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I wonder what time it is

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1 I wonder what time/who it is

I wonder what time/who it is

hoe laat/wie zou het zijn?

English-Dutch dictionary > I wonder what time/who it is
2 I wonder what the time is

Общая лексика: хотел бы я знать, который час

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I wonder what the time is
3 wonder

1. noun
1) (extraordinary thing) Wunder, das

do or work wonders — Wunder tun od. wirken; (fig.) Wunder wirken

wonders will never cease — (iron.) Wunder über Wunder!

small or what or [it is] no wonder [that]... — [es ist] kein Wunder, dass...

the wonder is,... — das Erstaunliche ist,...

2) (marvellously successful person) Wunderkind, das; (marvellously successful thing) Wunderding, das

boy/girl wonder — Wunderkind, das

the seven wonders of the world — die Sieben Weltwunder

3) no pl. (feeling) Staunen, das

be lost in wonder — in Staunen versunken sein
2. adjective
Wunder-
3. intransitive verb
sich wundern; staunen (at über + Akk.)

that's not to be wondered at — darüber braucht man sich nicht zu wundern

I shouldn't wonder [if...] — (coll.) es würde mich nicht wundern[, wenn...]
4. transitive verb
1) sich fragen

I wonder what the time is — wieviel Uhr mag es wohl sein?

I was wondering what to do — ich habe mir überlegt, was ich tun soll

I wonder whether I might open the window — dürfte ich vielleicht das Fenster öffnen?

she wondered if... — (enquired) sie fragte, ob...

I wonder if you'd mind if...? — würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, wenn...?

2) (be surprised to find)

wonder [that]... — sich wundern, dass...

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1. noun
1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) die Verwunderung

2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!)

3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) das Wunder
2. verb
1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) sich wundern

2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) neugierig sein

3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) sich fragen

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- academic.ru/82787/wonderful">wonderful
- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder
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won·der

[ˈwʌndəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. vt

1. (ask oneself)

▪ to \wonder sth sich akk etw fragen

I've been \wondering that myself das habe ich mich auch schon gefragt

why, one \wonders, is she doing that? warum tut sie das wohl?

I \wonder if you'd mind passing the sugar wären Sie wohl so freundlich, mir den Zucker herüberzureichen?

I \wonder if you could give me some information about... könnten Sie mir vielleicht ein paar Informationen über... geben?

I was just \wondering if you felt like doing something tomorrow evening hätten Sie nicht Lust, morgen Abend etwas zu unternehmen?

it makes you wonder why they... man fragt sich [schon], warum sie...

▪ to \wonder what/when/where... sich akk fragen, was/wann/wo...

2. (feel surprise)

▪ to \wonder that... überrascht sein, dass...

I don't \wonder that... es überrascht mich nicht, dass...

II. vi

1. (ask oneself) sich akk fragen

will that be enough, I \wonder? ob das wohl reichen wird?

why do you ask? — I was just \wondering warum fragst du? — ach, nur so

I \wonder — could you help me with these books? könntest du mir vielleicht mit den Büchern helfen?

when shall we meet? — we were \wondering about next Friday wann sollen wir uns treffen? — wir dachten an nächsten Freitag

▪ to \wonder about sb/sth sich dat über jdn/etw Gedanken [o Sorgen] machen

▪ to \wonder about doing sth darüber nachdenken, ob man etw tun sollte

to \wonder aloud [or out loud] about sth über etw akk laut nachdenken

2. (feel surprise) sich akk wundern, staunen

you \wonder that... man wundert sich schon, dass...

I shouldn't \wonder das würde mich nicht wundern

I don't \wonder [at it] das wundert mich nicht

▪ to \wonder at sb/sth sich akk über jdn/etw wundern; (astonished) über jdn/etw erstaunt sein

III. n

1. no pl (feeling) Staunen nt, Verwunderung f

a sense of \wonder ein Gefühl nt der Ehrfurcht

to fill sb with \wonder jdn in Staunen versetzen

to listen in \wonder staunend zuhören

2. (marvel) Wunder nt

it's little [or no] [or small] \wonder [that]... es ist kein Wunder, dass...

no \wonder... kein Wunder, dass...

\wonders [will] never cease! ( iron) es geschehen noch Zeichen und Wunder! hum

the \wonders of modern technology die Wunder der modernen Technik

the Seven W\wonders of the world die sieben Weltwunder

to do [or work] \wonders [wahre] Wunder wirken [o geh vollbringen

3.

▶ to be a chinless \wonder BRIT ( fam) ein junger, reicher Lackaffe sein fam

▶ God moves in a mysterious way, his \wonders to perform BRIT ( saying) die Wege Gottes sind unerforschlich

▶ to be a nine-days' [or seven-day] \wonder esp BRIT eine sehr kurzlebige Sensation sein, nur kurze Zeit für Aufsehen sorgen

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['wʌndə(r)]
1. n

1) (= feeling) Staunen nt, Verwunderung f

in wonder —

the birth of a baby never loses its wonder — eine Geburt bleibt immer etwas Wunderbares

it fills one with a sense of wonder — es erfüllt einen mit Erstaunen

he has never lost that almost childlike sense of wonder — er hat nie dieses kindliche Staunen verlernt

2) (= object or cause of wonder) Wunder nt

the wonder of electricity — das Wunder der Elektrizität

the seven wonders of the world — die sieben Weltwunder

the wonder of it was that... — das Erstaunliche or Verblüffende daran war, dass...

it is a wonder that... — es ist ein Wunder, dass...

it is no or little or small wonder — (es ist) kein Wunder, es ist nicht zu verwundern

no wonder ( he refused)! — kein Wunder(, dass er abgelehnt hat)!

to do or work wonders — wahre Wunder vollbringen, Wunder wirken

wonders will never cease! — es geschehen noch Zeichen und Wunder!

See:

→ nine

2. vt

I wonder what he'll do now — ich bin gespannt, was er jetzt tun wird (inf)

I wonder why he did it — ich möchte (zu gern) wissen or ich wüsste (zu) gern, warum er das getan hat

I wonder why! (iro) — ich frag mich warum?

I was wondering if you'd like to come too — möchten Sie nicht vielleicht auch kommen?

I was wondering when you'd realize that — ich habe mich (schon) gefragt, wann du das merkst

I was wondering if you could... — könnten Sie nicht vielleicht...

3. vi

1)

(= ask oneself, speculate) it set me wondering or made me wonder — es gab mir zu denken

why do you ask? – oh, I was just wondering — warum fragst du? – ach, nur so

what will happen next, I wonder? — ich frage mich or ich bin gespannt, was als Nächstes kommt

what's going to happen next? – I wonder! — was kommt als Nächstes? – das frage ich mich auch!

I was wondering about that —

I've been wondering about him I've been wondering about him as a possibility — ich habe mir auch schon über ihn Gedanken gemacht ich hatte ihn auch schon als eine Möglichkeit ins Auge gefasst

I expect that will be the end of the matter – I wonder! — ich denke, damit ist die Angelegenheit erledigt – da habe ich meine Zweifel or da bin ich gespannt

I'm wondering about going to the party — ich habe daran gedacht, vielleicht auf die Party zu gehen

John, I've been wondering, is there really any point? —

could you possibly help me, I wonder — könnten Sie mir vielleicht helfen

2) (= be surprised) sich wundern

I wonder (that) he didn't tell me — es wundert mich, dass er es mir nicht gesagt hat

to wonder at sth — sich über etw (acc) wundern, über etw (acc) erstaunt sein

that's hardly to be wondered at — das ist kaum verwunderlich

she'll be married by now, I shouldn't wonder — es würde mich nicht wundern, wenn sie inzwischen verheiratet wäre

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wonder [ˈwʌndə(r)]

A s

1. Wunder n, (etwas) Wunderbares, Wundertat f, -werk n:

it’s a wonder that … es ist ein Wunder, dass …;

(it’s) no ( oder little, small) wonder that he died kein Wunder, dass er starb;

he’s a wonder of skill er ist ein (wahres) Wunder an Geschicklichkeit;

wonders will never cease es gibt immer noch Wunder;

do ( oder work) wonders Wunder wirken;

promise wonders (jemandem) goldene Berge versprechen;

the Seven Wonders of the World die sieben Weltwunder;

a nine days’ wonder eine kurzlebige Sensation; → sign A 10

2. Verwunderung f, (Er)Staunen n:

be filled with wonder von Staunen erfüllt sein;

in wonder erstaunt, verwundert;

for a wonder

a) erstaunlicherweise,

b) ausnahmsweise

B v/t & v/i

1. (v/i) sich wundern, erstaunt sein ( beide:

at, about über akk):

I shouldn’t wonder if … es sollte mich nicht wundern, wenn …;

make sb wonder jemanden verwundern oder in Erstaunen versetzen

2. a) neugierig oder gespannt sein, gern wissen mögen ( alle:

if, whether ob;

what was)

b) sich fragen, überlegen:

I wonder what time it is ich möchte gern wissen, wie spät es ist; wie spät es wohl ist?;

I have often wondered what would happen if ich habe mich oft gefragt, was (wohl) passieren würde, wenn;

you must be wondering what … Sie fragen sich sicher, was …;

I wonder if you could help me vielleicht können Sie mir helfen;

well, I wonder na, ich weiß nicht (recht)

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1. noun
1) (extraordinary thing) Wunder, das

do or work wonders — Wunder tun od. wirken; (fig.) Wunder wirken

wonders will never cease — (iron.) Wunder über Wunder!

small or what or [it is] no wonder [that]... — [es ist] kein Wunder, dass...

the wonder is,... — das Erstaunliche ist,...

2) (marvellously successful person) Wunderkind, das; (marvellously successful thing) Wunderding, das

boy/girl wonder — Wunderkind, das

the seven wonders of the world — die Sieben Weltwunder

3) no pl. (feeling) Staunen, das

be lost in wonder — in Staunen versunken sein
2. adjective
Wunder-
3. intransitive verb
sich wundern; staunen (at über + Akk.)

that's not to be wondered at — darüber braucht man sich nicht zu wundern

I shouldn't wonder [if...] — (coll.) es würde mich nicht wundern[, wenn...]
4. transitive verb
1) sich fragen

I wonder what the time is — wieviel Uhr mag es wohl sein?

I was wondering what to do — ich habe mir überlegt, was ich tun soll

I wonder whether I might open the window — dürfte ich vielleicht das Fenster öffnen?

she wondered if... — (enquired) sie fragte, ob...

I wonder if you'd mind if...? — würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, wenn...?

2) (be surprised to find)

wonder [that]... — sich wundern, dass...

