerless.-3 cruel, merciless.-4 barren.-5 low, vile, wretched, accursed, villainous.-आश्रय a. one whose refuge is destroyed; Bu. Ch.13. 7.-ईक्षण a. blind; Bu. Ch.8.7.-उत्तर a. giving no answer.-उद्यम a. broken in purpose; Bu. Ch.13. 71.-कण्टक a. freed from thorns or foes.-किल्बिष a. freed from sins; धर्मप्रधानं पुरुषं तपसा हतकिल्बिषम् । परलोकं नयत्याशु भास्वन्तं स्वशरीरिणम् ॥ Ms.4.243.-चित्त a. bewil- dered, confounded.-च्छाया a. bereft of beauty.-जल्पितानि useless talk.-त्रप a. shameless.-त्विष् a. dimmed in lustre; निशीथदीपाः सहसा हतत्विषो बभूवुरालेख्य- समर्पिता इव R.3.15.-दैव a. ill-fated, luckless, ill-starred.-प्रभाव, -वीर्य a. bereft of power or vigour; मन्त्रेण हतवीर्यस्य फणिनो दैत्यमाश्रितः Ku.2.21.-प्रमाद a. freed from carelessness.-बुद्धिः a. deprived of sense, senseless.-भग, -भाग्यः a. ill-fated, unfortunate.-मूर्खः a dolt, blockhead.-युद्ध a. destitute of martial spirit.-रथः a chariot of which the horses and the cha- rioteer are slain.-लक्षण a. devoid of auspicious marks, unlucky.-विनय a. lost to a sense of propriety, wicked; सेव्यानां हतविनयैरिवावृतानां संपर्क परिहरति स्म चन्दनानाम् Ki.7. 29.-शेष a. surviving.-श्री, -संपद् a. reduced to indi- gence, impoverished.-साध्वस a. freed from fear.-स्त्रीक a. one who has killed a woman. -
18 हत
hatámfn. struck, heaten ( alsoᅠ said of a drum), smitten, killed, slain, destroyed, ended, gone, lost (often ibc. = « destitute of», « bereft of», « -less») RV. etc. etc.;
injured, marred, hurt, wounded (lit. andᅠ fig.) MBh. Kathās. ;
struck off (as a head) R. ;
knocked out (as an eye) ib. ;
hit by (instr. orᅠ comp.) Kāv. Kathās. ;
whirled up, raised (as dust) Ṡak. ;
visited orᅠ afflicted orᅠ tormented by, struggling with, suffering from (instr. orᅠ comp.) ṠBr. ChUp. MBh. etc.;
(in astron.) touched, come into contact VarBṛS. ;
violated (sexually, as a woman) MBh. VIII, 2037 ;
ruined, undone, hopeless, miserable, wretched (of persons andᅠ things;
cf. comp.) Mn. MBh. etc.;
worthless, useless ib. ;
defective Sāh. ;
cheated, deceived Kuval.;
deprived of, lapsed from (- tas orᅠ comp.) MBh. R. ;
(in arithm.) multiplied Āryabh. ;
(ā) f. a violated woman ( seeᅠ above);
a despised girl unfit for marriage L. ;
(am) n. striking, killing, hurting W. ;
multiplication ib. ;
+ cf. Gk. φατός, « slain»
- हतकण्टक
- हतकिल्बिष
- हतचित्त
- हतचेतस्
- हतच्छाय
- हतजल्पित
- हतजीवन
- हतजीवित
- हतज्ञान
- हतज्योतिर्निशीथ
- हतताप
- हतत्रप
- हतत्विट्क
- हतत्विष्
- हतदैव
- हतद्विष्
- हतधी
- हतध्वान्त
- हतपरमार्थ
- हतपितृ
- हतपुत्र
- हतप्रभ
- हतप्रभाव
- हतप्रमाद
- हतप्रवीर
- हतप्राय
- हतबान्धव
- हतबुद्धि
- हतभग
- हतभाग्य
- हतभ्रातृ
- हतमति
- हतमातृ
- हतमान
- हतमानस
- हतमूर्ख
- हतमेधस्
- हतयुद्ध
- हतरथ
- हतलक्षण
- हतवर्चस्
- हतविक्रमोद्यम
- हतविधि
- हतविनय
- हतवीर्य
- हतवृत्त
- हतवृष्णी
- हतवेग
- हतव्रीड
- हतशिष्ट
- हतशेष
- हतश्री
- हतसम्पद
- हतसम्मद
- हतसर्वयोध
- हतसध्वस
- हतसूत
- हतस्त्रीक
- हतस्वर
- हतस्वसृ
- हतहिम
- हतहृदय
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19 matto
1. adj completely irrational ( per fascinated with; crazy for; mad about)avere una voglia matta di qualcosa be dying for something2. m, matta f completely irrational personmi piace da matti andare al cinema I'm mad about the cinema* * *matto1 agg.1 mad; (fam.) crazy: diventar matto, to go mad; far diventar matto qlcu., to drive s.o. mad; la bambina mi sta facendo diventar matta, the little girl is driving me mad (o out of my mind) // matto furioso, matto da legare, stark raving mad // cavallo matto, wild horse // è sempre stato una testa matta, he's always been a crackpot (o a lunatic o a maniac) // c'è da diventar matto!, it is enough to drive you mad (o crazy)! // va matto per i Beatles, he's crazy about the Beatles; va matta per quel ragazzo, she's crazy about that boy // è mezzo matto, he is half crazy // fossi matto!, what do you take me for? (o do you think I am mad? o you must be joking!): ''Pensi di rivederlo?'' ''Fossi matta!'', ''Will you be seeing him again?'' ''You must be joking!'' // era matto di gioia, he was mad (o beside himself) with joy // ''Ho deciso di cambiare lavoro'' ''Ma sei matto?!'', ''I'm going to change my job'' ''Are you mad?!'' // che tempo matto!, what crazy weather!2 (fam.) (grande): avevano una voglia matta di andarsene, they were dying to leave; si vogliono un bene matto, they are mad about each other; abbiamo fatto delle risate matte quando ci ha raccontato delle sue prime lezioni di sci, we split our sides laughing when he told us about his first skiing lessons; ho una voglia matta di cioccolato, I've got a craving for chocolate3 (opaco) mat, matt: (fot.) carta matta, mat paper4 (falso) false: oro matto, false gold; pietra matta, false stone; gioielli matti, worthless jewellery◆ s.m. madman*, lunatic: ospedale dei matti, mental hospital; è un matto furioso, he is a raving lunatic // cose da matti!, this is ridiculous (o this is sheer madness)! // gabbia di matti, lunatic asylum (o madhouse): non resterò un momento di più in questa gabbia di matti, I'm not going to stay a moment longer in this madhouse // quel matto del nostro amico, that crazy friend of ours // ridere, correre, urlare come un matto, to laugh, to run, to shout like a madman // le piace da matti andare al mare, she's mad about going to the seaside.matto2 agg. (scacchi): scacco matto, checkmate; dare scacco matto, to checkmate.* * *['matto] matto (-a)1. agg1) (gen), fig mad, crazy, Med insanefar diventare matto qn — to drive sb mad o crazy
andare matto per qc — to be crazy o mad about sth
fossi matto! — (neanche per sogno) not on your life!
avere una voglia matta di — (cibo, cioccolato) to have a craving for
ho una voglia matta di incontrarlo — I'm dying to meet him, I can't wait to meet him
2)oro matto — imitation gold3) (opaco) matt2. sm/fmadman (madwoman), lunatic* * *I 1. ['matto]1) (demente) mad, insane, crazy colloq., loony colloq., bonkers colloq.essere matto da legare — to be mad as a March hare o as a hatter, to be crazy with a capital C
fare diventare matto qcn. — to drive sb. mad o crazy colloq.
andare matto per — to be crazy o wild o daft colloq. o nuts colloq. about
"vieni?" - "fossi matto!" — "are you coming?" - "I wouldn't dream of it!", "not on your life!"
avere una voglia -a di qcs. — to be dying for sth.
3) da matti (tantissimo) madly2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) (persona demente) insane person, loony; (uomo) madman*come un matto — [ lavorare] crazily, like crazy colloq.
II ['matto]ridere come un matto — to be in hysterics, to laugh like anything
scacco matto — checkmate (anche fig.), mate
dare scacco matto a — to checkmate (anche fig.), to mate
* * *matto1/'matto/1 (demente) mad, insane, crazy colloq., loony colloq., bonkers colloq.; non sono mica matto! I'm not that crazy! c'è da diventare -i! it's enough to drive you mad! essere matto da legare to be mad as a March hare o as a hatter, to be crazy with a capital C; fare diventare matto qcn. to drive sb. mad o crazy colloq.; essere una testa -a to be a madcap; andare matto per to be crazy o wild o daft colloq. o nuts colloq. about; "vieni?" - "fossi matto!" "are you coming?" - "I wouldn't dream of it!", "not on your life!"2 (grandissimo) avere una voglia -a di qcs. to be dying for sth.; farsi -e risate to laugh one's head off3 da matti (tantissimo) madly; è lontano da -i it's a heck of a long way; questa musica mi piace da -i! this music really sends me!(f. -a)1 (persona demente) insane person, loony; (uomo) madman*; come un matto [ lavorare] crazily, like crazy colloq.; ridere come un matto to be in hysterics, to laugh like anything2 (persona insensata) che banda di -i! what a bunch of lunatics! gabbia di -i madhouse; cose da -i! it's the tail wagging the dog! it's sheer madness!————————matto2/'matto/ -
20 curse
1. Ihe began to curse он начал ругаться2. IIcurse in some manner curse furiously (bitterly, coarsely, endlessly, etc.) отчаянно и т. д. ругаться; he cursed loudly when somebody pushed him он громко выругался, когда его толкнули3. IIIcurse smb., smth.1) curse a driver (a painter, a saleswoman, a place, a job, etc.) ругать шофера и т. д.; he cursed me он послал проклятье в мой адрес2) curse God (the king, the day one was born, one's own folly, etc.) проклинать бога и т, д., father cursed his son отец проклял своего сына4. IVcurse smb., smth. in some manner curse smb., smth. hotly (bitterly, irritably, wrathfully, etc.) сильно и т. д. ругать кого-л., что-л.5. XIbe cursed with smb., smth. he was cursed with an idle and worthless son судьба послала ему ленивого и никчемного сына, ленивый и никчемный сын curse его крест; the place is cursed with a plague of mosquitoes комары curse вот бич этих краев; he is cursed with a bad (violent, etc.) temper бог наградил его скверным и т. д. нравом6. XXI1curse smb., smth. for smth. curse the boy for laziness (the girl for nothing, the driver for carelessness, etc.) ругать /бранить/ мальчика за лень и т. д.7. XXIIcurse smb. for doing smth. curse the driver for being so slow (the boy for breaking the vase, etc.) .ругать /бранить/ шофера за то, что он так медленно едет и т. д.8. XXV"Curse you!", he cried in anger "Проклинаю тебя!",- гневно воскликнул он
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