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1 have

have [hæv]

verbe auxiliaire ⇒ 1 avoir ⇒ 1, 2A (a)-(c), 2B (b)-(e), 2C (a), 2C (b), 2F (a), 2F (d), 2F (h), 2F (i) être ⇒ 1 posséder ⇒ 2A (a) disposer de ⇒ 2A (b) prendre ⇒ 2B (c) passer ⇒ 2B (d) recevoir ⇒ 2C (a), 2C (b) vouloir ⇒ 2C (c), 2F (f) tenir ⇒ 2D (a) faire faire ⇒ 2E (b), 2E (c) placer ⇒ 2F (b) devoir ⇒ 2G (a), 2G (b) concerner ⇒ 2G (c)

ⓘ GRAM Les formes négatives, haven't et hasn't, s'écrivent have not and has not dans un style plus soutenu.

ⓘ GRAM Most French verbs will conjugate with avoir to form the perfect tense. However, all reflexive verbs and many intransitive verbs - mainly of motion - will conjugate with être.

(3rd pers sing pres has [hæz], pt & pp had [hæd])

1 auxiliary verb

(a) (used to form perfect tenses) avoir, être;

∎ to have finished avoir fini;

∎ to have left être parti;

∎ to have sat down s'être assis;

∎ to have been/had avoir été/eu;

∎ has she slept? a-t-elle dormi?;

∎ have they arrived? sont-ils arrivés?;

∎ he has been ill il a été malade;

∎ when you've calmed down quand vous vous serez calmé;

∎ I will have forgotten by next week j'aurai oublié d'ici la semaine prochaine;

∎ the children will have gone to bed by the time we arrive les enfants seront couchés quand nous arriverons;

∎ you were silly not to have accepted tu es bête de ne pas avoir accepté;

∎ after or when you have finished, you may leave quand vous aurez fini, vous pourrez partir;

∎ she was ashamed of having lied elle avait honte d'avoir menti;

∎ she felt she couldn't change her mind, having already agreed to go elle sentait qu'elle ne pouvait pas changer d'avis, étant donné qu'elle avait dit être d'accord pour y aller;

∎ I have been thinking j'ai réfléchi;

∎ he has been working here for two months il travaille ici depuis deux mois, il y a deux mois qu'il travaille ici;

∎ I have known her for three years/since childhood je la connais depuis trois ans/depuis mon enfance;

∎ I had known her for years cela faisait des années que je la connaissais, je la connaissais depuis des années;

∎ she claimed she hadn't heard the news elle a prétendu ne pas avoir entendu la nouvelle;

∎ I had already gone to bed when he arrived j'étais déjà couché quand il est arrivé;

∎ we had gone to bed early nous nous étions couchés de bonne heure;

∎ when he had given his speech, I left une fois qu'il eut terminé son discours, je partis;

∎ had I known, I wouldn't have insisted si j'avais su, je n'aurais pas insisté;

∎ if I had known, I wouldn't have said anything si j'avais su, je n'aurais rien dit;

∎ they would have been happy if it hadn't been for the war ils auraient vécu heureux si la guerre n'était pas survenue;

∎ why don't you just leave him and have done with it? pourquoi donc est-ce que vous ne le quittez pas, pour en finir?;

∎ I'd as soon not j'aimerais mieux pas;

∎ he'd rather or sooner stay at home than go out dancing il aimerait mieux rester ou il préférerait rester à la maison qu'aller danser;

∎ familiar he's had it (is in trouble) il est fichu ou foutu; (is worn out) il est à bout;

∎ familiar I've had it with all your complaining! j'en ai jusque-là de tes jérémiades!;

∎ familiar I've had it up to here with him j'en ai jusque-là de ce type-là;

∎ familiar the car has just about had it la voiture va bientôt rendre l'âme;

∎ familiar this plant has had it cette plante est fichue

(b) (elliptical uses)

∎ have you ever had the measles? - yes, I have/no, I haven't avez-vous eu la rougeole? - oui/non;

∎ she hasn't finished - yes, she has! elle n'a pas fini - (mais) si!;

∎ you've forgotten his birthday - no, I haven't! tu as oublié son anniversaire - mais non!;

∎ have you ever considered going into politics? if you have.../if you haven't… avez-vous déjà envisagé de rentrer dans la vie politique? si oui…/si non…;

∎ you've forgotten your gloves - so I have! vous avez oublié vos gants - en effet! ou tiens, c'est vrai!

(c) (in tag questions)

∎ you've read 'Hamlet', haven't you? vous avez lu 'Hamlet', n'est-ce pas?;

∎ he hasn't arrived, has he? il n'est pas arrivé, si?;

∎ so she's got a new job, has she? elle a changé de travail alors?

2 transitive verb

A.

(a) (be in possession of, own) avoir, posséder;

∎ do you have or have you got a car? avez-vous une voiture?;

∎ they have (got) a lot of friends/money ils ont beaucoup d'amis/d'argent;

∎ they don't have or they haven't got any more ils n'en ont plus;

∎ she shares everything she has (got) with them elle partage tout ce qu'elle a avec eux;

∎ he has (got) £10 left il lui reste 10 livres;

∎ we have (got) six of them left il nous en reste six;

∎ do you have or have you got any children? if you have... avez-vous des enfants? si vous en avez ou si oui...;

∎ they have (got) a 50 percent interest in the business ils ont ou détiennent 50 pour cent des intérêts dans l'affaire;

∎ I have (got) a lot of work to finish j'ai beaucoup de travail à finir;

∎ do we have or have we got any milk in the house? est-ce qu'on a du lait ou est-ce qu'il y a du lait à la maison?;

∎ she has (got) a baker's shop/bookshop elle tient une boulangerie/librairie;

∎ do you have or have you got the time? avez-vous l'heure?;

∎ he doesn't have or hasn't got a job il n'a pas de travail, il est sans travail;

∎ we have (got) a deadline to meet nous avons un délai à respecter;

∎ I've got it! ça y est, j'ai trouvé ou j'y suis!;

∎ paper, envelopes and what have you du papier, des enveloppes et je ne sais quoi encore;

∎ proverb you can't have your cake and eat it on ne peut pas avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre;

∎ familiar give it all you have or all you've got! mets-y le paquet!

(b) (enjoy the use of) avoir, disposer de;

∎ we had a couple of hours to do our errands nous disposions de ou nous avions quelques heures pour faire nos courses;

∎ I don't have time or I haven't got time to stop for lunch je n'ai pas le temps de m'arrêter pour déjeuner;

∎ he has (got) a month to finish il a un mois pour finir;

∎ he hasn't (got) long to live il ne lui reste pas longtemps à vivre;

∎ do you have or have you (got) a minute (to spare)? tu as une minute?;

∎ she had the house to herself elle avait la maison pour elle toute seule;

∎ such questions have an important place in our lives ce genre de questions occupe une place importante dans notre vie;

∎ he has (got) nothing to do/to read il n'a rien à faire/à lire

(c) (possess as quality or attribute) avoir;

∎ she has (got) red hair elle a les cheveux roux, elle est rousse;

∎ you have (got) beautiful eyes tu as de beaux yeux;

∎ the ticket has (got) a name on it il y a un nom sur le billet;

∎ to have good taste avoir bon goût;

∎ to have a bad temper avoir mauvais caractère;

∎ she has (got) a reputation for being difficult elle a la réputation d'être difficile;

∎ the house has (got) a beautiful view of the mountains de la maison, on a une belle vue sur les montagnes;

∎ she has (got) what it takes or she has it in her to succeed elle a ce qu'il faut pour réussir;

∎ you've never had it so good! vous n'avez jamais eu la vie si belle!;

∎ familiar he really has it bad for Emma il a complètement craqué pour Emma

(d) (possess knowledge or understanding of)

∎ do you have or have you got any experience of teaching? avez-vous déjà enseigné?;

∎ she has (got) a clear sense of what matters elle sait très bien ce qui est important;

∎ he has some Greek and Latin il connaît un peu le grec et le latin;

∎ I have a little Spanish je parle un peu espagnol

B.

(a) (indicating experience of a specified situation)

∎ to have a dream/nightmare faire un rêve/cauchemar;

∎ I have no regrets je n'ai aucun regret ou pas de regrets;

∎ I didn't have any trouble in finding it je n'ai eu aucune peine à le trouver;

∎ we have (got) nothing or we don't have anything against dogs on n'a rien contre les chiens;

∎ I've had my appendix out je me suis fait opérer de l'appendicite;

∎ he had all his money stolen il s'est fait voler ou on lui a volé tout son argent;

∎ I love having my back rubbed j'adore qu'on me frotte le dos;

∎ they had some strange things happen to them il leur est arrivé de drôles de choses

(b) (be infected with, suffer from) avoir;

∎ to have a cold avoir un rhume, être enrhumé;

∎ do you have or have you got a headache? avez-vous mal à la tête?;

∎ he has (got) problems with his back il a des problèmes de dos

(c) (perform, take part in → bath, lesson) prendre; (→ meeting) avoir;

∎ we had our first argument last night nous nous sommes disputés hier soir pour la première fois;

∎ to have a stroll se promener, faire un tour;

∎ I want to have a think about it je veux y réfléchir;

∎ to have a party (organize) organiser une fête; (celebrate) faire la fête;

∎ I'll have no part in it je refuse de m'en mêler

(d) (pass, spend) passer, avoir;

∎ I had a horrible day at work j'ai passé une journée atroce au travail;

∎ have a nice day! bonne journée!;

∎ to have a good time s'amuser;

∎ did you have a good time? c'était bien?, tu t'es bien amusé?;

∎ a good time was had by all tout le monde s'est bien amusé;

∎ she's had a hard time of it lately elle vient de traverser une mauvaise passe

(e) (exhibit, show) avoir, montrer;

∎ have mercy on us! ayez pitié de nous!;

∎ he had the nerve to refuse il a eu le culot de refuser;

∎ he didn't even have the decency to apologize il n'a même pas eu la décence de s'excuser

C.

(a) (obtain, receive) avoir, recevoir;

∎ I'd like him to have this picture j'aimerais lui donner cette photo;

∎ I'd like to have your advice on something j'aimerais que vous me donniez un conseil à propos de quelque chose;

∎ we had a phone call from the mayor nous avons reçu ou eu un coup de fil du maire;

∎ they've still had no news of the lost plane ils n'ont toujours pas de nouvelles de l'avion (qui a) disparu;

∎ I have it on good authority je le tiens de bonne source;

∎ I must have your answer by tomorrow il me faut votre réponse pour demain;

∎ let me have your answer by next week donnez-moi votre réponse avant la semaine prochaine;

∎ let me have your keys donne-moi tes clefs;

∎ let me have the book back when you've finished rends-moi le livre quand tu auras fini;

∎ she let them have the wardrobe for £300 elle leur a laissé ou cédé l'armoire pour 300 livres;

∎ there are plenty of flats to be had il y a plein d'appartements;

∎ familiar I let him have it (attacked him) je lui ai réglé son compte; (told him off) je lui ai passé un savon;

∎ familiar you had it coming! tu ne l'as pas volé!

(b) (invite) recevoir, avoir;

∎ she's having some people (over) for or to dinner elle reçoit ou elle a du monde à dîner;

∎ let's have him round for a drink et si on l'invitait à prendre un pot?;

∎ did you have any visitors? avez-vous eu de la visite?;

∎ after the movie we had them back for coffee après le cinéma, nous les avons invités à venir prendre le café chez nous

(c) (accept, take) vouloir;

∎ he'd like to marry but nobody will have him! il aimerait se marier mais personne ne veut de lui!;

∎ do what you want, I'm having nothing more to do with your schemes fais ce que tu veux, je ne veux plus être mêlé à tes combines

D.

(a) (clutch) tenir;

∎ to have sb in one's power avoir qn en son pouvoir;

∎ the teacher had (got) him by the arm/the ear le maître le tenait par le bras/l'oreille;

∎ he had (got) his assailant by the throat il tenait son agresseur à la gorge

(b) figurative (gain control or advantage over)

∎ you have me there! là vous me tenez!;

∎ I have (got) you right where I want you now! je vous tiens!;

∎ Sport the Bears have it! les Bears ont gagné!

(c) (bewilder, perplex)

∎ who won? - you've got me there qui a gagné? - là, tu me poses une colle

E.

(a) (cause to be)

∎ the news had me worried la nouvelle m'a inquiété;

∎ I'll have this light fixed in a minute j'en ai pour une minute à réparer cette lampe;

∎ we'll have everything ready tout sera prêt

(b) (with past participle) (cause to be done) to have sth done faire faire qch;

∎ I had my hair cut je me suis fait couper les cheveux;

∎ we must have the curtains cleaned nous devons faire nettoyer les rideaux ou donner les rideaux à nettoyer;

∎ three houses had their windows shattered trois maisons ont eu leurs fenêtres brisées;

∎ she had coffee brought up to the room elle a fait monter du café dans la chambre;

∎ I had my watch stolen je me suis fait voler ma montre

(c) (with infinitive) (cause to do) to have sb do sth faire faire qch à qn;

∎ she had him invite all the neighbours round elle lui a fait inviter tous les voisins;

∎ have them come in faites-les entrer;

∎ the boss had him up to his office le patron l'a convoqué dans son bureau;

∎ he soon had them all laughing il eut tôt fait de les faire tous rire;

∎ I had the children go to bed early j'ai couché les enfants de bonne heure;

∎ as he would have us believe comme il voudrait nous le faire croire

F.

(a) (consume → food, meal) avoir, prendre;

∎ we were having lunch nous étions en train de déjeuner;

∎ we're having dinner out tonight nous sortons dîner ce soir;

∎ to have breakfast in bed prendre le petit déjeuner au lit;

∎ would you like to have coffee? voulez-vous (prendre) un café?;

∎ do you have coffee or tea in the morning? prenez-vous du café ou du thé le matin?;

∎ I had tea with her j'ai pris le thé avec elle;

∎ we stopped and had a drink nous nous sommes arrêtés pour boire quelque chose;

∎ what will you have? - I'll have the lamb (in restaurant) qu'est-ce que vous prenez? - je vais prendre de l'agneau;

∎ we had fish for dinner nous avons mangé ou eu du poisson au dîner;

∎ he always has a cigarette after dinner il fume toujours une cigarette après le dîner;

∎ will you have a cigarette? voulez-vous une cigarette?

(b) (indicating location, position) placer, mettre;

∎ we'll have the wardrobe here and the table in there nous mettrons l'armoire ici et la table par là;

∎ she had her arm around his shoulders elle avait mis le bras autour de ses épaules;

∎ I had my back to the window je tournais le dos à la fenêtre;

∎ he had his head down il avait la tête baissée

(c) (be accompanied by)

∎ she had her mother with her sa mère était avec elle;

∎ I can't talk right now, I have someone with me je ne peux pas parler, je ne suis pas seul ou je suis avec quelqu'un

(d) (give birth to) avoir;

∎ she's had a baby elle a eu un bébé;

∎ she had her baby last week elle a accouché la semaine dernière;

∎ she's going to have a baby elle attend ou elle va avoir un bébé;

∎ he's had three children by her il a eu trois enfants d'elle;

∎ our dog has just had puppies notre chien vient d'avoir des petits

(e) (assert, claim) soutenir, maintenir;

∎ public opinion has it that he is not telling the truth on pense généralement qu'il ne dit pas la vérité;

∎ rumour has it that they're married le bruit court qu'ils sont mariés;

∎ as the government would have it comme dirait le gouvernement;

∎ as Plato has it comme dit Platon, comme l'a écrit Platon

(f) (with "will" or "would") (wish for) vouloir;

∎ what would you have me do? que voudriez-vous que je fasse?;

∎ I'll have you know I have a degree in French je vous fais remarquer que j'ai une licence de français

(g) (in negative) (allow, permit) I will not have him in my house! il ne mettra pas les pieds chez moi!;

∎ I won't have it! ça ne va pas se passer comme ça!;

∎ we can't have you sleeping on the floor nous ne pouvons pas vous laisser dormir par terre;

∎ familiar we tried to give the dog a bath but he wasn't having any of it! nous avons essayé de donner un bain au chien, mais rien n'y a fait!;

∎ familiar I'm not having any of your nonsense pas de bêtises

(h) (in passive) familiar (cheat, outwit) avoir;

∎ you've been had! tu t'es fait avoir!

(i) very familiar (sleep with) avoir

G.

(a) (with infinitive) (indicating obligation) to have (got) to do sth devoir faire qch, être obligé de faire qch;

∎ do you have to or have you got to leave so soon? êtes-vous obligé de partir ou faut-il que vous partiez si tôt?;

∎ I have (got) to go to the meeting il faut que j'aille ou je dois aller ou je suis obligé d'aller à la réunion;

∎ don't you have to or haven't you got to phone the office? est-ce que tu ne dois pas appeler le bureau?;

∎ he'll do it if he's got to il le fera s'il est obligé de le faire;

∎ you don't have to or you haven't got to go tu n'es pas obligé d'y aller;

∎ we had to take physics at school nous étions obligés de suivre des cours de physique à l'école;

∎ she had to take a blood test elle a été obligée de ou elle a dû faire un examen sanguin;

∎ I hate having to get up early j'ai horreur de devoir me lever tôt;

∎ I won't apologize - you have to je ne m'excuserai pas - il le faut;

∎ you've got to be joking! vous plaisantez!, c'est une plaisanterie!;

∎ you didn't have to tell your father what happened! tu n'avais pas besoin d'aller dire à ton père ce qui s'est passé!;

∎ ironic the train WOULD have to be late today of all days! il fallait que le train soit en retard aujourd'hui!;

∎ familiar that has (got) to be the stupidest idea I've ever heard! ça doit être l'idée la plus idiote que j'aie jamais entendue!

(b) (with infinitive) (indicating necessity) devoir;

∎ you have (got) to get some rest il faut que vous vous reposiez, vous devez vous reposer;

∎ I'll have to think about it il va falloir que j'y réfléchisse;

∎ I have (got) to know il faut que je le sache;

∎ we have to be careful about what we say on doit faire attention ou il faut qu'on fasse attention à ce qu'on dit;

∎ some problems still have to or have still got to be worked out il reste encore des problèmes à résoudre;

∎ if you finish the report this evening you won't have to come in to work tomorrow si vous finissez le rapport ce soir, vous n'aurez pas besoin de venir travailler demain;

∎ first the potatoes have (got) to be washed il faut d'abord laver les pommes de terre;

∎ I don't like housework but it has (got) to be done je n'aime pas faire le ménage mais il faut bien que quelqu'un le fasse;

∎ the plumbing has (got) to be redone la plomberie a besoin d'être refaite;

∎ you'd have to be deaf not to hear that noise il faudrait être sourd pour ne pas entendre ce bruit;

∎ do you have to turn the music up so loud? vous ne pourriez pas baisser un peu la musique?

(c) (with "to do") (idioms) the book has to do with archaeology ce livre traite de l'archéologie;

∎ their argument had to do with money ils se disputaient à propos d'argent;

∎ this has nothing to do with you ça ne te concerne ou regarde pas;

∎ I'll have nothing more to do with her je ne veux plus avoir affaire à elle;

∎ they had nothing to do with her being fired ils n'avaient rien à voir avec son licenciement

3 haves plural noun

∎ the haves les riches mpl, les nantis mpl;

∎ the haves and the have-nots les riches mpl et les pauvres mpl, les nantis mpl et les démunis mpl

➲ have around separable transitive verb

(keep available) garder ou avoir sous la main;

∎ I have the documents around somewhere les documents sont là quelque part, j'ai les documents quelque part;

∎ she's a useful person to have around il est bon de l'avoir sous la main;

∎ I don't like having children around je n'aime pas la compagnie des enfants

➲ have at inseparable transitive verb

British Fencing attaquer

➲ have away separable transitive verb

British very familiar

∎ to have it away (with sb) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn)

➲ have down separable transitive verb

(invite from upstairs, the north) inviter;

∎ we're having his family down for the weekend sa famille vient passer le week-end chez nous

➲ have in separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to enter) faire entrer;

∎ she had him in for a chat elle l'a fait entrer pour discuter

(b) (invite)

∎ to have friends in for a drink inviter des amis à prendre un pot

(c) (doctor, workman) faire venir;

∎ we had to have the doctor in nous avons dû faire venir le médecin;

∎ they've got workmen in at the moment ils ont des ouvriers en ce moment

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to have it in for sb avoir une dent contre qn;

∎ they had it in for me from the day I arrived ils en ont eu après moi dès mon arrivée

➲ have off separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) retirer;

∎ the barber nearly had my ear off le coiffeur a failli me couper l'oreille

(b) (have removed) faire retirer;

∎ she's having the plaster off next week on lui retire son plâtre la semaine prochaine

(c) British very familiar (have sexual intercourse)

∎ to have it off (with sb) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn)

➲ have on separable transitive verb

(a) (wear) porter;

∎ what does she have on? qu'est-ce qu'elle porte?, comment est-elle habillée?;

∎ she had her black dress on elle avait ou portait sa robe noire;

∎ the child had nothing on l'enfant était tout nu

(b) (radio, television)

∎ have you got the radio on? avez-vous allumé la radio?, est-ce que la radio est allumée?;

∎ he has the radio/television on all night sa radio/sa télévision est allumée toute la nuit

(c) (commitment, engagement)

∎ we have a lot on today nous avons beaucoup à faire aujourd'hui;

∎ do you have anything on for tonight? avez-vous des projets pour ou êtes-vous pris ce soir?;

∎ I have nothing on for the weekend je n'ai rien de prévu ce week-end

(d) British familiar (tease, trick) faire marcher;

∎ you're having me on! tu me fais marcher!;

∎ I was only having you on c'était juste pour te faire marcher

(e) (idiom)

∎ they have nothing on me ils n'ont aucune preuve contre moi;

∎ the police have nothing on him la police n'a rien sur lui

➲ have out separable transitive verb

(a) (tooth) se faire arracher

(b) (settle)

∎ to have it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn;

∎ she had it or the matter or the whole thing out with him elle a eu une longue explication avec lui;

∎ let's have this out once and for all mettons les choses au point une fois pour toutes

➲ have over separable transitive verb

(invite) inviter

➲ have up separable transitive verb

(a) familiar (bring before the authorities)

∎ I'll have you up for blackmail je vais vous poursuivre (en justice) pour chantage;

∎ they were had up by the police for vandalism ils ont été arrêtés pour vandalisme;

∎ he was had up (before the court) for breaking and entering il a comparu (devant le tribunal) pour effraction

(b) (invite from downstairs, the south) inviter;

∎ he had them up (to his flat) for tea il les a invités à venir prendre le thé;

∎ we're having them up from London for the weekend il sont venus nous voir de Londres pour le week-end

✾ Film 'To Have and Have Not' Hawks 'Le Port de l'angoisse'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > have
2 thing

[θɪŋ]
n

1) вещь, предмет

What is this thing for? — Для чего эта вещь?

What is that big thing on the shelf? — Что это за большой предмет на полке?

Is that thing yours? — Это ваша вещь?

- small thing
- strange thing
- cheap things
- among other things
- enjoy all the good things in the world
- make things with one's hands
2) (обыкновенно pl) вещи, имущество

His things are always lying all over. — Его вещи вечно всюду разбросаны.

Where are my things? — Где мои вещи?

- keep one's things in one place
- put one's things in order
- pack one's things

3) (обыкновенно pl) нательные вещи, одежда

She had her things on and was ready to go. — Она была уже одета и готова выходить.

I haven't a thing to wear. — Мне совсем нечего носить.

- buy some new things for smb
- put on one's things
- take off one's things
- leave one's things in the cloakroom
- leave one's things on the bank
4) (обыкновенно pl) еда

Do we have any nice things for tea? — У нас к чаю есть что-нибудь вкусное?

There was not a thing to eat in the house. — Есть в доме было нечего.

- sweet things
- avoid sweet and starchy things
5) (обыкновенно pl) принадлежности (для определенной цели)

- one's painting things
- cooking things
- one's shopping things
- clear breakfast things from the table
- wash tea things
6) событие, явление, факт, случай

There is no such thing as this. — Такого явления не существует.

I don't like that sort of things. — Мне такие вещи не нравятся.

Strange things sometimes happen. — Иногда происходят странные вещи.

- thing of the past
- one thing and another
- worry over every little thing
- take things easy
- take things as they come
- call things by their proper names
- see things in a different light

- look at things from this point of view
- one thing leads to another
7) поступок, действие

It is the last thing I want to do. — Я совсем не хочу так поступать.

That is not the right thing to do. — Так поступать нельзя.

I'll ring you up the first thing in the morning. — Я тебе позвоню сразу же утром.

- be careful in all things
- do the proper thing at the proper time
- it was a dangerous thing to do
- best thing to do
8) (обыкновенно pl) обстоятельства, обстановка, состояние дел

How are things? — Как идут дела? /Какова обстановка?

Things cannot go on like this. — Так это не может продолжаться.

Things may go wrong. — Все может сорваться/пойти не так, как задумано.

Things look bad. — Дела выглядят из рук вон плохо. /От нынешнего состояния дел ничего хорошего ждать нельзя.

- state of things
- think things over
- reason things out
- straighten things out
- simplify things
- as things go
- things have changed greatly
9) дело

It is not an easy thing to do. — Это нелегкое дело.

I have several things to attend to. — Мне надо еще кое-что сделать/у меня еще несколько дел.

- give up the thing

10) нечто, что-то

It is the wrong thing. — Это совсем не то, что надо.

It is the funniest thing I've ever heard. — Никогда в жизни не слышал ничего более смешного.

We talked about a hundred things. — Мы говорили о множестве разных вещей.

- worst thing
- important thing
- best thing
- convenient thing
- all sorts of things
- say one thing and mean another
- say the wrong thing
- say the first thing that comes to smb's head
11) суть, сущность

- thing is...
- know a thing or two about smth
- all things are difficult before they are easy

- death ends all things

- he who begins many things finishes but few

- if you want a thing done, do it yourself

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USAGE:

(1.) For thing USAGE (5.), (6.); see case I. n; USAGE (2.). (2.) For thing USAGE (5.); See story, n (3.) For thing USAGE (5.); See history, n; USAGE (4.).

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > thing
3 make

meik
1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) hacer, construir, fabricar

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) hacer, obligar

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) hacer, poner, volver

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganar, hacer

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) ser, equivaler

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser, hacer

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nombrar, elegir

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) hacer

2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

make¹ n marca

what make is your watch? ¿de qué marca es tu reloj? / ¿cuál es la marca de tu reloj?

make² vb

1. hacer

I'm making a cake estoy haciendo una tarta

don't make so much noise no hagas tanto ruido

the film made her cry la película la hizo llorar

have you made your bed? ¿te has hecho la cama?

