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English-Mandinka dictionary > expressing surprise
2 surprise

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[English Word] (expresses surprise)

[Swahili Word] a

[Part of Speech] interjection

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[English Word] (expresses surprise)

[Swahili Word] aa

[Part of Speech] interjection

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[English Word] (expresses surprise)

[Swahili Word] ah

[Part of Speech] interjection

[Note] also: a, aa

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[English Word] (interjection expressing surprise)

[Swahili Word] kumbe

[Part of Speech] pronoun

[Swahili Example] kumbe ni yeye aliyevunja nyumba! [Rec]

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[English Word] be surprised

[Swahili Word] -ajabu

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] be surprised

[Swahili Word] -simama dede

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] If you see him you'll be surprised (and so be unsteady on your feet).

[Swahili Example] ukimwona utasimama dede [Ma]

[Terminology] slang

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[English Word] be surprised

[Swahili Word] -gutuka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] yule kijana aligutuka kama aliyezinduliwa katika utulivu wake [Sul]

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[English Word] be surprised

[Swahili Word] -kanganywa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kanganya

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[English Word] be surprised by oneself

[Swahili Word] -jistaajabia

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] appl-refl

[Swahili Example] Subira alijistaajabia kuwa aliweza kuzungumza na huyu mke [Sul]

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[English Word] be taken by surprise

[Swahili Word] -nyemelewa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] nyemelea V

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[English Word] being caught by surprise

[Swahili Word] fumanizi

[Swahili Plural] fumanizi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] exclamation of surprise

[Swahili Word] do

[Part of Speech] interjection

[Swahili Example] Do! Do! Huyo aliyesuka mabutu chuma kweli kweli. [Ma]

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[English Word] interj. of surprise.

[Swahili Word] salala

[Part of Speech] adjective

[English Example] it is not good to express surprise on somebody

[Swahili Example] Sivizuri kumpigia salala mtu

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] ajabu

[Swahili Plural] ajabu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] butaa

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] surprise

[English Plural] surprises

[Swahili Word] msangao

[Swahili Plural] misangao

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] surprise

[English Plural] surprises

[Swahili Word] mshangao

[Swahili Plural] mishangao

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] mwujiza

[Swahili Plural] miujiza

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] surprise

[English Plural] surprises

[Swahili Word] mzungu

[Swahili Plural] mizungu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] -feli

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Alimfeli alipokuwa anaoga.

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] -fuma

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] hata kama aliyekufuma ni mwanamke mwenzako [Moh]

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] -fumania

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] -ghairisha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] -gundua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -gundulia, -gundulisha, -gunduza, -gunduka, -gunduana, -gunduliwa, -gundulika

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] -kanganya

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] -sangaza

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] (s)he surprised everybody for jumping through the window

[Swahili Example] Alisangaza watu wote kwa kuruka kutoka dirishani

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] -shangaa

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] the children were surprised to see that the snake had eaten the mouse

[Swahili Example] Watoto walishangaa kumwona nyoka anakula panya

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] -shangaza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] -shtua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] shtuko, mshtuko, mshtuo

[English Example] the thief surprised her when he broke down the door

[Swahili Example] mwizi alimshitua alipovunga mlango

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] -shtusha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -shtua

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[English Word] surprise

[Swahili Word] -stusha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Word] stua V

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[English Word] take by surprise

[Swahili Word] -fumania

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] take by surprise

[Swahili Word] -nyemelea

[Part of Speech] verb

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English-Swahili dictionary > surprise
3 well

(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) tener en mucho/poco a alguien, tener muy buena/mala opinión de alguien

well¹ adj adv

1. bien

Michael sings well Michael canta bien

I hope you feel well espero que te encuentres bien

2. bueno

well, what shall we do then? bueno, ¿qué hacemos pues?

as well también

can I go as well? ¿puedo ir yo también?

as well as y... también

he has a helicopter as well as a plane tiene un avión, y también un helicóptero

well² n pozo

she threw a coin into the well tiró una moneda al pozo

well

tr[wel]

adjective

1 (in good health) bien

■ I'm very well, thank you estoy muy bien, gracias

■ she doesn't feel very well no se encuentra muy bien

■ you look very well tienes muy buena cara

■ he's not a well man no está bien de salud

■ get well soon que te mejores pronto

2 (satisfactory, right) bien

■ things are not well at home hay problemas en casa

adverb

1 (gen) bien

■ well played! ¡bien jugado!

■ they behaved really well se portaron muy bien

■ I don't know her that well no la conozco muy bien

■ things are going well for him las cosas le van bien

■ they treated me extremely well me trataron muy bien

■ shake well before use agítese bien antes de usar

■ he's well aware of the problem es perfectamente consciente del problema

2 (with modals) bien

■ you may well be right bien puede que tengas razón

■ I might well go away for a few days es muy posible que me vaya fuera unos días

■ he could well be lying bien puede que mienta

■ she couldn't very well refuse ¿cómo iba a decir que no?

■ you may as well tell him, he'll find out anyway ¿de qué te sirve no decírselo, se va a enterar de todas maneras

3 (much, quite) bien

■ she's well over fifty tiene cincuenta años bien cumplidos

■ book well in advance haz tu reserva con mucha anticipación

■ we sat well back in the cinema nos sentamos bien atrás en el cine

■ it was well after eleven eran bien pasadas las once

■ the film's well worth seeing bien vale la pena ver la película

interjection

1 (gen) bueno, bien, pues

■ well, I think that... bueno, yo creo que...

■ well I'm not going pues no voy

■ well why didn't you say so? ¿pues, por qué no lo has dicho?

■ well, as I said earlier bueno, como he dicho antes

2 (surprise) ¡vaya!

■ well, well, well, look who it is! ¡vaya! ¡mira quién es!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all's well that ends well bien está lo que bien acaba

all well and good muy bien, perfecto

as well (also, too) también

as well as además de, aparte de

■ she studies German as well as English además de inglés, estudia alemán

it's all very well to «+ inf» resulta muy fácil + inf

to be (just) as well to «+ inf» no estar de más + inf, convenir + inf

■ it would be as well to phone first sería una buena idea llamar antes

to be well in with somebody ser muy amigo,-a de alguien

to be well off for something tener algo de sobra

to be well out of something tener la suerte de haberse librado de algo

to be well up on/in something estar muy bien informado,-a de algo

to do well (business etc) ir bien, marchar bien, tener éxito 2 (person - success) irle bien las cosas 3 (- health) encontrarse bien, estar bien

to do well by somebody tratar bien a alguien

to do well for oneself prosperar, tener éxito

to do well in something hacer algo bien, irle algo bien a alguien

■ he did well in the test la prueba le fue bien

to do well out of... sacar provecho de...

to do well to do something convenir hacer algo

to speak well of somebody hablar bien de alguien

to think well of somebody pensar bien de alguien

very well muy bien, bueno

well and truly completamente

well done! ¡muy bien!, ¡así se hace!

well I never! ¡vaya!, ¡habráse visto!

well off (comfortable, rich) acomodado,-a, rico,-a, pudiente

■ you don't know when you're well off no te das cuenta de la suerte que tienes

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well

tr[wel]

noun

1 (for water) pozo

2 (of staircase) hueco de la escalera; (of lift) hueco del ascensor

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (in court) área de los abogados

intransitive verb

1 (tears, blood) brotar (up, -), manar (up, -)

■ tears welled up in her eyes se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas

well ['wɛl] vi or to well up : brotar, manar

well adv, better ['bɛt̬ər] ; best ['bɛst]

1) rightly: bien, correctamente

2) satisfactorily: bien

to turn out well: resultar bien, salir bien

3) completely: completamente

well-hidden: completamente escondido

4) intimately: bien

I knew him well: lo conocía bien

5) considerably, far: muy, bastante

well ahead: muy adelante

well before the deadline: bastante antes de la fecha

6)

as well also: también

7) as well as

well adj

1) satisfactory: bien

all is well: todo está bien

2) desirable: conveniente

it would be well if you left: sería conveniente que te fueras

3) healthy: bien, sano

well n

1) : pozo m (de agua, petróleo, gas, etc.), aljibe m (de agua)

2) source: fuente f

a well of information: una fuente de información

3) or stairwell : caja f, hueco m (de la escalera)

well interj

1) (used to introduce a remark) : bueno

2) (used to express surprise) : ¡vaya!

well

v.

• manar v.

adj.

• bien adj.

adv.

• bien adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

• muy bien adv.

• pues adv.

interj.

• bueno interj.

n.

• depósito s.m.

• fuente s.f.

• manantial s.m.

• pozo s.m.

I wel
adverb (comp better; superl best)

1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> bien

I explained it as well as I could — lo expliqué lo mejor que pude

to do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)

2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bien

I can well understand your concern — entiendo perfectamente su preocupación

it was well worth the effort — realmente valió la pena

he knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...

well and truly — (colloq)

I'm well and truly fed up — estoy requete harto (fam)

he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho

to be well away — (BrE colloq)

two beers and he's well away — con dos cervezas le alcanza para ponerse alegre

3)

a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastante

until well into the next century — hasta bien entrado el siglo que viene

b) ( with justification)

you may well ask! — muy buena pregunta!

she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón

she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?

4) ( advantageously) < marry> bien

to do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf

she'd be well advised to see a lawyer — sería aconsejable que consultara a un abogado

to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo

5) (in phrases)

a)

as well — ( in addition) también

are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?

and she lied to me as well! — y además me mintió!

b)

as well as — ( in addition to) además de

at night as well as during the day — tanto de noche como durante el día

c)

may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?

II

adjective (comp better; superl best)

1) ( healthy) bien

you look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto

how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias

get well soon! — que te mejores!

2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bien

all is not well — algo va mal

that's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...

it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...

all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)

3)

as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima

III

interjection

1)

a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bien

well, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?

well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?

b) ( expressing hesitation)

do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...

2)

a) ( expressing surprise)

well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!

well, I never! — qué increíble!

b) ( expressing indignation) bueno

well, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...

c) ( dismissively) bah!

d) ( expressing resignation) bueno

(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!

3)

a) ( expressing expectation)

well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho

well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?

b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno

(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse

IV

noun

1)

a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe m

b) (for oil, gas) pozo m

2)

a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalera

b) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire

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Phrasal Verbs:

- well up

I [wel]
1. N

1) (=bore) (for water) pozo m, fuente f ; (for oil) pozo m

to sink a well — perforar un pozo

2) [of stairs] hueco m, caja f

3) (in auditorium) estrado m

2.

VI (also: well out, well up) brotar, manar

II [wel] (compar better) (superl best)
1. ADV

1) (=in a good manner) bien

I remember it well — lo recuerdo bien

I know the place well — conozco bien el lugar

(and) well I know it! — ¡(y) bien que lo sé!

to eat/live well — comer/vivir bien

• he sings as well as she does — canta tan bien como ella

as well as he could — lo mejor que pudo

• to do well at school — sacar buenas notas en el colegio

to do well in an exam — sacar buena nota en un examen

the patient is doing well — el paciente evoluciona bien

you would do well to think seriously about our offer — le convendría considerar seriamente nuestra oferta

you did well to come at once — hizo bien en venir enseguida

• well done! — ¡bien hecho!

• to go well — ir bien

everything is going well — todo va bien

• well and good — muy bien

• well played! — (Sport) ¡bien hecho!

