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mo:comparative; = muchmore adj adv pron mástr[mɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 más■ do you want some more wine? ¿quieres más vino?■ no more tears! ¡basta de llorar!1 más1 más\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmore and more cada vez másto be more than happy to do something hacer algo con mucho gustothe more..., the more... cuanto más..., más...the more..., the less... cuanto más..., menos...to see more of somebody ver a alguien más a menudomore ['mor] adv: máswhat more can I say?: ¿qué más puedo decir?more important: más importanteonce more: una vez másmore adj: másnothing more than that: nada más que esomore work: más trabajomore n: más mthe more you eat, the more you want: cuanto más comes, tanto más quieresmore pron: másmore were found: se encontraron másadj.• más adj.adv.• más adv.
I mɔːr, mɔː(r)a) (additional number, amount) máswould you like some more? — ¿quieres más?
how much more flour? — ¿cuánta harina más?
the more money you earn, the more tax you have to pay — cuanto más dinero se gana, (tantos) más impuestos hay que pagar
b) ( in comparisons) más
II
a) (additional number, amount) másand, what is more,... — y lo que es más,...
the more she eats, the thinner she gets — cuanto más come, más adelgaza
have you anything more to say? — ¿tiene algo más que decir?
b) ( in comparisons) máswe had four more than we needed — nos sobraron cuatro, había cuatro de más
my brother is more of a businessman than I am — mi hermano tiene mucha más idea para los negocios que yo
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1)a) ( to greater extent) másb) (before adj, adv) máscould you please speak more clearly? — ¿podría hacer el favor de hablar más claro?
more often — con más frecuencia, más a menudo
2) (again, longer) másonce/twice more — una vez/dos veces más
3) ( rather)[mɔː(r)]1.ADJ más•
is there any more wine in the bottle? — ¿queda vino en la botella?•
a few more weeks — unas semanas más•
many more people — muchas más personas•
much more butter — mucha más mantequilla•
I have no more money — no me queda más dinerono more singing, I can't bear it! — ¡que no se cante más, no lo aguanto!
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do you want some more tea? — ¿quieres más té?•
you have more money than I — tienes más dinero que yo•
it's two more miles to the house — faltan dos millas para llegar a la casa2. NPRON1) más•
we can't afford more — no podemos pagar más•
is there any more? — ¿hay más?•
a bit more? — ¿un poco más?•
a few more — algunos más•
a little more — un poco más•
many more — muchos más•
much more — mucho másthere isn't much more to do — no hay or queda mucho más que hacer
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there's no more left — no queda (nada)let's say no more about it! — ¡no se hable más del asunto!
he no more thought of paying me than of flying to the moon — antes iría volando a la luna que pensar pagarme a mí
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I shall have more to say about this — volveré a hablar de esto•
some more — más•
he's got more than me! — ¡él tiene más que yo!more than one/ten — más de uno/diez
not much more than £20 — poco más de 20 libras
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and what's more... — y además...•
there's more where that came from! — ¡esto no es más que el principio!2)• (all) the more — tanto más
all the more so because or as or since... — tanto más cuanto que...
the more you give him the more he wants — cuanto más se le da, (tanto) más quiere
the more the better, the more the merrier — cuantos más mejor
3. ADV1) más•
more and more — cada vez más•
if he says that any more — si vuelve a decir eso, si dice eso otra vez•
"I don't understand it" - "no more do I" — -no lo comprendo -ni yo tampoco•
he's more intelligent than me — es más inteligente que yo2) (=again)once more — otra vez, una vez más
3) (=longer)•
he doesn't live here any more — ya no vive aquíMORE THAN•
Queen Anne is no more — la reina Ana ya no existe
"Más... que" or "más... de"?
► Use más with que before nouns and personal pronouns (provided they are not followed by clauses) as well as before adverbs and prepositions:
It was much more than a book Era mucho más que un libro
She knows more than I do about such things Ella sabe más que yo de esas cosas
Spain won more medals than ever before España logró más medallas que nunca ► Use más ... de lo que/del que/de la que/de los que/ de las que with following clauses:
It's much more complicated than you think Es mucho más complicado de lo que te imaginas
There's much more violence now than there was in the seventies Hay mucha más violencia ahora de la que había en los setenta ► Use más with de before lo + ((adjective/past participle)):
You'll have to work more quickly than usual Tendrás que trabajar más rápido de lo normal
It was more difficult than expected Fue más difícil de lo previsto ► Use más with de in comparisons involving numbers or quantity:
There were more than twenty people there Había más de veinte personas allí
More than half are women Más de la mitad son mujeres
They hadn't seen each other for more than a year No se veían desde hacía más de un año ► But más ... que c an be used with numbers in more figurative comparisons:
A picture is worth more than a thousand words Una imagen vale más que mil palabras
Más... que c an be used before numbers in the construction no... más que, meaning "only". Compare the following:
He only earns 1000 euros a month No gana más que 1000 euros al mes
He earns no more than 1000 euros a month No gana más de 1000 euros al mes
A lot more
► When translating a lot more, far more {etc} remember to make the mucho in mucho más a gree with any noun it describes or refers to:
We eat much more junk food than we used to Tomamos mucha más comida basura que antes
It's only one sign. There are a lot or many more Solo es una señal. Hay muchas más
A lot more research will be needed Harán falta muchos más estudios For further uses and examples, see more* * *
I [mɔːr, mɔː(r)]a) (additional number, amount) máswould you like some more? — ¿quieres más?
how much more flour? — ¿cuánta harina más?
the more money you earn, the more tax you have to pay — cuanto más dinero se gana, (tantos) más impuestos hay que pagar
b) ( in comparisons) más
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a) (additional number, amount) másand, what is more,... — y lo que es más,...
the more she eats, the thinner she gets — cuanto más come, más adelgaza
have you anything more to say? — ¿tiene algo más que decir?
b) ( in comparisons) máswe had four more than we needed — nos sobraron cuatro, había cuatro de más
my brother is more of a businessman than I am — mi hermano tiene mucha más idea para los negocios que yo
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1)a) ( to greater extent) másb) (before adj, adv) máscould you please speak more clearly? — ¿podría hacer el favor de hablar más claro?
more often — con más frecuencia, más a menudo
2) (again, longer) másonce/twice more — una vez/dos veces más
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2 more
1. adjective1) (additional) mehrwould you like any or some/a few more? — (apples, books, etc.) möchten Sie noch welche/ein paar?
would you like any or some more apples? — möchten Sie noch Äpfel?
would you like any or some/a little more? — (tea, paper, etc.) möchten Sie noch etwas/ein wenig?
would you like any or some more tea/paper? — möchten Sie noch Tee/Papier?
I haven't any more [apples/tea] — ich habe keine [Äpfel]/keinen [Tee] mehr
many more things — noch viel mehr [Dinge]
2) (greater in degree) größermore's the pity — (coll.) leider!
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.the more fool you — du bist vielleicht ein Dummkopf
more and more — mehr und mehr; immer mehr
the more the merrier — see academic.ru/46306/merry">merry 1)
2) (additional number or amount or thing) mehrwhat is more... — außerdem...
and more — mindestens vorangestellt; oder mehr
there's no need to do/say [any] more — da braucht nichts weiter getan/gesagt zu werden
3)3. adverbmore than — (coll.): (exceedingly) über[satt, -glücklich, -froh]; hoch[erfreut, -willkommen]
1) mehr [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen]; forming compar.this book is more interesting — dieses Buch ist interessanter
more than anything [else] — vor allem
2) (nearer, rather) ehermore... than... — eher... als...
more dead than alive — mehr tot als lebendig
3) (again) wiedernever more — nie wieder od. mehr
not any more — nicht mehr
4)more and more... — mehr und mehr od. immer mehr...; with adj. or adv. immer... (+ Komp.)
5)more or less — (fairly) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) annähernd
6)the more so because... — um so mehr, als od. weil...
* * *[mo:]comparative; = much* * *[mɔ:ʳ, AM mɔ:r]do you want \more food? willst du noch etwas zu essen haben?I helped myself to \more tea ich schenkte mir Tee nachwe drank \more wine wir tranken noch mehr Weintwo \more days until Christmas noch zwei Tage bis Weihnachtenwe can't take on any \more patients wir können keine weiteren Patienten mehr aufnehmensome \more coffee? noch etwas Kaffee?is there any \more coffee? ist noch [etwas] Kaffee da?why are there no \more seats left? warum sind keine Plätze mehr frei?no \more wine for you! du kriegst keinen Wein mehr!a few \more weeks and then it's Easter ein paar Wochen noch und dann ist Osterncan you give me a few \more days to think it over? gibst du mir noch ein paar Tage Zeit zum Nachdenken?you need a lot \more money than that du brauchst viel mehr Geld als dasjust a little \more attention nur etwas mehr Aufmerksamkeit\more and \more people buy things on the internet immer mehr Leute kaufen Sachen im Internetjust one \more thing before I go nur noch eins, bevor ich gehe\more people live here than in the all of the rest of the country hier leben mehr Menschen als im ganzen Rest des LandesI'd be \more than happy to oblige es wäre mir ein Vergnügen\more and \more snow immer mehr SchneeII. pron1. (greater amount) mehrtell me \more erzähl' mir mehrthere's \more to it da steckt mehr dahinter\more and \more came es kamen immer mehrwe see \more of him these days wir sehen ihn zurzeit öftershe's \more of a poet than a musician sie ist eher Dichterin als Musikerinthe noise was \more than I could bear ich konnte den Lärm nicht ertragenany \more? noch etwas?; (countable) noch mehr [o welche]?is there any \more? ist noch etwas da?some \more noch etwas; (countable) noch einigeno \more nichts weiter; (countable) keine mehrthere was no \more to be said about it dazu gab es nichts mehr zu sagen2.all the \more... umso mehr...that's all the \more reason not to give in das ist umso mehr Grund, nicht nachzugebenthe \more the better je mehr desto besserdo come to the picnic — the \more the merrier komm doch zum Picknick — je mehr wir sind, desto lustiger wird esthe \more he insisted he was innocent, the less they seemed to believe him je mehr er darauf beharrte, unschuldig zu sein, desto weniger schienen sie ihm zu glauben1. (forming comparatives)let's find a \more sensible way of doing it wir sollten eine vernünftigere Lösung findenyou couldn't be \more wrong du könntest nicht mehr danebenliegen! famthis task is far [or much] \more difficult than the last one diese Aufgabe ist viel schwerer als die letzteplay that last section \more passionately spiele den letzten Teil leidenschaftlicher\more importantly wichtiger nochhe finished the job and, \more importantly, he finished it on time er wurde mit der Arbeit fertig, wichtiger noch, er wurde rechtzeitig fertig\more and \more...:it's becoming \more and \more likely that she'll resign es wird immer wahrscheinlicher, dass sie zurücktrittvacancies were becoming \more and \more rare es gab immer weniger freie Stellen2. (to a greater extent) mehrshe asked if she could see him \more sie fragte, ob sie ihn öfter sehen könneyou should listen \more and talk less du solltest besser zuhören und weniger sprechenthey like classical music \more than pop sie mögen klassische Musik lieber als PopI couldn't agree with you \more, Professor ganz meine Meinung, Herr Professorto think \more of sb eine höhere Meinung von jdm haben... or \more mindestens...each diamond was worth £10,000 or \more jeder Diamant war mindestens 10.000 Pfund wert\more than 20,000 demonstrators crowded into the square über 20.000 Demonstranten füllten den Platzwe'll be \more than happy to help wir helfen sehr gerne\more than a little... ( form) ausgesprochen...I was \more than a little surprised to see her ich war nicht wenig überrascht, sie zu sehenno \more than... höchstens...it's no \more than an inch long es ist höchstens ein Zoll lang▪ the \more umso mehrshe's now all the \more determined to succeed sie ist jetzt umso entschlossener, erfolgreich zu seinthe \more so because umso mehr, als3. (in addition) noch, außerdemI just need one or two things \more before I can start cooking ich brauche nur noch ein paar Dinge, bevor ich zu kochen anfangen kannonce/twice/three times \more noch einmal/zweimal/dreimalcan you play the song through twice \more, please? kannst du das Lied bitte noch zweimal durchspielen?no \more nie wiedermention his name no \more to me erwähne seinen Namen mir gegenüber nie wiederand [what's] \more überdieshe was rich, and \more, he was handsome er war reich und sah zudem gut ausI had no complaints and no \more did Tom ich hatte keine Beschwerden und Tom auch nicht5. (longer)to be no \more times vorüber seinthe good old days are no \more die guten alten Zeiten sind vorbei; person gestorben seinwe're mourning poor Thomas, for he is no \more wir trauern um Thomas, der nicht mehr unter uns weiltto not do sth any \more etw nicht mehr tunI don't do yoga any \more ich habe mit Yoga aufgehört6. (rather) eherit's not so much a philosophy, \more a way of life es ist nicht so sehr eine Philosophie, als eine Lebensartit was \more a snack than a meal es war eher ein Snack als eine Mahlzeit\more dead than alive mehr tot als lebendig7.the project was \more or less a success das Projekt war mehr oder weniger erfolgreichit's 500 kilos, \more or less das sind ungefähr 500 Kiloit's \more or less symmetrical es ist in etwa symmetrisch▶ \more often than not meistens* * *[mɔː(r)]1. n, pron1) (= greater amount) mehr; (= a further or additional amount) noch mehr; (of countable things) noch mehr or welcheI want a lot more — ich will viel mehr; (in addition) ich will noch viel mehr
three more —
a little more — etwas mehr; (in addition) noch etwas mehr
many/much more — viel mehr
not many/much more — nicht mehr viele/viel
no more — nichts mehr; (countable) keine mehr
some more — noch etwas; (countable) noch welche
any more? — noch mehr or etwas?; (countable) noch mehr or welche?
there isn't/aren't any more — mehr gibt es nicht; (here, at the moment, left over) es ist nichts/es sind keine mehr da
is/are there any more? — gibt es noch mehr?; (left over) ist noch etwas/sind noch welche da?
let's say no more about it —
we shall hear/see more of you — wir werden öfter von dir hören/dich öfter sehen
there's more to come — da kommt noch etwas, das ist noch nicht alles
what more could one want? — mehr kann man sich doch nicht wünschen
there's more to bringing up children than just... — zum Kindererziehen gehört mehr als nur...
and what's more, he... — und außerdem or obendrein hat er... (noch)...
2)the more you give him, the more he wants — je mehr du ihm gibst, desto mehr verlangt er
it makes me (all) the more ashamed — das beschämt mich umso mehr
the more the merrier — je mehr, desto besser or umso besser
2. adjmehr; (in addition) noch mehrtwo/five more bottles —
one more day, one day more more and more money/friends — noch ein Tag immer mehr Geld/Freunde
a lot/a little more money — viel/etwas mehr Geld; (in addition) noch viel/noch etwas mehr Geld
a few more friends/weeks — noch ein paar Freunde/Wochen
you won't have many more friends/much more money left — du hast nicht mehr viele Freunde/nicht mehr viel Geld übrig
no more money/friends — kein Geld/keine Freunde mehr
no more singing/squabbling! — Schluss mit der Singerei/mit dem Zanken!
do you want some more tea/books? —
there aren't any more books — mehr Bücher gibt es nicht; (here, at the moment) es sind keine Bücher mehr da
(the) more fool you for giving him the money — dass du auch so dumm bist und ihm das Geld gibst
3. adv1) mehrit will weigh/grow a bit more — es wird etwas mehr wiegen/noch etwas wachsen
will it weigh/grow any more? — wird es mehr wiegen/noch wachsen?
it'll grow more if you... — es wächst besser, wenn du...
to like/want sth more — etw lieber mögen/wollen
£5/2 hours more than I thought — £ 5 mehr/2 Stunden länger, als ich dachte
no more than, not more than — nicht mehr als
he has resigned – that's no more than I expected — er hat gekündigt – das habe ich ja erwartet
2)3) (= longer) mehrno more, not any more — nicht mehr
to be no more (person) — nicht mehr sein or leben; (thing) nicht mehr existieren
if he comes here any more... — wenn er noch weiter or länger hierher kommt...
5)neither more nor less, no more, no less — nicht mehr und nicht weniger
* * *A adj1. mehr:(no) more than (nicht) mehr als;they are more than we are sie sind zahlreicher als wir2. mehr, noch (mehr), weiter:some more tea noch etwas Tee;one more day noch ein(en) Tag;two more miles noch zwei Meilen, zwei weitere Meilen;some more children noch einige Kinder;so much the more courage umso mehr Mut;he is no more er ist nicht mehr (ist tot)3. größer (obs außer in):(the) more fool you! du bist vielleicht ein Dummkopf!;the more part der größere TeilB adv1. mehr, in höherem Maße:they work more sie arbeiten mehr;more in theory than in practice mehr in der Theorie als in der Praxis;more dead than alive mehr oder eher tot als lebendig;more and more immer mehr;more and more difficult immer schwieriger;a) mehr oder weniger,b) ungefähr;the more umso mehr;the more so because … umso mehr, da …;all the more so nur umso mehr;so much the more as … umso mehr als …;the more you have, the more you want (Sprichwort) je mehr man hat, desto mehr will man;more than happy überglücklich2. (zur Bildung des komp):more conscientiously gewissenhafter;more important wichtiger;3. noch:never more niemals wieder;once more noch einmal;twice more noch zweimal;two hours (miles) more noch zwei Stunden (Meilen)4. darüber hinaus, überdies:it is wrong and, more, it is foolishC s1. Mehr n (of an dat)2. mehr:more than one person has seen it mehr als einer hat es gesehen;we shall see more of you wir werden dich noch öfter sehen;and what is more und was noch wichtiger oder schwerwiegender ist;some more, a little more noch etwas (mehr);no more nichts mehr;what more do you want? was willst du denn noch?* * *1. adjective1) (additional) mehrwould you like any or some/a few more? — (apples, books, etc.) möchten Sie noch welche/ein paar?
would you like any or some more apples? — möchten Sie noch Äpfel?
would you like any or some/a little more? — (tea, paper, etc.) möchten Sie noch etwas/ein wenig?
would you like any or some more tea/paper? — möchten Sie noch Tee/Papier?
I haven't any more [apples/tea] — ich habe keine [Äpfel]/keinen [Tee] mehr
many more things — noch viel mehr [Dinge]
2) (greater in degree) größer2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.more's the pity — (coll.) leider!
more and more — mehr und mehr; immer mehr
the more the merrier — see merry 1)
what is more... — außerdem...
and more — mindestens vorangestellt; oder mehr
there's no need to do/say [any] more — da braucht nichts weiter getan/gesagt zu werden
3)3. adverbmore than — (coll.): (exceedingly) über[satt, -glücklich, -froh]; hoch[erfreut, -willkommen]
1) mehr [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen]; forming compar.more than anything [else] — vor allem
2) (nearer, rather) ehermore... than... — eher... als...
3) (again) wiedernever more — nie wieder od. mehr
4)more and more... — mehr und mehr od. immer mehr...; with adj. or adv. immer... (+ Komp.)
5)more or less — (fairly) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) annähernd
6)the more so because... — um so mehr, als od. weil...
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1. noun & pronoun1) (whatever thing) was [immer]; alles, wasyou may do anything you wish — Sie können [alles] tun, was Sie möchten
2) (something) irgendetwasis there anything wrong with you? — fehlt Ihnen [irgend] etwas?
have you done anything silly? — hast du [irgend] etwas Dummes gemacht?
I don't want anything [further] to do with him — ich möchte nichts [mehr] mit ihm zu tun haben
anything like that — so etwas
as... as anything — (coll.) wahnsinnig... (ugs.)
not for anything [in the world] — um nichts in der Welt
2. adverbwe don't want [just] anything — wir wollen nicht einfach irgendetwas [Beliebiges]
not anything like as... as — keineswegs so... wie
* * *1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) irgendetwas2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') irgendetwas* * *any·thing[ˈeniθɪŋ]pron indef\anything you like alles, was du willstnobody found/said \anything keiner fand/sagte etwas\anything but! von wegen! famhe is \anything but racist er ist alles, nur kein Rassist!\anything and everything absolut allesfor \anything:ready for \anything auf alles vorbereitet▪ not \anything nichtsnot \anything like sb/sth nicht annähernd wie jd/etwit doesn't taste \anything like rum das schmeckt absolut nicht nach Rumyou don't have to join up or \anything du musst weder beitreten noch sonst was fam2. (any range)she could be \anything between 30 and 40 [or from 30 to 40] sie könnte alles zwischen 30 und 40 sein3. (something)is there \anything I can do to help? kann ich irgendwie helfen?does it look \anything like an eagle? sieht das irgendwie wie ein Adler aus?\anything else? sonst noch etwas?; (in shop) darf es noch was sein?hardly \anything kaum etwasnot \anything much nicht viel4.▶ not for \anything [in the world] um nichts in der Welt* * *['enIɵɪŋ]1. pronnot anything — nichts; (emph) gar or überhaupt nichts
is it/isn't it worth anything? — ist es etwas/gar nichts wert?
it's worth anything between £1,000 and £5,000 — es ist irgendwas zwischen £ 1000 und £ 5000 wert
did/didn't he say anything else? — hat er (sonst) noch etwas/sonst (gar) nichts gesagt?
did/didn't they give you anything at all? — haben sie euch überhaupt etwas/überhaupt nichts gegeben?
is there anything more tiring than...? — gibt es etwas Ermüdenderes als...?
he's as smart as anything (inf) — er ist clever wie noch was (inf)
2) (= no matter what) allesanything you like —
anything but that! — alles, nur das nicht!
See:2. adv (inf)if it looked anything like him... — wenn es ihm gleichsehen würde...
it didn't cost anything like £100 —
if it costs anything like as much as before... — wenn es auch nur annähernd so viel kostet wie früher...
anything/not anything like as wet as... — auch nur annähernd/nicht annähernd so nass wie...
* * *A pron & s1. (irgend)etwas, etwas Beliebiges:it’s not just anything es ist nicht irgendetwas;not … for anything um keinen Preis, um nichts in der Welt;not anything (gar oder überhaupt) nichts;be (as) afraid as anything umg fürchterliche Angst haben;(as) boring as anything umg stinklangweilig;be (as) cross as anything umg in einer Stinklaune sein;(as) dark as anything umg stockfinster;he is (as) drunk as anything umg er ist blau wie ein Veilchen;(as) easy as anything umg kinderleicht;(as) fast as anything umg wie der Blitz;(as) surprised as anything umg völlig überrascht;be (as) pleased as anything umg sich freuen wie ein Schneekönig;for anything I know soviel ich weiß;like anything umg wie verrückt;or anything oder so etwas Ähnliches2. alles(, was es auch sei):a) alles andere als,b) von wegen!;I’ll pay anything ich zahle jeden Preis;anything for a quiet life umg was tut man nicht alles um des lieben Friedens willen!B adv irgend(wie), etwas, überhaupt, in gewissem Maße:a) wenn überhaupt, höchstens,b) womöglich;he is a little better if anything es geht ihm etwas besser, wenn man von Besserung überhaupt reden kann;not anything like as … as keineswegs so … wie;there were anything up to 200 at the meeting auf der Versammlung waren annähernd oder an die 200 Leute* * *1. noun & pronoun1) (whatever thing) was [immer]; alles, wasyou may do anything you wish — Sie können [alles] tun, was Sie möchten
2) (something) irgendetwasis there anything wrong with you? — fehlt Ihnen [irgend] etwas?
have you done anything silly? — hast du [irgend] etwas Dummes gemacht?
I don't want anything [further] to do with him — ich möchte nichts [mehr] mit ihm zu tun haben
3) (a thing of any kind) allesas... as anything — (coll.) wahnsinnig... (ugs.)
not for anything [in the world] — um nichts in der Welt
anything but... — (anything except) alles außer...; (far from) alles andere als
2. adverbwe don't want [just] anything — wir wollen nicht einfach irgendetwas [Beliebiges]
not anything like as... as — keineswegs so... wie
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I Adj. und unbest. Pron.1. little, not much; weniger less; MATH. minus; Pl. fewer; das wenigste the least; am wenigsten (the) least (of all); ein wenig a little; immer weniger less and less; das wenige Geld, das er hat what little money he has; das Wenige, was ich habe, gebe ich gern I’m very willing to give what little I have; nicht wenig quite a lot; nicht gerade wenig umg. quite a lot (of); nicht weniger als no less than; Pl. no fewer than; ich war nichts weniger als erstaunt geh. I was anything but ( oder not at all) surprised; weniger werden decrease; es kostet wenig it doesn’t cost much; das ist wenig that’s not much; dazu gehört wenig it doesn’t take much; wenig fehlte, und er wäre... he came very close to... (+ Ger.) das macht wenig Freude it isn’t much fun; wenig übrig haben für umg. not have much time for; das hat wenig Sinn there’s not much point in it; es gibt wenig Neues there’s very little that’s new; mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg more or less successfully; mit wenigem auskommen get by on very little; das wenigste, was man erwarten kann the least one could expect; weniger ist mehr Topos: less is more; weniger wäre mehr gewesen you can overdo things, less would have been more; das ist das wenigste that’s the least of my worries; sie wird immer weniger umg. she’ll disappear completely one of these days2. im Pl.: wenige few, not many; (Menschen) few (people); nicht wenige quite a few (people); einige wenige a few; nur wenige only a few; in wenigen Tagen in a few days’ time; wenige Augenblicke darauf a few minutes later; mit wenigen Worten in a few words; das wissen die wenigsten people just don’t realize that; je weniger davon wissen, desto besser the fewer people who know about it the betterII Adv. little, not much; wenig bekannt little known; wenig beliebt not very popular; ein wenig gelesener Autor a little read author; deine Anwesenheit war niemals weniger entbehrlich als jetzt your presence was never more indispensable than now; weniger dumm als frech not so much stupid as impertinent; nicht wenig erstaunt rather surprised; nur wenig mehr only a little more; sie geht wenig aus / ins Kino she doesn’t go out / to the cinema (Am. movies) much; du schreibst so wenig you write so little; er spricht immer weniger he says less and less; das hilft mir wenig that’s not much help to me; das stört mich wenig it doesn’t really bother me; das interessiert mich weniger that doesn’t interest me as much, that interests me less; eine wenig glückliche Wahl a rather unfortunate choice; danach fragt er wenig it doesn’t seem to interest him much; ich verdiene zu wenig I earn too little; er bewegt sich zu wenig he doesn’t get enough exercise; ein wenig schneller a bit quicker; das kostet, wenig gerechnet, tausend Euro at a conservative estimate it will cost a thousand euros; wir haben uns in letzter Zeit wenig gesehen we haven’t seen much of each other lately; ein wenig übertrieben slightly exaggerated; ich fürchte mich ein wenig I’m a bit ( oder a little) scared* * *little (Pron.); little (Adj.); little (Adv.); not much (Adv.);ein weniga bit (Adv.); somewhat (Adv.); slightly (Adv.); a little (Adv.)* * *We|nig ['veːnɪç]ntviele Wénig machen ein Viel (Prov) — it all adds up, many a mickle makes a muckle (Scot Prov)
* * *1) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) little2) ((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) little3) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) little4) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) little5) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) small* * *we·nig[ˈve:nɪç]▪ \weniges:er beantwortete \weniges falsch few of his answers were wrongsie versteht nur \weniges davon she understands only parts of it, she doesn't understand many parts of itnur \weniges würde mich wirklich beeindrucken only very few things would really impress meum \weniges besser/größer/kleiner als jd/etw a little [or not much] better/larger/smaller than sb/sth▪ \wenig littledazu kann ich \wenig sagen there's little [or not much] I can say [on the matter]aus \wenigem mehr machen to make more of the little one hasso/zu \wenig so/too littleII. pron indef pl▪ \wenige fewdie Arbeit \weniger [o von \wenigen] the work of few personseinige \wenige a feweine/einer von [o unter] [den] \wenigen one of the fewso/zu \wenige so/too fewes sind ihrer so \wenige there are so few of themIII. art indef sing▪ \wenige/ \weniger/ \weniges:ich habe \wenigen Schmuck/ \weniges Werkzeug I have little jewellery/few tools, I don't have much jewellery/many toolses war \weniges Gute in seiner Rede his speech had few good pointsso \wenige(r, s) so little/fewzu \wenige(r, s) too little/few▪ \wenig little\wenig Gutes wird daraus little good will come of itnach \wenigem kurzen Strecken after a little brief stretchingwir haben gleich \wenig Zeit we are both rushed for time\wenig Glück haben to be not very luckynicht \wenig:ich habe nicht \wenig Arbeit/Mühe/Spaß damit it's giving me quite a lot of work/it's causing me quite a lot of effort/it's quite a lot of funso/zu \wenig so/too littlezu \wenig Geld/Zeit haben to not have enough money/timeIV. art indef pl▪ \wenig[e] few, not manysie hat \wenig[e] Freunde she has few [or does not have many] friendses gibt \wenig[e] solcher Exemplare there are few [or not many] such specimensich habe so/zu \wenig[e] Chancen I have so/too few chancesnach \wenigen Augenblicken moments latereinige \wenige a feweinige \wenige Leute warteten noch there were still a few people waitingso/zu \wenig so/too fewmit \wenig[en] Worten in a few words, in a nutshellV. adj littledas \wenige Geld reicht nicht this small amount of money is not enough▪ das/der/die \wenige the littledas \wenige, was sie hat the little she has▪ \wenig sein to be little [or not much]das ist erschreckend \wenig that's appallingly littleso \wenig sein to be so little, to be not so muchdas ist nicht so \wenig that's quite a lotzu \wenig sein to be too littleVI. adv\wenig essen/trinken to eat/drink little, to not eat/drink much\wenig helfen to not help much, to be not much [or of little] helpzu \wenig too little, not enoughzu \wenig helfen to not help enough, to be of too little helpzu \wenig schlafen to not get enough sleep, to sleep too littledas ist \wenig interessant that's not very [or particularly] interesting [or of little interest]\wenig besser/größer/kleiner a little [or not much] better/larger/smallernicht \wenig:sie amüsierte sich nicht \wenig she was enjoying herself very muchich war nicht \wenig erfreut/überrascht I was more than a little pleased/surprised3.▶ ein \wenig a little* * *1.Indefinitpronomen und unbestimmtes Zahlwort1) Sing. littlewenig Zeit/Geld haben — not have much or have little time/money
zu wenig Zeit/Geld haben — not have enough time/money
ein Exemplar/50 Euro zu wenig — one copy too few/50 euros too little
2) Plural a fewsie hatte wenig Bücher/Freunde — she had few books/friends
2.die wenigen, die davon wussten — the few who knew about it
Adverb littleein wenig — a little; (eine Weile) for a little while
* * *A. adj & indef pr1. little, not much;das wenigste the least;am wenigsten (the) least (of all);ein wenig a little;immer weniger less and less;das wenige Geld, das er hat what little money he has;das wenige, was ich habe, gebe ich gern I’m very willing to give what little I have;nicht wenig quite a lot;nicht gerade wenig umg quite a lot (of);nicht weniger als no less than; pl no fewer than;weniger werden decrease;es kostet wenig it doesn’t cost much;das ist wenig that’s not much;dazu gehört wenig it doesn’t take much;wenig fehlte, und er wäre … he came very close to … (+ger)das macht wenig Freude it isn’t much fun;wenig übrig haben für umg not have much time for;das hat wenig Sinn there’s not much point in it;es gibt wenig Neues there’s very little that’s new;mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg more or less successfully;mit wenigem auskommen get by on very little;das wenigste, was man erwarten kann the least one could expect;weniger ist mehr Topos: less is more;weniger wäre mehr gewesen you can overdo things, less would have been more;das ist das wenigste that’s the least of my worries;sie wird immer weniger umg she’ll disappear completely one of these days2. im pl:wenige few, not many; (Menschen) few (people);nicht wenige quite a few (people);einige wenige a few;nur wenige only a few;in wenigen Tagen in a few days’ time;wenige Augenblicke darauf a few minutes later;mit wenigen Worten in a few words;das wissen die wenigsten people just don’t realize that;je weniger davon wissen, desto besser the fewer people who know about it the betterB. adv little, not much;wenig bekannt little known;wenig beliebt not very popular;ein wenig gelesener Autor a little read author;deine Anwesenheit war niemals weniger entbehrlich als jetzt your presence was never more indispensable than now;weniger dumm als frech not so much stupid as impertinent;nicht wenig erstaunt rather surprised;nur wenig mehr only a little more;sie geht wenig aus/ins Kino she doesn’t go out/to the cinema (US movies) much;du schreibst so wenig you write so little;er spricht immer weniger he says less and less;das hilft mir wenig that’s not much help to me;das stört mich wenig it doesn’t really bother me;das interessiert mich weniger that doesn’t interest me as much, that interests me less;eine wenig glückliche Wahl a rather unfortunate choice;danach fragt er wenig it doesn’t seem to interest him much;ich verdiene zu wenig I earn too little;er bewegt sich zu wenig he doesn’t get enough exercise;ein wenig schneller a bit quicker;das kostet, wenig gerechnet, tausend Euro at a conservative estimate it will cost a thousand euros;wir haben uns in letzter Zeit wenig gesehen we haven’t seen much of each other lately;ein wenig übertrieben slightly exaggerated;ich fürchte mich ein wenig I’m a bit ( oder a little) scared* * *1.Indefinitpronomen und unbestimmtes Zahlwort1) Sing. littlewenig Zeit/Geld haben — not have much or have little time/money
zu wenig Zeit/Geld haben — not have enough time/money
ein Exemplar/50 Euro zu wenig — one copy too few/50 euros too little
2) Plural a fewsie hatte wenig Bücher/Freunde — she had few books/friends
2.die wenigen, die davon wussten — the few who knew about it
Adverb littleein wenig — a little; (eine Weile) for a little while
* * *adj.few adj.less adj.little adj.sparse adj. adv.little adv.sparsely adv. -
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c black plus [ply]━━━━━━━━━4. conjunction━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque plus fait partie d'une locution comme d'autant plus, non... plus, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <► ne... plus not any more• je ne reviendrai plus/plus jamais I won't/I'll never come back again• elle n'est plus très jeune she's not as young as she used to be► plus de + nom2. <a. (avec verbe) more━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son comparatif est formé avec ier.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur comparatif avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Attention aux comparatifs irréguliers.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━d. (locutions)• il y aura plus de 100 personnes there will be more than or over 100 people• il roulait à plus de 100 km/h he was driving at more than or over 100km per hour► à plus ! (inf) see you later!► plus que + adjectif ou adverbe• j'en ai plus qu'assez ! I've had more than enough of this!► de plus ( = en outre) (en tête de phrase) moreover• c'est dangereux, de plus c'est illégal it's dangerous, and what's more, it's illegal• vous n'avez pas une chaise en plus ? you wouldn't have a spare chair?• en plus de cela on top of that► en plus + adjectif• il ressemble à sa mère, mais en plus blond he's like his mother only fairer• je cherche le même genre de maison en plus grand I'm looking for the same kind of house only bigger► ... et plus• il est compétent, mais ni plus ni moins que sa sœur he's competent, but neither more nor less so than his sister► plus... moins the more... the less• plus on le connaît, moins on l'apprécie the more you get to know him, the less you like him► plus... plus the more... the more• plus il en a, plus il en veut the more he has, the more he wants► plus ou moins ( = à peu près, presque) more or less• ils utilisent cette méthode avec plus ou moins de succès they use this method with varying degrees of success► qui plus est moreover3. <a. ► le plus + verbe mostb. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe court━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison iest.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur superlatif avec most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━c. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe long━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec the most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━d. ► le plus de + nom the moste. (locutions)► le plus... possible• ça vaut 100 € au plus it's worth 100 euros at the most• il a trente ans, tout au plus he's thirty at most• rappelle-moi au plus vite call me back as soon as possible► des plus + adjectif4. <• tous les voisins, plus leurs enfants all the neighbours, plus their children5. <c black b. ( = avantage) plus• ici, parler breton est un plus indéniable being able to speak Breton is definitely a plus here━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ The s of plus is never pronounced when used in negatives, eg il ne la voit plus. When used in comparatives the s is generally pronounced s, eg il devrait lire plus, although there are exceptions, notably plus preceding an adjective or adverb, eg plus grand, plus vite. Before a vowel sound, the comparative plus is pronounced z, eg plus âgé.* * *
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1. ply, plys, plyz8 plus 3 égale 11 — 8 and ou plus 3 equals 11
plus 10° — plus 10°
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adverbe de comparaison1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif)je ne peux pas faire plus — I can do no more, I can't do any more
plus j'y pense, moins je comprends — the more I think about it, the less I understand
qui plus est — furthermore, what's more
2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) mostc'est le même modèle en plus petit — it's the same model, only smaller
3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) mosttrois heures plus tôt/tard — three hours earlier/later
plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué — the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be
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adverbe de négationelle ne fume plus — she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes
plus besoin de se presser — (colloq) there's no need to hurry any more
il n'y a plus d'œufs — there are no more eggs, there aren't any eggs left
j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture! — I went into the garage, the car was gone!
plus que trois jours avant Noël! — only three days left ou to go until Christmas!
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plus de déterminant indéfini1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries — the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have
il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place — quite a few people would like to be in his/her position
je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi — I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did
3) ( avec un numéral)il était déjà bien plus de onze heures — it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock
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au plus locution adverbiale at the most
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de plus locution adverbiale1) ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more2) ( en supplément)une fois de plus — once more, once again
9% de plus — 9% more
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en plus locutionle même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus — the same model, only with a sunroof
les taxes en plus — plus tax, tax not included
II plysnom masculin invariable1) Mathématique plus2) (colloq) ( avantage) plus (colloq)
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plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally usedplus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi]1 adjectifs et adverbes courtsEn règle générale on ajoute ‘-er’ à la fin de l'adjectif/adverbe: plus grand/petit/simple = taller/smaller/simpler; plus longtemps/vite = longer/faster- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big/bigger, sad/sadder, dim/dimmer, wet/wetter etc- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient sunnier, pretty/prettier, happy/happier etc2 adjectifs et adverbes longsOn ajoute more devant le mot: plus beau/compétent/intéressant = more beautiful/competent/interesting; plus facilement/sérieusement = more easily/seriously- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple peut produire simpler ou more simple, handsome/handsomer ou more handsome etc- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec more: callous/more callous, cunning/more cunning- les adverbes se terminant par ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec more: quickly/more quickly, slowly/more slowly etc1 adjectifs et adverbes courtsEn règle générale on ajoute ‘(e)st’ à la fin du mot: le plus grand/petit/simple = the tallest/smallest/simplest; le plus longtemps/vite = the longest/fastest- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big- the biggest, sad- the saddest, dim- the dimmest etc- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient the sunniest, pretty/the prettiest, happy/the happiest etc2 adjectifs et adverbes longsOn ajoute the most devant le mot: le plus beau/compétent/intéressant = the most beautiful/competent/interesting; le plus facilement/sérieusement = the most easily/seriously- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple/the simplest ou the most simple, clever/the cleverest ou the most clever etc- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec the most: callous/the most callous, cunning/the most cunning etc- les adverbes en ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec the most: quickly/the most quickly, slowly/the most slowly etcAttention: lorsque la comparaison ne porte que sur deux éléments on utilise la forme du comparatif: le plus doué des deux = the more gifted of the two; la voiture la plus rapide des deux = the faster carL'expression le plus possible est traitée avec possibleOn trouvera ci-contre exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de plus. On trouvera également des exemples de plus dans les notes d'usage. Voir l'index* * *ply, plys1. adv1) (négation)ne... plus — no longer, not... any more
Il ne travaille plus ici. — He's no longer working here., He doesn't work here any more.
