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1 -Moving house-

At home Moving house
I spoke to Jenny and she told me she's moving out. Ho parlato con Jenny e mi ha detto che sta traslocando.

That's a surprise. Che sorpresa.

Why is she moving out? Perché trasloca?

She had an offer accepted on a flat in Earlsdon. È stata accettata la sua offerta per un appartamento a Earlsdon.

She's been house hunting for a while now. È stata a caccia di case per un bel po'.

How much did the flat go for? Per quanto hanno venduto l'appartamento?

They wanted £220,000 but they accepted 217. Volevano £220.000 ma hanno accettato 217.

They should be exchanging contracts next weekend. Dovrebbero fare il rogito il prossimo fine settimana.

We'll need to find someone for the room. Dovremmo trovare qualcuno per la camera.

Do you know anyone who's looking for a room? Conosci qualcuno che cerca una stanza?

Not off the top of my head. Non così su due piedi.

I'll ask around. Chiedo in giro.

I'd rather ask someone we know in some way. Preferirei chiedere a qualcuno che conosciamo.

We'll have to put an ad in the paper. Dovremo mettere un annuncio sul giornale.

I'll ask around at work. Chiedo in giro al lavoro.

English-Italian dictionary > -Moving house-
2 moving

moving ['mu:vɪŋ]

1 noun

mouvement m; (being moved) déplacement m; (leaving house, premises) déménagement m

2 adjective

(a) (in motion) en mouvement; (vehicle) en marche; (target) mouvant;

∎ slow-/fast-moving qui se déplace lentement/rapidement

(b) (not fixed) mobile

(c) (touching) émouvant, touchant

(d) (motivating)

∎ she's the moving force or spirit behind the project c'est elle l'instigatrice ou le moteur du projet

(e) (for moving house) de déménagement;

∎ on moving day le jour du déménagement

►► Finance moving averages moyennes fpl mobiles;

moving in (into house, premises) emménagement m;

moving out (from house, premises) déménagement m;

Technology moving parts pièces fpl mobiles;

British moving pavement trottoir m roulant;

old-fashioned moving picture film m;

moving staircase escalier m roulant, escalator m;

American moving van camion m de déménagement;

American Law moving violation infraction f aux règles de la circulation;

moving walkway tapis m ou trottoir m roulant

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > moving
3 move

1. I
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1) I can't move я не могу двинуться; I'm so tired I can't move я так устал, что не могу пошевелиться; don't move, I want to take a snap shot не шевелитесь, я хочу вас снять; he is paralysed and cannot move он парализован и не может двигаться; her lips moved but we heard nothing губы ее шевельнулись, но мы ничего не услышали; it was calm and not a leaf moved было тихо, ни один лист не шелохнулся; the police are keeping the crowds moving полиция не дает толпе задерживаться; the night was too dark to move ночь была слишком темной, чтобы двинуться в путь; it's time to be moving! coll. пора двигаться /идти/, ну, двинулись!

2) events are moving события разворачиваются; things /affairs/ are moving дела идут /продвигаются/; the new director has got things moving новый директор двинул дело

3) I don't like this house, I'm going to move мне не нравится этот дом, я собираюсь переехать; where can I find someone to help me move? где мне найти кого-нибудь, кто поможет мне переехать?

4) it's your turn to move.it is for you to move ваш ход, ваша очередь ходить (в шахматах и т.п.); I can't move мне некуда ходить (а шахматах и т.п.)
2. II
1) move in some manner move slowly (noiselessly, gracefully, cautiously, rhythmically, stealthily, with grace, with dignity, etc.) двигаться /передвигаться/ медленно и т.д.; move at some time the train is already moving поезд уже двигается /уже тронулся/; things are moving at last наконец дело пошло; move somewhere move back and forth (in and out, up and down, onward and upward, etc.) двигаться / перемещаться/ взад и вперед и т.д., а pendulum moves slowly backwards and forwards маятник медленно движется /раскачивается/ взад и вперед: move aside отодвинуться; she moved aside to let us pass она отошла, чтобы дать нам пройти

2) move [at] some time we're moving next week мы переезжаем на следующей неделе

3) move in some order you move first ваш ход первый, вам первому ходить (в шахматах и т.п.)
3. III
1) move smth. move a table (the furniture,. etc.) двигать /переставлять/ стол и т.д.; move one's papers перекладывать бумаги; move one's hands (one's legs, one's head, etc.) шевелить, руками и т.д.; not to move a muscle не. пошевелить ни одним мускулом; don't move anything ничего не трогай; the picture will be no good move you moved your head фотография не выйдет, вы шевельнули головой; move one's position ( изменять положение; move tress (branches) качать /раскачивать/ деревья (ветви); move leaves шевелить листвой; move the crowd не давать /не разрешать/ толпе задерживаться; move troops mil. передислоцировать войска; I was asked to move my car меня попросили немного отъехать /переставить машину на другое место/

2) move smb., smth. move the listeners (smb.'s heart, the soul, etc.) (рас)трогать слушателей и т.д.; tears will not move him слезы на него не (подействуют; nothing will move him его ничто не проймет, он непреклонен

3) move smth. move house /one's lodgings/ переезжать, переселяться

4) move smth. move a piece сделать ход, передвинуть фигуру (в шахматах и т.п.)

5) move smth. move a resolution вносить /предлагать/ резолюцию
4. IV
1) move smth. in some manner move the stone (the table, etc.) quickly (noiselessly, etc.) быстро и т.д. двигать /передвигать, переставлять/ камень и т.д.; move smb., smth. somewhere the policeman moved us on полицейский велел /приказал/ нам пройти /не останавливаться/; he moved the book aside он отодвинул книгу; the enemy moved his troops south противник перебросил войска на юг

2) move smth. at some time we're moving house next week мы переезжаем на будущей неделе

3) move smb. in some manner the story moved me profoundly (greatly, deeply, etc.) эта история глубоко и т.д. тронула меня
5. VII
move smb. to do smth. move smb. to speak (to undertake an office, to take a decision, to offer one's help, etc.) побуждать / заставлять/ кого-л. выступить и т.д., what moved you to do this? что заставило вас сделать это?; the spirit moved him to speak он почувствовал желание выступить
6. XI
1) be moved this stone cannot be moved этот камень нельзя /невозможно/ сдвинуть с места; he is not well enough to be moved ere нельзя перевозить /трогать с места/, он недостаточно хорошо себя чувствует; be moved by smth. the branches were moved by the wind ветер раскачивал ветки; the device is moved by a spring (by electricity, etc.) устройство приводится в движение /управляется/ при помощи пружины и т.д.; be moved to smth. he has been moved to a new job его перевели на новую работу

2) be moved with (to) smth. be moved with pity (with compassion, with anger, to wrath, etc.) испытывать жалость и т.д., быть движимым жалостью и т.д.; be moved to smth. in some manner I am easily moved to emotion я легко возбуждаюсь; be moved by smth. he was moved by self-interest им двигала корысть; feel moved to do smth. I felt moved to go for a walk (to go for a ride, to pay a round of visits, etc.) я почувствовал желание отправиться на прогулку и т.д.

3) be moved I was moved я был тронут; he is not to be moved его не проймешь; be moved in some manner he was easily moved его легко было растрогать; be moved to some extent be deeply (greatly, very much, etc.) moved быть глубоко и т.д. растроганным /тронутым/; be moved by smth. we were all moved by her entreaties (by the news, by his earnestness, by his kindness, by his pity, by the kindness of his old friend, etc.) нас всех тронули /растрогали, взволновали/ ее мольбы и т.д.; I am very much moved by what you say я очень тронут тем, что вы говорите; be moved at smth. we were moved at this sight (at the story, etc.) нас взволновало /тронуло, растрогало/ это зрелище и т.д.; be moved to smth. be moved to tears растрогаться до слез
7. XVI
1) move about (along, in, etc.) smth. move about the room (along the road, in the street, through the streets, etc.) двигаться /передвигаться, ходить/ по комнате и т.д.; lights were moving in the darkness в темноте мелькали огоньки/огни/; don't move from your place не двигайся с места; move towards a place двигаться по направлению к какому-л. месту; move nearer to the light пододвинуться ближе к свету; move into the station подъезжать к станции; move out of the station отъезжать от станции; move to another seat пересесть на другое место; move out of smb.'s way уступить кому-л. дорогу; his fingers moved rapidly over the keyboard его пальцы быстро забегали по клавишам

2) move with smth. move with the times (with an inevitable trend of events, etc.) развиваться /двигаться/ в ногу со временем и т.д., move in smth. move in good society (in fast company, in artistic circles, etc.) вращаться /часто бывать, проводить свое время/ в хорошем обществе и т.д.; move among smb. move among cultivated people вращаться в обществе /компании/ интеллектуалов

3) move (in)to (from, etc.) smth. move into new lodgings (to London, into a new house, into the country, into the suburbs, etc.) переезжать на новую квартиру и т.д.; do you know where they are moving to? вы знаете, куда они переезжают?; move from one's house /out of one's house/ съезжать с /выезжать из/ квартиры

4) move in smth. move in the matter (in an affair, etc.) действовать /предпринимать/ шаги в каком-л. деле и т.д. ; move for smth. move for a new trial (for an adjournment, for a rehearing, etc.) выступать с заявлением /подавать заявление/ о пересмотре дела и т.д., просить официально /требовать/, чтобы дело было пересмотрено и т.д.
8. XXI1
1) move smth. (in)to smth. move pieces of furniture into another room (one's chair to the other side of the table, etc.) передвигать / переносить/ мебель в другую комнату и т.д., lorries were made to move troops to the front грузовики перевозили войска к фронту; move smth. nearer to smth. move your chair nearer to the fire пододвиньте свое кресло ближе к камину; move smth. from smth. move the table from its place (one's chair from the table, a piece of furniture from one place to another, etc.) двигать /переставлять/ стол с места на место и т.д.; move a piece from one square to another передвинуть фигуру /шашку/ с одного поля на другое; move smth. on smth. don't move the things on my table не переставляй / не трогай/ вещи на моем столе

2) move smb. to smth. move smb. to anger (to laughter, to tears, to pity, to scorn, to strong emotions, etc.) вызывать / возбуждать/ в ком-л. гнев и т.д.; his speech moved the crowd to cheers его речь вызвала в толпе восторженные возгласы; move smb. to action побуждать кого-л. к действию /действовать/;
9. XXV
move that... I move that we adjourn (that smth. be done, that he be expelled, etc.) я предлагаю /вношу предложение/ объявить перерыв и т.д.; I move that we accept him as a member я вношу предложение принять его в члены

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > move
4 move

move

A n

1 ( movement) gen mouvement m ; ( gesture) geste m ; one move and you're dead! un geste et vous êtes mort! ; to watch sb's every move surveiller chacun des gestes de qn ; don't make any sudden moves ne fais pas de mouvement brusque ; there was a move towards the door il y a eu un mouvement vers la porte ; let's make a move ○ si on bougeait ○ ? ; it's time I made a move ○ il est temps de partir ;

2 ( transfer) ( of residence) déménagement m ; ( of company) transfert m ; the move took a day le déménagement a pris une journée ; the firm's move out of town le transfert de la société à l'extérieur de la ville ; our friends helped with the move nos amis nous ont aidés à déménager ; our move to Brighton notre installation à Brighton ; to make the move to London [family] s'installer à Londres ; [firm] être transféré à Londres ; [employee] être muté à Londres ; she made the move from sales to management elle est passée des ventes à la direction ; she's due for a move il est temps de la muter ;

3 Games coup m ; his last/next move son dernier/prochain coup ; white has the first move les blancs jouent en premier ; it's your move c'est ton tour, c'est à toi de jouer ;

4 (step, act) manœuvre f ; a good/bad move une bonne/mauvaise idée ; what's our next move? que faisons-nous ensuite? ; to make the first move faire le premier pas ; they have made no move(s) to allay public anxiety ils n'ont rien fait pour rassurer l'opinion publique ; there has been a move towards liberalization il y a eu une évolution dans le sens de la libéralisation ; in a move to counter opposition attacks… pour tenter de parer les attaques de l'opposition…

B on the move adj phr to be on the move [army] être en mouvement ; [train] être en marche ; to be always on the move [diplomat, family] être tout le temps en train de déménager ; [nomad, traveller] être toujours sur les routes or par monts et par vaux ; the circus is on the move again le cirque repart à nouveau ; a society on the move fig une société en pleine évolution.

C vtr

1 ( change position of) déplacer [game piece, cursor, bus stop, car, furniture] ; transporter [injured person, patient, army] ; ( to clear a space) enlever [object] ; move your things! enlève tes affaires! ; to move sb to another hospital transporter qn dans un autre hôpital ; he's too ill to be moved il est trop malade pour être transporté ; to move sth off enlever qch de [table, chair] ; to move sth out of enlever qch de [room, house] ; move the chair out of the way enlève la chaise de là ; move your head, I can't see! pousse ta tête, je ne vois rien! ; to move sth into transporter qch dans [room, garden] ; to move sth upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre qch ; to move sth further away/closer éloigner/rapprocher qch ; to move troops to the front envoyer des troupes au front ;

2 ( set in motion) [person] bouger, remuer [limb, finger, head] ; [wind, water, mechanism] faire bouger [leaf, branch, wheel, cog] ;

3 ( to new location or job) muter [employee, staff] ; transférer [office, headquarters] ; I've asked to be moved j'ai demandé à être muté ;

4 (to new house, site) déménager [furniture, belongings, equipment] ; to move house déménager ; a local firm moved us une entreprise locale a fait notre déménagement ;

5 ( affect) émouvoir [person] ; to be moved by sth être ému par qch ; moved to tears ému aux larmes ;

6 (prompt, motivate) to move sb to/to do [circumstance] amener qn à/à faire ; he was moved to act by the letter la lettre l'a incité à agir ; I felt moved to protest j'ai senti que je devais protester ;

7 ( propose) proposer [amendment, adjournment] ; to move that the matter (should) be put to the vote proposer que la question soit soumise au vote ;

8 (sell, shift) vendre [goods, stock].

D vi

1 (stir, not stay still) [person, branch, earth] bouger ; [lips] remuer ; don't move! ne bouge pas! ; it won't move cela ne bouge pas ; will you please move! veux-tu te pousser? ; I can't move for plants in here GB je ne peux pas bouger ici, tellement il y a de plantes ; you can't move for tourists in town GB on ne peut rien faire en ville, tellement il y a de touristes ;

2 (proceed, travel) [vehicle] rouler ; [person] avancer ; [procession, army] être en marche ; we were moving at about 65 kilometres an hour nous roulions à environ 65 kilomètres à l'heure ; we'd better keep moving nous ferions mieux de continuer ; we must get things moving fig nous devons faire avancer les choses ; things are starting to move on the job front les choses commencent à avancer côté travail ; go on, get moving! allez, avance! ; to move into entrer dans ; to move out of sortir de ; we are moving into a new era in science nous entrons dans une nouvelle ère de la science ; to move along/across avancer le long de/à travers ; his fingers moved rapidly over the keys ses doigts couraient sur les touches ; to move back reculer ; to move forward s'avancer ; to move away s'éloigner ; she has moved away from this view elle a changé d'avis ; to move away from the window s'écarter de la fenêtre ; to move up monter ; to move down descendre ; public opinion has moved to the right l'opinion publique a glissé vers la droite ;

3 ○ ( proceed quickly) that cat can really move! ce chat est très vif! ; that traffic cop's ○ really moving! t'as vu comme il bombe ce motard ○ ! ;

4 (change home, location) [person, family, firm, shop] déménager ; to move to s'installer à [countryside, Paris] ; s'installer en [Scotland, France] ; to move to a bigger/smaller house s'installer dans une maison plus grande/plus petite ; to move to Avenue Gambetta/Oxford Street s'installer avenue Gambetta/dans Oxford Street ; to move back to England se réinstaller en Angleterre ;

5 ( change job) être muté ; to move to être muté à [accounts, different department] ;

6 ( act) agir ; to move on intervenir sur [problem, question] ; to move to do intervenir pour faire ; he moved swiftly to deny the allegations il s'est empressé de démentir les allégations ;

7 Games [player] jouer ; [piece] se déplacer ;

8 Comm (sell, be sold) se vendre ; this line is moving fast ces articles se vendent bien.

E ○ v refl to move oneself se pousser ; move yourself! ( get out of way) pousse-toi! ; ( hurry up) avance!

Idioms

to get a move on ○ se magner ○, se dépêcher ; to make a move on sb ○ draguer ○ qn ; to move with the times vivre avec son temps ; to put the moves on sb ○ US faire des avances à qn.

Phrasal verbs

■ move about, move around:

▶ move about

1 ( to different position) [person] remuer ; [object] bouger ;

2 ( to different home) déménager ;

▶ move [sb/sth] about déplacer [object, furniture] ; they move him around a lot between branches/departments on le fait souvent changer de succursale/service.

■ move along:

▶ move along

1 ( stop loitering) circuler ; ( proceed) avancer ; ( squeeze up) se pousser ; move along please! ( on bus) avancez un peu dans le fond s'il vous plaît! ;

2 fig ( progress) things are moving along nicely les choses se mettent en place ;

▶ move [sb/sth] along faire circuler [loiterers, crowd] ; faire avancer [herd, group].

■ move away:

▶ move away ( by moving house) déménager ; ( by leaving scene of activity) partir ; to move away from quitter [area, accident scene] ;

▶ move [sb/sth] away, move away [sb/sth] faire reculer [crowd] ; déplacer [obstruction].

■ move down:

▶ move down (in list, hierarchy) descendre ;

▶ move [sb] down, move down [sb]

1 GB Sch faire repasser [qn] au niveau inférieur [pupil] ;

2 gen (in division, ranking) faire redescendre [team, player] ;

▶ move [sth] down, move down [sth] ( to lower shelf etc) mettre [qch] plus bas.

■ move in:

▶ move in

1 ( to house) emménager ; to move in with s'installer avec [friend, relative] ; aller vivre avec [lover] ;

2 (advance, attack) [troops, police, bulldozer] s'avancer ; to move in on [police, attackers, demolition men] s'avancer sur [person, site] ; [corporate raider, racketeer] lancer une opération sur [market, company] ;

3 ( intervene) [company, government] intervenir ;

▶ move [sb] in, move in [sb]

1 ( place in housing) [authorities, council] installer [family etc] ;

2 ( change residence) a friend helped to move me in un ami m'a aidé à emménager.

■ move off [procession, parade] partir ; [vehicle] se mettre en route ; [troops] se mettre en marche.

■ move on:

▶ move on

1 [person, traveller] se mettre en route ; [vehicle] repartir ; [time] passer ; to move on to aller à [Manchester, Lille etc] ; to move on to a new town aller dans une autre ville ; passer à [next item] ; to move on to consider sth passer à qch ; to move on to sth better faire quelque chose de mieux ; let's move on ( in discussion) passons au point suivant ;

2 ( keep moving) [crowd, traffic] circuler ;

3 ( develop) things have moved on since depuis, les choses ont changé ; I'm OK now, I've moved on ça va maintenant, c'est du passé ;

▶ move [sth] on, move on [sth] GB faire avancer [discussion] ; avancer [clock hands] ;

▶ move [sb] on, move on [sb] GB faire circuler [busker, street trader].

