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Social2 Discussing a filmWhat did you think of the film? Che ne pensi del film?I really enjoyed the film, especially the finale. Il film mi è piaciuto davvero, specialmente il finale.I didn't know what was going to happen until right at the end of the film. Non ho capito cosa sarebbe successo fino alla fine del film.I thought that George Harrington was perfect for the lead role. Penso che George Harrington fosse perfetto nel ruolo di protagonista.I liked the film too. Anche a me è piaciuto il film.The camerawork was really impressive. Le riprese erano davvero di grande effetto.The special effects were fantastic. Gli effetti speciali erano fantastici.I thought the ending was a little disappointing. Penso che il finale sia stato un po' deludente.I was so bored I almost fell asleep. Ero così annoiato che mi sono quasi addormentato.I couldn't hear the dialogue because of all the people talking. Non riuscivo a sentire i dialoghi per colpa di tutta la gente che parlava.Did you understand what happened at the end? Hai capito cos'è successo alla fine?The animation was really amazing. L'animazione era davvero straordinaria. -
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Social1 Discussing books 1What's that you're reading? Che stai leggendo?It's a novel by Luke Dawson. È un romanzo di Luke Dawson.What's the book called? Qual è il titolo del libro?The novel's called вЂLast Chance’. Il romanzo è intitolato вЂL'ultima possibilità’I've read that novel, it's pretty good. Ho letto quel romanzo, è molto bello.They made a film of the book, but it wasn't up to much. Hanno tratto un film dal libro ma non era un granché.I only started reading the book a couple of days ago and I've nearly finished it. Ho cominciato a leggere il libro solo un paio di giorni fa e l'ho quasi finito.I haven't been able to put the book down. Non sono riuscita a staccarmi dal libro.The plot is so cleverly written, there are lots of twists and turns. La trama è costruita veramente bene, ci sono un sacco di intrecci e colpi di scena.I won't spoil the story for you. Non voglio rovinarti la storia.Are you reading anything at the moment? Stai leggendo qualcosa in questo periodo?I've got a couple of books on the go. Ho un paio di libri in ballo.I'm reading a historical novel set during the First World War. Sto leggendo un romanzo storico ambientato durante la prima guerra mondiale.I'm re-reading an Orwell novel we studied at school. Sto rileggendo un romanzo di Orwell che abbiamo studiato a scuola. -
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4 ending
['endɪŋ]1) (of play, film) fine f., finale m.2) ling. desinenza f.* * *noun (the end, especially of a story, poem etc: Fairy stories have happy endings.) finale, conclusione* * *ending /ˈɛndɪŋ/n.1 fine; finale; conclusione; epilogo: to have a happy ending, essere a lieto fine; finire bene; DIALOGO → - Discussing a film- I thought the ending was a little disappointing, penso che il finale sia stato un po' deludente3 (gramm.) terminazione; desinenza: ( poesia) masculine ending, terminazione d'un verso in parola tronca.* * *['endɪŋ]1) (of play, film) fine f., finale m.2) ling. desinenza f. -
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[fɪ'nɑːlɪ] [AE -'nælɪ]nome mus. teatr. finale m.* * *(the last part of anything, especially a concert, opera, musical show etc: The whole cast of the concert appeared in the finale.) finale* * *finale /fɪˈnɑ:lɪ/ (ital.)n.(mus., teatr. e fig.) finale (m.): DIALOGO → - Discussing a film- I really enjoyed the film, especially the finale, il film mi è piaciuto davvero, specialmente il finale.* * *[fɪ'nɑːlɪ] [AE -'nælɪ]nome mus. teatr. finale m. -
6 think
I [θɪŋk]to have a think about sth. — BE riflettere su qcs
••II 1. [θɪŋk]to have another think coming — BE colloq. sbagliarsi di grosso
1) (hold view, believe) pensare, credereI don't think so I think not form. non penso, penso di no; "is he reliable?" - "I'd like to think so but..." "ci si può fidare di lui?" - "mi piacerebbe poterlo credere ma..."; to think it best to do, that credere che la cosa migliore sia fare, che; I think it's going to rain — penso stia per piovere
2) (imagine) pensare, credereI can't think how, why — non riesco a immaginare come, perché
who do you think you are? — spreg. ma chi ti credi di essere?
and to think that... — e pensare che
3) (have thought, idea) pensareI was just thinking: suppose we sold it? — stavo pensando: e se lo vendessimo?
let's think Green! — colloq. pensiamo verde!
4) (rate, assess)to think a lot, not much of — avere una buona opinione di, stimare poco
5) (remember)2.I'm trying to think where, how — sto cercando di ricordarmi dove, come
1) (engage in thought) pensare ( about, of a), riflettere ( about su)to think clearly o straight avere le idee chiare; to think for oneself ragionare con la propria testa; I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking mi scusi, non ci pensavo; we are thinking in terms of economics vediamo le cose dal punto di vista economico; let's think: three people at Ј 70 each... allora: tre persone a 70 sterline a testa...; come to think of it... — adesso che ci penso..., a pensarci bene
to think about o of sb., sth. pensare a qcn., qcs.; I can't think of everything! — non posso pensare a tutto!
3) (consider)to think of sb. as — considerare qcn. come [brother, friend]
to think of oneself as — considerarsi [ expert]
to think of doing — pensare o avere intenzione di fare
5) (imagine)a million pounds, think of that! — un milione di sterline, ci pensi!
7) (remember)to think of — ricordare, ricordarsi
•- think up••* * *[Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) pensare2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) pensare3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) pensare4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) pensare2. noun(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) pensiero, pensata- thinker- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of* * *think /ɵɪŋk/n. (fam.)1 momento di riflessione; idea; pensata: They both had the same think, fecero tutti e due la stessa pensata2 (nei composti) (tipico) modo di pensare; mentalità: That's a typical bloke-think, è un modo di ragionare tipico dei maschi!● to have a think, farci un pensierino; rifletterci; pensarci su (fam.): Let me have a think about it!, fammici pensare! □ (fam.) to have got another think coming, sbagliare di grosso; sognarselo (fig.).♦ (to) think /ɵɪŋk/(pass. e p. p. thought), v. t. e i.1 pensare; meditare; riflettere; considerare; credere; giudicare; opinare; ritenere; stimare; supporre; parere, sembrare (impers.): Think before you act, rifletti prima di agire!; He was thinking of his children, pensava ai suoi figli; Do you think it's going to snow?, credi che nevicherà?; I think so, credo di sì; He is thinking to emigrate to Canada, pensa d'emigrare in Canada; He thought of emigrating but then gave it up, pensava d'emigrare ma poi rinunciò; Do as you think best, fa' come (meglio) credi!; I thought him an honest man, lo consideravo (o giudicavo, stimavo) una persona onesta; I think I'll try, credo che mi ci proverò; I think it a shame not to help the needy, mi sembra una cosa vergognosa non aiutare i bisognosi; DIALOGO → - Discussing a film- What did you think of the film?, che ne pensi del film?2 immaginare; capire; concepire; pensare: I cannot think where he is, non so immaginare dove sia andato (a finire); I can't think how you do it, non riesco a capire come tu faccia● to think again, ripensarci □ to think aloud, pensare ad alta voce □ to think ( all) the better of sb. for st., avere maggior considerazione di q. in conseguenza di qc. □ to think big, pensare «in grande»; fare grandi progetti □ to think for oneself, decidere da solo; pensare con la propria testa □ (fig.) to think one has (o knows) all the anwers, credersi chissà chi; credersi molto furbo □ to think nothing but, non pensare che a: That boy thinks nothing but motorbikes, quel ragazzo non pensa che alle moto □ to think on one's feet, decidere su due piedi (fig.); improvvisare; reagire subito □ (fam.) to think outside the box, pensare fuori dagli schemi; pensare in modo creativo; guardare qc. in una prospettiva nuova □ to think the unthinkable, prendere in considerazione tutte le possibilità □ to think to oneself, pensare fra sé (e sé) □ to think twice, pensarci su due volte; rifletterci □ I thought as much, me lo aspettavo; lo sapevo □ He was thought to be a multimillionaire, passava per multimilionario NOTA D'USO: - to say (passive)-NOTA D'USO: - I think so-* * *I [θɪŋk]to have a think about sth. — BE riflettere su qcs
••II 1. [θɪŋk]to have another think coming — BE colloq. sbagliarsi di grosso
1) (hold view, believe) pensare, credereI don't think so I think not form. non penso, penso di no; "is he reliable?" - "I'd like to think so but..." "ci si può fidare di lui?" - "mi piacerebbe poterlo credere ma..."; to think it best to do, that credere che la cosa migliore sia fare, che; I think it's going to rain — penso stia per piovere
2) (imagine) pensare, credereI can't think how, why — non riesco a immaginare come, perché
who do you think you are? — spreg. ma chi ti credi di essere?
and to think that... — e pensare che
3) (have thought, idea) pensareI was just thinking: suppose we sold it? — stavo pensando: e se lo vendessimo?
let's think Green! — colloq. pensiamo verde!
4) (rate, assess)to think a lot, not much of — avere una buona opinione di, stimare poco
5) (remember)2.I'm trying to think where, how — sto cercando di ricordarmi dove, come
1) (engage in thought) pensare ( about, of a), riflettere ( about su)to think clearly o straight avere le idee chiare; to think for oneself ragionare con la propria testa; I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking mi scusi, non ci pensavo; we are thinking in terms of economics vediamo le cose dal punto di vista economico; let's think: three people at Ј 70 each... allora: tre persone a 70 sterline a testa...; come to think of it... — adesso che ci penso..., a pensarci bene
to think about o of sb., sth. pensare a qcn., qcs.; I can't think of everything! — non posso pensare a tutto!
3) (consider)to think of sb. as — considerare qcn. come [brother, friend]
to think of oneself as — considerarsi [ expert]
to think of doing — pensare o avere intenzione di fare
5) (imagine)a million pounds, think of that! — un milione di sterline, ci pensi!
7) (remember)to think of — ricordare, ricordarsi
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7 lead
I 1. [liːd]to be in the lead to have the lead essere in testa o al primo posto; to go into the lead to take the lead — passare in testa, assumere il comando
2) (amount by which one is winning) vantaggio m. ( over su)3) (initiative)to follow sb.'s lead — seguire l'esempio di qcn
4) (clue) pista f., indizio m.5) teatr. cinem. parte f. principale, ruolo m. principale6) giorn.7) el. (wire) filo m.8) BE (for dog) guinzaglio m.9) (in cards)2. II 1. [liːd]1) (guide, escort) guidare, condurre [ person] (to sth. a qcs.; to sb. da qcn.)to lead sb. away — condurre via o allontanare qcn.
