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I was given to understand that

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1 I was given to understand that it was not true

Макаров: мне дали понять, что это неправда

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I was given to understand that it was not true
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 understand

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

2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) forstå, kjenne, skjønne

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.) forstå, gå ut fra, oppfatte, innse

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- understandable
- understanding 2. noun
1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) forståelse, forstand, dømmekraft

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

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

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- make oneself understood
- make understood

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verb ( understood - understood) \/ˌʌndəˈstænd\/

1) forstå, skjønne, begripe

• do you understand Shakespeare's English?

forstår du Shakespeares engelsk?

2) fatte, bli klar over, være klar over, forstå rekkevidden av (en situasjon e.l.)

• do you understand your duties?

er du klar over oppgavene dine?

3) forstå seg på, være flink med

• she understands children

hun forstår seg på barn

4) ha forståelse for, ha sympati med

• I quite understand your difficulties

jeg har full forståelse for problemene dine

5) få greie på, ha brakt i erfaring, forstå

• he is, I understand, not alone

så vidt jeg forstår er han ikke alene

6) fatte, få for seg, konkludere med

• I understood that he didn't want to come

jeg konkluderte med at han ikke ønsket å komme

7) oppfatte, tolke

• that's how I understand his speech

slik oppfatter jeg talen hans

• am I to understand that you refuse?

skal jeg forstå det slik at du nekter?

8) regne med, gå ut fra, ta for gitt

• I understood that you would pay me back

jeg tok det for gitt at du ville betale meg tilbake

give someone to understand that la noen forstå at

• I was given to understand that you had a job for me

jeg fortod det slik at du hadde arbeid til meg

it is understood that ( også) det er underforstått at

• it was understood that they'd get married later

det var underforstått at de skulle gifte seg senere

understand about forstå seg på

understand by forstå med, legge i

• what do you understand by that word?

hva legger du (for betydning) i det ordet?

understand each other\/one another ha forståelse for hverandres synspunkter, være enige om noe

understand from forstå av, fatte av, lese ut av

• I understand from his letter that

jeg forstår av brevet hans at

English-Norwegian dictionary > understand
7 understand

v (past ip.p. understood)

1) розуміти

I don't understand you — я не розумію вас

I don't understand what he says — я не розумію, що він говорить

2) усвідомлювати

3) почути, довідатися, дізнатися

I understand that you are going abroad — я чув, що ви ідете за кордон

4) припускати; здогадуватися; робити висновок

no one could understand that from my words — ніхто не міг зробити такого висновку з моїх слів

5) домовлятися, умовлятися

it was understood we were to meet at dinner — умовилися, що ми зустрінемося за обідом

6) мати на увазі; розуміти

what do you understand by this? — що ви під цим маєте на увазі?

7) знати, бути обізнаним; тямити; розумітися (на чомусь)

to understand finance — тямити у фінансах

8) гадати, вважати

to give to understand — дати зрозуміти

I was given to understand that it was not true — мені дали зрозуміти, що це неправда

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v

( understood)

1) розуміти

to understand a question — розуміти питання

I don't understand you [what you say] — я не розумію вас [що ви говорите]; розуміти один одного; досягти взаєморозуміння, домовитися

to give to understand — дати зрозуміти

2) осягати, усвідомлювати, представляти

try and understand my difficulties — спробуйте зрозуміти мої труднощі

3) почути, взнати; зробити висновок з почутого

4) припускати, здогадуватися

the verb may be either expressed or understood — дієслово може бути вказане або припускатись

5) умовитися, домовлятись

6) знати, бути знаючим (в чому-н.); смислити

to understand mathematics — розуміти математику

7) вважати; допускати

English-Ukrainian dictionary > understand
8 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
9 understand

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

1 transitive verb

(a) (meaning) comprendre;

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

∎ is that understood? est-ce compris?;

∎ to make oneself understood se faire comprendre;

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

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

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

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

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

(c) (character, person) comprendre;

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

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

∎ we understand each other perfectly nous nous comprenons parfaitement;

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

(d) (believe) comprendre, croire;

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

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

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

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

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

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

(e) (interpret) entendre;

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

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

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

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

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

2 intransitive verb

comprendre;

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

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

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

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > understand
10 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

•

- 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

•

- 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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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

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
11 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

7)

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
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

•

- 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

•

- 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 that

1. adjective,
pl. those

1) dieser/diese/dieses

2) (expr. strong feeling) der/die/das

never will I forget that day — den Tag werde ich nie vergessen

3) (coupled or contrasted with ‘this’) der/die/das [da]
2. pronoun,
pl. those

1) der/die/das

who is that in the garden? — wer ist das [da] im Garten?

what bird is that? — was für ein Vogel ist das?

I know all that — ich weiß das alles

and [all] that — und so weiter

like that — (of the kind or in the way mentioned, of that character) so

[just] like that — (without effort, thought) einfach so

don't be like that! — sei doch nicht so

don't talk like that — hör auf, so zu reden

he is like that — so ist er eben

that is [to say] — (introducing explanation) das heißt; (introducing reservation) das heißt; genauer gesagt

if they'd have me, that is — das heißt, wenn sie mich nehmen

that's more like it — (of suggestion, news) das hört sich schon besser an; (of action, work) das sieht schon besser aus

that's right! — (expr. approval) gut od. recht so; (iron.) nur so weiter!; (coll.): (expr. assent) jawohl

that's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]; (with request) sei so lieb usw.

that will do — das reicht

somebody/something is not as... as all that — (coll.) so... ist jemand/etwas nun auch wieder nicht

[so] that's that — (it's finished) so, das wär's; (it's settled) so ist es nun mal

you are not going to the party, and that's that! — du gehst nicht zu der Party, und damit Schluss!

2) (Brit.): (person spoken to)

who is that? — wer ist da?; (behind wall etc.) wer ist denn da?; (on telephone) wer ist am Apparat?

who was that? — wer war das?
3. relative pronoun, pl. same
der/die/das

the people that you got it from — die Leute, von denen du es bekommen hast

the box that you put the apples in — die Kiste, in die du die Äpfel getan hast

is he the man that you saw last night? — ist das der Mann, den Sie gestern Abend gesehen haben?

everyone that I know — jeder, den ich kenne

this is all [the money] that I have — das ist alles [Geld], was ich habe
4. adverb
(coll.) so

he may be daft, but he's not [all] that daft — er mag ja blöd sein, aber so blöd [ist er] auch wieder nicht
5. relative adverb
der/die/das

at the speed that he was going — bei der Geschwindigkeit, die er hatte

the day that I first met her — der Tag, an dem ich sie zum ersten Mal sah
6. conjunction
1) (introducing statement; expr. result, reason or cause) dass

2) (expr. purpose)

[in order] that — damit

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1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective
(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) jene/-r/-s
2. pronoun
(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) der/die/das
3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun
(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man( that) you were talking to?) der/die/das
4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction
1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised( that) he had gone.) daß

2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) daß(doch)
5. adverb
(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) so

- academic.ru/117188/like_that">like that
- that's that
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that

[ðæt,ðət]

I. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE

1. (person, thing specified) der/die/das

put \that box down before you drop it stell die Kiste ab, bevor du sie [womöglich] noch fallen lässt

who is \that girl? wer ist das Mädchen?

what was \that noise? was war das für ein Geräusch?

\that old liar! dieser alte Lügner!

\that... of hers/theirs ihr(e)...

I've never liked \that uncle of hers ich habe ihren Onkel noch nie gemocht

\that... of mine/his mein(e)/dein(e)...

2. (person, thing farther away) der/die/das [... dort [o da]], jene(r, s) geh

do you know \that girl [over there] kennst du das Mädchen [dort]

give me \that book, not this one gib mir das Buch [da], nicht dieses

II. PRONOUN

1. dem (person, thing, action specified) das

\that's not right — three times five is fifteen das stimmt nicht — drei mal fünf ist fünfzehn

they all think \that das denken alle

\that's more like it! das ist doch schon gleich viel besser!

\that's a good idea das ist eine gute Idee

\that's a pity das ist aber schade

\that's terrible das ist ja furchtbar

\that will do, \that's enough das reicht

what's \that you said? was hast du gesagt?

who's \that? is \that the girl you're looking for? wer ist das? ist das das Mädchen, das du suchst?

who's \that on the phone? wer spricht da?

hello, is \that Ben? hallo, bist du das, Ben?

is \that you making all the noise, John? bist du das, der so einen Lärm macht, John?

it's just a gimmick — \that said, I'd love to do it das ist nur ein Trick — dennoch würde ich es gerne machen

take \that! (when hitting sb) [das ist] für dich!

\that's why deshalb

2. dem (person, thing farther away) das [da [o dort]]

I don't want this, give me \that dies hier will ich nicht, gib mir das [da]

\that's his wife over there das da [o dort] drüben ist seine Frau

3. dem (indicating time) das

ah, 1985, \that was a good year ah, 1985, das war ein gutes Jahr

\that was yesterday \that we talked on the phone, not last week wir haben gestern, nicht letzte Woche telefoniert

4. dem, after prep

after/before \that danach/davor

by \that damit

what do you mean by \that? was soll das heißen?

like \that (in such a way) so; (of such a kind) derartig; ( fam: effortlessly) einfach so

if you hold it like \that, it will break wenn du das so hältst, geht es kaputt

we need more people like \that wir brauchen mehr solche Leute

don't talk like \that sprich nicht so

he can't just leave like \that er kann nicht einfach so verschwinden

over/under \that darüber/darunter

with \that damit

[and] with \that he hung up [und] damit legte er auf

“I still think you're wrong” he said and with \that he drove off „ich denke immer noch, dass du Unrecht hast“ sagte er und fuhr davon

5. dem ( form: the one) der/die/das

his appearance was \that of an undergrown man er sah aus, als ob er zu klein gewachsen wäre

his handwriting is \that of a child seine Handschrift ist die eines Kindes

we are often afraid of \that which we cannot understand wir fürchten uns oft vor dem, was wir nicht verstehen

6. dem esp BRIT ( fam: strong confirmation)

are you relieved? — [oh yes,]I am \that bist du erleichtert? — das kannst du [aber] laut sagen fam

7. dem (when finished)

well, \that's it, we've finished o.k., das war's [o wär's], wir sind fertig

\that's it! I'm not putting up with any more of her rudeness jetzt reicht's! ich lasse mir ihre Unverschämtheiten nicht mehr gefallen

she left the room and \that was \that, I never saw her again sie verließ den Raum und das war's, ich habe sie nie wiedergesehen

I won't agree to it and \that's \that ich stimme dem nicht zu, und damit Schluss

\that'll [or \that should] do, \that should be enough das wird reichen

no thanks, \that'll do [or \that's everything] nein danke, das ist alles

8. rel (which, who) der/die/das

\that's the car [\that] John wants to buy das ist das Auto, das John kaufen möchte

I can't find the books [\that] I got from the library ich finde die Bücher nicht, die ich mir aus der Bibliothek ausgeliehen habe

the baby smiles at anyone \that smiles at her das Baby lächelt alle an, die es anlächeln

simpleton \that he is... als Einfaltspinsel, der er ist,...

9. rel (when) als

the year \that Anna was born das Jahr, in dem Anna geboren wurde

10.

▶ and [all] \that ( fam) und so weiter

▶ at \that noch dazu

she was a thief and a clever one at \that sie war eine Diebin, und eine kluge noch dazu

▶ \that is [to say] das heißt

the hotel is closed during low seasons, \that is from October to March das Hotel ist in der Nebensaison, sprich von Oktober bis März, geschlossen

▶ this and \that dies und das

▶ \that was ( form)

General Dunstaple married Miss Hughes \that was General Dunstaple heiratete die frühere Miss Hughes

III. CONJUNCTION

1. (as subject/object) dass

\that such a thing could happen gave me new hope dass so etwas passieren konnte gab mir neue Hoffnung

I knew [\that] he'd never get here on time ich wusste, dass er niemals rechtzeitig hier sein würde

the fact is [\that] we... Fakt ist, dass wir...

2. after adj, vb (as a result)

it was so dark [\that] I couldn't see anything es war so dunkel, dass ich nichts sehen konnte

3. (with a purpose)

so [or in order] \that damit

let's go over the rules again in order \that... gehen wir die Regeln nochmal[s] durch, damit...

4. after adj (in apposition to ‘it’)

it's possible [\that] there'll be a vacancy es ist möglich, dass eine Stelle frei wird

is it true [\that] she's gone back to teaching? stimmt es, dass sie wieder als Lehrerin arbeitet?

5. after -ing words

considering [\that]... wenn man bedenkt, dass...

given \that... vorausgesetzt, dass...

supposing [\that]... angenommen, dass...

6. (as a reason) weil, da [ja]

it's rather \that I'm not well today es ist eher deshalb, weil ich mich heute nicht wohl fühle

I'd like to go, it's just \that I don't have any time ich würde ja gern hingehen, ich hab' bloß [einfach] keine Zeit fam

now \that we've bought a house... jetzt, wo wir ein Haus gekauft haben..

we can't increase our production quantities in \that the machines are presently working to full capacity wir können die Produktion nicht hochfahren, da [nämlich] die Maschinen derzeit voll ausgelastet sind

not \that it's actually my business, but... nicht, dass es mich etwas anginge, aber...

except [\that] außer, dass

his plan sounds perfect except [\that] I don't want to be involved in such a scheme sein Plan hört sich großartig an, nur will ich mit so einem Vorhaben nichts zu tun haben

to the extent \that (so much that) dermaßen... dass; (insofar as) insofern als

the situation has worsened to the extend \that we are calling in an independent expert die Situation hat sich dermaßen verschlimmert, dass wir einen unabhängigen Fachmann hinzuziehen

apes are like people to the extent \that they have some human characteristics Affen sind wie Menschen, insofern als sie gewisse menschliche Eigenschaften haben

7. ( form liter or dated: expressing a wish)

oh \that I were young again! wäre ich doch nochmal jung!

oh \that they would listen! wenn sie [doch] nur zuhören würden!

IV. ADVERB

inv so

she's too young to walk \that far sie ist zu jung, um so weit laufen zu können

it wasn't [all] \that good so gut war es [nun] auch wieder nicht

his words hurt me \that much I cried seine Worte haben mich so verletzt, dass ich weinte

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I [ðt] (weak form) [ðət]
1. dem pron pl those

1) das

what is that? — was ist das?

they all say that — das sagen alle

that is Joe ( over there) —

who is that? — wer ist das?

who is that speaking? — wer spricht (denn) da?; (on phone)

that's what I say or think too — das finde ich auch

if she's as unhappy/stupid etc as (all) that — wenn sie so or derart unglücklich/dumm etc ist

she's not as stupid as all that — so dumm ist sie nun auch (wieder) nicht

I didn't think she'd get/be as angry as that — ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass sie sich so ärgern würde

... and all that —... und so (inf)

like that — so

with luck/talent like that... — bei solchem or so einem (inf) Glück/Talent...

just like that — einfach so

that's got that/him out of the way — so, das wäre geschafft/den wären wir los

that's what I'm here for — dafür bin ich ja hier, das ist meine Aufgabe

that is (to say) — das heißt

oh well, that's that —

there, that's that — so, das wärs

you can't go and that's that — du darfst nicht gehen, und damit hat sichs or und damit basta (inf)

well, that's that then — das wärs dann also

so that was that — damit hatte sichs

that's it! — das ist es!

will he come? – that he will (dial) — kommt er? – (der?) bestimmt

2)

(after prep) after/before/below/over that — danach/davor/darunter/darüber

and... at that — und dabei...

you can get it in any supermarket and quite cheaply at that — man kann es in jedem Supermarkt, und zwar ganz billig, bekommen

my watch is broken already and it was my good one at that — meine Uhr ist schon kaputt und dabei war es meine gute

what do you mean by that? (not understanding) — was wollen Sie damit sagen?; (amazed, annoyed) was soll (denn) das heißen?

as for that — was das betrifft or angeht

if things have or if it has come to that —

with that she got up and left/burst into tears — damit stand sie auf und ging/brach sie in Tränen aus

See:

→ leave

3) (opposed to "this" and "these") das (da), jenes (old, geh)

I prefer this to that — dies ist mir lieber als das (da)

that's the one I like, not this one — das (dort) mag ich, nicht dies (hier)

4)

(followed by rel pron) this theory is different from that which... — diese Theorie unterscheidet sich von derjenigen, die...

that which we call... — das, was wir... nennen

2. dem adj pl those

1) der/die/das, jene(r, s)

what was that noise? — was war das für ein Geräusch?

that child/dog! — dieses Kind/dieser Hund!

that poor girl! — das arme Mädchen!

