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  • 1 perseguir

    v.
    1 to pursue.
    con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation
    Ella persigue el éxito She pursues success.
    2 to persecute.
    lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs
    le persigue la mala suerte he's dogged by bad luck
    los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood
    El policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.
    3 to chase, to chase down, to follow, to get after.
    Buck persigue aves Buck chases birds.
    4 to aspire to, to aim to, to pursue, to pursue to.
    Ella persigue estudiar en Francia She pursues to study in France.
    5 to prosecute, to prosecute by the law.
    La corte persigue a Ricardo The court prosecutes Richard.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SEGUIR], like link=seguir seguir
    1 to pursue, chase
    2 figurado (seguir) to follow
    3 (reprimir) to persecute
    4 figurado (pretender) to be after, be looking for
    5 DERECHO to prosecute
    * * *
    verb
    3) worry, torment
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ presa, fugitivo] [gen] to pursue, chase; [por motivos ideológicos] to persecute; (=acosar) to hunt down, hunt out
    2) [+ persona, empleo] to chase after, go after; [+ propósito, fin] to pursue

    la persiguió durante dos años — he was after her for two years, he pursued her for two years

    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chase
    b) ( por la ideología) to persecute
    2)
    a) <objetivo/fin> to pursue

    la finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...

    b) ( acosar)

    la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them

    * * *
    = chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.
    Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
    Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
    Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.
    Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.
    Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
    Ex. Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.
    Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
    Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.
    Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
    Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.
    Ex. The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.
    Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
    Ex. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
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    * perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.
    * perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.
    * perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.
    * perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.
    * perseguir un fin = pursue + end.
    * perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.
    * persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chase
    b) ( por la ideología) to persecute
    2)
    a) <objetivo/fin> to pursue

    la finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...

    b) ( acosar)

    la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them

    * * *
    = chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.

    Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

    Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
    Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.
    Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.
    Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
    Ex: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.
    Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
    Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.
    Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
    Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.
    Ex: The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.
    Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
    Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
    * perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.
    * perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.
    * perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.
    * perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.
    * perseguir un fin = pursue + end.
    * perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.
    * persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.

    * * *
    vt
    A ‹fugitivo/delincuente› to pursue, chase; ‹presa› to pursue, chase, hunt
    B (por la ideología) to persecute
    el gobierno persiguió a los que se oponían al régimen the government persecuted those who opposed the regime
    C
    1 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursue
    jóvenes que persiguen la fama young people in pursuit of o seeking fame
    la finalidad que se persigue es que baje esta cifra the ultimate aim is to lower this figure
    no sé qué persigues con esa actitud I don't know what you're hoping to achieve with that attitude
    2
    (acosar): me persigue pidiéndome el coche prestado he's always pestering me to lend him the car ( colloq)
    me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luck
    la suerte lo persigue luck always seems to be on his side
    parece que te persiguen las enfermedades you seem to be plagued by illness
    * * *

     

    perseguir ( conjugate perseguir) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹fugitivo/delincuente/presa› to pursue, chase


    2 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursue;

    me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luck
    perseguir verbo transitivo
    1 (ir detrás de alguien) to chase
    2 (por ideas) to persecute
    3 (un objetivo) to pursue
    4 (acompañar) les persigue la mala suerte, they are dogged by bad luck
    ' perseguir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    morosa
    - moroso
    - andar
    - caza
    - corretear
    English:
    chase
    - dog
    - get after
    - go after
    - hunt down
    - make after
    - persecute
    - pursue
    - victimize
    - go
    - haunt
    - run
    * * *
    1. [ir tras de] to pursue;
    [corredor, ciclista] to chase down
    2. [acosar] to persecute;
    lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs;
    lo persigue la mala suerte she's dogged by bad luck;
    los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood
    3. [tratar de obtener] to pursue;
    con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation
    * * *
    v/t
    1 objetivo pursue
    2 delincuente look for
    3 ( molestar) pester
    4 ( acosar) persecute
    * * *
    perseguir {75} vt
    1) : to pursue, to chase
    2) : to persecute
    3) : to pester, to annoy
    * * *
    1. (en general) to chase / to pursue
    2. (objetivo, fin) to seek [pt. & pp. sought]

    Spanish-English dictionary > perseguir

  • 2 atrapar

    v.
    1 to catch.
    La policía atrapa ladrones The police catches thieves.
    2 to latch onto, to grab.
    Finalmente atrapó un novio She finally latch onto a boyfriend.
    3 to entrap.
    * * *
    1 to seize, capture, catch
    * * *
    verb
    1) to trap, capture
    * * *
    VT
    1) [en trampa] to trap; (=apresar) to capture; [+ resfriado etc] to catch
    2) (=engañar) to take in, deceive
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <conejo/ladrón> to catch
    * * *
    = lock, trap, catch, tether, entrap, ensnare, hunt down, snare, bust.
    Ex. If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
    Ex. If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.
    Ex. 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.
    Ex. The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.
    Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.
    Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
    Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
    Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.
    Ex. On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.
    ----
    * atrapado en = enmeshed in.
    * atrapar contra = pin + Nombre + against.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <conejo/ladrón> to catch
    * * *
    = lock, trap, catch, tether, entrap, ensnare, hunt down, snare, bust.

    Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.

    Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.
    Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.
    Ex: The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.
    Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.
    Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
    Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
    Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.
    Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.
    * atrapado en = enmeshed in.
    * atrapar contra = pin + Nombre + against.

    * * *
    atrapar [A1 ]
    vt
    ‹mariposas/conejo› to catch
    atraparon al ladrón they caught the thief
    quedaron atrapados en el interior del local they were trapped inside the building
    * * *

     

    atrapar ( conjugate atrapar) verbo transitivo
    to catch
    atrapar verbo transitivo to catch
    ' atrapar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agarrar
    - cazar
    - coger
    - pillar
    English:
    catch
    - ensnare
    - hunt down
    - snare
    - trap
    * * *
    1. [agarrar, alcanzar] to catch;
    la policía atrapó a los atracadores the police caught the bank robbers;
    el portero atrapó la pelota the goalkeeper caught the ball
    2. Fam [contraer] to come down with;
    he atrapado un resfriado I've come down with a cold
    * * *
    v/t catch, trap
    * * *
    : to trap, to capture
    * * *
    atrapar vb to catch [pt. & pp. caught]

    Spanish-English dictionary > atrapar

  • 3 cazar

    v.
    1 to hunt (animales).
    Pedro cazaba conejos en su pueblo Peter hunted rabbits in his hometown.
    2 to catch (informal) (pillar, atrapar).
    me has cazado despistado you've caught me on the hop
    cuando me hablan rápido en inglés no cazo una when people speak English quickly to me I can't understand a word
    3 to pursue, to track down, to chase after, to chase.
    María caza sueños imposibles Mary pursues impossible dreams.
    4 to land oneself, to snare.
    María cazó un buen marido Mary got herself a good husband.
    * * *
    1 to hunt
    2 familiar (conseguir) to catch, land
    3 familiar (descubrir) to find out, discover
    4 familiar (entender) to understand, catch
    \
    cazarlas al vuelo familiar to be quick on the uptake
    * * *
    verb
    3) land
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ animales] to hunt; [con fusil] to shoot
    2) [+ ladrón, fugitivo] to hunt down
    3) [+ corredor, ciclista] to catch (up with)
    4) [+ votos] to capture; [+ electores, votantes] to win (over)
    5) * (=atrapar) to land *
    6) * (=sorprender) to catch
    7) * (=comprender) to understand

    es el mejor alumno, lo caza todo enseguida — he's the best pupil, he understands o gets * everything at once

    vuelo II, 1)
    2.