to lead sb. across the road — fare attraversare la strada a qcn
2) (bring) [path, sign] portare (to a), guidare (to da, verso); [ smell] guidare [ person] (to da, verso)3) (be leader of) guidare [army, team, attack, procession]; dirigere [orchestra, research]to lead the field — (in commerce, research) essere il leader nel settore; (in race) condurre, essere in testa
5) (cause, influence)to lead sb. to do — portare qcn. a fare
6) (conduct, have) condurre, fare [ active life]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. led)1) (go, be directed)to lead to — [ path] condurre, portare a; [ door] dare su; [exit, trapdoor] portare a
2) (result in)to lead to — portare a [complication, discovery, accident, response]
one thing led to another, and we... — da cosa nacque cosa, e noi
3) (be ahead) [ company] essere in testa; [runner, car, team] condurre, essere in testa, essere al comando4) (go first) (in walk) fare strada; (in procession) essere in testa; (in action, discussion) prendere l'iniziativa5) (in dancing) condurre, guidare6) giorn.to lead with — mettere in prima pagina [story, headline]
7) (in boxing)8) (in cards) essere di mano•- lead off- lead on••III 1. [led]to lead the way — (go first) fare strada; (guide others) mostrare la via o strada; (be ahead, winning) essere in testa
1) (metal) piombo m.2) colloq. fig. (bullets) piombo m.3) (anche blacklead) (graphite) grafite f.; (in pencil) mina f.4) mar. (for sounding) piombo m., scandaglio m.5) BE (for roofing) piombo m.2.lead poisoning — avvelenamento da piombo, saturnismo
••to fill o pump sb. full of lead colloq. riempire qcn. di piombo; to get the lead out AE colloq. (stop loafing) darsi una mossa; (speed up) liberarsi della zavorra; to go over AE o down BE like a lead balloon — colloq. fallire miseramente
* * *I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!)2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.)3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.)4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.)5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.)2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.)2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.)3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.)4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).)5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.)6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.)7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?)•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?)2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.)•- leaden* * *lead (1) /lɛd/n.4 (tipogr.) interlinea5 [u] (fig.) piombo; proiettili● ( slang) lead balloon, fiasco (fig.); fallimento □ (elettr.) lead-covered cable, cavo sotto piombo □ (fam. USA) lead foot (o lead-footed driver), automobilista che ha il piede pesante ( sull'acceleratore) □ (chim., ecc.) lead-free, senza piombo: lead-free petrol, benzina senza piombo; benzina verde □ (miner.) lead glance, galena □ lead grey, (color) plumbeo: The sky turned a lead grey, il cielo si fece plumbeo □ (naut.) lead line, scandaglio a sagola □ lead paint, minio □ (med.) lead paralysis, paralisi saturnina □ lead pencil, matita ( di grafite) □ ( slang USA) lead-pipe cinch, fatto inevitabile; certezza assoluta □ lead piping, tubazione di piombo □ (med.) lead poisoning, avvelenamento da piombo; saturnismo □ lead seal, piombino ( per sigillare) □ lead shot, pallini di piombo □ lead wool, lana di piombo ( per condutture dell'acqua) □ (naut.) to cast (o to heave) the lead, gettare lo scandaglio □ ( slang) to have lead in one's pencil, esser pieno di vigore sessuale □ ( slang) to put lead in sb. 's pencil, dare la carica a q. □ (fam. ingl.) to swing the lead, oziare, battere la fiacca; darsi malato, marcare visita.♦ lead (2) /li:d/n.1 [u] comando; guida; posizione di testa; primo posto; avanguardia: We will follow your lead, ci lasceremo guidare da te; ti verremo dietro; to be in the lead, essere all'avanguardia; ( in una gara o classifica) essere in testa, essere al comando, condurre; Burns pulled out to an early lead, Burns passò ben presto in testa; ( sport) to gain the lead, portarsi in testa; prendere il comando; passare in vantaggio; to take the lead, prendere l'iniziativa; prendere il comando; ( in una gara o classifica) portarsi in testa; Asia has taken the lead in car production, l'Asia è diventata la prima produttrice al mondo di automobili; to lose the lead, perdere il comando, ( in una gara o classifica) perdere il primo posto (o la prima posizione)2 ( anche polit.) vantaggio: He has a good lead over the other candidates, ha un buon vantaggio sugli altri candidati3 suggerimento; indizio; pista, traccia: to give sb. a lead in solving a problem, dare a q. un suggerimento per la soluzione d'un problema; to follow (up) various leads, seguire varie piste5 (teatr., cinem.) parte principale; primo attore, prima attrice: to play the lead, avere il ruolo principale: DIALOGO → - Discussing a film- I thought that George Harrington was perfect for the lead role, penso che George Harrington fosse perfetto nel ruolo di protagonista NOTA D'USO: - protagonist o main character?-6 ( a carte) mano: Whose lead is it?, chi è di mano?; Your lead!, la mano è tua!; sta a te!; sei di mano tu!18 (pl.) (autom., elettr.) collegamenti; fili● lead-in, introduzione; ( radio, TV) filo dell'antenna, discesa d'antenna □ ( basket) lead official, primo arbitro □ (equit.) lead rope, longia, longina ( corda per guidare un cavallo a mano) □ (mecc.) lead-screw, madrevite □ (mus.) lead singer, voce principale ( di un gruppo musicale) □ lead time, intervallo tra l'inizio e la fine di un processo di produzione □ (mus.) lead violin, primo violino □ (mus.) lead vocals, voce solista; prima voce □ ( sport) to give sb. the lead, mandare in vantaggio q. □ to give sb. a lead, fare strada a, instradare q. □ ( a carte) return lead, rimessa ( di carta dello stesso seme).(to) lead (1) /lɛd/A v. t.1 piombare; impiombare; rivestire di piombo3 (tipogr.) interlineareB v. i.( della canna d'arma da fuoco) incrostarsi di piombo.♦ (to) lead (2) /li:d/(pass. e p. p. led)A v. t.1 condurre, essere alla testa di; guidare ( anche nella danza): to lead the demonstration, essere alla testa dei dimostranti; to lead a blind man, guidare un cieco; The captain led his team onto the field, il capitano era alla testa della squadra quando entrarono in campo3 condurre, portare (a): This road will lead you to the country house, questa strada ti condurrà (o ti porterà) alla villa6 convincere; persuadere; indurre; portare (fig.): His embarrassment led me to believe he was lying, il suo imbarazzo mi ha indotto (o mi ha portato) a credere che mentisse7 essere il primo di; essere in testa a: Saudi Arabia leads the world in oil production, l'Arabia Saudita è il primo paese del mondo per produzione del petrolio9 (mus.) dirigere: to lead an orchestra [a band, a chorus], dirigere un'orchestra [una banda, un coro]10 ( a carte) giocare (o calare) come prima carta; aprire il gioco con: to lead the ace of hearts, calare l'asso di cuori (in apertura di gioco)15 ( sport) passare in avanti, prolungare la palla (o il disco) per ( un compagno); fare un suggerimento aB v. i.1 essere in testa; fare strada; essere in vantaggio; ( sport) condurre: (autom.) Which car is leading?, quale macchina è in testa (o conduce)?2 – to lead to, condurre a; portare a: All roads lead to Rome, tutte le strade portano a Roma; This situation could lead to war, questa situazione potrebbe portare alla guerra3 ( boxe) saggiare l'avversario; partire (fig.): Never lead with your right, non partire mai di destro!6 (elettr.) essere in anticipo● to lead sb. by the hand, condurre q. per mano □ to lead sb. by the nose, tenere q. al guinzaglio; tenere il piede sul collo a q. □ to lead sb. captive, far prigioniero q. □ to lead the dance, aprire le danze □ to lead a double life, avere una doppia vita □ to lead the fashion, dettare la moda □ ( sport) to lead from the start, prendere subito il comando ( della corsa) □ (fam.) to lead sb. a hard life, rendere la vita difficile a q.; tormentare q. □ (fig.) to lead sb. a merry (o a pretty) dance, menare q. per il naso; portare a spasso q. (fig.) □ to lead a parade, aprire una sfilata □ ( sport) to lead the race, condurre (la corsa); aprire la corsa; essere in testa □ to lead the way, fare strada; (fig.) prendere l'iniziativa □ to lead with one's chin, ( boxe) cominciare l'incontro con il mento scoperto; (fig.) gettarsi ( in una discussione, ecc.) a capofitto; esporsi; scoprirsi; essere avventato □ led horse, cavallo condotto a mano; cavallo di riserva □ (prov.) One thing leads to another, da cosa nasce cosa.* * *I 1. [liːd]to be in the lead to have the lead essere in testa o al primo posto; to go into the lead to take the lead — passare in testa, assumere il comando
2) (amount by which one is winning) vantaggio m. ( over su)3) (initiative)to follow sb.'s lead — seguire l'esempio di qcn
4) (clue) pista f., indizio m.5) teatr. cinem. parte f. principale, ruolo m. principale6) giorn.7) el. (wire) filo m.8) BE (for dog) guinzaglio m.9) (in cards)2. II 1. [liːd]1) (guide, escort) guidare, condurre [ person] (to sth. a qcs.; to sb. da qcn.)to lead sb. away — condurre via o allontanare qcn.
to lead sb. across the road — fare attraversare la strada a qcn
2) (bring) [path, sign] portare (to a), guidare (to da, verso); [ smell] guidare [ person] (to da, verso)3) (be leader of) guidare [army, team, attack, procession]; dirigere [orchestra, research]to lead the field — (in commerce, research) essere il leader nel settore; (in race) condurre, essere in testa
5) (cause, influence)to lead sb. to do — portare qcn. a fare
6) (conduct, have) condurre, fare [ active life]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. led)1) (go, be directed)to lead to — [ path] condurre, portare a; [ door] dare su; [exit, trapdoor] portare a
2) (result in)to lead to — portare a [complication, discovery, accident, response]
one thing led to another, and we... — da cosa nacque cosa, e noi
3) (be ahead) [ company] essere in testa; [runner, car, team] condurre, essere in testa, essere al comando4) (go first) (in walk) fare strada; (in procession) essere in testa; (in action, discussion) prendere l'iniziativa5) (in dancing) condurre, guidare6) giorn.to lead with — mettere in prima pagina [story, headline]
7) (in boxing)8) (in cards) essere di mano•- lead off- lead on••III 1. [led]to lead the way — (go first) fare strada; (guide others) mostrare la via o strada; (be ahead, winning) essere in testa
1) (metal) piombo m.2) colloq. fig. (bullets) piombo m.3) (anche blacklead) (graphite) grafite f.; (in pencil) mina f.4) mar. (for sounding) piombo m., scandaglio m.5) BE (for roofing) piombo m.2.lead poisoning — avvelenamento da piombo, saturnismo
••to fill o pump sb. full of lead colloq. riempire qcn. di piombo; to get the lead out AE colloq. (stop loafing) darsi una mossa; (speed up) liberarsi della zavorra; to go over AE o down BE like a lead balloon — colloq. fallire miseramente
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8 animation
[ˌænɪ'meɪʃn]nome animazione f.* * *noun animazione* * *animation /ænɪˈmeɪʃn/n. [u]1 animazione; vivacità; calore2 (cinem., comput.) animazione: DIALOGO → - Discussing a film- The animation was really amazing, l'animazione era davvero straordinaria.* * *[ˌænɪ'meɪʃn]nome animazione f. -
9 ♦ because of
♦ because of /bɪˈkɒzəv/prep.per; a causa di; grazie a: I didn't come back because of the rain, but because it was getting late, sono tornato non per la pioggia, ma perché si faceva tardi; I got the job because of my uncle's influence, ho avuto il lavoro grazie all'autorevole intervento di mio zio; DIALOGO → - Discussing a film- I couldn't hear the dialogue because of all the people talking, non riuscivo a sentire i dialoghi per colpa di tutta la gente che parlava. -
10 ♦ bored
♦ bored /bɔ:d/a.annoiato; stanco; stufo: a bored expression, un'espressione annoiata; I'm bored with this life, sono stufo di questa vita; bored to death (o bored to tears, o, fam., bored stiff) annoiato a morte; DIALOGO → - Discussing a film- I was so bored I almost fell asleep, ero così annoiato che mi sono quasi addormentato; DIALOGO → - New haircut- I was bored of the same old hairstyle and fancied a change, ero stufa dello stesso vecchio taglio e avevo voglia di cambiare. -
11 camerawork
camerawork /ˈkæmərəwɜ:k/n. [u](cinem.) uso della macchina da ripresa; riprese (pl.): DIALOGO → - Discussing a film- The camerawork was really impressive, le riprese erano davvero di grande effetto. -
12 ♦ effect
♦ effect /ɪˈfɛkt/n.1 [cu] effetto; conseguenza; risultato; impatto: the terrible effects of drug addiction, i terribili effetti della droga; combined effect, effetto complessivo; undesirable effects, effetti indesiderati; knock-on effect, effetto a catena; to have a dramatic effect on st., avere rilevanti conseguenze su qc.; The medicine hasn't had any effect, la medicina non ha fatto effetto; That decision had a great effect on his career, quella decisione ha influenzato profondamente la sua carriera2 [u] effetto ( voluto); impressione; colpo: He only said it for effect, l'ha detto solo per fare colpo3 [u] ( anche leg.) vigore; efficacia: The law is still in effect, la legge è ancora in vigore; to come (o to go) into effect, entrare in vigore5 [u] (form.) senso; significato; tenore: I wrote him to that effect, gli scrissi in quel senso; His answer was to the effect that…, rispose dicendo che…6 (al pl.) effetti; beni; oggetti: household effects, oggetti domestici; masserizie; personal effects, oggetti di vestiario; effetti personali7 (al pl.) (cinem., teatr., TV) effetti: stage effects, effetti scenici; sound effects, effetti acustici; DIALOGO → - Discussing a film- The special effects were fantastic, gli effetti speciali erano fantastici● to bring (o to carry) st. to effect, mandare a effetto, mettere in atto, eseguire qc. □ to give effect to, attuare ( una promessa, un provvedimento, un progetto) □ in effect, effettivamente; praticamente; in realtà □ (comm.) no effects, privo di fondi ( scritto su un assegno emesso allo scoperto) □ of no effect, inefficace; inutile □ to take effect, avere effetto; ( di legge, ecc.) entrare in vigore □ to great effect, con ottimi risultati; con notevole effetto □ to no effect, inutilmente; invano □ or words to that effect, o parole simili; o qualcosa del genere NOTA D'USO: - to affect o to effect?-.(to) effect /ɪˈfɛkt/v. t.1 effettuare; compiere; eseguire; attuare; fare: to effect a payment, effettuare (o eseguire) un pagamento; to effect a delivery, fare una consegna● (leg.) to effect a composition, giungere a una transazione □ ( sport) to effect a turnover, ribaltare il gioco NOTA D'USO: - to affect o to effect?-. -
13 cosa
f.1 thing (objeto, idea).tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?cualquier cosa anythingno es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big dealpoca cosa nothing muchUna cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing2 funny remark (ocurrencia).¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasiespres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.* * *1 (gen) thing■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?2 (asunto) matter, business3 (nada) nothing, not anything\así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things standcomo cosa tuya as if it were your ideacomo están las cosas as things standcomo si tal cosa just like thatcosa de aboutcosa nunca vista something surprisingcosas de la vida that's lifedecir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truthslo que son las cosas much to my surpriseno sea cosa que... in case...no ser gran cosa not to be importantno valer gran cosa not to be worth muchser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than doneser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too muchcosas de negocios business matters* * *noun f.1) thing, object, stuff2) matter, affair* * *SF1) (=objeto) thing¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?
no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag
- es cosa fina2) [uso indefinido]¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
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o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts•
cualquier cosa — anything•
gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth muchcomo futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer
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poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in returnjugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it
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una cosa — something¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?
una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price
en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...
3) (=asunto)¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?
¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!
esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history
¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!
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la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle
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no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter•
no sea cosa que — in casetrae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains
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otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?
eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)
otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week
otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...
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cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw itcomo quien no quiere la cosa —
se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible
como si tal cosa —
me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened
le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted
4) (=nada)jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it
¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!
nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it
5) pl cosasa) (=acciones, asuntos)¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!
¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!
¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!
¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!
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meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's businessb)• las cosas — (=situación) things
así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting
¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!
6)• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about
7) ** [droga] hash *8) LAm [como conj]•
cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tiredno le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended
* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.----* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *1)a) ( objeto) thing¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?
b) (acto, acción) thingno puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...
c) ( al hablar)qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!
dime una cosa... — tell me something...
oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...
d) (detalle, punto)e) (asunto, tema) thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know
esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter
la cosa es que... — the thing is that...
2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)3) (situación, suceso)así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand
la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant
¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?
¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?
lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)
en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it
cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him
qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!
esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!
una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another
4)a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!
b) ( comportamiento típico)5) ( incumbencia)no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it
6) ( en locs)cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to
cosa que — (AmS fam) so that
no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand
* * *= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.
Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* cosa esencial = essential.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* cosa indeseable = beast.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* cosa que se inserta = insert.* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* cosas como = the likes of.* cosas de la casa = household chores.* cosa secundaria = accidentals.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.* cosa superficial = accidentals.* cosa viva = living thing.* cualquier cosa = anything.* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* gran cosa = big deal.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* haciendo cosas = up and about.* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* otra cosa = something else.* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* qué otra cosa = what else.* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.* una buena cosa = a good thing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* una misma cosa = one and the same.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.* y otras cosas = and things.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.* * *A1 objeto2 acto, acción3 al hablar4 detalle, punto5 asunto, temaCompuestos:B1 pertenencias2 utensilios, equipoC situación, sucesoD1 ocurrencia2 comportamiento típicoE incumbenciaF peneG marihuanaH en locucionesA1 (objeto) thingcualquier cosa anything¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its placete he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!queda poca cosa there's hardly anything leftlo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operationhay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see2(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to dolo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can dome gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properlyno me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halvesentre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew byme parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right3(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you4(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear upaquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand5 (asunto, tema) thingtenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think abouthay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with youno creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to workestá muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easyen mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matterse enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thingsi por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me knowpor una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives lateesto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nervesesto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matterla cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have timela cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm goingCompuestos:( Der) res judicatares publica1 (pertenencias) things (pl)se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongingslas cosas de limpiar the cleaning thingsmis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)C(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o standla cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between themesas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen beforeson cosas de la vida that's life!¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happenademás, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me wellen mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like itcosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!no hay tal cosa it's not true at allesto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogetherD1 ( fam)(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your ideaesto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas2(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like thatE(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your businessno te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle iteso es cosa de mujeres that's women's workdéjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his businessHme fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about itlo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forgetno sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rainsátalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get awaymejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets leftigual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sistero cosa así or sodos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or socada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a timecomo quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversationcomo si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happenedle dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardlesscosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minuteses cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's allhace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he diedno está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometerscosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funnyme da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much moneydecirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or twodecir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean anothergran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look atella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not muchun trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for herponer las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straightser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusionser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well nowcon ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will golas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I standlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)* * *
Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)
cosa es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;
la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;
esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o ideab) ( comportamiento típico):
son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need
* * *♦ nf1. [objeto, idea] thing;comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;alguna cosa anything;¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;cualquier cosa anything;venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;no hay tal cosa on the contrary;¡qué cosa! how strange!;no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;eso es cosa fácil that's easy;convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;eso es otra cosa that's another matter;¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;Famla cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;Famla cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling pointFamlas cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!5. [comportamiento]son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)6. [en frases negativas] [nada]no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interestel olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy9. Compo cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;Esp Famcosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;Fama otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;Famlas cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;♦ cosas nfpl[pertenencias, utensilios] things;tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?* * *f thing;¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;alguna cosa something;ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;son cosas que pasan these things happen;son cosas de la vida that’s life;entre otras cosas among other things;como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;cosa de about;hace cosa de un año about a year ago;le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over* * *cosa nf1) : thing, object2) : matter, affair3)otra cosa : anything else, something else* * *cosa n1. (en general) thing2. (algo) something¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?3. (nada) nothing4. (asunto) affair / matter¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important -
14 fragilidad
f.1 fragility.2 frailty.* * *1 (cualidad) fragility2 (debilidad) frailty, weakness* * *SF [gen] fragility; [de anciano] frailty* * *a) (de cristal, porcelana) fragilityb) ( de una situación) delicacy; ( de la economía) fragility* * *= frailty, brittleness, fragility.Ex. When discussing the undoubted deficiencies of LCSH, the errors are claimed to be the result of human frailty in the application of a basically sound system.Ex. Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.Ex. This article describes film processing standards and the role of sensitometry, film base material and emulsion fragility.* * *a) (de cristal, porcelana) fragilityb) ( de una situación) delicacy; ( de la economía) fragility* * *= frailty, brittleness, fragility.Ex: When discussing the undoubted deficiencies of LCSH, the errors are claimed to be the result of human frailty in the application of a basically sound system.
Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.Ex: This article describes film processing standards and the role of sensitometry, film base material and emulsion fragility.* * *1 (de cristal, porcelana) fragility, breakability2 (de una situación) delicacy; (de la economía) fragilityla fragilidad de su salud her frailty o the frailty of her health* * *
fragilidad sustantivo masculino fragility
' fragilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delicadeza
English:
delicacy
* * *fragilidad nf1. [de objeto] fragility2. [de persona] frailty;[de situación] delicacy;la fragilidad de su salud his delicate health* * ** * *fragilidad nf1) : fragility2) : frailty, delicacy -
15 ♦ score
♦ score /skɔ:(r)/n.1 frego; linea; segno; tacca; tratto ( di penna); rigatura; (geol.) scanalatura, striatura; to make a score in the tally, fare una tacca sulla taglia (o sul legnetto); The rock was covered with scores, la roccia era coperta di striature3 ( sport) score; punteggio; segnatura; punti; risultato: The score was four-nil, il punteggio è stato di quattro a zero; to keep ( the) score, segnare i punti; the final score, il risultato finale; to level the score, andare in pareggio NOTA D'USO: - result o score?-6 ventina; gruppo di venti ( cose o persone): four score men, un'ottantina di uomini; by the score, in gran numero7 (mus.) partitura; spartito, musica: full score, partitura d'orchestra; short score, partitura per pianoforte; musical score, partitura; film score, colonna sonora8 (fam.) punto a favore; stoccata (fig.)9 (fam.) conto in sospeso (fig.): He's got a score to settle with her, ha un (vecchio) conto in sospeso con lei10 (fam.) colpo di fortuna; fortuna; colpo riuscito, colpaccio: What a score!, che fortuna!13 (fam.) denaro rubato; malloppo16 (fam.) nòcciolo della questione; come stanno le cose; conclusione: I knew the score from the start, fin dall'inizio sapevo come stavano le cose; The score is that you've lost your job, in conclusione, hai perso il lavoro● ( boxe) score cards, cartellini dei giudici □ ( calcio) score draw, pareggio con segnatura di gol □ score line, linea di demarcazione (o di confine) □ score mark, frego; striscione (fam.): score marks on the floor, striscioni ( segni di mobili spostati, ecc.) sul pavimento □ half a score, una decina □ on the score of, a causa di; a motivo di □ on more scores than one, per più di un motivo □ on that score, per quel motivo; sul quel punto, al riguardo: You may be ( o rest) easy on that score, puoi stare tranquillo al riguardo □ (fig.) to quit scores with sb., fare i conti con q. □ On what score?, per quale motivo? a che titolo?♦ (to) score /skɔ:(r)/A v. t.1 segnare; intaccare; far tacche in; graffiare; marcare; rigare; (geol.) striare: The translation had been scored with a red ball-point pen, la traduzione era stata segnata (o corretta) con una biro rossa; His face was scored with anxiety, aveva il viso segnato dall'ansia3 ( sport) segnare ( una rete, un canestro, ecc.); fare, realizzare ( un punto); ( boxe, scherma) mettere a segno, portare ( colpi, stoccate); DIALOGO → - Discussing football- They made some good chances in the first half but just couldn't score, hanno creato delle buone opportunità nel primo tempo ma non sono riusciti a segnare; DIALOGO → - Discussing sport- Did you see that goal England scored the other day?, hai visto il gol che ha segnato l'Inghilterra l'altro giorno? NOTA D'USO: - to realize o to score?-5 ( sport) aggiudicare; assegnare ( un certo numero di) punti a ( un pugile, ecc.): The Russian judge scored him 21 ( o 21 to him), il giudice russo gli ha assegnato ventuno puntiB v. i.1 ( sport) andare a segno; segnare; fare punti; andare a rete (o a canestro); andare in gol; centrare la porta; insaccare (fam.): Our team failed to score, la nostra squadra non è riuscita a segnare2 ( sport) segnare i punti (o il punteggio); fare il segnapunti: Will you score?, vuoi segnare tu i punti?3 ottenere un punteggio; riportare un voto (o una votazione: a un esame): to score high (o well) riportare voti alti; ottenere un buon punteggio4 (fam.) avere successo; riuscire; fare centro, fare colpo (fig.): That is where he scores, è lì che ha successo; The film scored with the critics, il film ha incontrato il favore della critica● ( calcio) to score from the penalty spot, trasformare dal dischetto □ to score a win, ottenere una vittoria; vincere □ ( calcio e fig.) to score an own goal, fare autogol □ (mecc.) scored cylinder, cilindro rigato □ (fig.) to score points, ( in un dibattito) avere la meglio su q.; mettere sotto q. (fam.). -
16 éxito
m.1 success, achievement, victory, big time.2 success story.* * *1 success\con éxito successfullyno tener éxito to fail, not succeedsin éxito unsuccessfully, without successtener éxito to be successfuléxito de taquilla box-office success* * *noun m.success, hit* * *SM1) (=buen resultado) successla operación resultó con éxito — the operation was successful o was a success
tiene mucho éxito entre los hombres — she's very successful with men, she has a great deal of success with men
tener éxito en algo — to be successful in sth, make a success of sth
no tener éxito — to be unsuccessful, not succeed
2) (Mús, Teat) success, hitun éxito rotundo — [gen] a resounding success; (Mús) a smash hit
3) † (=resultado) result, outcomebuen éxito — happy outcome, success
tener buen éxito — to succeed, be successful, have a happy outcome
tener mal éxito — to have an unfortunate outcome, fail, be unsuccessful
* * *masculino successlas negociaciones no tuvieron éxito — the negotiations were not successful o were unsuccessful
tuvo mucho éxito en la fiesta — he/it was a great success o (colloq) hit at the party
la operación fué un éxito — the operation was successful o a success
* * *= achievement, success, triumph, boom, popularity, accomplishment.Ex. All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.Ex. A producer is the person with final responsibility for the making of a motion picture, including business aspects, management of the production, and the commercial success of the film.Ex. One of the real triumphs of cataloging is that cataloging rules based on Charles Ammi Cutter's work of a century ago have been effective over such a very long time.Ex. The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.Ex. The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.Ex. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.----* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.* caso con éxito = success story.* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.* colmado de éxitos = crowned with + success.* con éxito = successful, successfully, winningly.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* conseguir éxito = achieve + success.* conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.* cumbre del éxito, la = pinnacle of success, the.* de éxito = successful.* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de un gran éxito comercial = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* de un gran éxito de ventas = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* éxito absoluto = award-winning success.* éxito artístico = artistic success.* éxito comercial = commercial success, financial success.* éxito contundente = roaring success.* éxito demostrado = proven success.* éxito de público = blockbuster.* éxito de taquilla = blockbuster.* éxito editorial = blockbuster.* éxito repentino = overnight success.* éxito repentino y total = flush of success.* éxito rotundo = resounding success, award-winning success.* éxitos o fracasos = successes or failures.* éxito sonado = resounding success.* éxitos y fracasos = pitfalls and successes, successes and failures.* éxito taquillero = blockbuster.* fórmula del éxito = formula for success, recipe for success.* fórmula para el éxito = blueprint for success.* garantizar el éxito = guarantee + success, ensure + success.* gente con éxito = successful people.* gente de éxito = successful people.* hacer que Algo sea un éxito = make + Nombre + a hit.* historial de éxitos = track record of success.* hombre con éxito = successful man.* hombre de éxito = successful man.* índice de éxito = success rate.* lista de éxitos = chart.* lista de éxitos de cartelera de espectáculos = Billboard chart.* lista de éxitos, la = charts, the.* lleno de éxitos = crowned with + success.* mujer con éxito = successful woman.* mujer de éxito = successful woman.* no tener éxito = be unsuccessful, come up with + nothing, prove + unsuccessful.* obtener éxito = achieve + success.* obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.* persona con éxito = successful person.* persona de éxito = successful person.* personas con éxito, las = successful, the.* pináculo del éxito, el = pinnacle of success, the.* porcentaje de éxito = success rate.* receta del éxito = formula for success, recipe for success.* resultar ser un éxito = prove + to be a success.* secreto del éxito = secret of/for success.* ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.* ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* ser un éxito = prove + trumps, prove + a success, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* significar éxito = spell + success.* sin éxito = unsuccessful.* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.* tener éxito = achieve + success, be successful, get + anywhere, meet + success, prove + successful, succeed, attain + appeal, be a success, find + success, come up + trumps, prove + trumps, take off, meet with + success, hit + the big time, be popular, go + strong.* tener éxito en el mundo = succeed in + the world.* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener todo un éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener un éxito roturno = take + Nombre + by storm.* traer consigo éxito = spell + success.* traer éxito = spell + success.* trayectoria de éxitos = track record of success.* * *masculino successlas negociaciones no tuvieron éxito — the negotiations were not successful o were unsuccessful
tuvo mucho éxito en la fiesta — he/it was a great success o (colloq) hit at the party
la operación fué un éxito — the operation was successful o a success
* * *= achievement, success, triumph, boom, popularity, accomplishment.Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.
