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thing [θɪŋ]

choses ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a)-(d), 2 (b)-(d) objet ⇒ 1A (a) créature ⇒ 1A (d) idée ⇒ 1B (a) question ⇒ 1B (b) idéal ⇒ 1C (c) mode ⇒ 1C (d) effets ⇒ 2 (a) affaires ⇒ 2 (a)

1 noun

A.

(a) (object, item) chose f, objet m;

∎ what's that yellow thing on the floor? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc jaune par terre?;

∎ what's that thing for? à quoi ça sert, ça?;

∎ what's this knob thing for? à quoi sert cette espèce de bouton?;

∎ where's my hat? I can't find the thing anywhere où est mon chapeau? je ne le trouve nulle part;

∎ the only thing I could hear was a dripping tap la seule chose que j'entendais c'était un robinet qui fuyait;

∎ any idea how to work this thing? tu sais comment ça marche?;

∎ I had to rewrite the whole thing j'ai dû tout réécrire;

∎ the thing he loves most is his pipe ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est sa pipe;

∎ I need a few things from the shop j'ai besoin de faire quelques courses;

∎ she loves books and posters and things, she loves things like books and posters elle aime les livres, les posters, ce genre de choses;

∎ he likes making things with his hands il est très manuel;

∎ she enjoys the good things in life elle apprécie les bonnes choses de la vie;

∎ I must be seeing things je dois avoir des visions;

∎ I must be hearing things je dois rêver, j'entends des voix;

∎ humorous things that go bump in the night les choses qui font du bruit la nuit;

∎ they were treated as things not people on les traitait comme des choses, pas comme des êtres humains

(b) (activity, event) chose f;

∎ he likes things like gardening il aime le jardinage et les choses dans ce goût-là;

∎ familiar she's still into this art thing in a big way elle est encore très branchée art;

∎ the thing to do is to pretend you're asleep vous n'avez qu'à faire semblant de dormir;

∎ the first thing to do is (to) ring the police la première chose à faire, c'est d'appeler la police;

∎ the only thing left is to… il ne reste plus qu'à…;

∎ the next thing on the agenda le point suivant à l'ordre du jour;

∎ it's the best thing to do c'est ce qu'il y a de mieux à faire;

∎ that was a silly thing to do! ce n'était pas la chose à faire!;

∎ how could you do such a thing? comment avez-vous pu faire une chose pareille?;

∎ I have lots of things to do j'ai des tas de choses à faire;

∎ she certainly gets things done avec elle, ça ne traîne pas

(c) (in negative clauses)

∎ I don't know a thing about what happened j'ignore tout de ce qui s'est passé;

∎ I don't know a thing about algebra je n'y connais absolument rien en algèbre;

∎ not a thing was overlooked pas un détail n'a été négligé;

∎ I didn't understand a thing she said je n'ai rien compris à ce qu'elle disait, je n'ai pas compris un mot de ce qu'elle disait;

∎ we couldn't do a thing about it nous n'y pouvions absolument rien;

∎ I couldn't do a thing to help je n'ai rien pu faire pour me rendre utile;

∎ it doesn't mean a thing to me (I don't understand it at all) je n'y comprends (absolument) rien; (it isn't at all familiar to me) ça ne me dit absolument rien; (it doesn't concern me at all) ça ne me concerne pas;

∎ she hadn't got a thing on elle était entièrement nue;

∎ I haven't got a thing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre sur le dos

(d) (creature, being) créature f, être m;

∎ the thing he loves most is his dog ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est son chien;

∎ there wasn't a living thing around il n'y avait pas âme qui vive;

∎ what a sweet little thing! quel amour!;

∎ she's a dear old thing c'est une charmante petite vieille;

∎ you silly thing espèce d'idiot;

∎ poor thing! (said about somebody) le/la pauvre!; (said to somebody) mon/ma pauvre!; (animal) (la) pauvre bête!

(e) (monster)

∎ the thing from outer space le monstre de l'espace

B.

(a) (idea, notion) idée f, chose f;

∎ the best thing would be to ask them le mieux serait de leur demander;

∎ it would be a good thing if we all went together ce serait une bonne chose que nous y allions tous ensemble;

∎ it's a good thing (for you) no one knew heureusement (pour vous) que personne ne savait;

∎ to be on to a good thing être sur une bonne affaire;

∎ to know a thing or two about sth s'y connaître en qch;

∎ I could show him a thing or two about hang gliding je pourrais lui apprendre une ou deux petites choses en deltaplane

(b) (matter, question) chose f, question f;

∎ the thing is, we can't really afford it le problème, c'est qu'on n'a pas vraiment les moyens;

∎ the thing is, will she want to come? le problème c'est qu'on ne sait pas si elle voudra venir;

∎ the main thing is to succeed ce qui importe, c'est de réussir;

∎ the important thing is not to stop ce qui compte, c'est de ne pas arrêter;

∎ the thing to remember is that… ce dont il faut se souvenir est que…;

∎ it's one thing to talk but quite another to act parler est une chose, agir en est une autre;

∎ that's quite another thing ça, c'est tout autre chose;

∎ and another thing en plus;

∎ we talked of one thing and another nous avons parlé de choses et d'autres;

∎ what with one thing and another, I haven't had time avec tout ce qu'il y avait à faire, je n'ai pas eu le temps;

∎ if it's not one thing, it's another, it's one thing after another ça ne s'arrête jamais;

∎ taking one thing with another à tout prendre, somme toute

(c) (remark)

∎ that's not a very nice thing to say ce n'est pas très gentil de dire ça;

∎ she said some nasty things about him elle a dit des méchancetés sur lui;

∎ how can you say such a thing? comment pouvez-vous dire une chose pareille?;

∎ the things you say! les choses que tu peux dire parfois!;

∎ I said no such thing! je n'ai rien dit de tel!;

∎ I said the first thing that came into my head j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit

(d) (quality, characteristic) chose f;

∎ one of the things I like about her is her sense of humour une des choses que j'aime chez elle, c'est son sens de l'humour;

∎ the town has a lot of things going for it la ville a beaucoup de bons côtés

C.

(a) familiar (strong feeling)

∎ to have a thing about sb/sth (like) avoir un faible pour qn/qch^□ ; (dislike) avoir horreur de qn/qch^□ ;

∎ I have a thing about seafood (like) j'aime vraiment les fruits de mer^□ ; (dislike) je n'aime vraiment pas les fruits de mer^□ ;

∎ he has a thing about red hair (likes) il adore les cheveux roux^□ ; (dislikes) il a quelque chose contre les cheveux roux^□ ;

∎ it's a bit of a thing with me (like) j'aime assez ça^□ ; (dislike) c'est ma bête noire

(b) familiar (interest)

∎ it's not really my thing ce n'est pas vraiment mon truc;

∎ he went off to the States to do his own thing il est parti aux États-Unis vivre sa vie^□

(c) (what is needed, required) idéal m;

∎ hot cocoa is just the thing on a winter's night un chocolat chaud, c'est l'idéal les soirs d'hiver;

∎ that's the very thing c'est juste ce qu'il faut;

∎ that's the very thing for my bad back! c'est juste ce dont j'avais besoin pour mon mal de dos!

(d) (fashion) mode f;

∎ it's the latest thing in swimwear c'est la dernière mode en matière de maillots de bain;

∎ it's quite the thing c'est très à la mode;

∎ natural food is the thing just now les aliments biologiques sont la grande mode en ce moment;

∎ a thing of the past une chose du passé

(e) (fuss)

∎ to make a big thing about sth faire (tout) un plat de qch;

∎ he made a big thing out of my not going il a fait tout un plat parce que je n'y allais pas;

∎ there's no need to make a big thing out of it! ce n'est pas la peine d'en faire tout un plat ou toute une montagne!

(f) familiar (relationship)

∎ to have a thing with sb avoir une liaison avec qn^□

(g) familiar (penis) chose f

2 things plural noun

(a) (belongings) effets mpl, affaires fpl; (clothes) affaires fpl; (equipment) affaires fpl, attirail m; (tools) outils mpl, ustensiles mpl;

∎ put your things away ramassez vos affaires;

∎ take your wet things off enlevez vos affaires humides;

∎ you can take your things off in the bedroom vous pouvez vous déshabiller dans la chambre;

∎ have you brought your fishing/swimming things? avez-vous apporté votre attirail de pêche/vos affaires de piscine?;

∎ have you washed the breakfast things? as-tu fait la vaisselle du petit déjeuner?;

∎ to take the tea things away desservir la table (après le thé);

∎ to pack (up) one's things faire ses valises

(b) (situation, circumstances) choses fpl;

∎ familiar how's or how are things? comment ça va?;

∎ things are getting better les choses vont mieux;

∎ things are going badly ça va mal;

∎ things began to get rather dangerous les choses ont commencé à devenir assez dangereuses;

∎ I feel rather out of things je n'ai pas l'impression d'être vraiment dans le bain;

∎ you take things too seriously vous prenez les choses trop au sérieux;

∎ I need time to think things over j'ai besoin de temps pour réfléchir;

∎ as things are or stand dans l'état actuel des choses;

∎ things being what they are les choses étant ce qu'elles sont;

∎ it's just one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent

(c) (specific aspect of life) choses fpl;

∎ things of the mind les choses fpl de l'esprit;

∎ she's interested in all things French elle s'intéresse à tout ce qui est français;

∎ moderation in all things de la modération en tout;

∎ she wants to be an airline pilot of all things! elle veut être pilote de ligne, non mais vraiment!

(d) (facts, actions etc) choses fpl;

∎ they did terrible things to their prisoners ils ont fait des choses atroces à leurs prisonniers;

∎ I've heard good things about his work on dit du bien de son travail

(e) Law (property) biens mpl

3 for one thing adverb

(tout) d'abord;

∎ for one thing… and for another thing (tout) d'abord… et puis;

∎ well for one thing, we can't afford it pour commencer, nous n'en avons pas les moyens

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subst. \/θɪŋ\/

1) ting, sak, greie (hverdagslig), dings (hverdagslig)

2) ( abstrakt) ting, noe

• she's into spiritual things

hun er interessert i åndelige ting

• that's a thing of the past

det er noe som hører fortiden til

3) (litterært\/kunstnerisk) ting, sak

• he read a little thing of his

han leste opp en liten sak han hadde skrevet

4) vesen, skapning

• she is a sweet little thing

hun er et søtt lite vesen

• hello, old thing!

hei, gamle venn!

• poor thing!

stakkars menneske!

• you stupid thing!

så dum du er!

5) ( i nektelser) ting, dugg, kvekk, døyt

• I didn't understand a thing

jeg forstod ikke det døyt

6) det, saken, forholdet, stillingen, tilstanden

• things are all right

det står bra til

• things aren't what they used to be

det er ikke som før i tiden \/ tingene er ikke slik de en gang var

• as things are

slik det er nå \/ som saken står nå

• as things go

i det store og det hele

• how are things?

hvordan står det til?

7) ( hverdagslig) greie, spesialinteresse

• classical music isn't really my thing, you know

klassisk musikk er ikke akkurat min greie, vet du

a close\/near thing på nære nippet, på hengende håret

a thing of the past noe som tilhører fortiden

• we hope that slavery is a thing of the past

vi håper at slaveri tilhører fortiden

a thing or two ett og annet

among other things blant annet

and another thing og forresten

• and another thing, you must go shopping

og forresten, du må gå og handle

... and things ( hverdagslig)... og sånt,... og alt mulig

• he was mean to me, pulled my hair and things

han var slem mot meg, lugget meg og alt mulig

be all things to all men\/people ( om person) gjøre alle til lags, bety noe for alle bety noe for alle, kunne brukes av alle

be hearing things høre stemmer, høre lyder

be only one thing for it bare være én løsning på det

be on to a good thing ha noe bra på gang

be seeing things ( om noe overnaturlig) innbille seg ting, se syner

do one's own thing ( hverdagslig) gjøre sin egen greie

do the...thing (amer.) gjøre den...rutinen

• after he had done his man-of-the-world-thing, he fell asleep

etter at han hadde gått gjennom verdensmannsrutinen sin, sovnet han

do things to gjøre noe med

• Martin's compassion did things to her

Martins medynk gjorde noe med henne

first things first (la oss ta) det viktigste først

for one thing for det første

have a thing about være gal etter, være fortapt i, ha dilla på

• he has a thing about that girl

han er gal etter den jenta

ikke kunne tåle, ikke fikse, ha en fiks idé om

• he has a thing about going to parties

han fikser ikke å gå på fester

in all things i ethvert henseende

... is one thing,... is another... er én ting,... er noe ganske annet

• compassion is one thing, mawkish sentimentality is another

medynk er én ting, vammel sentimentalitet er noe ganske annet

know a thing or two ikke være tapt bak en vogn, ikke være født i går

the latest thing eller the last thing det aller siste, det nyeste, siste skrik

make a (big) thing of something gjøre et (stort) nummer av, lage oppstuss om

of all things av alle ting

one of those things slikt som skjer, sånt som skjer, sånt man må regne med

• it's just one of those things

det er sånt som skjer

one thing leads to another en ting fører til en annen

a poor thing but mine own forklaring: ikke så mye å skryte av, men jeg har i alle fall laget det\/den selv

put things right si det som det er gjøre noe godt igjen

the right thing eller the only right thing det (eneste) rette

strike a good thing ( hverdagslig) gjøre et funn, fange\/skyte gullfuglen

taking one thing with another når alt kommer til alt

the thing is saken er den, spørsmålet\/problemet er

• the thing is, can we get there in time? the

thing eller quite the thing god tone, tingen

• it is hardly the thing to leave an invitation unanswered

det er ikke god tone å ikke svare på en invitasjon

på moten, inne

• jeans are quite the thing this season

jeans er helt på moten denne sesongen

i form, vel

• I don't feel quite the thing today

jeg føler meg ikke helt vel i dag

(akkurat) det rette, akkurat hva som behøves

• that's just the thing for you

det er akkurat hva du behøver

• it's not the thing to do

slikt gjør man ikke

things (saker og) ting

• you take things too seriously

du tar ting for alvorlig

• she loves all things Greek

hun elsker alt som er gresk

eiendeler, greier, saker, bagasje, ting

• pack up your things, we're leaving now!

pakk sammen sakene dine, vi drar nå!

• I need my shaving things

jeg trenger barbersakene mine

klær, tøy

• put on your things

ta på deg tøyet

things happen eller things will happen sånt skjer

things that go bump in the night ( om noe overnaturlig) uforklarlige lyder

things without us ytterverden

too much of a good thing for mye av det gode

you lucky thing! din heldiggris!
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subst. \/θɪŋ\/ eller Thing

( rådgivende forsamling i Skandinavia) ting

English-Norwegian dictionary > thing
3 thing

thing n cosa

a box full of old things una caja llena de cosas viejas

what's that thing in the corner? ¿qué es eso que hay en el rincón?

that was a silly thing to do vaya una tontería que hiciste

thing

tr[ɵɪŋ]

noun

1 (object) cosa, objeto

■ what's that thing for? ¿para qué sirve eso?

■ what's that thing doing on the table? ¿qué hace eso en la mesa?

■ pass me that thing over there pásame aquel chisme

2 (non-material) cosa

■ a strange thing happened to me today me ha pasado una cosa rara hoy

■ don't take things so seriously no te tomes las cosas tan en serio

3 (affair) asunto

■ let's forget the whole thing olvidémoslo todo

4 (person, creature)

■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecito!

■ you lucky thing! ¡qué suerte!

5 (action)

■ the best thing to do lo mejor que puedes hacer

■ that was a silly thing to do vaya tontería has hecho

6 familiar (preference)

■ it's not really my thing la verdad es que no es lo mío

7 (with negative) nada

■ I can't understand a thing you're saying no entiendo nada de lo que dices

noun the thing

1 (what) lo que

■ the thing I like most in life lo que más me gusta en la vida

■ the same thing lo mismo

■ the terrible thing is that... lo malo es que...

■ the latest thing lo último

■ the main thing lo principal

■ the important thing lo importante

plural noun things

1 (belongings) cosas nombre femenino plural, ropa f sing, equipaje m sing

■ have you got all your things? ¿tienes todas tus cosas?

■ I'm going to pack my things voy a hacer la maleta

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as things stand tal y como están las cosas

by the look of things según parece

for one thing en primer lugar, para empezar, entre otras cosas

how's things? ¿qué tal?

it's a good thing that... menos mal que...

it's just one of those things son cosas que pasan, así es la vida

it's not the done thing esto no se hace

it's the done thing es lo que se hace, es lo correcto

it was a close/near thing por muy poco, por un pelo

just the thing justo lo que hace falta

last thing (at night) a última hora

next thing luego

the next thing I knew cuando me di cuenta

there's no such thing no hay tal cosa

the thing is... lo que pasa es que..., resulta que...

things ain't what they used to be las cosas ya no son lo que eran

to be a thing of the past ser historia, haber pasado a la historia

to be on to a good thing tener un chollo

to be seeing things estar alucinando

to do one's own thing hacer lo que a uno le da la gana

to do the right thing hacer bien, hacer lo correcto

to have a thing about somebody estar obsesionado,-a con alguien, haberle dado fuerte a uno con alguien

to have a thing about something (dislike) tenerle manía a algo

to make a big thing out of something armar un escándalo por algo

to say the wrong thing meter la pata

what with one thing and another entre una cosa y otra

thing ['ɵɪŋ] n

1) affair, matter: cosa f, asunto m

don't talk about those things: no hables de esas cosas

how are things?: ¿cómo van las cosas?

2) act, event: cosa f, suceso m, evento m

the flood was a terrible thing: la inundación fue una cosa terrible

3) object: cosa f, objeto m

don't forget your things: no olvides tus cosas

thing

n.

• asunto s.m.

• chisme s.m.

• cosa s.f.

• efectos s.m.pl.

θɪŋ
noun

1) ( physical object) cosa f

what's that thing? — ¿qué es eso?

a thing of great beauty — un objeto de gran belleza

the damn thing refuses to start — (colloq) el maldito no quiere arrancar (fam)

I love your dress - what, this old thing? — me encanta tu vestido - ¿este trapo viejo?

she's got one of those bottle-warmer things — (colloq) tiene uno de esos cacharros or (Esp, Méx) chismes para calentar biberones (fam)

2) ( non-material) cosa f

a very funny thing happened — pasó algo muy cómico or una cosa muy cómica

one thing that bothers me is... — algo que me molesta es...

the only thing to do is... — lo único que se puede hacer es...

or some such thing — o algo parecido

you know the sort of thing — tú sabes a qué me refiero

I'm too old for this kind of thing — yo soy muy viejo para estos trotes

these things happen — son cosas que pasan

the same thing happened to me — a mí me pasó lo mismo

its a good thing (that)... — menos mal que...

all good things (must) come to an end — (set phrase) lo bueno se acaba pronto or dura poco

first things first — hay que empezar por el principio

the last thing I expected — lo que menos me imaginaba

what with one thing and another o the other — entre una cosa y otra

for one thing — en primer lugar, para empezar

there's only one thing for it: we'll have to walk — no hay más remedio que ir a pie

he hadn't done a thing — no había hecho absolutamente nada

all things being equal, we should arrive by 10 — si no ocurre ningún imprevisto, deberíamos llegar antes de las 10

you did the right thing by saying no — hiciste bien en decir que no

to expect great things of somebody/something — esperar mucho de alguien/algo

we had champagne, the real thing! — tomamos champán del auténtico!

