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1 refuse

̈ɪrɪˈfju:z I гл.
1) отвергать, отказывать;
отклонять to refuse categorically, completely, outright, point-blank ≈ решительно отказываться to refuse credence ≈ отказать в доверии to refuse a manuscript ≈ отвергнуть рукопись The cinema owners have the right to refuse admission to anyone under eighteen years of age. ≈ Владельцы кинотеатров имеют право не пустить в зал любого человека младше 18 лет. He refused them nothing. ≈ Он им ни в чем не отказывал. refuse to pay ≈ отказываться от платежа to refuse an offer ≈ отклонить предложение - refuse flatly - refuse one's consent Syn: reject, turn down
2) отказываться refuse to deal with smb. Brakes refused to act. ≈ Тормоза отказали. She refused to see him. ≈ Она отказалась его видеть. He refused to withdraw. ≈ Он отказался взять свои слова обратно.
3) резко, внезапно остановиться (перед каким-л. препятствием), заартачиться (о лошади)
4) воен. отводить войска назад;
избегать столкновения с противником Syn;
withdraw II
1. сущ.
1) а) мусор, твердые отбросы, отходы to collect refuse ≈ убирать, вывозить мусор to destroy refuse ≈ уничтожать мусор to dump the refuse ≈ сваливать мусор на свалку town refuse ≈ городской мусор refuse sack ≈ мешок для отходов refuse bin ≈ мусорное ведро refuse cart ≈ мусоровоз refuse disposal ≈ удаление отходов refuse collection container, refuse collection body ≈ контейнер для сбора мусора refuse burner ≈ мусоросжигатель refuse chute ≈ мусоропровод б) остатки чего-л. ∙ Syn: waste
1., leavings
2) отбросы, подонки;
отребье the refuse of society ≈ отбросы общества Syn: offscourings
3) текст. очески, угар( отходы при обработке волокна, пряжи)
4) горн. отвал горной породы;
насыпь из пустых пород (при разработке месторождений полезных ископаемых)
2. прил. ничего не стоящий;
бесполезный, непригодный, никуда не годный;
выброшенный (за ненадобностью) a dog crunching a refuse bone ≈ собака, грызущая выброшенную кость Syn: useless, worthless отбросы, мусор - * consumer /destructor, eater/ машина для уничтожения мусора подонки - the * of society подонки общества остатки;
отходы (текстильное) угар, очески брак( горное) отвал пустой породы, терриконик негодный - * wood (специальное) неделовые остатки древесины отказывать, отвергать - to * a gift отклонить подарок - to * an office отказаться от назначения - he was *d a hearing его отказались выслушать - he has never been *d ему никогда ни в чем не отказывали - he will propose and she won't * him он сделает ей предложение, и она его не отвергнет - we were *d admittance нас не впустили отказаться - to * obedience не желать повиноваться - he *d to listen он не хотел и слушать - the motor *d to start мотор никак не хотел заводиться заартачиться (о лошади перед препятствием) (военное) избегать боя (тж. to * combat) dangerous ~ опасные отходы refuse вновь плавить;
переплавлять ~ заартачиться (о лошади перед препятствием) ~ негодный;
никчемный;
ничего не стоящий ~ негодный ~ отбросы, остатки;
мусор;
выжимки, подонки;
брак ~ отбросы ~ горн. отвал породы ~ отвал пустой породы ~ отвергать, отклонять ~ отвергать ~ отказывать, отвергать ~ отказывать(ся) ~ отказываться ~ отклонять ~ отходы (производства) ~ отходы производства ~ текст. очески, угар ~ to report upon the accounts отклонять бухгалтерский отчет

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > refuse
2 refuse

I [rɪ'fjuːz] гл.
1) отвергать, отказывать; отклонять

to refuse completely / outright / point-blank — решительно отказать

to refuse flatly — наотрез отказать

to refuse credence — отказать в доверии

to refuse a manuscript — отвергнуть рукопись

The cinema owners have the right to refuse admission to anyone under eighteen years of age. — Владельцы кинотеатров имеют право не пустить в зал любого человека младше 18 лет.

He refused them nothing. — Он им ни в чем не отказывал.

to refuse an offer — отклонить предложение

Syn:

reject, turn down

2) отказываться

to refuse to deal with smb. — отказываться иметь дело с кем-л.

Brakes refused to act. — Тормоза отказали.

She refused to see him. — Она отказалась его видеть.

3) воен. отводить войска назад; избегать столкновения с противником

Syn:

withdraw

4) резко, внезапно остановиться, заартачиться ( о лошади)
II ['refjuːs] 1. сущ.
1)

а) мусор, отбросы, отходы

town refuse — городской мусор

refuse sack — мешок для отходов

refuse bin — мусорное ведро

refuse cart — мусоровоз

to collect refuse — убирать, вывозить мусор

to destroy refuse — уничтожать мусор

to dump the refuse — сваливать мусор на свалку

refuse container, refuse collection body — контейнер для мусора

refuse burner — мусоросжигатель

refuse chute — мусоропровод

б) остатки (чего-л.)

•

Syn:

waste 1., leavings

2) отбросы, подонки; отребье

refuse of society — отбросы общества

Syn:

offscouring

3) текст. очёски, угар (отходы при обработке волокна, пряжи)

4) горн. отвал горной породы; насыпь из пустых пород ( при разработке месторождений полезных ископаемых)
2. прил.
бесполезный, непригодный, никуда не годный; выброшенный ( за ненадобностью)

Syn:

useless, worthless

Англо-русский современный словарь > refuse
3 outright

1.
adverb
1) (honestly: I told him outright what I thought.) francamente

2) (immediately: He was killed outright.) de inmediato, en el acto

2.
adjective
(without any exception or doubt: He is the outright winner.) absoluto

outright

tr[' (adj) aʊtraɪt; (adv) aʊt'raɪt]

adjective

1 (total - gen) absoluto,-a, total; (- refusal, denial) rotundo,-a, total, categórico,-a; (- winner, victory, loser) indiscutible; (majority) absoluto,-a

2 (direct - attack) declarado,-a, abierto,-a; (- lie) descarado,-a

adverb

1 (completely - refuse) rotundamente, categóricamente, terminantemente; (ban) totalmente, terminantemente; (win) indiscutiblemente

2 (directly - ask, say) directamente, abiertamente, sin reserva

3 (instantly) en el acto

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to buy something outright comprar algo en su totalidad

outright [.aʊt'raɪt] adv

1) completely: por completo, totalmente

to sell outright: vender por completo

he refused it outright: lo rechazó rotundamente

2) directly: directamente, sin reserva

3) instantly: al instante, en el acto

outright ['aʊt.raɪt] adj

1) complete: completo, absoluto, categórico

an outright lie: una mentira absoluta

2) : sin reservas

an outright gift: un regalo sin reservas

outright

adj.

• franco, -a adj.

• puro, -a adj.

• sincero, -a adj.

adv.

• de una vez adv.

• enteramente adv.

• sin rodeos adv.

I 'aʊtraɪt
adjective (before n) <refusal/opposition> rotundo, total, categórico; < hostility> declarado, abierto; < majority> claro; < winner> indiscutido; < lie> descarado

II

adverb

a) ( completely) <refuse/reject> rotundamente, categóricamente, terminantemente; < ban> totalmente; < win> indiscutiblemente

b) (directly, frankly) <ask/say> abiertamente, directamente

c) ( instantly) < kill> en el acto

[aʊt'raɪt]
1. ADJ

1) (=complete) [failure] completo, total; [winner, victory] absoluto; [lie] descarado; [owner] absoluto (sin hipotecas) ; [refusal, rejection] rotundo, absoluto

2) (=open, forthright) franco; [rudeness, hostility] abierto, franco; [contempt, scorn] declarado; [compliment] sin ambages

2. ADV

1) (=completely) [own] en su totalidad; [win] de manera absoluta; [refuse, reject] rotundamente, de pleno

to buy sth outright — comprar algo en su totalidad

to reject an offer outright — rechazar una oferta de pleno

they won the cup outright — ganaron la copa indiscutiblemente

he was killed outright — murió en el acto

2) (=openly, forthrightly) abiertamente, francamente

why don't you tell her outright? — ¿por qué no se lo dices abiertamente or francamente?

to laugh outright at sth — reírse abiertamente de algo

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I ['aʊtraɪt]
adjective (before n) <refusal/opposition> rotundo, total, categórico; < hostility> declarado, abierto; < majority> claro; < winner> indiscutido; < lie> descarado

II

adverb

a) ( completely) <refuse/reject> rotundamente, categóricamente, terminantemente; < ban> totalmente; < win> indiscutiblemente

b) (directly, frankly) <ask/say> abiertamente, directamente

c) ( instantly) < kill> en el acto

English-spanish dictionary > outright
4 flatly

adverb (definitely; emphatically: She flatly denied it.) categóricamente

flatly

tr['flætlɪ]

adverb

1 (categorically) categóricamente, rotundamente

2 (voice) con voz monótona

flatly ['flætli] adv

definitely: categóricamente, rotundamente

'flætli
adverb de plano, rotundamente

['flætlɪ]
ADV
1) (=without emotion) [read, recite] monótonamente; [say, reply] de manera inexpresiva

2) (=categorically, completely) [refuse, deny] terminantemente, rotundamente; [contradict] de plano

we are flatly opposed to it — nos oponemos terminantemente or rotundamente a ello

* * *
['flætli]
adverb de plano, rotundamente

English-spanish dictionary > flatly
5 flatly

adverb

rundweg; glatt (ugs.)

* * *

adverb (definitely; emphatically: She flatly denied it.) glatt

* * *

flat·ly

[ˈflætli]

adv

1. (dully) ausdruckslos, lahm pej fam

2. inv (absolutely) kategorisch, glatt[weg]

to \flatly deny sth etw strikt leugnen

* * *
['fltlɪ]
adv

1) (= completely) refuse, deny, reject kategorisch, rundweg; contradict aufs Schärfste

to be flatly against or opposed to sth — etw rundweg ablehnen; (in principle) kategorisch gegen etw sein

to be flatly opposed to doing sth — kategorisch dagegen sein, etw zu tun

2) (= unemotionally) say, state ausdruckslos, nüchtern

* * *

flatly adv

1. mit ausdrucksloser Stimme

2. eindeutig, kategorisch

* * *

adverb

rundweg; glatt (ugs.)

English-german dictionary > flatly
6 right

1. adjective
1) (just, morally good) richtig

it is only right [and proper] to do something/that somebody should do something — es ist nur recht und billig, etwas zu tun/dass jemand etwas tut

2) (correct, true) richtig

right enough — völlig richtig

you're [quite] right — du hast [völlig] recht

too right! — (coll.) allerdings!

how right you are! — wie recht du hast!

be right in something — recht mit etwas haben

let's get it right this time! — machen wir es diesmal besser!

is that clock right? — geht die Uhr da richtig?

have you got the right fare? — haben Sie das Fahrgeld passend?

put or set right — richtig stellen [Irrtum]; wieder gutmachen [Unrecht]; berichtigen [Fehler]; bereinigen [Missverständnis]; wieder in Ordnung bringen [Situation, Angelegenheit, Gerät]

put or set somebody right — jemanden berichtigen od. korrigieren

right [you are]!, (Brit.) right oh! — (coll.) okay! (ugs.); alles klar! (ugs.)

that's right — ja[wohl]; so ist es

is that right? — stimmt das?; (indeed?) aha!

[am I] right? — nicht [wahr]?; oder [nicht]? (ugs.); see also academic.ru/1723/all">all 3.

3) (preferable, most suitable) richtig; recht

do something the right way — etwas richtig machen

say/do the right thing — das Richtige sagen/tun

4) (sound, sane) richtig

not be quite right in the head — nicht ganz richtig [im Kopf] sein

as right as rain — (coll.) (in health) gesund wie ein Fisch im Wasser; (satisfactory) in bester Ordnung

put somebody right — (restore to health) jemanden [wieder] auf die Beine bringen; see also mind 1. 7)

5)

you're a right one! — (coll.) du bist mir der/die Richtige!

6) (opposite of left) recht...

on the right side — auf der rechten Seite; rechts; see also turn 1. 3)

be somebody's right arm — (fig.) jemandes rechte Hand sein

7)

Right — (Polit.) recht... See also right side
2. transitive verb
1) (correct) berichtigen; richtig stellen

2) (restore to upright position) [wieder] aufrichten; [Boot usw.:]

right itself — sich [von selbst] [wieder] aufrichten; (fig.): (come to proper state) [Mangel:] sich [von selbst] geben
3. noun
1) (fair claim, authority) Recht, das; Anrecht, das

have a/no right to something — ein/kein Anrecht od. Recht auf etwas (Akk.) haben

have a or the/no right to do something — das/kein Recht haben, etwas zu tun

by right of — auf Grund (+ Gen.)

belong to somebody as of or by right — jemandes rechtmäßiges Eigentum sein

what right has he [got] to do that? — mit welchem Recht tut er das?

in one's own right — aus eigenem Recht

the right to work/life — das Recht auf Arbeit/Leben

right of way — (right to pass across) Wegerecht, das; (path) öffentlicher Weg; (precedence) Vorfahrtsrecht, das

who has the right of way? — wer hat Vorfahrt?

be within one's rights to do something — etwas mit [Fug und] Recht tun können

2) (what is just) Recht, das

right is on our side — das Recht ist auf unserer Seite

by right[s] — von Rechts wegen

do right — sich richtig verhalten; richtig handeln

do right to do something — recht daran tun, etwas zu tun

in the right — im Recht

3) (right-hand side) rechte Seite

move to the right — nach rechts rücken

on or to the right [of somebody/something] — rechts [von jemandem/etwas]

on or to my right, to the right of me — rechts von mir; zu meiner Rechten

drive on the right — rechts fahren

4) (Polit.)

the Right — die Rechte

be on the Right of the party — dem rechten Flügel der Partei angehören

5) in pl. (proper state)

set or put something to rights — etwas in Ordnung bringen

6) (in marching) see left II 3. 4)

7) (Boxing) Rechte, die
4. adverb
1) (properly, correctly, justly) richtig [machen, raten, halten]

go right — (succeed) klappen (ugs.)

nothing is going right for me today — bei mir klappt heute nichts (ugs.)

2) (to the side opposite left) nach rechts

right of the road — rechts von der Straße

3) (all the way) bis ganz; (completely) ganz; völlig

right through the summer — den ganzen Sommer hindurch

right round the house — ums ganze Haus [herum]

rotten right through — durch und durch verfault

4) (exactly) genau

right in the middle of something — mitten in etwas (Dat./Akk.)

right now — im Moment; jetzt sofort, gleich [handeln]

right at the beginning — gleich am Anfang

right on! — (coll.) (approving) recht so!; so ist's recht!; (agreeing) genau!; ganz recht!

5) (straight) direkt; genau

go right on [the way one is going] — [weiter] geradeaus gehen od. fahren

6) (coll.): (immediately)

right [away/off] — sofort; gleich

7) (arch./dial.): (very) sehr

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1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) rechts

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) richtig

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) richtig

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) richtig
2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) das Recht

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) das Recht, im Rechten

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.)

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) die Rechten
3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) direkt

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) sofort

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) direkt

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) ganz

5) (to the right: Turn right.) rechts

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) richtig
4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) (auf)richten

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) wiedergutmachen
5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') gut

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) richtig

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right
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right

[raɪt]

I. ADJECTIVE

1. inv (morally good) richtig; (fair) gerecht

it was \right of you to tell me es war richtig von dir, es mir zu sagen

you're \right to be annoyed du bist zu Recht verärgert

to do the \right thing das Richtige tun

\right and proper recht und billig

2. inv (correct) answer, direction, order, position richtig; time genau

were you given the \right change? hat man dir richtig herausgegeben?

do you have the \right time? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist?

is your watch \right? geht deine Uhr richtig?

the \right way round [or AM around] richtig herum

to get sth \right etw richtig machen

you got three answers \right du hast drei Antworten richtig

did you get that sum \right? hast du [da] richtig gerechnet?

to put sth \right etw richtigstellen

to put a clock \right eine Uhr richtig einstellen

to put matters \right Tatsachen richtigstellen

to put sb \right jdn berichtigen

3. pred, inv (correct in opinion)

am I \right in thinking that... gehe ich recht in der Annahme, dass...

you were \right about him Sie haben was ihn angeht Recht gehabt

to put [or set] sb \right ( fam) jdn eines Besseren belehren

4. inv (interrogative) oder, richtig

you're leaving tomorrow, \right? Sie haben doch vor, morgen abzureisen, oder [o richtig]?

5. inv (best) richtig

he's the \right person for the job er ist der Richtige für den Job

he thought the time was \right to... er dachte, das sei der passende [o richtige] Zeitpunkt, um...

to be on the \right lines auf dem richtigen Weg sein

to be in the \right place at the \right time zur rechten Zeit am rechten Ort sein

6. inv (important) people, places richtig

7. pred, inv (working correctly) in Ordnung

something isn't quite \right with the brakes irgendetwas stimmt mit den Bremsen nicht [ganz] fam

to put a machine \right eine Maschine reparieren [o in Ordnung bringen

8. inv (healthy)

to put [or set] sb \right jdn gesund machen

to be not [quite] \right in the head ( fam) nicht [ganz] richtig im Kopf sein fam

to be/be not in one's \right mind [ganz]/nicht [ganz] bei Verstand sein

to be as \right as rain ( fam) sich akk gut [o kerngesund] fühlen

9. inv (not left) rechte(r, s)

I would give my \right hand to meet the President ( fam) ich würde alles dafür geben, [um] mal den Präsidenten zu treffen fam

\right helix CHEM rechtsdrehende Helix

a \right hook SPORT ein rechter Haken

to make a \right turn rechts abbiegen

10. inv (conservative) rechte(r, s)

11. attr, inv esp BRIT ( fam: complete) völlige(r, s), totale(r, s) fam

he's a \right idiot er ist ein Vollidiot [o totaler Idiot] fam

12. inv BRIT ( fam: foolish)

a \right one ein Dummkopf m fam

we've got a \right one here! hier haben wir ja einen richtigen Knallkopf! fam

II. ADVERB

inv

1. inv (completely) völlig, ganz

the car ran \right out of fuel der Tank war völlig leer

she walked \right past me sie lief direkt an mir vorbei

\right through durch und durch

to be \right behind sb voll [und ganz] hinter jdm stehen

2. inv (all the way) ganz; (directly) genau, direkt

I filled the bath \right up to the top ich habe die Badewanne [bis zum Rand] volllaufen lassen

she came up \right behind me plötzlich stand sie direkt hinter mir

3. inv ( fam: immediately) gleich

he'll be \right back er ist gleich [wieder] zurück

I'll be \right with you ich komme sofort

\right now gleich jetzt, im Moment

4. inv (correctly) richtig

\right on! ( fam) ganz genau!

