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1 happy-go-lucky
adjectivenot worrying about what might happen:لا يَهْتَم ما قد يَحْدُثcheerful and happy-go-lucky.
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2 sentir
sentir [sɑ̃tiʀ]➭ TABLE 161. transitive verb• il ne sent pas la différence entre le beurre et la margarine he can't tell the difference between butter and margarine• je ne sens plus mes jambes (de fatigue) my legs are dropping off (inf) (Brit) my legs are folding under me (US)• je ne le sens pas, ce type (inf) I don't like the look of himb. ( = avoir une odeur) to smell• sentir bon/mauvais to smell good/bad• ça ne sent pas la rose ! (inf) that doesn't smell too good!c. ( = dénoter) to smack ofd. ( = annoncer) ça sent le piège there's a trap• ça sent la pluie/la neige it looks like rain/snowe. ( = avoir conscience de) [+ changement, fatigue] to feel ; [+ importance de qch] to be aware of ; [+ danger, difficulté] to sense► se faire sentir [effet] to be felt• les effets des grèves vont se faire sentir à la fin du mois the effect of the strikes will be felt at the end of the month2. reflexive verba. [personne]• se sentir bien (physiquement, psychologiquement) to feel good• se sentir mieux/fatigué to feel better/tired• se sentir revivre/rajeunir to feel o.s. coming alive again/growing young again• il ne se sent plus ! (inf) he really thinks he's arrived!* * *sɑ̃tiʀ
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1) ( percevoir par l'odorat) to smell [parfum, fleur]2) (percevoir par le toucher, le corps, le goût) to feelj'ai marché trop longtemps, je ne sens plus mes pieds — I've been walking for too long, my feet are numb
sentir d'où vient le vent — lit, Nautisme to see how the wind blows ou lies; fig to see which way the wind is blowing
3) ( comprendre) to be conscious of [importance]; to feel [beauté, force]; to appreciate [difficulté]; to sense [danger, désapprobation]sentir que — ( percevoir) to feel that; ( avoir l'idée) to have a feeling that
je te sens inquiet, je sens que tu es inquiet — I can tell you're worried
se faire sentir — [besoin, présence, absence] to be felt
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verbe intransitif1) ( avoir une odeur) to smell2) ( puer) to smell3) ( révéler) to smack of
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se sentir verbe pronominal1) to feelne plus se sentir — (colloq) ( de joie) to be overjoyed; ( de vanité) to get above oneself
2) ( être perceptible) [phénomène, amélioration, effet] to be felt••je l'ai senti passer! — (piqûre, addition) it really hurt!; ( réprimande) I really got it in the neck!
* * *sɑ̃tiʀ1. vt"Ça t'a fait mal?" — "Non, je n'ai rien senti." — "Did it hurt?" — "No, I didn't feel a thing."
2) (= ressentir) to feelfaire sentir; Il m'a bien fait sentir que j'étais de trop. — He certainly made me feel I was in the way.
3) (répandre une odeur de) to smell ofÇa sent les frites ici. — It smells of chips in here.
4) (= dénoter, annoncer) to smack of5) * (= supporter) to standIl ne peut pas le sentir. — He can't stand him.
Il ne peut pas la sentir. — He can't stand her.
2. viÇa sent bon ici. — It smells good in here.
Ça sent mauvais ici. — It smells bad in here.
