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1 intense

عَظيم \ fine: of good quality; splendid; pleasing: a fine house; fine clothes; have a fine time on holiday. glorious: having great fame and honour: A glorious victory. great: (giving more force to a noun) real; serious: He’s a great friend of mine, large in size or amount or importance A great city; a great deal of money; a great mistake; a great artist. intense: very powerful or strong: Intense heat; intense excitement. large: big (in size or amount; not usu. used of a person): He needs a large car for his large family. He’s a big boy with large feet. majestic: showing majesty; very grand.

Arabic-English glossary > intense
2 full

1. adjective
1) voll

the jug is full of water — der Krug ist voll Wasser

the bus was completely full — der Bus war voll besetzt

full of hatred/holes — voller Hass/Löcher

be full up — (coll.) voll [besetzt] sein; [Behälter:] randvoll sein; [Liste:] voll sein; [Flug:] völlig ausgebucht sein (see also academic.ru/9982/c">c)

2)

full of — (engrossed with)

be full of oneself/one's own importance — sehr von sich eingenommen sein/sich sehr wichtig nehmen

she's been full of it ever since — seitdem spricht sie von nichts anderem [mehr]

the newspapers are full of the crisis — die Zeitungen sind voll von Berichten über die Krise

3) (replete with food) voll [Magen]; satt [Person]

I'm full [up] — (coll.) ich bin voll [bis obenhin] (ugs.) (see also a)

4) (comprehensive) ausführlich, umfassend [Bericht, Beschreibung]; (satisfying) vollwertig [Mahlzeit]; erfüllt [Leben]; (complete) ganz [Stunde, Tag, Jahr, Monat, Semester, Seite]; voll [Name, Fahrpreis, Gehalt, Bezahlung, Unterstützung, Mitgefühl, Verständnis]

[the] full details — alle Einzelheiten

in full daylight — am helllichten Tag

the moon is full — es ist Vollmond

in full bloom — in voller Blüte

full member — Vollmitglied, das

in full view of somebody — [direkt] vor jemandes Augen

at full speed — mit Höchstgeschwindigkeit

be at full strength — [Mannschaft, Ausschuss, Kabinett:] vollzählig sein

5) (intense in quality) hell, voll [Licht]; voll [Klang, Stimme, Aroma]

6) (rounded, plump) voll [Gesicht, Busen, Lippen, Mund, Segel]; füllig [Figur]; weit geschnitten [Rock]
2. noun
1)

in full — vollständig

write your name [out] in full — schreiben Sie Ihren Namen aus

2)

enjoy something to the full — etwas in vollen Zügen genießen
3. adverb
1) (very)

know full well that... — ganz genau od. sehr wohl wissen, dass...

2) (exactly, directly) genau

full in the face — direkt ins Gesicht [schlagen, scheinen]

look somebody full in the face — jemanden voll ansehen

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[ful] 1. adjective
1) (holding or containing as much as possible: My basket is full.) voll

2) (complete: a full year; a full account of what happened.) vollständig,ganz

3) ((of clothes) containing a large amount of material: a full skirt.) weit
2. adverb
1) (completely: Fill the petrol tank full.) völlig

2) (exactly; directly: She hit him full in the face.) genau

•

- fully
- full-length
- full moon
- full-scale
- full stop
- full-time
- fully-fledged
- full of
- in full
- to the full
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full

[fʊl]

I. adj

1. usu pred (no space) voll; cinema, theatre ausverkauft

her eyes were \full of tears ihre Augen waren voller Tränen

to be \full to the brim [with sth] bis zum Rand [mit etw dat] gefüllt sein

to talk with one's mouth \full mit vollem Mund sprechen

to do sth on a \full stomach etw mit vollem Magen tun

to be \full to bursting [with sth] [mit etw dat] zum Brechen [o brechend] voll sein

they kept packing people in until the hall was \full to bursting man hat so lange immer wieder Leute reingelassen, bis die Halle zum Brechen voll war

2. pred (having a lot)

I couldn't speak, my heart was too \full ich konnte nicht sprechen, denn mir ging das Herz über

she was \full of praise for your work sie war voll des Lobes über deine Arbeit

he shot her a look \full of hatred er warf ihr einen hasserfüllten Blick zu

to be \full of surprises voller Überraschungen sein

to be \full of oneself [or one's own importance] ( pej fam) eingebildet sein

3. pred (after eating)

▪ to be \full satt sein

to be \full to the brim [or to bursting] platzen fam

4. (omitting nothing) voll, vollständig

\full employment Vollbeschäftigung f

\full explanation vollständige Erklärung

the \full form of a word die Vollform eines Wortes

to write one's \full name and address den Vor- und Zunamen und die volle Adresse angeben

to give/write a \full report einen vollständigen Bericht geben/schreiben

5. (entire) voll, vollständig

he was suspended on \full pay er wurde bei vollen Bezügen freigestellt

they had a furious row outside their house in \full view of their neighbours sie hatten eine wilde Auseinandersetzung vor dem Haus, direkt vor den Augen der Nachbarn

\full fare voller Fahrpreis

to be in \full flow in voller Fahrt sein

\full member Vollmitglied nt

\full-price ticket Fahrkarte f zum vollen Preis

to be under \full sail NAUT mit vollen Segeln fahren

to be in \full swing voll im Gang sein

6. (maximum) voll

his headlights were on \full seine Scheinwerfer waren voll aufgeblendet

[at] \full blast [or volume] mit voller Lautstärke

to be in \full cry [after sb/sth] [jdn/etw] begeistert verfolgen

[at] \full speed [or tilt] [or BRIT pelt] mit voller Geschwindigkeit

\full steam ahead NAUT Volldampf voraus

at \full stretch völlig durchgestreckt; ( fig) mit vollen Kräften

7. (busy and active) ausgefüllt

8. pred (preoccupied)

▪ to be \full of sth von etw dat völlig in Anspruch genommen sein; (enthusiastic) von etw dat ganz begeistert sein

did the kids enjoy their day at the beach? — oh yes, they're still \full of it haben die Kinder den Tag am Strand genossen? — oh ja, sie sind noch immer ganz begeistert davon

9. (rounded) voll

for the \fuller figure für die vollschlanke Figur

10. (wide) weit geschnitten

\full skirt weiter Rock

11. (rich and deep) voll

\full voice sonore Stimme

\full wine vollmundiger Wein

12.

▶ to be \full of beans wie ein Sack [voller] Flöhe sein

▶ to have one's hands \full alle Hände voll zu tun haben

▶ to be \full of the joys of spring prächtig aufgelegt sein

▶ to be \full of the milk of human kindness vor Freundlichkeit [geradezu] überströmen

▶ the wheel has [or things have] come \full circle der Kreis hat sich geschlossen

II. adv inv

1. (completely) voll

to be \full on/off tap voll auf-/abgedreht sein

2. (directly) direkt

3. (very) sehr

to know \full well [that...] sehr gut [o wohl] wissen, [dass...]

III. n

in \full zur Gänze

to the \full bis zum Äußersten

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[fʊl]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= filled) room, theatre, train voll

to be full of... — voller (+gen) or voll von... sein, voll sein mit...

he's full of good ideas — er steckt voll(er) guter Ideen

a look full of hate —

his heart was full (liter) — das Herz lief ihm über

don't talk with your mouth full — sprich nicht mit vollem Mund

with his arms full — mit vollgeladenen Armen

I have a full day ahead of me — ich habe einen ausgefüllten Tag vor mir

I am full ( up) (inf) — ich bin (papp)satt, ich bin voll (bis obenhin) (inf)

we are full up for July — wir sind für Juli völlig ausgebucht

2) (= maximum, complete) voll; description, report vollständig; understanding, sympathy vollste(r, s)

at full speed — in voller Fahrt

roses in full bloom — Rosen in voller Blüte

to make full use of sth — etw voll ausnutzen

that's a full day's work — damit habe ich etc den ganzen Tag zu tun

I need a full night's sleep — ich muss mich (ein)mal gründlich ausschlafen

to be in full flight —

battalion at full strength — Bataillon in Sollstärke

I waited two full hours — ich habe geschlagene zwei or zwei ganze Stunden gewartet

the full details — die genauen or alle Einzelheiten

a full colonel — ein Oberst m

to run full tilt into sth — mit voller Wucht in etw (acc) or auf etw (acc) rennen

to go at full tilt — rasen, Volldampf (inf) or volle Pulle (inf) fahren

or color (US) — schöne Farbaufnahmen von den Rocky Mountains

3)

(= preoccupied) to be full of oneself — von sich (selbst) eingenommen sein, nur sich selbst im Kopf haben

the papers were full of it for weeks — die Zeitungen waren wochenlang voll davon

she was full of it — sie hat gar nicht mehr aufgehört, davon zu reden

you're full of it! (inf) — du erzählst lauter Scheiß! (inf)

he's always so full of what he's going to do — er ist dauernd von seinen Plänen dran (inf)

4) (= rounded) lips, face voll; figure, skirt etc füllig

2. adv

1)

(= at least) it is a full five miles from here — es sind volle or gute fünf Meilen von hier

2)

(= very, perfectly) I know full well that... — ich weiß sehr wohl, dass...

3)

(= directly) to hit sb full in the face — jdn voll ins Gesicht schlagen

to look sb full in the face —

she kissed him full on the mouth — sie küsste ihn voll auf den Mund

4)

full out (work) — auf Hochtouren; drive mit Vollgas

3. n

1)

in full — ganz, vollständig

to write one's name in full — seinen Namen ausschreiben

to pay in full — den vollen Betrag bezahlen

2)

to the full — vollständig, total

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full¹ [fʊl]

A adj (adv → fully)

1. a) allg voll:

full of voll von, voller Fische etc, angefüllt mit, reich an (dat);

speak while one’s mouth is full ( oder with one’s mouth full) mit vollem Mund sprechen; → beam A 6, stomach A 1, swing C 1, C 4

b) fig (über)voll (Herz)

2. voll, ganz:

a full mile;

pay the full amount;

in full court JUR vor dem voll besetzten Gericht;

a full hour eine volle oder geschlagene Stunde;

for a full three years für volle drei Jahre

3. weit (geschnitten) (Rock etc)

4. voll, rund (Gesicht), mollig, vollschlank (Figur):

for the fuller figure für die vollschlanke Dame

5. voll, kräftig (Stimme)

6. schwer, vollmundig (Wein)

7. voll, besetzt:

full up (voll) besetzt (Bus etc);

“house full” THEAT „ausverkauft!“

8. vollständig, ausführlich, genau (Einzelheiten etc):

full statement umfassende Erklärung, vollständige Darlegung; → rehearsal 1

9. fig (ganz) erfüllt (of von):

full of hatred hasserfüllt;

he is full of plans er ist oder steckt voller Pläne;

he is full of his success er redet von nichts anderem als von seinem Erfolg;

full of oneself (ganz) von sich eingenommen

10. reichlich (Mahlzeit)

11. voll, unbeschränkt:

full power Vollmacht f;

have full power to do sth bevollmächtigt sein, etwas zu tun;

full power of attorney Generalvollmacht f;

full membership volle Mitgliedschaft, Vollmitgliedschaft f; → knowledge 1

12. voll (berechtigt):

full member Vollmitglied n

13. rein, echt:

a full sister eine leibliche Schwester

14. umg fig voll:

a) auch full up satt

b) Aus betrunken

B adv

1. völlig, gänzlich, ganz:

know full well that … ganz genau wissen, dass …

2. gerade, direkt, genau:

full in the face;

the sun was shining full on her face die Sonne schien ihr voll ins Gesicht

3. full out mit Vollgas fahren, auf Hochtouren arbeiten

C v/t Stoff raffen

D v/i voll werden (Mond)

E s

1. (das) Ganze:

in full vollständig, ganz;

print sth in full etwas in voller Länge abdrucken;

spell ( oder write) in full ausschreiben;

to the full vollständig, vollkommen, bis ins Letzte oder Kleinste;

live life to the full das Leben auskosten;

pay in full voll oder den vollen Betrag bezahlen;

I cannot tell you the full of it ich kann Ihnen nicht alles ausführlich erzählen

2. Fülle f, Höhepunkt m:

at full auf dem Höhepunkt oder Höchststand;

the moon is at the full es ist Vollmond;

at the full of the tide beim höchsten Wasserstand

3. → full house 2

full² [fʊl] v/t TECH Tuch etc walken

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1. adjective
1) voll

the jug is full of water — der Krug ist voll Wasser

the bus was completely full — der Bus war voll besetzt

full of hatred/holes — voller Hass/Löcher

be full up — (coll.) voll [besetzt] sein; [Behälter:] randvoll sein; [Liste:] voll sein; [Flug:] völlig ausgebucht sein (see also c)

2)

full of — (engrossed with)

be full of oneself/one's own importance — sehr von sich eingenommen sein/sich sehr wichtig nehmen

she's been full of it ever since — seitdem spricht sie von nichts anderem [mehr]

the newspapers are full of the crisis — die Zeitungen sind voll von Berichten über die Krise

3) (replete with food) voll [Magen]; satt [Person]

I'm full [up] — (coll.) ich bin voll [bis obenhin] (ugs.) (see also a)

4) (comprehensive) ausführlich, umfassend [Bericht, Beschreibung]; (satisfying) vollwertig [Mahlzeit]; erfüllt [Leben]; (complete) ganz [Stunde, Tag, Jahr, Monat, Semester, Seite]; voll [Name, Fahrpreis, Gehalt, Bezahlung, Unterstützung, Mitgefühl, Verständnis]

[the] full details — alle Einzelheiten

in full daylight — am helllichten Tag

the moon is full — es ist Vollmond

in full bloom — in voller Blüte

full member — Vollmitglied, das

in full view of somebody — [direkt] vor jemandes Augen

at full speed — mit Höchstgeschwindigkeit

be at full strength — [Mannschaft, Ausschuss, Kabinett:] vollzählig sein

5) (intense in quality) hell, voll [Licht]; voll [Klang, Stimme, Aroma]

6) (rounded, plump) voll [Gesicht, Busen, Lippen, Mund, Segel]; füllig [Figur]; weit geschnitten [Rock]
2. noun
1)

in full — vollständig

write your name [out] in full — schreiben Sie Ihren Namen aus

2)

enjoy something to the full — etwas in vollen Zügen genießen
3. adverb
1) (very)

know full well that... — ganz genau od. sehr wohl wissen, dass...