    salir a cazar — to go (out) hunting; [con fusil] to go (out) shooting

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( para subsistir) to hunt; ( como deporte) (- caza mayor) to hunt; (- caza menor) to shoot
    b) < mariposas> to catch
    2) (fam)
    a) (conseguir, atrapar)

    ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo — she's landed herself a millionaire/good job

    b) (entender, oír) <palabra/frase> to catch; < indirecta> to take
    c) ( atrapar) to catch
    2.
    cazar vi to hunt; ( con fusil) to shoot

    salimos a cazar — we went out hunting/shooting

    * * *
    = hunt, hunt down, ensnare, snare.
    Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
    Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
    Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
    Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.
    ----
    * cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.
    * cazar furtivamente = poach.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( para subsistir) to hunt; ( como deporte) (- caza mayor) to hunt; (- caza menor) to shoot
    b) < mariposas> to catch
    2) (fam)
    a) (conseguir, atrapar)

    ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo — she's landed herself a millionaire/good job

    b) (entender, oír) <palabra/frase> to catch; < indirecta> to take
    c) ( atrapar) to catch
    2.
    cazar vi to hunt; ( con fusil) to shoot

    salimos a cazar — we went out hunting/shooting

    * * *
    = hunt, hunt down, ensnare, snare.

    Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

    Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
    Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
    Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.
    * cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.
    * cazar furtivamente = poach.

    * * *
    cazar [A4 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (para subsistir) to hunt; (como deporte) to hunt; (con fusil) to shoot
    2 ‹mariposas› to catch
    B ( fam)
    1
    (conseguir, atrapar): ha cazado un buen empleo he's landed himself o got himself a good job
    pretende cazar a un millonario she hopes to net herself o land herself a millionaire ( colloq)
    2
    (percatarse de): ya le he cazado varios errores I've heard him make several mistakes already
    3 (entender, oír) to catch
    sólo cacé algunas palabras sueltas I only caught the odd word
    ■ cazar
    vi
    to hunt; (con fusil) to shoot
    salimos a cazar we went out hunting/shooting
    * * *

     

    cazar ( conjugate cazar) verbo transitivo

    ( como deporte — caza mayor) to hunt;
    (— caza menor) to shoot

    c) (fam) (conseguir, atrapar):

    ◊ ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo she's landed herself a millionaire/good job

    verbo intransitivo
    to hunt;
    ( con fusil) to shoot;
    ◊ salimos a cazar we went out hunting/shooting

    cazar verbo transitivo
    1 to hunt
    2 familiar (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp, understand
    ♦ Locuciones: cazarlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake

    ' cazar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cacería
    - caza
    - ratonera
    - lazo
    English:
    chase
    - head-hunt
    - hunt
    - poach
    - shoot
    - net
    - prey
    - trap
    * * *
    cazar vt
    1. [animales] to hunt
    2. Fam [pillar, atrapar] to catch;
    [en matrimonio] to trap;
    cazó a una rica heredera he landed himself a rich heiress;
    he conseguido cazar dos entradas para el concierto I managed to get hold of two tickets for the concert;
    cazó un buen trabajo she landed herself a good job;
    cazarlas al vuelo to be quick on the uptake
    3. Fam [sorprender] to catch;
    me has cazado despistado you've caught me on the hop
    4. Fam [entender] to catch, to get;
    cuando me hablan rápido en inglés, no cazo una when people speak quickly to me in English, I can't understand a word
    5. Fam [hacer una falta a] to hack down;
    el portero cazó al delantero the goalkeeper brought down the forward
    6. Fam [en ciclismo] to chase down
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 animal hunt; fig: información track down
    2 ( pillar, captar) catch;
    cazar un buen trabajo get o.s. a good job
    II v/i hunt;
    ir a cazar go hunting
    * * *
    cazar {21} vt
    1) : to hunt
    2) : to catch, to bag
    3) fam : to land (a job, a spouse)
    cazar vi
    : to go hunting
    * * *
    cazar vb
    1. (en general) to hunt
    2. (con escopeta) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]
    3. (atrapar) to catch [pt. & pp. caught]