• to speak well of sb — hablar bien de algn

• to think well of sb — tener una buena opinión de algn

he is well thought of here — aquí se le estima mucho

2) (=thoroughly, considerably)

a) bien

it was well deserved — estuvo bien merecido

• he's well away * — (=drunk) está borracho perdido

• to be well in with sb — llevarse muy bien con algn

• it continued well into 1996 — siguió hasta bien entrado 1996

• he is well over or past fifty — tiene cincuenta y muchos años

well over a thousand — muchos más de mil, los mil bien pasados

it's well past ten o'clock — son las diez y mucho

• she knows you too well to think that — te conoce demasiado bien para pensar eso de ti

she loved him too well — lo quería demasiado

as we know all or only too well — como sabemos perfectamente

• well and truly — (esp Brit) de verdad, realmente

we got well and truly wet — nos mojamos de verdad

• to wish sb well — desear todo lo mejor a algn

• it was well worth the trouble — realmente valió la pena

b)

well dodgy/annoyed ** — bien chungo * /enfadado

3) (=probably, reasonably)

you may well be surprised to learn that... — puede que te sorprenda mucho saber que...

it may well be that... — es muy posible que + subjun

they may well be lying — es muy posible que mientan

• we may as well begin now — ya podemos empezar, ¿no?

you might as well tell me the truth — más valdría decirme la verdad

"shall I go?" - "you may or might as well" — "¿voy?" - "por qué no"

we might (just) as well have stayed at home — para lo que hemos hecho, nos podíamos haber quedado en casa

she cried, as well she might — lloró, y con razón

• you may well ask! — ¡buena pregunta!

• I couldn't very well leave — me resultaba imposible marcharme

4) (in set expressions)

a)

• as well — (=in addition) también

I'll take those as well — me llevo esos también

and it rained as well! — ¡y además llovió!

by night as well as by day — tanto de noche como de día

• as well as his dog he has two rabbits — además de un perro tiene dos conejos

I had Paul with me as well as Lucy — Paul estaba conmigo, así como Lucy or además de Lucy

could you manage to eat mine as well as yours? — ¿podrías comerte el mío y el tuyo?

all sorts of people, rich as well as poor — gente de toda clase, tanto rica como pobre

b)

• to leave well alone, my advice is to leave well alone — te aconsejo que no te metas

this sort of wound is best left well alone — lo mejor es ni tocar este tipo de herida

2. ADJ

1) (=healthy) bien

I'm very well thank you — estoy muy bien, gracias

I hope you're well — espero que te encuentres bien

are you well? — ¿qué tal estás?

she's not been well lately — recientemente ha estado algo indispuesta

• to get well — mejorarse

get well soon! — ¡que te mejores!

2) (=acceptable, satisfactory) bien

that's all very well, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...

it or we would be well to start early — mejor si salimos temprano

• it would be as well to ask — más vale or valdría preguntar

it's as well not to offend her — más te vale no ofenderla

it would be just as well for you to stay — mejor si te quedas

• it's as well for you that nobody saw you — menos mal que nadie te vio

• it's just as well we asked — menos mal que preguntamos

- all's well that ends well

3. EXCL

1) (introducing topic, resuming) bueno

well, it was like this — bueno, pues así ocurrió

well, as I was saying... — bueno, como iba diciendo

well, that's that! — ¡bueno, asunto concluido!

2) (expressing resignation)

well, if we must go, let's get going — bueno, si nos tenemos que ir, vayámonos

well then? — ¿y qué?

3) (concessive, dismissive) pues

well, if you're worried, why don't you call her? — pues si estás tan preocupada ¿por qué no la llamas?

well, I think she's a fool — pues yo pienso que es tonta

4) (expressing relief)

well, thank goodness for that! — (pues) ¡gracias a Dios!

5) (expressing surprise) ¡vaya!

well, what do you know! * — ¡anda, quién lo diría!

well, who would have thought it! — ¡anda, quién lo diría!

well, well! — ¡vaya, vaya!

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I [wel]
adverb (comp better; superl best)

1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> bien

I explained it as well as I could — lo expliqué lo mejor que pude

to do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)

2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bien

I can well understand your concern — entiendo perfectamente su preocupación

it was well worth the effort — realmente valió la pena

he knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...

well and truly — (colloq)

I'm well and truly fed up — estoy requete harto (fam)

he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho

to be well away — (BrE colloq)

two beers and he's well away — con dos cervezas le alcanza para ponerse alegre

3)

a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastante

until well into the next century — hasta bien entrado el siglo que viene

b) ( with justification)

you may well ask! — muy buena pregunta!

she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón

she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?

4) ( advantageously) < marry> bien

to do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf

she'd be well advised to see a lawyer — sería aconsejable que consultara a un abogado

to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo

5) (in phrases)

a)

as well — ( in addition) también

are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?

and she lied to me as well! — y además me mintió!

b)

as well as — ( in addition to) además de

at night as well as during the day — tanto de noche como durante el día

c)

may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?

II

adjective (comp better; superl best)

1) ( healthy) bien

you look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto

how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias

get well soon! — que te mejores!

2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bien

all is not well — algo va mal

that's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...

it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...

all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)

3)

as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima

III

interjection

1)

a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bien

well, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?

well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?

b) ( expressing hesitation)

do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...

2)

a) ( expressing surprise)

well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!

well, I never! — qué increíble!

b) ( expressing indignation) bueno

well, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...

c) ( dismissively) bah!

d) ( expressing resignation) bueno

(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!

3)

a) ( expressing expectation)

well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho

well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?

b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno

(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse

IV

noun

1)

a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe m

b) (for oil, gas) pozo m

2)

a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalera

b) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire

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Phrasal Verbs:

- well up

English-spanish dictionary > well
4 really

adverb

1) (in fact: He looks a fool but he is really very clever.) en realidad

2) (very: That's a really nice hat!) realmente, muy

really adv muy / realmente

I am really happy here soy realmente feliz aquí

really? ¿en serio? / ¡no me digas!

really

tr['rɪəlɪ]

adverb

1 (in fact) en realidad

■ I'll tell you what really happened te explicaré lo que pasó en realidad

■ did you really say that? ¿de verdad dijiste eso?

2 (very) muy, realmente

■ it was really interesting fue muy interesante

3 (showing interest) ¿ah sí?, ¿en serio? ¿de verdad?; (showing surprise) ¿de verdad?, ¡no me digas!; (showing annoyance) ¡vaya!

really ['rɪli, 'ri:-] adv

1) actually: de verdad, en realidad

2) truly: verdaderamente, realmente

3) frankly: francamente, en serio

really

adv.

• efectivamente adv.

• en realidad adv.

• realmente adv.

• verdaderamente adv.

'riːəli, 'riːəli, 'rɪəli
adverb

a) ( in fact)

I really did see him! — de verdad que lo vi!

I really don't care — la verdad es que no me importa

the tomato is really a fruit — el tomate en realidad or hablando con propiedad es una fruta

do you like it? - not really — ¿te gusta? - no mucho

b) (as intensifier)

it's really good/cheap/old — es buenísimo/baratísimo/viejísimo, es muy or (fam) super bueno/barato/viejo

it was really hot — hacía mucho calor

really and truly — de verdad

c) (as interj)

(oh,) really? — ( expressing interest) ¿ah sí?

really? — ( expressing surprise) ¿de verdad? or no me digas!

well, really! — ( expressing indignation) pero bueno!

no, really, I do want to come — no, en serio, claro que quiero ir

['rɪǝlɪ]
1. ADV

1) (as intensifier) (=very)

it's really ugly — es feísimo, es feo de verdad

a really good film — una película buenísima or verdaderamente buena

you really must see it — no puedes perdértelo

I really ought to go — de verdad que me tengo que ir

I'm very sorry, I really am — lo siento mucho, de veras

I really don't know — de verdad que no lo sé

this time we're really done for * — esta vez sí que la hemos hecho *, esta vez la hemos hecho de verdad *
something 1., 2)
2) (=genuinely)

I don't really know — en realidad no lo sé

what really happened? — ¿qué fue lo que pasó en realidad or realmente?

has he really gone? — ¿de verdad que or es cierto que se ha ido?

she's quite pretty really — la verdad es que es bastante guapa

"would you like to go?" - "not really" — -¿te gustaría ir? -la verdad es que no mucho

2.

EXCL

really?: "he left an hour ago" - "really?" — (expressing doubt) -se marchó hace una hora -¿de verdad? or -¿de veras?

"I was in Mexico last month" - "really?" — (expressing interest) -estuve en Méjico el mes pasado -¿ah sí?

"she's getting divorced again" - "really!" — (in surprise, disbelief) -se va a divorciar otra vez -¡no me digas!

I'm fine, really — (in assurance) estoy bien, de verdad

(well) really! — (in disapproval) ¡de verdad!

(well) really! it's too bad of him — ¡pero bueno! or ¡de verdad!, vaya una forma de comportarse la suya

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['riːəli, 'riːəli, 'rɪəli]
adverb

a) ( in fact)

I really did see him! — de verdad que lo vi!

I really don't care — la verdad es que no me importa

the tomato is really a fruit — el tomate en realidad or hablando con propiedad es una fruta

do you like it? - not really — ¿te gusta? - no mucho

b) (as intensifier)

it's really good/cheap/old — es buenísimo/baratísimo/viejísimo, es muy or (fam) super bueno/barato/viejo

it was really hot — hacía mucho calor

really and truly — de verdad

c) (as interj)

(oh,) really? — ( expressing interest) ¿ah sí?

really? — ( expressing surprise) ¿de verdad? or no me digas!

well, really! — ( expressing indignation) pero bueno!

no, really, I do want to come — no, en serio, claro que quiero ir

English-spanish dictionary > really
5 can

I [ forma debole kən] [ forma forte kæn]
verbo modale (pass. could; forma negativa del pres. cannot, can't)

1) (expressing possibility)

we can rent a house — possiamo affittare una casa

it can also be used to dry clothes — può anche essere usato per far asciugare i vestiti

you can't have forgotten! — non puoi averlo dimenticato!

it cannot be explained logically — non si può spiegare in modo logico

2) (expressing permission)

you can turn right here — qui si può svoltare a destra

can we park here? — possiamo parcheggiare qui?

I can't leave yet — non posso ancora andare via

3) (when making requests)

can you do me a favour? — puoi farmi un favore?

can I ask you a question? — posso farti una domanda?

can't you get home earlier? — non puoi arrivare a casa prima?

4) (when making an offer)

can I give you a hand? — posso darti una mano?

what can I do for you? — cosa posso fare per lei?

5) (when making suggestions)

you can always exchange it — può sempre cambiarlo

6) (have skill, knowledge to)

she can't drive yet — non sa ancora guidare

can he type? — sa battere a macchina?

7) (have ability, power to)

computers can process data rapidly — i computer possono elaborare i dati rapidamente

to do all one can — fare tutto il possibile

I cannot understand why — non capisco o non riesco a capire perché

8) (have ability, using senses, to)

can you see it? — lo vedi?

I can't hear anything — non sento nulla

9) (indicating capability, tendency)

she can be quite abrupt — sa essere piuttosto brusca

it can make life difficult — può rendere la vita difficile

10) (expressing likelihood, assumption)

it can't be as bad as that! — non può essere così tremendo!

it can't have been easy for her — non deve essere stato facile per lei

11) (expressing willingness to act)

we can take you home — possiamo portarti a casa

12) (be in a position to)

they can hardly refuse — non possono certo rifiutare

I can't say I agree — non posso dire di essere d'accordo

13) (expressing surprise)

what can she possibly want from me? — che può mai volere da me?

you can't o cannot be serious! non dici sul serio! can you believe it! — l'avresti creduto?

14) (expressing obligation)

if she wants it she can ask me herself — se lo vuole può venirlo a chiedere lei stessa

if you want to chat, you can leave — se volete chiacchierare, potete farlo fuori

you can get lost! — colloq. va' al diavolo! va' a quel paese!