Je ne veux plus le voir. — I don't want to see him any more., I no longer want to see him.
ne plus avoir de qch; Je n'ai plus d'argent. — I've got no more money., I've got no money left
Je n'ai plus de pain. — I've got no bread left., I've got no more bread.
2) (comparatif: devant un adjectif) moreIl fait un peu plus froid qu'hier. — It's a bit colder than yesterday.
Elle est plus grande que moi. — She's bigger than me.
Il est plus intelligent que son frère. — He's more intelligent than his brother.
3) (comparaison: non suivi d'un adjectif)Il travaille plus. — He works more.
Il travaille plus que moi. — He works more than me.
4)plus de; Il nous faut plus de pain. — We need more bread.
plus de 3 heures — more than 3 hours, over 3 hours
Il y avait plus de dix personnes. — There were more than 10 people.
plus de minuit — after midnight, past midnight
5)de plus; Il a 3 ans de plus que moi. — He's 3 years older than me.
Le voyage a pris trois heures de plus que prévu. — The journey took 3 hours longer than planned.
Il nous faut un joueur de plus. — We need one more player.
6)en plus; 3 kilos en plus — 3 kilos more
J'ai apporté quelques gâteaux en plus. — I brought a few more cakes.
en plus de; Deux personnes sont arrivées en plus de celles qui étaient déjà là. — Two more people came, in addition to those already there.
7)plus... plus... — the more... the more...
Plus il gagne d'argent, plus il en veut. — The more money he earns, the more he wants.
8)Il y a de plus en plus de touristes par ici. — There are more and more tourists round here.
de plus en plus (suivi d'un adjectif) Il fait de plus en plus chaud. — It's getting hotter and hotter.
9)ni plus ni moins — no more, no less
10) (superlatif)le plus; la plus; les plus — the most
C'est le plus grand de la famille. — He's the tallest in his family., (sans adjectif, modifiant un verbe)
C'est ce qu'elle aime le plus. — That's what she likes most.
de plus — what's more, moreover
en plus de cela... — what is more...
2. conjQuatre plus deux égalent six. — 4 plus 2 is 6.
3. nm(= avantage) plus* * *I.plus ⇒ Note d'usageA prép1 ( dans une addition) 8 plus 3 égale 11 8 and 3 equals 11, 8 plus 3 equals 11; on nous a servi du fromage, un dessert plus du café we were served cheese, a dessert and coffee (as well);2 ( pour exprimer une valeur) un jour il faisait moins 5°, le lendemain plus 10° one day it was minus 5°, the next plus 10°.B adv de comparaison1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) le plus the most; il mange/travaille plus (que moi) he eats/works more (than I do ou than me); tu devrais demander plus you should ask for more; je ne peux pas faire plus I can do no more, I can't do any more, I can't do more than that; elle en sait plus que lui sur le sujet she knows more about the subject than he does; c'est plus que je ne peux supporter it's more than I can bear; elle l'aime plus que tout she loves him/her more than anything; il est plus à plaindre qu'autre chose he's more to be pitied than anything else; c'est plus que bien it's more than just good; elle est plus que jolie she's more than just pretty; il a fait plus que l'embaucher, il l'a aussi formé he did more than just hire him, he also trained him; j'en ai plus qu'assez I've had more than enough; elle mange deux fois/trois fois plus que lui she eats twice/three times as much as he does; plus je gagne, plus je dépense the more I earn, the more I spend; plus j'y pense, moins je comprends the more I think about it, the less I understand; plus ça va as time goes on; qui plus est furthermore, what's more; c'est lui qui m'a le plus appris he's the one who taught me the most; quel pays aimes-tu le plus? which country do you like best?; de plus en plus more and more; il fume de plus en plus he smokes more and more;2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; deux fois plus vieux/cher twice as old/expensive (que as); trois/quatre fois plus cher three/four times as expensive (que as); il n'est pas plus riche que moi he's no richer than I am ou than me, he isn't any richer than I am ou than me; c'est le même modèle en plus petit it's the same model, only smaller; il est on ne peut plus gentil/désagréable he's as nice/unpleasant as can be; il est plus ou moins fou he's more or less insane; il est plus ou moins artiste he's an artist of sorts; la cuisine était plus ou moins propre the kitchen wasn't particularly clean, the kitchen was clean after a fashion; il a été plus ou moins poli he wasn't particularly polite; ils étaient plus ou moins ivres they were a bit drunk; le plus heureux des hommes the happiest of men; la plus belle de toutes the most beautiful of all; mon vœu le plus cher my dearest wish; l'arbre le plus gros que j'aie jamais vu the biggest tree I've ever seen; son livre le plus court his shortest book; c'est ce qu'il y a de plus beau/important au monde it's the most beautiful/important thing in the world; un livre des plus intéressants a most interesting book; un individu des plus méprisables a most despicable individual; de plus en plus difficile more and more difficult; de plus en plus chaud hotter and hotter;3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; trois heures plus tôt/tard three hours earlier/later; deux fois plus longtemps twice as long (que as); trois/quatre fois plus longtemps three/four times as long (que as); ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us; il l'a fait plus ou moins bien he didn't do it very well; de plus en plus loin further and further; plus tu te coucheras tard, plus tu auras de mal à te lever the later you go to bed, the harder it'll be for you to get up; plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be; c'est moi qui y vais le plus souvent I go there the most often; ça s'est passé le plus simplement/naturellement du monde it happened quite simply/naturally.C adv de négation elle ne fume plus she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes, she's given up smoking; il n'habite plus ici he no longer lives here, he doesn't live here any more ou any longer; le grand homme n'est plus the great man is no more; elle ne veut plus le voir she doesn't want to see him any more ou any longer, she no longer wants to see him; il a décidé de ne plus y aller he decided to stop going there; je ne veux plus en entendre parler I don't want to hear any more about it; il n'y est plus (jamais) retourné he never went back there (again); plus jamais ça! never again!; nous ne faisons plus ce modèle we no longer do this model, we don't do this model any more ou any longer; il n'a plus vingt ans ( il n'est plus très jeune) he's not twenty any more, he's no longer twenty; nous n'avons plus d'espoir we've no more hope, we no longer have any hope, we've given up hoping; plus besoin de se presser○ there's no longer any need to hurry, there's no more need to hurry, there's no need to hurry any more; il n'y a plus de pain/d'œufs there is no more bread/there are no more eggs, there isn't any bread left/there aren't any eggs left; je ne veux plus de vin I don't want any more wine; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; plus rien ne m'intéresse nothing interests me any more; je ne voyais plus rien I could no longer see anything, I couldn't see a thing any more; il n'y a plus personne dans la pièce there's nobody left in the room, there's no longer anybody in the room; il n'y a plus aucun crayon there aren't any pencils left, there are no more pencils; il n'y a plus aucun problème there's no longer any problem; ce n'est plus du courage, c'est de la folie it's no longer bravery, it's foolhardiness; j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture○! I went into the garage, the car was gone○!; ce n'est plus qu'une question de jours it's only a matter of days now; il n'y a plus qu'une solution there's only one solution left; il ne restait plus que quelques bouteilles there were only a few bottles left, there was nothing left but a few bottles; il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider only he can help us now; plus que trois jours avant les vacances! only three days left ou to go until the vacation!; nous n'avons plus qu'à rentrer à la maison all we can do now is go home; il ne me reste plus qu'à vous remercier it only remains for me to thank you.D plus de dét indéf1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) trois/deux fois plus de livres/verres que three times/twice as many books/glasses as; c'est là que j'ai vu le plus de serpents that's where I saw the most snakes; c'est lui qui a le plus de livres he's got the most books; le joueur qui a le plus de chances de gagner the player who is most likely to win; les jeunes qui posent le plus de problèmes the young people who pose the most problems; c'est le candidat qui a remporté le plus de voix he's the candidate who won the most votes; plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have; il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place quite a few people would like to be in his/her position;2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did; il n'a pas plus d'imagination que sa sœur he has no more imagination than his sister, he hasn't got any more imagination than his sister; trois/deux fois plus de vin/talent three times/twice as much wine/talent (que as); le joueur qui a gagné le plus d'argent the player who won the most money;3 ( avec un numéral) elle ne possède pas plus de 50 disques she has no more than 50 records; une foule de plus de 10 000 personnes a crowd of more than ou over 10,000 people; il a plus de 40 ans he's over 40, he's more than 40 years old; les gens de plus de 60 ans people over 60; les plus de 60 ans the over-sixties; il était déjà bien plus de onze heures/midi it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock/midday.F de plus loc adv1 ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more;2 ( en supplément) j'ai mangé deux pommes de plus qu'elle I ate two apples more than she did; donnez-moi deux pommes de plus give me two more apples; ça nous a pris deux heures de plus que la dernière fois it took us two hours longer than last time; j'ai besoin de deux heures de plus I need two more hours; il a trois ans de plus que sa sœur he's three years older than his sister; une fois de plus once more, once again; l'augmentation représente 9% de plus que l'année précédente the rise is 9% more than last year.G en plus loc en plus (de cela) on top of that; il est arrivé en retard et en plus (de cela) il a commencé à se plaindre he arrived late and what' s more ou on top of that he started complaining; c 'est le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus it's the same model, only with a sunroof; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en plus he's the image of his father, only with a moustache GB ou mustache US; il a reçu 100 euros en plus de son salaire habituel he got 100 euros on top of his usual salary; en plus de son métier d'ingénieur il élève des tatous besides his job as an engineer, he breeds armadillos; les taxes en plus plus tax, tax not included; il s'est passé quelque chose en plus something else happened as well. A note on pronunciation: plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used. plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi].II.plus nm1 Math plus; le signe plus the plus sign;2 ○( avantage) plus○; son expérience d'enseignant constitue un plus pour lui his teaching experience is a point in his favourGB ou is a plus○.[ply(s)] adverbeA.[COMPARATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]c'est plus loin it's further ou fartherc'est plus rouge qu'orange it's red rather than ou it's more red than orangec'est plus que gênant it's embarrassing, to say the leastelle a eu le prix mais elle n'en est pas plus fière pour ça she got the award, but it didn't make her any prouder for all thatje veux la même, en plus large I want the same, only biggerencore plus beau more handsome still, even more handsomecinq fois plus cher five times dearer ou as dear ou more expensive2. [avec un verbe] moreje m'intéresse à la question plus que tu ne penses I'm more interested in the question than you thinkB.[SUPERLATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]le plus loin the furthest ou farthestc'est ce qu'il y a de plus original dans sa collection d'été it's the most original feature of his summer collection2. [précédé d'un verbe] mostc'est moi qui travaille le plus I'm the one who works most ou the hardestC.[ADVERBE DE NÉGATION]1. [avec 'ne']2. [tour elliptique]plus de glace pour moi, merci no more ice cream for me, thanks————————[ply(s)] adjectif————————[ply(s)] conjonction3 plus 3 égale 6 3 plus 3 is ou makes 6il fait plus 5º it's 5º above freezing, it's plus 5º2. [en sus de] plusle transport, plus le logement, plus la nourriture, ça revient cher travel, plus ou and accommodation, plus ou then food, (all) work out quite expensiveplus le fait que... plus ou together with the fact that...————————[ply(s)] nom masculinau plus locution adverbiale[au maximum] at the most ou outsideça coûtera au plus 30 euros it'll cost a maximum of 30 euros ou 30 euros at mostde plus locution adverbialemets deux couverts de plus lay two extra ou more placesil est content, que te faut-il de plus? he's happy, what more do you want?un mot/une minute de plus et je m'en allais another word/minute and I would have left10 euros de plus ou de moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?2. [en trop] too manyen recomptant, je trouve trente points de plus on adding it up again, I get thirty points too manyde plus, il m'a menti what's more, he lied to mede plus en plus locution adverbiale[suivi d'un adverbe] more and morede plus en plus dangereux more and more ou increasingly dangerousça devient de plus en plus facile/compliqué it's getting easier and easier/more and more complicated2. [précédé d'un verbe]de plus en plus de locution déterminante[suivi d'un nom comptable] more and more, a growing number of[suivi d'un nom non comptable] more and morede plus en plus de gens more and more people, an increasing number of peopleil y a de plus en plus de demande pour ce produit demand for this product is increasing, there is more and more demand for this productdes plus locution adverbialeson attitude est des plus compréhensibles her attitude is most ou quite understandableen plus locution adverbiale1. [en supplément] extra (avant nom)les boissons sont en plus drinks are extra, you pay extra for the drinks10 euros en plus ou en moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?[en trop] sparea. [à la fin du jeu] I've got one card left overb. [en distribuant] I've got one card too manyet vous emportez une bouteille de champagne en plus! and you get a bottle of Champagne as well ou on top of that ou into the bargain!elle a une excellente technique et en plus, elle a de la force her technique's first-class and she's got strength tooet elle m'avait menti, en plus! not only that but she'd lied to me (as well)!je ne tiens pas à le faire et, en plus, je n'ai pas le temps I'm not too keen on doing it, and besides ou what's more, I've no timeen plus de locution prépositionnelleen plus du squash, elle fait du tennis besides (playing) squash, she plays tenniset plus locution adverbiale45 kilos et plus over 45 kilos, 45 odd kilosni plus ni moins locution adverbialeje te donne une livre, ni plus ni moins I'll give you one pound, no more no lesstu t'es trompé, ni plus ni moins you were mistaken, that's allnon plus locution adverbialeje ne sais pas — moi non plus! I don't know — neither do I ou nor do I ou me neither!on ne peut plus locution adverbialeplus de locution déterminante1. [comparatif, suivi d'un nom] moreelle roulait à plus de 150 km/h she was driving at more than 150 km/h ou doing over 150 km/hil est plus de 5 h it's past 5 o'clock ou after 52. [superlatif, suivi d'un nom]les plus de 20 ans people over 20, the over-20splus... moins locution correlativethe more... the lessplus il vieillit, moins il a envie de sortir the older he gets, the less he feels like going outplus ça va, moins je la comprends I understand her less and less (as time goes on)plus... plus locution correlativethe more... the moreplus je réfléchis, plus je me dis que... the more I think (about it), the more I'm convinced that...plus ça va, plus il est agressif he's getting more and more aggressive (all the time)plus ça va, plus je me demande si... the longer it goes on, the more I wonder if...plus ou moins locution adverbialec'est plus ou moins cher, selon les endroits prices vary according to where you arequi plus est locution adverbialewhat's ou what is moresans plus locution adverbialec'était bien, sans plus it was nice, but nothing moretout au plus locution adverbialec'est une mauvaise grippe, tout au plus it's a bad case of flu, at the most -
6 parecer
m.1 opinion.cambiar de parecer to change one's mind2 appearance.v.1 to look like.parece un palacio it looks like a palaceparecía un sueño it was like a dreamElla parece un payaso She looks like a clown.2 to look, to seem.pareces cansado you look o seem tiredes alemán, pero no lo parece he's German, but he doesn't look it¡pareces bobo! are you stupid, or what?Ella parece cansada She seems tired.3 to seem to, to appear to.Ella parece creer lo contrario She seems to believe the opposite.Le parece sentir algo She seems to feel something.* * *1 (opinión) opinion, mind■ ¿has cambiado de parecer? have you changed your mind?1 to seem, look (like)■ parece fácil it seems easy, it looks easy2 (opinar) to think■ ¿qué te parece? what do you think?3 (Used only in the 3rd pers, it does not take a subject) (aparentar) to look as if1 to be alike, look like\a lo que parece apparentlyal parecer apparentlyparecer bien to seem rightparecer mal to seem wrong¡parece mentira! I can't believe it!según parece apparently* * *1. noun m.1) opinion, view2) appearance2. verb1) to seem2) look3) appear4) think•* * *1. SM1) (=opinión) opinion, viewa mi parecer — in my opinion o view
cambiar o mudar de parecer — to change one's mind
2) † (=aspecto)de buen parecer — good-looking, handsome
2. VI1) [uso copulativo]a) [por el aspecto] + adj to look; + sustantivo to look like¡pareces una reina! — you look like a queen!
parece una foca — * she's huge o enormous *
b) (=por el carácter, el comportamiento) to seem2) [uso impersonal] (=dar la impresión de) to seemtodo parecía indicar que estaba interesado — everything seemed to point towards him being interested
aunque no lo parezca — surprising though it may seem o más frm appear
así parece — so it seems o más frm appears
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al parecer, a lo que parece — apparently, seeminglyparece que va a llover — it looks as though o as if it's going to rain, it looks like rain
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según parece — apparently, seeminglyparece ser que van a aumentar las temperaturas — it seems o más frm appears (that) it's going to get warmer
parece ser que ha habido algún problema — it seems o más frm appears (that) there has been a problem
3) [indicando opinión]parecerle a algn: ¿qué os pareció la película? — what did you think of the film?
¿no te parece extraño que no haya llamado? — don't you think it's strange that she hasn't called?
te llamaré luego, si te parece bien — I'll phone you later, if that's all right with o by you
¡me parece muy mal! — I think it's shocking!
vamos a la piscina, ¿te parece? — what do you say we go to the swimming pool?, what about going to the swimming pool?
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parecer que, me parece que se está haciendo tarde — it's getting rather late, I think¿te parece que está bien no acudir a una cita? — do you think it's acceptable not to turn up for an appointment?
4) † (=aparecer) to appear; [objeto perdido] to turn up¡ya pareció aquello! — so that was it!
3.See:* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) ( aparentar ser)parecer + INF — to seem to + inf
todo parece indicar que... — everything appears o seems o (frml) would seem to indicate that...
2) ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc)¿qué te parecieron? — what did you think of them?
deberíamos invitarlos - ¿te parece? — we ought to invite them - do you think so?
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? — what do you think, shall we go to the beach?
¿a ti qué te parece? — what do you think?
¿te parece bonito contestarme así? — is that any way to speak to me?
me/nos parece que tiene razón — I/we think she's right
¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar? — what time do you call this?
hazlo como mejor te parezca — do it however o as you think best; (+ subj)
me parece raro que... — it seems odd o I find it odd that...
3) (haber indicios, señales) (en 3a pers)según parece or al parecer todo va bien — it looks as though everything's going well, everything seems to be going well
así parece or parece que sí — it looks like it o it would seem so
aunque no lo parezca, está limpio — it might not look like it, but it's clean
¿le gusta? - parece que no — does he like it? - apparently not
parece que no, pero cansa — you wouldn't think so, but it's tiring
parece (ser) que tiene razón — she appears to be right, it seems she's right
parecería que... — it would seem that...; (+ subj)
2.parece mentira que tenga 20 años — it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20
parecerse v prona) ( asemejarse)parecerse A alguien/algo — ( en lo físico) to look o to be like somebody/something; ( en el carácter) to be like somebody/something
no son ricos ni nada que se le parezca — they're not wealthy, not by any means
b) (recípr) to be alikeIIno se parecen en nada — they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike
a) ( opinión) opinionsoy del parecer de que... — I believe o (frml) I am of the opinion that...
b)de buen parecer — (ant) handsome
* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) ( aparentar ser)parecer + INF — to seem to + inf
todo parece indicar que... — everything appears o seems o (frml) would seem to indicate that...
2) ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc)¿qué te parecieron? — what did you think of them?
deberíamos invitarlos - ¿te parece? — we ought to invite them - do you think so?
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? — what do you think, shall we go to the beach?
¿a ti qué te parece? — what do you think?
¿te parece bonito contestarme así? — is that any way to speak to me?
me/nos parece que tiene razón — I/we think she's right
¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar? — what time do you call this?
hazlo como mejor te parezca — do it however o as you think best; (+ subj)
me parece raro que... — it seems odd o I find it odd that...
3) (haber indicios, señales) (en 3a pers)según parece or al parecer todo va bien — it looks as though everything's going well, everything seems to be going well
así parece or parece que sí — it looks like it o it would seem so
aunque no lo parezca, está limpio — it might not look like it, but it's clean
¿le gusta? - parece que no — does he like it? - apparently not
parece que no, pero cansa — you wouldn't think so, but it's tiring
parece (ser) que tiene razón — she appears to be right, it seems she's right
parecería que... — it would seem that...; (+ subj)
2.parece mentira que tenga 20 años — it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20
parecerse v prona) ( asemejarse)parecerse A alguien/algo — ( en lo físico) to look o to be like somebody/something; ( en el carácter) to be like somebody/something
no son ricos ni nada que se le parezca — they're not wealthy, not by any means
b) (recípr) to be alikeIIno se parecen en nada — they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike
a) ( opinión) opinionsoy del parecer de que... — I believe o (frml) I am of the opinion that...
b)de buen parecer — (ant) handsome
* * *parecer11 = view.Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.
* a mi parecer = to my mind, in my books.* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambio de parecer = change of heart, change of mind.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de pareceres similares = like-minded.* es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.* mi parecer = my two cents' worth.* según + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.parecer22 = loom, seem, sound (like), sound + like, strike + Pronombre Personal, look, smack of, come off as.Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.
Ex: For this scheme it would seem sensible to order the foci within each facet differently according to the nature of the facet.Ex: Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex: 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.Ex: An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed.Ex: This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.Ex: I love the content of this discussion, and hope that my comments don't come off as negative.* al parecer = apparently, apparently, it seems that..., supposedly, allegedly, it appeared that....* aunque no lo parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* aunque parezca increíble = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, strangely enough, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.* hacer parecer = make + seem, make + Nombre + out to be.* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* más complejo de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.* no parecer que = there + be + no sign of, there + be + little sign of.* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.* no parecerse ni por asomo = different as night and day.* no parecer Uno Mismo = be out of character.* o algo parecido = in the way of.* o eso parece = or so it seems.* parece como = appear + as though.* parece que... = it seems that....* parecer + Adjetivo = appear + Adjetivo.* parecer atractivo = look + attractive.* parecer bien = be all right with + Persona.* parecer bueno = look + good.* parecer contradictorio = appear + contradictory.* parecer debatible = look + debatable.* parecer en peligro = appear + in jeopardy.* parecer estar = appear + to be.* parecer increíble = beggar + belief.* parecer loco = sound + crazy.* parecer lógico = make + sense.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* parecer + Nombre = seem + like + Nombre.* parecer probable = seem + likely.* parecer prometedor = look + promising, show + promise.* parecer raro = sound + odd.* parecerse = bear + similarity, look + alike, take after.* parecerse a = look like, resemble.* parecer ser = appear + to be.* parecer una eternidad = seem like + an eternity.* parecer una locura = sound + crazy.* parecer una probabilidad = loom up + a possibility.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.* que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding.* qué te parece que... = what about....* según parece = apparently, apparently, by the looks of it.* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.* ser parecido a = be close to.* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems.* * *viA(aparentar ser): parece mucho mayor de lo que es she looks much older than she isparece muy simpática she seems very nicepareces tonto, no te enteras de nada are you stupid or something? you never know what's going onvestida así parece una artista de cine she looks like a movie star dressed like thatno pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all), it's not a good likeness of youes de plástico pero parece de cuero it's plastic but it looks like leatherB parecer + INF to seem to + INFel problema parece no tener solución there appears o seems o ( frml) would seem to be no solution to the problemparece tener más habilidad de la que creímos al principio she seems to be o it seems she is more skillful than we thought at firsttodo parece indicar que … everything seems to o appears to o ( frml) would seem to indicate that …C (expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):sus comentarios me parecieron muy acertados I thought his remarks (were) very apt, his remarks seemed very apt to meelegí la que me pareció mejor I chose the one that I thought was the best o the one that seemed the besttodo le parece mal he's never happy with anything¿qué te parecieron mis primos? what did you think of my cousins?su interpretación me pareció pobrísima I thought o felt she gave a very poor performance, to my mind her performance was very poorD1 ( en tercera persona):según parece or al pareceror a lo que parece todo marcha viento en popa it looks as though everything's going smoothly, everything seems to be going smoothly¿por fin se van? — así parece or parece que sí are they finally going? — it looks like it o it would seem soaunque no lo parezca, estuve limpiando toda la mañana it might not look like it, but I spent the whole morning cleaning¿le gusta? — parece que no does he like it? — apparently notparece que no, pero cansa muchísimo you wouldn't think so, but it's very tiring2 (+ me/te/le etc):hazlo como mejor te parezca or como te parezca mejor do it however o as you think bestcomo a usted le parezca whatever you think bestcreo que deberíamos invitarlos — ¿te parece? I think we ought to invite them — do you think so?vamos a la playa ¿te parece? let's go to the beach, would you like to?, do you fancy going to the beach? ( BrE colloq)podemos reunirnos mañana, si te parece bien we could meet up tomorrow if that's alright o OK with you o if that suits you¿habrán entendido? — me parece que sí do you think they understood? — I think socreo que así está bien ¿a ti qué te parece? I think it's alright like that, what do you think? o ( colloq) what do you reckon?E1 ( en tercera persona) parecer QUE + INDIC:parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rainparece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterdayparece (ser) que tiene razón she appears to be right, it seems she's rightparece (ser) que ha habido un malentendido there appears to have been o it seems there has been a misunderstandingparecería que ahora están dipuestos a negociar it would seem that they are now ready to negotiate2 (+ me/te/le etc):me/nos parece que tiene razón I/we think she's rightme pareció que no era necesario llamarlo I didn't think it necessary to phone him¿te parece que éstas son horas de llegar a casa? what do you mean by coming home at this time?, what sort of time is this to be coming home?F ( en tercera persona)1 (+ subj):parece increíble que hayan sobrevivido el accidente it seems incredible that they survived the accidentparece mentira que ya tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe o it seems incredible that she's 20 already(+ me/te/le etc): me parece difícil que venga I think it's unlikely she'll comeme parece raro que no te lo haya comentado it seems odd o I find it odd o I think it's odd that he hasn't mentioned it to youme parece importante que ella esté presente I think it's important that she (should) be here2 (+ inf), (+ me/te/le etc):me parece importante dejar esto claro I think it's important to make this clear¿te parece bonito contestarle así a tu madre? is that any way to speak to your mother?G ( en tercera persona)1 parecer QUE + IMPERF SUBJ:parece que para él no pasaran los años he never seems to get any oldertiene 40 años — parece que tuviera muchos menos she's 40 — she looks much younger o you'd think she was much younger2 no parecer QUE + SUBJ:no parecía que la situación fuera a cambiar it didn't look as though the situation was going to changeno parece que le haya hecho mucha gracia la idea it doesn't look as though he liked the idea much, he doesn't seem to have been very taken with the idea(+ me/te/le etc): no me parece que esté tan mal I don't think it's that bad1 (asemejarse) parecerse A algn/algo (en lo físico) to look like sb/sth, to be like sb/sth; (en el carácter) to be like sb/sthesa casa se parece bastante a la nuestra that house is rather like ours o fairly similar to oursno son millonarios ni nada que se le parezca they're not millionaires, not by any means o ( colloq) not by a long shot ( AmE) o ( BrE) chalkquien a los suyos se parece en nada los desmerece like breeds like2 ( recípr) to be alikeno se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alikeestos cuadros se parecen mucho these pictures are very similar1 (opinión) opiniona mi parecer in my opinionson del mismo parecer they're of the same opiniones del parecer de que el asunto debería reconsiderarse she believes o she is of the opinion that the matter should be reconsidered ( frml)ello me hizo cambiar de parecer it made me change my mind2de buen parecer ( ant); handsome* * *
parecer 1 ( conjugate parecer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( aparentar ser):
no pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all);
parecía de cuero it looked like leather;
parece ser muy inteligente she seems to be very clever
2 ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):
¿qué te parecieron? what did you think of them?;
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? what do you think, shall we go to the beach?;
si te parece bien if that's alright with you;
me parece que sí I think so;
¿a ti qué te parece? what do you think?;
me parece importante I think it's important;
me pareció que no era necesario I didn't think it necessary;
hazlo como mejor te parezca do it however o as you think best;
me parece mal que vaya sola I don't think it's right that she should go on her own
3 ( dar la impresión) (en 3a pers): así parece or parece que sí it looks like it;◊ aunque no lo parezca, está limpio it might not look like it, but it's clean;
parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rain;
parece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterday;
parece mentira que tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20;
parece que fuera más joven you'd think she was much younger
parecerse verbo pronominal
( en el carácter) to be like sb/sth
◊ no se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike;
se parecen mucho they are very similar
parecer 2 sustantivo masculino ( opinión) opinion;
son del mismo parecer they're of the same opinion
parecer 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinión) opinion
cambiar de parecer, to change one's mind
2 frml (aspecto, presencia) appearance
parecer 2 verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un parecido) to look like: pareces una reina, you look like a queen
(tener un aspecto) to look: pareces agotado, you look exhausted
2 (causar una impresión) to seem: parecía tener prisa, he seemed to be in a hurry
su intención parece buena, his intention seems good
3 (al emitir un juicio) le pareces un engreído, he thinks you are a bighead
me parece inoportuno, it seems very ill-timed to me
¿qué te parece si vamos al cine?, what about going to the cinema?
4 (uso impersonal) parece que va a haber tormenta, it looks as if there's going to be a storm
no parece que le importe, it doesn't seem to bother him
' parecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
al
- aparentar
- emitir
- encontrar
- juicio
- mentira
- ver
- vista
- visto
- dar
- envejecer
- latir
- muñeca
- sonar
- tincar
English:
appear
- change
- cuff
- dwarf
- evidently
- feel
- look
- seem
- seemingly
- sound
- strike
- view
- apparently
- mind
- opinion
- suggestive
- tune
* * *♦ nm1. [opinión] opinion;cambiar de parecer to change one's mind♦ vi[semejar] to look like;parece un palacio it looks like a palace;parecía un sueño it was like a dream♦ v copulativoto look, to seem;pareces cansado you look o seem tired;en la tele parece más joven she looks younger on the TV;el casero parece buena persona the landlord seems nice o seems like a nice person;parece de metal it looks like it's made of metal;es alemán, pero no lo parece he's German, but he doesn't look it;¡pareces bobo! are you stupid, or what?♦ v impersonal1. [indica opinión]me parece que… I think that…, it seems to me that…;me parece que viven juntos I think o believe they live together;me parece que no voy a aprobar I don't think I'm going to pass;me parece que sí/no I think/don't think so;el examen me pareció bastante complicado I found the exam rather difficult, I thought the exam was rather difficult;no me pareció interesante I didn't find it interesting, I didn't think it was interesting;¿qué te parece mi vestido? what do you think of my dress?;¿qué te parece si vamos a mi casa? why don't we go to my place?, what do you say we go to my place?;¿qué te parece la idea? – me parece bien/mal what do you think of the idea? – it seems OK to me/I don't think much of it;nada le parece bien she's never happy with anything;todo le parece bien he always says yes to everything;no me parece bien que llegues tan tarde I'm not pleased about you arriving so late;me parece mal que se experimente con animales I don't agree with experiments on animals;no me parece mal que venga I don't see anything wrong with her coming;haz lo que te parezca [lo que quieras] do what you like;haz lo que te parezca mejor do as you see fit, do what you think best;parece mentira que todavía no haya dimitido it's incredible that he hasn't resigned yet;es bastante caro, ¿no te parece? it's rather expensive, don't you think?;si te parece (bien) quedamos el lunes we can meet on Monday, if that's all right by you;podemos comer fuera, ¿te parece? why don't we go out for a meal?, what do you say we go out for a meal?;¿te parece bonito lo que has hecho? are you pleased with yourself o satisfied now?parece que le gusta it looks as if o it seems (that) she likes it;no parece que le guste he doesn't seem to like it, it seems (that) he doesn't like it;parece (ser) que hay un pequeño malentendido there seems to be a small misunderstanding, it seems (like) there's a small misunderstanding;ahora parece (ser) que quieren echarse atrás it now seems they want to pull out;a lo que parece, al parecer apparently;tienen mucho dinero, aunque no lo parezca it may not seem like it, but they've got a lot of money;eso parece so it seems;parece como si estuviéramos en invierno it's as if it was still winter;parece que fue ayer cuando nos conocimos it seems like only yesterday that we met;¿lo ha hecho? – parece que sí has she done it? – it seems so o it seems she has;¿te han invitado? – parece que no have they invited you? – it seems not o it doesn't seem so;parece que no, pero se tarda en llegar hasta aquí you'd be surprised how long it takes you to get here;según parece apparently* * *I m opinion, view;al parecer apparently;de buen parecer well-dressed;dar su parecer give one’s opinionII v/i seem, look;me parece que I think (that), it seems to me that;me parece bien it seems fine to me;¿qué te parece? what do you think?;si a usted le parece if you’re agreeable, if it suits you;parece que va a llover it looks like rain, it looks like it’s going to rain* * *parecer {53} vi1) : to seem, to look, to appear to beparece bien fácil: it looks very easyasí parece: so it seemspareces una princesa: you look like a princess2) : to think, to have an opinionme parece que sí: I think so3) : to like, to be in agreementsi te parece: if you like, if it's all right with you* * *parecer vb1. (tener el aspecto) to look2. (dar la impresión) to seem¿qué te parece? what do you think?4. (uso impersonal) to look / to seem -
7 schlecht
I Adj.1. allg. bad (Komp. schlechter worse, Sup. schlechtest worst); Augen, Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Qualität, Leistung etc.: bad, poor; nicht schlecht! not bad; schlechter Absatz WIRTS. poor sales; ein schlechtes Geschäft a bad deal; schlechte Aussichten auch poor prospects, a grim outlook Sg.; ein schlechtes Zeichen a bad sign; wir hatten ( nur) schlechtes Wetter we had (nothing but) bad weather; schlechtes Essen bad food; schlechter Flug bad flight; ich war ein schlechter Schüler auch I was no good at school ( oder was a terrible student); ich hatte schlechte Lehrer I had bad teachers; schlechte Führung bad conduct; eine schlechte Nachricht bad news Sg.; zuerst die schlechte Nachricht first, the bad news; schlechte Zeiten bad ( oder hard) times; schlecht in etw. sein be bad at s.th.; schlechter werden get worse, deteriorate; du bist ein schlechter Lügner you’re a bad liar2. (böse) bad; (boshaft) auch wicked; ein schlechter Mensch a bad ( oder wicked) person; sie hat einen schlechten Charakter she has an evil disposition; er ist abgrundtief schlecht he is rotten to the core; ein schlechter Freund not a good friend, a treacherous friend3. (verdorben) bad, off; (schädlich) bad; Luft: bad, stale; (verschmutzt) polluted; Wasser: polluted, contaminated; Wein: off; schlecht werden go off (Am. go bad); die Milch ist schlecht has gone off (Am. bad), is off (Am. bad); es muss weg, bevor’s schlecht wird umg. we must get rid of it before it goes bad ( oder off)4. (unpassend) bad; einen schlechten Augenblick wählen pick a bad ( oder the wrong) moment; im Moment ist es schlecht just now is not a good time; Freitagnachmittag ist schlecht Friday afternoon is bad for me5. Gesundheit: poor; sein Zustand ist schlecht he is in a bad way; das feuchte Klima ist schlecht für ihn the damp climate is bad for him; mir ist schlecht I feel ill (bes. Am. sick); (ich habe einen Brechreiz) I feel sick; mir wird schlecht (ich muss brechen) I’m going to be sick; es kann einem schlecht dabei werden umg. it’s enough to make you sick; mir ist jetzt schon ganz schlecht umg. I’m feeling quite ill already; Laune 1, Tag1 4 etc.II Adv.1. allg. badly; schlecht riechen / schmecken smell / taste bad; er hört / sieht schlecht he can’t hear / see very well; his hearing / eyesight is bad ( oder poor); ich verstehe dich ganz schlecht I can hardly hear what you’re saying; schlecht aussehen not look good; gesundheitlich: look ill; wie ist die Lage? - es sieht schlecht aus things are looking bad, the prospects are bleak; schlecht dran sein umg. be badly off; es steht schlecht um ihn things aren’t looking too good for him; gesundheitlich: he’s in a bad way; schlecht abschneiden bei Prüfung, Wettkampf etc.: do badly; schlecht dastehen be in a bad way; damit würde ich mich nur schlechter stellen I’d be worse off than (I was) before; schlecht besucht sein Lokal, Vorstellung etc.: be poorly attended; Sie wären schlecht beraten zu (+ Inf.) I wouldn’t advise you to (+ Inf.), I would advise you against (+ Ger.) schlecht bezahlt badly paid; schlecht gelaunt grumpy, in a bad mood; schlecht sitzend Anzug etc.: badly-fitting; schlecht und recht after a fashion; er hat’s mehr schlecht als recht getan auch he made a hit-or-miss ( oder rough) job of it2. es geht ihm schlecht he’s having a bad ( oder hard) time, things are going badly for him; gesundheitlich: he’s not well ( stärker: in a bad way); finanziell: he’s in a bad way financially, he’s pretty hard up umg.; es geht ihnen nicht schlecht they’re doing pretty well; es ist mir noch nie so schlecht gegangen gesundheitlich: I’ve never been so ill; finanziell, wirtschaftlich: things have never been so bad (for me); wenn das rauskommt, geht’s euch aber schlecht umg. if that gets out you’ll be in for it3. schlecht machen umg. (jemanden) run down, knock ( bei jemandem in front of s.o.); warum musst du immer alles schlecht machen? auch why do you always have to be so disparaging about everything?, why are you always trashing everything? umg.4. schlecht behandeln treat badly, maltreat; schlecht reden von talk negatively about; (schlecht machen) run down, say nasty things about umg.; ich bin auf ihn schlecht zu sprechen don’t talk to me about him; es bekam ihm schlecht Essen etc.: it didn’t agree with him; fig. it didn’t do him any good; er kann es sich schlecht leisten zu (+ Inf.) he can’t really afford to (+ Inf.) er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt umg. he wasn’t half surprised; das kann ich schlecht sagen I can’t really say; heute geht es schlecht (passt nicht) it’s awkward ( oder difficult) today; ich kann schlecht nein sagen (bin zu gutmütig) I just can’t say no, I find it hard to say no; (in diesem Fall) I can hardly ( oder I can’t very well) say no* * *poor (Adj.); ill (Adj.); sick (Adj.); bad (Adj.); weak (Adj.); unpalatable (Adj.); wicked (Adj.); amiss (Adv.)* * *schlẹcht [ʃlɛçt]1. adj1) bad; Zustand, Aussprache, Geschmack, Zensur, Leistung poor, bad; Qualität poor, bad, inferior; Luft stale, bad; Zeiten bad, harddas Schlechte in der Welt/im Menschen — the evil in the world/in man
See:→ Dienstdie Milch/das Fleisch ist schlecht — the milk/meat has gone off or is off (Brit), the milk/meat has gone bad or is bad
schlecht werden — to go off (Brit) or bad
schlecht aussehen (Mensch) — to look bad or sick or ill; (Lage) to look bad
mit jdm/etw sieht es schlecht aus — sb/sth looks in a bad way
See:2. adv1) badlyschlecht bezahlt (Person, Job) — low-paid, badly paid
sich schlecht vertragen (Menschen) — to get along badly; (Dinge, Farben etc) not to go well together
an jdm schlecht handeln — to do sb wrong, to wrong sb
schlecht über jdn sprechen/von jdm denken — to speak/think ill of sb
2) (= mit Schwierigkeiten) hören, sehen badly; lernen, begreifen with difficultyer kann schlecht nein or Nein sagen — he finds it hard to say no, he can't say no
da kann man schlecht nein or Nein sagen — you can hardly say no to that, it's hard to say no to that
das lässt sich schlecht machen, das geht schlecht — that's not really possible or on (inf)
das kann ich schlecht sagen — it's hard to say, I can't really say
sie kann es sich schlecht leisten, zu... — she can ill afford to...