    Spanish-English dictionary > cazar

  • 4 sé

    1. conj if
    se mai if need be
    se mai arrivasse... should he arrive...
    come se as if
    se no if not
    2. pron = si in front of lo, la, li, le, ne
    * * *
    se1 cong.
    1 (con valore condiz.) if: se comincia, se comincerà a parlare, non la finirà più, if he starts talking, he'll never stop; se ci vediamo, ne parliamo, if we meet, we can talk about it; se verrai, ti divertirai, you'll enjoy yourself if you come; se tutto va bene, domani siamo a casa, if all goes well, we'll be home by tomorrow; se volete arrivare in tempo, dovete sbrigarvi, if you want to arrive in time, you'll have to hurry up; ti passiamo a prendere se vuoi, we'll call for you if you like; se non mi trovi in casa, chiamami in ufficio, if you don't find me at home, call me at the office; se non disturbo, ti vengo a trovare, I'll come and see you, if it's all right with you; se non ha contanti, può pagare con un assegno, if you haven't the cash you can pay by cheque; se non ti dispiace ci vediamo un'altra volta, we'll see each other some other time if you don't mind; se non troveremo posto in aereo, verremo in treno, if we can't find seats on the plane we'll come by train; se fossi in te, mi prenderei una vacanza, if I were you, I'd have a holiday; se avessi i soldi, mi comprerei un appartamento più grande, if I had the money, I'd buy myself a bigger flat; se potesse aiutarti lo farebbe, if he could help you, he would; se dovesse piovere, la gara sarà rinviata, should it (o if it should) rain, the competition will be postponed; se non abitassero così lontano, li vedremmo più spesso, if they didn't live so far away, we'd see them more often; se non fosse così tardi, vi direi di venire a casa mia, if it weren't so late, I'd tell you to come to my place; se avessi studiato di più, saresti stato promosso, if you had studied harder, you would have passed; sarebbe arrivato prima, se non avesse perso il treno, he would have arrived sooner, if he hadn't missed the train; promise che, se fosse passato da Milano, sarebbe venuto a salutarci, he promised that if he was passing through Milan, he would come and see us; disse che l'avrebbe comprato se non fosse stato così caro, he said he would have bought it, if it hadn't been so expensive // In alcune frasi incidentali: se non mi sbaglio, if I'm not mistaken (o wrong); se possibile, se si può, if possible; se (è) necessario, if (it's) necessary; se ho ben capito, if I've got it right; se è lecito, if I may: posso chiederti, se è lecito, dove te ne vai stasera?, I'd like to know where you're going this evening, if it isn't a rude question
    2 ( in frasi dubitative e interrogative indirette) whether, if: non so se dovrei dirglielo o no, I don't know whether I should tell him or not; chissà se sono già partiti, I wonder whether they have already left; mi domando se sia stata una buona idea, I wonder whether it was a good idea; è indeciso se accettare o rifiutare l'offerta, he's undecided whether to accept the offer or not; si chiedeva se lei l'avrebbe mai perdonato, he wondered whether she would ever forgive him; telefoniamogli per sentire se ha voglia di uscire, let's phone him to find out if he feels like going out // non so se mi spiego, I don't know if you get my meaning // Con uso rafforzativo o enfatico: Se è vero? Ma è verissimo!, it's as true as I'm standing here; lo so io se ce ne vuole di pazienza!, I know how much patience is needed!; immagina se ero contento!, you can imagine how happy I was!
    3 ( con valore desiderativo) if only: se lui fosse qui!, if only he were here!; se vincessi al totocalcio!, if only I could win the football pools!; se potessi essere a casa mia!, if only I could be back home!; se ( solo) l'avessi saputo!, if only I had known!; se fossero arrivati in tempo!, if only they had arrived in time! // se Dio vuole!, ( finalmente) thank God! // se tu sapessi!, if you only knew!; se lo prendo!, if I lay my hands on him! // e se provassimo?, suppose we try?; e se facessimo un bridge?, what about a game of bridge?
    4 ( con valore causale) if: se ti dico che è vero, devi credermi!, if I tell you it's true, you've got to believe me!; se eri in ritardo, potevi prendere un taxi, if you were late, you could have taken a taxi; se lo sapeva, perché non ci ha avvertito?, if he knew, why didn't he tell us?
    5 (con valore concessivo, spesso rafforzato da anche, pure, neppure) (even) if: se lui aveva ragione, noi non avevamo torto, even if he was right, we weren't wrong (either); se anche ha sbagliato, non per questo lo condanno, even if he made a mistake, I'm not going to condemn him for it; se pure volesse rimediare, ormai è troppo tardi, even if he wanted to make amends, it's too late now; anche se vinceranno la partita, non entreranno in finale, even if they win the match, they won't qualify for the final; non ci crederei neppure se lo vedessi con i miei occhi, I wouldn't believe it even if I saw it with my own eyes
    6 come se, as if, as though: come se fosse colpa mia, as if (o as though) it were my fault; come se non lo conoscessimo!, as if we didn't know him!; ti comporti come se non te ne importasse nulla, you behave as if (o as though) you didn't care.
    ◆ FRASEOLOGIA: se mai → semmai // se no, if not (o otherwise): dammi retta, se no te ne pentirai, listen to me, if not (o otherwise) you'll be sorry // se non, if not; ( tranne) but: le vittime saranno un migliaio, se non di più, there must be about a thousand victims, if not more; questa è una delle sue opere migliori, se non la migliore di tutte, this is one of his best works, if not the best; in quelle condizioni non si poteva far altro se non aspettare, in that state of affairs there was nothing else to do but (o except) wait; non può essere stato se non lui, it can only have been he (o him) // se non altro, if nothing as if else (o more); if only; ( almeno) at least: se non altro è onesto, he's honest, if nothing else (o at least he's honest); telefonagli, se non altro per educazione, phone him, if only out of politeness; non ha vinto la gara ma, se non altro, ha partecipato, he didn't win the competition, but at least he took part; non si è divertito, ma se non altro si è riposato, he didn't enjoy himself, but at least he had a rest // se non che → sennonché // se non fosse ( stato) per..., but for...: se non fosse ( stato) per lui, non ci troveremmo in questa situazione, but for him we wouldn't have been in this situation // se non fosse che, but for the fact that, (form.) but that; se non fosse che le prove dimostrano la sua colpa, non ci crederei, but for the fact that (o form. but that) the evidence proves his guilt, I wouldn't believe it.
    se1 s.m.
    1 ( incertezza) if: con tutti i suoi ma e se non combina mai nulla, with all his ifs and buts, he never does anything
    2 ( obiezione) condition; (fam.) a big if: accetto, ma c'è un se, I accept, but there's one condition (o there's a big if).
    se2 pron.pers.m. e f. di 3a pers.sing. e pl. ( usato in luogo di si davanti ai pron.pers. lo, la, li, le e alla particella pron. ne; in inglese non si traduce): se ne andò, he, she went away; se ne discusse a lungo, they (o we) talked it over at length; se lo portarono via, they carried him away; non se l'è fatto dire due volte, he didn't need to be told twice.
    * * *
    abbr
    1) (= Sud-Est) SE
    2) (= Sua Eccellenza) HE
    * * *
    I 1. [se]

    se telefona, digli che non ci sono — if he phones, tell him I'm not in

    se fossi in te o al tuo posto if I were you; sarei contento se piovesse — I would be happy if it rained

    se lo sapevi perché non me l'hai detto? — since you knew, why didn't you tell me?

    se proprio insisti, vengo — if you insist, I'll come

    se anche, anche se — even if, even though

    è furbo, anche se non sembra — he's sly although he doesn't look it

    se (solo o almeno) lo avessi saputo! if only I had known! had I known! se Dio vuole! God willing! se ho voglia di partire? ma certo! — do I want to leave? but of course I do!

    7) se non if not, unless

    una delle città più belle, se non addirittura la più bella — one of the most beautiful cities, if not the most beautiful

    se non fosse stato per me, sarebbe andato — he would have gone but for me

    8) se no if not, otherwise, or else

    smettila, se no... — stop that now, or else...

    non è per niente pericoloso, se no non lo farei — it's quite safe, otherwise I wouldn't do it

    se mai vedessi — if you ever see o if ever you see

    se mai andrò da qualche parte, sarà in Australia — I'm going to Australia, if anything o if I go anywhere

    2. II [se]

    se l'è presa comoda — he took his time, he took it easy

    se ne sono andati — they left, they went away

    ••
    Note:
    v. la nota della voce io
    * * *
    sé
    /se/
    v. la nota della voce  io.
    pron.pers.
    (when followed by stesso or medesimo the accent can be omitted)
     1 (impersonale) oneself; essere sicuro di sé to be sure of oneself; per una migliore conoscenza di sé for a better self-knowledge; prendersi cura di se stesso to take care of oneself; tenere qcs. per sé to keep sth. to oneself; rimanere fedele a se stesso to remain true to oneself; parlare tra sé e sé to talk to oneself; la parte migliore di sé one's better self
     2 (singolare) (riferito a uomo) himself, him; (riferito a donna) herself, her; (riferito a cosa o animale) itself, it; (plurale) themselves, them; non aveva abbastanza soldi con sé he, she didn't have enough money about o on him, her; il mio anello in sé o se stesso non ha valore my ring is of no value in itself; se lo sono tenuto per sé they kept it for themselves
    a sé stante [questione, problema] separate; ha fatto tutto da sé he did it all by himself o he did it all alone; si è fatto da sé he's a self-made man; di per sé, in sé (e per sé) in itself; un episodio di per sé banale an episode that is in itself commonplace; va da sé (che) it goes without saying (that); essere fuori di sé, non stare in sé to be beside oneself (da, per with).

