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I'll tell you all about it

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1 what it's all about

n infml

1)

He doesn't know what it's all about — Он об этом ничего не знает

What's it all about? — О чем базар?

Tell me what it's all about — Расскажи мне, в чем дело?

However perhaps you could glimpse through it and get some background of what it's all about — Ты можешь полистать эту книгу и составить себе о ней определенное представление

2)

She knows what it's all about — Она секет в этом деле

The guy doesn't know what it's all about — Парень об этом представления не имеет

Calculus? He just doesn't know what it's all about — Дифференциалы и интегралы? Да он понятия не имеет, что это такое

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > what it's all about
2 tell

tel
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) contar

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) decir, mandar

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) decir, contar

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) ver (la diferencia), distinguir, reconocer

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar, revelar

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) notarse, hacerse notar

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- teller
- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell

tell vb

1. contar

tell me a story cuéntame un cuento

she told us about the accident nos contó lo del accidente

2. decir

they told me there were no rooms at the hotel me dijeron que no quedaban habitaciones en el hotel

I told you so ¿no te lo dije?

to tell tales contar cuentos

El pasado y participio pasado de tell es told

tell

tr[tel]

transitive verb (pt & pp told tr[təʊld])

1 (gen) decir

■ tell me your name dime tu nombre

■ tell me (that) you love me dime que me quieres

■ why didn't you tell me? ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?

■ he told me (that) he'd seen you me dijo que te había visto

■ could you tell me where the station is, please? ¿me podría indicar dónde está la estación, por favor?

2 (story, joke) contar; (truth, lies, secret) decir

■ tell us a joke, Fred cuéntanos un chiste, Fred

■ telling lies is bad mentir es malo, decir mentiras es malo

3 (talk about) hablar de

■ tell me all about your family háblame de tu familia

■ he told us of his travels in China nos habló de sus viajes por la China

4 formal use comunicar, informar

■ we regret to tell you that... lamentamos comunicarle que...

5 (assure) asegurar, garantizar

■ it's true, I tell you es verdad, te lo aseguro

6 (order) decir, mandar

■ he told us to go away nos dijo que nos marcháramos

■ the boss told me to shut up el jefe me mandó callar

■ he told me not to be late me dijo que no llegara tarde

■ you'll do as you're told! ¡harás lo que yo te digo!

7 (show) indicar; (in writing) explicar

■ this light tells you when it's on esta luz te indica cuándo está en marcha

■ this book tells you how to grow orchids este libro te explica cómo cultivar orquídeas

8 (distinguish) distinguir

■ the teacher can't tell Peter from Paul el profesor no puede distinguir a Peter de Paul

■ children can't tell right from wrong los niños no saben distinguir el bien del mal

■ can you tell the difference between Gruyère and Emmental? ¿sabes distinguir entre el gruyere y el emmental?

9 (know) saber, notarse

■ it's difficult to tell what is happening es difícil saber lo que está pasando

■ you can tell by his voice that he's angry se le nota en la voz que está enfadado

10 (count - votes) escrutar; (- rosary beads) pasar

intransitive verb

1 (reveal secret) hablar, soplar

■ promise you won't tell? ¿me prometes que no lo dirás?

■ no matter what you do to me, I'll never tell podéis hacerme lo que queráis, porque no hablaré

2 (have effect) notarse, hacerse notar

■ Induráin's experience began to tell la experiencia de Induráin se hizo notar

■ the strain is telling on her la tensión empieza a afectarle

3 (know) saber

■ who can tell? ¿quién sabe?

■ you can never tell nunca se sabe

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as far as I can tell que yo sepa, por lo que yo sé

I'll tell you what escucha lo que digo

I told you so ya te lo dije, ya lo decía yo

tell me another! ¡anda ya!, ¡eso no te lo crees ni tú!

there's no telling no se sabe, vete a saber

time will tell el tiempo lo dirá

to tell somebody where to get off cantarle las cuarenta a alguien, decirle cuatro cosas a alguien

to tell the time saber decir la hora

you can never tell nunca se sabe

you're telling me a mí me lo dices, ni que lo digas

tell ['tɛl] v, told ['to:ld] ; telling vt

1) count: contar, enumerar

all told: en total

2) instruct: decir

he told me how to fix it: me dijo cómo arreglarlo

they told her to wait: le dijeron que esperara

3) relate: contar, relatar, narrar

to tell a story: contar una historia

4) divulge, reveal: revelar, divulgar

he told me everything about her: me contó todo acerca de ella

5) discern: discernir, notar

I can't tell the difference: no noto la diferencia

tell vi

1) say: decir

I won't tell: no voy a decírselo a nadie

2) know: saber

you never can tell: nunca se sabe

3) show: notarse, hacerse sentir

the strain is beginning to tell: la tensión se empieza a notar

tell

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: told) = contar (Decir) v.

• decir v.

(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-

pp: dicho

fut/c: dir-•)

• desembuchar v.

• hablar v.

• narrar v.

• relatar v.

tel
1.

(past & past p told) transitive verb

1) (inform, reveal) decir*

as I was telling you — como te estaba or iba diciendo

he was told that... — le dijeron que...

could you tell me the way to the station? — ¿me podría decir or indicar cómo se llega a la estación?

tell me when you've finished — dime or avísame cuando hayas terminado

I am pleased to be able to tell you that... — ( Corresp) me complace comunicarle or informarle que...

it's not easy, I can tell you — no es fácil, te lo aseguro or garantizo

you're telling me! — (colloq) me lo vas a decir a mí!

I told you so! — ¿no te lo dije?

I can't tell you how relieved I am! — no te imaginas el alivio que siento!

2) (recount, relate) \<\<joke/tale\>\> contar*

tell me a story — cuéntame un cuento

the poem tells how... — el poema cuenta or (frml) narra or relata cómo...

to tell somebody ABOUT somebody/something: she's told me all about you me ha hablado mucho de ti; tell us about Lima — cuéntanos cómo es Lima (or qué tal te fue en Lima etc)

3) (instruct, warn) decir*

do as o what you're told — haz lo que se te dice

to tell somebody to + INF — decirle* a alguien que (+ subj)

she told me to be quiet — me dijo que me callara

4)

a) (ascertain, know)

I could tell from her voice that she was upset — por la voz me di cuenta de que estaba disgustada

there's no telling what might happen — no se sabe lo que podría ocurrir

to be able to tell the time — saber* decir la hora

b) ( distinguish)

to tell something/somebody (FROM something/somebody) — distinguir* algo/a alguien (de algo/alguien)

to tell right from wrong — discriminar entre lo que está bien y lo que está mal

I can't tell the difference — yo no veo or no noto ninguna diferencia

5) ( count)

all told — en total

2.

vi

1)

a) ( reveal)

promise you won't tell? — ¿prometes que no se lo vas a contar or decir a nadie?

ah, that would be telling — ah, eso es un secreto

to tell ON somebody (TO somebody) — (colloq) acusar a alguien (a or con alguien)

b) ( relate) (liter)

more than words can tell — más de lo que pueden expresar las palabras

it tells of great suffering — habla de grandes sufrimientos

2) ( know) saber*

you never can tell — nunca se sabe

3) (count, have an effect)

her age is beginning to tell — se le está empezando a notar la edad

he made every punch tell — hizo contar cada golpe

his influence told — su influencia fue decisiva

to tell AGAINST somebody/something — obrar en contra de alguien/algo

to tell ON somebody: the strain is beginning to tell on him — la tensión lo está empezando a afectar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tell apart

- tell off

[tel] (pt, pp told)
1. VT

1) [+ story, experiences] contar; [+ truth] decir; [+ secret] contar, divulgar frm; (formally) comunicar, informar

to tell sb sth — decir algo a algn

to tell sb whether/how/why etc — decir a algn si/cómo/por qué etc

to tell sb that... — decir a algn que...

I have been told that... — me han dicho que..., se me ha dicho que... frm

I am pleased to tell you that... — frm me complace comunicarle que..., me es grato comunicarle que...

I tell you it isn't! — ¡te digo que no!

let me tell you, I didn't enjoy it — si te digo la verdad, no me gustó nada

there were three, I tell you, three — había tres, ¿me oyes?, tres

I tell myself it can't be true — digo para mí que no puede ser verdad

• I told him about the missing money — le dije lo del dinero que faltaba, le informé acerca del dinero que faltaba frm

tell me all about it — cuéntame todo

I'll tell you all about it — te (lo) diré todo

• tell me another! * — ¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! *

• he's no saint, I can tell you! — ¡no es ningún santo, te lo aseguro!

so much happened that I can't begin to tell you — pasaron tantas cosas no sé por dónde empezar a contarte

• I cannot tell you how pleased I am — no encuentro palabras para expresarle lo contento que estoy

• I could tell you a thing or two about him — hay cosas de él que yo me sé

• don't tell me you can't do it! — ¡no me vayas a decir or no me digas que no lo puedes hacer!

• to tell sb's fortune, tell sb the future — decir a algn la buenaventura

• to tell a lie — mentir

• you're telling me! * — ¡a quién se lo cuentas!, ¡a mí no me lo vas a contar!

• I told you so! — ¡ya lo decía yo!

didn't I tell you so? — ¿no te lo dije ya?

• (I) tell you what, let's go now — sabes qué, vámonos ya

I tell you what! — ¡se me ocurre una idea!
marine
2) (=order)

to tell sb to do sth — decir a algn que haga algo, mandar a algn a hacer algo

• do as you are told! — ¡haz lo que te digo!

• he won't be told — no acepta consejos de nadie, no quiere hacer caso de nadie

• I told you not to — te dije que no lo hicieras

3) (=indicate) [sign, dial, clock] indicar

to tell sb sth — indicar algo a algn

there was a sign telling us which way to go — una señal nos indicaba el camino

the clock tells the quarter hours — el reloj da los cuartos de hora

4) (=distinguish) distinguir

• I couldn't tell them apart — no sabía distinguirlos

• to tell the difference between A and B — distinguir entre A y B

I can't tell the difference — no veo la diferencia

• to tell right from wrong — distinguir el bien del mal
time 1., 5)
5) (=know, be certain) saber

• you can tell he's a German — se (le) nota que es alemán

you can tell a horse's age by its teeth — la edad de un caballo se sabe por los dientes

how can I tell what she will do? — ¿cómo voy a saber lo que ella hará?

you can't tell much from his letter — su carta nos dice bien poco

• I couldn't tell how it was done — no sabía cómo se hizo

• there is no telling what he will do — es imposible saber qué va a hacer

6) (=count)

to tell one's beads — rezar el rosario

400 all told — 400 en total

2. VI

1) (=speak)

to tell (of) — hablar de

the ruins told of a sad history — las ruinas hablaban de una triste historia

• "did you love her?" - "more than words can tell" — -¿la amabas? -más de lo que pueda expresar con palabras

it hurt more than words can tell — dolió una barbaridad, dolió lo indecible

• I hear tell that... — dicen que...

I hear tell of a disaster — he oído que ha ocurrido una catástrofe

I have never heard tell of it — no he oído nunca hablar de eso

2) * (=sneak, tell secrets)

please don't tell! — ¡no vayas contándolo or soplándolo * por ahí!

he told on me to my parents — se chivó de mí a mis padres (Sp) *

that would be telling! — ¡es un secreto!

3) (=know, be certain) saber

how can I tell? — ¿cómo lo voy a saber?, ¿yo qué sé?

I can't tell — (me) es imposible saberlo, no le puedo decir, no sabría decirle

who can tell? — ¿quién sabe?

there is no telling — no se puede saber

you never can tell — nunca se sabe
time 1., 1)
4) (=have an effect)

every blow told — cada golpe tuvo su efecto

stamina tells in the long run — a la larga importa or vale más la resistencia

blood will tell — la sangre cuenta

• to tell against sb — obrar en contra de algn

• the strain is beginning to tell on him — la tensión está empezando a afectarle

- tell off

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[tel]
1.

(past & past p told) transitive verb

1) (inform, reveal) decir*

as I was telling you — como te estaba or iba diciendo

he was told that... — le dijeron que...

could you tell me the way to the station? — ¿me podría decir or indicar cómo se llega a la estación?

tell me when you've finished — dime or avísame cuando hayas terminado

I am pleased to be able to tell you that... — ( Corresp) me complace comunicarle or informarle que...

it's not easy, I can tell you — no es fácil, te lo aseguro or garantizo

you're telling me! — (colloq) me lo vas a decir a mí!

I told you so! — ¿no te lo dije?

I can't tell you how relieved I am! — no te imaginas el alivio que siento!

2) (recount, relate) \<\<joke/tale\>\> contar*

tell me a story — cuéntame un cuento

the poem tells how... — el poema cuenta or (frml) narra or relata cómo...

to tell somebody ABOUT somebody/something: she's told me all about you me ha hablado mucho de ti; tell us about Lima — cuéntanos cómo es Lima (or qué tal te fue en Lima etc)

3) (instruct, warn) decir*

do as o what you're told — haz lo que se te dice

to tell somebody to + INF — decirle* a alguien que (+ subj)

she told me to be quiet — me dijo que me callara

4)

a) (ascertain, know)

I could tell from her voice that she was upset — por la voz me di cuenta de que estaba disgustada

there's no telling what might happen — no se sabe lo que podría ocurrir

to be able to tell the time — saber* decir la hora

b) ( distinguish)

to tell something/somebody (FROM something/somebody) — distinguir* algo/a alguien (de algo/alguien)

to tell right from wrong — discriminar entre lo que está bien y lo que está mal

I can't tell the difference — yo no veo or no noto ninguna diferencia

5) ( count)

all told — en total

2.

vi

1)

a) ( reveal)

promise you won't tell? — ¿prometes que no se lo vas a contar or decir a nadie?

ah, that would be telling — ah, eso es un secreto

to tell ON somebody (TO somebody) — (colloq) acusar a alguien (a or con alguien)

b) ( relate) (liter)

more than words can tell — más de lo que pueden expresar las palabras

it tells of great suffering — habla de grandes sufrimientos

2) ( know) saber*

you never can tell — nunca se sabe

3) (count, have an effect)

her age is beginning to tell — se le está empezando a notar la edad

he made every punch tell — hizo contar cada golpe

his influence told — su influencia fue decisiva

to tell AGAINST somebody/something — obrar en contra de alguien/algo

to tell ON somebody: the strain is beginning to tell on him — la tensión lo está empezando a afectar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tell apart

- tell off

English-spanish dictionary > tell
3 all

1. attributive adjective
1) (entire extent or quantity of) ganz

all day — den ganzen Tag

for all that — trotz allem

all his life — sein ganzes Leben

all my money — all mein Geld; mein ganzes Geld

stop all this noise/shouting! — hör mit dem Krach/Geschrei auf!

thank you for all your hard work — danke für all deine Anstrengungen

get away from it all — einmal von allem abschalten

that says it all — das sagt alles

2) (entire number of) alle

all the books — alle Bücher

all my books — all[e] meine Bücher

where are all the glasses? — wo sind all die Gläser?

all ten men — alle zehn Männer

we all went to bed — wir gingen alle schlafen

all the others — alle anderen

all Goethe's works — sämtliche Werke Goethes

why he of all people? — warum ausgerechnet er?

people of all ages — Menschen jeden Alters

All Fools' Day — der 1. April

3) (any whatever) jeglicher/jegliche/jegliches

4) (greatest possible)

in all innocence — in aller Unschuld

with all speed — so schnell wie möglich
2. noun
1) (all persons) alle

all present — alle Anwesenden

one and all — [alle] ohne Ausnahme

all and sundry — Krethi und Plethi

all of us — wir alle

the happiest/most beautiful of all — der/die Glücklichste/die Schönste unter allen

most of all — am meisten

he ran fastest of all — er lief am schnellsten

2) (every bit)

all of it/the money — alles/das ganze od. alles Geld

3)

all of (coll.): (as much as) be all of seven feet tall — gut sieben Fuß groß sein

4) (all things) alles

all I need is the money — ich brauche nur das Geld

all is not lost — es ist nicht alles verloren

it's all or nothing — es geht ums Ganze

most of all — am meisten

give one's all — sein Letztes geben

it was all but impossible — es war fast unmöglich

all in all — alles in allem

it's all the same or all one to me — es ist mir ganz egal od. völlig gleichgültig

that's all very well — das ist alles schön und gut

can I help you at all? — kann ich Ihnen irgendwie behilflich sein?

I do not care at all — es ist mir völlig gleich

you are not disturbing me at all — du störst mich nicht im geringsten

were you surprised at all? — warst du denn überrascht?

nothing at all — gar nichts

not at all happy/well — überhaupt nicht glücklich/gesund

not at all! — überhaupt nicht!; (acknowledging thanks) gern geschehen!; nichts zu danken!

if at all — wenn überhaupt

in all — insgesamt

5) (Sport)

two [goals] all — zwei zu zwei; (Tennis)

thirty all — dreißig beide
3. adverb
ganz

all but — fast

he all but fell down — er wäre fast heruntergefallen

all the better/worse [for that] — um so besser/schlimmer

I feel all the better for it — das hat mir wirklich gut getan

all at once — (suddenly) plötzlich; (simultaneously) alle[s] zugleich

all too soon — allzu schnell

be all for something — (coll.) sehr für etwas sein

be all in — (exhausted) total od. völlig erledigt sein (ugs.)

go all out [to do something] — alles daransetzen[, etwas zu tun]

be all ready [to go] — (coll.) fertig [zum Weggehen] sein (ugs.)

something is all right — etwas ist in Ordnung; (tolerable) etwas ist ganz gut

did you get home all right? — sind Sie gut nach Hause gekommen?

I'm all right — mir geht es ganz gut

work out all right — gut gehen; klappen (ugs.)

that's her, all right — das ist sie, ganz recht

yes, all right — ja, gut

is it all right if I go in? — kann ich reingehen?

it's all right by or with me — das ist mir recht

lie all round the room — überall im Zimmer herumliegen

I don't think he's all there — (coll.) ich glaube, er ist nicht ganz da (ugs.)

all the same — trotzdem

it's all the same to me — es ist mir einerlei

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[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun
1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) ganz

2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) alle
2. adverb
1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) ganz

2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) um so

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- academic.ru/94374/all-clear">all-clear
- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
- in all
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all

[ɒ:l, AM also ɑ:l]

I. adj attr, inv

1. + pl n (the whole number of, every one of) alle

are those \all the documents you can find? sind das alle Papiere, die du finden kannst?

\all my glasses are broken alle meine [o meine ganzen] Gläser sind kaputt, meine Gläser sind alle [o fam allesamt] kaputt

\all children should have a right to education alle Kinder sollten ein Recht auf Bildung haben

\all her children go to public school alle ihre Kinder besuchen eine Privatschule, ihre Kinder besuchen alle [o fam allesamt] ein Privatschule

20% of \all items sold had been reduced 20 % aller verkauften Artikel waren reduziert

\all six [of the] men are electricians alle sechs [Männer] sind Elektriker

I had to use \all my powers of persuasion ich musste meine ganze Überzeugungskraft aufbieten

I've locked myself out — of \all the stupid things to do! ich habe mich ausgeschlossen! — wie kann man nur so blöd sein!

on \all fours auf allen vieren

from \all directions aus allen Richtungen

\all the people alle [Leute]

why did the take him, of \all people? warum haben sie ausgerechnet ihn genommen?

\all the others alle anderen

2. + sing n (the whole of) der/die/das ganze...

they lost \all their money sie haben ihr ganzes Geld verloren

\all day [long] den ganzen Tag [lang]

\all her life ihr ganzes Leben

for \all the money trotz des ganzen Geldes

\all the time die ganze Zeit

he was unemployed for \all that time er war all die Zeit [o die ganze Zeit über] [o während der ganzen Zeit] arbeitslos

\all the way den ganzen [weiten] Weg

\all week/year die ganze Woche/das ganze Jahr

3. + sing n (every type of) jede(r, s)

\all wood should be treated jedes Holz sollte [o alle Holzarten sollten] behandelt werden

4. (the greatest possible) all

with \all haste [or speed] [or dispatch] ( form) so schnell wie möglich

in \all honesty [or sincerity] ganz ehrlich

with \all due respect,... bei allem Respekt,..., mit Verlaub,... geh

with \all speed so schnell wie möglich

in \all probability aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach

5. (any whatever) jegliche(r, s)

she denied \all knowledge of the matter sie stritt ab, irgendetwas über die Sache zu wissen

beyond \all doubt jenseits allen Zweifels

6.

▶ for \all trotz + gen

for \all her money she is not happy trotz ihres ganzen Geldes ist sie nicht glücklich

▶ \all good things must come to an end ( prov) alles hat ein Ende

▶ ... and \all that jazz [or (pej!) rubbish]... und das ganze Zeug pej fam

▶ not as... as \all that:

he's not as rich as \all that so reich ist er nun auch wieder nicht

II. pron

1. (the total, everybody, every one) alle

the best-looking of \all der Bestaussehende von allen

we saw \all of them wir haben [sie] alle gesehen

\all of them [or they \all] liked the film der Film hat ihnen allen [o allen von ihnen] gefallen

the house has four bedrooms, \all with balconies das Haus hat vier Schlafzimmer, alle mit Balkon

her last novel was [the] best of \all ihr letzter Roman war der beste von allen

\all but one of the pupils came to the outing bis auf einen Schüler nahmen alle am Ausflug teil

\all and sundry jedermann, Gott und die Welt

one and \all alle

let's sing now one and \all! lasst uns jetzt alle zusammen singen!

\all but... alle außer..., bis auf...

2. (everything) alles

it was \all very strange es war alles sehr seltsam

\all is not lost yet noch ist nicht alles verloren

tell me \all about it erzähl mir alles darüber

he's eaten \all of it [or eaten it \all] er hat alles aufgegessen

have you drunk \all of the milk? hast du die ganze Milch getrunken?

first of \all zuerst; (most importantly) vor allem

most of \all am meisten

there are many professions which interest him, but most of \all, he'd like to be a zookeeper viele Berufe interessieren ihn, aber am liebsten wäre er Zoowärter

\all in one alles in einem

a corkscrew and bottle-opener \all in one ein Korkenzieher und Flaschenöffner in einem

to give [or put] one's \all alles [o sein Letztes] geben

and \all ( fam) und all dem

what with the fog and \all, I'd really not drive tonight ( fam) bei dem Nebel und so möchte ich heute Nacht wirklich nicht fahren fam

3. + relative clause (the only thing) alles

it was \all that he had es war alles, was er hatte

it's \all [that] I can do for you mehr kann ich nicht für dich tun

\all I want is to be left alone ich will nur in Ruhe gelassen werden

the remark was so silly, it was \all she could do not to laugh die Bemerkung war so dumm, dass sie sich sehr zusammenreißen musste, um nicht zu lachen

\all [that] it takes is a little bit of luck man braucht nur etwas Glück

that's \all I need right now ( iron) das hat mir jetzt gerade noch gefehlt pej

for \all...:

for \all I care,.... von mir aus...

for \all I know,... (as far as I know) soviel [o soweit] ich weiß...; (I don't know) was weiß ich,...

are the married? — for \all I know they could be sind sie verheiratet? — was weiß ich, schon möglich!

where is she? — for \all I know she could be on holidays wo ist sie? — was weiß ich, vielleicht [ist sie] im Urlaub!

4. (for emphasis)

at \all überhaupt

do you ever travel to the States at \all? fährst du überhaupt je in die Staaten?

if at \all wenn überhaupt

nothing [or not anything] at \all überhaupt nichts

not at \all überhaupt nicht

thanks very much for your help — not at \all, it was a pleasure vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe — keine Ursache [o nichts zu danken], es war mir ein Vergnügen

5.

▶ and \all ( fam: as well) auch

I'm cold — yeah, me and \all mir ist kalt — ja, mir auch

get one for me and \all bring mir auch einen

▶ \all for one, and one for \all ( saying) alle für einen, einer für alle

▶ in \all insgesamt

that's £20 in \all das macht alles zusammen 20 Pfund

▶ \all in \all alles in allem

▶ \all of... (at least) mindestens...; (as much as) gut...; (as little as) ganze...

it's going to cost \all of a million dollars das kostet mindestens eine Million Dollar

the book has sold \all of 200/400,000 copies von dem Buch sind ganze 200/gut 400.000 Exemplare verkauft worden

▶ to be \all one to sb jdm egal [o gleich] sein

▶ \all told insgesamt

they tried a dozen times \all told sie versuchten es insgesamt ein Dutzend Mal

▶ \all's well that ends well ( prov) Ende gut, alles gut prov

III. adv inv

1. (entirely) ganz, völlig

it's \all about money these days heutzutage geht es nur ums Geld

she's been \all round the world sie war schon überall auf der Welt

to be \all in favour of sth ganz [o völlig] begeistert von etw dat sein

\all in green ganz in Grün

to be \all in one piece heil [o unbeschädigt] sein

to be \all of a piece with sth mit etw dat völlig übereinstimmen

to spill sth \all over the place/floor etw überall/über den gesamten Boden verschütten

the baby got food \all over its bib das Baby hatte sich sein ganzes Lätzchen vollgekleckert

to be \all over the place [or BRIT shop] ( fam) überall sein

to be not \all that happy nicht gerade glücklich sein

\all alone ganz allein

\all along die ganze Zeit

she's been fooling us \all along sie hat uns die ganze Zeit getäuscht

to be \all over aus und vorbei sein

to be \all for doing sth ganz dafür sein, etw zu tun

my son is \all for spending the summer on the beach mein Sohn will den Sommer unbedingt am Strand verbringen

2. (totally, only)

the newspaper was \all advertisements die Zeitung bestand fast nur aus Anzeigen

I was \all the family she ever had ich war die einzige Familie, die sie je hatte

he was \all smiles er strahlte über das ganze Gesicht

he's \all talk [or ( fam) mouth] er ist nur ein Schwätzer pej, er schwingt nur große Worte

to be \all charm seinen ganzen Charme spielenlassen

to be \all ears ganz Ohr sein

to be \all eyes gespannt zusehen

to be \all a flutter ganz aus dem Häuschen sein fam

to be \all silk/wool aus reiner Seide/Wolle sein

3.

▪ \all the... (even) umso...; (much) viel...

\all the better [for that]! umso besser!

now that he's a star he'll be \all the more difficult to work with jetzt wo er ein Star ist, wird die Zusammenarbeit mit ihm umso schwieriger sein

I feel \all the better for your visit seit du da bist, geht es mir schon viel besser

4. (for emphasis) äußerst, ausgesprochen

she was \all excited sie war ganz aufgeregt

now don't get \all upset about it nun reg dich doch nicht so [furchtbar] darüber auf

your proposal is \all very well in theory, but... in der Theorie ist dein Vorschlag ja schön und gut, aber...

\all too... nur zu...

I'm \all too aware of the problems die Probleme sind mir nur zu gegenwärtig

the end of the holiday came \all too soon der Urlaub war nur viel zu schnell zu Ende

5. SPORT (to both sides)

the score is three \all es steht drei zu drei [unentschieden] [o drei beide

6.

to not do sth \all that well (not really) etw nicht gerade toll tun fam

she doesn't sing \all that well sie kann nicht besonders toll singen fam

to not be \all that... (not as much as thought) so... nun auch wieder nicht sein

he's not \all that important so wichtig ist er nun auch wieder nicht

7. (nearly)

\all but fast

the party was \all but over when we arrived die Party war schon fast vorbei, als wir ankamen

it was \all but impossible to read his writing es war nahezu unmöglich, seine Handschrift zu entziffern

8.

▶ to go \all out for sth alles für etw akk tun

▶ \all in (exhausted)

he felt \all in er war völlig erledigt; BRIT (including everything) alles inklusive

the holiday cost £600 \all in alles inklusive hat der Urlaub hat 600 Pfund gekostet

▶ to be \all over sb ( pej: excessively enthusiastic) sich akk [geradezu] auf jdn stürzen; ( fam: harass) jdn total anmachen fam, über jdn herfallen ÖSTERR fam

▶ that's sb \all over das sieht jdm ähnlich

he invited me out for dinner and then discovered he didn't have any money — that's Bill \all over! er lud mich ein, mit ihm auswärts zu essen, und merkte dann, dass er kein Geld bei sich hatte — typisch Bill!

▶ to be \all over the place [or BRIT shop] ( fam: badly organised) [völlig] chaotisch sein; (confused) völlig von der Rolle [o ÖSTERR daneben] sein fam

▶ \all round [or around] AM (in every way) rundum; (for each person) für alle

that was a success/good performance \all round das war ein voller Erfolg/eine rundum gelungene Vorstellung

he bought drinks \all round er gab eine Runde Getränke aus

▶ to be not \all there ( fam) nicht ganz richtig [im Kopf] sein fam, nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben fig fam

▶ to be \all up with sb ( fam)

it looks as though it's \all up with us now es sieht so aus, als seien wir nun endgültig am Ende fam

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[ɔːl]
1. ADJECTIVE
with nouns plural alle; (singular) ganze(r, s), alle(r, s)When alle is used to translate all the it is not followed by the German article.
we have considered all the possibilities — wir haben alle Möglichkeiten in Betracht gezogen

she brought all the children — sie brachte alle Kinder mit

all the problems have been solved — alle or sämtliche Probleme wurden gelöst

all kinds or sorts of people — alle möglichen Leute

all the tobacco —

all the milk all the fruit — die ganze Milch, alle Milch das ganze Obst, alles Obst

all you boys can come with me — ihr Jungen könnt alle mit mir kommen

the money was all there — alles Geld or das ganze Geld war da

where's all that water coming from? — wo kommt das ganze or all das Wasser her?

all the time — die ganze Zeit

all day ( long) — den ganzen Tag (lang)

all Spain — ganz Spanien

to dislike all sport — jeglichen Sport ablehnen

in all respects — in jeder Hinsicht

all my strength — meine ganze Kraft

all my books/friends — alle meine Bücher/Freunde, meine ganzen Bücher/Freunde

all my life — mein ganzes Leben (lang)

they all came —

we all sat down — wir setzten uns alle

I invited them all — ich habe sie alle eingeladen Note that it all is usually translated by alles alone:

he took/spent it all — er hat alles genommen/ausgegeben

it all happened so quickly — alles geschah so schnell, es geschah alles so schnell

he's seen/done it all — für ihn gibt es nichts Neues mehr, ihn kann nichts mehr erschüttern (inf)

I don't understand all that — ich verstehe das alles nicht

what's all this/that about? — was soll das Ganze?

what's all this/that? — was ist denn das?; (annoyed) was soll denn das!

what's all this I hear about you leaving? — was höre ich da! Sie wollen gehen?

with all possible speed — so schnell wie möglich

with all due care — mit angemessener Sorgfalt

with all due speed — in angemessenem Tempo

they will take all possible precautions — sie werden alle möglichen Sicherheitsvorkehrungen treffen

2. PRONOUN

1) = everything alles

all is well — alles ist gut

I'm just curious, that's all — ich bin nur neugierig, das ist alles

that's all that matters — darauf allein kommt es an

that's all he said — das ist alles, was er gesagt hat, mehr hat er nicht gesagt

that is all (that) I can tell you — mehr kann ich Ihnen nicht sagen

it was all I could do not to laugh — ich musste an mich halten, um nicht zu lachen

all of Paris/of the house — ganz Paris/das ganze Haus

all of it — alles

I don't need all of it — ich brauche nicht alles

all of 5 kms/£5 —

it took him all of three hours — er brauchte ganze drei Stunden

2) = everybody alle pl

all who knew him — alle, die ihn kannten

all of them — (sie) alle

the score was two all — es stand zwei zu zwei

3. ADVERB
(= quite, entirely) ganz
dressed all in white, all dressed in white — ganz in Weiß (gekleidet)

all woman — ganz Frau

all dirty/excited etc — ganz schmutzig/aufgeregt etc

that's all very fine or well — das ist alles ganz schön und gut

all wool — reine Wolle

an all wool carpet — ein reinwollener Teppich, ein Teppich aus reiner Wolle

it was red all over — es war ganz rot

that's Dave all over — das ist typisch Dave

all down the front of her dress — überall vorn auf ihrem Kleid

all along the road — die ganze Straße entlang

there were chairs all around the room — rundum im Zimmer standen Stühle

he ordered whiskies/drinks all round —

what's the film all about? — wovon handelt der Film überhaupt?

I'll tell you all about it — ich erzähl dir alles

it was all about a little girl — es handelte von einem kleinen Mädchen

4. NOUN
__diams; one's all alles
he staked his all on this race/deal — er setzte alles auf dieses Rennen/Unternehmen

the horses were giving their all — die Pferde gaben ihr Letztes

5. SET STRUCTURES
__diams; all along (= from the start) von Anfang an, die ganze Zeit (über)
I feared that all along — das habe ich von Anfang an befürchtet, das habe ich schon die ganze Zeit (über) befürchtet

he all but died —

he all but lost it — er hätte es fast verloren

the party won all but six of the seats — die Partei hat alle außer sechs Sitzen or alle bis auf sechs Sitze gewonnen

I'm all for it! — ich bin ganz dafür __diams; all found insgesamt, alles in allem __diams; all in ( inf

to be or feel all in — total erledigt sein (inf) __diams; all in all alles in allem

it's all one to me — das ist mir (ganz) egal or einerlei

all the hotter/prettier/happier etc — noch heißer/hübscher/glücklicher etc

all the funnier because... — umso lustiger, weil...

or vacation (US) — jetzt, wo ich Urlaub gemacht habe, gehts mir viel besser

all the more so since... —

all the better to see you with — damit ich dich besser sehen kann

all the same, it's a pity — trotzdem ist es schade

it's all the same to me —

if it's all the same to you — wenn es Ihnen egal ist

he's all there/not all there — er ist voll da/nicht ganz da (inf) __diams; all too + adjective/adverb

all too soon/quickly — viel zu or allzu früh/schnell

he ate the orange, peel and all — er hat die ganze Orange gegessen, samt der Schale

the whole family came, children and all — die Familie kam mit Kind und Kegel

what with the snow and all (inf) — mit dem ganzen Schnee und so (inf)

nothing at all — überhaupt or gar nichts

did/didn't you say anything at all? — haben Sie überhaupt etwas gesagt/gar or überhaupt nichts gesagt?

I'm not at all sure, I'm not sure at all — ich bin mir ganz und gar nicht sicher, ich bin gar nicht ganz sicher

I'm not at all angry etc, I'm not angry etc at all — ich bin überhaupt nicht wütend etc, ich bin ganz und gar nicht wütend etc

it's not bad at all — das ist gar nicht schlecht

I don't know at all — ich weiß es überhaupt nicht

if at all possible — wenn irgend möglich

for all his wealth — trotz (all) seines Reichtums

for all that — trotz allem, trotzdem

for all I know she could be ill —

is he in Paris? – for all I know he could be — ist er in Paris? – schon möglich, was weiß ich!

ten people in all — insgesamt zehn Personen __diams; all that ( US inf ) einfach super (inf)

it's not all that bad, it's not as bad as all that — so schlimm ist es nun auch wieder nicht

it isn't all THAT expensive! — so teuer ist es nun wieder auch nicht

of all the idiots! — so ein Idiot!

of all the stupid things to do! — so was Dummes!

why me of all people? — warum ausgerechnet ich?

happiest/earliest/clearest etc of all —

that would be best of all — das wäre am besten

I like him best of all — von allen mag ich ihn am liebsten

most of all —

most of all I'd like to be... — am liebsten wäre ich...

the best car of all — das allerbeste Auto __diams; to be all things to all men (person) sich mit jedem gutstellen; (thing, invention, new software etc) das Ideale sein

a party which claims to be all things to all men — eine Partei, die behauptet, allen etwas zu bieten __diams; you all ( US inf ) ihr (alle); (to two people) ihr (beide)

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all [ɔːl]

A adj

1. all, sämtlich, gesamt, vollständig, ganz:

all one’s courage seinen ganzen Mut;

all mistakes alle oder sämtliche Fehler;

all my friends alle meine Freunde;

all night (long) die ganze Nacht (hindurch);

all (the) day, all day long den ganzen Tag, den lieben langen Tag;

all day and every day tagelang; tagaus, tagein;

open all day ganztägig geöffnet;

all the time

a) die ganze Zeit (über),

b) ständig, immer;

at all times zu jeder Zeit, jederzeit;

all the town die ganze Stadt, jedermann; → day 6

2. jeder, jede, jedes, alle pl:

at all hours zu jeder Stunde;

beyond all question ohne Frage, fraglos;

in all respects in jeder Hinsicht;

deny all responsibility jede Verantwortung ablehnen; → sundry

3. vollkommen, völlig, total, ganz, rein:

all nonsense reiner Unsinn;

all wool US reine Wolle; → leg Bes Redew

B adv

1. ganz (u. gar), gänzlich, völlig:

all alone ganz allein;

all the um so …;

all the better um so besser;

she was all gratitude sie war voll(er) Dankbarkeit;

she is all kindness sie ist die Güte selber;

all one einerlei, gleichgültig;

he is all for it er ist unbedingt dafür;

all important äußerst wichtig, entscheidend;

all mad völlig verrückt;

all wrong ganz falsch; → same C

2. für jede Seite, beide:

the score was two all das Spiel stand zwei zu zwei

3. poet gerade, eben

C pron alles:

all of it alles, das Ganze;

all of us wir alle;

good night, all gute Nacht allerseits!;

all of a year ein ganzes Jahr;

it took me all of two days ich brauchte zwei volle oder ganze zwei Tage ( to do zu tun);

that’s all das ist oder wäre alles;

that’s all there is to it das ist die ganze Geschichte;

all or nothing alles oder nichts;

it’s all or nothing for es geht um alles oder nichts für;

it all began die ganze Sache begann;

and all that und dergleichen;

when all is said and done letzten Endes, schließlich; → end B 1

D s

1. alles:

his all

a) sein Hab und Gut,

b) auch his all and all sein Ein und Alles

2. oft All PHIL (Welt)All nBesondere Redewendungen: all along die ganze Zeit (über);

all around

a) rund(her)um, ringsumher,

b) überall,

c) durch die Bank umg, durchweg all in alles inklusive;

be ( oder feel) all in umg total fertig oder erledigt sein;

all in all alles in allem;

his wife is all in all to him seine Frau bedeutet ihm alles;

all out umg

a) total fertig oder erledigt,

b) auf dem Holzweg (im Irrtum),

c) mit aller Macht ( for sth auf etwas aus), mit restlosem Einsatz,

d) vollständig ( → all-out) go all out umg

a) alles daransetzen, aufs Ganze gehen,

b) besonders SPORT das Letzte aus sich herausholen all over

a) umg ganz und gar,

b) überall,

c) überallhin, in ganz England etc herum, im ganzen Haus etc herum,

d) auch all over one’s body am ganzen Körper, überall that is Doug all over das ist ganz oder typisch Doug, das sieht Doug ähnlich;

news from all over Nachrichten von überall her;

be all over sb umg an jemandem einen Narren gefressen haben;

all right

a) ganz recht oder richtig,

b) schon gut,

c) in Ordnung (auch Person), engS. unbeschädigt,

d) na schön!,

e) umg mit Sicherheit, ohne Zweifel,

f) erlaubt I’m all right bei mir ist alles in Ornung;

he’s all right ihm ist nichts passiert;

I’m all right, Jack umg Hauptsache, mir geht’s gut;

be all right for

a) geeignet sein oder passen für,

b) annehmbar sein für it’s all right for you to laugh du hast gut lachen;

I’m all right for money umg bei mir stimmt die Kasse;

are you all right in that chair? sitzt du gut in dem Sessel?;

is it all right if I’ …? darf ich …?;

it’s all right with ( oder by) me von mir aus, ich habe nichts dagegen;

he arrived all right er ist gut angekommen;

all round

a) rund(her)um, ringsumher,

b) überall,

c) durch die Bank umg, durchweg taken all round umg alles in allem;

all there gewitzt, gescheit, auf Draht umg;

he is not all there er ist nicht ganz bei Trost;

all up umg total fertig oder erledigt;

it’s all up with him mit ihm ists aus;

he of all people came ausgerechnet er kam;

I thought you of all people would understand ich dachte, gerade du würdest das verstehen; (siehe weitere Verbindungen unter den entsprechenden Stichwörtern)

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1. attributive adjective
1) (entire extent or quantity of) ganz

all day — den ganzen Tag

for all that — trotz allem

all his life — sein ganzes Leben

all my money — all mein Geld; mein ganzes Geld

stop all this noise/shouting! — hör mit dem Krach/Geschrei auf!

thank you for all your hard work — danke für all deine Anstrengungen

get away from it all — einmal von allem abschalten

that says it all — das sagt alles

2) (entire number of) alle

all the books — alle Bücher

all my books — all[e] meine Bücher

where are all the glasses? — wo sind all die Gläser?

all ten men — alle zehn Männer

we all went to bed — wir gingen alle schlafen

all the others — alle anderen

all Goethe's works — sämtliche Werke Goethes

why he of all people? — warum ausgerechnet er?

people of all ages — Menschen jeden Alters

All Fools' Day — der 1. April

3) (any whatever) jeglicher/jegliche/jegliches

4) (greatest possible)

in all innocence — in aller Unschuld

with all speed — so schnell wie möglich
2. noun
1) (all persons) alle

all present — alle Anwesenden

one and all — [alle] ohne Ausnahme

all and sundry — Krethi und Plethi

all of us — wir alle

the happiest/most beautiful of all — der/die Glücklichste/die Schönste unter allen

most of all — am meisten

he ran fastest of all — er lief am schnellsten

2) (every bit)

all of it/the money — alles/das ganze od. alles Geld

3)

all of (coll.): (as much as) be all of seven feet tall — gut sieben Fuß groß sein

4) (all things) alles

all I need is the money — ich brauche nur das Geld

all is not lost — es ist nicht alles verloren

it's all or nothing — es geht ums Ganze

most of all — am meisten

give one's all — sein Letztes geben

it was all but impossible — es war fast unmöglich

all in all — alles in allem

it's all the same or all one to me — es ist mir ganz egal od. völlig gleichgültig

that's all very well — das ist alles schön und gut

can I help you at all? — kann ich Ihnen irgendwie behilflich sein?

I do not care at all — es ist mir völlig gleich

you are not disturbing me at all — du störst mich nicht im geringsten

were you surprised at all? — warst du denn überrascht?

nothing at all — gar nichts

not at all happy/well — überhaupt nicht glücklich/gesund

not at all! — überhaupt nicht!; (acknowledging thanks) gern geschehen!; nichts zu danken!

if at all — wenn überhaupt

in all — insgesamt

5) (Sport)

two [goals] all — zwei zu zwei; (Tennis)

thirty all — dreißig beide
3. adverb
ganz

all but — fast

he all but fell down — er wäre fast heruntergefallen

all the better/worse [for that] — um so besser/schlimmer

I feel all the better for it — das hat mir wirklich gut getan

all at once — (suddenly) plötzlich; (simultaneously) alle[s] zugleich

all too soon — allzu schnell

be all for something — (coll.) sehr für etwas sein

be all in — (exhausted) total od. völlig erledigt sein (ugs.)

go all out [to do something] — alles daransetzen[, etwas zu tun]

be all ready [to go] — (coll.) fertig [zum Weggehen] sein (ugs.)

something is all right — etwas ist in Ordnung; (tolerable) etwas ist ganz gut

did you get home all right? — sind Sie gut nach Hause gekommen?

I'm all right — mir geht es ganz gut

work out all right — gut gehen; klappen (ugs.)

that's her, all right — das ist sie, ganz recht

yes, all right — ja, gut

is it all right if I go in? — kann ich reingehen?

it's all right by or with me — das ist mir recht

lie all round the room — überall im Zimmer herumliegen

I don't think he's all there — (coll.) ich glaube, er ist nicht ganz da (ugs.)

all the same — trotzdem

it's all the same to me — es ist mir einerlei

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adj.

all adj.

ganz adj.

jeder adj.

sämtlich adj.

English-german dictionary > all
4 tell

tell [tel]

(preterite, past participle told)

1. transitive verb

   a. dire

• tell me your name dites-moi votre nom

• I told him what/where/how/why je lui ai dit ce que/où/comment/pourquoi

• I told him the way to the station je lui ai expliqué comment aller à la gare

• he told himself it was only a game il s'est dit que ce n'était qu'un jeu

• something tells me he won't be pleased quelque chose me dit qu'il ne sera pas content

• I won't go, I tell you! puisque je te dis que je n'irai pas !

• I can't tell you how grateful I am je ne saurais vous dire à quel point je suis reconnaissant

• don't tell me you've lost it! ne me dis pas que tu l'as perdu !

• I told you so! je te l'avais bien dit !

• ... or so I've been told... ou du moins c'est ce qu'on m'a dit

• you're telling me! (inf) à qui le dis-tu !

• you tell me! je n'en sais rien !

   b. ( = relate) raconter ; [+ a lie, the truth, secret, sb's age] dire ; [+ the future] prédire

• can you tell the time? sais-tu lire l'heure ?

• can you tell time? (US) sais-tu lire l'heure ?

• can you tell me the time? peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est) ?

• that tells me all I need to know maintenant je sais tout ce qu'il me faut savoir

• it tells its own story ça dit bien ce que ça veut dire

• his actions tell us a lot about his motives ses actes nous en disent long sur ses motifs

• she was telling him about it elle lui en parlait

• tell me about it raconte-moi ça ; (ironic: inf) ne m'en parle pas

• I told him about what had happened je lui ai dit ce qui était arrivé

   c. ( = know) how can I tell what he'll do? comment puis-je savoir ce qu'il va faire ?

• it was impossible to tell where the bullet had entered il était impossible de dire par où la balle était entrée

• I couldn't tell how it was done je ne pourrais pas dire comment ça a été fait

• you can tell he's clever by the way he talks on voit bien qu'il est intelligent à la façon dont il parle

• you can't tell much from his letter sa lettre n'en dit pas très long

   d. ( = distinguish) distinguer ; ( = know) savoir

• to tell right from wrong distinguer le bien du mal

• I can't tell them apart je ne peux pas les distinguer (l'un de l'autre)

• I can't tell the difference je ne vois pas la différence

   e. ( = command) dire ( sb to do sth à qn de faire qch)

• do as you are told fais ce qu'on te dit

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = know) savoir

• how can I tell? comment le saurais-je ?

• I can't tell je n'en sais rien

• you never can tell on ne sait jamais

• you can't tell from his letter on ne peut pas savoir d'après sa lettre

• as far as one can tell pour autant que l'on sache

   b. ( = be talebearer) I won't tell! je ne le répéterai à personne !

• to tell on sb (inf) moucharder (inf) qn

   c. ( = have an effect) se faire sentir

• the pressure is beginning to tell on her elle commence à accuser le stress

• their age and inexperience told against them leur âge et leur manque d'expérience militaient contre eux

► tell off (inf) separable transitive verb

( = reprimand) gronder ( for doing sth pour avoir fait qch)

• to be told off se faire gronder (inf)

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[tel] 1.
(prét, pp told) transitive verb

1) gen [person] dire [lie, truth]; raconter [joke, story]; prédire [future]; [manual, gauge] indiquer

to tell somebody about ou of something — parler de quelque chose à quelqu'un

to tell somebody to do — dire à quelqu'un de faire

to tell somebody not to do — gen dire à quelqu'un de ne pas faire; ( forbid) défendre à quelqu'un de faire

to tell somebody how to do/what to do — expliquer à quelqu'un comment faire/ce qu'il faut faire

to tell the time — [clock] indiquer or marquer l'heure; [person] lire l'heure

can you tell me the time please? — peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est), s'il te plaît?

I was told that — on m'a dit que

his behaviour tells us a lot about his character — son comportement nous en dit long sur sa personnalité

I told you so! —

what did I tell you! — je te l'avais bien dit!

you're telling me! — à qui le dis-tu!

it's true, I tell you! — puisque je te dis que c'est vrai!

do as you are told! — fais ce qu'on te dit!

she just won't be told! — elle ne veut pas écouter ce qu'on lui dit

tell me all about it! — racontez-moi tout!

I could tell you a thing or two about her! — je pourrais vous en dire long sur elle!

stress? tell me about it! — le stress? j'en sais quelque chose!

2) ( deduce)

you can tell (that) he's lying — on voit bien qu'il ment

I can tell (that) he's disappointed — je sais qu'il est déçu

you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — la façon dont les gens s'habillent est très révélatrice

3) ( distinguish) distinguer

he can't tell right from wrong — il ne sait pas distinguer le bien du mal

can you tell the difference? — est-ce que vous voyez la différence?

how can you tell which is which? —

how can you tell them apart? — comment peut-on les distinguer l'un de l'autre?
2.
intransitive verb

1) ( reveal secret)

promise me you won't tell! — promets-moi de ne pas le répéter!

that would be telling! — je ne peux pas le dire!

2) ( be evidence of)

to tell of — témoigner de

3) ( know for certain) savoir

as ou so far as I can tell — pour autant que je sache

how can you tell? — comment le sais-tu?

you never can tell — on ne sait jamais

4) ( produce an effect)

her age is beginning to tell — elle commence à faire son âge

her inexperience told against her at the interview — son inexpérience a joué contre elle lors de son entretien
3.
reflexive verb

to tell oneself — se dire ( that que)

Phrasal Verbs:

- tell off

- tell on

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to tell all — tout raconter

tell me another! — (colloq) à d'autres! (colloq)

to tell somebody where to get off — (colloq) envoyer promener quelqu'un

you tell me! — je n'en sais rien!, à ton avis?

to tell it like it is — parler net

time (alone) will tell — (seul) l'avenir le dira

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5 tell

tell ( prét, pp told)

A vtr

1 gen ( give information to) [person] dire ; [manual, instruction, gauge etc] indiquer, dire ; to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb [person] dire qch à qn ; [map, instructions] indiquer qch à qn ; to tell sb how to do/what to do expliquer à qn comment faire/ce qu'il faut faire ; she told him what had happened/where to go elle lui a dit or expliqué ce qui était arrivé/où il fallait aller ; he told me how unhappy he was il m'a dit or il m'a confié combien il était malheureux ; to tell the time [clock] indiquer or marquer l'heure ; [person] lire l'heure ; can you tell me the time please? peux-tu me dire l'heure (qu'il est), s'il te plaît? ; something tells me he won't come quelque chose me dit qu'il ne viendra pas, j'ai le pressentiment qu'il ne viendra pas ; his behaviour tells us a lot about his character son comportement nous en dit long sur sa personnalité ; I can't tell you how happy I am to… je ne saurais vous dire combien je suis heureux de… ; I am pleased to tell you that je suis heureux de pouvoir vous dire or annoncer que ; (I'll) tell you what ○ , let's get a video out! tiens, si on louait une vidéo? ; I told you so!, what did I tell you! je te l'avais bien dit! ; you're telling me! à qui le dis-tu! ; don't tell me you've changed your mind! tu ne vas pas me dire que tu as changé d'avis! ; you'll regret this, I can tell you! permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter! ; it's true, I tell you! puisque je te dis que c'est vrai! ; I won't stand for it, I tell you! je ne le permettrai pas, je te préviens! ; stress? tell me about it! le stress? j'en sais quelque chose! ;

2 (narrate, recount) dire, raconter [joke, story] ; to tell sb sth, to tell sth to sb dire or raconter qch à qn ; to tell sb about ou of sth parler de qch à qn, raconter qch à qn ; from what the newspapers tell us, they're likely to lose the election d'après ce que disent les journaux, ils risquent de perdre les élections ; tell me all about it! racontez-moi tout! ; tell me about it! iron ne m'en parle pas! ; tell me more about yourself parlez-moi encore un peu de vous ; I told her the news je lui ai dit or annoncé la nouvelle ; their victims tell a different story leurs victimes ont une autre version de l'histoire ; he's very handsome-or so I've been told il est très beau-du moins c'est ce qu'on m'a dit ; ‘my life as a slave girl,’ as told to Celia Irving Journ ‘ma vie d'esclave,’ propos recueillis par Celia Irving ; I could tell you a thing or two about her! je pourrais vous en dire long sur elle! ;

3 (ascertain, deduce) you can/could tell (that) ça se voit/se voyait que ; I/he can tell (that) je sais/il sait que ; who can tell what will happen next? qui peut dire or savoir ce qui va se passer ensuite? ; you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear la façon dont les gens s'habillent est très révélatrice ; I could tell that he was in love from the look in his eyes je lisais dans ses yeux qu'il était amoureux ;

4 ( distinguish) distinguer ; to tell sb from sb distinguer qn de qn ; to tell sth from sth sentir or voir la différence entre qch et qch ; he can't tell right from wrong il ne sait pas distinguer le bien du mal ; can you tell the difference? est-ce-que vous voyez or sentez la différence? ; how can you tell which is which?, how can you tell them apart? comment peut-on les distinguer l'un de l'autre? ; the dog can tell him from his footsteps le chien le reconnaît à ses pas ;

5 ( order) dire, ordonner ; to tell sb to do dire à qn de faire ; to tell sb not to do défendre à qn de faire ; do as you are told! fais ce qu'on te dit! ; she just won't be told! elle refuse d'obéir! ; you can't tell me what to do! ce n'est pas toi qui vas me dire ce que je dois faire! ; he didn't need telling twice! GB, he didn't need to be told twice! il n'y a pas eu besoin de le lui dire deux fois!

6 †(count, enumerate) compter, dénombrer [votes] ; to tell one's beads Relig dire or réciter son chapelet.

B vi

1 ( reveal secret) promise me you won't tell! promets-moi de ne pas le répéter ; that would be telling! ce serait rapporter or cafarder ○ ! ;

2 ( be evidence of) to tell of témoigner de ; the lines on his face told of years of hardship son visage buriné témoignait d'années de misère ;

3 ( know for certain) savoir, dire ; as ou so far as I can tell pour autant que je sache ; how can you tell? comment le sais-tu? ; it's very hard to tell c'est très difficile à dire or de savoir ; you never can tell on ne sait jamais ;

4 ( produce an effect) her age is beginning to tell elle commence à sentir or à accuser son âge ; every blow told tous les coups se faisaient sentir or portaient ; her inexperience told against her at the interview son inexpérience a joué contre elle lors de son entretien.

C v refl to tell oneself se dire (that que).

Idioms

tell me another ○ ! à d'autres ○ ! ; to tell sb where to get off ou where he gets off ○ envoyer promener qn, envoyer qn sur les roses ○ ; you tell me! je n'en sais rien!, à ton avis? ; to tell it like it is parler net ; to tell the world about sth raconter qch à tout le monde ; don't tell the world about it! ne le crie pas sur les toits! ; more than words can tell plus qu'on ne peut dire ; time (alone) will tell Prov (seul) l'avenir le dira, qui vivra verra ; time will tell which of us is right l'avenir dira qui de nous a raison ; to tell one's love† littér déclarer sa flamme† liter.

Phrasal verbs

■ tell off:

▶ tell [sb] off ( scold) disputer ○, passer un savon ○ à [person] ; she got told off for leaving early/arriving late elle s'est fait disputer ○ or passer un savon ○ parce qu'elle était partie tôt/arrivée en retard.

■ tell on:

▶ tell on [sb]

1 ( reveal information about) dénoncer [person] (to à) ; he's always telling on people! il est toujours en train de rapporter or cafarder ○ ! ;

2 ( have visible effect on) the strain is beginning to tell on him on commence à voir sur lui les effets de la fatigue ; her age is beginning to tell on her elle commence à sentir or accuser son âge.

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all [ɔ:l]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. adverb

4. noun

5. compounds

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1. adjective

tout (le), toute (la) tous (les), toutes (les)

• all the time tout le temps

• all my life toute ma vie

• all kinds of toutes sortes de

• all the others tous (or toutes) les autres

• all that tout cela

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• all day toute la journée

• all three tous les trois

• all three said the same ils ont tous les trois dit la même chose

• all three accused were found guilty of fraud les accusés ont tous (les) trois été reconnus coupables de fraude

2. pronoun

   a. ( = everything) tout

• all or nothing tout ou rien

• all is well tout va bien

• that's all c'est tout

• you can't see all of Paris in a day on ne peut pas voir tout Paris en une journée

► it all tout

• he drank it all il a tout bu

• he's seen it all, done it all il a tout vu, tout fait

• it all happened so quickly tout s'est passé si vite► all that (subject of relative clause) tout ce qui

• that's all that matters c'est tout ce qui importe

• you can have all that's left tu peux prendre tout ce qui reste► all (that) (object of relative clause) tout ce que ; (after verb taking "de") tout ce dont

• all I want is to sleep tout ce que je veux, c'est dormir

• that is all he said c'est tout ce qu'il a dit

• we saw all there was to see nous avons vu tout ce qu'il y avait à voir

• all I remember is... tout ce dont je me souviens, c'est...

• it was all I could do not to laugh j'ai eu toutes les peines du monde à me retenir de rire

   b. (plural) tous mpl, toutes fpl

• we all sat down nous nous sommes tous assis

• the girls all knew that... les filles savaient toutes que...

• they were all broken ils étaient tous cassés

• the peaches? I've eaten them all! les pêches ? je les ai toutes mangées !

► all who tous ceux qui mpl toutes celles qui fpl

• all who knew him loved him tous ceux qui le connaissaient l'appréciaient

• education should be open to all who want it l'éducation devrait être accessible à tous ceux qui veulent en bénéficier► superlative + of all

• this was the biggest disappointment of all for me ça a été ma grosse déception

• this result was the most surprising of all ce résultat était des plus surprenants

• best of all, the reforms will cost nothing et surtout, ces réformes ne coûteront rien

   c. ► all of the tout le m toute la f tous les mpl toutes les fpl

• all of the work tout le travail

• all of the cooking toute la cuisine

• all of the cakes went tous les gâteaux ont été mangés► all of it

• I gave him some soup and he ate all of it je lui ai donné de la soupe et il a tout mangé

• I didn't read all of it je ne l'ai pas lu en entier

• not all of it was true ce n'était pas entièrement vrai► all of them tous mpl toutes fpl

• all of them failed ils ont tous échoué

• I love his short stories, I've read all of them j'aime beaucoup ses nouvelles, je les ai toutes lues► all of + number ( = at least)

it took him all of 3 hours ça lui a pris 3 bonnes heures

• it weighed all of 30 kilos ça pesait bien 30 kilos

• exploring the village took all of ten minutes ( = only) la visite du village a bien dû prendre dix minutes

3. adverb

   a. ( = entirely) tout

• she was dressed all in white elle était habillée tout en blanc

• she came in all dishevelled elle est arrivée tout ébouriffée

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► When used with a feminine adjective starting with a consonant, tout agrees.

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• she went all red elle est devenue toute rouge

► all by myself etc, all alone tout seul

• he had to do it all by himself il a dû le faire tout seul

• she's all alone elle est toute seule

• she left her daughters all alone in the flat elle a laissé ses filles toutes seules dans l'appartement

   b. (in scores) the score was two all (tennis, squash) les joueurs étaient à deux jeux (or sets) partout ; (other sports) le score était de deux à deux

• what's the score? -- two all quel est le score ? -- deux partout or deux à deux

4. noun

( = utmost) I decided to give it my all j'ai décidé de donner mon maximum

• he puts his all into every game il s'investit complètement dans chaque match

5. (set structures)

► all along ( = from the start) depuis le début ; ( = the whole length of) tout le long de

• I feared that all along je l'ai craint depuis le début

• all along the road tout le long de la route► all but ( = nearly) presque ; ( = all except) tous sauf

• he is all but forgotten now il est presque tombé dans l'oubli

• the party won all but six of the seats le parti a remporté tous les sièges sauf six► all for

• to be all for sth être tout à fait pour qch

• I'm all for giving him a chance je suis tout à fait d'accord pour lui donner une chance

• I'm all for it je suis tout à fait pour (inf)► all in all ( = altogether) l'un dans l'autre

• we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea nous avons pensé que, l'un dans l'autre, ce n'était pas une mauvaise idée► all one

• it's all one c'est du pareil au même

• it's all one to them c'est du pareil au même pour eux► all over ( = everywhere) partout

• I looked for you all over je vous ai cherché partout

• all over France partout en France

• he was trembling all over il tremblait de tous ses membres

• all over the country dans tout le pays

• all over the world dans le monde entier

• that's him all over (inf) on le reconnaît bien là !► to be all over ( = finished) être fini

• it's all over! c'est fini !

• it's all over between us tout est fini entre nous► to be all over sb (inf) ( = affectionate with)

they were all over each other ils étaient pendus au cou l'un de l'autre► all the more

• this was all the more surprising since... c'était d'autant plus surprenant que...

• all the more so since... d'autant plus que...► all the better! tant mieux !

► all too

• it was all too obvious he didn't mean it on voyait bien qu'il n'en pensait rien

• the evening passed all too quickly la soirée a passé bien trop rapidement► all very

• that's all very well but... c'est bien beau mais...

• it was all very embarrassing c'était vraiment très gênant► and all

• the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all le chien a mangé la saucisse avec la moutarde et tout (inf)

• what with the snow and all, we didn't go avec la neige et tout le reste, nous n'y sommes pas allés► as all that

• it's not as important as all that ce n'est pas si important que ça► for all... ( = despite) malgré

• for all its beauty, the city... malgré sa beauté, la ville...

• for all that malgré tout► for all I know...

• for all I know he could be right il a peut-être raison, je n'en sais rien

• for all I know, they're still living together autant que je sache, ils vivent encore ensemble► if... at all

• they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all ils ne vont pas essayer s'ils ont un peu de bon sens

• the little grammar they learn, if they study grammar at all le peu de grammaire qu'ils apprennent, si tant est qu'il étudient la grammaire

• very rarely if at all très rarement pour ne pas dire jamais

• if at all possible dans la mesure du possible► in all en tout

► no... at all

• it makes no difference at all ça ne fait aucune différence

• I have no regrets at all je n'ai aucun regret► none at all

• have you any comments? -- none at all! vous avez des commentaires à faire ? -- absolument aucun !► not... at all ( = not in the least) pas... du tout

• I don't mind at all ça ne me gêne pas du tout

• are you disappointed? -- not at all! vous êtes déçu ? -- pas du tout

• thank you! -- not at all! merci ! -- de rien !► not all that ( = not so)

it isn't all that far ce n'est pas si loin que ça

6. compounds

► all-American adjective cent pour cent américain

► all-around adjective (US) [sportsman] complet (- ète f)

► all clear noun fin f d'alerte

• all clear! ( = you can go through) la voie est libre ; ( = the alert is over) l'alerte est passée

• to give sb the all clear ( = authorize) donner le feu vert à qn ; (doctor to patient) dire à qn que tout va bien ► all-embracing adjective global

► all fours plural noun

• on all fours à quatre pattes ► all-in adjective (British) [price] tout compris inv

► all-inclusive adjective [price, rate] tout compris inv

► all-in-one noun combinaison f adjective

• an all-in-one outfit une combinaison ► all out adverb

• to go all out (physically) y aller à fond

• to go all out for monetary union jeter toutes ses forces dans la bataille pour l'union monétaire ► all-out strike noun grève f générale

► all-out war noun guerre f totale

► all-over tan noun bronzage m intégral

► all-party adjective multipartite

► all-points bulletin noun (US) message m à toutes les patrouilles (on à propos de)

► all-powerful adjective tout-puissant

► all-purpose adjective [flour, vehicle, cleaner] tous usages ; [knife, glue] universel

► all-round adjective [sportsman] complet (- ète f)

► all-rounder noun

• to be a good all-rounder être bon en tout ► all-seater stadium noun (British) stade n'ayant que des places assises

► all-star adjective (Theatre, cinema)

all-star cast plateau m de vedettes ► all-terrain bike noun vélo m tout-terrain, VTT m

► all-terrain vehicle noun véhicule m tout-terrain

► all told adverb en tout

► all-weather adjective toute saison, tout temps

• all-weather court (Tennis) (terrain m en) quick m ► all-year-round adjective [resort] ouvert toute l'année

• jogging's an all-year-round sport le jogging se pratique toute l'année

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[ɔːl] 1.
pronoun

1) ( everything) tout

to risk all — tout risquer

all is not lost — tout n'est pas perdu

all was well — tout allait bien

all will be revealed — hum vous saurez tout hum

will that be all? — ce sera tout?

that's all — ( all contexts) c'est tout

500 in all — 500 en tout

all in all — somme toute

after all she's been through — après tout ce qu'elle a vécu

it's not all (that) it should be — ça laisse à désirer

all because he didn't write — tout ça parce qu'il n'a pas écrit

2) ( the only thing) tout

that's all I want — c'est tout ce que je veux

she's all I have left — elle est tout ce qui me reste

all I know is that — tout ce que je sais c'est que

that's all we need! — iron il ne manquait plus que ça!

3) ( everyone) tous

all wish to participate — tous souhaitent participer

thank you, one and all — merci à (vous) tous

‘all welcome’ — ‘venez nombreux’

4) ( the whole amount)

all of our belongings — toutes nos affaires

not all of the time — pas tout le temps

5) ( emphasizing entirety)

we all feel that — nous avons tous l'impression que

it all seems so pointless — tout cela paraît si futile

I ate it all — j'ai tout mangé

what's it all for? — ( all contexts) à quoi ça sert (tout ça)?
2.
determiner

1) ( each one of) tous/toutes

all those who — tous ceux qui

in all three films — dans les trois films

2) ( the whole of) tout/toute

all his life — toute sa vie

all year round — toute l'année

you are all the family I have! — tu es toute la famille qui me reste!

3) ( total)

in all honesty — en toute franchise

4) ( any)

beyond all expectations — au-delà de toute attente

to deny all knowledge of something — nier avoir connaissance de quelque chose
3.
adverb

1) (emphatic: completely) tout

all alone — tout seul

to be all wet — être tout mouillé

all in white — tout en blanc

all along the canal — tout le long du canal

to be all for something — être tout à fait pour quelque chose

it's all about... — c'est l'histoire de...

tell me all about it! — raconte-moi tout!

he's forgotten all about us! — il nous a complètement oubliés!

2) (emphatic: nothing but)

to be all smiles — ( happy) être tout souriant; ( two-faced) être tout sourire

3) Sport

(they are) six all — (il y a) six partout
4.
noun

to give one's all — tout sacrifier
5.
all+ combining form ( completely)

all-concrete — tout en béton

all-digital/-electronic — entièrement numérique/électronique

all-female/-male — [group] composé uniquement de femmes/d'hommes
6.
all along adverbial phrase [know etc] depuis le début, toujours
7.
all but adverbial phrase pratiquement, presque
8.
all of adverbial phrase

to be all of 50 — avoir au moins 50 ans
9.
all that adverbial phrase

not all that strong — pas si fort que ça

I don't know her all that well — je ne la connais pas si bien que ça
10.
all the adverbial phrase

all the more — [difficult, effective] d'autant plus (before adj)

to laugh all the more — rire encore plus

all the better! — tant mieux!
11.
all too adverbial phrase [accurate, easy, widespread, often] bien trop

she saw all too clearly that — elle a parfaitement bien vu que
12.
and all adverbial phrase

1)

they moved books and all — ils ont tout déménagé y compris les livres

2) (colloq) GB

what with the heat and all — avec la chaleur et tout ça
13.
at all adverbial phrase

not at all! — ( acknowledging thanks) de rien!; ( answering query) pas du tout!

it is not at all certain — ce n'est pas du tout certain

if (it is) at all possible — si possible

is it at all likely that...? — y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que...? (+ subj)

nothing at all — rien du tout

if you knew anything at all about — si tu avais la moindre idée de
14.
for all prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase

1) ( despite)

for all that — malgré tout, quand même

2) ( as regards)

for all I know — pour autant que je sache
15.
of all prepositional phrase

1) ( in rank)

the easiest of all — le plus facile

first/last of all — pour commencer/finir

2) ( emphatic)

why today of all days? — pourquoi justement aujourd'hui?

of all the nerve! — quel culot!

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he's not all there — (colloq) il n'a pas toute sa tête

it's all go (colloq) here! — GB on s'active (colloq) ici!

it's all one to me — ça m'est égal

it was all I could do not to laugh — il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire

that's all very well —

that's all well and good — tout ça c'est bien beau

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all ⇒ Usage note: all

A pron

1 ( everything) tout ; to risk all tout risquer ; all or nothing tout ou rien ; all is not lost tout n'est pas perdu ; all was well tout allait bien ; all will be revealed hum vous saurez tout hum ; all is orderly and stable tout n'est qu'ordre et stabilité ; will that be all? ce sera tout? ; and that's not all et ce n'est pas tout ; that's all ( all contexts) c'est tout ; speed is all l'essentiel, c'est la vitesse ; in all en tout ; 500 in all 500 en tout ; all in all somme toute ; we're doing all (that) we can nous faisons tout ce que nous pouvons (to do pour faire) ; after all that has happened après tout ce qui s'est passé ; after all she's been through après tout ce qu'elle a vécu ; it's not all (that) it should be [performance, service, efficiency] ça laisse à désirer ; all because he didn't write tout ça parce qu'il n'a pas écrit ; and all for a piece of land! et tout ça pour un lopin de terre! ;

2 ( the only thing) tout ; but that's all mais c'est tout ; that's all I want c'est tout ce que je veux ; that's all we can suggest c'est tout ce que nous pouvons vous conseiller ; she's all I have left elle est tout ce qui me reste ; all I know is that tout ce que je sais c'est que ; all you need is tout ce qu'il te faut c'est ; that's all we need! iron il ne manquait plus que ça! ;

3 ( everyone) tous ; all wish to remain anonymous tous souhaitent rester anonymes ; all but a few were released ils ont tous été relâchés à quelques exceptions près ; thank you, one and all merci à (vous) tous ; ‘all welcome’ ‘venez nombreux’ ; all of the employees tous les employés, tout le personnel ; all of us want… nous voulons tous… ; not all of them came ils ne sont pas tous venus ; we want all of them back nous voulons qu'ils soient tous rendus ;

4 ( the whole amount) all of our belongings toutes nos affaires ; all of this land is ours toutes ces terres sont à nous ; not all of the time pas tout le temps ;

5 ( emphasizing unanimity or entirety) we all feel that nous avons tous l'impression que ; we are all disappointed nous sommes tous déçus ; these are all valid points ce sont des points qui sont tous valables ; it all seems so pointless tout cela paraît si futile ; I ate it all j'ai tout mangé ; what's it all for? ( all contexts) à quoi ça sert (tout ça)? ; who all was there? US qui était là? ; y'all have a good time now! US amusez-vous bien!

B det

1 ( each one of) tous/toutes ; all men are born equal tous les hommes naissent égaux ; all questions must be answered il faut répondre à toutes les questions ; all those people who tous ces gens qui ; all those who tous ceux qui ; as in all good films comme dans tous les bons films ; in all three films dans les trois films ;

2 ( the whole of) tout/toute ; all his life toute sa vie ; all the time tout le temps ; all day/evening toute la journée/soirée ; all year round toute l'année ; all the money we've spent tout l'argent que nous avons dépensé ; in all his glory dans toute sa gloire ; I had all the work! c'est moi qui ai eu tout le travail! ; you are all the family I have! tu es toute la famille qui me reste! ; and all that sort of thing et tout ce genre de choses ; oh no! not all that again! ah non! ça ne va pas recommencer! ;

3 ( total) in all honesty/innocence en toute franchise/innocence ;

4 ( any) beyond all expectations au-delà de toute attente ; to deny all knowledge of sth nier avoir connaissance de qch.

C adv

1 (emphatic: completely) tout ; all alone ou on one's own tout seul ; to be all wet être tout mouillé ; dressed all in white habillé tout en blanc ; all around the garden/along the canal tout autour du jardin/le long du canal ; to be all for sth être tout à fait pour qch ; to be all for sb doing être tout à fait favorable à ce que qn fasse ; I'm all for women joining the army je suis tout à fait favorable à ce que les femmes entrent dans l'armée ; it's all about… c'est l'histoire de… ; tell me all about it! raconte-moi tout! ; he's forgotten all about us! il nous a complètement oubliés! ; she asked all about you elle a demandé de tes nouvelles ;

2 (emphatic: nothing but) to be all legs être tout en jambes ; to be all smiles ( happy) être tout souriant ; ( two-faced) être tout sourire ; to be all sweetness iron être tout sourire ; that stew was all onions! il n'y avait pratiquement que des oignons dans ce ragoût! ;

3 Sport ( for each party) (they are) six all (il y a) six partout ; the final score is 15 all le score final est de 15 partout.

D n to give one's all tout sacrifier (for sth à qch ; for sb pour qn ; to do pour faire).

E all+ (dans composés)

1 ( completely) all-concrete/-glass/-metal tout en béton/verre/métal ; all-digital/-electronic entièrement numérique/électronique ; all-female, all-girl [band, cast, group] composé uniquement de femmes ; all-male/-white [team, production, jury] composé uniquement d'hommes/de blancs ; all-union [workforce] entièrement syndiqué ;

2 ( in the highest degree) ⇒ all-consuming, all-embracing, all-important etc.

F all along adv phr depuis le début, toujours ; they knew it all along ils le savaient depuis le début, ils l'ont toujours su.

G all but adv phr pratiquement, presque.

H all of adv phr au moins ; he must be all of 50 il doit avoir au moins 50 ans.

I all that adv phr he's not all that strong il n'est pas si fort que ça ; it's not as far as all that! ce n'est pas si loin que ça! ; I don't know her all that well je ne la connais pas si bien que ça.

J all the adv phr all the more d'autant plus ; all the more difficult/effective d'autant plus difficile/efficace ; all the more so because d'autant plus que ; to laugh all the more rire encore plus ; all the better! tant mieux!

K all too adv phr [accurate, easy, widespread] bien trop ; it is all too obvious that il n'est que trop évident que ; she saw all too clearly that elle a parfaitement bien vu que ; all too often bien trop souvent.

L and all adv phr

1 they moved furniture, books and all ils ont tout déménagé y compris les meubles et les livres ;

2 ○ GB the journey was very tiring what with the heat and all le voyage était très fatigant avec la chaleur et tout ça ; it is and all! mais si!

M at all adv phr not at all! ( acknowledging thanks) de rien! ; ( answering query) pas du tout! ; it is not at all certain ce n'est pas du tout certain ; if (it is) at all possible si possible ; is it at all likely that…? y a-t-il la moindre possibilité que…? (+ subj) ; there's nothing at all here il n'y a rien du tout ici ; we know nothing at all ou we don't know anything at all about nous ne savons rien du tout de ; if you knew anything at all about si tu avais la moindre idée de ; anything at all will do n'importe quoi fera l'affaire.

N for all prep phr, adv phr ( despite) en dépit de ; ( in as much as) for all I know pour autant que je sache ; for all that malgré tout, quand même ; they could be dead for all the difference it would make! ils pourraient être morts, ça ne changerait rien!

O of all prep phr

1 ( in rank) the easiest of all le plus facile ; first/last of all pour commencer/finir ; ⇒ best, worst ;

2 ( emphatic) why today of all days? pourquoi justement aujourd'hui? ; not now of all times! ce n'est pas le moment! ; of all the nerve! quel culot! ; of all the rotten luck! quel manque de chance or de pot ○ ! ; ⇒ people, place, thing.

Idioms

all' s well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien ; to be as mad/thrilled as all get out ○ US être vachement ○ en colère/excité ; he's not all there ○ il n'a pas toute sa tête ; it's all go ○ here! GB on s'active ○ ici! ; it's all one to me ça m'est égal ; it's all up with us ○ GB nous sommes fichus ○ ; it was all I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; that's all very well, that's all well and good tout ça c'est bien beau ; speeches are all very well but c'est bien beau les discours mais ; it's all very well to do c'est bien beau de faire ; it's all very well for them to talk ça leur va bien de parler.

Big English-French dictionary > all
8 tell

1. I
abs

1) promise not to tell обещайте [никому] не рассказывать /не выдавать, не выбалтывать/; time will tell время покажет

2) more than words can tell не выразить словами

3) age begins to tell годы начинают сказываться; every blow tells ни одни удар не проходит бесследно /даром/; every shot tells каждый выстрел попадает в цель; his unselfish work is beginning to tell его бескорыстная работа начинает приносить плоды /давать результаты/; the remark told замечание не пропало даром /впустую/

4) you /one/ never can tell, nobody can tell, there is no telling, who can tell? кто знает?, почем /как/ знать?; how can I tell? откуда мне знать?
2. III
tell in some manner the story tells beautifully эта история словно создана для пересказа /легко пересказывается/

2)

tell at some time good work tells in the end в конце концов хорошая /честная/ работа приносит свои плоды; blood tells in the long run в конечном счете сказывается происхождение
3. III
1) tell smb. don't tell me, let me guess не говорите мне, я хочу догадаться сам; if he asks, tell him если он спросит, скажите /расскажите/ ему; don't tell anyone, keep it a secret не говорите никому, держите это в тайне; do as I tell you делайте /поступайте/, как я [вам] говорю

2) tell smth. tell a story (a tale) рассказать историю (рассказ); tell the truth (a lie, lies, falsehood, etc.) сказать правду и т.д.; tell a secret разглашать тайну; а woman stops telling her age as soon as age begins telling on her женщины начинают скрывать свой возраст, как только возраст дает о себе знать; tell one's own tale красноречиво свидетельствовать, не нуждаться в пояснениях, говорить [сам] за себя; tell tales сплетничать, доносить; I cannot tell half of what I feel я не могу выразить даже половины того, что чувствую; tell fortunes гадать /предсказывать судьбу/

3) tell smth. tell the difference (the size, the colour, etc.) установить разницу и т.д.; I can't tell the cause /the reason/ я не знаю /не могу сказать/, в чем причина; tell the time а) сказать, который час /сколько времени/; can your little boy tell the time? ваш мальчик уже умеет узнавать время по часам?; б) показывать время (о часах)-, clocks tell the time часы показывают время

4) tell smb. I don't like it, I tell /am telling/ you уверяю вас, что мне это не нравится; he will be furious, I [can] tell you уверяю вас, он рассвирепеет; it is not so easy, let me tell you уверяю вас /поверьте мне/, это не так легко; you are telling me! coll. и ты это мне говоришь!
4. IV
1) tell smth. in some manner tell smth. briefly (simply, indifferently, pleasantly, frankly, reluctantly, most amusingly, well, fearlessly, etc.) рассказывать что-л. кратко и т.д.; tell smth. in a low voice рассказывать о чем-л. /что-л./ тихим голосом; tell smth. in detail рассказывать о чем-л. /что-л./ подробно; he told his adventures anew он заново /снова/ рассказал о своих приключениях; I told you so ведь я вам говорил

2) || tell smth., smb. apart отличать что-л., кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.; tell two things (the girls, etc.) apart различать две вещи и т.д.; even if you'd seen them close, you couldn't have told them apart даже совсем близко их невозможно различить
5. V
tell smb. smth.

1) tell smb. the facts (the news, the price, one's business. etc.) сообщить /рассказать/ кому-л. факты /о фактах/ и т.д.; tell smb. the shortest way указать кому-л. кратчайшую дорогу; tell smb. one's name сказать кому-л. свое имя, назвать себя; tell me your name как вас зовут?; could you tell me the time, please? пожалуйста, скажите [мне], который теперь час /сколько сейчас времени/?; tell me your errand расскажите, зачем вас послали /в чем заключается ваше поручение/?; nobody told me anything никто мне ничего не говорил; 1 told him my candid opinion я откровенно высказал ему свое мнение; that tells us a lot это говорит нам о многом; don't tell me that! не говорите мне об этом; who told you that? кто вам это /об этом/ сказал?; don't let me have to tell you that again смотри, чтобы мне не пришлось тебе снова об этом говорить

2) tell smb. a story /а tale/ рассказать кому-л. истерию; tell smb. the truth (a lie. lies, falsehood, etc.) сказать кому-л. правду и т.д.; she will tell you a secret она вам расскажет /откроет/ одни секрет /одну тайну/; tell me another! coll. что ты еще скажешь? id I tell you what! cool. ну знаешь ли!
6. VII
tell smb. to do smth.

1) tell smb. to stay (to speak, to come on Monday, not to trouble, etc.) велеть кому-л. остаться и т.д.; tell the driver to wait for us скажите шоферу /водителю/, чтобы он нас подождал; I told him not to come again я велел ему больше не приходить /сказал, чтобы он больше не приходил/; tell them to bring in the dinner велите подавать /скажите, чтобы подавали/ обед; I told you to be home by ten я сказал /велел вам/, чтобы вы были /быть/ дома к десяти часам; who told you to do that? кто велел вам это сделать?; tell smb. when to come (what to do, etc.) сказать кому-л., когда прийти и т.д.

2) can you tell me how to get to Red Square (where to find the book, when to stop, etc.)? скажите, пожалуйста, как мне пройти /проехать, попасть/ на Красную площадь и т.д. ?
7. XI
be told

1) I am told говорят, рассказывают, я слышал: you must do as you are told делайте /поступайте/, как вам говорят; be told smth. I wasn't told a thing about it мне об этом ни слова /ничего/ не сказали; I am told you were ill мне сказали, что вы болели /были больны/; he was told you were coming ему сказали, что вы приезжаете; be told in some manner so I have been told так мне сказали; be told of smth. people don't like to be told of their faults люди не любят, когда им говорят об их недостатках /указывают на их недостатки/; be told to do smth. I was (we were, etc.) told to stand aside (to start at once, to get fuel, etc.) мне и т.д. велели стать в сторонку /посторониться/ и т.д.

2) be told in some manner be well (badly, cleverly, coherently, etc.) told быть хорошо и т.д. рассказанным; be told of smb. an interesting story is told of a country schoolboy об одном сельском школьнике рассказывают интересную историю; be told to smb. the story told to him was untrue история, рассказанная ему, была неправдой; be told about smth. in this chapter you are told about... в этой главе рассказывается /говорится/ о...; be told in smth. it can hardly be told in words словами об этом едва ли скажешь

3) be told by smth. he can be told by his dress его можно узнать /отличить/ по одежде
8. XVI
1) tell of smb., smth. tell of a schoolboy (of an old man, of a clash, of bygone days, of one's work, of foreign lands, etc.) рассказывать о школьнике и т.д.; tell of an incident рассказать о случившемся; he told of his many misfortunes он рассказал о своих многочисленных несчастьях /бедах/; in his book the author tells of... в своем романе автор рассказывает о...

2) tell on smb. coll. tell on one's sister (on each other, etc.) наябедничать на сестру и т.д.

3) tell (up)on smth., smb. tell on smb.'s health (upon smb.'s strength, on smb.'s nerves, etc.) сказываться /отзываться/ на здоровье и т.д.; the strain (the great exertion, the hard work, hard life, etc.) tells upon him переутомление и т.д. сказывается на нем /не проходит для него даром/; age is beginning to tell upon me начинают сказываться годы; this epidemic told heavily upon them они очень сильно пострадали в результате этой эпидемии; tell of smth. it tells of his desire to come back это говорит о его желании вернуться; the lines on his face told of long suffering морщины на его /у него на/ лице свидетельствовали о перенесенных страданиях; tell for smb. /in smb.'s favour/ it tells for him /in his favour/ это говорит /свидетельствует/ в его пользу; tell against smb. facts that tell against the prisoner факты, свидетельствующие против подсудимого; his lack of experience told against him ему мешал недостаток опыта

4) tell at smth. tell at a glance узнавать /отличать, различать/ с одного взгляда; it is difficult to tell at this distance на таком расстоянии трудно что-либо определить /различить/; tell about smb., smth. you never can tell about a woman о женщине никогда нельзя сказать /знать/ ничего определенного; there is no telling about the weather кто знает, какая будет погода
9. XVII
tell from doing smth. can you tell from looking at a woman's hands whether she does her own work? можете вы определить /сказать/, занимается женщина домашним хозяйством или нет, посмотрев /взглянув/ на ее руки?
10. XXI1
1) tell smb. of /about/ smth., smb. tell smb. of one's adventures (of one's troubles, of foreign lands, of the danger, of one's difficulties, about one's misfortunes, etc.) рассказывать кому-л. о своих приключениях и т.д.; tell me all about it расскажите мне все подробно; tell me about yourself расскажите мне о себе; he has written to tell me of his father's death он мне в письме сообщил о смерти своего отца; can you tell me of a good dentist? не можете ли вы порекомендовать мне хорошего зубного врача?; tell smth. to smb. tell a story /а tale/ to smb. рассказывать кому-л. какую-л. историю; he told the news to everybody in the village он всем в деревне рассказал о новостях /сообщил новость/; tell smth. to smth. kindly, tell the way to... будьте добры, скажите /расскажите/, как пройти в...; the signpost tells the way to... этот [указательный] столб показывает дорогу в...

2) tell smth. of /about/ smb. you mustn't tell tales of your little sister вы не должны наговаривать /ябедничать/ на свою сестричку

3) tell smth. about /of/ smth. a man's face may tell a great deal about his character лицо человека может многое /рас/сказать о его характере

4) tell smb., smth. from smb., smth. usually in the negative tell a horse from a mule (a young girl from her twin sister, wheat from barley, an original picture from its copy, the real from the false, etc.) отличить лошадь от мула и т.д.; how do you tell one from another? как вы их различаете?; some people are colour-blind: they cannot tell one colour from another некоторые люди страдают дальтонизмом: они не различают цвета; tell smb. by smth. tell smb. by his voice (by his gait, etc.) узнавать кого-л. по голосу и т.д. || tell the difference between things (people) определять /устанавливать/ разницу между вещами (людьми), различать вещи (людей)
11. XXII
tell smth. by doing smth. I can tell a woman's age by looking at her взглянув /посмотрев/ на женщину, я могу сказать, сколько ей лет /назвать ее возраст/
12. XXV
tell whether... (why..., etc.) nobody can tell whether you are right (why he went away, what will come next, what was done, etc.) никто не может сказать /знать, судить/, правы вы или нет и т.д.; how do you tell which button to press (where to stop, where to find him, when to come, etc.)? откуда вы знаете, какую кнопку [нужно] нажать и т.д.?; no man can tell what the future has in store for him никто не может сказать /знать/, что его ожидает в будущем; who can tell what tomorrow will bring? кто может сказать /знать/, что принесет завтрашний день?; there's no telling what may happen (where she has gone, why the government did not interfere, etc.) кто знает, что случится и т.д.; I can't "tell what is the matter with him я не могу сказать /не знаю/, что с ним происходит; it's difficult to tell how it's done трудно сказать /судить о том/ как это делается; one can tell she is intelligent сразу видно, что она умна /понятлива, смышлена/
13. XXVI
1)

tell smb. [that]... tell smb. [confidentially (regretfully, exactly, once for all, etc.)] [that] I'm sick of the whole thing ([that] it was too late, [that] he was coming, [that] it is a fine plan, that it is not [so] easy, etc.) сказать кому-л. [по секрету и т.д.], что мне все это надоело и т.д.; please tell him that... скажите ему, пожалуйста, что...; you told me that you adored music вы мне говорили, что обожаете музыку; don't tell me I'm too late неужели я уже опоздал?; tell smb. how, (what., where., etc.) tell smb. how happy I am (how sorry I am, how glad I was, etc.) говорить /рассказывать/ кому-л., как я счастлив и т.д.; tell smb. what you want (where you live, what you have been doing, how it happened, etc.) сказать /рассказать/ кому-л., что вы хотите и т.д.; tell me what you are doing this evening? скажите, что вы делаете сегодня вечером?;
14. XXVII2
tell from smth. (that...) (when..., where..., etc.) you can tell from his face [that] he is clever по лицу видно, что он умный человек; we could not tell from your letter when you'd be coming (where he was staying, etc.) из твоего письма мы не могли понять /было не ясно/, когда ты приедешь и т.д.
15. XXVIII1
tell smb. about how... he told me about how busy he was он рассказал мне о том, как он занят

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > tell
9 tell

[tel] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. told)

1) (give information) [ person] dire, riferire; [ manual] dire, spiegare; [ gauge] indicare

to tell sb. sth. to tell sth. to sb. dire qcs. a qcn.; to tell sb. how, what to do spiegare a qcn. come, che cosa fare; to tell the time [ clock] segnare l'ora; [ person] leggere o dire l'ora; can you tell me the time please? potresti o puoi dirmi l'ora per favore? his behaviour tells us a lot about... il suo comportamento la dice lunga su...; I can't tell you how happy I am to... non sai quanto sia felice di...; I told you so! te l'avevo detto, io! what did I tell you! che cosa ti avevo detto? you're telling me! a chi lo dici! it's true, I tell you! — ti dico che è vero!

2) (recount) raccontare [joke, story]

to tell sb. about o of sth. raccontare a qcn. di qcs., raccontare qcs. a qcn.; tell me all about it! raccontami tutto! tell me about it! iron. non me ne parlare! I could tell you a thing or two about her! — potrei raccontarvi alcune cosette su di lei!

3) (deduce)

you can, could tell (that) — si vede, si vedeva che

you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — si possono capire molte cose dal modo di vestire di una persona

4) (distinguish) distinguere

he can't tell right from wrong — non sa distinguere il bene dal male

can you tell the difference? — riuscite a vedere o sentire la differenza?

how can you tell which is which? how can you tell them apart? — come si possono distinguere l'uno dall'altro?

5) (order)

to tell sb. to do — dire o ordinare a qcn. di fare

do as you are told! — fai quello che ti dicono!

he just won't be told! — si rifiuta di obbedire!
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. told)

1) (reveal secret)

promise me you won't tell! — promettimi di non dirlo

that would be telling! — non ti voglio rovinare la sorpresa!

2) (be evidence)

to tell of — rivelare, essere la prova di

3) (know for certain) sapere

as o so far as I can tell per quel che ne so; how can you tell? come fai a dirlo o saperlo? you never can tell — non si sa mai, non si può mai dire

4) (produce an effect)

her age is beginning to tell — gli anni cominciano a farsi sentire

her inexperience told against her at the interview — al colloquio l'inesperienza giocò a suo sfavore
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. told)

to tell oneself — dirsi, ripetere a se stesso

- tell off

- tell on

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tell me another! — colloq. trovane un'altra! ma valla a raccontare a qualcun altro!

to tell sb. where to get off — colloq. mandare qcn. a quel paese

you tell me! — a chi lo dici!

to tell it like it is — parlare chiaro

to tell the world about sth. — dire qcs. ai quattro venti

time (alone) will tell — prov. chi vivrà vedrà

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[tel]
verb

1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dire, raccontare

2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dire

3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dire

4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguere, riconoscere

5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) raccontare

6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) (essere efficace), (farsi sentire)

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- teller
- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell
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[tel] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. told)

1) (give information) [ person] dire, riferire; [ manual] dire, spiegare; [ gauge] indicare

to tell sb. sth. to tell sth. to sb. dire qcs. a qcn.; to tell sb. how, what to do spiegare a qcn. come, che cosa fare; to tell the time [ clock] segnare l'ora; [ person] leggere o dire l'ora; can you tell me the time please? potresti o puoi dirmi l'ora per favore? his behaviour tells us a lot about... il suo comportamento la dice lunga su...; I can't tell you how happy I am to... non sai quanto sia felice di...; I told you so! te l'avevo detto, io! what did I tell you! che cosa ti avevo detto? you're telling me! a chi lo dici! it's true, I tell you! — ti dico che è vero!

2) (recount) raccontare [joke, story]

to tell sb. about o of sth. raccontare a qcn. di qcs., raccontare qcs. a qcn.; tell me all about it! raccontami tutto! tell me about it! iron. non me ne parlare! I could tell you a thing or two about her! — potrei raccontarvi alcune cosette su di lei!

3) (deduce)

you can, could tell (that) — si vede, si vedeva che

you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — si possono capire molte cose dal modo di vestire di una persona

4) (distinguish) distinguere

he can't tell right from wrong — non sa distinguere il bene dal male

can you tell the difference? — riuscite a vedere o sentire la differenza?

how can you tell which is which? how can you tell them apart? — come si possono distinguere l'uno dall'altro?

5) (order)

to tell sb. to do — dire o ordinare a qcn. di fare

do as you are told! — fai quello che ti dicono!

he just won't be told! — si rifiuta di obbedire!
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. told)

1) (reveal secret)

promise me you won't tell! — promettimi di non dirlo

that would be telling! — non ti voglio rovinare la sorpresa!

2) (be evidence)

to tell of — rivelare, essere la prova di

3) (know for certain) sapere

as o so far as I can tell per quel che ne so; how can you tell? come fai a dirlo o saperlo? you never can tell — non si sa mai, non si può mai dire

4) (produce an effect)

her age is beginning to tell — gli anni cominciano a farsi sentire

her inexperience told against her at the interview — al colloquio l'inesperienza giocò a suo sfavore
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. told)

to tell oneself — dirsi, ripetere a se stesso

- tell off

- tell on

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tell me another! — colloq. trovane un'altra! ma valla a raccontare a qualcun altro!

to tell sb. where to get off — colloq. mandare qcn. a quel paese

you tell me! — a chi lo dici!

to tell it like it is — parlare chiaro

to tell the world about sth. — dire qcs. ai quattro venti

time (alone) will tell — prov. chi vivrà vedrà

English-Italian dictionary > tell
10 tell

(told)

1 თქმა (იტყვის)

to tell the truth / a lie სიმართლის / სიცრუის თქმა

2 თქმა (ეტყვის)

tell him to come უთხარი, მოვიდეს!

who told you that? ეს ვინ გითხრა?

don't tell anybody! არავის უთხრა!

I'm told that… მეუბნებიან, რომ...

3 მოყოლა (მოყვება), თხრობა

he told us about his life თავის ცხოვრებაზე მოგვითხრო

4 დაეტყობა, დაემჩნევა

the long strain told on his health ხანგრძლივი დაძაბულობა მის ჯანმრთელობას დაეტყო

his age is beginning to tell ასაკში შესვლა დაეტყო

you can tell at once he is a teacher აშკარად ეტყობა, რომ მასწავლებელია

5 გარჩევა (გაარჩევს)

I can't tell margarine from butter მარგარინსა და კარაქს ერთმანეთისგან ვერ ვარჩევ

I can tell him by his voice მას ხმაზე ვცნობ

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●●time will tell დრო გვიჩვენებს

how can I tell? მე რა ვიცი?

there's no telling what he'll do next ვინ იცის კიდევ რას იზამს

I could tell you a thing or two about him მასზე რაღაც-რაღაცეები ვიცი

tell me another! ზღაპრებს ნუ ჰყვები!

all told სულ

we're ten all told სულ ათნი ვართ

to tell fortunes მკითხაობა

you don't tell me! რას მელაპარაკები! ნუთუ?

I'll tell you what! იცი რას გეტყვი!

it's a pity you didn't tell me before ნეტა ადრე გეთქვა (?????)

I trust him insomuch that I tell him everything იმდენად ვენდობი, რომ ყველაფერს ვეუბნები

well, now tell me all about it აბა, ახლა კი ყველაფერი მომიყევი (?????) ამის თაობაზე

he frightened me into telling him everything ისე დამაშინა, რომ ყველაფერი ვუამბე

to tell / read smb's fortune ბედის წინასწარმეტყველება // მკითხაობა, მარჩიელობა

we made a compact not to tell anybody პირობა დავდეთ, რომ არავის ვეტყოდით

they amused themselves by telling jokes ანეკდოტების მოყოლით ერთობოდნენ

tell that to the marines! ზღაპრებს ნუ ყვები!

tell him უთხარი მას

tell me all about your doings ყველაფერი მიამბე შენი საქმეების შესახებ

he told us pure fiction რაც მოგვიყვა, წმინდა წყლის ტყუილია

she told us all her woes თავისი დარდები გაგვანდო

he told me about his adventure თავისითავგადასავალი მიამბო

I was told this in secret ეს საიდუმლოდ მითხრეს

he told me roundly of my faults ჩემს ნაკლოვანებებზე პირდაპირ მიმითითა

I presume you've told him everything იმედია, ყველაფერი მოუყევი

English-Georgian dictionary > tell
11 about

1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

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1. preposition
(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) über
2. preposition, adverb
1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) ungefähr

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) herum

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) irgendwo in...

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um
3. adverb
((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) kehrt!

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about

[əˈbaʊt]

I. prep

1. (on the subject of, concerning) über + akk

she had some misgivings \about the talk sie hatte wegen des Gesprächs Bedenken

he often tells jokes \about dumb blonds er erzählt oft Blondinenwitze

be quick \about it! beeil dich [damit]!, mach schnell!

anxiety \about the future Angst f vor der Zukunft, Zukunftsangst f

a book/movie/programme \about sth/sb ein Buch/ein Film/eine Sendung über etw/jdn

what's that book \about? worum geht es in dem Buch?

the movie is \about the American Civil War der Film handelt vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg

to have a discussion \about how/who/why... darüber diskutieren, wie/wer/warum...

to have a phobia \about spiders eine Spinnenphobie haben

to be happy \about sth sich akk über etw akk freuen

to be sure [or certain] /unsure [or uncertain] \about sth sich dat einer S. gen sicher/unsicher sein

he was still unsure \about what he should do er war sich noch immer nicht sicher, was er tun sollte

we are now certain \about our decision to move wir haben uns jetzt endgültig entschlossen umzuziehen

to ask sb \about sth/sb jdn nach etw/jdm fragen

to be on \about sth BRIT ( fam) sich akk über etw akk auslassen

to care \about sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn interessieren

I don't care \about your opinion! deine Meinung interessiert mich nicht!

to dream \about sth/sb von etw/jdm träumen

she always dreams \about winning the lottery sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnen

to talk \about sth über etw akk sprechen

all \about sb/sth alles über jdn/etw

he taught us all \about biology wir haben von ihm alles über Biologie gelernt

it's all \about having fun es geht einfach nur darum, Spaß zu haben

2. (affecting) gegen + akk

to do something \about sth etwas gegen etw akk unternehmen

will you please do something \about the leaky tap? kümmerst du dich bitte mal um den tropfenden Wasserhahn?

I can't do anything \about it ich kann nichts dagegen machen

to do little/much/nothing \about sth wenig/viel/nichts gegen etw akk tun

there's nothing we can do \about it dagegen können wir nichts machen

to do nothing \about a problem ein Problem nicht anpacken, nicht gegen ein Problem vorgehen

3. (surrounding) um + akk

he takes little notice of the world \about him er nimmt von seiner Umgebung kaum Notiz

to put one's arms \about sb jdn umarmen

4. after vb (expressing movement)

to wander \about the house im Haus herumlaufen

to look \about the room sich akk im Zimmer umsehen

5. (expressing location)

she must be \about the place somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein; BRIT ( form)

do you have a pen \about you[r person]? haben Sie einen Kugelschreiber dabei?

6. (being a feature, characteristic of) an + dat

what exactly didn't you like \about the play? was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?

there is a deep sadness \about him ihn umgibt eine tiefe Melancholie

he has a way \about him that I don't like er hat etwas an sich, das mir nicht gefällt

there's something strange \about him er hat etwas Merkwürdiges an sich

7. (aimed at)

▪ to be \about doing sth beabsichtigen [o darauf abzielen], etw zu tun

the takeover was not \about getting rid of competition die Übernahme sollte nicht die Konkurrenz ausschalten; BRIT ( fam)

8. BRIT ( fam: in the process of)

to be \about it gerade dabei sein

could you make me some coffee too while you're \about it? wo Sie gerade dabei sind, könnten Sie mir auch einen Kaffee machen?

9.

▶ to go \about sth (continue) mit etw dat fortfahren; (tackle) etw angehen

how shall go \about solving this problem? wie sollen wir dieses Problem angehen?

how do you go \about getting a fishing licence here? was muss man tun, wenn man hier einen Angelschein erwerben will?

▶ how \about sth/sb? wie wäre es mit jdm/etw?

how \about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?

▶ to know what one is \about ( fam) wissen, was man tut

▶ what \about it? was ist damit?

is that your car? — yes, what \about it? ist das da Ihr Auto? — ja, was ist damit?

▶ and what \about us? und was ist mit uns?

▶ what \about your job? wie läuft es bei der Arbeit?

▶ what \about going [or a trip] to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?

II. adv inv

1. (approximately) ungefähr

he's \about six feet tall er ist ungefähr 1,80 m groß

\about eight [o'clock] [so] gegen acht [Uhr]

\about two days/months ago vor etwa zwei Tagen/Monaten

2. (almost) fast

I've had just \about enough from you! ich habe allmählich genug von dir!

that's just \about the limit! das ist ja so ziemlich das Letzte!

3. (barely)

we just \about made it wir haben es gerade noch [so] geschafft

he earns just \about enough to live on er verdient gerade mal genug zum Leben

4. esp BRIT (around) herum

don't leave things \about on the floor lass nichts auf dem Boden herumliegen

some people were standing \about ein paar Leute standen so herum

there's a lot of flu \about at the moment im Moment geht die Grippe um

to be up [or out] and \about auf den Beinen sein

to move \about herumlaufen, umherlaufen

stop moving \about! bleib doch mal [ruhig] stehen!

5. esp BRIT (in the area) hier, in der Nähe

is Cathy \about? ist Cathy hier irgendwo?

she must be \about somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein

have you seen Peter \about? hast du Peter irgendwo gesehen?

there was nobody \about es war keiner da

6. ( form: opposite) andersherum

to turn sth \about etw herumdrehen

\about turn [or AM face]! MIL [Abteilung] kehrt!

7. (intending)

▪ to be \about to do sth im Begriff sein [o gerade vorhaben], etw zu tun

she was [just] \about to leave when Mark arrived sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark kam

he was \about to burst into tears er wäre fast in Tränen ausgebrochen

we're just \about to have supper wir wollen gerade zu Abend essen

I'm not \about to beg for his apology ich werde ihn bestimmt nicht um eine Entschuldigung bitten

8.

▶ that's \about all [or it] das wär's

anything else? — no, that's \about it for now wünschen Sie noch etwas? — nein, das wäre erst einmal alles [o das wär's fürs Erste]

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[ə'baʊt]
1. adv

1) (esp Brit) herum, umher; (= present) in der Nähe

to run/walk about — herum- or umherrennen/-gehen

I looked (all) about — ich sah ringsumher

to leave things (lying) about — Sachen herumliegen lassen

to be ( up and) about again —

we were about early — wir waren früh auf den Beinen

there's a thief about — ein Dieb geht um

there's plenty of money about — es ist Geld in Mengen vorhanden

there was nobody about who could help — es war niemand in der Nähe, der hätte helfen können

at night when there's nobody about — nachts, wenn niemand unterwegs ist

where is he/it? – he's/it's about somewhere — wo ist er/es? – (er/es ist) irgendwo in der Nähe

it's the other way about — es ist gerade umgekehrt

day and day about — (täglich) abwechselnd

See:

→ out, turn, up

2)

to be about to — im Begriff sein zu; ( esp US inf

I was about to go out — ich wollte gerade ausgehen

it's about to rain — es regnet gleich or demnächst

he's about to start school —

we are about to run out of coffee — uns geht demnächst der Kaffee aus, wir haben bald keinen Kaffee mehr

are you about to tell me...? — willst du mir etwa erzählen...?

3) (= approximately) ungefähr, (so) um... (herum)

he's about 40 —

about 2 o'clock — ungefähr or so um 2 Uhr

he is about the same, doctor — sein Zustand hat sich kaum geändert, Herr Doktor

that's about it — das ist so ziemlich alles, das wärs (so ziemlich) (inf)

that's about right — das stimmt (so) ungefähr

I've had about enough (of this nonsense) — jetzt reicht es mir aber allmählich (mit diesem Unsinn)

he was about dead from exhaustion — er war halb tot vor Erschöpfung

See:

→ just, round, time

2. prep

1) (esp Brit) um (... herum); (= in) in (+dat) (... herum)

the fields about the house — die Felder ums Haus (herum)

scattered about the room — im ganzen or über das ganze Zimmer verstreut

somewhere about here — irgendwo hierherum

all about the house — im ganzen Haus (herum)

to sit about the house —

to do jobs about the house — sich im Haus (herum) nützlich machen

he looked about him — er schaute sich um

there's something about him/about the way he speaks — er/seine Art zu reden hat so etwas an sich

while you're about it —

you've been a long time about it — du hast lange dazu gebraucht

and be quick about it! — und beeil dich damit!, aber ein bisschen dalli! (inf)

2) (= concerning) über (+acc)

tell me all about it — erzähl doch mal

he knows about it — er weiß darüber Bescheid, er weiß davon

what's it all about? — worum or um was (inf) handelt es sich or geht es (eigentlich)?

he knows what it's all about — er weiß Bescheid

he's promised to do something about it — er hat versprochen, (in der Sache) etwas zu unternehmen

they fell out about money — sie haben sich wegen Geld zerstritten

how or what about me? — und ich, was ist mit mir? (inf)

how or what about it/going to the cinema? —

what about that book? have you brought it back? — was ist mit dem Buch? hast du es zurückgebracht?

(yes,) what about it/him? —

he doesn't know what he's about — er weiß nicht, was er (eigentlich) tut

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about [əˈbaʊt]

A adv

1. umher, (rings-, rund)herum, in der Runde:

all about überall;

a long way about ein großer Umweg;

the wrong way about falsch herum;

three miles about drei Meilen im Umkreis

2. ungefähr, etwa, nahezu:

it’s about time that … es ist an der Zeit, dass …; es wird langsam Zeit, dass …;

and about time, about time too es wurde aber auch langsam Zeit;

it’s about right umg es kommt so ungefähr hin;

that’s about it, that’s about all das wärs; → just B 5

3. (halb) herum, in der entgegengesetzten Richtung:

be about SCHIFF klar zum Wenden sein; → face C 1, turn¹ A 27

4. be about to do sth im Begriff oder dabei oder auf dem Sprung sein, etwas zu tun;

he was about to go out, when … er wollte gerade ausgehen, als …;

not be about to do sth bes US umg nicht die Absicht haben oder nicht daran denken, etwas zu tun

5. in der Nähe, da:

there is no one about

6. be about umgehen (Krankheit):

there are a lot of colds about at the moment zurzeit sind viele erkältet

B präp

1. besonders Br um, um … herum

2. (irgendwo) herum in (dat):

wander about the streets in den Straßen herumwandern

3. bei, auf (dat), an (dat), um:

have you got any money about you? haben Sie Geld bei sich?;

there is nothing about him an ihm ist nichts Besonderes;

have sth about one etwas an sich haben;

he had a gun hidden about his person er hatte eine Pistole in seiner Kleidung versteckt

4. um, gegen, etwa:

about my height ungefähr meine Größe;

about this time (etwa oder ungefähr) um diese Zeit;

about noon um die Mittagszeit, gegen Mittag

5. über (akk):

talk about business;

what is it (all) about? worum handelt es sich (eigentlich)?

6. beschäftigt mit:

he knows what he is about er weiß, was er tut oder was er will;

what are you about?

a) was machst du da?,

b) was hast du vor?;

and while you’re about it und wenn du schon dabei bist

C v/t SCHIFF ein Schiff wenden

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1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

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adj.

etwa adj.

gegen adj.

um... adj.

ungefähr adj. prep.

über präp.

English-german dictionary > about
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I [ɔːl]
pronome

1) (everything) tutto m.

to risk all — rischiare tutto

all is not lost — non tutto è perduto

all was well — tutto è andato bene

will that be all? — è tutto qui?

and that's not all — e non è tutto

that's all — è tutto

in all — in tutto

all in all — tutto sommato

after all she's been through — dopo tutto ciò che ha passato

it's not all (that) it should be — [performance, efficiency] lascia a desiderare, non è un granché

all because he didn't write — tutto questo perché non ha scritto

2) (the only thing) tutto m.

she's all I have left — lei è tutto ciò che mi rimane

all I know is that — tutto ciò che so è che

all you need is — tutto ciò di cui hai bisogno è

that's all we need! — iron. ci mancava solo questo!

3) (everyone) tutti m. (-e)

thank you, one and all — grazie a tutti (quanti)

"all welcome" — "siete tutti benvenuti" o "accorrete numerosi"

all of us want... — tutti noi vogliamo...

not all of them came — non tutti sono venuti

4) (the whole amount)

all of our belongings — tutte le nostre cose

not all of the time — non sempre o non (per) tutto il tempo

5) (emphasizing entirety)

we all feel that — abbiamo tutti l'impressione che

it all seems so pointless — sembra tutto così inutile

I ate it all — me lo sono mangiato tutto

what's it all for? — a che serve tutto questo?

6) and all

they moved furniture, books and all — hanno spostato mobili, libri e tutto

what with the heat and all — con il caldo e tutto il resto

7) at all

not at all! — (acknowledging thanks) prego! (answering query) niente affatto! per niente!

it is not at all certain — non è affatto certo

if (it is) at all possible — se (è mai) possibile

is it at all likely that...? — c'è la pur minima possibilità che...?

nothing at all — proprio niente

if you knew anything at all about — se avessi la pur minima conoscenza di

8) for all (despite)

for all that — nonostante tutto, ciononostante, con tutto ciò; (in as much as)

for all I know — per quanto ne so

9) of all (in rank)

the easiest of all — il più facile

first, last of all — prima di tutto, in conclusione; (emphatic)

why today of all days? — perché proprio oggi?

not now of all times! — non (proprio) adesso!

••

it's all go here! — BE colloq. qui si lavora sempre!

it was all I could do not to laugh — ho fatto fatica a rimanere serio

that's all very well o that's all well and good va tutto bene; it's all very well for them to talk fanno presto a parlare; all's well that ends well — tutto è bene ciò che finisce bene
II [ɔːl]
determinante

1) (each one of) tutti

all those who — tutti quelli che

in all three films — in tutti e tre i film

2) (the whole of) tutto

all his life — (per) tutta la vita

all the time — (per) tutto il tempo

all day — tutto il giorno

all year round — tutto l'anno

3) (total)

in all honesty — in tutta onestà

4) (any)

beyond all expectations — al di là di ogni aspettativa

to deny all knowledge of sth. — negare di essere al corrente di qcs
III [ɔːl]
avverbio

1) (emphatic: completely) tutto

all alone — tutto solo

to be all wet — essere tutto bagnato

dressed all in white — tutto vestito di bianco

all along the canal — lungo tutto il canale

to be all for sth. — essere molto favorevole a qcs. o essere entusiasta di qcs.

it's all about... — si tratta di...

tell me all about it! — raccontami tutto!

he's forgotten all about us! — si è completamente dimenticato di noi!

2) (emphatic: nothing but)

to be all smiles — (happy) sprizzare gioia da tutti i pori; (two-faced) essere tutto sorrisi

3) sport (for each party)

(they are) six all — (sono) sei pari

4) all- in composti (completely)

all-concrete — tutto in calcestruzzo

all-digital — completamente digitale

all-female — [ group] interamente femminile

5) all along

they knew it all along — lo sapevano fin dall'inizio, l'han sempre saputo

6) all but quasi, praticamente

7) all of

he must be all of 50 — deve avere almeno 50 anni

8) all that

not all that strong — non (poi) così forte

I don't know her all that well — non la conosco così bene

9) all the tanto

all the more — [difficult, effective] tanto più

all the more so because — tanto più che

to laugh all the more — ridere ancor più

all the better! — tanto meglio!

10) all too [accurate, easy, widespread] fin troppo

all too often — fin troppo spesso

••

he's not all there — colloq. non ci sta tanto con la testa o ha qualche rotella fuori posto

it's all one to me — per me fa lo stesso
IV [ɔːl]
nome

to give one's all — dare anima e corpo; sacrificarsi ( for per; to do per fare)

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[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun
1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) tutto

2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) tutti
2. adverb
1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) del tutto, completamente

2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) tanto più

•

- all-clear
- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
- in all
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I [ɔːl]
pronome

1) (everything) tutto m.

to risk all — rischiare tutto

all is not lost — non tutto è perduto

all was well — tutto è andato bene

will that be all? — è tutto qui?

and that's not all — e non è tutto

that's all — è tutto

in all — in tutto

all in all — tutto sommato

after all she's been through — dopo tutto ciò che ha passato

it's not all (that) it should be — [performance, efficiency] lascia a desiderare, non è un granché

all because he didn't write — tutto questo perché non ha scritto

2) (the only thing) tutto m.

she's all I have left — lei è tutto ciò che mi rimane

all I know is that — tutto ciò che so è che

all you need is — tutto ciò di cui hai bisogno è

that's all we need! — iron. ci mancava solo questo!

3) (everyone) tutti m. (-e)

thank you, one and all — grazie a tutti (quanti)

"all welcome" — "siete tutti benvenuti" o "accorrete numerosi"

all of us want... — tutti noi vogliamo...

not all of them came — non tutti sono venuti

4) (the whole amount)

all of our belongings — tutte le nostre cose

not all of the time — non sempre o non (per) tutto il tempo

5) (emphasizing entirety)

we all feel that — abbiamo tutti l'impressione che

it all seems so pointless — sembra tutto così inutile

I ate it all — me lo sono mangiato tutto

what's it all for? — a che serve tutto questo?

6) and all

they moved furniture, books and all — hanno spostato mobili, libri e tutto

what with the heat and all — con il caldo e tutto il resto

7) at all

not at all! — (acknowledging thanks) prego! (answering query) niente affatto! per niente!

it is not at all certain — non è affatto certo

if (it is) at all possible — se (è mai) possibile

is it at all likely that...? — c'è la pur minima possibilità che...?

nothing at all — proprio niente

if you knew anything at all about — se avessi la pur minima conoscenza di

8) for all (despite)

for all that — nonostante tutto, ciononostante, con tutto ciò; (in as much as)

for all I know — per quanto ne so

9) of all (in rank)

the easiest of all — il più facile

first, last of all — prima di tutto, in conclusione; (emphatic)

why today of all days? — perché proprio oggi?

not now of all times! — non (proprio) adesso!

••

it's all go here! — BE colloq. qui si lavora sempre!

it was all I could do not to laugh — ho fatto fatica a rimanere serio

that's all very well o that's all well and good va tutto bene; it's all very well for them to talk fanno presto a parlare; all's well that ends well — tutto è bene ciò che finisce bene
II [ɔːl]
determinante

1) (each one of) tutti

all those who — tutti quelli che

in all three films — in tutti e tre i film

2) (the whole of) tutto

all his life — (per) tutta la vita

all the time — (per) tutto il tempo

all day — tutto il giorno

all year round — tutto l'anno

3) (total)

in all honesty — in tutta onestà

4) (any)

beyond all expectations — al di là di ogni aspettativa

to deny all knowledge of sth. — negare di essere al corrente di qcs
III [ɔːl]
avverbio

1) (emphatic: completely) tutto

all alone — tutto solo

to be all wet — essere tutto bagnato

dressed all in white — tutto vestito di bianco

all along the canal — lungo tutto il canale

to be all for sth. — essere molto favorevole a qcs. o essere entusiasta di qcs.

it's all about... — si tratta di...

tell me all about it! — raccontami tutto!

he's forgotten all about us! — si è completamente dimenticato di noi!

2) (emphatic: nothing but)

to be all smiles — (happy) sprizzare gioia da tutti i pori; (two-faced) essere tutto sorrisi

3) sport (for each party)

(they are) six all — (sono) sei pari

4) all- in composti (completely)

all-concrete — tutto in calcestruzzo

all-digital — completamente digitale

all-female — [ group] interamente femminile

5) all along

they knew it all along — lo sapevano fin dall'inizio, l'han sempre saputo

6) all but quasi, praticamente

7) all of

he must be all of 50 — deve avere almeno 50 anni

8) all that

not all that strong — non (poi) così forte

I don't know her all that well — non la conosco così bene

9) all the tanto

all the more — [difficult, effective] tanto più

all the more so because — tanto più che

to laugh all the more — ridere ancor più

all the better! — tanto meglio!

10) all too [accurate, easy, widespread] fin troppo

all too often — fin troppo spesso

••

he's not all there — colloq. non ci sta tanto con la testa o ha qualche rotella fuori posto

it's all one to me — per me fa lo stesso
IV [ɔːl]
nome

to give one's all — dare anima e corpo; sacrificarsi ( for per; to do per fare)

English-Italian dictionary > all
13 about

1. preposition
(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre, acerca de

2. preposition, adverb
1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de, alrededor de

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por todas partes

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) alrededor (de)

3. adverb
((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) media vuelta

- be about to

about¹ adv

1. más o menos / aproximadamente

about five years ago hace aproximadamente cinco años / hace unos cinco años

2. alrededor / a eso de / sobre

at about eight o'clock a eso de las ocho / sobre las ocho

3. por ahí / alrededor

let's just wander about vamos a pasear por ahí

to be about to estar a punto de

we're about to eat estamos a punto de comer

about² prep

1. sobre / acerca de

a film about animals una película sobre animales

what's the book about? ¿de qué va el libro?

2. por

he walked about the house in his pyjamas iba por la casa en pijama

how about? / what about? ¿qué tal? / ¿qué te parece?

how about an ice cream? ¿qué tal un helado?

what about? ¿y? / ¿qué pasa con?

what about Susie? ¿y Susie?

about

tr[ə'baʊt]

preposition

1 (concerning) sobre, acerca de

■ to speak about... hablar de...

■ what is the book about? ¿de qué trata el libro?

■ what did you do about...? ¿qué hiciste con...?

■ there's something odd about Jim Jim tiene algo de extraño

■ a man came about the drains vino un hombre por lo de las alcantarillas

2 (showing where) por, en; (around) alrededor de

■ he's somewhere about the house está por algún rincón de la casa

■ he travels about the country viaja por todo el país

■ there were bodies lying about the streets había cadáveres por las calles

■ when I looked about me I saw that... al mirar a mi alrededor vi que...

adverb

1 (approximately) alrededor de

■ it cost about £500 costó unas quinientas libras

■ at about three o'clock a eso de las tres

2 familiar (almost) casi

■ she's about finished está a punto de acabar

■ I'm about ready me falta poquito

■ it's about stopped raining ya casi no llueve

3 (near) por aquí, por ahí

■ there was nobody about no había nadie

■ where's Jean? --she's somewhere about ¿dónde está Jean? --andará por aquí

4 (out of bed) levantado,-a

■ you were about early this morning te levantaste muy temprano esta mañana

■ you'll soon be up and about again dentro de nada te pondrás bien

5 (in all directions) de un lado a otro

■ there were children running about all over the place había niños correteando por todas partes

adverb

1 (around) por ahí, en existencia

■ there are lots of forged notes about circulan muchos billetes falsos

■ with the recession there's not much money about a causa de la crisis el dinero escasea

■ there's a lot of flu about hay mucha gente con gripe

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be about to... estar a punto de...

how about «+ noun» ¿qué te parece + sustantivo?

■ how about a pizza? ¿qué te parece una pizza?

how about «+ -ing» ¿y si + subj?

■ how about going to Paris ¿y si fuéramos a París?

it's about time (that) « + past tense» ya va siendo hora de que + subj

and about time too! familiar ¡ya era hora!

about [ə'baʊt] adv

1) approximately: aproximadamente, casi, más o menos

2) around: por todas partes, alrededor

the children are running about: los niños están corriendo por todas partes

3)

to be about to : estar a punto de

4)

to be up and about : estar levantado

about prep

1) around: alrededor de

2) concerning: de, acerca de, sobre

he always talks about politics: siempre habla de política

about (Quantity)

adv.

• aproximadamente adv. (Time expressions)

prep.

• a eso de prep.

adv.

• acerca de adv.

• como adv.

prep.

• acerca de prep.

• alrededor de prep.

• cerca de prep.

• de prep.

• por prep.

• respecto a prep.

• sobre prep.

I ə'baʊt
adverb

1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente

she must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)

at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)

there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12

in about three hours — en unas tres horas

about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes

2)

to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3) ( movement)

the dog followed him about — el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she can't get about very easily — le cuesta desplazarse

he glanced about nervously — miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)

is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's a lot of flu about — hay mucha gente con gripe

II

preposition

1)

a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca de

what's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo

about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?

what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!

b) ( pertaining to)

there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta

2) ( engaged in)

while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?

3)

a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)

they were playing about the house — estaban jugando en la casa

do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?

b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de

[ǝ'baʊt] When about is an element in a phrasal verb, eg bring about, come about, turn about, wander about, look up the verb.
1. ADV

1) (=approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente, alrededor de

about £20 — unas 20 libras, 20 libras más o menos

there were about 25 guests — había unos 25 invitados, había como 25 invitados (esp LAm)

about seven years ago — hace unos siete años

at about two o'clock — a eso de las dos, sobre las dos

it's about two o'clock — son las dos, más o menos

he must be about 40 — tendrá alrededor de 40 años

• that's about all I could find — eso es más o menos todo lo que podía encontrar

• that's about it — eso es(, más o menos)

• it's just about finished — está casi terminado

• that's about right — eso es(, más o menos)

• he's about the same — sigue más o menos igual

• it's about time you stopped — ya es hora de que lo dejes

2) (place)

is anyone about? — ¿hay alguien?

is Mr Brown about? — ¿está por aquí el Sr. Brown?

to be about again — (after illness) estar levantado

we were about early — nos levantamos temprano

• all about — (=everywhere) por todas partes

• there's a lot of measles about — hay mucho sarampión, está dando el sarampión

• there isn't much money about — hay poco dinero, la gente tiene poco dinero

• to run about — correr por todas partes

• he must be about somewhere — debe de andar por aquí

• there's a thief about — por aquí anda un ladrón

• to walk about — pasearse

3)

to be about to do sth — estar a punto de or (LAm) por hacer algo

nobody is about to sell it — nadie tiene la más mínima intención de venderlo

I'm not about to do all that for nothing — no pienso hacer todo eso gratis

2. PREP

1) (=relating to) de, acerca de, sobre

a book about gardening — un libro de jardinería, un libro sobre la jardinería

I can tell you nothing about him — no le puedo decir nada acerca de él

I'm phoning about tomorrow's meeting — llamo por la reunión de mañana

they fell out about money — riñeron por cuestión de dinero

about the other night, I didn't mean what I said — respecto a la otra noche, no iba en serio cuando dije esas cosas

• do something about it! — ¡haz algo!

there's nothing I can do about it — no puedo hacer nada al respecto

• how or what about this one? — ¿qué te parece este?

he was chosen out of 200, how or what about that! — entre 200 lo eligieron a él, ¡quién lo diría! or ¡fíjate!

how or what about coming with us? — ¿por qué no vienes con nosotros?

how or what about a drink? — ¿vamos a tomar una copa?

how or what about a song? — ¿por qué no nos cantas algo?

how or what about it? — (=what do you say?) ¿qué te parece?; (=what of it?) ¿y qué?

how or what about me? — y yo, ¿qué?

what's that book about? — ¿de qué trata ese libro?

what did she talk about? — ¿de qué habló?

what's all this noise about? — ¿a qué se debe todo este ruido?

"I want to talk to you" - "what about?" — -quiero hablar contigo -¿acerca de qué?

2) (=particular to)

there's something about him (that I like) — tiene un no sé qué (que me gusta)

there's something about a soldier — los soldados tienen un no sé qué

he had a mysterious air about him — tenía un cierto aire misterioso

there's something odd about it — aquí hay algo raro

3) (=doing)

• while you're about it can you get me a beer? — ya que estás en ello ¿me traes una cerveza?

and while I'm about it I'll talk to your father — y de paso hablaré con tu padre

you've been a long time about it — has tardado bastante en hacerlo
go about
4) (=intending)

I can't imagine what he was about when he did that — no entiendo lo que pretendía con eso

5) (=around)

to do jobs about the house — (=repairs) hacer arreglos en la casa

I had no money about me — no llevaba dinero encima

• he looked about him — miró a su alrededor

• somewhere about here — por aquí cerca

• to wander about the town — deambular por la ciudad

* * *

I [ə'baʊt]
adverb

1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente

she must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)

at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)

there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12

in about three hours — en unas tres horas

about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes

2)

to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3) ( movement)

the dog followed him about — el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she can't get about very easily — le cuesta desplazarse

he glanced about nervously — miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)

is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's a lot of flu about — hay mucha gente con gripe

II

preposition

1)

a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca de

what's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo

about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?

what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!

b) ( pertaining to)

there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta

2) ( engaged in)

while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?

3)

a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)

they were playing about the house — estaban jugando en la casa

do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?

b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de

English-spanish dictionary > about
14 about

1. [əʹbaʋt] a predic
1) двигающийся, находящийся в движении

2) вставший с постели

to be up /out/ and about - а) быть на ногах, встать с постели; б) подняться после болезни

3) существующий, находящийся в обращении

4) мор. меняющий курс; ложащийся, поворачивающий на другой галс
2. [əʹbaʋt] adv
указывает на

1. нахождение

1) в разных местах повсюду, везде, в разных местах

he was nowhere about - его нигде не было (видно)

don't leave papers lying about - не разбрасывайте бумаги где попало

there is a good deal of influenza about at present - сейчас повсюду много случаев гриппа

there is a rumour about - ходит слух

2) поблизости неподалёку, поблизости, рядом

several schoolboys were standing about - рядом /неподалёку/ стояло несколько школьников

look about and see if you can find it - поищи это где-нибудь здесь

2. движение

1) в разных направлениях по какой-л. ограниченной территории (по комнате, городу, стране и т. п.) взад и вперёд; передается тж. глагольными префиксами

to stroll about - прогуливаться

they moved the furniture about - они передвигали мебель

2) в противоположном направлении обратно; кругом

after swimming a mile he turned about and swam back to the shore - проплыв милю, он повернул обратно к берегу

about, about face turn - амер. воен. кругом!

about ship - мор. поворот! ( команда)

to put /to go/ about - мор. делать поворот оверштаг

3) по кругу, по окружности вокруг, в окружности

he looked about - он огляделся кругом

3. приблизительность около, приблизительно, почти; без малого

about thirty miles - приблизительно тридцать миль

about three o'clock - около трёх часов

about your size - примерно вашего размера

he is about as tall as I am - он почти такого же роста, как и я

it is about time you learned the rule - пора бы вам выучить это правило

that's about right - это более или менее правильно

just about enough - разг. примерно столько и нужно; ≅ должно хватить

he is about ready - он уже почти готов

4. готовность совершить какое-л. действие ( с последующим инфинитивом):

a plane about to take off - самолёт, готовый к взлёту

to be about to do smth. - собираться сделать что-л.

he was about to reply but thought better of it - он собирался ответить, но раздумал

♢ (just) the other way about - (как раз) наоборот

what are you about? - чем вы заняты?, что вы делаете?, что собираетесь делать?

turn and turn about - по очереди, один за другим
3. [əʹbaʋt] prep
1. в пространственном значении указывает на

1) местоположение вокруг какого-л. предмета вокруг, кругом

there was a fence about the garden - вокруг сада был забор

to gather about the fire - собираться у камина или вокруг костра

from everywhere about them came strange sounds - со всех сторон /отовсюду/ раздавались странные звуки

the folks about us - окружающие нас люди

2) нахождение в разных местах, тут и там по

all his belongings were lying about the floor - все его вещи были разбросаны по полу

3) близость неподалёку, поблизости, около

I dropped it somewhere about here - я уронил это где-то здесь

stay about the house today - не уходи сегодня далеко от дома

2. указывает на движение в разных направлениях по какой-л. ограниченной территории (по комнате, городу, стране и т. п.) туда и сюда, по

he walked about the garden - он ходил по саду взад и вперёд, он расхаживал по саду

to run /to rush/ about the room - метаться по комнате

he travelled about the country - он путешествовал по стране

3. указывает на объект разговора, обсуждения, забот и т. п. о, относительно, насчёт

to speak [to think, to read, to write] about smb., smth. - говорить [думать, читать, писать] о ком-л., чём-л.

❝Much Ado about Nothing❞( Shakespeare) - «Много шуму из ничего»

to worry about smth. - беспокоиться о чём-л.

a story about dogs - рассказ о собаках

tell me all about it - расскажите мне всё, что вы знаете об этом

what /how/ about...? - как насчёт...?

what about your report? - как насчёт вашего доклада?

to come about business - прийти по делу

she went about her usual duties - она занялась своими обычными делами

do you know how to go about it? - ты знаешь, как решить эту задачу /этот вопрос/?

4. указывает на наличие

1) каких-л. предметов (документов, денег и т. п.) при, с

have you any money about you? - есть ли у вас с собой /при себе/ деньги?

they had lost all they had about them - они потеряли всё, что при них было

2) каких-л. свойств, качеств и т. п. в, у

there is smth. about her - в ней что-то есть

there is smth. queer about him - в нём есть что-то странное

there is a look of kindness about his face - у него доброе лицо

5. в сочетаниях:

what is wrong about the colour? - чем вам не нравится этот цвет?

what is it all about? - в чём дело?, о чём речь?, что происходит?

mind what you're about! - будьте внимательны!

be quick about it! - (по)торопитесь (с этим)!

НБАРС > about
15 about

1. preposition
(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) om
2. preposition, adverb
1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cirka, omtrent

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) rundt omkring i

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) i, ved, et eller annet sted i

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) omkring
3. adverb
((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) Helt om!

- be about to

nesten
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I
adv. \/əˈbaʊt\/

1) omkring

• rush about

fare omkring

• look about

se seg omkring

2) rundt

• go about in circles

• he went a long way about

han gikk en lang omvei

3) rundt omkring, her og der, hit og dit

• people were sitting about on the grass

• he was ordered about

han ble sendt hit og dit

4) i nærheten

• he is somewhere about

han er et eller annet sted i nærheten

5) i omkrets

• a wheel two inches about

6) om, i motsatt\/feil retning

• right about!

høyre om

• it's the wrong way about

det er i feil retning

• it's quite the other way about

det er akkurat omvendt\/motsatt

7) ute, i bevegelse, i\/på farten, i omløp, fremme

8) omtrent, nesten

• about as high as that tree

• that's about the best you can get

det er noe av det beste man kan få

• I'm just about ready to go

jeg er snart klar til å dra

• I've had just about enough of this

nå har jeg fått nok av dettte \/ nå får det være nok

• that's about right!

omtrent sånn ja! \/ det stemmer sånn noenlunde!

• that's about it!

det kan (nok) stemme \/ det er nok slik det forholder seg

9) (amer., hverdagslig) villig

• he was not about to do it

han var ikke villig til å gjøre det

about to i ferd med å

all about på alle sider, rundt omkring

be about ( britisk) gjenta til det kjedsommelige

be out and about se ➢ out

be not about to ikke være villig til å

• he was not about to leave his home

han var ikke villig til å reise hjemmefra
II
prep. \/əˈbaʊt\/

1) omkring (i), rundt (i), rundt om i, rundt omkring (i)

• walk about the town

gå rundt i byen

• walk about the streets

gå gatelangs

• travel about the world

reise rundt om i verden

• the fields about Oxford

jordene rundt Oxford

2) i nærheten (av), i

• somewhere about here

et eller annet sted her i nærheten

• the people about here

folk her omkring

• somewhere about the house

et eller annet sted i huset

• books and papers lying about the house

bøker og papirer som ligger og flyter overalt i huset

3) på

• I have no money about me

jeg har ingen penger på meg

4) ved, over

• there is something about him I don't like

det er noe ved ham jeg ikke liker

• there is something cynical about him

det er noe kynisk ved ham

5) om

• tell me all about it

fortell meg alt om det

6) angående, med (hensyn til), når det gjelder

• he is careless about his personal appearance

han er likegyldig med sitt eget ytre

7) for

• I am so happy about it

jeg er så glad for det

8) ( i tidsuttrykk og matematiske uttrykk) omkring, rundt, cirka, omtrent

• about £500

• about five miles

• about 6 o'clock

• he is much about your size

han er omtrent på din størrelse

9) i gang med, i ferd med

be about dreie seg om, handle om, gjelde

• the story is about a girl

historien dreier seg om en jente

• what's it all about?

hva dreier det seg om?\/hva gjelder det?

• winning is what football is all about

å vinne er alt fotball dreier seg om

være opptatt med, være opptatt av, være sysselsatt med

• what are you about?

hva holder du på med?

• while you are about it

mens du holder på\/når du først er i gang

• you have been a long time about it

du har tatt deg god tid

English-Norwegian dictionary > about
16 about

1. prep (в пространственном значении) на, около

there was a fence about the garden — вокруг сада был забор

to gather about the fire — собираться у камина или вокруг костра

at the rate of about — в размере около

about six dollars — около шести долларов

about thirty guests — около тридцати гостей

about ten years ago — около десяти лет назад

there is no style about her — она простовата

2. prep близость, неподалёку, поблизости, около

I dropped it somewhere about here — я уронил это где-то здесь

stay about the house today — не уходи сегодня далеко от дома

he walked about the garden — он ходил по саду взад и вперёд, он расхаживал по саду

to run about the room — метаться по комнате

he travelled about the country — он путешествовал по стране

a story about dogs — рассказ о собаках

tell me all about it — расскажите мне всё, что вы знаете об этом

what about …? — как насчёт …?

what about your report? — как насчёт вашего доклада?

to come about business — прийти по делу

stick about — не уходить, оставаться поблизости

somewhere about two months — около двух месяцев

about then — около этого; примерно в это время

3. a predic двигающийся, находящийся в движении

thrash about — делать резкие движения

I am not particular about it — мне всё равно

who is taking you about? — кто вас сопровождает?

he had an odd look about him — у него был странный вид

he has knocked about all over Asia — он объездил всю Азию

4. a predic вставший с постели

rotation about an axis — вращение вокруг оси

inertia about the axis — момент инерции относительно оси

5. a predic существующий, находящийся в обращении

they are always yapping about life — они всё время говорят «за жизнь»

6. a predic мор. меняющий курс; ложащийся, поворачивающий на другой галс

putting about — изменение курса

coming about — ложащийся на другой галс

she is going about again — она снова на ногах

put me wise about it — введите меня в курс дела

she is crazy about music — она помешана на музыке

7. prep (нахождение в разных местах) тут и там, по

all his belongings were lying about the floor — все его вещи были разбросаны по полу

about right — более или менее правильно

they are about already — они уже встали

what is he drivelling about? — что он там несёт?

they know nothing about him — они о нём ничего не знают

there is nothing much to sing about — тут нечем хвастаться

8. prep (указывает на наличие)

have you any money about you? — есть ли у вас с собой деньги?

they had lost all they had about them — они потеряли всё, что при них было

there is smth. about her — в ней что-то есть

I know what I am talking about — я знаю, о чём говорю

Синонимический ряд:

1. again (other) again; back; backward; circuitously; in reverse; round; round about

2. anyhow (other) anyhow; at random; haphazard; haphazardly; helter-skelter; random; randomly

3. around (other) around; circling; close on; close to; encircling; enclosing; inclosing; near; near-at-hand; nearby; nigh; not far from; not quite; surrounding

4. concerning (other) concerning; connected with; in regard to; of; relating to; relative to; respecting; with reference to; with regard to

5. everywhere (other) all around; all over; any which way; anywise; every place; everywhere; on every side

6. hither and thither (other) far and wide; here and there; hither and thither; hither and yon

7. nearly (other) all but; almost; approximately; as good as; circa; getting on for (British); just about; more or less; most; much; nearly; practically; roughly; roundly; rudely; say; some; somewhere; virtually; well-nigh

8. throughout (other) all about; all through; everyplace; over; through; throughout

9. with (other) on (colloquial); with

Антонимический ряд:

distant; exactly; precisely; remote

English-Russian base dictionary > about
17 all

[ɒ:l, Am also ɑ:l] adv

inv

1) ( entirely) ganz, völlig;

she was \all in favour of my idea, but now she's changed her mind sie hat meinen Plan hundertprozentig unterstützt, aber jetzt ihre Meinung geändert;

the story is \all about... die ganze Geschichte handelt von...;

tell me \all about it erzähl mir alles!;

there were ten of us, \all told wir waren insgesamt zehn;

to be \all charm seinen ganzen Charme spielen lassen;

to be \all ears ganz Ohr sein;

to be \all eyes gespannt zusehen;

\all in green ganz in Grün;

to be \all in one piece heil [o wohlbehalten] sein;

to be \all of a piece with sth mit etw dat völlig übereinstimmen;

to be success \all round ein voller Erfolg sein;

to be \all smiles über das ganze Gesicht strahlen;

to be \all talk [or (sl) mouth] nur daherreden;

\all wool reine Wolle;

\all aflutter ganz aus dem Häuschen ( fam)

\all alone ganz allein;

\all the better/ more difficult umso besser/schwieriger;

I feel \all the better for your visit seit du da bist, geht es mir schon viel besser;

not \all that happy nicht gerade glücklich;

to be \all for doing sth ganz dafür sein, etw zu tun;

my son is \all for spending the summer on the beach mein Sohn will den Sommer unbedingt am Strand verbringen;

\all along die ganze Zeit, von Anfang an;

she's been fooling us \all along sie hat uns die ganze Zeit getäuscht;

\all over ( finished) aus und vorbei;

\all over sth ( everywhere)

the baby got food \all over its bib das Baby hatte sein ganzes Lätzchen mit Essen bekleckert

2) ( very) äußerst, ausgesprochen;

she was \all upset sie war äußerst aufgebracht

3) \all but ( almost) fast

4) at \all ( in any way) überhaupt;

do you ever travel to the States at \all? fährst du überhaupt je in die Staaten?;

is there any chance at \all of seeing you next week? sehen wir uns nächste Woche überhaupt?;

if at \all wenn überhaupt

5) sports ( to both sides) score;

the score is three \all es steht drei zu drei [unentschieden] [o drei beide];

PHRASES:

to be \all over the place [or ( Brit) shop] ( fam) überall sein;

( confused)

she was so nervous at the interview that she was \all over the place sie war bei dem Interview so angespannt, dass sie völlig von der Rolle war;

that's sb \all over das ist typisch jd, das sieht jdm ähnlich;

he invited me out for dinner and then discovered he didn't have any money - that's Bill \all over! er lud mich ein, mit ihm auswärts zu essen und merkte dann, dass er kein Geld bei sich hatte - typisch Bill!;

to be \all over sb;

(pej: excessively enthusiastic) sich akk [geradezu] auf jdn stürzen; (fam: [sexually] harass) jdn total anmachen ( fam)

to be not \all there ( fam) nicht ganz bei Verstand [o Trost] sein, nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben ( fig) ( fam)

to go \all out for sth alles für etw akk tun;

to be \all up with sb ( fam) das Aus für jdn bedeuten adj

attr, inv

1) ( every one of) alle;

( the whole of) der/die/das ganze...;

\all imported timber must be chemically treated against disease alles importierte Holz muss chemisch gegen Krankheiten behandelt werden;

I had to use \all my powers of persuasion ich musste meine ganze Überzeugungskraft aufbieten;

a toothbrush, toothpaste and \all that jazz eine Zahnbürste, Zahncreme und das ganze Zeug;

\all day den ganzen Tag;

on \all fours auf allen Vieren;

with \all haste [or speed] [or dispatch] ( form) so schnell wie möglich;

in \all honesty [or sincerity] ganz ehrlich;

\all her life ihr ganzes Leben;

for \all the money trotz des ganzen Geldes;

\all the time die ganze Zeit;

\all the trouble der ganze Ärger;

\all the way den ganzen [weiten] Weg

2) (the only one, ones) alle;

are those \all the strawberries you can find? sind das alle Erdbeeren, die du finden kannst?;

I was \all the family she ever had ich war die einzige Familie, die sie je hatte

PHRASES:

\all good things must come to an end alles geht einmal zu Ende;

to go \all the way [with sb] ([with sb]) ( fam) es richtig [mit jdm] machen ( euph) ( fam) pron

1) ( everybody) alle;

the best-looking of \all der Bestaussehende von allen;

\all who... alle, die...;

\all and sundry jedermann, Gott und die Welt;

in \all insgesamt;

one and \all alle;

let's sing now one and \all! lasst uns jetzt alle zusammen singen;

\all but... bis auf... +akk

2) ( everything) alles;

\all is not lost yet noch ist nicht alles verloren;

it's \all [that] I can do to stay awake mehr kann ich nicht tun, um wach zu bleiben;

for \all I care, they can claim whatever they want von mir aus können sie behaupten, was sie wollen!;

for \all I know... so viel ich weiß...;

the watch I wanted was, of course, the most expensive of \all die Uhr, die ich wollte, war natürlich die teuerste von allen;

there are many professions which interest him, but most of \all, he'd like to be a zookeeper viele Berufe interessieren ihn, aber am liebsten wäre er Zoowärter ( fam);

what with the fog and \all, I'd really not drive tonight bei dem Nebel möchte ich heute Nacht wirklich nicht fahren;

in \all insgesamt;

\all in \all alles in allem

3) (the whole quantity, extent) alle(s);

have you drunk it \all? hast du ausgetrunken?;

four bedrooms, \all with balconies vier Schlafzimmer, alle mit Balkon;

we saw \all of them wir sahen sie alle;

have you drunk \all of the milk? hast du die ganze Milch getrunken?;

your proposal is \all very well in theory, but... in der Theorie ist dein Vorschlag ja schön und gut, aber...;

to be \all one to sb jdm gleichgültig [o ( fam) gleich] sein

4) ( at least) mindestens;

it's going to cost \all of a million dollars das kostet mindestens eine Million Dollar;

the book has sold \all of 200 copies von dem Buch sind ganze 200 Exemplare verkauft worden;

he always eats the entire apple, core and \all er isst immer den ganzen Apfel mit dem Gehäuse;

\all but sb/ sth alle außer jd/etw;

\all but one of the pupils came to the outing nur ein Schüler kam nicht mit zum Ausflug

5) ( the only thing) alles;

\all I want is to be left alone ich will nur in Ruhe gelassen werden;

the remark was so silly, it was \all she could do not to laugh die Bemerkung war so dumm, dass sie sich sehr zusammenreißen musste, um nicht zu lachen; ( fig)

that's \all I need right now das hat mir jetzt gerade noch gefehlt;

\all [that] it takes is a little bit of luck man braucht nur etwas Glück

PHRASES:

\all's well that ends well ( that ends well) Ende gut, alles gut;

to give [or put] one's \all alles geben;

\all told insgesamt;

they tried a dozen times \all told sie versuchten es insgesamt ein Dutzend Mal;

nothing [or not anything] at \all überhaupt nichts;

\all for one, and one for \all (one, and one for \all) alle für einen, einer für alle;

and \all ( fam) auch;

get one for me and \all bring mir auch einen

English-German students dictionary > all
18 tell

tell [tel]

dire à ⇒ 1 (a)-(g), 2 (a) expliquer à ⇒ 1 (b) raconter ⇒ 1 (d) annoncer ⇒ 1 (d) distinguer ⇒ 1 (h) voir ⇒ 1 (i) savoir ⇒ 1 (i), 2 (b) comprendre ⇒ 1 (i) se faire sentir ⇒ 2 (c)

(pt & pp told [təʊld])

1 transitive verb

(a) (inform) dire à;

∎ to tell sb sth dire qch à qn;

∎ familiar to tell teacher rapporter^□, cafarder;

∎ I told him the answer/what I thought je lui ai dit la réponse/ce que je pensais;

∎ to tell sb about or literary of sth dire qch à qn, parler à qn de qch;

∎ I told her about the new restaurant je lui ai parlé du nouveau restaurant;

∎ have you told them about the fire? leur avez-vous parlé de l'incendie?;

∎ she wrote to tell me of her father's death elle m'a écrit pour m'annoncer la mort de son père;

∎ literary she told me of her woes elle m'a parlé de ses malheurs;

∎ they told me (that) they would be late ils m'ont dit qu'ils seraient en retard;

∎ I'm pleased to tell you you've won j'ai le plaisir de vous informer ou annoncer que vous avez gagné;

∎ are you telling me (that) you spent £50 on THAT? tu ne vas pas me dire que tu as payé 50 livres pour ça?;

∎ let me tell you how pleased I am laissez-moi vous dire ou permettez-moi de vous dire à quel point je suis heureux;

∎ it's not so easy, let me tell you! ce n'est pas si facile, je t'assure ou je te le dis!;

∎ we are told that there is little hope on nous dit qu'il y a peu d'espoir;

∎ it's just as I told you c'est exactement ce que je t'avais dit;

∎ I'm told he's coming tomorrow j'ai entendu dire ou on m'a dit qu'il venait demain;

∎ so I've been told c'est ce qu'on m'a dit;

∎ it doesn't tell us much cela ne nous en dit pas très long, cela ne nous apprend pas grand-chose;

∎ can you tell me the time? pouvez-vous me dire l'heure (qu'il est)?;

∎ can you tell me your name/age? pouvez-vous me dire votre nom/âge?;

∎ I know, Dennis told me je sais, Dennis me l'a dit;

∎ a little bird told me! c'est mon petit doigt qui me l'a dit!

(b) (explain to) expliquer à, dire à;

∎ this brochure tells me all I need to know cette brochure m'explique tout ce que j'ai besoin de savoir;

∎ I told him what to do in case of an emergency je lui ai dit ou expliqué ce qu'il fallait faire en cas d'urgence;

∎ did you tell them how to get here? leur as-tu expliqué comment se rendre ici?;

∎ can you tell me the way to the station/to Oxford? pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin de la gare/la route d'Oxford?;

∎ do you want me to tell you again? voulez-vous que je vous le redise ou répète?;

∎ who can tell me the best way to make omelettes? qui peut me dire ou m'expliquer la meilleure façon de faire des omelettes?;

∎ I can't tell you how pleased I am je ne saurais vous dire combien je suis content;

∎ if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times! je te l'ai dit cent fois!;

∎ (I'll) tell you what, let's play cards j'ai une idée, on n'a qu'à jouer aux cartes

(c) (instruct, order)

∎ to tell sb to do sth dire à qn de faire qch;

∎ you can't tell me what to do! tu n'as pas à me dire ce que je dois faire!;

∎ do as you are told! fais ce qu'on te dit;

∎ tell her to wait outside dites-lui d'attendre dehors;

∎ I told them not to interrupt je leur ai dit de ne pas interrompre;

∎ I thought I told you not to run? je croyais t'avoir interdit ou défendu de courir?;

∎ I told you no! je t'ai dit non!;

∎ don't make me tell you twice ne m'oblige pas à te le dire deux fois;

∎ he didn't need to be told twice! il ne s'est pas fait prier!, je n'ai pas eu besoin de lui dire deux fois!

(d) (recount → story, joke) raconter; (→ news) annoncer; (→ secret) dire, raconter;

∎ to tell sb about sth parler à qn de qch, parler de qch à qn, raconter qch à qn;

∎ to tell sb about sb parler à qn de qn, parler de qn à qn;

∎ tell them about or of your life as an explorer racontez-leur votre vie d'explorateur;

∎ tell me what you know about it dites-moi ce que vous en savez;

∎ I'll tell you what happened je vais vous raconter ce qui est arrivé;

∎ could you tell me a little about yourself? pourriez-vous me parler un peu de vous-même?;

∎ what does this tell us about his character? qu'est-ce que cela nous apprend sur son caractère?;

∎ I told myself it didn't matter je me suis dit que cela n'avait pas d'importance;

∎ I could tell you a thing or two about his role in it je pourrais vous en dire long sur son rôle dans tout cela;

∎ don't tell me you got lost! ne me dites pas que vous vous êtes perdu!;

∎ don't tell me, let me guess! ne me dites rien, laissez-moi deviner!;

∎ familiar tell it like it is! n'ayez pas peur de dire la vérité!^□ ;

∎ familiar tell that to the marines!, tell me another! à d'autres!, mon œil!;

∎ to hear tell that… entendre dire que… + indicative

(e) (recite)

∎ to tell one's beads dire ou égrener son chapelet

(f) (utter → truth, lie) dire, raconter;

∎ to tell sb the truth dire la vérité à qn;

∎ to tell lies mentir, dire des mensonges;

∎ figurative I tell a lie! je me trompe!

(g) (assure) dire à, assurer;

∎ didn't I tell you?, I told you so!, what did I tell you! je vous l'avais bien dit!;

∎ let me tell you! (believe me) je vous assure!, croyez-moi!; (as threat) tenez-vous-le pour dit!;

∎ I can tell you! c'est moi qui vous le dis!;

∎ familiar you're telling me!, tell me about it! à qui le dis-tu!

(h) (distinguish) distinguer;

∎ to tell right from wrong distinguer le bien du mal;

∎ you can hardly tell the difference between them on voit ou distingue à peine la différence entre eux;

∎ how can you tell one from another? comment les distinguez-vous l'un de l'autre?;

∎ you can tell him by his voice on le reconnaît à sa voix;

∎ she can't tell the time elle ne sait pas lire l'heure

(i) (see) voir; (know) savoir; (understand) comprendre;

∎ you could tell he was disappointed on voyait bien qu'il était déçu;

∎ how can you tell when it's ready? à quoi voit-on ou comment peut-on savoir que c'est prêt?;

∎ no one could tell whether the good weather would last personne ne pouvait dire si le beau temps allait durer;

∎ I can tell it from the look in your eyes ça se lit dans tes yeux;

∎ there's no telling what he might do next/how he'll react (il est) impossible de dire ce qu'il est susceptible de faire ensuite/comment il réagira

2 intransitive verb

(a) (reveal)

∎ that would be telling! ce serait trahir un secret!;

∎ I won't tell je ne dirai rien à personne;

∎ time will tell qui vivra verra, le temps nous le dira;

∎ more than words can tell plus que les mots ne peuvent dire

(b) (know) savoir;

∎ how can I tell? comment le saurais-je?;

∎ who can tell? qui peut savoir?, qui sait?;

∎ you never can tell on ne sait jamais;

∎ it's difficult or hard to tell c'est difficile à dire;

∎ it's too early to tell il est trop tôt pour se prononcer

(c) (have effect) se faire sentir, avoir de l'influence;

∎ British proverb breeding tells bon sang ne saurait mentir;

∎ her age is beginning to tell elle commence à accuser son âge;

∎ the strain is beginning to tell la tension commence à se faire sentir;

∎ her aristocratic roots told against her ses origines aristocratiques lui nuisaient

(d) literary (story, book)

∎ to tell of sth raconter qch;

∎ the first volume tells of the postwar period le premier volume raconte la période d'après-guerre;

∎ I've heard tell of phantom ships j'ai entendu parler de navires fantômes

(e) literary (bear witness)

∎ to tell of témoigner de;

∎ the scars told of his reckless life ses cicatrices témoignaient de sa vie mouvementée;

∎ the stones told of battles of times past les pierres portaient les traces de batailles des temps passés

➲ tell apart separable transitive verb

distinguer (entre);

∎ I couldn't tell the twins apart je ne pouvais pas distinguer les jumeaux l'un de l'autre

➲ tell off separable transitive verb

(a) (scold) réprimander, gronder;

∎ to tell sb off for doing sth gronder ou réprimander qn pour avoir fait qch

(b) (select) affecter, désigner

➲ tell on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (denounce) dénoncer;

∎ don't tell on me ne me dénonce pas

(b) (have effect on) se faire sentir sur, produire un effet sur;

∎ her age is telling on her elle accuse son âge;

∎ the strain soon began to tell on her health la tension ne tarda pas à avoir un effet néfaste sur sa santé

✾ Poem 'Tell me the Truth about Love' Auden 'Dis-moi la vérité sur l'amour'

✾ Book 'Go tell it on the Mountain' Baldwin 'Va le clamer sur la montagne'

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19 about

about [ə'baʊt]

à propos de ⇒ 1 (a) au sujet de ⇒ 1 (a) concernant ⇒ 1 (a) partout ⇒ 1 (d) autour de ⇒ 1 (e) environ ⇒ 2 (a) à peu près ⇒ 2 (a) dans les parages ⇒ 2 (b) par ici ⇒ 2 (b) sur le point de ⇒ 2 (e)

1 preposition

(a) (concerning, on the subject of) à propos de, au sujet de, concernant;

∎ she's had a letter about the loan elle a reçu une lettre concernant le prêt;

∎ I'm worried about her je suis inquiet à son sujet;

∎ what are they talking about? de quoi parlent-ils?;

∎ what are you talking about? of course I remembered! qu'est-ce que tu racontes? bien sûr que j'y ai pensé!;

∎ I don't know about you, but I fancy a drink toi, je ne sais pas, mais moi je boirais bien un verre;

∎ I'm not happy about her going ça ne me plaît pas qu'elle y aille;

∎ there's no doubt about it cela ne fait aucun doute, il n'y a aucun doute là-dessus;

∎ now, about your request for a salary increase... bon, en ce qui concerne votre demande d'augmentation...;

∎ OK, what's this all about? bon, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;

∎ what's the book about? c'est un livre sur quoi?;

∎ it's a book about the life of Mozart c'est un livre sur la vie de Mozart;

∎ I don't know what all the fuss is about je ne vois pas pourquoi tout le monde se met dans cet état;

∎ what do you want to see me about? vous voulez me voir à quel sujet?;

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

∎ he asked us about the war il nous a posé des questions sur la guerre;

∎ she asked me about my mother elle m'a demandé des nouvelles de ma mère;

∎ you should do something about your headaches vous devriez faire quelque chose pour vos maux de tête;

∎ I can't do anything about it je n'y peux rien;

∎ what do YOU know about it? qu'est-ce que vous en savez, vous?;

∎ I don't know much about Egyptian art je ne m'y connais pas beaucoup en art égyptien;

∎ I didn't know about your accident je ne savais pas que vous aviez eu un accident;

∎ she talked to them about her holidays elle leur a parlé de ses vacances;

∎ tell me about your holidays parle-moi de tes vacances;

∎ what do you think about modern art? que pensez-vous de l'art moderne?;

∎ I was thinking about my mother je pensais à ma mère;

∎ I'd like you to think about my offer j'aimerais que vous réfléchissiez à ma proposition;

∎ I warned them about the political situation je les ai mis en garde en ce qui concerne la situation politique;

∎ how or what about a game of bridge/going to Paris? si on faisait un bridge/allait à Paris?

(b) (in the character of)

∎ what I like about her is her generosity ce que j'aime en ou chez elle, c'est sa générosité;

∎ what I don't like about the house is all the stairs ce qui me déplaît dans cette maison, ce sont tous les escaliers;

∎ she found something amusing about the situation elle a trouvé que la situation avait quelque chose d'amusant;

∎ there's something about the house that I don't like il y a quelque chose que je n'aime pas dans cette maison;

∎ there's something about the place that reminds me of Rome il y a quelque chose ici qui me fait penser à Rome;

∎ there's something strange about her il y a quelque chose de bizarre chez elle

(c) (busy with)

∎ while I'm about it pendant que j'y suis;

∎ be quick about it! faites vite!, dépêchez-vous!

(d) (in phrasal verbs) partout;

∎ there were clothes lying all about the room il y avait des vêtements qui traînaient partout;

∎ you mustn't leave money lying about the house il ne faut pas laisser de l'argent traîner dans la maison;

∎ the children were running about the garden les enfants couraient dans le jardin

(e) (surrounding) autour de;

∎ the people about us les gens auprès de nous, les gens qui nous entourent;

∎ it's good to have a few new faces about the place c'est bien de voir de nouvelles têtes par ici;

∎ there is a high wall about the castle un rempart entoure le château

(f) formal (on)

∎ to have sth about one's person avoir qch sur soi;

∎ he had a dangerous weapon about his person il portait une arme dangereuse

2 adverb

(a) (more or less) environ, à peu près;

∎ about a year environ ou à peu près un an;

∎ about £50 50 livres environ;

∎ about five o'clock vers cinq heures;

∎ she's about my age elle a à peu près mon âge;

∎ that looks about right ça a l'air d'être à peu près ça;

∎ he's about as tall as you il est à peu près de ta taille;

∎ you've got about as much intelligence as a two-year-old! tu es à peu près aussi futé qu'un gamin de deux ans!;

∎ I've just about finished j'ai presque fini;

∎ I've had just about enough! j'en ai vraiment assez!;

∎ it's about time il serait ou est temps;

∎ it's about time you started il serait grand temps que vous vous y mettiez;

∎ that's about it for now c'est à peu près tout pour l'instant

(b) (somewhere near) dans les parages, par ici;

∎ is there anyone about? il y a quelqu'un?;

∎ is Jack about? est-ce que Jack est là?;

∎ there was no one about when I left the building il n'y avait personne dans les parages quand j'ai quitté l'immeuble;

∎ my keys must be about somewhere mes clés doivent être quelque part par ici;

∎ there's never a policeman about when you need one il n'y a jamais un seul agent de police dans les parages quand on en a besoin;

∎ there weren't many people about il n'y avait pas grand monde

(c) (in all directions, places)

∎ there's a lot of flu about il y a beaucoup de grippe en ce moment;

∎ watch out, there are pickpockets about méfie-toi, il y a beaucoup de pickpockets qui traînent;

∎ have you seen many of the new coins about? tu en as vu beaucoup de ces nouvelles pièces?;

∎ there are some terrible rumours going about il court des rumeurs terribles;

∎ to run about courir dans tous les sens;

∎ to follow sb about suivre qn partout;

∎ don't leave your money lying about ne laissez pas traîner votre argent;

∎ they've been sitting about all day ils ont passé toute la journée assis à ne rien faire;

∎ she was waving her arms about elle agitait les bras dans tous les sens

(d) (in opposite direction)

∎ to turn about se retourner;

∎ the other way about en sens inverse, dans le sens contraire

(e) (expressing imminent action)

∎ to be about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch;

∎ what were you about to say? qu'est-ce que vous alliez dire?;

∎ I was just about to leave j'allais partir, j'étais sur le point de partir

(f) (expressing reluctance)

∎ I'm not about to answer that kind of question je ne suis pas prêt à répondre à ce genre de question;

∎ he's not about to change his ways just because of that il n'y a pas de risque qu'il change ses manières de faire rien que pour ça

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20 ♦ you

♦ you /ju:, jə/
A pron. pers. 2^a pers. pl. e sing.

1 (sogg. e compl.) voi, ve, vi; tu, te, ti: How are you?, come stai?; come state?; You are my love, il mio amore sei tu; What do you want?, che cosa volete (voi)?; che cosa vuoi (tu)?; The letter is for you, la lettera è per te; I want to help you, voglio aiutarti (o aiutarvi); I'm not going to give it to you, non ve (o te) lo do; I choose you three, scelgo voi tre; You, there! What's your name?, ehi tu! come ti chiami?

2 (form., sogg. e compl.) Lei, Ella, Loro (forme di cortesia di 3^a persona): You're very kind, Sir, Lei è molto gentile, signore; Ladies and gentlemen, you know me quite well, Signori e Signore, Loro mi conoscono benissimo; Could I talk to you, later?, posso parlarle più tardi?

3 (pred.) tu; voi: Was that you?, eri tu? (o eravate voi?)

4 (idiom., escl.) Kiss her, you fool!, baciala, stupido!; You madman!, pazzo!; You darling!, tesoro!; caro!, cara!

5 (colloquiale; unito alla forma in - ing, è idiom.) They don't mind you forgetting to call on them, non ci fan caso se ti sei scordato di passare da loro; I must insist on you paying your debts, devo insistere che tu paghi i tuoi debiti

6 (arc., = yourself, yourselves): Sit you down!, siediti!; sedetevi!

B pron. impers.

si; sé: You never can tell!, non si sa mai!; You soon get used to it, ci si abitua presto; DIALOGO → - Asking about a house- You can see the garden from my room, si vede il giardino dalla mia camera

● ( slang USA) you-all, voi, voialtri (per distinguere da «you» = «tu, Lei») □ ( slang USA) You and who else (o and whose army)?, in quanti siete? ( fatevi sotto, ecc.) □ You asked for it!, te la sei cercata! □ you bet, certo; eccome; naturalmente □ (volg. USA) You bet your ass!, ci puoi scommettere il culo (volg.) □ ( slang) You bet your boots (o your sweet life), puoi scommetterci (o metterci) la testa! □ (pop.) You can say that again!, puoi ben dirlo!; davvero!; altroché! □ (fam.) You got it!, hai indovinato; ( anche) hai ragione; e va bene!, d'accordo! □ ( slang) You hear?, mi hai sentito?; hai capito?; va bene? □ ( slang USA) You heard the man, hai sentito ( quello che ha detto)?; vuoi dunque obbedire? □ (fam.) you-know-what, sai che cosa; quella cosa; il coso, la cosa ( un oggetto che non si vuole menzionare); (eufem.) rapporto sessuale: Petting often leads youngsters to you-know-what, i giovani, a furia di pomiciare, spesso finiscono per fare quella cosa □ (fam.) you-know-where, quel posto ( che non si vuole nominare); tu sai dove; (eufem.) al diavolo, all'inferno: You can just go you-know-where, puoi andare all'inferno! □ (fam.) you-know-who, chi dico io ( e non lo voglio nominare); tu sai chi: If you-know-who is there, I won't come, se c'è sai chi, io non ci vengo! □ If you say so!, se lo dici tu! □ You said it!, l'hai detto!; sono d'accordo!; è proprio vero □ all of you (fam. you all), voi tutti; tutti voi; voialtri; voi ( utile per distinguere «you», voi da «you», tu): You are all welcome, siete (tutti) i benvenuti; I don't want all of you to come, non voglio che veniate tutti; Sit down, all of you!, sedetevi! □ if I were you, se fossi in te □ the rest of you, gli altri: She may come, but the rest of you must stay behind, lei può venire, ma gli altri devono rimanere qui □ Thank you, grazie! □ There you go!, ecco a lei; prego! (quando si porge qc.) □ You see, it's like this, vedi (o capisci), le cose stanno così □ (fam.) You go away! (o Go away, you), vattene! □ (fam.) «You're an ass!» «You're another!», «sei un asino!» «asino sarai tu!» □ ( It's) very kind of you!, (è) molto gentile da parte tua (o da parte vostra)!
NOTA D'USO: - you o one?-

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