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1 objection

objection [əb'dʒekʃən]

noun

(a) (protest, argument against) objection f;

∎ are there any objections? y a-t-il des objections?;

∎ to make or to raise an objection faire ou soulever une objection;

∎ I have no objection to his coming je ne vois pas d'objection à ce qu'il vienne;

∎ I have no objection to his friends je n'ai rien contre ses amis;

∎ if you have no objection si vous n'y voyez pas d'inconvénient;

∎ Law objection! objection!;

∎ Law objection sustained/overruled! objection retenue/rejetée!

(b) (reason for objecting) inconvénient m;

∎ the chief objection to your plan is its cost le plus grand inconvénient de votre projet, c'est son coût

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2 tomber

tomber [tɔ̃be]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

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► tomber is conjugated with être, unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. to fall ; [échafaudage, mur] to fall down ; [cheveux] to fall out

• il est tombé et s'est cassé la jambe he fell and broke his leg

• tomber par terre to fall down

• se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil to fall into an armchair

• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall

• tomber à l'eau to fall into the water ; (figurative) to fall through

• tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree

• tomber d'une chaise to fall off a chair

• tomber d'une échelle to fall off a ladder

• tomber de cheval to fall off one's horse

• tomber de haut to fall from a height ; (figurative) to come down with a bump

• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!

• la nouvelle vient de tomber à l'instant the news has just come through

• un fax vient de tomber a fax has just come through

► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring down

• le chien l'a fait tomber the dog knocked him over

• faire tomber le gouvernement to bring down the government

   b. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come down

• la nuit tombe it's getting dark

• il tombe de la neige it's snowing

• qu'est-ce qu'il tombe ! (inf) it's coming down in buckets! (inf)

• il tombe quelques gouttes it's raining slightly

• la foudre est tombée tout près the lightning has struck nearby

   c. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away

• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 euros

• les prix ne sont jamais tombés aussi bas prices have reached an all-time low

• ils sont tombés bien bas they've sunk really low

   d. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to fall

• l'as et le roi sont tombés the ace and king have been played

   e. ( = pendre) to hang

• sa jupe tombe bien her skirt hangs nicely

• ses cheveux lui tombaient sur les épaules his hair came down to his shoulders

• les rideaux tombaient jusqu'au plancher the curtains came down to the floor

   f. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronounced

• les deux concerts tombent le même jour the two concerts fall on the same day

   g. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting

• bien tomber (moment) to come at the right moment ; (chance) to be lucky

• mal tomber (moment) to come at the wrong moment ; (chance) to be unlucky

• ça tombe bien that's fortunate

• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new boss

• ça tombe à pic (inf) that's perfect timing

• ça ne pouvait pas mieux tomber it couldn't have come at a better time

   h. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)

   i. (locutions)

► laisser tomber to drop

• il a voulu faire du droit mais il a vite laissé tomber he wanted to do law but he soon dropped it

• la famille nous a bien laissé tomber the family really let us down

• laisse tomber ! (inf) forget it! ; (irritation) give it a rest! (inf)► tomber dans to fall into

• tomber dans l'eau to fall into the water

• tomber dans la misère to become destitute

• tomber dans le coma to fall into a coma

• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)

• tomber sur le dos to fall on one's back

• j'ai eu la chance de tomber sur un spécialiste I was lucky enough to come across a specialist

• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station

• je suis tombé sur une vieille photo I came across an old photo

• on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur moi we drew straws and I was the lucky winner

• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!

• il m'est tombé sur le râble or le dos (inf!: inf!) he laid into me (inf)► tomber dessus (inf)

il nous est tombé dessus le jour de Noël he landed on us on Christmas Day (inf)

• une quantité de problèmes leur est tombée dessus they had a whole series of problems

• ils nous sont tombés dessus à huit contre trois eight of them laid into the three of us (inf)

2. <

   a. (Sport) ( = vaincre) (inf)

to throw

   b. ( = séduire) (inf)

il les tombe toutes he's a real ladykiller

   c. ( = retirer) (inf)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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I
1. tɔ̃be
verbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off

tomber dans un trou — to fall down a hole

j'ai fait tomber un vase — I knocked a vase over

j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère — I knocked the vase off the shelf

le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit — the wind blew a tile off the roof

se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil — to flop into an armchair

laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis — to drop a cake on the carpet

le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter — the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself

2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop

il tombe des gouttes — it's spotting with rain

qu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)

ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!

la foudre est tombée sur un arbre — the lightning struck a tree

une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne — there was a dim light coming through the skylight

une pâle clarté tombait de la lune — the moon cast a pale light

3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down

faire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]

il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low

il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime — he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation

je tombe de sommeil — I can't keep my eyes open

4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out

le roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played

faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]

5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope

6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall

tomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly

sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles — her skirt comes down to her ankles

7) (se retrouver, se placer)

tomber dans la vulgarité — to lapse into vulgarity

vous tombez dans le paradoxe — you are being paradoxical

tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law

la conversation est tombée sur la politique — the conversation came around to politics

8) ( devenir) to fall

tomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love

9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given

tomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen

dès que le journal tombe des presses — as soon as the newspaper comes off the press

10) ( rencontrer)

tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)

tomber sur la bonne page — to hit on the right page

je suis tombé sur un examinateur sévère à l'examen — I got a harsh examiner in the exam

je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais — I found what I was looking for by chance

si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square

11) ( survenir) gén to come

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!

tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave

il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?

tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting

12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]

13) ( abandonner)

laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]

laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)

laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down

14) ( agresser)

tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)

15) ( mourir) euph to die

II tɔ̃be
nom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]

ce velours a un beau tomber — this velvet hangs well

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tɔ̃be
1. vi

1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fall

Attention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!

tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through

tomber de fatigue — to drop from exhaustion

tomber de sommeil — to be asleep on one's feet

Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.

2) (dans un certain état)

tomber en panne — to break down

tomber en ruine — to fall into ruins

tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant

3) (= survenir)

ça tombe bien — that's good timing

ça tombe mal — that's bad timing

il est bien tombé — he's been lucky

il est mal tombé — he's been unlucky

tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right

4)

laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop

Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up

Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down

Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.

laisse tomber — drop it

Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.

5)

tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across

tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone

Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about

2. vt

tomber la veste — to slip off one's jacket

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tomber verb table: aimer

A nm (de vêtement, tissu) hang ¢; ce velours a un beau tomber this velvet hangs well.

B vtr (+ v avoir)

1 Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe];

2 ○( séduire) to bed○ [femme]; ( charmer) il les tombe toutes they all fall for him.

C vi (+ v être)

1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;

2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;

3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;

4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;

5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;

6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;

7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;

8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;

9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;

10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;

11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;

12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;

13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;

14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;

15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.

Idiome

en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.

I

[tɔ̃be] nom masculin

(littéraire)

au tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou dusk

II

[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ]

1. [personne] to fall (down), to fall over

[meuble, pile de livres] to fall over, to topple over

[cloison] to fall down, to collapse

[avion, bombe, projectile] to fall

tomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall down

tomber à plat ventre to fall flat on one's face

tomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchair

tomber de fatigue to be ready to drop (from exhaustion)

tomber de sommeil to be asleep on one's feet

ne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall off

tomber dans l'escalier to fall down the stairs

tomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horse

tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a tree

faire tomber quelqu'un

a. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody up

b. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody over

le vent a fait tomber des arbres the wind blew some trees over ou down

elle l'a fait tomber de la table she pushed him off the table

faire tomber quelque chose

a. [en poussant] to push something over

b. [en renversant] to knock something over

c. [en lâchant] to drop something

d. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over

j'ai fait tomber mes lunettes I've dropped my glasses

tu es tombé bien bas (figuré) you've sunk very low

2. (soutenu) [mourir] to fall, to die

tomber sur le champ de bataille to fall on the battlefield

ceux qui sont tombés au champ d'honneur those killed in action

3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come out

ne ramasse pas les cerises qui sont tombées don't pick the cherries which are on the ground

4. [pendre - cheveux, tentures] to hang ; [ - moustaches] to droop ; [ - seins] to sag, to droop

ses longs cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos her long hair hung down her back

une mèche lui tombait sur un œil a lock of hair hung over one eye

il a les épaules qui tombent he's got sloping shoulders

la robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you

5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come down

la neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/raining

une goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neck

(tournure impersonnelle)

il tombe en moyenne 3 mm d'eau par jour the average daily rainfall is 3 mm

il en est tombé, de la pluie! (familier) it tipped ou threw it down! (UK), it poured!

il tombera de la neige sur l'est there will be snow in the east

il tombe quelques gouttes it's spitting

il tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are falling

il tombe de la grêle it's hailing

toi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)

il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every month

ça va tomber!

a. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!

b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!

des têtes vont tomber! heads will roll!

tomber sous les yeux de quelqu'un to come to somebody's attention

6. [déboucher]

là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamain

continuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market

7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a close

la température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degrees

sa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%

faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperature

8. [disparaître - obstacle] to disappear, to vanish ; [ - objection, soupçon] to vanish, to fade

sa réticence est tombée devant mes arguments she gave way in the face of my arguments

sa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated

ses défenses sont tombées he dropped his guard

9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall through

les candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first round

le chef du gang est tombé hier the ringleader was arrested yesterday

faire tomber

a. [cité] to bring down

b. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topple

c. [record] to break

d. [concurrent] to defeat

10. [devenir]

tomber amoureux to fall in love

tomber enceinte to become pregnant

tomber malade to become ou to fall ill

tomber fou (familier) to go mad

tomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead

11. JEUX [carte]

tous les atouts sont tombés all the trumps have been played

B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]

1. [événement] to fall ou to be on

mon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sunday

tomber juste [calcul] to work out exactly

bien tomber to come at the right moment ou time

ton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of it

mal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad time

le mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me

[personne]

on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail strike

tomber juste [deviner] to guess right

bien tomber

a. [opportunément] to turn up at the right moment

b. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luck

ah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to you

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! you couldn't have come at a better time!

il est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was lucky

mal tomber

a. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong moment

b. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of luck

il ne pouvait pas plus mal tomber he couldn't have picked a worse time

travailler pour Fanget? tu aurais pu plus mal tomber working for Fanget? it could be worse

tu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!

2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come out

les dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143

à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m

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[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat

2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce

il les tombe toutes he's got them falling at his feet

3. (familier & locution)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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tomber dans verbe plus préposition

[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)

sans tomber dans l'excès inverse without going to the other extreme

des traditions qui tombent dans l'oubli traditions which are falling into oblivion

tomber dans la dépression to become depressed

tomber dans l'erreur to commit an error

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tomber en verbe plus préposition

tomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces

tomber en ruine to go to rack and ruin

tomber en morceaux to fall to pieces

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tomber sur verbe plus préposition

(familier)

1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across

je suis tombé sur ton article dans le journal I came across your article in the newspaper

je suis tombé sur une arête I bit on a fishbone

on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur elle lots were drawn and her name came up

2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to get

quand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machine

3. [assaillir - personne] to set about, to go for

il tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake

il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi! it had to be me!

4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tomber

3 voir

voir [vwaʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. indirect transitive verb

4. reflexive verb

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➭ TABLE 30

1. <

   a. to see

• je l'ai vu de mes propres yeux I saw it with my own eyes

• je l'ai vu comme je vous vois I saw him as plainly as I see you now

• vous n'avez encore rien vu ! you ain't seen nothing yet! (inf)

• voyons un peu comment tu fais let's see how you do it

• il la voit beaucoup he sees a lot of her

• je l'ai assez vu (inf) I've had enough of him (inf)

• il voit le directeur ce soir he's seeing the manager tonight

• j'ai vu la mort de près I've looked death in the face

• des meubles comme on en voit partout ordinary furniture

• c'est ce que nous verrons ! we'll see about that!

• c'est à vous de voir it's up to you to see

• on aura tout vu ! we've seen everything now!

• comment voyez-vous l'avenir ? how do you see the future?

• je ne vois pas ce que vous voulez dire I don't see what you mean

• il ne voit que son intérêt he only considers his own interest

► voir + infinitif

• nous les avons vus sauter we saw them jump

• je l'ai vu casser la fenêtre I saw him break the window

• je l'ai vu entrer I saw him coming in

• je voudrais la voir travailler plus I'd like to see her do more work

• ce journal a vu son tirage augmenter this newspaper has seen an increase in its circulation

• notre pays voit renaître le fascisme our country is witnessing the rebirth of fascism► aller voir to go and see

• aller voir qn à l'hôpital to go and see sb in hospital

• aller voir un film to go to a film

• va voir ailleurs si j'y suis ! (inf) get lost! (inf!)► faire voir ( = montrer) to show

• fais voir ! let me have a look!

• faites-moi voir ce dessin let me see the picture

• va te faire voir (ailleurs) ! (inf!) get lost! (inf!)

• qu'il aille se faire voir (chez les Grecs) ! (inf!) he can go to hell! (inf!)► à le (ou te etc) voir

• à le voir si joyeux seeing him look so happy

• à le voir, on ne lui donnerait pas 90 ans to look at him, you wouldn't think he was 90

   b. ( = pouvoir voir, imaginer)

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► Lorsque voir exprime une faculté, il est souvent traduit par can see.

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• est-ce que tu le vois ? can you see it?

• tu me vois aller lui dire ça ? can you see me telling him that?

• je le vois mal habiter la banlieue I can't see him living in the suburbs

• je ne vois pas le problème I can't see what the problem is

• je ne vois pas comment ils auraient pu gagner I can't see how they could have won

• tu vois ça d'ici you can just imagine it

• il va encore protester, je vois ça d'ici he's going to start protesting again, I can see it coming

   c. ( = examiner, étudier) [+ dossier] to look at ; [+ circulaire] to read

   d. ( = supporter) (inf) elle ne peut pas le voir she can't stand him

• elle ne peut pas le voir en peinture she can't stand the sight of him

   e. (locutions)

• tu vas le faire tout de suite, vu ? (inf) you're going to do it straightaway, okay?

• vous m'en voyez ravi I'm delighted about that

• en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn to give sb a hard time

► façon de voir view of things

• nous n'avons pas la même façon de voir les choses we see things differently► c'est tout vu ! (inf) that's for sure!

► à voir

• c'est un film à voir it's a film worth seeing

• il a encore trois malades à voir he still has three patients to see

• à voir son train de vie, elle doit être très riche if her lifestyle is anything to go by, she must be very well-off

• il ne fera plus cette erreur -- c'est à voir he won't make the same mistake again -- we'll see► il n'y a qu'à voir

• il n'a pas de goût, il n'y a qu'à voir comment il s'habille he's got no taste, you only have to look at the clothes he wears► rien à voir

• ça n'a rien à voir that's got nothing to do with it

• je n'ai rien à voir dans cette affaire this has nothing to do with me► à voir avec

• cela a quelque chose à voir avec... this has got something to do with...

• son nouveau film ? rien à voir avec les précédents his new film? it's nothing like his previous work

• le résultat n'a plus grand-chose à voir avec le projet initial the result bears very little relation to the initial project► pour voir just to see

• essaie un peu, pour voir ! just you try!► passer voir

• passez me voir quand vous serez à Paris come and see me when you're in Paris

• je suis passé le voir I went to see him► vouloir + voir

• je veux voir ça ! I want to see that!

• je voudrais t'y voir ! I'd like to see you try!

• tu aurais dû refuser ! -- j'aurais voulu t'y voir ! you should have said no! -- I'd like to see what you'd have done!► bien voir

• nous allons bien voir ! we'll soon find out!

• on verra bien we'll see► voir venir ( = attendre les événements) to wait and see

• j'ai quelques économies, ça me permettra de voir venir (inf) I've got some savings which should be enough to see me through (inf)

• on va perdre, ça je le vois venir (gros comme une maison) (inf) ( = prévoir) we're going to lose, I can see it coming (a mile off (inf))

• je te vois venir (avec tes gros sabots) (inf) I can see what you're leading up to► se faire mal voir

• si elle ne revient pas travailler lundi, elle va se faire mal voir if she doesn't come back to work on Monday, it won't look too good

2. <

   a. to see

• voir mal to have trouble seeing

• on voit mal ici it's difficult to see in here

• voir trouble to have blurred vision

• il a vu grand he had big ideas

• dis-moi voir... tell me...

• essaie voir ! (inf) just you try it!

• regarde voir ce qu'il a fait ! (inf) just look what he's done!

• un peu de charité, voyons ! (rappel à l'ordre) come on now, let's be charitable!

• voyons voyons ! let's see now !

• c'est trop lourd pour toi, voyons ! come on now, it's too heavy for you!

3. <

• voir à ( = veiller à) (literary) to make sure that

• il faudra voir à ce qu'il obéisse we must make sure he does as he's told

4. <

► se voir

   a. (soi-même) to see o.s.

• se voir dans une glace to see oneself in a mirror

• elle se voyait déjà célèbre she pictured herself already famous

• je me vois mal habiter là I can't see myself living there somehow

• il la trouve moche -- il ne s'est pas vu ! he thinks she's ugly -- has he looked in the mirror lately?

   b. (mutuellement) to see each other

• ils se voient beaucoup they see a lot of each other

• nous essaierons de nous voir à Londres we'll try to meet in London

• ils ne peuvent pas se voir (inf) they can't stand the sight of each other (inf)

   c. ( = se trouver) se voir contraint de to find o.s. forced to

• je me vois dans la triste obligation de... I have the sad task of...

   d. ( = être visible) [tache, couleur, sentiments] to show

• la tache ne se voit pas the stain doesn't show

   e. ( = se produire) cela se voit tous les jours it happens every day

• cela ne s'est jamais vu ! it's unheard of!

   f. (fonction passive) ils se sont vu interdire l'accès du musée they were refused admission to the museum

• je me suis vu répondre que c'était trop tard I was told that it was too late

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vwaʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( percevoir par les yeux) to see [personne, objet]

je n'y vois rien — I can't see a thing

je les ai vus comme je te vois! — I saw them as plainly as I see you standing there!

à la voir si triste — when you see her so sad

à le voir, on le prendrait pour un clochard — to look at him, you'd think he was a tramp

faire voir quelque chose à quelqu'un — to show somebody something

laisser voir quelque chose — to show something

voir quelque chose en rêve — to dream about something

2) (être spectateur, témoin de) [personne] to see [film, incident]; [lieu] to see [événement, évolution]

la ville qui l'a vue naître — her native town

le film est à voir — the film is worth seeing

c'est beau à voir — it's beautiful to look at

ce n'est pas beau à voir — it's not a pretty sight

je voudrais bien t'y voir! — I'd like to see how you'd get on!

on n'a jamais vu ça! — it's unheard of!

on aura tout vu! — could you ever have imagined such a thing!

voyez-moi ça! — just look at that!

3) ( se figurer) to see

j'ai vu le moment où il allait m'étrangler — I thought he was about to strangle me

je vois ça d'ici — I can just imagine

4) ( juger) to see

c'est ma façon de voir (les choses) — that's the way I see things

c'est à toi de voir — it's up to you to decide

voir favorablement quelque chose — to be favourably [BrE] disposed toward(s) something

tu vas te faire mal voir de Sophie — Sophie is going to think badly of you

5) (comprendre, déceler) to see [moyen, avantage]

je ne vois pas qui tu veux dire — I don't know who you mean

si tu n'y vois pas d'inconvénient — if it's all right with you

on voit bien qu'elle n'a jamais travaillé! — you can tell she's never worked!

6) (constater, découvrir) to see

voir si/pourquoi — to find out ou to see if/why

on verra bien — well, we'll see

‘je ne paierai pas!’ - ‘c'est ce que nous verrons!’ — ‘I won't pay!’ - ‘we shall see about that!’

c'est à voir — that remains to be seen

touches-y, pour voir! — ( menace) you just touch it!

7) (examiner, étudier) to see [malade]; to look at [problème, dossier]

8) (recevoir, se rendre chez) to see [client, médecin, ami]

je passerai la voir demain — I'll call on her tomorrow

9) ( visiter) to see [ville, monument]

voir du pays — to see the world

10) ( avoir un rapport avec)

avoir quelque chose à voir avec — to have something to do with

2.

voir à verbe transitif indirect ( veiller à) to see to

voyez à ce que tout soit prêt — see to it ou make sure that everything is ready

3.

verbe intransitif

1) ( avec les yeux)

voir, y voir — to be able to see

je or j'y vois à peine — I can hardly see

je vois trouble — everything is a blur

2) ( par l'esprit)

voir clair dans quelque chose — to have a clear understanding of something

voir loin — ( être prévoyant) to look ahead; ( être perspicace) to be far-sighted

voir grand — to think big

elle a vu juste — she was right

il faut voir — (colloq) ( ça mérite réflexion) we'll have to see

3) ( rappel à l'ordre)

voyons, sois sage! — come on now, behave yourself!

4.

se voir verbe pronominal

1) (dans la glace, en imagination) to see oneself

il s'est vu sombrer dans la folie — he realized he was going mad

2) ( se remarquer) [tache, défaut] to show

la tour se voit de loin — the tower can be seen from far away

cela se voit tous les jours — it happens all the time ou every day

ça ne s'est jamais vu! — it's unheard of!

3) ( se trouver)

se voir obligé or dans l'obligation de faire quelque chose — to find oneself forced to do

4) ( se fréquenter) to see each other

ils ne peuvent pas se voir (en peinture (colloq)) — they can't stand each other

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ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez — to see no further than the end of one's nose

je préfère voir venir — (colloq) I would rather wait and see

on t'a vu venir! — (colloq) they/we saw you coming! (colloq)

je te vois venir — (colloq) I can see what you're getting at GB ou where you're coming from (colloq)

je t'ai assez vu — I've had enough of you

en voir de toutes les couleurs — to go through some hard times

j'en ai vu d'autres — I've seen worse

en faire voir à quelqu'un — to give somebody a hard time

qu'il aille se faire voir! — (colloq) tell him to get lost! (colloq)

il ferait beau voir ça! — that would be the last straw!

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vwaʀ
1. vi

1) (sens littéral) to see

D'ici, on voit mieux. — You can see better from here.

voir loin fig — to be far-sighted

faites voir — show me, let me see

2) (prendre le temps de réfléchir) to see

Voyons ce qu'on peut faire. — Let's see what we can do.

il faut voir — we'll have to see

3) (autres locutions)

regardez voir — just look

montrez voir — show me

dites voir — tell me

voyons voir — let's see now

voyons! (indignation) — come on!

Voyons, sois raisonnable! — Come on, be reasonable!

ni vu ni connu! — what the eye doesn't see...!, no one will be any the wiser

c'est tout vu — it's a foregone conclusion

2. vt

1) (= distinguer) to see

D'ici, on voit bien le Mont-Blanc. — You can see Mont Blanc clearly from here., You get a good view of Mont Blanc from here.

2) (= regarder) to see

faire voir qch à qn — to show sb sth

Il m'a fait voir sa collection de timbres. — He showed me his stamp collection.

3) (= être témoin de) to see

J'ai vu des cas semblables. — I have seen similar cases.

Je les ai vu humiliés. — I saw them humiliated.

4) (= rendre visite à) to see

Venez me voir quand vous serez à Paris. — Come and see me when you're in Paris.

5) (= comprendre) to see

Je ne vois pas pourquoi il a fait ça. — I don't see why he did that.

6) (= imaginer) to see

Je la voyais déjà en patronne de multinationale. — I could see her as the big boss of a multinational corporation.

7) (= supporter)

ne pas pouvoir voir qn fig — not to be able to stand sb, not to be able to stand the sight of sb

Je ne peux vraiment pas la voir. — I really can't stand her., I really can't stand the sight of her.

8) (autres locutions)

en faire voir à qn — to give sb a hard time

avoir quelque chose à voir avec — to have something to do with

n'avoir rien à voir avec — to have nothing to do with

Ça n'a rien à voir avec lui, c'est entre toi et moi. — It's nothing to do with him, it's between you and me.

attendons de voir venir — let's wait and see what happens

je te vois venir! ironique — I can see what you're getting at!, I can see what you're after!

voir à faire qch (= s'assurer que) — to see to it that sth is done

c'est ce qu'on va voir! — we'll see about that!

c'est à voir! — we'll see!