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sé

  • 5 se

    1. conj if
    se mai if need be
    se mai arrivasse... should he arrive...
    come se as if
    se no if not
    2. pron = si in front of lo, la, li, le, ne
    * * *
    se1 cong.
    1 (con valore condiz.) if: se comincia, se comincerà a parlare, non la finirà più, if he starts talking, he'll never stop; se ci vediamo, ne parliamo, if we meet, we can talk about it; se verrai, ti divertirai, you'll enjoy yourself if you come; se tutto va bene, domani siamo a casa, if all goes well, we'll be home by tomorrow; se volete arrivare in tempo, dovete sbrigarvi, if you want to arrive in time, you'll have to hurry up; ti passiamo a prendere se vuoi, we'll call for you if you like; se non mi trovi in casa, chiamami in ufficio, if you don't find me at home, call me at the office; se non disturbo, ti vengo a trovare, I'll come and see you, if it's all right with you; se non ha contanti, può pagare con un assegno, if you haven't the cash you can pay by cheque; se non ti dispiace ci vediamo un'altra volta, we'll see each other some other time if you don't mind; se non troveremo posto in aereo, verremo in treno, if we can't find seats on the plane we'll come by train; se fossi in te, mi prenderei una vacanza, if I were you, I'd have a holiday; se avessi i soldi, mi comprerei un appartamento più grande, if I had the money, I'd buy myself a bigger flat; se potesse aiutarti lo farebbe, if he could help you, he would; se dovesse piovere, la gara sarà rinviata, should it (o if it should) rain, the competition will be postponed; se non abitassero così lontano, li vedremmo più spesso, if they didn't live so far away, we'd see them more often; se non fosse così tardi, vi direi di venire a casa mia, if it weren't so late, I'd tell you to come to my place; se avessi studiato di più, saresti stato promosso, if you had studied harder, you would have passed; sarebbe arrivato prima, se non avesse perso il treno, he would have arrived sooner, if he hadn't missed the train; promise che, se fosse passato da Milano, sarebbe venuto a salutarci, he promised that if he was passing through Milan, he would come and see us; disse che l'avrebbe comprato se non fosse stato così caro, he said he would have bought it, if it hadn't been so expensive // In alcune frasi incidentali: se non mi sbaglio, if I'm not mistaken (o wrong); se possibile, se si può, if possible; se (è) necessario, if (it's) necessary; se ho ben capito, if I've got it right; se è lecito, if I may: posso chiederti, se è lecito, dove te ne vai stasera?, I'd like to know where you're going this evening, if it isn't a rude question
    2 ( in frasi dubitative e interrogative indirette) whether, if: non so se dovrei dirglielo o no, I don't know whether I should tell him or not; chissà se sono già partiti, I wonder whether they have already left; mi domando se sia stata una buona idea, I wonder whether it was a good idea; è indeciso se accettare o rifiutare l'offerta, he's undecided whether to accept the offer or not; si chiedeva se lei l'avrebbe mai perdonato, he wondered whether she would ever forgive him; telefoniamogli per sentire se ha voglia di uscire, let's phone him to find out if he feels like going out // non so se mi spiego, I don't know if you get my meaning // Con uso rafforzativo o enfatico: Se è vero? Ma è verissimo!, it's as true as I'm standing here; lo so io se ce ne vuole di pazienza!, I know how much patience is needed!; immagina se ero contento!, you can imagine how happy I was!
    3 ( con valore desiderativo) if only: se lui fosse qui!, if only he were here!; se vincessi al totocalcio!, if only I could win the football pools!; se potessi essere a casa mia!, if only I could be back home!; se ( solo) l'avessi saputo!, if only I had known!; se fossero arrivati in tempo!, if only they had arrived in time! // se Dio vuole!, ( finalmente) thank God! // se tu sapessi!, if you only knew!; se lo prendo!, if I lay my hands on him! // e se provassimo?, suppose we try?; e se facessimo un bridge?, what about a game of bridge?
    4 ( con valore causale) if: se ti dico che è vero, devi credermi!, if I tell you it's true, you've got to believe me!; se eri in ritardo, potevi prendere un taxi, if you were late, you could have taken a taxi; se lo sapeva, perché non ci ha avvertito?, if he knew, why didn't he tell us?
    5 (con valore concessivo, spesso rafforzato da anche, pure, neppure) (even) if: se lui aveva ragione, noi non avevamo torto, even if he was right, we weren't wrong (either); se anche ha sbagliato, non per questo lo condanno, even if he made a mistake, I'm not going to condemn him for it; se pure volesse rimediare, ormai è troppo tardi, even if he wanted to make amends, it's too late now; anche se vinceranno la partita, non entreranno in finale, even if they win the match, they won't qualify for the final; non ci crederei neppure se lo vedessi con i miei occhi, I wouldn't believe it even if I saw it with my own eyes
    6 come se, as if, as though: come se fosse colpa mia, as if (o as though) it were my fault; come se non lo conoscessimo!, as if we didn't know him!; ti comporti come se non te ne importasse nulla, you behave as if (o as though) you didn't care.
    ◆ FRASEOLOGIA: se mai → semmai // se no, if not (o otherwise): dammi retta, se no te ne pentirai, listen to me, if not (o otherwise) you'll be sorry // se non, if not; ( tranne) but: le vittime saranno un migliaio, se non di più, there must be about a thousand victims, if not more; questa è una delle sue opere migliori, se non la migliore di tutte, this is one of his best works, if not the best; in quelle condizioni non si poteva far altro se non aspettare, in that state of affairs there was nothing else to do but (o except) wait; non può essere stato se non lui, it can only have been he (o him) // se non altro, if nothing as if else (o more); if only; ( almeno) at least: se non altro è onesto, he's honest, if nothing else (o at least he's honest); telefonagli, se non altro per educazione, phone him, if only out of politeness; non ha vinto la gara ma, se non altro, ha partecipato, he didn't win the competition, but at least he took part; non si è divertito, ma se non altro si è riposato, he didn't enjoy himself, but at least he had a rest // se non che → sennonché // se non fosse ( stato) per..., but for...: se non fosse ( stato) per lui, non ci troveremmo in questa situazione, but for him we wouldn't have been in this situation // se non fosse che, but for the fact that, (form.) but that; se non fosse che le prove dimostrano la sua colpa, non ci crederei, but for the fact that (o form. but that) the evidence proves his guilt, I wouldn't believe it.
    se1 s.m.
    1 ( incertezza) if: con tutti i suoi ma e se non combina mai nulla, with all his ifs and buts, he never does anything
    2 ( obiezione) condition; (fam.) a big if: accetto, ma c'è un se, I accept, but there's one condition (o there's a big if).
    se2 pron.pers.m. e f. di 3a pers.sing. e pl. ( usato in luogo di si davanti ai pron.pers. lo, la, li, le e alla particella pron. ne; in inglese non si traduce): se ne andò, he, she went away; se ne discusse a lungo, they (o we) talked it over at length; se lo portarono via, they carried him away; non se l'è fatto dire due volte, he didn't need to be told twice.
    * * *
    abbr
    1) (= Sud-Est) SE
    2) (= Sua Eccellenza) HE
    * * *
    I 1. [se]

    se telefona, digli che non ci sono — if he phones, tell him I'm not in

    se fossi in te o al tuo posto if I were you; sarei contento se piovesse — I would be happy if it rained

    se lo sapevi perché non me l'hai detto? — since you knew, why didn't you tell me?

    se proprio insisti, vengo — if you insist, I'll come

    se anche, anche se — even if, even though

    è furbo, anche se non sembra — he's sly although he doesn't look it

    se (solo o almeno) lo avessi saputo! if only I had known! had I known! se Dio vuole! God willing! se ho voglia di partire? ma certo! — do I want to leave? but of course I do!

    7) se non if not, unless

    una delle città più belle, se non addirittura la più bella — one of the most beautiful cities, if not the most beautiful

    se non fosse stato per me, sarebbe andato — he would have gone but for me

    8) se no if not, otherwise, or else

    smettila, se no... — stop that now, or else...

    non è per niente pericoloso, se no non lo farei — it's quite safe, otherwise I wouldn't do it

    se mai vedessi — if you ever see o if ever you see

    se mai andrò da qualche parte, sarà in Australia — I'm going to Australia, if anything o if I go anywhere

