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I didn't have much say in the matter

1 say

sei
1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) decir

2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) decir

3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) decir

4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) decir

2. noun
(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) opinión, voz y voto

- saying
- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say

say vb decir

I didn't hear him, what did he say? no lo he oído, ¿qué ha dicho?

he said that he was tired dijo que estaba cansado

how do you say "laugh" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "laugh" en español?

El pasado y participio pasado de say es said

say

tr[seɪ]

transitive verb (pt & pp said tr[sed])

1 (gen) decir; (express) expresar; (state) afirmar, declarar

■ what did he say? ¿qué dijo?, ¿qué ha dicho?

■ could you say that again? ¿podrías repetir eso?

■ first she said yes and then no primero dijo que sí y luego que no

■ I thought you said you could cook! ¡no habías dicho que sabías cocinar!

■ she said to be here at 9.00 pm dijo que teníamos que estar aquí a las 9.00

■ they say he killed her dicen que la mató

2 (prayer) rezar; (poem, lines) recitar

3 (newspaper, sign, etc) decir; (clock, meter, etc) marcar

■ what does the guidebook say? ¿qué dice la guía?, ¿qué pone en la guía?

■ what time does your watch say? ¿qué hora marca tu reloj?

4 (think) pensar, opinar, decir

■ what do you say? ¿qué opinas?

■ I say we keep looking creo que deberíamos seguir buscando

■ what do you say we have a break? ¿qué te parece si hacemos un descanso?

■ what would you say to an ice-cream? ¿te apetece un helado?

5 (suppose) suponer, poner, decir

■ say you found a wallet, what would you do? supongamos que encuentras una cartera, ¿qué harías?

■ come round at, say, 8.00pm pásate hacia las 8.00, ¿te parece?

■ shall we say Saturday then? ¿quedamos el sábado, pues?

noun

1 opinión nombre femenino

■ I didn't have much say in the matter no tuve ni voz ni voto en el asunto

interjection

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar ¡oye!, ¡oiga!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

having said that... a pesar de eso..., no obstante...

I say! (calling somebody) ¡oiga!, ¡oye! 2 (surprise) ¡caramba!, ¡caray!

I'll say! ¡ya lo creo!

it goes without saying that... por supuesto que..., huelga decir que...

it is said that... dicen que..., se dice que...

never say die no rendirse

not to have a lot to say for oneself no tener mucho que decir

not to say... por no decir...

not to say much for somebody/something decir mal de alguien/algo

say no more! (interrupting) ¡basta! 2 (I understand) ¡no me digas más!

say when! ¡ya me dirás basta!

that is to say es decir

the least said the better cuanto menos decimos, mejor

to have one's say dar su opinión, hablar

to not say a dicky-bird no decir ni pío

to say a lot for somebody/something decir mucho en favor de alguien/algo

to say nothing of... por no decir nada de..., por no mencionar...

to say the least como mínimo

to say to oneself decir para sí

when all is said and done al fin y al cabo

you can say that again! ¡y que lo digas!, ¡ya lo creo!

you don't say! ¡no me digas!

you said it! ¡ya lo creo!; ¡dímelo a mí!

say ['seɪ] v, said ['sɛd] ; saying ; says ['sz] vt

1) express, utter: decir, expresar

to say no: decir que no

that goes without saying: ni que decir tiene

no sooner said than done: dicho y hecho

to say again: repetir

to say one's prayers: rezar

2) indicate: marcar, poner

my watch says three o'clock: mi reloj marca las tres

what does the sign say?: ¿qué pone el letrero?

3) allege: decir

it's said that she's pretty: se dice que es bonita

say vi

: decir

say n, pl says ['seɪz] : voz f, opinión f

to have no say: no tener ni voz ni voto

to have one's say: dar uno su opinión

say

n.

• decir s.m.

• voz (Voto) s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: said) = decir v.

(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-

pp: dicho

fut/c: dir-•)

I
1. seɪ
(pres says sez; past & past p said sed) transitive verb

1) (utter, express in speech) \<\<word/sentence/mass\>\> decir*; \<\<prayer\>\> rezar*

to say good morning to somebody — darle* los buenos días a alguien

I said yes/no — dije que sí/no

he said yes/no to my proposal — aceptó/rechazó mi propuesta

go away, she said — -vete- dijo

he didn't say a word — no dijo ni una palabra or (fam) ni pío

well said! — bien dicho!

to say something TO somebody — decirle* algo a alguien

don't say you forgot! — no me digas que se te olvidó!

I can't say when they'll be back — no sé cuándo volverán

who shall I say is calling? — ¿de parte de quién?

well, what can I say? — ¿y qué quieres que te diga?

it was, how o what shall I say, a tricky situation — fue, cómo te (lo) diría, una situación delicada

if you disagree, say so — si no está de acuerdo, dígalo

why didn't you say so before? — haberlo dicho antes

I should say so — ( emphatic agreement) eso digo yo; ( probability) yo diría que sí

that's to say — es decir

it doesn't say much for... — no dice mucho de...

there's a lot to be said for waiting — hay muchas razones por las que bien vale la pena esperar

there's nothing more to be said! — no hay más que decir!

to say the least — como mínimo

what have you got to say for yourself? — a ver, explícate

the less said about it, the better — cuanto menos se hable del asunto, mejor

say no more — no me digas más

you can say that again! — y que lo digas!

it goes without saying that... — huelga decir que..., ni que decir tiene que..., por supuesto que...

though I say it myself — modestia aparte, no es por decirlo

that's easier said than done — del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho

no sooner said than done — dicho y hecho

when all's said and done — al fin y al cabo

before you could say knife o Jack Robinson — en un santiamén, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

2)

a) ( state) decir*

it said in the paper that... — el periódico decía or ponía que...

b) \<\<watch/dial\>\> marcar*

3)

a) ( suppose) (colloq) suponer*, poner*

(let's) say that... — supongamos or pongamos que...

shall we say tomorrow? — ¿qué tal mañana? (fam)

b) ( estimate) decir*

4)

a) ( allege) decir*

he's been ill, or so he says — ha estado enfermo, al menos eso es lo que dice

to be said to + INF: she's said to be very mean/strict — dicen que es muy tacaña/severa

b) (decide, pronounce) decir*

that's really not for me to say — eso no me corresponde a mí decirlo

5) ( respond to suggestion) (colloq)

what do o would you say to a cup of tea — ¿quieres or (esp Esp) te apetece una taza de té?, ¿qué te parece si nos tomamos un té?

I wouldn't say no to a drink — no rechazaría una copa

2.

vi decir*

I'd rather not say — prefiero no decirlo

it's hard to say — es difícil decirlo

you were saying? — ¿(qué) decías?

who says o says who? — (colloq) ¿quién lo dice?

you don't say! — (colloq) no me digas!

I say! — (BrE colloq)

I say! what a lovely dress! — pero qué vestido más bonito!

II

interjection (AmE colloq) oye! (fam)

say, that's a great idea! — oye, qué buena idea! (fam)

say, buddy — eh, amigo!

III

noun (no pl)

a) ( statement of view)

to have one's say — dar* su (or mi etc) opinión

b) ( power)

say (IN something): I have no say in the matter yo no tengo ni voz ni voto en el asunto; to have the final say (in something) — tener* la última palabra (en algo)

[seɪ] (vb: pt, pp said)
1. VT
VI
1) [person] (=speak, tell) decir

"hello," he said — -hola -dijo

what did you say? — ¿qué dijiste?

he said to me that... — me dijo que...

to say to o.s. — decir para sí

he said (that) he'd do it — dijo que él lo haría

she said (that) I was to give you this — me pidió que te diera esto

I say (that) we should go — yo digo que nos vayamos

• say after me — repite lo que digo yo

• to say sth again — repetir algo

• to say goodbye to sb — despedirse de algn

• to say good morning/ goodnight to sb — dar los buenos días/las buenas noches a algn

• to say mass — decir misa

• I've nothing more to say — se acabó

let's say no more about it — se acabó el asunto

• I must say (that) I disapprove of the idea — la verdad es que no me parece bien la idea

I must say she's very pretty — tengo que or debo reconocer que es muy guapa

it's difficult, I must say — es difícil, lo confieso

• to say no — decir que no

to say no to a proposal — rechazar una propuesta

I wouldn't say no — (Brit) * me encantaría

• to say a prayer — rezar

• that's what I say — eso digo yo, lo mismo digo yo

• I will say this about him, he's bright — reconozco (a pesar de todo) que es listo

• to say yes — decir que sí

to say yes to a proposal — aceptar una propuesta

2) (=show on dial) marcar; (=show in print) poner, decir

my watch says three o'clock — mi reloj marca las tres

it says 30 degrees — marca 30 grados

it says here that it was built in 1066 — aquí pone or dice que se construyó en 1006

the rules say that... — según las reglas..., en las reglas pone...

3) (in phrases)

• when all is said and done — al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas

• she has nothing to say for herself — no tiene conversación, nunca abre la boca

what have you got to say for yourself? — ¿y tú, qué dices?

he never has much to say for himself — habla poco

that doesn't say much for him — eso no es una gran recomendación para él

it says much for his courage that he stayed — el que permaneciera allí demuestra su valor

it's not for me to say — no me toca a mí decir

• to say the least — para no decir más

• say what you like about her hat, she's charming — dígase lo que se quiera acerca de su sombrero, es encantadora

• that's saying a lot — y eso es algo

his suit says a lot about him — su traje dice mucho de él

• though I say it or so myself — aunque soy yo el que lo dice

• there's no saying what he'll do — quién sabe lo que hará

• I'd rather not say — prefiero no decir (nada)

it's an original, not to say revolutionary, idea — la idea es original y hasta revolucionaria

• to say nothing of the rest — sin hablar de lo demás

• would you really say so? — ¿lo crees de veras?

• that is to say — o sea, es decir

• what do or would you say to a walk? — ¿le apetece or se le antoja un paseo?

what would you say to that? — ¿qué contestas a eso?

• it goes without saying that... — ni que decir tiene que..., huelga decir que...

that goes without saying — eso cae de su peso

- what he says goes

4) (impersonal use)

it is said that..., they say that... — se dice que..., dicen que...

he is said to have been the first — dicen que fue el primero

• it's easier said than done — del dicho al hecho hay gran trecho

• there's a lot to be said for it/for doing it — hay mucho que decir a su favor/a favor de hacerlo

• it must be said that... — hay que decir or reconocer que...

• there's something to be said for it/for doing it — hay algo que decir a su favor/a favor de hacerlo

there's something to be said on both sides — hay algo que decir en pro y en contra

• no sooner said than done — dicho y hecho

5) (in exclamations)

say! (esp US) —

I'll say! * —

I should say so! * —

you can say that again! * — ¡ya lo creo!, ¡exacto!

• you don't say! * — (often hum) ¡no me digas!

• enough said! — ¡basta!

• I say! — (Brit) (calling attention) ¡oiga!; (in surprise, appreciation) ¡vaya!, ¡anda!

• say no more! — ¡basta!, ¡ni una palabra más!

• so you say! — ¡eso es lo que tú dices!

• well said! — ¡muy bien dicho!

• you've said it! * — ¡exacto!, ¡tú lo dijiste!

6) (=suppose) suponer, decir, poner

(let's) say it's worth £20 — supongamos or digamos or pon que vale 20 libras

I should say it's worth about £100 — yo diría que vale unas cien libras

shall we say Tuesday? — ¿quedamos en el martes?

shall we say £5? — ¿convenimos en 5 libras?

we sell it at say £25 — pongamos que lo vendemos por 25 libras

we were going at say 80kph — íbamos a 80kph más o menos

2.

N

• to have one's say — dar su opinión

I've had my say — yo he dado mi opinión or he dicho lo que pensaba

to have a say in the matter — tener voz y voto

if I had had a say in it — si hubieran pedido mi parecer or opinión

to have no say in the matter — no tener voz en capítulo

let him have his say! — ¡que hable él!

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I
1. [seɪ]
(pres says [sez]; past & past p said [sed]) transitive verb

1) (utter, express in speech) \<\<word/sentence/mass\>\> decir*; \<\<prayer\>\> rezar*

to say good morning to somebody — darle* los buenos días a alguien

I said yes/no — dije que sí/no

he said yes/no to my proposal — aceptó/rechazó mi propuesta

go away, she said — -vete- dijo

he didn't say a word — no dijo ni una palabra or (fam) ni pío

well said! — bien dicho!

to say something TO somebody — decirle* algo a alguien

don't say you forgot! — no me digas que se te olvidó!

I can't say when they'll be back — no sé cuándo volverán

who shall I say is calling? — ¿de parte de quién?

well, what can I say? — ¿y qué quieres que te diga?

it was, how o what shall I say, a tricky situation — fue, cómo te (lo) diría, una situación delicada

if you disagree, say so — si no está de acuerdo, dígalo

why didn't you say so before? — haberlo dicho antes

I should say so — ( emphatic agreement) eso digo yo; ( probability) yo diría que sí

that's to say — es decir

it doesn't say much for... — no dice mucho de...

there's a lot to be said for waiting — hay muchas razones por las que bien vale la pena esperar

there's nothing more to be said! — no hay más que decir!

to say the least — como mínimo

what have you got to say for yourself? — a ver, explícate

the less said about it, the better — cuanto menos se hable del asunto, mejor

say no more — no me digas más

you can say that again! — y que lo digas!

it goes without saying that... — huelga decir que..., ni que decir tiene que..., por supuesto que...

though I say it myself — modestia aparte, no es por decirlo

that's easier said than done — del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho

no sooner said than done — dicho y hecho

when all's said and done — al fin y al cabo

before you could say knife o Jack Robinson — en un santiamén, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

2)

a) ( state) decir*

it said in the paper that... — el periódico decía or ponía que...

b) \<\<watch/dial\>\> marcar*

3)

a) ( suppose) (colloq) suponer*, poner*

(let's) say that... — supongamos or pongamos que...

shall we say tomorrow? — ¿qué tal mañana? (fam)

b) ( estimate) decir*

4)

a) ( allege) decir*

he's been ill, or so he says — ha estado enfermo, al menos eso es lo que dice

to be said to + INF: she's said to be very mean/strict — dicen que es muy tacaña/severa

b) (decide, pronounce) decir*

that's really not for me to say — eso no me corresponde a mí decirlo

5) ( respond to suggestion) (colloq)

what do o would you say to a cup of tea — ¿quieres or (esp Esp) te apetece una taza de té?, ¿qué te parece si nos tomamos un té?

I wouldn't say no to a drink — no rechazaría una copa

2.

vi decir*

I'd rather not say — prefiero no decirlo

it's hard to say — es difícil decirlo

you were saying? — ¿(qué) decías?

who says o says who? — (colloq) ¿quién lo dice?

you don't say! — (colloq) no me digas!

I say! — (BrE colloq)

I say! what a lovely dress! — pero qué vestido más bonito!

II

interjection (AmE colloq) oye! (fam)

say, that's a great idea! — oye, qué buena idea! (fam)

say, buddy — eh, amigo!

III

noun (no pl)

a) ( statement of view)

to have one's say — dar* su (or mi etc) opinión

b) ( power)

say (IN something): I have no say in the matter yo no tengo ni voz ni voto en el asunto; to have the final say (in something) — tener* la última palabra (en algo)

English-spanish dictionary > say
2 say

say [seɪ]

dire ⇒ 1 (a)-(f), 2 penser ⇒ 1 (e) indiquer ⇒ 1 (g) marquer ⇒ 1 (g), 1 (h) exprimer ⇒ 1 (h)

(pt & pp said [sed], 3rd pers sing says [sez])

1 transitive verb

(a) (put into words) dire;

∎ to say sth (to sb) dire qch (à qn);

∎ to say hello/goodbye to sb dire bonjour/au revoir à qn;

∎ say hello to them for me dites-leur bonjour de ma part;

∎ figurative I think you can say goodbye to your money je crois que vous pouvez dire adieu à votre argent;

∎ as I said yesterday/in my letter comme je l'ai dit hier/dans ma lettre;

∎ to say yes/no dire oui/non;

∎ did you say yes or no to his offer? tu as répondu oui ou non à sa proposition?, tu as accepté ou refusé sa proposition?;

∎ I wouldn't say no! je ne dis pas non!, ce n'est pas de refus!;

∎ I wouldn't say no to a cold drink je prendrais volontiers ou bien une boisson fraîche;

∎ to say please/thank you dire s'il vous plaît/merci;

∎ to say a prayer (for) dire une prière (pour);

∎ to say one's prayers faire sa prière;

∎ I can't say Russian names properly je n'arrive pas à bien prononcer les noms russes;

∎ I said to myself "let's wait a bit" je me suis dit "attendons un peu";

∎ what did he say about his plans? qu'a-t-il dit de ses projets?;

∎ have you said anything about it to him? est-ce que vous lui en avez parlé?;

∎ don't say too much about our visit ne parlez pas trop de notre visite;

∎ the less said the better moins nous parlerons, mieux cela vaudra;

∎ what did you say? (repeat what you said) pardon?, qu'avez-vous dit?; (in reply) qu'avez-vous répondu?;

∎ well, say something then! eh bien, dites quelque chose!;

∎ I can't think of anything to say je ne trouve rien à dire;

∎ I have nothing to say (gen) je n'ai rien à dire; (no comment) je n'ai aucune déclaration à faire;

∎ I have nothing more to say on the matter je n'ai rien à ajouter là-dessus;

∎ nothing was said about going to Moscow on n'a pas parlé d'aller ou il n'a pas été question d'aller à Moscou;

∎ let's say no more about it n'en parlons plus;

∎ can you say that again? pouvez-vous répéter ce que vous venez de dire?;

∎ you can say that again! c'est le cas de le dire!, je ne vous le fais pas dire!;

∎ Telecommunications who shall I say is calling? c'est de la part de qui?;

∎ say what you think dites ce que vous pensez;

∎ say what you mean dites ce que vous avez à dire;

∎ the chairman would like to say a few words le président voudrait dire quelques mots;

∎ he didn't have a good word to say about the plan il n'a dit que du mal du projet;

∎ he doesn't have a good word to say about anybody il n'a jamais rien de positif à dire sur personne;

∎ what have you got to say for yourself? eh bien, expliquez-vous!;

∎ he didn't have much to say for himself (spoke little) il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire; (no excuses) il n'avait pas de véritable excuse à donner;

∎ he certainly has a lot to say for himself il n'a pas la langue dans la poche;

∎ as you might say pour ainsi dire;

∎ so saying, he walked out sur ces mots, il est parti;

∎ to say nothing of the overheads sans parler des frais;

∎ British just say the word, you only have to say (the word) vous n'avez qu'un mot à dire;

∎ having said that ceci (étant) dit;

∎ to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire;

∎ it goes without saying that we shall travel together il va sans dire ou il va de soi que nous voyagerons ensemble;

∎ familiar you said it! tu l'as dit!, comme tu dis!;

∎ familiar don't say you've forgotten! ne me dis pas que tu as oublié!;

∎ say no more n'en dis pas plus;

∎ enough said (I understand) je vois;

∎ well said! bien dit!;

∎ say when dis-moi stop;

∎ American say what? quoi?;

∎ when all's said and done tout compte fait, au bout du compte

(b) (with direct or indirect speech) dire;

∎ "not at all", she said "pas du tout", dit-elle;

∎ she says (that) the water's too cold elle dit que l'eau est trop froide;

∎ she said (we were) to come elle a dit qu'on devait venir;

∎ she said to get back early elle a dit qu'on devait rentrer tôt;

∎ they said on the news that… on a dit ou annoncé aux informations que…;

∎ they said it was going to rain ils ont annoncé de la pluie

(c) (claim, allege) dire;

∎ they say ghosts really do exist ils disent que les fantômes existent vraiment;

∎ you know what they say, no smoke without fire tu sais ce qu'on dit, il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu;

∎ as they say comme ils disent ou on dit;

∎ it is said that no one will ever know the real story on dit que personne ne saura jamais ce qui s'est vraiment passé;

∎ I've heard it said that… j'ai entendu dire que… + indicative;

∎ these fans are said to be very efficient ces ventilateurs sont très efficaces, d'après ce qu'on dit;

∎ he is said to be rich, they say he is rich on le dit riche, on dit qu'il est riche;

∎ he is said to have emigrated on dit qu'il a émigré

(d) (expressing personal opinion) dire;

∎ as you say, he is the best candidate comme tu dis, c'est lui le meilleur candidat;

∎ so he says, that's what he says c'est ce qu'il dit;

∎ I can't say how long it will last je ne peux pas dire combien de temps cela va durer;

∎ who can say? qui sait?;

∎ who can say when he'll come? qui peut dire quand il viendra?;

∎ (you can) say what you like, but I'm going vous pouvez dire ce que vous voulez, moi je m'en vais;

∎ I must say she's been very helpful je dois dire ou j'avoue qu'elle nous a beaucoup aidés;

∎ well this is a fine time to arrive, I must say! en voilà une heure pour arriver!;

∎ I'll say this much for them, they don't give up easily au moins, on peut dire qu'ils n'abandonnent pas facilement;

∎ I'll say this for him, he certainly tries hard je dois reconnaître qu'il fait tout son possible;

∎ you might as well say we're all mad! autant dire qu'on est tous fous!;

∎ you don't mean to say he's eighty-six vous n'allez pas me dire qu'il a quatre-vingt-six ans;

∎ is he stupid? - I wouldn't say that est-ce qu'il est bête? - je n'irais pas jusque-là;

∎ I should say so bien sûr que oui, je pense bien;

∎ I should say not! bien sûr que non!;

∎ if you say so si ou puisque tu le dis;

∎ and so say all of us et nous sommes tous d'accord ou de cet avis;

∎ there's no saying what will happen impossible de prédire ce qui va arriver;

∎ to say the least c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire;

∎ it's rather dangerous, to say the least c'est plutôt dangereux, c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire;

∎ I was surprised, not to say astounded j'étais surpris, pour ne pas dire stupéfait;

∎ there's something to be said for the idea l'idée a du bon;

∎ there's not much to be said for the idea l'idée ne vaut pas grand-chose;

∎ there's a lot to be said for doing sport il y a beaucoup d'avantages à faire du sport;

∎ there is little to be said for beginning now on n'a pas intérêt à commencer dès maintenant;

∎ that's not saying much ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose;

∎ it doesn't say much for his powers of observation cela en dit long sur son sens de l'observation;

∎ you're honest, I'll say that for you je dirais en votre faveur que vous êtes honnête;

∎ that isn't saying much for him ce n'est pas à son honneur;

∎ it says a lot for his courage/about his real motives cela en dit long sur son courage/ses intentions réelles;

∎ the way you dress says something about you as a person la manière dont les gens s'habillent est révélatrice de leur personnalité

(e) (think) dire, penser;

∎ I say you should leave je pense que vous devriez partir;

∎ what do you say? qu'en dites-vous?, qu'en pensez-vous?;

∎ what will people say? que vont dire les gens?;

∎ what did they say to your offer? qu'ont-ils dit de votre proposition?;

∎ what do you say we drive over or to driving over to see them? que diriez-vous de prendre la voiture et d'aller les voir?;

∎ what would you say to a picnic? que diriez-vous d'un pique-nique?, ça vous dit de faire un pique-nique?;

∎ when would you say would be the best time for us to leave? quel serait le meilleur moment pour partir, à votre avis?;

∎ to look at them, you wouldn't say they were a day over forty à les voir, on ne leur donnerait pas plus de quarante ans

(f) (suppose, assume)

∎ (let's) say your plan doesn't work, what then? admettons ou supposons que votre plan ne marche pas, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;

∎ say he doesn't arrive, who will take his place? si jamais il n'arrive pas, qui prendra sa place?;

∎ look at, say, Jane Austen or George Eliot… prends Jane Austen ou George Eliot, par exemple…;

∎ if I had, say, £100,000 to spend si j'avais, mettons ou disons, 100 000 livres à dépenser;

∎ come tomorrow, say after lunch venez demain, disons ou mettons après le déjeuner;

∎ shall we say Sunday? disons dimanche, d'accord?

(g) (indicate, register) indiquer, marquer;

∎ the clock says 10.40 la pendule indique 10 heures 40;

∎ what does your watch say? quelle heure est-il à ta montre?;

∎ the sign says 50 km le panneau indique 50 km;

∎ the gauge says 3.4 la jauge indique ou marque 3,4;

∎ it says "shake well" c'est marqué "bien agiter";

∎ the instructions say (to) open it out of doors dans le mode d'emploi, on dit qu'il faut l'ouvrir dehors;

∎ it says in the newspaper that… on dit dans le journal que… + indicative;

∎ the Bible says or it says in the Bible that… comme il est écrit dans la Bible…

(h) (express → of intonation, eyes) exprimer, marquer;

∎ his expression said everything son expression était très éloquente ou en disait long;

∎ that look says a lot ce regard en dit long

(i) (mean)

∎ that is to say c'est-à-dire;

∎ it's short, that's to say, about twenty pages c'est court, ça fait dans les vingt pages;

∎ that's not to say I don't like it cela ne veut pas dire que je ne l'aime pas

2 intransitive verb

(tell) dire;

∎ he won't say il ne veut pas le dire;

∎ I'd rather not say je préfère ne rien dire;

∎ I can't say exactly je ne sais pas au juste;

∎ it's not for me to say (speak) ce n'est pas à moi de le dire; (decide) ce n'est pas à moi de décider;

∎ I can't say fairer than that je ne peux pas mieux dire;

∎ so to say pour ainsi dire;

∎ I say! (expressing surprise) eh bien!; (expressing indignation) dites donc!; (to attract attention) dites!;

∎ American say! dites donc!;

∎ I mean to say! tout de même!, quand même!;

∎ I'll say! et comment donc!;

∎ you don't say! sans blague!, ça alors!

3 noun

∎ to have a say in sth avoir son mot à dire dans qch;

∎ I had no say in choosing the wallpaper on ne m'a pas demandé mon avis pour le choix du papier peint;

∎ I have no say in the matter je n'ai pas voix au chapitre;

∎ we had little say in the matter on ne nous a pas vraiment demandé notre avis;

∎ to have one's say dire ce qu'on a à dire;

∎ now you've had your say, let me have mine maintenant que vous avez dit ce que vous aviez à dire, laissez-moi parler

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3 say

say [seɪ]

(preterite, past participle said)

1. transitive verb

   a. dire ; [+ poem] réciter

• as I said yesterday comme je l'ai dit hier

• to say yes/no to an invitation accepter/refuser une invitation

• your father said no ton père a dit non

• nothing was said about it on n'en a pas parlé

• say after me... répétez après moi...

• could you say that again? tu peux répéter ?

• he always has a lot to say for himself il a toujours quelque chose à dire

• just say the word and I'll go vous n'avez qu'un mot à dire pour que je parte

• it's easier said than done! c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire !

• when all's said and done au bout du compte

• "yes" she said « oui » dit-elle

• "10 o'clock" he said to himself « 10 heures » se dit-il

• it says in the rules (that) il est dit dans le règlement (que)

• it is said that... on dit que...

• he got home at 6 so he says il dit être rentré à 6 heures

• he said to wait here il a dit d'attendre ici

► to say nothing of sans parler de

   b. (expressing opinions) dire

• he doesn't care what people say il se moque du qu'en-dira-t-on

• I say he should do it je suis d'avis qu'il le fasse

• what would you say is the population of Paris? à votre avis, combien y a-t-il d'habitants à Paris ?

• I would say she was 50 je lui donnerais 50 ans

• he hadn't a good word to say for her il n'a rien trouvé à dire en sa faveur

• I'll say this for him, he's honest au moins, on peut dire qu'il est honnête

• that's saying a lot ce n'est pas peu dire

• he's cleverer than his brother but that isn't saying much il est plus intelligent que son frère, mais ça n'est pas difficile

• there's something to be said for it ce n'est pas une mauvaise idée

• there's something to be said for waiting on aurait peut-être intérêt à attendre

   c. ( = indicate) that doesn't say much for his intelligence cela en dit long (ironique) sur son intelligence

• it says a lot for his courage that he stayed le fait qu'il soit resté en dit long sur son courage

   d. ( = imagine) say you won £10,000, what would you spend it on? imaginons que tu gagnes 10 000 livres, à quoi les dépenserais-tu ?

• say for argument's sake that... disons à titre d'exemple que...

   e. ( = admit) dire, reconnaître

• I must say it's a tempting offer je dois reconnaître que c'est tentant

   f. (proposals) shall we say £5/Tuesday? disons 5 livres/mardi ?

• what would you say to a round of golf? si on faisait une partie de golf ?

   g. [dial, thermometer] indiquer

• my watch says 10 o'clock ma montre indique 10 heures

   h. (emphatic) you can say that again! (inf) c'est le cas de le dire !

• enough said! (inf) je vois ce que tu veux dire !

• let's say no more about it! n'en parlons plus !

• it goes without saying that... il va sans dire que...

• didn't I say so? je l'avais bien dit, n'est-ce pas ?

2. intransitive verb

dire

• so to say pour ainsi dire

• that is to say c'est-à-dire

• you don't say! (inf) sans blague ! (inf)

• say, what time is it? (inf) (US) dites, quelle heure est-il ?

• if there were, say, 500 people s'il y avait, mettons, 500 personnes

• as they say comme on dit

• it seems rather rude, I must say cela ne me paraît guère poli, je l'avoue

• it's not for me to say ce n'est pas à moi de le dire

3. noun

• to have one's say ( = say one's piece) dire ce qu'on a à dire

• to have no say in the matter ne pas avoir voix au chapitre

• to have a say in selecting... avoir son mot à dire dans la sélection de...

• to have the final say décider en dernier ressort

4. compounds

► say-so (inf) noun

• on his say-so parce qu'il le dit

• it's his say-so c'est à lui de dire

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[seɪ] 1.
noun

to have one's say — dire ce qu'on a à dire (on sur)

to have a say/no say in something — avoir/ne pas avoir son mot à dire sur quelque chose

to have no say in the matter — ne pas avoir voix au chapitre

to have a say in appointing somebody — avoir son mot à dire sur la nomination de quelqu'un

they want more ou a bigger say — ils veulent avoir davantage leur mot à dire

to have the most ou biggest say — avoir le plus de poids
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp said)

1) [person] dire [words, prayer, hello, no] (to à)

‘hello,’ he said — ‘bonjour,’ dit-il

say after me... — répète après moi...

to say one's piece — dire ce qu'on a à dire

to say (that) — dire que

she says he's ill — elle dit qu'il est malade

how nice of you to say so — merci, c'est gentil

didn't I say so? — je l'avais bien dit!

if ou though I do say so myself! — je ne devrais pas le dire, mais...!

so they say — ( agreeing) il paraît

or so they say — ( doubtful) du moins c'est ce qu'on dit

or so he says — du moins c'est ce qu'il prétend

so to say — pour ainsi dire

as you say... — comme tu le dis...

as they say — comme on dit

I don't care what anyone says — je me moque du qu'en-dira-t-on

people ou they say she's very rich —

she is said to be very rich — on dit qu'elle est très riche

to say something on a subject — parler d'un sujet

she'll have something to say about that! — elle aura certainement quelque chose à dire là-dessus!

to say something to oneself — se dire quelque chose

what do you say to that? — qu'est-ce que tu en dis?

what do you say to the argument that...? — que répondez-vous à l'argument selon lequel...?

what would you say to a little walk? — qu'est-ce que tu dirais d'une petite promenade?

what (do you) say we eat now? — (colloq) et si on mangeait maintenant?

that's for the committee to say — c'est au comité de décider

it's not for me to say — ce n'est pas à moi de le dire

you said it! — (colloq) tu l'as dit!

you can say that again! — (colloq) ça, tu peux le dire! (colloq)

I should say it is/they were! — et comment! (colloq)

well said! — bien dit!

say no more — (colloq) ça va, j'ai compris! (colloq)

let's say no more about it — n'en parlons plus

enough said — (colloq) ça va, j'ai compris (colloq)

there's no more to be said — il n'y a rien à ajouter

it goes without saying that — il va sans dire que

don't say I didn't warn you! — tu ne pourras pas dire que je ne t'avais pas prévenu!

don't say it's raining again! — ne me dis pas qu'il recommence à pleuvoir!

you might just as well say education is useless — autant dire que l'instruction est inutile

that is to say — c'est-à-dire

that's not to say that — cela ne veut pas dire que

he was displeased, not to say furious — il était mécontent, pour ne pas dire furieux

I'll say this for her... — je dois dire à sa décharge que...

I must say (that) — je dois dire que

to have a lot to say for oneself — être bavard

what have you got to say for yourself? — ( reprimand) qu'est-ce que tu as comme excuse?; ( jocular greeting) qu'est-ce que tu deviens?

that's saying a lot — (colloq) ce n'est pas peu dire

2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] exprimer; [sign, clock, poster, dial, gauge] indiquer; [gesture, signal] signifier

it says on the radio/in the rules that — la radio/le règlement dit que

it says here that — il est dit ici que

3) ( guess) dire

how high would you say it is? — à ton avis, quelle en est la hauteur?

I'd say it was a bargain — à mon avis c'est une bonne affaire

I'd say she was about 25 — je lui donnerais environ 25 ans

4) ( assume)

to say (that) — supposer que (+ subj), mettre que (+ indic or subj)

let's say there are 20 — mettons ou supposons qu'il y en ait 20
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp said)

1)

stop when I say — arrête quand je te le dirai

he wouldn't say — il n'a pas voulu le dire

you don't say! — iron sans blague!, pas possible!

says you! — (colloq) ( taunting) que tu dis! (colloq)

says who? — (colloq)

who says? — (colloq) ( sceptical) ah oui?; (on whose authority?) et sur les ordres de qui?

2) (dated) GB

I say! — ( listen) écoute, dis donc
4.
adverb disons, mettons

say, £50 for petrol — disons or mettons, 50 livres sterling pour l'essence
5.
exclamation US dis-donc!

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it doesn't say much for their marriage — cela en dit long sur leur mariage

it says a lot for somebody/something — c'est tout à l'honneur de quelqu'un/quelque chose

that says it all — c'est tout dire, cela se passe de commentaires

there's a lot to be said for that method — cette méthode est très intéressante à bien des égards

there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet — il y a intérêt à se taire

when all is said and done — tout compte fait, en fin de compte

English-French dictionary > say
4 say

say

A n to have one's say dire ce qu'on a à dire (on sur) ; to have a say/no say in sth avoir/ne pas avoir son mot à dire sur qch ; to have no say in the matter ne pas avoir voix au chapitre ; to have a say in appointing sb/allocating sth avoir son mot à dire sur la nomination de qn/l'affectation de qch ; they want more ou a bigger say ils veulent avoir davantage leur mot à dire ; to have the most ou biggest say avoir le plus de poids.

