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1 never

never [ˈnevə^r]

1. adverb

a. ne... jamais

• I never eat strawberries je ne mange jamais de fraises

• I have never seen him je ne l'ai jamais vu

• I've never seen him before je ne l'ai jamais vu

• he will never come back il ne reviendra jamais

• never in all my life jamais de ma vie

• I never heard such a thing! je n'ai jamais entendu une chose pareille !

► never... again (ne...) plus jamais

• never say that again ne répète jamais ça

• we'll never see her again on ne la reverra (plus) jamais

• never again! plus jamais !► never before

• never before had there been such a disaster jamais on n'avait connu tel désastre► never yet

• I have never yet been able to find... je n'ai encore jamais pu trouver...

b. (emphatic) that will never do! c'est inadmissible !

• I never slept a wink je n'ai pas fermé l'œil

• he never so much as smiled il n'a pas même souri

• he never said a word il n'a pas pipé mot

• never was a child more loved jamais enfant ne fut plus aimé

• I've left it behind! -- never! je l'ai oublié ! -- c'est pas vrai ! (inf)

• you must never ever come here again il n'est pas question que tu remettes les pieds ici

• well I never! (inf) ça alors ! (inf)

• never mind! ça ne fait rien !

2. compounds

► never-ending adjective interminable

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['nevə(r)]
Note: When never is used to modify a verb ( she never wears a hat, I've never seen him) it is translated ne...jamais in French; ne comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and jamais comes after the verb or auxiliary: elle ne porte jamais de chapeau, je ne l'ai jamais vu

When never is used without a verb, it is translated by jamais alone: ‘admit it!’ - ‘never!’ = ‘avoue-le!’ - ‘jamais’

For examples and particular usages, see the entry below

adverb

1) ( not ever)

I never go to London — je ne vais jamais à Londres

she never says anything — elle ne dit jamais rien

I've never known him to be late — ce n'est pas le genre à être en retard

never have I seen such poverty — je n'ai jamais vu une telle pauvreté

it's now or never — c'est le moment ou jamais

never again — plus jamais

he never ever drinks alcohol — il ne boit absolument jamais d'alcool

never one to refuse a free meal, he agreed — il a accepté parce qu'il ne dit jamais non à un repas gratuit

never a day passes but he phones me — pas un jour ne passe sans qu'il me téléphone

2) ( as an emphatic negative)

he never said a word — il n'a rien dit

I never knew that — je ne le savais pas

he never so much as apologized — il ne s'est même pas excusé

she mustn't catch you crying! that would never do — il ne faut surtout pas qu'elle te voie pleurer

3) (expressing surprise, shock)

you're never 40! — GB ce n'est pas possible, tu n'as pas 40 ans!

you've never gone and broken it have you! — (colloq) GB ne me dis pas que tu l'as cassé!

never! — pas possible!

well I never (did)! — ça par exemple!

English-French dictionary > never
2 before

before [bɪˈfɔ:^r]

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1. preposition

   a. (time) avant

• I got there before you je suis arrivé avant vous

• the day before yesterday avant-hier m

• he came the year before last il est venu il y a deux ans

• the day before their departure la veille de leur départ

• you should have done it before now vous devriez l'avoir déjà fait

• before long d'ici peu

• before doing sth avant de faire qch

   b. (place, position) devant

• he stood before me il était devant moi

• before my (very) eyes sous mes (propres) yeux

• the task before him la tâche qui l'attend

• to appear before a court/a judge comparaître devant un tribunal/un juge

2. adverb

   a. (time) avant

• he should have told me before il aurait dû me le dire avant

• the day before la veille

• the evening before la veille au soir

• the week before la semaine d'avant

• two days before deux jours plus tôt

• I had read it before je l'avais déjà lu

• I said before that... j'ai déjà dit que...

• it has never happened before c'est la première fois que cela arrive

• long before longtemps auparavant

• to continue as before faire comme par le passé

   b. (order) avant

• that chapter and the one before ce chapitre et celui d'avant

3. conjunction

(time) avant de + infin, avant que (+ ne) + subj

• I did it before going out je l'ai fait avant de sortir

• go and see him before he goes allez le voir avant qu'il (ne) parte

• I'd finished before he arrived j'avais fini avant qu'il n'arrive

• before I come/go/return avant mon arrivée/mon départ/mon retour

• it will be a long time before he comes again il ne reviendra pas de sitôt

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[bɪ'fɔː(r)] 1.
preposition

1) ( earlier than) avant

the day before yesterday — avant-hier

the day before the exam — la veille de l'examen

I was there the week before last — j'y étais il y a deux semaines

six weeks before then — six semaines avant or auparavant

before long it will be winter — ce sera bientôt l'hiver

not before time! — ce n'est pas trop tôt!

2) (in order, sequence) avant

G comes before H in the alphabet — dans l'alphabet le G est avant le H

the page before this one — la page précédente

3) (in importance, priority) avant

for him, work comes before everything else — pour lui le travail passe avant tout

4) ( this side of) avant

turn left before the crossroads — tournez à gauche avant le carrefour

5) US ( in time expressions)

ten before six — six heures moins dix

6) ( in front of) devant

she appeared before them — elle est apparue devant eux

before our very eyes — sous nos propres yeux

to appear before a court — comparaître devant un tribunal

to bring a bill before parliament — présenter un projet de loi au parlement

7) ( confronting) face à

these are the alternatives before us — voici les choix qui s'offrent à nous

the task before us — la tâche qui nous attend
2.
adjective précédent

the day before — la veille

the week/year before — la semaine/l'année précédente
3.
adverb ( at an earlier time) avant

long before — bien avant

two months before — deux mois auparavant

have you been to India before? — est-ce que tu es déjà allé en Inde?

I've never been there before — je n'y suis jamais allé

I've never seen him before in my life — c'est la première fois que je le vois
4.
conjunction

1) ( in time)

before I go, I would like to say that — avant de partir, je voudrais dire que

before he goes, I must remind him that — avant qu'il parte, il faut que je lui rappelle que

it was some time before she was able to walk again — il lui a fallu un certain temps pour pouvoir marcher de nouveau

oh, before I forget... — avant que j'oublie...

2) ( rather than) plutôt que

he would die before betraying that secret — il mourrait plutôt que de révéler ce secret

3) ( or else)

get out of here before I call the police! — sortez d'ici ou j'appelle la police!

4) ( as necessary condition) pour que (+ subj)

you have to show your ticket before they'll let you in — il faut que tu montres ton ticket pour qu'ils te laissent entrer

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before you could say Jack Robinson — en moins de deux (colloq)

before you know where you are... — on n'a pas le temps de dire ouf que...

English-French dictionary > before
3 before

before ⇒ Usage note: before

A prep

1 ( earlier than) avant ; the day before yesterday avant-hier ; the day before the interview la veille de l'entretien ; I was there the week before last j'y étais il y a deux semaines ; they hadn't met since before the war ils ne s'étaient pas vus depuis avant la guerre ; it should have been done before now ça aurait dû être fait avant ; phone if you need me before then téléphonez-moi si vous avez besoin de moi avant ; six weeks before then six semaines avant or auparavant ; she became a doctor, like her mother before her elle est devenue médecin comme sa mère ; before long it will be winter ce sera bientôt l'hiver ; before long, he was speaking Spanish fluently très vite, il parlait l'espagnol couramment ; not before time! ce n'est pas trop tôt! ; it was long before your time c'était bien avant ta naissance ;

2 (in order, sequence, hierarchy) avant ; G comes before H in the alphabet dans l'alphabet le G est avant le H ; your name comes before mine on the list sur la liste ton nom est avant le mien ; the page before this one la page précédente ;

3 (in importance, priority) avant ; to put quality before quantity placer la qualité avant la quantité ; for him, work comes before everything else pour lui le travail passe avant tout ; should we place our needs before theirs? devrions-nous accorder plus d'importance à nos besoins qu'aux leurs? ; ladies before gentlemen honneur aux dames ;

4 ( this side of) avant ; turn left before the crossroads tournez à gauche avant le carrefour ;

5 ⇒ The clock US ( in time expressions) ten before six six heures moins dix ;

6 ( in front of) devant ; she appeared before them elle est apparue devant eux ; the desert stretched out before them le désert s'étendait devant eux ; before our very eyes sous nos propres yeux ; they fled before the invader ils ont fui devant l'envahisseur ;

7 ( in the presence of) devant ; he was brought before the king on l'a amené devant le roi ; to appear before a court comparaître devant un tribunal ; to put proposals before a committee présenter des projets à une commission ; to bring a bill before parliament présenter un projet de loi au parlement ;

8 ( confronting) face à ; they were powerless before such resistance ils étaient impuissants face à une telle résistance ; these are the alternatives before us voici les choix qui s'offrent à nous ; the task before us la tâche qui nous attend.

B adj précédent ; the day before la veille ; the week/the year before la semaine/l'année précédente ; this page and the one before cette page et la précédente.

C adv ( at an earlier time) avant ; as before comme avant ; before and after avant et après ; he had been there two months before il y était allé deux mois auparavant ; have you been to India before? est-ce que tu es déjà allé en Inde? ; I've never been there before je n'y suis jamais allé ; haven't we met before? on s'est déjà rencontré, il me semble? ; I've never seen him before in my life c'est la première fois que je le vois ; it's never happened before c'est la première fois que ça arrive ; long before bien avant.

D conj

1 ( in time) before I go, I would like to say that avant de partir, je voudrais dire que ; before he goes, I must remind him that avant qu'il parte, il faut que je lui rappelle que ; it was some time before she was able to walk again il lui a fallu un certain temps pour pouvoir marcher de nouveau ; before I had time to realize what was happening, he… avant que j'aie eu le temps de comprendre ce qui se passait, il… ; it will be years before I earn that much money! je ne gagnerai pas autant d'argent avant des années! ; oh, before I forget, did you remember to post that letter? avant que j'oublie, est-ce que tu as pensé à envoyer cette lettre? ;

2 ( rather than) plutôt que ; he would die before betraying that secret il mourrait plutôt que de révéler ce secret ;

3 (otherwise, or else) get out of here before I call the police! sortez d'ici ou j'appelle la police! ;

4 ( as necessary condition) pour que (+ subj) ; you have to show your ticket before they'll let you in il faut que tu montres ton ticket pour qu'ils te laissent entrer.

Idioms

before you could say Jack Robinson en moins de temps qu'il ne faut pour le dire, en moins de deux ○ ; before you know where you are… on n'a pas le temps de dire ouf que…

Big English-French dictionary > before
4 before

1. adv раньше, прежде

I have never seen him before — я никогда раньше не видел его

before the foundation of the world — прежде основания мира

all that has gone before — всё, что было прежде

before proceeding with — прежде чем продолжить

in the same way as before — как и раньше

before trying to — прежде чем попытаться

2. adv впереди

there were trees before — впереди были деревья

to lay the case before the court — изложить дело перед судом

I was before you in the queue — я стоял перед вами в очереди

to have the world before one — иметь перед собой всю жизнь;

to stare straight before one — смотреть прямо перед собой

space before printing — оставлять интервал перед печатью

3. adv вперёд

he has gone on before — он ушёл вперёд

to catch the ball before the bound — поспешить, не выждать удобного момента; забегать вперёд

4. prep (во временном значении) до; раньше

before Christ — до рождества Христова

they took a walk before dinner — они погуляли перед обедом

before answering the letter he reread it — прежде чем ответить на письмо, он его перечитал

the generations before us — предыдущие поколения

a leaf before the wind — листок, гонимый ветром

she saw a road before her — она увидела перед собой дорогу

before now — раньше, прежде

rather than before — а не раньше

you want to eat before you go — вам надо поесть до отъезда

5. prep (употребляется при выражении предпочтения или преимущества) скорее; чем

death before dishonour — лучше смерть, чем позор

more than ever before — более чем когда-либо

6. prep прежде; до того

the day before yesterday — позавчера, третьего дня

before everything else — прежде всего

before long — скоро, вскоре

before then — до того времени

as before — как и прежде

before attempting — прежде чем начать

7. cj прежде чем, раньше чем, до того как; пока не

I must finish my work before I go home — я должен прежде кончить работу, а уж потом идти домой

as I noted before — как я уже заметил

as mentioned before — как указывалось ранее

8. cj скорее чем

he will die before he yields — он скорее умрёт, чем сдастся

we shall see you before long — мы увидимся с вами в скором времени

Синонимический ряд:

1. ago (other) ago; heretofore; past

2. ahead (other) ahead; ante; antecedently; fore; forward; in advance; precedently; previous

3. antecedent to (other) ahead of; antecedent to; anterior to; ere; in advance of; preceding; previous to; prior to; till; until

4. by (other) by; no later than

5. earlier (other) already; confronting; earlier; erstwhile; formerly; once; previously

6. in front of (other) ahead of; in front of; in sight of; in the presence of

7. prematurely (other) ahead of time; beforehand; betimes; early; prematurely; sooner

8. rather than (other) in preference to; rather than; sooner than

Антонимический ряд:

afterward; behind; later

English-Russian base dictionary > before
5 never

never

❢ When never is used to modify a verb ( she never wears a hat, I've never seen him) it is translated ne…jamais in French ; ne comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and jamais comes after the verb or auxiliary: elle ne porte jamais de chapeau, je ne l'ai jamais vu.

When never is used without a verb, it is translated by jamais alone: ‘admit it!’-‘never!’ = ‘avoue-le!’-‘jamais’.

For examples and particular usages, see the entry below. adv

1 ( not ever) I never go to London je ne vais jamais à Londres ; he will never forget it il ne l'oubliera jamais ; she never says anything elle ne dit jamais rien ; I never work on Saturdays je ne travaille jamais le samedi ; I've never known him to be late ce n'est pas le genre à être en retard ; I've never seen such a mess je n'ai jamais vu un désordre pareil ; never have I seen such poverty je n'ai jamais vu une telle pauvreté ; ‘have you ever been to Paris?’-‘never’ ‘as-tu déjà visité Paris?’-‘jamais’ ; it's now or never c'est le moment ou jamais ; never again plus jamais ; never before has the danger been so great le danger n'a jamais été aussi grand ; never in all my life ou born days jamais de la vie ; never ever lie to me again! ne me mens plus jamais! ; he never ever drinks alcohol il ne boit absolument jamais d'alcool ; never one to refuse a free meal, he agreed il a accepté parce qu'il ne dit jamais non à un repas gratuit ; never a day passes but he phones me pas un jour ne passe sans qu'il me téléphone ; better late than never mieux vaut tard que jamais ; you never know on ne sait jamais ;

2 ( as an emphatic negative) he never said a word il n'a rien dit ; I never knew that je ne le savais pas ; he never so much as apologized il ne s'est même pas excusé ; Bob, never a strong swimmer, tired quickly Bob, qui n'a jamais été un bon nageur, s'est vite fatigué ; she mustn't catch you crying! that would never do il ne faut surtout pas qu'elle te voie pleurer ; ⇒ fear, mind ;

3 (expressing surprise, shock) you're never 40! GB ce n'est pas possible, tu n'as pas 40 ans! ; you've never gone and broken it have you ○ ! GB ne me dis pas que tu l'as cassé! ; never! pas possible! ; ‘I punched him’-‘you never (did) ○ !’ GB ‘je lui ai donné un coup de poing’-‘c'est pas vrai ○ !’ ; well I never (did)! ça par exemple!