\right enough ( fam) völlig richtig

it's a hard job \right enough es ist ein echt harter Job

to guess \right richtig raten

5. inv (morally good)

to do \right by sb sich akk jdm gegenüber anständig [o korrekt] verhalten

6. inv (properly) gut

to go \right gut laufen; (end) gut ausgehen

things have been going \right for me es läuft gut für mich

7. inv (not left) rechts

to go [or turn] \right [nach] rechts abbiegen

8. inv BRIT ( form: in titles)

the R\right Honourable Sarah Bast, MP die sehr Ehrenwerte Sarah Bast, Mitglied des Parlaments

the R\right Reverend John Jones Bischof John Jones

9.

▶ \right away [or BRIT also ( fam) off] sofort, [jetzt] gerade fam

III. NOUN

1. no pl (goodness) Recht nt

the difference between \right and wrong der Unterschied zwischen Recht und Unrecht

2. (morally correct thing) das Richtige

to discuss the \rights and wrongs of sth [über] das Für und Wider [o das Pro und Kontra] einer S. gen diskutieren

3. (claim, entitlement) Recht nt

the \right to sth das Anrecht auf etw akk

\right of abode Wohnrecht nt

\right of asylum Asylrecht nt

\right of determination Bestimmungsrecht nt

\right of entry Eintrittsrecht nt

\right of free speech Recht nt auf freie Meinungsäußerung

\right of indemnity Ersatzanspruch m

\right of inspection Einsichtsrecht nt

\right of lien Pfandrecht nt

\right of recourse Rückgriffsrecht nt

\right to recourse Regressrecht nt

\right of residence Wohnrecht nt

women's \rights die Frauenrechte pl, die Rechte pl der Frau[en]

pre-emptive \right ECON Bezugsrecht nt fachspr

established \right Gewohnheitsrecht nt

it is sb's [legal] \right to do sth es ist jds gutes Recht, etw zu tun

it's my \right as a doctor to... es ist mein Recht als Arzt, zu...

to be within one's \rights to do sth das Recht haben, etw zu tun; (I am within my rights) das ist mein gutes Recht

to have the \right to do sth das Recht haben, etw zu tun

what \right have you got to criticize me? was gibt dir das Recht, mich zu kritisieren?

to know one's \rights seine Rechte kennen

to stand up for one's \rights für seine Rechte einstehen

by \rights von Rechts wegen

4. (authority, ownership)

▪ \rights pl Rechte pl (to an + dat)

fishing \rights Fischereirechte pl

5. no pl (right side) rechte Seite

on [or to] the \right rechts, auf der rechten Seite, zur Rechten geh

on my/her \right rechts [von mir/ihr], zu meiner/ihrer Rechten geh

6. no pl (turn)

to make [or take] [or AM ( fam) hang] a \right [nach] rechts abbiegen

7. no pl (road)

the first/second \right die erste/zweite [Straße] rechts

take the second \right fahren Sie die zweite rechts [rein fam]

8. (fist) Rechte f; (blow) rechter Haken

9. + sing/pl vb POL

▪ the R\right die Rechte

the far \right die Rechtsextremen pl

on the \right im rechten Lager

10.

▶ by \right of sth aufgrund einer S. gen

▶ to be in the \right im Recht sein

▶ in one's own \right selber

▶ to put [or set] sth to \rights etw in Ordnung bringen

to put [or set] the world to \rights die Welt verbessern

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

1.

▪ to \right sth (correct position) etw aufrichten; (correct condition) etw in Ordnung bringen

the boat will \right itself if it capsizes das Boot balanciert sich von selbst wieder aus, wenn es kentert

2. (rectify)

to \right a mistake/wrong einen Fehler/ein Unrecht wiedergutmachen

V. INTERJECTION

( fam)

1. (okay) in Ordnung, okay fam

\right you are! in Ordnung!

2. BRIT ( fam: agreed)

too \right! wohl [o nur zu] wahr!

3. (filler word) also

so we were on our way to work, \right, when... also, wir waren auf dem Weg zur Arbeit, als...

4. (as introduction)

\right, let's go also, nichts wie los fam

5. AUS (reassuring) nur keine Sorge

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[raɪt]
1. adj

1) (= just, fair, morally good) richtig, recht (S Ger)

it isn't right to lie — es ist nicht richtig or recht zu lügen

he thought it right to warn me — er hielt es für richtig, mich zu warnen

it seemed only right to give him the money — es schien richtig, ihm das Geld zu geben

it's only right (and proper) — es ist nur recht und billig

it is only right to point out that... — es ist nur recht und billig, wenn man darauf hinweist, dass...

to do the right thing by sb — sich jdm gegenüber anständig benehmen

2) (= true, correct) answer, solution, time, train richtig

to be right (person) — recht haben; (answer, solution) richtig sein, stimmen; (clock) richtig gehen

what's the right time? — wie viel Uhr ist es genau?

you're quite right — Sie haben ganz recht

how right you are! (inf) — da haben Sie ganz recht

you were right to refuse or in refusing — Sie hatten recht, als Sie ablehnten

my guess was right — ich habe richtig geraten

let's get it right this time! — mach es dieses Mal richtig; (in reporting facts etc) sag es dieses Mal richtig

to put or set right (error) — korrigieren; clock richtig stellen; situation wieder in Ordnung bringen

I tried to put things right after their quarrel — ich versuchte, nach ihrem Streit wieder einzulenken

3) (= proper) clothes, document richtig

what's the right thing to do in this case? —

to come at the right time — zur rechten Zeit kommen

to do sth the right way — etw richtig machen

that is the right way of looking at it —

the right man for the job — der rechte or richtige Mann für die Stelle

Mr/Miss Right (inf) — der/die Richtige (inf)

we will do what is right for the country —

to know the right people — die richtigen Leute kennen

4)

(= well) the medicine soon put or set him right — die Medizin hat ihn schnell wiederhergestellt or wieder auf die Beine gebracht

I don't feel quite right today — ich fühle mich heute nicht ganz wohl

to be as right as rain (Brit) — kerngesund sein; (after accident) keine Schramme abbekommen haben (inf)

to put the engine right — den Motor reparieren

the plumber put things right — der Klempner brachte alles wieder in Ordnung

to be in one's right mind — klar bei Verstand sein

nobody in their right mind would... — kein vernünftiger Mensch würde...

who in their right mind would...? — welcher vernünftige Mensch würde...?

he's not right in the head (inf) — bei ihm stimmts nicht im Oberstübchen (inf)

See:

→ all right

5)

(phrases) right you are! ( Brit inf ) — gut, schön, okay (inf)

right on! ( esp US inf ) — super! (sl)

that's right, dear, put it on the table — schön, stell es bitte auf den Tisch

so they came in the end – is that right? — und so kamen sie schließlich – wirklich?

right enough! — (das) stimmt!

it's a right mess in there ( Brit inf ) — das ist vielleicht ein Durcheinander hier (inf)

he's a right fool! ( Brit inf ) — er ist wirklich doof (inf)

you're a right one ( Brit inf ) — du bist mir der Richtige (inf)

6) (= opposite of left) rechte(r, s)

right hand —

I'd give my right hand to know the answer — ich würde was drum geben, wenn ich die Antwort wüsste (inf)

on your right hand — rechter Hand, rechts

7)

the right side of the material — die rechte Seite (des Stoffes)

2. adv

1) (= straight, directly) direkt; (= exactly) genau

right in front/ahead of you — direkt or genau vor Ihnen

go right on — gehen/fahren Sie geradeaus weiter

right here — genau hier

right in the middle — genau or direkt in der/die Mitte

right at the beginning — gleich am Anfang

I'll be right with you — ich bin gleich da

it hit me right in the face — der Schlag traf mich genau or voll ins Gesicht

2) (= completely, all the way) ganz

right round the house — ganz um das Haus herum; (inside) durch das ganze Haus

right through (drive, go) —

rotten right through — durch und durch verfault or (fig) verdorben

3) (= correctly) richtig

to guess right — richtig raten

you did right to refuse — es war richtig (von Ihnen) abzulehnen

if everything goes right — wenn alles klappt (inf)

nothing goes right for them — nichts klappt bei ihnen (inf), bei ihnen läuft alles schief (inf)

if I get you right (inf) — wenn ich Sie (da) richtig verstehe

I'll see you right (inf) — ich werde aufpassen, dass Sie nicht zu kurz kommen (inf)

See:

→ serve

4) (old, dial: very) sehr; (Brit)

the Right Honourable John Smith MP — der Abgeordnete John Smith

5) (= opposite of left) rechts

it is right of the bridge — es ist rechts von der Brücke

turn right — biegen Sie rechts ab

to be cheated right, left and centre or right and left (inf) — von vorne bis hinten betrogen werden (inf)

or center ( US inf ) — bei Gott und der Welt Schulden haben (inf)

3. n

1) no pl (moral, legal) Recht nt

he doesn't know right from wrong — er kann Recht und Unrecht nicht auseinanderhalten

I want to know the rights and wrongs of it first — ich möchte erst beide Seiten kennenlernen

to be in the right — im Recht sein

2) (= entitlement) Recht nt; (to sth) (An)recht nt, Anspruch m

(to have) a right to sth — ein (An)recht or einen Anspruch auf etw (acc)

to have a or the right to do sth — ein or das Recht haben, etw zu tun

what right have you to say that? — mit welchem Recht sagen Sie das?

by what right? — mit welchem Recht?

he is within his rights — das ist sein gutes Recht

by rights — rechtmäßig, von Rechts wegen

in one's own right —

the divine right (of kings) — das Gottesgnadentum

See:

→ civil rights

3) pl (COMM) Rechte pl

to have the ( sole) rights to sth — die (alleinigen) Rechte an etw (dat) haben

4)

to put or set sth to rights — etw (wieder) in Ordnung bringen

to put things or the world to rights — die Welt verbessern

5) (= not left) rechte Seite

to drive on the right — rechts fahren

to keep to the right — sich rechts halten, rechts bleiben

on my right — rechts (von mir)

on or to the right of the church — rechts von der Kirche

the Right (Pol) — die Rechte

those to the right of him (Pol) — diejenigen, die weiter rechts stehen als er

4. vt

1) (= return to upright position) aufrichten

2) (= make amends for) wrong wiedergutmachen

3)

the problem should right itself (fig) — das Problem müsste sich von selbst lösen

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right [raıt]

A adj (adv → C und rightly)

1. richtig, recht, angemessen:

it is only right (and proper) es ist nur recht und billig ( that dass);

he is right to do ( oder in doing) so er hat recht oder er tut recht daran(, so zu handeln);

he does not do it the right way er macht es nicht richtig;

the right thing das Richtige;

say the right thing das rechte Wort finden;

think it right es für richtig oder angebracht halten;

know the right people die richtigen Leute kennen, Beziehungen haben; → all Bes Redew

2. richtig:

a) korrekt

b) den Tatsachen entsprechend, wahr (-heitsgemäß):

the solution is right die Lösung stimmt oder ist richtig;

is your watch right? geht Ihre Uhr richtig?;

am I right for …? bin ich auf dem richtigen Weg nach …?;

be right recht haben;

right you are! richtig!, jawohl!;

that’s right! ganz recht!, richtig!, stimmt!;

prove sb right beweisen, dass jemand recht hat; jemandem recht geben (Ereignis);

right? umg richtig?, nicht wahr?;

right oh → righto

3. richtig, geeignet:

he is the right man er ist der Richtige;

the right man in the right place der rechte Mann am rechten Platz;

Mr (Miss) Right umg der (die) Richtige (als Ehepartner)

4. gesund:

out of one’s right mind, not right in one’s ( oder the) head umg nicht richtig (im Kopf), nicht ganz oder recht bei Trost;

in one’s right mind, quite right in one’s ( oder the) mind bei klarem Verstand; → rain A 1

5. richtig, in Ordnung:

come right in Ordnung kommen;

put ( oder set) right

a) in Ordnung bringen,

b) jemanden aufklären (on über akk),

c) einen Irrtum richtigstellen,

d) jemanden gesund machen;

put o.s. right with sb

a) sich vor jemandem rechtfertigen,

b) sich mit jemandem gut stellen

6. recht(er, e, es), Rechts…:

right hand rechte Hand (a. fig Vertrauensperson);

right side

a) rechte Seite, Oberseite f (auch von Stoffen, Münzen etc),

b) fig schöne(re) Seite;

on ( oder to) the right side rechts, rechter Hand;

on the right side of 50 noch nicht 50 (Jahre alt);

stay on the right side of sb es sich mit jemandem nicht verderben; → arm¹ Bes Redew

7. obs rechtmäßig (Erbe etc)

8. MATH

a) rechter (Winkel): → angle¹ A 1

b) rechtwink(e)lig (Dreieck)

c) gerade (Linie)

d) senkrecht (Figur)

9. POL recht(er, e, es), rechtsgerichtet, Rechts…:

be very right sehr weit rechts stehen

B s

1. besonders JUR Recht n:

as of right von Rechts wegen, kraft Gesetzes;

by rights eigentlich;

in the right im Recht;

right or wrong Recht od Unrecht;

know right from wrong Recht von Unrecht unterscheiden können;

do sb right jemandem Gerechtigkeit widerfahren lassen;

give sb their rights jemandem sein Recht geben oder lassen

2. JUR

a) (subjektives) Recht, Anrecht n, (Rechts)Anspruch m ( alle:

to auf akk)

b) Berechtigung f:

right of inheritance Erbschaftsanspruch;

right of possession Eigentumsrecht;

right of sale Verkaufs-, Vertriebsrecht;

right to vote Wahl-, Stimmrecht;

rights and duties Rechte und Pflichten;

by right of kraft (gen), aufgrund von (od gen);

in right of his wife

a) im Namen seiner Frau,

b) vonseiten seiner Frau;

have a right to (ein) Anrecht haben auf;

know one’s rights seine Rechte kennen;

stand on one’s right(s) auf seinem Recht bestehen;

in one’s own right

a) aus eigenem Recht,

b) selbstständig, für sich (allein), selbst;

countess in her own right Gräfin f aus eigenem Recht (durch Erbrecht, nicht durch Ehe);

be within one’s own rights das Recht auf seiner Seite haben;

what right have they to do that? mit welchem Recht tun sie das?;

equal rights pl for women die Gleichberechtigung der Frau; → assemble B, assembly 1, common B 2, exist 1, privacy 2, reserve A 5, right of way, self-determination

3. WIRTSCH

a) (Ankaufs-, Vorkaufs) Recht n, Berechtigung f

b) oft pl Bezugsrecht n (auf Aktien oder Obligationen)

c) Bezug(s)schein m

4. (das) Rechte oder Richtige:

do the right

5. pl (richtige) Ordnung:

bring ( oder put, set) sth to rights etwas (wieder) in Ordnung bringen;

the world was set to rights again die Welt war wieder in Ordnung

6. pl wahrer Sachverhalt

7. (die) Rechte, rechte Seite (auch von Stoff):

on ( oder at, to) the right (of) zur Rechten (gen), rechts (von), auf der rechten Seite (von oder gen), rechter Hand (von);

on our right zu unserer Rechten, uns zur Rechten;

the second turning to ( oder on) the right die zweite Querstraße rechts;

keep to the right

a) sich rechts halten,

b) AUTO rechts fahren;

be to the right of POL rechts stehen von

8. rechte Hand, Rechte f

9. Boxen: Rechte f (Hand oder Schlag)

10. the right, auch the Right POL die Rechte

11. pl JAGD unterste Enden pl (des Hirschgeweihs)

C adv

1. gerade(wegs), direkt:

right ahead ( oder on) geradeaus

2. völlig, ganz (u. gar):

turn right round sich ganz herumdrehen;

rotten right through durch und durch faul

3. genau, direkt:

right in the middle

4. auch right away ( oder off) sofort, (so)gleich:

right at the outset gleich am Anfang;

I’ll be right back ich bin gleich wieder da;

right now (gerade) jetzt, augenblicklich, im Moment; → start A 4

5. richtig, recht:

act ( oder do) right richtig handeln;

you did right to inf es war richtig von dir, dass du …;

guess right richtig (er)raten;

if I get you right wenn ich Sie richtig verstehe; → serve B 11

6. obs recht, ganz:

know right well sehr wohl oder recht gut wissen

7. recht, richtig, gut:

nothing goes right with me (bei) mit geht alles schief;

turn out right gut ausgehen

8. rechts ( from von; to nach), auf der rechten Seite, rechter Hand:

turn right (sich) nach rechts wenden;

right and left

a) rechts und links,

b) fig a. right, left and center (bes Br centre) überall;

right about face! MIL (ganze Abteilung,) kehrt!

9. dial oder umg richtig:

I was right glad

10. hoch, sehr (in Titeln): → honorable 5, reverend A 2

D v/t

1. (aus-, auf)richten, in die richtige Lage bringen:

right the machine FLUG die Maschine abfangen;

the boat rights herself das Schiff richtet sich wieder auf

2. einen Fehler, Irrtum berichtigen:

right itself

a) sich wieder ausgleichen,

b) (wieder) in Ordnung kommen

3. ein Zimmer etc (her)richten, in Ordnung bringen

4. ein Unrecht, einen Schaden etc wiedergutmachen

5. a) jemandem zu seinem Recht verhelfen

b)(o.s. sich) rehabilitieren

E v/i

a) sich (wieder) aufrichten

b) in die richtige Lage kommen

rt abk right

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1. adjective
1) (just, morally good) richtig

it is only right [and proper] to do something/that somebody should do something — es ist nur recht und billig, etwas zu tun/dass jemand etwas tut

2) (correct, true) richtig

right enough — völlig richtig

you're [quite] right — du hast [völlig] recht

too right! — (coll.) allerdings!

how right you are! — wie recht du hast!

be right in something — recht mit etwas haben

let's get it right this time! — machen wir es diesmal besser!

is that clock right? — geht die Uhr da richtig?

have you got the right fare? — haben Sie das Fahrgeld passend?

put or set right — richtig stellen [Irrtum]; wieder gutmachen [Unrecht]; berichtigen [Fehler]; bereinigen [Missverständnis]; wieder in Ordnung bringen [Situation, Angelegenheit, Gerät]

put or set somebody right — jemanden berichtigen od. korrigieren

right [you are]!, (Brit.) right oh! — (coll.) okay! (ugs.); alles klar! (ugs.)

that's right — ja[wohl]; so ist es

is that right? — stimmt das?; (indeed?) aha!

