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I'll phone you tomorrow

1 phone

fəun
1. noun
(a telephone: We were talking on the phone.) teléfono

2. verb
(to telephone (a person, message or place): I'll phone you this evening.) telefonear, llamar por teléfono

- phone book
- phone booth
- phone box
- phone call
- phonecard
- phone up

phone¹ n teléfono

he's on the phone está hablando por teléfono

phone² vb llamar por teléfono / telefonear

I'll phone you tomorrow te llamaré mañana

El gerundio de phone se escribe phoning

phone

tr[fəʊn]

noun

1 familiar teléfono

transitive verb

1 llamar (por teléfono), telefonear

intransitive verb

1 llamar (por teléfono), telefonear

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

phone book listín nombre masculino, guía telefónica Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL See also telephone/Table 1

phone ['fo:n] v telephone

phone n telephone

phone

n.

• teléfono (Teléfono) s.m.

v.

• telefonear v.

fəʊn
I

noun teléfono m

by phone/over the phone — por teléfono

to be on the phone — ( be speaking) estar* hablando por teléfono; ( subscribe) (BrE) tener* teléfono

you're wanted on the phone — te llaman por teléfono; (before n) < message> telefónico

phone call — llamada f (telefónica)

phone number — (número m de) teléfono m

II
1.

transitive verb \<\<person\>\> llamar (por teléfono), telefonear, hablarle a (Méx); \<\<place/number\>\> llamar (por teléfono) a

she phoned the results to us — telefoneó para darnos los resultados

2.

phone vi llamar (por teléfono), telefonear

Phrasal Verbs:

- phone around

- phone in

- phone round

- phone up

[fǝʊn]
1.

N teléfono m

the phone hasn't stopped ringing all afternoon — el teléfono no ha dejado de sonar toda la tarde

he can't come to the phone just now — ahora no puede ponerse or venir al teléfono

• by phone — por teléfono

• to get off the phone — colgar (el teléfono)

• to be on the phone — (Brit) (=have a telephone) tener teléfono; (=be in conversation) estar hablando por teléfono

who was that on the phone? — ¿con quién estabas hablando por teléfono?

there's someone on the phone for you — te llama alguien por teléfono, hay alguien al teléfono que quiere hablar contigo

I spent an hour on the phone trying to sort things out — me pasé una hora al teléfono intentando resolver las cosas

Dennis sounded very excited on the phone — Dennis parecía muy entusiasmado por teléfono

he immediately got on the phone to his solicitor — llamó por teléfono a su abogado inmediatamente

• I can't talk about it over the phone — no puedo hablar de ello por teléfono

• public phone — teléfono m público

• to put down the phone — colgar el teléfono
car 2., mobile, pay 4.
2.

VT [+ person] llamar (por teléfono); [+ number] llamar a

to phone the hospital/office — llamar al hospital/a la oficina

I have to phone Helsinki again — tengo que hablar con Helsinki otra vez

I tried phoning the emergency number — intenté llamar al número de emergencia

write to us or phone 0171 586 4034 — escríbanos o llámenos al 0171 586 4034

3.

VI llamar (por teléfono)

she phoned to say she would be late — llamó para decir que llegaría tarde

shall I phone for a taxi? — ¿llamo a un taxi?, ¿quieres que llame a or pida un taxi?

4.

CPD

phone bill N — cuenta f del teléfono, factura f del teléfono

he ran up a £240 phone bill — gastó 240 libras de teléfono

phone book N — guía f (telefónica)

she's not in the phone book — su número no viene en la guía

phone booth N — cabina f (telefónica)

phone box N — (Brit) cabina f (telefónica)

phone call N — llamada f (telefónica)

there's a phone call for you — tienes una llamada (telefónica)

to make a phone call — hacer una llamada (telefónica)

phone company N — compañía f telefónica

phone line N — línea f de teléfono

the phone lines are busy — las líneas de teléfono están ocupadas

phone number N — número m de teléfono

we need your daytime phone number — nos hace falta un número de teléfono en el que se lo pueda contactar durante el día

phone tap N — escucha f telefónica

he assured them that ministers were not subjected to phone taps — les aseguró que los ministros no estaban siendo sometidos a escuchas telefónicas

phone tapping N — intervención f telefónica, pinchazo m de teléfono *

- phone back

- phone down

- phone in

- phone out

- phone round

- phone through

- phone up

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[fəʊn]
I

noun teléfono m

by phone/over the phone — por teléfono

to be on the phone — ( be speaking) estar* hablando por teléfono; ( subscribe) (BrE) tener* teléfono

you're wanted on the phone — te llaman por teléfono; (before n) < message> telefónico

phone call — llamada f (telefónica)

phone number — (número m de) teléfono m

II
1.

transitive verb \<\<person\>\> llamar (por teléfono), telefonear, hablarle a (Méx); \<\<place/number\>\> llamar (por teléfono) a

she phoned the results to us — telefoneó para darnos los resultados

2.

phone vi llamar (por teléfono), telefonear

Phrasal Verbs:

- phone around

- phone in

- phone round

- phone up

English-spanish dictionary > phone
2 phone

تلفون \ phone: (shortened form of telephone) an electrical means of carrying the human voice along wires, to distant places; the instrument that one uses for this. \ See Also هاتف (هاتِف)‏ \ تَلفَنَ \ phone: (shortened form of telephone) to talk to somebody by phone: I’ll phone you tomorrow at the office. \ See Also هاتف (هَاتَفَ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > phone
3 phone back

1.

VT + ADV (=return call) llamar; (=call again) volver a llamar

2.

VI + ADV (return call) llamar; (=call again) volver a llamar

they asked you to phone back - urgently — te pidieron que llamaras - urgentemente

he's not here, could you phone back tomorrow? — no está aquí, ¿podría volver a llamar mañana?

English-spanish dictionary > phone back
4 you ***** pers pron

[juː]
1) (subject: singular) tu, (plural) voi, (singular: polite form) lei, (plural: very formal) loro

you and I will go — tu ed io andiamo

you angel! — sei un angelo!

you are very kind — è molto gentile da parte tua (or sua etc)

here you are! — eccoti!

that dress just isn't you — quel vestito proprio non ti si addice

you Italians — voi or voialtri italiani

if I was or were you — se fossi in te (or lei etc)

2) (see sense 1)), (object: direct) ti; la; vi; loro (after verb), (indirect) ti; le; vi; loro (after verb)

I'll phone you later — ti chiamo più tardi/la chiamerò più tardi/vi chiamerò più tardi/li chiamerò più tardi

I'll see you tomorrow — ci vediamo domani

I gave it to you — te l'ho dato; gliel'ho dato; ve l'ho dato; l'ho dato loro

3) (see sense 1)), (stressed, after preposition, in comparisons) te; lei; voi; loro

it's for you — è per te (or lei etc)

she's younger than you — è più giovane di te (or lei etc)

I told YOU to do it — ho detto a TE (or LEI etc) di farlo

4) (impersonal: one) si

you can't do that! — non si fanno queste cose!

fresh air does you good — l'aria fresca fa bene

you know who/what — sappiamo chi/cosa

you never can tell — non si sa mai

you never know — non si sa mai

English-Italian dictionary > you ***** pers pron
5 llamar

v.

1 to call.

llamar (a) un taxi to hail a cab; (en la calle) to call for a taxi (por teléfono)

Lisa llamó a su madre Lisa called her mother.

2 to call, to phone.

llamar a los bomberos/al médico to call the fire brigade/doctor

te llamo mañana I'll call o ring you tomorrow (British)

te ha llamado Luis Luis phoned (for you), there was a call from Luis for you

3 to call (dar nombre, apelativo, apodo).

me llamó mentiroso he called me a liar

4 to summon, to call.

llamar (a filas) (military) to call up

llamar a la huelga to call out on strike

5 to attract.

6 to knock (a la puerta) (con golpes).

están llamando there's somebody at the door

7 to phone.

8 to address as, to call by the title of, to call, to call by the name of.

Lisa llamó a su madre Lisa called her mother.

Lisa llamó a Ricardo padre Lisa addressed Richard as father.

En un bar, un trago llama a otro. In a bar, one drink calls for another one.

9 to hail.

Ellos llamaron un taxi They hailed a cab.

10 to call on the phone, to give a bell, to call, to phone.

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llamar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to call

■ llámalo, creo que no te ha visto call him, I don't think he's seen you

■ tu madre te llama your mum's calling you

2 (convocar) to summon

■ habrá que llamar al médico we'll have to call the doctor

■ llueve, mejor que llamemos un taxi it's raining, we'd better call a taxi

3 (dar nombre) to name

■ ¿cómo vais a llamar al niño? what are you going to call the baby?

4 (atraer) to appeal to

■ a mí viajar no me llama mucho travelling doesn't really appeal to me

► verbo intransitivo

1 (a la puerta) to knock; (al timbre) to ring; (al teléfono) to ring, call, phone

■ ¿quién llama? who's there?

■ han llamado a la puerta there's somebody at the door

■ te llaman por la otra línea there's a call for you on the other line

► verbo pronominal llamarse

1 (tener nombre) to be called

■ me llamo Juan my name is Juan, I'm called Juan

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FRASEOLOGÍA

llamar a alguien por señas to wave at somebody

llamar a filas to call up

llamar a alguien de todo familiar to call somebody everything under the sun

llamar a la huelga to call out on strike

llamar por teléfono to call, phone, GB ring, ring up

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verb

1) to call

2) knock

3) name

•

- llamar por teléfono
- llamarse
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1. VT

1) (=nombrar) to call

mis amigos me llaman Mari — my friends call me Mari

¿cómo van a llamar al niño? — what are they going to name o call the baby?

me llamó imbécil — he called me an idiot

la llamó de todo — he called her every name under the sun
hache
2) (=considerar) to call

eso yo lo llamo un auténtico robo — that's what I call daylight robbery *

lo que se dio en llamar la nueva generación — what became known as the new generation, what came to be called the new generation

el mal llamado problema — what people wrongly consider a problem

3) (=avisar) [+ médico, fontanero] to call; [+ taxi] [por teléfono] to call; [con la mano] to hail

te estuve llamando a voces — I was shouting for you

me llamó con la mano para que me acercara — he beckoned me over

no te metas donde no te llaman — * don't poke your nose in where it's not wanted *

• llamar a algn a escena — to call sb to the stage

• llamar a algn al orden — to call sb to order
mandar 1., 1)
4) (Telec) (tb: llamar por teléfono) to call, ring, phone

que me llamen a las siete — ask them to call o ring o phone me at seven

te llaman desde París — they're calling you o they're on the phone from Paris

¿quién me llama? — who's on the phone?

5) (=atraer)

el ejército llama a muchos jóvenes — the army appeals to a lot of young people

el chocolate no me llama demasiado — I'm not all that keen on chocolate
atención 1)
6) (=convocar) to call, summon frm

lo llamaron a palacio — he was called o summoned frm to the palace

Dios lo ha llamado a su lado — euf he has been called to God

llamar a algn a filas — to call sb up

• pronto seremos llamados a las urnas — an election/a referendum will soon be called
llamado 1., 3)
2. VI

1) (Telec) [persona] to call, ring, phone; [teléfono] to ring

¿quién llama? — who's calling?

ha llamado Maribel — Maribel called o rang o phoned

2) [a la puerta] [con el puño] to knock; [al timbre] to ring

entren sin llamar — enter without knocking

llamé pero el timbre no sonaba — I rang the bell but it didn't work

¿quién llama? — who's there?, who is it?

están llamando — there's someone at the door

3.

See:

llamarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( hacer venir) <bomberos/policía> to call; < médico> to call (out); <camarero/criada/ascensor> to call; <súbditos/servidores> to summon; < taxi> ( por teléfono) to call; ( en la calle) to hail

lo llamó por señas — she beckoned to him

Dios la llamó (a su lado) — (euf) God called her to him (euph)

el juez lo llamó a declarar — the judge called on him to testify

su madre lo mandó llamar — (AmL) his mother sent for him

lo llamaron para hacer el servicio militar — he was called up for military service

b) ( instar)

el sindicato los llamó a la huelga — the union called them out on strike

me sentí llamada a hacerlo — I felt driven o compelled to do it

2) ( por teléfono) to phone, to call

la voy a llamar — I'm going to give her a call

te llamó Eva — Eva phoned (for you)

3)

a) ( dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to call

la llamó de todo — he called her every name under the sun

lo que se ha dado en llamar... — what has come to be known as...

b) ( considerar) to call

eso es lo que yo llamo un amigo — that's what I call a friend
2.
llamar vi

1) ( con los nudillos) to knock; ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell)

llaman a la puerta — there's someone at the door

2) (Telec) persona to telephone, phone, call; teléfono to ring

¿quién llama? — who's calling?

3) ( gustar) to appeal

no me/le llaman las pieles — fur coats don't appeal to me/her
3.
llamarse v pron to be called

se llama Pedro — his name is Pedro

¿cómo te llamas? — what's your name?

... como que (yo) me llamo Ana —... as sure as my name's Ana

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= beckon, call, dub, label, summon, denominate, dial, baptise [baptize, -USA], beckon forth.

Ex. Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.

Ex. The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system.

Ex. Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.

Ex. Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.

Ex. All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.

Ex. The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.

Ex. This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.

Ex. This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.

Ex. Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.

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* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* llamar a = call in.

* llamar a cobro revertido = telephone collect, call collect.

* llamar a filas = draft.

* llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.

* llamar al pan pan y al vino vino = call + a spade a spade.

* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.

* llamar la atención = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home.

* llamar la atención a Alguien = rap + Nombre + knuckles, censure.

* llamar la atención de = draw + the attention of.

* llamar la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.

* llamar la atención sobre = draw + attention to, pull + Nombre + to, bring + Nombre + into the public eye, raise + awareness, enhance + awareness.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* llamarle la atención a Alguien = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* llamar por el busca = bleep.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* llamarse = refer to as.

* llamarse así = be so called.

* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* para llamar la atención = for effect.

* que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.

* sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.

* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( hacer venir) <bomberos/policía> to call; < médico> to call (out); <camarero/criada/ascensor> to call; <súbditos/servidores> to summon; < taxi> ( por teléfono) to call; ( en la calle) to hail

lo llamó por señas — she beckoned to him

Dios la llamó (a su lado) — (euf) God called her to him (euph)

el juez lo llamó a declarar — the judge called on him to testify

su madre lo mandó llamar — (AmL) his mother sent for him

lo llamaron para hacer el servicio militar — he was called up for military service

b) ( instar)

el sindicato los llamó a la huelga — the union called them out on strike

me sentí llamada a hacerlo — I felt driven o compelled to do it

2) ( por teléfono) to phone, to call

la voy a llamar — I'm going to give her a call

te llamó Eva — Eva phoned (for you)

3)

a) ( dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to call

la llamó de todo — he called her every name under the sun

lo que se ha dado en llamar... — what has come to be known as...

b) ( considerar) to call

eso es lo que yo llamo un amigo — that's what I call a friend
2.
llamar vi

1) ( con los nudillos) to knock; ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell)

llaman a la puerta — there's someone at the door

2) (Telec) persona to telephone, phone, call; teléfono to ring

¿quién llama? — who's calling?

3) ( gustar) to appeal

no me/le llaman las pieles — fur coats don't appeal to me/her
3.
llamarse v pron to be called

se llama Pedro — his name is Pedro

¿cómo te llamas? — what's your name?

... como que (yo) me llamo Ana —... as sure as my name's Ana

* * *

= beckon, call, dub, label, summon, denominate, dial, baptise [baptize, -USA], beckon forth.

Ex: Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.

Ex: The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system.

Ex: Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.

Ex: Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.

Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.

Ex: The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.

Ex: This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.

Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.

Ex: Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.

* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* llamar a = call in.

* llamar a cobro revertido = telephone collect, call collect.

* llamar a filas = draft.

* llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.

* llamar al pan pan y al vino vino = call + a spade a spade.

* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.

* llamar la atención = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home.

* llamar la atención a Alguien = rap + Nombre + knuckles, censure.

* llamar la atención de = draw + the attention of.

* llamar la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.

* llamar la atención sobre = draw + attention to, pull + Nombre + to, bring + Nombre + into the public eye, raise + awareness, enhance + awareness.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* llamarle la atención a Alguien = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* llamar por el busca = bleep.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* llamarse = refer to as.

* llamarse así = be so called.

* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* para llamar la atención = for effect.

* que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.

* sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.

* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

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llamar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (requerir, hacer venir) ‹bomberos/policía› to call; ‹médico› to call, call out; ‹camarero/criada› to call; ‹ascensor› to call; ‹súbditos/servidores› to summon

llamé un taxi (por teléfono) I called a cab; (por la calle) I hailed a cab

la llamó a gritos he shouted to her to come

lo llamó por señas she beckoned to him, she beckoned him over

Dios la llamó (a su lado) ( euf); God called her to him ( euph)

el juez lo llamó a declarar the judge called on him to testify

la madre lo mandó llamar ( AmL); his mother sent for him

lo llamaron para hacer el servicio militar he was called up for military service

2 (instar) llamar a algn A algo:

el sindicato llamó a sus afiliados a la huelga the union called its members out on strike o called upon its members to strike

se sintió llamado a hacerlo he felt driven o compelled to do it

B [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Telec) (por teléfono) to phone, to call, to call up ( AmE), to ring ( BrE)

la voy a llamar I'm going to call o phone o ring her, I'm going to call her up, I'm going to give her a call o ring ( BrE)

te llamó Ernesto Ernesto phoned (for you), Ernesto called (you) o rang

C

1 (dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to call

los amigos lo llaman Manolo his friends call him Manolo

la llamó imbécil/de todo he called her an idiot/every name under the sun

lo que se ha dado en llamar el movimiento postmodernista what has become known o what has come to be known as the postmodernist movement

2 (considerar) to call

eso es lo que yo llamo un amigo that's what I call a friend

D (atraer) to draw

los llama lo suyo they feel drawn to their roots

el dinero lo llama mucho he is very interested in money

dinero

■ llamar

vi

A (con los nudillos) to knock; (tocar el timbre) to ring, ring the doorbell

llaman a la puerta there's someone at the door

¿quién llama? who is it?, who's there?

B ( Telec) «persona» to telephone, phone, call, ring ( BrE); «teléfono» to ring

¿quién llama? who's calling?, who's speaking?

te llamo or te llamaré mañana I'll call you tomorrow

llámame al celular ( AmL) or móvil ( Esp); call me on my ( AmE) cell phone o ( BrE) mobile

para más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 111-12-20 for more information call us ON o AT 111 12 20

C (gustar) to appeal

a mí no me llaman las pieles fur coats don't appeal to me, I don't like fur coats

■ llamarse

v pron

to be called

su padre se llama Pedro his father is called Pedro, his father's name is Pedro

¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?

no sé cómo se llama el libro I don't know what the book's called

ése acabará en la cárcel como que (yo) me llamo Beatriz he'll end up in prison as sure as my name's Beatriz

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llamar ( conjugate llamar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹bomberos/policía› to call;
‹ médico› to call (out);
‹camarero/criada/ascensor› to call;
‹súbditos/servidores› to summon;
‹ taxi› ( por teléfono) to call;
( en la calle) to hail;
◊ lo llamó por señas she beckoned to him;

el sindicato los llamó a la huelga the union called them out on strike
2 ( por teléfono) to phone, to call;
◊ te llamó Eva Eva phoned (for you);

llamar a algn al celular (AmL) or (Esp) al móvil to call sb on their cell phone (AmE) o mobile (BrE)
3
a) ( dar el nombre de) to call, name;

(dar el título, apodo de) to call
b) ( considerar) to call;

◊ eso es lo que yo llamo un amigo that's what I call a friend

verbo intransitivo
1 ( con los nudillos) to knock;
( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell);
◊ llaman a la puerta there's someone at the door

2 (Telec) [ persona] to telephone, phone, call;
[ teléfono] to ring;
◊ ¿quién llama? who's calling?;

ver tb cobro b
llamarse verbo pronominal
to be called;
◊ su padre se llama Pedro his father is called Pedro, his father's name is Pedro;

¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
llamar
I verbo transitivo
1 to call
2 (telefonear) to call up, phone, ring: la llamé esta mañana, I rang her this morning
3 (suscitar vocación, interés) to appeal
llamar la atención, to attract attention
4 (por un nombre de pila) to name
(por un apodo, mote, diminutivo) to call
II vi (con los nudillos) to knock
(con el timbre) to ring

' llamar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atención
- avisar
- cantar
- cobro
- dejar
- eh
- encargarse
- GEO
- instancia
- más
- molestarse
- nombre
- ocurrirse
- orden
- palmada
- pan
- retraer
- show
- sin
- sudaca
- timbre
- titular2
- tratar
- amenazar
- bombero
- golpear
- intuir
- licitar
- mandar
- oír
- puerta
- tal
- teléfono
- tocar
English:
alternatively
- attention
- attract
- beckon
- call
- call in
- call out
- call up
- collect
- dispose
- draw
- engage
- entitle
- eye
- for
- get in
- hail
- have in
- knock
- name
- ought
- page
- reverse
- ring
- ring back
- ring up
- send for
- spade
- telephone
- certainly
- conspicuous
- draft
- effect
- get
- good
- kind
- more
- muster
- phone
- radio
- recall
- send
- summon
- use

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llamar

♦ vt

1. [dirigirse a, hacer venir] to call;
[con gestos] to beckon;
llamó por señas/con la mano al camarero she beckoned to the waiter;

llamar a alguien a voces to shout to sb to come over;

llamar al ascensor to call the Br lift o US elevator;

llamar (a) un taxi [en la calle] to hail a cab;
[por teléfono] to call for a taxi
2. [por teléfono] to phone, to call, Br to ring;
[con el buscapersonas] to page;
llamar a los bomberos/al médico to call the fire brigade/doctor;

te llamo mañana I'll call o Br ring you tomorrow;

te ha llamado Luis Luis phoned (for you), there was a call from Luis for you;

te han llamado de la oficina there was a call from the office for you;

¿quién lo/la llama, por favor? who's calling, please?