* * *sentir verb table: partirA vtr1 ( percevoir par l'odorat) to smell [parfum, fleur]; on sentait les foins or l'odeur des foins we could smell the hay; tu ne sens pas une odeur? can't you smell something?; je ne sens rien I can't smell anything; fais-moi sentir ce fromage let me smell that cheese; on sent que tu fumes le cigare one can tell that you smoke cigars by the smell;2 (percevoir par le toucher, le corps, le goût) to feel; sentir le froid/un caillou to feel the cold/a stone; je ne sens rien I can't feel anything; je ne sens plus mes orteils tellement j'ai froid I'm so cold I can't feel my toes any more; j'ai marché trop longtemps, je ne sens plus mes pieds I've been walking for too long, my feet are numb; elle m'a fait sentir sa bosse she made me feel her lump; on sent qu'il y a du vin dans la sauce one can smell ou taste the wine in the sauce; sentir d'où vient le vent lit, Naut to see how the wind blows ou lies; fig to see which way the wind is blowing; le froid commence à se faire sentir the cold weather is setting in; les effets du médicament se feront bientôt sentir the effects of the medicine will soon be felt;3 ( avoir conscience de) to be conscious of [importance]; ( percevoir) to feel [beauté, force]; ( apprécier) to appreciate [difficulté]; ( percevoir intuitivement) to sense [danger, désapprobation]; sentir les beautés d'un texte/la force d'une expression to feel the beauty of a text/the force of an expression; as-tu bien senti le message de ce film? did you fully appreciate the message of the film?; sentir que ( percevoir) to feel that; ( avoir l'idée) to have a feeling that; je sens qu'il est sincère I feel that he's sincere; je sens que ce livre te plaira I have a feeling that you'll like this book; on sent que l'hiver approche it feels wintry; il ne sent pas sa force he doesn't know his own strength; il ne sent pas (les subtilités de) l'art moderne he has no feeling for (the subtleties of) modern art; je te sens inquiet, je sens que tu es inquiet I can tell you're worried; faire sentir son autorité to make one's authority felt; les mesures commencent à faire sentir leurs effets the effects of the measures are beginning to make themselves felt ou to be felt; je leur ai fait sentir mon désaccord I made it clear to them that I didn't agree; faire sentir le rythme d'un poème to bring out the rhythm of a poem; se faire sentir [besoin, présence, absence] to be felt.B vi1 ( avoir une odeur) to smell; sentir bon/mauvais/fort to smell nice/bad/strong; tu sens le vin! you smell of wine!; ça sent le chou/la charogne/la cigarette it smells of cabbage/carrion/cigarettes; herbes qui sentent bon la Provence herbs smelling ou redolent sout of Provence; ça sent bon le café there's a nice smell of coffee; ça sent drôle ici there's a funny smell in here; fleurs qui ne sentent pas flowers which don't have a scent;2 ( puer) to smell; le poisson commence à sentir the fish is beginning to smell; qu'est-ce qui sent (comme ça)? what's that smell?; sentir des pieds/aisselles to have smelly feet/armpits; sentir de la bouche to have bad breath;3 ( révéler) to smack of; ta douleur/ton attitude sent la comédie or le théâtre your grief/your attitude smacks of insincerity; une fille qui sent la or sa province a girl with a touch of the provinces about her; ciel nuageux qui sent l'orage cloudy sky that heralds a storm.C se sentir vpr1 ( avoir la sensation de) to feel; se sentir mieux/las/chez soi to feel better/tired/at home; se sentir surveillé to feel that one is being watched; elle ne s'est pas sentie visée par ma remarque she didn't feel that my remark was aimed at her; elle s'est sentie rougir she felt herself blushing; elle s'est senti piquer par un moustique she felt a mosquito bite; non mais tu te sens bien (dans ta tête)○? are you feeling all right (in the head)○?; ne plus se sentir○ ( de joie) to be overjoyed; ( de vanité) to get above oneself; ne plus se sentir de joie○ to be beside oneself with joy;2 ( se reconnaître) to feel; se sentir assez fort pour faire, se sentir la force de faire to feel strong enough to do; se sentir libre de faire to feel free to do; se sentir victime d'une machination to feel that one is the victim of a scheme; se sentir une obligation envers qn to feel an obligation towards sb;3 ( être perceptible) [phénomène, amélioration, effet] to be felt; les sanctions commencent à se sentir the sanctions are beginning to bite, the effects of the sanctions are beginning to be felt.je ne peux pas le sentir I can't stand him; je l'ai senti passer! (piqûre, addition) it really hurt!; ( réprimande) I really got it in the neck!; elle va la sentir passer! (piqûre, addition) it's going to hurt!; ( réprimande) she's going to get it in the neck![sɑ̃tir] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR UNE IMPRESSION DE]1. [par l'odorat] to smell[par le toucher] to feel[par le goût] to tasteje ne sens plus ma main [d'ankylose] my hand's gone numb ou deadje ne sens plus mes jambes [de fatigue] my legs are killing meje n'ai pas senti l'après-midi/les années passer the afternoon/years just flashed byj'ai senti qu'on essayait de mettre la main dans ma poche I was aware ou I felt that someone was trying to reach into my pocketle sentir passer, la sentir passer (familier) [douleur, claque]: je l'ai sentie passer that really