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voir verb table: voir

A vtr

1 ( percevoir par les yeux) to see [personne, objet]; dis-moi ce que tu vois gén tell me what you see; je ne vois rien I can't ou don't see anything; je n'y vois rien I can't see a thing; il faut le voir pour le croire it has to be seen to be believed; je les ai vus de mes propres yeux or de mes yeux vu! I saw them with my own eyes!; je les ai vus comme je te vois! I saw them as plainly as I see you standing there!; que vois-je! liter what's this I see?; à la voir si triste when you see her so sad; à le voir, on le prendrait pour un clochard to look at him, you'd think he was a tramp; faire voir qch à qn to show sb sth; laisser voir son ignorance to show one's ignorance; sa jupe fendue laissait voir ses cuisses her slit skirt showed her thighs; voir qch en rêve to dream about sth; ⇒ mûr;

2 (être spectateur, témoin de) [personne] to see [film, incident, événement]; [période, lieu, organisation] to see [événement, évolution, changement]; aller voir un film to go to see a film GB ou movie US; nous voyons les prix augmenter we see prices rising; je les ai vus partir/qui partaient I saw them leave/leaving; on l'a vue entrer she was seen going in, someone saw her go in; la voiture qu'il a vue passer the car he saw go by; la ville qui l'a vue naître her native town, the town where she was born; le film est à voir the film is worth seeing; c'est triste/intéressant à voir it' s sad/interesting to see; c'est beau à voir it's beautiful to look at; ce n'est pas beau à voir it's not a pretty sight; il faut voir comment○! you should see how!; j'aurais voulu que tu voies ça! you should have seen it!; je voudrais bien t'y voir! I'd like to see how you'd get on!; a-t-on jamais vu pareille audace! have you ever seen such cheek!; on n'a jamais vu ça! it's unheard of!; et vous n'avez encore rien vu! you ain't seen nothing yet○! hum; qu'est-ce qu'il ne faut pas voir, on aura tout vu! could you ever have imagined such a thing!; voyez-moi ça! just look at that!;

3 ( se figurer) to see; comment vois-tu l'avenir? how do you see the future?; je le vois or verrais bien enseignant I can just see him as a teacher; je ne la vois pas faire ça toute sa vie I can't see her doing it forever; voir sa vie comme un désastre to view one's life as a disaster; on voit bien comment it's easy to see how; on ne voit guère comment, on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; j'ai vu le moment où il allait m'étrangler I thought he was about to strangle me; je vois ça d'ici I can just imagine; tu vois un peu s'il arrivait maintenant! just imagine, if he turned up now!;

4 ( juger) to see; c'est ma façon de voir (les choses) that's the way I see things; je ne partage pas ta façon de voir I see things differently from you; voir en qn un ami to see sb as a friend; je ne vois pas qu'il y ait lieu d'intervenir I don't see any reason to intervene; c'est à toi de voir it's up to you to decide; voir favorablement une réforme to be favourably^GB disposed toward(s) a reform; tu vas te faire mal voir de Sophie Sophie is going to think badly of you; je te vois mal parti you're heading for trouble;

5 (comprendre, déceler) to see [cause, moyen, avantage] (dans in); je vois I see; je vois ce que tu veux dire I see what you mean; je ne vois pas qui tu veux dire I don't know who you mean; tu vois où elle veut en venir? do you see what she's getting at?; je ne vois pas où est le problème I can't see the problem; je ne vois pas l'intérêt d'attendre I can't see the point of waiting; je n'y vois aucun mal I see no harm in it; je ne vois aucun mal à ce qu'elle signe I see no harm in her signing; si tu n'y vois pas d'inconvénient if it's all right with you, if you have no objection; tu ne vois pas qu'il ment? can't ou don't you see that he's lying? ; on voit bien qu'elle n'a jamais travaillé! you can tell ou it's obvious that she's never worked!; je le vois à leur attitude I can tell by their attitude; à quoi le vois- tu? how can you tell?;

6 (constater, découvrir) to see; comme vous le voyez as you can see; à ce que je vois from what I can see; voir si/combien/pourquoi to find out ou to see if/how much/why; vois si c'est sec see if it's dry; vois si ça leur convient find out ou see if it suits them; on verra bien well, we'll see; ‘je ne paierai pas!’-‘c'est ce que nous verrons!’ ‘I won't pay!’-‘we shall see about that!’; c'est à voir that remains to be seen; j'ai fait ça pour voir I did it to see what would happen; essaie pour voir try and see!; essaie un peu/touches-y, pour voir! ( menace) you just try it/touch it!; vous m'en voyez ravi I am delighted about it;

7 (examiner, étudier) to see [malade]; to look at [problème, dossier]; ( dans un texte) voir page 10/le mode d'emploi see page 10/instructions for use; je verrai (ce que je peux faire) I'll see (what I can do); voyons let's see;

8 (recevoir, se rendre chez, fréquenter) to see [client, médecin, ami]; je le vois peu en ce moment I don't see much of him at the moment; aller voir qn gén to go to see sb; ( à l'hôpital) to go to visit sb; je passerai la voir demain I'll call on her tomorrow, I'll pop in and see her tomorrow;

9 ( visiter) to see [ville, monument]; voir du pays to see the world;

10 ( avoir un rapport avec) avoir quelque chose à voir avec to have something to do with; ça n'a rien à voir! that's got nothing to do with it!; il n'a rien à voir là-dedans or à y voir it's got nothing to do with him. ⇒ chandelle.

B voir à vtr ind fml ( veiller à) to see (à to); voyez à ce que tout soit prêt see to it ou make sure that everything is ready; faudrait voir à réserver des places○ we ought to see about reserving ou booking GB seats; voyez à réserver les places make sure you reserve ou book GB the seats.

C vi

1 ( avec les yeux) voir, y voir to be able to see; est-ce qu'un bébé (y) voit à la naissance? can a baby see at birth?; je or j'y vois à peine I can hardly see; (y) voir double to see double; je vois trouble everything is a blur; voir loin lit to see a long way off;

2 ( par l'esprit) (y) voir clair dans qch to have a clear understanding of sth; voir loin ( être prévoyant) to look ahead; ( être perspicace) to be far-sighted; voir grand to think big; elle a vu juste she was right; il faut voir ( ça mérite réflexion) we'll have to see; ( c'est incroyable) you wouldn't believe it;

3 ( pour insister) voyons voir let's see now; regardez voir take a look; dites voir tell me; montrez voir show me;

4 ( en incise) vois-tu, voyez-vous you see;

5 ( rappel à l'ordre) voyons, sois sage! come on now, behave yourself!

D se voir vpr

1 (dans la glace, en imagination) to see oneself; elle se voyait déjà sur les planches she could already see herself on the stage;

2 ( être conscient de) to realize; il s'est vu sombrer dans la folie he realized he was going mad;

3 ( se remarquer) [tache, défaut] to show; ça se voit it shows; ça ne se voit pas qu'un peu○! it sticks out a mile!;

4 ( se produire) cela se voit tous les jours it happens all the time ou every day; cela ne se voit pas tous les jours it isn't something you see every day; ça ne s'est jamais vu! it's unheard of!;

5 ( se trouver) se voir obligé or dans l'obligation de faire qch to find oneself forced to do; ils se sont vu répondre que they were told that;

6 (se rencontrer, se fréquenter) to see each other;

7 ( sympathiser) ils ne peuvent pas se voir they can't stand each other;

8 ( être vu) to be seen; la tour se voit de loin the tower can be seen from far away;

9 ○ s'en voir to have a hard time (pour faire doing).

Idiomes

ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez to see no further than the end of one's nose; je préfère voir venir I would rather wait and see; on t'a vu venir○! they saw you coming○!; je te vois venir○ I can see what you're getting at GB ou where you're coming from○; je ne peux pas le voir (en peinture)○ I can't stand him; je t'ai assez vu I've had enough of you; en voir de belles or de toutes les couleurs to go through some hard times; j'en ai vu d'autres I've seen worse; en faire voir à qn to give sb a hard time; va te faire voir (ailleurs)○, va voir ailleurs or là-bas si j'y suis○! get lost○!; qu'il aille se faire voir○! tell him to get lost○!; il ferait beau voir ça! that would be the last straw!

[vwar] verbe transitif

A.[PERCEVOIR AVEC LES YEUX]

1. [distinguer] to see

PHYSIOLOGIE to (be able to) see

il ne voit rien de l'œil gauche he can't see anything with his ou he's blind in the left eye

grand-mère ne voit plus rien grandma's lost her sight

je voyais ses cartes I could see his cards

il faut le voir pour le croire! you have to see it to believe it!

à les voir, on ne dirait pas qu'ils roulent sur l'or to look at them, you wouldn't think they were rolling in it

à la voir si souriante, on ne dirait pas qu'elle souffre when you see how cheerful she is, you wouldn't think she's in pain

voir quelqu'un faire ou qui fait quelque chose to see somebody do ou doing something

elle m'a fait voir sa robe de mariée she showed me her wedding dress

fais voir! let me see!, show me!

voir le jour

a. [bébé] to be born

b. [journal] to come out

c. [théorie, invention] to appear

comme je vous vois: je les ai vues comme je vous vois I saw them with my own eyes

faut voir (ça) (familier) : il était habillé, faut voir! you should have seen what he was wearing!

il faut la voir lui répondre, il faut voir comment elle lui répond you should see the way she speaks to him

voir venir: je te vois venir, tu veux de l'argent! (familier) I can see what you're leading up to ou getting at, you want some money!

le garagiste m'a fait payer 800 euros — il t'a vu venir! (familier) the mechanic charged me 800 euros — he saw you coming!

Noël n'est que dans trois semaines, on a le temps de voir venir! Christmas isn 't for another three weeks, we've got plenty of time!

2. [assister à - accident, événement] to witness, to see ; [ - film, spectacle] to see

c'est vrai, je l'ai vue le faire it's true, I saw her do it

je l'ai vu faire des erreurs I saw him making ou make mistakes

à voir well worth seeing

c'est un film à voir absolument that film is a must

ici, les terrains ont vu leur prix doubler en cinq ans land prices here doubled over five years

tu n'as encore rien vu you haven't seen anything yet

n'avoir rien vu to be wet behind the ears ou green

on aura tout vu! that beats everything!

en voir: j'en ai vu d'autres! I've seen worse!, I've been through worse!

ils en ont vu, avec leur aînée! their oldest girl really gave them a hard time!

il en a vu de toutes les couleurs ou des vertes et des pas mûres (familier) ou de belles ou de drôles he's been through quite a lot

en faire voir (de toutes les couleurs) à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a hard time, to lead somebody a merry dance

pour voir: mets de l'eau dessus pour voir pour some water on it, just to see what happens

j'ai fait du chinois pendant un an pour voir I studied Chinese for a year just to see how I got on

répète un peu, pour voir! (you) DARE say that again!

vas te faire voir! (très familier) push off!

3. [trouver - spécimen] to see, to find, to encounter (soutenu) ; [ - qualité] to see

un homme galant comme on n'en voit plus the kind of gentleman they don't make any more

4. [inspecter - appartement] to see, to view ; [ - rapport] to see, to (have a) look at ; [ - leçon] to go ou to look over

[remarquer] to see, to notice

ne pas voir: il préfère ne pas voir ses infidélités he prefers to turn a blind eye to ou to shut his eyes to her affairs

elle me regarde mais ne me voit pas she stares at me but doesn't see me

[visiter] to see, to visit

qui n'a pas vu l'Égypte n'a rien vu unless you've seen Egypt, you haven't lived

5. [consulter, recevoir - ami, médecin] to see

le médecin va vous voir dans quelques instants the doctor will be with ou see you in a few minutes

il faut voir un psychiatre, mon vieux! (familier & figuré) you need your head examined, old man!

aller voir to go to

je dois aller voir le médecin I've got to go to the doctor's

je vais aller voir mes amis I'm going to go and see my friends

[fréquenter] to see

[être en présence de]

je la vois chaque jour I see her every day

va-t-en, je t'ai assez vu! (familier) go away, I've seen ou had enough of you!

6. [se référer à]

voir illustration p. 7 see diagram p 7

voyez l'horaire des trains check ou consult the train timetable

B.[PENSER, CONCEVOIR]

1. [imaginer] to see, to imagine, to picture

le pull est trop large — je te voyais plus carré que cela the jumper is too big — I thought you had broader shoulders

je nous vois mal gagner le match I can't see us winning the match

voir d'ici quelqu'un/quelque chose: lui confier le budget? je vois ça d'ici! ask him to look after the budget? I can just see it!

2. [concevoir - méthode, solution] to see, to think of

je ne vois pas comment je pourrais t'aider I can't see how I could help you

vous voyez quelque chose à ajouter? can you think of anything else (which needs adding)?

je ne vois pas de mal à cela I don't see any harm in it

voir quelque chose d'un mauvais œil, ne pas voir quelque chose d'un bon œil to be displeased about something

voir quelque chose/quelqu'un avec les yeux de: elle le voit avec les yeux de l'amour she sees him through a lover's eyes

(en usage absolu)

pose-moi n'importe quelle question — bon, je vais voir ask me anything — let's see ou let me think

il faut trouver un moyen! — je ne vois pas we must find a way! — I can't think of one ou anything

3. [comprendre - danger, intérêt] to see

tu vois ce que je veux dire? do you see ou understand what I mean?

je ne vois pas ce qu'il y a de drôle! I can't see what's so funny!, I don't get the joke!

je n'en vois pas l'utilité I can't see the point of it

il est directeur de banque — je vois! he's a bank manager — I see!

4. [constater] to see, to realize

tu vois que mes principes n'ont pas changé as you can see, my principles haven't changed

elle ne nous causera plus d'ennuis — c'est ou ça reste à voir she won't trouble us any more — that remains to be seen ou that's what YOU think!

5. [considérer, prendre en compte] to see, to consider, to take into account

ils ne voient que leur intérêt they only consider their own interest

6. [examiner] to see, to check

nous prenons rendez-vous? — voyez cela avec ma secrétaire shall we make an appointment? — arrange that with my secretary

voyez si l'on peut changer l'heure du vol see ou check whether the time of the flight can be changed

c'est à ou il faut voir: j'irai peut-être, c'est à voir I might go, I'll have to see

les photos seraient mieux en noir et blanc — hum, il faut voir the pictures would look better in black and white — mm, maybe (maybe not)

7. [juger] to see

tu n'es pas sur place, tu vois mal la situation you're not on the spot, your view of the situation is distorted

se faire bien/mal voir: se faire bien voir de quelqu'un to make oneself popular with somebody

se faire mal voir de quelqu'un to make oneself unpopular with somebody

8. (locution)

avoir à voir avec [avoir un rapport avec]: je voudrais vous parler: ça a à voir avec notre discussion d'hier I would like to speak to you: it's to do with what we were talking about yesterday

n'avoir rien à voir avec [n'avoir aucun rapport avec]: l'instruction n'a rien à voir avec l'intelligence education has nothing to do with intelligence

je n'ai rien à voir avec la famille des Bellechasse I'm not related at all to the Bellechasse family

cela n'a rien à voir avec le sujet that's irrelevant, that's got nothing to do with it

ça n'a rien à voir: tu parles de grèves, mais ça n'a rien à voir! you talk about strikes but that has nothing to do with it!

tu vois, vous voyez: tu vois, je préférais ne rien savoir I preferred to remain in the dark, you see

je te l'avais dit, tu vois! what did I tell you!

tu verras, tu verrais: essaie de recommencer et tu verras! just (you) try it again and see!

tu verrais, si j'avais encore mes jambes! if my legs were still up to it, there'd be no holding ou stopping me!

attendez voir (familier) hang on, wait a sec

dis voir, où est le calendrier? (familier) tell me, where's the calendar?

écoute voir, on va y aller ensemble, d'accord? (familier) listen, let's go together, OK?

essaie voir!

a. (familier) [encouragement] go on, have a try!

b. [défi] (you) just try!, don't you dare!

regardez voir (familier) (just) look at that

voyons voirou regardons voir ce que tu as comme note (familier) let's just have a look and see what mark you got

voyez-vous cela ou ça!: une moto à 14 ans, voyez-vous ça! a motorbike at 14, whatever next!

voyons! come (on) now!

un peu de courage, voyons! come on, be brave!

voyons, tu n'espères pas que je vais te croire! you don't seriously expect me to believe you, do you?

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[vwar] verbe intransitif

A.[PERCEVOIR LA RÉALITÉ - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ]

1. PHYSIOLOGIE to (be able to) see

il ne voit que d'un œil he can only see out of one eye

elle ne ou n'y voit plus she can't see ou she's blind now

[exercer sa vue] to see

il ne sait pas voir he just doesn't use his powers of observation

voir bien to see clearly, to have good eyesight

voir mal to have poor eyesight

voir double to have double vision

2. [juger]

encore une fois, tu as vu juste you were right, once again

voir faux to have poor judgement

ne voir que par les yeux de quelqu'un to see everything through somebody's eyes

B.jeux [pour une mise]

aller ou jouer ou mettre sans voir to play ou to bet blind

20 euros, pour voir 20 euros, and I'll see you

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voir à verbe plus préposition

[veiller à]

voir à faire quelque chose to see to it ou to make sure ou to ensure that something is done

il faudrait voir à ranger ta chambre/payer tes dettes you'd better tidy up your room/clear your debts

voir à ce que quelque chose soit fait to see to it ou to make sure ou to ensure that something is done

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se voir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [se contempler] to (be able to) see oneself

il s'est vu mourir (figuré) he knew he was dying

2. [s'imaginer] to see ou to imagine ou to picture oneself

elle se voyait déjà championne! she thought the championship was hers already!

je ne me vois pas lui demander une augmentation I (just) can't see myself asking her for a rise

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se voir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

[se rencontrer] to see each other

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se voir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [être visible, évident - défaut] to show, to be visible ; [ - émotion, gêne] to be visible, to be obvious, to be apparent

il porte une perruque, ça se voit bien you can tell he wears a wig

2. [se manifester - événement] to happen ; [ - attitude, coutume] to be seen ou found

ça se voit couramment it's commonplace

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se voir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se trouver]

se voir dans l'impossibilité de faire quelque chose to find oneself unable to do something

se voir dans l'obligation de... to find oneself obliged to...

leur équipe s'est vue reléguée à la 15^e place their team saw themselves drop to 15th position

les crédits se verront affectés à la rénovation des locaux the funds will be used to renovate the building

2. (suivi d'un infinitif)

se voir interdire l'inscription à un club to be refused membership to a club

il s'est vu retirer son permis de conduire sur-le-champ he had his driving licence taken away from him on the spot

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > voir

4 part

/pɑ:t/ * danh từ - phần, bộ phận, tập (sách) =[a] great part of this story is true+ phần lớn chuyện đó là đúng =[a] part of them have arrived+ một số trong bọn họ đã đến =3 parts of sugar, 5 of flour+ 3 phần đường, 5 phần bột =spare parts of a machine+ phụ tùng của máy - bộ phận cơ thể =the [privy] parts+ chỗ kín (bộ phận sinh dục) - phần việc, nhiệm vụ =I have done my part+ tôi đã làm phần việc của tôi =it was not my part to interfere+ tôi không có nhiệm vụ can thiệp vào =to have neither part nor lot in+ không có dính dáng gì vào - vai, vai trò; lời nói của một vai kịch; bản chép lời của một vai kịch =her part was well+ vai chị ấy đóng giỏi =they don't know their parts yet+ họ không thuộc lời các vai của họ =to play an important part in the negotiations+ giữ một vai quan trọng trong cuộc đàm phán =to play a part+ (nghĩa bóng) đóng kịch, giả vờ - (số nhiều) nơi, vùng =I am a stranger in these parts+ tôi là một người lạ trong vùng này - phía, bè =to take someone's part; to take part with someone+ đứng về phía ai, về bè với ai, ủng hộ ai - (âm nhạc) bè - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) tài năng =a man of [good] part+ một người có tài !for my part - về phần tôi !for the most part - phần lớn, phần nhiều !in part - một phần, phần nào !on one's part; on the part of - về phía =there was no objection on his part+ anh ta không phản đối gì =he apologized on the part of his young brother+ anh ấy xin lỗi hộ em anh ấy !part and parcel - (xem) parcel !part of speech - (ngôn ngữ học) loại từ !to take someething in good part - không chấp nhất điều gì; không phật ý về việc gì !to take part in - tham gia vào * ngoại động từ - chia thành từng phần, chia làm đôi - rẽ ra, tách ra, tách làm đôi =to part the crowd+ rẽ đám đông ra =to part one's hair+ rẽ đường ngôi (tóc) - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) phân phối, chia phần (cái gì) * nội động từ - rẽ ra, tách ra, đứt =the crowd parted anf let him through+ đám đông rẽ ra cho anh ấy đi =the cord parted+ thừng đứt ra - chia tay, từ biệt, ra đi =they parted in joy+ họ hoan hỉ chia tay nhau =let us part friends+ chúng ta hãy vui vẻ chia tay nhau =to part from (with) somebody+ chia tay ai - chết - (+ with) bỏ, lìa bỏ =to part with one's property+ bỏ của cải !to part brass rags with somebody - (xem) brass !to part company with - cắt đắt quan hệ bầu bạn với * phó từ - một phần =it is made part of iron and part of wood+ cái đó làm một phần bằng sắt một phần bằng gỗ

English-Vietnamese dictionary > part

5 part

I [paːt] n
1) часть, доля

I'm a stranger in these parts. — Я никогда не бывал в этих местах.

- small part
- spare parts
- two parts
- many parts
- part of a book
- part of the story
- novel in three parts
- from all parts of the world
- cut smth into parts
2) роль

He acted his part well. — Он хорошо сыграл свою роль.

- leading part
- minor part
- play a part in a play
- play the part of Hamlet
- sing the part of Lensky
- dance the part of smb
3) участие, доля

I had only a small part in these events. — Мое участие в этих событиях невелико.

I have done my part. — Я сделал свою часть работы.

- take part
- take part in smth
4) сторона (в споре)

There was no objection on his part. — С его стороны не было никаких возражений.

He took the part of the boy. — Он встал на сторону мальчика.

- for my part
- take smb's part
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USAGE:

(1.) Существительное part 1. в конструкции part of ( smth) употребляется с именами существительными в единственном числе: part of the article часть статьи; part of the group часть группы. С существительными во множественном числе для передачи этого значения употребляется some of: some of the books (students, houses) часть книг (студентов, домов). (2.) Русское выражение "с (чьей-либо) стороны" передается сочетанием on smb's part: I did not expect it on his part. Я не ожидал этого с его стороны/от него. (3.) Русское словосочетание типа умно (мило, глупо, нечестно) с вашей (ее) стороны обычно передается в английском языке предложным сочетанием с прилагательными: It is nice (clever, foolish, unfair) of you (of her).
II [paːt] v
1) расставаться, разлучаться, прощаться

He was sorry to part with this book. — Ему было жаль расставаться с этой книгой.

She parted from him at the door of her school. — Она простилась с ним у дверей школы.

- part with smb, smth
- part friends
2) расходиться, расступаться

- crowd parted

3) разнимать, разделять

- part the fighting children

4) расчёсывать

- part one's hair in the middle

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > part

6 lugar

m.

1 place.

en algún lugar somewhere

no lo veo por ningún lugar I can't see it anywhere

vuelve a ponerlo todo en su lugar put everything back where it belongs

yo en tu lugar if I were you

fuera de lugar (figurative) out of place

lugar de encuentro meeting place

lugar de trabajo place of work

2 place, town.

las gentes del lugar the local people

lugar de nacimiento place of birth

3 position (post).

en primer/segundo lugar in the first/second place, firstly/secondly

4 room, space.

aquí ya no hay lugar para más gente there's no room for anyone else here

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lugar

► nombre masculino

1 (sitio, ciudad) place

■ tiene que aparecer por algún lugar it has to be somewhere

■ he descubierto el lugar más idílico del mundo I've discovered the most idyllic place in the world

■ la iglesia no es lugar para bailar the church is no place to dance

2 (posición, situación) place, position

■ tú ponte en mi lugar y lo entenderás put yourself in my position and you'll understand

■ ¿qué lugar ocupa en la empresa? what's her position in the company?

3 (espacio) room, space

■ ya no hay lugar para más muebles there's no room for any more furniture

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar lugar a to give rise to

dejar a alguien en mal lugar to make somebody look foolish, show somebody up

en lugar de instead of

en primer lugar firstly

fuera de lugar (descolocado) out of place 2 (inoportuno) inappropriate

hacer lugar to make room

no ha lugar la protesta objection overruled

sin lugar a dudas undoubtedly

tener lugar to take place

lugar común commonplace

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noun m.

1) place

2) position

3) space

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- en lugar de
- tener lugar
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SM

1) (=sitio) place

dejó las joyas en lugar seguro — she left the jewels in a safe place

es un lugar muy bonito — it is a lovely spot o place

devolver un libro a su lugar — to put a book back in its place

el concierto será en un lugar cerrado — the concert will take place indoors o at an indoor venue

el lugar del crimen — the scene of the crime

• algún lugar — somewhere

una emisión desde algún lugar de Europa — a broadcast from somewhere in Europe

lo escondió en algún lugar de la casa — she hid it somewhere around the house

• los Santos Lugares — the Holy Places

- poner las cosas en su lugar

lugar común — cliché, commonplace

lugar de encuentro — meeting-place

lugar geométrico — locus
composición 3)
2) (=posición)

a) [en lista, carrera, trabajo]

ocupa un buen lugar en la empresa — she has a good position o post at the company

ocupar el lugar de algn — to take sb's place

llegó en último lugar — he came last

• en primer lugar, se han clasificado en primer lugar — they have qualified in first place

en primer lugar, me gustaría agradecer la invitación — first of all o firstly, I would like to thank you for inviting me

b) (=situación)

yo, en tu lugar, no iría — I wouldn't go if I were you

usted póngase en mi lugar — put yourself in my place o shoes

en su lugar, ¡descanso! — (Mil) stand easy!

• dejar a algn en buen/mal lugar — [comportamiento] to reflect well/badly on sb; [persona] to make sb look good/bad

• estar fuera de lugar — to be out of place

sentirse fuera de lugar — to feel out of place

- encontrar un lugar bajo el sol

c)

• en lugar de — instead of

vino el portavoz en lugar del ministro — the spokesman came instead of the minister, the spokesman came in the minister's place

¿puedo asistir yo en su lugar? — can I go instead?

en lugar de escribir, me llamó por teléfono — instead of writing, he called me

en lugar de ir a la piscina, ¿por qué no vamos a la playa? — why don't we go to the beach instead of the swimming pool?