■ move out:

▶ move out ( of house) déménager ; ( of camp) [soldiers, tanks] quitter les lieux ; to move out of quitter [house, office, area] ;

▶ move [sb/sth] out, move out [sb/sth] évacuer [residents] ; enlever [object].

■ move over:

▶ move over

1 se pousser ; move over! pousse-toi ;

2 fig ( for younger generation etc) céder la place (for sb à qn) ;

▶ move [sb/sth] over déplacer [person, object] ; move it over to the left déplace-le vers la gauche.

■ move up:

▶ move up

1 ( make room) se pousser ;

2 ( be promoted) [employee] recevoir une promotion ; to move up to second place (in list, chart) passer à la seconde place ; to move up to the first division passer en première division ;

▶ move [sb] up, move up [sb]

1 GB Sch faire passer [qn] au niveau supérieur [pupil] ;

2 Sport (into higher league, division) faire monter [team, player] ;

▶ move [sth] up ( to higher shelf etc) mettre [qch] plus haut.

Big English-French dictionary > move
5 keep

1. transitive verb,
kept

1) (observe) halten [Versprechen, Schwur usw.]; einhalten [Verabredung, Vereinbarung, Vertrag, Zeitplan]

2) (guard) behüten, beschützen [Person]; hüten [Herde, Schafe]; schützen [Stadt, Festung]; verwahren [Wertgegenstände]

keep somebody safe — jemanden beschützen

keep something locked away — etwas unter Verschluss halten od. aufbewahren

3) (have charge of) aufbewahren; verwahren

4) (retain possession of) behalten; (not lose or destroy) aufheben [Quittung, Rechnung]

you can keep it — (coll.): (I do not want it) das kannst du behalten od. dir an den Hut stecken (ugs.)

5) (maintain) unterhalten, instandhalten [Gebäude, Straße usw.]; pflegen [Garten]

neatly kept — gut gepflegt

6) (carry on, manage) unterhalten, führen, betreiben [Geschäft, Lokal, Bauernhof]

7) halten [Schweine, Bienen, Hund, Katze usw]; sich (Dat.) halten [Diener, Auto]

8) führen [Tagebuch, Liste usw.]

keep the books — die Bücher führen

9) (provide for) versorgen, unterhalten [Familie]

keep somebody/oneself in cigarettes — etc. jemanden/sich mit Zigaretten usw. versorgen

10) sich (Dat.) halten [Geliebte, Mätresse usw.]

11) (have on sale) führen [Ware]

keep a stock of something — etwas [am Lager] haben

12) (maintain in quality, state, or position) halten [Rhythmus]

keep something in one's head — etwas [im Kopf] behalten; sich (Dat.) etwas merken

keep somebody waiting — jemanden warten lassen

keep the office running smoothly — dafür sorgen, dass im Büro weiterhin alles reibungslos [ab]läuft

keep somebody alive — jemanden am Leben halten

keep the traffic moving — den Verkehr in Fluss halten

keep something shut/tidy — etwas geschlossen/in Ordnung halten

13) (detain) festhalten

what kept you? — wo bleibst du denn?

don't let me keep you — lass dich [von mir] nicht aufhalten

keep somebody in prison — jemanden in Haft halten

14) (restrain, prevent)

keep somebody from doing something — jemanden davon abhalten od. daran hindern, etwas zu tun

to keep myself from falling — um nicht zu fallen

15) (reserve) aufheben; aufsparen

keep a seat for somebody — jemandem einen Platz freihalten

keep it for oneself — es für sich behalten

keep something for later — etc. sich (Dat.) etwas für später usw. aufheben od. aufsparen

16) (conceal)

keep something to oneself — etwas für sich behalten

keep something from somebody — jemandem etwas verheimlichen
2. intransitive verb,
kept

1) (remain in specified place, condition) bleiben

keep warm/clean — sich warm/sauber halten

how are you keeping? — (coll.) wie geht's [dir] denn so? (ugs.)

are you keeping well? — geht's dir gut?

keep together — zusammenbleiben

2) (continue in course, direction, or action)

keep [to the] left/[to the] right/straight on — sich links/rechts halten/immer geradeaus fahren/gehen usw.

‘keep left’ — (traffic sign) "links vorbeifahren"

keep behind me — halte dich od. bleib hinter mir

keep doing something — (not stop) etwas weiter tun; (repeatedly) etwas immer wieder tun; (constantly) etwas dauernd od. immer tun

keep talking/working etc. until... — weiterreden/-arbeiten usw., bis...

3) (remain good) [Lebensmittel:] sich halten

what I have to say won't keep — was ich zu sagen habe, ist eilig od. eilt
3. noun
1) (maintenance) Unterhalt, der

I get £100 a month and my keep — ich bekomme 100 Pfund monatlich und Logis

something doesn't earn its keep — etwas zahlt sich nicht aus (ugs.)

you don't earn your keep — du bist nichts als ein unnützer Esser

2)

for keeps — (coll.) auf Dauer; (to be retained) zum Behalten

3) (Hist.): (tower) Bergfried, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120203/keep_after">keep after

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep up

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[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) behalten

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) behalten

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?)

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) weiter-

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) aufbewahren

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) halten

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) sich halten

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) führen

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) aufhalten

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) unterhalten

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) halten

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) feiern
2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) der Unterhalt

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch
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keep

[ki:p]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (livelihood) [Lebens]unterhalt m

not to be worth one's \keep sein Geld nicht wert sein

to earn one's \keep [sich dat] seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen

2. (main tower of castle) Bergfried m; (dungeon) Burgverlies nt

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<kept, kept>

1. (hold onto)

▪ to \keep sth etw behalten [o aufheben]

to \keep bills/receipts Rechnungen/Quittungen aufheben

to \keep the change das Wechselgeld behalten

to \keep one's sanity sich akk geistig gesund halten

2. (have in particular place)

▪ to \keep sth etw [bereit] stehen haben [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. parat haben]

he \keeps a glass of water next to his bed er hat immer ein Glas Wasser neben seinem Bett stehen

3. (store)

▪ to \keep sth medicine, money etw aufbewahren [o SCHWEIZ a. versorgen] [o ÖSTERR a. aufheben]

to \keep sth safe etw verwahren

where do you \keep your cups? wo sind die Tassen?

4. (run)

to \keep a shop ein Geschäft führen

5. (sell)

to \keep sth shop etw führen [o auf Lager haben

6. (detain)

▪ to \keep sb jdn aufhalten

to \keep sb waiting jdn warten lassen

7. (prevent)

▪ to \keep sb from doing sth jdn davon abhalten, etw zu tun

8. (maintain)

you have to \keep your dog on a chain Hunde müssen an der Leine bleiben

to \keep sb/sth under control jdn/etw unter Kontrolle halten

to \keep count of sth etw mitzählen

I'll \keep count of how many times you jump ich zähle, wie oft du springst

to \keep sth up-to-date etw auf dem neuesten Stand halten

to \keep one's eyes fixed on sb/sth den Blick auf jdn/etw geheftet halten

to \keep sth in one's head etw im Kopf behalten

to \keep house den Haushalt führen

to \keep sb in line dafür sorgen, dass jd sich akk an die Ordnung hält

to \keep sb/sth in mind jdn/etw im Gedächtnis behalten

to \keep a mistress sich dat eine Geliebte halten

to \keep one's mouth shut [or closed] den Mund halten

to \keep sb under observation jdn beobachten lassen

to \keep oneself to oneself für sich akk [allein] bleiben, [die] Gesellschaft [anderer] meiden

to \keep track of sb/sth jdn/etw im Auge behalten

\keep track of how many people have entered reception merken Sie sich, wie viele Leute die Eingangshalle betreten haben

I don't \keep track of the cats we've had any more ich weiß gar nicht mehr, wie viele Katzen wir schon gehabt haben

to \keep sb awake jdn wachhalten [o nicht einschlafen lassen]

to \keep sth closed/open etw geschlossen/geöffnet lassen

to \keep sb/sth warm jdn/etw warmhalten

9. (care for)

to \keep children Kinder betreuen

10. (own)

▪ to \keep animals Tiere halten

11. (guard)

▪ to \keep sth etw bewachen

to \keep goal im Tor stehen nt, das Tor hüten

to \keep watch Wache halten

12. (not reveal)

▪ to \keep sth from sb jdm etw akk vorenthalten [o verschweigen]

▪ to \keep sth to oneself etw akk für sich akk behalten

13. (stick to)

▪ to \keep sth etw [ein]halten [o befolgen]

to \keep an appointment/a treaty einen Termin/einen Vertrag einhalten

to \keep the faith fest im Glauben [o glaubensstark] sein

\keep the faith! AM nur Mut!, Kopf hoch!

he's really nervous about the presentation but I told him to \keep the faith er ist wirklich aufgeregt wegen der Moderation, aber ich habe ihm gesagt, er solle zuversichtlich sein

to \keep the law/the Ten Commandments das Gesetz/die Zehn Gebote befolgen

to \keep an oath/a promise einen Schwur/ein Versprechen halten

to \keep the sabbath den Sabbat heiligen

to \keep a tradition eine Tradition wahren

14. (make records)

to \keep the books die Bücher führen

to \keep a diary [or journal] ein Tagebuch führen

to \keep a log [or record] of sth über etw akk Buch führen

to \keep the minutes [das] Protokoll führen

to \keep score SPORT die Punkte anschreiben

15. (provide for)

▪ to \keep sb/sth jdn/etw unterhalten [o versorgen]

to \keep sb in cigarettes/money jdn mit Zigaretten/Geld versorgen

the news will \keep her in gossip for some time to come aufgrund dieser Meldung wird man noch einige Zeit über sie tratschen fam

16.

▶ to \keep one's balance [or feet] das Gleichgewicht halten

▶ to \keep an eye out for sth nach etw dat Ausschau halten

▶ to \keep one's hand in sth bei etw dat die Hand [weiterhin] im Spiel haben [o fam [nach wie vor] mitmischen]

▶ to \keep a secret ein Geheimnis hüten [o bewahren]

▶ to \keep time watch richtig [o genau] gehen; MUS Takt halten

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<kept, kept>

1. (stay fresh) food sich akk halten

2. (wait) Zeit haben

that gruesome story can \keep until we've finished eating, John diese Schauergeschichte hat Zeit bis nach dem Essen, John

your questions can \keep until later deine Fragen können noch warten

3. (stay) bleiben

to \keep to one's bed im Bett bleiben

she's ill and has to \keep to her bed sie ist krank und muss das Bett hüten

to \keep in line sich akk an die Ordnung halten

to \keep in step with sb mit jdm Schritt halten

to \keep awake/healthy wach/gesund bleiben

to \keep cool einen kühlen Kopf [o die Ruhe] bewahren

to \keep [to the] left/right sich akk [mehr] links/rechts halten

to \keep quiet still sein

4. (continue)

▪ to \keep doing sth etw weiter tun

don't stop, \keep walking bleib nicht stehen, geh weiter

he \keeps trying to distract me er versucht ständig, mich abzulenken

don't \keep asking silly questions stell nicht immer so dumme Fragen

▪ to \keep at sth mit etw dat weitermachen, an etw dat dranbleiben fam

5. (stop oneself)

▪ to \keep from doing sth etw unterlassen, sich dat etw akk verkneifen fam

though the show was disgusting, he couldn't \keep from looking obwohl die Show abscheulich war, musste er sie sich einfach ansehen

how will I ever \keep from smoking? wie kann ich jemals mit dem Rauchen aufhören?

6. (adhere to)

▪ to \keep to sth an etw dat festhalten; (not digress) bei etw dat bleiben

to \keep to an agreement/a promise sich akk an eine Vereinbarung/ein Versprechen halten

to \keep to a schedule einen Zeitplan einhalten

to \keep to a/the subject [or topic] bei einem/beim Thema bleiben

7.

▶ how are you \keeping? BRIT wie geht's dir so?

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keep [kiːp]

A s

1. (Lebens)Unterhalt m:

earn one’s keep

2. (Unterkunft f und) Verpflegung f

3. Unterhaltskosten pl (eines Pferdes etc):

earn its keep sich bezahlt machen

4. for keeps umg

a) für oder auf immer, endgültig:

settle a controversy for keeps einen Streit ein für alle Mal beilegen;

it’s mine for keeps ich kann oder darf es behalten

b) ernsthaft

5. Obhut f, Verwahrung f

6. a) Bergfried m, Hauptturm m

b) Burgverlies n

B v/t prät und pperf kept [kept]

1. (be)halten, SPORT einen Spieler halten:

keep the ticket in your hand behalte die Karte in der Hand

2. jemanden oder etwas lassen, (in einem bestimmten Zustand) (er)halten:

keep apart getrennt halten, auseinanderhalten;

keep a door closed eine Tür geschlossen halten;

keep sth dry etwas trocken halten oder vor Nässe schützen;

keep sb going

a) jemanden finanziell unterstützen,

b) jemanden am Leben erhalten;

keep the engine running den Motor laufen lassen;

keep sth a secret etwas geheim halten ( from sb vor jemandem); → advised 2, go¹ C 12, wait B 1

3. fig

a) (er)halten, (be)wahren:

keep one’s neutrality seine Neutralität wahren; → balance A 2, distance A 7, order A 1, temper A 4

b) SPORT das Tempo durchhalten

4. (im Besitz) behalten:

you can keep the book;

she wants to keep her baby sie will ihr Baby behalten (will nicht abtreiben);

keep the ball SPORT in Ballbesitz bleiben;

keep the change der Rest (des Geldes) ist für Sie!;

keep your seat, please bitte behalten Sie Platz;

keep a seat for sb jemandem einen Platz frei halten;

you can keep it! umg das kannst du dir an den Hut stecken!

5. fig halten, sich halten oder behaupten in oder auf (dat): → field A 7

6. jemanden aufhalten:

I won’t keep you long;

don’t let me keep you lass dich nicht aufhalten!;

what’s keeping him? wo bleibt er denn nur (so lange)?

7. (fest)halten, bewachen:

keep sb in prison jemanden in Haft halten;

keep sb for lunch jemanden zum Mittagessen dabehalten;

she keeps him here sie hält ihn hier fest, er bleibt ihretwegen hier; → goal 2 b, prisoner 1

8. alte Briefe etc aufheben, aufbewahren:

keep a secret ein Geheimnis bewahren;

can you keep a secret? kannst du schweigen?;

keep sth for later (sich) etwas für später aufheben; → well-kept 2

9. (aufrechter)halten, unterhalten:

keep good relations with sb zu jemandem gute Beziehungen unterhalten; → eye A 2, guard C 3

10. pflegen, (er)halten:

keep in good repair in gutem Zustand erhalten, instand halten;

badly kept

a) in schlechtem Zustand,

b) ungepflegt; → well-kept 1

11. eine Ware führen:

we don’t keep this article

12. ein Tagebuch etc führen: → account C 4, record C 5 a

13. ein Geschäft etc führen:

keep a shop (bes US store) einen Laden haben oder betreiben; → house A 1, A 2

14. ein Amt etc innehaben

15. besonders US eine Versammlung etc (ab)halten:

keep school Schule halten

16. ein Versprechen etc (ein)halten, einlösen:

keep an appointment eine Verabredung einhalten; → word B 4

17. das Bett, Haus, Zimmer hüten, bleiben in (dat):

keep one’s bed( house, room)

18. Vorschriften etc beachten, einhalten, befolgen:

keep Sundays die Sonntage einhalten

19. obs ein Fest begehen, feiern:

keep Christmas

20. ernähren, er-, unterhalten, sorgen für:

have a family to keep eine Familie ernähren müssen;

keep sb in money jemanden mit Geld versorgen;

keep sb in food für jemandes Ernährung sorgen, jemanden ernähren

21. Kostgänger etc haben, beherbergen

22. a) Tiere halten

b) sich ein Hausmädchen, ein Auto etc halten

23. (be)schützen ( from vor dat)

C v/i

1. bleiben:

keep at home;

keep in bed im Bett bleiben;

keep in sight in Sicht(weite) bleiben;

keep out of danger sich nicht in Gefahr bringen; → Verbindungen mit Adverbien

2. sich halten, (in einem bestimmten Zustand) bleiben:

keep calm ruhig oder gelassen bleiben;

keep still stillhalten;

keep still about nichts verlauten lassen von;

keep warm sich warm halten;

keep friends (weiterhin) Freunde bleiben;

keep in good health gesund bleiben;

the milk (weather) will keep die Milch (das Wetter) wird sich halten;

the weather keeps fine das Wetter bleibt schön;

this matter will keep diese Sache hat Zeit oder eilt nicht;

won’t it keep till later? hat das nicht bis später Zeit?;

the secret will keep das Geheimnis bleibt gewahrt; → cool A 1, A 5

3. weiter… (Handlung beibehalten):

he keeps (on) asking me er fragt mich dauernd oder fortwährend oder ständig;

the baby kept (on) crying for hours das Baby weinte stundenlang;

prices keep (on) increasing die Preise steigen immer weiter;

keep (on) laughing

a) weiterlachen, nicht aufhören zu lachen,

b) dauernd oder ständig lachen;

keep smiling immer nur lächeln!, lass den Mut nicht sinken!, Kopf hoch!;

keep (on) trying es weiter versuchen, es immer wieder versuchen

4. sich links oder rechts halten:

keep straight ahead ( oder on) immer geradeaus gehen oder fahren

5. how are you keeping? umg obs wie geht es dir?

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1. transitive verb,
kept

1) (observe) halten [Versprechen, Schwur usw.]; einhalten [Verabredung, Vereinbarung, Vertrag, Zeitplan]

2) (guard) behüten, beschützen [Person]; hüten [Herde, Schafe]; schützen [Stadt, Festung]; verwahren [Wertgegenstände]

keep somebody safe — jemanden beschützen

keep something locked away — etwas unter Verschluss halten od. aufbewahren

3) (have charge of) aufbewahren; verwahren

4) (retain possession of) behalten; (not lose or destroy) aufheben [Quittung, Rechnung]

you can keep it — (coll.): (I do not want it) das kannst du behalten od. dir an den Hut stecken (ugs.)

5) (maintain) unterhalten, instandhalten [Gebäude, Straße usw.]; pflegen [Garten]

neatly kept — gut gepflegt

6) (carry on, manage) unterhalten, führen, betreiben [Geschäft, Lokal, Bauernhof]

7) halten [Schweine, Bienen, Hund, Katze usw]; sich (Dat.) halten [Diener, Auto]

8) führen [Tagebuch, Liste usw.]

keep the books — die Bücher führen

9) (provide for) versorgen, unterhalten [Familie]

keep somebody/oneself in cigarettes — etc. jemanden/sich mit Zigaretten usw. versorgen

10) sich (Dat.) halten [Geliebte, Mätresse usw.]