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

to be a close/near thing: they won, but it was a close thing — ganaron, pero raspando or por un pelo or por los pelos

3) (affair, matter) asunto m

I'm fed up with the whole thing — estoy harto del asunto

to be on to o onto a good thing — (colloq) tenérselo* bien montado (fam), tener* un chollo (Esp fam)

to make a big thing of something — (colloq) (of problem, mistake) armar un escándalo por algo

4) the thing

a) (that which, what) lo que

the thing I liked best — lo que más me gustó

b) (what is appropriate, needed)

this necklace is just the thing for Helen — este collar es ideal para Helen

I've got just the thing for you — tengo exactamente lo que necesitas or lo que te hace falta

c) (crucial point, factor)

the thing is to be there early — lo importante es llegar temprano

the thing is, I've forgotten where I put it — resulta que or el caso es que or lo que pasa es que me he olvidado de dónde lo puse

5) things pl

a) (belongings, equipment) cosas fpl

he washed the breakfast things — lavó las cosas del desayuno

we packed our things and left — hicimos las maletas or (RPl) las valijas or (Méx) las petacas y nos fuimos

bring your swimming things — traigan traje de baño y toalla, etcétera

b) (matters, the situation) cosas fpl

if things don't improve — si las cosas no mejoran

I need time to think things over — necesito tiempo para pensarlo

by the look of things — según parece

how are things at home? — ¿qué tal andan las cosas en casa?

how's things? — (colloq) ¿qué tal? (fam)

how are things with you? — ¿y tú qué tal andas? (fam)

c) ( matters)

a taste for all things Greek — un gusto por todo lo griego

6) (person, creature)

he didn't know what to do, poor thing! — el pobre no sabía qué hacer

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

you lucky thing! — qué suerte tienes!

7) (preference, fad) (colloq)

opera isn't really my thing — en realidad la ópera no es lo mío

I want to be able to do my own thing — yo quiero estar a mi aire

to have a thing about somebody/something — (colloq)

he has a thing about cleanliness — es un maniático de la limpieza, tiene manía con la limpieza

he seems to have quite a thing about her — parece que le ha dado fuerte con ella (fam)

8) ( in expressions of time)

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

that's what I always do last thing (at night) — eso es lo último que hago todas las noches antes de acostarme

the next thing I knew, it was midnight — cuando me di cuenta, era medianoche

[θɪŋ]
N
1) (concrete) (=object) cosa f

they were selling all sorts of things — vendían todo tipo de cosas

what's that thing called? — ¿cómo se llama eso?

get that thing off the sofa! — ¡quita esa cosa del sofá!

dogs? I can't stand the things — ¿perros? no puedo con ellos

• a thing of beauty — una belleza, un objeto bello

• things of value — objetos mpl de valor

- you must be seeing things

2) (non-concrete) (=matter, circumstance, action) cosa f, asunto m, cuestión f

as things are, with things as they are — tal como están las cosas

that's how things are — así están las cosas

how are things? — ¿qué tal?

how are things with you? — ¿qué tal te va?, ¿cómo andas?

things are going badly — las cosas van or marchan mal

things aren't what they used to be — las cosas ya no son como antes or ya no son lo que eran

the thing is... — lo que pasa es que..., el caso es que...

the thing is to sell your car first — conviene vender primero tu coche

what a thing to say! — ¡qué dices!, ¡cómo se te ocurre!

• I haven't done a thing about it — no he hecho nada de nada al respecto

I don't know a thing about cars — no sé nada en absoluto de coches

I didn't know a thing for that exam — para ese examen no sabía nada de nada, para ese examen yo estaba pez (Sp) *

• above all things — ante todo, sobre todo

• all things considered — bien mirado

all things being equal — si las cosas siguen como ahora

the system cannot be all things to all people — el sistema no puede contentar a todo el mundo

a gentleman in all things — un caballero en todos los aspectos

• and for another thing... — y además..., y por otra parte...

• the best thing would be to wait — lo mejor sería esperar

the next best thing — lo mejor después de eso

• we had hoped for better things — habíamos esperado algo mejor

• it was a close or near thing — [race] fue una carrera muy reñida; [accident] por poco chocamos, casi chocamos; [escape] escapamos por un pelo

• it's not the done thing — eso no se hace

• the first thing to do is... — lo primero que hay que hacer es...

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

you don't know the first thing about it — no sabes nada en absoluto de esto

first things first! — ¡lo primero es lo primero!

• it's a good thing he didn't see you — menos mal que no te vio

the good thing about it is that... — lo bueno es que...

it's finished and a good thing too — se acabó y me alegro de ello

she knows a good thing when she sees it — sabe obrar de acuerdo con su propio interés

this is too much of a good thing — esto es demasiado

• it's just the thing! — ¡es justo lo que me faltaba!

• that's the last thing we want — eso es lo último que queremos

last thing (at night) — antes de acostarse

• the main thing — lo más importante, lo principal

• to make a mess of things — estropearlo todo

• (the) next thing I knew, he'd gone — cuando me di cuenta, ya se había ido

• not a thing — nada

• for one thing — en primer lugar

what with one thing and another — entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)

it's one thing to buy it, quite another to make it work — es fácil comprarlo, pero no es tan fácil hacerlo funcionar

if it's not one thing it's the other — si no es una cosa es otra

neither one thing nor the other — ni lo uno ni lo otro

• the only thing is to paint it — la única cosa que se puede hacer es pintarlo

• I showed him the copy and he thought it was the real thing — le enseñé la copia y pensó que era el auténtico

this time I'm in love, it's the real thing — esta vez estoy enamorada de verdad

• to do the right thing — obrar bien, obrar honradamente

you did the right thing — hiciste bien

• I've done a silly thing — he hecho algo tonto

• did you ever see such a thing? — ¿se vio jamás tal cosa?

there's no such thing! — ¡no hay tal!

• the play's the thing — lo que importa es la representación

• it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

• he knows a thing or two — sabe de qué va

I could tell you a thing or two about her — podría decirte unas cuantas cosas sobre ella

• it's the very thing! — ¡es justo lo que me faltaba!

- try to be all things to all men

to be on to a good thing —

he knew he was on to a good thing when the orders started flowing in — supo que había dado con chollo cuando empezaron a llover los pedidos *

to make a (big) thing (out) of sth * —

he made a big thing out of the accident — exageró mucho el accidente

she made a big thing of introducing him to me — me lo presentó con mucho aparato

don't make a thing of it! — ¡no es para tanto!

3) things (=belongings) cosas fpl ; (=clothes) ropa fsing ; (=luggage) equipaje msing

where shall I put my things? — ¿dónde pongo mis cosas?

• to pack up one's things — hacer las maletas

• she had brought her painting things with her — se había traído sus utensilios de pintura

• to wash up/clear away the supper things — lavar los platos/quitar la mesa de la cena

• to take off one's things — quitarse la ropa, desnudarse

4) * (=person)

• you mean thing! — ¡mira que eres tacaño!

• you nasty thing! — ¡mira que eres desagradable!

• you poor (old) thing!, poor thing! — ¡pobrecito!

• the stupid thing went and sold it — el muy estúpido fue y lo vendió

• she's a sweet little thing, isn't she? — es monísima, ¿verdad?

5) (=fashion)

• the latest thing in hats — lo último en sombreros

• it's quite the thing — está muy de moda

6) * (=activity, preference)

his thing is fast cars — lo suyo son los coches rápidos

it's not my thing — no es lo mío

- do one's own thing

you know her, she likes to do her own thing — ya la conoces, le gusta ir a su aire

7) * (=obsession) obsesión f

he has a thing about cleanliness — está obsesionado con la limpieza, tiene obsesión or manía con la limpieza

he has a thing about steam engines — está obsesionado por las locomotoras a vapor, le obsesionan las locomotoras a vapor

I have a thing about punctuality — soy un maniático de la puntualidad

he's got a thing for her * — está colado por ella *

8) * (=phobia) fobia f

she has a thing about snakes — le tiene fobia a las serpientes

9) * (=relationship, affair)

he's got a thing going with her — se entiende con ella

he had a thing with her two years ago — se lió con ella hace dos años *

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[θɪŋ]
noun

1) ( physical object) cosa f

what's that thing? — ¿qué es eso?

a thing of great beauty — un objeto de gran belleza

the damn thing refuses to start — (colloq) el maldito no quiere arrancar (fam)

I love your dress - what, this old thing? — me encanta tu vestido - ¿este trapo viejo?

she's got one of those bottle-warmer things — (colloq) tiene uno de esos cacharros or (Esp, Méx) chismes para calentar biberones (fam)

2) ( non-material) cosa f

a very funny thing happened — pasó algo muy cómico or una cosa muy cómica

one thing that bothers me is... — algo que me molesta es...

the only thing to do is... — lo único que se puede hacer es...

or some such thing — o algo parecido

you know the sort of thing — tú sabes a qué me refiero

I'm too old for this kind of thing — yo soy muy viejo para estos trotes

these things happen — son cosas que pasan

the same thing happened to me — a mí me pasó lo mismo

its a good thing (that)... — menos mal que...

all good things (must) come to an end — (set phrase) lo bueno se acaba pronto or dura poco

first things first — hay que empezar por el principio

the last thing I expected — lo que menos me imaginaba

what with one thing and another o the other — entre una cosa y otra

for one thing — en primer lugar, para empezar

there's only one thing for it: we'll have to walk — no hay más remedio que ir a pie

he hadn't done a thing — no había hecho absolutamente nada

all things being equal, we should arrive by 10 — si no ocurre ningún imprevisto, deberíamos llegar antes de las 10

you did the right thing by saying no — hiciste bien en decir que no

to expect great things of somebody/something — esperar mucho de alguien/algo

we had champagne, the real thing! — tomamos champán del auténtico!

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

to be a close/near thing: they won, but it was a close thing — ganaron, pero raspando or por un pelo or por los pelos

3) (affair, matter) asunto m

I'm fed up with the whole thing — estoy harto del asunto

to be on to o onto a good thing — (colloq) tenérselo* bien montado (fam), tener* un chollo (Esp fam)

to make a big thing of something — (colloq) (of problem, mistake) armar un escándalo por algo

4) the thing

a) (that which, what) lo que

the thing I liked best — lo que más me gustó

b) (what is appropriate, needed)

this necklace is just the thing for Helen — este collar es ideal para Helen

I've got just the thing for you — tengo exactamente lo que necesitas or lo que te hace falta

c) (crucial point, factor)

the thing is to be there early — lo importante es llegar temprano

the thing is, I've forgotten where I put it — resulta que or el caso es que or lo que pasa es que me he olvidado de dónde lo puse

5) things pl

a) (belongings, equipment) cosas fpl

he washed the breakfast things — lavó las cosas del desayuno

we packed our things and left — hicimos las maletas or (RPl) las valijas or (Méx) las petacas y nos fuimos

bring your swimming things — traigan traje de baño y toalla, etcétera

b) (matters, the situation) cosas fpl

if things don't improve — si las cosas no mejoran

I need time to think things over — necesito tiempo para pensarlo

by the look of things — según parece

how are things at home? — ¿qué tal andan las cosas en casa?

how's things? — (colloq) ¿qué tal? (fam)

how are things with you? — ¿y tú qué tal andas? (fam)

c) ( matters)

a taste for all things Greek — un gusto por todo lo griego

6) (person, creature)

he didn't know what to do, poor thing! — el pobre no sabía qué hacer

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

you lucky thing! — qué suerte tienes!

7) (preference, fad) (colloq)

opera isn't really my thing — en realidad la ópera no es lo mío

I want to be able to do my own thing — yo quiero estar a mi aire

to have a thing about somebody/something — (colloq)

he has a thing about cleanliness — es un maniático de la limpieza, tiene manía con la limpieza

he seems to have quite a thing about her — parece que le ha dado fuerte con ella (fam)

8) ( in expressions of time)

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

that's what I always do last thing (at night) — eso es lo último que hago todas las noches antes de acostarme

the next thing I knew, it was midnight — cuando me di cuenta, era medianoche

English-spanish dictionary > thing
4 understand

understand [‚ʌndə'stænd] (pt & pp understood [-'stʊd])

1 transitive verb

(a) (meaning) comprendre;

∎ I understand what you mean je comprends ce que vous voulez dire;

∎ is that understood? est-ce compris?;

∎ to make oneself understood se faire comprendre;

∎ do I make myself understood? (as threat) est-ce que je me suis bien fait comprendre?;

∎ she didn't understand a single word elle n'a pas compris un traître mot;

∎ I can't understand it! je ne comprends pas!, cela me dépasse!

(b) (subject, theory) comprendre, entendre;

∎ I don't understand a thing about economics je ne comprends rien à l'économie

(c) (character, person) comprendre;

∎ he claims his wife doesn't understand him il affirme que sa femme ne le comprend pas;

∎ I understand your need to be independent je comprends bien que vous ayez besoin d'être indépendant;

∎ we understand each other perfectly nous nous comprenons parfaitement;

∎ she didn't understand why no one was interested elle ne comprenait pas pourquoi personne n'était intéressé

(d) (believe) comprendre, croire;

∎ I understand you need a loan j'ai cru comprendre que ou si j'ai bien compris, vous avez besoin d'un prêt;

∎ I understood that I was to be paid for my work j'ai cru comprendre que je devais être payé pour mon travail;

∎ am I to understand that they refused? dois-je comprendre qu'ils ont refusé?;

∎ they are understood to have fled the country il paraît qu'ils ont fui le pays;

∎ we were given to understand that he was very ill on nous a fait comprendre ou donné à entendre qu'il était très malade;

∎ so I understand c'est ce que j'ai compris

(e) (interpret) entendre;

∎ what do you understand by "soon"? qu'est-ce que vous entendez par "bientôt"?;

∎ as I understand it, there's nothing to pay d'après ce que j'ai compris, il n'y a rien à payer

(f) (leave implicit) entendre, sous-entendre;

∎ she let it be understood that she preferred to be alone elle a laissé entendre ou donné à entendre qu'elle préférait être seule;

∎ Grammar the object of the sentence is understood l'objet de la phrase est sous-entendu

2 intransitive verb

comprendre;

∎ of course, I understand bien sûr, je comprends (bien);

∎ if you do that once more you're out, understand? faites ça encore une fois et vous êtes viré, compris?;

∎ they understand about international finance ils s'y connaissent en finance internationale

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > understand
5 understand

1. transitive verb,
understood

1) verstehen

understand something by something — etwas unter etwas (Dat.) verstehen

understand mathematics — mathematisches Verständnis haben

is that understood? — ist das klar?

make oneself understood — sich verständlich machen

2) (have heard) gehört haben

I understand him to be a distant relation — ich glaube, er ist ein entfernter Verwandter

3) (take as implied)

understand something from somebody's words — etwas aus jemandes Worten entnehmen

it was understood that... — es wurde allgemein angenommen, dass...

do I understand that...? — gehe ich recht in der Annahme, dass...? See also academic.ru/31215/give">give 1. 5); make 1. 6)
2. intransitive verb,
understood

1) (have understanding) verstehen

understand about something — etwas von etwas verstehen

I quite understand — ich verstehe schon

2) (gather, hear)

if I understand correctly — wenn ich mich nicht irre

he is, I understand, no longer here — er ist, wie ich höre, nicht mehr hier

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1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb
1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) verstehen

2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) sich verstehen auf

3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) annehmen

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- understandable
- understanding 2. noun
1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) der Verstand

2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) das Verständnis

3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) die Einigung

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- make oneself understood
- make understood
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under·stand

<-stood, -stood>

[ˌʌndəˈstænd, AM -ɚˈ-]

I. vt

1. (perceive meaning)

▪ to \understand sth/sb etw/jdn verstehen

the pub was so noisy I couldn't \understand a word he said in der Kneipe ging es so laut zu, dass ich kein Wort von dem, was er sagte, verstehen konnte

to \understand one another [or each other] sich akk verstehen

to make oneself understood sich akk verständlich machen

2. (comprehend significance)

▪ to \understand sb/sth jdn/etw begreifen [o verstehen]

▪ to \understand what/why/when/how... begreifen, was/warum/wann/wie...

▪ to \understand that... verstehen, dass...

3. (sympathize with)

▪ to \understand sb/sth für jdn/etw Verständnis haben

I can \understand your feeling upset about what has happened ich kann verstehen, dass du wegen des Vorfalls betroffen bist

4. ( approv: empathize)

▪ to \understand sb sich akk in jdn einfühlen können

Jack really \understands horses Jack kann wirklich mit Pferden umgehen

5. (be informed)

▪ to \understand [that]... hören, dass...

I \understand [that] you are interested in borrowing some money from us Sie sollen an einem Darlehen von uns interessiert sein

to give sb to \understand that... jdm zu verstehen geben, dass...

6. (believe, infer)

when he said 3 o'clock, I understood him to mean in the afternoon als er von 3 Uhr sprach, ging ich davon aus, dass der Nachmittag gemeint war

a secret buyer is understood to have paid £3 million for the three pictures ein ungenannter Käufer soll 3 Millionen Pfund für die drei Bilder bezahlt haben

as I \understand it, we either agree to a pay cut or get the sack so, wie ich es sehe, erklären wir uns entweder mit einer Gehaltskürzung einverstanden oder man setzt uns vor die Tür

▪ to \understand that... annehmen, dass...

7. (be generally accepted)

▪ to be understood that... klar sein, dass...

in the library it is understood that loud talking is not permissible es dürfte allgemein bekannt sein, dass lautes Sprechen in der Bibliothek nicht gestattet ist

when Alan invites you to dinner, it's understood that it'll be more of an alcohol than a food experience wenn Alan zum Dinner einlädt, dann ist schon klar, dass der Alkohol im Mittelpunkt steht

in this context, ‘America’ is understood to refer to the United States in diesem Kontext sind mit ‚Amerika‘ selbstverständlich die Vereinigten Staaten gemeint

II. vi

1. (comprehend) verstehen

she explained again what the computer was doing but I still didn't \understand sie erklärte nochmals, was der Computer machte, aber ich kapierte immer noch nicht

▪ to \understand about sth/sb etw/jdn verstehen

Jane's dad never understood about how important her singing was to her Janes Vater hat nie verstanden, wie wichtig das Singen für sie war

2. (infer)

▪ to \understand from sth that... aus etw dat schließen, dass...

3. (be informed)

▪ to \understand from sb that... von jdm hören, dass...

I've been promoted — so I \understand ich bin befördert worden — ich habe davon gehört

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["ʌndə'stnd] pret, ptp understood
1. vt

1) language, painting, statement, speaker verstehen; action, event, person, difficulty also begreifen

I don't understand Russian —

that's what I can't understand — das kann ich eben nicht verstehen or begreifen

I can't understand his agreeing to do it — ich kann nicht verstehen or es ist mir unbegreiflich, warum er sich dazu bereit erklärt hat

but understand this! — aber eins sollte klar sein

what do you understand by "pragmatism"? — was verstehen Sie unter "Pragmatismus"?

2) (= comprehend sympathetically) children, people, animals, doubts, fears verstehen

to understand one another — sich verstehen

3)

(= believe) I understand that you are going to Australia — ich höre, Sie gehen nach Australien

I understand that you've already met her — Sie haben sich, soviel ich weiß, schon kennengelernt

I understood (that) he was abroad/we were to have been consulted — ich dachte, er sei im Ausland/wir sollten dazu befragt werden

am I/are we to understand that...? — soll das etwa heißen, dass...?

as I understand it,... — soweit ich weiß,...

did I understand him to say that...? — habe ich richtig verstanden, dass er sagte,...?

but I understood her to say that she agreed — aber soweit ich sie verstanden habe, hat sie zugestimmt

to give sb to understand that... — jdm zu verstehen geben, dass...