3)auf jdn/etw schlecht zu sprechen sein — not to have a good word to say for sb/sth4) (inf)er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt — he wasn't half surprised (Brit inf), he was very surprised
* * *1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) badly2) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) bad3) (rotten: This meat is bad.) bad4) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) bad5) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) bad6) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) bad7) (bad or evil: The government is corrupt.) corrupt8) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) ill9) (not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) ill10) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) sick11) (not as good as usual, or as it should be: His work has gone off recently;) off12) (shameful or disgraceful: That was an unworthy act/thought.) unworthy* * *[ʃlɛçt]I. adj1. (nachteilig, übel) badnicht \schlecht! not bad!das ist keine \schlechte Idee! that's not a bad idea!das ist ein \schlechtes Zeichen that's a bad signRauchen ist \schlecht für die Gesundheit smoking is bad for your health\schlechtes Benehmen bad manners pl\schlechter Geschmack bad tasteein \schlechter Geruch a bad smell\schlechte Gewohnheiten bad habits\schlechter Laune sein to be in a bad mood\schlechte Manieren haben to have bad mannerseine \schlechte Meinung über jdn haben to have a poor opinion of sb\schlechtes Wetter bad weather\schlechte Zeiten hard times2. (minderwertig) bad, poorein \schlechtes Beispiel geben to be a bad example\schlechte Luft stale airvon \schlechter Qualität of poor quality\schlechter Stil bad style\schlechte Verarbeitung/Waren inferior workmanship/goodsich fürchte, das Fleisch ist \schlecht geworden I'm afraid the meat has gone off BRIT4. (ungenügend) poordeine Aussprache ist noch zu \schlecht your pronunciation is still not good enougher sprach [ein] \schlechtes Französisch he spoke poor Frenches regnete stark, und die Sicht war \schlecht it was raining heavily and visibility was poorein \schlechter Esser sein to be a poor eatereine \schlechte Ernte a poor harvestein \schlechtes Gehalt a poor salaryin Latein/Mathematik \schlecht sein to be bad at Latin/mathematicsin Englisch ist er \schlechter als ich he is worse at English than I am5. (moralisch) bad, wicked, eviler ist ein \schlechter Mensch he is a wicked maner ist nicht der S\schlechteste he's not too badich habe nur S\schlechtes über sie gehört I've heard only bad things about herdas war ein \schlechter Scherz that was a dirty trickein \schlechtes Gewissen haben to have a bad consciencedas S\schlechte im Menschen/in der Welt the evil in man/in the worldjdm etwas S\schlechtes nachsagen to speak disparagingly about sb, to cast aspersions on sb formeinen \schlechten Ruf haben [o in \schlechtem Ruf stehen] to have a bad reputationS\schlechtes über jdn sagen to say sth bad about sb; s.a. Gesellschaft\schlechte Augen poor [or weak] eyesight, weak eyeseine \schlechte Durchblutung a poor [or bad] circulationeine \schlechte Entwässerung water retentionbei \schlechter Gesundheit sein to be in poor healthein \schlechtes Herz a bad heartin \schlechter Verfassung [o in \schlechtem Zustand] sein to be in [a] poor conditionda kann einem ja \schlecht werden! (fig fam) it's enough to make you ill!8.▶ es [bei jdm] \schlecht haben to not be doing well [or to be doing badly] [with sb]II. adv1. (nachteilig, übel)in dem Restaurant speist man nicht \schlecht you can eat [quite] well in that restaurantso \schlecht habe ich selten gegessen I've rarely had such bad foodes sieht \schlecht aus it doesn't [or things don't] look goodmit ihm sieht es \schlecht aus the prospects [or things] don't look good for him\schlecht beraten ill-advised\schlecht sitzend ill-fittingum jdn/etw steht es \schlecht sb/sth is in a bad way, things look bad for sb/sth2. (ungenügend) badly, poorlydie Geschäfte gehen \schlecht business is badsie verdient ziemlich \schlecht she is badly [or poorly] paider spricht \schlecht Französisch he speaks poor Frenchich kann dich \schlecht sehen I can't see you very wellsie war \schlecht zu verstehen she was hard to understander kann sich \schlecht anpassen he finds it difficult [or hard] to adjustdie Vorstellung war \schlecht besucht the performance was poorly attendedetw \schlecht beschreiben to describe sth superficially [or badly]\schlecht bezahlt badly [or poorly] paid, low-paid attr\schlecht geplant/konzipiert badly [or poorly] planned/conceived\schlecht lernen to be a poor learner\schlecht zahlen to pay badly3. (moralisch)von jdm \schlecht denken to think ill of sban jdm \schlecht handeln to do sb wrong, to wrong sbüber jdn \schlecht reden to say bad things about sb, to speak disparagingly about sb4. (fast nicht)die beiden können sich \schlecht leiden the two of them don't get along [with each other]\schlecht mit jdm auskommen to not get on [well] with sbdie beiden vertragen sich \schlecht they don't get on welldie Farben vertragen sich \schlecht the colours don't go well together5. (körperlich)jdm geht es \schlecht sb doesn't feel [or isn't] well\schlecht hören to be hard of hearing\schlecht sehen to have poor [or weak] eyesight6. (kaum, schwerlich) hardlydu wirst \schlecht anders können you can't really do anything elsees ist \schlecht vorstellbar it's difficult to imaginesie kann \schlecht nein sagen she finds it hard to say no, she can't say noda kann man \schlecht nein sagen you can hardly say noheute geht es \schlecht today is not very convenientheute passt es mir \schlecht it's not very convenient for me todaydas lässt sich \schlecht machen that's not really possibledas kann ich \schlecht sagen it's hard to say, I can't really sayer kann es sich \schlecht leisten, das Treffen jetzt abzusagen he can ill afford to cancel the meeting nowdas wird sich \schlecht vermeiden lassen it can hardly be avoided7.▶ \schlecht gerechnet at the very least▶ jdn aber \schlecht kennen to not know sb [very well]er war nicht \schlecht beeindruckt he wasn't half impressed famnicht \schlecht staunen (fam) to be astonishedda hat sie nicht \schlecht gestaunt she wasn't half surprised famnicht \schlecht verwundert sein to be amazedich spiele Klavier, aber mehr \schlecht als recht I can play the piano, after a fashion▶ auf jdn/etw \schlecht zu sprechen sein to not have a good word to say for sb/sth* * *1.1) bad; poor, bad <food, quality, style, harvest, health, circulation>; poor <salary, eater, appetite>; poor-quality < goods>; bad, weak < eyes>mit jemandem od. um jemanden/mit etwas steht es schlecht — somebody/something is in a bad way
jemanden schlecht machen — (herabsetzen) run somebody down; disparage somebody
2) (böse) bad; wicked3) nicht attr. (ungenießbar) off2.1) badlyer sieht/hört schlecht — his sight is poor/he has poor hearing
über jemanden od. von jemandem schlecht sprechen — speak ill of somebody
schlecht bezahlt — badly or poorly paid
2) (schwer)3) inschlecht und recht, mehr schlecht als recht — after a fashion
* * *A. adj1. allg bad (kompschlechter worse, supschlechtest worst); Augen, Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Qualität, Leistung etc: bad, poor;nicht schlecht! not bad;schlechter Absatz WIRTSCH poor sales;ein schlechtes Geschäft a bad deal;ein schlechtes Zeichen a bad sign;wir hatten (nur) schlechtes Wetter we had (nothing but) bad weather;schlechtes Essen bad food;schlechter Flug bad flight;ich hatte schlechte Lehrer I had bad teachers;schlechte Führung bad conduct;eine schlechte Nachricht bad news sg;zuerst die schlechte Nachricht first, the bad news;schlechte Zeiten bad ( oder hard) times;schlecht in etwas sein be bad at sth;schlechter werden get worse, deteriorate;du bist ein schlechter Lügner you’re a bad liarein schlechter Mensch a bad ( oder wicked) person;sie hat einen schlechten Charakter she has an evil disposition;er ist abgrundtief schlecht he is rotten to the core;ein schlechter Freund not a good friend, a treacherous friend3. (verdorben) bad, off; (schädlich) bad; Luft: bad, stale; (verschmutzt) polluted; Wasser: polluted, contaminated; Wein: off;schlecht werden go off (US go bad);4. (unpassend) bad;einen schlechten Augenblick wählen pick a bad ( oder the wrong) moment;im Moment ist es schlecht just now is not a good time;Freitagnachmittag ist schlecht Friday afternoon is bad for me5. Gesundheit: poor;sein Zustand ist schlecht he is in a bad way;das feuchte Klima ist schlecht für ihn the damp climate is bad for him;mir wird schlecht (ich muss brechen) I’m going to be sick;es kann einem schlecht dabei werden umg it’s enough to make you sick;B. adv1. allg badly;schlecht riechen/schmecken smell/taste bad;er hört/sieht schlecht he can’t hear/see very well; his hearing/eyesight is bad ( oder poor);ich verstehe dich ganz schlecht I can hardly hear what you’re saying;schlecht aussehen not look good; gesundheitlich: look ill;wie ist die Lage? -es sieht schlecht aus things are looking bad, the prospects are bleak;schlecht dran sein umg be badly off;es steht schlecht um ihn things aren’t looking too good for him; gesundheitlich: he’s in a bad way;schlecht abschneiden bei Prüfung, Wettkampf etc: do badly;schlecht dastehen be in a bad way;damit würde ich mich nur schlechter stellen I’d be worse off than (I was) before;schlecht besucht sein Lokal, Vorstellung etc: be poorly attended;Sie wären schlecht beraten zu (+inf) I wouldn’t advise you to (+inf), I would advise you against (+ger)schlecht bezahlt badly paid;schlecht gelaunt grumpy, in a bad mood;schlecht sitzend Anzug etc: badly-fitting;schlecht und recht after a fashion;2.es geht ihm schlecht he’s having a bad ( oder hard) time, things are going badly for him; gesundheitlich: he’s not well ( stärker: in a bad way); finanziell: he’s in a bad way financially, he’s pretty hard up umg;es geht ihnen nicht schlecht they’re doing pretty well;es ist mir noch nie so schlecht gegangen gesundheitlich: I’ve never been so ill; finanziell, wirtschaftlich: things have never been so bad (for me);wenn das rauskommt, geht’s euch aber schlecht umg if that gets out you’ll be in for it3.schlecht behandeln treat badly, maltreat;ich bin auf ihn schlecht zu sprechen don’t talk to me about him;er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt umg he wasn’t half surprised;das kann ich schlecht sagen I can’t really say;ich kann schlecht Nein sagen (bin zu gutmütig) I just can’t say no, I find it hard to say no; (in diesem Fall) I can hardly ( oder I can’t very well) say no* * *1.1) bad; poor, bad <food, quality, style, harvest, health, circulation>; poor <salary, eater, appetite>; poor-quality < goods>; bad, weak < eyes>mit jemandem od. um jemanden/mit etwas steht es schlecht — somebody/something is in a bad way
jemanden schlecht machen — (herabsetzen) run somebody down; disparage somebody
2) (böse) bad; wicked3) nicht attr. (ungenießbar) off2.1) badlyer sieht/hört schlecht — his sight is poor/he has poor hearing
über jemanden od. von jemandem schlecht sprechen — speak ill of somebody
schlecht bezahlt — badly or poorly paid
2) (schwer)3) inschlecht und recht, mehr schlecht als recht — after a fashion
* * *adj.amiss adj.bad adj.ill adj.unpalatable adj. adv.badly adv.unpalatably adv. -
8 so
səu
1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tan, tanto2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) así3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) eso4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) también5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') así es, en efecto
2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
so1 adv1. tan2. asíLook, that's Bill So it is mira, allí está Bill Así es3. que sí / que no4. tambiénI went, and so did Pete yo fui, y Pete tambiénso long! ¡hasta luego!so2 conj así queyou broke it, so you have to pay for it lo has roto tú, así que tendrás que pagarloso we're not going on holiday? ¿así que no nos vamos de vacaciones?so what? ¿y qué?
Multiple Entries: SO so
so 1 m fam pey ¡so burro!, you great oaf!
so 2 prep (bajo) under
so pena de, under penalty of
so pretexto/color de, under the guise of 'so' also found in these entries: Spanish: abalanzarse - abarcar - abotargada - abotargado - abur - acalorarse - agujetas - ahí - ahora - alma - amabilidad - amable - aquello - así - atonía - aun - avisar - bala - balbucear - bondad - cabezota - casualidad - celebrar - cerrarse - comecome - como - compensar - con - conque - cortante - creer - decir - decoración - deformación - dejarse - delito - denominada - denominado - desairar - disponer - dosificar - embalarse - embrutecerse - emoción - empañar - encoger - escacharrar - escrupulosa - escrupuloso - esperar English: afraid - allowance - aloud - and - anything - as - ask back - attain - awkward - be - believe - better - blunder - bored - bull - bumpy - busy - calculating - careless - change over - cheap - cheese off - clingy - come round - conceited - condescending - congenial - courteous - critical - damn - do - domineering - dreary - enunciate - even - far - fix - flag - forecast - forgetful - forth - forward - glaringly - gratifying - grieve - grouchy - grunt - gullible - gulp - happensotr[səʊ]1 (therefore) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que■ she was tired, so she went to bed estaba cansada, así que se fue a la cama2 (to express purpose) para, para que1 (introductory) así que, pues, bueno■ so I made a mistake! what about it? ¡pues me he equivocado! ¿y qué?■ so, what now? bueno, ¿ahora qué?2 (very - before adj or adv) tan; (- before noun or with verb) tanto,-a■ don't drive so fast no vayas tan rápido, no corras tanto3 (unspecified number or amount, limit) tanto,-a■ it'll take a month or so tardará un mes más o menos, tardará un mes o así■ why don't you say that you earn so much? ¿por qué no dices que ganas tanto?■ so much noise/food tanto ruido/tanta comida■ so many boys/girls tantos niños/tantas niñas4 (thus, in this way) así, de esta manera, de este modo■ cut the fish, like so corta el pescado así■ of all the stupid people I know, no-one is more so than you de todas las personas estúpidas que conozco, no hay ninguna como tú5 (to avoid repetition) que sí■ I think/hope so creo/espero que sí■ if so en este caso, de ser así6 (to express agreement, also) también■ so am I/so do I/so can I/so have I yo también1 (factual, true) así\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand so on (and so forth) y así sucesivamente, etcéterajust so / exactly so perfecto, en ordenso be it así seaso long! ¡hasta luego!, ¡hasta pronto!■ so much for new technology! ¡vaya nueva tecnología!■ so much for your advice! ¡vaya consejo que me diste!so there! ¡ea!, ¡para que sepas!so what? ¿y qué?so ['so:] advdo you think so?: ¿tú crees?so it would seem: eso pareceI told her so: se lo dijehe's ready, or so he says: según dice, está listoit so happened that...: resultó que...do it like so: hazlo asíso be it: así sea2) also: tambiénso do I: yo también3) thus: así, de esta manera4) : tanhe'd never been so happy: nunca había estado tan contento5) consequently: por lo tantoso conj1) therefore: así que3)so what? : ¿y qué?soadv.• así adv.• por consiguiente adv.• por tanto adv.• tal adv.• también adv.• tan adv.• tanto adv.conj.• así que conj.interj.• îverdad... interj.
I səʊ1)a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tantob) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tantowhy are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?
not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión
2)a) (up to a certain point, limit)we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más
b) ( unspecified amount)c) ( the amount indicated)d)so... (that) — tan... que
he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada
he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó
so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?
4)a) (thus, in this way)the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...
if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)
hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera
b) ( as stated) asíthat is so — (frml) así es
not so — no es cierto, no es así
if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo
c) ( as desired)d)and so on o and so forth — etcétera
5)a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo
is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece
will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí
I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo
I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?
is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho
b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)6) (with v aux)a) (also, equally)b) ( indeed)you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!
7)a) ( indicating pause or transition) buenoso here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez
b) ( introducing new topic)so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?
c) (querying, eliciting information)so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?
d) (summarizing, concluding) así quee) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conqueso that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!
f) ( challenging)but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?
so what? — ¿y qué?
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a)so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece
b)so as to + inf — para + inf
2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera quehe wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde
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I [sǝʊ]1. ADV1) (=to such an extent)a) (with adj/adv) tanit is so big that... — es tan grande que...
I wish you weren't so clumsy — ¡ojalá no fueras tan patoso!
it was so heavy! — ¡pesaba tanto!
"how's your father?" - "not so good" — -¿cómo está tu padre? -no muy bien
•
it's about so high/long — es más o menos así de alto/largo•
she's not so clever as him — no es tan lista como élhe's not so silly as to do that — no es bastante tonto para hacer eso, no es tan tonto como para hacer eso
•
so many — tantos/as•
so much — tanto/athank you so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido
kind, sure etc•
it's not so very difficult — no es tan difícilb) (with vb) tantohe who so loved Spain — liter él que amó tanto a España
2) (=thus, in this way, likewise) así, de esta manera, de este modoso it was that... — así fue que..., de esta manera or de este modo fue como...
we so arranged things that... — lo arreglamos de modo que...
so it is!, so it does! — ¡es verdad!, ¡es cierto!, ¡correcto!
is that so? — ¿de veras?
isn't that so? — ¿no es así?
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so be it — así sea•
and he did so — y lo hizo•
do so then! — ¡hazlo, pues!•
I expect so — supongo que sí, a lo mejor•
and so forth — y así sucesivamente, etcétera•
it so happens that... — resulta que..., el caso es que...•
I hope so — eso espero yo, espero que sí•
how so? — ¿cómo es eso?•
if so — en este caso, en cuyo caso•
just so! — ¡eso!, ¡eso es!•
you do it like so * — se hace así, se hace de esta manera•
only more so — pero en mayor grado•
so much so that... — hasta tal punto or grado que..., tanto es así que...•
not so! — ¡nada de eso!•
and so on — y así sucesivamente, etcétera•
so saying he walked away — dicho eso, se marchó•
I think so — creo que síI thought so — me lo figuraba or suponía
•
I told you so — ya te lo dije•
why so? — ¿por qué?, ¿cómo?3) (=also)•
he's wrong and so are you — se equivocan tanto usted como él•
so do I — (y) yo también"I work a lot" - "so do I" — -trabajo mucho -(y) yo también
"I love horses" - "so do I" — -me encantan los caballos -a mí también
•
"I've been waiting for ages!" - "so have we" — -¡llevo esperando un siglo! -(y) nosotros también•
so would I — yo también4) (phrases)•
so long! * — ¡adiós!, ¡hasta luego!•
so much the better/worse — tanto mejor/peorshe didn't so much as send me a birthday card — no me mandó ni una tarjeta siquiera para mi cumpleaños
she gave me back the book without so much as an apology — me devolvió el libro sin pedirme siquiera una disculpa
so much for her promises! — ¡eso valen sus promesas!
•
ten or so — unos diez, diez más o menosten or so people — unas diez personas, diez personas o así or más o menos
at five o'clock or so — a las cinco o así or o por ahí or más o menos
2. CONJ1) (expressing purpose) parahe took her upstairs so they wouldn't be overheard — la subió al piso de arriba para que nadie los oyera
•
so as to do sth — para hacer algo, a fin de hacer algowe hurried so as not to be late — nos dimos prisa para no llegar tarde or a fin de no llegar tarde
I bought it so that you should see it — lo compré para que or a fin de que lo vieras
2) (expressing result) así que, de manera quehe hadn't studied, so he found the exam difficult — no había estudiado, así que or de manera que el examen le resultó difícil
•
it rained and so we could not go out — llovió, así que no pudimos salir, llovió y no pudimos salir•
so that — de modo que, de manera quehe stood so that he faced west — se puso de tal modo que or de manera que miraba al oeste, se puso mirando al oeste
3) (=therefore) así quethe shop was closed, so I went home — la tienda estaba cerrada, así que me fui a casa
so you see... — por lo cual, entenderás...
4) (in questions, exclamations) entonces, así queso you're Spanish? — entonces or así que ¿eres español?
so? * — ¿y?, ¿y qué?
•
so that's the reason! — ¡por eso es!•
so there you are! — ¡ahí estás!
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[sǝʊ]N (Mus) = soh* * *
I [səʊ]1)a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tantob) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tantowhy are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?
not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión
2)a) (up to a certain point, limit)we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más
b) ( unspecified amount)c) ( the amount indicated)d)so... (that) — tan... que
he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada
he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó
so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?
4)a) (thus, in this way)the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...
if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)
hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera
b) ( as stated) asíthat is so — (frml) así es
not so — no es cierto, no es así
if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo
c) ( as desired)d)and so on o and so forth — etcétera
5)a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo
is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece
will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí
I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo
I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?
is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho
b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)6) (with v aux)a) (also, equally)b) ( indeed)you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!
7)a) ( indicating pause or transition) buenoso here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez
b) ( introducing new topic)so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?
c) (querying, eliciting information)so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?
d) (summarizing, concluding) así quee) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conqueso that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!
f) ( challenging)but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?
so what? — ¿y qué?
II
a)so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece
b)so as to + inf — para + inf
2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera quehe wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde
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9 un
un, une [œ̃, yn]━━━━━━━━━2. pronoun3. adjective━━━━━━━━━1. <a━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► a devient an devant une voyelle.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• un chien sent tout de suite si quelqu'un a peur de lui dogs know straight away when you're afraid of them• un certain M. Legrand a Mr Legrand• elle a fait une de ces scènes ! (inf) she made a dreadful scene!• j'ai une de ces faims ! (inf) I'm so hungry!2. <• c'est un de ces enfants qui s'ennuient partout he's one of those children who gets bored wherever he goes(PROV) un de perdu, dix de retrouvés there are plenty more fish in the sea• personne ne t'a forcé de venir, et d'une ! for a start no one forced you to come!► un à un, un par un one by one• ajouter les œufs un par un add the eggs one at a time► en... un• en voilà un qui ne se gêne pas ! well, he's got a nerve!• j'en connais un qui sera content ! I know someone who'll be pleased!• il m'en a raconté une drôle sur le directeur he told me a really funny one about the manager► l'un d'eux, l'un d'entre eux one of them► l'un de• l'une des meilleures chanteuses one of the best singers► les uns... les autres... some people... others...• serrés l'un contre l'autre huddled together► l'un dans l'autre ( = tout bien considéré) all in all3. <• un jour, il m'a téléphoné one day he phoned me4. <( = nombre) one5. <a. ( = nombre) une, deux ! une, deux ! left, right! left, right!• à la une, à la deux, à la trois ! (inf) with a one and a two and a three!* * *
1.
1) ( au singulier) a, anil n'a pas dit un mot — he didn't say a ou one word
un jour, je t'en parlerai — I'll tell you about it one day
2) ( au pluriel)il y a des gens qui ne comprennent jamais rien — there are some people who never understand anything
3) ( en emphase)il fait un froid or un de ces froids! — it's so cold!
2.
(l')un d'entre or de nous — one of us
un de ces jours or quatre — (colloq) one of these days
les uns pensent que... — some think that...
3.
adjectif one, a (devant une consonne), an (devant une voyelle)ici, il pleut un jour sur deux — it rains every other day here
4.
nom masculin, féminin oneun à ou par un — one by one
5.
(colloq) adverbe firstly, for one thingun, je fais ce que je veux et deux ça ne te regarde pas! — firstly, I do what I like and secondly it's none of your business!
6.
nom masculin1) ( nombre) oneun, deux, trois, partez! — one, two, three, go!
2) ( valeur ordinale)page/scène un — page/scene one
3) fig••s'en jeter un (derrière la cravate) — (colloq) to knock back a drink (colloq)
un pour tous et tous pour un — all for one and one for all; dix
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Emploi et prononciation de a et an- On emploie a ə devant les consonnes, les h aspirés et les semi-consonnes j, w (dans a university, a one-eyed man), et an ən devant les voyelles et h muets (hour, honest, heir)Un = pronom- L'emploi de un en corrélation avec autre est traité sous autre. Voir aussi chose, comme, ainsi que les verbes avec lesquels le pronom se substitue familièrement à un groupe nominal comme coller - en coller une, placer - en placer une etc)Un = adjectif numéralEn général, un, adjectif numéral, se traduit indifféremment par a ou one: j'ai un garçon et deux filles = I have a ou one boy and two girlsEn revanche un se traduit par one quand on veut insister sur le nombre. Ainsi, on dira: il ne reste qu'une pomme ( pas deux) = there's only one apple left; mais: il ne reste qu'une pomme ( pas d'autres fruits) = there's only an apple left; j'ai un frère et deux soeurs ( nous sommes quatres enfants) = I have one brother and two sisters; mais: j'ai un frère qui est informaticien ( j'ai d'autres frères) = I have a brother who is a computer scientist; ça coûte une livre = it costs a ou one pound; mais: ça coûte une livre cinquante = it costs one pound fifty; cela a pris une heure = it took an ou one hour; mais: il est une heure = it is one o'clock
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Emploi et prononciation de a et an- On emploie a ə devant les consonnes, les h aspirés et les semi-consonnes j, w (dans a university, a one-eyed man), et an ən devant les voyelles et h muets (hour, honest, heir)Un = pronom- L'emploi de un en corrélation avec autre est traité sous autre. Voir aussi chose, comme, ainsi que les verbes avec lesquels le pronom se substitue familièrement à un groupe nominal comme coller - en coller une, placer - en placer une etc)Un = adjectif numéralEn général, un, adjectif numéral, se traduit indifféremment par a ou one: j'ai un garçon et deux filles = I have a ou one boy and two girlsEn revanche un se traduit par one quand on veut insister sur le nombre. Ainsi, on dira: il ne reste qu'une pomme ( pas deux) = there's only one apple left; mais: il ne reste qu'une pomme ( pas d'autres fruits) = there's only an apple left; j'ai un frère et deux soeurs ( nous sommes quatres enfants) = I have one brother and two sisters; mais: j'ai un frère qui est informaticien ( j'ai d'autres frères) = I have a brother who is a computer scientist; ça coûte une livre = it costs a ou one pound; mais: ça coûte une livre cinquante = it costs one pound fifty; cela a pris une heure = it took an ou one hour; mais: il est une heure = it is one o'clock* * *œ̃, yn (une)1. art indéf1) (généralement) a, an devant voyelleIl y avait une foule! — It was so crowded!, There was such a crowd!
un de ces... — such a...
J'ai eu une de ces migraines. — I had such a headache.
2. pronIl n'y en a pas un de bon. — Not one of them is any good.
Ils entraient un par un. — They went in one by one.
l'un..., l'autre — the one..., the other
L'un est grand, l'autre est petit. — One is tall, the other is short.
l'un et l'autre — both of them, both
les uns..., les autres — some..., others
Les uns marchaient, les autres couraient. — Some were walking, others were running.
l'un ou l'autre — either of them, either
Prends l'un ou l'autre, ça m'est égal. — Take either of them, I don't mind.
l'un l'autre; les uns les autres — each other, one another
3. numCombien de timbres? - Un. — How many stamps? - One.
Elle a un an. — She's one year old.
4. nm invle un — number one, one
5. nfla une PRESSE — the front page
* * *1 ( au singulier) a, an; une pomme an apple; une femme vous demande a woman is asking for you; un ciel couvert an overcast sky; avec un sang-froid remarquable with remarkable self-control; il n'a pas dit un mot he didn't say a ou one word; il n'y avait pas un arbre there wasn't a single tree; c'est un Paul furieux que j'ai vu sortir du bureau it was an angry Paul that I saw coming out of the office; leur mère était une Montagut their mother was a Montagut; un chien est plus docile qu'un chat dogs are more docile than cats, a dog is more docile than a cat; un accident est vite arrivé accidents soon happen; un jour, je t'en parlerai I'll tell you about it one day;2 ( au pluriel) il y avait des mille-pattes et des scorpions there were millipedes and scorpions; il y a des gens qui ne comprennent jamais rien there are some people who never understand anything; des invités avaient déjà défait leur cravate some guests had already loosened their ties;3 ( en emphase) il fait un froid or un de ces froids! it's so cold!; j'ai une soif or une de ces soifs! I'm so thirsty!; elle marchait avec une grâce! she was walking so gracefully!; elle m'a donné une de ces gifles! she gave me such a slap!; il y a un monde aujourd'hui! there are so many people today!; il travaille jusqu'à des deux heures du matin he works up until two in the morning; il y en a des qui vont bien rire○! some people are going to have a good laugh!B pron (pl uns, unes) gén one; (l')un de or d'entre nous one of us; (l')un des meilleurs one of the best; un de ces jours or quatre○ one of these days; l'un est diplomate one is a diplomat; les uns pensent que… some think that…; pas un n'a dit merci not one of them said thank you; un qui sera surpris, c'est… one person who will be surprised is…; t'en as un, de bateau, toi○? have YOU got a boat?C adj one, a ( devant une consonne), an ( devant une voyelle); j'y suis resté un jour I stayed there for a ou one day; trente et une personnes ont été blessées thirty-one people were injured; ici, il pleut un jour sur deux it rains every other day here.D nm,f one; il n'en reste qu'un there's only one left ; il y en a un par personne there's one each; j'en ai déjà mangé un I've already eaten one; les deux villes n'en font plus qu'une the two cities have merged into one; un à ou par un [cueillir, ramasser, laver] one by one; [arriver, entrer, partir] one by one, one after the other; traiter les problèmes un à ou par un to deal with the problems one by one.E ○adv firstly, for one thing; un, je fais ce que je veux et deux ça ne te regarde pas! firstly, I do what I like and secondly it's none of your business!, for one thing I do what I like, for another thing it's none of your business!F nm1 ( nombre) one; il y a trois uns dans cent onze there are three ones in one hundred and eleven; un, deux, trois, partez! one, two, three, go!; faire un un ( aux dés) to throw a one;2 ( valeur ordinale) page/scène un page/scene one;3 fig elle ne faisait qu'un avec sa machine she and her machine were as one; dans l'adversité ils ne font qu'un they are united in the face of adversity.tu peux me prêter 20 euros? je suis sans un○ could you lend me 20 euros? I'm broke○; s'en jeter un (derrière la cravate)○ to knock back a drink○; elle est fière comme pas une she's extremely proud; il est menteur comme pas un he's the greatest liar; c'est tout un it's all one to me; un pour tous et tous pour un all for one and one for all.( féminin une, pluriel masculin uns [œ̃], pluriel féminin unes [yn], pluriel des [de]) [œ̃, devant nm commençant par voyelle ou h muet œ̃n, yn ] déterminant (article indéfini)il doit y avoir une erreur there must be a ou some mistakeun jour, ce sera permis one day ou someday, it will be allowedc'est avec un grand plaisir que... it's with great pleasure that...un grand voyage se prépare des mois à l'avance a ou any long journey needs months of preparation3. [avec une valeur emphatique]il est d'une bêtise/d'un drôle! he's so stupid/funny!il gagne des 2 000 ou 3 000 euros par mois he makes up to 2,000 or 3,000 euros a month4. [avec un nom propre]un M. Baloi vous demande au téléphone there's a Mr Baloi for you (on the phone)c'est une future Callas she will be another ou she's the next Callas[désignant une œuvre]faire l'acquisition d'un Picasso/d'un Van Gogh to acquire a Picasso/a Van Gogh————————( féminin une, pluriel masculin uns [œ̃], pluriel féminin unes [yn], pluriel des [de]) [œ̃, devant nm commençant par voyelle ou h muet œ̃n, yn ] pronom indéfini1. [dans un ensemble] one[en corrélation avec 'de']un des événements qui a le plus retenu mon attention one of the events that really grabbed my attention[avec l'article défini]c'est l'un des concerts les plus réussis de ma carrière it's one of the most successful concerts of my careerl'un de mes amis one of my friends, a friend of mine2. [en corrélation avec 'en'] oneon demanda un médecin, il y en avait un dans la salle they called for a doctor, there was one in the roomparmi les enfants, il y en a un qui... one of the children...————————( féminin une, pluriel masculin uns [œ̃], pluriel féminin unes [yn], pluriel des [de]) [œ̃, devant nm commençant par voyelle ou h muet œ̃n, yn ] déterminant (adjectif numéral)1. oneune femme sur cinq one woman out of ou in fiveil y a un problème, un seul there's just one problemils n'ont même pas marqué un (seul) but they didn't even score one ou a single goalj'ai fait plus d'une erreur dans ma jeunesse I made many mistakes ou more than one mistake in my youthune à une, les lumières s'éteignaient the lights were going out one by one ou one after the otheravale les cachets un par un swallow the tablets one by one ou one at a timeet d'un, et de deux! that's one, and another (one)!2. [dans des séries] oneune, deux! une, deux! left, right! left, right!————————( féminin une, pluriel masculin uns [œ̃], pluriel féminin unes [yn], pluriel des [de]) [œ̃, devant nm commençant par voyelle ou h muet œ̃n, yn ] adjectif qualificatifun nom masculin invariable -
10 SO
səu
1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tan, tanto2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) así3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) eso4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) también5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') así es, en efecto
2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
so1 adv1. tan2. asíLook, that's Bill So it is mira, allí está Bill Así es3. que sí / que no4. tambiénI went, and so did Pete yo fui, y Pete tambiénso long! ¡hasta luego!so2 conj así queyou broke it, so you have to pay for it lo has roto tú, así que tendrás que pagarloso we're not going on holiday? ¿así que no nos vamos de vacaciones?so what? ¿y qué?
Multiple Entries: SO so
so 1 m fam pey ¡so burro!, you great oaf!
so 2 prep (bajo) under
so pena de, under penalty of
so pretexto/color de, under the guise of 'so' also found in these entries: Spanish: abalanzarse - abarcar - abotargada - abotargado - abur - acalorarse - agujetas - ahí - ahora - alma - amabilidad - amable - aquello - así - atonía - aun - avisar - bala - balbucear - bondad - cabezota - casualidad - celebrar - cerrarse - comecome - como - compensar - con - conque - cortante - creer - decir - decoración - deformación - dejarse - delito - denominada - denominado - desairar - disponer - dosificar - embalarse - embrutecerse - emoción - empañar - encoger - escacharrar - escrupulosa - escrupuloso - esperar English: afraid - allowance - aloud - and - anything - as - ask back - attain - awkward - be - believe - better - blunder - bored - bull - bumpy - busy - calculating - careless - change over - cheap - cheese off - clingy - come round - conceited - condescending - congenial - courteous - critical - damn - do - domineering - dreary - enunciate - even - far - fix - flag - forecast - forgetful - forth - forward - glaringly - gratifying - grieve - grouchy - grunt - gullible - gulp - happensotr[səʊ]1 (therefore) así que, por lo tanto, de manera que■ she was tired, so she went to bed estaba cansada, así que se fue a la cama2 (to express purpose) para, para que1 (introductory) así que, pues, bueno■ so I made a mistake! what about it? ¡pues me he equivocado! ¿y qué?■ so, what now? bueno, ¿ahora qué?2 (very - before adj or adv) tan; (- before noun or with verb) tanto,-a■ don't drive so fast no vayas tan rápido, no corras tanto3 (unspecified number or amount, limit) tanto,-a■ it'll take a month or so tardará un mes más o menos, tardará un mes o así■ why don't you say that you earn so much? ¿por qué no dices que ganas tanto?■ so much noise/food tanto ruido/tanta comida■ so many boys/girls tantos niños/tantas niñas4 (thus, in this way) así, de esta manera, de este modo■ cut the fish, like so corta el pescado así■ of all the stupid people I know, no-one is more so than you de todas las personas estúpidas que conozco, no hay ninguna como tú5 (to avoid repetition) que sí■ I think/hope so creo/espero que sí■ if so en este caso, de ser así6 (to express agreement, also) también■ so am I/so do I/so can I/so have I yo también1 (factual, true) así\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand so on (and so forth) y así sucesivamente, etcéterajust so / exactly so perfecto, en ordenso be it así seaso long! ¡hasta luego!, ¡hasta pronto!■ so much for new technology! ¡vaya nueva tecnología!■ so much for your advice! ¡vaya consejo que me diste!so there! ¡ea!, ¡para que sepas!so what? ¿y qué?so ['so:] advdo you think so?: ¿tú crees?so it would seem: eso pareceI told her so: se lo dijehe's ready, or so he says: según dice, está listoit so happened that...: resultó que...do it like so: hazlo asíso be it: así sea2) also: tambiénso do I: yo también3) thus: así, de esta manera4) : tanhe'd never been so happy: nunca había estado tan contento5) consequently: por lo tantoso conj1) therefore: así que3)so what? : ¿y qué?soadv.• así adv.• por consiguiente adv.• por tanto adv.• tal adv.• también adv.• tan adv.• tanto adv.conj.• así que conj.interj.• îverdad... interj.
I səʊ1)a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tantob) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tantowhy are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?
not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión
2)a) (up to a certain point, limit)we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más
b) ( unspecified amount)c) ( the amount indicated)d)so... (that) — tan... que
he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada
he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó
so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?
4)a) (thus, in this way)the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...
if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)
hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera
b) ( as stated) asíthat is so — (frml) así es
not so — no es cierto, no es así
if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo
c) ( as desired)d)and so on o and so forth — etcétera
5)a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo
is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece
will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí
I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo
I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?
is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho
b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)6) (with v aux)a) (also, equally)b) ( indeed)you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!
7)a) ( indicating pause or transition) buenoso here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez
b) ( introducing new topic)so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?
c) (querying, eliciting information)so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?
d) (summarizing, concluding) así quee) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conqueso that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!
f) ( challenging)but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?
so what? — ¿y qué?
II
a)so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece
b)so as to + inf — para + inf
2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera quehe wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde
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ABBR= standing order* * *
I [səʊ]1)a) ( very) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tantob) ( as much as that) (before adj and adv) tan; (with verb) tantowhy are you so stubborn? — ¿por qué eres tan terco?
not so... as: we've never been so busy as we are now nunca hemos estado tan ocupados como ahora; it's not so much a hobby as an obsession — no es tanto un hobby como una obsesión
2)a) (up to a certain point, limit)we can admit just so many and no more — sólo podemos dejar entrar a equis cantidad de gente y no más
b) ( unspecified amount)c) ( the amount indicated)d)so... (that) — tan... que
he was so rude (that) she slapped him — fue tan grosero, que le dio una bofetada
he so hated the job, he left — odiaba tanto el trabajo, que lo dejó
so... as to + inf: I'm not so stupid as to believe him no soy tan tonta como para creerle; would you be so kind as to explain this to me? — (frml) ¿tendría la gentileza de explicarme esto?
4)a) (thus, in this way)the street was so named because... — se le puso ese nombre a la calle porque...
if you feel so inclined — si tienes ganas, si te apetece (esp Esp)
hold the bat like so — agarra el bate así or de esta manera
b) ( as stated) asíthat is so — (frml) así es
not so — no es cierto, no es así
if so, they're lying — si es así or de ser así, están mintiendo
c) ( as desired)d)and so on o and so forth — etcétera
5)a) (replacing clause, phrase, word)he thinks she's gifted and I think so too — él cree que tiene talento y yo también or y yo opino lo mismo
is he coming tomorrow? - it seems so — ¿viene mañana? - así or eso parece
will he be pleased? - I expect so — ¿estará contento? - me imagino que sí
I got a bit dirty - so I see — me ensucié un poco - sí, ya veo
I told you so — ¿no te lo dije?
is she interested? - very much so — ¿le interesa? - sí, y mucho
b) ( contradicting) (used esp by children)6) (with v aux)a) (also, equally)b) ( indeed)you promised - so I did! — lo prometiste - es verdad! or tienes razón!
