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I understand him to be

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1 I could hardly understand him

1) Общая лексика: я еле (с трудом) понимал его

2) Макаров: я еле понимал его, я с трудом понимал его

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I could hardly understand him
2 I understand him to be a distant relation

Макаров: насколько я знаю, он дальний родственник

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I understand him to be a distant relation
3 few people are able to understand him

Макаров: мало кто способен понять его

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > few people are able to understand him
4 he speaks in such a way that I don't understand him

Макаров: он говорит так, что я его не понимаю

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he speaks in such a way that I don't understand him
5 hell of it was that nobody could understand him

Макаров: все дело в том, что никто его не понимал

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hell of it was that nobody could understand him
6 the hell of it was that nobody could understand him

Макаров: все дело в том, что никто его не понимал

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the hell of it was that nobody could understand him
7 they failed to understand him

1) Общая лексика: они оказались не в состоянии (не смогли) понять его

2) Макаров: они не смогли понять его, они оказались не в состоянии понять его

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > they failed to understand him
8 understand

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

1 transitive verb

(a) (meaning) comprendre;

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

∎ is that understood? est-ce compris?;

∎ to make oneself understood se faire comprendre;

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

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

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

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

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

(c) (character, person) comprendre;

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

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

∎ we understand each other perfectly nous nous comprenons parfaitement;

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

(d) (believe) comprendre, croire;

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

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

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

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

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

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

(e) (interpret) entendre;

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

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

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

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

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

2 intransitive verb

comprendre;

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

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

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

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9 understand

1. I
abs

1) he doesn't very well understand он не очень хорошо соображает; do animals understand? [разве] животные обладают разумом?

2) I am beginning to understand [я] начинаю понимать; he is, I understand, no longer here его, как я понимаю /если я не ошибаюсь/, здесь уже нет; as I understand /as far as I understand/ he has left насколько я могу судить, он уже ушел; give smb. to understand дать кому-л. понять; I was given to understand мне дали понять
2. II
understand at some time now I understand ! теперь мне все ясно; understand in some manner so I understood так я [и] понял; я сделал именно такое заключение; the patient is getting better, so I understand насколько я могу судить, больному лучше
3. III
1) understand smb., smth. understand one's foreign guest (one another, smb.'s conduct, a thesis, a question, the meaning of the word, their remark, a jest, the significance of the fact, etc.) понимать иностранного гостя и т.д.; please understand me, I can't help it пожалуйста, постарайтесь понять меня, я ничего не могу поделать; he said he didn't understand the instructions он сказал, что не разобрался в инструкции или не понял указаний; it is easy to understand his anger нетрудно понять его гнев /представить себе, почему он рассердился/

2) understand smb. understand children (horses, animals, etc.) понимать /знать/ детей и т.д., знать, как обращаться с детьми и т.д.; it takes a long time to understand these people чтобы хорошо узнать этих людей, нужно много времени; understand smth. understand mathematics (figures, banking affairs, political economy, the nature of electricity, etc.) знать математику и т.д., разбираться в математике и т.д.; understand English (German, etc.) понимать /знать/ английский и т.д.; artists who understand all about colour художники, которые хорошо чувствуют цвет
4. IV
1) understand smb., smth. in some manner understand smb., smth. literally (distinctly, accurately, vaguely, in several ways, etc.) понимать кого-л., что-л. буквально и т.д.; if 1 understand you rightly если я вас правильно понимаю /понял/

2) understand smth. in some manner understand one's business thoroughly хорошо знать свое дело, быть специалистом в своей области; most of the students understand English fairly well большинстве студентов прилично знает английский
5. VII
understand smb. to do smth. I understood him to say that (her to ask him to stay, him to be away, etc.) я решил /мне показалось/, что он это сказал и т.д.; we understood him to be a distant relation мы решили /так поняли/, что он дальний родственник
6. VIII
understand smb. doing smth. understand him being angry (her saying "no", them refusing, etc.) понимать, почему он рассердился и т.д.
7. XI
1) be understood it is understood это само. собой разумеется; be understood that... it is understood that you will come считается /предполагается/, что вы придете; be understood in some manner it is generally understood that... обычно думают /полагают/, что...; make (let) it be understood I have made it understood /I have let it be understood/ that... я дал понять, что...