I was given to understand that... — man hat mir bedeutet, dass...

I understood from his speech that... — ich schloss aus seiner Rede, dass...

what do you understand from his remarks? — wie verstehen Sie seine Bemerkungen?

4) (GRAM: supply) word sich (dat) denken, (im Stillen) ergänzen → also understood

See:

→ also understood

2. vi

1) (= comprehend) verstehen

(do you) understand? — (hast du/haben Sie das) verstanden?

you don't understand! — du verstehst mich nicht!

but you don't understand, I must have the money now — aber verstehen Sie doch, ich brauche das Geld jetzt!

I quite understand — ich verstehe schon

2)

(= believe) so I understand — es scheint so

he was, I understand, a widower — wie ich hörte, war er Witwer

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understand irr

A v/t

1. verstehen:

a) begreifen

b) einsehen

c) wörtlich etc auffassen

d) (volles) Verständnis haben für:

understand each other sich oder einander verstehen, auch zu einer Einigung gelangen;

give sb to understand that … jemandem zu verstehen geben, dass …;

make o.s. understood sich verständlich machen;

do I ( oder am I to) understand that …? soll das heißen, dass …?;

what do you understand by …? was verstehen Sie unter … (dat)?

2. sich verstehen auf (akk), sich auskennen in (dat), wissen ( how to do sth wie man etwas macht);

he understands horses er versteht sich auf Pferde;

she understands children sie kann mit Kindern umgehen

3. voraussetzen, (als sicher oder gegeben) annehmen:

that is understood das versteht sich (von selbst);

it is understood that … auch JUR es gilt als vereinbart, dass …; es wird davon ausgegangen, dass …;

an understood thing eine aus- oder abgemachte Sache

4. erfahren, hören:

I understand that … ich hör(t)e oder man sagt(e) mir, dass …;

I understand him to be ( oder that he is) an expert wie ich höre, ist er ein Fachmann;

it is understood es heißt, wie verlautet

5. (from) entnehmen (dat oder aus), schließen oder heraushören (aus):

no one could understand that from her words

6. besonders LING bei sich oder sinngemäß ergänzen, hinzudenken:

in this phrase the verb is understood in diesem Satz muss das Verb (sinngemäß) ergänzt werden

B v/i

1. verstehen:

a) begreifen

b) (volles) Verständnis haben:

(do you) understand? verstanden?;

he will understand er wird es oder mich etc (schon) verstehen;

you are too young to understand du bist zu jung, um das zu verstehen

2. Verstand haben

3. Bescheid wissen ( about sth über eine Sache):

not understand about nichts verstehen von

4. hören:

…, so I understand wie ich höre, …

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1. transitive verb,
understood

1) verstehen

understand something by something — etwas unter etwas (Dat.) verstehen

understand mathematics — mathematisches Verständnis haben

is that understood? — ist das klar?

make oneself understood — sich verständlich machen

2) (have heard) gehört haben

I understand him to be a distant relation — ich glaube, er ist ein entfernter Verwandter

3) (take as implied)

understand something from somebody's words — etwas aus jemandes Worten entnehmen

it was understood that... — es wurde allgemein angenommen, dass...

do I understand that...? — gehe ich recht in der Annahme, dass...? See also give 1. 5); make 1. 6)
2. intransitive verb,
understood

1) (have understanding) verstehen

understand about something — etwas von etwas verstehen

I quite understand — ich verstehe schon

2) (gather, hear)

if I understand correctly — wenn ich mich nicht irre

he is, I understand, no longer here — er ist, wie ich höre, nicht mehr hier

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: understood)

= begreifen v.

einsehen v.

fassen v.

kapieren v.

nachvollziehen v.

verstehen v.

English-german dictionary > understand
6 understand

1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb
1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) compreender

2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) compreender

3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) perceber

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- understandable
- understanding 2. noun
1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) intelecto

2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) compreensão

3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) acordo

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- make oneself understood
- make understood
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un.der.stand

[∧ndəst'ænd] vt+vi (ps, pp understood) 1 compreender, entender, perceber. he understands boys / ele tem habilidade para lidar com rapazes. I cannot understand him / eu não o posso compreender. we could not make ourselves understood / não conseguimos nos fazer entender. 2 saber. 3 reconhecer. 4 ouvir, tomar conhecimento, ficar inteirado, ser informado. I was given to understand / deram-me a entender. he gave me to understand that he would be here soon / ele me deu a entender que estaria aqui logo. 5 supor, pensar, julgar, inferir, acreditar, crer. I understood him to say... / compreendi que ele disse. I understand that we need help / creio que precisamos de ajuda. 6 subentender, ser subentendido. am I to understand that you wish to go? / você quer dizer que deseja ir embora? an understood thing coisa lógica, natural. as I understand it assim como eu o entendo. that is understood isto é evidente, subentendido, natural. to understand by compreender por. to understand each other ( one another) entender-se. to understand from tomar conhecimento por intermédio de (carta etc.).

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understand.

• adj 1 compreendido, entendido. 2 de acordo. 3 implícito.

English-Portuguese dictionary > understand
7 understand

1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb
1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) razumeti

2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) poznati

3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) uvideti

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- understandable
- understanding 2. noun
1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) razum

2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) razumevanje

3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) sporazum

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- make oneself understood
- make understood
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[ʌndəstaend]
1.

transitive verb

razumeti, umeti, pojmiti; razumeti se, spoznati se ( how to infinitive kako...); uvideti, spoznati, izkusiti; smatrati, misliti, predpostaviti, podrazumeti;

2.

intransitive verb

razumeti, imeti razum; biti informiran; obsolete zvedeti, slišati

to understand about s.th. — biti informiran o čem

to understand one another — razumeti se med seboj ( each other — eden drugega), zlágati se, harmonirati

to understand business — razumeti se na posle

he understands horses — razume se, spozna se na konje

he can't understand a joke — on ne razume šale

I understand from his manner — vidim po njegovem vedenju

I understand he died last week — zvedel sem (slišal sem, slišim), da je umrl pretekli teden

I understand that you spread these rumours — slišim (slišal sem, pravijo), da vi širite te govorice

am I to understand that this sum is meant to cover all expenses? — naj razumem (naj to pomeni), da naj ta vsota krije vse stroške?

do I ( —ali am I to) understand that you refuse? — hočete s tem reči, da odklanjate?

it is an understood thing that... — samo po sebi se razume, da...

that is understood — to se razume samo po sebi

to give s.o. to understand — dati komu razumeti

to make s.o. understand — dati komu razumeti; razložiti komu

to make o.s. understood in French — sporazume(va)ti se v francoščini, znati toliko francosko, da se sporazumemo (s kom)

it must be clearly understood that if you go, you go alone — moramo si biti čisto na jasnem, da, če greste, greste sami

what did you understand him to say? — kako ste razumeli njegove besede?

English-Slovenian dictionary > understand
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noun

1) (inanimate object) Sache, die; Ding, das

what's that thing in your hand? — was hast du da in der Hand?

be a rare thing — etwas Seltenes sein

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere

not a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts

2) (action)

that was a foolish thing to do — das war eine große Dummheit

it was the right thing to do — es war das einzig Richtige

we can't do a thing about it — wir können nichts dagegen tun

do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)

3) (fact) [Tat]sache, die

a thing which is well known to everybody — eine allgemein bekannte Tatsache

it's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...

for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]

the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr

know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren

the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...

4) (idea)

say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt

what a thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!

have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)

5) (task)

she has a reputation for getting things done — sie ist für ihre Tatkraft bekannt

a big thing to undertake — ein großes Unterfangen

6) (affair) Sache, die; Angelegenheit, die

make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)

make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen

it's one thing after another — es kommt eins zum anderen

7) (circumstance)

take things too seriously — alles zu ernst nehmen

how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?

as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen

it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)

8) (individual, creature) Ding, das

she is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding

you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!

9) in pl. (personal belongings, outer clothing) Sachen

wash up the dinner things — das Geschirr vom Abendessen abwaschen

10) in pl. (matters)

an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen

11) (product of work) Sache, die

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei in der Hutmode

12) (special interest)

what's your thing? — was machst du gerne?

do one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen

13) (coll.): (something remarkable)

now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)

14)

the thing — (what is proper or needed or important) das Richtige

blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern

but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?

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thing

[θɪŋ]

n

1. (unspecified object) Ding nt, Gegenstand m; ( fam) Dings[bums] nt fam

I haven't got a \thing to wear ich habe nichts zum Anziehen [o SCHWEIZ a. Anlegen]

she behaved like a mad \thing sie benahm sich wie eine Verrückte

you cannot be all \things to all men man kann es nicht allen recht machen

2. (possessions)

▪ \things pl Besitz m kein pl, Habe f kein pl; (objects for special purpose) Sachen pl, Zeug nt kein pl

she put all his \things in suitcases and put them outside the door sie packte alle seine Sachen in Koffer und stellte diese vor die Tür

swimming \things Schwimmzeug nt kein pl, Schwimmsachen pl fam

3. (unspecified idea, event) Sache f

this \thing called love das, was man so Liebe nennt

if there's one \thing I want to know it's this wenn es etwas gibt, das ich wissen will, dann ist es das

it was just one \thing after another da kam eben eins zum anderen

one \thing leads to another das Eine führt zum Andern

don't worry about a \thing! mach dir keine Sorgen!

learning to ride a bike was a difficult \thing for me to do ich habe lange gebraucht, bis ich Rad fahren konnte

I value my freedom above all \things meine Freiheit steht für mich an erster Stelle

if it's not one \thing, it's another ständig ist [et]was los

to not be sb's \thing nicht jds Ding sein fam

to be a \thing of the past der Vergangenheit angehören

in all \things in jeder Hinsicht, in [o bei] allem

the whole \thing das Ganze

4. (unspecified activity) Sache f

the last \thing I want to do is hurt his feelings ich möchte auf keinen Fall seine Gefühle verletzen

that was a close \thing! das war knapp!

walking in stormy weather along a beach just does \things to me bei stürmischem Wetter am Strand spazieren zu gehen macht mir unheimlich Spaß

plenty of \things vieles

to do sth first/last \thing etw als Erstes/Letztes tun

I'll phone him first \thing tomorrow ich rufe ihn morgen gleich als Erstes an

to call sb last \thing at night jdn spät nachts noch anrufen

to do one's own \thing ( fam) seinen [eigenen] Weg gehen, sein Ding machen fam

5. ( fam: what is needed) das [einzig] Wahre

the real \thing das einzig Wahre

the very [or just the] \thing genau das Richtige

6. (matter) Thema nt, Sache f

sure \thing! esp AM na klar!

what a lovely \thing to say! wie nett, so etwas zu sagen!

I have a \thing or two on my mind mir geht so einiges durch den Kopf

and another \thing,... und noch [et]was,...

why don't you come with me? — for one \thing, I don't like flying, and for another, I can't afford it warum kommst du nicht mit? — einerseits fliege ich nicht gerne und außerdem kann ich es mir nicht leisten

to be able to tell sb a \thing or two jdm noch so einiges [o manches] erzählen können

to know a \thing or two eine ganze Menge wissen, sich akk gut auskennen

7. (social behaviour)

▪ the \thing das Richtige

it's the done \thing ( also iron) das gehört sich so [o gehört zum guten Ton]

smoking during meals is not the done \thing es gehört sich nicht, während des Essens zu rauchen

the in [or latest] \thing [to do] der letzte Schrei

8. (the important point)

▪ the \thing about doing sth is... das Wichtigste bei etw dat ist...

9. (something non-existent)

▪ \things pl:

to be hearing [or imagining] \things Gespenster sehen fig

10. (the situation)

▪ \things pl die Dinge, die Lage

\things ain't what they used to be ( fam) nichts ist mehr so wie es war

how are \things [with you]? ( fam) wie geht's [dir]? fam

what are \things like? wie sieht's aus? [o läuft's?] fam

all \things considered alles in allem

as \things stand, the way \things are so wie die Dinge stehen

11. (confectionery)

sweet \things Süßigkeiten pl

12. (person)

you lucky \thing! du Glückliche(r) [o Glückspilz]!

she's a dear little \thing sie ist ein Schatz

lazy \thing Faulpelz m

old \thing BRIT altes Haus fam, alter Knabe fam

the poor \thing ( fam) der/die Ärmste; (man) der arme Kerl; (young woman, child) das arme Ding

the poor \things die Ärmsten

stupid \thing Dummkopf m, Idiot m

13.

▶ a \thing of beauty is a joy forever ( saying) etwas Schönes macht immer wieder Freude

▶ the best \things in life are free ( saying) die besten Dinge im Leben sind umsonst

▶ chance would be a fine \thing! BRIT ( saying) schön wär's! fam

▶ to do one's own \thing sich akk selbst verwirklichen

▶ all [or other] \things being equal wenn nichts dazwischen kommt

▶ to be onto a good \thing ( fam) etwas Gutes auftun

▶ you can have too much of a good \thing man kann es auch übertreiben

▶ to be the greatest \thing since sliced bread ( fam) einfach Klasse sein fam

▶ to have a [or this] \thing about sb ( fam: dislike) jdn nicht ausstehen können fam; (like very much) verrückt nach jdm sein fam

▶ to have a [or this] \thing about sth etw nicht ausstehen können fam

▶ there are more \things in heaven and earth [than are dreamt of in your philosophy] BRIT ( saying) es gibt mehr Dinge zwischen Himmel und Erde [als deine Schulweisheit sich träumen lässt]

▶ a little learning [or knowledge] is a dangerous \thing ( saying) zu wenig Wissen kann gefährlich werden

▶ to make a [big] \thing out of sth aus etw dat eine große Sache machen, um etw akk viel Wirbel machen

▶ the next big \thing der neueste Trend

▶ to be just one of those \things (be unavoidable) einfach unvermeidlich sein; (typical happening) typisch sein

this is just one of those \things da kann man halt nichts machen fam

▶ to the pure all \things are pure ( saying) dem Reinen ist alles rein

▶ these \things are sent to try us BRIT ( saying) das sind die Prüfungen, die uns das Schicksal auferlegt

▶ to take \things easy sich akk ausruhen

▶ worse \things happen at sea ( saying) davon [o SCHWEIZ wegen dem] geht die Welt nicht unter fam

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[ɵɪŋ]
n

1) (= any material object) Ding nt

a thing of beauty/great value — etwas Schönes/sehr Wertvolles

she likes sweet things — sie mag Süßes or süße Sachen

what's that thing? — was ist das?

I don't have a thing to wear — ich habe nichts zum Anziehen

2) pl (= clothes, equipment, belongings) Sachen pl

have you got your swimming things? — hast du dein Badezeug or deine Badesachen dabei?

they washed up the breakfast things — sie spülten das Frühstücksgeschirr

3) (non material = affair, subject) Sache f

you know, it's a funny thing — wissen Sie, es ist schon seltsam

the odd/best thing about it is... — das Seltsame/Beste daran ist,...

it's a good thing I came —

it's a bad/strange thing but... — es ist schlecht/seltsam, aber...

to make a big thing of or about sth — viel Lärm um etw machen

to make a big thing of or about doing sth — eine große Sache daraus machen, dass man etw tut

he's on to or onto a good thing (inf) — er hat da was Gutes aufgetan (inf)

he's got a good thing going there (inf) — der hat da was Gutes laufen (inf)

what a ( silly) thing to do —

you take the thing too seriously — Sie nehmen die Sache or das zu ernst

there is one/one other thing I want to ask you —

and there's another thing, why didn't you...? — und noch etwas, warum haben Sie nicht...?

it's one thing to talk about it, it's another to do it — es ist eine Sache, davon zu reden, eine völlig andere, es dann auch zu tun

the things you do/say! — was du so machst/sagst!

I must be hearing/seeing things! — ich glaube, ich höre/sehe nicht richtig, ich glaube, ich spinne! (inf)

all the things I meant to say/do —

which things in life do you value most? — was or welche Dinge im Leben bewerten Sie am höchsten?

to expect great things of sb/sth — Großes or große Dinge von jdm/etw erwarten

I must think things over — ich muss mir die Sache or das überlegen

things are going from bad to worse — es wird immer schlimmer

as things stand at the moment, as things are... — so wie die Dinge im Moment liegen

how are things ( with you)? — wie gehts (bei) Ihnen?

since that's how things are... — wenn das so ist..., in dem Fall...

it's bad enough as things are — es ist schon schlimm genug

things aren't what they used to be — es ist alles nicht mehr so wie früher

to talk of one thing and another — von diesem und jenem reden

taking one thing with another — im Großen und Ganzen, alles in allem

it's been one thing after the other (going wrong) — es kam eins zum anderen

if it's not one thing it's the other — es ist immer irgendetwas

(what) with one thing and another I haven't had time to do it yet — ich bin einfach noch nicht dazu gekommen

it's neither one thing nor the other — es ist weder das eine noch das andere

one thing led to another — eins führte zum anderen

for one thing it doesn't make sense — erst einmal ergibt das überhaupt keinen Sinn

not to see/understand a thing — (absolut) nichts sehen/verstehen

not to know a thing — (absolut) nichts wissen, keine Ahnung haben

to tell sb a thing or two — jdm einiges erzählen

he knows a thing or two — er hat etwas auf dem Kasten (inf)

he knows a thing or two about cars — er kennt sich mit Autos aus

it's just one of those things — so was kommt eben vor (inf)

in all things — in allem

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4) (= person, animal) Ding nt

poor little thing — das arme (kleine) Ding!

you poor thing! — du Arme(r)!

she's a funny old thing — sie ist ein komisches altes Haus

I say, old thing (dated inf) — na, du altes Haus (inf)

lucky thing! — der/die Glückliche/du Glückliche(r)!

he looks quite the thing — er sieht (richtig) nach etwas aus

5)

(= what is suitable, best) that's just the thing for me — das ist genau das Richtige für mich

that's not the thing to do —

his behaviour isn't quite the thing (dated) — sein Benehmen ist nicht gerade berückend (inf)

the latest thing in ties — der letzte Schrei in der Krawattenmode

the thing to do now would be... — was wir jetzt machen sollten, wäre...

that would be the honourable thing to do — es wäre nur anständig, das zu tun

6)

(in phrases) I'm not at my best first thing in the morning — so früh am Morgen bin ich nicht gerade in Hochform

I'll do that first thing in the morning — ich werde das gleich or als Erstes morgen früh tun

I'll do it first thing — ich werde das zuerst or als Erstes tun

last thing at night — vor dem Schlafengehen

painting is his thing — das Malen liegt ihm (inf)

the thing is to know when... — man muss wissen, wann...

yes, but the thing is... — ja, aber...

the thing is we haven't got enough money —

the thing is, you see, he loves her — das Problem ist, dass er sie liebt

yes but the thing is it won't work — ja, aber das Dumme ist, es funktioniert nicht

to do one's own thing (inf) —

when Michael Jackson starts doing his thing (inf) — wenn Michael Jackson seine Schau abzieht (inf)

she's got a thing about spiders (inf) — bei Spinnen dreht sie durch (inf)

7)

(all) things German/mystical/mechanical — alles Deutsche/Geheimnisvolle/Mechanische

8) (inf for forgotten name of person) Dings(bums) mf (inf)

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thing, oft Thing [θıŋ] s PARL Thing n (in Skandinavien und Island: Reichstag oder Volksgerichtsversammlung)

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noun

1) (inanimate object) Sache, die; Ding, das

what's that thing in your hand? — was hast du da in der Hand?

be a rare thing — etwas Seltenes sein

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere

not a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts

2) (action)

that was a foolish thing to do — das war eine große Dummheit

it was the right thing to do — es war das einzig Richtige

we can't do a thing about it — wir können nichts dagegen tun

do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)

3) (fact) [Tat]sache, die

a thing which is well known to everybody — eine allgemein bekannte Tatsache

it's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...

for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]

the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr

know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren

the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...

