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1 next

next [nekst]

prochain ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 3 suivant ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) ensuite ⇒ 2 (a) la prochaine fois ⇒ 2 (b) la fois suivante ⇒ 2 (b) à côté de ⇒ 5 (a) après ⇒ 5 (c) presque ⇒ 5 (d)

1 adjective

(a) (in time → coming) prochain; (→ already past) suivant;

∎ keep quiet about it for the next few days n'en parlez pas pendant les quelques jours qui viennent;

∎ I had to stay in bed for the next ten days j'ai dû garder le lit pendant les dix jours qui ont suivi;

∎ (the) next day le lendemain;

∎ (the) next morning/evening le lendemain matin/soir;

∎ next Sunday, Sunday next dimanche prochain;

∎ the next Sunday le dimanche suivant;

∎ next year l'année prochaine;

∎ the next year l'année suivante;

∎ this time next year d'ici un an;

∎ the week/year after next dans deux semaines/ans;

∎ familiar next minute she was dashing off out again une minute après, elle repartait^□ ;

∎ the situation's changing from one moment to the next la situation change sans arrêt;

∎ (the) next time I see him la prochaine fois que je le vois ou verrai;

∎ (the) next time I saw him quand je l'ai revu;

∎ you may not be so lucky next time tu pourrais avoir moins de chance la ou une prochaine fois;

∎ there isn't going to be a next time il n'y aura pas de prochaine fois

(b) (in series → in future) prochain; (→ in past) suivant;

∎ the next episode (in future) le prochain épisode; (in past) l'épisode suivant;

∎ the next size up/down la taille au-dessus/au-dessous;

∎ translate the next sentence traduisez la phrase suivante;

∎ their next child was a girl ensuite, ils eurent une fille;

∎ they want their next child to be a girl ils veulent que leur prochain enfant soit une fille, la prochaine fois ils veulent une fille;

∎ your name is next on the list votre nom est le suivant ou prochain sur la liste;

∎ the next ten pages les dix pages suivantes;

∎ the next before last l'avant-dernier;

∎ your train is the next but one ton train n'est pas le prochain, mais celui d'après;

∎ ask the next person you meet demandez à la première personne que vous rencontrez;

∎ (the) next to arrive was Tanya Tanya est arrivée à la suite;

∎ the next world l'au-delà m inv;

∎ this life and the next ce monde et l'autre;

∎ (the) next thing ensuite;

∎ and (the) next thing I knew, I woke up in hospital et l'instant d'après je me suis réveillé à l'hôpital;

∎ next thing, they'll be melting the polar ice! un de ces quatre (matins), ils vont se mettre à faire fondre les glaces du pôle!

(c) (in space → house, street) prochain, suivant;

∎ the next room/house (next to this one) la pièce/maison voisine ou d'à côté;

∎ take the next street on the left prenez la prochaine à gauche;

∎ after the kitchen, it's the next room on your right après la cuisine, c'est la première pièce à votre droite;

∎ they live next door to us ils habitent à côté de chez nous, ce sont nos voisins;

∎ I'm just going next door je vais juste chez les voisins;

∎ the house next door la maison d'à côté ou des voisins;

∎ the girl/boy next door la fille/le garçon d'à côté;

∎ figurative she was just the girl next door c'était une fille simple;

∎ he's the boy-next-door type c'est un garçon très simple;

∎ figurative that's next door to madness/absurdity ça frise la folie/l'absurde;

∎ next door's children les enfants qui habitent à côté ou des voisins;

∎ it's the man from next door c'est le voisin

(d) (in queue, line)

∎ I'm next c'est (à) mon tour, c'est à moi;

∎ who's next? à qui le tour?;

∎ I'm next after you je suis (juste) après vous;

∎ Helen is next in line for promotion Helen est la suivante sur la liste des promotions;

∎ I can take a joke as well as the next person, but… j'aime plaisanter comme tout le monde, mais…

2 adverb

(a) (afterwards) ensuite, après;

∎ what did you do with it next? et ensuite, qu'en avez-vous fait?;

∎ what shall we do next? qu'est-ce que nous allons faire maintenant?;

∎ next on the agenda is the question of finance la question suivante à l'ordre du jour est celle des finances;

∎ next came Henry VII puis vint ou il y eut Henri VII;

∎ humorous what will they think of next? qu'est-ce qu'ils vont bien pouvoir inventer maintenant?;

∎ what or whatever next? (indignantly or in mock indignation) et puis quoi encore?;

∎ familiar you'll be asking me to give up my job (for you) next! tu n'as qu'à me demander de laisser tomber mon travail pendant que tu y es!

(b) (next time → in future) la prochaine fois; (→ in past) la fois suivante ou d'après;

∎ when we next meet, when next we meet la prochaine fois que nous nous verrons, lors de notre prochaine rencontre;

∎ when we next met quand nous nous sommes revus

(c) (with superlative adj)

∎ the next youngest/oldest child l'enfant le plus jeune/le plus âgé ensuite;

∎ who is the next oldest/youngest after Mark? qui est le suivant ou le prochain par ordre d'âge après Mark?;

∎ the next largest size la taille juste au-dessus;

∎ the next highest building in the world is… le deuxième immeuble dans le monde pour la hauteur, c'est…;

∎ you'll have to make do with the next best il faudra vous contenter de la qualité en dessous;

∎ the next best thing would be to… à défaut, le mieux serait de…;

∎ watching the match on TV was the next best thing to actually being there l'idéal aurait été de pouvoir assister au match, mais ce n'était déjà pas mal de le voir à la télé

(d) American familiar

∎ to get next to sb (ingratiate oneself with) faire de la lèche à qn; (become emotionally involved with) se lier avec qn; (have sex with) coucher avec qn

3 pronoun

(next train, person, child) prochain(e) m,f;

∎ next please! au suivant, s'il vous plaît!

4 preposition

American = next to

5 next to preposition

(a) (near) à côté de;

∎ they live next to a hospital ils habitent à côté d'un hôpital;

∎ come and sit next to me venez vous asseoir à côté de ou près de moi;

∎ I love the feel of silk next to my skin j'adore le contact de la soie sur ma peau;

∎ next to him, everybody looks tiny à côté de lui, tout le monde a l'air minuscule

(b) (in series)

∎ next to last avant-dernier;

∎ the next to bottom shelf la deuxième étagère en partant du bas

(c) (in comparisons) après;

∎ next to red, Lisa prefers white après le rouge, Lisa préfère le blanc;

∎ next to you, he was the smartest après vous, c'était lui le plus élégant

(d) (almost) presque;

∎ next to impossible presque ou quasiment impossible;

∎ I bought it for next to nothing je l'ai acheté pour trois fois rien ou presque rien;

∎ they have next to no proof ils n'ont pratiquement aucune preuve;

∎ in next to no time en un rien de temps

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > next
2 second

Ⅰ.

second¹ ['sekənd]

seconde ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (f), 1 (h) second ⇒ 1 (d), 2 (a), 2 (b) deuxième ⇒ 1 (d), 2 (a), 2 (b) en seconde place ⇒ 3 (a) deuxièmement ⇒ 3 (c)

1 noun

(a) (unit of time) seconde f;

∎ the ambulance arrived within seconds l'ambulance est arrivée en quelques secondes

(b) (instant) seconde f, instant m;

∎ I'll be with you in a second je serai à vous dans un instant;

∎ I'll only be a second j'en ai seulement pour deux secondes;

∎ just a or half a second! une seconde!

(c) Mathematics & Astronomy seconde f

(d) (in order) second(e) m,f, deuxième mf;

∎ I was the second to arrive je suis arrivé deuxième ou le deuxième;

∎ to come a close second (in race) être battu de justesse

(e) (in duel) témoin m, second m; (in boxing) soigneur m;

∎ seconds out! soigneurs hors du ring!

(f) Cars seconde f;

∎ in second en seconde

(g) British University

∎ an upper/lower second une licence avec mention bien/assez bien

(h) Music seconde f;

∎ major/minor second seconde f majeure/mineure

2 adjective

(a) (in series) deuxième; (of two) second;

∎ every second person une personne sur deux;

∎ Charles the Second Charles Deux ou II;

∎ the second of March le deux mars;

∎ for the second time pour la deuxième fois;

∎ to be second in command (in hierarchy) être deuxième dans la hiérarchie; Military commander en second;

∎ he's second in line for promotion il sera le second à bénéficier d'une promotion;

∎ he's second in line for the throne c'est le deuxième dans l'ordre de succession au trône;

∎ Grammar in the second person singular/plural à la deuxième personne du singulier/pluriel;

∎ to take second place (in race) prendre la deuxième place; (in exam) être deuxième;

∎ his wife took second place to his career sa femme venait après sa carrière;

∎ and in the second place… (in demonstration, argument) et en deuxième lieu…;

∎ it's second nature to her c'est une seconde nature chez elle;

∎ he's second only to his teacher as a violinist en tant que violoniste, il n'y a que son professeur qui le surpasse ou qui lui soit supérieur;

∎ as a goalkeeper, he's second to none comme gardien de but, il n'a pas son pareil;

∎ her short stories are second to none ses nouvelles sont inégalées ou sans pareil

(b) (another, additional) deuxième, second, autre;

∎ a second Camus/Churchill un nouveau Camus/Churchill;

∎ he was given a second chance (in life) on lui a accordé une seconde chance (dans la vie);

∎ you are unlikely to get a second chance to join the team il est peu probable que l'on vous propose à nouveau de faire partie de l'équipe;

∎ to take a second helping se resservir;

∎ would you like a second helping/a second cup? en reprendrez-vous (un peu/une goutte)?;

∎ can I have a second helping of meat? est-ce que je peux reprendre de la viande?;

∎ they have a second home in France ils ont une résidence secondaire en France;

∎ France is my second home la France est ma seconde patrie;

∎ I'd like a second opinion (said by doctor) je voudrais prendre l'avis d'un confrère; (said by patient) je voudrais consulter un autre médecin;

∎ I need a second opinion on these results j'aimerais avoir l'avis d'un tiers sur ces résultats;

∎ to have second thoughts avoir des doutes, hésiter;

∎ are you having second thoughts? est-ce que vous hésitez?;

∎ he left his family without a second thought il a quitté sa famille sans réfléchir ou sans se poser de questions;

∎ on second British thoughts or American thought I'd better go myself réflexion faite, il vaut mieux que j'y aille moi-même

3 adverb

(a) (in order) en seconde place;

∎ to come second (in race) arriver en seconde position;

∎ she arrived second (at party, meeting) elle est arrivée la deuxième;

∎ the horse came second to Juniper's Lad le cheval s'est classé deuxième derrière Juniper's Lad

(b) (with superlative adj)

∎ he's the second oldest player in the team après le doyen de l'équipe c'est lui le plus vieux;

∎ the second largest/second richest le second par la taille/second par le revenu;

∎ the second largest city in the world/in Portugal la deuxième ville du monde/du Portugal

(c) (secondly) en second lieu, deuxièmement

4 transitive verb

(motion) appuyer; (speaker) appuyer la motion de;

∎ I'll second that! je suis d'accord!

5 plural noun seconds

(a) Commerce (goods) articles mpl de second choix; (crockery) vaisselle f de second choix

(b) familiar (of food) rab m;

∎ are there any seconds? il y a du rab?

►► second ballot deuxième tour m;

second base (in baseball) deuxième base f;

second best

1 noun

pis-aller m inv;

∎ I refuse to make do with second best je refuse de me contenter d'un pis-aller;

∎ she knew she would never be more than second best (in person's affection) elle savait qu'elle ne serait jamais plus qu'un second choix; (athlete) elle savait qu'elle serait toujours deuxième

2 adverb

∎ to come off second best être battu, se faire battre;

Politics second chamber (gen) deuxième chambre f; (in UK) Chambre f des lords; (in US) Sénat m;

second childhood gâtisme m, seconde enfance f;

∎ he's in his second childhood il est retombé en enfance;

Railways second class seconde f (classe f);

Religion the Second Coming le second avènement du Messie;

second cousin cousin(e) m,f issu(e) de germains;

British second eleven (in soccer, cricket) équipe f de réserve (dans le cadre scolaire ou amateur);

second floor (in UK) deuxième étage m; (in US) premier étage m;

Cars second gear seconde f;

American School second grade = classe de primaire pour les 6-7 ans;

Sport second half deuxième mi-temps f inv;

second hand (of watch, clock) aiguille f des secondes, trotteuse f;

second language deuxième langue f;

Journalism second lead gros titre m de deuxième ordre;

second lieutenant (in army) ≃ sous-lieutenant m; Belgian & Swiss ≃ lieutenant m; (in air force) ≃ sous-lieutenant m;

second name nom m de famille;

Nautical second officer (officier m en) second m;

second row (in rugby) deuxième ligne f;

second showing deuxième représentation f;

second sight seconde ou double vue f;

∎ to have second sight avoir un don de double vue;

Military second strike seconde frappe f, deuxième frappe f;

Sport second team équipe f de réserve;

second teeth deuxième dentition f, dentition f définitive;

Music second violin deuxième violon m

Ⅱ.

second² [sɪ'kɒnd]

transitive verb

British (employee) détacher, envoyer en détachement; Military détacher;

∎ she was seconded to the UN elle a été détachée à l'ONU;

∎ Peter was seconded for service abroad Peter a été envoyé en détachement à l'étranger

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > second
3 the

1. definite article
1) der/die/das

all the doors — alle Türen

play the piano — Klavier spielen

if you want a quick survey, this is the book — für einen raschen Überblick ist dies das richtige Buch

it's or there's only the one — es ist nur dieser/diese/dieses eine

he lives in the district — er wohnt in dieser Gegend

£5 the square metre/the gallon/the kilogram — 5 Pfund der Quadratmeter/die Gallone/das Kilogramm

14 miles to the gallon — 14 Meilen auf eine Gallone; ≈ 20 l auf 100 km

a scale of one mile to the inch — ein Maßstab von 1: 63 360

2) (denoting one best known)

it is the restaurant in this town — das ist das Restaurant in dieser Stadt

red is the colour this year — Rot ist in diesem Jahr die Farbe

3) with names of diseases

have got the toothache/measles — (coll.) Zahnschmerzen/die Masern haben

4) (Brit. coll.): (my, our, etc.) mein/unser usw
2. adverb
the more I practise the better I play — je mehr ich übe, desto od. um so besser spiele ich

so much the worse for somebody/something — um so schlimmer für jemanden/etwas

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[ðə, ði]
adjective

(The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) der/die/das

1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)

2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) der/die/das

3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) der/die/das

4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) eine/-r/s(oder unübersetzt)

5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) der/die/das,am

6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) um so

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the

[ði:, ði, ðə]

I. art def

1. (denoting thing mentioned) der/die/das

at \the cinema im Kino

at \the corner an der Ecke

in \the fridge im Kühlschrank

on \the shelf im Regal

on \the table auf dem Tisch

2. (particular thing/person)

▪ \the ... der/die/das...

Harry's Bar is \the place to go Harrys Bar ist in der Szene total in fam

3. (with family name)

\the Smiths are away on vacation die Schmidts sind im Urlaub

4. (before relative clause) der/die/das

I really enjoyed \the book I've just finished reading das Buch, das ich gerade gelesen habe, war wirklich interessant

5. (before name with adjective) der/die

\the unfortunate Mr Jones was caught up in the crime der bedauernswerte Mr. Jones wurde in das Verbrechen verwickelt

6. (in title) der/die

Edward \the Seventh Eduard der Siebte

Elizabeth \the second Elisabeth die Zweite

7. (before adjective) der/die/das

I suppose we'll just have to wait for \the inevitable ich vermute, wir müssen einfach auf das Unvermeidliche warten

8. (to represent group) der/die/das; (with mass group) die

\the panda is becoming an increasingly rare animal der Pandabär wird immer seltener

\the democrats/poor/townspeople die Demokraten/Armen/Städter

a home for \the elderly ein Altersheim nt

9. (with superlative) der/die/das

\the highest mountain in Europe der höchste Berg Europas

\the happiest der/die Glücklichste

10. (instead of possessive)

how's \the leg today, Mrs. Steel? wie geht es Ihrem Bein denn heute, Frau Steel?

he held his daughter tightly by \the arm er hielt seine Tochter am Arm fest

11. (with dates) der

\the 24th of May der 24. Mai

May \the 24th der 24. Mai; (with time period) die

in \the eighties in den Achtzigern [o Achtzigerjahren

12. (with ordinal numbers) der/die/das

you're \the fifth person to ask me that du bist die Fünfte, die mich das fragt

13. (with measurements) pro

these potatoes are sold by \the kilo diese Kartoffeln werden kiloweise verkauft

by \the hour pro Stunde

twenty miles to \the gallon zwanzig Meilen auf eine Gallone

14. (enough) der/die/das

I haven't got \the energy to go out this evening ich habe heute Abend nicht mehr die Energie auszugehen

II. adv + comp

all \the better/worse umso besser/schlechter

I feel all \the better for getting that off my chest nachdem ich das losgeworden bin, fühle ich mich gleich viel besser

any the better/worse in irgendeiner Weise besser/schlechter

she doesn't seem to be any \the worse for her bad experience ihre schlimme Erfahrung scheint ihr in keiner Weise geschadet zu haben

▪ \the..., \the... je..., desto...