2) be understood I don't know how to make myself understood a) я не знаю, как объясниться; б) я не знаю, как втолковать свою мысль; be understood in some manner that's /it can be/ easily /readily/ understood это легко понять
8. XIV
understand smb.'s doing smth. understand smb.'s being angry (his daring to apply to you, her going away, etc.) понимать чей-л. гнев и т.д., понимать, почему кто-л. сердится и т.д.
9. XVI
1) understand about smth. understand about their affairs (about such things, etc.) разбираться в их делах и т.д.

2) understand from smth. understand from such an act (from his words, from such contradictory statements, from this, etc.) делать вывод из данного поступка и т.д.; I understood from an unofficial source, that... из неофициального источника я узнал, что...; I understand from what he says that he likes his work из его слов я заключаю, что ему нравится его работа
10. XXI1
understand smth. from smth. understand his feelings from his smile (his intention from his letter, their plans from the hints they dropped, etc.) понять его чувства по улыбке и т.д., сделать вывод о его чувствах по улыбке и т.д.; no one could understand that from my words никто не мог сделать такого вывода из моих слов
11. XXV
understand why... (what..., how..., etc.) understand why he came (what they say, how to use it, etc.) понимать, почему он пришел и т.д.; I don't understand what you mean я не понимаю, что вы этим хотите сказать; I understood that my expenses were to be paid я понял так, что мои расходы будут оплачены /что мне возместят мои расходы/; I understand that you couldn't act otherwise я понимаю, что вы не могли поступить иначе

2)

understand that... understand that he is leaving town (that she is going to marry him, that doors open at

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30, that you have sold your cottage, etc.) считать или узнать /услышать/, что он уезжает из города /покидает город/ и т.д.; I understood that he would be here я понял /говорили/, что он будет здесь; am I to understand that you refuse? должен ли я заключить, что вы отказываетесь?

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > understand
10 understand

1. transitive verb,
understood

1) verstehen

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

understand mathematics — mathematisches Verständnis haben

is that understood? — ist das klar?

make oneself understood — sich verständlich machen

2) (have heard) gehört haben

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

3) (take as implied)

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

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

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

1) (have understanding) verstehen

understand about something — etwas von etwas verstehen

I quite understand — ich verstehe schon

2) (gather, hear)

if I understand correctly — wenn ich mich nicht irre

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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- make oneself understood
- make understood
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under·stand

<-stood, -stood>

[ˌʌndəˈstænd, AM -ɚˈ-]

I. vt

1. (perceive meaning)

▪ to \understand sth/sb etw/jdn verstehen

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

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

to make oneself understood sich akk verständlich machen

2. (comprehend significance)

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

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

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

3. (sympathize with)

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

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

4. ( approv: empathize)

▪ to \understand sb sich akk in jdn einfühlen können

Jack really \understands horses Jack kann wirklich mit Pferden umgehen

5. (be informed)

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

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

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

6. (believe, infer)

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

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

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

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

7. (be generally accepted)

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

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

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

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

II. vi

1. (comprehend) verstehen

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

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

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

2. (infer)

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

3. (be informed)

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

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

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

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

I don't understand Russian —

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

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

but understand this! — aber eins sollte klar sein

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

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

to understand one another — sich verstehen

3)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See:

→ also understood

2. vi

1) (= comprehend) verstehen

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

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

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

I quite understand — ich verstehe schon

2)

(= believe) so I understand — es scheint so

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

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understand irr

A v/t

1. verstehen:

a) begreifen

b) einsehen

c) wörtlich etc auffassen

d) (volles) Verständnis haben für:

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

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

make o.s. understood sich verständlich machen;

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

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

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

he understands horses er versteht sich auf Pferde;

she understands children sie kann mit Kindern umgehen

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

that is understood das versteht sich (von selbst);

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

an understood thing eine aus- oder abgemachte Sache

4. erfahren, hören:

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

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

it is understood es heißt, wie verlautet

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

no one could understand that from her words

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

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

B v/i

1. verstehen:

a) begreifen

b) (volles) Verständnis haben:

(do you) understand? verstanden?;

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

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

2. Verstand haben

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

not understand about nichts verstehen von

4. hören:

…, so I understand wie ich höre, …

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1. transitive verb,
understood

1) verstehen

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

understand mathematics — mathematisches Verständnis haben

is that understood? — ist das klar?

make oneself understood — sich verständlich machen

2) (have heard) gehört haben

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

3) (take as implied)

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

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

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

1) (have understanding) verstehen

understand about something — etwas von etwas verstehen

I quite understand — ich verstehe schon

2) (gather, hear)

if I understand correctly — wenn ich mich nicht irre

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

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: understood)

= begreifen v.

einsehen v.

fassen v.

kapieren v.

nachvollziehen v.

verstehen v.

