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1 ♦ good

♦ good (1) /gʊd/
(compar. better, superl. relat. best), a.

1 buono; bello; dabbene; genuino; onesto; giusto; valido; in vigore: good health, buona salute; good humour, buonumore; bonomia, amabilità, benignità; a good fire, un buon (o bel) fuoco; good eggs, uova buone (non andate a male); good money, denaro buono, genuino; good eyesight, vista buona; to be of a good family, essere di buona famiglia; good looks, bellezza ( d'una persona); good luck, fortuna; buona sorte; to have a good cry, farsi un bel pianto; to get a good scolding, ricevere una buona lavata di capo; good sense, buon senso: With all this fog, you should have the good sense to go by train, con una simile nebbia, dovresti avere il buon senso di andare in treno; to fight for a good cause, battersi per una causa giusta; to have good reasons for doing st., avere validi motivi per fare qc.; This ticket is good for three days, questo biglietto è valido per tre giorni; my good man (o sir)!, buon uomo!; DIALOGO → - Greeting a guest- Good to see you!, che bello vederti!; DIALOGO → - New member of staff 2- Good to meet you Martin, my name's John, piacere di conoscerti Martin, mi chiamo John; a good swimmer, un buon nuotatore; good manners, belle maniere; buona educazione; Life is good!, la vita è bella!; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- Manchester is good for bands, Manchester è un buon posto per i gruppi musicali NOTA D'USO: - bello e beautiful-

2 bravo; capace: to be good at Latin, essere bravo in latino; to be good at doing st., essere bravo (o abile) a fare qc.

3 felice; piacevole: Life is good here, la vita è piacevole qui

4 attraente; bello: That girl has a good figure, quella ragazza ha una bella figura (fam.: un bel fisico)

5 considerevole; notevole; ragguardevole: a good crowd, una folla considerevole; to go a good way, fare un bel pezzo di strada

6 ( di un arto) sano; buono (fam.): He leans on his good leg, si appoggia sulla gamba sana

7 ben fatto; ben tornito

8 (fam.) serio; bravo: good girls, ragazze serie; Girls, be good!, ragazze, fate le brave!

9 – a good (enfat. o rafforzativo), ben; la bellezza di; bel: We waited a good twenty minutes, abbiamo aspettato ben venti minuti; I paid a good 1,000 pounds for it, l'ho pagato la bellezza di 1000 sterline; It happened a good while ago, è successo un bel po' di tempo fa; It's a good mile to the station, c'è più di un miglio per andare in stazione

10 (fin.) buono; sicuro; esigibile: a good investment, un buon investimento; good bonds, titoli sicuri; good debts, crediti esigibili

11 (arc.) conveniente; opportuno

12 ( slang USA) bene; in buona salute: ‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, I'm good, real good!’, ‘Come stai?’ ‘Oh, sto bene, benone!’

● (relig.) the good, i buoni; gli eletti □ to be good and ready, essere bell'e pronto (o già pronto) □ good appearance, bella presenza □ good breeding, buona educazione; buone maniere □ a good buy, un buon acquisto; un affarone □ good cheer, buonumore; allegria, festa; ( anche) buona cucina, buona tavola □ (leg.) good consideration, prestazione lecita □ a good deal, molto: He's a good deal better off now, adesso se la passa molto meglio □ good day, buongiorno! □ a good deal of, una buona (o grande) quantità di □ (fam. USA) good egg = good fellow ► sotto □ good enough, soddisfacente; sufficiente; che va bene: a good enough reason, un motivo sufficiente; It's good enough for me, per me va bene □ good evening, buonasera! □ ( anche leg.) good faith, buona fede □ good fellow, brava persona; tipo perbene; persona cordiale (o gioviale, socievole) □ good fellowship, cordialità; giovialità; socievolezza □ a good few, molti, molte; parecchi, parecchie □ a good-for-nothing, un buono a nulla; un inconcludente □ ( di persona) to be good for st., essere capace (fam., dial.: buono) di fare qc.; essere disposto a sborsare ( una data somma): His grandfather is always good for a pound or two, il nonno è sempre pronto ad allungargli un paio di sterline □ ( di cose) to be good for sb., fare bene a q.: Wine is not good for you, il vino non ti fa bene □ ( di cose) to be good for doing st., essere utile, andare bene per fare qc.: A stain remover is good for removing ink, uno smacchiatore va bene per eliminare le macchie d'inchiostro □ to be good for sb. 's health, fare bene alla salute di q. □ Good for…!, buon per…!; bravo!; ben fatto! □ (relig.) Good Friday, Venerdì Santo □ good-hearted, che ha buon cuore; di buon cuore □ good heartedness, bontà di cuore (o d'animo) □ good God! (o good heavens!, good gracious!), buon Dio!; Dio buono! □ (fam., spec. USA) good guy, (il) buono ( in un film, ecc.) □ a good hour, un'ora buona: We played for a good hour, abbiamo giocato per un'ora buona □ good-humoured, di buon cuore; bonario, amabile, benigno □ a good job, un buon posto ( di lavoro); (fam.) una cosa buona: It's a good job you kept the receipt, meno male che hai conservato la ricevuta □ good life, vita morigerata, virtuosa; ( anche) vita comoda, piena di agi, agiata □ (ass.) a good life, una persona sana, che promette di vivere a lungo □ (fam.) good-looker, persona di bell'aspetto; bell'uomo, bella donna □ good-looking, bello, di bell'aspetto; ( anche) buono, onesto all'aspetto □ (comm., arc.) a good man, un uomo solvibile, reputato solido □ (spreg.) the good man, il buon uomo; il pover'uomo; il poveretto □ a good many, molti, molte; moltissimi, moltissime □ good nature, cortesia; gentilezza d'animo; benignità □ good-natured, cortese, gentile; di buon cuore; benigno □ good-neighbourhood (o good-neighbourliness, good neighbourship), cordialità; amichevolezza; amabilità □ good offices, buoni uffici; interessamento □ ( slang) a good old boy, un amicone □ the good old times, i bei tempi passati; il buon tempo andato □ Good on…! = Good for…! ► sopra □ ( nelle fiabe) the good people, le fate □ good-sized, ampio; vasto: a good-sized garden, un ampio giardino □ good standing, buona posizione sociale; buona reputazione □ good temper, amabilità; pazienza □ good-tempered, amabile; paziente □ a good thing, una cosa buona; un affare vantaggioso □ good things, cose buone; cibi raffinati □ (leg.) good title, titolo valido; diritto inoppugnabile □ good turn, cortesia; favore; piacere: He has done me several good turns, mi ha fatto parecchi favori □ to be good to sb., essere gentile con q. □ to be good with one's hands, essere bravo con le mani, avere una buona manualità □ as good as, praticamente; come se; quasi: He is as good as dead, è come (se fosse) morto; Our work is as good as done, il nostro lavoro è quasi finito □ as good as gold, buonissimo: This child is as good as gold, questo bimbo è un angelo! □ as good as new, come nuovo: My motorbike is as good as new, la mia moto è come nuova □ (antiq.) as good as a play, divertentissimo □ to be as good as one's promise (o one's word), essere di parola; mantenere le promesse □ (fam.) to come good, riprendersi (fig.): After a bad start, the runner came good, dopo una brutta partenza, il corridore si riprese □ to do sb. a good turn (o a good office), fare un favore (o rendere un servizio) a q. □ to have a good appetite, avere un bell'appetito □ to have a good mind to do st., avere una gran voglia da fare qc. □ to have a good night, dormire bene □ to have a good time, divertirsi; spassarsela □ (fam. ingl.) to give as good as one gets, rendere pan per focaccia (fig.); rispondere per le rime □ to have a good year, avere un'annata favorevole ( finanziariamente, ecc.) □ to be in good spirits, essere di buon umore; stare di buon animo □ to lead (o to live) a good life, fare (o condurre) una vita intemerata, onesta □ to make good, avere successo, fare fortuna: He went out to Australia and made good there, emigrò in Australia e là fece fortuna □ to make good (st.), mettere in atto, attuare ( una minaccia, ecc.); mantenere ( una promessa, ecc.); risarcire ( un danno, una spesa, ecc.); (edil., ecc.) risanare, ripristinare, rimediare a ( un inconveniente, un danneggiamento, ecc.); provare, dimostrare la fondatezza di ( un'accusa); rafforzare ( una posizione) □ (form.) to be so good as to do st., essere tanto gentile da fare qc.: Be so good ( o good enough) as to take me home, abbia la bontà di accompagnarmi a casa □ to say a good word ( for sb.), dire (o mettere) una buona parola (per q.) □ too good for words, d'indicibile bontà (bellezza, ecc.) □ too good to be true, troppo bello per essere vero □ very good, assai buono; ottimo: He speaks very good English, parla un inglese ottimo □ ( anche iron.) My good friend!, mio buon amico!; amico mio!; bello mio! □ Good luck to you!, buona fortuna!; tanti auguri! □ How good of you!, molto gentile da parte tua! □ DIALOGO → - Discussing football- That would be good of you, sarebbe molto gentile da parte tua □ That's a good one!, questa sì ch'è bella! □ His word is as good as his bond, è un uomo di parola □ All in good time, abbi pazienza, dai tempo al tempo!; a suo tempo!; al momento giusto! □ «He's just won 10,000 pounds on the pools» «Good for him!», «Ha vinto 10 000 sterline al totocalcio» «Meglio per lui!» (o «Beato lui!») □ (prov.) One can have too much of a good thing, il troppo stroppia.
NOTA D'USO: - to be good in o to be good at?- good (2) /gʊd/
n.

1 [u] bene; beneficio; profitto; utilità; vantaggio; (del) buono: to separate good from evil, separare il bene dal male; He does a lot of good for his country, fa molto a vantaggio del suo paese; There's good in him, c'è del buono in lui; the common good, il bene comune

2 (econ.) bene: a fungible good, un bene fungibile

3 (pl.) ► goods

4 (pl.) – the good, i buoni (collett.)

● to come to no good, ( di persona) finir male; fare una brutta fine □ to do good, fare del bene, compiere opere buone (o buone azioni) □ It did no good, non è servito a niente □ What good will it do?, a che servirà?; a che pro? □ Will it do any good?, servirà a qualcosa? □ to do sb. good, fare bene ( alla salute, ecc.): This medicine will do you good, questa medicina ti farà bene □ (iron.) Much good may it do you!, buon pro ti faccia! □ to do good for sb., fare del bene a q. □ for good ( and all), per sempre; definitivamente: to leave for good, andarsene per sempre; This skirt is ruined for good, questa gonna è rovinata senza rimedio; He's back for good, è tornato per restare □ (fam.) to be in good with sb., essere nelle grazie di (o in buoni rapporti con) q. □ a power for good, una potenza che ha un effetto benefico; un influsso benefico □ to the good, in vantaggio, in attivo: After this sale, I'll be 2,000 pounds to the good, con questa vendita, avrò guadagnato 2000 sterline □ It's all to the good!, tanto di guadagnato!; So much to the good!, tanto di guadagnato! □ It's no good, non serve a nulla; è inutile □ (iron.) And a lot of good that does!, per quel che serve!; bella roba!; tempo perso! □ Is your new dentist any good?, vale qualcosa (o è bravo) il tuo nuovo dentista? □ What's the good of…?, a che serve?; a che pro? □ up to no good, che sta combinando qualcosa (o qualche guaio); che ne sta combinando una NOTA D'USO: - good o goods?-.
good (3) /gʊd/
inter.

1 bene!; bravo!; ben fatto!

2 d'accordo!
good (4) /gʊd/
avv.

(fam.) bene: You did good, hai fatto bene; sei stato bravo; Cook it good!, cuocilo bene!

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ good
2 yes

1. adverb
ja; (in contradiction) doch

yes, sir — jawohl!

yes? — (indeed?) ach ja?; (what do you want?) ja?; (to customer) ja, bitte?

say ‘yes’ — ja sagen

say yes to a proposal — einem Vorschlag zustimmen

yes and no — ja und nein
2. noun
, pl. yeses Ja, das

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[jes]
interjection

(used to express agreement or consent: Yes, that is true; Yes, you may go.) ja

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yes

[jes]

I. adv inv

1. (affirmative answer) ja

do you like Indian food? — \yes, I love it mögen Sie indisches Essen? — ja, sehr

she's happy enough, isn't she? — \yes, I think so sie ist richtig glücklich, nicht wahr? — ja, ich denke schon

\yes sir/madam [or AM ma'am] jawohl

\yes please ja, bitte

\yes, thank you ja, danke

\yes and no ja und nein

to say \yes [to sth] Ja [zu etw dat] sagen, etw bejahen

2. (contradicting a negative) aber ja [doch]

I'm not a very good cook — \yes, you are ich bin kein sehr guter Koch — ach was, bist du doch

she didn't really mean it — oh \yes she did! sie hat es nicht so gemeint — oh doch, das hat sie!

3. (as a question) ja

Dad — \yes, honey? Papa — ja, mein Liebes?

\yes, madam, how can I help you? ja, gnädige Frau, was kann ich für Sie tun?; (indicating doubt)

oh \yes? ach ja?, ach wirklich?

4. (used for emphasis) ja

and I'm sorry, \yes, really sorry und es tut mir leid, ja, ehrlich leid

5. (answering own question) ach ja

where were we? \yes,... wo waren wir? ach ja,...

6. (express delight) [oh] ja!

II. n

<pl -es>

Ja nt

was that a \yes or a no? war das ein Ja oder ein Nein?

III. vt

<- ss->

AM

▪ to \yes sb jdm nach dem Mund reden

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[jes]
1. adv
ja; (answering neg question) doch
to say yes — Ja or ja sagen

to say yes to a proposal — einer Forderung (dat) nachkommen

he said yes to all my questions — er hat alle meine Fragen bejaht or mit Ja beantwortet

if they say yes to an increase — wenn sie eine Lohnerhöhung bewilligen

I'd say yes to 35%, no to 32% — ich würde 35% akzeptieren, 32% nicht

she says yes to everything —

yes sir! (Mil) (general) — jawohl, Herr General/Leutnant etc jawohl, mein Herr!

waiter! – yes sir? — Herr Ober! – ja, bitte?

yes indeed —

I didn't say that – oh yes, you did — das habe ich nicht gesagt – o doch or o ja, das hast du

yes and no — ja und nein, jein (inf)

yes yes, I know! — jaja, ich weiß doch

2. n
Ja nt
he just answered with yeses and noes — er hat einfach mit Ja oder Nein geantwortet

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yes [jes]

A adv

1. auch int ja:

say yes (to)

a) ja sagen (zu), (eine Sache) bejahen (beide a. fig),

b) einwilligen (in akk);

say yes to everything zu allem Ja und Amen sagen

2. ja, gewiss, allerdings

3. (ja) doch

4. ja sogar

5. oh yes?

a) (interessiert) ach ja?, tatsächlich?,

b) (ungläubig) so, so

B s

1. Ja n

2. PARL Jastimme f:

the yeses have it der Antrag ist angenommen

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1. adverb
ja; (in contradiction) doch

yes, sir — jawohl!

yes? — (indeed?) ach ja?; (what do you want?) ja?; (to customer) ja, bitte?

say ‘yes’ — ja sagen

say yes to a proposal — einem Vorschlag zustimmen

yes and no — ja und nein
2. noun
, pl. yeses Ja, das

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expr.

Doch! ausdr.

English-german dictionary > yes
3 yes

[jes] adv

inv

1) ( affirmative answer) ja;

do you like Indian food? - \yes, I love it mögen Sie indisches Essen? - ja, sehr;

she's happy enough, isn't she? - \yes, I think so sie ist richtig glücklich, nicht wahr? - ja, ich denke schon;

\yes sir/ madam [or (Am) ma'am] jawohl;

\yes please ja bitte;

\yes, thank you ja, danke;

\yes and no ja und nein;

to say \yes [to sth] ja [zu etw dat] sagen, etw bejahen

2) ( contradicting a negative) aber ja [doch];

I'm not a very good cook - \yes, you are ich bin kein sehr guter Koch - ach was, bist du doch;

she didn't really mean it - oh \yes she did! sie hat es nicht so gemeint - oh doch, das hat sie!

3) ( as a question) ja;

Dad - \yes, honey? Papa - ja, mein Liebes?;

\yes, madam, how can I help you? ja, gnädige Frau, was kann ich für Sie tun?;

( indicating doubt)

oh \yes? ach ja?, ach wirklich?

4) ( used for emphasis) ja;

and I'm sorry, \yes, really sorry und es tut mir leid, ja, ehrlich leid

5) ( answering own question) ach ja;

where were we? \yes,... wo waren wir? ach ja,...

6) ( express delight) [oh] ja! n <pl - es Ja nt;

was that a \yes or a no? war das ein Ja oder ein Nein? vt <- ss-> (Am)

to \yes sb jdm nach dem Mund reden

English-German students dictionary > yes
4 much

1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also academic.ru/47990/more">more 2.; most 2.; vieles

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...

5) (approximately) fast

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

6)

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

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comparative of; see more

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much

[mʌtʃ]

I. adj

<more, most>

+ sing viel

there wasn't \much post es kam nicht viel Post

how \much...? wie viel...?

how \much time have we got? wie viel Zeit bleibt uns?

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

not/so \much nicht/so viel

[\much] too \much [viel] zu viel

a bit too \much etwas [o ein bisschen] [zu] viel

II. pron

1. (relative amount) viel

this \much is certain so viel [o eines] ist sicher

I don't know \much about fishing ich hab nicht viel Ahnung vom Angeln

he left without so \much as an apology er ging ohne auch nur ein Wort der Entschuldigung

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

too \much zu viel

2. (great deal) viel

\much of what you say is right vieles von dem, was Sie sagen, ist richtig

you didn't miss \much Sie haben nicht viel verpasst

well, I guess our picnic won't come to \much ich glaube, aus unserem Picknick wird nichts werden

my new stereo isn't up to \much meine neue Anlage taugt nicht viel fam

I'm not up to \much really (not much planned) ich hab nicht viel vor; (not fit for much) mit mir ist nicht viel los fam

3. with neg ( pej: poor example)

I've never been \much of a dancer ich habe noch nie gut tanzen können

she's not \much of a believer in horoscopes sie glaubt nicht wirklich an Horoskope

he's not \much to look at er sieht nicht gerade umwerfend aus

4. (larger part)

\much of the day der Großteil des Tages

\much of sb's time ein Großteil von jds Zeit

5. (be redundant)

so \much for... das war's dann wohl mit...

the car's broken down again — so \much for the trip to the seaside das Auto ist schon wieder kaputt — das war's dann wohl mit unserem Ausflug ans Meer

6. with interrog

how \much is it? was kostet das?