7)a) ( indicating pause or transition) buenoso here we are again — bueno, aquí estamos otra vez
b) ( introducing new topic)so what's new with you? — y ¿qué hay or qué cuentas de nuevo?
c) (querying, eliciting information)so now what do we do? — ¿y ahora qué hacemos?
d) (summarizing, concluding) así quee) ( expressing surprised reaction) así que, conqueso that's what he's after! — así que or conque eso es lo que quiere!
f) ( challenging)but she's not a Catholic - so? — pero no es católica - ¿y qué (hay)?
so what? — ¿y qué?
II
a)so (that): she said it slowly, so (that) we'd all understand lo dijo despacio, para que or de manera que todos entendiéramos; she said it slowly, so (that) we all understood lo dijo despacio, así que or de manera que todos entendimos; not so (as) you'd notice (colloq): has he cleaned in here? - not so as you'd notice — ¿ha limpiado aquí? - pues si ha limpiado, no lo parece
b)so as to + inf — para + inf
2) (therefore, consequently) así que, de manera quehe wasn't at home, so I called again — no estaba en casa, así que or de manera que volví a llamar más tarde
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11 stellen
I v/t1. etw. irgendwohin stellen put ( oder place, aufrecht: stand) s.th. somewhere; kalt stellen chill; warm stellen Kaltes: heat; Warmes: keep warm; etw. über etw. stellen fig. place s.th. above s.th. else, value s.th. more highly than s.th. else; jemanden über jemanden stellen promote s.o. above s.o. else; (einschätzen) think more highly of s.o. (than s.o. else); jemanden / etw. in den Mittelpunkt stellen focus (attention) on s.o. / s.th., make s.o. / s.th. the cent|re (Am. -er) of attention; vor eine Entscheidung gestellt werden be faced ( oder confronted) with a decision2. (einstellen) set ( auf + Akk to, at); (regulieren) regulate, adjust; leiser oder niedriger stellen turn down; lauter oder höher stellen turn up; den Wecker auf sechs stellen set the alarm for six4. (bereitstellen) provide (jemandem etw. s.o. with s.th.); (auch Truppen) supply; (beisteuern) contribute; JUR. (Zeugen) produce, come up with umg.; dieser Klub stellt die meisten Nationalspieler most of the internationals come from this club; Dienstwagen / Wohnung wird gestellt a company car / flat (Am. apartment) is provided5. (anordnen) arrangeII v/refl1. sich irgendwohin stellen go and stand somewhere; bes. SPORT, MIL. position o.s. ( oder take up position) somewhere3. sich einem Gegner etc. stellen take on an opponent etc.; sich einer Herausforderung stellen take up ( oder meet) a challenge; sich der Kritik etc. stellen face up to criticism etc.; sich den ( Fragen der) Journalisten stellen face the press; die Probleme, die sich uns stellen the problems we are up against ( oder we face)4. (sich verhalten) wie stellt er sich dazu? what is his attitude (to it)?, what does he think of it?; sich positiv / negativ zu einem Projekt stellen have a positive / negative attitude to a project, be favo(u)rably / unfavo(u)rably disposed to a project; sich gegen jemanden / etw. stellen oppose s.o. / s.th.; sich gut mit jemandem stellen neu: get into s.o.’s good books, get in with s.o. umg.; anhaltend: keep on the right side of s.o., stay in s.o.’s good books, keep in with s.o. umg.; sich hinter jemanden stellen back s.o. up; sich ( schützend) vor jemanden stellen shield s.o.5. (simulieren): sich krank stellen pretend to be ill (Am. sick); förm. feign illness; stell dich nicht so dumm! stop pretending to be stupid; (Unwissen/Verständnislosigkeit vortäuschend) stop pretending you don’t know / understand; sich dümmer stellen, als man ist umg. pretend to be a bigger idiot than you are; sich schlafend stellen pretend to be asleep, play possum umg.; sich tot stellen pretend to be dead; Abrede 1, Aussicht 2, Antrag 1, Bedingung 1, Bein 1, Diagnose, Dienst 1, Falle 1, Forderung 1, Frage 1, gestellt, Kopf 1, Rechnung 2, taub 1, Weiche2 etc.; siehe auch bereitstellen, gleichstellen etc.* * *to point; to put; to set; to place; to lay; to locate;sich stellento confront; to stand up* * *stẹl|len ['ʃtɛlən]1. vt1) (= hinstellen) to put; (= an bestimmten Platz legen) to place, to putjdn über/unter jdn stellen (fig) — to put or place sb above/below sb
2) (= in senkrechte Position bringen) to standdu solltest es stellen, nicht legen — you should stand it up, not lay it down
3)(= Platz finden für)
etw gut stellen können — to have a good place for sth4) (= anordnen) to arrange5)(= erstellen)
(jdm) eine Diagnose stellen — to provide (sb with) a diagnosis, to make a diagnosis (for sb)6) (= arrangieren) Szene to arrange; Aufnahme to pose7) (= beschaffen, aufbieten) to provide8) (= einstellen) to set (auf +acc at); Uhr etc to set ( auf +acc for)das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — to turn the radio up/down
die Heizung höher/kleiner stellen — to turn the heating up/down
9)See:→ bessergestellt, gutgestellt, schlechtgestellt10) (= erwischen) to catch; (fig inf) to cornerSee:→ Rede11) (in Verbindung mit n siehe auch dort) Aufgabe, Thema, Bedingung, Termin to set (jdm sb); Frage to put (jdm, an jdn to sb); Antrag, Forderung to make12)stellen — to leave sth to sb's discretion, to leave sth up to sbjdn vor ein Problem/eine Aufgabe etc stellen — to confront sb with a problem/task etc
2. vr1) (= sich hinstellen) to (go and) stand (an +acc at, by); (= sich aufstellen, sich einordnen) to position oneself; (= sich aufrecht hinstellen) to stand upsich auf den Standpunkt stellen,... — to take the view...
sich gegen jdn/etw stellen (fig) — to oppose sb/sth
sich hinter jdn/etw stellen (fig) — to support or back sb/sth, to stand by sb/sth
sich jdm in den Weg stellen (lit, fig) — to stand in sb's way
2)(Gegenstand, Körperteil)
sich senkrecht stellen — to stand or come upsich in die Höhe stellen — to stand up; (Ohren) to prick up
3) (fig = sich verhalten)sich positiv/anders zu etw stellen — to have a positive/different attitude toward(s) sth
wie stellst du dich zu...? — how do you regard...?, what do you think of...?
4)See:→ gutstellen, schlechtstellen5) (=sich einstellen Gerät etc) to set itself (auf +acc at)6) (= sich ausliefern) to give oneself up, to surrender (jdm to sb)sich (jdm) zum Kampf stellen — to be prepared to do battle (with sb), to announce one's readiness to fight (sb)
7)(= sich verstellen)
sich krank/schlafend etc stellen — to pretend to be ill/asleep etcSee:→ dumm, taub8) (fig = entstehen) to arise (für for)es stellt sich die Frage, ob... — the question arises whether...
* * *1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) set2) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) set3) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) place4) (to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) position5) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) stand* * *stel·len[ˈʃtɛlən]I. vr1. (verweilen)▪ sich akk irgendwohin \stellen to go and stand somewhere; (herkommen) to come and stand somewhere; (Stellung beziehen) to take up position somewheresich akk ans Ende der Schlange \stellen to go/come to the back [or end] of the queue [or AM also line]▪ sich akk neben jdn \stellen to go/come and stand next to sb; (Stellung beziehen) to take up position next to sb [or by sb's side]sie stellt sich nur so she's only pretendingsich akk unwissend \stellen to claim one knows nothing [or doesn't know anything], to feign ignorance4. (melden)▪ sich akk [jdm] \stellen Täter to turn oneself in [or give oneself up] [to sb]; MIL to report to sbsich akk einem Herausforderer/einer Herausforderung \stellen to take on sep [or face] a challenger/to take up sep [or face] a challengesich akk den Journalisten/den Fragen der Journalisten \stellen to make oneself available to the reporters/to be prepared to answer reporters' questions6. (verhalten)wie \stellen Sie sich dazu? what do you think of it?, what's your opinion [of [or on] it]?wie \stellen Sie sich zu Ihrer Kollegin? what do you think of your colleague?7. (ergeben)der Preis stellt sich niedriger als geplant the price is lower than planned11. siehe auch nII. vt1. (hintun)▪ [jdm] jdn/etw irgendwohin \stellen to put sb/sth somewhere [for sb]; (ordentlich a.) to place sth somewhere [for sb]; (aufrecht a.) to stand [up sep] sth somewhere [for sb]wie soll ich die Stühle \stellen? where should I put the chairs?; (ordentlich a.) how should I position the chairs?etw an die Wand \stellen to put [or place] [or lean] sth against the walljdn wieder auf die Füße \stellen to put sb back on his feetetw auf den Kopf \stellen (fam) to turn sth upside downetw gegen die Wand \stellen to put [or place] [or lean] sth against the walldas Auto in die Garage \stellen to put the car in the garageein Kind in die Ecke \stellen to put [or stand] a child [or make a child stand] in the corner▪ jd kann etw nicht \stellen sb doesn't have enough room for sth▪ etw lässt sich nicht \stellen there is not enough room for sthhier lässt sich nicht viel/nichts mehr \stellen there's not much room/no room left here for putting things in2. (aufrichten)▪ etw \stellen to place [or put] sth upright3. (vorziehen)4. (aufbauen)jdn vor ein Rätsel \stellen to baffle sbeine Falle \stellen to lay [or set] a trapein Netz \stellen to spread [or lay] a net7. (einrichten)▪ etw \stellen to set sthdas Badewasser heißer/kälter \stellen to run more hot/cold water in the bathdie Heizung höher/kleiner \stellen to turn up/down sep the heating [or heater]den Fernseher lauter/leiser \stellen to turn up/down sep the televisiondie Gasflamme größer/kleiner \stellen to turn up/down sep the gaseinen Hebel schräg \stellen to tip a leverdie Uhr \stellen to set the clock to the right timedie Kochplatte auf Stufe zwei \stellen to turn up/down sep the heat to level twoetw auf volle Lautstärke \stellen to turn sth up [at] full blastdas Radio auf laut/leise \stellen to turn up/down sep the radioein Radio auf einen Sender \stellen to tune a radio to a stationeinen Schalter auf null \stellen to turn a switch to [or set a switch at] zeroden Wecker auf 7 Uhr \stellen to set the alarm for 7 o'clockeinen Zähler auf null \stellen to reset a counter8. (liefern)▪ [jdm] etw \stellen to provide [or supply] [or furnish] [sb with] sth; (spenden a.) to donate sthdie Kaution \stellen to stand bail▪ [jdm] jdn \stellen to provide [sb with] sbeinen Richter \stellen to appoint a judgeeinen Zeugen \stellen to produce a witness9. (lagern)etw kalt/warm \stellen to put sth in the fridge/ovenden Sekt/Wein kalt \stellen to chill the Sekt/wine, to put the Sekt/wine in the fridge10. (aufhalten)▪ ein Tier \stellen to catch an animal11. (ansprechen)12. (bezahlen)die Firma will ihn nicht anders \stellen the firm won't revise his payentsprechend gestellt sein to have the means13. (arrangieren)das Ballett wurde nach der Musik gestellt the ballet was choreographed on the basis of the musicdieses Foto wirkt gestellt this photo looks posed14. (anfertigen)▪ [jdm] etw \stellen to provide [sb with] sth, to make sth [for sb]eine Diagnose/Prognose \stellen to make a diagnosis/prognosisjdm sein Horoskop \stellen to cast [or sep draw up] sb's horoscope15. (übertragen)[jdm] eine Aufgabe/ein Thema \stellen to set [sb] a task/subject[jdm] Bedingungen \stellen to make [or stipulate] conditions, to set sb conditionseine Forderung \stellen to put in sep a claim[jdm] eine Frage \stellen to ask [sb] a question, to put a question [to sb][jdm] ein Ultimatum \stellen to give [or set] [sb] an ultimatum▪ etw [an jdn] \stellen:eine Bitte [an jdn] \stellen to put a request [to sb]Forderungen an jdn \stellen to make demands on [or form of] sbein Gesuch [an jdn] \stellen to submit [or present] a request [to sb]; (urkundlich a.) to file a requestetw in jds Belieben [o Ermessen] \stellen to leave sth to sb's discretion, to leave sth up to sbetw in den Mittelpunkt \stellen to focus on sthetw in den Mittelpunkt des Gesprächs \stellen to make sth the focus of discussionetw in Zweifel \stellen to cast doubt on sth[jdm] etw in Rechnung \stellen to bill [or charge] sb for sth, to invoice sthjdn unter Anklage \stellen to charge sbjdn unter Aufsicht \stellen to place sb under supervisionetw unter Beweis \stellen to provide [or furnish] proof of sthetw unter Strafe \stellen to make sth punishablejdn vor Gericht \stellen to take sb to courtjdm etw zur Disposition \stellen to place sth at sb's disposal[jdm] etw zur Verfügung \stellen to provide [sb with] sth16.* * *1.transitives Verb1) put; (mit Sorgfalt, ordentlich) place; (aufrecht hinstellen) standjemanden wieder auf die Füße stellen — (fig.) put somebody back on his/her feet
jemanden vor eine Entscheidung stellen — (fig.) confront somebody with a decision
auf sich [selbst] gestellt sein — (fig.) be thrown back on one's own resources
das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — turn the radio up/down
3) (bereitstellen) provide; produce < witness>4)jemanden besser stellen — < firm> improve somebody's pay
gut/schlecht gestellt — comfortably/badly off
6)kalt stellen — put <food, drink> in a cold place; leave <champagne etc.> to chill
warm stellen — put < plant> in a warm place; keep < food> warm or hot
10) (verblasst) put < question>; set <task, essay, topic, condition>; make <application, demand, request>2.reflexives Verbstell dich neben mich/ans Ende der Schlange/in die Reihe — come and stand by me/go to the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line/get into line
sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) oppose somebody/something
sich hinter jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) give somebody/something one's backing
2)sich schlafend/taub usw. stellen — feign sleep/deafness etc.; pretend to be asleep/deaf etc.
sich [der Polizei] stellen — give oneself up [to the police]
sich einem Herausforderer/der Presse stellen — face a challenger/the press
sich positiv/negativ zu jemandem/etwas stellen — take a positive/negative view of somebody/something
* * *A. v/t1.kalt stellen chill;etwas über etwas stellen fig place sth above sth else, value sth more highly than sth else;jemanden über jemanden stellen promote sb above sb else; (einschätzen) think more highly of sb (than sb else);jemanden/etwas in den Mittelpunkt stellen focus (attention) on sb/sth, make sb/sth the centre (US -er) of attention;vor eine Entscheidung gestellt werden be faced ( oder confronted) with a decision2. (einstellen) set (niedriger stellen turn down;höher stellen turn up;den Wecker auf sechs stellen set the alarm for six4. (bereitstellen) provide (jemandem etwas sb with sth); (auch Truppen) supply; (beisteuern) contribute; JUR (Zeugen) produce, come up with umg;dieser Klub stellt die meisten Nationalspieler most of the internationals come from this club;Dienstwagen/Wohnung wird gestellt a company car/flat (US apartment) is provided5. (anordnen) arrangeB. v/r1.sich irgendwohin stellen go and stand somewhere; besonders SPORT, MIL position o.s. ( oder take up position) somewhere2.sich der Polizei etc3.stellen take on an opponent etc;sich einer Herausforderung stellen take up ( oder meet) a challenge;sich der Kritik etcstellen face up to criticism etc;sich den (Fragen der) Journalisten stellen face the press;die Probleme, die sich uns stellen the problems we are up against ( oder we face)wie stellt er sich dazu? what is his attitude (to it)?, what does he think of it?;sich positiv/negativ zu einem Projekt stellen have a positive/negative attitude to a project, be favo(u)rably/unfavo(u)rably disposed to a project;sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen oppose sb/sth;sich gut mit jemandem stellen neu: get into sb’s good books, get in with sb umg; anhaltend: keep on the right side of sb, stay in sb’s good books, keep in with sb umg;sich hinter jemanden stellen back sb up;sich (schützend) vor jemanden stellen shield sb5. (simulieren):stell dich nicht so dumm! stop pretending to be stupid; (Unwissen/Verständnislosigkeit vortäuschend) stop pretending you don’t know/understand;sich dümmer stellen, als man ist umg pretend to be a bigger idiot than you are;sich schlafend stellen pretend to be asleep, play possum umg;sich tot stellen pretend to be dead; → Abrede 1, Aussicht 2, Antrag 1, Bedingung 1, Bein 1, Diagnose, Dienst 1, Falle 1, Forderung 1, Frage 1, gestellt, Kopf 1, Rechnung 2, taub 1, Weiche2 etc; → auch bereitstellen, gleichstellen etc* * *1.transitives Verb1) put; (mit Sorgfalt, ordentlich) place; (aufrecht hinstellen) standjemanden wieder auf die Füße stellen — (fig.) put somebody back on his/her feet
jemanden vor eine Entscheidung stellen — (fig.) confront somebody with a decision
auf sich [selbst] gestellt sein — (fig.) be thrown back on one's own resources
das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — turn the radio up/down
3) (bereitstellen) provide; produce < witness>4)jemanden besser stellen — < firm> improve somebody's pay
gut/schlecht gestellt — comfortably/badly off
6)kalt stellen — put <food, drink> in a cold place; leave <champagne etc.> to chill
warm stellen — put < plant> in a warm place; keep < food> warm or hot
10) (verblasst) put < question>; set <task, essay, topic, condition>; make <application, demand, request>2.reflexives Verbstell dich neben mich/ans Ende der Schlange/in die Reihe — come and stand by me/go to the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line/get into line
sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) oppose somebody/something
sich hinter jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) give somebody/something one's backing
2)sich schlafend/taub usw. stellen — feign sleep/deafness etc.; pretend to be asleep/deaf etc.
sich [der Polizei] stellen — give oneself up [to the police]
sich einem Herausforderer/der Presse stellen — face a challenger/the press
sich positiv/negativ zu jemandem/etwas stellen — take a positive/negative view of somebody/something
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12 moitié
moitié [mwatje]feminine noun• quelle est la moitié de 40 ? what is half of 40?• moitié anglais, moitié français half-English, half-French• réduire de moitié [+ trajet, production, coût] to reduce by half* * *mwatje1) gén halfla peinture, c'est la moitié de ma vie — half of my life is devoted to painting
dormir à moitié — (colloq) to be half asleep
2) (colloq) ( époux)ma moitié — my better half (colloq)
* * *mwatje1. nf1) (partie d'un tout) halfOn a mangé une moitié de poulet. — We ate half a chicken.
une bonne moitié — a good half, just over half
Cette part est trop grosse. La moitié suffira. — This portion is too big. Half would be enough.
la moitié de — half, half of
Il a mangé la moitié du gâteau à lui seul. — He ate half the cake all by himself.
2) (limite)Elle est partie à la moitié du film. — She left halfway through the film.
Elle est partie à la moitié. — She left halfway through.
3) (= épouse)sa moitié — his other half, his better half
à moitié (avec un verbe) — half, (avec un adjectif) half-
Il l'a terminé à moitié. — He half finished it.
C'était à moitié construit. — It was half-built.
Ton verre est encore à moitié plein. — Your glass is still half-full.
Il fait toujours les choses à moitié. — He never finishes anything.
Ce sac était moitié prix. — This bag was half-price.
2. advmoitié plus long — half as long again, longer by half
2)On partage moitié moitié, d'accord? — We'll go halves, OK?
* * *moitié nf1 gén half; la moitié de qch half of sth; partager qch en deux moitiés to divide sth into two halves; une moitié rouge et l'autre bleue one half red and the other blue; la première moitié du mois the first half of the month; il en a mangé plus/moins de la moitié he ate more/less than half of it ou them; la moitié d'entre eux half of them; la peinture, c'est la moitié de ma vie half of my life is devoted to painting; à moitié vide/fou/convaincu half empty/crazy/convinced; dormir à moitié○ to be half asleep; vivre moitié à Paris, moitié à Nice to spend half one's time in Paris and half in Nice; dépenser moitié moins d'argent to spend half as much money ou half the money; vendre à moitié prix to sell at half-price; articles à moitié prix half-price goods; s'arrêter à la moitié to stop halfway through; à moitié cassé damaged; raccourcir de moitié to shorten by half; trop long de moitié too long by half; c'est plus large/cher de moitié it's half as wide/expensive again; je n'y crois qu'à moitié I don't entirely believe it; il n'était pas qu'à moitié ivre○! he wasn't half drunk○!; ne pas faire les choses à moitié not to do things by halves; il fait toujours les choses à moitié he never does anything properly; être pour moitié dans qch to be instrumental in sth; partager les gains par moitié to split the profits; ⇒ pardonner;[mwatje] nom féminin1. [part] halfune moitié de ou la moitié d'un poulet half a chickennous ferons la moitié du trajet ou chemin ensemble we'll do half the journey togetherpartager quelque chose en deux moitiés to divide something in half ou into (two) halves, to halve somethingje suis moitié Français, moitié Canadien I'm half French, half Canadian2. (familier & humoristique) [épouse]sa/ma (tendre) moitié his/my better half————————à moitié locution adverbialele travail n'est fait qu'à moitié only half the work's been done, the work's only half doneà moitié chemin locution adverbiale————————de moitié locution adverbialeréduire quelque chose de moitié to reduce something by half, to halve somethingl'inflation a diminué de moitié inflation has been halved ou cut by half————————par la moitié locution adverbialethrough ou down the middle————————par moitié locution adverbiale————————pour moitié locution adverbialetu es pour moitié dans son échec you're half ou partly responsible for his failure -
13 tout
c black tout, toute [tu, tut]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tout fait partie d'une locution comme en tout cas, tout le temps, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = entier)b. ( = unique) only• pour tout mobilier, il avait un lit et une table the only furniture he had was a bed and a tablec. (indéfini)2. <• tout ce que je sais, c'est qu'il est parti all I know is that he's gone• ne croyez pas tout ce qu'il raconte don't believe everything he tells you► tout ce qu'il y a de ( = extrêmement) most• c'était tout ce qu'il y a de chic it was the last word in chic► avoir tout de + nom• l'organisation a tout d'une secte the organization is nothing less than a sect► à tout va (inf) [licencier, investir, recruter] like mad (inf) ; [libéralisme, communication, consommation] unbridled• à l'époque, on construisait à tout va at that time there were buildings going up everywhere► en tout ( = au total) in all• ça coûte 1 000 € en tout it costs 1,000 euros in all• leurs programmes politiques s'opposent en tout their political programmes clash in every way► en tout et pour tout all in all• il lui reste 150 euros en tout et pour tout he only has a total of 150 euros left► et tout (inf) and everything• avec les vacances et tout, je n'ai pas eu le temps what with the holidays and all (inf), I didn't have time• j'avais préparé le dîner, fait le ménage et tout et tout I'd made the dinner, done the housework and everything► c'est + tout• ce sera tout ? will that be all?• et ce n'est pas tout ! and that's not all!• c'est pas tout ça, mais il est tard (inf) all this is very nice, but it's getting late► ce n'est pas tout de• ce n'est pas tout de faire son métier, il faut le faire bien it's not enough just to do your job, you have to do it well• cette idée avait surpris et pour tout dire n'avait pas convaincu this idea surprised everybody and, to be honest, wasn't convincing• écoutez bien tous ! listen, all of you!━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ The final s of tous is pronounced only when it is a pronoun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━3. <a. ► tout + adjectif ( = très) very ; ( = entièrement) quite• toute petite, elle aimait la campagne as a very small child she liked the country► tout (+ en) + nom• je suis tout ouïe ! I'm all ears!• le jardin est tout en fleurs the garden is a mass of flowers► tout + adverbeb. ( = déjà) tout prêtc. ► tout en + participe présent• je suis incapable de travailler tout en écoutant de la musique I can't work and listen to music at the same time• tout en prétendant le contraire il voulait être élu although he pretended otherwise he wanted to be electedd. (locutions)• vous êtes d'accord ? -- tout à fait ! do you agree? -- absolutely!► tout à l'heure ( = plus tard) later ; ( = peu avant) a short while ago• tout à l'heure tu as dit que... you said earlier that...• ce n'est pas pour tout de suite ( = ce n'est pas près d'arriver) it won't happen overnight ; ( = c'est improbable) it's hardly likely to happen4. <a. ( = ensemble) whole• prendre le tout to take all of it (or them)b. ( = essentiel) le tout c'est de faire vite the main thing is to be quick about it• ce n'est pas le tout de s'amuser, il faut travailler there's more to life than enjoying yourself, people have got to workc. (locutions)► du tout• pas du tout ! not at all!* * *tu
1.
en tout — ( au total) in all; ( entièrement) in every respect
tout bien compté or pesé or considéré — all in all
tout est là — fig that's the whole point
et tout et tout — (colloq) and all that sort of thing
ce n'est pas tout (que) de commencer un travail, il faut le finir — it's not enough ou it's all very well to start off a job, it's got to be finished
2) tous tus, toutes ( la totalité des êtres ou choses) all; (la totalité des éléments d'une catégorie, d'un groupe) all of them/us/youtoutes tant qu'elles sont — all of them, each and every one of them
est-ce que ça conviendra à tous? — will it suit everybody ou everyone?
2.
1) ( exprimant la totalité)bois tout ton lait — drink all your milk, drink up your milk
2) ( véritable)c'est tout un travail/événement — it's quite a job/an event
3) (devant ce qui/que/dont) ( l'ensemble) all; ( toutes les choses) everything; ( sans discrimination) anything‘tu en es sûr?’ - ‘tout ce qu'il y a de plus sûr’ — ‘are you sure?’ - ‘as sure as can be’
4) ( n'importe quel) anyà tout moment — ( n'importe quand) at any time; ( sans cesse) constantly
5) ( total)en toute innocence/franchise — in all innocence/honesty
6) (unique, seul)il a souri pour toute réponse — his only reply was a smile, he smiled by way of a reply
on lui donne quelques légumes pour tous gages — all that he gets in the way of wages is a few vegetables
en toutes choses — in all things, in everything
toutes les pages sont déchirées — all the pages are torn, every page is torn
nous irons tous les deux — both of us will go, we'll both go
8) ( chaque) tous/toutes les every
3.
adverbe (normally invariable, but agrees in gender and in number with feminine adjective beginning with consonant or h-aspirate)1) (très, extrêmement) very, quite; ( entièrement) alltout étonnées/toutes honteuses — very surprised/ashamed
tout enfant, elle aimait déjà dessiner — as a small child she already liked to draw
être tout mouillé/sale — to be all wet/dirty
c'est tout autre chose, c'est une tout autre histoire — it's a different matter altogether
2) ( devant un nom)c'est tout le portrait de sa mère — she's the spitting ou very image of her mother
c'est tout l'inverse or le contraire — it's the very opposite
avec toi, c'est tout l'un ou tout l'autre — you see everything in black and white
3) ( tout à fait)tout à côté de/contre/en haut — right by/against/at the top
ils étaient tout en sang/en sueur — they were covered in blood/bathed in sweat
4) ( d'avance)5) ( en même temps) while; ( bien que) although6) (marquant la concession: quoique)tout malin/roi qu'il est, il... — he may be clever/a king, but he...
7) ( rien d'autre que)je suis tout ouïe — hum I'm all ears
4.
du tout locution adverbiale(pas) du tout, (point) du tout — not at all
5.
1) ( ensemble)former un tout — to make up ou form a whole
2)le tout — ( la totalité) the whole lot, the lot; ( l'essentiel) the main thing
le tout est de réussir — the main ou most important thing is to succeed
ce n'est pas le tout! — (colloq) this is no good!
6.
Tout- (in compounds)le Tout-Paris/-Londres — the Paris/London smart set
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Quand tout fait partie d'une locution figée comme tous feux éteints, à tout hasard, de toute(s) part(s), tout compte fait, après tout etc, qu'il est fréquemment associé à un adjectif ou un adverbe donné comme tout nu, tout neuf, tout plein, tout simplement etc, la traduction sera donnée sous le terme principal1. Lorsque tout, adjectif singulier, exprime la totalité, plusieurs traductions sont possibles mais non toujours interchangeables. De manière généraleOn emploiera all lorsque le mot qualifié est non dénombrable: tout le vin/l'argent = all the wine/the money; tout ce bruit/leur talent = all that noise/their talent; c'est tout ce que je sais = that's all I knowOn emploiera the whole si tout peut être remplacé par entier: tout le gâteau/groupe = the whole cake/grouptout un dans le sens de entier se traduit toujours par a whole: tout un livre = a whole bookMais: connaître tout Zola/le Japon = to know the whole of Zola/Japan; lire tout ‘Les Misérables’ = to read the whole of ‘Les Misérables’; pendant tout mon séjour = for the whole of my stayAvec certains mots, en particulier les mots désignant la durée ( journée, mois, saison, vie, vacances etc), les collectifs tels que famille, on pourra employer all ou the whole, la seconde traduction étant légèrement plus emphatique: toute ma vie = all my life, the whole of my lifetout le pays/toute la ville = all the country/town ou = the whole country/town lorsque ces mots désignent la population; au sens géographique, seule la deuxième traduction convient2. throughout (ou all through) signifie du début à la fin, d'un bout à l'autre. On l'emploie souvent pour insister sur la durée ou l'étendue devant un terme singulier ou pluriel qui désigne l'espace de temps ou l'événement pendant lequel un fait a lieu, ou encore le territoire sur lequel il a lieu: pendant tout le match/tous ces mois = throughout the match/those months; la rumeur se répandit dans toute la province = the rumour [BrE] spread throughout the province; faire tout le trajet debout = to stand throughout the journey (ou for the whole journey); il neige sur toute la France = it's snowing throughout France (ou all over France)Au pluriel, tous, toutes se traduiront par all pour exprimer la totalité, par every pour insister sur les composants d'un ensemble, ou encore par any pour indiquer l'absence de discrimination. On notera que every and any sont suivis du singulier
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Quand tout fait partie d'une locution figée comme tous feux éteints, à tout hasard, de toute(s) part(s), tout compte fait, après tout etc, qu'il est fréquemment associé à un adjectif ou un adverbe donné comme tout nu, tout neuf, tout plein, tout simplement etc, la traduction sera donnée sous le terme principal1. Lorsque tout, adjectif singulier, exprime la totalité, plusieurs traductions sont possibles mais non toujours interchangeables. De manière généraleOn emploiera all lorsque le mot qualifié est non dénombrable: tout le vin/l'argent = all the wine/the money; tout ce bruit/leur talent = all that noise/their talent; c'est tout ce que je sais = that's all I knowOn emploiera the whole si tout peut être remplacé par entier: tout le gâteau/groupe = the whole cake/grouptout un dans le sens de entier se traduit toujours par a whole: tout un livre = a whole bookMais: connaître tout Zola/le Japon = to know the whole of Zola/Japan; lire tout ‘Les Misérables’ = to read the whole of ‘Les Misérables’; pendant tout mon séjour = for the whole of my stayAvec certains mots, en particulier les mots désignant la durée ( journée, mois, saison, vie, vacances etc), les collectifs tels que famille, on pourra employer all ou the whole, la seconde traduction étant légèrement plus emphatique: toute ma vie = all my life, the whole of my lifetout le pays/toute la ville = all the country/town ou = the whole country/town lorsque ces mots désignent la population; au sens géographique, seule la deuxième traduction convient2. throughout (ou all through) signifie du début à la fin, d'un bout à l'autre. On l'emploie souvent pour insister sur la durée ou l'étendue devant un terme singulier ou pluriel qui désigne l'espace de temps ou l'événement pendant lequel un fait a lieu, ou encore le territoire sur lequel il a lieu: pendant tout le match/tous ces mois = throughout the match/those months; la rumeur se répandit dans toute la province = the rumour [BrE] spread throughout the province; faire tout le trajet debout = to stand throughout the journey (ou for the whole journey); il neige sur toute la France = it's snowing throughout France (ou all over France)Au pluriel, tous, toutes se traduiront par all pour exprimer la totalité, par every pour insister sur les composants d'un ensemble, ou encore par any pour indiquer l'absence de discrimination. On notera que every and any sont suivis du singulier* * *tu, tut tout, -e tous mpl toutes fpl1. adj1) (avec article singulier) alltoute la nuit — all night, the whole night
tout le temps — all the time, the whole time
c'est toute une affaire; c'est toute une histoire — it's quite a business, it's a whole rigmarole
2) (avec article pluriel) (= chaque) every, (idée d'intégralité) alltoutes les deux semaines — every other week, every two weeks
toutes les trois semaines — every three weeks, every third week
tous les deux; Nous y sommes allés tous les deux. — We both went., Both of us went.
Nous y sommes allés tous les trois. — All three of us went.
Je les ai invités tous les trois. — I invited all three of them.
3) (sans article) (= n'importe quel)à toute heure du jour ou de la nuit — at any time of the day or night, (= seul)
pour toute nourriture, il avait... — his only food was..., (= chaque)
de tous côtés; de toutes parts (= de partout) — from everywhere, from every side, (= partout) all around
2. prontous; toutes — all
Il a tout fait. — He did everything.
Il a tout organisé. — He organized everything.
Je les vois tous. — I can see them all., I can see all of them.
Je les connais tous. — I know them all., I know all of them.
Nous y sommes tous allés. — We all went., All of us went.
Nous y sommes toutes allées. — We all went., All of us went.
tout de...; Elle a tout d'une mère. — She's a real mother., She's a true mother.
en tout — all together, altogether
tout ce que...; tout ce qu'il sait — all he knows
C'était tout ce qu'il y a de plus chic. — It was the last word in chic., It was the ultimate in chic.
3. nmCeci forme un tout. — It forms a whole.
Je prends le tout. — I'll take it all., I'll take the whole lot.
le tout est de... — the main thing is to...
4. adv1) (= très, complètement) verytout près; tout à côté — very near
Elle habite tout près. — She lives very near.
le tout premier; la toute première — the very first
tout seul; toute seule — all alone
Il est tout seul. — He's all alone.
Elle est toute seule. — She's all alone.
Il était tout rouge. — He was all red in the face.
Elle était toute rouge. — She was all red in the face.
tout de suite — immediately, straight away
2)tout en... — while...
Il a fait son travail tout en chantant. — He sang as he worked., He sang while he worked.
tout à coup; tout d'un coup — suddenly
tout court; Charles-Henri, pouvez-vous... — Je vous en prie, appelez-moi Charles tout court. — Charles-Henri, could you... — Please, just call me Charles.
communication par internet, mais aussi communication tout court — communication via the internet, but also simply communication
tout à l'heure (passé) — just now, a short while ago
Je l'ai vu tout à l'heure. — I saw him just now., (futur) shortly, in a moment
Je finirai ça tout à l'heure. — I'll finish it in a moment.