2. fabricar / producir

this factory makes cars esta fábrica produce coches

3. ser

eight and seven make fifteen ocho y siete son quince

to make sure asegurarse

make sure the oven is turned off asegúrate de que esté apagado el horno

El pasado y participio pasado de make es made; el gerundio se escribe making

make

tr[meɪk]

noun

1 (brand) marca

■ what make of car did you buy? ¿de qué marca es el coche que compraste?

transitive verb (pt & pp made, ger making)

1 (produce - gen) hacer; (construct) construir; (manufacture) fabricar; (create) crear; (prepare) preparar

■ we've already made plans for the weekend ya hemos hecho planes para el fin de semana

■ have you made a list? ¿has hecho una lista?

■ he made a fortune hizo una fortuna

■ I'll make some tea haré un poco de té

■ she made some sandwiches hizo unos bocadillos, preparó unos bocadillos

■ he's making a film about the civil war está haciendo una película sobre la guerra civil

■ they're going to make a record van a grabar un disco

■ Parliament makes laws el Parlamento hace las leyes

■ she makes all her own clothes ella misma se hace toda su ropa

■ stop making all that noise! ¡dejad de hacer tanto ruido!

■ these cakes have been made using the finest ingredients estos pastelitos han sido elaborados con ingredientes de primera calidad

2 (carry out, perform) hacer

■ we made a long journey hicimos un largo viaje

■ may I make a suggestion? ¿puedo hacer una sugerencia?

■ the cat's made a hole in the armchair el gato ha hecho un agujero en el sillón

■ I must make a phone call tengo que hacer una llamada

■ she made an important decision tomó una decisión importante

■ he has to make a speech tiene que pronunciar un discurso

■ I made a terrible mistake cometí un gran error

■ we've made arrangements for you to be met at the airport hemos dispuesto que alguien vaya a buscarte al aeropuerto

3 (cause to be) hacer, poner, volver

■ the fish made her ill el pescado le sentó mal

■ the gift made him happy el regalo lo hizo feliz

■ you make me so angry me sacas de quicio

■ the decision made me unpopular le decisión me hizo impopular

■ that dress makes you look slim aquel vestido te hace delgada

■ the news has been made public la noticia se ha hecho pública

■ she couldn't make herself understood no se hacía entender

4 (force, compel) hacer, obligar; (cause to do) hacer

■ they make me go to bed early me obligan a acostarme temprano

■ they made him wait le hicieron esperar

■ peeling onions makes her cry pelar cebollas le hace llorar

■ he makes me laugh me hace reír

■ what makes you say that? ¿por qué dices eso?

5 (be, become) ser, hacer; (cause to be) hacer, convertir en

■ she'll make a good singer será buena cantante, tiene madera de cantante

■ he'll make somebody a good husband será un buen marido para alguien

■ we'll make a champion of you te convertiremos en campeón

■ it'll make a change será un cambio

■ this book makes great reading este libro es estupendo

■ don't make a habit of it que no se convierta en una costumbre

■ you'll make a mess of it lo vas a estropear

6 (earn) ganar, hacer

■ she made 1,000 pounds last week ganó 1.000 libras la semana pasada

■ he makes a living selling imitation jewellery se gana la vida vendiendo bisutería

7 (achieve) conseguir, alcanzar; (arrive at, reach) alcanzar, llegar a; (manage to attend) poder (ir)

■ we made it! ¡lo conseguimos!

■ he made it to the airport just in time llegó al aeropuerto con el tiempo justo

■ their record made number one su disco alcanzó el número uno

■ I can't make it to your party no puedo ir a tu fiesta

■ I can't make it Friday el viernes no puedo

8 (appoint) nombrar; (elect) elegir

■ the king made him a duke el rey lo nombró duque

■ they made her treasurer la eligieron tesorera

9 (calculate, estimate, reckon) calcular

■ I make it ten pounds altogether calculo que son diez libras en total

■ how much do you make it? ¿a ti cuánto te da?

■ what time do you make it? ¿qué hora tienes?

10 (total, equal) ser, equivaler a

■ three and four make seven tres más cuatro son siete

■ with the baby that makes eight of us con el bebé somos ocho

■ that makes the third time you've asked me! ¡es la tercera vez que me lo preguntas!

11 (complete, finish off) dar el toque final a, completar; (assure success of) consagrar

■ the new curtains really make the room las nuevas cortinas dan el toque final a la habitación

■ this book will make her as a novelist este libro la consagrará como novelista

intransitive verb

1 (to be about to) hacer como, hacer ademán de, simular

■ he made as if to kiss her hizo como si la besara

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on the make (for profit) andar tras el dinero, andar intentando sacar tajada 2 (for power) barrer para dentro, barrer para casa 3 (for sex) estar de ligue, andar buscando aventuras

to make a fresh start volver a empezar

to make a go of something sacar algo adelante

to make a loss perder dinero

to make a name for oneself hacerse un nombre

to make a note of something apuntar algo

to make a profit ganar dinero

to make a will hacer su testamento

to make believe hacer ver, imaginarse

■ the children made believe they were on a desert island los niños hacían ver que estaban en una isla desierta

to make do (with something) arreglárselas (con algo)

to make friends hacer amigos

to make fun of burlarse de

to make it a rule to do something tener como norma hacer algo

to make good triunfar

to make something good (pay for, replace) pagar 2 (carry out, fulfil) cumplir con 3 (repair) arreglar

to make it (be successful) tener éxito, llegar hasta arriba

to make like hacer ver, fingir

■ make like you haven't seen him haz ver que no lo has visto

to make nothing of something (achieve easily) hacer algo sin ningún problema 2 (treat as trifling) quitar importancia a algo

to make or break somebody/something significar la consagración o la ruina de alguien/algo

to make sense tener sentido

to make somebody's day alegrarle el día a alguien

to make something clear aclarar algo, dejar algo claro

to make something known dar a conocer algo

to make sure (of something) asegurarse (de algo)

to make the best/most of something sacar partido de algo

to make the bed hacer la cama

make ['meɪk] v, made ['meɪd;] ; making vt

1) create: hacer

to make noise: hacer ruido

2) fashion, manufacture: hacer, fabricar

she made a dress: hizo un vestido

3) devise, form: desarrollar, elaborar, formar

4) constitute: hacer, constituir

made of stone: hecho de piedra

5) prepare: hacer, preparar

6) render: hacer, poner

it makes him nervous: lo pone nervioso

to make someone happy: hacer feliz a alguien

it made me sad: me dio pena

7) perform: hacer

to make a gesture: hacer un gesto

8) compel: hacer, forzar, obligar

9) earn: ganar

to make a living: ganarse la vida

make vi

1) head: ir, dirigirse

we made for home: nos fuimos a casa

2)

to make do : arreglárselas

3)

to make good repay: pagar

4)

to make good succeed: tener éxito

make n

brand: marca f

make

n.

• fabricación s.f.

• hechura s.f.

• marca s.f.

• modelo s.m.

make (sth.) apparent

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

make (sth.) stand out

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made) = confeccionar v.

• constituir v.

• crear v.

• fabricar v.

• formar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

I
1. meɪk
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

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Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

[meɪk] (pt, pp made) When make is part of a set combination, eg make an attempt, make a bow, make a case, make sure, look up the other word.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=create, prepare) [+ fire, bed, tea, will, remark, plan, suggestion] hacer; [+ dress] hacer, confeccionar; [+ shelter] construir; [+ meal] hacer, preparar; [+ record] grabar; [+ film] rodar; (=manufacture) [+ tool, machine] fabricar, hacer

I'm going to make a cake — voy a hacer un pastel

I make my bed every morning — me hago la cama cada mañana

he made it himself — lo hizo él mismo

God made man — Dios hizo al hombre

don't make a noise — no hagas ruido

"made in Spain" — [+ tool, machine] "fabricado en España"; [+ dress] "confeccionado en España"; [+ nougat, chocolate] "elaborado en España"

he's as cunning as they make 'em * — es de lo más astuto que hay

this car isn't made to carry eight people — este coche no está pensado para ocho personas

they don't make songs like that any more — ya no componen canciones como las de antes

• they were made for each other — estaban hechos el uno para el otro

her shoes weren't made for walking — llevaba unos zapatos poco adecuados para caminar

• we had the curtains made to measure — nos hicieron las cortinas a medida

• it's made of gold — es de oro, está hecho de oro
show 2., 4)
2) (=carry out) [+ journey, effort] hacer; [+ speech] pronunciar; [+ payment] efectuar; [+ error] cometer

I'd like to make a phone call — quisiera hacer una llamada

he made an agreement to pay off the arrears — se comprometió a pagar los atrasos

3) (=earn) ganar

how much do you make? — ¿cuánto ganas?

he makes £350 a week — gana 350 libras a la semana

the deal made him £500 — ganó 500 libras con el negocio, el negocio le reportó 500 libras

the film made millions — la película recaudó millones

4) (=reach, achieve) [+ place] llegar a

will we make Paris before lunch? — ¿llegaremos a París antes de la hora de comer?

Lara made a hundred — (Cricket) Lara hizo or se anotó 100 carreras

the novel made the bestseller list — la novela entró en las listas de libros más vendidos

• we made it just in time — llegamos justo a tiempo

can you make it by 10? — ¿puedes llegar a las 10?

sorry, I can't make it — lo siento, no puedo or no me va bien

do you think he'll make (it to) university? — ¿crees que conseguirá ir a la universidad?

he made (it into) the first team — consiguió entrar en el primer equipo

you've got the talent to make it — con tu talento llegarás muy lejos

to make it with sb * — (sexually) hacérselo con algn *

• to make land — (Naut) llegar a tierra

• to make port — (Naut) tomar puerto

- he's got it made

5) (=say, agree)

let's make it 9 o'clock — pongamos las 9

another beer, please, no, make that two — otra cerveza por favor, no, que sean dos

6) (=cause to succeed)

this film made her — esta película la consagró

he was made for life — se aseguró un porvenir brillante

to make or break sth/sb —

this deal will make or break him — con este negocio o fracasa o se asegura el éxito

sex can make or break a relationship — el sexo es determinante en una relación, el sexo puede afianzar una relación o hacer que fracase

7) (=constitute)

this log makes a good seat — este tronco va muy bien de asiento

he'll make somebody a good husband — va a ser or hará un buen marido para algn

it'll make a (nice) change not to have to cook every day — lo de no tener que cocinar cada día estará muy bien, ¡qué descanso, no tener que cocinar cada día!

• they make a lovely couple — hacen muy buena pareja

• he'll make a good footballer — será buen futbolista

• it makes pleasant reading — es una lectura amena

• it still doesn't make a set — todavía no completa un juego entero

• it made a nice surprise — fue una sorpresa agradable

8) (=equal)

two and two make four — dos y dos son cuatro

this one makes 20 — con este son or hacen 20

how much does that make (altogether)? — ¿a cuánto sube (en total)?

8 pints make a gallon — 8 pintas hacen or son un galón

9) (=calculate) calcular

what do you make the total? — ¿cuánto calculas que es el total?

how many do you make it? — ¿cuántos calculas que hay?

I make the total 17 — calculo que hay 17 en total

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

I make it 6 o'clock — yo tengo las 6

10) (Cards) [+ trick] ganar, hacer; (Bridge) [+ contract] cumplir

11) (in set structures)
to make sb sth (=cause to be)
to make sb king — hacer rey a algn

he made her his wife — la hizo su esposa

they've made Owen secretary — han nombrado secretario a Owen

he made her a star — hizo de ella una estrella
to make sb/sth ({+ adjective/past participle}28})
to make sb happy — hacer feliz a algn

to make sb angry — poner furioso a algn

to make o.s. heard — hacerse oír

the noise made concentration difficult or made it difficult to concentrate — con ese ruido era difícil concentrarse

why make things difficult for yourself? — ¿por qué te complicas la vida?
ill 1., 1), sick 1., 2), unhappy to make sth/sb into sth convertir algo/a algn en algo
we made the guest room into a study — convertimos la habitación de los invitados en estudio

they have made him into a cult figure — lo han convertido en un ídolo

the fibres are made into rope — con las fibras se hace cuerda
to make sb do sth (=cause to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo; (=force to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo, obligar a algn a hacer algo
to make sb laugh/cry — hacer reír/llorar a algn

now look what you've made me do! — ¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!

what made you say that? — ¿cómo se te ocurrió decir eso?, ¿por qué dijiste eso?

what makes you do it? — ¿qué es lo que te lleva a hacerlo?

it makes you think, doesn't it? — da que pensar ¿no?

he made me apologize to the teacher — me hizo pedir perdón or me obligó a pedir perdón al profesor

you can't make me (do it) — no puedes obligarme (a hacerlo)

I was made to wait for an hour — me hicieron esperar una hora
to make o.s. do sth obligarse a hacer algo
I have to make myself (do it) — tengo que obligarme (a hacerlo), tengo que hacer un esfuerzo (por hacerlo)

she made herself look him in the eye — tuvo que obligarse a mirarle a los ojos
to make sth do, make [do] with sth arreglárselas or apañárselas con algo
I'll make do with what I've got — me las arreglaré con lo que tengo

12) (in set expressions)
to make good [+ promise] cumplir; [+ accusation] hacer bueno, probar; [+ claim] justificar; [+ loss] compensar; [+ damage] reparar; (=pay) pagar make 2. to make sth of sth (=understand)
I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

what do you make of Anna? — ¿qué piensas de Anna?, ¿qué te parece Anna?

what do you make of this? — ¿qué te parece esto?

I can't make anything of this letter — no entiendo nada de lo que pone esta carta, no saco nada en claro de esta carta
(=give importance to)
I think you're making rather too much of what I said — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije
issue 1., 1)
2.

INTRANSITIVE VERB (in set expressions)

• to make after sb — perseguir a algn, correr tras algn

• he made as if to — + infin hizo como si + subjun, hizo ademán de + infin

he made as if to strike me — hizo como si me fuera a pegar, hizo ademán de pegarme

• to make good — [ex-criminal] rehabilitar, reformar

• he was making like he didn't have any money — (US) * hacía como si no tuviera dinero

- it's make or break time for the England team

3.

NOUN (=brand) marca f

what make of car was it? — ¿qué marca de coche era?

they are our own make — son de nuestra propia marca

they have rifles of Belgian make — tienen fusiles de fabricación belga

- be on the make

- make away

- make away with

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up on

- make up to

* * *

I
1. [meɪk]
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

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Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > make
4 time

1. noun
1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hora

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tiempo

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) momento; hora

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tiempo

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) momento

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) vez

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) época, período; momentos

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo

2. verb
1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) cronometrar

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) escoger el momento de/para

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- timeless
- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again

time¹ n

1. tiempo

what do you do in your free time? ¿qué haces en tu tiempo libre?

I haven't got time no tengo tiempo

2. vez

how many times have you been to Italy? ¿cuántas veces has estado en Italia?

take the tablets three times a day toma las pastillas tres veces al día

3. hora

what time is it? ¿qué hora es?

all the time todo el tiempo / constantemente

at times a veces

for the time being por el momento / de momento

from time to time de vez en cuando

it's time... es hora de que...

it's time you went to bed es hora de que te vayas a la cama

just in time justo a tiempo

on time a la hora

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to take your time tomarte el tiempo necesario

to tell the time decir la hora

time² vb calcular el tiempo / cronometrar

we timed the journey calculamos cuánto tiempo duró el viaje

El gerundio de time se escribe timing

time

tr[taɪm]

noun

1 (period) tiempo

■ I haven't got time to finish this no tengo tiempo para acabar esto

■ time flies when you're enjoying yourself el tiempo vuela cuando uno se lo pasa bien

■ what a waste of time qué pérdida de tiempo

■ in an hour's time dentro de una hora

2 (short period) rato

■ we spoke for a time hablamos durante un rato

■ you've been a long time has tardado mucho

3 (of day) hora

■ it's time to go es (la) hora de marchar

■ what time is it? qué hora es?

■ this time next week, we'll be on the beach la semana que viene a esta hora, estaremos en la playa

■ by the time he gets here, it'll be time to go home cuando llegue él, será la hora de volver a casa

4 (age, period, season) época

■ it's warm for the time of year hace bastante calor para la época del año

■ in Victorian times en la época victoriana

■ these are hard times son tiempos difíciles

5 (occasion) vez nombre femenino

■ how many times have you been to London? ¿cuántas veces has estado en Londres?

■ the last time I saw her,... la última vez que la vi,...

■ we left at the same time salimos a la vez

6 (suitable moment) momento

■ this is not really the time to talk about that no es el momento de hablar de eso

7 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL compás nombre masculino

■ you're out of time has perdido el compás

8 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL la hora de cerrar

■ time now please! ¡hora de cerrar!

9 familiar (imprisonment) condena

■ he did time for robbery when he was young cumplió una condena por robo cuando era joven

transitive verb

1 (measure time) medir la duración de, calcular; (races, etc) cronometrar

■ he timed his journey to work calculó cuánto tarda en llegar al trabajo

2 (schedule) estar previsto,-a

■ the plane is timed to arrive at 12 o'clock el avión tiene su llegada prevista para las doce horas

■ the bomb was timed to explode during the parade la bomba estaba preparada para explotar durante el desfile

■ you timed that well - I've just made some tea has llegado en el momento justo - acabo de hacer té

plural noun times

1 veces nombre femenino plural

■ 4 times 5 is 20 4 por 5 son 20, 4 veces 5 son 20

■ it's three times more expensive than last year es tres veces más caro que el año pasado

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

(and) about time ya era hora

all the time todo el rato, todo el tiempo

at all times siempre

at any time en cualquier momento

at no time nunca

at one time en un tiempo

at the same time al mismo tiempo

at the time / at that time entonces

at times a veces

behind the times anticuado,-a

behind time tarde

for the time being de momento

from time to time de vez en cuando

in no time (at all) en seguida

in time (in the long run) con el tiempo 2 (not late) a tiempo

in time to the music al compás de la música

many a time a menudo

not to give somebody the time of day no darle a alguien ni la hora

on time puntual

one/two/three at a time de uno en uno/de dos en dos/de tres en tres

time after time una y otra vez

time's up se acabó el tiempo, ya es la hora

to beat time marcar el compás

to be ahead of one's time adelantarse a su época

to be badly/well timed (remark) ser inoportuno,-a/oportuno,-a

to give somebody a hard time ponérselo difícil a alguien, hacérselo pasar mal a alguien

to have a bad time pasarlas negras

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to have a lot of time for somebody caerle bien alguien a uno

to have no time for somebody/something no soportar a alguien/algo, no tener tiempo para alguien/algo

to keep time (to music) seguir el compás 2 (watch) ir bien, funcionar bien

to keep up with the times estar al día

to move with the times estar al día

to take one's time (not hurry) hacer algo con calma 2 (be slow) tardar mucho

time and motion study estudio de productividad

time bomb bomba de relojería

time limit límite nombre masculino de tiempo, plazo límite

time off tiempo libre

time out descanso

time warp salto en el tiempo

time zone huso horario

time ['taɪm] vt, timed ; timing

1) schedule: fijar la hora de, calcular el momento oportuno para

2) clock: cronometrar, medir el tiempo de (una competencia, etc.)

time n

1) : tiempo m

the passing of time: el paso del tiempo

she doesn't have time: no tiene tiempo

2) moment: tiempo m, momento m

this is not the time to bring it up: no es el momento de sacar el tema

3) : vez f

she called you three times: te llamó tres veces

three times greater: tres veces mayor

4) age: tiempo m, era f

in your grandparents' time: en el tiempo de tus abuelos

5) tempo: tiempo m, ritmo m (en música)

6) : hora f

what time is it?: ¿qué hora es?

at the usual time: a la hora acostumbrada

to keep time: ir a la hora

to lose time: atrasar

7) experience: rato m, experiencia f

we had a nice time together: pasamos juntos un rato agradable

to have a rough time: pasarlo mal

have a good time!: ¡que se diviertan!

8)

at times sometimes: a veces

9)

for the time being : por el momento, de momento

10)

from time to time occasionally: de vez en cuando

11)

in time punctually: a tiempo

12)

in time eventually: con el tiempo

13)

time after time : una y otra vez

time

adj.

• a plazos adj.

• de tiempo adj.

• del tiempo adj.

• horario, -a adj.

n.

• duración s.f.

• edad s.f.

• espera s.f.

• hora s.f.

• plazo s.m.

• tempo s.m.

• tiempo s.m.

• vez s.f.

• época s.f.

v.

• cronometrar v.

• regular v.

• tomar los tiempos (Deporte) v.

I taɪm
1) noun

Sense I

2) u (past, present, future) tiempo m

time and space — el tiempo y el espacio

as time goes by o passes — a medida que pasa el tiempo, con el paso or el correr del tiempo

at this point o moment in time — en este momento, en el momento presente

(only) time will tell — el tiempo (lo) dirá

how time flies! — qué rápido pasa el tiempo!

(from) time out of mind — desde tiempos inmemoriales

time and tide wait for no man — el tiempo pasa inexorablemente; (before n) < travel> en el tiempo

time machine — máquina f del tiempo

3) u (time available, necessary for something) tiempo m

we have all the time in the world — tenemos tiempo de sobra

could I have five minutes of your time? — ¿podría concederme cinco minutos?

there's no time to lose — no hay tiempo que perder

to make time for something — hacer(se)* or encontrar* tiempo para algo

to make time — ( hurry) (AmE colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

he does it to pass the time — lo hace para pasar el tiempo

I spend all my time reading/thinking — me paso todo el tiempo leyendo/pensando

it takes time to get used to the climate — lleva or toma tiempo acostumbrarse al clima

it's worth taking a little extra time over the job — vale la pena dedicarle un poco más de tiempo al trabajo

to take one's time: just take your time tómate todo el tiempo que necesites or quieras; you took your time! cómo has tardado!; to buy time ganar tiempo; to have a lot of/no time for somebody/something: I have no time for people like her no soporto a la gente como ella; I've got a lot of time for him me cae muy bien; to have time on one's hands: I had time on my hands me sobraba el tiempo; to play for time — tratar de ganar tiempo

4) (no pl) (period - of days, months, years) tiempo m; (- of hours) rato m

that was a long time ago — eso fue hace mucho (tiempo)

they lived in Paris for a time/for a long time — vivieron un tiempo/mucho tiempo or muchos años en París

long time no see! — (colloq) tanto tiempo (sin verte)!

some time later I saw them leave — al rato los vi salir

some time later they moved to Brussels — (un) tiempo después se mudaron a Bruselas, tras cierto tiempo se mudaron a Bruselas

for some considerable time o for quite some time now there have been rumors that... — hace ya bastante tiempo que se rumorea que...

in an hour's/three months'/ten years' time — dentro de una horaes meses/diez años

cooking time — tiempo m de cocción

your time's up — se te (or les etc) ha acabado el tiempo

for the time being — por el momento, de momento

to serve o (colloq) do time — cumplir una condena, estar* a la sombra (fam)

5) (in phrases)

against time — contra reloj

all the time — ( constantly) constantemente; ( the whole period) todo el tiempo

I knew it all the time — lo supe desde el principio

in time — ( early enough) a tiempo; ( eventually) con el tiempo

you arrived just in time — llegaste justo a tiempo

we got back in time to watch the film — volvimos a tiempo para ver la película

you'll get used to it in time — con el tiempo te acostumbrarás

in good time — con tiempo

all in good time — cada cosa a su tiempo, todo a su debido tiempo

in no time (at all) — rapidísimo, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un santiamén

6) u ( airtime) (Rad, TV) espacio m

7) u c (for journey, race, task) tiempo m

what's your fastest time over 400m? — ¿cuál es tu mejor tiempo or marca en los 400 metros?