III. adv

<more, most>

1. (greatly) sehr

we would very \much like to come wir würden sehr gerne kommen

she would \much rather have her baby at home than in the hospital sie würde ihr Kind viel lieber zu Hause als im Krankenhaus zur Welt bringen

I've been feeling \much healthier lately ich fühle mich in letzter Zeit viel besser

\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung

to not be \much good at sth in etw dat nicht sehr gut sein

2. (by far) bei Weitem

she's \much the best person for the job sie ist bei Weitem die Beste für den Job

3. (nearly) fast

things around here are \much as always hier ist alles beim Alten

as \much as so gut wie

he as \much as admitted that... er hat so gut wie zugegeben, dass...

\much the same fast so

I am feeling \much the same as yesterday ich fühle mich ungefähr genauso wie gestern

4. (specifying degree)

as \much as so viel wie

I like him as \much as you do ich mag ihn genauso sehr wie du

they fought with each other as \much as ever sie stritten sich wie eh und je

so \much so [sehr]

it hurts so \much to see him like that es tut so weh, ihn so zu sehen

I wanted so \much to meet you ich wollte dich unbedingt treffen

very \much sehr

thank you very \much herzlichen Dank

that's very \much the done thing around here das ist hier so üblich

5. (exactly that) genau das

I had expected as \much so etwas hatte ich schon erwartet

it was as \much as I could do to get out of bed ich konnte gerade noch aufstehen

6. (often) häufig

we don't go out \much wir gehen nicht viel [o oft] weg

do you see \much of her? siehst du sie öfters?

7. (setting up a contrast)

they're not so \much lovers as friends sie sind eher Freunde als ein Liebespaar

IV. conj (although) auch wenn, wenngleich geh

\much as I like you,... so gern ich dich auch mag,...

\much as I would like to help you,... so gerne ich euch auch helfen würde,...

he can barely boil an egg, \much less cook a proper dinner er kann kaum ein Ei kochen, geschweige denn eine richtige Mahlzeit

however \much you dislike her... wie unsympathisch sie dir auch sein mag,...

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[mʌtʃ]
1. adj, n

1) viel inv

how much — wie viel inv

not much — nicht viel

that much — so viel

but that much I do know — aber DAS weiß ich

much of this is true — viel or vieles daran ist wahr

we don't see much of each other — wir sehen uns nicht oft or nur selten

he's/it's not up to much (inf) — er/es ist nicht gerade berühmt (inf)

I'm not much of a musician/cook/player — ich bin nicht sehr musikalisch/keine große Köchin/kein (besonders) guter Spieler

not much of a choice — keine große Auswahl

that wasn't much of a dinner/party — das Essen/die Party war nicht gerade besonders

I find that a bit (too) much after all I've done for him — nach allem was ich für ihn getan habe, finde ich das ein ziemlich starkes Stück (inf)

2)

to be too much for sb (in quantity) — zu viel für jdn sein

that insult was too much for me —

the sight of her face was too much for me ( inf = outrageous ) —, = outrageous ) ihr Gesicht war zum Schreien (inf)

these children are/this job is too much for me — ich bin den Kindern/der Arbeit nicht gewachsen

he'd be too much for anybody — er wäre für jeden eine Zumutung

he doesn't do too much — er tut nicht übermäßig viel

far too much, too much by half — viel zu viel

3)

(just) as much — ebenso viel inv, genauso viel inv

about/not as much —

three times as much — dreimal so viel

as much as you want/can etc — so viel du willst/kannst etc

as much as possible —

he spends as much as he earns — er gibt (genau)so viel aus, wie er verdient

they hope to raise as much as £2m — sie hoffen, nicht weniger als zwei Millionen Pfund aufzubringen

as much again — noch einmal so viel

I feared/thought etc as much — (genau) das habe ich befürchtet/mir gedacht etc

it's as much as I can do to stand up — es fällt mir schwer genug aufzustehen

as much as to say... — was so viel heißt or bedeutet wie...

4)

so much — so viel inv; (emph so, with following that) so viel

it's not so much a problem of modernization as... —

you know so much — du weißt so viel

See:

→ also so

5)

to make much of sb/sth — viel Wind um jdn/etw machen

Glasgow makes much of its large number of parks — Glasgow rühmt sich seiner vielen Parks

I couldn't make much of that chapter — mit dem Kapitel konnte ich nicht viel anfangen (inf)

2. adv

1) (with adj, adv) viel; (with vb) sehr; (with vb of physical action) drive, sleep, think, talk, laugh etc viel; come, visit, go out etc oft, viel (inf)

a much-admired/-married woman —

he was much dismayed/embarrassed etc — er war sehr bestürzt/verlegen etc

so much — so viel; so sehr

too much — zu viel, zu sehr

I like it very/so much — es gefällt mir sehr gut/so gut or so sehr

I don't like him/it too much — ich kann ihn/es nicht besonders leiden

thank you very much — vielen Dank

thank you ( ever) so much — vielen herzlichen Dank

I don't much care or care much — es ist mir ziemlich egal

however much he tries —

much to my astonishment much as I should like to — sehr zu meinem Erstaunen so gern ich möchte

much as I like him — sosehr ich ihn mag

there wasn't enough water to drink, much less wash in — es gab nicht genug Wasser zu trinken, ganz zu schweigen, um sich damit zu waschen

See:

→ also so

2) (= by far) weitaus, bei Weitem

much the biggest — weitaus or bei Weitem der/die/das größte

I would much prefer to or much rather stay — ich würde viel lieber bleiben

3) (= almost) beinahe

they are much of an age or much the same age —

they're ( fairly) much the same size — sie sind beinahe or so ziemlich gleich groß

they are produced in much the same way — sie werden auf sehr ähnliche Art hergestellt

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much [mʌtʃ] komp more [mɔː(r); US auch ˈməʊər], sup most [məʊst]

A adj viel:

I haven’t got much money on me;

it wasn’t much fun es war kein sonderliches Vergnügen;

he’s too much for me umg ich werde nicht mit ihm fertig;

get too much for sb jemandem über den Kopf wachsen (Arbeit etc)

B s Menge f, große Sache:

nothing much nichts Besonderes;

it did not come to much es kam nicht viel dabei heraus;

think much of viel halten von, eine hohe Meinung haben von, große Stücke halten auf (akk);

I don’t think much of him as a teacher ich halte nicht viel von ihm als Lehrer;

he is not much of a dancer er ist kein großer oder berühmter Tänzer;

I’m not much of a drinker ich mach mir nicht viel aus Alkohol;

he’s not much of a husband er ist kein besonders guter Ehemann;

he’s not much of a scholar mit seiner Bildung ist es nicht weit her;

it is much of him even to come schon allein, dass er kommt, will viel heißen;

too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten; → make B 14

C adv

1. sehr:

we much regret wir bedauern sehr;

much to my regret sehr zu meinem Bedauern;

much to my surprise zu meiner großen Überraschung;

it’s not much good umg

a) es ist nicht besonders gut,

b) es schmeckt nicht besonders

2. (in Zusammensetzungen) viel:

much-admired;

much-decorated MIL hochdekoriert;

much-travel(l)ed

a) weit oder viel gereist, weit herumgekommen,

b) viel befahren;

much-vaunted viel gerühmt

3. (vor komp) viel, weit, erheblich:

much stronger viel stärker

4. (vor sup) bei Weitem, weitaus:

much the oldest

5. fast, annähernd, ziemlich (genau), mehr od weniger:

he did it in much the same way er tat es auf ungefähr die gleiche Weise;

it is much the same thing es ist ziemlich dasselbeBesondere Redewendungen: as much

a) so viel,

b) so sehr,

c) ungefähr, etwa as much as so viel wie;

(as) much as I would like so gern ich auch möchte;

as much more ( oder again) noch einmal so viel (as wie);

he said as much das war (ungefähr) der Sinn seiner Worte;

this is as much as to say das soll so viel heißen wie, das heißt mit anderen Worten;

he made a gesture as much as to say so, als ob er sagen wollte;

I thought as much das habe ich mir gedacht;

he, as much as any er so gut wie irgendeiner;

so much

a) so sehr,

b) so viel,

c) lauter, nichts als so much the better umso besser ( for für);

so much for today so viel für heute;

so much for our plans so viel (wäre also) zu unseren Plänen (zu sagen);

not so much as nicht einmal;

without so much as to move ohne sich auch nur zu bewegen;

so much so (und zwar) so sehr;

much less

a) viel weniger,

b) geschweige denn not much umg (als Antwort) wohl kaum;

much like a child ganz wie ein Kind

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1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also more 2.; most 2.; vieles

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...

5) (approximately) fast

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

6)

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

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adj.

viel adj. n.

sehr adv.

viel adj.

English-german dictionary > much
5 great

1. adjective
1) (large) groß

great big — (coll.) riesengroß (ugs.)

a great many — sehr viele

2) (beyond the ordinary) groß; sehr gut [Freund]

a great age — ein hohes Alter

take great care of/a great interest in — sich sehr kümmern um/interessieren für

3) (important) groß [Tag, Ereignis, Attraktion, Hilfe]; (powerful, able) groß [Person, Komponist, Schriftsteller]; (impressive) großartig

the great thing is... — die Hauptsache ist...

Peter the Great — Peter der Große

be great at something — (skilful) in etwas (Dat.) ganz groß sein (ugs.)

be a great one for something — etwas sehr gern tun

4) (coll.): (splendid) großartig

5) (in relationship) Groß[onkel, -tante, -neffe, -nichte]; Ur[großmutter, -großvater, -enkel, -enkelin]
2. noun
(person) Größe, die; as pl.

the great — die Großen [der Geschichte/Literatur usw.]

the greatest — (coll.) der/die Größte/die Größten (ugs.)

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[ɡreit]
adjective

1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) bedeutend

2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) groß

3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) besonder

4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) großartig

5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) sehr gut

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great

[greɪt]

I. adj

1. (very big) groß, riesig

it gives us \great pleasure to announce the engagement of our daughter es ist uns eine große Freude, die Verlobung unserer Tochter bekanntzugeben

it is with \great sorrow that I inform you of the death of our director zu meinem tiefsten Bedauern muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass unser Direktor verstorben ist

I feel \great sympathy for you ich fühle von ganzem Herzen mit dir

a \great amount [or quantity] eine große Menge, sehr viel

a \great deal of time/money eine Menge [o sehr viel] Zeit/Geld

to a \great extent im Großen und Ganzen

a \great joy eine große Freude

the \great majority of people die überwiegende Mehrheit der Leute

a \great many [or number of] people sehr viele Menschen

a \great sadness eine tiefe Traurigkeit

2. (famous) groß; (important) bedeutend; (outstanding) überragend

the \greatest boxer/show der größte Boxer/die größte Show

a \great personality eine überragende Persönlichkeit

3. (wonderful) großartig, wunderbar

we had a \great time at the party wir haben uns auf der Party großartig amüsiert

it's \great to be back home again es ist richtig schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

it was \great driving over the mountains es war wunderschön, durch die Berge zu fahren

\great! ( iron fam) na prima! iron fam, klasse! iron fam, wunderbar! ÖSTERR iron fam, super! SCHWEIZ iron fam

the \great thing about sth/sb is [that]... das Tolle an etw/jdm ist[, dass]... fam

the \great thing about my job is the flexitime was mir an meiner Arbeit besonders gefällt, ist die Gleitzeit

to be a \great one for sth genau der/die Richtige für etw akk sein

he's a \great one for getting other people to do his work er hat den Bogen raus, wie er andere Leute dazu kriegt, seine Arbeit zu machen fam

▪ to be \great at doing sth ( fam) etw sehr gut können

my sister's \great at playing football meine Schwester spielt klasse Fußball

4. inv (for emphasis) ausgesprochen

\great fool Volltrottel m fam

\great friend guter Freund/gute Freundin

as children they were \great friends als Kinder waren sie dicke Freunde fam

5. (very good) hervorragend, toll fam

she is a \great organizer sie kann hervorragend organisieren

he is a \great storyteller er ist ein fantastischer Geschichtenerzähler

to feel \great sich akk großartig fühlen

to feel not all that \great sich akk gar nicht gut fühlen

6. (enthusiastic) begeistert

our kids are \great party-goers unsere Kinder sind begeisterte Partygänger

7.

▶ to be going \great guns ( dated fam) richtig [toll] in Schwung [o in Fahrt] sein fam

▶ \great minds think alike[, fools seldom differ] ( prov hum) große Geister denken gleich prov hum, zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke prov hum

▶ to be no \great shakes nicht besonders gut sein

I'm no \great shakes as a cook/at cooking als Koch/im Kochen bin ich nicht gerade ein Meister

▶ to be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( prov fam) genial [o großartig] sein

▶ to not be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( prov fam) nicht gerade das Gelbe vom Ei sein fam

II. adv inv (extremely) sehr

\great big riesengroß

a \great big spider eine dicke, fette Spinne

a \great long queue [or AM line] eine riesenlange Schlange fam

III. n (person) Größe f; (in titles)

Alexander/Catherine the G\great Alexander der Große/Katharina die Große

the \great and the good die Prominenz

an all-time \great ein unvergesslicher Star

to be an all-time \great unerreicht sein

one of the \greats einer/eine der ganz Großen

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[greɪt]
1. adj (+er)

1) (in size) groß; (= very large) sehr groß; (= huge) riesig; (in extent) effort, variety, shock, need, success, help etc groß

with a great effort — mit großer Mühe or Anstrengung

a great variety of opinions — viele ganz unterschiedliche Ansichten

there is a great need for economic development — wirtschaftliche Entwicklung ist dringend nötig

of no great importance — ziemlich unwichtig

at a great pace — in or mit schnellem Tempo

x is greater/not greater than 10 (Math) —

great good fortune with great good humour — großes Glück sehr gut gelaunt

in great detail — ganz ausführlich

with great care — mit großer Vorsicht

I'll take great care of it — ich werde sehr gut darauf aufpassen

to take a great interest in sth — sich sehr für etw interessieren

he did not live to a great age — er erreichte kein hohes Alter

with great difficulty — mit großen Schwierigkeiten

a player of great ability — ein sehr or ausgesprochen fähiger Spieler

to a great extent — in hohem Maße

it was great fun — es hat großen Spaß gemacht

a great many, a great number of — sehr viele

a great many people — sehr viele or eine Menge (inf) Leute

See:

→ also deal

2) (= important, famous) person, achievement, work, event, city etc groß

his greatest work — sein Hauptwerk nt

to think great thoughts —

the great thing is to... — das Wichtigste ist zu...

great minds think alike — große Geister denken gleich

Alexander the Great — Alexander der Große

3)

(= strong, enthusiastic) he was a great friend of my father — er war mit meinem Vater sehr gut befreundet

he is a great admirer of British orchestras — er bewundert britische Orchester sehr

I'm a great lover of or a great one for cakes — ich esse für mein Leben gern Kuchen

she's a great one for punctuality — sie legt großen Wert auf Pünktlichkeit

he's a great one for criticizing others — im Kritisieren anderer ist er (ganz) groß

to be a great believer in sth — sehr viel von etw halten

to be a great believer in doing sth — grundsätzlich dafür sein, etw zu tun

he was a great womanizer — er stellte ständig den Frauen nach

4) (inf: terrific) person, idea toll (inf), prima (inf)

I think she's great — ich finde sie toll (inf) or prima (inf)

this cookbook is great for desserts — in diesem Kochbuch findet man besonders gute Nachspeisen

this whisk is great for sauces — dieser Schneebesen eignet sich besonders gut für Soßen

to be great at football/at singing — ein großer Fußballspieler/Sänger sein

to be great on jazz — ein großer Jazzkenner sein

to feel great — sich toll or prima fühlen (inf)

my wife isn't feeling so great —

Great Scott or Heavens! (dated) — (ach du) großer Gott or lieber Himmel!

5) (= excellent, outstanding) ausgezeichnet, großartig

one of the great footballers of our generation — einer der großen Fußballspieler unserer Generation

2. interj (inf)
toll (inf), super (inf)
oh great (iro) — na wunderbar

if that's what they want to believe, great — wenn sie das glauben wollen, dann sollen sie doch

3. adv

1) (inf

= well) she's doing great (in job) — sie macht sich hervorragend; (healthwise) sie macht große Fortschritte

everything's going great — alles läuft nach Plan

2)

great big (emph inf) — riesengroß

I want to give you a great big kiss —

a great big wedding — eine Hochzeit im großen Stil

he's a great big softie — er ist ein ganz großer Softie

4. n

1) pl

the great — die Großen pl

the great and the good — die Prominenz

2) usu pl (= person) Größe f

one of the all-time greats —

the golfing/literary greats — die Golfgrößen/literarischen Größen

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great [ɡreıt]

A adj (adv → greatly)

1. groß, beträchtlich (auch Anzahl), (Nachfrage etc) stark:

of great popularity sehr beliebt;

a great many sehr viele, eine große Anzahl;

the great majority die große oder überwiegende Mehrheit;

in great detail in allen Einzelheiten

2. lang (Zeit):

a great while ago vor langer Zeit

3. hoch (Alter):

live to a great age ein hohes Alter erreichen, sehr alt werden

4. groß:

a great big lump umg ein Mordsklumpen

5. groß (Buchstabe):

a great Z

6. groß, Groß…:

Great Britain

7. groß, bedeutend, wichtig (Probleme etc)

8. groß, wichtigst(er, e, es), Haupt…:

the great attraction die Hauptattraktion

9. (geistig) groß, überragend, berühmt, bedeutend:

a great poet ein großer Dichter;

a great city eine bedeutende Stadt;

the Great Duke Beiname des Herzogs von Wellington (1769-1852);

Frederick the Great Friedrich der Große

10. (gesellschaftlich) hoch(stehend), groß:

the great world die vornehme Welt;

a great family eine vornehme oder berühmte Familie

11. groß, erhaben (Gedanken etc)

12. groß, beliebt, oft gebraucht:

be the great thing at the moment im Moment sehr modern sein

13. groß (in hohem Maße):

a great friend of mine ein guter oder enger Freund von mir;

a great landowner ein Großgrundbesitzer

14. ausgezeichnet, großartig (Möglichkeit etc):

it is a great thing to be healthy es ist sehr viel wert, gesund zu sein

15. (nur präd) umg

a) groß, gut, sehr geschickt ( alle:

at, in in dat):

he is great at chess er spielt sehr gut Schach, er ist ein großer Schachspieler vor dem Herrn;

he’s great at drinking im Trinken ist er groß

b) interessiert (on für):

be great on sth sich für etwas begeistern

c) sehr bewandert (on in dat)

16. umg eifrig, begeistert (Leser etc)

17. umg großartig, herrlich, wunderbar, famos:

we had a great time wir haben uns großartig amüsiert, es war toll;

wouldn’t that be great? wäre das nicht herrlich?