11) (have on sale) führen [Ware]

keep a stock of something — etwas [am Lager] haben

12) (maintain in quality, state, or position) halten [Rhythmus]

keep something in one's head — etwas [im Kopf] behalten; sich (Dat.) etwas merken

keep somebody waiting — jemanden warten lassen

keep the office running smoothly — dafür sorgen, dass im Büro weiterhin alles reibungslos [ab]läuft

keep somebody alive — jemanden am Leben halten

keep the traffic moving — den Verkehr in Fluss halten

keep something shut/tidy — etwas geschlossen/in Ordnung halten

13) (detain) festhalten

what kept you? — wo bleibst du denn?

don't let me keep you — lass dich [von mir] nicht aufhalten

keep somebody in prison — jemanden in Haft halten

14) (restrain, prevent)

keep somebody from doing something — jemanden davon abhalten od. daran hindern, etwas zu tun

to keep myself from falling — um nicht zu fallen

15) (reserve) aufheben; aufsparen

keep a seat for somebody — jemandem einen Platz freihalten

keep it for oneself — es für sich behalten

keep something for later — etc. sich (Dat.) etwas für später usw. aufheben od. aufsparen

16) (conceal)

keep something to oneself — etwas für sich behalten

keep something from somebody — jemandem etwas verheimlichen
2. intransitive verb,
kept

1) (remain in specified place, condition) bleiben

keep warm/clean — sich warm/sauber halten

how are you keeping? — (coll.) wie geht's [dir] denn so? (ugs.)

are you keeping well? — geht's dir gut?

keep together — zusammenbleiben

2) (continue in course, direction, or action)

keep [to the] left/[to the] right/straight on — sich links/rechts halten/immer geradeaus fahren/gehen usw.

‘keep left’ — (traffic sign) "links vorbeifahren"

keep behind me — halte dich od. bleib hinter mir

keep doing something — (not stop) etwas weiter tun; (repeatedly) etwas immer wieder tun; (constantly) etwas dauernd od. immer tun

keep talking/working etc. until... — weiterreden/-arbeiten usw., bis...

3) (remain good) [Lebensmittel:] sich halten

what I have to say won't keep — was ich zu sagen habe, ist eilig od. eilt
3. noun
1) (maintenance) Unterhalt, der

I get £100 a month and my keep — ich bekomme 100 Pfund monatlich und Logis

something doesn't earn its keep — etwas zahlt sich nicht aus (ugs.)

you don't earn your keep — du bist nichts als ein unnützer Esser

2)

for keeps — (coll.) auf Dauer; (to be retained) zum Behalten

3) (Hist.): (tower) Bergfried, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- keep after

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep up

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept)

= aufbewahren v.

aufhalten v.

behalten v.

halten v.

(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

English-german dictionary > keep
6 keep

ki:p
1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) mantener, conservar

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar, seguir

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) tener; cuidar (un jardín); criar, dedicarse a criar (animales)

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) tener; llevar (al día)

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) retener, entretener

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) mantener

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) cumplir

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar

2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) sustento

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch

keep¹ n manutención

I earn my keep by looking after the house a cambio de comida y cobijo, vigilo la casa

keep² vb

1. quedarse / guardar

I'm only lending it to you, you can't keep it sólo te lo dejo prestado, no te lo puedes quedar

2. guardar / tener

you should keep eggs in the fridge deberías guardar los huevos en la nevera

3. entretener / retener

it's late and I don't want to keep you es tarde y no quiero entretenerte

they kept him in hospital for two days estuvo ingresado en el hospital durante dos días

4. quedarse / permanecer

keep quiet! ¡cállate!

we must keep calm debemos mantener la calma

keep still estáte quieto

5. mantener

I'll keep your dinner warm te mantendré la cena caliente

keep your room tidy mantén la habitación limpia

6. seguir / continuar

keep straight on sigue todo recto

7. conservarse / durar

cheese keeps well in the fridge el queso se conserva bien en la nevera

to keep doing something seguir haciendo algo

don't stop, keep talking no pares, sigue hablando

I keep losing my keys siempre pierdo las llaves

to keep a secret guardar un secreto

to keep somebody waiting hacer esperar a alguien

El pasado y participio pasado de keep es kept

keep

tr[kiːp]

noun

1 (board) sustento, mantenimiento

■ to earn one's keep ganarse el pan

2 (of castle) torreón nombre masculino, torre nombre femenino del homenaje

transitive verb (pt & pp kept tr[kept])

1 (not throw away) guardar

■ I kept all your letters guardé todas tus cartas

2 (not give back) quedarse con

■ you can keep that book I lent you quédate con aquel libro que te dejé

■ keep the change quédese con el cambio

3 (have) tener; (carry) llevar

■ you should always keep paper and pencil handy siempre hay que tener a mano lápiz y papel

■ I keep a spare pair of glasses in the car llevo unas gafas de recambio en el coche

4 (look after, save) guardar

■ can you keep me a loaf of bread for Friday? ¿me guarda una barra de pan para el viernes?

■ John kept my place while I made a phone call John me guardó el sitio mientras hacía una llamada

5 (put away, store) guardar

■ where do you keep the glasses? ¿dónde guardas los vasos?

■ I always keep a little brandy for emergencies siempre guardo un poco de coñac para una emergencia

6 (reserve) reservar

■ I keep this whisky for special occasions reservo este whisky para las ocasiones especiales

7 (detain) retener, hacer esperar; (hold up) entretener

■ they kept her in hospital overnight la retuvieron en el hospital toda la noche

■ she kept me talking for hours me entretuvo hablando durante horas

■ what kept you? ¿cómo es que llegas tan tarde?

■ sorry to keep you waiting discúlpeme por hacerle esperar

8 (shop, hotel etc) tener, llevar

■ they keep a small hotel on the coast tienen un pequeño hotel en la costa

9 (have in stock) tener, vender

■ I'm afraid we don't keep cigars lo siento, pero no vendemos puros

10 (support) mantener

■ I don't know how they manage to keep a family on their wage no sé cómo pueden mantener una familia con lo que ganan

11 (animals) tener

■ children love keeping pets a los niños les encanta tener animales de compañía

■ our eggs are really fresh, we keep our own hens nuestros huevos son fresquísimos, tenemos gallinas

12 (promise) cumplir

■ promises are made to be kept las promesas se deben cumplir

13 (secret) guardar

■ can you keep a secret? ¿sabes guardar un secreto?

14 (appointment) acudir a, no faltar a

■ please 'phone if you are unable to keep your appointment por favor, llame si no puede acudir a la visita

15 (order) mantener

■ teachers must keep order in their classes los profesores deben mantener el orden en sus clases

16 (tradition) observar

■ many old traditions are not kept nowadays muchas tradiciones antiguas ya no se observan

17 (with adj, verb, etc) mantener

■ these doors must be kept locked estas puertas deben mantenerse cerradas

■ the stove keeps the whole house warm la estufa mantiene caliente toda la casa

■ this game will keep the children amused este juego entretendrá a los niños

■ this yoghurt must be kept cold este yogur debe conservarse en frío

intransitive verb

1 (do repeatedly) no dejar de; (do continuously) seguir, continuar

■ I keep thinking about her no dejo de pensar en ella

■ don't keep interrupting me! ¡deja de interrumpirme!

■ she was exhausted but kept swimming estaba agotada pero siguió nadando

■ keep trying until you succeed sigue intentándolo hasta que lo consigas

2 (stay fresh) conservarse

■ this food will keep for five days in the fridge esta comida se conserva durante cinco días en la nevera

■ I've got some news for you, but it'll keep till tomorrow tengo algo que decirte, pero puede esperar hasta mañana

3 (continue in direction) continuar, seguir

■ keep left/right circula por la izquierda/derecha

■ keep to the path no abandonar el sendero

4 (with adj, verb etc) quedarse, permanecer

■ please keep quiet cállese por favor

■ keep still! ¡estáte quieto!

■ we must keep calm debemos mantener la calma

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

for keeps para siempre

how are you keeping? ¿cómo estás?

keep it up! ¡ánimo!

keep the change quédese con la vuelta

to keep going seguir (adelante)

to keep one's head no perder la cabeza

to keep quiet callarse, no hacer ruido

to keep somebody company hacerle compañía a alguien

to keep somebody from doing something impedir que alguien haga algo

to keep something from somebody ocultar algo a alguien

to keep something clean conservar algo limpio,-a

to keep something to oneself no decir algo, guardar algo para sí

to keep oneself to oneself ser discreto,-a

you can't keep a good man down los buenos siempre salen adelante

keep ['ki:p] v, kept ['kpt] ; keeping vt

1) : cumplir (la palabra a uno), acudir a (una cita)

2) observe: observar (una fiesta)

3) guard: guardar, cuidar

4) continue: mantener

to keep silence: mantener silencio

5) support: mantener (una familia)

6) raise: criar (animales)

7) : llevar, escribir (un diario, etc.)

8) retain: guardar, conservar, quedarse con

9) store: guardar

10) detain: hacer quedar, detener

11) preserve: guardar

to keep a secret: guardar un secreto

keep vi

1) : conservarse (dícese de los alimentos)

2) continue: seguir, no dejar

he keeps on pestering us: no deja de molestarnos

3)

to keep from : abstenerse de

I couldn't keep from laughing: no podía contener la risa

keep n

1) tower: torreón m (de un castillo), torre f del homenaje

2) sustenance: manutención f, sustento m

3)

for keeps : para siempre

keep (Of a castle)

n.

• torre del homenaje (Arquitectura) s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept) = conservar v.

• cuidar v.

• custodiar v.

• detener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• guardar v.

• guarecer v.

• mantener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• permanecer v.

• preservar v.

• sostener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

kiːp
I

noun

1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

he helped in the kitchen to earn his keep — ayudaba en la cocina a cambio de comida y techo

for keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre

2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje

II
1.

(past & past p kept) transitive verb

1)

a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservar

keep the change — quédese (con) el cambio

you can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!

b) (look after, reserve)

to keep something (for somebody) — guardar(le) algo (a algn)

2) ( store) guardar

where do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?

keep in a cool place — conservar en lugar fresco

I like to keep a first-aid kit in the car — me gusta tener un botiquín en el coche

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*

b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

it costs me a fortune to keep them in clothes — me cuesta una fortuna vestirlos

b) ( maintain)

she keeps a diary — escribe or lleva un diario

I've kept a note o record of everything — he tomado nota de todo, lo tengo todo anotado

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

try and keep it clean — trata de mantenerlo limpio

keep her informed — manténla al tanto

the noise kept me awake — el ruido no me dejó dormir

to keep somebody/something + -ing: to keep somebody guessing tener* a algn en ascuas; he kept the engine running — mantuvo el motor en marcha

b) ( detain)

don't let me keep you — no te quiero entretener

what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?

they kept her in hospital — la dejaron ingresada or (CS, Méx tb) internada

7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir

she didn't keep the appointment — faltó a la cita

8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar

2.

keep vi

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma

to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*

can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?

keep still! — estáte quieto! or quédate quieto!

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha

to keep -ing — seguir* + ger

keep talking — sigue hablando

b) ( repeatedly)

he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse

I keep forgetting to bring it — nunca me acuerdo or siempre me olvido de traerlo

3)

a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)

this cake will keep for several months — este pastel se conserva muchos meses

b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperar

I have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?

c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal estás? (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep in with

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep together

- keep up

[kiːp] (vb: pt, pp kept)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When keep is part of a set combination, eg to keep an appointment. to keep a promise, to keep one's seat, look up the noun.
1) (=retain) [+ change, copy] quedarse con; [+ receipt] guardar; [+ business, customer, colour] conservar

you must keep the receipt — debe guardar el recibo

you can keep the change — quédese con la vuelta or (LAm) el vuelto

is this jacket worth keeping? — ¿merece la pena guardar esta chaqueta?

he is to keep his job in spite of the incident — va a mantener or conservar el trabajo a pesar del incidente

this material will keep its colour/softness — este material conservará su color/suavidad

• to keep sth for o.s. — quedarse con algo

- if this is fashion, you can keep it!

2) (=save, put aside) guardar, reservar

I'm keeping this wine in case we have visitors — voy a guardar or reservar este vino por si tenemos visitas

ask the shop to keep you one — pide en la tienda que te reserven uno

• I was keeping it for you — lo guardaba para ti

3) (=have ready)

I always keep a torch in the car — siempre tengo una linterna en el coche

keep this by you in case of emergencies — guárdate eso para un caso de emergencia

4) (=store, put) (gen) guardar; (in museum) conservar

where do you keep the sugar? — ¿dónde guardas el azúcar?

keep it somewhere safe — guárdalo en un sitio seguro

you must keep it in a cold place — debes conservarlo en un sitio fresco

5) (=house)

the puppies were kept in cramped conditions — tenían a los cachorros hacinados

the tarantulas were kept in cages — las tarántulas estaban metidas en jaulas

the prisoners were kept in a dark room — los prisioneros estaban encerrados en una habitación oscura

he keeps his wives in separate houses — tiene a sus mujeres alojadas en casas separadas

6) (=detain) tener

keep him in bed for a couple of days — tenlo en cama un par de días

to keep sb in prison — tener a algn preso

he was kept in hospital over night — lo tuvieron una noche en el hospital, le hicieron pasar la noche en el hospital

illness kept her at home — la enfermedad no le permitió salir de casa

to keep sb doing sth — tener a algn haciendo algo

7) (=delay) entretener

• I mustn't keep you — no quiero entretenerte

don't let me keep you — no le entretengo más

what kept you? — ¿por qué te has retrasado?

am I keeping you from your work? — quizá tienes trabajo y yo te estoy entreteniendo

8) (=have) [+ shop, hotel, house, servant] tener; [+ pigs, bees, chickens] criar

he keeps a good cellar — tiene una buena bodega

9) (=stock) tener

we don't keep that model any more — ya no tenemos ese modelo

10) (=support) [+ family, mistress] mantener

to keep o.s. — mantenerse

• the extra money keeps me in beer and cigarettes — el dinero extra me da para (comprar) cerveza y cigarrillos

our garden keeps us in vegetables all summer — el huerto nos da suficientes verduras para todo el verano

11) (=fulfil, observe) [+ promise, agreement, obligation] cumplir; [+ law, rule] observar; [+ appointment] acudir a, ir a; [+ feast day] observar

to keep the Sabbath — observar el sábado judío

12) (=not divulge)

• to keep sth from sb — ocultar algo a algn

• keep it quiet — de esto no digas ni una palabra

• keep it to yourself * — no se lo digas a nadie

but he kept the news to himself — pero se guardó la noticia, pero no comunicó la noticia a nadie

13) (=maintain)

a) [+ accounts] llevar; [+ diary] escribir

to keep a record of sth — llevar nota de algo

b) with adjective mantener; (less formal) tener

keep Britain tidy — mantenga limpia Gran Bretaña

• to keep sth clean — conservar or mantener algo limpio; (less formal) tener algo limpio

she always keeps the house very clean — tiene la casa siempre muy limpia

to keep o.s. clean — no ensuciarse, mantenerse limpio

cats keep themselves clean — los gatos son muy limpios

• exercise keeps you fit — haciendo ejercicio te mantienes en forma

• keep the sauce hot — (in recipe book) mantener la salsa caliente

I'll keep your supper hot — te guardaré la comida caliente

• to keep inflation as low as possible — mantener la inflación tan baja como sea posible

• to keep sth safe — guardar algo bien, guardar algo en un lugar seguro

• try to keep your head still — intenta no mover la cabeza

• to keep sth warm — mantener algo caliente

• the garden is well kept — el jardín está muy bien cuidado
fixed 1., 3), happy 1., 3), post I, 2., 4)
c) + -ing

to keep the engine running — dejar el motor en marcha

to keep sb talking — entretener a algn hablando

keep him talking while I... — entretenlo hablando mientras yo...

to keep sb waiting — hacer esperar a algn

he kept them working all night — los tuvo trabajando toda la noche
go 1., 24)
14) (=hold)

• to keep sb at it — obligar a algn a seguir trabajando

• I'll keep you to your promise — haré que cumplas tu promesa
counsel 1., 1)
15) (=prevent)

• to keep sb from doing sth — impedir que algn haga algo

what can we do to keep it from happening again — ¿qué podemos hacer para evitar que se repita?

to keep o.s. from doing sth — contener las ganas de hacer algo, aguantarse de hacer algo *

16) (=guard, protect) † guardar

God keep you! — ¡Dios te guarde!

17)

to keep o.s. to o.s. — guardar las distancias

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=remain)

a) with adjective

• try to keep calm — intenta mantener la calma

• to keep fit — mantenerse en forma

• it will keep fresh for weeks — se conservará fresco durante semanas

• to keep healthy — mantenerse sano

• keep very quiet — no hagas nada de ruido

• you must keep still — tienes que estarte or quedarte muy quieto

• to keep together — no separarse

• he was jumping up and down to keep warm — estaba dando saltos para mantener el calor

b) with preposition/adverb

keep in the left lane — sigue por el carril de la izquierda

she kept inside for three days — no salió en tres días

2)

to keep doing sth —

a) (=continue) seguir haciendo algo

he kept walking — siguió caminando

I keep hoping she'll come back — sigo esperando que vuelva

you must keep moving — no pares

keep smiling! * — ¡no te desanimes!

keep going! — ¡no pares!

b) (=do repeatedly) no hacer más que hacer algo

he keeps mentioning his uncle — no hace más que mencionar a su tío

I keep thinking I'll wake up in a minute — no hago más que pensar que es todo un sueño

she keeps bursting into tears — está todo el tiempo echándose a llorar

he kept interrupting us — no paraba de interrumpirnos

I keep forgetting to pay the gas bill — siempre se me olvida pagar la factura del gas

you mustn't keep looking at your watch — no debes estar todo el tiempo mirando al reloj

3) (in directions) (=continue) seguir

to keep straight on — seguir todo recto or derecho

keep due north until you come to... — siga en dirección norte hasta que llegue a...

keep left — circule por la izquierda

4) (=not go off) [food] conservarse fresco, conservarse bien

fish doesn't keep very well — el pescado no se conserva muy bien

an apple that keeps — una manzana que se conserva bien

5) * (=wait) esperar

the news will keep till I see you — la noticia puede esperar hasta que nos veamos

it can keep — puede esperar

6) * (talking about health)

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal (estás)? (Sp) *, ¿como or qué tal te va? *, ¿cómo sigues? (LAm) *, ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile) *

he's not keeping very well — no está muy bien de salud

she's keeping better — está mejor, se encuentra mejor

7) (=avoid)

• to keep from doing sth — evitar hacer algo; (=abstain from) abstenerse de hacer algo

3. NOUN

1) (=livelihood, food)

I got £30 a week and my keep — me daban 30 libras a la semana y comida y cama

I pay £50 a week for my keep — la pensión me cuesta 50 libras a la semana

to earn one's keep — ganarse el sustento; (fig) justificar el gasto

in a poem every word must earn its keep — en un poema cada palabra debe estar justificada

2) (Archit) torreón m, torre f del homenaje

3) (=permanently)

for keeps * — para siempre

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep to

- keep together

- keep under

- keep up

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[kiːp]
I

noun

1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

he helped in the kitchen to earn his keep — ayudaba en la cocina a cambio de comida y techo

for keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre

2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje

II
1.