[am I] right? — nicht [wahr]?; oder [nicht]? (ugs.); see also all 3.

3) (preferable, most suitable) richtig; recht

do something the right way — etwas richtig machen

say/do the right thing — das Richtige sagen/tun

4) (sound, sane) richtig

not be quite right in the head — nicht ganz richtig [im Kopf] sein

as right as rain — (coll.) (in health) gesund wie ein Fisch im Wasser; (satisfactory) in bester Ordnung

put somebody right — (restore to health) jemanden [wieder] auf die Beine bringen; see also mind 1. 7)

5)

you're a right one! — (coll.) du bist mir der/die Richtige!

6) (opposite of left) recht...

on the right side — auf der rechten Seite; rechts; see also turn 1. 3)

be somebody's right arm — (fig.) jemandes rechte Hand sein

7)

Right — (Polit.) recht... See also right side
2. transitive verb
1) (correct) berichtigen; richtig stellen

2) (restore to upright position) [wieder] aufrichten; [Boot usw.:]

right itself — sich [von selbst] [wieder] aufrichten; (fig.): (come to proper state) [Mangel:] sich [von selbst] geben
3. noun
1) (fair claim, authority) Recht, das; Anrecht, das

have a/no right to something — ein/kein Anrecht od. Recht auf etwas (Akk.) haben

have a or the/no right to do something — das/kein Recht haben, etwas zu tun

by right of — auf Grund (+ Gen.)

belong to somebody as of or by right — jemandes rechtmäßiges Eigentum sein

what right has he [got] to do that? — mit welchem Recht tut er das?

in one's own right — aus eigenem Recht

the right to work/life — das Recht auf Arbeit/Leben

right of way — (right to pass across) Wegerecht, das; (path) öffentlicher Weg; (precedence) Vorfahrtsrecht, das

who has the right of way? — wer hat Vorfahrt?

be within one's rights to do something — etwas mit [Fug und] Recht tun können

2) (what is just) Recht, das

right is on our side — das Recht ist auf unserer Seite

by right[s] — von Rechts wegen

do right — sich richtig verhalten; richtig handeln

do right to do something — recht daran tun, etwas zu tun

in the right — im Recht

3) (right-hand side) rechte Seite

move to the right — nach rechts rücken

on or to the right [of somebody/something] — rechts [von jemandem/etwas]

on or to my right, to the right of me — rechts von mir; zu meiner Rechten

drive on the right — rechts fahren

4) (Polit.)

the Right — die Rechte

be on the Right of the party — dem rechten Flügel der Partei angehören

5) in pl. (proper state)

set or put something to rights — etwas in Ordnung bringen

6) (in marching) see left II 3. 4)

7) (Boxing) Rechte, die
4. adverb
1) (properly, correctly, justly) richtig [machen, raten, halten]

go right — (succeed) klappen (ugs.)

nothing is going right for me today — bei mir klappt heute nichts (ugs.)

2) (to the side opposite left) nach rechts

right of the road — rechts von der Straße

3) (all the way) bis ganz; (completely) ganz; völlig

right through the summer — den ganzen Sommer hindurch

right round the house — ums ganze Haus [herum]

rotten right through — durch und durch verfault

4) (exactly) genau

right in the middle of something — mitten in etwas (Dat./Akk.)

right now — im Moment; jetzt sofort, gleich [handeln]

right at the beginning — gleich am Anfang

right on! — (coll.) (approving) recht so!; so ist's recht!; (agreeing) genau!; ganz recht!

5) (straight) direkt; genau

go right on [the way one is going] — [weiter] geradeaus gehen od. fahren

6) (coll.): (immediately)

right [away/off] — sofort; gleich

7) (arch./dial.): (very) sehr

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adj.

genau adj.

gerade adj.

gleich adj.

recht adj.

rechts adj.

richtig adj.

sehr adj. adv.

genau adv.

recht adv.

richtig adv. n.

Berechtigung f.

Recht -e n.

English-german dictionary > right
7 absolutely

adverb (completely: It is absolutely impossible for me to go.) absolutamente

absolutely adv absolutamente / totalmente

it's absolutely impossible es totalmente imposible

do you agree? -Absolutely! ¿estás de acuerdo? -¡Totalmente!

absolutely

tr[æbsə'lʊːtlɪ]

adverb

1 completamente, totalmente

■ it's absolutely impossible es totalmente imposible

■ he's absolutely right tiene toda la razón

■ that is absolutely forbidden eso está terminantemente prohibido

2 (used for emphasis) absolutamente

■ you've done absolutely nothing all day no has hecho absolutamente nada en todo el día

■ it's absolutely pouring down está diluviando

■ she absolutely refused to help us se negó rotundamente a ayudarnos

interjection

1 (agreement) ¡por supuesto!, ¡desde luego!

■ I think we should sell. what about you John? --oh, absolutely! creo que deberíamos vender. ¿y tú John? --oh, ¡por supuesto!

absolutely ['æbsə.lu:tli,.æbsə'lu:tli] adv

1) completely: completamente, absolutamente

2) certainly: desde luego

do you agree? absolutely!: ¿estás de acuerdo? ¡desde luego!

absolutely

adv.

• absolutamente adv.

• materialmente adv.

• por supuesto (que s) adv.

• totalmente adv.

'æbsə'luːtli
adverb

a) ( completely) <deny/reject> rotundamente, terminantemente

I'm absolutely certain — estoy segurísima or absolutamente segura

she's not absolutely convinced — no está totalmente convencida

b) (as intensifier) < impossible> absolutamente

it's absolutely revolting — es de lo más asqueroso

it's absolutely true — es la pura verdad

you're absolutely right! — tienes toda la razón!

c) (as interj)

do you agree? - oh, absolutely! — ¿estás de acuerdo? - claro or por supuesto (que sí)!

['æbsǝluːtlɪ]
ADV
1) (=completely) [clear, impossible, alone, untrue] completamente, totalmente; [hilarious, beautiful, wonderful] realmente; [exhausted, horrible] totalmente; [necessary] absolutamente

• it's absolutely boiling in here! — ¡aquí dentro hace un calor infernal!

• he's absolutely delighted at being a father again — está contentísimo de volver a ser padre

• the food was absolutely disgusting — la comida era verdaderamente asquerosa

• punctuality is absolutely essential — la puntualidad es de vital importancia

• absolutely everybody — absolutamente todo el mundo

• absolutely everything — absolutamente todo

• I've looked absolutely everywhere for it — lo he buscado absolutamente por todas partes

• your hands are absolutely filthy — tienes las manos sucísimas or verdaderamente sucias

• it is absolutely forbidden to — + infin queda terminantemente prohibido + infin

• it's absolutely freezing in here! — ¡aquí dentro hace un frío que pela!

• it makes absolutely no difference — no cambia nada en absoluto

• absolutely nobody/ nothing — nadie/nada en absoluto

• to be absolutely right — tener toda la razón

• to lie absolutely still — permanecer tumbado completamente quieto

• are you absolutely sure? — ¿estás completamente seguro?

• it's absolutely true — es la pura verdad, es totalmente cierto

2) (=unconditionally) [refuse, deny] rotundamente; [believe] firmemente

I agree absolutely — estoy totalmente de acuerdo

3) * (=certainly) desde luego

"it's worrying, isn't it?" - "absolutely" — -es preocupante ¿verdad? -desde luego

• absolutely not! — ¡de ninguna manera!

"does this affect your attitude to your work?" - "absolutely not" — -¿afecta esto a su actitud hacia su trabajo? -no, en absoluto

4) (Gram)

adverbs used absolutely — adverbios de uso absoluto

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['æbsə'luːtli]
adverb

a) ( completely) <deny/reject> rotundamente, terminantemente

I'm absolutely certain — estoy segurísima or absolutamente segura

she's not absolutely convinced — no está totalmente convencida

b) (as intensifier) < impossible> absolutamente

it's absolutely revolting — es de lo más asqueroso

it's absolutely true — es la pura verdad

you're absolutely right! — tienes toda la razón!

c) (as interj)

do you agree? - oh, absolutely! — ¿estás de acuerdo? - claro or por supuesto (que sí)!

English-spanish dictionary > absolutely
8 right

1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) derecho

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) correcto

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) bien

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adecuado, apropiado

2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) derecho

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) cierto, razón

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) derecha

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) derecha

3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) inmediatamente

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) justo

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente, completamente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) a la derecha

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bien, correctamente

4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) enderezar

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corregir

5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') de acuerdo, bien

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing
6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) de derecha

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right

right¹ adj

1. correcto

the right answer la respuesta correcta

can you tell me the right time? ¿me puedes decir la hora exacta?

is this the High Street? That's right ¿es la Calle Mayor? Así es

2. derecho

he broke his right leg se rompió la pierna derecha

to be right hacer bien

you were right to resign hiciste bien en dimitir

to be right tener razón

I was right about Paul tenía razón sobre lo de Paul

right² adv

1. bien

she can't spell her name right no sabe escribir bien su propio nombre

2. a la derecha

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. justo / exactamente

it landed right in the middle of the desert aterrizó justo en medio del desierto

I'm right behind you estoy justo detrás de ti

right away enseguida

right now ahora mismo right sirve también para dar énfasis en algunas frases

I had to walk right to the top floor tuve que subir andando hasta el último piso de todos

right³ n

1. derecha

the toilet is on your right el servicio está a la derecha

take the next street on your right coge la próxima calle a la derecha

2. bien

right and wrong el bien y el mal

3. derecho

we believe in equal rights creemos en la igualdad de derechos

right

tr[raɪt]

adjective

1 (not left) derecho,-a

■ my right leg hurts me duele la pierna derecha

■ I've lost my right shoe he perdido el zapato del pie derecho

2 (correct) correcto,-a

■ that's not the right answer ésa no es la respuesta correcta

3 (just) justo,-a

■ it's not right that he should suffer no es justo que sufra él

4 (suitable) apropiado,-a, adecuado,-a

■ I don't think he's the right person for the job no creo que sea la persona adecuada para el puesto

■ that hat doesn't look right ese sombrero no queda bien

5 familiar (total) auténtico,-a, total

■ he's a right idiot es un idiota total

6 familiar (okay) bien

■ this watch hasn't been right since it was repaired este reloj no ha ido bien desde que lo repararon

■ you don't look right no tienes buena cara

adverb

1 a la derecha, hacia la derecha

■ turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

2 (correctly) bien, correctamente

■ you can't do anything right no haces nada bien

3 (exactly) justo

■ they arrived right after the explosion llegaron justo después de la explosión

■ it hit him right in the eye le dio de lleno en el ojo

■ she's right next to you está justo a tu lado

■ right at the end al final de todo

4 (well) bueno, bien

■ right, I'm going to bed bueno, yo me voy a la cama

5 familiar (very) muy

■ she's not right happy no está muy contenta

noun

1 (not left) derecha

■ in Spain they drive on the right en España conducen por la derecha

2 (entitlement) derecho

■ you have no right to do that no tienes derecho a hacer eso

transitive verb

1 corregir

2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL enderezar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all right! ¡bien!, ¡conforme!, ¡vale!

it serves you «(him, etc)» right te (le, etc) está bien empleado

right away en seguida

to be right tener razón

■ he's absolutely right tiene toda la razón

to get it right acertar

to put right arreglar, corregir

right and wrong el bien y el mal

right angle ángulo recto

right of way (public access) derecho de paso 2 (when driving) prioridad nombre femenino

right wing SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL derecha

right ['raɪt] vt

1) fix, restore: reparar

to right the economy: reparar la economía

2) straighten: enderezar

right adv

1) : bien

to live right: vivir bien

2) precisely: precisamente, justo

right in the middle: justo en medio

3) directly, straight: derecho, directamente

he went right home: fue derecho a casa

4) immediately: inmediatamente

right after lunch: inmediatamente después del almuerzo

5) completely: completamente

he felt right at home: se sintió completamente cómodo

6) : a la derecha

to look left and right: mirar a la izquierda y a la derecha

right adj

1) upright: bueno, honrado

right conduct: conducta honrada

2) correct: correcto

the right answer: la respuesta correcta

3) appropriate: apropiado, adecuado, debido

the right man for the job: el hombre perfecto para el trabajo

4) straight: recto

a right line: una línea recta

5) : derecho

the right hand: la mano derecha

6) sound: bien

he's not in his right mind: no está bien de la cabeza

right n

1) good: bien m

to do right: hacer el bien

2) : derecha f

on the right: a la derecha

3) or right hand : mano f derecha

4) entitlement: derecho m

the right to vote: el derecho a votar

women's rights: los derechos de la mujer

5)

the Right : la derecha (en la política)

right

adj.

• acertado, -a adj.

• ajustado, -a adj.

• correcto, -a adj.

• debido, -a adj.

• derecho, -a adj.

• diestro, -a adj.

• enderezado, -a adj.

• exacto, -a adj.

• justo, -a adj.

• lícito, -a adj.

adv.

• a la derecha adv.

• bien adv.

• justo adv.

• mismo adv.

interj.

• cabal interj.

n.

• derechazo s.m.

• derecho s.m.

• justicia s.f.

• privilegio s.m.

• razón s.f.

v.

• adrizar v.

• enderezar v.

• endrezar v.

I raɪt
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

[raɪt]
1. ADJ

1) (=morally good, just) justo

it is not right that he should pay for their mistake — no es justo que él pague por su error

it is/seems only right that she should get the biggest share — es/me parece justo que ella reciba la mayor parte, está/me parece bien que ella reciba la mayor parte

it doesn't seem right that his contribution should not be acknowledged — parece injusto que no se reconozca su aportación

it's not right! — ¡no hay derecho!

I thought it right to ask permission first — me pareció conveniente preguntarle antes, pensé que debía preguntarle antes

would it be right for me to ask him? — ¿debería preguntárselo?

it is only right and proper that people should know what is going on — lo suyo es que la gente sepa lo que pasa

to do the right thing, do what is right — hacer lo correcto, actuar correctamente

to do the right thing by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

doing the right thing by a pregnant girlfriend meant marrying her — hacer lo que Dios manda con una novia embarazada significaba casarse con ella

2) (=suitable) [tool, clothes] apropiado, adecuado; [time] oportuno

to choose the right moment for sth/to do sth — elegir el momento oportuno para algo/para hacer algo

that's the right attitude! — ¡haces bien!

I haven't got the right clothes for a formal dinner — no tengo ropa apropiada or adecuada para una cena de etiqueta

you're not using the right tool for the job — no estás empleando la herramienta apropiada or adecuada para el trabajo

he's the right man for the job — es el hombre más indicado para el cargo

I don't think he's the right sort of person for you — me parece que no es la persona que te conviene

they holiday in all the right places — toman sus vacaciones en todos los sitios que están de moda

• the balance of humour and tragedy is just right — el equilibrio entre humor y tragedia es perfecto

she's just right for the job — es la persona perfecta para el puesto

the flat is just right for me — el piso es justo lo que necesito

"is there too much salt in it?" - "no, it's just right" — -¿tiene demasiada sal? -no, está en su punto justo

• Mr Right — el novio soñado, el marido ideal

• to know the right people — tener enchufes or (LAm) palanca

he knows all the right people — tiene enchufes or (LAm) palanca en todas partes

• I just happened to be in the right place at the right time — dio la casualidad de que estaba en el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado

• if the price is right — si el precio es razonable

• he's on the right side of 40 — tiene menos de 40 años

• to say the right thing — decir lo que hay que decir, tener las palabras justas

• we'll do it when the time is right — lo haremos en el momento oportuno or a su debido tiempo

• the right word — la palabra exacta or apropiada

3) (=correct) correcto, exacto

right first time! — ¡exactamente!, ¡exacto!

"she's your sister?" - "that's right!" — -¿es tu hermana? -¡eso es! or ¡así es! or ¡exacto!

that's right! it has to go through that hole — ¡eso es! tiene que pasar por ese agujero

she said she'd done it, isn't that right, mother? — dijo que lo había hecho ¿no es así, madre? or ¿a que sí, madre?

you mean he offered to pay? is that right, Harry? — ¿dices que se ofreció a pagar? ¿es eso cierto, Harry?

and quite right too! — ¡y con razón!

am I right for the station? — ¿por aquí se va a la estación?, ¿voy bien (por aquí) para la estación?

• the right answer — la respuesta correcta; (Math) (to problem) la solución correcta

• right you are! * — ¡vale!, ¡muy bien!

• I was beginning to wonder whether I had the right day — empezaba a preguntarme si me habría equivocado de día

• to get sth right — (=guess correctly) acertar en algo; (=do properly) hacer algo bien

I got the date right but not the time — acerté en la fecha pero me equivoqué de hora

it's vital that we get the timing right — es esencial que escojamos bien el momento

you didn't get it right, so you lose five points — no acertaste or te equivocaste, así que pierdes cinco puntos

let's get it right this time! — ¡a ver si esta vez nos sale bien!

we must get it right this time — esta vez tenemos que hacerlo bien or nos tiene que salir bien

• is this the right house? — ¿es esta la casa?

• he can't even sing the right notes — no sabe ni dar las notas bien

• are you sure you've got the right number? — (Telec) ¿seguro que es ese el número?

• to put sb right — sacar a algn de su error; (unpleasantly) enmendar la plana a algn

I'm confused, and I wanted you to put me right — tengo dudas y quisiera que tú me las aclararas

if you tell the story wrong the child will soon put you right — si te equivocas al contar la historia, el niño enseguida te corrige or te saca de tu error

to put a clock right — poner un reloj en hora

to put a mistake right — corregir or rectificar un error

• is this the right road for Segovia? — ¿es este el camino de Segovia?, ¿por aquí se va a Segovia?

are we on the right road? — ¿vamos por buen camino?, ¿vamos bien por esta carretera?