18. (in Verwandtschaftsbezeichnungen)

a) Groß…

b)( vor grand…) Ur…

B s

1. the great koll die Großen pl, die Prominenten pl

2. great and small Groß und Klein, die Großen pl und die Kleinen pl

C adv umg prima, bestens

gt abk great

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1. adjective
1) (large) groß

great big — (coll.) riesengroß (ugs.)

a great many — sehr viele

2) (beyond the ordinary) groß; sehr gut [Freund]

a great age — ein hohes Alter

take great care of/a great interest in — sich sehr kümmern um/interessieren für

3) (important) groß [Tag, Ereignis, Attraktion, Hilfe]; (powerful, able) groß [Person, Komponist, Schriftsteller]; (impressive) großartig

the great thing is... — die Hauptsache ist...

Peter the Great — Peter der Große

be great at something — (skilful) in etwas (Dat.) ganz groß sein (ugs.)

be a great one for something — etwas sehr gern tun

4) (coll.): (splendid) großartig

5) (in relationship) Groß[onkel, -tante, -neffe, -nichte]; Ur[großmutter, -großvater, -enkel, -enkelin]
2. noun
(person) Größe, die; as pl.

the great — die Großen [der Geschichte/Literatur usw.]

the greatest — (coll.) der/die Größte/die Größten (ugs.)

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adj.

bedeutend adj.

groß adj.

English-german dictionary > great
6 taste

1. transitive verb
1) schmecken; (try a little) probieren; kosten

2) (recognize flavour of) [heraus]schmecken

3) (fig.): (experience) kosten (geh.) [Macht, Freiheit, [Miss]erfolg, Glück, Niederlage]
2. intransitive verb
1) (have sense of flavour) schmecken

2) (have certain flavour) schmecken (of nach)

not taste of anything — nach nichts schmecken
3. noun
1) (flavour) Geschmack, der

to taste — nach Geschmack [verdünnen]

this dish has no taste — dieses Gericht schmeckt nach nichts

there's a taste of garlic in something — etwas schmeckt nach Knoblauch

leave a nasty/bad etc. taste in the mouth — (lit. or fig.) einen unangenehmen/üblen usw. Nachgeschmack hinterlassen

2) (sense)

[sense of] taste — Geschmack[ssinn], der

3) (discernment) Geschmack, der

taste in art/music — Kunst-/Musikgeschmack, der

have good taste in clothes — sich geschmackvoll kleiden

it would be bad taste to do that — es wäre geschmacklos, das zu tun

in good/bad taste — geschmackvoll/geschmacklos

4) (sample, lit. or fig.) Kostprobe, die

have a taste of — probieren [Speise, Getränk]; kennen lernen [Freiheit, jemandes Jähzorn, Arroganz]

give somebody a taste of something — (lit. or fig.) jemandem eine Kostprobe einer Sache (Gen.) geben

5) (liking) Geschmack, der (in für)

have a/no taste for something — an etwas (Dat.) Geschmack/keinen Geschmack finden

have expensive tastes in clothes — etc. eine Vorliebe für teure Kleidung usw. haben

be/not be to somebody's taste — nach jemandes/nicht nach jemandes Geschmack sein

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[teist] 1. verb
1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) schmecken

2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) probieren

3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) schmecken

4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) kosten

5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) erleben
2. noun
1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) der Geschmackssinn

2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) der Geschmack

3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) die Kostprobe

4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) der Geschmack

5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) der Geschmack

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taste

[teɪst]

I. n

1. no pl (flavour) Geschmack m

she still had the \taste of onions in her mouth sie hatte immer noch den Zwiebelgeschmack im Mund

sense of \taste Geschmackssinn m

to leave a bad \taste in the mouth ( fig) einen üblen Nachgeschmack hinterlassen

2. (small portion/mouthful of food) [kleiner] Bissen

just a \taste of cake for me, please für mich bitte nur ein kleines Stückchen Kuchen

3. (liking, fondness) Vorliebe f

I've never understood Liz's \taste in men ich habe Liz' Geschmack, was Männer anbelangt, nie verstanden

these olives are an acquired \taste diese Oliven sind gewöhnungsbedürftig

to be a question of \taste Geschmackssache sein

to have different \tastes verschiedene Geschmäcker haben

to have an expensive \taste einen teuren Geschmack haben

to acquire a \taste for sth an etw dat Geschmack finden

to get a \taste for sth Gefallen an etw dat finden

to lose the \taste for sth den Gefallen an etw dat verlieren

4. no pl (aesthetic quality/discernment) Geschmack m

jokes about death are rather in poor \taste Witze über den Tod sind ziemlich geschmacklos

to be a matter of [personal] \taste Geschmackssache sein

bad \taste schlechter Geschmack

to be in excellent \taste von exzellentem Geschmack zeugen

to be in terrible \taste äußerst geschmacklos sein

to have [good] \taste [einen guten] Geschmack haben

5. no pl ( fig: short encounter) Kostprobe f fig

to give sb a \taste of the whip jdn die Peitsche spüren lassen

to have a \taste of sth einen Vorgeschmack von etw dat bekommen

II. vt

1. (perceive flavour)

▪ to \taste sth etw schmecken; (test) etw probieren [o geh kosten]

I can't \taste anything ich schmecke gar nichts

2. (experience briefly)

▪ to \taste sth luxury, success [einmal] etw erleben

III. vi schmecken

▪ to \taste of sth nach etw dat schmecken

to \taste bitter/salty/sweet bitter/salzig/süß schmecken

to \taste like sth wie etw schmecken

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[teɪst]
1. n

1) (= sense) Geschmack(sinn) m

to be sweet to the taste — süß schmecken, einen süßen Geschmack haben

2) (= flavour) Geschmack m

I don't like the taste — das schmeckt mir nicht

her cooking has no taste — ihr Essen schmeckt nach nichts

a taste of onions — ein Zwiebelgeschmack

to leave a bad taste in the mouth (lit, fig) — einen üblen Nachgeschmack hinterlassen

3) (= small amount) Kostprobe f, Versucherchen nt (inf); (fig, as an example) Kostprobe f; (of sth in the future) Vorgeschmack m

would you like some? – just a taste — möchten Sie etwas? – nur eine Idee

to have a taste (of sth) (lit) — (etw) probieren or kosten; (fig) eine Kostprobe (von etw) bekommen; (of sth to come) einen Vorgeschmack (von etw) haben

two years in the army will give him a taste of discipline —

to give sb a taste of the whip he gave them a taste of his bad temper a taste of what was to come — jdn die Peitsche or Knute spüren lassen er gab ihnen eine (Kost)probe seiner schlechten Laune ein Vorgeschmack dessen, was noch kommen sollte

4) (= liking) Geschmack m no pl

to have a taste for sth — eine Vorliebe für etw haben

to acquire or develop a taste for sth — Geschmack an etw (dat) finden

it's an acquired taste — das ist etwas für Kenner

she has expensive tastes in hats — was Hüte anbelangt, hat sie einen teuren Geschmack

my taste in music has changed over the years — mein musikalischer Geschmack hat sich mit der Zeit geändert

to be to sb's taste — nach jds Geschmack sein

it is a matter of taste — das ist Geschmack(s)sache

there is no accounting for tastes — über Geschmack lässt sich ( nicht) streiten

tastes differ — die Geschmäcker sind verschieden

sweeten to taste (Cook) — nach Geschmack or Bedarf süßen

her novels are too violent for my taste — ihre Romane enthalten für meinen Geschmack zu viel Gewalt

5) (= discernment) Geschmack m

she has very good taste in furniture — was Möbel anbelangt, hat sie einen sehr guten Geschmack

she has no taste at all when it comes to choosing friends — sie ist nicht sehr wählerisch in der Auswahl ihrer Freunde

a man of taste — ein Mann mit Geschmack

in good taste — geschmackvoll

in bad taste — geschmacklos

to be in doubtful taste —

that joke shows very poor taste — dieser Witz ist geschmacklos

the house is furnished in impeccable taste — das Haus ist, was Geschmack betrifft, tadellos eingerichtet

2. vt

1) (= perceive flavour of) schmecken; blood lecken

I can't taste anything —

I can't taste anything wrong — ich kann nichts Besonderes schmecken

once you've tasted real champagne — wenn Sie einmal echten Sekt getrunken haben

I've never tasted caviar — ich habe noch nie Kaviar gekostet (geh) or gegessen

wait till you taste this — warten Sie mal, bis Sie das probiert haben

he hadn't tasted food for a week — er hatte seit einer Woche nichts zu sich genommen

2) (= take a little) versuchen, probieren, kosten

3) (= test) wine verkosten; food products probieren; (official) prüfen

taste the sauce before adding salt — schmecken Sie die Soße ab, bevor Sie Salz beigeben

4) (fig) power, freedom, success, victory erfahren, erleben

once the canary had tasted freedom... — als der Kanarienvogel erst einmal Geschmack an der Freiheit gefunden hatte...

3. vi

1) (food, drink) schmecken

to taste good or nice — (gut) schmecken

it tastes all right to me — ich schmecke nichts

to taste of sth — nach etw schmecken

2)

to taste of (liter) —

those who have tasted of the knowledge of Zen — diejenigen, denen die Weisheit des Zen zuteilgeworden ist (geh)

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taste [teıst]

A v/t

1. Speisen etc kosten, (ab)schmecken, probieren (auch fig): → blood A 1

2. essen, trinken:

he had not tasted food for days er hatte seit Tagen keinen Bissen gegessen

3. a) (in) etwas herausschmecken (aus), etwas schmecken (in dat)

b) etwas schmecken:

I’ve got a cold, I can’t taste anything

4. fig kosten, kennenlernen, erleben, erfahren

5. fig genießen

B v/i

1. schmecken (of nach):

the soup didn’t taste of anything

2. taste of fig riechen oder schmecken nach

3. kosten, versuchen, probieren ( alle:

of von oder akk)

4. taste of fig → A 4

C s

1. Geschmack m, pl auch Geschmacksrichtungen pl:

there was a sour taste in his mouth er hatte einen sauren Geschmack im Mund;

have no (a funny) taste nach nichts (komisch) schmecken;

I have no taste for … … schmeckt oder schmecken mir nicht;

improve the taste of etwas geschmacklich verfeinern;

leave a bad ( oder nasty) taste in one’s mouth bes fig bei jemandem einen üblen Nachgeschmack hinterlassen

2. Geschmack(ssinn) m

3. (Kost) Probe f (of von oder gen):

a) kleiner Bissen, Happen m

b) Schlückchen n:

have a taste of sth etwas kosten oder probieren

4. fig (of) (Kost)Probe f (gen), Vorgeschmack m (von):

give sb (have) a taste of sth

5. fig Beigeschmack m, Anflug m ( beide:

of von)

6. fig (künstlerischer oder guter) Geschmack:

be a man of taste Geschmack haben;

have expensive tastes einen teuren Geschmack haben;

what are your tastes in music? welche Musik mögen Sie?;

each to their taste jeder nach seinem Geschmack;

in bad ( oder poor) taste

a) geschmacklos,

b) weitS. taktlos;

in good taste

a) geschmackvoll,

b) weitS. taktvoll; → account B 3, matter A 3

7. fig Geschmacksrichtung f, Mode f:

today’s tastes pl der Geschmack von heute

8. fig (for)

a) Neigung f (zu), Vorliebe f, Sinn m (für):

a taste for music

b) Geschmack m, Gefallen n (an dat):

that’s not to my taste das ist nicht nach meinem Geschmack;

that’s not to everybody’s taste das ist nicht jedermanns Sache;

have a (no) taste for (keinen) Geschmack finden an

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1. transitive verb
1) schmecken; (try a little) probieren; kosten

2) (recognize flavour of) [heraus]schmecken

3) (fig.): (experience) kosten (geh.) [Macht, Freiheit, [Miss]erfolg, Glück, Niederlage]
2. intransitive verb
1) (have sense of flavour) schmecken

2) (have certain flavour) schmecken (of nach)

not taste of anything — nach nichts schmecken
3. noun
1) (flavour) Geschmack, der

to taste — nach Geschmack [verdünnen]

this dish has no taste — dieses Gericht schmeckt nach nichts

there's a taste of garlic in something — etwas schmeckt nach Knoblauch

leave a nasty/bad etc. taste in the mouth — (lit. or fig.) einen unangenehmen/üblen usw. Nachgeschmack hinterlassen

2) (sense)

[sense of] taste — Geschmack[ssinn], der

3) (discernment) Geschmack, der

taste in art/music — Kunst-/Musikgeschmack, der

have good taste in clothes — sich geschmackvoll kleiden

it would be bad taste to do that — es wäre geschmacklos, das zu tun

in good/bad taste — geschmackvoll/geschmacklos

4) (sample, lit. or fig.) Kostprobe, die

have a taste of — probieren [Speise, Getränk]; kennen lernen [Freiheit, jemandes Jähzorn, Arroganz]

give somebody a taste of something — (lit. or fig.) jemandem eine Kostprobe einer Sache (Gen.) geben

5) (liking) Geschmack, der (in für)

have a/no taste for something — an etwas (Dat.) Geschmack/keinen Geschmack finden

have expensive tastes in clothes — etc. eine Vorliebe für teure Kleidung usw. haben

be/not be to somebody's taste — nach jemandes/nicht nach jemandes Geschmack sein

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n.

Geschmack m.

Kostprobe f. (of) v.

kosten v.

schmecken (nach) v. v.

kosten (Essen) v.

schmecken v.

English-german dictionary > taste
7 indifferent

adjective

1) (without concern or interest) gleichgültig; unbeteiligt [Beobachter]

2) (not good) mittelmäßig; (fairly bad) mäßig; (neither good nor bad) durchschnittlich

very indifferent — schlecht

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[in'difrənt]
adjective

1) ((often with to) showing no interest in or not caring about (opinions, events etc): She is quite indifferent to other people's suffering.) gleichgültig

2) (not very good: He is a rather indifferent card-player.) leidlich

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- academic.ru/88176/indifferently">indifferently
- indifference
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in·dif·fer·ent

[ɪnˈdɪf^ərənt]

adj

1. (not interested) gleichgültig

▪ to be \indifferent to sth/sb etw/jdm gegenüber gleichgültig sein, kein[erlei] Interesse an jdm/etw haben

she seems completely \indifferent to him er scheint ihr völlig gleichgültig zu sein; (unmoved) ungerührt (to von + dat)

2. (of poor quality) [mittel]mäßig

to play an \indifferent game [nur] ein [mittel]mäßiges Spiel abliefern

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[In'dIfrənt]
adj

1) (= lacking interest) gleichgültig, indifferent (geh) (to, towards gegenüber)

he is quite indifferent about it/to her — es/sie ist ihm ziemlich gleichgültig

indifferent to her despair — ungerührt von ihrer Verzweiflung

his indifferent attitude to the killings — seine Gleichgültigkeit gegenüber den Morden

2) (= mediocre) mittelmäßig, durchschnittlich

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indifferent [ınˈdıfrənt; US auch -fərnt]

A adj (adv indifferently)

1. gleichgültig, indifferent ( beide:

to, toward[s] gegen, gegenüber):

she is indifferent to it es ist ihr gleichgültig

2. unparteilich, neutral

3. mittelmäßig:

a) leidlich, durchschnittlich (Qualität etc)

b) nicht besonders gut:

she is an indifferent cook sie ist keine besonders gute Köchin

4. bedeutungs-, belanglos, unwichtig ( alle:

to für)

5. CHEM, MED, PHYS neutral, indifferent

6. BIOL nicht differenziert oder spezialisiert

B s

1. Gleichgültige(r) m/f(m)

2. Neutrale(r) m/f(m)

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adjective

1) (without concern or interest) gleichgültig; unbeteiligt [Beobachter]

2) (not good) mittelmäßig; (fairly bad) mäßig; (neither good nor bad) durchschnittlich

very indifferent — schlecht

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adj.

abgestumpft adj.

gleichgültig adj.

English-german dictionary > indifferent
8 much

comparative of; see more

much adj pron mucho

there isn't much time no hay mucho tiempo

did it rain much? ¿llovió mucho?

Se emplea sobre todo en las frases negativas e interrogativas, en las frases afirmativas se emplea a lot

it rained a lot llovió mucho

there is a lot of sugar in this tea hay mucho azúcar en este té

much

tr[mʌʧ]

adjective (comp more, superl most)

1 mucho,-a

■ we haven't got much bread no tenemos mucho pan

■ he didn't have much time no tenía mucho tiempo

■ we've made too much jam hemos hecho demasiada mermelada

■ why is there so much traffic? ¿por qué hay tanto tráfico?

■ take as much time as you need tómate tanto tiempo como necesites

■ how much money have you got? ¿cuánto dinero tienes?

pronoun

1 mucho

■ there's not much to do round here no hay mucho que hacer por aquí

■ much has been learned from this experience se ha aprendido mucho de esta experiencia

■ much remains to be seen queda mucho por ver

■ how much is it? ¿cuánto vale?

■ we don't see much of each other nos vemos poco, no nos vemos muy a menudo

■ I slept much of the time dormí durante la mayor parte del tiempo

adverb

1 mucho

■ he felt much better se encontraba mucho mejor

■ it's much more expensive es mucho más caro

■ she didn't say very much no dijo gran cosa

■ thank you ever so much muchísimas gracias

■ I'm very much looking forward to meeting you tengo muchísimas ganas de conocerte

■ much to her chagrin para gran disgusto suyo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a bit much un poco demasiado, un poco excesivo,-a

as much (equal) equivalente a 2 (the same) lo mismo

■ that's as much as saying I'm a thief eso equivale a decir que soy un ladrón

■ I thought as much ya lo suponía

it is as much as somebody can do to... apenas..., a duras penas...

■ it was as much as I could do to restrain myself apenas pude contenerme

much as (although) por mucho que + subj

■ much as I'd like to por mucho que quisiera

to be much the same ser más o menos igual, ser más o menos iguales

not to be much of a... no ser muy buen,-na...

■ he's not much of a singer no es muy buen cantante, no canta muy bien

not to be much good at something no ser muy bueno,-a en algo

that's not saying much eso no significa gran cosa, eso no es mucho decir

to make much of something dar mucha importancia a algo

to not be up to much no valer gran cosa

without so much as sin siquiera

much ['mʌʧ] adv, more ['mor] ; most ['mo:st] : mucho

I'm much happier: estoy mucho más contenta

she talks as much as I do: habla tanto como yo

much adj, more ; most : mucho

it has much validity: tiene mucha validez

too much time: demasiado tiempo

much pron

: mucho, -cha

I don't need much: no necesito mucho

much

adj.