I only saw him on that one occasion — ich habe ihn nur bei dieser einen Gelegenheit gesehen

that morning I had put on my green dress — an jenem Morgen hatte ich mein grünes Kleid an(gezogen)

everyone agreed on that point — alle waren sich in dem Punkt einig

I like that one — ich mag das da

2) (in opposition to this) der/die/das

I'd like that one, not this one — ich möchte das da, nicht dies hier

she was rushing this way and that — sie rannte hierhin und dorthin

3)

(with poss) that dog of yours! — Ihr Hund, dieser Hund von Ihnen

what about that plan of yours now? — wie steht es denn jetzt mit Ihrem Plan?, was ist denn nun mit Ihrem Plan?

3. dem adv (inf)
so
he was at least that much taller than me — er war mindestens (um) so viel größer als ich

it's not that good/cold etc —

it's not that good a film — SO ein guter Film ist es nun auch wieder nicht

he was that angry — er hat sich DERart(ig) geärgert
II
rel pron

1) der/die/das, die

all/nothing/everything etc that... — alles/nichts/alles etc, was...

the best/cheapest etc that... — das Beste/Billigste etc, das or was...

fool that I am — ich Idiot

the girl that I told you about — das Mädchen, von dem ich Ihnen erzählt habe

no-one has come that I know of — meines Wissens or soviel ich weiß, ist niemand gekommen

2)

(with expressions of time) the minute that he came the phone rang — genau in dem Augenblick, als er kam, klingelte das Telefon

the day that we spent on the beach was one of the hottest — der Tag, den wir am Strand verbrachten, war einer der heißesten

the day that... — an dem Tag, als...
III
conj

1) dass

she promised that she would come — sie versprach zu kommen

he said that it was wrong — er sagte, es sei or wäre (inf) falsch, er sagte, dass es falsch sei or wäre

not that I want to do it — nicht (etwa), dass ich das tun wollte

See:

→ so

2)

(in exclamations) that things or it should come to this! —

oh that I could only see you again (liter) — oh, dass ich dich doch wiedersehen könnte! (liter)

3) (obs, liter: in order that) auf dass (old)

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that¹ [ðæt]

A pron & adj (hinweisend) pl those [ðəʊz]

1. (ohne pl) das:

that is true das stimmt;

that’s all das ist alles;

that’s it!

a) so ists recht!,

b) das ist es ja (gerade)!;

that’s what it is das ist es ja gerade;

that’s that umg das wäre erledigt, damit basta;

well, that was that! umg aus der Traum!;

that is (to say) das heißt;

and that und zwar;

at that

a) trotzdem,

b) zudem, (noch) obendrein;

for all that trotz alledem;

like that so;

that’s what he told me so hat er es mir erzählt;

that’s a good boy sei schön brav!; → leave¹ A 2

2. (besonders von weiter entfernten Personen etc sowie zur Betonung und pej) jener, jene, jenes:

this cake is much better than that (one) dieser Kuchen ist viel besser als jener;

that car over there das Auto da drüben;

look at that hat schau dir mal diesen komischen Hut an!;

those who diejenigen, welche;

that which das, was;

those were his words das waren seine Worte

3. solch(er, e, es):

to that degree that … in solchem Ausmaße oder so sehr, dass …

B adv umg so (sehr), dermaßen:

that far so weit;

that furious so oder dermaßen wütend;

not all that good so gut auch wieder nicht;

he can’t be that ill so krank kann er gar nicht sein;

that much so viel;

it’s that simple so einfach ist das

that² [ðət; ðæt] pl that rel pr

1. ( in einschränkenden Sätzen; eine präp darf nie davor stehen) der, die, das, welch(er, e, es):

the book that he wanted das Buch, das er wünschte;

the man that I spoke of der Mann, von dem ich sprach;

the day that I met her der Tag, an dem ich sie traf;

any house that jedes Haus, das;

no one that keiner, der;

Mrs Jones, Miss Black that was umg Frau Jones, geborene Black;

Mrs Quilp that is umg die jetzige Frau Quilp

2. ( nach all, everything, nothing etc) was:

all that alles, was;

the best that das Beste, was

that³ [ðət; ðæt] konj

1. (in Subjekt- und Objektsätzen) dass:

it is a pity that he is not here es ist schade, dass er nicht hier ist;

it is 5 years that he went away es ist nun 5 Jahre her, dass oder seitdem er fortging;

I am not sure that it will be there ich bin nicht sicher, ob oder dass es dort ist oder sein wird

2. (in Konsekutivsätzen) dass:

so that sodass;

I was so tired that I went to bed ich war so müde, dass ich zu Bett ging

3. (in Finalsätzen) damit, dass:

we went there that we might see it wir gingen hin, um es zu sehen

4. (in Kausalsätzen) weil, da (ja), dass:

not that I have any objection nicht, dass ich etwas dagegen hätte;

it is rather that … es ist eher deshalb, weil …;

in that

a) darum, weil,

b) insofern, als

5. (in Wunschsätzen und Ausrufen) dass:

o that I could believe it! dass ich es doch glauben könnte!

6. (nach Adverbien der Zeit) da, als:

now that jetzt, da;

at the time that I was born zu der Zeit, als ich geboren wurde

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1. adjective,
pl. those

1) dieser/diese/dieses

2) (expr. strong feeling) der/die/das

never will I forget that day — den Tag werde ich nie vergessen

3) (coupled or contrasted with ‘this’) der/die/das [da]
2. pronoun,
pl. those

1) der/die/das

who is that in the garden? — wer ist das [da] im Garten?

what bird is that? — was für ein Vogel ist das?

I know all that — ich weiß das alles

and [all] that — und so weiter

like that — (of the kind or in the way mentioned, of that character) so

[just] like that — (without effort, thought) einfach so

don't be like that! — sei doch nicht so

don't talk like that — hör auf, so zu reden

he is like that — so ist er eben

that is [to say] — (introducing explanation) das heißt; (introducing reservation) das heißt; genauer gesagt

if they'd have me, that is — das heißt, wenn sie mich nehmen

that's more like it — (of suggestion, news) das hört sich schon besser an; (of action, work) das sieht schon besser aus

that's right! — (expr. approval) gut od. recht so; (iron.) nur so weiter!; (coll.): (expr. assent) jawohl

that's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]; (with request) sei so lieb usw.

that will do — das reicht

somebody/something is not as... as all that — (coll.) so... ist jemand/etwas nun auch wieder nicht

[so] that's that — (it's finished) so, das wär's; (it's settled) so ist es nun mal

you are not going to the party, and that's that! — du gehst nicht zu der Party, und damit Schluss!

2) (Brit.): (person spoken to)

who is that? — wer ist da?; (behind wall etc.) wer ist denn da?; (on telephone) wer ist am Apparat?

who was that? — wer war das?
3. relative pronoun, pl. same
der/die/das

the people that you got it from — die Leute, von denen du es bekommen hast

the box that you put the apples in — die Kiste, in die du die Äpfel getan hast

is he the man that you saw last night? — ist das der Mann, den Sie gestern Abend gesehen haben?

everyone that I know — jeder, den ich kenne

this is all [the money] that I have — das ist alles [Geld], was ich habe
4. adverb
(coll.) so

he may be daft, but he's not [all] that daft — er mag ja blöd sein, aber so blöd [ist er] auch wieder nicht
5. relative adverb
der/die/das

at the speed that he was going — bei der Geschwindigkeit, die er hatte

the day that I first met her — der Tag, an dem ich sie zum ersten Mal sah
6. conjunction
1) (introducing statement; expr. result, reason or cause) dass

2) (expr. purpose)

[in order] that — damit

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adj.

dasjenig pron.

dies adj. conj.

dass konj. pron.

das pron.

derjenig pron.

diejenig pron.

dies pron.

welch pron.

welcher pron.

welches pron.

English-german dictionary > that
14 that

[ðæt,ðət] pron

dem

1) (thing, person over there) das;

I don't want this - give me \that ich möchte nicht das - gib' mir das;

\that's not right - three times five is fifteen not sixteen das stimmt nicht - drei Mal fünf ist fünfzehn, nicht sechzehn;

who's \that? is \that the girl you're looking for? wer ist das? ist das das Mädchen, das du suchst?;

\that's his wife over there das da drüben ist seine Frau

2) ( indicating time)

\that was yesterday that we talked on the phone, not last week wir haben gestern, nicht letzte Woche telefoniert!;

ah, 1985, \that was a good year ah, 1985, das war ein gutes Jahr

3) ( familiar referent) das;

who's \that on the phone? wer spricht?;

hello, is \that Ben? hallo, ist da Ben?;

is \that you making all the noise, John? machst du so einen Lärm, John?;

\that was a difficult problem to resolve dieses Problem war schwierig zu lösen;

\that's a good idea das ist eine gute Idee

4) after prep

before \that davor;

after \that danach;

like \that derartig;

we need more people like \that wir brauchen mehr derartige Leute;

don't talk like \that sprich nicht so ( fam);

he can't just leave like \that er kann nicht einfach so verschwinden

5) (form: the one)

his appearance was \that of an undergrown man er sah aus, als ob er zu klein gewachsen wäre;

his handwriting is like \that of a child seine Handschrift gleicht der eines Kindes;

we are often afraid of \that which we cannot understand wir fürchten uns oft vor dem, was wir nicht verstehen

6) ( with an action) das;

why did you do \that? warum hast du das gemacht?;

if you hold it like \that, it will break wenn du das so hältst, wird es kaputtgehen;

\that's more like it das ist doch gleich schon viel besser!;

you switch the computer on at the back - \that's it schalte den Computer auf der Rückseite an - ja, so;

\that will do [or \that's enough] das reicht;

he gave his mom a kiss and with \that drove off to college er küsste seine Mutter und fuhr dann zum College;

( when hitting sb)

take \that! für dich!

7) ( with a situation)

\that is [to say] das heißt;

the hotel is closed during low season, \that is from October to March das Hotel ist in der Nebensaison, also von Oktober bis März, geschlossen

8) ( the previous thing) das;

I heard \that! das habe ich gehört!;

I just said \that because... ich habe das nur gesagt, weil...;

it's just a gimmick - \that said, I'd love to do it das ist nur ein Trick - dennoch würde ich es gerne machen;

the garage still isn't finished - \that's builders for you die Garage ist noch immer nicht fertig - typisch Bauarbeiter!;

\that's why... deshalb;

\that's terrible das ist ja furchtbar;

\that's a pity das ist aber schade

9) ( esp Brit) (fam: expressing strong agreement)

are you relieved? - oh yes, I am \that bist du erleichtert? - das kannst du [aber] laut sagen

10) (which, who) der/die/das;

that's the car [\that] John wants to buy das ist das Auto, das John kaufen möchte;

I can't find the books [\that] I got from the library ich finde die Bücher nicht, die ich mir von der Bibliothek ausgeliehen habe;

the baby smiles at anyone \that smiles at her das Baby lächelt alle an, die es anlächeln;

( as formerly known)

General Dunstaple married Miss Hughes \that was General Dunstaple heiratete die frühere Miss Hughes

11) ( when) als;

the year \that Anna was born das Jahr, in dem Anna geboren wurde

12) ( when finished)

well, \that's it, we've finished o.k., das war's, wir sind fertig;

\that's it - I'm not putting up with any more of her rudeness jetzt reicht's! - ich lasse mir ihre Unverschämtheit nicht mehr gefallen;

she left the room and \that was \that, I never saw her again sie verließ den Raum und das war's, ich sah sie nie wieder;

I won't agree to it and \that's \that ich stimme dem nicht zu, und damit Schluss;

\that'll do das wird reichen;

do you need anything else? - no thanks, \that'll do brauchst du sonst noch etwas? - nein danke, das ist alles

PHRASES:

this and \that dies und das;

at \that noch dazu;

she was a thief and a clever one at \that sie war eine Diebin, und eine kluge noch dazu;

and [all] \that ( fam) und so weiter conj

1) ( as subject/ as object) dass;

\that such a wonderful thing could happen,... dass etwas so Wunderbares passieren konnte,...;

I knew [\that] he'd never get here on time ich wusste, dass er niemals rechtzeitig hier sein würde;

the fact is [\that] we... Fakt ist, dass wir...

2) after adj/vb ( as result)

it was so dark [\that] I couldn't see anything es war so dunkel, dass ich nichts sehen konnte

3) ( with a purpose)

let's go over the rules again in order \that... gehen wir die Regeln nochmal[s] durch, damit...

4) after adj ( in apposition to it)

it's possible [\that] there'll be a vacancy es ist möglich, dass eine Stelle frei wird;

is it true [\that] she's gone back to teaching? stimmt es, dass sie wieder als Lehrerin arbeitet?

5) after participle

supposing [\that]... angenommen, dass...;

considering [\that]... wenn man bedenkt, dass...;

given \that vorausgesetzt, dass

6) ( as reason) weil, da [ja];

not \that I have any objection nicht, dass ich etwas dagegenhätte;

it's rather \that I'm not well today es ist eher deshalb, weil ich mich heute nicht wohl fühle;

I'd like to go - it's just \that I don't have any time ich würde ja gern hingehen - ich hab' bloß [einfach] keine Zeit;

now \that we've bought a house jetzt, wo wir ein Haus gekauft haben;

we can't increase our production quantities in \that the machines are presently working to full capacity wir können die Produktion nicht hochfahren, da [nämlich] die Maschinen derzeit voll ausgelastet sind;

except [\that] außer, dass;

his plan sounds perfect except [\that] I don't want to be involved in such a scheme sein Plan hört sich großartig an, nur will ich mit so einem Vorhaben nichts zu tun haben;

to the extent \that in dem Maße wie;

apes are like people to the extent \that they have some human characteristics Affen sind wie Menschen, insofern [als] sie gewisse menschliche Eigenschaften haben

7) ( however)

where do you get your hair cut? - not \that it really matters wo lässt du dir die Haare schneiden? - nicht, dass es sonderlich wichtig wäre;

not \that it's actually my business, but... nicht, dass es mich etwas anginge, aber...

8) (form, liter dated: expressing a wish)

oh \that I were young again! wäre ich [doch] nochmal jung!;

oh \that they would listen! wenn sie [doch] nur zuhören würden! adv

inv so;

she's too young to walk \that far sie ist zu jung, um so weit laufen zu können;

it wasn't [all] \that good so gut war es auch wieder nicht;

it hurt me \that much I cried es hat mich so verletzt, dass ich weinte

English-German students dictionary > that
15 give smb. to understand

разг.

1) дать понять кому-л., намекнуть

We had said already that he had already given the widow to understand that he knew all the particulars of her early and unfortunate history... (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’, vol. II, ch. XXI) — Как помнит читатель, он уже дал вдове понять, что ему известны все подробности ее прежней несчастной жизни...