2) (exactly, directly) genau

full in the face — direkt ins Gesicht [schlagen, scheinen]

look somebody full in the face — jemanden voll ansehen

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adj.

voll adj.

vollständig adj.

völlig adj.

English-german dictionary > full
3 good

ɡud
1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) bueno; educado

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bueno, correcto

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bueno

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bueno, competente

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bueno, amable

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bueno; útil, beneficioso

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bueno, buen (humor), satisfecho, contento

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bueno, agradable

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bueno, apropiado, adecuado, suficiente

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) bueno, apto, cualificado, adecuado

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bueno; sano; en buenas condiciones

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bueno

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bueno, positivo

14) (thorough: a good clean.) bueno; profundo

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bien, sano, en forma

2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bien, provecho, beneficio

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bien, bondad, lado bueno

3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) bueno, bien

- goodness

4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) ¡Dios mío!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good

good¹ adj

1. bueno

these strawberries are very good estos fresones están muy buenos

this water is not good to drink esta agua no es buena para beber

2. bueno / amable

he's been very good to me ha sido muy amable conmigo / se ha portado muy bien conmigo

good for you! ¡bien hecho!

to be good at something tener facilidad para algo / ser bueno en algo

she's good at languages tiene facilidad para los idiomas

he's good at tennis juega bien al tenis

to have a good time pasarlo bien

El comparativo de good es better; el superlativo es best

good² n bien

it's for your own good es por tu bien

what's the good of shouting if nobody can hear you? ¿de qué sirve gritar si nadie te oye?

for good para siempre

she's gone for good se ha ido para siempre

to do someone good hacer bien a alguien

a walk will do you good un paseo te hará bien

good

tr[gʊd]

adjective (comp better, superl best)

1 bueno,-a (before m sing noun) buen

■ she's a good daughter es una buena hija

■ he's a good son es un buen hijo

2 (healthy) sano,-a

■ olive oil is good for you el aceite de oliva es muy sano

3 (beneficial) bueno,-a

■ taking exercise is good for your health hacer ejercicio es bueno para la salud

4 (kind) amable

■ they've been very good to him han sido muy amables con él

■ he was so good as to help us tuvo la amabilidad de ayudarnos

5 (well-behaved) bueno,-a

■ be good! ¡sé bueno!

6 (useful) servible

■ the only good plate in the cupboard el único plato servible en el armario

adverb

1 muy

■ a pair of good strong boots un par de botas muy resistentes

interjection

1 ¡bien!

noun

1 bien nombre masculino

■ good and evil el bien y el mal

■ its for your own good es por tu propio bien

plural noun goods

1 (property) bienes nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (in shop) género m sing, artículos nombre masculino plural

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (merchandise) mercancías nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a good deal bastante

■ a good deal of money bastante dinero

■ he worked a good deal harder than she did él trabajó bastante más que ella

all in good time todo a su debido tiempo

as good as como si, prácticamente, casi

■ it's as good as finished está casi acabado

for good para siempre

for the good of en bien de

■ for the good of the people en bien del pueblo

good afternoon buenas tardes

good evening buenas tardes

Good Friday Viernes Santo

good heavens!, good grief! ¡cielo santo!

good morning buenos días

good night buenas noches

it's a good job menos mal

■ it's a good job that we brought an umbrella menos mal que trajimos un paraguas

that's a good one! (joke) ¡ésta sí que es buena!

to be as good as new estar como nuevo,-a

■ the clock is as good as new el reloj está como nuevo

to be as good as gold ser un ángel

to be good at tener aptitudes para

■ she's good at maths tiene aptitudes para las matemáticas

to be good for a laugh familiar ser muy divertido,-a, ser muy cachondo,-a

to be good for (last) durar 2 (be useful for) servir

■ it'll be good for another couple of years durará un par de años más

■ he'll be good for a long time yet tiene mucha vida por delante

■ it's good for getting rid of stains sirve para quitar las manchas

■ he's good for nothing no sirve para nada, es un inútil

to be up to no good estar tramando algo

to deliver the goods (literally) repartir las mercancías 2 (fig) cumplir sus compromisos

to do good hacer bien

to feel good sentirse bien

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to look good (person) tener buen aspecto 2 (food) tener buena pinta

to make good (be successful) tener éxito, salir bien 2 (reform) reformarse 3 (compensate) indemnizar

what's the good of «+ ger»? ¿de qué sirve + inf?

■ what's the good of denying it? ¿de qué sirve negarlo?

goods train tren nombre masculino de mercancías

goods wagon furgón nombre masculino, vagón nombre masculino de mercancías

goods yard estación nombre femenino de mercancías

stolen goods objetos nombre masculino plural robados

good ['gʊd] adv

1) (used as an intensifier) : bien

a good strong rope: una cuerda bien fuerte

2) well: bien

good adj, better ['bɛt̬ər] ; best ['bɛst]

1) pleasant: bueno, agradable

good news: buenas noticias

to have a good time: divertirse

2) beneficial: bueno, beneficioso

good for a cold: beneficioso para los resfriados

it's good for you: es bueno para uno

3) full: completo, entero

a good hour: una hora entera

4) considerable: bueno, bastante

a good many people: muchísima gente, un buen número de gente

5) attractive, desirable: bueno, bien

a good salary: un buen sueldo

to look good: quedar bien

6) kind, virtuous: bueno, amable

she's a good person: es buena gente

that's good of you!: ¡qué amable!

good deeds: buenas obras

7) skilled: bueno, hábil

to be good at: tener facilidad para

8) sound: bueno, sensato

good advice: buenos consejos

9) (in greetings) : bueno

good morning: buenos días

good afternoon (evening): buenas tardes

good night: buenas noches

good n

1) right: bien m

to do good: hacer el bien

2) goodness: bondad f

3) benefit: bien m, provecho m

it's for your own good: es por tu propio bien

4) goods npl

property: efectos mpl personales, posesiones fpl

5) goods npl

wares: mercancía f, mercadería f, artículos mpl

6)

for good : para siempre

good

adj.

• bueno, -a adj.

n.

• bien s.m.

• provecho s.m.

I gʊd
1) adjective (comp better; superl best) [The usual translation, bueno, becomes buen when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

Sense I

2) <food/quality/book> bueno

it smells good — huele bien, tiene rico or buen olor (AmL)

it looks good — tiene buen aspecto

her French is very good — habla muy bien (el) francés

in good condition — en buen estado

this hotel is as good as any you'll find here — este hotel es de los mejores que hay por aquí

to make good something: they undertook to make good the damage to the car se comprometieron a hacerse cargo de la reparación del coche; our losses were made good by the company la compañía nos compensó las pérdidas; to make good one's escape — lograr huir

3) ( creditable) <work/progress/results> bueno

they've made a very good start — han empezado muy bien

at least he had a good try — por lo menos lo intentó

4) (opportune, favorable) <moment/day/opportunity> bueno

is this a good time to phone? — ¿es buena hora para llamar?

it's a good job nobody was listening — (colloq) menos mal que nadie estaba escuchando

5) (advantageous, useful) <deal/offer/advice> bueno

she's a good person to have around — es una persona que conviene tener cerca

burn it; that's all it's good for — quémalo, no sirve para otra cosa

it's a good idea to let them know in advance — convendría or no sería mala idea avisarles de antemano

good idea!, good thinking! — buena idea!

6) ( pleasant) bueno

to be in a good mood — estar* de buen humor

I hope you have a good time in London — espero que te diviertas or que lo pases bien en Londres

did you have a good flight? — ¿qué tal el vuelo?

it's good to be back home — qué alegría estar otra vez en casa!

7) (healthy, wholesome) <diet/habit/exercise> bueno

he is in good health — está bien de salud

I'm not feeling too good — (colloq) no me siento or no me encuentro muy bien

spinach is good for you — las espinacas son buenas para la salud or son muy sanas

he drinks more than is good for him — bebe demasiado or más de la cuenta

she has been good for him — ella le ha hecho mucho bien

8) ( attractive)

she's got a good figure — tiene buena figura or buen tipo

that dress looks really good on her — ese vestido le queda or le sienta muy bien

9)

a) ( in greetings)

good morning — buenos días, buen día (RPl)

good afternoon — buenas tardes

b) ( in interj phrases)

good! now to the next question — bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta

good for you! — bien hecho

good God! — Dios mío!

good heavens! — Santo Cielo!

good grief/gracious! — por favor!

very good, sir/madam — (frml) lo que mande el señor/la señora (frml)

c) ( for emphasis) (colloq)

I'll do it when I'm good and ready — lo haré cuando me parezca

the water's good and hot — el agua está bien caliente

d)

as good as: it's as good as new está como nuevo; he as good as admitted it — prácticamente lo admitió

Sense II

10) (skilled, competent) bueno

he's no good in emergencies — en situaciones de emergencia no sabe qué hacer

she's very good in the kitchen — cocina muy bien

to be good AT something/-ING: to be good at languages tener* facilidad para los idiomas; he's good at ironing plancha muy bien; he is good with dogs/children tiene buena mano con or sabe cómo tratar a los perros/los niños; she is good with her hands — es muy habilidosa or mañosa

11) (devoted, committed) bueno

a good Catholic/socialist — un buen católico/socialista

12)

a) (virtuous, upright) bueno

the Good Book — la Santa Biblia

b) ( well-behaved) bueno

be good — sé bueno, pórtate bien

good boy! — muy bien!

13) ( kind) bueno

to be good TO somebody: she was very good to me fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo; it was very good of you to come muchas gracias por venir; good old Pete — el bueno de Pete

14) (decent, acceptable) bueno

good manners — buenos modales mpl

to have a good reputation — tener* buena reputación

15) ( sound) <customer/payer> bueno

this ticket is good for another week — este billete vale para una semana más

this car's good for a few years yet — a este coche todavía le quedan unos cuantos años por delante

16) ( valid) <argument/excuse> bueno

it's not good enough to say you can't do it — no basta con decir que no puedes hacerlo

it's simply not good enough! — esto no puede ser!, esto es intolerable!

Sense III

17) (substantial, considerable) <meal/salary/distance> bueno

she's making good money — está haciendo mucho dinero

there were a good many people there — había bastante gente or un buen número de personas allí

18) ( not less than)

it'll take a good hour — va a llevar su buena hora or una hora larga

a good half of all the people interviewed — más de la mitad de los entrevistados

19) (thorough, intense) <rest/scolding> bueno

I had a good night's sleep — dormí bien

II

noun

1)

a) u ( moral right) bien m

to do good — hacer* el bien

there is some good in everyone — todos tenemos algo bueno

to be up to no good — (colloq) estar* tramando algo, traerse* algo entre manos

b) ( people)

the good — (+ pl vb) los buenos

2) u

a) ( benefit) bien m

for the good of somebody/something — por el bien de algn/algo

no good will come of it — nada bueno saldrá de ello

to do somebody/something good — hacerle* bien a algn/algo

lying won't do you any good at all — mentir no te llevará a ninguna parte, no ganarás or no sacarás nada con mentir

b) ( use)

this knife is no good (at all) — este cuchillo no sirve (para nada)

are you any good at drawing? — ¿sabes dibujar?

this book is no good — este libro no vale nada

c) ( in phrases)

for good — para siempre

3) goods pl

a) ( merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS)

manufactured goods — productos mpl manufacturados, manufacturas fpl

to come up with o deliver the goods — (colloq) cumplir con lo prometido; (before n) <train, wagon> (BrE) de carga; < depot> de mercancías, de mercaderías (AmS)

b) ( property) (frml) bienes mpl

all his worldly goods — todas sus posesiones

III

adverb

1) (as intensifier)

it's been a good long while since... — ha pasado su buen tiempo desde...

you messed that up good and proper, didn't you? — (BrE colloq) metiste bien la pata, ¿no? (fam)

2) (AmE colloq) (well, thoroughly) bien

[ɡʊd]
1. ADJECTIVE
(compar better) (superl best) When good is part of a set combination, eg in a good temper, a good deal of, good heavens, look up the noun. The commonest translation of good is bueno, which must be shortened to buen before a masculine singular noun.
1) (=satisfactory)

a) bueno

a good book — un buen libro

at the end of the day, it's a good investment — a fin de cuentas es una buena inversión
Note that [bueno]/[buena] {etc} precede the noun in general comments where there is no attempt to compare or rank the person or thing involved:
if he set his mind to it, he could be a very good painter — si se lo propusiera podría ser muy buen pintor

she was a good wife and mother — era una buena esposa y madre

she has a good figure — tiene buen tipo
[Bueno]/[buena] {etc} follow the noun when there is implied or explicit comparison:
we could make a list of good teachers — podríamos hacer una lista de profesores buenos

I'm not saying it's a good thing or a bad thing — no digo que sea una cosa buena, ni mala
Use [ser] rather than [estar] with [bueno] when translating [to be good], unless describing food:
the idea is a good one — la idea es buena

it's good to be aware of the views of intelligent people — es bueno conocer los puntos de vista de la gente inteligente

the paella was very good — la paella estaba muy buena
Use [estar] with the adverb [bien] to give a general comment on a situation:
you've written a book, which is good — has escrito un libro, lo que está bien

his hearing is good — del oído está bien, el oído lo tiene bien

b)

• she's good at maths — se le dan bien las matemáticas, es buena en matemáticas

she's good at singing — canta bien

she's good at putting people at their ease — tiene la capacidad de hacer que la gente se sienta relajada

• that's good enough for me — eso me basta

it's just not good enough! — ¡esto no se puede consentir!

