Перевод: с английского на все языки

со всех языков на английский

Со всех языков на:
Английский
С английского на:
Все языки
Испанский
Французский

I only wear it on special occasions

Толкование Перевод

1 occasion

ə'keiʒən
noun

1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) ocasión

2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) ocasión, acontecimiento

•

- occasional
- occasionally

occasion n ocasión

we drink champagne only on special occasions sólo bebemos champán en las grandes ocasiones

occasion

tr[ə'keɪʒən]

noun

1 (time) ocasión nombre femenino; (event) acontecimiento

■ on the occasion in question en la ocasión en cuestión

2 (opportunity) ocasión nombre femenino, oportunidad nombre femenino

■ if the occasion arises si se presenta la ocasión

3 (reason, motive) ocasión nombre femenino, motivo

transitive verb

1 formal use ocasionar, causar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

on occasion de vez en cuando

on the occasion of con motivo de

to have occasion to do something tener motivo de hacer algo

to rise to the occasion estar a la altura de las circunstancias, dar la talla

to take the occasion to do something aprovechar la oportunidad para hacer algo

occasion [ə'keɪʒən] vt

: ocasionar, causar

occasion n

1) opportunity: oportunidad f, ocasión f

2) cause: motivo m, razón f

3) instance: ocasión f

4) event: ocasión f, acontecimiento m

5)

on occasion : de vez en cuando, ocasionalmente

occasion

n.

• caso s.m.

• coyuntura s.f.

• jornada s.f.

• motivo s.m.

• ocasión s.f.

• resquicio s.m.

• vez s.f.

v.

• acarrear v.

• ocasionar v.

I ə'keɪʒən
noun

1) c

a) (particular time, instance) ocasión f

on that (particular) occasion — en aquella ocasión

b) ( special event)

I only wear it on special occasions — sólo me lo pongo en or para las grandes ocasiones

what's the occasion? — ¿qué se celebra?

he has no sense of occasion — no sabe vestirse (or comportarse etc) en las grandes ocasiones

on the occasion of her retirement — con ocasión or motivo de su jubilación

to rise o be equal to the occasion — estar* a la altura de las circunstancias, dar* la talla

2) u (frml)

a) ( opportunity) ocasión f, oportunidad f

may I take this occasion to remind you that... — permítame que aproveche la ocasión or la oportunidad para recordarle que...

b) ( cause) ocasión f, motivo m

II

transitive verb (frml) ocasionar, dar* lugar a

[ǝ'keɪʒǝn]
1. N

1) (=particular time) ocasión f

• (on) the first occasion that it happened — la primera vez que ocurrió

that was the first occasion that we had met — esa fue la ocasión en que nos conocimos

• this would be a good occasion to try it out — esta sería una buena oportunidad or ocasión para probarlo

• on occasion — de vez en cuando

on one occasion — una vez

on other occasions — otras veces

on previous occasions — en ocasiones previas

on rare occasions — rara vez

he went back on three separate occasions — volvió en tres ocasiones

on that occasion — esa vez, en aquella ocasión

on the occasion of his retirement — con motivo de su jubilación

• as (the) occasion requires — si la ocasión lo requiere

• he was waiting for a suitable occasion to apologize — esperaba el momento adecuado para disculparse, esperaba una oportunidad or ocasión para disculparse

• to take (the) occasion to do sth — aprovechar la oportunidad para hacer algo

2) (=event) acontecimiento m

it was quite an occasion — fue todo un acontecimiento

what's the occasion? — ¿qué se celebra?

I wasn't dressed for the occasion — no estaba vestida de forma adecuada para la ocasión

• to rise or be equal to the occasion — ponerse a la altura de las circunstancias

• I keep it for special occasions — lo guardo para las grandes ocasiones
sense 1., 8)
3) (=reason) razón f, motivo m

there is no occasion for alarm, there is no occasion to be alarmed — no hay razón or motivo para alarmarse

• should the occasion arise, if the occasion arises — si se da el caso

• to give (sb) occasion to do sth — (=opportunity) dar ocasión a algn de hacer algo; (=reason) dar motivo a algn para hacer algo

to give (sb) occasion for sth — (=opportunity) dar ocasión a algn para algo; (=reason) dar motivo a algn para algo

• to have occasion to do sth — (=opportunity) tener ocasión de hacer algo; (=reason) tener motivo para hacer algo

you had no occasion to say that — no había necesidad de que dijeras eso, no había motivo para decir eso

2.