(past & past p kept) transitive verb

1)

a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservar

keep the change — quédese (con) el cambio

you can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!

b) (look after, reserve)

to keep something (for somebody) — guardar(le) algo (a algn)

2) ( store) guardar

where do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?

keep in a cool place — conservar en lugar fresco

I like to keep a first-aid kit in the car — me gusta tener un botiquín en el coche

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*

b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

it costs me a fortune to keep them in clothes — me cuesta una fortuna vestirlos

b) ( maintain)

she keeps a diary — escribe or lleva un diario

I've kept a note o record of everything — he tomado nota de todo, lo tengo todo anotado

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

try and keep it clean — trata de mantenerlo limpio

keep her informed — manténla al tanto

the noise kept me awake — el ruido no me dejó dormir

to keep somebody/something + -ing: to keep somebody guessing tener* a algn en ascuas; he kept the engine running — mantuvo el motor en marcha

b) ( detain)

don't let me keep you — no te quiero entretener

what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?

they kept her in hospital — la dejaron ingresada or (CS, Méx tb) internada

7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir

she didn't keep the appointment — faltó a la cita

8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar

2.

keep vi

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma

to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*

can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?

keep still! — estáte quieto! or quédate quieto!

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha

to keep -ing — seguir* + ger

keep talking — sigue hablando

b) ( repeatedly)

he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse

I keep forgetting to bring it — nunca me acuerdo or siempre me olvido de traerlo

3)

a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)

this cake will keep for several months — este pastel se conserva muchos meses

b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperar

I have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?

c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal estás? (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep in with

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep together

- keep up

English-spanish dictionary > keep
7 upheaval

noun

(a great change or disturbance: Moving house causes a great upheaval.) trastorno

upheaval

tr[ʌp'hiːvəl]

noun

1 figurative use trastorno, agitación nombre femenino

upheaval [.ʌp'hi:vəl] n

1) : levantamiento m (en geología)

2) disturbance, upset: trastorno m, agitación f, conmoción f

upheaval

n.

• cataclismo s.m.

• levantamiento s.m.

• sacudida s.f.

• solevantamiento s.m.

• trastorno s.m.

ʌp'hiːvəl
mass & count noun

a period of great social/political upheaval — una época de gran agitación social/política

all the upheaval of moving house — todo el trastorno que implica una mudanza

it was a terrible emotional upheaval for her — fue muy traumático para ella

[ʌp'hiːvǝl]
N
1) (emotional) trastorno m

2) (in home, office etc) trastorno m

3) (Pol) agitación f

4) (Geol) levantamiento m

* * *
[ʌp'hiːvəl]
mass & count noun

a period of great social/political upheaval — una época de gran agitación social/política

all the upheaval of moving house — todo el trastorno que implica una mudanza

it was a terrible emotional upheaval for her — fue muy traumático para ella

English-spanish dictionary > upheaval
8 what

1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

* * *

(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) gleichgültig wer, was, etc.

* * *

what

[(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]

I. pron

1. interrog (asking for specific information) was

\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?

they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen müsse

\what do you do? was machst du [beruflich]?

\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?

\what's that called? wie heißt das?

\what's your phone number? wie ist deine Telefonnummer?

\what is your name? wie heißt du?

\what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?

\what on earth...? ( fam) was in aller Welt...? fam

\what on earth are you talking about? wovon redest du da bloß?

\what in God's/heaven's name...? was um Gottes/Himmels willen...?

\what in God's name did you think was likely to happen? was, um Gottes willen, hast du gedacht, würde passieren?

\what the hell [or heck] ...? (fam!)

\what the fuck...? ( vulg) was zum Teufel...? sl

\what's the matter [or \what's [up]]? was ist los?

\what's [up] with Terry this week? was ist diese Woche mit Terry los?

\what have we [or you] here? was haben wir denn da?

\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?

\what about sb/sth? ( fam) was ist mit jdm/etw?

\what about Lila? — shall we invite her? was ist mit Lila? — sollen wir sie einladen?

\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?

hey, \what about going to the movies? he, wie wär's mit Kino?

\what for? (why) wofür?; ( fam: why is sth being done?) warum

you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?

\what are these tools for? wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?

\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?

I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es setzt was, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische fam

\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?

\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?

\what of it? was soll's?

so not many people replied to the questionnaire — what of it, there were enough es haben also nicht viele Leute auf die Umfrage geantwortet — na und, es waren genug

\what's on? was gibt's?

hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo, alle miteinander, was gibt's?

\what's it to you? was geht dich das an?

\what if...? was ist, wenn...?

\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?

or \what? ( fam) oder was? fam

are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?

so \what? ( fam) na und? fam

2. rel (thing or things that) was

she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie wollte mir nicht erzählen, was er gesagt hatte

that's \what he said das hat er gesagt

I can't decide \what to do next ich kann mich nicht entschließen, was ich als nächstes tun soll

she has no income but \what she gets from him sie hat kein Einkommen außer dem, was sie von ihm bekommt

that's \what he asked for das ist es, worum er gebeten hat

\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...

the decorations were beautiful and \what's more, the children made them themselves die Dekoration war schön, und vor allem hatten die Kinder sie selbst gemacht

and [or or] \what have you ( fam) oder etwas Ähnliches

for a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnliches

3. rel (used as an introduction)

you'll never guess \what — Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten — Laurie hat den ersten Preis gewonnen!

I'll tell you \what ich will dir mal was sagen

I'll tell you \what — we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof ab

4. rel (whatever) was

do \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilft

it doesn't matter \what I say — they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will — sie kritisieren mich immer

come \what may komme, was wolle

\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt

5. in exclamations (showing disbelief) was; (emphasizing sth surprising or remarkable) was

\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?

while I was there I stayed with the President — you did what? als ich dort war, habe ich beim Präsidenten gewohnt — du hast was gemacht?

... or \what!... oder was!

is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!

6.

▶ \what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleich

it looks like a \what's it called — a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolben

▶ \what gives? ( fam) was ist los?

you've been in a bad mood all day long — \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune — was ist los?

▶ to have \what it takes ( fam) ausgesprochen fähig sein

▶ \what is \what ( fam) was Sache ist fam

I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache ist

you have to ask the manager about that problem — he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen — er kennt sich aus

▶ \what's his/her name [or ( fam)\what do you call him/her] [or (fam!)\what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?

I gave it to \what's her name — the new girl ich habe es dem neuen Mädchen — wie heißt es gleich [noch] — gegeben

▶ and \what not ( often pej fam) und was sonst noch alles

she puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort fam

▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...

\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?

▶ \what with... [and all] ( fam) bei all dem/der...

\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem Zustand

I'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde, wo ich doch gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren bin und schlecht geschlafen habe

II. adj inv

1. (which) welche(r, s)

\what time is it? wie spät ist es?

\what books did you buy? was für Bücher hast du gekauft?

\what size shoes do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?

\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?

I don't know \what children she was talking about ich weiß nicht, von welchen Kindern sie sprach

do you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?

2. (of amount)

use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! fam

she took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konnte

he had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte

3. (used for emphasis) was für

\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!

\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war

\what fool I am! ich Idiot!

\what a day! was für ein Tag!

\what luck! was für ein Glück!

\what nonsense [or rubbish]! was für ein Unsinn!

\what a pity [or shame]! wie schade!

III. adv inv

1. (to what extent?) was

\what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?

\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!

\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme von Teenagern?

\what does it matter? was macht's? fam

2. (indicating approximation) sagen wir

see you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?

3. ( dated fam: used for emphasis or to invite agreement) oder?

pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht?

IV. interj

1. ( fam: pardon?) was fam

\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht

2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was

\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?

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[wɒt]
1. pron

1) (interrog) was

what is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?

what's the weather like? — wie ist das Wetter?

what do 4 and 3 make? — wie viel ist or macht 4 und or plus 3?

you need (a) what? — WAS brauchen Sie?

what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?

what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)

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

what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)

what's that tool for? —

what are you looking at me like that for? — warum or was (inf) siehst du mich denn so an?

what did you do that for? — warum hast du denn das gemacht?

what about...? —

well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?

you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?

what of or about it? — na und? (inf)

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

so what? (inf) — ja or na und?

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?

you what? (inf) — wie bitte?

what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell

2) (rel) was

he knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist

that is not what I asked for — danach habe ich nicht gefragt

that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt

do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?

come what may — komme was wolle

what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee

what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch

what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht

and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu

he knows what's what (inf) — er kennt sich aus, der weiß Bescheid (inf)

(I'll) tell you what (inf) — weißt du was?

and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich

to give sb what for (inf) — es jdm ordentlich geben (inf)

See:

→ academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot

3)

(with vb +prep see also there) what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?

what did he object to? — wogegen or gegen was hat er Einwände erhoben?

he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen

he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte

she fell in with what everyone else wanted — sie schloss sich den Wünschen der Allgemeinheit an

he didn't go into what he meant — er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte

2. adj

1) (interrog) welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf)

what age is he? — wie alt ist er?

what good would that be? (inf) — wozu sollte das gut sein?

what book do you want? — was für ein Buch wollen Sie?

2) (rel) der/die/das

what little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte

buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst

3)

(in set constructions) what sort of — was für ein/eine

what else — was noch

what more could a girl ask for? — was könnte sich ein Mädchen sonst noch wünschen

4) (in interj also iro) was für (ein/eine)

what a man! — was für ein or welch ein (geh) Mann!

what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück

what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!

what terrible weather — was für ein scheußliches Wetter

3. interj
was; (dated = isn't it/he etc also) wie
is he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)

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what [wɒt; hwɒt; US wɑt; hwɑt]

A int pr

1. was, wie:

what did he do? was hat er getan?;

what’s for lunch? was gibt’s zum Mittagessen?

2. was (um Wiederholung eines Wortes bittend):

you want a what? was willst du?

3. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es), (vor pl) was für (fragend oder als Verstärkung eines Ausrufs):

what an idea! was für eine Idee!;

what book? was für ein Buch?;

what luck! welch ein Glück!;

what men? was für Männer?

4. wie viel:

what’s two and three?

B rel pr

1. (das,) was, auch (der,) welcher:

this is what we hoped for (gerade) das erhofften wir;

he sent us what he had promised us er schickte uns (das), was er uns versprochen hatte oder das Versprochene;

it is nothing compared to what happened then es ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was dann geschah;

he is no longer what he was er ist nicht mehr der, der er war

2. was (auch immer):

say what you please sag, was du willst!

3. but what (negativ) umg außer dem, der ( oder das); außer der ( oder denen), die:

there was no one but what was excited es gab niemanden, der nicht aufgeregt war

C adj

1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):

I don’t know what decision you have taken ich weiß nicht, was für einen Entschluss du gefasst hast;

he got what books he wanted er bekam alle Bücher, die er wollte

2. alle, die;

alles, was:

what money I had was ich an Geld hatte, all mein Geld

3. so viel oder so viele … wie:

take what time and men you need! nimm dir so viel Zeit und so viele Leute, wie du brauchst!

D adv

1. was:

what does it matter was macht das schon

2. vor adj was für:

what happy boys they are! was sind sie (doch) für glückliche Jungen!

3. teils …, teils:

what with …, what with … teils durch …, teils durch …

4. but what (negativ) umg dass:

not a day but what it rains kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnet

E int

1. was!, wie!

2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?

3. Br umg nicht wahr?:

a nice fellow, what?

F s Was nBesondere Redewendungen: what about? wie wär’s mit oder wenn?, wie steht’s mit?;

what about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;

what for? wofür?, wozu?;

and what have you umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what if? und wenn nun?, (u.) was geschieht, wenn?;

what next

a) was sonst noch?,

b) iron sonst noch was?, das fehlte noch! and what not umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what (is the) news? was gibt es Neues?;

(well,) what of it?, so what? na, wenn schon?, na und?;

what though? was tut’s, wenn?;

what with infolge, durch, in Anbetracht (gen);

I know what ich weiß was, ich habe eine Idee;

know what’s what umg wissen, was los ist oder wo‘s langgeht; Bescheid wissen;

and I don’t know what (all) umg und was sonst noch;

I’ll tell you what

a) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,

b) ich weiß was what do you think you are doing? was soll denn das?

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1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

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pron.

das pron.

was pron.

welch pron.

English-german dictionary > what
9 move

[mu:v] n

1) ( movement) Bewegung f;

she made a sudden \move towards me plötzlich bewegte sie sich auf mich zu;

I hate the way my boss watches my every \move ich hasse es, dass meine Chefin jede meiner Bewegungen beobachtet

2) ( action) Zug m;

a clever/ good/smart \move ein geschickter/guter/kluger Zug;

to make the first \move den ersten Schritt tun

3) ( change of residence) Umzug m; ( change of job) Stellungswechsel m;

we've had four \moves in three years wir sind in drei Jahren viermal umgezogen;

I don't feel like another \move yet ich möchte nicht schon wieder meine Stelle wechseln

4) ( change of state)

a \move to democracy/ independence/ peace ein Schritt m hin zur Demokratie/zur Unabhängigkeit/zum Frieden

5) ( in games) Zug m;

it's your \move du bist dran

PHRASES:

to get a \move on sich akk beeilen;

to make a \move on sb ( fam) jdn anmachen ( fam)

to make one's \move on sb sich akk an jdn heranmachen;

to be on the \move ( not still) unterwegs sein;

( moving house) gerade am Umziehen sein vi

1) ( change position) sich akk bewegen;

he told his children not to \move er sagte seinen Kindern, sie sollten sich nicht von der Stelle rühren;

you couldn't \move in the bar last night man konnte sich gestern Abend in der Bar vor lauter Leuten kaum rühren;

our company has \moved into new markets unsere Firma hat sich neue Märkte erschlossen;

we should get moving on this project right away or else we won't finish in time wenn wir uns nicht sofort an dieses Projekt machen und uns ranhalten, bekommen wir es nie rechtzeitig fertig;

look at the way she dances - she can really \move! schau sie dir beim Tanzen an - sie weiß sich zu bewegen!;

to \move in a circle sich akk kreisförmig bewegen;

( walk) im Kreis gehen;

to \move out of the way aus dem Weg gehen, Platz machen

2) (fam: go fast) flitzen;

Nigel's new car can really \move Nigels neuer Wagen ist ein wahrer Flitzer

3) ( change living place) umziehen;

( change job) [den Arbeitsplatz] wechseln;

I've decided to \move to the country ich habe beschlossen, aufs Land zu ziehen;

he's moving from the publicity department to the sales department er wechselt von der Werbeabteilung in die Verkaufsabteilung;

to \move into a house/ a flat/ an office in ein Haus/eine Wohnung/ein Büro einziehen

4) ( in games) ziehen;

whose turn is it to \move next? wer ist am Zug?;

5) (fig: make progress)

to \move forward Fortschritte machen

6) ( sell) sich akk verkaufen;

this new shampoo is moving really fast das neue Shampoo geht weg wie warme Semmeln ( fam)

7) (fam: start off) gehen, aufbrechen ( fam)

to get moving sich akk [mal] auf den Weg [o ( fam) die Socken] machen

8) (fam: do sth more quickly) sich akk beeilen;

\move it! (fam!) leg mal 'nen Zahn [o Gang] zu! ( fam), auf geht's! ( fam)

9) ( frequent socially) verkehren ( geh)

she \moves in a small circle of friends sie hat einen kleinen Freundeskreis

10) (form: suggest)

to \move for sth für etw akk plädieren vt

1) ( change position)

to \move sth etw bewegen;

( reschedule) etw verlegen;

I asked you not to \move my shoes ich habe dich doch gebeten, meine Schuhe nicht wegzustellen;

the defendant stood without moving a muscle as the judge passed sentence der Angeklagte nahm das Urteil regungslos entgegen;

we finally moved the crockery into the cupboards endlich haben wir das Geschirr in die Schränke [ein]geräumt;

can we \move our meeting to another day? können wir unseren Termin vertagen?;

don't \move a muscle! keine Bewegung!;

to \move sb ( change job) jdn versetzen;

to \move sb to another hospital/ prison jdn in ein anderes Krankenhaus/Gefängnis verlegen

2) ( cause emotions)

to \move sb jdn bewegen;

( stronger) jdn ergreifen;

( make sb change their mind) jdn umstimmen;

to \move sb to tears jdn zu Tränen rühren;

to \move sb deeply [or sincerely] jdn zutiefst bewegen;

to be [deeply] \moved by sth von etw dat [tief [o zutiefst] ] bewegt sein;

( stronger) von etw dat [zutiefst] ergriffen sein;

to \move sb to do sth jdn [dazu] bringen [o ( geh) bewegen], etw zu tun

3) (form: suggest at meeting)

to \move sth etw vorschlagen;

to \move an amendment eine Ergänzung einbringen;

to \move that... vorschlagen, dass...;

I should like to \move that the proposal [should] be accepted ich plädiere dafür, den Vorschlag anzunehmen

4) med

to \move one's bowels Stuhlgang haben

PHRASES:

to \move the goalposts ( fam) die Bedingungen einer Abmachung einseitig ändern;

to \move heaven and earth [or mountains] Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen

English-German students dictionary > move
10 consider

kən'sidə
verb

1) (to think about (carefully): He considered their comments.) considerar

2) (to feel inclined towards: I'm considering leaving this job.) considerar

3) (to take into account: You must consider other people's feelings.) considerar, tener en cuenta

4) (to regard as being: They consider him unfit for that job.) considerar

•

- considerable
- considerably

consider vb considerar

we have considered all possibilities hemos considerado todas las posibilidades

consider

tr[kən'sɪdə^SMALLr/SMALL]

transitive verb

1 (think about, examine, contemplate) considerar

■ I'm considering buying a flat estoy pensando en comprar un piso

■ we had considered that possibility habíamos considerado esa posibilidad

2 (regard as) considerar

■ do you consider it likely? ¿crees que es posible?

■ she is considered to be the finest soprano in the world está considerada la mejor soprano del mundo

■ consider yourself lucky puedes considerarte afortunado

■ consider it done! ¡dalo por hecho!

3 (take into account) tener en cuenta, considerar

■ if you consider that... teniendo en cuenta que...

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all things considered pensándolo bien, bien mirado

it is my considered opinion that... después de pensarlo mucho, opino que...

consider [kən'sɪdər] vt

1) contemplate: considerar, pensar en

we'd considered attending: habíamos pensado en asistir

2) : considerar, tener en cuenta

consider the consequences: considera las consecuencias

3) judge, regard: considerar, estimar

consider

v.

• considerar v.

• enfocar v.

• mirar v.

• pesar v.

• tener en cuenta v.

• ver v.