40% of candidates are not good enough to pass — el 40% de los candidatos no dan el nivel or la talla para aprobar

• to feel good — sentirse bien

I started to feel good about myself again — empecé a recuperar mi autoestima or la moral

I don't feel very good about that * — (=I'm rather ashamed) me da bastante vergüenza

• we've never had it so good! * — ¡nunca nos ha ido tan bien!, ¡jamás lo hemos tenido tan fácil!

• how good is her eyesight? — ¿qué tal está de la vista?

• you're looking good — ¡qué guapa estás!

things are looking good — las cosas van bien, la cosa tiene buena pinta *

you look good in that — eso te sienta or te va bien

• you can have too much of a good thing — lo mucho cansa (y lo poco agrada)

• it's too good to be true — no puede ser, es demasiado bueno para ser cierto

he sounds too good to be true! — ¡algún defecto tiene que tener!

• she's good with cats — entiende bien a los gatos, sabe manejarse bien con los gatos
good 2., manner 4), a), mood II, 1., time 1., 5)
2) (=of high quality)

always use good ingredients — utilice siempre ingredientes de calidad or los mejores ingredientes

it's made of good leather — está hecho con cuero del bueno

3) (=pleasant) [holiday, day] bueno, agradable; [weather, news] bueno

• it was as good as a holiday — aquello fue como unas vacaciones

• have a good journey! — ¡buen viaje!

• how good it is to know that...! — ¡cuánto me alegro de saber que...!

• it's good to see you — me alegro de verte, gusto en verte (LAm)

it's good to be here — da gusto estar aquí

• have a good trip! — ¡buen viaje!
alive, life 1., 3)
4) (=beneficial, wholesome) [food] bueno, sano; [air] puro, sano

• it's good for burns — es bueno para las quemaduras

it's good for you or your health — te hace bien

spirits are not good for me — los licores no me sientan bien

he eats more than is good for him — come más de lo que le conviene

all this excitement isn't good for me! — ¡a mí todas estas emociones no me vienen or sientan nada bien!

it's good for the soul! — hum ¡ennoblece el espíritu!, ¡te enriquece (como persona)!

if you know what's good for you you'll say yes — por la cuenta que te tiene dirás que sí

some children know more than is good for them — algunos niños son demasiado listos or saben demasiado

5) (=favourable) [moment, chance] bueno

• it's a good chance to sort things out — es una buena oportunidad de or para arreglar las cosas

• I tried to find something good to say about him — traté de encontrar algo bueno que decir de él

• it would be a good thing or idea to ask him — no estaría mal or no sería mala idea preguntárselo

• this is as good a time as any to do it — es tan buen momento como cualquier otro para hacerlo

6) (=useful)

the only good chair — la única silla que está bien, la única silla servible or sana

• to be good for (doing) sth — servir para (hacer) algo

it'll be good for some years — durará todavía algunos años

he's good for ten years yet — tiene todavía por delante diez años de vida

John's good for a few hundred pounds * — John seguramente puede prestarnos unos cientos de libras

I'm good for another mile — todavía puedo aguantar otra milla más

the ticket is good for three months — el billete es válido or valedero para tres meses

he's good for nothing — es un inútil, es completamente inútil

7) (=sound, valid) [excuse] bueno

• unless you have a good excuse — a menos que tengas una buena excusa

• for no good reason — sin motivo alguno

• he is a good risk — (financially) concederle crédito es un riesgo asumible, se le puede prestar dinero
word 1., 1)
8) (=kind)

• that's very good of you — es usted muy amable, ¡qué amable (de su parte)!

• he was so good as to come with me — tuvo la amabilidad de acompañarme

please would you be so good as to help me down with my case? — ¿me hace el favor de bajarme la maleta?, ¿tendría la bondad de bajarme la maleta? more frm

would you be so good as to sign here? — ¿me hace el favor de firmar aquí?

• he's a good sort — es buena persona or gente

• he was good to me — fue muy bueno or amable conmigo, se portó bien conmigo
nature 1., 2)
9) (=well-behaved) [child] bueno

be good! — (morally) ¡sé bueno!; (in behaviour) ¡pórtate bien!; (at this moment) ¡estáte formal!

- be as good as gold

10) (=upright, virtuous) bueno

he's a good man — es una buena persona, es un buen hombre

• I think I'm as good as him — yo me considero tan buena persona como él

the twelve good men and true — los doce hombres justos

• yes, my good man — sí, mi querido amigo

• send us a photo of your good self — frm tenga a bien enviarnos una foto suya

• she's too good for him — ella es más de lo que él se merece
lady 1., 5)
11) (=close) bueno

• he's a good friend of mine — es un buen amigo mío

my good friend Fernando — mi buen or querido amigo Fernando

12) (=middle-class, respectable)

• to live at a good address — vivir en una buena zona or en un buen barrio

• he's got no money but he's of good family — no tiene dinero pero es or viene de buena familia

13) (=creditable)

he came in a good third — llegó en un meritorio tercer puesto

14) (=considerable) [supply, number] bueno

we were kept waiting for a good hour/thirty minutes — nos tuvieron esperando una hora/media hora larga, nos tuvieron esperando por lo menos una hora/media hora

a good three hours — tres horas largas

a good 10km — 10kms largos

a good £10 — lo menos 10 libras

• a good many or few people — bastante gente

15) (=thorough) [scolding] bueno

• to have a good cry — llorar a lágrima viva, llorar a moco tendido *

• to have a good laugh — reírse mucho

• to take a good look (at sth) — mirar bien (algo)

• to have a good wash — lavarse bien

16)

the good ship Domino — el (buque) Domino

17) (in greetings)

• good morning — buenos días

• good afternoon/ evening — buenas tardes

• good day — † (=hello) ¡buenos días!; (=goodbye) ¡hasta mañana!

• good night — buenas noches

• with every good wish, with all good wishes — (in letter) saludos, un fuerte abrazo

Robert sends (his) good wishes — Robert manda recuerdos

18) (in exclamations)

good! — ¡muy bien!

(that's) good! — ¡qué bien!, ¡qué bueno! (LAm)

very good, sir — sí, señor

• good for you! — ¡bien hecho!; (=congratulations) ¡enhorabuena!

• good one! — (=well done, well said) ¡muy bien!, ¡sí señor!
old 1., 5)
19) (in other set expressions)
as good as
it's as good as new — está como nuevo

I'll soon be as good as new — pronto estaré como nuevo

the job is as good as done — el trabajo puede darse por acabado

it's as good as lost — puede darse por perdido

they're as good as beaten — pueden darse por vencidos

as good as saying... — tanto como decir...

she as good as told me so — poco menos que me lo dijo

he as good as called me a liar — me llamó poco menos que mentiroso
to come good
things will come good eventually * — todo se arreglará al final
good and...
good and hot * — bien calentito *

good and strong * — bien fuerte

I'll do it when I'm good and ready * — lo haré cuando a mí me parezca
to hold good valer ( for para)
the same advice holds good for us — el mismo consejo vale para nosotros
it's a good job
(it's a) good job he came! * — ¡menos mal que ha venido!
make 1., 3), riddance, thing 2)
2. ADVERB

1) (as intensifier) bien

a good strong stick — un palo bien fuerte

a good long walk — un paseo bien largo, un buen paseo

- give as good as one gets
good and proper
they were beaten good and proper * — les dieron una buena paliza *

they were cheated good and proper * — les timaron bien timados *, les timaron con todas las de la ley *

2) (esp US) * (=well) bien

you did good — hiciste bien

"how are you?" - "thanks, I'm good" — -¿cómo estás? -muy bien, gracias

3. NOUN

1) (=virtuousness) el bien

• to do good — hacer (el) bien

• good and evil — el bien y el mal

• he is a power for good — su influencia es muy buena or beneficiosa, hace mucho bien

• for good or ill — para bien o para mal

• there's some good in him — tiene algo bueno

• to be up to no good * — estar tramando algo

2) (=advantage, benefit) bien m

the common good — el bien común

if it's any good to you — si te sirve de algo

• a rest will do you some good — un descanso te sentará bien

the sea air does you good — el aire del mar le hace or sienta a uno bien

a (fat) lot of good that will do you! * — iro ¡menudo provecho te va a traer!

much good may it do you! — ¡no creo que te sirva de mucho!, ¡para lo que te va a servir!

it does my heart good to see him — verlo me alegra la existencia

• for your own good — por tu propio bien

for the good of the country — por el bien del país

• to be in good with sb — estar a bien con algn

• that's all to the good! — ¡menos mal!

• what good will that do you? — ¿y eso de qué te va a servir?

what's the good of worrying? — ¿de qué sirve or para qué preocuparse?

3) (=people of virtue)
the good los buenos
4) (in set expressions)
any good
is he any good? — [worker, singer etc] ¿qué tal lo hace?, ¿lo hace bien?

is this any good? — ¿sirve esto?

is she any good at cooking? — ¿qué tal cocina?, ¿cocina bien?
for good (and all) (=for ever) para siempre
he's gone for good — se ha ido para siempre or para no volver
no good
it's no good — (=no use) no sirve

it's no good, I'll never get it finished in time — así no hay manera, nunca lo terminaré a tiempo

it's no good saying that — de nada sirve or vale decir eso

it's no good worrying — de nada sirve or vale preocuparse, no se saca nada preocupándose

that's no good — eso no vale or sirve

I'm no good at maths — las matemáticas no se me dan nada bien

that's no good to me — eso no me sirve para nada

to come to no good — acabar mal

4.

COMPOUNDS

the Good Book N — (Rel) la Biblia

good deeds NPL — = good works

good faith N — buena fe f

in good faith — de buena fe

Good Friday N — (Rel) Viernes m Santo

good guy N — (Cine) bueno m

good looks NPL — atractivo msing físico

good name N — buen nombre m

to protect sb's good name — proteger el buen nombre de algn

he wanted to protect his friend's good name — quería proteger el buen nombre de su amigo

good works NPL — buenas obras fpl

* * *

I [gʊd]
1) adjective (comp better; superl best) [The usual translation, bueno, becomes buen when it is used before a masculine singular noun]

Sense I

2) <food/quality/book> bueno

it smells good — huele bien, tiene rico or buen olor (AmL)

it looks good — tiene buen aspecto

her French is very good — habla muy bien (el) francés

in good condition — en buen estado

this hotel is as good as any you'll find here — este hotel es de los mejores que hay por aquí

to make good something: they undertook to make good the damage to the car se comprometieron a hacerse cargo de la reparación del coche; our losses were made good by the company la compañía nos compensó las pérdidas; to make good one's escape — lograr huir

3) ( creditable) <work/progress/results> bueno

they've made a very good start — han empezado muy bien

at least he had a good try — por lo menos lo intentó

4) (opportune, favorable) <moment/day/opportunity> bueno

is this a good time to phone? — ¿es buena hora para llamar?

it's a good job nobody was listening — (colloq) menos mal que nadie estaba escuchando

5) (advantageous, useful) <deal/offer/advice> bueno

she's a good person to have around — es una persona que conviene tener cerca

burn it; that's all it's good for — quémalo, no sirve para otra cosa

it's a good idea to let them know in advance — convendría or no sería mala idea avisarles de antemano

good idea!, good thinking! — buena idea!

6) ( pleasant) bueno

to be in a good mood — estar* de buen humor

I hope you have a good time in London — espero que te diviertas or que lo pases bien en Londres

did you have a good flight? — ¿qué tal el vuelo?

it's good to be back home — qué alegría estar otra vez en casa!

7) (healthy, wholesome) <diet/habit/exercise> bueno

he is in good health — está bien de salud

I'm not feeling too good — (colloq) no me siento or no me encuentro muy bien

spinach is good for you — las espinacas son buenas para la salud or son muy sanas

he drinks more than is good for him — bebe demasiado or más de la cuenta

she has been good for him — ella le ha hecho mucho bien

8) ( attractive)

she's got a good figure — tiene buena figura or buen tipo

that dress looks really good on her — ese vestido le queda or le sienta muy bien

9)

a) ( in greetings)

good morning — buenos días, buen día (RPl)

good afternoon — buenas tardes

b) ( in interj phrases)

good! now to the next question — bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta

good for you! — bien hecho

good God! — Dios mío!

good heavens! — Santo Cielo!

good grief/gracious! — por favor!

very good, sir/madam — (frml) lo que mande el señor/la señora (frml)

c) ( for emphasis) (colloq)

I'll do it when I'm good and ready — lo haré cuando me parezca

the water's good and hot — el agua está bien caliente

d)

as good as: it's as good as new está como nuevo; he as good as admitted it — prácticamente lo admitió

Sense II

10) (skilled, competent) bueno

he's no good in emergencies — en situaciones de emergencia no sabe qué hacer

she's very good in the kitchen — cocina muy bien

to be good AT something/-ING: to be good at languages tener* facilidad para los idiomas; he's good at ironing plancha muy bien; he is good with dogs/children tiene buena mano con or sabe cómo tratar a los perros/los niños; she is good with her hands — es muy habilidosa or mañosa

11) (devoted, committed) bueno

a good Catholic/socialist — un buen católico/socialista

12)

a) (virtuous, upright) bueno

the Good Book — la Santa Biblia

b) ( well-behaved) bueno

be good — sé bueno, pórtate bien

good boy! — muy bien!

13) ( kind) bueno

to be good TO somebody: she was very good to me fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo; it was very good of you to come muchas gracias por venir; good old Pete — el bueno de Pete

14) (decent, acceptable) bueno

good manners — buenos modales mpl

to have a good reputation — tener* buena reputación

15) ( sound) <customer/payer> bueno

this ticket is good for another week — este billete vale para una semana más

this car's good for a few years yet — a este coche todavía le quedan unos cuantos años por delante

16) ( valid) <argument/excuse> bueno

it's not good enough to say you can't do it — no basta con decir que no puedes hacerlo

it's simply not good enough! — esto no puede ser!, esto es intolerable!