15) (avoiding repetition of verb)

"can we borrow it?" - "you can" — "possiamo prenderlo in prestito?" - "certo"

leave as soon as you can — partite appena possibile

"can anyone give me a lift home?" - "we can" — "qualcuno può darmi un passaggio a casa?" - "sì, noi"

as happy as can be — felicissimo

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no can do — colloq. non posso
II [kæn]
nome

1) (of food) barattolo m., scatola f.; (aerosol) bomboletta f.; (for petrol) fusto m., bidone m., latta f.; (of drink) lattina f.

2) pop. (lavatory) cesso m., latrina f.

3) colloq. (prison) galera f., gattabuia f.

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a can of worms — un imbroglio, un bel po' di marcio

to be in the can — colloq. [ film] essere pronto per la distribuzione; [ negotiations] essere cosa fatta

to carry the can for sb. — colloq. prendersi la colpa al posto di qcn
III [kæn]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - nn-)

1) gastr. inscatolare, mettere in scatola [fruit, vegetables]

2) colloq.

can it! — piantala!

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[kæn] I negative - can't; verb
1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.)

2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?)

3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.)

4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?)
II 1. noun
(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.)
2. verb
(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.)

- canned
- cannery
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I [ forma debole kən] [ forma forte kæn]
verbo modale (pass. could; forma negativa del pres. cannot, can't)

1) (expressing possibility)

we can rent a house — possiamo affittare una casa

it can also be used to dry clothes — può anche essere usato per far asciugare i vestiti

you can't have forgotten! — non puoi averlo dimenticato!

it cannot be explained logically — non si può spiegare in modo logico

2) (expressing permission)

you can turn right here — qui si può svoltare a destra

can we park here? — possiamo parcheggiare qui?

I can't leave yet — non posso ancora andare via

3) (when making requests)

can you do me a favour? — puoi farmi un favore?

can I ask you a question? — posso farti una domanda?

can't you get home earlier? — non puoi arrivare a casa prima?

4) (when making an offer)

can I give you a hand? — posso darti una mano?

what can I do for you? — cosa posso fare per lei?

5) (when making suggestions)

you can always exchange it — può sempre cambiarlo

6) (have skill, knowledge to)

she can't drive yet — non sa ancora guidare

can he type? — sa battere a macchina?

7) (have ability, power to)

computers can process data rapidly — i computer possono elaborare i dati rapidamente

to do all one can — fare tutto il possibile

I cannot understand why — non capisco o non riesco a capire perché

8) (have ability, using senses, to)

can you see it? — lo vedi?

I can't hear anything — non sento nulla

9) (indicating capability, tendency)

she can be quite abrupt — sa essere piuttosto brusca

it can make life difficult — può rendere la vita difficile

10) (expressing likelihood, assumption)

it can't be as bad as that! — non può essere così tremendo!

it can't have been easy for her — non deve essere stato facile per lei

11) (expressing willingness to act)

we can take you home — possiamo portarti a casa

12) (be in a position to)

they can hardly refuse — non possono certo rifiutare

I can't say I agree — non posso dire di essere d'accordo

13) (expressing surprise)

what can she possibly want from me? — che può mai volere da me?

you can't o cannot be serious! non dici sul serio! can you believe it! — l'avresti creduto?

14) (expressing obligation)

if she wants it she can ask me herself — se lo vuole può venirlo a chiedere lei stessa

if you want to chat, you can leave — se volete chiacchierare, potete farlo fuori

you can get lost! — colloq. va' al diavolo! va' a quel paese!

15) (avoiding repetition of verb)

"can we borrow it?" - "you can" — "possiamo prenderlo in prestito?" - "certo"

leave as soon as you can — partite appena possibile

"can anyone give me a lift home?" - "we can" — "qualcuno può darmi un passaggio a casa?" - "sì, noi"

as happy as can be — felicissimo

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no can do — colloq. non posso
II [kæn]
nome

1) (of food) barattolo m., scatola f.; (aerosol) bomboletta f.; (for petrol) fusto m., bidone m., latta f.; (of drink) lattina f.

2) pop. (lavatory) cesso m., latrina f.

3) colloq. (prison) galera f., gattabuia f.

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a can of worms — un imbroglio, un bel po' di marcio

to be in the can — colloq. [ film] essere pronto per la distribuzione; [ negotiations] essere cosa fatta

to carry the can for sb. — colloq. prendersi la colpa al posto di qcn
III [kæn]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - nn-)

1) gastr. inscatolare, mettere in scatola [fruit, vegetables]

2) colloq.

can it! — piantala!

English-Italian dictionary > can
6 should

see academic.ru/66362/shall">shall

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[ʃud]
negative short form - shouldn't; verb

1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) pt von shall

2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) Konjunktiv

3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) Ausdruck der Wahrscheinlichkeit

4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) nach Ausdrücken der Überraschung etc.

5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) Konditionell

6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) Ausdruck eines Wunsches

7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) Ausdruck höchster Überraschung

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should

[ʃʊd]

aux vb

1. (expressing advisability)

▪ sb/sth \should... jd/etw sollte...

if you're annoyed with him, you \should tell him wenn du dich über ihn ärgerst, solltest du ihm das sagen

he said that I \should see a doctor er meinte, ich solle zum Arzt gehen

you \should be ashamed of yourselves ihr solltet euch [was] schämen

how kind! you really \shouldn't have! wie nett! das war doch [wirklich] nicht nötig!

I \should have written to her ich hätte ihr schreiben sollen

one \should not judge people by their appearance man sollte Menschen nicht nach ihrem Äußeren beurteilen

he \shouldn't say things like that er sollte so etwas nicht sagen

she \should worry! she hasn't a problem in the world! ( iron) was braucht sie sich schon Sorgen zu machen! sie hat doch keinerlei Probleme

the car \should be serviced every year das Auto sollte jedes Jahr zur Inspektion

I recommend that there \should be an investigation ich würde dazu raten, eine Untersuchung durchzuführen

it's essential that the project \should not be delayed any further es ist wichtig, dass das Projekt nicht noch weiter verzögert wird

2. (asking for advice)

▪ \should sb/sth...? soll[te] jd/etw...?

\should I apologize to him? soll[te] ich mich bei ihm entschuldigen?

\should he apply for the job? soll[te] er sich für die Stelle bewerben?

how often \should the plant be watered? wie oft sollte [o muss] die Pflanze gegossen werden?

3. (expressing expectation)

▪ sb/sth \should... jd/etw sollte [o müsste] [eigentlich]...

you \should find this guidebook helpful dieser Führer wird dir sicher nützlich sein

there \shouldn't be any problems es dürfte eigentlich keine Probleme geben

that \should be safe enough das dürfte [o müsste eigentlich] sicher genug sein

everything is as it \should be alles ist wie es sein soll

this shirt's made of very good quality silk — I \should think it is, considering how much it cost dieses Hemd ist aus hochwertiger Seide — das will ich wohl meinen, wenn man bedenkt, was es gekostet hat

could you have the report ready by Friday? — yes, I \should think so könnten Sie den Bericht bis Freitag fertig haben? — ja, ich glaube schon

I don't like to drink more than one bottle of wine in an evening — I \should think not! ich mag pro Abend nicht mehr als eine Flasche Wein trinken — das will ich wohl meinen!

I bought her some flowers to say thank you — I \should think so too ich habe ihr ein paar Blumen gekauft, um mich zu bedanken — das war auch gut so

the boss wants to see us in her office immediately — this \should be good! ( iron fam) wir sollen sofort zur Chefin ins Büro kommen — das kann ja heiter werden! iron fam

I \should be so lucky ( fam) schön wär's! fam

4. (expressing futurity)

▪ sb/sth \should... jd/etw würde...

he realized that he \should have to do most of the work es wurde ihm klar, dass er die meiste Arbeit würde erledigen müssen

5. ( form: expressing a possibility)

in case [or if] sth/sb \should do sth falls etw/jd etw tun sollte

he took his cap in case it \should snow er nahm seine Mütze für den Fall mit, dass es zu schneien anfing

it seems very unlikely to happen, but if it \should, we need to be well-prepared es scheint unwahrscheinlich, aber für den Fall, dass es doch passieren sollte, müssen wir gut vorbereitet sein

he would be most welcome, \should he be coming at all er wäre höchst willkommen, falls er überhaupt kommt

6. (rhetorical)

▪ why \should sb/sth...? warum sollte jd/etw...?

why \should anyone want to eat something so horrible? warum sollte irgendjemand so etwas Scheußliches essen wollen?

7. (expressing surprise)

I was just getting off the bus when who \should I see but my old school friend Pat! was glaubst du, wen ich gesehen habe, als ich aus dem Bus ausstieg — niemand anderen als meinen alten Schulfreund Pat!

8. (expressing an opinion)

it's odd that she \should think I would want to see her again es ist seltsam, dass sie meint, ich wolle sie wiedersehen

it's so unfair that she \should have died so young es ist so ungerecht, dass sie so jung sterben musste

it worries me that he \should drive all that way on his own esp BRIT es beunruhigt mich, dass er die ganze Strecke alleine fährt

I suggest that you \should leave esp BRIT ( form) du solltest besser gehen

I prefer that Jane \should do it esp BRIT ( form) es wäre mir lieber, wenn Jane es täte

9. (could)

where's Daryl? — how \should I know? wo ist Daryl? — woher soll[te] ich das wissen?

for fear that I \should miss my flight, I arrived at the airport five hours early aus Angst, ich könnte mein Flugzeug verpassen, war ich fünf Stunden früher am Flughafen

10. ( dated form: would)

▪ I/we \should... ich würde/wir würden...

I \should like a whisky before the meal ich hätte vor dem Essen gern einen Whisky

we \should like to take you out for dinner next week wir würden Sie gerne nächste Woche zum Abendessen einladen

I \shouldn't worry about it if I were you ich würde mir deswegen an deiner Stelle keine Sorgen machen

he took his umbrella so that he \shouldn't get wet er nahm seinen Schirm mit, um nicht nass zu werden

we \should have come sooner if we'd known how ill he was wir wären früher gekommen, wenn wir gewusst hätten, wie krank er war

I \shouldn't be surprised ich wäre nicht überrascht

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[ʃʊd] pret of shall
modal aux vb

1)

(expressing duty, advisability, command) I/he should do that — ich/er sollte das tun

you shouldn't do that — Sie sollten das nicht tun

I should have done it — ich hätte es tun sollen or müssen

I shouldn't have done it — ich hätte es nicht tun sollen or dürfen

all is as it should be — alles ist so, wie es sein sollte or muss

which is as it should be — und so soll(te) es auch sein

he should know that it's wrong to lie — er sollte or müsste wissen, dass man nicht lügen darf

you really should see that film — den Film sollten or müssen Sie wirklich sehen

you should have seen his face! (inf) —

should I go too? – yes you should was it a good film? – I should think it was — sollte ich auch gehen? – ja, das sollten Sie schon war der Film gut? – und ob

he's coming to apologize – I should think so — er will sich entschuldigen – das möchte ich auch meinen or hoffen

... and I should know —... und ich müsste es ja wissen

how should I know? — woher soll ich das wissen?

2)

(expressing probability) he should be there by now —

they should arrive tomorrow — sie müssten morgen ankommen

this should be enough — das müsste eigentlich reichen

why should he suspect me? — warum sollte er mich verdächtigen?

this book should help you — dieses Buch wird Ihnen bestimmt helfen

this should be good! (inf) — das wird bestimmt gut!

3)

(in tentative statements) I shouldn't like to say —

I should hardly have called him an idiot — ich hätte ihn wohl kaum einen Idioten genannt

I should think there were about 40 — ich würde schätzen, dass etwa 40 dort waren

should I open the window? — soll ich das Fenster aufmachen?