3. [dar nombre, apelativo, apodo] to call;

¿ya sabes cómo vas a llamar al perro? have you decided what you're going to call the dog yet?;

me llamó mentiroso she called me a liar;

fue lo que se dio en llamar la Guerra de los Seis Días it was what came to be known as the Six Day War;

¿a eso llamas tú un jardín? do you call that a garden?;

eso es lo que yo llamo un buen negocio that's what I call a good deal;

es un aparato para el aire, un humidificador, que lo llaman it's a device for making the air more humid, a humidifier as they call it o as it is known

4. [convocar] to summon, to call;

el jefe me llamó a su despacho the boss summoned o called me to his office;

la han llamado para una entrevista de trabajo she's got an interview for a job;

lo llamaron a filas he was called up, US he got drafted;

llamar a los trabajadores a la huelga to call the workers out (on strike);

llamar a alguien a juicio to call sb to trial

5. [atraer] to attract;

nunca me han llamado los deportes de invierno I've never been attracted o drawn to winter sports

♦ vi

1. [a la puerta] [con golpes] to knock;
[con timbre] to ring;
llamar a la puerta [con golpes] to knock on the door;

están llamando there's somebody at the door;

por favor, llamen antes de entrar [en letrero] please knock/ring before entering

2. [por teléfono] to phone

♦ See also the pronominal verb llamarse

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llamar

I v/t call; TELEC call, Br tb

ring

II v/i TELEC call, Br tb

ring;

llamar a la puerta knock at the door; con timbre ring the bell;

llaman (a la puerta) there’s someone at the door;

el fútbol no me llama nada football doesn’t appeal to me in the slightest

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llamar vt

1) : to name, to call

2) : to call, to summon

3) : to phone, to call up

♦ See also the reflexive verb llamarse

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llamar vb

1. (en general) to call

¿me has llamado? did you call me?

me llamó estúpido he called me stupid

si es niño, le llamarán Ignacio if it's a boy, they'll call him Ignacio

2. (telefonear) to phone / to call

te llamaré mañana I'll phone you tomorrow

Isabel te ha llamado Isabel phoned you

3. (a la puerta) to knock

están llamando a la puerta someone's knocking at the door

4. (al timbre) to ring [pt. rang; pp. rung]

no llames al timbre don't ring the bell

llamar la atención (atraer) to attract attention (regañar) to tell off [pt. & pp. told]

Spanish-English dictionary > llamar
6 appeler

appeler [ap(ə)le]

➭ TABLE 4

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = interpeller, faire venir, au téléphone) to call

• appeler le nom de qn to call out sb's name

• appeler qn à l'aide or au secours to call to sb for help

• le devoir m'appelle (humorous) duty calls

• le patron l'a fait appeler the boss sent for him

• appeler qn par son prénom to call sb by their first name

• appeler les choses par leur nom to call things by their rightful name

• appeler un chat un chat to call a spade a spade

• appeler qn en justice or à comparaître to summon sb before the court

   b. ( = désigner) appeler qn à [+ poste] to appoint sb to

• être appelé à de nouvelles fonctions to be assigned new duties

• être appelé à un brillant avenir to be destined for a brilliant future

• la méthode est appelée à se généraliser the method looks set to become widely used

   c. ( = réclamer) [situation, conduite] to call for

• j'appelle votre attention sur ce problème I call your attention to this problem

• les affaires l'appellent à Lyon he has to go to Lyon on business

   d. [+ carte] to call for

   e. (Computing) [+ fichier] to call

2. intransitive verb

( = crier) to call out

• appeler à l'aide or au secours to call for help

• j'en appelle à votre bon sens I appeal to your common sense

3. reflexive verb

► s'appeler

   a. ( = être nommé) to be called

• il s'appelle Paul his name is Paul

• comment s'appelle cet oiseau ? what's the name of this bird?

• comment ça s'appelle en français ? what's that called in French?

• voilà ce qui s'appelle une gaffe ! now that's what I call a blunder!

• je te prête ce livre, mais il s'appelle Reviens ! (inf) I'll lend you this book but I want it back!

• elle ne sait plus comment elle s'appelle (inf) ( = elle est désorientée) she's totally confused she doesn't know what day it is (inf)

   b. [personnes] on s'appelle ce soir (au téléphone) you ring me or I'll ring you this evening

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aple
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( dénommer) to call [personne, chose]

comment ont-ils appelé leur fille? — what did they call their daughter?

comme appelles-tu cet arbre? — what's this tree called?

j'appelle ça du vol — I call that robbery

il se fait appeler Robert — ( pour son plaisir) he likes to be called Robert; ( par sécurité) he goes by the name of Robert

2) ( téléphoner) to phone GB, to call

je t'appelle demain — I'll phone you tomorrow

appeler quelqu'un par l'interphone — to call somebody on the intercom

3) ( faire venir) to call [docteur, ambulance, pompier, taxi, ascenseur]; to send for [employé, élève]

le devoir m'appelle — duty calls

appeler quelqu'un sous les drapeaux — to call somebody up

appeler quelqu'un en justice — to summon somebody to appear in court

4) ( inciter)

appeler quelqu'un à — to incite somebody to [révolte]

appeler quelqu'un à faire — to call on somebody to do

5) ( destiner)

appeler quelqu'un à — to assign somebody to [charge, fonction]; to appoint somebody to [poste]

il a été appelé à de hautes fonctions — he was called to high office

mon travail m'appelle à beaucoup voyager — my work involves a lot of travel

6) (exiger, entraîner) [crime, comportement] to call for [sanction]

appeler l'attention de quelqu'un sur quelque chose — to draw somebody's attention to something

la violence appelle la violence — violence begets violence

2.

en appeler à verbe transitif indirect to appeal to [générosité, bon sens, population]

3.

verbe intransitif ( crier) [personne] to call

en cas de besoin, appelez — if you need anything, just call

appeler à l'aide — to call for help

appeler à la grève — to call for strike action

4.

s'appeler verbe pronominal

comment s'appelle cette fleur en latin? — what is this flower called in Latin?

comment t'appelles-tu? — what's your name?

je m'appelle Paul — my name's Paul

voilà ce qui s'appelle une belle voiture! — now, that's what you call a nice car!

nous nous appelons par nos prénoms — we call each other by our first names

on s'appelle! — we'll be in touch!

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ça s'appelle reviens! — (colloq) don't forget to give it back!

appeler les choses par leur nom or un chat un chat — to call a spade a spade

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ap(ə)le
1. vt

1) (en criant) to call to

appeler qn à l'aide; appeler qn au secours — to call to sb for help

2) (au téléphone) to call, to ring Grande-Bretagne

J'ai appelé Richard à Londres. — I called Richard in London.

3) (= faire venir) [médecin, police] to call, to send for, [ambulance] to call, to send for, [taxi] to call for

Elle a appelé le médecin. — She called the doctor.

Appelle le garçon, il faut que je me sauve. — Could you get the waiter, I've got to go.

4) (= inviter)

appeler qn à un poste — to appoint sb to a post

appeler qn à des fonctions — to assign duties to sb

appeler à la révolte — to call to revolt

être appelé à [carrière, honneurs] — to be destined for

appeler qn à comparaître DROIT — to summon sb to appear

5) (= nécessiter) to call for, to demand

6) (= nommer) [enfant, chose] to call

Ils l'ont appelée Suzanne. — They called her Suzanne.

On appelle ça une plinthe. — It's called a skirting board.

Un nouvel appareil que son inventeur a appelé le lexitron. — A new device which its inventor called a lexitron.

2. vi

1) (au téléphone) to call

Ah, j'oubliais, Martin a appelé. — Oh, I forgot, Martin called.

Si quelqu'un appelle, dis que tout le monde est parti. — If anyone calls, tell them everyone's gone.

2) (en criant) to call out

appeler au secours — to call for help

3) (autre locution)

en appeler à [personne, générosité] — to appeal to

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appeler verb table: appeler

A vtr

1 ( dénommer) to call [personne, chose]; comment ont-ils appelé leur fille? what did they call their daughter?; appeler un roi ‘Majesté’ to call a king ‘Your Majesty’; comment appelles-tu cet arbre? what's this tree called?; comment appelle-t-on cela en français? what's that called in French?; il se fait appeler Luc ( pour son plaisir) he likes to be called Luc; ( par sécurité) he goes by the name of Luc;

2 ( attirer l'attention) to call; appeler ses enfants pour dîner to call one's children for dinner; appeler qn par l'interphone to call sb on the intercom; appeler les fidèles à la prière to call the faithful to prayer; appeler à l'aide to call for help; appeler qn à son aide or à l'aide to call sb to help one;

3 ( téléphoner) to phone GB, to call; je t'appelle demain I'll phone you tomorrow;

4 ( faire venir) to call [docteur, ambulance, pompier, taxi]; to call [ascenseur]; to send for [employé, élève]; appeler un médecin auprès d'un malade to call a doctor to see a sick person; il est temps d'appeler un prêtre it's time to call a priest; le docteur a été appelé à l'extérieur the doctor is out on a call; le docteur a été appelé trois fois la nuit dernière the doctor was called out three times last night; le devoir m'appelle duty calls; appeler un témoin Jur to call a witness; appeler qn à comparaître (devant le juge/les tribunaux) to summon sb to appear (before the judge/the court); appeler qn en justice to summon sb to appear in court;

5 ( inciter) appeler qn à to incite sb to [révolte]; to call sb out on [grève]; appeler qn à l'abstention to call on sb to abstain; les syndicats ont appelé à la grève unions have called for strike action; appeler qn à faire to call on sb to do; appeler à manifester to call for a demonstration;

6 ( destiner) appeler qn à to assign sb to [charge, fonction]; to appoint sb to [poste]; il a été appelé à de hautes fonctions he was called to high office; ses compétences l'appellent à ce poste his skills make him ideal for the job; mon travail m'appelle à beaucoup voyager my work involves a lot of travel;

7 ( qualifier de) to call; j'appelle ça du vol I call that robbery; c'est ce que j'appelle une idiotie/une gaffe! now that's what I call stupid/a blunder!;

8 ( réclamer) appeler qch sur qn to call sth down on sb [malédiction]; appeler la mort sur qn fml to wish death on sb; appeler l'attention de qn sur qch to draw sb's attention to sth; cette question appelle toute notre attention this issue calls for our full attention;

9 ( entraîner) [crime, comportement] to call for [sanction]; la violence appelle la violence violence begets violence;

10 Mil to call [sb] up [contingent]; appeler qn sous les drapeaux to call sb up.

B en appeler à vtr ind

1 ( s'adresser) en appeler à to appeal to [générosité, bon sens, population];

2 fml ( contester la validité) en appeler de to dispute [jugement, décision].

C vi ( crier) [personne] to call; en cas de besoin, appelez if you need anything, just call.

D s'appeler vpr

1 ( se dénommer) [objet, fleur, oiseau] to be called; comment s'appelle cette fleur en latin? what is this flower called in Latin?, what is this flower's Latin name?; comment t'appelles-tu? what's your name?; je m'appelle Paul my name's Paul; voilà ce qui s'appelle une belle voiture! now, that's what you call a nice car!; voilà qui s'appelle jouer/cuisiner/faire une gaffe! now that's what you call acting/cooking/a blunder!; voilà qui s'appelle parler! well said!;

2 (entre personnes, animaux) to call each other, to call to one another; ( au téléphone) to phone each other GB, to call each other; nous nous appelons par nos prénoms we call each other by our first names; on s'appelle demain? shall one of us give the other a ring tomorrow?; on s'appelle! we'll be in touch!

Idiomes

beaucoup seront appelés mais peu seront élus many are called but few are chosen; ça s'appelle reviens○! don't forget to give it back!; appeler les choses par leur nom or un chat un chat to call a spade a spade.

[aple] verbe transitif

1. [interpeller] to call (out) to, to shout to

appelle-le, il a oublié sa lettre give him a shout, he's left his letter behind

attendez que je vous appelle wait till I call you

appeler quelqu'un par la fenêtre to call out to somebody from the window

appeler le nom de quelqu'un to call out somebody's name

appeler au secours

a. (sens propre) to shout "help", to call for help

b. (figuré) to call for help

(en usage absolu)

la pauvre, elle a appelé toute la nuit the poor thing called out all night

2. [au téléphone] to call (up)

appelez ce numéro en cas d'urgence dial this number in an emergency

on vous appelle de Bonn there's a call for you from Bonn

3. [faire venir - médecin] to call, to send for (inseparable) ; [ - police] to call ; [ - renforts] to call up ou out (separable) ; [ - ascenseur] to call

appeler du secours to go for help

appeler quelqu'un à l'aide to call to somebody for help

appeler un taxi

a. [dans la rue] to hail a taxi

b. [par téléphone] to phone for ou to call a taxi

appeler le garçon to call the waiter

appeler quelqu'un à une fonction importante to call ou to appoint somebody to a high office

être appelé sous les drapeaux to be called up ou conscripted

faire appeler quelqu'un to send for somebody, to summon somebody

le devoir m'appelle! (humoristique) duty calls!

une affaire m'appelle en ville I have to go to town on business

4. DROIT to summon

être appelé à comparaître to be summoned ou issued with a summons

être appelé à la barre to be called ou summoned to the witness stand

être appelé devant le juge to be called up before the magistrate

5. (soutenu) [désirer]

appeler quelque chose (de tous ses vœux) to yearn (passionately) for

6. [nécessiter] to require, to call for (inseparable)

7. [entraîner] to lead to

un coup en appelle un autre one blow leads to another

8. [inviter]

appeler (des travailleurs) à la grève to call a strike, to put out a strike call

appeler les gens à la révolte to incite people to rebel

appeler aux armes to call to arms

il faut appeler les gens à voter ou aux urnes people must be urged to vote

9. [destiner]

être appelé à to be bound to

ce quartier est appelé à disparaître this part of town is due to be demolished (eventually)

il va être appelé à revenir souvent he will have to come back often

10. [nommer] to call

appeler les choses par leur nom to be blunt

comment on appelle ça en chinois? what's (the word for) this in Chinese?

appelez-moi Jo call me Jo

elle se fait appeler Jaspe she wants to be called Jaspe

se faire appeler Arthur (familier) to get it in the neck (UK), to catch it

11. INFORMATIQUE [programme] to call (up)

[réseau] to dial

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en appeler à verbe plus préposition

to appeal to

j'en appelle à vous en dernier recours I'm coming to you as a last resort

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s'appeler verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

to be called

comment s'appelle-t-il? what's his name?, what's he called?

voilà ce qui s'appelle une gaffe! that's what's called ou that's what I call putting your foot in it!

ça s'appelle revient (familier) make sure you give it back

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s'appeler verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque) to call one another

vous vous appelez par vos prénoms? are you on first-name terms?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > appeler
7 telephone

تلفون \ phone: (shortened form of telephone) an electrical means of carrying the human voice along wires, to distant places; the instrument that one uses for this. \ See Also هاتف (هاتِف)‏ \ تَلفَنَ \ phone: (shortened form of telephone) to talk to somebody by phone: I’ll phone you tomorrow at the office. \ See Also هاتف (هَاتَفَ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > telephone
8 then

1. adverb
1) (at that time) damals

then and there — auf der Stelle; see also academic.ru/50615/now">now 1. 1), 2)

2) (after that) dann

then [again] — (and also) außerdem

but then — (after all) aber schließlich

3) (in that case) dann

then why didn't you say so? — warum hast du dann nichts gesagt?

hurry up, then — dann beeil dich aber

but then again — aber andererseits

4) (expr. grudging or impatient concession) dann eben

well, take it, then — dann nimm es eben

5) (accordingly) [dann] also
2. noun
before then — vorher; davor

by then — bis dahin

from then on — von da an

till then — bis dahin

oh, we should get there long before then — ach, bis dahin sind wir längst dort

since then — seitdem
3. adjective
damalig

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[ðen] 1. adverb
1) (at that time in the past or future: I was at school then; If you're coming next week, I'll see you then.) damals,dann

2) (used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future: John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then!) dann

3) (after that: I had a drink, (and) then I went home.) dann

4) (in that case: He might not give us the money and then what would we do?) dann

5) (often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc: What do you think of that, then?) dann

6) (also; in addition: I have two brothers, and then I have a cousin in America.) außerdem
2. conjunction
(in that case; as a result: If you're tired, then you must rest.) dann
3. adjective
(at that time (in the past): the then Prime Minister.) damalig

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then

[ðen]

I. adj inv ( form) damalige(r, s)

her \then husband ihr damaliger Ehemann

II. adv inv

1. (at an aforementioned time) damals

before \then davor, vorher

by \then bis dahin

I'll phone you tomorrow — I should have the details by \then ich rufe dich morgen an — bis dahin weiß ich sicher Genaueres

from \then on seit damals

until \then bis dahin

2. (after that) dann, danach, darauf

3. (additionally) außerdem, ferner geh

this is the standard model, \then there's the deluxe version das hier ist das Standardmodell, außerdem haben wir dort noch die Luxusausführung

and \then some esp AM und noch viel mehr

he gave it his best effort and \then some er übertraf sich selbst dabei

4.

but \then aber schließlich

but \then again aber andererseits

she types accurately, but \then again she's very slow sie tippt zwar genau, aber doch ziemlich langsam

5. (as a result) dann

you'll be selling your house, \then? ihr werdet also euer Haus verkaufen?

have you heard the news, \then? habt Ihr denn die Nachrichten gehört?

you spoke to John \then du hast also mit John gesprochen

6. (unwilling agreement)

all right [or ok] \then na gut, [also] meinetwegen

7. (used to end conversation)

see you next Monday \then dann bis nächsten Montag fam

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[ðen]
1. adv

1) (= next, afterwards) dann

and then what happened? — und was geschah dann?

2) (= at this particular time) da; (= in those days) damals

it was then 8 o'clock — da war es 8 Uhr

I was/will be in Paris then — ich war da (gerade) in Paris/werde da in Paris sein

he did it then and there or there and then — er hat es auf der Stelle getan

See:

→ now

3)

(after prep) from then on(wards) — von da an

before then — vorher, zuvor

but they had gone by then — aber da waren sie schon weg

we'll be ready by then — bis dahin sind wir fertig

since then — seitdem, seit der Zeit

between now and then — bis dahin

(up) until then I had never tried it — bis dahin hatte ich es nie versucht

4) (= in that case) dann

I don't want that – then what DO you want? — ich will das nicht – was willst du denn?

what are you going to do, then? — was wollen Sie dann tun?

but then that means that... — das bedeutet ja aber dann, dass...

all right, then —

so it's true then — dann ist es (also) wahr, es ist also wahr

(so) I was right then —

you don't want it then? — Sie wollen es also nicht?, dann wollen Sie es (also) nicht?

where is it then? — wo ist es denn?

5) (= furthermore, and also) dann, außerdem

(and) then there's my aunt — und dann ist da noch meine Tante

but then... — aber... auch

but then he's my son — aber er ist (eben) auch mein Sohn

but then again he is my friend — aber andererseits ist er mein Freund

6)

(phrases) now then, what's the matter? — na, was ist denn los?

come on then — nun komm doch

2. adj attr
damalig
the then Prime Minister — der damalige Premierminister

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then [ðen]

A adv

1. damals:

long before then lange vorher

2. dann:

then and there auf der Stelle, sofort

3. dann, hierauf, darauf:

what then? was dann?

4. dann, ferner, außerdem:

and then some umg und noch viel mehr;

but then aber andererseits; → again 5

5. dann, in dem Falle:

if …, then wenn …, dann

6. denn:

well then nun gut (denn)

7. denn:

how then did he do it? wie hat er es denn (dann) getan?

8. also, folglich, dann:

then you did not expect me? du hast mich also nicht erwartet?;

I think, then I exist ich denke, also bin ich

B adj damalig:

the then president

C s

1. diese bestimmte Zeit:

by then bis dahin, inzwischen;

from then von da an;

till then bis dahin oder dann;

not till then erst von da ab, erst dann

2. Damals n

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1. adverb
1) (at that time) damals

then and there — auf der Stelle; see also now 1. 1), 2)

2) (after that) dann

then [again] — (and also) außerdem

but then — (after all) aber schließlich

3) (in that case) dann

then why didn't you say so? — warum hast du dann nichts gesagt?

hurry up, then — dann beeil dich aber

but then again — aber andererseits

4) (expr. grudging or impatient concession) dann eben

well, take it, then — dann nimm es eben

5) (accordingly) [dann] also
2. noun
before then — vorher; davor

by then — bis dahin

from then on — von da an

till then — bis dahin

oh, we should get there long before then — ach, bis dahin sind wir längst dort

since then — seitdem
3. adjective
damalig

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adj.

als adj.

damalig adj.

dann adj.

derzeitig (damalig) adj.

folglich adj.

English-german dictionary > then
9 تلفن

تَلفَنَ \ phone: (shortened form of telephone) to talk to somebody by phone: I’ll phone you tomorrow at the office. \ See Also هاتف (هَاتَفَ)‏

Arabic-English dictionary > تلفن
10 then

[ðen] adj

inv

( form) damalige(r, s);

her \then husband ihr damaliger Ehemann adv

inv

1) ( at an aforementioned time) damals;

before \then davor, vorher;

by \then bis dahin;

I'll phone you tomorrow - I should have the details by \then ich rufe dich morgen an - bis dahin weiß ich sicher Genaueres;

from \then on seit damals;

until \then bis dahin

2) ( after that) dann, danach, darauf

3) ( additionally) außerdem, ferner ( geh)

this is the standard model, \then there's the deluxe version das hier ist das Standardmodell, außerdem haben wir dort noch die Luxusausführung;

and \then some ( esp Am) und noch viel mehr;

he gave it his best effort and \then some er übertraf sich selbst dabei

4) but \then aber schließlich;

but \then again aber andererseits;

she types accurately, but \then again she's very slow sie tippt zwar genau, aber doch ziemlich langsam

5) ( as a result) dann;

you'll be selling your house, \then? ihr werdet also euer Haus verkaufen?;

have you heard the news, \then? habt Ihr denn die Nachrichten gehört?;

you spoke to John \then du hast also mit John gesprochen

6) ( unwilling agreement)

all right [or ok] \then na gut, [also] meinetwegen

7) ( used to end conversation)

see you next Monday \then dann bis nächsten Montag ( fam)

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11 possibilmente avv

[possibil'mente]
if possible

ti telefono possibilmente domani — I'll phone you tomorrow if I can
PAROLA CHIAVE: possibilmente non si traduce mai con la parola inglese possibly

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > possibilmente avv
12 possibilmente

avv [possibil'mente]
if possible

ti telefono possibilmente domani — I'll phone you tomorrow if I can
PAROLA CHIAVE: possibilmente non si traduce mai con la parola inglese possibly

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13 volere

1. v/t and v/i want

vorrei... I would or I'd like...

vorrei partire I'd like to leave

volere dire mean

volere bene a qualcuno ( amare) love someone

ci vogliono dieci mesi it takes ten months

senza volere without meaning to

2. m will

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volere v.tr.

1 ( per esprimere volontà o desiderio) to want; to wish; ( nel significato di piacere, gradire) to like (costr. pers.); (al cond. pres.) would like, (al cond. pass.) would have liked: voglio andare a casa, I want to go home; vogliamo parlare col direttore, we want (o wish) to speak to the manager; non vuole vederti, he doesn't want to see you; che cosa vuoi?, what do you want?; quando vuole partire?, when does he want (o wish) to leave?; vuoi andare al cinema stasera?, do you want to go to the cinema tonight?; chi vuole, può uscire, anyone who wishes to leave may do so; voleva restare solo, he wanted to be left alone; non volevano spendere troppo, they didn't want to spend too much; ha voluto sapere tutto, he wanted to know everything; se volesse, volendo, potrebbe fare da solo, if he wanted to, he could do it by himself; fa' come vuoi, do as you like; puoi andare quando vuoi, you can go when you like; potete fare tutto quello che volete, you can do anything you like; vorrei del vino, I'd like some wine; vorremmo una casa più grande, we'd like a bigger house; vorrei vedere delle scarpe da tennis, I'd like to see some tennis shoes; vorrebbe iscriversi all'università, he would like to go to university; avrei voluto dirtelo, ma mi è mancato il coraggio, I would have liked to tell you, but I didn't dare; avrei voluto venire prima, I'd have liked to come sooner; vuole che io studi di più, he wants me to study harder; vuoi che venga con te?, do you want me to come with you?; volete che vi accompagni a casa?, do you want me to take you home?; non volevo che facessi tutto questo per me, I didn't want you to do all this for me; i genitori volevano che diventasse avvocato, his parents wanted him to become a lawyer; vorrebbe che restassimo con lei, she would like us to stay with her; avrei tanto voluto che fossi arrivato prima, I wish you had arrived sooner // anche volendo, neanche a volerlo, even if you tried (o wanted to): anche volendo, è impossibile sbagliare, you couldn't go wrong, even if you tried (o wanted to) // non volendo, senza volere, ( senza intenzione) without wishing (o wanting) to: l'ho offeso senza volerlo, I offended him without wishing (o wanting) to // volere qlcu. per, come..., to want s.o. for (o as)...: nessuno lo vorrebbe per, come socio, nobody would like him for (o as) a partner // che tu, egli ecc. lo voglia o no, whether you like it or not, whether he likes it or not etc.