Sense III

17) (substantial, considerable) <meal/salary/distance> bueno

she's making good money — está haciendo mucho dinero

there were a good many people there — había bastante gente or un buen número de personas allí

18) ( not less than)

it'll take a good hour — va a llevar su buena hora or una hora larga

a good half of all the people interviewed — más de la mitad de los entrevistados

19) (thorough, intense) <rest/scolding> bueno

I had a good night's sleep — dormí bien

II

noun

1)

a) u ( moral right) bien m

to do good — hacer* el bien

there is some good in everyone — todos tenemos algo bueno

to be up to no good — (colloq) estar* tramando algo, traerse* algo entre manos

b) ( people)

the good — (+ pl vb) los buenos

2) u

a) ( benefit) bien m

for the good of somebody/something — por el bien de algn/algo

no good will come of it — nada bueno saldrá de ello

to do somebody/something good — hacerle* bien a algn/algo

lying won't do you any good at all — mentir no te llevará a ninguna parte, no ganarás or no sacarás nada con mentir

b) ( use)

this knife is no good (at all) — este cuchillo no sirve (para nada)

are you any good at drawing? — ¿sabes dibujar?

this book is no good — este libro no vale nada

c) ( in phrases)

for good — para siempre

3) goods pl

a) ( merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS)

manufactured goods — productos mpl manufacturados, manufacturas fpl

to come up with o deliver the goods — (colloq) cumplir con lo prometido; (before n) <train, wagon> (BrE) de carga; < depot> de mercancías, de mercaderías (AmS)

b) ( property) (frml) bienes mpl

all his worldly goods — todas sus posesiones

III

adverb

1) (as intensifier)

it's been a good long while since... — ha pasado su buen tiempo desde...

you messed that up good and proper, didn't you? — (BrE colloq) metiste bien la pata, ¿no? (fam)

2) (AmE colloq) (well, thoroughly) bien

English-spanish dictionary > good
4 steigern

I v/t

1. increase; (Spannung, Wirkung) auch heighten, intensify; (Wert) auch put up, enhance; (verbessern) improve, enhance; (verschlimmern) exacerbate; (Produktion, Tempo) increase, step up

2. LING. compare; englische Adjektive steigert man auf „-er,-est“ oder „more, most“ the comparative and superlative of English adjectives are formed with „-er“ and „-est“ or „more“ and „most“

II v/refl increase; (wachsen) auch grow; Preise: rise, go up, increase; Spannung: rise; auch Erregung: mount; (sich verbessern) improve (one’s performance); er kann sich noch steigern there’s room for improvement; im Finale konnte sie sich nochmals steigern in the final she succeeded in finding that extra something (Tennis etc.: in raising her game); siehe auch hineinsteigern

III v/i auf einer Auktion: bid; (erhöhen) raise the amount ( auf + Akk to)

* * *

to climax; to enhance; to raise; to step up; to increase;

sich steigern

to climax

* * *
stei|gern ['ʃtaigɐn]
1. vt

1) (= erhöhen) to increase (
auf +acc to, um bei); Wirkung to increase, to heighten; (= verschlimmern) Übel, Zorn to aggravate; (= verbessern) Leistung to improve
2) (GRAM) Adjektiv to compare

3) (= ersteigern) to buy at an auction

2. vi
to bid (um for)
3. vr

1) (= sich erhöhen) to increase; (Zorn, Übel) to be aggravated, to worsen

sein Ärger steigerte sich zu Zorn — his annoyance turned into rage

seine Schmerzen steigerten sich ins Unerträgliche — his pain became unbearable

2) (= sich verbessern) to improve

3)

(= hineinsteigern) stéígern — to work oneself (up) into sth

* * *

1) (to increase (usually speed).) get up

2) (to increase (an effect etc).) heighten

3) (to increase: The firm must step up production.) step up

* * *

stei·gern

[ˈʃtaigɐn]

I. vt

1. (erhöhen, verstärken)

▪ etw [auf etw akk/um etw akk] \steigern to increase sth [to/by sth]

die Geschwindigkeit \steigern to increase speed, to accelerate

die Produktion \steigern to increase [or sep step up] production

2. (verbessern)

▪ etw \steigern to add to [or improve] sth

die Qualität \steigern to improve [or enhance] the quality

3. LING

▪ etw \steigern to compare sth, to form the comparative of sth

II. vr

1. (sich erhöhen)

▪ sich akk [auf etw akk/um etw akk] \steigern to increase [or rise] [to/by sth]

2. (sich intensivieren)

▪ sich akk \steigern to increase, to grow; a. Spannung, Ungeduld, Unruhe, Wind to mount

gesteigertes Interesse/Misstrauen great interest/deep[ening] mistrust

3. (seine Leistung verbessern)

▪ sich akk \steigern to improve

4. (sich hineinsteigern)

▪ sich akk in etw akk \steigern to work oneself [up] into sth

sich akk in Wut \steigern to work oneself [up] into a rage

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1.
transitives Verb

1) increase <speed, value, sales, consumption, etc.> (auf + Akk. to); step up <demands, production, pace, etc.>; raise <standards, requirements>; (verstärken) intensify <fear, tension>; heighten, intensify < effect>; exacerbate < anger>

2) (Sprachw.) compare < adjective>
2.
reflexives Verb

1) <confusion, speed, profit, etc.> increase; <pain, excitement, tension> become more intense; <excitement, tension> mount; <hate, anger> grow, become more intense; < costs> escalate; < effect> be heightened or intensified

sich od. seine Leistung[en] steigern — improve one's performance

2) (hineinsteigern)

sich [mehr und mehr] in einen Erregungszustand steigern — work oneself up into [more and more of] a state [of excitement]

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steigern

A. v/t

1. increase; (Spannung, Wirkung) auch heighten, intensify; (Wert) auch put up, enhance; (verbessern) improve, enhance; (verschlimmern) exacerbate; (Produktion, Tempo) increase, step up

2. LING compare;

englische Adjektive steigert man auf „-er,-est“ oder „more, most“ the comparative and superlative of English adjectives are formed with “-er” and “-est” or “more” and “most”

B. v/r increase; (wachsen) auch grow; Preise: rise, go up, increase; Spannung: rise; auch Erregung: mount; (sich verbessern) improve (one’s performance);

er kann sich noch steigern there’s room for improvement;

im Finale konnte sie sich nochmals steigern in the final she succeeded in finding that extra something (Tennis etc: in raising her game); → auch hineinsteigern

C. v/i auf einer Auktion: bid; (erhöhen) raise the amount (

auf +akk to)

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1.
transitives Verb

1) increase <speed, value, sales, consumption, etc.> (auf + Akk. to); step up <demands, production, pace, etc.>; raise <standards, requirements>; (verstärken) intensify <fear, tension>; heighten, intensify < effect>; exacerbate < anger>

2) (Sprachw.) compare < adjective>
2.
reflexives Verb

1) <confusion, speed, profit, etc.> increase; <pain, excitement, tension> become more intense; <excitement, tension> mount; <hate, anger> grow, become more intense; < costs> escalate; < effect> be heightened or intensified

sich od. seine Leistung[en] steigern — improve one's performance

2) (hineinsteigern)

sich [mehr und mehr] in einen Erregungszustand steigern — work oneself up into [more and more of] a state [of excitement]

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v.

to increase (in) v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > steigern
5 intensity

noun (the quality of being intense: the intensity of the heat.) intensitet

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noun (the quality of being intense: the intensity of the heat.) intensitet

English-Danish dictionary > intensity
6 coche de ocasión

(n.) = used car, second-hand car

Ex. The quality of used cars has also improved with intense competition among manufacturers in the new car market.

Ex. Not many people foresaw that second-hand cars imported from Japan would one day dominate the motor industry in Botswana.

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(n.) = used car, second-hand car

Ex: The quality of used cars has also improved with intense competition among manufacturers in the new car market.

Ex: Not many people foresaw that second-hand cars imported from Japan would one day dominate the motor industry in Botswana.

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coche de ocasión

used car, second-hand car

Spanish-English dictionary > coche de ocasión
7 coche de segunda mano

(n.) = used car, second-hand car

Ex. The quality of used cars has also improved with intense competition among manufacturers in the new car market.

Ex. Not many people foresaw that second-hand cars imported from Japan would one day dominate the motor industry in Botswana.

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(n.) = used car, second-hand car

Ex: The quality of used cars has also improved with intense competition among manufacturers in the new car market.

Ex: Not many people foresaw that second-hand cars imported from Japan would one day dominate the motor industry in Botswana.

Spanish-English dictionary > coche de segunda mano
8 coche usado

(n.) = used car, second-hand car

Ex. The quality of used cars has also improved with intense competition among manufacturers in the new car market.

Ex. Not many people foresaw that second-hand cars imported from Japan would one day dominate the motor industry in Botswana.

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(n.) = used car, second-hand car

Ex: The quality of used cars has also improved with intense competition among manufacturers in the new car market.

Ex: Not many people foresaw that second-hand cars imported from Japan would one day dominate the motor industry in Botswana.

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coche usado

used car, second-hand car

Spanish-English dictionary > coche usado
9 contundente

adj.

1 blunt (arma, objeto).

2 convincing, decisive, forceful, conclusive.

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contundente

► adjetivo

1 (arma) blunt

2 figurado (categórico) convincing, overwhelming, weighty

■ un "no" contundente a firm "no"

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ADJ

1) [arma] offensive; [instrumento] blunt

2) (=aplastante) [argumento] forceful, convincing; [prueba] conclusive; [derrota, victoria] crushing, overwhelming; [tono] forceful; [efecto, método] severe; [arbitraje] strict, severe; [juego] tough, hard, aggressive

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adjetivo

a) <objeto/instrumento> blunt; < golpe> severe, heavy

b) <argumento/respuesta> forceful; < prueba> convincing; < victoria> resounding; < fracaso> crushing

ganó de forma contundente — he won convincingly

un ademán contundente — an emphatic gesture

fue contundente en sus declaraciones — he was categorical in his statements

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= assertive, cogent, vociferous, vocal, forthright, uncompromising, categorical, unequivocal, categoric, unmitigaged, arresting, power-packed.

Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.

Ex. Children's librarians must plan to meet children's needs, and must be able to articulate the philosophy of children's library services in cogent terms.

Ex. The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.

Ex. Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.

Ex. We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.

Ex. The exhaustive and unequivocal definition of the nature and types of material qualifying to be described as ephemera could probably form the basis of a learned dissertation.

Ex. The question of the need for categoric assurances is not locked into a 12 month timeframe or any other timeframe.

Ex. Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.

Ex. It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.

Ex. Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.

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* demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* pruebas contundentes = hard evidence.

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adjetivo

a) <objeto/instrumento> blunt; < golpe> severe, heavy

b) <argumento/respuesta> forceful; < prueba> convincing; < victoria> resounding; < fracaso> crushing

ganó de forma contundente — he won convincingly

un ademán contundente — an emphatic gesture

fue contundente en sus declaraciones — he was categorical in his statements

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= assertive, cogent, vociferous, vocal, forthright, uncompromising, categorical, unequivocal, categoric, unmitigaged, arresting, power-packed.

Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.

Ex: Children's librarians must plan to meet children's needs, and must be able to articulate the philosophy of children's library services in cogent terms.

Ex: The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.

Ex: Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.

Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.

Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.

Ex: The exhaustive and unequivocal definition of the nature and types of material qualifying to be described as ephemera could probably form the basis of a learned dissertation.

Ex: The question of the need for categoric assurances is not locked into a 12 month timeframe or any other timeframe.

Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.

Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.

Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.

* demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* pruebas contundentes = hard evidence.

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contundente

adjective

1 ‹objeto/instrumento› blunt

fue golpeado con un objeto contundente he was hit with a blunt instrument

le asestó un golpe contundente he dealt her a severe o heavy blow

2 ‹argumento› forceful, convincing; ‹prueba› convincing, conclusive; ‹victoria› resounding ( before n); ‹fracaso› crushing, overwhelming

el candidato fue elegido de forma contundente the candidate was elected by an overwhelming majority

hizo un ademán contundente he made an emphatic gesture

fue contundente en sus declaraciones he was most emphatic o categorical in his statements

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contundente adjetivo
a) ‹objeto/instrumento› blunt;

‹ golpe› severe, heavy
b) ‹argumento/respuesta› forceful;

‹ prueba› convincing;
‹fracaso/victoria› resounding ( before n);
◊ fue contundente en sus declaraciones he was categorical in his statements

contundente adjetivo
1 (convincente) convincing
(concluyente) conclusive
2 (golpe) heavy
(objeto) blunt
' contundente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tajante
English:
forcible
- hard-hitting
- sound
- stunning
- telling
- blunt
- clinch
- decisive

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contundente adj

1. [arma, objeto] blunt;

lanzaron objetos contundentes contra la policía they threw heavy objects at the police

2. [golpe] heavy;

recibió un puñetazo contundente he was punched hard

3. [razonamiento, argumento] forceful, convincing;
[prueba] conclusive, convincing; [victoria] comprehensive, resounding;
la empresa dio una respuesta contundente a los huelguistas the company dealt with the strikers decisively;

se mostró contundente al exigir la dimisión del secretario general he was quite categorical in demanding the resignation of the general secretary

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contundente

adj arma blunt; fig: derrota overwhelming

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contundente adj

1) : blunt

un objeto contundente: a blunt instrument

2) : forceful, convincing

♦ contundentemente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > contundente
10 percance

m.

mishap.

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percance

► nombre masculino

1 mishap

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SM

1) [gen] misfortune, mishap; (=accidente) accident; [en plan] setback, hitch

sufrir o tener un percance — to suffer a mishap

2) (Econ) perquisite, perk *

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masculino ( contratiempo) mishap; ( accidente) minor accidente

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= mishap, accident, reversal, mischance, snafu, misadventure.

Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.

Ex. Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.

Ex. Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.

Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Thirty years on -- an age of snafu problems of coordinating libraries'.

Ex. This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.

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* exponerse a un percance = court + disaster.

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masculino ( contratiempo) mishap; ( accidente) minor accidente

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= mishap, accident, reversal, mischance, snafu, misadventure.

Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.

Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.

Ex: Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.

Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Thirty years on -- an age of snafu problems of coordinating libraries'.

Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.

* exponerse a un percance = court + disaster.