I should like to disagree — da möchte ich widersprechen

I should like to know — ich wüsste gern, ich möchte gern wissen

I should like to apply for the job — ich würde mich gern um die Stelle bewerben

thanks, I should like to — danke, gern

4)

(expressing surprise) who should I see/should it be but Anne! — und wen sehe ich/und wer wars? Anne!

why should he want to know/do that? — warum will er das wohl wissen/machen?

why should he have done it, if...? — warum hat er es dann gemacht, wenn...?

5)

(subjunc, conditional) I/he should go if... —

we should have come if... — wir wären gekommen, wenn...

it seems unbelievable that he should have failed/be so young — es scheint unglaublich, dass er versagt hat/so jung ist

I don't see why he shouldn't have paid by now — ich verstehe nicht, warum er bis jetzt noch nicht bezahlt hat

if they should send for me —

if he should come, should he come — falls er kommen sollte, sollte er kommen

should it not be true — sollte das nicht wahr sein

I shouldn't be surprised if he comes or came or were to come — ich wäre nicht or keineswegs überrascht, wenn er kommen würde or wenn er käme

I shouldn't (do that) if I were you —

I shouldn't worry about it it is necessary that he should be told — ich würde mir darüber keine Gedanken machen es ist nötig, dass man es ihm sagt

unless he should change his mind — falls er es sich (dat) nicht anders überlegt

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should [ʃʊd; unbetont ʃəd; ʃd; ʃt]

1. prät von shall, auch konditional futurisch: ich, er, sie, es sollte, du solltest, wir, Ihr, Sie, sie sollten:

should it prove false sollte es sich als falsch erweisen;

he should be home by then er müsste bis dahin wieder zu Hause sein

2. konditional: ich würde, wir würden:

I should go if …;

I should not have come if ich wäre nicht gekommen, wenn;

I should like to ich würde oder möchte gern

3. nach Ausdrücken des Erstaunens etc:

it is incredible that he should have failed es ist unglaublich, dass er versagt hat

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see shall

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modal

sollen v.

(§ p.,pp.: sollte, gesollt)

English-german dictionary > should
7 huh

huh

tr[hʌ]

interjection

1 familiar (expressing surprise or disapproval) ¡vaya!, ¡caramba!; (inquiry) ¿eh?, ¿qué?

interjection hʌ ( expressing surprise) ¿qué?; (expressing disbelief, derision) ja!, sí, sí...; ( in inquiry) ¿eh?

[hʌ]
EXCL ¡eh!
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interjection [hʌ] ( expressing surprise) ¿qué?; (expressing disbelief, derision) ja!, sí, sí...; ( in inquiry) ¿eh?

English-spanish dictionary > huh
8 hello

hə'ləu
interjections, nouns

(a word used as a greeting, to attract attention, or to express surprise: Say hello to your aunt; `Hullo,' I said to myself, `What's going on here?') hola; vaya, anda

hello interj hola

hello, Olga! ¡hola, Olga!

También se dice hello cuando se contesta al teléfono

hello? ¿diga?

hello

tr[he'ləʊ]

interjection

1 ¡hola!

2 (on telephone - answering) ¡diga!; (- calling) ¡oiga!

3 (to get somebody's attention) ¡oiga!, ¡oye!

4 (expressing surprise) ¡vaya!

■ hello, hello, hello! What's going on here? ¡vaya, vaya, vaya! ¿Qué pasa aquí?

hello [hə'lo:, hɛ-] interj

: ¡hola!

hello

interj.

• hola interj.

n.

• hola s.f.

• saludo s.m.

hə'ləʊ
interjection

a) ( greeting) hola!

b) ( answering the telephone) sí, aló (AmS), diga or dígame (Esp), bueno (Méx), olá (RPl)

c) ( attracting attention) oiga!

d) (expressing surprise, puzzlement) (esp BrE) pero bueno!

hello! what's this doing on my desk? — ¿qué hace esto en mi escritorio?

[hʌ'lǝʊ]
EXCL
1) (=greeting) ¡hola!, ¿qué tal?, ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile)

2) (Telec) (=answering) ¡diga!, ¡hola!, ¡bueno! (Mex), ¡aló! (S. Cone); (=calling) ¡oiga!, ¡escuche!

3) (=surprise) ¡vaya!, ¡ándale! (LAm)

hello, what's all this! — ¡vaya or hombre!, ¿qué tenemos aquí?

4) (=attention) ¡oiga!, ¡escuche!

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[hə'ləʊ]
interjection

a) ( greeting) hola!

b) ( answering the telephone) sí, aló (AmS), diga or dígame (Esp), bueno (Méx), olá (RPl)

c) ( attracting attention) oiga!

d) (expressing surprise, puzzlement) (esp BrE) pero bueno!

hello! what's this doing on my desk? — ¿qué hace esto en mi escritorio?

English-spanish dictionary > hello
9 surely

['ʃɔːlɪ] [AE 'ʃʊərlɪ]
avverbio

1) (expressing certainty) sicuramente, certamente

surely we've met before? — non ci siamo già conosciuti?

you noted his phone number, surely? — ovviamente ti sei segnato il suo numero di telefono, vero?

surely you can understand that? — lo capisci, vero?

2) (expressing surprise)

surely you don't think that's true! — non penserai mica che sia vero!

surely not! — certo che no!

surely to God o goodness you've written that letter by now! — non dirmi che non hai ancora scritto quella lettera!

3) (expressing disagreement)

"it was in 1991" - "1992, surely" — "era il 1991" - "1992, vorrai dire"

4) (yes) certo

"will you meet me?" - "surely" — "mi verrai incontro?" - "sicuramente"

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adverb

1) (used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable: Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely?) di sicuro

2) (without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure: Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim.) con sicurezza

3) ((in answers) certainly; of course: `May I come with you?' `Surely!') certamente

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['ʃɔːlɪ] [AE 'ʃʊərlɪ]
avverbio

1) (expressing certainty) sicuramente, certamente

surely we've met before? — non ci siamo già conosciuti?

you noted his phone number, surely? — ovviamente ti sei segnato il suo numero di telefono, vero?

surely you can understand that? — lo capisci, vero?

2) (expressing surprise)

surely you don't think that's true! — non penserai mica che sia vero!

surely not! — certo che no!

surely to God o goodness you've written that letter by now! — non dirmi che non hai ancora scritto quella lettera!

3) (expressing disagreement)

"it was in 1991" - "1992, surely" — "era il 1991" - "1992, vorrai dire"

4) (yes) certo

"will you meet me?" - "surely" — "mi verrai incontro?" - "sicuramente"

English-Italian dictionary > surely
10 hey

hei
interjection

(a shout expressing joy, or a question, or used to attract attention: Hey! What are you doing there?) eh; oye

hey

tr[heɪ]

interjection

1 ¡eh!, ¡oye!, ¡oiga!

hey ['heɪ] interj

: ¡eh!, ¡oye!

hey

interj.

• eh interj.

heɪ
interjection

a) ( calling attention) eh!

hey, mister! — eh or oiga, señor!

b) (expressing dismay, protest, indignation) oye!, oiga(n)!; (expressing surprise, appreciation)

I've got a job - hey, that's really great! — conseguí trabajo - pero qué bien!

hey presto! — (BrE) listo!, voilá!

[heɪ]
EXCL ¡oye!, ¡oiga!
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[heɪ]
interjection

a) ( calling attention) eh!

hey, mister! — eh or oiga, señor!

b) (expressing dismay, protest, indignation) oye!, oiga(n)!; (expressing surprise, appreciation)

I've got a job - hey, that's really great! — conseguí trabajo - pero qué bien!

hey presto! — (BrE) listo!, voilá!

English-spanish dictionary > hey
11 can

I 1. noun
1) (milk can, watering can) Kanne, die; (for oil, petrol) Kanister, der; (Amer.): (for refuse) Eimer, der; Tonne, die

a can of paint — eine Büchse Farbe; (with handle) ein Eimer Farbe

carry the can — (fig. coll.) die Sache ausbaden (ugs.)

2) (container for preserving) [Konserven]dose, die; [Konserven]büchse, die

a can of tomatoes/sausages — eine Dose od. Büchse Tomaten/Würstchen

a can of beer — eine Dose Bier

3) (Amer. sl.): (lavatory) Lokus, der (ugs.)
2. transitive verb,
- nn- eindosen; einmachen [Obst]
II auxiliary verb, only in pres.
can,neg. cannot, (coll.) can't, past could, neg. (coll.) couldn't können; (have right, be permitted) dürfen; können

as much as one can — so viel man kann

as... as can be — wirklich sehr...

can do — (coll.) kein Problem

he can't be more than 40 — er kann nicht über 40 sein

you can't smoke in this compartment — in diesem Abteil dürfen Sie nicht rauchen

I can't hear what you're saying — ich kann Sie nicht verstehen

how [ever] could you do this to me? — wie konnten Sie mir das bloß antun?

I could have killed him — ich hätte ihn umbringen können

[that] could be [so] — das könnte od. kann sein

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[kæn] I negative - can't; verb
1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) können

2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) können

3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) dürfen

4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?)
II 1. noun
(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) die Kanne, die Dose
2. verb
(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) eindosen

- academic.ru/10575/canned">canned
- cannery
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can¹

[kæn]

I. n

1. (sealed container) Dose f; of food, paint also Büchse f

beer/drink \can Bier-/Getränkedose f

food \can Konservendose f, Konservenbüchse f

2. (contents)

a \can of lemonade eine Dose Limonade

a \can of paint eine Dose [o Büchse] Farbe; (with a handle) ein Eimer m Farbe

a \can of oil ein Kanister m Öl

3. (open container) Kanister m

milk \can Milchkanne f

petrol \can Benzinkanister m

4. (for waste) [Müll]eimer m, Abfalleimer m SCHWEIZ, Kehrichteimer m SCHWEIZ, Mistkübel m ÖSTERR fam; (larger) [Müll]tonne f

5. AM ( fam: prison)

▪ the \can der Knast fam, der Häfen ÖSTERR sl

6. AM ( fam: toilet)

▪ the \can das Klo fam

on the \can auf dem Klo fam

7. ( fam: headphones)

▪ \cans pl Kopfhörer pl

8.

▶ to have to carry the \can BRIT ( fam) die Sache ausbaden müssen fam

▶ to be in the \can FILM, PHOT ( fam) im Kasten sein fam

the scene is in the \can wir haben die Szene [o die Szene ist] im Kasten fam

this project is finally in the \can dieses Projekt ist endlich abgeschlossen

the deal is in the \can wir haben den Deal in der Tasche fig fam

▶ to be a \can of worms eine verzwickte Angelegenheit sein fam

▶ to open [up] a \can of worms ein heißes Eisen anpacken fig

II. vt

1. (package)

▪ to \can sth food etw eindosen; drinks etw in Dosen abfüllen

2. esp AM ( fam: stop)

▪ to \can sth mit etw dat aufhören

\can it! hör auf damit!

to \can a project ein Projekt begraben fam

3. AM ( fam: fire)

▪ to \can sb jdn rausschmeißen fam

can²

<could, could>

[kæn, kən]

aux vb

1. (be able to) können

\can you hear me? kannst du mich hören?, hörst du mich?

she \can speak four languages sie spricht vier Sprachen

the doctors are doing all they \can die Ärzte tun, was sie können [o tun ihr Möglichstes]

who \can blame her? wer will es ihr verdenken?

\can do kein Problem

no \can do geht leider nicht

2. (be allowed to) dürfen; (less formal) können

you \can't park here hier dürfen [o können] Sie nicht parken

\can I go out to play? darf [o kann] ich draußen spielen?

3. (requesting) können

\can/could you tell I've phoned? kannst/könntest du ihm ausrichten, dass ich angerufen haben?

\can/could you make a little less noise, please? kannst/könntest du bitte etwas leiser sein?