VT frm ocasionar frm, causar

losses occasioned by bad weather — pérdidas ocasionadas por el mal tiempo frm, pérdidas causadas por el mal tiempo

* * *

I [ə'keɪʒən]
noun

1) c

a) (particular time, instance) ocasión f

on that (particular) occasion — en aquella ocasión

b) ( special event)

I only wear it on special occasions — sólo me lo pongo en or para las grandes ocasiones

what's the occasion? — ¿qué se celebra?

he has no sense of occasion — no sabe vestirse (or comportarse etc) en las grandes ocasiones

on the occasion of her retirement — con ocasión or motivo de su jubilación

to rise o be equal to the occasion — estar* a la altura de las circunstancias, dar* la talla

2) u (frml)

a) ( opportunity) ocasión f, oportunidad f

may I take this occasion to remind you that... — permítame que aproveche la ocasión or la oportunidad para recordarle que...

b) ( cause) ocasión f, motivo m

II

transitive verb (frml) ocasionar, dar* lugar a

English-spanish dictionary > occasion
2 keep

keep

A n

1 ( maintenance) pension f ; to pay for one's keep payer une pension ; to work for one's keep travailler pour payer sa pension ; to earn one's keep [person] gagner de quoi vivre ; [factory, branch] fig être viable ;

2 Archit donjon m.

B vtr ( prét, pp kept)

1 ( cause to remain) to keep sb in hospital/indoors [person] garder qn à l'hôpital/à l'intérieur ; [illness] retenir qn à l'hôpital/à l'intérieur ; to keep sth/sb clean garder qch/qn propre ; to keep sth warm/cool garder qch au chaud/au frais ; to keep sb warm/cool protéger qn du froid/de la chaleur ; to be kept clean/warm/locked rester propre/au chaud/fermé (à clé) ; to keep sb talking/waiting retenir/faire attendre qn ; I won't keep you to your promise tu n'es pas obligé de tenir ta promesse ; to keep an engine/machine running laisser un moteur/une machine en marche ; bronchitis kept him in bed une bronchite l'a obligé à garder le lit ;

2 ( detain) retenir ; there's nothing to keep me here (plus) rien ne me retient ici ; don't let me keep you! je ne veux pas vous retenir! ; what kept you? qu'est-ce qui t'a retenu? ; I won't keep you a minute je n'en ai pas pour longtemps ; the police are keeping him for questioning la police le garde à vue pour l'interroger ;

3 ( retain) garder, conserver [book, letter, money, receipt] ; garder [job] ; garder [seat, place] (for pour) ; garder, mettre [qch] de côté [ticket, bread] (for pour) ; we keep these glasses for special occasions nous gardons ces verres pour les grandes occasions ; this pullover has kept its colour/shape ce pull-over a gardé sa couleur/forme ;

4 ( have and look after) tenir [shop, restaurant] ; avoir [dog, cat] ; élever [sheep, chickens] ;

5 ( sustain) to keep sth going entretenir qch [conversation, fire, tradition] ; I'll make you a sandwich to keep you going je te ferai un sandwich pour que tu tiennes le coup ; it was only his work that kept him going sans son travail il n'aurait pas tenu le coup ; have you got enough work to keep you going? avez-vous assez de travail pour vous occuper? ;

6 ( store) mettre, ranger ; I keep my money in a safe je mets mon argent dans un coffre-fort ; where do you keep your cups? où rangez-vous vos tasses? ; I keep a spare key in the cupboard j'ai un double de la clé dans le placard ;

7 ( have in stock) [shop, shopkeeper] vendre, avoir [brand, product] ;

8 ( support financially) faire vivre, entretenir [husband, wife, family] ; entretenir [lover] ; avoir [servant] ; fig it'll keep us in beer ça nous permettra de tenir le coup ;

9 ( maintain by writing in) tenir [accounts, list, diary, record] ;

10 ( conceal) to keep sth from sb taire or cacher qch à qn ;

11 ( prevent) to keep sb from doing empêcher qn de faire ;

12 ( observe) tenir [promise] ; garder [secret] ; se rendre à, venir à [appointment, date] ; célébrer [occasion, festival] ; observer [commandments, sabbath, Lent] ;

13 Mus to keep time ou the beat battre la mesure ;

14 †( protect) [God] garder†, protéger [person] (from de) ; [person] défendre [gate, bridge] ;

15 ( maintain) entretenir [car, house] ; well/badly kept bien/mal entretenu.