8) u ( with respect to work)

to take o (BrE also) have time off — tomarse tiempo libre

we get time and a half — nos pagan hora y media de sueldo por cada hora trabajada

9)

a) c (epoch, age) (often pl) época f, tiempo m

at one time — en una época or un tiempo, en otros tiempos

in times of crisis — en épocas or tiempos de crisis

in former times — antiguamente

in Tudor times — en la época de los Tudor, en tiempos de los Tudor

there was a time when o time was when... — hubo un tiempo cuando...

it's a sign of the times — es un indicio de los tiempos en que vivimos

in times to come — en el futuro, en tiempos venideros

to be ahead of one's time: he's ahead/he was ahead of his time se ha adelantado/se adelantó a su época; to be behind the times \<\<ideas\>\> ser* anticuado, estar* desfasado; \<\<person\>\> estar* atrasado de noticias (fam); to keep up with o abreast of the times — mantenerse* al día

b) u ( with respect to a person's life)

that was before your time — eso fue antes de que tú nacieras (or empezaras a trabajar aquí etc)

it won't happen in our time — no viviremos para verlo

I've seen some funny things in my time but... — he visto cosas raras en mi vida pero...

she was a great athlete in her time — fue una gran atleta en su época

Sense II

10)

a) u ( by clock) hora f

what's the time?, what time is it? — ¿qué hora es?

do you have the time? — ¿tienes hora?

the time is ten minutes to ten — son las diez menos diez minutos, son diez para las diez (AmL exc RPl)

to be able to tell the time o (AmE also) tell time — saber* (decir) la hora

British Summer Time — horario m de verano

Eastern Standard Time — ( in US) hora f de la costa atlántica

this clock keeps good time — este reloj está siempre en hora

not to give somebody the time of day — no darle* a algn ni la hora

to pass the time of day (with somebody): now she never even passes the time of day with me ahora ni siquiera me saluda; we passed the time of day charlamos un ratito; (before n) time switch temporizador m; time zone — huso m horario

b) c u ( of event) hora f

do you know the times of the trains? — ¿sabes el horario de los trenes?

time FOR something/to + INF: we have to arrange a time for the next meeting tenemos que fijar una fecha y hora para la próxima reunión; is it time to go yet? ¿ya es hora de irse?; it's time you left o you were leaving es hora de que te vayas; at breakfast time — a la hora del desayuno

11) c ( point in time)

at this time of (the) year — en esta época del año

at this time of night — a estas horas de la noche

at the present/this particular time — en este momento/este preciso momento

at no time was that my intention — en ningún momento fue ésa mi intención

it should be kept closed at all times — debe mantenerse siempre cerrado

at the best of times — en el mejor de los casos

this time next year — el año que viene para estas fechas

it'll be dark by the time we get there — (para) cuando lleguemos ya estará oscuro

by that o this time we were really worried — para entonces ya estábamos preocupadísimos

from that time on — a partir de entonces, desde entonces

it's high time somebody did something — ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien haga algo

she's resigned, and not before time — ha renunciado, y ya era hora

the time has come for us to make a decision — ha llegado el momento de que tomemos una decisión

there's a time and a place for everything — hay un momento y un lugar para todo

my/her time has come — me/le ha llegado el momento

to bide one's time — esperar el momento oportuno

to die before one's time — morir* tempranamente or prematuramente

12) c (instance, occasion) vez f

three times a day — tres veces por día

I've been there many a time o many times — he estado allí en numerosas ocasiones or muchas veces

nine times out of ten — en el noventa por ciento de los casos, la gran mayoría de las veces

third time lucky! — la tercera es la vencida!

let's leave it for another o some other time — dejémoslo para otro momento

you paid (the) last time — la última vez or la otra vez pagaste tú

for the last time: no! — por última vez no!

let's try one more time — probemos otra vez or una vez más

13) (in phrases)

about time: it's about time someone told him ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien se lo diga; I've finished - and about time too! he terminado - ya era hora!; ahead of time: the first stage was completed ahead of time la primera fase se terminó antes de tiempo; any time: come any time ven cuando quieras or en cualquier momento; call me any time between nine and eleven llámame a cualquier hora entre las nueve y las once; I'd rather work for Mary any time yo prefiero trabajar para Mary, toda la vida (y cien años más); they should be here any time (now) en cualquier momento llegan, deben de estar por llegar de un momento al otro; at a time: four at a time de cuatro en cuatro or (AmL tb) de a cuatro; one at a time! de a uno!, uno por uno! or uno por vez!; I can only do one thing at a time sólo puedo hacer una cosa a la or por vez; for months at a time durante meses enteros; at the same time ( simultaneously) al mismo tiempo; ( however) (as linker) al mismo tiempo, de todas formas; at times a veces; at this time (AmE) ahora, en este momento; every time: I make the same mistake every time! siempre cometo el mismo error!; gin or whisky? - give me whisky every time! ¿ginebra or whisky? - para mí whisky, toda la vida; every o each time (as conj) ( whenever) cada vez; from time to time de vez en cuando; on time ( on schedule): the buses hardly ever run on time los autobuses casi nunca pasan a su hora or puntualmente; she's never on time nunca llega temprano, siempre llega tarde; time after time o time and (time) again — una y otra vez

14) c ( experience)

to have a good/bad/hard time — pasarlo bien/mal/muy mal

have a good time! — que te diviertas (or que se diviertan etc)!, que lo pases (or pasen etc) bien!

don't give me a hard time — (esp AmE) no me mortifiques

thank you for a lovely time — gracias por todo, lo hemos pasado estupendamente

15) u ( Mus) compás m

in time to the music — al compás de la música

out of time — descompasado, fuera de compás

to beat/keep time — marcar*/seguir* el compás

to mark time — ( march on the spot) marcar* el paso; ( make no progress) hacer* tiempo; (before n)

time signature — llave f de tiempo

16) times pl ( Math)

it's four times bigger — es cuatro veces más grande; (before n)

times table — tabla f de multiplicar

II

transitive verb

a) ( Sport) cronometrar

I've timed how long it takes me — he calculado cuánto tiempo me lleva

b) ( choose time of)

the bomb was timed to go off at ten o'clock — la bomba estaba programada para explotar a las diez

the demonstration was timeed to coincide with his arrival — la hora de la manifestación estaba calculada para coincidir con su llegada

you timed your entrance perfectly — no podrías haber elegido un mejor momento para entrar

his comment was well timed — su comentario fue muy oportuno

his shot was badly timed — no calculó bien el momento en que debía chutar/disparar

[taɪm]
1. N

1) (gen) tiempo m

as time goes on or by — con el (paso del) tiempo, a medida que pasa/pasaba el tiempo

• race against time — carrera f contra (el) reloj

• for all time — para siempre

one of the best of all time — uno de los mejores de todos los tiempos

• Father Time — el Tiempo

• to find (the) time for sth — encontrar tiempo para algo

I can't find the time for reading — no encuentro tiempo para leer

• time flies — el tiempo vuela

how time flies! — ¡cómo pasa el tiempo!

• to gain time — ganar tiempo

• half the time he's drunk — la mayor parte del tiempo está borracho

• to have (the) time (to do sth) — tener tiempo (para hacer algo)

we have plenty of time — tenemos tiempo de sobra

• to make time — (US) * ganar tiempo, apresurarse

• to make up for lost time — recuperar el tiempo perdido

• it's only a matter or question of time before it falls — solo es cuestión de tiempo antes de que caiga

• I've no time for him — (too busy) no tengo tiempo para él; (contemptuous) no le aguanto

I've no time for sport — odio los deportes

there is no time to lose — no hay tiempo que perder

he lost no time in doing it — no tardó en hacerlo

• my time is my own — yo dispongo de mi tiempo

• time presses — el tiempo apremia

• time is on our side — el tiempo obra a nuestro favor

• time and space — el tiempo y el espacio

• to take time, it takes time — requiere tiempo, lleva su tiempo

it'll take time to get over the loss of her family — le llevará tiempo superar la pérdida de su familia

it took him all his time to find it — solo encontrarlo le ocupó bastante tiempo

to take one's time — hacer las cosas con calma

take your time! — tómate el tiempo que necesites, ¡no hay prisa!

you certainly took your time! — iro ¡no es precisamente que te mataras corriendo!

• (only) time will tell — el tiempo lo dirá

to have time on one's hands —

she has too much time on her hands — dispone de demasiado tiempo libre

once you retire you'll have time on your hands — cuando te hayas jubilado, tendrás todo el tiempo del mundo

- kill time

- pass the time of day with sb

- play for time

- be pressed for time

- time is money
spare, waste
2) (=period of time) tiempo m, período m; (relatively short) rato m

• have you been here all this time? — ¿has estado aquí todo este tiempo?

• for the time being — por ahora, de momento

• for a time — durante un rato; (longer) durante una temporada

• a long time — mucho tiempo

to take a long time to do sth — tardar mucho en hacer algo

a long time ago — hace mucho (tiempo), hace tiempo

he hasn't been seen for a long time — hace mucho tiempo que no se le ve

she'll be in a wheelchair for a long time to come — le queda mucho tiempo de estar en silla de ruedas por delante

• in no time at all — en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

• it will last our time — durará lo que nosotros

• a short time — poco tiempo, un rato

a short time ago — hace poco

a short time after — poco (tiempo) después, al poco tiempo

in a short time they were all gone — muy pronto habían desaparecido todos

• for some time past — de algún tiempo a esta parte

after some time she looked up at me/wrote to me — después de cierto tiempo levantó la vista hacia mí/me escribió, pasado algún tiempo levantó la vista hacia mí/me escribió

• in a week's time — dentro de una semana

in two weeks' time — en dos semanas, al cabo de dos semanas

- do time
serve
3) (at work)

• on Saturdays they pay time and a half — los sábados pagan lo normal más la mitad

• he did it in his own time — lo hizo en su tiempo libre or fuera de (las) horas de trabajo

• to be on short time, work short time — trabajar en jornadas reducidas
full-time, part-time, short-time
4) (=moment, point of time) momento m

I was watching TV at the time — en ese momento estaba viendo la televisión

from time to time — de vez en cuando

• about time too! — ¡ya era hora!

it's about time you had a haircut — ya es hora de que te cortes el pelo

• come (at) any time (you like) — ven cuando quieras

it might happen (at) any time — podría ocurrir de un momento a otro or en cualquier momento

any time now — de un momento a otro

• at times — a veces, a ratos

at all times — siempre, en todo momento

• to die before one's time — morir temprano

not before time! — ¡ya era hora!

• between times — en los intervalos

• by the time he arrived — para cuando él llegó

by the time we got there he'd left — cuando llegamos allí ya se había ido

by this time — ya, antes de esto

(by) this time next year — el año que viene por estas fechas

• to choose one's time carefully — elegir con cuidado el momento más propicio

• the time has come to leave — ha llegado el momento de irse

when the time comes — cuando llegue el momento

• at a convenient time — en un momento oportuno

• at any given time — en cualquier momento dado

• her time was drawing near — (to give birth) se acercaba el momento de dar a luz; (to die) estaba llegando al final de su vida

• it's high time you got a job — ya va siendo hora de que consigas un trabajo

• at my time of life — a mi edad, con los años que yo tengo

• at no time did I mention it — no lo mencioné en ningún momento

this is no time for jokes — este no es momento para bromas

• now is the time to go — ahora es el momento de irse

now is the time to plant roses — esta es la época para plantar las rosas

• at odd times — (=occasionally) de vez en cuando

he calls at some odd times — llama a las horas más intempestivas

• from that time on — a partir de entonces, desde entonces

• at one time — en cierto momento, en cierta época

• this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it — este no es ni el momento ni el lugar oportuno para hablar de eso

there's a time and a place for everything — todo tiene su momento y su lugar

• at the present time — actualmente, en la actualidad

• at the proper time — en el momento oportuno

• at the same time — (=simultaneously) al mismo tiempo, a la vez; (=even so) al mismo tiempo, por otro lado

• until such time as he agrees — hasta que consienta

• at that time — por entonces, en aquel entonces, en aquella época

• at this particular time — en este preciso momento

• at this time of the year — en esta época del año

it's a lovely time of year — es una estación encantadora
bide
5) (by clock) hora f

what's the time? — ¿qué hora es?

the time is 2.30 — son las dos y media

it's time to go — es hora de irse

"time gentlemen please!" — "¡se cierra!"

• to arrive ahead of time — llegar temprano

to be 30 minutes ahead of time — llevar 30 minutos de adelanto

• at any time of the day or night — en cualquier momento or a cualquier hora del día o de la noche

• to be 30 minutes behind time — llevar 30 minutos de retraso

• it's coffee time — es la hora del café

• at this time of day — a esta hora

• it's time for the news — es (la) hora de las noticias

it's time for lunch — es (la) hora de comer

• let me know in good time — avíseme con anticipación

make sure you get there in good time — asegúrate de que llegas allí con tiempo

he'll come in his own good time — vendrá cuando le parezca conveniente

all in good time — todo a su (debido) tiempo

to start in good time — partir a tiempo, partir pronto

• have you got the (right) time? — ¿tiene la hora (exacta)?

• Greenwich mean time — hora f de Greenwich

• we were just in time to see it — llegamos justo a tiempo para verlo

• a watch that keeps good time — un reloj muy exacto

• just look at the time! — ¡fíjate qué hora es ya!, ¡mira qué tarde es!

• what time do you make it?, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora es or tiene?

we made good time on the journey — el viaje ha sido rápido

• to be on time — [person] ser puntual, llegar puntualmente; [train, plane] llegar puntual

• to tell the time — [clock] dar la hora; [child] saber decir la hora

- I wouldn't give him the time of day
see closing, opening
6) (=era, period) tiempo m, época f

in Elizabethan times — en tiempos isabelinos, en la época isabelina

in our own time(s) — en nuestra época

in my time(s) — en mis tiempos

what times they were!, what times we had! — ¡qué tiempos aquellos!

one of the greatest footballers of our time — uno de los mejores futbolistas de nuestros tiempos

• to be ahead of one's time — adelantarse a su época

• that was all before my time — todo eso fue antes de mis tiempos

• to be behind the times — [person] estar atrasado de noticias; [thing, idea] estar fuera de moda, haber quedado anticuado

• how times change! — ¡cómo cambian las cosas!

• in times to come — en tiempos venideros

• times were hard — fueron tiempos duros

times are hard — atravesamos un período bastante difícil

they fell on hard times — entraron en un periodo de vacas flacas

• to keep abreast of or up with the times — ir con los tiempos, mantenerse al día

• the times we live in — los tiempos en que vivimos

• in modern times — en tiempos modernos

• to move with the times — ir con los tiempos, mantenerse al día

• in olden times, in times past — en otro tiempo, antiguamente

• time was when... — hubo un tiempo en que...
sign
7) (=experience)

to have a bad or rough or thin time (of it) — pasarlo mal, pasarlas negras

• to have a good time — pasarlo bien, divertirse

all they want to do is have a good time — no quieren más que divertirse

to give sb a good time — hacer que algn lo pase bien

she's out for a good time — se propone divertirse

• we had a high old time * — lo hemos pasado en grande *

• we have a lovely time — lo pasamos la mar de bien *

• have a nice time! — ¡que lo pases/paséis etc bien!

- the big time

to make the big time — alcanzar el éxito, triunfar
big-time
8) (=occasion) vez f

three times — tres veces

I remember the time he came here — recuerdo la ocasión en que vino por aquí, me acuerdo de cuando vino por aquí

• time after time, time and again — repetidas veces, una y otra vez

• to carry three boxes at a time — llevar tres cajas a la vez

he ran upstairs three at a time — subió la escalera de tres en tres escalones

for weeks at a time — durante semanas enteras or seguidas

• each time, every time — cada vez

he won every time — ganó todas las veces

it's the best, every time! — ¡es el mejor, no hay duda!

give me beer every time! — ¡para mí, siempre cerveza!

• the first time I did it — la primera vez que lo hice

for the first time — por primera vez

• last time — la última vez

the last time I did it — la última vez que lo hice

for the last time — por última vez

• many times — muchas veces

many's the time... — no una vez, sino muchas...

• next time — la próxima vez, a la próxima (esp LAm)

• the second time round — (=second marriage) la segunda intentona de matrimonio

• several times — varias veces

• this time — esta vez

• at various times in the past — en determinados momentos del pasado

- nine times out of ten

- third time lucky!

9) (Mus) compás m

in 3/4 time — al compás de 3 por 4

• to beat time — marcar el compás

• in time to the music — al compás de la música

• to keep time — llevar el compás

• to get out of time — perder el compás
beat 2., 4), mark II, 2., 7)
10) (Math)

4 times 3 is 12 — 4 por 3 son 12

it's five times faster than or as fast as yours — es cinco veces más rápido que el tuyo

11) (Mech)

the ignition is out of time — el encendido está fuera de fase

2. VT

1) (=schedule) planear, calcular; (=choose time of) [+ remark, request] elegir el momento para

the race is timed for 8.30 — el comienzo de la carrera está previsto para las 8.30

you timed that perfectly — elegiste a la perfección el momento para hacerlo

the bomb was timed to explode five minutes later — la bomba estaba sincronizada para explotar cinco minutos más tarde

the strike was carefully timed to cause maximum disruption — se había escogido el momento de la huelga para ocasionar el mayor trastorno posible

the decision to sell was badly timed — se decidió vender en un mal momento
ill-timed, well-timed
2) (=reckon time of) [+ call, journey] calcular la duración de; (with stopwatch) cronometrar

to time o.s. — cronometrarse

I timed him doing the washing-up — le cronometré mientras lavaba los platos

3.

CPD

time and motion study N — estudio m de tiempos y movimientos

time bomb N — bomba f de relojería

time capsule N — cápsula f del tiempo

time card N — tarjeta f de registro horario

time check N — (Sport) control m de tiempos

can I have a time check, please? — ¿qué hora es ahora, por favor?

time clock N — reloj m registrador, reloj m de control de asistencia

time deposit N — (US) depósito m a plazo

time difference N — diferencia f horaria

time exposure N — (Phot) exposición f

time frame N — margen m de tiempo

to set a time frame for sth — poner fecha a algo

time fuse N — temporizador m, espoleta f graduada, espoleta f de tiempo

time lag N — (=delay) retraso m; (=lack of synchronization) desfase m

time limit N — plazo m, límite m de tiempo; (=closing date) fecha f tope

to set a time limit (for sth) — fijar un plazo (para algo)

time loan N — (US) préstamo m a plazo fijo

time lock N — cerradura f de tiempo

time machine N — máquina f de transporte a través del tiempo

time management N — gestión f del tiempo

time management consultant N — consultor(a) m / f de gestión del tiempo

time management course N — curso m de gestión del tiempo

time management skills NPL — técnicas fpl de gestión del tiempo

time management training N — formación f en gestión del tiempo

time off N — (=free time) tiempo m libre

to take time off from work — tomarse tiempo libre

you'll have to take some time off when your wife has her operation — tendrás que tomarte unos días de vacaciones cuando operen a tu mujer

time out N — (esp US) (Sport) (also fig) tiempo m muerto

to take time out (from sth/from doing sth) — descansar (de algo/de hacer algo)

time payment N — (US) pago m a plazos

time saver N —

it is a great time saver — ahorra mucho tiempo

time sheet N — = time card

time signal N — señal f horaria

time signature N — (Mus) compás m, signatura f de compás

time slice N — fracción f de tiempo

time slot N — franja f horaria

time span N — periodo m de tiempo

time switch N — interruptor m horario

time trial N — (Cycling) prueba f contra reloj, contrarreloj f

time warp N — salto m en el tiempo, túnel m del tiempo

time zone N — huso m horario

* * *

I [taɪm]
1) noun

Sense I

2) u (past, present, future) tiempo m

time and space — el tiempo y el espacio

as time goes by o passes — a medida que pasa el tiempo, con el paso or el correr del tiempo

at this point o moment in time — en este momento, en el momento presente

(only) time will tell — el tiempo (lo) dirá

how time flies! — qué rápido pasa el tiempo!

(from) time out of mind — desde tiempos inmemoriales

time and tide wait for no man — el tiempo pasa inexorablemente; (before n) < travel> en el tiempo

time machine — máquina f del tiempo

3) u (time available, necessary for something) tiempo m

we have all the time in the world — tenemos tiempo de sobra

could I have five minutes of your time? — ¿podría concederme cinco minutos?

there's no time to lose — no hay tiempo que perder

to make time for something — hacer(se)* or encontrar* tiempo para algo

to make time — ( hurry) (AmE colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

he does it to pass the time — lo hace para pasar el tiempo

I spend all my time reading/thinking — me paso todo el tiempo leyendo/pensando

it takes time to get used to the climate — lleva or toma tiempo acostumbrarse al clima

it's worth taking a little extra time over the job — vale la pena dedicarle un poco más de tiempo al trabajo

to take one's time: just take your time tómate todo el tiempo que necesites or quieras; you took your time! cómo has tardado!; to buy time ganar tiempo; to have a lot of/no time for somebody/something: I have no time for people like her no soporto a la gente como ella; I've got a lot of time for him me cae muy bien; to have time on one's hands: I had time on my hands me sobraba el tiempo; to play for time — tratar de ganar tiempo

4) (no pl) (period - of days, months, years) tiempo m; (- of hours) rato m

that was a long time ago — eso fue hace mucho (tiempo)

they lived in Paris for a time/for a long time — vivieron un tiempo/mucho tiempo or muchos años en París

long time no see! — (colloq) tanto tiempo (sin verte)!

some time later I saw them leave — al rato los vi salir

some time later they moved to Brussels — (un) tiempo después se mudaron a Bruselas, tras cierto tiempo se mudaron a Bruselas

for some considerable time o for quite some time now there have been rumors that... — hace ya bastante tiempo que se rumorea que...

in an hour's/three months'/ten years' time — dentro de una hora/tres meses/diez años

cooking time — tiempo m de cocción

your time's up — se te (or les etc) ha acabado el tiempo

for the time being — por el momento, de momento

to serve o (colloq) do time — cumplir una condena, estar* a la sombra (fam)

5) (in phrases)

against time — contra reloj

all the time — ( constantly) constantemente; ( the whole period) todo el tiempo

I knew it all the time — lo supe desde el principio

in time — ( early enough) a tiempo; ( eventually) con el tiempo

you arrived just in time — llegaste justo a tiempo

we got back in time to watch the film — volvimos a tiempo para ver la película

you'll get used to it in time — con el tiempo te acostumbrarás

in good time — con tiempo

all in good time — cada cosa a su tiempo, todo a su debido tiempo

in no time (at all) — rapidísimo, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un santiamén

6) u ( airtime) (Rad, TV) espacio m

7) u c (for journey, race, task) tiempo m

what's your fastest time over 400m? — ¿cuál es tu mejor tiempo or marca en los 400 metros?

8) u ( with respect to work)

to take o (BrE also) have time off — tomarse tiempo libre

we get time and a half — nos pagan hora y media de sueldo por cada hora trabajada

9)

a) c (epoch, age) (often pl) época f, tiempo m

at one time — en una época or un tiempo, en otros tiempos

in times of crisis — en épocas or tiempos de crisis

in former times — antiguamente

in Tudor times — en la época de los Tudor, en tiempos de los Tudor

there was a time when o time was when... — hubo un tiempo cuando...

it's a sign of the times — es un indicio de los tiempos en que vivimos

in times to come — en el futuro, en tiempos venideros

to be ahead of one's time: he's ahead/he was ahead of his time se ha adelantado/se adelantó a su época; to be behind the times \<\<ideas\>\> ser* anticuado, estar* desfasado; \<\<person\>\> estar* atrasado de noticias (fam); to keep up with o abreast of the times — mantenerse* al día

b) u ( with respect to a person's life)

that was before your time — eso fue antes de que tú nacieras (or empezaras a trabajar aquí etc)

it won't happen in our time — no viviremos para verlo

I've seen some funny things in my time but... — he visto cosas raras en mi vida pero...

she was a great athlete in her time — fue una gran atleta en su época

Sense II

10)

a) u ( by clock) hora f

what's the time?, what time is it? — ¿qué hora es?

do you have the time? — ¿tienes hora?

the time is ten minutes to ten — son las diez menos diez minutos, son diez para las diez (AmL exc RPl)

to be able to tell the time o (AmE also) tell time — saber* (decir) la hora

British Summer Time — horario m de verano

Eastern Standard Time — ( in US) hora f de la costa atlántica

this clock keeps good time — este reloj está siempre en hora

not to give somebody the time of day — no darle* a algn ni la hora

to pass the time of day (with somebody): now she never even passes the time of day with me ahora ni siquiera me saluda; we passed the time of day charlamos un ratito; (before n) time switch temporizador m; time zone — huso m horario

b) c u ( of event) hora f

do you know the times of the trains? — ¿sabes el horario de los trenes?

time FOR something/to + INF: we have to arrange a time for the next meeting tenemos que fijar una fecha y hora para la próxima reunión; is it time to go yet? ¿ya es hora de irse?; it's time you left o you were leaving es hora de que te vayas; at breakfast time — a la hora del desayuno

11) c ( point in time)

at this time of (the) year — en esta época del año

at this time of night — a estas horas de la noche

at the present/this particular time — en este momento/este preciso momento

at no time was that my intention — en ningún momento fue ésa mi intención

it should be kept closed at all times — debe mantenerse siempre cerrado

at the best of times — en el mejor de los casos

this time next year — el año que viene para estas fechas

it'll be dark by the time we get there — (para) cuando lleguemos ya estará oscuro

by that o this time we were really worried — para entonces ya estábamos preocupadísimos

from that time on — a partir de entonces, desde entonces

it's high time somebody did something — ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien haga algo

she's resigned, and not before time — ha renunciado, y ya era hora

the time has come for us to make a decision — ha llegado el momento de que tomemos una decisión

there's a time and a place for everything — hay un momento y un lugar para todo

my/her time has come — me/le ha llegado el momento

to bide one's time — esperar el momento oportuno

to die before one's time — morir* tempranamente or prematuramente

12) c (instance, occasion) vez f

three times a day — tres veces por día

I've been there many a time o many times — he estado allí en numerosas ocasiones or muchas veces

nine times out of ten — en el noventa por ciento de los casos, la gran mayoría de las veces

third time lucky! — la tercera es la vencida!

let's leave it for another o some other time — dejémoslo para otro momento

you paid (the) last time — la última vez or la otra vez pagaste tú

for the last time: no! — por última vez no!

let's try one more time — probemos otra vez or una vez más

13) (in phrases)

about time: it's about time someone told him ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien se lo diga; I've finished - and about time too! he terminado - ya era hora!; ahead of time: the first stage was completed ahead of time la primera fase se terminó antes de tiempo; any time: come any time ven cuando quieras or en cualquier momento; call me any time between nine and eleven llámame a cualquier hora entre las nueve y las once; I'd rather work for Mary any time yo prefiero trabajar para Mary, toda la vida (y cien años más); they should be here any time (now) en cualquier momento llegan, deben de estar por llegar de un momento al otro; at a time: four at a time de cuatro en cuatro or (AmL tb) de a cuatro; one at a time! de a uno!, uno por uno! or uno por vez!; I can only do one thing at a time sólo puedo hacer una cosa a la or por vez; for months at a time durante meses enteros; at the same time ( simultaneously) al mismo tiempo; ( however) (as linker) al mismo tiempo, de todas formas; at times a veces; at this time (AmE) ahora, en este momento; every time: I make the same mistake every time! siempre cometo el mismo error!; gin or whisky? - give me whisky every time! ¿ginebra or whisky? - para mí whisky, toda la vida; every o each time (as conj) ( whenever) cada vez; from time to time de vez en cuando; on time ( on schedule): the buses hardly ever run on time los autobuses casi nunca pasan a su hora or puntualmente; she's never on time nunca llega temprano, siempre llega tarde; time after time o time and (time) again — una y otra vez

14) c ( experience)

to have a good/bad/hard time — pasarlo bien/mal/muy mal

have a good time! — que te diviertas (or que se diviertan etc)!, que lo pases (or pasen etc) bien!

don't give me a hard time — (esp AmE) no me mortifiques

thank you for a lovely time — gracias por todo, lo hemos pasado estupendamente

15) u ( Mus) compás m

in time to the music — al compás de la música

out of time — descompasado, fuera de compás

to beat/keep time — marcar*/seguir* el compás

to mark time — ( march on the spot) marcar* el paso; ( make no progress) hacer* tiempo; (before n)

time signature — llave f de tiempo

16) times pl ( Math)

it's four times bigger — es cuatro veces más grande; (before n)

times table — tabla f de multiplicar

II

transitive verb

a) ( Sport) cronometrar

I've timed how long it takes me — he calculado cuánto tiempo me lleva

b) ( choose time of)

the bomb was timed to go off at ten o'clock — la bomba estaba programada para explotar a las diez

the demonstration was timeed to coincide with his arrival — la hora de la manifestación estaba calculada para coincidir con su llegada

you timed your entrance perfectly — no podrías haber elegido un mejor momento para entrar

his comment was well timed — su comentario fue muy oportuno

his shot was badly timed — no calculó bien el momento en que debía chutar/disparar

English-spanish dictionary > time
5 go

I [gəu] 1. гл.; прош. вр. went, прич. прош. вр. gone
1)

а) идти, ехать, двигаться

to go home — идти домой

to go three miles in an hour — проходить три мили в час

What time will you go to the store today? — Когда ты пойдёшь сегодня в магазин?