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percance

masculine

mishap

sufrió un percance she had o suffered a mishap

tuvieron un percance en la carretera they had a slight o minor road accident

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percance sustantivo masculino ( contratiempo) mishap;
( accidente) minor accidente
percance sustantivo masculino mishap: atravesamos el país sin ningún percance, our trip across country went off without incident
' percance' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accidente
English:
crash
- mishap
- shunt

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percance nm

mishap;

tuvo un percance con la moto he had a minor motorcycle accident

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percance

m mishap

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percance nm

: mishap, misfortune

Spanish-English dictionary > percance
11 fine

I 1. noun
Geldstrafe, die; (for minor offence) Bußgeld, das
2. transitive verb
mit einer Geldstrafe belegen

we were fined £10 — wir mussten ein Bußgeld von 10 Pfund bezahlen

be fined for speeding — ein Bußgeld wegen überhöhter Geschwindigkeit zahlen müssen
II 1. adjective
1) (of high quality) gut; hochwertig [Qualität, Lebensmittel]; fein [Besteck, Gewebe, Spitze]; edel [Holz, Wein]

2) (delicately beautiful) zart [Porzellan, Spitze]; fein [Muster, Kristall, Stickerei, Gesichtszüge]

3) (refined) edel [Empfindungen]; fein [Taktgefühl, Geschmack]

somebody's finer feelings — das Gute in jemandem

4) (delicate in structure or texture) fein

5) (thin) fein; hauchdünn

cut it fine — knapp kalkulieren

we'd be cutting it fine if... — es wird etwas knapp werden, wenn...

6) (in small particles) [hauch]fein [Sand, Staub]

fine rain — Nieselregen, der

7) (sharp, narrow-pointed) scharf [Spitze, Klinge]; spitz [Nadel, Schreibfeder]

8)

fine print — see academic.ru/68194/small_print">small print

9) (capable of delicate discrimination) fein [Gehör]; scharf [Auge]; genau [Werkzeug]; empfindlich [Messgerät]

10) (perceptible only with difficulty) fein [Unterschied, Nuancen]; (precise) klein [Detail]

the finer points — die Feinheiten

11) (excellent) schön; ausgezeichnet [Sänger, Schauspieler]

a fine time to do something — (iron.) ein passender Zeitpunkt, etwas zu tun (iron.)

you are a fine one! — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer! (ugs.)

12) (satisfactory) schön; gut

that's fine with or by me — ja, ist mir recht

everything is fine — es ist alles in Ordnung

13) (well conceived or expressed) schön [Worte, Ausdruck usw.]; gelungen [Rede, Übersetzung usw.]

14) (of handsome appearance or size) schön; stattlich [Mann, Baum, Tier]

15) (in good health or state) gut

feel fine — sich wohl fühlen

How are you? - Fine, thanks — Wie geht es Ihnen? - Gut, danke

16) (bright and clear) schön [Wetter, Sommerabend]

fine and sunny — heiter und sonnig

17) (ornate) prächtig [Kleidung]

18) (affectedly ornate) geziert; schönklingend [Worte]
2. adverb
1) (into small particles) fein [mahlen, raspeln, hacken]

2) (coll.): (well) gut

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I 1. adjective
1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) vorzüglich

2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) schön

3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) gut

4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) zart

5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) genau

6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fein

7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) fein

8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) gut
2. adverb
(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) ausgezeichnet
3. interjection
(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) gut!

- finely
- finery
- fine art II 1. noun
(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) die Geldstrafe
2. verb
(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) mit einer Geldstrafe belegen

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fine¹

[faɪn]

I. adj

1. pred, inv (acceptable, satisfactory) in Ordnung fam, gut

seven's \fine by me sieben [Uhr] passt mir gut; ( iron)

that's all fine, but... das ist schön und gut, aber...

2. (admirable, excellent) glänzend, ausgezeichnet, hervorragend; performance, player großartig

the \finest English painting of its time das beste englische Gemälde seiner Zeit

the \finest wines in the world die erlesensten Weine der Welt

a \fine example ein gutes Beispiel

\fine food ausgezeichnetes Essen

3. ( iron: unpleasantly intense, nasty) schön iron fam, fein; ( iron)

I had a \fine time repairing your car ich hatte meine helle Freude daran, dein Auto zu reparieren

\fine words schöne Worte iron

4. (slender, cut small) fein; slice dünn

\fine features ( approv) feine Gesichtszüge

5. (cloudless, pleasant) schön

\fine weather schönes Wetter

6. (distinguished, noble) edel geh; manners fein; house vornehm; (sophisticated) verfeinert

he appealed to my \finer feelings er appellierte an meine edleren Gefühle

\fine character edler Mensch

7. (understated) fein; (ingenious) scharfsinnig; ( fig)

there's a \fine line between genius and madness Genie und Wahnsinn liegen oft nah beieinander

\fine distinction feiner Unterschied

\fine nuance feine Nuance

\finer points Feinheiten pl

not to put too \fine a point on it... um ganz offen zu sein...

II. adv

1. inv (acceptably, all right) fein, [sehr] gut, prima fam

to feel \fine sich akk gut fühlen

to suit sb \fine jdm [sehr] gut passen

to work \fine gut funktionieren

2. (thinly) fein

the garlic wasn't cut \fine enough der Knoblauch war nicht fein genug geschnitten

3.

▶ to cut sth \fine etw mit Mühe und Not erreichen

fine²

[faɪn]

I. n (punishment) Geldstrafe f

heavy/small \fine hohe/niedrige Geldstrafe; (for minor offences) Geldbuße f, Bußgeld nt; administrative Ordnungsgeld nt, Organstrafmandat nt ÖSTERR

II. vt

▪ to \fine sb [for sth] jdn [wegen einer S. gen] zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen; (for minor offences) gegen jdn [wegen einer S. gen] ein Bußgeld verhängen

FIFA \fined the club $50,000 for bribing the referee die FIFA verurteilte den Klub zu einer Geldstrafe von 50.000 Dollar für die Bestechung des Schiedsrichters

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I [faɪn]
adv

in fine (liter) — kurz und gut, kurzum
II [faɪn]
1. n (JUR)
Geldstrafe f; (for less serious offences) Geldbuße or -strafe f; (driving) Bußgeld nt; (for minor traffic offences) (gebührenpflichtige) Verwarnung
2. vt (JUR)
zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen, mit einer Geldstrafe/-buße belegen; (for driving offences also) Bußgeld verhängen gegen; (for minor traffic offences) eine (gebührenpflichtige) Verwarnung erteilen (+dat)
he was fined £100 — er musste £ 100 Strafe bezahlen

he was fined for speeding —

she was fined for possession (of drugs) — sie wurde wegen Drogenbesitz zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilt
III
1. adj (+er)

1) (= excellent) piece of work, example, painting, book, museum ausgezeichnet; building, town, view herrlich; person fein, trefflich (geh); performance, performer, player großartig, ausgezeichnet

you're doing a fine job — Sie machen Ihre Sache ganz ausgezeichnet

they're in fine health — sie erfreuen sich bester Gesundheit

this is even finer than her previous recording — das ist noch besser als ihre letzte Aufnahme

she's a fine woman — sie ist eine bewundernswerte or (in stature)

he is the finest actor of our day — er ist der größte Schauspieler unserer Zeit

the finest English painting of its time — das beste or großartigste englische Gemälde seiner Zeit

the finest beaches in Spain — die herrlichsten or schönsten Strände Spaniens

their finest hour — ihre größte Stunde

See:

→ fettle, figure

2) (= acceptable of things) in Ordnung

my coffee was fine — mein Kaffee war in Ordnung

any more? – no, that's fine or it'll be fine —

everything's ( just) fine — alles in (bester) Ordnung

everything's going to be just fine — es wird schon alles gut gehen

how was I? – you were fine — wie war ich? – gut

these apples are fine for cooking — diese Äpfel eignen sich (gut) zum Kochen

it's fine (for you) to interrupt me — Sie dürfen mich gerne unterbrechen

it's fine for men to cry — Männer dürfen auch weinen, es ist durchaus in Ordnung, wenn Männer weinen

the doctor said it was fine for me to play — der Arzt sagte, ich dürfte ohne Weiteres spielen

you look/the wallpaper looks fine (to me) — (ich finde,)du siehst/die Tapete sieht gut aus

your idea sounds fine —

shall we have another beer? – sounds fine to me — sollen wir noch ein Bier trinken? – ja, gute Idee

how are you? – fine, thanks — wie geht es Ihnen? – danke, gut

a glass of water and I'll be fine —

he's fine, he's done it before any questions? no? fine — es schafft es schon, er hat es schon einmal gemacht noch Fragen? nein? gut

that's fine with or by me — ich habe nichts dagegen

it'll take me a couple of days – that's fine with me — ich werde ein paar Tage dafür brauchen – das ist in Ordnung

anything she wanted was usually fine with him — was sie auch immer wollte, er hatte meist nichts dagegen

3) (= high-quality) food fein; wine erlesen, edel; furniture, jewellery, clothes ausgesucht; china, porcelain, fabric erlesen, ausgesucht

the finest ingredients — die erlesensten Zutaten

4) (= refined) lady, gentleman, manners fein; (= smart, large) house vornehm

she likes to play at being the fine lady — sie spielt sich gern als feine Dame auf

5) weather, day schön

when it is/was fine —

all areas will be fine tomorrow — morgen wird es überall schön

one fine day — eines schönen Tages

6) (iro) excuse, state, friend etc schön (iro)

a fine reward for all my work! a fine friend you are! — eine schöne Belohnung für meine ganze Mühe! du bist mir ja ein schöner Freund!

a fine time to remember that! — ein feiner Augenblick, dich daran zu erinnern!

that's all very fine, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...

that's fine for you to say — du hast gut reden

you're a fine one to talk! —

fine words — schöne Worte pl

7) (= thin) needle, thread dünn, fein; fabric, material dünn; hair, grain fein; handwriting fein, zierlich; sieve, net, mesh, weave fein(maschig)

a net with a fine mesh — ein feinmaschiges Netz

fine nib —

a paper with very fine grain — ein sehr feinkörniges Papier

8) (= in small particles) powder, dust, sand, mist fein

a fine rain — Nieselregen m

a fine dusting of snow/flour — eine dünne Schneedecke/Mehlschicht

fine dust levels — Feinstaubwerte pl

9) (= delicate) china, fabric fein; features fein, zart

10) (= subtle, small) adjustment, detail, distinction, difference fein; print klein

in fine print — klein gedruckt

to read the fine print — das Kleingedruckte lesen

the finer points of English grammar — die Feinheiten der englischen Grammatik

not to put too fine a point on it — um ganz offen zu sein

there's a fine line between genius and madness — es besteht ein feiner Unterschied zwischen Genie und Wahnsinn

11) gold, silver fein

gold 98% fine — Gold mit 98% Feingehalt

2. adv

1) (= well) work tadellos

you're doing fine — Sie machen Ihre Sache gut; (healthwise) Sie machen gute Fortschritte

we get on fine — wir kommen ausgezeichnet miteinander aus

2) (= thinly) cut, slice fein, dünn → cut

See:

→ cut

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fine¹ [faın]

A adj (adv finely)

1. allg fein:

a) dünn, zart (Porzellan etc)

b) scharf (Kante etc)

c) aus kleinsten Teilchen bestehend (Sand etc)

d) schön (Schiff etc):

one of these fine days, one fine day eines schönen Tages

e) vornehm, edel (Mensch)

f) geschmackvoll, gepflegt, elegant

g) angenehm, lieblich (Duft etc)

h) feinsinnig, subtil:

fine distinction feiner Unterschied

2. großartig, ausgezeichnet, glänzend (Musiker etc):

a fine view eine herrliche oder prächtige Aussicht;

a fine guy umg ein feiner oder prächtiger Kerl

3. rein, pur:

fine silver Feinsilber n;

fine gold Feingold n;

gold 24 carats fine 24-karätiges Gold

4. geziert, affektiert (Sätze etc)

5. umg, auch iron fein, schön:

that’s all very fine, but … das ist ja alles gut und schön, aber …;

a fine friend you are! pej du bist mir ein schöner Freund!

6. WIRTSCH erstklassig (Bankwechsel etc)

B adv

1. umg fein:

a) vornehm (auch pej):

talk fine

b) sehr gut, bestens:

that will suit me fine das passt mir ausgezeichnet

2. knapp:

cut ( oder run) it fine ins Gedränge ( besonders in Zeitnot) kommen

C v/t

1. fine away, fine down fein(er) machen, abschleifen, zuspitzen

2. oft fine down Wein etc läutern, klären

3. METALL frischen

D v/i

1. fine away, fine down, fine off fein(er) werden, abnehmen, sich abschleifen

2. sich klären

fine² [faın]

A s

1. Geldstrafe f, Bußgeld n

2. JUR, HIST Abstandssumme f

3. Ende n (obs außer in):

in fine

a) schließlich, endlich,

b) kurz(um)

B v/t mit einer Geldstrafe belegen, zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen:

he was fined £50 er musste 50 Pfund Strafe bezahlen, er wurde zu einer Geldstrafe von 50 Pfund verurteilt

fine³ [ˈfiːneı] s MUS Fine n, Ende n

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I 1. noun
Geldstrafe, die; (for minor offence) Bußgeld, das
2. transitive verb
mit einer Geldstrafe belegen

we were fined £10 — wir mussten ein Bußgeld von 10 Pfund bezahlen

be fined for speeding — ein Bußgeld wegen überhöhter Geschwindigkeit zahlen müssen
II 1. adjective
1) (of high quality) gut; hochwertig [Qualität, Lebensmittel]; fein [Besteck, Gewebe, Spitze]; edel [Holz, Wein]

2) (delicately beautiful) zart [Porzellan, Spitze]; fein [Muster, Kristall, Stickerei, Gesichtszüge]

3) (refined) edel [Empfindungen]; fein [Taktgefühl, Geschmack]

somebody's finer feelings — das Gute in jemandem

4) (delicate in structure or texture) fein

5) (thin) fein; hauchdünn

cut it fine — knapp kalkulieren

we'd be cutting it fine if... — es wird etwas knapp werden, wenn...

