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1 sí

m.

B (Music).

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si

► conjunción

1 (condicional) if

■ si quieres puedes venir con nosotros you can come with us if you want to

2 (disyuntiva, duda) if, whether

■ no sé si decírselo (o no) I don't know whether to tell her (or not)

3 (énfasis) but

■ ¡si yo no quería! but I didn't want to!

■ ¡pero si es facilísimo! ¡but it's really easy!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como si as if

como si nada / como si tal cosa as if it were nothing at all

por si acaso just in case

■ llévatelo por si acaso take it with you just in case

si bien although, even though

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si

► nombre masculino (pl sis)

1 MÚSICA ti, si, B

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conj.

1) if

2) whether

•

- si bien
- si no
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I
CONJ

1) [uso condicional] if

si lo quieres, te lo doy — if you want it I'll give it to you

si lo sé, no te lo digo — I wouldn't have told you, if I'd known

si tuviera dinero, lo compraría — if I had any money I would buy it

si me lo hubiese pedido, se lo habría o hubiera dado — if he had asked me for it I would have given it to him

• si no — [condición negativa] if not; [indicando alternativa] otherwise, or (else)

avisadme si no podéis venir — let me know if you can't come

si no estudias, no aprobarás — you won't pass if you don't study, you won't pass unless you study

ponte crema porque si no, te quemarás — put some cream on, otherwise o or (else) you'll get sunburned

vete, si no, vas a llegar tarde — go, or (else) you'll be late

• llevo el paraguas por si (acaso) llueve — I've got my umbrella (just) in case it rains

• ¿y si llueve? — what if it rains?

¿y si se lo preguntamos? — why don't we ask her?

2) [en interrogativas indirectas] whether

no sé si hacerlo o no — I don't know whether to do it or not

no sabía si habías venido en avión o en tren — I didn't know whether o if you'd come by plane or train

me pregunto si vale la pena — I wonder whether o if it's worth it

no sé si será verdad — I don't know whether o if it's true

¿sabes si nos han pagado ya? — do you know if we've been paid yet?

3) [uso concesivo]

no sé de qué te quejas, si eres una belleza — I don't know what you're complaining about when you're so beautiful

• si bien — although

si bien creó un amplio consenso político... — although it is true o while it may be true that he created a broad political consensus...

4) [uso desiderativo]

¡si fuera verdad! — if only it were true!, I wish it were true!

¡si viniese pronto! — I wish he'd come!, if only he'd come!

5) [indicando protesta] but

¡si no sabía que estabas allí! — but I didn't know you were there!

¡si (es que) acabo de llamarte! — but I've only just phoned you!

¡si tienes la tira de discos! — but you have loads of records! *

6) [uso enfático]

¡si serán hipócritas! — they're such hypocrites!, they're so hypocritical!

-es un pesado -¡si lo sabré yo! — "he's a pain" - "don't I know it!" o "you're telling me!"

si lo sabré yo, que soy su mujer — I ought to know, I'm his wife

que si engorda, que si perjudica a la salud... — they say it's fattening and bad for your health

que si lavar los platos, que si limpiar el suelo, que si... — what with washing up and sweeping the floor and...

7) [indicando sorpresa]

¡pero si es el cartero! — why, it's the postman!

¡pero si eres tú! no te había reconocido — oh, it's you, I didn't recognize you!
SI La conjunción si se puede traducir al inglés por if o whether; si no se traduce por if not o unless. Si ► Por regla general, si se traduce al inglés por if en las oraciones condicionales y por whether o if en las dubitativas: Si me has mentido te arrepentirás If you have lied to me you'll regret it Si tuviera mucho dinero me compraría un caballo If I had lots of money, I'd buy myself a horse No sé si me dejará quedarme I don't know whether o if he'll let me stay ► Si se puede traducir solo por whether, y nunca por if, cuando se presentan dos opciones a elegir, cuando va detrás de una preposición, delante de un infinitivo o de una oración interrogativa indirecta: No sé si ir a Canadá o a Estados Unidos I can't decide whether to go to Canada or the United States Quiero que hablemos de si deberíamos mandar a los niños a un colegio interno I want to talk to you about whether we should send the children to boarding school Todavía no tenemos muy claro si vamos a mudarnos o no We still haven't made up our minds about whether to move or not ► Las oraciones del tipo si hubieras hecho algo... se pueden traducir, en un registro más culto, omitiendo la partícula if e invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo auxiliar: Si hubieras estado aquí esto no habría ocurrido Had you been here this would not have happened Si no ► Si no generalmente se traduce al inglés por if not aunque, cuando en español se puede reemplazar por a no ser que, se puede utilizar también unless y cuando equivale a de lo contrario se emplea preferentemente otherwise o or else: Iría al cine más a menudo si no fuera tan caro I would go to the cinema more often if it weren't so expensive No te puedes quedar aquí si no pagas el alquiler You can't stay here unless you pay your rent o You can't stay here if you don't pay your rent Tenemos que estar allí antes de las diez; si no, vamos a tener problemas We must be there by ten, otherwise o or else we'll be in trouble ► Las oraciones del tipo si no hubieras hecho algo... se pueden traducir, en un registro más culto, omitiendo la partícula if e invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo auxiliar: Si no hubiese robado el dinero, ahora no estaría en la cárcel Had he not stolen the money, he wouldn't be in prison now Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada II
SM (Mús) B

si mayor — B major

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I
adverbio

1) ( respuesta afirmativa) yes

¿has terminado? - sí — have you finished? - yes o yes, I have

¿te sirvo un poco más? - sí, gracias — do you want a bit more? - yes, please

decir que sí con la cabeza — to nod

¿por qué lo hiciste? - porque sí — why did you do it? - because I felt like it

¿por qué lleva tanto tiempo? - porque sí — why does it take so long? - it just does

2) ( uso enfático)

ahora sí que lo has hecho bien — now you've really done it! (colloq)

tú sí que sabes vivir — you certainly know how to live!

lo que sí quiero es que lo pienses bien — what I do want you to do is to think it over carefully

no puedo - sí que puedes! — I can't - yes, you can! o of course, you can!

que sí cabe — it does fit

no es tuyo - sí que lo es — it isn't yours - oh yes, it is!

ah, no! eso sí que no! — oh no! I'm not having that! (colloq), oh no! no way! (colloq)

es de muy buena calidad - eso sí — it's very good quality - (yes,) that's true

..., pero eso sí, comen bien —... but they certainly eat well

3) ( sustituyendo a una cláusula)

creo que sí — I think so

me temo que sí — I'm afraid so

¿lloverá? - puede que sí — do you think it will rain? - it might

un día sí y otro no — every other day

se fue sin permiso - ¿ah sí? — he left without asking permission - is that so? o did he now?

¿te gusta? a mí sí — do you like it? I do

no puedo ir pero María sí — I can't go but María can

que no vas! - que sí! — you're not going! - oh, yes I am!

¿a que no te atrees? - a que sív — I bet you wouldn't dare - (do you) want to bet?
II
masculino yes

con el sí del encargado — with the manager's approval

darle el sí a alguien — to accept somebody's proposal

aún no me ha dado el sí — she still hasn't said yes

no tener (ni) un sí ni un no — (CS, Méx)

nunca he tenido (ni) un sí ni un no con él — we've never had a cross word
III
pronombre personal

1) (3^a pers sing)

a) (refl)

sólo piensa en sí mismo — he only thinks of himself

lo hizo por sí mismo or por sí solo — he did it by himself o on his own

parece muy segura de sí misma — she seems very sure of herself

cerró la puerta tras de sí — (liter) she closed the door behind her

b) (impers)

uno tiene que ver por sí mismo — you have to see it for yourself

2) (3^a pers pl)

a) (refl)

lo pensó para sí, pero no dijo nada — she thought it but didn't say anything

convencerse a sí mismo — to convince oneself

reírse de sí mismo — to laugh at oneself

b)

entre sí — ( entre dos) between themselves; ( en un grupo) among themselves

todos son muy diferentes entre sí — they are all very different (from one another)

no se respetan entre sí — they don't have respect for each other o respect each other

3) (refl)

a) ( usted) yourself

guárdese los comentarios para sí — keep your comments to yourself

b) ( ustedes)

léanlo para sí (mismos) — read it (for) yourselves

4) (en locs)

de por sí: es de por sí nervioso he is nervous by nature; el sistema es de por sí complicado the system is in itself complicated; en sí: el hecho en sí (mismo) no tenía demasiada importancia this in itself was not so important; el sueldo en sí no es maravilloso, pero... — the salary itself isn't great but...

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I
conjunción

1)

a) ( introduciendo una condición) if

si lo sé, no vengo — (fam) if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si pudiera, se lo compraba — (fam) if I could, I'd buy it for him

si lo hubiera or hubiese sabido... — if I'd known..., had I known...

empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other

b) (en locs)

si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you

2)

a) ( planteando un hecho) if

si no ha venido por algo será — if she hasn't come there must be some reason for it

b) ( cada vez que) if

si hacía sol salíamos a pasear — if o when it was sunny we used to go out for a walk

3)

a) ( en frases que expresan deseo)

si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!

b) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa)

si tendrá cara! — she really has a nerve!

pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!

c) (fam) ( uso enfático)

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!

d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias)

y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?

¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?

4) ( en interrogativas indirectas) whether

no sé si marcharme o quedarme — I don't know whether to go or to stay

me pregunto si lo encontrarán — I wonder if o whether they'll find it
II
masculino ( nota) B; ( en solfeo) ti, te (BrE)

si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp

en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor

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si¹

= if, if only, to the extent that, whether, should, to the degree that.

Ex: If our data are going to be used in other countries, we have to remember that English users would prefer standard English.

Ex: A large proportion of the earth's population has not yet recognized the enormous advantages that would accrue if only everybody spoke English.

Ex: A future with online catalogues will still require analytical entries, to the extent that records need to contain notes of contents of works.

Ex: The question I will address is whether our acting on what I believe to be an invalid assumption provides valid cataloging.

Ex: Should they have misjudged the availability of such a source, they can anticipate alternate approaches.

Ex: To the degree that this argument is true, it paints a rather pessimistic picture of the quality of much published research.

* ¿y si... ? = what if... ?.

* como si = as though.

* como si nada = unfazed.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* como si tal cosa = unfazed, just like that.

* comprobar si el contenido de un vídeo es adecuado o no = vet + video.

* con respecto a si... o... = as to whether... or....

* cuando..., si es que... = if and when.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?.

* no importa si... o = no matter whether... or.

* o si no = or else.

* porque sí = for the love of it.

* por si = in the chance that.

* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec.

* por si casualidad = in the chance that.

* por si fuera poco = to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* ¿qué sucede si... ? = what if... ?.

* ¿quién si no...? = who else but...?.

* si acaso = if ever, if at all, if and when.

* si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.

* si así lo desean = should they so wish, should they so wish.

* si así lo prefieres = if you will.

* si bien = admittedly.

* si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).

* si bien se mira = all things considered.

* si contiene alguno = if any.

* si corresponde = if applicable.

* si Dios quiere = God willing.

* si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.

* si es así = if so, if this is the case.

* si es necesario = if need be.

* si eso no es posible = failing that/these.

* si es posible = if at all possible, if at all feasible, if possible.

* si es que sucede alguna vez = if ever.

* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.

* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.

* si existe alguno = if any.

* si fuera pertinente = if applicable.

* si fuese pertinente = if applicable.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* si hay tiempo = time permitting.

* si + Infinitivo + o no = whether or not to + Infinitivo.

* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....

* si los comparamos = in comparison.

* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.

* si no = if not.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* si no es así = if this is not the case.

* si no estoy equivocado = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.

* si no fuera así = if it were not.

* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.

* si no intervienen otros factores = ceteris paribus.

* si no intervienen otros factores = all (other) things being equal.

* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.

* si no me equivoco = AFAIK (as far as I know).

* si no ocurre ningún imprevisto = all (other) things being equal.

* si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.

* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.

* si procede = if applicable, if appropriate.

* si queda tiempo = time permitting.

* si + se + Indicativo = if + Participio Pasado.

* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* si se necesita = if need be.

* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

* si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.

* si + SER + Adjetivo = if + Adjetivo.

* si + ser + posible = whenever possible, when possible.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.

* si todo va bien = all being well.

* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.

* si vamos a eso = for that matter.

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SI

masculine

(= sistema de información) IS

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Multiple Entries:
si
sí
si conjunción
1
a) ( en general) if;

◊ sí pudiera if I could;

sí lo hubiera or hubiese sabido … if I'd known …, had I known …;
empezó a decir que sí esto, que sí lo otro he said this, that and the other
b) ( en frases que expresan deseo) if only;

◊ ¡sí yo lo supiera! if only I knew!

c) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa):

◊ ¡pero sí te avisé …! but I warned you …!

d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias):

◊ y sí no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?;

¿y sí lo probáramos? why don't we give it a try?
e) ( en locs)

◊ si no otherwise

2 ( en interrogativas indirectas) whether;
◊ no sé sí marcharme o quedarme I don't know whether to go or to stay

■ sustantivo masculino ( nota) B;
( en solfeo) ti, te (BrE);
◊ sí bemol/sostenido B flat/sharp

sí adverbio
1 ( respuesta afirmativa) yes;
◊ ¿has terminado? — sí have you finished? — yes (I have);

decir que sí con la cabeza to nod
2 ( uso enfático):
◊ ahora sí que lo has hecho bien now you've really done it! (colloq);

tú sí que sabes vivir you certainly know how to live!;
eso sí que es caro that is expensive;
no puedo — ¡sí que puedes! I can't — yes, you can! o of course, you can!;
que sí cabe it does fit;
es de muy buena calidad — eso sí it's very good quality — (yes,) that's true
3 ( sustituyendo a una cláusula):
◊ creo que sí I think so;

me temo que sí I'm afraid so;
¿lloverá? — puede que sí do you think it will rain? — it might;
un día sí y otro no every other day;
no puedo ir pero ella sí I can't go but she can
■ sustantivo masculino
yes
■ pron pers
1
a) ( refl) (él) himself;

( ella) herself;
(ellos, ellas) themselves;
◊ solo piensa en sí (mismo) he only thinks of himself;

parece muy segura de sí (misma) she seems very sure of herself;
fueron para convencerse a sí mismos/mismas they went to convince themselves
b) ( refl) ( usted) yourself;

( ustedes) yourselves;
◊ descríbase a sí mismo describe yourself;

léanlo para sí (mismos) read it (to) yourselves
c) ( impers):

◊ hay cosas que uno tiene que ver por sí mismo there are some things you have to see for yourself

2 ( en locs)
◊ entre sí ( entre dos) between themselves;

( entre varios) among themselves;
◊ lo discutieron entre sí they discussed it between/among themselves;

no se respetan entre sí they don't respect each other;
de por sí: es de por sí nervioso he is nervous by nature;
el sistema es de por sí complicado the system is in itself complicated;
en sí (mismo): el hecho en sí (mismo) no tenía demasiada importancia this in itself was not so important
si conj
1 (expresando una condición) if: si vienes te lo cuento, if you come I will tell you
si pudiera, se lo daría, if I could, I would give it to him
2 fam (uso enfático) ¡si ya te lo decía yo!, but I told you!
(expresando deseo) if only: ¡si tuviera más tiempo!, if only I had more time!
3 (en interrogativas indirectas) if, whether: me pregunto si llegará pronto, I wonder if o whether she'll come soon
(disyuntiva) whether: quisiera saber si te gusta o no, I'd like to know whether you like it or not
4 si no, otherwise, if not, or else: ponte el abrigo, si no, cogerás un catarro, put your coat on, otherwise you'll catch a cold
♦ Locuciones: como si, as if: camina como si estuviese herido, he walks as if he were hurt
por si acaso, just in case
si m Mús (nota) B
(en solfeo) te, ti
sí pron pers reflexivo
1 (3ª persona de singular) (masculino) himself: logró hacerlo por sí solo, he was able to do it by himself o on his own
(femenino) herself: lo dijo para sí, she said it to herself
(3ª persona de plural) themselves: tenían un gran parecido entre sí, they all looked very similar
2 (referido a uno mismo) uno debe hacerlo por sí mismo, one has to do it oneself
3 (usted) compruébelo por sí mismo, see for yourself
(ustedes) yourselves
♦ Locuciones: dar de sí: no da más de sí, he can't do any more
de por sí: es de por sí amable, she's kind by nature
esta teoría es de por sí difícil, this theory is in itself difficult
sí
I adverbio yes: ¿te gusta?, - sí, do you like it?, yes o - yes, I do
¿estás seguro?, - sí, are you sure?, - yes o -yes, I am
ellos no irán, pero yo sí, they will not go, but I will
creo que sí, I think so
dijo que sí, he said yes o he accepted
me temo que sí, I'm afraid so
¡sí que la has hecho buena!, you've really done it!
es un actor famoso, - ¿sí?, he's a famous actor, - really?
un día sí y otro no, every other day
II sustantivo masculino
1 yes: con el sí de tu familia, with your family's approval
2 Pol los síes, the ayes
♦ Locuciones: dar el sí, to accept sb's proposal
(el novio, la novia) me dio el sí, she consented to marry me
'sí' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaso
- acercar
- aclararse
- algo
- año
- anquilosarse
- apenas
- aspen
- aunque
- ayudarse
- berrinche
- bien
- bilis
- bombera
- bombero
- caber
- cabeza
- calor
- camelar
- camiseta
- casa
- casualidad
- chimenea
- clara
- claro
- clásica
- clásico
- colar
- como
- compasiva
- compasivo
- conceder
- concesión
- concienciarse
- confianza
- conformista
- constructor
- constructora
- contención
- contraponer
- creer
- crecida
- crecido
- cuando
- cuestión
- dar
- decir
- dejar
- delgada
- delgado
English:
ability
- accountable
- add to
- add up
- affirmative
- afraid
- agree
- agreeable
- all
- all right
- aloud
- amok
- antsy
- any
- anybody
- anything
- appreciate
- arguable
- arise
- as
- assurance
- autograph
- avoid
- B
- bankrupt
- barrel
- be
- beat
- begin
- believe
- beside
- blind
- boat
- bolster
- bonus
- boost
- boot
- bop
- bother
- but
- card
- care
- carry through
- case
- certainly
- chain letter
- chance
- check
- come round
- come to

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SI nm (abrev de Sistema Internacional)

SI

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si

I conj if;

si no if not;

me pregunto si vendrá I wonder whether he’ll come;

como si as if;

por si in case;

¡si no lo sabía! but I didn’t know!

II m MÚS B;

si bemol B flat

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si conj

1) : if

lo haré si me pagan: I'll do it if they pay me

si lo supiera te lo diría: if I knew it I would tell you

2) : whether, if

no importa si funciona o no: it doesn't matter whether it works (or not)

3) (expressing desire, protest, or surprise)

si supiera la verdad: if only I knew the truth

¡si no quiero!: but I don't want to!

4)

si bien : although

si bien se ha progresado: although progress has been made

5)

si no : otherwise, or else

si no, no voy: otherwise I won't go

sí adv

1) : yes

sí, gracias: yes, please

creo que sí: I think so

2)

sí que : indeed, absolutely

esta vez sí que ganaré: this time I'm sure to win

3)

porque sí fam : because, just because

lo hizo porque sí: she did it just because

sí nm

: yes

dar el sí: to say yes, to express consent

sí pron

1)

de por sí or

en sí : by itself, in itself, per se

2)

fuera de sí : beside oneself

3)

para sí (mismo) : to himself, to herself, for himself, for herself

4)

entre si : among themselves

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si conj

1. (condicional) if

si deja de llover, saldremos if it stops raining, we'll go out

si me tocara la lotería, me compraría una moto if I won the lottery, I would buy a motorbike

si lo hubiera sabido, no habría venido if I had known, I wouldn't have come

2. (petición, deseo) if only

si pudieras ayudarme if only you could help me

¡si me dejaran ir! if only they would let me go!

3. (duda) if / whether

pregúntale si quiere ir al cine ask her if she wants to go to the cinema

no sé si está o no I don't know whether he's in or not

4. (énfasis) but / really

si ya te lo dije but I told you

como si as if

si no otherwise

Spanish-English dictionary > sí
2 certus

certus, a, um [orig. P. a. from cerno; hence], adj., determined, resolved, fixed, settled, purposed: non dubius.
I.
(Acc. to cerno, II. D.) Certum est (mihi), it is determined, it is my ( thy, his, etc.) decision, resolution, will, I am resolved, I mean, etc. (mostly ante-class.; most freq. in Plaut.); with inf.: quorum virtuti belli Fortuna pepercit, Eorundem me libertati parcere certum est, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38 (Ann. v. 206 Vahl.):
certum'st hominem eludere,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 109:
tibi credere,
id. Aul. 4, 9, 7; cf. id. Capt. 3, 1, 32; id. Curc. 2, 1, 1; id. Cas. 2, 4, 15; id. Cist. 3, 1, 16; id. Ep. 5, 1, 57; id. Bacch. 5, 2, 37; id. Most. 1, 3, 80; id. Men. 5, 6, 12; id. Mil. 2, 3, 32; id. Merc. 3, 1, 7; id. Ps. 1, 5, 138; id. Poen. 5, 5, 25; id. Pers. 2, 2, 39; id. Rud. 3, 3, 22; id. Stich. 5, 4, 2; id. Trin. 2, 1, 34; id. Truc. 2, 6, 68; Ter. And. 2, 1, 11; id. Eun. 1, 2, 108: certum est deliberatumque, quae ad causam pertinere arbitror, omnia dicere, Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 31:
certum atque decretum est non dare signum,
Liv. 2, 45, 13:
certum est igni circumdare muros,
Verg. A. 9, 153.—Certum'st mihi with inf., Plaut. As. 1, 3, 94; 3, 3, 23; id. Cas. 1, 1, 3; id. Mil. 3, 1, 154; id. Ps. 4, 8, 2; Cic. de Or. 2, 33, 144; Liv. 35, 46, 13; Ov. M. 9, 53 al.—Without inf., esp. parenthet., with expression of purpose by a fut. tense:
certum est, malam rem potius quaeram cum lucro,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 6, 15:
certum est, jam dicam patri,
id. Bacch. 3, 1, 15:
certum est, ibo ad medicum,
id. Merc. 2, 4, 4: An. Certumn' est tibi? Ly. Certum, id. Poen. 2, 48; cf. id. Stich. 4, 2, 33.—With pron. or subst.: Ar. Certumne'st tibi istuc? He. Non moriri certius, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 74;
so further with istuc,
id. ib. 2, 1, 20; Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 30:
mihi autem abjurare certius est quam dependere,
Cic. Att. 1, 8, 3:
ad eum senem oppugnare certum est consilium,
Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 60:
quae nunc sunt certa ei consilia, etc.,
Ter. And. 2, 3, 16:
certa res hanc est objurgare,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 73; so id. Merc. 5, 2, 16; id. Mil. 2, 4, 45; Ter. And. 2, 2, 31; Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 16.—
b.
(From the time of the Aug. poets.) Transf. to the person who is determined upon something, determined, resolved, bent.
(α).
With inf.:
certa mori,
Verg. A. 4, 564 (cf. id. ib. 4, 475:
decrevitque mori): certi non cedere,
Ov. M. 9, 43:
certa sequi,
Val. Fl. 5, 47.—
(β).
With gen. (cf. Ramsh. Gr. p. 323; Zumpt, Gr. § 437, n. 1;
A. and S. § 213, R. 1): certus eundi,
Verg. A. 4, 554; Ov. M. 11, 440:
desciscendi,
Tac. H. 4, 14:
relinquendae vitae,
id. A. 4, 34:
necis,
Sil. 6, 27:
fugae,
Plin. Ep. 6, 16, 12:
destinationis,
Tac. A. 12, 32:
sceleris,
id. ib. 12, 66:
consilii,
id. H. 2, 46.—
(γ).
With an:
nec sat certa an cederet armis,
Sil. 9, 480.—
II.
An epithet of all those objects whose existence or reality is fixed, determined (hence in connection with definitus, Quint. 7, 10, 7;
with praefinitus,
Suet. Galb. 14), or in respect to which there can be no doubt (hence opp. dubius, Quint. 7, 6, 3; 5, 12, 3; 12, 3, 6 al.).
A.
Object.
1.
Of things whose external qualities, number, etc., are invariable, established, settled, fixed, particular, specified, etc. (class.):
Arboribus primum certis gravis umbra tributa,
Lucr. 6, 783:
fruges, bacae,
Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19:
jam ad certas res conficiendas certos homines delectos ac descriptos habebat,
id. Cat. 3, 7, 16:
concilium in diem certam indicere,
Caes. B. G. 1, 30 fin.;
so with dies,
a fixed term, Cato, R. R. 149, 1; Cic. Att. 6, 2, 9; Nep. Chabr. 3, 1; Liv. 1, 50, 1; Tac. G. 9 al.; cf.:
certis diebus,
Verg. G. 2, 329:
quaerere ab judicibus cur in certa verba jurent, cur certo tempore conveniant, certo discedant,
Cic. Inv. 2, 45, 132; cf. Suet. Aug. 41:
certum praefinitumque tempus,
id. Galb. 14; and:
certum statumque vectigal,
id. Calig. 40:
pecunia (opp. arbitraria), v. arbitrarius: finis aerumnarum,
Lucr. 1, 108; cf. id. 2, 512; 8, 1091; Hor. S. 1, 1, 106; id. Ep. 1, 2, 56:
locus,
Caes. B. G. 5, 1, 6:
numerus,
id. ib. 7, 75:
signum,
fixed, agreed upon, id. B. C. 1, 27:
naves,
fixed in number and quality, id. ib. 1, 56:
pecuniae imperabantur,
id. ib. 3, 32 fin.:
conviva,
i. e. a daily, constant guest, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 75 Schmid:
ecquem tu illo certiorem nebulonem,
Cic. Att. 15, 21, 2.—
b.
But sometimes indef., like quidam, and our certain, of things, the certainty of whose existence is given, but whose nature is not more definitely designated, or comes not into consideration (cf. aliquis):
Cephaloedi mensis est certus, quo mense sacerdotem maximum creari oporteat,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 128:
habet certos sui studiosos,
id. Brut. 16, 64:
(hunc) certis rebus imperatis regnare jussit,
id. Sest. 27, 58:
certi homines ad eam rem periti,
id. ib. 18, 41:
res a certis hominibus corrupta,
id. Fam. 1, 2, 3; 4, 9, 2; 16, 11, 2; id. Marcell. 6, 16; id. Deiot. 4, 11; Liv. 34, 61, 7.—Hence in Quint. several times in connection with quidam and aliquis:
ad certas quasdam dicendi leges alligati,
Quint. 8, prooem. § 2; so id. 8, prooem. § 12; 4, 2, 28; 5, 10, 2; 5, 10, 5; 9, 4, 8;
11, 2, 28: aliquos compositionis certos pedes,
id. 10, 2, 13; so id. 7, prooem. § 4; and subst.:
in his certos aliquos docebit,
id. 2, 8, 13.—
2.
Trop., of things whose internal moral qualities are established, fixed, can be relied upon, sure, unerring, to be depended upon, true, faithful, [p. 321] etc. (so most freq. in all periods and species of composition; syn.: firmus, confirmatus, exploratus, indubitatus, manifestus al.).
a.
Of persons: amicus certus in re incertā cernitur, Enn. ap. Cic. Lael. 17, 64; cf.:
tu ex amicis certis mi es certissimus,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 57:
certi homines, quibus dem litteras,
Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 1; cf. id. Cat. 3, 7, 16; Nep. Paus. 2, 4; id. Alcib. 10, 1; Cic. Rosc. Am. 19, 53; id. Verr. 2, 2, 64, § 156:
certus enim promisit Apollo, etc.,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 28:
auctor (mortis),
Quint. 6, 3, 68; cf. Suet. Tib. 5:
adversus hostem nec spe nec animo certiorem, i. e. firmiorem,
Liv. 10, 35, 17: apud latera certos collocaverat, Sall. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 576 (H. 1, 53 Dietsch); cf. Nep. Dion, 9, 2:
per litora certos dimittam,
Verg. A. 1, 576:
certissimus auctor (Phoebus),
id. G. 1, 432.—
b.
Of things:
satis animo certo et confirmato,
Cic. Quint. 24, 77; cf.
pectora,
Verg. A. 9, 249, and certior indoles, Suet. Ner. 10:
promissa,
Cic. Fam. 6, 12, 1:
parata dicendi copia et certa,
Quint. 10, 6, 6; id. 6, prooem. §
9: jus,
id. 12, 3, 6 et saep.:
jactus (telorum),
Tac. A. 14, 37; cf.
in this sense certa hasta,
Verg. A. 11, 767:
sagitta,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 23:
fides segetis,
id. ib. 3, 16, 30:
spes,
id. C. S. 74:
trames,
id. S. 2, 3, 49:
lar,
id. Ep. 1, 7, 58 al.:
plana et certa,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 1:
certa et clara,
Ter. Hec. 5, 4, 1 Ruhnk.; so Liv. 22, 39, 22; cf. Hor. S. 2, 6, 27.—Subst., with gen.:
certa maris,
Tac. H. 4, 81.—
B.
Subject., of that which is established by evidence, etc., placed beyond doubt, certain, sure, true, proved, established (class.; esp. freq. in neutr.):
cum ad has suspitiones certissimae res accederent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 19; 5, 29:
incerta pro certis malebant,
Sall. C. 17, 6; cf.:
incerta pro certis mutare,
id. J. 83, 1:
postremo certior res,
Liv. 29, 6, 12:
certiora esse dicunt quam, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 3, 5, 13; id. Att. 3, 11, 2; Liv. 10, 35, 12: So. Satin hoc certum'st? Ge. Certum:
hisce oculis egomet vidi,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 31:
jam satis certumst virginem vitiatam esse?
id. Enn. 4, 4, 36:
cum certius tibi sit me esse Romae quam mihi te Athenis,
Cic. Att. 1, 9, 1:
id parum certum est,
Liv. 5, 35, 3:
cum de altero intellectu certum est, de altero dubium,
Quint. 7, 6, 3; cf. id. 7, 3, 4: non certum traditur, with interrog.-clause, Liv. 2, 8, 8:
nec quicquam certi respondes mihi?
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 84:
neque tanto spatio certi quid esset explorari poterat,
Caes. B. G. 7, 45:
certum inveniri non potest ne... an,
id. B. C. 1, 25:
si quicquam humanorum certi est,
Liv. 5, 33, 1: Ph. Civemne? Th. Arbitror:
Certum non scimus,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 31; cf. id. Phorm. 1, 2, 98; Cic. Att. 12, 23, 2.—So, certum scire, to know for a certainty, Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 12; id. Hec. 3, 1, 44; Cic. Fam. 9, 23 init.:
certum habere,
to reckon certain, id. Att. 1, 13, 1; Liv. 36, 28, 4; 5, 3, 2; Quint. 2, 3, 9; Col. 2, 22, 5 al.:
certum respondeo,
Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 92:
cognoscere, Auct. B. Alex. 53: comperire, Auct. B. Hisp. 22.—So also pro certo habere,
Cic. Att. 10, 6, 3; Matius ap. Cic. Att. 9, 15, A med.; Sall. C. 52, 17; Suet. Dom. 23:
negare,
Cic. Att. 5, 21, 5:
polliceri,
id. Agr. 2, 37, 102:
dicere aliquid,
id. Brut. 3, 10:
ponere,
Liv. 23, 6, 8:
scire,
id. 25, 10, 1:
affirmare,
id. 27, 1, 13; 3, 23, 7; cf. id. 1, 3, 2 Drak.:
creditur,
Sall. C. 15, 2:
coeperit esse,
Quint. 5, 12, 2:
certius cognoscere ex aliquo de aliquā re,
Caes. B. G. 5, 52, 5.—Strengthened by comp.:
quin nihil invenies magis hoc certo certius,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 111; cf.:
et hoc certo certius est et saepissime constitutum,
Dig. 42, 8, 10, § 14:
certo certius,
Ambros. in Ephes. 5; Paul. Vit. St. Ambros. 25; App. M. 9, p. 237, 27.—In Plaut. certum or certius facere alicui, to give certainty to one concerning any thing, make him certain, Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 17; 5, 2, 12; id. Ps. 2, 2, 4.—
2.
Transf. to the person who is made certain in reference to a thing, certain, sure:
certi sumus periisse omnia,
Cic. Att. 2, 19, 5:
num quid nunc es certior?
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 191:
posteritatis,
i. e. of posthumous fame, Plin. Ep. 9, 3, 1:
sententiae,
Quint. 4, 3, 8:
judicii,
Sen. Ep. 45, 9:
certus de suā geniturā,
Suet. Vesp. 25:
damnationis,
id. Tib. 61:
exitii,
Tac. A. 1, 27:
spei,
id. H. 4, 3:
matrimonii,
id. A. 12, 3:
certi sumus, etc.,
Gell. 18, 10, 5.—In class. prose mostly in the phrase certiorem facere aliquem (de aliquā re, alicujus rei, with a foll, acc. and inf., with a rel.-clause or absol.), to inform, apprise one of a thing:
me certiorem face,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 69:
ut nos facias certiores,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 32:
uti se (sc. Caesarem) de his rebus certiorem faciant,
Caes. B. G. 2, 2:
qui certiorem me sui consilii fecit,
Cic. Att. 9, 2, a, 2:
Caesarem certiorem faciunt, sese non facile ab oppidis vim hostium prohibere,
Caes. B. G. 1, 11:
faciam te certiorem quid egerim,
Cic. Att. 3, 11, 1.— With subj. only:
milites certiores facit, paulisper intermitterent proelium,
Caes. B. G. 3, 5 fin. — Pass.:
quod crebro certior per me fias de omnibus rebus,
Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 1; so Caes. B. G. 1, 7; Sall. J. 104, 1:
Caesar certior factus est, tres jam copiarum partes Helvetios id flumen transduxisse,
Caes. B. G. 1, 12; so id. ib. 1, 21; 1, 41; 2, 1; Sall. J. 82, 2; Nep. Att. 12, 3:
factus certior, quae res gererentur,
Caes. B. C. 1, 15:
non consulibus certioribus factis,
Liv. 45, 21, 4.—Also in posit., though rarely:
fac me certum quid tibi est,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 16; 4, 6, 35; Verg. A. 3, 179:
lacrimae suorum Tam subitae matrem certam fecere ruinae,
Ov. M. 6, 268.— Hence, adv. in two forms.
A.
certō, with certainty, certainly, surely, of a truth, in fact, really, object. and subject. (cf. supra, II. A. and B.); only in the comic poets, and sometimes (most. freq. in his epistt.) in Cic., while the adverbial form certe belongs to all periods and all species of composition. The difference between them is, perhaps, merely historical; but v. infra, certe, B. I. 2. init.
1.
Object.:
perii certo, haud arbitrario,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 42; cf. id. Merc. 2, 3, 106:
mihi certo nomen Sosia'st,
id. Am. 1, 1, 176; id. Men. 2, 2, 39; Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 12:
nihil ita exspectare quasi certo futurum,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 28, 81 (cf. the passage cited under certo, I. 1., from id. Div. 2, 7, 18).—
b.
In affirm. answers: Me. Liberum ego te jussi abire? Mes. Certo, yes, certainly, Plaut. Men. 5, 8, 9; so id. ib. 5, 9, 50; 2, 3, 38; id. Poen. 5, 5, 21; Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 9.—
2.
Subject.
a.
In gen. (very rare):
certo enim ego vocem hic loquentis modo mi audire visus sum,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 5, 4:
ego rus abituram me esse certo decrevi,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 10: Th. Quid aīs? Py. Atqui certo comperi, id. Eun. 5, 1, 9.—
b.
Esp. in the formula of asseveration, certo scio, I certainly know, I am fully persuaded, beyond all doubt (class.):
certo edepol scio, me vidisse, etc.,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 2; id. Truc. 1, 1, 49; Ter. And. 5, 4, 26; id. Ad. 4, 5, 14; id. Eun. 1, 2, 119; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 19:
quod te moleste ferre certo scio,
Cic. Att. 1, 12, 3; 2, 23, 2; id. Fam. 4, 13, 6; id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2, § 6; id. Rosc. Am. 8, 21; id. Phil. 3, 6, 17; id. Sen. 1, 1; 1, 2; Sall. J. 9, 2; id. C. 51, 16:
veniunt in mentem mihi permulta: vobis plura, certo scio,
Cic. Caecin. 19, 55 (cf. under certe, I. 2.).—
B.
certē (class.; cf. supra, certo init.).
I.
Affirming strongly, with certainty, certainly, undoubtedly, assuredly, surely, really.
1.
Object.:
certe edepol, tu me alienabis,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 243:
ego quidem ab hoc certe exorabo,
id. Bacch. 5, 2, 58:
certe hercle,
id. As. 2, 1, 15; cf. Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 8; Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 71; Ter. And. 2, 2, 10:
quom is certe Renuntiarit,
id. Heaut. 4, 4, 4:
certe captus est!
id. And. 1, 1, 55:
certe ut videamur cernere eum,
Lucr. 4, 760:
si enim scit, certe illud eveniet: sin certe eveniet, nulla fortuna est,
Cic. Div. 2, 7, 18; cf. id. N. D. 1, 2, 5:
fuit certe id aequum et certe exspectatum est, etc.,
id. Planc. 16, 38:
ea certe vera sunt,
id. Mil. 35, 96:
M. Catoni certe licuit, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 1, 1:
jam illa perfugia certe minime sunt audienda,
id. ib. 1, 5, 9:
cum se certe decessurum videret,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 104; Cat. 62, 8:
certe hinc Romanos olim fore ductores pollicitus,
Verg. A. 1, 234:
o dea certe,
a goddess surely, id. ib. 1, 328:
postremo expellet certe vivacior heres,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 132:
placuit tibi, Delphice, certe, Dum, etc.,
Ov. M. 2, 543 al. — Comp.:
speculatores mittere, qui certius explorata referant,
Liv. 3, 40, 13; 35, 48, 3:
si reperire vocas amittere certius,
Ov. M. 5, 519; App. M. 2, p. 118, 1.— Sup., Tert. Pall. 4.—
b.
In an answer of affirmation:
estne ipsus an non est! Is est, Certe is est, is est profecto,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 65; so Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 53; Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 9; id. Clu. 54, 149; id. Phil. 1, 15, 37; id. Ac. 2, 35, 113; and in confirmation of a preceding fact: venerat, ut opinor, haec res in judicium. Certe, certainly, surely, Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 42; id. Fam. 4, 2, 5; id. Or. 42, 144; cf. id. Off. 3, 29, 105; id. Fin. 2, 27, 91.—
2.
Subject., mostly in the phrase certe scio, I know to a certainty, I am sure (acc. to Klotz ad Cic. Sen. 1, 2, certe scio = certum est me scire, I am fully convinced: certo scio = certum est quod scio, my knowledge is accurate, etc.):
certe edepol scio, si aliud quicquam est quod credam aut certo sciam, etc.,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 115:
edepol certo scio,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 20:
scelestiorem me hac anu certe scio Vidisse numquam,
id. Aul. 1, 1, 21; cf. Cic. Arch. 12, 32:
ex litteris certe scire potuistis,
id. Font. 4, 8; id. Phil. 12, 12, 29:
quod iste certe statuerat ac deliberaverat non adesse,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 1.—
b.
In affirm. answers: Ar. Ain' vero? Le. Certe, inquam, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 132: Ch. Ain'tu? So. Certe, sic erit, Ter. Heaut. 5, 3, 12.—
c.
In a subjective supposition or presumption that a thing is so, certainly, surely, assuredly, doubtless, of course; Gr. isôs:
ah nugas agis, Certe habes,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 25; id. Bacch. 5, 2, 58:
si me tanti facis, quanti certe facis,
Cic. Fam. 11, 16, 3; 7, 8, 1; cf. Verg. A. 1, 234; Ov. M. 2, 423; Prop. 2, 7, 1. —
(β).
In interrog., Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 3; Suet. Aug. 33.—
II.
Affirming with restriction, yet surely, yet indeed, at least, notwithstanding (very freq. in prose and poetry, esp. after the class. per.).
A.
Alone:
si non ipsā re tibi istuc dolet, Simulare certe est hominis,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 16:
cingitur, certe expedit se,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 152:
ut homines mortem vel optare incipiant, vel certe timere desistant,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 117:
haec... sint falsa sane, invidiosa certe non sunt,
id. Ac. 2, 32, 105:
qui... ut non referat pedem, sistet certe,
id. Phil. 12, 4, 8:
res fortasse verae, certe graves,
id. Fin. 4, 3, 7; cf. Liv. 9, 11, 13:
consulatum unum certe plebis Romanae esse,
id. 22, 34, 11:
quos quoniam caeli nondum dignamur honore, Quas dedimus certe terras habitare sinamus,
Ov. M. 1, 195 et saep.:
quo quid sit beatius, mihi certe in mentem venire non potest,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 28, 81; so,
ego certe,
Quint. 8, 3, 65; 9, 4, 57:
certe ego,
Sall. J. 31, 5; Ov. H. 19, 81; id. M. 13, 840; id. Tr. 4, 5, 13:
mihi certe,
Quint. 10, 3, 23:
ipse certe,
id. 8, 6, 30; Curt. 7, 4, 19; 7, 6, 22.—
B.
With other particles.
1.
With tamen:
illud certe tamen, quod jam amplexi sumus,
Cic. de Or. 3, 6, 22; id. Sen. 23, 84.—
2.
With at: quod (consilium) si non fuerit prudens, at certe ab optima fide proficiscetur, Balb. et opp. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, A, 1; Ov. F. 3, 351; cf. at II. 3.—
3.
With sed: non integrā re, sed certe minus infractā, quam, etc., Att. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 10, 8; cf. Cic. Leg. 1, 21, 56 dub. B. and K. —
4.
With quidem:
ubi sit animus, certe quidem in te est,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 70:
quoniam volumus quidem certe senes fieri,
id. Sen. 2, 6; id. Quint. 15, 50:
certe quidem vos estis Romani, etc.,
Liv. 45, 22, 5. (But quidem does not belong with certe in such passages as the foll.:
hic quidem certe memorat, etc.,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 261 al.; v. quidem; cf. also aut and vel.)

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > certus
3 si

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B (Music).

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si

► conjunción

1 (condicional) if

■ si quieres puedes venir con nosotros you can come with us if you want to

2 (disyuntiva, duda) if, whether

■ no sé si decírselo (o no) I don't know whether to tell her (or not)

3 (énfasis) but

■ ¡si yo no quería! but I didn't want to!

■ ¡pero si es facilísimo! ¡but it's really easy!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como si as if

como si nada / como si tal cosa as if it were nothing at all

por si acaso just in case

■ llévatelo por si acaso take it with you just in case

si bien although, even though

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si

► nombre masculino (pl sis)

1 MÚSICA ti, si, B

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conj.

1) if

2) whether

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- si no
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CONJ

1) [uso condicional] if

si lo quieres, te lo doy — if you want it I'll give it to you

si lo sé, no te lo digo — I wouldn't have told you, if I'd known

si tuviera dinero, lo compraría — if I had any money I would buy it

si me lo hubiese pedido, se lo habría o hubiera dado — if he had asked me for it I would have given it to him

• si no — [condición negativa] if not; [indicando alternativa] otherwise, or (else)

avisadme si no podéis venir — let me know if you can't come

si no estudias, no aprobarás — you won't pass if you don't study, you won't pass unless you study

ponte crema porque si no, te quemarás — put some cream on, otherwise o or (else) you'll get sunburned

vete, si no, vas a llegar tarde — go, or (else) you'll be late

• llevo el paraguas por si (acaso) llueve — I've got my umbrella (just) in case it rains

• ¿y si llueve? — what if it rains?

¿y si se lo preguntamos? — why don't we ask her?

2) [en interrogativas indirectas] whether

no sé si hacerlo o no — I don't know whether to do it or not

no sabía si habías venido en avión o en tren — I didn't know whether o if you'd come by plane or train

me pregunto si vale la pena — I wonder whether o if it's worth it

no sé si será verdad — I don't know whether o if it's true

¿sabes si nos han pagado ya? — do you know if we've been paid yet?

3) [uso concesivo]

no sé de qué te quejas, si eres una belleza — I don't know what you're complaining about when you're so beautiful

• si bien — although

si bien creó un amplio consenso político... — although it is true o while it may be true that he created a broad political consensus...

4) [uso desiderativo]

¡si fuera verdad! — if only it were true!, I wish it were true!

¡si viniese pronto! — I wish he'd come!, if only he'd come!

5) [indicando protesta] but

¡si no sabía que estabas allí! — but I didn't know you were there!

¡si (es que) acabo de llamarte! — but I've only just phoned you!

¡si tienes la tira de discos! — but you have loads of records! *

6) [uso enfático]

¡si serán hipócritas! — they're such hypocrites!, they're so hypocritical!

-es un pesado -¡si lo sabré yo! — "he's a pain" - "don't I know it!" o "you're telling me!"

si lo sabré yo, que soy su mujer — I ought to know, I'm his wife

que si engorda, que si perjudica a la salud... — they say it's fattening and bad for your health

que si lavar los platos, que si limpiar el suelo, que si... — what with washing up and sweeping the floor and...

7) [indicando sorpresa]

¡pero si es el cartero! — why, it's the postman!

¡pero si eres tú! no te había reconocido — oh, it's you, I didn't recognize you!
SI La conjunción si se puede traducir al inglés por if o whether; si no se traduce por if not o unless. Si ► Por regla general, si se traduce al inglés por if en las oraciones condicionales y por whether o if en las dubitativas: Si me has mentido te arrepentirás If you have lied to me you'll regret it Si tuviera mucho dinero me compraría un caballo If I had lots of money, I'd buy myself a horse No sé si me dejará quedarme I don't know whether o if he'll let me stay ► Si se puede traducir solo por whether, y nunca por if, cuando se presentan dos opciones a elegir, cuando va detrás de una preposición, delante de un infinitivo o de una oración interrogativa indirecta: No sé si ir a Canadá o a Estados Unidos I can't decide whether to go to Canada or the United States Quiero que hablemos de si deberíamos mandar a los niños a un colegio interno I want to talk to you about whether we should send the children to boarding school Todavía no tenemos muy claro si vamos a mudarnos o no We still haven't made up our minds about whether to move or not ► Las oraciones del tipo si hubieras hecho algo... se pueden traducir, en un registro más culto, omitiendo la partícula if e invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo auxiliar: Si hubieras estado aquí esto no habría ocurrido Had you been here this would not have happened Si no ► Si no generalmente se traduce al inglés por if not aunque, cuando en español se puede reemplazar por a no ser que, se puede utilizar también unless y cuando equivale a de lo contrario se emplea preferentemente otherwise o or else: Iría al cine más a menudo si no fuera tan caro I would go to the cinema more often if it weren't so expensive No te puedes quedar aquí si no pagas el alquiler You can't stay here unless you pay your rent o You can't stay here if you don't pay your rent Tenemos que estar allí antes de las diez; si no, vamos a tener problemas We must be there by ten, otherwise o or else we'll be in trouble ► Las oraciones del tipo si no hubieras hecho algo... se pueden traducir, en un registro más culto, omitiendo la partícula if e invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo auxiliar: Si no hubiese robado el dinero, ahora no estaría en la cárcel Had he not stolen the money, he wouldn't be in prison now Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada II
SM (Mús) B

si mayor — B major

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I
conjunción

1)

a) ( introduciendo una condición) if

si lo sé, no vengo — (fam) if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si pudiera, se lo compraba — (fam) if I could, I'd buy it for him

si lo hubiera or hubiese sabido... — if I'd known..., had I known...

empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other

b) (en locs)

si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you

2)

a) ( planteando un hecho) if

si no ha venido por algo será — if she hasn't come there must be some reason for it

b) ( cada vez que) if

si hacía sol salíamos a pasear — if o when it was sunny we used to go out for a walk

3)

a) ( en frases que expresan deseo)

si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!

b) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa)

si tendrá cara! — she really has a nerve!

pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!

c) (fam) ( uso enfático)

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!

d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias)

y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?

¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?

4) ( en interrogativas indirectas) whether

no sé si marcharme o quedarme — I don't know whether to go or to stay

me pregunto si lo encontrarán — I wonder if o whether they'll find it
II
masculino ( nota) B; ( en solfeo) ti, te (BrE)

si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp

en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor

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I
conjunción

1)

a) ( introduciendo una condición) if

si lo sé, no vengo — (fam) if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si pudiera, se lo compraba — (fam) if I could, I'd buy it for him

si lo hubiera or hubiese sabido... — if I'd known..., had I known...

empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other

b) (en locs)

si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you

2)

a) ( planteando un hecho) if

si no ha venido por algo será — if she hasn't come there must be some reason for it

b) ( cada vez que) if

si hacía sol salíamos a pasear — if o when it was sunny we used to go out for a walk

3)

a) ( en frases que expresan deseo)

si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!

b) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa)

si tendrá cara! — she really has a nerve!

pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!

c) (fam) ( uso enfático)

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!

d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias)

y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?

¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?

4) ( en interrogativas indirectas) whether

no sé si marcharme o quedarme — I don't know whether to go or to stay

me pregunto si lo encontrarán — I wonder if o whether they'll find it
II
masculino ( nota) B; ( en solfeo) ti, te (BrE)

si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp

en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor

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si¹

= if, if only, to the extent that, whether, should, to the degree that.

Ex: If our data are going to be used in other countries, we have to remember that English users would prefer standard English.

Ex: A large proportion of the earth's population has not yet recognized the enormous advantages that would accrue if only everybody spoke English.

Ex: A future with online catalogues will still require analytical entries, to the extent that records need to contain notes of contents of works.

Ex: The question I will address is whether our acting on what I believe to be an invalid assumption provides valid cataloging.

Ex: Should they have misjudged the availability of such a source, they can anticipate alternate approaches.

Ex: To the degree that this argument is true, it paints a rather pessimistic picture of the quality of much published research.

* ¿y si... ? = what if... ?.

* como si = as though.

* como si nada = unfazed.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* como si tal cosa = unfazed, just like that.

* comprobar si el contenido de un vídeo es adecuado o no = vet + video.

* con respecto a si... o... = as to whether... or....

* cuando..., si es que... = if and when.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?.

* no importa si... o = no matter whether... or.

* o si no = or else.

* porque sí = for the love of it.

* por si = in the chance that.

* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec.

* por si casualidad = in the chance that.

* por si fuera poco = to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* ¿qué sucede si... ? = what if... ?.

* ¿quién si no...? = who else but...?.

* si acaso = if ever, if at all, if and when.

* si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.

* si así lo desean = should they so wish, should they so wish.

* si así lo prefieres = if you will.

* si bien = admittedly.

* si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).

* si bien se mira = all things considered.

* si contiene alguno = if any.

* si corresponde = if applicable.

* si Dios quiere = God willing.

* si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.

* si es así = if so, if this is the case.

* si es necesario = if need be.

* si eso no es posible = failing that/these.

* si es posible = if at all possible, if at all feasible, if possible.

* si es que sucede alguna vez = if ever.

* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.

* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.

* si existe alguno = if any.

* si fuera pertinente = if applicable.

* si fuese pertinente = if applicable.

* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.

* si hay tiempo = time permitting.

* si + Infinitivo + o no = whether or not to + Infinitivo.

* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....

* si los comparamos = in comparison.

* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.

* si no = if not.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* si no es así = if this is not the case.

* si no estoy equivocado = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.

* si no fuera así = if it were not.

* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.

* si no intervienen otros factores = ceteris paribus.

* si no intervienen otros factores = all (other) things being equal.

* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.

* si no me equivoco = AFAIK (as far as I know).

* si no ocurre ningún imprevisto = all (other) things being equal.

* si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.

* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.

* si procede = if applicable, if appropriate.

* si queda tiempo = time permitting.

* si + se + Indicativo = if + Participio Pasado.

* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* si se necesita = if need be.

* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

* si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.

* si + SER + Adjetivo = if + Adjetivo.

* si + ser + posible = whenever possible, when possible.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.

* si todo va bien = all being well.

* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.

* si vamos a eso = for that matter.

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SI

masculine

(= sistema de información) IS

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Multiple Entries:
si
sí
si conjunción
1
a) ( en general) if;

◊ sí pudiera if I could;

sí lo hubiera or hubiese sabido … if I'd known …, had I known …;
empezó a decir que sí esto, que sí lo otro he said this, that and the other
b) ( en frases que expresan deseo) if only;

◊ ¡sí yo lo supiera! if only I knew!

c) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa):

◊ ¡pero sí te avisé …! but I warned you …!

d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias):

◊ y sí no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?;

¿y sí lo probáramos? why don't we give it a try?
e) ( en locs)

◊ si no otherwise

2 ( en interrogativas indirectas) whether;
◊ no sé sí marcharme o quedarme I don't know whether to go or to stay

■ sustantivo masculino ( nota) B;
( en solfeo) ti, te (BrE);
◊ sí bemol/sostenido B flat/sharp

sí adverbio
1 ( respuesta afirmativa) yes;
◊ ¿has terminado? — sí have you finished? — yes (I have);

decir que sí con la cabeza to nod
2 ( uso enfático):
◊ ahora sí que lo has hecho bien now you've really done it! (colloq);

tú sí que sabes vivir you certainly know how to live!;
eso sí que es caro that is expensive;
no puedo — ¡sí que puedes! I can't — yes, you can! o of course, you can!;
que sí cabe it does fit;
es de muy buena calidad — eso sí it's very good quality — (yes,) that's true
3 ( sustituyendo a una cláusula):
◊ creo que sí I think so;

me temo que sí I'm afraid so;
¿lloverá? — puede que sí do you think it will rain? — it might;
un día sí y otro no every other day;
no puedo ir pero ella sí I can't go but she can
■ sustantivo masculino
yes
■ pron pers
1
a) ( refl) (él) himself;

( ella) herself;
(ellos, ellas) themselves;
◊ solo piensa en sí (mismo) he only thinks of himself;

parece muy segura de sí (misma) she seems very sure of herself;
fueron para convencerse a sí mismos/mismas they went to convince themselves
b) ( refl) ( usted) yourself;

( ustedes) yourselves;
◊ descríbase a sí mismo describe yourself;

léanlo para sí (mismos) read it (to) yourselves
c) ( impers):

◊ hay cosas que uno tiene que ver por sí mismo there are some things you have to see for yourself

2 ( en locs)
◊ entre sí ( entre dos) between themselves;

( entre varios) among themselves;
◊ lo discutieron entre sí they discussed it between/among themselves;

no se respetan entre sí they don't respect each other;
de por sí: es de por sí nervioso he is nervous by nature;
el sistema es de por sí complicado the system is in itself complicated;
en sí (mismo): el hecho en sí (mismo) no tenía demasiada importancia this in itself was not so important
si conj
1 (expresando una condición) if: si vienes te lo cuento, if you come I will tell you
si pudiera, se lo daría, if I could, I would give it to him
2 fam (uso enfático) ¡si ya te lo decía yo!, but I told you!
(expresando deseo) if only: ¡si tuviera más tiempo!, if only I had more time!
3 (en interrogativas indirectas) if, whether: me pregunto si llegará pronto, I wonder if o whether she'll come soon
(disyuntiva) whether: quisiera saber si te gusta o no, I'd like to know whether you like it or not
4 si no, otherwise, if not, or else: ponte el abrigo, si no, cogerás un catarro, put your coat on, otherwise you'll catch a cold
♦ Locuciones: como si, as if: camina como si estuviese herido, he walks as if he were hurt
por si acaso, just in case
si m Mús (nota) B
(en solfeo) te, ti
sí pron pers reflexivo
1 (3ª persona de singular) (masculino) himself: logró hacerlo por sí solo, he was able to do it by himself o on his own
(femenino) herself: lo dijo para sí, she said it to herself
(3ª persona de plural) themselves: tenían un gran parecido entre sí, they all looked very similar
2 (referido a uno mismo) uno debe hacerlo por sí mismo, one has to do it oneself
3 (usted) compruébelo por sí mismo, see for yourself
(ustedes) yourselves
♦ Locuciones: dar de sí: no da más de sí, he can't do any more
de por sí: es de por sí amable, she's kind by nature
esta teoría es de por sí difícil, this theory is in itself difficult
sí
I adverbio yes: ¿te gusta?, - sí, do you like it?, yes o - yes, I do
¿estás seguro?, - sí, are you sure?, - yes o -yes, I am
ellos no irán, pero yo sí, they will not go, but I will
creo que sí, I think so
dijo que sí, he said yes o he accepted
me temo que sí, I'm afraid so
¡sí que la has hecho buena!, you've really done it!
es un actor famoso, - ¿sí?, he's a famous actor, - really?
un día sí y otro no, every other day
II sustantivo masculino
1 yes: con el sí de tu familia, with your family's approval
2 Pol los síes, the ayes
♦ Locuciones: dar el sí, to accept sb's proposal
(el novio, la novia) me dio el sí, she consented to marry me
'sí' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaso
- acercar
- aclararse
- algo
- año
- anquilosarse
- apenas
- aspen
- aunque
- ayudarse
- berrinche
- bien
- bilis
- bombera
- bombero
- caber
- cabeza
- calor
- camelar
- camiseta
- casa
- casualidad
- chimenea
- clara
- claro
- clásica
- clásico
- colar
- como
- compasiva
- compasivo
- conceder
- concesión
- concienciarse
- confianza
- conformista
- constructor
- constructora
- contención
- contraponer
- creer
- crecida
- crecido
- cuando
- cuestión
- dar
- decir
- dejar
- delgada
- delgado
English:
ability
- accountable
- add to
- add up
- affirmative
- afraid
- agree
- agreeable
- all
- all right
- aloud
- amok
- antsy
- any
- anybody
- anything
- appreciate
- arguable
- arise
- as
- assurance
- autograph
- avoid
- B
- bankrupt
- barrel
- be
- beat
- begin
- believe
- beside
- blind
- boat
- bolster
- bonus
- boost
- boot
- bop
- bother
- but
- card
- care
- carry through
- case
- certainly
- chain letter
- chance
- check
- come round
- come to

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SI nm (abrev de Sistema Internacional)

SI

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si

I conj if;

si no if not;

me pregunto si vendrá I wonder whether he’ll come;

como si as if;

por si in case;

¡si no lo sabía! but I didn’t know!

II m MÚS B;

si bemol B flat

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si conj

1) : if

lo haré si me pagan: I'll do it if they pay me

si lo supiera te lo diría: if I knew it I would tell you

2) : whether, if

no importa si funciona o no: it doesn't matter whether it works (or not)

3) (expressing desire, protest, or surprise)

si supiera la verdad: if only I knew the truth

¡si no quiero!: but I don't want to!

4)

si bien : although

si bien se ha progresado: although progress has been made

5)

si no : otherwise, or else

si no, no voy: otherwise I won't go

sí adv

1) : yes

sí, gracias: yes, please

creo que sí: I think so

2)

sí que : indeed, absolutely

esta vez sí que ganaré: this time I'm sure to win

3)

porque sí fam : because, just because

lo hizo porque sí: she did it just because

sí nm

: yes

dar el sí: to say yes, to express consent

sí pron

1)

de por sí or

en sí : by itself, in itself, per se

2)

fuera de sí : beside oneself

3)

para sí (mismo) : to himself, to herself, for himself, for herself

4)

entre si : among themselves

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si conj

1. (condicional) if

si deja de llover, saldremos if it stops raining, we'll go out

si me tocara la lotería, me compraría una moto if I won the lottery, I would buy a motorbike

si lo hubiera sabido, no habría venido if I had known, I wouldn't have come

2. (petición, deseo) if only

si pudieras ayudarme if only you could help me

¡si me dejaran ir! if only they would let me go!

3. (duda) if / whether

pregúntale si quiere ir al cine ask her if she wants to go to the cinema

no sé si está o no I don't know whether he's in or not

4. (énfasis) but / really

si ya te lo dije but I told you

como si as if

si no otherwise

Spanish-English dictionary > si
4 sentir

sentir [sɑ̃tiʀ]

➭ TABLE 16

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = percevoir) (par l'odorat) to smell ; (au goût) to taste ; (au toucher, contact) to feel

• sentir un courant d'air to feel a draught

• il ne sent pas la différence entre le beurre et la margarine he can't tell the difference between butter and margarine

• je ne sens plus mes doigts (de froid) I have lost all sensation in my fingers

• je ne sens plus mes jambes (de fatigue) my legs are dropping off (inf) (Brit) my legs are folding under me (US)

• je ne le sens pas, ce type (inf) I don't like the look of him

• je le sens mal ce voyage (inf) I'm not happy about this trip

   b. ( = avoir une odeur) to smell

• sentir bon/mauvais to smell good/bad

• sentir des pieds to have smelly feet

• son manteau sent la fumée his coat smells of smoke

• ça ne sent pas la rose ! (inf) that doesn't smell too good!

   c. ( = dénoter) to smack of

• des manières qui sentent le nouveau riche manners that smack of the nouveau riche

• un discours qui sent le révisionnisme à plein nez a speech that smacks strongly of revisionism

   d. ( = annoncer) ça sent le piège there's a trap

• ça sent la pluie/la neige it looks like rain/snow

• ça sent l'orage there's a storm in the air

• ça sent le printemps spring is in the air

   e. ( = avoir conscience de) [+ changement, fatigue] to feel ; [+ importance de qch] to be aware of ; [+ danger, difficulté] to sense

• il sentait la panique le gagner he felt panic rising within him

• il ne sent pas sa force he doesn't know his own strength

• le cheval sentait (venir) l'orage the horse sensed the storm (coming)

• sentir que to be aware that ; ( = pressentir) to sense that

• il m'a fait sentir que j'étais de trop he let me know I wasn't wanted

• tu vas le sentir passer (inf) it's really going to hurt

• nous avons tous senti venir les licenciements we all saw the redundancies coming

► se faire sentir [effet] to be felt

• les effets des grèves vont se faire sentir à la fin du mois the effect of the strikes will be felt at the end of the month

   f. ( = supporter) (inf) il ne peut pas le sentir he can't stand him

2. reflexive verb

► se sentir

   a. [personne]

se sentir mal (physiquement) to feel ill ; (psychologiquement) to be unhappy

• se sentir bien (physiquement, psychologiquement) to feel good

• se sentir mieux/fatigué to feel better/tired

• se sentir revivre/rajeunir to feel o.s. coming alive again/growing young again

• il ne se sent pas le courage de le lui dire he doesn't feel brave enough to tell him

• il ne se sent plus ! (inf) he really thinks he's arrived!

   b. ( = se supporter) (inf) ils ne peuvent pas se sentir they can't stand each other

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sɑ̃tiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( percevoir par l'odorat) to smell [parfum, fleur]

on sent que tu fumes le cigare — one can tell that you smoke cigars by the smell

2) (percevoir par le toucher, le corps, le goût) to feel

j'ai marché trop longtemps, je ne sens plus mes pieds — I've been walking for too long, my feet are numb

on sent qu'il y a du vin dans la sauce — the sauce tastes of wine

sentir d'où vient le vent — lit, Nautisme to see how the wind blows ou lies; fig to see which way the wind is blowing

3) ( comprendre) to be conscious of [importance]; to feel [beauté, force]; to appreciate [difficulté]; to sense [danger, désapprobation]

sentir que — ( percevoir) to feel that; ( avoir l'idée) to have a feeling that

on sent que l'hiver approche — it feels wintry

je te sens inquiet, je sens que tu es inquiet — I can tell you're worried

je leur ai fait sentir mon désaccord — I made it clear to them that I didn't agree

faire sentir le rythme d'un poème — to bring out the rhythm of a poem

se faire sentir — [besoin, présence, absence] to be felt

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( avoir une odeur) to smell

sentir bon — to smell nice

ça sent bon le café — there's a nice smell of coffee

fleurs qui ne sentent rien — flowers which don't have a scent

2) ( puer) to smell

sentir des pieds — to have smelly feet

3) ( révéler) to smack of

ta douleur sent la comédie — your grief seems put on

ciel nuageux qui sent l'orage — cloudy sky that heralds a storm

3.

se sentir verbe pronominal

1) to feel

se sentir mieux — to feel better

se sentir surveillé — to feel that one is being watched

elle ne s'est pas sentie visée par ma remarque — she didn't feel that my remark was aimed at her

ne plus se sentir — (colloq) ( de joie) to be overjoyed; ( de vanité) to get above oneself

2) ( être perceptible) [phénomène, amélioration, effet] to be felt

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je ne peux pas le sentir — I can't stand him

je l'ai senti passer! — (piqûre, addition) it really hurt!; ( réprimande) I really got it in the neck!

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sɑ̃tiʀ
1. vt

1) (= percevoir) (odorat) to smell, (goût) to taste, (toucher) to feel

Est-ce que tu sens l'ail dans le rôti? — Can you taste the garlic in the roast?

"Ça t'a fait mal?" — "Non, je n'ai rien senti." — "Did it hurt?" — "No, I didn't feel a thing."

2) (= ressentir) to feel

faire sentir; Il m'a bien fait sentir que j'étais de trop. — He certainly made me feel I was in the way.

3) (répandre une odeur de) to smell of

Ça sent les frites ici. — It smells of chips in here.

4) (= dénoter, annoncer) to smack of

5) * (= supporter) to stand

Il ne peut pas le sentir. — He can't stand him.

Il ne peut pas la sentir. — He can't stand her.

2. vi

to smell

Ça sent bon ici. — It smells good in here.

sentir mauvais — to smell bad

Ça sent mauvais ici. — It smells bad in here.

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sentir verb table: partir

A vtr

1 ( percevoir par l'odorat) to smell [parfum, fleur]; on sentait les foins or l'odeur des foins we could smell the hay; tu ne sens pas une odeur? can't you smell something?; je ne sens rien I can't smell anything; fais-moi sentir ce fromage let me smell that cheese; on sent que tu fumes le cigare one can tell that you smoke cigars by the smell;

2 (percevoir par le toucher, le corps, le goût) to feel; sentir le froid/un caillou to feel the cold/a stone; je ne sens rien I can't feel anything; je ne sens plus mes orteils tellement j'ai froid I'm so cold I can't feel my toes any more; j'ai marché trop longtemps, je ne sens plus mes pieds I've been walking for too long, my feet are numb; elle m'a fait sentir sa bosse she made me feel her lump; on sent qu'il y a du vin dans la sauce one can smell ou taste the wine in the sauce; sentir d'où vient le vent lit, Naut to see how the wind blows ou lies; fig to see which way the wind is blowing; le froid commence à se faire sentir the cold weather is setting in; les effets du médicament se feront bientôt sentir the effects of the medicine will soon be felt;

3 ( avoir conscience de) to be conscious of [importance]; ( percevoir) to feel [beauté, force]; ( apprécier) to appreciate [difficulté]; ( percevoir intuitivement) to sense [danger, désapprobation]; sentir les beautés d'un texte/la force d'une expression to feel the beauty of a text/the force of an expression; as-tu bien senti le message de ce film? did you fully appreciate the message of the film?; sentir que ( percevoir) to feel that; ( avoir l'idée) to have a feeling that; je sens qu'il est sincère I feel that he's sincere; je sens que ce livre te plaira I have a feeling that you'll like this book; on sent que l'hiver approche it feels wintry; il ne sent pas sa force he doesn't know his own strength; il ne sent pas (les subtilités de) l'art moderne he has no feeling for (the subtleties of) modern art; je te sens inquiet, je sens que tu es inquiet I can tell you're worried; faire sentir son autorité to make one's authority felt; les mesures commencent à faire sentir leurs effets the effects of the measures are beginning to make themselves felt ou to be felt; je leur ai fait sentir mon désaccord I made it clear to them that I didn't agree; faire sentir le rythme d'un poème to bring out the rhythm of a poem; se faire sentir [besoin, présence, absence] to be felt.

B vi

1 ( avoir une odeur) to smell; sentir bon/mauvais/fort to smell nice/bad/strong; tu sens le vin! you smell of wine!; ça sent le chou/la charogne/la cigarette it smells of cabbage/carrion/cigarettes; herbes qui sentent bon la Provence herbs smelling ou redolent sout of Provence; ça sent bon le café there's a nice smell of coffee; ça sent drôle ici there's a funny smell in here; fleurs qui ne sentent pas flowers which don't have a scent;

2 ( puer) to smell; le poisson commence à sentir the fish is beginning to smell; qu'est-ce qui sent (comme ça)? what's that smell?; sentir des pieds/aisselles to have smelly feet/armpits; sentir de la bouche to have bad breath;

3 ( révéler) to smack of; ta douleur/ton attitude sent la comédie or le théâtre your grief/your attitude smacks of insincerity; une fille qui sent la or sa province a girl with a touch of the provinces about her; ciel nuageux qui sent l'orage cloudy sky that heralds a storm.

C se sentir vpr

1 ( avoir la sensation de) to feel; se sentir mieux/las/chez soi to feel better/tired/at home; se sentir surveillé to feel that one is being watched; elle ne s'est pas sentie visée par ma remarque she didn't feel that my remark was aimed at her; elle s'est sentie rougir she felt herself blushing; elle s'est senti piquer par un moustique she felt a mosquito bite; non mais tu te sens bien (dans ta tête)○? are you feeling all right (in the head)○?; ne plus se sentir○ ( de joie) to be overjoyed; ( de vanité) to get above oneself; ne plus se sentir de joie○ to be beside oneself with joy;

2 ( se reconnaître) to feel; se sentir assez fort pour faire, se sentir la force de faire to feel strong enough to do; se sentir libre de faire to feel free to do; se sentir victime d'une machination to feel that one is the victim of a scheme; se sentir une obligation envers qn to feel an obligation towards sb;

3 ( être perceptible) [phénomène, amélioration, effet] to be felt; les sanctions commencent à se sentir the sanctions are beginning to bite, the effects of the sanctions are beginning to be felt.

Idiomes

je ne peux pas le sentir I can't stand him; je l'ai senti passer! (piqûre, addition) it really hurt!; ( réprimande) I really got it in the neck!; elle va la sentir passer! (piqûre, addition) it's going to hurt!; ( réprimande) she's going to get it in the neck!

[sɑ̃tir] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR UNE IMPRESSION DE]

1. [par l'odorat] to smell

[par le toucher] to feel

[par le goût] to taste

sens-moi cette soupe! (familier) just smell this soup!

je sens une odeur de gaz I can smell gas

je n'ai rien senti! I didn't feel a thing!

je ne sens plus ma main [d'ankylose] my hand's gone numb ou dead

je ne sens plus mes jambes [de fatigue] my legs are killing me

je sens une lourdeur dans mes jambes my legs feel heavy

elle commence à sentir son âge she's starting to feel her age

il sentit les larmes lui monter aux yeux he could feel tears coming to his eyes

je n'ai pas senti l'après-midi/les années passer the afternoon/years just flashed by

j'ai senti qu'on essayait de mettre la main dans ma poche I was aware ou I felt that someone was trying to reach into my pocket

le sentir passer, la sentir passer (familier) [douleur, claque]: je l'ai sentie passer that really hurt

vous allez la sentir passer, l'amende! you'll certainly know about it when you get the fine!

c'est lui qui a payé le repas, il a dû le sentir passer! he paid for the meal, it must have cost him an arm and a leg!

2. [avoir l'intuition de - mépris, présence, réticence] to feel, to sense, to be aware of ; [ - danger, menace] to be aware ou conscious of, to sense

tu ne sens pas ta force you don't know your own strength

je le sentais venir (de loin) avec son petit air innocent! (familier) I could see him coming (a mile off) with that innocent look on his face!

je le sentais prêt/résolu I could feel ou tell he was ready/determined

je sens bien qu'il m'envie I can feel ou tell that he envies me

j'ai senti qu'on me suivait I felt ou sensed (that) I was being followed

faire sentir quelque chose à quelqu'un to make somebody aware of something, to show somebody something

il m'a fait sentir que j'étais de trop he made me understand ou he hinted that I was in the way

elle nous le fait sentir, qu'elle est le chef! (familier) she makes sure we know who's the boss!

les conséquences de votre décision se feront sentir tôt ou tard the implications of your decision will be felt sooner or later

3. (soutenu) [éprouver - joie, chagrin, remords] to feel

4. [apprécier - art, musique] to feel, to have a feeling for

5. (familier) [être convaincu par]

je ne la sens pas pour le rôle my feeling is that she's not right for the part

je ne le sens pas, ton projet I'm not convinced by your project

6. [maîtriser - instrument, outil] to have a feel for ; [ - rôle, mouvement à exécuter] to feel at ease with

sentir sa monture to feel good in the saddle

je ne sentais pas bien mon service aujourd'hui [au tennis] my service wasn't up to scratch today

7. (familier) [tolérer]

je ne peux pas sentir sa sœur I can't bear the sight of ou stand her sister

je ne peux pas sentir ses blagues sexistes I can't stomach ou I just can't take his sexist jokes

B.[EXHALER, DONNER UNE IMPRESSION]

1. [dégager - odeur, parfum] to smell (of), to give off a smell of

qu'est-ce que ça sent? what's that smell?

sentir le gaz to smell of gas

les roses ne sentent rien the roses don't smell (of anything) ou have no smell

ça sent bon le lilas, ici there's a nice smell of lilac in here

2. [annoncer]

ça sent la pluie/neige it feels like rain/snow

ça sentait la mutinerie there was mutiny in the air

ses propositions sentent le traquenard there's something a bit suspect about his proposals

se faire sentir [devenir perceptible] to be felt, to become obvious

la fatigue se fait sentir chez les coureurs the runners are showing signs of tiredness

3. [laisser deviner] to smack of (inseparable), to savour of (inseparable)

son interprétation/style sent un peu trop le travail her performance/style is rather too constrained

il sent le policier à des kilomètres (familier) you can tell he's a policeman a mile off

ce n'est pas un acte de vandalisme, ça sentirait plutôt la vengeance it's not pure vandalism, it feels more like revenge

ça sent sa province/les années trente! (familier) it smacks of provincial life/the thirties!

son accent sentait bon le terroir he had a wonderfully earthy accent

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[sɑ̃tir] verbe intransitif

1. [avoir une odeur] to smell

le fromage sent fort the cheese smells strong

ça sent bon

a. [fleur, parfum] it smells nice

b. [nourriture] it smells good ou nice

ça sent mauvais (sens propre) it doesn't smell very nice

ça commence à sentir mauvais, filons! (familier & figuré) things are beginning to turn nasty, let's get out of here!

2. [puer] to smell, to stink, to reek

il sent des pieds his feet smell, he's got smelly feet

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se sentir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

(familier)

ils ne peuvent pas se sentir they can't stand each other

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se sentir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

to show

il ne l'aime pas — ça se sent he doesn't like her — you can tell (he doesn't) ou you can sense it

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se sentir verbe pronominal intransitif

to feel

se sentir en sécurité/danger to feel safe/threatened

je me sentais glisser I could feel myself slipping

se sentir mal

a. [s'évanouir] to feel faint

b. [être indisposé] to feel ill

se sentir bien to feel good ou all right

je ne m'en sens pas capable I don't feel up to it ou equal to it

non mais, tu te sens bien? (familier) have you gone mad?, are you off your rocker?

tu te sens d'y aller? (familier) do you feel up to going?

elle ne se sent plus depuis qu'elle a eu le rôle (familier) she's been really full of it since she landed the part

ne plus se sentir de joie to be bursting ou beside oneself with joy

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se sentir verbe pronominal transitif

je ne me sens pas le courage/la force de marcher I don't feel up to walking/have the strength to walk

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5 savoir

savoir [savwaʀ]

➭ TABLE 32

1. transitive verb

a. to know

• je ne savais quoi or que dire/faire I didn't know what to say/do

• oui, je (le) sais yes, I know

• je savais qu'elle était malade

• je la savais malade I knew (that) she was ill

• il ne savait pas s'il devait accepter he didn't know whether to accept (or not)

• je crois savoir que... I believe that...

• je n'en sais rien I don't know

• il ment -- qu'en savez-vous ? he is lying -- how do you know?

• il nous a fait savoir que... he let us know that...

• ça se saurait si c'était vrai if it was true people would know about it

• ça finira bien par se savoir it'll get out in the end

• en savoir trop to know too much

• en savoir long to know a lot

• il croit tout savoir he thinks he knows everything

• Monsieur (or Madame or Mademoiselle) je-sais-tout (inf) know-all

• tu en sais, des choses (inf) you certainly know a thing or two, don't you!

• il ne sait rien de rien he hasn't a clue about anything

• qui sait ? who knows?

• tu veux celui-ci ou celui-là, faudrait savoir ! (inf) do you want this one or that one, make up your mind, will you?

• je sais bien, mais... I know, but...

• il nous a emmenés je ne sais où he took us goodness knows where

• il y a je ne sais combien de temps qu'il ne l'a vue I don't know how long it is since he last saw her

• elle ne sait pas quoi faire pour le consoler she's at a loss to know how to comfort him

• il n'a rien voulu savoir he didn't want to know

• on ne sait jamais you never know

• que je sache as far as I know

• à savoir that is

• vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que... (formal) you are not unaware that... (frm)

• si j'avais su if I had known

• elle ne savait où donner de la tête she didn't know whether she was coming or going

b. (avec infinitif) ( = être capable de) to know how to

• elle sait lire et écrire she can read and write

• il ne sait pas nager he can't swim

• il sait parler aux enfants he knows how to talk to children

• il sait y faire he's good at getting things his own way

• il sait écouter he's a good listener

• il faut savoir attendre you have to learn to be patient

• il se savait très malade he knew he was very ill

• sans le savoir ( = sans s'en rendre compte) without knowing ; ( = sans le faire exprès) unwittingly

• il ne savait pas où se mettre he didn't know where to put himself

• je ne saurais pas te le dire I couldn't tell you

2. masculine noun

• le savoir knowledge

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I
1. savwaʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( connaître) to know [vérité, réponse]

savoir son texte — to know one's lines

savoir quelque chose par cœur — to know something by heart

savoir que — to know (that)

vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que — you are no doubt aware that

elle ne sait plus ce qu'elle dit — she doesn't know what she's saying

savoir quelque chose sur quelqu'un — to know something about somebody

ne rien savoir de quelque chose — to know nothing about something

elle en sait plus/moins que moi — she knows more/less about it than I do

il n'en saura rien — he'll never know (about it)

va or allez savoir!, qui sait! — who knows!

on ne sait jamais — you never know

est-ce que je sais, moi! — how should I know!

elle n'a rien voulu savoir — she just didn't want to know

parler sans savoir — to talk about things one knows nothing about

sans le savoir — without knowing (it)

pour autant que je sache — as far as I know

pas que je sache — not as far as I know

elle nous a fait savoir que — she informed us that

comment l'as-tu su ? — how did you find out?

je l'ai su par elle — she told me about it

savoir le chinois — to know Chinese

on la savait riche — she was known to be rich

reste à savoir si — it remains to be seen if ou whether

ne savoir que faire pour... — to be at a loss as to how to...

on croit savoir qu'elle est à Paris — she is understood ou thought to be in Paris

sachant que — given that

sache qu'il t'a menti — I'm telling you, he was lying

la personne que vous savez, qui vous savez — you-know-who

je ne sais quel journaliste — some journalist or other

je ne sais qui — somebody or other

tu viens ou pas, il faudrait savoir! — are you coming or not? make your mind up!

si tu savais or tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content! — you can't imagine how happy I am!

tu en sais des choses! — you really know a thing or two!

2) ( être capable de)

savoir faire — to be able to do, to know how to do

savoir comment faire — to know how to do

je sais conduire/nager/taper à la machine — I can drive/swim/type

il ne sait pas dire non — he can't say no

savoir écouter — to be a good listener

elle sait bien expliquer — she's good at explaining things

il a su nous parler — he was able to talk to us

on ne saurait mieux dire — I couldn't have put it better myself

elle sait y faire avec les enfants — she's good with children

il pleurait tout ce qu'il savait — he cried and cried

3) Belgicisme ( pouvoir)

je ne sais pas soulever la valise — I can't lift the suitcase

2.

se savoir verbe pronominal

1) ( être connu)

ça se saurait — people would know about that

tout se sait ici — people get to know everything in this place

ça s'est su tout de suite — word immediately got around

2) ( être conscient d'être)

se savoir aimé — to know one is loved

3.

à savoir locution adverbiale that is to say

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ne pas savoir où donner de la tête — not to know whether one is coming or going

II savwaʀ
nom masculin

1) ( érudition) learning

un grand savoir — great learning

2) ( science) knowledge

3) ( culture) body of knowledge

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savwaʀ
1. vt

1) (avoir connaissance de) to know

tu sais quoi? — you know what?

Je ne sais pas où il est allé. — I don't know where he's gone.

Nous ne savons pas s'il est bien arrivé. — We don't know if he's arrived safely.

Tu savais que Canberra était la capitale de l'Australie? — Did you know that Canberra was the capital of Australia?

Il ne sait pas ce qu'il va faire ce week-end. — He doesn't know what he's going to do this weekend.

je n'en sais rien — I really don't know

je crois savoir que... — I believe that...

vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que — you will not be unaware of the fact that

faire savoir qch à qn — to inform sb about sth, to let sb know sth

pas que je sache — not as far as I know

sans le savoir — unknowingly, unwittingly

en savoir long — to know a lot

2) (= être capable de)

il sait nager — he can swim

tu sais nager? — can you swim?

3) (= imaginer)

il est petit: tu ne peux pas savoir! — you won't believe how small he is!

4) (autre locution)

à savoir (= c'est-à-dire) — namely

2. nm

knowledge

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savoir verb table: savoir

A nm

1 ( érudition) learning ¢; le savoir désintéressé learning for its own sake; un grand savoir great learning;

2 ( science) knowledge ¢; le savoir médical medical knowledge; le savoir et l'expérience knowledge and experience; les savoirs et les savoir-faire knowledge and know-how;

3 ( culture) body ¢ of knowledge; transmettre un savoir to pass on a body of knowledge.

B vtr

1 ( connaître) to know [vérité, réponse]; savoir son texte to know one's lines; savoir qch par cœur to know sth by heart; savoir que to know (that); je sais qu'elle est pauvre I know she's poor; vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que you are no doubt aware that; elle sait bien que she knows very well (that); je la savais triste I knew she was miserable; savoir quand/pourquoi to know when/why; savoir qui/ce que to know who/what; savoir combien il est difficile de faire to know how difficult it is to do; on ne sait où elle est nobody knows where she is; tu sais ce que tu veux, ou non? do you know what you want or don't you?; ne l'écoute pas, elle ne sait plus ce qu'elle dit take no notice, she doesn't know what she's saying; savoir qch sur qn to know sth about sb; ne rien savoir de qch to know nothing about sth; il ne sait rien de or sur moi he doesn't know anything about me, he knows nothing about me; elle en sait plus/moins que moi she knows more/less about it than I do; il n'en saura rien he'll never know (about it); je n'en sais rien I don't know; la douleur, elle en sait quelque chose she knows what pain is; c'est vrai, tu sais that's true, you know; va or allez savoir!, qui sait! who knows!; on ne sait jamais you never know; si seulement j'avais su if only I'd known; je (le) sais bien I know; est-ce que je sais, moi! how should I know!; il est parti pour la raison que tu sais you know very well why he left; elle n'a rien voulu savoir she just didn't want to know; fais-moi savoir si let me know if; parler sans savoir to talk about things one knows nothing about; sans le savoir without knowing (it); c'est faux, (pour autant) que je sache as far as I know, it's not true; pas que je sache not as far as I know; elle a fait savoir que she let it be known that; elle nous a fait savoir que she informed us that; je ne veux pas le savoir I don't want to know; comment l'as-tu su? how did you find out?; je l'ai su par elle she told me about it; savoir le chinois to know Chinese; bien savoir le japonais to have a good knowledge of Japanese; quelque chose qu'il sait être douloureux something he knows is painful ou to be painful; on la savait riche she was known to be rich; reste à savoir si it remains to be seen if ou whether; ne savoir que faire pour… to be at a loss as to how to…; on croit savoir qu'elle est à Paris she is understood ou thought to be in Paris; on ne leur savait pas d'ennemis they had no known enemies; sachant que given that; sache qu'il t'a menti/que j'avais raison I'm telling you, he was lying/I was right; sachez que fumer est interdit dans le bureau you should know that smoking is forbidden in the office; il a menti, et que sais-je encore! he told lies, and goodness knows GB ou who knows what else!; la personne que vous savez, qui vous savez you-know-who; je ne sais quel journaliste some journalist or other; je ne sais qui somebody or other; tu viens ou pas, il faudrait savoir! are you coming or not? make your mind up!; on va avoir une augmentation ou pas, il faudrait savoir! are we getting more money or not? let's get it straight!; elle a je ne sais combien de tableaux she's got who knows how many pictures; si tu savais or tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content! you can't imagine how happy I am!; tu en sais des choses! you really know a thing or two!; ⇒ vieillesse;

2 ( être capable de) savoir faire to be able to do, to know how to do; savoir comment faire to know how to do; je sais conduire/nager/taper à la machine I can drive/swim/type; je sais parler espagnol I can speak Spanish; il ne sait pas dire non he can't say no; savoir pardonner to be able to forgive; savoir écouter to be a good listener; elle sait bien/mal expliquer she's good/bad at explaining things; il a su nous parler he was able to talk to us; il a su la comprendre he understood her; on ne saurait tout prévoir one cannot foresee everything; je ne saurais vous dire pourquoi I really can't say why; on ne saurait mieux dire I couldn't have put it better myself; elle sait y faire avec les enfants she's good with children; elle sait y faire avec les hommes she knows how to handle men; il pleurait tout ce qu'il savait he cried and cried;

3 Belg ( pouvoir) je ne sais pas soulever la valise I can't lift the suitcase; on ne sait pas savoir ce qui va se passer it's impossible to know what will happen.

C se savoir vpr

1 ( être connu) ça se saurait people would know about that; à la campagne, tout se sait in the country, people get to know all that goes on; tout se sait ici people get to know everything in this place; cela a fini par se savoir word got around, it got out in the end; ça s'est su tout de suite word immediately got around;

2 ( être conscient d'être) se savoir aimé to know one is loved; se savoir perdu to know one is done for.

D v impers ( pouvoir) il ne saurait en être question it's completely out of the question; il ne saurait y avoir de démocratie sans égalité there can be no democracy without equality.

E à savoir loc adv that is to say; dans deux jours, à savoir lundi in two days, that is to say on Monday.

Idiomes

ne pas savoir où donner de la tête not to know whether one is coming or going; et Dieu or Diable sait quoi! and God knows what else!

I

[savwar] nom masculin

knowledge

II

[savwar] verbe transitif

1. [connaître - donnée, réponse, situation] to know

que savez-vous de lui? what do you know about ou of him?

tu sais la nouvelle? have you heard the news?

on le savait malade we knew ou we were aware (that) he was ill

je ne te savais pas si susceptible I didn't know ou I didn't realize ou I never thought you were so touchy

2. [être informé de]

que va-t-il arriver à Tintin? pour le savoir, lisez notre prochain numéro! what's in store for Tintin? find out in our next issue!

c'est toujours bon à savoir it's (always) worth knowing

je sais des choses... (familier) [sur un ton taquin] I know a thing or two, I know what I know!

c'est sa maîtresse — tu en sais des choses! she's his mistress — you seem well informed!

pour en savoir plus, composez le 34 15 for more information ou (if you want) to know more, phone 34 15

ce n'est pas elle qui l'a dénoncé — qu'en savez-vous? she wasn't the one who turned him in — what do you know about it ou how do you know?

je n'en sais rien du tout I don't know anything about it, I haven't got a clue

après tout, tu n'en sais rien! after all, what do YOU know about it!

il est venu ici, mais personne n'en a rien su he came here, but nobody found out about it

en savoir long sur quelqu'un/quelque chose to know a great deal about somebody/something

oh oui ça fait mal, j'en sais quelque chose! yes, it's very painful, I can tell you!

il n'aime pas les cafardeurs — tu dois en savoir quelque chose! he doesn't like sneaks — you'd know all about that!

pour ce que j'en sais for all I know

je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur lui I know what kind of (a) person he is

je crois savoir qu'ils ont annulé la conférence I have reason ou I'm led to believe that they called off the conference

tout le monde sait que... it's a well-known fact ou everybody knows that...

je ne sais combien, on ne sait combien [d'argent] who knows how much

il y a je ne sais combien de temps a very long time ago

il a fallu je ne sais combien de soldats God knows how many soldiers were needed

je ne sais comment, on ne sait comment God knows how

je ne sais où, on ne sait où God knows where

il est je ne sais où God knows where he is

je ne sais quel/quelle some... or other

sans trop savoir quoi faire [attendre, marcher] aimlessly

je ne sais qui, on ne sait qui somebody or other

il y a je ne sais quoi de bizarre chez lui there's something a bit weird about him

il vendait des tapis, des bracelets et que sais-je encore he was selling carpets, bracelets and goodness/God knows what else

sachant que x = y, démontrez que... MATHÉMATIQUES if x = y, show that...

(en usage absolu)

oui, oui, je sais! yes, yes, I'm aware of that ou I know ou I realize!

où est-elle? — est-ce que je sais, moi? (familier) where is she? — search me ou don't ask me ou how should I know?

si j'avais su, je ne t'aurais rien dit if I'd known, I wouldn't have said a word (to you)

(au subjonctif)

je ne sache pas qu'on ait modifié le calendrier (soutenu & humoristique) , on n'a pas modifié le calendrier, que je sache the calendar hasn't been altered that I know of ou as far as I know

va savoir ce qui lui a pris! who knows what possessed her?

3. [être convaincu de] to know, to be certain ou sure

je savais bien que ça ne marcherait pas! I knew it wouldn't work!

je n'en sais trop rien I'm not too sure, I don't really know

(en usage absolu)

comment savoir? how can you tell ou know?

qui sait? who knows?

on ne sait jamais, sait-on jamais you never know

4. [apprendre]

je l'ai su par son frère I heard it from her brother

on a fini par savoir qu'un des ministres était compromis it finally leaked out that one of the ministers was compromised

faire savoir quelque chose à quelqu'un to inform somebody ou to let somebody know of something

si elle arrive, faites-le moi savoir if she comes, let me know

5. [se rappeler] to know, to remember

je ne sais plus la fin de l'histoire I can't remember the end of the story

est-ce que tu sais ton rôle?

a. THÉÂTRE do you know your lines?

b. (figuré) do you know what you are supposed to do?

6. [pouvoir] to know how to, to be able to

savoir faire quelque chose to know how to ou to be able to do something

tu sais plonger/conduire? can you dive/drive?

elle ne sait ni lire ni écrire she can't read or write

il ne sait pas/sait bien faire la cuisine he's a bad/good cook

si je sais bien compter/lire if I count/read right

il sait parler/vendre he's a good talker/salesman

quand on lui a demandé qui était président à l'époque, il n'a pas su répondre when asked who was President at the time, he didn't know (what the answer was)

je ne sais pas mentir I can't (tell a) lie

il sait se contenter de peu he can make do with very little

je n'ai pas su la réconforter I wasn't able to comfort her

elle ne sait pas se reposer [elle travaille trop] she doesn't know when to stop

il a su rester jeune/modeste he's managed to remain young/modest

savoir s'y prendre: savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants to know how to handle children, to be good with children

je n'ai jamais su m'y prendre avec les filles I've never known how to behave with girls!

savoir y faire: laisse-moi découper le poulet, tu ne sais pas y faire let me carve the chicken, you don't know how to do it

savoir y faire avec quelqu'un to know how to handle somebody

il sait y faire avec les filles! he knows how to get his (own) way with girls!

on ne saurait tout prévoir you can't think of everything

on ne saurait être plus aimable/déplaisant you couldn't be nicer/more unpleasant

7. [être conscient de] to know, to be aware of

sachez-le bien make no ou let there be no mistake about this

il faut savoir que le parti n'a pas toujours suivi Staline you've got to remember that the Party didn't always toe the Stalinist line

sache qu'en fait, c'était son idée you should know that in fact, it was his idea

sachez que je le fais bénévolement for your information, I do it for nothing

elle ne sait plus ce qu'elle fait ni ce qu'elle dit

a. [à cause d'un choc, de la vieillesse] she's become confused

b. [sous l'effet de la colère] she's beside herself (with anger)

il est tellement soûl qu'il ne sait plus ce qu'il dit he's so drunk he doesn't know what he's saying

je sais ce que je dis I know what I'm saying

tu ne sais pas ce que tu veux/dis you don't know what you want/what you're talking about

il faudrait savoir ce que tu dis! make up your mind!

(en usage absolu)

faudrait savoir! make up your mind!

8. [imaginer]

ne (plus) savoir que ou quoi faire to be at a loss as to what to do, not to know what to do

je ne sais (plus) que faire avec ma fille I just don't know what to do with my daughter

il ne sait plus quoi faire pour se rendre intéressant he'd stop at nothing ou there's nothing he wouldn't do to attract attention to himself

je ne savais plus où me mettre ou me fourrer (familier) [de honte] I didn't know where to put myself

9. (Belgique)

il ne sait pas venir demain [il ne peut pas venir demain] he can't make it tomorrow

ses résultats ne sont pas brillants, savez-vous? [n'est-ce pas] his results aren't very good, are they ou am I right?

10. [pour prendre l'interlocuteur à témoin]

ce n'est pas toujours facile, tu sais! it's not always easy, you know!

tu sais, je ne crois pas à ses promesses to tell you the truth, I don't believe in her promises

tu sais que tu commences à m'énerver? (familier) you're getting on my nerves, you know that ou d'you know that?

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[savwar] adverbe

namely, specifically, i.e

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se savoir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[nouvelle] to become known

tout se sait dans le village news travels fast in the village

ça finira par se savoir people are bound to find out

je ne veux pas que ça se sache I don't want it to be publicized ou to get around

cela ou ça (familier) se saurait : ça se saurait s'il était si doué que ça (familier) if he was that good, you'd know about it

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se savoir verbe pronominal intransitif

[personne]

il se sait malade he knows he's ill

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à savoir locution adverbiale

namely, that is, i.e

son principal prédateur, à savoir le renard its most important predator, namely the fox

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à savoir que locution conjonctive

meaning ou to the effect that (soutenu)

il nous a donné sa réponse, à savoir qu'il accepte he's given us his answer, that is, he accepts ou to the effect that he accepts

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savoir si locution conjonctive

(familier) but who knows whether

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > savoir
6 что к чему

что <и> к чему (знать, понимать и т. п.)

know what is what; know one's business; know the how and why of things; have one's own wits about oneself; cf. see daylight; be able to tell cheese from chalk; know what o'clock it is

- Эти предупреждения на каждом шагу мне уже надоели: я же не мальчик и сам соображаю, что к чему. (В. Богомолов, Иван) — 'All these warnings at every step annoyed me. After all, I wasn't a boy and had my own wits about me.'

- Каждый грамм в корабле рассчитан, да и всего с собой не возьмешь... - Так-то оно так. Учёные, они, конечно, знают, что к чему. (В. Астафьев, Ночь космонавта) — 'The engineers have to make the best use of every inch; there just wouldn't be room for everything, you know...' 'That may be so, the scientists they certainly know their business.'

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > что к чему
7 vivir

v.

1 to live, to live on.

vivió noventa años she lived for ninety years

alcanzar o dar para vivir to be enough to live on (sujeto: sueldo, pensión)

vivir de to live on o off

vivir para algo/alguien to live for something/somebody

vivir bien to be well-off; (económicamente) to be happy (en armonía)

no dejar vivir a alguien not to give somebody any peace

¿quién vive? who goes there?

vivir para ver who'd have thought it?

Vivir la vida Enjoy life.

2 to be alive (estar vivo).

todavía vive he's still alive

3 to live through.

he vivido momentos difíciles I've gone through o had some difficult times

4 to keep on, to keep all the time.

Ella vive trabajando She keeps working all the time [keeps on working].

He keeps working all the time [keeps on working] Él vive trabajando.

5 to enjoy.

Vivir la vida Enjoy life.

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vivir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (tener vida) to live; (estar vivo) to be alive

■ vivió hasta los ochenta años he lived to the age of eighty

■ ¿vive aún? is she still alive?

2 (habitar) to live

■ vive en Barcelona she lives in Barcelona

3 (mantenerse) to live, live on, make a living

■ ese trabajo no le da para vivir he can't live on what that job pays

4 figurado (durar) to last, live on

► verbo transitivo

1 (pasar por, experimentar) to live through, go through, experience

■ mi abuelo vivió la guerra my grandfather lived through the war

► nombre masculino

1 living, life

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hay que seguir viviendo life must go on

ir viviendo to get by, manage

no dejar vivir a alguien figurado to give somebody a hard time

saber vivir to enjoy life

viven de milagro figurado it's a wonder they're still alive

vivir a cuerpo de rey figurado to live like a king

vivir a lo grande familiar to live it up, live in style

vivir de to live on

■ viven de su pensión they live on his pension

vivir de ilusiones to live in a dream world

vivir de sus ahorros to live off one's savings

vivir del aire figurado to live on fresh air

vivir del cuento familiar not to know what hard work is, never to have earned an honest penny

¡viva el rey! long live the king!

¡vivan los novios! three cheers for the bride and groom!

y vivieron felices y comieron perdices and they all lived happily ever after

vivir para algo to live for something

■ vive para la música he lives for music, music is his whole life

gente de mal vivir shady characters

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verb

1) to live

2) be alive

3) reside

4) go through

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1. VI

1) (=estar vivo) to live

los elefantes viven muchos años — elephants live long lives, elephants live for many years

mientras yo viva — as long as I live

• todavía vive — he's still alive

2) (=pasar la vida) to live

solo vive para la música — music is her whole life, she only lives for music

siempre he vivido honradamente — I have always lived an honest life

ahora ya puedes vivir tranquila — now you can relax

desde que me subieron el sueldo no vivo tan mal — since I had a pay rise I haven't been that badly off

vivieron felices y comieron perdices — they lived happily ever after

• vivir bien — to live well

en este país se vive bien — people live well in this country, people have a good life in this country

- vivir del cuento

- vivir para ver
cuerpo 1), Dios 2)
3) (=disfrutar de la vida)

no vivo de la intranquilidad que tengo — I'm worried to death

no podía vivir de la vergüenza — the shame of it was killing him

• no dejar vivir a algn, su marido no la deja vivir — her husband is always on at her *, her husband doesn't give her a moment's peace

los dolores no me dejan vivir — the pain never lets up

los celos no la dejan vivir — she is eaten up with jealousy

• saber vivir — to know how to live

tú sí que sabes vivir — you really know how to live

4) (=habitar) to live

en esa casa no vive nadie — nobody lives in that house

estuve viviendo un año en Londres — I lived in London for a year

¿vives sola? — do you live on your own?

• viven juntos — (como pareja) they live together; (compartiendo casa) they live together, they share a house (together)

5) (=subsistir)

con lo que gano no me llega para vivir — what I earn is not enough to live on

la fotografía no me da para vivir — I can't make o earn a living from photography, photography doesn't give me enough to live on

viven por encima de sus posibilidades — they live beyond their means

• vivir de algo — to live on sth

vive de la caridad — he lives on charity

yo vivo de mi trabajo — I work for a living

vive de ilusiones — he lives in a dream world

• vivir al día — to live from day to day

• vivir de la pluma — to live by one's pen

• vivir de las rentas — (lit) to have a private income

publicó un libro hace años y desde entonces vive de las rentas — years ago he published a book and he's lived off it o lived on the strength of it ever since
aire 1)
6) (=durar) [recuerdo] to live, live on; [prenda, objeto] to last

su recuerdo siempre vivirá en nuestra memoria — his memory will always be with us, his memory will live on in our minds

esa chaqueta ya no vivirá mucho tiempo — that jacket won't last much longer

7) (Mil)

¿quién vive? — who goes there?

pedir el quién vive a algn — to challenge sb

8) (como exclamación)

¡viva! — hurray!

¡viva el rey! — long live the king!

¡vivan los novios! — (here's) to the bride and groom!

2. VT

1) (=experimentar) [+ guerra, periodo difícil] to live through, go through

nosotros no vivimos la época del comunismo — we didn't live through the communist era

la época que nos ha tocado vivir — the age in which we happen to live

ha vivido momentos de verdadera angustia — she went through moments of real agony

tú dedícate a vivir la vida — go ahead and live life to the full o get the most out of life

2) (=sentir) to experience

yo vivo la música de una forma distinta — I experience music in a different way

parece que estoy viviendo ese momento otra vez — it's as if I were o was experiencing that moment all over again

3.

SM (=forma de vida) (way of) life

el buen vivir — the good life

• de mal vivir, una mujer de mal vivir — a loose woman

gente de mal vivir — undesirable people

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I
masculino (way of) life

de mal vivir: una mujer de mal vivir a loose woman; es gente de mal vivir — they are all undesirable characters
II 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( estar vivo) to be alive

su recuerdo vivirá siempre — his memory will live for ever

¿quién vive? — (Mil) who goes there?

2)

a) ( pasar la vida)

vive ilusionada pensando que él volverá — she spends her life dreaming that he'll come back

vivir para algo/alguien — to live for something/somebody

vivir en paz — to live in peace

déjalo vivir — leave him be

no dejar vivir a alguien: los dolores de cabeza no la dejan vivir the headaches are making her life a misery; este niño no me deja vivir this child doesn't give me a moment's peace; vivir para ver! who would believe o credit it!; vive y deja vivir — live and let live

b) ( gozar de la vida) to live

3) ( subsistir)

la pintura no da para vivir — you can't make a living from painting

vivir con honradez — to make an honest living

el sueldo no le alcanza para vivir — his salary isn't enough (for him) to live on

vivir de algo — to live on something

viven de la caridad — they live on charity

viven de la pesca — they live from o by fishing

vivir de ilusiones — to live on dreams o hopes

4) ( residir) to live

vive solo — he lives alone o on his own

vive con sus padres — she lives at home

no vive nadie ahí — there's no one living there

5) (como interj)

viva el Rey! — long live the King!

vivan los novios! — three cheers for the bride and groom!

viva! — hurray!
2.
vivir vt

a) ( pasar por)

vivir momentos difíciles — to live in difficult times

los que vivimos la guerra — those of us who lived through the war

el país vive una semana de violencia — the country is experiencing a week of violence

b) <personaje/música> to live

c) < vida> to live

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= live, dwell, board.

Ex. This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.

Ex. He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.

Ex. When she first arrived she was boarding with friends until she found a place to rent.

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* alegría de vivir = joie de vivre.

* aprender a vivir con Algo = learn + to live with + Nombre.

* arte de vivir, el = art of living, the.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.

* como vivir en un escaparate = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* continuar viviendo = live on.

* convivir = coexist [co-exist].

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de mal vivir = disreputable.

* derecho a vivir = right to live.

* dicha de vivir = joie de vivre.

* en un sinvivir = on tenterhooks.

* estar sin vivir = be worried stiff (about), be worried sick.

* seguir viviendo = live on.

* sólo se vive una vez = you only live once.

* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.

* vivir acomodadamente = live off + the fat of the land.

* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.

* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.

* vivir al margen de = live on + the fringes of.

* vivir amancebados = live in + sin.

* vivir asustado = live in + fear.

* vivir atemorizado = live in + fear.

* vivir cerca = live + locally.

* vivir como un rey = live like + a king.

* vivir con = live with.

* vivir con la conciencia limpia = live with + a clear conscience.

* vivir con la conciencia tranquila = live with + a clear conscience.

* vivir con lo justo = live on + a shoestring (budget).

* vivir con lo mínimo = live on + a shoestring (budget).

* vivir con lo puesto = live on + a shoestring (budget).

* vivir con miedo = live in + fear.

* vivir de = live off, live on.

* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.

* vivir de las rentas = live off + the fat of the land.

* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.

* vivir del campo = live off + the land.

* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.

* vivir de nuevo = relive.

* vivir de prestado = live on + borrowed time.

* vivir despreocupadamente = coast along, live without + worries.

* vivir en = live in.

* vivir en (el) pecado = live in + sin.

* vivir en el umbral de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.

* vivir en la calle = take to + the road.

* vivir en la localidad = live + locally.

* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.

* vivir en la penuria = live in + penury.

* vivir en la pobreza = walk + the streets of misery.

* vivir en las nubes = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* vivir en libertad = live in + freedom.

* vivir en otro mundo = live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* vivir en paz = live in + peace.

* vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.

* vivir feliz = live + happily.

* vivir felizmente = live + happily.

* vivir intensamente = live + life to the full.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* vivir mundo = see + life, see + the world.

* vivir peligrosamente = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vivir siempre pendiente de la hora = live by + the clock.

* vivir sin = live without.

* vivir sin dar golpe = live off + the fat of the land.

* vivir sin preocupaciones = live without + worries.

* volver a vivir = relive.

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I
masculino (way of) life

de mal vivir: una mujer de mal vivir a loose woman; es gente de mal vivir — they are all undesirable characters
II 1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( estar vivo) to be alive

su recuerdo vivirá siempre — his memory will live for ever

¿quién vive? — (Mil) who goes there?

2)

a) ( pasar la vida)

vive ilusionada pensando que él volverá — she spends her life dreaming that he'll come back

vivir para algo/alguien — to live for something/somebody

vivir en paz — to live in peace

déjalo vivir — leave him be

no dejar vivir a alguien: los dolores de cabeza no la dejan vivir the headaches are making her life a misery; este niño no me deja vivir this child doesn't give me a moment's peace; vivir para ver! who would believe o credit it!; vive y deja vivir — live and let live

b) ( gozar de la vida) to live

3) ( subsistir)

la pintura no da para vivir — you can't make a living from painting

vivir con honradez — to make an honest living

el sueldo no le alcanza para vivir — his salary isn't enough (for him) to live on

vivir de algo — to live on something

viven de la caridad — they live on charity

viven de la pesca — they live from o by fishing

vivir de ilusiones — to live on dreams o hopes

4) ( residir) to live

vive solo — he lives alone o on his own

vive con sus padres — she lives at home

no vive nadie ahí — there's no one living there

5) (como interj)

viva el Rey! — long live the King!

vivan los novios! — three cheers for the bride and groom!

viva! — hurray!
2.
vivir vt

a) ( pasar por)

vivir momentos difíciles — to live in difficult times

los que vivimos la guerra — those of us who lived through the war

el país vive una semana de violencia — the country is experiencing a week of violence

b) <personaje/música> to live

c) < vida> to live

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= live, dwell, board.

Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.

Ex: He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.

Ex: When she first arrived she was boarding with friends until she found a place to rent.

* alegría de vivir = joie de vivre.

* aprender a vivir con Algo = learn + to live with + Nombre.

* arte de vivir, el = art of living, the.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.

* como vivir en un escaparate = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* continuar viviendo = live on.

* convivir = coexist [co-exist].

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de mal vivir = disreputable.

* derecho a vivir = right to live.

* dicha de vivir = joie de vivre.

* en un sinvivir = on tenterhooks.

* estar sin vivir = be worried stiff (about), be worried sick.

* seguir viviendo = live on.

* sólo se vive una vez = you only live once.

* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.

* vivir acomodadamente = live off + the fat of the land.

* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.

* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.

* vivir al margen de = live on + the fringes of.

* vivir amancebados = live in + sin.

* vivir asustado = live in + fear.

* vivir atemorizado = live in + fear.

* vivir cerca = live + locally.

* vivir como un rey = live like + a king.

* vivir con = live with.

* vivir con la conciencia limpia = live with + a clear conscience.

* vivir con la conciencia tranquila = live with + a clear conscience.

* vivir con lo justo = live on + a shoestring (budget).

* vivir con lo mínimo = live on + a shoestring (budget).

* vivir con lo puesto = live on + a shoestring (budget).

* vivir con miedo = live in + fear.

* vivir de = live off, live on.

* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.

* vivir de las rentas = live off + the fat of the land.

* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.

* vivir del campo = live off + the land.

* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.

* vivir de nuevo = relive.

* vivir de prestado = live on + borrowed time.

* vivir despreocupadamente = coast along, live without + worries.

* vivir en = live in.

* vivir en (el) pecado = live in + sin.

* vivir en el umbral de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.

* vivir en la calle = take to + the road.

* vivir en la localidad = live + locally.

* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.

* vivir en la penuria = live in + penury.

* vivir en la pobreza = walk + the streets of misery.

* vivir en las nubes = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* vivir en libertad = live in + freedom.

* vivir en otro mundo = live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* vivir en paz = live in + peace.

* vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.

* vivir feliz = live + happily.

* vivir felizmente = live + happily.

* vivir intensamente = live + life to the full.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* vivir mundo = see + life, see + the world.

* vivir peligrosamente = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vivir siempre pendiente de la hora = live by + the clock.

* vivir sin = live without.

* vivir sin dar golpe = live off + the fat of the land.

* vivir sin preocupaciones = live without + worries.

* volver a vivir = relive.

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vivir¹

masculine

life, way of life

de mal vivir: una mujer de mal vivir a loose woman

se juntó con gente de mal vivir he took up with some lowlife o with some shady characters o with some undesirable characters ( colloq)

vivir² [I1 ]

vi

A (estar vivo) to be alive

¿tu abuelo todavía vive? is your grandfather still alive?

su recuerdo vivirá siempre entre nosotros his memory will live for ever among us

¿quién vive? ( Mil) who goes there?

B

1

(pasar la vida): vive ilusionada pensando que él volverá she spends her life dreaming that he'll come back

sólo vive para la danza she lives for dancing, dancing is her whole life

no me deja vivir tranquila or en paz he won't leave me alone o let me be

¡vivir para ver! who would believe o credit it!

vive y deja vivir live and let live

2 (gozar de la vida) to live

¡tú sí que sabes vivir! you certainly know how to live!

siempre ha cuidado a su padre, realmente no ha vivido she has always looked after her father, she hasn't really had a life of her own

C

(subsistir): la pintura no da para vivir you can't make a living from painting

viven con honradez they make an honest living

vive por encima de sus posibilidades she is living beyond her means

con ese sueldo no le llega para vivir that salary isn't enough (for him) to live on, he can't make ends meet on that salary

vivir DE algo to live ON sth

no sé de qué viven I don't know what they live on

vive de las rentas he lives on the income from his property ( o shares etc), he has a private income ( dated)

viven de la caridad they live on charity

viven de la pesca they live from o by fishing, they make their living from o by fishing

no puedes seguir viviendo de ilusiones you can't go on living a dream

D (residir) to live

viven en el campo they live in the country

hace tres años que vive en Rancagua she's lived in Rancagua for three years, she's been living in Rancagua for three years

vive solo he lives alone o on his own

E ( como interj):

¡viva el Rey! long live the King!

¡vivan los novios! three cheers for the bride and groom!

mañana no habrá clase — ¡viva! there will be no lessons tomorrow — hurray!

■ vivir

vt

1

(pasar por): vivimos momentos difíciles we're living in difficult times, these are difficult times we're living in

los que vivimos la guerra those of us who lived through the war

el país ha vivido otra semana de violentos enfrentamientos the country has seen o experienced another week of violent clashes

2 ‹papel/música› to live

3 ‹vida› to live

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vivir ( conjugate vivir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to live;
◊ vive solo he lives alone o on his own;

vivir para algo/algn to live for sth/sb;
vivir en paz to live in peace;
la pintura no da para vivir you can't make a living from painting;
el sueldo no le alcanza para vivir his salary isn't enough (for him) to live on;
vivir de algo ‹ de la caridad› to live on sth;

‹del arte/de la pesca› to make a living from sth;
ver tb
◊ renta

2 ( estar vivo) to be alive
3 ( como interj):
◊ ¡viva el Rey! long live the King!;

¡vivan los novios! three cheers for the bride and groom!;
¡viva! hurray!
verbo transitivo
a) ( pasar por):

◊ vivir momentos difíciles to live in difficult times;

los que vivimos la guerra those of us who lived through the war
b) ‹personaje/música› to live

c) ‹ vida› to live

vivir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener vida) to live: vivió ochenta años, she lived to be eighty
¡aún vive!, he's still alive!
2 (estar residiendo) to live: viven en Australia, they live in Australia
3 (en la memoria) su recuerdo aún vive en nosotros, our memories of him still live on
4 (subsistir) no es suficiente para vivir, it's not enough to live on
esa gente vive de la caza, those people live from o by hunting
5 (convivir) viven juntos desde hace muchos años, they've been living together for years
II vtr (pasar una experiencia) to live through
III sustantivo masculino
1 life, living
2 (una persona) de mal vivir, loose, disreputable
♦ Locuciones: dejar vivir a alguien, (no molestar) vive y deja vivir, live and let live; familiar no vivir alguien, (preocupación, angustia) desde que tiene esa grave enfermedad, sus padres no viven, his parents have been in a state of anxiety since he's had this serious illness; familiar vivir la vida alguien, (libertad, ociosidad) ha acabado la carrera y ahora se dedica a vivir la vida, now he's finished his university studies he's going to enjoy life
' vivir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- compensar
- cuento
- esencial
- hacer
- invitar
- lema
- momento
- ni
- obligar
- pachá
- pareja
- parejo
- poblar
- renta
- salto
- sopa
- vida
- barato
- caridad
- desahogo
- holgura
- incómodo
- junto
- justo
- mujer
- paz
- plenitud
- sí
- siempre
English:
board
- bread line
- day
- drawback
- dread
- freewheel
- hang out
- inexpensively
- land
- leave behind
- live
- live in
- live off
- live through
- outskirts
- previous
- pros and cons
- reside
- rough
- scrounge
- shack up
- simply
- sponge off
- sponge on
- stay
- stick
- style
- beyond
- boom
- bread
- downtown
- dwell
- fringe
- inhabit
- living
- lodging
- man
- move
- other
- sleep
- subsistence
- survive
- will

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vivir

♦ vi

1. [tener vida, existir] to live;

vivió noventa años she lived for ninety years;

vivir para algo/alguien to live for sth/sb;

sólo vive para trabajar/para su hija she only lives for her work/for her daughter;

¡esto no es vivir! this is no way to live!, this is no sort of a life!;

no dejar vivir a alguien not to give sb any peace;

su recuerdo vivirá eternamente his memory will live forever;

vivir bien [en armonía] to be happy;

¿quién vive? who goes there?;

Comp

vivir para ver who'd have thought it?

2. [estar vivo] to be alive;

todavía vive she's still alive or living;

su padre ya no vive her father is no longer alive

3. [residir] to live;

¿dónde vives? where do you live?;

vivo con mis padres I live with my parents;

vivo en un apartamento con más gente I share an apartment or Br a flat;

en el tercero no vive nadie the third floor is unoccupied;

vivir solo to live alone o on one's own;

viven en pareja they live together

4. [subsistir]
cada día es o [m5] está más difícil vivir it's harder and harder to get by these days;

vivir bien [económicamente] to live well;

alcanzar o [m5] dar para vivir [sueldo, pensión] to be enough to live on;

con lo que saco de las clases no me alcanza para vivir what I earn from teaching isn't enough for me to live on o isn't enough to make ends meet;

¿da para vivir esto de la pintura? can you make a living from painting?;

vivir de to live on;

viven de un solo sueldo/de lo que les da el Estado they live off a single income/off the state;

viven de la agricultura they make their living from farming

♦ vt

1. [experimentar] to experience, to live through;

vivió la guerra he lived through the war;

he vivido momentos difíciles I've gone through o had some difficult times;

se vivieron momentos de tensión en las gradas there were some moments of tension on the terraces

2. [sentir] to live;

cuando se pone a bailar se nota que lo vive you can tell she really lives it when she's dancing

♦ nm

es un amante del buen vivir he enjoys the good life

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vivir

I v/t live through, experience

II v/i live;

vivir de algo live on sth;

no tienen con qué vivir they don’t have enough to live on;

vivir al día live from day to day;

irse a vivir a go to live in;

no dejar vivir a alguien fig not let s.o. breathe;

¡vivir para ver! who would have believed it!;

¿quién vive? who goes there?;

¡viva la república! - ¡viva! long live the republic! - hurrah!

III m way of life

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vivir vi

1) : to live, to be alive

2) subsistir: to subsist, to make a living

3) residir: to reside

4) : to spend one's life

vive para trabajar: she lives to work

5)

vivir de : to live on

vivir vt

1) : to live

vivir su vida: to live one's life

2) experimentar: to go through, to experience

vivir nm

1) : life, lifestyle

2)

de mal vivir : disreputable

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vivir vb

1. (residir) to live

vive con sus padres he lives with his parents

¿dónde vives? where do you live?

2. (tener vida) to be alive

mi abuelo ya no vive my grandfather is no longer alive

3. (mantenerse) to live

mi abuela vive de su pensión my grandmother lives on her pension

vive con un sueldo muy bajo she lives on a very low wage

¡vivan los novios! three cheers for the bride and groom!

Spanish-English dictionary > vivir
8 насколько нам известно

1. as far as we know

мне случайно стало известно, что … — I happen to know that …

единственные известные случаи — the only instances known

из опыта известно … — it is known from experience …

всё становится известным — everything gets know n

как вам хорошо известно — as you certainly know

2. for all we know

известный своими похождениями — notorious for his goings-on

известный своей силой — distinguished for his strength

известный своим послушанием — noted for his discipline

известный под именем; известный как — known as

одному небу известно! — Heaven only knows!

3. to the best of our knowledge

мне достоверно известно — to my certain knowledge

всем известный вопрос — a matter of common knowledge

если тайна станет известной — if the secret gets out

насколько известно автору — to the author's knowledge

быть известным под именем … — to go by the title of …

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > насколько нам известно
9 мало известно

little is known

да будет вам известно — be it known to you

насколько нам известно — as far as we know

известный под именем; известный как — known as

как вам хорошо известно — as you certainly know

всё становится известным — everything gets know n

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > мало известно
10 насколько мне известно

1. from what i know

да будет вам известно — be it known to you

насколько нам известно — as far as we know

одному небу известно! — Heaven only knows!

известный под именем; известный как — known as

как вам хорошо известно — as you certainly know

2. to the best of my belief

как это известно — to the knowledge of

насколько это известно — to the best of belief

если тайна станет известной — if the secret gets out

насколько известно автору — to the author's knowledge

быть известным под именем … — to go by the title of …

3. to the best of my knowledge and belief

известная марка — name brand

то, что известно всем — general knowledge

мне достоверно известно — to my certain knowledge

всем известный вопрос — a matter of common knowledge

единственные известные случаи — the only instances known

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > насколько мне известно
11 известный

known

мне случайно стало известно, что … — I happen to know that …

единственные известные случаи — the only instances known

из опыта известно … — it is known from experience …

всё становится известным — everything gets know n

как вам хорошо известно — as you certainly know

Русско-английский словарь по информационным технологиям > известный
12 известный

known

мне случайно стало известно, что … — I happen to know that …

единственные известные случаи — the only instances known

из опыта известно … — it is known from experience …

всё становится известным — everything gets know n

как вам хорошо известно — as you certainly know

Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > известный
13 suite

suite [syit]

feminine noun

   a. ( = nouvel épisode) following episode ; ( = second roman, film) sequel ; ( = rebondissement d'une affaire) follow-up ; ( = reste) rest

• voici la suite de notre feuilleton here is the next episode in our serial

• ce film a une suite there is a sequel to this film

• voici la suite de l'affaire que nous évoquions hier (Press) here is the follow-up to the item we mentioned yesterday

• la suite du film/du repas était moins bonne the rest of the film/the meal was not so good

• la suite au prochain numéro to be continued in the next issue

• suite et fin concluding or final episode

• la suite des événements devait lui donner raison what followed was to prove him right

• le projet n'a pas eu de suite the project came to nothing

• attendons la suite (d'un repas) let's wait for the next course ; (d'un discours) let's see what comes next ; (d'un événement) let's see how it turns out

• lisez la suite please read on

• prendre la suite de [+ directeur] to take over from ; [+ entreprise] to take over

   b. ( = aboutissement) result

• suites ( = prolongements) [de maladie] effects ; [d'accident] results ; [d'affaire, incident] consequences

• la suite logique de qch the logical result of sth

• cet incident a eu des suites fâcheuses/n'a pas eu de suites the incident has had annoying consequences/has had no repercussions

• il est mort des suites de ses blessures/d'un cancer he died as a result of his injuries/died of cancer

• mourir des suites d'un accident de cheval to die following a riding accident

   c. ( = succession) series

   d. ( = cohérence) il a de la suite dans les idées (réfléchi, décidé) he's very single-minded ; (ironic entêté) he's not easily put off

   e. ( = appartement) suite

   f. (Music) suite

   g. ( = escorte) suite

   h. (locutions)

► suite à

• suite à votre lettre/notre entretien further to your letter/our conversation

• donner suite à to follow up

• faire suite à to follow► à la suite ( = successivement) one after the other

• à la suite de (objet, personne) behind

• à la suite de sa maladie following his illness► de suite ( = d'affilée)

pendant trois jours de suite for three days in succession

• il est venu trois jours de suite he came three days running

• il n'arrive pas à dire trois mots de suite he can't string two words together

• je reviens de suite (inf) ( = immédiatement) I'll be right back► par suite de as a result of

► par la suite afterwards

► sans suite [propos, mots] disjointed

• rester sans suite [affaire, résolution] not to be followed up

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sɥit
1.

nom féminin

1) ( reste) rest

je te raconterai la suite plus tard — I'll tell you the rest later

la suite des événements — ( à venir) what happens next; ( déjà survenue) what happened next

lis la suite pour comprendre — read on and you'll understand

2) ( partie suivante) ( de récit) continuation; ( de feuilleton) next instalment [BrE]; ( de repas) next course

suite page 10/au prochain numéro — continued on page 10/in the next issue

3) (nouveau film, roman) sequel (à, de to); (émission, article de suivi) follow-up (à, de to)

4) ( résultat) result

les suites — (d'acte, de décision) the consequences; (d'affaire, incident) the repercussions; (de maladie, d'opération) the after-effects

mourir des suites d'une chute — to die as a result of a fall

5) ( réponse produite)

donner suite à — to follow up [plainte, affaire]; to pursue [projet]; to act on [requête]; to respond to [lettre]; Commerce to deal with [commande]

ne pas donner suite à une lettre — to fail to respond to a letter

rester sans suite — [demande] not to be followed up; [projet] to be dropped

6) ( indiquant la position)

faire suite à — to follow on from [paragraphe]; to follow upon [incident]

la pièce qui fait suite au bureau — the room which leads off the study

prendre la suite de quelqu'un — to take over from somebody

7) ( cohérence) coherence

avoir de la suite dans les idées — ( savoir ce que l'on veut) to be single-minded; ( être entêté) iron not to be easily deterred

8) ( série) (de sommets, d'incidents) series (+ v sg); ( de malheurs) string, series (+ v sg); ( de succès) run

9) ( dans un hôtel) suite

10) ( entourage) suite

11) Mathématique series (+ v sg)

12) Musique suite

13) Linguistique string

14) Jeux ( aux cartes) run

2.

de suite locution adverbiale

1) ( d'affilée) in succession, in a row

il a plu trois jours de suite — it rained for three days running

dormir dix heures de suite — to sleep for ten hours solid

sur dix pages de suite — over ten consecutive pages

et ainsi de suite — and so on

2) ( immédiatement) straight ou right away

3.

par la suite locution adverbiale ( après) afterwards; ( plus tard) later

4.

par suite locution adverbiale consequently, as a result

5.

par suite de locution prépositive due to

par suite d'encombrement, votre appel ne peut aboutir — all lines are engaged GB ou busy, please try later

6.

à la suite de locution prépositive

1) (en conséquence, après) following

2) ( derrière) behind

à la suite les uns des autres, l'un à la suite de l'autre — one behind the other

entraîner quelqu'un à sa suite — ( derrière soi) to drag somebody along behind one; ( dans une chute) lit, fig to drag somebody down with one

7.

suite à locution prépositive

suite à ma lettre — further to my letter

suite à votre lettre — with reference to your letter

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sɥit
1. nf

1) (= continuation) [histoire] rest, [feuilleton] next instalment, [film] sequel

Je vous raconterai la suite de l'histoire demain. — I'll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow.

attendre la suite des événements — to wait and see what happens, to see what happens

2) (= série)

une suite de — a series of, a succession of

3) (= logique)

avoir de la suite dans les idées — to be very single-minded

sans suite (propos) — incoherent, disjointed

4) (dans un hôtel) suite

5) MUSIQUE suite

6) (= escorte) retinue, suite

7) (autres locutions)

à la suite — one after the other

à la suite de qch — following sth

à la suite de qn — behind sb

de suite (= d'affilée) — in succession, in a row

Il a commis la même erreur trois fois de suite. — He made the same mistake three times in succession., He made the same mistake three times in a row., (= immédiatement) at once

Je reviens de suite! — I'll be right back!

par la suite — afterwards, subsequently

Il s'est avéré par la suite qu'il était coupable. — He subsequently turned out to be guilty.

par suite de — owing to, as a result of

tout de suite — straightaway, straight away

J'y vais tout de suite. — I'll go straightaway., I'll go straight away.

donner suite à [requête, projet] — to follow up

suite à — following

Suite aux événements du mois dernier,... — Following the events of last month,...

suite à votre lettre du — further to your letter of the

prendre la suite de [successeur] — to succeed, to take over from

2. suites nfpl

(= conséquences) consequences

avoir des suites — to have consequences

mort des suites d'une longue maladie — dead as the result of a long illness, dead after a long illness

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suite

A nf

1 ( reste) rest; je te raconterai la suite plus tard I'll tell you the rest later; la suite des événements ( à venir) what happens next; ( déjà survenue) what happened next; on connaît la suite we all know what happened next; la suite des événements montra que subsequent events showed that; lis la suite pour comprendre read on and then you'll understand;

2 ( partie suivante) ( de récit) continuation; ( de feuilleton) next instalment^GB; ( de repas) next course; attendre la suite ( du repas) to wait for the next course; ( du spectacle) to see what comes next; ( des événements) to wait and see; suite page 10/au prochain numéro/de la première page continued on page 10/in the next issue/from page one; ‘résultats des examens (suite)’ ‘examination results (continued)’; ‘suite et fin’ ‘concluded’;

3 (nouveau film, roman) sequel (à, de to); (émission, article de suivi) follow-up (à, de to); j'ai une idée pour une suite au film I have an idea for a sequel to the film; dans une émission qui est une suite à celle d'hier in a follow-up to yesterday's programme^GB;

4 ( résultat) result; les suites (d'acte, de décision) the consequences; (d'affaire, incident) the repercussions; (de maladie, d'opération) the after-effects; la suite logique/naturelle de the logical/natural result of; leur négligence aurait pu avoir des suites fâcheuses their negligence could have had serious consequences; l'incident n'a pas eu de suites the incident had no repercussions; mourir des suites d'une chute to die as a result of a fall;

5 ( réponse produite) donner suite à to follow up [plainte, affaire]; to pursue [projet]; to act on [requête]; to respond to, to follow up [lettre]; Comm to deal with [commande]; ne pas donner suite à une lettre to take no action concerning a letter; rester sans suite [demande, plainte] not to be followed up; [projet] to be dropped; ma plainte est restée sans suite no action was taken about my complaint; ‘classé sans suite’ Admin ‘no action’;

6 ( indiquant la position) faire suite à to follow on from [paragraphe]; to follow upon [incident]; un vote fit suite au débat a vote followed the debate; la pièce qui fait suite au bureau the room which leads off the study; prendre la suite d'une affaire to take over a business; prendre la suite de qn to take over from sb;

7 ( cohérence) coherence; ça manque de suite it's not very coherent; marmonner des phrases sans suite to mutter incoherently; avoir de la suite dans les idées ( savoir ce que l'on veut) to be single-minded; iron ( être entêté) not to be easily deterred; n'avoir aucune suite dans les idées to flit from one thing to another;

8 ( série) (de sommets, d'incidents) series (sg); ( de malheurs) string, series (sg); ( de succès) run; article sans suite discontinued line;

9 ( dans un hôtel) suite;

10 ( entourage) suite;

11 Math series (+ v sg);

12 Mus suite; suite d'orchestre orchestral suite;

13 Ling string;

14 Jeux ( aux cartes) run; suite à pique run in spades.

B de suite loc adv

1 ( d'affilée) in succession, in a row; trois fois de suite three times in succession ou a row; il a plu trois jours de suite it rained for three days running; venir trois jours de suite to come three days running; dormir/travailler dix heures de suite to sleep/to work for ten hours solid; sur dix pages de suite over ten consecutive pages; et ainsi de suite and so on; incapable d'aligner deux mots de suite incapable of stringing two words together;

2 ( immédiatement) straight ou right away; je reviens de suite I'll be right back.

C par la suite loc adv ( après) afterwards; ( plus tard) later; qu'a-t-il fait par la suite? what did he do afterwards ?

D par suite loc adv consequently, as a result.

E par suite de loc prép due to; par suite d'encombrement, votre appel ne peut aboutir all lines are engaged GB ou busy, please try again later.

F à la suite de loc prép

1 (en conséquence, après) following; à la suite d'un incident following an incident, as a result of an incident;

2 ( derrière) behind; rangés à la suite des autres placed behind the others; à leur suite venait la fanfare behind them came the band; à la suite les uns des autres, l'un à la suite de l'autre one after the other; entraîner qn à sa suite ( derrière soi) to drag sb along behind one; ( dans une chute) lit, fig to drag sb down with one; se mettre à la suite (de la file d'attente) to join (the end of) the queue GB ou line US.

G suite à loc prép suite à ma lettre/notre conversation further to my letter/our conversation; suite à votre lettre Comm with reference to your letter; suite à l'article d'hier Presse following yesterday's article.

[sɥit] nom féminin

1. [prolongation - généralement] continuation ; [ - d'un film, d'un roman] sequel ; [ - d'une émission] follow-up

suite page 17 continued on page 17

la suite au prochain numéro to be continued (in our next issue)

suite et fin final instalment

apportez-moi la suite [pendant un repas] bring me the next course

écoute la suite

a. [du discours] listen to what comes next

b. [de mon histoire] listen to what happened next

je n'ai pas pu entendre la suite I couldn't hear the rest

attendons la suite des événements let's wait to see what happens next

faire suite à to follow

de violents orages ont fait suite à la sécheresse the drought was followed by violent storms

prendre la suite de quelqu'un to take over from somebody, to succeed somebody

2. [série] series, succession

une suite de malheurs a run ou series of misfortunes

3. [cortège] suite, retinue

4. [dans un hôtel] suite

5. [répercussion] consequence

la suite logique/naturelle de mon adhésion au parti the logical/natural consequence of my joining the party

donner suite à

a. [commande, lettre, réclamation] to follow up (separable) , to deal with (inseparable)

b. [projet] to carry on with

avoir des suites to have repercussions

elle est morte des suites de ses blessures she died of her wounds

6. [lien logique] coherence

ses propos n'avaient guère de suite what he said wasn't very logical

avoir de la suite dans les idées to be coherent ou consistent

tu as de la suite dans les idées! (humoristique) you certainly know what you want!

7. DROIT pursuit

8. LINGUISTIQUE & MATHÉMATIQUES sequence

9. MUSIQUE suite

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à la suite locution adverbiale

1. [en succession] one after the other

2. [après]

un nom avec plusieurs chiffres inscrits à la suite a name followed by a string of numbers

à la suite de locution prépositionnelle

1. [derrière - dans l'espace] behind ; [ - dans un écrit] after

cinq chambres les unes à la suite des autres five rooms in a row

2. [à cause de] following

à la suite de son discours télévisé, sa cote a remonté following her speech on TV, her popularity rating went up

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de suite locution adverbiale

1. (familier) [immédiatement] straightaway, right away

il revient de suite he'll be right back

2. [à la file] in a row, one after the other, in succession

elle est restée de garde 48 heures de suite she was on duty for 48 hours on end

on n'a pas eu d'électricité pendant cinq jours de suite we didn't have any electricity for five whole days ou five days running

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par la suite locution adverbiale

[dans le passé] afterwards, later

[dans le futur] later

ils se sont mariés par la suite they eventually got married

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par suite locution adverbiale

therefore

par suite de locution prépositionnelle

due to, owing to

par suite d'un arrêt de travail des techniciens due to industrial action by technical staff

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sans suite locution adjectivale

1. [incohérent] disconnected

il tenait des propos sans suite his talk was incoherent

2. COMMERCE discontinued

suite à locution prépositionnelle

ADMINISTRATION

suite à votre lettre further to ou in response to ou with reference to your letter

suite à votre appel téléphonique further to your phone call

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > suite
14 два сапога пара

разг., неодобр.

nothing to choose between them; they make a pair; they are well-matched; cf. one is the spit of the other; birds of a feather

- Вы, Николай Оттович, верно, знаете поручика Борейко - большой такой, - вставил Гобято. - Как же! Собутыльник нашего Дукельского. Говорят, два сапога пара - скандалисты, но толковые ребята. (А. Степанов, Порт-Артур) — But you certainly know Lieutenant Boreiko, Nikolai Ottovich, said Gobyato. That big fellow, you know? Of course I do! answered the Captain. He's our Dukelsky's boon companion. People say that one is the spit of the other. Rough necks, both of them. But both have brains.

Он считает себя вправе так со мной говорить. Считает меня своим. Два сапога, мол, пара. (А. Чаковский, Свет далёкой звезды) — He thinks he has the right to talk to you like that. You're his own kind, he thinks. Birds of a feather.

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > два сапога пара
15 как вам хорошо известно

as you certainly know

молодой и никому не известный поэт — a young unheard-of poet

мне случайно стало известно, что … — I happen to know that …

до некоторой степени; в известной мере — to a certain extent

вырастить до известного размера — to nurse to a certain size

в известной мере; до известной степени — to a certain extent

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16 как бы то ни было

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17 описывать в общих чертах

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18 cuidar

v.

1 to look after (enfermo, niño, casa).

Ella cuida a los chicos She looks after the kids.

2 to take care of, to assist, to look after, to keep after.

Ricardo cuida a sus padres Richard takes care of his parents.

3 to keep watch over, to watch.

El guarda cuida la casa The guard keeps watch over the house.

4 to make an effort to, to take care to.

Cuidamos mantener un buen servicio We take care to maintain a good service.

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cuidar

► verbo transitivo

1 to look after, take care of, care for

► verbo pronominal cuidarse

1 to take care of oneself, look after oneself

■ ¡cuídate mucho! take good care of yourself!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cuidar(se) de que to make sure that

■ cuida de que no llegue tarde make sure he doesn't arrive late

cuidar los detalles to pay attention to details

cuidar una herida to dress a wound

cuidarse de (preocuparse) to worry about, mind

■ no se cuida de lo que dicen she doesn't care what they say

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verb

1) to take care of, look after

2) pay attention to, watch

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1. VT

1) (=atender) [+ familia, jardín, edificio] to look after, take care of; [+ rebaño] to tend

las personas que deciden quedarse en casa y cuidar a sus hijos — people who decide to stay at home and look after their children

se dedica a cuidar niños por las noches — she does baby-sitting in the evenings

una organización que cuida a los huérfanos de guerra — an organization caring for orphans of war

2) (=preocuparse por) [+ muebles, propiedades, entorno, salud] to look after, take care of

no cuidan nada la casa — they don't look after the house at all, they don't take any care of the house

se preocupa mucho de cuidar la línea — she watches her figure very carefully

3) (=poner atención en) [+ detalles, ortografía] to pay attention to, take care over

en ese restaurante cuidan mucho los detalles — they pay great attention to detail o take great care over the details in that restaurant

el director cuidó al máximo la puesta en escena de la obra — the director took the greatest care over the production of the play

cuida mucho su imagen liberal — she carefully cultivates her liberal image

2. VI

1)

• cuidar de — to look after, take care of

¿quién cuidará de ti? — who will look after you?, who will take care of you?

• cuidar de hacer algo — to take care to do sth

siempre cuidaba de mantener el termo lleno de agua caliente — he always took care to keep the thermos full of hot water

cuide de no caer — careful you don't fall

• cuidar de que — to make sure that

cuide de que no pase nadie — make sure nobody gets in

cuidó de que todo saliera bien — he made sure that everything went smoothly

2)

• cuidar con — † to be careful of

cuida con esa gente — be careful of those people

3.

See:

cuidarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <juguetes/plantas/casa> to look after; < niño> to look after, take care of; < enfermo> to care for, look after

cuídame la leche un momentito — would you keep an eye on the milk for a moment?

tienes que cuidar ese catarro/la salud — you should look after that cold/your health

b) <estilo/apariencia> to take care over

debes cuidar la ortografía — you must take care over your spelling

cuida mucho todos los detalles — she pays great attention to detail
2.
cuidar vi

cuidar de algo/alguien — to take care of something/somebody

cuidar DE QUE + SUBJ: cuidarré de que no les falte nada — I'll make sure they have everything they need
3.
cuidarse v pron

a) (refl) to take care of oneself, look after oneself

cuídate! — take care!

dejó de cuidarse — she let herself go

b) ( procurar no)

cuidarse de + inf: se cuidó mucho or muy bien de (no) volver por ahí he took good care not to o he made very sure he didn't go back there; cuídate mucho de desobedecerme — you'd better do as I tell you

c) ( asegurarse)

cuidar se DE + INF: se cuidó bien de cerrar las ventanas — she made sure she shut the windows

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= nurture, take + care of, tend, lubricate, nurse, give + care, groom.

Ex. Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.

Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.

Ex. The flow of production dependent upon rows of clattering machines tended by tired children.

Ex. The development of ABN has been lubricated by goodwill on the part of the parties involved.

Ex. The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.

Ex. The traditional image of nurses, mostly women, in starched uniforms and white caps, giving care at the bedside in the hospital is out of date.

Ex. Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.

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* cuidar a Alguien hasta su recuperación = nurse + Nombre + back to health.

* cuidar de = look after, care (about/for), watch out for.

* cuidar de la retaguardia = hold + the fort, hold + the fortress.

* cuidar del rebaño = tend + flock.

* cuidar ovejas = herd + sheep.

* cuidar rebaños = herding.

* cuidarse de = beware (of/that).

* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.

* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <juguetes/plantas/casa> to look after; < niño> to look after, take care of; < enfermo> to care for, look after

cuídame la leche un momentito — would you keep an eye on the milk for a moment?

tienes que cuidar ese catarro/la salud — you should look after that cold/your health

b) <estilo/apariencia> to take care over

debes cuidar la ortografía — you must take care over your spelling

cuida mucho todos los detalles — she pays great attention to detail
2.
cuidar vi

cuidar de algo/alguien — to take care of something/somebody

cuidar DE QUE + SUBJ: cuidarré de que no les falte nada — I'll make sure they have everything they need
3.
cuidarse v pron

a) (refl) to take care of oneself, look after oneself

cuídate! — take care!

dejó de cuidarse — she let herself go

b) ( procurar no)

cuidarse de + inf: se cuidó mucho or muy bien de (no) volver por ahí he took good care not to o he made very sure he didn't go back there; cuídate mucho de desobedecerme — you'd better do as I tell you

c) ( asegurarse)

cuidar se DE + INF: se cuidó bien de cerrar las ventanas — she made sure she shut the windows

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= nurture, take + care of, tend, lubricate, nurse, give + care, groom.

Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.

Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.

Ex: The flow of production dependent upon rows of clattering machines tended by tired children.

Ex: The development of ABN has been lubricated by goodwill on the part of the parties involved.

Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.

Ex: The traditional image of nurses, mostly women, in starched uniforms and white caps, giving care at the bedside in the hospital is out of date.

Ex: Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.

* cuidar a Alguien hasta su recuperación = nurse + Nombre + back to health.

* cuidar de = look after, care (about/for), watch out for.

* cuidar de la retaguardia = hold + the fort, hold + the fortress.

* cuidar del rebaño = tend + flock.

* cuidar ovejas = herd + sheep.

* cuidar rebaños = herding.

* cuidarse de = beware (of/that).

* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.

* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.

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cuidar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹juguetes/libros› to look after, take care of; ‹casa/plantas› to look after; ‹niño› to look after, take care of; ‹enfermo› to care for

señora, le cuido el coche I'll take care of your car, Madam

una señora les cuida a los niños a woman takes care of o looks after the children for them

cuida a su padre enfermo he cares for o looks after his sick father

no sabe cuidar el dinero he's no good at looking after his money

hay que cuidar la salud you must look after your health

cuídame la leche un momentito would you keep an eye on the milk for a moment?

tienes que cuidar ese catarro you should look after that cold

2 ‹estilo/detalles› to take care over

debes cuidar la ortografía you must take care over your spelling

cuida mucho todos los detalles she goes to a great deal of trouble over every little detail, she pays great attention to detail

cuida mucho su apariencia she takes great care over her appearance

■ cuidar

vi

cuidar DE algo/algn to take care OF sth/sb

cuidaré de él como si fuera mío I'll take care of it o look after it as if it were my own

sabe cuidar de sí misma she knows how to take care of herself

cuidar DE QUE + SUBJ:

cuida de que no les falte nada make sure they have everything they need

cuidaré de que todo marche bien I'll make sure everything goes smoothly

■ cuidarse

v pron

1 ( refl) to take care of oneself, look after oneself

¡cuídate! take care!, look after yourself!

no se cuidan bien they don't take care of o look after themselves properly

¡tú sí que sabes cuidarte! you certainly know how to look after yourself!, you don't live badly, do you?

dejó de cuidarse she let herself go

2 (procurar no) cuidarse DE + INF:

se cuidan mucho de enfrentarse directamente they are very careful not to clash head-on

se cuidó mucho or muy bien de (no) volver por ahí he took good care not to o he made very sure he didn't go back there

cuídate mucho de andar diciendo cosas de mí you'd better not go round saying things about me

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cuidar ( conjugate cuidar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹juguetes/plantas/casa› to look after;

‹ niño› to look after, take care of;
‹ enfermo› to care for, look after
b) ‹estilo/apariencia› to take care over;

◊ debes cuidar la ortografía you must take care over your spelling

verbo intransitivo cuidar de algo/algn to take care of sth/sb;
◊ cuidarré de que no les falte nada I'll make sure they have everything they need

cuidarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to take care of oneself, look after oneself;
¡cuídate! take care!;
se cuidó bien de no volver por ahí he made very sure he didn't go back there;
cuídate de decir algo que te comprometa take care not to say something which might compromise you
cuidar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo (vigilar, atender) to care for, look after: cuida tu ortografía, mind your spelling cuida de que tu hermano vaya pronto a la cama, make sure that your brother goes to bed soon

' cuidar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fregado
- mirar
- tratar
- velar
- criar
- cuidado
- enfermo
- línea
- vigilar
English:
attend
- attend to
- baby-sit
- care
- care for
- grouse
- house-sit
- look after
- mind
- mother
- notion
- nurse
- tend
- watch
- baby
- eye
- look
- minister
- nurture
- scrimp

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cuidar

♦ vt

1. [niño, animal, casa] to look after;
[enfermo] to look after, to care for; [plantas] to look after, to tend
2. [aspecto] to take care over;
[ropa] to take care of, to look after;
si no cuidas esos zapatos no te durarán if you don't look after those shoes they won't last;

cuida mucho su aspecto físico he takes a lot of care over his appearance

3. [detalles] to pay attention to;

tienes que cuidar más la ortografía you must pay more attention to o take more care over your spelling

♦ vi

cuidar de to look after;

cuida de que no lo haga make sure she doesn't do it;

cuida de que no se caiga (be) careful he doesn't fall

♦ See also the pronominal verb cuidarse

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cuidar

I v/t look after, take care of

II v/i

:

cuidar de look after, take care of

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cuidar vt

1) : to take care of, to look after

2) : to pay attention to

cuidar vi

1)

cuidar de : to look after

2)

cuidar de que : to make sure that

♦ See also the reflexive verb cuidarse

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cuidar vb to look after

yo cuidaré a tu gato I'll look after your cat

cuidó de su hermana he looked after his sister

Spanish-English dictionary > cuidar
19 как бы то ни было

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Как бы то ни было-- Be (that) as it may, we believe the discussers have raised a valid value.

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20 как вам хорошо известно

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