• it's not the right shade of green — no es el tono de verde que yo busco

• the right side of the fabric — el (lado) derecho de la tela

• is the skirt the right size? — ¿va bien la falda de talla?

it's not the right size/length — no vale de talla/de largo

• the right time — la hora exacta

is that the right time? — ¿es esa la hora?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora buena?, ¿sabes qué hora es exactamente?

- get on the right side of sb

4) (=in the right)

to be right to do sth — hacer bien en hacer algo

you were right to come to me — has hecho bien en venir a verme

• to be right — [person] tener razón, estar en lo cierto

you're quite right, you're dead right * — tienes toda la razón

how right you are! — ¡qué razón tienes!

• to be right about sth/sb, you were right about there being none left — tenías razón cuando decías que no quedaba ninguno

you were right about Peter, he's totally unreliable — tenías razón en lo de Peter or con respecto a Peter: no hay quien se fíe de él

• am I right in thinking that we've met before? — si no me equivoco ya nos conocemos ¿no?

you were right in calling the doctor, it was appendicitis — hiciste bien en llamar al médico, era apendicitis

5) (=in order)

I don't feel quite right — no me siento del todo bien

I knew something wasn't right when she didn't call as usual — supe que algo no iba bien cuando no llamaba como de costumbre

his leg hasn't been right since the accident — tiene la pierna mal desde el accidente

my stereo still isn't right — mi equipo sigue sin ir bien

• it will all come right in the end — todo se arreglará al final

• she's not quite right in the head — no está en sus cabales

• to be in one's right mind — en su sano juicio

• to put sth/sb right, I hope the garage can put the car right — espero que me sepan arreglar el coche en el taller

you've offended her but it's not too late to put things right — la has ofendido pero aún puedes arreglarlo

it's nothing a night's sleep won't put right — no es nada que no se arregle durmiendo toda la noche de un tirón

a couple of aspirin will put me right — con un par de aspirinas me pondré bien

that's soon put right — eso se arregla fácilmente, eso tiene fácil arreglo

• all's right with the world — todo va bien

- be/feel as right as rain

she'll be as right as rain in a few days — en unos pocos días se repondrá completamente de esto

6) (=not left) derecho

I'd give my right arm to know — daría cualquier cosa or todo el oro del mundo por saberlo

we are a right of centre party — somos un partido de centro derecha

- it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing

7) (Math) [angle] recto

8) (Brit)
* (as intensifier) (=complete)
he's a right idiot — es un auténtico idiota

I felt a right twit — me sentí como un verdadero imbécil

she made a right mess of it — lo hizo fatal *, le salió un buen churro (Sp) *

you're a right one to talk — iro mira quién habla
Charlie
9) see all right

2. ADV

1) (=directly, exactly)

• right away — en seguida, ahora mismo, ahorita (mismo) (Mex, And)

• it happened right before our eyes — ocurrió delante de nuestros propios ojos

• she was standing right behind/in front of him — estaba justo detrás/delante de él

• right here — aquí mismo or (CAm) mero

• he was standing right in the middle of the road — estaba justo en el centro or (CAm) en el mero centro de la calle

• right now — (=immediately) ahora mismo; (=at the moment) (justo) ahora

I want this done right now — quiero que se haga esto ahora mismo

she's busy right now — ahora mismo or justo ahora está ocupada

• he could tell right off that I was a foreigner — reconoció de inmediato que yo era extranjero

• to go right on — seguir todo derecho

right on! * — † ¡eso es!, ¡de acuerdo!

he (just) went right on talking — siguió hablando como si nada

it hit him right on the chest — le dio de lleno en el pecho

• she should come right out and say so — debería ser clara y decirlo

• it fell right on top of me — me cayó justo encima

2) (=immediately) justo, inmediatamente

• I'll do it right after dinner — lo haré justo or inmediatamente después de cenar

• I'll be right back — vuelvo en seguida

• come right in! — ¡ven aquí dentro!

• I'll be right over — voy en seguida

• I had to decide right then — tenía que decidirme allí mismo

3) (=completely)

• we were sat right at the back — estábamos sentados atrás del todo

we'll have to go right back to the beginning now — ahora habrá que volver al principio del todo

• he put his hand in right to the bottom — introdujo la mano hasta el mismo fondo

• their house is right at the end of the street — su casa está justo al final de la calle

she was a very active old lady, right to the end — fue una anciana muy activa hasta el final

to go right to the end of sth — ir hasta el final de algo

• to push sth right in — meter algo hasta el fondo

• there is a fence right round the house — hay una valla que rodea la casa por completo

• to read a book right through — leer un libro hasta el final

you could see right through her blouse — se le transparentaba la blusa

• he filled it right up — lo llenó del todo

4) (=correctly) bien, correctamente

you did right to/not to invite them — hiciste bien en invitarlos/en no invitarlos

to understand sb right — entender bien a algn

if I remember right — si mal no recuerdo, si no me falla la memoria

it's him, right enough! — ¡seguro que es él!

5) (=fairly)

• to do right by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

• don't worry about the pay, John will see you right — no te preocupes por el sueldo, John se encargará de que te paguen lo que te corresponde

• to treat sb right — tratar bien a algn
serve
6) (=properly, satisfactorily) bien

you're not doing it right — no lo estás haciendo bien

I felt nothing was going right for me — sentía que nada me iba bien

nothing goes right with them — nada les sale bien

7) (=not left) a la derecha

he looked neither left nor right — no miró a ningún lado

• eyes right! — (Mil) ¡vista a la derecha!

• to turn right — torcer a la derecha

right (about) turn! — ¡media vuelta a la derecha!
left II, 1., 1)
8) (as linker)

right, who's next? — a ver, ¿quién va ahora?

right then, let's begin! — ¡empecemos, pues!

9) (in titles)

the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — el Excelentísimo Señor Edmund Burke

the Right Honourable member for Huntingdon — Su Señoría el diputado por Huntingdon

my Right Honourable friend — mi honorable amigo

Right Reverend — Reverendísimo

3. N

1) (=what is morally right, just)

right and wrong — el bien y el mal

I don't know the rights of the matter — no sé quién tiene razón en el asunto

to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal

• by rights the house should go to me — lo suyo or lo propio es que la casa me correspondiera a mí

• to be in the right — tener razón, estar en lo cierto

• to put or set sth to rights — arreglar algo

this government will put the country to rights — este gobierno va a arreglar el país

to set or put the world to rights — arreglar el mundo

• to have right on one's side — tener la razón de su parte
wrong 3.
2) (=prerogative) derecho m

they have a right to privacy — tienen derecho a la or su intimidad

people have the right to read any kind of material they wish — la gente tiene derecho a leer lo que desee

you had no right to take it — no tenías (ningún) derecho a llevártelo

what gives you the right or what right have you got to criticize me? — ¿qué derecho tienes tú a criticarme?

who gave you the right to come in here? — ¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar aquí?

• as of right — por derecho propio

• by right of — por or en razón de

by what right do you make all the decisions? — ¿con qué derecho tomas tú todas las decisiones?

• to own sth in one's own right — poseer algo por derecho propio

she's a celebrity in her own right now — ahora es una celebridad por méritos propios

the baby is a person in his own right — el bebé es una persona de pleno derecho

• right to reply — derecho m de réplica

• right of way — derecho m de paso; (Aut etc) (=precedence) prioridad f
abode, assembly, exercise, reserve 2., 1)
3) rights derechos mpl

• civil rights — derechos mpl civiles

• film rights — derechos mpl cinematográficos

• human rights — derechos mpl humanos

• insist on your legal rights — hazte valer tus derechos legales

• they don't have voting rights — no tienen derecho al voto or de voto

• to be (well) within one's rights — estar en su derecho

you'd be well within your rights to refuse to cooperate — estarías en tu derecho a negarte a cooperar

• women's rights — derechos de la mujer

all rights reserved — es propiedad, reservados todos los derechos

4) (=not left) derecha f

• reading from right to left — leyendo de derecha a izquierda

• to keep to the right — (Aut) circular por la derecha

keep to the right — manténgase a la derecha

• our house is the second on the right — nuestra casa es la segunda a or de la derecha

• on or to my right — a mi derecha

5) (Pol)

the right — la derecha

to be on or to the right of sth/sb — (Pol) estar a la derecha de algo/algn

he's further to the right than I am — es más de derecha or (Sp) de derechas que yo

6) (=right turn)

it's the next right after the lights — es la próxima a la derecha después del semáforo

to take or make a right — girar a la derecha

7) (Boxing) (=punch) derechazo m; (=right hand) derecha f

4.

VT (=put straight) [+ crooked picture] enderezar; (=correct) [+ mistake] corregir; [+ injustice] reparar; (=put right way up) [+ vehicle, person] enderezar

• he tried to right himself but the leg was broken — intentó ponerse de pie pero tenía la pierna rota

• to right itself — [vehicle] enderezarse; [situation] rectificarse

• to right a wrong — deshacer un agravio, reparar un daño

5.

CPD

right angle N — ángulo m recto

to be at right angles (to sth) — estar en or formar ángulo recto (con algo)

right back N — (Sport) (=player) lateral mf derecho(-a); (=position) lateral m derecho

right half N — (Sport) medio m (volante) derecho

rights issue N — emisión f de acciones

right to life N — derecho m a la vida
right-to-life
right triangle (US) N — triángulo m rectángulo

right turn N —

to take or make a right turn — (Aut) girar a la derecha; (Pol) dar un giro a la derecha

right wing N — (Pol) derecha f; right-wing; (Sport) (=position) ala f derecha

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I [raɪt]
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

English-spanish dictionary > right
9 absolutely

adverb

1) absolut; strikt [ablehnen]; völlig [verrückt]; ausgesprochen [kriminell, ekelhaft, schlimm]

you're absolutely right! — du hast völlig recht

2) (positively) regelrecht

absolutely fabulous/gorgeous — echt toll (ugs.)

absolutely not! — auf keinen Fall!

3) (coll.): (yes indeed) hundertprozentig (ugs.)

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adverb (completely: It is absolutely impossible for me to go.) völlig

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ab·so·lute·ly

[ˌæbsəˈlu:tli]

adv inv

1. (completely) absolut, völlig

you're \absolutely right Sie haben vollkommen [o völlig] Recht

you have \absolutely no idea du hast [ja] überhaupt keine Ahnung

\absolutely forbidden strikt verboten

sth is \absolutely true etw stimmt hundertprozentig

to \absolutely agree with sb jdm vollkommen zustimmen

to \absolutely believe in sth etw bedingungslos glauben

to trust sb \absolutely jdm bedingungslos vertrauen

2. (emphatic) absolut

it's been \absolutely ages since we last met! wir haben uns ja Jahrhunderte nicht gesehen! fam

it was an excellent film — \absolutely! das war ein toller Film — absolut! sl

\absolutely not! nein, überhaupt nicht!

\absolutely delicious einfach köstlich

to be \absolutely determined to do sth fest [o fam wild] entschlossen sein, etw zu tun

\absolutely nothing überhaupt nichts

to mean \absolutely everything to sb jdm alles bedeuten; person, animal also jds Ein und Alles sein

3. LING absolut

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["bsə'luːtlI]
adv
absolut; agree, trust also, true vollkommen, völlig; amazing, fantastic wirklich; deny, refuse also strikt; forbidden also streng; ; stupid also völlig necessary also unbedingt; prove eindeutig
absolutely! — durchaus

do you agree? – absolutely — sind Sie einverstanden? – vollkommen

do you absolutely insist? —

he absolutely refused to do that — er wollte das absolut or durchaus nicht tun

it's absolutely amazing — es ist wirklich erstaunlich

you look absolutely stunning/awful — du siehst wirklich großartig/schrecklich aus

you're absolutely right — Sie haben völlig recht

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absolutely adv

1. absolut, gänzlich, völlig, vollkommen:

I’m absolutely convinced that … ich bin hundertprozentig oder fest davon überzeugt, dass …;

absolutely impossible völlig unmöglich;

this is absolutely no business of yours das geht dich überhaupt nichts an;

nothing, but absolutely nothing, … nichts, aber auch gar nichts, …

2. strikt:

refuse absolutely

3. [a. ˌæbsəˈluːtlı] umg (als Antwort) sicherlich!, aber sicher!, natürlich:

absolutely not! natürlich nicht!

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adverb

1) absolut; strikt [ablehnen]; völlig [verrückt]; ausgesprochen [kriminell, ekelhaft, schlimm]

you're absolutely right! — du hast völlig recht

2) (positively) regelrecht

absolutely fabulous/gorgeous — echt toll (ugs.)

absolutely not! — auf keinen Fall!

3) (coll.): (yes indeed) hundertprozentig (ugs.)

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adv.

durchaus adv.

vollständig adv.

English-german dictionary > absolutely
10 dissociate

[di'səusieit]
verb

1) (to separate, especially in thought.) adskille fra

2) (to refuse to connect (oneself) (any longer) with: I'm dissociating myself completely from their actions.) tage afstand; distancere sig

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[di'səusieit]
verb

1) (to separate, especially in thought.) adskille fra

2) (to refuse to connect (oneself) (any longer) with: I'm dissociating myself completely from their actions.) tage afstand; distancere sig

English-Danish dictionary > dissociate
11 outright

['aʊtraɪt] 1.
aggettivo

1) (absolute) [independence, defiance] totale; [control, majority] assoluto; [ban, refusal] categorico, netto, completo; [ attack] vero e proprio

2) (obvious) [ victory] incontestato; [ winner] incontestato, assoluto

3) (unreserved) [disbelief, hostility] bell'e buono
2.
avverbio

1) (completely) [ban, deny, refuse] categoricamente, completamente; [ win] nettamente; [buy, sell] in blocco; [ kill] sul colpo

2) (openly) [ say] francamente, chiaro e tondo

to laugh outright at sb. — ridere in faccia a qcn

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1. adverb
1) (honestly: I told him outright what I thought.) apertamente

2) (immediately: He was killed outright.) immediatamente, sul colpo
2. adjective
(without any exception or doubt: He is the outright winner.) indiscutibile

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outright /ˈaʊtraɪt/
A avv.

1 completamente; interamente; del tutto; per intero: to pay outright, pagare per intero

2 immediatamente; subito; sul colpo; al primo colpo: to be killed outright, restar ucciso sul colpo

3 apertamente; schiettamente; sinceramente; senza peli sulla lingua; chiaro e tondo: to tell sb. outright what one thinks of him, dire apertamente a q. quel che si pensa di lui

B a. attr.

1 aperto; franco; schietto; sincero; secco: an outright denial, una secca smentita

2 completo; integrale; immediato: outright disaster, disastro completo; outright payment, pagamento integrale (o immediato); an outright lie, una bugia bell'e buona; an outright victory, una vittoria lampante; an outright winner, un vincitore indiscusso.

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['aʊtraɪt] 1.
aggettivo

1) (absolute) [independence, defiance] totale; [control, majority] assoluto; [ban, refusal] categorico, netto, completo; [ attack] vero e proprio

2) (obvious) [ victory] incontestato; [ winner] incontestato, assoluto

3) (unreserved) [disbelief, hostility] bell'e buono
2.
avverbio

1) (completely) [ban, deny, refuse] categoricamente, completamente; [ win] nettamente; [buy, sell] in blocco; [ kill] sul colpo

2) (openly) [ say] francamente, chiaro e tondo

to laugh outright at sb. — ridere in faccia a qcn

English-Italian dictionary > outright
12 stop

I 1. [stɒp]
nome

1) (halt, pause) arresto m., interruzione f., pausa f.; (short stay) breve pausa f., fermata f.; aer. mar. scalo m.

the train makes three stops — il treno fa tre fermate

our next stop will be (in) Paris — (on tour, trip) la nostra prossima fermata o tappa sarà Parigi

next stop Dover — prossima fermata Dover

to bring sth. to a stop — arrestare o fermare qcs.

to come to a stop — [vehicle, work] arrestarsi, fermarsi

to put a stop to — mettere fine a, porre termine a

2) (stopping place) (for bus) fermata f.; (for train, tube) stazione f.

3) (punctuation mark) (in telegram) stop m.; (in dictation) punto m.

4) (on organ) (pipes) registro m.; (knob) tasto m. di registro
2.
modificatore [button, lever, signal] d'arresto

••

to pull out all the stops — fare l'impossibile ( to do per fare)
II 1. [stɒp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (cease) [ person] arrestare, cessare, smettere, interrompere [work, activity]

stop that noise — smetti di fare quel rumore

stop it! — fermati! (that's enough) basta! smettila!

to stop doing — smettere di fare

to stop smoking — smettere di fumare

2) (bring to a halt) (completely) [person, mechanism] fermare [person, vehicle, process, match]; [strike, power cut] fermare, arrestare, bloccare [activity, production]; (temporarily) [person, rain] interrompere, sospendere [process, match]; [strike, power cut] interrompere, bloccare [activity, production]

rain stopped play — il gioco è stato interrotto a causa della pioggia

to stop a bullet — colloq. essere colpito da una pallottola

3) (prevent) impedire [war, publication]; ostacolare, trattenere [ person]

what's stopping you? — che cos'è che ti blocca?

to stop sb. (from) doing — impedire a qcn. di fare

4) (refuse to provide) (definitively) abolire [ allowance]; bloccare [payments, deliveries, subscription]; tagliare [gas, water]; (suspend) sospendere, bloccare [grant, payment]

to stop a cheque — fermare o bloccare un assegno

to stop Ј 50 out of sb.'s pay — BE trattenere 50 sterline dallo stipendio di qcn

5) (plug) chiudere, otturare [gap, hole]; chiudere, tappare [ bottle]; chiudere, tamponare [ leak]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (halt) [person, vehicle, heart] fermarsi

2) (cease) [person, discussion, bleeding] fermarsi, smettere, cessare; [pain, worry, battle] finire, cessare; [noise, rain] smettere

without stopping — senza fermarsi

to stop to do — fermarsi per fare

you didn't stop to think — non ti sei fermato a pensare

3) BE colloq. (stay) fermarsi, rimanere

to stop for dinner — fermarsi a cena
3.
verbo riflessivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

to stop oneself — (restrain oneself) trattenersi

I nearly fell but I stopped myself — stavo per cadere ma mi sono fermato in tempo

- stop by

- stop in

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

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[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) fermare, fermarsi

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) fermare, fermarsi, impedire

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) fermarsi, smettere

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tappare, chiudere

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) premere; chiudere

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) fermarsi, restare
2. noun
1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) fermata, interruzione

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) fermata

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punto

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registro, chiave

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) stop, fermo

•

- stoppage
- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up
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I 1. [stɒp]
nome

1) (halt, pause) arresto m., interruzione f., pausa f.; (short stay) breve pausa f., fermata f.; aer. mar. scalo m.

the train makes three stops — il treno fa tre fermate

our next stop will be (in) Paris — (on tour, trip) la nostra prossima fermata o tappa sarà Parigi

next stop Dover — prossima fermata Dover

to bring sth. to a stop — arrestare o fermare qcs.

to come to a stop — [vehicle, work] arrestarsi, fermarsi

to put a stop to — mettere fine a, porre termine a

2) (stopping place) (for bus) fermata f.; (for train, tube) stazione f.