• asaz adj.

• mucho, -a adj.

adv.

• casi adv.

• con mucho adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

• más o menos adv.

n.

• mucho s.m.

pron.

• mucho pron.

I mʌtʃ
adjective mucho, -cha

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

what do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

it is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

she doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

3) (more or less, approximately)

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

[mʌtʃ]
1.

ADJ mucho

there isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

much crime goes unreported — hay muchos crímenes que no se denuncian

• I haven't got as much energy as you — no tengo tanta energía como tú

• how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?

• so much tea — tanto té

she's got so much energy — tiene tanta energía

• too much jam — demasiada mermelada f

we haven't got too much time — no tenemos demasiado tiempo

• very much — mucho

we haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

• without much money — sin mucho dinero

2. ADV

1) (=a lot) mucho; (before pp) muy

she doesn't go out much — no sale mucho

it doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho

I much regret that... — siento mucho que...

it won't finish much before midnight — no terminará mucho antes de la media noche

much better — mucho mejor

he's much richer than I am or than me — es mucho más rico que yo

much pleased — muy satisfecho

• much as I would like to go — a pesar de que me gustaría mucho ir, aunque me gustaría mucho ir

much as I should like to — por mucho que quisiera

much as I like him — aunque or a pesar de que me gusta mucho

much as he hated the idea... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea...

much as I respect her ideas, I still think she's wrong — a pesar de que respeto mucho sus ideas or aunque respeto mucho sus ideas, creo que está equivocada

• however much he tries — por mucho que se esfuerce

• I hardly know her, much less her mother — apenas la conozco, y mucho menos a su madre

• not much — no mucho

• thank you (ever) so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido

I feel ever so much better — me siento muchísimo mejor

• much though I like him — por mucho que él me guste

much though he hated the idea, he knew that... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea, sabía que...

he had reservations about the scheme, much though he valued Alison's opinions — tenía sus dudas respecto al plan, a pesar de que valoraba mucho las opiniones de Alison

• much to my astonishment — para gran sorpresa mía

• he talks too much — habla demasiado

• very much — mucho

I enjoyed myself very much — me divertí mucho

2) (=by far) con mucho

much the biggest — con mucho el más grande

I would much rather stay — prefiero mucho más quedarme

3) (=more or less) más o menos, casi

they're much the same size — tienen más o menos el mismo tamaño

they are much of an age — tienen casi la misma edad

3.

PRON mucho

there isn't much to do — no hay mucho que hacer

but much remains to be done — pero queda mucho que or por hacer

• you've got as much as she has — tienes tanto como ella

it didn't cost as much as I had expected — no costó tanto como yo me esperaba

it can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares

• that's a bit much! * — ¡eso es demasiado!

• there isn't much in it — (between alternatives) no hay mucha diferencia, no va mucho de uno a otro

• how much is it a kilo? — ¿cuánto vale el kilo?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

she won but there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero no por mucho

• she's not much to look at — físicamente no vale mucho

• to make much of sth — dar mucha importancia a algo

• much of this is true — gran parte de esto es verdad

we don't see much of each other — no nos vemos mucho

we haven't heard much of him lately — últimamente apenas sabemos nada de él

I'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música

I'm not much of a cook — no cocino muy bien

he's not much of a player — como jugador no vale mucho

that wasn't much of a dinner — eso apenas se podía llamar cena

• we spent so much — gastamos tanto

I've got so much to do — tengo tantísimo que hacer

• that's too much — eso es demasiado

• it's not up to much * — no vale gran cosa

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I [mʌtʃ]
adjective mucho, -cha

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

what do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

it is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

she doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

3) (more or less, approximately)

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

English-spanish dictionary > much
9 while

1. conjunction
( also whilst)

1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) mientras

2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) aunque

2. noun
(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) algún tiempo; mucho tiempo

- while away
- worth one's while

while¹ conj mientras

I cleaned the flat while you were asleep limpié el piso mientras dormías

I met her while I was at school la conocí cuando iba al colegio

while² n rato

I can only stay a while sólo me puedo quedar un ratito

he'll be here in a little while dentro de un rato estará aquí

while

tr[waɪl]

noun

1 (time) rato, tiempo

■ we talked for a while charlamos durante un rato

■ it took me a while to get used to the idea me llevó un rato hacerme a la idea

■ I'll be back in a little while enseguida vuelvo

■ he left a good while ago hace un buen rato que se marchó

■ we like to go out once in a while nos gusta salir de vez en cuando

■ you've been here all the while! ¡has estado aquí todo el rato!

conjunction

1 (when) mientras

■ somebody stole our car while we were on holiday nos robaron el coche mientras estábamos de vacaciones

■ I met my husband while I was studying in Paris conocí a mi marido mientras estudiaba en París

■ I'll cook the dinner while you clean the car yo haré la comida mientras tú lavas el coche

2 (although) aunque

■ while I sympathize with the cause, I cannot support your methods aunque simpatizo con la causa, no puedo apoyar tus métodos

3 (whereas) mientras que

■ he prefers to go out, while I like staying in él prefiere salir mientras que a mí me gusta quedarme en casa

while ['hwaɪl] vt, whiled ; whiling : pasar

to while away the time: matar el tiempo

while n

1) time: rato m, tiempo m

after a while: después de un rato

in a while: dentro de poco

2)

to be worth one's while : valer la pena

while conj

1) : mientras

whistle while you work: silba mientras trabajas

2) whereas: mientras que

3) although: aunque

while it's very good, it's not perfect: aunque es muy bueno, no es perfecto

while

v.

• pasar v.

adv.

• mientras adv.

conj.

• mientras conj.

• mientras que conj.

• ínterin conj.

n.

• rato s.m.

I hwaɪl, waɪl
conjunction

1) ( in time) mientras

keys cut while you wait — se hacen llaves al momento

they don't drink while on duty — no beben cuando or mientras están de guardia

2) ( though) aunque

the situation, while tense, seems unlikely to lead to war — la situación aunque tensa, no es probable que lleve a una guerra

3) ( whereas) mientras que, en tanto que (frml)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- while away

II

noun

a) ( period of time)

wait a while — (a few days, weeks) espera un tiempo; (a few minutes, hours) espera un rato; ( a very short period) espera un ratito or un momentito

it's a while since we had any news — hace tiempo que no tenemos noticias

it's been a good while since we had any rain — hace bastante (tiempo) que no llueve

he was here a little while ago — hace un ratito estaba aquí

after a while she realized — después de or al cabo de un rato se dio cuenta

she knew all the while that he was dead — supo desde el principio que estaba muerto

I'll be back in a little while — enseguida vuelvo

she'll be here in a short while — llegará dentro de un ratito

b)

(every) once in a while — de vez en cuando; see also worth I b)

[waɪl]
1. N

1)

a while — (=some moments) un ratito; (=some minutes, hours) un rato; (=some weeks, months) un tiempo

• after a while — al cabo de un rato, al rato

• all the while — todo el tiempo

• I lived in Paris for a while — viví un tiempo en París

let it simmer for a while — deje que hierva un rato a fuego lento

• it will be a good while before he gets here — tardará (un rato) en venir aún, todavía falta (un rato) para que venga (LAm)

• a little while ago — hace poco

• a long while ago — hace mucho

• once in a while — de vez en cuando

• it takes quite a while — lleva tiempo

• in a short while — dentro de poco, al rato (LAm)

• stay a while with us — quédate un rato con nosotros

• the while — entretanto, mientras tanto

he looked at me the while — mientras tanto me estaba mirando

2)

• it is worth while to ask whether... — vale la pena preguntar si...

we'll make it worth your while — te compensaremos generosamente

it's not worth my while — no me vale la pena

2. CONJ

1) (=during the time that) mientras

while this was happening — mientras pasaba esto

she fell asleep while reading — se durmió mientras leía

while you are away — mientras estés fuera

to drink while on duty — beber estando de servicio

2) (=as long as) mientras (que)

it won't happen while I'm here — no pasará mientras (que) yo esté aquí

3) (=although) aunque

while I admit it is awkward — aunque reconozco que es difícil

4) (=whereas) mientras que

I enjoy sport, while he prefers reading — a mí me gusta el deporte, mientras que él prefiere la lectura

- while away

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I [hwaɪl, waɪl]
conjunction

1) ( in time) mientras

keys cut while you wait — se hacen llaves al momento

they don't drink while on duty — no beben cuando or mientras están de guardia

2) ( though) aunque

the situation, while tense, seems unlikely to lead to war — la situación aunque tensa, no es probable que lleve a una guerra

3) ( whereas) mientras que, en tanto que (frml)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- while away

II

noun

a) ( period of time)

wait a while — (a few days, weeks) espera un tiempo; (a few minutes, hours) espera un rato; ( a very short period) espera un ratito or un momentito

it's a while since we had any news — hace tiempo que no tenemos noticias

it's been a good while since we had any rain — hace bastante (tiempo) que no llueve

he was here a little while ago — hace un ratito estaba aquí

after a while she realized — después de or al cabo de un rato se dio cuenta

she knew all the while that he was dead — supo desde el principio que estaba muerto

I'll be back in a little while — enseguida vuelvo

she'll be here in a short while — llegará dentro de un ratito

b)

(every) once in a while — de vez en cuando; see also worth I b)

English-spanish dictionary > while
10 much

{mʌtʃ}
I. 1. много
how MUCH? колко? колко струва?
very MUCH много
MUCH he cares upoн. много го e грижа/го интересува
2. със сравн. cm. много, значително
MUCH better много по-добре
so MUCH the better толкова по-добре
3. приблизително, горе-долу
MUCH (about) the same приблизително същият
pretty MUCH alike горе-долу еднакви
MUCH of a size почти толкова голям
MUCH the best/theworst далеч най-добър/най-лош
MUCH as колкото и да
MUCH as I tried колкото и да се опитвах
MUCH to my surprise/regret, etc. за мое голямо учудваие/съжалениеи пр.
he is MUCH the worse for this fall into the canal тойпострада много от падането си в канала
oceansdon't so MUCH divide the world as unite it океаните по-скоро обединяват света, отколкото да го разделят
not a single contemporary so MUCH as hints at нито единсъвременник дори и не намеква за
II. a (more, most) много
MUCH food/rain многохрана/дъжд
MUCH difficulty/trouble много/големи затруднения
he never eats MUCH breakfast той не яде многона закуска
not MUCH of a... неособено добър/голям...
he's not MUCH of a scholar той не e бог знае какъв учен
I'm not MUCH of a cinemagoer рядко ходя на кино
to betoo MUCH for много труден съм за, по-силен/по-опитен/по-хитър съм от
that book was too MUCH for meтази книга ми беше прекалено трудна
the schoolchampion was too MUCH for me шапмионът на училищетобеше далеч по-силен от мен
III. n много
MUCH of whatyou say is true голяма част от това, което казвате, е вярно
how MUCH a kilo is that beef? колко e килототова говеждо? I don't think the film is up to MUCH смятам, че филмът не струва
this/that MUCH толкова
that MUCHis certain това (поне) /едно e сигурно
I'll say this MUCHin his favour това мога да кажа в негва полза
tomake MUCH of разбирам, проумявам, отдавам голямо значение на, преувеличавам, обръщам голямо внимание на, приемам (някого) много радушно, разшетвам се за (някого), лаская
you havealways helped me and I'll always do as MUCH for you винагиси ми помагал и аз винаги ще ти помогна
it's asMUCH your responsibility as mine това e колкото твоя, толкова и моя отговорност
it was as MUCH as he coulddo to keep from laughing едва се сдържаше да не сеизсмее
that is as MUCH as to say все едно да кажеш
withnot/without so MUCH as saying good-bye без дори да сесбогува

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{m^tsh} adv (more {mъ:}); most {moust}) 1. много; how much ? 1) (2) {m^tsh} I. a (more; most) много; much food/rain много храна/дъжд

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1 a много, голямо количество;2 adv много, до голяма степен;how MUCH колко;make MUCH of ценя високо; угаждам на;so MUCH the better толкова по-добре;much; adv (more;{mЈ:}); most;{moust}) 1. много; how much ? 1) колко? 2) колко струва? very much

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1. he is much the worse for this fall into the canal тойпострада много от падането си в канала 2. he never eats much breakfast той не яде многона закуска 3. he's not much of a scholar той не e бог знае какъв учен 4. how much a kilo is that beef? колко e килототова говеждо? i don't think the film is up to much смятам, че филмът не струва 5. how much? колко? колко струва? 6. i'll say this muchin his favour това мога да кажа в негва полза 7. i'm not much of a cinemagoer рядко ходя на кино 8. i. много 9. ii. a (more, most) много 10. iii. n много 11. it was as much as he coulddo to keep from laughing едва се сдържаше да не сеизсмее 12. it's asmuch your responsibility as mine това e колкото твоя, толкова и моя отговорност 13. much (about) the same приблизително същият 14. much as i tried колкото и да се опитвах 15. much as колкото и да 16. much better много по-добре 17. much difficulty/trouble много/големи затруднения 18. much food/rain многохрана/дъжд 19. much he cares upoн. много го e грижа/го интересува 20. much of a size почти толкова голям 21. much of whatyou say is true голяма част от това, което казвате, е вярно 22. much the best/theworst далеч най-добър/най-лош 23. much to my surprise/regret, etc. за мое голямо учудваие/съжалениеи пр 24. not a single contemporary so much as hints at нито единсъвременник дори и не намеква за 25. not much of a... неособено добър/голям.. 26. oceansdon't so much divide the world as unite it океаните по-скоро обединяват света, отколкото да го разделят 27. pretty much alike горе-долу еднакви 28. so much the better толкова по-добре 29. that book was too much for meтази книга ми беше прекалено трудна 30. that is as much as to say все едно да кажеш 31. that muchis certain това (поне) /едно e сигурно 32. the schoolchampion was too much for me шапмионът на училищетобеше далеч по-силен от мен 33. this/that much толкова 34. to betoo much for много труден съм за, по-силен/по-опитен/по-хитър съм от 35. tomake much of разбирам, проумявам, отдавам голямо значение на, преувеличавам, обръщам голямо внимание на, приемам (някого) много радушно, разшетвам се за (някого), лаская 36. very much много 37. withnot/without so much as saying good-bye без дори да сесбогува 38. you havealways helped me and i'll always do as much for you винагиси ми помагал и аз винаги ще ти помогна 39. приблизително, горе-долу 40. със сравн. cm. много, значително
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much[mʌtʃ] I. adv ( more, most [mo:, moust]) 1. много; how \much? колко? \much pleased много доволен; \much he cares ирон. много го е грижа; 2. (при сравн. ст.) много, значително; \much better много по-добре; 3. приблизително, горе-долу; \much ( about) the same приблизително същият; pretty \much alike доста еднакви; \much of a size почти толкова голям; \much of a \much от един дол дренки; so \much the better толкова по-добре; \much will have more пари при пари отиват; not \much разг. малко вероятно е, едва ли; II. adj ( more, most) много; \much trouble голямо безпокойство; III. n голямо количество, много; to gain \much печеля много; to make \much of представям (третирам) като важен; приемам радушно, разшетвам се за; not \much of a cook не е кой знае какъв готвач; be not ( nothing) \much to look at разг. не се отличава с особена красота, не е нещо особено; I don't think \much of нямам особено добро мнение за; not up to \much разг. лошо качество, нищо особено; • I thought ( guessed) as \much така си и мислех; not to be \much on ( for) s.th. не съм във възторг от, не ми харесва особено; \much as макар че, въпреки че, \much as she likes him she won' t marry him въпреки че го харесва, тя няма да се омъжи за него; not \much of a one for s.th. разг. не обичам много, не ми допада; I am not \much of a one for scotch не си падам по шотландското уиски.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > much
11 credit

'kredit
1. noun
1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) crédito

2) (money loaned (by a bank).) crédito

3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) solvencia

4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) haber

5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) saldo

6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) crédito, credibilidad

7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) crédito

2. verb
1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) abonar, ingresar

2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) atribuir

3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) creer

•

- creditable
- creditably
- creditor
- credits
- credit card
- be a credit to someone
- be a credit to
- do someone credit
- do credit
- give someone credit for something
- give credit for something
- give someone credit
- give credit
- on credit
- take the credit for something
- take credit for something
- take the credit
- take credit

credit n

1. mérito

I can't claim all the credit el mérito no sólo es mío

2. crédito

I bought the car on credit compré el coche a crédito

to be in credit tener un saldo positivo

credit

tr['kredɪt]

noun

1 (praise, approval) mérito, reconocimiento

■ I can't claim all the credit el mérito no es sólo mío

2 (cause of honour) honor nombre masculino

■ our nurses do the hospital credit nuestras enfermeras hacen honor al hospital

3 (belief, trust, confidence) crédito

4 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (gen) crédito; (in accountancy) haber nombre masculino; (on statement) saldo acreedor

5 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL crédito

transitive verb

1 (believe) creer, dar crédito a

2 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL abonar, acreditar

plural noun credits

1 (of film, programme) ficha técnica

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

credit where credit's due reconocimiento al mérito

'No credit given' "No se fía"

on credit a crédito

to be a credit to somebody/something hacer honor a alguien/algo

■ your son is a credit to you puede estar orgulloso de su hijo, su hijo le hace honor

to be in credit tener saldo positivo

to buy something on credit comprar algo a crédito

to give somebody credit for something reconocer a alguien el mérito por algo

■ he was given no credit for the work he did no le reconocieron el trabajo que hizo

to have something to one's credit tener algo a sus espaldas

to somebody's credit dicho sea en honor de alguien

to take credit for something atribuirse el mérito de algo

■ his boss took all the credit for the slogan su jefe se atribuyó el mérito de haber ideado el eslogan

credit account cuenta a crédito

credit and debit debe y haber nombre masculino

credit balance saldo positivo

credit card tarjeta de crédito

credit note vale nombre masculino de devolución

credit squeeze restricciones nombre femenino plural al crédito

credit terms facilidades nombre femenino plural de pago

interest-free credit crédito sin intereses

credit ['krɛdɪt] vt

1) believe: creer, dar crédito a

2) : ingresar, abonar

to credit $100 to an account: ingresar $100 en (una) cuenta

3) attribute: atribuir

they credit the invention to him: a él se le atribuye el invento

credit n

1) : saldo m positivo, saldo m a favor (de una cuenta)

2) : crédito m

to buy on credit: comprar a crédito

credit card: tarjeta de crédito

3) credence: crédito m

I gave credit to everything he said: di crédito a todo lo que dijo

4) recognition: reconocimiento m

5) : orgullo m, honor m

she's a credit to the school: ella es el orgullo de la escuela

credit

adj.