3) (=ocasión) opportunity, chance

si se me da el lugar — if I have the opportunity o chance

no hubo lugar para decir lo que pensaba — there was no opportunity to say what I thought

no hay lugar para preocupaciones — there is no cause for concern

• dar lugar a algo — to give rise to sth, lead to sth

• dejar lugar a algo — to leave room for sth

los datos no dejan lugar a dudas — the figures leave no room for doubt

la situación no dejaba lugar al optimismo — the situation left little room for o gave few grounds for optimism

• sin lugar a dudas — without doubt, undoubtedly

• no ha lugar, una reacción tan fuerte, francamente no ha lugar — there is no need for such a violent response

-¡protesto! -no ha lugar — (Jur) "objection!" - "overruled"

• tener lugar — to take place, happen, occur

- a como dé o diera lugar

4) (=espacio) room, space

no hay lugar para escribir nada más — there's no room o space to write any more

¿hay lugar? — is there any room?

hacer lugar para algo — to make room for sth

5) (=localidad) place

En un lugar de la Mancha... — Somewhere in La Mancha...

del lugar — local

un vino del lugar — a local wine

las gentes del lugar — the local people, the locals

lugar de nacimiento — [gen] birthplace; [en impreso] place of birth

lugar de trabajo — workplace

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masculino

1) ( sitio) place

no es éste el lugar — this is not the place

en cualquier otro lugar — anywhere else

cambiar los muebles de lugar — to move the furniture around

en algún lugar — somewhere

consérvese en lugar fresco — keep in a cool place

el lugar del suceso — the scene of the incident

2) (localidad, región)

los habitantes del lugar — the local people

lugar y fecha de nacimiento — place and date of birth

3)

a) ( espacio libre) room

hacer lugar para alguien/algo — to make room o space for somebody/something

b) ( asiento) seat

4)

a) ( situación) place

yo en tu lugar... — if I were you...

ponte en mi lugar — put yourself in my place

b) (en organización, jerarquía) place

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de la madre — nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista — according to their position on the list

se clasificó en primer/quinto lugar — she finished in first/fifth place

5)

dar lugar a — (a una disputa, a comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

han dado lugar a que la gente hable — their behavior has set people talking

6) (Der)

no ha lugar la protesta — the objection is overruled

7) (en locs)

en lugar de — instead of

ella firmó en mi lugar — she signed on my behalf

en primer lugar: se tratarán en primer lugar they will be dealt with first; en primer lugar porque... first of all o firstly because...; en último lugar: y en último lugar... and finally o lastly...; a como dé/diera lugar (AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it any way we can; a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar one way or another I was going to get in; dejar a alguien en mal lugar to put somebody in an awkward position; poner a alguien en su lugar to put somebody in her/his place; sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly; tener lugar — to take place

•

- lugar común

* * *

= area, locality, location, place, locus [loci, -pl.], site, spot, slot.

Ex. The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex. To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.

Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex. Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.

Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex. Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

Ex. There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.

Ex. These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

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* asignar un lugar = give + Nombre + a place in.

* auxiliares de lugar = area table.

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambio de lugar = relocation.

* cambio + tener lugar = change + take place.

* colocación fuera de lugar = misplacement.

* colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.

* colocar en el lugar donde = put in + the place where.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* colocar en un lugar = put into + place.

* colocar en un lugar erróneo = misplace.

* confinado a un lugar concreto = site-bound.

* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de lugares más distantes = from further afield.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.

* distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* emplazado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.

* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier otro lougar = everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else.

* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.

* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene of the accident.

* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.

* en lugar de = as opposed to, in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.

* en lugar del accidente = at the scene.

* en lugar de otro = vicariously.

* en lugares cerrados = indoors.

* en ningún lugar = nowhere.

* en otro lugar = elsewhere, off-site [offsite].

* en primer lugar = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off.

* en quinto lugar = fifthly.

* en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.

* en su lugar = instead, in + Posesivo + stead.

* en tercer lugar = thirdly, on the third hand.

* en un lugar central = centrally located.

* en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* fuera de lugar = out of place, uncalled-for.

* gallito del lugar, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.

* hacerse un lugar = carve out + a place.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* lugar acogedor = welcoming place.

* lugar aglomerado = crowded quarter.

* lugar ameno = locus amoenus.

* lugar atrasado = backwater.

* lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.

* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.

* lugar cultural = cultural site.

* lugar de acampada = campsite [camp site], camping site, campground.

* lugar de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* lugar de celebración = venue.

* lugar de celebración del congreso = conference venue.

* lugar de cita = meeting ground.

* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.

* lugar de descanso = resting place.

* lugar de diversión = playground.

* lugar de encuentro = meeting place, meeting point, gathering place, tryst.

* lugar de entretenimiento nocturno = night spot.

* lugar de honor = pride of place.

* lugar de impresión = place of printing.

* lugar de interés = attraction, sight.

* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.

* lugar de nacimiento = birthplace, place of birth.

* lugar de origen = locality of origin.

* lugar de parada = halting place.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* lugar de prueba alfa = alpha test site, alpha site.

* lugar de prueba beta = beta test site.

* lugar de pruebas = test site.

* lugar de publicación = place of publication.

* lugar de recogida = pick-up location, pick-up point, drop-off point.

* lugar de residencia = place of residence.

* lugar destacado = prime space.

* lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, work setting, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.

* lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.

* lugar de vacaciones = tourist destination.

* lugar donde las aves pasan la noche = roost.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* lugar en el mercado de venta = market niche.

* lugar en la ordenación = filing position.

* lugar escondido = secluded spot.

* lugares de interés = sights.

* lugar específico = niche.

* lugar físico = physical place.

* lugar frecuentado = hang out.

* lugar histórico = historic site, historical site.

* lugar interesante = hot spot.

* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.

* lugar privilegiado = place in the sun.

* lugar protegido = safe haven, safe harbour.

* lugar público = public place.

* lugar que le corresponde = Posesivo + rightful place.

* lugar que nos corresponde = place in the sun.

* lugar remoto = secluded spot.

* lugar resguardado del viento y soleado = suntrap.

* lugar seguro = safe haven, safe place.

* lugar visible = prime space.

* nombre de lugar = place name.

* no tener lugar = fall through.

* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.

* ocupar el lugar de = take + the place of.

* ocupar el lugar de Alguien = take + Posesivo + place.

* ocupar un lugar = hold + a place, occupy + place.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.

* ocupar un lugar importante = take + pride of place.

* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien = rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.

* ocupar un lugar privilegiado = have + pride of place.

* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* primer lugar de consulta = first stop.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* residente del lugar = local resident.

* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.

* situado en primer lugar = top-rated.

* situado en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* situado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* tener lugar = take + place, go on, come to + pass.

* TIP (El Lugar de Información) = TIP (The Information Place).

* UF (úsese en lugar de) = UF (use for).

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* variar de lugar a lugar = differ + from place to place.

* variar de un lugar a otro = vary + from place to place.

* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.

* zona central de un lugar = heartland.

* * *

masculino

1) ( sitio) place

no es éste el lugar — this is not the place

en cualquier otro lugar — anywhere else

cambiar los muebles de lugar — to move the furniture around

en algún lugar — somewhere

consérvese en lugar fresco — keep in a cool place

el lugar del suceso — the scene of the incident

2) (localidad, región)

los habitantes del lugar — the local people

lugar y fecha de nacimiento — place and date of birth

3)

a) ( espacio libre) room

hacer lugar para alguien/algo — to make room o space for somebody/something

b) ( asiento) seat

4)

a) ( situación) place

yo en tu lugar... — if I were you...

ponte en mi lugar — put yourself in my place

b) (en organización, jerarquía) place

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de la madre — nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista — according to their position on the list

se clasificó en primer/quinto lugar — she finished in first/fifth place

5)

dar lugar a — (a una disputa, a comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

han dado lugar a que la gente hable — their behavior has set people talking

6) (Der)

no ha lugar la protesta — the objection is overruled

7) (en locs)

en lugar de — instead of

ella firmó en mi lugar — she signed on my behalf

en primer lugar: se tratarán en primer lugar they will be dealt with first; en primer lugar porque... first of all o firstly because...; en último lugar: y en último lugar... and finally o lastly...; a como dé/diera lugar (AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it any way we can; a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar one way or another I was going to get in; dejar a alguien en mal lugar to put somebody in an awkward position; poner a alguien en su lugar to put somebody in her/his place; sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly; tener lugar — to take place

•

- lugar común

* * *

= area, locality, location, place, locus [loci, -pl.], site, spot, slot.

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex: To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.

Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex: Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.

Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

Ex: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.

Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

* asignar un lugar = give + Nombre + a place in.

* auxiliares de lugar = area table.

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambio de lugar = relocation.

* cambio + tener lugar = change + take place.

* colocación fuera de lugar = misplacement.

* colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.

* colocar en el lugar donde = put in + the place where.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* colocar en un lugar = put into + place.

* colocar en un lugar erróneo = misplace.

* confinado a un lugar concreto = site-bound.

* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de lugares más distantes = from further afield.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.

* distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* emplazado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.

* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier otro lougar = everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else.

* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.

* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene of the accident.

* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.

* en lugar de = as opposed to, in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.

* en lugar del accidente = at the scene.

* en lugar de otro = vicariously.

* en lugares cerrados = indoors.

* en ningún lugar = nowhere.

* en otro lugar = elsewhere, off-site [offsite].

* en primer lugar = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off.

* en quinto lugar = fifthly.

* en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.

* en su lugar = instead, in + Posesivo + stead.

* en tercer lugar = thirdly, on the third hand.

* en un lugar central = centrally located.

* en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* fuera de lugar = out of place, uncalled-for.

* gallito del lugar, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.

* hacerse un lugar = carve out + a place.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* lugar acogedor = welcoming place.

* lugar aglomerado = crowded quarter.

* lugar ameno = locus amoenus.

* lugar atrasado = backwater.

* lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.

* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.

* lugar cultural = cultural site.

* lugar de acampada = campsite [camp site], camping site, campground.

* lugar de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* lugar de celebración = venue.

* lugar de celebración del congreso = conference venue.

* lugar de cita = meeting ground.

* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.

* lugar de descanso = resting place.

* lugar de diversión = playground.

* lugar de encuentro = meeting place, meeting point, gathering place, tryst.

* lugar de entretenimiento nocturno = night spot.

* lugar de honor = pride of place.

* lugar de impresión = place of printing.

* lugar de interés = attraction, sight.

* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.

* lugar de nacimiento = birthplace, place of birth.

* lugar de origen = locality of origin.

* lugar de parada = halting place.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* lugar de prueba alfa = alpha test site, alpha site.

* lugar de prueba beta = beta test site.

* lugar de pruebas = test site.

* lugar de publicación = place of publication.

* lugar de recogida = pick-up location, pick-up point, drop-off point.

* lugar de residencia = place of residence.

* lugar destacado = prime space.

* lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, work setting, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.

* lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.

* lugar de vacaciones = tourist destination.

* lugar donde las aves pasan la noche = roost.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* lugar en el mercado de venta = market niche.

* lugar en la ordenación = filing position.

* lugar escondido = secluded spot.

* lugares de interés = sights.

* lugar específico = niche.

* lugar físico = physical place.

* lugar frecuentado = hang out.

* lugar histórico = historic site, historical site.

* lugar interesante = hot spot.

* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.

* lugar privilegiado = place in the sun.

* lugar protegido = safe haven, safe harbour.

* lugar público = public place.

* lugar que le corresponde = Posesivo + rightful place.

* lugar que nos corresponde = place in the sun.

* lugar remoto = secluded spot.

* lugar resguardado del viento y soleado = suntrap.

* lugar seguro = safe haven, safe place.

* lugar visible = prime space.

* nombre de lugar = place name.

* no tener lugar = fall through.

* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.

* ocupar el lugar de = take + the place of.

* ocupar el lugar de Alguien = take + Posesivo + place.

* ocupar un lugar = hold + a place, occupy + place.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.

* ocupar un lugar importante = take + pride of place.

* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien = rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.

* ocupar un lugar privilegiado = have + pride of place.

* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* primer lugar de consulta = first stop.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* residente del lugar = local resident.

* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.

* situado en primer lugar = top-rated.

* situado en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* situado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* tener lugar = take + place, go on, come to + pass.

* TIP (El Lugar de Información) = TIP (The Information Place).

* UF (úsese en lugar de) = UF (use for).

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* variar de lugar a lugar = differ + from place to place.

* variar de un lugar a otro = vary + from place to place.

* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.

* zona central de un lugar = heartland.

* * *

lugar

masculine

A (sitio) place

no es éste el lugar ni el momento oportuno para hablar de ello this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it

esto no está en su lugar this is not in its place, this is not where it should be o in the right place o where it belongs

en cualquier otro lugar la gente se hubiera echado a la calle anywhere else o in any other country, people would have taken to the streets

hemos cambiado los muebles de lugar we've moved the furniture around

tiene que estar en algún lugar it must be somewhere

guárdalo en un lugar seguro keep it in a safe place

[ S ] consérvese en lugar fresco keep in a cool place

se trasladaron al lugar del suceso they went to the scene of the incident

¿se te ocurre un lugar por aquí cerca donde podamos ir a comer? can you think of anywhere around here where we can go and eat?

B

(localidad, región): visité varios lugares I visited several places

los habitantes del lugar the local inhabitants o people

en un lugar de África somewhere in Africa

lugar y fecha de nacimiento place and date of birth

C

1

(espacio libre): ¿podrían hacer lugar para alguien más? could you make room o space for one more?

no hay lugar para nada más there's no room for anything else

aquí te dejé un lugar para que pongas tus cosas I left you some space here for you to put your things

2 (asiento) seat

D

1 (situación) place

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place

yo en tu lugar no se lo diría I wouldn't tell her if I were you

¡ya quisiera verte en mi lugar! I'd like to see what you'd do in my place o position o ( colloq) shoes

2 (en una organización, jerarquía) place

el lugar que le corresponde her rightful place o position

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de una madre nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista according to their position on the list

en quinto lugar se clasificó el equipo australiano the Australian team finished fifth o in fifth place o in fifth position

E

dar lugar a (a una disputa) to provoke, give rise to, spark off; (a comentarios) to give rise to, provoke

han dado lugar a que la gente hable their behavior has got o set people talking

F ( Der):

no ha lugar la protesta the objection is overruled

G ( en locs):

en lugar de instead of

fue él en lugar de su hermano he went instead of his brother o in his brother's place

en lugar de hablar tanto podrías ayudar un poco instead of talking so much you might help a bit

¿puede firmar ella en mi lugar? can she sign for me o on my behalf

¿y si en lugar de ir nosotros viene él aquí? and how about him coming here rather than us going there?

en primer/segundo/último lugar: los temas que serán tratados en primer lugar the topics which will be dealt with first

no estoy de acuerdo, en primer lugar porque … I don't agree, first of all o firstly because …

y en último lugar, hablaremos de las posibles soluciones and finally o lastly, we will discuss possible solutions

a como dé/diera lugar ( AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it however possible o however they can

a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar al concierto one way or another I was going to get into the concert

dejar a algn en mal lugar to put sb in an awkward position

hacerse un lugar (en la vida) to get on in life

no dejar lugar a dudas: lo dijo con tal convicción que no dejó lugar a dudas sobre su sinceridad she said it with such conviction that there could be no doubt about her sincerity

poner a algn en su lugar to put sb in her/his place

sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly

tener lugar to take place

un lugar para cada cosa y cada cosa en su lugar a place for everything and everything in its place

Compuestos:

● lugar común

cliché, commonplace

● lugar geométrico

locus

* * *

lugar sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) place;
◊ este es el lugar this is the place;

en cualquier otro lugar anywhere else;
en algún lugar somewhere;
cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around;
el lugar del suceso the scene of the incident;
yo en tu lugar … if I were you …;
ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;
se clasificó en primer lugar she finished in first place
2 (localidad, región):
◊ los habitantes del lugar the local people;

lugar y fecha de nacimiento place and date of birth
3
a) ( espacio libre) room;

◊ hacer lugar para algn/algo to make room o space for sb/sth;

me hizo un lugar he made me some room
b) ( asiento) seat

4
◊ dar lugar a (a disputa, comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

5 ( en locs)
◊ en lugar de instead of;

ella firmó en mi lugar she signed on my behalf;
en primer lugar ( antes que nada) first of all, firstly;
en último lugar ( finalmente) finally, lastly;
sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly;
tener lugar to take place
lugar sustantivo masculino
1 place
la gente del lugar, the local people
en algún lugar del cuerpo/libro, in some part of the body/book
2 (ocasión) time: no hubo lugar para ello, there was no occasion for it
3 (motivo) occasion: dio lugar a un malentendido, it gave rise to a misunderstanding
♦ Locuciones: sentirse fuera de lugar to feel out of place
tener lugar, to take place
en lugar de, instead of
en mi/tu/su lugar..., if I/you/he were me/you/him...
en primer lugar, in the first place, firstly
sin lugar a dudas, without a doubt
' lugar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonado
- abandono
- abrigo
- acogedor
- acogedora
- acuartelamiento
- acudir
- airear
- alejada
- alejado
- allá
- allí
- antesala
- apartada
- apartado
- aquí
- archivo
- arena
- atrás
- baja
- bajo
- botar
- cabida
- caer
- celebrarse
- colocarse
- continuar
- damnificada
- damnificado
- darse
- definitivamente
- dejar
- delante
- dentro
- deprimida
- deprimido
- derecha
- desalojo
- desamparada
- desamparado
- desarrollarse
- desencadenar
- desencajada
- desencajado
- desentonar
- desfilar
- designar
- deslizarse
- despacho
English:
abroad
- agree
- be
- beauty spot
- birthplace
- breeding ground
- burial
- celebrate
- change
- climb
- come off
- commonplace
- commuter
- dental surgery
- designate
- desolation
- divert
- drive-through
- elsewhere
- equatorial
- erect
- everyplace
- ex
- first
- firstly
- foremost
- haunt
- high
- homeland
- in-service
- inch
- innermost
- innocent
- instead
- introduction
- landmark
- last
- lie
- lieu
- live in
- liven
- location
- lookout
- Mecca
- midterm
- misplaced
- mournful
- move back
- occupy
- palace

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lugar

♦ nm

1. [sitio] place;
[del crimen, accidente] scene; [para acampar, merendar] spot;
encontraron una pistola en el lugar de los hechos they found a gun at the crime scene o scene of the crime;

¿en qué lugar habré metido las tijeras? where can I have put the scissors?;

en algún lugar somewhere;

no lo veo por ningún lugar I can't see it anywhere;

vuelve a ponerlo todo en su lugar put everything back where it belongs;

he cambiado el televisor de lugar I've moved the television;

estoy buscando un lugar donde pasar la noche I'm looking for somewhere to spend the night;

éste no es (el) lugar para discutir eso this is not the place to discuss that

Comp
lugar de anidación nesting site;
lugar de encuentro meeting place;

lugar de interés place of interest;

lugar de reunión meeting place;

lugar sagrado sanctum;

lugar de trabajo workplace

2. [localidad] place, town;

las gentes del lugar the local people;

ni los más viejos del lugar recuerdan algo semejante not even the oldest people there can remember anything like it

Comp
lugar de nacimiento [en biografía] birthplace; [en formulario, impreso] place of birth;
lugar de residencia [en formulario, impreso] place of residence;

lugar turístico Br holiday o US vacation resort;

lugar de veraneo summer resort

3. [puesto] position;

ocupa un lugar importante en la empresa she has an important position in the company, she is high up in the company;

¿puedes ir tú en mi lugar? can you go in my place?;

en primer/segundo lugar, quiero decir… in the first/second place, I would like to say…, firstly/secondly, I would like to say…;

llegó en primer/segundo lugar she finished o came first/second;

en último lugar, quiero decir… lastly o last, I would like to say…;

llegó en último lugar she came last;

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;

yo en tu lugar if I were you

4. [espacio libre] room, space;

esta mesa ocupa mucho lugar this table takes up a lot of room o space;

aquí ya no hay lugar para más gente there's no room for anyone else here;

hacerle lugar a algo/alguien to make room o some space for sth/sb

5. lugar común platitude, commonplace

6. [ocasión]
dar lugar a [rumores, comentarios, debate, disputa] to give rise to;
[polémica] to spark off, to give rise to; [catástrofe] to lead to, to cause; [explosión, escape] to cause; Am
a como dé lugar whatever the cost, whatever it takes;
Der
no ha lugar objection overruled;

no hay lugar a duda there's no (room for) doubt;

sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly

7.
tener lugar to take place;

la recepción tendrá lugar en los jardines del palacio the reception will be held in the palace gardens

8. Comp

dejar en buen lugar: el cantante mexicano dejó en buen lugar a su país the Mexican singer did his country proud;

dejar en mal lugar: no nos dejes en mal lugar y pórtate bien be good and don't show us up;

estar fuera de lugar to be out of place;

poner a alguien en su lugar to put sb in his/her place;

poner las cosas en su lugar to set things straight

♦ en lugar de loc prep

instead of;

acudió en lugar de mí she came in my place o instead of me;

en lugar de la sopa, tomaré pasta I'll have the pasta instead of the soup;

en lugar de mirar, podrías echarnos una mano you could give us a hand rather than o instead of just standing/sitting there watching

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lugar

m place;

en lugar de instead of;

en primer lugar in the first place, first(ly);

fuera de lugar out of place;

yo en tu lugar if I were you, (if I were) in your place;

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;

dar lugar a give rise to;

tener lugar take place;

lugar de destino posting;

sin lugar a dudas without a doubt

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lugar nm

1) : place, position

se llevó el primer lugar en su división: she took first place in her division

2) espacio: space, room

3)

dar lugar a : to give rise to, to lead to

4)

en lugar de : instead of

5)

lugar común : cliché, platitude

6)

tener lugar : to take place

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lugar n place

es un lugar muy tranquilo it's a very quiet place

llegó en quinto lugar he finished in fifth place

un lugar donde sentarse a place to sit / somewhere to sit

dar lugar a to give rise to [pt. gave; pp. given]

en lugar de instead of

en primer lugar firstly / first of all

estar fuera de lugar (incómodo) out of place (inoportuno) inappropriate

tener lugar to take place

Spanish-English dictionary > lugar

7 solo

adj.

1 alone, by himself, isolated, all by oneself.

2 lonely, lonesome.

3 single, by itself.

4 very, merest, only.

m.

1 solo, solo interpretation, solo act.

2 turbot, Psetta maxima.

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solo

► adjetivo

1 (sin compañía) alone, on one's own, by oneself; (sin ayuda) (by) oneself, (for) oneself

■ vive solo he lives alone, he lives by himself

■ lo dejaron solo he was left on his own

■ lo haré yo sola I'll do it (by) myself

■ se apaga solo it switches itself off automatically

2 (solitario) lonely

■ me siento sola I feel lonely

3 (único) only, sole, single

■ ni una sola palabra not a single word

■ ni una sola vez not even once

4 (café) black; (bebida alcohólica) straight

► nombre masculino solo

1 (naipes) solitaire

2 familiar (café) black coffee

3 MÚSICA solo

► adverbio

1→ link=sólo sólo

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a solas alone, by oneself

como él solo / como ella sola familiar as only he can / as only she can

quedarse solo,-a familiar to have no equal

■ cuando empieza a contar chistes se queda solo when he starts telling jokes no one can match him

————————

solo

► nombre masculino

1 (naipes) solitaire

2 familiar (café) black coffee

3 MÚSICA solo

► adverbio

1→ link=sólo sólo

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(f. - sola)

adj.

1) alone

2) only, unique, sole, single

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I
1. ADJ

1) (=sin compañía) alone, on one's own

pasa los días solo en su cuarto — he spends the days alone o on his own in his room

iré solo — I'll go alone o on my own

dejar solo a algn — to leave sb alone

me quedé solo — I was left alone

habla solo — he talks to himself

se quedó solo a los siete años — he was left an orphan o alone in the world at seven

- estar más solo que la una

- es tonto como él solo

- lo hace como él solo

- se queda solo contando mentiras

- más vale estar solo que mal acompañado

2) (=solitario) lonely

me siento muy solo — I feel very lonely

3) (=único)

su sola preocupación es ganar dinero — his one o only concern is to make money

con esta sola condición — on this one condition

hay una sola dificultad — there is only o just one problem

no hubo ni una sola objeción — there was not a single objection

4) (=sin acompañamiento) [café, té] black; [whisky, vodka, ron] straight, neat

tendremos que comer pan solo — we shall have to eat plain bread

5) (Mús) solo

cantar solo — to sing solo

2. SM

1) (Mús) solo

un solo de guitarra — a guitar solo

un solo para tenor — a tenor solo

2) (=café) black coffee

3) (Naipes) solitaire, patience

4) Cono Sur (=lata) tedious conversation
II
ADV
=sólo ADV (=únicamente) only; (=exclusivamente) solely, merely, just
solo quiero verlo — I only o just want to see it

es solo un teniente — he's only a lieutenant, he's a mere lieutenant

no solo A sino también B — not only A but also B

solo con apretar un botón — at the touch of a button

me parece bien solo que no tengo tiempo — that's fine, only o but I don't have the time

ven aunque solo sea para media hora — come even if it's just for half an hour

con solo que sepas tocar algunas notas — even if you only know how to play a few notes

solo con que estudies dos horas diarias — by studying for as little as two hours a day

tan solo — only, just

solo que... — except that...

viajará sólo un par de días — he'll only be away for a couple of days
In the past the standard spelling for this adverb was with an accent ( sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.
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I
- la adjetivo

a) ( sin compañía)

estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely

no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone

lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone

el niño ya camina solo — the baby's walking on his own now

qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?

es mentirosa como ella sola — she's the biggest liar I know

baila como ella sola — nobody dances like her

hablar solo — to talk to oneself

a solas — alone

quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself

más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado — it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like

b) <café/té> black; < whisky> straight, neat; < pan> dry

c) (delante del n) ( único)

lo haré con una sola condición — I'll do it on one condition

no puso ni una sola objeción — she didn't raise one o a single objection

su sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me
II
masculino

1) (Mús) solo

un solo de violín — a violin solo

2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee

* * *
I
- la adjetivo

a) ( sin compañía)

estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely

no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone

lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone

el niño ya camina solo — the baby's walking on his own now

qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?

es mentirosa como ella sola — she's the biggest liar I know

baila como ella sola — nobody dances like her

hablar solo — to talk to oneself

a solas — alone

quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself

más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado — it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like

b) <café/té> black; < whisky> straight, neat; < pan> dry

c) (delante del n) ( único)

lo haré con una sola condición — I'll do it on one condition

no puso ni una sola objeción — she didn't raise one o a single objection

su sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me
II
masculino

1) (Mús) solo

un solo de violín — a violin solo

2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee

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solo¹

¹ = alone, lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], on + Posesivo + own, solo, unattended, all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo, lorn.

Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.

Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.

Ex: Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.

Ex: He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.

Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place.

Ex: Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.

Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.

* aparecer por sí solo = stand on + Posesivo + own.

* aparecer solo = stand + alone.

* arreglárselas solo = losers weepers.

* a solas = by + Reflexivo.

* a un solo espacio = single-spaced.

* aventura de una sola noche = one-night stand.

* con una sola acción = in one action.

* con un solo brazo = one-armed.

* con un solo filo = single-edge.

* con un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources.

* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* de una sola cara = single sided.

* de una sola escritura = write-once.

* de una sola persona = one-man.

* de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.

* de un solo brazo = one-armed.

* de un solo filo = single-edge.

* de un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.

* en una sola columna = single columned, single-column.

* escrito por un solo autor = single authored [single-authored].

* estar solo = stand + alone, be on + Posesivo + own.

* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.

* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.

* hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* ligue de una sola noche = one-night stand.

* ni una sola vez = not once (did).

* plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.

* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo.

* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.

* por uno solo = solo.

* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.

* servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.

* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* solas = all by + Reflexivo.

* solo ante el peligro = out on a limb.

* tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.

* tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

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solo¹ -la

adjective

1

(sin compañía): no conoce a nadie en la ciudad, está muy solo he doesn't know anyone in the town, he's all alone o all on his own

se fueron todos y lo dejaron solo they all went off and left him alone o on his own o by himself

estaba or me sentía muy sola I was o I felt very lonely

el niño ya camina solo the baby's walking on his own now

¡qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?

se quedó solo cuando era un muchacho he was left alone in the world when he was only a boy

para una persona sola da pereza cocinar cooking is a real effort when you are on your own o by yourself, cooking for one o just for yourself is a real effort

es mentirosa como ella sola she's the biggest liar I know

habla sola she talks to herself

a solas alone

quiero hablar contigo a solas I want to talk to you alone

quedarse más solo que la una ( fam hum); to be left all by oneself, to be left all on one's tod ( BrE colloq)

más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like

2 ‹café/té› black; ‹whisky› straight, neat

me gusta el pan así solo, sin mantequilla I like bread on its own o plain bread like this, without butter, I like bread like this, with nothing on it

3 ( delante del n)

(único): te lo presto con una sola condición I'll lend it to you on one condition

no puso ni una sola objeción she didn't raise one o a single objection

su sola presencia me molestaba her very o mere presence upset me

hay una sola dificultad there's just one problem

solo²

masculine

A ( Mús) solo

un solo de violín a violin solo

B ( Esp) (café) black coffee

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Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)

soló es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
solar
solo
sólo
solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;
◊ los rayos sóloes the sun's rays

■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
2
a) ( casa solariega) ancestral home

b) ( linaje) lineage

3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
solo 1
◊ -la adjetivo

a) ( sin compañía):

◊ estar/sentirse sólo to be/feel lonely;

lo dejaron sólo ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself;

( para no molestar) they left him alone;
◊ el niño ya camina sólo the baby's walking on his own now;

hacen los deberes sólos they do their homework by themselves;
hablar sólo to talk to oneself;
a solas alone, by oneself
b) ‹café/té› black;

‹ whisky› straight, neat;
‹ pan› dry
c) ( delante del n) ( único):

◊ lo haré con una sola condición I'll do it on one condition;

hay un sólo problema there's just one problem
solo 2 sustantivo masculino (Mús) solo
sólo The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective adverbio
only;
sólo or solo quería ayudarte I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help;
sólo or solo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder;
◊ canto sólo porque me gusta I sing just for pleasure

solar 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (terreno para edificar) plot
2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
solar 2 adjetivo solar
energía solar, solar energy
luz solar, sunlight
sistema solar, solar system
solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
solo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (único) only, single: en la caja había una sola galleta, there was a single biscuit in the box
no me ha respondido ni una sola vez, he hasn't answered once
2 (sin compañía) alone: me gusta estar sola, I like to be alone
iba hablando solo por la calle, he was walking down the street talking to himself
vive solo, he lives alone
3 (sin protección, apoyo) se siente sola, she feels lonely
4 (sin añadidos) un whisky solo, a whisky on its own ➣ Ver nota en alone
5 (sin ayuda, sin intervención) se desconecta solo, it switches itself off automatically
podemos resolverlo (nosotros) solos, we can solve it by ourselves
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mús solo: el concierto comienza con un solo de piano, the concert starts off with a piano solo
2 Esp black (coffee)
III adverbio only: solo con mirarle sabes que está mintiendo, just by looking at him you can tell he is lying
(tan) solo quiero hablar con él, I only want to talk to him
♦ Locuciones: a solas, alone

' sólo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- actualidad
- bastante
- bastarse
- batería
- bebible
- cada
- café
- cala
- cerdo
- como
- concernir
- corresponder
- dato
- decir
- dejar
- delgada
- delgado
- desalmada
- desalmado
- disparate
- don
- doña
- dos
- entera
- entero
- escaramuza
- faltar
- folclórica
- folclórico
- frustrarse
- gustar
- hablarse
- hasta
- iceberg
- indispensable
- individual
- infante
- infarto
- interés
- irse
- limitarse
- media
- medio
- mucha
- mucho
- mustia
- mustio
- para
- pintarse
English:
aback
- ablaze
- actual
- alive
- alone
- already
- also
- ammunition
- approximation
- as
- aside
- asleep
- attain
- attention span
- bear
- bear with
- beware
- black
- boat
- bring in
- bust
- but
- by
- cater
- certain
- close
- coffee
- conjecture
- dabble
- detest
- disposable
- do
- down
- effect
- end
- female
- find
- fix
- fraction
- fun
- further
- game
- go
- half
- hand-luggage
- hear of
- herself
- himself
- incoming
- isolated

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solo¹, sólo adv Note that the adverb solo can be written with an accent when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.

only, just;

solo he venido a despedirme I've only o just come to say goodbye;

come solo fruta y verdura she only o just eats fruit and vegetables;

es solo un bebé he's only o just a baby;

solo le importa el dinero she's only interested in money, all she cares about is money;

trabajo veinte horas a la semana – ¿solo? I work twenty hours a week – is that all?;

no solo… sino (también)… not only… but (also)…;

no solo me insultaron sino que además me golpearon they didn't only insult me, they beat me too, not only did they insult me, they beat me too;

con solo o [m5] solo con una llamada basta para obtener el crédito all you need to do to get the loan is to make one phone call;

con solo o [m5]solo con accionar la palanca… by simply operating the lever…;

solo con que te disculpes me conformo all you need to do is apologize and I'll be happy, all I ask is that you apologize;

solo de pensarlo me pongo enfermo just thinking about it makes me ill;

solo que… only…;

lo compraría, solo que no tengo dinero I would buy it, only I haven't got any money;

solo se vive una vez you only live once

solo², -a

♦ adj

1. [sin nadie, sin compañía] alone;

me gusta estar solo I like being alone o on my own o by myself;

¿vives sola? do you live alone o on your own o by yourself?;

lo hice yo solo I did it on my own o by myself;

me quedé solo [todos se fueron] I was left on my own;
[nadie me apoyó] I was left isolated;
se quedó solo a temprana edad he was on his own from an early age;

quería estar a solas she wanted to be alone o by herself;

ya hablaremos tú y yo a solas we'll have a talk with just the two of us, we'll have a talk alone;
Fam
es gracioso/simpático como él solo he's really funny/nice;

Comp

estar/quedarse más solo que la una to be/be left all on one's own;

Prov

más vale estar solo que mal acompañado better to be alone than to be with the wrong people

2. [solitario] lonely;

me sentía solo I felt lonely

3. [sin nada] on its own;
[café] black; [whisky] neat;
¿quieres el café solo o con leche? would you like your coffee black or with milk?;

le gusta comer el arroz solo he likes to eat rice on its own

4. [único] single;

no me han comprado ni un solo regalo they didn't buy me a single present;

ni una sola gota not a (single) drop;

dame una sola razón give me one reason;

queda una sola esperanza only one hope remains

5. [mero, simple] very, mere;

la sola idea de suspender me deprime the very o mere idea of failing depresses me;

el solo hecho de que se disculpe ya le honra the very fact that he is apologizing is to his credit

♦ nm

1. Mús solo;

un solo de guitarra a guitar solo

2. Fam [café] black coffee

* * *

solo

adj

1 single;

estar solo be alone;

sentirse solo feel lonely;

a solas alone, by o.s.;

más solo que la una all alone, all by oneself;

por sí solo by o.s.

2 café black

3 ( único)

:

un solo día a single day

II m MÚS solo

* * *

sólo adv

solamente: just, only

sólo quieren comer: they just want to eat

solo, -la adj

1) : alone, by oneself

2) : lonely

3) único: only, sole, unique

hay un solo problema: there's only one problem

4)

a solas : alone

solo nm

: solo

* * *

solo¹ adj

1. (sin compañía) alone / on your own

estaba solo he was alone

vive sola she lives alone / she lives on her own

vino solo he came on his own

2. (solitario) lonely [comp. lonelier; superl. loneliest]

se siente muy sola she feels very lonely

3. (sin ayuda) on your own / by yourself

¿lo has hecho tú solo? did you do it by yourself?

4. (único) one

una sola persona one single persona

hay un solo problema there's just one problema

solo² n

1. (café) black coffee

2. (música) solo

Spanish-English dictionary > solo

8 dagegen

Adv.

1. drücken, halten, lehnen etc.: against it ( oder them); klopfen: on it; dagegen stoßen Auto etc.: crash into it ( oder them); Person: bump; sie stieß aus Versehen dagegen auch she knocked (into) it by mistake

2. fig. Kampf, Protest, Widerstand etc.: against it ( oder them); ich bin allergisch dagegen I’m allergic to it; man kann nichts dagegen machen oder tun there’s nothing you can do about it; seine Gründe dagegen his objections to it; dagegen sein be against ( oder opposed to) it; bei Abstimmungen: be against; was hat sie dagegen? what does she have against it?; er sprach sich entschieden dagegen aus he opposed it strongly; was spricht dagegen, dass wir...? why shouldn’t we...?; es spricht nichts dagegen oder es ist nichts dagegen einzuwenden oder zu sagen there is no reason why not; es spricht nichts dagegen, dass wir jetzt anfangen there’s no reason for us not to start now, there’s nothing against us starting now; ich habe oder hätte nichts dagegen umg. that’s fine by me, I’m up ( oder on) for that; alles spricht dagegen(, dass es geschehen wird) the odds are (stacked) against it; alles spricht dagegen, dass er das Verbrechen begangen hat all the evidence points against his having committed the crime; etw. dagegen haben object to s.th., have s.th. against it; haben Sie etwas dagegen, wenn ich rauche? do you mind if I smoke?; wenn Sie nichts dagegen haben if you don’t mind, if it’s alright by you (auch iro.); ich habe Husten, können Sie mir was dagegen geben? could you give me something for it?

3. (im Austausch dafür) in return oder exchange (for it)

4. (im Vergleich dazu) in comparison, by contrast; unsere Qualität ist nichts dagegen can’t compare; das ist doch nichts oder ein Dreck umg. dagegen there’s no comparison, that can’t hold a candle to it umg.

5. (jedoch, hingegen) whereas, while, Brit. auch whilst; (andererseits) on the other hand, however; Kaffee mag ich nicht, Tee dagegen sehr oder Tee trinke ich dagegen ganz gern on the other hand I like tea a lot

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whereas (Konj.); against it (Adv.); on the other hand (Konj.); however (Konj.)

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da|ge|gen [da'geːgn] (emph) ['daːgeːgn]
1. adv

1) (örtlich) against it,,

See:

→ dagegenhalten

2) (als Einwand, Ablehnung) against that/it

dagégen sein — to be against it, to be opposed (to it)

etwas dagégen haben — to object

nichts dagégen haben — not to object

ich habe etwas dagégen — I object to that

was hat er dagégen, dass wir früher anfangen? — what has he got against us starting earlier?, why does he object to us or our starting earlier?

haben Sie was dagégen, wenn ich rauche? — do you mind if I smoke?, would you mind or object if I smoked?

sollen wir ins Kino gehen? – ich hätte nichts dagégen (einzuwenden) — shall we go to the cinema? – that's okay by me (inf)

ich hätte nichts dagégen, wenn er nicht kommen würde — I wouldn't mind at all if he didn't come

ich werde dagégen protestieren — I will protest against that/it

ich werde dagégen protestieren, dass das gemacht wird — I will protest against that being done

3) (als Gegenmaßnahme) tun, unternehmen about it; Medikamente einnehmen etc for it

dagégen lässt sich nichts machen — nothing can be done about it

bei mir regnet es herein, aber ich kann nichts dagégen machen — the rain comes in, but I can't do anything to stop it or about it

4) (= verglichen damit) compared with that/it/them, in comparison

die Stürme letztes Jahr waren furchtbar, dagégen sind die jetzigen nicht so schlimm — the gales last year were terrible, compared with them or those, these aren't so bad or these aren't so bad in comparison

5) (als Ersatz, Gegenwert) for that/it/them

2. conj
(= im Gegensatz dazu) on the other hand, however
er sprach fließend Französisch, dagégen konnte er kein Deutsch — he spoke French fluently, but (on the other hand) he could not speak any German

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da·ge·gen

[daˈge:gn̩]

I. adv

1. (räumlich) against it; (in etw) into it; (auf etw) on it

2. (ablehnend) against it

\dagegen müsst ihr was tun you must do something about it

\dagegen sein to be against it, to be opposed [to it]

34 waren dafür und 12 \dagegen 34 were in favour and 12 against

ich bin \dagegen, dass er Vorsitzender wird I am against [or opposed to] him [or form his] becoming chairman

3. in getrennter Stellung NORDD

da habe ich was gegen I object to that

4. (als Gegenmaßnahme) about it; (als Heilmittel) for it

das ist gut/hilft \dagegen it's good for it

ich habe Halsschmerzen, haben Sie ein Mittel \dagegen? my throat hurts, do you have anything for it?

etw \dagegen machen [o tun] [o unternehmen] to do sth about it

\dagegen lässt sich nichts machen nothing can be done about it

es regnet herein, aber ich kann nichts \dagegen machen the rain comes in, but I can't do anything about it [or anything to stop it

5. (als Gegenwert) for it

was willst du \dagegen eintauschen? what do you want to exchange for it?

sie nahm das alte Gerät und tauschte ein neues \dagegen she took her old appliance and exchanged it for a new one

6. (im Vergleich dazu) in comparison, compared with [or to] it; (zu diesem Sachverhalt) compared with [or to] that

die Stürme letztes Jahr waren furchtbar, \dagegen sind die jetzigen nicht so schlimm the gales last year were terrible. compared with them, these aren't so bad [or these aren't so bad in comparison]

sie hat ihren Job und ihre Wohnung verloren. \dagegen erscheinen meine Sorgen lachhaft she's lost her job and her flat. compared with that my problems seem ridiculous

II. konj (hingegen) but; (andererseits) on the other hand; (während) whereas

bei euch ist es oft zu trocken, bei uns \dagegen regnet es viel zu viel your weather is often too dry, but we have far too much rain

er spricht fünf Sprachen fließend, \dagegen ist er mathematisch völlig unbegabt he is fluent in five languages, but [on the other hand] he lacks any mathematical talent

er ist mit der Arbeit schon fertig, sie \dagegen hat erst die Hälfte geschafft he's already finished the work, whereas she has only just finished half of it

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Adverb

1) against it/them

er stieß aus Versehen dagegen — he knocked into it by mistake

ich protestiere energisch dagegen, dass Sie mich verleumden — I must protest strongly against this slander

ich habe nichts dagegen — I've no objection; I don't mind

was hat er dagegen, dass wir Freunde sind? — why does he object to our being friends?

dagegen sein — be opposed to it or against it

dagegen sein, etwas zu tun — be opposed to doing something

was spricht dagegen? — what is the objection?

dagegen kann man nichts machen — there is nothing one can do about it

2) (im Vergleich dazu) by or in comparison; compared with that; (jedoch) on the other hand

3) (als Gegenwert) in exchange

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dagegen adv

1. drücken, halten, lehnen etc: against it ( oder them); klopfen: on it;

dagegen stoßen Auto etc: crash into it ( oder them); Person: bump;

sie stieß aus Versehen dagegen auch she knocked (into) it by mistake

2. fig Kampf, Protest, Widerstand etc: against it ( oder them);

ich bin allergisch dagegen I’m allergic to it;

man kann nichts dagegen machen oder

tun there’s nothing you can do about it;

seine Gründe dagegen his objections to it;

dagegen sein be against ( oder opposed to) it; bei Abstimmungen: be against;

was hat sie dagegen? what does she have against it?;

er sprach sich entschieden dagegen aus he opposed it strongly;

was spricht dagegen, dass wir …? why shouldn’t we …?;

es spricht nichts dagegen oder

es ist nichts dagegen einzuwenden oder

zu sagen there is no reason why not;

es spricht nichts dagegen, dass wir jetzt anfangen there’s no reason for us not to start now, there’s nothing against us starting now;

ich habe oder

hätte nichts dagegen umg that’s fine by me, I’m up ( oder on) for that;

alles spricht dagegen(, dass es geschehen wird) the odds are (stacked) against it;

alles spricht dagegen, dass er das Verbrechen begangen hat all the evidence points against his having committed the crime;

etwas dagegen haben object to sth, have sth against it;

haben Sie etwas dagegen, wenn ich rauche? do you mind if I smoke?;

wenn Sie nichts dagegen haben if you don’t mind, if it’s alright by you (auch iron); ich habe Husten,

können Sie mir was dagegen geben? could you give me something for it?

3. (im Austausch dafür) in return oder exchange (for it)

4. (im Vergleich dazu) in comparison, by contrast;

unsere Qualität

ist nichts dagegen can’t compare;

das ist doch nichts oder

ein Dreck umg

dagegen there’s no comparison, that can’t hold a candle to it umg

5. (jedoch, hingegen) whereas, while, Br auch whilst; (andererseits) on the other hand, however; Kaffee mag ich nicht,

Tee dagegen sehr oder

Tee trinke ich dagegen ganz gern on the other hand I like tea a lot

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Adverb

1) against it/them

er stieß aus Versehen dagegen — he knocked into it by mistake

ich protestiere energisch dagegen, dass Sie mich verleumden — I must protest strongly against this slander

ich habe nichts dagegen — I've no objection; I don't mind

was hat er dagegen, dass wir Freunde sind? — why does he object to our being friends?

dagegen sein — be opposed to it or against it

dagegen sein, etwas zu tun — be opposed to doing something

was spricht dagegen? — what is the objection?

dagegen kann man nichts machen — there is nothing one can do about it

2) (im Vergleich dazu) by or in comparison; compared with that; (jedoch) on the other hand

3) (als Gegenwert) in exchange

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adv.

against adv. präp.

against it expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > dagegen

9 der

I best. Art.

1. m; (Nom. Sg.) the; der eine ist fleißig, der andere faul (the) one is hard-working, the other one is lazy; der Tod death; der Mensch (alle Menschen) man(kind), humankind; der große Goethe the famous Goethe; der arme Peter poor Peter; der Peter, den ich kenne the Peter (who oder that) I know; der Hyde Park Hyde Park

2. (Gen Sg. von die) of the; die Mauern der Stadt auch the city walls

3. (Dat Sg. von die) to the; den Schlüssel habe ich der Nachbarin gegeben I gave the key to the neighbo(u)r

4. (Gen Pl. von der, die, das) of the; die Ankunft der Kinder auch the children’s arrival

II Dem. Pron.

1. m; (Nom. Sg.) that (one), this (one); (er) he, it; der Mann hier this man; der mit dem Bart the one with the beard; nur der kann das verstehen, der... only he ( oder that man) who... can understand it; der und baden gehen? you won’t catch him going swimming; der und ehrlich? Dass ich nicht lache! him? honest? Pull the other one! ( oder Give me a break!)

2. (Dat Sg. von die) zu der und der Zeit umg. at such and such a time

III Rel. Pron.

1. m; (Nom. Sg.) bei Personen: who, that; bei Sachen: which, that; der Bezirk, der einen Teil von X bildet the district forming part of X; der erste Stein, der geworfen wurde the first stone that was thrown; er war der Erste, der es erfuhr he was the first to know; jeder, der... anyone who...; ich, der ich selbst dabei war I, who was there myself

2. (Dat Sg. von die) bei Personen: who(m), who... to, to whom förm.; bei Sachen: that, which; die Freundin, der ich meine Sorgen erzählte the friend (whom) I told about my problems ( oder to whom I told my problems)

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which one (Pron.); that (Pron.); which (Pron.); who (Pron.); the ( Artikel)

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I [deːɐ]
1. def art

1) gen sing, pl von die of the

das Miauen dér Katze — the miaowing of the cat, the cat's miaowing

2) dat sing von die to the; (mit Präposition) the

2. dem pron dat sing von die

1) (adjektivisch) to that; (mit Präpositionen) that

2) (substantivisch) to her; her

3. rel pron dat sing
to whom, that or who(m)... to; (mit Präposition) who(m); (von Sachen) to which, which... to; which II [deːɐ] pl die
1. def art gen des, der, des, pl der dat dem, der, dem, pl den acc den, die, das, pl die
the
dér/die Arme! — the poor man/woman or girl

die Toten — the dead pl

die Engländer — the English pl

dér Engländer (dated inf: = die Engländer) — the Englishman

dér Faust — Faust

dér Hans (inf) — Hans

dér kleine Hans — little Hans

dér Rhein — the Rhine

dér Michigansee — Lake Michigan

die Domstraße — Cathedral Street

die "Bismarck" — the "Bismarck"

dér Lehrer/die Frau (im Allgemeinen) — teachers pl/women pl

dér Tod/die Liebe/das Leben — death/love/life

dér Tod des Sokrates — the death of Socrates

das Viktorianische England — Victorian England

in dem England, das ich kannte — in the England (that or which) I knew

er liebt den Jazz/die Oper/das Kino — he likes jazz/(the) opera/the cinema

das Singen macht ihm Freude — singing gives him pleasure

das Singen meines Opas — my grandpa's singing

mir fiel das Atmen schwer — I found breathing difficult

das Herstellen von Waffen ist... — manufacturing weapons is..., the manufacturing of weapons is...

die Callas — Callas

dér spätere Wittgenstein — the later Wittgenstein

er war nicht mehr dér Hans, dér... — he was no longer the Hans who...

er hat sich den Fuß verletzt — he has hurt his foot

mal das Gesicht! — wash your faces

er nimmt den Hut ab — he takes his hat off

ein Euro das Stück — one euro apiece or each

20 Euro die Stunde — 20 euros an or per hour

dér und dér Wissenschaftler — such and such a scientist

2. dem pron gen dessen or (old) des, deren, dessen,
pl deren dat dem, der, dem, pl denen acc den, die, das, pl die
1) (attr) (= jener, dieser) that; (pl) those, them (inf)

zu dér und dér Zeit — at such and such a time

an dem und dem Ort — at such and such a place

2) (substantivisch) he/she/it; (pl) those, them (inf)

dér/die war es — it was him/her

dér/die mit dér großen Nase — the one or him/her (inf) with the big nose

mit den roten Haaren — those or them (inf) with red hair

deine Schwester, die war nicht da (inf) — your sister, she wasn't there

dér und schwimmen? — him, swimming?, swimming, (what) him?

dér/die hier (von Menschen) — he/she, this man/woman etc; (von Gegenständen) this (one); (von mehreren) this one

dér/die da (von Menschen) — he/she, that man/woman etc; (von Gegenständen) that (one); (von mehreren) that one

die hier/da pl — they, these/those men/women etc, these/those, them (inf)

dér, den ich meine — the one I mean

dér und dér/die und die — so-and-so

das und das — such and such

3. rel pron decl as dem pron
(Mensch) who, that; (Gegenstand, Tier) which, that
4. rel + dem pron decl as dem pron

dér/die dafür verantwortlich war,... — the man/woman who was responsible for it

die so etwas tun,... — those or people who do that sort of thing...

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der¹

[de:ɐ̯]

I. art def, nom sing m

1. (allgemein) the

\der Hund/Mann/Tisch the dog/man/table

\der Mai [the month of] May

\der Angeber! that show-off!

2. (bei Körperteilen)

mir tut \der Hals weh my throat hurts

3. (bei Abstrakta)

\der Hunger/Irrsinn/Tod hunger/madness/death

\der Tod des Ikaros the death of Icarus

4. (bei allgemeinen Stoffen)

\der Stahl wird auch mit anderen Elementen legiert steel is also alloyed with other elements; (bei spezifischen Stoffen) the

\der Sauerstoff in der Luft the oxygen in the air

5. (einmalig)

\der Mann des Tages the man of the moment

das ist \der Augenblick, auf den wir gewartet haben that's [just] the moment we've been waiting for

6. (bei Eigennamen)

\der Irak/Iran Iraq/Iran

\der Sudan The Sudan

\der Kongo vor der Kolonialzeit pre-colonial Congo

\der kleine Peter little Peter

\der spätere Dickens the later Dickens

er war nicht mehr \der Uli, der... he was no longer the Uli who...

7. (fam: vor Personennamen)

das ist \der Klaus that's Klaus

\der Papa sagt,... [my] dad says...

8. (verallgemeinernd)

\der Mensch heute man today

\der Franzose isst gern gut the French like to eat well

9. (nach Angaben)

5 Euro \der Liter €5 a [or per] litre

10. (vor Angaben)

\der 14. August 2003 14[th] August 2003, August 14[th], 2003; (gesprochen) the fourteenth of August 2003

Heinrich \der Achte Henry the Eighth

11. (vor Substantiviertem)

\der Kleine the little boy/one

\der Älteste the oldest [one]

II. pron dem, nom sing m

1. attr, betont

\der Mann war es! it was that man!