hurtvous allez la sentir passer, l'amende! you'll certainly know about it when you get the fine!c'est lui qui a payé le repas, il a dû le sentir passer! he paid for the meal, it must have cost him an arm and a leg!2. [avoir l'intuition de - mépris, présence, réticence] to feel, to sense, to be aware of ; [ - danger, menace] to be aware ou conscious of, to senseje le sentais venir (de loin) avec son petit air innocent! (familier) I could see him coming (a mile off) with that innocent look on his face!je le sentais prêt/résolu I could feel ou tell he was ready/determinedje sens bien qu'il m'envie I can feel ou tell that he envies mej'ai senti qu'on me suivait I felt ou sensed (that) I was being followedfaire sentir quelque chose à quelqu'un to make somebody aware of something, to show somebody somethingil m'a fait sentir que j'étais de trop he made me understand ou he hinted that I was in the wayles conséquences de votre décision se feront sentir tôt ou tard the implications of your decision will be felt sooner or later5. (familier) [être convaincu par]je ne le sens pas, ton projet I'm not convinced by your project6. [maîtriser - instrument, outil] to have a feel for ; [ - rôle, mouvement à exécuter] to feel at ease with7. (familier) [tolérer]je ne peux pas sentir sa sœur I can't bear the sight of ou stand her sisterje ne peux pas sentir ses blagues sexistes I can't stomach ou I just can't take his sexist jokesB.[EXHALER, DONNER UNE IMPRESSION]les roses ne sentent rien the roses don't smell (of anything) ou have no smellça sent bon le lilas, ici there's a nice smell of lilac in here2. [annoncer]ça sent la pluie/neige it feels like rain/snowse faire sentir [devenir perceptible] to be felt, to become obviousson interprétation/style sent un peu trop le travail her performance/style is rather too constrainedce n'est pas un acte de vandalisme, ça sentirait plutôt la vengeance it's not pure vandalism, it feels more like revenge————————[sɑ̃tir] verbe intransitif1. [avoir une odeur] to smella. [fleur, parfum] it smells niceb. [nourriture] it smells good ou niceça commence à sentir mauvais, filons! (familier & figuré) things are beginning to turn nasty, let's get out of here!il sent des pieds his feet smell, he's got smelly feet————————se sentir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se sentir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)il ne l'aime pas — ça se sent he doesn't like her — you can tell (he doesn't) ou you can sense it————————se sentir verbe pronominal intransitifse sentir en sécurité/danger to feel safe/threateneda. [s'évanouir] to feel faintb. [être indisposé] to feel illse sentir bien to feel good ou all rightje ne m'en sens pas capable I don't feel up to it ou equal to itelle ne se sent plus depuis qu'elle a eu le rôle (familier) she's been really full of it since she landed the partne plus se sentir de joie to be bursting ou beside oneself with joy————————se sentir verbe pronominal transitifje ne me sens pas le courage/la force de marcher I don't feel up to walking/have the strength to walk -
3 очень не нравиться
General subject: not happy about it at all (The taxpayers aren't happy about this at all.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > очень не нравиться
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4 désapprobation
désapprobation [dezapʀɔbasjɔ̃]feminine noun* * *dezapʀɔbasjɔ̃nom féminin disapproval* * *dezapʀɔbasjɔ̃ nf* * *désapprobation nf disapproval; exprimer sa désapprobation pour qch to express one's disapproval of sth.[dezaprɔbasjɔ̃] nom fémininI don't approve ou I disapprove of smoking. Je suis contre le tabacI'm totally against it. Je m'y oppose complètementI don't think it's right to smack children. Je pense qu'il ne faut pas frapper les enfantsI'm not happy about you staying out late. Ça ne me plaît pas que tu rentres tardShe was wrong to ou It was wrong of her to walk out on him like that. Elle a eu tort de le quitter comme çaFrankly, that's no way to behave. Franchement, ce ne sont pas des façons de se comporterIt's just not on! C'est inacceptable ! -
5 dove
wheredove sei? where are you?di dove sei? where are you from?fin dove? how far?per dove si passa? which way do you go?mettilo dove vuoi put it wherever you like* * *dove avv.1 ( in frasi interrogative dirette e indirette) where; ( moto a luogo) where... (to): dove abiti?, where do you live?; dove sono i miei occhiali?, where are my glasses?; dov'è l'ufficio postale?, where's the post office?; dove sei stato fino adesso?, where have you been till now?; dove vi siete incontrati?, where did you meet?; chissà dove saranno a quest'ora, I wonder where they are now; li ho visti non ricordo dove, I don't remember where I saw them; dove vai stasera?, where are you going this evening?; ''Dove eravate diretti?'' ''A Barcellona'', ''Where were you going (to)?'' ''To Barcelona''; dove è stata spedita la merce?, where were the goods sent (to)?; dimmi dove vorresti andare, tell me where you'd like to go // dove vuoi arrivare?, what are you getting at? // di, da dove, where... (from); from where: di dove sei?, where are you from?; da dove viene questo vino?, where does this wine come from?; sai da dove telefonava?, do you know where he was phoning from?; da dove abitavo prima ci saranno due chilometri, it's about two kilometres