Where did Peter go? — Куда пошёл Питер?

We are going too fast. — Мы идём слишком быстро.

Who goes? Stand, or I fire. — Стой, кто идёт? Стрелять буду.

The baby went behind his mother to play a hiding game. — Малыш решил поиграть в прятки и спрятался за маму.

Go ahead, what are you waiting for? — Идите вперёд, чего вы ждёте?

I'll go ahead and warn the others to expect you later. — Я пойду вперёд и предупрежу остальных, что вы подойдёте позже.

My brother quickly passing him, went ahead, and won the match easily. — Мой брат быстро обогнал его, вышел вперёд и легко выиграл матч.

As the roads were so icy, the cars were going along very slowly and carefully. — Так как дороги были покрыты льдом, машины продвигались очень медленно и осторожно.

Can I go along with you? — Могу я сопровождать вас?

Shall we go back there for our holiday next year? — В наш следующий отпуск мы поедем туда же?

The deer has gone beyond the trees; I can't shoot at it from this distance. — Олень зашёл за деревья; я не могу попасть в него с этого расстояния.

You've missed the bus, it just went by. — Ты опоздал на автобус, он только что проехал.

My bus just went by the stop empty! — Мой автобус пустым проскочил остановку!

Let's go forward to the front of the hall. — Давай продвинемся к началу зала.

I have to go in now, my mother's calling me for tea. — Мне надо идти, мама зовёт меня пить чай.

The car went into a tree and was severely damaged. — Машина влетела в дерево и была сильно повреждена.

The police examined the cars and then allowed them to go on. — Полицейские осмотрели машины, а потом пропустили их.

I don't think you should go out with that bad cold. — Я думаю, с такой простудой тебе лучше сидеть дома.

It's dangerous here, with bullets going over our heads all the time. — Здесь опасно, пули так и свистят над головами.

I fear that you cannot go over to the cottage. — Боюсь, что ты не сможешь сходить в этот коттедж.

I spent a day or two on going round and seeing the other colleges. — Я провёл день или два, обходя другие колледжи.

This material is so stiff that even my thickest needle won't go through. — Этот материал настолько плотный, что даже моя самая большая игла не может проткнуть его.

Don't leave me alone, let me go with you! — Не бросай меня, позволь мне пойти с тобой!

The piano won't go through this narrow entrance. — Фортепиано не пройдёт сквозь этот узкий вход.

There is no such thing as a level street in the city: those which do not go up, go down. — В городе нет такого понятия как ровная улица: те, которые не идут вверх, спускаются вниз.

б) путешествовать

to go abroad — поехать за границу

to go by train — ехать поездом

to go by plane — лететь самолётом

to go pilgrimage — совершать паломничество

to go on travels, to go on a journey, to go on a voyage — отправиться в путешествие

He wants me to go on a cruise with him. — Он хочет, чтобы я отправился с ним в круиз.

в) уходить, уезжать

Please go now, I'm getting tired. — Теперь, пожалуйста, уходи, я устал.

I have to go at 5.30. — Я должен уйти в 5.30.

There was no answer to my knock, so I went away. — На мой стук никто не ответил, так что я ушёл.

Why did the painter leave his family and go off to live on a tropical island? — Почему художник бросил свою семью и уехал жить на остров в тропиках?

At the end of this scene, the murderer goes off, hearing the police arrive. — В конце сцены убийца уходит, заслышав приближение полиции.

Syn:

leave, depart

г) пойти (куда-л.), уехать (куда-л.) с определённой целью

to go to the doctor's — пойти к врачу

to go to prison — попасть в тюрьму

to go for a swim — пойти поплавать

to go to sleep — ложиться спать

to go to bed — идти, отправляться, ложиться спать

to go to press — идти в печать, печататься

to go to grass — пастись

Would you go for some milk for me? — Не сходишь за молоком для меня?

You'd better go for the police. — Ты лучше сбегай за полицией.

Are you going out to the post? — Ты собираешься выйти на почту?

д) заниматься (чем-л.); двигаться определённым образом (что-л. делая)

to go hunting — ходить на охоту

е) двигаться по определённому маршруту

The bus goes right to the centre of town. — Автобус ходит прямо до центра города.

The ship goes between the two islands. — Корабль курсирует между двумя островами.

ж) разг. двигаться определённым образом, идти определённым шагом

to go narrow (wide) — идти коротким (широким) шагом ( о лошади)

to go above one's ground — идти, высоко поднимая ноги

to go even — передвигаться спокойным ровным шагом

2)

а) следовать определённым курсом, идти (каким-л. путем) прям. и перен.

to go the wrong way — идти не тем путём

the man who goes straight in spite of temptation — человек, который идёт не сбиваясь с пути, несмотря на соблазны

She will never go my way, nor, I fear, shall I ever go hers. — Она никогда не будет действовать так, как я, и, боюсь, я никогда не буду действовать так, как она.

б) прибегать (к чему-л.), обращаться (к кому-л.)

3) ходить (куда-л.) регулярно, с какой-л. целью

to go to school — ходить в школу

When I was young, we went to church every Sunday. — Когда я был маленьким, мы каждое воскресенье ходили в церковь.

4)

а) идти (от чего-л.), вести (куда-л.)

Does this road go to the city? — Эта дорога идёт в город?

The boundary here goes parallel with the river. — Граница идёт здесь вдоль реки.

б) выходить (куда-л.)

This door goes outside. — Эта дверь выходит наружу.

5) происходить, случаться, развиваться, проистекать

The annual dinner never goes better than when he is in the chair. — Ежегодный обед проходит лучше всего, когда он председательствует.

How did things go at the office today? — Как сегодня шли дела в офисе?

The game went so strangely that I couldn't possibly tell. — Игра шла так странно, что и не рассказать.

The election went against him. — Выборы кончились для него неудачно.

How did the voting go? — Как прошло голосование?

How did the game go? — Как закончилась игра?

What has gone of...? — Что стало, что произошло с...?

What's gone with that boy? — Что произошло с этим парнем?

Nobody in Porlock ever knew what has gone with him. — Никто в Порлоке так и не узнал, что с ним стало.

6)

а) ухудшаться, исчезать ( в результате повреждения или старения)

The battery in this watch is going. — Батарейка в часах садится.

Sometimes the eyesight goes forever. — Иногда зрение теряют навсегда.

I could feel my brain going. — Я чувствовал, что мой ум перестаёт работать.

You see that your father is going very fast. — Вы видите, что ваш отец очень быстро сдаёт.

б) ломаться; изнашиваться ( до дыр)

The platform went. — Трибуна обрушилась.

About half past three the foremast went in three places. — Около половины четвёртого фок-мачта треснула в трёх местах.

The dike might go any minute. — Дамбу может прорвать в любую минуту.

My old sweater had started to go at the elbows. — Мой старый свитер начал протираться на локтях.

Syn:

break, crack, wear

в) быть поражённым болезнью, гнить (о растениях, урожае)

The crop is good, but the potato is going everywhere. — Урожай зерновых хорош, а картофель начинает повсюду гнить.

7) разг. умирать, уходить из жизни

to go to one's own place — умереть, скончаться

to go to a better world — перейти в лучший мир

to go to one's account — свести счёты с жизнью

to go aloft / off the hooks / off the stocks / to (the) pot разг. — отправиться на небеса, протянуть ноги, сыграть в ящик

Your brother's gone - died half-an-hour ago. — Ваш брат покинул этот мир - скончался полчаса назад.

Hope he hasn't gone down; he deserved to live. — Надеюсь, что он не умер; он заслужил того, чтобы жить.

The doctors told me that he might go off any day. — Доктора сказали мне, что он может скончаться со дня на день.

I hope that when I go out I shall leave a better world behind me. — Надеюсь, что мир станет лучше, когда меня не будет.

8)

а) вмещаться, подходить (по форме, размеру)

The space is too small, the bookcase won't go in. — Здесь слишком мало места, книжный шкаф сюда не войдёт.

Elzevirs go readily into the pocket. — Средневековые книги-эльзевиры легко входят в карман.

The thread is too thick to go into the needle. — Эта нитка слишком толста, чтобы пролезть в игольное ушко.

Three goes into fifteen five times. — Три содержится в пятнадцати пять раз.

All the good we can find about him will go into a very few words. — Всё хорошее, что мы в нём можем найти, можно выразить в нескольких словах.

б) соответствовать, подходить (по стилю, цвету, вкусу)

This furniture would go well in any room. — Эта мебель подойдёт для любой комнаты.

I don't think these colours really go, do you? — Я не думаю, что эти цвета подходят, а ты как думаешь?

Oranges go surprisingly well with duck. — Апельсины отлично подходят к утке.

That green hat doesn't go with the blue dress. — Эта зелёная шляпа не идёт к синему платью.

в) помещаться (где-л.), постоянно храниться (где-л.)

Where is this blanket to go? — Куда положить это одеяло?

This box goes on the third shelf from the top. — Эта коробка стоит на третьей полке сверху.

This book goes here. — Эта книга стоит здесь (здесь её место).

9) иметь общепринятые стандарты

He's short, as jockeys go. — Он довольно низкого роста, даже для жокея.

"How goes it, Joe?" - "Pretty well, as times go." — "Как дела, Джо?" - "По нынешним временам вполне сносно".

10) быть посланным, отправленным (о письме, записке)

I'd like this letter to go first class. — Я хотел бы отправить это письмо первым классом.

11) проходить, пролетать ( о времени)

This week's gone so fast - I can't believe it's Friday already. — Эта неделя прошла так быстро, не могу поверить, что уже пятница.

Time goes so fast when you're having fun. — Когда нам весело, время бежит.

Summer is going. — Лето проходит.

One week and half of another is already gone. — Уже прошло полторы недели.

12)

а) пойти (на что-л.), быть потраченным (на что-л.; о деньгах)

Where did all their money go? — На что пошли все их деньги?

Whatever money he got it all went on paying his debt. — Сколько бы денег он ни получил, всё уходило на выплату долга.

Your money went towards a new computer for the school. — Ваши деньги пошли на новый компьютер для школы.

Not more than a quarter of your income should go in rent. — На арендную плату должно уходить не более четверти дохода.

б) уменьшаться, кончаться (о запасах, провизии)

We were worried because the food was completely gone and the water was going fast. — Мы беспокоились, так как еда уже кончилась, а вода подходила к концу.

The cake went fast. — Пирог был тут же съеден.

в) исчезать

All its independence was gone. — Вся его независимость исчезла.

One of the results of using those drugs is that the will entirely goes. — Одно из последствий приёма этих лекарств - полная потеря воли.

This feeling gradually goes off. — Это чувство постепенно исчезает.

13) уходить ( с работы), увольняться ( обычно не по собственному желанию)

They can fire me, but I won't go quietly. — Они могут меня уволить, но я не уйду тихо.

14)

а) издавать (какой-л.) звук

to go cluck — кудахтать

to go bang — бахнуть, хлопнуть

to go crash / smash — грохнуть, треснуть

to go tang — зазвенеть

to go whirr — зажужжать

Clatter, clatter, went the horses' hoofs. — Цок, цок, цокали лошадиные копыта.

Something seemed to go snap within me. — Что-то внутри меня щёлкнуло.

Crack went the mast. — Раздался треск мачты.

Patter, patter, goes the rain. — Кап, кап, стучит дождь.

б) издавать сигнал

The clock on the mantelpiece went eight. — Часы на камине пробили восемь.

15)

а) иметь хождение, быть в обращении ( о деньгах)

б) циркулировать, передаваться, переходить из уст в уста

as the story goes — как говорят

Now the story goes that the young Smith is in London. — Говорят, что юный Смит сейчас в Лондоне.

How does that old saying go? — Как говорится в этой старой поговорке? Как это говорится?

16)

а) начинать (выполняться)

My only order was, "Clear the road - and be damn quick about it." What I said went. — Я отдал приказ: "Очистить дорогу - и, чёрт возьми, немедленно!" Это тут же было выполнено.

He makes so much money that whatever he says, goes. — У него столько денег, что всё, что он ни скажет, тут же выполняется.

Go! — Марш! ( на соревнованиях - команда начать бег)

- here goes
- from the word Go
б) быть разрешённым

anything goes, everything goes разг. — всё дозволено, всё сойдёт

Around here, anything goes. — Здесь всё разрешено.

Anything goes if it's done by someone you're fond of. — Всё сойдёт, если это всё сделано тем, кого ты любишь.

в) ( go about) начинать (что-л.; делать что-л.), приступать к (чему-л.)

She went about her work in a cold, impassive way. — Холодно, бесстрастно она приступила к своей работе.

How do you go about building a boat? — Как ты собираешься начать строить лодку?

17) работать исправно ( об оборудовании)

Is the machine going now? — Машина в порядке?

The church clock has not gone for twenty years. — Часы на церкви не ходили двадцать лет.

All systems go. — Всё работает нормально.

She felt her heart go in a most unusual manner. — Она почувствовала, что сердце у неё очень странно бьётся.

Syn:

work, operate, function, run, act, perform

18) продаваться, расходиться (по какой-л. цене)

to go cheap — продаваться по дешёвой цене

to go for nothing (something) — ничего не стоить (кое-что стоить)

to go for little — стоить немного

to go for a song — идти за бесценок, ничего не стоить

Gone! — Продано! ( на аукционе)

There were perfectly good coats going at $23! —Там продавали вполне приличные куртки всего за 23 доллара.

Going at four pounds fifteen, if there is no advance. — Если больше нет предложений, то продаётся за четыре фунта пятнадцать шиллингов.

This goes for 1 shilling. — Это стоит 1 шиллинг.

The house went for very little. — Дом был продан за бесценок.

19) позволить себе, согласиться (на какую-л. сумму)

Lewis consented to go as high as twenty-five thousand crowns. — Льюис согласился на такую большую сумму как двадцать пять тысяч крон.

I'll go fifty dollars for a ticket. — Я позволю себе купить билет за пятьдесят долларов.

20) разг. говорить

21) эвф. сходить, сбегать ( в туалет)

to go somewhere — сходить в одно место

He's in the men's room. He's been wanting to go all evening, but as long as you were playing he didn't want to miss a note. (J. Wain) — Он в туалете. Ему туда нужно было весь вечер, но пока вы играли, он не хотел пропустить ни одной нотки.

22) ( go after)

а) следовать за (кем-л.); преследовать

Half the guards went after the escaped prisoners, but they got away free. — На поиски беглецов отправилась половина гарнизона, но они всё равно сумели скрыться.

б) преследовать цель; стремиться, стараться (сделать что-л.)

Jim intends to go after the big prize. — Джим намерен выиграть большой приз.

I think we should go after increased production this year. — Думаю, в этом году нам надо стремиться увеличить производство.

в) посещать в качестве поклонника, ученика или последователя

23) ( go against)

а) противоречить, быть против (убеждений, желаний); идти вразрез с (чем-л.)

to go against the grain, go against the hair — вызывать внутренний протест, быть не по нутру

I wouldn't advise you to go against the director. — Не советую тебе перечить директору.

It goes against my nature to get up early in the morning. — Рано вставать по утрам противно моей натуре.

The run of luck went against Mr. Nickleby. (Ch. Dickens) — Удача отвернулась от мистера Никльби.

Syn:

oppose

б) быть не в пользу (кого-л.), закончиться неблагоприятно для (кого-л.; о соревнованиях, выборах)

One of his many law-suits seemed likely to go against him. — Он, судя по всему, проигрывал один из своих многочисленных судебных процессов.

If the election goes against the government, who will lead the country? — Если на выборах проголосуют против правительства, кто же возглавит страну?

24) ( go at) разг.

а) бросаться на (кого-л.)

Our dog went at the postman again this morning. — Наша собака опять сегодня набросилась на почтальона.

Selina went at her again for further information. — Селина снова набросилась на неё, требуя дополнительной информации.

б) энергично браться за (что-л.)

The students are really going at their studies now that the examinations are near. — Экзамены близко, так что студенты в самом деле взялись за учёбу.

25) ( go before)

а) представать перед (чем-л.), явиться лицом к лицу с (чем-л.)

When you go before the judge, you must speak the exact truth. — Когда ты выступаешь в суде, ты должен говорить чистую правду.

б) предлагать (что-л.) на рассмотрение

Your suggestion goes before the board of directors next week. — Совет директоров рассмотрит ваше предложение на следующей неделе.

Syn:

bring 5), come before, lay before, place before, send before, set before, take

26) ( go behind) не ограничиваться (чем-л.)

to go behind the stereotypes — не ограничиваться стереотипами

27) ( go between) быть посредником между (кем-л.)

The little girl was given a bar of chocolate as her payment for going between her sister and her sister's boyfriend. — Младшая сестра получила шоколадку за то, что была посыльной между своей старшей сестрой и её парнем.

28) ( go beyond)

а) превышать, превосходить (что-л.)

The money that I won went beyond my fondest hopes. — Сумма, которую я выиграл, превосходила все мои ожидания.

Be careful not to go beyond your rights. — Будь осторожен, не превышай своих прав.

б) оказаться трудным, непостижимым (для кого-л.)

I was interested to hear the speaker, but his speech went beyond me. — Мне было интересно послушать докладчика, но его речь была выше моего понимания.

в) продвигаться дальше (чего-л.)

I don't think this class will be able to go beyond lesson six. — Не думаю, что этот класс сможет продвинуться дальше шестого урока.

•

- go beyond caring
- go beyond endurance
- go beyond a joke
29) (go by / under) называться

to go by / under the name of — быть известным под именем

to go by a false name — скрываться под чужим именем

Our friend William often goes by Billy. — Нашего друга Вильяма часто называют Билли.

He went under the name of Baker, to avoid discovery by the police. — Скрываясь от полиции, он жил под именем Бейкера.

30) ( go by) судить по (чему-л.); руководствоваться (чем-л.), действовать в соответствии с (чем-л.)

to go by the book разг. — действовать в соответствии с правилами, педантично выполнять правила

You can't go by what he says, he's very untrustworthy. — Не стоит судить о ситуации по его словам, ему нельзя верить.

You make a mistake if you go by appearances. — Ты ошибаешься, если судишь о людях по внешнему виду.

I go by the barometer. — Я пользуюсь барометром.

Our chairman always goes by the rules. — Наш председатель всегда действует по правилам.

31) ( go for)

а) стремиться к (чему-л.)

I think we should go for increased production this year. — Думаю, в этом году нам надо стремиться увеличить производительность.

б) выбирать; любить, нравиться

The people will never go for that guff. — Людям не понравится эта пустая болтовня.

Do you go for tall men? — Тебе нравятся высокие мужчины?

She doesn't go for whiskers. — Ей не нравятся бакенбарды.

в) разг. наброситься, обрушиться на (кого-л.)

The black cow immediately went for him. — Чёрная корова немедленно кинулась на него.

The speaker went for the profiteers. — Оратор обрушился на спекулянтов.

г) становиться (кем-л.), действовать в качестве (кого-л.)

I'm well made all right. I could go for a model if I wanted. — У меня отличная фигура. Я могла бы стать манекенщицей, если бы захотела.

д) быть принятым за (кого-л.), считаться (кем-л.), сходить за (кого-л.)

He goes for a lawyer, but I don't think he ever studied or practised law. — Говорят, он адвокат, но мне кажется, что он никогда не изучал юриспруденцию и не работал в этой области.

е) быть действительным по отношению к (кому-л. / чему-л.), относиться к (кому-л. / чему-л.)

that goes for me — это относится ко мне; это мое дело

I don't care if Pittsburgh chokes. And that goes for Cincinnati, too. (P. G. Wodehouse) — Мне всё равно, если Питсбург задохнётся. То же самое касается Цинциннати.

•

- go for broke
- go for a burton
32) ( go into)

а) входить, вступать; принимать участие

He wanted to go into Parliament. — Он хотел стать членом парламента.

He went eagerly into the compact. — Он охотно принял участие в сделке.

The Times has gone into open opposition to the Government on all points except foreign policy. — “Таймс” встал в открытую оппозицию к правительству по всем вопросам, кроме внешней политики.

Syn:

take part, undertake

б) впадать ( в истерику); приходить ( в ярость)

the man who went into ecstasies at discovering that Cape Breton was an island — человек, который впал в экстаз, обнаружив, что мыс Бретон является островом

I nearly went into hysterics. — Я был на грани истерики.

в) начинать заниматься (чем-л. в качестве профессии, должности, занятия)

He went keenly into dairying. — Он активно занялся производством молочных продуктов.

He went into practice for himself. — Он самостоятельно занялся практикой.

Hicks naturally went into law. — Хикс, естественно, занялся правом.

г) носить (о стиле в одежде; особенно носить траур)

to go into long dresses, trousers, etc. — носить длинные платья, брюки

She shocked Mrs. Spark by refusing to go into full mourning. — Она шокировала миссис Спарк, отказываясь носить полный траур.

д) расследовать, тщательно рассматривать, изучать

We cannot of course go into the history of these wars. — Естественно, мы не можем во всех подробностях рассмотреть историю этих войн.

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- go into details
- go into detail
- go into abeyance
- go into action
33) ( go off) разлюбить (что-л.), потерять интерес к (чему-л.)

I simply don't feel anything for him any more. In fact, I've gone off him. — Я просто не испытываю больше к нему никаких чувств. По существу, я его разлюбила.

34) ( go over)

а) перечитывать; повторять

The schoolboy goes over his lesson, before going up before the master. — Ученик повторяет свой урок, прежде чем отвечать учителю.

He went over the explanation two or three times. — Он повторил объяснение два или три раза.

Syn:

read over, rehearse

б) внимательно изучать, тщательно рассматривать; проводить осмотр

We went over the house thoroughly before buying it. — Мы тщательно осмотрели дом, прежде чем купить его.

I've asked the garage people to go over my car thoroughly. — Я попросил людей в сервисе тщательно осмотреть машину.

Harry and I have been going over old letters. — Гарри и я просматривали старые письма.

We must go over the account books together. — Нам надо вместе проглядеть бухгалтерские книги.

35) ( go through)

а) просматривать (что-л.)

It would take far too long to go through all the propositions. — Изучение всех предложений займёт слишком много времени.

б) пережить, перенести (что-л.)

All that men go through may be absolutely the best for them. — Все испытания, которым подвергается человек, могут оказаться для него благом.

Syn:

experience, submit, suffer, undergo

в) проходить (какие-л. этапы)

to go through several editions — выдержать несколько изданий ( о книге)

г) распространяться

The disease went through the whole city. — Болезнь распространилась по всему городу.

д) осматривать, обыскивать

The girls were "going through" a drunken sailor. — Девицы обшаривали пьяного моряка.

е) износить до дыр (об одежде, обуви)

He goes through three pairs of socks a week! — Он изнашивает до дыр три пары носков в неделю!

ж) поглощать, расходовать (что-л.)

36) ( go to)

а) обращаться к (кому-л. / чему-л.)

Why does not this artist go to nature? — Почему этот художник не обратится к природе?

She need not go to others for her bons mots. — Ей нет нужды искать у других остроумные словечки.

б) переходить к (кому-л.) в собственность, доставаться (кому-л.)

The house went to the elder son. — Дом достался старшему сыну.

The money I had saved went to the doctors. — Деньги, которые я скопил, пошли на докторов.

The dukedom went to his brother. — Титул герцога перешёл к его брату.

And the Oscar goes to… — Итак, «Оскар» достаётся…

в) быть составной частью (чего-л.); вести к (какому-л. результату)

These are the bones which go to form the head and trunk. — Это кости, которые формируют череп и скелет.

Whole gardens of roses go to one drop of the attar. — Для того, чтобы получить одну каплю розового масла, нужны целые сады роз.

This only goes to prove the point. — Это только доказывает утверждение.

- go to show

г) составлять, равняться (чему-л.)

Sixteen ounces go to the pound. — Шестнадцать унций составляют один фунт.

How many go to a crew with you, captain? — Из скольких человек состоит ваша команда, капитан?

д) брать на себя (расходы, труд)

Don't go to any trouble. — Не беспокойтесь.

Few publishers go to the trouble of giving the number of copies for an edition. — Немногие издатели берут на себя труд указать количество экземпляров издания.

The tenant went to very needless expense. — Арендатор пошёл на абсолютно ненужные расходы.

37) ( go under) относиться (к какой-л. группе, классу)

This word goes under G. — Это слово помещено под G.

38) ( go with)

а) быть заодно с (кем-л.), быть на чьей-л. стороне

Do you always go with the chairman? — Ты всегда заодно с председателем?

My sympathies went strongly with the lady. — Все мои симпатии были полностью на стороне леди.

б) сопутствовать (чему-л.), идти, происходить вместе с (чем-л.)

Criminality habitually went with dirtiness. — Преступность и грязь обычно шли бок о бок.

Syn:

side

в) понимать, следить с пониманием за (речью, мыслью)

The Court declared the deed a nullity on the ground that the mind of the mortgagee did not go with the deed she signed. — Суд признал документ недействительным на том основании, что кредитор по закладной не понимала содержания документа, который она подписала.

г) разг. встречаться с (кем-л.), проводить время с (кем-л. - в качестве друга, подружки)

The "young ladies" he had "gone with" and "had feelin's about" were now staid matrons. — "Молодые леди", с которыми он "дружил" и к которым он "питал чувства", стали солидными матронами.

39) ( go upon)

а) разг. использовать (что-л.) в качестве свидетельства или отправного пункта

You see, this gave me something to go upon. — Видишь ли, это дало мне хоть что-то, с чего я могу начать.

б) брать в свои руки; брать на себя ответственность

I cannot bear to see things botched or gone upon with ignorance. — Я не могу видеть, как берутся за дела либо халтурно, либо ничего в них не понимая.

40) (go + прил.)

а) становиться ( обычно хуже)

to go grey — седеть

to go missing — пропасть

He went dead about three months ago. — Он умер около трех месяцев назад.

She went pale. — Она побледнела.

He went bankrupt. — Он обанкротился.

to go mad — сойти с ума

to go sick — захворать

- go berserk

Syn:

become

б) продолжать (какое-л.) действие, продолжать пребывать в (каком-л.) состоянии

We both love going barefoot on the beach. — Мы оба любим ходить босиком по пляжу.