C vi ( prét, pp kept)

1 to keep doing ( continue) continuer à or de faire ; ( do repeatedly) ne pas arrêter de faire ; to keep going lit continuer ; I don't know how she keeps going! je ne sais pas comment elle tient le coup! ; keep at it! persévérez! ; keep west/straight on continuez vers l'ouest/tout droit ; ‘keep left/right’ ‘tenez votre gauche/droite’ ;

2 ( remain) to keep indoors rester à l'intérieur ; to keep out of the rain se protéger de la pluie ; to keep warm/cool se protéger du froid/de la chaleur ; to keep calm rester calme ; to keep silent ou quiet garder le silence ;

3 ( stay in good condition) [food] se conserver, se garder ;

4 ( wait) [news, business, work] attendre ; I've got something to tell you, it won't keep j'ai quelque chose à te dire, ça ne peut pas attendre ;

5 ( in health) ‘how are you keeping?’ ‘comment allez-vous?’ ; she's keeping well elle va bien.

D v refl to keep oneself subvenir à ses propres besoins ; to keep oneself warm/cool se protéger du froid/de la chaleur ; to keep oneself healthy rester en forme ; to keep oneself to oneself ne pas être sociable ; to keep oneself from doing s'empêcher de faire.

E for keeps adv phr pour de bon, pour toujours.

Idioms

to keep in with sb rester en bons termes avec qn ; to try to keep up with the Joneses rivaliser avec ses voisins ; you can't keep a good man down la compétence finit par être reconnue ; ⇒ clear.

Phrasal verbs

■ keep after:

▶ keep after [sb]

1 ( pursue) pourchasser ;

2 ( chivvy) harceler.

■ keep at:

▶ keep at [sb] US harceler, casser les pieds ○ à [person] ;

▶ keep at it persévérer.

■ keep away:

▶ keep away ne pas s'approcher (from de) ;

▶ keep [sth/sb] away empêcher [qch/qn] de s'approcher, tenir [qch/qn] à distance ; to keep sb away from ( prevent from getting close to) empêcher qn de s'approcher de, tenir qn à distance de [person, fire] ; ( cause to be absent from) tenir qn éloigné de [family] ; to keep sb away from his work empêcher qn de travailler.

■ keep back:

▶ keep back rester en arrière, ne pas s'approcher ; keep back! ne vous approchez pas!, n'avancez pas! ; to keep back from sth ne pas s'approcher de qch ;

▶ keep [sth/sb] back, keep back [sth/sb]

1 ( prevent from advancing) empêcher [qn] de s'approcher [person, crowd] (from de) ; faire redoubler [pupil, student] ; [barrier, dam] retenir [water] ; he kept his hair back with an elastic band il avait les cheveux retenus en arrière par un élastique ;

2 ( retain) garder [money] ; conserver [food, objects] ;

3 ( conceal) cacher [information, fact, detail] (from à) ;

4 ( prevent from doing) retenir [person].

■ keep down:

▶ keep down rester allongé ; keep down! ne bougez pas! ;

▶ keep [sth] down, keep down [sth]

1 ( cause to remain at a low level) limiter [number, speed, costs, expenditure, inflation] ; limiter l'augmentation de [prices, costs, wages, unemployment] ; maîtriser, juguler [inflation] ; to keep one's weight down surveiller son poids ; keep your voice down! baisse la voix! ; keep the noise down! faites moins de bruit! ;

2 ( retain in stomach) garder [food] ;

▶ keep [sb] down

1 GB Sch ( cause to repeat a year) faire redoubler [pupil] ;

2 ( repress) opprimer [people] ; réprimer [revolt].