Big English-French dictionary > never
6 never

['nevə(r)]
avverbio

1) (not ever)

I never go to London — non vado mai a Londra

he never says anything — non dice mai niente

I've never known him to be late — non è mai arrivato in ritardo che io sappia

never have I seen such poverty — mai ho visto una tale povertà

it's now or never — ora o mai più

never again — mai più

never before has the danger been so great — il pericolo non è mai stato così grande

he never ever drinks alcohol — non beve assolutamente alcolici

never one to refuse a free meal, he agreed — dato che non è uno che rifiuterebbe mai un pasto gratis, ha accettato

never a day passes but he phones me — non trascorre mai un giorno senza che lui mi telefoni

you never know — non si sa mai

2) (as an emphatic negative)

I never knew that — non l'ho mai saputo

he never so much as apologized — non si è neanche scusato

he mustn't catch you crying! that would never do — non deve vederti piangere! non sia mai detto

never fear! — niente paura! non temere!

never mind! — (don't worry) non preoccuparti! (it doesn't matter) non importa!

3) (expressing surprise, shock)

you're never 40! — BE non è possibile che tu abbia 40 anni!

you've never gone and broken it have you! — BE colloq. non dirmi che l'hai rotto!

never! — non è possibile!

well I never (did)! — questa poi!
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Note:

When never is used to modify a verb ( she never wears a hat, I've never seen him), it is translated non... mai in Italian; non comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and mai comes after the verb or auxiliary: lei non porta mai il cappello, non l'ho mai visto. - When never is used without a verb, it is translated by mai alone: "admit it!" - "never!" = "ammettilo!" - "mai!" - For examples and particular usages, see the entry below

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['nevə]
adverb

(not ever; at no time: I shall never go there again; Never have I been so angry.) mai

- nevermore
- nevertheless
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['nevə(r)]
avverbio

1) (not ever)

I never go to London — non vado mai a Londra

he never says anything — non dice mai niente

I've never known him to be late — non è mai arrivato in ritardo che io sappia

never have I seen such poverty — mai ho visto una tale povertà

it's now or never — ora o mai più

never again — mai più

never before has the danger been so great — il pericolo non è mai stato così grande

he never ever drinks alcohol — non beve assolutamente alcolici

never one to refuse a free meal, he agreed — dato che non è uno che rifiuterebbe mai un pasto gratis, ha accettato

never a day passes but he phones me — non trascorre mai un giorno senza che lui mi telefoni

you never know — non si sa mai

2) (as an emphatic negative)

I never knew that — non l'ho mai saputo

he never so much as apologized — non si è neanche scusato

he mustn't catch you crying! that would never do — non deve vederti piangere! non sia mai detto

never fear! — niente paura! non temere!

never mind! — (don't worry) non preoccuparti! (it doesn't matter) non importa!

3) (expressing surprise, shock)

you're never 40! — BE non è possibile che tu abbia 40 anni!

you've never gone and broken it have you! — BE colloq. non dirmi che l'hai rotto!

never! — non è possibile!

well I never (did)! — questa poi!
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Note:

When never is used to modify a verb ( she never wears a hat, I've never seen him), it is translated non... mai in Italian; non comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and mai comes after the verb or auxiliary: lei non porta mai il cappello, non l'ho mai visto. - When never is used without a verb, it is translated by mai alone: "admit it!" - "never!" = "ammettilo!" - "mai!" - For examples and particular usages, see the entry below

English-Italian dictionary > never
7 before ***** be·fore

[bɪ'fɔː(r)]
1. prep

1) (in time) prima di

before 7 o'clock — prima delle 7

before Tuesday — prima di martedì

the day before last or yesterday — due giorni fa, l'altro ieri, ieri l'altro

before Christ — avanti Cristo

before long — fra poco, fra non molto

2) (in place, rank, in the presence of) davanti a

a new life lay before him — una nuova vita si apriva davanti a lui

to appear before a judge — comparire davanti or dinanzi a un giudice

the question before us — la questione di cui ci dobbiamo occupare

before my very eyes — proprio sotto i miei occhi

ladies before gentlemen — prima le signore, la precedenza alle signore

to put friendship before money — anteporre l'amicizia all'interesse

2. adv

prima

the day before — il giorno prima or precedente

I've seen this film before — questo film l'ho già visto

I've never seen it before — è la prima volta che lo vedo

the week before — la settimana prima

I knew long before that... — sapevo da molto tempo che...

3. conj

(time) prima di + infin, prima che + sub, (rather than) piuttosto che

before doing it you...; before you do it, you... — prima di farlo, tu..., prima che tu lo faccia, tu...

he will die before he betrays his friends — morirebbe piuttosto che tradire gli amici

English-Italian dictionary > before ***** be·fore
8 day

day [deɪ]

1. noun

   a. ( = unit of time: 24 hours) jour m

• three days ago il y a trois jours

• twice a day deux fois par jour

• what day is it today? quel jour sommes-nous aujourd'hui ?

• what day of the month is it? le combien sommes-nous ?

• she arrived the day they left elle est arrivée le jour de leur départ

• on that day ce jour-là

• on the following day le lendemain

• two years ago to the day il y a deux ans jour pour jour

• the day before yesterday avant-hier

• the day before/two days before her birthday la veille/l'avant-veille de son anniversaire

• the following day le lendemain

• the day after tomorrow après-demain

• from that day on à partir de ce jour

• he will come any day now il va venir d'un jour à l'autre

• every day tous les jours

• every other day tous les deux jours

• one day she will come un jour elle viendra

• one of these days un de ces jours

• day after day jour après jour

• for days on end pendant des jours et des jours

• for days at a time pendant des jours entiers

• day by day de jour en jour

• day in day out jour après jour

• the other day l'autre jour

• it's been one of those days ça a été une de ces journées où tout va de travers

• some day un de ces jours

• I remember it to this day je m'en souviens encore aujourd'hui

• he's fifty if he's a day (inf) il a cinquante ans bien sonnés (inf)

• from day one (inf) dès le premier jour

• that'll be the day! j'aimerais voir ça !

• let's make a day of it and... profitons de la journée pour...

• to live from day to day vivre au jour le jour

• take it one day at a time à chaque jour suffit sa peine

   b. ( = daylight hours) jour m, journée f

• during the day pendant la journée

• to work all day travailler toute la journée

• to travel by day voyager de jour

• to work day and night travailler jour et nuit

• to have a day out faire une sortie

• to win the day remporter la victoire

• as clear as day clair comme le jour

   c. ( = working hours) journée f

• paid by the day payé à la journée

• it's all in a day's work! ça fait partie de la routine !

• to work an eight-hour day travailler huit heures par jour

• to take/get a day off prendre/avoir un jour de congé

• it's my day off c'est mon jour de congé

   d. (period of time often pl) époque f

• these days de nos jours

• in this day and age par les temps qui courent

• in days to come à l'avenir

• in his younger days quand il était plus jeune

• in Queen Victoria's day du temps de la reine Victoria

• in those days à l'époque

• in the good old days au bon vieux temps

• in days gone by autrefois

• those were the days! c'était le bon vieux temps !

• those were sad days c'était une époque sombre

• the happiest days of my life les jours les plus heureux de ma vie

• to end one's days in misery finir ses jours dans la misère

• that has had its day ( = old-fashioned) c'est passé de mode ; ( = worn out) ça a fait son temps

• his day will come son jour viendra

• during the early days of the war au début de la guerre

• it's early days ( = too early to say) c'est un peu tôt pour le dire ; ( = there's still time) on n'en est encore qu'au début

2. compounds

► day centre noun (British) centre m d'accueil

► day job noun emploi m principal

► the day of reckoning noun le jour du jugement dernier

► day-old adjective [bread] de la veille ; ( = yesterday's) d'hier

► day-pass noun (for museum, train) carte f d'abonnement valable pour une journée ; (at ski resort) forfait m d'une journée

► day pupil noun (British) externe mf

► day release noun

• to be on day release faire un stage de formation à temps partiel ► day return noun (British) (for train) aller et retour m (valable pour la journée)

► day room noun (in hospital) salle f de séjour commune

► day shift noun ( = workers) équipe f de jour

• to be on day shift travailler de jour ► day-to-day adjective quotidien

• on a day-to-day basis au jour le jour ► day trader noun (on stock exchange) opérateur m au jour le jour, day trader m

► day trip noun excursion f (d'une journée)

• to go on a day trip to Calais faire une excursion (d'une journée) à Calais ► day-tripper noun excursionniste mf

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noun

1) ( 24-hour period) jour m

one summer's day — un jour d'été

what day is it today? — quel jour sommes-nous aujourd'hui?

day after day —

day in day out — jour après jour

every day — tous les jours

every other day — tous les deux jours

from day to day — d'un jour à l'autre

from one day to the next — d'un jour à l'autre

from that day to this — depuis ce jour-là

any day now — d'un jour à l'autre

one day —

some day — un jour

within days — en quelques jours

the day when ou that — le jour où

it's days since I've seen him — ça fait des jours que je ne l'ai pas vu, je ne l'ai pas vu depuis des jours

it's 15 years to the day since... — ça fait 15 ans jour pour jour que...

to come on the wrong day — se tromper de jour

it had to happen today of all days! — il fallait que cela arrive or que ça tombe (colloq) aujourd'hui

to this day — aujourd'hui encore

the day after — le lendemain

the day before — la veille

the day before yesterday — avant-hier

the day after tomorrow — après-demain

two days after/two days before the wedding — le surlendemain/l'avant-veille du mariage

from that day onwards — dès lors

2) ( until evening) journée f

working day — journée de travail

a hard day — une journée difficile

an enjoyable day's golf — une agréable journée de golf

all day — toute la journée

all that day — tout au long de cette journée

before the day was out — avant la fin de la journée

during/for the day — pendant/pour la journée

paid by the day — payé à la journée

to take all day doing — mettre toute une journée à faire

pleased with their day's work — contents de leur journée

we haven't got all day! — nous n'avons pas la journée devant nous!

it was a hot day — il faisait chaud

have a nice day! — bonne journée!

3) ( as opposed to night) jour m

it's almost day — il fait presque jour

to be on days — être or travailler de jour

by day — de jour

4) ( specific) jour m

decision day — le jour décisif

the day of judgment — le jour du jugement dernier

to her dying day — jusqu'à son dernier jour

it's not your day is it? — décidément c'est ton jour! iron

I never thought I'd see the day — je n'aurais jamais cru

5) ( as historical period) (gén pl) époque f

in those days — à cette époque

in his/my day — ( at that time) de son/mon temps; (at height of success, vitality) dans le temps

his dancing days — sa carrière de danseur

these days — ces temps-ci
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noun modifier [ job, nurse] de jour

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in days gone by — autrefois

it's all in a day's work — c'est du quotidien

not to give somebody the time of day — ignorer quelqu'un superbement

to pass the time of day — bavarder

it's one of those days! — il y a des jours comme ça!

those were the days — c'était le bon temps

to be a bit late in the day — être un peu tard

that'll be the day! — je voudrais voir ça!

to call it a day — s'arrêter là

to win the day — avoir le dessus

to have an off day — ne pas être dans son assiette

to have had its day — avoir fait son temps

to have seen better days — avoir connu des jours meilleurs

he's 50 if he's a day — il a 50 ans bien tassés! (colloq)

to make a day of it — profiter de la journée

to save the day — sauver la situation

to see the light of day — apparaître au grand jour

to take one day at a time — prendre les choses comme elles se présentent

your day will come — ton heure arrivera

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9 before

before [bɪ'fɔ:(r)]

avant ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a), 2 (b) en avant ⇒ 1 (b) devant ⇒ 2 (c)-(e) avant de, avant que ⇒ 3 (a) plutôt que de ⇒ 3 (b) précédent ⇒ 4

1 adverb

(a) (at a previous time) avant;

∎ you should have thought of that before tu aurais dû y penser avant;

∎ haven't we met before? est-ce que nous ne nous sommes pas déjà rencontrés?;

∎ I have never seen this film before c'est la première fois que je vois ce film;

∎ I have/had seen it before je l'ai/l'avais déjà vu;

∎ he's made mistakes before ce n'est pas la première fois qu'il se trompe;

∎ such things have happened before c'est déjà arrivé;

∎ she carries on driving as before elle continue de conduire comme auparavant ou avant

(b) literary (ahead) en avant, devant

2 preposition

(a) (in time) avant;

∎ before the holidays avant les vacances;

∎ the day before the meeting la veille de la réunion;

∎ two days before your birthday deux jours avant ou l'avant-veille de votre anniversaire;

∎ the day before yesterday avant-hier;

∎ they arrived before us ils sont arrivés avant nous;

∎ the couch won't be delivered before next Tuesday le divan ne sera pas livré avant mardi prochain;

∎ it should have been done before now ça devrait déjà être fait;

∎ before that, she was a teacher auparavant ou avant ça, elle était professeur;

∎ that was before your time (you were not born) vous n'étiez pas encore né; (you had not arrived, joined etc) vous n'étiez pas encore là;

∎ familiar it's not before time, and not before time ce n'est pas trop tôt

(b) (in order, preference) avant;

∎ her name was or came before mine in the list son nom était avant le mien sur la liste;

∎ ladies before gentlemen les dames avant les messieurs;

∎ she puts family before friends pour elle, la famille est plus importante que les amis;

∎ they put quality before quantity ils font passer la qualité avant la quantité;

∎ the welfare of the people comes before private concerns le bien-être du peuple passe avant tout intérêt privé;

∎ before anything else, I would like to thank you avant tout, je voudrais vous remercier

(c) (in space) devant;

∎ formal on the table before them sur la table devant eux;

∎ literary fields stretched away before us des champs s'étendaient devant nous;

∎ figurative we have a difficult task before us nous avons une tâche difficile devant nous;

∎ before my very eyes sous mes propres yeux;

∎ Nautical to sail before the wind avoir le vent arrière ou en poupe;

∎ Military the troops fled before the enemy les troupes se sont enfuies devant l'ennemi

(d) (in the presence of) devant, en présence de;

∎ he said it before witnesses il l'a dit devant ou en présence de témoins;

∎ Law to appear before the court/judge comparaître devant le tribunal/juge;

∎ she appeared before the committee elle s'est présentée devant le comité

(e) (for the consideration of) devant;

∎ the problem before us la question qui nous occupe;

∎ Law the case before the court l'affaire portée devant le tribunal;

∎ Law to bring a case before the court saisir le tribunal d'une affaire;

∎ the matter went before the council l'affaire est passée devant le conseil

3 conjunction

(a) (in time) avant de, avant que;

∎ she hesitated before answering elle a hésité avant de répondre;

∎ may I see you before you leave? puis-je vous voir avant que vous ne partiez ou avant votre départ?;

∎ I saw him the day before he died je l'ai vu la veille de sa mort;

∎ get out before I call the police! fichez le camp avant que je n'appelle la police ou sinon j'appelle la police!;

∎ it'll be a long time before he tries that again il ne recommencera pas de sitôt, il n'est pas près de recommencer;

∎ we should be able to finish before the boss gets back nous devrions pouvoir terminer avant le retour du patron;

∎ it'll be summer before she plants the garden elle ne plantera pas le jardin avant l'été;

∎ it'll be two years before the school is built l'école ne sera pas construite avant deux ans;

∎ it was almost an hour before the ambulance arrived il a fallu presque une heure avant que l'ambulance n'arrive;

∎ before I forget, they expect you this evening avant que je n'oublie, il faut que je te dise qu'ils comptent sur toi ce soir;

∎ before you know it avant qu'on ait le temps de dire "ouf";

∎ I'll be back before you know it je serai bientôt de retour;

∎ it'll be Christmas before we know it le temps va passer vite jusqu'à Noël

(b) (rather than) plutôt que de;

∎ I'll die before I let him marry my daughter je mourrai plutôt que de le laisser épouser ma fille

4 adjective

d'avant, précédent;

∎ the day before la veille;

∎ the night before la veille au soir;

∎ the week before la semaine d'avant ou précédente;