* * *A pron indéf1 tout ( chaque chose) everything; ( n'importe quoi) anything; ( l'ensemble) all; penser à tout to think of everything; tout est prêt everything is ready; le sucre, les graisses, le sel, tout me fait mal sugar, fat, salt, everything is bad for me; être tout pour qn to be everything to sb; tout peut arriver anything can happen; le chien mange (de) tout the dog will eat anything; tout est prétexte à querelle(s) any pretext will do to start a quarrel; tout n'est pas perdu all is not lost; tout ou rien all or nothing; tout ou partie de qch all or part of sth; tout va bien all's well, everything's fine; en tout ( au total) in all; ( entièrement) in every respect; en tout et pour tout all told; et tout ça parce que/pour and all because/for; tout bien compté or pesé or considéré all in all; tout est là fig that's the whole point; c'est tout dire I need say no more; et tout et tout○ and all that sort of thing; et ce n'est pas tout! and that's not all!; ce n'est pas tout (que) de commencer un travail, il faut le finir it's not enough ou it's all very well to start off a job, it's got to be finished; avoir tout d'un singe/assassin to look just like a monkey/murderer; ⇒ bien, monde, salaire, or;2 tous, toutes ( la totalité des êtres ou choses) all; (la totalité des éléments d'une catégorie, d'un groupe) all of them/us/you; nous sommes tous des pécheurs we are all sinners; le film n'est pas à la portée de tous the film is not accessible to all; merci à tous thank you all; tous ensemble all together; ce sont tous d'anciens soldats all of them are ou they are all former soldiers; il les a tous cassés he has broken all of them, he's broken them all; il l'a dit devant nous tous he said it in front of all of us; leurs enfants, tous musiciens de talent their children, all of them talented musicians; tous ne sont pas d'accord not all of them agree; toutes tant qu'elles sont all of them, each and every one of them; vous tous qui le connaissez all of you who know him; écoutez-moi tous listen to me, all of you; est-ce que ça conviendra à tous? will it suit everybody ou everyone?B adj1 ( exprimant la totalité) bois tout ton lait drink all your milk, drink up your milk; tout le reste est à jeter everything else is to be thrown away; manger tout un pain to eat a whole loaf; tout Pompéi a été enseveli the whole of Pompeii was buried; tout Nice se réjouit the whole of ou all Nice rejoiced; il a plu toute la journée it rained all day (long) ou the whole day; pendant toute une année for a whole year; la semaine se passa toute à attendre the whole ou entire week was spent waiting; j'ai passé tout mon dimanche à travailler I spent the whole of ou all Sunday working; je ne l'ai pas vu de tout l'été I haven't seen him all summer; cet enfant est toute ma vie this child is my whole life; c'est tout le plaisir que tu y trouves? is that all the pleasure ou the only pleasure it gives you?; tout le problème est là that's where the problem lies; tout cela ne compte pas none of that counts; le meilleur dentiste de toute la ville the best dentist in town; tout le monde everybody; ⇒ cœur, monde, temps;2 ( véritable) c'est tout un travail/événement it's quite a job/an event; il a fait toute une histoire he made a real ou big fuss, he made quite a fuss; c'est tout un art there's a whole art to it;3 tout ce qui/que/dont ( l'ensemble) all; ( toutes les choses) everything; ( sans discrimination) anything; tout ce qui compte all that matters; c'est tout ce que je fais that's all I do; tout ce dont j'ai besoin all I need; j'ai acheté tout ce qui était sur la liste I bought everything that was on the list; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he says anything that comes into his head; tout ce qu'il dit n'est pas vrai not all of what he says is true; tout ce que le village compte d'enfants, tout ce qu'il y a d'enfants dans le village all the children in the village; être tout ce qu'il y a de plus serviable to be most obliging; c'est tout ce qu'on fait de mieux it's the best there is; ‘tu en es sûr?’-‘tout ce qu'il y a de plus sûr’ ‘are you sure?’-‘as sure as can be’, ‘absolutely sure’;4 ( n'importe quel) any; à tout âge at any age; de toute nature of any kind; à toute heure du jour ou de la nuit at all times of the day or night; ‘service à toute heure’ ‘24 hour service’; à tout moment ( n'importe quand) at any time; ( sans cesse) constantly; tout prétexte leur est bon they'll jump at any excuse; toute personne qui anyone ou anybody who; toute autre solution serait rejetée any other solution would be rejected; tout autre que lui/toi aurait abandonné anybody else would have given up; toute publicité est interdite all advertising is prohibited; pour toute réclamation, s'adresser à… all complaints should be addressed to…; tout billet n'est pas valable not all tickets are valid; ⇒ vérité;5 (sans déterminant: total) en toute innocence/franchise in all innocence/honesty; en toute liberté with complete freedom; donner toute satisfaction to give complete satisfaction; c'est tout bénéfice it's all profit; il aurait tout intérêt à placer cet argent it would be in his best interests to invest this money; partir en toute hâte to leave in a great hurry; un jardin de toute beauté a most beautiful garden; être à toute extrémité to be close to death; ⇒ épreuve, hasard, prix, vitesse;6 (unique, seul) il a souri pour toute réponse his only reply was a smile, he smiled by way of a reply; on lui donne quelques légumes pour tous gages all that he gets in the way of wages is a few vegetables; elle a un chien pour toute compagnie the only company she has ou all she has for company is a dog;7 tous, toutes ( les uns et les autres sans distinction) all, every (+ v sg); ceci vaut pour tous les candidats this applies to all candidates ou to every candidate; en tous pays in all countries, in every country; en toutes choses in all things, in everything; toutes les pages sont déchirées all the pages are torn, every page is torn; les lettres ont toutes été signées the letters have all been signed; j'ai toutes les raisons de me plaindre I have every reason to complain; tous les hommes sont mortels all men are mortal; il a fait tous les métiers he's done all sorts of jobs; tous les prétextes leur sont bons they'll use any excuse (pour to); meubles tous budgets furniture to suit every pocket; tous deux se levèrent both of them got up, they both got up; nous irons tous les deux both of us will go, we'll both go; je les prends tous les trois/quatre etc I'm taking all three/four etc (of them);8 ( chaque) tous/toutes les every; à tous les coins de rue on every street corner; saisir toutes les occasions to seize every opportunity; tous les jours/mois/ans every day/month/year; tous les quarts d'heure/10 mètres every quarter of an hour/10 metres; un cachet toutes les quatre heures one tablet every four hours; tous les deux jours/mois every other day/month; tous les combien? how often?C adv (normally invariable, but agrees in gender and in number with feminine adjective beginning with consonant or h-aspirate)1 (très, extrêmement) very, quite; ( entièrement) all; tout doucement very gently; ils sont tout contents they are very happy; elles sont tout étonnées/toutes honteuses they are very surprised/ashamed; être tout excité to be very ou all excited; être tout jeune/petit to be very young/small; tout enfant, elle aimait déjà dessiner as a small child she already liked to draw; c'est tout naturel it's quite natural; des yeux tout ronds de surprise eyes wide with surprise; être tout mouillé/sale to be all wet/dirty; tout seul dans la vie all alone in life; faire qch tout seul to do sth all by oneself; c'est tout autre chose, c'est une tout autre histoire it's a different matter altogether;2 ( devant un nom) c'est tout le portrait de sa mère she's the spitting ou very image of her mother; c'est tout l'inverse or le contraire it's the very opposite; ça m'en a tout l'air it looks very much like it to me; tu as tout le temps d'y réfléchir you've got plenty of time to think it over; avec toi, c'est tout l'un ou tout l'autre you see everything in black and white;3 ( tout à fait) la toute dernière ligne the very last line; les tout premiers fruits de l'été the very first fruits of summer; j'habite tout près I live very close by ou very near; tout près de very close to, very near; tout à côté de/contre/en haut right by/against/at the top; il les a mangés tout crus he ate them raw; un gâteau tout entier a whole cake; j'en sais tout autant que lui I know just as much as he does; c'est tout aussi cher it's just as expensive; vêtue tout de noir, tout de noir vêtue dressed all in black; maison tout en longueur very long and narrow house; un jeu tout en finesse a very subtle game; une semaine toute de fatigue a very tiring week; une vie toute de soucis a life full of worry; ils étaient tout en sang/en sueur they were covered in blood/bathed in sweat; être tout en larmes to be in floods of tears; la colline est tout en fleurs the hill is a mass of flowers; elle est tout(e) à son travail she's totally absorbed in her work;4 ( d'avance) tout prêt ready-made; sauces/idées toutes faites ready-made sauces/ideas; des légumes tout épluchés ready-peeled vegetables; ⇒ cuit, vu;5 ( en même temps) while; ( bien que) although; il lisait tout en marchant he was reading as he walked; elle le défendait tout en le sachant coupable she defended him although she knew he was guilty; ⇒ en;6 (marquant la concession: quoique) tout aussi étrange que cela paraisse however strange it may seem; tout prudemment que l'on conduise however carefully one drives; tout malins qu'ils sont, ils… clever though they may be, they…, they may be clever, but they…; toute reine qu'elle est, elle ne peut pas faire ça she may be a queen, but she can't do that;7 ( rien d'autre que) être tout énergie/muscle to be all energy/muscle; être tout sourires to be all smiles; je suis tout ouïe hum I'm all ears; veste tout cuir/laine all leather/wool jacket; ⇒ feu, sucre.D du tout loc adv pas du tout, point du tout liter not at all; sans savoir du tout without knowing at all; je ne le vois plus du tout I don't see him at all now; il ne m'en reste plus du tout I have none left at all; crois-tu qu'il m'ait remercié? du tout! do you think he thanked me? not at all!1 ( ensemble) former un tout to make up ou form a whole; mon tout ( charade) my whole, my all; du tout au tout completely;2 le tout ( la totalité) the whole lot, the lot; ( l'essentiel) the main thing; vendre le tout pour 200 euros to sell the (whole) lot for 200 euros; le tout est de réussir/qu'il réussisse the main ou most important thing is to succeed/that he should succeed; le Grand Tout Relig the Great Whole; ce n'est pas le tout○! this is no good!tout à coup suddenly; tout d'un coup ( soudain) suddenly; ( à la fois) all at once; tout à fait ( entièrement) quite, absolutely; ce n'est pas tout à fait vrai/pareil it's not quite true/the same thing; c'est tout à fait vrai it's quite ou absolutely true; ‘tu es d'accord?’-‘tout à fait’ ‘do you agree?’-‘absolutely’; il est tout à fait charmant he's absolutely ou perfectly charming; être tout à fait pour/contre to be totally for/against; tout à l'heure ( bientôt) in a moment; ( peu avant) a little while ago, just now; à tout à l'heure! see you later!; tout de même ( quand même) all the same, even so; ( indigné) tout de même! really!, honestly!; ( vraiment) quite; tu aurais tout de même pu faire attention! all the same ou even so you might have been careful!; c'est tout de même un peu fort! really ou honestly, it's a bit much!; c'est tout de même bizarre que it's quite strange that; tout de suite at once, straight away; ce n'est pas pour tout de suite ( ce n'est pas pressé) there's no rush; ( ce sera long) it's going to take some time.tout est bien qui finit bien all's well that ends well; être tout yeux tout oreilles to be very attentive.[tu, devant voyelle ou h muet tut ] ( féminin toute [tut], pluriel masculin tous [ adjectif tu, pronom tus], pluriel féminin toutes [tut]) adjectif qualificatif (au singulier)il se plaint toute la journée he complains all the time ou the whole day longtout ceci/cela all (of) this/thatj'ai tout mon temps I've plenty of time ou all the time in the worldavec lui, c'est tout l'un ou tout l'autre with him, it's either (all) black or (all) white2. [devant un nom propre] allj'ai visité tout Paris en huit jours I saw all ou the whole of Paris in a week3. [devant un nom sans article]rouler à toute vitesse to drive at full ou top speeden toute franchise/simplicité in all sincerity/simplicity4. [avec une valeur emphatique]5. (comme adverbe) [entièrement] completely6. [unique, seul] onlyma fille est tout mon bonheur my daughter is my sole ou only source of happiness7. [suivi d'une relative]tout ce qui me gêne, c'est la différence d'âge the only thing ou all I'm worried about is the age differencetout ce qu'il y a de: ses enfants sont tout ce qu'il y a de bien élevés his children are very well-behaved ou are models of good behaviour————————[tu, devant voyelle ou h muet tut ] ( féminin toute [tut], pluriel masculin tous [ adjectif tu, pronom tus], pluriel féminin toutes [tut]) déterminant (adjectif indéfini)tout citoyen a des droits every citizen has rights, all citizens have rightspour tout renseignement, écrivez-nous for further information, write to usde tout temps since time immemorial, from the beginning of timeen tout temps throughout ou all through historytout autre que lui aurait refusé anyone other than him ou anybody else would have refusedB.[AU PLURIEL]1. [exprimant la totalité] alltous les hommes all men, the whole of mankindtous les gens everybody, everyoneje veux tous les détails I want all the details ou the full details2. [devant un nom sans article]ils étaient 150 000, toutes disciplines/races confondues there were 150,000 of them, taking all disciplines/races together3. [exprimant la périodicité] everytoutes les deux semaines every other week, every second week, every two weeksà prendre toutes les quatre heures to be taken every four hours ou at four-hourly intervals————————[tu, devant voyelle ou h muet tut ] ( féminin toute [tut], pluriel masculin tous [ adjectif tu, pronom tus], pluriel féminin toutes [tut]) pronom indéfini[n'importe quoi] anythingce sera tout? [dans un magasin] will be that all?, anything else?ce n'est pas tout de faire des enfants, il faut les élever ensuite having children is one thing, but then you've got to bring them upêtre tout pour quelqu'un to be everything for somebody, to mean everything to somebodyon aura tout vu! now I've ou we've seen everything!a. [objets] that's everythingb. [problème] that's the whole point ou the crux of the matteravec toi c'est tout ou rien with you, it's all or nothing ou one extreme or the othertout se passe comme si... it's as though...à tout faire [produit] all-purposetout bien considéré, tout bien réfléchi all things consideredB.[AU PLURIEL]1. [désignant ce dont on a parlé]il y a plusieurs points de vue, tous sont intéressants there are several points of view, they are all interestingj'adore les prunes — prends-les toutes I love plums — take them all ou all of them2. [avec une valeur récapitulative] allJean, Pierre, Jacques, tous voulaient la voir Jean, Pierre, Jacques, they all wanted to see her3. [tout le monde]à vous tous qui m'avez aidé, merci to all of you who helped me, thank youtous tant ou autant que nous sommes all of us, every (single) one of ustout ( féminin toute, pluriel féminin toutes) adverbe (s'accorde en genre et en nombre devant un adjectif féminin commençant par une consonne ou un h aspiré)ils étaient tout seuls they were quite ou completely alonesa chevelure était toute hérissée his/her hair was all messyses tout premiers mots his/her very first wordstout mouillé wet ou soaked through, drenchedtout simplement/autrement quite simply/differentlytéléphone-moi, tout simplement just phone me, that's the easiest (way)une toile tout coton a 100% cotton cloth, an all cotton materialil est toute bonté/générosité he is goodness/generosity itselfça, c'est tout lui! that's typical of him ou just like him!2. [en intensif]tout en haut/bas right at the top/bottom3. [déjà]tout prêt ou préparé ready-madetout bébé, elle dansait déjà even as a baby, she was already dancing4. (avec un gérondif) [indiquant la simultanéité][indiquant la concession]tout en avouant son ignorance dans ce domaine, il continuait à me contredire although he'd confessed his ignorance in that field, he kept on contradicting metout nom masculin1. [ensemble] wholemon tout est un instrument de musique [dans une charade] my whole ou all is a musical instrument2. [l'essentiel]ce n'est pas le tout de critiquer, il faut pouvoir proposer autre chose it's not enough to criticize, you've got to be able to suggest something elsejouer ou risquer le tout pour le tout to risk (one's) alltenter le tout pour le tout to make a (final) desperate attempt ou a last ditch effortc'est un tout it's all the same, it makes no difference————————du tout locution adverbialeje vous dérange? — du tout, du tout! am I disturbing you? — not at all ou not in the least!elle finissait son café sans du tout se soucier de notre présence she was finishing her coffee without paying any attention to us at all ou whatsoever————————en tout locution adverbialeen tout et pour tout locution adverbialeen tout et pour tout, nous avons dépensé 300 euros all in all, we've spent 300 eurostout à coup locution adverbialetout à fait locution adverbiale2. [exactement] exactlyc'est tout à fait ce que je cherche/le même it's exactly what I've been looking for/the same3. [oui] certainly————————tout de même locution adverbialej'irai tout de même all the same, I'll still go2. [en intensif]tout de même, tu exagères! steady on!, that's a bit much!————————tout de suite locution adverbiale2. [dans l'espace] immediately————————tout... que locution conjonctivetout directeur qu'il est ou qu'il soit,... he may well be the boss,... -
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n; -s, kein Pl.1. giving; es ist alles ein Geben und Nehmen it’s all a matter of give and take; Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen BIBL. it is more blessed to give than to receive* * *to hand; to deal; to give* * *ge|ben ['geːbn] pret gab [gaːp] ptp gegeben [gə'geːbn]1. TRANSITIVES VERB1) to give; (= reichen) to give, to pass; Schatten, Kühle to providekönnten Sie mir die Butter/den Korkenzieher geben? — could you pass me the butter/the corkscrew?
geben Sie mir bitte zwei Flaschen Bier — I'd like two bottles of beer, please
geben or Geben ist seliger denn nehmen or Nehmen (Bibl) — it is more blessed to give than to receive
sie würde ihr Leben für ihre Kinder geben — she'd give her life for her children
sie gaben ihr Leben fürs Vaterland — they gave or laid down their lives for their country
jdm einen Tritt geben — to give sb a kick; (figinf) to give sb the boot (inf)
gibs ihm ( tüchtig)! (inf) — let him have it! (inf)
ein gutes Beispiel geben — to set a good example
jdn/etw verloren geben — to give sb/sth up for lost
das Buch hat mir viel gegeben — I got a lot out of the book
2) = Cards to dealer hat mir drei Asse und zwei Buben gegeben — he dealt me three aces and two jacks
3) = gewähren, verleihen to give; Thema, Aufgabe, Problem to seteinen Elfmeter/einen Freistoß geben — to give a penalty kick/a free kick
gebe Gott, dass... — God grant that...
Taktgefühl ist ihm nicht gegeben — he's not over-endowed with tact
es war ihm nicht gegeben, seine Eltern lebend wiederzusehen — he was not to see his parents alive again
4) = schicken, übergeben to send; (dial = tun) to putin die Post geben — to post (Brit), to mail (esp US)
ein Auto in Reparatur geben — to have a car repaired
ein Kind in Pflege geben — to put a child in care
geben (dial) — to sprinkle sugar over sth
Milch an den Teig geben (dial) — to add milk to the dough
5) = ergeben, erzeugen to producedie Kuh gibt 25 Liter — the cow produces or gives 25 litres (Brit) or liters (US)
2 + 2 gibt 4 — 2 + 2 makes 4
fünf Manuskriptseiten geben eine Druckseite — five pages of manuscript equal or make one page of print
ein Pfund gibt fünf Klöße — a pound will make five dumplings
das gibt Ärger/Probleme — that will cause trouble/problems
6) = veranstalten Konzert, Fest to give; Theaterstück etc to doam Schillertheater geben sie wieder "Maria Stuart" — they are doing "Maria Stuart" at the Schillertheater again
was wird heute im Theater gegeben? — what's on at the theatre (Brit) or theater (US) today?
7) = unterrichten to teachEnglisch/Deutsch geben — to teach English/German
er gibt Nachhilfeunterricht/Tanzstunden — he gives private tuition/dancing lessons (Brit), he does tutoring/gives dancing lessons
8) andere Wendungendiams; viel/nicht viel auf etw (acc) geben to set great/little store by sthauf die Meinung der Lehrer brauchst du nichts zu geben — you needn't bother about what the teachers think
ich gebe nicht viel auf seinen Rat — I don't think much of his advicediams; etw von sich geben Laut, Worte, Flüche to utter; Meinung to express
was er gestern von sich gegeben hat, war wieder einmal völlig unverständlich — what he was going on about yesterday was, as ever, completely incomprehensible
2. INTRANSITIVES VERBder links von mir Sitzende gibt — the person sitting on my left deals
2) SPORT = Aufschlag haben to serve3. UNPERSÖNLICHES VERBdiams; es gibt (+sing) there is; (+pl) there arees gibt da noch ein Problem — there's still one problem
gibt es den Osterhasen? — is there really an Easter Bunny?
heute gibts noch Regen — it's going to rain today
es wird noch Ärger geben — there'll be trouble (yet)
darauf gibt es 10% Rabatt — you get 10% discount on it
wann gibts was zu essen? – es gibt gleich was — when are we going to get something to eat? – it's on its way
jetzt gibt es keine Süßigkeiten mehr — (you're getting) no more sweets now
was gibts? — what's the matter?, what is it?
das gibts nicht, dass ein Vegetarier Metzger wird — it's impossible, a vegetarian wouldn't become a butcher, it's inconceivable that a vegetarian would become a butcher
so was gibts also! (inf) — who'd have thought it! (inf)
so was gibts bei uns nicht! (inf) — that's just not on! (inf)
da gibts nichts (inf) — there's no two ways about it (inf)
gleich gibts was! (inf) — there's going to be trouble!
4. REFLEXIVES VERB1) diams; sich geben = nachlassen Regen to ease off; (Schmerzen) to ease, to lessen; (Leidenschaft, Begeisterung) to lessen, to cool; (freches Benehmen) to lessen2)= aufgeben, ergeben
sich gefangen geben — to give oneself upSee:→ schlagen3) = sich erledigen to sort itself out; (= aufhören) to stopdas wird sich schon geben — it'll all work out
machen Sie erst mal die dringensten Sachen, der Rest wird sich (von alleine) geben — do the most urgent things first, the rest will sort itself out
gibt sich das bald! (inf) — cut it out! (inf)
4) = sich benehmen to behavesich als etw geben — to play sth
sich freundlich geben — to behave in a friendly way, to be friendly
sich als große Dame geben — to play the great lady
sich von oben herab geben — to behave condescendingly, to be condescending
sich von der besten Seite geben — to show one's best side
nach außen gab er sich heiter — outwardly he seemed quite cheerful
sie gibt sich, wie sie ist — she's completely genuine, there's no pretence (Brit) or pretense (US) with her
* * *1) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) allow2) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) hand3) (the act of dividing cards among players in a card game.) deal4) (to distribute (cards).) deal5) (to cause to have: My aunt gave me a book for Christmas; Can you give me an opinion on this?) give6) (to produce (something): Cows give milk but horses do not; He gave a talk on his travels.) give* * *ge·ben[ˈge:bn̩]1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ jdm etw \geben to give sb sth, to give sth to sbgibst du mir bitte mal das Brot? could you give [or hand] me the bread, please? [or pass]ich würde alles darum \geben, ihn noch einmal zu sehen I would give anything to see him again; (beim Kartenspiel) to dealdu hast mir 3 Joker gegeben you've dealt me 3 jokerswer gibt jetzt? whose turn is it to deal?2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(schenken) to give [as a present]3.<gibt, gab, gegeben>er ließ sich die Speisekarte \geben he asked for the menu4.<gibt, gab, gegeben>was darf ich Ihnen \geben? what can I get you?darf ich Ihnen sonst noch was \geben? can I get you anything else?\geben Sie mir bitte fünf Brötchen I'd like five bread rolls pleaseich gebe Ihnen 500 Euro für das Bild I'll give you [or let you have] 500 euros for the picturePreisnachlass/Skonto \geben to give a reduction/cash discount5.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw gibt jdm etw sth gives [sb] sthSchutz/Schatten \geben to give [or provide] protection/shade6.<gibt, gab, gegeben>einen Preis \geben to award a prizeTitel/Namen \geben to give a title/namediese erfreuliche Nachricht gab ihr neue Zuversicht this welcome piece of news gave her new confidenceder Gedanke an eine Rettung gab uns immer wieder Kraft the thought of being rescued always gave us strength7.<gibt, gab, gegeben>TELEK (telefonisch verbinden)▪ jdm jdn \geben to put sb through to sb\geben Sie mir bitte Frau Schmidt can I speak to Mrs Smith, please8.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(stellen)▪ jdm etw \geben to give [or set] sb stheine Aufgabe/ein Problem/ein Thema \geben to set a task/problem/topic9.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(abhalten)▪ etw \geben to give sthder Minister wird eine Pressekonferenz \geben the minister will give [or hold] a press conference10.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ jd gibt [jdm] etw sb gives [or allows] [sb] sthjdm einen Namen \geben to name a personjdm ein Interview \geben to grant sb an interviewjdm eine Verwarnung \geben to give sb a warning; SPORT to book sbder Schiedsrichter gab dem Spieler eine Verwarnung wegen Foulspiels the referee booked the player for a fouleinen Freistoß \geben FBALL to award a free-kick11.<gibt, gab, gegeben>ein Theaterstück \geben to put on a play12.<gibt, gab, gegeben>ein Fest \geben to give a party13.<gibt, gab, gegeben>sein Auto in [die] Reparatur \geben to have one's car repairedsein Kind in ein Internat \geben to send one's child to boarding schooldürfen wir während unseres Urlaubs unsere Katze zu euch \geben? can you take our cat while we're away?14.<gibt, gab, gegeben>Wein in die Soße \geben to add wine to the sauce15.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw \geben to produce sthsieben mal sieben gibt neunundvierzig seven times seven equals forty-nine, seven sevens are forty-nineRotwein gibt Flecken red wine stains [or leaves stains]keinen Sinn \geben that makes no senseein Wort gab das andere one word led to another16.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(erteilen)▪ etw \geben to teach sthNachhilfestunden \geben to give private tuitionUnterricht \geben to teachjdm etw zu tun \geben to give sb sth to do17.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(äußern)er gab wenig Worte von sich he said very little18.<gibt, gab, gegeben>19.▶ gib's ihm! let him have it!▶ jdm ist etw nicht gegeben sth is not given to sbnicht allen ist es gegeben, einem solchen Ereignis beizuwohnen not everybody gets the opportunity to be present at such an eventes war ihm nicht gegeben, seine Heimatstadt wiederzusehen he was not destined to see his home town again▶ jdm etw zu tun \geben to give sb sth to dodas wird ihm für die nächsten Monate zu tun geben! that'll keep him busy for the next few months!das sollte der Firmenleitung zu denken \geben that should give the company management something to think about!ich gebe nicht viel auf die Gerüchte I don't pay much attention to rumours1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>jetzt hast du genug gemischt, gib endlich! you've shuffled enough now, just deal them!2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>du gibst! it's your serve1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(gereicht werden)▪ es gibt etw there is sthhoffentlich gibt es bald was zu essen! I hope there's something to eat soon!was gibt es zum Frühstück? what's for breakfast?freitags gibt es bei uns immer Fisch we always have fish on Fridays2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ es gibt etw there is sthheute gibt es noch Regen it'll rain todayhat es sonst noch etwas gegeben, als ich weg war? has anything else happened while I was awaywas wird das noch geben? where will it all lead to?gleich gibt es was (fam) there's going to be trouble3.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw/jdn gibt es there's sth/sbdas gibt's nicht! (fam) no way!, nothing doing!, forget it!das gibt es nicht, dass du einfach meinen Wagen nimmst there's no way that you're taking [or using] my carein Bär mit zwei Köpfen? das gibt es nicht! a bear with two heads? there's no such thing!das gibt's doch nicht! (fam) that's unbelievableso was gibt es bei uns nicht! that's not on [as far as we're concerned]!4.seine Lieder sind einmalig, da gibt es nichts! there's no doubt about it, his songs are uniqueIV. REFLEXIVES VERB1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw gibt sich sth eases [off] [or lets up]das gibt sich it will sort itself outdie Kopfschmerzen werden sich \geben your headache will go offdiese Aufsässigkeit wird sich bald von ganz alleine \geben this rebelliousness will soon die down of its own accord; (sich erledigen) to sort itself outmanches gibt sich von selbst wieder some things sort themselves outdas wird sich schon \geben it will all work out [for the best]2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>sie gab sich sehr überrascht she acted very surprisednach außen gab er sich heiter outwardly he behaved cheerfullysie gibt sich, wie sie ist she doesn't try to be anything she isn't3.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw gibt sich sth ariseses wird sich schon noch eine Gelegenheit \geben there's sure to be another opportunity* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) give; (reichen) give; hand; passgeben Sie mir bitte Herrn N. — please put me through to Mr N.
ich gäbe viel darum, wenn ich das machen könnte — I'd give a lot to be able to do that
etwas [nicht] aus der Hand geben — [not] let go of something
geben Sie mir bitte ein Bier — I'll have a beer, please
Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen — (Spr.) it is more blessed to give than to receive (prov.)
2) (übergeben)etwas in Druck (Akk.) od. zum Druck geben — send something to press or to be printed; s. auch Pflege
3) (gewähren) giveeinen Elfmeter geben — (Sport) award a penalty
4) (bieten) givees jemandem geben — (ugs.): (jemandem die Meinung sagen) give somebody what for (sl.); (jemanden verprügeln) let somebody have it
gib [es] ihm! — (ugs.) let him have it!
6) (erteilen) give7) (hervorbringen) give <milk, shade, light>9) (aufführen) give <concert, performance>das Theater gibt den ‘Faust’ — the theatre is putting on ‘Faust’
10) (ergeben)drei mal drei gibt neun — three threes are nine; three times three is or makes nine
eins plus eins gibt zwei — one and one is or makes two
das gibt [k]einen Sinn — that makes [no] sense
ein Wort gab das andere — one word led to another
11) in12) (äußern)Unsinn/dummes Zeug von sich geben — (abwertend) talk nonsense/rubbish
keinen Laut/Ton von sich geben — not make a sound
13) inviel/wenig auf etwas (Akk.) geben — set great/little store by something
14) (hinzugeben) add; put inetwas an das Essen geben — add something to or put something into the food
15) (ugs.): (erbrechen)2.alles wieder von sich geben — bring or (coll.) sick everything up again
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; unpers1) (vorhanden sein)es gibt — there is/are
dass es so etwas heutzutage überhaupt noch gibt! — I'm surprised that such things still go on nowadays
das gibt es ja gar nicht — I don't believe it; you're joking (coll.)
Kommen Sie herein. Was gibt es? — Come in. What's the matter or (coll.) what's up?
was es nicht alles gibt! — (ugs.) what will they think of next?
da gibt's nichts — (ugs.) there's no denying it or no doubt about it
da gibt's nichts, da würde ich sofort protestieren — there's nothing else for it, I'd protest immediately in that case
2) (angeboten werden)was gibt es zu essen/trinken? — what is there to eat/drink?
3) (kommen zu)morgen gibt es Schnee/Sturm — it'll snow tomorrow/there'll be a storm tomorrow
3.gleich/sonst gibt's was — (ugs.) there'll be trouble in a minute/otherwise
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (Karten austeilen) deal2) (Sport): (aufschlagen) serve4.1)sich [natürlich] geben — act or behave [naturally]
sich nach außen hin gelassen geben — give the appearance of being relaxed
deine Art, dich zu geben — the way you behave
2) (nachlassen)das Fieber wird sich geben — his/her etc. temperature will drop
das gibt sich/wird sich noch geben — it will get better
* * *geben; gibt, gab, hat gegebenA. v/t1. give (jemandem etwas sb sth, sth to sb); (reichen) auch hand; (schenken) auch present (with); (verleihen) auch lend; (Ball etc) (weitergeben) pass;etwas nicht aus der Hand geben (nicht hergeben) not let go of sth, not part with sth; fig (Leitung, Verantwortung) refuse to give up sth ( oder relinquish sth);jemandem zu trinken/essen geben give sb sth to drink/eat;was gibst du mir dafür? what will you give me for it?;sich (dat)etwas geben lassen (bitten um, verlangen) ask for sth;jemandem etwas als Pfand/zur Aufbewahrung geben give sb sth as a pledge/for safekeeping;geben Sie mir bitte ein Bier/zwei Kilo Äpfel give me ( oder I’d like) a beer/two kilos of apples, please;geben Sie mir bitte Herrn Müller am Telefon: I’d like to speak to Mr ( oder Mr.) Müller, please, put me through to Mr ( oder Mr.) Müller, please;ich gäbe was drum zu wissen … umg I’d give anything to know …; → Druck2, Hand1, Kommission, Pflege etc2. (Auskunft, Befehl, Erlaubnis, Hinweis etc) give; (gewähren) auch grant; (bieten) give, offer; (Hoffnung, Mut etc) give, fill sb with;jemandem eine/eine letzte Chance geben give sb a/one last chance;er hat noch viel/mir nichts zu geben (bieten) he still has plenty to offer/he has nothing to offer me;der Arzt gibt ihm noch zwei Monate (zu leben) fig the doctor gives him two more ( oder another two) months (to live); → Antwort, Bescheid, Blöße, Wort etc3. (Konzert etc) give; (Theaterstück etc) perform, do umg; (Film) show; (Essen, Party) have, give; (Unterricht, Fach) teach;was wird heute Abend gegeben? what’s on tonight?;das Stück wurde drei Monate lang gegeben the play ran ( oder was on) for three months5. (Ertrag etc) give, yield;Milch geben give ( oder provide) milkdas gibt eine gute Suppe it makes a good soup;das gibt keinen Sinn it doesn’t make (any) sense;fünf mal sechs gibt dreißig five sixes are thirty, five times six is thirtySalz in die Suppe geben put salt into ( oder add salt to) the soup8.von sich geben (Geräusch, Geruch) give off; CHEM emit; (Äußerung) make; (Schrei etc) give; (auch Flüche) let out;(wieder) von sich geben umg bring up;9.viel geben auf gutes Benehmen etc: set great store by; besonders auf jemanden: think highly ( oder a lot) of;wenig/nichts geben auf Konventionen etc: set little/no store by, not bother much/at all about umg; auf jemanden: not think much of;ich gebe nichts auf i-e Worte I don’t believe a word she says, I don’t take anything she says seriously10. umg:es jemandem geben let sb have it, give it to sb;gib ihm Saures! give him hell,gut gegeben! that’s telling him etc!B. v/i1. give (mit vollen Händen freely);den Armen geben give to the poor;gern geben give willingly ( oder gladly)2. Kartenspiel: deal;wer gibt? whose deal is it?3. Tennis: serve4. unpers:es gibt (existiert, wird angeboten etc) there is, there are;es gibt Leute, die … some people …;der beste Spieler, den es je gab the best player there ever was;es gab viel zu tun there was a lot to do;es gab kein Entrinnen there was no escaping;was gibt es da noch zu überlegen? what is there still to think about?;was gibt es da zu lachen? ärgerlich: what’s funny about that?;was gibt’s? what’s up?; (was hast du) what’s the matter?;was gibt’s Neues? what’s new?;was gibt es zum Mittagessen? what’s for lunch?;was es nicht alles gibt! umg you don’t say!;das gibt’s nicht! (existert nicht) there’s no such thing; (das darf nicht wahr sein) you’re joking, that can’t be true; verbietend: that’s out;das gibt’s nicht - sie ist tatsächlich noch aufgetaucht! umg I don’t ( oder can’t) believe she actually turned up;Sachen gibt’s, die gibt’s nicht umg truth is often stranger than fiction, there are more things in heaven and earth (than are dreamed of in your philosophy); ungläubig: would you believe it!;gibt’s den denn noch? umg is he still around?;da gibt’s nichts! umg (ohne Zweifel) there’s no doubt about that, and no mistake about it; (unter allen Umständen) even if it kills me etcdas gibt Ärger umg there’ll be trouble;morgen gibt es Schnee it’s going to snow ( oder there’s going to be snow) tomorrow;heute wird’s noch was geben (ein Gewitter) I think we’re in for some bad weather ( oder a storm); (einen Krach) auch there’s trouble brewing ( oder in the air);sei ruhig, sonst gibt’s was! umg be quiet, or else!C. v/rsich natürlich geben act naturally;sich als Experte etc2. (nachlassen) ease up; (vorübergehen) pass, blow over; Leidenschaft etc: auch cool (down); Schmerzen: let up; völlig: go away; Fieber: go down; (wieder gut werden) come right;das gibt sich wieder auch it’ll sort itself out3.* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) give; (reichen) give; hand; passgeben Sie mir bitte Herrn N. — please put me through to Mr N.
ich gäbe viel darum, wenn ich das machen könnte — I'd give a lot to be able to do that
etwas [nicht] aus der Hand geben — [not] let go of something
geben Sie mir bitte ein Bier — I'll have a beer, please
Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen — (Spr.) it is more blessed to give than to receive (prov.)
2) (übergeben)etwas in Druck (Akk.) od. zum Druck geben — send something to press or to be printed; s. auch Pflege
3) (gewähren) giveeinen Elfmeter geben — (Sport) award a penalty
4) (bieten) give5) (versetzen) give <slap, kick, etc.>es jemandem geben — (ugs.): (jemandem die Meinung sagen) give somebody what for (sl.); (jemanden verprügeln) let somebody have it
gib [es] ihm! — (ugs.) let him have it!
6) (erteilen) give7) (hervorbringen) give <milk, shade, light>9) (aufführen) give <concert, performance>das Theater gibt den ‘Faust’ — the theatre is putting on ‘Faust’
10) (ergeben)drei mal drei gibt neun — three threes are nine; three times three is or makes nine
eins plus eins gibt zwei — one and one is or makes two
das gibt [k]einen Sinn — that makes [no] sense
11) in12) (äußern)Unsinn/dummes Zeug von sich geben — (abwertend) talk nonsense/rubbish
keinen Laut/Ton von sich geben — not make a sound
13) inviel/wenig auf etwas (Akk.) geben — set great/little store by something
14) (hinzugeben) add; put inetwas an das Essen geben — add something to or put something into the food
15) (ugs.): (erbrechen)2.alles wieder von sich geben — bring or (coll.) sick everything up again
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; unperses gibt — there is/are
dass es so etwas heutzutage überhaupt noch gibt! — I'm surprised that such things still go on nowadays
das gibt es ja gar nicht — I don't believe it; you're joking (coll.)
Kommen Sie herein. Was gibt es? — Come in. What's the matter or (coll.) what's up?
was es nicht alles gibt! — (ugs.) what will they think of next?
da gibt's nichts — (ugs.) there's no denying it or no doubt about it
da gibt's nichts, da würde ich sofort protestieren — there's nothing else for it, I'd protest immediately in that case
was gibt es zu essen/trinken? — what is there to eat/drink?
3) (kommen zu)morgen gibt es Schnee/Sturm — it'll snow tomorrow/there'll be a storm tomorrow
3.gleich/sonst gibt's was — (ugs.) there'll be trouble in a minute/otherwise
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (Karten austeilen) deal2) (Sport): (aufschlagen) serve4.1)sich [natürlich] geben — act or behave [naturally]
deine Art, dich zu geben — the way you behave
2) (nachlassen)das Fieber wird sich geben — his/her etc. temperature will drop
das gibt sich/wird sich noch geben — it will get better
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: gab, gegeben)= to deal v.to give v.(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given)to perform v. -
15 Geben
n; -s, kein Pl.1. giving; es ist alles ein Geben und Nehmen it’s all a matter of give and take; Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen BIBL. it is more blessed to give than to receive* * *to hand; to deal; to give* * *ge|ben ['geːbn] pret gab [gaːp] ptp gegeben [gə'geːbn]1. TRANSITIVES VERB1) to give; (= reichen) to give, to pass; Schatten, Kühle to providekönnten Sie mir die Butter/den Korkenzieher geben? — could you pass me the butter/the corkscrew?
geben Sie mir bitte zwei Flaschen Bier — I'd like two bottles of beer, please
geben or Geben ist seliger denn nehmen or Nehmen (Bibl) — it is more blessed to give than to receive
sie würde ihr Leben für ihre Kinder geben — she'd give her life for her children
sie gaben ihr Leben fürs Vaterland — they gave or laid down their lives for their country
jdm einen Tritt geben — to give sb a kick; (figinf) to give sb the boot (inf)
gibs ihm ( tüchtig)! (inf) — let him have it! (inf)
ein gutes Beispiel geben — to set a good example
jdn/etw verloren geben — to give sb/sth up for lost
das Buch hat mir viel gegeben — I got a lot out of the book
2) = Cards to dealer hat mir drei Asse und zwei Buben gegeben — he dealt me three aces and two jacks
3) = gewähren, verleihen to give; Thema, Aufgabe, Problem to seteinen Elfmeter/einen Freistoß geben — to give a penalty kick/a free kick
gebe Gott, dass... — God grant that...
Taktgefühl ist ihm nicht gegeben — he's not over-endowed with tact
es war ihm nicht gegeben, seine Eltern lebend wiederzusehen — he was not to see his parents alive again
4) = schicken, übergeben to send; (dial = tun) to putin die Post geben — to post (Brit), to mail (esp US)
ein Auto in Reparatur geben — to have a car repaired
ein Kind in Pflege geben — to put a child in care
geben (dial) — to sprinkle sugar over sth
Milch an den Teig geben (dial) — to add milk to the dough
5) = ergeben, erzeugen to producedie Kuh gibt 25 Liter — the cow produces or gives 25 litres (Brit) or liters (US)
2 + 2 gibt 4 — 2 + 2 makes 4
fünf Manuskriptseiten geben eine Druckseite — five pages of manuscript equal or make one page of print
ein Pfund gibt fünf Klöße — a pound will make five dumplings
das gibt Ärger/Probleme — that will cause trouble/problems
6) = veranstalten Konzert, Fest to give; Theaterstück etc to doam Schillertheater geben sie wieder "Maria Stuart" — they are doing "Maria Stuart" at the Schillertheater again
was wird heute im Theater gegeben? — what's on at the theatre (Brit) or theater (US) today?
7) = unterrichten to teachEnglisch/Deutsch geben — to teach English/German
er gibt Nachhilfeunterricht/Tanzstunden — he gives private tuition/dancing lessons (Brit), he does tutoring/gives dancing lessons
8) andere Wendungendiams; viel/nicht viel auf etw (acc) geben to set great/little store by sthauf die Meinung der Lehrer brauchst du nichts zu geben — you needn't bother about what the teachers think
ich gebe nicht viel auf seinen Rat — I don't think much of his advicediams; etw von sich geben Laut, Worte, Flüche to utter; Meinung to express
was er gestern von sich gegeben hat, war wieder einmal völlig unverständlich — what he was going on about yesterday was, as ever, completely incomprehensible
2. INTRANSITIVES VERBder links von mir Sitzende gibt — the person sitting on my left deals
2) SPORT = Aufschlag haben to serve3. UNPERSÖNLICHES VERBdiams; es gibt (+sing) there is; (+pl) there arees gibt da noch ein Problem — there's still one problem
gibt es den Osterhasen? — is there really an Easter Bunny?
heute gibts noch Regen — it's going to rain today
es wird noch Ärger geben — there'll be trouble (yet)
darauf gibt es 10% Rabatt — you get 10% discount on it
wann gibts was zu essen? – es gibt gleich was — when are we going to get something to eat? – it's on its way
jetzt gibt es keine Süßigkeiten mehr — (you're getting) no more sweets now
was gibts? — what's the matter?, what is it?
das gibts nicht, dass ein Vegetarier Metzger wird — it's impossible, a vegetarian wouldn't become a butcher, it's inconceivable that a vegetarian would become a butcher
so was gibts also! (inf) — who'd have thought it! (inf)
so was gibts bei uns nicht! (inf) — that's just not on! (inf)
da gibts nichts (inf) — there's no two ways about it (inf)
gleich gibts was! (inf) — there's going to be trouble!