B vtr ( prét, pp said)

1 [person] dire [words, line, prayer, hello, goodbye, yes, no] (to à) ; ‘hello,’ he said ‘bonjour,’ dit-il ; say after me… répète après moi… ; to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire ; to say (that) dire que ; she says he's ill elle dit qu'il est malade ; he said it was ready il a dit que c'était prêt ; she said there would be an accident elle a dit qu'il y aurait un accident ; I just wanted to say I'm sorry je voulais juste te dire que j'étais désolé ; she said we were to wait ou we should wait elle a dit que nous devions attendre ; he said to wait here il a dit d'attendre ici ; it's my way of saying thank you c'est ma façon de dire merci ; ‘residents say no to nuclear waste’ ‘les résidents disent non au stockage des déchets nucléaires’ ; I didn't say so, but I thought je ne l'ai pas dit, mais j'ai pensé que ; if he was angry, he didn't say so s'il était en colère, il ne l'a pas dit ; how nice of you to say so merci, c'est gentil ; didn't I say so? je l'avais bien dit! ; if ou though I do say so myself! je ne devrais pas le dire, mais…! ; so they say ( agreeing) il paraît ; or so they say ( doubtful) du moins c'est ce qu'on dit ; or so he says du moins c'est ce qu'il prétend ; so to say pour ainsi dire ; as you say… comme tu le dis… ; as they say comme on dit ; what will people say ou they say qu'est-ce que les gens diront ; I don't care what anyone says je me moque du qu'en-dira-t-on ; (you can) say what you like, I think that… tu peux dire ce que tu veux, moi je crois que… ; people ou they say she's very rich, she is said to be very rich on dit qu'elle est très riche ; some (people) say the house is haunted, the house is said to be haunted certains disent que la maison est hantée ; to have something/to have nothing to say avoir quelque chose/ne rien avoir à dire ; to say sth about sth/sb dire qch au sujet de qch/qn ; to say sth on a subject parler d'un sujet ; something was said about that at the meeting on en a parlé à la réunion ; nothing much was said about that on n'a pas dit grand-chose à ce sujet ; she'll have something to say about that! elle aura certainement quelque chose à dire là-dessus! ; to say sth to oneself se dire qch ; she said to herself (that) it couldn't be true elle s'est dit que cela ne pouvait pas être vrai ; what do you say to that? qu'est-ce que tu en dis? what do you say to the argument that…? que répondez-vous à l'argument selon lequel…? ; what would you say to people who think that…? que répondriez-vous à ceux qui pensent que…? ; what would you say to a little walk? qu'est-ce que tu dirais d'une petite promenade? ; I wouldn't say no to another slice je ne dirais pas non à une autre tranche ; what (do you) say we eat now ○ ? et si on mangeait maintenant? ; to say whether/who dire si/qui ; that's for the committee to say c'est au comité de décider ; it's not for me to say ce n'est pas à moi de le dire ; you said it ○ ! tu l'as dit! ; you can say that again ○ ! ça, tu peux le dire ○ ! ; I should say it is/they were! et comment ○ ! ; well said! bien dit! ; and so say all of us! nous sommes tous d'accord là-dessus! ; say no more ○ ça va, j'ai compris! ○ ; let's say no more about it n'en parlons plus ; enough said ○ ça va, j'ai compris ○ ; there's no more to be said il n'y a rien à ajouter ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; don't say I didn't warn you! tu ne pourras pas dire que je ne t'avais pas prévenu! ; don't say it's raining again! ne me dis pas qu'il pleut de nouveau! ; you might just as well say education is useless autant dire que l'instruction est inutile ; that is to say c'est-à-dire ; that's not to say that cela ne veut pas dire que ; he was displeased, not to say furious il était mécontent, pour ne pas dire furieux ; I'll say this for her… je dois dire à sa décharge que… ; one thing you have to say about Liz is… s'il y a une chose qu'il faut reconnaître à propos de Liz c'est… ; I must say (that) je dois dire que ; it seems rather expensive, I must say cela paraît un peu cher, je dois dire ; well, I must say! ça alors! ; to have a lot to say for oneself être bavard ; what have you got to say for yourself? qu'est-ce que tu as comme excuse? ; that isn't saying much ○ ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose ○ ; that's saying a lot ○ ce n'est pas peu dire ;

2 [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire ; [painter, painting, music, gift] exprimer ; [sign, poster, dial, gauge] indiquer ; [gesture, signal] signifier ; as Plato says comme le dit Platon ; she wrote saying she couldn't come elle a écrit pour dire qu'elle ne pouvait pas venir ; it says on the radio/in the rules that la radio/le règlement dit que ; it says here that il est dit ici que ; the clock says three la pendule indique trois heures ; the dial says 300 le cadran indique 300 ; a notice saying where to meet une affiche qui indique le lieu de réunion ; this music says something/doesn't say anything to me cette musique me parle/ne me parle pas ;

3 ( guess) dire (that que) ; to say how much/when/whether dire combien/quand/si ; that's impossible to say c'est impossible à dire ; how high would you say it is? à ton avis, quelle en est la hauteur? ; I'd say it was a bargain à mon avis c'est une bonne affaire ; I'd say she was about 25 je lui donnerais environ 25 ans ; he's about six foot, wouldn't you say? il mesure environ un mètre quatre-vingts, tu ne crois pas? ;

4 ( assume) to say (that) supposer que (+ subj), mettre que (+ indic or subj) ; let's say there are 20 mettons ou supposons qu'il y en ait 20 ; say you have an accident suppose que tu aies un accident ; say we win, we'll still have to beat Liverpool à supposer que nous gagnions, il faudra encore battre Liverpool.

C vi ( prét, pp said)

1 stop when I say arrête quand je te le dirai ; he wouldn't say il n'a pas voulu le dire ; I'd rather not say je préfère ne pas le dire ; you don't say! iron sans blague!, pas possible! ; says you ○ ! ( taunting) que tu dis ○ ! ; says who ○ ?, who says ○ ? ( sceptical) ah oui? ; ( on whose authority?) et sur les ordres de qui? ;

2 †GB I say! ( listen) écoute, dis donc ; ( shocked) ma parole! ; ( to hail sb) hé!

D adv disons, mettons ; you'll need, say, £50 for petrol tu auras besoin de, disons or mettons, 50 livres sterling pour l'essence.

E excl US dis-donc! ; say, who are you? dites-donc, qui êtes-vous?

Idioms

it doesn't say much for their marriage/her commitment cela en dit long sur leur mariage/son engagement ; it says a lot ou something about his education that he succeeded le fait qu'il a réussi en dit long sur son éducation ; it says a lot for sb/sth c'est tout à l'honneur de qn/qch ; that says it all c'est tout dire, cela se passe de commentaire ; there's a lot to be said for that method cette méthode est très intéressante à bien des égards ; there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet il y a intérêt à se taire ; when all is said and done tout compte fait, en fin de compte.

Big English-French dictionary > say
5 say

seɪ
1. гл.
1) говорить;
сказать, произнести вслух they say - it is said let us say there is no saying say no say no more say nothing of say nay Syn: communicate, speak, state, verbalize
2) а) повторять наизусть;
произносить вслух, читать, отвечать (урок и т. п.) At the wedding ceremony, the priest said, 'Say after me...' ≈ Во время свадебной церемонии священник сказал: "Повторяйте за мной..." б) декламировать;
читать наизусть, по памяти
3) а) считать, полагать;
высказывать свое мнение What do you say to going to a cinema tonight? ≈ Что ты думаешь по поводу того, чтобы сходить в кино сегодня вечером? б) приводить доводы, аргументы;
свидетельствовать (за, против for, against) The villagers had plenty to say against the building of the new airport. ≈ У жителей деревни было много аргументов против строительства нового аэропорта. Losing that contract doesn't say much for the directors skill in business. ≈ Потеря контракта - это не аргумент для искушенного в бизнесе директора.
4) показывать( о приборе, часах и т. п.) Syn: indicate ∙ say over I say!, say! ≈ послушайте!;
ну и ну! no sooner said than done ≈ сказано - сделано when all is said and done ≈ в конечном счете before you could say Jack Robinson ≈ моментально;
не успеешь оглянуться, как;
и опомниться не успеешь, как you don't say so! you said it you may well say so what I say is I should say I should say so hear say that is to say say the word
2. сущ.
1) мнение, слово Syn: opinion
2) авторитет, влияние to have the say амер. ≈ иметь влияние в какой-то сфере, распоряжаться Syn: influence, impact высказывание, мнение, слово - to have one's * высказываться;
высказывать свое мнение - he has had his * он уже высказал свое мнение, он уже имел возможность высказаться - it is now my * теперь я скажу /моя очередь говорить/ - let him have his * пусть он выскажется - to say one's * высказывать все, что думаешь авторитет, влияние - to have a * in the matter иметь влияние в каком-л. деле;
участвовать в решении какого-л. вопроса - to have no * in the matter не иметь права вмешиваться в решение или обсуждение какого-л. вопроса - I have no * in this matter не я решаю этот вопрос - to have the * (американизм) иметь право окончательно решать( что-л.) - who has the * in the matter? за кем решающее слово в этом вопросе? говорить, сказать - "All right", he *s "Хорошо", - говорит он - "Come here", said he "Подойди(те) сюда", - сказал он - "I will do it", she said (resolutely) "Я сделаю это", - (про) молвила она (решительно) - he said it sharply он сказал это резко - what does he *? что он говорит? - he said (that) he was busy он сказал, что он занят - she said (that) she wanted to see me она сказала, что хочет видеть меня - he said (that) she should come он сказал /велел/, чтобы она пришла - I * (that) you must do it я говорю, что ты должен это сделать - to * smth. to smb. сказать что-л. кому-л. - I have smth. to * to you мне нужно тебе кое-что сказать - to * nothing ничего на сказать /не говорить/, (про) молчать - I have nothing to * мне нечего сказать, мне не о чем говорить - I have nothing to * to him мне нечего ему сказать;
мне с ним не о чем говорить, я и говорить с ним не желаю - I shall * no more я больше ничего не скажу - * no more! ни слова больше!, хватит! - he didn't * a word он не вымолвил /не произнес, не сказал/ ни (одного) слова - to * to oneself сказать себе, (по) думать про себя - to * smth. again повторять что-л. - * that again! повторите! - to * over a role повторять /учить/ роль - to * smth. over and over again повторять что-л. без конца - they * such things out of /through/ envy они говорят такие вещи из зависти - easier said than done легче сказать, чем сделать - no sooner said than done сказано - сделано - the less said the better чем меньше слов, тем лучше - (the) least said (the) soonest mended (пословица) словами делу не поможешь;
разговорами можно только испортить дело - that is to * другими /иными/ словами, иначе говоря, то есть - in three weeks' time, that is to * on January 20 через три недели, другими словами /то есть/ 20-го января - to * what one knows говорить (то), что знаешь - do it because I * so сделай это, потому что я так говорю /велю/ - you have no right to * so! вы не имеете права так говорить! - I'm glad to * с радостью могу сказать /отметить и т. п./ - I'm sorry to *... к сожалению... - I must * признаться - the news surprised me, I must * признаюсь /признаться сказать/, эти новости удивили меня - I mean to * (that...) (этим) я хочу сказать (что...) - you don't mean to * that... неужели вы хотите сказать, что... - to * yes сказать /говорить/ "да", давать согласие, соглашаться;
подтерждать (заявление, сообщение) - to * yes to an invitation принимать приглашение - to * no сказать /говорить/ "нет", не давать согласия, отказывать;
отрицать, опровергать( заявление, сообщение) - to * no to an invitation не принять /отказаться от/ приглашения - she again said no to me она опять отказала мне - to * smb. nay отклонить /отвергнуть/ чью-л. просьбу - to * thank you сказать "спасибо", (по) благодарить - to * good morning( to smb.) (по) желать( кому-л.) доброго утра, (по) здороваться( с кем-л.) утром - to * good night (to smb.) (по) желать (кому-л.) спокойной ночи, (по) прощаться( с кем-л.) - to * goodbye сказать "до свидания", (по) прощаться - to * nothing of не говоря( уже) (о чем-л.) - he knows no mathematics to * nothing of cybernetics он не имеет представления о математике, не говоря уже о кибернетике - not to *... чтобы не сказать... - he was rude, not to * insolent он держал себя грубо, чтобы не сказать нагло - (it) goes without *ing само собой разумеется выражать - that was well said это было хорошо сказано - I don't know how to * it я не знаю, как это сказать /выразить/ - if I may * so если можно так выразиться - he is, if I may * so, a fool он, с позволения сказать, дурак - her eyes said more than her words ее глаза были красноречивее ее слов - America, or, better said, the United States of America Америка, или, правильнее сказать, Соединенные Штаты Америки обыкн. безл. говорить, утверждать( что, якобы), сообщать - people /they/ * (that) the experiment was successful говорят /ходят слухи/, что опыт удался - it is said in the papers that the treaty was signed yesterday в газетах сообщают6 что договор был подписан вчера - he is said to be /they * he is/ a great singer говорят, (что) он выдающийся певец - he is said to swim well говорят, (что) он хорошо плавает - it is generally said that... обычно утверждают /считают/, что... гласить;
говориться - the law *s... закон гласит..., по закону... - the text of the treaty *s текст договора гласит, в тексте договора записано - the telegram *s, it *s /is said/ in the telegram телеграмма гласит, в телеграмме сказано - the letter *s, it *s /is said/ in the letter в письме говорится - the notice *s that the show is cancelled в объявлении сказано, что спектакль отменяется - the tower clock *s ten o'clock на башенных часах десять (часов), башенные часы показывают десять (часов) - the publisher *s in the preface that... издатель говорит в своем предисловии, что... иметь или высказывать мнение, считать, полагать - it was said by Plato that... Платон утверждал, что...;
у Платона сказано /говорится/, что... - what I * is по-моему, по моему мнению, я считаю, мне кажется - I * you must do it я считаю, что ты должен это сделать - and so * all of us и мы тоже так думаем, и мы такого же мнения - to * out /(редк) away/ высказаться откровенно, облегчить душу - I cannot /couldn't/ * (whether he will come) я не знаю (придет ли он) - I wish I could * when it will happen хотел бы я знать, когда это произойдет - it is hard to * why трудно (с уверенностью) сказать, почему - there is no *ing how all this will end кто знает, как /чем/ все это кончится - I should * that he is right я бы сказал /я полагаю/, что он прав - is it expensive? - I should * not это дорого? - Я бы не сказал /Не думаю/ - you wouldn't * by his look that... по его виду не скажешь, что... - to have smth. to * (to /about/ smth.) иметь мнение (относительно чего-л.) - what have you to * (to all this) ? какое у вас (обо всем этом) мнение?;
что вы (обо всем этом /на все это/) скажете? - what did he * to that? каково его мнение на этот счет?, что он об этом думаент?, что он на это сказал? - what do you * to my proposal? как вы смотрите на мое предложение? - what do you * /what * you/ to a meal? как насчет того, чтобы поесть? - what do you * to a game of tennis? сыграем /не хотите ли сыграть/ в теннис? приводить доводы, аргументы;
свидетельствовать - to * smth. for smth., smb. высказываться за что-л., кого-л.;
свидетельствовать в пользу чего-л., кого-л. - I cannot * much for this method мне нечего сказать в пользу этого метода - I can't * much for his mathematics я не могу сказать, чтобы он был очень силен в математике - that doesn't * much for his intelligence это не свидетельствует о его большом уме - I cannot * much for his style я невысокого мнения о его стиле;
об его стиле говорить не приходится - it *s little to me мне это мало что говорит - there is much to * /to be said/ for this plan многое говорит в пользу этого плана - there is much to be said on both sides есть много доводов и за и против - to * a good word for smb. замолвить за кого-л. словечко - to have smth. to * возражать - he always has smth. to * to my friends он всегда возражает против моих друзей - I am afraid he will have smth. to * about it боюсь, что он будет недоволен этим /возражать против этого/ - to have smth. to * for oneself сказать что-л. в свою защиту /в свое оправдание/;
рассказывать кое-что о себе;
(разговорное) быть разговорчивым, бойким на язык - what have you to * for yourself? что вы можете сказать в свое оправдание?;
что вы можете о себе рассказать?, что у вас нового? - he has plenty to * for himself он за словом в карман не полезет - to have nothing to * не иметь доводов, не находить аргументов - I have nothing to * to this мне нечего на это возразить - I have nothing to * against him я ничего против него не имею - to have nothing to * for oneself не знать, что сказать в свою защиту /в свое оправдание/;
(разговорное) быть неразговорчивым читать наизусть, декламировать - to * a poem читать /декламировать/ стихотворение повторять наизусть, произносить вслух - to * a lesson отвечать урок( учителю) - to * one's lessons повторять уроки - to * one's prayers молиться, читать молитвы - to * grace прочесть молитву (перед трапезой) - to * mass служить мессу /обедню/ допускать;
предполагать - let us say скажем, например, к примеру сказать, примерно - come to see me one of these days, let us * Sunday приходи ко мне на этих днях, скажем, в воскресенье - if fifty is too much, shall we * thirty? если пятьдесят слишком много, то тогда, может быть, тридцать? - well, * it were true, what then? ну, допустим, (что) это верно, что ж из того? ( устаревшее) высказаться > I *!, *! послушайте!, эй! (оклик или восклицание, рассчитанные на привлечение внимания собеседника) ;
да ну!, ну и ну!, вот так так!, вот тебе и на! (выражает удивление или протест) > I *, what's the point of all this? послушай, в чем смысл всего этого? > I *, do come and look at this! подойди же и посмотри на это! > *, how is that? ну как же так? > oh, I*! It was you who spoke to me! да что вы! Это ведь вы заговрили первая! > so you *! рассказывайте!, так я вам и поверил! > *s you!, тж. sez you! (просторечие) брехня!, как бы не так!, еще чего скажешь! > I should * so! еще бы!, конечно! > I should * not! ни за что!, конечно, нет! > you don't * (so) ! что вы говорите!, не может быть!, неужели!, скажи(те) на милость /пожалуйста/! > it is just as you *, you said it вот именно > you may well * so! совершенно верно /точно/! > * when скажи, когда довольно( обычно говорят, наливая в рюмку вино) > to * the word приказать;
распорядиться > you have only to * the word вам стоит только слово сказать, только прикажите > what he *s goes его слово - закон > when all is said and done в конечном счете > to * it with flowers галантно ухаживать;
передавать чье-л. поручение, привет и т. п. в утонченно-любезной форме > before you could * Jack Robinson /knife/ не успеешь оглянуться, в один момент приблизительно, примерно - the property is worth, *, four million dollars это владение стоит приблизительно четыре миллиона долларов например - if we compress any gas say oxygen если мы сожмем любой газ, например /скажем, хотя бы/ кислород before you could ~ Jack Robinson моментально;
не успеешь оглянуться, как;
и опомниться не успеешь, как ~ указывать, показывать;
the clock says five minutes after twelve часы показывают пять минут первого a few of them, ~ a dozen несколько из них, скажем, дюжина;
well, say it were true, what then? ну, допустим, что это верно, что же из этого? say влияние, авторитет;
to have no say in the matter не участвовать в обсуждении или решении (какого-л.) вопроса;
to have the say амер. распоряжаться to have nothing to ~ for oneself разг. быть неразговорчивым to have nothing to ~ for oneself не иметь, что сказать в свою защиту say влияние, авторитет;
to have no say in the matter не участвовать в обсуждении или решении (какого-л.) вопроса;
to have the say амер. распоряжаться I should ~ ничего себе, нечего сказать;
I should say so еще бы, конечно;
to hear say слышать sayover повторять;
I say!, амер. say! послушайте!;
ну и ну! I should ~ ничего себе, нечего сказать;
I should say so еще бы, конечно;
to hear say слышать I should ~ я полагаю I should ~ ничего себе, нечего сказать;
I should say so еще бы, конечно;
to hear say слышать ~ (said) говорить, сказать;
they say, it is said говорят;
it says in the book в книге говорится ~ (said) говорить, сказать;
they say, it is said говорят;
it says in the book в книге говорится ~ мнение, слово;
let him have his say пусть он выскажется no sooner said than done сказано - сделано;
that is to say то есть a few of them, ~ a dozen несколько из них, скажем, дюжина;
well, say it were true, what then? ну, допустим, что это верно, что же из этого? ~ произносить, повторять наизусть;
декламировать;
to say one's lesson отвечать урок;
to say grace прочесть молитву (перед трапезой) a few of them, ~ a dozen несколько из них, скажем, дюжина;
well, say it were true, what then? ну, допустим, что это верно, что же из этого? to ~ no отказать;
to say no more замолчать;
to say nothing of не говоря о;
to say (smb.) nay отказать (кому-л.) в просьбе to ~ no отрицать to ~ no отказать;
to say no more замолчать;
to say nothing of не говоря о;
to say (smb.) nay отказать (кому-л.) в просьбе to ~ no отказать;
to say no more замолчать;
to say nothing of не говоря о;
to say (smb.) nay отказать (кому-л.) в просьбе ~ произносить, повторять наизусть;
декламировать;
to say one's lesson отвечать урок;
to say grace прочесть молитву (перед трапезой) to ~ the word приказать, распорядиться;
when all is said and done в конечном счете to ~ to oneself сказать себе, подумать про себя;
there is no saying кто знает, невозможно сказать sayover повторять;
I say!, амер. say! послушайте!;
ну и ну! no sooner said than done сказано - сделано;
that is to say то есть to ~ to oneself сказать себе, подумать про себя;
there is no saying кто знает, невозможно сказать ~ (said) говорить, сказать;
they say, it is said говорят;
it says in the book в книге говорится they: they pron pers.( в неопределенно-личных оборотах): they say говорят what do you ~ to a game of billiards? не хотите ли сыграть в бильярд?;
(let us) say скажем, например you may well ~ so совершенно верно;
what I say is по-моему a few of them, ~ a dozen несколько из них, скажем, дюжина;
well, say it were true, what then? ну, допустим, что это верно, что же из этого? to ~ the word приказать, распорядиться;
when all is said and done в конечном счете you don't ~ (so) ! да ну!, не может быть!;
you said it разг. вот именно you may well ~ so совершенно верно;
what I say is по-моему you don't ~ (so) ! да ну!, не может быть!;
you said it разг. вот именно

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > say
6 say

1. [seı] n
1. высказывание, мнение, слово

to have one's say - высказываться; высказывать своё мнение

he has had his say - он уже высказал своё мнение, он уже имел возможность высказаться

it is now my say - теперь я скажу /моя очередь говорить/

let him have his say - пусть он выскажется

to say one's say - высказывать всё, что думаешь

2. авторитет, влияние

to have a say in the matter - иметь, влияние в каком-л. деле; участвовать в решении какого-л. вопроса

to have no say in the matter - не иметь права вмешиваться в решение или обсуждение какого-л. вопроса

I have no say in this matter - не я решаю этот вопрос

to have the say - амер. иметь право окончательно решать (что-л.)

who has the say in the matter? - за кем решающее слово в этом вопросе?
2. [seı] v (said)
1. 1) говорить, сказать

❝All right❞, he says - «Хорошо», - говорит он

❝Come here❞, said he - «Подойди(те) сюда», - сказал он

❝I will do it❞, she said (resolutely) - «Я сделаю это», - (про)молвила она (решительно)

he said it sharply [in a harsh voice] - он сказал это резко [резким /сердитым/ голосом]

what does he say? - что он говорит?

he said (that) he was busy - он сказал, что он занят

she said (that) she wanted to see me [to read this book] - она сказала, что хочет видеть меня [прочесть эту книгу]

he said (that) she should come - он сказал /велел/, чтобы она пришла

I say (that) you must do it - я говорю, что ты должен это сделать [см. тж. 4]

to say smth. to smb. - сказать что-л. кому-л.

I have smth. to say to you - мне нужно тебе кое-что сказать [ср. тж. 4 и 5]

to say nothing - ничего не сказать /не говорить/, (про)молчать

I have nothing to say - мне нечего сказать, мне не о чем говорить [см. тж. 5]

I have nothing to say to him - а) мне нечего ему сказать; б) мне с ним не о чем говорить, я и говорить с ним не желаю

I shall say no more - я больше ничего не скажу

say no more! - ни слова больше!, хватит!

he didn't say a word - он не вымолвил /не произнёс, не сказал/ ни (одного) слова

to say to oneself - сказать себе, (по)думать про себя

to say smth. again - повторять что-л.

say that again! - повторите!

to say over a role - повторять /учить/ роль

to say smth. over and over again - повторять что-л. без конца

they say such things out of /through/ envy - они говорят такие вещи из зависти

easier said than done - легче сказать, чем сделать

no sooner said than done - сказано - сделано

the less said the better - чем меньше слов, тем лучше

(the) least said (the) soonest mended - посл. ≅ словами делу не поможешь; разговорами можно только испортить дело

that is to say - другими /иными/ словами, иначе говоря, то есть

in three weeks' time, that is to say on January 20 - через три недели, другими словами /то есть/ 20-го января

to say what one knows [wants] - говорить (то), что знаешь [хочешь]

do it because I say so - сделай это, потому что я так говорю /велю/

you have no right to say so! - вы не имеете права так говорить!

I'm glad to say - с радостью могу сказать /отметить и т. п./

I'm sorry to say... - к сожалению...

I must say - признаться

the news surprised me, I must say - признаюсь /признаться сказать/, эти новости удивили меня

I mean to say (that...) - (этим) я хочу сказать (что...)

you don't mean to say that... - неужели вы хотите сказать, что...

to say yes - а) сказать /говорить/ «да», давать согласие, соглашаться; to say yes to an invitation [to a proposal] - принимать приглашение [предложение]; б) подтверждать (заявление, сообщение)

to say no - а) сказать /говорить/ «нет», не давать согласия, отказывать; to say no to an invitation [to a proposal] - не принять /отказаться от/ приглашения [предложения]; she again said no to me - она опять отказала мне; б) отрицать, опровергать (заявление, сообщение)

to say smb. nay - отклонить /отвергнуть/ чью-л. просьбу

to say thank you - сказать «спасибо», (по)благодарить

to say good morning (to smb.) - (по)желать (кому-л.) доброго утра, (по)здороваться (с кем-л.) утром

to say good night (to smb.) - (по)желать (кому-л.) спокойной ночи, (по)прощаться (с кем-л.)

to say goodbye - сказать «до свидания», (по)прощаться

to say nothing of - не говоря (уже) (о чём-л.)

he knows no mathematics to say nothing of cybernetics - он не имеет представления о математике, не говоря уже о кибернетике

not to say... - чтобы не сказать...

he was rude, not to say insolent - он держал себя грубо, чтобы не сказать нагло

(it) goes without saying - само собой разумеется

2) выражать

that was well said - это было хорошо сказано

I don't know how to say it - я не знаю, как это сказать /выразить/

if I may say so - если можно так выразиться

he is, if I may say so, a fool - он, с позволения сказать, дурак

her eyes said more than her words - её глаза были красноречивее её слов

America, or, better said, the United States of America - Америка, или, правильнее сказать, Соединённые Штаты Америки

2. обыкн. безл. говорить, утверждать (что, якобы), сообщать

people /they/ say (that) the experiment was successful - говорят /ходят слухи/, что опыт удался

it is said in the papers that the treaty was signed yesterday - в газетах сообщают, что договор был подписан вчера

he is said to be /they say he is/ a great singer - говорят, (что) он выдающийся певец

he is said to swim well - говорят, (что) он хорошо плавает

it is generally said that... - обычно утверждают /считают/, что...

3. гласить; говориться

the law says... - закон гласит..., по закону...

the text of the treaty says - текст договора гласит, в тексте договора записано

the telegram says, it says /is said/ in the telegram - телеграмма гласит, в телеграмме сказано

the letter says, it says /is said/ in the letter - в письме говорится

the notice says that the show is cancelled - в объявлении сказано, что спектакль отменяется

the tower clock says ten o'clock - на башенных часах десять (часов), башенные часы показывают десять (часов)

the publisher says in the preface that... - издатель говорит в своём предисловии, что...

4. иметь или высказывать мнение, считать, полагать

it was said by Plato that... - Платон утверждал, что...; у Платона сказано /говорится/, что...

what I say is - по-моему, по моему мнению, я считаю, мне кажется

I say you must do it - я считаю, что ты должен это сделать [см. тж. 1, 1)]

and so say all of us - и мы тоже так думаем, и мы такого же мнения

to say out /редк. away/ - высказаться откровенно, облегчить душу

I cannot /couldn't/ say (whether he will come) - я не знаю (придёт ли он)

I wish I could say when it will happen - хотел бы я знать, когда это произойдёт

it is hard to say why [who it was] - трудно (с уверенностью) сказать почему [кто это был]

there is no saying how all this will end - кто знает, как /чем/ всё это кончится

I should say that he is right - я бы сказал /я полагаю/, что он прав

is it expensive? - I should say not - это дорого? - Я бы не сказал /Не думаю/ [ср. тж. ♢ ]

you wouldn't say by his look that... - по его виду не скажешь, что...

to have smth. to say (to /about/ smth.) - иметь мнение (относительно чего-л.) [ср. тж. 1, 1) и 5]

what have you to say (to all this)? - какое у вас (обо всём этом) мнение?; что вы (обо всём этом /на всё это/) скажете?

what did he say to that? - каково его мнение на этот счёт?, что он об этом думает?, что он на это сказал?

what do you say to my proposal? - как вы смотрите на моё предложение?

what do you say /what say you/ to a meal [to a trip to London]? - как насчёт того, чтобы поесть [съездить в Лондон]?

what do you say to a game of tennis? - сыграем /не хотите ли сыграть/ в теннис?

5. приводить доводы, аргументы; свидетельствовать

to say smth. for [against] smth., smb. - высказываться за [против] чего-л., кого-л.; свидетельствовать в пользу [против] чего-л., кого-л.

I cannot say much for this method - мне нечего сказать в пользу этого метода

I can't say much for his mathematics - я не могу сказать, чтобы он был очень силён в математике

that doesn't say much for his intelligence - это не свидетельствует о его большом уме

I cannot say much for his style - я невысокого мнения об его стиле; об его стиле говорить не приходится

it says little to me - мне это мало что говорит

there is much to say /to be said/ for [against] this plan - многое говорит в пользу [не в пользу] этого плана

there is much to be said on both sides - есть много доводов и за и против

to say a good word for smb. - замолвить за кого-л. словечко

to have smth. to say - возражать [ср. тж. 1, 1) и 4]

he always has smth. to say to my friends [to their coming] - он всегда возражает против моих друзей [их приезда]

I am afraid he will have smth. to say about it - боюсь, что он будет недоволен этим /возражать против этого/

to have smth. to say for oneself - а) сказать что-л. в свою защиту /в своё оправдание/; what have you to say for yourself? - что вы можете сказать в своё оправдание [см. тж. б)]; б) рассказывать кое-что себе; what have you to say for yourself? - что вы можете о себе рассказать?, что у вас нового? [см. тж. а)]; в) разг. быть разговорчивым, бойким на язык

he has plenty to say for himself - он за словом в карман не полезет

to have nothing to say - не иметь доводов, не находить аргументов [см. тж. 1, 1)]

I have nothing to say to this - мне нечего на это возразить

I have nothing to say against him - я ничего против него не имею

to have nothing to say for oneself - а) не знать, что сказать в свою защиту /в своё оправдание/; б) разг. быть неразговорчивым

6. 1) читать наизусть, декламировать

to say a poem - читать /декламировать/ стихотворение

2) повторять наизусть, произносить вслух

to say a lesson - отвечать урок ( учителю)

to say one's lessons - повторять уроки

to say one's prayers - молиться, читать молитвы

to say grace - прочесть молитву ( перед трапезой)

to say mass - служить мессу /обедню/

7. допускать; предполагать

let us say - скажем, например, к примеру сказать, примерно

come to see me one of these days, let us say Sunday - приходи ко мне на этих днях, скажем, в воскресенье

if fifty is too much, shall we say thirty? - если пятьдесят слишком много, то тогда, может быть, тридцать?

well, say it were true, what then? - ну, допустим, (что) это верно, что ж из того?

8. уст. поэт. высказаться

♢ I say!, say! - а) послушайте!, эй! (оклик или восклицание, рассчитанные на привлечение внимания собеседника); I say, what's the point of all this? - послушай, в чём смысл всего этого?; I say, do come and look at this! - подойди же и посмотри на это!; б) да ну!, ну и ну!, вот так так!, вот тебе и на! ( выражает удивление или протест)

say, how is that? - ну как же так?

oh, I say! It was you who spoke to me! - да что вы! Это ведь вы заговорили первая!

so you say! - рассказывайте!, так я вам и поверил!

says you!, тж. sez you! - прост. брехня!, как бы не так!, ещё чего скажешь!

I should say so! - ещё бы!, конечно!

I should say not! - ни за что!, конечно, нет! [ср. тж. 4]

you don't say (so)! - что вы говорите?, не может быть!, неужели!, скажи(те) на милость /пожалуйста/!

it is just as you say, you said it - вот именно

you may well say so! - совершенно верно /точно/!

say when - скажи, когда довольно (обычно говорят, наливая в рюмку вино)

to say the word - приказать; распорядиться

you have only to say the word - вам стоит только слово сказать, только прикажите

what he says goes - его слово - закон

when all is said and done - в конечном счёте

to say it with flowers - а) галантно ухаживать; б) передавать чьё-л. поручение, привет и т. п. в утончённо-любезной форме

before you could say Jack Robinson /knife/ - ≅ не успеешь оглянуться, в один момент
3. [seı] adv
1. приблизительно, примерно

the property is worth, say, four million dollars - это владение стоит приблизительно четыре миллиона долларов

2. например

if we compress any gas say oxygen - если мы сожмём любой газ, например /скажем, хотя бы/ кислород

НБАРС > say
7 say

I [seɪ]
nome

to have one's say — dire la propria, dare il proprio parere (on su)

to have a say, no say (in the matter) — avere, non avere voce in capitolo

they want more o a bigger say vogliono avere più peso; to have the most o biggest say — avere più voce in capitolo o più peso
II 1. [seɪ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. said)

1) [ person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a)

"hello," he said — "ciao" disse

say after me... — ripetete dopo di me...

to say (that) — dire che

didn't I say so? — non l'avevo detto?

if o though I do say so myself! non dovrei dirlo io! so they say (agreeing) così dicono; or so they say (doubtful) così almeno dicono; so to say per così dire; as you say... come dici tu...; as they say come si dice, come si suol dire; people o they say he's very rich he is said to be very rich si dice che sia molto ricco; to say sth. to oneself dire fra sé (e sé); what do you say to that? e adesso? come rispondi? what do you say to...? cosa ne pensi di...? what would you say to a little walk? che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? what (do you) say we eat now? colloq. e se mangiassimo adesso? it's not for me to say non sono io che devo dirlo, non tocca a me dirlo; you said it! colloq. l'hai detto! you can say that again! colloq. puoi ben dirlo! I should say it is! eccome! well said! ben detto! say no more, enough said colloq. va bene, non dire o aggiungere altro; let's say no more about it non ne parliamo più; there's no more to be said non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere; it goes without saying that va da sé o è ovvio che; don't say it's raining again! non mi dire che piove di nuovo! you might just as well say... tanto vale dire che...; that is to say cioè, vale a dire; that's not to say that ciò non vuol dire che; he was displeased, not to say furious era scontento, per non dire furioso; I must say (that) devo dire (che); to have a lot to say for oneself (negative) essere pieno di sé; (positive) avere molti pregi; what have you got to say for yourself? che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa? that's saying a lot — colloq. non è poco

2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] esprimere; [sign, poster, gauge] indicare; [gesture, signal] significare, voler dire

it says on the radio, in the rules that — la radio, il regolamento dice che

it says here that — qui dice che

the clock says three — l'orologio fa le tre

the dial says 300 — il quadrante segna 300

3) (guess)

how high would you say it is? — secondo te quanto è alto?

I'd say it was a bargain — secondo me era un affare

I'd say she was about 25 — le avrei dato 25 anni

4) (assume)

let's say (that) — supponiamo o mettiamo che
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. said)

1)

stop when I say — fermati quando te lo dico

he wouldn't say — non ha voluto dirlo

you don't say! — iron. ma non mi dire! ma va là!

says you! — colloq. (taunting) lo dici tu!

says who! who says? — colloq. (sceptical) ah sì? (on whose authority?) e chi lo dice?

2) BE ant.

I say! — (listen) ascolta! (shocked) giuro, sulla mia parola!

••

it says a lot for sb., sth. — la dice lunga su qcn., qcs.

that says it all — è tutto dire

there's a lot to be said for that method — molte cose si possono dire in favore di questo metodo

there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet — ci sono molti motivi per stare zitti

when all is said and done — tutto considerato, a conti fatti
III [seɪ]
avverbio diciamo, poniamo

you'll need, say, Ј 50 for petrol — avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina
IV [seɪ]
interiezione AE ehi, senti (un po')

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[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) dire

2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) dire

3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) dire

4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) dire
2. noun
(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) (diritto di parlare), (voce in capitolo)

- saying
- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say
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say (1) /seɪ/
n. [u]

1 quel che si ha da dire; opinione: to have (o to say) one's say, dire la propria; dare il proprio parere

2 diritto di parlare (o di decidere); voce in capitolo: to have a say ( in the matter), aver voce in capitolo (nella faccenda).
say (2) /seɪ/
inter.

(fam. USA) ehi!; di' un po'! senti (un po')!
♦ (to) say /seɪ/
(pass. e p. p. said), v. t. e i.