\the lower \the price, \the poorer \the quality je niedriger der Preis, umso schlechter die Qualität

\the colder it got, \the more she shivered je kälter es wurde, desto mehr zitterte sie

bring the family with you! \the more \the merrier! bring die Familie mit! je mehr Leute, desto besser

▪ \the more..., \the more... je mehr..., desto mehr...

\the more I see of his work, \the more I like it je mehr ich von seiner Arbeit sehe, desto besser gefällt sie mir

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[ðə] (vor Vokalen auch, zur Betonung auch) [ðiː]
1. def art

1) der/die/das

in the room — im or in dem Zimmer

on the edge —

he went up on(to) the stage — er ging aufs or auf das Podium

to play the piano/guitar — Klavier/Gitarre spielen

all the windows — all die or alle Fenster

have you invited the Browns? — haben Sie die Browns or (with children) die Familie Brown eingeladen?

in the 20s — in den zwanziger Jahren or Zwanzigerjahren pl

Henry the Eighth — Heinrich der Achte

how's the leg/wife? (inf) — wie gehts dem Bein/Ihrer Frau? (inf)

2) (with adj used as n) das, die; (with comp or superl) der/die/das

the Good — das Gute

the poor/rich — die Armen pl/Reichen pl

translated from the German —

she was the prettier/prettiest — sie war die Hübschere/Hübscheste

3) (denoting whole class) der/die/das

the elephant is in danger of extinction — der Elefant ist vom Aussterben bedroht

4)

(distributive use) 80p the pound — 80 Pence das or pro Pfund

by the hour — pro Stunde

the car does thirty miles to the gallon — das Auto braucht eine Gallone auf dreißig Meilen, das Auto verbraucht 11 Liter auf 100km

5) [ðiː]
(stressed) der/die/das
it's THE restaurant in this part of town — das ist DAS Restaurant in diesem Stadtteil

2. adv

(with comp adj or adv) all the more/better/harder — umso mehr/besser/schwieriger

the more he has the more he wants — je mehr er hat, desto mehr will er

(all) the more so because... — umso mehr, als...

See:

→ better

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the¹ [ unbetont vor Konsonanten: ðə; unbetont vor Vokalen: ðı; betont oder allein stehend: ðiː]

1. (bestimmter Artikel) der, die, das, pl die (und die entsprechenden Formen im akk und dat):

the book on the table das Buch auf dem Tisch;

the England of today das England von heute;

the Browns die Browns, die Familie Brown

2. vor Maßangaben:

one dollar the pound einen Dollar das Pfund;

wine at two pounds the bottle Wein zu zwei Pfund die Flasche

3. [ðiː] der, die, das (hervorragende oder geeignete etc):

he is the painter of the century er ist der Maler des Jahrhunderts

the² [ðə] adv (vor komp) desto, umso;

the … the je …, desto;

so much the better umso besser;

so much the more umso (viel) mehr;

not any the better um nichts besser;

the more so as umso mehr, als; → soon 3

Gambia, the [ˈɡæmbıə] s Gamiba n

Midlands, the [ˈmıdləndz] spl Mittelengland n (Grafschaften Mittelenglands, besonders Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire und Staffordshire)

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1. definite article
1) der/die/das

all the doors — alle Türen

play the piano — Klavier spielen

if you want a quick survey, this is the book — für einen raschen Überblick ist dies das richtige Buch

it's or there's only the one — es ist nur dieser/diese/dieses eine

he lives in the district — er wohnt in dieser Gegend

£5 the square metre/the gallon/the kilogram — 5 Pfund der Quadratmeter/die Gallone/das Kilogramm

14 miles to the gallon — 14 Meilen auf eine Gallone; ≈ 20 l auf 100 km

a scale of one mile to the inch — ein Maßstab von 1: 63 360

2) (denoting one best known)

it is the restaurant in this town — das ist das Restaurant in dieser Stadt

red is the colour this year — Rot ist in diesem Jahr die Farbe

3) with names of diseases

have got the toothache/measles — (coll.) Zahnschmerzen/die Masern haben

4) (Brit. coll.): (my, our, etc.) mein/unser usw
2. adverb
the more I practise the better I play — je mehr ich übe, desto od. um so besser spiele ich

so much the worse for somebody/something — um so schlimmer für jemanden/etwas

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art.

das art.n.

der art.m.

die art.f. v.

zum v.

English-german dictionary > the
4 gifted

a одарённый; талантливый; способный

gifted poet — одарённый поэт

a highly gifted poet — весьма одарённый поэт

Синонимический ряд:

1. consummate (adj.) accomplished; consummate; distinguished; endowed; excellent; superb; superior; superlative; talented

2. endowed with talent (adj.) able; capable; endowed with talent; highly endowed; skilled; smart

English-Russian base dictionary > gifted
5 very

very ['verɪ] (compar verier, superl veriest)

1 adverb

(a) (with adj or adv) très, bien;

∎ it was very pleasant c'était très ou bien agréable;

∎ was the pizza good? - very/not very la pizza était-elle bonne? - très/pas très;

∎ I'm not very impressed with the results je ne suis pas très ou tellement impressionné par les résultats;

∎ be very careful faites très ou bien attention;

∎ he was very hungry/thirsty il avait très faim/soif;

∎ I very nearly fell j'ai bien failli tomber;

∎ very few/little très peu;

∎ so very little si peu;

∎ there were very few of them (people) ils étaient très peu nombreux; (objets) il y en avait très peu;

∎ he takes very little interest in what goes on il s'intéresse très peu à ce qui se passe;

∎ there's very little one can do to help on ne peut pas faire grand-chose pour aider;

∎ there weren't very many people il n'y avait pas beaucoup de gens, il n'y avait pas grand monde;

∎ it isn't so very difficult ce n'est pas tellement difficile, ce n'est pas si difficile que ça;

∎ very good!, very well! (expressing agreement, consent) très bien!;

∎ you can't very well ask outright tu ne peux pas vraiment demander directement;

∎ that's all very well but… tout ça, c'est très bien mais…

(b) (with superlative - emphatic use)

∎ our very best wine notre meilleur vin;

∎ the very best of friends les meilleurs amis du monde;

∎ it's the very worst thing that could have happened c'est bien ce qui pouvait arriver de pire;

∎ the very latest designs les créations les plus récentes;

∎ at the very latest au plus tard;

∎ at the very least/most tout au moins/plus;

∎ the very first/last person la (toute) première/dernière personne;

∎ the very next day le lendemain même, dès le lendemain;

∎ the very next person I met was his brother la première personne que j'ai rencontrée était son frère;

∎ we'll stop at the very next town nous nous arrêterons à la prochaine ville;

∎ it's nice to have your very own car or a car of your very own c'est agréable d'avoir sa voiture à soi;

∎ it's my very own c'est à moi;

∎ the very same day le jour même;

∎ on the very same date exactement à la même date;

∎ Religion the Very Reverend Alan Scott le très révérend Alan Scott

2 adjective

(a) (extreme, far)

∎ at the very end (of street, row etc) tout au bout; (of story, month etc) tout à la fin;

∎ to the very end (in space) jusqu'au bout; (in time) jusqu'à la fin;

∎ at the very beginning au tout début;

∎ at the very back tout au fond;

∎ at the very top/bottom of the page tout en haut/en bas de la page;

∎ at the very bottom of the sea au plus profond de la mer

(b) (exact)

∎ at that very moment juste à ce moment-là;

∎ the very man I need juste l'homme qu'il me faut;

∎ those were his very words ce sont ses propos mêmes, c'est exactement ce qu'il a dit;

∎ this is the very room where they were murdered c'est dans cette pièce même qu'ils ont été tués;

∎ it was a year ago to the very day c'était il y a un an jour pour jour;

∎ by its very nature par sa nature même

(c) (emphatic use)

∎ the very idea! quelle idée!;

∎ the very thought of it makes me shiver je frissonne rien que d'y penser;

∎ it happened before my very eyes cela s'est passé sous mes yeux;

∎ archaic the veriest trifle la moindre petite chose;

∎ archaic the veriest fool could do it le premier imbécile venu pourrait le faire

3 very much

1 adverb

(a) (greatly) beaucoup, bien;

∎ I like French cinema very much j'aime beaucoup le cinéma français;

∎ I very much hope to be able to come j'espère bien que je pourrai venir;

∎ very much better/bigger beaucoup mieux/plus grand;

∎ unless I'm very much mistaken à moins que je ne me trompe;

∎ were you impressed? - very much so ça vous a impressionné? - beaucoup

(b) (to a large extent)

∎ the situation remains very much the same la situation n'a guère évolué;

∎ it's very much a question of who to believe la question est surtout de savoir qui on doit croire

2 adjective

beaucoup de;

∎ there wasn't very much wine il n'y avait pas beaucoup de vin

3 pronoun

beaucoup;

∎ she doesn't say very much elle parle peu, elle ne dit pas grand-chose

►► very high frequency très haute fréquence f, (gamme f des) ondes fpl métriques;

very low frequency très basse fréquence f

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > very
6 most

adj. en çok, en fazla, pek çok
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adv. en
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n. en fazla miktar, en fazlası, çoğu
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suff. en

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[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) en çok/fazla

2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) çoğu, büyük kısmı
2. adverb
1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) en çok

2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) en çok

3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) çok

4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) hemen hemen
3. pronoun
1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) en fazla/çoğu

2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) çoğu

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- mostly
- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of

English-Turkish dictionary > most
7 most

adj. mest, mesta; störst, största; flest, flesta; bäst, bästa; nästan (slang)
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adv. mest; högst, i högsta grad; nästan
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n. mest, den mesta; störst; flest, de flesta

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[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) mest, flest, den (det) mesta, de flesta

2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) de flesta, större delen av
2. adverb
1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest

2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mest

3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) högst, ytterst

4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) nästan
3. pronoun
1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest, flest

2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) större delen av, de flesta

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- mostly
- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of

English-Swedish dictionary > most
8 most

1. adjective
(in greatest number, the majority of) die meisten; (in greatest amount) meist...; größt... [Fähigkeit, Macht, Bedarf, Geduld, Lärm]

make the most mistakes/noise — die meisten Fehler/den meisten od. größten Lärm machen

most people — die meisten Leute

for the most part — größtenteils; zum größten Teil
2. noun
1) (greatest amount) das meiste

offer [the] most for it — das meiste od. am meisten dafür bieten

pay the most — am meisten bezahlen

2) (the greater part)

most of the girls — die meisten Mädchen

most of his friends — die meisten seiner Freunde

most of the poem — der größte Teil des Gedichts

most of the time — die meiste Zeit; (on most occasions) meistens

most of what he said — das meiste von dem, was er sagte

3)

make the most of something, get the most out of something — etwas voll ausnützen; (represent at its best) das Beste aus etwas machen

4)

at [the] most — höchstens

at the very most — allerhöchstens
3. adverb
1) (more than anything else) am meisten [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen, verlangt]

most of all — am allermeisten

2) forming superl.

the most interesting book — das interessanteste Buch

this book is the most interesting — dieses Buch ist das interessanteste

most often — am häufigsten

3) (exceedingly) überaus; äußerst

most certainly — ohne jeden Zweifel

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[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) meist

2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) die meisten
2. adverb
1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) zur Bildung des Superlatives

2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) am meisten

3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) äußerst

4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) fast
3. pronoun
1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) am meisten

2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) der größte Teil

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most

[məʊst, AM moʊst]

I. pron

1. (largest quantity)

▪ the \most am meisten

what's the \most you've ever won at cards? was war das meiste, das du beim Kartenspielen gewonnen hast?

when she shared the food out, John got the \most als sie das Essen verteilte, bekam John am meisten

they had the \most to lose sie hatten am meisten zu verlieren

at the [very] \most [aller]höchstens

she's 50 at the very \most sie ist allerhöchstens 50

▪ \most of sb/sth die meisten

in this school, \most of the children are from the Chinese community in dieser Schule sind die meisten Kinder chinesischer Abstammung

\most of the things I forget are unimportant anyway die meisten Dinge, die ich vergesse, sind sowieso unwichtig

I spent \most of the winter on the coast ich verbrachte einen Großteil des Winters an der Küste

2. pl (the majority) die Mehrheit

\most are in favour of tax reform die Mehrheit befürwortet die Steuerreform

3. (best)

▪ the \most höchstens

the \most I can do is try ich kann nicht mehr tun als es versuchen

the \most they can expect is a 4% pay increase sie können höchstens eine 4-prozentige Gehaltserhöhung erwarten

to get the \most out of life das meiste aus dem Leben machen

to be the \most (sl) der/die Größte sein

he's the \most — I wish he were interested in me er ist so toll — ich wünschte, er würde sich für mich interessieren

to make the \most of sth das Beste aus etw dat machen

it's a lovely day — we must make the \most of it was für ein schöner Tag — wir müssen ihn nutzen

to make the \most of one's opportunities das Beste aus seinen Chancen machen; (represent at its best) etw hervorstreichen

how to make the \most of your features so unterstreichen Sie Ihre Züge richtig

II. adj det

1. (greatest in amount, degree) am meisten

which of you earns the \most money? wer von euch verdient am meisten Geld?

they've had the \most success sie hatten größten Erfolg

2. (majority of, nearly all) die meisten

I don't eat meat, but I like \most types of fish ich esse kein Fleisch, aber ich mag die meisten Fischsorten

we like \most students wir mögen die meisten Studenten

for the \most part für gewöhnlich

the older members, for the \most part, shun him die älteren Mitglieder meiden ihn für gewöhnlich

III. adv inv

1. (forming superlative) im Deutschen durch Superlativ ausgedrückt

that's what I'm \most afraid of davor habe ich die meiste Angst

Joanne is the \most intelligent person I know Joanne ist der intelligenteste Mensch, den ich kenne

the \most intelligent animal das intelligenteste Tier

\most easily/rapidly/thoroughly am leichtesten/schnellsten/gründlichsten

sandy plains where fire tends to spread \most quickly sandige Ebenen, auf denen sich das Feuer besonders rasch ausbreitet

\most important/unfortunate wichtigste(r, s)/unglücklichste(r, s)

the \most important event of my life das wichtigste Ereignis in meinem Leben

2. ( form: extremely) höchst, äußerst, überaus geh

it was a \most unfortunate accident es war ein äußerst bedauerlicher Unfall

it's \most kind of you to help me es ist überaus freundlich von Ihnen, dass Sie mir helfen

their situation was \most embarrassing ihre Lage war höchst unangenehm

he told me a \most interesting story er erzählte mir eine sehr interessante Geschichte

it was a \most unusual car es war ein ganz ungewöhnliches Auto

it was a \most beautiful morning es war ein besonders schöner Morgen

\most certainly ganz bestimmt [o gewiss], mit absoluter Sicherheit

\most likely höchstwahrscheinlich

that's \most probably correct das ist höchstwahrscheinlich richtig

\most unlikely höchst unwahrscheinlich

3. (to the greatest extent) am meisten

what annoyed me \most... was mich am meisten gestört hat...

the things he \most enjoyed die Dinge, die ihm am besten gefielen

at \most höchstens

we've got enough rations for a week at \most die Rationen reichen höchstens für eine Woche

\most of all am allermeisten

I like the blue one \most of all der/die/das Blaue gefällt mir am besten

\most of all, I hope that... ganz besonders hoffe ich, dass...

she likes broccoli and carrots but likes green beans \most of all sie mag Broccoli und Karotten, ganz besonders aber grüne Bohnen

what she wanted \most of all was sie am meisten wollte

4. AM ( fam: almost) beinah[e], fast

they watch TV \most every evening sie sehen beinahe jeden Abend fern

\most everyone understood fast jeder verstand

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[məʊst]
1. adj superl

1) meiste(r, s); (= greatest) satisfaction, pleasure etc größte(r, s); (= highest) speed etc höchste(r, s)

who has (the) most money? —

that gave me (the) most pleasure — das hat mir am meisten Freude or die größte Freude gemacht

for the most part — größtenteils, zum größten Teil

2) (= the majority of) die meisten

most men/people — die meisten (Menschen/Leute)

he's better than most people — er ist besser als die meisten anderen

2. n, pron
(uncountable) das meiste; (countable) die meisten
most of it — das meiste

most of them — die meisten (von ihnen)

most of the money — das meiste Geld

most of his friends — die meisten seiner Freunde

most of the winter/day — fast den ganzen Winter/Tag über

most of the time — die meiste Zeit, fast die ganze Zeit

at (the) most — höchstens

at (the) very most — allerhöchstens

to make the most of a story — so viel wie möglich aus einer Geschichte__nbsp;machen

to make the most of one's looks or of oneself —

the hostess with the mostest (inf) it's the most! (dated sl) — die Supergastgeberin (inf) das ist dufte! (dated sl)

3. adv

1) superl (+vbs) am meisten; (+adj) -ste(r, s); (+adv) am -sten

the most beautiful/difficult etc... — der/die/das schönste/schwierigste etc...

who did it most easily? — wem ist es am leichtesten gefallen?

what most displeased him..., what displeased him most... — was ihm am meisten missfiel...

most of all — am allermeisten

most of all because... — vor allem, weil...

2) (= very) äußerst, überaus

most likely —

he added most unnecessarily... — er sagte noch völlig unnötigerweise...

he had told you most explicitly — er hat Ihnen doch ganz eindeutig gesagt...

3) (old, dial: almost) fast, so ziemlich (inf), schier (old, S__nbsp;Ger)

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most [məʊst]

A adj (adv → mostly)

1. meist(er, e, es), größt(er, e, es):

for the most part größten-, meistenteils

2. (vor Substantiv im pl, meist ohne Artikel) die meisten:

most people die meisten Leute;

(the) most votes die meisten Stimmen

B s

1. (das) Meiste, (das) Höchste, (das) Äußerste:

the most he accomplished das Höchste, das er vollbrachte;

make the most of sth

a) etwas nach Kräften ausnützen, (noch) das Beste aus einer Sache herausholen oder machen,

b) (zum eigenen Vorteil) etwas ins beste oder schlechteste Licht stellen;

at (the) most höchstens, bestenfalls

2. das meiste, der größte Teil:

he spent most of his time there er verbrachte die meiste Zeit dort

3. die meisten pl:

better than most besser als die meisten;

most of my friends die meisten meiner Freunde

C adv

1. am meisten:

what most tempted me was mich am meisten lockte;

most of all am allermeisten

2. (zur Bildung des sup):

the most important point der wichtigste Punkt;

most deeply impressed am tiefsten beeindruckt;

most rapidly am schnellsten, schnellstens;

most certainly ganz sicher

3. (vor adj) höchst, äußerst, überaus:

he’s most likely to come er kommt höchstwahrscheinlich

4. US umg oder dial fast, beinahe:

most every morning

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1. adjective
(in greatest number, the majority of) die meisten; (in greatest amount) meist...; größt... [Fähigkeit, Macht, Bedarf, Geduld, Lärm]

make the most mistakes/noise — die meisten Fehler/den meisten od. größten Lärm machen

most people — die meisten Leute

for the most part — größtenteils; zum größten Teil
2. noun
1) (greatest amount) das meiste

offer [the] most for it — das meiste od. am meisten dafür bieten

pay the most — am meisten bezahlen

2) (the greater part)

most of the girls — die meisten Mädchen

most of his friends — die meisten seiner Freunde

most of the poem — der größte Teil des Gedichts

most of the time — die meiste Zeit; (on most occasions) meistens

most of what he said — das meiste von dem, was er sagte

3)

make the most of something, get the most out of something — etwas voll ausnützen; (represent at its best) das Beste aus etwas machen

4)

at [the] most — höchstens

at the very most — allerhöchstens
3. adverb
1) (more than anything else) am meisten [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen, verlangt]

most of all — am allermeisten

2) forming superl.

the most interesting book — das interessanteste Buch

this book is the most interesting — dieses Buch ist das interessanteste

most often — am häufigsten

3) (exceedingly) überaus; äußerst

most certainly — ohne jeden Zweifel

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adj.

größt adj.

höchst adj.

meist adj.

English-german dictionary > most
9 best

best
1. adjective, pronoun
((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) mejor

2. adverb
(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) mejor

3. verb
(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) vencer

- best man
- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
- make the best of it

best¹ adj adv mejor

the best footballer in the world el mejor futbolista del mundo

my best friend mi mejor amigo

I work best in the mornings trabajo mejor por la mañana

best wishes recuerdos / saludos / un abrazo

with best wishes from Alyson un abrazo, Alyson

Es el superlativo de good

y well

best² n lo mejor

she's the best in the class es la mejor de la clase

we want the best for our children queremos lo mejor para nuestos hijos

to do your best hacer todo lo posible

I did my best to put out the fire hice todo lo posible para apagar el incendio

best

tr[best]

adjective

1 (superl of good) mejor

■ this is a selection of his best works es una muestra de sus mejores obras

■ we need to find the best solution tenemos que encontrar la mejor solución

adverb

1 (superl of well) mejor

■ he works best at night trabaja mejor por la noche

2 (to a greater extent) más

■ of all the girls she is the one he likes best de todas las chicas ella es la que le gusta más

noun

1 lo mejor

■ the best is yet to come lo mejor aún queda por venir

■ it's the best there is es lo mejor que hay

2 (person) el mejor, la mejor

■ she's the best in the class at maths es la mejor de la clase en mates

3 (in sport) plusmarca

transitive verb

1 familiar ganar, vencer

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all the best! ¡que te vaya bien! 2 (in letter) un saludo

as best you can lo mejor que puedas

at best en el mejor de los casos

best before... consumir peferentemente antes de...

it is best that... más vale que...

■ it's best that you leave home más vale que te marches de casa

it's for the best más vale que sea así

may the best man win! ¡que gane el mejor!

not to be at one's best no estar en forma, estar en baja forma

to act for the best obrar con la mejor intención

to be at one's best estar en su mejor momento

to be past one's best estar quemado,-a

to be the best of friends ser excelentes amigos

to do one's best esmerarse, hacer lo mejor que uno puede

to do something to the best of one's ability hacer algo lo mejor que uno puede

to get the best of somebody imponerse a alguien

to get the best of something sacar la máximo provecho de algo

to know what is best for one saber lo que más le conviene a uno

to make the best of a bad job conformarse

to the best of my knowledge que yo sepa

with the best of them como él que más

■ he can drink with the best of them él sabe beber como él que más

best boy SMALLCINEMA/SMALL ayudante nombre masulino o femenino del electricista

best man padrino de boda

Sunday best galas nombre femenino plural de domingo

the best one el mejor, la mejor

the best part of casi

■ it cost me the best part of £5,000 me costó casi 5.000 libras

best ['bɛst] vt

: superar, ganar a

best adv superlative of well : mejor

as best I can: lo mejor que puedo

best adj superlative of good : mejor

my best friend: mi mejor amigo

best n

1)

the best : lo mejor, el mejor, la mejor, los mejores, las mejores

2)

at best : a lo más

3)

to do one's best : hacer todo lo posible

best

adj.

• el mejor adj.

• mayor adj.

• mejor adj.

• super adj.

• óptimo, -a adj.

adv.

• mejor adv.

n.

• el mejor s.m.

I best
adjective (superl of good I) mejor

he was (the) best — él era el mejor

this year's carnival will be the best ever — el carnaval de este año estará mejor que nunca

for the best part of an hour — durante casi una hora

best of all was the windsurfing — lo mejor de todo fue el windsurf

the best things in life are free — (set phrase) los mejores placeres no cuestan dinero

may the best man/team win — (set phrase) que gane el mejor

best before July 29 — consumir preferentemente antes del 29 de julio

she knows what's best for you — ella sabe qué es lo que más te conviene

the best thing (to do) is to wait — lo mejor es esperar

she's not very tolerant at the best of times — la tolerancia no es precisamente una de sus características

II

adverb

1) (superl of well I,II) mejor

which color suits me (the) best? — ¿qué color me queda mejor?

I like this painting (the) best (of all) — éste es el cuadro que más me gusta

I did it as best I could — lo hice lo mejor que pude

he's best remembered for his poems — se lo recuerda sobre todo por sus poesías

it's best forgotten — más vale olvidarlo

2)

had best — ( ought)

we'd best leave that decision to him — lo mejor va a ser que dejemos que eso lo decida él; see also better I,II

III

noun

1) the best

a) (+ sing vb) lo mejor

choose ABC hotels when only the best will do — si usted exige lo mejor, escoja hoteles ABC

he's in the best of health — está en excelente estado de salud

I don't look my best in the mornings — por la mañana no es cuando me veo mejor

to do o try one's (level) best — hacer* todo lo posible

it's the best I can do — no lo puedo hacer mejor

to make the best of something: we'll just have to make the best of what we've got tendremos que arreglarnos con lo que tenemos; they had to make the best of a bad job tuvieron que hacer lo que pudieron; it all turned out for the best in the end al final todo fue para bien; he did it to the best of his ability lo hizo lo mejor que pudo; to the best of my knowledge — que yo sepa

b) (+ pl vb)

even the best of us are wrong sometimes — todos nos equivocamos

she can ski with the best of them — (colloq) esquía tan bien como el mejor

they're (the) best of friends — son de lo más amigos

2)

a)

at best: at best, we'll just manage to cover costs como mucho, podremos cubrir los gastos; at best, she's irresponsible — lo menos que se puede decir es que es una irresponsable

b)

at/past one's best: she's not at her best in the morning la mañana no es su mejor momento del día; at his best, his singing rivals that of Caruso en sus mejores momentos puede compararse a Caruso; it's British theater at its best es un magnífico exponente de lo mejor del teatro británico; the roses were past their best — las rosas ya no estaban en su mejor momento

3)

a) ( in greetings)

all the best! — buena suerte!, que te (or les etc) vaya bien!

b) ( Sport) récord m

a personal best for Flynn — un récord para Flynn

[best]
1.

ADJ (superl)
of good; el/la mejor
to be best — ser el/la mejor

she wore her best dress — llevaba su mejor vestido

the best pupil in the class — el/la mejor alumno(-a) de la clase

the best one of all — el/la mejor de todos

• "best before 20 June" — "consumir preferentemente antes del 20 de junio"

• to know what is best for sb — saber lo que más le conviene a algn

• my best friend — mi mejor amigo(-a)

• may the best man win! — ¡que gane el mejor!

• for the best part of the year — durante la mayor parte del año

• the best thing to do is... — lo mejor que se puede hacer es...

2.

ADV (superl)
of well; mejor
John came off best — Juan salió ganando

• as best I could — lo mejor que pude

• she did best of all in the test — hizo el test mejor que nadie

• you had best leave now — lo mejor es que te vayas ahora

I had best go — más vale que vaya

I had best see him at once — lo mejor sería verlo en seguida

• you know best — tú sabes mejor

when it comes to hotels I know best — en cuestión de hoteles yo soy el que más sabe

Mummy knows best — estas cosas las decide mamá, mamá sabe lo que más conviene

3.

N lo mejor

he deserves the best — se merece lo mejor

• all the best! — (as farewell) ¡que tengas suerte!

all the best, my best — (US) (ending letter) un abrazo

all the best to Jim! — ¡recuerdos para Jim!

• at best — en el mejor de los casos

he wasn't at his best — no estaba en plena forma

the garden is at its best in June — en junio es cuando el jardín luce más

at the best of times — en las mejores circunstancias

• to do one's best (to do sth) — hacer todo lo posible (para or por hacer algo)

is that the best you can do? — ¿y eso es todo lo que puedes hacer?

• I acted for the best — lo hice con la mejor intención

it's all for the best — todo conduce al bien a la larga

• to be the best of friends — ser muy amigos

• to get the best of it — salir ganando

in order to get the best out of the car — para obtener el máximo rendimiento del coche

• we have had the best of the day — el buen tiempo se acabó por hoy

• let's hope for the best — esperemos lo mejor

• to look one's best — tener un aspecto inmejorable

she's not looking her best — está algo desmejorada

• to make the best of it — sacar el mayor partido posible

• the best of it is that... — lo mejor del caso es que...

to play (the) best of three — jugar al mejor de tres

• I try to think the best of him — procuro conservar mi buena opinión de él

• to the best of my knowledge — que yo sepa

I'll do it to the best of my ability — lo haré lo mejor que pueda

• she can dance with the best of them — sabe bailar como la que más

- get the best of the bargain

- have the best of both worlds

- make the best of a bad job

4.

VT (=defeat, win over) vencer

5.

CPD

best boy N — (Cine) ayudante mf (de rodaje)

best man N — (at wedding) padrino m de boda

best practice N — mejores prácticas fpl
BEST MAN En una boda tradicional el novio ( bridegroom) va acompañado del best man, un amigo íntimo o un pariente cercano que tiene la responsabilidad de asegurarse de que todo marche bien en el día de la boda ( wedding day). No hay pues, madrina. El best man se encarga, entre otras cosas, de los anillos de boda, de llevar al novio a la iglesia a tiempo y de dar la bienvenida a los invitados. En el banquete de boda ( wedding reception) lee los telegramas enviados por los que no han podido asistir, presenta los discursos que vayan a dar algunos invitados, da su propio discurso, casi siempre en clave de humor y sobre el novio, y propone un brindis por la pareja de recién casados ( newly-weds).
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I [best]
adjective (superl of good I) mejor

he was (the) best — él era el mejor

this year's carnival will be the best ever — el carnaval de este año estará mejor que nunca

for the best part of an hour — durante casi una hora

best of all was the windsurfing — lo mejor de todo fue el windsurf

the best things in life are free — (set phrase) los mejores placeres no cuestan dinero

may the best man/team win — (set phrase) que gane el mejor

best before July 29 — consumir preferentemente antes del 29 de julio

she knows what's best for you — ella sabe qué es lo que más te conviene

the best thing (to do) is to wait — lo mejor es esperar

she's not very tolerant at the best of times — la tolerancia no es precisamente una de sus características

II

adverb

1) (superl of well I,II) mejor

which color suits me (the) best? — ¿qué color me queda mejor?

I like this painting (the) best (of all) — éste es el cuadro que más me gusta

I did it as best I could — lo hice lo mejor que pude

he's best remembered for his poems — se lo recuerda sobre todo por sus poesías

it's best forgotten — más vale olvidarlo

2)

had best — ( ought)

we'd best leave that decision to him — lo mejor va a ser que dejemos que eso lo decida él; see also better I,II

III

noun

1) the best

a) (+ sing vb) lo mejor

choose ABC hotels when only the best will do — si usted exige lo mejor, escoja hoteles ABC

he's in the best of health — está en excelente estado de salud

I don't look my best in the mornings — por la mañana no es cuando me veo mejor

to do o try one's (level) best — hacer* todo lo posible

it's the best I can do — no lo puedo hacer mejor

to make the best of something: we'll just have to make the best of what we've got tendremos que arreglarnos con lo que tenemos; they had to make the best of a bad job tuvieron que hacer lo que pudieron; it all turned out for the best in the end al final todo fue para bien; he did it to the best of his ability lo hizo lo mejor que pudo; to the best of my knowledge — que yo sepa

b) (+ pl vb)

even the best of us are wrong sometimes — todos nos equivocamos

she can ski with the best of them — (colloq) esquía tan bien como el mejor

they're (the) best of friends — son de lo más amigos

2)

a)

at best: at best, we'll just manage to cover costs como mucho, podremos cubrir los gastos; at best, she's irresponsible — lo menos que se puede decir es que es una irresponsable

b)

at/past one's best: she's not at her best in the morning la mañana no es su mejor momento del día; at his best, his singing rivals that of Caruso en sus mejores momentos puede compararse a Caruso; it's British theater at its best es un magnífico exponente de lo mejor del teatro británico; the roses were past their best — las rosas ya no estaban en su mejor momento

3)

a) ( in greetings)

all the best! — buena suerte!, que te (or les etc) vaya bien!

b) ( Sport) récord m

a personal best for Flynn — un récord para Flynn

English-spanish dictionary > best
10 most

məust
1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) más

2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) la mayoría (de), la mayor parte (de)

2. adverb
1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) más

2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) más

3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) muy, de lo más

4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) casi

3. pronoun
1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) lo máximo

2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) la mayor parte

•

- mostly
- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of

most¹ adj pron la mayoría / la mayor parte

most people own cars la mayoría de la gente tiene coche

most of the tourists were German la mayoría de los turistas eran alemanes

most² adv más

the most beautiful girl in the world la chica más guapa del mundo

most

tr[məʊst]

adjective

1 (greatest in quantity) más

■ Simon's got the most points Simon tiene más puntos

■ who's got the most money? ¿quién tiene más dinero?

2 (majority) la mayoría de, la mayor parte de

■ most people live in flats la mayoría de la gente vive en pisos

■ we spent most time on the beach pasamos la mayor parte del tiempo en la playa

■ he likes most music le gusta casi toda la música

adverb

1 más

■ the most difficult question la pregunta más difícil

pronoun

1 (greatest part) la mayor parte

■ most of it is finished la mayor parte está terminada, casi todo está acabado

■ it rained most of the time llovió durante la mayor parte del tiempo

2 (greatest number or amount) lo máximo

■ the most I can do is loan you the money lo máximo que puedo hacer es prestarte el dinero

■ he lied the most mintió más que nadie

3 (the majority of people) la mayoría

■ as most of you already know como ya sabe la mayoría de vosotros

adverb

1 (superlative) más

■ the most beautiful girl la chica más guapa

■ the most expensive restaurant el restaurante más caro

■ the most exciting holiday las vacaciones más emocionantes

2 (to the greatest degree) más

■ I enjoyed the music most lo que más me gustó fue la música

■ what angered me most was the way she spoke lo que más me enojó fue su manera de hablar

3 (very) muy, de lo más

■ it was most kind of you ha sido muy amable de su parte

■ a most delightful evening una tarde muy agradable

4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (almost) casi

■ he goes out most every night sale casi todas las noches

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at (the) (very) most como máximo

for the most part por lo general

most likely muy probablemente

most of all sobre todo

to do the most one can hacer todo lo que se pueda, hacer lo máximo que se pueda

to make the most of something aprovechar algo al máximo Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL Véanse también many y much/Table 1

most ['mo:st] adv

: más

the most interesting book: el libro más interesante

most adj

1) : la mayoría de, la mayor parte de

most people: la mayoría de la gente

2) greatest: más (dícese de los números), mayor (dícese de las cantidades)

the most ability: la mayor capacidad

most n

: más m, máximo m

the most I can do: lo más que puedo hacer

three weeks at the most: tres semanas como máximo

most pron

: la mayoría, la mayor parte

most will go: la mayoría irá

most

adj.

• la mayor parte adj.

• la mayoría adj.

• lo más adj.

• más adj.

adv.

• más adv.

n.

• el mayor número s.m.

• la mayor parte s.f.

I məʊst
adjective

a) ( nearly all) la mayoría de, la mayor parte de

most people — casi todo el mundo or la mayoría de la gente

most days — casi todos los días

b) (as superl) más

who eats (the) most meat in your family? — ¿quién es el que come más carne de tu familia?

II

pronoun

a) ( nearly all) la mayoría, la mayor parte

most of us/them — la mayoría de nosotros/ellos

most of the wine — casi todo el vino

I read most of it — lo leí casi todo

b) (as superl)

she ate the most — fue la que más comió, comió más que nadie

it is the most we can offer you — es todo lo que podemos ofrecerle

at (the) most — como máximo, a lo sumo

to make the most of something — sacar* el mejor provecho posible de algo

make the most of it — aprovéchalo al máximo

c) ( people) la mayoría

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to greatest extent) más

what I like/dislike (the) most about him is... — lo que más/menos me gusta de él es...

I enjoyed the last act most of all — el último acto fue el que más me gustó

b) (before adj, adv) más

which is the most expensive? — ¿cuál es el más caro?

it's Joe who visits us (the) most often — es Joe el que nos visita más a menudo

2) (as intensifier)

what happened was most interesting — lo que sucedió fue de lo más interesante

it was most kind of you — fue muy amable de su parte

most probably o likely — muy probablemente

3) ( almost) (AmE colloq) casi

she ate most all the food — se comió casi toda la comida

[mǝʊst]
1. ADJ
(superl)
1) (making comparisons) más

who has (the) most money? — ¿quién tiene más dinero?

for the most part — por lo general

2) (=the majority of) la mayoría de, la mayor parte de

most men — la mayoría de or la mayor parte de los hombres

most people go out on Friday nights — la mayoría de or la mayor parte de la gente sale los viernes por la noche

2.

N
PRON
most of it — la mayor parte

most of them — la mayoría de ellos, la mayor parte de ellos

most of the money — la mayor parte del dinero

most of the time — la mayor parte del tiempo, gran parte del tiempo

most of those present — la mayoría de or la mayor parte de los asistentes

most of her friends — la mayoría de or la mayor parte de sus amigos

do the most you can — haz lo que puedas

• at (the) most, at the very most — como máximo, a lo sumo

20 minutes at the most — 20 minutos como máximo or a lo sumo

• to get the most out of a situation — sacar el máximo partido a una situación

• to make the most of sth — (=make good use of) aprovechar algo al máximo, sacar el máximo partido a algo; (=enjoy) disfrutar algo al máximo

to make the most of one's advantages — aprovechar al máximo las propias ventajas

he made the most of the story — explotó todas las posibilidades del cuento

3. ADV

1) (superl) más

he spent most — él gastó más

the most difficult question — la pregunta más difícil

which one did it most easily? — ¿quién lo hizo con mayor facilidad?

2) (=extremely) sumamente, muy

• most holy — santísimo

• a most interesting book — un libro interesantísimo or sumamente interesante

• you have been most kind — ha sido usted muy amable

• most likely — lo más probable

See:

MAJORITY, MOST in majority

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I [məʊst]
adjective

a) ( nearly all) la mayoría de, la mayor parte de

most people — casi todo el mundo or la mayoría de la gente

most days — casi todos los días

b) (as superl) más

who eats (the) most meat in your family? — ¿quién es el que come más carne de tu familia?

II

pronoun

a) ( nearly all) la mayoría, la mayor parte

most of us/them — la mayoría de nosotros/ellos

most of the wine — casi todo el vino

I read most of it — lo leí casi todo

b) (as superl)

she ate the most — fue la que más comió, comió más que nadie

it is the most we can offer you — es todo lo que podemos ofrecerle

at (the) most — como máximo, a lo sumo

to make the most of something — sacar* el mejor provecho posible de algo

make the most of it — aprovéchalo al máximo

c) ( people) la mayoría

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to greatest extent) más

what I like/dislike (the) most about him is... — lo que más/menos me gusta de él es...

I enjoyed the last act most of all — el último acto fue el que más me gustó

b) (before adj, adv) más

which is the most expensive? — ¿cuál es el más caro?

it's Joe who visits us (the) most often — es Joe el que nos visita más a menudo

2) (as intensifier)

what happened was most interesting — lo que sucedió fue de lo más interesante

it was most kind of you — fue muy amable de su parte

most probably o likely — muy probablemente

3) ( almost) (AmE colloq) casi

she ate most all the food — se comió casi toda la comida

English-spanish dictionary > most
11 in

(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) (hecho) añicos/pedazos

in prep

1. en

we eat in the kitchen comemos en la cocina

he swam in the lake nadó en el lago

she lives in a flat vive en un piso

is Mary in? ¿está Mary en casa?

Christmas is in December la Navidad se celebra en diciembre

the battle of Hastings was in 1066 la batalla de Hastings tuvo lugar en 1066

2. por

in the morning por la mañana

in the afternoon por la tarde

3. en / dentro de

I finished the book in two days acabé el libro en dos días

he'll be here in a couple of hours estará aquí dentro de un par de horas

in all en total

it will cost you £50 in all te costará 50 libras en totalin se traduce por otras preposiciones españolas según cada caso

he was sitting in the sun estaba sentado al sol

it happened in the night pasó durante la noche

he speaks in a loud voice habla en voz alta

he sings this song in French esta canción la canta en francés

the woman in blue la mujer de azul

it was written in pencil estaba escrito a lápiz

in

tr[ɪn]

preposition

1 (place) en, dentro de

■ it's in the box está en la caja

■ we live in Spain vivimos en España

■ the children are in bed los niños están en la cama

■ she's in hospital está en el hospital

■ wait in the car espera en el coche

■ who's in the film? ¿quién sale en la película?

2 (motion) en, a

■ put it in your pocket mételo en el bolsillo

■ we arrived in Bonn llegamos a Bonn

■ he went in the shop entró en la tienda

■ she dived in the water se tiró al agua

■ you're going in the wrong direction vas mal encaminado, vas en dirección equivocada

3 (time - during) en, durante

■ in May en mayo

■ in the morning por la mañana

■ in 1980 en 1980

■ in summer en verano

■ she learnt to ski in a week aprendió a esquiar en una semana

■ we haven't heard from them for months hace meses que no sabemos nada de ellos

4 (time - within) en, dentro de

■ we'll be back in 20 minutes volveremos dentro de 20 minutos

■ ring me back in half an hour vuelve a llamarme en media hora

5 (wearing) en, vestido,-a de

■ the woman in black la mujer vestida de negro

■ he's in uniform está de uniforme

■ the one in the hat el del sombrero

■ you look good in red el rojo te sienta bien

6 (manner) en

■ in public en público

■ in writing por escrito

■ written in pencil escrito en lápiz

■ in French en francés

■ pay in cash paga en metálico, paga en efectivo

■ in Swiss francs en francos suizos

■ in a loud voice en voz alta

■ this title is no longer in print este título ya no se edita

■ chicken in wine pollo al vino

7 (state, condition) en

■ everything's in order todo está en orden

■ they're in love están enamorados

■ in shock en estado de shock

■ in danger en peligro

■ I'm in pain sufro

■ she's in a good/bad mood está de buen/mal humor

■ I'm in a hurry tengo prisa

8 (ratio, measurement, number) varias traducciones

■ in twos de dos en dos

■ cut it in two córtalo por la mitad

■ one in ten people una de cada diez personas

■ you have a one in twenty chance tienes una posibilidad entre veinte

■ they arrived in hundreds llegaron por cientos

■ she's in her thirties tiene treinta y tantos años

9 (form, shape) varias traducciones

■ in rows en filas

■ in a queue en una cola

■ wear one's hair in a bun llevar el pelo recogido en un moño

■ they were sitting in a circle estaban sentados en círculo

10 (profession) en

■ she's in television trabaja en la televisión

■ he's in business se dedica a los negocios

■ they're in the army son militares

11 (weather, light) varias traducciones

■ walking in the rain caminando bajo la lluvia

■ sit in the sun/shade siéntate al sol/a la sombra

■ in the dark en la oscuridad

■ I can't work in this heat no puedo trabajar con este calor

12 (regarding) varias traducciones

■ low in calories bajo,-a en calorías

■ deaf in one ear sordo,-a de un oído

■ a change in direction un cambio de dirección

■ it measures six feet in length mide dos metros de largo

13 (after superlative) de

■ the best player in the world el mejor jugador del mundo

■ the tallest in the class el más alto de la clase

14 (with pres part) al, cuando

■ I made a mistake in doing that al hacer eso cometí un error

adverb

1 (motion) dentro

■ throw it in there tíralo allí dentro

■ come in! ¡adelante!, ¡pase!

■ let me in! ¡déjame entrar!

2 (transport)

■ the train's in el tren ha llegado

■ what time does the plane get in? ¿a qué hora aterriza el avión?

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball, shuttlecock)

■ the ball was in! ¡la pelota entró!, ¡la pelota fue buena!

4 (tide) alto,-a

5 (fashionable) de moda

■ hats are in los sombreros están de moda

6 (in power) en el poder

■ the Tories got in los conservadores ganaron las elecciones

7 (letters etc)

■ applications must be in by Friday las solicitudes deben recibirse antes del viernes

8 (on sale, obtainable) disponible

■ have you got that book in? ¿tienes aquel libro?, ¿ha llegado aquel libro?

■ it hasn't come in yet aún no me ha llegado

9 (crops) recogido,-a

adjective

1 (fashionable) de moda

■ it's the in bar es el bar de moda

■ platform shoes are the in thing los zapatos con plataforma están de moda

■ the in crowd la gente de moda

2 (private) particular

■ an in joke un chiste particular

plural noun ins and outs

1 (details) detalles nombre masculino plural, pormenores nombre masculino plural

phrase to be in

1 (at home) estar en casa; (at work) estar

■ you're never in nunca estás en casa

■ is Jack in? ¿está Jack?

■ the manager won't be in until this afternoon el jefe no estará hasta este tarde

■ she's not in yet aún no ha llegado

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be all in estar agotado,-a, estar rendido,-a

to be in for something (be about to experience) estar a punto de recibir algo, estar a punto de tener algo

■ she's in for a surprise le espera una sorpresa

■ we're in for some rain vamos a tener lluvia

■ you're in for it! ¡la que te espera!

■ are you in for this game? ¿vas a jugar?

to be in on something estar enterado,-a de algo, estar al tanto de algo

■ were you in on it too? ¿también estabas enterado?

to be (well) in with somebody llevarse (muy) bien con alguien, tener (mucha) confianza con alguien

to have it in for somebody tenerla tomada con alguien

what's in it for me? ¿y yo qué saco?, ¿y yo qué gano?

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in

tr[ɪnʧ]

abbreviation

1 ( inch) pulgada

in ['ɪn] adv

1) inside: dentro, adentro

let's go in: vamos adentro

2) harvested: recogido

the crops are in: las cosechas ya están recogidas

3)

to be in : estar

is Linda in?: ¿está Linda?

4)

to be in : estar en poder

the Democrats are in: los demócratas están en el poder

5)

to be in for : ser objeto de, estar a punto de

they're in for a treat: los van a agasajar

he's in for a surprise: se va a llevar una sorpresa

6)

to be in on : participar en, tomar parte en

in adj

1) inside: interior

the in part: la parte interior

2) fashionable: de moda

in prep

1) (indicating location or position)

in the lake: en el lago

a pain in the leg: un dolor en la pierna

in the sun: al sol

in the rain: bajo la lluvia

the best restaurant in Buenos Aires: el mejor restaurante de Buenos Aires

2) into: en, a

he broke it in pieces: lo rompió en pedazos

she went in the house: se metió a la casa

3) during: por, durante

in the afternoon: por la tarde

4) within: dentro de

I'll be back in a week: vuelvo dentro de una semana

5) (indicating manner) : en, con, de

in Spanish: en español

written in pencil: escrito con lápiz

in this way: de esta manera

6) (indicating states or circumstances)

to be in luck: tener suerte

to be in love: estar enamorado

to be in a hurry: tener prisa

7) (indicating purpose) : en

in reply: en respuesta, como réplica

in

adj.

• interior adj.

adv.

• adentro adv.

• dentro adv.

• en casa adv.

prep.

• a prep.

• de prep.

• dentro de prep.

• en prep.

• por prep.

= Indiana

[ɪn]
1. PREPOSITION
When in is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg ask in, fill in, look in, etc, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg in the country, in ink, in danger, covered in, look up the other word.
1) (in expressions of place) en; (=inside) dentro de

it's in London/Scotland/Galicia — está en Londres/Escocia/Galicia

in the garden — en el jardín

in the house — en casa; (=inside) dentro de la casa

our bags were stolen, and our passports were in them — nos robaron los bolsos, y nuestros pasaportes iban dentro
When phrases like, are used to identify a particular group, is the usual translation:
our colleagues in Madrid — nuestros colegas de Madrid

the chairs in the room — las sillas de la habitación, las sillas que hay en la habitación or dentro de la habitación

• in here/ there — aquí/allí dentro

it's hot in here — aquí dentro hace calor

2) (in expressions of time)

a) (=during) en

in 1986 — en 1986

in May/spring — en mayo/primavera

in the eighties/the 20th century — en los años ochenta/el siglo 20

in the morning(s)/evening(s) — por la mañana/la tarde

at four o'clock in the morning/afternoon — a las cuatro de la mañana/la tarde

b) (=for)

she hasn't been here in years — hace años que no viene

c) (=in the space of) en

I did it in 3 hours/days — lo hice en 3 horas/días

it was built in a week — fue construido en una semana

d) (=within) dentro de

I'll see you in three weeks' time or in three weeks — te veré dentro de tres semanas

he'll be back in a moment/a month — volverá dentro de un momento/un mes

3) (indicating manner, medium) en

in a loud/soft voice — en voz alta/baja

in Spanish/English — en español/inglés

to pay in dollars — pagar en dólares

it was underlined in red — estaba subrayado en rojo

a magnificent sculpture in marble and copper — una magnífica escultura de or en mármol y cobre

4) (=clothed in)

she opened the door in her dressing gown — abrió la puerta en bata

they were all in shorts — todos iban en or llevaban pantalón corto

he went out in his new raincoat — salió con el impermeable nuevo

you look nice in that dress — ese vestido te sienta bien
When phrases like, are used to identify a particular person, is the usual translation:
the man in the hat — el hombre del sombrero

the boy in the checked trousers — el chico de los pantalones de cuadros

the girl in green — la chica vestida de verde
dressed
5) (giving ratio, number)

one person in ten — una persona de cada diez

one in five pupils — uno de cada cinco alumnos

he had only a one in fifty chance of survival — solo tenía una posibilidad entre cincuenta de sobrevivir

what happened was a chance in a million — había una posibilidad entre un millón de que pasara lo que pasó

20 pence in the pound — veinte peniques por (cada) libra

once in a hundred years — una vez cada cien años

in twos — de dos en dos

these jugs are produced in their millions — estas jarras se fabrican por millones, se fabrican millones de estas jarras

people came in their hundreds — acudieron cientos de personas, la gente acudió a centenares

6) (=among) entre

this is common in children/cats — es cosa común entre los niños/los gatos

you find this instinct in animals — este instinto se encuentra en or entre los animales, los animales poseen este instinto

in (the works of) Shakespeare — en las obras de Shakespeare

7) (talking about people)

she has it in her to succeed — tiene la capacidad de triunfar

it's not in him to do that — no es capaz de hacer eso

I couldn't find it in me to forgive him — no salía de mí perdonarle

they have a good leader in him — él es buen líder para ellos, en él tienen un buen líder

a condition rare in a child of that age — una dolencia extraña en or para un niño de esa edad

it's something I admire in her — es algo que admiro de or en ella

he had all the qualities I was looking for in a partner — tenía todas las cualidades que yo buscaba en un compañero

8) (in profession etc)

to be in teaching — dedicarse a la enseñanza

to be in publishing — trabajar el en mundo editorial

he's in the motor trade — es vendedor de coches

he's in the tyre business — se dedica al comercio de neumáticos
army
9) (after superlative) de

the biggest/smallest in Europe — el más grande/pequeño de Europa

10) (with verb)

in saying this — al decir esto

in making a fortune he lost his wife — mientras hacía fortuna, perdió su mujer

11) (in set expressions)
in all en total in itself de por sí in that (=since) puesto que, ya que
the new treatment is preferable in that... — es preferible el nuevo tratamiento puesto or ya que...

in that, he resembles his father — en eso se parece a su padre
what's in it for me
I want to know what's in it for me — quiero saber qué gano yo con eso
far 1., 1)
2. ADVERB

1) to be in (=be at home) estar (en casa); (=be at work) estar; (=be gathered in) [crops, harvest] estar recogido; (=be at destination) [train, ship, plane] haber llegado; (=be alight) estar encendido, arder; (Sport) [ball, shuttlecock] entrar

he wasn't in — no estaba (en casa)

there's nobody in — no hay nadie

is Mr Eccles in? — ¿está el Sr. Eccles?

the boss isn't in yet — el jefe no ha llegado aún

he's in for tests — (in hospital) está ingresado para unas pruebas

he's in for larceny — (in prison) está encerrado por ladrón

he's in for 5 years — cumple una condena de 5 años

what's he in for? — ¿de qué delito se le acusa?

when the Tories were in * — (in power) cuando los conservadores estaban en el poder

the screw was not in properly — el tornillo no estaba bien metido

the essays have to be in by Friday — hay que entregar los trabajos para el viernes

strawberries are in — es la temporada de las fresas, las fresas están en sazón

the fire is still in — el fuego sigue encendido or aún arde

- my luck is in
to be in and out
to be in and out of work — no tener trabajo fijo

don't worry, you'll be in and out in no time — no te preocupes, saldrás enseguida
to be in for sth
he's in for a surprise * — le espera una sorpresa

we're in for a hard time — vamos a pasar un mal rato

we may be in for some snow — puede que nieve

you don't know what you're in for! — ¡no sabes lo que te espera!

he's in for it — lo va a pagar

to be in for a competition — (=be entered) haberse inscrito en un concurso

to be in for an exam — presentarse a un examen to be in on sth (=be aware, involved)

• to be in on the plan/secret * — estar al tanto del plan/del secreto

are you in on it? — ¿estás tú metido en ello? to be well in with sb (=be friendly)

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

2) (with other verbs)

she opened the door and they all rushed in — abrió la puerta y todos entraron or se metieron corriendo

she opened her bag and put the ticket in — abrió el bolso y metió el billete

3) (with time words)

• day in, day out — día tras día

week in, week out — semana tras semana

4) (Sport)

in! — ¡entró!

3. ADJECTIVE
*
1) (=fashionable) de moda

to be in — estar de moda, llevarse

short skirts were in — la falda corta estaba de moda, se llevaban las faldas cortas

it's the in thing — es lo que se lleva

it's the in place to eat — es el restaurante que está de moda

she wore a very in dress — llevaba un vestido muy a la moda or de lo más moderno

2) (=exclusive)

it's an in joke — es un chiste privado, es un chiste que tienen entre ellos/tenemos entre nosotros

if you're not in with the in crowd... — si no estás entre los elegidos...

4. NOUN

1)

the ins and outs of: the ins and outs of the problem — los pormenores del problema

the ins and outs of high finance — los entresijos de las altas finanzas

dietary experts can advise on the ins and outs of dieting — los expertos en alimentación pueden dar información pormenorizada sobre las dietas

2) (US)
(Pol)
the ins * — el partido del gobierno

* * *

= Indiana

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12 positive

'pozətiv
1. adjective
1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) positivo, afirmativo

2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) definitivo, concluyente

3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) seguro

4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) completo, verdadero, absoluto

5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) positivo

6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) positivo

7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) positivo

8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) positivo

2. noun
1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) positivo

2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) positivo

•

- positiveness
- positively

positive adj

1. positivo

positive and negative positivo y negativo

2. seguro

I'm positive that I saw him estoy seguro de que lo vi

positive

tr['pɒzɪtɪv]

adjective

1 (gen) positivo,-a

2 (definite - proof, evidence) concluyente, definitivo,-a; (- refusal, decision) categórico,-a; (- answer) firme; (- instruction, order) preciso,-a

3 (effective - criticism, advice) constructivo,-a; (- attitude, experience) positivo,-a

4 (quite certain) seguro,-a ( about, de)

■ I'm absolutely positive estoy segurísimo

5 familiar (absolute, complete, real) auténtico,-a, verdadero,-a

noun

1 positivo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to think positive ser positivo,-a

positive discrimination discriminación nombre femenino positiva

positive ['pɑzət̬ɪv] adj

1) definite: incuestionable, inequívoco

positive evidence: pruebas irrefutables

2) confident: seguro

3) : positivo (en gramática, matemáticas, y física)

4) affirmative: positivo, afirmativo

a positive response: una respuesta positiva

positive

adj.

• afirmativo, -a adj.

• enfático, -a adj.

• positivo (Matemática) adj.

• seguro, -a adj.

n.

• positiva s.f.

• positivo s.m.

'pɑːzətɪv, 'pɒzətɪv
adjective

1)

a) <number/quantity> positivo; < electrode> positivo

the test was positive — ( Med) el análisis dio positivo

b) ( Phot) <image/print> positivo

2)

a) ( constructive) < attitude> positivo; < criticism> constructivo

try positive thinking — intenta ser más positivo

positive discrimination — (BrE) discriminación f positiva

b) ( for the good) <influence/development> positivo

3) ( definite)

there is no positive evidence — no hay pruebas concluyentes or definitivas

the group still lacks a positive identity — al grupo todavía le falta una identidad definida

4) ( absolute) (before n) auténtico, verdadero

it's a positive disgrace — es una auténtica or verdadera vergüenza

5)

a) ( decisive) categórico

she's very positive in her likes and dislikes — es muy categórica en sus preferencias

what we need is positive leadership — lo que necesitamos es un liderazgo firme

b) ( sure) (colloq) (pred)

are you sure? - positive — ¿estás seguro? - segurísimo or más que seguro

['pɒzɪtɪv]
1. ADJ

1) (=sure, certain) seguro

you don't sound very positive — no pareces estar muy seguro

"are you sure?" - "yes, positive" — -¿estás seguro? -segurísimo or -no me cabe la menor duda

• he's positive about it — está seguro de ello

• we have positive proof that... — tenemos pruebas concluyentes de que...; see proof 1., 1)

2) (=affirmative, constructive) [attitude, view, influence] positivo; [criticism] constructivo; [person] que tiene una actitud positiva

she's a positive sort of person — es una persona que tiene una actitud positiva

I think this news is a positive sign — creo que esta noticia es prometedora

she made a very positive impression with us — nos causó muy buena impresión

• to take positive action — tomar medidas firmes

• positive discrimination — discriminación f positiva

• on the positive side — en el lado positivo

• positive vetting — investigación f de antecedentes

3) (=real) [disgrace, disadvantage] verdadero, auténtico

he's a positive nuisance — es un verdadero or auténtico pelmazo *

4) (Elec, Phot, Ling) positivo; (Med) [result] positivo; (Math) [number] positivo

• positive cash flow — flujo m positivo de caja

2.

N (=plus point) aspecto m positivo; (Phot) positivo m ; (Math) número m positivo, valor m positivo

the positives outweigh the negatives — los aspectos positivos tienen más peso que or superan a los negativos

• to give a false positive — (Med) dar un resultado positivo falso

3.

ADV

• to test positive — dar positivo

• you have to think positive — hay que ser positivo

4.

CPD

positive thinking N — pensamiento m positivo

• the benefits of positive thinking — los beneficios del pensamiento positivo

these people believe positive thinking can cure diseases — estas personas creen que pensar positivamente puede curar las enfermedades

* * *
['pɑːzətɪv, 'pɒzətɪv]
adjective

1)

a) <number/quantity> positivo; < electrode> positivo

the test was positive — ( Med) el análisis dio positivo

b) ( Phot) <image/print> positivo

2)

a) ( constructive) < attitude> positivo; < criticism> constructivo

try positive thinking — intenta ser más positivo

positive discrimination — (BrE) discriminación f positiva

b) ( for the good) <influence/development> positivo

3) ( definite)

there is no positive evidence — no hay pruebas concluyentes or definitivas

the group still lacks a positive identity — al grupo todavía le falta una identidad definida

4) ( absolute) (before n) auténtico, verdadero

it's a positive disgrace — es una auténtica or verdadera vergüenza

5)

a) ( decisive) categórico

she's very positive in her likes and dislikes — es muy categórica en sus preferencias

what we need is positive leadership — lo que necesitamos es un liderazgo firme

b) ( sure) (colloq) (pred)

are you sure? - positive — ¿estás seguro? - segurísimo or más que seguro

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13 worst

wə:st
1. adjective
(bad to the greatest extent: That is the worst book I have ever read.) peor

2. adverb
(in the worst way or manner: This group performed worst (of all) in the test.) peor

3. pronoun
(the thing, person etc which is bad to the greatest extent: the worst of the three; His behaviour is at its worst when he's with strangers; At the worst they can only fine you.) lo peor

- do one's worst
- get the worst of
- if the worst comes to the worst
- the worst of it is that
- the worst of it is

worst adj adv peor

that was the worst day in my life ése fue el peor día de mi vida

the worst is over ya ha pasado lo peor

Es el superlativo de bad

worst

tr[wɜːst]

adjective

1 (superl) peor

the worst job I've ever had el peor empleo que he tenido

this has been the worst winter on record éste ha sido el peor invierno que se recuerda

the worst part of it is that... lo peor es que...

adverb

1 (superl) peor

she is one of the worst dressed women in the world es una de la mujeres peor vestidas del mundo

the elderly are the worst affected by the cold los ancianos son los más afectados por el frío

noun

1 (indefinite) lo peor; (person) el/la peor, los/las peores

the worst is over now ya ha pasado lo peor

we feared the worst temíamos lo peor

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at (the) worst en el peor de los casos

if the worst comes to the worst si pasa lo peor, en el peor de los casos

to be one's own worst enemy ser su peor enemigo

to come off worst salir perdiendo, llevarse la peor parte

worst case scenario el peor de los casos

worst ['wərst] vt

defeat: derrotar

worst adv superlative of ill or of bad or badly : peor

the worst dressed of all: el peor vestido de todos

worst adj superlative of bad or of ill : peor

the worst movie: la peor película

worst n

the worst : lo peor, el (la) peor

the worst is over: ya ha pasado lo peor

worst

adj.

• peor adj.

• pésimo, -a adj.

adv.

• peor adv.

n.

• lo peor s.m.

I wɜːrst, wɜːst
adjective (superl of bad I) peor

he's the worst student in the class — es el peor alumno de la clase

he ran his worst ever race — corrió peor que nunca

worst of all — lo peor de todo

the worst thing about her is her selfishness — lo peor que tiene es lo egoísta que es

II

adverb (superl of badly)

she did (the) worst (of all) in both exams — le fue peor que a nadie en los dos exámenes

III

noun

1) the worst

a) (+ sing vb) lo peor

his sister brings out the worst in him — cuando está con su hermana está peor que nunca

if (the) worst comes to (the) worst — en el peor de los casos

to get o have the worst of it — salir* perdiendo, llevarse la peor parte

b) (+ pl vb) los peores

2)

a)

at worst — en el peor de los casos

b)

at her/his/its worst: I'm at my worst in the morning la mañana es mi peor momento del día; this is racism at its worst — esto es racismo de la peor especie

[wɜːst]
1. ADJ
(superl) of bad
1) (gen) peor

it was the worst film I've ever seen — fue la peor película de mi vida, fue la película más mala que he visto en mi vida

• worst of all — lo que es peor

• it was the worst winter for 20 years — fue el peor invierno en 20 años

• the worst storm in years — la peor tormenta en años

• that's the worst part (of it) — eso es lo peor

• at the worst possible time — en el peor momento posible

• it was the worst thing he ever did — fue lo peor que hizo nunca
fear
2) (=most badly affected) [victim] más afectado

the worst sufferers are children — los más afectados son los niños

2. ADV
(superl) of badly
1) (gen) peor

the worst-dressed man in England — el hombre peor vestido de Inglaterra

they all sing badly but he sings worst (of all) — todos cantan mal, pero él peor que nadie

• to come off worst, they had a punch-up and he came off worst — tuvieron una pelea y él fue el que salió peor parado

2) [affected, hit] más

he visited some of the worst affected areas — visitó algunas de las zonas más afectadas

3. N

1)

the worst — lo peor

the worst that can happen is that... — lo peor que puede pasar es que...

we threw away the worst of them — los peores los tiramos a la basura

• to fear the worst — temerse lo peor

• the worst of it is that... — lo peor de todo es que...

that's not the worst of it — eso no es lo peor

to get the worst of it * — llevarse la peor parte

- if the worst comes to the worst

2)

• at worst — en el peor de los casos

at worst, they can only say no — en el peor de los casos, nos dirán que no

the situation is at its worst in urban centres — en los núcleos urbanos es donde la situación es más grave

things or matters were at their worst — las cosas estaban peor que nunca

he's at his worst in the evenings — por las tardes es cuando está más insoportable

4.

VT † [+ person] (in fight) derrotar; (in conflict) vencer

* * *

I [wɜːrst, wɜːst]
adjective (superl of bad I) peor

he's the worst student in the class — es el peor alumno de la clase

he ran his worst ever race — corrió peor que nunca

worst of all — lo peor de todo

the worst thing about her is her selfishness — lo peor que tiene es lo egoísta que es

II

adverb (superl of badly)

she did (the) worst (of all) in both exams — le fue peor que a nadie en los dos exámenes

III

noun

1) the worst

a) (+ sing vb) lo peor

his sister brings out the worst in him — cuando está con su hermana está peor que nunca

if (the) worst comes to (the) worst — en el peor de los casos

to get o have the worst of it — salir* perdiendo, llevarse la peor parte

b) (+ pl vb) los peores

2)

a)

at worst — en el peor de los casos

b)

at her/his/its worst: I'm at my worst in the morning la mañana es mi peor momento del día; this is racism at its worst — esto es racismo de la peor especie

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14 least

li:st
1. adjective, pronoun
((something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc: I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.) lo menos, lo mínimo

2. adverb
((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) menos

- at least
- not in the least

least adv pron menos

this is the least expensive model éste es el modelo menos caro

it's the least I can do es lo menos que puedo hacer

at least al menos / por lo menos

there were at least 500 people in the cinema había por lo menos 500 personas en el cine

least of all el que menos

nobody liked the play, least of all me a nadie le gustó la obra, al que menos a mí

not in the least en absoluto

least

tr[liːst]

adjective

1 menor, menos

■ he makes the least money es el que gana menos dinero

adverb

1 menos

■ when you least expect it cuando menos lo esperas

■ nobody was interested, least of all him no le interesó a nadie, y a él menos

■ tourism is on the rise, not least because of the new exchange rate el turismo está en alza, debido en gran parte al nuevo tipo de cambio

noun

1 lo menos

■ it's the least I can do es lo menos que puedo hacer

■ the least you could have done was phone once in a while ¿qué menos que llamar de vez en cuando?

■ that's the least of my problems eso es lo de menos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at (the) least por lo menos, al menos, cuando menos

not in the least! ¡en absoluto!, ¡qué va!

■ he's not in the least tired no está cansado en lo más mínimo

not least en gran parte

to say the least por no decir más

least ['li:st] adv

: menos

when least expected: cuando menos se espera

least adj superlative of little : menor, más minimo

least n

1) : lo menos

at least: por lo menos

2)

to say the least : por no decir más

least

adj.

• menor adj.

• menos adj.

• más pequeño adj.

• mínimo, -a adj.

adv.

• menos adv.

n.

• menos s.m.

I liːst
adjective

1) (superl of little I II)

she has the least money — es quien menos dinero tiene

2)

a) (smallest, slightest) más mínimo

I'm not the least bit interested — no me interesa en lo más mínimo

that's the least of my worries — eso es lo que menos me preocupa

b) (lowest, humblest) (liter) más humilde

II

pronoun

1) (superl of little II)

to say the least — por no decir más

it's the least I can do — es lo menos que puedo hacer

2) ( in adv phrases)

at least — por lo menos, como mínimo

he can't afford it; at least that's what he says — no puede permitírselo; al menos eso es lo que dice

in the least — en lo más mínimo

am I disturbing you? - not in the least — ¿te molesto? - en lo más mínimo or en absoluto

III

adverb

1) (superl of little III)

least of all you — tú menos que nadie

when you least expect it — cuando menos te lo esperas

2) (before adj, adv) menos

John is the least intelligent — John es el menos inteligente

[liːst]
1. ADJ

1) (superl)
of little
a) (=minimum, smallest amount of) menor

with the least possible delay — con el menor retraso posible, a la mayor brevedad posible frm

choose yoghurts which contain the least fat — elija los yogures que contengan la menor cantidad de grasa

he didn't have the least difficulty deciding — no le costó nada decidir

b) (=smallest, slightest) [idea, hint, complaint] más mínimo

• she wasn't the least bit jealous — no estaba celosa en lo más mínimo

• we haven't the least idea where he is — no tenemos la más mínima or la menor idea de dónde está

• the least thing upsets her — se ofende a la mínima or por lo más mínimo
last I, 3., 1), line I, 1., 11)
2) (in comparisons) menos

he has the least money — es el que menos dinero tiene

2. PRON

1) (superl)
of little II, 1., 1)
a) (=the very minimum) (gen) lo menos; (=amount) lo mínimo

"thanks, anyway" - "it was the least I could do" — -gracias de todas formas -era lo menos que podía hacer

what's the least you are willing to accept? — ¿qué es lo mínimo que estás dispuesto a aceptar?

• that's the least of it — eso es lo de menos

• the least said the better — cuanto menos se hable de eso mejor

• accommodation was basic to say the least — el alojamiento era muy sencillo, por no decir otra cosa

- least said, soonest mended

b) (in comparisons)

the country that spends the least on education — el país que menos (se) gasta en materia de enseñanza

• that's the least of my worries — eso es lo que menos me preocupa

2)

• in the least, I don't mind in the least — no me importa lo más mínimo

Pete wasn't in the least in love with me — Pete no estaba ni mucho menos enamorado de mí

• "don't you mind?" - " not in the least" — -¿no te importa? -en absoluto or -para nada

3)

• at least —

a) (=not less than) por lo menos, como mínimo, al menos

I must have slept for at least 12 hours — debo de haber dormido por lo menos or como mínimo or al menos 12 horas

he earns at least as much as you do — gana por lo menos or al menos tanto como tú

b) (=if nothing more) al menos, por lo menos

we can at least try — al menos or por lo menos podemos intentarlo

c) (=for all that) por lo menos, al menos

it's rather laborious but at least it is not dangerous — requiere bastante trabajo pero por lo menos or al menos no es peligroso

d) (=anyway) al menos, por lo menos

Etta appeared to be asleep, at least her eyes were shut — Etta parecía estar dormida, al menos or por lo menos tenía los ojos cerrados

e)

at the (very) least — como mínimo, como poco

3.

ADV menos

the least expensive car — el coche menos caro

they're the ones who need it the least — son los que menos lo necesitan

when least expected — cuando menos se espera

• least of all me — y yo menos, yo menos que nadie

no one knew, least of all me — nadie lo sabía, y yo menos

• for a variety of reasons, not least because it is cheap — por toda una serie de razones, entre ellas que es barato

* * *

I [liːst]
adjective

1) (superl of little I II)

she has the least money — es quien menos dinero tiene

2)

a) (smallest, slightest) más mínimo

I'm not the least bit interested — no me interesa en lo más mínimo

that's the least of my worries — eso es lo que menos me preocupa

b) (lowest, humblest) (liter) más humilde

II

pronoun

1) (superl of little II)

to say the least — por no decir más

it's the least I can do — es lo menos que puedo hacer

2) ( in adv phrases)

at least — por lo menos, como mínimo

he can't afford it; at least that's what he says — no puede permitírselo; al menos eso es lo que dice

in the least — en lo más mínimo

am I disturbing you? - not in the least — ¿te molesto? - en lo más mínimo or en absoluto

III

adverb

1) (superl of little III)

least of all you — tú menos que nadie

when you least expect it — cuando menos te lo esperas

2) (before adj, adv) menos

John is the least intelligent — John es el menos inteligente

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1. preposition
1) (position; also fig.) in (+ Dat.)

in the fields — auf den Feldern

a ride in a motor car — eine Autofahrt

shot/wounded in the leg — ins Bein geschossen/am Bein verwundet

in this heat — bei dieser Hitze

the highest mountain in the world — der höchste Berg der Welt

2) (wearing as dress) in (+ Dat.); (wearing as headgear) mit

in brown shoes — mit braunen Schuhen

a lady in black — eine Dame in Schwarz

3) (with respect to)

two feet in diameter — mit einem Durchmesser von zwei Fuß

a change in attitude — eine Änderung der Einstellung; see also academic.ru/34615/herself">herself 1); itself 1)

4) (as a proportionate part of)

eight dogs in ten — acht von zehn Hunden; see also gradient

5) (as a member of) in (+ Dat.)

be in the Scouts — bei den Pfadfindern sein

be employed in the Civil Service — als Beamter/Beamtin beschäftigt sein

6) (as content of)

there are three feet in a yard — ein Yard hat drei Fuß

what is there in this deal for me? — was springt für mich bei dem Geschäft heraus? (ugs.)

there is nothing/not much or little in it — (difference) da ist kein/kein großer Unterschied [zwischen ihnen]

there is something in what you say — an dem, was Sie sagen, ist etwas dran (ugs.)

7) (expr. identity) in (+ Dat.)

have a faithful friend in somebody — an jemandem einen treuen Freund haben

8) (concerned with) in (+ Dat.)

what line of business are you in? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?

he's in politics — er ist Politiker

she's in insurance — sie ist in der Versicherungsbranche tätig

9)

be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein

10) (with the means of; having as material or colour)

a message in code — eine verschlüsselte Nachricht

in writing — schriftlich

in this way — auf diese Weise; so

in a few words — mit wenigen Worten

a dress in velvet — ein Kleid aus Samt

this sofa is also available in leather/blue — dieses Sofa gibt es auch in Leder/Blau

write something in red — etwas in Rot schreiben

draw in crayon/ink — etc. mit Kreide/Tinte usw. zeichnen; see also English 2. 1)

11) (while, during)

in fog/rain — etc. bei Nebel/Regen usw.

in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern

4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends

in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990

12) (after a period of) in (+ Dat.)

in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren

13) (within the ability of)

have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]

I didn't know you had it in you — das hätte ich dir nicht zugetraut

there is no malice in him — er hat nichts Bösartiges an sich (Dat.)

14)

in that — insofern als; see also far 1. 4)

15)

in doing this — (by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch
2. adverb
1) (inside) hinein[gehen usw.]; (towards speaker) herein[kommen usw.]

is everyone in? — sind alle drin? (ugs.)

‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"

2) (at home, work, etc.)

be in — da sein

find somebody in — jemanden antreffen

ask somebody in — jemanden hereinbitten

he's been in and out all day — er war den ganzen Tag über mal da und mal nicht da

3) (included) darin; drin (ugs.)

cost £50 all in — 50 Pfund kosten, alles inbegriffen

4) (inward) innen

5) (in fashion) in (ugs.); in Mode

6) (elected)

be in — gewählt sein

7) (having arrived)

be in — [Zug, Schiff, Ware, Bewerbung:] da sein; [Ernte:] eingebracht sein

8)

somebody is in for something — (about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil

we're in for it now! — (coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)

have it in for somebody — es auf jemanden abgesehen haben (ugs.)

9) (coll.): (as participant, accomplice, observer, etc.)

be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein

be [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen
3. attributive adjective
(fashionable) Mode-

the in crowd — die Clique, die gerade in ist (ugs.)

in joke — Insiderwitz, der
4. noun
know the ins and outs of a matter — sich in einer Sache genau auskennen

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(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) in Stücke

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[ɪn]

I. PREPOSITION

1. (position) in + dat

the butter is \in the fridge die Butter ist im Kühlschrank

I live \in New York/Germany ich lebe in New York/Deutschland

he read it \in the paper er hat es in der Zeitung gelesen

soak it \in warm water lassen Sie es in warmem Wasser einweichen

I've got a pain \in my back ich habe Schmerzen im Rücken

who's the woman \in that painting? wer ist die Frau auf diesem Bild?

he is deaf \in his left ear er hört auf dem linken Ohr nichts

down below \in the valley unten im Tal

\in a savings account auf einem Sparkonto

to lie in bed/the sun im Bett/in der Sonne liegen

to ride \in a car [im] Auto fahren

to be \in hospital im Krankenhaus sein

\in the middle of sth in der Mitte von etw dat

to be \in prison im Gefängnis sein

to be \in a prison in einem Gefängnis sein (als Besucher)

\in the street auf der Straße

2. after vb (into) in + dat

I just put too much milk \in my coffee ich habe zu viel Milch in meinen Kaffee getan

he went \in the rain er ging hinaus in den Regen

slice the potatoes \in two schneiden Sie die Kartoffel einmal durch

to get \in the car ins Auto steigen

to invest \in the future in die Zukunft investieren

to invest one's savings \in stocks seine Ersparnisse in Aktien anlegen

to get \in trouble Schwierigkeiten bekommen, in Schwierigkeiten geraten

3. AM (at) auf + dat

is Erika still \in school? ist Erika noch auf der Schule?

Boris is \in college Boris ist auf dem College

4. (as part of) in + dat

he was a singer \in a band er war Sänger in einer Band

there are 31 days in March der März hat 31 Tage

get together \in groups of four! bildet Vierergruppen!

you're with us \in our thoughts wir denken an dich, in Gedanken sind wir bei dir

5. (state, condition) in + dat

he cried out \in pain er schrie vor Schmerzen

he always drinks \in excess er trinkt immer zu viel

\in anger im Zorn

dark \in colour dunkelfarbig

difference \in quality Qualitätsunterschied m

to be \in [no] doubt [nicht] zweifeln [o im Zweifel sein]

\in his excitement in seiner Begeisterung

\in horror voller Entsetzen

\in all honesty in aller Aufrichtigkeit

to be \in a hurry es eilig haben

to be \in love [with sb] [in jdn] verliebt sein

to fall \in love [with sb] sich akk [in jdn] verlieben

to live \in luxury im Luxus leben

to be \in in a good mood guter Laune sein

\in private vertraulich

to put sth \in order etw in Ordnung bringen

\in a state of panic in Panik

\in secret im Geheimen, heimlich

to tell sb sth \in all seriousness jdm etw in vollem Ernst sagen

6. (with) mit + dat

, in + dat

it was covered \in dirt es war mit Schmutz überzogen

to pay \in cash [in] bar bezahlen

to pay \in dollars mit [o in] Dollar zahlen

to write \in ink/pencil mit Tinte/Bleistift schreiben

to paint \in oils in Öl malen

\in writing schriftlich

7. (language, music, voice)

Mozart's Piano Concerto \in E flat Mozarts Klavierkonzert in E-Moll

\in English/French/German auf Englisch/Französisch/Deutsch

to listen to music \in stereo Musik stereo hören

to speak to sb \in a normal tone of voice sich akk mit jdm normal unterhalten

to speak \in a loud/small voice mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechen

to talk \in a whisper sehr leise reden, mit Flüsterstimme sprechen

8. (time: during) am + dat

, in + dat

he's getting forgetful \in his old age er wird vergesslich auf seine alten Tage

she assisted the doctor \in the operation sie assistierte dem Arzt bei der Operation

\in 1968 [im Jahre] 1968

\in the end am Ende, schließlich

to be with the Lord \in eternity bei Gott im Himmel sein

to be \in one's forties in den Vierzigern sein

\in March/May im März/Mai

\in the morning/afternoon/evening morgens [o am Morgen] /nachmittags [o am Nachmittag] /abends [o am Abend]

\in the late 60s in den späten Sechzigern

\in spring/summer/autumn/winter im Frühling/Sommer/Herbst/Winter

9. (time: within) in + dat

dinner will be ready \in ten minutes das Essen ist in zehn Minuten fertig

I'll be ready \in a week's time in einer Woche werde ich fertig sein

he learnt to drive \in two weeks in [o innerhalb von] zwei Wochen konnte er Auto fahren

to return \in a few minutes/hours/days in einigen Minuten/Stunden/Tagen zurückkommen

\in record time in Rekordzeit

10. (time: for) seit + dat

she hasn't heard from him \in six months sie hat seit sechs Monaten nichts mehr von ihm gehört

I haven't done that \in a long time ich habe das lange Zeit nicht mehr gemacht

I haven't seen her \in years ich habe sie seit Jahren nicht gesehen

11. (at a distance of) nach + dat

the house should be coming up \in about one mile das Haus müsste nach einer Meile auftauchen

12. (job, profession)

he's \in computers er hat mit Computern zu tun

she's \in business/politics sie ist Geschäftsfrau/Politikerin

she works \in publishing sie arbeitet bei einem Verlag

to enlist \in the army sich akk als Soldat verpflichten

13. (wearing) in + dat

he was all \in black er war ganz in Schwarz

you look nice \in green Grün steht dir

the woman \in the hat die Frau mit dem Hut

the man [dressed] \in the grey suit der Mann in dem grauen Anzug

to be \in disguise verkleidet sein

\in the nude nackt

to sunbathe \in the nude nackt sonnenbaden

to be \in uniform Uniform tragen

14. (result) als

\in conclusion schließlich, zum Schluss

\in exchange als Ersatz, dafür

\in fact tatsächlich, in Wirklichkeit

\in reply [or answer] [or response] to als Reaktion [o Antwort] auf + akk

\in that... ( form) insofern als

I was fortunate \in that I had friends ich hatte Glück, weil ich Freunde hatte

15. + -ing (while doing)

\in attempting to save the child, he nearly lost his own life bei dem Versuch, das Kind zu retten, kam er beinahe selbst um

\in refusing to work abroad, she missed a good job weil sie sich weigerte, im Ausland zu arbeiten, entging ihr ein guter Job

\in saying this, I will offend him wenn ich das sage, würde ich ihn beleidigen

\in doing so dabei, damit

16. (with quantities)

temperatures tomorrow will be \in the mid-twenties die Temperaturen werden sich morgen um 25 Grad bewegen

he's about six foot \in height er ist ungefähr zwei Meter groß

a novel \in 3 parts ein Roman in 3 Teilen

people died \in their thousands die Menschen starben zu Tausenden

to be equal \in weight gleich viel wiegen

\in total insgesamt

17. (comparing amounts) pro + dat

the potatoes are twenty pence \in the pound die Kartoffeln kosten zwanzig Pence pro Pfund

she has a one \in three chance ihre Chancen stehen eins zu drei

one \in ten people jeder zehnte

18. after vb (concerning)

to interfere \in sb's business sich akk in jds Angelegenheiten einmischen

to share \in sb's success an jds Erfolg teilnehmen

to be interested \in in sth sich akk für etw akk interessieren

19. after n

she underwent a change \in style sie hat ihren Stil geändert

she had no say \in the decision sie hatte keinen Einfluss auf die Entscheidung

to have confidence \in sb jdm vertrauen, Vertrauen zu jdm haben

20. (in a person)

▪ \in sb mit jdm

we're losing a very good sales agent \in Kim mit Kim verlieren wir eine sehr gute Verkaufsassistentin

it isn't \in sb to do sth jd ist nicht zu etw dat in der Lage

it's not \in me to lie ich kann nicht lügen

to not have it \in oneself to do sth nicht in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

21. (author) bei + dat

these themes can often be found \in Schiller diese Themen kommen bei Schiller oft vor

22.

▶ \in all insgesamt

there were 10 of us \in all wir waren zu zehnt

▶ all \in all alles in allem

all \in all it's been a good year insgesamt gesehen, war es ein gutes Jahr

▶ \in between dazwischen

▶ there's nothing [or not much] [or very little] \in it da ist kein großer Unterschied

▶ to be \in and out of sth:

she's been \in and out of hospitals ever since the accident sie war seit dem Unfall immer wieder im Krankenhaus

II. ADVERB

1. inv (into sth) herein

come \in! herein!

\in with you! rein mit dir!

he opened the door and went \in er öffnete die Tür und ging hinein

she was locked \in sie war eingesperrt

could you bring the clothes \in? könntest du die Wäsche hereinholen?

she didn't ask me \in sie hat mich nicht hereingebeten

the sea was freezing, but \in she went das Meer war eiskalt, doch sie kannte nichts und ging hinein

to bring the harvest \in die Ernte einbringen

2. inv (at arrival point) train, bus

the train got \in very late der Zug ist sehr spät eingetroffen

the bus is due \in any moment now der Bus müsste jetzt jeden Moment kommen

3. inv (towards land)

is the tide coming \in or going out? kommt oder geht die Flut?

we watched the ship come \in wir sahen zu, wie das Schiff einlief

4. inv (submitted)

to get [or hand] sth \in etw abgeben [o einreichen

5. inv (elected)

to get \in candidate gewählt werden; party also an die Regierung kommen

6.

▶ day \in, day out tagein, tagaus

▶ to get \in with sb sich akk bei jdm lieb Kind machen fam

▶ to get \in on sth über etw akk Bescheid wissen

▶ to let sb \in on sth jdn in etw akk einweihen

III. ADJECTIVE

1. pred, inv (there) da; (at home) zu Hause

is David \in? ist David da?

I'm afraid Mr Jenkins is not \in at the moment Herr Jenkins ist leider gerade nicht im Hause form

to have a quiet evening \in einen ruhigen Abend zu Hause verbringen

2. inv (leading in) einwärts

door \in Eingangstür f

\in-tray AUS, BRIT

\in-box AM Behälter m für eingehende Post

3. inv (in fashion) in

▪ to be \in in [o angesagt] sein

to be the \in place to dance/dine ein angesagtes Tanzlokal/Restaurant sein

4. pred, inv (submitted)

when does your essay have to be \in? wann musst du deinen Essay abgeben?

the application must be \in by May 31 die Bewerbung muss bis zum 31. Mai eingegangen sein

5. pred, inv (elected)

▪ to be \in candidate gewählt sein; party also an der Regierung sein

6. pred, inv SPORT (within bounds)

the ball was definitely \in! der Ball war keineswegs im Aus!

7. pred, inv SPORT

▪ to be \in player am Ball sein; (in cricket) team am Schlag sein

8. pred, inv (in season) reif

pumpkins are \in! Kürbisse jetzt frisch!

9.

▶ to be \in at sth bei etw dat dabei sein

▶ to be \in for sth sich akk auf etw akk gefasst machen müssen

you'll be \in for it if... du kannst dich auf was gefasst machen, wenn...

▶ to be \in on sth über etw akk Bescheid wissen

▶ to be [well] \in with sb bei jdm gut angeschrieben sein

she just says those things to get \in with the teacher sie sagt so was doch nur, um sich beim Lehrer lieb Kind zu machen

IV. NOUN

1. (connection) Kontakt[e] m[pl]

he wants to get involved with that group but doesn't have an \in er würde gern mit dieser Gruppe in Kontakt kommen, aber bis jetzt fehlt ihm die Eintrittskarte

2. AM POL

▪ the \ins die Regierungspartei

3.

▶ to know the \ins and outs of sth sich akk in einer S. dat genau auskennen

▶ to understand the \ins and outs of sth etw hundertprozentig verstehen

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1. PREPOSITION
When in is the second element of a phrasal verb, eg ask in, fill in, hand in, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg in danger, in the end, weak in, wrapped in, look up the other word.
1) position in (+dat); (with motion) in (+acc)

it was in the lorry/bag/car — es war auf dem Lastwagen/in der Tasche/im Auto

he put it in the lorry/car/bag — er legte es auf den Lastwagen/ins Auto/steckte es in die Tasche

in here/there — hierin/darin, hier/da drin (inf); (with motion) hier/da hinein or rein (inf)

go in that direction — gehen Sie in diese or dieser Richtung

in the street — auf der/die Straße

in Thompson Street — in der Thompsonstraße

he lives in a little village — er wohnt auf or in einem kleinen Dorf

sitting in the window — am Fenster sitzend

a flag hung in the window — eine Flagge hing im Fenster

in (the) church — in der Kirche

to stay in the house — im Haus or (at home) zu Hause or zuhause (Aus, Sw) bleiben

in bed/prison — im Bett/Gefängnis

in Germany/Switzerland/the United States — in Deutschland/der Schweiz/den Vereinigten Staaten after the superlative, in is sometimes untranslated and the genitive case used instead.

the highest mountain in Scotland — der höchste Berg Schottlands or in Schottland

the best in the class — der Beste der Klasse, der Klassenbeste

2) people bei

you can find examples of this in Dickens —

rare in a child of that age — selten bei einem Kind in diesem Alter

you have a great leader in him — in ihm habt ihr einen großen Führer

he hasn't got it in him — er hat nicht das Zeug dazu

he doesn't have it in him to... — er bringt es nicht fertig,... zu...

3) dates, seasons, time of day in (+dat)

in 1999 — (im Jahre) 1999

in May 1999 — im Mai 1999

in the sixties — in den sechziger Jahren or Sechzigerjahren

in June — im Juni

in (the) spring — im Frühling

in the morning(s) — morgens, am Morgen, am Vormittag

in the afternoon — nachmittags, am Nachmittag

in the daytime — tagsüber, während des Tages

in the evening — abends, am Abend

three o'clock in the afternoon — drei Uhr nachmittags

in those days — damals, zu jener Zeit

4) time of life in (+dat)

she is in her thirties — sie ist in den Dreißigern

in middle age — im mittleren Alter

in old age — im Alter

in childhood — in der Kindheit, im Kindesalter

in my childhood — in meiner Kindheit

5) interval of time in (+dat)

she did it in three hours — sie machte es in drei Stunden or innerhalb von drei Stunden

in a short time — in kurzer Zeit

in a week( 's time) — in einer Woche

I haven't seen him in years — ich habe ihn jahrelang or seit Jahren nicht mehr gesehen

in a moment or minute — sofort, gleich

6) numbers, quantities zu

packed in hundreds — zu Hunderten abgepackt

to walk in twos — zu zweit gehen

to count in fives —

to die in hundreds — zu hunderten or Hunderten sterben

in large/small quantities — in großen/kleinen Mengen

in some measure — in gewisser Weise, zu einem gewissen Grad

in part — teilweise, zum Teil

7)

ratios he has a one in 500 chance of winning — er hat eine Gewinnchance von eins zu 500

one ( man) in ten — einer von zehn, jeder Zehnte

one book/child in ten — jedes zehnte Buch/Kind, ein Buch/Kind von zehn

one in five children — ein Kind von fünf

a tax of twenty pence in the pound — ein Steuersatz von zwanzig Prozent

there are 12 inches in a foot — ein Fuß hat 12 Zoll

8)

manner, state, condition to speak in a loud/soft voice — mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechen, laut/leise sprechen

to speak in a whisper — flüstern, flüsternd sprechen

to speak in German —

the background is painted in red — der Hintergrund ist rot( gemalt) or in Rot gehalten

to pay in dollars — mit or in Dollar bezahlen

to stand in a row/in groups — in einer Reihe/in Gruppen stehen

in this way — so, auf diese Weise

she squealed in delight — sie quietschte vor Vergnügen

in anger — im Zorn

in surprise — überrascht

to be in a rage — wütend or zornig sein

in good condition — in gutem Zustand

to live in luxury/poverty — im Luxus/in Armut leben

9) clothes in (+dat)

in one's best clothes — in Sonntagskleidung

in his shirt — im Hemd

in his shirt sleeves — in Hemdsärmeln, hemdsärmelig

in his slippers — in Hausschuhen

dressed in white — weiß gekleidet

she was dressed in silk —

the lady in green — die Dame in Grün

10)

substance, material upholstered in silk — mit Seide bezogen

to paint in oils — in Öl malen

to write in ink/pencil — mit Tinte/Bleistift schreiben

in marble — in Marmor, marmorn

a sculptor who works in marble — ein Bildhauer, der mit Marmor arbeitet

11)

in respect of blind in the left eye — auf dem linken Auge blind, links blind

a rise in prices — ein Preisanstieg m, ein Anstieg m der Preise

ten feet in height by thirty in length — zehn Fuß hoch auf dreißig Fuß lang

the trousers are too long in the leg — die (Hosen)beine sind zu lang

five in number — fünf an der Zahl

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei bei Hüten

12)

occupation, activity he is in the army — er ist beim Militär

he is in banking/the motor business — er ist im Bankwesen/in der Autobranche (tätig)

13)

set structures __diams; in + -ing in saying this, I... — wenn ich das sage,... ich

in trying to escape — beim Versuch zu fliehen, beim Fluchtversuch

in trying to save him she fell into the water herself — beim Versuch or als sie versuchte, ihn zu retten, fiel sie selbst ins Wasser

but in saying this —

he made a mistake in saying that — es war ein Fehler von ihm, das zu sagen

the plan was unrealistic in that it didn't take account of the fact that... — der Plan war unrealistisch, da or weil er nicht berücksichtigte, dass...

2. ADVERB
When in is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg come in, live in, sleep in, look up the verb.da; (at home also) zu Hause, zuhause (Aus, Sw)
there is nobody in — es ist niemand da/zu Hause to be in may require a more specific translation.

the train is in — der Zug ist da or angekommen

the harvest is in — die Ernte ist eingebracht

the tide is in — es ist Flut

our team is in (Cricket) — unsere Mannschaft ist am Schlag

our candidate is in — unser Kandidat wurde gewählt or ist reingekommen (inf)

my luck is in — ich habe einen Glückstag

he's in for a surprise/disappointment — ihm steht eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung bevor, er kann sich auf eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung gefasst machen

we are in for rain/a cold spell — uns (dat) steht Regen/eine Kältewelle bevor

he's in for it! — der kann sich auf was gefasst machen (inf), der kann sich freuen (iro) __diams; to have it in for sb (inf) es auf jdn abgesehen haben (inf) __diams; to be in on sth an einer Sache beteiligt sein; on secret etc über etw (acc) Bescheid wissen

he likes to be in on things — er mischt gern (überall) mit (inf) __diams; to be (well) in with sb sich gut mit jdm verstehen

3. ADJECTIVE
(inf) in inv (inf)
long skirts are in — lange Röcke sind in (inf) or sind in Mode

the in thing — das, was zurzeit in ist (inf) or Mode ist

the in thing is to... — es ist zurzeit in (inf) or Mode, zu...

it's the in place to go — da gehen jetzt alle hin

the in thing to do — groß in Mode

4. the insPLURAL NOUN

1) = details __diams; the ins and outs die Einzelheiten pl

to know the ins and outs of sth —

I don't know the ins and outs of the situation — über die Einzelheiten der Sache weiß ich nicht Bescheid

2) POL US

the ins — die Regierungspartei

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1. (räumlich, auf die Frage: wo?) in (dat), innerhalb (gen), an (dat), auf (dat):

in England (London) in England (London); → blind A 1 a, country A 5, field A 1, room A 2, sky A 1, street A 1, etc

2. fig in (dat), bei, auf (dat), an (dat): → army 3, politics 3, share¹ A 4 b, stock A 19, etc

3. bei (Schriftstellern):

in Shakespeare

4. (auf die Frage: wohin?) in (akk):

put it in your pocket steck es in die Tasche

5. (Zustand, Beschaffenheit, Art und Weise) in (dat), auf (akk), mit:

in G major MUS in G-Dur; → arm² Bes Redew, brief B 1, case¹ A 2, cash¹ A 2, doubt C 1, C 3, dozen, English B 2, group A 1, manner 1, ruin A 2, short C 2, tear¹ 1, word Bes Redew, writing A 4, etc

6. (Beteiligung) in (dat), an (dat), bei:

be in it beteiligt sein, teilnehmen;

he isn’t in it er gehört nicht dazu;

there is nothing in it

a) es lohnt sich nicht,

b) → nothing Bes Redew

7. (Tätigkeit, Beschäftigung) in (dat), bei, mit, auf (dat):

in crossing the river beim Überqueren des Flusses; → accident 3, search C 1

8. (im Besitz, in der Macht) in (dat), bei, an (dat):

it is not in her to do sth es liegt nicht in ihrer Art, etwas zu tun; → have Bes Redew, etc

9. (zeitlich) in (dat), an (dat), bei, binnen, unter (dat), während, zu:

in two hours

a) in oder binnen zwei Stunden,

b) während zweier Stunden;

in 1985 1985; → beginning 1, daytime, evening A 1, flight², October, reign A 1, time Bes Redew, winter A 1, year 1, etc

10. (Richtung) in (akk, dat), auf (akk), zu: → confidence 1, trust B 1, etc

11. (Zweck) in (dat), zu, als: → answer A 1, defence 5, etc

12. (Grund) in (dat), aus, wegen, zu: → honor B 2, sport A 4, etc

13. (Hinsicht, Beziehung) in (dat), an (dat), in Bezug auf (akk):

the latest thing in das Neueste in oder an oder auf dem Gebiet (gen); → equal A 10, far Bes Redew, itself 3, number A 2, that³ 4, width 1, etc

14. nach, gemäß: → opinion 1, probability 1, etc

15. (Mittel, Material, Stoff) in (dat), aus, mit, durch:

in black boots in oder mit schwarzen Stiefeln;

a statue in bronze eine Bronzestatue; → oil A 2, pencil A 1, white B 1, etc

16. (Zahl, Betrag) in (dat), aus, von, zu:

seven in all insgesamt oder im Ganzen sieben;

there are 60 minutes in an hour eine Stunde hat 60 Minuten;

one in ten Americans einer von zehn Amerikanern, jeder zehnte Amerikaner;

five in the hundred 5 vom Hundert, 5 Prozent; → all Bes Redew, one A 1, etc

B adv

1. innen, drinnen:

in among mitten unter (akk od dat);

know in and out jemanden, etwas ganz genau kennen, in- und auswendig kennen;

be in for sth etwas zu erwarten haben;

now you are in for it umg jetzt bist du dran:

a) jetzt kannst du nicht mehr zurück

b) jetzt bist oder sitzt oder steckst du in der Patsche, jetzt gehts dir an den Kragen umg;

he is in for a shock er wird einen gewaltigen Schreck oder einen Schock bekommen;

I am in for an examination mir steht eine Prüfung bevor;

be in on

a) eingeweiht sein in (akk),

b) beteiligt sein an (dat);

be in with sb mit jemandem gutstehen;

the harvest is in die Ernte ist eingebracht; → keep in B 3, penny 1, etc

2. herein: → come in 1, show in, etc

3. hinein:

the way in der Eingang, der Weg nach innen; → walk in, etc

4. da, (an)gekommen:

the train is in

5. zu Hause, im Zimmer etc:

Mrs Brown is not in Mrs. Brown ist nicht da oder zu Hause;

he has been in and out all day er kommt und geht schon den ganzen Tag

6. POL an der Macht, an der Regierung, am Ruder umg:

the Conservatives are in; → come in 4

7. in umg, in Mode: → come in 3

8. SCHIFF

a) im Hafen

b) beschlagen, festgemacht (Segel)

c) zum Hafen:

on the way in beim Einlaufen (in den Hafen)

9. dazu, zusätzlich, als Zugabe: → throw in 3

C adj

1. im Innern oder im Hause befindlich, Innen…

2. POL an der Macht befindlich:

in party Regierungspartei f

3. nach Hause kommend:

the in train der ankommende Zug

4. an in restaurant ein Restaurant, das gerade in ist;

the in people die Leute, die alles mitmachen, was gerade in ist

5. umg (nur) für Eingeweihte oder Kenner (Witz etc)

D s

1. pl POL US Regierungspartei f

2. Winkel m, Ecke f:

the ins and outs

a) alle Winkel und Ecken,

b) fig (alle) Einzelheiten oder Schwierigkeiten oder Feinheiten;

know all the ins and outs of sich ganz genau auskennen bei oder in (dat), in- und auswendig kennen (akk)

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1. preposition
1) (position; also fig.) in (+ Dat.)

in the fields — auf den Feldern

a ride in a motor car — eine Autofahrt

shot/wounded in the leg — ins Bein geschossen/am Bein verwundet

in this heat — bei dieser Hitze

the highest mountain in the world — der höchste Berg der Welt

2) (wearing as dress) in (+ Dat.); (wearing as headgear) mit

in brown shoes — mit braunen Schuhen

a lady in black — eine Dame in Schwarz

3) (with respect to)

two feet in diameter — mit einem Durchmesser von zwei Fuß

a change in attitude — eine Änderung der Einstellung; see also herself 1); itself 1)

4) (as a proportionate part of)

eight dogs in ten — acht von zehn Hunden; see also gradient

5) (as a member of) in (+ Dat.)

be in the Scouts — bei den Pfadfindern sein

be employed in the Civil Service — als Beamter/Beamtin beschäftigt sein

6) (as content of)

there are three feet in a yard — ein Yard hat drei Fuß

what is there in this deal for me? — was springt für mich bei dem Geschäft heraus? (ugs.)

there is nothing/not much or little in it — (difference) da ist kein/kein großer Unterschied [zwischen ihnen]

there is something in what you say — an dem, was Sie sagen, ist etwas dran (ugs.)

7) (expr. identity) in (+ Dat.)

have a faithful friend in somebody — an jemandem einen treuen Freund haben

8) (concerned with) in (+ Dat.)

what line of business are you in? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?

he's in politics — er ist Politiker

she's in insurance — sie ist in der Versicherungsbranche tätig

9)

be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein

10) (with the means of; having as material or colour)

a message in code — eine verschlüsselte Nachricht

in writing — schriftlich

in this way — auf diese Weise; so

in a few words — mit wenigen Worten

a dress in velvet — ein Kleid aus Samt

this sofa is also available in leather/blue — dieses Sofa gibt es auch in Leder/Blau

write something in red — etwas in Rot schreiben

draw in crayon/ink — etc. mit Kreide/Tinte usw. zeichnen; see also English 2. 1)

11) (while, during)

in fog/rain — etc. bei Nebel/Regen usw.

in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern

4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends

in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990

12) (after a period of) in (+ Dat.)

in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren

13) (within the ability of)

have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]

I didn't know you had it in you — das hätte ich dir nicht zugetraut

there is no malice in him — er hat nichts Bösartiges an sich (Dat.)

14)

in that — insofern als; see also far 1. 4)

15)

in doing this — (by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch
2. adverb
1) (inside) hinein[gehen usw.]; (towards speaker) herein[kommen usw.]

is everyone in? — sind alle drin? (ugs.)

‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"

2) (at home, work, etc.)

be in — da sein

find somebody in — jemanden antreffen

ask somebody in — jemanden hereinbitten

he's been in and out all day — er war den ganzen Tag über mal da und mal nicht da

3) (included) darin; drin (ugs.)

cost £50 all in — 50 Pfund kosten, alles inbegriffen

4) (inward) innen

5) (in fashion) in (ugs.); in Mode

6) (elected)

be in — gewählt sein

7) (having arrived)

be in — [Zug, Schiff, Ware, Bewerbung:] da sein; [Ernte:] eingebracht sein

8)

somebody is in for something — (about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil

we're in for it now! — (coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)

have it in for somebody — es auf jemanden abgesehen haben (ugs.)

9) (coll.): (as participant, accomplice, observer, etc.)

be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein

be [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen
3. attributive adjective
(fashionable) Mode-

the in crowd — die Clique, die gerade in ist (ugs.)

in joke — Insiderwitz, der
4. noun
know the ins and outs of a matter — sich in einer Sache genau auskennen

* * *

adj.

hinein adj. prep.

an präp.

auf präp.

in präp.

English-german dictionary > in
16 superior

1. adjective
1) (of higher quality) besonders gut [Restaurant, Qualität, Stoff]; überlegen [handwerkliches Können, Technik, Intelligenz]

2) (having higher rank) höher... [Stellung, Rang, Gericht]

be superior to somebody — einen höheren Rang als jemand haben
2. noun
1) (somebody higher in rank) Vorgesetzte, der/die

2) (somebody better) Überlegene, der/die

* * *
[su'piəriə] 1. adjective
1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) höher

2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) hervorragend

3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) überlegen
2. noun
(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) der/die Vorgesetzte

- academic.ru/72222/superiority">superiority

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su·peri·or

[su:ˈpɪəriəʳ, AM səˈpɪriɚ]

I. adj inv

1. (higher in rank) höhergestellt, vorgesetzt

\superior officer Vorgesetzte(r) f(m); MIL vorgesetzter Offizier/vorgesetzte Offizierin

▪ to be \superior [to sb] [jdm] vorgesetzt sein; (higher in status) höher

to be socially \superior to sb gesellschaftlich über jdm stehen, einer höheren [Gesellschafts]schicht angehören als jd; (higher in quality) besser sein [als jd/etw]

2. (excellent) artist überragend; taste erlesen, gehoben

3. (better) weapons überlegen

to be \superior in numbers zahlenmäßig überlegen [o in der Überzahl] sein

to be \superior in strength kräftemäßig überlegen sein

4. pred (not susceptible)

▪ to be \superior to sth über etw akk erhaben sein

5. ( pej: arrogant) überheblich pej, arrogant pej

6. ANAT höher

7. TYPO hochgestellt

II. n

1. (higher person) Vorgesetzte(r) f(m)

social \superior gesellschaftlich höher stehende Person

2. REL

Mother/Father S\superior Vorsteherin/Vorsteher eines Klosters oder Ordens

* * *
[sʊ'pIərɪə(r)]
1. adj

1) (= better) quality, equipment besser (to als); intellect, ability, skill, technique überlegen (to sb/sth jdm/einer Sache)

he thinks he's so superior — er hält sich für so überlegen or für so viel besser

2) (= excellent) work(manship), technique großartig, hervorragend; craftsman ausgezeichnet; intellect überragend

goods of superior quality, superior quality goods — Waren pl bester Qualität

3) (= higher in rank etc) höher

superior officer — Vorgesetzte(r) mf

superior court — höheres Gericht

to be superior to sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache übergeordnet sein, höherstehen als jd/etw

4) (= greater) forces stärker (to als); strength größer (to als)

they were superior to us in number(s) — sie waren uns zahlenmäßig überlegen

5) (= snobbish) person, manner überheblich; tone, smile überlegen; (= smart) restaurant, clientele fein, vornehm

6) (TYP) figure, letter hochgestellt

superior number — Hochzahl f

2. n

1) (in rank) Vorgesetzte(r) mf

2) (in ability) Überlegene(r) mf

to be sb's superior —

he has no superiors when it comes to that — was das anbelangt, ist ihm keiner überlegen

3) (ECCL)

Father Superior — Vater Superior m

Mother Superior — Mutter Superiorin or Oberin f

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superior [suːˈpıərıə(r)]

A adj (adv superiorly)

1. höherstehend, höher(er, e, es), Ober…, vorgesetzt:

superior court JUR höheres Gericht, höhere Instanz

2. überlegen, überragend, souverän: → style A 2

3. höher(er, e, es), umfassend(er, e, es) (Wissen etc)

4. höher(er, e, es), besser (to als), hervorragend, erlesen (Qualität etc):

superior beings höhere Wesen;

superior performance hervorragende Leistung

5. (to) größer, stärker (als), überlegen (dat):

superior in number zahlenmäßig überlegen, in der Überzahl;

superior forces pl MIL Übermacht f;

superior stamina SPORT konditionelle Überlegenheit;

superior title to an estate JUR höherer Rechtsanspruch auf ein Gut

6. fig überlegen, -heblich (Lächeln etc)

7. iron vornehm:

superior persons bessere oder feine Leute

8. erhaben (to über akk):

rise superior to sth sich über etwas erhaben zeigen

9. höherliegend, ober(er, e, es):

superior planets ASTRON äußere Planeten

10. MATH, TYPO hochgestellt (Buchstabe etc)

B s

1. be sb’s superior in thinking ( courage, etc) jemandem geistig (an Mut etc) überlegen sein;

he has no superior in courage an Mut übertrifft ihn keiner

2. auch superior in rank Vorgesetzte(r) m/f(m)

3. oft Superior REL

a) Superior m,

b) Oberin f

sup. abk

1. superior

2. superlative Superl.

3. supplement

4. supplementary zusätzl.

5. supply

6. supra, above

super. abk

1. superfine

2. superior

3. supernumerary

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1. adjective
1) (of higher quality) besonders gut [Restaurant, Qualität, Stoff]; überlegen [handwerkliches Können, Technik, Intelligenz]

2) (having higher rank) höher... [Stellung, Rang, Gericht]

be superior to somebody — einen höheren Rang als jemand haben
2. noun
1) (somebody higher in rank) Vorgesetzte, der/die

2) (somebody better) Überlegene, der/die

* * *

adj.

oberer adj.

übergeordnet adj.

überlegen adj. n.

Vorgesetzte f.

Vorgesetzter m.

English-german dictionary > superior
17 greatest

greatest ['greɪt̬əst] superlative of great : el mayor, la mayor

greatest

adj.

• sumo, -a adj.

'greɪtəst, 'greɪtɪst
adjective (superl of great I)

I'm the greatestest! — soy el mejor!

with the greatest of difficulty/ease — con suma dificultad/una facilidad asombrosa

['ɡreɪtɪst]
ADJ (superl) of great; el mayor, la mayor
Ireland's greatest living poet — el mayor poeta vivo de Irlanda

with the greatest difficulty — con suma dificultad

he's the greatest! * — ¡es el mejor!

* * *
['greɪtəst, 'greɪtɪst]
adjective (superl of great I)

I'm the greatestest! — soy el mejor!

with the greatest of difficulty/ease — con suma dificultad/una facilidad asombrosa

English-spanish dictionary > greatest
18 most

[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) o mais

2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) a maioria
2. adverb
1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) o mais

2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) mais que tudo

3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) muitíssimo

4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) quase
3. pronoun
1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mais que todos

2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) a maior parte

•

- mostly
- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of
* * *

[moust] n 1 a maior parte, o maior número. 2 a maioria. 3 máximo. this is the most you can ask for / isto é o máximo que você pode exigir. • adj sup of much and many. 1 o mais, os mais. 2 pela maior parte. • adv 1 o mais, os mais. 2 pela maior parte. 3 muitíssimo. at most quando muito. for the most part a) a maior parte. b) geralmente. to make the most of a thing tirar o máximo proveito.

English-Portuguese dictionary > most
19 most

[məust] 1. adj
1) people, things większość f ( +gen)

most men behave like that — większość mężczyzn tak się zachowuje

2) interest, money etc najwięcej +gen

he derived the most pleasure from her visit — jej wizyta sprawiła mu najwięcej przyjemności
2. pron
większość

most of it/them — większość (tego)/z nich

the most — najwięcej

to make the most of sth — maksymalnie coś wykorzystywać (wykorzystać perf)

at the (very) most — (co) najwyżej
3. adv
(+verb) spend, eat, work etc najwięcej; (+adjective)

the most expensive — najbardziej kosztowny, najkosztowniejszy; (+adverb) (carefully, easily etc) najbardziej; ( very) polite, interesting etc wysoce, wielce

* * *
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) najwięcej

2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) większość
2. adverb
1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) naj

2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) bardzo, wyjątkowo

3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) najbardziej

4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) prawie
3. pronoun
1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) najwięcej

2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) większość

•

- mostly
- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of

English-Polish dictionary > most
20 best

1. n самое лучшее, высшая степень

to hope for the best — надеяться на лучшее

at the best price — на самых выгодных условиях

to clock the best time — показать лучшее время

to emulate the best — следовать примеру лучших

all fell out for the best — всё вышло к лучшему

2. n выходное платье

Sunday best — праздничное платье

he is among the best in his profession — он один из лучших специалистов в своей области

with the best — наравне с лучшими; не хуже других

at best — в лучшем случае

to have the best of it — взять верх, победить, одолеть

best bib and tucker — лучшее платье

3. a от I

he laughs best who laughs last — хорошо смеётся тот, кто смеётся последним

4. a лучший

the best thing — лучше всего; самое лучшее

best quality — лучший сорт

best vault — лучший прыжок

for the best — лучше всего

the best that — лучшее что

at best — в лучшем случае

5. a самый подходящий

the best man for the job — наиболее подходящий человек для этой работы

the best plan would be … — самое лучшее будет …

Best Time Available — в наиболее подходящее время

he rates the best — он заслуживает самого лучшего

the best thing is … — самое лучшее …, лучше всего …

6. a больший

the best part of an hour — почти час, добрый час

the best part of a week — большая часть недели

this suits me best — это меня устраивает больше всего

what pleases you best? — что вам больше всего нравится?

7. a основной, главный

the best of all trades — самая важная профессия

8. adv от 2 I

9. adv наилучшим образом, лучше всего

to work best — работать лучше всех

best fit — метод наилучшего приближения

best performance — наилучший показатель

making our best — делающий все возможное

to the best advantage — наилучшим образом

best approximation — наилучшее приближение

10. adv больше всего

which do you like best? — что вам нравится больше всего?

do best — делать все возможное

best of luck — всего наилучшего

made our best — делал все возможное

make her best — делать все возможное

make his best — делать все возможное

11. adv как компонент сложных слов самый

the best-hated man — самый ненавистный человек

the very best — самое лучшее

best paid — самый высокооплачиваемый

pick the best — выбирайте самое лучшее

which is the best way to ? — как лучше всего пройти в ?

in the best sense of the term — в лучшем смысле этого слова

12. v разг. нанести поражение; взять верх

after a long struggle we bested them — после длительной борьбы мы победили их

13. v разг. провести, перехитрить

Синонимический ряд:

1. ablest (adj.) ablest; most adept; most capable; most competent; most proficient; most proper; most qualified; most skilful; most skilled; most wicked

2. best (adj.) best; completest; fullest; most entire; most flawless; most intact; most perfect; most unblemished; most unbroken; most undamaged; most unhurt; most unimpaired; most uninjured; most unmarred; roundest

3. biggest (adj.) biggest; kindest; kindliest; most altruistic; most benevolent; most benign; most charitable; most chivalrous; most eleemosynary; most humane; most humanitarian; most kind-hearted; most philanthropic

4. cleverest (adj.) cleverest; most scintillating; smartest; sprightliest

5. finest (adj.) excellent; finest; foremost; greatest; highest; peerless; premium

6. greater (adj.) better; greater; larger; largest; most

7. healthiest (adj.) halest; healthiest; most right; most well-conditioned; most well-liking; most whole; sanest; soundest

8. luckiest (adj.) happiest; luckiest; most fortunate; most providential

9. most advantageous (adj.) bravest; most advantageous; most benefic; most beneficent; most beneficial; most benignant; most favoring; most gainful; most helpful; most lucrative; most moneymaking; most paying; most profitable; most remunerative; most toward; most useful; most well-paying; most worthwhile

10. most appropriate (adj.) fittest; most appropriate; most befitting; most convenient; most expedient; most meet; most suitable; most tailor-made; most useful

11. most blameless (adj.) most blameless; most exemplary; most guiltless; most inculpable; most innocent; most irreprehensible; most irreproachable; most lily-white; most righteous; most unblamable; most virtuous; purest

12. most considerable (adj.) most considerable; most respectable; most sensible; most sizable

13. most decent (adj.) commonest; most acceptable; most adequate; most decent; most satisfactory; most sufficient; most tolerable; most unexceptionable; most unexceptional; most unimpeachable; most unobjectionable

14. most decorous (adj.) most decorous; most well-behaved

15. most favourable (adj.) most auspicious; most favourable; most promising; most propitious

16. most healthful (adj.) most healthful; most hygienic; most salubrious; most salutary; most salutiferous; most wholesome

17. most pleasant (adj.) most agreeable; most congenial; most favorable; most grateful; most gratifying; most pleasant; most pleasing; most pleasurable; most pleasureful; most welcome; nicest; pleasantest

18. most prosperous (adj.) easiest; most comfortable; most prosperous; most substantial; most well-fixed; most well-heeled; most well-off; most well-to-do

19. most real (adj.) most authentic; most genuine; most original; most real; most undoubted; most unquestionable; truest

20. most skillful (adj.) most adroit; most skillful; most workmanlike; most workmanly; prettiest

21. most superior (adj.) most excellent; most superior

22. most well-founded (adj.) most cogent; most just; most justified; most well-founded; most well-grounded

23. superb (adj.) optimal; optimum; superb; superlative; unsurpassed

24. first (noun) choice; cream; elite; fat; favorite; favourite; first; flower; pick; pride; prime; primrose; prize; top

25. beat (verb) beat; conquer; defeat; down; master; overcome; prevail; rout; subdue; surmount; thrash; triumph; trounce; vanquish; worst

26. surpass (verb) better; cap; cob; ding; eclipse; exceed; excel; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outshine; outstrip; overshadow; pass; surpass; top; transcend; trump

Антонимический ряд:

worst

English-Russian base dictionary > best

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superlative — [sə pʉr′lə tiv, so͞opʉr′lə tiv] adj. [ME < MFr superlatif < LL superlativus < L superlatus, excessive < super , above, beyond + latus, pp. of ferre, to BEAR1] 1. superior to or excelling all other or others; of the highest kind,… … English World dictionary
superlative — adj. Superlative is used with these nouns: ↑adjective … Collocations dictionary
possible — [[t]pɒ̱sɪb(ə)l[/t]] ♦ possibles 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ, oft it v link ADJ to inf If it is possible to do something, it can be done. If it is possible to find out where your brother is, we shall... Everything is possible if we want it enough...… … English dictionary
eall — 1. adj (no wk forms) all, every, entire, whole, universal; with noun, adj, number in agreement (a) all; (b) quite; pl all men; eall ic I all; eall þá earfoðu all the pains; eall here the whole host; eall þæs all of that; ealles þæs gafoles of all … Old to modern English dictionary
much — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 existing or occurring in a great quantity (much trouble; not much rain; too much noise). 2 (prec. by as, how, that, etc.) with relative rather than distinctive sense (I don t know how much money you want). n. 1 a great… … Useful english dictionary
profuse — adj 1. lavish, extravagant, excessive, exorbitant, inordinate, immoderate, profusive, beyond all bounds; uncalled for, unwarranted; extreme, superlative, overblown, overgrown, overmuch; overgener ous, overliberal, overlavish, too much, too many.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
positive — adj. & n. adj. 1 formally or explicitly stated; definite, unquestionable (positive proof). 2 (of a person) convinced, confident, or overconfident in his or her opinion (positive that I was not there). 3 a absolute; not relative. b Gram. (of an… … Useful english dictionary
phat — adj excellent, hip. The re spelling of fat (itself alternatively derived from its use in the phrase fat city or from the fat tyres favoured by low riders, etc.) was an emblematic term first in hip hop and rap circles and then in other youth… … Contemporary slang
best — adj 1. excellent, unexcelled, unsurpassed, fine, Inf. super, Inf. superfine; first class, first rate, Inf. crack; superior, choice, select; top, paramount, capital; outstanding, foremost, preeminent; venerable, highest, peerless; perfect,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
complete — adj 1. entire, whole, total, integral, comprehensive, plenary; self contained, independent, autonomous, self supporting; solid, undivided, unbroken, uncut, unshortened, unabridged, all in one; intact, sound; undiminished, unlessened, unreduced,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
first — adj 1. premiere, initial, initiative, opening; antecedent, anterior, preceding, precedent, in the front; primary, prime, primal; earliest, pristine, primeval, primigenial; elementary, fundamental, rudimentary, rudimental; original, incipient,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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