6) (in small particles) [hauch]fein [Sand, Staub]

fine rain — Nieselregen, der

7) (sharp, narrow-pointed) scharf [Spitze, Klinge]; spitz [Nadel, Schreibfeder]

8)

fine print — see small print

9) (capable of delicate discrimination) fein [Gehör]; scharf [Auge]; genau [Werkzeug]; empfindlich [Messgerät]

10) (perceptible only with difficulty) fein [Unterschied, Nuancen]; (precise) klein [Detail]

the finer points — die Feinheiten

11) (excellent) schön; ausgezeichnet [Sänger, Schauspieler]

a fine time to do something — (iron.) ein passender Zeitpunkt, etwas zu tun (iron.)

you are a fine one! — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer! (ugs.)

12) (satisfactory) schön; gut

that's fine with or by me — ja, ist mir recht

everything is fine — es ist alles in Ordnung

13) (well conceived or expressed) schön [Worte, Ausdruck usw.]; gelungen [Rede, Übersetzung usw.]

14) (of handsome appearance or size) schön; stattlich [Mann, Baum, Tier]

15) (in good health or state) gut

feel fine — sich wohl fühlen

How are you? - Fine, thanks — Wie geht es Ihnen? - Gut, danke

16) (bright and clear) schön [Wetter, Sommerabend]

fine and sunny — heiter und sonnig

17) (ornate) prächtig [Kleidung]

18) (affectedly ornate) geziert; schönklingend [Worte]
2. adverb
1) (into small particles) fein [mahlen, raspeln, hacken]

2) (coll.): (well) gut

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adj.

dünn adj.

fein adj.

gut adj.

schön adj.

zart adj. n.

Geldbuße -n f.

Geldstrafe f.

Mahngebühr f.

English-german dictionary > fine
12 عظيم

عَظيم \ fine: of good quality; splendid; pleasing: a fine house; fine clothes; have a fine time on holiday. glorious: having great fame and honour: A glorious victory. great: (giving more force to a noun) real; serious: He’s a great friend of mine, large in size or amount or importance A great city; a great deal of money; a great mistake; a great artist. intense: very powerful or strong: Intense heat; intense excitement. large: big (in size or amount; not usu. used of a person): He needs a large car for his large family. He’s a big boy with large feet. majestic: showing majesty; very grand. \ عَظيم الشَّأْن \ eminent: (of persons) important and well known: an eminent musician.

Arabic-English dictionary > عظيم
13 fine

عَظيم \ fine: of good quality; splendid; pleasing: a fine house; fine clothes; have a fine time on holiday. glorious: having great fame and honour: A glorious victory. great: (giving more force to a noun) real; serious: He’s a great friend of mine, large in size or amount or importance A great city; a great deal of money; a great mistake; a great artist. intense: very powerful or strong: Intense heat; intense excitement. large: big (in size or amount; not usu. used of a person): He needs a large car for his large family. He’s a big boy with large feet. majestic: showing majesty; very grand.

Arabic-English glossary > fine
14 glorious

عَظيم \ fine: of good quality; splendid; pleasing: a fine house; fine clothes; have a fine time on holiday. glorious: having great fame and honour: A glorious victory. great: (giving more force to a noun) real; serious: He’s a great friend of mine, large in size or amount or importance A great city; a great deal of money; a great mistake; a great artist. intense: very powerful or strong: Intense heat; intense excitement. large: big (in size or amount; not usu. used of a person): He needs a large car for his large family. He’s a big boy with large feet. majestic: showing majesty; very grand.

Arabic-English glossary > glorious
15 great

عَظيم \ fine: of good quality; splendid; pleasing: a fine house; fine clothes; have a fine time on holiday. glorious: having great fame and honour: A glorious victory. great: (giving more force to a noun) real; serious: He’s a great friend of mine, large in size or amount or importance A great city; a great deal of money; a great mistake; a great artist. intense: very powerful or strong: Intense heat; intense excitement. large: big (in size or amount; not usu. used of a person): He needs a large car for his large family. He’s a big boy with large feet. majestic: showing majesty; very grand.

Arabic-English glossary > great
16 large

عَظيم \ fine: of good quality; splendid; pleasing: a fine house; fine clothes; have a fine time on holiday. glorious: having great fame and honour: A glorious victory. great: (giving more force to a noun) real; serious: He’s a great friend of mine, large in size or amount or importance A great city; a great deal of money; a great mistake; a great artist. intense: very powerful or strong: Intense heat; intense excitement. large: big (in size or amount; not usu. used of a person): He needs a large car for his large family. He’s a big boy with large feet. majestic: showing majesty; very grand.

Arabic-English glossary > large
17 majestic

عَظيم \ fine: of good quality; splendid; pleasing: a fine house; fine clothes; have a fine time on holiday. glorious: having great fame and honour: A glorious victory. great: (giving more force to a noun) real; serious: He’s a great friend of mine, large in size or amount or importance A great city; a great deal of money; a great mistake; a great artist. intense: very powerful or strong: Intense heat; intense excitement. large: big (in size or amount; not usu. used of a person): He needs a large car for his large family. He’s a big boy with large feet. majestic: showing majesty; very grand.

Arabic-English glossary > majestic
18 near cash

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гос. фин. The resource budget contains a separate control total for “near cash” expenditure, that is expenditure such as pay and current grants which impacts directly on the measure of the golden rule.

Introduction

This paper provides background information on the framework for the planning and control of public expenditure in the UK which has been operated since the 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). It sets out the different classifications of spending for budgeting purposes and why these distinctions have been adopted. It discusses how the public expenditure framework is designed to ensure both sound public finances and an outcome-focused approach to public expenditure.

Principles of the framework

The UK's public spending framework is based on several key principles:
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consistency with a long-term, prudent and transparent regime for managing the public finances as a whole;
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the judgement of success by policy outcomes rather than resource inputs;
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strong incentives for departments and their partners in service delivery to plan over several years and plan together where appropriate so as to deliver better public services with greater cost effectiveness; and
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the proper costing and management of capital assets to provide the right incentives for public investment.

The Government sets policy to meet two firm fiscal rules:
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the Golden Rule states that over the economic cycle, the Government will borrow only to invest and not to fund current spending; and
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the Sustainable Investment Rule states that net public debt as a proportion of GDP will be held over the economic cycle at a stable and prudent level. Other things being equal, net debt will be maintained below 40 per cent of GDP over the economic cycle.

Achievement of the fiscal rules is assessed by reference to the national accounts, which are produced by the Office for National Statistics, acting as an independent agency. The Government sets its spending envelope to comply with these fiscal rules.

Departmental Expenditure Limits ( DEL) and Annually Managed Expenditure (AME)

The framework for public expenditure is divided between
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Departmental Expenditure Limit ( DEL) spending, which is planned and controlled on a three year basis in Spending Reviews; and
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Annually Managed Expenditure ( AME), which is expenditure which cannot reasonably be subject to firm, multi-year limits in the same way as DEL. AME includes social security benefits, local authority self-financed expenditure, debt interest, and payments to EU institutions.

More information about DEL and AME is set out below.

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Departmental Expenditure Limits ( DEL)

In Spending Reviews, firm DEL plans are set for departments for three years. To ensure consistency with the Government's fiscal rules departments are set separate resource (current) and capital budgets. The resource budget contains a separate control total for “near cash” expenditure, that is expenditure such as pay and current grants which impacts directly on the measure of the golden rule.

To encourage departments to plan over the medium term departments may carry forward unspent DEL provision from one year into the next and, subject to the normal tests for tautness and realism of plans, may be drawn down in future years. This end-year flexibility also removes any incentive for departments to use up their provision as the year end approaches with less regard to value for money. For the full benefits of this flexibility and of three year plans to feed through into improved public service delivery, end-year flexibility and three year budgets should be cascaded from departments to executive agencies and other budget holders.

Three year budgets and end-year flexibility give those managing public services the stability to plan their operations on a sensible time scale. Further, the system means that departments cannot seek to bid up funds each year (before 1997, three year plans were set and reviewed in annual Public Expenditure Surveys). So the credibility of medium-term plans has been enhanced at both central and departmental level.

Departments have certainty over the budgetary allocation over the medium term and these multi-year DEL plans are strictly enforced. Departments are expected to prioritise competing pressures and fund these within their overall annual limits, as set in Spending Reviews. So the DEL system provides a strong incentive to control costs and maximise value for money.

There is a small centrally held DEL Reserve. Support from the Reserve is available only for genuinely unforeseeable contingencies which departments cannot be expected to manage within their DEL.

Annually Managed Expenditure ( AME)

AME typically consists of programmes which are large, volatile and demand-led, and which therefore cannot reasonably be subject to firm multi-year limits. The biggest single element is social security spending. Other items include tax credits, Local Authority Self Financed Expenditure, Scottish Executive spending financed by non-domestic rates, and spending financed from the proceeds of the National Lottery.

AME is reviewed twice a year as part of the Budget and Pre-Budget Report process reflecting the close integration of the tax and benefit system, which was enhanced by the introduction of tax credits.

AME is not subject to the same three year expenditure limits as DEL, but is still part of the overall envelope for public expenditure. Affordability is taken into account when policy decisions affecting AME are made. The Government has committed itself not to take policy measures which are likely to have the effect of increasing social security or other elements of AME without taking steps to ensure that the effects of those decisions can be accommodated prudently within the Government's fiscal rules.

Given an overall envelope for public spending, forecasts of AME affect the level of resources available for DEL spending. Cautious estimates and the AME margin are built in to these AME forecasts and reduce the risk of overspending on AME.

Total Managed Expenditure

Together, DEL plus AME sum to Total Managed Expenditure (TME). TME is a measure drawn from national accounts. It represents the current and capital spending of the public sector. The public sector is made up of central government, local government and public corporations.

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Resource Accounting and Budgeting ( RAB)

Resource and Capital Budgets are set in terms of accruals information. Accruals information measures resources as they are consumed rather than when the cash is paid. So for example the Resource Budget includes a charge for depreciation, a measure of the consumption or wearing out of capital assets.
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Non cash charges in budgets do not impact directly on the fiscal framework. That may be because the national accounts use a different way of measuring the same thing, for example in the case of the depreciation of departmental assets. Or it may be that the national accounts measure something different: for example, resource budgets include a cost of capital charge reflecting the opportunity cost of holding capital; the national accounts include debt interest.
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Within the Resource Budget DEL, departments have separate controls on:
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Near cash spending, the sub set of Resource Budgets which impacts directly on the Golden Rule; and
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Administration Budgets (see below)

Administration Budgets

The amount of their Resource Budget DEL that departments may spend on running themselves (e.g. paying most civil servants’ salaries) is limited by Administration Budgets, which are set in Spending Reviews. Administration Budgets are used to ensure that as much money as practicable is available for front line services and programmes. These budgets also help to drive efficiency improvements in departments’ own activities. Administration Budgets exclude the costs of frontline services delivered directly by departments.

Spending Reviews

The Budget preceding a Spending Review sets an overall envelope for public spending that is consistent with the fiscal rules for the period covered by the Spending Review. In the Spending Review, the Budget AME forecast for year one of the Spending Review period is updated, and AME forecasts are made for the later years of the Spending Review period.

The 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review ( CSR), which was published in July 1998, was a comprehensive review of departmental aims and objectives alongside a zero-based analysis of each spending programme to determine the best way of delivering the Government's objectives. The 1998 CSR allocated substantial additional resources to the Government's key priorities, particularly education and health, for the three year period from 1999-2000 to 2001-02.

Delivering better public services does not just depend on how much money the Government spends, but also on how well it spends it. Therefore the 1998 CSR introduced Public Service Agreements (PSAs). Each major government department was given its own PSA setting out clear targets for achievements in terms of public service improvements.

The 1998 CSR also introduced the DEL/ AME framework for the control of public spending, and made other framework changes. Building on the investment and reforms delivered by the 1998 CSR, successive spending reviews in 2000, 2002 and 2004 have:
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provided significant increase in resources for the Government’s priorities, in particular health and education, and cross-cutting themes such as raising productivity; extending opportunity; and building strong and secure communities;
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enabled the Government significantly to increase investment in public assets and address the legacy of under investment from past decades. Departmental Investment Strategies were introduced in SR2000. As a result there has been a steady increase in public sector net investment from less than ¾ of a per cent of GDP in 1997-98 to 2¼ per cent of GDP in 2005-06, providing better infrastructure across public services;
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introduced further refinements to the performance management framework. PSA targets have been reduced in number over successive spending reviews from around 300 to 110 to give greater focus to the Government’s highest priorities. The targets have become increasingly outcome-focused to deliver further improvements in key areas of public service delivery across Government. They have also been refined in line with the conclusions of the Devolving Decision Making Review to provide a framework which encourages greater devolution and local flexibility. Technical Notes were introduced in SR2000 explaining how performance against each PSA target will be measured; and
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not only allocated near cash spending to departments, but also – since SR2002 - set Resource DEL plans for non cash spending.

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Comprehensive Spending Review 2007

To identify what further investments and reforms are needed to equip the UK for the global challenges of the decade ahead, on 19 July 2005 the Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced that the Government intends to launch a second Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) reporting in 2007.

A decade on from the first CSR, the 2007 CSR will represent a long-term and fundamental review of government expenditure. It will cover departmental allocations for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010 11. Allocations for 2007-08 will be held to the agreed figures already announced by the 2004 Spending Review. To provide a rigorous analytical framework for these departmental allocations, the Government will be taking forward a programme of preparatory work over 2006 involving:
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an assessment of what the sustained increases in spending and reforms to public service delivery have achieved since the first CSR. The assessment will inform the setting of new objectives for the decade ahead;
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an examination of the key long-term trends and challenges that will shape the next decade – including demographic and socio-economic change, globalisation, climate and environmental change, global insecurity and technological change – together with an assessment of how public services will need to respond;
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to release the resources needed to address these challenges, and to continue to secure maximum value for money from public spending over the CSR period, a set of zero-based reviews of departments’ baseline expenditure to assess its effectiveness in delivering the Government’s long-term objectives; together with
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further development of the efficiency programme, building on the cross cutting areas identified in the Gershon Review, to embed and extend ongoing efficiency savings into departmental expenditure planning.