\der Hut gefällt mir am besten I like that/this hat [or that/this hat I like] the most

\der Stift da that pen [there]

\der Stift hier this pen [here]

\der und \der Experte such and such an expert

2. (hinweisend)

\der war es! it was him!

\der hat es getan! it was him that [or who] did it!

\der sagte mir,... he told me...

welcher Stift? \der da? oder \der hier? which pen? that one [there]? or this one [here]?

wer ist denn \der? (fam) who on earth is he [or that]?

\der und joggen? him, jogging?

\der und \der such and such

3. (unterscheidend)

\der mit der Brille the one [or fam him] with the glasses

welcher Ball? — \der mit den Punkten which ball? — the/this/that one with the spots

ach \der! (pej) oh him!

4. (wiederholend)

der Chef? \der ist nicht da the boss? he's not there

dein Vater, \der ist nicht gekommen your father, he didn't come

mein Schuh! \der ist weg! my shoe! it's gone!

der Scheißkerl, \der! the bastard!

der Grund ist \der, dass... the reason is that [or because]...

\der, den ich meinte the one I meant

5. (fam: ersetzt Pronomen)

wo ist dein Bruder? — \der ist oben where's your brother? — he's upstairs

das ist ein neuer Drucker! warum druckt \der nicht? that's a new printer! why isn't it working?

beißt \der? does it/he/she bite?

III. pron rel, nom sing m

1. that; (Person a.) who/whom form; (Gegenstand, Tier a.) which

ich hörte/sah einen Wagen, \der um die Ecke fuhr I heard/saw a car driving around the corner

ein Film, \der gut ankommt a much-acclaimed film

ein Roman, \der von Millionen gelesen wurde a novel [that has been] read by millions

der König, \der vierzig Jahre herrschte,... (einschränkend) the king who [or that] reigned for forty years...; (nicht einschränkend) the king, who reigned for forty years,...

der Mantel, \der zum Trocknen aufgehängt war,... (einschränkend) the coat that [or which] was hung up to dry...; (nicht einschränkend) the coat, which was hung up to dry,...

der Mörder, \der von der Polizei gesucht wird,... (einschränkend) the murderer [who [or that]] the police are searching for..., the murderer for whom the police are searching... form; (nicht einschränkend) the murderer, who the police are searching for,..., the murderer, for whom the police are searching,... form

der Fall, \der von den Ermittlern untersucht werden soll,... (einschränkend) the case [that [or which]] the investigators have to look into..., the case into which the investigators have to look... form; (nicht einschränkend) the case, which the investigators have to look into,..., the case, into which the investigators have to look,... form

2. (derjenige)

\der mir jetzt hilft, wird belohnt anyone helping [or form he who helps] me now will be rewarded

\der diesen Brief geschrieben hat, kann gut Deutsch the person/man who wrote this letter knows good German

\der zu so etwas fähig ist,... people who are capable of such things...; s.a. das, die

der²

[ˈde:ɐ̯]

art def, gen sing f

1. (allgemein)

der Hund \der alten Frau the old woman's dog

die Hitze \der Sonne the heat of the sun, the sun's heat

das Schnurren \der fetten Katze the fat cat's purring, the purring of the fat cat

die Lösung \der Formel hier the solution to this formula, this formula's solution

der Einspruch \der Frau da that woman's objection, the objection from that woman

2. (bei Körperteilen)

die Farbe \der Zunge deutete auf seine Krankheit the colour of his tongue indicated his illness

3. (bei Abstrakta)

ein Opfer \der Liebe a victim of love

ein Zeichen \der Hoffnung a sign of hope

4. (bei allgemeinen Stoffen)

das Kämmen \der Wolle the combing of wool

5. (bei Eigennamen)

die Berge \der Schweiz the mountains of Switzerland

die Puppe \der kleinen Sabine little Sabine's doll

6. (fam: vor Personennamen)

ich ruf an wegen \der Anna I'm calling to talk to you about Anna

7. (bei Berühmtheiten)

die Arien \der Callas Callas' arias

8. (form: vor Namen)

ein Antrag \der Ute Kley a petition from Ute Kley

9. (verallgemeinernd)

die Rolle \der Frau in Management women's role [or the role of women] in management

die Trinkfestigkeit \der Engländerin the ability of the Englishwoman to hold her drink

10. (geh: nach Angaben)

10 Meter \der kostbarsten Seide 10 metres of the most precious silk

11. (vor Substantiviertem)

das Spielzeug \der Kleinen the little one's [or girl's] toys

die Weisheit \der Ältesten the wisdom of the eldest [woman]; s.a. das, die

der³

I. art def, dat sing f

1. siehe auch vb (allgemein)

sie redeten mit/von \der Nachbarin they were talking with/about the neighbour

ich klopfte an \der Tür I knocked at the door

das Bild hängt an \der Wand the picture is hanging on the wall

sie folgte \der Frau/Menge she followed the woman/crowd

er gab \der Großmutter den Brief he gave his grandmother the letter, he gave the letter to his grandmother

es gehört \der Frau da it belongs to that woman

es entspricht \der Textstelle hier it corresponds to this passage in the text

2. (bei Körperteilen)

er schlug den Tisch mit \der Faust he thumped the table with his fist

3. (bei Abstrakta)

er widmete \der Liebe ein Gedicht he dedicated a poem to love

mit \der Hoffnung eines Verzweifelten with the hope of a desperate man

4. (bei allgemeinen Stoffen)

\der Bronze wird auch Phosphor beigemischt phosphorus is also added to bronze; (bei spezifischen Stoffen)

mit \der Wolle dieses Schafs with the wool from this sheep, with this sheep's wool

5. (bei Eigennamen)

wir segelten mit \der ‚Nordwind‘ we sailed on the [yacht] ‘Nordwind’

in \der Schweiz [der Zwischenkriegsjahre] in [interwar] Switzerland

\der kleinen Jenny geht's nicht gut little Jenny isn't feeling well

6. (fam: vor Personennamen)

sie ist bei \der Kati she's at Kati's place

7. (bei Berühmtheiten)

er hat \der Callas mal die Hand geküsst he once kissed Callas' hand

8. (verallgemeinernd)

von \der Frau in der Industrie of women in industry

als das Pferd \der Maschine wich when the horse gave way to the engine

9. (nach Angaben)

mit 20 Flaschen \der Kiste with 20 bottles a [or per] crate

10. (vor Substantiviertem)

gib \der Kleinen einen Kuss give the little one a kiss

wir gingen zu \der Ältesten we went to the elder

II. pron dem, dat sing f

1. attr, betont

\der Pflanze muss man Dünger geben that plant must be given fertilizer

\der Frau hast du es erzählt? you told it to that woman?

zu \der und \der Zeit at such and such a time

2. (fam: ersetzt Pronomen)

glaub \der bloß nicht! don't believe her [of all people]!

III. pron rel, dat sing f, siehe auch vb

meine Kollegin, \der die Aufgabe zugeteilt wurde,... (einschränkend) my colleague who [or that] was assigned the task...; (nicht einschränkend) my colleague, who was assigned the task,...

die Lösung, \der der Alkohol entzogen war,... (einschränkend) the solution that [or which] had its alcohol extracted...; (nicht einschränkend) the solution, which had its alcohol extracted,...

die Abgeordnete, \der ich oft schrieb,... (einschränkend) the MP [who [or that]] I often wrote to..., the MP to whom I often wrote... form; (nicht einschränkend) the MP, who I often wrote to,..., the MP, to whom I often wrote,... form

die Grippe, unter \der sie leiden,... (einschränkend) the flu [that [or which]] they're suffering from..., the flu from which they're suffering... form; (nicht einschränkend) the flu, which they're suffering from,..., the flu, from which they're suffering,... form; s.a. das, die

der⁴

art def, gen pl

1. siehe auch n (allgemein)

die Anstrengungen \der Schüler the pupils' efforts, the efforts of the pupils

die Zeichnungen \der beiden Schwestern the two sisters' drawings, the drawings by the two sisters

das Gezwitscher \der Vögel the twittering of the birds

das Gewicht \der Platten the weight of the slabs

die Wohnung \der Eltern my/his/her etc. parents' flat

die Lösungen \der Formeln hier the solutions to these formulae

der Einspruch \der Frauen da those women's objection, the objection from those women

2. (bei Körperteilen)

die Farbe \der Haare gefiel ihr nicht she didn't like the colour of her hair

3. (bei Eigennamen)

die Sprachen \der Niederlande the languages of [or spoken in] the Netherlands

das Haus \der Müllers the Millers' house

4. (form: vor Namen)

ein Antrag \der Heinz und Ute Kley a petition from Heinz and Ute Kley

5. (verallgemeinernd)

die Rolle \der Pflanzen in der Medizin the role of plants in medicine

6. (geh: nach Angaben)

10 Kisten \der feinsten Äpfel 10 crates of the finest apples

7. (vor Substantiviertem)

das Spielzeug \der Kleinen the little ones' toys

die Weisheit \der Ältesten the wisdom of the elders; s.a. das, die

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I 1.
bestimmter Artikel Nom. the

der Kleine — the little boy

der Tod — death

der April/Winter — April/winter

der ‘Faust’ — ‘Faust’

der Dieter — (ugs.) Dieter

der Kapitalismus/Islam — capitalism/Islam

der Bodensee/Mount Everest — Lake Constance/Mount Everest

der 1ran — 1ran
2.
Demonstrativpronomen

1) attr. that

der Mann war es — it was 'that man

2) allein stehend he

der war es — it was 'him

der und arbeiten! — (ugs.) [what,] him work! (coll.)

der [da] — (Mann) that man; (Gegenstand, Tier) that one

der [hier] — (Mann) this man; (Gegenstand, Tier) this one
3.
Relativpronomen (Mensch) who/that; (Sache) which/that

der Mann, der da drüben entlanggeht — the man walking along over there
4.
Relativ- und Demonstrativpronomen the one who
II 1.
bestimmter Artikel

1) Gen. Sg. v. die I 1.

der Hut der Frau — the woman's hat

der Henkel der Tasse — the handle of the cup

2) Dat. Sg. v. die I 1.: to the; (nach Präp.) the

in der Türkei — in Turkey

3) Gen. Pl. v. der I 1., die I 1., das 1.

das Haus der Freunde — our/their etc. friends' house

das Bellen der Hunde — the barking of the dogs
2.
Demonstrativpronomen

1) Gen. Sg. v. die I 2. 1): of the; of that

2) Dat. Sg. v. die I 2. attr

der Frau [da/hier] gehört es — it belongs to that woman there/this woman here; allein stehend

gib es der da! — (ugs.) give it to 'her

3) Gen. Pl. v. der I 2. 1), die I 2. 1), das 2. 1): of those
3.
Relativpronomen; Dat. Sg. v. die I 3. (Person) whom

die Frau, der ich es gegeben habe — the woman to whom 1 gave it; the woman 1 gave it to; (Sache) that/which

die Katze, der er einen Tritt gab — the cat [that] he kicked

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der

A. best art

1. m; (nom sg) the;

der eine ist fleißig, der andere faul (the) one is hard-working, the other one is lazy;

der Tod death;

der Mensch (alle Menschen) man(kind), humankind;

der große Goethe the famous Goethe;

der arme Peter poor Peter;

der Peter, den ich kenne the Peter (who oder that) I know;

der Hyde Park Hyde Park

2. (gen sg von die) of the;

die Mauern der Stadt auch the city walls

3. (dat sg von die) to the;

den Schlüssel habe ich der Nachbarin gegeben I gave the key to the neighbo(u)r

4. (gen pl von der, die, das) of the;

die Ankunft der Kinder auch the children’s arrival

B. dem pr

1. m; (nom sg) that (one), this (one); (er) he, it;

der Mann hier this man;

der mit dem Bart the one with the beard;

nur der kann das verstehen, der … only he ( oder that man) who … can understand it;

der und baden gehen? you won’t catch him going swimming;

der und ehrlich? Dass ich nicht lache! him? honest? Pull the other one! ( oder Give me a break!)

2. (dat sg von die)

zu der und der Zeit umg at such and such a time

C. rel pr

1. m; (nom sg) bei Personen: who, that; bei Sachen: which, that;

der Bezirk, der einen Teil von X bildet the district forming part of X;

der erste Stein, der geworfen wurde the first stone that was thrown;

er war der Erste, der es erfuhr he was the first to know;

jeder, der … anyone who …;

ich, der ich selbst dabei war I, who was there myself

2. (dat sg von die) bei Personen: who(m), who … to, to whom form; bei Sachen: that, which;

die Freundin, der ich meine Sorgen erzählte the friend (whom) I told about my problems ( oder to whom I told my problems)

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I 1.
bestimmter Artikel Nom. the

der Kleine — the little boy

der Tod — death

der April/Winter — April/winter

der ‘Faust’ — ‘Faust’

der Dieter — (ugs.) Dieter

der Kapitalismus/Islam — capitalism/Islam

der Bodensee/Mount Everest — Lake Constance/Mount Everest

der 1ran — 1ran
2.
Demonstrativpronomen

1) attr. that

der Mann war es — it was 'that man

2) allein stehend he

der war es — it was 'him

der und arbeiten! — (ugs.) [what,] him work! (coll.)

der [da] — (Mann) that man; (Gegenstand, Tier) that one

der [hier] — (Mann) this man; (Gegenstand, Tier) this one
3.
Relativpronomen (Mensch) who/that; (Sache) which/that

der Mann, der da drüben entlanggeht — the man walking along over there
4.
Relativ- und Demonstrativpronomen the one who
II 1.
bestimmter Artikel

1) Gen. Sg. v. die I 1.

der Hut der Frau — the woman's hat

der Henkel der Tasse — the handle of the cup

2) Dat. Sg. v. die I 1.: to the; (nach Präp.) the

in der Türkei — in Turkey

3) Gen. Pl. v. der I 1., die I 1., das 1.

das Haus der Freunde — our/their etc. friends' house

das Bellen der Hunde — the barking of the dogs
2.
Demonstrativpronomen

1) Gen. Sg. v. die I 2. 1): of the; of that

2) Dat. Sg. v. die I 2. attr

der Frau [da/hier] gehört es — it belongs to that woman there/this woman here; allein stehend

gib es der da! — (ugs.) give it to 'her

3) Gen. Pl. v. der I 2. 1), die I 2. 1), das 2. 1): of those
3.
Relativpronomen; Dat. Sg. v. die I 3. (Person) whom

die Frau, der ich es gegeben habe — the woman to whom 1 gave it; the woman 1 gave it to; (Sache) that/which

die Katze, der er einen Tritt gab — the cat [that] he kicked

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(neueste) Stand der Technik m.

the state of the art n. art.m.

the art. pron.

which pron.

who pron.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > der

10 sólo

adj.

1 alone, by himself, isolated, all by oneself.

2 lonely, lonesome.

3 single, by itself.

4 very, merest, only.

m.

1 solo, solo interpretation, solo act.

2 turbot, Psetta maxima.

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solo

► adjetivo

1 (sin compañía) alone, on one's own, by oneself; (sin ayuda) (by) oneself, (for) oneself

■ vive solo he lives alone, he lives by himself

■ lo dejaron solo he was left on his own

■ lo haré yo sola I'll do it (by) myself

■ se apaga solo it switches itself off automatically

2 (solitario) lonely

■ me siento sola I feel lonely

3 (único) only, sole, single

■ ni una sola palabra not a single word

■ ni una sola vez not even once

4 (café) black; (bebida alcohólica) straight

► nombre masculino solo

1 (naipes) solitaire

2 familiar (café) black coffee

3 MÚSICA solo

► adverbio

1→ link=sólosólo

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a solas alone, by oneself

como él solo / como ella sola familiar as only he can / as only she can

quedarse solo,-a familiar to have no equal

■ cuando empieza a contar chistes se queda solo when he starts telling jokes no one can match him

————————

solo

► nombre masculino

1 (naipes) solitaire

2 familiar (café) black coffee

3 MÚSICA solo

► adverbio

1→ link=sólosólo

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(f. - sola)

adj.

1) alone

2) only, unique, sole, single

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I
1. ADJ

1) (=sin compañía) alone, on one's own

pasa los días solo en su cuarto — he spends the days alone o on his own in his room

iré solo — I'll go alone o on my own

dejar solo a algn — to leave sb alone

me quedé solo — I was left alone

habla solo — he talks to himself

se quedó solo a los siete años — he was left an orphan o alone in the world at seven

- estar más solo que la una

- es tonto como él solo

- lo hace como él solo

- se queda solo contando mentiras

- más vale estar solo que mal acompañado

2) (=solitario) lonely

me siento muy solo — I feel very lonely

3) (=único)

su sola preocupación es ganar dinero — his one o only concern is to make money

con esta sola condición — on this one condition

hay una sola dificultad — there is only o just one problem

no hubo ni una sola objeción — there was not a single objection

4) (=sin acompañamiento) [café, té] black; [whisky, vodka, ron] straight, neat

tendremos que comer pan solo — we shall have to eat plain bread

5) (Mús) solo

cantar solo — to sing solo

2. SM

1) (Mús) solo

un solo de guitarra — a guitar solo

un solo para tenor — a tenor solo

2) (=café) black coffee

3) (Naipes) solitaire, patience

4) Cono Sur (=lata) tedious conversation
II
ADV
=sólo ADV (=únicamente) only; (=exclusivamente) solely, merely, just
solo quiero verlo — I only o just want to see it

es solo un teniente — he's only a lieutenant, he's a mere lieutenant

no solo A sino también B — not only A but also B

solo con apretar un botón — at the touch of a button

me parece bien solo que no tengo tiempo — that's fine, only o but I don't have the time

ven aunque solo sea para media hora — come even if it's just for half an hour

con solo que sepas tocar algunas notas — even if you only know how to play a few notes

solo con que estudies dos horas diarias — by studying for as little as two hours a day

tan solo — only, just

solo que... — except that...

viajará sólo un par de días — he'll only be away for a couple of days
In the past the standard spelling for this adverb was with an accent ( sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.
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adverbio [The accented spelling remains the norm despite the Real Academica Española's recommended form solo] only

sólo quería ayudarte — I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help

sólo quiero que me lo expliques — I just want you to explain it to me

es sólo un momento — it will only take a moment

pero si es sólo un niño! — but he's just o only a child!

sólo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos — just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder

no sólo estudia sino que también trabaja — she isn't just studying, she's working as well

sólo con mencionar su nombre me dejaron pasar — I only had to mention his name and they let me through

podríamos ir sólo que no tengo coche — we could go except that I don't have a car

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I
- la adjetivo

a) ( sin compañía)

estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely

no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone

lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone

el niño ya camina solo — the baby's walking on his own now

qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?

es mentirosa como ella sola — she's the biggest liar I know

baila como ella sola — nobody dances like her

hablar solo — to talk to oneself

a solas — alone

quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself

más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado — it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like

b) <café/té> black; < whisky> straight, neat; < pan> dry

c) (delante del n) ( único)

lo haré con una sola condición — I'll do it on one condition

no puso ni una sola objeción — she didn't raise one o a single objection

su sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me
II
masculino

1) (Mús) solo

un solo de violín — a violin solo

2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee

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solo¹

¹ = alone, lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], on + Posesivo + own, solo, unattended, all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo, lorn.

Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.

Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.

Ex: Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.

Ex: He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.

Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place.

Ex: Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.

Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.

* aparecer por sí solo = stand on + Posesivo + own.

* aparecer solo = stand + alone.

* arreglárselas solo = losers weepers.

* a solas = by + Reflexivo.

* a un solo espacio = single-spaced.

* aventura de una sola noche = one-night stand.

* con una sola acción = in one action.

* con un solo brazo = one-armed.

* con un solo filo = single-edge.

* con un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources.

* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* de una sola cara = single sided.

* de una sola escritura = write-once.

* de una sola persona = one-man.

* de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.

* de un solo brazo = one-armed.

* de un solo filo = single-edge.

* de un solo ojo = one-eyed.

* de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.

* en una sola columna = single columned, single-column.

* escrito por un solo autor = single authored [single-authored].

* estar solo = stand + alone, be on + Posesivo + own.

* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.

* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.

* hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* ligue de una sola noche = one-night stand.

* ni una sola vez = not once (did).

* plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.

* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo.

* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.

* por uno solo = solo.

* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.

* servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.

* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* solas = all by + Reflexivo.

* solo ante el peligro = out on a limb.

* tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.

* tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

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solo¹ -la

adjective

1

(sin compañía): no conoce a nadie en la ciudad, está muy solo he doesn't know anyone in the town, he's all alone o all on his own

se fueron todos y lo dejaron solo they all went off and left him alone o on his own o by himself

estaba or me sentía muy sola I was o I felt very lonely

el niño ya camina solo the baby's walking on his own now

¡qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?

se quedó solo cuando era un muchacho he was left alone in the world when he was only a boy

para una persona sola da pereza cocinar cooking is a real effort when you are on your own o by yourself, cooking for one o just for yourself is a real effort

es mentirosa como ella sola she's the biggest liar I know

habla sola she talks to herself

a solas alone

quiero hablar contigo a solas I want to talk to you alone

quedarse más solo que la una ( fam hum); to be left all by oneself, to be left all on one's tod ( BrE colloq)

más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like

2 ‹café/té› black; ‹whisky› straight, neat

me gusta el pan así solo, sin mantequilla I like bread on its own o plain bread like this, without butter, I like bread like this, with nothing on it

3 ( delante del n)

(único): te lo presto con una sola condición I'll lend it to you on one condition

no puso ni una sola objeción she didn't raise one o a single objection

su sola presencia me molestaba her very o mere presence upset me

hay una sola dificultad there's just one problem

solo²

masculine

A ( Mús) solo

un solo de violín a violin solo

B ( Esp) (café) black coffee

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Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)

soló es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
solar
solo
sólo
solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;
◊ los rayos sóloes the sun's rays

■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
2
a) ( casa solariega) ancestral home

b) ( linaje) lineage

3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
solo 1
◊ -la adjetivo

a) ( sin compañía):

◊ estar/sentirse sólo to be/feel lonely;

lo dejaron sólo ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself;

( para no molestar) they left him alone;
◊ el niño ya camina sólo the baby's walking on his own now;

hacen los deberes sólos they do their homework by themselves;
hablar sólo to talk to oneself;
a solas alone, by oneself
b) ‹café/té› black;

‹ whisky› straight, neat;
‹ pan› dry
c) ( delante del n) ( único):

◊ lo haré con una sola condición I'll do it on one condition;

hay un sólo problema there's just one problem
solo 2 sustantivo masculino (Mús) solo
sólo The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective adverbio
only;
sólo or solo quería ayudarte I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help;
sólo or solo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder;
◊ canto sólo porque me gusta I sing just for pleasure

solar 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (terreno para edificar) plot
2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
solar 2 adjetivo solar
energía solar, solar energy
luz solar, sunlight
sistema solar, solar system
solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
solo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (único) only, single: en la caja había una sola galleta, there was a single biscuit in the box
no me ha respondido ni una sola vez, he hasn't answered once
2 (sin compañía) alone: me gusta estar sola, I like to be alone
iba hablando solo por la calle, he was walking down the street talking to himself
vive solo, he lives alone
3 (sin protección, apoyo) se siente sola, she feels lonely
4 (sin añadidos) un whisky solo, a whisky on its own ➣ Ver nota en alone
5 (sin ayuda, sin intervención) se desconecta solo, it switches itself off automatically
podemos resolverlo (nosotros) solos, we can solve it by ourselves
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mús solo: el concierto comienza con un solo de piano, the concert starts off with a piano solo
2 Esp black (coffee)
III adverbio only: solo con mirarle sabes que está mintiendo, just by looking at him you can tell he is lying
(tan) solo quiero hablar con él, I only want to talk to him
♦ Locuciones: a solas, alone

' sólo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- actualidad
- bastante
- bastarse
- batería
- bebible
- cada
- café
- cala
- cerdo
- como
- concernir
- corresponder
- dato
- decir
- dejar
- delgada
- delgado
- desalmada
- desalmado
- disparate
- don
- doña
- dos
- entera
- entero
- escaramuza
- faltar
- folclórica
- folclórico
- frustrarse
- gustar
- hablarse
- hasta
- iceberg
- indispensable
- individual
- infante
- infarto
- interés
- irse
- limitarse
- media
- medio
- mucha
- mucho
- mustia
- mustio
- para
- pintarse
English:
aback
- ablaze
- actual
- alive
- alone
- already
- also
- ammunition
- approximation
- as
- aside
- asleep
- attain
- attention span
- bear
- bear with
- beware
- black
- boat
- bring in
- bust
- but
- by
- cater
- certain
- close
- coffee
- conjecture
- dabble
- detest
- disposable
- do
- down
- effect
- end
- female
- find
- fix
- fraction
- fun
- further
- game
- go
- half
- hand-luggage
- hear of
- herself
- himself
- incoming
- isolated

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solo¹, sólo adv Note that the adverb solo can be written with an accent when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.

only, just;

solo he venido a despedirme I've only o just come to say goodbye;

come solo fruta y verdura she only o just eats fruit and vegetables;

es solo un bebé he's only o just a baby;

solo le importa el dinero she's only interested in money, all she cares about is money;

trabajo veinte horas a la semana – ¿solo? I work twenty hours a week – is that all?;

no solo… sino (también)… not only… but (also)…;

no solo me insultaron sino que además me golpearon they didn't only insult me, they beat me too, not only did they insult me, they beat me too;

con solo o [m5] solo con una llamada basta para obtener el crédito all you need to do to get the loan is to make one phone call;

con solo o [m5]solo con accionar la palanca… by simply operating the lever…;

solo con que te disculpes me conformo all you need to do is apologize and I'll be happy, all I ask is that you apologize;

solo de pensarlo me pongo enfermo just thinking about it makes me ill;

solo que… only…;

lo compraría, solo que no tengo dinero I would buy it, only I haven't got any money;

solo se vive una vez you only live once

solo², -a

♦ adj

1. [sin nadie, sin compañía] alone;

me gusta estar solo I like being alone o on my own o by myself;

¿vives sola? do you live alone o on your own o by yourself?;

lo hice yo solo I did it on my own o by myself;

me quedé solo [todos se fueron] I was left on my own;
[nadie me apoyó] I was left isolated;
se quedó solo a temprana edad he was on his own from an early age;

quería estar a solas she wanted to be alone o by herself;

ya hablaremos tú y yo a solas we'll have a talk with just the two of us, we'll have a talk alone;
Fam
es gracioso/simpático como él solo he's really funny/nice;

Comp

estar/quedarse más solo que la una to be/be left all on one's own;

Prov

más vale estar solo que mal acompañado better to be alone than to be with the wrong people

2. [solitario] lonely;

me sentía solo I felt lonely

3. [sin nada] on its own;
[café] black; [whisky] neat;
¿quieres el café solo o con leche? would you like your coffee black or with milk?;

le gusta comer el arroz solo he likes to eat rice on its own

4. [único] single;

no me han comprado ni un solo regalo they didn't buy me a single present;

ni una sola gota not a (single) drop;

dame una sola razón give me one reason;

queda una sola esperanza only one hope remains

5. [mero, simple] very, mere;

la sola idea de suspender me deprime the very o mere idea of failing depresses me;

el solo hecho de que se disculpe ya le honra the very fact that he is apologizing is to his credit

♦ nm

1. Mús solo;

un solo de guitarra a guitar solo

2. Fam [café] black coffee

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solo

adj

1 single;

estar solo be alone;

sentirse solo feel lonely;

a solas alone, by o.s.;

más solo que la una all alone, all by oneself;

por sí solo by o.s.