English-german dictionary > understand
11 understand

[͵ʌndəʹstænd] v (understood)
1. понимать

to understand a question - понимать вопрос

I don't understand you [what you say] - я не понимаю вас [что вы говорите]

to make oneself understood - уметь объясниться

can you make yourself understood in French? - вы можете объясниться на французском языке?

to understand one another /each other/ - а) понимать друг друга; б) достигнуть взаимопонимания, договориться

to give to understand - дать понять

I was given to understand that it was not true - мне дали понять, что это неправда

2. постигать, осознавать, представлять

try and understand my difficulties - постарайтесь понять мои трудности

I do not understand the point of his remark - я не могу понять /постичь/ суть его замечания

it is easy to understand his anger [why he was angry] - легко понять его гнев [почему он рассердился]

what are we to understand from such an act? - как мы должны понять /истолковать/ такой поступок?

do I understand you to say that? - от вас ли я слышу это?

3. услышать, узнать; заключить из услышанного

I understand that he is going to marry - я слышал, что он собирается жениться

I understand him to be a distant relation - насколько я знаю, он дальний родственник

I understood him to say that he would help - насколько я понял, он согласился помочь

4. предполагать, догадываться

the verb may be either expressed or understood - глагол может быть указан или подразумеваться

5. уславливаться, договариваться

it was understood that... - было условлено, что...

the two sides understand that... - стороны исходят из того, что...

6. иметь в виду, подразумевать

what do you understand by this? - что вы под этим подразумеваете?

it must be understood that... - надо иметь в виду, что...

understand that I am resolved to go away - имейте в виду, что я решил уехать

7. знать, быть сведущим (в чём-л.); смыслить

to understand mathematics - понимать математику

to understand finance - разбираться в финансовых вопросах

8. полагать; допускать

am I to understand that your refusal is final? - должен ли я считать /понимать/, что вы мне окончательно отказываете?

НБАРС > understand
12 understand

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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understand.

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

English-Portuguese dictionary > understand
13 understand

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

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

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

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

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

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

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- make oneself understood
- make understood

understand vb entender / comprender

are you sure that you understand it all? ¿estás seguro de que lo entiendes todo?

I didn't understand what he was saying no entendí lo que decía

El pasado y participio pasado de understand es understood

understand

tr[ʌndə'stænd]

transitive verb (pt & pp understood tr[ʌndə'stʊd])

1 entender, comprender

2 (believe) tener entendido

3 (to get on with somebody) entenderse

■ they understand each other very well se entienden muy bien

4 (take for granted) sobreentender

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to give to understand dar a entender

understand [.ʌndər'stænd] v, - stood [-'stʊd;] ; - standing vt

1) comprehend: comprender, entender

I don't understand it: no lo entiendo

that's understood: eso se comprende

to make oneself understood: hacerse entender

2) believe: entender

to give someone to understand: dar a alguien a entender

3) infer: tener entendido

I understand that she's leaving: tengo entendido que se va

understand vi

: comprender, entender

understand

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: understood) = comprender (En tender) v.

• entender v.

• sobreentender v.

• sobrentender v.

'ʌndər'stænd, ˌʌndə'stænd
1.

(past & past p - stood) transitive verb

1)

a) ( grasp meaning of) entender*

I can make myself understood — me puedo hacer entender

I can't understand why he did it — no logro entender or comprender por qué lo hizo

I don't want it to happen again; have I made myself understood? — no quiero que vuelva a suceder ¿está claro?

b) ( interpret) entender*, interpretar

as I understand it,... — según tengo entendido,..., por lo que entiendo,..., según creo,...

what do you understand by the term `deprivation'? — ¿qué entiendes tú por `privaciones'?

c) (sympathize, empathize with) comprender, entender*

2) (believe, infer)

the president is understood to favor the second option — se cree que el presidente prefiere la segunda opción

I understand you play tennis — tengo entendido que juega al tenis

am I to understand that you won't help? — ¿entonces quiere decir que no me van a ayudar?

I was given to understand I'd get my money back — me dieron a entender que me devolverían el dinero; see also understood II

2.

vi entender*, comprender

[ˌʌndǝ'stænd] (pt, pp understood)
1. VT

1) (=comprehend) (gen) entender; (more formal, esp complex issues) comprender

I can't understand it! — ¡no lo entiendo!