Most of their work seems to have gone unnoticed. — Кажется, большая часть их работы осталась незамеченной.

The powers could not allow such an act of terrorism to go unpunished. — Власти не могут допустить, чтобы террористический акт прошёл безнаказанно.

41) (be going to do smth.) собираться ( выражает непосредственное или ближайшее будущее)

It seems as if it were going to rain. — Такое впечатление, что сейчас пойдёт дождь.

Lambs are to be sold to those who are going to keep them. — Ягнята должны быть проданы тем, кто собирается их выращивать.

42) (go and do smth.) разг. пойти и сделать что-л.

The fool has gone and got married. — Этот дурак взял и женился.

He might go and hang himself for all they cared. — Он может повеситься, им на это абсолютно наплевать.

Oh, go and pick up pizza, for heaven's sake! — Ради бога, пойди купи, наконец, пиццу.

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- go about
- go across
- go ahead
- go along
- go away
- go back
- go before
- go by
- go down
- go forth
- go forward
- go in

- go off

- go on

- go out

- go over

- go round

- go through
- go together
- go under

- go up

- go without

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it goes without saying — само собой разумеется

to go against the grain — быть не по нутру

to go back a long way — давно знать друг друга, быть давними знакомыми

to go up in smoke — улетучиться

to go one's way — идти своим путём

to go to the country — проводить предвыборную кампанию ( о политике)

to go from one's word — нарушить слово

to go right through — идти напролом

to go short — испытывать недостаток в чём-л.; находиться в стеснённых обстоятельствах

to go the way of nature / all the earth / all flesh / all living — скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных

to let oneself go — дать волю себе, своим чувствам

Go to Jericho / Bath / Hong Kong / Putney / Halifax! — Иди к чёрту! Убирайся!

- go far
- go bush
- go ape
- go amiss
- go dry
- go astray
- go on instruments
- go a long way
- go down the drain

- go postal
- Go to!
- Go to it!
- let it go at that
- go like blazes
- go with the tide
- go with the times
- go along with you!
- go easy
- go up King Street
- go figure
- go it
- go the extra mile
- go to the wall 2. сущ.; разг.
1) движение, хождение, ходьба; уст. походка

He has been on the go since morning. — Он с утра на ногах.

- be on the go

2)

а) ретивость, горячность ( первоначально о лошадях); напористость, энергичность; бодрость, живость; рвение

The job requires a man with a lot of go. — Для этой работы требуется очень энергичный человек.

Physically, he is a wonderful man - very wiry, and full of energy and go. — Физически он превосходен - крепкий, полный энергии и напористости.

Syn:

dash, drive, energy, vigour, vim, vitality, force, initiative, spirit, animation

б) энергичная деятельность; тяжелая, требующая напряжения работа

Believe me, it's all go with these tycoons, mate. — Поверь мне, приятель, это все деятельность этих заправил.

3) разг. происшествие; неожиданный поворот событий (то, которое вызывает затруднения)

queer go, rum go — странное дело, странный поворот событий

And leave us to old Brown! that will be a nice go! — И оставь нас старику Брауну! это будет приятным сюрпризом!

4)

а) попытка

to have a go at — попытаться

Let me have a go at fixing it. — Дай я попробую починить это.

- at one go
- have a go
Syn:

try, attempt, turn, chance, effort, trial, endeavour, experiment

б) соревнование, борьба; состязание на приз ( в боксе)

Cost me five dollars the other day to see the tamest kind of a go. There wasn't a knockdown in ten rounds. — На днях я потратил пять долларов, чтобы увидеть самое мирное состязание. За десять раундов не было ни одного нокдауна.

в) приступ, припадок ( о болезни)

bad go of snow-blindness — тяжёлый приступ снежной слепоты

go of fever — приступ лихорадки

5)

а) количество чего-л., предоставляемое за один раз

б) разг. бокал ( вина); порция ( еды)

"The score!" he burst out. "Three goes o' rum!" (R. L. Stevenson, Treasure Island) — А деньги? - крикнул он. - За три кружки! (пер. Н. Чуковского)

6) в некоторых играх

а) бросок шара ( кегли)

б) карт. "Мимо" (возглас игрока, объявляющего проход в криббидже)

7) разг.

а) успех, успешное дело

- make a go of it

б) соглашение, сделка

- it's a go

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all the go, quite the go — последний крик моды

first go — первым делом, сразу же

at a go — сразу

- no go
II [gɔ] сущ.; япон.
го (настольная игра, в ходе которой двое участников по очереди выставляют на доску фишки-"камни", стремясь окружить "камни" противника своими и захватить как можно большую территорию)

Англо-русский современный словарь > go
6 thing

thing [θɪŋ]

choses ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a)-(d), 2 (b)-(d) objet ⇒ 1A (a) créature ⇒ 1A (d) idée ⇒ 1B (a) question ⇒ 1B (b) idéal ⇒ 1C (c) mode ⇒ 1C (d) effets ⇒ 2 (a) affaires ⇒ 2 (a)

1 noun

A.

(a) (object, item) chose f, objet m;

∎ what's that yellow thing on the floor? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc jaune par terre?;

∎ what's that thing for? à quoi ça sert, ça?;

∎ what's this knob thing for? à quoi sert cette espèce de bouton?;

∎ where's my hat? I can't find the thing anywhere où est mon chapeau? je ne le trouve nulle part;

∎ the only thing I could hear was a dripping tap la seule chose que j'entendais c'était un robinet qui fuyait;

∎ any idea how to work this thing? tu sais comment ça marche?;

∎ I had to rewrite the whole thing j'ai dû tout réécrire;

∎ the thing he loves most is his pipe ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est sa pipe;

∎ I need a few things from the shop j'ai besoin de faire quelques courses;

∎ she loves books and posters and things, she loves things like books and posters elle aime les livres, les posters, ce genre de choses;

∎ he likes making things with his hands il est très manuel;

∎ she enjoys the good things in life elle apprécie les bonnes choses de la vie;

∎ I must be seeing things je dois avoir des visions;

∎ I must be hearing things je dois rêver, j'entends des voix;

∎ humorous things that go bump in the night les choses qui font du bruit la nuit;

∎ they were treated as things not people on les traitait comme des choses, pas comme des êtres humains

(b) (activity, event) chose f;

∎ he likes things like gardening il aime le jardinage et les choses dans ce goût-là;

∎ familiar she's still into this art thing in a big way elle est encore très branchée art;

∎ the thing to do is to pretend you're asleep vous n'avez qu'à faire semblant de dormir;

∎ the first thing to do is (to) ring the police la première chose à faire, c'est d'appeler la police;

∎ the only thing left is to… il ne reste plus qu'à…;

∎ the next thing on the agenda le point suivant à l'ordre du jour;

∎ it's the best thing to do c'est ce qu'il y a de mieux à faire;

∎ that was a silly thing to do! ce n'était pas la chose à faire!;

∎ how could you do such a thing? comment avez-vous pu faire une chose pareille?;

∎ I have lots of things to do j'ai des tas de choses à faire;

∎ she certainly gets things done avec elle, ça ne traîne pas

(c) (in negative clauses)

∎ I don't know a thing about what happened j'ignore tout de ce qui s'est passé;

∎ I don't know a thing about algebra je n'y connais absolument rien en algèbre;

∎ not a thing was overlooked pas un détail n'a été négligé;

∎ I didn't understand a thing she said je n'ai rien compris à ce qu'elle disait, je n'ai pas compris un mot de ce qu'elle disait;

∎ we couldn't do a thing about it nous n'y pouvions absolument rien;

∎ I couldn't do a thing to help je n'ai rien pu faire pour me rendre utile;

∎ it doesn't mean a thing to me (I don't understand it at all) je n'y comprends (absolument) rien; (it isn't at all familiar to me) ça ne me dit absolument rien; (it doesn't concern me at all) ça ne me concerne pas;

∎ she hadn't got a thing on elle était entièrement nue;

∎ I haven't got a thing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre sur le dos

(d) (creature, being) créature f, être m;

∎ the thing he loves most is his dog ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est son chien;

∎ there wasn't a living thing around il n'y avait pas âme qui vive;

∎ what a sweet little thing! quel amour!;

∎ she's a dear old thing c'est une charmante petite vieille;

∎ you silly thing espèce d'idiot;

∎ poor thing! (said about somebody) le/la pauvre!; (said to somebody) mon/ma pauvre!; (animal) (la) pauvre bête!

(e) (monster)

∎ the thing from outer space le monstre de l'espace

B.

(a) (idea, notion) idée f, chose f;

∎ the best thing would be to ask them le mieux serait de leur demander;

∎ it would be a good thing if we all went together ce serait une bonne chose que nous y allions tous ensemble;

∎ it's a good thing (for you) no one knew heureusement (pour vous) que personne ne savait;

∎ to be on to a good thing être sur une bonne affaire;

∎ to know a thing or two about sth s'y connaître en qch;

∎ I could show him a thing or two about hang gliding je pourrais lui apprendre une ou deux petites choses en deltaplane

(b) (matter, question) chose f, question f;

∎ the thing is, we can't really afford it le problème, c'est qu'on n'a pas vraiment les moyens;

∎ the thing is, will she want to come? le problème c'est qu'on ne sait pas si elle voudra venir;

∎ the main thing is to succeed ce qui importe, c'est de réussir;

∎ the important thing is not to stop ce qui compte, c'est de ne pas arrêter;

∎ the thing to remember is that… ce dont il faut se souvenir est que…;

∎ it's one thing to talk but quite another to act parler est une chose, agir en est une autre;

∎ that's quite another thing ça, c'est tout autre chose;

∎ and another thing en plus;

∎ we talked of one thing and another nous avons parlé de choses et d'autres;

∎ what with one thing and another, I haven't had time avec tout ce qu'il y avait à faire, je n'ai pas eu le temps;

∎ if it's not one thing, it's another, it's one thing after another ça ne s'arrête jamais;

∎ taking one thing with another à tout prendre, somme toute

(c) (remark)

∎ that's not a very nice thing to say ce n'est pas très gentil de dire ça;

∎ she said some nasty things about him elle a dit des méchancetés sur lui;

∎ how can you say such a thing? comment pouvez-vous dire une chose pareille?;

∎ the things you say! les choses que tu peux dire parfois!;

∎ I said no such thing! je n'ai rien dit de tel!;

∎ I said the first thing that came into my head j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit

(d) (quality, characteristic) chose f;

∎ one of the things I like about her is her sense of humour une des choses que j'aime chez elle, c'est son sens de l'humour;

∎ the town has a lot of things going for it la ville a beaucoup de bons côtés

C.

(a) familiar (strong feeling)

∎ to have a thing about sb/sth (like) avoir un faible pour qn/qch^□ ; (dislike) avoir horreur de qn/qch^□ ;

∎ I have a thing about seafood (like) j'aime vraiment les fruits de mer^□ ; (dislike) je n'aime vraiment pas les fruits de mer^□ ;

∎ he has a thing about red hair (likes) il adore les cheveux roux^□ ; (dislikes) il a quelque chose contre les cheveux roux^□ ;

∎ it's a bit of a thing with me (like) j'aime assez ça^□ ; (dislike) c'est ma bête noire

(b) familiar (interest)

∎ it's not really my thing ce n'est pas vraiment mon truc;

∎ he went off to the States to do his own thing il est parti aux États-Unis vivre sa vie^□

(c) (what is needed, required) idéal m;

∎ hot cocoa is just the thing on a winter's night un chocolat chaud, c'est l'idéal les soirs d'hiver;

∎ that's the very thing c'est juste ce qu'il faut;

∎ that's the very thing for my bad back! c'est juste ce dont j'avais besoin pour mon mal de dos!

(d) (fashion) mode f;

∎ it's the latest thing in swimwear c'est la dernière mode en matière de maillots de bain;

∎ it's quite the thing c'est très à la mode;

∎ natural food is the thing just now les aliments biologiques sont la grande mode en ce moment;

∎ a thing of the past une chose du passé

(e) (fuss)

∎ to make a big thing about sth faire (tout) un plat de qch;

∎ he made a big thing out of my not going il a fait tout un plat parce que je n'y allais pas;

∎ there's no need to make a big thing out of it! ce n'est pas la peine d'en faire tout un plat ou toute une montagne!

(f) familiar (relationship)

∎ to have a thing with sb avoir une liaison avec qn^□

(g) familiar (penis) chose f

2 things plural noun

(a) (belongings) effets mpl, affaires fpl; (clothes) affaires fpl; (equipment) affaires fpl, attirail m; (tools) outils mpl, ustensiles mpl;

∎ put your things away ramassez vos affaires;

∎ take your wet things off enlevez vos affaires humides;

∎ you can take your things off in the bedroom vous pouvez vous déshabiller dans la chambre;

∎ have you brought your fishing/swimming things? avez-vous apporté votre attirail de pêche/vos affaires de piscine?;

∎ have you washed the breakfast things? as-tu fait la vaisselle du petit déjeuner?;

∎ to take the tea things away desservir la table (après le thé);

∎ to pack (up) one's things faire ses valises

(b) (situation, circumstances) choses fpl;

∎ familiar how's or how are things? comment ça va?;

∎ things are getting better les choses vont mieux;

∎ things are going badly ça va mal;

∎ things began to get rather dangerous les choses ont commencé à devenir assez dangereuses;

∎ I feel rather out of things je n'ai pas l'impression d'être vraiment dans le bain;

∎ you take things too seriously vous prenez les choses trop au sérieux;

∎ I need time to think things over j'ai besoin de temps pour réfléchir;

∎ as things are or stand dans l'état actuel des choses;

∎ things being what they are les choses étant ce qu'elles sont;

∎ it's just one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent

(c) (specific aspect of life) choses fpl;

∎ things of the mind les choses fpl de l'esprit;

∎ she's interested in all things French elle s'intéresse à tout ce qui est français;

∎ moderation in all things de la modération en tout;

∎ she wants to be an airline pilot of all things! elle veut être pilote de ligne, non mais vraiment!

(d) (facts, actions etc) choses fpl;

∎ they did terrible things to their prisoners ils ont fait des choses atroces à leurs prisonniers;

∎ I've heard good things about his work on dit du bien de son travail

(e) Law (property) biens mpl

3 for one thing adverb

(tout) d'abord;

∎ for one thing… and for another thing (tout) d'abord… et puis;

∎ well for one thing, we can't afford it pour commencer, nous n'en avons pas les moyens

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7 queda

Del verbo quedar: ( conjugate quedar) \ \
queda es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: queda quedar
quedar ( conjugate quedar) verbo intransitivo 1 (en un estado, una situación):
◊ queda viudo/huérfano to be widowed/orphaned;
quedó paralítico he was left paralyzed; el coche quedó como nuevo the car is as good as new (now); y que esto quede bien claro and I want to make this quite clear; ¿quién quedó en primer lugar? who was o came first? 2 ( en la opinión de los demás):
◊ si no voy quedaé mal con ellos it won't go down very well o it'll look bad if I don't turn up;
lo hice para queda bien con el jefe I did it to get in the boss's good books; quedé muy bien con el regalo I made a very good impression with my present; me hiciste queda muy mal diciendo eso you really showed me up saying that; nos hizo queda mal a todos he embarrassed us all; quedó en ridículo ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; ( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool 3 ( permanecer):
◊ ¿queda alguien adentro? is there anyone left inside?;
le quedó la cicatriz she was left with a scar; esto no puede queda así we can't leave things like this; nuestros planes quedaon en nada our plans came to nothing; queda atrás [ persona] to fall behind; [rencillas/problemas] to be in the past 4 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) [tamaño/talla]:

◊ me queda largo it's too long for me;
la talla 12 le queda bien the size 12 fits (you/him) fine
b) ( sentar):

◊ el azul le queda bien/mal blue suits her/doesn't suit her

a) (acordar, convenir):

◊ ¿en qué quedaon? what did you decide?;
¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?; quedaon en or (AmL) de no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything; quedó en or (AmL) de venir a las nueve she said she would come at nine
b) ( citarse):

◊ ¿a qué hora quedamos? what time shall we meet?;
quedé con unos amigos para cenar I arranged to meet some friends for dinner ( estar situado) to be;
◊ queda justo entrente de la estación it's right opposite the station;
me queda muy lejos it's very far from where I live (o work etc) (en 3a pers) 1
a) ( haber todavía) to be left;

◊ ¿te queda algo de dinero? do you have any money left?;
¿queda café? is there any coffee left?; solo quedan las ruinas only the ruins remain; no nos queda más remedio que ir we have no choice but to go
b) ( sobrar) [comida/vino] to be left (over)
2 ( faltar):
◊ queda poco para que acabe la clase it's not long till the end of the class;
¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? how many kilometers are there to go?; todavía le quedan dos años he still has two years to go o do; queda mucho por ver there is still a lot to see; aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do; no me/le queda otra (fam) I have/he has no choice quedarse verbo pronominal 1
a) (en un lugar, país) to stay;

◊ quedase en la cama to stay in bed

b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

◊ te estás quedando calvo you're going bald;
quedase dormido to fall asleep; quedase sin trabajo to lose one's job 2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( permanecer):

◊ quedase soltera to stay single;
no me gusta quedame sola en casa I don't like being alone in the house; no te quedes ahí parado don't just stand there!; nos quedamos charlando hasta tarde we went on chatting until late in the evening; se me quedó mirando he sat/stood there staring at me; de repente el motor se quedó (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me
b) (Andes) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me quedó el paraguas I left my umbrella behind

c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser):

◊ la casa se les está quedando pequeña the house is getting (to be) too small for them
‹cambio/lápiz› to keep;
◊ se quedó con mi libro she kept my book;
me quedo con este I'll take this one
quedo,-a
I adjetivo quiet, soft
II adverbio quietly, softly
quedar verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado) quedar bien, (una persona) to make a good impression (un objeto) to look nice
quedar en ridículo, to make a fool of oneself
2 (en un lugar) to be: mi casa no queda lejos, my house is not far from here
3 (sobrar) to be left: ¿queda más té?, is there any tea left?
4 (faltar) (tiempo) to go: quedan dos días para las vacaciones, there are two days to go till the holidays
5 (convenir) to agree: quedamos en ir al cine, we agreed to go to the cinema
6 (citarse) to meet: quedaré con mi hermana, I'll arrange to meet my sister
7 (una ropa, un peinado, etc) to suit: te queda grande, it's too big for you ' queda' also found in these entries: Spanish: algo - ancha - ancho - cojera - compartir - desenganchar - desmano - entonces - grupo - levantamiento - media - medio - mucha - mucho - ninguna - ninguno - pancha - pancho - plaza - quedar - remedio - resquicio - suelo - toque - trasmano - un - una - ajustado - apretado - automático - bien - camino - casi - ceñido - cintura - cuánto - derecho - dicho - discreción - grande - hacer - hacia - largo - lejos - libertad - mal - mano - otro - pequeño - pero English: air - any - arrest - barrel - curfew - down - fit - go - homemaker - it - last - leave - monopolize - none - on - option - over - phrase - pinch - rest - still - there - up - way - away - be - boggle - do - feel - further - gone - good - little - no - past - remain - some - street - supply - whole

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8 quedar

quedar ( conjugate quedar) verbo intransitivo 1 (en un estado, una situación):
◊ quedar viudo/huérfano to be widowed/orphaned;
quedó paralítico he was left paralyzed; el coche quedó como nuevo the car is as good as new (now); y que esto quede bien claro and I want to make this quite clear; ¿quién quedó en primer lugar? who was o came first? 2 ( en la opinión de los demás):
◊ si no voy quedaré mal con ellos it won't go down very well o it'll look bad if I don't turn up;
lo hice para quedar bien con el jefe I did it to get in the boss's good books; quedé muy bien con el regalo I made a very good impression with my present; me hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso you really showed me up saying that; nos hizo quedar mal a todos he embarrassed us all; quedó en ridículo ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; ( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool 3 ( permanecer):
◊ ¿queda alguien adentro? is there anyone left inside?;
le quedó la cicatriz she was left with a scar; esto no puede quedar así we can't leave things like this; nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing; quedar atrás [ persona] to fall behind; [rencillas/problemas] to be in the past 4 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) [tamaño/talla]:

◊ me queda largo it's too long for me;
la talla 12 le queda bien the size 12 fits (you/him) fine
b) ( sentar):

◊ el azul le queda bien/mal blue suits her/doesn't suit her

a) (acordar, convenir):

◊ ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?;
¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?; quedaron en or (AmL) de no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything; quedó en or (AmL) de venir a las nueve she said she would come at nine
b) ( citarse):

◊ ¿a qué hora quedamos? what time shall we meet?;
quedé con unos amigos para cenar I arranged to meet some friends for dinner ( estar situado) to be;
◊ queda justo entrente de la estación it's right opposite the station;
me queda muy lejos it's very far from where I live (o work etc) (en 3a pers) 1
a) ( haber todavía) to be left;

◊ ¿te queda algo de dinero? do you have any money left?;
¿queda café? is there any coffee left?; solo quedan las ruinas only the ruins remain; no nos queda más remedio que ir we have no choice but to go
b) ( sobrar) [comida/vino] to be left (over)
2 ( faltar):
◊ queda poco para que acabe la clase it's not long till the end of the class;
¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? how many kilometers are there to go?; todavía le quedan dos años he still has two years to go o do; queda mucho por ver there is still a lot to see; aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do; no me/le queda otra (fam) I have/he has no choice quedarse verbo pronominal 1
a) (en un lugar, país) to stay;

◊ quedarse en la cama to stay in bed

b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

◊ te estás quedando calvo you're going bald;
quedarse dormido to fall asleep; quedarse sin trabajo to lose one's job 2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( permanecer):

◊ quedarse soltera to stay single;
no me gusta quedarme sola en casa I don't like being alone in the house; no te quedes ahí parado don't just stand there!; nos quedamos charlando hasta tarde we went on chatting until late in the evening; se me quedó mirando he sat/stood there staring at me; de repente el motor se quedó (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me
b) (Andes) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me quedó el paraguas I left my umbrella behind

c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser):

◊ la casa se les está quedando pequeña the house is getting (to be) too small for them
‹cambio/lápiz› to keep;
◊ se quedó con mi libro she kept my book;
me quedo con este I'll take this one
quedar verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado) quedar bien, (una persona) to make a good impression (un objeto) to look nice
quedar en ridículo, to make a fool of oneself
2 (en un lugar) to be: mi casa no queda lejos, my house is not far from here
3 (sobrar) to be left: ¿queda más té?, is there any tea left?
4 (faltar) (tiempo) to go: quedan dos días para las vacaciones, there are two days to go till the holidays
5 (convenir) to agree: quedamos en ir al cine, we agreed to go to the cinema
6 (citarse) to meet: quedaré con mi hermana, I'll arrange to meet my sister
7 (una ropa, un peinado, etc) to suit: te queda grande, it's too big for you ' quedar' also found in these entries: Spanish: betún - cumplir - descolgarse - embarazarse - enmudecer - estar - lucirse - restar - sobrar - sopa - venir - aire - aislado - anillo - bailar - calle - constar - descubierto - desmano - enganchar - faltar - lejísimos - manifiesto - mano - rezagado - tabla English: air - appal - appall - arrange - date - egg - fit - flu - gasp - go - leave - lie - long - meet - one-upmanship - remain - rest - side - smoke - stand - stand about - stand around - agree - alternatively - catch - come - get - keep - narrow - out - over - place - remand - runner - scar - scot-free - show - strand - unpunished - water - widow

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9 quedo

Del verbo quedar: ( conjugate quedar) \ \
quedo es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

quedó es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: quedar quedo
quedar ( conjugate quedar) verbo intransitivo 1 (en un estado, una situación):
◊ quedo viudo/huérfano to be widowed/orphaned;
quedó paralítico he was left paralyzed; el coche quedó como nuevo the car is as good as new (now); y que esto quede bien claro and I want to make this quite clear; ¿quién quedó en primer lugar? who was o came first? 2 ( en la opinión de los demás):
◊ si no voy quedoé mal con ellos it won't go down very well o it'll look bad if I don't turn up;
lo hice para quedo bien con el jefe I did it to get in the boss's good books; quedé muy bien con el regalo I made a very good impression with my present; me hiciste quedo muy mal diciendo eso you really showed me up saying that; nos hizo quedo mal a todos he embarrassed us all; quedó en ridículo ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; ( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool 3 ( permanecer):
◊ ¿queda alguien adentro? is there anyone left inside?;
le quedó la cicatriz she was left with a scar; esto no puede quedo así we can't leave things like this; nuestros planes quedoon en nada our plans came to nothing; quedo atrás [ persona] to fall behind; [rencillas/problemas] to be in the past 4 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) [tamaño/talla]:

◊ me queda largo it's too long for me;
la talla 12 le queda bien the size 12 fits (you/him) fine
b) ( sentar):

◊ el azul le queda bien/mal blue suits her/doesn't suit her

a) (acordar, convenir):

◊ ¿en qué quedoon? what did you decide?;
¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?; quedoon en or (AmL) de no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything; quedó en or (AmL) de venir a las nueve she said she would come at nine
b) ( citarse):

◊ ¿a qué hora quedamos? what time shall we meet?;
quedé con unos amigos para cenar I arranged to meet some friends for dinner ( estar situado) to be;
◊ queda justo entrente de la estación it's right opposite the station;
me queda muy lejos it's very far from where I live (o work etc) (en 3a pers) 1
a) ( haber todavía) to be left;

◊ ¿te queda algo de dinero? do you have any money left?;
¿queda café? is there any coffee left?; solo quedan las ruinas only the ruins remain; no nos queda más remedio que ir we have no choice but to go
b) ( sobrar) [comida/vino] to be left (over)
2 ( faltar):
◊ queda poco para que acabe la clase it's not long till the end of the class;
¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? how many kilometers are there to go?; todavía le quedan dos años he still has two years to go o do; queda mucho por ver there is still a lot to see; aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do; no me/le queda otra (fam) I have/he has no choice quedarse verbo pronominal 1
a) (en un lugar, país) to stay;

◊ quedose en la cama to stay in bed

b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

◊ te estás quedando calvo you're going bald;
quedose dormido to fall asleep; quedose sin trabajo to lose one's job 2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( permanecer):

◊ quedose soltera to stay single;
no me gusta quedome sola en casa I don't like being alone in the house; no te quedes ahí parado don't just stand there!; nos quedamos charlando hasta tarde we went on chatting until late in the evening; se me quedó mirando he sat/stood there staring at me; de repente el motor se quedó (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me
b) (Andes) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me quedó el paraguas I left my umbrella behind

c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser):