2) сказать кому-л. недвусмысленно, прямо

Frank was given to understand in a short note from the boss that he was fired. (DAI) — Фрэнк получил записку от босса, в которой тот недвусмысленно уведомлял его об увольнении.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > give smb. to understand
16 give

1. transitive verb,
gave, given

1) (hand over, pass) geben; (transfer from one's authority, custody, or responsibility) überbringen; übergeben (to an + Akk.)

she gave him her bag to carry — sie gab ihm ihre Tasche zum Tragen

Give it to me! I'll do it — Gib her! Ich mache das

give me... — (on telephone) geben Sie mir...; verbinden Sie mich mit...

2) (as gift) schenken; (donate) spenden; geben; (bequeath) vermachen

give somebody something, give something to somebody — jemandem etwas schenken

the book was given [to] me by my son — das Buch hat mir mein Sohn geschenkt

I wouldn't have it if it was given [to] me — ich würde es nicht mal geschenkt nehmen; abs.

give towards something — zu etwas beisteuern

give blood — Blut spenden

give [a donation] to charity — für wohltätige Zwecke spenden

give and take — (fig.) Kompromisse eingehen; (in marriage etc.) geben und nehmen

3) (sell) verkaufen; geben; (pay) zahlen; geben (ugs.); (sacrifice) geben; opfern

give somebody something [in exchange] for something — jemandem etwas für etwas [im Tausch] geben

I would give anything or my right arm/a lot to be there — ich würde alles/viel darum geben, wenn ich dort sein könnte

4) (assign) aufgeben [Hausaufgaben, Strafarbeit usw.]; (sentence to) geben [10 Jahre Gefängnis usw.]

5) (grant, award) geben [Erlaubnis, Arbeitsplatz, Interview, Rabatt, Fähigkeit, Kraft]; verleihen [Preis, Titel, Orden usw.]

be given something — etwas bekommen

he was given the privilege/honour of doing it — ihm wurde das Vorrecht/die Ehre zuteil, es zu tun

give somebody to understand or believe that... — jemanden glauben lassen, dass...

6) (entrust somebody with) übertragen (to Dat.)

give somebody the power to do something — jemanden ermächtigen, etwas zu tun

7) (allow somebody to have) geben [Recht, Zeit, Arbeit]; überlassen [seinen Sitzplatz]; lassen [Wahl, Zeit]

they gave me [the use of] their car for the weekend — sie überließen mir ihr Auto übers Wochenende

I will give you a day to think it over — ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

give yourself time to think about it — lass dir Zeit, und denk darüber nach

give me London any day or time or every time — (fig. coll.) London ist mir zehnmal lieber

I['ll] give you/him etc. that — (fig. coll.): (grant) das gebe ich zu; zugegeben

you've got to give it to him — (fig. coll.) das muss man ihm lassen

it cost £5, give or take a few pence — es hat so um die fünf Pfund gekostet (ugs.)

given that — (because) da; (if) wenn

given the right tools — mit dem richtigen Werkzeug

given time, I'll do it — wenn ich Zeit habe, mache ich es

8) (offer to somebody) geben, reichen [Arm, Hand usw.]

please give me your attention — ich bitte um Ihre Aufmerksamkeit

give somebody in marriage — jemanden verheiraten

9) (cause somebody/something to have) geben; verleihen [Charme, Reiz, Gewicht, Nachdruck]; bereiten, machen [Freude, Mühe, Kummer]; bereiten, verursachen [Schmerz]; bieten [Abwechslung, Schutz]; leisten [Hilfe]; gewähren [Unterstützung]

I was given the guest room — man gab mir das Gästezimmer

give a clear picture — (Telev.) ein gutes Bild haben

give hope to somebody — jemandem Hoffnung machen

give somebody what for — (sl.) es jemandem geben (ugs.)

10) (convey in words, tell, communicate) angeben [Namen, Anschrift, Alter, Grund, Zahl]; nennen [Grund, Einzelheiten, Losungswort]; geben [Rat, Beispiel, Befehl, Anweisung, Antwort]; fällen [Urteil, Entscheidung]; sagen [Meinung]; bekannt geben [Nachricht, Ergebnis]; machen [Andeutung]; erteilen [Verweis, Rüge]; (present, set forth) [Wörterbuch, Brief:] enthalten; [Zeitung:] bringen [Bericht]

give details of something — Einzelheiten einer Sache (Gen.) darlegen

give something a mention — etwas erwähnen

give somebody the facts — jemanden mit den Fakten vertraut od. bekannt machen

she gave us the news — sie teilte es uns mit

give somebody a decision — jemandem eine Entscheidung mitteilen

give him my best wishes — richte ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

don't give me that! — (coll.) erzähl mir [doch] nichts! (ugs.)

11) given (specified) gegeben

12) (perform, read, sing, etc.) geben [Vorstellung, Konzert]; halten [Vortrag, Seminar]; vorlesen [Gedicht, Erzählung]; singen [Lied]; spielen [Schauspiel, Oper, Musikstück]

give us a song — sing mal was

13) ausbringen [Toast, Trinkspruch]; (as toast)

ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen — meine Damen, meine Herren, auf die Königin od. das Wohl der Königin

14) (produce) geben [Licht, Milch]; tragen [Früchte]; ergeben [Zahlen, Resultat]; erbringen [Ernte]

15) (cause to develop) machen

something gives me a headache — von etwas bekomme ich Kopfschmerzen

running gives me an appetite — Laufen macht mich hungrig

16) (make somebody undergo) geben; versetzen [Schlag, Stoß]; verabreichen (geh.), geben [Arznei]

give somebody a [friendly] look — jemandem einen [freundlichen] Blick zuwerfen

he gave her hand a squeeze — er drückte ihr die Hand

give as good as one gets — (coll.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

17) (execute, make, show) geben [Zeichen, Stoß, Tritt]; machen [Satz, Ruck]; ausstoßen [Schrei, Seufzer, Pfiff]

give a [little] smile — [schwach] lächeln

give something/somebody a look — sich (Dat.) etwas/jemanden ansehen

18) (devote, dedicate) widmen

be given to something/doing something — zu etwas neigen/etwas gern tun

give all one's got — (coll.) sein möglichstes tun

19) (be host at) geben [Party, Empfang, Essen usw.]

20)

give somebody/something two months/a year — jemandem/einer Sache zwei Monate/ein Jahr geben
2. intransitive verb,
gave, given

1) (yield, bend) nachgeben (auch fig.); [Knie:] weich werden; [Bett:] federn; (break down) zusammenbrechen; [Brücke:] einstürzen; (fig.) nachlassen

2) (lead)

give on to the street/garden — [Tür usw.:] auf die Straße hinausführen/in den Garten führen
3. noun
1) Nachgiebigkeit, die; (elasticity) Elastizität, die

have [no] give — [nicht] nachgeben

2)

give and take — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; (exchange of concessions) Geben und Nehmen, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/31217/give_away">give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

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(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) rausgeschmissen werden

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give

[gɪv]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<gave, given>

1. (in collocations) see birth 1, blood I. 1, call I. 1, chase I. 1, evidence I. 2, kiss² I. 1, look I. 1, smile I.

2. (hand over)

▪ to \give sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw geben

to \give sb a cold jdn mit seiner Erkältung anstecken

to \give a woman in marriage to sb eine Frau an jdn verheiraten

she gave him two sons sie schenkte ihm zwei Söhne

3. (administer)

▪ to \give sb sth medicine jdm etw geben

to \give sb a sedative jdm ein Beruhigungsmittel geben

4. (as present)

▪ to \give sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw schenken; (donate) jdm etw spenden

this book was given to me by my best friend dieses Buch hat mir meine beste Freundin geschenkt

please \give generously wir bitten um großzügige Spenden

to \give sb a present jdm etwas schenken

to \give sb sth as a present jdm etw schenken

5. (offer)

▪ to \give sb sth jdm etw geben

to \give sb an excuse for sth/for doing [or to do] sth jdm als Entschuldigung für etw akk dienen

to \give sb food jdm zu essen geben

to \give sb one's seat jdm seinen Platz anbieten

to \give sb something to eat/drink jdm etwas zu essen/trinken anbieten

they gave us pork for dinner zum Abendessen servierten sie Schweinefleisch

\given the choice wenn ich die Wahl hätte; see also example 1, strength 12, support II. 2, 4

6. (entrust)

to \give one's baby/sth into sb's care jdm sein Baby/etw anvertrauen

to \give sb the power to do sth jdn dazu bevollmächtigen, etw zu tun

7. (sacrifice)

I'd \give anything [or the world] [or my right arm] to be... ich würde alles dafür geben [o tun],... zu sein

8. (sell, pay)

to \give sb sth for £20 jdm etw für 20 Pfund verkaufen

to \give sb £20 for sth jdm für etw akk 20 Pfund zahlen

how much did you \give for that? wie viel hast du dafür gezahlt?

I'll \give you the camera for £100 für 100 Pfund gehört die Kamera dir!

9. (cause)

▪ to \give sb sth etw bei jdm hervorrufen

sth \gives sb a headache jd bekommt von etw dat Kopfschmerzen; ( fig) etw bereitet jdm Kopfschmerzen

to \give sb/sth a bad name jdn/etw in Verruf bringen

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

the fresh air has \given us an appetite die frische Luft hat uns Appetit gemacht

that will \give you something to think about! darüber kannst du ja mal nachdenken!

what gave you that idea? wie kommst du denn auf die Idee?; see also joy 1, pleasure 1, pain I. 1, 2, trouble I. 4

10. (grant)

▪ to \give sb sth jdm etw geben

to \give sb his/her due jdm Ehre erweisen

\give the devil his due Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt

to \give sb encouragement jdn ermutigen

to \give sb permission [to do sth] jdm die Erlaubnis erteilen[, etw zu tun]

11. (impart)

to \give one's age/name sein Alter/seinen Namen angeben

to \give a decision court ein Urteil fällen

to \give sb the news of sth jdm etw mitteilen

can you \give me any details? können Sie mir irgendwelche Einzelheiten nennen?

she wouldn't \give me her opinion sie wollte mir nicht sagen, was sie denkt

he couldn't \give me a reason why... er konnte mir auch nicht sagen, warum...

\give him my thanks richten Sie ihm meinen Dank aus

\give her my regards [or my best wishes] grüß' sie schön von mir!; see also advice 1, answer I. 1, information I. 1, notice II. 4, warning 2

12. (assign)

to be given full sentence/life imprisonment die Höchststrafe/lebenslang bekommen

the teacher gave us no exercises today der Lehrer hat uns heute nichts aufgegeben

13. usu imper (connect with)

\give me the police/sales department/Mr Smith verbinden Sie mich bitte mit der Polizei/der Verkaufsabteilung/Mr. Smith

14. (allow)

▪ to \give sb sth time jdm etw geben

just \give me two more days geben Sie mir noch zwei Tage extra

I'll \give you a day to think it over ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

\give yourself time to get over it lass' dir Zeit, um darüber hinwegzukommen

\give or take mehr oder weniger

he came at six o'clock, \give or take a few minutes er kam so gegen sechs

15. (predict)

to \give sb/sth three months/five years marriage, relationship jdm/etw drei Monate/fünf Jahre geben

16. (present)

to \give a concert ein Konzert geben

to \give a speech/lecture eine Rede/einen Vortrag halten

\give us a song, John sing uns was vor John!

17. (host)

to \give a party/reception eine Party/einen Empfang geben

18. (utter, emit)

to \give a bark bellen

to \give a cry/groan aufschreien/-stöhnen

to \give a noise ein Geräusch von sich dat geben; see also laugh I. 1, sigh I.

19. (like best)

\give me PONS every time [or any day] es geht doch nichts über PONS!

20. (value)

to not \give much [or anything] for sth nicht viel auf etw akk geben fam

21. (devote)

to \give one's life to sth etw dat sein Leben widmen

22. ( fam: punish)

I'll \give you what for, young lady, coming home at 2 o'clock in the morning! ich geb' dir gleich was, junge Dame — um zwei Uhr morgens nach Hause zu kommen!

23. (produce)

▪ to \give sth result, number etw ergeben

to \give milk/light Milch/Licht geben

to \give warmth Wärme spenden

24. (do)

to \give sb's hand a squeeze jdm die Hand drücken

to \give sb a [dirty/friendly] look jdm einen vernichtenden/freundlichen Blick zuwerfen

to \give a shrug mit den Schultern [o Achseln] zucken

25. (admit/grant)

she's quite brave, I'll \give you that das gestehe ich dir zu — Mut hat sie

I'll \give you that das muss man dir lassen

26. ( form: prone to)

▪ to be \given to sth zu etw dat neigen

27. (toast)

to \give a toast to sb auf jdn einen Tost ausbringen

I \give you the president auf den Präsidenten!; (as speaker) das Wort hat der Präsident

28.

▶ \give me a break! jetzt mach aber mal halblang! fam; (stop) jetzt hör' aber auf! fam; (don't believe) das glaubst du doch selbst nicht! fam

▶ I don't \give a damn ( fam) [or (fam!) a shit] [or ( vulg) a fuck] das ist mir scheißegal! derb

▶ to \give a dog a bad name BRIT ( saying) alte Geschichten [wieder] aufwärmen

▶ don't \give me that! komm mir doch nicht damit! fam

▶ you just have to \give it a go du musst es einfach versuchen! fam

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<gave, -n>

1. (donate)

▪ to \give to sth charity für etw akk spenden

to \give of one's best sein Bestes geben

to \give of one's money/time sein Geld/seine Zeit opfern

to \give generously großzügig spenden

to \give and take [gegenseitige] Kompromisse machen

2. (bend, yield) rope reißen; bed federn; knees weich werden

▪ to \give [under [or with] sth] weight [unter etw dat] nachgeben

3. (collapse) bridge einstürzen; seam platzen

you can't work so hard all the time, something's bound to \give du kannst nicht die ganze Zeit so hart arbeiten, sonst wird das irgendwann mal ganz böse ausgehen! sl

4. (be at an end)

▪ sth \gives patience mit etw dat ist es vorbei; nerves, voice etw versagt

5. ( fam: what's happening)

what \gives? was gibt's Neues?

what \gives here? was ist hier so los? fam

6. (tell)

\give! erzähl' schon! fam

7.

▶ it is better [or more blessed] to \give than to receive ( prov) Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen prov

▶ to \give as good as one gets Gleiches mit Gleichem vergelten

III. NOUN

no pl Nachgiebigkeit f; (elasticity) Elastizität f; of bed Federung f

to [not] have much \give [nicht] sehr nachgeben; (elastic) [nicht] sehr elastisch sein

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[gɪv] vb: pret gave, ptp given
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When give is part of a set combination, eg. give evidence, give chase, look up the other word.
1) geben

to give sb sth or sth to sb — jdm etw geben

they gave us food and drink — sie gaben uns zu essen und zu trinken

the teacher gave us three exercises — der Lehrer hat uns drei Übungen gegeben or (as homework)

we were given three exercises she was given a sedative — wir haben drei Übungen bekommen or (as homework) aufbekommen man hat ihr or ihr wurde ein Beruhigungsmittel gegeben

they gave us roast beef for lunch — sie servierten uns Roastbeef zum (Mittag)essen

I'd give a lot/the world/anything to know... —

what wouldn't I give to be like you — was würde ich nicht darum geben, so wie du zu sein

to give sb one's cold (inf) — jdn mit seiner Erkältung anstecken

to give as good as one gets — sich kräftig wehren

he gave everything he had (fig) — er holte das Letzte aus sich heraus

what will you give me for it? — was gibst du mir dafür?

how much did you give for it? — wie viel hast du dafür bezahlt?