1 dire; dichiarare; asserire; affermare; recitare: «Move this table,» Mary said, «sposta questo tavolo» disse Mary; I said straightaway I wanted to buy it, but he told me to think it over, io dissi subito che volevo comprarlo ma lui mi disse di rifletterci bene; I'm only going to say a few words, dirò solo poche parole; to say «Good morning», dire «buongiorno»; dare il buongiorno; Say after me: «I swear to speak the truth», ripeti dopo di me: «Giuro di dire la verità»; to say yes [no], dire di sì [di no]; needless to say, inutile a dirsi; manco a dirlo; People say ( o they say) he's very wealthy, dicono che sia molto ricco; He is said to be extremely rich, si dice che sia ricchissimo; Say your prayers, di' (o recita) le preghiere!; He said he would run in the election, ha dichiarato che si sarebbe candidato alle elezioni; It's hard to say, è difficile a dirsi; DIALOGO → - At the bus stop- I'd say I've been here about fifteen minutes, direi che sono qui da quindici minuti; What did he say about me?, che cosa ha detto di me?; What do you have to say about that?, che cosa ne dici?; Do as I say, fai come dico io; Let us say he is innocent, diciamo che è (o supponiamo che sia) innocente; Let's meet again tomorrow, say at 4, ritroviamoci domani pomeriggio, diciamo alle 4 NOTA D'USO: - to tell o to say?-

2 ( di testo scritto) dire; essere scritto: What does her note say?, che cosa dice il suo biglietto?; It says on the label that it should be taken before your meals, l'etichetta dice che lo si deve prendere prima dei pasti; It is said in the Bible, lo dice la Bibbia; sta scritto nella Bibbia

3 indicare; segnare; fare: The tower clock says ten past four, l'orologio della torre segna le 4 e 10

● (GB) I say, you do look smart!, ehi, come sei elegante! □ That says a lot about his reliability, questo la dice lunga sulla sua affidabilità □ What have you got to say for yourself?, che cosa puoi dire a tua discolpa? □ There is a lot to be said for their offer, la loro offerta sembra assai vantaggiosa □ It doesn't say much for his fitness to run the business, non depone certo a favore della sua capacità di mandare avanti la ditta □ to say a good word for sb., dire (o mettere) una buona parola per q. □ to say nothing of, per non dire (o parlare) di □ What would you say (o do you say) to a glass of beer?, che ne diresti (o che ne dici) di una birra? □ to say to oneself, dire fra sé; pensare □ (fam. USA) to say uncle, arrendersi; dire basta □ (versando da bere a q.) «Say when!» – «When», «Di' basta!» – «Basta così» □ to say the word, dare l'ordine; dare il via □ ( slang) «Says who?» «Says me!», «e chi lo dice?» «lo dico io!» □ ( slang) Says you!, lo dici tu!; figurati!; non ci credo; provaci (un po')! □ (fam.) says I, dico io; dissi io □ So you say!, ah sì?; davvero?; cosa mi dici! □ You can say that again (o You may well say so)!, puoi dirlo forte!; altroché!; eccome! □ (fam. spec. USA) You said it, l'hai detto!; verissimo! □ You don't say (so)!, ma no!; non è possibile!; pensa un po'! □ It goes without saying that…, va da sé che…; è ovvio che… □ ( rispondendo a un'offerta) I wouldn't say no, grazie, sì; volentieri □ (fam.) What do you say?, che ne dici? che ne pensi?; che te ne pare? □ Who can say?, chi può dirlo?, chi lo sa? □ You can't say fairer than that, mi pare una proposta più che generosa; di più non si può pretendere □ having said that, detto questo; comunque □ An excellent idea, if I may say so!, ottima idea, se posso dire! □ You may well say so, puoi ben dirlo □ There is no saying how he will react, non si può sapere come la prenderà; la sua reazione è imprevedibile □ (fam.) Say no more, non dire altro!; non aggiungere altro!; ho (già) capito! □ that is to say, vale a dire; cioè; in altre parole □ when all is said and done, a conti fatti; tutto considerato.
NOTA D'USO: - to say (passive)-
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I [seɪ]
nome

to have one's say — dire la propria, dare il proprio parere (on su)

to have a say, no say (in the matter) — avere, non avere voce in capitolo

they want more o a bigger say vogliono avere più peso; to have the most o biggest say — avere più voce in capitolo o più peso
II 1. [seɪ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. said)

1) [ person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a)

"hello," he said — "ciao" disse

say after me... — ripetete dopo di me...

to say (that) — dire che

didn't I say so? — non l'avevo detto?

if o though I do say so myself! non dovrei dirlo io! so they say (agreeing) così dicono; or so they say (doubtful) così almeno dicono; so to say per così dire; as you say... come dici tu...; as they say come si dice, come si suol dire; people o they say he's very rich he is said to be very rich si dice che sia molto ricco; to say sth. to oneself dire fra sé (e sé); what do you say to that? e adesso? come rispondi? what do you say to...? cosa ne pensi di...? what would you say to a little walk? che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? what (do you) say we eat now? colloq. e se mangiassimo adesso? it's not for me to say non sono io che devo dirlo, non tocca a me dirlo; you said it! colloq. l'hai detto! you can say that again! colloq. puoi ben dirlo! I should say it is! eccome! well said! ben detto! say no more, enough said colloq. va bene, non dire o aggiungere altro; let's say no more about it non ne parliamo più; there's no more to be said non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere; it goes without saying that va da sé o è ovvio che; don't say it's raining again! non mi dire che piove di nuovo! you might just as well say... tanto vale dire che...; that is to say cioè, vale a dire; that's not to say that ciò non vuol dire che; he was displeased, not to say furious era scontento, per non dire furioso; I must say (that) devo dire (che); to have a lot to say for oneself (negative) essere pieno di sé; (positive) avere molti pregi; what have you got to say for yourself? che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa? that's saying a lot — colloq. non è poco

2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] esprimere; [sign, poster, gauge] indicare; [gesture, signal] significare, voler dire

it says on the radio, in the rules that — la radio, il regolamento dice che

it says here that — qui dice che

the clock says three — l'orologio fa le tre

the dial says 300 — il quadrante segna 300

3) (guess)

how high would you say it is? — secondo te quanto è alto?

I'd say it was a bargain — secondo me era un affare

I'd say she was about 25 — le avrei dato 25 anni

4) (assume)

let's say (that) — supponiamo o mettiamo che
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. said)

1)

stop when I say — fermati quando te lo dico

he wouldn't say — non ha voluto dirlo

you don't say! — iron. ma non mi dire! ma va là!

says you! — colloq. (taunting) lo dici tu!

says who! who says? — colloq. (sceptical) ah sì? (on whose authority?) e chi lo dice?

2) BE ant.

I say! — (listen) ascolta! (shocked) giuro, sulla mia parola!

••

it says a lot for sb., sth. — la dice lunga su qcn., qcs.

that says it all — è tutto dire

there's a lot to be said for that method — molte cose si possono dire in favore di questo metodo

there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet — ci sono molti motivi per stare zitti

when all is said and done — tutto considerato, a conti fatti
III [seɪ]
avverbio diciamo, poniamo

you'll need, say, Ј 50 for petrol — avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina
IV [seɪ]
interiezione AE ehi, senti (un po')

English-Italian dictionary > say
8 say

1. transitive verb,
pres. t. he says, p.t. & p.p. said

1) sagen

say something out loud — etwas aussprechen od. laut sagen

he said something about going out — er hat etwas von Ausgehen gesagt

what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?

it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...

have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben

to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von

that is to say — das heißt

having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)

you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)

says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)

I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!

don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...

I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde

[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen

I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihren Gunsten zu sagen?

there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen

I can't say fairer than that — ein besseres Angebot kann ich nicht machen

and so say all of us — der Meinung sind wir auch

what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?

what I'm trying to say is this — was ich sagen will, ist folgendes

say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten

which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen

2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]

3) (have specified wording or reading) sagen; [Zeitung:] schreiben; [Uhr:] zeigen [Uhrzeit]

the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...

a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...

what does it say here? — was steht hier?

4) in pass.

she is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (speak) sagen

I say! — (Brit.) (seeking attention) Entschuldigung!; (admiring) Donnerwetter!

2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!
3. noun
1) (share in decision)

have a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)

have no say — nichts zu sagen haben

2) (power of decision)

the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)

3) (what one has to say)

have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)

get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen

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[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) sagen

2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) sagen

3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) aufsagen

4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) sagen
2. noun
(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) das Mitspracherecht

- academic.ru/64401/saying">saying
- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say
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say

[seɪ]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<said, said>

1. (utter)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

how do you \say your name in Japanese? wie spricht man deinen Namen auf Japanisch aus?

I'm sorry, what did you \say? Entschuldigung, was hast du gesagt?

to \say sth to sb's face jdm etw ins Gesicht sagen

when all is said and done letzten Endes

when all is said and done, you can only do your best letzten Endes kann man sich nur bemühen, sein Bestes zu geben

2. (state)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

what did they \say about the house? was haben sie über das Haus gesagt?

what did you \say to him? was hast du ihm gesagt?

“the department manager is at lunch,” he said apologetically „der Abteilungsleiter ist beim Mittagessen“, meinte er bedauernd

another cup of tea? — I wouldn't \say no ( fam) noch eine Tasse Tee? — da würde ich nicht Nein sagen

to \say goodbye to sb jdm auf Wiedersehen sagen, sich akk von jdm verabschieden

if Europe fails to agree on this, we can \say goodbye to any common foreign policy ( fam) wenn Europa sich hierauf nicht einigen kann, können wir jegliche gemeinsame Außenpolitik vergessen

to \say the least um es [einmal] milde auszudrücken

he's rather unreliable to \say the least er ist ziemlich unzuverlässig, und das ist noch schmeichelhaft ausgedrückt

you can \say that again! ( fam) das kannst du laut sagen fam

to have anything/nothing/something to \say [to sb] [jdm] irgendetwas/nichts/etwas zu sagen haben

I've got something to \say to you ich muss Ihnen etwas sagen

to \say yes/no to sth etw annehmen/ablehnen

having said that,... abgesehen davon...

3. (put into words)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

what are you \saying, exactly? was willst du eigentlich sagen?

that was well said das war gut gesagt; (sl)

\say what? echt? fam

he talked for nearly an hour, but actually he said very little er redete beinahe eine Stunde lang, aber eigentlich sagte er sehr wenig

needless to \say [that] he disagreed with all the suggestions, as usual natürlich war er, wie immer, mit keinem der Vorschläge einverstanden

to have a lot/nothing to \say viel/nicht viel reden

what have you got to \say for yourself? was hast du zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?

\say no more! alles klar!

to \say nothing of sth ganz zu schweigen von etw dat

it would be an enormous amount of work, to \say nothing of the cost es wäre ein enormer Arbeitsaufwand, ganz abgesehen von den Kosten

4. (think)

it is said [that] he's over 100 er soll über 100 Jahre alt sein

she is a firm leader, too firm, some might \say sie ist eine strenge Führungskraft, zu streng, wie manche vielleicht sagen würden

\say what you like, I still can't believe it du kannst sagen, was du willst, aber ich kann es noch immer nicht glauben

▪ to \say sth to oneself sich dat etw sagen

she said to herself, “what a fool I am!” „was bin ich doch für eine Idiotin“, sagte sie zu sich selbst

5. (recite aloud)

▪ to \say sth etw aufsagen

to \say a prayer ein Gebet sprechen

6. (give information)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

the sign \says... auf dem Schild steht...

can you read what that notice \says? kannst du lesen, was auf der Mitteilung steht?

it \says on the bottle to take three tablets a day auf der Flasche heißt es, man soll drei Tabletten täglich einnehmen

my watch \says 3 o'clock auf meiner Uhr ist es 3 [Uhr]

7. (indicate)

to \say something/a lot about sb/sth etwas/eine Menge über jdn/etw aussagen

the way he drives \says a lot about his character sein Fahrstil sagt eine Menge über seinen Charakter aus

to \say something for sb/sth für jdn/etw sprechen

it \says a lot for her determination that she practises her cello so often dass sie so oft Cello übt, zeigt ihre Entschlossenheit

there's little/a lot to be said for sth es spricht wenig/viel für etw akk

there's a lot to be said for living alone es spricht viel dafür, alleine zu leben

8. (convey inner/artistic meaning)

▪ to \say sth etw ausdrücken

the look on his face said he knew what had happened der Ausdruck auf seinem Gesicht machte deutlich, dass er wusste, was geschehen war

the expression on her face when she saw them said it all ihr Gesichtsausdruck, als sie sie sah, sagte alles

9. ( fam: suggest)

▪ to \say sth etw vorschlagen

I \say we start looking for a hotel now ich schlage vor, wir suchen uns jetzt ein Hotel

what do you \say we sell the car? was hältst du davon, wenn wir das Auto verkaufen?

10. (tell, command)

▪ to \say when/where etc. sagen, wann/wo usw.

he said to meet him here er sagte, dass wir ihn hier treffen sollen

she said to call her back when you get home sie sagte, du sollst sie zurückrufen, wenn du wieder zu Hause bist

to \say when sagen, wenn es genug ist [o reicht

11. (for instance)

[let's] \say... sagen wir [mal]...; (assuming) nehmen wir an, angenommen

try and finish the work by, let's \say, Friday versuchen Sie die Arbeit bis, sagen wir mal, Freitag fertig zu machen

[let's] \say [that] the journey takes three hours, that means you'll arrive at 2 o'clock angenommen die Reise dauert drei Stunden, das heißt, du kommst um 2 Uhr an

12.

▶ to \say amen to sth Amen zu etw dat sagen

I'll \say amen to that ich bin dafür

▶ to be unable to \say boo to a goose ein Hasenfuß sein iron pej fam

he's so shy he couldn't \say boo to a goose er ist so schüchtern, er könnte keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun

▶ to \say cheese ‚cheese‘ sagen, „wo ist das Vögelchen?“ hum

▶ before sb could \say Jack Robinson bevor jd bis drei zählen konnte

▶ to \say uncle AM ( esp childspeak) sich akk geschlagen geben, aufgeben

▶ to \say the word Bescheid geben

just \say the word, and I'll come and help sag nur ein Wort und ich komme zu Hilfe

▶ you don't \say [so]! was du nicht sagst!

▶ you said it! ( fam) du sagst es!

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<said, said>

1. (state) sagen

where was he going? — he didn't \say wo wollte er hin? — das hat er nicht gesagt

is it possible? — who can \say? ist das möglich? — wer kann das schon sagen?

I appreciate the gesture more than I can \say ich kann gar nicht sagen, wie ich die Geste schätze

I can't \say for certain, but... ich kann es nicht mit Sicherheit behaupten, aber...

hard to \say schwer zu sagen

I can't \say das kann ich nicht sagen [o weiß ich nicht]

it's not for sb to \say es ist nicht an jdm, etw zu sagen

I think we should delay the introduction, but of course it's not for me to \say ich denke, wir sollten die Einführung hinausschieben, aber es steht mir natürlich nicht zu, das zu entscheiden

not to \say... um nicht zu sagen...

2. (believe) sagen

is Spanish a difficult language to learn? — they \say not ist Spanisch schwer zu lernen? — angeblich nicht

3. (to be explicit)

... that is to \say...... das heißt...

our friends, that is to \say our son's friends, will meet us at the airport unsere Freunde, genauer gesagt, die Freunde unseres Sohnes, werden uns am Flughafen treffen

that is not to \say das soll nicht heißen

he's so gullible, but that is not to \say that he is stupid er ist so leichtgläubig, aber das soll nicht heißen, dass er dumm ist

4. LAW

how \say you? wie lautet Ihr Urteil?

III. NOUN

no pl Meinung f

to have one's \say seine Meinung sagen

can't you keep quiet for a minute and let me have my \say? könnt ihr mal eine Minute ruhig sein, damit ich auch mal zu Wort kommen kann? fam

to have a/no \say in sth bei etw dat ein/kein Mitspracherecht haben

IV. ADJECTIVE

attr ( form)

▪ the said... der/die/das erwähnte [o genannte]...

V. INTERJECTION

1. AM ( fam: to attract attention) sag mal... fam

\say, how about going out tonight? sag mal, was hältst du davon, wenn wir heute Abend ausgehen? fam

I \say! BRIT ( dated) Donnerwetter! fam

I \say, what a splendid hat you're wearing! Donnerwetter, das ist ja ein toller Hut, den du da trägst! fam

2. (to show surprise, doubt etc.)

I [mean to [or must]] \say! [also,] ich muss [schon] sagen!; ( fam: for emphasis)

I'll \say! und wie!, das kann man wohl sagen! fam; (sl: to express doubt)

\says you! das glaubst aber auch nur du! fam

\says who? wer sagt das?

3. AM (expresses positive reaction) sag mal fam

\say, that's really a great idea! Mensch, das ist ja echt eine tolle Idee! fam

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[seɪ] vb: pret, ptp said
1. TRANSITIVE/INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) sagen

you can say what you like (about it/me) — Sie können (darüber/über mich) sagen, was Sie wollen

I never thought I'd hear him say that — ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er das sagen würde

that's not for him to say — es steht ihm nicht zu, sich darüber zu äußern

he looks very smart, I'll say that for him —

if you see her, say I haven't changed my mind — wenn du sie siehst, sag ihr or richte ihr aus, dass ich es mir nicht anders überlegt habe

I'm not saying it's the best, but... — ich sage or behaupte ja nicht, dass es das Beste ist, aber...

though I say it myself — wenn ich das mal selbst sagen darf

never let it be said that I didn't try — es soll keiner sagen können or mir soll keiner nachsagen, ich hätte es nicht versucht

well, all I can say is... — na ja, da kann ich nur sagen...

it tastes, shall we say, interesting — das schmeckt aber, na, sagen wir mal interessant

you'd better do it – who says? —

well, what can I say? — na ja, was kann man da sagen?

what does it mean? – I wouldn't like to say — was bedeutet das? – das kann ich auch nicht sagen

having said that, I must point out... — ich muss allerdings darauf hinweisen...

so saying, he sat down — und mit den Worten setzte er sich

he didn't have much to say for himself — er sagte or redete nicht viel; (in defence) er konnte nicht viel (zu seiner Verteidigung) sagen

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihrer Verteidigung zu sagen?

if you don't like it, say so —

why didn't you say so? — warum haben Sie das denn nicht gesagt?

do it this way – if you say so — machen Sie es so – wenn Sie meinen

2)

giving instructions he said to wait here — er hat gesagt, ich soll/wir sollen etc hier warten

3) = announce melden

who shall I say? — wen darf ich melden?

4) = recite poem aufsagen; prayer, text sprechen

say after me... — sprechen Sie mir nach...

5) = pronounce aussprechen

he can't say his r's — er kann kein R aussprechen

6) = indicate newspaper, dictionary, clock, horoscope sagen (inf); (thermometer) anzeigen, sagen (inf); (law, church, Bible, computer) sagen

it says in the papers that... — in den Zeitungen steht, dass...

what does the paper/this book/your horoscope etc say? — was steht in der Zeitung/diesem Buch/deinem Horoskop etc?

the rules say that... — in den Regeln heißt es, dass...

what does the weather forecast say? — wie ist or lautet (form) der Wetterbericht?

the weather forecast said that... —

what does your watch say? — wie spät ist es auf Ihrer Uhr?, was sagt Ihre Uhr? (inf)

did the news say anything about the strike? — kam in den Nachrichten etwas über den Streik?

they weren't allowed to say anything about it in the papers — sie durften in den Zeitungen nichts darüber schreiben

7) = tell sagen

it's hard to say what's wrong what does that say about his intentions/the main character? — es ist schwer zu sagen, was nicht stimmt was sagt das über seine Absichten/die Hauptperson aus?

that says a lot about his character/state of mind — das lässt tief auf seinen Charakter/Gemütszustand schließen

these figures say a lot about recent trends — diese Zahlen sind in Bezug auf neuere Tendenzen sehr aufschlussreich

and that's saying a lot — und das will schon etwas heißen

that's not saying much — das will nicht viel heißen

that doesn't say much for him —

that says a lot for him — das spricht für ihn

there's no saying — das weiß keiner

there's no saying what might happen — was (dann) passiert, das kann keiner vorhersagen

there's something/a lot to be said for being based in London — es spricht einiges/viel für ein Zuhause or (for a firm) für einen Sitz in London

8)

= suppose say it takes three men to... — angenommen, man braucht drei Leute, um zu...

if it happens on, say, Wednesday? — wenn es am, sagen wir mal Mittwoch, passiert?

9)

in suggestions what would you say to a whisky/game of tennis? — wie wärs mit einem Whisky/mit einer Partie Tennis?

shall we say Tuesday/£50? —

what did he say to your plan? — was hat er zu Ihrem Plan gesagt?

I'll offer £500, what do you say to that? —

what do you say we go now? (inf) — wie wärs or was hieltest du davon, wenn wir jetzt gingen?, was meinst du, sollen wir jetzt gehen?

let's try again, what d'you say? (inf) — was meinste, versuchen wirs noch mal? (inf)

what do you say? — was meinen Sie?

I wouldn't say no to a cup of tea — ich hätte nichts gegen eine Tasse Tee

he never says no to a drink — er schlägt einen Drink nie aus, er sagt nie Nein or nein zu einem Drink

10)

exclamatory well, I must say! —

I say! (dated) (to attract attention) I say, thanks awfully, old man! (dated) — na so was! hallo! na dann vielen Dank, altes Haus! (dated)

say, what a great idea! (esp US) — Mensch, tolle Idee! (inf)

say, buddy! (esp US) — he, Mann! (inf)

I should say so! — das möchte ich doch meinen!

you don't say! (also iro) — nein wirklich?, was du nicht sagst!

well said! — (ganz) richtig!

you('ve) said it! — Sie sagen es!

you can say that again! — das kann man wohl sagen!

say no more! — ich weiß Bescheid!

says you! (inf) — das meinst auch nur du! (inf)

says who? (inf) — wer sagt das?

and so say all of us — und wir stimmen alle zu

11)

set expressions (it's) easier said than done — das ist leichter gesagt als getan

no sooner said than done — gesagt, getan

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

they say..., it is said... — es heißt...

he is said to be very rich — er soll sehr reich sein, es heißt, er sei sehr reich

a building said to have been built by... — ein Gebäude, das angeblich von... gebaut wurde or das von... gebaut worden sein soll

it goes without saying that... —

that goes without saying — das ist selbstverständlich

that is to say — das heißt; (correcting also) beziehungsweise

that's not to say that... — das soll nicht heißen, dass...

the plan sounded vague, not to say impractical — der Plan klang vage, um nicht zu sagen unpraktisch

to say nothing of the noise/costs etc — von dem Lärm/den Kosten etc ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen

to say nothing of being... — davon, dass ich/er etc... ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen

enough said! — genug!

2. NOUN

1)

= opportunity to speak let him have his say — lass ihn mal reden or seine Meinung äußern

everyone should be allowed to have his say —

you've had your say — Sie haben Ihre Meinung äußern können

2) = right to decide etc Mitspracherecht nt (in bei)

to have no/a say in sth —

I want more say in determining... — ich möchte mehr Mitspracherecht bei der Entscheidung... haben

to have the last or final say (in sth) — (etw) letztlich entscheiden; (person also) das letzte Wort (bei etw) haben

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say¹ [seı]

A v/t prät und pperf said [sed], 2. sg präs obs oder BIBEL say(e)st [ˈseı(ə)st], 3. sg präs says [sez], obs oder poet saith [seθ]

1. sagen, sprechen:

say yes to sth Ja zu etwas sagen;

they have little to say to each other sie haben sich wenig zu sagen; → goodby(e) A, jack¹ A 1, knife A 1

2. sagen, äußern, vorbringen, berichten:

have sth to say to ( oder with) etwas zu sagen haben in (dat) oder bei;

he has nothing to say for himself

a) er ist sehr zurückhaltend,

b) pej mit ihm ist nicht viel los;

have you nothing to say for yourself? hast du nichts zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?;

is that all you’ve got to say? ist das alles, was du zu sagen hast?;

the Bible says die Bibel sagt, in der Bibel heißt es oder steht;

people ( oder they) say he is ill, he is said to be ill man sagt oder es heißt, er sei krank; er soll krank sein;

what do you say to …? was hältst du von …?, wie wäre es mit …?;

it says es lautet (Schreiben etc);

it says here hier heißt es, hier steht (geschrieben);

my watch says 4:30 auf meiner Uhr ist es halb fünf;

what does your watch say? wie spät ist es auf deiner Uhr?;

you can say that again! das kannst du laut sagen!;

say no more (ist) schon gut!; → all C, bead A 2, nothing Bes Redew

3. sagen, behaupten, versprechen:

you said you would come; → soon 2

4. a) auch say over ein Gedicht etc auf-, hersagen

b) REL ein Gebet sprechen, ein Vaterunser etc beten: → grace A 11

c) KATH die Messe lesen

5. (be)sagen, bedeuten:

that is to say das heißt;

$500, say, five hundred dollars 500$, in Worten: fünfhundert Dollar;

(and) that’s saying sth (u.) das will was heißen;

that says it all das sagt alles

6. umg annehmen:

(let’s) say this happens angenommen oder nehmen wir (mal) an, das geschieht;

a sum of, say, $500 eine Summe von sagen wir (mal) 500 Dollar;

a country, say India ein Land wie (z. B.) Indien;

I should say ich würde sagen, ich dächte (schon)

B v/i

1. sagen, meinen:

it is hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen;

if you say so wenn du das sagst;

you may well say so das kann man wohl sagen;

you don’t say (so)! was du nicht sagst!;

say, haven’t I …? bes US umg sag mal, hab ich nicht …?;

I can’t say das kann ich nicht sagen;

as one ( oder you) might say könnte man sagen, sozusagen;

says he? umg sagt er?;

says who? umg wer sagt das?;

says you! sl das sagst du!, denkste!

2. I say

a) hör(en Sie) mal!, sag(en Sie) mal!,

b) (erstaunt od beifällig) Donnerwetter! umg, ich muss schon sagen!

C s

1. Ausspruch m, Behauptung f:

have one’s say seine Meinung äußern (to, on über akk oder zu)

2. Mitspracherecht n:

have a (no) say in sth etwas (nichts) zu sagen haben bei etwas;

let him have his say lass(t) ihn (doch auch mal) reden!

3. auch final say endgültige Entscheidung:

who has the say in this matter? wer hat in dieser Sache zu entscheiden oder das letzte Wort (zu sprechen)?

say² [seı] s ein feiner Wollstoff

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1. transitive verb,
pres. t. he says, p.t. & p.p. said

1) sagen

say something out loud — etwas aussprechen od. laut sagen

he said something about going out — er hat etwas von Ausgehen gesagt

what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?

it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...

have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben

to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von

that is to say — das heißt

having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)

you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)

says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)

I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!

don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...

I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde

[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen

I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihren Gunsten zu sagen?

there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen

I can't say fairer than that — ein besseres Angebot kann ich nicht machen

and so say all of us — der Meinung sind wir auch

what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?

what I'm trying to say is this — was ich sagen will, ist folgendes

say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten

which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen

2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]

3) (have specified wording or reading) sagen; [Zeitung:] schreiben; [Uhr:] zeigen [Uhrzeit]

the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...

a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...

what does it say here? — was steht hier?

4) in pass.

she is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (speak) sagen

I say! — (Brit.) (seeking attention) Entschuldigung!; (admiring) Donnerwetter!

2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!
3. noun
1) (share in decision)

have a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)

have no say — nichts zu sagen haben

2) (power of decision)

the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)

3) (what one has to say)

have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)

get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: said)

= sagen v.

English-german dictionary > say
9 much

comparative of; see more

much adj pron mucho

there isn't much time no hay mucho tiempo

did it rain much? ¿llovió mucho?

Se emplea sobre todo en las frases negativas e interrogativas, en las frases afirmativas se emplea a lot

it rained a lot llovió mucho

there is a lot of sugar in this tea hay mucho azúcar en este té

much

tr[mʌʧ]

adjective (comp more, superl most)

1 mucho,-a

■ we haven't got much bread no tenemos mucho pan

■ he didn't have much time no tenía mucho tiempo

■ we've made too much jam hemos hecho demasiada mermelada

■ why is there so much traffic? ¿por qué hay tanto tráfico?

■ take as much time as you need tómate tanto tiempo como necesites

■ how much money have you got? ¿cuánto dinero tienes?

pronoun

1 mucho

■ there's not much to do round here no hay mucho que hacer por aquí

■ much has been learned from this experience se ha aprendido mucho de esta experiencia

■ much remains to be seen queda mucho por ver

■ how much is it? ¿cuánto vale?

■ we don't see much of each other nos vemos poco, no nos vemos muy a menudo

■ I slept much of the time dormí durante la mayor parte del tiempo

adverb

1 mucho

■ he felt much better se encontraba mucho mejor

■ it's much more expensive es mucho más caro

■ she didn't say very much no dijo gran cosa

■ thank you ever so much muchísimas gracias

■ I'm very much looking forward to meeting you tengo muchísimas ganas de conocerte

■ much to her chagrin para gran disgusto suyo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a bit much un poco demasiado, un poco excesivo,-a

as much (equal) equivalente a 2 (the same) lo mismo

■ that's as much as saying I'm a thief eso equivale a decir que soy un ladrón

■ I thought as much ya lo suponía

it is as much as somebody can do to... apenas..., a duras penas...

■ it was as much as I could do to restrain myself apenas pude contenerme

much as (although) por mucho que + subj

■ much as I'd like to por mucho que quisiera

to be much the same ser más o menos igual, ser más o menos iguales

not to be much of a... no ser muy buen,-na...

■ he's not much of a singer no es muy buen cantante, no canta muy bien

not to be much good at something no ser muy bueno,-a en algo

that's not saying much eso no significa gran cosa, eso no es mucho decir

to make much of something dar mucha importancia a algo

to not be up to much no valer gran cosa

without so much as sin siquiera

much ['mʌʧ] adv, more ['mor] ; most ['mo:st] : mucho

I'm much happier: estoy mucho más contenta

she talks as much as I do: habla tanto como yo

much adj, more ; most : mucho

it has much validity: tiene mucha validez

too much time: demasiado tiempo

much pron

: mucho, -cha

I don't need much: no necesito mucho

much

adj.

• asaz adj.

• mucho, -a adj.

adv.

• casi adv.

• con mucho adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

• más o menos adv.

n.

• mucho s.m.

pron.

• mucho pron.

I mʌtʃ
adjective mucho, -cha

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

what do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

it is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

she doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

3) (more or less, approximately)

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

[mʌtʃ]
1.

ADJ mucho

there isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

much crime goes unreported — hay muchos crímenes que no se denuncian

• I haven't got as much energy as you — no tengo tanta energía como tú

• how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?

• so much tea — tanto té

she's got so much energy — tiene tanta energía

• too much jam — demasiada mermelada f

we haven't got too much time — no tenemos demasiado tiempo

• very much — mucho

we haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

• without much money — sin mucho dinero

2. ADV

1) (=a lot) mucho; (before pp) muy

she doesn't go out much — no sale mucho

it doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho

I much regret that... — siento mucho que...

it won't finish much before midnight — no terminará mucho antes de la media noche

much better — mucho mejor

he's much richer than I am or than me — es mucho más rico que yo

much pleased — muy satisfecho

• much as I would like to go — a pesar de que me gustaría mucho ir, aunque me gustaría mucho ir

much as I should like to — por mucho que quisiera

much as I like him — aunque or a pesar de que me gusta mucho

much as he hated the idea... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea...

much as I respect her ideas, I still think she's wrong — a pesar de que respeto mucho sus ideas or aunque respeto mucho sus ideas, creo que está equivocada

• however much he tries — por mucho que se esfuerce

• I hardly know her, much less her mother — apenas la conozco, y mucho menos a su madre

• not much — no mucho

• thank you (ever) so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido

I feel ever so much better — me siento muchísimo mejor

• much though I like him — por mucho que él me guste

much though he hated the idea, he knew that... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea, sabía que...

he had reservations about the scheme, much though he valued Alison's opinions — tenía sus dudas respecto al plan, a pesar de que valoraba mucho las opiniones de Alison

• much to my astonishment — para gran sorpresa mía

• he talks too much — habla demasiado

• very much — mucho

I enjoyed myself very much — me divertí mucho

2) (=by far) con mucho

much the biggest — con mucho el más grande

I would much rather stay — prefiero mucho más quedarme

3) (=more or less) más o menos, casi

they're much the same size — tienen más o menos el mismo tamaño

they are much of an age — tienen casi la misma edad

3.

PRON mucho

there isn't much to do — no hay mucho que hacer

but much remains to be done — pero queda mucho que or por hacer

• you've got as much as she has — tienes tanto como ella

it didn't cost as much as I had expected — no costó tanto como yo me esperaba

it can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares

• that's a bit much! * — ¡eso es demasiado!

• there isn't much in it — (between alternatives) no hay mucha diferencia, no va mucho de uno a otro

• how much is it a kilo? — ¿cuánto vale el kilo?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

she won but there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero no por mucho

• she's not much to look at — físicamente no vale mucho

• to make much of sth — dar mucha importancia a algo

• much of this is true — gran parte de esto es verdad

we don't see much of each other — no nos vemos mucho

we haven't heard much of him lately — últimamente apenas sabemos nada de él

I'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música

I'm not much of a cook — no cocino muy bien

he's not much of a player — como jugador no vale mucho

that wasn't much of a dinner — eso apenas se podía llamar cena

• we spent so much — gastamos tanto

I've got so much to do — tengo tantísimo que hacer

• that's too much — eso es demasiado

• it's not up to much * — no vale gran cosa

* * *

I [mʌtʃ]
adjective mucho, -cha

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

what do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

it is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

she doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

3) (more or less, approximately)

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

English-spanish dictionary > much
10 much

much [mʌt∫]

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1. pronoun

2. adjective

3. adverb

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► compar more, superl most

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1. pronoun

   a. ( = a lot) much has happened since then beaucoup de choses se sont passées depuis

• we have much to be thankful for nous avons tout lieu d'être reconnaissants

• does it cost much? est-ce que ça coûte cher ?

• is it worth much? est-ce que ça a de la valeur ?

► much of ( = a large part of) une bonne partie de

• much of what you say une bonne partie de ce que vous dites► to make much of sth attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch

• he made too much of it il y attachait trop d'importance

   b. (in negative sentences)

► not/nothing... much ( = a small amount) pas beaucoup

• I haven't got much left il ne m'en reste pas beaucoup

• what was stolen? -- nothing much qu'est-ce qui a été volé ? -- pas grand-chose

• he hadn't much to say about it il n'avait pas grand-chose à en dire

• there's not much anyone can do about it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire

• we don't see much of each other nous ne nous voyons pas beaucoup

• it isn't up to much (inf) ce n'est pas terrible (inf)

• she won but there wasn't much in it elle a gagné mais de justesse

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► Constructions with valoir are often used when assessing value or merit.

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• I don't think much of that film à mon avis ce film ne vaut pas grand-chose

• there isn't much in it (in choice, competition) ça se vaut

2. adjective

beaucoup de

• much money beaucoup d'argent

• much crime goes unreported beaucoup de crimes ne sont pas signalés

• without much money avec peu d'argent

• it's a bit much! (inf) c'est un peu fort !

3. adverb

   a. ( = to a great degree) beaucoup

• he hasn't changed much il n'a pas beaucoup changé

• she doesn't go out much elle ne sort pas beaucoup

• much bigger beaucoup plus grand

• much more easily beaucoup plus facilement

• it doesn't much matter ça n'a pas grande importance

• much to my amazement à ma grande stupéfaction

► very much

• thank you very much merci beaucoup

• I very much hope that... j'espère de tout cœur que...

   b. ( = more or less) it's much the same c'est quasiment la même chose

• the town is much the same as it was ten years ago la ville n'a pas beaucoup changé en dix ans

   c. (set structures)

► as much

• as much again encore autant

• twice as much deux fois plus

• half as much again la moitié de plus

• I thought as much! c'est bien ce que je pensais !

• as much as possible autant que possible

• as much time as... autant de temps que...

• I need it as much as you do j'en ai autant besoin que toi

• I love him as much as ever je l'aime toujours autant

• twice as much money as... deux fois plus d'argent que...

• I didn't enjoy it as much as all that je ne l'ai pas aimé tant que ça

• you could pay as much as $200 for that ça peut te coûter jusqu'à 200 dollars► however much

• however much you like him... quelle que soit votre affection pour lui,...► how much? combien ?

• how much does it cost? combien ça coûte ?► much as

• much as I dislike doing this,... bien que je n'aime pas du tout faire cela,...► much less ( = and even less)

he couldn't understand the question, much less answer it il ne pouvait pas comprendre la question et encore moins y répondre► not much of a (inf) ( = not a great)

he is not much of a writer ce n'est pas un très bon écrivain

• I'm not much of a drinker je ne bois pas beaucoup► so much ( = a lot) tellement

• he'd drunk so much that... il avait tellement bu que...

• so much of what he says is untrue il y a tellement de mensonges dans ce qu'il dit

• he beat me by so much il m'a battu de ça

• so much so that... à tel point que...

• so much for his help! c'est ça qu'il appelle aider !

• so much for that! tant pis !

• so much the better! tant mieux !► not so much... as

• I think of her not so much as a doctor but as a friend je la considère plus comme une amie que comme un médecin► this/that much

• this much? (ça ira) comme ça ?

• he was at least this much taller than me il était plus grand que moi d'au moins ça

• I know this much... ce que je sais, c'est que...

• this much is certain... un point est acquis...