Ex: A producer is the person with final responsibility for the making of a motion picture, including business aspects, management of the production, and the commercial success of the film.Ex: One of the real triumphs of cataloging is that cataloging rules based on Charles Ammi Cutter's work of a century ago have been effective over such a very long time.Ex: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.* caso con éxito = success story.* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.* colmado de éxitos = crowned with + success.* con éxito = successful, successfully, winningly.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* conseguir éxito = achieve + success.* conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.* cumbre del éxito, la = pinnacle of success, the.* de éxito = successful.* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de un gran éxito comercial = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* de un gran éxito de ventas = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* éxito absoluto = award-winning success.* éxito artístico = artistic success.* éxito comercial = commercial success, financial success.* éxito contundente = roaring success.* éxito demostrado = proven success.* éxito de público = blockbuster.* éxito de taquilla = blockbuster.* éxito editorial = blockbuster.* éxito repentino = overnight success.* éxito repentino y total = flush of success.* éxito rotundo = resounding success, award-winning success.* éxitos o fracasos = successes or failures.* éxito sonado = resounding success.* éxitos y fracasos = pitfalls and successes, successes and failures.* éxito taquillero = blockbuster.* fórmula del éxito = formula for success, recipe for success.* fórmula para el éxito = blueprint for success.* garantizar el éxito = guarantee + success, ensure + success.* gente con éxito = successful people.* gente de éxito = successful people.* hacer que Algo sea un éxito = make + Nombre + a hit.* historial de éxitos = track record of success.* hombre con éxito = successful man.* hombre de éxito = successful man.* índice de éxito = success rate.* lista de éxitos = chart.* lista de éxitos de cartelera de espectáculos = Billboard chart.* lista de éxitos, la = charts, the.* lleno de éxitos = crowned with + success.* mujer con éxito = successful woman.* mujer de éxito = successful woman.* no tener éxito = be unsuccessful, come up with + nothing, prove + unsuccessful.* obtener éxito = achieve + success.* obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.* persona con éxito = successful person.* persona de éxito = successful person.* personas con éxito, las = successful, the.* pináculo del éxito, el = pinnacle of success, the.* porcentaje de éxito = success rate.* receta del éxito = formula for success, recipe for success.* resultar ser un éxito = prove + to be a success.* secreto del éxito = secret of/for success.* ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.* ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* ser un éxito = prove + trumps, prove + a success, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* significar éxito = spell + success.* sin éxito = unsuccessful.* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.* tener éxito = achieve + success, be successful, get + anywhere, meet + success, prove + successful, succeed, attain + appeal, be a success, find + success, come up + trumps, prove + trumps, take off, meet with + success, hit + the big time, be popular, go + strong.* tener éxito en el mundo = succeed in + the world.* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener todo un éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener un éxito roturno = take + Nombre + by storm.* traer consigo éxito = spell + success.* traer éxito = spell + success.* trayectoria de éxitos = track record of success.* * *1 (resultado bueno) successlo llevó a cabo con éxito she carried it out successfullyparticiparon con poco éxito they competed with little success, they did not have much success in the race ( o competition etc)las negociaciones no tuvieron éxito the negotiations were not successful o were unsuccessfulha tocado con gran éxito en todo el país he has played with great success o to great acclaim throughout the countrytu primo tuvo mucho éxito en la fiesta your cousin was a great success o ( colloq) hit at the party2 (cosa, obra, campaña) successla operación ha sido un éxito the operation has been successful o a successCompuesto:best-seller* * *
éxito sustantivo masculino
success;
tener éxito to be successful;
éxito de ventas best-seller;
éxito de taquilla a box-office hit
éxito sustantivo masculino success: la obra tuvo mucho éxito, the play was very successful
con éxito, successfully
' éxito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aceptación
- airosa
- airoso
- arrollador
- arrolladora
- asegurar
- congratularse
- entrever
- extirpar
- mermar
- mojar
- resultar
- rotunda
- rotundo
- solicitada
- solicitado
- trampolín
- alcanzar
- apabullante
- atribuir
- cabeza
- celebrar
- clamoroso
- conquistar
- conseguir
- cumbre
- desear
- esperanza
- grande
- igualar
- impresionante
- llamado
- llave
- lograr
- logro
- prodigioso
- resonante
- revelación
- saborear
- sensación
- subir
- total
- tremendo
- triunfar
- triunfo
- trivializar
English:
accomplishment
- achievement
- begrudge
- best-seller
- best-selling
- blockbuster
- brass
- carry off
- collaboration
- do
- effectively
- element
- elusive
- eventual
- every
- flash
- flying
- get ahead
- go
- good
- hit
- hugely
- initial
- make out
- moneymaker
- qualified
- resounding
- result
- rise
- runaway
- sensation
- show-stopper
- spur
- succeed
- success
- successful
- successfully
- take off
- unqualified
- unsuccessfully
- combined
- delight
- desirous
- flushed
- get
- made
- make
- measure
- resent
- sell
* * *éxito nm1. [logro, fama] success;la fiesta fue un éxito the party was a success;su éxito se debe a su esfuerzo she has achieved success through her own efforts;con éxito successfully;superó con éxito sus exámenes she passed her exams successfully;tener éxito to be successful;el experimento no tuvo éxito the experiment was unsuccessful o was not a success;la obra tuvo poco éxito the play was not a success;tuvimos mucho éxito en América we had great success o were very successful in America2. [canción, película] hit;[producto, operación, experimento] success;éxito (editorial) bestseller;la lista de éxitos [de libros] the bestseller list;[de canciones] the charts;un disco de grandes éxitos a greatest hits album;de éxito [libro] bestselling;[canción] hit;ser un éxito (de ventas) [libro] to be a bestseller;[canción] to be a hit éxito de taquilla box-office hit* * *m success;con éxito successfully;sin éxito without success;éxito (musical) hit;tener éxito be successful, be a success* * *éxito nm1) triunfo: success, hit2)tener éxito : to be successful* * *éxito n1. (triunfo) success2. (canción, película) hitse presentó al concurso, pero no tuvo éxito he entered the competition, but he was unsuccessful -
17 parlare
talk, speak ( a qualcuno to someonedi qualcosa about something)parlare del più e del meno make small talkparla inglese? do you speak English?* * *parlare v. intr.1 to speak*, to talk; ( chiacchierare) to talk: il bambino non ha ancora incominciato a parlare, the baby hasn't started talking yet; con chi ho il piacere di parlare?, who (m) have I the pleasure of speaking to?; di che cosa state parlando?, what are you talking about?; non sa parlare in inglese, he can't speak English; quando incomincia a parlare non la smette più, once he starts talking he never stops; non voglio parlare io tutto il tempo, I don't want to do all the talking (myself); parla spesso del suo lavoro, he often talks about his work (o fam. he often talks shop); parlavano al telefono da dieci minuti, they had been talking on the telephone for ten minutes; sta parlando al telefono, he's on the phone; Milano è in linea, parli pure!, Milan is on the line, go ahead please!; parlavano sottovoce fra loro, they were whispering (o speaking softly) to each other; parla più forte, per favore!, will you speak up, please?; pronto, chi parla?, con chi parlo?, hello, who's speaking please?; parlare a bassa voce, to speak in a low voice; parlare da solo, to talk to oneself; parlare alla radio, alla televisione, to speak on radio, television; parlare nel sonno, to talk in one's sleep; parlare spedito, to speak quickly (o fast); parlare tanto da diventar rauco, to talk oneself hoarse // i fatti parlano, the facts speak for themselves; il regolamento parla chiaro in proposito, the regulations are clear on this point // occhi che parlano, eloquent (o expressive) eyes2 ( trattare) ( parlando) to speak*; ( scrivendo) to write*; ( far menzione) to mention (sthg.): i giornali di ieri ne parlavano, it was in yesterday's papers; il libro non ne parla, the book does not mention it; mio padre non vuole assolutamente sentirne parlare, my father won't hear of it; l'oratore parlò a lungo della situazione attuale, the speaker spoke for a long time about the present situation; non è più un segreto, ne parlano tutti, it's not a secret any more, it's the talk of the town; si parla di te come del più probabile candidato, you have been mentioned as the most likely candidate // per non parlare di, not to mention (o let alone): per non parlare di quello che fa lui, not to mention (o let alone) what he does himself3 ( discutere) to discuss (sthg.), to debate (sthg.), to talk: a cena si parlò di quello che si sarebbe fatto il giorno dopo, over dinner we discussed what we would do the next day; so che parlavano di me e di te, I know they were discussing (o talking about) me and you; parlano di andare in Spagna ma non hanno ancora deciso, they are talking of (o about) going to Spain but they haven't decided yet; stavamo parlando se andare in montagna o al mare, we were debating whether to go to the mountains or to the seaside; parlare d'affari, to talk business (o shop)4 ( rivolgersi) to address (s.o.): bada con chi parli, remember who (m) you are speaking to; sto parlando con te non con Giovanni, I am talking to you not to John; quando parla alla Camera, when he addresses the House; il Rettore parlerà agli studenti, the Chancellor will address the students5 (region.) mio fratello parlava a una ragazza che non mi piaceva, my brother had a girlfriend I didn't like◆ v.tr. to speak*: parla bene quattro lingue, he speaks four languages well; qui si parla inglese, English (is) spoken here // parlare ostrogoto, arabo, turco, (fam.) to talk double-Dutch.◘ parlarsi v.rifl.rec.1 to talk to each other (one another): le donne si parlavano da un balcone all'altro, the women chatted (to one another) from their balconies; non ci parliamo più, we aren't on speaking terms anymoreparlare s.m.1 ( discorso) speech; words (pl.); ( chiacchiere) talk: questo è un parlare ambiguo, these are ambiguous words; questo è un bel parlare, ma..., these are fine words, but...; ci fu un gran parlare di ciò, there was a lot of talk about it; con turpi parlari, with filthy language (o obscenely)2 ( idioma) language; dialect: il parlare toscano, the Tuscan dialect; nel parlare popolare, in the vernacular3 ( modo di parlare) (way of) speaking.* * *[par'lare]parla piano/più forte — talk o speak quietly/louder
2) (esprimere il proprio pensiero) to speakparlare a caso o a vanvera — to ramble on
parlare bene/male di qn/qc — to say nice/nasty things about sb/sth
fallo o lascialo parlare — give him a chance to speak, let him have his say
3) (conversare) to talkparlare a/con qn di qc — to talk o speak to/with sb about o of sth
parlare di lavoro o d'affari — to talk shop
è come parlare al vento o a un muro — it's like talking to a brick wall
senti, ne parliamo a quattrocchi — look, we'll discuss it o talk about it in private
far parlare di sé — to get o.s. talked about
parlano di matrimonio — they are talking about getting married, they are discussing marriage
4) Telecpronto? chi parla? — hello, who's speaking?
parla Bianchi — Bianchi here o speaking
posso parlare con il Sig. Rossi? — can I speak to Mr Rossi?
5)parlare di — (far cenno a) to mention, (trattare di: argomento) to be about, deal with
per non parlare di... — not to mention...
ne ho sentito parlare — I've heard of it (o him o her ecc)
6) (confessare) to talk2. vt(una lingua) to speak3. sm(dialetto) dialect* * *I 1. [par'lare]2."si parla francese" — "French spoken"
1) (pronunciare parole) to speak*2) (esprimersi) to speak*parlare per qcn. o a nome di qcn. to speak for sb.; senti chi parla! — look o listen who's talking!
3) (confessare) to talkfar parlare qcn. — to make sb. talk o sing colloq.
4) (riferire) to tell*, to mentionparlare di qcn., qcs. a qcn. — to mention sb., sth. to sb.
non parlarne con loro — don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them
5) (rivolgersi)parlare a o con qcn. to talk o speak to sb.; le devo parlare I must talk o speak to you; sto parlando con te! — I'm talking to you!
6) (discutere) to talkparlare di qcs., di fare — to talk about sth., about doing
si parla molto di... — there's a lot of talk about...
parlare di affari, di sport — to talk business, sport
sentire parlare di qcs., qcn. — to hear of sth., sb.
non se ne parla nemmeno — (rifiuto) I wouldn't dream of it, nothing doing colloq.; (divieto) it's completely out of the question
non me ne parlare! — iron. tell me about it! let's drop it!
per non parlare di — not mentioning, leaving aside, let alone, to say nothing of
se ne parlerà fra un anno — we'll talk about it o deal with that in a year's time
7) (trattare)parlare di — [articolo, film, libro] to deal with, to be about
8) (conversare) to speak*, to talkparlare a o con qcn. to speak to o with sb.; far parlare di sé to get oneself talked about; parlare bene di qcn. to speak well o kindly of sb.; parlare male di qcn. to speak ill o evil of sb.; parlare al telefono to speak on the telephone; parlare da solo o tra sé e sé to talk to oneself; tanto per parlare — for argument's sake, to make a conversation
9) (commentare)10) (al telefono)3.pronto, chi parla? — hello, who's speaking please?