2 (per esprimere desiderio intenso, gener. irrealizzabile) to wish (con cong. se riferito al pres. o pass.; con cond. se riferito al futuro e talvolta al pres.): vorrei non averlo mai conosciuto, I wish I had never met him; vorrei averti ascoltato, I wish I had listened to you; vorrei che venisse ogni giorno, I wish he came every day; come vorrei che tu fossi con noi!, (how) I wish you were here!; vorrei, avrei voluto esserci anch'io!, I wish I were there too! (o I wish I'd been there too!); avrebbe voluto che il tempo si fermasse, he wished time could have stopped still; vorrebbe essere più giovane, he wishes he were younger; vorrei poterti credere!, I wish I could believe you!; avremmo voluto poterti stare vicino, we wish we could have been with you

3 (per esprimere determinazione, volontà intensa) (pres. indic. e cong.) will; (pass. indic. e cong.; cond.) would; (se seguito da compl. ogg. o da che + v. al cong.) will have, would have (seguiti dal v. all'inf. senza to): voglio riuscire!, I will succeed! (o I'm determined to succeed); non voglio più tornarci!, I will never go there again!; gli hanno proibito di fumare, ma lui non vuole smettere, he's been told not to smoke, but he won't give up; avrebbe potuto farlo, ma non ha voluto, he could have done it, but he wouldn't (o but he refused to); non vollero aiutarci, they wouldn't (o they refused to) help us; non voglio scuse, I won't have any excuses; non voglio assolutamente che lui parli così, I won't have him speaking like that; voglio ( che) sappiate che..., I'll have you know that... // voleva vincere a tutti i costi, he was determined to win // il cavallo s'impennò e non volle più andare avanti, the horse reared and refused to go on // l'auto non vuole partire oggi, (fam.) the car won't start today; questo cassetto non vuole chiudersi, (fam.) this drawer won't close

4 ( in formule di cortesia) ( nelle richieste) will, can; would, would mind; ( nelle offerte) will have, would like: vorresti aprire la finestra?, would you open (o do you mind opening o would you mind opening) the window?; vuoi passarmi quelle carte, per favore?, will (o can) you pass me those papers, please? (o would you pass me those papers?); vuoi qualcosa da mangiare?, will you have (o would you like) something to eat?; non vorresti entrare?, won't you come in?; non volete accomodarvi?, won't you sit down?; vuol essere così gentile da..., will you be so kind as to... // (comm.) vogliate informarci al più presto possibile, please let us know as soon as possible

5 ( essere disposto a) to be* willing (to); ( essere intenzionato a) to be* going (to): gli hanno offerto il posto di direttore, ma non vuole accettare, he has been offered the directorship, but he isn't willing to (o he isn't going to) accept; non vogliono pagare una cifra così alta, they are not willing (o they are unwilling) to pay such a high price; non voglio assumermi tutta la responsabilità, I'm not going to take all the responsibility

6 (con riferimento a una volontà superiore, nel significato di disporre, stabilire) to will: come Dio vuole, as God wills; il cielo, il destino ha voluto così, heaven, fate has willed it so // se Dio vuole, domani siamo a casa, God willing, we'll be home tomorrow // come Dio volle, arrivarono a casa, somehow they managed to get home // Dio lo voglia!, God grant it!; Dio non voglia!, God forbid!; Dio volesse che non l'avessi mai incontrato!, would to God I'd never met him! // non cade foglia che Dio non voglia, (prov.) God watches over all things

7 ( dire, imporre, sostenere) to state, to say*: la legge vuole che..., the law states (o says) that... // la leggenda vuole che Roma fosse fondata da Romolo, legend has it that Rome was founded by Romulus // si vuole che egli fosse un grande condottiero, they say he was a great leader

8 ( permettere) to let*, to allow: i suoi genitori non volevano che uscisse sola la sera, her parents wouldn't let her go out (o wouldn't allow her to go out) alone in the evening; se la mamma vuole, verrò con voi, I'll come with you if Mum lets me; non ha voluto che pagassi io il conto, he wouldn't let me pay (o he wouldn't allow me to pay) the bill

9 ( esigere, pretendere) to expect, to want, to demand, to exact; ( far pagare) to want, to charge, to ask (for): vuole troppo dai suoi dipendenti, he expects (o wants o demands o exacts) too much from his employees; ma che cosa vogliono ancora da me?, what else do they expect from (o of) me?; vuole 1.600 euro per questa auto usata, he wants 1,600 euros for this second-hand car; quanto volete per vitto e alloggio?, how much do you charge for board and lodging?; quanto vogliono per quell'appartamento?, how much are they asking for that flat?; quanto ha voluto per riparare il televisore?, how much did he charge for repairing the TV set?

10 ( aver bisogno di, richiedere) to need, to want, to require, to take*: sono piante che vogliono molte cure, they are plants that need (o want o require) a lot of care; è un verbo che vuole il congiuntivo, it's a verb that requires (o takes) the subjunctive // ti vogliono al telefono, you're wanted on the phone // ogni frutto vuole la sua stagione, (prov.) there's a time and place for everything

11 (con v. impers., nel significato di essere prossimo, imminente, probabile) to be going (to); to look (like): vuol piovere, sembra che voglia piovere, it looks like rain (o it's going to rain); non pare che voglia rasserenarsi, it doesn't look as if it's going to clear up

12 voler dire, to mean*: che cosa vuoi dire ( con questo)?, what do you mean (by this)?; che cosa vuol dire questa parola?, what does this word mean?; che cosa volevi dire con quell'occhiata?, what did you mean by that look?; ciò vuol dire che abbiamo sbagliato tutto, that means we got it all wrong; questo non vuol dir niente, this doesn'

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: volere o no, volere o volare (fam.), willy-nilly // non vorrei sbagliarmi, ma..., I may be wrong, but... // vorrei vedere che egli fosse d'accordo, I bet he won't agree // non volevo convincermi che..., I couldn't believe that... // qui ti voglio!, that's the rub! // voler bene, to love, to be fond of; voler male, to hate, ( serbare rancore) to bear ill will (o to bear a grudge o to hold it against s.o.); non volermene, don't bear me a grudge (o don't hold it against me) // che vuoi, che volete, cosa vuole?, what do you expect? (o what can I do?); che volete, sono ragazzi!, what do you expect, they're (only) teenagers! // te la sei voluta, you asked for it // volere è potere, where there's a will, there's a way.

volere s.m. ( volontà) will: lo feci contro il volere di mio padre, I did it against my father's will; sia fatto il volere di Dio, God's will be done; tutto dipende dal volere di Dio, everything depends on the will of God // a mio, tuo volere, as I, you like; di mio, tuo ecc. volere, ( spontaneamente) of my own, your own etc. accord // di buon volere, readily // concordia di voleri, concurrence of wishes // i divini voleri, the Divine Will.

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1. [vo'lere]
vb irreg vt (nei tempi composti prende l'ausiliare del verbo che accompagna)
1) (gen) to want

voglio una risposta da voi — I want an answer from you

voglio che ti lavi le mani — I want you to wash your hands

che tu lo voglia o no — whether you like it or not

vuol venire a tutti i costi — he wants to come at all costs

quanto vuole per quel quadro? — how much does he want for that painting?

voglio comprare una macchina nuova — I want to buy a new car

che cosa vuoi che faccia? — what do you want me to do?

2)

(desiderare) vorrei del pane — I would like some bread

vorrei farlo/che tu lo facessi — I would like to do it/you to do it

mi vorrebbero vedere sposato — they would like to see me married, they would like me to marry

se volete, possiamo partire subito — if you like o want, we can leave right away

come vuoi — as you like

devo pagare subito o posso pagare domani? - come vuole — do I have to pay now or can I pay tomorrow? - as you prefer

volevo parlartene — I meant to talk to you about it

se volesse potrebbe farcela — he could do it if he wanted to

vuole un po' di caffè? — would you like some coffee?

adesso vorrei andarmene — i'd like to go now

vorrebbe andare in America — she'd like to go to America

3)

(con funzione di richiesta o offerta) vuole o vorrebbe essere così gentile da...? — would you be so kind as to...?

vuoi chiudere la finestra? — would you mind closing the window?

non vuole accomodarsi? — won't you sit down?

vogliamo sederci? — shall we sit down?

prendine quanto vuoi — help yourself, take as many (o much) as you like

ne vuoi ancora? — would you like some more?

vuoi che io faccia qualcosa? — would you like me to do something?, shall I do something?

ma vuoi star zitto! — oh, do be quiet!

4)

(consentire) se la padrona di casa vuole, ti posso ospitare — if my landlady agrees I can put you up

ho chiesto di parlargli, ma non ha voluto ricevermi — I asked to have a word with him but he wouldn't see me

la macchina non vuole partire — the car won't start

parla bene l'inglese quando vuole — he can speak English well when he has a mind to o when he feels like it

5) (aspettarsi) to want, expect, (richiedere) to want, require, demand

che cosa vuoi da me? — what do you want from me?, what do you expect of me?

la tradizione vuole che... — custom requires that...

vuole troppo dai suoi studenti — he expects too much of his students

il verbo transitivo vuole il complemento oggetto — transitive verbs require a direct object

6)

volerne a qn — to have sth against sb, have a grudge against sb, bear sb a grudge

me ne vuole ancora per quello che gli ho fatto — he still bears me a grudge for what I did to him

non me ne volere — don't hold it against me

7)

voler dire (che)... — (significare) to mean (that)...

cosa vuol dire questa parola? — what does this word mean?

se non puoi oggi vorrà dire che ci vediamo domani — if you can't make it today, I'll see you tomorrow

vuoi dire che non parti più? — do you mean that you're not leaving after all?

voglio dire... — (per correggersi) I mean...

volevo ben dire! — I thought as much!

8) (ritenere) to think

la leggenda vuole che... — legend has it that...

si vuole che anche lui sia coinvolto nella faccenda — he is also thought to be involved in the matter

9)

volerci — (essere necessario: materiale, attenzione) to need, (tempo) to take

ci vuol ben altro per farmi arrabbiare — it'll take a lot more than that to make me angry

quanto ci vuole per andare da Roma a Firenze? — to how long does it take to go from Rome to Florence?

quanta farina ci vuole per questa torta? — how much flour do you need to make this cake?

ci vorrebbe un bel caffè — a nice cup of coffee is just what's needed

è quel che ci vuole — it's just what is needed

ce ne vuole per farglielo entrare nella zucca — it's not easy to get it into his thick skull

per una giacca ci vogliono quattro metri di stoffa — you need four metres of material to make a jacket

ci vuole il pane — we need bread

10)

(fraseologia) voler bene a qn — (amore) to love sb, (affetto) to be fond of sb, like sb very much

volesse il cielo che... — God grant that...

se Dio vuole — God willing

voler male a qn — to dislike sb

sembra che voglia piovere — it looks like rain

sembra che voglia mettersi al bello — the weather seems to be clearing up

volere è potere — where there's a will there's a way

qui ti voglio — that's the problem

non vorrei sbagliarmi, ma... — I may be wrong, but...

senza volere — unwittingly, without meaning to, unintentionally

l'ho spinto senza volere — I accidentally pushed him

chi troppo vuole nulla stringe — (Proverbio) don't ask for too much or you may come away empty-handed

te la sei voluta — you asked for it

voglio vedere se rifiuta — I bet she doesn't refuse

vorrei proprio vedere! — I'm not at all surprised!, that doesn't surprise me in the slightest!

vuoi... vuoi... — either... or...

2. vr (volersi)

(uso reciproco)

volersi bene — (amore) to love each other, (affetto) to be fond of o like each other

3. sm

will, wish(es)

contro il volere di — against the wishes of

per volere del padre — in obedience to his father's will o wishes

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I 1. [vo'lere]
verbo modale

1) (intendere) to want; (desiderare) would like; (più forte) to wish

vuole andare a sciare — she wants to go skiing

vuole fare l'astronauta — he wants o would like to be an astronaut

vorrebbero andare a casa — they wish o would like to go home

volevo dirvi che — I wanted to tell you that

avrei voluto vedere te! — colloq. I'd like to have seen you!

non vorrei disturbarla — I don't want to put you out

vorrei avere un milione di dollari — I wish I had a million dollars

2) (in offerte o richieste cortesi)

vuoi bere qualcosa? — would you like to have a drink?

vorrei parlarle in privato — I'd like to speak to you in private

vuoi venire con noi? — will you come with us?

3) (in frasi interrogative, con valore di imperativo)

vuoi stare zitto? — will you shut up!

vuoi chiudere quella porta? — close that door, will you?

4) colloq. (in frasi negative) (riuscire)

il motore non vuole mettersi in moto — the engine won't start

la mia ferita non vuole guarire — my wound won't heal

5) voler dire (significare) to mean*

cosa vuoi dire? — what do you mean?

che cosa vuol dire questa parola? — what does this word mean?

non vorrai dire che è medico? — you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor?
2.
verbo transitivo

1) (essere risoluto a ottenere) to want

voglio una relazione dettagliata per domani mattina — I want a detailed report by tomorrow morning

vuole la tua felicità — she wants you to be happy

vuole che tutto sia finito per le 8 — she wants everything finished by 8 o'clock

vuoi proprio che te lo dica? il tuo amico è un imbroglione — I hate to say it, but your friend is a crook

che tu lo voglia o no — whether you like it or not

2) (desiderare)

vorrei una macchina — I'd like to have a car

vorrei che fosse qui — I wish he were here

3) (con complemento predicativo)

suo padre lo vuole dottore — his father wants him to become a doctor

4) (in offerte o richieste cortesi)

vorrei un chilo di pere, un bicchier d'acqua — I'd like a kilo of pears, a glass of water

volevo una birra — colloq. I'd like a beer

vuoi qualcosa da bere? — would you like (to have) a drink?

5) (preferire)

vieni quando vuoi — come whenever you want o like

"cosa facciamo questa sera?" - "quello che vuoi tu" — "what shall we do tonight?" - "whatever you like"

vorrei che tu non tornassi a casa da sola — I'd rather you didn't come home alone

6) (pretendere)

come vuoi che ti creda? — how could I believe you?

cosa vuoi di più? — what more could you ask (for)?

cos'altro vogliono da noi? — what else o more do they want of us?

7) (richiedere)

quanto vuole per la bicicletta? — how much is she asking for her bicycle?

quanto ha voluto per riparare la lavastoviglie? — how much did he charge for repairing the dishwasher?

8) (cercare)

il capo ti vuole nel suo ufficio — the boss wants you in his office

ti vogliono al telefono — you're wanted on the phone

9) (permettere)

non posso venire, mia madre non vuole — I can't come, my mother doesn't want me to

10) (necessitare) to require, to need

queste piante vogliono un clima umido — these plants require o need a humid climate

questo verbo vuole il congiuntivo — this verb requires o takes the subjunctive

11) (prescrivere)

la leggenda vuole che — legend has it that

come vuole la leggenda, la tradizione — as legend, tradition has it

12) (ritenere)

alcuni vogliono che si trattasse di un complotto — some people believe it was a conspiracy

c'è chi lo vuole innocente — some people think he is innocent

13) volerci (essere necessario) to take*, to be* needed, to be* required

ci vuole pazienza — it takes o you need patience

ci vorrebbe un uomo come lui — we need a man like him

ci vorrebbe una persona robusta per fare quello — it would take a strong person to do that

ci vuole un po' di pioggia — some rain is necessary

quanto zucchero ci vuole per la torta? — how much sugar is needed for the cake?

volerci molto (tempo) — to take long

quanto ci vuole per arrivare a Venezia? — how long does it take to get to Venice?

ci vogliono sei ore — it takes six hours

ci vogliono 500 euro per il volo — you'll need 500 euros for the flight

con quel vestito ci vorrebbe un foulard rosso — (addirsi) a red scarf would go well with that dress

con la carne ci vuole il vino rosso — red wine should be drunk with meat

14) volerne (gradire) to want

non ne voglio più — I don't want any more

prendine quanto ne vuoi — take as much as you please o want

volerne a qcn. — (serbare rancore) to bear BE o hold AE a grudge against sb., to bear sb. ill will
3.
verbo pronominale volersi

1) (reciprocamente)

- rsi bene — to love (each other)

- rsi male — to hate each other

2) volersela

te la sei voluta — (cercarsela) you brought it on yourself, you asked for it

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come vuoi (tu) — as you wish o like

voler bene a qcn. — to love sb.

volere male a qcn. — (nutrire rancore) to bear ill will to sb.; (nutrire odio) to hate sb.

volere la pelle di qcn. o volere morto qcn. to want sb. dead; vuoi... vuoi either... or; vuoi vedere che telefona? do you want to bet he's going to call? anche volendo non ce l'avrei mai fatta even had I wanted to, I would never have made it; volendo potremmo vederci domani we could meet tomorrow if we wanted; puoi gridare quanto vuoi, tanto ci vado ugualmente! you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway! se Dio vuole Dio volendo God willing; senza volerlo [urtare, rivelare] by accident, unintentionally; cosa vuoi (che ti dica),... what can o shall I say,...; cosa vuoi, sono bambini! what do you expect, they're children! qui ti voglio! let's see what you can do! (è questo il problema) that's just it o the trouble! ce n'è voluto! it took some doing! ( per fare to do); è proprio quello che ci vuole! that's just the job o the (very) thing! ci vuol (ben) altro che... it takes more than...; ci vuole un bel coraggio! it really takes some cheek (a to); ci voleva anche questa! this is just too much! as if we didn't have enough problems! that's all we needed! that's done it! non ci vuole molto a capirlo spreg. it doesn't take much understanding; che ci vuole? it's not all that difficult! quando ci vuole, ci vuole = sometimes you've just got to; volere è potere — prov. where there's a will there's a way
II [vo'lere]
sostantivo maschile will

contro il proprio volere — against one's will

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volere²

/vo'lere/

sostantivo m.

will; contro il proprio volere against one's will.

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volere¹

/vo'lere/ [100]

I verbo modale

1 (intendere) to want; (desiderare) would like; (più forte) to wish; vuole andare a sciare she wants to go skiing; vuole fare l'astronauta he wants o would like to be an astronaut; vorrebbero andare a casa they wish o would like to go home; volevo dirvi che I wanted to tell you that; avrei voluto vedere te! colloq. I'd like to have seen you! non vorrei disturbarla I don't want to put you out; vorrei avere un milione di dollari I wish I had a million dollars

2 (in offerte o richieste cortesi) vuoi bere qualcosa? would you like to have a drink? vorrei parlarle in privato I'd like to speak to you in private; vuoi venire con noi? will you come with us?

3 (in frasi interrogative, con valore di imperativo) vuoi stare zitto? will you shut up! vuoi chiudere quella porta? close that door, will you?

4 colloq. (in frasi negative) (riuscire) il motore non vuole mettersi in moto the engine won't start; la mia ferita non vuole guarire my wound won't heal

5 voler dire (significare) to mean*; cosa vuoi dire? what do you mean? che cosa vuol dire questa parola? what does this word mean? non vorrai dire che è medico? you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor?

II verbo transitivo

1 (essere risoluto a ottenere) to want; voglio una relazione dettagliata per domani mattina I want a detailed report by tomorrow morning; vuole la tua felicità she wants you to be happy; vuole che tutto sia finito per le 8 she wants everything finished by 8 o'clock; vuoi proprio che te lo dica? il tuo amico è un imbroglione I hate to say it, but your friend is a crook; che tu lo voglia o no whether you like it or not

2 (desiderare) vorrei una macchina I'd like to have a car; vorrei che fosse qui I wish he were here

3 (con complemento predicativo) suo padre lo vuole dottore his father wants him to become a doctor

4 (in offerte o richieste cortesi) vorrei un chilo di pere, un bicchier d'acqua I'd like a kilo of pears, a glass of water; volevo una birra colloq. I'd like a beer; vuoi qualcosa da bere? would you like (to have) a drink?

5 (preferire) vieni quando vuoi come whenever you want o like; "cosa facciamo questa sera?" - "quello che vuoi tu" "what shall we do tonight?" - "whatever you like"; vorrei che tu non tornassi a casa da sola I'd rather you didn't come home alone

6 (pretendere) come vuoi che ti creda? how could I believe you? cosa vuoi di più? what more could you ask (for)? cos'altro vogliono da noi? what else o more do they want of us?

7 (richiedere) quanto vuole per la bicicletta? how much is she asking for her bicycle? quanto ha voluto per riparare la lavastoviglie? how much did he charge for repairing the dishwasher?