• this much is true... ce qui est sûr, c'est que...► too much trop

• I've eaten too much j'ai trop mangé

• he talks too much il parle trop

• that was too much for me c'en était trop pour moi

• too much sugar trop de sucre

• the stress was too much for me je n'arrivais plus à supporter le stress

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Note: When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup

For particular usages, see I below

When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose

When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent

For particular usages see III below
[mʌtʃ] 1.
adverb

1) ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup

much smaller — beaucoup plus petit

the film is much better — le film est bien meilleur

it's much better organized — c'est beaucoup mieux organisé

she doesn't worry much about it — ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup

we'd much rather stay here — nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici

they are much to be pitied — ils sont bien à plaindre

much loved by her friends — très aimée de ses amis

your comments would be much appreciated — tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus

he's not much good at doing — il n'est pas très doué pour faire

does it hurt much? — est-ce que ça fait très mal?

she's much the best teacher here — elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici

much to my surprise — à ma grande surprise

2) ( often) beaucoup, souvent

we don't go out much — nous ne sortons pas beaucoup

do you go to concerts much? — est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert?

3) ( nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près

it's much the same — c'est à peu près pareil (as que)

it's pretty much like driving a car — c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture

in much the same way — à peu près de la même façon (as que)

much the same is true of China — la situation est à peu près la même en Chine

4) ( specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — trop

very much — ( a lot) beaucoup; ( absolutely) tout à fait

he misses you very much — tu lui manques beaucoup

it's very much the norm — c'est tout à fait la norme

I feel very much the foreigner — je me sens tout à fait étranger

so much — tellement

as much — autant (as que)

I like them as much as you (do) — je les aime autant que toi

they hated each other as much as ever — ils se détestaient toujours autant

I thought as much — ça ne m'étonne pas, je m'en doutais

however much — même si

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord

5) (emphatic: setting up a contrast)

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante
2.
pronoun

1) ( a great deal) beaucoup; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose

do you have much left? — est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup?

we didn't eat much — nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose

there isn't much to do — il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire

he doesn't have much to complain about — il n'a pas à se plaindre

it leaves much to be desired — ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer

there's much to be said for it — ça présente des avantages

much of — une grande partie de

much of the difficulty lies in... — une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans...

I don't see much of them now — je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant

to make much of something — ( focus on) insister sur quelque chose; ( understand) comprendre quelque chose

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — tellement, tant

we'd eaten so much that — nous avions tellement mangé que

so much of her work is gloomy — une si grande partie de son œuvre est sombre

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience

too much — trop

it costs too much — c'est trop cher

it's too much! — lit c'est trop!; ( in protest) c'en est trop!

she was too much of an egotist to do — elle était trop égoïste pour faire

the heat was too much for them — ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur

he was too much for his opponent — il était trop fort pour son adversaire

he's read this much already — il a déjà lu tout ça

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix

twice as much — deux fois plus

if we had half as much as you — si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as

as much as possible — autant que possible

it can cost as much as £50 — ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire

as much as to say... — d'un air de dire...

how much? — combien?

tell them how much you won — dis-leur combien tu as gagné

do you know how much this means to me? — est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not ou nothing much — ce n'est pas grand-chose

it's not up to much — GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose

he's not much to look at — il n'est pas très beau

she doesn't think much of him — elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui

I'm not much of a reader — je n'aime pas beaucoup lire

it wasn't much of a life — ce n'était pas une vie

I'm not much of a one for cooking — (colloq) la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort (colloq)
3.
quantifier beaucoup de

I haven't got (very) much time — je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps

she didn't speak much English — elle ne connaissait que quelques mots d'anglais

to spend too much money — dépenser trop d'argent

we don't have too much time — nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps

don't use so much salt — ne mets pas tant de sel

we paid twice as much money — nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent

how much time have we got left? — combien de temps nous reste-t-il?
4.
much+ combining form

much-loved/-respected — très apprécié/respecté

much-maligned — tant décrié

much-needed — indispensable
5.
much as conjunctional phrase bien que (+ subj)

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix
6.
much less conjunctional phrase encore moins

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler
7.
so much as adverbial phrase

without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology — sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser

if you so much as move — si tu fais le moindre mouvement

••

there isn't much in GB ou to US it — (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près

there isn't much in it for us — ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose

she's late again? that's a bit much! — elle est encore en retard? elle exagère!

they're much of a muchness — il n'y a pas beaucoup de différence entre eux

English-French dictionary > much
11 much

much [mʌtʃ]

beaucoup de ⇒ 1 beaucoup ⇒ 2 (a), 3 autant de ⇒ 5 1 autant que ⇒ 5 2, 6 2 combien (de) ⇒ 8 tant de ⇒ 10 tellement (de) ⇒ 3

1 adjective

ⓘ GRAM Hormis dans la langue soutenue et dans certaines expressions, ne s'utilise que dans des structures négatives ou interrogatives.

beaucoup de;

∎ we don't have much time on n'a pas beaucoup de temps;

∎ there isn't much cake/money left il ne reste pas beaucoup de gâteau/d'argent;

∎ the tablets didn't do much good les comprimés n'ont pas servi à grand-chose ou n'ont pas fait beaucoup d'effet;

∎ ironic much good may it do you! grand bien vous fasse!

2 pronoun

(a) (gen) beaucoup;

∎ is there much left? est-ce qu'il en reste beaucoup?;

∎ is there any left? - not much est-ce qu'il en reste? - pas beaucoup;

∎ there's still much to be decided il reste encore beaucoup de choses à décider;

∎ he hadn't much to say on the subject il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire à ce sujet;

∎ there's not much anyone can do about it personne n'y peut grand-chose;

∎ we have much to be thankful for nous avons beaucoup de raisons d'être reconnaissants;

∎ much of the time (long period) la majeure partie du temps; (very often) la plupart du temps;

∎ much of the coffee had to be thrown away on a dû jeter une grande partie du café;

∎ there is not much of it il n'y en a pas beaucoup;

∎ I agreed with much of what she said j'étais d'accord avec presque tout ce qu'elle a dit

(b) (as intensifier)

∎ I'm not much of a hiker je ne suis pas un très bon marcheur;

∎ it hasn't been much of a holiday ce n'était pas vraiment des vacances;

∎ it wasn't much of a surprise ce n'était pas une grande surprise;

∎ it wasn't much of a joke ce n'était pas terrible comme plaisanterie;

∎ what he said didn't amount to much il n'avait pas grand-chose d'important à dire;

∎ his plans didn't come to much ses projets n'ont pas abouti à grand-chose;

∎ the defence made much of the witness's criminal record la défense a beaucoup insisté sur le casier judiciaire du témoin;

∎ I couldn't make much of the figures je n'ai pas compris grand-chose aux chiffres;

∎ I don't think much of him/of his technique je n'ai pas une très haute opinion de lui/de sa technique;

∎ there's much to be said for the old-fashioned method la vieille méthode a beaucoup d'avantages;

∎ there's much to be said for his suggestions il y a des choses fort intéressantes dans ce qu'il propose;

∎ it's not up to much ça ne vaut pas grand-chose;

∎ he's not up to much ce n'est pas une lumière;

∎ there's not much to choose between them ils se valent;

∎ there's not much in it il n'y a pas une grande différence;

∎ familiar ironic he doesn't want or ask or expect much, does he? il n'est pas difficile, lui, au moins!

3 adverb

beaucoup;

∎ I don't drink much je ne bois pas beaucoup;

∎ I don't like them much, I don't much like them je ne les aime pas beaucoup;

∎ much admired/appreciated très admiré/apprécié;

∎ much happier/more slowly beaucoup plus heureux/plus lentement;

∎ much worse bien pire;

∎ I feel very much better je me sens beaucoup mieux;

∎ thank you very much (for) merci beaucoup (de ou pour);

∎ formal it is much to be regretted that… il est fort regrettable que…;

∎ it doesn't matter much cela n'a pas beaucoup d'importance;

∎ much to my surprise à mon grand étonnement;

∎ we are much obliged to you for… nous vous sommes très obligés de ou pour…;

∎ I'm not much good at making speeches je ne suis pas très doué pour faire des discours;

∎ it's much the best/the fastest way to travel c'est de beaucoup le meilleur moyen/le moyen le plus rapide de voyager;

∎ it's much the best/the fastest c'est le meilleur/le plus rapide de beaucoup;

∎ much the same presque pareil;

∎ it's (pretty or very) much the same thing c'est à peu près la même chose;

∎ she's still much the same as yesterday son état n'a pas changé depuis hier;

∎ I feel much the same as you je pense plutôt comme vous;

∎ familiar ironic he doesn't like beer, does he? - not much he doesn't! il n'aime pas la bière, non? - et comment, il aime ça!

4 as much

1 pronoun

∎ (that, the same) I thought/suspected as much c'est bien ce que je pensais/soupçonnais;

∎ I expected as much je m'y attendais;

∎ I said as much to him yesterday c'est ce que je lui ai dit hier;

∎ would you do as much for me? en ferais-tu autant pour moi?

2 adverb

∎ (with multiples, fractions) twice/three times as much deux/trois fois plus;

∎ half as much la moitié (de ça);

∎ a quarter as much un quart (de ça);

∎ as much again encore autant

5 as much…as

1 adjective

∎ (the same amount as) as much…as autant de…que;

∎ I've got as much money as you j'ai autant d'argent que vous;

∎ take as much sugar as you like prenez autant de ou tout le sucre que vous voulez

2 conjunction

autant…que;

∎ he's as much to blame as her elle n'est pas plus responsable que lui, il est responsable autant qu'elle;

∎ it is as much your fault as (it is) mine c'est autant de votre faute que de la mienne

6 as much as

1 pronoun

(a) (the same as)

∎ it costs as much as the Japanese model ça coûte le même prix que le modèle japonais;

∎ he looked at me as much as to say… il me regarda avec l'air de (vouloir) dire…;

∎ that's as much as to say that I'm a liar ça revient à me traiter de menteur

(b) (all)

∎ it was as much as I could do to keep a straight face j'ai failli éclater de rire;

∎ it was as much as we could do to stand upright nous avions le plus grand mal à nous tenir debout

2 conjunction

autant que;

∎ I hate it as much as you do ça me déplaît autant qu'à vous;

∎ as much as ever toujours autant;

∎ as much as before autant qu'avant;

∎ not quite as much as… pas tout à fait autant que…;

∎ I don't dislike them as much as all that ils ne me déplaisent pas autant que ça

7 however much

1 adjective

∎ however much money you give him, it won't be enough vous pouvez lui donner autant d'argent que vous voulez, ça ne suffira pas

2 pronoun

∎ however much they offer, take it quelle que soit la somme qu'ils proposent, acceptez-la

3 adverb

∎ however much you dislike the idea… quelle que soit votre aversion pour cette idée…;

∎ however much I try, it doesn't work j'ai beau essayer, ça ne marche pas

8 how much

1 adjective

combien de;

∎ how much flour have we got left? combien de farine nous reste-t-il?

2 pronoun

combien;

∎ how much do you want? (gen) combien en voulez-vous?; (money) combien voulez-vous?;

∎ how much is the record or does the record cost? combien coûte ce disque?

9 much as conjunction

∎ much as I admire him, I have to admit that… malgré toute mon admiration pour lui, je dois admettre que…;

∎ much as I would like to, I can't come à mon grand regret, il m'est véritablement impossible de venir;

∎ much as I try, I can't succeed j'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas;

∎ the result was much as I expected le résultat correspondait bien à ce que j'attendais

10 so much

1 adjective

tant de, tellement de;

∎ it takes up so much time ça prend tellement de temps;

∎ it's just so much nonsense c'est tellement bête

2 pronoun

(a) (such a lot) tant;

∎ I've learnt so much on this course j'ai vraiment appris beaucoup (de choses) en suivant ces cours;

∎ there's still so much to do il y a encore tant à faire;

∎ he has drunk so much that… il a tellement bu que…

(b) (this amount)

∎ there's only so much one can do il y a une limite à ce qu'on peut faire;

∎ how much water will I put in? - about so much combien d'eau est-ce que je dois mettre? - à peu près ça;

∎ so much a kilo tant le kilo

3 adverb

tellement;

∎ I miss you so much tu me manques tellement;

∎ I wouldn't mind so much, only he promised to do it ça ne me gêne pas tellement, mais il avait promis de le faire;

∎ it's not so much his unpunctuality, it's his rudeness I can't stand ce n'est pas tellement ses retards, c'est sa grossièreté que je ne supporte pas;

∎ thank you ever so much merci infiniment ou mille fois;

∎ so much the better tant mieux;

∎ so much so that… au point que…, à tel point que…;

∎ not so much a…, more a… pas vraiment un…, mais plutôt un…

11 so much as adverb

même;

∎ if you so much as breathe a word of this… si seulement tu répètes un mot de tout ça…;

∎ without so much as asking permission sans même demander la permission;

∎ I would not so much as raise a finger to help him je ne lèverais pas même le petit doigt pour l'aider

12 so much for preposition

∎ so much for the agenda; now let us consider… voilà pour ce qui est de l'ordre du jour; maintenant, je voudrais que nous nous penchions sur la question de…;

∎ so much for that idea! on peut oublier cette idée!;

∎ so much for his friendship! et voilà ce qu'il appelle l'amitié!

13 that much

1 adjective

∎ there was that much food, we thought we'd never finish it il y avait tellement à manger qu'on pensait ne jamais arriver à finir

2 pronoun

∎ was there much damage? - not that much y a-t-il eu beaucoup de dégâts? - pas tant que ça;

∎ did it cost that much? ça a coûté autant que ça?;

∎ how much do you want? - about that much combien en veux-tu? - à peu près ça

3 adverb (with comparative)

(a) (a lot) beaucoup plus;

∎ it'll be that much easier to organize ce sera d'autant plus facile à organiser;

∎ not that much better pas beaucoup mieux

(b) (this amount)

∎ she's that much taller than me elle est plus grande que moi de ça

14 this much

1 adjective

∎ there was this much coffee left il restait ça de café

2 pronoun

(a) (this amount)

∎ I had to cut this much off the hem of my skirt j'ai dû raccourcir ma jupe de ça

(b) (one thing) une chose;

∎ this much is true… une chose au moins est vraie…;

∎ I'll say this much for her, she's got guts il faut reconnaître une chose, c'est qu'elle a du cran

15 too much

1 adjective

trop de

2 pronoun

trop;

∎ there's too much to do il y a trop à faire;

∎ don't expect too much (be too demanding) ne soyez pas trop exigeant, n'en demandez pas trop; (be too hopeful) ne vous faites pas trop d'illusions;

∎ to cost too much coûter trop cher;

∎ £10 too much 10 livres de trop;

∎ familiar she's too much! elle est trop!;

∎ familiar that's too much! ça, c'est trop!;

∎ familiar that's a bit much! c'est un peu fort!;

∎ you can't have too much of a good thing abondance de biens ne nuit pas

3 adverb

(work, speak) trop

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > much
12 much

1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also academic.ru/47990/more">more 2.; most 2.; vieles

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...

5) (approximately) fast

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

6)

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

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comparative of; see more

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much

[mʌtʃ]

I. adj

<more, most>

+ sing viel

there wasn't \much post es kam nicht viel Post

how \much...? wie viel...?

how \much time have we got? wie viel Zeit bleibt uns?

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

not/so \much nicht/so viel

[\much] too \much [viel] zu viel

a bit too \much etwas [o ein bisschen] [zu] viel

II. pron

1. (relative amount) viel

this \much is certain so viel [o eines] ist sicher

I don't know \much about fishing ich hab nicht viel Ahnung vom Angeln

he left without so \much as an apology er ging ohne auch nur ein Wort der Entschuldigung

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

too \much zu viel

2. (great deal) viel

\much of what you say is right vieles von dem, was Sie sagen, ist richtig

you didn't miss \much Sie haben nicht viel verpasst

well, I guess our picnic won't come to \much ich glaube, aus unserem Picknick wird nichts werden

my new stereo isn't up to \much meine neue Anlage taugt nicht viel fam

I'm not up to \much really (not much planned) ich hab nicht viel vor; (not fit for much) mit mir ist nicht viel los fam

3. with neg ( pej: poor example)

I've never been \much of a dancer ich habe noch nie gut tanzen können

she's not \much of a believer in horoscopes sie glaubt nicht wirklich an Horoskope

he's not \much to look at er sieht nicht gerade umwerfend aus

4. (larger part)

\much of the day der Großteil des Tages

\much of sb's time ein Großteil von jds Zeit

5. (be redundant)

so \much for... das war's dann wohl mit...

the car's broken down again — so \much for the trip to the seaside das Auto ist schon wieder kaputt — das war's dann wohl mit unserem Ausflug ans Meer

6. with interrog

how \much is it? was kostet das?

III. adv

<more, most>

1. (greatly) sehr

we would very \much like to come wir würden sehr gerne kommen

she would \much rather have her baby at home than in the hospital sie würde ihr Kind viel lieber zu Hause als im Krankenhaus zur Welt bringen

I've been feeling \much healthier lately ich fühle mich in letzter Zeit viel besser

\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung

to not be \much good at sth in etw dat nicht sehr gut sein

2. (by far) bei Weitem

she's \much the best person for the job sie ist bei Weitem die Beste für den Job

3. (nearly) fast

things around here are \much as always hier ist alles beim Alten

as \much as so gut wie

he as \much as admitted that... er hat so gut wie zugegeben, dass...

\much the same fast so

I am feeling \much the same as yesterday ich fühle mich ungefähr genauso wie gestern

4. (specifying degree)

as \much as so viel wie

I like him as \much as you do ich mag ihn genauso sehr wie du

they fought with each other as \much as ever sie stritten sich wie eh und je

so \much so [sehr]

it hurts so \much to see him like that es tut so weh, ihn so zu sehen

I wanted so \much to meet you ich wollte dich unbedingt treffen

very \much sehr

thank you very \much herzlichen Dank

that's very \much the done thing around here das ist hier so üblich

5. (exactly that) genau das

I had expected as \much so etwas hatte ich schon erwartet

it was as \much as I could do to get out of bed ich konnte gerade noch aufstehen

6. (often) häufig

we don't go out \much wir gehen nicht viel [o oft] weg

do you see \much of her? siehst du sie öfters?

7. (setting up a contrast)

they're not so \much lovers as friends sie sind eher Freunde als ein Liebespaar

IV. conj (although) auch wenn, wenngleich geh

\much as I like you,... so gern ich dich auch mag,...

\much as I would like to help you,... so gerne ich euch auch helfen würde,...

he can barely boil an egg, \much less cook a proper dinner er kann kaum ein Ei kochen, geschweige denn eine richtige Mahlzeit

however \much you dislike her... wie unsympathisch sie dir auch sein mag,...

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[mʌtʃ]
1. adj, n

1) viel inv

how much — wie viel inv

not much — nicht viel

that much — so viel

but that much I do know — aber DAS weiß ich

much of this is true — viel or vieles daran ist wahr

we don't see much of each other — wir sehen uns nicht oft or nur selten

he's/it's not up to much (inf) — er/es ist nicht gerade berühmt (inf)

I'm not much of a musician/cook/player — ich bin nicht sehr musikalisch/keine große Köchin/kein (besonders) guter Spieler

not much of a choice — keine große Auswahl

that wasn't much of a dinner/party — das Essen/die Party war nicht gerade besonders

I find that a bit (too) much after all I've done for him — nach allem was ich für ihn getan habe, finde ich das ein ziemlich starkes Stück (inf)

2)

to be too much for sb (in quantity) — zu viel für jdn sein

that insult was too much for me —

the sight of her face was too much for me ( inf = outrageous ) —, = outrageous ) ihr Gesicht war zum Schreien (inf)

these children are/this job is too much for me — ich bin den Kindern/der Arbeit nicht gewachsen

he'd be too much for anybody — er wäre für jeden eine Zumutung

he doesn't do too much — er tut nicht übermäßig viel

far too much, too much by half — viel zu viel

3)

(just) as much — ebenso viel inv, genauso viel inv

about/not as much —

three times as much — dreimal so viel

as much as you want/can etc — so viel du willst/kannst etc

as much as possible —

he spends as much as he earns — er gibt (genau)so viel aus, wie er verdient

they hope to raise as much as £2m — sie hoffen, nicht weniger als zwei Millionen Pfund aufzubringen

as much again — noch einmal so viel

I feared/thought etc as much — (genau) das habe ich befürchtet/mir gedacht etc

it's as much as I can do to stand up — es fällt mir schwer genug aufzustehen

as much as to say... — was so viel heißt or bedeutet wie...

4)

so much — so viel inv; (emph so, with following that) so viel

it's not so much a problem of modernization as... —

you know so much — du weißt so viel

See:

→ also so

5)

to make much of sb/sth — viel Wind um jdn/etw machen

Glasgow makes much of its large number of parks — Glasgow rühmt sich seiner vielen Parks

I couldn't make much of that chapter — mit dem Kapitel konnte ich nicht viel anfangen (inf)

2. adv

1) (with adj, adv) viel; (with vb) sehr; (with vb of physical action) drive, sleep, think, talk, laugh etc viel; come, visit, go out etc oft, viel (inf)

a much-admired/-married woman —

he was much dismayed/embarrassed etc — er war sehr bestürzt/verlegen etc

so much — so viel; so sehr

too much — zu viel, zu sehr

I like it very/so much — es gefällt mir sehr gut/so gut or so sehr

I don't like him/it too much — ich kann ihn/es nicht besonders leiden

thank you very much — vielen Dank

thank you ( ever) so much — vielen herzlichen Dank

I don't much care or care much — es ist mir ziemlich egal

however much he tries —

much to my astonishment much as I should like to — sehr zu meinem Erstaunen so gern ich möchte

much as I like him — sosehr ich ihn mag

there wasn't enough water to drink, much less wash in — es gab nicht genug Wasser zu trinken, ganz zu schweigen, um sich damit zu waschen

See:

→ also so

2) (= by far) weitaus, bei Weitem

much the biggest — weitaus or bei Weitem der/die/das größte

I would much prefer to or much rather stay — ich würde viel lieber bleiben

3) (= almost) beinahe

they are much of an age or much the same age —

they're ( fairly) much the same size — sie sind beinahe or so ziemlich gleich groß

they are produced in much the same way — sie werden auf sehr ähnliche Art hergestellt

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much [mʌtʃ] komp more [mɔː(r); US auch ˈməʊər], sup most [məʊst]

A adj viel:

I haven’t got much money on me;

it wasn’t much fun es war kein sonderliches Vergnügen;

he’s too much for me umg ich werde nicht mit ihm fertig;

get too much for sb jemandem über den Kopf wachsen (Arbeit etc)

B s Menge f, große Sache:

nothing much nichts Besonderes;

it did not come to much es kam nicht viel dabei heraus;

think much of viel halten von, eine hohe Meinung haben von, große Stücke halten auf (akk);

I don’t think much of him as a teacher ich halte nicht viel von ihm als Lehrer;

he is not much of a dancer er ist kein großer oder berühmter Tänzer;

I’m not much of a drinker ich mach mir nicht viel aus Alkohol;

he’s not much of a husband er ist kein besonders guter Ehemann;

he’s not much of a scholar mit seiner Bildung ist es nicht weit her;

it is much of him even to come schon allein, dass er kommt, will viel heißen;

too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten; → make B 14

C adv

1. sehr:

we much regret wir bedauern sehr;

much to my regret sehr zu meinem Bedauern;

much to my surprise zu meiner großen Überraschung;

it’s not much good umg

a) es ist nicht besonders gut,

b) es schmeckt nicht besonders

2. (in Zusammensetzungen) viel:

much-admired;

much-decorated MIL hochdekoriert;

much-travel(l)ed

a) weit oder viel gereist, weit herumgekommen,

b) viel befahren;

much-vaunted viel gerühmt

3. (vor komp) viel, weit, erheblich:

much stronger viel stärker

4. (vor sup) bei Weitem, weitaus:

much the oldest

5. fast, annähernd, ziemlich (genau), mehr od weniger:

he did it in much the same way er tat es auf ungefähr die gleiche Weise;

it is much the same thing es ist ziemlich dasselbeBesondere Redewendungen: as much

a) so viel,

b) so sehr,

c) ungefähr, etwa as much as so viel wie;

(as) much as I would like so gern ich auch möchte;

as much more ( oder again) noch einmal so viel (as wie);

he said as much das war (ungefähr) der Sinn seiner Worte;

this is as much as to say das soll so viel heißen wie, das heißt mit anderen Worten;

he made a gesture as much as to say so, als ob er sagen wollte;

I thought as much das habe ich mir gedacht;

he, as much as any er so gut wie irgendeiner;

so much

a) so sehr,

b) so viel,

c) lauter, nichts als so much the better umso besser ( for für);

so much for today so viel für heute;

so much for our plans so viel (wäre also) zu unseren Plänen (zu sagen);

not so much as nicht einmal;

without so much as to move ohne sich auch nur zu bewegen;

so much so (und zwar) so sehr;

much less

a) viel weniger,

b) geschweige denn not much umg (als Antwort) wohl kaum;

much like a child ganz wie ein Kind

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1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also more 2.; most 2.; vieles

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...

5) (approximately) fast

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

6)

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

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adj.

viel adj. n.

sehr adv.

viel adj.

English-german dictionary > much
13 matter

'mætə
1. noun
1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) materia, sustancia

2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) asunto, cuestión

3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) pus

2. verb
(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) importar

- matter-of-fact
- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where

matter¹ n

1. problema

what's the matter? ¿qué pasa? / ¿qué problema hay?

there's nothing the matter no pasa nada

2. asunto / cuestión

a personal matter un asunto personal

3. materia / sustancia

no matter... no importa...

no matter what it costs no importa lo que cueste / cueste lo que cueste

no matter where you go vayas donde vayas

matter² vb importar

it doesn't matter to me no me importa

matter

tr['mætə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (affair, subject) asunto, cuestión nombre femenino

■ it's a personal matter es un asunto personal

■ we must get to the root of the matter hay que ir al quid de la cuestión

■ we have several matters to discuss tenemos varias cuestiones que discutir

■ this is a matter of utmost importance es una cuestión de suma importancia

■ it's only a matter of time sólo es cuestión de tiempo

2 (trouble, problem) problema nombre masculino

■ what's the matter? ¿qué pasa?

■ what's the matter with Susan? ¿qué le pasa a Susan?

■ is anything the matter? ¿pasa algo?

■ nothing's the matter no pasa nada

3 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (physical substance) materia, sustancia

4 (type of substance, things of particular kind) materia

5 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (pus) pus nombre masculino

intransitive verb

1 (be important) importar (to, a)

■ it doesn't matter no importa, es igual, da igual

■ you're the only thing that matters to me tú eres lo único que me importa

■ it doesn't matter which way you go no importa por donde vayas

■ does it matter if you're late? ¿pasa algo si llegas tarde?

■ it doesn't matter what you wear da igual lo que lleves, no importa lo que lleves

■ getting that article published mattered a lot to her publicar aquel artículo le importaba mucho

■ what matters most is that you're home lo importante es que estás en casa

plural noun matters

1 (the situation) la situación nombre femenino, las cosas nombre femenino plural

■ his financial matters su situación económica

■ his attitude doesn't exactly help matters su actitud no facilita las cosas, precisamente

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

(as) a matter of course por norma

as a matter of fact en realidad, de hecho

as matters stand tal y como están las cosas

for that matter en realidad

no matter no importa

■ no matter what pase lo que pase

■ no matter what I say diga lo que diga

■ no matter who it is sea quién sea, quienquiera que sea

■ no matter how busy I am por muy ocupado que esté

■ no matter how much you insist por mucho que insistas

■ no matter how much it costs cueste lo que cueste

■ no matter where he goes dondequiera que vaya

to be a matter of life or death ser cuestión de vida o muerte

to be a matter of opinion ser discutible

to be no laughing matter no ser cosa de risa, no ser motivo de risa, no ser para reírse

to be another matter ser otra cosa

to let the matter drop/rest dejarlo correr

to make matters worse para colmo (de desgracias)

to take matters into one's own hands tomarse la justicia por su mano

matters arising asuntos nombre masculino plural varios

the matter in hand el asunto de que se trata

matter ['mæt̬ər] vi

: importar

it doesn't matter: no importa

matter n

1) question: asunto m, cuestión f

a matter of taste: una cuestión de gusto

2) substance: materia f, sustancia f

3) matters npl

circumstances: situación f, cosas fpl

to make matters worse: para colmo de males

4)

to be the matter : pasar

what's the matter?: ¿qué pasa?

5)

as a matter of fact : en efecto, en realidad

6)

for that matter : de hecho

7)

no matter how much : por mucho que

matter

n.

• asunto s.m.

• capítulo s.m.

• cosa s.f.

• cuestión s.f.

• especie s.f.

• hecho s.m.

• materia s.f.

• material s.m.

• motivo s.m.

• tema s.m.

v.

• importar v.

I 'mætər, 'mætə(r)
noun

1) u

a) ( substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia f

b) ( discharge) ( Med) pus m, materia f

c) ( subject matter) temática f, tema m

form and matter — forma y contenido

d) (written, printed material)

printed matter — impresos mpl

reading matter — material m de lectura

2)

a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión f

that's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente

this is a matter for the police — esto requiere la intervención de la policía

it's only a matter of time — sólo es cuestión de tiempo

that's a matter of opinion — eso es discutible

as a matter of interest, what does he do for a living? — por pura curiosidad ¿en qué trabaja?

it's no laughing matter — no es motivo de risa, no es (como) para reírse

b) matters pl

as matters stand — tal y como están las cosas

to make matters worse — para colmo (de males)

that didn't help matters — aquello no ayudó a mejorar la situación

matters arising — asuntos mpl varios

c) ( approximate amount)

a matter OF something — cuestión f or cosa f de algo

it was all over in a matter of seconds — todo acabó en cuestión or cosa de segundos

d) (in phrases)

as a matter of fact: as a matter of fact, I've never been to Spain la verdad es que or en realidad nunca he estado en España; for that matter en realidad; no matter (as interj) no importa; (as conj): no matter how hard I try por mucho que me esfuerce; I want you back by 9 o'clock, no matter what — quiero que estés de vuelta a las nueve, pase lo que pase

3) (problem, trouble)

what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?

what's the matter with Jane/the typewriter? — ¿qué le pasa a Jane/a la máquina de escribir?

is anything the matter with Alice? — ¿le pasa algo a Alice?

II

intransitive verb importar

it doesn't matter — no importa, da igual

to matter TO somebody: money is the only thing that matters to her/them — el dinero es lo único que le/les importa

['mætǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=substance) materia f, sustancia f

2) (Typ, Publishing) material m

advertising matter — material m publicitario

printed matter — impresos mpl

3) (Med) (=pus) pus m, materia f

4) (Literat) (=content) contenido m

form and matter — la forma y el contenido

5) (=question, affair) asunto m, cuestión f

in this matter — en este asunto

• that's quite another matter, that's another matter altogether — esa es otra cuestión, eso es totalmente distinto

• business matters — negocios mpl

• the matter is closed — el asunto está concluido

• as a matter of course — automáticamente

it's a matter of course with us — con nosotros es cosa de cajón

• that's a very different matter — esa es otra cuestión, eso es totalmente distinto

• it's an easy matter to phone him — es cosa fácil llamarle

it will be no easy matter — no será fácil

• as a matter of fact..., as a matter of fact I know her very well — de hecho or en realidad la conozco muy bien

I don't like it, as a matter of fact I'm totally against it — no me gusta, de hecho estoy totalmente en contra

"don't tell me you like it?" - "as a matter of fact I do" — -no me digas que te gusta -pues sí, la verdad es que sí

as a matter of fact we were just talking about you — precisamente estábamos hablando de ti

• for that matter — en realidad

• it's a matter of form — es pura formalidad

• the matter in hand — la cuestión del momento

• money matters — asuntos mpl financieros

• it is no great matter — es poca cosa, no importa

• in the matter of — en cuanto a, en lo que se refiere

there's the matter of my wages — queda el asunto de mi sueldo

it will be a matter of a few weeks — será cuestión de unas semanas

a matter of minutes — cosa de minutos

it's a matter of a couple of hours — es cosa de un par de horas

in a matter of ten minutes — en cosa de diez minutos

it's a matter of great concern to us — es motivo de gran preocupación para nosotros

it's a matter of taste — es cuestión de gusto

• it's a serious matter — es cosa seria
laughing 1., mince 2., 2)
6) (=importance)

no matter!, it makes no matter — frm ¡no importa!, ¡no le hace! (LAm)

• no matter how you do it — no importa cómo lo hagas

no matter how big it is — por grande que sea

no matter how hot it is — por mucho calor que haga

get one, no matter how — procura uno, del modo que sea

• no matter what he says — diga lo que diga

what matter? — frm ¿qué importa?

• no matter when — no importa cuándo

• no matter who goes — quienquiera que vaya

7) (=difficulty, problem etc)

what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?, ¿qué hay?

what's the matter with you? — ¿qué te pasa?, ¿qué tienes?

what's the matter with Tony? — ¿qué le pasa a Tony?

something's the matter with the lights — algo les pasa a las luces, algo pasa con las luces

what's the matter with my hat? — ¿qué pasa con mi sombrero?

what's the matter with singing? — ¿por qué no se puede cantar?, ¿es que está prohibido cantar?

nothing's the matter — no pasa nada

as if nothing were the matter — como si no hubiese pasado nada, como si tal cosa

8) matters (=things) situación fsing

• as matters stand — tal como están las cosas

• to make matters worse — para colmo de males

2.

VI importar

does it matter to you if I go? — ¿te importa que yo vaya?

why should it matter to me? — ¿a mí qué me importa or qué más me da?

it doesn't matter — (unimportant) no importa; (no preference) (me) da igual or lo mismo

what does it matter? — ¿qué más da?, ¿y qué?

some things matter more than others — algunas cosas son más importantes que otras

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I ['mætər, 'mætə(r)]
noun

1) u

a) ( substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia f

b) ( discharge) ( Med) pus m, materia f

c) ( subject matter) temática f, tema m

form and matter — forma y contenido

d) (written, printed material)

printed matter — impresos mpl

reading matter — material m de lectura

2)

a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión f

that's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente

this is a matter for the police — esto requiere la intervención de la policía

it's only a matter of time — sólo es cuestión de tiempo

that's a matter of opinion — eso es discutible

as a matter of interest, what does he do for a living? — por pura curiosidad ¿en qué trabaja?

it's no laughing matter — no es motivo de risa, no es (como) para reírse

b) matters pl

as matters stand — tal y como están las cosas

to make matters worse — para colmo (de males)

that didn't help matters — aquello no ayudó a mejorar la situación

matters arising — asuntos mpl varios

c) ( approximate amount)

a matter OF something — cuestión f or cosa f de algo

it was all over in a matter of seconds — todo acabó en cuestión or cosa de segundos

d) (in phrases)

as a matter of fact: as a matter of fact, I've never been to Spain la verdad es que or en realidad nunca he estado en España; for that matter en realidad; no matter (as interj) no importa; (as conj): no matter how hard I try por mucho que me esfuerce; I want you back by 9 o'clock, no matter what — quiero que estés de vuelta a las nueve, pase lo que pase

3) (problem, trouble)

what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?

what's the matter with Jane/the typewriter? — ¿qué le pasa a Jane/a la máquina de escribir?

is anything the matter with Alice? — ¿le pasa algo a Alice?

II

intransitive verb importar

it doesn't matter — no importa, da igual

to matter TO somebody: money is the only thing that matters to her/them — el dinero es lo único que le/les importa

English-spanish dictionary > matter
14 matter

1. noun
1) (affair) Angelegenheit, die

matters — die Dinge

money matters — Geldangelegenheiten od. -fragen

raise an important matter — einen wichtigen Punkt ansprechen

that's another or a different matter altogether or quite another matter — das ist etwas ganz anderes

and to make matters worse... — und was die Sache noch schlimmer macht/machte,...

2) (cause, occasion)

a/no matter for or of... — ein/kein Grund od. Anlass zu...

it's a matter of complete indifference to me — es ist mir völlig gleichgültig

3) (topic) Thema, das; Gegenstand, der

matter on the agenda — Punkt der Tagesordnung

4)

a matter of... — (something that amounts to) eine Frage (+ Gen.)...; eine Sache von...

it's a matter of taste/habit — das ist Geschmack- / Gewohnheitssache

[only] a matter of time — [nur noch] eine Frage der Zeit

it's just a matter of working harder — man muss sich ganz einfach [bei der Arbeit] mehr anstrengen

in a matter of minutes — in wenigen Minuten

Do you know him? - Yes, as a matter of fact, I do — Kennst du ihn? - Ja, ich kenne ihn tatsächlich

5)

what's the matter? — was ist [los]?

is something the matter? — stimmt irgendetwas nicht?; ist [irgend]was (ugs.) ?

6)

for that matter — eigentlich

7)

no matter! — [das] macht nichts!

no matter how/who/what/why — etc. ganz gleich od. egal (ugs.), wie/wer/was/warum usw.