    2. II [se]

    se l'è presa comoda — he took his time, he took it easy

    se ne sono andati — they left, they went away

    ••
    Note:
    v. la nota della voce io
    * * *
    se1
    /se/
    Rinviando alla voce qui sotto per i diversi valori semantici espressi dalla congiunzione se, vanno specificati i seguenti punti. - Il se condizionale è seguito da should per marcare un'ipotesi remota: se telefonasse qualcuno... (= se qualcuno dovesse telefonare...) = if anybody should phone...; if nella frase condizionale può essere sostituito, usando uno stile elevato, dall'inversione tra soggetto e ausiliare: se avessi saputo che era a Roma... = had I known he was in Rome... - Quando, dopo verbi come to ask, to know, to wonder ecc., se introduce un'interrogativa indiretta o una dubitativa, la traduzione è if oppure whether, quest'ultimo usato specialmente se lo stile è più formale o se viene esplicitata l'alternativa se... o: non so se lo sa = I don't know if he knows; mi chiedo se l'abbia fatto o meno = I wonder whether he did it or not. - Quando se non è reso con unless, questa congiunzione concentra in sé il contenuto negativo della frase, che pertanto non richiede negazione e ausiliare: se non me lo dici subito... = unless you tell me at once...
     1 (condizionale) if; se telefona, digli che non ci sono if he phones, tell him I'm not in; se vuoi vengo con te I'll come with you if you like; se fossi in te o al tuo posto if I were you; sarei contento se piovesse I would be happy if it rained
     2 (causativo) se lo sapevi perché non me l'hai detto? since you knew, why didn't you tell me? se proprio insisti, vengo if you insist, I'll come
     3 (concessivo) if; se anche, anche se even if, even though; è furbo, anche se non sembra he's sly although he doesn't look it
     4 (in frasi esclamative) if; se (solo o almeno) lo avessi saputo! if only I had known! had I known! se Dio vuole! God willing! se ho voglia di partire? ma certo! do I want to leave? but of course I do!
     5 (per esprimere suggerimento) e se andassimo al cinema? what about going to the cinema? e se tu passassi il weekend con noi? why don't you come and spend the weekend with us? e se portassi il dolce? what if I bring the dessert?
     6 (per introdurre una dubitativa o un'interrogativa indiretta) if, whether; mi chiedo se verrà I wonder if he will come; mi chiedo se sia vero (o no) I wonder whether it's true (or not)
     7 se non if not, unless; non ha preso con sé nulla se non un libro he didn't take anything with him apart from o other than a book; una delle città più belle, se non addirittura la più bella one of the most beautiful cities, if not the most beautiful; se non fosse stato per me, sarebbe andato he would have gone but for me; se non smetti di fumare ti rovinerai la salute you'll ruin your health unless you give up smoking; se non altro if nothing else
     8 se no if not, otherwise, or else; smettila, se no... stop that now, or else...; non è per niente pericoloso, se no non lo farei it's quite safe, otherwise I wouldn't do it
     9 se mai se mai vedessi if you ever see o if ever you see; se mai andrò da qualche parte, sarà in Australia I'm going to Australia, if anything o if I go anywhere
      (incertezza) if; ci sono molti se e ma there are lots of ifs and buts.
    ————————
    se2
    /se/
    v. la nota della voce  io.
    pron.pers.
    se l'è presa comoda he took his time, he took it easy; se la sono vista brutta they had a narrow escape; se ne sono andati they left, they went away.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > se

  • 6 обещать

    1. make promise

    я требую то, что вы обещали — I claim your promise

    обещайте, что никому не расскажете — promise not to tell

    2. bid fair

    посулить; сулить; пообещать; обещать — bid fair

    3. be commited to

    обещать слишком много; слишком горячо заверять — to profess too much

    4. promised

    давать несбыточные обещания, обещать невозможное — to promise the moon

    5. promising
    6. promise

    он был очень увлечён, когда обещал это — he was taken away when he promised that

    Синонимический ряд:
    1. давать обещание (глаг.) давать обещание; давать слово; обещаться; сулить; сулиться
    2. обязываться (глаг.) брать на себя обязательство; брать обязательство; обязываться

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > обещать

  • 7 Л-142

    САДИТЬСЯ/СЕСТЬ В ЛУЖУ (B КАЛОШУ, В ГАЛОШУ) coll VP subj: human more often pfv) to end up in a foolish, embarrassing position (because of failing to do sth. properly, making a blunder, revealing one's ignorance etc)
    X сел в лужу = X fell flat on his face
    X made a fool (an ass, a jackass) of himself X had (ended up with) egg on (all over) his face X put his foot in it X came a cropper X looked (appeared) ridiculous X looked (ended up looking) pretty stupid (in limited contexts) X laid an egg X got himself into a mess.
    Партийные идеологи с предсказанием сроков очень часто садятся в лужу. Никита Хрущёв обещал построить коммунизм за 20 лет, но теперь ясно видно, что он вряд ли будет построен и через 200 лет (Войнович 1). When making predictions about time, Party ideologists often fall flat on their faces. Nikita Khrushchev promised that Communism would be built in twenty years, but now it's clear that it can scarcely be built in two hundred (1a).
    (Сатин (Барону, смеясь):) Вы, ваше вашество, опять торжественно сели в лужу! Образованный человек, а карту передёрнуть не можете... (Горький 3). (S. (to the Baron, laughing):) Your Lordship has put your foot into it with a vengeance again. An educated man and doesn't even know how to cheat! (3e).
    Муромский:) Посередь-то высшего общества не сесть бы в лужу. (Атуева:) И в лужу не сяду! (Сухово-Кобылин 2). (М.:) Make sure you don't come a cropper, with all of your high society looking on. (A.:) I won't come a cropper! (2a).
    «Его, чёрта, голыми руками не возьмёшь... Оперативников просить? А вдруг нет там никакого Цыганкова, а если и был, то второй раз на одно место не придёт? Значит, сядем в галошу, Лашков» (Максимов 3). "You won't catch that devil bare-handed....Maybe we ought to call the Criminal Investigation Squad? But what if it wasn't Tsygankov at all, or maybe he was there but won't come to the same place twice? We'd look pretty stupid, Lashkov" (3a).
    Всё сгнило здесь, -думал Максим. - Ни одного живого человека. Ни одной ясной головы. И опять я сел в галошу, потому что понадеялся на кого-то или на что-то» (Стругацкие 2). "Everything is rotten here," thought Maxim. "There isn't one real man among them. Not a single clear head. And I've gotten myself into a mess again because I relied on other people" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Л-142

  • 8 садиться в галошу

    • САДИТЬСЯ/СЕСТЬ В ЛУЖУ <B КАЛОШУ, В ГАЛОШУ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; more often pfv]
    =====
    ⇒ to end up in a foolish, embarrassing position (because of failing to do sth. properly, making a blunder, revealing one's ignorance etc):
    - X сел в лужу≈ X fell flat on his face;
    - X made a fool <an ass, a jackass> of himself;
    - X had < ended up with> egg on < all over> his face;
    - X looked < appeared> ridiculous;
    - [in limited contexts] X laid an egg;
    - X got himself into a mess.
         ♦ Партийные идеологи с предсказанием сроков очень часто садятся в лужу. Никита Хрущёв обещал построить коммунизм за 20 лет, но теперь ясно видно, что он вряд ли будет построен и через 200 лет( Войнович 1). When making predictions about time, Party ideologists often fall flat on their faces. Nikita Khrushchev promised that Communism would be built in twenty years, but now it's clear that it can scarcely be built in two hundred (1a).
         ♦ [Сатин (Барону, смеясь):] Вы, ваше вашество, опять торжественно сели в лужу! Образованный человек, а карту передёрнуть не можете... (Горький 3). [S. (to the Baron, laughing):) Your Lordship has put your foot into it with a vengeance again. An educated man and doesn't even know how to cheat! (3e).
         ♦ [Муромский:] Посередь-то высшего общества не сесть бы в лужу. [Атуева:] И в лужу не сяду! (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [М.:] Маке sure you don't come a cropper, with all of your high society looking on. [A.:] I won't come a cropper! (2a).
         ♦ "Его, чёрта, голыми руками не возьмёшь... Оперативников просить? А вдруг нет там никакого Цыганкова, а если и был, то второй раз на одно место не придёт? Значит, сядем в галошу, Лашков" (Максимов 3). "You won't catch that devil bare-handed....Maybe we ought to call the Criminal Investigation Squad? But what if it wasn't Tsygankov at all, or maybe he was there but won't come to the same place twice? We'd look pretty stupid, Lashkov" (3a).
         ♦ "Всё сгнило здесь, - думал Максим. - Ни одного живого человека. Ни одной ясной головы. И опять я сел в галошу, потому что понадеялся на кого-то или на что-то" (Стругацкие 2). "Everything is rotten here," thought Maxim. "There isn't one real man among them. Not a single clear head. And I've gotten myself into a mess again because I relied on other people" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > садиться в галошу