\can/could I borrow your car? kannst/könntest du mir dein Auto leihen?

4. (suggesting) können

you could [always] try du könntest es ja mal versuchen

you could be a bit nicer to him du könntest schon [o ruhig] etwas netter zu ihm sein

5. (offering assistance)

\can I help you with those bags? soll ich Ihnen mit den Taschen helfen?

\can I be of any help? kann ich irgendwie helfen?

6. (expressing possibility) können

he \can be really annoying at times manchmal kann er wirklich anstrengend sein

you \can get stamps from some newsagents einige Zeitschriftenhändler verkaufen auch Briefmarken

he \can't have done it on his own er kann das unmöglich alleine gemacht haben

7. (disbelieving, reprimanding)

you \can't be hungry already! du kannst doch nicht [o unmöglich] schon wieder Hunger haben!

you \can't be serious! das ist nicht dein Ernst!

how on earth could you do that! wie konntest du nur so etwas tun!

you could have told me before! das hättest du mir auch schon vorher sagen können!

8. ( fam: expressing need) können

I could do with a beer ich könnte jetzt [wirklich] ein Bier vertragen fam

I could do with a haircut ich müsste mal wieder zum Frisör

I could do with a new computer ich bräuchte einen neuen Computer [o fam könnte einen neuen Computer gebrauchen]

the car could do with a clean der Wagen müsste mal wieder gewaschen werden

9. (demanding)

you \can stop that right away! hör sofort damit auf!

10. (threatening) können

if you carry on like that, you \can just go to bed! wenn du so weitermachst, kannst du gleich ins Bett gehen!

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I [kn] pret could
modal aux vb (defective parts supplied by to be able to)

1) (= be able to) können

can you come tomorrow? — kannst du morgen kommen?

I can't or cannot go to the theatre tomorrow —

I'll do it if I can — wenn ich kann(, tue ich es)

he'll help you all he can — er wird sein Möglichstes tun, er wird tun, was in seinen Kräften steht

as soon as it can be arranged — sobald es sich machen lässt

could you tell me... — können or könnten Sie mir sagen,...

can you speak German? — können or sprechen Sie Deutsch?

we can but hope that..., we can only hope that... — wir können nur hoffen, dass...

they could not (help) but condemn it — sie konnten nicht anders, als das zu verurteilen

2) (= may) dürfen, können

can I come too? — kann ich mitkommen?

can or could I take some more? — darf ich mir noch etwas or noch einmal nehmen?

you can go now — Sie können jetzt gehen

can I help? — darf or kann ich Ihnen helfen?

could I possibly go with you? — könnte or dürfte ich vielleicht mitkommen?

I'd like to go, can I? – no, you can't —

can I use your car? – no, you can't — kann or darf ich dein Auto nehmen? – nein

3) (expressing surprise etc) können

how can/could you say such a thing! — wie können/konnten Sie nur or bloß so etwas sagen!

where can it be? — wo kann das bloß sein?

where can they have gone? — wo können sie denn nur hingegangen sein?

you can't be serious — das kann doch wohl nicht dein Ernst sein

4) (expressing possibility) können

it could be that he's got lost — vielleicht hat er sich verlaufen, (es ist) möglich, dass er sich verlaufen hat

could he have got lost? —

he could be on the next train — er könnte im nächsten Zug sein

and it could have been such a good party! — und es hätte so eine gute Party sein können!

to think he could have become a doctor — wenn man bedenkt, dass er hätte Arzt werden können

5) (with verbs of perception) können

can you hear me? — hören Sie mich?, können Sie mich hören?

6) (= be capable of occasionally) können

she can be very nice when she wants to — wenn sie will, kann sie sehr nett sein

7) (indicating suggestion) können

you could try telephoning him —

you could have been a little more polite — Sie hätten etwas höflicher sein können

you could have told me — das hätten Sie mir auch sagen können

8) (= feel inclined to) können

I could have murdered her — ich hätte sie umbringen können

9)

we could do with some new furniture — wir könnten neue Möbel gebrauchen

I could do with a drink now — ich könnte jetzt etwas zu trinken vertragen

this room could do with a coat of paint — das Zimmer könnte mal wieder gestrichen werden

he looks as though he could do with a wash/haircut — ich glaube, er müsste sich mal waschen/er müsste sich (dat) mal wieder die Haare schneiden lassen
II
1. n

1) (= container) Kanister m; (= milk can) Kanne f; (esp US = garbage can) (Müll)eimer m

in the can (Film) — im Kasten

the contract's in the can (inf) — wir haben den Vertrag in der Tasche (inf)

to carry the can ( Brit fig inf ) — die Sache ausbaden (inf)

2) (= tin) Dose f; (of food also) Büchse f

a can of beer — eine Dose Bier

a beer can — eine Bierdose

a can of paint — eine Dose Farbe; (with handle) ein Eimer m Farbe

See:

→ worm

3) (US inf = prison) Knast m (inf)

4) (US inf = lavatory) Klo nt (inf), Scheißhaus nt (sl)

2. vt

1) foodstuffs einmachen, eindosen → canned

See:

→ canned

2) (inf)

can it! — Klappe! (inf)
III in cpds Büchsen-, Dosen-
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can¹ [kæn; unbetont kən] inf und pperf fehlen, 2. sg präs obs canst [kænst], 3. sg präs can, neg cannot, prät could [kʊd; unbetont kəd] v/aux (mit folgendem inf ohne to) ich, er, sie, es kann, du kannst, wir, Sie, sie können, ihr könnt:

can you do it?;

I shall do all I can ich werde alles tun, was ich (tun) kann oder was in meinen Kräften steht;

can he still be alive? kann es sein, dass er noch am Leben ist?, ob er wohl noch lebt?; → could

can² [kæn]

A s

1. (Blech) Kanne f:

have to carry the can umg den Kopf hinhalten müssen ( for für), die Sache ausbaden müssen

2. (Blech-, Konserven) Dose f, (-)Büchse f:

a can of beer eine Dose Bier;

a can of worms umg eine harte Nuss, eine verwickelte Geschichte;

be in the can sl

a) gestorben oder im Kasten sein (Filmszene etc),

b) unter Dach und Fach sein (Vertrag etc);

can opener Dosen-, Büchsenöffner m

3. US (Ein)Weckglas n

4. US

a) (Müll-, Abfall) Eimer m

b) (Müll-, Abfall) Tonne f

5. Kanister m

6. sl Kittchen n (Gefängnis)

7. US sl Klo n, Lokus m (beide umg)

8. US sl Arsch m sl, Hintern m umg

9. SCHIFF, MIL sl

a) Wasserbombe f

b) US Eimer m umg, Zerstörer m

10. sl Unze f Marihuana

11. pl, auch pair of cans umg Kopfhörer m

B v/t

1. konservieren, einmachen, eindosen: → canned 1

2. TECH einkapseln, hermetisch verschließen

3. US sl rausschmeißen (entlassen)

4. US sl aufhören mit:

can it! hör auf damit!

5. umg (auf Band oder Schallplatte) aufnehmen: → canned 2

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I 1. noun
1) (milk can, watering can) Kanne, die; (for oil, petrol) Kanister, der; (Amer.): (for refuse) Eimer, der; Tonne, die

a can of paint — eine Büchse Farbe; (with handle) ein Eimer Farbe

carry the can — (fig. coll.) die Sache ausbaden (ugs.)

2) (container for preserving) [Konserven]dose, die; [Konserven]büchse, die

a can of tomatoes/sausages — eine Dose od. Büchse Tomaten/Würstchen

a can of beer — eine Dose Bier

3) (Amer. sl.): (lavatory) Lokus, der (ugs.)
2. transitive verb,
- nn- eindosen; einmachen [Obst]
II auxiliary verb, only in pres.
can,neg. cannot, (coll.) can't, past could, neg. (coll.) couldn't können; (have right, be permitted) dürfen; können

as much as one can — so viel man kann

as... as can be — wirklich sehr...

can do — (coll.) kein Problem

he can't be more than 40 — er kann nicht über 40 sein

you can't smoke in this compartment — in diesem Abteil dürfen Sie nicht rauchen

I can't hear what you're saying — ich kann Sie nicht verstehen

how [ever] could you do this to me? — wie konnten Sie mir das bloß antun?

I could have killed him — ich hätte ihn umbringen können

[that] could be [so] — das könnte od. kann sein

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(US) n.

Blechdose f.

Konservenbüchse f.

Zinnblechbüchse f. aux.

kann (können) aux.

können v.

(§ p.,pp.: konnte, gekonnt) n.

Buchse -n f.

Büchse -n f.

Kanister - m.

Kanne -n f.

Konserve -n f. (food) v.

in Büchsen einlegen ausdr.

English-german dictionary > can
12 actually

['æktʃʊəlɪ]
avverbio

1) (contrary to expectation) in realtà, di fatto

their profits have actually risen — in realtà, i loro profitti sono aumentati

2) (in reality) veramente

yes, it actually happened! — sì, è successo veramente!

3) (as sentence adverb) a dire il vero

no, she's a doctor, actually — no, a dire il vero è una dottoressa

actually, I don't feel like it — a dire il vero non ne ho voglia

4) (exactly) esattamente

what actually happened? — che cosa è successo esattamente?

5) (expressing indignation)

she actually accused me of lying! — mi ha accusato di mentire senza mezzi termini!

6) (expressing surprise)

she actually thanked me — mi ha addirittura ringraziato

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adverb

1) (really: She actually saw the accident happen.) in realtà; veramente, realmente

2) (in fact: Actually, I'm doing something else this evening.) in realtà

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['æktʃʊəlɪ]
avverbio

1) (contrary to expectation) in realtà, di fatto

their profits have actually risen — in realtà, i loro profitti sono aumentati

2) (in reality) veramente

yes, it actually happened! — sì, è successo veramente!

3) (as sentence adverb) a dire il vero

no, she's a doctor, actually — no, a dire il vero è una dottoressa

actually, I don't feel like it — a dire il vero non ne ho voglia

4) (exactly) esattamente

what actually happened? — che cosa è successo esattamente?

5) (expressing indignation)

she actually accused me of lying! — mi ha accusato di mentire senza mezzi termini!

6) (expressing surprise)

she actually thanked me — mi ha addirittura ringraziato

English-Italian dictionary > actually
13 ever

['evə(r)]
avverbio

1) (at any time) mai

nothing was ever said — non è mai stato detto niente

no-one will ever forget — nessuno dimenticherà mai

I don't remember ever seeing them — non ricordo di averli mai visti

I don't remember her ever saying that — non ricordo che lo abbia mai detto

rarely, if ever — raramente, se mai

hardly ever — quasi mai

something I would never ever do — qualcosa che non farei mai (e poi mai)

has he ever lived abroad? — ha mai vissuto all'estero?

haven't you ever been to Greece? — sei mai stato in Grecia?

do you ever make mistakes? — non ti sbagli mai?

she's a genius if ever I saw one o if ever there was one! — è un genio, se mai ne esiste uno!

2) (when making comparisons)

more beautiful than ever — più bello che mai

more than ever before — più che mai

we have more friends than ever before — non abbiamo mai avuto così tanti amici

he's happier than he's ever been — non è mai stato così felice

the worst mistake I ever made — il peggior sbaglio della mia vita o che io abbia mai fatto

she's the funniest actress ever! — è l'attrice più divertente che ci sia!

the first ever — il primo (in assoluto)

3) (at all times, always) sempre

ever loyal — sempre fedele

the same as ever — sempre lo stesso

they lived happily ever after — vissero felici e contenti

ever the optimist — l'eterno ottimista

yours ever — (in letters) sempre tuo

4) (expressing anger, irritation)

don't (you) ever do that again! — non farlo mai più!

if you ever speak to me like that again — se mai ti rivolgerai a me ancora in quel modo

that's the last time he ever comes here! — è l'ultima volta che viene qui!

that's all he ever does! — è tutto quello che sa fare!