11 o'clock, give or take a few minutes — so gegen 11 Uhr

six foot, give or take a few inches — ungefähr sechs Fuß

2) as present schenken; (= donate) spenden, geben

to give sb sth or sth to sb — jdm etw schenken

it was given to me by my uncle, I was given it by my uncle — ich habe es von meinem Onkel bekommen or geschenkt bekommen

he gave me a book as a present — er schenkte mir ein Buch, er machte mir ein Buch zum Geschenk

3) with abstract nouns trouble machen; one's love, attention schenken; hospitality gewähren

he gave the impression he didn't care — er machte den Eindruck, als ob es ihm egal wäre

to give sb help — jdm helfen or Hilfe leisten

to give sb support —

(God) give me strength to do it — Gott gebe mir die Kraft, es zu tun!

give me strength/patience! — großer Gott! (inf)

to be given a choice — die Wahl haben

to give sb a look/smile — jdn ansehen/anlächeln

to give sb a blow — jdn schlagen, jdm einen Schlag versetzen

to give sb a push/kick — jdm einen Stoß/Tritt geben, jdn stoßen/treten

to give sb's hand a squeeze — jdm die Hand drücken

to give one's hair a brush/wash — sich (dat) die Haare bürsten/waschen

this incident gave him the basic plot of the story — durch dieses Ereignis bekam er die Grundidee für die Handlung der Geschichte

who gave you that idea? — wer hat dich denn auf die Idee gebracht?

what gives you that idea? — wie kommst du denn auf die Idee?

that will give you something to think about — da hast du etwas, worüber du nachdenken kannst

I'll give you something to cry about — ich werde schon zusehen, dass du weißt, warum du weinst

give me Shakespeare/Spain (every time)! (inf) —

give me Renoir and Rembrandt, not these surrealist artists — mir sind Renoir und Rembrandt viel lieber als diese Surrealisten

I'm not going to give way on this — ich werde in dieser Sache nicht nachgeben

to give way to pressure — unter Druck nachgeben

don't give way to despair — überlass dich nicht der Verzweiflung

she gave way to tears — sie ließ den Tränen freien Lauf

to give way to sth — von etw abgelöst werden

tears gave way to smiles — die Tränen machten einem Lächeln Platz

radio has almost given way to television — das Radio ist vom Fernsehen fast verdrängt worden on road

give way to oncoming traffic — der Gegenverkehr hat Vorfahrt

who has to give way here? — wer hat hier Vorfahrt?

I was expecting him to give way — ich nahm an, er würde mir die Vorfahrt lassen

"give way" — "Vorfahrt (gewähren)"

4) = cause, cause to feel pleasure, joy machen, bereiten; pain bereiten

to give sb pain — jdm wehtun (also fig), jdm Schmerzen bereiten

it gives me great pleasure to... — es ist mir eine große Freude...

to give sb a shock — jdm einen Schock versetzen __diams; to give sb to understand that...

I was given to understand/believe that... — mir wurde zu verstehen gegeben, dass...

5) = punish with erteilen

he gave the child a smack — er gab dem Kind einen Klaps

or sentences (US) — er gab ihr 100 Zeilen als Strafarbeit auf

to give sb five years — jdn zu fünf Jahren verurteilen, jdm fünf Jahre aufbrummen

he was given a thrashing/five years — er hat eine Tracht Prügel/fünf Jahre bekommen

6)

= utter to give a cry/groan/laugh/sigh — aufschreien/-stöhnen/-lachen/-seufzen

7) = yield, produce milk, warmth, light etc geben; results (er)bringen; answer liefern

our satellite dish gives a very good picture — unsere Parabolantenne gibt ein sehr gutes Bild

8) = allow time geben

they gave me a week to do it — sie gaben or ließen mir eine Woche Zeit, um es zu machen

give yourself time to recover — lassen Sie sich Zeit, um sich zu erholen

give yourself half an hour — rechnen Sie mit einer halben Stunde

I always give myself an extra hour in bed — ich genehmige mir eine Extrastunde im Bett

how long do you give that marriage? (inf) — wie lange gibst du dieser Ehe? (inf)

it's an improvement, I'll give you that — es ist eine Verbesserung, das gestehe ich (dir) ein

he's a good worker, I'll give him that — eines muss man ihm lassen, er arbeitet gut

9) = report, tell information, details, description, answer, advice geben; one's name, particulars angeben; suggestion machen; (= let sb know by letter, phone etc) decision, opinion, results mitteilen

the court hasn't given a decision yet — das Gericht hat noch kein Urteil gefällt

he wouldn't give me his decision/opinion — er wollte mir seine Entscheidung/Meinung nicht sagen

they interrupted the film to give the football results — sie unterbrachen den Film, um die Fußballergebnisse zu bringen

give him my regards — bestellen Sie ihm (schöne) Grüße, richten Sie ihm (schöne) Grüße von mir aus

give her my thanks — richten Sie ihr meinen Dank aus

to give no/the right answer — nicht/richtig antworten

to give sb a warning — jdn warnen

his letter gave us the latest news —

she was given the news by John — John hat ihr das mitgeteilt

he forgot to give us the date — er hat vergessen, uns das Datum anzugeben or (verbally also) zu sagen or (by letter, phone etc also) mitzuteilen

who gave you that information? — wer hat Ihnen das gesagt or die Auskunft gegeben or erteilt?

10) = hold, perform party, dinner, play geben; speech halten; song singen; toast ausbringen (to sb auf jdn)

give us a song —

I give you Mary (as toast) (as speaker) — auf Mary!, auf Marys Wohl! ich gebe Mary das Wort

11)

= do the child gave a little jump of excitement — das Kind machte vor Aufregung einen kleinen Luftsprung

he gave a shrug of his shoulders — er zuckte mit den Schultern

12) = devote widmen (
to +dat)
he has given himself entirely to medicine —

he gave himself/his life to God — er weihte sich/sein Leben Gott

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = give way lit, fig = collapse, yield nachgeben; (strength, health, nerve, voice) versagen; (= break, rope, cable) reißen; (cold weather) nachlassen

when you're under as much strain as that, something is bound to give (inf) — wenn man unter so viel Druck steht, muss es ja irgendwo aushaken (inf)

2) = bend, be flexible nachgeben; (bed) federn; (dress) sich dehnen or weiten

3) = give money etc geben, spenden

it is more blessed to give than to receive (Bibl) — Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen

you have to be prepared to give and take (fig) — man muss zu Kompromissen bereit sein, man muss auch mal zurückstecken können

4)

= be the matter esp US inf what gives? — was gibts? (inf), was ist los? (inf)

what gives with him? — was ist los mit ihm? (inf)

what gives in this town? — was ist hier (in der Stadt) los? (inf)

5)

= tell US inf OK, now give! — also, raus mit der Sprache! (inf)

3. NOUN
Nachgiebigkeit f, Elastizität f; (of floor, bed, chair) Federung f
this elastic hasn't got much give left — dieses Gummiband ist nicht mehr sehr elastisch

it has a lot of give — es gibt sehr stark nach

4. PHRASAL VERBS

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give [ɡıv]

A s

1. Elastizität f, (des Bodens etc) Federung f:

there is too much give in the rope das Seil ist zu locker (gespannt)

2. fig

a) Elastizität f, Flexibilität f

b) Nachgiebigkeit f:

there is no give in him er gibt nie nach

B v/t prät gave [ɡeıv], pperf given [ˈɡıvn]

1. a) geben:

give sb the name of William jemandem den Namen William geben;

give or take plus/minus;

he has given me his cold er hat mich mit seiner Erkältung angesteckt

b) schenken:

he gave his son a watch;

she gave him a daughter

c) Blut etc spenden

2. geben, reichen:

give sb one’s hand jemandem die Hand geben

3. einen Brief etc (über)geben

4. (als Gegenwert) geben, (be)zahlen:

how much did you give for that coat?;

give as good as one gets ( oder takes) mit gleicher Münze zurückzahlen

5. eine Auskunft, einen Rat etc geben, erteilen:

give a description eine Beschreibung geben (of gen oder von)

6. sein Wort geben

7. widmen:

give one’s attention (energies) to sth einer Sache seine Aufmerksamkeit (Kraft) widmen

8. sein Leben hingeben, opfern ( beide:

for für)

9. ein Recht, einen Titel, ein Amt etc verleihen, geben, übertragen:

give sb a part in a play jemandem eine Rolle in einem Stück geben

10. geben, gewähren, zugestehen:

give sb a favo(u)r jemandem eine Gunst gewähren;

just give me 24 hours geben Sie mir (nur) 24 Stunden (Zeit);

give sb until …

a) jemandem bis … Zeit geben oder lassen ( to do zu tun),

b) jemandem bis … Bedenkzeit geben;

I give you that point in diesem Punkt gebe ich Ihnen recht;

give me the good old times! da lobe ich mir die gute alte Zeit!;

give me Mozart any time Mozart geht mir über alles;

it was not given to him to do it es war ihm nicht gegeben oder vergönnt, es zu tun

11. einen Befehl, Auftrag etc geben, erteilen

12. Hilfe gewähren, leisten, Schutz bieten

13. einen Preis zuerkennen, zusprechen

14. eine Arznei (ein)geben, verabreichen

15. jemandem ein Zimmer etc geben, zuteilen, zuweisen

16. Grüße etc übermitteln:

give him my love bestelle ihm herzliche Grüße von mir

17. übergeben, einliefern:

give sb into custody jemanden der Polizei übergeben, jemanden verhaften lassen

18. jemandem einen Schlag etc geben, versetzen

19. jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen

20. a) von sich geben, äußern: → cry A 1, laugh A 1, shout C 1, sign A 6, smile C 1, start A 6

b) eine Erklärung etc abgeben

c) eine Rede etc halten

21. (an)geben, mitteilen, seine Telefonnummer etc angeben:

give a reason einen Grund angeben;

don’t give me that! das glaubst du doch selbst nicht!;

this clock gives the right time diese Uhr zeigt die richtige Zeit an; → name Bes Redew

22. ein Lied etc zum Besten geben, vortragen

23. ein Konzert etc geben, veranstalten:

give a dinner ein Essen geben;

give a play ein (Theater)Stück geben oder aufführen

24. bereiten, verursachen:

give pain Schmerzen bereiten, wehtun;

give sb many problems jemandem viele Probleme aufgeben; → pain A 1, A 2, pleasure A 1

25. (er)geben:

give no result ohne Ergebnis bleiben

26. geben, hervorbringen:

cows give milk Kühe geben Milch;

the lamp gives a good light die Lampe gibt gutes Licht

27. einen Trinkspruch ausbringen auf (akk):

I give you the ladies ich trinke auf das Wohl der Damen

28. geben, zuschreiben:

I give him 50 years ich schätze ihn auf 50 Jahre

29. jemandem zu tun, zu trinken etc geben:

she gave me her bag to carry;

I was given to understand that … man gab mir zu verstehen, dass …

30. (in Redewendungen meist) geben:

give attention achtgeben (to auf akk);

give it to him! umg gibs ihm!;

give sb what for umg es jemandem geben oder besorgen; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven)

C v/i

1. geben, spenden (to dat):

give generously;

give and take geben und nehmen, einander entgegenkommen, kompromissbereit sein

2. nachgeben (auch Preise):

give under great pressure;

the foundations are giving das Fundament senkt sich;

the chair gives comfortably der Stuhl federt angenehm;

his knees gave under him seine Knie versagten

3. what gives? sl was gibts?;

what gives with him? sl was ist los mit ihm?

4. nachlassen, schwächer werden

5. versagen (Nerven etc)

6. a) nachgeben, (Boden etc) federn

b) sich dehnen (Kleidungsstück)

7. sich anpassen (to dat oder an akk)

8. a) führen ( into in akk; on[to] auf akk, nach) (Straße etc)

b) gehen (on[to] nach) (Fenster etc)

9. US umg

a) sprechen:

come on, give! los, raus mit der Sprache!

b) aus sich herausgehen

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1. transitive verb,
gave, given

1) (hand over, pass) geben; (transfer from one's authority, custody, or responsibility) überbringen; übergeben (to an + Akk.)

she gave him her bag to carry — sie gab ihm ihre Tasche zum Tragen

Give it to me! I'll do it — Gib her! Ich mache das

give me... — (on telephone) geben Sie mir...; verbinden Sie mich mit...

2) (as gift) schenken; (donate) spenden; geben; (bequeath) vermachen

give somebody something, give something to somebody — jemandem etwas schenken

the book was given [to] me by my son — das Buch hat mir mein Sohn geschenkt

I wouldn't have it if it was given [to] me — ich würde es nicht mal geschenkt nehmen; abs.

give towards something — zu etwas beisteuern

give blood — Blut spenden

give [a donation] to charity — für wohltätige Zwecke spenden

give and take — (fig.) Kompromisse eingehen; (in marriage etc.) geben und nehmen

3) (sell) verkaufen; geben; (pay) zahlen; geben (ugs.); (sacrifice) geben; opfern

give somebody something [in exchange] for something — jemandem etwas für etwas [im Tausch] geben

I would give anything or my right arm/a lot to be there — ich würde alles/viel darum geben, wenn ich dort sein könnte

4) (assign) aufgeben [Hausaufgaben, Strafarbeit usw.]; (sentence to) geben [10 Jahre Gefängnis usw.]

5) (grant, award) geben [Erlaubnis, Arbeitsplatz, Interview, Rabatt, Fähigkeit, Kraft]; verleihen [Preis, Titel, Orden usw.]

be given something — etwas bekommen

he was given the privilege/honour of doing it — ihm wurde das Vorrecht/die Ehre zuteil, es zu tun

give somebody to understand or believe that... — jemanden glauben lassen, dass...

6) (entrust somebody with) übertragen (to Dat.)

give somebody the power to do something — jemanden ermächtigen, etwas zu tun

7) (allow somebody to have) geben [Recht, Zeit, Arbeit]; überlassen [seinen Sitzplatz]; lassen [Wahl, Zeit]

they gave me [the use of] their car for the weekend — sie überließen mir ihr Auto übers Wochenende

I will give you a day to think it over — ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

give yourself time to think about it — lass dir Zeit, und denk darüber nach

give me London any day or time or every time — (fig. coll.) London ist mir zehnmal lieber

I['ll] give you/him etc. that — (fig. coll.): (grant) das gebe ich zu; zugegeben

you've got to give it to him — (fig. coll.) das muss man ihm lassen

it cost £5, give or take a few pence — es hat so um die fünf Pfund gekostet (ugs.)

given that — (because) da; (if) wenn

given the right tools — mit dem richtigen Werkzeug

given time, I'll do it — wenn ich Zeit habe, mache ich es

8) (offer to somebody) geben, reichen [Arm, Hand usw.]

please give me your attention — ich bitte um Ihre Aufmerksamkeit

give somebody in marriage — jemanden verheiraten

9) (cause somebody/something to have) geben; verleihen [Charme, Reiz, Gewicht, Nachdruck]; bereiten, machen [Freude, Mühe, Kummer]; bereiten, verursachen [Schmerz]; bieten [Abwechslung, Schutz]; leisten [Hilfe]; gewähren [Unterstützung]

I was given the guest room — man gab mir das Gästezimmer

give a clear picture — (Telev.) ein gutes Bild haben

give hope to somebody — jemandem Hoffnung machen

give somebody what for — (sl.) es jemandem geben (ugs.)

10) (convey in words, tell, communicate) angeben [Namen, Anschrift, Alter, Grund, Zahl]; nennen [Grund, Einzelheiten, Losungswort]; geben [Rat, Beispiel, Befehl, Anweisung, Antwort]; fällen [Urteil, Entscheidung]; sagen [Meinung]; bekannt geben [Nachricht, Ergebnis]; machen [Andeutung]; erteilen [Verweis, Rüge]; (present, set forth) [Wörterbuch, Brief:] enthalten; [Zeitung:] bringen [Bericht]

give details of something — Einzelheiten einer Sache (Gen.) darlegen

give something a mention — etwas erwähnen

give somebody the facts — jemanden mit den Fakten vertraut od. bekannt machen

she gave us the news — sie teilte es uns mit

give somebody a decision — jemandem eine Entscheidung mitteilen

give him my best wishes — richte ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

don't give me that! — (coll.) erzähl mir [doch] nichts! (ugs.)