8 (cercare) il capo ti vuole nel suo ufficio the boss wants you in his office; ti vogliono al telefono you're wanted on the phone

9 (permettere) non posso venire, mia madre non vuole I can't come, my mother doesn't want me to

10 (necessitare) to require, to need; queste piante vogliono un clima umido these plants require o need a humid climate; questo verbo vuole il congiuntivo this verb requires o takes the subjunctive

11 (prescrivere) la leggenda vuole che legend has it that; come vuole la leggenda, la tradizione as legend, tradition has it

12 (ritenere) alcuni vogliono che si trattasse di un complotto some people believe it was a conspiracy; c'è chi lo vuole innocente some people think he is innocent

13 volerci (essere necessario) to take*, to be* needed, to be* required; ci vuole pazienza it takes o you need patience; ci vorrebbe un uomo come lui we need a man like him; ci vorrebbe una persona robusta per fare quello it would take a strong person to do that; ci vuole un po' di pioggia some rain is necessary; quanto zucchero ci vuole per la torta? how much sugar is needed for the cake? volerci molto (tempo) to take long; quanto ci vuole per arrivare a Venezia? how long does it take to get to Venice? ci vogliono sei ore it takes six hours; ci vogliono 500 euro per il volo you'll need 500 euros for the flight; con quel vestito ci vorrebbe un foulard rosso (addirsi) a red scarf would go well with that dress; con la carne ci vuole il vino rosso red wine should be drunk with meat

14 volerne (gradire) to want; non ne voglio più I don't want any more; prendine quanto ne vuoi take as much as you please o want; volerne a qcn. (serbare rancore) to bear BE o hold AE a grudge against sb., to bear sb. ill will

III volersi verbo pronominale

1 (reciprocamente) - rsi bene to love (each other); - rsi male to hate each other

2 volersela te la sei voluta (cercarsela) you brought it on yourself, you asked for it

IDIOMS

come vuoi (tu) as you wish o like; voler bene a qcn. to love sb.; volere male a qcn. (nutrire rancore) to bear ill will to sb.; (nutrire odio) to hate sb.; volere la pelle di qcn. o volere morto qcn. to want sb. dead; vuoi... vuoi either... or; vuoi vedere che telefona? do you want to bet he's going to call? anche volendo non ce l'avrei mai fatta even had I wanted to, I would never have made it; volendo potremmo vederci domani we could meet tomorrow if we wanted; puoi gridare quanto vuoi, tanto ci vado ugualmente! you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway! se Dio vuole, Dio volendo God willing; senza volerlo [urtare, rivelare] by accident, unintentionally; cosa vuoi (che ti dica),... what can o shall I say,...; cosa vuoi, sono bambini! what do you expect, they're children! qui ti voglio! let's see what you can do! (è questo il problema) that's just it o the trouble! ce n'è voluto! it took some doing! ( per fare to do); è proprio quello che ci vuole! that's just the job o the (very) thing! ci vuol (ben) altro che... it takes more than...; ci vuole un bel coraggio! it really takes some cheek (a to); ci voleva anche questa! this is just too much! as if we didn't have enough problems! that's all we needed! that's done it! non ci vuole molto a capirlo spreg. it doesn't take much understanding; che ci vuole? it's not all that difficult! quando ci vuole, ci vuole = sometimes you've just got to; volere è potere prov. where there's a will there's a way.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > volere
14 anrufen

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I vt/i TELEF.; jemanden oder bei jemandem ring (up), call (up); make a phone call; rufen Sie einfach an auch just give us etc. a call; ich muss mal eben anrufen I’ve just got to make a phone call ( oder ring s.o. up)

II v/t

1. (anflehen) implore, invoke

2. (Gericht etc.) appeal to

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(Gericht) to appeal to;

(Gott) to invoke;

(Telefon) to ring up; to phone; to telephone; to make a phone call; to call

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ạn|ru|fen sep
1. vt

1) (= zurufen) to shout to; (TELEC) to ring (esp Brit), to phone, to call; (MIL Posten) to challenge

darf ich dich anrufen? — can I give you a ring? (esp Brit), can I call you?

2) ( appellieren anum for) to appeal to; Gott to call on

2. vi
inf = telefonieren) to phone, to make a (phone) call/phone calls
bei jdm anrufen — to phone sb

kann man hier bei Ihnen anrufen? — can I make a (phone) call from here?

ins Ausland/nach Amerika anrufen — to phone abroad/America

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1) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) call

2) (to telephone (someone): He called me up from the airport.) call up

3) (to telephone (someone): I'll give you a call tomorrow.) give (someone) a call

4) (to appeal to (some power, eg God, the law etc) for help etc.) invoke

5) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll phone (him) up and ask about it.) phone up

6) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) ring

7) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telephone

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an|ru·fen

irreg

I. vt

1. (telefonisch kontaktieren)

▪ jdn \anrufen to call sb [on the telephone], to phone sb, to give sb a ring [or fam call]

▪ angerufen werden to get a telephone call

2. MIL (aufrufen)

▪ jdn \anrufen to challenge sb; (von einem Polizisten) to shout sb a warning

3. JUR (appellieren)

▪ jdn/etw \anrufen to appeal to sb/sth

4. (beschwören)

▪ jdn/etw \anrufen to call on sb/sth

II. vi

▪ [bei jdm/für jdn] \anrufen to phone [sb/for sb]

darf ich mal bei dir \anrufen? can I give you a call?

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) call or shout to; call < sleeping person>; hail < ship>; < sentry> challenge

2) (geh.): (angehen, bitten) appeal to < person, court> (um for); call upon < God>

3) (telefonisch anrufen) ring (Brit.); call
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb ring (Brit.); call

bei jemandem anrufen — ring (Brit.) or call somebody

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anrufen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t & v/i TEL; jemanden oder bei jemandem ring (up), call (up); make a phone call;

rufen Sie einfach an auch just give us etc a call;

ich muss mal eben anrufen I’ve just got to make a phone call ( oder ring sb up)

B. v/t

1. (anflehen) implore, invoke

2. (Gericht etc) appeal to

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) call or shout to; call < sleeping person>; hail < ship>; < sentry> challenge

2) (geh.): (angehen, bitten) appeal to <person, court> (um for); call upon < God>

3) (telefonisch anrufen) ring (Brit.); call
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb ring (Brit.); call

bei jemandem anrufen — ring (Brit.) or call somebody

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(Telefon) v.

to call (US) v.

to phone (UK) v. v.

to appeal (to) v.

to buzz v.

to invoke v.

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15 devoir

devoir [d(ə)vwaʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. auxiliary verb

3. reflexive verb

4. masculine noun

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► The past participle dû takes a circumflex to distinguish it from the article du. Only the masculine singular has this accent.

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to owe

• devoir qch à qn to owe sb sth

• elle lui doit 200 € she owes him 200 euros

• c'est à son courage qu'elle doit la vie she owes her life to his courage

• je dois à mes parents d'avoir réussi I owe my success to my parents

• c'est à lui que l'on doit cette découverte it is to him that we owe this discovery

• devoir obéissance à qn to owe sb obedience

• il lui doit bien cela ! it's the least he can do for him!

• à qui doit-on la découverte du radium ? who discovered radium?

• il ne veut rien devoir à personne he doesn't want to be indebted to anyone

2. <

   a. (obligation)

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► Lorsque devoir exprime une obligation, il se traduit généralement par to have (got) to lorsqu'il s'agit de contraintes extérieures ; notez que to have got to ne s'utilise qu'au présent. must a généralement une valeur plus impérative ; must étant défectif, on utilise to have to aux temps où il ne se conjugue pas.

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• je ne peux pas aller au cinéma, je dois travailler I can't go to the cinema, I've got to work

• si je rentre tard, je dois téléphoner à ma mère if I stay out late, I have to phone my mother

• je dois téléphoner à ma mère ! I must phone my mother!

• Stéphanie doit partir ce soir Stéphanie has to go tonight

• Martin avait promis, il devait le faire Martin had promised, so he had to do it

• David a cru devoir accepter David thought he should agree

• dois-je comprendre par là que... am I to understand from this that...

   b. (conseil)

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► Lorsque devoir est au conditionnel et qu'il exprime une suggestion, il se traduit par should.

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• tu devrais t'habiller plus chaudement you should dress more warmly

• il aurait dû la prévenir he should have warned her

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► Lorsque devoir exprime une fatalité, il se traduit généralement par to be bound to.

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• nos chemins devaient se croiser un jour ou l'autre our paths were bound to cross some time

• cela devait arriver ! it was bound to happen!

• les choses semblent devoir s'arranger things seem to be sorting themselves out

• elle ne devait pas les revoir vivants she was never to see them alive again

   d. (prévision)

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► Lorsque devoir exprime une prévision, il est souvent traduit par to be going to.

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• elle doit vous téléphoner demain she's going to ring you tomorrow

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► Notez l'emploi de to be due to dans les contextes où la notion de temps est importante.

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• son train doit or devrait arriver dans cinq minutes his train is due to arrive in five minutes

• Antoinette devait partir à six heures mais la réunion s'est prolongée Antoinette was due to leave at six but the meeting went on longer

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► Lorsque devoir exprime une hypothèse, il se traduit par must dans les phrases affirmatives.

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• il doit faire froid ici en hiver it must be cold here in winter

• il a dû se tromper de chemin he must have lost his way

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► Au conditionnel, on utilise should.

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• ça devrait pouvoir se faire it should be feasible

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► Dans les phrases négatives, on utilise généralement can't.

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• elle ne doit pas être bête she can't be stupid

• il ne doit pas faire chaud en hiver it can't be warm in winter

3. <

► se devoir

• les époux se doivent fidélité husband and wife have a duty to be faithful to one another► se devoir de ( = être obligé de)

nous nous devons de le lui dire it is our duty to tell him

• je me devais d'essayer I had to try for my own sake► comme il se doit

• j'en ai informé mon chef, comme il se doit I informed my boss, of course

• on a fêté l'événement, comme il se doit and naturally, we celebrated the event

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   a. ( = obligation) duty

• faire son devoir to do one's duty

• agir par devoir to act from a sense of duty

• se faire un devoir de faire qch to make it one's duty to do sth

• il est de mon devoir de... it is my duty to...

   b. (scolaire) ( = dissertation) essay ; ( = exercice fait en classe) exercise ; (fait à la maison) homework uncount

• faire ses devoirs to do one's homework

• devoirs de vacances holiday homework

• devoir surveillé or sur table written test

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Note: Lorsque devoir est utilisé comme auxiliaire pour exprimer une obligation posée comme directive, une recommandation, une hypothèse ou un objectif, il se traduit par must suivi de l'infinitif sans to: je dois finir ma traduction aujourd'hui = I must finish my translation today; tu dois avoir faim! = you must be hungry!

Lorsqu'il exprime une obligation imposée par les circonstances extérieures, il se traduit par to have suivi de l'infinitif: je dois me lever tous les matins à sept heures = I have to get up at seven o'clock every morning

Les autres sens du verbe auxiliaire, et devoir verbe transitif et verbe pronominal, sont présentés ci-dessous

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1. dəvwɑʀ
verbe auxiliaire

1) (obligation, recommandation, hypothèse)

tu dois te brosser les dents au moins deux fois par jour — you must brush your teeth at least twice a day

je dois aller travailler — I've got to go to work

il a dû accepter — ( obligation) he had to accept; ( hypothèse) he must have accepted

tu ne dois pas montrer du doigt! — you shouldn't point!

ces mesures doivent permettre une amélioration du niveau de vie — these measures should allow an improvement in the standard of living

il doit absolument éviter l'alcool — it's imperative that he avoid alcohol, he really must avoid alcohol

je dois dire/reconnaître que cela ne m'étonne pas — I have to ou I must say/admit I'm not surprised

elle ne doit pas être fière! — she must be ashamed of herself

je devais avoir 12 ans à ce moment-là — I must have been 12 at the time

ils doivent arriver d'une minute à l'autre — they're due to arrive any minute

2) ( être dans la nécessité de)

l'entreprise va devoir fermer — the company will have to close

dois-je prendre un parapluie? — do I need to take an umbrella?

dussé-je en mourir — liter even if I die for it

il a cru devoir partir — he felt obliged to leave

3) ( exprime une prévision)

elles devaient en parler — they were to talk about it

le contrat doit être signé à 16 h — the contract is to be signed at 4 pm

à quelle heure doit-il rentrer? — what time should he be home?

je dois m'absenter prochainement — I'll have to leave shortly

4) ( exprime la fatalité)

ce qui devait arriver arriva — the inevitable happened

cela devait arriver — it was bound ou it had to happen

nous devons tous mourir un jour — we all have to die some day

elle devait mourir dans un accident de voiture — she was to die in a car crash

2.

verbe transitif

1) ( avoir à payer) to owe [argent, repas]

devoir quelque chose à quelqu'un — to owe something to somebody, to owe somebody something

combien vous dois-je? — ( pour un service) how much do I owe you?; ( pour un achat) how much is it?

2) ( être redevable de)

devoir quelque chose à quelqu'un — to owe something to somebody, to owe somebody something

je te dois d'avoir gagné — it's thanks to you that I won

3) ( avoir une obligation morale)

devoir quelque chose à quelqu'un — to owe somebody something

il me doit des excuses — he owes me an apology

3.

se devoir verbe pronominal

1) ( avoir une obligation morale)

se devoir à quelqu'un/son pays — to have a duty to somebody/one's country

2) ( réciproquement)

les époux se doivent fidélité — spouses owe it to each other to be faithful

3) ( par convention)

un homme de son rang se doit d'avoir un chauffeur — a man of his standing has to have a chauffeur

4.

comme il se doit locution adverbiale

1) ( comme le veut l'usage)

faire quelque chose/agir comme il se doit — to do something/to act in the correct way

2) ( comme prévu)

comme il se doit, elle est en retard! — as you might expect, she's late!

II dəvwɑʀ
nom masculin ( obligation morale) duty

faire son devoir — to do one's duty

le devoir m'appelle! — duty calls!

il est de mon devoir de — it's my duty to; École ( exercice fait en classe) test; ( fait à la maison) homework [U]

Phrasal Verbs:

- devoir surveillé or sur table

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d(ə)vwaʀ
1. nm

1) (= obligation) duty

Aller voter fait partie des devoirs du citoyen. — Voting is part of one's duty as a citizen.

se faire un devoir de faire qch — to make it one's duty to do sth

2) ÉDUCATION (à faire chez soi) piece of homework, homework no pl (à faire en classe) exercise

faire ses devoirs — to do one's homework

2. vt

1) (= être redevable de) [argent] to owe

devoir qch à qn [argent, respect] — to owe sb sth

Combien est-ce que je vous dois? — How much do I owe you?

devoir à qn de faire qch — to owe it to sb to do sth

Je lui dois de régler cette affaire le plus rapidement possible. — I owe it to him to sort this matter out as quickly as possible.

2) (obligation)

devoir faire qch — to have to do sth

Il doit le faire tout de suite. — He has to do it immediately., He must do it immediately.

Je dois partir. — I've got to go., I must go.

3) (au conditionnel)

je devrais faire... — I ought to do..., I should do...

Tu n'aurais pas dû... — You ought not to have..., You shouldn't have...

4) (fatalité)

devoir se produire — to be bound to happen

Cela devait arriver un jour. — It was bound to happen some day.

5) (intention)

devoir faire qch — to be due to do sth

Il doit partir demain. — He is to leave tomorrow., He is due to leave tomorrow.

Le nouveau centre commercial doit ouvrir en mai. — The new shopping centre is due to open in May.

6) (probabilité)

Il doit être tard. — It must be late.

Tu dois être fatigué. — You must be tired.

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I.

devoir

A nm

1 ( obligation morale) duty; avoir le sens du devoir to have a sense of duty; homme/femme de devoir man/woman of conscience; agir par devoir to act out of a sense of duty; faire son devoir to do one's duty; je n'ai fait que mon devoir I only did my duty;

2 ( obligation imposée par la loi ou les convenances) duty; manquer à tous ses devoirs to fail in all one's duties; le devoir m'appelle! duty calls!; se faire un devoir de faire to make it one's duty to do; il est de mon devoir de it's my duty to; se mettre en devoir de faire qch to set about doing sth; voter est un droit, c'est aussi un devoir voting is not only a right, but also a duty; ⇒ réserve;

3 Scol ( exercice écrit) ( fait en classe) test; ( fait à la maison) homework ¢; faire ses devoirs to do one's homework; fais tes devoirs avant d'aller jouer do your homework before going out to play; j'ai un devoir d'anglais demain I've got an English test tomorrow; j'ai un devoir à rendre pour lundi I have a piece of homework to hand in on Monday.

B † devoirs nmpl ( hommages) respects; présenter ses devoirs à qn to pay one's respects to sb; les derniers devoirs rendus à qn the last respects paid to sb.

Composés

devoir d'ingérence Pol duty to interfere in the affairs of another nation; devoir surveillé or sur table Scol written test; devoir de vacances holiday homework (done from workbooks).

II.

devoir verb table: devoir

❢ Lorsque devoir est utilisé comme auxiliaire pour exprimer une obligation posée comme directive, une recommandation, une hypothèse ou un objectif, il se traduit par must suivi de l'infinitif sans to: je dois finir ma traduction aujourd'hui = I must finish my translation today; tu dois avoir faim! = you must be hungry!Lorsqu'il exprime une obligation imposée par les circonstances extérieures, il se traduit par to have suivi de l'infinitif: je dois me lever tous les matins à sept heures = I have to get up at seven o'clock every morning.

Les autres sens du verbe auxiliaire, et devoir verbe transitif et verbe pronominal, sont présentés ci-dessous.

A v aux

1 (obligation, recommandation, hypothèse) tu dois te brosser les dents au moins deux fois par jour you must brush your teeth at least twice a day; je dois aller travailler I've got to go to work; je devais aller travailler I had to go to work; il doit accepter he has got to accept; il a dû accepter ( obligation) he had to accept; ( hypothèse) he must have accepted; tu ne dois pas montrer du doigt! you shouldn't point!; ces mesures doivent permettre une amélioration du niveau de vie these measures should allow an improvement in the standard of living; le texte doit pouvoir être compris de tous the text should be comprehensible to everyone; il doit absolument éviter l'alcool it's imperative that he avoid alcohol, he really must avoid alcohol; je dois dire/reconnaître que cela ne m'étonne pas I have to ou I must say/admit I'm not surprised; je dois avouer que j'ai hésité I have to ou must admit I did hesitate; vous devrez être attentif à cela you'll have to ou you must watch out for that; tu devrais réfléchir avant de parler you should think before you speak; on devrait mettre cet enfant au lit this child ought to be put to bed; elle ne doit pas être fière! she must be ashamed of herself!; ils ne doivent plus lui faire confiance they can't trust him any more; je devais avoir 12 ans à ce moment-là I must have been 12 at the time; ils doivent arriver d'une minute à l'autre they're due to arrive any minute;

2 ( être dans la nécessité de) l'entreprise va devoir fermer the company will have to close, the company is going to have to close; encore doivent-elles faire leurs preuves they still have to prove themselves; dois-je prendre un parapluie? should I take an umbrella?, do I need to take an umbrella?; dussé-je en mourir liter even if I die for it; il a cru devoir partir he felt obliged to leave;

3 ( exprime une prévision) elles devaient en parler they were to talk about it; le contrat doit être signé à 16 heures the contract is to be signed at 4 pm; cet argent devait rester disponible this money was to have remained available; à quelle heure doit-il rentrer? what time should he be home?; à quoi doivent-ils s'attendre ensuite? what are they to expect next?; nous ne devons pas partir cet été we're not intending to go away this summer; je dois le voir demain I'll be seeing him tomorrow; je dois m'absenter prochainement I'll have to leave shortly; nous devions partir quand il s'est mis à pleuvoir we were about to leave when it started raining, we should have left but it started raining;

4 ( exprime la fatalité) 10 ans plus tard, il devait sombrer dans la pauvreté 10 years later, he was to be found languishing in poverty; ce qui devait arriver arriva the inevitable happened; cela devait arriver it had ou it was bound to happen; nous devons tous mourir un jour we all have to die some day; elle devait mourir dans un accident de voiture she was to die in a car crash.

B vtr

1 ( avoir à payer) to owe [argent, repas]; devoir qch à qn to owe sth to sb, to owe sb sth; il déteste devoir de l'argent he hates owing money; combien vous dois-je? ( pour un service) how much do I owe you?; ( pour un achat) how much is it?; j'ai payé la veste mais je dois encore la jupe I've paid for the jacket but I haven't paid for the skirt yet;

2 ( être redevable de) devoir qch à qn to owe sth to sb, to owe sb sth; devoir qch à qch to owe sth to sth ; il doit tout à sa femme he owes it all to his wife; je te dois d'avoir gagné it's thanks to you that I won; c'est à votre générosité que nous devons de ne pas être morts de faim it's thanks to your generosity that we didn't die of hunger; ⇒ chandelle;

3 ( avoir une obligation morale) devoir qch à qn to owe sb sth; il me doit des excuses he owes me an apology.

C se devoir vpr

1 ( avoir une obligation morale) se devoir à qn/son pays to have a duty to sb/one's country; je me dois de le faire it's my duty to do it, I have a duty to do it;

2 ( réciproquement) les époux se doivent fidélité spouses owe it to each other to be faithful;

3 ( par convention) un homme de son rang se doit d'avoir un chauffeur a man of his standing has to have a chauffeur.

D comme il se doit loc adv

1 ( comme le veut l'usage) faire qch/agir comme il se doit to do sth/to act in the correct way; il plaça les convives comme il se doit he seated the guests as was proper;

2 ( comme prévu) comme il se doit, elle est en retard! as you might expect, she's late!

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[dəvwar] nom masculin

1. ÉDUCATION assignment, exercise

devoir de chimie chemistry assignment ou exercise

devoir de français French essay

faire ses devoirs to do one's homework

devoir sur table (written) class test

devoirs de vacances holiday (UK) ou vacation (US) homework

2. [impératifs moraux] duty

le devoir m'appelle duty calls

je ne l'ai prévenu que par devoir I warned him only because I thought it was my duty

3. [tâche à accomplir] duty, obligation

faire ou accomplir ou remplir son devoir to carry out ou to do one's duty

avoir le devoir de to have the duty to

se faire un devoir de faire quelque chose to make it one's duty to do something

se mettre en devoir de faire quelque chose to set about (doing) something

devoir conjugal conjugal duties

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devoirs nom masculin pluriel

rendre les derniers devoirs à quelqu'un to pay somebody a final homage ou tribute

rendre ses devoirs à quelqu'un to pay one's respects to somebody

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de devoir locution adjectivale

homme/femme de devoir man/woman with a (strong) sense of duty

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du devoir de locution prépositionnelle

il est du devoir de tout citoyen de voter it is the duty of every citizen to vote

j'ai cru de mon devoir de l'aider I felt duty-bound to help him

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[dəvwar] verbe auxiliaire

1. [exprime l'obligation]

il doit he has to, he needs to, he must

dois-je être plus clair? do I need ou have to be more explicit?

je dois admettre que... I must admit that...

il ne doit pas he must not, he musn't

on ne doit pas fumer smoking is forbidden ou is not allowed

2. [dans des conseils, des suggestions]

il devrait he ought to, he should

tu ne devrais pas boire you shouldn't drink

3. [indique une prévision, une intention]

il doit m'en donner demain he's due to ou he should give me some tomorrow

c'est une pièce que l'on doit voir depuis un an! it's a play we've supposedly been going to see ou we've been planning to see for a year!