I can't understand your writing — no entiendo tu letra

that's what I can't understand — eso es lo que no logro entender or comprender

that is easily understood — eso se entiende fácilmente

I don't want to hear another word about it, (is that) understood? — no quiero que se hable más del tema, ¿entendido or comprendido?

the process is still not fully understood — el proceso todavía no se comprende or entiende del todo

doctors are still trying to understand the disease — los médicos siguen intentando comprender la enfermedad

it must be understood that... — debe entenderse que...

you must understand that we're very busy — debes entender or comprender que estamos muy ocupados

• to understand how/ why — entender or comprender cómo/por qué

2) (=follow, interpret) entender

did I understand you correctly? — ¿te entendí bien?

• to make o.s. understood — hacerse entender

he was trying to make himself understood — estaba intentando hacerse entender

do I make myself understood? — ¿queda claro?

3) (=empathize with) [+ person, point of view, attitude] comprender, entender

his wife doesn't understand him — su mujer no le comprende or entiende

she understands children — comprende or entiende a los niños

we understand one another — nos comprendemos or entendemos

I (fully) understand your position — comprendo or entiendo (totalmente) su posición

I quite understand that you don't want to come — me hago cargo de que no quieres venir

4) (=know) [+ language] entender

he can't understand a word of Spanish — no entiende ni una palabra de español

5) (=believe) tener entendido

I understand you have been absent — tengo entendido que usted ha estado ausente

• as I understand it, he's trying to set up a meeting — según tengo entendido or según creo está intentando convocar una reunión

it's understood that he had a heart attack — se piensa or cree que sufrió un infarto

am I to understand that...? — ¿debo entender que...?

we confirm our reservation and we understand (that) the rental will be 500 euros — confirmamos nuestra reserva y entendemos que el alquiler será de 500 euros

• to give sb to understand that — dar a algn a entender que

we were given to understand that... — se nos dio a entender que...

• it was understood that he would pay for it — se dio por sentado que él lo pagaría

• he let it be understood that... — dio a entender que...

2. VI

1) (=comprehend) entender; (more emphatic) comprender

do you understand? — ¿entiendes or comprendes?

now I understand! — ¡ahora entiendo!, ¡ahora comprendo!

there's to be no noise, (do you) understand? — que no haya ruido, ¿entiendes or comprendes?

2) (=believe)

she was, I understand, a Catholic — según tengo entendido era católica

3) (=accept sb's position) entender; (esp in more complex situation) comprender

he'll understand — lo entenderá or comprenderá

don't worry, I quite understand — no te preocupes, lo entiendo or comprendo perfectamente

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['ʌndər'stænd, ˌʌndə'stænd]
1.

(past & past p - stood) transitive verb

1)

a) ( grasp meaning of) entender*

I can make myself understood — me puedo hacer entender

I can't understand why he did it — no logro entender or comprender por qué lo hizo

I don't want it to happen again; have I made myself understood? — no quiero que vuelva a suceder ¿está claro?

b) ( interpret) entender*, interpretar

as I understand it,... — según tengo entendido,..., por lo que entiendo,..., según creo,...

what do you understand by the term `deprivation'? — ¿qué entiendes tú por `privaciones'?

c) (sympathize, empathize with) comprender, entender*

2) (believe, infer)

the president is understood to favor the second option — se cree que el presidente prefiere la segunda opción

I understand you play tennis — tengo entendido que juega al tenis

am I to understand that you won't help? — ¿entonces quiere decir que no me van a ayudar?

I was given to understand I'd get my money back — me dieron a entender que me devolverían el dinero; see also understood II

2.

vi entender*, comprender

English-spanish dictionary > understand
14 understand

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

transitive verb

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

2.

intransitive verb

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

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

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

to understand business — razumeti se na posle

he understands horses — razume se, spozna se na konje

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

I understand from his manner — vidim po njegovem vedenju

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

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

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

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

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

that is understood — to se razume samo po sebi

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

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

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

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

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

English-Slovenian dictionary > understand
15 understand

1. v понимать

to understand a question — понимать вопрос

to make oneself understood — уметь объясниться

can you make yourself understood in French? — вы можете объясниться на французском языке?

you do not seem to understand — вы, кажется, не понимаете

I could hardly understand him — я еле понимал его

2. v постигать, осознавать, представлять

try and understand my difficulties — постарайтесь понять мои трудности

I do not understand the point of his remark — я не могу понять суть его замечания

it is easy to understand his anger — легко понять его гнев

3. v услышать, узнать; заключить из услышанного

I understand that he is going to marry — я слышал, что он собирается жениться

to understand trap — знать что к чему, быть осмотрительным

4. v предполагать, догадываться

the verb may be either expressed or understood — глагол может быть указан или подразумеваться

5. v уславливаться, договариваться

it was understood that … — было условлено, что …

6. v иметь в виду, подразумевать

what do you understand by this? — что вы под этим подразумеваете?

no man can ever understand you — никто никогда вас не сможет понять

7. v знать, быть сведущим; смыслить

to understand mathematics — понимать математику

8. v полагать; допускать

am I to understand that your refusal is final? — должен ли я считать, что вы мне окончательно отказываете?