3) (punctuation mark) (in telegram) stop m.; (in dictation) punto m.

4) (on organ) (pipes) registro m.; (knob) tasto m. di registro
2.
modificatore [button, lever, signal] d'arresto

••

to pull out all the stops — fare l'impossibile ( to do per fare)
II 1. [stɒp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (cease) [ person] arrestare, cessare, smettere, interrompere [work, activity]

stop that noise — smetti di fare quel rumore

stop it! — fermati! (that's enough) basta! smettila!

to stop doing — smettere di fare

to stop smoking — smettere di fumare

2) (bring to a halt) (completely) [person, mechanism] fermare [person, vehicle, process, match]; [strike, power cut] fermare, arrestare, bloccare [activity, production]; (temporarily) [person, rain] interrompere, sospendere [process, match]; [strike, power cut] interrompere, bloccare [activity, production]

rain stopped play — il gioco è stato interrotto a causa della pioggia

to stop a bullet — colloq. essere colpito da una pallottola

3) (prevent) impedire [war, publication]; ostacolare, trattenere [ person]

what's stopping you? — che cos'è che ti blocca?

to stop sb. (from) doing — impedire a qcn. di fare

4) (refuse to provide) (definitively) abolire [ allowance]; bloccare [payments, deliveries, subscription]; tagliare [gas, water]; (suspend) sospendere, bloccare [grant, payment]

to stop a cheque — fermare o bloccare un assegno

to stop Ј 50 out of sb.'s pay — BE trattenere 50 sterline dallo stipendio di qcn

5) (plug) chiudere, otturare [gap, hole]; chiudere, tappare [ bottle]; chiudere, tamponare [ leak]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (halt) [person, vehicle, heart] fermarsi

2) (cease) [person, discussion, bleeding] fermarsi, smettere, cessare; [pain, worry, battle] finire, cessare; [noise, rain] smettere

without stopping — senza fermarsi

to stop to do — fermarsi per fare

you didn't stop to think — non ti sei fermato a pensare

3) BE colloq. (stay) fermarsi, rimanere

to stop for dinner — fermarsi a cena
3.
verbo riflessivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

to stop oneself — (restrain oneself) trattenersi

I nearly fell but I stopped myself — stavo per cadere ma mi sono fermato in tempo

- stop by

- stop in

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

English-Italian dictionary > stop
13 right

right [raɪt]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. noun

4. plural noun

5. transitive verb

6. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. ( = morally good) bien inv

• lying isn't right ce n'est pas bien de mentir

• it's not right ce n'est pas bien

• I have always tried to do what was right j'ai toujours essayé de bien agir

• to do what is right by sb agir pour le bien de qn

• you were right to refuse vous avez eu raison de refuser

• he thought it right to warn me il a jugé bon de m'avertir

• to do the right thing by sb bien agir envers qn

► only right

• it seemed only right to give him the money il paraissait normal de lui donner l'argent

• it is only right that she should be dismissed il est normal qu'elle soit licenciée

• it is only right to point out that... il faut néanmoins signaler que...

   b. ( = accurate) juste, exact

• that's right c'est juste c'est exact

• that can't be right! ce n'est pas possible !

• is that right? (checking) c'est bien ça ? ; (expressing surprise) vraiment ?

• the right time (by the clock) l'heure exacte

• is the clock right? est-ce que la pendule est à l'heure ?

► to be right [person] avoir raison

• you're quite right vous avez parfaitement raison► to get sth right

• I got all the answers right j'ai répondu juste à toutes les questions

• to get one's sums right ne pas se tromper dans ses calculs

• to get one's facts right ne pas se tromper► to put right [+ error, person] corriger ; [+ situation] redresser ; [+ sth broken] réparer

• that can easily be put right on peut (facilement) arranger ça

• put me right if I'm wrong corrigez-moi si je me trompe

   c. ( = correct) bon before n

• the right answer la bonne réponse

• it is just the right size c'est la bonne taille

• on the right track sur la bonne voie

• to come at the right time arriver au bon moment

• the right word le mot juste

• to get on the right side of sb (inf) s'attirer les bonnes grâces de qn

• to know the right people avoir des relations

   d. ( = best) meilleur

• what's the right thing to do? quelle est la meilleure chose à faire ?

• I don't know what's the right thing to do je ne sais pas ce qu'il faut faire

• we will do what is right for the country nous ferons ce qui est dans l'intérêt du pays

• the right man for the job l'homme de la situation

   e. ( = necessary) I haven't got the right papers with me je n'ai pas les bons documents sur moi

   f. ( = proper) to do sth the right way faire qch comme il faut

• that is the right way of looking at it c'est la bonne façon d'aborder la question

• if you go hiking you must wear the right shoes lorsque l'on fait de la randonnée, il faut porter des chaussures adaptées

   g. ( = in proper state) her ankle is still not right sa cheville n'est pas encore guérie

• I don't feel quite right today je ne me sens pas très bien aujourd'hui

• the brakes aren't right les freins ne fonctionnent pas bien

• to be in one's right mind avoir toute sa raison

• he's not right in the head (inf) il déraille (inf)

   h. ( = real British) (inf) it's a right mess in there c'est la pagaille (inf) complète là-dedans

• he looked a right idiot il avait vraiment l'air idiot

   i. (agreeing) right!

• right you are! (inf) d'accord !

• right, who's next? bon, c'est à qui le tour ?

• (oh) right! (inf) ( = I see) ah, d'accord !

• too right! et comment !

► right enough (inf)

it was him right enough! c'était bien lui, aucun doute là-dessus !

   j. ( = opposite of left) droit

• on my right hand you see the bridge sur ma droite vous voyez le pont

• it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand's doing il y a un manque total de communication et de coordination

• I'd give my right arm to know the truth je donnerais n'importe quoi pour connaître la vérité

2. adverb

   a. ( = directly) droit

• right ahead of you droit devant vous

• right in front of you sous vos yeux

• the blow hit me right in the face j'ai reçu le coup en pleine figure

• right behind you juste derrière vous

• public opinion would be right behind them ils auraient l'opinion publique pour eux

• go right on continuez tout droit

• I'll be right back je reviens tout de suite

► right away ( = immediately) tout de suite

► right off (inf) du premier coup

   b. ( = exactly) right then sur-le-champ

• right now ( = at the moment) en ce moment ; ( = at once) tout de suite

• right here ici même

• right in the middle en plein milieu

• right at the start au tout début

• right from the start dès le début

   c. ( = completely) tout

• right round the house tout autour de la maison

• right (up) against the wall tout contre le mur

• right at the back tout au fond

• to turn right round faire volte-face

   d. ( = correctly, well) bien

• you haven't put the lid on right tu n'as pas bien mis le couvercle

• if I remember right si je me souviens bien

• to guess right deviner juste

• you did right to refuse vous avez bien fait de refuser

• nothing goes right for them rien ne leur réussit

   e. ( = opposite of left) à droite

• to look right regarder à droite

• the party has now moved right of centre le parti se situe maintenant à la droite du centre

► right, left and centre (inf) ( = everywhere) de tous côtés

3. noun

   a. ( = moral) bien m

• he doesn't know right from wrong il ne sait pas discerner le bien du mal

► to be in the right avoir raison

   b. ( = entitlement) droit m

• to have a right to sth avoir droit à qch

• to have the right to do sth avoir le droit de faire qch

• he has no right to sit here il n'a pas le droit de s'asseoir ici

• what right have you to say that? de quel droit dites-vous cela ?

• he is within his rights il est dans son droit

• I know my rights je connais mes droits

• to assert one's rights faire valoir ses droits

• women's rights les droits mpl de la femme

• women's rights movement mouvement m pour les droits de la femme

• right of appeal droit m d'appel

► by right de droit

• it's his by right cela lui appartient de droit► by rights en toute justice

► in one's own right à part entière

• Taiwan wants membership in its own right Taïwan veut être membre à part entière

   c. ( = opposite of left) droite f

• to drive on the right conduire à droite

• to keep to the right tenir sa droite

• on my right à ma droite

• on or to the right of the church à droite de l'église

• to take a right (US) tourner à droite

• the Right (Politics) la droite

4. plural noun

rights

   a. (Business) droits mpl

• manufacturing/publication rights droits mpl de fabrication/publication

• TV/film rights droits mpl d'adaptation pour la télévision/le cinéma

• "all rights reserved" « tous droits réservés »

   b. to put or set sth to rights mettre qch en ordre

• to put the world to rights refaire le monde

5. transitive verb

   a. ( = return to normal) [+ car, ship] redresser

   b. ( = make amends for) [+ wrong] redresser ; [+ injustice] réparer

6. compounds

► right angle noun angle m droit

• to be at right angles (to) être perpendiculaire (à) ► right-hand adjective

• right-hand drive car voiture f avec la conduite à droite

• his right-hand man son bras droit (fig)

• the right-hand side le côté droit ► right-handed adjective [person] droitier ; [punch, throw] du droit

► Right Honourable adjective (British) Très Honorable

► right-minded adjective sensé

► right-of-centre adjective (Politics) (de) centre droit

► right of way noun (across property) droit m de passage ; ( = priority) priorité f

• he has (the) right of way il a la priorité ► right-thinking adjective sensé

► right wing noun (Politics) droite f

• the right wing of the party l'aile droite du parti ► right-wing adjective (Politics) de droite

► right-winger noun (Politics) homme m (or femme f ) de droite

* * *
[raɪt] 1.
noun

1) (side, direction) droite f

keep to the right — Automobile tenez votre droite

on ou to your right — à votre droite

take the second right — prenez la deuxième à droite

2) Politics (also Right)

the right — la droite

3) ( morally) bien m

to be in the right — avoir raison

4) ( just claim) droit m

to have a right to something — avoir droit à quelque chose

the right to work/to strike — le droit au travail/de grève

she has no right to do it — elle n'a pas le droit de le faire

what right have you to criticize me? — de quel droit est-ce que vous me critiquez?

I've got every right to be annoyed — j'ai toutes les raisons d'être agacé

human rights — droits de l'homme

civil rights — droits civils

to be within one's rights — être dans son droit

her husband is a celebrity in his own right — son mari est une célébrité à part entière

the gardens are worth a visit in their own right — à eux seuls, les jardins méritent la visite

5) ( in boxing) droite f
2.
rights plural noun

1) Commerce, Law droits mpl

film rights — droits d'adaptation cinématographique

sole rights — l'exclusivité f des droits

2) ( moral)

the rights and wrongs of a matter — les aspects mpl moraux d'une question
3.
adjective

1) ( as opposed to left) droit, de droite

on my right hand — ( position) sur ma droite

2) ( morally correct) bien; ( fair) juste

it's not right to steal — ce n'est pas bien de voler

it's only right — c'est normal

I thought it right to tell him — j'ai jugé bon de le lui dire

it is only right and proper — ce n'est que justice

to do the right thing — faire ce qu'il faut

I hope we're doing the right thing — j'espère que nous ne faisons pas une erreur

to do the right thing by somebody — faire son devoir envers quelqu'un

3) (correct, true) [choice, direction, size] bon/bonne; [word] juste; ( accurate) [time] exact

to be right — [person] avoir raison; [answer] être juste

you're quite right! — tu as tout à fait raison!

that's the right answer — c'est la bonne réponse

that's right — c'est ça

that can't be right — ça ne peut pas être ça

what's the right time? — quelle est l'heure exacte?

it's not the right time — ce n'est pas le bon moment

is that right? — ( asking) est-ce que c'est vrai?; ( double-checking) c'est ça?

am I right in thinking that...? — ai-je raison de penser que...?

is this the right train for Dublin? — c'est bien le train pour Dublin?

is this the right way to the station? — est-ce que c'est la bonne direction pour aller à la gare?

the right side of a piece of material — l'endroit m d'un tissu

to get one's facts right — être sûr de ce qu'on avance

you've got the spelling right — l'orthographe est bonne

let's hope he gets it right this time — espérons qu'il y arrivera cette fois-ci

it wouldn't look right if we didn't attend — ça serait mal vu si on n'y assistait pas

how right you are! — comme vous avez raison!

time proved him right — le temps lui a donné raison

4) ( most suitable) qui convient

the right clothes for gardening — des vêtements qui conviennent au jardinage

the model that's right for you — le modèle qui vous convient

the right person for the job — la personne qu'il faut pour le poste

you need to have the right equipment — il te faut le matériel approprié

when the time is right — quand le moment sera venu

to be in the right place at the right time — être là où il faut au bon moment

to know the right people — connaître des gens bien placés

he was careful to say all the right things — il a pris grand soin de dire tout ce qu'il faut dire dans ce genre de situation

5) ( in good order) [machine, vehicle] en bon état, qui fonctionne bien; ( healthy) [person] bien portant

I don't feel quite right these days — je ne me sens pas très bien ces jours-ci

the engine isn't quite right — le moteur ne fonctionne pas très bien

there's something not quite right about him — il a quelque chose de bizarre

I sensed that things were not quite right — j'ai senti qu'il y avait quelque chose qui n'allait pas

6) ( in order)

to put ou set right — corriger [mistake]; réparer [injustice]; arranger [situation]; réparer [machine]

to put ou set one's watch right — remettre sa montre à l'heure

they gave him a month to put ou set things right — ils lui ont donné un mois pour tout arranger

to put ou set somebody right — détromper quelqu'un

7) Mathematics [angle] droit

at right angles to — à angle droit avec, perpendiculaire à

8) (colloq) GB ( emphatic)

he's a right idiot! — c'est un idiot fini!

it's a right mess — c'est un vrai gâchis

9) (colloq) GB ( ready) prêt
4.
adverb

1) ( of direction) à droite

to turn/look right — tourner/regarder à droite

they looked for him right, left and centre — (colloq) ils l'ont cherché partout

they are arresting people right, left and centre — (colloq) ils arrêtent les gens en masse

2) ( directly) droit, directement

it's right in front of you — c'est droit or juste devant toi

I'll be right back — je reviens tout de suite

the path goes right down to the river — le chemin conduit tout droit à la rivière

right before/after — juste avant/après

to walk right up to somebody — marcher droit vers quelqu'un

3) ( exactly)

right in the middle of the room — en plein milieu or au beau milieu de la pièce

right now — ( immediately) tout de suite; US ( at this point in time) en ce moment

I'm staying right here — je ne bougerai pas d'ici

right there — juste là

right on the river — juste au bord de la rivière

4) ( correctly) juste, comme il faut

you're not doing it right — tu ne fais pas ça comme il faut

to guess right — deviner juste

if I remember right — si je me souviens bien

5) ( completely) tout

right around the garden — tout autour du jardin

go right back to the beginning — revenez tout au début

right at the bottom — tout au fond

right at the top of the house — tout en haut de la maison

to read a book right through — lire un livre jusqu'au bout

she looked right through me — fig elle a fait semblant de ne pas me voir

to turn the central heating right up — mettre le chauffage central à fond

right up until the 1950s — jusque dans les années 50

we're right behind you! — nous vous soutenons totalement!

6) GB ( in titles)

the Right Honourable — le très honorable

the Right Honourable Gentleman — ( form of address in parliament) ≈ notre distingué collègue

7) ( very well) bon

right, let's have a look — bon, voyons ça
5.
transitive verb

1) ( restore to upright position) redresser

2) ( correct) réparer

to right a wrong — redresser un tort
6.
reflexive verb

to right oneself — [person] se redresser

to right itself — [ship, situation] se rétablir

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to see somebody (colloq) right — ( financially) dépanner (colloq) quelqu'un; ( in other ways) sortir quelqu'un d'affaire

right you are! — (colloq)

right-oh! — (colloq) GB d'accord!

right enough — (colloq) effectivement

by rights — normalement, en principe

to put something to rights — arranger quelque chose

English-French dictionary > right
14 flatly

ˈflætlɪ нареч.
1) а) плоско, ровно б) с легким изгибом The roof was very flatly arched. ≈ Крыша была слегка изогнута.
2) скучно, уныло Syn: despondently, dolefully, dejectedly, insipidly
3) а) категорически, решительно, прямо, откровенно He seldom expresses any opinion one day without flatly contradicting it the next. ≈ Если он сегодня высказывает суждение о чем-нибудь, вряд ли он на следующий день не опровергнет его. Syn: plainly, bluntly;
decisively б) совершенно, абсолютно Syn: absolutely, completely категорически, решительно - to refuse * отказаться наотрез скучно, безжизненно - "It is hopeless", he said * "это безнадежно", - сказал он без всякого выражения flatly плоско, ровно ~ решительно;
to refuse flatly наотрез отказать(ся) ~ скучно, уныло ~ решительно;
to refuse flatly наотрез отказать(ся)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > flatly
15 flat

flæt
1. adjective
1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) llano, plano, liso

2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) monótono

3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) rotundo

4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) desinflado

5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; (also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) sin gas

6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; (also adverb) The choir went very flat.) desafinado

2. adverb
(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) horizontalmente

3. noun
1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) apartamento

2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemol

3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) plano; palma

4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) llano, llanura

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- flatly
- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out

flat¹ adj

1. llano / plano

flat land terreno llano

a flat roof un tejado plano / una azotea

2. desinflado

a flat tyre un neumático deshinchado

El comparativo de flat se escribe flatter; el superlativo se escribe flattest

flat² n piso / apartamento

do you live in a house or a flat? ¿vives en una casa o en un piso?

Se dice flat en inglés británico, en inglés americano se dice apartment

flat

tr[flæt]

adjective (comp flatter, superl flattest)

1 (level, even) llano,-a, plano,-a; (smooth) liso,-a

■ people thought the earth was flat la gente creía que la tierra era plana

■ he's got flat feet tiene los pies planos

■ put it on a flat surface ponlo en una superficie plana

2 (shallow) llano,-a

■ a flat dish un plato llano

3 (shoes) sin tacón

4 (tyre, ball etc) desinflado,-a

5 (battery) descargado,-a

6 (drink) sin gas

■ this beer's flat esta cerveza no tiene gas

7 figurative use (dull) monótono,-a, soso,-a

■ he spoke in a flat voice habló en voz monótona

■ it was a very flat performance fue una actuación muy insulsa

8 (having single price) fijo,-a

■ there's a flat fare hay un precio fijo

9 (firm, absolute, categorical) rotundo,-a

■ he gave us a flat denial se negó categóricamente

10 (exact) justo,-a

■ a flat thirty minutes unos treinta minutos justos

11 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (key) bemol; (voice, instrument) desafinado,-a

noun

1 (plain) llano, llanura

2 (of hand) palma

3 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL bemol nombre masculino

4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (tyre) pinchazo

adverb

1 (completely) categóricamente

■ he told me flat me lo dijo categóricamente

■ she turned me down flat me rechazó de plano

2 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL desafinadamente

3 (exactly) exactamente

■ in ten seconds flat en diez segundos justos

plural noun flats

1 (low level plain) llano sing

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and that's flat no hay más que decir

as flat as a pancake liso,-a como la palma de la mano

flat broke sin blanca

to be in a flat spin (person) estar hecho,-a un lío

to fall flat (joke etc) caer mal, no hacer gracia

to fall flat on one's face caer de bruces

to go flat out ir a toda pastilla, ir a todo gas

to lay flat estirar, extender

to play flat / sing flat desafinar

flat cap gorra

flat racing carreras nombre femenino plural de caballos sin vallas

flat spin SMALLAVIATION/SMALL barrena

mud flats marismas nombre femenino plural

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flat

tr[flæt]

noun

1 (apartment) piso

flat ['flæt] vt, flatted ; flatting

1) flatten: aplanar, achatar

2) : bajar de tono (en música)

flat adv

1) exactly: exactamente

in ten minutes flat: en diez minutos exactos

2) : desafinado, demasiado bajo (en la música)

flat adj, flatter ; flattest

1) even, level: plano, llano

2) smooth: liso

3) definite: categórico, rotundo, explícito

a flat refusal: una negativa categórica

4) dull: aburrido, soso, monótono (dícese la voz)

5) deflated: desinflado, pinchado, ponchado Mex

6) : bemol (en música)

to sing flat: cantar desafinado

flat n

1) plain: llano m, terreno m llano

2) : bemol m (en la música)

3) apartment: apartamento m, departamento m

4) or flat tire : pinchazo m, ponchadura f Mex

flat (UK)

n.

• apartamento s.m. (Drink)

adj.

• sin gas (Bebida) adj. (Tire)

n.

• pinchada (Neumático) (•Automóvil•) s.f. (Wine)

n.

• insípido (Vino) s.m.

adj.

• bemol adj.

• desanimado, -a adj.

• deslustrado, -a adj.

• empañado, -a adj.

• horizontal adj.

• insulso, -a adj.

• insípido, -a adj.

• liso, -a adj.

• llano, -a adj.

• mate adj.

• mocho, -a adj.

• monótono, -a adj.

• muerto, -a adj.

• plano, -a adj.

• raso, -a adj.

• tendido, -a adj.

n.

• apartamiento s.m.

• bemol s.m.

• palma de la mano s.f.

• pantano s.m.

• piso s.m.

• plano s.m.

I flæt
adjective - tt-

1)

a) < surface> plano; < countryside> llano

flat feet — pies mpl planos

houses with flat roofs — casas fpl con techos planos or con azoteas

I was flat on my back for two months — (me) pasé dos meses en cama

to fold something flat — doblar bien algo

he laid the map down flat on the table — extendió el mapa sobre la mesa

I lay down flat and tried to relax — me tumbé or me tendí e intenté relajarme; face I 1) a)

b) < dish> llano, bajo (Chi), playo (RPl)

flat shoes — zapatos mpl bajos, zapatillas fpl de piso (Méx)

flat cap o hat — (BrE) gorra f ( de lana con visera)

c) ( deflated) < ball> desinflado, ponchado (Méx)

you have a flat tire o (BrE) tyre — tienes un neumático desinflado or una rueda desinflada or (Méx) una llanta ponchada

2)

a) <lemonade/beer> sin efervescencia, sin gas

b) < battery> descargado

switch off or you'll get a flat battery — apaga o se te va a descargar la batería

3) (dull, uninteresting) <conversation/party> soso (fam); < joke> sin gracia; < voice> monótono

she felt a bit flat — estaba un tanto alicaída or baja de moral

to fall flat — \<\<play/project\>\> fracasar*, no ser* bien recibido

the joke fell very flat — el chiste no hizo ni pizca de gracia

4) (total, firm) <denial/refusal> rotundo, categórico

they've said they won't do it and that's flat — han dicho que no lo harán y no hay vuelta de hoja (fam)

5) ( Mus)

a) ( referring to key) bemol

A flat — la m bemol

b) ( too low)

you're flat — estás desafinando ( por cantar or tocar demasiado bajo)

6) ( fixed) (before n) < rate> fijo, uniforme

7) ( broke) (AmE colloq) (pred)

to be flat — estar* pelado (fam)

II

adverb

1)

a) <refuse/turn down> de plano, categóricamente

b) ( exactly)

it took him two hours flat — tardó dos horas justas or exactas

c) (AmE colloq) (as intensifier) completamente; see also broke II

2) ( Mus) demasiado bajo

III

noun

1) ( apartment) (BrE) apartamento m, departamento m (AmL), piso m (Esp)

2)

a) ( surface - of sword) cara f de la hoja; (- of hand) palma f

b) ( level ground) llano m, terreno m llano

3) ( Mus) bemol m

4) ( Theat) bastidor m

5) flats pl

a) ( low-lying ground) llano m

mud flats — marismas fpl

b) ( shoes) (esp AmE) zapatos mpl bajos, zapatillas fpl de piso (Méx)

I [flæt]
1. ADJ
(compar flatter) (superl flattest)
1) (=level) [surface, roof] plano; [countryside] llano

he was lying flat on the floor — estaba tumbado en el suelo

he laid his hands flat on the table — puso las manos extendidas sobre la mesa

keep your feet flat on the floor — mantén los pies bien pegados al suelo

the sea was calm and flat — el mar estaba en calma y no había olas

• lie flat on your back — túmbate de espaldas en el suelo

he was flat on his back for a month after the accident — tuvo que guardar cama durante un mes después del accidente

• to fall flat on one's face — (lit) caer(se) de bruces

the government's campaign fell flat on its face — la campaña del gobierno resultó un fracaso

- flat as a pancake
spin
2) (=smooth, even) [road, surface] liso, llano

to smooth sth flat — [+ paper etc] alisar algo

3) (=shallow) [dish] llano; [box] plano

4) [foot, shoe] plano; [nose] chato

to have flat feet — tener los pies planos

5) (=deflated) [tyre, ball] pinchado, desinflado

we got a flat tyre — se nos pinchó una rueda, se nos ponchó una llanta (Mex)

I had a flat tyre — tenía una rueda pinchada or desinflada, tenía un pinchazo, tenía una ponchada (Mex)

6) (=dull, lifeless) [voice, colour] apagado; [taste, style] soso; [light] sin contraste; [drink] sin burbujas or gas; [battery] descargado

• the atmosphere at the party was a bit flat — el ambiente de la fiesta estaba un poco apagado

• I've got a flat battery — se me ha descargado la batería

• I'm feeling rather flat — estoy un poco deprimido

• she meant it as a joke, but it fell flat — lo dijo de broma, pero nadie le vio la gracia

• the champagne has gone flat — al champán se le ha ido la fuerza or se le han ido las burbujas

7) (=inactive) [trade, business] flojo

sales have been flat this summer — las ventas han estado flojas este verano, no ha habido mucho movimiento de ventas este verano

8) (=outright) [refusal, denial] rotundo, terminante

• his suggestion met with a flat refusal — su sugerencia recibió una negativa rotunda or terminante

• he says he's not going and that's flat * — dice que no va y sanseacabó

9) (Mus)

a) [voice, instrument] desafinado

she/her singing was flat — desafinaba cantando

b) (of key) bemol

E flat major — mi bemol mayor

10) (=fixed) [rate, fee, charge] fijo

11) (Horse racing)

• flat jockey — jinete mf de carreras sin obstáculos

• the flat season — la temporada de carreras de caballos sin obstáculos

12) (=not shiny) (of painted surface) mate, sin brillo

2. ADV

1) (=absolutely)

• to be flat broke * — estar pelado *, estar sin un duro (Sp) *, estar sin un peso (LAm) *

2) (=outright) [refuse] rotundamente, terminantemente

• I told her flat that she couldn't have it — le dije terminantemente que no se lo podía quedar

• to turn sth down flat — rechazar algo rotundamente or de plano

3) (=exactly)

he did it in ten minutes flat — lo hizo en diez minutos justos or exactos

4) (esp Brit)

flat out: flat out, the car can do 140mph — cuando pones el coche a toda máquina, llega a las 140 millas por hora

• to go flat out — ir a toda máquina

to go flat out for sth — intentar conseguir algo por todos los medios

she went flat out for the title — intentó por todos los medios conseguir el título

• to work flat out (to do sth) — trabajar a toda máquina (para hacer algo)

5) (Mus)

to play/sing flat — tocar/cantar demasiado bajo, desafinar

3. N

1) [of hand] palma f; [of sword] cara f de la hoja

2) (Mus) bemol m

3) (Aut) pinchazo m, ponchada f (Mex)

• we got a flat — se nos pinchó una rueda, se nos ponchó una llanta (Mex)

• I had a flat — tenía una rueda pinchada or desinflada, tenía un pinchazo, tenía una ponchada (Mex)

4) flats (Geog) (=marshland) marismas fpl; (=sand) bancos mpl de arena

• mud flats — marismas fpl

• salt flats — salinas fpl

5) (Theat) bastidor m

6) (Horse racing)

the flat — las carreras de caballos sin obstáculos

4.

CPD

flat cap N — gorra de lana con visera

flat pack N —

it comes in a flat pack — viene en una caja plana para el automontaje; see flat-pack

flat racing N — carreras fpl de caballos sin obstáculos

flat rate N — [of interest, tax] tanto m alzado; (Internet, Telec) tarifa f plana; see flat-rate

flat screen N — (TV, Comput) pantalla f plana; see flat-screen

II

[flæt]
N (Brit) apartamento m, piso m (Sp), departamento m (LAm)
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I [flæt]
adjective - tt-

1)

a) < surface> plano; < countryside> llano

flat feet — pies mpl planos

houses with flat roofs — casas fpl con techos planos or con azoteas

I was flat on my back for two months — (me) pasé dos meses en cama

to fold something flat — doblar bien algo

he laid the map down flat on the table — extendió el mapa sobre la mesa

I lay down flat and tried to relax — me tumbé or me tendí e intenté relajarme; face I 1) a)

b) < dish> llano, bajo (Chi), playo (RPl)

flat shoes — zapatos mpl bajos, zapatillas fpl de piso (Méx)

flat cap o hat — (BrE) gorra f ( de lana con visera)

c) ( deflated) < ball> desinflado, ponchado (Méx)

you have a flat tire o (BrE) tyre — tienes un neumático desinflado or una rueda desinflada or (Méx) una llanta ponchada

2)

a) <lemonade/beer> sin efervescencia, sin gas

b) < battery> descargado

switch off or you'll get a flat battery — apaga o se te va a descargar la batería

3) (dull, uninteresting) <conversation/party> soso (fam); < joke> sin gracia; < voice> monótono

she felt a bit flat — estaba un tanto alicaída or baja de moral

to fall flat — \<\<play/project\>\> fracasar*, no ser* bien recibido

the joke fell very flat — el chiste no hizo ni pizca de gracia

4) (total, firm) <denial/refusal> rotundo, categórico

they've said they won't do it and that's flat — han dicho que no lo harán y no hay vuelta de hoja (fam)

5) ( Mus)

a) ( referring to key) bemol

A flat — la m bemol

b) ( too low)

you're flat — estás desafinando ( por cantar or tocar demasiado bajo)

6) ( fixed) (before n) < rate> fijo, uniforme

7) ( broke) (AmE colloq) (pred)

to be flat — estar* pelado (fam)

II

adverb

1)

a) <refuse/turn down> de plano, categóricamente

b) ( exactly)

it took him two hours flat — tardó dos horas justas or exactas

c) (AmE colloq) (as intensifier) completamente; see also broke II

2) ( Mus) demasiado bajo

III

noun

1) ( apartment) (BrE) apartamento m, departamento m (AmL), piso m (Esp)

2)

a) ( surface - of sword) cara f de la hoja; (- of hand) palma f

b) ( level ground) llano m, terreno m llano

3) ( Mus) bemol m

4) ( Theat) bastidor m

5) flats pl

a) ( low-lying ground) llano m

mud flats — marismas fpl

b) ( shoes) (esp AmE) zapatos mpl bajos, zapatillas fpl de piso (Méx)

English-spanish dictionary > flat
16 flat

I noun
(Brit.): (dwelling) Wohnung, die
II 1. adjective
1) flach; eben [Fläche]; platt [Nase, Reifen]

spread the blanket flat on the ground — die Decke glatt auf dem Boden ausbreiten

2) (fig.) (monotonous) eintönig; (dull) lahm (ugs.); fade; (stale) schal, abgestanden [Bier, Sekt]; (Electr.) leer [Batterie]

fall flat — nicht ankommen (ugs.); seine Wirkung verfehlen

3) (downright) glatt (ugs.)

[and] that's flat — und damit basta (ugs.)

4) (Mus.) [um einen Halbton] erniedrigt [Note]
2. adverb
1) (coll.): (completely)

flat broke — total pleite

2) (coll.): (exactly)

in two hours flat — in genau zwei Stunden
3. noun
1) flache Seite

flat of the hand — Handfläche, die

2) (level ground) Ebene, die

3) (Mus.) erniedrigter Ton

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[flæt] 1. adjective
1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) flach

2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) langweilig

3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) glatt

4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) platt

5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) fade

6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) zu tief
2. adverb
(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) flach
3. noun
1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) die Wohnung

2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) das B

3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) die Fläche

4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) die Niederung

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- academic.ru/27860/flatly">flatly
- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out
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flat¹

[flæt]

I. adj

<- tt->

1. (not raised, horizontal) inclination flach; (even) floor, ground flach; ground, path, territory eben; face, nose platt

people used to believe that the earth was \flat früher glaubten die Menschen, die Erde sei eine Scheibe

\flat hand flache [o offene] Hand

\flat heel/shoe flacher Absatz/Schuh

to be [as] \flat as a pancake ground topfeben [o ÖSTERR brettleben] sein; ( fam) woman flach wie ein [Bügel]brett sein fam

\flat roof flaches Dach, Flachdach nt

2. (shallow) cup, plate flach

3. (smooth) glatt; surface eben

4. attr, inv ( fig: absolute) entschieden, kategorisch, glatt fam

to be met with \flat denial [or refusal] auf entschiedene [o fam glatte] Ablehnung stoßen, rundweg abgelehnt werden fam

5. ( also fig pej: dull) langweilig, lahm pej fam, öd[e] pej fam; of conversation, writing geistlos, flach pej

6. (monotone) voice ohne Modulation nach n, ausdruckslos pej; LIT (lacking delineation) character eindimensional fachspr, einfach gestrickt fam; (lacking depth, contrast) of a photo, picture flach, kontrastarm

7. (not shiny) of colour, paint, varnish matt, stumpf

8. (tasteless) cooking fad[e]; drinks schal, abgestanden

to go \flat schal werden

9. BRIT, AUS (exhausted) battery leer

10. (deflated) platt

\flat tyre platter Reifen, Plattfuß m fam, Patschen m ÖSTERR sl, Platten m SCHWEIZ

11. COMM, ECON (not active) business, market prices flau, lustlos fachspr

\flat market flauer [o ruhiger] Markt, lustlose Börse

12. pred AM ( fam: without funds) pleite fam

13. MUS (lower in pitch) note [um einen Halbton] erniedrigt; key mit B-Vorzeichen nach n; (below intended pitch) string, voice zu tief [gestimmt]

E \flat major Es-Dur

14. attr, inv COMM (fixed) einheitlich, Einheits-, Pauschal-

\flat charge Pauschale f fachspr

\flat fee Pauschalgebühr f, Pauschalhonorar nt fachspr

\flat price/tariff Einheitspreis/Einheitstarif m fachspr

\flat rate Einheitssatz m, Pauschalsatz m fachspr

\flat yield Umlaufrendite f

15.

▶ and that's \flat und dabei bleibt es [o fam damit basta

II. adv

<- tt->

1. (horizontally) flach

to fall \flat on one's face der Länge nach hinfallen, ÖSTERR a. auf die Nase fallen fam

to lie \flat on one's back flach [o lang hingestreckt] auf dem Rücken liegen

2. (levelly) platt

to fold sth \flat napkin, sheet etw zusammenfalten; ironing, napkin, tablecloth etw zusammenlegen; deckchair etw zusammenklappen

to knock [or lay] sth \flat building, wall etw plattwalzen [o einebnen] [o a. fig dem Erdboden gleichmachen

3. inv ( fam: absolutely) rundheraus, glattweg

she told him \flat that she would not go to the show sie sagte ihm klipp und klar, dass sie nicht zu der Show gehen werde

to be \flat against the rules eindeutig gegen die Regeln verstoßen

4. inv ( fam: completely) völlig, total fam

to be \flat broke total [o völlig] pleite [o ÖSTERR a. abgebrannt] sein fam

to be \flat out völlig alle [o total erledigt] sein [o ÖSTERR a. hin] fam

5. ( fam: exactly) genau

6. MUS (below intended pitch) sing, play zu tief

7.

▶ to fall \flat (fail) attempt, effort scheitern, danebengehen fam; stage performance durchfallen; joke nicht ankommen fam

▶ in no time \flat ( fam) in Sekundenschnelle [o fam null Komma nichts

III. n

1. (level surface) flache Seite; of a knife, sword Breitseite f

\flat of the hand Handfläche f

he hit me with the \flat of his hand er schlug mich mit der flachen Hand

2. (level ground) Fläche f, Ebene f

most of the path is on the \flat der größte Teil des Weges ist eben

3. GEOG (land) Flachland nt, Niederung f fachspr

▪ the \flats pl ground die Ebenen pl fachspr; seafloor die Untiefen pl, die Sandbänke pl fachspr

the mud \flats pl die Sumpfebene sing fachspr

the salt \flats pl die Salzwüste sing fachspr

4. MUS (sign) Erniedrigungszeichen nt fachspr, b nt; (tone) [um einen halben Ton] erniedrigter Ton fachspr

5. BRIT SPORT (horse race) Flachrennen nt fachspr; (season) Saison f für Flachrennen

6. THEAT (scenery) Schiebewand f, Kulisse f fachspr

7. esp BRIT, AUS (tyre) Platte(r) m, Plattfuß m fam, Patschen m ÖSTERR, Platten m SCHWEIZ

flat²

[flæt]

n BRIT, AUS [Etagen]wohnung f, Mietwohnung f

company \flat Firmenwohnung f, Dienstwohnung f

▪ \flats pl Wohnblock m, Mietblock m, Mehrfamilienhaus nt SCHWEIZ

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I [flt]
1. adj (+er)

1) flach; tyre, nose, feet platt; surface eben

he stood flat against the wall — er stand platt gegen die Wand gedrückt

as flat as a pancake ( inf, tyre ) — total platt; (countryside) total flach

flat roof — Flachdach nt

to fall flat on one's face — auf die Nase fallen

to lie flat — flach or platt liegen

2) (fig) fade; painting, photo flach, kontrastarm; colour matt, stumpf, glanzlos; joke, remark abgedroschen, öde, müde; trade, market lau, lahm, lustlos; battery leer; (= stale) beer, wine schal, abgestanden

in a flat voice — mit ausdrucksloser Stimme

she felt a bit flat — sie fühlte sich ein bisschen daneben (inf), sie hatte zu nichts Lust

to fall flat (joke) — nicht ankommen; (play etc) durchfallen

3) refusal, denial glatt, deutlich

and that's flat — und damit basta

4) (MUS: out of tune) instrument zu tief (gestimmt); voice zu tief

5) (COMM) Pauschal-

flat rate — Pauschale f; (Internet) Flatrate f

to charge a flat rate of interest — einen pauschalen Zinssatz berechnen

to get a flat rate of pay — pauschal bezahlt werden

flat fare — Einheitstarif m

2. adv

1) turn down, refuse rundweg, kategorisch

he told me flat ( out) that... — er sagte mir klipp und klar, dass...

2) (MUS)

to sing/play flat — zu tief singen/spielen

3)

in ten seconds flat — in sage und schreibe (nur) zehn Sekunden

4)

flat broke (inf) — total pleite (inf)

5)

to go flat out — voll aufdrehen (inf); (in car also) Spitze fahren (inf)

to work or go flat out — auf Hochtouren arbeiten

to be lying flat out — platt am Boden liegen

3. n

1) (of hand) Fläche f; (of blade) flache Seite

2) (GEOG) Ebene f;

3) (MUS) Erniedrigungszeichen nt, b nt

4) (AUT) Platte(r) m (inf), (Reifen)panne f

5) (THEAT) Kulisse f

6) (SPORT)

the flat — das Flachrennen
II
n (esp Brit)
Wohnung f
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flat¹ [flæt]

A s

1. Fläche f, Ebene f

2. flache Seite:

flat of the hand Handfläche f;

with the flat of one’s hand mit der flachen Hand

3. a) Flachland n, Niederung f

b) (Skisport) Flachstück n (einer Abfahrtsstrecke etc)

4. Untiefe f, Flach n

5. MUS B n

6. THEAT Kulisse f

7. AUTO besonders US Reifenpanne f, Plattfuß m umg

8. → flatboat

9. TECH Flacheisen n

10. → flatcar

11. US breitkrempiger Strohhut

12. the flat (Pferdesport) bes Br

a) koll (die) Flachrennen pl,

b) die Flachrennsaison

13. US flacher Fest- oder Umzugswagen

14. flacher Korb

15. pl flache Schuhe pl, Schuhe mit flachen Absätzen

B adj (adv → flatly)

1. flach, eben:

flat section → A 3 b;

flat shore Flachküste f;

(as) flat as a pancake ( oder board) umg

a) völlig flach,

b) flach wie ein Bügelbrett (Mädchen)

2. TECH Flach…:

flat anvil (chisel, coil, rail, wire, etc)

3. Ballistik: rasant (Flugbahn)

4. (aus-, hin)gestreckt, flach am Boden liegend

5. flat on eng an (dat)

6. dem Erdboden gleich:

lay a city flat eine Stadt dem Erdboden gleichmachen

7. flach, offen (Hand)

8. AUTO platt (Autoreifen)

9. stumpf, platt (Nase)

10. entschieden, kategorisch, glatt (Ablehnung etc):

and that’s flat! und damit basta!

11. a) langweilig, fad(e)

b) flach, oberflächlich, banal

12. schal, fad(e) (Bier), flach (Wein)

13. WIRTSCH flau, lustlos (Markt etc)

14. WIRTSCH

a) einheitlich, Einheits…

b) Pauschal…:

flat fee Pauschalgebühr f;

flat sum Pauschalbetrag m, Pauschale f; → flat price, flat rate

15. MAL, FOTO

a) kontrastarm

b) matt, glanzlos

16. flach, dünn: say sth in a flat voice mit ausdrucksloser Stimme

17. MUS

a) erniedrigt (Note)

b) mit B-Vorzeichen (Tonart)

18. leer (Batterie)

C adv

1. eben, flach:

fall flat

a) der Länge nach hinfallen,

b) fig umg danebengehen, missglücken,

c) fig umg durchfallen (Theaterstück etc);

fall flat on one’s face fig umg eine Bauchlandung machen, auf den Bauch oder auf die Nase fallen; → back¹ A 1

2. genau:

in ten seconds flat

3. eindeutig:

a) entschieden:

he went flat against the rules er hat eindeutig gegen die Regeln verstoßen

b) kategorisch:

he told me flat that …

4. MUS

a) um einen halben Ton niedriger

b) zu tief:

sing flat

5. ohne (Berechnung der aufgelaufenen) Zinsen

6. umg völlig:

flat broke total pleite

7. flat out umg auf Hochtouren:

my car does 100 miles flat out mein Auto fährt oder macht 100 Meilen Spitze;

work flat out volle Pulle arbeiten

8. flat out umg fix und fertig, total erledigt

D v/t

1. TECH flach oder eben machen, glätten

2. MUS US eine Note um einen halben Ton erniedrigen

flat² [flæt]

A s besonders Br Wohnung f: → block A 16 a

B v/i Aus umg in Wohngemeinschaft leben ( with mit)

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I noun
(Brit.): (dwelling) Wohnung, die
II 1. adjective
1) flach; eben [Fläche]; platt [Nase, Reifen]

spread the blanket flat on the ground — die Decke glatt auf dem Boden ausbreiten

2) (fig.) (monotonous) eintönig; (dull) lahm (ugs.); fade; (stale) schal, abgestanden [Bier, Sekt]; (Electr.) leer [Batterie]

fall flat — nicht ankommen (ugs.); seine Wirkung verfehlen

3) (downright) glatt (ugs.)

[and] that's flat — und damit basta (ugs.)

4) (Mus.) [um einen Halbton] erniedrigt [Note]
2. adverb
1) (coll.): (completely)

flat broke — total pleite

2) (coll.): (exactly)

in two hours flat — in genau zwei Stunden
3. noun
1) flache Seite

flat of the hand — Handfläche, die

2) (level ground) Ebene, die

3) (Mus.) erniedrigter Ton

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(UK) n.

Wohnung -en f. (housing) (UK) n.

Appartement n. adj.

flach adj.

geschmacklos adj. n.

Fläche -n f.

English-german dictionary > flat
17 cut

1.
[kʌt]transitive verb, -tt-, cut

1) (penetrate, wound) schneiden

cut one's finger/leg — sich (Dat. od. Akk.) in den Finger/ins Bein schneiden

he cut himself on broken glass — er hat sich an einer Glasscherbe geschnitten

the remark cut him to the quick — (fig.) die Bemerkung traf ihn ins Mark

2) (divide) (with knife) schneiden; durchschneiden [Seil]; (with axe) durchhacken

cut something in half/two/three — etwas halbieren/zweiteilen/dreiteilen

cut one's ties or links — alle Verbindungen abbrechen

cut no ice with somebody — (fig. coll.) keinen Eindruck auf jemanden machen

3) (detach, reduce) abschneiden; schneiden, stutzen [Hecke]; mähen [Getreide, Gras]

cut (p.p.) flowers — Schnittblumen

cut one's nails — sich (Dat.) die Nägel schneiden

4) (shape, fashion) schleifen [Glas, Edelstein, Kristall]; hauen, schlagen [Stufen]

cut a key — einen Schlüssel feilen od. anfertigen

cut figures in wood/stone — Figuren aus Holz schnitzen/aus Stein hauen

5) (meet and cross) [Straße, Linie, Kreis:] schneiden

6) (fig.): (renounce, refuse to recognize) schneiden

7) (carve) [auf]schneiden [Fleisch, Geflügel]; abschneiden [Scheibe]

8) (reduce) senken [Preise]; verringern, einschränken [Menge, Produktion]; mindern [Qualität]; kürzen [Ausgaben, Lohn]; verkürzen [Arbeitszeit, Urlaub]; abbauen [Arbeitsplätze]; (cease, stop) einstellen [Dienstleistungen, Lieferungen]; abstellen [Strom]

9) (absent oneself from) schwänzen [Schule, Unterricht]

10)

cut one's losses — höherem Verlust vorbeugen

11)

cut something short — (lit. or fig.): (interrupt, terminate) etwas abbrechen

cut somebody short — jemanden unterbrechen; (impatiently) jemandem ins Wort fallen

to cut a long story short — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn

12) (Cards) abheben

13)

cut a tooth — einen Zahn bekommen

14)

be cut and dried — genau festgelegt od. abgesprochen sein

15) (Computing)

cut and paste — ausschneiden und einfügen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, cut

1) [Messer, Schwert usw.:] schneiden; [Papier, Tuch, Käse:] sich schneiden lassen

cut both ways — (fig.) ein zweischneidiges Schwert sein (fig.)

2) (cross, intersect) sich schneiden

3) (pass)

cut through or across the field/park — [quer] über das Feld/durch den Park gehen

4) (Cinemat.) (stop the cameras) abbrechen; (go quickly to another shot) überblenden (to zu)
3. noun
1) (act of cutting) Schnitt, der

2) (stroke, blow) (with knife) Schnitt, der; (with sword, whip) Hieb, der; (injury) Schnittwunde, die

3) (reduction) (in wages, expenditure, budget) Kürzung, die; (in prices) Senkung, die; (in working hours, holiday, etc.) Verkürzung, die; (in services) Verringerung, die; (in production, output, etc.) Einschränkung, die

4) (of meat) Stück, das

5) (coll.): (commission, share) Anteil, der

6) (of hair): (style) [Haar]schnitt, der; (of clothes) Schnitt, der

7) (in play, book, etc.) Streichung, die; (in film) Schnitt, der

make cuts — Streichungen/Schnitte vornehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/98633/cut_away">cut away

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut up

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1. present participle - cutting; verb
1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) schneiden

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) aus-, abschneiden

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) schneiden

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) schneiden

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) kürzen

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) schneiden

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) schneiden

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) abheben

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') `Schnitt`

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) abkürzen

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) schneiden

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) schwänzen

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) schneiden
2. noun
1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) der Schnitt

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) der Schnitt

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) das Stück

•

- cutter
- cutting 3. adjective
(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) scharf

- cut glass
- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective
(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) halsabschneiderisch, mörderisch

- a cut above
- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short
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cut

[kʌt]

I. NOUN

1. (act) Schnitt m

to make a \cut [in sth] [in etw akk] einen Einschnitt machen

2. (slice) of meat Stück nt; of bread Scheibe f, Schnitte f

sirloin is the most expensive \cut of beef die Lende ist das teuerste Stück vom Rind

cold \cuts Aufschnitt m

3. (trim) Schnitt m

her hair was in need of a \cut ihre Haare mussten geschnitten werden

4. (fit) [Zu]schnitt m; of shirt, trousers Schnitt m

5. (wound) Schnittwunde f, Schnitt m

deep \cut tiefe Schnittwunde

to get a \cut sich akk schneiden

where'd you get that \cut? wo hast du dich denn da geschnitten? fam

6. (insult) Beleidigung f (at für + akk)

7. also FIN ( fam: due, share) [An]teil m

when am I going to get my \cut? wann bekomme ich meinen Anteil? m

8. (decrease) Senkung f, Herabsetzung f

\cut in emissions Abgasreduzierung f

\cut in interest rates Zinssenkung f

\cut in prices Preissenkung f, Ermäßigung f

\cut in production Produktionseinschränkung f

\cut in staff Personalabbau m

to take a \cut eine Kürzung hinnehmen

he took a \cut in salary er nahm eine Gehaltskürzung hin

many people have had to take a \cut in their living standards viele Menschen mussten sich mit einer Einschränkung ihres Lebensstandards abfinden

9. (less spending)

▪ \cuts pl Kürzungen pl, Streichungen pl

budget \cuts Haushaltskürzungen pl

to make \cuts in the budget Abstriche am Etat machen

10. (abridgement) Schnitt m, Streichung f

to make a \cut in a film eine Szene aus einem Film herausschneiden

to make \cuts Streichungen vornehmen

11. AM (truancy) Schwänzen nt kein pl fam

to have a \cut schwänzen fam

12. SPORT

to give the ball a \cut den Ball anschneiden

13.

▶ to be a \cut above sb/sth jdm/etw um einiges überlegen sein

▶ the \cut and thrust of sth das Spannungsfeld einer S. gen

II. ADJECTIVE

1. (removed) abgeschnitten; (sliced) bread [auf]geschnitten

\cut flowers Schnittblumen pl

2. (fitted) glass, jewel geschliffen

III. INTERJECTION

FILM

\cut! Schnitt!

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

<-tt-, cut, cut>

1. (slice)

▪ to \cut sth etw schneiden

did you already \cut some bread? hast du schon etwas Brot aufgeschnitten?

to \cut a hole in sth ein Loch in etw akk schneiden

to \cut sth to pieces [or shreds] etw zerstückeln

to \cut sth in[to] several pieces etw in mehrere Teile zerschneiden

how can I \cut this cake in two pieces? wie kann ich diesen Kuchen halbieren?

to \cut sb/sth free jdn/etw losschneiden; (from wreck) jdn/etw herausschneiden

to \cut sth loose etw losschneiden

to \cut sth open etw aufschneiden

▪ to \cut sb sth [or sth for sb] jdm [o für jdn] etw schneiden

could you \cut me a slice of bread? könntest du mir eine Scheibe Brot abschneiden?

▪ to \cut sth with sth etw mit etw dat schneiden

2. (sever)

▪ to \cut sth etw durchschneiden

she nearly \cut an artery with the new hedge-trimmer sie durchtrennte fast eine Arterie mit der neuen elektrischen Heckenschere

3. (trim)

▪ to \cut sth etw [ab]schneiden

to \cut one's fingernails sich dat die Fingernägel schneiden

to \cut flowers Blumen abschneiden

to \cut the grass den Rasen mähen

to \cut sb's hair jdm die Haare schneiden

to have [or get] one's hair \cut sich dat die Haare schneiden lassen

4. (injure)

▪ to \cut oneself/sb [with sth] sich/jdn [mit etw dat] schneiden

I've \cut my hand on that glass ich habe mir die Hand an diesem Glas geschnitten

he \cut his head open er hat sich den Kopf aufgeschlagen

5. (clear)

▪ to \cut sth road, tunnel etw bauen; ditch, trench etw graben

they're planning to \cut a road right through the forest sie planen, eine Straße mitten durch den Wald zu schlagen

to \cut a swath through sth eine Bahn durch etw akk schneiden

6. (decrease)

▪ to \cut sth etw senken [o herabsetzen] [o reduzieren]

they should \cut class sizes to 30 die Klassengröße sollte auf 30 Schüler verringert werden

to \cut costs die Kosten senken

to \cut one's losses weitere Verluste vermeiden

to \cut overtime die Überstunden reduzieren

to \cut prices die Preise herabsetzen [o senken]

to \cut wages die Löhne kürzen

▪ to \cut sth by sth etw um etw akk kürzen [o reduzieren]

our company is \cutting its workforce by 20% unsere Firma baut 20 % ihres Personals ab

7. (break)

▪ to \cut sth etw unterbrechen

they \cut our supply lines sie schnitten uns unsere Versorgungslinien ab

8. (abridge)

to \cut a film einen Film kürzen

to \cut short ⇆ sth etw abbrechen; (interrupt)

to \cut sb short jdn unterbrechen, jdm ins Wort fallen

9. (remove)

to be \cut from the team aus dem Team entfernt werden

to \cut a scene in a film eine Szene aus einem Film herausschneiden

10. (miss)

▪ to \cut sth etw auslassen

she decided to \cut some of her meetings sie entschied sich, einige ihrer Treffen nicht wahrzunehmen

to \cut a class [or lesson] /school eine [Unterrichts]stunde/die Schule schwänzen fam

11. (turn off)

to \cut the motor [or engine] den Motor abstellen

12. ( fam: desist from)

▪ to \cut sth behaviour etw [unter]lassen

to \cut the cackle BRIT, AUS ( hum) auf den Punkt kommen

to \cut the crap (sl) mit der Scheiße aufhören derb

13. (shape)

to \cut a diamond einen Diamanten schleifen

14. AUTO

to \cut a corner [too sharply] eine Kurve [zu scharf] schneiden

15. (teethe)

to \cut a tooth einen Zahn bekommen, zahnen

16. CARDS

to \cut the cards die Karten abheben

17. MUS

to \cut a record/CD eine Platte/CD aufnehmen

18. COMPUT

to \cut and paste sth etw ausschneiden und einfügen

19. MATH

▪ to \cut sth etw schneiden

20. SPORT

to \cut the ball den Ball [an]schneiden

21.