4. REFLEXIVES VERB1) diams; sich geben = nachlassen Regen to ease off; (Schmerzen) to ease, to lessen; (Leidenschaft, Begeisterung) to lessen, to cool; (freches Benehmen) to lessen2)= aufgeben, ergeben
sich gefangen geben — to give oneself upSee:→ schlagen3) = sich erledigen to sort itself out; (= aufhören) to stopdas wird sich schon geben — it'll all work out
machen Sie erst mal die dringensten Sachen, der Rest wird sich (von alleine) geben — do the most urgent things first, the rest will sort itself out
gibt sich das bald! (inf) — cut it out! (inf)
4) = sich benehmen to behavesich als etw geben — to play sth
sich freundlich geben — to behave in a friendly way, to be friendly
sich als große Dame geben — to play the great lady
sich von oben herab geben — to behave condescendingly, to be condescending
sich von der besten Seite geben — to show one's best side
nach außen gab er sich heiter — outwardly he seemed quite cheerful
sie gibt sich, wie sie ist — she's completely genuine, there's no pretence (Brit) or pretense (US) with her
* * *1) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) allow2) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) hand3) (the act of dividing cards among players in a card game.) deal4) (to distribute (cards).) deal5) (to cause to have: My aunt gave me a book for Christmas; Can you give me an opinion on this?) give6) (to produce (something): Cows give milk but horses do not; He gave a talk on his travels.) give* * *ge·ben[ˈge:bn̩]1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ jdm etw \geben to give sb sth, to give sth to sbgibst du mir bitte mal das Brot? could you give [or hand] me the bread, please? [or pass]ich würde alles darum \geben, ihn noch einmal zu sehen I would give anything to see him again; (beim Kartenspiel) to dealdu hast mir 3 Joker gegeben you've dealt me 3 jokerswer gibt jetzt? whose turn is it to deal?2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(schenken) to give [as a present]3.<gibt, gab, gegeben>er ließ sich die Speisekarte \geben he asked for the menu4.<gibt, gab, gegeben>was darf ich Ihnen \geben? what can I get you?darf ich Ihnen sonst noch was \geben? can I get you anything else?\geben Sie mir bitte fünf Brötchen I'd like five bread rolls pleaseich gebe Ihnen 500 Euro für das Bild I'll give you [or let you have] 500 euros for the picturePreisnachlass/Skonto \geben to give a reduction/cash discount5.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw gibt jdm etw sth gives [sb] sthSchutz/Schatten \geben to give [or provide] protection/shade6.<gibt, gab, gegeben>einen Preis \geben to award a prizeTitel/Namen \geben to give a title/namediese erfreuliche Nachricht gab ihr neue Zuversicht this welcome piece of news gave her new confidenceder Gedanke an eine Rettung gab uns immer wieder Kraft the thought of being rescued always gave us strength7.<gibt, gab, gegeben>TELEK (telefonisch verbinden)▪ jdm jdn \geben to put sb through to sb\geben Sie mir bitte Frau Schmidt can I speak to Mrs Smith, please8.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(stellen)▪ jdm etw \geben to give [or set] sb stheine Aufgabe/ein Problem/ein Thema \geben to set a task/problem/topic9.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(abhalten)▪ etw \geben to give sthder Minister wird eine Pressekonferenz \geben the minister will give [or hold] a press conference10.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ jd gibt [jdm] etw sb gives [or allows] [sb] sthjdm einen Namen \geben to name a personjdm ein Interview \geben to grant sb an interviewjdm eine Verwarnung \geben to give sb a warning; SPORT to book sbder Schiedsrichter gab dem Spieler eine Verwarnung wegen Foulspiels the referee booked the player for a fouleinen Freistoß \geben FBALL to award a free-kick11.<gibt, gab, gegeben>ein Theaterstück \geben to put on a play12.<gibt, gab, gegeben>ein Fest \geben to give a party13.<gibt, gab, gegeben>sein Auto in [die] Reparatur \geben to have one's car repairedsein Kind in ein Internat \geben to send one's child to boarding schooldürfen wir während unseres Urlaubs unsere Katze zu euch \geben? can you take our cat while we're away?14.<gibt, gab, gegeben>Wein in die Soße \geben to add wine to the sauce15.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw \geben to produce sthsieben mal sieben gibt neunundvierzig seven times seven equals forty-nine, seven sevens are forty-nineRotwein gibt Flecken red wine stains [or leaves stains]keinen Sinn \geben that makes no senseein Wort gab das andere one word led to another16.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(erteilen)▪ etw \geben to teach sthNachhilfestunden \geben to give private tuitionUnterricht \geben to teachjdm etw zu tun \geben to give sb sth to do17.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(äußern)er gab wenig Worte von sich he said very little18.<gibt, gab, gegeben>19.▶ gib's ihm! let him have it!▶ jdm ist etw nicht gegeben sth is not given to sbnicht allen ist es gegeben, einem solchen Ereignis beizuwohnen not everybody gets the opportunity to be present at such an eventes war ihm nicht gegeben, seine Heimatstadt wiederzusehen he was not destined to see his home town again▶ jdm etw zu tun \geben to give sb sth to dodas wird ihm für die nächsten Monate zu tun geben! that'll keep him busy for the next few months!das sollte der Firmenleitung zu denken \geben that should give the company management something to think about!ich gebe nicht viel auf die Gerüchte I don't pay much attention to rumours1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>jetzt hast du genug gemischt, gib endlich! you've shuffled enough now, just deal them!2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>du gibst! it's your serve1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(gereicht werden)▪ es gibt etw there is sthhoffentlich gibt es bald was zu essen! I hope there's something to eat soon!was gibt es zum Frühstück? what's for breakfast?freitags gibt es bei uns immer Fisch we always have fish on Fridays2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ es gibt etw there is sthheute gibt es noch Regen it'll rain todayhat es sonst noch etwas gegeben, als ich weg war? has anything else happened while I was awaywas wird das noch geben? where will it all lead to?gleich gibt es was (fam) there's going to be trouble3.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw/jdn gibt es there's sth/sbdas gibt's nicht! (fam) no way!, nothing doing!, forget it!das gibt es nicht, dass du einfach meinen Wagen nimmst there's no way that you're taking [or using] my carein Bär mit zwei Köpfen? das gibt es nicht! a bear with two heads? there's no such thing!das gibt's doch nicht! (fam) that's unbelievableso was gibt es bei uns nicht! that's not on [as far as we're concerned]!4.seine Lieder sind einmalig, da gibt es nichts! there's no doubt about it, his songs are uniqueIV. REFLEXIVES VERB1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw gibt sich sth eases [off] [or lets up]das gibt sich it will sort itself outdie Kopfschmerzen werden sich \geben your headache will go offdiese Aufsässigkeit wird sich bald von ganz alleine \geben this rebelliousness will soon die down of its own accord; (sich erledigen) to sort itself outmanches gibt sich von selbst wieder some things sort themselves outdas wird sich schon \geben it will all work out [for the best]2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>sie gab sich sehr überrascht she acted very surprisednach außen gab er sich heiter outwardly he behaved cheerfullysie gibt sich, wie sie ist she doesn't try to be anything she isn't3.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw gibt sich sth ariseses wird sich schon noch eine Gelegenheit \geben there's sure to be another opportunity* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) give; (reichen) give; hand; passgeben Sie mir bitte Herrn N. — please put me through to Mr N.
ich gäbe viel darum, wenn ich das machen könnte — I'd give a lot to be able to do that
etwas [nicht] aus der Hand geben — [not] let go of something
geben Sie mir bitte ein Bier — I'll have a beer, please
Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen — (Spr.) it is more blessed to give than to receive (prov.)
2) (übergeben)etwas in Druck (Akk.) od. zum Druck geben — send something to press or to be printed; s. auch Pflege
3) (gewähren) giveeinen Elfmeter geben — (Sport) award a penalty
4) (bieten) givees jemandem geben — (ugs.): (jemandem die Meinung sagen) give somebody what for (sl.); (jemanden verprügeln) let somebody have it
gib [es] ihm! — (ugs.) let him have it!
6) (erteilen) give7) (hervorbringen) give <milk, shade, light>9) (aufführen) give <concert, performance>das Theater gibt den ‘Faust’ — the theatre is putting on ‘Faust’
10) (ergeben)drei mal drei gibt neun — three threes are nine; three times three is or makes nine
eins plus eins gibt zwei — one and one is or makes two
das gibt [k]einen Sinn — that makes [no] sense
ein Wort gab das andere — one word led to another
11) in12) (äußern)Unsinn/dummes Zeug von sich geben — (abwertend) talk nonsense/rubbish
keinen Laut/Ton von sich geben — not make a sound
13) inviel/wenig auf etwas (Akk.) geben — set great/little store by something
14) (hinzugeben) add; put inetwas an das Essen geben — add something to or put something into the food
15) (ugs.): (erbrechen)2.alles wieder von sich geben — bring or (coll.) sick everything up again
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; unpers1) (vorhanden sein)es gibt — there is/are
dass es so etwas heutzutage überhaupt noch gibt! — I'm surprised that such things still go on nowadays
das gibt es ja gar nicht — I don't believe it; you're joking (coll.)
Kommen Sie herein. Was gibt es? — Come in. What's the matter or (coll.) what's up?
was es nicht alles gibt! — (ugs.) what will they think of next?
da gibt's nichts — (ugs.) there's no denying it or no doubt about it
da gibt's nichts, da würde ich sofort protestieren — there's nothing else for it, I'd protest immediately in that case
2) (angeboten werden)was gibt es zu essen/trinken? — what is there to eat/drink?
3) (kommen zu)morgen gibt es Schnee/Sturm — it'll snow tomorrow/there'll be a storm tomorrow
3.gleich/sonst gibt's was — (ugs.) there'll be trouble in a minute/otherwise
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (Karten austeilen) deal2) (Sport): (aufschlagen) serve4.1)sich [natürlich] geben — act or behave [naturally]
sich nach außen hin gelassen geben — give the appearance of being relaxed
deine Art, dich zu geben — the way you behave
2) (nachlassen)das Fieber wird sich geben — his/her etc. temperature will drop
das gibt sich/wird sich noch geben — it will get better
* * *1. giving;es ist alles ein Geben und Nehmen it’s all a matter of give and take;Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen BIBEL it is more blessed to give than to receive2. Kartenspiel:am Geben sein be dealing, be the dealer;er ist am Geben it’s his deal* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) give; (reichen) give; hand; passgeben Sie mir bitte Herrn N. — please put me through to Mr N.
ich gäbe viel darum, wenn ich das machen könnte — I'd give a lot to be able to do that
etwas [nicht] aus der Hand geben — [not] let go of something
geben Sie mir bitte ein Bier — I'll have a beer, please
Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen — (Spr.) it is more blessed to give than to receive (prov.)
2) (übergeben)etwas in Druck (Akk.) od. zum Druck geben — send something to press or to be printed; s. auch Pflege
3) (gewähren) giveeinen Elfmeter geben — (Sport) award a penalty
4) (bieten) give5) (versetzen) give <slap, kick, etc.>es jemandem geben — (ugs.): (jemandem die Meinung sagen) give somebody what for (sl.); (jemanden verprügeln) let somebody have it
gib [es] ihm! — (ugs.) let him have it!
6) (erteilen) give7) (hervorbringen) give <milk, shade, light>9) (aufführen) give <concert, performance>das Theater gibt den ‘Faust’ — the theatre is putting on ‘Faust’
10) (ergeben)drei mal drei gibt neun — three threes are nine; three times three is or makes nine
eins plus eins gibt zwei — one and one is or makes two
das gibt [k]einen Sinn — that makes [no] sense
11) in12) (äußern)Unsinn/dummes Zeug von sich geben — (abwertend) talk nonsense/rubbish
keinen Laut/Ton von sich geben — not make a sound
13) inviel/wenig auf etwas (Akk.) geben — set great/little store by something
14) (hinzugeben) add; put inetwas an das Essen geben — add something to or put something into the food
15) (ugs.): (erbrechen)2.alles wieder von sich geben — bring or (coll.) sick everything up again
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; unperses gibt — there is/are
dass es so etwas heutzutage überhaupt noch gibt! — I'm surprised that such things still go on nowadays
das gibt es ja gar nicht — I don't believe it; you're joking (coll.)
Kommen Sie herein. Was gibt es? — Come in. What's the matter or (coll.) what's up?
was es nicht alles gibt! — (ugs.) what will they think of next?
da gibt's nichts — (ugs.) there's no denying it or no doubt about it
da gibt's nichts, da würde ich sofort protestieren — there's nothing else for it, I'd protest immediately in that case
was gibt es zu essen/trinken? — what is there to eat/drink?
3) (kommen zu)morgen gibt es Schnee/Sturm — it'll snow tomorrow/there'll be a storm tomorrow
3.gleich/sonst gibt's was — (ugs.) there'll be trouble in a minute/otherwise
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (Karten austeilen) deal2) (Sport): (aufschlagen) serve4.1)sich [natürlich] geben — act or behave [naturally]
deine Art, dich zu geben — the way you behave
2) (nachlassen)das Fieber wird sich geben — his/her etc. temperature will drop
das gibt sich/wird sich noch geben — it will get better
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: gab, gegeben)= to deal v.to give v.(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given)to perform v. -
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Adv.1. not; er trinkt nicht allgemein: he doesn’t drink; im Moment: he’s not drinking; ich ging nicht I didn’t go; nicht füttern! (please) do not feed; willst du oder nicht? do you want to or not?; kommst du? - nein, ich komme nicht are you coming? - no, I’m not; ich nicht not me; der Apparat wollte nicht funktionieren wouldn’t work; gar nicht not at all; das wollte ich doch gar nicht that’s not what I wanted (at all), but I didn’t want that; nicht doch! (lass das!) don’t!, stop it!; ( bitte) nicht! (please) don’t!; nicht einmal not even; nicht einer hat geholfen no one helped; alle lachten, nur sie nicht everyone laughed except for her; nur das nicht! anything but that!; nicht dass ich wüsste not that I know of; nicht dass es mich überrascht hätte not that I was surprised; nicht, dass ich keine Lust hätte, ich darf nicht it’s not that I don’t want to, I’m not allowed to; ich glaube nicht I don’t think so, ich glaube nicht, dass... I don’t think (that)...; ich kenne ihn auch nicht I don’t know him either; sie sah es nicht, und ich auch nicht and nor ( oder neither) did I; du kennst ihn nicht? - ich auch nicht nor do I; dann eben nicht don’t, then; auch iro. nobody’s forcing you2. umg., vor einem Adj. mit negativer Bedeutung das Gegenteil ausdrückend: sie spielt nicht übel she plays quite well, Am. she doesn’t play badly; das ist nicht ungeschickt gemacht that’s quite cleverly done, Am. that’s not half bad; das war gar nicht (so) dumm von dir that was very clever (Am. that wasn’t so stupid) of you3. Verwunderung ausdrückend: was du nicht sagst! you don’t say!; was es nicht alles gibt! well I never!4. zustimmende Antwort erwartend: kommst du nicht mit? you are coming, aren’t you?; meinst du nicht auch? don’t you think?; ist es nicht herrlich hier? isn’t it lovely here; er ist krank, nicht wahr? he’s ill, isn’t he?; du tust es, nicht wahr? you 'will do it, won’t you?; du kennst ihn, nicht ( wahr)? you know him, don’t you?* * *not* * *nịcht [nɪçt]adv1) (Verneinung) notnicht flüchtig (Chem, Comput) — non-volatile
nicht öffentlich — not open to the public, private
nicht organisiert (Arbeiter) — non-organized, non-union(ized)
nicht rostend — rustproof, non-rust; (Stahl) stainless
er raucht nicht (augenblicklich) — he is not or isn't smoking; (gewöhnlich) he does not or doesn't smoke
alle lachten, nur er nicht — everybody laughed except him, everybody laughed, only he didn't
ich weiß auch nicht, warum — I really don't know why
nicht ihn meinte ich, sondern sie — I didn't mean him, I meant her, it's not him I meant but her
2)nicht! — don't!, no!
nicht doch! — stop it!, don't!
nun wein mal nicht gleich! — now don't start crying
3)sie kommen, nicht (wahr)? — they're coming, aren't they or are they not (esp Brit)?
er kommt nicht, nicht wahr? — he isn't coming, is he?
ich darf kommen, nicht (wahr)? — I can come, can't I or can I?
das ist schön, nicht (wahr)? — it's nice, isn't it?
jetzt wollen wir Schluss machen, nicht? — let's leave it now, right or OK?
4)(doppelte Verneinung)
nicht uninteressant/unschön etc — not uninteresting/unattractive etc5)was die Kinder nicht alles wissen! — the things children know about!* * *1) (not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) no2) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) not3) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) not* * *[nɪçt]I. adv1. (Verneinung) notich weiß \nicht I don't knowich bin es \nicht gewesen it wasn't menein, danke, ich rauche \nicht no thank you, I don't smokealle rauchten, nur sie \nicht everybody was smoking, only she didn't [or except for her]wer hat das getan? — ich \nicht! who did that? — it wasn't me!kommst du? — nein, ich komme \nicht are you coming? — no, I'm not [coming]ich mag sie \nicht — ich auch \nicht I don't like her — neither [or nor] do Iich weiß auch \nicht, warum I really don't know why\nicht dich habe ich gemeint, sondern ihn I didn't mean you, I meant him, it's not you I meant but himjedes andere Hemd, aber das bitte \nicht any other shirt, just not that one\nicht, dass ich \nicht will, ich habe nur keine Zeit [it's] not that I don't want to, I just don't have the time\nicht... sein to not be...das war aber \nicht nett von dir! that wasn't very nice of you!das ist überhaupt \nicht schlimm! it's not as bad as all that!heute ist es \nicht so kalt/warm wie gestern it's not as cold/warm today as yesterday\nicht [ein]mal not even\nicht heute und \nicht morgen neither today nor tomorrow\nicht mehr [o länger] not any longerich kann das \nicht mehr sehen! I can't stand the sight of it any more!\nicht mehr als no more than\nicht mehr und \nicht weniger als no more and no less than2. (vor Adjektiv zur Verneinung)\nicht amtlich unofficial\nicht euklidische Geometrie MATH non-Euclidean geometry\nicht leitend PHYS non-conducting\nicht linear MATH non-linear\nicht rostend non-rustingetw \nicht Zutreffendes sth incorrect [or untrue]\nicht Zutreffendes [bitte] streichen! [please] delete as applicable [or appropriate3. (verneinende Aufforderung) do not, don't\nicht! don't!, stop it!, no!\nicht berühren! don't touch, do not touch form\nicht hinauslehnen! (im Zug) do not lean out of the window\nicht rauchen! no smokinghalt, \nicht weiterfahren! stop, do not proceed any further!ärgere dich \nicht! don't be angry!tu's \nicht! don't do it!bitte \nicht! please don't!\nicht doch! stop it!, don't!\nicht doch, \nicht weinen! it's all right, don't cry!nur das \nicht! anything but that!4. (empört, verwundert)was... \nicht the things...was man sich heute \nicht alles bieten lassen muss! the things one has to put up with these days!was du \nicht sagst! you don't say!\nicht uninteressant/unschön not uninteresting/unattractive\nicht übel! not bad!er ist \nicht dumm! he's not stupid!II. part1. (rhetorisch) isn't that rightsie ist deine Schwester, \nicht? she's your sister, isn't she?er schuldet dir doch noch Geld, \nicht? he still owes you money, doesn't he?sie kommt, \nicht [wahr]? she's coming, isn't she?sie kommt \nicht, \nicht wahr? she isn't coming, is she?das ist eine gute Idee, \nicht [wahr]? it's a good idea, isn't it?jetzt wollen wir mal gehen, \nicht? let's leave now, right [or fam OK]?2. (wohl) notkannst du mir \nicht 1.000 Euro leihen? could you not lend me 1,000 euros?kommst du etwa \nicht? aren't you coming, then?willst du \nicht auch kommen? won't you come too?* * *1) notsie raucht nicht — (im Moment) she is not smoking; (gewöhnlich) she does not or doesn't smoke
nicht rostend — non-rusting < blade>; stainless < steel>
alle klatschten, nur sie nicht — they all applauded except for her
Gehst du hin? - Nein, ich gehe nicht! — Are you going? - No, I'm not
Ich mag ihn nicht. - Ich auch nicht — I don't like him. - Neither do I
ich kann das nicht mehr od. länger sehen — I can't stand the sight of it any more or longer
nicht einmal od. (ugs.) mal — not even
2) (Bitte, Verbot o. ä. ausdrückend)nicht! — [no,] don't!
3) (Zustimmung erwartend)er ist dein Bruder, nicht? — he's your brother, isn't he?
du magst das, nicht [wahr]? — you like that, don't you?
kommst du [etwa] nicht? — aren't you coming[, then]?
4) (verwundert)5) ([bedingte] Anerkennung ausdrückend)* * *nicht adv1. not;ich ging nicht I didn’t go;nicht füttern! (please) do not feed;willst du oder nicht? do you want to or not?;kommst du? – nein, ich komme nicht are you coming? - no, I’m not;ich nicht not me;wollte nicht funktionieren wouldn’t work;gar nicht not at all;das wollte ich doch gar nicht that’s not what I wanted (at all), but I didn’t want that;nicht doch! (lass das!) don’t!, stop it!;(bitte) nicht! (please) don’t!;nicht einmal not even;nicht einer hat geholfen no one helped;alle lachten, nur sie nicht everyone laughed except for her;nur das nicht! anything but that!;nicht dass ich wüsste not that I know of;nicht dass es mich überrascht hätte not that I was surprised;nicht, dass ich keine Lust hätte, ich darf nicht it’s not that I don’t want to, I’m not allowed to;ich glaube nicht I don’t think so,ich glaube nicht, dass … I don’t think (that) …;ich kenne ihn auch nicht I don’t know him either; sie sah es nicht,und ich auch nicht and nor ( oder neither) did I;du kennst ihn nicht? -ich auch nicht nor do I;dann eben nicht don’t, then; auch iron nobody’s forcing you2. umg, vor einem adj mit negativer Bedeutung das Gegenteil ausdrückend:was du nicht sagst! you don’t say!;was es nicht alles gibt! well I never!kommst du nicht mit? you are coming, aren’t you?;meinst du nicht auch? don’t you think?;ist es nicht herrlich hier? isn’t it lovely here;er ist krank, nicht wahr? he’s ill, isn’t he?;du tust es, nicht wahr? you 'will do it, won’t you?;du kennst ihn, nicht (wahr)? you know him, don’t you?5. vor komp: no;z. B.nicht besser no better;nicht mehr no longer, not … any more6. oft auch in…;nicht ratsam inadvisable;nicht abtrennbar non-detachable;nicht berufstätig non-employed;nicht Berufstätige non-employed person;nicht christlich non-Christian;nicht druckend Zeichen: nonprinting;nicht existent nonexistent;nicht kommunistisch non-Communist;nicht staatlich non governmental; (privat) private8. oft auch un…;nicht gefärbt uncolo(u)red;nicht amtlich unofficial, non-official9.nicht adelig common;nicht Adelige commoner;nicht ehelich Kind: illegitimate;nicht Geschäftsfähige JUR incompetent party;nicht öffentlich private;nicht öffentliche Sitzung JUR session in camera;* * *1) notsie raucht nicht — (im Moment) she is not smoking; (gewöhnlich) she does not or doesn't smoke
nicht rostend — non-rusting < blade>; stainless < steel>
alle klatschten, nur sie nicht — they all applauded except for her
Gehst du hin? - Nein, ich gehe nicht! — Are you going? - No, I'm not
Ich mag ihn nicht. - Ich auch nicht — I don't like him. - Neither do I
ich kann das nicht mehr od. länger sehen — I can't stand the sight of it any more or longer
nicht einmal od. (ugs.) mal — not even
2) (Bitte, Verbot o. ä. ausdrückend)nicht! — [no,] don't!
‘nicht hinauslehnen!’ — (im Zug) ‘do not lean out of the window’
er ist dein Bruder, nicht? — he's your brother, isn't he?
du magst das, nicht [wahr]? — you like that, don't you?
kommst du [etwa] nicht? — aren't you coming[, then]?
4) (verwundert)5) ([bedingte] Anerkennung ausdrückend)* * *adj.no adj. adv.non- prefixnot adv.un- prefix -
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v.1 to put.Ella puso el mantel She set the tablecloth.Ella puso su mejor esfuerzo She exerted her best effort.2 to give, to set (asignar) (tarea, examen).le pusieron Mario they called him Mariole pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam3 to switch or put on (conectar) (televisión, radio).4 to send (comunicar) (telegrama, fax).¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him? (peninsular Spanish)5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).¿qué ponen en la tele? what's on the telly?6 to set up.ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shopponer la mesa to lay the table7 to do up.han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style8 to put in.poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the businessponer algo de mi/tu/etc. parte to do my/your/etc bitponer mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) somethingPonga más sal Put in more salt.9 to suppose.pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happenedpon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five daysponiendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan10 to say (decir). (peninsular Spanish)¿qué pone ahí? what does it say?11 to lay (eggs) (ave).12 to make, to render, to turn, to get.13 to apply, to put on.Ella puso desinfectante She applied disinfectant.14 to lay eggs, to lay.La gallina puso The hen laid eggs.15 to say about.* * *Present Indicativepongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen.Past IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativePast Participlepuesto,-a.* * *verb1) to put2) place3) set4) set up, establish5) add6) switch on, put on7) lay8) install•- ponerse* * *Para las expresiones poner cuidado, poner en duda, poner por las nubes, poner a parir, poner como un trapo, poner verde, poner de vuelta y media, poner por testigo, ponerse por delante, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=colocar, situar) to put¿dónde pongo mis cosas? — where shall I put my things?
ponle un poco de mantequilla y verás qué bueno — put some butter in it and you'll see how good it is
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poner algo [aparte] — to put sth aside, put sth to one side•
ponlo en su [sitio] — put it back2) [+ ropa, calzado] to put on3) (=añadir) to addponle más sal — add some salt, put some more salt in it
4) (=aplicar, administrar) to put5) (=disponer, preparar)•
poner la [mesa] — to lay {o} set the table6) (=instalar)a) [+ teléfono, calefacción] to put inb) [+ tienda] to open; [+ casa] to furnish7) (=exponer)ponlo al sol — leave {o} put it out in the sun
8) (=hacer funcionar) [+ radio, televisión, calefacción] to put on, turn on; [+ disco] to put on, play¿pongo música? — shall I put some music on?
9) (=ajustar) [+ despertador] to set•
poner el reloj [en hora] — to put one's watch right•
ponlo [más alto] — turn it up10) (=adoptar)¿por qué pones esa voz tan tonta? — why are you speaking in that silly voice?
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¡no pongas esa [cara]! — don't look at me like that!11) (=volver) + adj, adv to makepara no ponerle de mal humor — so as not to make him cross, so as not to put him in a bad mood
¡cómo te han puesto! — (=te han manchado) look what a mess you are!; (=te han pegado) they've given you a right thumping!
12) (=servir)¿qué te pongo? — what can I get you?, what would you like?
¿me pones más patatas? — could I have some more potatoes?
13) (=conectar por teléfono) to put through¿me pone con el Sr. García, por favor? — could you put me through to Mr García, please?
14) (=exhibir)¿qué ponen en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?
¿ponen alguna película esta noche? — is there a film on tonight?
15) (=enviar) to send16) (=escribir) to put¿qué pongo en la carta? — what shall I put in the letter?
¿te has acordado de poner el remite? — did you remember to put the return address on it?
17) (=decir, estar escrito) to say¿qué pone aquí? — what does it say here?
18) (=imponer) [+ examen, trabajo] to give, setnos pone mucho trabajo — he gives {o} sets us a lot of work
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me han puesto una [multa] — I've been fined, I've been given a fine19) (=oponer) [+ inconvenientes] to raise•
le pone [peros] a todo — he's always finding fault with everything20) (=aportar, contribuir)[+ dinero]yo pongo el dinero pero ella escoge — I do the paying, but she does the choosing
21) (=invertir) to put in22) (=apostar)23) (=llamar) to call¿qué nombre {o} cómo le van a poner? — what are they going to call him?, what name are they giving him?
24) (=criticar, alabar)•
te puso muy [bien] ante el jefe — she was very nice about you to the boss•
¡[cómo] te han puesto! — (=te han criticado) they had a real go at you!; (=te han alabado) they were really nice about you!•
tu cuñada te ha puesto muy [mal] — your sister-in-law was very nasty about you25) (=tildar)•
poner a algn [de], la han puesto de idiota para arriba — they called her an idiot and worse26) (=suponer)•
pongamos [que] ganas la lotería — suppose {o} supposing you win the lotteryponiendo que... — supposing that...
27)• poner a algn [a] + infin —
nada más llegar nos pusieron a barrer — no sooner had we arrived than we were set to sweeping the floor
28)• poner a Juan [bien] con Pedro — to make things up between Juan and Pedro
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poner a Juan [mal] con Pedro — to make Juan fall out with Pedro, cause a rift between Juan and Pedro29) [en trabajo]•
poner a algn [de], puso a su hija de sirvienta — she got her daughter a job as a servant30)31) [gallina] [+ huevos] to lay2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [aves] to lay (eggs)2) (=apostar)3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( colocar) to putlo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class
b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put2) ( agregar) to put¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?
¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?
3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?
4) <inyección/supositorio> to give5)poner la mesa — to lay o set the table
6)a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to openb) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to installc) cerradura/armario to fit8) (Esp) (servir, dar)¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?
póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please
¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?
9)a) ( contribuir)b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take11)b) ( oponer)no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections
a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything
¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?
¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?
le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'
14) ( escribir) to put15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?
¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)19) ( adoptar) cara/voz20)a) ( hacer empezar)poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework
b)poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example
21) ( suponer)pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...
pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong
ponerle — (esp AmL)
¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours
22)a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put onpuso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine
b) (ajustar, graduar)23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you
poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody
2.¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
vi gallina to lay3.1) ponerse v pron2)a) (refl) ( colocarse)pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade
ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree
se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)
se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head
b) (Esp) ( llegar)3) sol to set4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put onme puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace
5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!
6)a) ( empezar)ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf
se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain
b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)
yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred
7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you
* * *= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.Ex. Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.Ex. One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.Ex. If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.Ex. If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex. The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex. The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.Ex. Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.----* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.* poner al revés = upend.* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner a + Número = set to + Número.* poner aparte = set + apart.* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.* poner carnada = bait.* poner cebo = bait.* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.* poner delante de = lay before.* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.* poner de pie = stand + upright.* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.* poner el candado = padlock.* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.* poner el colofón final = bookend.* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.* poner el énfasis = put + focus.* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.* poner el precio = price.* poner el sello = stamp.* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.* poner empeño = strive.* poner en adobo = marinade.* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.* poner en alquiler = rent out.* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.* poner encima = top with.* poner en circulación = circulate.* poner en claro = clear up.* poner en cola = queue.* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.* poner en el haber de = credit.* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.* poner en escena = stage.* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.* poner en forma = buff up.* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).* poner en garantía = pawn.* poner en hielo = ice.* poner en juego = tap.* poner en la calle = evict.* poner en la pared = pin up.* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.* poner en libertad = release from + jail.* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.* poner en préstamo = circulate.* poner en primer plano = foreground.* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.* poner en remojo = steep.* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.* poner en su sitio = put in + place.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.* poner entre corchetes = bracket.* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.* poner en venta = put on + sale.* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* poner freno = curb.* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.* poner guiones = hyphenate.* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.* poner la brida = bridle.* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.* poner la fecha = date-stamp.* poner la mesa = lay + the table.* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* poner las esposas = handcuff.* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* poner más fuerte = crank up.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.* poner nervioso = rattle.* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.* poner objeciones = object.* poner objeciones a = object to.* poner obstáculos = cramp.* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.* poner parches = patch up, patch.* poner patas arriba = upend.* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner sal = salt.* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.* ponerse borroso = blur.* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).* ponerse + Color = go + Color.* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).* ponerse del lado de = side with.* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.* ponerse de parte de = side with.* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.* ponerse de punta = stand out.* ponerse, el = donning, the.* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.* ponerse en contra de = turn against.* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.* ponerse en fila = line up.* ponerse en forma = get + fit.* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse gallito = bluster.* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.* ponerse rígido = stiffen.* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.* poner sobre aviso = alert to.* poner término a = put + paid to.* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner trabas = cramp.* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.* poner una demanda = face + legal action.* poner una denuncia = file + police report.* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.* poner una reclamación = appeal.* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* quita o pon = give or take.* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.* sin poner en escena = unproduced.* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( colocar) to putlo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class
b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put2) ( agregar) to put¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?
¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?
3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?
4) <inyección/supositorio> to give5)poner la mesa — to lay o set the table
6)a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to openb) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to installc) cerradura/armario to fit8) (Esp) (servir, dar)¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?
póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please
¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?
9)a) ( contribuir)b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take11)b) ( oponer)no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections
a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything
¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?
¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?
le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'
14) ( escribir) to put15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?
¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)19) ( adoptar) cara/voz20)a) ( hacer empezar)poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework
b)poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example
21) ( suponer)pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...
pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong
ponerle — (esp AmL)
¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours
22)a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put onpuso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine
b) (ajustar, graduar)23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you
poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody
2.¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
vi gallina to lay3.1) ponerse v pron2)a) (refl) ( colocarse)pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade
ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree
se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)
se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head
b) (Esp) ( llegar)3) sol to set4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put onme puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace
5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!
6)a) ( empezar)ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf
se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain
b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)
yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred
7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you
* * *= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.
Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.Ex: If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex: The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.Ex: Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.* poner al revés = upend.* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner a + Número = set to + Número.* poner aparte = set + apart.* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.* poner carnada = bait.* poner cebo = bait.* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.* poner delante de = lay before.* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.* poner de pie = stand + upright.* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.* poner el candado = padlock.* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.* poner el colofón final = bookend.* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.* poner el énfasis = put + focus.* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.* poner el precio = price.* poner el sello = stamp.* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.* poner empeño = strive.* poner en adobo = marinade.* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.* poner en alquiler = rent out.* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.* poner encima = top with.* poner en circulación = circulate.* poner en claro = clear up.* poner en cola = queue.* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.* poner en el haber de = credit.* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.* poner en escena = stage.* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.* poner en forma = buff up.* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).* poner en garantía = pawn.* poner en hielo = ice.* poner en juego = tap.* poner en la calle = evict.* poner en la pared = pin up.* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.* poner en libertad = release from + jail.* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.* poner en préstamo = circulate.* poner en primer plano = foreground.* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.* poner en remojo = steep.* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.* poner en su sitio = put in + place.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.* poner entre corchetes = bracket.* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.* poner en venta = put on + sale.* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* poner freno = curb.* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.* poner guiones = hyphenate.* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.* poner la brida = bridle.* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.* poner la fecha = date-stamp.* poner la mesa = lay + the table.* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* poner las esposas = handcuff.* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* poner más fuerte = crank up.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.* poner nervioso = rattle.* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.* poner objeciones = object.* poner objeciones a = object to.* poner obstáculos = cramp.* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.* poner parches = patch up, patch.* poner patas arriba = upend.* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner sal = salt.* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.* ponerse borroso = blur.* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).* ponerse + Color = go + Color.* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).* ponerse del lado de = side with.* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.* ponerse de parte de = side with.* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.* ponerse de punta = stand out.* ponerse, el = donning, the.* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.* ponerse en contra de = turn against.* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.* ponerse en fila = line up.* ponerse en forma = get + fit.* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse gallito = bluster.* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.* ponerse rígido = stiffen.* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.* poner sobre aviso = alert to.* poner término a = put + paid to.* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner trabas = cramp.* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.* poner una demanda = face + legal action.* poner una denuncia = file + police report.* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.* poner una reclamación = appeal.* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* quita o pon = give or take.* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.* sin poner en escena = unproduced.* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *■ poner (verbo transitivo)A1 colocar2 poner: anuncio, avisoB agregarC ropa, calzado etcD ‹inyección/supositorio›E poner la mesaF1 instalar, montar2 poner: cocina, teléfono etc3 poner: cerradura etcG poner: huevosH servir, darA1 contribuir2 proporcionarB poner: atención, cuidadoC1 imponer2 oponer3 adjudicarD poner: nombreE enviarF escribirG1 expresar por escrito2 impersonalH exhibir, darI tardarA en un estado, una situaciónB poner: cara, voz, etcC1 hacer empezar2 poner a alguien de algoD suponerA1 conectar, encender2 ajustar, graduarB poner al teléfono■ poner (verbo intransitivo)A1 apostar2 contribuir dineroB poner: gallinasC México: vulg■ ponerse (verbo pronominal)A1 colocarse2 llegarB ponerse: el solC ponerse: calzado etcA en un estado, una situaciónB1 empezar2 esforzarse, esmerarse3 contribuir dineroSentido III ponerse al teléfonovtA1 (colocar) to put¿dónde habré puesto las llaves? where can I have put the keys?¿dónde vas a poner este cuadro? where are you going to put o hang this picture?pon ese cuadro derecho put that picture straight, straighten that picturelo pusieron en el curso avanzado he was put o placed in the advanced classponle la cadena a la puerta put the chain on the doorpon agua a calentar put some water on to boil2 ‹anuncio/aviso› to place, putpusieron un anuncio en el periódico they put o placed an advertisement in the newspaperB (agregar) to put¿cuándo se le pone el agua? when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?¿le has puesto sal a la sopa? have you put any salt in the soup?¿le pones azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?C ‹ropa/calzado› (+ me/te/le etc):¿me pones los zapatos? can you put my shoes on (for me)?le puse el vestido rojo I dressed her in her red dressD ‹inyección/supositorio› to giveel dentista le puso una inyección the dentist gave him an injectionEponer la mesa to lay o set the tableF1 (instalar, montar) ‹oficina/restaurante› to openpuso un estudio junto con otra arquitecta she set up in business with another architectconsiguió permiso para poner una autoescuela he got permission to open a driving schoolles ayudó a poner la casa he helped them set up house o homepusieron la casa/oficina a todo lujo they furnished the house/fitted the office out in stylele puso un apartamento a su amante he set his mistress up in an apartment2 ‹cocina/teléfono/calefacción› to installvan a poner cocinas de gas they are going to install o fit gas cookers3 ‹cerradura/armario› to fitG «ave» ‹huevos› to layH( Esp) (servir, dar): ¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please¿cuántos le pongo, señora? how many would you like, madam?A1 (contribuir):él pone el capital y yo el trabajo he puts up the capital and I supply the laborpusimos 500 pesos cada uno we put in 500 pesos eachque cada uno ponga lo que pueda each person should give what he or she can afford2 (proporcionar) ‹autobús/tren› to lay onla empresa puso la comida y la bebida food and drink was laid on by the companyB ‹atención› to pay; ‹cuidado› to takepon más atención en lo que estás haciendo pay more attention to what you're doingno ha puesto ningún cuidado en este trabajo she hasn't taken any care at all over this piece of workpone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace he's very enthusiastic about everything he does, he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he doesC1 (imponer) ‹deberes› to give, set; ‹examen› to setnos pusieron 20 preguntas we were given o set 20 questionsle pusieron una multa por exceso de velocidad he was fined for speeding2(oponer): no me puso ningún inconveniente he didn't have o raise any objectionsa todo le tiene que poner peros or pegas she finds fault with everything3 (adjudicar) ‹nota› to give¿qué (nota) te puso en la redacción? what (mark) did he give you for your essay?le pusieron un cero he got nought out of tenD (dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give¡qué nombre más feo le pusieron! what a horrible name to give him!le pusieron Eva they called her Eva¿qué título le vas a poner al poema? what title are you going to give the poem?, what are you going to call the poem?le pusieron el sobrenombre de `el cojo' they nicknamed him `el cojo'F (escribir) to putno has puesto ningún acento you haven't put any of the accents inno sé qué más ponerle I don't know what else to put o writepuso mi nombre en la lista she put my name down on the listG ( esp Esp)1 (expresar por escrito) to sayel periódico no pone nada sobre el robo the newspaper doesn't say anything about the robbery2 ( impersonal):mira a ver lo que pone en esa nota see what that note saysallí pone que no se puede pasar it says there that you can't go in¿qué pone aquí? what does it say here?, what does this say?H ( Esp) (exhibir, dar)‹obra/película› ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?¿qué ponen en el Trocadero? what's on o what's showing at the Trocadero?en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares there's a play by Casares on at the theaterno pusieron ninguna película buena en Navidad there wasn't a single good film on over Christmas, they didn't show a single good film over Christmasel avión pone media hora de Montevideo a Buenos Aires the plane takes half an hour from Montevideo to Buenos Airesde allí a Salta pusimos tres horas it took us three hours from there to SaltaA (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):me pones nerviosa you're making me nervousya la has puesto de mal humor now you've put her in a bad mood¿por qué me pusiste en evidencia así? why did you show me up like that?lo pusiste en un aprieto you put him in an awkward positionnos puso al corriente de lo sucedido he brought us up to date with what had happened¡mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! look at the mess you've made on the carpet!me estás poniendo las cosas muy difíciles you're making things very difficult for meB (adoptar) ‹cara/voz›no pongas esa cara there's no need to look like thatpuso cara de enfado he looked annoyedpuso voz de asustado he sounded scaredC1(hacer empezar): el médico me puso a régimen the doctor put me on a dietponer a algn A + INF:tuvo que poner a las hijas a trabajar he had to send his daughters out to worklo puso a estudiar guitarra con Rodríguez she sent him to have guitar lessons with Rodríguezlo puso a pelar cebollas she set him to work peeling onions2 poner a algn DE algo:la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of departmentlo pusieron de ángel he was given a part as an angel, he was given the part of an angelsu padre lo puso de botones en la oficina his father gave him a job as an office boysiempre te pone de ejemplo he always holds you up as an exampleD(suponer): pon que perdemos ese tren, no podríamos volver say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train, then we wouldn't be able to get backpon que es cierto ¿qué harías entonces? say o suppose o supposing it is true, then what would you do?pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados suppose o let's just say they're wrongponerle ( AmL): ¿cuánto se tarda? — ponle dos horas how long does it take? — about two hours o in the region of two hours o reckon on two hours¿cuánto nos costará? — y … pónganle alrededor de $200 how much will it cost us? — well, … you'd better reckon on about $200A1 (conectar, encender) ‹televisión/calefacción› to turn o switch o put on; ‹programa/canal› to put onpon un disco put on a recordpuso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the enginetodavía no nos han puesto la luz we haven't had our electricity connected yet2(ajustar, graduar): pon el despertador a las siete set the alarm (clock) for seven¿puedes poner la música un poco más alta? can you turn the music up a bit?puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right, she set the clock to the right timeponer el motor a punto to tune up the engineBponer a algn CON algn/algo to put sb THROUGH TO sb/sth¿me puede poner con el director, por favor? could you put me through to o could I speak to the director, please?¿me pone con la extensión 24? could you put me through to o can I have extension 24, please?■ ponerviA2 (contribuir dinero) to contribute¿vas a poner para el regalo de Pilar? are you going to give something o contribute toward(s) Pilar's present?B «gallina» to lay■ ponerseA1 ( refl)ponerse de pie to stand up, standponerse de rodillas to kneel, kneel down, get down on one's kneesponte ahí, junto al árbol stand over there, by the treeponérsele a algn algo ( AmL fam): se le puso que tenía que escalar la montaña he got it into his head that he had to climb the mountaina ese viejo se le pone cada cosa that old man gets the strangest ideas into his head2B «sol» to setC ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put onponte el abrigo put your coat onno tengo nada que ponerme I don't have a thing to wearmi hermano siempre se pone mi ropa my brother is always borrowing my clothesponte un poco de sombra de ojos put on a little eyeshadowme puse el collar de perlas I wore o put on my pearl necklaceA (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):me puse furiosa I got very angrycuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw itadelante, pónganse cómodos come in, make yourselves comfortableno te pongas así, que no es para tanto don't get so worked up, it's not that bad¡mira cómo te has puesto de barro! just look at you, you're covered in mud!no te imaginas cómo se puso, hecha una fiera you wouldn't believe the way she reacted, she went absolutely wildla vida se está poniendo carísima everything's getting so expensiveB1 (empezar) ponerse A + INF to start -INGse va a poner a llover de un momento a otro it's going to start raining o to start to rain any minutea ver si te pones a trabajar you'd better start workingse puso a llorar sin motivo aparente she started crying o to cry for no apparent reason2 ( fam) (esforzarse, esmerarse) to try, make an effortsi te pones lo acabas hoy mismo if you make an effort o if you try o if you put your mind to it, you'll finish it today3(CS arg) (contribuir dinero): cuando se casaron el viejo se puso con $5.000 when they got married, her old man shelled out $5,000 ( colloq)cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse when the check comes, everyone has to cough up ( colloq)yo me pongo con cien I'll put in o chip in a hundred ( colloq)( Esp) (al teléfono): ¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for youdile a tu madre que se ponga tell your mother I want to speak to her, ask your mother to come to the phone* * *
poner ( conjugate poner) verbo transitivo
1
ponle el collar al perro put the dog's collar on;
poner una bomba to plant a bomb
2 ( agregar) to put
3 ‹inyección/supositorio› to give
4◊ poner la mesa to lay o set the table
5 (instalar, montar)
6 [ ave] ‹ huevo› to lay
7 (Esp) (servir, dar):◊ póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please;
¿cuántos le pongo? how many would you like?
1 ‹ dinero› ( contribuir) to put in;
2 ‹ atención› to pay;
‹cuidado/interés› to take;
3
‹examen/problema› to set;
4 ( dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give;
‹ ejemplo› to give;
5 ( enviar) ‹ telegrama› to send
6 ( escribir) ‹dedicatoria/líneas› to write
7 (Esp) (exhibir, dar) ‹ película› to show;◊ ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?;
¿qué ponen en el Royal? what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
1
‹programa/canal› to put on;
‹cinta/disco/música› to put on;◊ puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine
puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right
2 (Esp) ( al teléfono): poner a algn con algo/algn to put sb through to sth/sb
(en estado, situación) (+ compl):
poner a algn en un aprieto to put sb in an awkward position
vi [ ave] to lay
ponerse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( colocarse):
ponerse de pie to stand (up);
ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
2 [ sol] to set
3 ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on;
1 (en estado, situación) (+ compl):
se puso triste she became sad;
cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it;
se puso como loco he went mad;
ponerse cómodo to make oneself comfortable
2 ( empezar) ponerse a + inf to start -ing, to start + inf;
(Esp):
poner verbo transitivo
1 (en un lugar, una situación) to put: me puso en un aprieto, he put me in a tight corner
(seguido de adjetivo) to make: me pone contento, he makes me happy
2 (hacer funcionar) to turn o switch on
3 (un fax, telegrama) to send
poner una conferencia, to make a long-distance call
4 (una multa, un castigo) to impose
5 (abrir un negocio) to set up
6 (vestir) to put on
7 (exponer) tienes que poner la planta al sol/a la sombra, you have to put the plant in the sun/shade
8 (aportar) yo puse mil pesetas, I contributed a thousand pesetas
9 (conjeturar, imaginar) to suppose: pongamos que..., supposing (that)...
10 (estar escrito) lo pone aquí, it's written here
no pone nada de eso, it doesn't say anything about that
11 TV Cine to put on, show
12 Tel ponme con él, put me through to him
13 (un nombre) le pondremos Tadeo, we are going to call him Tadeo
ya le puso título a la novela, he has already given the novel a title
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a caldo, to pull sb to pieces
poner a cien, to make sb nervous: me pone a cien cuando habla de ese modo, when he talks that way I get nervous
poner en duda, to call into question: los inversores pusieron su competencia en duda, the investors questioned his competence
poner a alguien en evidencia, to show sb up
poner en evidencia, to show up: la situación pone en evidencia la falta de justicia del sistema, the situation exposes the system's unfairness
poner a alguien en su sitio, to put sb in his place
' poner' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activar
- alinear
- alta
- alto
- altura
- antecedente
- antena
- arreglar
- arrinconar
- aunar
- bandeja
- brete
- cabeza
- calzar
- caldo
- calle
- cara
- cargar
- carta
- caso
- cien
- codificar
- comprometer
- confiar
- coto
- crecer
- cuenco
- cuestión
- dejar
- denuncia
- depositar
- descomponer
- descubierta
- descubierto
- desesperar
- diente
- dirigir
- discutir
- distribuir
- enchufar
- enderezar
- enervar
- enfermar
- enfrentar
- enmascarar
- entregar
- entregarse
- escenificar
- escobilla
- esmerarse
English:
acquaint
- action
- apply
- arm
- arrange
- aside
- best
- blur
- bond
- box
- bracket
- bundle
- bung
- cap
- cast
- cheek
- claim
- code
- collect
- compromise
- connect
- cork
- crack
- cross
- crown
- curb
- date
- dip
- discomfit
- dishwasher
- egg
- end
- endanger
- excite
- face
- fault
- feature
- fetter
- fill in
- fit
- fluster
- follow up
- forewarn
- free
- gather
- get
- glaze
- go
- gown
- grin
* * *♦ vt1. [situar, agregar, meter] to put;me pusieron en la última fila I was put in the back row;ponle un poco más de sal put some more salt in it, add a bit of salt to it;pon los juguetes en el armario put the toys (away) in the cupboard;¿dónde habré puesto la calculadora? where can I have put o left the calculator?;poner un anuncio en el periódico to put an advert in the paper;poner un póster en la pared to put a poster up on the wall;poner una inyección a alguien to give sb an injection;hubo que ponerle un bozal al perro we had to put a muzzle on the dog, we had to muzzle the dog3. [servir]¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?, what would you like?;póngame una cerveza, por favor I'd like o I'll have a beer, please;¿cuánto le pongo? how much would you like?;póngame un kilo give me a kilo4. [contribuir, aportar] to put in;poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the business;poner mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) sth;pon atención en lo que digo pay attention to what I'm saying;5. [hacer estar de cierta manera]poner a alguien en un aprieto/de mal humor to put sb in a difficult position/in a bad mood;le has puesto colorado/nervioso you've made him blush/feel nervous;ponérselo fácil/difícil a alguien to make things easy/difficult for sb;lo puso todo perdido she made a real mess;el profesor nos puso a hacer cuentas the teacher gave us some sums to do;llegó y nos puso a todos a trabajar she arrived and set us all to work;pon la sopa a calentar warm the soup up;me pusieron de aprendiz de camarero they had me work as a trainee waiter;poner cara de tonto/inocente to put on a stupid/an innocent faceme pusieron de mentiroso they called me a liar;poner bien algo/a alguien to praise sth/sb;poner mal algo/a alguien to criticize sth/sbponer pegas a algo to raise objections to sth8. [asignar] [precio] to fix, to settle on;[multa] to give; [deberes, examen, tarea] to give, to set;le pusieron (de nombre) Mario they called him Mario;me han puesto (en el turno) de noche I've been assigned to the night shift, they've put me on the night shift;le pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam9. [comunicar] [telegrama, fax, giro postal] to send;[conferencia] to make; Esp¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him?;Espno cuelgue, ahora le pongo don't hang up, I'll put you through in a second10. [conectar, hacer funcionar] [televisión, radio] to switch o put on;[despertador] to set; [instalación, gas] to put in; [música, cinta, disco] to put on;pon la lavadora put the washing machine on;pon el telediario put the news on;puse el despertador a las seis/el reloj en hora I set my alarm clock for six o'clock/my watch to the right time;¿te han puesto ya el teléfono? are you on the phone yet?, have they connected your phone yet?;ponlo más alto, que no se oye turn it up, I can't hear it11. [en el cine, el teatro, la televisión] to show;anoche pusieron un documental muy interesante last night they showed a very interesting documentary;¿qué ponen en la tele/en el Rialto? what's on the TV/on at the Rialto?;en el Rialto ponen una de Stallone there's a Stallone movie on at the Rialto12. [montar] to set up;poner la casa to set up home;poner un negocio to start a business;ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shop;hemos puesto moqueta en el salón we've had a carpet fitted in the living-room;poner la mesa to lay the table;pusieron la tienda (de campaña) en un prado they pitched their tent o put their tent up in a meadow13. [decorar] to do up;han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style14. [suponer] to suppose;pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happened;pon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five days;poniendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan;¿cuándo estará listo? – ponle que en dos días when will it be ready? – reckon on it taking two days¿qué pone ahí? what does it say there?16. [escribir] to put;¿qué pusiste en la segunda pregunta? what did you put for the second question?17. [huevo] to lay18. RP [demorar] to take;el tren pone media hora en llegar allá the train takes half an hour to get there♦ vi[gallina, aves] to lay (eggs)♦ v impersonalAm Fam [parecer]se me pone que… it seems to me that…* * *<part puesto> v/t1 put;poner en escena stage;poner en marcha set in motion;pongamos que let’s suppose o assume that2 ropa put on3 ( añadir) put in4 RAD, TV turn on, switch on5 la mesa set6 ( escribir) put downla crítica puso muy bien su última película the critics gave his last film very good reviews8 negocio set up9 telegrama send10 huevos lay12 dinero deposit13:poner a alguien furioso make s.o. angry;ponerle a alguien con alguien TELEC put s.o. through to s.o.;ponerle una multa a alguien fine s.o.* * *poner {60} vt1) colocar: to put, to placepon el libro en la mesa: put the book on the table2) agregar, añadir: to put in, to add3) : to put on (clothes)4) contribuir: to contribute5) escribir: to put in writingno le puso su nombre: he didn't put his name on it6) imponer: to set, to impose7) exponer: to put, to exposelo puso en peligro: she put him in danger8) : to prepare, to arrangeponer la mesa: to set the table9) : to namele pusimos Ana: we called her Ana10) establecer: to set up, to establishpuso un restaurante: he opened up a restaurant11) instalar: to install, to put insiempre lo pones de mal humor: you always put him in a bad mood13) : to turn on, to switch on14) suponer: to supposepongamos que no viene: supposing he doesn't come15) : to lay (eggs)poner a : to start (someone doing something)lo puse a trabajar: I put him to workponer de : to place asla pusieron de directora: they made her directorponer en : to put in (a state or condition)poner en duda: to call into questionponer vi1) : to contribute2) : to lay eggs* * *poner vb2. (ropa, etc) to put on3. (añadir) to put¿le has puesto sal a las patatas? have you put any salt on the potatoes?¿te pones azúcar? do you take sugar?6. (encender) to put on / to turn on / to switch on7. (establecer) to open9. (comunicar) to put through¿me pones con Asunción, por favor? can you put me through to Asunción, please?en el periódico pone que la película está muy bien it says in the newspaper that the film is very good11. (proyectar) to be on¿qué ponen en el Renoir? what's on at the Renoir?12. (dar un nombre) to call14. (servir) to give¿qué te pongo? what can I get you?¿me pone un kilo de tomates? can I have a kilo of tomatoes, please?pongamos por caso... suppose... / let's say... -
18 avoir
avoir [avwaʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 34━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque avoir fait partie d'une locution comme avoir faim, avoir raison, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• j'ai trois frères I have or I've got three brothers• j'ai la réponse I have or I've got the answer• il n'avait pas d'argent he had no money or didn't have any money• en avoir (inf!) ( = être courageux) to have balls (vulg!)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque avoir est utilisé pour localiser un bâtiment, un objet etc, il peut se traduire par to have (got), mais l'anglais préférera souvent une tournure avec to be.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━c. ( = obtenir) to get• pouvez-vous nous avoir ce livre ? can you get this book for us?d. ( = porter) [+ vêtements] to wear• ici, le lac a 2 km de large the lake is 2km wide hereg. ( = souffrir de) [+ rhume, maladie] to have• qu'est-ce que tu as ? what's wrong with you?• il a qu'il est jaloux he's jealous, that's what's wrong with him• qu'est-ce qu'il a à pleurer ? what's he crying for?h. ( = faire) to makei. ( = recevoir chez soi) to havej. ( = avoir un cours de, avoir à faire) to have• le vendredi, j'ai trois heures d'anglais I have three hours of English on Fridaysk. ( = atteindre, attraper) to get• on les aura ! we'll get them! (inf)• je t'aurai ! I'll get you! (inf)• je t'ai bien eu ! got you there! (inf)• je me suis fait avoir de 300 € I was conned out of 300 euros (inf!)2. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Le passé composé français peut se traduire soit par le prétérit, soit par le parfait anglais, selon le contexte.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• hier, j'ai mangé trois bananes yesterday, I ate three bananas• as-tu faim ? -- non, j'ai mangé trois bananes are you hungry? -- no, I've eaten three bananas• j'étais pressé, alors j'ai couru I was in a hurry so I ran► avoir à + infinitif ( = devoir)• c'est simple, vous n'avez qu'à lui écrire it's simple, just write to him• s'il n'est pas content, il n'a qu'à partir if he doesn't like it, he can always leave3. <► il y a• il y a voiture et voiture ! there are cars and cars!• qu'y a-t-il ? what is it?• qu'est-ce qu'il y a ? what's the matter?• qu'est-ce qu'il y a eu ? what's happened?• il n'y a pas que toi ! you're not the only one!• il n'y a que lui pour faire cela ! trust him to do that!• j'achète du pain ? -- non, il y en a encore shall I buy some bread? -- no, there's some left• il y en a qui disent... there are those who say...• il y en a qui feraient mieux de se taire ! some people would do better to keep quiet!• il n'y en a que pour mon petit frère, à la maison my little brother gets all the attention at home• il n'y en a eu que pour lui pendant l'émission the whole programme revolved around him► y a pas (inf)il y a pas, faut que je parte it's no good, I've got to go• y a pas, il faut qu'il désobéisse he just won't do as he's told• il y a pas à dire, il est très there's no denying he's very intelligent► il n'y a qu'à (+ infinitif), y a qu'à (+ infinitif) (inf)b. (temps)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Pour exprimer une durée, le présent français devient un parfait en anglais, l'imparfait un pluperfect.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Dans le cas d'une action révolue, on emploie ago et le prétérit.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• il y a dix ans, j'ai obtenu mon diplôme I graduated ten years ago• combien y a-t-il d'ici à Lille ? how far is it from here to Lille?4. <a. ( = bien) assetsb. ( = actif) credit ; ( = billet) credit note5. <* * *
I avwaʀ1) ( obtenir) to get [objet, rendez-vous]; to catch [train, avion]2) ( au téléphone)j'ai réussi à l'avoir — I managed to get through to him/her
3) ( porter) to wear, to have [something] on4) (colloq) ( triompher) to beat, to get (colloq), to havecette fois-ci, on les aura — this time, we'll get ou have them
5) ( duper) to have (colloq); ( par malveillance) to con (colloq)elle s'est fait or laissée avoir — she's been had (colloq)
6) ( éprouver moralement) to feelavoir du chagrin/de la haine — to feel sorrow/hate
qu'est-ce que tu as? — what's wrong ou the matter with you?
7) (servant à exprimer l'âge, des sensations physiques)j'ai 20 ans/faim/froid — I am 20 years old/hungry/cold
la salle a 20 mètres de long — the room is 20 metres [BrE] long
II avwaʀnom masculin2) ( possessions) assets (pl), holdings (pl)•Phrasal Verbs:
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Dans la plupart des situations exprimant la possession, la disponibilité avoir sera traduit par to have ou to have got: j'ai des livres/enfants/employés = I have (got) books/children/employees; je n'ai pas assez de place/temps = I don't have (ou I haven't got) enough room/time; la maison a l'électricité/cinq pièces = the house has electricity/five rooms; j'aurai mon visa demain = I'll have my visa tomorrow; ils vont/elle va avoir un bébé en mai = they're/she's having a baby in MayLes autres sens de avoir, verbe transitif simple (obtenir, porter, triompher de etc), sont traités dans l'entrée plus basOn notera qu'en règle générale les expressions figées du type avoir raison, avoir beau, en avoir marre, il y a belle lurette, il y a de quoi etc seront traitées respectivement sous raison, beau, marre, lurette, quoi etcOn pourra également consulter les diverses notes d'usage répertoriées, notamment celles consacrées à l'expression de l'âge, aux maladies, à l'expression de l'heure etcOn trouvera ci-dessous les divers emplois de avoir pour lesquelles une explication est nécessaireavoir = verbe auxiliaireavoir verbe auxiliaire se traduit toujours par to have sauf dans le cas du passé composé: ils avaient révisé les épreuves quand je suis parti = they had revised the proofs when I left; quand ils eurent (ou ont eu) révisé les épreuves, ils sont partis = when they had revised the proofs, they left; ils auront fini demain = they will have finished tomorrow; il aurait (ou eût) aimé parler = he would have liked to speak. Lorsqu'on a un passé composé en français, il sera traduit soit par le prétérit: ils ont révisé les épreuves en juin = they revised the proofs in June; ils ont révisé les épreuves avant ma démission = they revised the proofs before I resigned; je suis sûr qu'il l'a laissé là en partant = I'm sure he left it here when he left; soit par le ‘present perfect’: ils ont révisé les épreuves plusieurs fois = they have revised the proofs several timesavoir = verbe semi-auxiliaireDe même, avoir semi-auxiliaire dans les tournures attributives du type avoir le coeur malade/les genoux cagneux, se traduit de façon variable ( to be ou to have) selon la structure adoptée par l'anglais pour rendre ces tournures; voir, en l'occurrence, les entrées coeur et cagneux; mais c'est en général sous l'adjectif que ce problème est traitéavoir à + infinitifExprimant l'obligation ou la convenance, cette locution verbale se rend généralement par to have to suivi de l'infinitif: j'aurais à ajouter que... = I would have to add that...; tu auras à rendre compte de tes actes = you'll have to account for your actions; je n'ai pas à vous raconter ma vie = I don't have to tell you my life-story; vous n'aviez pas à le critiquer = you didn't have to criticize him; il n'a pas à te parler sur ce ton = he shouldn't speak to you in that tone of voice; j'ai beaucoup à faire = I have (ou I've got) a lot to do; tu n'as rien à faire? = don't you have (ou haven't you got GB) anything to do?; j'ai à faire un rapport/un rapport à faire = I have to write a report/a report to writeQuand cette locution équivaut à suffir, plusieurs possibilités de traduction se présentent: tu n'avais qu'à = tu aurais dû, elle se rend par should have suivi du participe passé; tu n'as qu'à leur écrire = you only have to (ou you've only got to GB, ou all you have to do is) write to them; tu n'auras que cinq minutes à attendre = you'll only have to wait five minutes; tu n'avais qu'à faire attention/me le dire/partir plus tôt = you should have paid attention/told me/left earlierOn trouvera sous assez, marre, etc les expressions figées en avoir assez, en avoir marre etc. Voir aussi les emplois avec il y a plus basL'anglais distingue généralement entre une tâche précise ( to take) et une activité ou absence indéterminée ( to be): vous en avez (ou aurez) pour combien de temps? (à faire ce travail) = how long will it take you?, (à me faire attendre) = how long are you going to be?; j'en ai pour cinq minutes (= je reviens dans...) = I'll be five minutes; je n'en ai pas pour longtemps = I won't be long; j'en ai eu pour deux heures = it took me two hoursSe traduit par to cost suivi du pronom personnel complément correspondant au pronom sujet français (voir aussi argent): j'en ai eu pour 500 francs = it cost me 500 francs; nous en aurons pour combien? = how much will it cost us?(sl) en avoir = to have balls (sl); ne pas en avoir = to have no balls (sl)il y a du lait dans le réfrigérateur = there's some milk in the fridge; il y a des souris/des araignées au grenier = there are mice/spiders in the attic; il n'y a pas/plus de riz = there's no/no more rice ou there isn't any/any more rice; il doit y avoir (ou il y aura) des souris dans le grenier = there must be mice in the attic; il n'y a pas eu moins de 50 concurrents = there were no less than 50 competitors; il y a chapeau et chapeau = there are hats and hats; il y aura Paul, Marie,... = there will be Paul, Marie,...; et il y aura Paul et Marie! = and Paul and Marie will be there!; il n'y a pas de raison de faire/que tu fasses = there's no reason to do/for you to do; il a dû y avoir quelque chose de grave = something serious must have happened; qu'est-ce qu'il y a? (qui ne va pas) = what's wrong?, (qui se passe) = what's going on?; il y a qu'elle m'énerve = she's getting on my nerves, that's what's wrong; il y a que l'ordinateur est en panne = the computer has broken downAttention, un mot singulier en français peut être traduit par un mot fonctionnant comme un pluriel en anglais: il y a beaucoup de monde = there are a lot of people; y avait-il du monde? = were there many people?il est venu il y a longtemps/cinq ans = he came a long time/five years ago; il y a cinq ans que j'habite ici = I have been living here for five years; il y aura cinq ans demain que j'ai pris ma retraite = it will be five years tomorrow since I retired; il y aura deux mois mardi que je travaille ici = I will have been working here for two months on Tuesday; il n'y a que deux mois que je suis/travaille ici = I have only been/been working here for two months; il n'y a pas cinq minutes qu'il est parti = he left less than five minutes ago; il n'y a pas 200 ans que l'espèce est éteinte = the species has been extinct for no more than 200 years; il y a combien de temps/d'années que tu habites ici? = how long/many years have you lived here?; il y a combien de temps/d'années qu'on ne s'est vus? = how long is it/many years has it been since we last met?Elle se fait généralement à l'aide du verbe to be: combien y a-t-il jusqu'à la gare/d'ici à la gare? = how far is it to the station/to the station from here?; combien y a-t-il encore jusqu'à la gare? = how much further is it to the station?; il y a 15 kilomètres jusqu'à/d'ici à la gare = the station is 15 kilometres [BrE] away/away from here; il y a au moins 15 kilomètres = it's at least 15 kilometres [BrE] away; il y a encore 15 kilomètres = it's another 15 kilometres [BrE]; il n'y a pas/que 200 mètres d'ici à la gare = it's less than/only 200 metres [BrE] from here to the stationil y a à + infinitifil y a à manger pour quatre = there's enough food for four; il y a (beaucoup) à faire = there's a lot to be done (ceci traduit également il y a de quoi faire); souligner le danger/l'avantage qu'il y a à faire = to stress how dangerous/advantageous it is to do; les risques qu'il y avait/aurait à faire = how risky it was/would be to do; il n'y a pas à hésiter/s'inquiéter = there's no need to hesitate/worry; il n'y a pas à discuter! = no arguments!; il n'y a qu'à le repeindre! - y a qu'à (colloq), c'est facile à dire! = all you have to do is repaint it! - just repaint it! easier said than done!L'existence se rend par there is/are, le temps par to take, et le coût par to cost ou to come to: il y en a qui n'ont pas peur du ridicule! = there are some people who aren't afraid of being ridiculed!; il y en a toujours pour se plaindre (ou qui se plaignent) = there's always someone who complains; il y en a (ou aura) pour deux heures = it'll take two hours; il y en a eu/aurait eu pour deux heures = it took/would have taken two hours; il n'y en a plus que pour deux heures = it'll only take another two hours; il y en a encore pour combien de temps? = how much longer will it take?; il y en a (ou aura) pour 200 francs = it'll cost (ou come to) 200 francs; il y en a eu pour 200 francs = it cost (ou came to) 200 francsNoter aussi: il n'y en a que pour leur chien = they only think of their dog ou their dog comes firstRemarque: certaines formes personnelles du verbe avoir sont équivalentes au présentatif il y a. En corrélation avec le relatif qui, elles ne se traduisent pas; directement suivies de l'objet présenté, elles se traitent comme il y a: j'ai mon stylo qui fuit = my pen is leaking; elle avait les larmes aux yeux = there were tears in her eyes; j'ai ma cicatrice qui me fait souffrir = my scar is hurting; à droite, vous avez une tapisserie d'Aubusson = on your right, there's an Aubusson tapestry* * *avwaʀ1. nm1) (= biens) assets pl2) COMMERCE (= note de crédit) credit2. vt1) (= posséder) to have, to have gotElle a 2 enfants. — She has 2 children., she has got 2 children
Elle a une belle maison. — She has a lovely house., She has got a lovely house.
Il a les yeux bleus. — He has blue eyes., He has got blue eyes.
Tu as de beaux cheveux. — You have beautiful hair., You have got beautiful hair.
Il a beaucoup d'amis. — He has a lot of friends., He has got a lot of friends.
2) (= obtenir) to get3) (= trouver)ici, vous avez la cuisine — here we have the kitchen
4) (= éprouver) [sensation, sentiment] to haveJ'avais un pressentiment. — I had a feeling.
Il a des démangeaisons. — He is itching.
J'ai une petite douleur ici. — I've got a slight pain here.
J'ai un drôle de pressentiment. — I have a funny feeling.
qu'est-ce que tu as?; qu'as-tu? — what's wrong?, what's the matter?
See:faim, peur, mal5) (âge)avoir 3 ans — to be 3 years old, to be 3
J'avais 10 ans quand je l'ai rencontré. — I was 10 when I met him.
6) * (= duper) to do *on vous a eu! — you've been done!, you've been had!
Vous n'avez qu'à lui demander. — You only have to ask him.
Tu n'as pas à me poser des questions. — It's not for you to ask me questions.
en avoir pour...; J'en ai pour une demi-heure. — It'll take me half an hour.
On en a eu pour 100 euros. — It cost us 100 euros.
3. vb auxJ'ai déjà mangé. — I've already eaten.
Il a mangé des frites. — He had some chips.
Hier je n'ai pas mangé. — I didn't eat yesterday.
Je lui ai parlé hier. — I spoke to him yesterday.
Il a neigé pendant la nuit. — It snowed during the night.
4. vb impers1) (présence)il y a (+ singulier) — there is, (+ pluriel) there are
Il y a quelqu'un à la porte. — There's somebody at the door.
Il y a un bon film à la télé. — There's a good film on TV.
Il y a des chocolats sur la table. — There are some chocolates on the table.
Il y a beaucoup de monde. — There are lots of people.
il doit y avoir; Il doit y avoir une explication. — There must be an explanation.
qu'est-ce qu'il y a?; qu'y a-t-il? — what's the matter?, what is it?
Il n'y a qu'à... — We will just have to...
Il n'y a qu'à partir plus tôt. — We'll just have to leave earlier.
Il ne peut y en avoir qu'un. — There can only be one.
2) (temporel)Je l'ai rencontré il y a 2 ans. — I met him 2 years ago.
Il y a 10 ans qu'il est arrivé. — It's 10 years since he arrived.
* * *I.avoir ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: avoir vtr1 ( obtenir) to get [objet, rendez-vous]; to catch [train, avion]; j'ai pu vous avoir votre visa I managed to get your visa for you; j'ai eu ce vase pour cinq euros I got this vase for five euros; pouvez-vous m'avoir un des traducteurs? can you get me one of the translators?; je n'ai pas eu mon train I didn't catch my train; il l'a eue◑ le soir même he had○ her that very evening;2 ( au téléphone) j'ai réussi à l'avoir I managed to get through to him/her; essayer d'avoir le ministre to try to get through to the minister; pouvez-vous m'avoir son adjoint/Hongkong can you put me through to ou get me his assistant/Hong Kong;3 ( porter) to wear, to have [sth] on; elle avait une robe bleue à son mariage she wore a blue dress at her wedding; elle a toujours une écharpe autour du cou she's always got a scarf round her neck; il avait un béret (sur la tête) he had a beret on ou he was wearing a beret;4 ○( triompher) to beat, to get○, to have; l'équipe de Marseille nous a eus the Marseilles team beat us; ne nous laissons pas avoir par la concurrence let's not let the competition beat us; cette fois-ci, on les aura this time, we'll get ou have them;5 ( duper) to have○; ( par malveillance) to con○; j'ai été eu I've been had○; il t'a bien eu! ( l'escroc) he conned○ you!; ( le plaisantin) he was having you on○! GB, he put one over on you○!; elle s'est fait or laissé avoir she's been had○; j'ai failli me faire avoir I was nearly conned○; je ne me laisserai pas avoir par un abruti○ I won't be conned○ by a moron;6 ( éprouver moralement) to feel; avoir du chagrin/de la haine to feel sorrow/hate; qu'est-ce que tu as? what's wrong ou the matter with you?; j'ai qu'il m'énerve he's getting on my nerves, that's what's wrong; qu'est-ce que tu as à crier comme ça? what are you shouting like that for?; j'ai que mon ordinateur ne marche pas because my computer doesn't work; qu'est-ce qu'il a à conduire comme ça? why is he driving like that?; il a qu'il est soûl because he's drunk, that's why;7 (servant à exprimer l'âge, des sensations physiques) j'ai 20 ans/faim/froid I am 20 years old/hungry/cold; la salle a 20 mètres de long the room is 20 metresGB long.en avoir○ to have balls◑; ne pas en avoir○ to have no balls◑.II.avoir nm2 ( possessions) assets (pl), holdings (pl); avoirs à l'étranger foreign assets ou holdings; avoirs en caisse cash holdings; avoirs en dollars dollar-based assets;avoir fiscal tax credit.I[avwar] nom masculin[en comptabilité] credit side2. ÉCONOMIE & FINANCEavoirs assets, holdingsavoirs numéraires ou en caisse cash holdingsII[avwar] verbe auxiliaireA.1. [avec des verbes transitifs]as-tu lu sa lettre? did you read ou have you read his letter?non content de les avoir humiliés, il les a jetés dehors not content with humiliating them, he threw them out2. [avec des verbes intransitifs]3. [avec le verbe 'être']il aurait été enchanté he would've ou would have been delightedB.1. [exprime la possibilité]a. [conseil] all they have to do ou all they've got to do is write to the managerb. [menace] just let them (try and) write to the managers'il vous manque quelque chose, vous n'avez qu'à me le faire savoir if you're missing anything, just let me know2. [exprime l'obligation]et voilà, je n'ai plus qu'à recommencer! so now I've got to start all over again!3. [exprime le besoin]il a à te parler he's got something to ou there's something he wants to tell youtu n'as pas à t'inquiéter you shouldn't worry, you have nothing to worry about4. (locution)————————[avwar] verbe transitifA.1. [être propriétaire de - action, bien, domaine etc.] to have, to own, to possess ; [ - chien, hôtel, voiture] to have, to owntu n'aurais pas un stylo en plus? have you got ou do you happen to have a spare pen?2. [ami, collègue, famille etc.] to haveavoir un/une/des... qui: elle a un mari qui fait la cuisine she's got the sort ou kind of husband who does the cookingavoir son/sa/ses... qui (familier) : j'ai la chaîne de mon vélo qui est cassée the chain on my bike is broken3. [détenir - permis de conduire, titre] to have, to hold ; [ - droits, privilège] to have, to enjoy ; [ - emploi, expérience, devoirs, obligations] to have ; [ - documents, preuves] to have, to possessavoir le ballon to be in possession of ou to have the ball[au téléphone] to get through toj'ai essayé de t'avoir toute la journée I tried to get through to you ou to contact you all day5. [jouir de - beau temps, bonne santé, liberté, bonne réputation] to have, to enjoy ; [ - choix, temps, mauvaise réputation] to haveil a tout pour lui et il n'est pas heureux! he's got everything you could wish for and he's still not happy!6. [recevoir chez soi]avoir de la famille/des amis à dîner to have relatives/friends over for dinnerbientôt, nous aurons les chaînes européennes soon, we'll be able to get the European channels8. [attraper - otage, prisonnier] to have10. [monter à bord de - avion, bus, train] to catchB.1. [présenter - tel aspect] to have (got)elle a un joli sourire she's got ou she has a nice smileton père a le défaut de ne pas écouter ce qu'on lui dit your father's weakness is not listening to what people tell him[avec pour complément une partie du corps] to havefaites attention, il a une arme careful, he's got a weapon ou he's armed3. [faire preuve de]avoir du talent to have talent, to be talentedayez la gentillesse de... would you ou please be kind enough to...4. [exprime la mesure] to bele voilier a 4 m de large ou largeur the yacht is 4 m widetu en as pour 12 jours/deux heures it'll take you 12 days/two hours5. [exprime l'âge] to beC.1. [subir - symptôme] to have, to show, to display ; [ - maladie, hoquet, mal de tête etc.] to have ; [ - accident, souci, ennuis] to have ; [ - difficultés] to have, to experience ; [ - opération] to undergo, to have ; [ - crise] to have, to go through (inseparable)avoir de la fièvre to have ou to be running a temperatureje ne sais pas ce que j'ai aujourd'hui I don't know what's the matter ou what's wrong with me todayle car n'a rien eu du tout, mais la moto est fichue (familier) there wasn't a scratch on the bus but the motorbike's a write-offun enfant/chaton qui a des vers a child/kitten with wormselle eut cette phrase devenue célèbre she said ou uttered those now famous words3. [ressentir]avoir faim to be ou to feel hungryavoir peur to be ou to feel afraidavoir du chagrin to feel ou to be sadavoir de l'amitié pour quelqu'un to regard ou to consider somebody as a friendavoir du respect pour quelqu'un to have respect for ou to respect somebodyce chien/cette guêpe en a après toi! this dog/wasp has got it in for you!en avoir après ou contre quelque chose to be angry about something4. [élaborer par l'esprit - avis, idée, suggestion] to haveD.1 500 euros pour ce buffet? tu t'es fait avoir! 1,500 euros for that dresser? you were conned ou had ou done!tu t'es fait avoir! you've been had ou taken in ou taken for a ride!tu essaies de m'avoir! you're having ou putting me on!————————il y a verbe impersonnel1. [dans une description, une énumération - suivi d'un singulier] there is ; [ - suivi d'un pluriel] there areil n'y a qu'ici qu'on en trouve this is the only place (where) you can find it/themmerci — il n'y a pas de quoi! thank you — don't mention it ou you're welcome!il n'y a rien à faire, la voiture ne démarre pas it's no good, the car won't startil n'y a pas à dire, il sait ce qu'il veut there's no denying he knows what he wantsqu'est-ce qu'il y a? — il y a que j'en ai marre! (familier) what's the matter? — I'm fed up, that's what!2. [exprimant la possibilité, l'obligation etc.]il n'y a qu'à lui dire you/we etc. just have to tell him3. [indiquant la durée]4. [indiquant la distance]il doit y avoir une raison there must be a ou some reason -
19 llegar
v.1 to arrive (to a place).llegar a un hotel/una ciudad to arrive at a hotel/in a cityllegar a casa to get home¿falta mucho para llegar o para que lleguemos? is there far to go?llegaré pronto I'll be there soonEllos llegan tarde They arrive late.2 to come (time).cuando llegue el momento te enterarás you'll find out when the time comesha llegado el invierno winter has arrivedLa oportunidad llegó The opportunity came.3 to be enough.4 to receive, to get, to be handed.Te llegó un carta You received a letter.5 to be the host for.Nos llegó mucha gente We were the host for a lot of people.6 to come to, to filter through to.Nos llegó la noticia The news filtered through to us.* * *(g changes to gu before e)Past Indicativellegué, llegaste, llegó, llegamos, llegasteis, llegaron.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to arrive2) appear3) come4) suffice•* * *Para las expresiones llegar al alma, llegar lejos, llegar a las manos, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [movimiento, destino, procedencia] to arriveavíseme cuando llegue — tell me when he arrives {o} comes
el vuelo llegará a las 14:15 — the flight gets in at 14:15
llegará en tren/autobús — he will come by train/bus
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llegar [a], cuando llegamos a Bilbao estaba lloviendo — when we got to {o} arrived in Bilbao it was raining¿a qué hora llegaste a casa? — what time did you get home?