The 2007 CSR also offers the opportunity to continue to refine the PSA framework so that it drives effective delivery and the attainment of ambitious national standards.

Obtaining good performance

Public Service Agreements (PSAs) were introduced in the 1998 CSR. They set out agreed targets detailing the outputs and outcomes departments are expected to deliver with the resources allocated to them. The new spending regime places a strong emphasis on outcome targets, for example in providing for better health and higher educational standards or service standards. The introduction in SR2004 of PSA ‘standards’ will ensure that high standards in priority areas are maintained.

The Government monitors progress against PSA targets, and departments report in detail twice a year in their annual Departmental Reports (published in spring) and in their autumn performance reports. These reports provide Parliament and the public with regular updates on departments’ performance against their targets.

Technical Notes explain how performance against each PSA target will be measured.

Departmental Investment Strategies (DISs)

To make the most of both new investment and existing assets, there needs to be a coherent long term strategy against which investment decisions are taken. Departmental Investment Strategies (DIS) set out each department's plans to deliver the scale and quality of capital stock needed to underpin its objectives. The DIS includes information about the department's existing capital stock and future plans for that stock, as well as plans for new investment. It also sets out the systems that the department has in place to ensure that it delivers its capital programmes effectively.

This document was updated on 19 December 2005.

Near-cash resource expenditure that has a related cash implication, even though the timing of the cash payment may be slightly different. For example, expenditure on gas or electricity supply is incurred as the fuel is used, though the cash payment might be made in arrears on aquarterly basis. Other examples of near-cash expenditure are: pay, rental.Net cash requirement the upper limit agreed by Parliament on the cash which a department may draw from theConsolidated Fund to finance the expenditure within the ambit of its Request forResources. It is equal to the agreed amount of net resources and net capital less non-cashitems and working capital.Non-cash cost costs where there is no cash transaction but which are included in a body’s accounts (or taken into account in charging for a service) to establish the true cost of all the resourcesused.Non-departmental a body which has a role in the processes of government, but is not a government public body, NDPBdepartment or part of one. NDPBs accordingly operate at arm’s length from governmentMinisters.Notional cost of a cost which is taken into account in setting fees and charges to improve comparability with insuranceprivate sector service providers.The charge takes account of the fact that public bodies donot generally pay an insurance premium to a commercial insurer.the independent body responsible for collecting and publishing official statistics about theUK’s society and economy. (At the time of going to print legislation was progressing tochange this body to the Statistics Board).Office of Government an office of the Treasury, with a status similar to that of an agency, which aims to maximise Commerce, OGCthe government’s purchasing power for routine items and combine professional expertiseto bear on capital projects.Office of the the government department responsible for discharging the Paymaster General’s statutoryPaymaster General,responsibilities to hold accounts and make payments for government departments and OPGother public bodies.Orange bookthe informal title for Management of Risks: Principles and Concepts, which is published by theTreasury for the guidance of public sector bodies.Office for NationalStatistics, ONS60Managing Public Money

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GLOSSARYOverdraftan account with a negative balance.Parliament’s formal agreement to authorise an activity or expenditure.Prerogative powerspowers exercisable under the Royal Prerogative, ie powers which are unique to the Crown,as contrasted with common-law powers which may be available to the Crown on the samebasis as to natural persons.Primary legislationActs which have been passed by the Westminster Parliament and, where they haveappropriate powers, the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Begin asBills until they have received Royal Assent.arrangements under which a public sector organisation contracts with a private sectorentity to construct a facility and provide associated services of a specified quality over asustained period. See annex 7.5.Proprietythe principle that patterns of resource consumption should respect Parliament’s intentions,conventions and control procedures, including any laid down by the PAC. See box 2.4.Public Accountssee Committee of Public Accounts.CommitteePublic corporationa trading body controlled by central government, local authority or other publiccorporation that has substantial day to day operating independence. See section 7.8.Public Dividend finance provided by government to public sector bodies as an equity stake; an alternative to Capital, PDCloan finance.Public Service sets out what the public can expect the government to deliver with its resources. EveryAgreement, PSAlarge government department has PSA(s) which specify deliverables as targets or aimsrelated to objectives.a structured arrangement between a public sector and a private sector organisation tosecure an outcome delivering good value for money for the public sector. It is classified tothe public or private sector according to which has more control.Rate of returnthe financial remuneration delivered by a particular project or enterprise, expressed as apercentage of the net assets employed.Regularitythe principle that resource consumption should accord with the relevant legislation, therelevant delegated authority and this document. See box 2.4.Request for the functional level into which departmental Estimates may be split. RfRs contain a number Resources, RfRof functions being carried out by the department in pursuit of one or more of thatdepartment’s objectives.Resource accountan accruals account produced in line with the Financial Reporting Manual (FReM).Resource accountingthe system under which budgets, Estimates and accounts are constructed in a similar wayto commercial audited accounts, so that both plans and records of expenditure allow in fullfor the goods and services which are to be, or have been, consumed – ie not just the cashexpended.Resource budgetthe means by which the government plans and controls the expenditure of resources tomeet its objectives.Restitutiona legal concept which allows money and property to be returned to its rightful owner. Ittypically operates where another person can be said to have been unjustly enriched byreceiving such monies.Return on capital the ratio of profit to capital employed of an accounting entity during an identified period.employed, ROCEVarious measures of profit and of capital employed may be used in calculating the ratio.Public Privatepartnership, PPPPrivate Finance Initiative, PFIParliamentaryauthority61Managing Public Money
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GLOSSARYRoyal charterthe document setting out the powers and constitution of a corporation established underprerogative power of the monarch acting on Privy Council advice.Second readingthe second formal time that a House of Parliament may debate a bill, although in practicethe first substantive debate on its content. If successful, it is deemed to denoteParliamentary approval of the principle of the proposed legislation.Secondary legislationlaws, including orders and regulations, which are made using powers in primary legislation.Normally used to set out technical and administrative provision in greater detail thanprimary legislation, they are subject to a less intense level of scrutiny in Parliament.European legislation is,however,often implemented in secondary legislation using powers inthe European Communities Act 1972.Service-level agreement between parties, setting out in detail the level of service to be performed.agreementWhere agreements are between central government bodies, they are not legally a contractbut have a similar function.Shareholder Executive a body created to improve the government’s performance as a shareholder in businesses.Spending reviewsets out the key improvements in public services that the public can expect over a givenperiod. It includes a thorough review of departmental aims and objectives to find the bestway of delivering the government’s objectives, and sets out the spending plans for the givenperiod.State aidstate support for a domestic body or company which could distort EU competition and sois not usually allowed. See annex 4.9.Statement of Excessa formal statement detailing departments’ overspends prepared by the Comptroller andAuditor General as a result of undertaking annual audits.Statement on Internal an annual statement that Accounting Officers are required to make as part of the accounts Control, SICon a range of risk and control issues.Subheadindividual elements of departmental expenditure identifiable in Estimates as single cells, forexample cell A1 being administration costs within a particular line of departmental spending.Supplyresources voted by Parliament in response to Estimates, for expenditure by governmentdepartments.Supply Estimatesa statement of the resources the government needs in the coming financial year, and forwhat purpose(s), by which Parliamentary authority is sought for the planned level ofexpenditure and income.Target rate of returnthe rate of return required of a project or enterprise over a given period, usually at least a year.Third sectorprivate sector bodies which do not act commercially,including charities,social and voluntaryorganisations and other not-for-profit collectives. See annex 7.7.Total Managed a Treasury budgeting term which covers all current and capital spending carried out by the Expenditure,TMEpublic sector (ie not just by central departments).Trading fundan organisation (either within a government department or forming one) which is largely orwholly financed from commercial revenue generated by its activities. Its Estimate shows itsnet impact, allowing its income from receipts to be devoted entirely to its business.Treasury Minutea formal administrative document drawn up by the Treasury, which may serve a wide varietyof purposes including seeking Parliamentary approval for the use of receipts asappropriations in aid, a remission of some or all of the principal of voted loans, andresponding on behalf of the government to reports by the Public Accounts Committee(PAC).62Managing Public Money

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GLOSSARY63Managing Public MoneyValue for moneythe process under which organisation’s procurement, projects and processes aresystematically evaluated and assessed to provide confidence about suitability, effectiveness,prudence,quality,value and avoidance of error and other waste,judged for the public sectoras a whole.Virementthe process through which funds are moved between subheads such that additionalexpenditure on one is met by savings on one or more others.Votethe process by which Parliament approves funds in response to supply Estimates.Voted expenditureprovision for expenditure that has been authorised by Parliament. Parliament ‘votes’authority for public expenditure through the Supply Estimates process. Most expenditureby central government departments is authorised in this way.Wider market activity activities undertaken by central government organisations outside their statutory duties,using spare capacity and aimed at generating a commercial profit. See annex 7.6.Windfallmonies received by a department which were not anticipated in the spending review.

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Англо-русский экономический словарь > near cash
19 great

ɡreit
adjective

1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande, gran (antes del nombre), importante

2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande, gran (antes del nombre)

3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) mucho; especial

4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) maravilloso, espléndido, fantástico

5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente, buenísimo

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- greatly
- greatness

great adj

1. gran / grande

a great crowd of people una gran multitud

a great big elephant un elefante enorme

she has great difficulty in getting up tiene muchos problemas para levantarse

2. gran / importante

she's a great writer es una gran escritora

one of our greatest poets uno de nuestros poetas más importantes

3. estupendo / fenomenal

we had a great holiday tuvimos unas vacaciones estupendas

you look great! ¡te veo fenomenal!

great

tr[greɪt]

adjective

1 (large) grande; (before sing noun) gran

■ a great deal of money muchísimo dinero

■ a great many people muchísima gente

■ the great majority la gran mayoría

■ in a great number of cases en un gran número de casos

2 (considerable, profound, intense) grande; (before sing noun) gran

■ it gives me great pleasure to... tengo el gran placer de...

■ he felt great sorrow sintió un gran dolor

3 (famous, important, outstanding) grande, importante; (before sing noun) gran, importante

■ he was a great politician fue un gran político

■ Ireland's greatest living poet el poeta vivo más importante de Irlanda

4 familiar (excellent, wonderful) estupendo,-a, fantástico,-a, sensacional, fabuloso,-a

■ I had a great time last night lo pasé fenomenal anoche

■ it's great to see you! ¡me alegro mucho de verte!

■ this stuff is great for cleaning pots and pans esto es fantástico para limpiar cacharros

■ she's great at maths es muy buena en mates

■ how was the film? - great! ¿qué tal la película! - ¡fenomenal!

■ what a great idea! ¡qué idea más buena!

5 (for emphasis) grande; (before sing noun) gran

■ we're great friends somos grandes amigos

■ he's a great player es un gran jugador

■ a great big cockroach una cucaracha enorme

■ you great brute! ¡pedazo de animal!

adverb

1 familiar muy bien, estupendamente, fenomenal

■ they're doing just great están muy bien

■ she's not feeling too great no se encuentra muy bien

noun

1 (person) grande nombre masulino o femenino

plural noun the great

1 (people) los grandes nombre masculino plural, la gente nombre femenino importante

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be no great shakes no ser gran cosa

to go great guns ir a las mil maravillas, ir viento en popa

the Great Barrier Reef la Gran Barrera de Coral

great circle círculo máximo

Great Dane gran danés nombre masculino

the Great War la Gran Guerra, la primera Guerra Mundial

great ['greɪt] adj

1) large: grande

a great mountain: una montaña grande

a great crowd: una gran muchedumbre

2) intense: intenso, fuerte, grande

great pain: gran dolor

3) eminent: grande, eminente, distinguido

a great poet: un gran poeta

4) excellent, terrific: excelente, estupendo, fabuloso

to have a great time: pasarlo en grande

5)

a great while : mucho tiempo

great

adj.

• enorme adj.

• garrafal adj.

• gran adj.

• grande adj.

• importante adj.

• largo, -a adj.

• magno, -a adj.

• mucho, -a adj.

• pistonudo, -a adj.

• principal adj.

• solemne adj.

• vasto, -a adj.

I greɪt
adjective

1) (before n)

a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

the Great Lakes — los Grandes Lagos

b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

a great many people — muchísima gente

a great deal of criticism — muchas críticas

we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto

there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)

2) (before n)

a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

Catherine the Great — Catalina la Grande

b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)

you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)

she's leaving - it's no great loss — se va - no se pierde mucho

he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)

3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabuloso

we had a really great time — lo pasamos fenomenal (fam)

the great thing is that you don't need to clean it — lo mejor de todo es que no hay que limpiarlo

he's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)

to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)

II

noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf

III

adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)

[ɡreɪt]
1. ADJ
(compar greater) (superl greatest)
1) (=huge) (in size) [house, room, object] enorme, inmenso; (in amount, number) [effort, variety] grande; [shock, surprise] verdadero, enorme

• she lived to a great age — vivió hasta una edad muy avanzada

• I'll take great care of it — lo cuidaré mucho

• he didn't say a great deal — no dijo mucho

a great deal of time/money/effort — mucho tiempo/dinero/esfuerzo

a great deal of suffering — mucho sufrimiento

• with great difficulty — con gran or mucha dificultad

we had great difficulty convincing them — hemos tenido muchas dificultades para convencerlos

he had great difficulty staying awake — le costaba mucho mantenerse despierto

• to a great extent — en gran parte

to an even greater extent — incluso en mayor parte

• we had great fun — lo pasamos fenomenal

• great heavens! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!

• to be a great help — ser de gran ayuda

well, you've been a great help! — iro ¡vaya ayuda la tuya!, ¡pues sí que has sido una ayuda!