• crediticio, -a adj.

n.

• crédito s.m.

• haber s.m.

• mérito s.m.

• precio s.m.

v.

• abonar v.

• acreditar v.

• creer v.

• datar v.

I 'kredət, 'kredɪt
noun

1) ( Fin)

a) u ( in store) crédito m

on credit — a crédito; (before n)

credit account — (BrE) credicuenta f, cuenta f de or a crédito

b) u ( in banking)

if your account is in credit... — si está en números negros..., si tiene fondos en su cuenta...

to keep one's account in credit — mantener* un saldo positivo; (before n)

credit balance — saldo m positivo

credit limit — límite m de crédito

credit memorandum o (BrE) note — ( given by store) vale m de devolución

credit rating — calificación f crediticia

c) c ( on balance sheet) saldo m acreedor or a favor

2) u (honor, recognition) mérito m

she deserves some credit for trying — merece que se le reconozca el mérito de haberlo intentado

he's brighter than I gave him credit for — es más listo de lo que yo lo creía

Jim must take the credit for the excellent organization — la excelente organización es obra de Jim

your children are a credit to you — puedes estar orgulloso de tus hijos

to her credit, she's very modest — dicho sea en su honor, es muy modesta

the results do credit to the school — los resultados hablan muy bien del colegio or (le) hacen honor al colegio

credit where it's due, she's a good cook — en honor a la verdad, hay que reconocer que cocina muy bien

3) c ( Educ)

a) ( for study) crédito m ( unidad de valor de una asignatura dentro de un programa de estudios)

b) ( grade) ≈notable m

4) credits pl (Cin, TV, Video) créditos mpl, rótulos mpl (de crédito)

II

transitive verb

1) \<\<sum/funds\>\>

to credit something TO something — abonar or ingresar algo en algo

2)

a) ( ascribe to)

to credit somebody WITH something/-ING: I'd credited you with more common sense te creía con más sentido común; please, credit me with some intelligence reconóceme algo de inteligencia, por favor; they are credited with having invented the game — se les atribuye la invención del juego

b) ( believe) creer*, dar* crédito a

can you credit it? — ¿te lo puedes creer?, ¿no te parece increíble?

['kredɪt]
1. N

1) (Econ)

a) (in account) (=positive balance)

• his account is in credit — su cuenta tiene saldo positivo or está en números negros

as long as you stay in credit or keep your account in credit — mientras pueda mantener un saldo positivo

• you have £10 to your credit — tiene 10 libras en el haber, tiene un saldo a favor de 10 libras
letter 1., 2)
b) (for purchases) crédito m

they were refused credit — se les denegó un crédito

is his credit good? — ¿se le puede dar crédito sin riesgo?

• to give sb credit — conceder un crédito a algn

• interest-free credit — crédito m sin intereses

• to buy sth on credit — comprar algo a crédito or a plazos

no credit given — no se fía

credit terms available — se vende a plazos, facilidades de pago

c) (Accounting) saldo m acreedor, saldo m positivo

• on the credit side — (lit) en el haber; (fig) entre los aspectos positivos

2) (=honour) honor m

he's a credit to his family — es un orgullo para su familia, honra a su familia

• it does you credit — dice mucho a tu favor, te honra

with a skill that would have done credit to an expert — con una habilidad que hubiera sido el orgullo de un experto

• to his credit, I must point out that... — debo decir en su favor que...

3) (=recognition) mérito m

• they deserve credit for not giving up — merecen que se les reconozca el mérito de no haberse rendido

• credit where it's or credit's due — a cada uno según sus méritos

• to get the credit (for sth) — llevarse el mérito (de algo)

I did the work and he got all the credit — yo hice el trabajo y él se llevó todo el mérito

• to give sb credit for (doing) sth — reconocer a algn el mérito de (haber hecho) algo

• to take the credit for (doing) sth — llevarse el mérito de (haber hecho) algo

it would be wrong for us to take all the credit — no estaría bien que nos llevásemos todo el mérito

4) (=credence)

• he's a lot better than people give him credit for — es bastante mejor que lo que la gente cree

I gave you credit for more sense — te creía más sensato

• I have to give some credit to his story — tengo que reconocer que su historia tiene algo de verdad

5) credits (Cine, TV) (=titles) títulos mpl de crédito, créditos mpl ; (=achievements) logros mpl

she has a long list of stage credits — cuenta con una larga lista de éxitos or logros en escena

6) (esp US) (Univ) (=award) crédito m, unidad f de valor académico

2. VT

1) (=believe) creer

• it's hard to credit that such things went on — es difícil de creer que pasaran cosas semejantes

• would you credit it! — ¡parece mentira!

2) (=attribute)

• I credited him with more sense — le creía más sensato

credit me with some sense! — ¡no me tomes por idiota!

he is credited with the discovery — se le atribuye a él el descubrimiento

you don't credit her with a mind of her own — no te das cuenta de que ella sabe lo que quiere

3) (Comm) [+ money, interest] abonar, ingresar

• the money was credited to his account — el dinero se abonó or se ingresó en su cuenta

• we credit you with the interest monthly — le abonamos or ingresamos el interés mensualmente

3.

CPD

credit account N — cuenta f de crédito

credit agency N — agencia f de créditos

credit balance N — saldo m acreedor, saldo m positivo

credit bureau N — (US) oficina f de crédito

credit card N — tarjeta f de crédito

credit control N — control m del crédito

credit crunch N — restricciones fpl al crédito

credit entry N — anotación f en el haber

credit facilities NPL — facilidades fpl de crédito

credit history N — [of person] historial m crediticio, informe m de solvencia

credit hour N — (US) ≈ hora f de crédito

credit limit N — límite m de crédito

credit line N — línea f de crédito

credit note N — nota f de crédito

credit rating N — clasificación f crediticia; (fig) credibilidad f

the government's credit rating has plummeted — la credibilidad del gobierno ha caído en picado

credit reference N — informe m de crédito

credit risk N —

• to be a (bad)credit risk — presentar riesgo crediticio

• to be a good credit risk — no presentar riesgo crediticio

to assess credit risk — evaluar el riesgo crediticio

credit slip (US) N — comprobante m del crédito

credit squeeze N — restricciones fpl de crédito

credit transfer N — transferencia m

credit union N — cooperativa f de crédito

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I ['kredət, 'kredɪt]
noun

1) ( Fin)

a) u ( in store) crédito m

on credit — a crédito; (before n)

credit account — (BrE) credicuenta f, cuenta f de or a crédito

b) u ( in banking)

if your account is in credit... — si está en números negros..., si tiene fondos en su cuenta...

to keep one's account in credit — mantener* un saldo positivo; (before n)

credit balance — saldo m positivo

credit limit — límite m de crédito

credit memorandum o (BrE) note — ( given by store) vale m de devolución

credit rating — calificación f crediticia

c) c ( on balance sheet) saldo m acreedor or a favor

2) u (honor, recognition) mérito m

she deserves some credit for trying — merece que se le reconozca el mérito de haberlo intentado

he's brighter than I gave him credit for — es más listo de lo que yo lo creía

Jim must take the credit for the excellent organization — la excelente organización es obra de Jim

your children are a credit to you — puedes estar orgulloso de tus hijos

to her credit, she's very modest — dicho sea en su honor, es muy modesta

the results do credit to the school — los resultados hablan muy bien del colegio or (le) hacen honor al colegio

credit where it's due, she's a good cook — en honor a la verdad, hay que reconocer que cocina muy bien

3) c ( Educ)

a) ( for study) crédito m ( unidad de valor de una asignatura dentro de un programa de estudios)

b) ( grade) ≈notable m

4) credits pl (Cin, TV, Video) créditos mpl, rótulos mpl (de crédito)

II

transitive verb

1) \<\<sum/funds\>\>

to credit something TO something — abonar or ingresar algo en algo

2)

a) ( ascribe to)

to credit somebody WITH something/-ING: I'd credited you with more common sense te creía con más sentido común; please, credit me with some intelligence reconóceme algo de inteligencia, por favor; they are credited with having invented the game — se les atribuye la invención del juego

b) ( believe) creer*, dar* crédito a

can you credit it? — ¿te lo puedes creer?, ¿no te parece increíble?

English-spanish dictionary > credit
12 ground

[graund]
n

1) земля, земная поверхность, почва, грунт, верхний слой земли

There was very little snow on the ground. — На земле было очень много снега.

The draperies fell down to the ground. — Портьеры падали до самого пола.

The ground trembled under our feet. — Земля дрожала у нас под ногами.

The ground is not rich enough for a good crop. — Эта почва недостаточно плодородна, чтобы дать хороший урожай.

- moist ground
- dry ground
- boggy ground
- sandy ground
- fertile ground
- newly mage ground
- good ground for growing wheat
- ground troops
- ground operations
- ground defence
- ground control
- ground sheet
- ground floor
- ground station
- ground job
- ground personnel
- piece of ground
- narrow slip of ground
- smell of dry ground
- hole in the ground
- on the ground
- ground
- from the ground
- high above the ground
- far bellow the ground
- above ground
- under ground
- dress the ground
- till the ground
- roll on the ground
- break new ground
- throw smth to the ground
- bend to the ground
- fall to the ground

- bow gown to the ground
- reach the ground
- kiss the ground
- stamp the ground
- touch ground
- look at the ground
- draw smth along the ground
- hit against the ground
- beat a pole into the ground
- sink into the ground
- rise from the ground
- tear a plant out of ground
- penetrate into the ground
- test the ground with one's foot
- inspect the ground for traces of blood
- put one's ear to the ground
- live on the ground floor

- lie on the bare ground

- dig the ground

- lie on the ground
- pick smth up from the ground
- walk on the ground
- grow in very good ground
- be on firm ground

- be on firm ground

- ground is covered with dry leaves
- ground settled
- where the ground was hardest
2) поле, местность, территория, план

The ground is mostly planted with trees. — Участок, в основном, засажен деревьями.

All that ground is build up. — Весь этот участок застроен.

The police covered the ground north of the town. — Полиция тщательно осмотрела территорию к северу от города.

We haven't very much more ground to cover here. — Нам осталось пройти еще немного.

- lovely ground
- rising ground
- hunting ground
- rough ground
- winter feeding ground of goats from the mountains
- level ground
- rugged ground
- steep ground
- grassy grounds
- extensive grounds
- considerable ground
- French ground
- exhibition ground
- sports ground
- pleasure ground
- landing ground
- cycling ground
- broken ground
- enemy ground
- parade ground
- home ground
- cricket ground
- university grounds
- football ground
- consecrated ground
- Holy Ground
- ground contamination
- good ground for a garden
- ground north of smth
- grounds of the mansion
- ground reserved for gardening
- rise of the ground
- character of the ground
- go over a good ground
- cover much ground on the hike
- capture much of the enemy
- have extensive grounds around the house
- trespass on smb's grounds
- walk about the ground
- find good grounds to build this house
- close the grounds to the public
- grounds are splendidly laid out
3) (обыкновенно pl) основание для обсуждения, тема

He was rejected on medical grounds. — Его не приняли/он не прошел по медицинским показателям.

They decided to act on legal grounds. — Они решили действовать на юридических основаниях.

I'm an experience cook. — Когда речь идет о еде, я абсолютно уверен в себе, так как я опытный повар.

I see no grounds for denial/refusal. — Не вижу причин для отказа.

- classic ground
- theoretical grounds
- delicate ground
- forbidden ground
- common ground
- legal grounds
- good grounds
- good grounds for anxiety
- on normal grounds
- on legal grounds
- on rational grounds
- from the ground up
- on the ground that...
- be on one's ground
- find a common ground
- be sure of one's own ground
- be on shaky grounds
- shift one's ground
- lose one's ground
- have no grounds for complaint
- have every ground to worry
- be on firm ground

- cover the whole ground
- tread on forbidden ground
- have some grounds for refusal
- act on grounds of expediency
- have good grounds to believe
- have grounds for supposing smth
- have personal grounds to say so
- make up lost grounds
- cut the ground from under smb's feet
- suit down to the ground
- do something without grounds
4) фон, план

When the green pain off, we saw there was a white ground underneath. — Когда сошла зеленая краска, под ней мы увидели белый фон.

- back ground
- on a white ground
- in the middle ground of the picture
•

CHOICE OF WORDS:

See earth, n

USAGE:

See air, n; USAGE (2.).

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > ground
13 pass

[pɑ:s, Am pæs] n <pl - es>

1) transp

( road) Pass m;

one of the highest \passes in Europe einer der höchsten Pässe in Europa;

mountain \pass [Gebirgs]pass m

2) fball, sports ( of a ball) Pass m, Vorlage f (für ein Tor);

that was a beautiful \pass to the centre forward das war ein gekonnter Pass zum Mittelstürmer

3) ( sweep) by a plane [Darüber]streichen nt kein pl;

they had seen the aircraft flying low in a \pass over the ski resort sie hatten gesehen, wie das Flugzeug sehr tief über das Skigebiet hinwegflog; by a magician, conjuror [Hand]bewegung f;

the magician made some \passes with his hands over her body der Zauberer fuhr mit der Hand mehrmals über ihren Körper

4) (fam: sexual advance) Annäherungsversuch m;

to make a \pass [at sb] einen Annäherungsversuch [bei jdm] machen, sich akk an jdn ranmachen ( fam)

5) ( Brit) sch, univ ( exam success) Bestehen nt kein pl (einer Prüfung);

to achieve grade A \passes sehr gute Noten bekommen;

to get/obtain a \pass in an exam eine Prüfung bestehen;

(Am) ( grade) Bestehen nt kein pl (einer Prüfung);

in those courses they don't grade students - they just get a \pass or fail in diesen Kursen bekommen die Studenten keine Noten, sie können nur entweder bestehen oder durchfallen;

( proof of completion) Bestanden nt

6) ( permit) Passierschein m;

only people with a \pass are allowed to enter the nuclear power station nur Personen mit einem entsprechenden Ausweis dürfen das Kernkraftwerk betreten; for a festival Eintritt m, Eintrittskarte f; for public transport [Wochen-/Monats-/Jahres-]karte f;

bus \pass Busfahrkarte f (die über einen bestimmten Zeitraum gültig ist);

free \pass Freikarte f;

disabled people have a free \pass for the public transport system Behinderte können die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel kostenlos benutzen;

( esp Am) sch; to leave class Entschuldigung f (für das Fernbleiben vom Unterricht);

why aren't you at the math class? - I've got a \pass warum bist du nicht im Matheunterricht? - ich hab eine Entschuldigung

7) no pl ( predicament) Notlage f, kritische Lage;

this is a \pass - we can't get back into the hotel da haben wir uns ja was Schönes eingebrockt - wir können nicht ins Hotel zurück ( fam)

to come to a pretty \pass ziemlich übel [für jdn] aussehen ( fam)

it's come to a pretty \pass when you can't even have a few quiet drinks with friends wenn man nicht mal mehr in aller Ruhe mit seinen Freunden ein paar Gläschen trinken kann, dann stimmt was nicht ( fam)

to reach a \pass außer Kontrolle geraten, ausufern vt

1) ( go past)

to \pass sb/ sth an jdm/etw vorbeikommen;

if you \pass a supermarket, can you get me some milk? würdest du mir Milch mitbringen, wenn du beim Supermarkt vorbeikommst?

2) ( exceed)

it \passes all belief that he could have been so selfish es ist doch wirklich nicht zu fassen, dass er dermaßen selbstsüchtig sein konnte;

to \pass a closing date/ sell-by date verfallen;

don't buy goods which have \passed their sell-by date kauf keine Waren, deren Verfallsdatum bereits abgelaufen ist;

to \pass a limit eine Grenze überschreiten;

to \pass the time limit das Zeitlimit überschreiten;

I'm sorry, you've \passed the time limit es tut mir leid, aber Sie haben überzogen

3) ( hand to)

to \pass sth to sb jdm etw [herüber]reichen;

( bequeath to) jdm etw vererben;

could you \pass the salt please? könnten Sie mir bitte mal das Salz [herüber]reichen?;

I asked if I could see the letter, so she \passed it to me reluctantly ich fragte, ob ich den Brief mal sehen könnte, also gab sie ihn mir widerwillig;

the deceased's estate was \passed to his distant relatives der Besitz des Verstorbenen fiel an seine entfernten Verwandten;

Gerald \passed the note to me Gerald gab mir die Notiz;

to \pass the hat [around] ( fig) den Hut herumgehen lassen;

( transfer to)

to be \passed to sb auf jdn übergehen;

the responsibility was gradually \passed to the British government die Verantwortung wurde nach und nach der britischen Regierung übertragen

4) ( put into circulation)

to \pass money Geld in Umlauf bringen;

I saw someone get caught trying to \pass forged five pound notes in the supermarket ich sah, wie jemand dabei erwischt wurde, als er versuchte im Supermarkt mit gefälschten Fünfpfundnoten zu bezahlen;

I haven't trusted him since he \passed me a forged fiver ich trau ihm einfach nicht mehr, seit er versucht hat, mir einen gefälschten Fünfer anzudrehen ( fam)

5) fball, sports

to \pass the ball to sb jdm den Ball zuspielen;

the crowd were shouting at the player to \pass the basketball die Zuschauermenge schrie dem Basketballspieler zu, er solle den Ball abgeben;

to \pass the baton to sb den Stab an jdn abgeben;

the timing of the athletes in a relay race must be perfect to \pass the baton smoothly das Timing beim Staffellauf muss absolut stimmen, damit der Stab sauber übergeben werden kann

6) food ( process)

the cook \passed the carrots through the mixer der Koch pürierte die Karotten im Mixer;

to \pass the water through the filter das Wasser durch den Filter laufen lassen

7) sch, univ ( succeed)

to \pass an exam/ a test eine Prüfung/eine Arbeit bestehen;

(fig: meet requirements) eine Prüfung bestehen, gut genug sein;

she \passed the oral but failed the written exam die mündliche Prüfung hat sie bestanden, aber in der schriftlichen ist sie durchgefallen;

why the questions? - am I supposed to \pass some silly imaginary test? warum fragst du mich das? soll das vielleicht so eine Art Prüfung für mich sein?;

to \pass muster akzeptabel sein;

new teams won't be admitted to the league if their stadiums don't \pass muster neue Mannschaften werden nur dann in die Liga aufgenommen, wenn ihre Stadien auf dem erforderlichen Stand sind

8) ( of time)

to \pass one's days/ holiday [or (Am) vacation] / time doing sth seine Tage/Ferien/Zeit mit etw dat verbringen;

it was a long train journey, but they managed to \pass three hours playing cards es war eine lange Zugfahrt, aber sie haben drei Stunden davon mit Kartenspielen herumgebracht ( fam)

to \pass the time sich dat die Zeit vertreiben;