11) given (specified) gegeben

12) (perform, read, sing, etc.) geben [Vorstellung, Konzert]; halten [Vortrag, Seminar]; vorlesen [Gedicht, Erzählung]; singen [Lied]; spielen [Schauspiel, Oper, Musikstück]

give us a song — sing mal was

13) ausbringen [Toast, Trinkspruch]; (as toast)

ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen — meine Damen, meine Herren, auf die Königin od. das Wohl der Königin

14) (produce) geben [Licht, Milch]; tragen [Früchte]; ergeben [Zahlen, Resultat]; erbringen [Ernte]

15) (cause to develop) machen

something gives me a headache — von etwas bekomme ich Kopfschmerzen

running gives me an appetite — Laufen macht mich hungrig

16) (make somebody undergo) geben; versetzen [Schlag, Stoß]; verabreichen (geh.), geben [Arznei]

give somebody a [friendly] look — jemandem einen [freundlichen] Blick zuwerfen

he gave her hand a squeeze — er drückte ihr die Hand

give as good as one gets — (coll.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

17) (execute, make, show) geben [Zeichen, Stoß, Tritt]; machen [Satz, Ruck]; ausstoßen [Schrei, Seufzer, Pfiff]

give a [little] smile — [schwach] lächeln

give something/somebody a look — sich (Dat.) etwas/jemanden ansehen

18) (devote, dedicate) widmen

be given to something/doing something — zu etwas neigen/etwas gern tun

give all one's got — (coll.) sein möglichstes tun

19) (be host at) geben [Party, Empfang, Essen usw.]

20)

give somebody/something two months/a year — jemandem/einer Sache zwei Monate/ein Jahr geben
2. intransitive verb,
gave, given

1) (yield, bend) nachgeben (auch fig.); [Knie:] weich werden; [Bett:] federn; (break down) zusammenbrechen; [Brücke:] einstürzen; (fig.) nachlassen

2) (lead)

give on to the street/garden — [Tür usw.:] auf die Straße hinausführen/in den Garten führen
3. noun
1) Nachgiebigkeit, die; (elasticity) Elastizität, die

have [no] give — [nicht] nachgeben

2)

give and take — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; (exchange of concessions) Geben und Nehmen, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

* * *

(a lecture, etc.) v.

abhalten (Lehrstunde, Vorlesung) v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given)

= bereiten v.

eingeben v.

geben v.

(§ p.,pp.: gab, gegeben)

hingeben v.

verursachen v.

widmen v.

English-german dictionary > give
17 give

1. I
abs

the door gave дверь подалась; the ice gave лед сломался /не выдержал/; the foundations are giving фундамент оседает; at the height of the storm the bridge gave в самый разгар бури мост не выдержал и рухнул; his knees seemed to give ему казалось, что у него подкашиваются ноги; the branch gave but did not break ветка прогнулась, но не сломалась; а soft chair (a bed, a mattress, etc.) gives [when one sits on it] мягкий стул и т. д. проминается [, когда на него садятся]; the frost is beginning to give мороз начинает слабеть
2. II
1) give in some manner. give generously /unsparingly, abundantly/ щедро и т. д. давать /дарить, одаривать/; give grudgingly нехотя делать подарки

2) give in some manner this chair (the mattress, the bed, etc.) gives comfortably (a lot) этот стул и т. д. приятно (сильно) проминается; the springs won't give enough /much/ пружины довольно тугие; the горе has given a good deal веревка сильно растянулась /ослабла/; give for some time the frost did not give all day мороз не отпускал весь день
3. III
give smth.

1) give food (medicine, L 3, etc.) давать еду и т. д., give presents дарить /делать/ подарки; give a grant давать дотацию /пособие/; give a scholarship предоставлять стипендию; give a medal награждать медалью; give alms подавать милостыню

2) give a message передавать записку /сообщение/; give one's regards передать привет

3) give a large crop (10 per cent profit, etc.) приносить / давать/ большой урожай и т. д.; give fruit плодоносить; give milk давать молоке; give heat излучать тепло; the lamp gives a poor light лампа светит тускло /дает, излучает тусклый свет/; his work gives good results его работа дает хорошие результаты; two times two /two multiplied by two/ gives four дважды два give четыре

4) give facts (news, details, the following figures, etc.) приводить /сообщать/ факты и т. д.; give an example /an instance/ приводить /давать/ пример: the dictionary doesn't give this word в словаре нет этого слова; the list gives ten names в списке [приведено /указано/] / список содержит/ десять имен; he gave a full account of the event он все рассказал /дал полный отчет/ об этом событии; he gave no particulars он не сообщил никаких подробностей; give a portrait (a character, the scenery of the country, etc.) нарисовать портрет и т. д.; in his book he gives a description of their customs в своей книге он описывает их нравы; give evidence /testimony/ давать показания; give one's name and address дать /назвать/ свой фамилию и адрес

5) the thermometer gives forty degrees термометр показывает сорок градусов; the barometer gives rain барометр пошел на дождь; give no sign of life не подавать признаков жизни; give no sign of recognition a) не подать виду, что узнал; б) не узнать; give no sign of embarrassment нисколько не смутиться

6) give a dinner (a dinner party, a ball, a party, a concert, a performance, etc.) давать /устраивать/ обед и т. д.

7) give lessons (instruction, exact information, etc.) давать уроки и т. д., give smth. in smth. give lessons in mathematics (instruction in golf, etc.) давать уроки по математике и т. д.; give smth. on smth. give lectures on psychology (on biology, on various subjects, etc.) читать лекции по психологии и т. д., give a lecture прочитать лекцию, выступить с лекцией; give a song (one of Beethoven's sonatas, a concerto, etc.) исполнять песню и т. д., give a recital (a recitation) выступать с сольным концертом (с художественным чтением)

8) give one's good wishes желать всего доброго / хорошего/; give one's blessing давать свое благословение: give a toast провозглашать тост; give smb.'s health /the health of smb./ поднимать тост за чье-л. здоровье

9) give a point in the argument уступить по одному какому-л. вопросу в споре; give way /ground/ отступать, сдавать [свои] позиции; the army (our troops, the crowd, etc.) gave way армия и т. д. отступила; the door (the axle, the railing, etc.) gave way дверь и т. д. подалась; the bridge (the ice, the floor, the ground, etc.) gave way мост и т. д. провалился; the rope /the line/ gave way веревка лопнула; my legs gave way у меня подкосились ноги; his health is giving way его здоровье пошатнулось; his strength is giving way силы оставляют его; if he argues don't give way если он будет спорить, не уступайте

10) give a decision сообщать решение; give judg (e)ment выносить приговор; give notice а) предупреждать о предстоящем увольнении; б) уведомлять

11) semiaux give a look /а glance/ взглянуть, бросить взгляд; give a jump /а leap/ (под)прыгнуть, сделать прыжок; give a push (a pull) толкнуть (потянуть); give a kick ударить ногой, лягнуть; give a smile улыбнуться; give a kiss поцеловать; give a loud laugh громко засмеяться /рассмеяться/; give a cry /а shout/ издавать крик; give a sigh вздохнуть; give a groan застонать; give a sob всхлипнуть; give a start вздрогнуть; give a nod кивнуть; give a shake [of one's head] отрицательно покачать головой; give an injection делать укол; give a shrug of the shoulders пожать плечами; give a wave of the hand махнуть рукой; give a blow ударить; give a rebuff давать отпор; give a beating задать порку, избить; give chase пускаться в погоню; give a wag of the tail вильнуть хвостом; give an order (a command, instructions, etc.) отдавать приказ /распоряжение/ и т. д.; give an answer /а reply/ давать ответ, отвечать; give help оказывать помощь; give the alert объявлять тревогу; give a warning делать предупреждение; give advice советовать, давать совет; give a suggestion предлагать, выдвигать предложение; give a promise (one's word, one's pledge, etc.) давать обещание и т. д.; give shelter давать /предоставлять/ убежище; give a volley дать залп; the gun gave a loud report раздался громкий ружейный выстрел; give offence обижать, наносить обиду; give battle давать бой; give a chance (an opportunity, power, etc.) предоставлять /давать/ возможность и т. д.
4. IV
give smth. somewhere

1) give back the books you borrowed (my pen, my newspaper, etc.) возвращать книги, которые вы взяли и т. д.; give smth. in some manner give money generously (grudgingly, freely, etc.) щедро и т. д. давать деньги; regularly give presents регулярно делать подарки

2) give smth. at some time give a message immediately немедленно передать записку

3) give smth. at some time give profit (10 per cent, etc.) regularly (annually, etc.) регулярно и т. д. приносить прибыль и т. д.

4) give smth. in some manner give an extract in full (at length, in detail, etc.) приводить отрывок полностью и т. д.

5) semiaux give smth. in some manner give aid willingly охотно оказывать помощь; give one's answers loudly (distinctly, etc.) давать ответы /отвечать/ громко и т. д.
5. V
1) give smb. smth. give me your pencil (him this book, her your hand, me a match, the child a glass of milk, the boy his medicine, etc.) дайте мне ваш карандаш и т. д., give smb. a present сделать кому-л. подарок; give him watch (her a ring, etc.) подарить ему часы и т. д.; give her a bunch of flowers преподнести ей букет цветов; what has he given you? что он вам подарил /преподнес/?; give him a letter from his mother (her a note from me, etc.) передавать ему письмо от матери и т. д.; give an actor a role (him a job, etc.) предлагать /давать/ актеру роль и т. д.; give smb. the place of honour отвести кому-л. почетное место; give me long distance дайте мне междугородную; I give you my word (my promise, my consent, etc.) 'даю вам слово и т. д.; give smb. smth. for smth. give smb. a watch for a present преподнести кому-л. часы в качестве подарка; give women equal pay with men for their work оплачивать труд женщин наравне с трудом мужчин; give smb. smth. in smth. give them parts in his new play распределять между ними роли в его новой пьесе; give smb. smb. she gave him a beautiful baby boy она родила ему прекрасного мальчика

2) give smb. smth. give him the message (me the letter, etc.) передавать ему записку и т. д.; give smb. one's love (one's compliments, one's kind regards, etc.) передавать кому-л. привет и т. д.; give him my thanks передайте ему мою благодарность; I give you my very best wishes желаю вам всего самого лучшего

3) give smb. smth. give smb. an illness (measles, a sore throat, etc.) заразить кого-л. какой-л. болезнью и т. д.; you've given me your cold вы заразили меня насморком, я от вас заразился насморком

4) give smb., smth. smth. give us warmth and light (us fruit, people meat, us milk, us wool and leather, etc.) давать нам тепло и свет и т. д.; give men pleasure (him joy, the children enjoyment, her satisfaction, etc.) доставлять людям удовольствие и т. д.; give smb. [much] pain (much trouble, sorrow, etc.) причинять кому-л. боль и т. д.; too much noise gives me a headache от сильного шума у меня начинается головная боль; give smb. courage (me patience, him strength, her more self-confidence, etc.) придавать кому-л. мужество и т. д.; that gave me the idea of travelling это навело меня на мысль о путешествии; give smth. flavour придавать чему-л. вкус

5) give smb. smth. give the commission an account of his trip (us a good description of the man, him wrong information, him good proof, etc.) давать комиссии отчет /отчитываться перед комиссией/ о своей поездке и т. д.; give me your opinion сообщите мне свое мнение; give us human nature truthfully (the reader a true picture of his age, etc.) описать /воссоздать/ для нас подлинную картину человеческой природы и т. д.

6) give smb. smth. give the child a name дать ребенку имя; give smth. smth. give the book a strange title дать книге странное заглавие /название/; this town gave the battle its name эта битва получила название по городу, близ которого она произошла

7) give smb. smth. give smb. lessons (music lessons, lessons in French, consultations, instruction, etc.) давать кому-л. уроки и т. д., give smb. a concerto (a play, etc.) исполнить для кого-л. концерт и т. д.; give us Bach (us another song, etc.) исполните нам /для нас/ Баха и т. д.; who will give us a song? кто вам споет? || give smb. an example служить кому-л. примером; give the other boys an example подавать другим мальчикам пример

8) give smb. smth. give smb. good morning (him good day, us good evening, etc.) пожелать кому-л. доброго утра и т. д., give smb. one's blessing благословлять кого-л.; give smb. smth., smb. give them our country (our host, the Governor, etc.) предложить им выпить за нашу страну и т. д.

9) give smb. smth. give smb. six months' imprisonment (five years, two years of hard labour, etc.) приговорить кого-л. к пяти месяцам тюремного заключения и т. д.

10) semiaux give smb., smth. smth. give smb. a look (a fleeting glance, etc.) бросить на кого-л. взгляд и т. д.; give smb. a smile улыбнуться кому-л.; give smb. a kiss поцеловать кого-л.; give smb. a blow нанести кому-л. удар, стукнуть кого-л.; give smb. a push толкнуть кого-л.; give smb. a kick лягнуть, ударить кого-л. ногой; give smb. a nod кивнуть кому-л. [головой]; give smb. a beating избить /поколотить/ кого-л.; give one's hat a brush почистить шляпу; give a blackboard a wipe стереть с доски; give smb.'s hand a squeeze сжать или пожать кому-л. руку; give them our support (him help, him a hand, them every assistance, etc.) оказать им поддержку и т. д.; give the matter every care внимательно отнестись к вопросу; give smb. a warning предупреждать кого-л.; give smb. an order (instructions, etc.) отдать кому-л. приказ и т. д.; give smb. an answer /а reply/ давать кому-л. ответ, отвечать кому-л.; my old coat gives me good service мое старое пальто все еще служит мне; give me a chance (him another opportunity, etc.) предоставьте мне возможность и т. д.
6. VII
1) give smth. to do smth. give a signal to start (notice to leave, etc.) давать сигнал к отправлению и т. д.; give a push to open the door толкнуть дверь, чтобы она открылась; give a lot to know it (anything to know what happened, the world to have it, the world to secure such a thing, etc.) многое отдать, чтобы узнать это и т. д. || give smb. to understand дать кому-л. понять

2) give smb. smth. to do give him a book to read (me something to eat, her a glass of water to drink, him the right to complain, him a week to make up his mind, us an hour to get there, myself time to think it over, etc.) дать ему прочесть книгу и т. д.; give a porter one's bags to carry (a groom one's horse to hold, etc.) попросить носильщика отнести вещи и т. д.; give him a letter to mail дать /велеть/ ему отправить письмо; give her a message to deliver дать ей записку для передачи
7. XI
1) be given smth. he was given a job (quarters, a rest, etc.) ему дали /предложили/ работу и т. д., he was given a book (a watch, L 50, a ring, etc.) ему подарили книгу и т. д.; be given to smb., smth. a book (a watch, etc.) was given to him ему подарили книгу и т. д., he was given a contract с ним заключили контракт; be given in some manner our services are given free of charge мы оказываем услуги бесплатно; invitations are given gratuitously (periodically, willingly, etc.) приглашения рассылаются бесплатно и т. д., be given somewhere articles (books, etc.) must be given back статьи и т. д. должны быть возвращены

2) be given to smb. of all the books that have been given to the public on the problem из всех выпущенных по данному вопросу книг

3) || semiaux I was given to understand that... мне дали понять, что...

