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1 breathe

breathe

A vtr

1 (inhale, respire) respirer [air, oxygen, gas, scent] ; to breathe one's last lit rendre son dernier soupir ; to breathe its last fig dire son dernier mot ;

2 (exhale, blow) souffler [air, smoke, germs] (on sur) ; cracher [fire, vapour] ;

3 ( whisper) murmurer (to à) ; I won't breathe a word je n'en soufflerai pas un mot ; don't breathe a word! pas un mot! ;

4 ( inspire with) to breathe hope into sb redonner de l'espoir à qn ; to breathe (some) life into sth animer qch ; to breathe life into [God] insuffler la vie dans ; to breathe new life into sth donner un second souffle à qch.

B vi

1 ( respire) respirer ; to breathe hard ou heavily souffler fort, haleter ; to breathe easily or freely lit respirer librement ; to breathe more easily fig respirer ;

2 (exhale, blow) to breathe over sb/on sth souffler sur qn/sur qch ;

3 ( wine) s'aérer.

Idioms

to breathe down sb's neck ○ ( watch closely) être sur le dos de qn ○ ; ( be close behind) être sur les talons de qn ○ ; to breathe fire fulminer ; to live and breathe sth ne vivre que pour qch.

Phrasal verbs

■ breathe in:

▶ breathe in inspirer ;

▶ breathe in [sth], breathe [sth] in inhaler [gas, fumes].

■ breathe out:

▶ breathe out expirer ;

▶ breathe out [sth], breathe [sth] out exhaler.

Big English-French dictionary > breathe
2 breathe

bri:ð
verb

1) (to draw in and let out (air etc) from the lungs: He was unable to breathe because of the smoke; She breathed a sigh of relief.) respirar

2) (to tell (a secret): Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.) soplar, revelar

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- breather

breathe vb respirar

breathe deeply respira hondo

El gerundio de breathe se escribe breathing

breathe

tr[briːð]

transitive verb

1 (air, etc) respirar

■ it's wonderful to breathe fresh air es maravilloso respirar aire puro

■ they breathed in the fumes respiraron el humo tóxico

intransitive verb

1 (air, etc) respirar

■ it was impossible to breathe fue imposible respirar

2 (be alive) respirar, vivir

■ is he still breathing? ¿respira aún?

3 (wine) airear

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to breathe in aspirar

to breathe out espirar

don't breathe a word! ¡punto en boca!

not to breath a word about no decir ni una palabra de

to breathe air into (balloon etc) inflar soplando

to breathe a sigh dar un suspiro

to breathe one's last exhalar el último suspiro

to breath new life into something infundir un espíritu nuevo a algo

to breath down somebody's neck no dejar a alguien a sol ni a sombra

breathe ['bri:ð] v, breathed ; breathing vi

1) : respirar

2) live: vivir, respirar

breathe vt

1) : respirar, aspirar

to breathe fresh air: respirar el aire fresco

2) utter: decir

I won't breathe a word of this: no diré nada de esto

breathe

v.

• boquear v.

• espirar v.

• inspirar v.

• resollar v.

• respirar v.

briːð
1.

intransitive verb

a) \<\<person/animal\>\> respirar

to breathe deeply — respirar hondo

to breathe again/easily/freely — respirar tranquilo

b) \<\<fabric/leather\>\> dejar pasar el aire

2.

breathe vt

a) \<\<air/fumes\>\> aspirar, respirar

to breathe one's last — (liter) exhalar el último suspiro (liter)

b) ( exhale)

she breathed garlic all over me — me echó todo su aliento a ajo

c) (instill, inspire) infundir

to breathe new life into something — infundirle nueva vida a algo

d) ( utter) \<\<sigh\>\> dejar escapar

don't breathe a word of this to anyone — no le digas una palabra de esto a nadie

Phrasal Verbs:

- breathe in

- breathe out

[briːð]
1. VT

1) [+ air] respirar

to breathe air into a balloon — inflar un globo soplando

he breathed alcohol all over me — el aliento le apestaba a alcohol

- breathe new life into sth

- breathe one's last

2) (=utter) [+ prayer] decir en voz baja

to breathe a sigh — suspirar, dar un suspiro

I won't breathe a word — no diré nada or palabra

2. VI

1) [person, animal] respirar; (noisily) resollar

now we can breathe again — (fig) ahora podemos respirar tranquilos
neck 1., 1)
2) [wine] respirar

3) [fabric, garment] transpirar, dejar pasar el aire

- breathe in

- breathe out

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[briːð]
1.

intransitive verb

a) \<\<person/animal\>\> respirar

to breathe deeply — respirar hondo

to breathe again/easily/freely — respirar tranquilo

b) \<\<fabric/leather\>\> dejar pasar el aire

2.

breathe vt

a) \<\<air/fumes\>\> aspirar, respirar

to breathe one's last — (liter) exhalar el último suspiro (liter)

b) ( exhale)

she breathed garlic all over me — me echó todo su aliento a ajo

c) (instill, inspire) infundir

to breathe new life into something — infundirle nueva vida a algo

d) ( utter) \<\<sigh\>\> dejar escapar

don't breathe a word of this to anyone — no le digas una palabra de esto a nadie

Phrasal Verbs:

- breathe in

- breathe out

English-spanish dictionary > breathe
3 breathe

[briːð] 1. vt
oddychać (odetchnąć perf) +instr
2. vi
oddychać (odetchnąć perf)

I won't breathe a word about it — nie puszczę pary z ust na ten temat

Phrasal Verbs:

- breathe in

- breathe out

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[bri:ð]
verb

1) (to draw in and let out (air etc) from the lungs: He was unable to breathe because of the smoke; She breathed a sigh of relief.) oddychać

2) (to tell (a secret): Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.) pisnąć

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- breather

English-Polish dictionary > breathe
4 breathe ***

[briːð]
1. vt

(air) respirare, (sigh) tirare

he breathed garlic all over me — mi ha soffiato addosso il suo alito puzzolente d'aglio

I won't breathe a word about it — non fiaterò

to breathe new life into sb/sth fig — ridar vita a qn/qc

2. vi

respirare

to breathe heavily — ansimare, avere il fiato grosso

now we can breathe again fig — adesso possiamo riprendere fiato

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- breathe in

- breathe out

English-Italian dictionary > breathe ***
5 word

word [wɜ:d]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. compounds

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

1. noun

   a. mot m

• the words of the song les paroles fpl de la chanson

• the written/spoken word ce qui est écrit/dit

• what's the German word for "banana"? comment dit-on « banane » en allemand ?

• he won't hear a word against her il n'admet absolument pas qu'on la critique

• I didn't breathe a word je n'ai pas soufflé mot

• ... or words to that effect... ou quelque chose de ce genre

• I remember every word he said je me souviens de ce qu'il a dit mot pour mot

• those were his very words ce sont ses propres paroles

• there are no words to describe how I felt il n'y a pas de mot pour expliquer ce que je ressentais

• he could find no words to express his misery il ne trouvait pas de mot pour exprimer sa tristesse

• from the word go dès le début

• I can't get a word out of him je ne peux pas en tirer un mot

• tell me in your own words dites-le-moi à votre façon

• in the words of Racine comme le dit Racine

• by word of mouth de bouche à oreille

• you took the words right out of my mouth c'est exactement ce que j'allais dire

• without a word, he left the room il a quitté la pièce sans dire un mot

• boring is not the word for it! ennuyeux, c'est le moins que l'on puisse dire !

• she disappeared, there's no other word for it elle a disparu, c'est bien le mot

► to have a word (with sb) ( = speak to)

can I have a word? (inf) puis-je vous dire un mot (en privé) ?

• I'll have a word with him about it je lui en toucherai un mot► to say a word

• I never said a word je n'ai rien dit du tout

• he didn't say a word about it il n'en a pas soufflé mot

• nobody had a good word to say about him personne n'a trouvé la moindre chose à dire en sa faveur► a word/words of

• a word of advice un petit conseil

• after these words of warning après cette mise en garde► in a word en un mot

► in other words autrement dit

► in so many words

• I told him in so many words that... je lui ai carrément dit que...

• he didn't say so in so many words ce n'est pas exactement ce qu'il a dit► word for word [repeat] mot pour mot ; [translate] mot à mot ; [go over] mot par mot

   b. ( = news) nouvelles fpl

• word came from headquarters that... le quartier général a fait dire que...

• word came that... on a appris que...

• to send word that... faire savoir que...

• there's no word from John yet on est toujours sans nouvelles de John

   c. ( = rumour) the word is that he has left le bruit court qu'il est parti

• if word got out about his past, there'd be a scandal si l'on apprenait certaines choses sur son passé, cela ferait un scandale

• the word on the street is... le bruit court que...

   d. ( = promise, assurance) parole f

• word of honour parole f d'honneur

• it was his word against mine c'était sa parole contre la mienne

• I give you my word je vous donne ma parole

• you have my word (of honour) vous avez ma parole (d'honneur)

• he is as good as his word on peut le croire sur parole

• he was as good as his word il a tenu parole

• I've only got her word for it c'est elle qui le dit, je n'ai aucune preuve

• to hold sb to his word contraindre qn à tenir sa promesse

• you'll have to take his word for it il vous faudra le croire sur parole

2. transitive verb

[+ document, protest] rédiger

• he had worded the letter very carefully il avait choisi les termes de sa lettre avec le plus grand soin

• a carefully worded letter une lettre aux termes choisis

3. compounds

► word association noun association f de mots

► word-for-word adjective mot pour mot

• a word-for-word translation une traduction mot à mot ► word game noun jeu m de lettres

► word order noun ordre m des mots

► word-perfect adjective

• to be word-perfect in sth savoir qch sur le bout des doigts ► word processing noun traitement m de texte

• word processing package logiciel m de traitement de texte ► word processor noun traitement m de texte

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[wɜːd] 1.
noun

1) ( verbal expression) mot m

those were his very words — ce sont ses propres mots

to have no words to express something — ne pas trouver les mots pour exprimer quelque chose

long words — mots savants

with these words he left — sur ces mots il est parti

in your own words — avec tes propres mots

I don't think ‘aunt’ is quite the right word — je ne suis pas sûr que ‘tante’ soit le mot qui convienne

the last word — fig le dernier cri (in en)

to get a word in — placer un mot

not in so many words — pas exactement

in other words — en d'autres termes

the spoken word — la langue parlée

to put one's feelings ou thoughts into words — exprimer ce qu'on ressent

there's no such word as ‘can't’ — ‘impossible’ n'est pas français

what's the Greek word for ‘table’? — comment dit-on ‘table’ en grec?

a word of warning — un avertissement

a word of advice — un conseil

I've said my last word on the subject — j'ai dit tout ce que j'avais à dire sur le sujet

too sad for words — trop triste

in the words of Washington — pour reprendre l'expression de Washington

I believed every word he said — je croyais tout ce qu'il me disait

I mean every word of it — je pense ce que je dis

a word to all those who... — quelques conseils pour tous ceux qui...

a man of few words — un homme peu loquace

2) (anything, something) mot m

not a word to anybody — pas un mot à qui que ce soit

I don't believe a word of it — je n'en crois pas un mot

not to have a good word to say about somebody — n'avoir rien de bon à dire de quelqu'un

I want to say a word about honesty — je voudrais dire quelque chose au sujet de l'honnêteté

I didn't say a word! — je n'ai pas ouvert la bouche!

he won't hear a word against her — il ne supporte pas qu'on dise quoi que ce soit contre elle

3) [U] ( information) nouvelles fpl ( about concernant)

there is no word of the missing climbers — on est sans nouvelles des alpinistes disparus

we are hoping for word that all is well — nous espérons de bonnes nouvelles

word got out that... — la nouvelle a transpiré que...

to bring/send word that — annoncer/faire savoir que

he left word at the desk that... — il a laissé un message à la réception disant que...

4) (promise, affirmation) parole f

he gave me his word — il m'a donné sa parole

to break one's word — ne pas tenir parole

to hold somebody to his/her word — obliger quelqu'un à tenir parole

a woman of her word — une femme de parole

to take somebody's word for it — croire quelqu'un sur parole

to doubt somebody's word — douter des paroles de quelqu'un

take my word for it! — crois-moi!

to go back on one's word — revenir sur sa promesse

to be as good as one's word — tenir parole

5) ( rumour)

word has it that he's a millionaire — on dit qu'il est millionnaire

word got round ou around that... — le bruit a couru que...

6) ( command) ordre m

if you need anything just say the word — si tu as besoin de quoi que ce soit, dis-le

just say the word and I'll come — tu n'as qu'un mot à dire et je viendrai

their word is law — ils font la loi
2.
words plural noun

1) ( oratory) paroles fpl

empty words — paroles vides de sens

2) Theatre, Music ( of play) texte m; ( of song) paroles fpl
3.
- worded combining form

a carefully-worded letter — une lettre soigneusement formulée

a strongly-worded statement — un communiqué ferme
4.
transitive verb formuler [reply, letter, statement]

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my word! — ( in surprise) ma parole!; ( in reproof) tu vas voir!

right from the word go — dès le départ

to have a word with somebody about something — parler (un peu) à quelqu'un à propos de quelque chose

to have words with somebody — s'accrocher avec quelqu'un

to put in a good word for somebody — glisser un mot en faveur de quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > word
6 word

wə:d
1. noun
1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) palabra

2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) palabra

3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) noticia

4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) palabra

2. verb
(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) expresar

- wording
- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word

word n palabra

what's does this word mean? ¿qué significa esta palabra?

he promised, he gave me his word me lo prometió, me dio su palabra

in other words en otras palabras

in your own words en tus propias palabras

to have a word with somebody hablar con alguien

I'll have a word with him about it hablaré con él / se lo comentaré

to take somebody's word for it aceptar lo que dice alguien

word

tr[wɜːd]

noun

1 (gen) palabra

tell me what happened in your own words explícame con tus propias palabras lo que pasó

I can't find the words to describe it no encuentro palabras para describirlo

he's a man of few words es un hombre poco hablador

don't believe a word he says no creas ni una palabra de lo que dice

he didn't say a word no dijo ni pío, no dijo ni una palabra

don't breathe a word of this no digas nada de esto, ni palabra de esto

it's your word against mine es tu palabra contra la mía

2 (message, news) noticia

there's been no word no hay noticias

word came that... llegó noticia (de) que...

he left no word of his new address no dejó dicha su nueva dirección

3 (promise) palabra

I give you my word te doy mi palabra

he's a man of his word es hombre de palabra

4 (command) orden nombre femenino

wait until I give the word espera hasta que dé la orden

just say the word no tienes más que pedirlo

his word is law su palabra es ley

5 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL palabra, vocablo, voz nombre femenino

1 the word (rumour) voz nombre femenino, rumor nombre masculino

the word is that Macy's out corre la voz de que Macy ha salido

2 the Word SMALLRELIGION/SMALL el Verbo

plural noun words

1 (lyrics) letra f sing

1 (discussion, talk) palabras nombre femenino plural

transitive verb

1 expresar, formular, redactar

a well-worded letter una carta bien redactada

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

from the word go desde el principio

in a word en una palabra

in other words o sea, es decir, en otras palabras

mark my words fíjate en lo que te digo

not in so many words no exactamente, no directamente, no con esas palabras

not to have a good word to say for somebody/something no decir absolutamente nada en favor de alguien/algo

to be as good as one's word cumplir su palabra

to be the last word in something ser el último grito en algo

to break/go back on one's word faltar a la palabra

to get a word in edgeways meter baza

to have a word with somebody hablar con alguien

to have somebody's word for it that... tener la palabra de alguien que...

you have my word tienes mi palabra

to have the last word decir la última palabra

to have words with somebody discutir con alguien, tener unas palabras con alguien

to keep one's word cumplir su palabra

not to mince one's words no tener pelos en la lengua

to put in/say a good word for somebody (intercede) interceder por alguien 2 (recommend) recomendar a alguien

to put something into words expresar algo con palabras

to put words in somebody's mouth poner palabras en boca de alguien

to take somebody at their word cogerle la palabra a alguien/algo

to take somebody's word for it aceptar lo que alguien le dice, creer a alguien, confiar en la palabra de alguien

take my word for it te lo aseguro

to take the words out of somebody's mouth quitarle la palabra de la boca a alguien

too... for words de lo más... que hay, indescriptiblemente...

it's too awful for words es demasiado horrible para explicarlo

I'm too happy for words no tengo palabras para explicar lo feliz que estoy

upon my word! ¡caramba!

without a word sin decir palabra, sin chistar

word for word palabra por palabra

words fail me no sé qué decir, no tengo palabras

a word of advice un consejo

a word of warning una advertencia

word of honour palabra de honor

word processing procesamiento de textos, tratamiento de textos

word processor procesador nombre masculino de textos

word ['wərd] vt

: expresar, formular, redactar

word n

1) : palabra f, vocablo m, voz f

word for word: palabra por palabra

in one's own words: en sus propias palabras

words fail me: me quedo sin habla

2) remark: palabra f

by word of mouth: de palabra

to have a word with: hablar (dos palabras) con

3) command: orden f

to give the word: dar la orden

just say the word: no tienes que decirlo

4) message, news: noticias fpl

is there any word from her?: ¿hay noticias de ella?

to send word: mandar un recado

5) promise: palabra f

to keep one's word: cumplir uno su palabra

6) words npl

quarrel: palabra f, riña f

to have words with: tener unas palabras con, reñir con

7) words npl

text: letra f (de una canción, etc.)

word

v.