◊ la casa se les está quedando pequeña the house is getting (to be) too small for them
‹cambio/lápiz› to keep;
◊ se quedó con mi libro she kept my book;
me quedo con este I'll take this one
quedar verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado) quedar bien, (una persona) to make a good impression (un objeto) to look nice
quedar en ridículo, to make a fool of oneself
2 (en un lugar) to be: mi casa no queda lejos, my house is not far from here
3 (sobrar) to be left: ¿queda más té?, is there any tea left?
4 (faltar) (tiempo) to go: quedan dos días para las vacaciones, there are two days to go till the holidays
5 (convenir) to agree: quedamos en ir al cine, we agreed to go to the cinema
6 (citarse) to meet: quedaré con mi hermana, I'll arrange to meet my sister
7 (una ropa, un peinado, etc) to suit: te queda grande, it's too big for you
quedo,-a
I adjetivo quiet, soft
II adverbio quietly, softly ' quedo' also found in these entries: Spanish: betún - blanca - blanco - bobalicón - bobalicona - bordada - bordado - borraja - calentar - campante - ciega - ciego - corta - corto - desguace - dormida - dormido - entredicho - estancada - estancado - fresca - fresco - impune - incomunicada - incomunicado - lamentable - mustia - mustio - oscuras - pasmada - pasmado - perpleja - perplejo - queda - quedarse - runrún - sana - sano - seca - seco - aire - atónito - cesante - chocho - clavado - dejo - demás - embarazada - encerrado - enemistado English: alternative - burn - crossfire - disfigure - dishearten - disorient - disorientate - doze off - face - get away with - grow out of - least - leave out - orphan - second - speechless - stay up - take aback - upstage - cripple - cut - embed - jaw - last - lay - linger - resort - rooted - scar - single - stick - stunned - trap

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10 such

1. adjective, no compar. or superl.
1) (of that kind) solch...

such a person — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Mensch; ein solcher Mensch

such a book — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Buch; ein solches Buch

such people — solche Leute

such things — so etwas

symphonies and other such compositions — Sinfonien und andere Kompositionen dieser Art

or some such thing — oder so etwas; oder etwas in der Art

I said no such thing — ich habe nichts dergleichen gesagt

you'll do no such thing — das wirst du nicht tun

there is no such bird — solch einen od. einen solchen Vogel gibt es nicht

experiences such as these — solche od. derartige Erfahrungen

there is no such thing as a unicorn — Einhörner gibt es gar nicht

such writers as Eliot and Fry — Schriftsteller wie Eliot und Fry

I will take such steps as I think necessary — ich werde die Schritte unternehmen, die ich für notwendig halte

at such a time — zu einer solchen Zeit

at such a moment as this — in einem Augenblick wie diesem; (disapproving) gerade jetzt

in such a case — in einem solchen od. (ugs.) so einem Fall

for or on such an occasion — zu einem solchen Anlass

such a one as he/she is impossible to replace — jemand wie er/sie ist unersetzlich

2) (so great) solch...; derartig

I got such a fright that... — ich bekam einen derartigen od. (ugs.) so einen Schrecken, dass...

such was the force of the explosion that... — die Explosion war so stark, dass...

to such an extent — dermaßen

3) with adj. so

such a big house — ein so großes Haus

she has such lovely blue eyes — sie hat so schöne blaue Augen

such a long time — so lange
2. pronoun
as such — als solcher/solche/solches; (strictly speaking) im Grunde genommen; an sich

such is life — so ist das Leben

such as — wie [zum Beispiel]

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1. adjective
1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) solch

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) derartig

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) derartig

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) solch
2. pronoun
(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) der/die/das, solch

- academic.ru/71813/suchlike">suchlike
- such-and-such
- such as it is
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such

[sʌtʃ, sətʃ]

I. adj

1. attr, inv (of that kind) solcher(r, s)

I had never met \such a person before so [o geh solch] ein Mensch [o ein solcher Mensch] war mir noch nie begegnet

I don't spend money on \such things für solche [o fam so] Dinge gebe ich kein Geld aus

present on this grand occasion were Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters and other \such stars bei diesem besonderen Anlass waren Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters und andere Stars dieser Größenordnung zugegen

I have been involved in many \such courses ich habe [schon] viele Kurse dieser Art gemacht

he said she had a cold, superior manner or some \such remark er sagte, sie sei kalt und überheblich, oder so etwas [o fam was] in der Richtung

I tried to tell her in \such a way that she wouldn't be offended ich versuchte es ihr so zu sagen, dass sie nicht beleidigt war

I'll show you \such books as I have ich zeige Ihnen, was ich an Büchern habe

in \such cases in solchen [o fam so] Fällen

\such a thing so etwas [o fam was]

I'm looking for a cloth for cleaning silver — do you have \such a thing? ich suche ein Tuch, mit dem man Silber putzen kann — führen Sie das?

I said no \such thing so etwas habe ich nie gesagt, ich habe nie etwas Derartiges gesagt

there's no \such thing as ghosts so etwas wie Geister gibt es nicht

2. (so great) solche(r, s), derartig

he' \such an idiot! er ist so [o geh solch] ein Idiot!, er ist ein solcher [o derartiger] Idiot!

why are you in \such a hurry? warum bist du so [o derart] in Eile?

\such beauty is rare solche [o so viel] Schönheit ist selten

\such beauty! ( liter) welch [eine] Schönheit! geh

3.

▶ there's no \such thing as a free lunch ( prov fam) nichts ist umsonst

II. pron

1. (of that type) solche(r, s)

we were second-class citizens and they treated us as \such wir waren Bürger zweiter Klasse und wurden auch so [o als solche] behandelt

\such was not my intention ( form) das war nicht meine Absicht

\such being the case... wenn das so ist,...

what is the reward for \such a one as Fox? was ist der Lohn für jemanden [o fam so einen] wie Fox?

\such is life so ist das Leben

\such as it is so wie die Dinge liegen

\such as it was, we had no alternative but to call our parents so wie die Dinge lagen, blieb uns nichts anderes übrig, als unsere Eltern anzurufen

our lunch was \such that we don't really need an evening meal unser Mittagessen war so üppig, dass wir kein Abendessen brauchen

the wound was \such that... die Wunde war so groß, dass...

\such is the elegance of his typeface that... seine Schrift ist so elegant, dass...

2. (introducing examples)

\such as wie

small companies \such as ours are very vulnerable in a recession Kleinunternehmen wie unseres sind äußerst rezessionsanfällig

that sum of money is to cover costs \such as travel and accommodation dieser Betrag soll Auslagen wie Reise- und Unterbringungskosten abdecken

3. (suchlike) dergleichen

we talked about our kids, the weather and \such wir sprachen über unsere Kinder, das Wetter und Ähnliches [o dergleichen

4. (strictly speaking)

▪ as \such an [und für] sich, eigentlich

we don't have a secretary as \such wir haben eigentlich [o an [und für] sich] keine richtige Sekretärin

there was no vegetarian food as \such es gab kein eigentlich vegetarisches Essen

5.

▶ \such as it is:

you're welcome to borrow my tennis racket, \such as it is du kannst dir gerne meinen Tennisschläger ausborgen — soweit er überhaupt noch viel taugt

breakfast, \such as it was, consisted of a couple of croissants and a cup of coffee das Frühstück, soweit vorhanden, bestand aus ein paar Croissants und einer Tasse Kaffee

the car, \such as it is, will get you to work auch wenn das Auto nicht mehr viel taugt, kannst du damit immer noch zur Arbeit fahren

III. adv inv so

she's \such an arrogant person sie ist so [o dermaßen] arrogant

that's \such a good film das ist so ein [o ein wirklich] guter Film

\such a big city! was für eine große Stadt!

I've never had \such good coffee ich habe noch nie [einen] so guten Kaffee getrunken

it's \such a long time ago es ist [schon] so lange her

to be \such a long way [away] so weit weg sein

I'd put on \such a lot of weight that... ich hatte so [o dermaßen] viel zugenommen, dass...

\such nice weather so schönes Wetter

it was \such nice weather that... das Wetter war so schön, dass...

\such that... so [o auf die Art]... dass...

we still have to link the sentences \such that they constitute a narrative wir müssen die Sätze noch so verbinden, dass sie eine Erzählung ergeben

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[sʌtʃ]
1. adj

1) (= of that kind) solche(r, s)

such a person — so or solch ein Mensch, ein solcher Mensch

such a book — so ein Buch, ein solches Buch

such people/books — solche Leute/Bücher

many/few/all such people/books — viele/wenige/all solche Leute/Bücher

all such books are very expensive —

do you have such a book? — haben Sie so ein Buch?

such a thing — so etwas, so was

have you got such a thing as...? there's such a thing as divorce — haben Sie so etwas wie...? es gibt so etwas wie eine Scheidung

I said no such thing — das habe ich nie gesagt

no such thing — nichts dergleichen

I'll/you'll do no such thing — ich werde mich/du wirst dich hüten

there's no such thing as a unicorn — so etwas wie ein Einhorn gibt es nicht

... or some such idea —... oder so etwas,... oder so was in der Richtung (inf),... oder so ähnlich

... or some such name/place —... oder so (ähnlich)

he was such a one/just such another — er war einer von ihnen/auch (so) einer

in such a case — in einem solchen Fall

men/books such as these, such men/books as these — Männer/Bücher wie diese, solche Männer/Bücher

writers such as Agatha Christie, such writers as Agatha Christie —

he's not such a fool as you think — er ist nicht so dumm, wie Sie denken

I'm not such a fool as to believe that or that I'd believe that — ich bin nicht so dumm or kein solcher Dummkopf, dass ich das glaube

such people as attended — die(jenigen), die anwesend waren

I'll give you such books/money as I have — was ich an Büchern/Geld habe, gebe ich Ihnen

2)

(= so much, so great etc) he's such a liar — er ist so or solch ein Lügner, er ist ein derartiger or solcher Lügner

he did it in such a way that... — er machte es so, dass...

such wealth! — welch( ein) Reichtum!

such beauty! — welche Schönheit!

he's always in such a hurry — er hat es immer so eilig

3) pred

his surprise was such that..., such was his surprise that... — seine Überraschung war so groß, dass..., er war so überrascht, dass...

his manner was such that... —

her speech was such that... — ihre Rede war so gehalten, dass...

4)

See:

→ such-and-such

2. adv
so, solch (geh)
nobody else makes such a good cup of tea as you — niemand kocht so guten Tee wie du

it's such a long time ago — es ist so lange her

3. pron

rabbits and hares and such — Kaninchen, Hasen und dergleichen

such being the case... —

such was not my intention — dies war nicht meine Absicht

such is not the case — dies ist nicht der Fall

such is life! — so ist das Leben!

those and such as those (hum inf) — die oberen zehntausend

may all such perish! — mögen sie alle verderben!

as such — an sich

such as? — (wie) zum Beispiel?

such as it is — so, wie es nun mal ist

the food, such as there was of it... —

I'll give you such as I have — ich gebe Ihnen, was ich habe

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such [sʌtʃ]

A adj

1. solch(er, e, es), derartig(er, e, es):

such a man ein solcher Mann;

no such thing nichts dergleichen;

there are such things so etwas gibt es oder kommt vor;

such a life as they live ein Leben, wie sie es führen;

such people as you see here die(jenigen) oder alle Leute, die man hier sieht;

a system such as this ein derartiges System;

such a one ein solcher, eine solche, ein solches;

Mr such and such Herr Soundso;

such and such persons die und die Personen

2. ähnlich, derartig(er, e, es):

silk and such luxuries

3. präd so (beschaffen), derart(ig), von solcher Art ( as to dass):

such is life so ist das Leben;

such as it is wie es nun einmal ist;

such being the case da es sich so verhält

4. solch(er, e, es), so groß oder klein etc, dermaßen:

he got such a fright that … er bekam einen derartigen Schrecken, dass …;

such was the force of the explosion so groß war die Gewalt der Explosion

5. umg so gewaltig, solch:

we had such fun! wir hatten (ja) so einen Spaß!

B adv so, derart:

such a nice day so ein schöner Tag;

such a long time eine so lange Zeit

C pron

1. solch(er, e, es), der, die, das, die pl:

such as

a) diejenigen, welche; alle, die; solche, die,

b) wie (zum Beispiel);

such was not my intention das war nicht meine Absicht;

man as such der Mensch als solcher;

all such alle dieser Art;

and such (like) und dergleichen

2. umg oder WIRTSCH der-, die-, dasselbe, dieselben pl

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1. adjective, no compar. or superl.
1) (of that kind) solch...

such a person — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Mensch; ein solcher Mensch

such a book — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Buch; ein solches Buch

such people — solche Leute

such things — so etwas

symphonies and other such compositions — Sinfonien und andere Kompositionen dieser Art

or some such thing — oder so etwas; oder etwas in der Art

I said no such thing — ich habe nichts dergleichen gesagt

you'll do no such thing — das wirst du nicht tun

there is no such bird — solch einen od. einen solchen Vogel gibt es nicht

experiences such as these — solche od. derartige Erfahrungen

there is no such thing as a unicorn — Einhörner gibt es gar nicht

such writers as Eliot and Fry — Schriftsteller wie Eliot und Fry

I will take such steps as I think necessary — ich werde die Schritte unternehmen, die ich für notwendig halte

at such a time — zu einer solchen Zeit

at such a moment as this — in einem Augenblick wie diesem; (disapproving) gerade jetzt

in such a case — in einem solchen od. (ugs.) so einem Fall

for or on such an occasion — zu einem solchen Anlass

such a one as he/she is impossible to replace — jemand wie er/sie ist unersetzlich

2) (so great) solch...; derartig

I got such a fright that... — ich bekam einen derartigen od. (ugs.) so einen Schrecken, dass...

such was the force of the explosion that... — die Explosion war so stark, dass...

to such an extent — dermaßen

3) with adj. so

such a big house — ein so großes Haus

she has such lovely blue eyes — sie hat so schöne blaue Augen

such a long time — so lange
2. pronoun
as such — als solcher/solche/solches; (strictly speaking) im Grunde genommen; an sich

such is life — so ist das Leben

such as — wie [zum Beispiel]

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adj.

derartig adj.

solch adj.

solcher adj.

solches adj.

English-german dictionary > such
11 feel

1. transitive verb,
felt

1) (explore by touch) befühlen

feel somebody's pulse — jemandem den Puls fühlen

feel one's way — sich (Dat.) seinen Weg ertasten; (fig.): (try something out) sich vorsichtig vor[an]tasten

2) (perceive by touch) fühlen; (become aware of) bemerken; (be aware of) merken; (have sensation of) spüren

3) empfinden [Mitleid, Dank, Eifersucht]; verspüren [Drang, Wunsch]

feel the cold/ heat — unter der Kälte/Hitze leiden

feel one's age — sein Alter spüren

make itself felt — zu spüren sein; (have effect) sich bemerkbar machen

4) (experience) empfinden; (be affected by) zu spüren bekommen

5) (have vague or emotional conviction)

feel [that]... — das Gefühl haben, dass...

6) (think)

feel [that]... — glauben, dass...

if that's what you feel about the matter — wenn du so darüber denkst
2. intransitive verb,
felt

1)

feel [about] in something [for something] — in etwas (Dat.) [nach etwas] [herum]suchen

feel [about] [after or for something] with something — mit etwas [nach etwas] [umher]tasten

2) (have sense of touch) fühlen

3) (be conscious that one is) sich... fühlen

feel angry/delighted/disappointed — böse/froh/enttäuscht sein

I felt such a fool — ich kam mir wie ein Idiot vor

feel inclined to do something — dazu neigen, etwas zu tun

the child did not feel loved/wanted — das Kind hatte das Gefühl, ungeliebt/unerwünscht zu sein

feel quite hopeful — guter Hoffnung sein

I felt sorry for him — er tat mir leid

how do you feel today? — wie fühlst du dich od. wie geht es dir heute?

feel like something/doing something — (coll.): (wish to have/do) auf etwas (Akk.) Lust haben/Lust haben, etwas zu tun

do you feel like a cup of tea? — möchtest du eine Tasse Tee?

we feel as if or as though... — es kommt uns vor, als ob...; (have the impression that) wir haben das Gefühl, dass...

how do you feel about the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

if that's how or the way you feel about it — wenn du so darüber denkst

4) (be emotionally affected)

feel passionately/bitterly about something — sich für etwas begeistern/über etwas (Akk.) verbittert sein

5) (be consciously perceived as) sich... anfühlen

feel like something — sich wie etwas anfühlen

it feels nice/uncomfortable — es ist ein angenehmes/unangenehmes Gefühl
3. noun
have a silky feel — sich seidig anfühlen

let me have a feel — lass mich mal fühlen

get/have a feel for something — (fig.) ein Gespür für etwas bekommen/haben

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/86960/feel_for">feel for

- feel out

- feel with

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[fi:l]
past tense, past participle - felt; verb

1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) fühlen

2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) befühlen

3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) spüren

4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) fühlen

5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) glauben

•

- feeler
- feeling
- feel as if / as though
- feel like
- feel one's way
- get the feel of
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feel

[fi:l]

I. vt

<felt, felt>

1. (sense)

▪ to \feel sth etw fühlen [o spüren]

to \feel one's age sein Alter spüren

to \feel anger/jealousy wütend/eifersüchtig sein

to \feel it in one's bones [that...] es im Gefühl haben[, dass...]

to \feel the cold/heat unter der Kälte/Hitze leiden

she \feels the cold more than most people sie ist kälteempfindlicher als die meisten Menschen

to \feel an idiot sich dat wie ein Idiot vorkommen

you made me \feel a real idiot du hast mir das Gefühl gegeben, ein richtiger Idiot zu sein

to \feel joy sich akk freuen

to \feel nothing for sb für jdn nichts empfinden

do you still \feel anything for Robert? hast du noch etwas für Robert übrig?

to \feel one's old self [again] [wieder] ganz der/die Alte sein

2. (think)

what do you \feel about it? was hältst du davon?

to \feel it appropriate/necessary/right to do sth es für angebracht/notwendig/richtig halten, etw zu tun

▪ to \feel that... der Meinung sein, dass...

3. (touch)

▪ to \feel sth etw fühlen

I had to \feel my way along the wall ich musste mich die Wand entlangtasten; ( fig)

they're \feeling their way towards a solution sie tasten sich an eine Lösung heran

II. vi

<felt, felt>

1. + adj (sense)

my mouth \feels very dry mein Mund fühlt sich ganz trocken an

my eyes \feel sore from the smoke meine Augen brennen von dem Rauch

it \feels awful to tell you this ich fühle mich ganz schrecklich dabei, dir das zu sagen

it \feels all wrong somehow ich habe ein ganz schlechtes Gefühl dabei

how do you \feel about it? was sagst du dazu?

how does it \feel to be world champion? wie fühlt man sich als Weltmeister?

to \feel angry/glad/sad wütend/froh/traurig sein

to \feel better/ill/well sich akk besser/krank/wohl fühlen

to \feel certain [or convinced] [or sure] sich dat sicher sein

to \feel foolish sich dat dumm vorkommen

to \feel free to do sth etw ruhig tun fam

\feel free to visit any time you like du kannst uns gern [o fam ruhig] jederzeit besuchen

to \feel good/bad sich akk gut/schlecht fühlen

sb \feels hot/cold jdm ist heiß/kalt

sb \feels hungry/thirsty jd ist hungrig/durstig [o hat Hunger/Durst]

to \feel safe sich akk sicher fühlen

▪ to \feel as if one were doing sth das Gefühl haben, etw zu tun

▪ to \feel for sb mit jdm fühlen

▪ to \feel like sth sich akk wie etw fühlen

I \feel like nothing on earth ( fam) ich fühle mich hundeelend fam

what does it \feel like? was für ein Gefühl ist das?

2. + adj (seem) scheinen

the bag felt heavy die Tasche kam mir schwer vor

how do the shoes \feel? was für ein Gefühl hast du in den Schuhen?

3. (search) tasten

▪ to \feel along sth etw abtasten

▪ to \feel for sth nach etw dat tasten

4. (want)

▪ to \feel like sth zu etw dat Lust haben

▪ to \feel like doing sth Lust haben, etw zu tun

III. n no pl

1. (texture)

the \feel of wool das Gefühl von Wolle [auf der Haut]

you can recognize high-quality leather simply by the \feel of it hochwertiges Leder kann man schon beim Anfassen erkennen

the material has a nice \feel to it das Material fühlt sich gut an

2. (touch) Berühren nt; (by holding) Anfassen nt

she had a \feel around in the bottom of the trunk sie tastete den Boden der Truhe ab

she let me have a \feel ( fam) ich durfte sie betatschen fam

3. (air) Ambiente nt; (positive also) Flair nt

a \feel of mystery eine geheimnisvolle Atmosphäre

4. (talent) Gespür nt

to get the/have a \feel for sth ein Gespür für etw akk bekommen/haben

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[fiːl] vb: pret, ptp felt
1. vt

1) (= touch) fühlen; (examining) befühlen

to feel one's way — sich vortasten

I'm still feeling my way ( in my new job) — ich versuche noch, mich (in meiner neuen Stelle) zurechtzufinden

to feel one's way into sth (fig) — sich in etw (acc) einfühlen

2) (= be aware of by touching, feeling) prick, sun etc fühlen, spüren

I can't feel anything in my left leg — ich habe kein Gefühl im linken Bein

I felt it move — ich spürte, wie es sich bewegte

3) (= be conscious of in oneself) regret, joy, fear etc fühlen, empfinden; effects spüren

I felt myself blush — ich merkte or spürte, dass ich rot wurde

he felt a sense of regret —

can't you feel the sadness in this music? — können Sie nicht empfinden, wie traurig diese Musik ist?

she felt his eyes on her — sie merkte or spürte, wie er sie ansah

4) (= be affected by) heat, cold, insult, loss leiden unter (+dat)

I don't feel the cold as much as he does —

a right hook which he really felt — ein rechter Haken, der saß

she's fallen, I bet she felt that! — sie ist hingefallen, das hat bestimmt wehgetan!

I felt that! (pain) — das hat wehgetan!

5) (= think) glauben

what do you feel about him/it? — was halten Sie von ihm/davon?

it was felt that... — man war der Meinung, dass...

he felt it necessary — er hielt es für notwendig

don't feel you have to... — glauben Sie nicht, Sie müssten...

I can't help feeling that... — ich kann mir nicht helfen, ich glaube, dass...

2. vi

1) (indicating physical or mental state person) sich fühlen

to feel well/ill/apprehensive — sich wohlfühlen/elend/unsicher fühlen

I feel sick —

how do you feel today? — wie fühlen Sie sich heute?

to feel convinced/certain — überzeugt/sicher sein

to feel hungry/thirsty/sleepy — hungrig/durstig/müde sein

I feel hot/cold — mir ist heiß/kalt

I felt very touched by his remarks —

I feel much better — ich fühle mich viel besser, es geht mir viel besser

you'll feel ( all) the better for a bath — ein Bad wird Ihnen guttun

he doesn't feel quite himself today — er ist heute nicht ganz auf der Höhe

I felt sad/strange — mir war traurig/komisch zumute or zu Mute

I felt as though I'd never been away — mir war, als ob ich nie weg gewesen wäre

I felt as if I was going to be sick — ich dachte, mir würde schlecht werden

how do you feel about him? (emotionally) — was empfinden Sie für ihn?

you can imagine what I felt like or how I felt — Sie können sich (dat) vorstellen, wie mir zumute or zu Mute war

2) (= feel to the touch material, ground, bricks etc) sich anfühlen

to feel hard/soft/rough etc — sich hart/weich/rau etc anfühlen

the room/air feels warm — das Zimmer/die Luft kommt einem warm vor

my skin feels tight — mir spannt die Haut

the shirt feels as though it's made of silk — das Hemd fühlt sich so an, als sei es aus Seide

3) (= think, have opinions) meinen

how do you feel about him/the idea/going for a walk? —

how do you feel about these developments? — was meinen Sie zu dieser Entwicklung?

that's just how I feel — das meine ich auch, ich bin genau derselben Meinung

4)

I feel like something to eat — ich möchte jetzt gern etwas essen

I feel like going for a walk — ich habe Lust spazieren zu gehen

I felt like screaming/crying/giving up — ich hätte am liebsten geschrien/geheult/aufgegeben, ich hätte schreien/heulen/aufgeben können

if you feel like it — wenn Sie Lust haben, wenn Sie wollen or gern möchten

5) impers

what does it feel like or how does it feel to be all alone? — wie fühlt man sich or wie ist das so ganz allein?

what does it feel like or how does it feel to be the boss? — wie fühlt man sich als Chef?, was ist das für ein Gefühl, Chef zu sein?

it feels like flying — es ist wie Fliegen

3. n no pl

1)

let me have a feel (of it)! — lass (mich) mal fühlen!