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llegarle [a alguien], ¿te ha llegado ya el paquete? — have you got the parcel yet?•
[estar] al llegar, Carlos debe de estar al llegar — Carlos should be arriving any minute now•
[hacer] llegar algo a algn, hacer llegar una carta a algn — to send sb a letter¿le puedes hacer llegar este recado? — could you give her this message?
¿le has hecho llegar el dinero? — did you get the money to her?
- me llegasanto2) (=alcanzar)a) [con las manos] to reach¿me puedes quitar la cortina? yo no llego — could you take the curtain down for me? I can't reach
b) [indicando distancia, nivel]esta cuerda no llega — this rope isn't long enough, this rope won't reach
el tema de la película no me llega — the subject of the film does nothing for me {o} leaves me cold
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llegar [a] {o} [hasta] — to come up toel vestido le llega hasta los pies — the dress comes {o} goes down to her feet
la cola llegaba hasta la puerta — the queue went {o} reached back as far as the door
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me llega al [corazón] ver tanto sufrimiento — seeing so much suffering touches me to the hearta tanto no llego —
soy bastante inteligente pero a tanto no llego — I'm reasonably clever, but not enough to do that
camisa 1), suela 1)podría dejarle un millón, pero dos no, a tanto no llego — I might let her have a million, but not two, I'm not prepared to go as far as that
c) [indicando duración] to lastel pobrecito no llegará a las Navidades — the poor thing won't make it to {o} last till Christmas
le falta un año para llegar a la jubilación — he has a year to go till {o} before he retires
3) llegar a ({+ sustantivo})a) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo, conclusión] to reach, come to¿cómo has conseguido llegar a la fama? — how did you manage to achieve fame {o} become famous?
le costó pero llegó a arquitecto — it wasn't easy, but he eventually managed to become an architect
b) [con cantidades] to come tolos gastos totales llegaron a 1.000 euros — the total expenditure came to 1,000 euros
la audiencia de este programa ha llegado a cinco millones — (Radio) as many as five million people have listened to this programme; (TV) the viewing figures for this programme have been as high as five million
4) llegar a ({+ infin})a) (=conseguir)llegó a conocer a varios directores de cine — she met {o} got to know several film directors
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si lo llego a [saber] — if I had known•
llegar a [ser] famoso/el jefe — to become famous/the boss•
llegar a [ver], no llegó a ver la película terminada — he never saw the film finishedtemí no llegar a ver el año nuevo — I feared I wouldn't live to see the new year, I feared I wouldn't make it to the new year
b) [como algo extremo]llegué a estar tan mal, que casi no podía moverme — I got so bad, I could hardly move
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puede llegar a [alcanzar] los 300km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 300km/hla popularidad que un actor puede llegar a alcanzar a través de la televisión — the popularity an actor can come to attain from being on television
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¿llegó a [creer] que sería campeón del mundo? — did you ever believe you'd be world champion?yo había llegado a creer que estábamos en el camino de superar ese problema — I had really started to believe that we were on the way to overcoming that problem
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llegó al [punto] de robarle — he even went so far as to rob her5) (=bastar) to be enough•
[hacer] llegar el sueldo a fin de mes — to make ends meet6) [momento, acontecimiento] to come2.VERBO TRANSITIVO (=acercar) to bring up, bring over3.See:LLEGAR Llegar a A la hora de traducir llegar a al inglés, tenemos que diferenciar entre arrive in y arrive at. ► Empleamos arrive in con países, ciudades, pueblos {etc}: Esperamos llegar a Italia el día 11 de junio We expect to arrive in Italy on 11 June Llegaremos a Córdoba dentro de dos horas We'll be arriving in Cordoba in two hours' time ► En cambio, se traduce por arrive at cuando nos referimos a lugares más pequeños, como aeropuertos, estaciones, {etc}. La expresión llegar a casa es una excepción, ya que se traduce por arrive/ get home, es decir, sin preposición: Llegamos al aeropuerto con cuatro horas de retraso We arrived at the airport four hours late Llegué a casa completamente agotada I arrived home completely exhausted Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) persona/tren/carta to arrivetienen que estar por or al llegar — they'll be arriving any minute now
¿falta mucho para llegar? — is it much further (to go)?
llegar a — a país/ciudad to arrive in; a edificio to arrive at
llegar a casa — to arrive o get home
¿adónde quieres llegar? — what do you mean?
2)a) camino/ruta ( extenderse)llegar hasta — to go all the way to, go as far as
b) (ir)llegar a or hasta: este tren no llega hasta or a Lima this train doesn't go as far as o all the way to Lima; sólo llega al tercer piso — it only goes (up) to the third floor
3) día/invierno to come, arriveha llegado el momento de... — the time has come to...
4)a) ( alcanzar) to reachllegar a algo — a acuerdo to reach something
llegué a la conclusión de que... — I reached o came to the conclusion that...
b) (Esp) dinero/materiales ( ser suficiente) to be enoughc) (alcanzar a medir, costar, etc)d) ( expresando logro)llegará lejos — she'll go far o a long way
e) ( en el tiempo)¿llegó a saberlo? — did she ever find out?
5) llegar a + infa) ( a un extremo)llegué a pensar que... — I even began to think that...
las cosas han llegado a tal punto que... — things have reached such a point that...
si lo llego a saber, no vengo — if I'd known, I wouldn't have come
si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso — if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know
6) estilo/música (ser entendido, aceptado)su estilo no llega a la gente — people can't relate to o understand his style
2.un lenguaje que llega a la juventud — language that gets through to o means something to young people
llegarse v pron (fam)* * *= arrive, drop, turn up, come in, come, come to + Posesivo + attention, come with, roll in.Ex. The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.Ex. Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.Ex. This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.Ex. Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.Ex. The problem comes with ideographic languages.Ex. With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea.----* al llegar = on arrival.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.* haber llegado = be upon us.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.* llegar a = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with.* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.* llegar a casa = get + home.* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.* llegar a formar parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* llegar a + Infinitivo = come to + Infinitivo.* llegar a + Infinitivo + se = come to be + Participio Pasado.* llegar a la conclusión = conclude, form + impression.* llegar a la conclusión de que = come to + the conclusion that, come up with + the conclusion that, get + the idea that.* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of.* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the root of.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar a + Lugar = make + it + to + Lugar.* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.* llegar a ser = become, develop into.* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a una conclusión = draw + conclusion, make + deduction, reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.* llegar a una definición = hammer out + definition.* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.* llegar a una solución = arrive at + a solution.* llegar a una solución intermedia = meet + Nombre + halfway.* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.* llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.* llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.* llegar a un momento importante en su historia = reach + milestone.* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.* llegar a un veredicto = reach + verdict.* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.* llegar la hora de = time + come.* llegar lejos = get + far.* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.* llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* llegar tarde = arrive + late, run + late.* llegar tarde (a) = be late (for).* llegar tarde a casa = stay out + late.* llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* momento + llegar = time + approach.* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* recesión + llegar = recession + set in.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) persona/tren/carta to arrivetienen que estar por or al llegar — they'll be arriving any minute now
¿falta mucho para llegar? — is it much further (to go)?
llegar a — a país/ciudad to arrive in; a edificio to arrive at
llegar a casa — to arrive o get home
¿adónde quieres llegar? — what do you mean?
2)a) camino/ruta ( extenderse)llegar hasta — to go all the way to, go as far as
b) (ir)llegar a or hasta: este tren no llega hasta or a Lima this train doesn't go as far as o all the way to Lima; sólo llega al tercer piso — it only goes (up) to the third floor
3) día/invierno to come, arriveha llegado el momento de... — the time has come to...
4)a) ( alcanzar) to reachllegar a algo — a acuerdo to reach something
llegué a la conclusión de que... — I reached o came to the conclusion that...
b) (Esp) dinero/materiales ( ser suficiente) to be enoughc) (alcanzar a medir, costar, etc)d) ( expresando logro)llegará lejos — she'll go far o a long way
e) ( en el tiempo)¿llegó a saberlo? — did she ever find out?
5) llegar a + infa) ( a un extremo)llegué a pensar que... — I even began to think that...
las cosas han llegado a tal punto que... — things have reached such a point that...
si lo llego a saber, no vengo — if I'd known, I wouldn't have come
si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso — if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know
6) estilo/música (ser entendido, aceptado)su estilo no llega a la gente — people can't relate to o understand his style
2.un lenguaje que llega a la juventud — language that gets through to o means something to young people
llegarse v pron (fam)* * *= arrive, drop, turn up, come in, come, come to + Posesivo + attention, come with, roll in.Ex: The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.Ex: Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.Ex: With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea.* al llegar = on arrival.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.* haber llegado = be upon us.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.* llegar a = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with.* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.* llegar a casa = get + home.* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.* llegar a formar parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* llegar a + Infinitivo = come to + Infinitivo.* llegar a + Infinitivo + se = come to be + Participio Pasado.* llegar a la conclusión = conclude, form + impression.* llegar a la conclusión de que = come to + the conclusion that, come up with + the conclusion that, get + the idea that.* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of.* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the root of.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar a + Lugar = make + it + to + Lugar.* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.* llegar a ser = become, develop into.* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a una conclusión = draw + conclusion, make + deduction, reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.* llegar a una definición = hammer out + definition.* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.* llegar a una solución = arrive at + a solution.* llegar a una solución intermedia = meet + Nombre + halfway.* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.* llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.* llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.* llegar a un momento importante en su historia = reach + milestone.* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.* llegar a un veredicto = reach + verdict.* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.* llegar la hora de = time + come.* llegar lejos = get + far.* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.* llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* llegar tarde = arrive + late, run + late.* llegar tarde (a) = be late (for).* llegar tarde a casa = stay out + late.* llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* momento + llegar = time + approach.* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* recesión + llegar = recession + set in.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* * *llegar [A3 ]viA «persona/tren/carta» to arrivetienen que estar al llegar they'll be arriving any minute now¿cuándo llegan tus primos? when are your cousins arriving?, when do your cousins arrive?¿falta mucho para llegar? is it much further (to go)?¿a qué hora llega el avión? what time does the plane arrive o get in?siempre llega tarde he's always latellegó (el) primero/(el) último he was the first/the last to arrive, he arrived first/lastllegaron cansadísimos they were exhausted when they arrivedno me llegó el telegrama I didn't get the telegram, the telegram didn't get to me o didn't reach menos llega una noticia de última hora we have a late news itemme hizo llegar un mensaje he got a message to mesus palabras me llegaban con mucho ruido de fondo there was a lot of background noise when I was talking to himllegó a Bogotá en un vuelo de Avianca he arrived in Bogotá on an Avianca flightllegó al aeropuerto a las dos she arrived at o got to the airport at two o'clockel primer corredor que llegó a la meta the first runner to cross o reach the finishing linellegamos a casa a las dos we got o arrived home at two o'clockllegué a su casa de noche I got to o reached his house at nightla carta nunca llegó a mis manos the letter never reached meel rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde the rumor reached the mayor¿adónde quieres llegar con tantas preguntas? what are you getting at o driving at with all these questions?llegar DE to arrive fromacaba de llegar de Hamburgo he's just arrived from o got(ten) ( o flown etc) in from HamburgB1 «camino/ruta» (extenderse) llegar HASTA; to go all the way to, go as far asahora la carretera llega hasta San Pedro the road goes all the way to o goes as far as San Pedro now2 (ir) llegar A/ HASTA:este autobús no llega hasta or a Las Torres this bus doesn't go as far as o all the way to Las Torressólo llega al tercer piso it only goes (up) to the third floorC «día/invierno» to come, arriveel invierno llegó temprano winter came earlycuando llegue la estación de las lluvias when the rainy season startsha llegado el momento de tomar una decisión the time has come to make a decisionpensé que nunca llegaría este momento I thought this moment would never come o arrivellegará el día en que se dé cuenta de su error the day will come when he'll realize his mistakecuando llegó la noche todavía estaban lejos when night fell o at nightfall they were still a long way awayD1 (alcanzar) to reachno llego ni con la escalera I can't even reach with the ladderllegar A algo to reach sthtiene que subirse a una silla para llegar al estante he has to stand on a chair to reach the shelflas cosas han llegado a tal punto, que … things have got to o have reached such a point that …los pies no le llegan al suelo her feet don't touch the flooresa cuerda no llega al otro lado that rope won't reach to the other sidela falda le llegaba a los tobillos her skirt came down to o reached her anklessu voz llegaba al fondo del teatro her voice carried to the back of the theaterel agua le llegaba al cuello the water came up to her neckpor ambos métodos llegamos al mismo resultado both methods lead us to the same result, we arrive at o reach the same result by both methodsllegué a la conclusión de que me habías mentido I reached o came to the conclusion that you had been lying to meno se llegó a ningún acuerdo no agreement was reachedsé algo de electrónica, pero a tanto no llego I know something about electronics but not that much o but my knowledge doesn't extend that far2 «dinero/materiales» (ser suficiente) to be enoughcon un kilo llega para todos a kilo's enough o a kilo will do for all of usno me llega el dinero I don't have enough money3(alcanzar a medir, costar, etc): este trozo de tela no llega a los dos metros this piece of material is less than two metersme sorprendería si llegara a tanto I'd be surprised if it came to that much o if it was as much as thatno llegaban a 500 personas there weren't even 500 people there4(expresando logro): llegará lejos she'll go far o a long waycomo sigas así no vas a llegar a ningún lado if you carry on like this, you'll never get anywhereno creo que llegues a convencerme I don't think you'll manage to convince mequiero que llegues a ser alguien I want you to be someone o to make something of yourselfnunca llegó a (ser) director he never became director, he never made it to director ( colloq)5(en el tiempo): este gobierno no llegará a las próximas elecciones this government won't survive till the next electionscomo sigas fumando así no llegarás a viejo if you go on smoking like that you won't live to old agecon los años llegué a conocerlo mejor I got to know him better over the years¿llegaste a verlo? did you manage o did you get to see it?¿llegó a saber quién era su padre? did she ever find out who her father was?el invento puede llegar a ser de gran utilidad the invention could prove to be very usefulE1 (como intensificador) llegar A + INF:llegó a amenazarme con el despido she even threatened to fire me, she went so far as to threaten to fire mellegué a pensar que me engañaba I even began to think he was deceiving meno llegó a pegarme, pero … he didn't actually hit me, but …llegó a aburrirme con sus constantes quejas I grew tired of o I got bored with his constant complainingpuede incluso llegar a ganarle he might even beat him2(en oraciones condicionales): si lo llego a saber, no vengo if I'd known, I wouldn't have comesi llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you knowsi lo llegas a perder, te mato if you lose it, I'll kill you, if you go and lose it o if you manage to lose it, I'll kill you ( colloq)F«estilo/música» (ser entendido, aceptado): tiene un estilo que no llega a la gente people can't relate to o understand his styleemplea un lenguaje que llega a la juventud he uses language that gets through to o means something to young people■ llegarse( fam):llégate hasta su casa y dale este paquete run over to her house and give her this parcel ( colloq)llégate a la tienda y trae algo de beber run out o over to the store and get something to drink, nip o pop out to the shop and get something to drink ( BrE colloq)* * *
llegar ( conjugate llegar) verbo intransitivo
1 [persona/tren/carta] to arrive;
tienen que estar por or al llegar they'll be arriving any minute now;
¿falta mucho para llegar? is it much further (to go)?;
siempre llega tarde he's always late;
no me llegó el telegrama I didn't get the telegram;
llegar a algo ‹a país/ciudad› to arrive in sth;
‹ a edificio› to arrive at sth;◊ llegar a casa to arrive o get home;
el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde the rumor reached the mayor
2 [camino/ruta/tren] (ir) llegar a or hasta to go all the way to, go as far as;
3 [día/invierno] to come, arrive;◊ ha llegado el momento de … the time has come to …
4
llegar a algo ‹a acuerdo/conclusión› to reach sth, come to sth;
‹a estante/techo› to reach;◊ llegué a la conclusión de que… I reached o came to the conclusion that …;
los pies no le llegan al suelo her feet don't touch the floor;
la falda le llegaba a los tobillos her skirt came down to her ankles;
el agua le llegaba al cuello the water came up to her neck;
las cosas llegaron a tal punto que … things reached such a point that …b) ( expresando logro):◊ llegará lejos she'll go far o a long way;
así no vas a llegar a ningún lado you'll never get anywhere like that;
llegó a (ser) director he became director;
llegar a viejo to live to old age;
llegué a conocerlo mejor I got to know him better
5 llegar a + infa) ( al extremo de):
no llegó a pegarme he didn't actually hit meb) ( en oraciones condicionales):◊ si lo llego a saber, no vengo if I'd known, I wouldn't have come;
si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know
llegar verbo intransitivo
1 to arrive: llegué la última, I arrived last
está al llegar, she's about to arrive
llegar a la ciudad, to arrive at the town
2 (momento, acontecimiento) llegó la hora de..., the time has come to...
llegaron las heladas, the frosts came
3 (alcanzar) to reach: no llego al último estante, I can't reach the top shelf
(una meta) llegar a la cumbre, he reached the peak
4 (ser suficiente) to be enough
5 ( llegar a + infinitivo) to go so far as to: llegué a creerlo, I even believed it
llegaron a insultarnos, they went so far as to abuse us
figurado llegar a las manos, to come to blows
llegar a ser, to become
♦ Locuciones: estar al llegar, to be about to arrive
llegar a buen puerto, to reach a satisfactory conclusion o to arrive safely
no llegar la sangre al río, to not have serious consequences
no llegar a la suela del zapato, not to be able to hold a candle to
' llegar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- achantarse
- alcanzar
- anticiparse
- apercibirse
- atrasarse
- aviar
- caer
- concesión
- dialogar
- dirigir
- excusa
- lejos
- moderar
- odisea
- oído
- plantarse
- puerto
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- sangre
- santa
- santo
- seguir
- sentir
- suela
- última
- último
- vadear
- venir
- acuerdo
- ánimo
- antes
- aparecer
- atrasar
- bueno
- cuánto
- cuestión
- culminar
- demorar
- erigir
- improviso
- indicación
- indicar
- instrucción
- junto
- lujo
- mano
- mayoría
- novedad
English:
accessible
- age
- agree
- agreement
- amount to
- arrive
- bear
- bottom
- call
- check in
- close
- come
- come in
- come through
- come to
- come up to
- compromise
- deal
- decide
- decision
- draw in
- end
- fail
- filter out
- filter through
- first
- fog
- gallop up
- get
- get in
- get into
- get up to
- grip
- half-way
- head
- home
- hope
- in
- just
- late
- leak out I
- make
- master
- only
- place
- power
- pull in
- reach
- roll in
- roll up
* * *♦ vi1. [persona, vehículo, medio de transporte] to arrive (de from);llegar a un hotel/al aeropuerto to arrive at a hotel/at the airport;llegar a una ciudad/a un país to arrive in a city/in a country;llegar a casa to get home;llegar a la meta to cross the finishing line;cuando llegué a esta empresa… when I arrived at o first came to this company…;llegaremos a la estación de Caracas a las dos we will be arriving at Caracas station at two o'clock;el atleta cubano llegó primero the Cuban athlete came first;llegaban muy contentos they were very happy when they arrived, they arrived very happy;llegaré pronto I'll be there early;este avión llega tarde this plane is late;estar al llegar: deben de estar al llegar they must be about to arrive, they're bound to arrive any minute now;los Juegos Olímpicos están al llegar the Olympics are coming up soon;así no llegarás a ninguna parte you'll never get anywhere like that;Figllegará lejos she'll go far2. [carta, recado, mensaje] to arrive;llegarle a alguien: no me ha llegado aún el paquete the parcel still hasn't arrived, I still haven't received the parcel;ayer me llegó un mensaje suyo por correo electrónico I got o received an e-mail from him yesterday;si llega a oídos de ella… if she gets to hear about this…3. [tiempo, noche, momento] to come;cuando llegue el momento te enterarás you'll find out when the time comes;ha llegado el invierno winter has come o arrivedno llego al techo I can't reach the ceiling;el barro me llegaba a las rodillas the mud came up to my knees, I was up to my knees in mud;quiero una chaqueta que me llegue por debajo de la cintura I want a jacket that comes down to below my waist;llegar a un acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement;llegamos a la conclusión de que era inútil seguir we came to o reached the conclusion that it wasn't worth continuing;llegar hasta to reach up to;esta carretera sólo llega hasta Veracruz this road only goes as far as Veracruz;el ascensor no llega a o [m5] hasta la última planta the Br lift o US elevator doesn't go up to the top floor5. [ascender]el importe total de la reparación no llega a 5.000 pesos the total cost of the repairs is less than o below 5,000 pesos;los espectadores no llegaban ni siquiera a mil there weren't even as many as a thousand spectators there6. [ser suficiente] to be enough ( para for);el dinero no me llega para comprarme una casa the money isn't enough for me to buy a housellegó a ser campeón de Europa he became European champion;llegar a hacer algo to manage to do sth;pesaba mucho, pero al final llegué a levantarlo it was very heavy, but I managed to lift it up in the end;nunca llegó a (entrar en) las listas de éxitos she never made it into the charts;nunca llegué a conocerlo I never actually met him;si llego a saberlo… [en el futuro] if I happen to find out…;[en el pasado] if I had known…8. [al extremo de]llegó a decirme… he went as far as to say to me…;hemos llegado a pagar 4.000 euros at times we've had to pay as much as 4,000 euros;cuesta llegar a creerlo it's very hard to believe it;9. [causar impresión, interesar]tiene una imagen que no llega al electorado she fails to project a strong image to the electorate;son canciones sencillas que llegan a la gente they are simple songs that mean something to people;lo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck homeeste año las rebajas llegarán hasta bien entrado febrero the sales this year will last until well into February;está muy enferma, no creo que llegue a las Navidades she's very ill, I doubt whether she'll make it to Christmas¡llégale! [no hay problema] no problem!, don't worry!* * *v/i1 arrive;ha llegado la primavera spring is here, spring has arrived;está al llegar he’ll arrive momentarily, he’s about to arrive2 ( alcanzar) reach;me llega hasta las rodillas it comes down to my knees;el agua me llegaba a la cintura the water came up to my waist;no llego a comprender por qué … I don’t understand why …;la comida no llegó para todos there wasn’t enough food for everyone;¡hasta ahí podíamos llegar! fam that’s going too far!, that’s a bit much! fam ;llegar a saber find out;llegar a ser get to be;llegar a viejo live to a ripe old age;llegar a presidente get to be president, become president* * *llegar {52} vi1) : to arrive, to come2)llegar a : to arrive at, to reach, to amount to3)llegar a : to manage tollegó a terminar la novela: she managed to finish the novel4)llegar a ser : to becomellegó a ser un miembro permanente: he became a permanent member* * *llegar vb1. (en general) to arrive / to getacabo de llegar I've just arrived / I've just got here¿a qué hora llegaréis a Londres? what time will you arrive in London?cuando lleguemos a Tudela, cenaremos we'll have dinner when we get to Tudela2. (alcanzar) to reach¿llegas? can you reach?llegará el momento en el que tengamos que decidir qué hacemos the time will come when we have to decide what to do¡ha llegado la primavera! spring is here!4. (altura) to come5. (alcanzar una cantidad) to come to6. (ser suficiente) to be enough -
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moins [mwɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━1. adverb2. preposition4. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. (comparatif) less━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► moins... que less... than━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Les expressions du type moins... que sont souvent traduites par l'équivalent anglais de pas aussi... que.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• j'aime moins la campagne en hiver qu'en été I don't like the countryside as much in winter as in summer► moins de + nom non comptable less• je mange moins de pain qu'avant I eat less bread than I used to► moins de + nom comptable━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• il y aura moins de monde demain there'll be fewer people tomorrow there'll be less people tomorrow► moins de + nombre━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► deux fois moins se traduit souvent par half.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• moins je mange, moins j'ai d'appétit the less I eat, the less hungry I feel• moins il y a de clients, moins j'ai de travail the fewer customers I have, the less work I have to do► moins... plus• moins je fume, plus je mange the less I smoke, the more I eat► moins... mieux• moins je fume, mieux je me porte the less I smoke, the better I feel• moins j'ai de coups de fil, mieux je travaille the fewer phone calls I get, the more work I can do► à moins• à moins d'un accident, ça devrait marcher barring accidents, it should work• il jouera, à moins d'un imprévu he'll be playing unless something unexpected happens• à moins de faire une bêtise, il devrait gagner unless he does something silly he should win► à moins que• vous avez cinq ans de moins qu'elle you're five years younger than her► de moins en moins less and less• ça me fera du travail en moins ! that'll be less work for me!• pas moins de 40 km les sépare de la ville la plus proche they're at least 40km from the nearest town• gravement malade, il n'en continue pas moins d'écrire despite being seriously ill, he still continues to write• il n'en reste pas moins que... the fact remains that...• il n'en est pas moins vrai que... it is no less true that...• c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire ! that's putting it mildly!► le moins possible as little as possible2. <a. (soustraction, nombre négatif) minus• il fait moins 5 it's minus 5°3. <• elle a payé cette robe au moins 3 000 € she paid at least 3,000 euros for that dress• il ne pleuvra pas, du moins c'est ce qu'annonce la radio it's not going to rain, at least that's what it says on the radio• j'arriverai vers 4 heures, du moins si l'avion n'a pas de retard I'll be there around 4 o'clock - if the plane's on time, that is► pour le moins to say the least4. <( = minable) complete loser (inf)• on les traite comme des moins que rien they're treated like scum ► moins-value feminine noun depreciation* * *
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1. mwɛ̃1) ( dans une soustraction) minus2) ( pour dire l'heure) toil est moins vingt — (colloq) it's twenty to (colloq)
il était moins une (colloq) or moins cinq — (colloq) it was a close shave (colloq)
3) ( dans une température) minus
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1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)c'est moins une question d'argent qu'une question de principe — it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle
moins je sors, moins j'ai envie de sortir — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out
2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)le moins, la moins, les moins — ( de deux) the less; ( de plus de deux) the least
dans le livre il y a du bon et du moins bon — in the book, there are bits that are good and bits that are not so good
le même en moins gros — the same, only thinner
3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)
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moins de déterminant indéfini1) ( avec un nom)moins de sucre/bruit — less sugar/noise
c'est lui qui a le moins d'expérience des trois — of the three he's the one with the least experience
2) ( avec un numéral)les moins de 20 ans — people under 20, the under-twenties
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à moins locution adverbiale
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à moins de locution prépositiveà moins de partir maintenant — unless we/you etc leave now
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à moins que locution conjonctive
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à tout le moins locution adverbiale to say the least
8.
au moins locution adverbiale at leasttu l'as remercié, au moins? — you did thank him, didn't you?
9.
de moins locution adverbialele kilo de pêches valait dix centimes de moins que la veille — a kilo of peaches cost 10 cents less than it had the day before
il a obtenu 25% de voix de moins que son adversaire — he got 25% fewer votes than his opponent
10.
du moins locution adverbiale at least
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en moins locution adverbialeil est revenu du front avec une jambe en moins/avec un doigt en moins — he came back from the front with only one leg/with a finger missing
c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en moins — he's the spitting image of his father without the moustache GB ou mustache US
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pour le moins locution adverbiale to say the least
II mwɛ̃nom masculin invariable1) Mathématique minus2) (colloq) ( inconvénient) minus•Phrasal Verbs:
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La traduction en anglais de moins est less. Cependant, elle n'est utilisée que dans un nombre de cas assez restreint: en moins de trois jours = in less than three daysTrès souvent, même quand une traduction avec less est possible, l'anglais a recours à d'autres moyens. Certains sont réguliers: ma chambre est moins grande que la tienne = my bedroom isn't as big as yours; j'ai moins d'expérience que toi = I don't have as much experience as you (do), = I have less experience than you (do); c'est moins compliqué que vous ne le croyez = it's not as complicated as you think, = it's less complicated than you thinkD'autres ne le sont pas: j'essaie de moins fumer = I'm trying to cut down on my smoking, = I'm trying to smoke lessLorsque moins de, déterminant indéfini, est suivi d'un nom dénombrable, la règle voudrait que l'on traduise par fewer mais dans la langue parlée on utilise également lessLes expressions le moins possible, le moins du monde sont traitées respectivement sous possible et mondeOn trouvera ci-dessous exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de moinsOn pourra également se reporter aux notes d'usage portant notamment sur la quantité, l'expression de l'âge, etc. Consulter l'index* * *mwɛ̃1. adv1) (comparatif) lessIl a trois ans de moins que moi. — He's three years younger than me.
Nous avons trois jours de vacances de moins que l'an dernier. — We have three days holiday less than last year.
Il est moins intelligent que moi. — He's not as clever as me.
Moins je travaille, mieux je me porte. — The less I work, the better I feel.
2) (superlatif)le moins — least, the least
le moins doué; la moins douée — the least gifted
C'est ce que j'aime le moins. — It's what I like least., It's what I like the least.
C'est l'album que j'aime le moins. — This is the album I like the least., This is the album I least like.
C'est le modèle le moins cher. — It's the least expensive model.
Ce sont les plages qui sont les moins polluées. — These are the least polluted beaches.
3)moins de (livres, gens) — fewer, (sable, eau, sel) less
Ça coûte moins de deux cents euros. — It costs less than 200 euros.
Il y a moins de gens aujourd'hui. — There are fewer people today.
Il est moins de midi. — It's not yet midday.
en moins; de l'argent en moins — less money
Cette année nous avons trois jours de vacances en moins. — We have three days less holiday this year.
le soleil en moins — without the sun, minus the sun
L'endroit ressemble assez à la Côte d'Azur, le soleil en moins. — The place is quite like the Riviera, without the sun.
Ne te plains pas: au moins il ne pleut pas! — Don't complain: at least it's not raining!
à moins de; à moins que — unless
à moins de faire; à moins que tu ne fasses — unless you do
Je te retrouverai à dix heures à moins que le train n'ait du retard. — I'll meet you at 10 o'clock unless the train is late.
Il vient nous voir de moins en moins. — He comes to see us less and less often.
2. prép1) (soustraction) minus2) (température) minusIl fait moins 5. — It's minus 5., It's 5 below., It's 5 degrees below freezing.
Il a fait moins cinq la nuit dernière. — It was minus five last night.
3) (heure)Il est cinq heures moins dix. — It's ten to five.
Il est moins cinq. — It's five to.
3. nm(= signe) minus sign* * *I.moins ⇒ Note d'usageA prép1 ( dans une soustraction) minus; 8 moins 3 égale 5 8 minus 3 is ou equals 5; il a retrouvé sa voiture, moins les roues he got his car back without ou minus hum the wheels;2 ( pour dire l'heure) to; il est huit heures moins dix it's ten (minutes) to eight; il est moins vingt○ it's twenty to○, it's twenty minutes to the hour; il était moins une○ or moins cinq○ it was a close shave○;3 ( dans une température) minus; il faisait moins 15 degrés it was minus 15 (degrees).B adv1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins the least; je lis moins ces derniers temps I read less these days; ils sortent moins maintenant qu'ils ont un enfant they don't go out as much ou they go out less often now that they have a child; il importe moins de changer le règlement que de le faire appliquer changing the rule is less important than implementing it; je gagne moins qu'elle I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; c'est moins un artiste qu'un bon artisan he' s not so much an artist as a good craftsman; c'est moins une question d'argent qu'une question de principe it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle; de moins en moins less and less; moins je sors, moins j'ai envie de sortir the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; moins je le vois, mieux je me porte the less I see him, the better I feel; c'est lui qui travaille le moins de tous he's the one who works the least of all; le film qui m'a le moins plu the film I liked the least; ce que j'aime le moins chez lui what I like least about him;2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins, la moins, les moins ( de deux) the less; ( de plus de deux) the least; il est moins grand/doué que son père he's not as tall/gifted as his father; c'est moins facile qu'il n'y paraît it's not as easy as it seems; il est moins menteur que sa sœur he's less of a liar than his sister; c'est moins problématique que je ne croyais it's less problematic ou less of a problem than I thought, it's not as problematic as I thought; les jeunes et les moins jeunes the young and the not so young; dans le livre il y a du bon et du moins bon in the book, there are bits that are good and bits that are not so good; il n'en est pas moins vrai que it's nonetheless true that; il ressemble à son frère en moins gros he looks like his brother, only thinner; ce sont les employés les moins compétents de l'entreprise they're the least competent employees in the company; un individu des moins recommandables a most unsavoury individual;3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins least; tu devrais rester moins longtemps dans le sauna you shouldn't stay so long in the sauna; elle chante moins bien qu'avant she doesn't sing as well as she used to; il fait moins beau que l'an dernier the weather isn't as good as it was last year; c'est le moins bien payé des deux he's the less well-paid of the two; le moins souvent (the) least often.C moins de dét indéf1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) moins de livres/d'assiettes/d'arguments fewer books/plates/arguments; j'ai moins de livres que toi I don't have as many books as you ou I have fewer books than you; mangez moins de graisses eat less fat; il y a moins de candidats there are fewer candidates; ils ont moins de chances d'être élus they are less likely to be elected; les éditeurs publient moins de livres publishers are publishing fewer books; pas moins de no fewer than;2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) moins de sucre/vin/papier less sugar/wine/paper; moins de bruit/lumière less noise/light; il a parlé avec moins de hargne he spoke less aggressively; il y a moins de monde aujourd'hui qu'hier there are fewer people today than there were yesterday; pas moins de no less than; c'est lui qui a le moins d'expérience des trois of the three he's the one with the least experience;3 ( avec un numéral) en moins de trois heures in less than three hours; dans moins de trois heures in less than three hours; le voyage a duré un peu moins de trois heures the journey took a bit less than ou just under three hours; il est moins de 3 heures it's not quite 3 o'clock; les enfants de moins de 6 ans children under 6; les moins de 20 ans people under 20, the under-twenties; une planche de moins de deux m ètres de long a plank less than two metresGB long; moins de huit candidats fewer than eight candidates; tu ne trouveras rien à moins de 500 euros you won't find anything for less than 500 euros ou for under 500 euros; ça m'a coûté moins de 200 euros it cost me less than 200 euros ou under 200 euros.E à moins de loc prép à moins de partir maintenant, il n'arrivera pas à l'heure unless he leaves now he won't get there on time; à moins d'un miracle il va échouer unless there's a miracle, he's going to fail.G à tout le moins loc adv to say the least.H au moins loc adv at least; tout au moins at least; il y avait au moins 3 000 personnes there were at least 3,000 people; au moins, lui, il a réussi dans la vie he, at least, succeeded in life; tu l'as remercié, au moins? you did thank him, didn't you?I de moins loc adv ça m'a pris deux heures de moins it took me two hours less; le kilo de pêches valait deux euros de moins que la veille a kilo of peaches cost two euros less than it had the day before; j'ai un an de moins que lui I'm a year younger than he is; il a obtenu 25% de voix de moins que son adversaire he got 25% fewer votes than his opponent.J du moins loc adv at least; c'est du moins ce qu'il m'a raconté at least that's what he told me; si du moins tu es d'accord that is if you agree.K en moins loc adv il y avait deux fourchettes en moins dans la boîte there were two forks missing from the box; il est revenu du front avec une jambe en moins/avec un doigt en moins he came back from the front with only one leg/with a finger missing; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en moins he's/she's the spitting image of his/her father without the moustache GB ou mustache US.L pour le moins loc adv to say the least; ton attitude est pour le moins étrange your attitude is strange to say the least (of it).II.moins nm inv1 Math minus; le signe moins the minus sign;2 ○( inconvénient) minus.moins que rien nmf good-for-nothing, nobody.[mwɛ̃] adverbeA.[COMPARATIF D'INFÉRIORITÉ]1. [avec un adjectif, un adverbe] lessdeux fois moins cher half as expensive, twice as cheapen moins rapide but not so ou as fastc'est le même appartement, en moins bien/grand it's the same flat only not as nice/not as bigbeaucoup/un peu moins a lot/a little lessil n'en est pas moins vrai que... it is nonetheless true that...non moins charmante que... just as charming as..., no less charming than...je souffre moins I'm not in so much ou I'm in less painmoins tu parles, mieux ça vaut the less you speak, the betterB.[SUPERLATIF D'INFÉRIORITÉ]1. [avec un adjectif, un adverbe]c'est lui qui habite le moins loin he lives the least far away ou the nearestje ne suis pas le moins du monde surpris I'm not at all ou not in the least bit surprisedje vous dérange? — mais non, pas le moins du monde am I disturbing you? — of course not ou not in the slightest2. [avec un verbe]le moins qu'on puisse faire, c'est de les inviter the least we could do is invite them————————[mwɛ̃] préposition1. [en soustrayant]dix moins huit font deux ten minus ou less eight makes twoon est seize: moins les enfants, ça fait douze there are sixteen of us, twelve not counting the children2. [indiquant l'heure]3. [introduisant un nombre négatif]moins 50 plus moins 6 égalent moins 56 minus 50 plus minus 6 is ou makes minus 56il fait moins 25 it's 25 below ou minus 25————————[mwɛ̃] nom masculin————————à moins locution adverbiale————————à moins de locution prépositionnelle1. [excepté]à moins d'un miracle short of ou barring a miraclenous n'arriverons pas à temps, à moins de partir demain we won't get there on time unless we leave tomorrow2. [pour moins de] for less than3. [dans le temps, l'espace]il habite à moins de 10 minutes/500 mètres d'ici he lives less than 10 minutes/500 metres from here————————à moins que locution conjonctiveà moins que vous ne vouliez le faire vous-même... unless you wanted to do it yourself...————————au moins locution adverbiale1. [en tout cas] at least2. [au minimum] at least————————de moins locution adverbialede moins en moins locution adverbialede moins en moins de locution déterminante[suivi d'un nom comptable] fewer and fewer[suivi d'un nom non comptable] less and less————————des moins locution adverbiale————————du moins locution adverbialeils devaient venir samedi, c'est du moins ce qu'ils nous avaient dit they were supposed to come on saturday, at least that's what they told us————————en moins locution adverbialeil y a une chaise en moins there's one chair missing, we're one chair short————————en moins de locution prépositionnelle————————moins de locution déterminante1. (comparatif) [avec un nom comptable] fewer[avec un nom non comptable] lessil ne me faudra pas moins de 3 heures pour tout faire I'll need no less than ou at the very least 3 hours to do everything2. (superlatif)a. [avec un nom comptable] the fewestb. [avec un nom non comptable] the least————————moins... moins locution correlativethe less... the lessmoins il travaillera, moins il aura de chances de réussir à son examen the less he works, the less chance he'll have of passing his exam————————moins... plus locution correlativethe less... the more————————moins que rien locution adverbiale————————moins que rien nom masculin et fémininc'est un/une moins que rien he's/she's a nobodyon ne peut moins locution adverbialepour le moins locution adverbiale
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