4) be given to smth. be given to idleness (to luxury and pleasure, to drink, to these pursuits, etc.) иметь склонность к безделью и т. д., he is much given to music он увлекается музыкой; be given in so me manner I am not given that way у меня не такой склад /характер/; be given to doing smth. be given to drinking (to day-dreaming, to lying, to contradicting, to swearing, to shooting and hunting, etc.) любить выпить, иметь пристрастие к выпивке и т. д.; he is given to stealing он нечист на руку; he is given to boasting он хвастлив || semiaux (not) be given to smb. to do smth. it is not given to him to understand it (to appreciate beauty, to express his thoughts eloquently, to become famous, etc.) ему не дано понять это и т. д.

5) be given somewhere the figures (the data, the results, etc.) are given below ( above) цифры и т. д. приведены ниже (выше); as given below (above) как показано /сказано/ ниже (выше); the word (this phrase, etc.) is not given in the dictionary словарь не дает /не приводит/ этого слова и т. д., be given in some manner the prices are given separately цены даются отдельно; this is given as a hypothesis это приводится в виде гипотезы

6) be given smth. he was given the name of John его назвали Джоном; be given in some manner the subtitle is given rather grandiloquently дан очень пышный подзаголовок

7) be given at some place the opera (the play, etc.) was first given in Paris (on this stage, etc.) эта опера и т. д. была впервые поставлена в Париже и т. д.; be given at some time the play is to be given again next month пьеса вновь пойдет /пьесу снова покажут/ в следующем месяце

8) be given smth. be given six years' imprisonment (a severe punishment, a stiff sentence, a reprieve, etc.) получить шесть лет тюрьмы и т. д.; be given for (against) smb. the decision (the judg(e)ment, etc.) was given for (against) the defendant ( the plaintiff, etc.) решение и т. д. было вынесено в пользу (против) обвиняемого и т. д.
8. XVI
1) give to /for/ smth., smb. give to the Red Cross (to charity, to the poor, for the relief of the victims of the flood, etc.) жертвовать [средства] в пользу Красного Креста и т. д.

2) give under smth. the fence (the beam, etc.) may give under the weight забор и т. д. может рухнуть под такой тяжестью; the earth /the soil/ (the marshy ground, etc.) gave under the vehicle под тяжестью машины почва и т. д. осела; the step gave under his feet ступенька сломалась у него под ногами; the lock gave under hard pushing мы напирали на дверь, пока замок не сломался; give on smth. we can't negotiate until each side is willing to give on some points успешные переговоры невозможны [до тех пор], пока каждая сторона не пойдет на определенные уступки

3) give (up)on (into, onto) smth. the window ( the door, the gate, etc.) gives (up)on the street (on the garden, on the side street, into /on(to)/ the yard, on the sea, etc.) окно и т. д. выходит на улицу и т. д., the road gave onto the highway дорога выходила на шоссе
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give oneself to smth. give oneself to mathematics (to study, to science, etc.) посвятить себя математике и т. д.; give oneself to thought (to meditation, to prayer, etc.) предаваться размышлениям и т. д.; the invaders gave themselves to plunder захватчики занимались грабежом
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1) give smth. to smb., smth. give a book to each of the boys (food to the hungry, medicine to a patient, money to a beggar, etc.) давать каждому мальчику по книге и т. д.; money to the Red Cross (all his books to the library, his collection to the college, etc.) передать /( пожертвовать/ деньги Красному Кресту и т.

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; give one's hand to the visitor подать / пожать, протянуть/ руку посетителю; give a part to an actor дать актеру роль; give place to the old woman (to new methods, etc.) уступить место пожилой женщине и т. д.; give her face to the sun подставить лицо солнцу; give smth. for smb., smth. give his life for his friends (for his country, for a cause, etc.) отдать свою жизнь за друзей и т. д.; give smth. to smth., smb. give (no) thought to it (не) задумываться над этим; give [one's] attention to smb. оказывать кому-л. внимание; give credit to smth. прислушиваться к чему-л.; give credit to the report доверять сообщению || give one's ear to smb., smth. прислушиваться к кому-л., чему-л.; give ear to the rumour прислушиваться к тому, что говорят; give one's daughter in marriage выдавать /отдавать/ дочь замуж

2) give smth. to smb. give the command of the regiment to him поручить ему командование полком; give my love /my kind regards, my compliments/ to her (to your family, etc.) передавать ей и т. д. привет; give smb., smth. into smb., smth. give the children into smb.'s hands (into smb.'s care, into smb.'s charge, etc.) передавать детей в чьи-л. руки и т. д., поручать детей кому-л. и т. д., give the thief into the hands of the police передать вора в руки полиции; give the prisoner into custody отдать заключенного под стражу

3) give smth. to smth., smb. give perfume to the linen (an edge to the appetite, brilliance to the thing, etc.) придавать белью аромат и т. д.; give a disease to smb. (a cold to the boy, measles to a whole school, etc.) заразить кого-л. какой-л. болезнью и т. д.; give motion to the wheel привести колесо в движение; give currency to smth. пускать что-л. в обращение; give currency to rumours распускать слухи; his novel gave currency to this phrase после выхода в свет его романа это выражение стало крылатым; give rise to smth. породить /вызвать/ что-л.; his behaviour gave rise to rumours его поведение дало повод разговорам

4) give smth. for smth. give five pounds for the hat (as much as L 3 for this book, a good price for the car, etc.) (заплатать пять фунтов за шляпу и т. д.; how much /what/ did you give for that? сколько вы за это заплатили?; give prizes /premiums/ for the best exhibits выдавать призы за лучшие экспонаты; give smth. to smb. give good wages to the workers хорошо платить рабочим

5) give smth. to smth., smb. give one's free time to golf (one's mind to scientific research, one's attention to study, one's heart to art, one's energy to political affairs, one's love to her, etc.) отдавать все свое свободное время игре в гольф и т. д.; give one's life to science (to the cause of peace, to study, to one's duty, etc.) отдать /посвятить/ свой жизнь науке и т. д.

6) give smth. with smth. give the story with many unnecessary particulars (a description with many side remarks, evidence with no trace of bias, etc.) рассказать эту историю со многими ненужными подробностями и т. д.; give the scenery with great fidelity описывать /воспроизводить/ пейзаж с большой точностью; give smth. for smth. give his reasons for his absence (for the delay, for her lateness, etc.) объяснять свое отсутствие и т. д.

7) give smth. at smth. the bulletin gives the population of the country at 90 millions (the average number of attempts at 3, the number of instances at 8, etc.) в бюллетене указывается, что население этой страны ранки девяноста миллионам и т. д.; give smth. in smth. give 30° in the shade (in the sun) показывать /регистрировать/ тридцать градусов в тени (на солнце)

8) give smth. to smth. the city gave its name to the battle эта ботва получила название по городу, близ которого она произошла; the largest city gave its name to the province эта область названа по самому большому городу

9) give smth. for smb. give a dinner (a party, etc.) for 20 guests давать обед и т. д. на двадцать человек /персон/

10) give smth. to smb. give instruction to a class of adults (lessons to children, interviews to journalists, etc.) давать уроки группе взрослых и т. д., give a talk to the recruits провести беседу с новобранцами

11) give smth. to smb. give three hearty cheers to the winners встречать победителей троекратным "ура"

12) || give way to smth., smb. отступать перед чем-л., кем-л.; give way to а саг (to traffic coming in from the right, to the man, etc.) пропускать автомобиль и т. д., давать дорогу автомобилю и т. д.; give way to despair впасть в отчаяние; give way to temptation (to grief, etc.) поддаться соблазну и т. д.; give way to emotions уступить чувствам, быть не в состоянии справиться со своими чувствами; give way to tears не сдержать слезы, расплакаться; give way to his whims (to him, to these impudent demands, etc.) уступать его капризам и т. д., give way to anger не сдержать гнева, дать волю гневу; give place to smth., smb. отступать перед чем-л., кем-л.; spring gave place to summer на смену весне пришло лето

13) semiaux give smth., to smb., smth. give a blow to smb. нанести кому-л. удар; give a signal to the guard подавать сигнал часовому; give a turn to a key in the lock повернуть ключ в замке; give help to the needy оказывать помощь нуждающимся; give an order to the servants (a command to the soldiers. etc.) отдать распоряжение слугам и т. д.; give an answer to the man ответить этому человеку; give encouragement to the boy ободрить /подбодрить/ мальчика; give chase to a ship [начать] преследовать корабль
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give smth. as smth. give a book (a jack-knife, etc.) as a present давать книгу и т. д. в качестве подарка, дарить книгу и т. д., give smth. as a keepsake дарить что-л. на память

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > give
18 give

{giv}
I. 1. v (gave, given) давам (something to someone, someone something някому нещо)
a book was GIVEn to me, I wasGIVEn a book дадоха ми/дадена ми бе една книга
2. подарявам, давам, оставям, завещавам
it was GIVE n to me пoдaрък ми e, подариха ми го
3. Предавам (съобщение, поздрави и пр.)
4. давам, плащам
5. давам, посвещавам, отдавам
to GIVE one's life for давам/жертвувам живота си за
to GIVE one's life to посвещавам живота си на
6. определям, налагам (наказание), осъждам на, наказвам с, юр. издавам (решение), отсъждам
they gave him six months hard labour осъдиха го на шест месеца каторжна работа
7. със същ., изразяващи действие, се превежда със съответен бълг. гл.
to GIVE one's hat a brush изчетквам си шапката
to GIVE a shrug of the shoulders свивам рамене
to GIVE a sigh/groan въздъхвам, изпъшквам
to GIVE three cheers викам три пъти ура
8. давам, излъчвам, изпускам (светлина, топлина и пр.)
to GIVE a report изгърмявам
9. показвам, отбелязвам, бележа, соча, давам
further analysis GIVEs по-задълбоченият анализ показва/сочи
10. изнасям, давам, устройвам, уреждам, изпълнявам (концерт, пиеса и пр.)
11. предлагам/вдигам наздравица за, пия за здравето и пр. на
I GIVE you our host (предлагам) да пием за (здравето на) домакина
12. създавам, причинявам (болка, неприятности и пр.), доставям, правя (удоволствие и пр.)
13. давам, нося, донасям (доход и пр.), раждам (за дърво и пр.)
this field GIVEs a good crop of barley тази нива ражда добра реколта от ечемик
14. давам, предавам, описвам, обрисувам
15. отстъпвам, съгласявам се с
I GIVE you that point in the argument тук си прав, по тази точка в спора се съгласявам с тебе
16. поддавам, огъвам се, хлътвам, еластичен съм
счупвам се (и с way), отпускам се, отхлабвам се, разхлабвам се
my knees gave (way) beneath me коленете ми се огънаха, краката ми се подкосиха
17. to GIVE way вж. way
18. започвам да се топя, омеквам (за време)
to GIVE as good as one gets, to GIVE tit for tat прен. не оставам длъжен
to GIVE it someone (hot) наругавам/накастрям някого
GIVE it them! дай им да се разберат! I was GIVEn to understand that увериха ме, че
to GIVE someone what for прен. разг. нареждам някого, давам някому да се разбере
to GIVE to the public/the world публикувам, издавам, правя обществено достояние
GIVE you joy! бъди/бъдете щастлив/щастливи! it is not GIVEn to all to не всеки може, не всекиму е дадено да
she's thirty, GIVE or take a year or two тя е около трийсетгодишна
give away подарявам
раздавам (something to someone), предавам (булка) на младоженец (като част от, сватбения обред), отказвам се от, жертвувам, разг. издавам (съзнателно или не)
to GIVE the show/game away разг. издавам тайна, изплювам камъчето
give back връщам, възстановявам, отразявам (ехо, образ), оттеглям се, отстъпвам
give forth излъчвам, (из) пускам (светлина, арoмат и пр.), хим. освобождавам, пускам (издънки и пр.), издавам (звук), съобщавам, разгласявам
give in (пре) давам, връчвам (пакет, писмо и пр.), съобщавам (името си, за да бъда представен, записан), отстъпвам
предавам се, оставям се, отдавам се (to)
to GIVE in to someone ам. отстъпвам някому, изпълнявам нечие желание
GIVEn in търг. като добавка
give off give forth
give on водя, гледам към (за врата и прозорец)
give out раздавам, разпределям, издавам, излъчвам (звук, топлина и пр.), съобщавам, оповестявам
refl представям се (as за)
aм. давам (интервю), свършвам се, привършвам, изчерпвам се, към края съм
his heart/luck gave out сърцето/щастието му изневери
give over предавам, оставям (something to someone)
спирам, преставам (с ger), отказвам се (от), изоставям
to GIVE over trying преставам да се мъча
GIVE over crying престани да плачещ, стига си плакал
reft отдавам се, жертва съм (to на) (u pass)
give up отстъпвам, предавам (се), отказвам (се), жертвувам, отказвам се от, (из) оставям, зарязвам
to GIVE up smoking отказвам се от пушенето
I GIVE her uр отказвам се от нея, вдигам ръце от нея
the doctors have GIVEn him up лекарите ca го отписали
I had GIVEn you up не те очаквах вече, бях изгубил вече надежда, че ще дойдеш
to GIVE up (all) hope отчайвам се, оставям всякаква надежда
to GIVE up for lost смятам за загубен, предавам (на полицията и пр.), издавам (имена на съучастници и пр.)
refl отдавам се, предавам се, задълбочавам се
посвещавам се (to в, на)
give uрon give on
II. n еластичност, гъвкавост (и прен.)

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{giv} v (gave {geiv}; given {'givn}) l. давам (s. th. to s.o

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оставям; отдавам; придавам; предавам; предоставям; давам; завещавам; налагам;