■ keep in:

▶ keep in [car, cyclist, driver etc] GB tenir sa gauche ; ( elsewhere) tenir sa droite ;

▶ keep [sb/sth] in

1 ( cause to remain inside) empêcher [qn/qch] de sortir [person, animal] ; garder [dentures, contact lenses] ; they're keeping her in ( in hospital) ils la gardent ;

2 ( restrain) rentrer [stomach, elbows] ; réprimer [emotions, anger, impatience] ;

3 Sch ( cause to stay at school) garder [qn] en retenue, coller ○ [pupil].

■ keep off:

▶ keep off

1 ( stay at a distance) keep off! n'avancez pas! ;

2 ( not start) I hope the rain/storm keeps off j'espère qu'il ne pleuvra pas/que l'orage n'éclatera pas ;

▶ keep off [sth]

1 ( stay away from) ne pas marcher sur ; ‘Please keep off the grass’ ‘Défense de marcher sur la pelouse’ ;

2 ( refrain from) s'abstenir de consommer, éviter [fatty food, alcohol] ; s'abstenir de parler de [subject] ; to keep off cigarettes ne pas fumer ;

▶ keep [sth] off, keep off [sth]

1 ( prevent from touching) éloigner [animals, insects] ; this plastic sheet will keep the rain/ dust off cette housse en plastique protège contre la pluie/la poussière ;

2 ( continue not to wear) ne pas remettre [shoes, hat] ;

▶ keep sb off [sth] ( cause to refrain from) éviter de donner [qch] à qn [food, alcohol] ; empêcher qn de parler de [subject].

■ keep on:

▶ keep on doing ( not stop) continuer à faire ; ( do repeatedly) ne pas cesser de faire ; to keep on with sth poursuivre qch ; to keep on about sth ne pas arrêter de parler de qch ; to keep on at sb harceler qn, casser les pieds ○ à qn (to do pour qu'il fasse) ;

▶ keep [sb/sth] on garder [employee, flat, hat, shoes].

■ keep out:

▶ keep out of [sth]

1 ( not enter) ne pas entrer dans [area, house] ; ‘keep out!’ ( on notice) ‘défense d'entrer’ ;

2 ( avoid being exposed to) rester à l'abri de [sun, rain, danger] ;

3 ( avoid getting involved in) ne pas se mêler de [argument] ; keep out of this! ne t'en mêle pas! ; to keep out of sb's way, to keep out of the way of sb ( not hinder) ne pas encombrer qn ; ( avoid seeing) éviter qn ; try to keep out of trouble! essaie de bien te conduire! ;

▶ keep [sb/sth] out, keep out [sb/sth] ( not allow to enter) ne pas laisser entrer [person, animal] ; to keep the rain out empêcher la pluie d'entrer ; I wore an extra pullover to keep out the cold j'ai mis un pull-over de plus pour me protéger du froid ; to keep sb out of sth ( not allow to get involved in) ne pas vouloir mêler qn à qch ; ( not allow to enter) ne pas laisser entrer qn dans qch ; to keep sb out of trouble empêcher qn de faire des bêtises ; to keep sb/sth out of sb's way faire en sorte que qn/qch ne soit pas sur le chemin de qn.

■ keep to:

▶ keep to [sth] ( stick to) lit ne pas s'écarter de, rester sur [road, path] ; fig respecter, s'en tenir à [timetable, facts, plan] ; respecter [law, rules] ; ‘keep to the left/right’ ‘tenez votre gauche/droite’ ; to keep to one's bed garder le lit ; to keep to one's home rester chez soi ;

▶ keep sb to [sth] ( cause to remain on) empêcher qn de s'écarter de [route] ; forcer qn à tenir [promise] ;

▶ keep [sth] to ( restrict) limiter [qch] à [weight, number] ; to keep sth to oneself garder qch pour soi [secret, information, opinion] ; he can't keep his hands to himself ○ il a les mains baladeuses ○ ; keep your hands to yourself! bas les pattes ○ !

■ keep under:

▶ keep [sb] under

1 ( dominate) assujettir, soumettre [race, slaves, inhabitants] ;

2 ( cause to remain unconscious) maintenir [qn] inconscient.