from where I lived before; non so da dove cominciare, I don't know where to begin // fin dove, how far; ( fino a che punto) up to what point; ( fino al punto in cui) as far as: fin dove si arriva col treno?, how far can you get by train?; non so fin dove ti posso aiutare, I don't know how far (o up to what point) I can help you; vi accompagno fin dove volete, I'll take you as far as you like // ecco fin dove può arrivare l'egoismo!, how selfish can you get? // per dove, which way: per dove si passa?, which way do you go?2 ( in cui, nel luogo in cui) where; in which: questa è la casa dove vivono i miei genitori, this is the house where (o in which) my parents live (o this is the house my parents live in); mostrami il giornale dove hai letto la notizia, show me the paper where you read the news (o show me the paper you read the news in); restate dove siete, stay where you are; ecco dove è avvenuto l'incidente, this is where the accident occurred◆ cong. (letter.)1 ( nel caso che) → ove2 ( mentre) → laddove◆ s.m.: il dove e il quando, where and when; in ogni dove, per ogni dove, everywhere; da ogni dove, from everywhere.* * *['dove]1. avvdi dove sei? — where are you from?, where do you come from?
la città dove abito — the city where o in which I live
da dove abito vedo... — from where I live I can see...
per o da dove sei passato? — which way did you go?
(fin) dove è arrivato con il programma? — (insegnante) how far has he got with the syllabus?
2. cong(
letter: allorquando) e dove non vi piacesse fate come volete — and if you are not happy about it do what you like3. sm* * *['dove] 1.avverbio where2.congiunzione (relativo) where3.un luogo o posto dove fare a place o somewhere to do; trovare un posto dove dormire to find a place o somewhere to sleep; la regione da dove sono fuggiti — the area they escaped from
sostantivo maschile invariabile* * *dove/'dove/Dove avverbio di luogo si traduce solitamente where nelle frasi interrogative dirette e indirette: dove sei? = where are you? sai dov'è? = do you know where he is? non mi ha detto dove sarebbe andato = he didn't tell me where he would go. - Se dove introduce una frase relativa e il verbo in inglese è un verbo frasale, sono possibili diverse traduzioni: la città dove siamo passati = the town we passed through / the town that we passed through / the town which we passed through / the town through which we passed; le prime tre traduzioni sono utilizzabili nella lingua corrente, parlata e scritta, mentre l'ultima è limitata a un uso formale soprattutto scritto.I avverbiowhere; dove vai? where are you going? da dove vieni? where are you from? non so da dove venga I don't know where she comes from; non so da dove cominciare I don't know where to begin o start; fino a dove arriva la coda? how far does the queue stretch? per dove si passa? which way do you go? dove ero rimasto? where was I?II congiunzione(relativo) where; la casa dove abito the house where I live; un luogo o posto dove fare a place o somewhere to do; trovare un posto dove dormire to find a place o somewhere to sleep; la regione da dove sono fuggiti the area they escaped fromIII m. invil dove e il quando where and when; da ogni dove from everywhere. -
6 быть недовольным образом жизни, который он ведёт
General subject: be not happy about the lifestyle he has chosen (контекстуальный перевод на русс. язык)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > быть недовольным образом жизни, который он ведёт
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7 uśmiechać się
impf ⇒ uśmiechnąć się* * ** * *ipf.uśmiechnąć się pf. -ij smile ( do kogoś at sb); uśmiechnąć się do kogoś give sb a smile; uśmiechać się od ucha do ucha smile l. grin from ear to ear; smile l. grin broadly; uśmiechać się promiennie beam; uśmiechać się słabo crack a smile; uśmiechnąć się szyderczo sneer; szczęście się do nas uśmiechnęło we are in luck; to mi się nie uśmiecha I don't like the idea.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > uśmiechać się
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8 tryg
comfortable, secure* * *adj( sikker, i sikkerhed) safe ( fx a safe harbour; a safe place to live; here we are safe);( ubekymret) secure ( fx feel secure; a secure old age);( rolig) easy, confident;[ gøre én tryg] reassure somebody, set somebody's mind at ease,( gøre én mindre vagtsom) throw somebody off his guard;[ i tryg søvn] sound asleep;[ jeg er ikke tryg ved det] I am not happy about (el. with) it;(se også trygt). -
9 apechugar
1 to grin and bear it, lump it■ no nos gusta, pero nos toca apechugar we're not happy about it, but we have to lump it* * *verbo intransitivo (fam) to grin and bear it (colloq), to put up with it (colloq)apechugar con algo: apechugar con las consecuencias to put up with o suffer the consequences; tengo que apechugar con todo el trabajo yo sola — I have to cope with all the work myself
* * *= stand + the gaff.Ex. Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.* * *verbo intransitivo (fam) to grin and bear it (colloq), to put up with it (colloq)apechugar con algo: apechugar con las consecuencias to put up with o suffer the consequences; tengo que apechugar con todo el trabajo yo sola — I have to cope with all the work myself
* * *= stand + the gaff.Ex: Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.