• expresar v.

• redactar v.

n.

• dicción s.f.

• noticias s.f.pl.

• orden s.m.

• palabra s.f.

• palabras mayores s.m.

• verbo s.m.

• vocablo s.m.

• voz s.f.

I wɜːrd, wɜːd
noun

1) c (term, expression) palabra f, vocablo m (frml), voz f (frml)

`greenhouse' is written as one word — `greenhouse' se escribe todo junto

it's a long o big word — es una palabra difícil

bad o naughty o rude word — palabrota f, mala palabra f (esp AmL), garabato m (Chi)

what's the German word for `dog'? — ¿cómo se dice `perro' en alemán?

what's another word for `holiday'? — dame un sinónimo de `holiday'

he was... what's the word?... excommunicated — lo... ¿cómo se dice?... lo excomulgaron

she was lucky - lucky isn't the word! — tuvo suerte - suerte es poco decir!

for want of a better word — por así decirlo

he didn't say so in so many words, but that's what he meant — no lo dijo así or con esas palabras, pero eso es lo que quiso decir

in other words — ( introducing a reformulation) es decir, o sea

I have serious doubts about it - in other words you don't trust me — tengo mis serias dudas al respecto - lo que me estás diciendo es que no me tienes confianza

she's been promoted again - words fail me! — la han vuelto a ascender - no me lo puedo creer!

to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

it was too funny for words — fue graciosísimo

to be lost for words — no encontrar* palabras, no saber* qué decir

2) c ( thing said) palabra f

a word of warning — una advertencia

a word of advice — un consejo

I didn't say a word! — yo no dije nada!

she left without a word — se fue sin decir nada

I can't hear a word you're saying — no te oigo nada

I don't believe a word of it — no me lo creo

she doesn't speak a word of English — no habla ni una palabra de inglés

you're twisting my words! — estás tergiversando lo que dije!

he always has a kind word for everybody — es amable con todo el mundo

famous last words! — (set phrase)

nothing can possibly go wrong -famous last words! — nada puede salir mal -sí, créetelo! (iró)

without a word of a lie — (BrE) palabra (de honor)!

by word of mouth: the news spread by word of mouth la noticia se fue transmitiendo or propagando de boca en boca; people got to know about it by word of mouth la gente se enteró porque se corrió la voz; from the word go desde el primer momento or desde el principio, desde el vamos (CS); the last word: to have the last word tener* or decir* la última palabra; the last word in computers la última palabra en computadoras; to eat one's words: I was forced to eat my words me tuve que tragar lo que había dicho; to get a word in edgewise o (BrE) edgeways meter baza, meter la cuchara (fam); to hang on somebody's every word sorber las palabras de alguien; to have a word with somebody about something hablar con alguien de or sobre algo; to have a word in somebody's ear about something (BrE) hablar en privado con alguien de or sobre algo; to have words with somebody tener* unas palabras con alguien; to put in a (good) word for somebody recomendar* a alguien; ( for somebody in trouble) interceder por alguien; to put words into somebody's mouth atribuirle* a alguien algo que no dijo; to take the words out of somebody's mouth quitarle la(s) palabra(s) de la boca a alguien; to waste words gastar saliva; to weigh one's words medir* sus (or mis etc) palabras; there's many a true word spoken in jest! — lo dices en broma, pero...; mince I

3) ( assurance) (no pl) palabra f

to keep/give one's word — cumplir/dar* su (or mi etc) palabra

to break one's word, to go back on one's word faltar a su (or mi etc) palabra; we only have his word for it no tenemos pruebas de ello, solo su palabra; you can take my word for it te lo aseguro; a man of his word un hombre de palabra; to be as good as one's word: he was there all right, as good as his word allí estaba, tal como lo había prometido; to take somebody at her/his word — tomarle la palabra a alguien

4)

a) u (news, message)

there is still no word of survivors — todavía no se sabe si hay supervivientes

she left word with her secretary that... — dejó recado con la secretaria de que..., le dejó dicho a la secretaria que... (CS)

word has it that... — corre la noticia or el rumor or la voz de que..., dicen que..., se dice que...

to put the word out o about that... — hacer* correr la voz de que...

b) ( instruction)

if you need a hand just say the word — si quieres que te ayude no tienes más que pedirlo

to give the word (to + inf) — dar* la orden (de + inf)

5) words pl

a) ( lyrics) letra f

b) ( Theat)

he forgot his words — se le olvidó lo que tenía que decir

6) c ( Comput) palabra f

7)

a) ( Bib)

the Word — el Verbo

b) ( Relig)

the word — el evangelio, la palabra de Dios

II

transitive verb \<\<document/letter\>\> redactar; \<\<question\>\> formular

[wɜːd]
1. N

1) (gen) palabra f; (=remark) palabra f; (Ling) voz f, vocablo m

I remember every word he said — recuerdo todas y cada una de sus palabras

that's not the word I would have chosen — yo no me hubiera expresado así

the words — (=lyrics) la letra

• I won't hear a word against him — no permito que se le critique

• a big word * — una palabra difícil

• in word and deed — de palabra y hecho

• words fail me — no me lo puedo creer

words failed me — me quedé sin habla

• a man of few words — un hombre nada locuaz

• I can't find (the) words to tell you... — no encuentro palabras para decirte...

• fine words — palabras elocuentes (pero quizá poco sinceras)

• word for word — palabra por palabra

too stupid for words — de lo más estúpido

what's the word for "shop" in Spanish? — ¿cómo se dice "shop" en español?

the Spanish have a word for it — en español existe una palabra para eso

there is no other word for it — no se puede llamar de otro modo

silly isn't the word for it — ¡llamarle estúpido es poco!

• I can't get a word out of him — no logro sacarle una palabra

• in a word — en pocas palabras, en una palabra

in other words — en otros términos, es decir, esto es

in the words of Calderón — con palabras de Calderón, como dice Calderón

in his own words — con sus propias palabras

she didn't say so in so many words — no lo dijo exactamente así, no lo dijo así concretamente

• to have the last word in an argument — decir la última palabra en una discusión

• to measure one's words — medir las palabras

• by word of mouth — verbalmente, de palabra

• a word of advice — un consejo

a word of thanks — unas palabras de agradecimiento

a word of warning — una advertencia

• I can't put my feelings into words — no tengo palabras para expresar lo que siento

to put in a (good) word for sb — avalar a algn, interceder por algn

• don't say a word about it — no digas nada de eso

he never said a word — no dijo una sola palabra

he didn't say a word about it to me — ni me lo mencionó

nobody had a good word to say about him — nadie quería defenderle, nadie habló en su favor

I now call on Mr Allison to say a few words — ahora le cedo la palabra al Sr. Allison, ahora le invito al Sr. Allison a hacer uso de la palabra

• to weigh one's words — medir las palabras

• with these words, he sat down — y tras pronunciar estas palabras se sentó

• without a word — sin decir palabra or ni pío

- from the word go

- it's the last word in luxury

- you're putting words into my mouth

- you took the words right out of my mouth

- the word on the street is that...

- many a true word is spoken in jest

- a word to the wise
breathe 1., 2), eat 1., edgeways, mince
2) (=talk)

to have a word with sb — hablar (dos palabras) con algn, tener unas palabras con algn

I'll have a word with him about it — lo hablaré con él, se lo mencionaré

could I have a (short) word with you? — ¿puedo hablar un momento contigo?

I had a few words with him yesterday — tuve unas palabras con él ayer

to have a word in sb's ear — (Brit) decir algo a algn en confianza

3) (=angry words)

• to have words with sb — reñir or (esp LAm) pelear(se) con algn

the referee had words with him — el árbitro le dijo cuatro palabras

• words passed between them — cambiaron algunas palabras injuriosas

4) (no pl) (=message) recado m; (=news) noticia f, aviso m

• to bring word of sth to sb — informar a algn de algo

• word came that... — llegó noticia de que..., se supo que...

• if word gets out that... — si sale a la luz que..., si llega a saberse que...

• the word is going round that... — se dice que..., corre la voz de que...

• word has it that..., the word is that... — se dice que...

• to leave word (with/for sb) that... — dejar recado (con/para algn) de que..., dejar dicho (con/para algn) que...

• there's still no word from John — todavía no sabemos nada de John

• pass the word that it's time to go — diles que es hora de marcharnos

• to send word — mandar recado

to send sb word of sth — avisar a algn de algo

• to spread the word — propagar la noticia

5) (no pl) (=promise, assurance) palabra f (de honor)

• it's his word against mine — es su palabra contra la mía

• to take sb at his word — aceptar lo que algn dice

• to break one's word — faltar a or no cumplir la palabra

• to give sb one's word (that...) — dar la palabra a algn (de que...)

• to go back on one's word — faltar a la palabra

• you have my word — tienes mi palabra

we only have or we've only got her word for it — todo lo que sabemos es lo que ella dice

• to hold or keep sb to his word — hacer que algn cumpla su palabra

• word of honour — palabra f, palabra f de honor

• to keep one's word — cumplir (lo prometido)

• (upon) my word! — ¡caramba!

• he's a man of his word — es hombre de palabra

• I take your word for it — te creo, ¡basta con que me lo digas! *

take my word for it — te lo aseguro

- his word is

- be as good as one's word

6) (no pl) (=command) orden f

to give the word to do sth — dar la orden de hacer algo

you have only to say the word — solamente hace falta que des la orden

his word is law — su palabra es ley

word of command — voz f de mando

7) (Rel) verbo m, palabra f

the Word of God — el Verbo de Dios

2.

VT [+ letter etc] redactar

it's not very clearly worded — está mal redactado

how shall we word it? — ¿cómo lo expresamos?

a simply worded refusal — una negativa sencilla

a well worded declaration — una declaración bien expresada

3.

CPD

word association N — (Psych) asociación f de palabras

word blindness N — alexia f

word class N — categoría f gramatical (de las palabras)

word count N — recuento m de vocabulario

word formation N — formación f de palabras

word game N — juego m de formación de palabras

word list N — lista f de palabras, vocabulario m

word order N — orden m de palabras

word picture N — descripción f

word processing N — procesamiento m de textos

word processor N — procesador m de textos

* * *

I [wɜːrd, wɜːd]
noun

1) c (term, expression) palabra f, vocablo m (frml), voz f (frml)

`greenhouse' is written as one word — `greenhouse' se escribe todo junto

it's a long o big word — es una palabra difícil

bad o naughty o rude word — palabrota f, mala palabra f (esp AmL), garabato m (Chi)

what's the German word for `dog'? — ¿cómo se dice `perro' en alemán?

what's another word for `holiday'? — dame un sinónimo de `holiday'

he was... what's the word?... excommunicated — lo... ¿cómo se dice?... lo excomulgaron

she was lucky - lucky isn't the word! — tuvo suerte - suerte es poco decir!

for want of a better word — por así decirlo

he didn't say so in so many words, but that's what he meant — no lo dijo así or con esas palabras, pero eso es lo que quiso decir

in other words — ( introducing a reformulation) es decir, o sea

I have serious doubts about it - in other words you don't trust me — tengo mis serias dudas al respecto - lo que me estás diciendo es que no me tienes confianza

she's been promoted again - words fail me! — la han vuelto a ascender - no me lo puedo creer!

to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

it was too funny for words — fue graciosísimo

to be lost for words — no encontrar* palabras, no saber* qué decir

2) c ( thing said) palabra f

a word of warning — una advertencia

a word of advice — un consejo

I didn't say a word! — yo no dije nada!

she left without a word — se fue sin decir nada

I can't hear a word you're saying — no te oigo nada

I don't believe a word of it — no me lo creo

she doesn't speak a word of English — no habla ni una palabra de inglés

you're twisting my words! — estás tergiversando lo que dije!

he always has a kind word for everybody — es amable con todo el mundo

famous last words! — (set phrase)

nothing can possibly go wrong -famous last words! — nada puede salir mal -sí, créetelo! (iró)

without a word of a lie — (BrE) palabra (de honor)!

by word of mouth: the news spread by word of mouth la noticia se fue transmitiendo or propagando de boca en boca; people got to know about it by word of mouth la gente se enteró porque se corrió la voz; from the word go desde el primer momento or desde el principio, desde el vamos (CS); the last word: to have the last word tener* or decir* la última palabra; the last word in computers la última palabra en computadoras; to eat one's words: I was forced to eat my words me tuve que tragar lo que había dicho; to get a word in edgewise o (BrE) edgeways meter baza, meter la cuchara (fam); to hang on somebody's every word sorber las palabras de alguien; to have a word with somebody about something hablar con alguien de or sobre algo; to have a word in somebody's ear about something (BrE) hablar en privado con alguien de or sobre algo; to have words with somebody tener* unas palabras con alguien; to put in a (good) word for somebody recomendar* a alguien; ( for somebody in trouble) interceder por alguien; to put words into somebody's mouth atribuirle* a alguien algo que no dijo; to take the words out of somebody's mouth quitarle la(s) palabra(s) de la boca a alguien; to waste words gastar saliva; to weigh one's words medir* sus (or mis etc) palabras; there's many a true word spoken in jest! — lo dices en broma, pero...; mince I

3) ( assurance) (no pl) palabra f

to keep/give one's word — cumplir/dar* su (or mi etc) palabra

to break one's word, to go back on one's word faltar a su (or mi etc) palabra; we only have his word for it no tenemos pruebas de ello, solo su palabra; you can take my word for it te lo aseguro; a man of his word un hombre de palabra; to be as good as one's word: he was there all right, as good as his word allí estaba, tal como lo había prometido; to take somebody at her/his word — tomarle la palabra a alguien

4)

a) u (news, message)

there is still no word of survivors — todavía no se sabe si hay supervivientes

she left word with her secretary that... — dejó recado con la secretaria de que..., le dejó dicho a la secretaria que... (CS)

word has it that... — corre la noticia or el rumor or la voz de que..., dicen que..., se dice que...

to put the word out o about that... — hacer* correr la voz de que...

b) ( instruction)

if you need a hand just say the word — si quieres que te ayude no tienes más que pedirlo

to give the word (to + inf) — dar* la orden (de + inf)

5) words pl

a) ( lyrics) letra f

b) ( Theat)

he forgot his words — se le olvidó lo que tenía que decir

6) c ( Comput) palabra f

7)

a) ( Bib)

the Word — el Verbo

b) ( Relig)

the word — el evangelio, la palabra de Dios

II

transitive verb \<\<document/letter\>\> redactar; \<\<question\>\> formular

English-spanish dictionary > word
7 ♦ word

♦ word /wɜ:d/
n.

1 parola; termine; vocabolo: He is a man of few words, è un uomo di poche parole; Don't breathe ( o mention o say) a word about it, non farne parola a nessuno!; non fiatare!; to have a few words with sb., scambiare qualche parola con q.; to mark sb. 's words, fare attenzione a quello che dice q.; ascoltare bene q.; «Good» is not the word for him, «buono» non è il termine adatto per lui; How many English words do you know?, quanti vocaboli inglesi conosci?; good words, buone parole; parole di consolazione (o d'incoraggiamento); harsh words, parole aspre (o dure); rude words, parolacce; in one's own words, con parole proprie; dying words, ultime parole ( prima della morte); key word, parola chiave

2 [u] notizia; notizie; messaggio: Word came that the enemy was approaching, giunse notizia che l'esercito nemico si stava avvicinando; to send word, mandare a dire; far sapere; to spread the word, diffondere la notizia; I've had no word from him yet, sono ancora senza sue notizie; non ho ricevuto alcun messaggio da lui; No word from home, nessuna notizia da casa

3 (= word of honour) parola (d'onore); promessa: to keep (o to stick to) one's word, mantenere la parola (o le promesse); He gave his word, diede la sua parola (d'onore); He is a man of his word, è un uomo di parola; You can take my word for it, puoi credermi sulla parola

4 (mil.) parola d'ordine; (fig.) motto; comando; ordine; segnale: Sharp's the word, il nostro motto è «far presto!»; The boss will give the word to start, il capo darà il segnale della partenza

5 (comput.) parola; word

6 – (relig.) the Word, il Verbo; il Vangelo; la Parola di Dio

7 ( preceduto da una maiuscola, che sta per una parola sgradita o volgare) parola tabù: the F-word, la parola che comincia per ‘f’ (= fuck)

8 ( slang) – the word, informazione; notizia: The word is out he won't run again, si dice in giro che non ripresenterà la propria candidatura; to put out the word to sb., informare q.; passare parola a q.