Синонимический ряд:

1. accept (verb) accept; appreciate; conclude; empathize with; sympathize with; take in

2. assume (verb) assume; believe; expect; gather; imagine; presume; suppose; surmise; suspect; take; think

3. comprehend (verb) comprehend; conceive; discern; fathom; grasp; have; interpret; know; realise; realize

4. see (verb) apprehend; catch; compass; cotton on to; cotton to; follow; make out; read; see; tumble to; twig

5. sense (verb) cognise; cognize; digest; hear; learn; perceive; sense

Антонимический ряд:

express; ignore; misapprehend; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake; misunderstand; state

English-Russian base dictionary > understand
16 understand

понимать

to understand a question — понимать вопрос

to understand clearly — ясно понимать; конечно

to understand mathematics — понимать математику

I could hardly understand him — я еле понимал его

you do not seem to understand — вы, кажется, не понимаете

English-Russian big medical dictionary > understand
17 understand

understand [‚ʌndəˈstænd]

(preterite, past participle understood)

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ person, meaning] comprendre

• I can't understand his attitude je n'arrive pas à comprendre son attitude

• I can't understand it! je ne comprends pas !

• I can't understand a word of it je n'y comprends rien

• this can be understood in several ways cela peut se comprendre de plusieurs façons

• do you understand why? est-ce que vous comprenez pourquoi ?

• to make o.s. understood se faire comprendre

• I quite understand that you don't want to come je comprends très bien que vous n'ayez pas envie de venir

   b. ( = believe) I understood we were to be paid j'ai cru comprendre que nous devions être payés

• I understand you are leaving today il paraît que vous partez aujourd'hui

• we were given to understand that... on nous a fait comprendre que...

   c. ( = assume) to be understood [arrangement, price, date] ne pas être spécifié

• it was understood that he would pay ( = it was assumed) on supposait qu'il paierait ; ( = it was agreed) il était entendu qu'il paierait

2. intransitive verb

comprendre

• he was a widower, I understand il était veuf, si j'ai bien compris

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[ˌʌndə'stænd] 1.
(prét, pp - stood) transitive verb

1) ( intellectually) comprendre

is that understood? — c'est compris?

to understand that/how — comprendre que/comment

I can't understand why — je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi

to make oneself understood — se faire comprendre

2) ( emotionally) comprendre

I don't understand you — je ne te comprends pas

to understand somebody doing — comprendre que quelqu'un fasse

3) ( interpret) comprendre

as I understand it — si je comprends bien

I understood him to say ou as saying that... — j'ai compris qu'il disait que...

4) ( believe)

to understand that — croire que

it was understood that — on pensait que

he was given to understand that — on lui a donné à entendre que

you won I understand — vous avez gagné si je comprends bien

5) ( accept mutually)

to be understood — être entendu

I thought that was understood — je pensais que c'était entendu

6) Linguistics ( imply)

to be understood — [subject] être sous-entendu
2.
intransitive verb

1) ( comprehend) comprendre ( about à propos de)

2) ( sympathize) comprendre

I quite understand — je comprends tout à fait

English-French dictionary > understand
18 understand

understand ( prét, pp - stood)

A vtr

1 ( intellectually) comprendre [question, language, concept] ; is that understood? c'est compris? ; I just don't understand it je n'arrive vraiment pas à comprendre ; to understand that comprendre que ; to understand how/why comprendre comment/pourquoi ; I can't understand why je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi ; to make oneself understood se faire comprendre ;

2 ( emotionally) comprendre [person, feelings] ; I don't understand you je ne te comprends pas ; to understand sb doing comprendre que qn fasse ; I can understand her being upset je comprends qu'elle soit bouleversée ;

3 ( interpret) comprendre [person, statement] ; do I understand you correctly? vous ai-je bien compris? ; what do you understand by this? qu'est-ce que tu comprends par ceci? ; as I understand it si je comprends bien ; I understood him to say ou as saying that… j'ai compris qu'il disait que… ; I think we understand each other je pense que nous nous comprenons ;