[dans le passé]

il devait venir mais je ne l'ai pas vu he was supposed to come ou to have come but I didn't see him

4. [exprime une probabilité]

il/cela doit he/it must, he's/it's got to

il doit être fatigué he must be tired, he's probably tired

il ne devait pas beaucoup l'aimer pour écrire cela he can't have really loved her to write this

il doit y avoir ou cela doit faire un an que je ne l'ai pas vu it must be a year since I (last) saw him

une offre qui devrait les intéresser an offer which should interest them

5. [exprime l'inévitable]

nous devons tous mourir un jour we all have to die one day

la maison où elle devait écrire "Claudine" the house where she was to write "Claudine"

[exprime une norme]

un bon chanteur doit savoir chanter en direct a good singer should be able to sing live

le four ne devrait pas faire ce bruit the oven isn't supposed to ou shouldn't make that noise

6. (soutenu)

je l'aiderai, dussé-je aller en prison/y passer ma vie I'll help him, even if it means going to prison/devoting my life to it

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[dəvwar] verbe transitif

1. [avoir comme dette] to owe

devoir quelque chose à quelqu'un to owe somebody something, to owe something to somebody

je te dois l'essence I owe you for the petrol

je ne demande que ce qui m'est dû I'm only asking for my due

2. [être moralement obligé de fournir]

devoir quelque chose à quelqu'un to owe somebody something

je te dois bien ça that's the least I can do for you

traiter quelqu'un avec le respect qu'on lui doit to treat somebody with due respect

selon les honneurs dus à sa fonction with such pomp as befits her office

3. [être redevable de]

devoir quelque chose à quelqu'un to owe something to somebody

c'est à Guimard que l'on doit cette découverte we have Guimard to thank ou we're indebted to Guimard for this discovery

c'est à lui que je dois d'avoir trouvé du travail it's thanks to him that I found a job

le son doit sa qualité à des enceintes très performantes the good quality of the sound is due to excellent speakers

sa victoire ne doit rien au hasard her victory has nothing to do with luck

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se devoir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

[avoir comme obligation mutuelle]

les époux se doivent fidélité spouses ou husbands and wives must be faithful to each other

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se devoir à verbe pronominal plus préposition

tu te dois à ta musique you must dedicate yourself to your music

je me dois à mon public I must attend to my fans

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se devoir de verbe pronominal plus préposition

to have it as one's duty to

tu es grand, tu te dois de donner l'exemple you're a big boy now, it's your duty to show a good example

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > devoir

16 per

1. prep for

mezzo by

per qualche giorno for a few days

per questa ragione for that reason

per tutta la notte throughout the night

per iscritto in writing

per esempio for example

dieci per cento ten per cent

uno per uno one by one

2. conj: per fare qualcosa (in order) to do something

stare per be about to

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per prep.

1 ( moto per luogo) through; ( lungo) along; up, down; ( sopra) over; all over; ( senza direzione fissa) about, (a)round: il treno passa per Bologna, the train passes through Bologna; il corteo sfilerà per le vie principali della città, the procession will pass through (o will go along) the main streets of the city; si entra per la porta laterale, you enter through the side door; correre per i campi, to run through the fields; guardò per il buco della serratura, he looked through the keyhole; un pensiero le passò per la mente, a thought passed through her mind; siamo venuti per quel sentiero, we came along that path; scendere ( giù) per la collina, salire (su) per la collina, to go down the hill, to go up the hill; per mare e per terra, over land and sea; andare per il mondo, to go all over (o round) the world; hanno girato per tutta la città senza trovare un albergo, they went all over (o all round) the town without finding a hotel; aveva dolori per tutto il corpo, he had aches and pains all over his body (o he was aching all over) // una retta passante per un punto, a straight line passing through a point

2 ( moto a luogo, destinazione) for; to: parto domani per Roma, I'm leaving for Rome tomorrow; a che ora parte il primo aereo per Parigi?, what time does the first plane for Paris take off?; dovete prendere l'autostrada per Como, you must take the motorway for Como; a causa dello sciopero, i traghetti per le isole sono sospesi, owing to the strike, ferry crossings to the islands are suspended // va per i quaranta, he's going on for forty

3 ( stato in luogo) in, on; (all) over: per la strada, in the street; era seduto per terra, he was sitting on the ground; c'erano vari oggetti sparsi per il pavimento, there were various objects scattered (all) over the floor // avere la testa per aria, to have one's head in the clouds

4 ( estensione, misura) for: l'autostrada si snoda per oltre 200 chilometri, the motorway runs for over 200 kilometres; proseguimmo in auto per un'altra decina di chilometri, we drove on for another ten miles or so; camminarono per miglia e miglia senza incontrare anima viva, they walked for miles and miles without meeting a soul

5 ( durante) for (spesso in ingl. non si traduce); ( per un certo periodo di tempo o per una determinata occasione) for; ( per un intero periodo di tempo) (all) through; throughout; for; ( entro) by: per mezz'ora, (for) half an hour; ha vissuto per tre anni in America, he lived three years in America (o he lived in America for three years); abbiamo aspettato per ore, we waited (for) hours; il lavoro dev'essere pronto per domani, the work must be ready for (o by) tomorrow; darò una festa per il mio compleanno, I'm having a party for my birthday; la mostra è in programma per aprile, the exhibition is planned for April; ho un appuntamento col dentista per lunedì pomeriggio, I have a dental appointment for Monday afternoon; il libro uscirà per Natale, the book will come out (in time) for Christmas; sarò di ritorno per le cinque, I'll be back by five o'clock; i lavori di restauro saranno ultimati per la fine dell'anno, restoration work will be completed by the end of the year

6 ( mezzo) by; through: per ferrovia, by rail; per posta, by post; per via aerea, by air mail; rispondere per lettera, per telegramma, to reply by letter, by telegram; spedire un pacco per corriere, to send a parcel by carrier; comunicare (con qlcu.) per telefono, to communicate (with s.o.) by phone; pagare per assegno, to pay by cheque; pagare per contanti, to pay cash; per vie legali, through legal channels; ottenere un posto per concorso, to get a job through a competitive examination // parlare per bocca d'altri, to speak through someone else's mouth // per mezzo di, by, by means of, through [cfr. mediante ]

7 ( modo) by; in: procedere per gradi, to proceed by degrees; chiamare qlcu. per nome, to call s.o. by name; tenere qlcu. per (la) mano, to hold s.o. by the hand; desidero che sia messo per iscritto, I want it put in writing

8 ( causa) for; owing to; because of; on account of; out of; through: fu premiato per il suo coraggio, he was rewarded for his courage; ha lasciato il lavoro per motivi di salute, he gave up his job owing to (o because of o on account of) ill health; il progetto fallì per mancanza di fondi, the scheme failed for lack of money; non si vedeva per la nebbia, you couldn't see a thing for the fog; era esausto per la fatica, he was exhausted through his efforts; tutto è successo per causa tua, it all happened because (o on account) of you; pagherà per quello che ha fatto, he will pay for what he has done; per dispetto, ambizione, orgoglio, out of spite, ambition, pride; per paura, through fear; ho taciuto, per paura di offenderlo, I kept quiet, for fear of offending him

9 ( colpa) for: è stato arrestato per furto, he was arrested for theft; fu processato per omicidio, he was tried for murder

10 ( fine o scopo) for: la lotta per la sopravvivenza, the struggle for survival; una cura per l'artrite, a cure for arthritis; raccogliere fondi per i senzatetto, to collect money for the homeless // cibo per cani, dog food // musica per pianoforte, piano music // libri per ragazzi, children's books // macchina per scrivere, typewriter // casa di riposo per anziani, old people's rest home // istituto per la ricerca sul cancro, cancer research institute ∙ Come si vede dagli esempi, in questo significato sono spesso usate forme aggettivali

11 ( termine, vantaggio, interesse, inclinazione) for, to: fallo per me, do it for me; questi fiori sono per te, these flowers are for you; il fumo è nocivo per la salute, smoking is bad for one's health; l'ho fatto per il suo bene, I did it for his own good; mi dispiace per lui, I'm sorry for him; è un onore, un disonore per la sua famiglia, he's a credit to, a disgrace to his family; è stato come un padre per lui, he was like a father to him; morire per la patria, to die for one's country; votare per un candidato, to vote for a candidate; coltivare la passione per la musica, to cultivate a passion for music; nutrire simpatia per qlcu., to have a liking for s.o.; la partita è terminata 3 a 2 per la squadra di casa, the game ended 3 to 2 for the home team

12 ( limitazione) for: il Brasile detiene il primato mondiale per la produzione di caffè, Brazil holds the world record for coffee production; è superiore a tutti per capacità tecniche e organizzative, he is unrivalled for technical and organizing ability; è molto maturo per la sua età, he's (very) mature for his age // per me, per quanto mi riguarda, as for me, as far as I'm concerned // se non fosse per me, te ecc., but for me, you etc. (o if it were not for me, you etc.)

13 ( prezzo o stima) for: ha venduto la casa per un milione, he sold his house for one million euros; ho acquistato questo tavolo per pochissimo, per niente, I bought this table for next to nothing; sono stati rubati quadri per oltre due milioni, paintings worth (o for) over two million euros have been stolen // non lo farei per tutto l'oro del mondo, I wouldn't do it for all the world (o for all the tea in China)

14 (con valore distr.) by; at; in; per: procedere per due, to go two by two; dividere per classi, to divide by class; disporre per file, to arrange in rows; uno, due per volta, one, two at a time; l'ingresso è di 20 euro per persona, entrance costs 20 euros per head // per cento, per cent: pagare un interesse del dieci per cento, to pay ten per cent interest // giorno per giorno, day by day

15 (mat.) by: dividere 60 per 10, to divide 60 by 10; moltiplicare per tre, to multiply by three; 4 per 4 fa 16, 4 multiplied by (o times) 4 is 16

16 (con funzione predicativa, con valore di come) as; for: avere qlcu. per amico, per socio, to have s.o. as a friend, as a partner // entrare per primo, to enter first // dare per scontato, to take for granted // tenere per certo, to take as a certainty // dare per morto, to give up for dead

17 ( scambio, sostituzione) for: ti avevo preso per tuo fratello, I'd taken you for your brother; mi prendi per stupido?, do you take me for a fool?; ha parlato lui per tutti noi, he spoke for all of us; per il preside ha firmato il vicepreside, the deputy (head) signed for the head // capire una cosa per un'altra, to misunderstand // lasciare il certo per l'incerto, to take a leap in the dark.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: per l'avvenire, for the future (o from now on); per amor di Dio, per amor mio, for God's (o for goodness') sake, for my sake; per l'appunto, just so (o precisely); per esempio, for example; per caso, by chance; per fortuna, luckily; per la maggior parte, for the most part (o mostly); per lo più, generally; per il momento, for the time being; per natura, by nature; per nulla!, not at all!; per tempo, ( presto) early, ( in tempo utile) in (good) time, on time; parola per parola, word for word; per parte di padre, on one's father's side; per amore o per forza, whether you like it or not (o willy nilly); per niente al mondo, for love or money; cambiare per il meglio, to change for the better.

per cong.

1 ( con valore finale) (in order) to (+ inf.); for (+ ger.): andai da lui per avere un consiglio, I went to him in order to get some advice (o I went to him for advice); sono venuto per parlarti, I've come to speak to you; ce n'è voluta per convincerlo!, it took a lot to convince him (o he took a lot of convincing); un prodotto usato per impermeabilizzare i tessuti, a product used for waterproofing material

2 ( con valore causale) for (+ ger.): fummo rimproverati per essere arrivati in ritardo, we were told off for arriving late; fu multato per aver superato i limiti di velocità, he was fined for speeding

3 (con valore consecutivo) to: è troppo bello per essere vero, it's too good to be true; sei abbastanza grande per capirlo da solo, you're old enough to understand it by yourself

4 ( con valore concessivo) per poco che sia, è meglio di niente, little as it is, it's better than nothing; per costoso che fosse, era un gran bell'appartamento, although it was expensive, it was a beautiful flat; per essere un ragazzo di 10 anni è molto maturo, for a boy of 10 he's very mature

5 stare per fare qlco., essere lì lì per fare qlco., ( con valore perifrastico) to be about to do sthg. (o to be on the point of doing sthg. o to be just going to do sthg.): stiamo per partire, we're about to leave (o we're just going to leave o we're on the point of leaving); ero lì lì per confessare tutto, I was on the point of confessing everything; lo spettacolo sta per cominciare, the show is about to begin.

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[per] 1.
preposizione

1) (moto per luogo)

girare per le strade — to wander through the streets

passare per la finestra — to pass through the window

viaggiare per il mondo — to go around o travel the world

ha tagliato per i campi — he cut across the fields

2) (destinazione)

il treno per Roma — the train for o to Rome

l'aereo per Milano — the plane to Milan

partire per il Messico — to leave for Mexico

3) (stato in luogo)

per terra — on the ground o floor

per strada — in the street

4) (fine)

uscire per comprare il giornale — to go out to buy the newspaper

per questo bisognerà fare — for that, you'll have to do

5) (causa)

per colpa tua — because of you

picchiarsi per una donna — to fight over a woman

rosso per la rabbia — red with anger

gridare per il dolore — to cry out in pain

lo fa per interesse — he does it out of interest

6) (vantaggio, svantaggio)

per il tuo bene — for your own good o sake

peggio per te! — so much the worse for you!

pregare per qcn. — to pray for sb.

danni enormi per l'economia — enormous damage to the economy

è per la ricerca sul cancro — it's for o in aid of cancer research

2 a 1 per l'Italia — 2-1 for Italy

7) (tempo continuato)

per ore e ore — for hours

per i primi due anni — for the first two years

per un istante — for a moment

per tutta la notte — all night (long)

per tutto il viaggio — throughout the journey

per quanto tempo...? — how long...?

8) (tempo determinato)

sarà pronto per lunedì — it'll be ready for o by Monday

per ora o il momento for the moment, for the time being; dovrei arrivare per le sei — I should be there by six o'clock

9) (mezzo)

per mare — by sea

per telefono — by phone

per posta — by post o mail

prendere qcs. per il manico — to pick sth. up by the handle

10) (modo, maniera)

per gradi — by degrees o stages

prendere qcn. per mano — to take sb. by the hand

11) (concessione)

per quanto ricco sia — however rich he may be, rich though he may be

per poco traffico che ci sia,... — even though there's not much traffic...

per quanto ci provasse,... — try as he might, he

12) (per quanto riguarda)

per quanto (ne) sappia io — as o so far as I know

per quel che mi riguarda — as far as I am concerned

per me ha torto — as far as I am concerned, he's wrong

13) (prezzo)

comprare qcs. per 5 euro — to buy sth. for 5 euros

14) mat.

moltiplicare, dividere per due — to multiply, divide by two

3 per 3 fa 9 — 3 by 3 is

per cento — percento

15) (distributivo)

1 litro di benzina per 15 chilometri — 1 litre of petrol every 15 kilometres

per persona — per head, each

giorno per giorno — day by day

poco per volta — little by little

due, tre per volta — two, three at a time

dividere per età — to divide according to age

16) (predicativo)

ho solo te per amico — you're the only friend I've got

dare qcs. per scontato — to take sth. for granted

finire per fare qcs. — to end up doing sth.

dare qcn. per morto — to give sb. up o write sb. off for dead

avere qcn. per professore — to have sb. as a professor

17) (per indicare il futuro prossimo)

stavo per telefonarti — I was going to o I was just about to phone you

18) (in esclamazioni)

per Giove! — by Jove!

per l'amor di Dio! — for God's o heaven's sake!
2.
congiunzione

1) (consecutivo)

è troppo bello per essere vero — it's too good to be true

ha abbastanza soldi per comprare una macchina — he has enough money to buy a car

2) (finale)

vado a Londra per imparare l'inglese — I'm going to London to learn English

lo dico per non offenderti — I say this in order not to offend you

3) (causale)

fu arrestato per avere rapinato la banca — he was arrested for robbing the bank

4) (concessiva)

per ricco che sia — however rich he may be, rich as he may be

5) (limitativa)

per andare va, ma è una vecchia carretta — I'm not saying it doesn't run, but it's an old banger

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per

/per/

I preposizione

1 (moto per luogo) girare per le strade to wander through the streets; passare per la finestra to pass through the window; viaggiare per il mondo to go around o travel the world; ha tagliato per i campi he cut across the fields

2 (destinazione) il treno per Roma the train for o to Rome; l'aereo per Milano the plane to Milan; partire per il Messico to leave for Mexico

3 (stato in luogo) per terra on the ground o floor; per strada in the street

4 (fine) uscire per comprare il giornale to go out to buy the newspaper; per questo bisognerà fare for that, you'll have to do

5 (causa) per colpa tua because of you; picchiarsi per una donna to fight over a woman; rosso per la rabbia red with anger; gridare per il dolore to cry out in pain; lo fa per interesse he does it out of interest

6 (vantaggio, svantaggio) per il tuo bene for your own good o sake; peggio per te! so much the worse for you! pregare per qcn. to pray for sb.; danni enormi per l'economia enormous damage to the economy; è per la ricerca sul cancro it's for o in aid of cancer research; 2 a 1 per l'Italia 2-1 for Italy

7 (tempo continuato) per ore e ore for hours; per i primi due anni for the first two years; per un istante for a moment; per tutta la notte all night (long); per tutto il viaggio throughout the journey; per quanto tempo...? how long...?

8 (tempo determinato) sarà pronto per lunedì it'll be ready for o by Monday; per ora o il momento for the moment, for the time being; dovrei arrivare per le sei I should be there by six o'clock

9 (mezzo) per mare by sea; per telefono by phone; per posta by post o mail; prendere qcs. per il manico to pick sth. up by the handle

10 (modo, maniera) per gradi by degrees o stages; prendere qcn. per mano to take sb. by the hand

11 (concessione) per quanto ricco sia however rich he may be, rich though he may be; per poco traffico che ci sia,... even though there's not much traffic...; per quanto ci provasse,... try as he might, he...

12 (per quanto riguarda) per quanto (ne) sappia io as o so far as I know; per quel che mi riguarda as far as I am concerned; per me ha torto as far as I am concerned, he's wrong

13 (prezzo) comprare qcs. per 5 euro to buy sth. for 5 euros

14 mat. moltiplicare, dividere per due to multiply, divide by two; 3 per 3 fa 9 3 by 3 is; per cento → percento

15 (distributivo) 1 litro di benzina per 15 chilometri 1 litre of petrol every 15 kilometres; per persona per head, each; giorno per giorno day by day; poco per volta little by little; due, tre per volta two, three at a time; dividere per età to divide according to age

16 (predicativo) ho solo te per amico you're the only friend I've got; dare qcs. per scontato to take sth. for granted; finire per fare qcs. to end up doing sth.; dare qcn. per morto to give sb. up o write sb. off for dead; avere qcn. per professore to have sb. as a professor

17 (per indicare il futuro prossimo) stavo per telefonarti I was going to o I was just about to phone you

18 (in esclamazioni) per Giove! by Jove! per l'amor di Dio! for God's o heaven's sake!

II congiunzione

1 (consecutivo) è troppo bello per essere vero it's too good to be true; ha abbastanza soldi per comprare una macchina he has enough money to buy a car

2 (finale) vado a Londra per imparare l'inglese I'm going to London to learn English; lo dico per non offenderti I say this in order not to offend you

3 (causale) fu arrestato per avere rapinato la banca he was arrested for robbing the bank

4 (concessiva) per ricco che sia however rich he may be, rich as he may be

5 (limitativa) per andare va, ma è una vecchia carretta I'm not saying it doesn't run, but it's an old banger.

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Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > per

17 hasta

adv.

even (incluso).

hasta en verano hace frío it's even cold in summer

conj.

even.

prep.

1 as far as, up to.

voy hasta la próxima estación I'm going as far as the next station

desde aquí hasta allí from here to there

Caminamos hasta el lago We walked all the way to the lake.

2 until, till.

hasta ahora (up) until now, so far

hasta el final right up until the end

hasta luego o pronto o la vista see you (later)

hasta que until, till

hasta que vuelvas until you get back

3 up to.

un interés de hasta el 7 por ciento interest rates of up to 7 percent

4 as many as, so many as.

5 so much as, as much as.

* * *

hasta

► preposición

1 (tiempo) until, till, up to

■ hasta enero until January

■ hasta el sábado until Saturday

■ desde las diez hasta las dos from ten to two

■ sabe contar hasta 20 he can count (up) to 20

2 (lugar) as far as, up to, down to

■ hasta allí up to there

3 (cantidad) up to, as many as

■ había hasta seis coches there were up to six cars

4 (incluso) even

■ hasta sabe escribir she even knows how to write

5 (como despedida) see you

■ ¡hasta el lunes! see you on Monday!

■ ¡hasta mañana! see you tomorrow!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

desde... hasta... from... to...

■ de Berga hasta Sabadell from Berga to Sabadell

¿hasta cuándo? until when?, how long?

■ ¿hasta cuándo tendremos que aguantar este gobierno? how long are we going to have to put up with this government?

¿hasta dónde? how far?

hasta el punto que... to such a point that...

¡hasta la vista! see you!, cheerio!, US so long!

¡hasta luego! see you later!

hasta más no poder as much as possible

■ bebió hasta más no poder he drank as much as he could take

hasta que until

■ estaré aquí hasta que volváis I'll be here until you come back

* * *

prep.

1) until, till

2) as far as

* * *

1. PREP

1) [en el espacio] [gen] to, as far as; (=hacia arriba) up to; (=hacia abajo) down to

fuimos juntos hasta el primer pueblo, luego nos separamos — we went to o as far as the first village together, then we split up

sus tierras llegan hasta las montañas — their lands stretch to o as far as the mountains

te acompaño, pero solo hasta el final de la calle — I'll go with you, but only to o up to o down to the end of the street

con las lluvias el agua subió hasta aquí — with all the rain the water came up to here

el vestido me llega hasta las rodillas — the dress comes down to my knees

• ¿hasta dónde...? — how far...?

¿hasta dónde vais? — how far are you going?

• hasta tan lejos — that far, as far as that

-fuimos andando hasta la ermita -¿hasta tan lejos? — "we walked to o as far as the chapel" - "that far?" o "as far as that?"

no creía que íbamos a llegar hasta tan lejos — I didn't think we'd get this far

2) [en el tiempo] until, till

se va a quedar hasta el martes — she's staying until o till Tuesday

no me levanto hasta las nueve — I don't get up until o till nine o'clock

no iré hasta después de la reunión — I won't go until o till after the meeting

falta una semana hasta los exámenes — there's a week to go to o until o till the exams

¿siempre escuchas música hasta tan tarde? — do you always listen to music so late (at night)?

el hasta ayer presidente de nuestro club — the hitherto president of our club frm

• hasta ahora — so far, up to now

hasta ahora nadie se ha quejado — so far no one has complained, no one has complained up to now

hasta ahora no se había quejado nadie — no one had complained before o until now o till now

tuve problemas al principio, pero luego las cosas se tranquilizaron y hasta ahora — I had problems at the beginning but then things calmed down and since then it's been OK

• ¿hasta cuándo...? — how long... for?

¿hasta cuándo podemos seguir así? — how long can we carry on like this for?

¿hasta cuándo os quedáis? — how long are you staying (for)?

• hasta entonces — until then, (up) till then

• hasta la fecha — to date

• hasta el momento — so far, up to now, thus far frm

• hasta nueva orden — until further notice

3) [con cantidades] [gen] up to; [con valor enfático] as much as/as many as

puedes gastar hasta 200 euros — you can spend up to 200 euros

duerme hasta diez horas diarias — he sleeps up to ten hours a day

podemos llegar a producir hasta 50 toneladas — we can produce as much as 50 tons

llegó a haber hasta 500 invitados — there were as many as 500 guests

4) [en expresiones de despedida]

• hasta ahora — see you in a minute

• hasta la vista — see you, so long

• hasta luego — see you, bye *

• hasta más ver — see you again

• hasta nunca — I hope I never see you again

• hasta otra — see you again

• hasta pronto — see you soon

• hasta siempre — * goodbye, farewell frm

5) CAm, Col, Méx not... until, not... till

hasta mañana viene — he's not coming until o till tomorrow

lo hizo hasta el martes — he didn't do it until o till Tuesday

hasta hoy lo conocí — I only met him today, I hadn't met him until o till today

2. CONJ

1)

• hasta que — until, till

vivió aquí hasta que murió su mujer — he lived here until o till his wife died

no me iré hasta que (no) me lo des — I won't go until o till you give it to me

2) + infin until, till

no se fueron hasta acabar — they didn't leave until o till they were finished

3.

ADV (=incluso) even

hasta en Valencia hiela a veces — even in Valencia it freezes sometimes

la música estaba tan alta que se oía hasta desde la calle — the music was so loud that you could even hear it from the street
HASTA La preposición hasta tiene varias traducciones posibles, dependiendo de si se emplea en expresiones de tiempo o de lugar. En expresiones de tiempo ► Generalmente se traduce por till o until. Till tiene un uso más informal que until y no suele ir al principio de la frase. El paquete no me llegó hasta dos semanas después The parcel did not arrive until o till two weeks later Hasta entonces las cosas nos iban bien Until then things were going well for us ► Además, hasta también se puede traducir por to en la construcción desde... hasta...: Estoy aquí todos los días desde las ocho hasta las tres I'm here every day from eight until o till o to three Te estuve esperando desde las once de la mañana hasta la una de la tarde I was waiting for you from eleven in the morning until o till o to one in the afternoon En expresiones de lugar ► Cuando usamos hasta en expresiones de lugar, podemos traducirlo por (up/down) to o por as far as: Caminó hasta el borde del acantilado He walked (up) to o as far as the edge of the cliff ¿Vamos hasta la orilla? Shall we go down to the shore? Ya anda solo hasta el sofá He can already walk on his own as far as o (up) to the sofa Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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I
preposición

1) ( en el tiempo)

a) until

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? - hasta el viernes — how long are you staying? - until o till Friday

hasta hace unos años — (up) until o up to a few years ago

hasta ahora or hasta el momento — so far, up to now

¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? — do you always work so late?

no descansó hasta terminar — she didn't rest until she'd finished

b)

hasta que — until, till

hasta que + subj: espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining; es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario — he is innocent until proven guilty

c)

hasta tanto — until such time as

hasta tanto (no) contesten — until they reply

d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo)

será publicado hasta mayo — it won't be published until May

cierran hasta las nueve — they don't close until o till nine

e) ( en saludos)

hasta mañana — see you tomorrow

hasta luego — see you (colloq), bye (colloq)

hasta pronto — see you soon

hasta siempre, amigos — farewell, my friends

2) ( en el espacio) to

desde Puebla hasta Veracruz — from Puebla to Veracruz

el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros — the water came up to my shoulders

¿hasta dónde va usted? — how far are you going?

3) ( en cantidades) up to

hasta cierto punto — up to a point
II
adverbio even

hasta te diría que... — I'd even go as o so far as to say that...

* * *

= through, till, down to, all the way to, up to, all the way up to, as far as.

Ex. Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.

Ex. In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of record.

Ex. A user could formulate a request in natural language, which would then be processed by the system and matched against the data base to give a ranked output down to the set cut-off point.

Ex. Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information.

Ex. If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.

Ex. This organization may vary from a one-person operation in a special library all the way up to an internationally known indexing and abstracting agency.

Ex. The abstractor is expected to reflect the authors' emphases, priorities, order and language as far as is reasonable.

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* Adjetivo + hasta la saciedad = endlessly + Adjetivo.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.

* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.

* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.

* desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.

* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.

* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.

* hasta aquel entonces = until that time.

* hasta aquel momento = until that time.

* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far.

* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see, as far as the eye can see.

* hasta donde es posible = as far as possible.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* hasta donde sea posible = as far as possible.

* hasta el amanacer = till dawn.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* hasta el cuello = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, to the hilt.

* hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta el extremo de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el extremo que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.

* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.

* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el mismo = right up to.

* hasta el momento = as yet.

* hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.

* hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el presente = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date.

* hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el suelo = floor-length.

* hasta el último minuto = until the last minute.

* hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.

* hasta ese momento = up to that point.

* hasta este momento = up to this point, up to this point.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal = See you + Expresión Temporal, as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal + inclusive = on or before + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Fecha = by + Fecha, up until + Fecha.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* hasta hace + Tiempo = up until + Tiempo.

* hasta hoy = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la actualidad = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.

* hasta la empuñadura = to the hilt.

* hasta la fecha = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* hasta la presente = to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date, so far, up to now.

* hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.

* hasta la saciedad = ad nauseam.

* hasta los codos = up to + Posesivo + armpits, up to + Posesivo + elbows.

* hasta los hombros = shoulder-high, shoulder-length.

* hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.

* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* hasta luego = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta mañana = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta + Nombre + incluido éste = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta + Nombre + inclusive = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* hasta + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta pasar a una nueva situación = tide-over.

* hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta (que) = until.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.

* hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* hasta última hora = until the last minute.

* hasta un máximo de + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.

* justo hasta = down to.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* metido hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* * *
I
preposición

1) ( en el tiempo)

a) until

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? - hasta el viernes — how long are you staying? - until o till Friday

hasta hace unos años — (up) until o up to a few years ago

hasta ahora or hasta el momento — so far, up to now

¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? — do you always work so late?

no descansó hasta terminar — she didn't rest until she'd finished

b)

hasta que — until, till

hasta que + subj: espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining; es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario — he is innocent until proven guilty

c)

hasta tanto — until such time as

hasta tanto (no) contesten — until they reply

d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo)

será publicado hasta mayo — it won't be published until May

cierran hasta las nueve — they don't close until o till nine

e) ( en saludos)

hasta mañana — see you tomorrow

hasta luego — see you (colloq), bye (colloq)

hasta pronto — see you soon

hasta siempre, amigos — farewell, my friends

2) ( en el espacio) to

desde Puebla hasta Veracruz — from Puebla to Veracruz

el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros — the water came up to my shoulders

¿hasta dónde va usted? — how far are you going?

3) ( en cantidades) up to

hasta cierto punto — up to a point
II
adverbio even

hasta te diría que... — I'd even go as o so far as to say that...

* * *

hasta (que)

= until

Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.

= through, till, down to, all the way to, up to, all the way up to, as far as.

Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.

Ex: In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of record.

Ex: A user could formulate a request in natural language, which would then be processed by the system and matched against the data base to give a ranked output down to the set cut-off point.

Ex: Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information.

Ex: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.

Ex: This organization may vary from a one-person operation in a special library all the way up to an internationally known indexing and abstracting agency.

Ex: The abstractor is expected to reflect the authors' emphases, priorities, order and language as far as is reasonable.

* Adjetivo + hasta la saciedad = endlessly + Adjetivo.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.

* desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.

* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.

* desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.

* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.

* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.

* hasta aquel entonces = until that time.

* hasta aquel momento = until that time.

* hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far.

* hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see, as far as the eye can see.

* hasta donde es posible = as far as possible.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* hasta donde sea posible = as far as possible.

* hasta el amanacer = till dawn.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* hasta el cuello = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, to the hilt.

* hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.

* hasta el extremo de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el extremo que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.

* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.

* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.

* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.

* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.

* hasta el mismo = right up to.

* hasta el momento = as yet.

* hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.

* hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el presente = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date.

* hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta el suelo = floor-length.

* hasta el último minuto = until the last minute.

* hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.

* hasta ese momento = up to that point.

* hasta este momento = up to this point, up to this point.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal = See you + Expresión Temporal, as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Expresión Temporal + inclusive = on or before + Expresión Temporal.

* hasta + Fecha = by + Fecha, up until + Fecha.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* hasta hace + Tiempo = up until + Tiempo.

* hasta hoy = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la actualidad = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.

* hasta la empuñadura = to the hilt.

* hasta la fecha = to date, up to now, so far.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* hasta la presente = to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date, so far, up to now.

* hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.

* hasta la saciedad = ad nauseam.

* hasta los codos = up to + Posesivo + armpits, up to + Posesivo + elbows.

* hasta los hombros = shoulder-high, shoulder-length.

* hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.

* hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* hasta luego = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta mañana = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta + Nombre + incluido éste = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta + Nombre + inclusive = up to and including + Nombre.

* hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.

* hasta + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta pasar a una nueva situación = tide-over.

* hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hasta (que) = until.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.

* hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* hasta última hora = until the last minute.

* hasta un máximo de + Número = up to + Número.

* hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.

* justo hasta = down to.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* metido hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* * *

hasta¹

prep

A (en el tiempo)

1 until

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? — hasta el viernes how long are you staying? — until o till Friday

no se levanta hasta las once she doesn't get up till o until eleven

Francisco Mera, el hasta ahora presidente de la Confederación Francisco Mera, hitherto president of the Confederation ( frml)

hasta hace algunos años until o up until o up to a few years ago

desde que asumieron el poder hasta la fecha or hasta ahora from the time they came to power until now o until the present day

hasta ahora or hasta el momento so far, up to now

¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? do you always work so late?

hasta + INF:

no descansó hasta terminar she didn't rest until she'd finished

2

hasta que until, till

esperamos hasta que paró de llover we waited until it stopped raining

hasta QUE + SUBJ:

espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining

decidieron esperar hasta que parase de llover they decided to wait until o till it stopped raining

es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario he is innocent until proven guilty

no se acuesta hasta que (no) termine de leerlo he doesn't go to bed until he has read it

3

hasta tanto until such time as

hasta tanto el pueblo (no) se pronuncie en un referéndum until such (a) time as the people voice their opinion in a referendum

4

(AmC, Col, Méx) (con valor negativo): será publicado hasta fines de año it won't be published until the end of the year

hasta ahora la gente empieza a darse cuenta people are only (just) beginning to realize now

cierran hasta las nueve they don't close until o till nine

hasta que tomé la píldora se me quitó el dolor the pain didn't go away until o till I took the tablet

5

(en saludos): hasta mañana/la semana que viene see you tomorrow/next week

hasta luego or lueguito ( fam) see you ( colloq), bye ( colloq)

hasta pronto see you soon

hasta ahora see you soon, see you in a minute

hasta siempre, compañeros farewell, my friends

B (en el espacio) to

viajé con ella desde Puebla hasta Veracruz I traveled with her from Puebla to Veracruz

el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros the water came up to o came up as far as my shoulders

traza una línea desde aquí hasta aquí draw a line from here to here

¿me acompañas hasta la parada? will you come to o come as far as the stop with me?

¿hasta dónde va usted? how far are you going?

C (en cantidades) up to

hasta el 80% del total up to 80% of the total

hay que hacer hasta el ejercicio diez inclusive we have to do up to and including exercise ten, we have to do as far as exercise ten

hasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a point o to a certain extent, she's right

hasta²

adverb

even

eso lo sabe hasta un niño de dos años even a two-year-old knows that

hasta te diría que … I'd even go as o so far as to say that …

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hasta preposición
1 ( en el tiempo)
a) until;

◊ no descansó hasta terminar she didn't rest until she'd finished;

hasta el momento so far, up to now
b)

◊ hasta que until, till;

espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining
c)

◊ hasta tanto until such time as

d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo):

◊ cierran hasta las nueve they don't close until o till nine

e) ( en saludos):

◊ hasta mañana see you tomorrow;

hasta luego/pronto see you (colloq), see you soon
2 ( en el espacio) to;
◊ el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros the water came up to my shoulders;

el pelo le llega hasta la cintura her hair goes down to her waist;
¿hasta dónde llega? how far does it go?
3 ( en cantidades) up to;
◊ hasta cierto punto up to a point

■ adverbio
even
hasta
I preposición
1 (marca límite: en el espacio) up to, as far as, down to
hasta el final, right to the end
(en el tiempo) until, till, up to
hasta junio, until June
hasta la fecha, up to now
hasta entonces todo había ido bien, until then everything had gone smoothly
(en la cantidad) up to, as many as: sólo puedo gastarme hasta cinco mil pesetas, I can only spend up to five thousand pesetas
(en la acción) till, until: hasta sus últimas consecuencias, till the bitter end
firme hasta la muerte, firm till death
2 (indica sorpresa) even: hasta nosotros nos divertimos con la película, even we enjoyed the film
II conj
1 (seguido de gerundio o cuando) even when: hasta cuando vamos al cine tiene que comer, even when we go to the cinema she has to be eating
hasta llorando está guapo, he's good-looking even when he cries
2 hasta que, until: estúdialo hasta que lo sepas, study it until you know it
♦ Locuciones: hasta luego, see you later
hasta mañana, see you tomorrow
hasta la coronilla, sick and tired
hasta el último detalle, to the last chapter and verse
hasta el día del juicio, till hell freezes o till the cows come home
' hasta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acompañar
- ahora
- alcanzar
- aquí
- armada
- armado
- aviso
- bandera
- calada
- calado
- calarse
- charla
- cierta
- cierto
- combatir
- coronilla
- derramamiento
- descolgarse
- desde
- disolución
- entonces
- escobilla
- esprintar
- fecha
- gorgorito
- gorro
- gruñido
- hartar
- inclusive
- incluso
- luego
- mañana
- media
- médula
- moño
- odisea
- paciencia
- pringada
- pringado
- punto
- rasa
- raso
- relativamente
- saciedad
- seguir
- sobremesa
- sopa
- tanta
- tanto
- tarde
English:
actually
- adjourn
- as
- attain
- be
- best
- bitter
- bleed
- blue
- blunder
- bonded warehouse
- brassed off
- brim
- brown
- buckle up
- burn
- bye
- bye-bye
- call at
- certain
- cheer
- cheerio
- cheese off
- clear
- come up to
- cross-country
- date
- death
- deep
- degree
- drip
- end
- even
- ex
- expect
- extend
- extent
- eye
- face
- far
- fast forward
- fight
- fight on
- fill up
- follow through
- further
- gallop up
- get up to
- hear of
- hitherto

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hasta

♦ prep

1. [en el espacio] as far as, up to;

desde aquí hasta allí from here to there;

llegaré hasta allí en diez minutos I'll get there in ten minutes;

¿hasta dónde va este tren? where does this train go?;

¿hasta dónde viajas? where are you travelling to?, how far are you going?;

voy hasta la próxima estación I'm going as far as the next station

2. [en el tiempo] until, till;

quedan dos semanas hasta Navidad there are two weeks to go until o till Christmas;

hasta el final right up until the end;

no vi el mar hasta los diez años I never saw the sea until I was ten years old;

no parará hasta lograr su objetivo she won't stop until she gets what she wants;

nos reímos hasta no poder más we laughed ourselves silly;

hasta ahora [por ahora] (up) until now, so far;
[como despedida] see you later o in a minute;
Carolina Méndez, la hasta ahora portavoz del gobierno Carolina Méndez, who until now has been the government's spokesperson;

hasta que until, till;

esperaré hasta que llegues I'll wait until o till you arrive;

no me detendré hasta que descubra la verdad I won't stop until o till I find out the truth;

falta mucho hasta que esté acabado there's still a long way to go until o till o before it's finished

3. [en saludos]
hasta luego o [m5] pronto o [m5] la vista see you (later);

hasta mañana see you tomorrow;

hasta más ver I'll be seeing you;

hasta nunca I hope I never see you again;

hasta otra I'll see you when I see you, see you again some time;

hasta la próxima see you next time;

hasta siempre farewell;

hasta la vuelta I'll see you when you get back

4. CAm, Col, Ecuad, Méx [no antes de]
pintaremos la casa hasta fin de mes we won't start painting the house until the end of the month;

¿llevas diez días aquí y hasta ahora me llamas? you've been here ten days and it's taken you that long to phone me?

5. [con cantidades] up to;

puedes ganar hasta un millón you can earn up to a million;

un interés de hasta el 7 por ciento interest rates of up to 7 percent;

leí hasta la página 30 I read as far as o up to page 30

♦ adv
[incluso] even;
hasta en verano hace frío it's even cold in summer;

hasta cuando descansa está pensando en el trabajo even when he's resting he's (still) thinking about work;

hasta ellos querían venir even they wanted to come

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hasta

I prp until, till;

hasta que until;

llegó hasta Bilbao he went as far as Bilbao;

hasta aquí up to here;

hasta ahora so far;

¿hasta cuándo? how long?;

no se levanta hasta las diez he doesn’t get up until ten o’clock;

¡hasta luego! see you (later);

¡hasta la vista! see you (later)

II adv even;

hasta un niño podría hacerlo even a child could do it

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hasta adv

: even

hasta prep

1) : until, up until

hasta entonces: until then

¡hasta luego!: see you later!

2) : as far as

nos fuimos hasta Managua: we went all the way to Managua

3) : up to

hasta cierto punto: up to a certain point

4)

hasta que : until

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hasta¹ adv even

hasta el niño sabe eso even the baby knows that

habla hasta comiendo she talks even when she's eating

hasta² prep

1. (tiempo) until / till

esperaré hasta las siete I'll wait until seven

2. (cantidad) up to

puedes gastar hasta mil pesetas you can spend up to a thousand pesetas

en el ascensor caben hasta seis personas the lift can hold up to six people

3. (lugar) as far as

corrí hasta el castillo I ran as far as the castle

desde... hasta from... to

hasta ahora up to now

¿hasta cuándo...? how long...?

¿hasta cuándo te quedas? how long are you staying?

hasta luego see you later

hasta mañana see you tomorrow

hasta que until

esperaré hasta que me llame I'll wait until he phones

Spanish-English dictionary > hasta

18 mismo

adj.

same, selfsame, self-same, very same.

adv.

himself, per se, as such, in itself.

El hombre mismo The man himself. El mismo hombre = The same man.

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mismo

► adjetivo

1 (idéntico) same

■ el mismo color the same colour

■ tiene la misma cara que su padre he looks just like his dad

2 (enfático) very

■ en esta misma casa nací yo I was born in this very house

■ ni sus mismos amigos lo entienden even his own friends don't understand him

► pronombre

1 same

■ es el mismo del año pasado it's the same one as last year

► adverbio mismo

1 same

■ piensa lo mismo que tu he thinks the same as you

■ ahora mismo viene he'll be here in a second

■ parece que fue ayer mismo it seems like only yesterday

■ para mañana mismo lo tengo acabado I'll have it done by tomorrow

■ vamos a sentarnos aquí mismo let's sit right here

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FRASEOLOGÍA

yo (ti, etc) mismo,-a myself (yourself, etc)

■ lo hice yo mismo I did it myself

■ te estás perjudicando a ti mismo you're not doing yourself any favours

■ con el sr. Suárez por favor --yo mismo may I speak to Mr Suárez please? --speaking

es lo mismo (la misma cosa) it amounts to the same thing 2 (no importa) it doesn't matter

lo mismo da it doen't matter

o lo que es lo mismo that is to say

¡por eso mismo! precisely

■ por eso mismo no fui that's why I didn't go

volver a las mismas / estar en las mismas to be back at square one

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mismo

► adverbio

1 same

■ piensa lo mismo que tu he thinks the same as you

■ ahora mismo viene he'll be here in a second

■ parece que fue ayer mismo it seems like only yesterday

■ para mañana mismo lo tengo acabado I'll have it done by tomorrow

■ vamos a sentarnos aquí mismo let's sit right here

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(f. - misma)

adj.

1) same

2) very

3) oneself

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1. ADJ

1) (=igual) same

el mismo coche — the same car

estos dos vestidos son de la misma talla — these two dresses are the same size

respondieron al mismo tiempo — they answered together, they answered at the same time

• el mismo... que — the same... as

lleva la misma falda que ayer — she's wearing the same skirt as yesterday

tengo el mismo dinero que tú — I've got the same amount of money as you

tiene el mismo pelo que su padre — his hair's the same as his father's

2) [reflexivo]

hablaba consigo mismo — he was talking to himself

lo hizo por sí mismo — he did it by himself

perjudicarse a sí mismo — to harm oneself
valerse 2)
3) [enfático]

a) [relativo a personas]

yo mismo lo vi — I saw it myself, I saw it with my own eyes

estuvo el mismo ministro — the minister himself was there

ni ella misma lo sabe — she doesn't even know herself

ella misma se hace los vestidos — she makes her own dresses

-¿quién responde? -a ver, tú mismo — "who's going to answer?" - "well, why don't you answer yourself!"

b) [relativo a cosas]

-¿cuál quieres? -ese mismo — "which one do you want?" - "that one there"

-¡es un canalla! -eso mismo pienso yo — "he's a swine!" - "my thoughts exactly"

viven en el mismo centro de Córdoba — they live right in the centre of Córdoba

en todos los países europeos, España misma incluida — in all European countries, including Spain itself

Ana es la generosidad misma — Ana is generosity itself, Ana is the epitome of generosity

• en ese mismo momento — at that very moment

• por eso mismo, era pobre y por eso mismo su ascenso tiene más mérito — he was poor and for that very reason his promotion is all the more commendable

4) [como pronombre]

es el mismo que nos alquilaron el año pasado — it's the same one they rented us last year

-¿y qué edad tienes tú? -la misma que él — "and how old are you?" - "I'm the same age as him"

no es la misma desde su divorcio — she hasn't been the same since her divorce

-¿es usted la señorita Sánchez? -¡la misma! — "are you Miss Sánchez?" - "I am indeed!"

leyó el texto pero no reveló el origen del mismo — he read the text without revealing its source

- estamos en las mismas

5)

• lo mismo —

a) (=la misma cosa) the same (thing)

los políticos siempre dicen lo mismo — politicians always say the same (thing)

hizo lo mismo que ayer — he did the same as yesterday

¡hombre, no es lo mismo! — it's not the same (thing) at all!

- son unos canallas -lo mismo digo yo — "they're swine" - "that's (exactly) what I say"

-¡enhorabuena! -lo mismo digo — "congratulations!" - "likewise" o "the same to you"

- eres un sinvergüenza -lo mismo te digo — "you're completely shameless" - "you too" o "so are you"

nos contó lo mismo de siempre — she told us the usual story

-¿qué desea de beber? -lo mismo (de antes), por favor — "what would you like to drink?" - "(the) same again, please"

cuando le interese a él, o lo que es lo mismo, nunca — when it suits him, in other words never

• por lo mismo, no es inteligente y por lo mismo tiene que estudiar el doble — he's not clever, which is exactly why he has to study twice as hard

• lo mismo que, le dijo lo mismo que yo — she told him the same thing o the same as she told me

le multaron por lo mismo que a mi — she got fined for the same thing as me

no es lo mismo hablar en público que en privado — it's not the same thing to talk in public as to talk in private

b)

• dar lo mismo, da lo mismo — it's all the same, it makes no difference

me da lo mismo, lo mismo me da — I don't mind, it's all the same to me

da lo mismo que vengas hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter whether you come today or tomorrow

c) * (=a lo mejor)

lo mismo no vienen — maybe they won't come

no lo sé todavía, pero lo mismo voy — I don't know yet, but I may well come

pídeselo, lo mismo te lo presta — ask him for it; you never know, he may lend it to you

d)

• lo mismo que (=al igual que) —

en Europa, lo mismo que en América — in Europe, (just) as in America

lo mismo que usted es médico yo soy ingeniero — just as you are a doctor, so I am an engineer

suspendí el examen, lo mismo que Íñigo — I failed the exam, just like Íñigo

yo, lo mismo que mi padre, odio el baloncesto — I hate basketball, just like my father

nos divertimos lo mismo que si hubiéramos ido al baile — we had just as good a time as if we had gone to the dance

e)

• lo mismo... que (=tanto... como) —

lo mismo te puede criticar que alabar — she's just as likely to criticize you as to praise you

lo mismo puede durar una hora que dos — it could last anywhere between one and two hours

aquí lo mismo te venden una vajilla que una bicicleta — they'll sell you anything here, from a dinner service to a bicycle

lo mismo si viene que si no viene — whether he comes or not

2.

ADV [enfático]

delante mismo de la casa — right in front of the house

en la capital mismo hay barrios de chabolas — even in the capital there are shanty towns

• ahora mismo — (=inmediatamente) right away o now; (=hace un momento) just now

hazlo ahora mismo — do it right away o now

ahora mismo acabo de hablar con él — I've just been talking to him, I was talking to him only a moment ago

• aquí mismo, -¿dónde lo pongo? -aquí mismo — "where shall I put it?" - "right here"

aquí mismo acampamos el año pasado — this is the exact spot where we camped last year

• así mismo, -¿cómo quieres el filete? -así mismo está bien — "how would you like your steak?" - "it's fine as it is"

• ayer mismo — only yesterday

• hoy mismo, he llegado hoy mismo — I just arrived today

me dijo que me contestarían hoy mismo — he told me they'd give me an answer today

• mañana mismo, llegará mañana mismo — he's arriving tomorrow, no less

me contestarán mañana mismo — they'll give me an answer tomorrow

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I
- ma adjetivo

1)

a) (delante del n) ( expresando identidad) same

hacer dos cosas al mismo tiempo — to do two things at once o at the same time

la misma historia de siempre — the same old story

nos gustan las mismas películas — we like the same movies

b) (como pron) same

Roma ya no es la misma — Rome isn't the same any more

¿usted es Pedro Lecue? - el mismo — are you Pedro Lecue? - I am indeed o that's right

es el mismo que vimos ayer — it's the same one we saw yesterday

en las mismas: no ha llegado, así que seguimos en las mismas it hasn't arrived so we're no further on; si vienes tú pero falta él, estamos en las mismas — if you come but he doesn't turn up, then we're no better off

2) ( uso enfático)

a) (refiriéndose a lugares, momentos, cosas)

en el mismo centro de Lima — right in the center of Lima

en este mismo instante — this very minute

eso mismo pienso yo — that's exactly o just what I think

b) ( refiriéndose a personas)

hablé con el mismísimo presidente — I spoke to the president himself

te perjudicas a ti mismo — you're only spiting o hurting yourself

él mismo lo trajo — he brought it himself

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

él mismo se pone las inyecciones — he gives himself the injections

3)

lo mismo — ( la misma cosa)

siempre dice lo mismo — he always says the same (thing)

lo mismo para mí — the same for me, please

qué elegante te has venido! - lo mismo digo — you're looking very smart! - so are you o you, too

o lo que es lo mismo — in other words

pidió lo mismo que yo — he ordered the same as me

dar lo mismo: me da lo mismo si lo rompe I don't care if he breaks it; le da lo mismo con o sin azúcar he doesn't mind with or without sugar; da lo mismo quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it

4)

lo mismo — (como adv)

a) (fam) ( expresando posibilidad)

te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda — you can meet him in the street and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you

¿pregúntaselo? lo mismo dice que sí — ask him, he might (well) o may (well) say yes

lo mismo puedes conseguir caramelos que una botella de whisky — you can get anything, from sweets to a bottle of whiskey

b) (RPl fam) ( de todos modos) just o all the same, anyway

5)

lo mismo que — ( al igual que)

nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras — our company, like so many others

los niños pueden ir lo mismo que los adultos — children can go as well as adults

6)

a) (como pron) (frml)

se detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo — a car pulled up and three individuals got out

b) (como pron relativo) (Méx frml)

agradecemos su donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos — we thank you for your donation, which has been used to buy medicines
II
adverbio ( uso enfático)

aquí/ahora mismo — right here/now

hoy mismo te mando el cheque — I'll send you the check today

ayer mismo hablé con él — I spoke to him only yesterday

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= identical, same, equal.

Ex. The DISPLAY command is identical to the TYPE command except when using a format which includes only a few lines per record.

Ex. The command function 'SAVE' is used to save a search formulation for later use on the same or another data base on the same system.

Ex. Collection development should ideally involve de-acquisitions as an on-going program of equal importance.

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* admitido por Uno mismo = self-professed.

* ahora mismo = right now, just now.

* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.

* allí mismo = on the spot, there and then.

* al mismo nivel de = flush with.

* al mismo nivel que = on a par with, in the same league as.

* al mismo tiempo = at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, at one and the same time, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while.

* al mismo tiempo que = in parallel to/with, while, as the same time as, cum, in conjunction with.

* al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo = whilst + Gerundio.

* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.

* apuntar a la misma conclusión = point to + the same conclusion.

* aquí mismo = right here.

* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.

* a usted mismo = thyself.

* bajo un mismo techo = under one roof.

* brillar por Uno mismo = shine on + Posesivo + own.

* concepto de uno mismo = self-image.

* conciencia de sí mismo = self-awareness.

* conciencia de uno mismo = self-awareness.

* con confianza en uno mismo = self-confident.

* con el mismo = therewith.

* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....

* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.

* confianza en uno mismo = self-belief.

* conócete a ti mismo = know + thyself.

* consciente de uno mismo = self-conscious.

* cuestionario rellenado por uno mismo = self-administered questionnaire.

* cuidado de uno mismo = self-caring, self-care.

* definido por uno mismo = self-defined.

* definir por uno mismo = self-define.

* de la misma categoría que = in a class with.

* de la misma forma que = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as), in much the same way as.

* de la misma manera = by the same token.

* de la misma manera (que) = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as).

* del mismo calibre que = in a class with.

* del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.

* del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.

* del mismo + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* del mismo sexo = same-sex.

* del mismo tipo que las oficinas = office-type.

* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.

* de una misma manera = in a similar fashion.

* dirigido hacia uno mismo = self-oriented.

* dirigido por uno mismo = self-directed.

* ella misma = herself.

* él mismo = himself.

* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).

* el mismo número = as many.

* encerrado en sí mismo = closeted.

* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* en el mismo número de años = in as many years.

* en el mismo orden que = in sync with.

* en ese mismo instante = at that very moment.

* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.

* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.

* en la misma época = contemporaneously.

* en la misma habitación = ensuite.

* en la misma línea de = in the vein of.

* en la misma línea que = in line with.

* en sí mismo = in itself, unto + Reflexivo, per se.

* en sí mismos = in themselves.

* escogido por uno mismo = self-chosen.

* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.

* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.

* estar en la misma categoría que = rank with.

* estar en las mismas = be back to square one.

* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.

* estar todos en el mismo barco = be all in the same boat.

* evidente por sí mismo = self-evident.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.

* hablar por Uno mismo = speak for + Reflexivo.

* hacer del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.

* hasta el mismo = right up to.

* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation.

* intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.

* justo de la misma manera que = in just the same way as.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.

* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.

* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.

* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).

* más de lo mismo = more of the same.

* mí mismo = myself.

* mismo, lo = same difference, the.

* mismo tipo de = same range of.

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* Nombre + mismo = very + Nombre.

* nosotros mismos = ourselves.

* orientado hacia uno mismo = self-oriented.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.

* percepción de uno mismo = self-perception.

* pero al mismo tiempo = but then again.

* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, itself, unto + Reflexivo.

* por sí mismos = in themselves.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.

* presentación de uno mismo = self-presentation.

* probar a hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.

* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.

* que lo hace uno mismo = do-it-yourself (DIY).

* que se explica por sí mismo = self-explanatory [self explanatory/selfexplanatory].

* reconocido por Uno mismo, admitido por Uno mismo = self-professed.

* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguridad en uno mismo = self-belief.

* seguro de sí mismo = assured, self-assured, poised.

* seguro de uno mismo = self-confident.

* ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.

* ser lo mismo = be one and the same.

* ser un fin en sí mismos = be ends in themselves.

* siempre lo mismo = the same old thing.

* tener el mismo destino = suffer + the same fate.

* tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.

* tener las mismas prerrogativas = have + an equal voice in.

* todo al mismo tiempo = all at once.

* tres goles en un mismo partido = hat trick.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* valerse de sí mismo = self-serve.

* valérselas por uno mismo = negotiate + Posesivo + way, fly + solo.

* valerse por sí mismo = self-serve.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* y al mismo tiempo = and in the process, yet.

* yo mismo = myself.

* * *
I
- ma adjetivo

1)

a) (delante del n) ( expresando identidad) same

hacer dos cosas al mismo tiempo — to do two things at once o at the same time

la misma historia de siempre — the same old story

nos gustan las mismas películas — we like the same movies

b) (como pron) same

Roma ya no es la misma — Rome isn't the same any more

¿usted es Pedro Lecue? - el mismo — are you Pedro Lecue? - I am indeed o that's right

es el mismo que vimos ayer — it's the same one we saw yesterday

en las mismas: no ha llegado, así que seguimos en las mismas it hasn't arrived so we're no further on; si vienes tú pero falta él, estamos en las mismas — if you come but he doesn't turn up, then we're no better off

2) ( uso enfático)

a) (refiriéndose a lugares, momentos, cosas)

en el mismo centro de Lima — right in the center of Lima

en este mismo instante — this very minute

eso mismo pienso yo — that's exactly o just what I think

b) ( refiriéndose a personas)

hablé con el mismísimo presidente — I spoke to the president himself

te perjudicas a ti mismo — you're only spiting o hurting yourself

él mismo lo trajo — he brought it himself

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

él mismo se pone las inyecciones — he gives himself the injections

3)

lo mismo — ( la misma cosa)

siempre dice lo mismo — he always says the same (thing)

lo mismo para mí — the same for me, please

qué elegante te has venido! - lo mismo digo — you're looking very smart! - so are you o you, too

o lo que es lo mismo — in other words

pidió lo mismo que yo — he ordered the same as me

dar lo mismo: me da lo mismo si lo rompe I don't care if he breaks it; le da lo mismo con o sin azúcar he doesn't mind with or without sugar; da lo mismo quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it

4)

lo mismo — (como adv)

a) (fam) ( expresando posibilidad)

te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda — you can meet him in the street and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you

¿pregúntaselo? lo mismo dice que sí — ask him, he might (well) o may (well) say yes

lo mismo puedes conseguir caramelos que una botella de whisky — you can get anything, from sweets to a bottle of whiskey

b) (RPl fam) ( de todos modos) just o all the same, anyway

5)

lo mismo que — ( al igual que)

nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras — our company, like so many others

los niños pueden ir lo mismo que los adultos — children can go as well as adults

6)

a) (como pron) (frml)

se detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo — a car pulled up and three individuals got out

b) (como pron relativo) (Méx frml)

agradecemos su donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos — we thank you for your donation, which has been used to buy medicines
II
adverbio ( uso enfático)

aquí/ahora mismo — right here/now

hoy mismo te mando el cheque — I'll send you the check today

ayer mismo hablé con él — I spoke to him only yesterday

* * *

= identical, same, equal.

Ex: The DISPLAY command is identical to the TYPE command except when using a format which includes only a few lines per record.

Ex: The command function 'SAVE' is used to save a search formulation for later use on the same or another data base on the same system.

Ex: Collection development should ideally involve de-acquisitions as an on-going program of equal importance.

* admitido por Uno mismo = self-professed.

* ahora mismo = right now, just now.

* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.

* allí mismo = on the spot, there and then.

* al mismo nivel de = flush with.

* al mismo nivel que = on a par with, in the same league as.

* al mismo tiempo = at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, at one and the same time, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while.

* al mismo tiempo que = in parallel to/with, while, as the same time as, cum, in conjunction with.

* al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo = whilst + Gerundio.

* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.

* apuntar a la misma conclusión = point to + the same conclusion.

* aquí mismo = right here.

* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.

* a usted mismo = thyself.

* bajo un mismo techo = under one roof.

* brillar por Uno mismo = shine on + Posesivo + own.

* concepto de uno mismo = self-image.

* conciencia de sí mismo = self-awareness.

* conciencia de uno mismo = self-awareness.

* con confianza en uno mismo = self-confident.

* con el mismo = therewith.

* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....

* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.

* confianza en uno mismo = self-belief.

* conócete a ti mismo = know + thyself.

* consciente de uno mismo = self-conscious.

* cuestionario rellenado por uno mismo = self-administered questionnaire.

* cuidado de uno mismo = self-caring, self-care.

* definido por uno mismo = self-defined.

* definir por uno mismo = self-define.

* de la misma categoría que = in a class with.

* de la misma forma que = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as), in much the same way as.

* de la misma manera = by the same token.

* de la misma manera (que) = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as).

* del mismo calibre que = in a class with.

* del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.

* del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.

* del mismo + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* del mismo sexo = same-sex.

* del mismo tipo que las oficinas = office-type.

* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.

* de una misma manera = in a similar fashion.

* dirigido hacia uno mismo = self-oriented.

* dirigido por uno mismo = self-directed.

* ella misma = herself.

* él mismo = himself.

* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).

* el mismo número = as many.

* encerrado en sí mismo = closeted.

* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* en el mismo número de años = in as many years.

* en el mismo orden que = in sync with.

* en ese mismo instante = at that very moment.

* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.

* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.

* en la misma época = contemporaneously.

* en la misma habitación = ensuite.

* en la misma línea de = in the vein of.

* en la misma línea que = in line with.

* en sí mismo = in itself, unto + Reflexivo, per se.

* en sí mismos = in themselves.

* escogido por uno mismo = self-chosen.

* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.

* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.

* estar en la misma categoría que = rank with.

* estar en las mismas = be back to square one.

* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.

* estar todos en el mismo barco = be all in the same boat.

* evidente por sí mismo = self-evident.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.

* hablar por Uno mismo = speak for + Reflexivo.

* hacer del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.

* hasta el mismo = right up to.

* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation.

* intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.

* justo de la misma manera que = in just the same way as.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.

* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.

* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.

* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).

* más de lo mismo = more of the same.

* mí mismo = myself.

* mismo, lo = same difference, the.

* mismo tipo de = same range of.

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* Nombre + mismo = very + Nombre.

* nosotros mismos = ourselves.

* orientado hacia uno mismo = self-oriented.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.

* percepción de uno mismo = self-perception.

* pero al mismo tiempo = but then again.

* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, itself, unto + Reflexivo.

* por sí mismos = in themselves.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.

* presentación de uno mismo = self-presentation.

* probar a hacer Algo por uno mismo = try + Posesivo + own hand at.

* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.

* que lo hace uno mismo = do-it-yourself (DIY).

* que se explica por sí mismo = self-explanatory [self explanatory/selfexplanatory].

* reconocido por Uno mismo, admitido por Uno mismo = self-professed.

* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguridad en uno mismo = self-belief.

* seguro de sí mismo = assured, self-assured, poised.

* seguro de uno mismo = self-confident.

* ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.

* ser lo mismo = be one and the same.

* ser un fin en sí mismos = be ends in themselves.

* siempre lo mismo = the same old thing.

* tener el mismo destino = suffer + the same fate.

* tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.

* tener las mismas prerrogativas = have + an equal voice in.

* todo al mismo tiempo = all at once.

* tres goles en un mismo partido = hat trick.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* valerse de sí mismo = self-serve.

* valérselas por uno mismo = negotiate + Posesivo + way, fly + solo.

* valerse por sí mismo = self-serve.

* ver con los mismos ojos = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* y al mismo tiempo = and in the process, yet.

* yo mismo = myself.

* * *

mismo¹ -ma

adjective

A

1 ( delante del n) (expresando identidad) same

no puedo hacer dos cosas al mismo tiempo I can't do two things at once o at the same time

es la misma historia de siempre it's the same old story

mismo … QUE:

le gustan las mismas películas que a mí she likes the same movies as I do o as me

2 ( como pron) same

Roma ya no es la misma Rome isn't the same any more

¿mi hermana? siempre la misma, no escribe nunca my sister? just the same as ever o she hasn't changed, she never writes

¿usted es Pedro Lecue? — el mismo are you Pedro Lecue? — I am indeed o that's right o ( hum) the very same

mismo QUE:

es el mismo que vimos ayer it's the same one we saw yesterday

en las mismas: el pedido no ha llegado, así que seguimos en las mismas the order hasn't arrived so we're no further on

si vienes el sábado pero faltas mañana, estamos en las mismas if you come on Saturday but you don't turn up tomorrow, then we're no better off o we're back to square one

B (uso enfático)

1

(refiriéndose a lugares, momentos, cosas): queda en el centro mismo or en el mismo centro de Lima it's right in the center of Lima, it's in the very center of Lima

en este mismo instante lo estaba por hacer I was (just) about to do it this very minute

eso mismo pienso/digo yo that's exactly o just what I think/say

me resulta difícil — por eso mismo debes esforzarte más I find it difficult — that's just the reason o that's precisely o that's exactly why you have to make more of an effort

2

(referiéndose a personas): el obispo mismo salió a recibirlos the bishop himself came out to welcome them

hablé con el mismísimo presidente I spoke to the president himself

este niño es el mismísimo diablo this child is a real little devil! ( colloq)

lo haré yo misma I'll do it myself, I'll deal with it personally

te perjudicas a ti mismo you're only spiting o hurting yourself

él mismo lo trajo he brought it himself

tiene que aprender a valerse por sí mismo he has to learn to manage o cope by himself

se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

él mismo se pone las inyecciones he gives himself the injections

C

lo mismo (la misma cosa): siempre dice lo mismo he always says the same (thing)

¿por qué llora? — por lo mismo de siempre why is she crying? — the same as usual o what does she ever cry about?

si lo haces con aceite ya no es lo mismo if you make it with oil it's not quite the same (thing)

un café y una tostada — lo mismo para mí a coffee and a slice of toast — the same for me, please o I'll have the same, please

¡qué elegante te has venido! — lo mismo digo you're looking very smart! — so are you o you, too

¡que lo pases bien! — lo mismo (te) digo have a good time — you too o I hope you do too o and you

lo despidieron o, lo que es lo mismo le dijeron que ya no necesitaban sus servicios they fired him, or at least they told him his services were no longer required, which comes to the same thing

lo mismo (…) QUE the same (…) AS

no es lo mismo cocinar para dos que para una familia cooking for a family is quite different from o is not the same as cooking for two

se murió de lo mismo que su padre he died of the same thing as his father

pidió lo mismo que yo he ordered the same as me

dar lo mismo: si sigues así lo vas a romper — me da lo mismo if you carry on like that you'll break it — I don't care

¿lo quieres con o sin leche? — me da lo mismo do you want it black or white? — I don't mind

¿prefieres un cheque o dinero en efectivo? — me da lo mismo, con tal de que me paguen … would you prefer a check or cash? — I don't mind o it makes no difference (to me) o ( BrE) it makes no odds (to me), as long as I get paid

da lo mismo quién lo haga it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it

D

lo mismo ( como adv)

1 ( fam)

(expresando posibilidad): te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda you can meet him in the street and he might not even say hello to you o and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you

¿por qué no le preguntas? lo mismo dice que sí why don't you ask him? he might (well) o may (well) say yes

lo mismo (…) QUE:

¿cuántos años crees que tiene? — lo mismo puede tener cuarenta que cincuenta how old do you think he is? — he could just as easily be forty as fifty o he could be anything from forty to fifty

lo mismo puedes conseguir un destornillador que una botella de whisky you can get anything, from a screwdriver to a bottle of whiskey

2 ( RPl fam) (de todos modos) just o all the same, anyway

ya sé que se va a enojar pero lo mismo se lo voy a decir I know he's going to get annoyed but I'm going to tell him just the same o all the same o anyway

yo le dije que no había sido yo pero me pegó lo mismo I told her it wasn't me but she still hit me o she hit me anyway

E

lo mismo que (al igual que): nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras, se ha visto afectada por la crisis our company, like so many others, has been affected by the crisis

si lo mismo que decidiste ir en tren hubieras ido en avión, no habrías contado el cuento if you'd decided to go by plane instead of by train, you wouldn't be here to tell the tale

F

1 ( como pron) ( frml):

se detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo a car pulled up and three individuals got out

2 ( como pron relativo)

( Méx frml): agradecemos su generoso donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos we thank you for your generous donation, which has been used to buy medicines

veintidós millones de estudiantes reanudarán sus clases, mismos que serán atendidos por unos 900 mil maestros twenty-two million students will resume classes, to be taught by some 900 thousand teachers

mismo²

adverb

A

(uso enfático): aquí mismo podemos comer we can eat right here

hoy mismo te mando el cheque I'll send you the check today

mañana mismo nos podemos ver we can see each other tomorrow

¿cómo puede ser? si ayer mismo hablé con él y estaba de acuerdo how do you mean? I spoke to him only yesterday and he agreed

quiero que lo hagas ahora mismo I want you to do it right o ( BrE) straightaway, I want you to do it right now

B ( RPl fam) (hasta, incluso) even

se visten muy bien, mismo con la crisis they dress very well, even in these times of shortage

resultó muy difícil, mismo para él que tiene mucha experiencia it was very difficult, even for him with all his experience

* * *

mismo 1
◊ -ma adjetivo

1
a) ( delante del n) ( expresando identidad) same;

◊ hacer dos cosas al mismo tiempo to do two things at once o at the same time

b) ( como pron) same;

◊ Roma ya no es la misma Rome isn't the same any more;

el mismo que vimos ayer the same one we saw yesterday
2 ( uso enfático)
a) (refiriéndose a lugares, momentos, cosas):

◊ en el mismo centro de Lima right in the center of Lima;

en este mismo instante this very minute;
eso mismo pienso yo that's exactly what I think
b) ( refiriéndose a personas):

◊ el mismísimo presidente the president himself;

te perjudicas a ti mismo you're only hurting yourself;
ella misma lo trajo she brought it herself
3
◊ lo mismo: siempre dice lo mismo he always says the same thing;

lo mismo para mí the same for me, please;
nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras our company, like so many others;
los niños pueden ir lo mismo que los adultos children can go as well as adults;
o lo que es lo mismo in other words;
da lo mismo it doesn't matter;
me/le da lo mismo I don't care/he/she doesn't care
mismo 2 adverbio ( uso enfático):
◊ aquí/ahora mismo right here/now;

hoy mismo te mando el cheque I'll send you the check today;
ayer mismo hablé con él I spoke to him only yesterday
mismo,-a
I adjetivo
1 same
el mismo acento, the same accent
2 (uso enfático) el rey mismo apareció en el umbral, the king himself appeared on the threshold
II pron same: comemos siempre lo mismo, we always eat the same thing
me da lo mismo, it makes no difference to me
es el mismo árbol, it's the same tree
por uno o sí mismo, by oneself
III adverbio
1 (intensificador) murió allí mismo, he died right there
ahora mismo, right now
2 (por ejemplo) for instance: Pedro mismo te ayudará, Pedro will help you, for instance
(incluso) yo mismo estoy de acuerdo, even I agree 3 así mismo, likewise

' mismo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- actualmente
- ahora
- allí
- aquí
- aunar
- ayudarse
- balancearse
- bar
- barco
- batalla
- coincidir
- cojear
- confianza
- conforme
- congénere
- conmigo
- consigo
- contigo
- continuismo
- costearse
- decirse
- doblete
- dominio
- dueña
- dueño
- encerrarse
- encogerse
- enfoque
- enviudar
- esperar
- igual
- igualmente
- intentar
- machacar
- meter
- misma
- mismamente
- parecerse
- presentarse
- rasero
- replegarse
- ruin
- saber
- saco
- satisfecha
- satisfecho
- se
- sí
English:
alike
- assurance
- autograph
- boat
- central
- charity
- chase
- close
- complacent
- concurrently
- currently
- dare
- day
- diffidence
- directly
- ditto
- do-it-yourself
- end
- equal
- exam
- fabric
- fly
- follow
- fuck
- fund
- himself
- itself
- just
- lay
- level
- likewise
- maybe
- middle
- millionaire
- myself
- need
- neither
- now
- number one
- odds
- one
- oneself
- only
- outdo
- overconfident
- pace
- par
- presently
- price
- proper

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mismo, -a

♦ adj

1. [igual, idéntico] same;

son del mismo pueblo they're from the same town/village;

vive en la misma calle que yo she lives in the same street as me, she lives in my street;

del mismo color/tipo que the same colour/type as

2. [para enfatizar lugar, tiempo]
en este mismo sitio in this very place;

en aquel mismo momento at that very moment;

delante de sus mismas narices right in front of his nose;

eso mismo digo yo that's exactly what I say;

y por eso mismo deberíamos ayudarles and that is precisely why we should help them

3. [para reforzar pronombres]
yo mismo I myself;

¿lo hiciste tú mismo? did you do it (by) yourself?;

él mismo se construyó la casa he built his house (by) himself, he built his own house;

me dije a mí mismo… I said to myself…;

por mí/ti mismo by myself/yourself;
Fam
¡tú mismo! it's up to you!, suit yourself!