● (med.) word blind, affetto da cecità verbale (o da alessia, da dislessia) □ (med.) word blindness, cecità verbale; alessia; dislessia □ word-bound, impacciato nel parlare; che non vuol parlare □ (gramm.) word building (o word formation), formazione delle parole □ (med.) word deaf, affetto da afasia acustica (o da sordità verbale) □ (med.) word deafness, sordità verbale; afasia acuta □ word for word, parola per parola; alla lettera; letteralmente: to translate word for word, tradurre alla lettera □ word game, gioco linguistico; gioco di vocabolario □ a word in season, una parola al momento giusto; un consiglio opportuno □ (mil.) word of command, comando; ordine □ word-of-mouth = by word of mouth ► sotto □ (gramm.) word order, costruzione della frase □ a word out of season, un consiglio inopportuno; un intervento fuori luogo □ (fig.) a word-painter, un narratore pittoresco □ word-perfect, che sa perfettamente a memoria una poesia (o una parte teatrale, ecc.); ( di un testo) perfetto nei minimi particolari □ word picture, descrizione vivida, icastica □ (comput.) word processing, word processing; elaborazione di testi □ (comput.) word processor, word processor ( programma di elaborazione di testi) □ word-splitter, sofista; pedante; chi spacca un capello in quattro □ word-splitting, (agg.) pedantesco; (sost.) sofisticheria, pedanteria □ word square, quadrato magico ( nell' enigmistica) □ (comput.) word wrapping, ritorno a capo (automatico) □ to be as good as one's word, essere un uomo di parola; mantenere le promesse □ beyond words, indicibile; in modo indicibile, indicibilmente □ big words, parole grosse; vanterie; fanfaronate; insulti □ to break one's word, non tener fede alla parola data; non mantenere le promesse □ by word of mouth, oralmente; verbalmente; a viva voce; mediante il passaparola □ to coin words, coniare parole nuove □ to eat one's words, rimangiarsi le proprie parole; ritrattare; ammettere il proprio torto □ (fig.) from the word go, fin dall'inizio □ (fig.) to hang on sb. 's words, pendere dalle labbra di q.; ascoltare q. con grande attenzione □ to have (o to get) the last word, aver l'ultima parola □ to have words with sb., venire a parole (o avere un diverbio) con q. □ to be honest in word and deed, essere onesto a parole e nei fatti □ in a (o in one) word, in una parola; in breve □ in words, in parole; in lettere: The amount to be paid must be expressed in words as well as in figures, la somma da pagare va indicata sia in cifre che in lettere □ in other words, in altre parole; in altri termini □ in so many words, esattamente; in tutte lettere; esplicitamente: He didn't say that in so many words, but that's what he meant, non lo disse esplicitamente, ma questo è ciò che voleva dire □ (fig.) the last word in, l'ultima novità in fatto di: This is the last word in television sets, questa è l'ultima novità in fatto di televisori □ to leave word, lasciar detto (qc. a q.) □ on (o with) the word, detto fatto; subito; immediatamente □ to proceed from words to blows, passare (dalle parole) alle vie di fatto □ to put one's fears into words, manifestare i propri timori □ to put one's thoughts into words, tradurre in parole i propri pensieri □ to say (o to put in) a good word for sb., dire (o mettere) una buona parola in favore di q.; raccomandare q. □ (fam.) to say the word, dire la parola decisiva; dare la propria approvazione; dare l'ordine (di cominciare qc.) □ to take sb. at his word, prendere q. in parola □ (fam.) to take sb. 's word for it, credere a q. sulla parola □ to take words for things, scambiare le parole per fatti □ to take the words out of sb. 's mouth, togliere la parola di bocca a q. □ to waste words on sb., sprecare il fiato con q. □ to weigh one's words, pesare (o misurare) le parole □ His word is as good as his bond, la sua parola è più che sufficiente; la sua parola vale un impegno scritto □ Upon my word!, parola (d'onore)!; sul mio onore! □ My word!, perbacco! □ (fig.) He hasn't a word to throw at a dog, non rivolge la parola a nessuno □ A word in your ear, voglio dirti due parole in privato □ (prov.) A word to the wise is enough, a buon intenditor poche parole □ (prov.) Good words without deeds are rushes and reeds, belle parole e cattivi fatti ingannano savi e matti □ (prov.) Kind words go a long way, le buone parole possono molto; con le buone si fa tutto □ (prov.) Words are but wind, le parole volano (cfr. lat. «Verba volant, scripta manent»).
(to) word /wɜ:d/
v. t.

mettere in parole; esprimere; formulare; redigere; scrivere: I don't know how to word this letter, non so come formulare questa lettera; The report must be worded clearly, la relazione va redatta in modo chiaro; It should be worded differently, bisognerebbe dire la cosa con parole diverse; a well-worded letter, una lettera scritta bene ( con precisione di linguaggio)

● a message worded as follows, un messaggio così concepito (o del seguente tenore).

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ word
8 not a syllable!

разг.

ни слова!, ни звука!, молчите!

‘You won't breathe a word to Ronnie about our coming here..?’ ‘Not a syllable.’ (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Summer Lightning’, ch. 4) — - Ты не расскажешь Ронни о нашей встрече в ресторане..? - Ну конечно нет.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > not a syllable!
9 much

much [mʌtʃ]

beaucoup de ⇒ 1 beaucoup ⇒ 2 (a), 3 autant de ⇒ 5 1 autant que ⇒ 5 2, 6 2 combien (de) ⇒ 8 tant de ⇒ 10 tellement (de) ⇒ 3

1 adjective

ⓘ GRAM Hormis dans la langue soutenue et dans certaines expressions, ne s'utilise que dans des structures négatives ou interrogatives.

beaucoup de;

∎ we don't have much time on n'a pas beaucoup de temps;

∎ there isn't much cake/money left il ne reste pas beaucoup de gâteau/d'argent;

∎ the tablets didn't do much good les comprimés n'ont pas servi à grand-chose ou n'ont pas fait beaucoup d'effet;

∎ ironic much good may it do you! grand bien vous fasse!

2 pronoun

(a) (gen) beaucoup;

∎ is there much left? est-ce qu'il en reste beaucoup?;

∎ is there any left? - not much est-ce qu'il en reste? - pas beaucoup;

∎ there's still much to be decided il reste encore beaucoup de choses à décider;

∎ he hadn't much to say on the subject il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire à ce sujet;

∎ there's not much anyone can do about it personne n'y peut grand-chose;

∎ we have much to be thankful for nous avons beaucoup de raisons d'être reconnaissants;

∎ much of the time (long period) la majeure partie du temps; (very often) la plupart du temps;

∎ much of the coffee had to be thrown away on a dû jeter une grande partie du café;

∎ there is not much of it il n'y en a pas beaucoup;

∎ I agreed with much of what she said j'étais d'accord avec presque tout ce qu'elle a dit

(b) (as intensifier)

∎ I'm not much of a hiker je ne suis pas un très bon marcheur;

∎ it hasn't been much of a holiday ce n'était pas vraiment des vacances;

∎ it wasn't much of a surprise ce n'était pas une grande surprise;

∎ it wasn't much of a joke ce n'était pas terrible comme plaisanterie;

∎ what he said didn't amount to much il n'avait pas grand-chose d'important à dire;

∎ his plans didn't come to much ses projets n'ont pas abouti à grand-chose;

∎ the defence made much of the witness's criminal record la défense a beaucoup insisté sur le casier judiciaire du témoin;

∎ I couldn't make much of the figures je n'ai pas compris grand-chose aux chiffres;

∎ I don't think much of him/of his technique je n'ai pas une très haute opinion de lui/de sa technique;

∎ there's much to be said for the old-fashioned method la vieille méthode a beaucoup d'avantages;

∎ there's much to be said for his suggestions il y a des choses fort intéressantes dans ce qu'il propose;

∎ it's not up to much ça ne vaut pas grand-chose;

∎ he's not up to much ce n'est pas une lumière;

∎ there's not much to choose between them ils se valent;

∎ there's not much in it il n'y a pas une grande différence;

∎ familiar ironic he doesn't want or ask or expect much, does he? il n'est pas difficile, lui, au moins!

3 adverb

beaucoup;

∎ I don't drink much je ne bois pas beaucoup;

∎ I don't like them much, I don't much like them je ne les aime pas beaucoup;

∎ much admired/appreciated très admiré/apprécié;

∎ much happier/more slowly beaucoup plus heureux/plus lentement;

∎ much worse bien pire;

∎ I feel very much better je me sens beaucoup mieux;

∎ thank you very much (for) merci beaucoup (de ou pour);

∎ formal it is much to be regretted that… il est fort regrettable que…;

∎ it doesn't matter much cela n'a pas beaucoup d'importance;

∎ much to my surprise à mon grand étonnement;

∎ we are much obliged to you for… nous vous sommes très obligés de ou pour…;

∎ I'm not much good at making speeches je ne suis pas très doué pour faire des discours;

∎ it's much the best/the fastest way to travel c'est de beaucoup le meilleur moyen/le moyen le plus rapide de voyager;

∎ it's much the best/the fastest c'est le meilleur/le plus rapide de beaucoup;

∎ much the same presque pareil;

∎ it's (pretty or very) much the same thing c'est à peu près la même chose;

∎ she's still much the same as yesterday son état n'a pas changé depuis hier;

∎ I feel much the same as you je pense plutôt comme vous;

∎ familiar ironic he doesn't like beer, does he? - not much he doesn't! il n'aime pas la bière, non? - et comment, il aime ça!

4 as much

1 pronoun

∎ (that, the same) I thought/suspected as much c'est bien ce que je pensais/soupçonnais;

∎ I expected as much je m'y attendais;

∎ I said as much to him yesterday c'est ce que je lui ai dit hier;

∎ would you do as much for me? en ferais-tu autant pour moi?

2 adverb

∎ (with multiples, fractions) twice/three times as much deux/trois fois plus;

∎ half as much la moitié (de ça);

∎ a quarter as much un quart (de ça);

∎ as much again encore autant

5 as much…as

1 adjective

∎ (the same amount as) as much…as autant de…que;

∎ I've got as much money as you j'ai autant d'argent que vous;

∎ take as much sugar as you like prenez autant de ou tout le sucre que vous voulez

2 conjunction

autant…que;

∎ he's as much to blame as her elle n'est pas plus responsable que lui, il est responsable autant qu'elle;

∎ it is as much your fault as (it is) mine c'est autant de votre faute que de la mienne

6 as much as

1 pronoun

(a) (the same as)

∎ it costs as much as the Japanese model ça coûte le même prix que le modèle japonais;

∎ he looked at me as much as to say… il me regarda avec l'air de (vouloir) dire…;

∎ that's as much as to say that I'm a liar ça revient à me traiter de menteur

(b) (all)

∎ it was as much as I could do to keep a straight face j'ai failli éclater de rire;

∎ it was as much as we could do to stand upright nous avions le plus grand mal à nous tenir debout

2 conjunction

autant que;

∎ I hate it as much as you do ça me déplaît autant qu'à vous;

∎ as much as ever toujours autant;

∎ as much as before autant qu'avant;

∎ not quite as much as… pas tout à fait autant que…;

∎ I don't dislike them as much as all that ils ne me déplaisent pas autant que ça

7 however much

1 adjective

∎ however much money you give him, it won't be enough vous pouvez lui donner autant d'argent que vous voulez, ça ne suffira pas

2 pronoun

∎ however much they offer, take it quelle que soit la somme qu'ils proposent, acceptez-la

3 adverb

∎ however much you dislike the idea… quelle que soit votre aversion pour cette idée…;

∎ however much I try, it doesn't work j'ai beau essayer, ça ne marche pas

8 how much

1 adjective

combien de;

∎ how much flour have we got left? combien de farine nous reste-t-il?

2 pronoun

combien;

∎ how much do you want? (gen) combien en voulez-vous?; (money) combien voulez-vous?;

∎ how much is the record or does the record cost? combien coûte ce disque?

9 much as conjunction

∎ much as I admire him, I have to admit that… malgré toute mon admiration pour lui, je dois admettre que…;

∎ much as I would like to, I can't come à mon grand regret, il m'est véritablement impossible de venir;

∎ much as I try, I can't succeed j'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas;

∎ the result was much as I expected le résultat correspondait bien à ce que j'attendais

10 so much

1 adjective

tant de, tellement de;

∎ it takes up so much time ça prend tellement de temps;

∎ it's just so much nonsense c'est tellement bête

2 pronoun

(a) (such a lot) tant;

∎ I've learnt so much on this course j'ai vraiment appris beaucoup (de choses) en suivant ces cours;

∎ there's still so much to do il y a encore tant à faire;

∎ he has drunk so much that… il a tellement bu que…

(b) (this amount)

∎ there's only so much one can do il y a une limite à ce qu'on peut faire;

∎ how much water will I put in? - about so much combien d'eau est-ce que je dois mettre? - à peu près ça;

∎ so much a kilo tant le kilo

3 adverb

tellement;

∎ I miss you so much tu me manques tellement;

∎ I wouldn't mind so much, only he promised to do it ça ne me gêne pas tellement, mais il avait promis de le faire;

∎ it's not so much his unpunctuality, it's his rudeness I can't stand ce n'est pas tellement ses retards, c'est sa grossièreté que je ne supporte pas;

∎ thank you ever so much merci infiniment ou mille fois;

∎ so much the better tant mieux;

∎ so much so that… au point que…, à tel point que…;

∎ not so much a…, more a… pas vraiment un…, mais plutôt un…

11 so much as adverb

même;

∎ if you so much as breathe a word of this… si seulement tu répètes un mot de tout ça…;

∎ without so much as asking permission sans même demander la permission;

∎ I would not so much as raise a finger to help him je ne lèverais pas même le petit doigt pour l'aider

12 so much for preposition

∎ so much for the agenda; now let us consider… voilà pour ce qui est de l'ordre du jour; maintenant, je voudrais que nous nous penchions sur la question de…;

∎ so much for that idea! on peut oublier cette idée!;

∎ so much for his friendship! et voilà ce qu'il appelle l'amitié!

13 that much

1 adjective

∎ there was that much food, we thought we'd never finish it il y avait tellement à manger qu'on pensait ne jamais arriver à finir

2 pronoun

∎ was there much damage? - not that much y a-t-il eu beaucoup de dégâts? - pas tant que ça;

∎ did it cost that much? ça a coûté autant que ça?;

∎ how much do you want? - about that much combien en veux-tu? - à peu près ça

3 adverb (with comparative)

(a) (a lot) beaucoup plus;

∎ it'll be that much easier to organize ce sera d'autant plus facile à organiser;

∎ not that much better pas beaucoup mieux

(b) (this amount)

∎ she's that much taller than me elle est plus grande que moi de ça

14 this much

1 adjective

∎ there was this much coffee left il restait ça de café

2 pronoun

(a) (this amount)

∎ I had to cut this much off the hem of my skirt j'ai dû raccourcir ma jupe de ça

(b) (one thing) une chose;

∎ this much is true… une chose au moins est vraie…;

∎ I'll say this much for her, she's got guts il faut reconnaître une chose, c'est qu'elle a du cran

15 too much

1 adjective

trop de

2 pronoun

trop;

∎ there's too much to do il y a trop à faire;

∎ don't expect too much (be too demanding) ne soyez pas trop exigeant, n'en demandez pas trop; (be too hopeful) ne vous faites pas trop d'illusions;

∎ to cost too much coûter trop cher;

∎ £10 too much 10 livres de trop;

∎ familiar she's too much! elle est trop!;

∎ familiar that's too much! ça, c'est trop!;

∎ familiar that's a bit much! c'est un peu fort!;

∎ you can't have too much of a good thing abondance de biens ne nuit pas

3 adverb

(work, speak) trop

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

I 1. adjective
letzt...

be last to arrive — als letzter/letzte ankommen

for the [very] last time — zum [aller]letzten Mal

who was last? — wer war letzter?

the last two — die letzten beiden

he came last — er war letzter

second last, last but one — vorletzt...

last but not least — last, not least; nicht zuletzt

last evening/night was windy — gestern abend/gestern od. heute nacht war es windig

last evening/week we were out — gestern abend/letzte Woche waren wir aus

that would be the last thing to do in this situation — das wäre das Letzte, was man in dieser Situation tun würde
2. adverb
1) [ganz] zuletzt; als letzter/letzte [sprechen, ankommen]

2) (on last previous occasion) das letzte Mal; zuletzt

when did you last see him or see him last? — wann hast du ihn zuletzt od. das letzte Mal gesehen?
3. noun
1) (mention, sight)

I shall never hear the last of it — das werde ich ständig zu hören bekommen

you haven't heard the last of this matter — das letzte Wort in dieser Sache ist noch nicht gesprochen

that was the last we ever saw of him — das war das letzte Mal, daß wir ihn gesehen haben

2) (person or thing) letzter...

these last — letztere

I'm always the last to be told — ich bin immer der letzte, der etwas erfährt

she was the last to know about it — sie erfuhr es als letzte

3) (day, moment[s])

to or till the last — bis zuletzt; see also academic.ru/8875/breathe">breathe 2. 1)

4)

at [long] last — endlich; schließlich [doch noch]
II intransitive verb
1) (continue) andauern; [Wetter, Ärger:] anhalten

last all night — die ganze Nacht dauern

last till — dauern bis

last from... to... — von... bis... dauern

built to last — dauerhaft gebaut

it can't/won't last — das geht nicht mehr lange so

it's too good to last — es ist zu schön, um von Dauer zu sein

2) (manage to continue) es aushalten

3) (suffice) reichen

while stocks last — solange Vorrat reicht

this knife will last [me] a lifetime — dies Messer hält mein ganzes Leben
III noun
(for shoemaker) Leisten, der

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I 1. adjective
1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) letzt

2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) letzt

3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) letzt
2. adverb
(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) zuletzt

- lastly
- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb
1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) andauern

2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) sich halten

•

- lasting
- last out
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last¹

[lɑ:st, AM læst]

n Leisten m

▶ the cobbler should stick to his \last ( prov) Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten prov

last²

[lɑ:st, AM læst]

I. adj inv

1. attr (after all the others)

▪ the \last... der/die/das letzte...

they caught the \last bus sie nahmen den letzten Bus

to arrive/come \last als Letzte(r) f(m) ankommen/kommen

to plan sth [down] to the \last detail etw bis ins kleinste Detail planen

to do sth \last thing etw als Letztes tun

I always switch on the washing machine \last thing [at night] ich mache als Letztes vor dem Schlafengehen immer noch die Waschmaschine an

the second/third \last door die vor-/drittletzte Tür

the \last one der/die/das Letzte

our house is the \last one on the left before the traffic lights unser Haus ist das Letzte links vor der Ampel

to be the \last one to do sth etw als Letzte(r) tun

she was the \last one to arrive sie kam als Letzte an

2. (lowest in order, rank) letzte(r, s)

the Mets will surely finish the season in \last place die Mets werden am Ende der Saison sicher Tabellenletzte sein

▪ to be [or come] \last Letzte(r) f(m) sein; (in a race, competition) Letzte(r) f(m) werden

to be fourth/third from \last Viert-/Drittletzte(r) f(m) sein

to be \last but one [or next to \last] [or second [to] \last] Vorletzte(r) f(m) sein

3. attr (final, remaining) letzte(r, s)

I'll give you one \last chance ich gebe dir eine letzte Chance

this is the \last time I do him a favour das ist das letzte Mal, dass ich ihm einen Gefallen tue

can I have the \last piece of chocolate? darf ich das letzte Stück Schokolade essen?

I'm down to my \last 50p ich habe nur noch 50 Pence

it's our \last hope das ist unsere letzte Hoffnung

these are the \last of our supplies das sind unsere letzten Vorräte

he calculated the costs down to the \last penny er hat die Kosten bis auf den letzten Penny berechnet

I'm almost finished — this is the \last but one box to empty ich bin fast fertig — das ist schon die vorletzte Kiste, die ich noch ausräumen muss

to the \last man MIL bis auf den letzten Mann

at the \last minute/moment in letzter Minute/im letzten Moment

till/to the \last minute [or [possible] moment] bis zur letzten Minute/zum letzten Moment

he always leaves important decisions to the \last possible moment er schiebt wichtige Entscheidungen immer bis zum letzten Moment hinaus

he waited till the \last minute to submit an offer er wartete mit seinem Angebot bis zur letzten Minute

as a [or BRIT also in the] \last resort im äußersten Notfall

police are supposed to use guns only as a \last resort die Polizei soll nur im äußersten Notfall von der Waffe Gebrauch machen

that's my \last word [on the subject] das ist mein letztes Wort [zu diesem Thema]

to have the \last word das letzte Wort haben

at long \last schließlich und endlich, zu guter Letzt

at long \last the government is starting to listen to our problems endlich wird die Regierung einmal auf unsere Probleme aufmerksam

4. attr (most recent, previous) letzte(r, s)

when was the \last time you had a cigarette? wann hast du zum letzten Mal eine Zigarette geraucht?

did you hear the storm \last night? hast du letzte Nacht den Sturm gehört?

did you see the news on TV \last night? hast du gestern Abend die Nachrichten im Fernsehen gesehen?

sb's \last album/book jds letztes Album/Buch

\last month/November letzten Monat/November

\last Sunday [or on Sunday \last] letzten Sonntag

your letter of Sunday \last ( form) Ihr Brief von letztem Sonntag

the results from \last Sunday:

\last Sunday's results die Ergebnisse vom letzten Sonntag

\last week/year letzte Woche/letztes Jahr

the week/year before \last vorletzte Woche/vorletztes Jahr

in the \last five years in den letzten fünf Jahren

5. attr (most unlikely)

▪ the \last sb/sth der/die/das Letzte

she was the \last person I expected to see sie hätte ich am allerwenigsten erwartet

the \last thing I wanted was to make you unhappy das Letzte, was ich wollte, war dich unglücklich zu machen

he's the \last person I want to see at the moment er ist der Letzte, den ich im Moment sehen möchte

the \last thing she needed is a husband eine Ehemann hatte ihr gerade noch gefehlt! iron

6.

▶ to have the \last laugh zuletzt lachen fig; (show everybody) es allen zeigen

I'll have the \last laugh [over you]! dir werd ich's schon noch zeigen! fam

▶ the \last laugh is on sb jd lacht zuletzt fig

▶ sth is on its \last legs ( fam) etw gibt bald den Geist auf [o macht es nicht mehr lange] fam

the foundry business was on its \last legs das Gießereigeschäft pfiff auf dem letzten Loch sl

▶ sb is on their \last legs ( fam: very tired) jd ist fix und fertig fam, jd pfeift auf dem letzten Loch sl; (near to death) jd macht es nicht mehr lange fam

▶ to be the \last straw das Fass [endgültig] zum Überlaufen bringen fig

▶ to be the \last word ( fam) zurzeit das Beste [o Nonplusultra] sein

digital audio is the \last word in sound reproduction digitales Audio ist zurzeit das Nonplusultra im Bereich der Klangwiedergabe

II. adv inv

1. (most recently) das letzte Mal, zuletzt

I \last saw him three weeks ago ich habe ihn zuletzt [o das letzte Mal] vor drei Wochen gesehen

when did you have a cigarette \last [or \last have a cigarette]? wann hast du das letzte Mal geraucht?

2. (after the others) als Letzte(r, s)

the horse came in \last das Pferd kam als Letztes ins Ziel

until \last bis zuletzt [o zum Schluss

3. (lastly) zuletzt, zum Schluss

\last, and most important... der letzte und wichtigste Punkt...

and \last, I'd like to thank you all for coming und zum Schluss möchte ich Ihnen allen dafür danken, dass Sie gekommen sind

\last but not [or by no means] least nicht zu vergessen, nicht zuletzt

\last but not least, I'd like to thank you for coming und ich möchte mich nicht zuletzt auch für ihr Kommen bedanken

III. n

<pl ->

1. (one after all the others)

▪ the \last der/die/das Letzte

she was the \last to arrive sie kam als Letzte

the \last but one esp BRIT, AUS [or AM the next to \last] der/die/das Vorletzte

to be the \last to do sth als Letzte(r) f(m) etw tun

why are they always the \last to arrive? warum kommen sie immer als Letzte?

why is he always the \last to be told? warum erfährt er immer alles als Letzter?

2. (only one left, final one)

▪ the \last der/die/das Letzte

she was the \last of the great educational reformers sie war die Letzte der großen Schulreformer

to breathe one's \last den letzten Atemzug tun

3. (remainder)

▪ the \last der letzte Rest

that was the \last of the real coffee das war der letzte Rest Bohnenkaffee

the \last of the ice cream/strawberries der letzte Rest Eis/Erdbeeren

4. (most recent, previous one)

▪ the \last der/die/das Letzte

the \last we heard of her was that... das Letzte, was wir von ihr hörten, war, dass...

the \last I heard she had lost her job das Letzte was ich von ihr weiß ist, dass sie ihren Job verloren hatte

the \last we heard from her,... als wir das letzte Mal von ihr hörten,...

the \last we saw of her,... als wir sie das letzte Mal sahen,...

that was the \last we saw of her das war das letzte Mal, das wir sie gesehen haben, seitdem haben wir sie nie wieder gesehen

5. usu sing SPORT (last position) letzter Platz

Lion Cavern came from \last in a slowly run race Lion Cavern holte in einem langsamen Rennen vom letzten Platz auf

6. BOXING

▪ the \last die letzte Runde

7. ( fam: end)

the dying embers sparked their \last die Funken verglühten

you haven't heard the \last of this! das letzte Wort ist hier noch nicht gesprochen!

we'll never hear the \last of it if they win wenn sie gewinnen, müssen wir uns das endlos anhören fam

to see the \last of sth ( fam) etw nie wieder sehen müssen

at \last endlich

I've finished my essay at \last! endlich habe ich meinen Essay fertig!

to the \last ( form: until the end) bis zuletzt; (utterly) durch und durch

to defend one's principles to the \last seine Prinzipien bis zuletzt verteidigen

she is patriotic to the \last sie ist durch und durch patriotisch

last³

[lɑ:st, AM læst]

I. vi

1. (go on for) [an]dauern

it was only a short trip, but very enjoyable while it \lasted die Reise war zwar nur kurz, aber insgesamt sehr angenehm

to \last [for] a month/week einen Monat/eine Woche dauern

the rain is expected to \last all weekend der Regen soll das gesamte Wochenende anhalten

2. (endure) halten; enthusiasm, intentions anhalten

this is too good to \last das ist zu gut, um wahr zu sein

it's the only battery we've got, so make it \last wir habe nur diese eine Batterie — verwende sie also sparsam

her previous secretary only \lasted a month ihre vorige Sekretärin blieb nur einen Monat

you won't \last long in this job if... du wirst diesen Job nicht lange behalten, wenn...

he wouldn't \last five minutes in the army! er würde keine fünf Minuten beim Militär überstehen!

built to \last für die Ewigkeit gebaut

II. vt

▪ to \last sb supplies etc [aus]reichen; car, machine halten

we've only got enough supplies to \last us a week unsere Vorräte werden nur eine Woche reichen

to \last five years fünf Jahre halten

to \last [sb] a lifetime ein Leben lang halten

if you look after your teeth they will \last you a lifetime wenn du deine Zähne gut pflegst, wirst du sie dein Leben lang behalten

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I [lAːst]
1. adj

1) letzte(r, s)

he was last to arrive — er kam als Letzter an

the last person — der Letzte

the last but one, the second last (one) — der/die/das Vorletzte

the third last house — das drittletzte Haus

(the) last one there buys the drinks! — der Letzte or wer als Letzter ankommt, zahlt die Getränke

last Monday, on Monday last — letzten Montag

last year — letztes Jahr, im vorigen Jahr

during the last 20 years, these last 20 years — in den letzten 20 Jahren

last but not least — nicht zuletzt, last not least

2)

(= most unlikely, unsuitable etc) that's the last thing I worry about — das ist das Letzte, worüber ich mir Sorgen machen würde

that was the last thing I expected — damit hatte ich am wenigsten gerechnet

that's the last thing I wanted to happen —

he's the last person I want to see — er ist der Letzte, den ich sehen möchte

you're the last person to be entrusted with it — du bist der Letzte, dem man das anvertrauen kann

2. n

1) (= final one or part, one before) der/die/das Letzte

he was the last of the visitors to leave — er ging als Letzter der Besucher

I'm always the last to know — ich erfahre immer alles als Letzter

he withdrew the last of his money from the bank — er hob sein letztes Geld von der Bank ab

each one is better than the last — eins ist besser als das andere

this is the last of the cake — das ist der Rest des Kuchens

that's the last of the fighting — jetzt hat der Kampf ein Ende

that was the last we saw of him —

the last we heard of him was... — das Letzte, was wir von ihm hörten, war...

that was the last we heard of it/him — seitdem haben wir nichts mehr darüber/von ihm gehört

I hope this is the last we'll hear of it — ich hoffe, damit ist die Sache erledigt

the last I heard, they were getting married — das Letzte, was ich gehört habe, war, dass sie heiraten

I shall be glad to see the last of this/him — ich bin froh, wenn ich das hinter mir habe/wenn ich den los bin (inf) or wenn ich den nicht mehr sehe

we shall never hear the last of it —

to look one's last on sth my last (Comm) — den letzten Blick auf etw (acc) werfen mein letztes Schreiben

2)

at last — endlich

at long last — schließlich und endlich

so you're ready at long last! — du bist also endlich fertig geworden!

to the last — bis zum Schluss

3. adv

when did you last have a bath or have a bath last? — wann hast du das letzte Mal gebadet?

I last heard from him a month ago — vor einem Monat habe ich das letzte Mal von ihm gehört

he spoke last — er sprach als Letzter

the horse came in last — das Pferd ging als letztes durchs Ziel
II
1. vt

it will last me/a careful user a lifetime — das hält/bei vernünftiger Benutzung hält es ein Leben lang

the car has lasted me eight years — das Auto hat acht Jahre (lang) gehalten

these cigarettes will last me a week — diese Zigaretten reichen mir eine Woche

I didn't think he'd last the week — ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass er die Woche durchhält

2. vi
(= continue) dauern; (= remain intact cloth, flowers, marriage) halten
it can't last — es hält nicht an

it won't last — es wird nicht lange anhalten or so bleiben

it's too good to last — das ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein

he'll stay as long as the beer lasts — er bleibt, solange Bier da ist

will this material last? — ist dieses Material haltbar or dauerhaft?

none of his girlfriends lasts for long — bei ihm hält sich keine Freundin lange

he won't last long in this job — er wird in dieser Stelle nicht alt werden (inf)

the previous boss only lasted a week — der letzte Chef blieb nur eine Woche
III
n
Leisten m
cobbler, stick to your last! — Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten!

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last¹ [lɑːst; US læst]

A adj (adv → lastly)

1. letzt(er, e, es):

the last two die beiden Letzten;

last but one vorletzt(er, e, es);

last but two drittletzt(er, e, es);

for the last time zum letzten Mal;

to the last man bis auf den letzten Mann;

the Last Day REL der Jüngste Tag;

Last Frontier US (Beiname für den Staat) Alaska n;

last letter Abschiedsbrief m;

last name bes US Familien-, Nach-, Zuname m;

last number recall ( oder redial) TEL Wahlwiederholung f;

last rites REL Sterbesakramente;

last thing als Letztes (besonders vor dem Schlafengehen);

be last SPORT etc an letzter Stelle liegen; → home A 4, honor B 2, judgment 6 b, etc

2. letzt(er, e, es), vorig(er, e, es):

last Monday, Monday last (am) letzten oder vorigen Montag;

last night

a) gestern Abend,

b) in der vergangenen Nacht, letzte Nacht;

last week in der letzten oder vorigen Woche, letzte oder vorige Woche

3. neuest(er, e, es), letzt(er, e, es):

the last news;

the last thing in jazz das Neueste im Jazz; → word Bes Redew

4. letzt(er, e, es) (allein übrig bleibend):

my last hope ( pound, etc)

5. letzt(er, e, es), endgültig, entscheidend: → word Bes Redew

6. äußerst(er, e, es):

the last degree der höchste Grad;

of the last importance von höchster Bedeutung;

my last price mein äußerster oder niedrigster Preis

7. letzt(er, e, es) (am wenigsten erwartet oder geeignet):

the last man I would choose der Letzte, den ich wählen würde;

he was the last person I expected to see mit ihm oder mit seiner Gegenwart hatte ich am wenigsten gerechnet;

the last thing I would do das Letzte, was ich tun würde;

this is the last thing to happen es ist sehr unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht

8. letzt(er, e, es), miserabelst(er, e, es), scheußlichst(er, e, es):

the last form of vice

B adv

1. zuletzt, als Letzt(er, e, es), an letzter Stelle:

he came last er kam als Letzter;

last but not least last, (but) not least; nicht zuletzt; nicht zu vergessen;

last of all zuallerletzt, ganz zuletzt

2. zuletzt, zum letzten Mal:

I last met her in Berlin

3. schließlich, zu guter Letzt

4. letzt…:

last-mentioned letztgenannt, -erwähnt

C s

1. (der, die, das) Letzte:

the last to arrive der Letzte, der ankam;

he was the last to come er kam als Letzter;

he would be the last to say such a thing er wäre der Letzte, der so etwas sagen würde

2. (der, die, das) Letzte oder Letztgenannte

3. umg kurz für last baby, last letter etc:

I wrote in my last ich schrieb in meinem letzten Brief;

this is our last das ist unser Jüngstes

4. umg

a) letzte Erwähnung

b) letztmaliger Anblick

c) letztes Mal: → Bes Redew

5. Ende n:

a) Schluss m

b) Tod m: → Bes RedewBesondere Redewendungen: at last

a) endlich,

b) schließlich, zuletzt;

at long last schließlich (doch noch), nach langem Warten;

to the last

a) bis zum Äußersten,

b) bis zum Ende oder Schluss,

c) bis zum Tod;

breathe one’s last seinen letzten Atemzug tun, sein Leben aushauchen;

hear the last of

a) zum letzten Male hören von,

b) nichts mehr hören von;

we’ve seen the last of him den sehen wir nie mehr wieder;

we’ll never see the last of that guy den Kerl werden wir nie mehr los

last² [lɑːst; US læst]

A v/i

1. (an-, fort)dauern:

too good to last zu schön, um lange zu währen

2. bestehen:

as long as the world lasts

3. auch last out durch-, aus-, standhalten, sich halten:

he won’t last much longer er wird es nicht mehr lange machen (auch Kranker);

he didn’t last long in that job er hat es in dieser Stelle nicht lange ausgehalten

4. (sich) halten:

the paint will last die Farbe wird halten;

the book will last das Buch wird sich (lange) halten;

last well haltbar sein

5. auch last out (aus)reichen, genügen:

while the money lasts solange das Geld reicht;

while stocks last solange der Vorrat reicht;

we must make our supplies last wir müssen mit unseren Vorräten auskommen

B v/t

1. jemandem reichen:

it will last us a week damit kommen wir eine Woche aus

2. meist last out

a) überdauern, -leben,

b) (es mindestens) ebenso lange aushalten wie

last³ [lɑːst; US læst] s Leisten m:

put shoes on the last Schuhe über den Leisten schlagen;

stick to one’s last fig bei seinem Leisten bleiben

last⁴ [lɑːst; US læst] s Last f (Gewicht oder Hohlmaß, verschieden nach Ware und Ort, meist etwa 4000 englische Pfund oder 30 hl)

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I 1. adjective
letzt...

be last to arrive — als letzter/letzte ankommen

for the [very] last time — zum [aller]letzten Mal

who was last? — wer war letzter?

the last two — die letzten beiden

he came last — er war letzter

second last, last but one — vorletzt...

last but not least — last, not least; nicht zuletzt

last evening/night was windy — gestern abend/gestern od. heute nacht war es windig

last evening/week we were out — gestern abend/letzte Woche waren wir aus

that would be the last thing to do in this situation — das wäre das Letzte, was man in dieser Situation tun würde
2. adverb
1) [ganz] zuletzt; als letzter/letzte [sprechen, ankommen]

2) (on last previous occasion) das letzte Mal; zuletzt

when did you last see him or see him last? — wann hast du ihn zuletzt od. das letzte Mal gesehen?
3. noun
1) (mention, sight)

I shall never hear the last of it — das werde ich ständig zu hören bekommen

you haven't heard the last of this matter — das letzte Wort in dieser Sache ist noch nicht gesprochen

that was the last we ever saw of him — das war das letzte Mal, daß wir ihn gesehen haben

2) (person or thing) letzter...

these last — letztere

I'm always the last to be told — ich bin immer der letzte, der etwas erfährt

she was the last to know about it — sie erfuhr es als letzte

3) (day, moment[s])

to or till the last — bis zuletzt; see also breathe 2. 1)

4)

at [long] last — endlich; schließlich [doch noch]
II intransitive verb
1) (continue) andauern; [Wetter, Ärger:] anhalten

last all night — die ganze Nacht dauern

last till — dauern bis

last from... to... — von... bis... dauern

built to last — dauerhaft gebaut

it can't/won't last — das geht nicht mehr lange so

it's too good to last — es ist zu schön, um von Dauer zu sein

2) (manage to continue) es aushalten

3) (suffice) reichen

while stocks last — solange Vorrat reicht

this knife will last [me] a lifetime — dies Messer hält mein ganzes Leben
III noun
(for shoemaker) Leisten, der

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adj.

letzt adj.

letzter adj.

letztes adj.

vorig adj.

zuletzt adj. (weather) v.

andauern (Wetter) v. v.

andauern v.

dauern v.

English-german dictionary > last
11 last

{la:st}
I. 1. последен
she was the LAST to arrive тя пристигна последна
the LAST but one предпоследният
the LAST but three четвъртият от края
2. миналия (за седмица, месец, година, годишно време и пр.)
LAST Tuesday миналия вторник
LAST night снощи
3. последен, най-нов, модерен, най-авторитетен, окончателен, решаваш
the LAST thing/word in hats, etc. шапки и пр. последна мода
matter of the LAST importance въпрос от първостепенно значение
the LAST word in science and technics най-новото в науката, последната дума на техниката
4. най-незначителен/маловажен
LAST but not least последен по ред, но не и по значение
to eat every LAST bit of food on one's plate изяждам си всичко (до трошичка)
the LAST Things смъртта, раят и адът
LAST name презиме
II. 1. последен
последно споменат (с the, this, these)
in my LAST в последното си писмо
2. последно действие
to breathe one's LAST издъхвам, умирам
to look one's LAST on something гледам/поглеждам за последен път
3. край, смърт
at (long) LAST най-после, яай-сетне
to/till the LAST докрай, до последния момент, до смъртта си
towards the LAST към края на живота си
we shall never hear the LAST of it има да ни опяват/натякват
to see the LAST of someone виждам гърба на някого, отървавам се от някого
III. 1. последно, накрая
to come LAST идвам последен, последен съм
2. за последен път
IV. 1. продължавам, трая, задържам се (за време)
2. издържам, изтрайвам (докрай) (и с out)
his memory will LAST споменът за него ще живее/пребъде
he won't LAST (out) long разг. няма да го бъде
he won't LAST out the afternoon няма да доживее до вечерта
3. стигам, достатъчен съм (и с out)
we have enough food to LAST (us) for three days имаме храна за три дни
4. трая, не се износвам/развалям, запазвам се (за плат и пр.)
V. n обущарски калъп
to measure someone's foot by one's own LAST съдя за другите по себе си
to stick to one's LAST не се занимавам с работи, от които не разбирам
VI. v слагам на калъп
VII. n мярка за тегло (според стоката, обик. около 2 тона)

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{la:st} 1. последен; she was the last to arrive тя пристигна послед(2) {la:st} n 1. последен; последно споменат (с the, this, these{3} {la:st} adv 1. последно, накрая; to come last идвам последен; п{4} {la:st} v 1. продължавам, трая, задържам се (за време); 2. и{5} {la:st} n обущарски калъп; Ћ to measure s.o.'s foot by o.'s {6} {la:st} v слагам на калъп.{7} {la:st} n мярка за тегло (според стоката, обик. около 2 тона

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трая; окончателен; отделен; последно; последен; продължавам; прощален; изтекъл; накрая;

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1. at (long) last най-после, яай-сетне 2. he won't last (out) long разг. няма да го бъде 3. he won't last out the afternoon няма да доживее до вечерта 4. his memory will last споменът за него ще живее/пребъде 5. i. последен 6. ii. последен 7. iii. последно, накрая 8. in my last в последното си писмо 9. iv. продължавам, трая, задържам се (за време) 10. last but not least последен по ред, но не и по значение 11. last name презиме 12. last night снощи 13. last tuesday миналия вторник 14. matter of the last importance въпрос от първостепенно значение 15. she was the last to arrive тя пристигна последна 16. the last but one предпоследният 17. the last but three четвъртият от края 18. the last thing/word in hats, etc. шапки и пр. последна мода 19. the last things смъртта, раят и адът 20. the last word in science and technics най-новото в науката, последната дума на техниката 21. to breathe one's last издъхвам, умирам 22. to come last идвам последен, последен съм 23. to eat every last bit of food on one's plate изяждам си всичко (до трошичка) 24. to look one's last on something гледам/поглеждам за последен път 25. to measure someone's foot by one's own last съдя за другите по себе си 26. to see the last of someone виждам гърба на някого, отървавам се от някого 27. to stick to one's last не се занимавам с работи, от които не разбирам 28. to/till the last докрай, до последния момент, до смъртта си 29. towards the last към края на живота си 30. v. n обущарски калъп 31. vi. v слагам на калъп 32. vii. n мярка за тегло (според стоката, обик. около 2 тона) 33. we have enough food to last (us) for three days имаме храна за три дни 34. we shall never hear the last of it има да ни опяват/натякват 35. за последен път 36. издържам, изтрайвам (докрай) (и с out) 37. край, смърт 38. миналия (за седмица, месец, година, годишно време и пр.) 39. най-незначителен/маловажен 40. последен, най-нов, модерен, най-авторитетен, окончателен, решаваш 41. последно действие 42. последно споменат (с the, this, these) 43. стигам, достатъчен съм (и с out) 44. трая, не се износвам/развалям, запазвам се (за плат и пр.)
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last [la:st] I. adj 1. последен; the \last but one предпоследният; the \last but three третият от края; the \last person one would suspect последният човек, в когото някой би се усъмнил; every \last всички до един; in the \last resort, as a \last resort ( resource) в краен случай; 2. минал (за седмица, година и пр.); \last night снощи; 3. последен, най-нов, модерен; най-авторитетен; окончателен, решаващ; the \last figures are not final последните цифри не са окончателни; a matter of the \last importance въпрос от първостепенно значение; the \last word in science последната дума на техниката (науката); the \last ( latest) thing последна мода; 4. най-незначителен, най-маловажен; • \last but not least последен по ред, но не и по значение; the L. Day Второто пришествие; Страшният съд; the L. Supper Тайната вечеря; the \last great change вечният сън, смъртта; to be on o.'s \last legs изхабен (износен) съм, наближава ми краят; to stick to o.'s \last не се бъркам в неща, които не разбирам, занимавам се със своите работи; II. n 1. последен; последно споменат (с the, this, these); the \last of the Stewarts последният (представител на) от Стюартите; in my \last в последното си писмо; 2. последно действие; the \last of pea-time разг. последен етап (стадий); to give s.o. the \last rites причастявам, давам последно причастие (на умиращ); to breathe o.'s \last издъхвам, умирам; we shall never hear the \last of it има да ни натякват за това; to see the \last of s.o. виждам гърба на някого, отървавам се от някого; 3. край; смърт; at ( long) \last най-накрая; най-после; най-сетне; to ( till) the \last докрай, до последния момент; до смъртта; towards the \last към края на живота си; III. adv 1. последно, накрая; \last, we visited Paris накрая посетихме Париж; \last -mentioned споменат най-накрая; to the \last degree прекалено, прекомерно, извънредно; 2. за последен път; IV. last n обущарски калъп; to stick to o.'s \last гледам (собствената) си работа, не се бъркам в работи, от които не разбирам; V. v слагам на калъп; VI. last v 1. продължавам, трая, издържам; задържам се (за време); изтрайвам; to \last the game ( course, week) изтрайвам, издържам до край; 2. стигам, достатъчен съм (за запаси и пр.) (и с out); these apples will \last through the winter тези ябълки ще стигнат за цялата зима; 3. трая, здрав съм, не се износвам (за плат); stuff that will \last for ages плат, който няма скъсване; 4. надживявам ( out); изтрайвам, изкарвам (даден период, за предмет) ( out); надживявам някого; this coat will \last me for years това палто ще ме изкара с години; VII. n издръжливост; VIII. last n ласт (мярка за тегло, различна според стоката, обикн. около 2 т).

English-Bulgarian dictionary > last
12 last

I
1.
adjective
1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) último

2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) último

3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) último

2. adverb
(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) en último lugar

- lastly
- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last
II
verb
1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) durar

2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) durar

•

- lasting
- last out

last¹ adj

1. pasado

they got married last week se casaron la semana pasada

2. último

what time is the last train? ¿a qué hora sale el último tren?

at last por fin

at last!, where have you been? ¡por fin!, ¿dónde has estado?

last² adv

1. último

who arrived last? ¿quién llegó el último? / ¿quién fue el último en llegar?

2. por última vez

when did you last see your father? ¿cuándo fue la última vez que viste a tu padre?

last³ vb durar

the class lasts one hour la clase dura una hora / la clase es de una hora

good shoes last longer los zapatos buenos duran más

last

tr[lɑːst]

adjective

1 (final) último,-a

2 (most recent) último,-a

■ the last time la última vez

3 (past) pasado,-a; (previous) anterior

■ last Monday el lunes pasado

■ last night anoche

■ last week la semana pasada

■ the night before last anteanoche

■ the month/year before last hace dos meses/años

■ she's been studying hard for the last week hace una semana que estudia mucho

■ Spielberg's new film is much better than his last one la nueva película de Spielberg es mucho mejor que la anterior

adverb

1 por última vez

■ that's when he last came to see me eso es cuando me vino a ver por última vez

2 (at the end) en último lugar; (in race) en última posición

■ who came last in the 1000 metres? ¿quién acabó último en la carrera de los 1000 metros?

noun

1 (person) el/la último,-a; (thing) lo último

■ are you the last? ¿eres tú el último?

■ the first shall be last and the last shall be first los primeros serán los últimos y los últimos serán los primeros

■ he drank the last of the wine se bebió lo que quedaba del vino

■ the last I heard he was back in Ireland lo último que sé es que volvió a Irlanda

■ I'm sure we haven't heard the last of it estoy seguro de que aquí no se ha acabado la historia

intransitive verb

1 (continue) durar; (hold out) aguantar, resistir

transitive verb

1 durar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at last al fin, por fin

at long last por fin

if it's the last thing I do cueste lo que cueste, aunque sea lo último que haga

last but not least por último lugar, pero no por eso menos importante

last but one penúltimo,-a

to be the last straw familiar ser el colmo

to be the last word familiar ser el último grito

to breathe one's last dar el último suspiro

to have seen the last of somebody haber visto a alguien por última vez

to have the last word decir la última palabra

to the last hasta el final

the Last Judgment el Juicio Final

the last rites la extremaunción nombre femenino

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last

tr[lɑːst]

noun

1 (shoemaker's) horma

last ['læst] vi

1) continue: durar

how long will it last?: ¿cuánto durará?

2) endure: aguantar, durar

3) survive: durar, sobrevivir

4) suffice: durar, bastar

last vt

1) : durar

it will last a lifetime: durará toda la vida

2)

to last out : aguantar

last adv

1) : en último lugar, al último

we came in last: llegamos en último lugar

2) : por última vez, la última vez

I saw him last in Bogota: lo vi por última vez en Bogotá

3) finally: por último, en conclusión

last adj

1) final: último, final

2) previous: pasado

last year: el año pasado

last n

1) : el último, la última, lo último

at last: por fin, al fin, finalmente

2) : horma f (de zapatero)

last

adj.

• extremo, -a adj.

• pasado, -a adj.

• por último adj.

• postrero, -a adj.

• postrimero, -a adj.

• supremo, -a adj.

• último, -a adj.

n.

• fin s.m.

v.

• aguantar v.

• continuar v.

• durar v.

• humear v.

• resistir v.

• subsistir v.

læst, lɑːst
I

adjective

1)

a) ( in series) <chapter/lap> último

the second to last door, the last door but one — la penúltima puerta

I do it last thing at night — es lo último que hago antes de acostarme

to be last — (in race, on arrival) ser* el último (en llegar), llegar* el último or (CS) llegar* último

to be last to + INF — ser* el último en + inf

b) (final, ultimate) <chance/day> último

at the very last minute o moment — en el último momento, a última hora

the last rites o sacraments — la extremaunción

c) ( only remaining) último

I'm down to my last few dollars — sólo me quedan unos pocos dólares

2) (previous, most recent) (before n)

last Tuesday — el martes pasado

this time last week — la semana pasada a estas horas

in my last letter — en mi última carta

the last time I went — la última vez que fui

3) ( least likely or suitable)

that was the last thing I expected to hear from you — es lo que menos me esperaba que me dijeras

that's the last thing I'd do! — no se me ocurriría hacer eso!; laugh II, leg I 1), straw a)

II

pronoun

1)

a) (in series, sequence) último, -ma m,f

the last to + INF — el último/la última/los últimos/las últimas en + inf

the last I remember — lo último que recuerdo

we haven't heard the last of him/it — nos va a seguir dando guerra, ya verás

to breathe one's last — (liter) exhalar el último suspiro

b) ( only remaining)

the last OF something: the last of its kind el último de su clase; that's the last of the jam — esa es toda la mermelada que queda

c) (in phrases) (liter)

at the last — al final

to o until the last — hasta el último momento, hasta el final

2) ( preceding one)

the night before last — anteanoche, antenoche (AmL)

at the meeting before last — en la penúltima reunión

each hill seemed steeper than the last — cada colina parecía más empinada que la anterior

III

adverb

1)

a) ( at the end)

I went in last — fui el último en entrar, entré el último, entré último (CS)

our team came o finished last — nuestro equipo quedó en último lugar or (CS tb) terminó último

b) (finally, in conclusion)

last of all — por último, lo último (de todo)

and last but not least — y por último, pero no por eso menos importante

c) (in phrases)

at last — por fin, al fin

at long last — por fin, finalmente

2) ( most recently)

she was last seen a year ago — la última vez que se la vio fue hace un año

when did you last see him o see him last? — ¿cuándo fue la última vez que lo viste?

IV

noun ( for shoemaking) horma f

V
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( continue) durar

it lasted (for) three hours — duró tres horas

b) (endure, survive) durar

he wouldn't last five minutes in the army — no aguantaría or no duraría ni cinco minutos en el ejército

2) ( be sufficient) durar

to make something last — hacer* durar algo

3) ( remain usable) durar

it will last (for) a lifetime — durará toda la vida

2.

vt durar

we have enough fuel to last us — el combustible que tenemos nos durará

Phrasal Verbs:

- last out

I [lɑːst]
1. ADJ

1) (=most recent) último

I've seen her twice in the last week — la he visto dos veces en la última semana

the last few weeks have been hectic — las últimas semanas han sido muy ajetreadas

over the last few months — durante los últimos meses

he hasn't been seen these last two years — no se lo ha visto en los últimos dos años

2) (=previous) (referring to specific occasion) [Christmas, Easter] pasado; [time, meeting, birthday] último

last Christmas we went to my mother's — las Navidades pasadas fuimos a casa de mi madre

the last time we went, it rained — la última vez que fuimos, llovió

on Monday last — frm el pasado lunes

last Friday/month/year — el viernes/el mes/el año pasado

this time last year — el año pasado por estas fechas

last week — la semana pasada

this time last week — la semana pasada a estas horas
night 1., 1)
3) (=final) último

the last Friday of the month — el último viernes del mes

the last Sunday before Christmas — el último domingo antes de Navidad

the last door on the right — la última puerta a la derecha

the last three pages of the book — las tres últimas paginas del libro

he spent the last few years of his life here — pasó los últimos años de su vida aquí

• last but one — penúltimo

• down to the last detail — hasta el más mínimo detalle, hasta el último detalle

• the Last Judg(e)ment — el Juicio Final

• to fight to the last man — (lit, fig) luchar hasta el último aliento

• I was the last person to arrive/to see him alive — fui la última en llegar/la última persona que lo vió vivo

• I'm down to my last pound — solo me queda una libra

• the last rites — (Rel) la extremaunción

• second to last — antepenúltimo

• last thing at night — antes de acostarse

I'll finish it if it's the last thing I do — ¡lo terminaré aunque sea la última cosa que haga en esta vida!

• that was the last time I saw him — esa fue la última vez que lo vi

for the last time, shut up! — ¡cállate, y que sea la última vez que te lo digo!

- be on it's/one's last legs

4) (=least likely)

• you're the last person I'd trust with it — lo confiaría a cualquiera menos a ti, eres la última persona a la que se lo confiaría

I would be the last person to stand in your way — yo soy la que menos me interprondía en tu camino, yo soy la última persona que se interpondría en tu camino

• that was the last thing I expected — eso era lo que menos me esperaba

at 32, retirement is the last thing on his mind — con 32 años, jubilarse es lo último en que piensa

2. PRON

1) (of series) último

he was the last of the Tudors — fue el último de los Tudores

that was the last I saw of him — después de aquello no volví a verlo más

the last we heard of him he was in Rio — según las últimas noticias estaba en Río

if we don't go we shall never hear the last of it — si no vamos no dejarán de recordárnoslo

you haven't heard the last of this! — ¡esto no se acaba aquí!, ¡esto no se va a quedar así!

to be the last (one) to do sth — ser el último en hacer algo

we're always the last to know — siempre somos los últimos en enterarnos

• the last but one — el/la penúltimo(-a)

• to leave sth till last — dejar algo para lo último or el final

• to look one's last on sth — liter ver algo por última vez

• to the last — hasta el final
breathe 1., 1)
2) (=previous one)

each one is better than the last — son cada vez mejores

• the night before last — anteanoche

the week before last — la semana anterior a la pasada, la semana pasada no, la anterior

the Saturday before last — el sábado anterior al pasado, el sábado pasado no, el anterior

it was the question before last that I found difficult — la pregunta que me resultó difícil fue la penúltima

3) (=all that remains)

this is the last of the bread/wine — esto es lo que queda de pan/vino

he was the last of his kind, a true professional — fue el último de los de su clase, un verdadero profesional

4)

• at last — por fin

• at long last the search was over — por fin la búsqueda había concluido

3. ADV

1) (=finally)

• last of all, take out the screws — por último, saca los tornillos

• last but not least — por último, pero no por ello menos importante

2) (=in last place, at the end)

he was or came last in the 100 metres — terminó en último lugar or en última posición en los 100 metros

to arrive last — llegar el or (LAm) al último

• last in, first out — los últimos en llegar son a los que despiden los primeros

3) (=most recently)

• when I last saw them — la última vez que las vi

he was last seen in Brighton — se lo vio por última vez en Brighton

I last saw her in 1987 — la vi por última vez en 1987

II [lɑːst]
1. VI

1) (=continue) durar

it lasts (for) two hours — dura dos horas

the trial is expected to last (for) three weeks — se espera que el juicio dure tres semanas

the symptoms can last (for) up to a week — los síntomas pueden persistir hasta una semana

• nothing lasts forever — nada dura para siempre

• it's too good to last, it can't last — esto no puede durar

2) (=survive) durar

the previous boss only lasted a week — el jefe anterior solamente duró una semana

he wouldn't have lasted ten minutes in those conditions — no hubiera durado or aguantado ni diez minutos en esas condiciones

he won't last the night (out) — no sobrevivirá hasta la mañana

3) (=be enough) durar

how long will the gas last? — ¿hasta cuándo durará or alcanzará el gas?

the town has enough water to last a fortnight — la ciudad tiene agua suficiente para dos semanas

• "only available while stocks last" — (Comm) "solo hasta que se agoten las existencias"

4) (=remain usable) durar

this material will last (for) years — esta tela durará años

• more expensive batteries last longer — las pilas más caras duran más

• made to last — hecho para que dure

2.

VT durar

this amount should last you (for) a week — esta cantidad debería durarte una semana

• it will last you a lifetime — te durará toda la vida

I've had enough publicity to last me a lifetime! — ¡me han dado publicidad suficiente para toda una vida!

- last out

III

[lɑːst]
N (in shoemaking) horma f
- stick to your last!

* * *
[læst, lɑːst]
I

adjective

1)

a) ( in series) <chapter/lap> último

the second to last door, the last door but one — la penúltima puerta

I do it last thing at night — es lo último que hago antes de acostarme

to be last — (in race, on arrival) ser* el último (en llegar), llegar* el último or (CS) llegar* último

to be last to + INF — ser* el último en + inf

b) (final, ultimate) <chance/day> último

at the very last minute o moment — en el último momento, a última hora

the last rites o sacraments — la extremaunción

c) ( only remaining) último

I'm down to my last few dollars — sólo me quedan unos pocos dólares

2) (previous, most recent) (before n)

last Tuesday — el martes pasado

this time last week — la semana pasada a estas horas

in my last letter — en mi última carta

the last time I went — la última vez que fui

3) ( least likely or suitable)

that was the last thing I expected to hear from you — es lo que menos me esperaba que me dijeras

that's the last thing I'd do! — no se me ocurriría hacer eso!; laugh II, leg I 1), straw a)

II

pronoun

1)

a) (in series, sequence) último, -ma m,f

the last to + INF — el último/la última/los últimos/las últimas en + inf

the last I remember — lo último que recuerdo

we haven't heard the last of him/it — nos va a seguir dando guerra, ya verás

to breathe one's last — (liter) exhalar el último suspiro

b) ( only remaining)

the last OF something: the last of its kind el último de su clase; that's the last of the jam — esa es toda la mermelada que queda

c) (in phrases) (liter)

at the last — al final

to o until the last — hasta el último momento, hasta el final

2) ( preceding one)

the night before last — anteanoche, antenoche (AmL)

at the meeting before last — en la penúltima reunión

each hill seemed steeper than the last — cada colina parecía más empinada que la anterior

III

adverb

1)

a) ( at the end)

I went in last — fui el último en entrar, entré el último, entré último (CS)

our team came o finished last — nuestro equipo quedó en último lugar or (CS tb) terminó último

b) (finally, in conclusion)

last of all — por último, lo último (de todo)

and last but not least — y por último, pero no por eso menos importante

c) (in phrases)

at last — por fin, al fin

at long last — por fin, finalmente

2) ( most recently)

she was last seen a year ago — la última vez que se la vio fue hace un año

when did you last see him o see him last? — ¿cuándo fue la última vez que lo viste?

IV

noun ( for shoemaking) horma f

V
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( continue) durar

it lasted (for) three hours — duró tres horas

b) (endure, survive) durar

he wouldn't last five minutes in the army — no aguantaría or no duraría ni cinco minutos en el ejército

2) ( be sufficient) durar

to make something last — hacer* durar algo

3) ( remain usable) durar

it will last (for) a lifetime — durará toda la vida

2.

vt durar

we have enough fuel to last us — el combustible que tenemos nos durará

Phrasal Verbs:

- last out

English-spanish dictionary > last
13 last

last

1. last [lɑ:st, Am læst] n

Leisten m

PHRASES:

the cobbler should stick to his \last (to his \last) Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten ( prov)

2. last [lɑ:st, Am læst] adj

inv

1) (lowest in order, rank) letzte(r, s);

the Mets will surely finish the season in \last place die Mets werden am Ende der Saison sicher Tabellenletzte sein;

to be [or come] \last ( in series) als Letzte(r) f(m) kommen;

(in race, competition) Letzte(r) f(m) werden;

to be \last but one [or next to \last] [or second [to] \last] Vorletzte(r) f(m) sein;

to be \last but three/ four [or third/fourth from \last] Dritte(r) f(m) /Vierte(r) f(m) von hinten sein

2) attr ( after all others)

the \last... der/die/das letzte...;

our house is the \last one on the left before the traffic lights unser Haus ist das Letzte links vor der Ampel;

do you mind if I have the \last chocolate? macht es dir was aus, wenn ich die letzte Schokolade esse?;

they caught the \last bus sie nahmen den letzten Bus;

to the \last man bis auf den letzten Mann;

\last thing at night am Abend vor dem Schlafengehen;

down to the \last sth bis auf der/die/das letzte;

he has calculated the costs down to the \last penny er hat die Kosten bis auf den letzten Penny berechnet;

[down] to the \last detail bis ins kleinste Detail;

it was all planned down to the [very] \last detail es war bis ins kleinste Detail geplant;

to be the \last one to do sth etw als Letzte(r) tun;

she was the \last one to arrive sie kam als Letzte an

3) attr ( final) letzte(r, s);

I'll give you one \last chance ich gebe dir eine letzte Chance;

this is the \last time I do him a favour das ist das letzte Mal, dass ich ihm einen Gefallen tue;

that's my \last word on the subject das ist mein letztes Wort zu diesem Thema;

as a [or (Brit a.) in the] \last resort im äußersten Notfall;

British police are supposed to use guns only as a \last resort die britische Polizei soll die Waffen nur im äußersten Notfall einsetzen;

to have the \last word das letzte Wort haben

4) attr ( most recent) letzte(r, s), vorigere(r, s);

when was the \last time you had a cigarette? wann hast du zum letzten Mal eine Zigarette geraucht?;

they haven't yet replied to my \last letter sie haben auf meinen letzten Brief noch nicht geantwortet;

these \last five years have been very difficult for him diese letzten fünf Jahre waren sehr hart für ihn;

where were you \last Sunday? wo warst du letzten Sonntag?;

their \last album ihr letztes Album;

\last month/ week/ year letzten Monat/letzte Woche/letztes Jahr;

they got married \last November sie heirateten letzten November;

( previous night)

did you hear the storm \last night? hast du letzte Nacht den Sturm gehört?;

( yesterday evening)

did you see the news on TV \last night? hast du gestern Abend die Nachrichten im Fernsehen gesehen?;

the week/year before \last vorletzte Woche/vorletztes Jahr ( form);

your letter of Sunday \last Ihr Brief von letztem Sonntag

5) attr ( only remaining) letzte(r, s);

I'm down to my \last 50p ich habe nur noch 50 Pence;

it's our \last hope das ist unsere letzte Hoffnung

6) attr ( most unlikely)

the \last sb/ sth der/die/das Letzte;

she was the \last person I expected to see sie habe ich am allerwenigsten erwartet, mit ihr hätte ich am wenigsten gerechnet;

the \last thing I wanted was to make you unhappy das Letzte, was ich wollte, war, dich unglücklich zu machen;

he's the \last person I want to see at the moment er ist der Letzte, den ich im Moment sehen möchte;

the \last thing sb needs das Letzte, was jd braucht, jdm gerade noch fehlen;

the \last thing she needed was a husband was ihr gerade noch fehlte war ein Ehemann

PHRASES:

to have the \last laugh am längeren Ast sitzen;

the \last laugh is on sb jd hat den längeren Atem ( fam)

sth is on its \last legs ( fam) etw gibt bald den Geist auf ( fam), etw fällt bald auseinander;

the foundry business was on its \last legs das Gießereigeschäft pfiff aus dem letzten Loch (sl)

sb is on their \last legs (fam: very tired) jd ist fix und fertig ( fam), jd pfeift auf [o aus] dem letzten Loch (sl)

we'd been out walking all day and I was on my \last legs when we reached the hotel wir wanderten den ganzen Tag, und ich war fix und fertig, als wir das Hotel erreichten;

( near to death) jd macht es nicht mehr lange ( fam)

it looks as though her grandfather's on his \last legs es sieht so aus, als ob ihr Großvater es nicht mehr lange machen würde ( fam)

to do sth at the \last minute [or moment] etw in letzter Minute [o ( fam) auf den letzten Drücker] tun;

at the \last moment he changed his mind im letzten Moment änderte er seine Meinung;

to leave sth till the \last minute [or [possible] moment] etw bis zur letzten Minute liegen lassen, mit etw dat bis zur letzten Minute warten;

he always leaves important decisions to the \last possible moment er schiebt wichtige Entscheidungen immer bis zum letzten Moment hinaus;

to wait till the \last minute [to do sth] [mit etw dat] bis zur letzten Minute warten;

to be the \last straw zu viel sein, das Fass zum Überlaufen bringen;

his affair was the \last straw seine Affäre brachte das Fass zum Überlaufen;

it's the \last straw that breaks the camel's back der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt;

to be the \last word in sth der letzte Schrei in etw dat sein;

digital audio is the \last word in sound reproduction digitales Radio ist der letzte Schrei in der Klangwiedergabe adv

inv

1) ( most recently) zuletzt;

I \last saw him three weeks ago das letzte Mal sah ich ihn vor drei Wochen;

when did you have a cigarette \last [or \last have a cigarette] ? wann hast du das letzte Mal geraucht?

2) ( after the others) als Letzte(r, s);

the horse came in \last das Pferd kam als Letzter ins Ziel;

to keep [or save] sth until \last etw bis zum Schluss aufheben;

to leave sth/sb until \last etw/jdn für den Schluss aufheben;

to wait until \last bis zum Schluss warten

3) ( lastly) zuletzt, zum Schluss;

\last, and most important... der letzte und wichtigste Punkt...;

and \last, I'd like to thank you all for coming und zum Schluss möchte ich Ihnen allen dafür danken, dass Sie gekommen sind;

\last but not [or by no means] least nicht zu vergessen, nicht zuletzt

PHRASES:

at [long] \last zu guter Letzt, endlich;

I've finished my essay at \last ich habe endlich meinen Essay fertig n <pl ->

1) (last person, thing)

the \last der/die/das Letzte;

she was the \last of the great educational reformers sie war die Letzte der großen Schulreformer;

the \last but one (esp Brit, Aus) [or (Am) the next to \last] der/die/das Vorletzte;

I'm almost finished - this is the \last but one box to empty ich bin fast fertig - das ist die vorletzte Kiste, die ich ausräumen muss;

to be the \last to do sth als Letzte(r) f(m) etw tun;

why are you always the \last to arrive? warum kommst du immer als Letzter?;

why am I always the \last to be told? warum erfahre ich immer alles als Letzte/Letzter?

2) ( previous one)

the \last der/die/das Vorige;

each new painting she does is better than the \last jedes neue Bild, das sie malt, ist besser als das vorherige;

the \last we heard of her,... als wir das letzte Mal von ihr hörten,...;

the \last we saw of her,... als wir sie das letzte Mal sahen,....

3) ( remainder)

the \last der letzte Rest;

that was the \last of the real coffee das war der letzte Rest Bohnenkaffee;

the \last of the ice cream/ strawberries der letzte Rest Eis/Erdbeeren

4) usu sing sports ( last position) letzter Platz;

Lion Cavern came from \last in a slowly run race Lion Cavern kam in einem langsamen Rennen von der letzten Stelle

5) boxing

the \last die letzte Runde

6) (fam: end)

the dying embers sparked their \last die Funken verglühten;

you haven't heard the \last of this! das letzte Wort ist hier noch nicht gesprochen!;

we'll never hear the \last of it if they win wenn sie gewinnen, müssen wir uns das endlos anhören;

to see the \last of sth ( fam) etw nie wiedersehen;

to the \last (form: until the end) bis zum [bitteren] Ende ( fam), bis zuletzt;

I think my policy is right, and I'll defend it to the \last ich glaube, meine Vorgangsweise ist richtig, und ich werde sie bis zuletzt verteidigen;

she is patriotic to the \last sie ist eingefleischte Patriotin;

to breathe one's \last den letzten Atemzug tun

3. last [lɑ:st, Am læst] vi

1) ( go on for) [an]dauern;

it was only a short trip, but very enjoyable while it \lasted die Reise war zwar nur kurz, aber insgesamt sehr angenehm;

to \last [for] a month/ week einen Monat/eine Woche dauern;

the rain is expected to \last all weekend der Regen soll das gesamte Wochenende anhalten

2) ( endure) halten; enthusiasm, intentions anhalten;

this is too good to \last das ist zu gut, um wahr zu sein;

it's the only battery we've got, so make it \last wir habe nur diese eine Batterie - verwende sie also sparsam;

her previous secretary only \lasted a month ihre vorige Sekretärin blieb nur einen Monat;

you won't \last long in this job if... du wirst diesen Job nicht lange behalten, wenn...;

he wouldn't \last five minutes in the army! er würde keine fünf Minuten beim Militär überstehen!;

built to \last für die Ewigkeit gebaut vt

to \last sb supplies etc [aus]reichen; car, machine halten;

we've only got enough supplies to \last us a week unsere Vorräte werden nur eine Woche reichen;

to \last five years fünf Jahre halten;

to \last [sb] a lifetime ein Leben lang halten;

if you look after your teeth they will \last you a lifetime wenn du deine Zähne gut pflegst, wirst du sie dein Leben lang behalten

English-German students dictionary > last
14 last

Ⅰ.

last¹ [lɑ:st]

1 adjective

(a) (with dates, times of day) dernier;

∎ last Monday lundi dernier;

∎ last week/year la semaine/l'année dernière;

∎ last July en juillet dernier, l'année dernière au mois de juillet;

∎ last night (at night) cette nuit, la nuit dernière; (in the evening) hier soir

(b) (final) dernier;

∎ the last train le dernier train;

∎ the last guest to arrive le dernier des invités à arriver;

∎ the last syllable but one l'avant-dernière syllabe;

∎ that was the last time I saw him c'était la dernière fois que je le voyais;

∎ that's the last time I do HIM a favour c'est la dernière fois que je lui rends service;

∎ it's your last chance c'est votre dernière chance;

∎ at the last minute or moment à la dernière minute, au dernier moment;

∎ it's our last day here c'est notre dernière journée ici;

∎ I'm down to my last cigarette il ne me reste plus qu'une seule cigarette;

∎ they were down to their last few bullets il ne leur restait pratiquement plus de munitions;

∎ one of the last few survivors un des tout derniers survivants;

∎ the last two pages les deux dernières pages;

∎ I'll sack every last one of them! je vais tous les virer!;

∎ every last scrap of bread had been eaten on avait mangé jusqu'à la dernière miette;

∎ she used up every last ounce of energy elle a utilisé tout ce qui lui restait d'énergie;

∎ to the last detail dans les moindres détails;

∎ American the movie was her last hurrah c'est avec ce film qu'elle a fait ses adieux au cinéma;

∎ the concert was her last hurrah c'est avec ce concert qu'elle a fait ses adieux au public;

∎ they were prepared to fight to the last man ils étaient prêts à se battre jusqu'au dernier;

∎ she was on her last legs elle était au bout du rouleau;

∎ your car is on its last legs votre voiture ne va pas tarder à vous lâcher;

∎ the regime is on its last legs le régime vit ses derniers jours ou est au bord de l'effondrement;

∎ I'll get my money back if it's the last thing I do je récupérerai mon argent coûte que coûte;

∎ I always clean my teeth last thing at night je me brosse toujours les dents juste avant de me coucher;

∎ we finished the work last thing on Tuesday afternoon on a terminé le travail juste avant de partir mardi après-midi

(c) (most recent) dernier;

∎ you said that last time c'est ce que tu as dit la dernière fois;

∎ this time last year we were in New York l'année dernière à cette époque nous étions à New York;

∎ I've been here for the last five years je suis ici depuis cinq ans, cela fait cinq ans que je suis ici;

∎ I haven't been to church for the last few weeks je ne suis pas allé à l'église ces dernières semaines;

∎ I didn't like her last film je n'ai pas aimé son dernier film

(d) (least likely)

∎ he's the last person I expected to see c'est bien la dernière personne que je m'attendais à voir;

∎ he's the last person I'd ask to help me c'est (bien) la dernière personne à qui je demanderais de l'aide;

∎ that's the last thing that's worrying me ça c'est le cadet de mes soucis;

∎ that's the last place I'd have looked c'est bien le dernier endroit où j'aurais cherché;

∎ that's the last thing I wanted je n'avais vraiment pas besoin de ça;

∎ you're the last one to criticize tu es vraiment mal placé pour critiquer

2 adverb

(a) (finally)

∎ she arrived last elle est arrivée la dernière ou en dernier;

∎ she came or finished last (in race) elle est arrivée dernière;

∎ and last but not least… et en dernier, mais non par ordre d'importance,…;

∎ last but not least on the list we have M. Livingstone et enfin sur la liste, je ne voudrais pas oublier M. Livingstone

(b) (most recently)

∎ when did you last see him? quand l'avez-vous vu la dernière fois?;

∎ they last came to see us in 1989 leur dernière visite remonte à 1989;

∎ I can't remember when I last ate je ne sais plus quand j'ai pris mon dernier repas;

∎ Commerce & Finance last in, first out dernier entré, premier sorti

(c) (lastly) enfin, en dernier lieu;

∎ last, I would like to say… et pour finir, je voudrais dire…

3 noun

(a) (final one) dernier(ère) m,f;

∎ am I the last? (to arrive) suis-je le dernier?;

∎ the last in the class le dernier de la classe;

∎ she was the last to arrive elle est arrivée la dernière;

∎ the last of the Romanovs le dernier des Romanov;

∎ the next to last, the last but one l'avant-dernier;

∎ Bible the last shall be first les derniers seront les premiers

(b) (previous one)

∎ each more handsome than the last tous plus beaux les uns que les autres;

∎ the day before last avant-hier;

∎ the night before last (at night) la nuit d'avant-hier; (in the evening) avant-hier soir;

∎ the winter before last l'hiver d'il y a deux ans;

∎ the Prime Minister before last l'avant-dernier Premier ministre

(c) (end)

∎ that was the last I saw of her c'est la dernière fois que je l'ai vue, je ne l'ai pas revue depuis;

∎ I hope that's the last we see of them j'espère qu'on ne les reverra plus;

∎ I'll never see the last of this! je n'en verrai jamais la fin!, je n'en viendrai jamais à bout!;

∎ I think we've heard the last of him je pense qu'on n'en entendra plus parler;

∎ we'll never hear the last of it on n'a pas fini d'en entendre parler;

∎ you haven't heard the last of this! (as threat) vous aurez de mes nouvelles!;

∎ leave the pans till last gardez les casseroles pour la fin, lavez les casseroles en dernier;

∎ literary to look one's last on sth voir qch pour la dernière fois;

∎ literary to breathe one's last rendre le dernier soupir;

∎ literary to be near one's last (death) être proche de sa fin

(d) (remainder) reste m;

∎ we drank the last of the wine on a bu ce qui restait de vin

4 at last adverb

enfin;

∎ free at last enfin libre;

∎ at long last enfin;

∎ now at last I understand enfin, je comprends;

∎ at long last she's found a job she enjoys elle a enfin trouvé un emploi qui lui plaît;

∎ at last! where on earth have you been? (te voilà) enfin! mais où étais-tu donc?;

∎ at last he said: "do you forgive me?" enfin il demanda: "tu me pardonnes?"

5 at the last adverb

∎ formal at the last the judges came out in her favour à la dernière minute, les juges ont décidé en sa faveur;

∎ she was there at the last elle est restée jusqu'au bout

6 to the last adverb

jusqu'au bout;

∎ faithful to the last fidèle jusqu'au bout;

∎ she insisted to the last that she was not guilty elle a dit jusqu'au bout qu'elle n'était pas coupable

►► American last call = dans un bar, moment où le barman annonce que l'heure de la fermeture approche et qu'il s'apprête à servir les dernières consommations;

the Last Frontier = surnom donné à l'Alaska;

the Last Judgment le Jugement dernier;

last name nom m de famille;

Telecommunications last number redial touche f bis;

British last orders = dans un pub, moment où le barman annonce que l'heure de la fermeture approche et qu'il s'apprête à servir les dernières consommations;

British Military last post (at night) extinction f des feux; (at funeral) sonnerie f aux morts;

∎ to sound the last post (over the grave) jouer la sonnerie aux morts;

last rites derniers sacrements mpl;

the Last Supper la (sainte) Cène;

Stock Exchange last trading day dernier jour m de cotation;

last word (final decision) dernier mot m; (latest style) dernier cri m;

∎ the Treasury has the last word on defence spending le ministère des Finances a le dernier mot en matière de dépenses militaires;

∎ she was wearing the very last word in hats elle portait un chapeau du dernier cri

✾ Book ✾ Film 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' Selby, Edel 'Dernière sortie pour Brooklyn'

Ⅱ.

last² [lɑ:st]

1 intransitive verb

(a) (continue to exist or function) durer;

∎ it's too good to last c'est trop beau pour durer;

∎ if the good weather lasts si le beau temps se maintient;

∎ it lasted (for) ten days cela a duré dix jours;

∎ how long did the film last? combien de temps le film a-t-il duré?, quelle était la durée du film?;

∎ how long can we last without water? combien de temps tiendrons-nous sans eau?;

∎ the supplies will not last two months les vivres ne feront pas deux mois;

∎ he didn't last more than a year as a singer il n'a pas tenu plus d'un an dans la chanson;

∎ their romance didn't last (for) long leur idylle n'a pas duré longtemps;

∎ he won't last long (in job) il ne tiendra pas longtemps; (will soon die) il n'en a plus pour longtemps;

∎ the batteries didn't last (for) long les piles n'ont pas duré longtemps;

∎ familiar cakes never last long in this house (they get eaten quickly) les gâteaux ne durent jamais très longtemps dans cette maison;

∎ built/made to last construit/fait pour durer

(b) (be enough)

∎ we've got enough food to last another week nous avons assez à manger pour une semaine encore

(c) (keep fresh → food) se conserver;

∎ these flowers don't last (long) ces fleurs ne tiennent ou ne durent pas (longtemps)

2 transitive verb

∎ his money didn't last him to the end of the holiday il n'a pas eu assez d'argent pour tenir jusqu'à la fin des vacances;

∎ have we got enough to last us until tomorrow? en avons-nous assez pour tenir ou aller jusqu'à demain?;

∎ my camera's lasted me ten years mon appareil photo a duré dix ans;

∎ that fountain pen will last you a lifetime vous pourrez garder ce stylo à plume toute votre vie;

∎ it has lasted him well ça lui a fait de l'usage;

∎ she couldn't last the pace elle n'a pas pu tenir le rythme

➲ last out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (survive) tenir;

∎ I'm not sure I'll last out at this job je ne sais pas si je pourrai faire ce travail longtemps;

∎ how long will he last out? combien de temps peut-il tenir?

(b) (be enough) suffire;

∎ will our supplies last out till the end of the month? les provisions suffiront-elles jusqu'à la fin du mois?

2 separable transitive verb

∎ he didn't last the night out il n'a pas passé la nuit, il est mort pendant la nuit;

∎ will the play last out the month? est-ce que la pièce tiendra le mois?;

∎ to last the year out (person) survivre jusqu'à la fin de l'année; (supplies) suffire pour l'année;

∎ my overcoat will last the winter out mon pardessus fera encore l'hiver;

∎ I don't know if I'll be able to last out the afternoon without any coffee je ne sais pas si j'arriverai à tenir tout l'après-midi sans café

Ⅲ.

last³

noun

(for shoes) forme f

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15 last

I 1. adjective
1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) siste

2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) siste, forrige

3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) siste
2. adverb
(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) sist

- lastly
- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb
1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) vare (ved), holde seg

2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) strekke til, holde

•

- lasting
- last out

sist
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vare

I
the subst. (flertall: last) \/lɑːst\/

1) ( om person eller ting) den siste, det siste

• the last of her pupils had left

2) det siste, det ytterste, døden, slutten

• he was near his last

han var nær slutten

3) (sport, konkurranse) siste plass, siste runde

• my horse came in last

4) resten, slutten

• she drank the last of the gin

5) siste gang (noen blir sett eller hørt), det siste

• that was the last I saw of him

breathe one's last trekke sitt siste sukk

from first to last fra begynnelse til slutt

last but not least sist, men ikke minst

the last but one den nest siste

never hear the last of something komme til å få høre noe så lenge en lever

now at last nå først, først nå, endelig

see the last of somebody bli kvitt noen, ikke se noen igjen

to the very last inn i det siste, til siste stund (høytidelig), inn i døden

towards the last mot slutten
II
subst. \/lɑːst\/

( håndverk) lest, skomakerlest, skolest

stick to one's last ( overført) bli ved sin lest
III
subst. \/lɑːst\/

(historisk, rommål) lest (12-18 tønner)
IV
subst. \/lɑːst\/

utholdenhet, holdbarhet
V
verb \/lɑːst\/

1) vare, vedvare, stå på

• how long will the programme last?

• it was fun while it lasted

2) overleve, leve videre, holde ut, klare seg

• she won't last long in this job

hun blir ikke gammel i denne jobben

3) strekke til, holde

• it will last me a month

• we have enough food to last three days

• the coat will last the year out

4) holde, holde seg, stå seg

• this art will last for a long time

5) ( om farge) sitte, sitte i

last for ever vare evig

last out vare klare seg (med noe)

• it will last out the winter

det\/den vil klare (seg gjennom) vinteren
VI
verb \/lɑːst\/

( håndverk) forme eller passe til over en lest
VII
adj. \/lɑːst\/

1) sist, bakerst

• he is seated in the last carriage

han sitter i bakerste vogn

• the last guest to arrive

den sist ankomne gjesten

• he is the last person I want to meet

han er den jeg minst av alt ønsker å treffe \/ han er den siste jeg ønsker å treffe

2) sist, siste, senest, seneste, forrige, sistnevnte

• he came to see me last evening

han kom på besøk i går kveld

• I bought the house in May last

jeg kjøpte huset i Mai som var

• the TV series started Tuesday last week

• this is the last time

• you gave it to me last year

du gav meg den i fjor

3) aller størst, ytterst, høyest

at last til slutt, til sist, endelig

at long last langt om lenge, til syvende og sist, endelig

every last hver eneste, hver eneste en

in the last place i siste rekke, sist, til slutt

the last few ( etterfulgt av tidangivelse) de siste, de siste par

• the last few days

• the last few weeks

last man out siste mann ut

last resort siste utvei

last thing det siste en gjør, som en avslutning

• I always have a glass of milk last thing at night

jeg drikker alltid et glass melk som det siste jeg gjør om kvelden

the last World War siste verdenskrig

to the last degree i høyeste grad

the year before last i forfjor, for to år siden

your last ( handel) Deres seneste brev, Deres siste brev
VIII
adv. \/lɑːst\/

1) sist, i siste rekke, til slutt, bakerst, sist-

• who came last?

2) senest, sist, forrige gang, sist gang

• when did you see him last?

3) til slutt, til sist, endelig

first and last først og sist, først og fremst alt i alt, i bunn og grunn, i det store og hele

last in, first out sist inn, først ut, den som er sist ansatt må gå først

last of all aller sist

English-Norwegian dictionary > last
16 last

I 1. adjective
1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) último

2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) passado

3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) último
2. adverb
(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) por último

- lastly
- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb
1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) durar

2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) durar

•

- lasting
- last out
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last¹

[la:st; læst] n 1 último. 2 fim, final. faithful to the last / fiel até o fim. • adj 1 último, derradeiro, final, extremo. 2 passado, anterior. we saw him last evening / nós o vimos ontem à noite. 3 mais recente. 4 conclusivo. at last finalmente. at last long forma mais enfática de at last. last but not least último mas não menos importante. last night a noite passada. on one’s last legs na iminência de ruína completa. that is the last you would expect isto é o menos que se esperaria. the last but one o penúltimo. the last of all o último. the last of the Mohicans o último dos moicanos. the last time a última vez. to breathe one’s last dar o último suspiro, morrer. to put the last hand to dar o toque final a. to see the last of ter visto pela última vez.

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last²

[la:st; læst] vt+vi 1 durar, continuar. 2 perseverar, agüentar, conservar-se.

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last³

[la:st; læst] n unidade de peso ou capacidade de navio (geralmente equivalente a 4.000 libras).

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last⁴

[la:st; læst] n forma de sapateiro. • vt colocar em forma de sapateiro. to last stick to one’s last cuidar da própria vida.

English-Portuguese dictionary > last
17 last

I 1. adjective
1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) zadnji

2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) prejšnji

3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) poslednji
2. adverb
(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) nazadnje

- lastly
- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb
1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) trajati

2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) zdržati

•

- lasting
- last out
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I [la:st]
adjective

zadnji, poslednji; minuli, prejšnji; najnovejši, zadnji

last but one — predzadnji

last but not least — zadnji, vendar ne najmanj važen

at one's last gasp — v zadnjih izdihljajih

last night — sinoči

the night before last — predsinoči

last year — lani

on one's last legs — na koncu svojih moči, pred polomom

the last lap — zadnja etapa

the last straw — višek, zvrhana mera

of the last importance — izredno važen

last day — sodni dan

the last thing in jazz — najnovejše v jazzu

this is the last thing to happen — kaj takega se ne more zgoditi
II [la:st]
adverb

nazadnje, končno
III [la:st]
noun

zadnji (pismo, beseda, otrok); zadnji omenjeni, najnovejši (izjava); poslednje ure, konec, smrt

never to hear the last of it — morati vedno znova poslušati

to breathe one's last — izdihniti, umreti

at (long) last — končno, na koncu

to the last — do konca, do smrti

to look one's last — on zadnjič pogledati

we shall never see the last of that man — tega moža se ne bomo znebili
IV [la:st]
noun

zdržljivost, odpornost
V [la:st]
intransitive verb

trajati, vztrajati, zdržati

to last out — zadostovati, zdržati, dlje zdržati

to last well — biti zelo trpežen
VI [la:st]
noun

kopito (čevljarsko)

to stick to one's last — ne vtikati se, držati se svojega dela
VII [la:st]
noun

trgovska mera (za težo, votla mera, za količino)

last of wool — 12 žakljev volne

English-Slovenian dictionary > last
18 last

adj. laatste; de laatste; de afgelopen (week e.d.), de vorige (week); einde
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adv. laatste; de laatste; de laatste keer; aan het einde; eindelijk; uiterlijk
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n. laatste; eind; schoenleest; uithoudingsvermogen, levenskracht, last (gewichts eenheid)
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v. verder gaan, door gaan; halen; uithouden; genoeg zijn; in leven blijven, overleven; doorgaan

last¹

[ la:st] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 (schoenmakers)leest

2 last

♦voorbeelden:

2   last of herrings/malt/wool • last haring/mout/wol

¶ stick to one's last • zich bij zijn leest houden

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last²

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 duren ⇒ aanhouden

2 meegaan ⇒ intact blijven, houdbaar zijn

♦voorbeelden:

2   his irritation won't last • zijn ergernis gaat wel over

¶ last out • niet op raken; het volhouden

II 〈 onovergankelijk en overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 toereikend zijn (voor) ⇒ voldoende zijn (voor)

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last³

〈telwoord; the; als voornaamwoord〉

1 de/het laatste 〈 van een reeks〉 ⇒ laatstgenoemde

2 het einde ⇒ 〈 formeel〉 de dood

♦voorbeelden:

1   breathe one's last • zijn laatste adem uitblazen

     he said his last on the subject • hij sprak zijn laatste woord over dat onderwerp

     in my last • in mijn vorige brief

     fight to/till the last • vechten tot het uiterste

2   that was the last I saw of him • sindsdien heb ik niets meer van hem gehoord

     we have seen the last of him • die zien we niet meer terug

¶ at (long) last • (uit)eindelijk, ten slotte

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last⁴

〈 bijwoord〉

1 als laatste ⇒ 〈 in samenstellingen〉 laatst-

2 (voor) het laatst ⇒ (voor) de laatste keer

3 → lastly lastly/

♦voorbeelden:

1   come in last • als laatste binnenkomen

     last-mentioned • laatstgenoemde

     last but not least • (als) laatste/laatstgenoemde, maar (daarom) niet minder belangrijk, last but not least

2   when did you see her last/last see her? • wanneer heb je haar voor het laatst gezien/gesproken?

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last⁵

〈 telwoord〉

1 laatste 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 ⇒ vorige, verleden

2 uiterste ⇒ uiteindelijke

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 religie〉 the last judgement • het laatste oordeel

     his last book • zijn laatste/vorige boek

     on his last legs • met zijn laatste krachten

     at the last minute/moment • op het laatste moment/ogenblik

     last night • gister(en)avond, vannacht

     he's the last person I'd invite • hij is de laatste die ik zou uitnodigen

     last Tuesday • vorige week dinsdag

     〈 spreekwoord〉 the last straw breaks the camel's back • de laatste druppel doet de emmer overlopen

     the last but one • de voorlaatste

     the last few days • de laatste/afgelopen paar dagen

     the second last page • de voorlaatste bladzijde

2   my last aim • mijn uiteindelijke doel

¶ 〈 leger〉 last post • Last Post

     that's the last straw • dat doet de deur dicht

     〈 religie〉 the Last Supper • het Laatste Avondmaal

     the last word in cars • het nieuwste/laatste snufje op het gebied van auto's

     〈 informeel〉 down to every last detail • tot in de kleinste details

     〈 informeel〉 she ate every last scrap of food • ze at alles tot en met de laatste kruimel op

English-Dutch dictionary > last
19 ♦ hard

♦ hard /hɑ:d/
A a.

1 duro; solido; sodo: as hard as steel, duro come l'acciaio; a hard bench, una panca dura; hard soil, terreno duro (o solido)

2 arduo; difficile; ostico; duro (lett.): hard questions [words], domande [parole] difficili; DIALOGO → - After an exam- There were a couple of really hard questions, c'erano un paio di domande veramente difficili; a hard task, un compito arduo; un duro compito; a hard case, un caso difficile ( da trattare); to find it hard to do st., fare qc. con grande difficoltà

3 duro; gravoso; faticoso: a hard job, un lavoro faticoso; years of hard work, anni di duro lavoro

4 forte; energico; violento: a hard push, una forte spinta; un violento spintone

5 forte; grande; accanito, ostinato, tenace: a hard drinker, un forte bevitore; a hard worker, un gran lavoratore; un lavoratore indefesso; a hard smoker, un fumatore accanito

6 duro; difficile; pieno di guai: hard life, vita dura; hard times, tempi difficili (o duri); ( di un prodotto) hard to sell, difficile a vendersi

7 duro; rigido; grintoso; tosto (fam.); severo: a hard father, un padre severo

8 duro; aspro; brusco; sgarbato: hard words, parole dure (o aspre); hard manners, modi bruschi (o sgarbati)

9 duro; inclemente; rigido: a very hard winter, un inverno assai duro (o molto rigido)

10 duro; crudele; insensibile: a man with a hard heart, un uomo dal cuore duro

11 duro; rigido; sgraziato: hard features, lineamenti duri

12 duro; aspro; sgradevole; brutto: a hard voice, una voce dura (o aspra); a hard story, una storia sgradevole; una brutta storia; hard light, luce sgradevole

13 fermo; deciso; secco: a hard denial, un secco diniego

14 forte; resistente; robusto: a hard breed, una razza forte

15 concreto; effettivo; reale: (leg. e fig.) hard evidence, prove concrete (pl.); prova concreta

16 (agric., chim., fon.) duro: hard wheat, grano duro; hard water, acqua dura; The letter «g» is hard in «go», la lettera «g» è dura in «go»

17 (ind. tess.) liscio; rasato

18 (econ., fin.) forte; pregiato; solido; sostenuto: hard currency, moneta (o valuta) forte; moneta (o valuta) pregiata

19 ( di colore) forte; vivace

20 ( di un nodo, ecc.) stretto

21 ( di droga) pesante

22 (chim.) persistente; non biodegradabile: hard detergent, detergente non biodegradabile

23 (elettr.) a vuoto spinto; ad alto vuoto: hard tube, tubo ad alto vuoto

B avv.

1 energicamente; forte, violentemente: It was raining hard, pioveva forte (o a dirotto); I hit him hard, lo colpii violentemente (o duro)

2 accanitamente; molto; sodo; troppo: to fight hard, battersi accanitamente; to study hard, studiare molto; to try hard, fare ogni sforzo; to try one's hardest, mettercela tutta; to work hard, lavorare sodo; to drink hard, bere troppo; to be hard at it (o at work) darci sotto; lavorare sodo

3 attentamente; intensamente: to listen hard (to sb.), ascoltare attentamente (q.); to think hard, pensare intensamente; riflettere profondamente

4 fissamente; fisso: to look (o to gaze, to stare) hard at sb., guardare fisso q.

5 duramente; gravemente; seriamente: I was hard hit by the slump, sono stato duramente colpito dalla recessione

6 con difficoltà; a fatica: to breathe hard, respirare a fatica

7 da presso; da vicino: to follow hard after (o behind) sb., seguire q. da presso (o da vicino)

C n.

1 (naut.) approdo dal fondo solido

2 strada rialzata ( dal fondo solido); sentiero solido ( attraverso una palude)

3 [u] ( slang) lavori forzati

4 (volg., di solito hard-on) erezione ( del pene)

● hard alcohol, alcol ad alta gradazione □ hard-and-fast, categorico, inderogabile, ferreo, rigido □ hard-and-fast rules, regole ferree □ (naut.) Hard aport!, tutto a sinistra! □ (fam. USA) a hard-ass, persona troppa ligia alle regole; tipo inquadrato (fig. fam.) □ (fam. USA) hard-assed, troppo ligio alle regole; inquadrato (fig. fam.) □ hard-baked, troppo cotto, duro ( per eccesso di cottura); (fig. fam.) duro, insensibile □ (naut.) hard beach, spiaggia di alaggio □ (fig.) hard-bitten, agguerrito, temprato; duro, indurito, insensibile □ hard-boiled, ( d'uovo) sodo; (fig.) duro, indurito, incallito, cinico; (fam.) concreto, pratico; ( di un film, ecc.) giallo, con scene di violenza □ hard-bought, acquistato (fig.: conseguito, ottenuto) a caro prezzo □ hard by, proprio vicino; vicinissimo (a) □ hard cash, (econ.) circolante; (fin.) denaro liquido; denaro contante; contanti: to demand hard cash, voler essere pagato in contanti □ hard coal, antracite □ (comput.) hard copy, copia cartacea; copia a stampa □ hard core, (pietrisco per) massicciata ( di strada); (fig.) nucleo intransigente, nucleo di irriducibili ( di un gruppo); (polit.) zoccolo duro (fig.); (mus.) hardcore □ hard-core, intransigente; irriducibile; duro; inflessibile; ( anche) cronico, incurabile; (mus.) hardcore; ( di pornografia) molto spinto, hard-core: hard-core opposition, opposizione irriducibile; (econ.) hard-core unemployment, disoccupazione cronica; a hard-core film, un film hard-core; un film pornografico spinto ( con scene di sesso non simulato) □ ( tennis) hard court, campo in terra battuta (o di cemento, ecc.) □ (comput.) hard disk ( drive) (abbr. HD/D/), hard disk; disco rigido □ to be hard done by, essere trattato male (o in modo ingiusto) □ hard drink, bevanda forte; superalcolico □ hard drinking, eccesso nel bere; alcolismo □ hard drug, droga pesante □ hard-earned, guadagnato con grande fatica (o col sudore della fronte): a hard-earned victory, una vittoria sudata □ hard-edged, ben delineato; risoluto □ (comput.) hard error, errore hardware □ the hard facts, i fatti incontrovertibili; la realtà nuda e cruda (fam.) □ hard-featured, dai lineamenti duri; ( di un viso) ruvido; grossolano (fig.) □ hard feelings, inimicizia; rancore: No hard feelings!, senza rancore!; amici come prima! □ hard-fisted, dalle mani forti; (fig.) duro, severo; ( anche) avaro, spilorcio, tirchio □ hard-fought, combattuto, sofferto; tirato (fam.): a hard-fought match, un incontro tirato □ hard freeze, gelo duro □ hard frost, freddo intenso, rigido □ (econ.) hard goods, beni di consumo durevoli □ hard going, faticoso; pesante (fig.) □ hard-handed, dalle mani incallite; (fig.) che ha la mano pesante, duro □ hard hat (o hard-hat), elmetto da edile; casco di protezione; (fam.) operaio edile, muratore; (fig. fam. USA) ultraconservatore, reazionario □ hard-head ► hardhead □ (fig.) to have a hard head, avere la testa dura; essere cocciuto □ hard-headed, pratico, realistico; accorto, avveduto; ( USA) caparbio, ostinato, testardo □ hard-hearted, dal cuore duro; insensibile; crudele □ hard-heartedness, insensibilità; crudeltà □ ( anche fig.) hard-hit, duramente colpito □ ( sport) a hard-hitter, uno che colpisce duro □ (di discorso, ecc.) hard-hitting, energico, vigoroso, incisivo; ( anche) che non usa giri di parole □ (metall.) hard iron, ferro magnetizzabile □ (leg., stor.) hard labour, lavori forzati ( aboliti in GB nel 1948) □ ( di corda, ecc.) hard-laid, strettamente intrecciato □ hard landing, (aeron.) atterraggio duro; (econ. fig.) atterraggio duro, brusca frenata □ (metall.) hard lead, piombo duro (o all'antimonio) □ (polit.) the hard left, l'estrema sinistra □ ( anche polit.) hard line, linea dura: to take a hard line, seguire la linea dura; non fare concessioni □ hard-line, duro, inflessibile, rigido, intransigente: a hard-line policy, una politica intransigente □ hard liner, chi segue la linea dura; (un) intransigente, irriducibile, integralista □ (fam.) hard lines = hard luck ► sotto □ hard liquor = hard drink ► sopra □ (fin.) hard loan, prestito in valuta forte; ( anche) prestito a tassi di mercato □ hard luck, sfortuna, malasorte; disdetta, scalogna (fam.): Hard luck!, che sfortuna!; che peccato! □ (fam.) a hard-luck story, una storia pietosa (o strappalacrime, fam.) □ a hard man, un duro □ (econ.) hard market, mercato stabile ( nel quale la domanda è alta e i prezzi sono elevati) □ hard money, (econ.) moneta metallica; (polit. USA) contributo diretto alla campagna elettorale di un candidato □ hard-mouthed, ( di cavallo) ribelle al morso; (fig.) indisciplinato, ribelle; testardo, ostinato □ (fam.) hard-nosed, concreto; pratico; realistico; duro □ (fam. fig.) hard nut, osso duro; brutto cliente □ (fam. fig.) a hard nut to crack, una bella gatta da pelare □ hard of hearing, duro d'orecchi; sordastro; che ci sente poco □ hard on, (avv.) = hard upon ► sotto □ (volg.) hard-on, erezione ( del pene); ( slang) to have a hard-on for st., fare una passione per qc.; avere la fregola di qc. (fig.) □ to be hard on, ( di persona) essere duro (o scortese, sgarbato, severo) con (q.); ( di persona) logorare in fretta, maltrattare ( abiti, scarpe, ecc.); ( di cosa) essere dannoso, fare male a: Don't be too hard on your son, non essere troppo duro (o severo) con tuo figlio!; Sitting at a computer all day is hard on the eyes, stare davanti al computer tutto il giorno fa male agli occhi □ to be hard on sb. 's heels, essere alle calcagna di q. □ ( sci) hard-packed snow, neve compatta; neve dura □ (anat.) hard palate, palato duro □ ( nella ceramica) hard paste, pasta dura, pasta compatta □ hard-paste porcelain, porcellana dura □ hard porn, pornografia spinta □ hard-pressed, inseguito da vicino, incalzato; (fig.) oberato, sovraccarico; in difficoltà, alle strette: to be hard-pressed for money, essere a corto di denaro □ to be hard put ( to it) to do st., trovarsi in imbarazzo (o in difficoltà) a fare qc. □ (polit.) the hard right, l'estrema destra □ (ind.) hard rubber, ebanite □ hard science, scienza «dura»; scienze «dure» ( fondate su metodi rigorosi e sperimentali) □ hard science-fiction, fantascienza «dura» ( verosimile sul piano scientifico) □ (market.) ( the) hard-sell, vendita aggressiva □ (market.) hard selling, tecnica di vendita aggressiva □ hard-set, fermo, fisso, ben saldo; ( di cemento, ecc.) indurito; (fig.: di lineamenti) duro, rigido; ( di persona) caparbio, ostinato □ (autom. GB) hard shoulder, corsia d'emergenza ( d'autostrada) □ (mil., miss.) hard site, rampa di lancio protetta □ hard sleep, sonno duro (o profondo) □ (metall.) hard solder, lega per brasatura (o per saldatura forte) □ (naut.) Hard starboard!, tutto a dritta! □ (fam.) the hard stuff, i superalcolici; ( anche) la droga pesante □ ( sport) a hard team to beat, la squadra da battere; un osso duro (fig.) □ hard to please, difficile da contentare; esigente □ hard-to-reach, difficile da raggiungere; di difficile accesso □ hard up, a corto di quattrini; al verde; ( anche) in fregola, eccitato; allupato (fam.) □ hard up for, a corto di, giù a (fam.): I'm hard up for ideas, sono a corto d'idee □ (lett.) hard upon, subito dopo; poco dopo □ hard wear, uso intenso ( d'abiti e sim.) □ ( d'abito e sim.) hard-wearing, robusto; resistente all'uso □ hard-wired ► hardwired □ ( anche mil. e sport) hard-won, contrastato; ottenuto a caro prezzo □ hard-working, laborioso, operoso □ (fig.) to be (as) hard as nails, essere forte, muscoloso; essere duro di cuore, insensibile □ (fig.) to come hard, essere dura: It comes hard to say goodbye, è dura dire addio □ to die hard, ( di un'abitudine e sim.) essere duro a morire; ( di una persona) vendere la pelle a caro prezzo □ to do st. the hard way, fare da sé, ma con fatica; imparare a fare qc. con la dura pratica □ to freeze hard, diventare solido per il gelo; gelare □ to get hard, indurirsi; solidificarsi □ (fam.) to give sb. a hard time, rendere la vita difficile a q.; fare soffrire q.; farla trovare lunga a q. (fam.) □ to go hard with sb., essere dura (o un duro colpo) per q. □ to have a hard time, passarsela male; essere nei guai □ to have a hard time doing st., avere difficoltà a fare qc., trovare duro fare qc. (fam.) □ to learn st. the hard way, imparare qc. a proprie spese □ (fam.) to play hard to get, farsi desiderare; fare il prezioso (fam.) □ to take st. hard, prendere male qc., essere sconvolto da qc. □ (pop. Austral. e NZ) to put the hard word on sb., chiedere soldi a q.; ( anche) fare un'avance sessuale a q.; ( anche) minacciare q. □ to take a ( long) hard look at st., esaminare qc. con calma; ponderare (su) qc. □ too hard to take, troppo forte; troppo scioccante; indigesto.

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