4) (idea)

say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt

what a thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!

have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)

5) (task)

she has a reputation for getting things done — sie ist für ihre Tatkraft bekannt

a big thing to undertake — ein großes Unterfangen

6) (affair) Sache, die; Angelegenheit, die

make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)

make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen

it's one thing after another — es kommt eins zum anderen

7) (circumstance)

take things too seriously — alles zu ernst nehmen

how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?

as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen

it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)

8) (individual, creature) Ding, das

she is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding

you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!

9) in pl. (personal belongings, outer clothing) Sachen

wash up the dinner things — das Geschirr vom Abendessen abwaschen

10) in pl. (matters)

an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen

11) (product of work) Sache, die

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei in der Hutmode

12) (special interest)

what's your thing? — was machst du gerne?

do one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen

13) (coll.): (something remarkable)

now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)

14)

the thing — (what is proper or needed or important) das Richtige

blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern

but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?

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n.

Ding -e n.

Sache -n f.

English-german dictionary > Thing
9 thing

noun

1) (inanimate object) Sache, die; Ding, das

what's that thing in your hand? — was hast du da in der Hand?

be a rare thing — etwas Seltenes sein

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere

not a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts

2) (action)

that was a foolish thing to do — das war eine große Dummheit

it was the right thing to do — es war das einzig Richtige

we can't do a thing about it — wir können nichts dagegen tun

do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)

3) (fact) [Tat]sache, die

a thing which is well known to everybody — eine allgemein bekannte Tatsache

it's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...

for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]

the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr

know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren

the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...

4) (idea)

say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt

what a thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!

have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)

5) (task)

she has a reputation for getting things done — sie ist für ihre Tatkraft bekannt

a big thing to undertake — ein großes Unterfangen

6) (affair) Sache, die; Angelegenheit, die

make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)

make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen

it's one thing after another — es kommt eins zum anderen

7) (circumstance)

take things too seriously — alles zu ernst nehmen

how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?

as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen

it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)

8) (individual, creature) Ding, das

she is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding

you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!

9) in pl. (personal belongings, outer clothing) Sachen

wash up the dinner things — das Geschirr vom Abendessen abwaschen

10) in pl. (matters)

an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen

11) (product of work) Sache, die

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei in der Hutmode

12) (special interest)

what's your thing? — was machst du gerne?

do one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen

13) (coll.): (something remarkable)

now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)

14)

the thing — (what is proper or needed or important) das Richtige

blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern

but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?

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thing

[θɪŋ]

n

1. (unspecified object) Ding nt, Gegenstand m; ( fam) Dings[bums] nt fam

I haven't got a \thing to wear ich habe nichts zum Anziehen [o SCHWEIZ a. Anlegen]

she behaved like a mad \thing sie benahm sich wie eine Verrückte

you cannot be all \things to all men man kann es nicht allen recht machen

2. (possessions)

▪ \things pl Besitz m kein pl, Habe f kein pl; (objects for special purpose) Sachen pl, Zeug nt kein pl

she put all his \things in suitcases and put them outside the door sie packte alle seine Sachen in Koffer und stellte diese vor die Tür

swimming \things Schwimmzeug nt kein pl, Schwimmsachen pl fam

3. (unspecified idea, event) Sache f

this \thing called love das, was man so Liebe nennt

if there's one \thing I want to know it's this wenn es etwas gibt, das ich wissen will, dann ist es das

it was just one \thing after another da kam eben eins zum anderen

one \thing leads to another das Eine führt zum Andern

don't worry about a \thing! mach dir keine Sorgen!

learning to ride a bike was a difficult \thing for me to do ich habe lange gebraucht, bis ich Rad fahren konnte

I value my freedom above all \things meine Freiheit steht für mich an erster Stelle

if it's not one \thing, it's another ständig ist [et]was los

to not be sb's \thing nicht jds Ding sein fam

to be a \thing of the past der Vergangenheit angehören

in all \things in jeder Hinsicht, in [o bei] allem

the whole \thing das Ganze

4. (unspecified activity) Sache f

the last \thing I want to do is hurt his feelings ich möchte auf keinen Fall seine Gefühle verletzen

that was a close \thing! das war knapp!

walking in stormy weather along a beach just does \things to me bei stürmischem Wetter am Strand spazieren zu gehen macht mir unheimlich Spaß

plenty of \things vieles

to do sth first/last \thing etw als Erstes/Letztes tun

I'll phone him first \thing tomorrow ich rufe ihn morgen gleich als Erstes an

to call sb last \thing at night jdn spät nachts noch anrufen

to do one's own \thing ( fam) seinen [eigenen] Weg gehen, sein Ding machen fam

5. ( fam: what is needed) das [einzig] Wahre

the real \thing das einzig Wahre

the very [or just the] \thing genau das Richtige

6. (matter) Thema nt, Sache f

sure \thing! esp AM na klar!

what a lovely \thing to say! wie nett, so etwas zu sagen!

I have a \thing or two on my mind mir geht so einiges durch den Kopf

and another \thing,... und noch [et]was,...

why don't you come with me? — for one \thing, I don't like flying, and for another, I can't afford it warum kommst du nicht mit? — einerseits fliege ich nicht gerne und außerdem kann ich es mir nicht leisten

to be able to tell sb a \thing or two jdm noch so einiges [o manches] erzählen können

to know a \thing or two eine ganze Menge wissen, sich akk gut auskennen

7. (social behaviour)

▪ the \thing das Richtige

it's the done \thing ( also iron) das gehört sich so [o gehört zum guten Ton]

smoking during meals is not the done \thing es gehört sich nicht, während des Essens zu rauchen

the in [or latest] \thing [to do] der letzte Schrei

8. (the important point)

▪ the \thing about doing sth is... das Wichtigste bei etw dat ist...

9. (something non-existent)

▪ \things pl:

to be hearing [or imagining] \things Gespenster sehen fig

10. (the situation)

▪ \things pl die Dinge, die Lage

\things ain't what they used to be ( fam) nichts ist mehr so wie es war

how are \things [with you]? ( fam) wie geht's [dir]? fam

what are \things like? wie sieht's aus? [o läuft's?] fam

all \things considered alles in allem

as \things stand, the way \things are so wie die Dinge stehen

11. (confectionery)

sweet \things Süßigkeiten pl

12. (person)

you lucky \thing! du Glückliche(r) [o Glückspilz]!

she's a dear little \thing sie ist ein Schatz

lazy \thing Faulpelz m

old \thing BRIT altes Haus fam, alter Knabe fam

the poor \thing ( fam) der/die Ärmste; (man) der arme Kerl; (young woman, child) das arme Ding

the poor \things die Ärmsten

stupid \thing Dummkopf m, Idiot m

13.

▶ a \thing of beauty is a joy forever ( saying) etwas Schönes macht immer wieder Freude

▶ the best \things in life are free ( saying) die besten Dinge im Leben sind umsonst

▶ chance would be a fine \thing! BRIT ( saying) schön wär's! fam

▶ to do one's own \thing sich akk selbst verwirklichen

▶ all [or other] \things being equal wenn nichts dazwischen kommt

▶ to be onto a good \thing ( fam) etwas Gutes auftun

▶ you can have too much of a good \thing man kann es auch übertreiben

▶ to be the greatest \thing since sliced bread ( fam) einfach Klasse sein fam

▶ to have a [or this] \thing about sb ( fam: dislike) jdn nicht ausstehen können fam; (like very much) verrückt nach jdm sein fam

▶ to have a [or this] \thing about sth etw nicht ausstehen können fam

▶ there are more \things in heaven and earth [than are dreamt of in your philosophy] BRIT ( saying) es gibt mehr Dinge zwischen Himmel und Erde [als deine Schulweisheit sich träumen lässt]

▶ a little learning [or knowledge] is a dangerous \thing ( saying) zu wenig Wissen kann gefährlich werden

▶ to make a [big] \thing out of sth aus etw dat eine große Sache machen, um etw akk viel Wirbel machen

▶ the next big \thing der neueste Trend

▶ to be just one of those \things (be unavoidable) einfach unvermeidlich sein; (typical happening) typisch sein

this is just one of those \things da kann man halt nichts machen fam

▶ to the pure all \things are pure ( saying) dem Reinen ist alles rein

▶ these \things are sent to try us BRIT ( saying) das sind die Prüfungen, die uns das Schicksal auferlegt

▶ to take \things easy sich akk ausruhen

▶ worse \things happen at sea ( saying) davon [o SCHWEIZ wegen dem] geht die Welt nicht unter fam

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[ɵɪŋ]
n

1) (= any material object) Ding nt

a thing of beauty/great value — etwas Schönes/sehr Wertvolles

she likes sweet things — sie mag Süßes or süße Sachen

what's that thing? — was ist das?

I don't have a thing to wear — ich habe nichts zum Anziehen

2) pl (= clothes, equipment, belongings) Sachen pl

have you got your swimming things? — hast du dein Badezeug or deine Badesachen dabei?

they washed up the breakfast things — sie spülten das Frühstücksgeschirr

3) (non material = affair, subject) Sache f

you know, it's a funny thing — wissen Sie, es ist schon seltsam

the odd/best thing about it is... — das Seltsame/Beste daran ist,...

it's a good thing I came —

it's a bad/strange thing but... — es ist schlecht/seltsam, aber...

to make a big thing of or about sth — viel Lärm um etw machen

to make a big thing of or about doing sth — eine große Sache daraus machen, dass man etw tut

he's on to or onto a good thing (inf) — er hat da was Gutes aufgetan (inf)

he's got a good thing going there (inf) — der hat da was Gutes laufen (inf)

what a ( silly) thing to do —

you take the thing too seriously — Sie nehmen die Sache or das zu ernst

there is one/one other thing I want to ask you —

and there's another thing, why didn't you...? — und noch etwas, warum haben Sie nicht...?

it's one thing to talk about it, it's another to do it — es ist eine Sache, davon zu reden, eine völlig andere, es dann auch zu tun

the things you do/say! — was du so machst/sagst!

I must be hearing/seeing things! — ich glaube, ich höre/sehe nicht richtig, ich glaube, ich spinne! (inf)

all the things I meant to say/do —

which things in life do you value most? — was or welche Dinge im Leben bewerten Sie am höchsten?

to expect great things of sb/sth — Großes or große Dinge von jdm/etw erwarten

I must think things over — ich muss mir die Sache or das überlegen

things are going from bad to worse — es wird immer schlimmer

as things stand at the moment, as things are... — so wie die Dinge im Moment liegen

how are things ( with you)? — wie gehts (bei) Ihnen?

since that's how things are... — wenn das so ist..., in dem Fall...

it's bad enough as things are — es ist schon schlimm genug

things aren't what they used to be — es ist alles nicht mehr so wie früher

to talk of one thing and another — von diesem und jenem reden

taking one thing with another — im Großen und Ganzen, alles in allem

it's been one thing after the other (going wrong) — es kam eins zum anderen

if it's not one thing it's the other — es ist immer irgendetwas

(what) with one thing and another I haven't had time to do it yet — ich bin einfach noch nicht dazu gekommen

it's neither one thing nor the other — es ist weder das eine noch das andere

one thing led to another — eins führte zum anderen

for one thing it doesn't make sense — erst einmal ergibt das überhaupt keinen Sinn

not to see/understand a thing — (absolut) nichts sehen/verstehen

not to know a thing — (absolut) nichts wissen, keine Ahnung haben

to tell sb a thing or two — jdm einiges erzählen

he knows a thing or two — er hat etwas auf dem Kasten (inf)

he knows a thing or two about cars — er kennt sich mit Autos aus

it's just one of those things — so was kommt eben vor (inf)

in all things — in allem

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4) (= person, animal) Ding nt

poor little thing — das arme (kleine) Ding!

you poor thing! — du Arme(r)!

she's a funny old thing — sie ist ein komisches altes Haus

I say, old thing (dated inf) — na, du altes Haus (inf)

lucky thing! — der/die Glückliche/du Glückliche(r)!

he looks quite the thing — er sieht (richtig) nach etwas aus

5)

(= what is suitable, best) that's just the thing for me — das ist genau das Richtige für mich

that's not the thing to do —

his behaviour isn't quite the thing (dated) — sein Benehmen ist nicht gerade berückend (inf)

the latest thing in ties — der letzte Schrei in der Krawattenmode

the thing to do now would be... — was wir jetzt machen sollten, wäre...

that would be the honourable thing to do — es wäre nur anständig, das zu tun

6)

(in phrases) I'm not at my best first thing in the morning — so früh am Morgen bin ich nicht gerade in Hochform

I'll do that first thing in the morning — ich werde das gleich or als Erstes morgen früh tun

I'll do it first thing — ich werde das zuerst or als Erstes tun

last thing at night — vor dem Schlafengehen

painting is his thing — das Malen liegt ihm (inf)

the thing is to know when... — man muss wissen, wann...

yes, but the thing is... — ja, aber...

the thing is we haven't got enough money —

the thing is, you see, he loves her — das Problem ist, dass er sie liebt

yes but the thing is it won't work — ja, aber das Dumme ist, es funktioniert nicht

to do one's own thing (inf) —

when Michael Jackson starts doing his thing (inf) — wenn Michael Jackson seine Schau abzieht (inf)

she's got a thing about spiders (inf) — bei Spinnen dreht sie durch (inf)

7)

(all) things German/mystical/mechanical — alles Deutsche/Geheimnisvolle/Mechanische

8) (inf for forgotten name of person) Dings(bums) mf (inf)

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thing¹, oft Thing [θıŋ] s PARL Thing n (in Skandinavien und Island: Reichstag oder Volksgerichtsversammlung)

thing² [θıŋ] s

1. Ding n, Gegenstand m:

the law of things JUR das Sachenrecht;

things personal (real) JUR (un)bewegliche Sachen;

just the thing I wanted genau (das), was ich haben wollte;

it was so dark that I could not see a thing dass ich überhaupt nichts sehen konnte;

she says she hasn’t got a thing to wear sie hat (überhaupt) nichts anzuziehen

2. umg

a) Ding n, Dings(da) n

b) euph Ding n (männliches oder weibliches Geschlechtsteil)

3. Ding n, Sache f, Angelegenheit f:

above all things vor allen Dingen, vor allem;

things political politische Dinge, alles Politische;

that was a close thing das hätte ins Auge gehen können umg, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen;

a pretty thing iron eine schöne Geschichte;

for one thing (erstens) einmal;

for one thing … and for another zum einen … und zum anderen;

the latest thing in hats das Neueste in oder an Hüten;

in all things in jeder Hinsicht;

no small thing keine Kleinigkeit;

not a thing (rein) gar nichts;

of all things ausgerechnet (dieses etc);

it’s one of those things da kann man (halt) nichts machen;

that’s one of those little things that are sent to try us wenn es solche Dinge nicht gäbe, ginge es uns wahrscheinlich viel zu gut;

be a thing of the past der Vergangenheit angehören;

be too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten sein;

I’ve got better things to do than … ich habe Wichtigeres zu tun als …;

do great things große Dinge tun, Großes vollbringen;

do one’s (own) thing umg tun, was man will;

expect great things from sb große Dinge von jemandem erwarten;

we had expected better things from him wir hatten mehr von ihm erwartet;

have a thing about umg

a) jemanden, etwas wahnsinnig gern mögen,

b) jemanden, etwas überhaupt nicht ausstehen können;

if I hate one thing, it is … wenn ich eines hasse, dann ist es …;

make a thing of ( oder about) etwas aufbauschen;

make a big thing out of viel Aufhebens machen von;

this proves three things das beweist dreierlei;

he can still teach them a thing or two er kann ihnen noch immer etwas oder das eine od andere beibringen;

I could tell you a thing or two about him ich könnte dir (so) einiges über ihn erzählen; → first A 1, last¹ A 1

4. pl Dinge pl, Umstände pl, (Sach)Lage f:

things are improving die Dinge oder Verhältnisse bessern sich

5. pl Sachen pl, Zeug n (Gepäck, Gerät, Kleider etc):

put on one’s things sich anziehen

6. pl Sachen pl (Getränke, Essen, Medizin):

a lot of good things viele gute Sachen (zum Essen und Trinken)

7. Wesen n, Geschöpf n:

dumb things

8. a) Ding n (Mädchen etc):

young thing

b) Kerl m:

(the) poor thing das arme Ding, der arme Kerl;

poor thing! der oder die Ärmste!, du oder Sie Ärmste(r)!;

the dear old thing die gute alte Haut umg; → old A 10

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noun

1) (inanimate object) Sache, die; Ding, das

what's that thing in your hand? — was hast du da in der Hand?

be a rare thing — etwas Seltenes sein

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere

not a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts

2) (action)

that was a foolish thing to do — das war eine große Dummheit

it was the right thing to do — es war das einzig Richtige

we can't do a thing about it — wir können nichts dagegen tun

do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)

3) (fact) [Tat]sache, die

a thing which is well known to everybody — eine allgemein bekannte Tatsache

it's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...

for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]

the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr

know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren

the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...

4) (idea)

say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt

what a thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!

have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)

5) (task)

she has a reputation for getting things done — sie ist für ihre Tatkraft bekannt

a big thing to undertake — ein großes Unterfangen

6) (affair) Sache, die; Angelegenheit, die

make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)

make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen

it's one thing after another — es kommt eins zum anderen

7) (circumstance)

take things too seriously — alles zu ernst nehmen

how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?

as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen

it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)

8) (individual, creature) Ding, das

she is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding

you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!

9) in pl. (personal belongings, outer clothing) Sachen

wash up the dinner things — das Geschirr vom Abendessen abwaschen

10) in pl. (matters)

an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen

11) (product of work) Sache, die

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei in der Hutmode

12) (special interest)

what's your thing? — was machst du gerne?

do one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen

13) (coll.): (something remarkable)

now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)

14)

the thing — (what is proper or needed or important) das Richtige

blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern

but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?

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n.

Ding -e n.

Sache -n f.

English-german dictionary > thing
10 pito

m.

1 whistle (silbato).

2 horn (claxon).

3 fag (informal) (cigarrillo).

4 willie (British), peter (United States) (informal) (penis).

5 cock (vulgar) (penis). (especially Mexican Spanish)

6 hooting, beeping, whistling.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pitar.

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pito

► nombre masculino

1 (pájaro) woodpecker

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pito real green woodpecker

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pito

► nombre masculino

1 (silbato) whistle

2 (de coche) horn

3 (de voz) high pitch

4 familiar (pitillo) fag

5 familiar (pene) willy

6 (abucheo) booing

7 (con los dedos) click

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me importa un pito familiar I don't give a hoot/damn

por pitos o por flautas familiar for one reason or another

tocar el pito to hoot

tomar a alguien por el pito de un sereno familiar to mess somebody around

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noun m.

whistle

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SM

1) [de coche, camión] horn, hooter; [de tren] whistle, hooter

el camionero tocó el pito — the lorry driver blew the horn o hooted

2) (=silbato) whistle

el arbitro tocó el pito — the referee blew his whistle

tener voz de pito — to have a squeaky voice

- cuando pitos, flautas

- cuando no es por pitos es por flautas

- entre pitos y flautas

(no) importar un pito * —

no me importa un pito — I don't care two hoots *

no tocar un pito en algo * —

en este asunto no toca pito — he's got nothing to do with this matter

tomar a algn por el pito de un sereno —

me tomaron por el pito de un sereno — Esp * they thought I was something the cat dragged in

- no vale un pito

3) * (=cigarrillo) fag *, ciggy *; LAm (=pipa) pipe

4) * (=pene) willy *, peter (EEUU) ***

- tocarse el pito

5) LAm

pito de ternera — steak sandwich

6) (Orn)

pito real — green woodpecker

- pito pito colorito

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masculino

1)

a) ( silbato) whistle

tocar el pito — to blow the whistle

tener voz de pito — (fam) to have a squeaky voice

entre pitos y flautas — (fam) (what) with one thing and another (colloq)

me importa un pito — (fam) I don't give a damn (colloq)

no entender/saber (ni) un pito — (fam)

no entendí ni un pito — I didn't understand a thing (colloq)

no sabe un pito de motores — he doesn't know the first thing about engines (colloq)

por pitos o flautas — (fam) somehow or other (colloq)

tocar pito — (AmL fam)

¿y este tipo qué pito(s) toca aquí? — what on earth's o what the hell's he doing here? (colloq)

nosotros ahí no tocamos un pito — that's nothing to do with us (colloq)

b) (fam) ( de coche) horn, hooter; ( de tren) whistle

tocar el pito — to hoot, honk

2)

a) (fam) ( cigarrillo) smoke, fag (BrE colloq)

b) (Chi fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (sl)

3) (fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)

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masculino

1)

a) ( silbato) whistle

tocar el pito — to blow the whistle

tener voz de pito — (fam) to have a squeaky voice

entre pitos y flautas — (fam) (what) with one thing and another (colloq)

me importa un pito — (fam) I don't give a damn (colloq)

no entender/saber (ni) un pito — (fam)

no entendí ni un pito — I didn't understand a thing (colloq)

no sabe un pito de motores — he doesn't know the first thing about engines (colloq)

por pitos o flautas — (fam) somehow or other (colloq)

tocar pito — (AmL fam)

¿y este tipo qué pito(s) toca aquí? — what on earth's o what the hell's he doing here? (colloq)

nosotros ahí no tocamos un pito — that's nothing to do with us (colloq)

b) (fam) ( de coche) horn, hooter; ( de tren) whistle

tocar el pito — to hoot, honk

2)

a) (fam) ( cigarrillo) smoke, fag (BrE colloq)

b) (Chi fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (sl)

3) (fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)

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pito¹

¹ = whistle, bleeper, squeaker.

Ex: The author reports on a project for the revival of traditional toys in which a group of adults made toys (e.g., dolls, carts, tops, whistles) that recalled their childhoods.

Ex: A whistle from the owner activates the bleeper and light in this keyring, enabling lost keys to be found.

Ex: Each contain a replaceable ultrasonic squeaker that emits a sound out of human earshot.

* importar un pito = could not care less.

pito²

² = willy [willie].

Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.

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pito

masculine

A

1 (silbato) whistle

tocar el pito to blow the whistle

tiene voz de pito she has a really shrill voice

entre pitos y flautas ( fam); (what) with one thing and another ( colloq)

no entender/saber/valer (ni) un pito ( fam): no entendí ni un pito I didn't understand a thing ( colloq), I couldn't make head nor tail of it ( colloq)

no sabe un pito de motores he doesn't know the first thing about o he doesn't have a clue about engines ( colloq)

el libro no vale un pito the book's not worth two cents ( AmE) o ( BrE) tuppence ( colloq)

por pitos o flautas ( fam); somehow or other ( colloq)

tocar pito ( AmL fam): ¿y este tipo qué pito(s) toca aquí? what on earth's o what the hell's he doing here? ( colloq)

nosotros ahí no tocamos un pito that's nothing to do with us ( colloq)

tomar a algn por el pito del sereno ( Esp fam); to mess sb around ( colloq)

importar

2 ( fam) (de coche) horn, hooter; (de tren) whistle

tocar el pito to hoot, honk, beep, toot one's horn

3 (chasqueo de dedos) snapping, clicking

tocar or dar pitos to snap o click one's fingers

Compuesto:

pito catalán

( RPl) snook

B

1 ( fam) (cigarrillo) cigarette, fag ( BrE colloq)

2 ( Chi fam) (de marijuana) joint ( colloq), spliff (sl)

C ( fam) (pene) thing ( colloq), weenie ( AmE colloq), willy ( BrE colloq)

tocarse el pito ( vulg); to twiddle one's thumbs ( colloq), to do sweet f.a. ( colloq), to do sod all ( BrE sl)

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Del verbo pitar: ( conjugate pitar)

pito es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pitó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pitar
pito
pitar ( conjugate pitar) verbo intransitivo
a) [guardia/árbitro] to blow one's whistle

b) [ vehículo] to blow the horn, to hoot

c) [ público] ( como protesta) to boo and hiss

verbo transitivo ‹ falta› to blow for, award, call (AmE)
pito sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( silbato) whistle;

◊ tocar el pito to blow the whistle;

tener voz de pito (fam) to have a squeaky voice
b) (fam) ( de coche) horn, hooter;

( de tren) whistle;
◊ tocar el pito to hoot, honk

2 (Chi fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq), spliff (sl)
3 (fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)
pitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (silbato) to blow
2 Dep (arbitrar) to referee
3 Dep (una falta, etc) el árbitro no pitó la falta, the referee didn't give the foul
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una olla, un tren) to whistle
2 (tocar el pito) to blow one's whistle, (la bocina) to toot one's horn
3 (abuchear, protestar) to boo
♦ Locuciones: familiar salir pitando, to fly off
pito sustantivo masculino
1 (de silbato) whistle
2 (de claxon) hooter, horn
3 fam (pene) willy
♦ Locuciones: importar un pito: me importan un pito sus críticas, I couldn't care less about his criticism
tomar (a alguien) por el pito del sereno, to treat sb as nobody
entre pitos y flautas, what with one thing and another
' pito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pitar
- silbato
English:
hiss
- whistle
- blow
- joint
- squeaky

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pito nm

1. [silbato] whistle;

tener voz de pito to have a very shrill voice;
RP Fam
¿y vos qué pito tocás acá? and what the hell are you doing here?;

Comp
RP
hacerle pito catalán a alguien to cock a snook at sb

2. [claxon] horn;

tocar el pito to sound one's horn

3. pito real [ave] green woodpecker

4. Fam [cigarrillo] smoke, Br fag

5. Fam [pene] Br willie, US peter

6. esp Méx Vulg [pene] cock

7. Comp
Fam
entre pitos y flautas what with one thing and another;
Fam
por pitos o por flautas for one reason or another;
Fam
(no) me importa un pito I couldn't give a damn;
Fam
me toman por el pito del sereno they don't pay me a blind bit of notice

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pito

m

1 ( silbato) whistle;

me importa un pito fam I don’t give a hoot fam ;

entre pitos y flautas fam with one thing and another

2 ( bocina) horn

3 fig: pene willie fam

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pito nm

1) silbato: whistle

2)

no me importa un pito fam : I don't give a damn

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pito n (silbato) whistle

Spanish-English dictionary > pito
11 cinco

adj.

1 five.

2 fifth.

f. & m.

five.

¡choca esos cinco! (informal) put it there!

cinco puertas four-door hatchback;

m.

five, number five.

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cinco

► adjetivo

1 (cardinal) five; (ordinal) fifth

► nombre masculino

1 (número) five

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡choca esos cinco! / ¡venga esos cinco! familiar put it there!, give me five! Table 1 NOTA See also seis/Table 1

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noun m. adj.

1) five

2) fifth

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1.

ADJ INV PRON [gen] five; [ordinal, en la fecha] fifth

las cinco — five o'clock

le escribí el día cinco — I wrote to him on the fifth

- estar sin cinco

- le dije cuántas son cinco

- no estar en sus cinco

- saber cuántas son cinco

- tener los cinco muy listos

- ¡vengan esos cinco!

2. SM

1) (=número) five; (=fecha) fifth; (Educ) five ( the pass mark)

sacar un cinco pelado — to scrape through *

2) Ven (=guitarra) five-stringed guitar

3) Méx * (=trasero) bottom, backside *

4) CAm, Méx (=moneda) five-peso piece
seis
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I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre five; [nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés]

a) (en cifras, cantidades, direcciones)

noventa y cinco — ninety-five

quinientos cinco — five hundred and five

la fila cinco — row five, the fifth row

vinieron/vinimos los cinco — the five of them/of us came

somos cinco — there are five of us

entraron de cinco en cinco — they went in five at a time

me costó cinco libras y pico — I paid five pounds something for it

es el número cinco en la lista — he's fifth o number five on the list

vive en el número cinco — he lives at number five

ni cinco — (fam)

no tengo ni cinco — I'm broke (colloq)

no sabe/entendió ni cinco — (AmL) he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thing

venga/choca esos cinco — (fam) shake my hand; put it there! (colloq)

b) (en la hora, en fechas)

son las cinco de la mañana/tarde — it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoon

cinco para las dos — five to two; ver menos IV b)

las ocho y cinco — five after (AmE) o (BrE) past eight

serían las cinco y pico — it must have been just after five (o'clock)

son las cinco pasadas — it's just after five

hoy estamos a or hoy es cinco — today is the fifth

el día cinco es su cumpleaños — her birthday is on the fifth, the fifth is her birthday

en el siglo cinco — in the fifth century
II
masculino

1) ( número) five

me tocó el cinco — I got number five

aprieta el cinco — press (number) five

hace los cincos al revés — he writes his fives backward(s)

el cinco de corazones — the five of hearts

2) (Per) ( momento) moment

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= five (5).

Ex. Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.

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* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.

* coche de cinco puertas = hatchback.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* fútbol cinco = 5-a-side football.

* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.

* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.

* período de cinco años = five-year period, period of five years.

* uno de cada cinco = one in five.

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I
adjetivo invariable/pronombre five; [nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés]

a) (en cifras, cantidades, direcciones)

noventa y cinco — ninety-five

quinientos cinco — five hundred and five

la fila cinco — row five, the fifth row

vinieron/vinimos los cinco — the five of them/of us came

somos cinco — there are five of us

entraron de cinco en cinco — they went in five at a time

me costó cinco libras y pico — I paid five pounds something for it

es el número cinco en la lista — he's fifth o number five on the list

vive en el número cinco — he lives at number five

ni cinco — (fam)

no tengo ni cinco — I'm broke (colloq)

no sabe/entendió ni cinco — (AmL) he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thing

venga/choca esos cinco — (fam) shake my hand; put it there! (colloq)

b) (en la hora, en fechas)

son las cinco de la mañana/tarde — it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoon

cinco para las dos — five to two; ver menos IV b)

las ocho y cinco — five after (AmE) o (BrE) past eight

serían las cinco y pico — it must have been just after five (o'clock)

son las cinco pasadas — it's just after five

hoy estamos a or hoy es cinco — today is the fifth

el día cinco es su cumpleaños — her birthday is on the fifth, the fifth is her birthday

en el siglo cinco — in the fifth century
II
masculino

1) ( número) five

me tocó el cinco — I got number five

aprieta el cinco — press (number) five

hace los cincos al revés — he writes his fives backward(s)

el cinco de corazones — the five of hearts

2) (Per) ( momento) moment

* * *

= five (5).

Ex: Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.

* coche de cinco puertas = hatchback.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* fútbol cinco = 5-a-side football.

* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.

* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.

* período de cinco años = five-year period, period of five years.

* uno de cada cinco = one in five.

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cinco¹

adj inv/pron

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ], [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] five

nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés noventa y cinco ninety-five

quinientos cinco five hundred and five

la fila cinco row five, the fifth row

vinieron los cinco the five of them came

nos invitó a los cinco he invited the five of us

somos cinco there are five of us

en grupos de (a) cinco in groups of five

iban entrando de cinco en cinco they went in five at a time

la habitación es de cinco por ocho the room is five by eight

me costó cinco libras y pico I paid five pounds something for it

es el número cinco en la lista he's fifth on the list

son las cinco de la mañana/tarde it's five (o'clock) in the morning/afternoon

las dos menos cinco or ( AmL exc RPl) cinco para las dos five to two

las ocho y cinco five past eight

llegó a (las) y cinco she arrived at five after ( AmE) o ( BrE) past

serían las cinco y pico it must have been just after five (o'clock)

son las cinco pasadas it's just after five, it's just past five ( AmE), it's just gone five ( BrE)

hoy estamos a or hoy es cinco today is the fifth

el día cinco es su cumpleaños her birthday is on the fifth, the fifth is her birthday

calzo el cinco I take (a) size five

vive en el número cinco he lives at number five

en el siglo cinco in the fifth century

ni cinco ( fam): no tengo ni cinco I'm broke ( colloq), I don't have a red cent ( AmE colloq)

no sabe/entendió ni cinco ( AmL); he doesn't know/he didn't understand a thing

venga/choca esos cinco ( fam); put it there! ( colloq), give me five! ( colloq)

cinco²

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (número) five

me tocó el cinco I got number five

aprieta el cinco press (number) five

hace los cincos al revés he writes his fives backward(s)

el cinco de corazones the five of hearts

B ( Per) (momento) moment

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cinco adj inv/pron
five;
[nótese que algunas frases requieren el uso del número ordinal `fifth' en inglés]
◊ noventa y cinco ninety-five;

quinientos cinco five hundred and five;
la fila cinco row five, the fifth row;
vinimos los cinco the five of us came;
somos cinco there are five of us;
entraron de cinco en cinco they went in five at a time;
tiene cinco años she's five (years old);
son las cinco de la mañana it's five (o'clock) in the morning;
las ocho y cinco five after (AmE) o (BrE) past eight;
cinco para las dos (AmL exc RPl) five to two;
ver tb menos preposición 2 b;
hoy estamos a cinco today is the fifth
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( número) (number) five;
◊ el cinco de corazones the five of hearts

2 (Per) ( momento) moment
cinco adjetivo & sustantivo masculino five
' cinco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- adelantada
- adelantado
- adelanto
- baja
- bajo
- billete
- cabeza
- cabo
- cambio
- charla
- chocar
- cien
- coma
- cuchillada
- de
- disolverse
- edificación
- ser
- hacia
- hasta
- igual
- inconsciente
- ingresar
- integrar
- marcha
- máxima
- máximo
- medir
- par
- para
- periplo
- plantarse
- profundidad
- quisque
- quisqui
- repicar
- salvarse
- sobremesa
- suma
- tarde
- tres
- voto
- Y
- a
- anual
- cada
- catorce
- cero
- cifra
English:
antsy
- attain
- bang
- be
- clock in
- clock on
- coalition
- course
- daily
- each
- equal
- evening
- five
- fiver
- for
- from
- grand
- hatchback
- in
- into
- limerick
- minute
- nickel
- notch up
- p.m.
- sentence
- spare
- surgery
- take
- to
- unless
- ago
- around
- birthday
- end
- fast
- -fold
- four
- gone
- hatch
- home
- infant
- make
- nine
- of
- or
- period
- running
- senior
- slow

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cinco

♦ núm

five;

los cinco continentes the five continents [= Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Oceania];
Antes
el Cinco Naciones [en rugby] the Five Nations;

Comp
Fam
¡choca esos cinco! put it there!, give me five!;

Comp
Fam
no tener ni cinco to be broke;
ver también tres
♦ nm

1. cinco puertas [vehículo] four-door hatchback

2. Carib [guitarra] five-string guitar

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cinco

I adj five

II m five;

no tener ni cinco fam not have a red cent fam

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cinco adj & nm

: five

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cinco num

1. (en general) five

2. (fechas) fifth

Spanish-English dictionary > cinco
12 niente

1. pron m nothing

2. adv nothing

non ho niente I don't have anything, I have nothing

lo fai tu? - niente affatto! are you going to do it? - no, I am not!

tu hai detto che... - niente affatto! you said that... - no, I did not!

non ho per niente fame I'm not at all hungry

non ho capito per niente I didn't understand a thing

niente (di) meno no less

nientedimeno! that's incredible! you don't say!

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niente pron.indef.

1 nothing; ( in presenza di altra negazione) anything: niente si oppone alla realizzazione del progetto, nothing prevents the project being carried out; non ne sapevo niente, I knew nothing about it; ''Che cosa fai?'' ''Niente'', ''What are you doing?'' ''Nothing''; sta tutto il giorno senza far niente, he spends the whole day doing nothing; ancora non avete visto niente, you haven't seen anything yet; non bisogna dirgli niente, he mustn't be told anything; non dà mai niente a nessuno, he never gives anyone anything; so poco o niente di lui, I know next to nothing about him // nient'altro, nothing else, ( in presenza di altra negazione) anything else: ''Non disse altro?'' ''Nient'altro'', ''Didn't he say anything else?'' ''No, he didn't'' (o ''No, nothing else'') // nient'altro che, nothing but: non è nient'altro che un bugiardo, he's nothing but a liar // niente di nuovo, d'interessante, nothing new, interesting; non c'è niente di meglio, there's nothing better (o there isn't anything better); non ha fatto niente di male, he hasn't done anything wrong // non sa niente di niente, he knows nothing whatever (o nothing at all o nothing about nothing) // per niente, ( senza nessun compenso o risultato) for nothing, ( senza motivo, inutilmente) about nothing: lavorare per niente, to work for nothing, arrabbiarsi, lamentarsi per niente, to get angry, to complain about nothing; ho parlato per niente, I wasted my breath; nessuno fa niente per niente, nobody does anything for nothing // di niente, ( in risposta a un ringraziamento) don't mention it (o you're welcome): ''Grazie mille!'' ''Di niente, si figuri!'', ''Thank you so much'' ''Don't mention it'' // non serve a niente, it's no use // non cambia niente, ( fa lo stesso) it makes no odds // non fa niente, ( non importa) it doesn't matter (o it's all right) // non posso farci niente, I can't do anything about it (o I can do nothing about it) // non aver niente a che fare con qlcu., to have nothing to do with s.o.

2 ( qualche cosa) anything (spec. in frasi interr. o dubitative): c'è niente per me?, is (n't) there anything for me?; ( c'è) niente di nuovo?, is there any news?; ti serve niente?, do you need anything?; hai mai visto niente di così divertente?, have you ever seen anything so amusing? (o as amusing as that?); hai niente in contrario?, have you any objections?; avete nient'altro da dirmi?, have you anything else to tell (o to say to) me?; dimmi se c'è niente che possa fare per te, tell me if there's anything I can do for you // non per niente..., ( non senza ragione) not for nothing...

3 ( poca cosa) nothing: il danno alla mia auto era niente in confronto al suo, the damage to my car was nothing in comparison with the damage to his; ti pare niente?, do you think it's nothing?; l'ho pagato niente rispetto al suo valore, I paid nothing in comparison with what it's worth // come se niente fosse, as if nothing were the matter // da niente, ( da poco) nothing much; è una ferita da niente, it's only a scratch; una cosa da niente, a trifle // un buono a niente, a good-for-nothing

◆ s.m. ( nessuna cosa) nothing: è un niente, he is a mere nothing; l'ho avuto per (un) niente, I got it for next to nothing; tutto finì in (un) niente, it all came to nothing (o everything fell through); offendersi per un niente, to take offence at the slightest thing; la conferenza finì in un niente di fatto, nothing concrete came out of the meeting // l'ha fatto in meno di un niente, he did it in next to no time // ridursi un niente, ( logorarsi) to wear oneself out; ridursi al niente, ( perdere tutto) to lose everything // venire dal niente, to come up from nothing // non ha ottenuto un bel niente, he got nothing at all

◆ avv.