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1. 1 to give way вж. way 2. 1 давам, нося, донасям (доход и пр.), раждам (за дърво и пр.) 3. 1 давам, предавам, описвам, обрисувам 4. 1 започвам да се топя, омеквам (за време) 5. 1 отстъпвам, съгласявам се с 6. 1 поддавам, огъвам се, хлътвам, еластичен съм 7. 1 предлагам/вдигам наздравица за, пия за здравето и пр. на 8. 1 създавам, причинявам (болка, неприятности и пр.), доставям, правя (удоволствие и пр.) 9. a book was given to me, i wasgiven a book дадоха ми/дадена ми бе една книга 10. aм. давам (интервю), свършвам се, привършвам, изчерпвам се, към края съм 11. further analysis gives по-задълбоченият анализ показва/сочи 12. give away подарявам 13. give back връщам, възстановявам, отразявам (ехо, образ), оттеглям се, отстъпвам 14. give forth излъчвам, (из) пускам (светлина, арoмат и пр.), хим. освобождавам, пускам (издънки и пр.), издавам (звук), съобщавам, разгласявам 15. give in (пре) давам, връчвам (пакет, писмо и пр.), съобщавам (името си, за да бъда представен, записан), отстъпвам 16. give it them! дай им да се разберат! i was given to understand that увериха ме, че 17. give off give forth 18. give on водя, гледам към (за врата и прозорец) 19. give out раздавам, разпределям, издавам, излъчвам (звук, топлина и пр.), съобщавам, оповестявам 20. give over crying престани да плачещ, стига си плакал 21. give over предавам, оставям (something to someone) 22. give up отстъпвам, предавам (се), отказвам (се), жертвувам, отказвам се от, (из) оставям, зарязвам 23. give uрon give on 24. give you joy! бъди/бъдете щастлив/щастливи! it is not given to all to не всеки може, не всекиму е дадено да 25. given in търг. като добавка 26. his heart/luck gave out сърцето/щастието му изневери 27. i give her uр отказвам се от нея, вдигам ръце от нея 28. i give you our host (предлагам) да пием за (здравето на) домакина 29. i give you that point in the argument тук си прав, по тази точка в спора се съгласявам с тебе 30. i had given you up не те очаквах вече, бях изгубил вече надежда, че ще дойдеш 31. i. v (gave, given) давам (something to someone, someone something някому нещо) 32. ii. n еластичност, гъвкавост (и прен.) 33. it was give n to me пoдaрък ми e, подариха ми го 34. my knees gave (way) beneath me коленете ми се огънаха, краката ми се подкосиха 35. refl отдавам се, предавам се, задълбочавам се 36. refl представям се (as за) 37. reft отдавам се, жертва съм (to на) (u pass) 38. she's thirty, give or take a year or two тя е около трийсетгодишна 39. the doctors have given him up лекарите ca го отписали 40. they gave him six months hard labour осъдиха го на шест месеца каторжна работа 41. this field gives a good crop of barley тази нива ражда добра реколта от ечемик 42. to give a report изгърмявам 43. to give a shrug of the shoulders свивам рамене 44. to give a sigh/groan въздъхвам, изпъшквам 45. to give as good as one gets, to give tit for tat прен. не оставам длъжен 46. to give in to someone ам. отстъпвам някому, изпълнявам нечие желание 47. to give it someone (hot) наругавам/накастрям някого 48. to give one's hat a brush изчетквам си шапката 49. to give one's life for давам/жертвувам живота си за 50. to give one's life to посвещавам живота си на 51. to give over trying преставам да се мъча 52. to give someone what for прен. разг. нареждам някого, давам някому да се разбере 53. to give the show/game away разг. издавам тайна, изплювам камъчето 54. to give three cheers викам три пъти ура 55. to give to the public/the world публикувам, издавам, правя обществено достояние 56. to give up (all) hope отчайвам се, оставям всякаква надежда 57. to give up for lost смятам за загубен, предавам (на полицията и пр.), издавам (имена на съучастници и пр.) 58. to give up smoking отказвам се от пушенето 59. Предавам (съобщение, поздрави и пр.) 60. давам, излъчвам, изпускам (светлина, топлина и пр.) 61. давам, плащам 62. давам, посвещавам, отдавам 63. изнасям, давам, устройвам, уреждам, изпълнявам (концерт, пиеса и пр.) 64. определям, налагам (наказание), осъждам на, наказвам с, юр. издавам (решение), отсъждам 65. подарявам, давам, оставям, завещавам 66. показвам, отбелязвам, бележа, соча, давам 67. посвещавам се (to в, на) 68. предавам се, оставям се, отдавам се (to) 69. раздавам (something to someone), предавам (булка) на младоженец (като част от, сватбения обред), отказвам се от, жертвувам, разг. издавам (съзнателно или не) 70. спирам, преставам (с ger), отказвам се (от), изоставям 71. счупвам се (и с way), отпускам се, отхлабвам се, разхлабвам се 72. със същ., изразяващи действие, се превежда със съответен бълг. гл
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give [giv] ( gave [geiv], given[givən]) I. v 1. давам, връчвам (s.th. to s.o., s.o. s.th. някому нещо); a pen was \given to me, I was \given a pen дадоха ми един химикал; to \give an answer давам отговор, отговарям; to \give lessons ( instruction) in давам уроци (преподавам) по; to \give o.'s daughter in marriage давам дъщеря си за жена (to на); 2. подарявам, давам; оставям, завещавам; what are you giving him for his birthday? какво ще му подариш за рождения ден? it was \given to him подарък му е, подариха му го; 3. предавам, връчвам; съобщавам; they gave her bad news at the hospital съобщиха ѝ лоша новина в болницата; to \give s.o. a letter from предавам някому писмо от; to \give s.o. into custody ( in charge) предавам някого на полицията; \give my regards to your daughter поздрави от мен дъщеря си; 4. заплащам, давам, плащам; the lady gave me a dollar tip дамата ми даде бакшиш от един долар; 5. давам, посещавам, отдавам; to \give o.'s life for давам живота си за; to \give o.'s life to посвещавам живота си на; to give o.'s attention to насочвам вниманието си към; 6. определям, налагам ( наказание); осъждам на, наказвам с; юрид. издавам ( решение); отсъждам; he was \given 10 years in prison осъдиха го на 10 години; they gave him 3 months hard labour осъдиха го на 3 месеца тежък физически труд; 7. със същ., които изразяват действие, се превежда със съответен български глагол; to \give a blow удрям; to give a cry ( shout) извиквам, надавам вик; to \give a jump подскачам; to \give a kick ритвам; to \give a look ( glance) поглеждам; to \give a shrug of the shoulders свивам рамене; to \give a sigh ( groan) въздъхвам, изпъшквам; to \give a speech произнасям реч; to \give a lecture изнасям лекция; to \give three cheers викам три пъти "ура"; 8. давам, излъчвам, изпускам, източник съм на (светлина, топлина и пр.); to \give a report изгърмявам; 9. показвам, отбелязвам, бележа, давам; he gave no sign of life той не даваше (показваше) никакви признаци на живот; 10. изнасям, давам, устройвам, уреждам ( банкет); изпълнявам (концерт, пиеса и пр.); to \give a recitation рецитирам; to \give a party давам (устройвам, уреждам) забава; каня гости; 11. предлагам (вдигам) наздравица, пия за (здравето и пр.) на; I \give you our host (предлагам) да пием за (здравето на) домакина; 12. създавам, причинявам (болка, неприятност и пр.); заразявам; доставям, правя (удоволствие и пр.); the noise \gives me a headache от шума ме боли главата; does your ear \give you pain? боли ли те ухото? to \give o.s. trouble правя си (създавам си) труд; 13. давам, нося, донасям, докарвам (доход и пр.); раждам (за дърво и пр.); this field \gives a good crop of barley тази нива ражда добър ечемик; 14. давам, предавам, описвам, обрисувам; 15. отстъпвам, съгласявам се с; the government's got to \give, or the miners will go on strike правителството трябва да отстъпи, иначе миньорите ще вдигнат стачка; 16. поддавам се, огъвам се, хлътвам, еластичен съм; счупвам се (и way); отпускам се, отхлабвам се, разхлабвам се; if the ladder \gives he will fall ако се счупи стълбата, той ще падне; he felt his legs gave beneath him той чувстваше, че не го държат краката (че краката му се подкосяват); 17.: to \give way отстъпвам, оставям се, отдавам се; отстъпвам място, оставям да мине (to); падам (за цени, акции и пр.); мор. греба силно, натискам силно греблата; to \give way to s.o. отстъпвам някому; to \give way to despair (grief etc.) оставям се (отдавам се) на отчаяние (скръб и пр.); to \give way to anger ( tears) давам воля на яда (сълзите) си; to \give way to traffic coming from the right давам предимство на автомобилите, идващи от дясната страна; 18. избелява (за цвят); 19. започва да се топи; затопля се, омеква, стопля се (за време); • to \give a child a name кръщавам, именувам, наричам, назовавам; to \give a dog a bad name черня, очерням някого, изкарвам някому лошо име; to \give s.o. the fidgets ( jumps) разг. дразня, нервирам някого, лазя по нервите на; to \give as good as one gets, to \give tit for tat прен. не оставам длъжен; to \give birth to раждам; пораждам, предизвиквам, докарвам; to \give chase гоня, прогонвам; to \give ear слушам, послушвам, вслушвам се в; to \give effect to привеждам в изпълнение (действие), изпълнявам; to \give ground отстъпвам (особ. за войски); to \give o.'s right arm ( eye teeth) давам мило и драго; готов съм на всичко; to \give it to s.o. ( hot, strong), to \give s.o. hell давам някому да се разбере, наругавам, накастрям; to \give offence ( umbrage) обиждам; to \give place to отстъпвам място на, бивам заместен от; to \give rise to предизвиквам, причинявам, докарвам, пораждам; to \give s.o. the sack ( mitten) уволнявам, изгонвам от работа; отказвам на кандидат за женитба; to \give s.o. the slip измъквам се, изплъзвам се; to \give s.o. what for прен. нареждам някого, давам някому да се разбере; to \give the time of day поздравявам, казвам "добро утро" (добър ден и пр.); to \give to the public ( world) публикувам, издавам; правя обществено достояние; not to \give a damn пет пари не давам, не ме е грижа, не ме интересува; \give me the good old days къде са добрите стари времена, няма по-хубаво от добрите стари времена; you are a bright kid, I'll \give you that признавам, че си умно дете; добре де, умно дете си ( съгласен съм); it is not \given to all to не всеки може, не всекиму е дадено; \give me... разг. предпочитам ...; some people like country life \give me the town някои хора харесват живота на село, но аз предпочитам града; don't \give me that! не ми ги пробутвай тия! не вярвам! не може да бъде! II. n еластичност, гъвкавост (и прен.); отстъпчивост, примирителност, мекушавост, добрина.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > give
19 give

[gɪv] 1. гл.; прош. вр. gave, прич. прош. вр. given
1) дать, подать, передать

Would you give me that magazine on the table? — Передайте мне, пожалуйста, тот журнал на столе.

Give me that plate, please. — Дай мне, пожалуйста, ту тарелку.

Give me Mr. Black, please. — Соедините меня, пожалуйста, с мистером Блэком.

Syn:

hand over, pass

2) подарить, дарить

What can I give you for your birthday? — Что тебе подарить на день рождения?

I won't give you the book, but I will either lend it to you, or sell it to you, whichever you like. — Я не буду дарить тебе эту книгу, я могу или одолжить её тебе, или продать - как ты предпочитаешь.

We gave her flowers for her birthday. — Мы подарили ей на день рождения цветы.

3)

а) заплатить (что-л.), рассчитаться, компенсировать (чем-л.)

They gave five dollars for the picture. — Они заплатили за картину пять долларов.

She gave the porter a dollar for carrying her suitcase. — Она дала швейцару доллар за то, что он поднес её чемодан.

Syn:

pay, compensate

б) (give smth. for) продать (что-л.) за (сколько-л.), выручить за (что-л. сколько-л.)

He gave his old car away for two thousand dollars. — Он продал свою старую машину за две тысячи долларов.

4)

а) прописывать, назначать, давать ( лекарство)

The doctor gave him some cough medicine. — Врач прописал ему лекарство от кашля.

б) выносить (решение, приговор); налагать (наказание, штраф)

The court gave him six months hard labour. — Суд присудил его к шести месяцам каторжных работ.

He was given life imprisonment for the crime. — За это преступление он получил пожизненное заключение.

5) даровать, жаловать, предоставлять

to give him power to accomplish his duties — наделить его властью, чтобы он мог выполнить свои обязанности

The Bill of Rights gives us freedom of speech. — Билль о Правах предоставляет (дарует) нам свободу слова.

Syn:

accord

6) выделить (кому-л. время, пространство, средства сделать что-л.)

"Well, all right," said Lord Ickenham, rising. "I can give her five minutes." (P. G. Wodehouse) — "Очень хорошо, - сказал лорд Икенхем поднимаясь, - я могу уделить ей пять минут."

Syn:

allow, grant, enable

7)

а) дать взаймы, в аренду, предоставить во временное пользование

She gave them the cottage for a week. — Она предоставила им коттедж на неделю.

б) давать на хранение

to give smth. to keep, to give smth. into the care / custody of smb, to give in charge — поручить чьим-л. заботам, вверить кому-л.

He gave me the keys for safekeeping. — Он отдал ключи мне на хранение.

Give your hat to the checkroom attendant. — Отдай свою шляпу гардеробщику.

He gave it into the custody of his son-in-law. — Он поручил это своему зятю.

в) доверять

Give him your confidence. — Доверься ему.

He does not readily give a stranger his confidence. — Он неохотно доверяется незнакомцам.

8) передавать, выражать

to give a person (someone's) compliments, kind regards — передать кому-либо (чьи-л.) комплименты, лучшие пожелания

Please, give my best respects to Mrs. Hunter. — Пожалуйста, передайте мое глубочайшее уважение миссис Хантер.

Give my love to Mary. — Передавай Мэри от меня привет.

Give him my best wishes. — Передай ему мои наилучшие пожелания.

Syn:

convey

9)

а) посвятить (что-л. чему-л. / кому-л)

He gave himself to the job with tremendous enthusiasm. — Он отдался работе с огромным энтузиазмом.

It was important to give his mind entirely to political affairs. — Было важно, чтобы он направил все свои помыслы на политические дела.

- give of oneself

Syn:

apply, devote, surrender, attach, lose oneself in, lend, offer, addict

б) принести в жертву, отдать

They had given their lives for England. — Они пожертвовали своими жизнями ради Англии.

Syn:

sacrifice

в) делать благотворительные взносы, пожертвования

Most people give to some charity at Christmastime. — Большинство людей на Рождество делают пожертвования.

She gave largely to hospitals and churches. — Она делала большие пожертвования в пользу больниц и церквей.

Syn:

contribute

10)

а) распределять, раздавать, выдавать

Give out the question papers ten minutes before the examination. — Раздай экзаменационные билеты за десять минут до начала экзамена.

He gave away most of his income. — Он раздавал большую часть своих доходов.

б) приписать (кому-л. что-л.), заклеймить (кого-л.)

в) вручить ( как полагающееся)

They gave us first prize. — Они вручили нам первый приз.

Then the old teacher gave away the prizes. — Затем старый учитель раздал призы.

11)

а) предоставлять, приводить, подавать, сообщать (о словах, информации)

A daily newspaper gave a head-lined account of the speech. — Ежедневная газета напечатала краткий отчёт о выступлении.

She gave them notice that she was quitting on the 15th. — Она сообщила им, что увольняется пятнадцатого.

Such words ought not to be given in a dictionary. — Такие слова не должны приводиться в словаре.

Syn:

notify, intimate, announce, let know, communicate, impart, present, issue, render

б) открыть доступ (к информации, сведениям)

to give to the world / public — опубликовать, обнародовать (книгу, открытие)

I gave him my name. — Я сообщил ему свое имя.

In a few words Captain Morgan gave me an inkling of his plans. — В нескольких словах капитан Морган обрисовал мне свои планы.

Would you give me the time? (Ch. Dickens) — Скажите, пожалуйста, сколько сейчас времени?

12) протянуть, предложить (руку, помощь, поддержку)

I gave the toddler my hand. — Я подал ребёнку руку.

13) представлять на публике, исполнять перед аудиторией

Give us Mozart. — Сыграйте нам Моцарта.

The opera was given again in 1964. — Опера была представлена вновь в 1964 году.

Syn:

perform, produce, deliver

14)

а) показывать

The far-off farms gave no sign of life. — Отдаленные фермы не подавали никаких признаков жизни.

The thermometer gives 25 degrees in the shade. — Термометр показывает 25 градусов в тени.

Syn:

indicate, show

б) демонстрировать, проявлять

15) организовывать ( прием), устраивать, давать (обед, вечеринку; часто в честь кого-л. или как благодарность за что-л.)

She is giving a dinner party on Friday. — Она даёт обед в пятницу.

16) произносить пожелание, предлагать, провозглашать (тост)

I give you the bride and groom! — Я предлагаю выпить за жениха и невесту!

"Gentlemen," said the man in blue, with an air of the most consummate dandyism, "I'll give you the ladies; come." (Ch. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837) — "Джентльмены, - сказал джентльмен в голубом с видом заправского денди, - я предлагаю тост за леди!" (пер. А. В. Кривцовой и Е. Ланна)

17)

а) быть источником, производить

The sun gives light. — Солнце - источник света.

б) вызывать, быть источником, причиной (чего-л.)

It gave me much pain. — Это причинило мне большую боль.

The pupil gives the teacher much trouble. — Этот ученик доставляет учителю много хлопот.

в) вызывать состояние (болезни, недомогания)

The draft gave me a cold. — Я простудился от сквозняка.

You've given me your cold in the nose. — Я от вас заразился насморком.

I hope I have not given you my sore throat. — Я надеюсь, я не заразил вас ангиной.

18)

а) давать, производить

Cows give milk. — Коровы дают молоко.

б) давать урожай, плодоносить

trees that give fruit — плодоносящие деревья

в) выдавать в результате (вычислений)

5 × 12 gives 60. –— 5 × 12 будет 60.