I'm not very good at drawing but it helps to \pass the time ich kann zwar nicht sehr gut zeichnen, aber es ist doch ein ganz schöner Zeitvertreib;

I just wanted to \pass the time of day with her, but she completely ignored me ich wollte wirklich nur kurz guten Tag sagen und ein wenig mit ihr plaudern, aber sie hat mich völlig links liegen lassen

9) pol ( approve)

to \pass sth etw verabschieden;

they are hoping to \pass legislation which will forbid drivers aged under 25 to drink alcohol man hofft darauf, ein Gesetz einzuführen, das Fahrern unter 25 den Genuss von Alkohol verbieten würde;

to \pass a bill/ law ein Gesetz verabschieden;

to \pass a motion einen Antrag genehmigen;

to \pass a resolution eine Resolution verabschieden;

to \pass sb/ sth as fit [or suitable] jdn/etw [als] geeignet erklären;

the restaurant was serving meat that had not been \passed as fit for human consumption in dem Restaurant wurde Fleisch serviert, das nicht für den Verzehr freigegeben war;

he was \passed fit for military service er wurde für wehrdiensttauglich erklärt;

the censors \passed the film as suitable for children die Zensurstelle gab den Film für Kinder frei

10) ( utter)

to \pass a comment einen Kommentar abgeben, sich akk äußern;

to \pass a comment on sb eine Bemerkung über jdn machen;

to \pass judgement [on sb/sth] [über jdn/etw] urteilen [o ein Urteil fällen];

the jury at the film festival \passed judgement on the films they had seen die Jury gab beim Filmfestival ihr Urteil über die Filme ab, die sie gesehen hatte;

to \pass one's opinion seine Meinung sagen;

to \pass a remark eine Bemerkung machen;

I heard she'd been \passing remarks about me behind my back ich hörte, dass sie hinter meinem Rücken über mich hergezogen war;

to \pass sentence [on sb] law das Urteil [über jdn] fällen

11) med (form: excrete)

to \pass sth etw ausscheiden;

to \pass blood Blut im Stuhl/Urin haben;

to \pass faeces Kot ausscheiden;

to \pass urine urinieren;

to \pass water Wasser lassen

PHRASES:

to \pass the buck [to sb/sth] (sth]) ( fam) die Verantwortung abschieben, jdm/etw den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben;

the government has simply \passed the buck to the local authorities without offering any support die Regierung hat die Verantwortung ganz einfach auf die Kommunen abgewälzt, ohne ihnen irgendeine Unterstützung anzubieten vi

1) ( move by) vorbeigehen, vorbeikommen;

I was just \passing so I thought I'd drop in for a chat ich bin gerade vorbeigekommen und dachte, ich schau mal kurz auf ein paar Worte rein;

we often \passed on the stairs wir sind uns oft im Treppenhaus begegnet;

the road will \pass near the village die Straße wird nahe am Dorf vorbeiführen;

the marchers \passed by without stopping die Demonstranten zogen vorüber, ohne anzuhalten;

not one car \passed while I was there während ich dort war, fuhr nicht ein einziges Auto vorbei;

the Queen \passed among the crowd die Königin mischte sich unter die Menge;

he \passed nearby our group without even knowing we were there er lief nicht weit von unserer Gruppe entfernt vorbei, völlig ohne mitzukriegen, dass wir da waren;

you'll have to \pass not far from where we'll be standing du musst sowieso ganz in der Nähe von wo wir stehen vorbei;

the planes \passed noisily overhead die Flugzeuge donnerten vorbei ( fam)

the bullet \passed between her shoulder blades die Kugel ging genau zwischen ihren Schulterblättern durch; ( fig)

a momentary look of anxiety \passed across his face für einen kurzen Moment überschattete ein Ausdruck der Besorgnis seine Miene;

to \pass unnoticed unbemerkt bleiben, überhaupt nicht auffallen;

to \pass over sth über etw akk gleiten; plane über etw akk hinwegfliegen;

to \pass under sth unter etw dat hindurchfahren [o gehen];

the road \passes under the railway line die Straße führt unter einer Eisenbahnbrücke hindurch

2) ( enter) eintreten, hereinkommen;

may I \pass? kann ich hereinkommen?;

that helps prevent fats \passing into the bloodstream das verhindert, dass Fette in die Blutbahn gelangen;

to let sb [or allow sb to] \pass jdn durchlassen;

they shall not \pass! sie werden nicht durchkommen! (Kampfruf der Antifaschisten)

3) ( go away) vergehen, vorübergehen, vorbeigehen;

it'll soon \pass das geht schnell vorbei;

I felt a bit nauseous, but the mood \passed mir war ein bisschen schlecht, aber es war gleich wieder vorbei

4) ( change)

to \pass from sth to sth von etw dat zu etw dat übergehen;

wax \passes from solid to liquid when you heat it beim Erhitzen wird festes Wachs flüssig;

the water \passes from a liquid state to a solid state when frozen Wasser wird fest, wenn es gefriert

5) ( move into)

gradually all these English words have \passed into the German language mit der Zeit sind all diese englischen Wörter in die deutsche Sprache eingegangen

6) ( exchange)

no words have \passed between us since our divorce seit unserer Scheidung haben wir kein einziges Wort miteinander gewechselt;

the looks \passing between them suggested they had a very close relationship die Blicke, die sie miteinander wechselten, ließen darauf schließen, dass sie sich sehr nahe standen;

greetings were always \passed between them, despite their mutual animosity obwohl sie sich gegenseitig nicht ausstehen konnten, grüßten sie sich immer

7) fball ( of a ball) zuspielen, [den Ball] abgeben;

he's a good player but he should \pass more er ist ein guter Spieler, aber er sollte den Ball auch öfter einmal den anderen zuspielen

8) sch ( succeed) bestehen, durchkommen;

after taking his driving test four times he \passed at the fifth attempt last week nachdem er viermal durch die Fahrprüfung gefallen war, bestand er sie letzte Woche beim fünften Anlauf

9) usu passive ( approve)

the resolution was \passed unanimously die Resolution wurde einstimmig angenommen;

‘motion \passed by a clear majority,’ said the speaker of the house „Antrag mit deutlicher Mehrheit angenommen“, sagte der Parlamentspräsident

10) ( go by) vergehen, verstreichen;

the evening \passed without any great disasters der Abend verlief ohne größere Zwischenfälle;

time seems to \pass so slowly when you're in school wenn man in der Schule ist, scheint die Zeit unheimlich langsam zu vergehen;

I saw that I had let a golden opportunity \pass ich merkte, dass ich eine wirklich einmalige Gelegenheit ungenutzt hatte verstreichen lassen;

for a moment she thought he was going to kiss her, but the moment \passed einen kurzen Augenblick lang dachte sie, er würde sie küssen - aber dieser Moment verstrich, und nichts geschah;

11) (fig: not answer) passen [müssen];

what's happened here? - I'll have to \pass, I don't know either was ist denn hier passiert? - fragen Sie mich nicht, ich weiß es auch nicht;

\pass - I don't know the answer ich passe - ich weiß es nicht;

the second contestant \passed on four questions der zweite Wettbewerbsteilnehmer musste bei vier Fragen passen;

12) (fig fam: not consume)

to \pass on sth auf etw akk verzichten;

thanks, but I think I'll \pass on the chocolates since I'm dieting danke, aber ich verzichte lieber auf die Pralinen, weil ich eine Diät mache

13) ( be accepted as)

I really want to go to the film, but I don't think I'd \pass as 18 ich will den Film unbedingt sehen, aber die glauben mir nie, dass ich 18 bin;

do you think this non-matching jacket and trousers could \pass as a suit? meinst du, ich kann diese Jacke und die Hose als Anzug anziehen, obwohl sie nicht zusammengehören?;

they recruited somebody they hoped would \pass as a German in the film für den Film haben sie jemanden engagiert, von dem sie hoffen, dass er als Deutscher durchgeht

English-German students dictionary > pass
14 much

[mʌtʃ] adj <more, most> + sing

viel;

there wasn't \much post es kam nicht viel Post;

how \much...? wie viel...?;

how \much time have we got? wie viel Zeit bleibt uns?;

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel;

not/so \much nicht/so viel;

[\much] too \much [viel] zu viel;

a bit too \much etwas [o ein bisschen] [zu] viel pron

1) ( relative amount) viel;

this \much is certain so viel [o eines] ist sicher;

I don't know \much about fishing ich hab nicht viel Ahnung vom Angeln;

he left without so \much as an apology er ging ohne auch nur ein Wort der Entschuldigung;

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel;

too \much zu viel

2) ( great deal) viel;

\much of what you say is right vieles von dem, was Sie sagen, ist richtig;

you didn't miss \much Sie haben nicht viel verpasst;

well, I guess our picnic won't come to \much ich glaube, aus unserem Picknick wird nichts werden;

my new stereo isn't up to \much meine neue Anlage taugt nicht viel ( fam)

I'm not up to \much really ( not much planned) ich hab nicht viel vor;

( not fit for much) mit mir ist nicht viel los ( fam)

3) with negative

(pej: poor example)

I've never been \much of a dancer ich habe noch nie gut tanzen können;

she's not \much of a believer in horoscopes sie glaubt nicht wirklich an Horoskope;

he's not \much to look at er sieht nicht gerade umwerfend aus

4) ( larger part)

\much of the day der Großteil des Tages;

\much of sb's time ein Großteil von jds Zeit

5) ( be redundant)

so \much for... das war's dann wohl mit...;

the car's broken down again - so \much for the trip to the seaside das Auto ist schon wieder kaputt - das war's dann wohl mit unserem Ausflug ans Meer

6) with interrogative

how \much is it? was kostet das? adv <more, most>

1) ( greatly) sehr;

we would very \much like to come wir würden sehr gerne kommen;

she would \much rather have her baby at home than in the hospital sie würde ihr Kind viel lieber zu Hause als im Krankenhaus zur Welt bringen;

I've been feeling \much healthier lately ich fühle mich in letzter Zeit viel besser;

\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung;

to not be \much good at sth in etw dat nicht sehr gut sein

2) ( by far) bei weitem;

she's \much the best person for the job sie ist bei weitem die Beste für den Job

3) ( nearly) fast;

things around here are \much as always hier ist alles beim Alten;

as \much as so gut wie;

he as \much as admitted that... er hat so gut wie zugegeben, dass...;

\much the same fast so;

I am feeling \much the same as yesterday ich fühle mich ungefähr genauso wie gestern

4) ( specifying degree)

as \much as so viel wie;

I like him as \much as you do ich mag ihn genauso sehr wie du;

they fought with each other as \much as ever sie stritten sich wie eh und je;

so \much so [sehr];

it hurts so \much to see him like that es tut so weh, ihn so zu sehen;

I wanted so \much to meet you ich wollte dich unbedingt treffen;

very \much sehr;

thank you very \much herzlichen Dank;

that's very \much the done thing around here das ist hier so üblich

5) ( exactly that) genau das;

I had expected as \much so etwas hatte ich schon erwartet;

it was as \much as I could do to get out of bed ich konnte gerade noch aufstehen

6) ( often) häufig;

we don't go out \much wir gehen nicht viel [o oft] weg;

do you see \much of her? siehst du sie öfters?

7) ( setting up a contrast)

they're not so \much lovers as friends sie sind eher Freunde als ein Liebespaar conj

( although) auch wenn, wenngleich ( geh)

\much as I like you,... so gern ich dich auch mag,...;

\much as I would like to help you,... so gerne ich euch auch helfen würde,...;

he can barely boil an egg, \much less cook a proper dinner er kann kaum ein Ei kochen, geschweige denn eine richtige Mahlzeit;

however \much you dislike her... wie unsympathisch sie dir auch sein mag,...

English-German students dictionary > much
15 make

meik
1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) hacer, construir, fabricar

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) hacer, obligar

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) hacer, poner, volver

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganar, hacer

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) ser, equivaler

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser, hacer

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nombrar, elegir

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) hacer

2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

make¹ n marca

what make is your watch? ¿de qué marca es tu reloj? / ¿cuál es la marca de tu reloj?

make² vb

1. hacer

I'm making a cake estoy haciendo una tarta

don't make so much noise no hagas tanto ruido

the film made her cry la película la hizo llorar

have you made your bed? ¿te has hecho la cama?

2. fabricar / producir

this factory makes cars esta fábrica produce coches

3. ser

eight and seven make fifteen ocho y siete son quince

to make sure asegurarse

make sure the oven is turned off asegúrate de que esté apagado el horno

El pasado y participio pasado de make es made; el gerundio se escribe making

make

tr[meɪk]

noun

1 (brand) marca

■ what make of car did you buy? ¿de qué marca es el coche que compraste?

transitive verb (pt & pp made, ger making)

1 (produce - gen) hacer; (construct) construir; (manufacture) fabricar; (create) crear; (prepare) preparar

■ we've already made plans for the weekend ya hemos hecho planes para el fin de semana

■ have you made a list? ¿has hecho una lista?

■ he made a fortune hizo una fortuna

■ I'll make some tea haré un poco de té

■ she made some sandwiches hizo unos bocadillos, preparó unos bocadillos

■ he's making a film about the civil war está haciendo una película sobre la guerra civil

■ they're going to make a record van a grabar un disco

■ Parliament makes laws el Parlamento hace las leyes

■ she makes all her own clothes ella misma se hace toda su ropa

■ stop making all that noise! ¡dejad de hacer tanto ruido!

■ these cakes have been made using the finest ingredients estos pastelitos han sido elaborados con ingredientes de primera calidad

2 (carry out, perform) hacer

■ we made a long journey hicimos un largo viaje

■ may I make a suggestion? ¿puedo hacer una sugerencia?

■ the cat's made a hole in the armchair el gato ha hecho un agujero en el sillón

■ I must make a phone call tengo que hacer una llamada

■ she made an important decision tomó una decisión importante

■ he has to make a speech tiene que pronunciar un discurso

■ I made a terrible mistake cometí un gran error

■ we've made arrangements for you to be met at the airport hemos dispuesto que alguien vaya a buscarte al aeropuerto

3 (cause to be) hacer, poner, volver

■ the fish made her ill el pescado le sentó mal

■ the gift made him happy el regalo lo hizo feliz

■ you make me so angry me sacas de quicio

■ the decision made me unpopular le decisión me hizo impopular

■ that dress makes you look slim aquel vestido te hace delgada

■ the news has been made public la noticia se ha hecho pública

■ she couldn't make herself understood no se hacía entender

4 (force, compel) hacer, obligar; (cause to do) hacer

■ they make me go to bed early me obligan a acostarme temprano

■ they made him wait le hicieron esperar

■ peeling onions makes her cry pelar cebollas le hace llorar

■ he makes me laugh me hace reír

■ what makes you say that? ¿por qué dices eso?

5 (be, become) ser, hacer; (cause to be) hacer, convertir en

■ she'll make a good singer será buena cantante, tiene madera de cantante

■ he'll make somebody a good husband será un buen marido para alguien

■ we'll make a champion of you te convertiremos en campeón

■ it'll make a change será un cambio

■ this book makes great reading este libro es estupendo

■ don't make a habit of it que no se convierta en una costumbre

■ you'll make a mess of it lo vas a estropear

6 (earn) ganar, hacer

■ she made 1,000 pounds last week ganó 1.000 libras la semana pasada

■ he makes a living selling imitation jewellery se gana la vida vendiendo bisutería

7 (achieve) conseguir, alcanzar; (arrive at, reach) alcanzar, llegar a; (manage to attend) poder (ir)

■ we made it! ¡lo conseguimos!

■ he made it to the airport just in time llegó al aeropuerto con el tiempo justo

■ their record made number one su disco alcanzó el número uno

■ I can't make it to your party no puedo ir a tu fiesta

■ I can't make it Friday el viernes no puedo

8 (appoint) nombrar; (elect) elegir

■ the king made him a duke el rey lo nombró duque

■ they made her treasurer la eligieron tesorera

9 (calculate, estimate, reckon) calcular

■ I make it ten pounds altogether calculo que son diez libras en total

■ how much do you make it? ¿a ti cuánto te da?

■ what time do you make it? ¿qué hora tienes?

10 (total, equal) ser, equivaler a

■ three and four make seven tres más cuatro son siete

■ with the baby that makes eight of us con el bebé somos ocho

■ that makes the third time you've asked me! ¡es la tercera vez que me lo preguntas!

11 (complete, finish off) dar el toque final a, completar; (assure success of) consagrar

■ the new curtains really make the room las nuevas cortinas dan el toque final a la habitación

■ this book will make her as a novelist este libro la consagrará como novelista

intransitive verb

1 (to be about to) hacer como, hacer ademán de, simular

■ he made as if to kiss her hizo como si la besara

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on the make (for profit) andar tras el dinero, andar intentando sacar tajada 2 (for power) barrer para dentro, barrer para casa 3 (for sex) estar de ligue, andar buscando aventuras

to make a fresh start volver a empezar

to make a go of something sacar algo adelante

to make a loss perder dinero

to make a name for oneself hacerse un nombre

to make a note of something apuntar algo

to make a profit ganar dinero

to make a will hacer su testamento

to make believe hacer ver, imaginarse

■ the children made believe they were on a desert island los niños hacían ver que estaban en una isla desierta

to make do (with something) arreglárselas (con algo)

to make friends hacer amigos

to make fun of burlarse de

to make it a rule to do something tener como norma hacer algo

to make good triunfar

to make something good (pay for, replace) pagar 2 (carry out, fulfil) cumplir con 3 (repair) arreglar

to make it (be successful) tener éxito, llegar hasta arriba

to make like hacer ver, fingir

■ make like you haven't seen him haz ver que no lo has visto

to make nothing of something (achieve easily) hacer algo sin ningún problema 2 (treat as trifling) quitar importancia a algo

to make or break somebody/something significar la consagración o la ruina de alguien/algo

to make sense tener sentido

to make somebody's day alegrarle el día a alguien

to make something clear aclarar algo, dejar algo claro

to make something known dar a conocer algo

to make sure (of something) asegurarse (de algo)

to make the best/most of something sacar partido de algo

to make the bed hacer la cama

make ['meɪk] v, made ['meɪd;] ; making vt

1) create: hacer

to make noise: hacer ruido

2) fashion, manufacture: hacer, fabricar

she made a dress: hizo un vestido

3) devise, form: desarrollar, elaborar, formar

4) constitute: hacer, constituir

made of stone: hecho de piedra

5) prepare: hacer, preparar

6) render: hacer, poner

it makes him nervous: lo pone nervioso

to make someone happy: hacer feliz a alguien

it made me sad: me dio pena

7) perform: hacer

to make a gesture: hacer un gesto

8) compel: hacer, forzar, obligar

9) earn: ganar

to make a living: ganarse la vida

make vi

1) head: ir, dirigirse

we made for home: nos fuimos a casa

2)

to make do : arreglárselas

3)

to make good repay: pagar

4)

to make good succeed: tener éxito

make n

brand: marca f

make

n.