(§pres: veo, ves...) imp. ve-•)

kən'sɪdər, kən'sɪdə(r)
transitive verb

a) ( examine) \<\<advantages/offer\>\> considerar

it is my considered opinion that... — lo he pensado mucho y considero or opino que...

b) ( contemplate) \<\<possibility\>\> considerar, plantearse, contemplar

I wouldn't even consider it! — yo ni me lo plantearía!

we're considering Ann for the job — estamos pensando en Ann para el puesto

to consider + -ING: we're considering moving house estamos pensando en mudarnos; would you consider selling it if... ? — ¿le interesaría venderlo si... ?

c) ( take into account) tener* en cuenta, considerar

all things considered, I think that... — bien considerado or bien mirado, creo que...

d) ( regard as) considerar

they consider themselves (to be) above such things — consideran que están por encima de ese tipo de cosas

what do you consider a lot of money? — ¿tú qué entiendes por mucho dinero?

consider it done! — dalo por hecho!

consider yourself lucky — puedes darte por afortunado

it's considered to be the best of its class — está considerado como el mejor de su clase; see also considering

[kǝn'sɪdǝ(r)]
VT
1) (=think about) [+ problem, possibility] considerar, pensar en

consider how much you owe him — piensa en or considera lo que le debes

to consider doing sth: have you ever considered going by train? — ¿has pensado alguna vez (en) ir en tren?, ¿has considerado alguna vez ir en tren?

we considered cancelling our holiday — pensamos en cancelar nuestras vacaciones

would you consider buying it? — ¿te interesa comprarlo?

I'm considering resigning — estoy pensando en dimitir, estoy considerando la posibilidad de dimitir

• he is being considered for the post — lo están considerando para el puesto

• we are considering the matter — estamos estudiando el asunto

• it is my considered opinion that... — después de haberlo pensado or considerado detenidamente, creo que...

• to consider one's position — euph (=consider resigning) pensar en dimitir, estudiar la conveniencia de dimitir

• he refused even to consider it — se negó a pensarlo or considerarlo siquiera

• I wouldn't consider it for a moment — yo ni me lo plantearía siquiera

2) (=take into account) tomar or tener en cuenta

when one considers that... — cuando uno toma or tiene en cuenta que...

you must consider other people's feelings — hay que tomar or tener en cuenta los sentimientos de los demás

• all things considered — pensándolo bien

3) (=be of the opinion) considerar

I consider that... — considero que...

4) (=regard as) considerar

• I consider it an honour — lo considero un honor

• I consider the matter closed — para mí el tema está cerrado

• to consider o.s., I consider myself happy — me considero feliz

• to consider sb to be intelligent — considerar a algn inteligente

he is considered to be the best — se le considera el mejor

• he considers it a waste of time — lo considera una pérdida de tiempo

• consider yourself lucky! — ¡date por satisfecho!

consider yourself dismissed — considérese despedido

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[kən'sɪdər, kən'sɪdə(r)]
transitive verb

a) ( examine) \<\<advantages/offer\>\> considerar

it is my considered opinion that... — lo he pensado mucho y considero or opino que...

b) ( contemplate) \<\<possibility\>\> considerar, plantearse, contemplar

I wouldn't even consider it! — yo ni me lo plantearía!

we're considering Ann for the job — estamos pensando en Ann para el puesto

to consider + -ING: we're considering moving house estamos pensando en mudarnos; would you consider selling it if... ? — ¿le interesaría venderlo si... ?

c) ( take into account) tener* en cuenta, considerar

all things considered, I think that... — bien considerado or bien mirado, creo que...

d) ( regard as) considerar

they consider themselves (to be) above such things — consideran que están por encima de ese tipo de cosas

what do you consider a lot of money? — ¿tú qué entiendes por mucho dinero?

consider it done! — dalo por hecho!

consider yourself lucky — puedes darte por afortunado

it's considered to be the best of its class — está considerado como el mejor de su clase; see also considering

English-spanish dictionary > consider
11 keep

ki:p 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) beholde, gjemme

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) beholde, holde på, (opp)bevare

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) holde (seg), forholde seg

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) fortsette å, holde fram med

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) ha i beredskap

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) holde, ta vare på

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) holde seg

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) føre, holde

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) hefte, oppholde, forsinke

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) forsørge, underholde

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) holde (på)

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) feire
2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) kost og losji, forpleining

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch

bevare
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fortsette
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levebrød

I
subst. \/kiːp\/

1) underhold, forpleining, kost og losji

• he's not worth his keep

han koster mer enn han er verdt\/han er ikke verdt føden

2) ( i middelalderborg) tårn, midttårn, barfrø (foreldet)

earn one's keep tjene til kosten, tjene til maten

for keeps for alltid, for godt på alvor med avtale om å beholde gevinsten

keeps forklaring: spill med klinkekuler hvor vinneren beholder kulene han har vunnet
II
verb ( kept - kept) \/kiːp\/

1) holde, ha, eie

• keep a car

ha bil

• keep a dog

ha hund

2) beholde, bevare, oppbevare, lagre

• he kept it for future use

han gjemte det til fremtidig bruk

• it should be kept dry

den bør oppbevares tørt

3) fortsette, vedbli, gjøre stadig

• keep straight on

fortsett rett frem

• keep left!

hold til venstre!

• he kept changing his plans

han endret stadig planene sine

4) ( fengselsvesen e.l.) ta hånd om, passe, ha omsorg for, ha ansvar for, holde i varetekt

5) beskytte, bevare, holde på

• they kept the secret

de holdt på hemmeligheten

6) forsørge, underholde

• keep oneself

forsørge seg selv

• he kept a mistress

han underholdt en elskerinne

7) overholde, holde seg til, følge

• he kept the agreement

han holdt avtalen

• keep the law

følge loven

8) feire

• keep Christmas

feire jul

9) ( om husdyr e.l.) holde, gjete, røkte

10) ( om vare) føre

• we don't keep that brand

vi fører ikke det merket

11) (om husholdning, regnskap, dagbok) føre, skjøtte

• keep a diary

føre dagbok

• keep accounts

føre regnskap

12) ( om ferskvarer e.l.) holde seg, stå seg, tåle oppbevaring

• will the meat keep till tomorrow?

vil kjøttet holde seg til i morgen?

• that matter will keep

det haster ikke med den saken

13) holde seg, forbli

• keep young

holde seg ung

• how are you keeping?

hvordan står det til med deg?

• they kept indoors

de holdt seg innendørs

14) drive, være innehaver av, inneha

• keep a shop

15) oppholde, forsinke

• he shouldn't keep you long

han kommer neppe til å oppholde deg lenge

keep at holde i arbeid, holde i aktivitet arbeide flittig, henge i, ikke gi opp

keep away holde (seg) på avstand, holde seg borte passe seg, vokte seg unnvike, unnfly ( sjøfart) falle av

keep away from something\/somebody holde seg unna noe(n), holde seg borte fra noe(n) passe seg for noe(n) unnvike noe(n)

keep back holde tilbake, stagge, stanse

• keep back £30 from his wages

holde tilbake 30 pund av lønningen hans

holde unna, skjule, stikke unna, fortie holde seg på avstand

keep down holde nede, holde på et lavt nivå

• keep down prices

holde prisene nede, holde prisnivået lavt holde nede, undertrykke, bekjempe, slå tilbake

• keep down one's anger

undertrykke sinnet sitt

• he could not keep his food down

han var ikke i stand til å holde på maten

ligge lavt, ligge i dekning, ligge i skjul ( om farge e.l.) dempe, tone ned

keep from avstå fra, avholde seg fra, la være hindre i skjule for, holde skjult for, fortie for

keep in holde inne, legge bånd på, tøyle

• keep in one's indignation

tøyle sin forargelse

( skolevesen) holde tilbake, la sitte igjen

• keep a pupil in after school

la en elev sitte igjen etter skoletid

holde (seg) innendørs ( om bål e.l.) holde brennende

• keep the fire in

holde bålet ved like

holde med

• keep somebody in pocket money

holde noen med lommepenger

keep (well) in with ( hverdagslig) ha god tone med, stå på god fot med, holde seg inne med, stå seg godt med

• he kept well in with the boss

han hadde en god tone med sjefen

være på lag med, være sammen med

keep it up fortsette med det, ikke gi opp

• can you keep it up?

orker du å holde det gående?

keep nit se ➢ nit, 1

keep off holde på avstand, holde borte, holde unna, stenge ute holde seg på avstand, holde seg borte, holde seg unna, unnvike (et emne e.l.)

• they told us to keep off

de sa at vi skulle holde oss unna

• I kept off the subject

jeg lot være å gå inn på temaet, jeg holdt meg unna temaet

avverge, forhindre avholde seg fra

keep on beholde (på), ikke ta av seg

• keep one's hat on

beholde hatten på

fortsette (med), vedbli, holde frem (med), vedvare

• if the rain keeps on

hvis det fortsetter å regne

holde ved like, holde i gang

keep on at somebody ( hverdagslig) plage noen, mase på noen, stadig kritisere noen, være ute etter noen

keep oneself to something holde seg til noe

keep on moving holde seg i bevegelse ( som ordre) fortsett

keep out holde ute, stenge ute holde seg ute, holde seg borte

keep out of holde seg borte fra, holde seg unna, holde seg utenfor

keep out of somebody's way se ➢ way, 1

keep over spare på, holde på

keep somebody from doing something hindre noen i å gjøre noe

keep somebody\/something going holde noen\/noe i live, holde noen\/noe i gang

• will £20 keep you going until payday?

kan du holde deg i live på 20 pund frem til lønningsdag?

• this breakfast will keep me going

jeg kan klare meg på denne frokosten

keep something for oneself beholde noe for seg selv

keep something to oneself holde noe for seg selv, tie om noe

keep the Sabbath se ➢ Sabbath

keep to holde seg til, overholde

• he keeps to certain habits

han holder seg til visse vaner

holde fast ved, stå fast ved

• he keeps to his plans

han holder fast ved planene sine

(om sted, situasjon e.l.) holde seg

keep together holde sammen holde ved like, holde gående

• it's enough to keep body and soul together

det er nok til å holde det gående

keep (oneself) to oneself holde seg for seg selv

keep under holde nede, undertrykke tøyle, holde under kontroll

• keep the fire under

holde ilden under kontroll

keep up vedlikeholde, holde ved like

• keep up one's English

holde engelsken sin ved like

opprettholde, holde i gang, holde gående

• keep up a conversation

holde en samtale gående

holde seg oppe, holde seg gående fortsette med ( om tradisjon e.l.) holde i hevd holde våken, holde oppe

• they kept me up all night

de holdt meg oppe hele natten

holde seg informert, holde seg à jour

keep up appearances se ➢ appearance

keep up with holde tritt med, holde følge med, holde seg à jour med henge med ( overført) være like god som

English-Norwegian dictionary > keep
12 --DIALOGHI - AUDIO PHRASE-BOOK--

Questa sezione contiene quasi 2000 frasi in lingua inglese con traduzione italiana, suddivise per argomento e presentate in più di 170 dialoghi. Gli argomenti trattati corrispondono a situazioni di vita reale: la serata al ristorante, una visita medica, una riunione di lavoro, le discussioni sul calcio. Le registrazioni sono state effettuate da attori madrelingua con un'intonazione e una velocità naturali per la comunicazione orale. Sono stati effettuati alcuni adattamenti del materiale. Per offrire una casistica più ampia, talvolta si possono ascoltare risposte alternative ad una sola domanda oppure frasi intere rispetto alla più naturale risposta breve. Categoria - Section
- At home-

- Asking about a house-

- Asking about house rules-

- Asking about jobs-

- Asking about neighbours-

- Asking about rent and bills-

- Building work-

- Chores-

- Delivery times-

- Dinner 1-

- Dinner 2-

- Dinner 3-

- Downloading and printing-

- Moving house-

- New flame-

- Offering a drink1-

- Post-

- Power cut-

- Putting the heating on-

- Recorded delivery-

- Renting a room-

- School-

- Television-

- Thinking about a new job-

- At work-

- Absence 1-

- Absence 2-

- Absence 3-

- Arranging lunch appointment-

- Arriving for a meeting-

- Asking about routine 1-

- Asking about routine 2-

- Asking for a quote-

- At the photocopier-

- Bereavement and time off work-

- Business trip 1-

- Business trip 2-

- Business trip 3-

- Computer problems-

- Enquiries-

- Explaining how to do something-

- In a meeting-

- Mailing list-

- New member of staff 1-

- New member of staff 2-

- On the phone-

- Organizing a meeting-

- Photocopier-

- Refusing a call-

- Signing on with an agency-

- Education-

- Absence-

- Accommodation-

- After an exam-

- Before an exam-

- Considering an evening course-

- Coursework-

- Course fees-

- Discussing a gap year-

- Discussing university-

- Enrolment-

- Parent-teacher meeting-

- Qualifications-

- Medical-

- Accident-

- Accident and Emergency-

- Appointment with the dentist-

- Dental fees-

- Feeling ill-

- Pregnancy-

- Shopping-

- Clothes 1-

- Clothes 2-

- Clothes 3-

- Clothes 4-

- Damaged goods-

- DVD-

- Enquiring about lost property-

- Local shop 1-

- Local shop 2-

- Lost credit cards-

- New clothes-

- New phone-

- Paying 1-

- Paying 2-

- Paying in at the bank-

- Shoes-

- Taking things back-

- Social1-

- Arranging a meeting-

- Asking about a journey-

- Asking about the family-

- Asking about work 1-

- Asking about work 2-

- Asking about work 3-

- Asking for an e-mail address-

- Asking for a light-

- Asking for directions-

- Asking where someone lives-

- Being late-

- Booking online-

- Date-

- Discussing an election-

- Discussing bets-

- Discussing books 1-

- Discussing books 2-

- Discussing football-

- Discussing music-

- Discussing sport-

- Discussing video games-

- Free time-

- Giving directions-

- Greetings and other useful phrases-

- Greeting a guest-

- Hearing from an old friend-

- How was your day?-

- Inviting someone to stay-

- Meeting an old friend-

- New haircut-

- Talking about children-

- Weather-

- Wedding-

- Wedding invitation-

- Wedding reception-

- Social2-

- After the cinema-

- Asking for the toilet-

- At the museum-

- Birthday-

- Birthday party-

- Children in the pub-

- Complaining about the food-

- Darts-

- Dessert-

- Discussing a film-

- Going out and booking online-

- In a sandwich bar-

- Last drink-

- Leaving a tip-

- Lost child 1-

- Lost child 2-

- Lost child 3-

- Offering a drink2-

- Ordering drinks-

- Ordering food 1-

- Ordering food 2-

- Ordering food 3-

- Ordering food 4-

- Ordering wine-

- Pool-

- Suggesting going for a drink-

- Taking a seat in a restaurant-

- Wrong bill-

- Travel-

- At a service station.-

- At the airport-

- At the bus stop-

- At the station 1-

- At the station 2-

- Back from holiday-

- Booking a room by phone-

- Car problems 1-

- Car problems 2-

- Car problems 3-

- Car problems 4-

- Changing a hotel booking-

- Changing booking online-

- Changing booking over the phone-

- Checking in-

- Checking into a hotel-

- Enquiring at reception-

- Going for an interview-

- Going on holiday 1-

- Going on holiday 2-

- Going to the airport-

- Lost clothing-

- On the bus-

- On the Tube-

- Parking-

- Paying for petrol-

- Petrol-

- Showing guest to room-

- Skiiing-

English-Italian dictionary > --DIALOGHI - AUDIO PHRASE-BOOK--
13 pleased

adjective (happy; satisfied: Aren't you pleased about moving house?; She was pleased with the dress.) glad for; tilfreds med

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adjective (happy; satisfied: Aren't you pleased about moving house?; She was pleased with the dress.) glad for; tilfreds med

English-Danish dictionary > pleased
14 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

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➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

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2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > take
15 that

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?) ese, esa, esos, esas; aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas

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.) ese, esa, esos, esas; aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas

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.) que

2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) y pensar que; ojalá

5.
adverb
(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) tan

- like that
- that's that

that¹ adj ese / aquel

who lives in that house? ¿quién vive en esa casa?

did you bring that book? ¿has traído aquel libro?

El plural de that es those

what are those boys doing? ¿qué están haciendo aquellos chicos?

that² adv tan

I can't run that fast no puedo correr tan rápido

that³ conj que

I hope that you are well espero que estés bien

she's the girl that won the race es la chica que ganó la carrera

that⁴ pron

1. ése / aquél

that's yours ése es el tuyo

2. eso

I don't want that no quiero eso

that's right eso es

El plural de that es those

those are mine aquéllos son míos

that

tr[ðæt ʊnstressed ðət]

adjective (pl those)

1 ese, esa (remote) aquel, aquella

■ look at that woman mira a aquella mujer

■ how much is that dress? ¿cuánto vale ese vestido?

■ what was that noise? ¿qué ha sido ese ruido?

■ just at that moment justo en aquel instante

■ have you got that record I lent you? ¿tienes aquel disco que te dejé?

pronoun (pl those)

1 ése nombre masculino, ésa (remote) aquél nombre masculino, aquélla

■ who's that? ¿quién es ése/ésa?

■ this is mine, that is yours éste es mío, aquél es tuyo

■ this one's much nicer than that éste es mucho más bonito que aquél

2 (indefinite) eso; (remote) aquello

■ what's that? ¿qué es eso?

■ don't do that no hagas eso

■ where did you get that? ¿dónde has comprado eso?

■ that's why I didn't go por eso no fui

3 (relative) que

■ the man that lives upstairs is a writer el hombre que vive arriba es escritor

■ I really like the book (that) you gave me me encanta el libro que me regalaste

■ this is the most difficult job (that) I've ever done este es el trabajo más difícil que he hecho

4 (with preposition) que, el/la que, el/la cual

■ this is the book (that) I was telling you about éste es el libro de que te hablaba

■ the day (that) we met el día (en el) que nos conocimos

conjunction

1 que

■ I know (that) it's true sé que es verdad

■ he said (that) he was a policeman dijo que era policía

■ the problem is that I don't speak French el problema es que no hablo francés

■ she was so happy (that) she danced in the street estaba tan contenta que bailó en la calle

■ give me the money so (that) I can buy a present dame el dinero para que pueda comprar un regalo

2 ¡ojalá!

■ oh that I were rich ojalá fuera rico

adverb

1 familiar tan, tanto,-a, tantos,-as

■ it's not that expensive no es tan caro

■ it isn't that cold no hace tanto frío

■ it wasn't that bad no fue tan malo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and all that y todo eso

like that así, de aquella manera

that is to say es decir

that's it (that's all) eso es todo 2 (that's right) eso es 3 (that's enough) se acabó

that's life así es la vida

that's more like it ¡ahora!, ¡así me gusta!

that's right así es

that's that ya está, se acabó

who's that? (on 'phone) ¿quién es?, ¿quién eres?

that ['ðæt] adv, (in negative constructions) : tan

it's not that expensive: no es tan caro

not that much: no tanto

that adj, pl those : ese, esa, aquel, aquella

do you see those children?: ¿ves a aquellos niños?

that conj & pron

: que

he said that he was afraid: dijo que tenía miedo

the book that he wrote: el libro que escribió

that pron, pl those ['ðo:z]

1) : ése, ésa, eso

that's my father: ése es mi padre

those are the ones he likes: ésos son los que le gustan

what's that?: ¿qué es eso?

2) (referring to more distant objects or time) : aquél, aquélla, aquello

those are maples and these are elms: aquéllos son arces y éstos son olmos

that came to an end: aquello se acabó

that

adj.

• esa adj.

• ese adj.

adj.dem.

• aquel adj.dem.

adv.

• como adv.

• tan adv.

conj.

• ese conj.

• para que conj.

• que conj.

pron.

• aquello pron.

• aquél pron.

• el cual pron.

• ese pron.

• eso pron.

• que pron.

• quien pron.

• tanto pron.

pron.dem.neut.

• aquello pron.dem.neut.

I ðæt
pronoun

1) (pl those) ( demonstrative) ése, ésa; (neuter) eso

those — ésos, ésas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquél, aquélla; (neuter) aquello

those — aquéllos, aquéllas [According to the Real Academia Española the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]

what's that? — ¿qué es eso?

who's that over there? — quién es ése/ésa?

those are $20 and those over there $21.50 — ésos cuestan 20 dólares y aquéllos de allá 21,50

that's why she never went back — por eso nunca volvió

who's that, please? — ( on telephone) ¿con quién hablo, por favor?

that's impossible/wonderful! — es imposible/maravilloso!

those who have been less fortunate — los que no han tenido tanta suerte

is that so? — no me digas!, ¿ah, sí?

don't talk like that! — no hables así!, no digas eso!

eat it up now, that's a good girl! — vamos, cómetelo todo así me gusta!

come on, it's not as bad as all that — vamos, que no es para tanto

2) (in phrases)

at that — ( moreover) además; ( thereupon)

at that they all burst out laughing — al oír (or ver etc) eso, todos se echaron a reír

for all that — por eso

he has enormous power and wealth, but is still unhappy for all that — tiene mucho poder y muchas riquezas, pero aún así es infeliz

that is: we're all going, all the adults, that is vamos todos, es decir, todos los adultos; you're welcome to come along, that is, if you'd like to encantados de que vengas, siempre que quieras venir, claro; that's it!: that's it for today eso es todo por hoy; is that it? - no, there's another bag to come ¿ya está? - no, todavía falta otra bolsa; now lift your left arm: that's it! ahora levanta el brazo izquierdo eso es! or ahí está!; that's it: I've had enough! se acabó! ya no aguanto más!; that's that: you're not going and that's that! — no vas y no hay más que hablar or y se acabó

3) ðət, strong form ðæt ( relative) que

a voice that reminded him of somebody — una voz que le recordaba a alguien

it wasn't Helen (that) you saw — no fue a Helen a quien viste, no fue a Helen que viste (AmL)

the reason (that) she resigned — el motivo por el que dimitió

the way (that) he spoke — la forma en que habló

II ðæt
adjective (pl those) ese, esa

those — esos, esas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquel, aquella

those — aquellos, aquellas

do you know that boy/girl? — ¿conoces a ese chico/esa chica?

those two records — esos dos discos

I prefer that one — prefiero ése/ésa

I like those yellow ones — me gustan ésos amarillos

in those days — en aquellos tiempos

it's been one of those days — ha sido uno de esos días en que todo sale mal

III ðət, strong form ðæt
conjunction que

she said (that)... — dijo que...

the news that our team had won — la noticia de que nuestro equipo había ganado

I'm glad (that) you're here — me alegro de que estés aquí

she talks so fast that I can't understand — habla tan rápido que no le entiendo

it's not that I mind what he does but... — no es que me importe lo que hace, pero...

they died that others might live — (liter) murieron para que otros pudieran vivir

IV ðæt
adverb tan

ten thirty? that late already? — ¿las diez y media? ¿ya es tan tarde?

I'm not that interested, really — la verdad es que no me interesa tanto

she can't be all that stupid — no es posible que sea tan tonta

(strong form) [ðæt] (weak form) [ˌdǝt] (pl those) Those is treated as a separate entry.
1. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE

1) [+ objects/people]
You can generally use ese etc when pointing to something near the person you are speaking to. Use aquel etc for something which is distant from both of you: (nearer) ese m, esa f ; (more remote) aquel m, aquella f
that book — ese libro

that hill over there — aquella colina de allí

that car is much better value than that sports model at the end — ese coche está mejor de precio que aquel modelo deportivo que hay al final

that lad of yours — ese chico tuyo

that wretched dog! — ¡ese maldito perro!

what about that cheque? — ¿y el cheque ese?

• I only met her that once — la vi solamente aquella vez

• that one — ese(-a), ése(-a); (more remote) aquel(la), aquél(la)
In the past the standard spelling for [ese/esa] and [aquel/aquella] used as pronouns (as when they are used to translate [that one]) was with an accent ([ése/ésa] and [aquél/aquélla]). Nowadays the [Real Academia Española] advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives [este/esta] and [aquel/aquella].
there's little to choose between this model and that one — no hay mucho que elegir entre este modelo y aquel

2) [+ event, year, month]

Aquel is used to refer to a time in the distant past. Use if you mention a concrete date, month, year {etc">ese:
do you remember that holiday we had in Holland? — ¿te acuerdas de aquellas vacaciones que pasamos en Holanda?

1992? I can't remember where we holidayed that year — ¿1992? no recuerdo dónde pasamos las vacaciones ese año

May? we can't come that month because we'll be moving house — ¿en mayo? no podemos venir ese mes porque nos estaremos mudando de casa

2.

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
The pronoun that ( one) is translated by ese and aquel (masc), esa and aquella (fem) and eso and aquello (neuter). You can generally use ese etc when pointing to something near the person you are speaking to. Use aquel etc for something which is distant from both of you. Note that in the past the standard spelling for the masculine and feminine pronouns was with an accent (ése/ésa and aquél/aquélla). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives ese/esa and aquel/aquella. Neuter pronouns never carry an accent. (nearer) ese m, esa f, ése m, ésa f, eso (neuter) ; (more remote) aquel(la) m / f, aquél(la) m / f, aquello (neuter)
who's that? — ¿quién es ese?

what is that? — ¿qué es eso?, ¿eso qué es?

that's my French teacher over there — aquel es mi profesor de francés

that's my sister over by the window — aquella de la ventana es mi hermana

that's Joe — es Joe

is that you, Paul? — ¿eres tú, Paul?

£5? it must have cost more than that — ¿5 libras? debe haber costado más (que eso)

that's true — eso es verdad, es cierto (esp LAm)

that's odd! — ¡qué raro!, ¡qué cosa más rara!

1988? that was the year you graduated, wasn't it? — ¿1988? ese fue el año en que acabaste la carrera, ¿no es así?

"will he come?" - "that he will!" — † -¿vendrá? -¡ya lo creo!

• after that — después de eso

• bees and wasps and all that — abejas, avispas y cosas así

that's all I can tell you — eso es todo lo que puedo decirte

is that all? — ¿eso es todo?, ¿nada más?

she's not as stupid as (all) that — no es tan estúpida como para eso

• and it was broken at that — y además estaba roto

I realized he meant to speak to me and at that I panicked — me di cuenta de que quería hablar conmigo y entonces me entró el pánico

• what do you mean by that? — ¿qué quieres decir con eso?

• if it comes to that — en tal caso, si llegamos a eso

• it will cost 20 dollars, if that — costará 20 dólares, si es que llega

• that is — (=ie) es decir...

• that's it, we've finished — ya está, hemos terminado

they get their wages and that's it — tienen un sueldo y eso es todo

that's it! she can find her own gardener! — ¡se acabó! ¡que se busque un jardinero por su cuenta!

• that of — el/la de

a hurricane like that of 1987 — un huracán como el de 1987

a recession like that of 1973-74 — una recesión como la de 1973-1974

• that is to say — es decir...

• why worry about that which may never happen? — frm ¿por qué preocuparse por aquello que or por lo que puede que nunca vaya a pasar?

• with that — con eso

- that's that: you can't go and that's that

- so that was that

3. RELATIVE PRONOUN
Unlike that, the Spanish relative cannot be omitted.
1) que

the man that came in — el hombre que entró

the book that I read — el libro que leí

the houses that I painted — las casas que pinté

the girl that he met on holiday and later married — la chica que conoció durante las vacaciones y con la que después se casó

all that I have — todo lo que tengo

fool that I am! — ¡tonto que soy!

2) (with preposition)
If the that clause ends in a preposition, you can either translate that as que (usually preceded by the definite article) or as article + cual/cuales. Use the second option particularly in formal language or after long prepositions or prepositional phrases:
the actor that I was telling you about — el actor del que te hablaba

the car that she got into — el coche al que se subió

the film that I read about in the papers — la película sobre la que leí en el periódico

the box that I put it in — la caja donde lo puse, la caja en la que or en la cual lo puse

a planet that satellites go round — un planeta alrededor del cual giran satélites

3) (in expressions of time)

the evening that we went to the theatre — la tarde (en) que fuimos al teatro

the summer that it was so hot — el verano que hizo tanto calor

4. ADVERB

1) (=so) tan

that far — tan lejos

he can't be that clever — no puede ser tan inteligente

I didn't know he was that ill — no sabía que estuviera tan enfermo

it's about that big — (with gesture) es más o menos así de grande

• cheer up! it isn't that bad — ¡ánimo! ¡no es para tanto!

• that many frogs — tantas ranas

• that much money — tanto dinero

2) * (=so very) tan

he was that wild — estaba tan furioso

it was that cold! — ¡hacía tanto frío!

5. CONJUNCTION
Unlike that, que cannot be omitted.
1) after verb que

he said that... — dijo que...

he said that he was going to London and would be back in the evening — dijo que se iba a Londres y (que) volvería por la tarde

I believe that he exists — creo que existe

2) after noun
Translate as de que in phrases like the idea/belief/hope that:

• any hope that they might have survived was fading — toda esperanza de que hubiesen sobrevivido se estaba desvaneciendo

• the idea that we can profit from their labour — la idea de que podemos aprovecharnos de su trabajo

•..., not that I want to, of course —..., no es que yo quiera, por supuesto

• oh that we could! — ¡ojalá pudiéramos!, ¡ojalá!

3) 'that' clause as subject
If the that clause is the subject of another verb it is usual to translate that as el que rather than que especially if it starts the sentence:
that he did not know surprised me — (el) que no lo supiera me extrañó, me extrañó (el) que no lo supiera
In these cases the verb which follows will be in the subjunctive:
that he refuses is natural — (el) que rehúse es natural

that he should behave like this is incredible — (el) que se comporte así es increíble, es increíble que se comporte así
would
4) (=in order that) para que + subjun

it was done (so) that he might sleep — se hizo para que pudiera dormir

those who fought and died that we might live — los que lucharon y murieron para que nosotros pudiésemos vivir

5)

• in that — en el sentido de que

it's an attractive investment in that it is tax-free — es una inversión atractiva en el sentido de que está exenta de impuestos

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I [ðæt]
pronoun

1) (pl those) ( demonstrative) ése, ésa; (neuter) eso

those — ésos, ésas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquél, aquélla; (neuter) aquello

those — aquéllos, aquéllas [According to the Real Academia Española the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]

what's that? — ¿qué es eso?

who's that over there? — quién es ése/ésa?

those are $20 and those over there $21.50 — ésos cuestan 20 dólares y aquéllos de allá 21,50

that's why she never went back — por eso nunca volvió

who's that, please? — ( on telephone) ¿con quién hablo, por favor?

that's impossible/wonderful! — es imposible/maravilloso!

those who have been less fortunate — los que no han tenido tanta suerte

is that so? — no me digas!, ¿ah, sí?

don't talk like that! — no hables así!, no digas eso!

eat it up now, that's a good girl! — vamos, cómetelo todo así me gusta!

come on, it's not as bad as all that — vamos, que no es para tanto

2) (in phrases)

at that — ( moreover) además; ( thereupon)

at that they all burst out laughing — al oír (or ver etc) eso, todos se echaron a reír

for all that — por eso

he has enormous power and wealth, but is still unhappy for all that — tiene mucho poder y muchas riquezas, pero aún así es infeliz

that is: we're all going, all the adults, that is vamos todos, es decir, todos los adultos; you're welcome to come along, that is, if you'd like to encantados de que vengas, siempre que quieras venir, claro; that's it!: that's it for today eso es todo por hoy; is that it? - no, there's another bag to come ¿ya está? - no, todavía falta otra bolsa; now lift your left arm: that's it! ahora levanta el brazo izquierdo eso es! or ahí está!; that's it: I've had enough! se acabó! ya no aguanto más!; that's that: you're not going and that's that! — no vas y no hay más que hablar or y se acabó

3) [ðət], strong form [ðæt] ( relative) que

a voice that reminded him of somebody — una voz que le recordaba a alguien

it wasn't Helen (that) you saw — no fue a Helen a quien viste, no fue a Helen que viste (AmL)

the reason (that) she resigned — el motivo por el que dimitió

the way (that) he spoke — la forma en que habló

II [ðæt]
adjective (pl those) ese, esa

those — esos, esas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquel, aquella

those — aquellos, aquellas

do you know that boy/girl? — ¿conoces a ese chico/esa chica?

those two records — esos dos discos

I prefer that one — prefiero ése/ésa

I like those yellow ones — me gustan ésos amarillos

in those days — en aquellos tiempos

it's been one of those days — ha sido uno de esos días en que todo sale mal

III [ðət], strong form [ðæt]
conjunction que

she said (that)... — dijo que...

the news that our team had won — la noticia de que nuestro equipo había ganado

I'm glad (that) you're here — me alegro de que estés aquí

she talks so fast that I can't understand — habla tan rápido que no le entiendo

it's not that I mind what he does but... — no es que me importe lo que hace, pero...

they died that others might live — (liter) murieron para que otros pudieran vivir

IV [ðæt]
adverb tan

ten thirty? that late already? — ¿las diez y media? ¿ya es tan tarde?

I'm not that interested, really — la verdad es que no me interesa tanto

she can't be all that stupid — no es posible que sea tan tonta

English-spanish dictionary > that
16 allowance

əˈlauəns
1. сущ.
1) норма выдачи денег а) содержание( денежное на определенный срок - суточные и т.д.) family allowance grant an allowance cost-of-living allowance depletion allowance trade-in allowance daily allowance fixed allowance weekly allowance б) карманные деньги
2) норма выдачи;
паек at no allowance allowance of ammunition
3) скидка
4) допущение;
принятие;
принятие в расчет, во внимание Making allowance for the time required by the sound to ascend from the bottom. ≈ Он учел время, необходимое, чтобы звук со дна дошел до него. The spectators are always candid enough to give great allowances to a new actor. ≈ Зрители всегда достаточно снисходительны, чтобы делать большие скидки новому актеру.
5) мн. довольствие
6) позволение, разрешение;
легальность There were many causes of difference between them, the chief being the allowance of slavery in the South. ≈ Между ними много точек расхождения, главная из которых - узаконенность рабства в южных штатах.
7) тех. допуск
8) спорт фора, гандикап Syn: handicap
2. гл.
1) ограничивать кого-л. строго определенным количеством чего-л. I am allowanced two glasses three hours before dinner. ≈ Мне разрешают выпить два бокала за три часа до ужина.
2) назначать, выдавать строго ограниченный паек, содержание The evening cup of tea and the allowanced pound of pemmican. ≈ Вечером чашка чая и полагающийся фунт пеммикана.
порция;
паек;
рацион, норма отпуска;
квота - * of food норма выдачи продуктов - water * норма выдачи воды - * of ammunition( военное) боекомплект - to put on short * перевести на ограниченную норму, урезать норму pl (военное) довольствие;
виды довольствия денежное пособие, денежная помощь;
содержание;
- dress * деньги (получаемый) на одежду;
- liberal * щедрая денежная помощь - family * (несовременное) пособие многодетным семьям - cost-of-living * надбавка на дороговизну - * in lieu (военное) пайковые деньги - to allot * устанавливать сумму выплаты (американизм) карманные деньги;
деньги на мелкие расходы( школьника) (юридическое) суммы, выплачиваемые на содержание (кого-л, чего-л) - entertainment * представительские расходы - travelling * проездные;
суточные;
(военное) путевые деньги принятие во внимание, в расчет;
поправка, скидка ( на что-л) ;
оправдание( чему-л) - * for wind (военное) поправка на ветер - to make *(s) принимать( что-л) во внимание;
учитывать( что-л) ;
оправдывать( чем-л) - to make * for smb's illness принимать во внимание чью-л болезнь - to make *s учитывать все обстоятельства;
всячески оправдывать - to make * for future developments учитывать возможность дальнейших событий скидка или надбавка с учетом( чего-л) - depreciation * (экономика) амортизационные отчисления - to make * for leakage делать скидку на утечку (коммерческое) скидка - an * for cash on a bill скидка за оплату наличными признание( обоснованным, законным), подтверждение;
уступка - * of claim признание обоснованности претензии примиренчество;
толерантность;
одобрение - * of neocolonialism терпимость к неоколониализму (редкое) разрешение;
позволение (финансовое) допустимое отклонение от стандартного размера и веса монеты (техническое) припуск;
допуск;
зазор( положительная разность) - negative * натяг( отрицательная разность) (спортивное) гандикап, фора, преимущество( книжное) рационировать потребление;
вводить карточную или пайковую систему (книжное) назначать содержание, паек (книжное) (регулярно) выдавать в ограниченном количестве

accelerated depreciation ~ налоговая скидка на ускоренную амортизацию основного капитала

accomodation ~ пособие на проживание

adjusted daily ~ for unemployment скорректированное ежедневное пособие по безработице

allowance денежная помощь ~ денежное пособие ~ денежное содержание ~ деньги на мелкие расходы ~ pl довольствие ~ допустимое отклонение ~ допущение;
принятие;
принятие в расчет, во внимание;
make allowance for his age примите во внимание его возраст ~ допущение ~ карманные деньги ~ квота ~ назначать, выдавать строго ограниченный паек, содержание ~ налоговая скидка ~ необлагаемый налогом минимум пособия на детей и иждивенцев ~ норма выдачи;
паек;
at no allowance неограниченно;
allowance of ammunition боекомплект ~ норма отпуска ~ поправка ~ порция ~ принятие в расчет ~ принятие во внимание ~ тех. припуск;
допуск ~ разница между массой товаров брутто и нетто ~ разрешение, позволение ~ разрешение ~ рацион ~ скидка ~ транс. скидка с оценки груза ~ (годовое, месячное и т. п.) содержание;
карманные деньги;
family allowance пособие многосемейным ~ содержание (годовое, месячное и т. п.) ;
надбавка;
карманные деньги;
довольствие;
паек;
разрешение, допуск ~ содержание (месячное, годовое и т.п.) ~ спорт. фора