  • 9 садиться в калошу

    • САДИТЬСЯ/СЕСТЬ В ЛУЖУ <B КАЛОШУ, В ГАЛОШУ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; more often pfv]
    =====
    ⇒ to end up in a foolish, embarrassing position (because of failing to do sth. properly, making a blunder, revealing one's ignorance etc):
    - X сел в лужу≈ X fell flat on his face;
    - X made a fool <an ass, a jackass> of himself;
    - X had < ended up with> egg on < all over> his face;
    - X looked < appeared> ridiculous;
    - [in limited contexts] X laid an egg;
    - X got himself into a mess.
         ♦ Партийные идеологи с предсказанием сроков очень часто садятся в лужу. Никита Хрущёв обещал построить коммунизм за 20 лет, но теперь ясно видно, что он вряд ли будет построен и через 200 лет( Войнович 1). When making predictions about time, Party ideologists often fall flat on their faces. Nikita Khrushchev promised that Communism would be built in twenty years, but now it's clear that it can scarcely be built in two hundred (1a).
         ♦ [Сатин (Барону, смеясь):] Вы, ваше вашество, опять торжественно сели в лужу! Образованный человек, а карту передёрнуть не можете... (Горький 3). [S. (to the Baron, laughing):) Your Lordship has put your foot into it with a vengeance again. An educated man and doesn't even know how to cheat! (3e).
         ♦ [Муромский:] Посередь-то высшего общества не сесть бы в лужу. [Атуева:] И в лужу не сяду! (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [М.:] Маке sure you don't come a cropper, with all of your high society looking on. [A.:] I won't come a cropper! (2a).
         ♦ "Его, чёрта, голыми руками не возьмёшь... Оперативников просить? А вдруг нет там никакого Цыганкова, а если и был, то второй раз на одно место не придёт? Значит, сядем в галошу, Лашков" (Максимов 3). "You won't catch that devil bare-handed....Maybe we ought to call the Criminal Investigation Squad? But what if it wasn't Tsygankov at all, or maybe he was there but won't come to the same place twice? We'd look pretty stupid, Lashkov" (3a).
         ♦ "Всё сгнило здесь, - думал Максим. - Ни одного живого человека. Ни одной ясной головы. И опять я сел в галошу, потому что понадеялся на кого-то или на что-то" (Стругацкие 2). "Everything is rotten here," thought Maxim. "There isn't one real man among them. Not a single clear head. And I've gotten myself into a mess again because I relied on other people" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > садиться в калошу

  • 10 садиться в лужу

    • САДИТЬСЯ/СЕСТЬ В ЛУЖУ <B КАЛОШУ, В ГАЛОШУ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; more often pfv]
    =====
    ⇒ to end up in a foolish, embarrassing position (because of failing to do sth. properly, making a blunder, revealing one's ignorance etc):
    - X сел в лужу≈ X fell flat on his face;
    - X made a fool <an ass, a jackass> of himself;
    - X had < ended up with> egg on < all over> his face;
    - X looked < appeared> ridiculous;
    - [in limited contexts] X laid an egg;
    - X got himself into a mess.
         ♦ Партийные идеологи с предсказанием сроков очень часто садятся в лужу. Никита Хрущёв обещал построить коммунизм за 20 лет, но теперь ясно видно, что он вряд ли будет построен и через 200 лет( Войнович 1). When making predictions about time, Party ideologists often fall flat on their faces. Nikita Khrushchev promised that Communism would be built in twenty years, but now it's clear that it can scarcely be built in two hundred (1a).
         ♦ [Сатин (Барону, смеясь):] Вы, ваше вашество, опять торжественно сели в лужу! Образованный человек, а карту передёрнуть не можете... (Горький 3). [S. (to the Baron, laughing):) Your Lordship has put your foot into it with a vengeance again. An educated man and doesn't even know how to cheat! (3e).
         ♦ [Муромский:] Посередь-то высшего общества не сесть бы в лужу. [Атуева:] И в лужу не сяду! (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [М.:] Маке sure you don't come a cropper, with all of your high society looking on. [A.:] I won't come a cropper! (2a).
         ♦ "Его, чёрта, голыми руками не возьмёшь... Оперативников просить? А вдруг нет там никакого Цыганкова, а если и был, то второй раз на одно место не придёт? Значит, сядем в галошу, Лашков" (Максимов 3). "You won't catch that devil bare-handed....Maybe we ought to call the Criminal Investigation Squad? But what if it wasn't Tsygankov at all, or maybe he was there but won't come to the same place twice? We'd look pretty stupid, Lashkov" (3a).
         ♦ "Всё сгнило здесь, - думал Максим. - Ни одного живого человека. Ни одной ясной головы. И опять я сел в галошу, потому что понадеялся на кого-то или на что-то" (Стругацкие 2). "Everything is rotten here," thought Maxim. "There isn't one real man among them. Not a single clear head. And I've gotten myself into a mess again because I relied on other people" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > садиться в лужу

  • 11 сесть в галошу

    • САДИТЬСЯ/СЕСТЬ В ЛУЖУ <B КАЛОШУ, В ГАЛОШУ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; more often pfv]
    =====
    ⇒ to end up in a foolish, embarrassing position (because of failing to do sth. properly, making a blunder, revealing one's ignorance etc):
    - X сел в лужу≈ X fell flat on his face;
    - X made a fool <an ass, a jackass> of himself;
    - X had < ended up with> egg on < all over> his face;
    - X looked < appeared> ridiculous;
    - [in limited contexts] X laid an egg;
    - X got himself into a mess.
         ♦ Партийные идеологи с предсказанием сроков очень часто садятся в лужу. Никита Хрущёв обещал построить коммунизм за 20 лет, но теперь ясно видно, что он вряд ли будет построен и через 200 лет( Войнович 1). When making predictions about time, Party ideologists often fall flat on their faces. Nikita Khrushchev promised that Communism would be built in twenty years, but now it's clear that it can scarcely be built in two hundred (1a).
         ♦ [Сатин (Барону, смеясь):] Вы, ваше вашество, опять торжественно сели в лужу! Образованный человек, а карту передёрнуть не можете... (Горький 3). [S. (to the Baron, laughing):) Your Lordship has put your foot into it with a vengeance again. An educated man and doesn't even know how to cheat! (3e).
         ♦ [Муромский:] Посередь-то высшего общества не сесть бы в лужу. [Атуева:] И в лужу не сяду! (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [М.:] Маке sure you don't come a cropper, with all of your high society looking on. [A.:] I won't come a cropper! (2a).
         ♦ "Его, чёрта, голыми руками не возьмёшь... Оперативников просить? А вдруг нет там никакого Цыганкова, а если и был, то второй раз на одно место не придёт? Значит, сядем в галошу, Лашков" (Максимов 3). "You won't catch that devil bare-handed....Maybe we ought to call the Criminal Investigation Squad? But what if it wasn't Tsygankov at all, or maybe he was there but won't come to the same place twice? We'd look pretty stupid, Lashkov" (3a).
         ♦ "Всё сгнило здесь, - думал Максим. - Ни одного живого человека. Ни одной ясной головы. И опять я сел в галошу, потому что понадеялся на кого-то или на что-то" (Стругацкие 2). "Everything is rotten here," thought Maxim. "There isn't one real man among them. Not a single clear head. And I've gotten myself into a mess again because I relied on other people" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сесть в галошу