• fabricación s.f.

• hechura s.f.

• marca s.f.

• modelo s.m.

make (sth.) apparent

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

make (sth.) stand out

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made) = confeccionar v.

• constituir v.

• crear v.

• fabricar v.

• formar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

I
1. meɪk
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

[meɪk] (pt, pp made) When make is part of a set combination, eg make an attempt, make a bow, make a case, make sure, look up the other word.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=create, prepare) [+ fire, bed, tea, will, remark, plan, suggestion] hacer; [+ dress] hacer, confeccionar; [+ shelter] construir; [+ meal] hacer, preparar; [+ record] grabar; [+ film] rodar; (=manufacture) [+ tool, machine] fabricar, hacer

I'm going to make a cake — voy a hacer un pastel

I make my bed every morning — me hago la cama cada mañana

he made it himself — lo hizo él mismo

God made man — Dios hizo al hombre

don't make a noise — no hagas ruido

"made in Spain" — [+ tool, machine] "fabricado en España"; [+ dress] "confeccionado en España"; [+ nougat, chocolate] "elaborado en España"

he's as cunning as they make 'em * — es de lo más astuto que hay

this car isn't made to carry eight people — este coche no está pensado para ocho personas

they don't make songs like that any more — ya no componen canciones como las de antes

• they were made for each other — estaban hechos el uno para el otro

her shoes weren't made for walking — llevaba unos zapatos poco adecuados para caminar

• we had the curtains made to measure — nos hicieron las cortinas a medida

• it's made of gold — es de oro, está hecho de oro
show 2., 4)
2) (=carry out) [+ journey, effort] hacer; [+ speech] pronunciar; [+ payment] efectuar; [+ error] cometer

I'd like to make a phone call — quisiera hacer una llamada

he made an agreement to pay off the arrears — se comprometió a pagar los atrasos

3) (=earn) ganar

how much do you make? — ¿cuánto ganas?

he makes £350 a week — gana 350 libras a la semana

the deal made him £500 — ganó 500 libras con el negocio, el negocio le reportó 500 libras

the film made millions — la película recaudó millones

4) (=reach, achieve) [+ place] llegar a

will we make Paris before lunch? — ¿llegaremos a París antes de la hora de comer?

Lara made a hundred — (Cricket) Lara hizo or se anotó 100 carreras

the novel made the bestseller list — la novela entró en las listas de libros más vendidos

• we made it just in time — llegamos justo a tiempo

can you make it by 10? — ¿puedes llegar a las 10?

sorry, I can't make it — lo siento, no puedo or no me va bien

do you think he'll make (it to) university? — ¿crees que conseguirá ir a la universidad?

he made (it into) the first team — consiguió entrar en el primer equipo

you've got the talent to make it — con tu talento llegarás muy lejos

to make it with sb * — (sexually) hacérselo con algn *

• to make land — (Naut) llegar a tierra

• to make port — (Naut) tomar puerto

- he's got it made

5) (=say, agree)

let's make it 9 o'clock — pongamos las 9

another beer, please, no, make that two — otra cerveza por favor, no, que sean dos

6) (=cause to succeed)

this film made her — esta película la consagró

he was made for life — se aseguró un porvenir brillante

to make or break sth/sb —

this deal will make or break him — con este negocio o fracasa o se asegura el éxito

sex can make or break a relationship — el sexo es determinante en una relación, el sexo puede afianzar una relación o hacer que fracase

7) (=constitute)

this log makes a good seat — este tronco va muy bien de asiento

he'll make somebody a good husband — va a ser or hará un buen marido para algn

it'll make a (nice) change not to have to cook every day — lo de no tener que cocinar cada día estará muy bien, ¡qué descanso, no tener que cocinar cada día!

• they make a lovely couple — hacen muy buena pareja

• he'll make a good footballer — será buen futbolista

• it makes pleasant reading — es una lectura amena

• it still doesn't make a set — todavía no completa un juego entero

• it made a nice surprise — fue una sorpresa agradable

8) (=equal)

two and two make four — dos y dos son cuatro

this one makes 20 — con este son or hacen 20

how much does that make (altogether)? — ¿a cuánto sube (en total)?

8 pints make a gallon — 8 pintas hacen or son un galón

9) (=calculate) calcular

what do you make the total? — ¿cuánto calculas que es el total?

how many do you make it? — ¿cuántos calculas que hay?

I make the total 17 — calculo que hay 17 en total

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

I make it 6 o'clock — yo tengo las 6

10) (Cards) [+ trick] ganar, hacer; (Bridge) [+ contract] cumplir

11) (in set structures)
to make sb sth (=cause to be)
to make sb king — hacer rey a algn

he made her his wife — la hizo su esposa

they've made Owen secretary — han nombrado secretario a Owen

he made her a star — hizo de ella una estrella
to make sb/sth ({+ adjective/past participle}28})
to make sb happy — hacer feliz a algn

to make sb angry — poner furioso a algn

to make o.s. heard — hacerse oír

the noise made concentration difficult or made it difficult to concentrate — con ese ruido era difícil concentrarse

why make things difficult for yourself? — ¿por qué te complicas la vida?
ill 1., 1), sick 1., 2), unhappy to make sth/sb into sth convertir algo/a algn en algo
we made the guest room into a study — convertimos la habitación de los invitados en estudio

they have made him into a cult figure — lo han convertido en un ídolo

the fibres are made into rope — con las fibras se hace cuerda
to make sb do sth (=cause to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo; (=force to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo, obligar a algn a hacer algo
to make sb laugh/cry — hacer reír/llorar a algn

now look what you've made me do! — ¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!

what made you say that? — ¿cómo se te ocurrió decir eso?, ¿por qué dijiste eso?

what makes you do it? — ¿qué es lo que te lleva a hacerlo?

it makes you think, doesn't it? — da que pensar ¿no?

he made me apologize to the teacher — me hizo pedir perdón or me obligó a pedir perdón al profesor

you can't make me (do it) — no puedes obligarme (a hacerlo)

I was made to wait for an hour — me hicieron esperar una hora
to make o.s. do sth obligarse a hacer algo
I have to make myself (do it) — tengo que obligarme (a hacerlo), tengo que hacer un esfuerzo (por hacerlo)

she made herself look him in the eye — tuvo que obligarse a mirarle a los ojos
to make sth do, make [do] with sth arreglárselas or apañárselas con algo
I'll make do with what I've got — me las arreglaré con lo que tengo

12) (in set expressions)
to make good [+ promise] cumplir; [+ accusation] hacer bueno, probar; [+ claim] justificar; [+ loss] compensar; [+ damage] reparar; (=pay) pagar make 2. to make sth of sth (=understand)
I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

what do you make of Anna? — ¿qué piensas de Anna?, ¿qué te parece Anna?

what do you make of this? — ¿qué te parece esto?

I can't make anything of this letter — no entiendo nada de lo que pone esta carta, no saco nada en claro de esta carta
(=give importance to)
I think you're making rather too much of what I said — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije
issue 1., 1)
2.

INTRANSITIVE VERB (in set expressions)

• to make after sb — perseguir a algn, correr tras algn

• he made as if to — + infin hizo como si + subjun, hizo ademán de + infin

he made as if to strike me — hizo como si me fuera a pegar, hizo ademán de pegarme

• to make good — [ex-criminal] rehabilitar, reformar

• he was making like he didn't have any money — (US) * hacía como si no tuviera dinero

- it's make or break time for the England team

3.

NOUN (=brand) marca f

what make of car was it? — ¿qué marca de coche era?

they are our own make — son de nuestra propia marca

they have rifles of Belgian make — tienen fusiles de fabricación belga

- be on the make

- make away

- make away with

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up on

- make up to

* * *

I
1. [meɪk]
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

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Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > make
16 great

[greɪt] adj

1) ( very big) groß, riesig;

it gives us \great pleasure to announce the engagement of our daughter es ist uns eine große Freude, die Verlobung unserer Tochter bekannt zu geben;

it is with \great sorrow that I inform you of the death of our director zu meinem tiefsten Bedauern muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass unser Direktor verstorben ist;

I feel \great sympathy for you ich fühle von ganzem Herzen mit dir;

a \great amount [or quantity] eine große Menge, sehr viel;

a \great deal of time/ money eine Menge [o sehr viel] Zeit/Geld;

to a \great extent im Großen und Ganzen;

a \great joy eine große Freude;

the \great majority of people die überwiegende Mehrheit der Leute;

a \great many [or number of] people sehr viele Menschen;

a \great sadness eine tiefe Traurigkeit

2) ( famous) groß;

( important) bedeutend;

( outstanding) überragend;

the \greatest boxer/ show der größte Boxer/die größte Show;

a \great personality eine überragende Persönlichkeit

3) ( wonderful) großartig, wunderbar;

we had a \great time at the party wir haben uns auf der Party großartig amüsiert;

it's \great to be back home again es ist richtig schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein;

it was \great driving over the mountains es war wunderschön, durch die Berge zu fahren;

\great! ( iron) ( fam) na prima! ( iron) ( fam), klasse! ( iron) ( fam)

the \great thing about sth/sb is [that]... das Tolle an etw/jdm ist[, dass]... ( fam)

the \great thing about my job is the flexitime was mir an meiner Arbeit besonders gefällt, ist die Gleitzeit;

to be a \great one for sth genau der/die Richtige für etw akk sein;

he's a \great one for getting other people to do his work er hat den Bogen raus, wie er andere Leute dazu kriegt, seine Arbeit zu machen ( fam)

to be \great at doing sth ( fam) etw sehr gut können;

my sister's \great at playing football meine Schwester spielt klasse Fußball

4) inv ( for emphasis) ausgesprochen;

\great fool Volltrottel m ( fam)

\great friend guter Freund/gute Freundin;

as children they were \great friends als Kinder waren sie dicke Freunde ( fam)

5) ( very good) hervorragend, toll ( fam)

she is a \great organizer sie kann hervorragend organisieren;

he is a \great storyteller er ist ein fantastischer Geschichtenerzähler;

to feel \great sich akk großartig fühlen;

to feel not all that \great sich akk gar nicht gut fühlen

6) ( enthusiastic) begeistert;

our kids are \great party-goers unsere Kinder sind begeisterte Partygänger

PHRASES:

to be going \great guns (dated) ( fam) richtig [toll] in Schwung [o in Fahrt] sein ( fam)

\great minds think alike[, fools seldom differ] (think alike[, fools seldom differ]) große Geister denken gleich (prov, hum), zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke (prov, hum)

to be no \great shakes nicht besonders gut sein;

I'm no \great shakes as a cook/ at cooking als Koch/im Kochen bin ich nicht gerade ein Meister;

to be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( since sliced bread) ( fam) genial [o großartig] sein;

to not be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( since sliced bread) ( fam) nicht gerade das Gelbe vom Ei sein ( fam) adv

inv ( extremely) sehr;

\great big riesengroß;

a \great big spider eine dicke, fette Spinne;

a \great long queue [or (Am) line] eine riesenlange Schlange ( fam) n

( person) Größe f ( in titles)

Alexander/Catherine the G\great Alexander der Große/Katharina die Große;

the \great and the good die Prominenz;

an all-time \great ein unvergesslicher Star;

to be an all-time \great unerreicht sein;

one of the \greats einer/eine der ganz Großen

English-German students dictionary > great
17 want

want [wɒnt]

vouloir ⇒ 1 (a) désirer ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) avoir envie de ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) demander ⇒ 1 (c) vouloir voir ⇒ 1 (c) (re)chercher ⇒ 1 (d) avoir besoin de ⇒ 1 (e) désir ⇒ 3 (a) envie ⇒ 3 (a) besoin ⇒ 3 (b) manque ⇒ 3 (c)

1 transitive verb

(a) (expressing a wish or desire) vouloir, désirer;

∎ to want sth badly avoir très envie de qch;

∎ what do you want? qu'est-ce que vous voulez?;

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

∎ what more do you want? que voulez-vous de plus?;

∎ I want a cup of coffee je veux ou voudrais une tasse de café;

∎ I want my Mummy! je veux ma maman!;

∎ all he wants is to go to bed tout ce qu'il veut, c'est aller se coucher;

∎ to want to do sth avoir envie de ou vouloir faire qch;

∎ they want to go to Spain on holiday ils ont envie d'aller ou ils veulent aller en vacances en Espagne;

∎ she doesn't want to go elle n'a pas envie d'y aller, elle ne veut pas y aller;

∎ she doesn't want to elle n'en a pas envie;

∎ he doesn't want to know il ne veut rien savoir;

∎ I want you to wait here je veux que tu attendes ici;

∎ I don't want it known je ne veux pas que cela se sache;

∎ what do you want done? que désirez-vous qu'on fasse?;

∎ I don't want you turning everything upside down je ne veux pas que vous mettiez tout sens dessus dessous;

∎ they never wanted (to have) children ils n'ont jamais eu envie d'avoir des enfants, ils n'ont jamais voulu (avoir) d'enfants;

∎ I don't want (to have) any trouble je ne veux pas d'ennuis;

∎ how much or what do you want for this table? combien voulez-vous pour cette table?;

∎ what do you want with her? qu'est-ce que tu lui veux?;

∎ what do you want from her? que voulez-vous d'elle?;

∎ ironic she doesn't want much! elle n'est pas difficile, elle au moins;

∎ figurative now I've got you where I want you! je te tiens!

(b) (desire sexually) désirer, avoir envie de

(c) (require to be present) demander, vouloir voir;

∎ you're wanted on vous demande;

∎ the boss wants you le patron vous demande ou veut vous voir ou demande à vous voir;

∎ someone wants you or you're wanted on the phone quelqu'un vous demande au téléphone;

∎ what does he want me for? qu'est-ce qu'il me veut?;

∎ where do you want this wardrobe? où voulez-vous qu'on mette cette armoire?;

∎ you won't be wanted this afternoon on n'aura pas besoin de vous cet après-midi;

∎ they don't want (to have) me ils ne veulent pas de moi;

∎ go away, you're not wanted here va-t-en, tu n'es pas le bienvenu ici;

∎ I know when I'm not wanted je sais quand je suis de trop

(d) (hunt, look for) chercher, rechercher;

∎ to be wanted by the police être recherché par la police;

∎ he's wanted for armed robbery il est recherché pour attaque à main armée

(e) (need → of person) avoir besoin de; (→ of task, thing) avoir besoin de, nécessiter;

∎ do you have everything you want? avez-vous tout ce qu'il vous faut?;

∎ I have more than I want j'en ai plus qu'il n'en faut;

∎ I've had all I want(ed) j'en ai eu assez;

∎ that's the very thing I want, that's just what I want c'est juste ce qu'il me faut, cela fera parfaitement mon affaire;

∎ this room wants a fresh coat of paint cette pièce a besoin d'une nouvelle couche de peinture;

∎ that child wants a good hiding cet enfant a besoin d'une bonne correction;

∎ this coat wants cleaning very badly ce manteau a besoin d'un bon nettoyage;

∎ your hair wants cutting tu as besoin de te faire couper les cheveux, tu devrais te faire couper les cheveux;

∎ there are still a couple of things that want doing il y a encore quelques petites choses à faire ou qu'il faut faire;

∎ what do you want with a car that size? qu'allez-vous faire d'une voiture de cette taille?;

∎ wanted: a good cook (advertisement) on demande ou recherche une bonne cuisinière

(f) familiar (ought)

∎ you want to see a doctor about that leg vous devez montrer ou il faut que vous montriez cette jambe à un médecin^□ ;

∎ she wants to watch out, the boss is looking for her elle devrait faire attention, le patron la cherche^□

(g) literary (lack → food, shelter) manquer de

2 intransitive verb

∎ familiar the cat wants in/out le chat veut entrer^□ /sortir^□ ;

∎ figurative he wants in (on the deal) il veut une part du gâteau;

∎ I want out! je ne suis plus de la partie!^□

3 noun

(a) (desire, wish) désir m, envie f;

∎ to satisfy sb's wants satisfaire les envies ou les désirs de qn

(b) (requirement) besoin m;

∎ I have few wants, my wants are few j'ai peu de besoins, j'ai besoin de peu;

∎ she attends to all his wants elle pourvoit à tous ses besoins

(c) (lack) manque m;

∎ a want of generosity un manque de générosité;

∎ there's certainly no want of goodwill ce ne sont certainement pas les bonnes volontés qui manquent;

∎ to be in want of sth avoir besoin de qch

(d) (poverty) misère f, besoin m;

∎ to be in want être dans le besoin ou dans la misère

4 for want of preposition

faute de;

∎ I'll take this novel for want of anything better faute de mieux, je vais prendre ce roman;

∎ for want of anything better to do, she went for a walk n'ayant rien de mieux à faire, elle est allée se promener;

∎ the project fell through for want of funding faute de financement, le projet est tombé à l'eau;

∎ if we failed, it wasn't for want of trying nous avons échoué mais ce n'est pas faute d'avoir essayé

►► American want ad petite annonce f

➲ want for inseparable transitive verb

manquer de;

∎ they never wanted for friends ils n'ont jamais manqué d'amis;

∎ he wants for nothing il ne manque de rien

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > want
18 while

while, US hwaIl

A conj

1 ( although) bien que (+ subj), quoique (+ subj) ; while the house is big, it is not in a very good state bien que or quoique la maison soit grande, elle n'est pas en très bon état ; the peaches, while being ripe, had little taste les pêches, quoique mûres, avaient peu de goût ;

2 ( as long as) tant que ; while there's life there's hope tant qu'il y a de la vie, il y a de l'espoir ;

3 ( during the time that) ( with different subjects) pendant que ; ( with the same subject) alors que ; sit there while I speak to Brigitte asseyez-vous là pendant que je parle à Brigitte ; he made a sandwich while I phoned il a fait un sandwich pendant que je téléphonais ; he met her while on holiday il l' a rencontrée pendant qu'il était en vacances ; while in Spain I visited Madrid pendant que j'étais en Espagne j'ai visité Madrid ; he collapsed while mowing the lawn il a eu un malaise alors qu'il tondait le gazon ;

4 ( at the same time as) en ; I fell asleep while watching TV je me suis endormi en regardant la télé ; this eliminates draughts while allowing air to circulate cela élimine les courants d'air tout en permettant à l'air de circuler ; close the door while you're about ou at it ferme la porte pendant que tu y es ; ‘MOT while you wait’ ‘contrôle technique express’ ; ‘heels repaired while you wait’ ‘talons minute’ ;

5 ( whereas) tandis que.