verbo pronominale parlarsi1) (colloquiare) to talk, to speak*2) (rivolgersi la parola) to speak*non ci parliamo più — we don't speak (to each other), we're not on speaking terms
••parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to make small talk, to shoot the breeze AE
••con rispetto parlando — no disrespect (to you), (if you) excuse the expression
Note:Il verbo parlare è reso in inglese principalmente da due verbi, to talk e to speak. To talk è d'uso frequente e informale, e significa parlare in modo amichevole e comunque non ostile o distaccato; to speak è d'uso più raro e formale, e si usa per indicare il parlare con un certo distacco, in modo spesso poco amichevole o comunque tra estranei, e in alcuni casi particolari (parlare al telefono, parlare in dibattiti o conferenze, parlare le lingue, essere in grado fisicamente di parlare ecc). Rinviando agli esempi d'uso più sotto nella voce, si noti che nell'inglese britannico to speak with e to talk with designano un modo di parlare più articolato e prolungato di to speak to e to talk to (il riferimento alla persona a cui si parla deve comunque essere introdotto da with o to)II [par'lare]sostantivo maschile1) (modo di esprimersi) way of speaking, speech2) (idioma)3) (chiacchiere) talk* * *parlare1/par'lare/ [1]Il verbo parlare è reso in inglese principalmente da due verbi, to talk e to speak. To talk è d'uso frequente e informale, e significa parlare in modo amichevole e comunque non ostile o distaccato; to speak è d'uso più raro e formale, e si usa per indicare il parlare con un certo distacco, in modo spesso poco amichevole o comunque tra estranei, e in alcuni casi particolari (parlare al telefono, parlare in dibattiti o conferenze, parlare le lingue, essere in grado fisicamente di parlare ecc). Rinviando agli esempi d'uso più sotto nella voce, si noti che nell'inglese britannico to speak with e to talk with designano un modo di parlare più articolato e prolungato di to speak to e to talk to (il riferimento alla persona a cui si parla deve comunque essere introdotto da with o to).(aus. avere)1 (pronunciare parole) to speak*; parlare in dialetto to speak dialect; la bimba ha già cominciato a parlare the baby has already started to talk2 (esprimersi) to speak*; parlare per qcn. o a nome di qcn. to speak for sb.; senti chi parla! look o listen who's talking!4 (riferire) to tell*, to mention; parlare di qcn., qcs. a qcn. to mention sb., sth. to sb.; non parlarne con loro don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them5 (rivolgersi) parlare a o con qcn. to talk o speak to sb.; le devo parlare I must talk o speak to you; sto parlando con te! I'm talking to you!6 (discutere) to talk; parlare di qcs., di fare to talk about sth., about doing; si parla molto di... there's a lot of talk about...; parlare di affari, di sport to talk business, sport; sentire parlare di qcs., qcn. to hear of sth., sb.; non se ne parla nemmeno (rifiuto) I wouldn't dream of it, nothing doing colloq.; (divieto) it's completely out of the question; non me ne parlare! iron. tell me about it! let's drop it! per non parlare di not mentioning, leaving aside, let alone, to say nothing of; fanno presto a parlare! it's all very well for them to talk! facile parlare! talk is cheap! se ne parlerà fra un anno we'll talk about it o deal with that in a year's time7 (trattare) parlare di [articolo, film, libro] to deal with, to be about8 (conversare) to speak*, to talk; parlare a o con qcn. to speak to o with sb.; far parlare di sé to get oneself talked about; parlare bene di qcn. to speak well o kindly of sb.; parlare male di qcn. to speak ill o evil of sb.; parlare al telefono to speak on the telephone; parlare da solo o tra sé e sé to talk to oneself; tanto per parlare for argument's sake, to make a conversation9 (commentare) i dati parlano da sé the facts speak for themselves; parlando in generale, generalmente parlando generally speaking10 (al telefono) pronto, chi parla? hello, who's speaking please?III parlarsi verbo pronominale1 (colloquiare) to talk, to speak*; si sono parlati al telefono they spoke on the telephone2 (rivolgersi la parola) to speak*; non ci parliamo più we don't speak (to each other), we're not on speaking termsparlare arabo to talk double Dutch; bada come parli! mind your language! parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that, to make small talk, to shoot the breeze AE; - rsi addosso to like the sound of one's own voice; con rispetto parlando no disrespect (to you), (if you) excuse the expression.————————parlare2/par'lare/sostantivo m.1 (modo di esprimersi) way of speaking, speech2 (idioma) il parlare fiorentino the Florentine dialect3 (chiacchiere) talk; si fa un gran parlare di there is (a lot of) talk about. -
18 girare
1. v/t turnostacolo get roundposto, città, negozi go roundmondo, paese travel roundfilm shoot( mescolare) mixfinance endorse2. v/i turnrapidamente spin( andare in giro) wander or roam aroundcon un veicolo drive aroundmi gira la testa I feel dizzy, my head is spinning* * *girare v.tr.1 to turn: girare la chiave nella serratura, to turn the key in the lock; girare la pagina, to turn (over) the page; girare un rubinetto, to turn a tap; girare la testa, to turn one's head; girare la schiena a qlcu., a qlco., to turn one's back to s.o., sthg.; girare l'occhio, lo sguardo, to turn one's eyes, glance // per aprire, girare in senso antiorario, to open turn anticlockwise // girala come ti pare, hai sempre torto, it doesn't matter how you look at it, you are still wrong; gira e rigira, la situazione non cambia, whichever way you look at it, the situation is the same // girare il discorso, to change the subject // gira le cose in modo che sembra abbia ragione, he twists things in such a way that he seems to be right2 (mescolare) to stir: il risotto va girato spesso, the risotto has to be stirred frequently3 (avvolgere) to wind*: si girò la sciarpa intorno al collo, he wound the scarf round his neck; sarà meglio girare due volte lo spago intorno al pacco, it would be better to wind the string twice round the parcel4 (fare il giro di) to go* round: gira l'angolo e vai sempre dritto, go round the corner and straight on5 (percorrere, visitare) to tour; to go* round: gireremo la Spagna in camper, we are going to tour Spain in a camper; abbiamo girato tutta la città a piedi, we went round (o toured) the entire city on foot; non è prudente girare New York di notte, it's not wise to go round New York at night; ha girato mezzo mondo, he has been round half the world6 (aggirare, evitare) to avoid, to evade: girare una difficoltà, to avoid a difficulty; girare una domanda, to evade a question; girare un ostacolo, to get round an obstacle7 (passare ad altri) to pass (on): gira a me la telefonata quando ti chiama, pass me the call, when he phones you; ha girato al direttore la mia richiesta, he passed on (o referred) my request to the manager // ( sport) girare la palla a qlcu., to pass the ball to s.o.8 ( banca) to endorse; (trasferire) to transfer: girare una cambiale, to endorse a bill; girare un assegno, to endorse a cheque; girare in bianco, to endorse in blank; effetto non girato, unendorsed bill; (comm.) girare un credito, to transfer a credit9 (cinem.) (di regista) to shoot*, to take*; (di attore) to play (a part), to star, to act (in a film): girare una scena, to film a scene◆ v. intr.1 (compiere un giro, una curva) to turn: il viale gira a destra, the road turns (o bends) to the right; al semaforo gira a sinistra, turn left at the traffic lights2 (attorno al proprio asse) to turn, to revolve, to rotate; (rapidamente) to spin*; (roteare) to whirl: girare a vuoto, (di motore) to idle, (fig.) to get nowhere: la chiave gira a vuoto, the key doesn't catch (in the lock) // mi gira la testa, il capo, my head is spinning (o I feel dizzy); tutta questa confusione mi fa girare la testa, all this confusion makes my head spin; pagano cifre da far girare la testa, they pay figures that make your head spin; quella ragazza gli ha fatto girare la testa, that girl has turned his head // far girare le scatole a qlcu., to piss s.o. off (o to drive s.o. round the bend)3 (andare intorno) to go* round, to ring*, to encircle: la terra gira intorno al sole, the Earth goes round the Sun; il balcone gira intorno a tutta la casa, the balcony goes all round the house; le mura girano intorno alla città, the walls encircle the city // non girare intorno al problema, don't keep going round the problem4 (circolare, andare in giro) to go* round, to circulate, (andare a spasso) to walk, to stroll, to wander: mi piace girare a piedi per le strade del centro, I like wandering round the town centre; è meglio non girare per la città di notte, it's better not to go round the town at night; ho girato un bel po' per trovare un parcheggio, I drove round a fair while looking for a parking place; girano molte banconote false, there are a lot of counterfeit bank notes circulating; gira poco denaro in questo periodo, there isn't much money circulating (o in circulation) at the moment // girare in tondo, to go round in circles // gira al largo!, keep clear! // gira voce che..., there's a rumour going round that... // gira e rigira, ci siamo persi, wandering round and about we got lost // cosa ti gira per il capo?, what's got into you today? // se mi gira, verrò, if I feel like it, I'll come.◘ girarsi v.rifl. to turn; (completamente) to turn round: egli continuava a girare nel letto, he kept turning over in his bed; mi girai di scatto, I turned round abruptly; non sapere da che parte girare, (fig.) not to know which way to turn.* * *[dʒi'rare]1. vt1) (ruota, chiave, sguardo) to turn, (pagina) to turn (over)2) (museo, città, negozio) to go round3) (cambiale, assegno) to endorse4) Cine, (TV : scena) to shoot, film, (film: fare le riprese) to shoot, (esserne il regista) to makegirare su se stesso — (persona) to turn right round, (rapidamente) to spin round
2) (errare) to go round, wander roundgirare per i negozi — to go o wander round the shops
3) (voltare) to turn4) (denaro, notizie) to circulate5)mi gira la testa — I feel dizzy, my head's spinninggira e rigira... — after a lot of driving (o walking) about..., fig whichever way you look at it...
mi ha fatto girare le scatole fam — he drove me crazy o round the bend
3. vr (girarsi)(voltarsi) to turn (round), (nel letto) to turn over* * *[dʒi'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (fare ruotare) to turn [volante, chia ve]; to wind* [ manovella]2) (mes colare) to stir [ salsa]; to flip over [ frittata]4) fig. (volgere)girare la situazione a favore di qcn. — to sway o swing the outcome in sb.'s favour
5) (visitare) to tour [città, paese]girare il mondo — to wander o travel the world
6) (fare il giro di) to go* round [negozi, agenzie]7) (passare) to put* through [ telefonata]; to pass on, to refer [ richiesta] (a to)8) (trasformare) to rephrase [ frase]9) banc. to sign the back of, to endorse [ assegno]2.verbo intransitivo (aus. avere, essere)mi gira la testa — my head's spinning, I feel dizzy
fare girare la testa a qcn. — [ alcol] to make sb.'s head spin
(lei) ti ha fatto girare la testa — fig. she's turned your head
girare su se stesso — to spin around, to turn over and over
2) (andare in giro) to wander (around)girare per le strade — to wander o walk the streets
girare per la città, per negozi — to wander around town, in and out of the shops
è un'ora che giro — (in macchina) I've been driving around for an hour
3) (circolare)gira (la) voce che... — it is being put about that..., word got (a)round that...
4) (gravitare)girare attorno a — [ pianeta] to revolve around
girare in tondo — to go around and around, to go around in circles (anche fig.)
mille pensieri mi girano per la testa — fig. my head is whirling with all these thoughts
6) (svoltare) to turngirare a sinistra, a destra — to turn left, right
7) (funzionare) [ motore] to run*girare a vuoto — [ motore] to race
gli affari girano bene — fig. business is running smoothly
8) (fare una tournée) [ compagnia] to tour3.••gira e rigira — (alla fin fine) at the end of the day, all things considered
se mi gira,... — if I feel like it,...
* * *girare/dʒi'rare/ [1]1 (fare ruotare) to turn [volante, chia ve]; to wind* [ manovella]; girare la testa verso to turn to6 (fare il giro di) to go* round [negozi, agenzie]8 (trasformare) to rephrase [ frase]9 banc. to sign the back of, to endorse [ assegno](aus. avere, essere)1 (ruotare) [chiave, disco] to turn; [ ruota] to turn, to spin*; mi gira la testa my head's spinning, I feel dizzy; fare girare la testa a qcn. [ alcol] to make sb.'s head spin; (lei) ti ha fatto girare la testa fig. she's turned your head; girare su se stesso to spin around, to turn over and over2 (andare in giro) to wander (around); girare per le strade to wander o walk the streets; girare per la città, per negozi to wander around town, in and out of the shops; è un'ora che giro (in macchina) I've been driving around for an hour3 (circolare) gira (la) voce che... it is being put about that..., word got (a)round that...; qui gira denaro falso there is counterfeit money in circulation here5 (andare e venire) girare in tondo to go around and around, to go around in circles (anche fig.); mille pensieri mi girano per la testa fig. my head is whirling with all these thoughts6 (svoltare) to turn; girare a sinistra, a destra to turn left, right7 (funzionare) [ motore] to run*; girare a vuoto [ motore] to race; gli affari girano bene fig. business is running smoothly8 (fare una tournée) [ compagnia] to tourIII girarsi verbo pronominaleto turn ( verso to, towards); girati e fammi vedere turn around and let me see; - rsi e rigirarsi nel letto to toss and turn in bednon sapere più da che parte -rsi not to know which way to turn; gira al largo! get lost! gira e rigira (alla fin fine) at the end of the day, all things considered; girala come vuoi whichever way you look at it; che cosa ti gira? what's got into you? what's going on in your head? se mi gira,... if I feel like it,...; dipende da come gli gira it depends on which side of the bed he got out of. -
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go ⇒ Usage note: go1 (move, travel) aller (from de ; to à, en) ; to go to London/Paris aller à Londres/Paris ; to go to Wales/to Ireland/to California aller au Pays de Galles/en Irlande/en Californie ; to go to town/to the country aller en ville/à la campagne ; they went home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; she's gone to Paris elle est allée à Paris ; to go up/down/across monter/descendre/traverser ; I went into the room je suis entré dans la pièce ; to go by bus/train/plane voyager en bus/train/avion ; we went there by bus nous y sommes allés en bus ; to go by ou past [person, vehicle] passer ; that car's going very fast! cette voiture roule très vite! ; there he goes again! ( that's him again) le revoilà! ; fig ( he's starting again) le voilà qui recommence!, c'est reparti! ; who goes there? Mil qui va là? ; where do we go from here? fig et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait? ;2 (on specific errand, activity) aller ; to go shopping aller faire des courses ; to go swimming (in sea, river) aller se baigner ; ( in pool) aller à la piscine ; to go for a walk aller se promener ; to go on a journey/on holiday partir en voyage/en vacances ; to go for a drink aller prendre un verre ; he's gone to get some wine il est allé chercher du vin ; go and answer the phone va répondre au téléphone ; go and tell them that… va leur dire que… ; go after him! poursuivez-le! ;3 ( attend) aller ; to go to school/ church aller à l'école/l'église ; to go to work aller or se rendre au travail ; to go to the doctor's/dentist's aller chez le médecin/dentiste ;4 ( used as auxiliary with present participle) she went running up the stairs elle a monté l'escalier en courant ; she went complaining to the principal elle est allée se plaindre au directeur ;5 ( depart) partir ; I must go, I must be going il faut que je parte or que je m'en aille ; the train goes at six o'clock le train part à six heures ; a train goes every hour il y a un train toutes les heures ; to go on holiday partir en vacances ; be gone! va-t'en!, allez-vous en! ;6 euph ( die) mourir, disparaître ; when I am gone quand je ne serai plus là ; the doctors say she could go at any time d'après les médecins elle risque de mourir d'un instant à l'autre ;7 ( disappear) partir ; half the money goes on school fees la moitié de l'argent part en frais de scolarité ; the money/cake has all gone il ne reste plus d'argent/de gâteau ; I left my bike outside and now it's gone j'ai laissé mon vélo dehors et il n'est plus là or il a disparu ; there goes my chance of winning! c'en est fait de mes chances de gagner! ;8 (be sent, transmitted) it