▶ to \cut capers ( dated) Luftsprünge machen

▶ to \cut the cheese AM ( fam) einen fahrenlassen derb

▶ you should \cut your coat according to your cloth BRIT ( prov) man muss sich akk nach der Decke strecken prov

▶ to \cut corners schnell und kostengünstig arbeiten

▶ to \cut sb dead jdn schneiden

today in the store Martha \cut me dead heute im Supermarkt hat Martha mich keines Blickes gewürdigt

▶ to \cut a fine [or quite a] figure [or BRIT dash] ( dated) eine gute Figur machen

▶ to \cut it [or things] [a bit] fine [or close] [ein bisschen] knapp kalkulieren

▶ to \cut the ground from under sb's feet jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen

▶ to \cut no [or very little] ice with sb keinen Eindruck auf jdn machen

▶ to [not] \cut it [or AM also the mustard] [k]ein hohes Niveau erreichen

▶ to \cut off one's nose to spite one's face sich akk ins eigene Fleisch schneiden

▶ to \cut sb to the quick [or heart] jdn ins Mark treffen

▶ to be \cut from the same cloth aus dem gleichen Holz geschnitzt sein

▶ to \cut sb some slack AM mit jdm nachsichtig sein

▶ to \cut a long story short der langen Rede kurzer Sinn, um es kurzzumachen

▶ to \cut one's teeth [or eye-teeth] [on sth] sich dat die ersten Sporen [mit etw dat] verdienen

▶ to be so thick that you can \cut it with a knife zum Zerreißen gespannt sein

the tension was so thick in the air that you could \cut it with a knife die Atmosphäre war zum Zerreißen gespannt

V. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<-tt-, cut, cut>

1. (slice) knife schneiden

2. (slice easily) material sich akk schneiden lassen

3. (take short cut)

to \cut over a field eine Abkürzung über ein Feld nehmen

4. CARDS abheben

to \cut for dealer den Geber auslosen

5. AM ( fam: push in)

to \cut [in line] sich akk vordrängeln

to \cut in front of sb sich akk vor jdn drängeln

no \cutting! nicht drängeln!

6. COMPUT

to \cut and paste ausschneiden und einfügen

7. (withdraw)

▪ to \cut loose from sth sich akk von etw dat trennen

8.

▶ to \cut both [or two] ways eine zweischneidige Sache sein

▶ to \cut to the chase AM ( fam) auf den Punkt kommen

▶ to \cut loose AM, AUS alle Hemmungen verlieren

she really \cuts loose when she dances sie tobt sich beim Tanzen richtig aus

▶ to \cut and run Reißaus nehmen, sich akk aus dem Staub machen

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cut [kʌt]

A s

1. a) Schnitt m

b) Schnittwunde f

2. Hieb m:

cut and thrust

a) (Fechten) Hieb und Stoß m,

b) fig (feindseliges) Hin und Her, Widerstreit m;

rhetorical cut and thrust Wortgefecht n

3. fig Stich m, (Seiten)Hieb m, Bosheit f

4. umg Schneiden n:

give sb the cut direct jemanden ostentativ schneiden

5. (Spaten) Stich m

6. (Haar) Schnitt m

7. TECH Ein-, Anschnitt m, Kerbe f

8. TECH Schnittfläche f

9. TECH Schrot m/n

10. a) Einschnitt m, Durchstich m (im Gelände)

b) Graben m

11. Schnitte f, Stück n (besonders Fleisch):

cold cuts pl Aufschnitt m

12. US umg Imbiss m

13. umg Anteil m (of, in an dat):

my cut is 20%

14. besonders US

a) Mahd f (Gras)

b) Schlag m (Holz)

c) Schur f (Wolle)

15. FILM, TV Schnitt m

16. FILM, RADIO, TV: scharfe Überblendung, Schnitt m

17. Abkürzung(sweg) f(m), direkter Weg

18. Tennis etc: Schnitt m

19. Stück n, Länge f (von Stoff, Tuch)

20. (Zu)Schnitt m, Fasson f (besonders von Kleidung)

21. Schnitt m, Schliff m (von Edelsteinen)

22. fig Art f, Schlag m:

of quite a different cut aus ganz anderem Holz geschnitzt

23. Gesichtsschnitt m

24. umg (soziale etc) Stufe:

a cut above eine Stufe höher als

25. TYPO

a) (Kupfer) Stich m

b) Druckstock m

c) Klischee n

26. Holzschnitt m

27. (modischer) Schlitz (im Kleid)

28. Streichung f, Auslassung f, Kürzung f (in einem Buch etc)

29. WIRTSCH Kürzung f, Senkung f:

cut in prices Preissenkung oder -herabsetzung f;

cut in salary Gehaltskürzung

30. SCHULE, UNIV umg Schwänzen n

31. Kartenspiel:

a) Abheben n

b) abgehobene Karte(n pl)

32. umg Strohhalm m (zum Losen):

draw cuts Strohhalme ziehen, losen

33. Golf: Cut m (maximale Schlagzahl, mit der sich ein Spieler für die letzten beiden Runden eines Turniers qualifiziert):

make the cut den Cut schaffen

B adj

1. beschnitten, (zu)geschnitten, gestutzt, gespalten, zersägt:

cut flowers Schnittblumen;

cut glass geschliffenes Glas

2. BOT (ein)gekerbt

3. gemeißelt, geschnitzt, behauen

4. verschnitten, kastriert:

a cut horse ein Wallach

5. WIRTSCH herabgesetzt, ermäßigt (Preise)

6. Br sl blau, besoffen

C v/t prät und pperf cut

1. (be-, zer)schneiden, ab-, durchschneiden, einen Schnitt machen in (akk):

cut sb sth jemandem etwas abschneiden;

cut to pieces zerstückeln;

cut one’s teeth Zähne bekommen, zahnen; → cable A 1, eyetooth

2. abhacken, abschneiden, absägen, SCHIFF kappen:

cut a book ein Buch aufschneiden;

cut coal Kohle(n) hauen;

cut grass Gras mähen;

cut trees Bäume fällen;

cut turf Rasen stechen;

cut wood Holz hacken

3. eine Hecke etc (be)schneiden, stutzen:

cut sb’s hair jemandem die Haare schneiden; → story¹ 4

4. eine Schnittwunde beibringen (dat), verletzen:

cut one’s finger sich in den Finger schneiden;

he cut himself on the lid er schnitt sich am Deckel

5. schlagen:

cut a horse with a whip

6. Tiere kastrieren, verschneiden

7. ein Kleid, einen Teppich etc zuschneiden, etwas zurechtschneiden, einen Schlüssel anfertigen, einen Braten vorschneiden oder zerlegen

8. einen Stein behauen, Glas, Edelsteine schleifen

9. (ein)schnitzen, einschneiden, -ritzen

10. einen Weg ausgraben, -hauen, einen Graben stechen, einen Tunnel bohren:

cut one’s way sich einen Weg bahnen

11. AGR Land umackern, pflügen

12. MATH etc durchschneiden, kreuzen

13. AUTO

a) eine Kurve schneiden: → corner A 1

b) ein Verkehrszeichen etc überfahren

14. einen Text etc, auch einen Betrag etc kürzen, beschneiden, zusammenstreichen (to auf akk):

cut film einen Film schneiden;

cut the wages die Löhne kürzen;

cut production die Produktion einschränken oder drosseln; → bone¹ A 1

15. WIRTSCH die Preise herabsetzen, senken

16. die Geschwindigkeit herabsetzen, verringern

17. cut one’s losses WIRTSCH weiteren (finanziellen) Verlusten vorbeugen

18. a) CHEM, TECH verdünnen, auflösen

b) umg verwässern

19. TECH abstoßen, Metall, auch Gewinde schneiden, beschroten, fräsen, scheren, schleifen

20. ELEK, TEL eine Verbindung trennen

21. ELEK, AUTO, TECH

a) den Motor etc ab-, ausschalten

b) den Motor drosseln

22. FILM, RADIO, TV: abbrechen

23. (auf Tonband etc) mitschneiden

24. fig eine Verbindung abbrechen, aufgeben

25. fig

a) betrüben:

it cut him to the heart es tat ihm in der Seele weh, es schnitt ihm ins Herz

b) jemandem wehtun, jemanden kränken

26. umg jemanden schneiden:

cut sb dead jemanden völlig ignorieren

27. SCHULE, UNIV umg eine Stunde etc schwänzen

28. Karten abheben

29. Tennis etc: den Ball (an)schneiden

30. umg Gewinne teilen

31. SPORT einen Rekord brechen

32. → cut out A 9

D v/i

1. schneiden (in, into in akk), bohren, hauen, sägen, stechen:

the knife doesn’t cut das Messer schneidet nicht;

it cuts both ways fig

a) es ist ein zweischneidiges Schwert,

b) das gilt für beide Teile (gleichermaßen)

2. einschneiden, drücken (Kragen etc)

3. sich (gut etc) schneiden lassen

4. durchbrechen (Zähne)

5. (auf dem kürzesten Wege) hindurchgehen, den kürzesten Weg einschlagen

6. umg

a) rasen, flitzen

b) abhauen:

cut and run Reißaus nehmen

7. wehtun, kränken

8. Kartenspiel: abheben

9. SPORT den Ball (an)schneiden

10. FILM etc

a) schneiden, überblenden:

cut to um- oder hinüberblenden zu

b) abbrechen

11. SCHULE, UNIV umg (die Stunde etc) schwänzen

12. MAL stark hervortreten (Farbe)

13. umg die Gewinne teilen

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1.
[kʌt]transitive verb, -tt-, cut

1) (penetrate, wound) schneiden

cut one's finger/leg — sich (Dat. od. Akk.) in den Finger/ins Bein schneiden

he cut himself on broken glass — er hat sich an einer Glasscherbe geschnitten

the remark cut him to the quick — (fig.) die Bemerkung traf ihn ins Mark

2) (divide) (with knife) schneiden; durchschneiden [Seil]; (with axe) durchhacken

cut something in half/two/three — etwas halbieren/zweiteilen/dreiteilen

cut one's ties or links — alle Verbindungen abbrechen

cut no ice with somebody — (fig. coll.) keinen Eindruck auf jemanden machen

3) (detach, reduce) abschneiden; schneiden, stutzen [Hecke]; mähen [Getreide, Gras]

cut (p.p.) flowers — Schnittblumen

cut one's nails — sich (Dat.) die Nägel schneiden

4) (shape, fashion) schleifen [Glas, Edelstein, Kristall]; hauen, schlagen [Stufen]

cut a key — einen Schlüssel feilen od. anfertigen

cut figures in wood/stone — Figuren aus Holz schnitzen/aus Stein hauen

5) (meet and cross) [Straße, Linie, Kreis:] schneiden

6) (fig.): (renounce, refuse to recognize) schneiden

7) (carve) [auf]schneiden [Fleisch, Geflügel]; abschneiden [Scheibe]

8) (reduce) senken [Preise]; verringern, einschränken [Menge, Produktion]; mindern [Qualität]; kürzen [Ausgaben, Lohn]; verkürzen [Arbeitszeit, Urlaub]; abbauen [Arbeitsplätze]; (cease, stop) einstellen [Dienstleistungen, Lieferungen]; abstellen [Strom]

9) (absent oneself from) schwänzen [Schule, Unterricht]

10)

cut one's losses — höherem Verlust vorbeugen

11)

cut something short — (lit. or fig.): (interrupt, terminate) etwas abbrechen

cut somebody short — jemanden unterbrechen; (impatiently) jemandem ins Wort fallen

to cut a long story short — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn

12) (Cards) abheben

13)

cut a tooth — einen Zahn bekommen

14)

be cut and dried — genau festgelegt od. abgesprochen sein

15) (Computing)

cut and paste — ausschneiden und einfügen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, cut

1) [Messer, Schwert usw.:] schneiden; [Papier, Tuch, Käse:] sich schneiden lassen

cut both ways — (fig.) ein zweischneidiges Schwert sein (fig.)

2) (cross, intersect) sich schneiden

3) (pass)

cut through or across the field/park — [quer] über das Feld/durch den Park gehen

4) (Cinemat.) (stop the cameras) abbrechen; (go quickly to another shot) überblenden (to zu)
3. noun
1) (act of cutting) Schnitt, der

2) (stroke, blow) (with knife) Schnitt, der; (with sword, whip) Hieb, der; (injury) Schnittwunde, die

3) (reduction) (in wages, expenditure, budget) Kürzung, die; (in prices) Senkung, die; (in working hours, holiday, etc.) Verkürzung, die; (in services) Verringerung, die; (in production, output, etc.) Einschränkung, die

4) (of meat) Stück, das

5) (coll.): (commission, share) Anteil, der

6) (of hair): (style) [Haar]schnitt, der; (of clothes) Schnitt, der

7) (in play, book, etc.) Streichung, die; (in film) Schnitt, der

make cuts — Streichungen/Schnitte vornehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- cut away

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut up

* * *

(injury) n.

Schnittwunde f. adj.

geschnitten adj. n.

Schnitt -e m. (into) v.

einschneiden v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: cut)

= anschneiden v.

beschneiden v.

kürzen v.

mähen v.

schneiden v.

(§ p.,pp.: schnitt, geschnitten)

English-german dictionary > cut
18 downright

1. adjective
ausgemacht [Frechheit, Dummheit, Idiot, Lügner]; glatt [Lüge]
2. adverb
geradezu; ausgesprochen

it would be downright stupid to do that — es wäre eine ausgemachte Dummheit, das zu versuchen

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adverb (plainly; there's no other word for it: I think he was downright rude!)

* * *

ˈdown·right

I. adj

1. attr (complete) völlig, absolut

it is a \downright disgrace es ist eine ausgesprochene Schande

\downright lie glatte Lüge

\downright nonsense kompletter Unsinn

2. (straightforward) offen, ehrlich

her manner is direct and \downright sie hat eine direkte und offenherzige Art

II. adv (completely) ausgesprochen, völlig, ganz und gar

these working conditions are \downright dangerous diese Arbeitsbedingungen sind schlichtweg gefährlich

she's being \downright difficult sie ist ausgesprochen schwierig

to refuse sth \downright etw glatt ablehnen

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downright

A adj

1. völlig, absolut, ausgesprochen, hundertprozentig umg:

a downright lie eine glatte Lüge;

a downright moralist ein ausgesprochener Moralist;

downright nonsense völliger oder kompletter Unsinn

2. offen(herzig), ehrlich, unverblümt (Antwort etc)

B adv

1. völlig, ganz und gar, durch und durch, gänzlich:

downright lovely ausgesprochen hübsch;

refuse downright glatt ablehnen

2. offen, geradeheraus

* * *
1. adjective
ausgemacht [Frechheit, Dummheit, Idiot, Lügner]; glatt [Lüge]
2. adverb
geradezu; ausgesprochen

it would be downright stupid to do that — es wäre eine ausgemachte Dummheit, das zu versuchen

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adj.

absolut adj.

ausgesprochen adj.

ehrlich adj.

ganz und gar adj.

gerade adj.

offen adj.

offenherzig adj.

total adj.

unverblümt adj.

unzweideutig adj.

völlig adj.

English-german dictionary > downright
19 positively

['pɒzətɪvlɪ]
avverbio

1) (constructively) [contribute, criticize] in modo costruttivo

2) (favourably) [react, respond] positivamente; [ speak] bene

3) (actively) [ participate] concretamente; [prepare, promote] attivamente

4) (definitely) [identify, prove] con sicurezza

5) (absolutely) [beautiful, dangerous, disgraceful] veramente; [ idiotic] completamente; [refuse, forbid] categoricamente

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adverb

1) (in a positive way: He stated positively that he was innocent.) positivamente

2) (absolutely; completely: He is positively the nastiest person I know.) certamente

* * *
positively /ˈpɒzətɪvlɪ/
avv.

1 positivamente; certamente; sicuramente

2 positivamente; di positivo

3 positivamente; concretamente; praticamente

4 affermativamente; di sì: Let's hope they will answer positively, speriamo che rispondano di sì

5 assolutamente

6 (fam.) decisamente; addirittura; proprio; davvero: She doesn't just dislike him; she positively hates him, non è che lui non le piaccia; lo odia proprio

7 ( USA) ma sì; ma certo

● (elettr.) positively charged, a carica positiva.

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['pɒzətɪvlɪ]
avverbio

1) (constructively) [contribute, criticize] in modo costruttivo

2) (favourably) [react, respond] positivamente; [ speak] bene

3) (actively) [ participate] concretamente; [prepare, promote] attivamente

4) (definitely) [identify, prove] con sicurezza

5) (absolutely) [beautiful, dangerous, disgraceful] veramente; [ idiotic] completamente; [refuse, forbid] categoricamente

English-Italian dictionary > positively
20 удовлетворение

ср. satisfaction, gratification давать кому-л. удовлетворение ≈ to give satisfaction to smb. получить полное удовлетворение ≈ to be fully/completely satisfied, to obtain complete satisfaction требовать удовлетворения у кого-л. ≈ to demand satisfaction from smb. с большим удовлетворением ≈ with great satisfaction находить удовлетворение ≈ to find satisfaction (in)

удовлетворени|е - с.
1. satisfaction, gratification;
~ желаний gratification of one`s desires;
требовать ~я у кого-л. demand satisfaction from smb. ;
отмечать с ~ем note with satisfaction;

2. эк. satisfaction, settlement, consideration;
встречное ~ consideration;
~ иска satisfaction/settlement of a claim;
pronouncing judgement for the plaintiff;
~ кредитора satisfaction of a creditor;
~ потребностей satisfaction of needs/requirements;
~ просьбы meeting a request;
чаcтичное ~ partial settlement/satisfaction;
дать ~ give* satisfaction;
отказываться от ~я refuse to satisfy/settle;
получить полное ~ be* fully/completely satisfied;
в ~ in/to satisfaction;
к взаимному ~ю to mutual satisfaction;
к ~ю всех сторон to the satisfaction of all parties;
предложение встречено с ~ем proposal meets with satisfaction.

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