1 ( punto, affatto) not at all: niente male!, not bad at all!; non ho niente voglia di lavorare oggi, (fam.) I don't feel like working today at all; non gli assomiglia per niente, it's nothing like him at all; non m'importa niente, it doesn't matter to me at all (o I don't care at all) // speravo di convincerlo, ma lui niente, I was hoping to persuade him, but he wasn't having any // niente affatto, not at all: ''Ti sei convinto?'' ''Niente affatto!'', ''Are you convinced?'' ''Not at all''

2 ( molto poco): non ci metto niente a farlo, it won't take me a minute to do it // se niente niente gli si dà retta..., (fam.) once you start listening to him...

◆ agg.invar. (fam.) ( nessuno) no; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any: niente pasta per me, grazie, sono a dieta, no pasta for me, thank you, I'm on a diet; non ha avuto niente rispetto per quel pover'uomo!, he didn't show that poor man any consideration // In espressioni ellittiche: niente paura!, not to worry!; niente scherzi, mi raccomando!, no tricks, please!; niente scuse!, no apologies!

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['njɛnte]
1. pron

(nessuna cosa) nothing, (qualcosa) anything

non... niente — nothing, espressione negativa + anything

niente lo fermerà — nothing will stop him

non ho visto niente — I saw nothing, I didn't see anything

non è successo niente — nothing happened

cos'hai comprato? - niente — what did you buy? - nothing

hai bisogno di o ti serve niente? — do you need anything?

cosa c'è? - niente — what's the matter? - nothing

niente di grave/nuovo — nothing serious/new

non gli va bene niente — he's never satisfied

un uomo da niente — a nobody, a nonentity

una cosa da niente — a trivial thing

non fa niente! — it doesn't matter!

fa niente se non vengo? — does it matter if I don't come?

non mi sono fatto niente — I haven't hurt myself at all

la cura non gli ha fatto niente — the treatment hasn't done anything for him

non ho niente a che fare con lui — I have nothing to do with him

ha niente in contrario se...? — would you object if...?

come se niente fosse — as if nothing had happened

niente al mondo — nothing on earth o in the world

niente di niente — absolutely nothing

nessuno fa niente per niente — no one does anything for nothing

ho parlato per niente — I spoke to no purpose, I wasted my breath

sono venuto per niente — there was no point in my coming

si arrabbia per niente — he gets annoyed at the slightest thing

nient'altro — nothing else

nient'altro? — (in negozio) is that all?, will that be all?

nient'altro che — nothing but, (solamente) just, only

so poco o niente di lui — I know next to nothing about him

non so niente di niente — I know nothing at all

grazie. - di niente — thanks. - you're welcome

quel brodo non sa di niente — that soup is tasteless

niente meno — nientemeno

2. agg

non ho niente voglia di farlo — I'm not at all keen to do it

niente paura! — don't worry!

e niente scuse! — don't try to make excuses!

niente male! — not bad at all!

3. sm

nothing

si è fatto dal niente — he's a self-made man

il mondo è stato creato dal niente — the world was created out of nothing

un bel niente — absolutely nothing

basta un niente per farlo piangere — the slightest thing is enough to make him cry

si è ridotto al niente — he has lost everything

si è ridotto a un niente — he's just skin and bone

4. avv

(in nessuna misura) non... niente — not... at all

non è niente buono — it's not good at all

non... per niente — (affatto) not...at all

non si è visto per niente — he hasn't been seen at all

non mi sono divertito per niente — I didn't enjoy it at all

non è per niente vero — it's not true at all

niente affatto — not at all, not in the least

le dispiace se fumo? - niente affatto — do you mind if I smoke? - not at all

poco o niente — next to nothing

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['njɛnte] 1.
pronome indefinito

1) (nessuna cosa) nothing; (in presenza di altra negazione) anything

niente è impossibile — nothing is impossible

non sento niente — I can't hear anything

ho deciso di non dire niente — I decided to say nothing o not to say anything

non c'è più niente — there is nothing left

non c'è più niente da fare — (come lavoro) there's nothing left o else to do; (non c'è speranza) there's nothing more that can be done

non è niente — (non mi sono fatto male) it's nothing

non possiamo farci niente — we can do nothing (about it)

non se ne fa niente — it's all off

e questo è ancora niente! — you haven't seen anything yet!

non serve a niente piangere — it's no good o use crying

non avere niente a che fare con qcn. — to have nothing to do with sb.

niente da fare! — no go! nothing doing!

non ha niente di sua sorella — she's nothing like her sister

niente di meno, di più — nothing less, nothing more (di, che than)

niente di meglio, di peggio — nothing better, worse (di, che than)

niente di nuovo — nothing new

non ci vedo niente di male — I see no harm in it, there's nothing wrong with it

"grazie" - "di niente" — "thank you" - "you're welcome", "not at all", "don't mention it"

non fa niente — (non importa) never mind, it doesn't mind

niente di niente — absolutely nothing

come niente (fosse) o come se niente fosse as if nothing had happened; fare finta di niente to pretend nothing has happened; nient'altro — nothing else o more

2) (qualcosa) anything

ti serve niente? — do you need anything?

3) da niente

un livido da niente — a tiny bruise

una cosa da niente — a trivial matter

4) per niente (inutilmente)

tanta fatica per niente — all that trouble for nothing

fare un sacco di storie per niente — to make a big fuss about nothing

non per niente sono italiano — I'm not Italian for nothing; (gratis) for nothing, for free

nessuno fa niente per niente — you get nothing for nothing; (affatto) at all

non è per niente sicuro — it is by no means certain

non assomiglia per niente a suo padre — he is nothing like his father

la cosa non mi riguarda per niente — that doesn't concern me at all o in any way

non mi preoccupa per niente — it doesn't bother me in the least

per niente al mondo — not for love nor for money, for anything

per niente! — not at all!
2.
aggettivo indefinito (nessuno) no; (in presenza di altra negazione) any

niente alcolici — no alcoholic drinks

niente paura! — never fear! have no fear!

non ho niente fame — colloq. I'm not at all hungry
3.
sostantivo maschile nothing

un niente lo irrita — the slighest thing annoys him

non vedo un bel niente — I can't see a damned thing

in un niente — in no time at all

è venuto su dal niente — fig. he is a self-made man
4.
avverbio

1) (neanche un poco)

non m'importa niente — I don't care at all

non ci metto niente a farlo — I'll do it in no time

niente affatto — not at all, not in the least

non ero niente affatto contento — I was none too happy

non vale niente — it's worth nothing

niente male — not half bad, not bad at all

non eri niente male — you weren't too bad at all

2) (in espressioni ellittiche)

tutti lo chiamano, ma lui niente! — everybody calls him, but he won't listen

3) niente niente colloq.

(se) niente niente — if only

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niente

/'njεnte/

Niente in italiano, e i suoi equivalenti inglesi, possono essere usati come pronomi e aggettivi, meno spesso come sostantivi e avverbi. - Il pronome niente si traduce solitamente con nothing: non ne sapevo niente = I knew nothing about it; tuttavia, si usano anything se c'è già un'altra negazione ( non mi hanno mai detto niente = I was never told anything about it) o in frase interrogativa dove niente ha in realtà valore positivo (hai visto niente? = hai visto qualcosa? = have you seen anything?). - Come aggettivo, niente si rende con no (niente imbrogli! = no cheating!), e con any in una frase già negativa o in frase interrogativa dove niente ha in realtà valore positivo (niente soldi nel portafoglio? = dei soldi nel portafoglio? = any money in your wallet?). - Per gli altri usi di niente, si veda la voce qui sotto. Si veda anche la voce nulla.

I pronome indefinito

1 (nessuna cosa) nothing; (in presenza di altra negazione) anything; niente è impossibile nothing is impossible; non sento niente I can't hear anything; ho deciso di non dire niente I decided to say nothing o not to say anything; non c'è più niente there is nothing left; non c'è più niente da fare (come lavoro) there's nothing left o else to do; (non c'è speranza) there's nothing more that can be done; non è niente (non mi sono fatto male) it's nothing; non possiamo farci niente we can do nothing (about it); non se ne fa niente it's all off; e questo è ancora niente! you haven't seen anything yet! non serve a niente piangere it's no good o use crying; non avere niente a che fare con qcn. to have nothing to do with sb.; niente da fare! no go! nothing doing! non ha niente di sua sorella she's nothing like her sister; niente di meno, di più nothing less, nothing more (di, che than); niente di meglio, di peggio nothing better, worse (di, che than); niente di nuovo nothing new; non ci vedo niente di male I see no harm in it, there's nothing wrong with it; "grazie" - "di niente" "thank you" - "you're welcome", "not at all", "don't mention it"; non fa niente (non importa) never mind, it doesn't mind; niente di niente absolutely nothing; come niente (fosse) o come se niente fosse as if nothing had happened; fare finta di niente to pretend nothing has happened; nient'altro nothing else o more

2 (qualcosa) anything; ti serve niente? do you need anything?

3 da niente un livido da niente a tiny bruise; una cosa da niente a trivial matter

4 per niente (inutilmente) tanta fatica per niente all that trouble for nothing; fare un sacco di storie per niente to make a big fuss about nothing; non per niente sono italiano I'm not Italian for nothing; (gratis) for nothing, for free; nessuno fa niente per niente you get nothing for nothing; (affatto) at all; non è per niente sicuro it is by no means certain; non assomiglia per niente a suo padre he is nothing like his father; la cosa non mi riguarda per niente that doesn't concern me at all o in any way; non mi preoccupa per niente it doesn't bother me in the least; per niente al mondo not for love nor for money, for anything; per niente! not at all!

II aggettivo indefinito

(nessuno) no; (in presenza di altra negazione) any; niente alcolici no alcoholic drinks; niente paura! never fear! have no fear! non ho niente fame colloq. I'm not at all hungry

III sostantivo m.

nothing; un niente lo irrita the slighest thing annoys him; non vedo un bel niente I can't see a damned thing; in un niente in no time at all; è venuto su dal niente fig. he is a self-made man

IV avverbio

1 (neanche un poco) non m'importa niente I don't care at all; non ci metto niente a farlo I'll do it in no time; niente affatto not at all, not in the least; non ero niente affatto contento I was none too happy; non vale niente it's worth nothing; niente male not half bad, not bad at all; non eri niente male you weren't too bad at all

2 (in espressioni ellittiche) tutti lo chiamano, ma lui niente! everybody calls him, but he won't listen

3 niente niente colloq. (se) niente niente if only.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > niente
13 albis

albis

FRASEOLOGÍA

in albis left in the dark

estar in albis not to have the faintest idea

quedarse in albis not to know a thing

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ADV

quedarse en albis — not to know a thing, not have a clue

me quedé en albis — my mind went blank

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albis

me quedé in albis I didn't understand a thing

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albis

:

me quedé en albis I didn’t understand a thing; estupefacto I was speechless; en blanco my mind was a complete blank

Spanish-English dictionary > albis
14 absolutamente

adv.

absolutely, without limits or restrictions, definitely.

Absolutamente nada nothing at all

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absolutamente

► adverbio

1 absolutely, completely

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adv.

absolutely

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ADV

1) (=completamente) absolutely

es absolutamente imposible — it's absolutely impossible

está absolutamente prohibido — it is absolutely forbidden

el puente estaba absolutamente destruido — the bridge was completely destroyed

2) [con negativos] not at all, by no means

absolutamente nada — nothing at all

-¿así que no viene nadie? -absolutamente — "so nobody is coming?" - "nobody at all"

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adverbio totally, absolutely

no se ve absolutamente nada — you can't see a thing

absolutamente nadie — not a soul

es absolutamente falso — it is utterly untrue

¿estás segura? - absolutamente — are you sure? - absolutely o I'm positive

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= absolutely.

Ex. Although not absolutely necessary, unique call numbers are very helpful during this stage of the conversion.

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* absolutamente + Adjetivo = downright + Adjetivo, crazily + Adjetivo.

* absolutamente todo = anything and everything, the whole works, the whole shebang, everything and the kitchen sink, the whole enchilada, the whole (kit and) caboodle, the whole nine yards, the whole shooting match, the whole banana, lock, stock and barrel.

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adverbio totally, absolutely

no se ve absolutamente nada — you can't see a thing

absolutamente nadie — not a soul

es absolutamente falso — it is utterly untrue

¿estás segura? - absolutamente — are you sure? - absolutely o I'm positive

* * *

= absolutely.

Ex: Although not absolutely necessary, unique call numbers are very helpful during this stage of the conversion.

* absolutamente + Adjetivo = downright + Adjetivo, crazily + Adjetivo.

* absolutamente todo = anything and everything, the whole works, the whole shebang, everything and the kitchen sink, the whole enchilada, the whole (kit and) caboodle, the whole nine yards, the whole shooting match, the whole banana, lock, stock and barrel.

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absolutamente

adverb

absolutely, totally

me resulta absolutamente imposible asistir it's absolutely o totally impossible for me to attend

no se ve absolutamente nada you can't see a thing, you can't see anything at all

no encontró absolutamente nada que le gustara she didn't find a single thing she liked

no vino absolutamente nadie not a soul came, not a single person came

es completa y absolutamente falso it is completely and utterly untrue

¿estás segura? — absolutamente are you sure? — absolutely o I'm positive

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absolutamente adverbio
totally, absolutely;
◊ no se ve absolutamente nada you can't see a thing;

absolutamente nadie not a soul;
¿estás segura? — absolutamente are you sure? — absolutely o I'm positive
absolutamente adverbio absolutely, completely: no veo absolutamente nada, I can't see anything at all
estoy absolutamente segura de que tenía aquí las llaves, I'm absolutely sure I had the keys here

' absolutamente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominable
- baremo
- brillante
- delirante
- encierro
- irregular
- quemada
- quemado
English:
dead
- delicious
- deplorable
- glaringly
- perfectly
- positively
- stranglehold
- whatever
- absolutely
- bit
- sick
- stroke
- thing
- wildly

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absolutamente adv
[completamente] absolutely, completely;
es absolutamente imprescindible acabar antes del viernes it is absolutely essential to finish before Friday;

no me costó absolutamente nada it didn't cost me anything at all;

eso es absolutamente falso that's completely untrue

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absolutamente

adv absolutely;

no entendió absolutamente nada he didn’t understand a thing, he understood absolutely nothing

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absolutamente adv absolutely

Spanish-English dictionary > absolutamente
15 medio

adj.

1 half a, half, half an, mid.

2 average.

3 half-way, halfway.

4 one-half.

adv.

half-way, half, kind of, partially.

m.

1 means, manner, mode, way.

2 center, midway, midst.

3 medium, instrument, means.

4 environment.

5 halfback.

6 medium.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.

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medio

► adjetivo

1 (mitad) half

■ las dos y media half past two

■ media docena de huevos half a dozen eggs

■ un año y medio a year and a half

2 (intermedio) middle

■ a media tarde in the middle of the afternoon

3 (de promedio) average

■ una velocidad media de... an average speed of...

► adverbio

1 half

■ medio terminado,-a half-finished

■ he dejado los platos a medio lavar I've left the washing-up half-done

► nombre masculino medio

1 (mitad) half

2 (centro) middle

■ en el medio de la plaza in the middle of the square

3 (contexto - físico) environment

■ tiene problemas de adaptación al medio she has problems adapting to her environment

4 (social) circle

■ se mueve en un medio muy poco estimulante he moves in rather boring circles

► nombre masculino plural medios

1 (recursos) means

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FRASEOLOGÍA

equivocarse de medio a medio to get it all wrong

estar (todo) por el medio to be in the way

ponerse en medio to get in the way

por medio de through, by means of

por todos los medios by all means

quitar algo/alguien de en medio to get something/somebody out of the way

media aritmética arithmetic mean

medio ambiente environment

medio fondo middle-distance

■ una carrera de medio fondo a middle-distance race

medios de comunicación (mass) media

medios de transporte means of transport

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medio

► nombre masculino

1 (mitad) half

2 (centro) middle

■ en el medio de la plaza in the middle of the square

3 (contexto - físico) environment

■ tiene problemas de adaptación al medio she has problems adapting to her environment

4 (social) circle

■ se mueve en un medio muy poco estimulante he moves in rather boring circles

► nombre masculino plural

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1. (f. - media)
adj.

1) middle

2) half

3) average

4) medium
2. adv.
1) half

2) rather
3. noun m.
1) middle

2) element

3) medium

4) means

•

- medio ambiente

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1. ADJ

1) (=la mitad de) half

nos queda media botella — we've half a bottle left

medio limón — half a lemon

medio litro — half a litre

acudió media ciudad — half the town turned up

medio luto — half-mourning

media pensión — [en hotel] half-board

• media hora — half an hour

estuve esperando media hora — I was waiting for half an hour

el enfermo ha empeorado en la última media hora — the patient has got worse in the last half hour

una hora y media — an hour and a half

tardamos tres horas y media en llegar — we took three and a half hours to get there

son las ocho y media — it's half past eight

• media luna — (Astron) half-moon

en forma de media luna — crescent-shaped

la Media Luna — [en el Islam] the Crescent
asta, luz 1), mundo 2), naranja 1., 3), palabra 1), voz 1), vuelta 1)
2) (=intermedio)

la clase media — the middle class

café de media mañana — mid-morning coffee

a media tarde — halfway through the afternoon

• a medio camino, estamos a medio camino — we're halfway there

a medio camino entre Madrid y Barcelona — halfway between Madrid and Barcelona
plazo
3) (=promedio) average

la temperatura media — the average temperature
término 2)
4) (=normal) average

el francés medio — the average Frenchman

el hombre medio — the man in the street

5)

• a medias, lo dejó hecho a medias — he left it half-done

está escrito a medias — it's half-written

estoy satisfecho solo a medias — I am only partly satisfied

una verdad a medias — a half truth

ir a medias — to go fifty-fifty

lo pagamos a medias — we share o split the cost

2. ADV

1) [con adjetivo] half

está medio borracha — she's half drunk

medio dormido — half asleep

es medio tonto — he's not very bright, he's a bit on the slow side

2) [con verbo, adverbio]

está a medio escribir/terminar — it is half-written/finished

medio se sonrió — she gave a half-smile

lo dijo medio en broma — he was only half-joking

Ana medio se enamoró de Gonzalo — Ana kind of fell in love with Gonzalo

eso no está ni medio bien — that isn't even close to being right

3) LAm (=bastante) rather, quite, pretty *

fue medio difícil — it was pretty hard

3. SM

1) (=centro) middle, centre, center (EEUU)

justo en el medio de la plaza hay una fuente — there's a fountain right in the middle o centre of the square

coger algo por el medio — to take sth round the middle

el justo medio — a happy medium

• de en medio, la casa de en medio — the middle house

quitar algo de en medio — to get sth out of the way

quitarse de en medio — to get out of the way

• de por medio, hay droga de por medio — drugs are involved

hay dificultades de por medio — there are difficulties in the way

meterse de por medio — to intervene

día (de) por medio — LAm every other day

• en medio, iba a besarla, pero él se puso en medio — I was going to kiss her, but he got between us

no dejes las cosas por en medio — don't leave your things in the middle of the floor

en medio de la plaza — in the middle of the square

en medio de tanta confusión — in the midst of such confusion

en medio de todos ellos — among all of them

• por medio de, pasar por medio de — to go through (the middle of)

de medio a medio —

equivocarse de medio a medio — to be completely wrong

2) (Dep) midfielder

medio apertura — (Rugby) fly-half

medio centro — centre-half

medio (de) melé — (Rugby) scrum-half

3) (=método) means pl, way

lo intentaré por todos los medios (posibles) — I'll try everything possible

no hay medio de conseguirlo — there is no way of getting it, it's impossible to get

poner todos los medios para hacer algo, no regatear medios para hacer algo — to spare no effort to do sth