can't go by post on ne peut pas l'envoyer par la poste ; these proposals will go before parliament ces propositions seront soumises au parlement ;9 ( become) to go red rougir ; to go white blanchir ; his hair ou he is going grey il commençe à avoir les cheveux blancs ; to go mad devenir fou/folle ; to go bankrupt faire faillite ;10 ( change over to new system) to go Labour/Conservative Pol [country, constituency] voter travailliste/conservateur ; to go metric adopter le système métrique ; ⇒ private, public ;11 (be, remain) the people went hungry les gens n'avaient rien à manger ; we went for two days without food nous avons passé deux jours sans rien manger ; to go unnoticed passer inaperçu ; to go unpunished rester impuni ; the question went unanswered la question est restée sans réponse ; to go naked se promener tout nu ; he was allowed to go free il a été libéré or remis en liberté ;12 (weaken, become impaired) his memory/mind is going il perd la mémoire/l'esprit ; his hearing is going il devient sourd ; my voice is going je n'ai plus de voix ; the battery is going la batterie est presque à plat ; the engine is going le moteur a des ratés ;13 ( of time) ( elapse) s'écouler ; three hours went by before… trois heures se sont écoulées avant que… (+ subj) ; there are only three days to go before Christmas il ne reste plus que trois jours avant Noël ; how's the time going? quelle heure est-il? ; it's just gone seven o'clock il est un peu plus de sept heures ;14 ( be got rid of) he's totally inefficient, he'll have to go! il est complètement incapable, il va falloir qu'on se débarrasse de lui! ; that new lampshade is hideous, it'll have to go! ce nouvel abat-jour est affreux, il va falloir qu'on s'en débarrasse! ; the car will have to go il va falloir vendre la voiture ; either she goes or I do! c'est elle ou moi! ; six down and four to go! six de faits, et encore quatre à faire! ;15 (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] marcher, fonctionner ; to set [sth] going mettre [qch] en marche ; to get going [engine, machine] se mettre en marche ; fig [business] démarrer ; to get the fire going allumer le feu ; to keep going [person, business, machine] tenir le coup ○, se maintenir ; we have several projects going at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets en route en ce moment ; ⇒ keep ;16 ( start) let's get going! allons-y!, allez, on commençe! ; we'll have to get going on that translation il va falloir qu'on se mette à faire cette traduction ; to get things going mettre les choses en train ; ready, steady, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez! ; here goes!, here we go! c'est parti! ; once he gets going, he never stops une fois lancé, il n'arrête pas ;17 ( lead) aller, conduire, mener (to à) ; that corridor goes to the kitchen le couloir va or conduit à la cuisine ; the road goes down to the sea/goes up the mountain la route descend vers la mer/monte au sommet de la montagne ; this road goes past the cemetery ce chemin passe à côté du cimetière ;18 ( extend in depth or scope) the roots of the plant go very deep les racines de la plante s'enfoncent très profondément ; the historical reasons for this conflict go very deep les raisons historiques de ce conflit remontent très loin ; these habits go very deep ces habitudes sont profondément ancrées or enracinées ; as far as that goes pour ce qui est de cela ; it's true as far as it goes c'est vrai dans un sens or dans une certaine mesure ; she'll go far! elle ira loin! ; this time he's gone too far! cette fois il est allé trop loin! ; a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours ; one leg of lamb doesn't go very far among twelve people un gigot d'agneau n'est pas suffisant pour douze personnes ; this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude ceci explique en grande partie son attitude ; you can make £5 go a long way on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling ;19 (belong, be placed) aller ; where do these plates go? où vont ces assiettes? ; that table goes beside the bed cette table va à côté du lit ; the suitcases will have to go in the back il va falloir mettre les valises derrière ;20 ( fit) gen rentrer ; it won't go into the box ça ne rentre pas dans la boîte ; five into four won't go quatre n'est pas divisible par cinq ; three into six goes twice six divisé par trois, ça fait deux ;21 (be expressed, sung etc in particular way) I can't remember how the poem goes je n'arrive pas à me rappeler le poème ; how does the song go? quel est l'air de la chanson? ; the song goes something like this la chanson ressemble à peu près à ça ; as the saying goes comme dit le proverbe ; the story goes that le bruit court que, on dit que ; her theory goes something like this… sa théorie consiste à peu près à dire que… ;22 ( be accepted) what he says goes c'est lui qui fait la loi ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; that goes without saying cela va sans dire ; anything goes tout est permis ;23 ( be about to) to be going to do aller faire ; it's going to snow il va neiger ; I was just going to phone you j'étais justement sur le point de t'appeler, j'allais justement t'appeler ; I'm going to phone him right now je vais l'appeler tout de suite ; I'm not going to be treated like that! je ne vais pas me laisser faire comme ça! ; we were going to go to Italy, but we changed our plans nous devions aller en Italie, mais nous avons changé d'idée ;24 ( happen) the party went very well la soirée s'est très bien passée ; so far the campaign is going well jusqu'à maintenant la campagne a bien marché ; how did the evening go? comment s'est passée la soirée? ; the way things are going, I don't think we'll ever get finished vu la façon dont les choses se passent or si ça continue comme ça, je pense qu'on n'aura jamais fini ; how's it going ○ ?, how are things going? comment ça va ○ ? ; how goes it? hum comment ça va ○ ?, comment va ◑ ? ;25 ( be on average) it's old, as Australian towns go c'est une ville assez vieille pour une ville australienne ; it wasn't a bad party, as parties go c'était une soirée plutôt réussie par rapport à la moyenne ;26 ( be sold) the house went for over £100,000 la maison a été vendue à plus de 100 000 livres ; we won't let the house go for less than £100,000 nous ne voulons pas vendre la maison à moins de 100 000 livres ; those rugs are going cheap ces tapis ne sont pas chers ; the house will go to the highest bidder la maison sera vendue au plus offrant ; ‘going, going, gone!’ ( at auction) ‘une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé!’ ;27 ( be on offer) I'll have some coffee, if there's any going je prendrai bien un café, s'il y en a ; are there any drinks going? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose à boire? ; I'll have whatever's going je prendrai ce qu'il y a ; it's the best machine going c'est la meilleure machine sur le marché ; there's a job going at their London office il y a un poste libre dans leur bureau de Londres ;28 ( contribute) the money will go towards a new roof l'argent servira à payer un nouveau toit ; the elements that go to make a great film les éléments qui font un bon film ; everything that goes to make a good teacher toutes les qualités d'un bon enseignant ;29 ( be given) [award, prize] aller (to à) ; [estate, inheritance, title] passer (to à) ; the money will go to charity les bénéfices iront aux bonnes œuvres ; most of the credit should go to the author la plus grande partie du mérite revient à l'auteur ; the job went to a local man le poste a été donné à un homme de la région ;30 ( emphatic use) she's gone and told everybody! elle est allée le dire à tout le monde! ; why did he go and spoil it? pourquoi est-il allé tout gâcher ? ; you've gone and ruined everything! tu t'es débrouillé pour tout gâcher! ; he went and won the competition! il s'est débrouillé pour gagner le concours! ; you've really gone and done it now! tu peux être fier de toi! iron ; then he had to go and lose his wallet comme s'il ne manquait plus que ça, il a perdu son portefeuille ;31 ( of money) (be spent, used up) all his money goes on drink tout son argent passe dans l'alcool ; most of his salary goes on rent la plus grande partie de son salaire passe dans le loyer ; I don't know where all my money goes (to)! je ne sais pas ce que je fais de mon argent! ;32 (make sound, perform action or movement) gen faire ; [bell, alarm] sonner ; the cat went ‘miaow’ le chat a fait ‘miaou’ ; wait until the bell goes attends que la cloche sonne ( subj) ; she went like this with her fingers elle a fait comme ça avec ses doigts ; so he goes ‘what about my money ○ ?’ et puis il dit or il fait, ‘et mon argent?’ ;33 (resort to, have recourse to) to go to war [country] entrer en guerre ; [soldier] partir à la guerre ; to go to law GB ou to the law US aller en justice ;34 (break, collapse etc) [roof] s'effondrer ; [cable, rope] se rompre, céder ; ( fuse) [light bulb] griller ;35 (bid, bet) aller ; I'll go as high as £100 j'irai jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ; I went up to £100 je suis allé jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ;36 ( take one's turn) you go next c'est ton tour après, c'est à toi après ; you go first après vous ;37 ( be in harmony) those two colours don't go together ces deux couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ; the curtains don't go with the carpet les rideaux ne vont pas avec le tapis ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;38 ○ euph ( relieve oneself) aller aux toilettes ;1 ( travel) we had gone ten miles before we realized that… nous avions déjà fait dix kilomètres quand nous nous sommes rendu compte que… ; are you going my way? tu vas dans la même direction que moi? ; to go one's own way fig suivre son chemin ;2 ○ (bet, bid) I go two diamonds ( in cards) j'annonce deux carreaux ; he went £20 il a mis or parié 20 livres sterling.1 GB ( person's turn) tour m ; ( try) essai m ; it's your go ( in game) c'est ton tour, c'est à toi ; whose go is it? gen à qui le tour? ; ( in game) à qui de jouer? ; you've had two goes ( in game) tu as eu deux tours ; ( two attempts at mending sth) tu as déjà essayé deux fois ; to have a go at sth essayer de faire qch ; have another go! essaie encore une fois or un coup! ; she had several goes at the exam elle a repassé l'examen plusieurs fois ; I had to have several goes before passing j'ai dû m'y reprendre à plusieurs fois avant de réussir ;2 ○ ( energy) dynamisme m ; to be full of go, to be all go être très dynamique, avoir beaucoup d'allant ; he has no go in him il manque de dynamisme ;to have a go at sb s'en prendre à qn ; to make a go of sth réussir qch ; she's always on the go elle n'arrête jamais ; he's all go ○ ! il n'arrête pas! ; it's all the go ○ ! ça fait fureur! ; we have several different projects on the go at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets différents en chantier or en cours en ce moment ; (it's) no go! pas question! ; from the word go dès le départ ; that was a near go ○ ! on l'a échappé belle! ; in one go d'un seul coup ; to go one better than sb renchérir sur qn ; that's how it goes!, that's the way it goes! ainsi va le monde!, c'est la vie! ; there you go ○ ! voilà!■ go about:▶ go about1 = go around ;2 Naut virer de bord ; prepare to go about! parer à virer! ;▶ go about [sth]1 ( undertake) s'attaquer à [task] ; how do you go about writing a novel? comment est-ce que vous vous y prenez pour écrire un roman? ; he knows how to go about it il sait s'y prendre ;2 ( be busy with) to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations ; she went about her work mechanically elle faisait son travail machinalement.■ go across:▶ go across traverser ; he's gone across to the shop/neighbour's il est allé au magasin en face/chez les voisins en face ;▶ go across [sth] traverser [street, river, bridge etc].■ go after:▶ go after [sth/sb]1 ( chase) poursuivre [person] ;2 fig ( try hard to get) he really went after that job il a fait tout son possible pour avoir ce travail.■ go against:▶ go against [sb/sth]1 ( prove unfavourable to) the vote/verdict/decision went against them le vote/le verdict/la décision leur a été défavorable or n'a pas été en leur faveur ; the war is going against them la guerre tourne à leur désavantage ;2 ( conflict with) être contraire à [rules, principles] ; to go against the trend aller à l'encontre de or être contraire à la tendance ; to go against the party line Pol ne pas être dans la ligne du parti ;3 (resist, oppose) s'opposer à, aller à l'inverse de [person, sb's wishes].■ go ahead1 ( go in front) go ahead, I'll follow you on partez devant, je vous suis ;2 fig ( proceed) go! ( in conversation) continue! ; go ahead and shoot! vas-y, tire! ; they are going ahead with the project ils ont décidé de mettre le projet en route ; we can go ahead without them nous pouvons continuer sans eux ; next week's strike is to go ahead la grève de la semaine prochaine va avoir lieu.■ go along1 ( move along) [person, vehicle] aller, avancer ; to make sth up as one goes along fig inventer qch au fur et à mesure ;2 ( attend) aller ; she went along as a witch elle y est allée déguisée en sorcière ; I went along as a witness j'y suis allé or je me suis présenté comme témoin.▶ go along with [sb/sth] être d'accord avec, accepter [plans, wishes] ; I can't go along with that je ne peux pas accepter ça ; I'll go along with you there je suis d'accord avec vous sur ce point.■ go around:1 (move, travel about) se promener, circuler ; to go around naked/barefoot se promener tout nu/pieds nus ; she goes around on a bicycle elle circule à bicyclette ; they go around everywhere together ils vont partout ensemble ;2 ( circulate) [rumour] courir ; there's a rumour going around that le bruit court que ; there's a virus going around il y a un virus qui traîne ; there isn't enough money to go around il n'y a pas assez d'argent pour tout le monde ;▶ go around [sth] faire le tour de [house, shops, area] ; to go around the world faire le tour du monde ; they went around the country looking for him ils l'ont cherché dans tout le pays.■ go at:▶ go at [sb] ( attack) attaquer, tomber sur ;▶ go at [sth] s'attaquer à, s'atteler à [task, activity].■ go away [person] partir ; to go away on holiday GB ou vacation US partir en vacances ; go away and leave me alone! va-t-en et laisse-moi tranquille! ; go away and think about it réfléchissez-y ; don't go away thinking that ne va pas croire que ; this cold/headache just won't go away! je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de ce rhume/mal de tête! ; the problems aren't just going to go away! les problèmes ne vont pas disparaître tout seuls!■ go back1 ( return) retourner ; ( turn back) rebrousser chemin, faire demi-tour ; ( resume work) reprendre le travail ; (resume classes, studies) reprendre les cours ; as it was raining, they decided to go back comme il pleuvait, ils ont décidé de faire demi-tour or de rebrousser chemin ; they went back home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; let's go back to France rentrons en France ; to go back to the beginning recommencer ; to go back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back to work/writing se remettre au travail/à écrire ; go back! the path isn't safe reculez! le chemin est dangereux ; once you've committed yourself, there's no going back une fois que vous vous êtes engagé, vous ne pouvez plus reculer ;2 ( in time) remonter ; to go back in time remonter dans le temps ; to understand the problem we need to go back 20 years pour comprendre le problème il faut remonter 20 ans en arrière ; this tradition goes back a century cette tradition est vieille d'un siècle ; we go back a long way ça fait longtemps qu'on se connaît ;3 ( revert) revenir (to à) ; to go back to teaching revenir à l'enseignement ; to go back to being a student reprendre des études ; let's go back to what we were discussing yesterday revenons à ce que dont nous parlions hier.■ go back on:▶ go back on [sth] revenir sur [promise, decision].■ go before:▶ go before ( go in front) aller au devant ; fig ( in time) se passer avant ; all that had gone before tout ce qui s'était passé avant ;▶ go before [sb/sth] [person] comparaître devant [court, judge] ; the bill went before parliament le projet de loi a été soumis au parlement.