• I'm in no great hurry, I'm not in any great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa

• you great idiot! * — ¡pedazo de idiota! *

• a great many people believe he was right — mucha gente cree que tenía razón

a great many of us are uneasy about these developments — a muchos de nosotros estos sucesos nos tienen intranquilos

• it was a great pity you didn't come — fue una verdadera pena que no vinieses

• with great pleasure — con gran placer

it's my great pleasure to introduce... — es un gran placer para mí presentar a...

• great progress has been made — se han hecho grandes progresos

• great Scott! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!

• the concert was a great success — el concierto fue un enorme éxito
gun 1., 1)
2) (=important) [achievement, occasion, event] grande

• the great cultural achievements of the past — los grandes logros culturales del pasado

• one of the great issues of the day — uno de los temas más importantes del día

• everyone said she was destined for great things — todos decían que llegaría lejos

• great work — (=masterpiece) obra f maestra

3) (=outstanding) [person, nation, skill] grande

one of the greatest engineers of this century — uno de los más grandes ingenieros de este siglo

• a player of great ability — un jugador de gran habilidad

• she has a great eye for detail — tiene muy buen ojo para los detalles

4) (with names)

Frederick/Peter the Great — Federico/Pedro el Grande

Alexander the Great — Alejandro Magno

the great George Padmore — el gran George Padmore

5) (=real) (as intensifier) grande

I am a great admirer of his work — soy un gran admirador de su obra

they are great friends — son grandes amigos

I'm a great chocolate-lover — me encanta el chocolate

he was a great womanizer — era un gran mujeriego

• she is a great believer in hard work — es una gran partidaria del trabajo duro

I'm a great believer in being frank — soy muy partidario de la franqueza

• she's a great one for antique shops — le encantan las tiendas de antigüedades, es una fanática de las tiendas de antigüedades

he's a great one for criticizing others — es único para criticar a los demás, se las pinta solo para criticar a los demás *

6) * (=excellent) [person, thing, idea] estupendo, genial *

they're a great bunch of guys — son un grupo de tíos estupendos or geniales *

you were great! — ¡estuviste genial! *

I think she's great — creo que es genial *

it's a great idea — es una idea estupenda, es una idea genial *

"how was the movie?" - "it was great!" — -¿que tal fue la película? -¡genial! *

(that's) great! — ¡eso es estupendo!

I heard a great piece of music on the radio — oí en la radio una pieza de música genial *

wouldn't it be great to do that? — ¿no sería fabuloso or genial hacer eso?

camping holidays are great for kids — las vacaciones en un camping son estupendas para los críos, las vacaciones en un camping son geniales para los críos *

• she was just great about it — se lo tomó muy bien

• he's great at football — juega estupendamente al fútbol

she's great at maths — se le dan genial las matemáticas *

• to feel great — sentirse fenómeno or fenomenal *

• you look great! — (=attractive) ¡estás guapísimo!; (=healthy) ¡tienes un aspecto estupendo!

• she's great on jazz — sabe un montón de jazz *

• the great thing is that you don't have to iron it — lo mejor de todo es que no tienes que plancharlo

7) (Bot, Zool) grande

2. EXCL

1) * (=excellent)

(oh) great! — ¡fenómeno! *, ¡fenomenal!, ¡qué bien!

2) iro

(oh) great! that's all I need! — ¡maravilloso! ¡eso es lo que me faltaba!

if that's what you want to believe, great! — si es eso lo que quieres creer, allá tú

3.

ADV

great big * — grandísimo

4.

N (=person) grande mf

the golfing greats — los grandes del golf

one of the all-time greats — uno de los grandes de todos los tiempos

the great — los grandes

history remembers only the great — la historia recuerda solo a los grandes

the great and the good — hum los abonados a las buenas causas

5.

CPD

great ape N — antropoide mf

the Great Australian Bight N — el Gran Golfo Australiano

the Great Barrier Reef N — la Gran Barrera de Coral, el Gran Arrecife Coralino

the Great Bear N — (Astron) la Osa Mayor

Great Britain N — Gran Bretaña f

Great Dane N — gran danés m

the Great Dividing Range N — la Gran Cordillera Divisoria

the Great Lakes NPL — los Grandes Lagos

the Great Plains NPL — las Grandes Llanuras

the great powers NPL — las grandes potencias

great tit N — paro m grande, herrerillo m grande

the Great Wall of China N — la (Gran) Muralla China

the Great War N — la Primera Guerra Mundial
GREAT, BIG, LARGE
"Grande" shortened to "gran"
► Gra nde must be shortened to gran before a singular noun of either gender:
Great Britain (La) Gran Bretaña
Position of "grande"
► Put gran/ grandes before the noun in the sense of "great":
It's a great step forward in the search for peace Es un gran paso en la búsqueda de la paz
He is a (very) great actor Es un gran actor ► In the sense of big or large, the adjective will precede the noun in the context of a general, subjective comment. However, when there is implicit or explicit comparison with other things or people that are physically bigger or smaller, it will follow the noun:
It's a big problem Es un gran problema
... the difference in price between big flats and small ones...... la diferencia de precio entre los pisos grandes y pequeños...
... a certain type of large passenger plane...... cierto tipo de avión grande para el transporte de pasajeros... ► Compare the following examples:
... a great man...... un gran hombre...
... a big man...... un hombre grande... For further uses and examples, see great, big, large
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I [greɪt]
adjective

1) (before n)

a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

the Great Lakes — los Grandes Lagos

b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

a great many people — muchísima gente

a great deal of criticism — muchas críticas

we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto

there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)

2) (before n)

a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

Catherine the Great — Catalina la Grande

b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)

you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)

she's leaving - it's no great loss — se va - no se pierde mucho

he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)

3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabuloso

we had a really great time — lo pasamos fenomenal (fam)

the great thing is that you don't need to clean it — lo mejor de todo es que no hay que limpiarlo

he's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)

to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)

II

noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf

III

adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > great
20 serio

adj.

1 serious, grave, humorless, unsmiling.

2 serious, intense, grave, heavy.

3 serious, responsible, reliable, businesslike.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: seriar.

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serio

► adjetivo

1 (importante) serious, grave

2 (severo) serious

3 (formal) reliable, responsible, dependable

4 (color) sober; (traje etc) formal

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en serio seriously

■ lo digo en serio I'm quite serious, I mean it

¿en serio? are you serious?, do you really mean that?, really?

ir en serio to be true, be serious

■ cuando nos lo dijo iba en serio when he told us about it he was quite serious

tomar en serio to take seriously

* * *

(f. - seria)

adj.

1) serious, earnest

2) important

* * *

ADJ

1) [expresión, tono] serious

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

su padre es muy serio — his father's a very serious person

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

pareces muy serio — you're looking very serious

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

me voy a poner seria contigo si no estudias — I'm going to get cross with you if you don't do some studying

2)

en serio — seriously

tomar un asunto en serio — to take a matter seriously

no hablaba en serio — I wasn't serious

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

3) [problema, enfermedad, pérdida] serious

esto se pone serio — this is getting serious

4) (=fiable) [persona] reliable; [trato] straight, honest

es una persona poco seria — he's not very reliable

una empresa seria — a reliable firm

no es serio que ahora decidan echarse atrás — it's not very responsible of them to back out now

5) (=severo)

el negro es un color demasiado serio para una niña — black is too serious o severe a colour for a young girl

lleva un traje muy serio — he's wearing a very formal suit

6) [estudio, libro] serious

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- ria adjetivo

1) ( poco sonriente) serious

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

se puso muy serio — his expression became very serious o grave

voy a tener que ponerme serio con este niño — I'm going to have to start getting strict with this child

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

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

3)

a) <cine/tema> serious

b) ( grave) <enfermedad/problema> serious

tengo mis serias dudas acerca de él — I have serious doubts about him

c)

en serio — < hablar> seriously, in earnest

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

tomarse algo en serio — to take something seriously

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

y esto va en serio — and I really mean it

* * *

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

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

Ex. Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.

Ex. She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.

Ex. DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative.

Ex. Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.

Ex. She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.

Ex. I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.

Ex. It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.

Ex. The infants sat solemn as the Supreme Court pronounced judgment = Los niños se sentaron solemnes mientras que el Tribunal Supremo dictaba sentencia.

Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.

Ex. As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".

Ex. From his description one gets the impression that the inhabitants of Utopia are serious minded and that they read for instruction or for improving their own mind.

Ex. Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.

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* en serio = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.

* en un serio aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un serio apuro = in dire straits.

* humor serio = deadpan humour.

* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.

* poco serio = flippant.

* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.

* serio en apariencia = deadpan.

* serios, los = serious, the.

* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.

* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.

* * *

- ria adjetivo

1) ( poco sonriente) serious

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

se puso muy serio — his expression became very serious o grave

voy a tener que ponerme serio con este niño — I'm going to have to start getting strict with this child

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

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

3)

a) <cine/tema> serious

b) ( grave) <enfermedad/problema> serious

tengo mis serias dudas acerca de él — I have serious doubts about him

c)

en serio — < hablar> seriously, in earnest

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

tomarse algo en serio — to take something seriously

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

y esto va en serio — and I really mean it

* * *

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

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

Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.

Ex: She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.

Ex: DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative.

Ex: Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.

Ex: She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.

Ex: I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.

Ex: It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.

Ex: The infants sat solemn as the Supreme Court pronounced judgment = Los niños se sentaron solemnes mientras que el Tribunal Supremo dictaba sentencia.

Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.

Ex: As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".

Ex: From his description one gets the impression that the inhabitants of Utopia are serious minded and that they read for instruction or for improving their own mind.

Ex: Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.

* en serio = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.

* en un serio aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un serio apuro = in dire straits.

* humor serio = deadpan humour.

* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.

* poco serio = flippant.

* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.

* serio en apariencia = deadpan.

* serios, los = serious, the.

* tomarse Algo en serio = take to + heart.

* tomarse en serio = take + seriously, get + serious.

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serio - ria

adjective

A (poco sonriente) serious

con pinta de intelectual, seriecito y callado with an intellectual, rather serious o solemn and quiet air

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

al oír la noticia se puso muy serio his expression became very serious o grave when he heard the news

qué serio estás hoy ¿estás preocupado? you're looking very serious today, are you worried about something?

como no obedezcas voy a tener que ponerme serio contigo if you don't do as I say I'm going to get annoyed with you

B

(sensato, responsable): un empleado serio y trabajador a responsible o reliable, hardworking employee

no es serio que nos digan una cosa y luego hagan otra it's no way to treat people ( o to conduct business etc) saying one thing and then doing another

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

son todos profesionales muy serios they are all dedicated professionals

C

1 (no frívolo, importante) serious

ha hecho cine serio y también comedias tontas y frívolas he's made serious movies as well as silly, lighthearted comedies

es un serio aspirante al título he's a serious contender for the title

2

en serio ‹hablar› seriously, in earnest

bueno, vamos a ponernos a trabajar en serio right (then), let's get down to some serious work

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

se toma muy en serio su carrera she takes her career very seriously

esto va en serio, está muriéndose this is serious, he's dying

y esto va en serio and I really mean it o and I'm serious about this

no se toma nada en serio he doesn't take anything seriously

mira que te lo digo en serio I mean it, you know

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Del verbo seriar: ( conjugate seriar)

serio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

serió es:

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

serio
◊ - ria adjetivo

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

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

◊ tengo serias dudas acerca de él I have serious doubts about him

c)

◊ en serio ‹ hablar› seriously, in earnest;

¿lo dices en serio? are you (being) serious?, do you really mean it?;
tomarse algo en serio to take sth seriously
serio,-a adjetivo
1 (taciturno, de consideración, grave) serious
2 (comprometido, de confianza) reliable
♦ Locuciones: en serio, seriously: hablaba en serio, she was serious
ponte a trabajar en serio, you must start to work hard
' serio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
callada
- callado
- coña
- en
- formal
- gorda
- gordo
- jugar
- ligera
- ligero
- risa
- seria
- tiesa
- tieso
- tomarse
- verdad
- asustar
- decir
- enfado
- enojo
English:
apart
- assert
- businesslike
- deep
- dignified
- earnest
- face value
- flippant
- half-serious
- intense
- joke
- kid
- knuckle down
- laugh off
- major
- mean
- quality newspaper
- reputable
- responsible
- serious
- seriously
- settle down
- severe
- sober
- sober-minded
- staid
- steady
- straight
- weighty
- business
- dire
- genuine
- honestly
- knuckle
- nasty
- pride
- seriousness
- solemn
- surely

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serio, -a

♦ adj

1. [grave] serious;

es una persona muy seria he's a very serious person;

estar serio to look serious;

me lanzó una mirada seria she gave me a serious look;

me tuve que poner muy seria con mis alumnos I had to get very serious with my pupils

2. [importante] serious;

es una enfermedad muy seria it's a very serious illness;

me dio un susto muy serio I got a very nasty shock;

una seria amenaza para la paz mundial a serious threat to world peace

3. [responsable] responsible;
[cumplidor, formal] reliable;
son muy serios, cumplirán los plazos they're very reliable, they'll meet the deadlines;

no son gente seria they're very unreliable;

¡esto no es serio! this is ridiculous!;

lo que no es serio es que ahora digan que necesitan dos meses más what's really unacceptable is that now they're saying they need another two months

4. [sobrio] sober;

un traje serio a formal suit;

sólo ve programas serios she only watches serious programmes

♦ en serio loc adv

seriously;

lo digo en serio I'm serious;

en serio, me ha tocado la lotería seriously, I've won the lottery;

¿vas en serio? are you (being) serious?;

tomarse algo/a alguien en serio to take sth/sb seriously;

ponte a estudiar en serio get down to some serious study

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serio

adj

1 serious;

ésto va en serio this is serious;

tomarse algo en serio take sth seriously

2 ( responsable) reliable

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serio, - ria adj

1) : serious, earnest

2) : reliable, responsible

3) : important

4)

en serio : seriously, in earnest

♦ seriamente adv

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serio adj

1. (en general) serious

estás muy serio you're very serious

no era nada serio it wasn't anything serious

2. (responsable) reliable

es un chico muy serio he's very reliable

decir algo en serio to be serious

en serio seriously

tomar algo en serio to take something seriously

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