5) (expressing surprise)

why ever not? — BE perché no?

who ever would have guessed? — chi l'avrebbe mai detto?

6) BE (very)

I'm ever so glad you came! — sono così contento che siate venuti!

thanks ever so much! — tante grazie!

he's ever so much better — sta molto meglio

I've received ever so many letters — ho ricevuto così tante lettere

7) colloq. (in exclamations)

is he ever dumb! — è talmente stupido!

do I ever! — (emphatic yes) eccome! altroché!

8) as ever come sempre

9) ever more sempre più

10) ever since

ever since we arrived — da quando siamo arrivati

11) ever- in composti sempre

ever-increasing — in continuo aumento

ever-present — onnipresente

ever-changing — in continuo cambiamento

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['evə] 1. adverb
1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) mai

2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) sempre

3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) tanto; diamine

•

- ever-
- evergreen 2. noun
(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) sempreverde

- everlasting
- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever
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['evə(r)]
avverbio

1) (at any time) mai

nothing was ever said — non è mai stato detto niente

no-one will ever forget — nessuno dimenticherà mai

I don't remember ever seeing them — non ricordo di averli mai visti

I don't remember her ever saying that — non ricordo che lo abbia mai detto

rarely, if ever — raramente, se mai

hardly ever — quasi mai

something I would never ever do — qualcosa che non farei mai (e poi mai)

has he ever lived abroad? — ha mai vissuto all'estero?

haven't you ever been to Greece? — sei mai stato in Grecia?

do you ever make mistakes? — non ti sbagli mai?

she's a genius if ever I saw one o if ever there was one! — è un genio, se mai ne esiste uno!

2) (when making comparisons)

more beautiful than ever — più bello che mai

more than ever before — più che mai

we have more friends than ever before — non abbiamo mai avuto così tanti amici

he's happier than he's ever been — non è mai stato così felice

the worst mistake I ever made — il peggior sbaglio della mia vita o che io abbia mai fatto

she's the funniest actress ever! — è l'attrice più divertente che ci sia!

the first ever — il primo (in assoluto)

3) (at all times, always) sempre

ever loyal — sempre fedele

the same as ever — sempre lo stesso

they lived happily ever after — vissero felici e contenti

ever the optimist — l'eterno ottimista

yours ever — (in letters) sempre tuo

4) (expressing anger, irritation)

don't (you) ever do that again! — non farlo mai più!

if you ever speak to me like that again — se mai ti rivolgerai a me ancora in quel modo

that's the last time he ever comes here! — è l'ultima volta che viene qui!

that's all he ever does! — è tutto quello che sa fare!

5) (expressing surprise)

why ever not? — BE perché no?

who ever would have guessed? — chi l'avrebbe mai detto?

6) BE (very)

I'm ever so glad you came! — sono così contento che siate venuti!

thanks ever so much! — tante grazie!

he's ever so much better — sta molto meglio

I've received ever so many letters — ho ricevuto così tante lettere

7) colloq. (in exclamations)

is he ever dumb! — è talmente stupido!

do I ever! — (emphatic yes) eccome! altroché!

8) as ever come sempre

9) ever more sempre più

10) ever since

ever since we arrived — da quando siamo arrivati

11) ever- in composti sempre

ever-increasing — in continuo aumento

ever-present — onnipresente

ever-changing — in continuo cambiamento

English-Italian dictionary > ever
14 still

I [stɪl]
avverbio

1) (up to and including a point in time) ancora

eat this bread while it's still fresh — mangia questo pane finché è ancora fresco

you're still too young — sei ancora troppo giovane

I still have some money left — mi restano ancora dei soldi

she still doesn't like him — continua a non piacerle

2) (expressing surprise) ancora

I still can't believe it! — stento ancora a crederci!

3) (yet to happen) ancora

it has still to be decided — deve ancora essere deciso

4) (expressing probability) ancora

there is still a chance that — c'è ancora una possibilità che

if I'm still alive — se sarò ancora vivo

5) (nevertheless) ancora, tuttavia

it still doesn't explain why — ciò non spiega ancora perché

still, it's the thought that counts — in fondo, è il pensiero che conta

6) (with comparatives: even) ancora

faster still still faster ancora più veloce; worse still — ancora peggio
II 1. [stɪl]
aggettivo

1) (motionless) [air, water] calmo; [hand, person] immobile, fermo

2) (peaceful) [house, streets] tranquillo, silenzioso

3) [ drink] non gassato; [ water] non gassato, liscio; [ wine] fermo
2.
avverbio

1) (immobile) [lie, stay] immobile

to hold [sth.] still — tenere (ben) fermo [camera, mirror]

2) (calmly)

to sit still — sedere tranquillo

to keep o stand still — non muoversi, stare fermo

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still waters run deep — l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti
III [stɪl]
nome

1) (calmness)

the still of the night — il silenzio della notte

2) cinem. fotogramma m.; fot. posa f.
IV [stɪl]
verbo transitivo

1) (silence) fare tacere [critic, voice]

2) (calm) calmare [crowd, doubt]
V [stɪl]
nome (for making alcohol) (apparatus) distillatore m., alambicco m.; (distillery) distilleria f.

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I 1. [stil] adjective
1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.)

2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.)
2. noun
(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.)

- stillness
- stillborn II [stil] adverb
1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.)

2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.)

3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.)

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I [stɪl]
avverbio

1) (up to and including a point in time) ancora

eat this bread while it's still fresh — mangia questo pane finché è ancora fresco

you're still too young — sei ancora troppo giovane

I still have some money left — mi restano ancora dei soldi

she still doesn't like him — continua a non piacerle

2) (expressing surprise) ancora

I still can't believe it! — stento ancora a crederci!

3) (yet to happen) ancora

it has still to be decided — deve ancora essere deciso

4) (expressing probability) ancora

there is still a chance that — c'è ancora una possibilità che

if I'm still alive — se sarò ancora vivo

5) (nevertheless) ancora, tuttavia

it still doesn't explain why — ciò non spiega ancora perché

still, it's the thought that counts — in fondo, è il pensiero che conta

6) (with comparatives: even) ancora

faster still still faster ancora più veloce; worse still — ancora peggio
II 1. [stɪl]
aggettivo

1) (motionless) [air, water] calmo; [hand, person] immobile, fermo

2) (peaceful) [house, streets] tranquillo, silenzioso

3) [ drink] non gassato; [ water] non gassato, liscio; [ wine] fermo
2.
avverbio

1) (immobile) [lie, stay] immobile

to hold [sth.] still — tenere (ben) fermo [camera, mirror]

2) (calmly)

to sit still — sedere tranquillo

to keep o stand still — non muoversi, stare fermo

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still waters run deep — l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti
III [stɪl]
nome

1) (calmness)

the still of the night — il silenzio della notte

2) cinem. fotogramma m.; fot. posa f.
IV [stɪl]
verbo transitivo

1) (silence) fare tacere [critic, voice]

2) (calm) calmare [crowd, doubt]
V [stɪl]
nome (for making alcohol) (apparatus) distillatore m., alambicco m.; (distillery) distilleria f.

English-Italian dictionary > still
15 that

I 1.
determinante [ forma debole ðət] [ forma forte ðæt] (pl. those) quello

that chair, that man — quella sedia, quell'uomo

I said that dress! — ho detto quel vestito!

you can't do it that way! — non puoi farlo in quel modo!

he went that way — è andato da quella parte

those patients (who are) able to walk — i pazienti che sono in grado di camminare

that lazy son of yours — quel pigro di tuo figlio
2.
pronome dimostrativo [ðæt] (pl. those)

1) (that one) quello m. (-a)

we prefer this to that — preferiamo questo a quello

2) (the thing or person observed or mentioned) quello m. (-a), questo m. (-a)

what's that? — che cos'è quello?

who's that? — chi è quello? (on phone) chi è?

is that John? — quello è John?

who told you that? — chi te l'ha detto?

that's why he did it — ecco perché l'ha fatto

what did he mean by that? — che cosa intendeva dire con ciò?

that's the man I was talking to — quello è l'uomo a cui stavo parlando

before that, he had always lived in London — prima di allora, era sempre vissuto a Londra

3) (before relative pronoun)

those who... — quelli che
3.
pronome relativo [ðət] (as subject, object) che, il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali; (with preposition) il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali, cui

the woman that won — la donna che ha vinto

the book that I bought — il libro che ho comprato

the house that they live in — la casa in cui vivono

the day that she arrived — il giorno in cui arrivò

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and (all) that —...e così via,...e così di seguito

and he's very nice at that! —...e per di più è molto gentile!

I might well go at that! — in effetti, potrei proprio andarci!

at that, he got up and left — sentendo quello, si alzò e se ne andò

with that he got up and left — al che, si alzò e se ne andò

that is (to say)... — cioè..., vale a dire...

that's it! — (that's right) proprio così! esattamente! (that's enough) basta!

I don't want to see you again and that's that! — non ti voglio più vedere, punto e basta!

well, that's it then! — e questo è quanto!
II [ðət]
congiunzione

1) che

he said that... — disse che...

it's likely that... — è probabile che

2) (expressing wish)

oh that he would come — se solo venisse; (expressing surprise)

that she should treat me so badly! — come ha potuto trattarmi così male!

that it should come to this! — come si è potuto arrivare a questo punto!
III [ðæt]
avverbio (to the extent shown)

it's about that thick — grosso modo è spesso così

she's that much smaller than me — è più bassa di me di tanto così

I can't do that much work — non posso fare così tanto lavoro

he can't swim that far — non può andare così lontano a nuoto

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1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective
(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) questo, questa, questi, queste
2. pronoun
(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) quello, quella, quelli, quelle
3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun
(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?)
4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction
1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) che

2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) se
5. adverb
(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) così

- like that
- that's that
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I 1.
determinante [ forma debole ðət] [ forma forte ðæt] (pl. those) quello

that chair, that man — quella sedia, quell'uomo

I said that dress! — ho detto quel vestito!

you can't do it that way! — non puoi farlo in quel modo!

he went that way — è andato da quella parte

those patients (who are) able to walk — i pazienti che sono in grado di camminare

that lazy son of yours — quel pigro di tuo figlio
2.
pronome dimostrativo [ðæt] (pl. those)

1) (that one) quello m. (-a)

we prefer this to that — preferiamo questo a quello

2) (the thing or person observed or mentioned) quello m. (-a), questo m. (-a)

what's that? — che cos'è quello?

who's that? — chi è quello? (on phone) chi è?

is that John? — quello è John?

who told you that? — chi te l'ha detto?

that's why he did it — ecco perché l'ha fatto

what did he mean by that? — che cosa intendeva dire con ciò?

that's the man I was talking to — quello è l'uomo a cui stavo parlando

before that, he had always lived in London — prima di allora, era sempre vissuto a Londra

3) (before relative pronoun)

those who... — quelli che
3.
pronome relativo [ðət] (as subject, object) che, il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali; (with preposition) il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali, cui

the woman that won — la donna che ha vinto

the book that I bought — il libro che ho comprato

the house that they live in — la casa in cui vivono

the day that she arrived — il giorno in cui arrivò

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and (all) that —...e così via,...e così di seguito

and he's very nice at that! —...e per di più è molto gentile!

I might well go at that! — in effetti, potrei proprio andarci!

at that, he got up and left — sentendo quello, si alzò e se ne andò

with that he got up and left — al che, si alzò e se ne andò

that is (to say)... — cioè..., vale a dire...

that's it! — (that's right) proprio così! esattamente! (that's enough) basta!

I don't want to see you again and that's that! — non ti voglio più vedere, punto e basta!

well, that's it then! — e questo è quanto!
II [ðət]
congiunzione

1) che

he said that... — disse che...

it's likely that... — è probabile che

2) (expressing wish)

oh that he would come — se solo venisse; (expressing surprise)

that she should treat me so badly! — come ha potuto trattarmi così male!

that it should come to this! — come si è potuto arrivare a questo punto!
III [ðæt]
avverbio (to the extent shown)

it's about that thick — grosso modo è spesso così

she's that much smaller than me — è più bassa di me di tanto così

I can't do that much work — non posso fare così tanto lavoro

he can't swim that far — non può andare così lontano a nuoto

English-Italian dictionary > that
16 bugger

I ['bʌgə(r)]
nome

1) BE pop. spreg. fesso m. (-a)

2) BE colloq. (difficult, annoying thing)

what a bugger! — che (situazione di) merda!

3) dir. (sodomite) sodomita m.
II ['bʌgə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) pop. (expressing surprise)

I'll be buggered! — non ci posso credere! (expressing lack of importance)

bugger that! — chi cazzo se ne frega!

2) dir. (have anal sex with) sodomizzare

•

- bugger up

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I ['bʌgə(r)]
nome

1) BE pop. spreg. fesso m. (-a)

2) BE colloq. (difficult, annoying thing)

what a bugger! — che (situazione di) merda!

3) dir. (sodomite) sodomita m.
II ['bʌgə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) pop. (expressing surprise)

I'll be buggered! — non ci posso credere! (expressing lack of importance)

bugger that! — chi cazzo se ne frega!

2) dir. (have anal sex with) sodomizzare

•

- bugger up

English-Italian dictionary > bugger
17 surely

adverb

1) (used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable: Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely?) seguramente, sin duda; ¿verdad?

2) (without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure: Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim.) con seguridad

3) ((in answers) certainly; of course: `May I come with you?' `Surely!') claro, por supuesto

surely adv ciertamente / sin duda

this is surely his best film ésta es sin duda su mejor película surely también se usa para expresar extrañeza

surely you haven't finished already! ¿ya has acabado?

surely you haven't forgotten? no se te habrá olvidado, ¿no?

surely

tr['ʃʊəlɪ]

adverb

1 (doubtless) seguramente, sin duda

■ this is surely her best novel ésta es sin duda su mejor novela

2 (as intensifier)

■ surely you haven't forgotten! ¡no se te habrá olvidado!

■ he surely doesn't expect me to do it! ¡no puede ser que espere que lo haga yo!

■ surely not! ¡no puede ser!

3 (in a sure manner) con seguridad

■ slowly but surely sin prisas pero sin pausas

4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (certainly) por supuesto, desde luego, claro (que sí)

surely ['ʃʊrli] adv

1) certainly: seguramente

2) (used as an intensifier)

you surely don't mean that!: ¡no me digas que estás hablando en serio!

surely

adv.

• ciertamente adv.

• cierto adv.

• de fijo expr.

• seguramente adv.

• siempre adv.

'ʃʊrli, 'ʃʊəli, 'ʃɔːli
adverb

1)

a) ( expressing conviction)

surely the real problem is... — el verdadero problema, digo yo or me parece a mí, es...

surely she doesn't mean that! — no puede ser que lo diga en serio!

b) ( expressing uncertainty)

he must be mistaken, surely? — tiene que estar equivocado ¿no?

c) ( expressing disbelief)

surely you don't believe that! — no te creerás eso!

you're not going to tell her, surely? — no me digas que se lo vas a decir, no se lo irás a decir ¿verdad?

surely not! — no es posible! or no puede ser!

it was 3,000 - 1,000, surely? — fueron 3.000 - ¿no eran 1.000?

2) (undoubtedly, certainly) seguramente, sin duda

3) (gladly, willingly) por supuesto, desde luego

['ʃʊǝlɪ]
ADV
1) (emphatic)

a) (in questions)

surely there must be something we can do? — algo habrá que podemos hacer, ¿no?

b) (expressing opinion)

there must surely be a more effective way of punishing such people — tiene que haber una forma más eficaz de castigar a esa clase de gente, digo or creo yo

surely it is better to steal than to starve — mejor será robar que pasar hambre, digo or creo yo

it is surely no coincidence that... — digo or creo yo que no es una coincidencia que...

c) (expressing surprise)

surely you are not suggesting she did it on purpose? — no estarás insinuando que lo hizo a propósito ¿verdad?

surely it's obvious? — pero si es obvio, ¿no?

surely the logical thing would have been to change banks? — lo más lógico habría sido cambiar de banco, ¿no?

you surely don't think it was me! — ¡no pensarás que fui yo!

• surely not — no puede ser

• surely to God ** —

• surely to goodness * —

surely to God that's what everyone wants ** — está claro que es eso lo que quiere todo el mundo ¿no?

surely to goodness that itself is reason enough to call the police * — seguro que eso en sí mismo es motivo suficiente para llamar a la policía, ¿no?

2) (=undoubtedly) sin duda

she was surely one of the greatest sopranos of all time — sin duda fue una de las sopranos más destacadas de todos los tiempos

justice will surely prevail — sin duda la justicia prevalecerá

he is an artist, just as surely as Rembrandt — es pintor, tan seguro como que lo era Rembrandt

his time will surely come — no cabe duda de que le llegará su momento

3) (US) (=of course) por supuesto, ¡cómo no! (LAm)

"will you excuse me just a second?" - "surely" — -¿me permite un momento? -¡por supuesto! or (LAm) -¡cómo no!

4) (=safely, confidently) con seguridad

he handles the issue surely but with sensitivity — maneja el asunto con seguridad y sensibilidad a la vez

slowly but surely — lento pero seguro

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['ʃʊrli, 'ʃʊəli, 'ʃɔːli]
adverb

1)

a) ( expressing conviction)

surely the real problem is... — el verdadero problema, digo yo or me parece a mí, es...

surely she doesn't mean that! — no puede ser que lo diga en serio!

b) ( expressing uncertainty)

he must be mistaken, surely? — tiene que estar equivocado ¿no?

c) ( expressing disbelief)

surely you don't believe that! — no te creerás eso!

you're not going to tell her, surely? — no me digas que se lo vas a decir, no se lo irás a decir ¿verdad?

surely not! — no es posible! or no puede ser!

it was 3,000 - 1,000, surely? — fueron 3.000 - ¿no eran 1.000?

2) (undoubtedly, certainly) seguramente, sin duda

3) (gladly, willingly) por supuesto, desde luego

English-spanish dictionary > surely
18 can

I.

can¹ [kæn]

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► vb: neg cannot or can't

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

1. modal verb

   a.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► can is often translated by the appropriate form of pouvoir.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• can you come tomorrow? pouvez-vous venir demain ?

• can I help you? est-ce que je peux vous aider ?

• where can he be? où peut-il bien être ?

• it can be very cold here il peut faire très froid ici

• he will do what he can il fera ce qu'il pourra

   b. (indicating possibility) their behaviour can seem strange leur comportement peut sembler bizarre

• can he have done it already? est-il possible qu'il l'ait déjà fait ?

   c. (indicating impossibility) it can't have been him ça ne peut pas être lui

• he can't be dead! ce n'est pas possible, il n'est pas mort !

• you can't be serious! vous ne parlez pas sérieusement !

• she can't be very clever if she failed this exam elle ne doit pas être très intelligente si elle a échoué à cet examen

   d. ( = know how to) savoir

• he can read and write il sait lire et écrire

• she can't swim elle ne sait pas nager

   e.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► can used with a verb of perception is not usually translated.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• I can see you je vous vois

• I can't hear you je ne t'entends pas

2. compounds

► can-do (inf) adjective

[person, organization] dynamique

II.

can² [kæn]

1. noun

   a. (for oil, petrol) bidon m

   b. [of food] boîte f (de conserve)

• a can of beer une canette de bière

2. transitive verb

[+ food] mettre en conserve

• canned fruit fruits mpl en conserve

• canned food conserves fpl

• canned music (inf) musique f enregistrée

3. compounds

► can opener noun ouvre-boîtes m inv

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I [kæn]
modal auxiliary (prét, conditional could; nég au prés cannot, can't)

1) ( expressing possibility)

we can rent a house — nous pouvons louer une maison

it can also be used to dry clothes — on peut aussi s'en servir pour sécher le linge

you can't have forgotten! — tu ne peux pas avoir oublié!

it cannot be explained logically — ça n'a pas d'explication logique

it could be that... — il se peut que... (+ subj)

could be — (colloq) peut-être

it could be a trap — c'est peut-être un piège, ça pourrait être un piège

I could be wrong — je me trompe peut-être, il se peut que j'aie tort

you could have been electrocuted! — tu aurais pu t'électrocuter!

‘did she know?’ - ‘no, how could she?’ — ‘est-ce qu'elle était au courant?’ - ‘non, comment est-ce qu'elle aurait pu l'être?’

the computer couldn't ou can't have made an error — l'ordinateur n'a pas pu faire d'erreur, il est impossible que l'ordinateur ait fait une erreur

nothing could be simpler — il n'y a rien de plus simple

2) ( expressing permission)

you can turn right here — vous pouvez tourner à droite ici

I can't leave yet — je ne peux pas partir pour le moment

could I interrupt? — puis-je vous interrompre?

3) ( when making requests)

can you leave us a message? — est-ce que tu peux nous laisser un message?

can I ask you a question? — puis-je vous poser une question?

4) ( when making an offer)

can I give you a hand? — est-ce que je peux te donner un coup de main?

what can I do for you? — ( in shop) qu'y a-t-il pour votre service?

5) ( when making suggestions)

you can always exchange it — tu peux toujours l'échanger

we could try and phone him — nous pourrions essayer de lui téléphoner

6) (have skill, knowledge to)

she can't read yet — elle ne sait pas encore lire

can he type? — est-ce qu'il sait taper à la machine?

7) (have ability, power to)

computers can process data rapidly — les ordinateurs peuvent traiter rapidement les données

to do all one can — faire tout ce qu'on peut or tout son possible

he couldn't sleep for weeks — il n'a pas pu dormir pendant des semaines

I wish I could have been there — j'aurais aimé (pouvoir) être là

8) (have ability, using senses, to)

can you see it? — est-ce que tu le vois?

I can't hear anything — je n'entends rien

I could feel my heart beating — je sentais mon cœur battre

9) (indicating capability, tendency)

she could be quite abrupt — elle pouvait être assez brusque

10) (expressing likelihood, assumption)

it can't be as bad as that! — ça ne peut pas être aussi terrible que ça!

he couldn't be more than 10 years old — ( now) il ne peut pas avoir plus de 10 ans

11) ( expressing willingness to act)

we can take you home — nous pouvons te déposer chez toi

I couldn't leave the children — ( didn't want to) je ne pouvais pas laisser les enfants; ( wouldn't want to) je ne pourrais pas laisser les enfants

12) ( be in a position to)

they can hardly refuse — ils peuvent difficilement refuser

I couldn't possibly accept the money — je ne peux vraiment pas accepter cet argent

13) ( expressing a reproach)

they could have warned us — ils auraient pu nous prévenir

you could at least say sorry! — tu pourrais au moins t'excuser!

how could you! — comment as -tu pu faire une chose pareille!

14) ( expressing surprise)

what can she possibly want from me? — qu'est-ce qu'elle peut bien me vouloir?

who could it be? — qui est-ce que ça peut bien être?

you can't ou cannot be serious! — tu veux rire! (colloq)

can you believe it! — tu te rends compte?