2)

(= quality when touched) it has a velvety/papery feel — es fühlt sich samten/wie Papier an

he loved the feel of her skin — er liebte es, wie sich ihre Haut anfühlte

he recognizes things by their feel — er erkennt Dinge daran, wie sie sich anfühlen

I don't like the feel of wool against my skin — ich mag Wolle nicht auf der Haut

I like the feel of the sun on my face — ich spüre gerne die Sonne im Gesicht

3)

(= quality) the room has a cosy feel —

there's a nostalgic feel to his music — seine Musik klingt nostalgisch

4) (fig)

to get/have a feel for sth — ein Gefühl nt für etw bekommen/haben

to get the feel for sth — ein Gefühl nt

you must get the feel of the poem — Sie müssen sich in das Gedicht einfühlen

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feel [fiːl]

A v/t prät und pperf felt [felt]

1. anfassen, (be)fühlen, anfühlen:

feel up umg jemanden befummeln;

feel one’s way

a) sich tasten(d zurechtfinden),

b) fig vorsichtig vorgehen;

feel one’s way through the dark sich durch das Dunkel tasten; → pulse¹ A 1

2. a) die Kälte etc fühlen, (ver)spüren, wahrnehmen, merken:

feel one’s age sein Alter spüren;

I felt myself blush ich spürte, wie ich rot wurde;

make itself felt spürbar werden, sich bemerkbar machen; → presence 1 a

b) jemandes Zorn etc zu spüren oder zu fühlen bekommen

3. Vergnügen etc empfinden:

feel sth for sb;

he felt the loss deeply der Verlust ging ihm sehr zu Herzen

4. a) ahnen, spüren: → bone¹ A 1

b) das Gefühl oder den Eindruck haben, glauben ( alle:

that dass):

I feel that … ich finde, dass …; es scheint mir, dass …;

it is felt in London that … in London ist man der Ansicht, dass …

c) halten für:

I feel it (to be) my duty ich halte es für meine Pflicht;

it was felt to be unwise man erachtete es für unklug

5. auch feel out umg etwas sondieren, jemandem auf den Zahn fühlen

B v/i

1. fühlen:

he has lost all ability to feel in his left hand er hat in seiner linken Hand keinerlei Gefühl mehr

2. auch feel to see fühlen, durch Fühlen oder Tasten festzustellen suchen oder feststellen (whether, if ob; how wie)

3. feel for

a) tasten nach:

feel along the wall for die Wand abtasten nach

b) vorsichtig Ausschau halten nach

c) suchen nach einer Ausrede etc

d) herausfinden; versuchen, etwas herauszufinden:

in the absence of a book of instructions we had to feel for the best way to operate the machine

4. gefühlsmäßig reagieren oder handeln

5. sich fühlen, sich befinden, sich vorkommen, sein:

feel ill sich krank fühlen;

I feel warm mir ist warm;

I don’t feel quite myself ich bin nicht ganz auf dem Posten;

feel up to sth

a) sich einer Sache gewachsen fühlen,

b) sich in der Lage fühlen zu etwas,

c) in (der) Stimmung sein zu etwas;

feel like a new man (woman) sich wie neugeboren fühlen;

feel 40 sich wie 40 fühlen;

feel like (doing) sth Lust haben zu einer oder auf eine Sache(, etwas zu tun);

feel like auch Appetit haben auf (akk);

don’t feel compelled fühlen Sie sich nicht gezwungen; → bad¹ A 15, certain 1, cold A 2, warm A 1

6. Mitgefühl oder Mitleid haben (for, with mit):

we feel with you wir fühlen mit euch

7. feel strongly about

a) entschiedene Ansichten haben über (akk),

b) sich erregen über (akk);

how do you feel about it? was meinst du dazu?

8. sich anfühlen:

velvet feels soft

9. unpers sich fühlen:

they know how it feels to be hungry sie wissen, was es heißt, hungrig zu sein

C s

1. Gefühl n (Art und Weise, wie sich etwas anfühlt):

a sticky feel

2. (An)Fühlen n:

it is soft to the feel, it has a soft feel es fühlt sich weich an;

let me have a feel lass mich mal fühlen

3. Gefühl n:

a) Empfindung f, Eindruck m

b) Stimmung f, Atmosphäre f

c) Feingefühl n, (feiner) Instinkt, Riecher m umg ( alle:

for für):

clutch feel AUTO Gefühl für richtiges Kuppeln

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1. transitive verb,
felt

1) (explore by touch) befühlen

feel somebody's pulse — jemandem den Puls fühlen

feel one's way — sich (Dat.) seinen Weg ertasten; (fig.): (try something out) sich vorsichtig vor[an]tasten

2) (perceive by touch) fühlen; (become aware of) bemerken; (be aware of) merken; (have sensation of) spüren

3) empfinden [Mitleid, Dank, Eifersucht]; verspüren [Drang, Wunsch]

feel the cold/ heat — unter der Kälte/Hitze leiden

feel one's age — sein Alter spüren

make itself felt — zu spüren sein; (have effect) sich bemerkbar machen

4) (experience) empfinden; (be affected by) zu spüren bekommen

5) (have vague or emotional conviction)

feel [that]... — das Gefühl haben, dass...

6) (think)

feel [that]... — glauben, dass...

if that's what you feel about the matter — wenn du so darüber denkst
2. intransitive verb,
felt

1)

feel [about] in something [for something] — in etwas (Dat.) [nach etwas] [herum]suchen

feel [about] [after or for something] with something — mit etwas [nach etwas] [umher]tasten

2) (have sense of touch) fühlen

3) (be conscious that one is) sich... fühlen

feel angry/delighted/disappointed — böse/froh/enttäuscht sein

I felt such a fool — ich kam mir wie ein Idiot vor

feel inclined to do something — dazu neigen, etwas zu tun

the child did not feel loved/wanted — das Kind hatte das Gefühl, ungeliebt/unerwünscht zu sein

feel quite hopeful — guter Hoffnung sein

I felt sorry for him — er tat mir leid

how do you feel today? — wie fühlst du dich od. wie geht es dir heute?

feel like something/doing something — (coll.): (wish to have/do) auf etwas (Akk.) Lust haben/Lust haben, etwas zu tun

do you feel like a cup of tea? — möchtest du eine Tasse Tee?

we feel as if or as though... — es kommt uns vor, als ob...; (have the impression that) wir haben das Gefühl, dass...

how do you feel about the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

if that's how or the way you feel about it — wenn du so darüber denkst

4) (be emotionally affected)

feel passionately/bitterly about something — sich für etwas begeistern/über etwas (Akk.) verbittert sein

5) (be consciously perceived as) sich... anfühlen

feel like something — sich wie etwas anfühlen

it feels nice/uncomfortable — es ist ein angenehmes/unangenehmes Gefühl
3. noun
have a silky feel — sich seidig anfühlen

let me have a feel — lass mich mal fühlen

get/have a feel for something — (fig.) ein Gespür für etwas bekommen/haben

Phrasal Verbs:

- feel for

- feel out

- feel with

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expr.

betasten ausdr.

empfinden ausdr.

fühlen ausdr.

sich fühlen ausdr.

spüren ausdr. v.

sich befinden v.

sich fühlen v.

English-german dictionary > feel
12 what

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

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

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

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

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

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

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

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

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

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

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

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

what to do? — was tun?

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

what for? — wozu?

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

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

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

what not — wer weiß was alles

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

what do you say — or (Amer.)

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

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

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

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

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

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

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

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

what is more — außerdem

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

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

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

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

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what

[(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]

I. pron

1. interrog (asking for specific information) was

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

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

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

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

\what's that called? wie heißt das?

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

\what is your name? wie heißt du?

\what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

\what of it? was soll's?

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

\what's on? was gibt's?

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

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

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

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

or \what? ( fam) oder was? fam

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

so \what? ( fam) na und? fam

2. rel (thing or things that) was

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

that's \what he said das hat er gesagt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. rel (used as an introduction)

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

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

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

4. rel (whatever) was

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

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

come \what may komme, was wolle

\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt

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

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

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

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

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

6.

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

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

▶ \what gives? ( fam) was ist los?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...

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

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

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

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

II. adj inv

1. (which) welche(r, s)

\what time is it? wie spät ist es?

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

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

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

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

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

2. (of amount)

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

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

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

3. (used for emphasis) was für

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

\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war

\what fool I am! ich Idiot!

\what a day! was für ein Tag!

\what luck! was für ein Glück!

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

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

III. adv inv

1. (to what extent?) was

\what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?

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

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

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

2. (indicating approximation) sagen wir

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

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

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

IV. interj

1. ( fam: pardon?) was fam

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

2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was

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

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[wɒt]
1. pron

1) (interrog) was

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

what's that tool for? —

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

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

what about...? —

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

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

what of or about it? — na und? (inf)

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

so what? (inf) — ja or na und?

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?

you what? (inf) — wie bitte?

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

2) (rel) was

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

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

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

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

come what may — komme was wolle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See:

→ academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot

3)

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. adj

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

what age is he? — wie alt ist er?

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

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

2) (rel) der/die/das

what little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte

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

3)

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

what else — was noch

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

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

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

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

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

what terrible weather — was für ein scheußliches Wetter

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

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what [wɒt; hwɒt; US wɑt; hwɑt]

A int pr

1. was, wie:

what did he do? was hat er getan?;

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

2. was (um Wiederholung eines Wortes bittend):

you want a what? was willst du?

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

what an idea! was für eine Idee!;

what book? was für ein Buch?;

what luck! welch ein Glück!;

what men? was für Männer?

4. wie viel:

what’s two and three?

B rel pr

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

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

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

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

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

2. was (auch immer):

say what you please sag, was du willst!

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

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

C adj

1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):

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

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

2. alle, die;

alles, was:

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

3. so viel oder so viele … wie:

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

D adv

1. was:

what does it matter was macht das schon

2. vor adj was für:

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

3. teils …, teils:

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

4. but what (negativ) umg dass:

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

E int

1. was!, wie!

2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?

3. Br umg nicht wahr?:

a nice fellow, what?

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

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

what for? wofür?, wozu?;

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

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

what next

a) was sonst noch?,

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

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

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

what though? was tut’s, wenn?;

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

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

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

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

I’ll tell you what

a) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

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

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

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

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

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

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

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

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

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

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

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

what to do? — was tun?

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

what for? — wozu?

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

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

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

what not — wer weiß was alles

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

what do you say — or (Amer.)

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

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

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

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

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

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

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

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

what is more — außerdem

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

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

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

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pron.

das pron.

was pron.

welch pron.

English-german dictionary > what
13 just

I
adjective
1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) justo

2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) justo

3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) merecido

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- justly
- justness
II
adverb
1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) exactamente

2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) exactamente

3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) acabar de, ahora mismo, hace un momento

4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) en este momento

5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) justo, en el mismo instante/momento en que

6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) a penas

7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) sólamente

8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) ¡pero!; de verdad

9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolutamente

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- just about
- just now
- just then

just¹ adj justo

a just punishment un castigo justo

just² adv

1. justo / exactamente

it's just what I wanted es justo lo que quería

2. justo

it started to rain just as I went out empezó a llover justo cuando salí de casa

you can leave the box just here puedes dejar la caja aquí mismo

I work just round the corner trabajo justo a la vuelta de la esquina

3. por poco

I just missed the train perdí el tren por muy poco

4. sólo

I just rang to say hello sólo he llamado para saludarte

just a minute un momento

to have just done something acabar de hacer algo

I've just arrived acabo de llegar

he had just heard the news acababa de oír la noticia

just yet todavía

it's not ready just yet todavía no está listo

just

tr[ʤʌst]

adjective

1 (fair) justo,-a

■ a just man un hombre justo

2 (justifiable) fundado,-a, justificado,-a

■ just criticism una crítica justificada

3 (deserved) merecido,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to get one's just desserts llevar su merecido

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just

tr[ʤʌst]

adverb

1 (exactly) exactamente, precisamente, justo

■ just as I expected tal como esperaba

■ just as you like como quieras

■ just over there allí mismo

■ this is just what I needed esto es justo lo que necesitaba

2 (only) solamente, sólo

■ just a moment, please un momento, por favor

■ no sugar for me, please, just milk no quiero azúcar, gracias, sólo leche

■ don't worry, it's just a scratch! ¡no te preocupes, no es más que un rasguño!

3 (barely) apenas, por poco

■ I ran all the way and (only) just caught the bus fui corriendo y cogí el autobús por poco

4 (right now) en este momento

■ I'm just finishing it lo acabo ahora mismo

5 (simply) sencillamente

■ we could just stay here and wait for her pues, sencillamente podríamos quedarnos aquí y esperarla

6 (for emphasis)

■ I just don't know es que no lo sé

■ he's just as clever as you are él es tan inteligente como tú

7 (used to interrupt)

■ just shut up, will you? ¡cállese, por favor!

8 familiar (really) realmente, verdaderamente

■ the weather's just marvellous hace un tiempo realmente maravilloso

phrase to have just + pres part

1 acabar de + infin

■ he has just telephoned acaba de telefonear

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

just about prácticamente

just as well menos mal

just in case por si acaso

just like that! ¡sin más!

just so (tidy) ordenado,-a, arreglado,-a 2 (as a reply) sí, exactamente

just then en ese momento

just the same (not different) exactamente igual 2 (nevertheless) sin embargo, no obstante

just the thing justo lo que hacía falta

just ['ʤʌst] adv

1) exactly: justo, precisamente, exactamente

2) possibly: posiblemente

it just might work: tal vez resulte

3) barely: justo, apenas

just in time: justo a tiempo

4) only: sólo, solamente, nada más

just us: sólo nosotros

5) quite: muy, simplemente

it's just horrible!: ¡qué horrible!

6)

to have just (done something) : acabar de (hacer algo)

he just called: acaba de llamar

just adj

: justo

♦ justly adv

just

adj.

• debido, -a adj.

• derecho, -a adj.

• entero, -a adj.

• equitativo, -a adj.

• justiciero, -a adj.

• justo, -a adj.

• lícito, -a adj.

• recto, -a adj.

• sólo, -a adj.

adv.

• apenas adv.

• casi no adv.

• justamente adv.

• justo adv.

• no más que adv.

• recién adv.

• sólo adv.

I dʒʌst
adjective <decision/person> justo

II

adverb

1)

a) ( in recent past)

she's just left — se acaba de ir, recién se fue (AmL)

she'd only just finished — acababa de terminar, recién había terminado (AmL)

just married — recién casados

just recently I've begun to notice that... — últimamente he empezado a darme cuenta de que...

b) (now, at the moment)

she's just on her way — está en camino

I was just about to leave when he called — estaba a punto de salir cuando llamó

2)

a) ( barely) justo

I arrived just in time — llegué justo a tiempo

it's only just over the recommended minimum — está apenas por encima del mínimo recomendado

I just missed him — no lo vi por poco or por apenas unos minutos

b) ( a little)

just above the knee — justo or apenas encima de la rodilla

I waited just outside the shop — esperé en la puerta de la tienda

3)

a) ( only) sólo

I'll be with you in just a moment — enseguida or en un segundo estoy con usted

there's just one left — queda sólo uno, queda uno nomás (AmL)

just a moment, you're confusing two issues there — un momento: estás confundiendo dos problemas distintos

I went there just once — fui sólo una vez

she was just three when her father died — tenía apenas or sólo tres años cuando murió su padre

would you like some more? - just a little, please — ¿quieres más? - bueno, un poquito

just occasionally — muy de vez en cuando

b) ( simply)

I just stopped by to say hello — pasé para saludarte

that's just gossip — no son más que chismes, son puros chismes (fam)

they're just friends — no son más que amigos, sólo son amigos

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan

just because he's famous doesn't mean he can be rude — (colloq) el hecho de que sea famoso no le da derecho a ser grosero

just follow the instructions on the packet — simplemente siga las instrucciones impresas en el paquete

I'll just have to pack up and go — no me queda otro remedio que hacer la maleta e irme

he'll just make things worse — lo único que hará será empeorar las cosas

4)

a) (exactly, precisely)

it's just what I wanted — es justo or precisamente or exactamente lo que quería

the temperature was just right — la temperatura era la perfecta

just my luck! — me tenía que pasar a mí!

b) ( equally)

the desserts were just as good as the rest of the meal — los postres estuvieron tan buenos como el resto de la comida

it's just as well you're leaving — menos mal que te vas

5) ( emphatic use)

I just can't understand it — simplemente no lo entiendo

I just adore champagne — a mí me encanta el champán

I'm feeling just fine now — ahora me siento muy bien

just leave it here — déjelo aquí, déjelo aquí nomás (AmL)

regret it? don't I just! — ¿que si me arrepiento? si me arrepentiré...!

just you wait, you little rascal! — ya vas a ver, bandido!

just go away, will you? — mira, vete, hazme el favor

6)

a) ( giving explanation)

it's just that... — lo que pasa es que...

b) ( indicating possibility)

it may just happen — podría suceder

7)

just about: I've just about finished now casi he terminado, prácticamente he terminado; did you get enough to eat? - just about — ¿te dieron bastante de comer? - más o menos

I [dʒʌst]
1. ADJ

1) (=fair) [person, system] justo

as is only just — como es justo, como es de razón

2) (=deserved) [praise, reward] merecido; [punishment] apropiado, justo

3) (=justified) [complaint, criticism] justificado; [opinion] lógico; deserts

4) (=accurate) [account] correcto; [assessment] correcto, exacto

2.

NPL

the just — los justos

II

[dʒʌst]
ADVERB
1) (relating to time)

a) (=at this moment) ahora mismo

we're just off — nos vamos ahora mismo

I'm just coming! — ¡ya voy!

"have some tea!" - "actually, I was just going" — -tómate un té -en realidad ya me iba

b) (=at that moment) justo

he was just leaving when the phone rang — estaba justo saliendo cuando sonó el teléfono

c) (=recently, a moment ago)

we were just talking about that — precisamente or ahora mismo estábamos hablando de eso

• just cooked — recién hecho

• it's just gone 10 o'clock — acaban de dar las diez

• to have just done sth — acabar de hacer algo

he has just left — acaba de irse

he had just left — acababa de irse

• just married — recién casados

• the book is just out — el libro acaba de salir

• it's just past 10 o'clock — acaban de dar las diez

d) (in expressions specifying "when")

• just after I arrived — poco después de mi llegada

just after Christmas — justo después de Navidad

it's just after 9 o'clock — son las nueve un poco pasadas

• just as I arrived — justo cuando yo llegaba

just as it started to rain — justo cuando empezó a llover, en el momento en que empezó a llover

• just before I arrived — poco antes de mi llegada

just before Christmas — justo antes de Navidad

• I saw him just this minute — lo he visto hace un momento

I've just this minute finished it — acabo de terminarlo en este momento

• just at that moment — en ese mismo momento or instante

• just this morning — esta misma mañana

• just when it was going well... — precisamente or justamente cuando iba bien...

• just yesterday — ayer mismo

• "are you leaving?" - "not just yet" — -¿te vas? -aún or todavía no
now 1., 6), recently, then 1., 1)
2) (=barely) por poco

we (only) just missed it — lo perdimos por muy poco

I (only) just caught it — lo alcancé por un pelo, por poco lo pierdo

• we had just enough money — teníamos el dinero justo

• he missed the train, but only just — perdió el tren, pero por poco

he passed, but only just — aprobó pero por los pelos

• we arrived just in time — por poco no llegamos, llegamos justo a tiempo

3) (=slightly)

• just over/ under two kilos — un poco más de/menos de dos kilos

it's just over/under two kilos — pasa de/no llega a los dos kilos

• just to the left/right — un poco más a la izquierda/derecha

just to one side — a un lado

4) (=exactly) justo, exactamente

it's just my size — es justo or exactamente mi talla

it's just the same — es justo or exactamente igual

just here/there — aquí/ahí mismo

just behind/in front of/next to etc — justo detrás/delante de/al lado de etc

it's just (on) 10 (o'clock) — son las diez en punto

it cost just (on) £20 — me costó veinte libras justas

just how many we don't know — no sabemos exactamente cuántos

• that's just it! — ¡ahí está! *, ¡esa es la cuestión!

• he's just like his father — (physically, in behaviour) es idéntico a su padre

that's just like him, always late — es típico (de él), siempre llega tarde

they are just like brothers — son como hermanos

they have their problems just like the rest of us — tienen sus problemas, exactamente igual que el resto de nosotros

I can't find £1,000 just like that — no puedo conseguir mil libras así sin más

• that's just the point! — ¡ahí está! *, ¡esa es la cuestión!

• he likes everything just so * — le gusta que todo esté perfecto

• it's just what I wanted — es justo or precisamente lo que quería

that's just what I thought — eso es justo or precisamente lo que pensé

just what did he say? — ¿qué dijo exactamente?

just what are you implying? — ¿qué es exactamente lo que estás insinuando?
luck, right 1., 2)
5) (=only) solo, sólo, nomás (LAm)
In the past the standard spelling for solo as an adverb was with an accent (sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.

they were just 15 when they got married — tenían solo or nada más 15 años cuando se casaron

he's just a lad — no es más que un chaval, es solo un chaval

it's just a mouse — es solo un ratón

don't take any notice of her, she's just jealous — no le hagas ni caso, lo que está es celosa or lo que pasa es que está celosa

• it's just around the corner — está a la vuelta de la esquina

• I just asked! — hum ¡preguntaba nada más!

• just a few — solo unos pocos, unos pocos nada más

• just a little — solo un poco, un poco nada más

• just once — una vez nada más, solamente or solo una vez

• it's just over there — está ahí mismo

• it's just a suggestion — es solo una sugerencia

• he's just teasing — solo está bromeando, está bromeando, nada más

• just this once — solo esta vez

• we went just to see the museum — fuimos solo para ver el museo

• just the two of us — los dos solos, solo nosotros dos

• I just wanted to say that... — solo quería decir que...
friend, note 1., 3)
6) (=simply) sencillamente

I just told him to go away — le dije sencillamente que se fuera

just ask the way — simplemente pregunta por dónde se va

I'm just phoning to remind you that... — solo llamo para recordarte que...

let's just wait and see — es mejor esperar a ver (qué pasa)

you should just send it back — deberías devolverlo sin más

he just couldn't wait to see them — tenía unas ganas enormes de verlos

• it's just one of those things * — son cosas que pasan

• it's just that I don't like it — lo que pasa es que no me gusta

• I just thought that you would like it — yo pensé que te gustaría
because 1., imagine 2), wonder 2.
7) (=specially) solo, sólo

• I did it just for you — lo hice solo por ti

8) (=conceivably)

it may just be possible — puede que sea posible

it's an old trick, but it could just work — es un viejo truco, pero puede que funcione

9) (in comparisons)

• just as — tan

it's just as good as yours — es tan bueno como el tuyo

you sing just as well as he does — cantas tan bien como él

the new one is just as big — el nuevo es igual de grande

this model goes just as fast — este modelo va igual de rápido

10) (in imperatives)

• just let me get my hands on him! * — ¡cómo lo coja!, ¡con que lo agarre! (LAm)

• just listen to that rain! — ¡escucha or fíjate cómo llueve!

just listen a minute, will you? — ¡escúchame un momento!, ¿quieres?

• just look at this mess! — ¡fíjate qué desorden!

• just wait a minute! — ¡espera un momento!

just you wait, he'll come sure enough — (reassuringly) espera hombre, ya verás cómo viene

just (you) wait until I tell your father — (threateningly) ya verás cuando se lo cuente a tu padre, espera (nomás (LAm)) a que se lo cuente a tu padre

• just you do! * —

• just you try it! * —

• just you dare! * — ¡inténtalo si te atreves!

11) (emphatic)

she's just amazing! — es una mujer increíble

"that dress is awful" - "isn't it just?" * — -ese vestido es francamente horrible -¡y tanto!

• we're managing just fine — nos apañamos perfectamente

• it's just perfect! — ¡es absolutamente perfecto!
plain 1., 3)
12) (imagining something)

• I can just hear the roars of laughter — me puedo imaginar muy bien or perfectamente las carcajadas

• I can just imagine her reaction — me imagino muy bien or perfectamente su reacción

• I can just see her face if I told her — me puedo imaginar muy bien or perfectamente la cara que pondría si se lo dijese

13) (in set expressions)

• just about, I've just about finished this work — estoy a punto de terminar este trabajo

it's just about finished — está casi terminado

I think that it was just about here that I saw him — creo que yo estaba más o menos aquí cuando lo vi

I've just about had enough of this noise! * — ¡estoy ya más que harto de este ruido!

to be just about to do sth — estar a punto de hacer algo

I was just about to phone — estaba a punto de llamar

• come just as you are — ven tal como estás

leave it just as it is — déjalo tal como está

just as you wish — como usted quiera

just as I thought! — ¡ya me lo figuraba or imaginaba!, ¡lo que yo me figuraba or imaginaba!

• just in case — por si acaso

just in case it rains — por si acaso llueve, por si llueve

I've prepared some extra food, just in case — he preparado comida de más, por si las moscas * or por si acaso

• just a minute!, just one moment! — (=coming) ¡un momento, por favor!, ¡voy!

just a minute, I don't know if I agree with that... — un momento, no sé si estoy de acuerdo con eso...

• just the same, I'd rather... — de todas formas, prefiero...

• that's just too bad! — iro ¡qué lástima!, ¡qué mala pata! *

• it's just as well — menos mal

it's just as well it's insured — menos mal que está asegurado

I wasn't expecting much, which was just as well — no esperaba mucho, y menos mal

it would be just as well if we checked the prices — más valdría que comprobásemos los precios
happen, soon
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I [dʒʌst]
adjective <decision/person> justo

II

adverb

1)

a) ( in recent past)

she's just left — se acaba de ir, recién se fue (AmL)

she'd only just finished — acababa de terminar, recién había terminado (AmL)

just married — recién casados

just recently I've begun to notice that... — últimamente he empezado a darme cuenta de que...

b) (now, at the moment)

she's just on her way — está en camino

I was just about to leave when he called — estaba a punto de salir cuando llamó

2)

a) ( barely) justo

I arrived just in time — llegué justo a tiempo

it's only just over the recommended minimum — está apenas por encima del mínimo recomendado

I just missed him — no lo vi por poco or por apenas unos minutos

b) ( a little)

just above the knee — justo or apenas encima de la rodilla

I waited just outside the shop — esperé en la puerta de la tienda

3)

a) ( only) sólo

I'll be with you in just a moment — enseguida or en un segundo estoy con usted

there's just one left — queda sólo uno, queda uno nomás (AmL)

just a moment, you're confusing two issues there — un momento: estás confundiendo dos problemas distintos

I went there just once — fui sólo una vez

she was just three when her father died — tenía apenas or sólo tres años cuando murió su padre

would you like some more? - just a little, please — ¿quieres más? - bueno, un poquito

just occasionally — muy de vez en cuando

b) ( simply)

I just stopped by to say hello — pasé para saludarte

that's just gossip — no son más que chismes, son puros chismes (fam)

they're just friends — no son más que amigos, sólo son amigos

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan

just because he's famous doesn't mean he can be rude — (colloq) el hecho de que sea famoso no le da derecho a ser grosero

just follow the instructions on the packet — simplemente siga las instrucciones impresas en el paquete

I'll just have to pack up and go — no me queda otro remedio que hacer la maleta e irme

he'll just make things worse — lo único que hará será empeorar las cosas

4)

a) (exactly, precisely)

it's just what I wanted — es justo or precisamente or exactamente lo que quería

the temperature was just right — la temperatura era la perfecta

just my luck! — me tenía que pasar a mí!

b) ( equally)

the desserts were just as good as the rest of the meal — los postres estuvieron tan buenos como el resto de la comida

it's just as well you're leaving — menos mal que te vas

5) ( emphatic use)

I just can't understand it — simplemente no lo entiendo

I just adore champagne — a mí me encanta el champán

I'm feeling just fine now — ahora me siento muy bien

just leave it here — déjelo aquí, déjelo aquí nomás (AmL)

regret it? don't I just! — ¿que si me arrepiento? si me arrepentiré...!

just you wait, you little rascal! — ya vas a ver, bandido!

just go away, will you? — mira, vete, hazme el favor

6)

a) ( giving explanation)

it's just that... — lo que pasa es que...

b) ( indicating possibility)

it may just happen — podría suceder

7)

just about: I've just about finished now casi he terminado, prácticamente he terminado; did you get enough to eat? - just about — ¿te dieron bastante de comer? - más o menos

English-spanish dictionary > just
14 how

adverb

wie

learn how to ride a bike/swim — etc. Rad fahren/schwimmen usw. lernen

this is how to do it — so macht man das

how do you know that? — woher weißt du das?

how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?

how so? — wieso [das]?

how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?

how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?

how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how much? — wieviel?

how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?

how many times? — wie oft?

how far — (to what extent) inwieweit

how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!

how naughty of him! — das war aber frech von ihm

and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)

how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?

how about tomorrow? — wie sieht's morgen aus? (ugs.)

how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?