■ keep up:

▶ keep up

1 ( progress at same speed) ( all contexts) [car, runner, person] suivre ; [business rivals, competitors] rester à la hauteur ;

2 ( continue) [price] se maintenir ; if the rain keeps up I'm not going s'il continue à pleuvoir je n'y vais pas ;

▶ keep [sth] up, keep up [sth]

1 ( cause to remain in position) tenir [trousers] ; ‘keep your hands up!’ ( by gunman) ‘gardez les mains en l'air!’ ;

2 ( continue) continuer [attack, bombardment, studies] ; entretenir [correspondence, friendship] ; maintenir [membership, tradition] ; garder [pace] ; to keep up the pressure continuer à faire pression (for pour obtenir ; on sur) ; he kept up his German by going to evening classes il a entretenu son allemand en suivant des cours du soir ; to keep up one's strength/spirits garder ses forces/le moral ; keep it up!, keep up the good work! continuez comme ça! ;

▶ keep [sb] up ( maintain awake) faire veiller [child, person] ; [noise, illness] empêcher [qn] de dormir ; I hope I'm not keeping you up ( politely) j'espère que je ne vous oblige pas à veiller ; ( ironically) j'espère que je ne vous empêche pas de dormir.

■ keep up with:

▶ keep up with [sb/sth]

1 ( progress at same speed as) ( physically) aller aussi vite que [person, group] ; ( mentally) suivre [class, work, lecture] ; [company, country] se maintenir à la hauteur de [competitors] ; Econ [wages, pensions] suivre [prices, inflation, cost of living] ; faire face à [demand] ;

2 ( be informed about) suivre [fashion, developments, news] ;

3 ( remain in contact with) garder le contact avec [schoolfriends, colleagues]. ⇒ end, pecker.

Big English-French dictionary > keep

См. также в других словарях:

Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen — Active 16 April 1987 Country United States Branch … Wikipedia
Special Assault Team — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Special Assault Team caption= Special Assault Team Shoulder Patch country= flagicon|Japan Japan type= Special Forces branch= National Police Agency dates= (Special Armed Police) September 28, 1977 April 1, 1996… … Wikipedia
Red Special — The Red Special is a guitar owned and custom built by Queen guitarist Brian May. May has used it on Queen albums and in live performances for more than three decades. The name Red Special came from the red/brown colour of the guitar after it was… … Wikipedia
2009 Lost Memories — Infobox Film name = 2009 Lost Memories director = Lee Si myung producer = Kim Yun young Seo Jun won writer = Lee Si myung Lee Sang hak starring = Jang Dong gun Toru Nakamura distributor = CJ Entertainment released = February 1, 2002 (South Korea) … Wikipedia
clans — A clan is a Scottish social group whose members usually claim to be descended from the same family. In the 11th century, tribes living in Scotland divided into small clans that settled round lochs (= lakes) and glens (= valleys), and on the… … Universalium
Corset controversy — The corset controversy is an ensemble of letters and articles concerning the corset that appeared in newspapers and periodicals in the 19th century. Contents 1 Introduction … Wikipedia
Air Training Corps — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Air Training Corps role=Volunteer Youth Organisation garrison=RAFC Cranwell garrison label=Headquarters motto= Venture Adventure current commander= Air Commodore Ian R W Stewart current commander label= Cmdt AC… … Wikipedia
Chang kben — A Khmer traditional Dancer in Sampot Chang Kben Sampot chang kben (Khmer: សំពត់ចងក្បិន, Thai: โจงกระเบน, chong kraben) is a lower body, wrap around cloth worn in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. It is the preferred choice of clot … Wikipedia
Pakistani clothing — The term Pakistani clothes refers to the ethnic clothing that is typically worn by individuals in the country of Pakistan and by the People of Pakistani descent. Pakistani clothes express the Culture of Pakistan, the Demographics of Pakistan and… … Wikipedia
Dot Branning — EastEnders character Portrayed by June Brown Tallulah Pitt Brown (flashback) Created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland … Wikipedia
Deel (clothing) — Buryat Mongolian dress deel (see the square opening edges on the chest area) for a man (left) and an earlier dress deel for a woman (right) showing more elaborate design including taller hat. A deel (Mongolian: дээл [teːɮ]) is the traditional… … Wikipedia

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: с английского на все языки

I only wear it on special occasions

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: с английского на все языки

I only wear it on special occasions

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка: