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I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) middel; måde- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) midler* * *I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) middel; måde- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) midler -
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I mi:nz noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) medio, manera- by means of
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II mi:nz noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) medios de vida, recursos económicos, ingresosmeans n1. medio2. manera / modotr[miːnz]1 (way, method) medio, manera■ there's no means of escape no hay escapatoria, no hay manera de escapar1 (resources) medios nombre masculino plural de vida, recursos nombre masculino plural económicos, ingresos nombre masculino plural; (income) renta f sing■ a person of means una persona acaudalada, una persona de buena posición económica\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa means to an end un medio de conseguir un objetivo, un medio para lograr un finby all means naturalmente, por supuestoby means of por medio de, medianteby no means / not by any means de ninguna manera, de ningún modoto be beyond somebody's means no estar al alcance de alguiento live beyond one's means vivir por encima de sus posibilidadesto live within one's means vivir dentro de sus posibilidadesmeans of identification identificación nombre femeninon.pl.• arbitrio s.m.• arcaduz s.m.• bártulos s.m.pl.• caudal s.m.• elemento s.m.• medio s.m.• recurso s.m.• resorte s.m.miːnz1) (+ sing vb)a) ( method) medio mdoes the end justify the means? — ¿el fin justifica los medios?
there's no means of finding out — no hay manera or forma de saberlo; see also ways and means
b) (in phrases)by all means — por supuesto, cómo no! (esp AmL)
by no means, not by any means: we are by no means rich no somos ricos ni mucho menos: it's not a perfect film by any means de ninguna manera or de ningún modo es una película perfecta; by means of — (as prep) por medio de, mediante
[miːnz]they live beyond their means — llevan un tren de vida que no se pueden costear or que sus ingresos no les permiten
1. Nby any means — de cualquier manera, del modo que sea
not by any means — de ninguna manera or ningún modo
by any means possible — como sea/fuera posible, a como dé/diera lugar (CAm, Mex)
there is no means of doing it — no hay manera or modo de hacerlo
by some means or other — de alguna manera u otra, de algún modo u otro
by this means — de esta manera, de este modo
fair I, 1., 1)•
by means of — por medio de2) (in phrases)•
by all means! — ¡claro que sí!, ¡por supuesto!•
"is she a friend of yours?" - "by no means" — -¿es amiga suya? -de ninguna manera or ningún modothey're by no means rich — no son ricos, ni mucho menos
we haven't the means to do it — no contamos con los recursos or los medios para hacerlo
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to live beyond one's means — vivir por encima de sus posibilidades, gastar más de lo que se gana•
a man of means — un hombre acaudalado•
to live within one's means — vivir de acuerdo con sus posibilidades2.CPDmeans-testmeans test N — prueba f de haberes (para determinar si una persona tiene derecho a determinada prestación)
* * *[miːnz]1) (+ sing vb)a) ( method) medio mdoes the end justify the means? — ¿el fin justifica los medios?
there's no means of finding out — no hay manera or forma de saberlo; see also ways and means
b) (in phrases)by all means — por supuesto, cómo no! (esp AmL)
by no means, not by any means: we are by no means rich no somos ricos ni mucho menos: it's not a perfect film by any means de ninguna manera or de ningún modo es una película perfecta; by means of — (as prep) por medio de, mediante
they live beyond their means — llevan un tren de vida que no se pueden costear or que sus ingresos no les permiten
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plural nounby this means — hierdurch; auf diese Weise
we have no means of doing this — wir haben keine Möglichkeit, dies zu tun
means of transport — Transportmittel, das
2) (resources) Mittel Pl.live within/beyond one's means — seinen Verhältnissen entsprechend/über seine Verhältnisse leben
3)Will you help me? - By all means — Hilfst du mir? Selbstverständlich!
by no [manner of] means — ganz und gar nicht; keineswegs
by means of — durch; mit [Hilfe von]
* * *I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) die Mittel(pl.)- academic.ru/115534/by_all_means">by all means- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) die Geldmittel (pl.)* * *<pl ->[mi:nz]nways and \means Mittel und Wegeto try by all [possible] \means to do sth auf jede erdenkliche Art und Weise versuchen, etw zu erreichen; (possibility) Möglichkeit fthere is no \means of tracing the debt at all es gibt nicht die geringste Möglichkeit, die Schulden zurückzuverfolgen; (device) Mittel nt\means of communication Kommunikationsmittel nt\means of expression Ausdrucksmittel nt\meanss of preservation Konservierungsmittel nt\means of transport Transportmittel nt\means of support Einkommen ntto use all [or every] \means at one's disposal alle verfügbaren Mittel nutzen2. (income)▪ \means pl Geldmittel pl, Gelder pla person of \means ein vermögender Menschprivate \means Privatvermögen nt, private Mittelto have the \means to do sth die [nötigen] Mittel [o das [nötige] Geld] haben, etw zu tunto live beyond one's \means über seine Verhältnisse lebento live within one's \means im Rahmen seiner finanziellen Möglichkeiten leben3.▶ by no \means [or not by any \means] keineswegs, auf keinen Fallit's by no \means certain das ist keineswegs sicherthey communicate by \means of sign language sie kommunizieren durch Zeichensprachethey made their escape by \means of a rope ladder sie entkamen mit [Hilfe] einer Strickleiter▶ a \means to an end ein Mittel zum Zweck* * *[miːnz]na means to an end — ein Mittel nt zum Zweck
I have/there is no means of doing it — es ist mir/es ist unmöglich, das zu tun
is there any means of doing it? —
there must be a means of doing it — es muss doch irgendwie or auf irgendeine Art zu machen sein
he was the means of sending it —
they used him as the means of getting the heroin across the border — sie benutzten ihn, um das Heroin über die Grenze zu bringen
all known means have been tried — man hat alles Mögliche versucht
by means of sth — durch etw, mittels einer Sache (gen) (form)
by means of doing sth — dadurch, dass man etw tut
by this means — dadurch, auf diese Weise
by some means or other — auf irgendeine Art und Weise, irgendwie
2) singby no means, not by any means — keineswegs, durchaus nicht
private means — private Mittel pl
that is within/beyond my means — das kann ich mir leisten/nicht leisten
* * *plural noun1) usu. constr. as sing. (way, method) Möglichkeit, die; [Art und] Weiseby this means — hierdurch; auf diese Weise
we have no means of doing this — wir haben keine Möglichkeit, dies zu tun
means of transport — Transportmittel, das
2) (resources) Mittel Pl.live within/beyond one's means — seinen Verhältnissen entsprechend/über seine Verhältnisse leben
3)by no [manner of] means — ganz und gar nicht; keineswegs
by means of — durch; mit [Hilfe von]
* * *n.Hilfsmittel n.Mittel - n. -
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I mi:nz noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) middel, måte- by means of
- by no means II mi:nz noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) (penge)midler, pengermiddelsubst. flt. \/miːnz\/1) middel, midler, måte, verktøy (overført)2) utvei, mulighet• there is\/are no means of learning what has happened3) midler, pengemidler, formue, ressursermin private formue var\/ble kraftig redusertby all means eller by all manner of means for all del, selvsagt, selvfølgelig, naturligvis på alle mulige måter til enhver prisby any means på noen måte, på noen som helst måte• can it be done by any means?• is he by any means educated?by fair means or foul med det gode eller det ondeby means of ved hjelp av, gjennomby means of doing something gjennom å gjøre noe, ved å gjøre noeby no means ikke i det hele tattdisse varene er på ingen måte tilfredsstillende for all del, slett ikke, overhodet ikke, langt ifra• am I in the way? By no means!by some means or other på en eller annen måteby someone's means med noens hjelp, takket være noenby this means på denne måtenfind (the) means to do something finne en mulighet for å gjøre noe, lykkes med å gjøre noefoul means ulovlige midler, uhederligindependent means privatformue, egne pengerlive beyond one's means leve over evnelive within one's means sette tæring etter næringthe means of grace nådemidlenemeans of living\/subsistence eksistensmiddel, eksistensmidlermeans of production produksjonsmiddelmeans of support forsørgelsesmuligheter, eksistensgrunnlaga means to an end middel for å nå måleta person of means en formuende person, en person med formueuse underhand means\/methods gå bakveier, bruke uærlige midlerways and means midler og veier utvei, løsningwithout means uten midler, ubemidlet -
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[miːnz] 1.a means of — un mezzo di [communication, transport]
by means of sth. — per mezzo di qcs.
yes, by all means — sì, assolutamente, senza dubbio
2.if you wish to leave, then by all means do — se desideri partire, allora vai pure
nome plurale (resources) mezzi m., risorse f.of moderate means — [ person] di modeste condizioni economiche
a man of means — un uomo agiato o benestante
••for him, it's just a means to an end — per lui è solo un mezzo per raggiungere il suo scopo
* * *I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?)- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.)* * *[miːnz] 1.a means of — un mezzo di [communication, transport]
by means of sth. — per mezzo di qcs.
yes, by all means — sì, assolutamente, senza dubbio
2.if you wish to leave, then by all means do — se desideri partire, allora vai pure
nome plurale (resources) mezzi m., risorse f.of moderate means — [ person] di modeste condizioni economiche
a man of means — un uomo agiato o benestante
••for him, it's just a means to an end — per lui è solo un mezzo per raggiungere il suo scopo
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I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) leið, aðferð, ráð- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) fjárráð -
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eszközök, anyagi eszközök, erőforrások* * *I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) eszköz(ök)- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) vagyon -
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I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) meios- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) recursos -
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n. araç, vesile, para, servet, varlık* * *I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) araç, yol, yöntem- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) para, servet, varlık -
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I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) način- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) premoženje -
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• toimenpide• varallisuus• varat• apukeino• apuneuvo• välikappale• välin• väline• rahavarat• resurssi• tekniikka• keino• menettelytapa• metodi• menetelmä• tapa• konsti* * *I mi:nz noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) keino- by means of
- by no means II mi:nz noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) varat -
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n środek m, sposób m; środki pl* * *I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) sposób, środek- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) bogactwo, środki -
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I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) līdzeklis; veids- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) naudas līdzekļi* * *līdzeklis, veids; naudas līdzekļi -
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I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) būdas, priemonė- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) turtas, lėšos -
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n. medel* * *I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) medel- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) medel, tillgångar -
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I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) prostředky, způsob, možnost- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) prostředky, peníze* * *• znamená• prostředek• prostředky -
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I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) prostriedky; možnosť- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) finančné prostriedky* * *• spôsob• príjmy• financné zdroje• bohatstvo• prostriedok• prostriedky• peniaze• majetok• majetkové pomery• možnost -
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I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) mijloc- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) mijloace/resurse materiale -
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I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) μέσο- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) μέσα,πόρος,εισόδημα -
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I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) moyen(s)- by means of - by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) moyens, ressources
См. также в других словарях:
means — W2S2 [mi:nz] n plural means ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(method)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3 by all means! 4 by no means/not by any means 5 by means of something 6 a means to an end 7 the means of production ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
means-test — ˈmeans test noun [countable] an official check in order to find out if someone is poor enough to receive welfare benefit S (= payments from the state when you are ill, without work etc): • He has made proposals for means tests for Social Security … Financial and business terms
means-testing — means test ˈmeans test noun [countable] an official check in order to find out if someone is poor enough to receive welfare benefit S (= payments from the state when you are ill, without work etc): • He has made proposals for means tests for… … Financial and business terms
means — [ minz ] (plural means) noun *** 1. ) count a method for doing or achieving something: WAY: Information is not easily obtained by any other means. an effective means for finding qualified job applicants means of: What means of transportation is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
means — [miːnz] noun [plural] the money and resources that a person or organization has available: means to do something • Large corporations have the means to pay large fines without suffering hardship. • The group has limited means. • young families… … Financial and business terms
means — 1. When the meaning is ‘financial resources’, means is treated as plural: Their means are somewhat limited. When the meaning is ‘a way or method’ it can operate as a singular noun (when preceded by a determiner such as a, any, or every) or as a… … Modern English usage
means-tested — means test ˈmeans test noun [countable] an official check in order to find out if someone is poor enough to receive welfare benefit S (= payments from the state when you are ill, without work etc): • He has made proposals for means tests for… … Financial and business terms
etc — 1. This is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase et cetera meaning ‘and other things of the same kind’, and is pronounced et set ǝr ǝ or et set rǝ, despite the temptation to articulate the first syllable ek on the analogy of words such as ecstasy… … Modern English usage
etc. — Etc. is Latin for et cetera and means and so on : You need to bring plates, knives, forks, spoons, etc. to the table. It is a good idea, however, to just finish the list, not letting it end with etc. But if you must, use a phrase like and so… … Confused words
means test — n. an investigation of a person s financial resources, made to determine whether that person is eligible for welfare payments, low cost housing, etc … English World dictionary
means — /mi:nz/ noun plural means 1 METHOD (C) a method, system, object etc that you use as a way of achieving a result (+ of): What would be the most effective means of advertising our product? | means of transport BrE /transportation AmE: We had no… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