∎ this summer and the one before cet été et celui d'avant ou le précédent

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10 day

day ⇒ Time units

A n

1 ( 24-hour period) jour m ; one summer's day un jour d'été ; what day is it today? quel jour sommes-nous aujourd'hui? ; day after day, day in day out jour après jour ; every day tous les jours ; every other day tous les deux jours ; from day to day d'un jour à l'autre ; from one day to the next d'un jour à l'autre ; from that day to this depuis ce jour-là ; any day now d'un jour à l'autre ; on a day to day basis au jour le jour ; one day, some day un jour ; one fine day fig un beau jour ; within days en quelques jours ; it's not every day that… ce n'est pas tous les jours que… ; the day when ou that le jour où ; it's days since I've seen him ça fait des jours que je ne l'ai pas vu, je ne l'ai pas vu depuis des jours ; it's 15 years to the day since… ça fait 15 ans jour pour jour que… ; to come on the wrong day se tromper de jour ; it had to happen today of all days! il fallait que cela arrive or que ça tombe ○ aujourd'hui ; to this day aujourd'hui encore ; all day and every day sans arrêt tous les jours ; the day after le lendemain ; the day before la veille ; the day before yesterday avant-hier ; the day after tomorrow après-demain ; two days after/two days before the wedding le surlendemain/l'avant-veille du mariage ; from that day onwards dès lors ; from this day forth littér désormais ; she becomes more proficient by the day elle devient chaque jour plus compétente ;

2 ( until evening) journée f ; working/school day journée de travail/scolaire ; a hard/busy day une journée difficile/occupée ; a day at the seaside/shops une journée à la mer/dans les magasins ; an enjoyable day's tennis/golf une agréable journée de tennis/golf ; all day toute la journée ; all that day tout le long de cette journée ; before the day was out avant la fin de la journée ; during/for the day pendant/pour la journée ; to be paid by the day être payé à la journée ; to spend the day doing passer la journée à faire ; to take all day doing mettre la journée à faire ; pleased with their day's work contents de leur journée ; we haven't got all day! nous n'avons pas la journée devant nous! ; it was a hot day il faisait chaud ; have a nice day! bonne journée! ; what a day! quelle journée! ;

3 ( as opposed to night) jour m ; it's almost day il fait presque jour ; the days are getting longer/shorter les jours s'allongent/raccourcissent ; to be on ou to work days être ou travailler de jour ; we rested by day nous nous reposions de jour ; at close of day littér à la tombée du jour ;

4 ( specific) jour m ; Independence/Ascension Day jour de l'Indépendance/de l'Ascension ; Tuesday is my shopping day le mardi est mon jour de courses ; decision day for the government le jour décisif pour le gouvernement ; the day of judgment le jour du jugement dernier ; to her dying day jusqu'à son dernier jour ; I might forget my lines on the day j'oublierai peut-être mon texte, le jour venu ; it's not your day is it? décidément c'est ton jour! iron ; I never thought I'd see the day when sb would do je n'aurais jamais cru qu'il me serait donné de voir un jour quelqu'un faire ;

5 ( as historical period) ( gén pl) époque f ; the days of rationing l'époque du rationnement ; in those days à cette époque ; of his day de son époque ; in his/their day ( at that time) à son/leur époque ; (at height of success, vitality) à son/leur heure ; in her younger days dans sa jeunesse ; his early days as… ses débuts en tant que… ; his fighting/dancing days sa carrière de boxeur/de danseur ; these days ces temps-ci ; to date from the days before sth dater d'avant qch.

B modif [job, nurse] de jour.

Idioms

in days gone by autrefois ; it's all in a day's work c'est du quotidien ; not to give sb the time of day ne pas se donner la peine de saluer qn ; to pass the time of day with sb échanger quelques mots avec qn ; it's one of those days! il y a des jours comme ça! ; those were the days c'était le bon temps ; to be a bit late in the day être un peu tard ; that'll be the day! je voudrais voir ça! ; to call it a day s'arrêter là ; to carry ou win/to lose the day avoir le dessus/dessous ; to have an off day ne pas être soi-même ; to have had its day avoir fait son temps ; to have seen better days avoir connu des jours meilleurs ; he's 50 if he's a day il a 50 ans bien tassés ○ ! ; to make a day of it profiter de la journée ; to save the day sauver la situation ; to see the light of day apparaître au grand jour ; to take one day at a time prendre les choses comme elles se présentent ; your day will come ton heure arrivera. ⇒ week.

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11 that

that [ðæt, ðət]

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1. demonstrative adjective

2. demonstrative pronoun

3. relative pronoun

4. conjunction

5. adverb

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(plural those)

1. demonstrative adjective

   a. (unstressed) ce ; (masculine before vowel and silent "h") cet, cette f ces mfpl

• that noise ce bruit

• that man cet homme

• that idea cette idée

• those books ces livres

• those houses ces maisons

• what about that £20 I lent you? et ces 20 livres que je t'ai prêtées ?

   b. (stressed, or as opposed to this, these) ce...-là, cet...-là cette...-là, ces...-là

• I mean THAT book c'est de ce livre-là que je parle

• I like that photo better than this one je préfère cette photo-là à celle-ci

• but that Saturday... mais ce samedi-là...

► that one, those ones celui-là m celle-là f ceux-là mpl celles-là fpl

• which video do you want? -- that one quelle vidéo veux-tu ? -- celle-là

• of all his records, I like that one best de tous ses disques, c'est celui-là que je préfère

• the only blankets we have are those ones there les seules couvertures que nous ayons sont celles-là

• there's little to choose between this model and that one il n'y a pas grande différence entre ce modèle-ci et l'autre► that much

• I can't carry that much je ne peux pas porter tout ça

2. demonstrative pronoun

   a. (singular) ( = that thing, event, statement, person) cela, ça ce

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► ça is commoner and less formal than cela; ce is used as a pronoun only as the subject of être.

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• what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ?

• do you like that? vous aimez cela ?

• that's enough! ça suffit !

• that's fine! c'est parfait !

• that's what they've been told c'est ce qu'on leur a dit

• that is (to say)... c'est-à-dire...

• who's that? qui est-ce ? ; (on phone) qui est à l'appareil ?

• is that you Paul? c'est toi Paul ?

• that's the boy I told you about c'est le garçon dont je t'ai parlé

► that which ( = what) (subject of clause) ce qui ; (object of clause) ce que

• this is the opposite of that which the government claims to have done c'est le contraire de ce que le gouvernement prétend avoir fait

   b. ( = that one, those ones) celui-là m, celle-là f ceux-là mpl, celles-là fpl

• a recession like that une récession comme celle-là

• a recession like that of 1973-74 une récession comme celle de 1973-74

• those over there ceux-là (or celles-là) là-bas

• are those our seats? est-ce que ce sont nos places ?

• those are nice sandals elles sont belles, ces sandales

► that which ( = the one which) celui qui m celle qui f

• the true cost often differs from that which is first projected le coût réel est souvent différent de celui qui était prévu à l'origine► those which ( = the ones which) ceux qui mpl celles qui fpl

• those which are here ceux qui sont ici► those who ( = the ones who) ceux qui mpl celles qui fpl

• those who came ceux qui sont venus

• there are those who say... certains disent...

   c. (set structures)

► at that!

• and there were six of them at that! et en plus ils étaient six !► by that

• what do you mean by that? qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire par là ?► that's it ( = the job's finished) ça y est ; ( = that's what I mean) c'est ça ; ( = that's all) c'est tout ; ( = I've had enough) ça suffit

► that's just it c'est bien le problème

• sorry, I wasn't listening -- that's just it, you never listen! désolé, je n'écoutais pas -- c'est bien le problème, tu n'écoutes jamais !► so that's that alors c'est ça

• so that's that then, you're leaving? alors c'est ça, tu t'en vas ?

• and so that was that et les choses en sont restées là► with that sur ce

• with that she burst into tears en disant cela elle a éclaté en sanglots

3. relative pronoun

   a. (subject of clause) qui ; (object of clause) que

• the man that came to see you l'homme qui est venu vous voir

• the letter that I sent yesterday la lettre que j'ai envoyée hier

   b. ► that... + preposition lequel m laquelle f lesquels mpl lesquelles fpl

• the pen that she was writing with le stylo avec lequel elle écrivait

• the box that you put it in la boîte dans laquelle vous l'avez mis

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► à + lequel, lesquels and lesquelles combine to give auquel, auxquels and auxquelles.

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• the problem that we are faced with le problème auquel nous sommes confrontés

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► When that + preposition refers to people, preposition + qui can also be used.

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• the man that she was dancing with l'homme avec lequel or avec qui elle dansait

• the children that I spoke to les enfants auxquels or à qui j'ai parlé

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• the girl/the book that I told you about la jeune fille/le livre dont je vous ai parlé

4. conjunction

que

• he said that he had seen her il a dit qu'il l'avait vue

• he was speaking so softly that I could hardly hear him il parlait si bas que je l'entendais à peine

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• he said that he was very busy and his secretary would deal with it il a dit qu'il était très occupé et que sa secrétaire s'en occuperait

► in that dans la mesure où

• it's an attractive investment in that it is tax-free c'est un investissement intéressant dans la mesure où il est exonéré d'impôts► not that non (pas) que

• not that I want to do it non que je veuille le faire

5. adverb

   a. ( = so) si

• it's not that important/bad ce n'est pas si important/mal (que ça)

• I couldn't go that far je ne pourrais pas aller si loin

   b. ( = so very) (inf) tellement

• when I found it I was that relieved! lorsque je l'ai trouvé, je me suis senti tellement soulagé !

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1. [ðæt, ðət]
determiner (pl those) ce/cet/cette/ces

that chair/that man over there — cette chaise/cet homme là-bas

I said that dress! — j'ai dit cette robe-là!

you can't do it that way — tu ne peux pas le faire comme ça

he went that way — il est allé par là

those patients (who are) able to walk — les patients qui sont capables de marcher

that train crash last year — la collision ferroviaire qui a eu lieu l'an dernier

that lazy son of yours — ton paresseux de fils
2. [ðæt]
demonstrative pronoun (pl those)

1) ( that one) celui-/celle-/ceux-/celles-là

we prefer this to that — nous préférons celui-ci à celui-là

2) ( the thing or person observed or mentioned) cela, ça, ce

what's that? — qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?

who's that? — gen qui est-ce?; ( on phone) qui est à l'appareil?

is that John? — c'est John?

who told you that? — qui t'a dit ça?

that's how he did it — c'est comme ça qu'il l'a fait

what did he mean by that? — qu'est-ce qu'il entendait par là?

that's bureaucrats for you! — c'est ça les bureaucrates!

before that, he had always lived in London — avant cela, il avait toujours vécu à Londres

3) ( before relative pronoun)

those who... — ceux qui...
3. [ðət]
relative pronoun ( subject) qui; ( object) que; ( with preposition) lequel/laquelle/lesquels/lesquelles

the woman that won — la femme qui a gagné

the book that I bought — le livre que j'ai acheté

the house that they live in — la maison dans laquelle ils vivent

the man that I received the letter from — l'homme dont j'ai reçu la lettre

the day that she arrived — le jour où elle est arrivée
4. [ðət]
conjunction

1) gen que

he said that he had finished — il a dit qu'il avait fini

it's likely that they are out — il est probable qu'ils sont sortis

2) ( expressing wish)

oh that he would come — s'il pouvait venir; ( expressing surprise)

that she should treat me so badly! — comment peut-elle me traiter comme ça!

that it should come to this! — comment peut-on en arriver là!
5. [ðæt]
adverb ( to the extent shown)

it's about that thick — c'est à peu près épais comme ça

she's that much smaller than me — elle est plus petite que moi de ça

I can't do that much work in one day — je ne peux pas faire autant de travail dans une journée

he can't swim that far — il ne peut pas nager aussi loin

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...and (all) that —...et tout ça

...and he's very nice at that! —...et en plus il est très gentil!

I might well go at that! — en fait, je pourrais bien y aller!

at that, he got up and left — en entendant cela, il s'est levé et est parti

with that he got up and left — sur ce il s'est levé et est parti

that is (to say)... — c'est-à-dire...

that's it! — ( that's right) c'est ça!; ( that's enough) ça suffit!

I don't want to see you again and that's that! — je ne veux pas te revoir point final!

well, that's it then! — il n'y a rien de plus à faire!

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12 before

bi'fo:
1. preposition
1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) antes (de)

2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) delante (de), antes (de/que)

3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) antes que

2. adverb
(earlier: I've seen you before.) antes

3. conjunction
(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) antes (de que)

- beforehand

before¹ adv

1. anterior

the day before el día anterior

2. antes

I have never been here before nunca había estado aquí

you should have said so before debiste decírmelo antes

has this ever happened before? ¿es la primera vez que pasa esto?

3. ya

I've seen this film before ya he visto esta película

before² conj antes de que / antes de

let's go before it rains vámonos antes de que llueva

have a drink before you go toma una copa antes de irte

before³ prep

1. antes de

wash your hands before dinner lávate las manos antes de la cena

we have to leave the room before 12 o'clock debemos dejar la habitación antes de las doce

the day before yesterday anteayer / antes de ayer

2. delante de

you're before me in the queue vas delante de mí en la cola

before

tr[bɪ'fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (earlier) antes de

■ spring comes before summer la primavera viene antes del verano

■ they arrived the night before the party llegaron la noche antes de la fiesta

2 (in front of) delante de; (in the presence of) ante; (for the attention of) ante

■ he's before me in the queue va delante de mi en la cola

■ he appeared before the judge compareció ante el juez

■ he presented the project before the committee presentó el proyecto ante el comité

3 (rather than) antes que

■ death before dishonour la muerte antes que la deshonra

4 (ahead) por delante

■ he's got all his life before him tiene toda su vida por delante

5 (first) primero

■ ladies before gentlemen las señoras primero

conjunction

1 (earlier than) antes de + inf, antes de que + subj

■ don't forget to say goodbye before you go no te olvides de despedirte antes de irte

■ he left before we arrived se fue antes de que llegásemos nosotros

2 (rather than) antes de + inf

■ he would starve before he asked them for money preferiría morir de hambre antes de pedirles dinero

adverb

1 (earlier) antes

■ he had arrived two hours before había llegado dos horas antes

2 (previous) anterior

■ the day before el día anterior

3 (already) ya

■ we've seen it before ya lo hemos visto

4 (position) delante, por delante

■ they were attacked before and behind les atacaron por delante y por detrás

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as never before como nunca

Before Christ antes de Cristo

before God ante Dios

before long dentro de poco

long before mucho antes de

not long before poco antes de

pride comes before a fall un exceso de orgullo conduce a la caída

to put the cart before the horse empezar la casa por el tejado

the one before el anterior, la anterior

before [bɪ'for] adv

1) : antes

before and after: antes y después

2) : anterior

the month before: el mes anterior

before conj

: antes que

he would die before surrendering: moriría antes que rendirse

before prep

1) : antes de

before eating: antes de comer

2) : delante de, ante

I stood before the house: estaba parada delante de la casa

before the judge: ante el juez

before

adv.

• antes adv.

• delante adv.

conj.

• antes de que conj.

prep.

• ante prep.

• antes de prep.

• delante de prep.

I bɪ'fɔːr, bɪ'fɔː(r)
preposition

1) ( preceding in time) antes de

before dinner — antes de la cena

before long — dentro de poco

they arrived before us — llegaron antes que nosotros

before going in — antes de entrar

ten minutes before the end of the match — diez minutos antes de que terminara el partido

the day before her departure — el día anterior a su partida

2)

a) ( in front of) delante de, ante (frml)

b) (in rank, priority)

she puts her work before her family — antepone el trabajo a su familia

safety comes before anything else — la seguridad (está) ante todo

II

conjunction

a) ( earlier than) antes de que (+ subj), antes de (+ inf)

before it gets dark — antes de que anochezca

he died before he was 30 — murió antes de cumplir los 30 años

b) ( rather than) antes que

she would die before... — prefería morir antes que...

III

adverb ( preceding) antes

this has never happened before — esto no había sucedido nunca antes

the day/year before — el día/año anterior

have you been to Canada before? — ¿ya has estado en el Canadá?

not that page, the one before — esa página no, la anterior

[bɪ'fɔː(r)] When before is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come before, go before, look up the verb.
1. PREP

1) (in time, order, rank) antes de

before Christ — antes de Cristo

the week before last — hace dos semanas

before long — (in future) antes de poco; (in past) poco después

before going, would you... — antes de marcharte, quieres...

income before tax — renta f bruta or antes de impuestos

profits before tax — beneficios mpl preimpositivos

2) (in place) delante de; (=in the presence of) ante, delante de, en presencia de

they were married before a judge — se casaron en presencia de un juez

3) (=facing)

the question before us — (in meeting) el asunto que tenemos que discutir

the problem before us is... — el problema que se nos plantea es...

the task before us — la tarea que tenemos por delante

we still have two hours before us — tenemos todavía dos horas por delante

a new life lay before him — una vida nueva se abría ante él

4) (=rather than)

I should choose this one before that — yo escogería este antes que aquel

death before dishonour! — ¡antes la muerte que el deshonor!

2. ADV

1) (time) antes

a moment before — un momento antes

the day before — el día anterior

before, it used to be different — antes, todo era distinto

on this occasion and the one before — en esta ocasión y la anterior

2) (place, order) delante, adelante

before and behind — por delante y por detrás

that chapter and the one before — ese capítulo y el anterior

3.

CONJ (time) antes de que; (rather than) antes que
BEFORE
Time
Adverb ► When bef ore is an {adverb}, you can usually translate it using antes:
Why didn't you say so before? ¿Por qué no lo has dicho antes?
I had spoken to her before Había hablado con ella antes ► But the bef ore in never before and ever before is often not translated:
I've never been to Spain before Nunca he estado en España
I had never been to a police station before Nunca había estado (antes) en una comisaría
It's not true that the working class is earning more money than ever before No es cierto que la clase obrera gane más dinero que nunca ► The day/night/ week {etc} before should usually be translated using el día/la noche/ la semana {etc} anterior:
The night before, he had gone to a rock concert La noche anterior había ido a un concierto de rock ► In more formal contexts, where bef ore could be substituted by previously, anteriormente is another option:
As I said before... Como he dicho antes or anteriormente... ► When bef ore is equivalent to already, translate using ya ( antes) or, in questions about whether someone has done what they are doing now before, using ¿es la primera vez que...?:
"How about watching this film?" - "Actually, I've seen it before" -¿Vemos esa película? -Es que ya la he visto
I had been to Glasgow a couple of times before Ya había estado (antes) en Glasgow un par de veces
Have you been to Spain before? ¿Has estado ya en España? or ¿Es la primera vez que vienes a España? ► Translate ((period of time)) + bef ore using hacía + ((period of time)):
They had married nearly 40 years before Se habían casado hacía casi 40 años NOTE: H acía i s invariable in this sense.
Preposition ► When bef ore is a {preposition}, you can usually translate it using antes de:
Please ring before seven Por favor, llama antes de las siete
Shall we go for a walk before dinner? ¿Nos vamos a dar un paseo antes de cenar? ► But use ant es que with names of people and personal pronouns when they stand in for a verb:
If you get there before me or before I do, wait for me in the bar Si llegas antes que yo, espérame en el bar ► Translate bef ore + ((-ing)) using antes de + ((infinitive)):
He said goodbye to the children before leaving Se despidió de los niños antes de irse
Conjunction ► When bef ore is a {conjunction}, you can usually translate it using antes de que + ((subjunctive)):
I'll ask Peter about it before he goes away on holiday Se lo preguntaré a Peter antes de que se vaya de vacaciones
We reached home before the storm broke Llegamos a casa antes de que empezara la tormenta ► If the subject of both clauses is the same, ant es de + ((infinitive)) is usually used rather than antes de que:
Give me a ring before you leave the office Llámame antes de salir de la oficina This construction is also sometimes used in colloquial Spanish when the subjects are different:
Before you arrived she was very depressed Antes de llegar tú, estaba muy deprimida For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I [bɪ'fɔːr, bɪ'fɔː(r)]
preposition

1) ( preceding in time) antes de

before dinner — antes de la cena

before long — dentro de poco

they arrived before us — llegaron antes que nosotros

before going in — antes de entrar

ten minutes before the end of the match — diez minutos antes de que terminara el partido

the day before her departure — el día anterior a su partida

2)

a) ( in front of) delante de, ante (frml)

b) (in rank, priority)

she puts her work before her family — antepone el trabajo a su familia

safety comes before anything else — la seguridad (está) ante todo

II

conjunction

a) ( earlier than) antes de que (+ subj), antes de (+ inf)

before it gets dark — antes de que anochezca

he died before he was 30 — murió antes de cumplir los 30 años

b) ( rather than) antes que

she would die before... — prefería morir antes que...

III

adverb ( preceding) antes

this has never happened before — esto no había sucedido nunca antes

the day/year before — el día/año anterior

have you been to Canada before? — ¿ya has estado en el Canadá?

not that page, the one before — esa página no, la anterior

English-spanish dictionary > before
13 Day

[deɪ] 1.
nome

1) (24-hour period) giorno m.

one summer's day — un giorno d'estate

what day is it today? — che giorno è oggi?

day after day — giorno dopo giorno

day in day out — tutti i giorni

every day — ogni giorno

every other day — un giorno sì e uno no, a giorni alterni

from day to day from one day to the next di giorno in giorno; from that day to this da quel giorno; any day now da un giorno all'altro; on a day to day basis alla giornata; one day some day un giorno (o l'altro); within days a giorni, nel giro di qualche giorno; the day when o that il giorno in cui; it's days since I've seen him sono giorni che non lo vedo; it's 15 years to the day since... sono 15 anni oggi che...; to come on the wrong day sbagliare giorno; it had to happen today of all days! proprio oggi doveva succedere! to this day ancora oggi; the day after l'indomani, il giorno dopo; the day before il giorno prima; the day before yesterday l'altro ieri; the day after tomorrow dopodomani; from that day onwards — da quel giorno

2) (until evening) giornata f., giorno m.

a hard working day — una dura giornata lavorativa

an enjoyable day's tennis — una piacevole giornata all'insegna del tennis

all day — tutta la giornata

before the day was out — prima della fine della giornata

during, for the day — durante, per la giornata

to be paid by the day — essere pagato a, alla giornata

pleased with their day's work — contenti di ciò che hanno fatto nella giornata

it was a hot day — era una giornata calda

have a nice day! — buona giornata!

3) (as opposed to night)

it's almost day — è quasi giorno

4) (specific) giorno m.

decision day for the government — il giorno in cui il governo deve decidere

the day of judgment — il giorno del giudizio

to her dying day — fino all'ultimo giorno, fino al giorno della sua morte

it's not your day is it? — non è giornata per te, vero?

I never thought I'd see the day when... — non avrei mai pensato che un giorno avrei visto

5) gener. pl. (as historical period) tempo m., epoca f.

in those days — a quel tempo, a quell'epoca

of his day — del suo tempo

in his day — ai suoi tempi

in her younger days — quando era giovane

his fighting days — la sua carriera da pugile

these days — in questo periodo
2.
modificatore [job, nurse] di giorno

••

in days gone by — un tempo

it's all in a day's work — è ordinaria amministrazione

not to give sb. the time of day — = non salutare qcn.

to pass the time of day with sb. — = salutare e fare quattro chiacchiere con qcn.

it's one of those days! — è una giornataccia!

those were the days — quelli sì che erano bei tempi

to be a bit late in the day — essere un po' troppo tardi

that'll be the day! — voglio proprio vedere!

to call it a day — = smettere (di lavorare, giocare ecc.)

to win, lose the day — avere la meglio, la peggio

to have an off day — avere una giornata storta

to have had its day — avere fatto il proprio tempo

to have seen better days — avere conosciuto tempi migliori

he's 50 if he's a day — ha 50 anni suonati

to make a day of it — = approfittare di un'occasione per passare una giornata piacevole

to save the day — salvare la situazione

to see the light of day — vedere la luce, nascere

to take one day at a time — vivere alla giornata

your day will come — verrà la tua ora

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[dei] 1. noun
1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) giorno

2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) giornata

3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) giorno

4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) tempi

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- daybreak
- day-dream 2. verb
She often day-dreams.) sognare a occhi aperti

- daylight
- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day
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(Surnames) Day /deɪ/
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[deɪ] 1.
nome

1) (24-hour period) giorno m.

one summer's day — un giorno d'estate

what day is it today? — che giorno è oggi?

day after day — giorno dopo giorno

day in day out — tutti i giorni

every day — ogni giorno

every other day — un giorno sì e uno no, a giorni alterni

from day to day from one day to the next di giorno in giorno; from that day to this da quel giorno; any day now da un giorno all'altro; on a day to day basis alla giornata; one day some day un giorno (o l'altro); within days a giorni, nel giro di qualche giorno; the day when o that il giorno in cui; it's days since I've seen him sono giorni che non lo vedo; it's 15 years to the day since... sono 15 anni oggi che...; to come on the wrong day sbagliare giorno; it had to happen today of all days! proprio oggi doveva succedere! to this day ancora oggi; the day after l'indomani, il giorno dopo; the day before il giorno prima; the day before yesterday l'altro ieri; the day after tomorrow dopodomani; from that day onwards — da quel giorno

2) (until evening) giornata f., giorno m.

a hard working day — una dura giornata lavorativa

an enjoyable day's tennis — una piacevole giornata all'insegna del tennis

all day — tutta la giornata

before the day was out — prima della fine della giornata

during, for the day — durante, per la giornata

to be paid by the day — essere pagato a, alla giornata

pleased with their day's work — contenti di ciò che hanno fatto nella giornata

it was a hot day — era una giornata calda

have a nice day! — buona giornata!

3) (as opposed to night)

it's almost day — è quasi giorno

4) (specific) giorno m.

decision day for the government — il giorno in cui il governo deve decidere

the day of judgment — il giorno del giudizio

to her dying day — fino all'ultimo giorno, fino al giorno della sua morte

it's not your day is it? — non è giornata per te, vero?

I never thought I'd see the day when... — non avrei mai pensato che un giorno avrei visto

5) gener. pl. (as historical period) tempo m., epoca f.

in those days — a quel tempo, a quell'epoca

of his day — del suo tempo

in his day — ai suoi tempi

in her younger days — quando era giovane

his fighting days — la sua carriera da pugile

these days — in questo periodo
2.
modificatore [job, nurse] di giorno

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in days gone by — un tempo

it's all in a day's work — è ordinaria amministrazione

not to give sb. the time of day — = non salutare qcn.

to pass the time of day with sb. — = salutare e fare quattro chiacchiere con qcn.

it's one of those days! — è una giornataccia!

those were the days — quelli sì che erano bei tempi

to be a bit late in the day — essere un po' troppo tardi

that'll be the day! — voglio proprio vedere!

to call it a day — = smettere (di lavorare, giocare ecc.)

to win, lose the day — avere la meglio, la peggio

to have an off day — avere una giornata storta

to have had its day — avere fatto il proprio tempo

to have seen better days — avere conosciuto tempi migliori

he's 50 if he's a day — ha 50 anni suonati

to make a day of it — = approfittare di un'occasione per passare una giornata piacevole

to save the day — salvare la situazione

to see the light of day — vedere la luce, nascere

to take one day at a time — vivere alla giornata

your day will come — verrà la tua ora

English-Italian dictionary > Day
14 before

I [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
preposizione

1) (earlier than) prima (di)

the day before yesterday — l'altro ieri

the day before the exam — il giorno prima dell'esame

I was there the week before last — ero là due settimane fa

six weeks before then — sei settimane prima

before long it will be winter — presto sarà inverno

not before time! — non è ancora ora!

2) (in order, sequence, priority) prima di, davanti a

G comes before H in the alphabet — la G viene prima della H nell'alfabeto

the page before this one — la pagina precedente

for him, work comes before everything else — per lui il lavoro viene prima di tutto

3) (this side of) prima di

turn left before the crossroads — prima dell'incrocio giri a sinistra

4) AE (in time expressions)

ten before six — le sei meno dieci

5) (in front of) davanti a

he appeared before them — è comparso davanti a loro

before our very eyes — proprio davanti ai nostri occhi

6) (in the presence of) davanti a, dinanzi a

to appear before a court — comparire dinanzi a un tribunale

to bring a bill before parliament — portare una proposta di legge in parlamento

7) (confronting) di fronte a

these are the alternatives before us — queste sono le alternative che abbiamo di fronte

the task before us — il compito che abbiamo di fronte
II [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
aggettivo prima, precedente

the day, the year before — il giorno, l'anno prima
III [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
avverbio (at an earlier time) prima

two months before — due mesi prima

have you been to India before? — sei già stato in India?

I've never been there before — non ci sono mai stato prima

it's never happened before — non era mai successo prima d'ora

long before — molto prima
IV [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
congiunzione

1) (in time)

before I go, I would like to say that — prima di andare, vorrei dire che

before he goes, I must remind him that — prima che vada, devo ricordargli che

it was some time before he was able to walk again — ci volle un po' di tempo prima che riuscisse di nuovo a camminare

oh, before I forget... — ah, prima che mi dimentichi

2) (rather than) piuttosto che

he would die before betraying that secret — preferirebbe morire piuttosto che rivelare quel segreto

3) (or else)

get out of here before I call the police! — uscite di qui prima che chiami la polizia!

4) (as necessary condition) perché, affinché

you have to show your ticket before they'll let you in — devi mostrare il biglietto perché ti facciano entrare

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before you could say Jack Robinson — in men che non si dica

before you know where you are — in quattro e quattr'otto, in men che non si dica

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[bi'fo:] 1. preposition
1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) prima, davanti

2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) davanti

3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) prima di
2. adverb
(earlier: I've seen you before.) prima, già
3. conjunction
(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) prima di

- beforehand

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I [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
preposizione

1) (earlier than) prima (di)

the day before yesterday — l'altro ieri

the day before the exam — il giorno prima dell'esame

I was there the week before last — ero là due settimane fa

six weeks before then — sei settimane prima

before long it will be winter — presto sarà inverno

not before time! — non è ancora ora!

2) (in order, sequence, priority) prima di, davanti a

G comes before H in the alphabet — la G viene prima della H nell'alfabeto

the page before this one — la pagina precedente

for him, work comes before everything else — per lui il lavoro viene prima di tutto

3) (this side of) prima di

turn left before the crossroads — prima dell'incrocio giri a sinistra

4) AE (in time expressions)

ten before six — le sei meno dieci

5) (in front of) davanti a

he appeared before them — è comparso davanti a loro

before our very eyes — proprio davanti ai nostri occhi

6) (in the presence of) davanti a, dinanzi a

to appear before a court — comparire dinanzi a un tribunale

to bring a bill before parliament — portare una proposta di legge in parlamento

7) (confronting) di fronte a

these are the alternatives before us — queste sono le alternative che abbiamo di fronte

the task before us — il compito che abbiamo di fronte
II [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
aggettivo prima, precedente

the day, the year before — il giorno, l'anno prima
III [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
avverbio (at an earlier time) prima

two months before — due mesi prima

have you been to India before? — sei già stato in India?

I've never been there before — non ci sono mai stato prima

it's never happened before — non era mai successo prima d'ora

long before — molto prima
IV [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
congiunzione

1) (in time)

before I go, I would like to say that — prima di andare, vorrei dire che

before he goes, I must remind him that — prima che vada, devo ricordargli che

it was some time before he was able to walk again — ci volle un po' di tempo prima che riuscisse di nuovo a camminare

oh, before I forget... — ah, prima che mi dimentichi

2) (rather than) piuttosto che

he would die before betraying that secret — preferirebbe morire piuttosto che rivelare quel segreto

3) (or else)

get out of here before I call the police! — uscite di qui prima che chiami la polizia!

4) (as necessary condition) perché, affinché

you have to show your ticket before they'll let you in — devi mostrare il biglietto perché ti facciano entrare

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before you could say Jack Robinson — in men che non si dica

before you know where you are — in quattro e quattr'otto, in men che non si dica

English-Italian dictionary > before
15 before

[bi'fo:] 1. preposition
1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) antes de

2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) à frente de

3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) antes que
2. adverb
(earlier: I've seen you before.) antes
3. conjunction
(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) antes de

- beforehand

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be.fore

[bif'ɔ:] prep 1 na frente de, diante de, perante. before the fire / perto do fogo. before the house / em frente da casa. I declare before God / juro perante Deus. 2 anterior. 3 antes que, de preferência a. 4 à frente de. 5 antes de, anteriormente. before dinner / antes do almoço. before long / em breve. 6 adiantado. 7 sob a jurisdição de. 8 aberto a, acessível a. • conj 1 antes do tempo que, antes que. he knew it before she did / ele o sabia antes dela. 2 de preferência a. • adv 1 na frente de, antes de, adiante. 2 anteriormente, mais cedo. I never saw such a thing before / nunca tinha visto uma coisa destas. 3 até então, dantes, no passado. before the mast como simples marinheiro. before the wind de vento em popa, a favor do vento. I would die before I would tell him prefiro morrer a contar-lhe. I would do anything before that preferia tudo a isto. run on before! corra na frente! the day before yesterday anteontem. the question before us a questão que se nos apresenta, a questão a ser decidida.

English-Portuguese dictionary > before
16 I'd

see have, would

I'd vb

1. I had

I'd never seen him before that day antes de aquel día no lo había visto nunca

2. I would

I'd prefer tea, please preferiría un té, por favor

I'd

tr[aɪd]

contraction

1 I would, I had

I'd ['aɪd] contraction of I should or I would should, would

[aɪd]
= I would; = I had

English-spanish dictionary > I'd
17 live

Ⅰ.

live¹ [lɪv]

vivre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (f), 2 habiter ⇒ 1 (c) se nourrir ⇒ 1 (e)

1 intransitive verb

(a) (be or stay alive) vivre;

∎ plants need oxygen to live les plantes ont besoin d'oxygène pour vivre;

∎ as long as I live tant que je vivrai, de mon vivant;

∎ was she still living when her grandson was born? est-ce qu'elle était encore en vie quand son petit-fils est né?;

∎ he hasn't long to live il ne lui reste pas beaucoup de temps à vivre;

∎ she didn't live long after her son died elle n'a pas survécu longtemps à son fils;

∎ the doctors think she'll live les médecins pensent qu'elle vivra;

∎ ironic you'll live! tu n'en mourras pas!;

∎ I won't live to see them grow up je ne vivrai pas assez vieux pour les voir grandir;

∎ she'll live to be 100 elle vivra jusqu'à 100 ans, elle sera centenaire;

∎ we live in interesting times nous vivons une époque intéressante;

∎ to live on borrowed time être en sursis;

∎ to live to a ripe old age vivre vieux ou jusqu'à un âge avancé;

∎ figurative the dialogue is what makes the characters live ce sont les dialogues qui donnent de la vie aux personnages;

∎ your words will live in our hearts/memories vos paroles resteront à jamais dans nos cœurs/notre mémoire

(b) (have a specified way of life) vivre;

∎ to live dangerously vivre dangereusement;

∎ familiar go on, live dangerously! allez, vas-y, on n'a qu'une vie!;

∎ to live well vivre bien;

∎ they lived happily ever after ils vécurent heureux jusqu'à la fin de leurs jours;

∎ he lives by the rules il mène une vie bien rangée;

∎ the rules we all live by les règles auxquelles nous nous plions tous;

∎ she lives for her children/for skiing elle ne vit que pour ses enfants/que pour le ski;

∎ he lived for music il ne vivait que pour la musique;

∎ we're living for the day we emigrate nous vivons dans l'attente du jour où nous émigrerons;

∎ she was living for the chance of revenge la perspective de vengeance était sa raison de vivre;

∎ to live in poverty/luxury vivre dans la pauvreté/le luxe;

∎ to live in fear vivre dans la peur;

∎ he lives in the past il vit dans le passé;

∎ we live in uncertain times nous vivons une époque incertaine;

∎ humorous he lives in that shirt! il a cette chemise sur le dos en permanence!;

∎ proverb live and let live! = il faut savoir faire preuve de tolérance!;

∎ well, you live and learn! on en apprend tous les jours!

(c) (reside) habiter;

∎ where does she live? où habite-t-elle?;

∎ they have nowhere to live ils sont à la rue;

∎ the giant tortoise lives mainly in the Galapagos la tortue géante vit surtout aux Galapagos;

∎ they live in Rome ils habitent (à) Rome, ils vivent à Rome;

∎ I lived in France for a year j'ai vécu en France pendant un an;

∎ to live in a flat/a castle habiter (dans) un appartement/un château;

∎ she lives in a fifth-floor flat elle vit dans un appartement au cinquième étage;

∎ to live at Number 10 habiter au numéro 10;

∎ to live in the town/country habiter ou vivre en ville/à la campagne;

∎ I live in or on Bank Street j'habite Bank Street;

∎ they live in or on my street ils habitent (dans) ma rue;

∎ to live on the street être à la rue;

∎ she lives on the ground floor elle habite au rez-de-chaussée;

∎ he practically lives in or at the library il passe sa vie à la bibliothèque;

∎ do you live with your parents? habitez-vous chez vos parents?;

∎ old-fashioned or humorous to live in sin (with sb) vivre dans le péché (avec qn)

(d) (support oneself) vivre;

∎ they don't earn enough to live ils ne gagnent pas de quoi vivre;

∎ he lives by teaching il gagne sa vie en enseignant;

∎ the tribe lives by hunting la tribu vit de la chasse

(e) (obtain food) se nourrir;

∎ we've been living out of cans or tins lately on se nourrit de conserves depuis quelque temps;

∎ he was reduced to living out of rubbish bins il en était réduit à fouiller les poubelles pour se nourrir

(f) (exist fully, intensely) vivre;

∎ she really knows how to live elle sait vraiment profiter de la vie;

∎ let's live for the moment or for today! vivons l'instant présent!;

∎ I want to live a little je veux profiter de la vie;

∎ if you haven't been to New York, you haven't lived! si tu n'es jamais allé à New York, tu n'as rien vu!

2 transitive verb

vivre;

∎ to live a life of poverty vivre dans la pauvreté;

∎ to live a life of luxury mener la grande vie;

∎ to live a solitary life mener une vie solitaire;

∎ to live a lie être dans une situation fausse;

∎ she lived the life of a film star for six years elle a vécu comme une star de cinéma pendant six ans;

∎ familiar to live it up faire la fête;

∎ my father lives and breathes golf mon père ne vit que pour le golf

➲ live down separable transitive verb

(recover from → error, disgrace, ridicule)

∎ they'll never let him live that down ils ne lui passeront ou pardonneront jamais cela;

∎ if I forget her birthday, I'll never live it down! si j'oublie son anniversaire, elle ne me le pardonnera jamais!;

∎ you'll never live this down! tu n'as pas fini d'en entendre parler!

➲ live in intransitive verb

(a) (servant) être logé et nourri; (worker, nurse) être logé ou habiter sur place;

∎ all their farm hands live in tous leurs ouvriers agricoles sont logés sur place

(b) (pupil) être interne

➲ live off inseparable transitive verb

(a) (sponge off) vivre aux crochets de;

∎ he lives off his parents il vit aux crochets de ses parents

(b) (savings) vivre de; (nuts, berries) se nourrir de;

∎ they live off the fruit of other people's labours ils vivent du produit du travail d'autrui;

∎ to live off the land vivre de la terre

➲ live on

1 intransitive verb

(person) continuer à vivre; (custom, ideal) persister;

∎ she lived on to the end in the same house elle a vécu dans la même maison jusqu'à sa mort;

∎ his memory lives on son souvenir est encore vivant

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (food) vivre de, se nourrir de;

∎ to live on fruit and vegetables vivre de fruits et de légumes

(b) (salary) vivre de;

∎ it's not enough to live on ce n'est pas suffisant pour vivre;

∎ to earn enough to live on gagner de quoi vivre;

∎ how does she live on that salary? comment s'en sort-elle avec ce salaire?;

∎ his pension is all they have to live on ils n'ont que sa retraite pour vivre;

∎ to live on $800 a month vivre avec 800 dollars par mois

(c) figurative

∎ to live on one's wits vivre d'expédients;

∎ to live on one's name vivre sur sa réputation

➲ live out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (spend) passer;

∎ she lived out the rest of her life in Spain elle a passé le reste de sa vie en Espagne

(b) (fulfil) vivre;

∎ he lived out his destiny sa destinée s'est accomplie, il a suivi son destin;

∎ to live out one's fantasies réaliser ses rêves

2 intransitive verb

∎ the maid lives out la bonne ne loge pas sur place;

∎ he studies here but lives out il est étudiant ici mais il n'habite pas sur le campus

➲ live out of inseparable transitive verb

∎ they live out of tins ils ne mangent que des conserves

➲ live through inseparable transitive verb

(experience → war, hard times etc) vivre, connaître; (survive → war, drought) survivre à;

∎ they've lived through war and famine ils ont connu la guerre et la famine;

∎ he's unlikely to live through the winter il est peu vraisemblable qu'il passe l'hiver

➲ live together intransitive verb

(as a couple) vivre ensemble, cohabiter

➲ live up to inseparable transitive verb

(name, reputation) se montrer à la hauteur de; (expectation) être ou se montrer à la hauteur de, répondre à;

∎ we have a reputation to live up to! nous avons une réputation à défendre!;

∎ it's too much for me to live up to on m'en demande trop;

∎ the holiday didn't live up to our expectations les vacances n'étaient pas à la hauteur de nos espérances

➲ live with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cohabit with) vivre avec;

∎ she lived with him for a couple of years before they got married elle a vécu avec lui pendant quelques années avant qu'ils se marient

(b) (put up with)

∎ she's not easy to live with elle n'est pas facile à vivre;

∎ I don't like the situation, but I have to live with it cette situation ne me plaît pas, mais je n'ai pas le choix;

∎ I couldn't live with myself if I didn't tell him the truth je ne supporterais pas de ne pas lui dire la vérité;

∎ you'll always live with the guilt la culpabilité vous poursuivra toute la vie;

∎ it's not ideal but I can live with it ce n'est pas l'idéal mais je m'y ferai

✾ Book ✾ Film 'You only live twice' Fleming, Gilbert 'On ne vit que deux fois'

ⓘ To live fast, die young and leave a beautiful corpse À l'origine, cette phrase provient du titre d'un film de 1949 mis en scène par Nicholas Ray intitulé Knock on Any Door ("Les Ruelles du malheur"), dont le personnage principal, un marginal joué par John Derek, voulait "vivre vite, mourir jeune et laisser un beau cadavre". Aujourd'hui cette formule est davantage associée aux personnages de rebelles qu'incarnaient James Dean et d'autres jeunes acteurs des années 50 et 60, et à la vie trépidante qu'ils menaient dans la réalité. Cette formule est généralement utilisée dans sa version tronquée ( live fast and die young) pour faire référence à un style de vie débridé. On dira par exemple I don't like these modern pop stars and their live fast, die young attitude ("je n'aime pas les vedettes de la musique pop d'aujourd'hui qui ne pensent qu'à s'amuser sans jamais penser aux conséquences").

Ⅱ.

live² [laɪv]

1 adjective

(a) (alive → animal, person) vivant;

∎ the live weight of the animal le poids de l'animal sur pied;

∎ they feed the snakes on live mice ils nourrissent les serpents de souris vivantes;

∎ familiar a real live cowboy un cow-boy, un vrai de vrai

(b) Music, Radio & Television (programme, interview, concert) en direct;

∎ live pictures from Mars des images en direct de Mars;

∎ Sinatra live at the Palladium Sinatra en concert au Palladium;

∎ recorded before a live audience enregistré en public

(c) Electricity (connected) sous tension

(d) Technology (load) roulant, mobile

(e) (unexploded) non explosé

(f) (still burning → coals, embers) ardent

(g) (not extinct → volcano) actif

(h) (controversial) controversé;

∎ a live issue un sujet controversé

2 adverb

en direct;

∎ to perform live (singer, group) chanter en direct;

∎ they've never performed live ils n'ont jamais fait de scène;

∎ the match can be seen/is going out live at 3.30 p.m. on peut suivre le match/le match est diffusé en direct à 15 heures 30;

∎ the show comes live from New York City le spectacle nous arrive en direct de New York

►► live ammunition balles fpl réelles;

Technology live axle essieu m moteur, pont m;

live births naissances fpl viables;

Computing live cam caméra f Internet;

Electricity live circuit circuit m alimenté ou sous tension;

live entertainment spectacle m; (broadcast) spectacles mpl en direct;

∎ nobody goes to see live entertainment any more plus personne ne va au spectacle de nos jours;

∎ the theatre and other forms of live entertainment le théâtre et autres formes de divertissement;

live music musique f live;

live oak chêne m vert;

American familiar live one (dupe) poire f, pigeon m;

live recording enregistrement m live ou public;

Electricity live wire fil m sous tension;

∎ familiar figurative she's a real live wire elle déborde d'énergie^□ ;

Cookery live yoghurt yaourt m actif

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > live
18 as

1. adverb in main sentence
(in same degree)

as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

half as much — halb soviel

they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
1) (expr. degree)

[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich

as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

quick as a flash — blitzschnell

2) (though)

... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

3) (however much)

try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

4) (expr. manner) wie

as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

as you were! — Kommando zurück!

5) (expr. time) als; während

as and when — wann immer

as we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen

as we were talking — während wir uns unterhielten

6) (expr. reason) da

7) (expr. result)

so... as to... — so... zu

would you be so kind as to help us? — würden Sie so freundlich sein und uns helfen?

8) (expr. purpose)

so as to... — um... zu...

9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
3. preposition
1) (in the function of) als

as an artist — als Künstler

speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

2) (like) wie

they regard him as a fool — sie halten ihn für einen Dummkopf
4. relative pronoun
(which)

they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

such as — wie zum Beispiel

they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
5.
as far — see academic.ru/26446/far">far 1. 4)

as for... — was... angeht

as from... — von... an

as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

as of... — (Amer.) von... an

as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

nothing further was mentioned as to holiday plans — von Urlaubsplänen wurde nichts weiter gesagt

as was — wie es einmal war

Miss Tay as was — das frühere Fräulein Tay

as yet — bis jetzt

as yet the plan is only under discussion — der Plan wird noch diskutiert

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[æz] 1. conjunction
1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) während

2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) weil

3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) so wie

4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) wie

5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) obgleich

6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) so wie
2. adverb
(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie
3. preposition
1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie

2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) wie

3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) wie

4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) als

•

- as for
- as if / as though
- as to
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as

[æz, əz]

I. conj

1. (while) als

she sat watching him \as he cooked the dinner sie saß da und schaute ihm dabei zu, wie er das Abendessen kochte

he gets more and more attractive \as he gets older er wird mit zunehmendem Alter immer attraktiver

\as I was getting into the car, I noticed a piece of paper on the seat beim Einsteigen bemerkte ich ein Stück Papier auf dem Autositz

2. (in the way that, like) wie

knowing him \as I do, he won't do it wie ich ihn kenne, wird er es nicht tun

\as is often the case with children,... wie das bei Kindern oft ist,...

she is an actor, \as is her brother sie ist Schauspielerin, wie ihr Bruder

all merchandise is sold \as is esp AM alle Waren werden verkauft, wie sie sind

do \as I say! mach, was ich sage!

..., \as my mother puts it ( hum)..., wie meine Mutter [immer] zu sagen pflegt

I'd never seen him looking so miserable \as he did that day ich habe ihn noch nie so traurig gesehen wie an dem Tag

\as things happened [or stood] [or turned out],... wie sich zeigte,...

\as it is [or stands],..., \as things are [or stand],... [so] wie die Dinge stehen,...

\as it stood at the time,... so wie die Dinge damals standen,...

exactly \as genauso wie

just \as so wie

\as it is (already) sowieso schon

I've spent far too much money \as it is ich habe sowieso schon zu viel Geld ausgegeben

\as it were sozusagen

he's a little on the large side, \as it were er ist, sagen wir [ein]mal, ein bisschen groß geraten

\as it happens rein zufällig

\as it happens, I met him this morning rein zufällig [o wie der Zufall will], habe ich ihn heute Morgen getroffen

\as you like [or prefer] [or wish] ( form) wie Sie wünschen

\as if [or though] als ob

she looked at me \as if she didn't understand a word sie schaute mich als, als würde sie kein Wort verstehen

it isn't \as if she wasn't warned es ist ja nicht so, dass sie nicht gewarnt worden wäre, schließlich war sie ja gewarnt

\as if I care[d]! als ob mich das interessieren würde!

3. (because) weil, da geh

\as you were out, I left a message weil du nicht da warst, habe ich eine Nachricht hinterlassen

he may need some help \as he's new er braucht vielleicht Hilfe, weil er neu ist

4. (used to add a comment) wie

\as already mentioned,... wie bereits erwähnt,...

\as you know,... wie du weißt,...

she smiled and I smiled back, \as you do sie lächelte und ich lächelte zurück, du weißt schon

\as if! ( iron) wohl kaum!, das denkst du aber auch nur! iron

5. (though)

such riches \as he has, he is still not happy so reich er auch ist, glücklich ist er noch immer nicht

angry \as he was,... so verärgert er auch war,...

sweet \as he is,... so süß er auch ist,...

try \as he might,... so sehr er es auch versucht,...

6.

▶ \as for... was... betrifft

he wasn't thrilled, \as for me, I thought it a good idea er war nicht begeistert, ich dagegen hielt es für eine gute Idee

▶ \as from [or of] ab

\as from [or of] her 18th birthday, she is free to use the money nach der Vollendung des 18. Lebensjahres kann sie frei über das Geld verfügen

\as of [or from] tomorrow/the first/next Monday ab morgen/dem Ersten/nächsten [o nächstem] Monat

\as of [or from] now/today von jetzt/heute an, ab jetzt/heute

▶ \as to... was... angeht

\as to her manual skills, we'll have to work on them was ihre handwerklichen Fähigkeiten angeht, daran müssen wir noch arbeiten

\as to where we'll get the money from, we'll talk about that later wir müssen später noch besprechen, wo wir das Geld hernehmen

he was uncertain \as to which road to take er war sich nicht sicher, welche Straße er nehmen sollte

▶ \as and when BRIT sobald

you can revise them \as and when I send them to you du kannst sie redigieren, sobald ich sie dir schicke

II. prep

1. (in the past, being) als

he was often ill \as a child als Kind war er oft krank

2. (in the capacity, function of) als

she was praised \as an actress, but less so \as a director als Schauspielerin wurde sie sehr gelobt, aber als Regisseurin weitaus weniger

speaking \as a mother, I cannot accept that als Mutter kann ich das nicht akzeptieren

what do you think of his book \as a basis for a film? was hältst du von seinem Buch als Grundlage für einen Film?

3. (like, being) als

he went to the fancy-dress party dressed \as a banana er kam als Banane verkleidet zum Kostümfest

the news came \as no surprise die Nachricht war keine Überraschung

use your coat \as a blanket nimm deinen Mantel als Decke

such big names \as... so große Namen wie...

such agricultural states \as Kansas and Oklahoma Agrarstaaten wie Kansas und Oklahoma

the necklace was reported \as having been stolen die Kette war als gestohlen gemeldet

I always thought of myself \as a good mother ich habe mich immer für eine gute Mutter gehalten

do you regard punishment \as being essential in education? hältst du Strafen für unerlässlich in der Erziehung?

\as a matter of principle aus Prinzip

III. adv inv

1. (in comparisons) wie

they live in the same town \as my parents sie wohnen in derselben Stadt wie meine Eltern

▪ [just] \as... \as... [genau]so... wie...

he's \as tall \as Peter er ist so groß wie Peter

I can run just \as fast \as you ich kann genauso schnell laufen wie du

half \as... \as... halb so... wie...

she's not half \as self-confident \as people think sie ist bei Weitem nicht so selbstbewusst, wie alle denken

\as much \as so viel wie

I don't earn \as much \as Paul ich verdiene nicht so viel wie Paul

twice/three times \as much [\as] zweimal/dreimal so viel [wie]

\as usual wie gewöhnlich

you're late, \as usual du bist wie immer zu spät

\as... \as that so...

if you play \as well \as that,... wenn du so gut spielst,...

he's not \as handsome \as that! so gut sieht er nun auch wieder nicht aus!

2. (indicating an extreme)

these sunflowers can grow \as tall \as 8 ft diese Sonnenblumen können bis zu 8 Fuß hoch werden

\as many/much \as immerhin; (even) sogar

the decision could affect \as many \as 2 million people die Entscheidung könnte immerhin 2 Millionen Menschen betreffen

prices have risen by \as much \as 50% die Preise sind um ganze [o beachtliche] 50 % gestiegen

\as little \as nur

you can pick up a second-hand machine for \as little \as £20 ein gebrauchtes Gerät kriegt man schon für 20 Pfund

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[z, əz]
1. conj

1) (= when, while) als; (two parallel actions) während, als, indem (geh)

he got deafer as he got older —

as a child he would... — als Kind hat er immer...

2) (= since) da

3)

(= although) rich as he is I won't marry him — obwohl er reich ist, werde ich ihn nicht heiraten

stupid as he is, he... — so dumm er auch sein mag,... er

big as he is I'll... — so groß, wie er ist, ich...

much as I admire her,... — sosehr ich sie auch bewundere,...

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei or sein mag

try as he might — sosehr er sich auch bemüht/bemühte

4) (manner) wie

do as you like — machen Sie, was Sie wollen

leave it as it is — lass das so

I did it as he did — ich habe es wie er gemacht

the first door as you go upstairs/as you go in — die erste Tür oben/, wenn Sie hereinkommen

knowing him as I do —

as you yourself said... — wie Sie selbst gesagt haben...

he drinks enough as it is — er trinkt sowieso schon genug

it is bad enough as it is — es ist schon schlimm genug

as it is, I'm heavily in debt — ich bin schon tief verschuldet

as it were — sozusagen, gleichsam

as you were! (Mil) — weitermachen!; (fig) lassen Sie sich nicht stören; (in dictation, speaking) streichen Sie das

my husband as was (inf) — mein verflossener or (late) verstorbener Mann

5)

(phrases) as if or though — als ob, wie wenn

he rose as if to go — er erhob sich, als wollte er gehen

it isn't as if he didn't see me — schließlich hat er mich ja gesehen

as for him/you — (und) was ihn/dich anbetrifft or angeht

as from or of the 5th — vom Fünften an, ab dem Fünften

as from now — von jetzt an, ab jetzt

be so good as to... (form) — hätten Sie die Freundlichkeit or Güte,... zu... (form)

he's not so silly as to do that — er ist nicht so dumm, das zu tun, so dumm ist er nicht

2. adv

as... as — so... wie

not as... as — nicht so... wie

twice as old — doppelt so alt

just as nice — genauso nett

late as usual! — wie immer zu spät!

is it as difficult as that? —

if he eats as quickly as that — wenn er so schnell isst

it is not as good as all that — so gut ist es auch wieder nicht

you hate it as much as I do — du magst das doch genauso wenig wie ich

as recently as yesterday — erst gestern

she is very clever, as is her brother — sie ist sehr intelligent, genau(so) wie ihr Bruder

she was as nice as could be (inf) — sie war so freundlich wie nur was (inf)

as many/much as I could — so viele/so viel ich (nur) konnte

there were as many as 100 people there — es waren bestimmt 100 Leute da

this one is just as good — diese(r, s) ist genauso gut

as often happens, he was... — wie so oft, war er...

3. rel pron

1) (with same, such) der/die/das; (pl) die

the same man as was here yesterday — derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war

See:

→ such

2) (dial) der/die/das; (pl) die

those as knew him — die ihn kannten

4. prep

1) (= in the capacity of) als

to treat sb as a child — jdn als Kind or wie ein Kind behandeln

he appeared as three different characters — er trat in drei verschiedenen Rollen auf

2) (esp = such as) wie (zum Beispiel)

animals such as cats and dogs — Tiere wie (zum Beispiel) Katzen und Hunde

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as [æz; unbetont əz; z]

A adv

1. so, ebenso, geradeso:

I ran as fast as I could ich lief so schnell ich konnte;

just as good ebenso gut;

twice as large zweimal so groß

2. wie (zum Beispiel):

statesmen, as Churchill

B konj

1. (gerade) wie, so wie:

as often as they wish sooft (wie) sie wünschen;

as you wish wie Sie wünschen;

as is the case wie es der Fall ist;

as it is

a) (so) wie die Dinge liegen,

b) schon;

as and when wann immer;

(as) soft as butter butterweich;

as requested wunschgemäß;

as I said before wie ich vorher oder schon sagte;

as was their habit wie es ihre Gewohnheit war

2. ebenso wie, genauso wie:

then as now damals wie jetzt;

you will reap as you sow wie man sät, so erntet man

3. als, während, indem:

as he entered als er eintrat, bei seinem Eintritt

4. obwohl, obgleich, wenn auch, wie sehr, sosehr, wie:

late as he was, he attended the session trotz seiner Verspätung nahm er noch an der Sitzung teil;

old as I am so alt wie ich bin;

try as he would sosehr er sich auch mühte;

improbable as it seems so unwahrscheinlich es auch scheint

5. da, weil:

as you are sorry I’ll forgive you

6. (als oder so) dass:

so clearly guilty as to leave no doubt so offensichtlich schuldig, dass kein Zweifel bleibt

C pron

1. der, die, das, welch(er, e, es) ( nach such oder same):

such as need our help diejenigen, welche unsere Hilfe brauchen;

the same man as was here yesterday derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war

2. was, welche Tatsache, wie:

his health is not good, as he himself admits seine Gesundheit lässt zu wünschen übrig, was oder wie er selbst zugibt

D präp als:

appear as Hamlet;

he is as a father to me er ist zu mir wie ein VaterBesondere Redewendungen: as … as (eben)so … wie;

as sweet as can be so süß wie nur möglich;

as cheap as fifty pence the bottle für nur fünfzig Pence die Flasche;

as recently as last week erst letzte Woche;

as far as can be ascertained soweit es sich feststellen lässt;

as at an oder WIRTSCH zu (einem Zeitpunkt);

as from von einem Zeitpunkt an, ab (1. April etc);

as is im gegenwärtigen Zustand;

the car was sold as is der Wagen wurde, so wie er war, verkauft;

as it were sozusagen, gewissermaßen, gleichsam;

as of von einem Zeitpunkt an, ab (1. April etc);

as to

a) was … (an)betrifft, im Hinblick auf (akk),

b) nach, gemäß (dat);

as to this question was diese Frage betrifft;

he is taxed as to his earnings er wird nach seinem Verdienst besteuert;

as you were!

a) MIL Kommando zurück!,

b) allg alles zurück!; → against A 8, far Bes Redew, follow C 1, for A 23, good C 2, if¹ A 1, invoice A, kind² 1, long¹ B 1, much Bes Redew, per 3, though A 4, usual A, well¹ A 12, yet A 1

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1. adverb in main sentence
(in same degree)

as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

half as much — halb soviel

they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
1) (expr. degree)

[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich

as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

quick as a flash — blitzschnell

2) (though)

... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

3) (however much)

try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

4) (expr. manner) wie

as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

as you were! — Kommando zurück!

5) (expr. time) als; während

as and when — wann immer

as we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen

as we were talking — während wir uns unterhielten

6) (expr. reason) da

7) (expr. result)

so... as to... — so... zu

would you be so kind as to help us? — würden Sie so freundlich sein und uns helfen?

8) (expr. purpose)

so as to... — um... zu...

9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
3. preposition
1) (in the function of) als

as an artist — als Künstler

speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

2) (like) wie

they regard him as a fool — sie halten ihn für einen Dummkopf
4. relative pronoun
(which)

they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

such as — wie zum Beispiel

they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
5.
as far — see far 1. 4)

as for... — was... angeht

as from... — von... an

as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

as of... — (Amer.) von... an

as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

nothing further was mentioned as to holiday plans — von Urlaubsplänen wurde nichts weiter gesagt

as was — wie es einmal war

Miss Tay as was — das frühere Fräulein Tay

as yet — bis jetzt

as yet the plan is only under discussion — der Plan wird noch diskutiert

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adv.

als adv.

da adv.

ebenso/allso adv.

indem (zeitlich) adv.

obgleich konj.

so adv.

weil adv.

wie adv.

während adv.

English-german dictionary > as
19 _різне

aim at the stars, but keep your feet on the ground all are not thieves that dogs bark at all cats are grey in the dark all roads lead to Rome always lend a helping hand among the blind the one-eyed man is king as the days grow longer, the storms are stronger at a round table, there is no dispute of place a bad excuse is better than none a bad vessel is seldom broken be just before you're generous be just to all, but trust not all the best things come in small packages the best way to resist temptation is to give in to it better alone than in bad company better an empty house than a bad tenant better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion better ride an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me better to beg than to steal, but better to work than to beg better a tooth out than always aching between two stools one goes to the ground a bird may be known by its flight a bird never flew on one wing a bit in the morning is better than nothing all day a bleating sheep loses a bite a blind man would be glad to see a blind man needs no looking glass bread always falls buttered side down a burden which one chooses is not felt butter to butter is no relish cast no dirt in the well that gives you water the chain is no stronger than its weakest link a change is as good as a rest Christmas comes but once a year circumstances after cases cleanliness is next to godliness the cobbler's wife is the worst shod a cold hand, a warm heart comparisons are odious consistency is a jewel consideration is half of conversation a creaking door hangs long on its hinges desperate diseases must have desperate remedies the devil looks after his own diamond cut diamond dirt shows the quickest on the cleanest cotton discontent is the first step in progress do as you would be done by dog does not eat dog a dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone a dog will not cry if you beat him with a bone do not spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar do not throw pearls before swine do your best and leave the rest with God do your duty and be afraid of none don't be a yes-man don't cut off your nose to spite your face don't drown yourself to save a drowning man don't look a gift horse in the mouth don't spur a willing horse don't strike a man when he is down don't swap the witch for the devil eagles don't catch flies eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together the English are a nation of shopkeepers even a stopped clock is right twice a day every cock sings in his own way every fish that escapes seems greater than it is every man is a pilot in a calm sea every medal has its reverse side every thing comes to a man who does not need it every tub smells of the wine it holds evil communications corrupt good manners the exception proves the rule exchange is no robbery extremes meet facts are stubborn things familiarity breeds contempt fast bind, fast find fields have eyes, and woods have ears fight fire with fire figure on the worst but hope for the best fingers were made before forks the fire which lights us at a distance will burn us when near the first shall be last and the last, first follow your own star forbearance is no acquittance the fox knows much, but more he that catches him from the day you were born till you ride in a hearse, there's nothing so bad but it might have been worse from the sweetest wine, the tartest vinegar fruit is golden in the morning, silver at noon, and lead at night gambling is the son of avarice and the father of despair the game is not worth the candles a gentleman never makes any noise the gift bringer always finds an open door the giver makes the gift precious a good horse cannot be of a bad colour a good tale is none the worse for being twice told good riddance to bad rubbish the greatest right in the world is the right to be wrong the half is more than the whole half a loaf is better than no bread half an orange tastes as sweet as a whole one hawk will not pick out hawk's eyes the heart has arguments with which the understanding is unacquainted he may well swim that is held up by the chin he that doesn't respect, isn't respected he that lies down with dogs must rise with fleas he that would live at peace and rest must hear and see and say the best he who is absent is always in the wrong he who follows is always behind the higher the climb, the broader the view history is a fable agreed upon hitch your wagon to a star the ideal we embrace is our better self if a bee didn't have a sting, he couldn't keep his honey if a sheep loops the dyke, all the rest will follow I fear Greeks even when bringing gifts if each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city if the cap fits, wear it if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain if you cannot bite, never show your teeth if you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have if you cannot speak well of a person, don't speak of him at all if you leave your umbrella at home, it is sure to rain if you wish to see the best in others, show the best of yourself ill news travels fast ill weeds grow apace an inch breaks no square it always pays to be a gentleman it costs nothing to ask it is easier to descend than ascend it is easier to pull down than to build up it is good fishing in troubled waters it is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back it is sometimes best to burn your bridges behind you it is well to leave off playing when the game is at the best it is not clever to gamble, but to stop playing it's a small world it takes all sorts to make a world it takes a thief to catch a thief jealousy is a green-eyed monster jealousy is a proof of self-love keep a dress seven years and it will come back into style keep no more cats than will catch mice kindle not a fire that you cannot extinguish kissing goes by favor jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today a joy that's shared is a joy made double justice is blind lay not the load on the lame horse learn to creep before you leap let the cock crow or not, the day will come the longest road is sometimes the shortest way home lookers-on see most of the game man does not live by bread alone many are called but few are chosen many go out for wool and come home shorn many stumble at a straw and leap over a block men cease to interest us when we find their limitations a misty morn may have a fine day the mob has many heads but no brains the moon is not seen when the sun shines the more the merrier mountain has brought forth a mouse much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of name not a halter in his house that hanged himself the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat never be the first by whom the new is tried nor yet the last to lay the old aside never do anything yourself you can get somebody else to do never is a long time never let your left hand know what your right hand is doing never make a bargain with the devil on a dark day never quarrel with your bread and butter never tell tales out of school a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse no joy without alloy no man is a hero to his valet no mud can soil us but the mud we throw no names, no pack-drill no news good news no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches none is so blind as they who will not see none of us is perfect nothing is certain but the unforeseen nothing is easy to the unwilling nothing is so good but it might have been better nothing is stolen without hands nothing new under the sun nothing seems quite as good as new after being broken an old poacher makes the best keeper once is no rule one dog barks at nothing, the rest bark at him one good turn deserves another one half of the world does not know how the other half lives one hand washes the other one man's meat is another man's poison one picture is worth ten thousand words one volunteer is worth two pressed men one whip is good enough for a good horse; for a bad one, not a thousand opposites attract each other the orange that is squeezed too hard yields a bitter juice other people's burdens killed the ass out of the mire into the swamp painted flowers have no scent paper is patient: you can put anything on it people condemn what they do not understand pigs might fly the pitcher goes often to the well please ever; tease never plenty is no plague the porcupine, whom one must handle gloved, may be respected but is never loved the proof of the pudding is in the eating the remedy is worse than the disease reopen not the wounds once healed a rolling stone gathers no moss the rotten apple injures its neighbors scratch my back and I shall scratch yours the sea refuses no river seize what is highest and you will possess what is in between seldom seen, soon forgotten silence scandal by scandal the sharper the storm, the sooner it's over the sheep who talks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get small faults indulged in are little thieves that let in greater solitude is at times the best society some people are too mean for heaven and too good for hell the soul of a man is a garden where, as he sows, so shall he reap sour grapes can never make sweet wine sow a thought and reap an act the sow loves bran better than roses a stick is quickly found to beat a dog with still waters run deep stoop low and it will save you many a bump through life a straw shows which way the wind blows a stream cannot rise above its source the style is the man the sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle the sun shines on all the world the sun will shine down our street too sunday plans never stand suspicion may be no fault, but showing it may be a great one sweetest nuts have the hardest shells the tail cannot shake the dog take things as they are, not as you'd have them tastes differ there are more ways of killing a dog than hanging it there is always room at the top there is life in the old dog yet there is no rose without a thorn there is small choice in rotten apples there is truth in wine there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it they need much whom nothing will content they that dance must pay the fiddler they walk with speed who walk alone those who hide can find three removals are as bad as a fire to the pure all things are pure to work hard, live hard, die hard, and go to hell after all would be hard indeed too far east is west translation is at best an echo a tree is known by its fruit a tree often transplanted neither grows nor thrives two can play at that game two dogs over one bone seldom agree venture a small fish to catch a great one the voice with a smile always wins wear my shoes and you'll know where they pitch we weep when we are born, not when we die what can you have of a cat but her skin what can't be cured must be endured what matters to a blind man that his father could see what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail when a dog is drowning, everyone offers him drink when in doubt, do nowt when interest is lost, memory is lost when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others will build on it when a river does not make a noise, it is either empty or very full when the devil is dead, he never lacks a chief mourner when two ride on one horse one must sit behind where bees are, there is honey where it is weakest, there the thread breaks who seeks what he should not finds what he would not why keep a dog and bark yourself? a wonder lasts but nine days the worth of a thing is best known by its want the world is a ladder for some to go up and some down would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason you buy land, you buy stones; you buy meat, you buy bones you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink you can tell the day by the morning you cannot lose what you never had you cannot touch pitch and not be defiled you can't put new wine in old bottles you can't walk and look at the stars if you have a stone in your shoe your looking glass will tell you what none of your friends will zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _різне
20 see

1. transitive verb,
saw, seen

1) sehen

let somebody see something — (show) jemandem etwas zeigen

let me see — lass mich mal sehen

I saw her fall or falling — ich habe sie fallen sehen

he was seen to leave or seen leaving the building — er ist beim Verlassen des Gebäudes gesehen worden

I'll believe it when I see it — das will ich erst mal sehen

they saw it happen — sie haben gesehen, wie es passiert ist

can you see that house over there? — siehst du das Haus da drüben?

be worth seeing — sehenswert sein; sich lohnen (ugs.)

see the light — (fig.): (undergo conversion) das Licht schauen (geh.)

I saw the light — (I realized my error etc.) mir ging ein Licht auf (ugs.)

see things — Halluzinationen haben

I must be seeing things — (joc.) ich glaub', ich seh' nicht richtig

see the sights/town — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten/Stadt ansehen

see one's way [clear] to do or to doing something — es einrichten, etwas zu tun

2) (watch) sehen

let's see a film — sehen wir uns (Dat.) einen Film an!

3) (meet [with]) sehen; treffen; (meet socially) zusammenkommen mit; sich treffen mit

I'll see you there/at 5 — wir sehen uns dort/um 5

see you! — (coll.)

[I'll] be seeing you! — (coll.) bis bald! (ugs.)

see you on Saturday/soon — bis Samstag/bald; see also academic.ru/43656/long">long I 1. 3)

4) (speak to) sprechen [Person] ( about wegen); (pay visit to) gehen zu, (geh.) aufsuchen [Arzt, Anwalt usw.]; (receive) empfangen

the doctor will see you now — Herr/Frau Doktor lässt bitten

whom would you like to see? — wen möchten Sie sprechen?; zu wem möchten Sie?

5) (discern mentally) sehen

I see it all! — jetzt ist mir alles klar

I can see it's difficult for you — ich verstehe, dass es nicht leicht für dich ist

I see what you mean — ich verstehe [was du meinst]

see what I mean? — siehst du?

I saw that it was a mistake — mir war klar, dass es ein Fehler war

I don't see the point of it — ich sehe keinen Sinn darin

he didn't see the joke — er fand es [gar] nicht lustig; (did not understand) er hat den Witz nicht verstanden

I can't think what she sees in him — ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet

6) (consider) sehen

let me see what I can do — [ich will] mal sehen, was ich tun kann

7) (foresee) sehen

I can see I'm going to be busy — ich sehe [es] schon [kommen], dass ich beschäftigt sein werde

I can see it won't be easy — ich sehe schon, dass es nicht einfach sein wird

8) (find out) feststellen; (by looking) nachsehen

that remains to be seen — das wird man sehen

see if you can read this — guck mal, ob du das hier lesen kannst (ugs.)

9) (take view of) sehen; betrachten

see things as somebody does — jemandes Ansichten teilen

try to see it my way — versuche es doch mal aus meiner Sicht zu sehen

as I see it — meines Erachtens

10) (learn) sehen

I see from your letter that... — ich entnehme Ihrem Brief, dass...

11) (make sure)

see [that]... — zusehen od. darauf achten, dass...

12) usu. in imper. (look at) einsehen [Buch]

see below/p. 15 — siehe unten/S. 15

13) (experience, be witness of) erleben

live to see something — etwas miterleben

now I've seen everything! — (iron.) hat man so etwas schon erlebt od. gesehen!

we shall see — wir werden [ja/schon] sehen

he will not or never see 50 again — er ist [bestimmt] über 50

14) (imagine) sich (Dat.) vorstellen

see somebody/oneself doing something — sich vorstellen, dass jemand/man etwas tut

I can see it now -... — ich sehe es schon bildhaft vor mir -...

15) (contemplate) mit ansehen; zusehen bei

[stand by and] see somebody doing something — [tatenlos] zusehen od. es [tatenlos] mit ansehen, wie jemand etwas tut

16) (escort) begleiten, bringen (to [bis] zu)

17) (consent willingly to) einsehen

not see oneself doing something — es nicht einsehen, dass man etwas tut
2. intransitive verb,
saw, seen

1) (discern objects) sehen

see for yourself! — sieh doch selbst!

as far as the eye can see — soweit das Auge reicht

see red — rotsehen (ugs.)

2) (make sure) nachsehen

3) (reflect) überlegen

let me see — lass mich überlegen; warte mal ['n Moment] (ugs.)

4)

I see — ich verstehe; aha (ugs.); ach so (ugs.)

you see — weißt du/wisst ihr/wissen Sie

there you are, you see! — Siehst du? Ich hab's doch gesagt!

as far as I can see — soweit ich das od. es beurteilen kann

Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see into

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

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I [si:] past tense - saw; verb
1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) sehen

2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) sehen

3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) sehen

4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) sehen

5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) verstehen

6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) sehen

7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) sehen

8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) begleiten

•

- see about
- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II [si:] noun
(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) das (Erz)Bistum

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see¹

<saw, seen>

[si:]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (perceive with eyes)

▪ to \see sb/sth jdn/etw sehen

I've never \seen anything quite like this before so etwas habe ich ja noch nie gesehen

have you ever \seen this man before? haben Sie diesen Mann schon einmal gesehen?

he's \seen where you live er weiß jetzt, wo du wohnst

I can't \see much without my glasses ohne Brille sehe ich nicht sonderlich viel

there's nothing to \see (after accident) hier gibt's nichts zu sehen!

I saw it happen ich habe gesehen, wie es passiert ist

it has to be \seen to be believed man muss es gesehen haben[, sonst glaubt man es nicht]

I'll believe it when I \see it das glaube ich auch erst, wenn ich es mit eigenen Augen gesehen habe

▪ to \see sb do [or doing] sth sehen, wie jd etw tut

I saw her coming ich habe sie kommen sehen

the woman was \seen to enter the bank die Frau wurde gesehen, wie sie die Bank betrat

I can't believe what I'm \seeing — is that your car? ich glaube, ich spinne! ist das dein Auto?

she didn't want to be \seen visiting the doctor sie wollte nicht, dass jemand mitbekommt, dass sie zum Arzt geht

I've never \seen my brother eating mushrooms ich habe meinen Bruder noch nie Pilze essen sehen

can you \see where... siehst du, wo...

to \see sth with one's own eyes etw mit eigenen Augen sehen

for all the world to \see in aller Öffentlichkeit

2. (watch as a spectator)

▪ to \see sth film, play [sich dat] etw [an]sehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. anschauen]

this film is really worth \seeing dieser Film ist echt sehenswert

to \see sb in a film/in a play/on television jdn in einem Film/Stück/im Fernsehen sehen

3. (visit place)

▪ to \see sth famous building, place etw ansehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. anschauen]

I'd love to \see Salzburg again ich würde gerne noch einmal nach Salzburg gehen

to \see the sights of a town die Sehenswürdigkeiten einer Stadt besichtigen

4. (understand)

▪ to \see sth etw verstehen [o begreifen]; (discern mentally) etw erkennen

I \see what you mean ich weiß, was du meinst

I can't \see the difference between... and... für mich gibt es keinen Unterschied zwischen... und...

I just don't \see why... ich begreife [o verstehe] einfach nicht, warum...

I can't \see why I should do it ich sehe einfach nicht ein, warum ich es machen sollte

I can \see you're having trouble with your car Sie haben Probleme mit Ihrem Auto?

I really can't \see what difference it makes to... ich weiß wirklich nicht, was es für einen Unterschied machen soll,...

I can \see it's difficult ich verstehe ja, dass es schwierig ist

I can \see you have been fighting ich sehe doch, dass ihr euch gezankt habt

I can't \see the joke ich weiß nicht, was daran komisch sein soll

I don't \see the point of that remark ich verstehe den Sinn dieser Bemerkung nicht

\see what I mean? siehst du?

5. (consider)

▪ to \see sth etw sehen

as I \see it... so wie ich das sehe...

try and \see it my way versuche es doch mal aus meiner Sicht zu sehen

I \see myself as a good mother ich denke, dass ich eine gute Mutter bin

this is how I \see it so sehe ich die Sache

I don't \see it that way ich sehe das nicht so

to \see sth in a new [or a different] [or another] light etw mit anderen Augen sehen

to \see reason [or sense] Vernunft annehmen

to \see things differently die Dinge anders sehen

to make sb \see sth jdm etw klarmachen

to \see oneself obliged to do sth sich akk dazu gezwungen sehen, etw zu tun

6. (learn, find out)

▪ to \see sth etw feststellen

I \see [that]... wie ich sehe,...

I'll \see what I can do/who it is ich schaue mal, was ich tun kann/wer es ist

let me \see if I can help you mal sehen, ob ich Ihnen helfen kann

that remains to be \seen das wird sich zeigen

7. (meet socially)

▪ to \see sb jdn sehen; (by chance) jdn [zufällig] treffen [o sehen]

we're \seeing friends at the weekend wir treffen uns am Wochenende mit Freunden

to \see a lot [or much] of sb jdn häufig sehen

I haven't \seen much of him recently ich sehe ihn in letzter Zeit [auch] nur [noch] selten

I haven't \seen her around much in the last few weeks in den letzten Wochen habe ich sie [auch nur] selten gesehen

I shall be \seeing them at eight ich treffe sie um acht

I'll \see you around bis dann!