15) ( for emphasis)

I couldn't agree more! — je suis entièrement d'accord!

they couldn't have been nicer — ils ont été extrêmement gentils

you couldn't be more mistaken — tu te trompes complètement

16) ( expressing exasperation)

I was so mad I could have screamed! — j'aurais crié tellement j'étais en colère!

I could murder him! — (colloq) je le tuerais! (colloq)

17) ( expressing obligation)

she can ask me herself — elle peut venir me le demander elle-même

you can get lost! — (colloq) va te faire fiche! (colloq)

18) ( avoiding repetition of verb)

‘can we borrow it?’ - ‘you can’ — ‘est-ce que nous pouvons l'emprunter?’ - ‘bien sûr’

leave as soon as you can — partez dès que vous le pourrez

‘can anyone give me a lift home?’ - ‘we can’ — ‘est-ce que quelqu'un peut me déposer chez moi?’ - ‘oui, nous’

••

as happy/excited as can ou could be — très heureux/excité

no can do — (colloq) non, je ne peux pas
II 1. [kæn]
noun ( of food) boîte f; ( aerosol) bombe f; ( for petrol) bidon m; ( of drink) cannette f
2.
transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-) Culinary mettre [quelque chose] en conserve
3.
canned past participle adjective

1) [food] en boîte

2) (colloq) [laughter] enregistré

••

a can of worms — une affaire dans laquelle il vaut mieux ne pas trop fouiller

in the can — (colloq) Cinema ( of film) dans la boîte; ( of negotiations) dans la poche

to carry the can for somebody — (colloq) porter le chapeau à la place de quelqu'un (colloq)

English-French dictionary > can
19 can

I.

can ⇒ Usage note: can, modal aux ( prét, cond could ; nég au prés cannot, can't)

1 ( expressing possibility) we can rent a house nous pouvons louer une maison ; anyone can enrol n'importe qui peut s'inscrire ; they can't ou cannot afford to fly ils ne peuvent pas se permettre de prendre l'avion ; it can also be used to dry clothes on peut aussi s'en servir pour faire sécher le linge ; how can one know in advance? comment peut-on savoir à l'avance? ; we are confident that the job can be completed in time nous sommes convaincus que le travail peut être fini à temps ; you can't have forgotten! tu ne peux pas avoir oublié! ; it can be described as on peut le décrire comme étant ; it cannot be explained logically ça n'a pas d'explication logique ; it could be that… il se peut que… (+ subj) ; could be ○ peut-être ; they could be dead ils sont peut-être morts ; it could be a trap c'est peut-être un piège, ça pourrait être un piège ; I could be wrong je me trompe peut-être, il se peut que j'aie tort ; this could be our most important match c'est peut-être or ça pourrait être le match le plus important pour nous ; the engine could explode le moteur pourrait exploser ; it could be seen as an insult ça pourrait être considéré comme une insulte ; it could be argued that on pourrait dire que ; could it have something to do with the delay? est-ce que ça pourrait avoir un rapport avec le retard? ; you could have been electrocuted! tu aurais pu t'électrocuter! ; ‘did she know?’-‘no, how could she?’ ‘est-ce qu'elle était au courant?’-‘non, comment est-ce qu'elle aurait pu l'être?’ ; the computer couldn't ou can't have made an error l'ordinateur n'a pas pu faire d'erreur, il est impossible que l'ordinateur ait fait une erreur ; they couldn't ou can't have found out so soon ils ne peuvent pas avoir compris si vite, il est impossible qu'ils aient compris si vite ; nothing could be simpler il n'y a rien de plus simple ;

2 ( expressing permission) you can turn right here vous pouvez tourner à droite ici ; I can't leave yet je ne peux pas partir pour le moment ; we cannot allow dogs in the café nous ne pouvons pas autoriser les chiens dans le café ; can we park here? est-ce que nous pouvons nous garer ici? ; people could travel without a passport on pouvait voyager sans passeport ; we could only go out at weekends nous ne pouvions sortir ou nous n'avions le droit de sortir que le week-end ; could I interrupt? puis-je vous interrompre? ;

3 ( when making requests) can you leave us a message? est-ce que tu peux nous laisser un message? ; can you do me a favour? est-ce que tu peux me rendre un service? ; can I ask you a question? puis-je poser une question? ; can't you get home earlier? est-ce que tu ne peux pas rentrer plus tôt? ; could I speak to Annie? est-ce que je pourrais parler à Annie?, puis-je parler à Annie? ; could she spend the night with you? est-ce qu'elle pourrait dormir chez toi? ; you couldn't come earlier, could you? est-ce que tu pourrais venir un peu plus tôt? ; couldn't you give us another chance? est-ce que vous ne pourriez pas nous donner une autre chance? ;

4 ( when making an offer) can I give you a hand? est-ce que je peux te donner un coup de main? ; what can I do for you? qu'est-ce que je peux faire pour vous aider? ; you can borrow it if you like tu peux l'emprunter si tu veux ;

5 ( when making suggestions) you can always exchange it tu peux toujours l'échanger ; I can call round later if you prefer je peux passer plus tard si ça t'arrange ; we could try and phone him nous pourrions essayer de lui téléphoner ; couldn't they go camping instead? est-ce qu'ils ne pourraient pas faire du camping à la place? ;

6 (have skill, knowledge to) she can't drive yet elle ne sait pas encore conduire ; can he type? est-ce qu'il sait taper à la machine? ; few people could read or write peu de gens savaient lire ou écrire ; she never told us she could speak Chinese elle ne nous a jamais dit qu'elle savait parler chinois ;

7 (have ability, power to) computers can process data rapidly les ordinateurs peuvent traiter rapidement les données ; to do all one can faire tout ce qu'on peut or tout son possible ; he couldn't sleep for weeks il n'a pas pu dormir pendant des semaines ; if only we could stay si seulement nous pouvions rester ; I wish I could have been there j'aurais aimé (pouvoir) être là ; I wish I could go to Japan j'aimerais (pouvoir) visiter le Japon ; I can't ou cannot understand why je ne comprends pas pourquoi, je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi ;

8 (have ability, using senses, to) can you see it? est-ce que tu le vois? ; I can't hear anything je n'entends rien ; we could hear them laughing on les entendait rire ; I could feel my heart beating je sentais mon cœur battre ;

9 (indicating capability, tendency) she could be quite abrupt elle pouvait être assez brusque ; it can make life difficult ça peut rendre la vie difficile ; Italy can be very warm at that time of year il peut faire très chaud en Italie à cette période de l'année ;

10 (expressing likelihood, assumption) the cease-fire can't last le cessez-le-feu ne peut pas durer ; it can't be as bad as that! ça ne peut pas être aussi terrible que ça! ; it can't have been easy for her ça n'a pas dû être facile pour elle ; he couldn't be more than 10 years old il ne peut pas avoir plus de 10 ans ;

11 ( expressing willingness to act) I cannot give up work je ne peux pas laisser tomber le travail ; we can take you home nous pouvons te déposer chez toi ; I couldn't leave the children ( didn't want to) je ne pouvais pas laisser les enfants ; ( wouldn't want to) je ne pourrais pas laisser les enfants ;

12 ( be in a position to) one can hardly blame her on peut difficilement le lui reprocher ; they can hardly refuse to listen ils peuvent difficilement refuser d'écouter ; I can't say I agree je ne peux pas dire que je suis d'accord ; I couldn't possibly accept the money je ne peux vraiment pas accepter cet argent ;

13 ( expressing a reproach) they could have warned us ils auraient pu nous prévenir ; you could at least say sorry! tu pourrais au moins t'excuser! ; how could you! comment as-tu pu faire une chose pareille! ;

14 ( expressing surprise) what can she possibly want from me? qu'est-ce qu'elle peut bien me vouloir? ; who could it be? qui est-ce que ça peut bien être? ; where could they have hidden it? où est-ce qu'ils ont bien pu le cacher? ; you can't ou cannot be serious! tu veux rire ○ ! ; can you believe it! tu te rends compte? ;

15 ( for emphasis) I couldn't agree more! je suis entièrement d'accord! ; they couldn't have been nicer ils ont été extrêmement gentils ; you couldn't be more mistaken tu te trompes complètement ;

16 ( expressing exasperation) I was so mad I could have screamed! j'aurais crié tellement j'étais en colère! ; I could murder him ○ ! je le tuerais ○ ! ;

17 ( expressing obligation) if she wants it she can ask me herself si elle le veut elle peut venir me le demander elle-même ; you can get lost ○ ! tu peux toujours courir ○ ! ; if you want to chat, you can leave si vous voulez bavarder allez faire ça dehors ; if he doesn't like it he can lump it ○ même si ça ne lui plaît pas il va falloir qu'il fasse avec ○ ;

18 ( avoiding repetition of verb) ‘can we borrow it?’-‘you can’ ‘est-ce que nous pouvons l'emprunter?’-‘bien sûr’ ; leave as soon as you can partez dès que vous pourrez ; ‘can anyone give me a lift home?’-‘we can’ ‘est-ce que quelqu'un peut me déposer chez moi?’-‘oui, nous’.

Idioms

as happy/excited as can ou could be très heureux/excité ; no can do ○ non, je ne peux pas.

II.

can

A n

1 ( of tinned food) boîte f ; ( aerosol) bombe f ; ( for petrol) bidon m ; ( of drink) cannette f ;

2 ◑ ( lavatory) chiottes ◑ fpl, toilettes fpl ;

3 ○ ( prison) taule ○ f ;

4 ○ US ( rump) fesses fpl ; to kick sb in the can botter les fesses à qn ○ ;

5 ○ US Naut destroyer m.

B vtr ( p prés etc - nn-)

1 Culin mettre [qch] en conserve [fruit, vegetables] ;

2 ○ can it! I'm trying to sleep ferme-la ○, j'essaie de dormir! ;

3 ○ US ( dismiss) virer ○.

C canned pp adj

1 [food] en boîte ;

2 ○ [music, laughter, applause] enregistré ;

3 ○ ( drunk) bourré ○.

Idioms

a can of worms une affaire dans laquelle il vaut mieux ne pas trop fouiller ; in the can ○ Cin ( of film) dans la boîte ; ( of negotiations) dans la poche ; to carry the can for sb ○ porter le chapeau à la place de qn ○.

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20 eh

interjection

(coll.) (expr. inquiry or surprise) wie?; wie bitte?; (inviting assent) nicht [wahr]?; (asking for something to be repeated or explained) was?; hä? (salopp)

wasn't that good, eh? — war das nicht gut?

let's not have any more fuss, eh? — Schluss mit dem Theater, ja? (ugs.)

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eh

[eɪ]

interj ( fam)

▪ \eh? (expressing confusion) was? fam, hä? fam; (expressing surprise also) wie bitte?; (asking for repetition) wie bitte?, was? fam; (inviting response to statement) nicht [wahr]?

... — \eh? what are you talking about?... — hä? wovon sprichst du überhaupt?

... — \eh! why didn't you tell me sooner?... — was? warum hast du [mir] das nicht früher gesagt?

I got the job, that's good, \eh? ich habe den Job, ist das nicht toll? fam

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[eɪ]
interj

1)

(inviting repetition) I've found a gold mine – eh? — ich habe eine Goldmine entdeckt – was? or hä? (inf)

2)

(inviting agreement) it's good, eh? — gut, nicht?

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eh [eı; e] int

1. (fragend)

a) wie?, was?

b) nicht wahr?, wie?, oder?

2. (überrascht) ei!, sieh da!

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interjection

(coll.) (expr. inquiry or surprise) wie?; wie bitte?; (inviting assent) nicht [wahr]?; (asking for something to be repeated or explained) was?; hä? (salopp)

wasn't that good, eh? — war das nicht gut?

let's not have any more fuss, eh? — Schluss mit dem Theater, ja? (ugs.)

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