B n a while ago ou back ○ il y a quelque temps ; a while later quelque temps plus tard ; a good ou long while ago il y a longtemps ; for a good while pendant longtemps ; a good while later longtemps après, beaucoup plus tard ; a short ou little while ago il y a peu de temps ; a short while later, after a short while peu de temps après ; it will be ou take a while cela va prendre un certain temps ; it takes a while to cook cela prend un certain temps à cuire ; it may take a while ça risque de prendre un certain temps ; to wait a while longer attendre encore un peu ; to stop/rest for a while s'arrêter/se reposer un peu or un moment ; after a while he fell asleep au bout d'un moment il s'est endormi ; after a while I started to trust him au bout d'un moment or au bout d'un certain temps j'ai commencé à lui faire confiance ; he worked, humming all the while ou the whole while il travaillait tout en chantonnant ; and all the while ou the whole while, he was cheating on her et depuis le début, il la trompait ; once in a while de temps en temps ; in between whiles entre-temps. ⇒ worth.

Phrasal verb

■ while away:

▶ while away [sth] tuer [hours, minutes] (doing, by doing en faisant) ; to while away the time by playing cards tuer le temps en jouant aux cartes.

Big English-French dictionary > while
19 notice

'nəutis
1. noun
1) (a written or printed statement to announce something publicly: He stuck a notice on the door, saying that he had gone home; They put a notice in the paper announcing the birth of their daughter.) anuncio

2) (attention: His skill attracted their notice; I'll bring the problem to his notice as soon as possible.) atención

3) (warning given especially before leaving a job or dismissing someone: Her employer gave her a month's notice; The cook gave in her notice; Please give notice of your intentions.) aviso

2. verb
(to see, observe, or keep in one's mind: I noticed a book on the table; He noticed her leave the room; Did he say that? I didn't notice.) notar, fijarse en, darse cuenta de

- noticeable
- noticeably
- noticed
- notice-board
- at short notice
- take notice of

notice¹ n

1. letrero

the notice says "No Smoking" en el letrero pone "Prohibido fumar"

2. anuncio

I never look at the notices on the board nunca miro los anuncios en el tablón

3. aviso

there's a notice in the paper about forest fires hay un aviso en el diario sobre los incendios forestales

to take notice hacer caso

he takes no notice of me no me hace caso

notice² vb darse cuenta / fijarse

I noticed that she was wearing a wedding ring me di cuenta de que llevaba una alianza

did you notice his tie? ¿te fijaste en su corbata?

El gerundio de notice se escribe noticing

notice

tr['nəʊtɪs]

noun

1 (sign) letrero

■ there's a notice which says "No parking' hay un letrero que pone "Prohibido aparcar"

2 (announcement) anuncio

■ there's a notice in the paper about a lost dog hay un anuncio en el diario acerca de un perro extraviado

3 (criticism) crítica, reseña, recensión nombre femenino

■ the play got very good notices la obra fue muy bien recibida por la crítica, la obra tenía muy buenas críticas

4 (attention) atención nombre femenino

■ it totally escaped my notice se me escapó por completo

■ it has been brought to my notice that... se me ha informado que...

5 (warning) aviso

■ they gave him a month's notice to quit the flat le dieron un plazo de un mes para abandonar el piso

transitive verb

1 notar, fijarse en, darse cuenta de

intransitive verb

1 familiar (show) verse

■ don't worry, the stain doesn't notice no te preocupes, la mancha no se ve

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to hand in one's notice presentar la dimisión

to take no notice of no hacer caso de

until further notice hasta nuevo aviso

without notice sin previo aviso

notice ['no:t̬ɪs] vt, - ticed ; - ticing : notar, observar, advertir, darse cuenta de

notice n

1) notification: aviso m, notificación f

2) attention: atención f

to take notice of: prestar atención a

notice

n.

• advertencia s.f.

• anuncio s.m.

• aviso s.m.

• cartel s.m.

• informe s.m.

• letrero s.m.

• mandado s.m.

• nota s.f.

• noticia s.f.

v.

• advertir v.

• echar de ver expr.

• fijarse en v.

• notar v.

• observar v.

'nəʊtəs, 'nəʊtɪs
I

noun

1) c

a) ( written sign) letrero m, aviso m

to put up a notice — poner* un letrero or aviso

b) ( item of information) anuncio m

the birth/marriage notices — ( in newspaper) los anuncios or (AmL tb) avisos de nacimientos/matrimonios

c) ( review) reseña f, crítica f

2) u ( attention)

it has come/been brought to my notice that... — (frml) ha llegado a mi conocimiento que.../se me ha señalado que... (frml)

it was never brought to his notice — no se le dijo nada al respecto

to take notice (of something/somebody): she took no notice no hizo caso; don't take any notice of him no le hagas caso; take special notice of these instructions preste especial atención a estas instrucciones; this will make them sit up and take notice — esto hará que presten atención

3) u

a) ( notification) aviso m

without prior notice — sin previo aviso

until further notice — hasta nuevo aviso

I can't drop everything at a moment's notice — no puedo abandonarlo todo así, de un momento a otro

I'll try and get there, but it's rather short notice — (colloq) procuraré ir, pero me avisas con muy poca antelación or anticipación

it's impossible to do it at such short notice — es imposible hacerlo a tan corto plazo

notice OF something: we require at least two days' notice of any changes — cualquier cambio nos debe ser comunicado con por lo menos dos días de antelación or anticipación

b) ( of termination of employment) preaviso m

I have to give (the company) a month's notice — tengo que dar un mes de preaviso

she was given (her) notice — la despidieron

to give o hand in one's notice — presentar su (or mi etc) renuncia or dimisión

II
1.

transitive verb notar

he pretended not to notice me — hizo como si no me hubiera visto

I managed to sneak out without being noticed — logré escabullirme sin que nadie se diera cuenta

to get oneself noticed — hacerse* notar

I couldn't help noticing that... — no pude menos que notar que...

to notice somebody/something + INF/-ing: nobody noticed him put it in his pocket nadie lo vio ponérselo en el bolsillo; I noticed water dripping from the ceiling — noté que caían gotas de agua del techo

2.

vi

a) (realize, observe) darse* cuenta

he did it without my noticing — lo hizo sin que me diera cuenta

b) (BrE) ( show) (colloq) notarse

it hardly notices — apenas se nota

['nǝʊtɪs]
1. N

1) (=intimation, warning) aviso m

• notice to appear — (Jur) citación f judicial, orden f de comparecencia

• we require 28 days' notice for delivery — se requieren 28 días para la entrega

• until further notice — hasta nuevo aviso

• to give sb notice to do sth — avisar a algn que haga algo

• notice is hereby given that... — se pone en conocimiento del público que...

• at a moment's notice — en seguida, inmediatamente, luego (Mex), al tiro (Chile)

important decisions often have to be taken at a moment's notice — a menudo las decisiones importantes se han de tomar en seguida or inmediatamente

you must be ready to leave at a moment's notice — tienes que estar listo para salir en cuanto te avisen

• we had no notice of it — no nos habían avisado

• notice to quit — aviso or notificación de desalojo

• at short notice — con poca antelación

sorry, I know it's short notice, but... — lo siento, sé que es avisar con poca antelación, pero...

• to give sb at least a week's notice — avisar a algn por lo menos con una semana de antelación

I must have at least a week's notice if you want to... — me tienes que avisar con una semana de antelación si quieres...

• without previous notice — sin previo aviso

2) (=order to leave job etc) (by employer) despido m ; (by employee) dimisión f, renuncia f ; (=period) preaviso m

• to get one's notice — ser despedido

• to give sb notice — despedir a algn

to give sb a week's notice — despedir a algn con una semana de preaviso or plazo

• to hand in one's notice — dimitir, renunciar

• a week's wages in lieu of notice — el salario de una semana en lugar del plazo or de preaviso

• to be under notice — estar despedido

• to dismiss sb without notice — despedir a algn sin preaviso

3) (=announcement) (in press) anuncio m, nota f ; [of meeting] convocatoria f, llamada f ; (=sign) letrero m ; (=poster) cartel m

birth/marriage notice — anuncio m de nacimiento/matrimonio

death notice — nota f necrológica, esquela f

to give out a notice — anunciar algo, comunicar algo

the notice says "keep out" — el letrero dice "prohibida la entrada"

4) (=review) [of play, opera etc] reseña f, crítica f

5) (=attention) atención f

• to attract sb's notice — atraer or llamar la atención de algn

• to bring a matter to sb's notice — llamar la atención de algn sobre un asunto

• it has come to my notice that... — ha llegado a mi conocimiento que...

• to escape notice — pasar inadvertido

• to take notice of sb — hacer caso a algn

to take no notice of sth/sb — no hacer caso de algo/a algn, ignorar algo/a algn (esp LAm)

to take notice of sth — hacer caso de algo

take no notice! — ¡no hagas caso!

I was not taking much notice at the time — en ese momento no estaba prestando mucha atención

a fat lot of notice he takes of me! * — ¡maldito el caso que me hace! *

to sit up and take notice — (fig) aguzar el oído

6) (=interest) interés m

it has attracted a lot of notice — ha suscitado gran interés

2.

VT (=perceive) fijarse en, notar; (=realize) darse cuenta de; (=recognize) reconocer

did you notice the bloodstain on the wall? — ¿te fijaste en or te diste cuenta de or notaste la mancha de sangre que había en la pared?

I don't notice such things — no me fijo en tales cosas

eventually he deigned to notice me — por fin se dignó a reconocerme

have you ever noticed how slowly time passes when you're flying? — ¿te has fijado en or te has dado cuenta de lo lento que pasa el tiempo cuando vas en avión?

I notice you've removed the bookcase — veo que has quitado la estantería

3.

VI fijarse, darse cuenta

I never noticed — no me había fijado

don't worry about the mark, he won't notice — no te preocupes por la mancha, no se fijará or no se dará cuenta

yes, so I've noticed! — iro ¡sí, ya me he dado cuenta or ya lo he notado!

4.

CPD

notice board N — (esp Brit) tablón m de anuncios

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['nəʊtəs, 'nəʊtɪs]
I

noun

1) c

a) ( written sign) letrero m, aviso m

to put up a notice — poner* un letrero or aviso

b) ( item of information) anuncio m

the birth/marriage notices — ( in newspaper) los anuncios or (AmL tb) avisos de nacimientos/matrimonios

c) ( review) reseña f, crítica f

2) u ( attention)

it has come/been brought to my notice that... — (frml) ha llegado a mi conocimiento que.../se me ha señalado que... (frml)

it was never brought to his notice — no se le dijo nada al respecto

to take notice (of something/somebody): she took no notice no hizo caso; don't take any notice of him no le hagas caso; take special notice of these instructions preste especial atención a estas instrucciones; this will make them sit up and take notice — esto hará que presten atención

3) u

a) ( notification) aviso m

without prior notice — sin previo aviso

until further notice — hasta nuevo aviso

I can't drop everything at a moment's notice — no puedo abandonarlo todo así, de un momento a otro

I'll try and get there, but it's rather short notice — (colloq) procuraré ir, pero me avisas con muy poca antelación or anticipación

it's impossible to do it at such short notice — es imposible hacerlo a tan corto plazo

notice OF something: we require at least two days' notice of any changes — cualquier cambio nos debe ser comunicado con por lo menos dos días de antelación or anticipación

b) ( of termination of employment) preaviso m

I have to give (the company) a month's notice — tengo que dar un mes de preaviso

she was given (her) notice — la despidieron

to give o hand in one's notice — presentar su (or mi etc) renuncia or dimisión

II
1.

transitive verb notar

he pretended not to notice me — hizo como si no me hubiera visto

I managed to sneak out without being noticed — logré escabullirme sin que nadie se diera cuenta

to get oneself noticed — hacerse* notar

I couldn't help noticing that... — no pude menos que notar que...

to notice somebody/something + INF/-ing: nobody noticed him put it in his pocket nadie lo vio ponérselo en el bolsillo; I noticed water dripping from the ceiling — noté que caían gotas de agua del techo

2.

vi

a) (realize, observe) darse* cuenta

he did it without my noticing — lo hizo sin que me diera cuenta

b) (BrE) ( show) (colloq) notarse

it hardly notices — apenas se nota

English-spanish dictionary > notice
20 pressure

1. noun
1) (exertion of force, amount) Druck, der

apply firm pressure to the joint — die Verbindung fest zusammendrücken

atmospheric pressure — Luftdruck, der

2) (oppression) Last, die; Belastung, die

mental pressure — psychische Belastung

3) (trouble) Druck, der

pressures at [one's] work — berufliche Belastungen

4) (urgency) Druck, der; (of affairs) Dringlichkeit, die

5) (constraint) Druck, der; Zwang, der

put pressure on somebody — jemanden unter Druck setzen

be under a lot of pressure to do something — stark unter Druck gesetzt werden, etwas zu tun. See also academic.ru/34865/high_pressure">high pressure; low pressure
2. transitive verb
pressure somebody into doing something — jemanden [dazu] drängen, etwas zu tun

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['preʃə]
noun

1) ((the amount of force exerted by) the action of pressing: to apply pressure to a cut to stop bleeding; A barometer measures atmospheric pressure.) der Druck

2) ((a) strain or stress: The pressures of her work are sometimes too much for her.) der Druck

3) (strong persuasion; compulsion or force: He agreed under pressure.) der Druck

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- pressurize
- pressurise
- pressure cooker
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pres·sure

[ˈpreʃəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. no pl (physical force) Druck m

massage with gentle \pressure mit leichten Druckbewegungen massieren

to apply \pressure Druck ausüben

apply \pressure to the bleeding wound drücken Sie die Wunde ab

to put \pressure on sth auf etw akk drücken

2. PHYS Druck m

under deep-sea \pressures bei Tiefseedruck

to store gas at a particular \pressure Gas unter einem bestimmten Druck lagern

3. no pl (stress) Druck m, Stress m, Belastung f; (stronger) Überlastung f

the \pressure of work die Arbeitsbelastung; (stronger) die Arbeitsüberlastung

to be under \pressure to do sth unter Druck stehen, etw zu tun, etw dringend tun müssen

to handle \pressure Belastungen [o Druck] aushalten

she is very good at handling \pressure sie kann sehr gut mit Stress umgehen

there is a lot of \pressure on sb jd hat Stress [o ist im Stress] [o steht unter Druck

4. no pl (insistence) Druck m

\pressure to abandon the new motorway is increasing die Forderungen, die neuen Autobahnpläne zu verwerfen, werden lauter

\pressure for action Handlungszwang m

\pressure of public opinion Druck m der öffentlichen Meinung

to do sth under \pressure etw gezwungenermaßen [o unter Druck] tun

to do sth under \pressure from sb etw auf jds Drängen hin tun

to put \pressure [or bring \pressure to bear] on sb [to do sth] ( form) jdn unter Druck setzen[, damit er/sie etw tut]

5. (demands, stress)

▪ \pressures pl Druck m kein pl, Belastung[en] f[pl]

he's got a lot of \pressures on him just now er ist im Moment starken Belastungen ausgesetzt

II. vt esp AM

▪ to \pressure sb to do [or into doing] sth jdn dazu drängen [o unter Druck setzen], etw zu tun

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['preʃə(r)]
1. n

1) Druck m (ALSO PHYS, MET)

at high/full pressure (lit, fig) — unter Hochdruck

oil pressure — Öldruck m

2) (= compulsion, influence) Druck m, Zwang m

parental pressure — Druck vonseiten or von Seiten der Eltern

social pressures — gesellschaftliche Zwänge pl

to do sth under pressure — etw unter Druck or Zwang tun

to be/come under pressure to do sth — unter Druck (dat) stehen/geraten, etw zu tun

to be under pressure from sb (to do sth) — von jdm gedrängt werden(, etw zu tun)

to put pressure on sb — jdn unter Druck (dat) setzen

to put the pressure on (inf) — Druck dahintermachen (inf), Dampf machen (inf)

3) (= urgent demands, stress) Druck m no pl, Stress m no pl

pressure of work prevents me —

the pressure of events — der Druck der Ereignisse

business pressures — geschäftliche Belastungen pl

the pressures of modern life — die Belastungen pl or der Stress des modernen Lebens

the pressures of meeting deadlines —

he works better under pressure — er arbeitet besser unter Druck

to be subjected to pressure, to be under pressure — unter Druck (dat) stehen or sein

2. vt

See:

= pressurize

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pressure [ˈpreʃə(r)]

A s

1. Drücken n, Pressen n, Druck m: → blood pressure

2. PHYS, TECH Druck m:

pressure per unit area Flächendruck;

pressure boiler (lever, pump, valve) Druckkessel m (-hebel m, -pumpe f, -ventil n);

pressure of axle AUTO, TECH Achsdruck; → high pressure, low pressure 1

3. METEO (Luft) Druck m: → high pressure, low pressure 2

4. fig Druck m, Last f:

pressure of taxation Steuerlast;

the pressure of business der Drang oder Druck der Geschäfte

5. fig (moralischer) Druck, Zwang m:

under pressure unter Druck;

pressure to do well Leistungsdruck;

be under pressure to do well unter Erfolgszwang stehen;

bring pressure to bear upon sb auf jemanden Druck ausüben;

put ( oder place) pressure (up)on sb jemanden unter Druck setzen;

pressure was piling up on him er geriet unter Druck;

this was only one of the pressures piling up on him das war nur einer der Punkte, derentwegen er unter Druck geriet

6. Bedrängnis f, Not f, Drangsal f:

financial pressure;

pressure of conscience Gewissensnot

B v/t

1. a) → pressurize A 1, A 2

b) → pressure-cook

2. unter Druck setzen (besonders US auch fig)

3. besonders US → pressurize A 3 b

P abk

1. parking

2. (Schach) pawn

3. PHYS power;

4. PHYS pressure

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1. noun
1) (exertion of force, amount) Druck, der

apply firm pressure to the joint — die Verbindung fest zusammendrücken

atmospheric pressure — Luftdruck, der

2) (oppression) Last, die; Belastung, die

mental pressure — psychische Belastung

3) (trouble) Druck, der

pressures at [one's] work — berufliche Belastungen

4) (urgency) Druck, der; (of affairs) Dringlichkeit, die

5) (constraint) Druck, der; Zwang, der

put pressure on somebody — jemanden unter Druck setzen

be under a lot of pressure to do something — stark unter Druck gesetzt werden, etwas zu tun. See also high pressure; low pressure
2. transitive verb
pressure somebody into doing something — jemanden [dazu] drängen, etwas zu tun

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n.

Dringlichkeit f.

Druck -e m.

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