19) подаваться, уступать, сдаваться; гнуться, сгибаться; ломаться

The branch gave under the weight of the heavy snow. — Ветка согнулась под тяжестью снега.

"The walls are giving" does not mean that they are collapsing, but that they are moist. — "Стены подаются" означает, что они не разрушились, а отсырели.

The lock did not give. — Замок не поддавался.

The weather began to give and the snow to melt. — Стало теплей и снег начал таять.

My nerves began to give. — Мои нервы стали сдавать.

Syn:

give way, break down, collapse, slacken, loosen, unbend, ease, relax, relent, bend, shrink, sink, deliquesce

20)

а) уступать, пойти на компромис

Both sides will have to give on some issues. — По некоторым вопросам обеим сторонам придётся к согласию.

б) отступать, отходить

Syn:

retreat, recede, move back

21) давать, соглашаться на секс (с мужчиной) ( о женщине)

You hope to be engaged to marry the girl who would give you forever. (P. Hammill) — Надеешься, что будешь помолвлен и что женишься на девушке, которая никогда тебе не откажет.

22) (give into / on / upon) выходить на (что-л.), вести к (чему-л.)

Our window gives onto the patio. — Наше окно выходит на патио.

It was the road which gave on to the highway. — Это была дорога, которая вела к шоссе.

Syn:

open, lead on to, afford an entrance, look out on

23) разг. происходить, развиваться

- what gives?

Syn:

happen

24) разг. рассказывать

"Come on. Give." - "That ruddy policeman went digging things up and he found out I'd written my own testimonials." (P. Hobson) — "Давай, рассказывай!" - "Этот чёртов полицейский всё копал и копал и выяснил, что я сам написал свои рекомендации".

25) (give + сущ.)

а) издавать, испускать, источать ( звук)

to give a groan — застонать

to give cry — (вс)крикнуть

to give a cough — покашлять

Geoffrey gave a rueful whistle. — Джеффри горестно присвистнул.

б) осуществлять, делать (какое-л. движение или жест)

to give a kiss — поцеловать

to give a wink — подмигнуть

to give a blow — ударить

to give a kick — ударить ногой

to give a look — взглянуть

to give a push — толкнуть

to give a beating — побить

Humphrey's only reply was giving a lash to Billy, which set him off at a gallop. — В ответ Хэмфри стегнул Билли хлыстом, отчего тот понесся галопом прочь.

в) (give + глагол говорения)

to give a reply, give an answer — ответить, дать ответ

to give an order — отдать приказание, приказать

to give a scolding — отругать

to give a curse — издать проклятье

Suddenly the word of command is given. — Неожиданно раздаются слова команды.

Give me your word. — Дай мне слово.

I gave them the word of a sailor. — Я дал им слово моряка.

What guarantee could he give that he would adhere to his bargain? — Какие гарантии он может дать, что он не нарушит это соглашение?

26) (give smb. to + глагол мыслительной деятельности)

to give (smb.) to believe, know, note, understand — дать знать, дать понять (кому-л.)

She was given to understand that this was entirely her doing. — Ей дали понять, что это исключительно ее дело.

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- give rise to
- give way
- give away
- give back
- give forth
- give in
- give off
- give out
- give over
- give up
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to give smb. a pause — дать кому-л. время на размышление

to give one's heart — полюбить

to give as good as one gets — не остаться в долгу

give a year or so either way — с отклонениями в год в ту или другую сторону

not to give a curse, not to give a damn — наплевать, совершенно не интересоваться, быть абсолютно равнодушным (к чему-л.)

- give the creeps
- give one what for
- give vent to one's feelings
- give it hot
- give or take
- give rope
- give a spur
- give an incentive
- give the wall 2. сущ.
эластичность, податливость, уступчивость; гибкость, упругость

Syn:

elasticity, flexibility, springiness

Англо-русский современный словарь > give
20 give

give [gɪv]

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2. intransitive verb

3. noun

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret gave, ptp given

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   a. donner (to à ) ; [+ gift] offrir (to à)

• what are you going to give her? (as present) qu'est-ce que tu vas lui offrir ?

• they haven't yet given their answer ils n'ont pas encore donné de réponse

• the judge gave him five years le juge l'a condamné à cinq ans de prison

• this lamp doesn't give much light cette lampe éclaire mal

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• can you give me a bed for the night? pouvez-vous me loger pour la nuit ?

• they gave us a lot of help ils nous ont beaucoup aidés

• I'll give you a call je vous appellerai

► to be given ( = receive)

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• she was given a huge bouquet on lui a offert un énorme bouquet

• we were given a warm reception on nous a accueillis chaleureusement

► to give and take

• one must give and take il faut faire des concessions► give or take...

• give or take a few minutes à quelques minutes près

• a hundred people, give or take a few à peu près cent personnes

   b. ( = cause, cause to feel) faire

• it gave me a shock ça m'a fait un choc

• keying gives me a pain in my wrist le travail de saisie me fait mal au poignet

• it gave me a funny feeling ça m'a fait un drôle d'effet

• I was given to understand that... on m'avait laissé entendre que...

• her grandchildren give her a lot of pleasure ses petits-enfants lui procurent beaucoup de plaisir

• it gives me great pleasure to introduce... c'est avec grand plaisir que je vous présente...

   c. ( = pass on) OK, I'll give him the message d'accord, je lui ferai la commission

• you've given me your cold tu m'as passé ton rhume

• give him my love faites-lui mes amitiés

   d. ( = put through to) passer

• could you give me Mr Smith/extension 231? pouvez-vous me passer M. Smith/le poste 231 ?

   e. (with time expressions) give him time to get home laissez-lui le temps de rentrer

• give yourself time to think about it before you decide prends le temps de réfléchir avant de te décider

• give me time! attends un peu !

• I can't give you any longer, you must pay me now je ne peux plus vous accorder de délai, il faut que vous payiez maintenant

• the doctors gave him two years (to live) les médecins lui ont donné deux ans (à vivre)

   f. ( = utter) [+ sigh, cry] pousser

   g. ( = pay) payer ; ( = offer) donner

• what did you give for it? combien l'avez-vous payé ?

• I'd give a lot/anything to know je donnerais gros/n'importe quoi pour savoir

• what will you give me for it? combien m'en donnez-vous ?

• I don't give much for his chances je ne donne pas cher de ses chances

   h. (set structures) he gave as good as he got il a rendu coup pour coup

• give it all you've got! (inf) mets-y le paquet ! (inf)

• I wouldn't have it if you gave it to me (inf) tu me le donnerais que je n'en voudrais pas

• I'll give him something to cry about! (inf) je lui apprendrai à pleurer !

• to give sb what for (inf!) passer un savon à qn (inf)

• he wants $100? I'll give him $100! (inf) il veut 100 dollars ? il peut toujours courir ! (inf)

• I'll give you that (agreeing) je suis d'accord là-dessus

• don't give me that! (inf) ne me raconte pas d'histoires ! (inf)

   i. ► to give way ( = yield) [person] céder ( to sth à qch ) ; ( = stand back) s'écarter ; ( = agree) finir par donner son accord ; [car, traffic] céder le passage ; ( = collapse) [bridge, ceiling, floor] s'effondrer ; [ground] se dérober ; [cable, rope] céder ; [legs] fléchir

• "give way" « cédez le passage »

• "give way to traffic from the right" « priorité à droite »

• I gave way to temptation j'ai cédé à la tentation

• he gave way to their demands il a cédé à leurs revendications

• she gave way to tears elle n'a pas pu retenir ses larmes

• his shock gave way to anger sa surprise a fait place à la colère

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = collapse) céder

• the chair gave under his weight la chaise a cédé sous son poids

   b. ( = yield) [cloth, elastic] se détendre

   c. (US) what gives? (inf) alors, qu'est-ce qui se passe ?

3. noun

( = flexibility) (inf) mou m

• there is a lot of give in this rope cette corde est très lâche

4. compounds

► give-and-take noun concessions fpl mutuelles

• there must be a certain amount of give-and-take il faut que chacun fasse des concessions

5. Phrasal Verbs

► give away separable transitive verb

   a. [+ prizes] distribuer ; [+ bride] conduire à l'autel ; [+ money, goods] donner

• at this price I'm giving it away à ce prix-là c'est donné

   b. [+ names, details] donner ; [+ secrets] révéler

• to give sb away [+ person, accomplice] dénoncer qn ; [reaction, expression] trahir qn

• to give o.s. away se trahir

• don't give anything away ne dis rien

• his face gave nothing away son visage ne trahissait aucune émotion

• to give the game away (inf) vendre la mèche (inf)► give back separable transitive verb

[+ object, freedom] rendre

► give in

1. intransitive verb

( = surrender) capituler ; ( = yield) céder (to à)

• the troops gave in after three weeks les troupes ont capitulé au bout de trois semaines

• I pestered my parents until they gave in j'ai harcelé mes parents jusqu'à ce qu'ils cèdent

• I give in! (in games) j'abandonne ! ; (in guessing) je donne ma langue au chat ! (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

[+ essay, exam paper, key] rendre ; [+ manuscript, report] remettre► give off separable transitive verb

[+ heat, gas, smell] dégager

► give out

1. intransitive verb

[supplies] s'épuiser ; [patience] être à bout ; [heart] lâcher

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ books, food] distribuer

   b. [+ information, details] donner

   c. [+ radio signal] émettre► give up

1. intransitive verb

abandonner

• I give up j'abandonne ; (in guessing) je donne ma langue au chat (inf)

• don't give up! tenez bon !

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = renounce) [+ interests] abandonner ; [+ seat, territory] céder ; [+ habit, idea, hope, claim] renoncer à ; [+ job] quitter ; [+ business] se retirer de

• to give up the struggle abandonner la partie

• I gave it up as a bad job j'ai laissé tomber (inf)

   b. ( = stop) arrêter

• to give up smoking arrêter de fumer

• I've given up trying to persuade her j'ai renoncé à essayer de la convaincre

• eventually he gave up trying au bout d'un moment il a renoncé

   c. ( = deliver, hand over) to give o.s. up se rendre

• she gave the baby up for adoption elle a fait adopter le bébé► give up on inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = renounce) [+ idea] renoncer à

• I finally gave up on it j'ai fini par y renoncer

• the washing machine has given up on me (inf) la machine à laver m'a lâché (inf)

   b. ( = stop expecting) [+ visitor] ne plus attendre ; ( = lose faith in) perdre espoir en

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[gɪv] 1.
noun élasticité f
2.
transitive verb (prét gave; pp given)

1) ( hand over) gen donner (to à); offrir [present, drink, sandwich] (to à)

to give somebody something — gen donner quelque chose à quelqu'un; (politely, as gift) offrir quelque chose à quelqu'un

give it me! —

give me it! — donne-moi ça!

how much will you give me for it? — combien m'en donnes-tu?

what wouldn't I give for...! — je donnerais cher pour...!

2) ( cause to have)

to give somebody something —

to give something to somebody — donner quelque chose à quelqu'un [headache, nightmares, advice, information]; transmettre or passer quelque chose à quelqu'un [disease]

to give somebody pleasure — faire plaisir à quelqu'un

3) (provide, produce) donner [milk, flavour, result, answer, sum]; apporter [heat, light, nutrient]; faire [total]

she gave him two sons — elle lui donna deux fils

4) (allow, accord) accorder [custody, grant]; laisser [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [seat]

to give somebody something — donner or accorder quelque chose à quelqu'un [time, time period]

to give somebody enough room — laisser suffisamment de place à quelqu'un

how long do you give their marriage? — combien de temps donnes-tu à leur mariage?

she can sing, I'll give her that — elle sait chanter, je lui reconnais au moins ça

it's original, I'll give you that — c'est original, je te l'accorde

she could give her opponent five years — elle a au moins cinq ans de plus que son adversaire

the polls give Labour a lead — les Travaillistes sont en tête dans les sondages

I was given to understand that — on m'a laissé entendre que

5) Medicine

to give somebody something —

to give something to somebody — donner quelque chose à quelqu'un [treatment, medicine]; greffer quelque chose à quelqu'un [organ]; poser quelque chose à quelqu'un [device]; faire quelque chose à quelqu'un [injection, massage]

6) Telecommunications

to give somebody something — passer quelque chose à quelqu'un [number, department]

give me the sales manager, please — passez-moi le directeur commercial, s'il vous plaît
3.
intransitive verb (prét gave; pp given)

1) ( contribute) donner, faire un don

‘please give generously’ — ‘merci (de vos dons)’

2) ( bend) [mattress, sofa] s'affaisser; [shelf, floorboard] fléchir; [branch] ployer; [leather, fabric] s'assouplir

3) (yield, break) = give way

4) ( yield) [person, side] céder

something has to give — ça va finir par craquer

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Phrasal Verbs:

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give onto

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

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don't give me that! — (colloq) ne (me) raconte pas d'histoires!

give or take an inch (or two) — à quelques centimètres près

if this is the big city, give me a village every time — (colloq) si c'est ça la ville, alors vive les petits villages

‘I give you the bride and groom!’ — ‘je bois à la santé des mariés!’

I'll give you something to complain about! — (colloq) je vais t'apprendre à te plaindre!

to give and take — faire des concessions

to give as good as one gets — rendre coup pour coup

to give it all one's got — (colloq) (y) mettre le paquet

to give somebody what for — (colloq) passer un savon à quelqu'un (colloq)

what gives? — (colloq) qu'est-ce qui se passe?

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give somebody to understand (that) … — give sb to believe/understand (that)… idiom often passive (formal) to make sb believe/understand sth • I was given to understand that she had resigned. Main entry: ↑giveidiom … Useful english dictionary
understand — un|der|stand W1S1 [ˌʌndəˈstænd US ər ] v past tense and past participle understood [ ˈstud] [not in progressive] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(meaning)¦ 2¦(fact/idea)¦ 3¦(person/feelings)¦ 4¦(believe/think)¦ 5 give somebody to understand (that) 6 be understood… … Dictionary of contemporary English
understand — verb past tense and past participle understood / stUd/ (not in progressive) 1 MEANING (I, T) to know the meaning of what someone is telling you, or the language that they speak: She doesn t understand English try Spanish. | I m sorry, I don t… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Given — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
understand — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)stæ̱nd[/t]] ♦ understands, understanding, understood 1) VERB: no cont If you understand someone or understand what they are saying, you know what they mean. [V n] I think you heard and also understand me... [ … English dictionary
give somebody to believe (that) … — give sb to believe/understand (that)… idiom often passive (formal) to make sb believe/understand sth • I was given to understand that she had resigned. Main entry: ↑giveidiom … Useful english dictionary
give to understand — make a person understand by telling him very plainly or boldly I was given to understand that I could rent an apartment very easily here … Idioms and examples
give someone to understand — (or believe or know) inform someone in a formal and rather indirect way I was given to understand that I had been invited … Useful english dictionary
understand */*/*/ — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈstænd] / US [ˌʌndərˈstænd] verb [never progressive] Word forms understand : present tense I/you/we/they understand he/she/it understands present participle understanding past tense understood UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈstʊd] / US [ˌʌndərˈstʊd]… … English dictionary
understand — un|der|stand [ ,ʌndər stænd ] (past tense and past participle un|der|stood [ ,ʌndər stud ] ) verb never progressive *** ▸ 1 know what someone/something means ▸ 2 know reasons/effects ▸ 3 know how someone feels ▸ 4 have heard/read something ▸ 5 in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
give\ smb.\ to\ understand — • give (smb) to understand v. phr. informal 1. To make a person think that something is true but not tell him; suggest; hint. Mr. Johnson gave Billy to understand that he would pay him if he helped him clean the yard. 2. To make a person… … Словарь американских идиом

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