■ go by:▶ go by [person] passer ; [time] passer, s'écouler ; as time goes by avec le temps ; don't let such opportunities go by il ne faut pas laisser passer de telles occasions ;▶ go by [sth]1 ( judge by) juger d'après ; to go by appearances juger d'après or sur les apparences ; going by her looks, I'd say she was about 30 à la voir, je lui donne 30 ans ; you mustn't go by what you read in the papers il ne faut pas croire tout ce que disent les journaux ; if the trailer is anything to go by, it should be a good film à en juger par la bande-annonce, ça doit être un bon film ; if the father is anything to go by, I wouldn't like to meet the son! quand on voit le père, on n'a pas envie de rencontrer le fils! ;2 ( proceed by) to go by the rules suivre or observer le règlement ; promotion goes by seniority la promotion se fait à l'ancienneté or en fonction de l'ancienneté.■ go down:▶ go down1 ( descend) gen descendre ; [diver] effectuer une plongée ; to go down to the cellar descendre à la cave ; to go down to the beach aller à la plage ; to go down to the pub aller au pub ; they've gone down to Brighton for a few days ils sont allés passer quelques jours à Brighton ; ‘going down!’ ( in elevator) ‘on descend!’ ; to go down on one's knees se mettre à genoux ;2 ( fall) [person, aircraft] tomber ; ( sink) [ship] couler, sombrer ; [person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ; most of the passengers went down with the ship la plupart des passagers ont coulé avec le navire ; the plane went down in flames l'avion s'est écrasé en flammes ; the plane went down over Normandy/the Channel l'avion s'est écrasé en Normandie/est tombé dans la Manche ; to go down for the third time [drowning person] disparaître sous les flots et se noyer ;3 [sun] se coucher ;4 ( be received) to go down well/badly être bien/mal reçu ; this remark didn't go down at all well cette remarque n'a pas été appréciée du tout ; his jokes went down well/didn't go down well with the audience le public a apprécié/n'a pas beaucoup apprécié ses plaisanteries ; another cup of coffee would go down nicely! une autre tasse de café serait la bienvenue! ;5 ( be swallowed) it went down the wrong way c'est passé de travers ;6 ( become lower) [water level, temperature] baisser ; [tide] descendre ; [price, standard] baisser ; ( abate) [storm, wind] se calmer ; [fire] s'éteindre ; the river has/the floods have gone down le niveau de la rivière/des inondations a baissé ; foodstuffs are going down (in price) les produits alimentaires deviennent moins chers ;8 GB Univ ( break up for holiday) terminer les cours ; ( leave university permanently) quitter l'université ; when do you go down? quand est-ce que vous êtes en vacances? ;9 gen, Sport (fail, be defeated) perdre ; ( be downgraded) redescendre ; Corby went down 6-1 to Oxford Corby a perdu 6-1 contre Oxford ; the team has gone down to the second division l'équipe est redescendue en deuxième division ;10 ( be remembered) he will go down as a great statesman on se souviendra de lui comme d'un grand homme d'État ;11 ( be recorded) être noté ; it all goes down in her diary elle note tout dans son journal ;12 ( continue) the book goes down to 1939 le livre va jusqu'en 1939 ; if you go down to the second last line you will see that si vous regardez à l'avant-dernière ligne, vous verrez que ;13 ( be stricken) to go down with flu/malaria attraper la grippe/la malaria ;14 ○ GB ( be sent to prison) être envoyé en prison ;15 Comput [computer, system] tomber en panne ;▶ go down [sth]■ go down on:▶ go down on [sth] ( set) [sun] se coucher sur ; when the sun went down on the Roman Empire fig quand l'empire romain commençait à décliner ;■ go for:▶ go for [sb/sth]1 ○ (favour, have liking for) craquer ○ pour [person, physical type] ; aimer [style of music, literature etc] ; he really goes for blondes il craque ○ pour or il adore les blondes ; I don't go much for modern art je ne suis pas emballé ○ par l'art moderne, je n'aime pas tellement l'art moderne ;2 ( apply to) être valable pour, s'appliquer à ; that goes for all of you! c'est valable pour tout le monde! ; the same goes for him c'est valable pour lui aussi!, ça s'applique à lui aussi! ;▶ go for [sb]1 ( attack) ( physically) attaquer, tomber sur ; ( verbally) attaquer, s'en prendre à [person] ; the two youths went for him les deux jeunes l'ont attaqué or lui ont sauté dessus ; to go for sb's throat [animal] attaquer qn à la gorge ; she really went for him! (in argument, row) elle l'a vraiment incendié!, elle s'en est prise violemment à lui! ;2 he has a lot going for him il a beaucoup de choses pour lui ;▶ go for [sth]1 ( attempt to achieve) essayer d'obtenir [honour, victory] ; she's going for the gold medal/world record elle vise la médaille d'or/le record mondial ; go for it ○ ! vas-y, fonce ○ ! ; the company is going for a new image l'entreprise cherche à se donner une nouvelle image ; the team is going for a win against Italy l'équipe compte bien gagner contre l'Italie ;2 ( choose) choisir, prendre ; I'll go for the blue one je prendrai le bleu.■ go forth sout [person] ( go out) sortir ; ( go forward) aller, avancer ; go forth and multiply allez et multipliez-vous.■ go forward(s) avancer.■ go in1 ( enter) entrer ; ( go back in) rentrer ;3 ( disappear) [sun, moon] se cacher.■ go in for:▶ go in for [sth]1 ( be keen on) aimer [sport, hobby etc] ; I don't go in for sports much je n'aime pas tellement le sport ; he goes in for opera in a big way il adore l'opéra, c'est un fou d'opéra ○ ; we don't go in for that sort of thing nous n'aimons pas ce genre de chose ; they don't go in much for foreign languages at Ben's school ils ne s'intéressent pas beaucoup aux langues étrangères dans l'école de Ben ;2 ( take up) to go in for teaching entrer dans l'enseignement ; to go in for politics se lancer dans la politique ;3 ( take part in) s'inscrire à [exam, competition].■ go into:▶ go into [sth]1 ( enter) entrer dans ; fig ( take up) se lancer dans ; to go into hospital entrer à l'hôpital ; to go into parliament entrer au parlement ; to go into politics/business se lancer dans la politique/les affaires ;2 (examine, investigate) étudier ; we need to go into the question of funding il faut que nous étudiions la question du financement ;3 (explain, describe) I won't go into why I did it je n'expliquerai pas pourquoi je l'ai fait ; let's not go into that now laissons cela de côté pour l'instant ;4 ( launch into) se lancer dans ; she went into a long explanation of what had happened elle s'est lancée dans une longue explication de ce qui s'était passé ;5 ( be expended) a lot of work/money went into this project beaucoup de travail/d'argent a été investi dans ce projet ; a lot of effort went into organizing the party l'organisation de la soirée a demandé beaucoup de travail ;6 ( hit) [car, driver] rentrer dans, heurter ; the car went into a lamp post la voiture est rentrée dans or a heurté un réverbère.■ go in with:▶ go in with [sb] se joindre à [person, ally, organization] ; he went in with us to buy the present il s'est mis avec nous pour acheter le cadeau.■ go off:▶ go off2 [alarm clock] sonner ; [fire alarm] se déclencher ;3 ( depart) partir, s'en aller ; he went off to work il est parti au travail ; she went off to find a spade elle est allée chercher une pelle ; they went off together ils sont partis ensemble ;4 GB ( go bad) [milk, cream] tourner ; [meat] s'avarier ; [butter] rancir ; ( deteriorate) [performer, athlete etc] perdre sa forme ; [work] se dégrader ; ( lose one's attractiveness) [person] être moins beau/belle qu'avant ; he used to be very handsome, but he's gone off a bit il était très beau, mais il est moins bien maintenant ; the first part of the film was good, but after that it went off la première partie du film était bien, mais après ça s'est dégradé ;5 ○ ( fall asleep) s'endormir ;6 ( cease to operate) [lights, heating] s'éteindre ;7 (happen, take place) [evening, organized event] se passer ; the concert went off very well le concert s'est très bien passé ;8 Theat quitter la scène ;▶ go off [sb/sth] GB I used to like him but I've gone off him je l'aimais bien avant, mais je ne l'aime plus tellement ; I've gone off opera/whisky je n'aime plus tellement l'opéra/le whisky ; I think she's gone off the idea je crois qu'elle a renoncé à l'idée.■ go off with:▶ go off with [sb/sth] partir avec [person, money] ; she went off with all his money elle est partie avec tout son argent ; who's gone off with my pen? qui a pris mon stylo?■ go on:▶ go on1 (happen, take place) se passer ; what's going on? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; there's a party going on upstairs il y a une fête en haut ; how long has this been going on? depuis combien de temps est-ce que ça dure? ; a lot of stealing goes on il y a beaucoup de vols ; a lot of drinking goes on at Christmas time les gens boivent beaucoup à Noël ;2 ( continue on one's way) poursuivre son chemin ;3 ( continue) continuer ; go on with your work continuez votre travail, continuez de travailler ; go on looking continuez à or de chercher ; she went on speaking elle a continué de parler ; go on, we're all listening! continue, nous t'écoutons tous! ; ‘and another thing,’ she went on, ‘you're always late’ ‘et autre chose,’ a-t-elle ajouté, ‘vous êtes toujours en retard’ ; if he goes on like this, he'll get into trouble! s'il continue comme ça, il va s'attirer des ennuis ; we can't go on like this! nous ne pouvons pas continuer comme ça! ; life must go on la vie continue ; the meeting went on into the afternoon la réunion s'est prolongée jusque dans l'après-midi ; you can't go on being a pen pusher all your life! tu ne peux pas rester gratte-papier toute ta vie! ; the list goes on and on la liste est infinie or interminable ; that's enough to be going on with ça suffit pour le moment ; have you got enough work to be going on with? est-ce que tu as assez de travail pour le moment? ; here's £20 to be going on with voici 20 livres pour te dépanner ; go on (with you) ○ ! allons donc! ;4 ( of time) ( elapse) as time went on, they… avec le temps, ils… ; as the evening went on, he became more animated au fur et à mesure que la soirée avançait, il devenait plus animé ;5 ( keep talking) to go on about sth ne pas arrêter de parler de qch, parler de qch à n'en plus finir ; he was going on about the war il parlait de la guerre à n'en plus finir ; don't go on about it! arrête de parler de ça!, change de disque! ; she went on and on about it elle en a fait toute une histoire ; he does tend to go on a bit! il a tendance à radoter ○ ! ; the way she goes on, you'd think she was an expert on the subject! à l'entendre, on croirait qu'elle est experte en la matière! ;6 ( proceed) passer ; let's go on to the next item passons au point suivant ; he went on to say that/describe how puis il a dit que/décrit comment ;7 ( go into operation) [heating, lights] s'allumer ;8 Theat entrer en scène ; what time do you go on? à quelle heure est-ce que vous entrez en scène? ;9 ( approach) it's going on three o'clock il est presque trois heures ; she's four going on five elle va sur ses cinq ans ; he's thirty going on three hum il a trente ans mais il pourrait bien en avoir trois ;10 ( fit) these gloves won't go on ces gants ne m'iront pas ; the lid won't go on properly le couvercle ne ferme pas bien ;▶ go on [sth] se fonder sur [piece of evidence, information] ; that's all we've got to go on tout ce que nous savons avec certitude ; we've got nothing else to go on nous n'avons pas d'autre point de départ ; the police haven't got much evidence to go on la police n'a pas beaucoup de preuves à l'appui.■ go on at:▶ go on at [sb] s'en prendre à [person] ; he's always going on at me for writing badly il s'en prend toujours à moi à cause de ma mauvaise écriture ; they're always going on at us about deadlines ils sont toujours sur notre dos pour des histoires de délais.■ go out1 (leave, depart) sortir ; she went out of the room elle a quitté la pièce, elle est sortie de la pièce ; to go out walking aller se promener ; to go out for a drink aller prendre un verre ; they go out a lot ils sortent beaucoup ; she likes going out elle aime sortir ; she had to go out to work at 14 il a fallu qu'elle aille travailler à 14 ans ;2 ( travel long distance) partir (to à, pour) ; she's gone out to Australia/Africa elle est partie pour l'Australie/l'Afrique ;3 ( have relationship) to go out with sb sortir avec qn ; they've been going out together for six weeks ils sortent ensemble depuis six semaines ;4 [tide] descendre ; the tide is going out la marée descend, la mer se retire ;5 Ind ( go on strike) se mettre en grève ;6 ( become unfashionable) passer de mode ; ( no longer be used) ne plus être utilisé ; mini-skirts went out in the 1970s les mini-jupes ont passé de mode dans les années 70 ; gas went out and electricity came in l'électricité a remplacé le gaz ;7 ( be extinguished) [fire, light] s'éteindre ;8 ( be sent) [invitation, summons] être envoyé ; ( be published) [journal, magazine] être publié ; Radio, TV ( be broadcast) être diffusé ;9 ( be announced) word went out that he was coming back le bruit a couru qu'il revenait ; the news went out from Washington that Washington a annoncé que ;10 ( be eliminated) gen, Sport être éliminé ; she went out in the early stages of the competition elle a été éliminée au début de la compétition ;11 (expressing compassion, sympathy) my heart goes out to them je les plains de tout mon cœur, je suis de tout cœur avec eux ; our thoughts go out to absent friends nos pensées vont vers nos amis absents ;12 ( disappear) all the spirit seemed to have gone out of her elle semblait avoir perdu tout son entrain ; the romance seemed to have gone out of their relationship leur relation semblait avoir perdu tout son charme ;13 ( end) [year, month] se terminer ;14 ( in cards) terminer.■ go over:▶ go over1 ( cross over) aller ; she went over to him/to the window elle est allée vers lui/vers la fenêtre, elle s'est approchée de lui/de la fenêtre ; to go over to Ireland/to America aller en Irlande/aux États-Unis ; we are now going over to Washington for more news Radio, TV nous passons maintenant l'antenne à Washington pour plus d'informations ;2 ( be received) how did his speech go over? comment est-ce que son discours a été reçu? ; his speech went over well son discours a été bien reçu ; to go over big ○ avoir un grand succès ;3 ( switch over) he went over to Labour from the Conservatives il est passé du parti des conservateurs au parti des travaillistes ; to go over to the other side fig passer dans l'autre camp ; we've gone over to gas (central heating) nous sommes passés au chauffage central au gaz ; to go over to Islam se convertir à l'Islam ;▶ go over [sth]1 ( review) passer [qch] en revue [details] ; she went over the events of the day in her mind elle a passé en revue les événements de la journée ; we've gone over the details again and again nous avons déjà passé les détails en revue mille fois ; to go over one's lines ( actor) répéter son texte ; there's no point in going over old ground il n'y a aucune raison de revenir là-dessus ;2 (check, inspect) vérifier [accounts, figures] ; revoir [facts, piece of work] ; I want to go over this article once more before I hand it in je veux relire cet article une dernière fois avant de le remettre ; to go over a house faire le tour d'une maison ;3 ( clean) he went over the room with a duster il a donné un coup de chiffon dans la pièce ; after cleaning, go over the surface with a dry cloth après l'avoir nettoyée, essuyez la surface avec un chiffon sec or passez un chiffon sec sur la surface ;4 to go over a sketch in ink repasser un dessin à l'encre ;5 ( exceed) dépasser ; don't go over £100 ne dépassez pas 100 livres sterling.