4 ( believe) to understand that croire que ; I understood (that) I was to wait je croyais que je devais attendre ; it is/was understood that on pense/pensait que ; he was/they were given to understand that on lui/leur a donné à entendre que ; you won I understand vous avez gagné si je comprends bien ; ‘he's dead’-‘so I understand’ ‘il est mort’-‘c'est ce que j'ai cru comprendre’ ;

5 ( accept mutually) to be understood être entendu ; I thought that was understood je pensais que c'était entendu ; it must be understood that il faut qu'il soit bien entendu que ;

6 Ling ( imply) to be understood [subject] être sous-entendu.

B vi

1 ( comprehend) comprendre (about à propos de) ; no slip-ups, (do you) understand? et pas de gaffes, d'accord? ;

2 ( sympathize) comprendre ; I quite/fully understand je comprends tout à fait/parfaitement.

Big English-French dictionary > understand
19 understand

أَدْرَكَ \ appreciate: to understand: I appreciate your point of view. attain: to reach; succeed in getting: He attained his goal of becoming rich. catch up: come level (with): He started early but I soon caught up (or caught him up or caught up with him). catch, (caught): to meet or join sb. or sth. by being at the right place at the right time: I caught the bus outside the cinema. I caught the headmaster as he left his office. comprehend: to understand: The child read the story but did not comprehend its meaning. find, (found): to learn or discover sth. (by experience or study of inquiry): She found him changed. You will find the hotel very comfortable. The judge found the prisoner guilty. I found that my car had been stolen. make out: to understand: I can’t make out what this means. overtake: (of a runner, etc.) to come level with sb., by going faster (and perhaps to pass him): I overtook him and gave him your message. perceive: to notice and understand, especially through the eyes or mind: I can’t perceive any difference between these two coins. We perceived that we were unwelcome, so we left. realize: to understand (the truth of sth.): Does she realize her mistake? (Does she know about it?) Do you realize that you are in great danger?. see: to understand (a reaon, a joke, a need, etc.): I can’t see why he wants it. It’s too hard for him, you see? Yes, I see. tell: (with can) to know; to recognize: Can you tell the difference between these two brothers?. understand: to know the meaning of: I don’t understand this question. \ See Also عرف (عَرِفَ)، فهم (فَهِم)، لحق بـ (لَحِقَ بِـ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > understand
20 understand

[ˌʌndə'stænd] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)

1) (intellectually) capire, comprendere [question, language, con cept]

is that understood? — è chiaro?

to understand that, how — capire che, come

I can't understand why — non riesco a capire perché

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

2) (emotionally) capire, comprendere [person, feelings]

I don't understand you — non ti capisco

to understand sb. doing — capire che qcn. faccia

3) (interpret) capire, comprendere [person, statement]

as I understand it — se ho capito bene

I understood him to say o as saying that... — ho capito che avesse detto che

4) (believe)

to understand that — credere o capire che

it was understood that — era sottinteso che

he was given to understand that — gli hanno dato a intendere che

you won I understand — mi sembra di aver capito che hai vinto

5) (accept mutually)

to be understood — essere inteso

I thought that was understood — pensavo che fosse chiaro

6) ling. (imply)

to be understood — [ subject] essere sottinteso
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)

1) (comprehend) capire ( about di)

2) (sympathize) capire, comprendere

I quite understand — capisco perfettamente

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

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

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

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

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

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

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- make oneself understood
- make understood
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[ˌʌndə'stænd] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)

1) (intellectually) capire, comprendere [question, language, con cept]

is that understood? — è chiaro?

to understand that, how — capire che, come

I can't understand why — non riesco a capire perché

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

2) (emotionally) capire, comprendere [person, feelings]

I don't understand you — non ti capisco

to understand sb. doing — capire che qcn. faccia

3) (interpret) capire, comprendere [person, statement]

as I understand it — se ho capito bene

I understood him to say o as saying that... — ho capito che avesse detto che

4) (believe)

to understand that — credere o capire che

it was understood that — era sottinteso che

he was given to understand that — gli hanno dato a intendere che

you won I understand — mi sembra di aver capito che hai vinto

5) (accept mutually)

to be understood — essere inteso

I thought that was understood — pensavo che fosse chiaro

6) ling. (imply)

to be understood — [ subject] essere sottinteso
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)

1) (comprehend) capire ( about di)

2) (sympathize) capire, comprendere

I quite understand — capisco perfettamente

English-Italian dictionary > understand

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