2 café black

3 ( único)

:

un solo día a single day

II m MÚS solo

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sólo adv

solamente: just, only

sólo quieren comer: they just want to eat

solo, -la adj

1) : alone, by oneself

2) : lonely

3) único: only, sole, unique

hay un solo problema: there's only one problem

4)

a solas : alone

solo nm

: solo

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solo¹ adj

1. (sin compañía) alone / on your own

estaba solo he was alone

vive sola she lives alone / she lives on her own

vino solo he came on his own

2. (solitario) lonely [comp. lonelier; superl. loneliest]

se siente muy sola she feels very lonely

3. (sin ayuda) on your own / by yourself

¿lo has hecho tú solo? did you do it by yourself?

4. (único) one

una sola persona one single persona

hay un solo problema there's just one problema

solo² n

1. (café) black coffee

2. (música) solo

Spanish-English dictionary > sólo

11 part

pɑ:t
1. сущ.
1) а) доля, часть the (a) better part ≈ большая часть the better part of an hour ≈ большая часть часа, почти час to spend a part of ≈ потратить, потерять часть (чего-л.) ;
провести They spent the major part of their life in England. ≈ Они провели большую часть жизни в Англии. Respect is a very important part of any relationship. ≈ Уважение - очень важная часть любых отношений. Use turpentine and oil, two parts to one. ≈ Смешайте скипидар и масло в отношении два к одному. Syn: piece, portion, section, segment, subdivision Ant: entirety, entity, totality, unit, whole б) часть тела, член, орган It was a very severe accident and he lost part of his foot. ≈ Он попал в серьезную автомобильную катастрофу и потерял часть ноги. в) часть (книги), том, серия, выпуск Syn: passage г) деталь, часть automobile parts амер., motorcar parts брит. ≈ автомобильные детали defective part ≈ неисправная деталь spare parts ≈ запасные детали spare parts for military equipment ≈ запасные детали для военной техники This engine has only got three moving parts. ≈ У этого двигателя только три движущиеся части.
2) а) участие, доля в работе;
дело, обязанность It was not my part to interfere. ≈ Не мое было дело вмешиваться. to have part ≈ принимать участие, участвовать в чем-л. to take part ≈ принимать участие, участвовать в чем-л. б) роль to learn, memorize, study one's part ≈ выучить роль to understudy a part ≈ дублировать роль leading, major part ≈ главная, ведущая роль She had a bit part in the play. ≈ В этой пьесе она была занята в эпизодах. He offered her a large part in the play. ≈ Он предложил ей большую роль в пьесе. bit part ≈ эпизодическая роль speaking part ≈ роль со словами (в противоположность немой роли) walk-on part ≈ роль статиста play a part act a part в) муз. голос, партия г) сторона( в споре и т. п.) take the part of take part with д) амер. пробор( в волосах)
3) мн. края, местность
4) грам. часть, форма part of speech ≈ часть речи part of sentence ≈ член предложения ∙ part and parcel ≈ составная/неотъемлемая часть in good part ≈ без обиды;
благосклонно;
милостиво to take smth. in good part ≈ не обидеться in bad part, in evil part ≈ с обидой;
неблагосклонно to take smth. in bad part, to take smth. in evil part ≈ обидеться
2. нареч. частью, отчасти;
немного, несколько, частично The television producer today has to be part of news person, part educator. ≈ В настоящее время телекомментатор должен быть наполовину журналистом, наполовину преподавателем. Syn: rather
3. гл.
1) а) разделять(ся), отделять(ся), разрывать(ся) б) расступаться, раздвигать(ся) в) расчесывать, разделять на пробор г) расставаться, прощаться, разлучаться;
разг. расставаться с деньгами, платить
2) уст. делить (между кем-л.)
3) умирать Syn: die, pass away ∙ part from part over part with часть, доля - *s of a fraction доли дроби - the greater * of the population большая часть населения - in the early * of the week в начале недели - in * частично, частью - to pay in *s платить по частям - to contribute in * to smth. частично способствовать чему-либо - the best * of a week большая часть недели - during the early of the war в начале войны - the best * of a bottle of wine добрая половина бутылки вина - five *s of the whole пять частей от целого - in the hot * of the day в жаркое время дня - * of the house is to let сдается часть дома - it is a * of his functions это входит в его функции - it is no * of my intentions это не входит в мои намерения - in a greater * due to smth. в значительной степени обязан чему-либо - the most * большая часть - for the most * большей частью - the best * of smth. добрая половина чего-либо - to form a constituent * of smth. являться составной частью чего-либо - a corporate * of our own life неотъемлемая часть нашей жизни - to constitute a * of составлять часть чего-либо, являться компонентом чего-либо - to devote a * of one's time to smth., smb. посвятить часть своего времени чему-либо, кому-либо - English forms a * of the regular curriculum английский язык входит в учебную программу - he recieved * of his education in England он некоторое время обучался в Англии - the trip will occupy the better * of the year поездка займет добрую половину года - his failure was due in large * to his carelessness его неудача в основном объясняется небрежностью часть (единицы) ;
доля - an hour is the fourth * of the day час - одна двадцать четвертая часть суток - a seventh * одна седьмая - results accurate to one * in a million результаты с точностью до одной миллионной (редкое) группа, фракция участие (в работе) ;
обязанность, дело - to take * in smth. участвовать в чем-либо - to take * in conversation принимать участие в разговоре - I had no * in it я в этом не принимал участия - it was done without my taking * in it это было сделано без моего участия - it was not my * to interfere не мое было дело вмешиваться - to do one's * делать свое дело - to do one's * for world peace внести свой вклад в борьбу за мир во всем мире - to fail to perform one's * of a contract не выполнить свои обязательства по договору - each one did his * каждый выполнил то, что ему полагалось - to take * in the action( военное) принимать участие в бою часть (книги), том;
серия - the story appeared in *s рассказ публикуется в нескольких номерах (журнала, газеты) - Dickens's works were published in *s романы Диккенса печатались выпусками часть тела, орган, член - privy *s (эвфмеизм) половые органы - the inner *s of a human body внутренние органы человеческого тела роль - a weighty * весомая роль - to assign a * to smb. отводить роль кому-либо - to cast *s to actors давать роли актерам - he was excellent in the * of Hamlet он был великолепен в роли Гамлета - she knew her * well она хорошо знала свою роль - to play the * играть роль - he filled his * with great success он справился со своей ролью с большим успехом - they gave her small *s ей давали маленькие роли - conversation is like an orchestra in which each one should bear a * беседа подобна оркестру, в котором кажлый должен исполнять свою партию роль, значение - a building that plays many *s здание, которое используется для различных целей;
полифункциональное здание - in all this imagination played a large * во всем этом воображение сыграло большую роль - he played no * in this business он не имел к этому никакого отношения сторона (тж. в споре) - for my * с моей стороны, что касается меня - for my * I know nothing about him что касается меня, то я ничего о нем не знаю - there was no objection on the * of the author со стороны автора возражений не было - I have a personal * in it я лично заинтересован в этом - the second cousin on the * of the father двоюродный брат со стороны отца сторона, аспект - the annoying * of the matter is that... неприятная сторона этого дела в том... - to take smb.'s *, to take * with smb. стать на чью-либо сторону - he always takes his brother's * он всегда встает на сторону брата (юридическое) сторона (в процессе, договоре) край, местность - in foreign *s в чужих краях - we are form the same *s мы земляки - in these *s of the world в этих местах - from a very far * of the world из далекого уголка мира - the five *s of the world пять частей света - malaria-stricken *s of the country районы страны, где свирепствует малярия - the most densely populated and poverty stricken * of London наиболее густонаселенные и бедные районы Лондона - remote *s of the country отдаленные районы страны - the terrestrial *s of the world суша - I am a stranger in these *s я здесь чужестранец - he spent most of his life in foreign *s он провел большую часть своей жизни на чужбине( устаревшее) способности - a man of (good) *s способный человек (американизм) пробор в волосах (грамматика) часть, форма - * of speech часть речи - to be careful of one's *s of speech следить за своим языком - pricipal *s of a verb основные формы глагола (техническое) деталь, часть - spare *s запасные части - * name наименование детали - *s list спецификация запасных частей - allthe working *s are replaseable все рабочие части заменяемы (музыкальное) партия, голос - orchestral *s оркестровые партии - the tenor * партия тенора - to sing in three *s петь на три голоса (архитектура) 1/30 часть модуля > * and parcel составная часть > this is * and parcel of my subject это неотъемлемая часть моей темы > on the one *... on the other *... с одной стороны... с другой стороны... > to have neither * nor lot in smth. не иметь ничего общего с чем-либо > in good * благосклонно, милостиво, без обиды > in bad * неблагосклонно, с обидой > to take smth. in good * не обидеться > he took my advice in good * он с благодарностью принял мой совет > not to want any * of smth. отвергать что-либо;
отрицательно относиться к чему-либо > I want no * in it я не хочу иметь к этому никакого отношения;
мне это совершенно не подходит разделять, отделять, делить на части - the island *s the river into two branches остров делит реку на два рукава - a smile *ed her lips ее губы раскрылись в улыбке - a strait *s the island from the mainland пролив отделяет остров от материка - the strain *ed the rope веревка порвалась от напряжения разделяться, отделяться;
разъединяться - our roads * here здесь наши пути расходятся - the crowd *ed and let him pass толпа расступилась и дала ему пройти - the clouds *ed тучи разошлись - the policemen *ed the crowd полицейские заставили толпу расступиться разлучать, разъединять - the lovers were *ed любовники были разлучены - till death do us * (возвышенно) пока смерть нас не разлучит (часто from) разлучаться, расставаться - iet us * friends расстанемся друзьями - to * in anger разойтись, обозлившись друг на друга - to * from one's native shore покидать родные берега - we'll * no more мы больше никогда не расстанемся - I *ed from him at the railway station я расстался с ним на вокзале разнимать - to * fighters разнимать дерущихся расчесывать на пробор (волосы) - * one's hair in the middle расчесывать волосы на прямой пробор отличать, выделять( что-либо) - to * error from crime отличать ошибку от преступления (разговорное) расставаться (с чем-либо) - I would not * with it for the world я ни за что с этим не расстанусь - to * with money расставаться с деньгами - he is a difficult man to * from his cash из него не выжмешь и гроша платить - the lodger rarely *ed before Monday жилец редко платил раньше понедельника - he won't * он не заплатит - he is unwilling to * он не любит платить умирать (устаревшее) делить (между кем-либо) - to * the booty делить добычу - to * rice among the poor раздавать рис беднякам (морское) срываться с якоря - to * with the cable расклепывать (и вытравливать) якорную цепь > to * company( with) разъехаться;
расстаться;
поссориться, прекратить дружбу;
разойтись во мнениях > on that question I * company with you по этому вопросу мы с вами расходимся во мнениях > to * brass rags with smb. (сленг) порвать с кем-либо (дружбу, отношения) > a fool and his money are soon *ed (пословица) у дурака деньги долго не держатся частью;
отчасти;
частично be ~ of быть частью component ~ составная часть constituent ~ составная часть declaration ~ вчт. раздел описаний it was not my ~ to interfere не мое было дело вмешиваться;
to do one's part делать свое дело;
сделать свое дело finished ~ обработанная деталь ~ сторона (в споре и т. п.) ;
for my part с моей стороны, что касается меня;
on the part (of smb.) с (чьей-л.) стороны fractional ~ мантисса ~ архит. 1/30 часть модуля;
to have neither part nor lot (in smth.) не иметь ничего общего( с чем-л.) ~ разг. расставаться (с деньгами и т. п.) ;
платить;
he won't part он не заплатит ~ pl края, местность;
in foreign parts в чужих краях;
in these parts в этих местах, здесь;
in all parts of the world повсюду в мире, во всем мире in good ~ без обиды;
благосклонно;
милостиво;
in bad (или evil) part с обидой;
неблагосклонно ~ pl края, местность;
in foreign parts в чужих краях;
in these parts в этих местах, здесь;
in all parts of the world повсюду в мире, во всем мире in good ~ без обиды;
благосклонно;
милостиво;
in bad (или evil) part с обидой;
неблагосклонно ~ часть, доля;
for the most part большей частью;
in part частично, частью;
one's part in a conversation (чье-л.) высказывание в разговоре in ~ частично ~ pl края, местность;
in foreign parts в чужих краях;
in these parts в этих местах, здесь;
in all parts of the world повсюду в мире, во всем мире integral ~ неотъемлемая часть integrated ~ составная часть it was not my ~ to interfere не мое было дело вмешиваться;
to do one's part делать свое дело;
сделать свое дело ~ разделять(ся) ;
отделять(ся) ;
расступаться;
разрывать(ся) ;
разнимать;
разлучать(ся) ;
let us part friends расстанемся друзьями machine ~ деталь машины ~ pl уст. способности;
a man of (good) parts способный человек ~ сторона (в споре и т. п.) ;
for my part с моей стороны, что касается меня;
on the part (of smb.) с (чьей-л.) стороны ~ часть, доля;
for the most part большей частью;
in part частично, частью;
one's part in a conversation (чье-л.) высказывание в разговоре part грам.: part of speech часть речи;
part of sentence член предложения ~ выделять ~ группа ~ уст. делить (между кем-л.) ;
part from расстаться (или распрощаться) (с кем-л.) ~ делить на части ~ деталь ~ доля ~ запасная часть ~ pl края, местность;
in foreign parts в чужих краях;
in these parts в этих местах, здесь;
in all parts of the world повсюду в мире, во всем мире ~ отделять ~ отличать ~ муз. партия, голос ~ амер. пробор (в волосах) ~ разделять(ся) ;
отделять(ся) ;
расступаться;
разрывать(ся) ;
разнимать;
разлучать(ся) ;
let us part friends расстанемся друзьями ~ разделять ~ разг. расставаться (с деньгами и т. п.) ;
платить;
he won't part он не заплатит ~ расчесывать, разделять на пробор ~ роль ~ серия ~ pl уст. способности;
a man of (good) parts способный человек ~ сторона (в споре и т. п.) ;
for my part с моей стороны, что касается меня;
on the part (of smb.) с (чьей-л.) стороны ~ сторона ~ сторона в договоре ~ сторона в процессе ~ сторона в споре ~ умирать ~ участие, доля в работе;
обязанность, дело;
to take (или to have) part (in smth.) участвовать (в чем-л.) ~ участие в переговорах ~ фракция ~ частичный, неполный ~ часть (книги), том, серия, выпуск ~ часть, доля, участие ~ часть, доля;
for the most part большей частью;
in part частично, частью;
one's part in a conversation (чье-л.) высказывание в разговоре ~ часть ~ архит. 1/30 часть модуля;
to have neither part nor lot (in smth.) не иметь ничего общего (с чем-л.) ~ часть тела, член, орган;
the (privy) parts половые органы ~ частью, отчасти;
частично ~ экземпляр ~ уст. делить (между кем-л.) ;
part from расстаться (или распрощаться) (с кем-л.) ~ with = part from ~ of act раздел закона part грам.: part of speech часть речи;
part of sentence член предложения part грам.: part of speech часть речи;
part of sentence член предложения ~ of world часть света ~ with = part from ~ with отдавать, передавать( что-л.) ~ with отпускать( прислугу) with: part ~ расставаться ~ часть тела, член, орган;
the (privy) parts половые органы parts: parts: materials and ~ материалы и комплектующие изделия to play (или to act) a ~ играть роль to play (или to act) a ~ притворяться real ~ вещественная часть replacement ~ запасная деталь replacement ~ запасная часть replacement ~ сменная деталь residential ~ заселенная часть substantial ~ важная часть to take (smth.) in good ~ не обидеться;
to take (smth.) in bad (или evil) part обидеться to take (smth.) in good ~ не обидеться;
to take (smth.) in bad (или evil) part обидеться ~ участие, доля в работе;
обязанность, дело;
to take (или to have) part (in smth.) участвовать (в чем-л.) take ~ принимать участие take ~ участвовать to take the ~ (of smb.), to take ~ (with smb.) стать на (чью-л.) сторону take: to ~ part участвовать, принимать участие to take the ~ (of smb.), to take ~ (with smb.) стать на (чью-л.) сторону

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > part

12 part

{pa:t}
I. 1. част, дял
in PART отчасти, до известна степен
it is not bad in PARTs на някои места не е лошо, бива го отчасти
it is no PART of my intentions нямам намерение
for the most PART в по-голямата си част, в повечето случаи, обикновено, общо взето, най-вече, главно
PART of speech грам. част на речта
2. част, член, орган (на тялото)
private/privy/secret PARTs полови органи
3. дял, участие, работа, дълг
to take PART in участвувам в
to have a PART in имам дял/участвувам в
without my taking any PART in it без моето участие, без да участвувам аз
to have neither PART nor lot/no PART or lot in something нямам нищо общо с нещо
to do one's PART изпълнявам дълга си, давам своя принос
it is not my PART to speak about it не е моя работа да говоря за това
4. роля
to play a PART играя/изпълнявам роля, прен. преструвам се, разигравам комедия
5. муз. партия, глас, щим
to sing in PARTs изпълнявам на няколко гласа (за хор)
song in three PARTs песен за три гласа
6. страна (в спор и пр.)
for my PART що се отнася до мен
on the one/the other PART от една/от друга страна
on our/your, etc. PART от наша/твоя и пр. страна
to take someone's PART, to take PART with someone застъпвам се за някого, вземам страната на някого
7. рl край, местност
in foreign PARTs в чужбина/странство
in our PARTs по нашия край
8. рl ост. способности
man of (good) PARTs способен/даровит човек
man of slender PARTs ограничен/посредствен човек
9. ам. път (на косата)
to take something in good PART не се обиждам от нещо, приемам нещо благосклонно
to take something in bad/ill PART обиждам се от нещо
II. 1. разделям (се), отделям (се)
to PART good friends разделяме се като добри приятели
2. разтварям се, разкъсвам се, скъсвам се
3. правя път на (косата си)
4. отклонявам се, разклонявам се (за път и пр.)
5. ост. деля, разделям, разпределям
6. ост. отивам си, тръгвам си
7. разг. давам пари, плащам
part from разделям се с, напускам, разг. накарвам (някого) да даде/похарчи
he is not easily PARTed from his money, he is a difficult man to PART from his money стиснат е, не си развързва лесно кесията
part with отстъпвам, отказвам се от, разделям се с
he hates to PART with his money разг. стиснат е, никак не обича да дава пари
III. adv отчасти, наполовина

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{pa:t} n 1. част, дял; in part отчасти; до известна степен; it is n(2) {pa:t} v 1. разделям (се), отделям (се); to part good friends р{3} {pa:t} adv отчасти, наполовина.

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участие; участък; част; щим; страна; роля; отделям; партия; разтървавам; път; разтрогвам; разтварям; разделям; работа; разклонявам; разлъчвам; разкъсвам; дълг; глас; дял;

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1. for my part що се отнася до мен 2. for the most part в по-голямата си част, в повечето случаи, обикновено, общо взето, най-вече, главно 3. he hates to part with his money разг. стиснат е, никак не обича да дава пари 4. he is not easily parted from his money, he is a difficult man to part from his money стиснат е, не си развързва лесно кесията 5. i. част, дял 6. ii. разделям (се), отделям (се) 7. iii. adv отчасти, наполовина 8. in foreign parts в чужбина/странство 9. in our parts по нашия край 10. in part отчасти, до известна степен 11. it is no part of my intentions нямам намерение 12. it is not bad in parts на някои места не е лошо, бива го отчасти 13. it is not my part to speak about it не е моя работа да говоря за това 14. man of (good) parts способен/даровит човек 15. man of slender parts ограничен/посредствен човек 16. on our/your, etc. part от наша/твоя и пр. страна 17. on the one/the other part от една/от друга страна 18. part from разделям се с, напускам, разг. накарвам (някого) да даде/похарчи 19. part of speech грам. част на речта 20. part with отстъпвам, отказвам се от, разделям се с 21. private/privy/secret parts полови органи 22. song in three parts песен за три гласа 23. to do one's part изпълнявам дълга си, давам своя принос 24. to have a part in имам дял/участвувам в 25. to have neither part nor lot/no part or lot in something нямам нищо общо с нещо 26. to part good friends разделяме се като добри приятели 27. to play a part играя/изпълнявам роля, прен. преструвам се, разигравам комедия 28. to sing in parts изпълнявам на няколко гласа (за хор) 29. to take part in участвувам в 30. to take someone's part, to take part with someone застъпвам се за някого, вземам страната на някого 31. to take something in bad/ill part обиждам се от нещо 32. to take something in good part не се обиждам от нещо, приемам нещо благосклонно 33. without my taking any part in it без моето участие, без да участвувам аз 34. ам. път (на косата) 35. дял, участие, работа, дълг 36. муз. партия, глас, щим 37. ост. деля, разделям, разпределям 38. ост. отивам си, тръгвам си 39. отклонявам се, разклонявам се (за път и пр.) 40. правя път на (косата си) 41. рl край, местност 42. рl ост. способности 43. разг. давам пари, плащам 44. разтварям се, разкъсвам се, скъсвам се 45. роля 46. страна (в спор и пр.) 47. част, член, орган (на тялото)
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part [pa:t] I. n 1. част, дял, сегмент, фрагмент; (a) \part of it was lost една част от него се изгуби; in \part отчасти; it is not bad in \part на някои места не е лошо; бива го отчасти; dancing is \part of what we teach наред с другите неща даваме и уроци по танци; \part of speech ез. част на речта; 2. част, член, орган (на тялото); ( privy) \parts полови органи; \part and parcel неделима част (of от); spare \parts резервни части; 3. дял, участие, намеса; работа, дълг; to take \part in участвам в; to have a \part in имам дял в, участвам в; to have neither \part nor lot (no \part or lot) in s.th. нямам нищо общо с нещо; to do o.'s \part изпълнявам дълга си, давам своя принос; it is the \part of a wise man to ignore such matters един умен човек не трябва да обръща внимание на такива неща; it is not my \part to speak about it не е моя работа да говоря за това; 4. роля; to play a \part играя (изпълнявам) роля; преструвам се, разигравам комедия; to double a \part дублирам роля; to walk through o.'s \part играя без желание (охота); отнасям се равнодушно към работата си; thinking \part роля без думи; to look the \part 1) съм (изглеждам) внушителен; 2) приличам на, имам характеристиките на; 5. муз. партия; глас; щим; to sing in \parts пея на няколко гласа; 6. страна (в спор и пр.); for my \part що се отнася до мен; on the one ( the other) \part от една (от друга) страна; to take s.o.'s \part, to take \part with s.o. застъпвам се за някого, вземам страната на някого; on our \part от наша страна; there is no objection on their \part от тяхна страна няма възражение; 7. pl край, местност; in foreign \parts в чужбина; in our \parts по нашите места; 8. pl ост. способности; a man of many \parts даровит (талантлив) човек; 9. ам. път (на косата); • to take s.th. in good \part не се обиждам от нещо; приемам нещо благосклонно; to take s.th. in bad ( ill) \part обиждам се от нещо; II. v 1. разделям (се), отделям (се); прекратявам, разтрогвам; to \part good friends разделяме се като добри приятели; to \part company разделяме се; прекъсваме отношенията си; 2. разтварям се; разкъсвам се, скъсвам се; her lips \parted in a smile устните ѝ се разтвориха в усмивка; to \part the curtains дръпвам пердетата; 3. правя път (на косата си); 4. отклонявам се, разклонявам се (за път и пр.); 5. ост. деля, разделям, разпределям; 6. ост. отивам си, тръгвам си; 7. рядко умирам; III. adv отчасти, частично, наполовина; \part silk, \part cotton наполовина коприна, наполовина памук.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > part

13 stand

1. I
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1) the table won't stand, one leg is broken стол не стоит, у него одна ножка сломана; don't trouble yourself, I can stand не беспокойтесь, я могу постоять /я постою/; I didn't know where to stand я не знал, где стать; the audience stood and applauded публика встала и начала аплодировать; he was commanded to stand ему приказали встать /подняться/; let the milk (the tea, the liquid, etc.) stand пусть молоко и т.д. постоит /отстоится/; keep /leave/ smth. standing not a stone was left standing камня на камне не оставила; get smth. to stand поставить что-л.