  • 12 сесть в калошу

    • САДИТЬСЯ/СЕСТЬ В ЛУЖУ <B КАЛОШУ, В ГАЛОШУ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; more often pfv]
    =====
    ⇒ to end up in a foolish, embarrassing position (because of failing to do sth. properly, making a blunder, revealing one's ignorance etc):
    - X сел в лужу≈ X fell flat on his face;
    - X made a fool <an ass, a jackass> of himself;
    - X had < ended up with> egg on < all over> his face;
    - X looked < appeared> ridiculous;
    - [in limited contexts] X laid an egg;
    - X got himself into a mess.
         ♦ Партийные идеологи с предсказанием сроков очень часто садятся в лужу. Никита Хрущёв обещал построить коммунизм за 20 лет, но теперь ясно видно, что он вряд ли будет построен и через 200 лет( Войнович 1). When making predictions about time, Party ideologists often fall flat on their faces. Nikita Khrushchev promised that Communism would be built in twenty years, but now it's clear that it can scarcely be built in two hundred (1a).
         ♦ [Сатин (Барону, смеясь):] Вы, ваше вашество, опять торжественно сели в лужу! Образованный человек, а карту передёрнуть не можете... (Горький 3). [S. (to the Baron, laughing):) Your Lordship has put your foot into it with a vengeance again. An educated man and doesn't even know how to cheat! (3e).
         ♦ [Муромский:] Посередь-то высшего общества не сесть бы в лужу. [Атуева:] И в лужу не сяду! (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [М.:] Маке sure you don't come a cropper, with all of your high society looking on. [A.:] I won't come a cropper! (2a).
         ♦ "Его, чёрта, голыми руками не возьмёшь... Оперативников просить? А вдруг нет там никакого Цыганкова, а если и был, то второй раз на одно место не придёт? Значит, сядем в галошу, Лашков" (Максимов 3). "You won't catch that devil bare-handed....Maybe we ought to call the Criminal Investigation Squad? But what if it wasn't Tsygankov at all, or maybe he was there but won't come to the same place twice? We'd look pretty stupid, Lashkov" (3a).
         ♦ "Всё сгнило здесь, - думал Максим. - Ни одного живого человека. Ни одной ясной головы. И опять я сел в галошу, потому что понадеялся на кого-то или на что-то" (Стругацкие 2). "Everything is rotten here," thought Maxim. "There isn't one real man among them. Not a single clear head. And I've gotten myself into a mess again because I relied on other people" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сесть в калошу

  • 13 сесть в лужу

    • САДИТЬСЯ/СЕСТЬ В ЛУЖУ <B КАЛОШУ, В ГАЛОШУ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; more often pfv]
    =====
    ⇒ to end up in a foolish, embarrassing position (because of failing to do sth. properly, making a blunder, revealing one's ignorance etc):
    - X сел в лужу≈ X fell flat on his face;
    - X made a fool <an ass, a jackass> of himself;
    - X had < ended up with> egg on < all over> his face;
    - X looked < appeared> ridiculous;
    - [in limited contexts] X laid an egg;
    - X got himself into a mess.
         ♦ Партийные идеологи с предсказанием сроков очень часто садятся в лужу. Никита Хрущёв обещал построить коммунизм за 20 лет, но теперь ясно видно, что он вряд ли будет построен и через 200 лет( Войнович 1). When making predictions about time, Party ideologists often fall flat on their faces. Nikita Khrushchev promised that Communism would be built in twenty years, but now it's clear that it can scarcely be built in two hundred (1a).
         ♦ [Сатин (Барону, смеясь):] Вы, ваше вашество, опять торжественно сели в лужу! Образованный человек, а карту передёрнуть не можете... (Горький 3). [S. (to the Baron, laughing):) Your Lordship has put your foot into it with a vengeance again. An educated man and doesn't even know how to cheat! (3e).
         ♦ [Муромский:] Посередь-то высшего общества не сесть бы в лужу. [Атуева:] И в лужу не сяду! (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [М.:] Маке sure you don't come a cropper, with all of your high society looking on. [A.:] I won't come a cropper! (2a).
         ♦ "Его, чёрта, голыми руками не возьмёшь... Оперативников просить? А вдруг нет там никакого Цыганкова, а если и был, то второй раз на одно место не придёт? Значит, сядем в галошу, Лашков" (Максимов 3). "You won't catch that devil bare-handed....Maybe we ought to call the Criminal Investigation Squad? But what if it wasn't Tsygankov at all, or maybe he was there but won't come to the same place twice? We'd look pretty stupid, Lashkov" (3a).
         ♦ "Всё сгнило здесь, - думал Максим. - Ни одного живого человека. Ни одной ясной головы. И опять я сел в галошу, потому что понадеялся на кого-то или на что-то" (Стругацкие 2). "Everything is rotten here," thought Maxim. "There isn't one real man among them. Not a single clear head. And I've gotten myself into a mess again because I relied on other people" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сесть в лужу

  • 14 wprawdzie

    part. admittedly, indeed
    - wprawdzie zmarzł, ale się nie rozchorował it’s true that he froze, but he didn’t fall ill
    - wprawdzie jest trochę blady, ale zupełnie zdrów indeed, he’s a bit pale, but he’s completely healthy
    - wprawdzie nie znam się na wielu rzeczach, ale nie jestem głupi I may not know much, but I’m not stupid
    * * *
    particle
    admittedly, indeed; wprawdzie zmarzł, ale się nie rozchorował even though he had got cold he wasn't taken ill; wprawdzie obiecywałem, że to zrobię na jutro, ale nie przewidziałem, że... admittedly, I promised that I would do it for tomorrow but I didn't know that...

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wprawdzie

  • 15 gratuidad

    f.
    gratuitousness, freebie.
    * * *
    1
    2 (arbitrariedad) gratuitousness
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=cualidad de gratuito) cost-free status
    2) (=arbitrariedad) gratuitousness
    * * *
    * * *
    ----
    * principio de gratuidad, el = gratis principle, the.
    * * *
    * * *
    * principio de gratuidad, el = gratis principle, the.
    * * *
    1
    (calidad de ser gratis): ofrecen garantías sobre la gratuidad de la asistencia médica they are offering guarantees of free health care o that health care will remain free
    2 (arbitrariedad) arbitrariness
    * * *

    gratuidad sustantivo femenino (calidad de ser gratis) la gratuidad de la enseñanza garantiza una sociedad más justa, offering free education ensures a more just society
    * * *
    1. [de servicio]
    el gobierno ha prometido la gratuidad de los libros de texto the government has promised that textbooks will be free
    2. [de comentario] gratuitousness
    * * *
    f
    :
    gratuidad de la enseñanza/los medicamentos free education/medicine