• por medio de, se mueve por medio de poleas — it moves by means of o using a pulley system

me avisó por medio de mi vecino — she let me know through my neighbour

respira por medio de las agallas — it breathes through o using o by means of its gills

lo consiguió por medio de chantajes — he obtained it by o through blackmail

medio de transporte — means of transport

4) pl los medios (tb: los medios de comunicación ó difusión) the media

los medios de comunicación de masas — the mass media

los medios informativos — the news media

5) pl medios (=recursos) means, resources

es un hombre de (muchos) medios — he's a man of means

no tienen medios económicos suficientes — they do not have sufficient financial resources

6) (Bio) (tb: medio ambiente) environment

7) (=círculo) circle

en los medios financieros — in financial circles

encontrarse en su medio — to be in one's element o milieu

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I
- dia adjetivo

1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)

medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo — half a kilo

media manzana — half an apple

pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo — a half-length portrait

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

dos horas y media — two and a half hours

lo sabe medio Buenos Aires — half of Buenos Aires knows

se lo contó a medio mundo — he told the whole world

la falda le llega a media pierna — she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll

está a medio vestir — she's still getting dressed

- media luna

- media naranja

- media pensión

- media vuelta

- medio campo

- medio del melé

- medio fondista

- medio fondo

- medio hermano -dia hermana

- medio luto

- medio pupilo -dia pupila

- medio tiempo

2) (mediano, promedio) average

el ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican

a medio y largo plazo — in the medium and long term

la temperatura media — the average temperature
II
adverbio half

está medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep

medio en broma medio en serio — half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio terminar — he leaves everything half finished

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí — it was rather awkward meeting him there
III
masculino

1) (Mat) ( mitad) half

2)

a) ( centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room

el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle

el justo medio — the happy medium

quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way

quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)

b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)

3)

a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)

como medio de coacción — as a means of coercion

lo intentaron por todos los medios — they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him

b) (Art) ( vehículo) tb

medio de expresión — medium

c) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios — he spared no expense

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it

- medio de comunicación or difusión

- medio de transporte

- medio informativo

- medios audiovisuales

- medios de producción

4) (en locs)

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right

5)

a) (círculo, ámbito)

en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles

no está en su medio — he's out of his element

es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...

b) (Biol) environment

la adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

animales en su medio natural — animals in their natural habitat

•

- medio ambiente

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I
- dia adjetivo

1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)

medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo — half a kilo

media manzana — half an apple

pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo — a half-length portrait

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

dos horas y media — two and a half hours

lo sabe medio Buenos Aires — half of Buenos Aires knows

se lo contó a medio mundo — he told the whole world

la falda le llega a media pierna — she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll

está a medio vestir — she's still getting dressed

- media luna

- media naranja

- media pensión

- media vuelta

- medio campo

- medio del melé

- medio fondista

- medio fondo

- medio hermano -dia hermana

- medio luto

- medio pupilo -dia pupila

- medio tiempo

2) (mediano, promedio) average

el ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican

a medio y largo plazo — in the medium and long term

la temperatura media — the average temperature
II
adverbio half

está medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep

medio en broma medio en serio — half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio terminar — he leaves everything half finished

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí — it was rather awkward meeting him there
III
masculino

1) (Mat) ( mitad) half

2)

a) ( centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room

el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle

el justo medio — the happy medium

quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way

quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)

b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)

3)

a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)

como medio de coacción — as a means of coercion

lo intentaron por todos los medios — they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him

b) (Art) ( vehículo) tb

medio de expresión — medium

c) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios — he spared no expense

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it

- medio de comunicación or difusión

- medio de transporte

- medio informativo

- medios audiovisuales

- medios de producción

4) (en locs)

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right

5)

a) (círculo, ámbito)

en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles

no está en su medio — he's out of his element

es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...

b) (Biol) environment

la adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

animales en su medio natural — animals in their natural habitat

•

- medio ambiente

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medio¹

= middle, one-half (1/2).

Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.

Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.

* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = near-term, in the medium term, medium-term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = partly dressed, half dressed.

* arco de medio punto = round arch.

* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.

* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.

* clase media = middle class.

* cocer a medias = parboil.

* comprendido a medias = half-understood.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* del medio = middle.

* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.

* de media jornada = half-day [half day].

* de media mañana = mid-morning.

* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].

* de medio pelo = small-time.

* de talla media = middle-sized.

* dividir por medio = rend in + two.

* Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages.

* edición media = medium edition.

* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.

* en medio de = amidst, in the midst of, in the throes of, right in, amid.

* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* entre medias = in between.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.

* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].

* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.

* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.

* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.

* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.

* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.

* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).

* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.

* línea de medio campo = halfway line.

* media docena = half a dozen, half-dozen.

* media hora = half-hour.

* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.

* media luz = half-light.

* media pensión = half board.

* media tinta = Mezzotint.

* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.

* media vuelta = about-face.

* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.

* medio administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.

* medio despierto = drowsily, groggily, bleary-eyed.

* medio día = one-half day.

* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].

* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.

* medio + Expresión Temporal = half + a + Expresión Temporal.

* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.

* Medio Oeste, el = Midwest, the.

* Medio Oriente = Middle East.

* medio pliego = half-sheet.

* medio sumergido = half-submerged.

* medio vacío = half-empty.

* medio vestido = partly dressed, half dressed.

* nacido en medio = middleborn.

* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.

* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.

* partir por medio = rend in + two.

* Pasado = half + Pasado/Participio.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.

* punto medio = mid-point.

* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.

* un día y medio = one and a half days.

* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.

* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.

medio²

² = average, mainline, mainstream.

Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.

Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.

Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.

* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.

* como término medio = on average.

* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range.

* de precio medio = medium-priced.

* de talle medio = medium-length.

* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, mid-size [midsize].

* de tipo medio = middle-range.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* hombre medio, el = average person, the.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* por término medio = on average.

* precio medio = average price.

* tener por término medio = average.

* término medio = compromise, balance.

* valor medio = midrange, mean value.

medio³

³ = instrumentality, means, vehicle.

Nota: Sentido figurado.

Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.

Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.

Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.

* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.

* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.

* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos = online learning.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.

* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.

* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.

* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].

* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].

* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.

* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.

* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.

* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.

* documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian.

* dotar de medios = resource.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* empresa de medios de comunicación = media company.

* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.

* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).

* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.

* equipar de medios = resource.

* exceso de medios = overkill.

* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.

* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas = mass communications industry.

* interfaz por medio de gráficos = graphics interfacing.

* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.

* medio de ahorro = economy measure.

* medio de almacenamiento = storage medium.

* medio de almacenamiento físico = physical storage media.

* medio de comunicación = medium [media, -pl.].

* medio de interpretación = medium of performance.

* medio de transmisión = conduit.

* medio físico = physical medium.

* medios = ways and means.

* medios de almacenamiento digital = digital media.

* medios de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage media.

* medios de comunicación = news media.

* medios de comunicación de masas = mass media, mass communications media, communications media, communications media.

* medios de comunicación social = mass media.

* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información = microstorage media.

* medios de producción = means of production.

* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información = digitised media.

* medios económicos = economic resources.

* medios, los = wherewithal, the, means, the.

* medios oficiales = official channels.

* medios técnicos = IT capabilities.

* medios visuales = visual media.

* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.

* multimedia = multimedia [multi-media].

* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* streaming media = streaming media.

* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.

* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.

* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.

* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.

* * *

medio¹ - dia

adjective

A ( delante del n)

(la mitad de): medio litro half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo de harina half a kilo of flour

media docena de huevos half a dozen eggs, a half-dozen eggs

¿quieres media manzana? do you want half an apple?

los niños pagan medio billete or pasaje children pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo a half-length portrait

llevo media hora esperando I've been waiting for half an hour

la última media hora es muy divertida the last half hour is very entertaining

hay trenes a y cinco y a y media there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)

aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función there are still two and a half hours to go before the show starts

si se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrow

la bandera ondea a media asta the flag is flying at half-mast

la falda le llega a media pierna she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll, he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon

¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz? what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?

la habitación estaba a media luz the room was dimly lit

Compuestos:

● media lengua

feminine:

habla con or (CS) en medioa lengua he talks in baby language

la deliciosa medioa lengua de los dos años the delightful way a two-year-old talks

● media luna feminine

A ( Astron) half-moon

en forma de medioa luna crescent-shaped

la Medio Luna de las tierras fértiles the Fertile Crescent

B (de las uñas) half-moon

C ( RPl) ( Coc) croissant ( often with ham and cheese)

D

(organización): la Medioa Luna Roja the Red Crescent

● media manga

feminine short sleeve

llevaba un vestido de medioa manga she was wearing a dress with short sleeves o a short-sleeved dress

● media naranja

masculine and feminine ( fam hum):

todavía no ha encontrado su medioa naranja (el hombre ideal) Mr Right hasn't come along yet; (la mujer ideal) he hasn't found his ideal woman yet

vino con su medioa naranja he/she came along with his/her better half ( colloq hum)

● media pensión

feminine (en hoteles) half board

(en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medioa pensión pupils who have school dinners

● medias palabras

fpl:

me lo dijo con medioas palabras she didn't say it in so many words

● media suela

feminine half sole, sole

● media volea

feminine half volley

● media voz

feminine:

a medioa voz in a low voice

hablaban a medioa voz they were talking in low voices

● media vuelta

feminine ( Mil) about-face ( AmE), about-turn ( BrE)

(se) dio medioa vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel o she turned around and left

● medio apertura

masculine and feminine fly half, outside half

● medio campo

masculine midfield

● medio del melé

masculine and feminine scrum half

● medio fondista

masculine and feminine middle-distance runner

● medio fondo

masculine middle-distance

● medio hermano, media hermana

masculine, feminine

( masculine) half-brother; ( feminine) half-sister

● medio luto

masculine half-mourning

● medio pupilo, media pupila or medio pupila

masculine, feminine (CS) day pupil

los medio pupilos the day pupils

● medio tiempo

( AmL) half-time

B (mediano, promedio) average

el cuidadano/mexicano medio the average citizen/Mexican

barrios madrileños de standing alto a medio middle to upper-class districts of Madrid

a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term

técnico de grado medio technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree course

la temperatura media es de 22 grados the average temperature is 22 degrees

clase¹ (↑ clase (1)), edad, término, etc

C

a medias ( loc adv)

1

(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medios he left the work half-finished

me dijo la verdad a medios she didn't tell me the whole truth o story

lo arregló a medios he didn't fix it properly

2

(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medios? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?

pagar a medios to pay half each, go halves

lo hicimos a medios we did it between us

D

( Chi fam) ( delante del n) (uso enfático): el medio auto que se gasta just look at the car he drives!

medio²

adverb

half

está medio borracha/loca she's half drunk/crazy

lo dejaron allí medio muerto they left him there half dead

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí it was rather awkward meeting him there

me lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio she said it half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio hacer he never finishes anything, he leaves everything half finished

medio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije (CS fam); she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her ( colloq)

medio³

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Mat) (mitad) half

B

1 (centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room

el botón de en or del medio the middle button, the button in the middle

el justo medio the happy medium

quítate de en or del medio, que no me dejas ver get out of the way, I can't see

quitar a algn de en medio ( euf); to get rid of sb ( euph), bump sb off ( colloq)

2 los medios mpl ( Taur) center* ( of the ring)

C

1 (recurso, manera) means (pl)

lo intentaron por todos los medios they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo there's no way o means of locating him

hizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance she did everything she could with the resources at her disposal

como medio de coacción as a means of coercion

2 ( Art) (vehículo) tb

medio de expresión medium

3 medios mpl (recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios he spared no expense

a pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone in spite of his limited means

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo she does not have the means o resources to do it

Compuestos:

● medio de comunicación

la entrevista concedida a un medio de comunicación francés the interview given to a French newspaper ( o television station etc)

los medios de comunicación the media

los medios de comunicación sociales or de masas the mass media

● medio de difusión

medio de comunicación

● medio de transporte

means of transport

● medio impugnativo

( Méx) legal challenge

● medio informativo

medio de comunicación

● medios audiovisuales

mpl audiovisual aids (pl)

● medios de producción

mpl:

los medio de producción the means of production

D ( en locs):

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of

hay muchos intereses creados de por medio there are a lot of vested interests involved

en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people

no sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can work in all this mess

en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion

en medio de todo all things considered

en medio de todo más vale así all things considered, it's probably better this way

por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week

dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses

por medio de: nos enteramos por medio de tu primo we found out from o through your cousin

atrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas it catches its prey by using these pincers

se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system

obtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias she got the job through these contacts

de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong o utterly mistaken

le acertó de medio a medio she was absolutely right

E

1

(círculo, ámbito): en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles

no está en su medio he's out of his element

un artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio (Col, CS); an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country ( o area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que … informed opinion has it that …

2 ( Biol) environment

estos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitat

la adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

Compuesto:

medio ambiente

environment

que no daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly

F (dedo) middle finger

G (moneda) five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countries

ni medio ( RPl fam): no se ve/no entendí ni medio you can't see/I didn't understand a thing

el que nace para medio nunca llega a real if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world

* * *

Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)

medio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

medió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
mediar
medio
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( intervenir) to mediate;

medio EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sth
b) ( interceder) medio POR algn to intercede for sb;

medio ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medio 1
◊ - dia adjetivo

1 ( delante del n) ( la mitad de):
◊ medio kilo half a kilo;

media manzana half an apple;
pagar medio pasaje to pay half fare o half price;
media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE);
dos horas y media two and a half hours;
a las cinco y media at half past five;
a media mañana/tarde in the middle of the morning/afternoon;
a medio camino halfway;
media pensión ( en hoteles) half board;
(se) dio medio vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel and left;
un jugador de medio campo a midfield player;
medio tiempo (AmL) half-time;
mi media naranja (fam &
hum) my better half (colloq & hum)
2 (mediano, promedio) average;
◊ el ciudadano medio the average citizen;

a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term
medio 2 adverbio
half;
◊ está medio loca she's half crazy;

todo lo deja a medio terminar he leaves everything half finished
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat) ( mitad) half
2 ( centro) middle;
◊ en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room;

quitarse de en or del medio to get out of the way
3
a) (recurso, manera) means (pl);

◊ como medio de coacción as a means of coercion;

los medios de comunicación the media;
medio de transporte means of transport
b)

◊ medios sustantivo masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)

4 ( en locs)
◊ en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people;

en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion;
por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week;
dos casas por medio every two houses;
por medio de (de proceso/técnica) by means of;
por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin
5
a) (círculo, ámbito):

◊ en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles;

no está en su medio he's out of his element
b) (Biol) environment;

◊ la adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment;

medio ambiente environment;
que no da daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees
(entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
' medio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- adivinarse
- ambiente
- calle
- camino
- coger
- conducto
- coralina
- coralino
- cuerpo
- Ecuador
- elemento
- en
- entorno
- habitar
- lado
- locomoción
- media
- ocupante
- odisea
- oriente
- perder
- por
- radical
- recurso
- sacar
- tener
- término
- tierra
- través
- a
- alzado
- arma
- atontado
- caja
- canal
- derruido
- destruir
- día
- efectivo
- gusto
- hombre
- hostil
- instrumento
- ir
- loco
- Medio Oriente
- mejor
- menos
- meter
English:
about
- air
- and
- average
- backdrop
- between
- bread
- call away
- canter
- centre
- cobble together
- discern
- East
- end
- environment
- environmentalist
- envoy
- freight
- half
- half-dead
- half-dressed
- half-empty
- half-full
- half-open
- half-serious
- half-way
- mean
- means
- medium
- medium-term
- mid
- middle
- Middle East
- middleweight
- midst
- moderate
- on
- over
- part
- resource
- Roman arch
- rough up
- sandwich course
- scrum-half
- semiliterate
- shelf
- slush
- slushy
- stimulate
- television

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medio, -a

♦ adj

1. [igual a la mitad] half;

media docena half a dozen;

media hora half an hour;

medio litro half a litre;

el estadio registra media entrada the stadium is half full;

medio pueblo estaba allí half the town was there;

medio Quito se quedó sin electricidad half of Quito was left without electricity;

la bandera ondeaba a media asta the flag was flying at half mast;

a medio camino [en viaje] halfway there;
[en trabajo] halfway through;
a media luz in the half-light;

nos salimos a media película we left halfway through the movie o Br film;

como algo a media mañana I have something to eat halfway through the morning, I have a mid-morning snack;

docena y media one and a half dozen;

un kilo y medio one and a half kilos;

son las dos y media it's half past two;

son y media it's half past

Comp
Andes, Méx, Ven medio fondo waist petticoat o slip;
la media luna the crescent;

la Media Luna Roja the Red Crescent;
Fam Fig media naranja:
mi/su/ etc[m5]. media naranja my/your/ etc other o better half;

media pensión half board;
CSur medio pupilo [que va a dormir a casa] day pupil; [que va a casa el fin de semana] boarder;
media suela half-sole;

media volea half volley

2. [intermedio] [estatura, tamaño] medium;
[posición, punto] middle;
de una calidad media of average quality;

a medio plazo in the medium term;

de clase media middle-class;

a media distancia in the middle distance

Comp
medio campo midfield; Am medio tiempo half-time
3. [de promedio] [temperatura, velocidad] average;
Mat mean;
el consumo medio de agua por habitante the average water consumption per head of the population;

a una velocidad media de 50 km/h at an average speed of 50 km/h

4. [corriente] ordinary, average;

el ciudadano medio the average person, ordinary people

♦ adv

half;

medio borracho half drunk;

estaba medio muerto he was half dead;

a medio hacer half done;

han dejado la obra a medio hacer they've left the building half finished;

aún estoy a medio arreglar I'm only half ready;

pasé la noche medio en vela I barely slept all night, I spent half the night awake

♦ nm

1. [mitad] half;

uno y medio one and a half

2. [centro] middle, centre;

íbamos por el carril del medio o [m5] de en medio we were driving in the middle lane;

en medio (de) in the middle (of);

estaba incómoda en medio de toda aquella gente I felt uncomfortable among all those people;

está en medio de una profunda depresión she's in the middle of a deep depression;

no se oía nada en medio de tanto ruido you couldn't hear a thing with all that noise;

han puesto una valla en medio they've put a fence in the way;

si te pones en medio no veo la tele I can't see the TV if you're in the way;

quítate de en medio get out of the way;

siempre tienes todas tus cosas por medio your things are always lying around all over the place;

estar por (en) medio [estorbar] to be in the way;

hay muchos intereses de por medio there are a lot of interests involved;

meterse o [m5] ponerse (de) por medio [estorbar] to get in the way;
Fig [entrometerse] to interfere;
Comp

equivocarse de medio a medio to be completely wrong;

Comp
Fam
quitar de en medio a alguien to get rid of sb;