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1. adverb, conjunction
1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) wie

2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) wie

3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) wie

4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) wie

5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) wie

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- academic.ru/35907/however">however
2. conjunction
(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) wie auch immer

- how about
- how come
- how do you do?
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how

[haʊ]

I. adv

1. interrog (in what manner, way) wie

\how is it that you're here? wieso [o warum] bist du da?

\how do you know the answer? woher weißt du die Antwort?

\how do you mean? that I should go now? wie meinen Sie das, ich sollte jetzt gehen?

\how do you mean he crashed the car? wie, er hat das Auto kaputtgefahren? fam

just do it any old \how mach's wie du willst fam

\how come? wie das?

to know \how to cook/fix cars/swim kochen/Autos reparieren/schwimmen können

2. interrog (for quantities) wie

\how far/long/many wie weit/lange/viele

\how much wie viel

\how much do you miss your family? wie sehr vermisst du deine Familie?

\how much [or often] do you visit Mary? wie oft besuchst du Mary?

\how much is it? wie viel [o was] kostet es?

3. (for emphasis)

\how I laughed at that movie! was ich über diesen Film gelacht habe! fam

\how I wish you wouldn't say things like that! ich wünschte wirklich, du würdest nicht solche Dinge sagen!

and \how! und ob [o wie]!

\how about that! was sagt man dazu!

\how's that for a classy car wenn das kein nobles Auto ist!

\how's that for an excuse ist das nicht eine klasse Ausrede! fam

\how pretty/strange/terrible! wie schön/seltsam/schrecklich!

\how nice of you to stop by! wie nett von Ihnen vorbeizuschauen!

4. interrog (about health, comfort)

\how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?

\how are things? wie geht's [denn so]? fam

\how's life been treating you? und wie ist es dir so ergangen?

\how is your mother doing after her surgery? wie geht's deiner Mutter nach ihrer Operation?

\how was your flight? wie war Ihr Flug?

\how's work? was macht die Arbeit?

\how's that? (comfortable?) wie ist das?; (do you agree?) passt das?

\how do you do? (meeting sb) Guten Tag [o Abend]!

5. interrog (inviting)

\how about a movie? wie wäre es mit Kino?

\how would you like to go have a drink? möchtest du vielleicht etwas trinken gehen?

\how [or ( fam) \how's] about coming over tonight? wie wär's, willst du heute Abend zu mir kommen?; (suggesting)

\how about trying to expand our European market? sollten wir nicht versuchen, unseren europäischen Markt zu erweitern?

if your car's broken, \how about taking the tram wenn dein Auto kaputt ist, könntest du doch die Straßenbahn nehmen

John suggested breaking for lunch — \how about it? John hat vorgeschlagen, eine Mittagspause zu machen — was meinst du?

6. rel (that) dass

she explained \how they had got stuck in traffic sie erklärte, dass sie im Verkehr stecken geblieben waren

II. n usu pl

the \hows and whys das Wie und Warum

the child's \hows and whys seemed endless die Fragen des Kindes schienen kein Ende nehmen zu wollen

the \hows and whys of business/cooking/yoga alles über das Geschäft/das Kochen/Yoga

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I [haʊ]
adv

1) (= in what way) wie

how will we ever survive? — wie sollen wir nur or bloß überleben?

how so?, how's that?, how come? (all inf) — wieso (denn das)?, wie kommt (denn) das?

how do you mean? (inf) — wie meinst du das?

we earn less? — wieso or warum verdienen wir denn weniger?

how is it that...? — wie kommt es, dass...?

I see how it is — ich verstehe (schon)

how's that for luck? — ist das nicht ein Glück?

how do you know that? —

to learn/know how to do sth — lernen/wissen, wie man etw macht

I'd like to learn how to swim/drive etc — ich würde gerne schwimmen/Auto fahren etc lernen

2) (in degree, quantity etc) wie

how nice! — wie nett!

how much (+n, adj, adv) — wie viel; (+vb) wie sehr; (+vbs of physical action)

how often do you visit them/go out? — wie oft besuchen Sie sie/gehen Sie aus?

how many —

I can't tell you how glad I was to leave — ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen, wie froh ich war, dort wegzukommen

how would you like to...? — hätten Sie Lust,... zu...?

3)

(regarding health, general situation etc) how do you do? (on introduction) — Guten Tag/Abend!, angenehm! (form)

how are you? — wie geht es Ihnen?

how's you? ( Brit sl ) — wie gehts? (inf)

how's life? — wie gehts?

how's work/the new job? etc — was macht die Arbeit/die neue Stelle? etc (inf)

how are things at school/in the office? etc — wie gehts in der Schule/im Büro? etc

how did the job interview go? — wie ist das Bewerbungsgespräch gelaufen?

4)

how about...? — wie wäre es mit...?

how about it? (about suggestion) — wie wäre es damit?

how about going for a walk? —

how about we meet for lunch tomorrow? — wie wäre es, wenn wir uns morgen zum Mittagessen treffen?

I've had enough, how about you? — mir reichts, wie siehts bei dir aus?

5)

and how! — und ob or wie!

how he's grown! — er ist aber or vielleicht groß geworden

look how he's grown! — sieh mal, wie groß er geworden ist

6) (= that) dass

she told me how she had seen him there — sie sagte mir, dass sie ihn dort gesehen hat
II
interj
(American Indian greeting) hugh
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how [haʊ]

A adv

1. (fragend) wie:

how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?;

how is your toothache? was machen deine Zahnschmerzen?;

how about …? wie stehts mit …?;

how about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?;

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

how do you know? woher wissen Sie das?;

how do you know my name? woher kennen Sie meinen Namen?;

how much? wie viel?;

how many? wie viel?, wie viele?;

how ever do you do it? wie machen Sie das nur?;

how ever was I to know that? wie konnte ich das denn ahnen?; → be B 1, B 9 a, come Bes Redew, do¹ B 5, now¹ Bes Redew, so¹ A 4

2. (ausrufend und relativ) wie:

how large it is! wie groß es ist!;

how absurd! wie absurd!;

he knows how to ride er kann reiten;

I know how to do it ich weiß, wie man es macht;

how they will stare! die werden vielleicht Augen machen!;

and how! umg und ob!;

here’s how! umg auf Ihr Wohl!, prost!

3. wie teuer, zu welchem Preis:

how do you sell your potatoes?

B s Wie n, Art f und Weise f:

the how and the why das Wie und Warum

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adverb

wie

learn how to ride a bike/swim — etc. Rad fahren/schwimmen usw. lernen

this is how to do it — so macht man das

how do you know that? — woher weißt du das?

how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?

how so? — wieso [das]?

how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?

how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?

how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how much? — wieviel?

how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?

how many times? — wie oft?

how far — (to what extent) inwieweit

how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!

how naughty of him! — das war aber frech von ihm

and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)

how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?

how about tomorrow? — wie sieht's morgen aus? (ugs.)

how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?

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adv.

inwiefern adv.

wie adv.

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like [laɪk]

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1. adjective

2. preposition

3. adverb

4. conjunction

5. noun

6. plural noun

7. transitive verb

8. compounds

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1. adjective

( = similar) semblable

• they are as like as two peas ils se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d'eau

2. preposition

   a. ( = in comparisons) comme

• he is like his father il est comme son père

• he's just like anybody else il est comme tout le monde

• he spoke like an aristocrat il parlait comme un aristocrate

• a house like mine une maison comme la mienne

• I found one like it j'ai trouvé le même

• I never saw anything like it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil !

• can't you just accept it like everyone else? tu ne peux pas simplement l'accepter comme tout le monde ?

• to be like sb/sth ( = look like) ressembler à qn/qch

• they are very like one another ils se ressemblent beaucoup

• that's just like him! c'est bien de lui !

• it's not like him to be late ça ne lui ressemble pas d'être en retard(PROV) like father, like son(PROV) tel père, tel fils

• cities like Leeds and Glasgow des villes comme Leeds et Glasgow

• that's more like it! (inf) voilà qui est mieux !

► like that comme ça

• don't do it like that ne fais pas comme ça

• some people are like that il y a des gens comme ça

• it wasn't like that at all ce n'est pas comme ça que ça s'est passé

• people like that can't be trusted on ne peut pas se fier à des gens pareils► like this comme ça

• you do it like this tu fais comme ça

• it happened like this... ça s'est passé comme ça...

• it was like this, I'd just got home... voilà, je venais juste de rentrer chez moi...► something/nothing like

• it cost something like £100 cela a coûté dans les 100 livres

• he's called Middlewick or something like that il s'appelle Middlewick ou quelque chose comme ça

• there's nothing like real silk rien ne vaut la soie véritable

• that's nothing like it! ça n'est pas du tout ça !

   b. (asking for descriptions) what's he like? comment est-il ?

• you know what she's like (inf) vous savez comment elle est

• what's he like as a teacher? que vaut-il comme professeur ?

• what was the film like? comment as-tu trouvé le film ?

• what's the weather like in Paris? quel temps fait-il à Paris ?

3. adverb

   a. ( = near) that record's nothing like as good as this one ce disque est loin de valoir celui-là

• he asked her to do it -- ordered her, more like! (inf) il lui a demandé de le faire -- il le lui a ordonné, plutôt !

4. conjunction

   a. ( = as) (inf) comme

• he can't play poker like his brother can il ne joue pas au poker aussi bien que son frère

• like we used to comme nous en avions l'habitude

• it's just like I say c'est comme je vous le dis

   b. ( = as if) (inf) comme si

• he behaved like he was afraid il se conduisait comme s'il avait peur

• it's not like she's poor, or anything ce n'est pas comme si elle était pauvre

5. noun

( = similar thing) you're not comparing like with like ce sont deux choses (complètement) différentes

• oranges, lemons and the like les oranges, les citrons et autres fruits de ce genre

• the like of which we'll never see again comme on n'en reverra plus jamais

• did you ever see the like of it? (inf) a-t-on jamais vu une chose pareille ?

• we'll never see his like again nous ne verrons plus jamais quelqu'un comme lui

• the likes of him (inf) les gens comme lui

6. plural noun

likes goûts mpl

• he knows all my likes and dislikes il sait tout ce que j'aime et ce que je n'aime pas

7. transitive verb

   a. [+ person] aimer bien

• I like him je l'aime bien

• he is well liked here on l'aime bien ici

• how do you like him? comment le trouvez-vous ?

• I don't like the look of him son allure ne me dit rien qui vaille

   b. [+ object, food, activity] aimer (bien)

• I like that shirt j'aime bien cette chemise

• which do you like best? lequel préfères-tu ?

• I like to have a rest after lunch j'aime bien me reposer après déjeuner

• I like people to be punctual j'aime que les gens soient à l'heure

• I don't like it when he's unhappy je n'aime pas ça quand il est malheureux

• how do you like Paris? est-ce que Paris vous plaît ?

• how do you like it here? ça vous plaît ici ?

• Joe won't like it cela ne plaira pas à Joe

• whether he likes it or not que cela lui plaise ou non

   c. ( = want, wish) vouloir

• I can do it when/where/as much as/how I like je peux le faire quand/où/autant que/comme je veux

• whenever you like quand vous voudrez

• don't think you can do as you like ne croyez pas que vous pouvez faire ce que vous voulez

• if you like si vous voulez

• she can do what(ever) she likes with him elle fait tout ce qu'elle veut de lui

• I'll go out as much as I like je sortirai autant qu'il me plaira

• he can say what he likes, I won't change my mind il peut dire ce qu'il veut, je ne changerai pas d'avis

• I'd like to go home je voudrais rentrer à la maison

• I didn't like to disturb you je ne voulais pas vous déranger

• I thought of asking him but I didn't like to j'ai bien pensé le lui demander mais j'étais gêné

► would + like (in offers, requests)

would you like a drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose ?

• would you like me to go and get it? veux-tu que j'aille le chercher ?

• when would you like breakfast? à quelle heure voulez-vous votre petit déjeuner ?

• which one would you like? lequel voudriez-vous ?

• I would like more time je voudrais plus de temps

• I would like you to speak to him je voudrais que tu lui parles subj

• how do you like your steak? comment voulez-vous votre steak ?

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• would you like to go to Paris? aimerais-tu aller à Paris ?

• how would you like to go to Paris? est-ce que cela te plairait d'aller à Paris ?

8. compounds

► like-minded adjective de même sensibilité

• it was nice to be with like-minded people c'était agréable d'être en compagnie de gens qui ont la même vision des choses

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I 1. [laɪk]
preposition

1) ( in the same manner as) comme

to act like a professional — agir comme un professionnel or en professionnel

like the liar that she is, she... — en bonne menteuse, elle...

stop behaving like an idiot! — arrête de faire l'idiot!

it happened like this — voilà comment cela s'est passé

when I see things like that — quand je vois des choses pareilles

I'm sorry to disturb you like this — je suis désolé de vous déranger comme ça

2) (similar to, resembling) comme

to be like somebody/something — être comme quelqu'un/quelque chose

you know what she's like! — tu sais comment elle est!

it was just like a fairytale! — on aurait dit un conte de fée!

what's it like? — c'est comment?

so this is what it feels like to be poor — maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre!

there's nothing like a nice warm bath! — rien ne vaut un bon bain chaud!

I've never seen anything like it! — je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil!

that's more like it! — voilà qui est mieux!

I don't earn anything like as much as she does — je suis loin de gagner autant qu'elle

what was the weather like? — quel temps faisait-il?

3) ( typical of)

it's not like her to be late — ça ne lui ressemble pas or ce n'est pas son genre d'être en retard

it's just like him to be so spiteful! — c'est bien lui d'être si méchant!

just like a man! — c'est typiquement masculin!

4) ( expressing probability)

it looks like rain — on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

it looks like the war will be a long one — il y a des chances pour que la guerre dure

you seem like an intelligent man — tu as l'air intelligent

5) ( close to)

it cost something like £20 — cela a coûté dans les 20 livres or environ 20 livres

with something like enthusiasm — avec un semblant d'enthousiasme
2.
adjective sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre
3.
conjunction

1) ( in the same way as) comme

like I said, I wasn't there — (colloq) comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là

like they used to — comme ils le faisaient autrefois

2) (colloq) ( as if) comme si

he acts like he owns the place — il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui
4.
adverb (akin to, near)

it's nothing like as nice as... — c'est loin d'être aussi beau que...

‘the figures are 10% more than last year’ - ‘20%, more like!’ — (colloq) ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’ - ‘20%, plutôt!’
5.
noun

fires, floods and the like — des incendies, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre

I've never seen the like (of it) — je n'ai jamais vu une chose pareille

the like(s) of Al Capone — des gens comme Al Capone

she won't even speak to the likes of us! — (colloq) elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous!
6.
- like combining form

bird-like — qui fait penser à un oiseau

child-like — enfantin

king-like — royal

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like enough —

(as) like as not — probablement

like father like son — Prov tel père tel fils Prov
II [laɪk]
transitive verb

1) aimer bien [person]; aimer (bien) [artist, food, music, style]

to like A better than B — préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B

to like A best — préférer A

to be well liked — être apprécié

to want to be liked — vouloir plaire

2)

how do you like your tea? — comment aimes-tu boire ton thé?

what I like about him/this car is... — ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est...

she didn't like the look of the hotel — l'hôtel ne lui disait rien

I don't like the look of that man — cet homme a une tête qui ne me revient pas

I don't like the look of her, call the doctor — elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin

I don't like the sound of that — ça ne me dit rien qui vaille

if you like that sort of thing — à condition d'aimer ce genre de choses

I like cheese but it doesn't like me — (colloq) j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas

this plant likes sunlight — cette plante se plaît au soleil

I like doing —

I like to do — j'aime (bien) faire

I like to see people doing — j'aime (bien) que les gens fassent

how do you like living in London? — ça te plaît de vivre à Londres?

the boss won't like it if you're late — le patron ne sera pas content si tu arrives en retard

she doesn't like to be kept waiting — elle n'aime pas qu'on la fasse attendre

I like it! — ça me plaît!

like it or not we all pay tax — que ça nous plaise ou non nous payons tous des impôts

3) ( wish) vouloir, aimer

I would ou should like a ticket — je voudrais un billet

I would ou should like to do — je voudrais or j'aimerais faire

would you like to come to dinner? — voudriez-vous venir dîner?

I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her — j'espère bien que je ne lui ai pas fait de peine

we'd like her to do — nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse

would you like me to come? — voulez-vous que je vienne?

if you like — si tu veux

you can do what you like — tu peux faire ce que tu veux

say what you like, I think it's a good idea — tu peux dire ce que tu veux, je pense que c'est une bonne idée

sit (any)where you like — asseyez-vous où vous voulez

4) ( think important)

to like to do — tenir à faire

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like ⇒ Usage note: like

A prep

1 ( in the same manner as) comme ; he acted like a professional il a agi comme un professionnel or en professionnel ; like the liar that she is, she… en bonne menteuse, elle… ; eat up your dinner like a good boy sois gentil et finis ton dîner ; stop behaving like an idiot! arrête de faire l'idiot! ; like me, he loves swimming tout comme moi, il adore nager ; it's like this: we are asking you to take a cut in salary voilà, nous vous demandons d'accepter une réduction de salaire ; it happened like this voilà comment cela s'est passé ; look, it wasn't like that écoutez, cela ne s'est pas passé comme ça ; when I see things like that quand je vois des choses pareilles ; don't talk like that! ne dis pas des choses pareilles! ; ‘how do I do it?’-‘like this’ ‘comment faut-il faire?’-‘comme ça’ ; I'm sorry to disturb you like this je suis désolé de vous déranger comme ça ; all right, be like that then! et puis fais ce que tu voudras! ; they've gone to Ibiza or somewhere like that ils sont allés à Ibiza ou quelque chose comme ça ;

2 (similar to, resembling) comme ; to be like sb/sth être comme qn/qch ; he was like a son to me il était comme un fils pour moi ; you know what she's like! tu sais comment elle est! ; it was just like a fairytale! on aurait dit un conte de fée! ; what's it like? c'est comment? ; it's a second-hand car but it looks like new c'est une voiture d'occasion mais elle est comme neuve ; where did you get your jacket?-I want to buy one like it où as-tu acheté ta veste-je veux acheter la même or une pareille ; so this is what it feels like to be poor, so this is what poverty feels like! maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre! ; there's nothing like a nice warm bath! rien ne vaut un bon bain chaud!, il n'y a rien de mieux qu'un bon bain chaud! ; I've never seen anything like it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil! ; that's more like it! voilà ce qui est mieux! ; Paris! there's nowhere like it! rien ne vaut Paris! ; I don't earn anything like as much as she does je suis loin de gagner autant qu'elle ; what was the weather like? quel temps faisait-il? ; what's Oxford like as a place to live? comment est la vie à Oxford? ;

3 ( typical of) it's not like her to be late ça ne lui ressemble pas or ce n'est pas son genre d'être en retard ; if that isn't just like him! c'est bien (de) lui! ; it's just like him to be so spiteful! c'est bien lui d'être si méchant! ; just like a man! c'est typiquement masculin! ; he's not like himself these days il n'est pas lui-même ces jours-ci ;

4 ( expressing probability) it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir ; it looks like the war will be a long one il y a des chances pour que la guerre dure ; he was acting like he was crazy ○ US il se comportait comme un fou ; you seem like an intelligent man tu as l'air intelligent ;

5 (close to, akin to) it cost something like £20 cela a coûté dans les 20 livres, cela a coûté environ 20 livres ; something like half the population are affected environ la moitié de la population est touchée ; with something like affection/enthusiasm avec un semblant d'affection/d'enthousiasme.

B adj sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre ; cups, bowls and like receptacles des tasses, des bols et des récipients du même genre ; cooking, ironing and like chores la cuisine, le repassage et autres tâches du même genre ; to be of like mind être du même avis, avoir les mêmes opinions.

C conj

1 ( in the same way as) comme ; like I said, I wasn't there ○ comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là ; nobody can sing that song like he did personne ne peut chanter cette chanson comme lui ; it's not like I imagined it would be ce n'est pas comme je l'avais imaginé ; like they used to comme ils le faisaient autrefois ;

2 ○ ( as if) comme si ; she acts like she knows everything elle fait comme si elle savait tout ; he acts like he owns the place il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui.

D adv

1 (akin to, near) it's nothing like as nice as their previous house c'est loin d'être aussi beau que leur maison précédente ; ‘the figures are 10% more than last year’-‘20%, more like ○ !’ ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’-‘20%, plutôt!’ ; luxury hotel! boarding house, more like ○ ! un hôtel de luxe! une pension, oui! iron ;

2 ○ ( so to speak) I felt embarrassed, like GB, I felt, like, embarrassed US je me sentais plutôt embarrassé ; it reminds me a bit, like, of a hospital ça me fait penser, comment dire, à un hôpital.

E n dukes, duchesses and the like des ducs, des duchesses et autres personnes de ce genre ; earthquakes, floods and the like des tremblements de terre, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre ; I've never seen its like ou the like of it je n'ai jamais vu une chose pareille ; their like will never be seen again des gens comme eux, il n'y en a plus ; scenes of unrest the like(s) of which had never been seen before in the city des scènes d'agitation telles qu'on n'en avait jamais vu dans la ville ; the like(s) of Al Capone des gens comme Al Capone ; she won't even speak to the likes of us ○ ! elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous! ; you shouldn't associate with the like(s) of them ○ tu ne devrais pas fréquenter des gens de leur acabit pej or des gens comme ça.

F - like (dans composés) bird-like qui fait penser à un oiseau ; child-like enfantin ; king-like royal.

Idioms

like enough, very like†, (as) like as not probablement ; like father like son Prov tel père tel fils Prov.

II.

like vtr

1 ( get on well with) aimer bien [person] ; I like Paul j'aime bien Paul ; to like sb as a friend aimer bien qn en tant qu'ami ; to like A better than B préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B ; to like A best préférer A ; to be well liked être apprécié ; to want to be liked vouloir plaire ;

2 ( find to one's taste) aimer (bien) [animal, artist, food, music, product, style] ; to like X better than Y préférer X à Y ; to like Z best préférer Z ; to like one's coffee strong aimer son café fort ; how do you like your tea? comment aimes-tu boire ton thé? ; what I like about him/this car is… ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est… ; we like the look of the house la maison nous semble bien ; I like the look of the new boss le nouveau patron me paraît sympathique or me plaît ; if the managerlikes the look of you si tu fais bonne impression sur le directeur ; she didn't like the look of the hotel l'hôtel ne lui disait rien ; I don't like the look of that man cet homme a une tête qui ne me revient pas ; I don't like the look of her, call the doctor elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin ; I don't like the sound of that ça ne me dit rien qui vaille ; I don't like what I hear about her ce que j'entends dire à propos d'elle ne me plaît pas beaucoup ; she hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it ça fait des semaines qu'elle n'a pas téléphoné, je n'aime pas ça ; if you like that sort of thing à condition d'aimer ce genre de choses ; you'll come with us and like it! tu viendras avec nous que ça te chante ○ ou pas! ; I like cheese but it doesn't like me ○ j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas ; this plant likes sunlight cette plante se plaît au soleil ;

3 ( enjoy doing) aimer bien ; ( stronger) aimer ; I like doing, I like to do j'aime (bien) faire ; he likes being able to do il aime pouvoir faire ; I like to see people doing j'aime (bien) que les gens fassent ; that's what I like to see! je trouve ça très bien! ; I like it when you do j'aime bien que tu fasses ; I don't like it when you do je n'aime pas que tu fasses ; I likeed it better when we did j'aimais mieux quand on faisait ; how do you like your new job? qu'est-ce que tu penses de ton nouveau travail? ; how do you like living in London? ça te plaît de vivre à Londres? ; how would you like it if you had to do…? ça te plairait à toi d'être obligé de faire…? ;

4 ( approve of) aimer ; I don't like your attitude je n'aime pas ton attitude, ton attitude ne me plaît pas ; the boss won't like it if you're late le patron ne sera pas content si tu arrives en retard ; she doesn't like to be kept waiting elle n'aime pas qu'on la fasse attendre ; to like sb to do aimer que qn fasse ; I like that! iron ça, c'est la meilleure! ; I like his cheek ou nerve! iron il ne manque pas de culot! ; I like it! ça me plaît! ; like it or not we all pay tax que ça nous plaise ou non nous payons tous des impôts ;

5 ( wish) vouloir, aimer ; I would ou should like a ticket je voudrais un billet ; I would ou should like to do je voudrais or j'aimerais faire ; she would have liked to do elle aurait voulu or aimé faire ; would you like to come to dinner? voudriez-vous venir dîner?, est-ce que cela vous dirait de venir dîner? ; I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her j'espère bien que je ne lui ai pas fait de peine ; we'd like her to do nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse ; would you like me to come? voulez-vous que je vienne? ; I'd like to see him try ○ ! je voudrais bien voir ça! ; how would you like to come? qu'est-ce que tu dirais de venir? ; where did they get the money from, that's what I'd like to know je voudrais or j'aimerais bien savoir où ils ont trouvé l'argent ; I don't like to disturb her je n'ose pas la déranger ; if you like ( willingly agreeing) si tu veux ; ( reluctantly agreeing) si tu y tiens ; he's a bit of a rebel if you like il est un peu contestataire si tu veux ; you can do what you like tu peux faire ce que tu veux ; say what you like, I think it's a good idea tu peux dire ce que tu veux or tu diras ce que tu voudras, je pense que c'est une bonne idée ; sit (any)where you like asseyez-vous où vous voulez ;

6 ( think important) to like to do tenir à faire ; I like to keep fit je tiens à me maintenir en forme.

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