~ for bad debts надбавка на безнадежные долги

~ for damage компенсация за убыток ~ for damage компенсация за ущерб

~ for inferior quality компенсация за низкое качество

~ for maintenance of liquidity надбавка на обслуживание ликвидности

~ for married couples налог. скидка для супружеских пар

~ for moving expences выплата на покрытие расходов по переезду

~ for night work надбавка за ночную работу

~ for office expenses налог. скидка на конторские расходы

~ for travelling expenses компенсация транспортных расходов

~ for waste компенсация потерь

~ for work abroad надбавка за работу за рубежом

~ in kind плата натурой ~ in kind пособие натурой

~ норма выдачи;
паек;
at no allowance неограниченно;
allowance of ammunition боекомплект

~ on price скидка с цены

~ норма выдачи;
паек;
at no allowance неограниченно;
allowance of ammunition боекомплект

attendance ~ надбавка за обслуживание

availability ~ надбавка за соответствие требованиям

bad weather ~ надбавка за плохие погодные условия

basic ~ основная скидка basic ~ основное, базовое пособие, довольствие, паек

basic daily ~ основное дневное содержание (ежедневные выплаты, на основе которых начисляются надбавки и т. п.)

basic unemployment ~ основное пособие по безработице (сумма от которой начисляются надбавки)

board ~ пособие на питание

car ~ компенсация за использование личного автомобиля в служебных целях

care ~ пособие по уходу

cash ~ денежное пособие;
карманные деньги

child ~ пособие на ребенка( в т. ч. продуктовый паек и т. п.) child ~ пособие на содержание ребенка

child home care ~ пособие по уходу за ребенком дома

child tax ~ налоговая льгота родителям на детей

children's ~ пособие на детей

clothing ~ пособие или надбавка на приобретение одежды (в т.ч. форменной;
одежда может также выдаваться в готовом виде или в виде полуфабриката с оплатой пошива)

compensatory ~ надбавка для компенсации убытков

conscript's daily ~ ежедневное содержание (оклад, паек) призывника

consolidation ~ объединенная налоговая скидка

constant attendance ~ пособие по постоянному уходу

container ~ разрешение на контейнерные перевозки

cost-of-living ~ прибавка к заработной плате в связи с повышением прожиточного минимума

daily ~ ежедневное пособие;
суточные;
паек;
довольствие;
карманные деньги daily ~ суточное пособие daily: ~ allowance воен. суточное довольствие

daily subsistence ~ суточная надбавка, обеспечивающая прожиточный минимум

death ~ пособие на похороны

demolition ~ компенсация за понесенный ущерб

dependent child ~ пособие на ребенка, находящегося на иждивении

dependent relative ~ пособие на иждивенца

dependents ~ пособие на иждивенцев

depletion ~ налоговая скидка на доход от разработки истощенного месторождения

depreciation ~ налоговая скидка на амортизацию

disability ~ пособие по инвалидности( нетрудоспособности)

disablement ~ пособие по инвалидности

draftee's daily ~ суточное содержание призывника;
ежедневные выплаты проходящему срочную службу

draftees' dependents (dependants) ~ пособие иждивенцам призывника (единовременно или в течение всего срока службы)

duty travel ~ компенсация расходов на командировку

early retirement ~ пособие при досрочном выходе на пенсию

earned income ~ скидка с налога на трудовой доход

earnings adjusted daily ~ ежедневное пособие, исчисляемое с учетом заработка (на последнем месте работы)

earnings-related unemployment daily ~ пособие по безработице (сумма которого составляет определенный процент от заработка, как правило на последнем месте работы)

educational ~ денежное пособие на обучение, денежное пособие на переподготовку, стипендия

educational maintenance ~ пособие на образование educational maintenance ~ стипендия

entertainment ~ скидка для компенсации затрат на представительские расходы

expatriate ~ надбавка работающим за рубежом

extra family ~ пособие для многодетных семей

~ (годовое, месячное и т. п.) содержание;
карманные деньги;
family allowance пособие многосемейным family ~ пособие многодетным семьям family ~ семейное пособие

father's ~ отцовское пособие;
пособие на ребенка выплачиваемое отцу

field ~ полевая надбавка field ~ полевая норма снабжения

financial ~ финансовая помощь, денежное содержание, пособие

foreign ~ пособие работающим за рубежом

front veteran's pension ~ пенсия ветерана-фронтовика

fuel ~ компенсация на приобретение топлива

general ~ обычная надбавка к зарплате

guardian's ~ пособие на попечительство

hardship ~ упр. социальное пособие

holiday ~ отпускное вознаграждение

home care ~ пособие по уходу на дому

house ~ воен. квартирные( деньги)

housing ~ дотация на жилье housing ~ пособие на жилье

hydrocarbon ~ налог. дополнительный налог за выбросы углеводородов в окружающую среду

initial ~ первоначальная скидка

innovator's ~ премия рационализатору

installation ~ пособие на первоначальное устройство

interest ~ процентная скидка

investment ~ налоговая льгота за инвестирование капитала

living ~ пособие на обеспечение средств к жизни

maintenace ~ пособие на содержание

maintenace ~ for children пособие на детей

maintenance ~ пособие

make ~ for делать скидку make ~ for принимать в расчет make ~ for принимать во внимание

~ допущение;
принятие;
принятие в расчет, во внимание;
make allowance for his age примите во внимание его возраст

maternity ~ соц. пособие по беременности и родам maternity ~ пособие по материнству

merchandising ~ торговая скидка

mileage ~ деньги на проезд mileage ~ скидка с учетом дальности пробега

minimum daily ~ минимальное дневное пособие

mobility ~ пособие в связи с переездом

monetary ~ денежное пособие

mortgage interest ~ скидка с процента по закладной

national maternity ~ национальное пособие по материнству

ordinary family ~ обыкновенное пособие многодетным семьям

ordinary personal ~ обычная скидка с налога на личное имущество

parent's ~ родительская льгота, родительское пособие

parent's ~ period период выплаты пособия родителю

paternity ~ пособие отцу;
льготы отцу

per diem ~ суточное пособие

percentage ~ процентная скидка с налога

periodical ~ периодическая выплата

personal ~ личная скидка с подоходного налога personal ~ норма времени на личные нужды

price ~ скидка с цены

promotional ~ скидка с цены товара с целью компенсации услуг по продвижению товара на рынок

qualification ~ надбавка за квалификацию

rehabilitation ~ пособие на реабилитацию (инвалида)

remigration ~ ремиграционное пособие (возвращающемуся в страну происхождения)

removal costs ~ пособие на переезд

rent ~ надбавка на аренду жилья rent ~ пособие на оплату жилья rent ~ расходы на оплату жилья

retraining ~ пособие на переподготовку

secretarial ~ прибавка к заработной плате за секретарские услуги

separation ~ денежное содержание, выплачиваемое семье военнослужащего separation: ~ attr.: ~ allowance пособие жене солдата или матроса (во время войны)

service ~ надбавка за обслуживание

settling-in ~ пособие при переезде на новую квартиру

short-time ~ кратковременная надбавка short-time ~ кратковременная скидка

sickness ~ пособие по болезни

sickness daily ~ ежедневное пособие по болезни

single-wage ~ единая надбавка к заработной плате

social ~ социальное пособие

special child-care ~ специальное пособие по уходу за ребенком

standard ~ нормативная надбавка времени standard ~ нормативная скидка

student housing ~ пособие студентам на жилье

subsistence ~ надбавка, обеспечивающая прожиточный минимум

supplementary ~ дополнительное пособие

tax ~ налоговая скидка

tax-free ~ пособие, не облагаемое налогом

tourist currency ~ льготный валютный курс для туристов

trade ~ скидка розничным торговцам

trade-in ~ скидка с цены при встречной продаже

training ~ пособие на профобучение training ~ стипендия стажера

travel ~ валютные льготы для туристов travel ~ налоговая скидка с дорожных расходов

travelling ~ выплата командировочных travelling ~ компенсация путевых расходов travelling ~ оплата транспортных расходов travelling ~ пособие на транспортные расходы

treatment and rehabilitation ~ пособие на лечение и реабилитацию

unemployment ~ пособие по безработице

value ~ налоговая скидка

wage earner's ~ налоговая льгота для лиц наемного труда

wash-up ~ надбавка на умывание

widowed mother's ~ пособие овдовевшей матери

writing-down ~ норма частичного списания

youth ~ пособие для молодежи

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > allowance
17 prospect

1. 'prospekt noun
1) (an outlook for the future; a view of what one may expect to happen: He didn't like the prospect of going abroad; a job with good prospects.) panorama, perspectiva (de futuro)

2) (a view or scene: a fine prospect.) vista, panorama

2. prə'spekt, ]( American) 'prospekt verb
(to make a search (for gold etc): He is prospecting for gold.) prospectar, explorar

- prospector
- prospectus

prospect n perspectiva

prospect

tr[ (n) 'prɒspekt; (vb) prə'spekt]

noun

1 (picture in mind) perspectiva

■ the prospect of moving house la perspectiva de mudarse

2 (possibility, hope) posibilidad nombre femenino, probabilidad nombre femenino

■ there isn't much prospect of my finishing this today no hay muchas posibilidades de que acabe esto hoy

■ there is no prospect of an agreement no hay posibilidad de acuerdo

3 formal use (wide view) panorama nombre masculino, vista, perspectiva

transitive verb

1 prospectar, explorar

intransitive verb

1 buscar ( for, -)

■ to prospect for oil buscar petróleo

plural noun prospects

1 (chance of success, outlook) perspectivas nombre femenino plural; (future) futuro m sing, porvenir m sing

■ a job with prospects un trabajo con porvenir

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be a prospect for something (person) tener probabilidades de algo

prospect ['prɑ.spɛkt] vi

: prospectar (el terreno)

to prospect for gold: buscar oro

prospect n

1) vista: vista f, panorama m

2) possibility: posibilidad f

3) outlook: perspectiva f

4) : posible cliente m, -ta f

a salesman looking for prospects: un vendedor buscando nuevos clientes

prospect

n.

• esperanza s.f.

• expectativa s.f.

• parto s.m.

• perspectiva s.f.

• probabilidad s.f.

• vista s.f.

v.

• explorar v.

I 'prɑːspekt, 'prɒspekt
noun

1)

a) u ( possibility) posibilidad f

prospect OF something — posibilidades fpl de algo

there isn't much prospect of my getting the job — no tengo or no hay muchas posibilidades de que me den el trabajo

b) c ( situation envisaged) perspectiva f, panorama m

c) prospects pl ( chances) perspectivas fpl

a job with no prospects — un trabajo sin futuro

a young executive with prospects — un joven ejecutivo con perspectivas de futuro or con porvenir

2) c

a) ( person)

he's a good prospect for the first race — tiene muchas probabilidades de ganar la primera carrera

b) ( potential customer) posible cliente, -ta m,f, candidato, -ta m,f

3) ( view) (frml) panorama m, vista f, perspectiva f

II
1. 'prɑːspekt
intransitive verb

to prospect FOR something — buscar* algo

2.

vt \<\<area/river\>\> prospectar, explorar

1. ['prɒspekt]
N
1) (=outlook) perspectiva f

it was a daunting/pleasant prospect — era una perspectiva desalentadora/agradable

the prospects look grim — las perspectivas son desalentadoras

prospects for the harvest are poor — el panorama se anuncia más bien negro para la cosecha

• she was excited at the prospect of the China trip — estaba entusiasmada con la perspectiva de irse a China

he was terrified at the prospect — la perspectiva le aterraba

• to face the prospect of sth, be faced with the prospect of sth — verse ante la perspectiva de algo

faced with the prospect of bankruptcy he committed suicide — ante la perspectiva de la ruina, se suicidó

• in prospect — en perspectiva

to have sth in prospect — tener algo en perspectiva

2) (=possibility) posibilidad f

the job held out the prospect of rapid promotion — el trabajo ofrecía la posibilidad de ascender con rapidez

• there is little prospect of his coming — hay pocas posibilidades de que venga

he has little prospect of success/of succeeding — tiene pocas posibilidades de tener éxito

• I see no prospect of that (happening) — eso no lo creo probable

• he didn't relish the prospect of having to look for another job — no le entusiasmaba la posibilidad de tener que buscar otro trabajo

3) prospects (=future possibilities) porvenir m, futuro m

a job with no prospects — un trabajo sin porvenir, un trabajo sin (perspectivas de) futuro

what are his prospects? — ¿qué perspectivas de futuro tiene?

job/promotion prospects — perspectivas fpl de trabajo/ascenso

• future prospects — perspectivas fpl de futuro

• she has good prospects — tiene buen porvenir or un buen futuro

4) † (=view) panorama m, vista f

a prospect of Toledo — un panorama de Toledo, una vista de Toledo

5) (=prospective candidate, champion etc)

the company is not an attractive prospect for shareholders — la empresa no representa una opción or posibilidad atractiva para los accionistas

the man who is Britain's best prospect for a gold medal in the Olympics — el hombre que tiene mayores posibilidades de conseguir una medalla de oro para Gran Bretaña en las Olimpiadas

Steve is a great prospect for the future of British chess — Steve promete muchísimo para el futuro del ajedrez británico

a salesman who considers everybody a prospect — un vendedor que considera a todo el mundo como un potencial comprador

6) (=marriage partner) partido m

he's/she's not much of a prospect for her/him — no es muy buen partido para ella/él

7) (Min) zona donde es probable que haya yacimientos de minerales

2.

[prǝs'pekt]
VT [+ area, land] hacer prospecciones en, prospectar
3.

[prǝs'pekt]
VI hacer prospecciones, prospectar
oil companies are prospecting near here — las compañías petrolíferas están haciendo prospecciones or prospectando cerca de aquí

to prospect for gold — buscar oro

* * *

I ['prɑːspekt, 'prɒspekt]
noun

1)

a) u ( possibility) posibilidad f

prospect OF something — posibilidades fpl de algo

there isn't much prospect of my getting the job — no tengo or no hay muchas posibilidades de que me den el trabajo

b) c ( situation envisaged) perspectiva f, panorama m

c) prospects pl ( chances) perspectivas fpl

a job with no prospects — un trabajo sin futuro

a young executive with prospects — un joven ejecutivo con perspectivas de futuro or con porvenir

2) c

a) ( person)

he's a good prospect for the first race — tiene muchas probabilidades de ganar la primera carrera

b) ( potential customer) posible cliente, -ta m,f, candidato, -ta m,f

3) ( view) (frml) panorama m, vista f, perspectiva f

II
1. ['prɑːspekt]
intransitive verb

to prospect FOR something — buscar* algo

2.

vt \<\<area/river\>\> prospectar, explorar

English-spanish dictionary > prospect
18 allowance

[əˈlauəns]