Comp

quitarse de en medio [suicidarse] to do away with oneself

3. [sistema, manera] means [singular or plural], method;

utilice cualquier medio a su alcance use whatever means are available, use every means available;

encontró un medio para pagar menos impuestos she found a way of paying less tax;

no hay medio de convencerla she refuses to be convinced;

por medio de by means of, through;

ha encontrado trabajo por medio de un conocido she got a job through an acquaintance;

por todos los medios by all possible means;

intentaré conseguir ese trabajo por todos los medios I'll do whatever it takes to get that job;

su medio de vida es la chatarra he earns his living from scrap metal

Comp
los medios de comunicación the media;
medios de comunicación electrónicos electronic media;

los medios de comunicación de masas the mass media;

los medios de difusión the media;

medio de expresión medium;

los medios de información the media;

medios de producción means of production;

medio de transporte means of transport o US transportation

4.
medios [recursos] means, resources;

no cuenta con los medios económicos para realizarlo she lacks the means o the (financial) resources to do it

5. [elemento físico] environment;

animales que viven en el medio acuático animals that live in an aquatic environment

Comp
medio ambiente environment; Biol medio de cultivo culture medium;
medio físico physical environment

6. [ámbito]
el medio rural/urbano the countryside/city;

en medios financieros/políticos in financial/political circles;

en medios bien informados in well-informed circles

7. Dep [en fútbol, hockey] midfielder;
[en rugby] halfback
Comp
medio (de) apertura [en rugby] fly half, stand-off;
medio (de) melé [en rugby] scrum half

8. Taurom
los medios = centre of bullring

9. Comp
CSur Fam
ni medio: no oye ni medio he's as deaf as a post;

no entiende ni medio she hasn't got a clue;

por medio: nado día por medio I swim every other day

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medio

I adj

1 half;

las tres y media half past three, three-thirty;

a medio camino halfway

2 tamaño medium

3 (de promedio) average

4 posición middle

II m

1 ( entorno) environment

2 en fútbol midfielder

3 ( centro) middle;

en medio de in the middle of

4 ( manera) means;

por medio de by means of;

medios pl dinero means, resources

III adv half;

hacer algo a medias half do sth;

ir a medias go halves;

a medio hacer half done;

de medio a medio completely;

día por medio L.Am. every other day;

quitar de en medio algo fam move sth out of the way;

quitarse de en medio get out of the way

* * *

medio adv

1) : half

está medio dormida: she's half asleep

2) : rather, kind of

está medio aburrida esta fiesta: this party is rather boring

medio, - dia adj

1) : half

una media hora: half an hour

medio hermano: half brother

a media luz: in the half-light

son las tres y media: it's half past three, it's three-thirty

2) : midway, halfway

a medio camino: halfway there

3) : middle

la clase media: the middle class

4) : average

la temperatura media: the average temperature

medio nm

1) centro: middle, center

en medio de: in the middle of, amid

2) ambiente: milieu, environment

3) : medium, spiritualist

4) : means pl, way

por medio de: by means of

los medios de comunicación: the media

5) medios nmpl

: means, resources

* * *

medio¹ adj

1. (mitad) half

pesa medio kilo it weighs half a kilo

tardaré media hora I'll be half an hour

un litro y medio de agua a litre and a half of water

2. (promedio, normal) average

el español medio the average Spaniard

medio² adv half

las manzanas estaban medio podridas the apples were half rotten

medio³ n

1. (centro) middle

hay una fuente en medio de la plaza there's a fountain in the middle of the square

2. (entorno) environment

los anfibios necesitan un medio húmedo amphibians need a damp environment

3. (recurso, método) means

han utilizado medios dudosos they used doubtful means

media de transporte means of transport

medio ambiente environment

medios de comunicación media

Spanish-English dictionary > medio
16 gordo

adj.

fat, plump, chubby, big.

m.

1 fat man, fat guy, fat person, fatso.

2 jackpot.

3 fat.

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gordo

► adjetivo

1 (carnoso) fat

■ se puso gordo he got fat

2 (grueso) thick

3 (grave) serious

4 (importante) big

■ ¡qué mentira tan gorda! what a big lie!

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 fat person (familiarmente) fatty

► nombre masculino gordo

1 familiar (grasa) fat

2 el gordo the first prize in the lottery

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

armarse la gorda familiar to be hell to pay

caer gordo,-a familiar not to stand somebody

■ el vecino me cae gordo I can't stand my neighbour

estar sin gorda familiar to be broke

hacer la vista gorda familiar to turn a blind eye

ni gorda familiar not a thing, nothing

■ sin gafas no veo ni gorda I can't see a thing without glasses

quedarse sin gorda familiar to be broke

————————

gordo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (grasa) fat

2 el gordo the first prize in the lottery

* * *

(f. - gorda)

adj.

1) fat

2) thick

3) greasy, oily

* * *
gordo, -a
1. ADJ

1) [persona] (=obeso) fat; (=corpulento) stout, plump

está más gordo que nunca — he's fatter than ever

caer gordo a algn * —

ese tipo me cae gordo — I can't stand that guy *

2) * [cosa, hecho] big

fue el desastre más gordo de su historia — it was the biggest o worst disaster in their history

ha pasado algo muy gordo — something major has happened

una mentira de las gordas — a big fat lie *

y lo más gordo fue que... — and then to cap it all... *

3) [comida, sustancia] greasy, oily

tocino gordo — fatty bacon

4) [agua] hard

5) [lienzo, hilo] coarse

6) Chile * (=querido) darling *
gota 1., 1), perra 2), dedo 1), pez I, 1.
2.

SM / F fat man/woman

¡gordo! — fatty! *, fatso! *

3. SM

1) (Culin) fat, suet

2) (=premio) jackpot, big prize

ganar el gordo — to hit the jackpot, win the big prize

- sacarse el gordo
gorda EL GORDO El Gordo, "the fat one", refers to a large lottery jackpot, particularly the one offered in the Spanish Lotería Nacional at Christmas. The Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad takes place on December 22 and the jackpot is worth several million pounds to the holder or holders of the winning number. Because of the cost of buying an entire number, people generally buy décimos (tenth-part shares), which means the total winnings are usually shared out between a number of people.
See:

ver nota culturelle LOTERÍA in lotería

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) <persona/piernas> fat

siempre ha sido gordo — he's always been overweight o fat

estás más gordo — you've put on weight

es más bien gordita — she's quite plump

me/le/nos cae gordo — (fam) I/she/we can't stand him (colloq)

2) ( grueso) < libro> thick; <lana/calcetines> thick; < suéter> thick, chunky

3) <carne/tocino> fatty

4) (fam) (importante, serio) big

algo gordo debe haber ocurrido — something big o serious must have happened

fue una metedura de pata de las gordas — it was a terrible o a huge blunder (colloq)

armarse la gorda — (fam)

y entonces se armó la gordo — and then the feathers began to fly
II
- da masculino, femenino

1)

a) ( persona) (m) fat man; (f) fat woman

ese gordo simpático — that nice, rather fat man o guy

es un gordito precioso — he's a cute, chubby little thing

b) (fam) ( como apelativo ofensivo) fatso (colloq), fatty (colloq)

c) (AmL) (fam) ( como apelativo cariñoso) dear, love

2) gordo masculino (Jueg) ( premio mayor) jackpot, first prize ( in the state lottery)
•• Cultural note:
El Gordo

In Spain, the name given to the big prizes in the Lotería Nacional and Lotería Primitiva, in particular the prize for the Christmas draw of the Lotería Nacional. In Latin America it also means a big lottery prize

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) <persona/piernas> fat

siempre ha sido gordo — he's always been overweight o fat

estás más gordo — you've put on weight

es más bien gordita — she's quite plump

me/le/nos cae gordo — (fam) I/she/we can't stand him (colloq)

2) ( grueso) < libro> thick; <lana/calcetines> thick; < suéter> thick, chunky

3) <carne/tocino> fatty

4) (fam) (importante, serio) big

algo gordo debe haber ocurrido — something big o serious must have happened

fue una metedura de pata de las gordas — it was a terrible o a huge blunder (colloq)

armarse la gorda — (fam)

y entonces se armó la gordo — and then the feathers began to fly
II
- da masculino, femenino

1)

a) ( persona) (m) fat man; (f) fat woman

ese gordo simpático — that nice, rather fat man o guy

es un gordito precioso — he's a cute, chubby little thing

b) (fam) ( como apelativo ofensivo) fatso (colloq), fatty (colloq)

c) (AmL) (fam) ( como apelativo cariñoso) dear, love

2) gordo masculino (Jueg) ( premio mayor) jackpot, first prize ( in the state lottery)
•• Cultural note:
El Gordo

In Spain, the name given to the big prizes in the Lotería Nacional and Lotería Primitiva, in particular the prize for the Christmas draw of the Lotería Nacional. In Latin America it also means a big lottery prize

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gordo¹

¹ = fattie, fat lump, fat lump of lard, fatso.

Ex: That makes him sound bad, but he isn't -- He's a man who married a 22-year-old hottie only to wind up with a 35-year-old fattie.

Ex: I saw her on the telly the other day and she still looked like a fat lump to me.

Ex: This brand new book is going to turn you from a useless fat lump of lard into a tender caring, satisfying, lover for the woman you love.

Ex: We are becoming a nation of wimps, fatsos and crybabies because we have created a hypersensitive social and legal environment.

gordo²

² = fat [fatter -comp., fattest -sup.].

Ex: The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'.

* dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the.

* demasiado gordo = overweight.

* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.

* hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* mentira gorda = big fat lie.

* pez gordo = power player, big wheel, big shot, big noise, big wig, fat cat.

* premio gordo = jackpot.

* sal gorda = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse salt.

* sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.

* sueldo de pez gordo = fat-cat salary.

* * *

gordo¹ -da

adjective

A ‹persona/piernas/cara› fat

siempre ha sido muy gordo he's always been very overweight o very fat

estás más gordo you've put on weight o you've got fatter

es más bien gordita she's quite plump

me/le/nos cae gordo ( fam); I/she/we can't stand him ( colloq)

B (grueso) ‹libro/rama/filete› thick; ‹lana/calcetines› thick; ‹suéter› thick, chunky

C ‹carne/tocino› fatty

D ( fam) (importante, serio) big

algo gordo debe haber ocurrido something big o serious must have happened

fue una metedura de pata de las gordas it was a terrible o a huge blunder ( colloq)

armar la gorda ( fam); to cause o make a scene ( colloq), to kick up a fuss ( colloq)

armarse la gorda ( fam): cuando se entere se va a armar la gorda when he finds out there'll be hell to pay o there's going to be one hell of a fuss ( colloq)

llegó ella y se armó la gordo it was absolute chaos o mayhem when she arrived

gordo² -da El Gordo (↑ gordo a1)

masculine, feminine

A

1 (persona) ( masculine) fat man; ( feminine) fat woman

ese gordo simpático del número 28 that nice, rather fat man o guy who lives at number 28

es un gordito precioso he's a cute, chubby little thing

2 ( fam)

(como apelativo cariñoso): gorda ¿te tomas un café? do you want a coffee, dear ( o love etc)?

3 (como apelativo ofensivo) ( fam); fatso ( colloq), fatty ( colloq)

B

gordo masculine (grasa) fat

carne con gordo fatty meat

C

gordo masculine ( Jueg) (premio mayor) jackpot, first prize ( in the state lottery)

le tocó el gordo he won the first prize o the jackpot (in the lottery)

* * *

gordo 1
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹persona/piernas› fat;
◊ siempre ha sido gordo he's always been overweight o fat;

estás gordo you've put on weight;
es más bien gordita she's quite plump
2 ( grueso) ‹libro/lana/suéter› thick
3 ‹carne/tocino› fatty
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( persona) (m) fat man;

(f) fat woman
b) (fam) ( como apelativo ofensivo) fatso (colloq), fatty (colloq)

gordo 2 sustantivo masculino (Jueg) ( premio mayor) jackpot ( in the state lottery)
gordo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (persona) fat
2 (cable, jersey, etc) thick
3 (importante, serio) big: estoy en un lío muy gordo, I'm in big trouble
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fat person
familiar fatty
III sustantivo masculino el gordo, (de una lotería) the jackpot
♦ Locuciones: caer gordo: le cae gordo, she can't bear o stand him
' gordo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gorda
- pez
- dedo
- estar
- para
- premio
English:
bigshot
- bigwig
- coarse
- fat
- fish
- fleshy
- jackpot
- overweight
- plump
- rub up
- slight
- toe
- toenail
- big
- block
- keep
- onto
- over
- thick

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gordo, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona] fat;

está más gordo que antes he's put on weight;

el Gordo y el Flaco Laurel and Hardy;

Comp
Fam
me cae gordo I can't stand him

2. [grueso] thick;
Esp
sal gorda cooking salt

3. [grande] big;

dedo gordo [de la mano] thumb;
[del pie] big toe;
cayó una tormenta gorda there was a big o terrible storm

4. Fam [problema, asunto] major;

cometió un error muy gordo he made a major mistake;

tuve una discusión muy gorda con él I had one hell of an argument with him

5. Fam

Comp

armar la gorda to kick up a row o stink;

cuando llegó la policía se armó la gorda when the police arrived all hell broke loose;

ni gorda: no vi/no entendí ni gorda [nada] I couldn't see/I didn't understand a thing

♦ nm,f

1. [persona obesa] fat man, f fat woman;

los gordos fat people

2. Am Fam [como apelativo]
¿cómo estás, gordo? how's it going, big man?

♦ nm

1. [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;

le tocó el gordo [en lotería] he won first prize, he won the jackpot;

le tocó el gordo con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] he hit the jackpot with that job;

con esa hermana que tiene le ha tocado el gordo [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for him having a sister like that

2. [grasa] fat

* * *

gordo

I adj

1 fat

2

:

me cae gordo fam I can’t stand him;

se va a armar la gorda fam all hell will break loose fam ;

¡ésta sí que es gorda! fam this is a disaster!;

no veo ni gorda fam I can’t see a damn thing fam

II m, gorda f fat person

III m premio jackpot;

me ha caído o

tocado el gordo I’ve won the jackpot; fig I’ve hit the jackpot

* * *

gordo, -da adj

1) : fat

2) : thick

3) : fatty, greasy, oily

4) : unpleasant

me cae gorda tu tía: I can't stand your aunt

gordo, -da n

: fat person

gordo nm

1) grasa: fat

2) : jackpot

* * *

gordo¹ adj

1. (obeso) fat [comp. fatter; superl. fattest]

estaba muy gordo de pequeño he was very fat when he was young

2. (grueso) thick

me he comprado un diccionario muy gordo I've bought a very thick dictionary

3. (grave) serious / big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest]

tenemos un problema gordo we've got a big problem

Si alquien te cae gordo dices I can't stand...

su padre me cae gordo I can't stand her father

gordo² n

1. (persona) fat man [pl. men] / fat woman [pl. women]

2. (premio de lotería) jackpot

ganar el gordo to win the jackpot

Spanish-English dictionary > gordo
17 sencillez

f.

1 simplicity.

2 unaffectedness, naturalness (modestia).

3 plainness.

* * *

sencillez

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) simplicity

2 (naturalidad) simplicity, lack of affectation, unpretentiousness

3 (ingenuidad) gullibility, naivety,

* * *

noun f.

simplicity

* * *

SF

1) [de costumbre, estilo, ropa] simplicity

se viste con mucha sencillez — she dresses very simply

2) [de tema, problema] simplicity, straightforwardness

no entendió nada pese a la sencillez del asunto — she didn't understand a thing despite the simplicity o straightforwardness of the matter

3) (=naturalidad) naturalness

me gustó su sencillez en el trato — I liked her naturalness

4) LAm (=necedad) foolishness

* * *

femenino simplicity

habla con sencillez — she uses plain language

viste con sencillez — she dresses simply o modestly

se comporta con gran sencillez — he behaves with great modesty

* * *

= simplicity, casualness, sublimity.

Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex. 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.

Ex. His solution to the problem of significance order had the sublimity of innocence: put the more significant term first.

* * *

femenino simplicity

habla con sencillez — she uses plain language

viste con sencillez — she dresses simply o modestly

se comporta con gran sencillez — he behaves with great modesty

* * *

= simplicity, casualness, sublimity.

Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.

Ex: His solution to the problem of significance order had the sublimity of innocence: put the more significant term first.

* * *

sencillez

feminine

simplicity

la sencillez del estilo the simplicity of the style

habla con sencillez y naturalidad her manner of speaking is simple and unaffected

viste con sencillez she dresses simply o modestly

pese al cargo que ocupa se comporta con gran sencillez in spite of his position he behaves with great modesty o in a very unassuming way

* * *

sencillez sustantivo femenino
simplicity;
◊ con sencillez ‹ vestir› simply;

‹ comportarse› with modesty;
◊ habla con sencillez she uses plain language

sencillez sustantivo femenino
1 (de un problema, de un diseño) simplicity
2 (de una persona) naturalness

' sencillez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encanto
English:
simplicity
- plainly
- simply

* * *

sencillez nf

1. [facilidad] simplicity

2. [de decoración, vestido] simplicity;

vestir con sencillez to dress simply

3. [de lenguaje, estilo] simplicity

4. [campechanía] unaffectedness, naturalness

* * *

sencillez

f simplicity

* * *

sencillez nf

: simplicity

* * *

sencillez n simplicity

Spanish-English dictionary > sencillez
18 disquisición

f.

disquisition, formal discourse on a subject.

* * *

disquisición

► nombre femenino

1 disquisition

► nombre femenino plural disquisiciones

1 digressions

* * *

SF

1) (=análisis) disquisition

2) pl disquisiciones (=comentarios) asides, digressions

* * *

femenino

a) (estudio, exposición) treatise

b) ( comentario marginal) digression

déjate de disquisiciones filosóficas — (iró) never mind the lengthy explanations

* * *

= disquisition.

Nota: Formal.

Ex. There are disadvantages to this but a disquisition on all of that would run on for many pages.

* * *

femenino

a) (estudio, exposición) treatise

b) ( comentario marginal) digression

déjate de disquisiciones filosóficas — (iró) never mind the lengthy explanations

* * *

= disquisition.

Nota: Formal.

Ex: There are disadvantages to this but a disquisition on all of that would run on for many pages.

* * *

disquisición

feminine

1 (estudio, exposición) treatise

2 (comentario marginal) digression

hizo tantas disquisiciones que no entendí nada he went off at a tangent so often o he digressed so many times that I didn't understand a thing

déjate de disquisiciones filosóficas ( iró); never mind the lengthy explanations, spare me the lecture ( colloq)

* * *

disquisición nf

1. [análisis] disquisition ( sobre on)

2. [digresión]
disquisiciones digressions;

entrar o [m5] meterse en disquisiciones to digress;

perderse en disquisiciones to lose track of the subject

* * *

disquisición nf, pl - ciones

1) : formal discourse

2) disquisiciones nfpl

: digressions

Spanish-English dictionary > disquisición
19 pum

intj.

bang, thud, boom, pop.

* * *

pum

► interjección

1 bang!

* * *

EXCL [en disparo] bang!; [en golpe] thud!

- ni pum

no entendí ni pum — I didn't understand a thing

* * *

masculino bang

* * *

masculino bang

* * *

pum

masculine

bang

* * *

pum interj

bang!

Spanish-English dictionary > pum
20 ровно

нрч

1) равномерно evenly; гладко smoothly

мото́р рабо́тает ро́вно — the engine is running smoothly

се́рдце бьётся ро́вно — the heart beats evenly

2) точно exactly; sharp

ро́вно ты́сяча — one thousand exactly

ро́вно в 3 часа́ — at 3 sharp

3) совсем absolutely

он ро́вно ничего́ не по́нял — he didn't understand a thing

э́то ро́вно ничего́ не зна́чит — that means absolutely nothing, that means nothing whatever

Русско-английский учебный словарь > ровно

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