    Spanish-English dictionary > gratuidad

  • 16 giustizia

    f justice
    fare giustizia sommaria administer summary justice
    * * *
    giustizia s.f.
    1 justice; (equità) fairness, equity: combattere per la giustizia, to fight for justice; giustizia sociale, social justice; giustizia economica, distributiva, distributive justice; giustizia fiscale, tax equity; con giustizia, justly; per giustizia verso qlcu., in justice (o fairness) to s.o.; fare, rendere giustizia a qlcu.: to do justice to s.o. (o fig. to give s.o. his, her due); per rendergli giustizia bisogna ammettere che..., in fairness (o justice) to him it must be admitted that...; chiedere giustizia, to ask for justice; ottenere giustizia, to obtain justice; trattare con giustizia, to treat fairly
    2 (dir.) justice; law: la giustizia seguì il suo corso, the law took its course; corte di giustizia, Court of Justice (o of Law); palazzo di giustizia, Law Courts; amministrare la giustizia, to administer justice; assicurare alla giustizia, to bring to justice; presentarsi alla giustizia, to give oneself up; cadere nelle mani della giustizia, to be brought to justice (o to be arrested and tried); fare giustizia, to do justice; il ministro ha promesso che sarà fatta giustizia, the minister has promised that justice will be done; collaborare con la giustizia, to turn state's evidence, (in GB) to turn King's (o Queen's) evidence; farsi giustizia da sé, to take the law into one's own hands; ricorrere alla giustizia, to go to court (o to take legal steps); sperare nella giustizia, to put one's hopes in the law.
    * * *
    [dʒus'tittsja]
    sostantivo femminile
    1) (principio) justice; (equità) fairness
    2) (applicazione) justice

    fare giustizia — to dispense o do justice

    rendere giustizia a qcn. — to do sb. justice, to do justice to sb

    3) (autorità, potere)

    ricorrere alla giustizia — to go to court o to law BE o to the law AE

    corte o palazzo di giustizia courthouse, court of justice o of law, law court; la giustizia funziona male — the legal system doesn't work properly

    •
    * * *
    giustizia
    /dʒus'tittsja/
    sostantivo f.
     1 (principio) justice; (equità) fairness; agire con giustizia to act fairly o justly
     2 (applicazione) justice; fare giustizia to dispense o do justice; farsi giustizia da soli to take the law into one's own hands; rendere giustizia a qcn. to do sb. justice, to do justice to sb.
     3 (autorità, potere) la giustizia the law; ricorrere alla giustizia to go to court o to law BE o to the law AE; corte o palazzo di giustizia courthouse, court of justice o of law, law court; la giustizia funziona male the legal system doesn't work properly
    giustizia sociale social justice; giustizia sommaria rough justice.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > giustizia

  • 17 votum

    vōtum, i, n. [voveo].
    A.
    (Acc. to voveo, I.) A solemn promise made to some deity, a vow (freq. and class.; esp. in plur.):

    qui (deus) numquam nobis occurrit neque in optatis neque in votis,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 14, 36:

    nefaria vota,

    id. Clu. 68, 194:

    nonne animadvertis ex tot tabulis pictis, quam multi votis vim tempestatis effugerint?

    id. N. D. 3, 37, 89:

    voto et promisso teneri,

    id. Att. 12, 18, 1:

    obstrictum esse religione voti,

    id. ib. 12, 43, 2:

    obligari voti sponsione deo,

    id. Leg. 2, 16, 41:

    cum de illo aegroto vota faciebant,

    id. Att. 8, 16, 1:

    vota facere,

    id. Fam. 7, 2, 4; id. Mil. 15, 41; id. Tusc. 5, 1, 2 al.:

    nuncupare,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:

    suscipere,

    id. N. D. 3, 39, 93:

    concipere,

    Ov. M. 7, 594; Liv. 5, 25, 7:

    debere diis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 55, § 123:

    solvere,

    id. Phil. 3, 4, 11:

    reddere,

    id. Leg. 2, 9, 22:

    Jovi reddere,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 46:

    suscipere et solvere,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 35 (44):

    persolvere,

    id. ib. 10, 100 (101):

    voto se exsolvere,

    Petr. 85:

    exsequi,

    Verg. A. 5, 53: voti damnari, i. e. to obtain one's prayer or wish [p. 2015] Liv. 5, 25, 4; 7, 28, 4; 27, 45, 8; v. Zumpt, Gram. § 447 fin.:

    voti reus,

    Verg. A. 5, 237:

    voti liberari,

    Liv. 5, 28, 1.—
    2.
    Transf.
    a.
    A thing solemnly promised, that which is vowed or devoted, a volive offering (mostly poet.):

    lustramurque Jovi, votisque incendimus aras,

    with burnt-offerings, Verg. A. 3, 279:

    Danai in voto (i. e. equo Trojano) latent,

    Petr. 89; cf.:

    iste... de bonis illius in aede Veneris argenteum Cupidinem posuit. Sic etiam fortunis hominum abutebatur ad nocturna vota cupiditatum suarum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 142.—
    b.
    Vota, a day on which vows were made for the good of the State (post-class.), Capitol. Pert. 6; Vop. Tac. 9; cf. Dig. 50, 16, 233, § 1.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    (Acc. to voveo, II.) A wish, desire, longing, prayer (perh not ante-Aug.):

    ea esse vota, eam esse voluntatem omnium, ut, etc.,

    Liv. 2, 15, 3:

    ejus me compotem voti facere vos potestis,

    id. 7, 40, 6:

    quoniam res Romana contra spem votaque ejus velut resurgeret,

    id. 24, 45, 3; 35, 42, 5:

    quod omnibus votis petendum erat,

    id. 32, 21, 35:

    magnarum cogitationum,

    Petr. 115:

    audivere di mea vota,

    Hor. C. 4, 13, 1:

    haec loca sunt voto fertiliora tuo,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 90; id. Tr. 1, 2, 1:

    votum in amante novum,

    id. M. 3, 468:

    voti potens,

    id. ib. 8, 80:

    quod omnium sit votum parentum, ut, etc.,

    Quint. 11, 1, 82:

    vota parentium,

    id. 1, 2, 25: id enim voto meo sufficit;

    illud supra votum, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 8, 3:

    Darius votum meum implevit,

    Curt. 4, 13, 24; 4, 13, 8; Sen. Polyb. 10, 6:

    cunctis super vota fluentibus,

    Tac. H. 3, 48; Sen. Ben. 6, 30, 1:

    votum aliquem confodiendi,

    Suet. Aug. 51; cf. id. ib. 58:

    hoc erat in votis: modus agri non ita magnus,

    Hor. S. 2, 6, 1:

    esse in voto,

    Pers. 3, 48; cf.:

    sed hoc votum est et rara felicitas,

    is rather a thing to be wished, Quint. 12, 5, 6 Spald.; so, votum est, ut, etc., it is to be wished that, etc., Cels. 6, 6, 1:

    an venit in votum Attalicis ex urbibus una?

    Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 5:

    non sine votis: O rus, quando ego te aspiciam?

    id. S. 2, 6, 59. —Of inanimate things:

    alioquin vota arborum frugumque communia sunt nivis diutinas sedere,

    Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 14.—
    2.
    A marriage vow, matrimonial engagement, marriage (post-class.):

    ad tertia vota migrare,

    Cod. Just. 5, 9, 4; 5, 5, 24; 5, 1, 2:

    nuptualia,

    App. M. 4, p. 154, 18; id. Flor. p. 342, 27.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > votum

  • 18 namelijk

    1 [te weten] namely
    2 [immers] you see, as it happens, it so happens (that)
    ♦voorbeelden:
    2   ik had namelijk beloofd dat … • it so happens I had promised that …
         u moet namelijk weten dat … • you see, …

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > namelijk

  • 19 обещал, что я там буду

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > обещал, что я там буду

  • 20 он был весь во власти чувства, когда обещал это

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > он был весь во власти чувства, когда обещал это

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