8) (material, as opposed to mind, spirit, etc.) Materie, die

[in]organic/solid/vegetable matter — [an]organische/feste/pflanzliche Stoffe
2. intransitive verb
etwas ausmachen

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?; was macht's? (ugs.)

what matters is that... — worum es geht, ist...

not matter a damn — vollkommen egal sein

doesn't matter — [das] macht nichts (ugs.)

it doesn't matter how/when — etc. es ist einerlei, wie/wann usw.

does it matter to you if...? — macht es dir etwas aus, wenn...?

the things which matter in life — [das,] worauf es im Leben ankommt

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['mætə] 1. noun
1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) die Materie

2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) die Angelegenheit

3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) der Eiter
2. verb
(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) bedeuten

- academic.ru/45646/matter-of-fact">matter-of-fact
- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where
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mat·ter

[ˈmætəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]

I. n

1. no pl (material) Materie f; SCI [Grund-]Stoff m, Substanz f

organic \matter organische Stoffe pl

printed \matter Gedrucktes nt, Drucksache[n] f[pl]

reading \matter Lesestoff m

vegetable \matter pflanzliche Stoffe pl

waste \matter MED Schlacken pl

\matter in suspension Schwebstoffe pl

\matter constant TECH Materialkonstante f

2. (affair) Angelegenheit f, Sache f

that's a different \matter das ist eine andere Sache

it's a \matter of complete indifference to me das ist mir völlig egal

this is a \matter for the police das sollte man der Polizei übergeben

the \matter in [or AM at] hand die Angelegenheit [o Sache], um die es geht

to get to the heart of the \matter zum Kern der Sache vordringen

the truth [or fact] of the \matter is... in Wirklichkeit...

a \matter of urgency etwas Dringendes

to be no easy \matter doing sth nicht einfach sein, etw zu tun

family \matters Familienangelegenheiten pl

financial \matters pl Geldangelegenheiten pl, Geldsachen pl

money \matters pl Geldangelegenheiten pl

a personal \matter eine persönliche Angelegenheit [o Sache]

in the \matter of... was... angeht

the British are given pre-eminence in the \matter of tea was Tee angeht, da haben die Briten die Nase vorn

3. no pl (question) Frage f

it's simply a \matter of following the recipe/learning the rules man muss einfach nur das Rezept befolgen/die Regeln erlernen

as a \matter of course selbstverständlich

a \matter of fact eine Tatsache

as a \matter of fact (by the way) übrigens, im Übrigen; (expressing agreement or disagreement) in der Tat

have you got his address? — as a \matter of fact, I have hast du seine Adresse? — ja, die hab ich tatsächlich

I suppose you're leaving soon? — no, as a \matter of fact, I'll be staying for another two weeks ich nehme an, Sie reisen bald ab? — keineswegs, in der Tat habe ich vor, noch zwei Wochen zu bleiben

a \matter of form eine Formsache

as a \matter of interest aus Interesse, interessehalber

just as a \matter of interest, how much did you pay for it? ich frage nur aus Interesse, aber wie viel hast du dafür bezahlt?

it's a \matter of life and [or or] death es geht um Leben und Tod

that's a \matter of opinion das ist Ansichtssache

a \matter of principle eine Frage des Prinzips

a \matter of record eine Tatsache

it's a \matter of record that... es ist allgemein bekannt, dass...

a \matter of taste eine Geschmacksfrage

a \matter of time eine Frage der Zeit

4. no pl (topic) Thema nt

the subject \matter of the book das Thema des Buches

it's no laughing \matter das ist nicht zum Lachen

that's another \matter das ist etwas anderes

that's another \matter altogether [or quite another \matter] das ist [wieder] etwas völlig [o ganz] anderes

to let the \matter drop etwas auf sich beruhen lassen; (in a conversation) das Thema fallenlassen

5. (problem)

is anything the \matter? stimmt etwas nicht?

there's nothing the \matter es ist alles in Ordnung

what's the \matter with you? was ist los mit dir?

what's the \matter with asking for a pay rise? was ist so schlimm daran, um eine Gehaltserhöhung zu bitten?

no \matter das macht nichts, [das ist] kein Problem

no \matter, I'll go myself kein Problem, ich gehe selbst

no \matter what was auch [immer] passiert

we've got to get to the airport on time, no \matter what wir müssen pünktlich zum Flughafen kommen, egal wie

no \matter what/when/who... ganz gleich [o egal], was/wann/wer...

no \matter what you say, I won't leave him was du auch sagst, ich werde ihn nicht verlassen

to pretend that nothing is the \matter so tun, als ob nichts wäre

6.

▪ \matters pl (state of affairs) die Situation [o Lage]

that's how \matters stand at the moment so sieht es im Moment aus

\matters came to a head with her resignation mit ihrem Rücktritt spitzte sich die Lage dann noch zu

to help \matters/make \matters worse die Lage verbessern/verschlimmern

to make \matters worse, it then started to rain heavily zu allem Überfluss fing es auch noch an, in Strömen zu regnen

to take \matters into one's own hands die Dinge selbst in die Hand nehmen

7. no pl (amount)

in a \matter of seconds he was by her side es dauerte nur Sekunden bis er bei ihr war

it was all over in a \matter of minutes nach wenigen Minuten war alles vorbei

it's only a \matter of a few dollars es geht nur um ein paar Dollars

and then there's the little \matter of the 80 euros you owe me und dann ist da noch die Kleinigkeit von 80 Euro, die du mir schuldest

8. LAW

\matter of fact Tatfrage f

\matter of law Rechtsfrage f

9. TYPO Satzspiegel m fachspr

10.

▶ not to mince \matter kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen

▶ for that \matter eigentlich

I don't like him, nor does Ann, for that \matter ich mag ihn nicht, und Ann mag ihn im Grunde auch nicht

▶ what \matter? ( dated) was macht das schon?

II. vi

1. (be of importance) von Bedeutung sein

to him, animals \matter more than human beings ihm sind Tiere wichtiger als Menschen

what \matters now is that... worauf es jetzt ankommt, ist, dass...

that's the only thing that \matters das ist das Einzige, was zählt

it really \matters to me das bedeutet mir wirklich etwas, das ist wirklich wichtig für mich

▪ it \matters that... es macht etwas aus, dass...

▪ it doesn't \matter das ist nicht wichtig

I've spilt something on the carpet — it doesn't \matter ich habe etwas auf dem Teppich verschüttet — das macht nichts

would you rather go on Wednesday or Thursday — it doesn't \matter möchten Sie lieber am Mittwoch oder am Donnerstag fahren — das ist mir egal

it doesn't \matter what the guests wear es spielt keine Rolle, wie die Gäste angezogen sind

it didn't \matter anything to them es war ihnen völlig egal

▪ it doesn't \matter if/that... es macht nichts [o fam ist egal], wenn/dass...

it doesn't \matter how long your hair is as long as it's tidy es spielt keine Rolle, wie lang deine Haare sind, solange sie gepflegt sind

people who \matter Leute von Einfluss

2. ( rare) wound eitern

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['mtə(r)]
1. n

1) (= substance, not mind) die Materie

organic/inorganic matter — organische/anorganische Stoffe pl

2) (particular kind) Stoff m

advertising matter — Reklame f, Werbung f

printed matter — Büchersendung f

colouring matter — Farbstoff(e) m(pl)

vegetable matter — pflanzliche Stoffe pl

3) (MED: pus) Eiter m

4) (TYP) (= copy) Manuskript nt; (= type set up) Satz m

5) (= content) Inhalt m

the main matter of his speech was... — (der) Hauptgegenstand seiner Rede war...

6) (= question, affair) Sache f, Angelegenheit f; (= topic) Thema nt, Stoff m

can I talk to you on a matter of great urgency? — kann ich Sie in einer äußerst dringenden Angelegenheit sprechen?

this is a matter I know little about — darüber weiß ich wenig

in the matter of... — was... (+acc) anbelangt, hinsichtlich... (+gen)

in the matter of clothes etc — in puncto Kleidung etc

there's the matter of my expenses —

it's no great matter — das macht nichts, das ist nicht so wichtig

that's quite another matter — das ist etwas (ganz) anderes

that's another matter altogether, that's a very different matter — das ist etwas völlig anderes

it will be no easy matter (to)... — es wird nicht einfach sein, zu...

it's a serious matter — das ist eine ernste Angelegenheit, die Sache ist ernst

the matter is closed — die Sache or der Fall ist erledigt

7) pl Angelegenheiten pl

business matters — geschäftliche Angelegenheiten or Dinge pl, Geschäftliche(s) nt

as matters stand — wie die Dinge liegen

to make matters worse — zu allem Unglück (noch)

8)

for that matter — eigentlich

I haven't seen him for weeks, nor for that matter has anybody else —

he wants to complain about it and for that matter, so do I — er will sich darüber beschweren und ich eigentlich auch

9)

a matter of — eine Frage (+gen), eine Sache von

it's a matter of form/time — das ist eine Formsache/Zeitfrage or Frage der Zeit

it's a matter of taste/opinion — das ist Geschmacks-/Ansichtssache

it's a matter of adjusting this part exactly — es geht darum, dieses Teil genau einzustellen

it will be a matter of a few weeks — es wird ein paar Wochen dauern

it's a matter of 10 miles from... —

it's a matter of a couple of hours — das ist eine Sache von ein paar Stunden

if it's just a matter of another 10 minutes, then I'll wait — wenn es sich nur noch um 10 Minuten handelt, dann warte ich solange

in a matter of minutes — innerhalb von Minuten

it's a matter of great concern to us — die Sache ist für uns von großer Bedeutung

it's not just a matter of increasing the money supply — es ist nicht damit getan, die Geldzufuhr zu erhöhen

it's just a matter of trying harder — man muss sich ganz einfach etwas mehr anstrengen

as a matter of course — selbstverständlich

it's a matter of course with us — für uns ist das eine Selbstverständlichkeit

you should always take your passport with you as a matter of course — es sollte für Sie eine Selbstverständlichkeit sein, stets Ihren Pass bei sich zu haben

earthquakes happen as a matter of course in that part of the world — Erdbeben sind in der Gegend an der Tagesordnung

10)

no matter! — macht nichts

I've decided to leave tomorrow, no matter what — ich gehe morgen, egal was passiert

no matter how/what/when/where etc... — egal, wie/was/wann/wo etc...

no matter how you do it — wie du es auch machst, egal, wie du es machst

no matter how hot it was — auch or selbst bei der größten Hitze

no matter how hard he tried — so sehr er sich auch anstrengte

11)

sth is the matter with sb/sth — etw ist mit jdm/etw los; (ill) etw fehlt jdm

what's the matter? — was ist (denn) los?, was ist (denn)?

what's the matter with you this morning? – nothing's the matter — was hast du denn heute Morgen? – gar nichts

what's the matter with having a little fun? — was ist denn schon dabei, wenn man ein bisschen Spaß hat?

something's the matter with the lights — mit dem Licht ist irgendetwas nicht in Ordnung

as if nothing was the matter — als ob nichts (los) wäre

2. vi

it doesn't matter — (es or das) macht nichts, ist schon gut

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?

I forgot it, does it matter? – yes, it does matter —

does it matter to you if I go? — macht es dir etwas aus, wenn ich gehe?

doesn't it matter to you at all if I leave you? — macht es dir denn gar nichts aus, wenn ich dich verlasse?

why should it matter to me? — warum sollte mir das etwas ausmachen?

why should it matter to me if people are starving? — was geht es mich an, wenn Menschen verhungern?

it doesn't matter to me what you do — es ist mir (ganz) egal, was du machst

some things matter more than others — es ist aber nicht alles gleich wichtig

the things which matter in life — was im Leben wichtig ist or zählt

poverty matters — Armut geht jeden etwas an

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matter [ˈmætə(r)]

A s

1. Materie f ( auch PHIL, PHYS), Material n, Substanz f, Stoff m:

organic matter organische Substanz;

gaseous matter gasförmiger Körper; → foreign 3

2. a) PHYSIOL Substanz f: → gray matter

b) MED Eiter m

3. Sache f ( auch JUR), Angelegenheit f:

this is a serious matter;

this is an entirely different matter das ist etwas ganz anderes;

the matter in ( oder at) hand die vorliegende Angelegenheit;

a matter of convention eine Frage des Anstandes;

a matter of course eine Selbstverständlichkeit;

as a matter of course selbstverständlich, natürlich;

a matter of discretion eine Ermessensfrage;

a matter of fact

a) eine Tatsache,

b) JUR bes US eine (strittige) Tatfrage;

as a matter of fact tatsächlich, eigentlich, ehrlich gesagt;

a matter of form eine Formsache;

as a matter of form der Form halber;

matter in issue JUR Streitgegenstand m, Streitsache f;

it is a matter of life and death es geht um Leben und Tod;

as a matter of principle grundsätzlich, prinzipiell;

it is a matter of finishing in time es geht darum, rechtzeitig fertig zu werden;

a matter of taste (eine) Geschmackssache;

a matter of time eine Frage der Zeit, eine Zeitfrage;

for that matter eigentlich;

in the matter of

a) hinsichtlich (gen),

b) JUR in Sachen (A. gegen B.); → conscience Bes Redew, fact 1, laughing B 2, opinion 1

4. pl (ohne Artikel) die Sache, die Dinge pl:

make matters worse

a) die Sache schlimmer machen,

b) (Redew) was die Sache noch schlimmer macht;

carry matters too far es zu weit treiben;

as matters stand wie die Dinge liegen, nach Lage der Dinge;

matters were in a mess es war eine verfahrene Geschichte

5. the matter die Schwierigkeit:

what’s the matter? was ist los?, wo fehlts?;

what’s the matter with it (with him)? was ist (los) damit (mit ihm)?;

what’s the matter with having the occasional glass of wine? was ist (schon) dabei, wenn man ab und zu ein Glas Wein trinkt?;

what’s the matter now? was ist denn jetzt schon wieder los?;

there’s nothing the matter nichts ist los;

no matter! es hat nichts zu sagen!, nichts von Bedeutung!;

it’s no matter whether … es spielt keine Rolle, ob …;

no matter what he says was er auch sagt; ganz egal, was er sagt;

no matter who … gleichgültig oder ganz egal, wer …;

it made no matter to him that … es machte ihm nichts aus, dass …

6. (mit verblasster Bedeutung) Sache f:

it’s a matter of £5 es kostet 5 Pfund;

in a matter of weeks in ein paar Wochen;

a matter of three weeks ungefähr drei Wochen;

it is only a matter of minutes till … es kann nur ein paar Minuten dauern, bis …;

it was a matter of 5 minutes es dauerte nur 5 Minuten;

in a matter of minutes in Minutenschnelle;

in a matter of seconds in Sekundenschnelle;

it’s a matter of common knowledge es ist allgemein bekannt

7. Anlass m, Veranlassung f ( beide:

for zu):

a matter for reflection etwas zum Nachdenken

8. (Ggs äußere Form)

a) Stoff m, Thema n, (behandelter) Gegenstand, Inhalt m (eines Buches etc)

b) (innerer) Gehalt, Substanz f:

strong in matter but weak in style inhaltlich stark, aber stilistisch schwach;

matter and manner Gehalt und Gestalt

9. Literaturgeschichte: Sagenstoff m, -kreis m:

matter of France matière de France (um Karl den Großen);

matter of Britain Bretonischer Sagenkreis (um König Arthur)

10. Material n, Stoff m, Unterlagen pl ( alle:

for für, zu):

matter for a biography

11. Logik: Inhalt m (eines Satzes)

12. Postsache f: → print A 3

13. TYPO

a) Manuskript n

b) (Schrift)Satz m: → dead A 23, live² A 13

B v/i

1. von Bedeutung sein (to für), darauf ankommen ( to sb jemandem):

it doesn’t matter es macht nichts (aus), es tut nichts;

it didn’t matter to them es machte ihnen nichts aus;

it hardly matters to me es macht mir nicht viel aus;

it little matters es spielt kaum eine Rolle, es ist ziemlich einerlei

2. MED eitern

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1. noun
1) (affair) Angelegenheit, die

matters — die Dinge

money matters — Geldangelegenheiten od. -fragen

raise an important matter — einen wichtigen Punkt ansprechen

that's another or a different matter altogether or quite another matter — das ist etwas ganz anderes

and to make matters worse... — und was die Sache noch schlimmer macht/machte,...

2) (cause, occasion)

a/no matter for or of... — ein/kein Grund od. Anlass zu...

it's a matter of complete indifference to me — es ist mir völlig gleichgültig

3) (topic) Thema, das; Gegenstand, der

matter on the agenda — Punkt der Tagesordnung

4)

a matter of... — (something that amounts to) eine Frage (+ Gen.)...; eine Sache von...

it's a matter of taste/habit — das ist Geschmack- / Gewohnheitssache

[only] a matter of time — [nur noch] eine Frage der Zeit

it's just a matter of working harder — man muss sich ganz einfach [bei der Arbeit] mehr anstrengen

in a matter of minutes — in wenigen Minuten

Do you know him? - Yes, as a matter of fact, I do — Kennst du ihn? - Ja, ich kenne ihn tatsächlich

5)

what's the matter? — was ist [los]?

is something the matter? — stimmt irgendetwas nicht?; ist [irgend]was (ugs.) ?

6)

for that matter — eigentlich

7)

no matter! — [das] macht nichts!

no matter how/who/what/why — etc. ganz gleich od. egal (ugs.), wie/wer/was/warum usw.

8) (material, as opposed to mind, spirit, etc.) Materie, die

[in]organic/solid/vegetable matter — [an]organische/feste/pflanzliche Stoffe
2. intransitive verb
etwas ausmachen

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?; was macht's? (ugs.)

what matters is that... — worum es geht, ist...

not matter a damn — vollkommen egal sein

doesn't matter — [das] macht nichts (ugs.)

it doesn't matter how/when — etc. es ist einerlei, wie/wann usw.

does it matter to you if...? — macht es dir etwas aus, wenn...?

the things which matter in life — [das,] worauf es im Leben ankommt

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n.

Angelegenheit f.

Gegenstand m.

Grund ¨-e m.

Materie -n f.

Sache -n f.

English-german dictionary > matter
15 have

§ (had, had) 1.ქონა, ყოლა; 2.ვალდებულება - უნდა წავიდე; 3.(იხმარება აგრეთვე როგორც მეშველი ზმნა) სადილობა; ჩაის დალევა.

§

1 ქონა (აქვს), ყოლა (ჰყავს)

we have very little time ძალიან ცოტა დრო გვაქვს

what are we having for dinner today? დღეს სადილად რა გვაქვს?

I have many friends ბევრი მეგობარი მყავს

we had a visitor yesterday გუშინ სტუმარი გვყავდა

2 არის

a day has 24 hours დღეღამეში 24 საათია

the play has three acts პიესაში სამი მოქმედებაა

3 მიღება (მიიღებს)

we had a letter from him მისგან წერილი მივიღეთ

4 ყოფნა (ეყოფა)

he hadn't the courage to refuse უარის სათქმელად გამბედაობა არ ეყო

I have no words to express my gratitude მადლობის გამოსახატავად სიტყვები არ მყოფნის

5 ისურვებს, ინებებს

which ring will you have? რომელ ბეჭედს ინებებთ?

what wine will you have? რომელ ღვინოს ინებებთ / მიირთმევთ

will you have some more coffee? კიდევ ხომ არ გნებავთ ყავა?

6 არდაშვება, არგაშვება

I won't have it! ამას მე არ დავუშვებ! / არ მოვითმენ!

I won't have you leave without dinner უსადილოდ არ გაგიშვებ

7 - have to 1 (როგორც მოდალური ზმნა). იძულებული იქნება, მოუხდება, უნდა

we'll have to get up early ადრე ადგომა მოგვიხდება

I had to go to the dentist იძულებული გავხდი, კბილის ექიმთან წავსულიყავი

7 - have to 2 საჭირო იქნება / არ იქნება

do these trousers have to be pressed? საჭიროა ამ შარვლის დაუთოება?

you don't have to leave so early შენი ასე ადრე წასვლა არ არის საჭირო

8 (აწარმოებს კაუზატივს)

I must have my TV fixed ჩემი ტელევიზორი უნდა შევაკეთებინო

I had my pants shortened შარვალი დავამოკლებინე

9 - had better / rather ურჩევნია, ჯობია

you had better stay in bed გირჩევნია, იწვე

I'd rather / better do it myself მირჩევნია, თვითონ გავაკეთო

I had better go უმჯობესია, წავიდე

10 (იხმარება დამხმარე ზმნად)

he has gone წასულია /წავიდა

have you seen the movie? ეს ფილმი ნანახი გაქვს?

he must have gone ??

11 ვისიმე იძულება რისამე გასაკეთებლად

I'll have him come ვაიძულებ, რომ მოვიდეს / მოვიყვან

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she had an operation ოპერაცია გაიკეთ

she had breakfast / dinner / supper ისაუზმა / ისადილა / ივახშმა

what will you have to eat / drink? რას მიირთმევთ? / რას დალევთ?

I had my watch stolen საათი მომპარეს

I can't have that! ამას მე ვერ დავუშვებ!

our dog had two puppies yesterday ჩემს ძაღლს გუშინ ორი ლეკვი გაუჩნდა

the papers had it that… გაზეთებში წერენ, რომ…

as Rustaveli has it… როგორც რუსთაველსა აქვს ნათქვამი…

I have no doubt ეჭვი არ მეპარება

I'll let him have it! მე ვაჩვენებ მაგას სეირს!

you can have it your own way რაც გინდა, ის გიქნია!

she has a lively fancy ცოცხალი ფანტაზიის პატრონია

●●he still hasn't woken up to danger ჯერ კიდევ ვერ შეიგნო, თუ რა საფრთხე/ხიფათი მოელის

this book has no counterpart ეს უნიკალური წიგნია

he has a fever სიცხე აქვს

he has it at his fingers ხუთი თითივით იცის

he had a bad fall მაგრად დაეცა

had better სჯობია, უკეთესია, გირჩევნია

he had a brainwave გენიალური აზრი მოუვიდა თავში

I had a lucky break ბედმა გამიღიმა

they had breakfast ისაუზმეს

he had a gun by him რევოლვერი თან ჰქონდა

he had the cheek to say that! ამის სათქმელად თავხედობა ეყო!

she had a child ბავშვი ეყოლა

we had a great time ბრწყინვალე დრო გავატარეთ

we had a good time კარგი დრო გავატარეთ

we had a grand time ჩინებული დრო გავატრეთ

he has had a drop too much მეტი მოუვიდა, დათვრა

he had a tooth extracted კბილი ამოაღებინა

I had a job as a waiter ოფიციანტად ვმუშაობდი

●●she had her hair waved თმა დაიხვია/დაიხუჭუჭა/დაიკულულა

I wish I had known ნეტავი, მცოდნოდა

we had words წავიკამათეთ,წავკინკლავდით, ერთმანეთს წავეკიდეთ

I would help you if I had time დრო რომ მქონდეს, დაგეხმარებოდი

she had a vision that… მას ზმანება ჰქონდა/ეზმანა, რომ...

no sooner had I gone out than it started to rain როგორც კი გავედი, გაწვიმდა

I had my tooth filled კბილი დავაპლომბინე

they have had their say თავიანთი სათქმელი თქვეს

he had enough sense to refuse ჭკუა ეყო, რომ უარი ეთქვა

I had no share in the matter ამ საქმეში მონაწილეობა არ მიმიღია

he had a shave გაიპარსა

if he had known, he wouldn't have come ეს რომ სცოდნოდა, არ მოვიდოდა

if only I had known ნეტავ მცოდნოდა

he swore to his father that he hadn't done it მამას დაუფიცა, ეს არ ჩამიდენიაო

he had next to nothing on თითქმის ტიტველი იყო / არაფერი ეცვა

I didn't notice what he had on ვერ შევნიშნე, თუ რა ეცვა // მის ჩაცმულობას ყურადღება არ მივაქციე

we had a row ვიჩხუბეთ

what had he on? რა ეცვა?

I had a rough passage (გემით, თვითმფრინავით) ძნელი მგზავრობა მქონდა

I had passages with him მასთან შელაპარაკება მომივიდა

have another try კიდევ სცადე

have you seen the new arrivals? ახალჩამოსულები ნახეთ?

I have belief in God ღმერთი მწამს

I have no choice არჩევანი არა მაქვს

let's have a chat ვისაუბროთ

you'll have to face the consequences შედეგზე პასუხს აგებ!

I have nothing to do with him მასთან საერთო არაფერი მაქვს

you must have dreamt it ალბათ დაგესიზმრა

let's have a drink მოდი, დავლიოთ

have you ever been to London? ოდესმე ყოფილხარ ლონდონში?

you have nothing to fear საშიში არაფერია

let's have a quick one! მოდი, თითო-თითო გადავკრათ!

I must have my chest X-rayed გულმკერდი უნდა გავაშუქებინო

I haven't seen him for years მრავალი წელი არ მინახავს

I have a good job კარგი სამსახური მაქვს

I have a job to do საქმე მაქვს გასაკეთებელი

you have it your own way როგორც გინდა ისე მოიქეცი;

those who have tickets may enter ვისაც ბილეთები გაქვთ, შეგიძლიათ შემოხვიდეთ

I must have my hair cut თმა უნდა გავაკრეჭინო

may I have a word with you? შენთან სალაპარაკო / საქმე მაქვს

I have nothing to hide დასამალი არაფერი მაქვს

to have no use for არმოწონება

I have no use for talkative people ლაყბობის მოყვარულებს გავურბივარ

criminals have no vote დამნაშავეებს ხმის უფლება არა აქვთ

if we take 3 from 5 we'll have 2 left ხუთს თუ სამს გამოვაკლებთ, ორი დაგვრჩება

may I have a taste? შეიძლება გავსინჯო?

let me have a try მოდი, მე ვცდი

he may have missed his train იქნებ მატარებელზე დააგვიანდა

I have a mind of my own მე საკუთარი აზრი მაქვს

I have a mind to come მოსვლას ვაპირებ

I have no more patience მოთმინება აღარ მყოფნის

I have nothing to say არაფერი მაქვს სათქმელი

he should have foreseen it უნდა ეფიქრა, რომ ასე მოხდებოდა

I have no strength left ძალა გამომელია

have you anything to suggest? რას გვთავაზობ?

we have such a lot to speak about! იმდენი სალაპარაკო გვაქვს!

it must have been my imagination ალბათ მომეჩვენა

you have my sympathy თანაგიგრძნობ

you needn't have done it ეს არ უნდა გექნა

I have no time არ მცალია

I want to have nothing to do with her მასთან ურთიერთობა არ მსურს

I'd rather have tea ჩაიზე უარს არ ვიტყოდი

you will have everything you require ყველაფერი გექნება, რასაც მოითხოვ

we have him in reserve რეზერვში გვყავს

let's have a rest! დავისვენოთ!

you haven't got me right სწორად ვერ გამიგე

have as much as you please რამდენიც გნებავს, იმდენი მიირთვი

I have no money left ფული აღარ დამრჩა

●●as luck would have it… ბედმა ისე ინება, რომ...

as ill luck would have it… თითქოსდა ჯიბრზე...

she has the best of everything ყველაფერი საუკეთესო აქვს

she has nothing beyond her pension პენსიის გარდა სხვა შემოსავალი არა აქვს

English-Georgian dictionary > have
16 molto

1. adj a lot of

con nomi plurali a lot of, many

2. adv a lot

con aggettivi very

molto meglio much better, a lot better

da molto for a long time

fra non molto before long

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molto agg.indef.

1 (con riferimento alla quantità) much (gener. in frasi negative o interr.); a lot of, lots of, a great (o a good) deal of, a great (o a large) quantity of, plenty of: non beve molto vino, he doesn't drink much wine; c'è molto traffico sulle strade, there is a lot of traffic on the roads; fu sprecato molto tempo in inutili discussioni, a great deal of time was wasted in useless arguing; ci vuole molta pazienza con i bambini, you need a lot of (o a good deal of) patience with children; non c'è rimasto molto pane, we haven't got much bread left; quel ragazzo non dedica molto tempo allo studio, that boy doesn't devote much time to studying; non c'era molto tempo per agire, there wasn't much time to act; avete molto tempo libero?, do you get much spare time?; hanno molto denaro, they have plenty of (o lots of) money

2 (con riferimento all'intensità) great; a lot of: con molto piacere, molta cura, with great pleasure, care; ho appreso con molta gioia la notizia, the news gave me great joy (o I was delighted to hear the news); quell'insperato successo gli diede molta soddisfazione, the unexpected success gave him great satisfaction; le sue dimissioni hanno destato molto scalpore, his resignation caused a great sensation; non hanno dato molta importanza alla cosa, they didn't attach much importance to the matter // avere molta stima di qlcu., to have a high opinion of s.o.; non avere molta stima di qlcu., not to think much of s.o. // c'è molto sole, it's very sunny; c'era molta nebbia, it was very foggy; non c'era molto freddo, it wasn't very cold; lo spettacolo ha avuto molto successo, the show was very successful; dovete fare molta attenzione, you must be very careful; ho molta sete, I'm very thirsty; hanno avuto molto coraggio, they were very brave

3 (con riferimento alla durata) long: molto tempo, a long time; molto tempo prima, a long time before (o long before); molto tempo dopo, a long time after (o long after); da allora è passato molto tempo, a long time has elapsed since then; ho atteso molto tempo prima che qualcuno venisse ad aprire, I waited a long time before someone came and opened the door; non lo vedo da molto tempo, I haven't seen him for a long time; ti assenterai per molto tempo?, will you be away (for) long?; non ci volle molto tempo per capire cosa stava accadendo, it didn't take us long to realize what was going on // Usato anche in espressioni ellittiche: fra non molto, before long; ho dovuto aspettare molto, I had to wait a long time; ci vuole molto per prepararti?, will it take you long to get ready?; ne avrai per molto?, will you be long?; è uscito da non molto, he left not long ago; non manca molto a Natale, it isn't long to Christmas

4 (con riferimento all'estensione nello spazio) a long way, far: ho fatto molta strada per arrivare fin qui, I've come a long way to get here; da qui alla stazione la distanza non è molta, it isn't far from here to the station

5 pl. many (gener. in frasi negative e interrogative); a lot of, a great many, a large number of; plenty of, a good many, lots of (gener. in frasi affermative): ha molti amici, he has a lot of (o a great many o lots of) friends; hai fatto molti errori nel compito, you made a lot of mistakes in the test; c'erano molte persone nella piazza, there were a lot of (o a great many o a large number of) people in the square; molti scienziati sostengono che..., many scientists claim that...; ci sono molti negozi nella zona?, are there many shops in the area?; non ho visto molti film quest'anno, I haven't seen many films this year

◆ pron.indef.

1 much (in frasi affermative è gener. sostituito da a lot, a great deal, plenty): io ho poco tempo per leggere, ma tu ne hai molto, I get (very) little time for reading, but you get a lot; molto di quanto ci hanno riferito è falso, much of what they told us is wrong; c'è molto di vero in ciò che ha detto, there is a great deal of (o a lot of) truth in what he said; hanno fatto molto per me, they did a lot for me; non ne so molto, non me ne intendo molto di informatica, I don't know much about computer technology; ''Hai del pane?'' ''Sì, ne ho molto'', ''Have you got any bread?'' ''Yes, I've got plenty''; non c'è molto da dire, there isn't much (o a lot) to be said; ci sarebbe molto da imparare da lui, a lot could be learnt from him; chiedono molto per quella casa?, are they asking much (o a lot) for that house?; non ci voleva molto a capirlo, it didn't take much (o a lot of) understanding // è già molto se..., it's already saying a lot if...; è già molto che io sia arrivato in tempo con tutto quel traffico, it's already saying a lot that I got here on time, with all that traffic // a dir molto, at (the) most (o worst): sarò occupato ancora un paio d'ore, a dir molto, I'll be busy for another couple of hours at (the) most

2 pl. many, a lot of; (molta gente) many people, a lot of people: Sono quadri bellissimi, ne vendete molti?, They're beautiful pictures. Do you sell a lot of them?; molti di loro hanno preferito prendere l'aereo, many of them preferred to go by air; molti dei turisti erano tedeschi, many of the tourists were German; era stimato da molti, he was respected by many (people); eravate in molti?, were there many of you?; sono partiti in molti, ma non tutti hanno concluso la gara, there were a lot of starters, but not all of them finished the race; ''Sono rimasti molti posti liberi?'' ''No, non (ce ne sono) molti '', ''Are there many seats left?'' ''No, not many''; molti ritengono che..., many people (o a lot of people) think that...

◆ s.m.: non si accontenta né del poco né del molto, he's never satisfied.

molto avv.

1 (davanti ad agg. e avv. di grado positivo e con p.pres. usato come agg.) very; most: una casa molto grande, a very large house; un uomo molto intelligente, a very (o a most) intelligent man; un giornalista molto noto, a (very) well-known journalist; è stato uno spettacolo molto divertente, it was a very (o a most) enjoyable show; ha parlato molto bene, he spoke very well; lo farò molto volentieri, I'll be very glad to do it (o form. I shall do it most willingly); mi alzo molto presto, tardi, I get up very early, late; eravamo molto a disagio, we felt very (o most) uncomfortable; sono constatazioni molto amare, they are very bitter observations; possiamo fare molto poco per lui, we can do very little for him

2 (con agg. e avv. compar.) much; far: molto più grande, much bigger; molto migliore, much (o far) better; molto meno, più, much less, much more; molto più lentamente, much more slowly; oggi è molto più freddo di ieri, today is much colder than yesterday; è molto più coraggioso di quanto sembri, he is much braver than he seems; si conobbero molto più tardi, they met much later

3 (con p.pass.) much; greatly, widely: è molto apprezzato dai colleghi, he is much (o greatly) appreciated by his colleagues (o he is very popular with his colleagues); i provvedimenti sono stati molto criticati da tutti, the measures were greatly criticized by all (o were widely criticized); rimasi molto colpito dalla sua bellezza, I was greatly struck by her beauty; il problema ecologico è molto dibattuto, the ecological problem is a much debated one; è molto cambiato, he is much (o greatly) changed // un prodotto molto richiesto, a product in great demand

4 (con verbi) much (gener. in frasi negative e interr. o preceduto da very o so); a lot (gener. in frasi affermative); (spesso) often: non legge molto, he doesn't read (very) much; mi piace molto questa musica, I like this music very much; ci siamo divertiti molto alla festa, we enjoyed ourselves very much (o we had a wonderful time) at the party; non lo vediamo molto, we don't often see him; Vi ringraziamo molto per..., Thank you very (o so) much for...; non ho apprezzato molto il suo ultimo film, I didn't think much of his last film; viaggiate molto?, do you do much travelling?; non ci vediamo molto in questo periodo, we haven't seen much of each other lately; stanotte non ho dormito molto, I didn't sleep much last night // studiare, lavorare molto, to study, to work hard // né molto né poco, (per nulla) at all: la cosa non mi interessa né molto né poco, it doesn't interest me at all.

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['molto] molto (-a)
1. avv

1) a lot, (very) much, a great deal

non legge molto — he doesn't read much o a great deal

ha viaggiato molto — he has travelled a lot o a great deal

ti è piaciuto? — sì, molto — did you like it? — yes, very much

questo libro è molto meglio dell'altro — this book is a lot o much better than the other one

ci vorranno a dir molto 3 giorni — it will take 3 days at the most

2) (con aggettivi, avverbi) very, (con participio passato) (very) much

l'ha fatto molto bene — he did it very well

molto lodato — highly o (very) much praised

sono molto stanco — I'm very tired

3)

(distanza, tempo) c'è ancora molto da camminare — there's still a long way to go

ci vuole molto? — (tempo) will it take long?

non la vedo da molto — I haven't seen her for quite a while o for a long time

ne hai ancora per molto? — will you be much longer?

arriverà fra non molto — he'll arrive soon

2. agg

(quantità) a great deal of, a lot of, lots of, much (in domande e con negazioni), (numero) a lot of, lots of, many (in domande e con negazioni)

molta gente — a lot of people, many people

molti libri — a lot of books, many books

c'è molta neve — there's a great deal of o a lot of snow

non c'è molto pane — there isn't a lot of bread, there isn't (very) much bread

non ho molto tempo — I don't have o haven't got much time

non c'erano molti turisti — there weren't many tourists

3. pron

much, a lot

molti; molte — many, a lot

c'è pane? — sì, molto — is there any bread? — yes plenty o lots fam

molti pensano che sia giusto — many (people) think it's right

molti di noi — many of o a lot of us

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['molto] 1.
aggettivo indefinito

1) (un gran numero di)

- i fiori — many flowers

- e persone — many o a lot of people

è da -i anni che — it's a long time that

2) (una gran quantità di)

- i soldi — lots o plenty o a great deal of money

- a gente — many people

non rimane più molto pane — there isn't much bread left

abbiamo fatto -a strada — we've gone very far

3) (tanto)

con -a gentilezza, cura — with much o great kindness, care

ho -a fame, paura — I'm very hungry, scared

fate -a attenzione — be very careful

avere -a fortuna — to be very lucky, to have a lot of luck

4) (in un comparativo)

molto più, meno denaro — much more, less money

-e meno persone, -i meno libri — far fewer people, books

è molto più difficile — it's much more difficult
2.
pronome indefinito

1) (un gran numero)

- i di loro — many of them

-i dei luoghi che ho visitato... — many of the places I visited

2) (tante persone)

- i sono pensionati — many (of them) are pensioners

- i sono tentati di crederlo — many people tend to believe him

3) (tanto)

vincere, scrivere molto — to win, write a lot

ho molto da fare — I've got a lot of things to do

avete già fatto molto per me — you've already done so much for me

non ci vuole molto a capirlo — it doesn't take much understanding

molto di quello che dici è vero — much of what you say is true

non me ne intendo molto di cinema — I don't know much about cinema

4) (tanto tempo)

è da molto che non lo vedo — I haven't seen him for a long time o for so long

aspetti da molto? — have you been waiting long?

non ci vorrà molto a finire — it won't take long to finish

fra non molto — before long

ho aspettato molto — I waited for a long time

5) (una gran cosa)

è già molto se non ci sbatte fuori — we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out

è già molto che sia venuta — it's already saying a lot that she came

è molto per la tua età — it's a lot for your age

6) a dir molto at the utmost
3.
avverbio

1) (con un verbo)

la ringrazio molto — I thank you very much

amare molto qcn. — to love sb. very much

va molto a teatro — he goes to the theatre a lot

è cambiato molto — he has changed a lot

non mi piace molto — I don't really like it

mi è piaciuto molto — I enjoyed it very much o a great deal

2) (con un avverbio) very

molto bene — very well

sto molto bene — I'm really fine, I feel very well

si è comportato molto male — he behaved really badly

molto gentilmente, volentieri — very kindly, with much pleasure

molto prima, dopo — a long time before, after

3) (con un aggettivo o un participio passato)

molto felice, pulito, famoso — very happy, clean, famous

è molto amato a scuola — he's very much loved at school

molto in anticipo — far in advance

4) (in un comparativo)

sta molto meglio — he's much better

molto meno — much less

lavora molto più velocemente di me — he works much faster than me

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molto

/'molto/

Molto può essere usato come aggettivo, pronome o avverbio. - Come aggettivo e come pronome, si traduce con much davanti o al posto di nomi non numerabili ( molto vino = much wine; molta cura = much care; ne hai mangiato molto? = have you eaten much (of it)?) e many davanti o al posto di sostantivi plurali ( molti nemici = many enemies; molti (di loro) non vivono a Londra = many (of them) don't live in London). Si noti che much e many sono preferibilmente usati in frasi negative e interrogative, mentre in frasi affermative sono spesso sostituiti da a lot (of), lots (of), plenty (of), a good / great deal (of): molte persone = a lot of people; guadagno molto = I earn a lot. - Come avverbio, molto si usa dopo un verbo, e in tal caso si traduce much, very much o a lot ( non bevo mai molto = I never drink much / very much / a lot); quando precede un altro avverbio o un aggettivo, si traduce con very ( molto presto = very soon; molto veloce = very fast), ma se tale avverbio o aggettivo è al comparativo si rende con much ( molto più presto = much sooner; molto più veloce = much faster). - v. anche la nota della voce alcuno. ⇒ 31

I aggettivo indefinito

1 (un gran numero di) - i fiori many flowers; - e persone many o a lot of people; è da -i anni che it's a long time that

2 (una gran quantità di) - i soldi lots o plenty o a great deal of money; - a gente many people; non rimane più molto pane there isn't much bread left; abbiamo fatto -a strada we've gone very far

3 (tanto) con -a gentilezza, cura with much o great kindness, care; ho -a fame, paura I'm very hungry, scared; fate -a attenzione be very careful; avere -a fortuna to be very lucky, to have a lot of luck

4 (in un comparativo) molto più, meno denaro much more, less money; -e meno persone, -i meno libri far fewer people, books; è molto più difficile it's much more difficult

II pronome indefinito

1 (un gran numero) - i di loro many of them; -i dei luoghi che ho visitato... many of the places I visited...

2 (tante persone) - i sono pensionati many (of them) are pensioners; - i sono tentati di crederlo many people tend to believe him

3 (tanto) vincere, scrivere molto to win, write a lot; ho molto da fare I've got a lot of things to do; avete già fatto molto per me you've already done so much for me; non ci vuole molto a capirlo it doesn't take much understanding; molto di quello che dici è vero much of what you say is true; non me ne intendo molto di cinema I don't know much about cinema

4 (tanto tempo) è da molto che non lo vedo I haven't seen him for a long time o for so long; aspetti da molto? have you been waiting long? non ci vorrà molto a finire it won't take long to finish; fra non molto before long; ho aspettato molto I waited for a long time

5 (una gran cosa) è già molto se non ci sbatte fuori we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out; è già molto che sia venuta it's already saying a lot that she came; è molto per la tua età it's a lot for your age

6 a dir molto at the utmost

III avverbio

1 (con un verbo) la ringrazio molto I thank you very much; amare molto qcn. to love sb. very much; va molto a teatro he goes to the theatre a lot; è cambiato molto he has changed a lot; non mi piace molto I don't really like it; mi è piaciuto molto I enjoyed it very much o a great deal

2 (con un avverbio) very; molto bene very well; sto molto bene I'm really fine, I feel very well; si è comportato molto male he behaved really badly; molto gentilmente, volentieri very kindly, with much pleasure; molto prima, dopo a long time before, after

3 (con un aggettivo o un participio passato) molto felice, pulito, famoso very happy, clean, famous; è molto amato a scuola he's very much loved at school; molto in anticipo far in advance

4 (in un comparativo) sta molto meglio he's much better; molto meno much less; lavora molto più velocemente di me he works much faster than me.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > molto
17 sige

go, mention, say, speak, spell, tell the time

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vb (sagde, sagt) say;

( fortælle) tell ( fx can you tell me the name of this lake? tell us what you know; tell me, did you really do it? tell the truth; tell him to do it);

( betyde) mean ( fx it means a lot);

( om ting, dyr) go ( fx crack went the whip; the guns went boom; ducks go quack quack);

[ man kan ikke sige andet end at han gør fremskridt] there is no denying that he is making progress;

[ han siges at være rig] he is said to be rich;

[ have meget at sige]

( om person) have a great influence,

( om forhold) be very important;

[ det har intet at sige] it does not matter; never mind!

[ hun har ikke noget (, meget) at skulle have sagt i den sag] she has no (, not much) say in the matter;

[ hvad siger De?] I beg your pardon? what did you say?

T sorry?

(dvs forbavset) do you (really) mean that?

[ hvad sagde jeg!]

(dvs der kan du se) I told you so! what did I tell you!

[ gør hvad der bliver sagt] do as you are told;

[ hvad skal det sige?] se ndf;

[ jeg har hørt sige at] I have heard (it said) that;

[ det siger du ikke] you don't really mean that! you don't say! no!

[ det siger jeg ikke!] that would be telling!

[ var det ikke det jeg sagde?] se ndf: sagde jeg det ikke nok;

[ det siger mig ikke noget] that doesn't mean (, F: convey) anything to me;

[ sagde jeg det ikke nok!] didn't I tell you (so)? what did I tell you!

[ det lod han sig ikke sige to gange] he did not wait to be told twice;

[ jeg har ladet mig sige, man har sagt mig] I have been told;

[ man siger at] it is said that, people (el. they) say that;

[ som man siger] as they say,

(dvs som ordsproget siger) as the saying goes (el. is) ( fx more haste less speed as the saying goes);

[ man siger så meget] people will talk;

[ det må jeg sige], se nok: det må jeg nok sige;

[ du siger noget!] a good idea!

(am) you said it!

[ det siger mig ikke noget], se ovf;

[ jeg skal sige dig noget], se ndf;

[ det må jeg nok sige], se nok;

[ sige sig selv], se selv;

[ hvad skal det sige!]

( forarget) what is the meaning of this?

(især am) what is the big idea?

[ han er - hvad skal jeg sige - lidt træt] he is - how can I put it - a bit tired;

[ jeg skal sige dig noget] I'll tell you what;

[ som sagt] as I said before;

( som nævnt) as already mentioned;

[ som sagt så gjort] no sooner said than done;

[ som man siger], se ovf;

[ om jeg så må sige] so to speak, as one might say;

[ så at sige] so to speak,

F as it were;

(dvs næsten) practically;

[ så siger vi det] all right, then;

[ hvad siger du så!] how about that!

[ hvad jeg ville sige] what I was going to say;

[ det vil sige] that is (to say), that means;

( om forbehold) at least ( fx I know him - at least I have spoken to him);

[ ved du hvad det vil sige?] do you know what that means?

[ jeg ved hvad det vil sige at være fattig] I know what it means (el. is) to be poor;

[ vil du dermed sige at du rejser?] do you mean to say that you are leaving?

(se også videre);

[ med præp & adv:]

[ sige en avis `af] cancel (one's subscription to) a paper;

[ sige noget ` efter] repeat something;

[ sige noget efter én] repeat something after somebody;

[ siges meget for og imod], se IV. for;

[ sige fra]

( melde fra) cry off, back out, excuse oneself;

( give besked) say so;

[ sige sig løs fra] dissolve one's connection with; break away from;

[ sige noget ` frem] recite something;

[ sig frem!] speak out!

[ sige ` imod] contradict;

[ sige det med få (, med enkle) ord] say it in a few (, in simple) words;

[ hvad vil du sige med det?] what do you mean by that?

[ sig det med blomster] say it with flowers;

[ det samme kan siges om ham] the same is (el. holds) true of him;

[ sige `op] give notice;

(se også opsige);

[ du har intet at sige over mig] I don't take my orders from you;

[ sige én noget på] accuse somebody of something;

[ det eneste der kan siges ham på] the only thing that can be said against him;

[ sige ` til] say so, say the word;

[ sige farvel til] say good-bye to;

[ jeg sagde til ham: " Du må gå"] I said to him, "You must go";

[ jeg sagde til ham at han tog fejl] I told him that he was mistaken;

[ jeg sagde til ham at han skulle gå] I told him to go;

[ jeg har sagt det til ham] I have told him;

[ hvad siger du til et parti skak?] what do you say to (el. how would you like el. T how about) a game of chess?

[ far rejser i morgen, hvad siger du til det?] Daddy is leaving tomorrow, what do you think of that (el. what have you got to say about that)?

[ jeg siger det til mor!] I'll tell Mum!

[ han sagde ikke noget til det]

(dvs protesterede ikke) he did not object;

[ det er der ikke noget at sige til]

(dvs det er i orden) that is only fair,

T fair enough!

( det kan jeg ikke kritisere) I don't blame you (, him etc).

Danish-English dictionary > sige
18 peu

peu [pø]

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1. adverb

2. indefinite pronoun

3. masculine noun

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► Lorsque peu fait partie d'une locution comme avant peu, sous peu, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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► peu se traduit souvent par l'équivalent anglais de pas beaucoup.

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   a. ( = pas beaucoup) not much

• il mange peu he doesn't eat much

• il lit peu he doesn't read much

• il lit assez peu he doesn't read very much

• il lit très peu he reads very little

• je le connais trop peu I don't know him well enough

► peu de (quantité) not much ; (nombre) not many

• nous avons eu peu de soleil we didn't have much sunshine

• nous avons eu très peu de pluie we've had very little rain

• peu de gens connaissent cet endroit not many people know this place

• il y a peu d'enfants dans cet immeuble there aren't many children in this building

• en peu de mots in a few words

• il est ici pour peu de temps he's not staying long

• il faut peu de chose pour le choquer it doesn't take much to shock him

• peu de monde few people

   b. ( = pas très) not very

• il est peu sociable he's not very sociable

• c'est peu probable it's not very likely

• ils sont trop peu nombreux there are too few of them

• un auteur assez peu connu a relatively unknown author

   c. ( = pas longtemps) shortly

• elle est arrivée peu après she arrived shortly afterwards

• peu avant 11 heures shortly before 11 o'clock

   d. ( = rarement) ils se voient peu they don't see each other very often

• elle sort peu she doesn't go out much

   e. (locutions)

► peu à peu little by little

• peu à peu, l'idée a gagné du terrain little by little the idea gained ground► à peu près about

• il pèse à peu près 50 kilos he weighs about 50 kilos► de peu

• il est plus âgé de peu he's a little older

• il l'a battu de peu he just beat him

• il a manqué le train de peu he just missed the train► pour peu que + subjonctif if

• pour peu qu'il soit sorti sans sa clé... if he should have come out without his key...

2. <

• bien peu le savent very few people know

• peu d'entre eux sont restés not many of them stayed

3. <

( = petite quantité) little

• j'ai oublié le peu de français que j'avais appris I've forgotten the little French I'd learnt

• le peu de cheveux qui lui reste what little hair he has left

► un (petit) peu a bit a little

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► un peu se traduit souvent par l'expression a bit, qui est plus familière que a little ; de même, on peut dire a bit of au lieu de a little pour traduire un peu de.

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• il te ressemble un peu he looks a bit like you

• restez encore un peu stay a bit longer

• essaie de manger un peu try to eat a little

• il travaille un peu trop he works a bit too much

• c'est un peu fort ! that's a bit much! (inf)

• c'est un peu grand it's a bit big

• il y a un peu moins de bruit it is a little less noisy

• donnez-m'en juste un petit peu just give me a little bit

• elle va un tout petit peu mieux she's a little better

• il y a un peu plus d'un an just over a year ago

• on trouve ce produit un peu partout you can get this product just about anywhere

• un peu plus et il oubliait son rendez-vous he very nearly forgot his appointment

• je me demande un peu où sont les enfants I'm just wondering where the children are

• un peu ! (inf) and how! (inf)

• il nous a menti, et pas qu'un peu ! (inf) he lied to us bigtime! (inf)

► un peu de a little a bit of

• un peu d'eau a little water

• un peu de patience a little patience

• un peu de silence, s'il vous plaît ! can we have a bit of quiet please!► pour un peu

• pour un peu, il m'aurait accusé he all but accused me

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Note: Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces mots

Il sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantités
pø
1.

adverbe

1) ( modifiant un verbe) not much

elle gagne assez peu — she doesn't earn very much

elle gagne très peu — she earns very little

le radiateur chauffe peu — the radiator doesn't give out much heat

je sais me contenter de peu — I'm satisfied with very little

deux semaines c'est trop peu — two weeks isn't long enough

si peu que ce soit — however little

tu ne vas pas t'en faire pour si peu — you're not going to worry about such a little thing

la catastrophe a été évitée de peu — disaster was only just avoided

ça importe peu — it doesn't really matter

c'est peu dire — to say the least

il est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire! — (colloq) he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!

un homme comme on en voit peu — the kind of man you don't often come across

très peu pour moi! — (colloq) fig no thanks! (colloq)

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) not very

assez peu connu — little-known

ils se sentent très peu concernés par... — they feel quite unconcerned about...

nous étions peu nombreux — there weren't many of us

un individu peu recommandable — a disreputable character

elle n'est pas peu fière — she's more than a little proud

2.

pronom indéfini

peu leur font confiance — few ou not many people trust them

3.

peu de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)

peu de mots — few words

2) ( avec un nom non dénombrable)

peu de temps — little time

en peu de temps — in next to no time

il y a peu de bruit — there's not much noise

c'est peu de chose — it's not much

avec peu de chose elle a fait un repas délicieux — with very little she made a delicious meal

on est bien peu de chose! — we're so insignificant!

4.

nom masculin

1) ( petite quantité)

le peu de — the little [confiance, liberté]; the few [livres, amis]

il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire — he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him

2) ( manque)

le peu de — the lack of

5.

un peu locution adverbiale

1) ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit

reste encore un peu — stay a little longer

‘elle aime le fromage?’ - ‘oui, pas qu'un peu (colloq)!’ — ‘does she like cheese?’ - ‘does she ever (colloq)!’

2) ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bit

parle un peu moins fort — keep your voice down

elle se maquille un peu trop — she wears a bit too much make-up

un peu plus de gens — a few more people

un peu moins de — slightly less [pluie]; slightly fewer [gens]

amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins... — bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference

‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’ - ‘un peu beaucoup même (colloq)’ — ‘he looked a bit annoyed’ - ‘more than a bit’

3) ( emploi stylistique) just

répète un peu pour voir! — (colloq) you just try saying that again!

je vous demande un peu! — (colloq) I ask you!

il sait un peu (colloq) de quoi il parle — he does know what he's talking about

4) ( emploi par antiphrase) a little

tu ne serais pas un peu jaloux toi? — aren't you just a little jealous?

5) (colloq) ( pour renforcer une affirmation)

il est un peu bien ton copain! — your boyfriend is a bit of all right (colloq) GB ou a good-looker! (colloq)

‘tu le ferais toi?’ - ‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ — ‘would you do it?’ - ‘I sure would (colloq)!’

6.

peu à peu locution adverbiale gradually, little by little

7.

pour un peu locution adverbiale

pour un peu ils se seraient battus — they very nearly had a fight

8.

pour peu que locution conjonctive if

pour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie — if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story

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pø
1. adv

1) (modifiant un verbe) not much

Il boit peu. — He doesn't drink much.

Il voyage peu. — He doesn't travel much.

J'ai peu mangé à midi. — I didn't eat much for lunch.

2) (modifiant un adjectif) not very

Il est peu bavard. — He's not very talkative.

3) (modifiant un adverbe)

peu avant — shortly before

peu après — shortly afterwards

4) (modifiant un nom)

peu de (avec nom pluriel) — not many, few, (avec nom singulier) not a lot of, not much

peu de gens — not many people, few people

peu d'arbres — not many trees, few trees

Il y a peu de bons films au cinéma. — There aren't many good films on at the cinema.

Elle a peu d'amis. — She hasn't got many friends.

Il reste peu de lait. — There isn't much milk left., There isn't a lot of milk left.

Il a peu d'espoir. — He hasn't got much hope., He has little hope.

Il a peu d'espoir de réussir. — He doesn't have much hope of succeeding.

Il lui reste peu d'argent. — He hasn't got much money left.

c'est peu de chose — it's nothing, it's not much

pour peu de temps — for a short while

à peu de frais — for very little cost

5) (autres locutions)

peu à peu — little by little

à peu près — just about, more or less

J'ai à peu près fini. — I've just about finished., I've more or less finished.

à peu près 10 kg — about 10 kg, around 10 kg

à peu près deux heures — about two hours, around two hours

Le voyage prend à peu près deux heures. — The journey takes about two hours., The journey takes around two hours.

pour peu qu'il fasse — if he should do, if by any chance he does

avant peu — before long

sous peu — shortly

depuis peu (au présent) — for a short while, for a little while

Je suis parisien depuis peu. — I've only been living in Paris for a short while., (au passé) a short while ago, a little while ago

Il est rentré depuis peu. — He came back a short while ago.

de peu — only just

Chantal a manqué son train de peu. — Chantal only just missed her train.

Il est de peu mon cadet. — He's just a bit younger than me.

2. nm

1)

le peu de gens qui — the few people who

le peu de sable qui — what little sand, the little sand which

2)

un peu (emploi pronominal) — a little

J'en voudrais un peu. — I'd like a little., (emploi adverbial, avec adjectif) a little, a bit

Elle est un peu timide. — She's a bit shy., She's a little shy.

un peu de — a little, a bit of

un peu de gâteau — a bit of cake

un peu de lait — a little milk, a bit of milk

un peu d'espoir — a little hope, a bit of hope

un petit peu — a little bit

un petit peu de crème — a little bit of cream

un peu plus de [vent, sucre, personnes, voitures] — slightly more

un peu moins de [vent, sucre] — slightly less, [personnes, voitures] slightly fewer

3) (autres locutions)

pour un peu il...; un peu plus et il... — he very nearly..., he all but...

essayez un peu! — just try it!

3. pron

few

peu le savent — few people know

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peu

❢ Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces mots. Il sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantités ⇒ Les quantités.

A adv

1 ( modifiant un verbe) not much; il travaille/dort/parle peu he doesn't work/sleep/talk much; elle gagne assez peu she doesn't earn very much; elle gagne très/trop peu she earns very/too little; le radiateur chauffe peu the radiator doesn't give out much heat; je sors assez/très peu I don't go out very much/very much at all; je sais me contenter de peu I'm satisfied with very little; 40 euros/un demi-litre/1,50 m, c'est (bien) peu 40 euros/half a litre^GB/1,50 m, that's not (very) much; 20 personnes, c'est peu 20 people, that's not many; dix minutes/deux mois ça fait peu ten minutes/two months, that's not long; deux semaines c'est trop peu two weeks isn't long enough; si peu que ce soit however little, no matter how little; tu ne vas pas t'en faire pour si peu you're not going to worry about such a little thing; je ne vais pas me casser la tête pour si peu I'm not going to rack my brains over such a little thing; il leur en faut peu pour pleurer/paniquer it doesn't take much to make them cry/panic; la catastrophe a été évitée de peu disaster was only just avoided; tu les as ratés de peu you've just missed them; il est mon aîné de peu he's slightly older than me; j'aime peu sa façon de dévisager les gens I don't much care for the way he stares at people; ça compte or importe peu it doesn't really matter; la cuisine n'est pas très bonne, et c'est peu dire the food isn't very good to say the least; il est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire○! he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!; un homme comme on en voit or fait○ peu the kind of man you don't often come across; très peu pour moi○! fig no thanks○!;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) not very; peu soigneux/ambitieux/fier not very tidy/ambitious/proud; il est très peu jaloux he's not at all jealous; c'est un endroit assez peu connu it's a relatively little-known spot; cet endroit trop peu connu des touristes this spot which is sadly little known to tourists; pour les personnes trop peu qualifiées for people who haven't got enough qualifications; ils se sentent très ou fort peu concernés par… they feel quite unconcerned about…; nous étions peu nombreux there weren't many of us; nous étions très/trop peu nombreux there were very/too few of us; un individu peu recommandable a disreputable character; elle n'est pas peu fière she's more than a little proud.

B pron indéf peu lui font confiance few ou not many people trust him/her; il a écrit beaucoup de livres, peu lui survivront he has written many books, few will outlive him.

C peu de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) peu de mots/d'occasions few words/opportunities;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) peu de temps/d'espoir little time/hope; en peu de temps in next to no time; j'ai peu de temps pour le faire I haven't got much time to do it; il y a peu de changement there's little change; il y a peu de bruit there's not much noise; il est tombé peu de neige/pluie cet hiver there hasn't been much snow/rain this winter; il a peu de patience he's not very patient; c'est peu de chose it's not much; cela représente peu de chose it stands for little; avec peu de chose elle a fait un repas délicieux with very little she made a delicious meal; on est bien peu de chose! we're so insignificant!; il y a peu de visiteurs/divergences there are few ou not many visitors/differences; très peu de personnes sont atteintes very few people are affected; en peu de mots/jours in a few words/days; je sais peu de choses sur lui I don't know much about him; il y a peu de chances qu'il accepte he's unlikely to accept; la proposition a peu de chances d'aboutir the proposal has little chance of getting through.

D nm

1 ( petite quantité) le peu de the little [importance, confiance, pluie, liberté]; the few [livres, souvenirs, amis]; il a oublié le peu d'anglais qu'il savait he's forgotten the ou what little English he knew; elle s'est fait voler le peu d'objets qu'il lui restait she was robbed of the few things she had left; je vais dépenser le peu d'argent qu'il me reste I'm going to spend the ou what little money I've got left; il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him; je leur ai dit le peu que je savais I told them the ou what little I knew; il a dépensé le peu qu'il lui restait he spent what little he had left;

2 ( manque) le peu de the lack of; malgré le peu d'intérêt manifesté despite the lack of interest; j'ai remarqué ton peu d'enthousiasme I've noticed your lack of enthusiasm; ton peu d'appétit m'inquiète your lack of appetite is worrying me.

E un peu loc adv

1 ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit; mange un peu eat a little; cela m'inquiète/m'énerve/m'ennuie un peu it worries me/annoys me/bothers me a little ou a bit; ça m'agace plus qu'un peu○ it annoys me to say the least; le rôti est un peu brûlé the roast is a bit ou slightly burned; elle est un peu médium/poète○ she's a bit of a ou something of a medium/poet; tu ne serais pas un peu casse-cou? you're a bit of a daredevil, aren't you?; dors/attends/reste encore un peu sleep/wait/stay a little longer; ‘il a plu?’-‘pas qu'un peu○!’ ‘did it rain?’-‘did it ever○!’; ‘elle aime le fromage?’-‘oui, pas qu'un peu!’ ‘does she like cheese?’-‘does she ever○!’;

2 ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bit; mange un peu plus/moins eat a bit more/less; parle un peu plus fort speak a little ou a bit louder; parle un peu moins fort keep your voice down; va un peu moins/plus vite go a bit slower/faster; il fait un peu moins froid qu'hier it's a little less cold than yesterday; il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier it's slightly ou a little colder than yesterday; un peu au-dessous/au-dessus de la moyenne slightly below/above average; elle se maquille un peu trop she wears a bit too much make-up; un peu plus de bruit/vent a bit more noise/wind; un peu plus de gens/problèmes a few more people/problems; un peu moins de slightly less [pluie, humour]; slightly fewer [gens, tableaux]; peux-tu me donner un tout petit peu plus de carottes can you give me just a few more carrots; amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins tu sais… bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference; donne-moi ton linge à laver, un peu plus un peu moins… give me your laundry, a bit more won't make any difference; ‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’-‘un peu beaucoup même○’ ‘he looked a bit annoyed’-‘more than a bit’;

3 ( emploi stylistique) just; arrête un peu de faire l'idiot! just stop behaving like an idiot!; répète un peu pour voir○! you just try saying that again!; vise un peu la perruque○! just look at the wig!; réfléchis un peu just think; je vous demande un peu○! I ask you!; il sait un peu de quoi il parle○ he does know what he's talking about;

4 ( emploi par antiphrase) a little; tu ne serais pas un peu jaloux toi? aren't you just a little jealous?; ton histoire est un peu tirée par les cheveux your story is a little far-fetched to say the least; c'est un peu tard! it's a bit late!; tu exagères ou pousses○ un peu! you're pushing it a bit○!;

5 ○( pour renforcer une affirmation) il est un peu bien ton copain! your boyfriend is a bit of all right○!; ‘tu le ferais toi?’-‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ ‘would you do it?’-‘I sure would○!’; comme organisateur il se pose un peu là! as an organizer he's great!

F peu à peu loc adv gradually, little by little; les nuages se dissiperont peu à peu the clouds will gradually clear.

G pour un peu loc adv very nearly; pour un peu ils se seraient battus they very nearly had a fight; pour un peu il m'aurait insulté! he very nearly insulted me!

H pour peu que loc conj if; pour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story.

[pø] adverbe

A.[EMPLOYÉ SEUL]

1. [modifiant un verbe] little, not much

il mange/parle peu he doesn't eat/talk much

je le connais peu I don't know him well

c'est peu le connaître it just shows how little you know him

il vient très peu he comes very rarely, he very seldom comes

on s'est très peu vu we saw very little of each other

j'ai trop peu confiance en elle I don't trust her enough

2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc] not very

une avenue peu fréquentée a quiet street

il est assez peu soigneux he doesn't take much care

l'alibi est fort peu crédible the alibi is highly implausible

peu avant shortly ou not long before

peu après soon after, shortly ou not long after

je ne suis pas peu fier du résultat I'm more than a little proud of the result

B.[EMPLOI NOMINAL]

1. (avec déterminant) [indiquant la faible quantité]

le peu que tu gagnes the little you earn

(sans déterminant)

il vit de peu he lives off very little

il est mon aîné de peu he's only slightly older than me

il a raté son examen de peu (familier) he just failed his exam, he failed his exam by a hair's breadth

c'est peu it's not much

hommes/gens de peu (littéraire) worthless men/people

c'est peu (que) de le dire, encore faut-il le faire! that's easier said than done!

c'est peu dire that's an understatement, that's putting it mildly

ce n'est pas peu dire! and that's saying something!

très peu pour moi! (familier) not on your life!

2. [dans le temps]

ils sont partis il y a peu they left a short while ago, they haven't long left

d'ici peu very soon, before long

vous aurez de mes nouvelles avant peu you'll hear from me before long

je travaille ici depuis peu I've only been working here for a while, I haven't been working here long

3. [quelques personnes] a few (people)

nous étions peu à le croire only a few of us believed it

C.[PRÉCÉDÉ DE 'UN']

1. [modifiant un verbe]

un peu a little, a bit

je le connais un peu I know him a little ou a bit

reste un peu avec moi stay with me for a while

veux-tu manger un peu? do you want something to eat?

pousse-toi un (tout) petit peu move up a (little) bit

viens un peu par là come here a minute

pose-lui un peu la question, et tu verras! just ask him, and you'll see!

fais voir un peu... let me have a look...

tu l'as vu? — un peu! (familier) did you see it? — you bet I did ou and how!

un peu que je vais lui dire ce que je pense! (familier) I'll give him a piece of my mind, don't you worry (about that)!

2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc]

un peu a little, a bit

je suis un peu pressée I'm in a bit of a hurry

il est un peu poète he's a bit of a poet

un peu partout just about ou pretty much everywhere

un peu plus a little ou bit more

un peu plus de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] a few more

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) more

un peu moins a little ou bit less

roule un peu moins vite drive a little more slowly

un peu moins de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] slightly fewer, not so many

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) less

nous avons un peu moins de difficultés we're not having quite so many difficulties

un peu trop a little ou bit too (much)

il en fait vraiment un peu trop! he's really making too much of it!

un peu beaucoup (familier) a bit much

tu as bu un peu beaucoup hier soir (familier) you certainly had a few last night

elle est jolie — un peu, oui! (familier) she's pretty — just a bit!

un peu plus et l'évier débordait! another minute and the sink would have overflowed!

un peu plus et on se serait cru au bord de la mer you could almost imagine that you were at the seaside

un peu plus, et je partais I was just about to leave

un peu plus et je me faisais écraser! I was within an inch of being run over!

peu à peu locution adverbiale

little by little, bit by bit, gradually

on s'habitue, peu à peu you get used to things, bit by bit ou gradually

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peu de locution déterminante

1. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] not much, little

[suivi d'un nom comptable] not many, few

cela a peu d'intérêt it's of little interest

peu de temps: je ne reste que peu de temps I'm only staying for a short while, I'm not staying long

il n'a que peu de temps à me consacrer he can only give me a small amount of time

peu de temps avant/après not long before/after

il y avait peu de neige there wasn't much snow

j'ai peu d'amis I have few friends, I don't have many friends

en peu de mots in a few words

on est peu de chose what an insignificant thing man is

c'est peu de chose it's nothing

2. [avec un déterminant]

le peu de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] the ou what few

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] the ou what little

le peu de connaissances que j'ai the ou what few acquaintances I have

le peu de fois où je l'ai vu on the few ou rare occasions when I've seen him

le peu d'expérience que j'avais what little experience I had

son peu d'enthousiasme his lack of enthusiasm

avec ce peu de matériel/d'idées with such limited material/ideas

peu ou prou locution adverbiale

(littéraire)

more or less

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pour peu que locution conjonctive

pour peu qu'il le veuille, il réussira if he wants to, he'll succeed

pour un peu locution adverbiale

pour un peu il m'accuserait! he's all but accusing me!

pour un peu, j'oubliais mes clés I nearly forgot my keys

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quelque peu locution adverbiale

(soutenu)

1. [modifiant un verbe] just a little

2. [modifiant un adjectif] somewhat, rather

il était quelque peu éméché he was somewhat ou rather tipsy

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quelque peu de locution déterminante

(soutenu)

not a little

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si peu que locution conjonctive

si peu que j'y aille, j'apprécie toujours beaucoup l'opéra although I don't go very often, I always like the opera very much

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si peu... que locution conjonctive

si peu réaliste qu'il soit however unrealistic he may be

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sous peu locution adverbiale

before long, in a short while

vous recevrez sous peu les résultats de vos analyses you will receive the results of your tests in a short while

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un peu de locution déterminante

a little (bit) of

prends un peu de gâteau have a little ou some cake

un peu de tout a bit of everything

avec un peu de chance... with a little luck...

allons, un peu de patience! come on, let's be patient!

avec un (tout) petit peu de bonne volonté... with (just) a little willingness...

tu l'as quitté par dépit? — il y a un petit peu de ça so you left him in a fit of pique? — that was partly it ou that was part of the reason

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > peu

19 wollen

I Modalv.; will, wollte, hat (+ Inf.) wollen

1. (beabsichtigen, wünschen) want to; (im Begriff sein zu) be about to; (werden) will; etw. haben wollen want s.th.; ich will lieber... I’d rather...; ich will es mir überlegen I’ll think about it; ich will es tun I’ll do it; ich will es nicht tun I won’t do it; ich will wissen, was los ist I’d like to know what’s going on; was ich sagen wollte (damit meinte) what I meant to say; (im Begriff war zu sagen) what I was going to say; was wollen Sie damit sagen? what do you mean (by that)?; schärfer: what are you getting at?; komme, was da wolle come what may; ich will mal oder ja nicht so sein umg., hum. out of the goodness of my heart; wenn ich alles glauben wollte, was man mir erzählt,... if I believed everything people tell me...; wir wollen sehen, wer hier bestimmt! drohend: we’ll see who’s boss around here

2. drückt Zweifel aus: (behaupten) claim; (meinen) think; er will dich gesehen haben he says he saw you, he claims to have seen you, he thinks he saw you; keiner will es gewesen sein nobody’s admitting to (having done) it; er will alles besser wissen he thinks he knows it all; und du willst ein Tierfreund sein! and you call yourself an animal-lover!

3. in Aufforderung, Wunsch: wollen Sie bitte... oder wenn Sie bitte... wollen would you please...; wollen Sie bitte einen Augenblick warten would you mind waiting for a minute?; alle Kandidaten wollen sich bitte im Büro melden would all candidates please report to the office; ich wollte dich bitten / fragen... I wanted to ask you; wir wollen beten! Priester: let us pray; wollen wir uns ( nicht) wieder vertragen? should(n’t) we try to make it up?; willst du wohl damit aufhören! will you stop that please; das will ich nicht gehört haben! I didn’t hear that; wenn es doch nur regnen wollte! if only it would rain!

4. verstärkend: das will ich hoffen / meinen! I hope / I’ll say so; das will nichts / etwas heißen that means nothing / something; es will einfach oder will und will nicht schneien it absolutely refuses to snow; das will mir gar nicht gefallen I don’t like that one little bit

5. (müssen): so etwas will gelernt / genau überlegt sein a thing like that has to be learned / thought about very carefully

6. (bezwecken) be intended; diese Studie will zeigen, dass... this study is intended to show that...

II vt/i; will, wollte, hat gewollt

1. (wünschen) want; (verlangen) auch demand; (mögen) like; lieber wollen prefer; etw. unbedingt wollen insist on; ich will kein Geld dafür I don’t want any money for it; ich will nur meine Ruhe all I want is some peace and quiet; ich will nicht mehr I don’t want to any more; was wollen Sie von mir? what do you want (from me)?; was willst du noch? what more do you want?; er will, dass ich mitkomme he wants me to come with him; er weiß nicht, was er will he doesn’t know what he wants ( oder his own mind); er weiß, was er will he knows exactly what he wants; mach, was du willst! do what you like; wie du willst as you wish; ob er will oder nicht whether he likes it or not; so gern ich es auch will much as I’d like to; du kannst es, wenn du willst you can do it if you set your mind to it; du hast es ja so gewollt oder du willst es ja nicht anders! you asked for it; du hast hier gar nichts zu wollen! umg. you’ve got no say in the matter, what you want doesn’t count; ich wollte, es wäre so! I wish it were so; da ist nichts mehr zu wollen umg. there’s nothing anyone can do about it; nichts zu wollen! umg. nothing doing; was willst du ( denn), es ging doch alles gut what are you complaining about, it all went well; dann wollen wir mal umg. let’s get cracking then; dir will ich! umg. drohend: you’d better watch it; er will dir was umg. he’s got it in for you; was kann der mir schon wollen? what harm can he do me?; wer nicht will, der hat schon if you don’t like it, you can lump it; was du nicht willst, dass man dir tu, das füg auch keinem andern zu Sprichw. do as you would be done by, do unto others as you would have them do unto you

2. (bereit sein) want to, be willing ( oder prepared) to; so Gott will God willing

3. (beabsichtigen) mean, intend; ohne es zu wollen without meaning ( oder intending) to; Verzeihung, das wollte ich nicht! sorry, that was unintentional; was wollen Sie mit einem Regenschirm? what do you want an umbrella for?; gewollt etc.

4. umg., irgendwohin: want to go; wohin willst du? where are you off to?; ich will nach Hause (bin auf dem Heimweg) I’m on my way home; (wäre gern zu Hause) I want to go home; sie will zum Theater fig. she wants to go on the stage

5. fig.: das Schicksal / der Zufall wollte es, dass... fate / chance willed that...; diese Pflanzen wollen viel Wasser these plants need a lot of water; meine Beine wollen nicht mehr umg. my legs are giving up on me; der Motor will mal wieder nicht umg. the engine’s packed up again; die Uhr will nicht mehr umg. that clock has given up the ghost

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wollen2

Adj.; attr. wool(l)en

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to be willing to ( Verb); to desire ( Verb); to wish ( Verb); woolen (Adj.); to want ( Verb); woollen (Adj.)

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wọl|len I ['vɔlən]
adj attr
woollen (Brit), woolen (US) II ['vɔlən] pret wo\#llte ['vɔltə] ptp gewo\#llt [gə'vɔlt] wollen wird normalerweise mit to want übersetzt.
1. HILFSVERB ptp wo\#llen

1)

= Willen haben sie will nach Hause gehen — she wants to go home

sie will nicht nach Hause gehen — she doesn't want to go home

etw haben wollen — to want (to have) sth

ich will lieber ins Kino gehen — I'd prefer to go to the cinema

er wollte unbedingt nach Frankreich ziehen — he was desperate to move to France

ich will so einen Fehler nie wieder machen — I won't make that mistake again

er will immer alles besser wissen — he thinks he knows it all

wenn man darauf noch Rücksicht nehmen wollte — if you are going to take that into account as well

das wollen wir doch erst mal sehen! — we'll see about that!

er will und will sich nicht ändern — he just will not change

was will man da schon machen/sagen? — what can you do/say?

2)

= beabsichtigen etw gerade tun wollen — to be going to do sth

wolltest du gerade weggehen? — were you just leaving?

ich wollte schon gehen/gerade aufhören, als... — I was just going to leave/just about to stop when...

es sieht aus, als wollte es regnen — it looks as if it's going to rain

es will nicht besser/wärmer werden — it just won't get better/won't warm up

es will und will nicht aufhören — it just goes on and on

3)

= müssen das will alles genauestens überlegt sein or werden — it all has to be most carefully considered

die Pflanzen wollen oft gegossen werden — the plants need to be watered frequently

4)

= zugeben, behaupten keiner wollte etwas gehört/gesehen haben — nobody would admit to hearing/seeing anything

keiner will es gewesen sein — nobody will admit to it

der Zeuge will den Dieb beobachtet haben — the witness claims to have seen the thief

und so jemand will Lehrer sein! — and he calls himself a teacher

5)

Wunsch das wolle Gott verhüten — heaven forbid

wenn er mir das doch ersparen wollte! — if only he would spare me that!

6)

Aufforderung wollen wir uns nicht setzen? — why don't we sit down?

wenn Sie bitte Platz nehmen wollen — if you would please take a seat

man wolle bitte... — would you kindly...

na, wollen wir gehen? — well, shall we go?

darauf wollen wir mal anstoßen! — let's drink to that

wir wollen beten! — let us pray

wir wollen mal nicht übertreiben — let's not exaggerate

wir wollen mal in Ruhe überlegen — let's think about it calmly

7)

andere Wendungen komme, was da wolle — come what may

sei er, wer er wolle — whoever he may be◆ es will...

es will mir nicht einleuchten, warum — I really can't see why

es will mir scheinen, dass... — it seems to me that...

2. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = wünschen to want

er will doch nur dein Bestes — he only wants the best for you

was wollen sie? — what do they want?

was wollten sie denn von dir? — what did they want then?

sie wollten nur mein Geld — all they wanted was my money

ohne es zu wollen — without wanting to

was willst du (noch) mehr! — what more do you want!

ich weiß nicht, was du willst, das ist doch ausgezeichnet — I don't know what you're on about, it's excellent

er hat gar nichts zu wollen — he has no say at all

2)

= bezwecken was willst du mit dem Messer? — what are you doing with that knife?

was willst du mit der Frage? — why are you asking that?

was wollen die Leute mit solchen Filmen? — what do people hope to achieve with films like that?

See:

→ auch gewollt

3) = brauchen to want, to need

diese Pflanzen wollen viel Sonne — these plants need a lot of sun

3. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1)

= Willen haben er kann schon, wenn er nur will — he can (do it) if he really wants (to)

man muss nur wollen — you just have to want to

man muss sich nur sagen: ich will — you only have to say: I will do it

da ist nichts zu wollen — there is nothing we/you can do (about it)

2)

= bereit sein wenn er will — if he wants to

er will nicht so recht — he seems rather unwilling

so Gott will — God willing

3) = mögen to want to

wollen, dass jd etw tut — to want sb to do sth

ich wollte, ich wäre... — I wish I were...

ob du willst oder nicht — whether you like it or not, whether you want to or notNach wenn, wer und wie wird wollen mit to like übersetzt.

wenn du willst — if you like

wenn man so will — as it were

ganz wie du willst — just as you like

wenn du willst, machen wir das so — if you want to or if you like, we'll do it that way

wer nicht will, der hat schon — if you don't/he doesn't like it, you/he can lump it (inf)

4) = gehen wollen to want to go

er will ins Kino — he wants to go to the cinema

ich will nach Hause/hier raus/weg — I want to go home/to get out of here/to get away

wo willst du hin? — where do you want to go?

zu wem wollen Sie? — whom do you want to see?

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1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) want

2) (used in requests or commands: Will you come into my office for a moment, please?; Will you please stop talking!) will

3) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) wish

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Wol·len

<-s>

[ˈvɔlən]

nt kein pl will, desire

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I
Adjektiv; nicht präd. woollen
II 1.
unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. wollen

1)

etwas tun wollen — (den Wunsch haben, etwas zu tun) want to do something; (die Absicht haben, etwas zu tun) be going to do something

wir wollten gerade gehen — we were just about to go

was will man da machen? — (ugs.) what can you do?

ohne es zu wollen — without intending to

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — (ugs.) I take it all back

das will ich meinen! — (ugs.) I absolutely agree

wir wollen sehen — we'll see

2) (in Aufforderungen)

wollt ihr wohl Ruhe geben/damit aufhören! — (ugs.) will you be quiet/stop that!

wollen Sie bitte so freundlich sein und das heute noch erledigen — would you be so kind as to do it today

3)

er will ein Dichter sein — he claims to be a poet

sie will es [nicht] gesehen haben — she claims [not] to have seen it

4)

die Wunde will [einfach] nicht heilen — the wound [just] won't heal

der Motor wollte nicht anspringen — the engine wouldn't start

es will [einfach] nicht gelingen — it just won't work

5)

etwas will getan sein — something needs or (coll.) has got to be done

das will gelernt sein — it has to be learned

6)

das Buch will unterhalten — the book is intended or meant to entertain

7)

das will nichts heißen/nicht viel sagen — that doesn't mean anything/much
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1)

du musst nur wollen, dann geht es auch — you only have to want to enough or have the will, then it's possible

ob du willst oder nicht — whether you want to or not

[ganz] wie du willst — just as you like

wenn du willst, könnten wir... — if you want [to], we could...

das ist, wenn man so will,... — that is, if you like,...

[na] dann wollen wir mal! — (ugs.) [right,] let's get started!

2) (ugs.): (irgendwohin zu gehen wünschen)

ich will nach Hause/ans Meer — I want to go home/to go to the seaside

ich will hier raus — I want to get out of here

zu wem wollen Sie? — whom do you want to see?

er wollte zum Theater — he wanted to become an actor

3) verneint (ugs.): (funktionieren)

der Motor will nicht — the engine won't go

seine Beine/Gelenke/Augen wollen nicht mehr — his legs/joints/eyes just aren't up to it any more
3.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) want

das wollte ich nicht — I didn't mean to do that

das habe ich nicht gewollt — I never meant that to happen

wollen, dass jemand etwas tut — want somebody to do something

da ist nichts [mehr] zu wollen — (ugs.) there's nothing we/you etc. can do about it

ich wollte, er wäre hier/es wäre vorbei — I wish he were here/it were over

2)

jemandem nichts wollen können — (ugs.) be unable to harm somebody

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wollen¹

A. v/mod; will, wollte, hat (+ inf) wollen

1. (beabsichtigen, wünschen) want to; (im Begriff sein zu) be about to; (werden) will;

etwas haben wollen want sth;

ich will lieber … I’d rather …;

ich will es mir überlegen I’ll think about it;

ich will es tun I’ll do it;

ich will es nicht tun I won’t do it;

ich will wissen, was los ist I’d like to know what’s going on;

was ich sagen wollte (damit meinte) what I meant to say; (im Begriff war zu sagen) what I was going to say;

was wollen Sie damit sagen? what do you mean (by that)?; schärfer: what are you getting at?;

komme, was da wolle come what may;

ich will mal oder

ja nicht so sein umg, hum out of the goodness of my heart;

wenn ich alles glauben wollte, was man mir erzählt, … if I believed everything people tell me …;

wir wollen sehen, wer hier bestimmt! drohend: we’ll see who’s boss around here

2. drückt Zweifel aus: (behaupten) claim; (meinen) think;

er will dich gesehen haben he says he saw you, he claims to have seen you, he thinks he saw you;

keiner will es gewesen sein nobody’s admitting to (having done) it;

er will alles besser wissen he thinks he knows it all;

und du willst ein Tierfreund sein! and you call yourself an animal-lover!

3. in Aufforderung, Wunsch:

wollen Sie bitte … oder

wenn Sie bitte … wollen would you please …;

wollen Sie bitte einen Augenblick warten would you mind waiting for a minute?;

alle Kandidaten wollen sich bitte im Büro melden would all candidates please report to the office;

ich wollte dich bitten/fragen … I wanted to ask you;

wir wollen beten! Priester: let us pray;

wollen wir uns (nicht) wieder vertragen? should(n’t) we try to make it up?;

willst du wohl damit aufhören! will you stop that please;

das will ich nicht gehört haben! I didn’t hear that;

wenn es doch nur regnen wollte! if only it would rain!

4. verstärkend:

das will ich hoffen/meinen! I hope/I’ll say so;

das will nichts/etwas heißen that means nothing/something;

es will einfach oder

will und will nicht schneien it absolutely refuses to snow;

das will mir gar nicht gefallen I don’t like that one little bit

5. (müssen):

so etwas will gelernt/genau überlegt sein a thing like that has to be learned/thought about very carefully

6. (bezwecken) be intended;

diese Studie will zeigen, dass … this study is intended to show that …

B. v/t & v/i; will, wollte, hat gewollt

1. (wünschen) want; (verlangen) auch demand; (mögen) like;

lieber wollen prefer;

etwas

unbedingt wollen insist on;

ich will kein Geld dafür I don’t want any money for it;

ich will nur meine Ruhe all I want is some peace and quiet;

ich will nicht mehr I don’t want to any more;

was wollen Sie von mir? what do you want (from me)?;

was willst du noch? what more do you want?;

er will, dass ich mitkomme he wants me to come with him;

er weiß nicht, was er will he doesn’t know what he wants ( oder his own mind);

er weiß, was er will he knows exactly what he wants;

mach, was du willst! do what you like;

wie du willst as you wish;

ob er will oder nicht whether he likes it or not;

so gern ich es auch will much as I’d like to;

du kannst es, wenn du willst you can do it if you set your mind to it;

du hast es ja so gewollt oder

du willst es ja nicht anders! you asked for it;

du hast hier gar nichts zu wollen! umg you’ve got no say in the matter, what you want doesn’t count;

ich wollte, es wäre so! I wish it were so;

da ist nichts mehr zu wollen umg there’s nothing anyone can do about it;

nichts zu wollen! umg nothing doing;

was willst du (denn), es ging doch alles gut what are you complaining about, it all went well;

dann wollen wir mal umg let’s get cracking then;

dir will ich! umg drohend: you’d better watch it;

er will dir was umg he’s got it in for you;

was kann der mir schon wollen? what harm can he do me?;

wer nicht will, der hat schon if you don’t like it, you can lump it;

was du nicht willst, dass man dir tu, das füg auch keinem andern zu sprichw do as you would be done by, do unto others as you would have them do unto you

2. (bereit sein) want to, be willing ( oder prepared) to;

so Gott will God willing

3. (beabsichtigen) mean, intend;

ohne es zu wollen without meaning ( oder intending) to;

Verzeihung, das wollte ich nicht! sorry, that was unintentional;

was wollen Sie mit einem Regenschirm? what do you want an umbrella for?; → gewollt etc

4. umg, irgendwohin: want to go;

wohin willst du? where are you off to?;

ich will nach Hause (bin auf dem Heimweg) I’m on my way home; (wäre gern zu Hause) I want to go home;

sie will zum Theater fig she wants to go on the stage

5. fig:

das Schicksal/der Zufall wollte es, dass … fate/chance willed that …;

diese Pflanzen wollen viel Wasser these plants need a lot of water;

meine Beine wollen nicht mehr umg my legs are giving up on me;

der Motor will mal wieder nicht umg the engine’s packed up again;

die Uhr will nicht mehr umg that clock has given up the ghost

wollen² adj; attr wool(l)en

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I
Adjektiv; nicht präd. woollen
II 1.
unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. wollen

1)

etwas tun wollen — (den Wunsch haben, etwas zu tun) want to do something; (die Absicht haben, etwas zu tun) be going to do something

wir wollten gerade gehen — we were just about to go

was will man da machen? — (ugs.) what can you do?

ohne es zu wollen — without intending to

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — (ugs.) I take it all back

das will ich meinen! — (ugs.) I absolutely agree

wir wollen sehen — we'll see

2) (in Aufforderungen)

wollt ihr wohl Ruhe geben/damit aufhören! — (ugs.) will you be quiet/stop that!

wollen Sie bitte so freundlich sein und das heute noch erledigen — would you be so kind as to do it today

3)

er will ein Dichter sein — he claims to be a poet

sie will es [nicht] gesehen haben — she claims [not] to have seen it

4)

die Wunde will [einfach] nicht heilen — the wound [just] won't heal

der Motor wollte nicht anspringen — the engine wouldn't start

es will [einfach] nicht gelingen — it just won't work

5)

etwas will getan sein — something needs or (coll.) has got to be done

das will gelernt sein — it has to be learned

6)

das Buch will unterhalten — the book is intended or meant to entertain

7)

das will nichts heißen/nicht viel sagen — that doesn't mean anything/much
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1)

du musst nur wollen, dann geht es auch — you only have to want to enough or have the will, then it's possible

ob du willst oder nicht — whether you want to or not

[ganz] wie du willst — just as you like

wenn du willst, könnten wir... — if you want [to], we could...

das ist, wenn man so will,... — that is, if you like,...

[na] dann wollen wir mal! — (ugs.) [right,] let's get started!

2) (ugs.): (irgendwohin zu gehen wünschen)

ich will nach Hause/ans Meer — I want to go home/to go to the seaside

ich will hier raus — I want to get out of here

zu wem wollen Sie? — whom do you want to see?

er wollte zum Theater — he wanted to become an actor

3) verneint (ugs.): (funktionieren)

der Motor will nicht — the engine won't go

seine Beine/Gelenke/Augen wollen nicht mehr — his legs/joints/eyes just aren't up to it any more
3.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) want

das wollte ich nicht — I didn't mean to do that

das habe ich nicht gewollt — I never meant that to happen

wollen, dass jemand etwas tut — want somebody to do something

da ist nichts [mehr] zu wollen — (ugs.) there's nothing we/you etc. can do about it

ich wollte, er wäre hier/es wäre vorbei — I wish he were here/it were over

2)

jemandem nichts wollen können — (ugs.) be unable to harm somebody

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: wollte, gewollt)

= to want v.

to will v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > wollen

20 go

Ⅰ.

go¹ [gəʊ]

noun

(game) jeu m de go

Ⅱ.

go² [gəʊ]

aller ⇒ 1A (a)-(c), 1A (e), 1A (f), 1E (a)-(c), 1G (a), 2 (a) s'en aller ⇒ 1A (d) être ⇒ 1B (a) devenir ⇒ 1B (b) tomber en panne ⇒ 1B (c) s'user ⇒ 1B (d) se détériorer ⇒ 1B (e) commencer ⇒ 1C (a) aller (+ infinitif) ⇒ 1C (b), 1C (c) marcher ⇒ 1C (d) disparaître ⇒ 1D (a), 1D (c) se passer ⇒ 1E (d) s'écouler ⇒ 1E (e) s'appliquer ⇒ 1F (b) se vendre ⇒ 1F (e) contribuer ⇒ 1G (c) aller ensemble ⇒ 1H (a) tenir le coup ⇒ 1H (c) faire ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c) coup ⇒ 3 (a) essai ⇒ 3 (a) tour ⇒ 3 (b) dynamisme ⇒ 3 (c)

(pl goes [gəʊz], 3rd pres sing goes [gəʊz], pt went [went], pp gone [gɒn])

1 intransitive verb

A.

(a) (move, travel → person) aller; (→ vehicle) aller, rouler;

∎ we're going to Paris/Japan/Spain nous allons à Paris/au Japon/en Espagne;

∎ he went to the office/a friend's house il est allé au bureau/chez un ami;

∎ I want to go home je veux rentrer;

∎ the salesman went from house to house le vendeur est allé de maison en maison;

∎ we went by car/on foot nous y sommes allés en voiture/à pied;

∎ there goes the train! voilà le train (qui passe)!;

∎ the bus goes by way of or through Dover le bus passe par Douvres;

∎ does this train go to Glasgow? ce train va-t-il à Glasgow?;

∎ the truck was going at 150 kilometres an hour le camion roulait à ou faisait du 150 kilomètres (à l')heure;

∎ go behind those bushes va derrière ces arbustes;

∎ where do we go from here? où va-t-on maintenant?; figurative qu'est-ce qu'on fait maintenant?;

∎ to go to the doctor aller voir ou aller chez le médecin;

∎ he went straight to the director il est allé directement voir ou trouver le directeur;

∎ to go to prison aller en prison;

∎ to go to the toilet aller aux toilettes;

∎ to go to sb for advice aller demander conseil à qn;

∎ let the children go first laissez les enfants passer devant, laissez passer les enfants d'abord;

∎ I'll go next c'est à moi après;

∎ who goes next? (in game) c'est à qui (le tour)?;

∎ Military who goes there? qui va là?, qui vive?;

∎ here we go again! ça y est, ça recommence!;

∎ there he goes! le voilà!;

∎ there he goes again! (there he is again) le revoilà!; (he's doing it again) ça y est, il est reparti!

(b) (engage in a specified activity) aller;

∎ to go shopping aller faire des courses;

∎ to go fishing/hunting aller à la pêche/à la chasse;

∎ to go riding aller faire du cheval;

∎ let's go for a walk/bike ride/swim allons nous promener/faire un tour à vélo/nous baigner;

∎ they went on a trip ils sont partis en voyage;

∎ British go and buy the paper, American go buy the paper va acheter le journal;

∎ I'll go to see her or American go see her tomorrow j'irai la voir demain;

∎ don't go and tell him!, don't go telling him! ne va pas le lui dire!, ne le lui dis pas!;

∎ don't go bothering your sister ne va pas embêter ta sœur;

∎ you had to go and tell him! il a fallu que tu le lui dises!;

∎ he's gone and locked us out! il est parti et nous a laissé à la porte!;

∎ you've gone and done it now! vraiment, tu as tout gâché!

(c) (proceed to specified limit) aller;

∎ he'll go as high as £300 il ira jusqu'à 300 livres;

∎ the temperature went as high as 36° C la température est montée jusqu'à 36° C;

∎ he went so far as to say it was her fault il est allé jusqu'à dire que c'était de sa faute à elle;

∎ now you've gone too far! là tu as dépassé les bornes!;

∎ I'll go further and say he should resign j'irai plus loin et je dirai qu'il ou j'irai jusqu'à dire qu'il devrait démissionner;

∎ the temperature sometimes goes below zero la température descend ou tombe parfois au-dessous de zéro;

∎ her attitude went beyond mere impertinence son comportement était plus qu'impertinent

(d) (depart, leave) s'en aller, partir;

∎ I must be going il faut que je m'en aille ou que je parte;

∎ they went early ils sont partis tôt;

∎ you may go vous pouvez partir;

∎ what time does the train go? à quelle heure part le train?;

∎ familiar get going! vas-y!, file!;

∎ archaic be gone! allez-vous-en!;

∎ either he goes or I go l'un de nous deux doit partir

(e) (indicating regular attendance) aller, assister;

∎ to go to church/school aller à l'église/l'école;

∎ to go to a meeting aller ou assister à une réunion;

∎ to go to work (to one's place of work) aller au travail

(f) (indicating direction or route) aller, mener;

∎ that road goes to the market square cette route va ou mène à la place du marché

B.

(a) (be or remain in specified state) être;

∎ to go barefoot/naked se promener pieds nus/tout nu;

∎ to go armed porter une arme;

∎ her family goes in rags sa famille est en haillons;

∎ the job went unfilled le poste est resté vacant;

∎ to go unnoticed passer inaperçu;

∎ such crimes must not go unpunished de tels crimes ne doivent pas rester impunis

(b) (become) devenir;

∎ my father is going grey mon père grisonne;

∎ she went white with rage elle a blêmi de colère;

∎ my hands went clammy mes mains sont devenues moites;

∎ the tea's gone cold le thé a refroidi;

∎ have you gone mad? tu es devenu fou?;

∎ to go bankrupt faire faillite;

∎ the country has gone Republican le pays est maintenant républicain

(c) (stop working → engine) tomber en panne; (→ fuse) sauter; (→ bulb, lamp) sauter, griller;

∎ the battery's going la pile commence à être usée

(d) (wear out) s'user; (split) craquer; (break) (se) casser;

∎ his trousers are going at the knees son pantalon s'use aux genoux;

∎ the jacket went at the seams la veste a craqué aux coutures

(e) (deteriorate, fail → health) se détériorer; (→ hearing, sight) baisser;

∎ all his strength went and he fell to the floor il a perdu toutes ses forces et il est tombé par terre;

∎ his voice is going il devient aphone;

∎ his voice is gone il est aphone, il a une extinction de voix;

∎ her mind has started to go elle n'a plus toute sa tête ou toutes ses facultés

C.

(a) (begin an activity) commencer;

∎ what are we waiting for? let's go! qu'est-ce qu'on attend? allons-y!;

∎ familiar here goes!, here we go! allez!, on y va!;

∎ go! partez!;

∎ you'd better get going on or with that report! tu ferais bien de te mettre à ou de t'attaquer à ce rapport!;

∎ it won't be so hard once you get going ça ne sera pas si difficile une fois que tu seras lancé;

∎ familiar go to it! (get to work) au boulot!; (in encouragement) allez-y!

(b) (expressing intention)

∎ to be going to do sth (be about to) aller faire qch, être sur le point de faire qch; (intend to) avoir l'intention de faire qch;

∎ you were just going to tell me about it vous étiez sur le point de ou vous alliez m'en parler;

∎ I was going to visit her yesterday but her mother arrived j'avais l'intention de ou j'allais lui rendre visite hier mais sa mère est arrivée

(c) (expressing future)

∎ are you going to be at home tonight? est-ce que vous serez chez vous ce soir?;

∎ we're going to do exactly as we please nous ferons ce que nous voulons;

∎ she's going to be a doctor elle va être médecin;

∎ there's going to be a storm il va y avoir un orage;

∎ he's going to have to work really hard il va falloir qu'il travaille très dur

(d) (function → clock, machine) marcher, fonctionner; (start functioning) démarrer;

∎ is the fan going? est-ce que le ventilateur est en marche ou marche?;

∎ the car won't go la voiture ne veut pas démarrer;

∎ he had the television and the radio going il avait mis la télévision et la radio en marche;

∎ the washing machine is still going la machine à laver tourne encore, la lessive n'est pas terminée;

∎ to get sth going (car, machine) mettre qch en marche; (business, project) lancer qch;

∎ her daughter kept the business going sa fille a continué à faire marcher l'affaire;

∎ to keep a conversation/fire going entretenir une conversation/un feu

(e) (sound → alarm clock, bell) sonner; (→ alarm, siren) retentir

(f) (make movement)

∎ she went like this with her eyebrows elle a fait comme ça avec ses sourcils

(g) (appear)

∎ to go on radio/television passer à la radio/à la télévision

D.

(a) (disappear) disparaître;

∎ the snow has gone la neige a fondu ou disparu;

∎ all the sugar's gone il n'y a plus de sucre;

∎ my coat has gone mon manteau n'est plus là ou a disparu;

∎ all our money has gone (spent) nous avons dépensé tout notre argent; (lost) nous avons perdu tout notre argent; (stolen) on a volé tout notre argent;

∎ I don't know where the money goes these days l'argent disparaît à une vitesse incroyable ces temps-ci;

∎ gone are the days when he took her dancing elle est bien loin, l'époque où il l'emmenait danser

(b) (be eliminated)

∎ the last paragraph must go il faut supprimer le dernier paragraphe;

∎ I've decided that car has to go j'ai décidé de me débarrasser de cette voiture;

∎ that new secretary has got to go il va falloir se débarrasser de la nouvelle secrétaire

(c) euphemism (die) disparaître, s'éteindre;

∎ he is (dead and) gone il nous a quittés;

∎ his wife went first sa femme est partie avant lui;

∎ after I go... quand je ne serai plus là...

E.

(a) (extend, reach) aller, s'étendre;

∎ our property goes as far as the forest notre propriété va ou s'étend jusqu'au bois;

∎ the path goes right down to the beach le chemin descend jusqu'à la mer;

∎ figurative her thinking didn't go that far elle n'a pas poussé le raisonnement aussi loin;

∎ my salary doesn't go very far je ne vais pas loin avec mon salaire;

∎ money doesn't go very far these days l'argent part vite à notre époque;

∎ their difference of opinion goes deeper than I thought leur différend est plus profond que je ne pensais

(b) (belong) aller, se mettre, se ranger;

∎ the dictionaries go on that shelf les dictionnaires se rangent ou vont sur cette étagère;

∎ where do the towels go? où est-ce qu'on met les serviettes?;

∎ that painting goes here ce tableau se met ou va là

(c) (be contained in, fit) aller;

∎ this last sweater won't go in the suitcase ce dernier pull n'ira pas ou n'entrera pas dans la valise;

∎ the piano barely goes through the door le piano entre ou passe de justesse par la porte;

∎ this belt just goes round my waist cette ceinture est juste assez longue pour faire le tour de ma taille;

∎ the lid goes on easily enough le couvercle se met assez facilement

(d) (develop, turn out) se passer;

∎ how did your interview go? comment s'est passé ton entretien?;

∎ I'll see how things go je vais voir comment ça se passe;

∎ we can't tell how things will go on ne sait pas comment ça se passera;

∎ everything went well tout s'est bien passé;

∎ if all goes well si tout va bien;

∎ the meeting went badly/well la réunion s'est mal/bien passée;

∎ the negotiations are going well les négociations sont en bonne voie;

∎ the vote went against them/in their favour le vote leur a été défavorable/favorable;

∎ there's no doubt as to which way the decision will go on sait ce qui sera décidé;

∎ everything was going fine until she showed up tout allait ou se passait très bien jusqu'à ce qu'elle arrive;

∎ everything went wrong ça a mal tourné;

∎ familiar how's it going?, how are things going? (comment) ça va?;

∎ the way things are going, we might both be out of a job soon au train où vont ou vu comment vont les choses, nous allons bientôt nous retrouver tous les deux au chômage

(e) (time → elapse) s'écouler, passer; (→ last) durer;

∎ the journey went quickly je n'ai pas vu le temps passer pendant le voyage;

∎ there were only five minutes to go before… il ne restait que cinq minutes avant…;

∎ time goes so slowly when you're not here le temps me paraît tellement long quand tu n'es pas là;

∎ how's the time going? combien de temps reste-t-il?

F.

(a) (be accepted)

∎ what your mother says goes! fais ce que dit ta mère!;

∎ whatever the boss says goes c'est le patron qui fait la loi;

∎ anything goes on fait ce qu'on veut

(b) (be valid, hold true) s'appliquer;

∎ that rule goes for everyone cette règle s'applique à tout le monde;

∎ that goes for us too (that applies to us) ça s'applique à nous aussi; (we agree with that) nous sommes aussi de cet avis

(c) (be expressed, run → report, story)

∎ the story or rumour goes that she left him le bruit court qu'elle l'a quitté;

∎ so the story goes du moins c'est ce que l'on dit ou d'après les on-dit;

∎ how does the story go? comment c'est cette histoire?;

∎ I forget how the poem goes now j'ai oublié le poème maintenant;

∎ how does the tune go? c'est quoi ou c'est comment, l'air?;

∎ her theory goes something like this sa théorie est plus ou moins la suivante

(d) (be identified as)

∎ to go by or under the name of répondre au nom de;

∎ he now goes by or under another name il se fait appeler autrement maintenant

(e) (be sold) se vendre;

∎ flats are going cheap at the moment les appartements ne se vendent pas très cher en ce moment;

∎ the necklace went for £350 le collier s'est vendu 350 livres;

∎ going, going, gone! (at auction) une fois, deux fois, adjugé!

G.

(a) (be given → award, prize) aller, être donné; (→ inheritance, property) passer;

∎ the contract is to go to a private firm le contrat ira à une entreprise privée;

∎ credit should go to the teachers le mérite en revient aux enseignants;

∎ every penny will go to charity tout l'argent va ou est destiné à une œuvre de bienfaisance

(b) (be spent)

∎ a small portion of the budget went on education une petite part du budget a été consacrée ou est allée à l'éducation;

∎ all his money goes on drink tout son argent part dans la boisson

(c) (contribute) contribuer, servir;

∎ all that just goes to prove my point tout ça confirme bien ce que j'ai dit;

∎ it has all the qualities that go to make a good film ça a toutes les qualités d'un bon film

(d) (have recourse) avoir recours, recourir;

∎ to go to arbitration recourir à l'arbitrage

H.

(a) (be compatible → colours, flavours) aller ensemble;

∎ orange and mauve don't really go l'orange et le mauve ne vont pas vraiment ensemble

(b) (be available)

∎ let me know if you hear of any jobs going faites-moi savoir si vous entendez parler d'un emploi;

∎ are there any flats going for rent in this building? y a-t-il des appartements à louer dans cet immeuble?;

∎ familiar any whisky going? tu as un whisky à m'offrir?^□

(c) (endure) tenir le coup;

∎ we can't go much longer without water nous ne pourrons pas tenir beaucoup plus longtemps sans eau

(d) euphemism (go to the toilet)

∎ we'll only stop if you're really desperate to go on ne s'arrête que si tu ne tiens vraiment plus;

∎ I went before I came j'ai fait avant de venir

(e) Mathematics

∎ 5 into 60 goes 12 60 divisé par 5 égale 12;

∎ 6 into 5 won't go 5 n'est pas divisible par 6

(f) (idioms)

∎ she isn't bad, as teachers go elle n'est pas mal comme enseignante;

∎ as houses go, it's pretty cheap ce n'est pas cher pour une maison;

∎ as things go today par les temps qui courent;

∎ there goes my chance of winning a prize je peux abandonner tout espoir de gagner un prix;

∎ there you go again, always blaming other people ça y est, toujours à rejeter la responsabilité sur les autres;

∎ there you go! (here you are) tiens!; (I told you so) voilà!;

∎ there you go, two hamburgers and a coke et voici, deux hamburgers et un Coca;

∎ there you go, what did I tell you? voilà ou tiens, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit!

2 transitive verb

(a) (follow, proceed along) aller, suivre;

∎ if we go this way, we'll get there much more quickly si nous passons par là, nous arriverons bien plus vite

(b) (travel) faire, voyager;

∎ we've only gone 5 kilometres nous n'avons fait que 5 kilomètres;

∎ she went the whole length of the street before coming back elle a descendu toute la rue avant de revenir

(c) (say) faire; (make specified noise) faire;

∎ ducks go "quack" les canards font "coin-coin";

∎ the clock goes "tick tock" l'horloge fait "tic tac";

∎ the gun went bang et pan! le coup est parti;

∎ familiar then he goes "hand it over" puis il fait "donne-le-moi"

(d) (in gambling)

∎ to go 10 risquer 10;

∎ Cards to go no/two trumps annoncer sans/deux atout(s);

∎ figurative to go one better (than sb) surenchérir (sur qn)

(e) familiar (do with)

∎ I could really go a beer je me paierais bien une bière

(f) (idioms) familiar old-fashioned

∎ to go it (go fast) filer; (behave wildly) se défoncer;

∎ familiar how goes it? ça marche?

3 noun

(a) British (attempt, try) coup m, essai m;

∎ to have a go at sth/doing sth essayer qch/de faire qch;

∎ he had another go il a fait une nouvelle tentative, il a ressayé;

∎ let's have a go! essayons!; familiar (let me try) laisse-moi essayer!^□ ;

∎ have another go! encore un coup!;

∎ I've never tried it but I'll give it a go je n'ai encore jamais fait l'expérience mais je vais essayer;

∎ she passed her exams first go elle a eu ses examens du premier coup;

∎ he knocked down all the skittles at one go il a renversé toutes les quilles d'un coup;

∎ £1 a go (at fair etc) une livre la partie ou le tour;

∎ to have a go on the dodgems faire un tour d'autos tamponneuses;

∎ he wouldn't let me have or give me a go (on his bicycle etc) il ne voulait pas me laisser l'essayer

(b) British (in games → turn) tour m;

∎ it's your go c'est ton tour ou c'est à toi (de jouer);

∎ whose go is it? à qui de jouer?, à qui le tour?

(c) familiar (energy, vitality) dynamisme^□ m, entrain^□ m;

∎ to be full of go avoir plein d'énergie, être très dynamique;

∎ she's got plenty of go elle est pleine d'entrain;

∎ the new man has no go in him le nouveau manque d'entrain

(d) familiar (success) succès^□ m, réussite^□ f;

∎ he's made a go of the business il a réussi à faire marcher l'affaire;

∎ to make a go of a marriage réussir un mariage;

∎ I tried to persuade her but it was no go j'ai essayé de la convaincre mais il n'y avait rien à faire

(e) (fashion) mode f;

∎ short hair is all the go les cheveux courts sont le dernier cri ou font fureur

(f) familiar (idioms)

∎ to have a go at sb (physically) rentrer dans qn; (verbally) passer un savon à qn;

∎ they had a real go at one another! qu'est-ce qu'ils se sont mis!;

∎ she had a go at her boyfriend elle a passé un de ces savons à son copain;

∎ British police have warned the public not to have a go, the fugitive may be armed la police a prévenu la population de ne pas s'en prendre au fugitif car il pourrait être armé;

∎ it's all go ça n'arrête pas!;

∎ all systems go! c'est parti!;

∎ the shuttle is go for landing la navette est bonne ou est parée ou a le feu vert pour l'atterrissage

4 going on adverb

∎ he must be going on fifty il doit approcher de la ou aller sur la cinquantaine;

∎ it was going on (for) midnight by the time we finished quand on a terminé, il était près de minuit

5 on the go adjective familiar

(a) (busy)

∎ I've been on the go all day je n'ai pas arrêté de toute la journée^□ ;

∎ to be always on the go être toujours à trotter ou à courir, avoir la bougeotte;

∎ to keep sb on the go faire trimer qn

(b) (in hand)

∎ I have several projects on the go at present j'ai plusieurs projets en route en ce moment^□

6 to go

1 adverb

à faire;

∎ there are only three weeks/five miles to go il ne reste plus que trois semaines/cinq miles;

∎ five done, three to go cinq de faits, trois à faire

2 adjective

esp American (to take out) two hamburgers to go deux hamburgers à emporter!

➲ go about

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move) circuler; (of rumour) courir;

∎ policemen usually go about in pairs en général, les policiers circulent par deux;

∎ you can't go about saying things like that! il ne faut pas raconter des choses pareilles!

(b) Nautical (change tack) virer de bord

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (get on with) s'occuper de;

∎ to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations

(b) (set about) se mettre à;

∎ she showed me how to go about it elle m'a montré comment faire ou comment m'y prendre;

∎ how do you go about applying for the job? comment doit-on s'y prendre ou faire pour postuler l'emploi?

(c) (country) parcourir

➲ go about with inseparable transitive verb

(frequent)

∎ her son goes about with an older crowd son fils fréquente des gens plus âgés que lui;

∎ he's going about with Rachel these days il sort avec Rachel en ce moment

➲ go across

1 inseparable transitive verb

traverser

2 intransitive verb

traverser;

∎ your brother has just gone across to the shop ton frère est allé faire un saut au magasin en face

➲ go after inseparable transitive verb

(a) (follow) suivre

(b) (pursue, seek → criminal) poursuivre; (→ prey) chasser; (→ job, prize) essayer d'obtenir;

∎ he goes after all the women il court après toutes les femmes;

∎ I'm going after that job je vais essayer d'obtenir cet emploi

➲ go against inseparable transitive verb

(a) (disregard) aller contre, aller à l'encontre de;

∎ she went against my advice elle n'a pas suivi mon conseil;

∎ I went against my mother's wishes je suis allé contre ou j'ai contrarié les désirs de ma mère

(b) (conflict with) contredire;

∎ that goes against what he told me c'est en contradiction avec ou ça contredit ce qu'il m'a dit;

∎ the decision went against public opinion la décision est allée à l'encontre de ou a heurté l'opinion publique;

∎ it goes against my principles c'est contre mes principes

(c) (be unfavourable to → of luck, situation) être contraire à; (→ of opinion) être défavorable à; (→ of behaviour, evidence) nuire à, être préjudiciable à;

∎ the verdict went against the defendant le verdict a été défavorable à l'accusé ou a été prononcé contre l'accusé;

∎ if luck should go against him si la chance lui était contraire;

∎ her divorce may go against her winning the election son divorce pourrait nuire à ses chances de gagner les élections

➲ go ahead intransitive verb

(a) (precede) passer devant;

∎ he went ahead of us il est parti avant nous;

∎ I let him go ahead of me in the queue je l'ai fait passer devant moi dans la queue

(b) (proceed) aller de l'avant;

∎ go ahead! tell me! vas-y! dis-le-moi!;

∎ the mayor allowed the demonstrations to go ahead le maire a permis aux manifestations d'avoir lieu;

∎ the move had gone ahead as planned le déménagement s'était déroulé comme prévu;

∎ to go ahead with sth démarrer qch;

∎ they're going ahead with the project after all ils ont finalement décidé de mener le projet à bien;

∎ he went ahead and did it (without hesitating) il l'a fait sans l'ombre d'une hésitation; (despite warnings) rien ne l'a arrêté

(c) (advance, progress) progresser, faire des progrès

➲ go along intransitive verb

(a) (move from one place to another) aller, avancer;

∎ go along and ask your mother va demander à ta mère;

∎ she went along with them to the fair elle les a accompagnés ou elle est allée avec eux à la foire;

∎ we can talk it over as we go along nous pouvons en discuter en chemin ou en cours de route;

∎ I just make it up as I go along j'invente au fur et à mesure

(b) (progress) se dérouler, se passer;

∎ things were going along nicely tout allait ou se passait bien

(c) (go to meeting, party etc) aller

➲ go along with inseparable transitive verb

(decision, order) accepter, s'incliner devant; (rule) observer, respecter;

∎ that's what they decided and I went along with it c'est la décision qu'ils ont prise et je l'ai acceptée;

∎ I go along with the committee on that point je suis d'accord avec ou je soutiens le comité sur ce point;

∎ I can't go along with you on that je ne suis pas d'accord avec vous là-dessus;

∎ he went along with his father's wishes il s'est conformé aux ou a respecté les désirs de son père

➲ go around intransitive verb

(a) (habitually) passer son temps à;

∎ he goes around mumbling to himself il passe son temps à radoter;

∎ she just goes around annoying everyone elle passe son temps à énerver tout le monde;

∎ he goes around in black leather il se promène toujours en ou il est toujours habillé en cuir noir

(b) (document, illness) circuler; (gossip, rumour) courir, circuler

(c) (be long enough for)

∎ will that belt go around your waist? est-ce que cette ceinture sera assez grande pour toi?

➲ go around with = go about with

➲ go at inseparable transitive verb

familiar (attack → food) attaquer, se jeter sur; (→ job, task) s'attaquer à; (→ person) attaquer;

∎ they were still going at it the next day ils y étaient encore le lendemain;

∎ she went at the cleaning with a will elle s'est attaquée au nettoyage avec ardeur

➲ go away intransitive verb

partir, s'en aller;

∎ go away! va-t'en!;

∎ I'm going away for a few days je pars pour quelques jours;

∎ she's gone away to think about it elle est partie réfléchir

➲ go back intransitive verb

(a) (return) revenir, retourner;

∎ she went back to bed elle est retournée au lit, elle s'est recouchée;

∎ to go back to sleep se rendormir;

∎ they went back home ils sont rentrés chez eux ou à la maison;

∎ I went back downstairs/upstairs je suis redescendu/remonté;

∎ to go back to work (continue task) se remettre au travail; (return to place of work) retourner travailler; (return to employment) reprendre le travail;

∎ to go back on one's steps rebrousser chemin, revenir sur ses pas;

∎ let's go back to chapter two revenons ou retournons au deuxième chapitre;

∎ we went back to the beginning nous avons recommencé;

∎ let's go back to why you said that revenons à la question de savoir pourquoi vous avez dit ça;

∎ the clocks go back one hour today on retarde les pendules d'une heure aujourd'hui

(b) (retreat) reculer;

∎ go back! recule!

(c) (revert) revenir;

∎ we went back to the old system nous sommes revenus à l'ancien système;

∎ he went back to his old habits il a repris ses anciennes habitudes;

∎ the conversation kept going back to the same subject la conversation revenait sans cesse sur le même sujet;

∎ men are going back to wearing their hair long les hommes reviennent aux cheveux longs ou se laissent à nouveau pousser les cheveux

(d) (in time) remonter;

∎ our records go back to 1850 nos archives remontent à 1850;

∎ this building goes back to the Revolution ce bâtiment date de ou remonte à la Révolution;

∎ familiar we go back a long way, Brad and me ça remonte à loin, Brad et moi

(e) (extend, reach) s'étendre;

∎ the garden goes back 150 metres le jardin s'étend sur 150 mètres

➲ go back on inseparable transitive verb

(fail to keep → agreement) rompre, violer; (→ promise) manquer à, revenir sur;

∎ they went back on their decision ils sont revenus sur leur décision;

∎ he won't go back on his word il ne manquera pas à sa parole

➲ go before

1 intransitive verb

(precede) passer devant; (happen before) précéder;

∎ that question has nothing to do with what went before cette question n'a rien à voir avec ce qui précède ou avec ce qui a été dit avant;

∎ the election was like nothing that had gone before l'élection ne ressemblait en rien aux précédentes;

∎ euphemism those who have gone before (the dead) ceux qui nous ont précédés

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (precede) précéder;

∎ we are indebted to those who have gone before us nous devons beaucoup à ceux qui nous ont précédés

(b) (appear before)

∎ your suggestion will go before the committee votre suggestion sera soumise au comité;

∎ to go before a judge/jury passer devant un juge/un jury;

∎ the matter went before the court l'affaire est allée devant les tribunaux

➲ go below intransitive verb

Nautical descendre dans l'entrepont

➲ go by

1 intransitive verb

(pass → car, person) passer; (→ time) passer, s'écouler;

∎ as the years go by avec les années, à mesure que les années passent;

∎ in days or in times or in years gone by autrefois, jadis;

∎ to let an opportunity go by laisser passer une occasion

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (act in accordance with, be guided by) suivre, se baser sur;

∎ don't go by the map ne vous fiez pas à la carte;

∎ I'll go by what the boss says je me baserai sur ce que dit le patron;

∎ he goes by the rules il suit le règlement

(b) (judge by) juger d'après;

∎ going by her accent, I'd say she's from New York si j'en juge d'après son accent, je dirais qu'elle vient de New York;

∎ you can't go by appearances on ne peut pas juger d'après ou sur les apparences

(c) (be known by)

∎ to go by a different/false name être connu sous un nom différent/un faux nom;

∎ the product goes by the name of "Bango" in France ce produit est vendu sous le nom de "Bango" en France

➲ go down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (descend, move to lower level) descendre;

∎ he went down on all fours or on his hands and knees il s'est mis à quatre pattes;

∎ going down! (in lift) on descend!, pour descendre!

(b) (proceed, travel) aller;

∎ we're going down to Tours/the country/the shop nous allons à Tours/à la campagne/au magasin

(c) (set → moon, sun) se coucher, tomber

(d) (sink → ship) couler, sombrer; (→ person) couler, disparaître (sous l'eau)

(e) (decrease, decline → level, price, quality) baisser; (→ amount, numbers) diminuer; (→ rate, temperature) baisser, s'abaisser; (→ fever) baisser, tomber; (→ tide) descendre;

∎ the dollar is going down in value le dollar perd de sa valeur, le dollar est en baisse;

∎ eggs are going down (in price) le prix des œufs baisse;

∎ my weight has gone down j'ai perdu du poids;

∎ he's gone down in my estimation il a baissé dans mon estime;

∎ the neighbourhood's really gone down since then le quartier ne s'est vraiment pas arrangé depuis;

∎ to have gone down in the world avoir connu des jours meilleurs

(f) (become less swollen → swelling) désenfler, dégonfler; (→ balloon, tyre) se dégonfler

(g) (food, medicine) descendre;

∎ this wine goes down very smoothly ce vin se laisse boire (comme du petit-lait)

(h) (produce specified reaction) être reçu;

∎ a cup of coffee would go down nicely une tasse de café serait la bienvenue;

∎ his speech went down badly/well son discours a été mal/bien reçu;

∎ how will the proposal go down with the students? comment les étudiants vont-ils prendre la proposition?;

∎ that kind of talk doesn't go down well with me je n'apprécie pas du tout ce genre de propos

(i) (lose) être battu;

∎ Mexico went down to Germany le Mexique s'est incliné devant l'Allemagne;

∎ Madrid went down to Milan by three points Milan a battu Madrid de trois points;

∎ I'm not going to go down without a fight je me battrai jusqu'à la fin

(j) (be relegated) descendre;

∎ our team has gone down to the second division notre équipe est descendue en deuxième division

(k) (be noted, recorded) être noté; (in writing) être pris ou couché par écrit;

∎ this day will go down in history ce jour restera une date historique;

∎ she will go down in history as a woman of great courage elle entrera dans l'histoire grâce à son grand courage

(l) (reach as far as) descendre, s'étendre;

∎ this path goes down to the beach ce sentier va ou descend à la plage

(m) (continue as far as) aller, continuer;

∎ go down to the end of the street allez ou continuez jusqu'en bas de la rue

(n) British University entrer dans la période des vacances

(o) Cards (in bridge) chuter

(p) Computing tomber en panne; (of computer network) planter;

∎ the computer's gone down l'ordinateur est en panne

(q) Music (lower pitch) descendre

(r) British familiar (be sent to prison)

∎ how long do you think he'll go down for? il écopera de combien, à ton avis?;

∎ he went down for three years il a écopé de trois ans

(s) American familiar (happen) se passer^□

2 inseparable transitive verb

(hill, stairs, ladder, street) descendre;

∎ my food went down the wrong way j'ai avalé de travers;

∎ Music the pianist went down an octave le pianiste a joué une octave plus bas ou a descendu d'une octave;

∎ British School to go down a class descendre d'une classe;

∎ figurative I don't want to go down that road je ne veux pas m'engager là-dedans

➲ go down on inseparable transitive verb

vulgar (fellate) sucer, tailler ou faire une pipe à; (perform cunnilingus on) sucer, brouter le cresson à

➲ go down with inseparable transitive verb

tomber malade de;

∎ he went down with pneumonia/the flu il a attrapé une pneumonie/la grippe

➲ go for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (fetch) aller chercher;

∎ he went for a doctor il est allé ou parti chercher un médecin

(b) (try to obtain) essayer d'obtenir, viser;

∎ she's going for his job elle va essayer d'obtenir son poste;

∎ familiar go for it! vas-y!;

∎ I'd go for it if I were you! à ta place, je n'hésiterais pas!;

∎ she was really going for it elle donnait vraiment son maximum

(c) (attack → physically) tomber sur, s'élancer sur; (→ verbally) s'en prendre à;

∎ dogs usually go for the throat en général, les chiens attaquent à la gorge;

∎ they went for each other (physically) ils se sont jetés l'un sur l'autre; (verbally) ils s'en sont pris l'un à l'autre;

∎ the newspapers really went for the senator les journaux s'en sont pris au sénateur sans retenue;

∎ go for him! (to dog) attaque!

(d) familiar (like) aimer^□, adorer^□ ;

∎ I don't really go for that idea l'idée ne me dit pas grand-chose;

∎ he really goes for her in a big way il est vraiment fou d'elle

(e) (choose, prefer) choisir, préférer

(f) (apply to, concern) concerner, s'appliquer à;

∎ what I said goes for both of you ce que j'ai dit vaut pour ou s'applique à vous deux;

∎ pollution is a real problem in Paris - that goes for Rome too la pollution pose un énorme problème à Paris - c'est la même chose à Rome;

∎ and the same goes for me et moi aussi

(g) (have as result) servir à;

∎ his twenty years of service went for nothing ses vingt ans de service n'ont servi à rien

(h) (be to the advantage of)

∎ she has a lot going for her elle a beaucoup d'atouts;

∎ that idea hasn't got much going for it frankly cette idée n'est franchement pas très convaincante

➲ go forth intransitive verb archaic or literary

(a) (leave) sortir;

∎ the army went forth into battle l'armée s'est mise en route pour la bataille;

∎ Bible go forth and multiply croissez et multipliez-vous

(b) (be pronounced) être prononcé; (be published) paraître;

∎ the command went forth that… il fut décrété que…

➲ go forward intransitive verb

(s')avancer;

∎ the clocks go forward tomorrow on avance les pendules demain;

∎ if this scheme goes forward… si ce projet est accepté…

➲ go in intransitive verb

(a) (enter) entrer, rentrer;

∎ it's cold - let's go in il fait froid - entrons;

∎ it's too big, it won't go in c'est trop grand, ça ne rentrera pas

(b) (disappear → moon, sun) se cacher

(c) Sport (in cricket) prendre son tour au guichet

(d) Military (attack) attaquer

➲ go in for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (engage in → activity, hobby, sport) pratiquer, faire; (→ occupation) se consacrer à; (→ politics) s'occuper de, faire;

∎ she went in for company law elle s'est lancée dans le droit commercial;

∎ he thought about going in for teaching il a pensé devenir enseignant

(b) familiar (be interested in) s'intéresser à^□ ; (like) aimer^□ ;

∎ I don't go in much for opera je n'aime pas trop l'opéra, l'opéra ne me dit rien;

∎ he goes in for special effects in a big way il est très branché effets spéciaux;

∎ we don't go in for that kind of film nous n'aimons pas ce genre de film;

∎ this publisher doesn't really go in for fiction cet éditeur ne fait pas tellement dans le roman

(c) familiar (use)

∎ they don't go in for injections so much nowadays ils ne sont pas tellement pour les piqûres de nos jours;

∎ why do scientists go in for all that jargon? pourquoi est-ce que les scientifiques utilisent tout ce jargon?

(d) (take part in → competition, race) prendre part à; (→ examination) se présenter à

(e) (apply for → job, position) poser sa candidature à, postuler

➲ go into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (enter → building, house) entrer dans; (→ activity, profession) entrer à ou dans; (→ politics, business) se lancer dans;

∎ she's gone into hospital elle est (r)entrée à l'hôpital;

∎ to go into the army (as profession) devenir militaire de carrière; (as conscript) partir au service;

∎ he went into medicine il a choisi la médecine

(b) (be invested → of effort, money, time)

∎ a lot of care had gone into making her feel at home on s'était donné beaucoup de peine pour la mettre à l'aise;

∎ two months of research went into our report nous avons mis ou investi deux mois de recherche dans notre rapport

(c) (embark on → action) commencer à; (→ explanation, speech) se lancer ou s'embarquer dans, (se mettre à) donner; (→ problem) aborder;

∎ I'll go into the problem of your taxes later j'aborderai le problème de vos impôts plus tard;

∎ the car went into a skid la voiture a commencé à déraper;

∎ to go into hysterics avoir une crise de nerfs;

∎ to go into fits of laughter être pris d'un fou rire

(d) (examine, investigate) examiner, étudier;

∎ you need to go into the question more deeply vous devez examiner le problème de plus près;

∎ the matter is being gone into l'affaire est à l'étude

(e) (explain in depth) entrer dans;

∎ the essay goes into the moral aspects of the question l'essai aborde les aspects moraux de la question;

∎ I won't go into details je ne vais pas entrer dans les détails;

∎ let's not go into that ne parlons pas de ça

(f) (begin to wear) se mettre à porter;

∎ to go into mourning prendre le deuil

(g) (hit, run into) entrer dans;

∎ a car went into him une voiture lui est rentrée dedans

(h) Computing (file, program) aller dans;

∎ to go into a file aller dans un fichier

➲ go off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave) partir, s'en aller;

∎ she went off to work elle est partie travailler;

∎ her husband has gone off and left her son mari l'a quittée;

∎ Theatre the actors went off les acteurs ont quitté la scène

(b) (stop operating → light, radio) s'éteindre; (→ heating) s'éteindre, s'arrêter; (→ pain) partir, s'arrêter;

∎ the electricity went off l'électricité a été coupée

(c) (become activated → bomb, firework) exploser; (→ gun) partir; (→ alarm, alarm clock) sonner;

∎ the grenade went off in her hand la grenade a explosé dans sa main;

∎ the gun didn't go off le coup n'est pas parti;

∎ figurative to go off into fits of laughter être pris d'un fou rire

(d) (have specified outcome) se passer;

∎ the interview went off badly/well l'entretien s'est mal/bien passé;

∎ her speech went off well son discours a été bien reçu

(e) (fall asleep) s'endormir

(f) British (deteriorate → food) s'avarier, se gâter; (→ milk) tourner; (→ butter) rancir; (→ athlete, sportsperson) perdre sa forme;

∎ the play goes off in the second half la pièce se gâte pendant la seconde partie

2 inseparable transitive verb

British familiar (stop liking) perdre le goût de^□ ;

∎ he's gone off classical music/smoking il n'aime plus la musique classique/fumer, la musique classique/fumer ne l'intéresse plus;

∎ I've gone off the idea cette idée ne me dit plus rien;

∎ she's gone off her boyfriend son copain ne l'intéresse plus;

∎ funny how you can go off people c'est drôle comme on se lasse des gens parfois

➲ go off with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave with) partir avec;

∎ he went off with the woman next door il est parti avec la voisine

(b) (make off with) partir avec;

∎ someone has gone off with his keys quelqu'un est parti avec ses clés;

∎ he went off with the jewels il s'est enfui avec les bijoux

➲ go on

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move, proceed) aller; (without stopping) poursuivre son chemin; (after stopping) repartir, se remettre en route;

∎ you go on, I'll catch up allez-y, je vous rattraperai (en chemin);

∎ they went on without us ils sont partis sans nous;

∎ after dinner they went on to Susan's house après le dîner, ils sont allés chez Susan;

∎ we went on home nous sommes rentrés

(b) (continue action) continuer;

∎ she went on (with her) reading elle a continué à ou de lire;

∎ the chairman went on speaking le président a continué son discours;

∎ "and that's not all", he went on "et ce n'est pas tout", a-t-il poursuivi;

∎ you can't go on being a student for ever! tu ne peux pas être étudiant toute ta vie!;

∎ go on looking! cherchez encore!;

∎ go on, ask her vas-y, demande-lui;

∎ familiar go on, be a devil vas-y, laisse-toi tenter!;

∎ go on, I'm listening continuez, je vous écoute;

∎ I can't go on like this! je ne peux plus continuer comme ça!;

∎ if he goes on like this, he'll get fired s'il continue comme ça, il va se faire renvoyer;

∎ their affair has been going on for years leur liaison dure depuis des années;

∎ the party went on into the small hours la soirée s'est prolongée jusqu'à très tôt le matin;

∎ life goes on la vie continue ou va son train;

∎ British familiar go on (with you)! allons, arrête de me faire marcher!;

∎ they have enough (work) to be going on with ils ont du pain sur la planche ou de quoi faire pour le moment;

∎ here's £25 to be going on with voilà 25 livres pour te dépanner

(c) (proceed to another action)

∎ he went on to explain why il a ensuite expliqué pourquoi;

∎ to go on to another question passer à une autre question;

∎ she went on to become a doctor elle est ensuite devenue médecin

(d) (be placed, fit) aller;

∎ the lid goes on this way le couvercle se met comme ça;

∎ I can't get the lid to go on je n'arrive pas à mettre le couvercle;

∎ the cap goes on the other end le bouchon se met ou va sur l'autre bout

(e) (happen, take place) se passer;

∎ what's going on here? qu'est-ce qui se passe ici?;

∎ there was a fight going on il y avait une bagarre;

∎ a lot of cheating goes on during the exams on triche beaucoup pendant les examens;

∎ several conversations were going on at once il y avait plusieurs conversations à la fois;

∎ while the war was going on pendant la guerre

(f) (elapse) passer, s'écouler;

∎ as the week went on au fur et à mesure que la semaine passait;

∎ as time goes on avec le temps, à mesure que le temps passe

(g) familiar (chatter, talk) parler^□, jacasser^□ ;

∎ she does go on! elle n'arrête pas de parler!, c'est un vrai moulin à paroles!;

∎ he goes on and on about politics il parle politique sans cesse;

∎ don't go on about it! ça va, on a compris!;

∎ I don't want to go on about it, but... je ne voudrais pas avoir l'air d'insister, mais...;

∎ what are you going on about now? qu'est-ce que vous racontez?

(h) familiar (act, behave) se conduire^□, se comporter^□ ;

∎ what a way to go on! en voilà des manières!

(i) (start operating → light, radio, television) s'allumer; (→ heating, motor, power) s'allumer, se mettre en marche

(j) Sport (player) prendre sa place, entrer en jeu

(k) Theatre (actor) entrer en scène

(l) (approach)

∎ he's going on for forty il va sur ses quarante ans

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (enter → boat, train) monter dans

(b) (embark on)

∎ to go on a journey/a holiday partir en voyage/en vacances;

∎ to go on a diet se mettre au régime

(c) (be guided by) se laisser guider par, se fonder ou se baser sur;

∎ the detective didn't have much to go on le détective n'avait pas grand-chose sur quoi s'appuyer ou qui puisse le guider;

∎ she goes a lot on instinct elle se fie beaucoup à ou se fonde beaucoup sur son instinct

(d) (approach)

∎ he's going on forty-five il va sur ses quarante-cinq ans;

∎ humorous she's fifteen going on forty-five (wise) elle a quinze ans mais elle est déjà très mûre; (old beyond her years) elle a quinze ans mais elle est vieille avant l'âge

(e) British familiar (usu neg) (appreciate, like) aimer^□ ;

∎ I don't go much on abstract art l'art abstrait ne me dit pas grand-chose

➲ go on at inseparable transitive verb

familiar (criticize) critiquer^□ ; (nag) s'en prendre à^□ ;

∎ the boss went on and on at her at the meeting le patron n'a pas cessé de s'en prendre à elle pendant la réunion;

∎ he's always going on at his wife about money il est toujours sur le dos de sa femme avec les questions d'argent;

∎ I went on at my mother to go and see the doctor j'ai embêté ma mère pour qu'elle aille voir le médecin;

∎ don't go on at me! laisse-moi tranquille!

➲ go out intransitive verb

(a) (leave) sortir;

∎ my parents made us go out of the room mes parents nous ont fait sortir de la pièce ou quitter la pièce;

∎ to go out for a meal aller au restaurant;

∎ to go out to dinner sortir dîner;

∎ to go out for a walk aller se promener, aller faire une promenade;

∎ she's gone out to get a paper elle est sortie (pour) acheter un journal;

∎ they went out to the country ils sont allés ou ils ont fait une sortie à la campagne;

∎ she goes out to work elle travaille en dehors de la maison ou hors de chez elle;

∎ he went out of her life il est sorti de sa vie;

∎ she was dressed to go out (ready to leave) elle était prête à sortir; (dressed up) elle était très habillée

(b) (travel) partir; (emigrate) émigrer;

∎ they went out to Africa (travelled) ils sont partis en Afrique; (emigrated) ils sont partis vivre ou ils ont émigré en Afrique

(c) (date) sortir;

∎ to go out with sb sortir avec qn;

∎ we've been going out together for a month ça fait un mois que nous sortons ensemble

(d) (fire, light) s'éteindre

(e) (disappear) disparaître;

∎ the joy went out of her eyes la joie a disparu de son regard;

∎ the spring went out of his step il a perdu sa démarche légère;

∎ all the heart went out of her elle a perdu courage

(f) (cease to be fashionable) passer de mode, se démoder;

∎ to go out of style/fashion ne plus être le bon style/à la mode;

∎ familiar that hairstyle went out with the ark cette coiffure remonte au déluge

(g) (tide) descendre, se retirer;

∎ the tide has gone out la marée est descendue, la mer s'est retirée;

∎ the tide goes out 6 kilometres la mer se retire sur 6 kilomètres

(h) figurative (set out)

∎ I went out to see for myself j'ai décidé de voir par moi-même;

∎ we have to go out and do something about this il faut que nous prenions des mesures ou que nous fassions quelque chose

(i) (be sent → letter) être envoyé; (be published → brochure, pamphlet) être distribué; (be broadcast → radio or television programme) être diffusé

(j) (feelings, sympathies) aller;

∎ our thoughts go out to all those who suffer nos pensées vont vers tous ceux qui souffrent;

∎ my heart goes out to her je suis de tout cœur avec elle dans son chagrin

(k) Sport (be eliminated) être éliminé;

∎ Agassi went out to Henman Agassi s'est fait sortir par Henman

(l) Cards terminer

(m) familiar (idiom)

∎ she went all out to help us elle a fait tout son possible pour nous aider^□

➲ go over

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move overhead) passer;

∎ I just saw a plane go over je viens de voir passer un avion

(b) (move in particular direction) aller; (cross) traverser;

∎ I went over to see her je suis allé la voir;

∎ they went over to talk to her ils sont allés lui parler;

∎ to go over to Europe aller en Europe

(c) (turn upside down) se retourner; (capsize → boat) chavirer, capoter

(d) (change, switch) changer;

∎ I've gone over to another brand of washing powder je viens de changer de marque de lessive;

∎ when will we go over to the metric system? quand est-ce qu'on va passer au système métrique?

(e) (change allegiance) passer, se joindre;

∎ he's gone over to the Socialists il est passé dans le camp des socialistes;

∎ she went over to the enemy elle est passée à l'ennemi

(f) (be received) passer;

∎ the speech went over badly/well le discours a mal/bien passé

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (move, travel over) passer par-dessus;

∎ the horse went over the fence le cheval a sauté (par-dessus) la barrière;

∎ we went over a bump on a pris une bosse

(b) (examine → argument, problem) examiner, considérer; (→ accounts, report) examiner, vérifier;

∎ would you go over my report? voulez-vous regarder mon rapport?

(c) (repeat) répéter; (review → notes, speech) réviser, revoir; (→ facts) récapituler, revoir; School réviser;

∎ she went over the interview in her mind elle a repassé l'entretien dans son esprit;

∎ I kept going over everything leading up to the accident je continuais de repenser à tous les détails qui avaient conduit à l'accident;

∎ let's go over it again reprenons, récapitulons;

∎ he goes over and over the same stories il rabâche les mêmes histoires

(d) (rehearse) refaire; (bars of music) rejouer; (sing) rechanter

(e) Television & Radio

∎ let's go over now to our Birmingham studios passons l'antenne à notre studio de Birmingham;

∎ we're going over live now to Paris nous allons maintenant à Paris où nous sommes en direct

➲ go past inseparable transitive verb

(move in front of) passer devant; (move beyond) dépasser

➲ go round

1 intransitive verb

(a) (be enough)

∎ is there enough cake to go round? est-ce qu'il y a assez de gâteau pour tout le monde?;

∎ to make the food go round ménager la nourriture

(b) (visit) aller;

∎ we went round to his house nous sommes allés chez lui;

∎ I'm going round there later on j'y vais plus tard

(c) (circulate → rumour) circuler, courir; (→ bottle, cold, flu) circuler

(d) (be continuously present → idea, tune)

∎ that song keeps going round in my head j'ai cette chanson dans la tête

(e) (spin → wheel) tourner;

∎ figurative my head's going round j'ai la tête qui tourne

(f) (make a detour) faire un détour;

∎ to go round the long way faire un long détour

2 inseparable transitive verb

(tour → museum) faire le tour de;

∎ I hate going round the shops j'ai horreur de faire les boutiques

➲ go through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (crowd, tunnel) traverser;

∎ figurative a shiver went through her un frisson l'a parcourue ou traversée

(b) (endure, experience) subir, souffrir;

∎ he's going through hell c'est l'enfer pour lui;

∎ we all have to go through it sometime on doit tous y passer un jour ou l'autre;

∎ I can't face going through all that again je ne supporterais pas de passer par là une deuxième fois;

∎ after everything she's gone through après tout ce qu'elle a subi ou enduré;

∎ we've gone through a lot together nous avons vécu beaucoup de choses ensemble

(c) (consume, use up → supplies) épuiser; (→ money) dépenser; (→ food) consommer; (wear out) user;

∎ she goes through a pair of tights a week elle use une paire de collants par semaine;

∎ I've gone through the toes of my socks j'ai usé ou troué mes chaussettes au bout;

∎ humorous how many assistants has he gone through now? combien d'assistants a-t-il déjà eus?;

∎ his novel has gone through six editions il y a déjà eu six éditions de son roman

(d) (examine → accounts, document) examiner, vérifier; (→ list, proposal) éplucher; (→ mail) dépouiller; (→ drawer, pockets) fouiller (dans); (→ files) chercher dans; (sort) trier;

∎ we went through the contract together nous avons regardé ou examiné le contrat ensemble;

∎ did customs go through your suitcase? est-ce qu'ils ont fouillé votre valise à la douane?;

∎ he went through her pockets il a fouillé ses poches

(e) (of bill, law) être voté;

∎ the bill went through Parliament last week le projet de loi a été voté la semaine dernière au Parlement

(f) (carry out, perform → movement, work) faire; (→ formalities) remplir, accomplir;

∎ Music let's go through the introduction again reprenons l'introduction;

∎ we had to go through the whole business of applying for a visa nous avons dû nous farcir toutes les démarches pour obtenir un visa

(g) (participate in → course of study) étudier; (→ ceremony) participer à

(h) (practise → lesson, poem) réciter; (→ role, scene) répéter;

∎ let's go through it again from the beginning reprenons dès le début

2 intransitive verb

(a) (travel through, penetrate) passer, traverser

(b) (offer, proposal) être accepté; (business deal) être conclu, se faire; (bill, law) passer, être voté; (divorce) être prononcé;

∎ the adoption finally went through l'adoption s'est faite finalement

➲ go through with inseparable transitive verb

∎ to go through with sth aller jusqu'au bout de qch, exécuter qch;

∎ he'll never go through with it il n'ira jamais jusqu'au bout;

∎ they went through with their threat ils ont exécuté leur menace

➲ go together intransitive verb

(a) (colours, flavours) aller bien ensemble; (characteristics, ideas) aller de pair;

∎ the two things often go together les deux choses vont souvent de pair

(b) American (people) sortir ensemble

➲ go towards inseparable transitive verb

(a) (move towards) aller vers

(b) (effort, money) être consacré à;

∎ all her energy went towards fighting illiteracy elle a dépensé toute son énergie à combattre l'analphabétisme

➲ go under

1 intransitive verb

(a) (go down → ship) couler, sombrer; (→ person) couler, disparaître (sous l'eau)

(b) figurative (fail → business) couler, faire faillite; (→ project) couler, échouer; (→ person) échouer, sombrer

(c) (under anaesthetic) s'endormir

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (move, travel underneath) passer par-dessous

(b) (be known)

∎ to go under a false/different name utiliser ou prendre un faux nom/un nom différent;

∎ a glue that goes under the name of Stikit une colle qui s'appelle Stikit

➲ go up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (ascend, climb → person) monter, aller en haut; (→ lift) monter;

∎ to go up to town aller en ville;

∎ I'm going up to bed je monte me coucher;

∎ have you ever gone up in an aeroplane? êtes-vous déjà monté en avion?;

∎ going up! (in lift) on monte!;

∎ to go up in the world faire son chemin

(b) (increase → amount, numbers) augmenter, croître; (→ price) monter, augmenter; (→ temperature) monter, s'élever;

∎ rents are going up les loyers sont en hausse;

∎ meat is going up (in price) (le prix de) la viande augmente;

∎ to go up in sb's estimation monter dans l'estime de qn

(c) (sudden noise) s'élever;

∎ a shout went up un cri s'éleva

(d) (appear → notices, posters) apparaître; (be built) être construit;

∎ new buildings are going up all over town de nouveaux immeubles surgissent dans toute la ville

(e) (explode, be destroyed) sauter, exploser

(f) Music (raise pitch) monter

(g) Theatre (curtain) se lever;

∎ before the curtain goes up avant le lever du rideau

(h) British University entrer à l'université;

∎ she went up to Oxford in 1950 elle est entrée à Oxford en 1950

(i) American familiar (be sent to prison)

∎ he went up for murder il a fait de la taule pour meurtre

(j) Sport (be promoted)

∎ they look set to go up to the First Division ils ont l'air prêts à entrer en première division

2 inseparable transitive verb

monter;

∎ to go up a hill/ladder monter une colline/sur une échelle;

∎ Music the pianist went up an octave le pianiste a monté d'une octave;

∎ British School to go up a class monter d'une classe

➲ go up to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (approach)

∎ to go up to sb/sth se diriger vers qn/qch;

∎ the path goes up to the front door le chemin mène à la porte d'entrée

(b) (go as far as)

∎ the book only goes up to the end of the war le livre ne va que jusqu'à la fin de la guerre;

∎ I will go up to £100 je veux bien aller jusqu'à 100 livres

➲ go with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (accompany, escort) accompagner, aller avec;

∎ figurative to go with the crowd suivre la foule ou le mouvement;

∎ you have to go with the times il faut vivre avec son temps

(b) (be compatible → colours, flavours) aller avec;

∎ that hat doesn't go with your suit ce chapeau ne va pas avec ton ensemble;

∎ a white Burgundy goes well with snails le bourgogne blanc se marie bien ou va bien avec les escargots

(c) (be part of) aller avec;

∎ the flat goes with the job l'appartement va avec le poste;

∎ the sense of satisfaction that goes with having done a good job le sentiment de satisfaction qu'apporte le travail bien fait;

∎ mathematical ability usually goes with skill at chess des capacités en mathématiques vont souvent de pair avec un don pour les échecs

(d) familiar (spend time with) sortir avec^□ ;

∎ euphemism he's been going with other women (having sex) il a été avec d'autres femmes

➲ go without

1 inseparable transitive verb

se passer de, se priver de;

∎ he went without sleep or without sleeping for two days il n'a pas dormi pendant deux jours

2 intransitive verb

s'en passer;

∎ we'll just have to go without il faudra s'en passer, c'est tout

ⓘ Do not pass go, (do not collect £200/$200) Au Monopoly les joueurs tirent parfois une carte qui les envoie sur la case "prison". Sur cette carte sont inscrits les mots do not pass go, do not collect £200 (ou bien do not collect $200 s'il s'agit de la version américaine). Cette phrase, dont la version française est "ne passez pas par la case départ, ne recevez pas 20 000 francs", est utilisée de façon allusive et sur le mode humoristique dans différents contextes: on dira par exemple you do that again and you're going straight to jail, Bill. Do not pass go, do not collect $200 ("refais ça, Bill, et je t'assure que tu iras droit en prison). On peut également utiliser cette expression lorsque quelqu'un essaie de mener un projet à bien mais rencontre des obstacles: the country is trying hard to get back on its feet but because of the civil war it has not even been allowed to pass go, let alone collect £200 ("le pays fait de son mieux pour se rétablir mais la guerre civile n'arrange rien, bien au contraire").

ⓘ Go ahead, make my day C'est la formule prononcée par l'inspecteur Harry Callahan (incarné par Clint Eastwood) dans le film Sudden Impact (1983) lorsqu'il se trouve confronté à un gangster. Il s'agit d'une façon d'encourager le bandit à se servir de son arme afin de pouvoir l'abattre en état de légitime défense: "allez, vas-y, fais-moi plaisir". On utilise cette formule par allusion au film et en réaction à une personne qui vient de proférer des menaces. Ainsi, le président Reagan s'en servit en s'adressant à des travailleurs qui menaçaient de se mettre en grève.

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