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(at) v.

gern wissen wollen ausdr.

sich wundern (über) v. n.

Verwunderung f.

Wunder - n.

English-german dictionary > wonder
4 wonder

1. noun
1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) začudenje

2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) čudo

3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) nenavadnost
2. verb
1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) čuditi se

2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) spraševati se

3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) hoteti vedeti

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- wonderful
- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder
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I [wʌndə]
noun

čudo; nekaj čudovitega, osupljivega; čudežen dogodek, čudežno delo, čudež; (za)čudenje, začudenost

in wonder — začuden

for a wonder — čudežno; presenetljivo; čudno

a nine-days'wonder — kratkotrajna senzacija

(it is) no wonder that... — nič čudnega (ni), da...

to be filled with wonder — biti ves začuden

he is a wonder of skill — on je čudo spretnosti

to work ( —ali to do) wonders — delati čuda (čudeže)

he kept his word, for a wonder — za čuda je držal svojo besedo

to look all wonder — ves začuden (debelo) gledati

he swore and no wonder — zaklel je, in nič čudnega (če je)
II [wʌndə]
intransitive verb (za)čuditi se (at, about s.th. čemu); razmišljati (o čem), hoteti vedeti, biti radoveden, spraševati se

I wondered about — this to mi je padlo v oči

I wonder what time it is — koliko utegne biti ura? bogve koliko je ura?

I don't wonder at it — to me ne preseneča

that's not to be wondered at — ni se čemu čuditi

I wonder why — rad bi vedel zakaj

Oh! I just wondered! — O, nič! kar takó, samo vpraševal sem se

I wonder who said it — rad bi vedel (sprašujem se, bogve), kdo je to rekel

Is that true? -- I wonder. — Je to res? -- Bogve.

I wonder at you — čudim se ti (vam)

I wondered about his knowledge — čudil sem se njegovemu znanju

well, I wonder — no, ne vem (prav)

I have often wondered what would happen if... — često sem se spraševal, kaj bi se zgodilo, če...

English-Slovenian dictionary > wonder
5 wonder

n. wonder; verwondering
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v. wonderen; verwonderen; zich verwonderen; zich afvragen

wonder¹

[ wundə]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 wonder ⇒ volmaakt voorwerp

2 wonder ⇒ mirakel

♦voorbeelden:

1   the seven Wonders of the World • de zeven wereldwonderen

     it's a wonder (that) • het is een wonder (dat)

2   〈 figuurlijk〉 do/work wonders • wonderen doen/verrichten

     〈 spreekwoord〉 wonders never cease • de wonderen zijn de wereld nog niet uit

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 verwondering ⇒ verbazing, bewondering

♦voorbeelden:

1   look at something in silent wonder • in stille verbazing naar iets kijken

     filled with wonder • vol bewondering

¶ (it is/it's) little/no wonder (that) • (het is) geen wonder (dat)

→ small small/

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wonder²

〈 werkwoord〉

1 〈+at〉 verbaasd staan (van) ⇒ verrast zijn, zich verbazen, (vreemd) opkijken

2 benieuwd zijn ⇒ zich iets afvragen

3 iets betwijfelen ⇒ zich iets afvragen

♦voorbeelden:

1   I don't wonder • geen wonder; (dat/het) verbaast me niet(s)

     I don't wonder at her hesitation • haar aarzeling verbaast me niet

     I shouldn't wonder if • het zou me niet verbazen als

     I wonder that she didn't leave • het verbaast me dat ze niet is weggegaan

2   I wonder what time/who it is • hoe laat/wie zou het zijn?

     I wonder who will win • ik ben benieuwd wie er wint

     she was just wondering how you were • ze vroeg zich net af hoe het met je ging

     I wonder whether I might ask you something • zou ik u iets mogen vragen?

     I wonder whether she noticed • ik vraag me af of ze het gemerkt heeft

3   Is that so? I wonder • O ja? Ik betwijfel het (ten zeerste)/moet het nog zien

English-Dutch dictionary > wonder
6 what

what [wɒt]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. (in questions and indirect speech) quel m, quelle f quels mpl, quelles fpl

• what time is it? quelle heure est-il ?

• what flavours do you want? quels parfums voulez-vous ?

• what subjects did you choose? quelles matières as-tu choisies ?

• she told me what colour it was elle m'a dit de quelle couleur c'était

• they asked me what kind of films I liked ils m'ont demandé quel genre de films j'aimais

   b. ( = all the) I gave him what money I had je lui ai donné tout l'argent que j'avais

• what savings we had are now gone le peu d'économies que nous avions s'est maintenant envolé

• I will give you what information we have je vais vous donner toutes les informations dont nous disposons

• I gave her what comfort I could je l'ai réconfortée comme j'ai pu

   c. (exclamations) what a nice surprise! quelle bonne surprise !

• what a ridiculous suggestion! quelle suggestion ridicule !

• what a nightmare! quel cauchemar !

• what a nuisance! quelle barbe ! (inf)

• what a lot of people! que de monde !

• what lovely hair you've got! quels jolis cheveux tu as !

2. pronoun

   a. (used alone, or in emphatic position) quoi

• what? I didn't get that quoi ? je n'ai pas compris

• I've forgotten something -- what? j'ai oublié quelque chose -- quoi ?

• he's getting married -- what! il se marie -- quoi !

• what! you expect me to believe that! quoi ! et tu penses que je vais croire ça !

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► quoi is used with a preposition, if the French verb requires one.

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• I've just thought of something -- what? je viens de penser à quelque chose -- à quoi ?

• I've just remembered something -- what? je viens de me souvenir de quelque chose -- de quoi ?

• you what? (inf!) (British) quoi !

   b. (subject in direct questions) qu'est-ce qui

• what's happened? qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ?

• what's bothering you? qu'est-ce qui te préoccupe ?

• what's for dinner? qu'est-ce qu'il y a pour dîner ?

• what is his address? quelle est son adresse ?

• what's the French for "pen"? comment dit-on « pen » en français ?

• what is this called? comment ça s'appelle ?

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► When asking for a definition or explanation, c'est quoi is often used in spoken French.

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• what are capers? c'est quoi, les câpres ?

• what's that noise? c'est quoi, ce bruit ?

• what's that? (asking about sth) c'est quoi ? ; ( = what did you say) comment ?

   c. (object in direct questions) qu'est-ce que, que quoi after prep

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► The object pronoun que is more formal than qu'est-ce que and requires inversion of verb and pronoun.

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• what did you do? qu'avez-vous fait ?

• what can we do? qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire ? que peut-on faire ?

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► The French preposition cannot be separated from the pronoun.

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• what does he owe his success to? à quoi doit-il son succès ?

• what were you talking about? de quoi parliez-vous ?

   d. ( = which in particular) quel m, quelle f quels mpl, quelles fpl

• what's the best time to call? quel est le meilleur moment pour vous joindre ?

• what are the advantages? quels sont les avantages ?

   e. ( = how much) combien

• what will it cost? ça va coûter combien ?

• what does it weigh? ça pèse combien ?

• what do 2 and 2 make? combien font 2 et 2 ?

• what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut bien faire ?

   f. (in indirect questions) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que

• I wonder what will happen je me demande ce qui va se passer

• I wonder what they think je me demande ce qu'ils pensent

• I don't know what that building is je ne sais pas ce que c'est que ce bâtiment

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► If the French verb takes a preposition, what is translated by quoi.

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• tell us what you're thinking about dites-nous à quoi vous pensez

• I wonder what they need je me demande de quoi ils ont besoin

• I wonder what they are expecting je me demande à quoi ils s'attendent

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► quoi is used when what ends the sentence.

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• I don't know who's doing what je ne sais pas qui fait quoi

   g. (in relative clauses) ( = that which) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que ; (object of verb taking "de") ce dont ; (object of verb taking "à") ce à quoi

• what is done is done ce qui est fait est fait

• the hotel isn't what it was l'hôtel n'est plus ce qu'il était

• what I don't understand is... ce que je ne comprends pas c'est...

• what I need is... ce dont j'ai besoin c'est...

• it wasn't what I was expecting ce n'est pas ce à quoi je m'attendais

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► When what means the ones which, the French pronoun is generally plural.

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• I've no clothes except what I'm wearing je n'ai pas d'autres vêtements que ceux que je porte

   h. (set structures)

► and what...

• and what's more et qui plus est

• and what is worse et ce qui est pire

• and what not (inf) et cetera► or what? (inf!)

are you coming or what? tu viens ou quoi ? (inf)

• I mean, is that sick, or what? il faut vraiment être malade ! (inf)► tell you what (inf)

tell you what, let's stay here another day j'ai une idée: si on restait un jour de plus ?► what about

• what about people who haven't got cars? et les gens qui n'ont pas de voiture ?

• what about going to the cinema? si on allait au cinéma ?► what for? pourquoi ?

• what did you do that for? pourquoi avez-vous fait ça ?

• to give sb what for (inf!) passer un savon a qn► what if et si

• what if this doesn't work out? et si ça ne marchait pas ?

• what if he says no? et s'il refuse ?► what of

• but what of the country's political leaders? et les dirigeants politiques du pays ?

• what of it? (inf) et alors ?► what's what (inf)

he knows what's what il connaît son affaire

• I've done this job long enough to know what's what je fais ce travail depuis assez longtemps pour savoir de quoi il retourne► what with

• what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state entre le stress et le manque de sommeil, j'étais dans un état lamentable

• what with one thing and another avec tout ça

3. compounds

► what-d'ye-call-her (inf) noun Machine (inf) f

► what-d'ye-call-him (inf) noun Machin (inf) m

► what-d'ye-call-it (inf) noun machin (inf) m

► what's-her-name (inf) noun Machine (inf) f

► what's-his-name (inf) noun Machin (inf) m

► what's-it noun machin (inf) m

• Mr What's-it (inf) Monsieur Machin (Chose) (inf) ► what's-its-name (inf) noun machin (inf) m

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[wɒt], US [hwɒt] 1.
pronoun

1) ( what exactly) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui; ( as object) que, qu'est-ce que; ( with prepositions) quoi

what is happening? — qu'est-ce qui se passe?

what are you doing? — qu'est-ce que tu fais?

with what? — avec quoi?

and what else? — et quoi d'autre?

what is to be done? — que faire?

what does it matter? — qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?

what's her telephone number? — quel est son numéro de téléphone?

what's that button for? — à quoi sert ce bouton?

what for? — ( why) pourquoi?; ( concerning what) à propos de quoi?

what's it like? — comment c'est?

what's this called in Flemish? —

what's the Flemish for this? — comment dit-on cela en flamand?

what did it cost? — combien est-ce que ça a coûté?