■ go round GB:▶ go round1 ( turn) [wheel, propeller etc] tourner ; the wheels went round and round les roues n'ont pas arrêté de tourner ; my head's going round j'ai la tête qui tourne ;2 ( call round) to go round to see sb aller voir qn ; he's gone round to Anna's il est allé chez Anna ;3 ( suffice) there isn't enough food/money to go round il n'y a pas assez de nourriture/d'argent pour tout le monde ; there was barely enough to go round il y en avait à peine assez pour tout le monde ;4 ( circulate) there's a rumour going round that le bruit court que ;5 ( make detour) faire un détour ; we had to go round the long way ou the long way round il a fallu qu'on prenne un chemin plus long ; I had to go round by the bridge il a fallu que je passe par or que je fasse un détour par le pont ;■ go through:1 ( come in) entrer ; if you'll just go (on) through, I'll tell them you're here si vous voulez bien entrer, je vais leur dire que vous êtes arrivé ;2 ( be approved) [law, agreement] passer ; the law failed to go through la loi n'est pas passée ; the divorce hasn't gone through yet le divorce n'a pas encore été prononcé ;3 ( be successfully completed) [business deal] être conclu ;▶ go through [sth]1 ( undergo) endurer, subir [experience, ordeal] ; ( pass through) passer par [stage, phase] ; in spite of all he's gone through malgré tout ce qu'il a enduré ; we've all gone through it nous sommes tous passés par là ; she's gone through a lot elle a beaucoup souffert ; he went through the day in a kind of daze toute la journée il a été dans un état second ; the country has gone through two civil wars le pays a connu deux guerres civiles ; to go through a crisis traverser une crise ; as you go through life au fur et à mesure que tu vieillis, en vieillissant ; you have to go through the switchboard/right authorities il faut passer par le standard/les autorités compétentes ; it went through my mind that l'idée m'a traversé l'esprit que ;2 (check, inspect) examiner, étudier ; ( rapidly) parcourir [documents, files, list] ; to go through one's mail parcourir son courrier ; let's go through the points one by one étudions or examinons les problèmes un par un ;3 ( search) fouiller [person's belongings, baggage] ; to go through sb's pockets/drawers fouiller dans les poches/tiroirs de qn ; at customs they went through all my things à la douane ils ont fouillé toutes mes affaires ;4 (perform, rehearse) répéter [scene] ; expliquer [procedure] ; let's go through the whole scene once more répétons or reprenons toute la scène une dernière fois ; there are still a certain number of formalities to be gone through il y a encore un certain nombre de formalités à remplir ; I went through the whole procedure with him je lui ai expliqué comment il fallait procéder en détail ;5 (consume, use up) dépenser [money] ; we went through three bottles of wine nous avons bu or descendu ○ trois bouteilles de vin ; I've gone through the elbows of my jacket j'ai usé ma veste aux coudes.▶ go through with [sth] réaliser, mettre [qch] à exécution [plan] ; in the end they decided to go through with the wedding finalement ils ont décidé de se marier ; I can't go through with it je ne peux pas le faire ; you'll have to go through with it now il va falloir que tu le fasses maintenant.1 ( harmonize) [colours, pieces of furniture etc] aller ensemble ; these colours don't go together ces couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ;2 ( entail each other) aller de pair ; poverty and crime often go together la pauvreté et le crime vont souvent de pair ;3 ○ †( have relationship) [couple] sortir ensemble.■ go under1 [boat, ship] couler, sombrer ; [drowning person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ;■ go up:▶ go up1 ( ascend) monter ; to go up to bed monter se coucher ; they've gone up to London ils sont allés or montés à Londres ; they've gone up to Scotland ils sont allés en Écosse ; ‘going up!’ ( in elevator) ‘on monte!’ ;2 ( rise) [price, temperature] monter ; Theat [curtain] se lever (on sur) ; petrol has gone up (in price) (le prix de) l'essence a augmenté ; unemployment is going up le chômage augmente or est en hausse ; our membership has gone up le nombre de nos adhérents a augmenté ; a cry went up from the crowd un cri est monté or s'est élevé de la foule ;3 ( be erected) [building] être construit ; [poster] être affiché ; new office blocks are going up all over the place on construit de nouveaux immeubles un peu partout ;4 (be destroyed, blown up) [building] sauter, exploser ;6 ( be upgraded) the team has gone up to the first division l'équipe est passée en première division ;7 ( continue) the book/series goes up to 1990 le livre/la série va jusqu'en 1990 ;▶ go up [sth]1 ( mount) monter, gravir [hill, mountain] ;2 to go up a class Sch passer dans une classe supérieure.■ go with:▶ go with [sth]1 (match, suit) aller avec ; your shirt goes with your blue eyes ta chemise va bien avec tes yeux bleus ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;2 ( accompany) aller de pair avec ; the car goes with the job la voiture va de pair avec la situation ; the responsibilities that go with parenthood les responsabilités qui vont de pair avec le fait d'être parent ;■ go without:▶ go without s'en passer ; you'll just have to go without! il va falloir que tu t'en passes!, il va falloir que tu fasses sans! ;▶ go without [sth] se passer de [food, luxuries]. -
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❢ When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long ; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup.For particular usages, see A below. When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose.When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent.For particular usages see C below.A adv1 ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup ; much smaller/happier beaucoup plus petit/ content (than que) ; they're not much cheaper than the originals ils ne sont pas beaucoup moins chers que les originaux ; much more interesting beaucoup or bien plus intéressant ; the film was much better than expected le film était bien meilleur que prévu ; it's much better organized c'est beaucoup mieux organisé ; they're getting much less demanding ils deviennent beaucoup moins exigeants ; the shoes are much too expensive les chaussures sont beaucoup trop chères ; it's much too dangerous c'est beaucoup trop dangereux ; he doesn't much care for them il ne les aime pas beaucoup ; I didn't much like what I saw je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé ce que j'ai vu ; she doesn't worry much about it ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup ; we'd much rather stay here nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici ; the meeting has been much criticized on a beaucoup critiqué la réunion ; they are much to be pitied ils méritent qu'on ait pitié d'eux ; much loved by her friends très aimée de ses amis ; your comments would be much appreciated tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus ; he's not much good at Latin/at tennis il n'est pas très bon en latin/au tennis ; he's not much good at doing il n'est pas très doué pour faire ; does it hurt much? est-ce que ça fait très mal? ; it's much the more interesting of the two studies c'est de loin la plus intéressante des deux études ; she's much the best teacher here elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici ; much to our annoyance, they didn't phone back ils n'ont pas rappelé, ce qui nous a beaucoup vexés ; much to my surprise à ma grande surprise ;2 ( often) beaucoup, souvent ; we don't go out much nous ne sortons pas beaucoup ; they didn't see each other much ils ne se voyaient pas beaucoup ; she doesn't talk much about the past elle ne parle pas beaucoup du passé ; do you go to concerts much? est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert? ; a much married film star une vedette de cinéma qui s'est remariée plusieurs fois ;3 (approximately, nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près ; to be much the same être à peu près pareil (as que) ; his condition is much the same as yesterday son état est plus ou moins or à peu près le même qu'hier ; it's pretty much like driving a car c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture ; he behaved much the way the others did il s'est comporté plus ou moins comme les autres ; in much the same way à peu près de la même façon (as que) ; much the same is true of China la situation est à peu près la même en Chine ;4 ( specifying degree to which something is true) too much trop ; you worry/talk too much tu t'inquiètes/parles trop ; very much ( a lot) beaucoup ; ( absolutely) tout à fait ; he misses you very much tu lui manques beaucoup ; I'd appreciate it very much if j'apprécierais beaucoup que (+ subj) ; thanks very much merci beaucoup ; we enjoyed ourselves very much nous nous sommes beaucoup amusés ; she's very much like her mother elle ressemble beaucoup à sa mère ; it's very much the norm c'est tout à fait la norme ; I felt very much the foreigner je me sentais tout à fait étranger ; so much tellement ; I wanted so much to meet you j'avais tellement envie de vous rencontrer ; it hurts so much ça fait tellement mal ; it's so much better c'est tellement mieux ; he hates flying so much that he prefers to take the boat il déteste tellement l'avion qu'il préfère prendre le bateau ; thanks so much for merci beaucoup pour ; as much autant (as que) ; I like them as much as you (do) je les aime autant que toi ; she doesn't worry as much as before elle ne s'inquiète pas autant qu'avant ; they hated each other as much as ever ils se détestaient toujours autant ; she is as much entitled to a visa as you elle a autant droit à un visa que toi ; they were as much a part of village life as the farmers ils faisaient autant partie de la vie du village que les fermiers ; he wasn't sure and said as much il n'était pas sûr et il l'a dit ; I thought as much c'est bien ce qui me semblait ; however much même si ; you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord ; I couldn't cry out however much it hurt je ne pouvais pas crier même si ça me faisait très mal ;5 (emphatic: setting up a contrast) not so much X as Y moins X que Y, plus Y que X ; it wasn't so much a warning as a threat c'était moins un avertissement qu'une menace, c'était plus une menace qu'un avertissement ; the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante ; it doesn't annoy me so much as make me wonder ça m'agace moins que ça ne me surprend.B pron1 ( a great deal) beaucoup ; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose ; do you have much left? est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup? ; did he earn much? est-ce qu'il a gagné beaucoup? ; we have much to learn nous avons beaucoup à apprendre (from de) ; we didn't eat much nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose ; there isn't much to do il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire ; he doesn't have much to say il n'a pas grand-chose à dire ; there isn't much one can do to prevent it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire pour empêcher ça ; he doesn't have much to complain about il n'a pas à se plaindre ; it leaves much to be desired ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer ; there's much to be said for beaucoup de choses plaident en faveur de [plan, country life, job-sharing] ; much of une grande partie de ; much of the difficulty lies in… une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans… ; much of the meeting was spent discussing… une grande partie de la réunion a été consacrée à discuter… ; much of their work involves… une grande partie de leur travail consiste à… ; much of what remains is useless une grande partie de ce qui reste est inutile ; much of the resentment is due to le ressentiment vient en grande partie de ; I don't see much of them now je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant ; to make much of sth ( focus on) insister sur qch ; ( understand) comprendre qch ; the report made much of the scandal le rapport insistait sur le scandale or faisait grand cas du scandale ; I couldn't make much of her last book je n'ai pas compris grand-chose à son dernier livre ;2 (expressing a relative amount, degree) so much tant ; they are willing to pay so much per vehicle ils sont prêts à payer tant par véhicule ; we'd eaten so much that nous avions tant mangé que ; she spends so much of her life abroad elle passe une très grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger ; she spends so much of her life abroad that elle passe une si grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger que ; so much of her work is gloomy il y a une grande partie de son œuvre qui est sombre ; so much of the earth is polluted la terre est tellement polluée ; so much of the time, it's a question of patience la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience ; too much trop ; it costs too much c'est trop cher ; you eat too much tu manges trop ; it's too much! lit c'est trop! ; ( in protest) c'en est trop! ; it's too much of a strain c'est trop éprouvant ; she was too much of an egotist to do elle était trop égoïste pour faire ; I couldn't eat all that, it's too much for me! je ne pourrais jamais manger tout ça, c'est trop pour moi! ; the heat/the work was too much for them ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur/le travail ; the measures proved too much for them ils n'ont pas pu tolérer les mesures ; he was too much for his opponent il était trop fort pour son adversaire ; I bought about this much j'en ai acheté à peu près ça ; he's read this much already il a déjà lu tout ça ; I'll say this much for him, he's honest il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête ; this much is certain, we'll have no choice une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix ; twice as much deux fois autant or plus ; if we had half as much as you si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as ; I'll need half as much again il me faudra encore la moitié de ça ; as much as possible autant que possible ; they paid as much as we did ils ont payé autant que nous ; is it as much as that? est-ce que ça fait autant que ça? ; I enjoy nature as much as the next person j'apprécie la nature autant que n'importe qui ; it can cost as much as £50 ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling ; it was as much as I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; as much as to say… d'un air de dire… ; how much? combien? ; how much did you pay for it? combien est-ce que tu l'as payé? ; tell them how much you won dis-leur combien tu as gagné ; how much do they know? qu'est-ce qu'ils savent au juste? ; he never knew how much we missed him il n'a jamais su à quel point or combien il nous a manqué ; do you know how much this means to me? est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi? ;3 (focusing on limitations, inadequacy) it's not ou nothing much ce n'est pas grand-chose ; it's not up to much GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose ; he 's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau ; she doesn't think much of him elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui ; she doesn't think much of it elle n'en pense pas beaucoup de bien ; I'm not much of a letter-writer/reader je n'aime pas beaucoup écrire des lettres/lire ; it's not much of a film ce n'est pas un bon film ; it wasn't much of a life ce n'était pas une vie ; it wasn't much of a holiday for us ce n'était vraiment pas des vacances pour nous ; that's not much of a consolation! ça ne me console pas tellement! ; I'm not much of a one for cooking ○ la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort ○.C quantif beaucoup de ; have you got much money/work? est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'argent/de travail? ; I haven't got (very) much time je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps ; we didn't get much support nous n'avons pas eu beaucoup de soutien ; it doesn't make much sense ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; there isn't much wine left il ne reste pas beaucoup de vin ; does he watch much TV? est-ce qu'il regarde beaucoup la télé ○ ? ; she didn't speak much English elle parlait peu anglais ; too much energy trop d'énergie ; to spend too much money dépenser trop d'argent ; we don't have too much time nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps ; don't use so much salt ne mets pas tant de sel ; why does he make so much noise? pourquoi fait-il tant de bruit? ; I spent so much time doing j'ai passé tant de temps à faire ; she gets so much enjoyment out of the radio elle a tant de plaisir à écouter la radio ; we paid twice as much money nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent ; how much time have we got left? combien de temps nous reste-t-il? ; how much liquid does it contain? combien de liquide est-ce que ça contient?D much+ (dans composés) much-loved/-respected très apprécié/respecté ; much-maligned tant décrié ; much-needed indispensable.E much as conj phr bien que (+ subj) ; much as he needed the money, he wouldn't beg for it il avait vraiment besoin de cet argent et pourtant il ne pouvait se résoudre à mendier ; much as we regret our decision we have no choice bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix.F much less conj phr encore moins ; I've never seen him much less spoken to him je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler.G so much as adv phr without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser ; if you so much as move/sigh si tu fais le moindre mouvement/pousses le moindre soupir ; they can be imprisoned for so much as criticizing the regime ils peuvent être emprisonnés ne serait-ce que pour avoir critiqué le régime.much wants more plus on en a plus on en veut ; there isn't much in GB ou to US it (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près ; there isn't much in it for us ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose ; she's late again? that's a bit much! elle est encore en retard? elle exagère! ; ⇒ so.
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