\see you! [or BRIT be \seeing you!] ( fam) bis bald! fam

\see you later! ( fam: when meeting again later) bis später!; (goodbye) tschüss! fam

\see you on Monday bis Montag!

to go and \see sb jdn besuchen [gehen]

8. (have meeting with)

▪ to \see sb jdn sehen; (talk to) jdn sprechen; (receive) jdn empfangen

I demand to \see the manager ich möchte mit dem Geschäftsführer sprechen!

Mr Miller can't \see you now Herr Miller ist im Moment nicht zu sprechen

the doctor will \see you now Sie können jetzt reingehen, der Herr Doktor ist jetzt frei

to \see a doctor/a solicitor zum Arzt/zu einem Anwalt gehen, einen Arzt/einen Anwalt aufsuchen geh

9. (have relationship with)

▪ to be \seeing sb mit jdm zusammen sein fam

I'm not \seeing anyone at the moment ich habe im Moment keine Freundin/keinen Freund

are you \seeing anyone? hast du einen Freund/eine Freundin?

10. (envisage, foresee)

▪ to \see sth sich dat etw vorstellen

I \see a real chance of us meeting again ich glaube wirklich, dass wir uns wiedersehen

I can't \see him getting the job ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass er den Job bekommt

can you \see her as a teacher? kannst du dir sie als Lehrerin vorstellen?

do you \see... kannst du dir vorstellen,...

I can't \see myself as a waitress ich glaube nicht, dass Kellnern was für mich wäre

to \see it coming es kommen sehen

11. (witness, experience)

▪ to \see sth etw [mit]erleben

1997 saw a slackening off in the growth of the economy 1997 kam es zu einer Verlangsamung des Wirtschaftswachstums

he won't \see 50 again er ist gut über 50

I've \seen it all mich überrascht nichts mehr

now I've \seen everything! ist denn das zu fassen!

I've \seen it all before das kenne ich alles schon!

▪ to \see sb do sth [mit]erleben, wie jd etw tut

his parents saw him awarded the winner's medal seine Eltern waren mit dabei, als ihm die Siegermedaille überreicht wurde

I can't bear to \see people being mistreated ich ertrag es nicht, wenn Menschen misshandelt werden

to \see the day when... den Tag erleben, an dem...

to \see life das Leben kennenlernen

to live to \see sth etw erleben

I shall not live to \see it das werde ich wohl nicht mehr miterleben

12. (accompany)

▪ to \see sb jdn begleiten

to \see sb into bed jdn ins Bett bringen

to \see sb to the door [or out] /home jdn zur Tür/nach Hause bringen [o geh begleiten]

to \see sb into a taxi jdn zum Taxi bringen

I saw her safely into the house ich brachte sie sicher zum Haus

13. (inspect)

sb wants to \see sth licence, passport jd möchte etw sehen; references, records jd möchte etw [ein]sehen

the policeman asked to \see my driving licence der Polizist wollte meinen Führerschein sehen

let me \see that lass mich das mal sehen

14. in imperative (refer to)

▪ \see... siehe...

\see below/page 23/over[leaf] siehe unten/Seite 23/nächste Seite

15. (perceive)

▪ to \see sth in sb/sth etw in jdm/etw sehen

I don't know what she \sees in him ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet

16. (ensure)

to \see sb right BRIT, AUS ( fam: help) jdm helfen [o behilflich sein]; (pay or reimburse) aufpassen [o dafür sorgen], dass jd sein Geld [wieder]bekommt

▪ to \see that sth happens dafür sorgen, dass etw passiert

\see that this doesn't happen again sieh zu, dass das nicht noch einmal passiert

17. (view)

▪ to \see sth house for sale [sich dat] etw ansehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. anschauen

18. (in poker)

▪ to \see sb:

I'll \see you ich halte

19.

▶ to have \seen better days schon [einmal] bessere Tage gesehen haben

▶ let's \see the colour of your money first erst will ich dein Geld sehen! fam

▶ you couldn't \see him/her for dust man sah nur noch seine/ihre Staubwolke fam

▶ if... you won't \see the dust of him/her wenn..., wird er/sie die Fliege machen wie nichts sl

▶ he/she can't \see further than [or beyond] the end of his/her nose er/sie sieht nicht weiter als seine/ihre Nasenspitze [reicht] fam

▶ I'll \see him/her in hell first das wäre das Letzte, was ich täte!

▶ to not have \seen hide nor hair of sb jdn nicht mal von hinten gesehen haben fam

▶ to \see the last [or BRIT, AUS the back] of sb [endlich] jdn los sein fam

▶ to \see the last [or BRIT, AUS the back] of sth endlich etw überstanden haben

▶ sb \sees the light (understand) jdm geht ein Licht auf fam; (become enlightened) jdm gehen die Augen auf fam; (be converted) jd [er]schaut das Licht [Gottes] geh

▶ to \see the light of day (first appear) das Licht der Welt erblicken geh o hum

▶ to [go and] \see a man about a dog hingehen, wo auch der Kaiser zu Fuß hingeht euph hum fam

▶ to \see stars Sterne sehen fam

▶ to be \seeing things sich dat etw einbilden, Halluzinationen haben

▶ to \see one's way [clear] to doing sth es [sich dat] einrichten, etw zu tun

▶ to not \see the wood [or AM the forest] for the trees den Wald vor [lauter] Bäumen nicht sehen hum

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (use eyes) sehen

I can't \see very well without my glasses ohne Brille kann ich nicht sehr gut sehen

... but \seeing is believing... doch ich habe es mit eigenen Augen gesehen!

as far as the eye [or you] can \see so weit das Auge reicht

2. (look) sehen

let me \see! lass mich mal sehen!

\see for yourself! sieh doch selbst!; (in theatre etc.)

can you \see? können Sie noch sehen?

there, \see, Grandad's mended it for you schau mal, Opa hat es dir wieder repariert!

3. (understand, realize)

... — oh, I \see!... — aha!

I \see ich verstehe

you \see! it wasn't that difficult was it? na siehst du, das war doch gar nicht so schwer!

\see, I don't love you anymore ich liebe dich einfach nicht mehr, o.k.? fam

you \see,... weißt du/wissen Sie,...

well, you \see, all these rooms are going to be decorated alle Zimmer werden natürlich noch renoviert

\see?! siehst du?!

as far as I can \see... so wie ich das sehe...

I \see from your report... Ihrem Bericht entnehme ich,...

... so I \see... das sehe [o merke] ich

4. ( dated: as protest)

now, \see here, I only bought this ticket a month ago also, dieses Ticket habe ich erst vor einem Monat gekauft!

5. (find out) nachsehen, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. nachschauen; (in the future) herausfinden

wait and \see abwarten und Tee trinken fam

well, we'll \see schau ma mal! fam

let me \see lass' mich mal überlegen

you'll \see du wirst schon sehen!

you'll soon \see for yourself du wirst es schon bald selbst sehen!

6.

▶ to not \see eye to eye [with sb] nicht derselben Ansicht sein [wie jd]

▶ to \see fit to do sth es für angebracht halten, etw zu tun

▶ to \see red rotsehen fam

▶ to make sb \see red jdn zur Weißglut treiben fam

see²

[si:]

n (of bishop or archbishop) [Erz]bistum nt; (Catholic) [Erz]diözese f

the Holy S\see der Heilige Stuhl

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see¹ [siː] prät saw [sɔː], pperf seen [siːn]

A v/t

1. sehen:

see page 15 siehe Seite 15;

as I see it fig wie ich es sehe, in meinen Augen, meiner Meinung nach;

I see things otherwise fig ich sehe oder betrachte die Dinge anders;

I cannot see myself doing it fig ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass ich es tue;

I cannot see my way to doing it ich weiß nicht, wie ich es anstellen soll;

I see myself obliged to go ich sehe mich gezwungen zu gehen;

I wonder what he sees in her ich möchte wissen, was er an ihr findet;

let us see what can be done wir wollen sehen, was sich machen lässt;

little was seen of the attack SPORT vom Angriff war nur wenig zu sehen (siehe weitere Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven etc)

2. (ab)sehen, erkennen:

see danger ahead Gefahr auf sich zukommen sehen

3. entnehmen, ersehen ( beide:

from aus der Zeitung etc)

4. (ein)sehen:

I do not see what he means ich verstehe nicht, was er meint;

I don’t see the importance of it ich verstehe nicht, was daran so wichtig sein soll;

I don’t see the use of it ich weiß nicht, wozu das gut sein soll; → joke A 2

5. (sich) etwas ansehen, besuchen: → worth¹ A 2

6. herausfinden:

see who it is sieh nach, wer es ist

7. dafür sorgen(, dass):

see (to it) that it is done sorge dafür oder sieh zu, dass es geschieht;

see justice done to sb dafür sorgen, dass jemandem Gerechtigkeit widerfährt

8. a) besuchen

b) sich treffen mit:

they have been seeing a lot of each other lately sie sind in letzter Zeit oft zusammen;

he has been seeing her for two years er geht schon seit zwei Jahren mit ihr umg

9. aufsuchen, konsultieren ( beide:

about wegen), sprechen ( on business geschäftlich), US umg (mal) mit jemandem reden (um ihn zu beeinflussen):

we must see the judge

10. empfangen:

he refused to see me

11. begleiten, geleiten:

see sb home jemanden heimbegleiten, jemanden nach Hause bringen;

see sb to bed jemanden zu Bett bringen;

see sb to the station jemanden zum Bahnhof bringen oder begleiten;

see sb across the street jemanden über die Straße bringen; → see off 1, see out 1

12. sehen, erleben:

live to see erleben;

see action MIL im Einsatz sein, Kämpfe mitmachen;

he has seen better days er hat schon bessere Tage gesehen

13. besonders Poker: mithalten mit

B v/i

1. sehen:

she doesn’t see very well with her left eye sie sieht nicht sehr gut auf dem linken Auge;

we haven’t seen much of him lately wir haben ihn in letzter Zeit nicht allzu oft gesehen;

you’ll see du wirst schon sehen

2. einsehen, verstehen:

I see! (ich) verstehe!, aha!, ach so!;

(you) see, … weißt du oder wissen Sie, …;

(you) see? umg verstehst du?;

as far as I can see soviel ich sehen kann

3. nachsehen:

go and see (for) yourself!

4. überlegen:

let me see! warte(n Sie) mal!, lass mich überlegen!;

we’ll see wir werden sehen, mal sehen oder abwarten

see² [siː] s REL

1. (Erz)Bischofssitz m, (erz)bischöflicher Stuhl:

Apostolic ( oder Holy) See (der) Apostolische oder Heilige Stuhl

2. (Erz)Bistum n:

the see of Canterbury

3. obs ( besonders Thron)Sitz m

s. abk

1. second ( seconds pl) s, Sek.

2. section

3. see s.

4. series

5. set

6. HIST Br shilling ( shillings pl)

7. sign

8. signed gez.

9. singular Sg.

10. son

v. abk

1. MATH vector

2. velocity v

3. verb

4. verse

5. JUR SPORT versus, against

6. very

7. vide, see

8. voice

9. ELEK volt ( volts pl) V

10. ELEK voltage

11. volume

* * *
1. transitive verb,
saw, seen

1) sehen

let somebody see something — (show) jemandem etwas zeigen

let me see — lass mich mal sehen

I saw her fall or falling — ich habe sie fallen sehen

he was seen to leave or seen leaving the building — er ist beim Verlassen des Gebäudes gesehen worden

I'll believe it when I see it — das will ich erst mal sehen

they saw it happen — sie haben gesehen, wie es passiert ist

can you see that house over there? — siehst du das Haus da drüben?

be worth seeing — sehenswert sein; sich lohnen (ugs.)

see the light — (fig.): (undergo conversion) das Licht schauen (geh.)

I saw the light — (I realized my error etc.) mir ging ein Licht auf (ugs.)

see things — Halluzinationen haben

I must be seeing things — (joc.) ich glaub', ich seh' nicht richtig

see the sights/town — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten/Stadt ansehen

see one's way [clear] to do or to doing something — es einrichten, etwas zu tun

2) (watch) sehen

let's see a film — sehen wir uns (Dat.) einen Film an!

3) (meet [with]) sehen; treffen; (meet socially) zusammenkommen mit; sich treffen mit

I'll see you there/at 5 — wir sehen uns dort/um 5

see you! — (coll.)

[I'll] be seeing you! — (coll.) bis bald! (ugs.)

see you on Saturday/soon — bis Samstag/bald; see also long I 1. 3)

4) (speak to) sprechen [Person] ( about wegen); (pay visit to) gehen zu, (geh.) aufsuchen [Arzt, Anwalt usw.]; (receive) empfangen

the doctor will see you now — Herr/Frau Doktor lässt bitten

whom would you like to see? — wen möchten Sie sprechen?; zu wem möchten Sie?

5) (discern mentally) sehen

I see it all! — jetzt ist mir alles klar

I can see it's difficult for you — ich verstehe, dass es nicht leicht für dich ist

I see what you mean — ich verstehe [was du meinst]

see what I mean? — siehst du?

I saw that it was a mistake — mir war klar, dass es ein Fehler war

I don't see the point of it — ich sehe keinen Sinn darin

he didn't see the joke — er fand es [gar] nicht lustig; (did not understand) er hat den Witz nicht verstanden

I can't think what she sees in him — ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet

6) (consider) sehen

let me see what I can do — [ich will] mal sehen, was ich tun kann

7) (foresee) sehen

I can see I'm going to be busy — ich sehe [es] schon [kommen], dass ich beschäftigt sein werde

I can see it won't be easy — ich sehe schon, dass es nicht einfach sein wird

8) (find out) feststellen; (by looking) nachsehen

that remains to be seen — das wird man sehen

see if you can read this — guck mal, ob du das hier lesen kannst (ugs.)

9) (take view of) sehen; betrachten

see things as somebody does — jemandes Ansichten teilen

try to see it my way — versuche es doch mal aus meiner Sicht zu sehen

as I see it — meines Erachtens

10) (learn) sehen

I see from your letter that... — ich entnehme Ihrem Brief, dass...

11) (make sure)

see [that]... — zusehen od. darauf achten, dass...

12) usu. in imper. (look at) einsehen [Buch]

see below/p. 15 — siehe unten/S. 15

13) (experience, be witness of) erleben

live to see something — etwas miterleben

now I've seen everything! — (iron.) hat man so etwas schon erlebt od. gesehen!

we shall see — wir werden [ja/schon] sehen

he will not or never see 50 again — er ist [bestimmt] über 50

14) (imagine) sich (Dat.) vorstellen

see somebody/oneself doing something — sich vorstellen, dass jemand/man etwas tut

I can see it now -... — ich sehe es schon bildhaft vor mir -...

15) (contemplate) mit ansehen; zusehen bei

[stand by and] see somebody doing something — [tatenlos] zusehen od. es [tatenlos] mit ansehen, wie jemand etwas tut

16) (escort) begleiten, bringen (to [bis] zu)

17) (consent willingly to) einsehen

not see oneself doing something — es nicht einsehen, dass man etwas tut
2. intransitive verb,
saw, seen

1) (discern objects) sehen

see for yourself! — sieh doch selbst!

as far as the eye can see — soweit das Auge reicht

see red — rotsehen (ugs.)

2) (make sure) nachsehen

3) (reflect) überlegen

let me see — lass mich überlegen; warte mal ['n Moment] (ugs.)

4)

I see — ich verstehe; aha (ugs.); ach so (ugs.)

you see — weißt du/wisst ihr/wissen Sie

there you are, you see! — Siehst du? Ich hab's doch gesagt!

as far as I can see — soweit ich das od. es beurteilen kann

Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see into

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: saw, seen)

= anzeigen v.

sehen v.

(§ p.,pp.: sah, gesehen)

zusehen v.

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