2) ( in rhetorical questions)

what's life without love? — que serait la vie sans l'amour?

what's the use? — ( enquiringly) à quoi bon?; ( exasperatedly) à quoi ça sert?

what does he care? — qu'est-ce que ça peut bien lui faire?

3) ( whatever)

do what you want — fais ce que tu veux

4) ( in clauses) ( as subject) ce qui; ( as object) ce que, (before vowel) ce qu'

this is what is called a ‘monocle’ — c'est ce qu'on appelle un ‘monocle’

do you know what that device is? — sais-tu ce que c'est que cet appareil?

what I need is — ce dont j'ai besoin c'est

drinking what looked like whisky — buvant quelque chose qui ressemblait à du whisky

and what's more — et en plus

and what's worse ou better — et en plus

5) (colloq) ( when guessing)

it'll cost, what, £50 — ça coutera, quoi, dans les 50 livres?

6) ( inviting repetition)

what's that? —

what did you say? — quoi? qu'est-ce que tu as dit?

he earns what? — il gagne combien?

he did what? — il a fait quoi?

George what? — George comment?
2.
determiner

1) ( which) quel/quelle/quels/quelles

what time is it? — quelle heure est-il?

2) ( in exclamations) quel/quelle

what a nice car! — quelle belle voiture!

what a strange thing to do! — quelle drôle d'idée!

what use is that? — lit, fig à quoi ça sert?

3) ( the amount of)

what money he earns he spends — tout ce qu'il gagne, il le dépense

what little she has — le peu qu'elle a, tout ce qu'elle a

what few friends she had — les quelques amis qu'elle avait
3.
what about prepositional phrase

1) ( when drawing attention)

what about the letter they sent? — et la lettre qu'ils ont envoyée, alors?

what about the children? — et les enfants (alors)?

2) ( when making suggestion)

what about a meal out? — et si on dînait au restaurant?

what about Tuesday? — qu'est-ce que tu dirais de mardi?

3) ( in reply)

‘what about your sister?’ - ‘what about her?’ — ‘et ta sœur?’ - ‘quoi ma sœur?’
4.
what if prepositional phrase et si
5.
what with prepositional phrase

what with her shopping bags and her bike — avec ses sacs à provisions et son vélo en plus

what with the depression and unemployment — entre la dépression et le chômage

what with one thing and another — avec ceci et cela
6.
exclamation quoi!, comment!

••

I'll tell you what — tu sais quoi

to give somebody what for — (colloq) GB passer un savon (colloq) à quelqu'un

to know what's what — s'y connaître

well, what do you know — iron tout arrive

what do you think I am! — (colloq) tu me prends pour quoi!

what's it to you? — (colloq) en quoi ça vous regarde?

English-French dictionary > what
7 what

what [wɒt]

qu'est-ce qui ⇒ 1 (a) que ⇒ 1 (a) qu'est-ce que ⇒ 1 (a) quoi ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (f) ce qui ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (f) ce que ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (f), 1 (g) comment ⇒ 1 (c) combien ⇒ 1 (e) quel ⇒ 2 (a), 3

1 pronoun

(a) (in direct questions → as subject) qu'est-ce qui, que; (→ as object) (qu'est-ce) que, quoi; (→ after preposition) quoi;

∎ what do you want? qu'est-ce que tu veux?, que veux-tu?;

∎ what's happening? qu'est-ce qui se passe?, que se passe-t-il?;

∎ what's new? quoi de neuf?;

∎ familiar what's up? qu'est-ce qu'il y a?^□ ; American (as greeting) quoi de neuf?;

∎ what's that for? à quoi cela sert-il?, à quoi ça sert?;

∎ what's the matter?, what is it? qu'est-ce qu'il y a?;

∎ familiar what's it to you? qu'est-ce que ça peut te faire?;

∎ what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?; (what did you say) quoi?;

∎ what's that building? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce bâtiment?;

∎ what's your phone number? quel est votre numéro de téléphone?;

∎ what's her name? comment s'appelle-t-elle?;

∎ what's the Spanish for "light"? comment dit-on "light" en espagnol?;

∎ what's the boss like? comment est le patron?;

∎ what is life without friends? que vaut la vie sans amis?;

∎ familiar what's up with him? qu'est-ce qu'il a?^□ ;

∎ what did I tell you? (gen) qu'est-ce que je vous ai dit?; (I told you so) je vous l'avais bien dit!;

∎ she must be, what, 50? elle doit avoir, quoi, 50 ans?;

∎ Mum? - what? - can I go out? Maman? - quoi? - est-ce que je peux sortir?;

∎ what are you thinking about? à quoi pensez-vous?;

∎ what did he die of? de quoi est-il mort?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ what could be more beautiful? quoi de plus beau?;

∎ formal or humorous to what do I owe this honour? qu'est-ce qui me vaut cet honneur?

(b) (in indirect questions → as subject) ce qui; (→ as object) ce que, quoi;

∎ tell us what happened dites-nous ce qui s'est passé;

∎ I wonder what she was thinking about! je me demande ce qui lui est passé par la tête!;

∎ I asked what it was all about j'ai demandé de quoi il était question;

∎ he didn't understand what I said il n'a pas compris ce que j'ai dit;

∎ I don't know what to do je ne sais pas quoi faire;

∎ I don't know what to do to help him je ne sais pas quoi faire pour l'aider;

∎ I don't know what that building is je ne sais pas ce qu'est ce bâtiment

(c) (asking someone to repeat something) comment;

∎ what's that? qu'est-ce que tu dis?;

∎ they bought what? quoi, qu'est-ce qu'ils ont acheté?

(d) (expressing surprise) quoi;

∎ what, another new dress? quoi, encore une nouvelle robe?;

∎ what, no coffee! comment ou quoi? pas de café?;

∎ he's going into the circus - what! il va travailler dans un cirque - quoi?;

∎ I found $350 - you what! j'ai trouvé 350 dollars - quoi?;

∎ I told her to leave - you did what! je lui ai dit de partir - tu lui as dit quoi?

(e) (how much)

∎ what's 17 minus 4? combien ou que fait 17 moins 4?;

∎ what does it cost? combien est-ce que ça coûte?;

∎ what do I owe you? combien vous dois-je?;

∎ do you know what he was asking for it? savez-vous combien il en demandait?

(f) (that which → as subject) ce qui; (→ as object) ce que, quoi;

∎ what you need is a hot bath ce qu'il vous faut, c'est un bon bain chaud;

∎ they spent what amounted to a week's salary ils ont dépensé l'équivalent d'une semaine de salaire;

∎ she has what it takes to succeed elle a ce qu'il faut pour réussir;

∎ that's what life is all about! c'est ça la vie!;

∎ education is not what it used to be l'enseignement n'est plus ce qu'il était;

∎ what is most remarkable is that… ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable c'est que…;

∎ it was pretty much what we expected c'était plus ou moins ce qu'on avait imaginé;

∎ what's done cannot be undone ce qui est fait est fait;

∎ and what is worse… et ce qui est pire…

(g) (whatever, everything that)

∎ they rescued what they could ils ont sauvé ce qu'ils ont pu;

∎ say what you will vous pouvez dire ou vous direz tout ce que vous voudrez;

∎ say what you will, I don't believe you racontez tout ce que vous voulez, je ne vous crois pas;

∎ come what may advienne que pourra

(h) British familiar old-fashioned (inviting agreement) n'est-ce pas^□ ;

∎ an interesting book, what? un livre intéressant, n'est-ce pas ou pas vrai?

(i) (idioms)

∎ I'll tell you what… écoute!;

∎ you know what…? tu sais quoi…?;

∎ I know what j'ai une idée;

∎ you'll never guess what tu ne devineras jamais (quoi);

∎ familiar documents, reports and what have you or and what not des documents, des rapports et je ne sais quoi encore^□ ;

∎ familiar and I don't know what et que sais-je encore^□ ;

∎ familiar and God knows what et Dieu sait quoi;

∎ have you got a flat, rooms or what? vous avez un appartement, une chambre ou quoi?;

∎ look, do you want to come or what? alors, tu veux venir ou quoi?;

∎ a trip to Turkey? - what next! un voyage en Turquie? - et puis quoi encore!;

∎ what have we here? mais que vois-je?;

∎ what then? et après?;

∎ old-fashioned what ho! eh! ho!; (as greeting) salut!;

∎ familiar we need to find out what's what il faut qu'on sache où en sont les choses;

∎ familiar she told me what was what elle m'a mis au courant;

∎ familiar they know what's what in art ils s'y connaissent en art^□ ;

∎ familiar I'll show him what's what! je vais lui montrer de quel bois je me chauffe!

2 adjective

(a) (in questions → singular) quel (quelle); (→ plural) quels (quelles);

∎ what books did you buy? quels livres avez-vous achetés?;

∎ what colour/size is it? de quelle couleur/taille c'est?;

∎ (at) what time will you be arriving? à quelle heure arriverez-vous?;

∎ what day is it? quel jour sommes-nous?;

∎ what good or use is this? à quoi ça sert?

(b) (as many as, as much as)

∎ I gave her what money I had je lui ai donné le peu d'argent que j'avais;

∎ he gathered what strength he had il a rassemblé le peu de forces qui lui restaient;

∎ what time we had left was spent (in) packing on a passé le peu de temps qui nous restait à faire les valises;

∎ they stole what little money she had ils lui ont volé le peu d'argent qu'elle avait;

∎ I gave her what comfort I could je l'ai consolée autant que j'ai pu

3 predeterminer

∎ (expressing an opinion or a reaction) what a suggestion! quelle idée!;

∎ what a strange thing! comme c'est bizarre!;

∎ what a pity! comme c'est ou quel dommage!;

∎ what an idiot he is! comme il est bête!, qu'il est bête!;

∎ what lovely children you have! quels charmants enfants vous avez!;

∎ what a lot of people! que de gens!, que de monde!;

∎ you can't imagine what a time we had getting here vous ne pouvez pas vous imaginer le mal qu'on a eu à venir jusqu'ici

4 adverb

∎ (in rhetorical questions) what do I care? qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire?;

∎ what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?;

∎ well, what of it? et bien?, et après?

5 what about adverb

∎ what about lunch? et si on déjeunait?;

∎ when shall we go? - what about Monday? quand est-ce qu'on y va? - (et si on disait) lundi?;

∎ what about your promise? - what about my promise? et ta promesse? - ben quoi, ma promesse?;

∎ familiar what about it? et alors?;

∎ do you remember Lauryn? - what about her? tu te souviens de Lauryn? - oui, et alors?;

∎ and what about you? et vous donc?

6 what for adverb

(why) pourquoi?;

∎ what did you say that for? pourquoi as-tu dit cela?;

∎ I'm leaving town - what for? je quitte la ville - pourquoi?

7 what if conjunction

∎ what if we went to the beach? et si on allait à la plage?;

∎ he won't come - and what if he doesn't? (supposing) il ne va pas venir - et alors?

8 what with conjunction

∎ what with work and the children I don't get much sleep entre le travail et les enfants, je ne dors pas beaucoup;

∎ what with paying for dinner and the cab he was left with no cash après avoir payé le dîner et le taxi, il n'avait plus d'argent;

∎ what with one thing and another I never got there pour un tas de raisons je n'y suis jamais allé

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > what
8 what

what ⇒ Usage note: what, US hwQt

A pron

1 ( what exactly) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui ; ( as object) que, qu'est-ce que ; ( with prepositions) quoi ; what is happening? qu'est-ce qui se passe, qu'est-ce qui arrive? ; what are you doing/up to ○ ? qu'est-ce que tu fais/fabriques ○ ? ; with/about what? avec/de quoi? ; or what? ou quoi? ; and what else? et quoi d'autre? ; what is to be done? que faire? ; what do six and four add up to? que font six et quatre? ; what is up there? qu'est-ce qu'il y a là-haut? ; what's wrong?, what's the matter?, what's up? qu'est-ce qu'il y a?, qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? ; what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire? ; what's that machine? qu'est-ce que c'est que cet appareil? ; what's her telephone number? quel est son numéro de téléphone? ; what's that button for? à quoi sert ce bouton? ; what did he do that for? pourquoi est-ce qu'il a fait ça? ; what for? ( why) pourquoi? ; ( concerning what) à propos de quoi?, à quel sujet? ; ‘I'm going to the shops’-‘what for?’ ‘je vais aux magasins’-‘qu'est-ce que tu veux?’ ; what's it like? comment c'est? ; what's it like having an older brother? comment c'est d'avoir un grand frère? ; what's this called in Flemish, what's the Flemish for this? comment dit-on cela en flamand? ; what did it cost? combien est-ce que ça a coûté? ;

2 ( in rhetorical questions) what's life without love? que serait la vie sans l'amour? ; what's the use? ( enquiringly) à quoi bon? ; ( exasperatedly) à quoi ça sert? ; what does he care? qu'est-ce que ça peut bien lui faire? ; what can anyone do? qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire? ;

3 ( whatever) do what you want/have to fais ce que tu veux/as à faire ;

4 ( in clauses) ( as subject) ce qui ; ( as object) ce que, ( before vowel) ce qu' ; to wonder/know what is happening se demander/savoir ce qui se passe ; to ask/guess what sb wants demander/deviner ce que qn veut ; they had everything except what I wanted ils avaient tout sauf ce que je voulais ; this is what is called a ‘monocle’ c'est ce qu'on appelle un ‘monocle’ ; do you know what that device is? sais-tu ce que c'est que cet appareil? ; and what is equally surprising is that et ce qui est tout aussi étonnant, c'est que ; she's not what she was elle n'est plus ce qu'elle était ; what I need is ce dont j'ai besoin c'est ; a hammer, a drill and I don't know what un marteau, une perceuse et je ne sais quoi encore ; drinking what looked like whisky buvant quelque chose qui ressemblait à du whisky ; and what's more et en plus ; and what's worse ou better et en plus ;

5 ○ ( when guessing) it'll cost, what, £50 ça coutera, quoi or combien, dans les 50 livres? ;

6 ( inviting repetition) what's that, what did you say? quoi? qu'est-ce que tu as dit? ; he earns what? il gagne combien? ; he did what? il a fait quoi? ; George what? George comment? ;

7 ( expressing surprise) and what it must have cost! combien ça a dû coûter! ;

8 †GB ( as question tag) a good dinner, what? c'était un bon dîner, non?

B det

1 ( which) quel/quelle ; what magazines do you read? quels magazines est-ce que tu lis? ; what time is it? quelle heure est-il? ; do you know what train he took? est-ce que tu sais quel train il a pris? ;

2 ( in exclamations) quel/quelle ; what a nice dress/car! quelle belle robe/voiture! ; what a lovely apartment! quel bel appartement! ; what a strange thing to do! quelle drôle d'idée! ; what use is that? lit, fig à quoi ça sert? ;

3 ( the amount of) what money he earns he spends tout ce qu'il gagne, il le dépense ; what little she has le peu qu'elle a, tout ce qu'elle a ; what belongings she had she threw away elle a jeté tout ce qui lui appartenait or toutes ses affaires ; what few friends she had les quelques amis qu'elle avait.

C what about phr

1 ( when drawing attention) what about the letter they sent? et la lettre qu'ils ont envoyée, alors? ; what about the children? et les enfants (alors)? ;

2 ( when making suggestion) what about a meal out? et si on dînait au restaurant? ; what about Tuesday? OK? qu'est-ce que tu dirais de mardi? ça te va? ; ⇒ about ;

3 ( in reply) ‘what about your sister?’-‘what about her?’ ‘et ta sœur?’-‘quoi ma sœur?’

D what if phr et si ; what if I bring the dessert? et si j'apportais le dessert?

E what of phr what of Shakespeare and Lamb? littér qu'en est-il de Shakespeare et de Lamb? ; what of it ○ ! et puis quoi ○ !

F what with phr what with her shopping bags and her bike avec ses sacs à provisions et son vélo en plus ; what with the depression and unemployment entre la dépression et le chômage ; what with one thing and another avec ceci et cela.

G excl quoi!, comment!

Idioms

I'll tell you what tu sais quoi ; to give sb what for ○ GB passer un savon ○ à qn ; to know what's what s'y connaître ; he doesn't know what's what il n'y connaît rien ; well, what do you know iron tout arrive ; what do you think I am ○ ! tu me prends pour quoi! ; what's it to you ○ ? en quoi ça vous regarde?, qu'est-ce que ça peut bien vous faire? ; what's yours ○ ? qu'est-ce que tu bois? ; you know what he/she etc is! on le/la etc connaît!

Big English-French dictionary > what
9 wonder

1. noun
1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) admiración, asombro

2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) maravilla, milagro

3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) maravilla

2. verb
1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) sorprenderse, extrañarse

2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) preguntarse

3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) preguntarse

•

- wonderful
- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder

wonder¹ n

1. asombro / maravilla

they stared in wonder at the treasure miraban con asombro el tesoro

2. maravilla

the seven wonders of the world las siete maravillas del mundo

no wonder con razón / no es de extrañar

three days without sleep!, no wonder you're tired ¡tres días sin dormir!, con razón tienes sueño

wonder² vb preguntarse

I wonder why she left so early me pregunto por qué se fue tan pronto

I wonder where he is ¿dónde debe de estar?

wonder

tr['wʌndə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (thing) maravilla, milagro

the seven wonders of the world las siete maravillas del mundo

the wonders of science las maravillas de la ciencia

2 (feeling) admiración nombre femenino, asombro

they were filled with wonder se quedaron asombrados

they gazed at the baby in wonder contemplaban el bebé maravillados

adjective

1 milagroso,-a

wonder drug remedio milagroso, panacea

transitive verb

1 formal use (be surprised) sorprenderse, extrañarse

I don't wonder that she left him no me extraña que lo haya dejado

I wonder that he wasn't killed fue un milagro que no se matara

2 (ask oneself) preguntarse

I wonder what she'll be like me pregunto cómo será, tengo curiosidad por saber cómo será

we were wondering where you'd got to nos preguntábamos dónde te habías metido

I wonder why he did that me pregunto por qué lo habrá hecho

I bet you're wondering who I am te estarás preguntando quién soy

3 (polite request)

I wonder if you can help me a ver si puede ayudarme

I was wondering if you'd care to dance estaba pensando si le gustaría bailar

intransitive verb

1 (reflect, ponder) pensar ( about, en); (doubt) tener dudas

it makes you wonder da en qué pensar

I just wondered por curiosidad, por nada

she couldn't help wondering about what he'd said no pudo evitar pensar en lo que le había dicho

now I'm beginning to wonder ahora tengo mis dudas

2 formal use (marvel) asombrarse, maravillarse, admirarse

we wondered at his brilliance nos admiramos de su brillantez

that's not to be wondered at eso no tiene nada de extraño

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I shouldn't wonder if «+ indic» no me extrañaría que + subj

it's a wonder (that) «+ indic» es un milagro que + subj

no/little/small wonder (that) «+ indic» no es de extrañar que + subj

to do/work wonders hacer milagros

wonders will never cease ¡qué sorpresa tan grande!

nine days' wonder prodigio efímero

wonder ['wʌndər] vi

1) speculate: preguntarse, pensar

to wonder about: preguntarse por

2) marvel: asombrarse, maravillarse

wonder vt

: preguntarse

I wonder if they're coming: me pregunto si vendrán

wonder n

1) marvel: maravilla f, milagro m

to work wonders: hacer maravillas

2) amazement: asombro m

wonder

v.

• admirar v.

• espantar v.

• maravillar v.

• maravillarse v.

• preguntarse v.

n.

• admiración s.f.

• asombro s.m.

• extrañeza s.f.

• maravilla s.f.

• milagro s.m.

• pasmo s.m.

• portento s.m.

I 'wʌndər, 'wʌndə(r)
noun

1) u (awe, curiosity) asombro m

we gazed in wonder at the scene — contemplamos la escena maravillados

2) c (marvel, miracle) maravilla f

it's a wonder (that) he didn't break his neck — es asombroso or es un milagro que no se matara

no wonder you feel tired! — no me extraña que estés cansado or con razón estás cansado!

wonders will never cease! — (hum) eso sí que es increíble!

to work o do wonders: he's worked wonders with this room verdaderamente, ha transformado esta habitación; that hairstyle does wonders for him — ese corte de pelo lo favorece muchísimo

II
1.

intransitive verb

a) (ponder, speculate)

why do you ask? - oh, I was just wondering — ¿por qué preguntas? - por nada or por saber

who can that be, I wonder? — ¿quién será?, ¿quién podrá ser?

he said it was an accident - I wonder — dijo que fue un accidente - tengo mis dudas

I wonder about you sometimes — a veces de veras me preocupas

b) (marvel, be surprised) maravillarse

to wonder AT something: I wonder at your patience me maravilla or me asombra la paciencia que tienes; gone off with his secretary, I shouldn't wonder — no me extrañaría que se hubiera ido con la secretaria

2.

vt

a) ( ask oneself) preguntarse

I wonder why I bother — no sé por qué me molesto

I wonder if o whether he'll be there — me pregunto si estará

we were wondering if you'd like to come around to dinner — estábamos pensando si te gustaría venir a casa a cenar

b) ( be amazed)

I wonder (that) she didn't fire you on the spot — me sorprende que no te haya echado inmediatamente

III

adjective (before n) <drug/cure> milagroso

['wʌndǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=feeling) asombro m

• in wonder — asombrado, maravillado

• to be lost in wonder — quedar maravillado

2) (=object of wonder) maravilla f ; (=cause of wonder) milagro m

the wonders of science — las maravillas de la ciencia

the Seven Wonders of the World — las Siete Maravillas del Mundo

the wonder of it was that... — lo (más) asombroso fue que...

a nine-day wonder — un prodigio que deja pronto de serlo

it's a wonder that... — es un milagro que...

• wonders will never cease! — ¡todavía hay milagros!

• to do wonders — obrar milagros

it did wonders for her health — obró milagros en su salud

• it's little or no or small wonder that he left — no es de extrañarse que se haya marchado

• no wonder! — ¡no me extraña!

• he promised wonders — prometió el oro y el moro

• to work wonders — obrar milagros

2.

VT preguntarse

• if you're wondering how to do it — si te estás preguntando cómo hacerlo

• I was just wondering if you knew... — me preguntaba si tu sabrías...

• I wonder what he'll do now — me pregunto qué hará ahora

• I wonder where Caroline is — ¿dónde estará Caroline?, ¿me pregunto dónde estará Caroline?

• I wonder whether the milkman's been — a ver si el lechero ha venido

she wondered whether to go on — no sabía si seguir adelante

• I wonder why she said that — ¿por qué diría eso?, me pregunto por qué dijo eso

3. VI

1) (=ask o.s., speculate) preguntarse, pensar

"does she know about it?" - "I wonder" — -¿se habrá enterado ella? -eso mismo me pregunto yo

• I wondered about that for a long time — le di muchas vueltas a eso

• I was wondering if you could help — te agradecería que me ayudaras

• I often wonder — me lo pregunto a menudo

• it set me wondering — me hizo pensar

2) (=be surprised) asombrarse, maravillarse

• to wonder at sth — asombrarse de algo, maravillarse de algo

that's hardly to be wondered at — eso no tiene nada de extraño, no hay que asombrarse de eso

• can you wonder? — natural, ¿no?

• I shouldn't wonder! — ¡sería lógico!

I shouldn't wonder if... — no me sorprendería que + subjun

she's married by now, I shouldn't wonder — se habrá casado ya como sería lógico, cabe presumir que está casada ya

4.

CPD

wonder boy N — joven m prodigio

wonder drug N — remedio m milagroso

wonder girl N — niña f prodigio

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I ['wʌndər, 'wʌndə(r)]
noun

1) u (awe, curiosity) asombro m

we gazed in wonder at the scene — contemplamos la escena maravillados

2) c (marvel, miracle) maravilla f

it's a wonder (that) he didn't break his neck — es asombroso or es un milagro que no se matara

no wonder you feel tired! — no me extraña que estés cansado or con razón estás cansado!

wonders will never cease! — (hum) eso sí que es increíble!

to work o do wonders: he's worked wonders with this room verdaderamente, ha transformado esta habitación; that hairstyle does wonders for him — ese corte de pelo lo favorece muchísimo

II
1.

intransitive verb

a) (ponder, speculate)

why do you ask? - oh, I was just wondering — ¿por qué preguntas? - por nada or por saber

who can that be, I wonder? — ¿quién será?, ¿quién podrá ser?

he said it was an accident - I wonder — dijo que fue un accidente - tengo mis dudas

I wonder about you sometimes — a veces de veras me preocupas

b) (marvel, be surprised) maravillarse

to wonder AT something: I wonder at your patience me maravilla or me asombra la paciencia que tienes; gone off with his secretary, I shouldn't wonder — no me extrañaría que se hubiera ido con la secretaria

2.

vt

a) ( ask oneself) preguntarse

I wonder why I bother — no sé por qué me molesto

I wonder if o whether he'll be there — me pregunto si estará

we were wondering if you'd like to come around to dinner — estábamos pensando si te gustaría venir a casa a cenar

b) ( be amazed)

I wonder (that) she didn't fire you on the spot — me sorprende que no te haya echado inmediatamente

III

adjective (before n) <drug/cure> milagroso

English-spanish dictionary > wonder
10 wonder

I 1. ['wʌndə(r)]
nome

1) (miracle) meraviglia f., prodigio m., miracolo m.

it's a wonder that — è un miracolo o è sorprendente che

(it's) no wonder that — non c'è da stupirsi o meravigliarsi che

small o little wonder that non c'è da stupirsi o meravigliarsi che; to do o work wonders fare meraviglie o miracoli; she's a wonder! è meravigliosa! the wonders of modern medicine — i miracoli della medicina moderna

2) (amazement) meraviglia f., stupore m.

in wonder — meravigliato, stupito, con stupore

lost in wonder — meravigliato, stupefatto
2.
modificatore [cure, drug] miracoloso
II 1. ['wʌndə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) (ask oneself) chiedersi, domandarsi

I wonder how, why — mi chiedo come, perché

I wonder if you could help me? — forse potrebbe aiutarmi? potrebbe per favore aiutarmi?

it makes you wonder — (ti) fa pensare

2) (be surprised)

I wonder that — mi meraviglia o stupisce che
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (think)

to wonder about sth. — pensare a qcs

2) (be surprised)

to wonder at sth. — stupirsi o meravigliarsi di qcs.; (admiringly) meravigliarsi o essere meravigliato di qcs.

they'll be late again, I shouldn't wonder — non mi stupisce che siano di nuovo in ritardo

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1. noun
1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) meraviglia

2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) meraviglia

3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) meraviglia
2. verb
1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) meravigliarsi

2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) chiedersi

3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) chiedersi

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- wonderful
- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder
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wonder /ˈwʌndə(r)/
A n.

1 [u] meraviglia; ammirazione; stupore; sorpresa: I was filled with wonder, ero pieno di meraviglia; ero stupefatto

2 meraviglia; portento; prodigio; miracolo: the seven wonders of the world, le sette meraviglie del mondo; signs and wonders, segni premonitori e portenti; to work (o to do) wonders, far miracoli; fare prodigi

3 (fam.) persona capace di fare miracoli (fig.); tipo meraviglioso; prodigio (fam.)

B a. attr.

meraviglioso; miracoloso: wonder drugs, medicine miracolose

● wonder boy ► wonderboy □ wonder child, bambino prodigio □ wonder-struck (o wonder-stricken), stupefatto; esterrefatto; trasecolato □ and no wonder, e non c'è da stupirsi; e c'era da aspettarselo: He refused to help us, and no wonder, si è rifiutato d'aiutarci, e c'era da aspettarselo □ for a wonder, incredibile a dirsi: For a wonder, he was punctual yesterday, incredibile a dirsi, ieri è stato puntuale □ in wonder, con stupore; meravigliato, stupito, sorpreso: She looked at me in wonder, mi ha guardato stupita □ little (o small) wonder that…, non c'è da stupirsi che… □ a look of wonder, un'aria stupita □ much to my wonder, con mia grande meraviglia (o sorpresa) □ a nine days' wonder, un fuoco di paglia (fig.) □ ( it is) no wonder that…, non fa meraviglia che…; non c'è da meravigliarsi se… □ it is a wonder that…, è sorprendente che…; è un miracolo che: It is a wonder ( that) he wasn't killed, è un miracolo che non sia stato ucciso □ ( modo prov.) Wonders will never cease, non c'è da stupirsi di nulla; ne succedono (proprio) di tutti i colori.
♦ (to) wonder /ˈwʌndə(r)/
v. i. e t.

1 meravigliarsi; stupirsi; essere sorpreso: I wonder (that) she said such things, mi meraviglio che abbia detto cose simili; I wonder at you, mi meraviglio di te!; We wondered at her skill, fummo sorpresi (o stupiti) dalla sua bravura

2 chiedersi; domandarsi; voler sapere; esser curioso di sapere: I wondered why he had come, mi chiedevo perché fosse venuto; I wonder who made the decision, vorrei sapere chi ha preso la decisione; to wonder about, chiedersi quale sarà: I wonder about the future of the human race, mi chiedo quale sarà il futuro dell'umanità; to wonder about doing st., essere incerto se fare qc.

● to wonder out loud, farsi una domanda ad alta voce □ I wonder what the time is, chissà che ora è □ I wonder if (o whether) you can tell me…, forse Lei può dirmi se…; per favore, sa dirmi se…? NOTA D'USO: - wander o wonder?-.

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I 1. ['wʌndə(r)]
nome

1) (miracle) meraviglia f., prodigio m., miracolo m.

it's a wonder that — è un miracolo o è sorprendente che

(it's) no wonder that — non c'è da stupirsi o meravigliarsi che

small o little wonder that non c'è da stupirsi o meravigliarsi che; to do o work wonders fare meraviglie o miracoli; she's a wonder! è meravigliosa! the wonders of modern medicine — i miracoli della medicina moderna

2) (amazement) meraviglia f., stupore m.

in wonder — meravigliato, stupito, con stupore

lost in wonder — meravigliato, stupefatto
2.
modificatore [cure, drug] miracoloso
II 1. ['wʌndə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) (ask oneself) chiedersi, domandarsi

I wonder how, why — mi chiedo come, perché

I wonder if you could help me? — forse potrebbe aiutarmi? potrebbe per favore aiutarmi?

it makes you wonder — (ti) fa pensare

2) (be surprised)

I wonder that — mi meraviglia o stupisce che
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (think)

to wonder about sth. — pensare a qcs

2) (be surprised)

to wonder at sth. — stupirsi o meravigliarsi di qcs.; (admiringly) meravigliarsi o essere meravigliato di qcs.

they'll be late again, I shouldn't wonder — non mi stupisce che siano di nuovo in ritardo

English-Italian dictionary > wonder
11 what

[wɒt] [AE hwɒt] 1.
determinante

1) (in questions) quale, che

what magazines do you read? — quali riviste leggi?

what time is it? — che ora è?

2) (in exclamations) che

what a nice car! — che bella macchina!

what a strange thing to do! — che stranezza!

3) (the amount of)

what money he earns he spends — tanto guadagna tanto spende

what little he has — quel poco che ha

what few friends he had — i pochi amici che aveva
2.
pronome

1) che, (che) cosa

what is happening? — che (cosa) succede?

what are you doing? — (che) cosa stai facendo?

with what? — con cosa?

and what else? — e cos'altro?

what do six and two add up to? — quanto fa sei più due?

what does it matter? — che importa?

what's her address? — qual è il suo indirizzo?

what's that button for? — a che serve quel pulsante?

what for? — per quale motivo? come mai?

what's it like? — com'è?

what's this called in German what's the German for this? come si dice questo in tedesco? what did it cost? quanto è costato? what's that, what did you say? cosa? cosa hai detto? he did what? ha fatto cosa? George what? — George come?

2) (as relative pronoun) quello che, ciò che

to wonder what is happening — chiedersi che sta succedendo

do you know what that device is? — sai che cos'è quello strumento?

what I need is — quello che mi serve è

drinking what looked like gin — bevendo qualcosa che sembrava gin

and what's more — e per di più

and what's worse o better — e per giunta

3) colloq. (when guessing)

it'll cost, what, Ј 5 — costerà, non so, 5 sterline

4) what about (drawing attention)

what about the letter? — e la lettera? (making suggestion)

what about a meal out? — e se andassimo a mangiare fuori?

what about Monday? — va bene lunedì? (soliciting opinions)

what about the transport costs? — che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto? (in reply)

"what about your sister?" - "what about her?" — "e tua sorella?" - "mia sorella cosa?"

5) what if e se

what if I bring the dessert? — e se portassi il dolce?

6) what of

what of it! — colloq. e allora?

7) what with

what with the depression and unemployment — un po' per la depressione un po' per la disoccupazione

what with one thing and another — tra una cosa e l'altra
3.
interiezione cosa, come, che

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I'll tell you what — ascoltami bene

to give sb. what for — BE colloq. dare una lavata di capo a qcn.

to know what's what — sapere il fatto proprio

well, what do you know — iron. ma va'? chi l'avrebbe mai detto?

what do you think I am! — colloq. ma per chi mi hai preso?

what's it to you? — colloq. che te ne frega?

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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) (non importa)

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[wɒt] [AE hwɒt] 1.
determinante

1) (in questions) quale, che

what magazines do you read? — quali riviste leggi?

what time is it? — che ora è?

2) (in exclamations) che

what a nice car! — che bella macchina!

what a strange thing to do! — che stranezza!

3) (the amount of)

what money he earns he spends — tanto guadagna tanto spende

what little he has — quel poco che ha

what few friends he had — i pochi amici che aveva
2.
pronome

1) che, (che) cosa

what is happening? — che (cosa) succede?

what are you doing? — (che) cosa stai facendo?

with what? — con cosa?

and what else? — e cos'altro?

what do six and two add up to? — quanto fa sei più due?

what does it matter? — che importa?

what's her address? — qual è il suo indirizzo?

what's that button for? — a che serve quel pulsante?

what for? — per quale motivo? come mai?

what's it like? — com'è?

what's this called in German what's the German for this? come si dice questo in tedesco? what did it cost? quanto è costato? what's that, what did you say? cosa? cosa hai detto? he did what? ha fatto cosa? George what? — George come?

2) (as relative pronoun) quello che, ciò che

to wonder what is happening — chiedersi che sta succedendo

do you know what that device is? — sai che cos'è quello strumento?

what I need is — quello che mi serve è

drinking what looked like gin — bevendo qualcosa che sembrava gin

and what's more — e per di più

and what's worse o better — e per giunta

3) colloq. (when guessing)

it'll cost, what, Ј 5 — costerà, non so, 5 sterline

4) what about (drawing attention)

what about the letter? — e la lettera? (making suggestion)

what about a meal out? — e se andassimo a mangiare fuori?

what about Monday? — va bene lunedì? (soliciting opinions)

what about the transport costs? — che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto? (in reply)

"what about your sister?" - "what about her?" — "e tua sorella?" - "mia sorella cosa?"

5) what if e se

what if I bring the dessert? — e se portassi il dolce?

6) what of

what of it! — colloq. e allora?

7) what with

what with the depression and unemployment — un po' per la depressione un po' per la disoccupazione

what with one thing and another — tra una cosa e l'altra
3.
interiezione cosa, come, che

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I'll tell you what — ascoltami bene

to give sb. what for — BE colloq. dare una lavata di capo a qcn.

to know what's what — sapere il fatto proprio

well, what do you know — iron. ma va'? chi l'avrebbe mai detto?

what do you think I am! — colloq. ma per chi mi hai preso?

what's it to you? — colloq. che te ne frega?

English-Italian dictionary > what
12 time

1. noun
1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) klokke(slett), tidspunkt

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tid

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) tid(spunkt), periode, stund

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tid

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) øyeblikk, tid

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) gang

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) tid, periode

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) takt, tempo
2. verb
1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) ta tid

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) avpasse, velge tidspunktet for

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- timeless
- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again

klokkeslett
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tid

I
subst. \/taɪm\/

1) tid

• give me a little more time

gi meg litt mer tid

• times have changed

tidene har forandret seg

• you must arrive in good time

du må komme i god tid

• time will show who is right

tiden vil vise hvem som har rett

• where have you been all this time?

hvor har du vært hele tiden?

• you're waisting your time!

du kaster bort tiden!

2) gang

• the first time I saw her I liked her

første gang jeg så henne, likte jeg henne

• five times four is twenty

fem ganger fire er tjue

• five times as many as this

fem ganger så mange som dette

• the animal is five times the size of me

dyret er fem ganger så stort som meg

3) ( ved tidsangivelse) klokkeslett, tidspunkt

• at what time

på hvilket tidspunkt

• at different times

ved ulike tidspunkter \/ på ulike tidspunkter

• have you got the time?

ved du hva klokken er?

• what time is it?

hvor mye er klokken?

4) arbeidstid

5) levetid

6) tid, periode, sesong

7) lønn, timelønn

8) ( musikk) takt, tempo, taktart

• I beat time with my foot

jeg tramper takten

9) ( militærvesen) marsjtakt

10) ( hverdagslig) soning, fengselsdom

• he was doing time for burglary

11) ( ofte times) tid(er), alder, dager

• it belongs to mediaeval times

about time på tide, på høy tid

about time too! det var sannelig på tide!

against time i kappløp med tiden

ahead of one's time forut for sin tid

ahead of time i god tid, før den avtalte tiden, før avtalt tid

all in good time ta det med ro, den tid den sorg, når tiden er inne, når den tid kommer

• we need not hurry, we can do it all in good time

vi trenger ikke å forhaste oss, vi kan ta det når den tid kommer

• can I have it now? - all in good time!

all of the time hele tiden

all the time hele tiden (amer.) helt og fullt, helt og holdent

any time eller anytime ( hverdagslig) når som helst

• you can come any time you like

du kan komme når som helst

uten tvil

any time! ( hverdagslig) gjerne (det)! ingen årsak!

any time now eller any minute now ( hverdagslig) veldig snart, hvert øyeblikk, når som helst

ask (somebody) the time spørre (noen) hva klokken er

as the time was etter den tids forhold, for den tiden, for sin tid

as times go som tidene nå er, under de rådende forhold, etter omstendighetene

at all times alltid, til enhver tid, til alle tider

at a time av\/om gangen

• one at a time

en av gangen

at no time aldri

at one time en gang (i tiden), før i tiden, for en stund siden, for en tid siden, tidligere samtidig, på en (og samme) gang

at the best of times under alle forhold

at the same time på samme tidspunkt, samtidig

• they arrived at the same time

de kom samtidig

på den annen side, derimot likevel, dertil

• at the same time I must admit that he is competent

jeg må likevel innrømme at han er dyktig

at the time den gang, på den tiden, den gangen, på det aktuelle tidspunktet

• he was only a boy at the time

han var bare en guttunge på den tiden

at the time of ved tidspunktet for

be at the wrong place at the wrong time se ➢ place, 1

at this time på samme tid, på denne tid(en)

at this time of day på denne tiden (av dagen), på dette tidspunktet som forholdene nå er, nå for tiden så sent

at times av og til, noen ganger, somme tider, til (sine) tider, iblant, stundom, tidvis, innimellom

be a long time before være lang tid før

before (one's) time for tidlig, før tiden

• old before one's time

gammel før tiden

behind the times umoderne, gammeldags, utdatert

behind time sen, forsinket

between times fra tid til annen, nå og da, stundom

born before one's time ( overført) forut for sin tid

buy on time (amer.) kjøpe på avbetaling

by that time på det tidspunktet, innen da

by the time når, da, på den tiden, innen

by this time på dette tidspunktet, nå

• it was two o'clock by this time

da var klokken allerede to \/ i mellomtiden hadde klokken rukket å bli to

• by this time tomorrow we'll be on the plane

i morgen på dette tidspunktet sitter vi på flyet

call time (amer., sport) blåse av (kampen)

do one's time ( hverdagslig) sone sin straff

do time ( hverdagslig) sitte inne, sone

double time dobbel timelønn (for overtidsarbeid)

fight against time kjempe mot tiden, slåss mot klokken

find the time to do something eller get the time to do something finne tid til å gjøre noe, få tid til å gjøre noe

flush times gode tider

for all time for all fremtid, i all fremtid

for a long time i lengre tid, i lang tid på lenge

• he won't arrive for a long time

han kommer ikke på lenge

for a long time past i lang tid, lenge, fra lang tid tilbake

for a long time yet på lenge, ennå

• I hope it won't happen for a long time yet

jeg håper at det ikke kommer til å skje på lenge

for some time i lengre tid, en lengre tid

for some time yet på en (god) stund ennå

for the sake of old times for gammelt vennskaps skyld

for the time being for øyeblikket, på det nåværende tidspunktet, inntil videre

from that time forward fra da av

from time to time fra tid til annen, av og til, nå og da

give someone the time fortelle noen hva klokken er

• can you give me the time, please?

kan du være så snill å si hva klokken er?

give someone the time of day hilse på noen, si god morgen til noen

• he wouldn't give me the time of day the

good old times de gode, gamle dager

half the time halvparten av tiden

hard times vanskelige tider, harde tider

have a bad time of it eller have a hard time of it ( hverdagslig) ha det vanskelig

have a fine time (of it) ha det herlig

have a good time (of it) ha det morsomt, more seg, ha det trivelig, ha det bra

have a rough time ha det tøft, ha det vanskelig

have a time of it ( hverdagslig) ha det hett (om ørene)

have no time for ikke ha noe til overs for

• I've got no time for snobbish people

jeg har ikke noe til overs for snobbete folk

ikke ha tid å avse til

have (the) time ha tid, rekke, nå

have time on one's hands ha mye tid, ha tid på seg

have you got the time? vet du hva klokken er?

a high old time ( hverdagslig) kjempegøy

• they always have a high old time

de har det alltid kjempegøy

in ancient times i gamle dager, før i tiden

in a...'s time i løpet av..., om...

• in a week's time

i løpet av en uke \/ om en uke

in due time i rett tid, i tidens fylde, når den tid kommer

in modern times i moderne tider, i våre dager, i nåtiden

in (less than) no time på null komma null, straks, i en håndvending

in one's own time i sitt eget tempo utenom arbeidstid

in one's time i sin tid

in prehistoric times i forhistorisk tid

in the course of time se ➢ course

in the good old times eller in the good old days i gode, gamle dager

in time med tiden

• in time he'll understand

med tiden vil han forstå

i rett tid

• he came in time

han kom i rett tid

tidsnok, i tide

• she came in time for dinner

hun kom tidsnok til middag

in time eller just in time (akkurat) tidsnok

• he came in time for dinner

• he came in time

in time (to) i takt (med)

in times long past i for lengst forgangne tider

it has been a long time coming det har drøyd lenge

• the answer has been a long time coming

svaret har drøyd lenge

it is about time... eller it's time det er på tide..., det er på høy tid at..., det er tid...

• it is time for lunch

det er (tid for) lunsj

it's the time tiden er inne, nå er øyeblikket

keep bad time ( om klokke) gå galt

keep good time ( om klokke) gå riktig

keep one's eye on the time holde et øye med klokken, passe tiden

keep time følge tidsskjemaet, holde tiden, være punktlig ( musikk) holde takten ( med stoppeklokke) ta tiden

know the time of day ( overført) vite hva klokken er slagen, ikke være tapt bak en vogn kjenne sin besøkelsestid

a long time ago lenge siden, for lenge siden

long time no see! (gammeldags, hverdagslig) lenge siden sist!

a long time since lenge siden

• it is along time since then

det er lenge siden den gang

• it is a long time since we met

det er lenge siden vi møttes

• it is a good long time since

det er virkelig lenge siden

make time hente inn (tapt) tid, kjøre inn (tapt) tid, ta igjen en forsinkelse kjøre fort, kjøre raskt, holde farten, holde (den fastsatte) hastigheten, holde ruten

make time with someone ( slang) lykkes med å forføre noen

many a time mang en gang, mange ganger (be)

near one's time skulle føde snart, ikke ha lenge igjen til fødselen

not before time ikke for tidlig

not give someone the time of day ignorere noen, overse noen, ikke ville ha med noen å gjøre, ikke bry seg om noen

• I wouldn't give him the time of day

jeg ville ikke ha noe med ham å gjøre

now's your time! nå har du sjansen!

of all time gjennom tidene

off time (amer., hverdagslig) malplassert

once upon a time (there was)... det var en gang...

one more time ( hverdagslig) en gang til, igjen

on one's own time (amer.) utenom arbeidstid

on time i rett tid, presis, punktlig, i rute

out of time ( også overført) i utakt, ute av takt

pass the time of day utveksle hilsener, veksle noen ord med noen

• many people are too busy to pass the time of day

mange mennesker er for travelt opptatt til å hilse på hverandre

play for time hale ut tiden, prøve å vinne tid

be pushed for time ha dårlig tid

quick time rask marsj(takt) (120 skritt i minuttet)

a race against time et kappløp med tiden

take one's own time about something gjøre noe i sitt eget tempo, gjøre noe når det passer en

take one's time ta den tiden man trenger, ikke skynde seg (spøkefullt)

• the workmen are certainly taking their time

arbeidsfolkene bruker sannelig lang tid på jobben

• take your time!

ta deg (god) tid! \/ ta det rolig! \/ det haster ikke! \/ du må for all del ikke skynde deg!

take the time from someone følge noens takt\/tempo, la noen bestemme takten, la noen bestemme tempoet

tell the time kunne klokken

• this bright two year old tells the time

den skarpe toåringen kan klokken

( også tell the right time) si hva klokken er

there are times when det finnes øyeblikk, av og til, iblant

• there are times when I wonder what the hell I'm doing

av og til lurer jeg på hva pokker jeg holder på med

this time på denne tiden, ved denne tiden

• this time last year I had a crush on you

på denne tiden i fjor var jeg forelsket i deg

time! slutt!, stopp!, tiden er ute!, (det er) stengetid!

time after time eller time and again eller time again gang på gang

time and space tid og rom

time and tide wait for no man tiden går ubønnhørlig videre, man må benytte tiden, man må ta sjansen mens man har den, det gjelder å smi mens jernet er varmt

time enough tidsnok, det haster ikke

• time enough when we are there

det kan vente til vi er der

be time for være tid for, være på tide

• it is time for lunch

time is money tid er penger

time is up! tiden er ute!, det er slutt!, det er over!, klokken er slagen!

time off fritid, fri

time of life alder

• at my time of life

i min alder

time out of mind eller time immemorial uminnelige tider

times tider

• those were the times!

det var tider, det!

time(s) to come kommende tider

(the) time was when det fantes en tid da...

(only) time will tell det får tiden vise, det vil tiden vise

universal time universaltid, Greenwich-tid

work by time arbeide på tid (mot timelønn)

the wreck of time se ➢ wreck, 1
II
verb \/taɪm\/

1) avpasse, velge riktig tidspunkt for

• he timed his journey so that he arrived before dark

han beregnet reisen slik at han kom frem før det mørknet

• they timed their visit well

de valgte det rette tidspunktet for besøket sitt

• he is good at timing the ball

han er flink til å treffe ballen i rett øyeblikk

2) fastsette

• her lecture was timed at 11.30 a.m

forelesningen hennes skulle begynne kl. 11.30

3) ( sport e.l.) ta tiden (på)

• the winning horse was timed at 3.02

vinnerhesten fikk tiden 3.02

• Peter timed the runner

Peter tok tiden på løperen

• you have to time the race

du må være tidtaker ved kappløpet

4) regulere, justere, stille, avpasse, tilpasse

• time your watch with mine

still klokken din etter min

• you must time the speed of the machine

du må regulere hastigheten til maskinen

• he timed his steps to the music

han avpasset skrittene etter musikken

5) ( musikk) slå takten til, angi takten til

6) ( militærvesen) tempere, tidsinnstille

English-Norwegian dictionary > time
13 wonder

n. 1. гайхаш. I am full of \wonder. Би их гайхаж байна. 2. гайхамшиг. the seven \wonders of ancient world эрт дээр үеийн долоон гайхамшиг. it`s no/ little/ small wonder (that)... гайхах зүйл үгүй. Small \wonder (that) he was so tired. Тэр ингэтлээ их ядарсанд гайхах юм алга. it`s a wonder (that)... сонин юм, гайхалтай юм. It`s a \wonder (that) no one was hurt. Ганц ч хүн бэртээгүй нь ёстой гайхалтай юмаа. a nine days` wonder түр зуурын шуугиан. v. 1. \wonder (about sth) мэдэхийг хүсэх. I \wonder what the time is. Цаг хэд болж байгааг мэдэх юмсан. 2. \wonder (at sth) гайхах, шагших. He could do nothing but stand and \wonder. Тэр мэл гайхан зогсохоос өөр юм хийх сэхээгүй байв. I shouldn`t \wonder би л гайхахгүй дэг. wonderful adj. 1. сайхан, аятайхан. a \wonder day/ person тун сайхан өдөр/ хүн. It`s a \wonder to see you again. Тантай дахин уулзахад таатай байна. 2. гайхалтай, гайхамшигтай. wonderfully adv. 1. туйлын сайн, нэн таатай. 2. ер бусын, гайхмаар. \wonder lucky ер бусын азтай. wonderment n. гайхшрал. wondrous adj. ер бусын гайхалттай, туйлын сайхан. \wonder beauty туйлын гоо үзэсгэлэнт. wonderland n. гайхамшгийн орон. the \wonders of science шинжлэх ухааны гайхамшигт ертөнц.

English-Mongolian dictionary > wonder
14 what

1. a в прямых вопросах

what suggested that thought? — что навело вас на эту мысль?

what prompted you to do it? — что побудило вас сделать это?

what will he the upshot of it all? — чем всё это кончится?

what kind of car do you drive? — какой марки у вас машина?

what led you to think so? — что заставило вас так думать?

2. a какой?; какого рода?

what papers do you read? — какие газеты вы читаете?

what a blessed nuisance — какая ужасная скука

what a fag! — ну и работёнка!, какая волынка!

what a ridiculous idea! — какая нелепая мысль

what beastly weather! — какая мерзкая погода!

just what I wanted — как раз то, что мне надо

3. a сколько?

what time is it? — сколько времени?, который час?

what is your age? — сколько вам лет?

what is it worth? — сколько это стоит?

from what i know — насколько мне известно

what is the fare? — сколько стоит проезд ?

what will you tax me? — сколько вы с меня возьмёте?

4. a в косвенных вопросах и придаточных предложениях

what has come over you? — что на вас нашло?

what he says goes — его предложения принимаются

what ails him? — что с ним?, что его беспокоит ?

what hobby do you go in for? — какое у вас хобби?

what do you make of him? — какое у вас мнение о нём?

5. a какой

he told me what book he needs — он мне сказал, какая ему нужна книга

what is his game? — какие у него планы?, каковы его замыслы?

what do you call this flower? — как называется этот цветок?

what points shall we play? — до какого счёта будем играть?

what is her height? — какого она роста?; какой у неё рост?

what an aggravating remark! — какое неуместное замечание!;

6. a сколько

I know what money he paid — я знаю, сколько он заплатил

7. a в восклицательных предложениях какой; что за

what a pity! — какая жалость!, как жаль!

what is it already? — ну что такое случилось? в чём же дело?

to sort out what happened — разобраться в том, что произошло

take what he offers you — возьми то, что он тебе предлагает

what wonder? — чему тут удивляться?, что тут удивительного?

what has the morrow in store for us? — что ждёт нас завтра?

8. a c

9. a в прямых вопросах какой?, каков?

what would your assertion be against mine? — каково будет ваше возражение на моё высказывание?

what is the position of affairs? — каково положение вещей ?

what is the amount of the debt? — какова общая сумма долга?

what is this thing called? — как называется этот предмет?

what do you call this in English? — как это по-английски?

I made him what he is — я сделал его таким, какой он есть

10. a в косвенных вопросах и придаточных предложениях какой, каков

I see you what you are, you are too proud — я вижу, каков ты: ты слишком горд

what is your pleasure? — что вам угодно?

what matter? — какое это имеет значение?

what a prose you are! — какой ты нудный !

what is the matter with him? — что с ним?

what the hell — какого чёрта; чёрт побери

11. a эмоц. -усил. каков

what was his surprise at finding — каково же было его удивление, когда он нашёл, что искал

what a sell! — какая досада!, как жаль!

what a sticky day! — как сегодня парит!

what a shame that … — как обидно, что …

what a time you have been! — как ты долго!

what are your plans? — каковы ваши планы ?

English-Russian base dictionary > what
15 what *****

[wɒt]
1. adj

che, quale

to what extent? — fino a che punto?

buy what food you like — compra il cibo che vuoi

what a fool I was! — che sciocco sono stato!

what good would that do? — a che può servire?

what little I had — il poco che avevo

what a mess! — che disordine!

what a nuisance! — che seccatura!

for what reason? — per quale motivo?

what time is it? — che ore sono?

in what way did it strike you as odd? — in che cosa esattamente ti è sembrato strano?

2. pron

1) (interrogative) che cosa, cosa, che

what were you talking about? — di cosa stavate parlando?

what is his address? — qual è il suo indirizzo?

he asked me what she had said — mi ha chiesto che cosa avesse detto lei

what is it (or he etc) called? — come si chiama?

what will it cost? — quanto sarà? or costerà?

what are you doing? — che or (che) cosa fai?

what are you doing that for? — perché lo fai?

what is that tool for? — a che or a cosa serve quello strumento?

what's happening? — che or (che) cosa succede?

it's WHAT? — come?, cosa?

I don't know what to do — non so cosa fare

what's the weather like? — che tempo fa?

what's in there? — cosa c'è lì dentro?

what is it now? — che c'è ora?

tell me what you're thinking about — dimmi a cosa stai pensando

tell us what you're laughing at — dicci perché stai ridendo

what is the Italian for "book"? — come si dice "book" in italiano?

what do you want now? — che cosa vuoi adesso?

I wonder what he'll do now — mi chiedo cosa farà adesso

2) (relative) ciò che, quello che

I saw what you did — ho visto quello che hai fatto

is that what happened? — è andata così?

it's just what I wanted — è proprio ciò che volevo

I know what, let's go to the cinema — sai cosa facciamo? - andiamo al cinema

say what you like — di' quello che vuoi

she's not what she was — non è più quella di una volta

I tell you what, why not come back later? — sai cosa ti dico? perché non torniamo più tardi?

what I want is a cup of tea — ciò che voglio adesso è una tazza di tè

I saw what was on the table — ho visto quello che c'era sul tavolo

he knows what's what fam — sa come stanno le cose

I'll show her what's what! — le farò vedere io!

3)

what about me? — e io?

what about doing...? — cosa ne diresti di fare...

what about a drink? — beviamo qualcosa?

what about going to the cinema? — e se andassimo al cinema?

... and what have you fam —...e roba del genere

you know John — yes, what about him? — conosci John — sì, perché?

what about it? — (what do you think) cosa ne pensi?

what about that money you owe me? — e quei soldi che mi devi?

and what's more — e per di più

...and what not fam —... e così via

so what — e allora?

what with one thing and another — tra una cosa e l'altra

3. excl

(disbelieving) cosa?!, come?!

what, no coffee! — come, non c'è caffè?!

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16 wonder

1. I
abs

1) I shouldn't wonder я не удивлюсь, ничего удивительного; all the world wondered весь мир был поражен

2) that set me wondering это заставило меня задуматься; are you going to Leningrad tonight? wonder-Why? wonder-Oh, I just wondered вы сегодня едете в Ленинград?-- Почему вы спрашиваете? wonder-Просто так, мне просто интересно; their son will help them.-I wonder сын им поможет.wonder-Сомневаюсь
2. II
wonder at some time he is the kind of person that never wonders он из тех, которые ничему не удивляются
3. XI
be wondered at usually in the negative or interrogative it is not to be wondered at, it is hardly to be wondered at в этом нет ничего удивительного; can it be wondered at? стоит ли удивляться этому?; this result is not to be much wondered at этого исхода следовало ожидать
4. XIII
wonder to do smth. I wondered to see him looking so cheerful (to hear her voice in the next room, to see you there, etc.) мне было странно увидеть его таким веселым и т.д.
5. XVI
1) wonder at smth., smb. wonder at his anxiety (at her composure in such a crisis, at his generosity, at your behaviour, etc.) удивляться /поражаться/ его беспокойству и т.д.; we wondered at the size of the building мы были поражены размерами здания; we shall never cease to wonder at it мы никогда не перестанем восхищаться этим /удивляться этому/; can you wonder at it? разве вас это удивляет?; I wonder at you я вам удивляюсь

2) wonder about smth. wonder about his plans (about her whereabouts, about their future, etc.) интересоваться его планами и т.д.; what are you wondering about? что вас так заинтересовало?; wonder about the origin of the solar system (about the destiny of mankind, about the feasibility of the plan, etc.) размышлять о происхождении солнечной системы и т.д.; he was gloomily (anxiously, wistfully, secretly, etc.) wondering about that он мрачно и т.д. размышлял об этом
6. XVII
wonder at doing smth. wonder at her saying that (at his learning it, at your coming so soon, etc.) удивляться тому, что она это сказала и т.д.
7. XXV
1) wonder why... (that..., how..., etc.) wonder why he doesn't come (why he never wrote, that you were able to escape, that you went, that you were not hurt more seriously, that you could show such courage, how that can be, etc.) удивляться, почему он не приходит и т.д.; can you wonder that he refused? что удивительного в том /разве странно/, что он отказался?; I shouldn't wonder if it rained soon (if he had a breakdown, if he wins the prize, etc.) не удивлюсь, если скоро пойдет дождь и т.д.; she had been wondering why he was so late она никак не могла понять, почему он так запаздывает

2) wonder whether... (if..., what..., who..., how..., etc.) I wonder whether he will come (if it will rain, if it would snow, what happened, what the time is, what you were doing, who he is, etc.) интересно /хотелось бы знать, любопытно/, придет ли он и т.д.; I've been anxiously wondering whether it is wise to go or not я волнуюсь и все время думаю, стоит ехать или нет; I wonder whether you are a good sailor интересно, хорошо ли вы переносите качку; I wonder how it came to pass интересно [узнать], как это произошло

3) wonder whether... /it.../ often as a polite form of request I wonder whether you can tell me... (whether you can read this scrawl, if I might ask you..., whether I might trouble you to..., whether you would mind helping me, etc.) можете ли /не могли бы/ вы сказать мне... и т.д., не скажете ли вы мне... и т.д.

4) wonder if... /whether... / I wonder if he is to be trusted, is he to be trusted. I wonder? я не уверен, можно ли ему доверять; I can't help wondering if we were wise to do it я все сомневаюсь, правильно ли мы поступали, сделав это

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17 give smb. the time of day

(give smb. the time of day (тж. pass the time of day) (with smb.))

1) здороваться, обмениваться приветствиями с кем-л.

He knows me. I've passed the time of day with him on the street. (M. Dickens, ‘The Angel in the Corner’, ch. 14) — Священник знает меня. Мы с ним при встрече здороваемся.

2) поболтать, коротать время с кем-л.

Constance: "...She said she simply must run in and see me before I left." Martha: "I wonder what she wants." Constance: "Perhaps to pass the time of day." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Constant Wife’, act 3) — Констанс: "...Мария Луиза сказала, что ей просто необходимо повидаться со мной до моего отъезда." Марта: "Интересно, что ей нужно?" Констанс: "Наверное, хочет поболтать."

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18 pass the time of day

(with smb.)

   1) здopoвaтьcя, oбмeнивaтьcя пpивeтcтвиями c кeм-л.

    He knows me. I've passed the time of day with him in the street (M. Dickens)

   2) пoбoлтaть, cкopoтaть вpeмя c кeм-л.

    Constance....she said she simply must run in and see me before I left. Martha. I wonder what she wants. Constance. Perhaps to pass the time of day (W. S. Maugham)

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > pass the time of day
19 se demander

d(ə)mɑ̃de vpr/vi
1) (idée qui vient à l'esprit) to wonder

se demander quand... — to wonder when...

Je me demande à quelle heure il va venir. — I wonder what time he'll come.

se demander si... — to wonder if...

se demander pourquoi... — to wonder why...

On se demande bien pourquoi. — You really wonder why.

2) (avec emphase)

se demander si... — to ask o.s. if...

se demander quand... — to ask o.s. when...

Je me demande vraiment s'il est... — I really ask myself if he's...

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > se demander
20 fetch up

I phrvi infml
1)

I wonder what time he will fetch up — Хотел бы я знать, когда он заявится

2)

I really felt like I was going to fetch up — Я чувствовал, что меня сейчас вырвет

She's been fetching up all morning — Ее рвало все утро

3) esp BrE

We all fetched up simultaneously at the same spot — Мы одновременно оказались в одном и том же месте

The ball fetched up on the garage roof — Мяч оказался на крыше гаража

He took the wrong train and fetched up at a country village — Он сел не на тот поезд и очутился в каком-то поселке

4) esp BrE

He may have fetched up running a village store — Возможно, все кончилось тем, что он стал хозяином сельского магазина

In spite of everything she fetched up the winner — Она оказалась победительницей, несмотря ни на что

Who would have guessed that he would fetch up as a director of the firm? — Кто мог бы подумать, что он станет главой фирмы?

He fetched up poor in the end — В конце концов он превратился в нищего

I never dreamed that I would fetch up owning such a lot of property — Я никогда не думал, что стану владельцем такого количества недвижимости

Be careful, you could fetch up by getting hurt — Осторожнее, ты мог бы ушибиться

5) esp BrE

When he's driving we never know where we'll fetch up — Когда он садится за руль, то никогда не знаешь, что с нами может случиться

We shall fetch up in trouble if he goes on pestering people like that — Мы попадем в какую-нибудь историю, если он будет продолжать приставать к людям

He'll fetch up in prison if he doesn't stop his con tricks — Он угодит в тюрьму, если не бросит заниматься мошенничеством

He's spending money like it's going out of fashion. He's sure to fetch up in debt soon — Он тратит деньги направо и налево и скоро точно станет занимать
II phrvt infml esp BrE
1)

The child has fetched up her dinner again — Ребенка снова вырвало после еды

2)

At this rate he'll fetch us up all in debt — Если так будет продолжаться, то мы скоро из-за него окажемся в долгах

Goodness knows where that'll fetch us up — Бог знает, до чего все это нас доведет

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