2) stand! croft!; who goes there? stand and be identified стой! кто идет?; all stand! всем встать!

3) the words (the passage, this translation, etc.) may stand эти слова и т.д. могут остаться /можно оставить/ без изменений; the enemy would not stand противник не устоит /не выдержит/; how much of his philosophy will stand? что можно взять /применить/ из его философии?; the contract (the agreement, the order, the bet, the bargain, his resolution, etc.) stands контракт и т.д. остается в силе; the same objection stands это возражение остается /не снимается/; the rule against lateness will stand правило, запрещающее опаздывать, будет действовать и впредь || as, matters /affairs, things/ stand при таком /создавшемся/ положении вещей /дел/; the passage must be printed as it stands отрывок должен быть напечатан /следует напечатать/ без изменений /в таком виде, как он есть/; as it stands как есть; how much for it as it stands? сколько вы хотите за все?, сколько это стоит как есть?

4) these colours will (do not) stand это (не)стойкие краски
2. II
1) stand in some manner stand erectly (/squarely/, courageously, obediently, meekly, wistfully, sullenly, haughtily, etc.) стоять прямо и т.д.; stand at ease (at attention) стоять вольно (смирно); stand still! не двигайтесь!, не шевелитесь!, стойте спокойно!; he could hardly stand он едва держался на ногах; stand side by side (shoulder to shoulder) стоять рядом /бок о бок/ (плечом к плечу); he stood by helplessly он беспомощно стоял в стороне; the door stood ajar дверь была приоткрыта; stand somewhere don't just stand there, do something! что же ты стоишь, сделай что-нибудь!; stand aside (away, outside, etc.) стоять в стороне и т, т.д.; stand aside to let her pass посторонитесь и дайте ей пройти; stand back! осади!; the house stands back from the road дом стоит далеко от дороги; stand back or you'll be crushed посторонитесь, a то задавят; stand back from the barrier отойди от барьера; а tree which stood by дерево, которое стояло неподалеку; the box stands over there ящик стоит вон там; stand for some time I've been standing all day я простоял [на ногах] весь день; we had to stand all the way нам пришлось простоять всю дорогу; the ruins still stand руины сохранились до сих пор; а tall poplar tree (a huge oak, a house, etc.) once stood here здесь когда-то стоял высокий тополь и т.д. ; the corn is still standing хлеб еще стоит /не убран/

2) stand in some manner stand alone а) стоять /быть/ одному; б) не иметь сторонников; in this opinion I don't stand alone я не один [придерживаюсь] такого мнения; the matter stands thus дело обстоит следующим образом; as things now stand I'll have to quit my job при создавшемся /нынешнем/ положении вещей /если положение не изменится,/ мне придется уйти с работы; this is how I stand такова моя позиция;. I wish I knew where I stood я хотел бы знать, что со мной будет; how do matters stand? как обстоят дела?; how does the dollar stand? каков курс доллара?

3) stand for some time the works stood for a whole week завод не работал целую неделю
3. III
1) stand smth. stand an attack (a blow, a siege, rough handling, the enemy's fire, a loss, a shock, a rigid examination, raillery, etc.) выдерживать /выносить/ атаку и т, т.д.; stand heat (the cold weather, a damp soil, noise, his professional attitude, criticism, etc.) выдерживать /выносить/ жару и т.д.; stand the test /the trial/ выдержать испытание; he'll have to stand trial он должен предстать перед судом; stand much washing (much rain, etc.) не портиться от частой стирки и т.д.; these boots stood a good deal of wear эти ботинки долго носились /видали виды/; his eyes are strong enough to stand the glare у него хорошие глаза, они вполне выдержат такой яркий свет; the house will stand another century дом простоит еще сто лет; how does he stand the pain? как он переносит боль?; his nerves couldn't stand the strain у него нервы не выдержали напряжения; I can stand a good deal but I won't have insolence я многое могу стерпеть, но наглости не потерплю; stand smb. usually in the negative I can't stand this woman (the fellow, his father, etc.) я не выношу /не терплю, терпеть не могу, не перевариваю/ эту женщину и т.д.

2) stand smth. stand six feet быть ростом в шесть футов; the score stood 18 to 14 счет был 18:14

3) stand smth. stand drinks (ice-cream, dinner, etc.) угощать вином и т.д.; who is going to stand treat? кто угощает?

4) stand smb. stand sentry /sentinel/ (model, umpire, etc.) быть часовым /стоять на часах/ и т.д.; stand godfather (godmother, etc.) выступать в роли крестного отца /быть крестным отцом/ и т.д.
4. IV
1) stand smth. somewhere stand the lamp over there (the box here, etc.) поставьте лампу туда и т.д.

2) stand smth., smb. for some time usually in the negative I can't stand it any longer я этого больше не выдержу, я больше не могу этого терпеть; I can't stand the man another day я не вынесу этого человека ни одного лишнего дня; she stood the shock well она мужественно перенесла этот удар
5. V
stand smb. smth. coll. stand one's friend a dinner (you a drink, us champagne, etc.) угощать друга обедом и т.д.
6. X
stand in some state stand ashamed (confused, abashed, bewildered, dishonoured, etc.) испытывать стыд и т.д.; stand uncovered стоять без головного убора, снять шапку; he stands accused of a crime его обвиняют в преступлении; he stands convicted of treachery его признали виновным в измене; you may stand assured of his protection можете рассчитывать на его защиту, можете быть уверенным в его покровительстве; stand indebted to this man быть обязанным этому человеку; stand unrivalled не иметь соперников; stand corrected признавать справедливость замечаний /свои ошибки/
7. XI
be stood somewhere if he does it again he will be stood in the corner если он еще раз так сделает, его поставят в угол
8. XIII
semiaux

stand to do smth. stand to win /to gain/ (to be saved, etc.) иметь [все] шансы /все основания/ выиграть и т.д.; how much do you stand to lose? сколько вы при этом можете потерять?; what does he stand to lose? чем он рискует?; we stand to lose nothing мы ничего не теряем
9. XIV
stand doing smth.

1) stand bowing (wondering, gazing at the scene, looking at me, looking over my shoulder, etc.) стоять и кланяться и т.д.; don't stand there arguing about it что вы стоите и спорите?; I am tired of standing here [and] waiting мне надоело тут стоять и ждать

2) usually in the negative with can; I can't stand waiting (writing letters, taking care of kids, etc.) я не выношу /терпеть не могу/ ждать и т.д.; she can't stand being kept waiting (being looked at, being laughed at, being talked back at, etc.) она терпеть не может /не выносит/, когда ее заставляют ждать и т.д.
10. XV
stand in some state

1) stand silent (still, upright /erect/, close to smth., next to me, etc.) стоять молча и т.д.; stand straight, don't stoop стойте прямо, не горбитесь; the door stands open дверь открыта; the table (the wall, etc.) stands firm стол и т.д. устойчив /крепко стоит/ и т.д.

2) stand firm стойко держаться; stand firm on the ground крепко стоять на ногах; stand firm in one's views иметь твердые убеждения; stand fast to one's resolution не отступать от своего решения; stand neutral сохранять нейтралитет, оставаться нейтральным; stand idle ничего не делать; the factory is standing idle фабрика не работает /простаивает/; stand ready быть наготове; he stood ready to run он был готов пуститься бежать; stand ready for anything быть готовым ко всему: stand high высоко цениться; stand high in one's class (in a competitive examination, in one's profession, etc.) быть одним из первых /лучших, ведущих/ в классе и т.д.; stand high in public esteem пользоваться всеобщим уважением; stand high in the opinion of /with/ his chief быть на хорошем счету у начальства; food (meat, corn, etc.) stands high (higher than ever) цены на продукты и т.д. высокие (выше, чем когда-либо); stand first on the list (second in his class, third in the line for promotion, etc.) быть первым в списке и т.д.; stand second to none никому не уступать, быть первым
11. XVI
1) stand by (against, in, etc.) smth. stand by the window (against a wall, before me, in the corner, in the doorway, in the middle of the table, etc.) стоять у окна и т.д.; the house (the building, the cottage, the chapel, etc.) stands in a garden (by the river, at the foot of a hill, etc.) дом и т.д. расположен /находится/ в саду и т.д.; don't stand in the rain (in the sun) не стойте под дождем /на дожде/ (на солнце); I hate standing in queues я ненавижу стоять в очередях; tears stood in her eyes у нее в глазах стояли слезы; stand in smb.'s way стоять у кого-л. на дороге, мешать кому-л.; stand out of the way не мешать, посторониться, уйти с дороги; the truck stood in their way грузовик загораживал им дорогу; nothing now stands in our way ничто больше нам не мешает; nothing stands between you and success ничто не мешает твоему успеху; stand without support стоять без опоры; stand on smth., smb. the vase stands on the top shelf ваза стоит на верхней полке; he stood on my foot (on the beetle, etc.) он наступил мне на ногу и т.д.; stand on tiptoe стоять на цыпочках; Paris stands on the Seine Париж стоит на Сене; sweat stood on his forehead у него на лбу были /проступили/ капли пота; his hair stood on end [with fright] [от страха] у него волосы встали дыбом; stand for some time the castle (the old house, etc.) has stood for centuries замок и т.д. простоял века; the walls are still standing after the fire стены уцелели после пожара; he has stood many years against storm and earthquake много лет он выдерживал бури и землетрясения; let the mixture stand for three hours оставьте смесь постоять /пусть смесь постоит/ три часа

2) stand at (below, among) smth. stand at the head of his class быть лучшим в классе; stand below smb. in class уступать кому-л. в своем классе; it stands among the first four universities of the world это один из четырех лучших университетов мира; stand alone among one's colleagues (among one's contemporaries, etc.) выделяться среди своих коллег и т.д.; stand over smb. he stood over me all the time I was working он все время стоял у меня над душой, пока я работал; he won't work unless someone stands over him он не будет работать, если над ним никто не стоит; stand by smb. stand by one's friends (by you whatever happens, by him to the last, etc.) быть на стороне /не бросать, поддерживать/ своих друзей и т.д.; I'll always stand by you in case of trouble я всегда готов помочь вам, если вы попадете в беду; stand by smth. stand by an agreement (by one's promise, by one's principles, by one's word,-etc.) придерживаться /не отступать от/ договора и т.д.; I stand by all I said then я верен тому, что тогда сказал; stand (up)on /by/ smth. stand on one's rights (on one's claims, by one's decision, etc.) настаивать на сваях правах и т.д.; western civilization stands upon the foundation reared by the Greeks and the Romans западная культура зиждется на фундаменте, созданном древними греками и римлянами; the case,-s on his testimony все дело основывается /зиждется/ на его показаниях /зависит от его показаний/; we stand on the threshold of a peace settlement мы находимся накануне /на пороге/ мирного урегулирования; stand for smth. stand for loyalty (for liberty, for freedom and justice, for racial tolerance, for reform, for the same principles, etc.) выступать за верность /в защиту верности/ и т.д.; it's difficult to know just what he stands for трудно, собственно, понять, каких он придерживается убеждений /каковы его убеждения/; stand on one's own feet /on one's own legs/ стоять на [собственных] ногах; ни от кого не зависеть; stand with smb. stand well with one's employers быть на хорошем счету у руководства; how does it stand with him? как он к этому относится?; stand in smth. where /how/ do we stand in the matter? какова наша позиция в этом вопросе? || stand in the same relation to her (to his father, to both parties, etc.) находиться /быть/ в одинаковых /равных, таких же/ отношениях с ней и т.д.

3) stand for smth. stand for "adjective" (for "postscript", for "cash on delivery", etc.) обозначать прилагательное и т.д.; i stands for "pound" знак i обозначает фунт стерлингов; what do these letters stand for? что означают /как расшифровываются/ эти буквы?; the olive branch stands for peace ветвь оливкового дерева символизирует мир; black stands for mourning черный цвет stand знак траура; in their code each number stands for a letter в их шифре каждой букве соответствует цифра

4) stand at smth. the score stands at 3:4 счет 3:4; the thermometer stands at 40 " in the shade термометр показывает сорок градусов в тени; the balance stands at i 50 итог равен пятидесяти фунтам

5) stand for smth. usually in the negative or interrogative I won't stand for that (for any nonsense, for this treatment, etc.) я этого и т.д. не потерплю; 1 don't have to stand for such insolence я не обязан терпеть /переносить/ такое нахальство; how can you stand for his insolence? как вы можете терпеть его наглость?

6) stand for smth. stand for Parliament (for the presidency, for election, for re-election to Congress, etc.) баллотироваться /выдвигать кандидатуру/ в парламент и т.д.

7) semiaux || stand in need of smth. нуждаться в чем-л.; stand in need of help (of food and clothing, of money, of sleep, 'of instruction, of continual watering, of relief from one's sorrows, etc.) нуждаться в немощи и т.д.; the house stands in need of repair дом необходимо отремонтировать; stand in fear /in dread/ of smth., smb. бояться /страшиться/ чего-л., кого-л.; stand in awe of smth., smb. благоговеть перед чем-л., кем-л.; he stood in danger of being killed ему грозила опасность быть убитым; stand in contrast to smb., smth. резко отличаться от кого-л., чего-л.; stand on ceremony with smb. соблюдать условности в отношениях с кем-л.; he stands on terms of friendship with him он с ним [находится] в дружеских отношениях
12. XX1
stand as smb. stand as a sentinel стоять на посту, быть часовым; stand as candidate for the presidency (as Labour Candidate, as sponsor for him, etc.) выступать в качестве кандидата на пост президента и т.д.; stand as smth. stand as a description (as a type of British humour, etc.) представлять собой описание и т.д.
13. XXI1
1) stand smth., smb. in (by, on, etc.) smth. stand a chair in a corner (the armchair by the lamp, the box against the wall, the bottle on the table, the empty barrels on the floor, him-against the wall, etc.) поставить стул в угол и т.д.; stand some distance from smth. stand 15 yards from the road (10 feet from the ground, etc.) стоять в пятнадцати ярдах от дороги и т.д.

2) abs stand six feet in his socks (in his shoes) он шести футов ростом; stand a giant among them он среди них великан

3) stand smth. to smb. stand wine (a bottle, a treat, etc.) to the company угощать компанию вином и т.д., выставить вино и т.д. для всей компании

4) stand smb. to /for/ smb. stand godfather (godmother) to the child быть крестным отцом (крестной матерью) ребенку; stand sponsor for him быть его покровителем
14. XXV
stand when... (till..., etc.) he stood when she entered the room он встал, когда она вошла в комнату; I stood there till I was tired я стоял там до тех пор, пока не устал

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > stand

14 object

I 'ob‹ikt noun
1) (a thing that can be seen or felt: There were various objects on the table.) objeto, cosa

2) (an aim or intention: His main object in life was to become rich.) objetivo, objeto, fin, propósito

3) (the word or words in a sentence or phrase which represent(s) the person or thing affected by the action of the verb: He hit me; You can eat what you like.) complemento

II əb'‹ekt verb
(often with to) to feel or express dislike or disapproval: He wanted us to travel on foot but I objected (to that). objetar

- objection
- objectionable
- objectionably

object¹ n

1. objeto

I saw a strange luminous object in the sky vi un extraño objeto luminoso en el cielo

2. objetivo / propósito

I shall not stop until I have achieved my object no pararé hasta conseguir mi objetivo

3. complemento

direct and indirect objects complementos directos e indirectos

object² vb oponerse / no estar de acuerdo

local residents objected to the nuclear power station los vecinos se opusieron a la central nuclear

object

tr[ (n) 'ɒbʤekt; (vb) əb'ʤekt]

noun

1 (thing) objeto, cosa

2 (aim, purpose) objetivo, objeto, fin nombre masculino, propósito

3 (focus of feelings) objeto

■ he was an object of ridicule fue objeto de burlas

■ she was an object of pity daba lástima

4 (obstacle) inconveniente nombre masculino

5 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL complemento

■ direct/indirect object complemento directo/indirecto

transitive verb

1 objetar

■ she objected that... objetó que...

intransitive verb

1 (oppose) oponerse (to, a), poner reparos (to, a)

■ I object to the use of the term "chairman' me opongo al uso del término "presidente"

2 (disapprove, mind) molestar

■ do you object to my smoking? ¿le molesta que fume?

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL protestar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

object glass / object lens objetivo

object lesson ejemplo práctico, perfecta demostración nombre femenino

object [əb'ʤɛkt] vt

: objetar

object vi

: oponerse, poner reparos, hacer objeciones

object ['ɑbʤɪkt] n

1) : objeto m

2) objective, purpose: objetivo m, propósito m

3) : complemento m (en gramática)

object

n.

• artículo s.m.

• cosa s.f.

• fin s.m.

• materia s.f.

• objeto s.m.

• propósito s.m.

v.

• objetar v.

• oponerse v.

I 'ɑːbdʒɪkt, 'ɒbdʒɪkt
noun

1)

a) ( thing) objeto m

b)

no object: distance is no object la distancia no importa or no es inconveniente; money's no object for them — el dinero no les preocupa

c) (of actions, feelings) objeto m

he was the object of a smear campaign — fue objeto de una campaña de difamación

2) (aim, purpose) objetivo m, propósito m, fin m

with this object in mind — teniendo en mente este objetivo or propósito

3) ( Ling) complemento m

direct/indirect object — complemento (de objeto) directo/indirecto

II
1. əb'dʒekt
intransitive verb

a) (express objection, oppose)

to object (TO something) — oponerse* or poner* objeciones (a algo)

I object! — protesto!

to object to a question — ( Law) oponerse* a or objetar una pregunta

b) (disapprove, mind)

if you don't object — si no le molesta or (frml) importuna

to object TO -ING: do you object to my smoking? ¿le molesta que fume?; I object to your using this house as a hotel — no estoy dispuesta a aceptar que uses esta casa como un hotel

2.

vt objetar

she objected that he was too young — objetó que era demasiado joven

I ['ɒbdʒɪkt]
1. N

1) (=item) objeto m

I was forbidden to lift heavy objects — tenía prohibido levantar objetos pesados
sex 3.
2) (=focus) objeto m

the economy was the object of heated discussion — la economía fue el objeto de una acalorada discusión

the object of her hatred/love — el objeto de su odio/su amor

she was an object of pity to all — era objeto de conmiseración para todos

he became an object of ridicule — quedó en ridículo

3) (=aim) objetivo m

their main object was to make money — su principal objetivo era hacer dinero

what's the object of doing that?, what object is there in doing that? — ¿de qué sirve hacer eso?

• the object of the exercise is to raise money for charity — lo que se persigue con esto es recaudar dinero con fines benéficos

that's the whole object of the exercise — de eso precisamente se trata

• with this object in mind or in view — con este objetivo or propósito en mente

4) (=obstacle)

• I want the best, money is no object — quiero lo mejor, no importa cuánto cueste

I want to have a great holiday, money is no object — quiero tirarme unas vacaciones estupendas, el dinero no es problema

money is no object to him — el dinero no es problema or obstáculo para él

5) (Gram) complemento m

• direct/ indirect object — complemento m directo/indirecto

2.

CPD

object clause N — (Gram) proposición f en función de complemento

object language N — (Comput) lengua f objeto

object lesson N (fig) —

it was an object lesson in how not to drive a car — fue un perfecto ejemplo de cómo no conducir un coche

object pronoun N — (Gram) pronombre m que funciona como objeto

direct/indirect object pronoun — pronombre m que funciona como objeto directo/indirecto

II [ǝb'dʒekt]
1.

VT objetar

"you can't do that," he objected — -no puedes hacer eso -objetó

he objected that there wasn't enough time — puso la objección de que or objetó que no tenían suficiente tiempo

2. VI

1) (=disapprove) oponerse

I won't go if you object — no iré si te opones

if you don't object — si no tiene inconveniente

to object to sth: a lot of people will object to the book — mucha gente se opondrá al libro

I wouldn't object to a bite to eat — no diría que no a algo que comer

to object to sb: she objects to my friends — no le gustan mis amigos

I would object to Paul but not to Robert as chairman — me opondría a que Paul fuera presidente, pero no a que lo fuera Robert

to object to sb doing sth: he objects to her drinking — no le gusta que beba

do you object to my smoking? — ¿le molesta que fume?

do you object to my going? — ¿te importa que vaya?

2) (=protest) oponerse, poner objeciones

he didn't object when... — no su opuso or no puso objeciones cuando...

he objected in the strongest possible terms — se opuso de la manera más enérgica

I object! — frm ¡protesto!

we objected strongly but were outvoted — nos opusimos enérgicamente pero perdimos la votación

I object to that remark! — ¡ese comentario no lo tolero!

3) (Jur)

the prosecution objects to splitting the cases — la acusación se opone a dividir los casos

the defence can object to three jurors — la defensa puede objetar a tres miembros del jurado

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I ['ɑːbdʒɪkt, 'ɒbdʒɪkt]
noun

1)

a) ( thing) objeto m

b)

no object: distance is no object la distancia no importa or no es inconveniente; money's no object for them — el dinero no les preocupa

c) (of actions, feelings) objeto m

he was the object of a smear campaign — fue objeto de una campaña de difamación

2) (aim, purpose) objetivo m, propósito m, fin m

with this object in mind — teniendo en mente este objetivo or propósito

3) ( Ling) complemento m

direct/indirect object — complemento (de objeto) directo/indirecto

II
1. [əb'dʒekt]
intransitive verb

a) (express objection, oppose)

to object (TO something) — oponerse* or poner* objeciones (a algo)

I object! — protesto!

to object to a question — ( Law) oponerse* a or objetar una pregunta

b) (disapprove, mind)

if you don't object — si no le molesta or (frml) importuna

to object TO -ING: do you object to my smoking? ¿le molesta que fume?; I object to your using this house as a hotel — no estoy dispuesta a aceptar que uses esta casa como un hotel

2.

vt objetar

she objected that he was too young — objetó que era demasiado joven

English-spanish dictionary > object

15 part

1. [pɑ:t] n
1. 1) часть, доля

parts of a fraction - доли дроби

the greater part of the population - большая часть населения

in the early part of the week - в начале недели

in part - частично, частью

to pay in parts - платить по частям

to contribute in part to smth. - частично способствовать чему-л.

the best part of a week - большая часть недели

during the early part of the war - в начале войны

the best part of a bottle of wine - добрая половина бутылки вина

five parts of the whole - пять частей от целого

in the hot part of the day - в жаркое время дня

part of the house is to let - сдаётся часть дома

it is a part of his functions - это входит в его функции

it is no part of my intentions - это не входит в мои намерения

in a greater part due to smth. - в значительной степени обязан чему-л.

the most part - большая часть

for the most part - большей частью

the best part of smth. - добрая половина чего-л.

to form a constituent part of smth. - являться составной частью чего-л.

a corporate part of our own life - неотъемлемая часть нашей жизни

to constitute a part of - составлять часть чего-л., являться компонентом чего-л.

to devote a part of one's time to smth., smb. - посвятить часть своего времени чему-л., кому-л.

English forms a part of the regular curriculum - английский язык входит в учебную программу

he received part of his education in England - он некоторое время обучался в Англии

the trip will occupy the better part of the year - поездка займёт добрую половину года

his failure was due in large part to his carelessness - его неудача в основном объясняется небрежностью

2) часть (единицы); доля

an hour is the twenty fourth part of the day - час - одна двадцать четвёртая часть суток

a seventh part - одна седьмая

results accurate to one part in a million - результаты с точностью до одной миллионной

3) редк. группа, фракция

2. участие (в работе и т. п.); обязанность, дело

to take /to have/ part in smth. - участвовать /принимать участие/ в чём-л.

to take part in conversation - принимать участие в разговоре

I had no part in it - я в этом не принимал участия

it was done without my taking part in it - это было сделано без моего участия

it was not my part to interfere - не моё было дело вмешиваться

to do one's part - делать своё дело

to do one's part for world peace - внести свой вклад в борьбу за мир во всём мире

to fail to perform one's part of a contract - не выполнить свои обязательства по договору

each one did his part - каждый выполнил то, что ему полагалось

to take part in the action - воен. принимать участие в бою

3. часть (книги), том; серия

the story appeared in parts - рассказ публикуется в нескольких номерах (журнала, газеты и т. п.)

Dickens's works were published in parts - романы Диккенса печатались выпусками

4. обыкн. pl часть тела, орган, член

privy /private, sexual/ parts - эвф. половые органы

the inner parts of a human body - внутренние органы человеческого тела

5. 1) роль

a weighty part - весомая роль

to assign a part to smb. - отводить /давать/ роль кому-л.

to cast parts to actors - давать роли актёрам

he was excellent in the part of Hamlet - он был великолепен в роли Гамлета

she knew [spoke] her part well - она хорошо знала [играла] свою роль

to play /to act/ the part - играть роль

he filled his part with great success - он справился со своей болью с большим успехом

they gave her small parts - ей давали маленькие роли

conversation is like an orchestra in which each one should bear a part - беседа подобна оркестру, в котором каждый должен исполнять свою партию

2) роль, значение

a building that plays many parts - здание, которое используется для различных целей; полифункциональное здание

in all this imagination played a large part - во всём этом воображение сыграло большую роль

he played no part in this business - он не имел к этому никакого отношения

6. 1) сторона (тж. в споре)

for my part - с моей стороны, что касается меня

for my part I know nothing about him - что касается меня, то я ничего о нём не знаю

there was no objection on the part of the author - со стороны автора возражений не было

I have a personal part in it - я лично заинтересован в этом

the second cousin on the part of the father - двоюродный брат со стороны отца

2) сторона, аспект

the annoying [funny] part of the matter is that... - неприятная [смешная] сторона этого дела в том...

to take smb.'s part, to take part with smb. - стать на чью-л. сторону

he always takes his brother's part - он всегда встаёт на сторону брата

3) юр. сторона (в процессе, договоре)

7. обыкн. pl край, местность

in foreign parts - в чужих краях

we are from the same parts - мы земляки

in these parts of the world - в этих местах /краях/

from a very far part of the world - из далёкого уголка мира

the five parts of the world - пять частей света

malaria-stricken parts of the country - районы страны, где свирепствует малярия

the most densely populated and poverty stricken part of London - наиболее густонаселённые и бедные районы Лондона

remote parts of the country - отдалённые районы /далёкие уголки/ страны

the terrestrial parts of the world - суша

I am a stranger in these parts - я здесь чужестранец

he spent most of his life in foreign parts - он провёл большую часть своей жизни на чужбине

8. pl уст. способности

a man of (good) parts - способный человек

9. амер. пробор в волосах

10. грам. часть, форма

part of speech - часть речи

to be careful of one's parts of speech - следить за своим языком

principal parts of a verb - основные формы глагола

11. тех. деталь, часть

spare parts - запасные части

part name - наименование детали

parts list - спецификация запасных частей

all the working parts are replaceable - все рабочие части заменяемы

12. муз. партия, голос

orchestral parts - оркестровые партии

the tenor part - партия тенора

to sing in three parts - петь на три голоса

13. архит. 1/30 часть модуля

♢ part and parcel - составная /неотъемлемая/ часть

this is part and parcel of my subject - это неотъемлемая часть моей темы

on the one part... on the other part... - с одной стороны... с другой стороны...

to have neither part nor lot in smth. - не иметь ничего общего с чем-л.

in good part - благосклонно, милостиво, без обиды

in bad /ill, evil/ part - неблагосклонно, с обидой

to take smth. in good /excellent/ part - не обидеться

he took my advice in good part - он с благодарностью принял мой совет

not to want any part of smth. - отвергать что-л.; отрицательно относиться к чему-л.

I want no part in it - я не хочу иметь к этому никакого отношения; мне это совершенно не подходит
2. [pɑ:t] v
1. 1) разделять, отделять, делить на части

the island parts the river into two branches - остров делит реку на два рукава

a smile parted her lips - её губы раскрылись в улыбке

a strait parts the island from the mainland - пролив отделяет остров от материка

the strain parted the rope - верёвка порвалась от напряжения

2) разделяться, отделяться; разъединяться

our roads part here - здесь наши пути расходятся

the crowd parted and let him pass - толпа расступилась и дала ему пройти

the clouds parted - тучи разошлись

the policemen parted the crowd - полицейские заставили толпу расступиться

2. 1) разлучать, разъединять

the lovers were parted - любовники были разлучены

till death do us part - возвыш. пока смерть нас не разлучит

2) ( часто from) разлучаться, расставаться

let us part friends - расстанемся /разойдёмся/ друзьями

to part in anger - разойтись, обозлившись друг на друга

to part from one's native shore - покидать родные берега

we'll part no more - мы больше никогда не расстанемся

I parted from him at the railway station - я расстался с ним на вокзале

3. разнимать

to part fighters - разнимать дерущихся

4. расчёсывать на пробор ( волосы)

part one's hair in the middle [at the side] - расчесать волосы на прямой [на косой] пробор

5. отличать, выделять (что-л.)

to part error from crime - отличать ошибку от преступления

6. разг.

1) ( часто from, with) расставаться (с чем-л.)

I would not part with it for the world - я ни за что с этим не расстанусь

to part with money - расставаться с деньгами

he is a difficult man to part from his cash - из него не выжмешь и гроша

2) платить

the lodger rarely parted before Monday - жилец редко платил раньше понедельника

he won't part - он не заплатит

he is unwilling to part - он не любит платить

7. умирать

8. уст. делить (между кем-л.)

to part the booty - делить добычу

to part rice among the poor - раздавать рис беднякам

9. мор. срываться с якоря

to part with the cable - расклёпывать (и вытравливать) якорную цепь

♢ to part company (with) - а) разъехаться; расстаться; б) поссориться, прекратить дружбу; в) разойтись во мнениях

on that question I part company with you - по этому вопросу мы с вами расходимся во мнениях

to part brass rags with smb. - сл. порвать с кем-л. (дружбу, отношения)

a fool and his money are soon parted - посл. у дурака деньги долго не держатся
3. [pɑ:t] adv
частью; отчасти; частично

НБАРС > part

16 voilà

voilà [vwala]

1. preposition

   a. there is, there are that is, those are ; (même sens que voici) here is, here are this is, these are

• voici mon bureau et voilà le vôtre this is my office and that's yours

• voilà mon frère this is or here is my brother

• voilà le livre que vous cherchiez (je le tiens) here's the book you were looking for ; (il est là-bas) there's the book you were looking for

• voilà la pluie here comes the rain

• voilà la fin de l'hiver the end of winter is here

• le voilà, c'est lui there he is

• le voilà qui se plaint encore there he goes, complaining again

• voilà ce que je compte faire this is what I'm hoping to do

• voilà ce qu'il m'a dit/ce dont il s'agit (je viens de le dire) that's what he told me/what it's all about ; (je vais le dire) this is what he told me/what it's all about

• voilà comment il faut faire that's how it's done

• voilà qu'il se met à pleuvoir maintenant here comes the rain

• voilà où je veux en venir that's what I'm getting at

• nous y voilà (lieu) here we are ; (question délicate) now we're getting there

   b. (pour résumer) ... et voilà pourquoi je n'ai pas pu le faire... and that's why I couldn't do it

• voilà qui est louche that's a bit odd

• voilà ce que c'est de ne pas obéir that's what happens when you don't do as you're told

   c. ( = il y a) voilà une heure que je l'attends I've been waiting for him for an hour

• voilà cinq ans que je ne l'ai pas vu it's five years since I last saw him

   d. (locutions)

► en voilà

• en voilà une histoire ! what a story!

• en voilà un imbécile ! what a fool!

• en voilà assez ! that's enough!

• vous voulez des preuves, en voilà you want proof, well here you are► et voilà tout and that's all there is to it

2. exclamation

• voilà ! j'arrive ! here I come!

• voilà autre chose ! (incident) that's all I need(ed)!

• voilà, tu l'as cassé ! there you are, you've broken it!

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vwala
1.

préposition

voilà un mois — a month ago

voilà bientôt deux mois qu'elle travaille chez nous — she's been working with us for nearly two months

2.

présentatif

voici ton parapluie et voilà le mien — this is your umbrella and here's mine

voici mon fils et voilà ma fille — this is my son and this is my daughter

voilà ma mère — here's ou here comes my mother

me voilà! — ( j'arrive) I'm coming!; ( je suis là) here I am!

ah! te voilà! — ah, there you are!

voilà tout — that's all

voilà où nous en étions — that's where we were up to

voilà ce que c'est de désobéir — that's what happens if you disobey

je n'ai pas pu venir, voilà tout — ( ne posez pas de questions) I couldn't come, that's all there is to it

voilà qui ne va pas arranger vos affaires — well, that won't sort things out for you

voilà le programme — the programme [BrE] is as follows

voilà comment — ( en introduction) this is how; ( en conclusion) that's how

seulement voilà je n'ai pas d'argent — the problem ou thing is I don't have any money

‘je voudrais la clé du trois’ - ‘voilà, madame’ — ‘I'd like the key to number three’ - ‘here you are, madam’

nous y voilà — ( à la maison) here we are; ( au cœur du sujet) now we're getting there

le voilà qui se remet à rire! — there he goes again laughing!

te voilà content! — now you're happy!

te voilà revenu! — you're back again!

voilà bien les hommes! — that's men for you!

voilà bien ta mauvaise foi! — so much for your dishonesty!

3.

en voilà locution

vous vouliez des explications? en voilà — you wanted more details! well, here you are (then)

en voilà pour deux euros — here's two euros worth

en voilà un mal élevé! — what a badly brought up boy!

mon dieu! en voilà des histoires! — good Lord! what a fuss!

en voilà assez! — that's enough!

en voilà un qui ne recommencera pas! — there's someone who won't do it again!

4.

voilà que (colloq) locution

et voilà qu'une voiture arrive — and the next thing was a car arrived

voilà qu' il se met à rire — all of a sudden he started laughing

et voilà qu'elle refuse — and then she had to go and refuse

5.

exclamation

voilà! j'arrive! — (I'm) coming!

(et) voilà! ils sont partis! — there you are, they've left!

(et) voilà! il remet ça! — there he goes again!

••

il a de l'argent, en veux-tu en voilà! — he has as much money as he could wish for!

* * *
vwala prép
1) (en désignant) (singulier) there is, (pluriel) there are

Tiens! Voilà Paul. — Look! There's Paul.

Voilà ma sœur. — That's my sister.

les voilà — here they are, there they are

en voilà un — here's one, there's one

Tu as perdu ton stylo? Tiens, en voilà un autre. — Have you lost your pen? Here's another one.

voilà deux ans — two years ago

voilà deux ans que — it's two years since

2) (autres locutions)

et voilà! — there we are!

voilà tout — that's all

* * *

voilà

A prép son fils est né voilà un mois his/her son was born a month ago; voilà bientôt deux mois qu'elle travaille chez nous she's been working with us for nearly two months.

B présentatif

1 ( pour désigner) ( en opposition à voici) et voilà une clé/des clés and there is a key/are keys; le voilà encore! there he is again!; voici ton parapluie et voilà le mien this is your umbrella and here's mine;

2 ( même valeur que voici) here is [clé, livre]; here are [clés, livres]; tu cherchais ton sac? le voilà were you looking for your bag? here it is; voilà ma mère here's ou here comes my mother; attention, la voilà! watch out, here she comes!; me voilà! ( j'arrive) I'm coming!; ( je suis là) here I am!; voici mon fils et voilà ma fille this is my son and this is my daughter; ah! te voilà! c'est à cette heure que tu rentres? ah, there you are! what time do you call this?; tiens! voilà le soleil! look! here's the sun!;

3 ( pour conclure) voilà tout that's all; voilà comment/pourquoi/ce que that's how/why/what; voilà où je voulais en venir that's the point I wanted to make; voilà où nous en étions that's where we were up to; voilà ce que c'est de faire le malin/désobéir that's what happens if you show off/disobey; voilà ce que déclare un jeune homme so says a young man; il est malade, voilà ce qui le tracasse he's ill, that's what's worrying him; je n'ai pas pu venir, voilà tout ( ne posez pas de questions) I couldn't come, that' s all there is to it; voilà qui ne va pas arranger vos affaires/ne se reproduira pas well, that won't sort things out for you/won't happen again; voilà qui m'arrange! that's what I need!; voilà de quoi faire réfléchir les jeunes that's something for young people to think about;

4 ( en introduction) here is, this is [histoire, adresse]; here are, these are [chiffres, adresses]; voilà le programme/la solution the programme^GB/the answer is as follows; le film raconte l'histoire que voilà the film tells the following story; voilà comment/pourquoi/où ( en introduction) this is how/why/where; ( en conclusion) that's how/why/where; ‘seulement or c'est que voilà,’ dit-elle, ‘je n'ai pas d'argent’ ‘the problem ou thing is,’ she said, ‘I don't have any money’;

5 ( pour souligner) voilà enfin l'été! summer's here at last!; ‘je voudrais la clé du trois’-‘voilà, madame’ ‘I'd like the key to number three’-‘here you are, madam’; nous y voilà ( à la maison) here we are; ( au cœur du sujet) now we're getting there; voilà nos amis bien perplexes/enfin au calme now our friends are really confused/have got some quiet at last; alors qu'on le croyait calmé, le voilà qui s'enfuit à nouveau just when we thought he had calmed down he runs off again; le voilà qui se remet à rire! there he goes again laughing!; à peine étais-je arrivé, le voilà qui vient vers moi I'd only just arrived when there he was coming toward(s) me; te voilà content! now you're happy!; te voilà revenu! you're back again!; vous voilà prévenus! you've been warned!; voilà bien la manie française de tout critiquer! that's the typical French habit of criticizing everything!; voilà bien les hommes! that's men for you!; voilà bien ta mauvaise foi/façon exceptionnelle de conduire! so much for your dishonesty/brilliant driving!; ridicule, voilà le mot! ridiculous! that's the word!

C en voilà loc

1 ( en donnant) tu veux des fraises? en voilà you'd like some strawberries? here you are; vous vouliez des explications? en voilà you wanted more details! well, here you are (then); en voilà pour dix euros here's ten euros worth;

2 ( valeur exclamative) en voilà un mal élevé! what a badly brought up boy!; mon dieu! en voilà des histoires! good Lord! what a fuss!; en voilà assez! that's enough!; en voilà un qui ne recommencera pas! there's someone who won't do it again!; en voilà au moins un avec qui on peut parler! there's somebody, at least, you can talk to!

D voilà que○ loc et voilà qu'une voiture arrive and the next thing was a car arrived; voilà qu'il se met à rire all of a sudden he started laughing; et voilà qu'elle refuse/qu'il tombe malade and then she had to go and refuse/he had to go and get ill GB ou sick US.

E excl voilà! j'arrive! (I'm) coming!, I'm on my way!: voilà! ça arrive! (it's) coming!, it's on its way!; (et) voilà! ils sont partis! there you are, they've left!; (et) voilà! il remet ça! there he goes again!; ah! voilà! ( je comprends) oh! that's it!, I see!; on vit, on meurt, (et puis) voilà! you live, you die and that's it!

Idiome

il a de l'argent, en veux-tu en voilà! he has as much money as he could wish for!

[vwala] préposition

1. [désignant ce qui est éloigné] (suivi d'un singulier) there ou that is

(suivi d'un pluriel) there ou those are

le monument que voilà that monument (there)

[opposé à 'voici']

voici mon lit, voilà le tien here's ou this is my bed and there's ou that's yours

2. [désignant ce qui est proche] (suivi d'un singulier) here ou this is

(suivi d'un pluriel) here ou these are

voilà mes parents

a. here are my parents

b. [dans des présentations] these are my parents

voilà l'homme dont je vous ai parlé here ou this is the man I spoke to you about

tiens, les voilà! look, here ou there they are!

ah, te voilà enfin! so here ou there you are at last!

nous y voilà!

a. here we are!

b. [dans une discussion] now...

l'homme que voilà this man (here)

en voilà: du riz? en voilà! rice? here ou there you are!

je ne trouve pas de marteau — en voilà un I can't find a hammer — here's one

tu voulais un adversaire à ta mesure? en voilà un! you wanted an opponent worthy of you? well, you've got one!

en voilà un qui n'a pas peur! (familier) HE's certainly got guts!

en voilà une surprise/des manières! what a surprise/way to behave!

vous vouliez la clef, voilà you wanted the key, here it is ou here you are

voilà madame, ce sera tout? here you are, madam, will there be anything else?

3. [caractérisant un état]

la voilà recousue/cassée now it's sewn up again/broken

me voilà prêt I'm ready now

les voilà enfin partis! at last they've gone!

dire que te voilà marié! to think you're married now!

le voilà qui veut faire du karaté maintenant! now he wants to take up karate!

te voilà beau, que t'est-il arrivé? (ironique) you're in a fine state, what's happened to you?

me/te/nous etc. voilà bien! (familier & ironique) now what a mess!

4. [introduisant ce dont on va parler] (suivi d'un singulier) this ou here is

(suivi d'un pluriel) these ou here are

voilà ce que je lui dirai this ou here is what I'll say to her

que veux-tu dire par là? — eh bien voilà,... what do you mean by that? — well,...

5. [pour conclure] (suivi d'un singulier) that's

(suivi d'un pluriel) those are

voilà bien les hommes! how typical of ou how like men!

voilà ce que c'est, la jalousie! that's jealousy for you!

voilà ce que c'est que de mentir! that's where lying gets you!

un hypocrite, voilà ce que tu es! you're nothing but a hypocrite!

quelques jours de repos, voilà qui devrait te remettre sur pied a few day's rest, that should set you right again

on lui paiera les réparations et voilà! we'll pay for the repairs and that's all (there is to it)!

et voilà, il a encore renversé son café! I don't believe it, he spilt his coffee again!

et voilà, ça devait arriver! what did I tell you!

ah voilà, c'est parce qu'il avait peur! so, that explains it, he was frightened!

voilà! vous avez tout compris that's it! you've got it

voilà tout that's all

6. [introduisant une objection, une restriction]

j'en voudrais bien un, seulement voilà, c'est très cher I'd like one, but the problem is ou but you see, it's very expensive

c'est facile, seulement voilà, il fallait y penser it's easy once you've thought of it

voilà, j'hésitais à vous en parler, mais... well, yes, I wasn't going to mention it, but...

7. [désignant une action proche dans le temps]

voilà la pluie

a. [il ne pleut pas encore] here comes the rain

b. [il pleut] it's raining

voilà venu le moment de s'expliquer now's the moment to explain

voilà que la nuit tombe (now) it's getting dark

voilà qu'ils remettent ça avec leur musique! (familier) they're at it again with their music!

voilà Monsieur, je suis à vous dans un instant yes, sir, I'll be with you in a minute

il y a quelqu'un? — voilà, voilà anybody in? — hang on, I'm coming!

ne voilà-t-il pas que (familier) : je descends de voiture et ne voilà-t-il pas qu'une contractuelle arrive! I get out of my car and guess what, a traffic warden turns up!

(ne) voilà-t-il pas qu'on deviendrait coquette! vain, now, are we?

8. [exprimant la durée]

il est rentré voilà une heure he's been home for an hour, he came home an hour ago

voilà longtemps/deux mois qu'il est parti he's been gone a long time/two months

voilà cinq minutes que je t'appelle! I've been calling you for five minutes!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > voilà

17 meet

1. I
abs

1) where can we meet? где бы мы могли встретиться?

2) two lines (two or more streets, these roads, the road and the railway, etc.) meet две линии и т.д. сходятся; where the two streets meet на перекрестке / на пересечении/ этих [двух] улиц; where the two rivers meet при слиянии этих двух рек; our fields meet наши участки граничат; my waistcoat won't meet мой жилет не сходится; these boards do not meet эти доски плохо подогнаны; their hands met их руки встретились, они взялись за руки; our eyes met наши взгляды встретились, мы посмотрели друг на друга

3) when will the Parliament meet? когда соберется /откроется/ парламент?

4) the teams (the champions, the enemies, etc.) meet команды и т.д. встречаются (для борьбы, состязания и т.п.)
2. II
1) meet in some manner meet accidentally (face to face, head-on, etc.) случайно и т.д. встретиться /столкнуться/

2) meet in some manner meet openly (by arrangement, by appointment, surreptitiously /in secret/, etc.) встречаться открыто и т.д.; meet at some time they (Mary and John, etc.) meet every morning (every other week, once a month, often, seldom, never, etc.) они и т.д. встречаются /видятся/ каждое утро и т.д., we don't meet nowadays мы теперь не встречаемся /не поддерживаем знакомства/; when we met last... во время нашей последней встречи...; haven't we met before? мы, кажется, уже встречались?; goodbye, till we meet again до [новой] встречи

3) meet at some time Parliament (Congress, the Board, our club, etc.) meets once a month (next week, soon, etc.) парламент и т.д. собирается раз в месяц и т.д.; the court will not meet again until next month сессия суда состоится /начнется/ только в будущем месяце
3. III
1) meet smth., smb. meet the train (the bus, the steamer, one's brother, etc.) встречать поезд и т.д.; а bus meets all trains к приходу каждого поезда подают автобус; go (come forward, jump up, etc.) to meet smb. пойти и т.д. навстречу кому-л.; she ran forward to meet him она бросилась ему навстречу; make arrangements / arrange/ to meet smb., smth. организовать встречу кого-л., чего-л.

2) meet smth. meet one's death (one's fate) встретить /найти/ смерть (судьбу)

3) meet smb. she is too young to be meeting young men ей еще рано встречаться с молодыми людьми /ходить на свидания/

4) meet smth. his hand met hers его рука коснулась ее руки; here the road meets the railway здесь дорога вплотную подходит к железнодорожной линии; where the Kama meets the Volga где Кама впадает в Волгу, при впадении Камы в Волгу

5) meet smb. I want you (I'd like you) to meet Mr. Smith я хочу (мне бы хотелось) познакомить вас с мистером Смитом; meet Mr. Smith знакомьтесь, (это) мистер Смит; come to lunch to meet my brother приходите обедать, я познакомлю вас со своим братом; have you met my sister? вы знакомы с моей сестрой?; pleased /glad/ to meet you рад /счастлив/ с вами познакомиться

6) meet smth. meet the demands (smb.'s claims, the needs, smb.'s wishes, a long-felt want, etc.) удовлетворять требования и т.д., this doesn't meet our requirements это не соответствует нашим требованиям, это нам не подходит; meet the requirements of a situation а) соответствовать обстоятельствам; б) действовать в соответствии с обстоятельствами; meet the case отвечать /соответствовать/ предъявляемым требованиям

7) meet smth. meet bills оплачивать счета; meet expenses оплачивать расходы; нести расходы: meet debts уплатить долги; расплатиться с долгами; meet losses покрыть убытки

8) meet smth. meet the difficulty справляться с трудностями: that doesn't meet our difficulties это не решает /не разрешает/ наших затруднений; meet an objection (adverse criticism, etc.) отвечать на /опровергать/ возражение и т.д.

9) meet smth., smb. meet evil (vice, the rebels, one's opponents, etc.) бороться со злом и т.д.: we are ready to meet our enemies мы готовы [достойно] встретить наших врагов; refuse to meet smb. отказаться драться с кем-л. на, дуэли; she has met her match at last наконец она встретила достойного противника; meet a challenge принимать вызов
4. IV
1) meet smb. in some manner meet smb. suddenly (unexpectedly, accidentally, face to face, etc.) внезапно и т.д. встретиться, столкнуться с кем-л.; one doesn't often meet him [in society] его не часто встретишь /увидишь/ [в обществе]; meet smb. halfway идти навстречу кому-л.; meet smth., smb. at some time you don't meet it every day это /такое/ не часто встречается /бывает/: you don't often meet such people такие люди попадаются нечасто

2) meet smb. in some manner meet smb. surreptitiously ( openly, etc.) встречаться с кем-л. тайно и т.д., meet smb. at some time he seldom (often, never, etc.) meets her он редко и т.д. встречается /видится/ с ней; meet for some time I haven't met him for ages я с ним не виделся целую вечность

3) .meet smb. in some manner meet one's guests warmly (the man cordially, one's friends Joyfully, the stranger indifferently, etc.) тепло и т.д. встречать /принимать/ своих гостей и т.д.
5. XI
1) be met with in some manner such a person (a thing) is rarely met with такой человек (такая вещь /такое/) нечасто /редко/ встречается, такого человека (такую вещь /такое/) нечасто встретишь; be met with in some place words met with only in books /in print/ слова, которые попадаются /встречаются/ только в книгах

2) be met all your desires have been met все ваши желания исполнены
6. XVI
1) meet in (at, etc.) some place meet in the street (at the entrance, at the club, in the library, etc.) встретиться /столкнуться/ на улице и т.д.; meet with smth. meet with a striking phrase in a book (with a new word in an article, etc.) наткнуться /натолкнуться/ в книге на поразительную фразу и т.д.

2) meet at (round, etc.) some place our trains meet at this station наши поезда встречаются на этой станции; the belt won't meet round my waist этот пояс /ремень/ на мне не сходится; this string won't meet round the parcel этой веревки /бечевки/ не хватит, чтобы завязать пакет; meet in smb. courage and caution meet in him в нем сочетаются смелость и осторожность; many virtues meet in him у него много достоинств

3) meet with smth. meet with a hearty welcome (with a splendid reception, with kindness, with rudeness, etc.) встретить сердечный прием и т.д.; the proposal (the appeal, this measure, etc.) met with approval (with universal sympathy, with smb.'s approbation, etc.) это предложение и т.д. встретило одобрение и т.д.; my request met with refusal моя просьба была отклонена, мне было отказано; my suggestion met with objections from all sides мое предложение вызвало всеобщий протест; meet with trouble (with misfortunes, with a new experience, with a strange adventure, etc.) столкнуться с неприятностями и т.д.; meet with failure потерпеть неудачу /провал/; meet with a loss понести потерю /убытки/; meet with success иметь успех, оказаться успешным; I met with no opposition я не встретил сопротивления; she met with many misfortunes in her long life она перенесла /видела, испытала/ много горя за свою долгую жизнь; meet with a street accident попасть в уличную катастрофу; he met with a similar fate его постигла та же участь; meet with a violent death умереть насильственной смертью

4) meet on (in, etc.) smth. the board meets on Monday заседание правления будет /состоится/ в понедельник; the teams meet in the final эти команды встречаются в финале
7. XX1
meet as smb. meet as strangers встретиться как чужие
8. XXI1
1) meet smb., smth. in (on, at, etc.) some place meet smb. in the street (on the steamer, at the theatre, etc.) [случайно] встретить кого-л. /столкнуться с кем-л./ на улице и т.д.; did you meet anyone on the road? вам кто-нибудь попался /встретился/ на дороге?; meet unfamiliar words in one's reading (mention of him in an article, a quotation from Byron in his essay, etc.) встретить /натолкнуться на/ незнакомые слова при чтении и т.д.

2) meet smb. at (in, etc.) some place meet smb. at the corner (at the entrance, in the lobby, etc.) встретиться /назначить встречу, свидание, договориться о встрече/ с кем-л. на углу и т.д.; I am to meet him at his sister's мы договорились с ним встретиться у его сестры; meet smb. at some time meet smb. at 3 o'clock (after office hours, etc.) встречаться с кем-л. в три часа и т.д., назначать встречу на три часа и т.д.

3) meet smb., smth. at (in, etc.) some place meet one's brother at the train (one's friend at the station, the steamer in the open sea, etc.) встречать брата на перроне и т.д.

4) meet smth. in smth. meet one's death in a street accident погибнуть во время уличной катастрофы /в уличной катастрофе/

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