♦ pron

1. [igual cosa o persona]
el mismo/la misma the same;

el pueblo ya no era el mismo the town was no longer the same;

la misma del otro día the same one as the other day;

el mismo que vi ayer the same one I saw yesterday;
Fam
¿ése es el presidente? – sí, el mismo (que viste y calza) is that the president? – yes, the very same o yes, that's him all right;
Méx
enviamos un paquete a su oficina, mismo que no ha llegado a destino we sent a package to his office which didn't arrive o but it didn't arrive;

Comp

estar en las mismas to be no further forward

2.
lo mismo [igual cosa, iguales cosas] the same (thing);

¡qué aburrimiento, todos los días lo mismo! how boring, it's the same every day!;

pónganos otra de lo mismo (the) same again, please;
Fam
lo mismo se pone a hablar contigo que no te saluda one day he might start chatting to you and the next he won't even say hello;

lo mismo que the same as;

me gusta lo mismo que a él I like the same things as him;

yo tengo mis manías, lo mismo que todo el mundo I've got my idiosyncrasies just like everyone else;

lloraba lo mismo que un niño she was crying like a child;

me da lo mismo it's all the same to me, I don't mind o care;

¿vamos o nos quedamos? – da lo mismo should we go or should we stay? – it doesn't make any difference;

me da lo mismo I don't care;

lo mismo digo [como respuesta] likewise, you too;

más de lo mismo more of the same;

o lo que es lo mismo [en otras palabras] or in other words;

por lo mismo for that (very) reason

3. [tal vez]
lo mismo llegamos y ya no hay entradas it's quite possible that we might arrive there and find there are no tickets left;

lo mismo está enfermo maybe o perhaps he's ill, he may be ill;

lo mismo te saluda que te ignora por completo he's just as likely to say hello to you as to ignore you completely

4. [antes mencionado]
hay una cripta y un túnel para acceder a la misma there is a crypt and a tunnel leading to it

5. RP Fam
lo mismo [igualmente] still;

le dije que se callara y lo mismo siguió hablando I told him to be quiet but he still carried on talking o he carried on talking all the same;

está nevando pero lo mismo el avión va a salir it's snowing but the plane is still going to take off

♦ adv

1. [para enfatizar]
lo vi desde mi casa mismo I saw it from my own house;

ahora/aquí mismo right now/here;

ayer mismo only yesterday;

salimos hoy mismo we are leaving this very day;

llegarán mañana mismo they'll be arriving tomorrow, actually;

tiene que estar listo para mañana mismo it absolutely has to be ready by tomorrow;

por eso mismo precisely for that reason

2. [por ejemplo]
escoge uno cualquiera, este mismo choose any one, this one, for instance;

¿y ahora quién me arregla a mí esto? – yo mismo who's going to fix this for me now? – I will o I'll do it (myself)

* * *

mismo

I adj same;

el mismo the (self)same;

lo mismo the same;

lo mismo que the same as;

yo mismo I myself;

da lo mismo it doesn’t matter, it’s all the same;

me da lo mismo I don’t care, it’s all the same to me;

el mismo rey the king himself

II adv

:

aquí mismo right here;

ahí mismo right there;

ahora mismo right now, this very minute;

hoy mismo today, this very day;

lo mismo llueve que hace sol you never know whether it’s going to be rainy or sunny

* * *

mismo adv, (used as an intensifier) : right, exactly

hazlo ahora mismo: do it right now

te llamará hoy mismo: he'll definitely call you today

mismo, -ma adj

1) : same

2) (used as an intensifier) : very

en ese mismo momento: at that very moment

3) : oneself

lo hizo ella misma: she made it herself

4)

por lo mismo : for that reason

* * *

mismo¹ adj

1. (igual) same

siempre lleva el mismo vestido she always wears the same dress

2. (uso enfático) myself, yourself, etc

tú mismo me lo dijiste you told me so yourself

dar lo mismo not to matter

da lo mismo it doesn't matter

me da lo mismo I don't mind

mismo² adv

hoy mismo te llamo I'll phone you today

quedamos aquí mismo let's meet right here

mismo³ pron same person

ya no eres el mismo you're not the same person any more

vinieron los mismos de siempre the same people came

Spanish-English dictionary > mismo

19 ici

ici [isi]

adverb

   a. (dans l'espace) here

• loin d'ici a long way from here

• près d'ici near here

• il y a 10 km d'ici à Paris it's 10km from here to Paris

• c'est à 10 minutes d'ici it's 10 minutes away

• passez par ici come this way

• par ici around here

• par ici, s'il vous plaît this way please

• ici même on this very spot

• c'est ici que... this is the place where...

• vous êtes ici chez vous make yourself at home

• ici Chantal Barry (au téléphone) Chantal Barry speaking

• ici et là here and there

• ici comme ailleurs here as elsewhere

   b. (dans le temps) jusqu'ici until now

   c. ► d'ici

• d'ici demain/la fin de la semaine by tomorrow/the end of the week

• d'ici peu before long

• d'ici là before then

• d'ici à l'an 2050 by the year 2050

• d'ici (à ce) qu'il se retrouve en prison, il n'y a pas loin it won't be long before he lands up in jail

• le projet lui plaît, mais d'ici à ce qu'il accepte ! he likes the plan, but liking it isn't the same as agreeing to it!

• ils sont d'ici/ne sont pas d'ici they are/aren't from around here

• les gens d'ici the people here

• je vois ça d'ici ! (inf) I can just see that!

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isi
adverbe

1) ( dans l'espace) here

c'est ici que... — this is where...

c'est ici même que... — it was in this very place that...

par ici la sortie — this way out

par ici! j'ai trouvé quelque chose! — over here! I've found something!

les gens sont plutôt méfiants par ici — the people around here are a bit wary

il y a une belle église par ici — there is a beautiful church near here

les gens d'ici — the locals

ici Grovagnard — (au téléphone, à la radio) this is Grovagnard

je vois ça d'ici! — I can just picture it!

vous êtes ici chez vous! — make yourself at home!

2) ( dans le temps)

jusqu'ici — ( au présent) until now; ( dans le passé) until then

d'ici peu — shortly

d'ici demain — by tomorrow

d'ici deux jours — two days from now

je te téléphone ce soir, d'ici là, tâche de te reposer — I'll phone you tonight, in the meantime try and rest

d'ici là, on sera tous morts — by then, we'll all be dead

d'ici à ce qu'il change d'avis, il n'y a pas loin — it won't be long before he changes his mind

il l'aime bien, mais d'ici à ce qu'il l'épouse... — he likes her, but as for marrying her...

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isi adv
1) (endroit) here

Les assiettes sont ici. — The plates are here.

jusqu'ici (dans l'espace) — up to here

La mer monte parfois jusqu'ici. — The sea sometimes comes in up to here.

2) (dans le temps)

jusqu'ici — so far, up to now

Jusqu'ici nous n'avons eu aucun problème avec la voiture. — So far we haven't had any problems with the car., Up to now we haven't had any problems with the car.

d'ici là — by then, (= en attendant) in the meantime

d'ici peu — before long

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ici adv

1 ( dans l'espace) here; d'ici à là-bas from here to there; ici et là here and there; ici (tout de suite)! ( à un chien) come here!, heel!; il faut une voiture pour venir jusqu'ici you need a car to get here; ‘ici la tour de contrôle’ ‘Control Tower here’; c'est ici que la balle a traversé la tôle this is where the bullet came through the metal; c'est ici que nous descendons this is where we get off; c'est ici même que les accords furent signés it was in this very place that the agreements were signed; par ici la sortie this way out; par ici les bonnes affaires! good bargains this way!; par ici! j'ai trouvé quelque chose! come here! I've found something!; les gens sont plutôt méfiants par ici the people around here are a bit wary; il y a une belle église par ici there is a fine church near here; les gens d'ici the locals; allô? bonjour, ici Grovagnard hello? this is Grovagnard speaking; ici Luc Pichon à Washington, à vous Paris this is Luc Pichon in Washington, back to you in Paris; je vois ça d'ici! I can just picture it!; vous êtes ici chez vous! make yourself at home!;

2 ( dans le temps) arrêtons ici notre conversation let's stop the conversation (right) there; jusqu'ici ( au présent) until now; ( dans le passé) until then; d'ici peu shortly; d'ici demain/à l'an 2000 by tomorrow/by the year 2000; d'ici cinq minutes/deux jours five minutes/two days from now; je te téléphone ce soir, d'ici là, tâche de te reposer I'll phone you tonight, in the meantime try and rest; d 'ici là, on sera tous morts by then, we'll all be dead; d'ici à ce qu'il démissionne/change d'avis, il n'y a pas loin it won't be long before he hands in his notice/changes his mind; il l'aime bien, mais d'ici à ce qu'il l'épouse… he likes her, but as for marrying her…

[isi] adverbe

1. [dans ce lieu, à cet endroit] here

[dans un écrit, un discours] here, at this point

vous ici! what are you doing here?

vous êtes ici chez vous make yourself at home

pour toute demande, s'adresser ici please enquire within

c'est ici que j'ai mal this is where it hurts

il y a 11 km d'ici au village it's 11 km from here to the village

les gens d'ici the locals, the people from around here

2. [dans le temps]

d'ici (à) lundi, on a le temps we've got time between now and Monday

d'ici demain ce sera terminé it will be finished by tomorrow

d'ici peu before (very) long

d'ici là, tout peut arriver! in the meantime ou until then ou between now and then anything can happen!

vous serez guéri d'ici là you'll be better by then

d'ici à ce qu'il se décide (familier) by the time he makes up his mind

d'ici à ce qu'il change d'avis, il n'y a pas loin! it won't be long before he changes his mind again!

je vois ça d'ici! I can just see that!

3. [au téléphone, à la radio]

allô, ici Paul hello, (it's) Paul here ou Paul speaking

ici France Culture this is ou you are listening to France Culture

par ici locution adverbiale

1. [dans cette direction] this way

elle est passée par ici avant d'aller à la gare she stopped off here on her way to the station

par ici la monnaie! (familier & humoristique) come on now, cough up!

2. [dans les environs] around here

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ici

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Adv.

1. (danach, später) then, after that, afterwards; was geschah dann? what happened then ( oder next)?; zuerst wollte ich nicht mit, aber dann war es doch sehr schön but then it turned out alright; anfangs war es noch schwer, aber dann ging es auf einmal but then it got easier all of a sudden

2. (zu der Zeit) then; dann und dann umg. at such and such a time, round about then; dann und wann now and then; bis dann until then; als Abschied: see you (then); erst dann only then; von dann bis dann umg. from then till then, from such and such a date ( oder time) until such and such a date ( oder time)

3. Reihenfolge: (dahinter) then, after(wards); zuerst kommt die Dampflok, dann die Güterwaggons the engine comes first, followed by the goods wagons (Am. freight cars)

4. (in dem Fall) in that case, then; dann eben nicht! umg. all right, forget it!; wenn du mich brauchst, dann sag mir Bescheid if you need me, just let me know; ich mache nur dann mit, wenn... I’ll only join in if ( oder on the condition that)...; dann und nur dann then and only then; selbst dann, wenn... even if...; also oder na dann! umg. (wenn das so ist) well in that case; um Gespräch zu beenden: right then, okeydoke

5. umg. (also) so; dann kommst du also? so you ‘are coming (then)? dann stimmt das ( also oder etwa) gar nicht? so that isn’t true then?

6. in Fragen: (sonst) wer / wo / wie etc. dann? who / where / how etc. else then?; wenn er es nicht weiß, wer dann? if he doesn’t know, who does?

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then; next

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dạnn [dan]
adv

1) (Reihenfolge ausdrückend = später) then

dann und dann — (a)round about then

von dann bis dann — for some time (a)round then

dann und wann — now and then

gerade dann, wenn... — just when...

wenn das gemacht ist, dann kannst du gehen — when that's done you can go

noch eine Woche, dann ist Weihnachten — another week till Christmas, another week and (then) it's Christmas

See:

→ bis

2) (= unter diesen Umständen) then

wenn..., dann — if..., (then)

wenn du was brauchst, dann sagst dus mir, nicht? — just tell me if you need anything, if you need anything (then) just tell me

ja, selbst dann — yes, even then

nein, selbst dann nicht — no, not even then

selbst dann/selbst dann nicht, wenn... — even/not even if...

erst dann, wenn... — only when...

ja, dann! — (oh) well then!

ich habe keine Lust mehr – dann hör doch auf! — I'm not in the mood any more – well stop then!

und wie es dann so geht or ist, kommt natürlich Besuch — and as was bound to happen, I got visitors, but you know how it is, I got visitors

wenn er seine Gedichte selbst nicht versteht, wer dann? — if he can't understand his own poems, who else could (understand them)?

wenn man nicht einmal in Schottland echten Whisky bekommt, wo dann? — if you can't get real whisky in Scotland, where can you expect to find it?

wenn ich nicht einmal das Einmaleins bei euch voraussetzen kann, was dann? — if I can't even assume you know your (multiplication) tables, what can I assume you know?

dann eben nicht — well, in that case (there's no more to be said)

dann erst recht nicht! — in that case no way (inf) or not a chance! (inf)

dann ist ja alles in Ordnung — (oh well,) everything's all right then, in that case everything's all right

dann will ich lieber gehen — well, I'd better be getting along (then)

ja dann, auf Wiedersehen — well then, goodbye

also dann bis morgen — right then, see you tomorrow, see you tomorrow then

3)

(= außerdem) dann... noch — on top of that

strohdumm und dann auch noch frech — as thick as they come and cheeky into the bargain (Brit), as dumb as they come and a smart alec too (esp US)

kommandiert mich herum und meint dann auch noch... — orders me around and then on top of that thinks...

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1) then

2) (used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future: John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then!) then

3) (after that: I had a drink, (and) then I went home.) then

4) (in that case: He might not give us the money and then what would we do?) then

5) (often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc: What do you think of that, then?) then

6) (in that case; as a result: If you're tired, then you must rest.) then

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dann

[ˈdan]

adv

1. (rangmäßig danach) then

er ist der Klassenbeste, \dann kommt sein Bruder und \dann ich he is top of the class, followed by his brother and then by me [or then comes his brother and then me

2. (dahinter) then

an den Hof schließt sich \dann ein Garten an then at the end of yard there is a garden

3. (darauf, danach) then; (hinterher) afterwards

sie sprang zuerst ins Wasser, \dann sprangen die anderen she jumped first of all into the water, [and] then the others

lass uns ins Kino gehen — und was machen wir \dann? let's got to the cinema — and what are we doing afterwards?

4. (zu dem Zeitpunkt) then

noch ein Jahr, \dann ist er mit dem Studium fertig another year and he will have finished his studies

wenn das gemacht ist, \dann kannst du gehen when that's done, you can go

noch eine Woche, \dann ist Ostern another week and [then] it's Easter

was soll \dann werden? what will happen then?

ausgerechnet [o gerade] \dann, als/wenn... just when...

das Angebot kam ausgerechnet \dann, als ich eine andere Stelle angenommen hatte the offer arrived just after I had accepted another job

bis \dann until then; (spätestens) by then

bis \dann kann ich nicht warten I cannot wait till then

bis \dann muss der Text fertig sein the text has to be finished by then

erst \dann only then

erst \dann begriff ich, wie sehr ich ihn brauchte only then did I realize how much I needed him

erst/nur \dann, wenn... only when...

ich bezahle nur \dann, wenn du pünktlich lieferst you only get paid when you deliver on time

immer \dann, wenn... always when...

du rufst immer [genau] \dann an, wenn ich keine Zeit habe you always phone when I've got no time

5. (schließlich) in the end

es hat \dann doch noch geklappt it was all right in the end

6. (in diesem Falle) then

solltest du morgen in der Gegend sein, \dann komm doch bei mir vorbei if you are in the neighbourhood tomorrow, do come and see me, then

ich habe keine Lust mehr — \dann hör doch auf! I'm not in the mood any more — well stop then!

also \dann bis morgen right then, see you tomorrow, see you tomorrow then

ja \dann auf Wiedersehen! well then, good-bye!

nun, \dann ist ja alles in Ordnung! oh well, in that case [everything's okay]!

na, \dann eben nicht! well, in that case[, forget it]!

\dann erst recht nicht! then certainly not!

\dann will ich nicht weiter stören well, I'd better not disturb you any more

und wie es \dann so ist [o geht],... but you know how it is,...

erst \dann only then

erst/nur \dann, wenn... only if...

ich verrate es dir nur \dann, wenn du verspricht es geheim zu halten I'll only tell you if you promise to keep it a secret

selbst \dann even then

ja, selbst \dann yes, even then

nein, selbst \dann nicht no, not even then

wenn..., \dann... if..., [then]...

wenn du mir nicht glaubst, \dann frag doch die anderen if you don't believe me, [then] ask the others

7. (demnach) so

\dann hast du also die ganze Zeit mit zugehört so you've been listening the whole time

8. (sonst) then

und falls das so nicht klappt, wie \dann? and if it doesn't work, what then?

wenn dir auch dieser Vorschlag nicht zusagt, welcher \dann? if you can't agree to this proposal, what can you agree to?

wenn man nicht einmal in Schottland echten Whiskey bekommt, wo \dann? if you can't get real whisky in Scotland, where can you expect to find it?

wenn er seine Gedichte selbst nicht versteht, wer \dann? if he can't understand his own poems, who else can [understand them]?

9. (außerdem)

\dann noch as well; (zu alledem)

\dann [auch] noch on top of that

auf dem Markt wurde Obst und Gemüse verkauft, und \dann gab es noch Blumen fruit and vegetables were offered at the market, and flowers as well

und \dann kommt noch die Mehrwertsteuer hinzu and then there's VAT to add on top of that

zuletzt fiel \dann auch noch der Strom aus finally to top it all there was a power failure

und \dann will er auch noch sein Teil haben and, on top of that, he wants his share

strohdumm und \dann auch noch frech as thick as they come and cheeky into the bargain [or to boot] fam

10.

▶ bis \dann! see you then!

▶ \dann und \dann on such and such a date

er schrieb mir, dass er \dann und \dann kommen würde he wrote to me that he would come on such and such a date

▶ von \dann bis \dann from such and such a date to such and such a date

▶ \dann und wann now and then

ich sehe sie \dann und wann beim Einkaufen I see her now and then [or I occasionally see her] when I do my shopping

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Adverb

1) then

was dann? — what happens then?

noch drei Tage, dann ist Ostern — another three days and it will be Easter

bis dann — see you then

dann und wann — now and then

er ist der Klassenbeste, dann kommt sein Bruder — he is top of the class, followed by his brother or then comes his brother

2) (unter diesen Umständen) then; in that case

[na,] dann eben nicht! — in that case, forget it!

dann bis morgen — see you tomorrow, then

nur dann, wenn... — only if...

3) (außerdem)

dann noch... — then... as well

zuletzt fiel dann noch der Strom aus — finally to top it all there was a power failure

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dann adv

1. (danach, später) then, after that, afterwards;

was geschah dann? what happened then ( oder next)?; zuerst wollte ich nicht mit,

aber dann war es doch sehr schön but then it turned out alright; anfangs war es noch schwer,

aber dann ging es auf einmal but then it got easier all of a sudden

2. (zu der Zeit) then;

dann und dann umg at such and such a time, round about then;

dann und wann now and then;

bis dann until then; als Abschied: see you (then);

erst dann only then;

von dann bis dann umg from then till then, from such and such a date ( oder time) until such and such a date ( oder time)

3. Reihenfolge: (dahinter) then, after(wards);

zuerst kommt die Dampflok, dann die Güterwaggons the engine comes first, followed by the goods wagons (US freight cars)

4. (in dem Fall) in that case, then;

dann eben nicht! umg all right, forget it!;

wenn du mich brauchst, dann sag mir Bescheid if you need me, just let me know;

ich mache nur dann mit, wenn … I’ll only join in if ( oder on the condition that) …;

dann und nur dann then and only then;

selbst dann, wenn … even if …;

also oder

na dann! umg (wenn das so ist) well in that case; um Gespräch zu beenden: right then, okeydoke

5. umg (also) so;

dann kommst du also? so you ’are coming (then)?

dann stimmt das (

also oder

etwa)

gar nicht? so that isn’t true then?

6. in Fragen: (sonst)

wer/wo/wie etc

dann? who/where/how etc else then?;

wenn er es nicht weiß, wer dann? if he doesn’t know, who does?

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Adverb

1) then

was dann? — what happens then?

noch drei Tage, dann ist Ostern — another three days and it will be Easter

bis dann — see you then

dann und wann — now and then

er ist der Klassenbeste, dann kommt sein Bruder — he is top of the class, followed by his brother or then comes his brother

2) (unter diesen Umständen) then; in that case

[na,] dann eben nicht! — in that case, forget it!

dann bis morgen — see you tomorrow, then

nur dann, wenn... — only if...

3) (außerdem)

dann noch... — then... as well

zuletzt fiel dann noch der Strom aus — finally to top it all there was a power failure

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adj.

then adj.

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