accelerated depreciation allowance налоговая скидка на ускоренную амортизацию основного капитала accomodation allowance пособие на проживание adjusted daily allowance for unemployment скорректированное ежедневное пособие по безработице allowance денежная помощь allowance денежное пособие allowance денежное содержание allowance деньги на мелкие расходы allowance pl довольствие allowance допустимое отклонение allowance допущение; принятие; принятие в расчет, во внимание; make allowance for his age примите во внимание его возраст allowance допущение allowance карманные деньги allowance квота allowance назначать, выдавать строго ограниченный паек, содержание allowance налоговая скидка allowance необлагаемый налогом минимум пособия на детей и иждивенцев allowance норма выдачи; паек; at no allowance неограниченно; allowance of ammunition боекомплект allowance норма отпуска allowance поправка allowance порция allowance принятие в расчет allowance принятие во внимание allowance тех. припуск; допуск allowance разница между массой товаров брутто и нетто allowance разрешение, позволение allowance разрешение allowance рацион allowance скидка allowance транс. скидка с оценки груза allowance (годовое, месячное и т. п.) содержание; карманные деньги; family allowance пособие многосемейным allowance содержание (годовое, месячное и т. п.); надбавка; карманные деньги; довольствие; паек; разрешение, допуск allowance содержание (месячное, годовое и т.п.) allowance спорт. фора allowance for bad debts надбавка на безнадежные долги allowance for damage компенсация за убыток allowance for damage компенсация за ущерб allowance for inferior quality компенсация за низкое качество allowance for maintenance of liquidity надбавка на обслуживание ликвидности allowance for married couples налог. скидка для супружеских пар allowance for moving expences выплата на покрытие расходов по переезду allowance for night work надбавка за ночную работу allowance for office expenses налог. скидка на конторские расходы allowance for travelling expenses компенсация транспортных расходов allowance for waste компенсация потерь allowance for work abroad надбавка за работу за рубежом allowance in kind плата натурой allowance in kind пособие натурой allowance норма выдачи; паек; at no allowance неограниченно; allowance of ammunition боекомплект allowance on price скидка с цены allowance норма выдачи; паек; at no allowance неограниченно; allowance of ammunition боекомплект attendance allowance надбавка за обслуживание availability allowance надбавка за соответствие требованиям bad weather allowance надбавка за плохие погодные условия basic allowance основная скидка basic allowance основное, базовое пособие, довольствие, паек basic daily allowance основное дневное содержание (ежедневные выплаты, на основе которых начисляются надбавки и т. п.) basic unemployment allowance основное пособие по безработице (сумма от которой начисляются надбавки) board allowance пособие на питание car allowance компенсация за использование личного автомобиля в служебных целях care allowance пособие по уходу cash allowance денежное пособие; карманные деньги child allowance пособие на ребенка (в т. ч. продуктовый паек и т. п.) child allowance пособие на содержание ребенка child home care allowance пособие по уходу за ребенком дома child tax allowance налоговая льгота родителям на детей children's allowance пособие на детей clothing allowance пособие или надбавка на приобретение одежды (в т.ч. форменной; одежда может также выдаваться в готовом виде или в виде полуфабриката с оплатой пошива) compensatory allowance надбавка для компенсации убытков conscript's daily allowance ежедневное содержание (оклад, паек) призывника consolidation allowance объединенная налоговая скидка constant attendance allowance пособие по постоянному уходу container allowance разрешение на контейнерные перевозки cost-of-living allowance прибавка к заработной плате в связи с повышением прожиточного минимума daily allowance ежедневное пособие; суточные; паек; довольствие; карманные деньги daily allowance суточное пособие daily: allowance allowance воен. суточное довольствие daily subsistence allowance суточная надбавка, обеспечивающая прожиточный минимум death allowance пособие на похороны demolition allowance компенсация за понесенный ущерб dependent child allowance пособие на ребенка, находящегося на иждивении dependent relative allowance пособие на иждивенца dependents allowance пособие на иждивенцев depletion allowance налоговая скидка на доход от разработки истощенного месторождения depreciation allowance налоговая скидка на амортизацию disability allowance пособие по инвалидности (нетрудоспособности) disablement allowance пособие по инвалидности draftee's daily allowance суточное содержание призывника; ежедневные выплаты проходящему срочную службу draftees' dependents (dependants) allowance пособие иждивенцам призывника (единовременно или в течение всего срока службы) duty travel allowance компенсация расходов на командировку early retirement allowance пособие при досрочном выходе на пенсию earned income allowance скидка с налога на трудовой доход earnings adjusted daily allowance ежедневное пособие, исчисляемое с учетом заработка (на последнем месте работы) earnings-related unemployment daily allowance пособие по безработице (сумма которого составляет определенный процент от заработка, как правило на последнем месте работы) educational allowance денежное пособие на обучение, денежное пособие на переподготовку, стипендия educational maintenance allowance пособие на образование educational maintenance allowance стипендия entertainment allowance скидка для компенсации затрат на представительские расходы expatriate allowance надбавка работающим за рубежом extra family allowance пособие для многодетных семей allowance (годовое, месячное и т. п.) содержание; карманные деньги; family allowance пособие многосемейным family allowance пособие многодетным семьям family allowance семейное пособие father's allowance отцовское пособие; пособие на ребенка выплачиваемое отцу field allowance полевая надбавка field allowance полевая норма снабжения financial allowance финансовая помощь, денежное содержание, пособие foreign allowance пособие работающим за рубежом front veteran's pension allowance пенсия ветерана-фронтовика fuel allowance компенсация на приобретение топлива general allowance обычная надбавка к зарплате guardian's allowance пособие на попечительство hardship allowance упр. социальное пособие holiday allowance отпускное вознаграждение home care allowance пособие по уходу на дому house allowance воен. квартирные (деньги) housing allowance дотация на жилье housing allowance пособие на жилье hydrocarbon allowance налог. дополнительный налог за выбросы углеводородов в окружающую среду initial allowance первоначальная скидка innovator's allowance премия рационализатору installation allowance пособие на первоначальное устройство interest allowance процентная скидка investment allowance налоговая льгота за инвестирование капитала living allowance пособие на обеспечение средств к жизни maintenace allowance пособие на содержание maintenace allowance for children пособие на детей maintenance allowance пособие make allowance for делать скидку make allowance for принимать в расчет make allowance for принимать во внимание allowance допущение; принятие; принятие в расчет, во внимание; make allowance for his age примите во внимание его возраст maternity allowance соц. пособие по беременности и родам maternity allowance пособие по материнству merchandising allowance торговая скидка mileage allowance деньги на проезд mileage allowance скидка с учетом дальности пробега minimum daily allowance минимальное дневное пособие mobility allowance пособие в связи с переездом monetary allowance денежное пособие mortgage interest allowance скидка с процента по закладной national maternity allowance национальное пособие по материнству ordinary family allowance обыкновенное пособие многодетным семьям ordinary personal allowance обычная скидка с налога на личное имущество parent's allowance родительская льгота, родительское пособие parent's allowance period период выплаты пособия родителю paternity allowance пособие отцу; льготы отцу per diem allowance суточное пособие percentage allowance процентная скидка с налога periodical allowance периодическая выплата personal allowance личная скидка с подоходного налога personal allowance норма времени на личные нужды price allowance скидка с цены promotional allowance скидка с цены товара с целью компенсации услуг по продвижению товара на рынок qualification allowance надбавка за квалификацию rehabilitation allowance пособие на реабилитацию (инвалида) remigration allowance ремиграционное пособие (возвращающемуся в страну происхождения) removal costs allowance пособие на переезд rent allowance надбавка на аренду жилья rent allowance пособие на оплату жилья rent allowance расходы на оплату жилья retraining allowance пособие на переподготовку secretarial allowance прибавка к заработной плате за секретарские услуги separation allowance денежное содержание, выплачиваемое семье военнослужащего separation: allowance attr.: allowance allowance пособие жене солдата или матроса (во время войны) service allowance надбавка за обслуживание settling-in allowance пособие при переезде на новую квартиру short-time allowance кратковременная надбавка short-time allowance кратковременная скидка sickness allowance пособие по болезни sickness daily allowance ежедневное пособие по болезни single-wage allowance единая надбавка к заработной плате social allowance социальное пособие special child-care allowance специальное пособие по уходу за ребенком standard allowance нормативная надбавка времени standard allowance нормативная скидка student housing allowance пособие студентам на жилье subsistence allowance надбавка, обеспечивающая прожиточный минимум supplementary allowance дополнительное пособие tax allowance налоговая скидка tax-free allowance пособие, не облагаемое налогом tourist currency allowance льготный валютный курс для туристов trade allowance скидка розничным торговцам trade-in allowance скидка с цены при встречной продаже training allowance пособие на профобучение training allowance стипендия стажера travel allowance валютные льготы для туристов travel allowance налоговая скидка с дорожных расходов travelling allowance выплата командировочных travelling allowance компенсация путевых расходов travelling allowance оплата транспортных расходов travelling allowance пособие на транспортные расходы treatment and rehabilitation allowance пособие на лечение и реабилитацию unemployment allowance пособие по безработице value allowance налоговая скидка wage earner's allowance налоговая льгота для лиц наемного труда wash-up allowance надбавка на умывание widowed mother's allowance пособие овдовевшей матери writing-down allowance норма частичного списания youth allowance пособие для молодежи

English-Russian short dictionary > allowance
19 hear

hiə
past tense, past participle - heard; verb

1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) oír

2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) ver, escuchar

3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) oír, oír decir, saber algo, tener noticias

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- hearing
- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of

hear vb

1. oír

I can't hear you no te oigo

I heard her call my name oí que me llamaba

2. enterarse

I heard about the accident me enteré del accidente

to hear from someone tener noticias de alguien

to have heard of someone/something haber oído hablar de alguien/algo

El pasado y participio pasado de hear es heard

hear

tr[hɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

transitive verb (pt & pp heard tr[hɜːd])

1 (gen) oír

■ do you hear me? ¿me oyes?

2 (perceive) sentir; (listen to) escuchar

3 (lecture) asistir a; (a news item) saber

4 SMALLLAW/SMALL (case) ver; (witness, defendant) oír

5 (refuse) negarse a

■ she wouldn't hear of moving house se negó rotundamente a trasladarse

■ I won't hear of it! ¡ni hablar!

6 (find out) enterarse

■ I've heard she's leaving me he enterado que se marcha

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

have you heard the one about... (humour) sabes el chiste de...

hear, hear! ¡muy bien!

I can't hear myself think familiar no puedo pensar con tanto ruido

to hear from tener noticias de

to hear of oír hablar de

hear ['hɪr] v, heard ['hərd] ; hearing vt

1) : oír

do you hear me?: ¿me oyes?

2) heed: oír, prestar atención a

3) learn: oír, enterarse de

hear vi

1) : oír

to hear about: oír hablar de

2)

to hear from : tener noticias de

hear (tell) of

expr.

• oir decir de expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: heard) = escuchar v.

• oír v.

(§pres: oigo, oyes...oímos)

hɪr, hɪə(r)
1.

(past & past p heard hɜːrd, hɜːd) transitive verb

1) \<\<sound\>\> oír*

stop it! do you hear? — basta! ¿me oyes?

now hear this — (AmE) presten atención

I can't hear myself think — (colloq) no puedo pensar con tanto ruido

to hear her (talk), you'd think... — cualquiera que la oyera creería que...

I must be hearing things — (colloq) debo de habérmelo imaginado

let's hear it for George! — (AmE colloq) un aplauso para George!

2) ( get to know) oír*

I've heard so much about you — me han hablado tanto de ti, he oído hablar tanto de ti

have you heard the latest? — ¿sabes la última?

I've heard it all before — ya conozco la historia

he's very ill, I hear — me han dicho que está muy enfermo

3) ( listen to)

a) \<\<lecture/broadcast/views\>\> escuchar, oír*

I hear you — (AmE) ya veo, ya te entiendo

to hear mass — oír* misa

b) ( Law) \<\<case\>\> ver*; \<\<charge\>\> oír*

2.

vi

1) ( perceive) oír*

hear, hear! — eso, eso!, bien dicho!

2) ( get news) tener* noticias

to hear ABOUT something — enterarse de algo

to hear FROM somebody: I haven't heard from them for months hace meses que no sé nada de ellos or que no tengo noticias suyas; you'll be hearing from us in a couple of weeks — dentro de unas semanas nos pondremos en contacto con usted

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Phrasal Verbs:

- hear of

- hear out

[hɪǝ(r)] (pt, pp heard)
1. VT

1) (=perceive) [+ voice, sound] oír

can you hear me? — ¿me oyes?

I can't hear you — no te oigo

I can't hear a thing — no oigo nada

I heard someone come in — he oído entrar a alguien

I heard you talking to her — te oí hablar con ella

I never heard such rubbish! — ¡en mi vida he oído tantos disparates!

did you hear what he said? — ¿has oído lo que ha dicho?

• let's hear it for... — un aplauso para...

• I could hardly make myself heard — apenas pude lograr que se me oyera

• I have heard it said that..., I've heard tell that... — he oído decir que...

• I can't hear myself think — el ruido no me deja pensar or concentrarme
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2) (=discover, be told) oír

have you heard the news? — ¿has oído la noticia?, ¿te has enterado de la noticia?

what's this I hear about you getting married? — ¿qué es eso que he oído de que te vas a casar?

from what I hear, she hasn't long to live — por lo que he oído parece que le queda poco tiempo de vida

I waited to hear the result — me quedé esperando para enterarme del resultado

I hear bad reports of him — no me hablan bien de él

I'm glad to hear it — me alegro

I'm sorry to hear it — lo siento

where did you hear that? — ¿quién te ha dicho eso?

to hear that... — enterarse de que...

I heard you're going away — me he enterado de que te vas

I hear you've been ill — me he enterado de que or he oído decir que has estado enfermo

I haven't heard yet whether I've passed — aún no sé si he aprobado

• have you heard anything of or from him since he left? — ¿has sabido algo or has tenido noticias de él desde que se fue?

• the first I heard of it was when... — lo primero que supe al respecto fue cuando...

that's the first I've heard of it — no tenía ni idea, es la primera noticia que tengo

• you haven't heard the last of this! — ¡aquí no se acaba esto!

• have you heard the one about...? — ¿te sabes el de...?

3) (=listen to) [+ radio programme, story] escuchar, oír; [+ lecture] escuchar

to hear him (talk) you'd think he was an expert — por la forma en que habla, cualquiera creería or diría que es un experto

• I've heard it all before — ya conozco la historia

• Lord, hear our prayers — Señor, escucha nuestras plegarias or súplicas

• to hear sb speak — (in public) escuchar a algn

• he likes to hear himself talk — le gusta escucharse a sí mismo

4) (Jur) [+ case] ver

5) (Rel)

to hear mass — oír misa

2. VI

1) (=perceive) oír

I can't hear — no oigo

if you don't get out I'll call the police, (do) you hear? — si no te vas llamaré a la policía, ¿me oyes?

he doesn't or can't hear very well — no oye muy bien

2)

• to hear about sth/sb, I heard about it from Maria — me enteré por María, lo supe a través de María

did you hear about Liz? — ¿te enteraste de lo de Liz?

I don't want to hear about it — no quiero oír hablar del tema

• to hear from sb — saber de algn, tener noticias de algn

have you heard from him lately? — ¿has sabido algo de él últimamente?, ¿has tenido noticias de él últimamente?

I hear from my daughter every week — tengo noticias de mi hija todas las semanas

hoping to hear from you — (in letter) esperando recibir noticias tuyas

you will be hearing from my solicitor — mi abogado se pondrá en contacto con usted

the police are anxious to hear from anyone who may know her — la policía pide a todos los que la conozcan que se pongan en contacto con ellos

what are you hearing from people there? — ¿qué opina or dice allí la gente?

• to hear of sth — (=come across) oír hablar de algo; (=become aware of) saber de algo

many people haven't heard of reflexology — muchas personas no han oído hablar de la reflexología

I've never heard of such a thing! — ¡en mi vida he oído cosa igual!

I heard of this school through Leslie — supe de esta escuela por or a través de Leslie

I won't hear of it! — (=allow) ¡ni hablar!

I offered to pay but she wouldn't hear of it — me ofrecí a pagar pero dijo que ni hablar

I always wanted to be an actor but Dad wouldn't hear of it — siempre quise ser actor pero papá no me dejó

to hear of sb — (=come across) oír hablar de algn; (=have news of) saber de algn, tener noticias de algn

everyone has heard of her — todo el mundo ha oído hablar de ella or sabe quién es

he wasn't heard of for a long time — no se supo nada de él or no se tuvieron noticias de él durante mucho tiempo

he was never heard of again — nunca se supo más de él

3)

hear! hear! — (=bravo) ¡sí señor!, ¡eso, eso!

- hear out

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[hɪr, hɪə(r)]
1.

(past & past p heard [hɜːrd, hɜːd]) transitive verb

1) \<\<sound\>\> oír*

stop it! do you hear? — basta! ¿me oyes?

now hear this — (AmE) presten atención

I can't hear myself think — (colloq) no puedo pensar con tanto ruido

to hear her (talk), you'd think... — cualquiera que la oyera creería que...

I must be hearing things — (colloq) debo de habérmelo imaginado

let's hear it for George! — (AmE colloq) un aplauso para George!

2) ( get to know) oír*

I've heard so much about you — me han hablado tanto de ti, he oído hablar tanto de ti

have you heard the latest? — ¿sabes la última?

I've heard it all before — ya conozco la historia

he's very ill, I hear — me han dicho que está muy enfermo

3) ( listen to)

a) \<\<lecture/broadcast/views\>\> escuchar, oír*

I hear you — (AmE) ya veo, ya te entiendo

to hear mass — oír* misa

b) ( Law) \<\<case\>\> ver*; \<\<charge\>\> oír*

2.

vi

1) ( perceive) oír*

hear, hear! — eso, eso!, bien dicho!

2) ( get news) tener* noticias

to hear ABOUT something — enterarse de algo

to hear FROM somebody: I haven't heard from them for months hace meses que no sé nada de ellos or que no tengo noticias suyas; you'll be hearing from us in a couple of weeks — dentro de unas semanas nos pondremos en contacto con usted

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Phrasal Verbs:

- hear of

- hear out

English-spanish dictionary > hear
20 process

'prəuses, ]( American) 'pro-
1. noun
1) (a method or way of manufacturing things: We are using a new process to make glass.) proceso

2) (a series of events that produce change or development: The process of growing up can be difficult for a child; the digestive processes.) proceso

3) (a course of action undertaken: Carrying him down the mountain was a slow process.) operación

2. verb
(to deal with (something) by the appropriate process: Have your photographs been processed?; The information is being processed by computer.) (fotografías) revelar; procesar, tratar

- processed
- in the process of

process n proceso

an industrial process un proceso industrial

process

tr['prəʊses]

noun

1 (set of actions, changes) proceso

■ the process of growing old el envejecimiento

2 (method) procedimiento, proceso

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL (lawsuit) acción nombre femenino judicial; (summons) demanda

transitive verb

1 (raw material, food) procesar, tratar; (film) revelar

2 (deal with) ocuparse de, tramitar

3 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL procesar, tratar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in process en curso

in the process (as a result) con ello

■ she won the race, but pulled a muscle in the process ganó la carrera, pero con ello se hizo un tirón

in the process of time con el tiempo

to be in the process of doing something estar en vías de hacer algo, estar haciendo algo

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process

tr[prə'ses]

intransitive verb

1 (gen) desfilar

2 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL ir en procesión

process ['prɑ.sɛs, 'pro:-] vt

: procesar, tratar

process n, pl - cesses ['prɑ.sɛsəz, 'pro:-, -səsəz, -sə.si:z]

1) : proceso m

the process of elimination: el proceso de eliminación

2) method: proceso m, método m

manufacturing processes: procesos industriales

3) : acción f judicial

due process of law: el debido proceso (de la ley)

4) summons: citación f

5) projection: protuberancia f (anatómica)

6)

in the process of : en vías de

in the process of repair: en reparaciones

process

n.

(§ pl.: processes) = expediente s.m.

• procedimiento s.m.

• proceso s.m.

v.

• beneficiar v.

• elaborar v.

• preparar v.

• procesar v.

• tratar v.

'prɑːses, 'prəʊ-, 'prəʊses
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noun

1)

a) (series of actions, changes) proceso m

the aging process — el envejecimiento

the peace process — (journ) el proceso de paz

the process of obtaining a permit — el trámite para obtener un permiso

I am in the process of writing to him right now — en este preciso momento le estoy escribiendo

we are in the process of buying the house — estamos con los trámites de la compra de la casa

he lost a lot of friends in the process — con ello perdió muchos amigos

in process — (AmE) en construcción

b) ( method) proceso m, procedimiento m

2)

a) ( proceedings) (frml) acción f judicial

b) ( writ) demanda f

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transitive verb

a) \<\<raw materials/waste\>\> procesar, tratar; \<\<film\>\> revelar

b) \<\<applications\>\> dar* curso a, procesar; \<\<order\>\> tramitar

c) \<\<data\>\> procesar

2.

vi prə'ses ( go in procession) (frml) desfilar; ( Relig) ir* en procesión

I ['prǝʊses]
1. N

1) (=series of developments) proceso m

the production process — el proceso de producción

the processes of government — los trámites gubernamentales

• the ageing process — el envejecimiento

• I got what I wanted but made a lot of enemies in the process — conseguí lo que quería pero a costa de crearme muchos enemigos

• in the process of, it is in (the) process of construction — está en (vías de) construcción

we are in the process of moving house — estamos en medio de una mudanza
due 1., 3), elimination 1.
2) (=specific method) proceso m, procedimiento m

the Bessemer process — el proceso de Bessemer

3) (Jur) (=action) proceso m ; (=summons) citación f

• to bring a process against sb — demandar a algn

• to serve a process on sb — notificar una citación a algn

4) (Anat, Bot, Zool) protuberancia f

2. VT

1) (=treat) [+ raw materials] procesar; [+ food] (industrially) procesar, tratar; (with food processor) pasar por el robot de cocina

• to process sth into sth — procesar algo para convertirlo en algo

2) (=deal with) [+ application, claim, order] tramitar; [+ applicants] atender

3) (Comput) procesar

4) (Phot) revelar

3.

CPD

process cheese N — (US) queso m fundido

process server N — agente mf judicial

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[prǝ'ses]
VI (Brit) frm (=go in procession) desfilar; (Rel) ir en procesión
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['prɑːses, 'prəʊ-, 'prəʊses]
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noun

1)

a) (series of actions, changes) proceso m

the aging process — el envejecimiento

the peace process — (journ) el proceso de paz

the process of obtaining a permit — el trámite para obtener un permiso

I am in the process of writing to him right now — en este preciso momento le estoy escribiendo

we are in the process of buying the house — estamos con los trámites de la compra de la casa

he lost a lot of friends in the process — con ello perdió muchos amigos

in process — (AmE) en construcción

b) ( method) proceso m, procedimiento m

2)

a) ( proceedings) (frml) acción f judicial

b) ( writ) demanda f

II
1.

transitive verb

a) \<\<raw materials/waste\>\> procesar, tratar; \<\<film\>\> revelar

b) \<\<applications\>\> dar* curso a, procesar; \<\<order\>\> tramitar

c) \<\<data\>\> procesar

2.

vi [prə'ses] ( go in procession) (frml) desfilar; ( Relig) ir* en procesión

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