* * *apechugar [A3 ]vivamos a tener que apechugar con las consecuencias we're going to have to put up with o suffer o take the consequencestendrá que apechugar con lo que gana she'll just have to make do with o get by on what she earnsvoy a tener que apechugar con todo el trabajo yo sola I'm going to have to cope with o tackle all the work myself* * *
apechugar ( conjugate apechugar) verbo intransitivo (fam) to grin and bear it (colloq), to put up with it (colloq);◊ apechugar con las consecuencias to put up with o suffer the consequences
apechugar verbo intransitivo to shoulder
apechugar con las consecuencias, to shoulder/suffer the consequences
' apechugar' also found in these entries:
English:
job
* * *apechugar viFamapechugar con: tuve que apechugar con la limpieza de la casa I got lumbered with doing the housework;ahora vas a tener que apechugar con las consecuencias now you're going to have to suffer o pay the consequences* * *v/i:apechugar con algo cope with sth -
10 dove
['dove]1. avvdi dove sei? — where are you from?, where do you come from?
la città dove abito — the city where o in which I live
da dove abito vedo... — from where I live I can see...
per o da dove sei passato? — which way did you go?
(fin) dove è arrivato con il programma? — (insegnante) how far has he got with the syllabus?
2. cong(
letter: allorquando) e dove non vi piacesse fate come volete — and if you are not happy about it do what you like3. sm -
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<и> сам не радразг.I regret it myself; I'm not happy about it myself -
12 non
notnon ho fratelli I don't have any brothers, I have no brothersnon ancora not yetnon che io non voglia not that I don't want tonon cedibile not transferable, non-transferable* * *non avv.1 (come negazione di un v.) not ( spesso contratto in n't con ausiliari o 'modal verbs'): non è vecchio, he isn't old; non era vero, it wasn't true; non sarà facile, it won't be easy; la questione non è stata risolta, the problem has not been solved; non ha amici, he hasn't any friends (o he has no friends); non avevamo soldi, we didn't have any money (o we had no money); non è venuto, he didn't come; non abbiamo ancora deciso, we haven't decided yet; non posso farlo, I can't do it; non potresti passare più tardi?, couldn't you call later?; non dovete cedere, you mustn't give in; non avrebbe dovuto accettare, he shouldn't have accepted; non oso telefonargli, I daren't phone him; non volete riposarvi un po'?, don't you want to rest a while?; non permetterò che la trattino in quel modo, I won't let them treat her like that; non dirlo, don't say it; non parliamone, let's not talk about it; non lavora in quella ditta, he doesn't work for that firm; non hanno voluto ascoltarmi, they wouldn't listen to me; non parlò per tutto il giorno, he did not speak all day; è meglio non indagare, we'd better not go into it; non vedendolo arrivare, cominciai a preoccuparmi, not seeing him arrive, I began to get worried // In frasi negative, come rafforzativo di un'altra negazione: non c'era nessuno, there wasn't anybody; non so nulla, I don't know anything; non hanno avuto nessuna notizia, they haven't had any news; non ne ho parlato con nessuno, I haven't spoken to anyone about it; non ha bevuto niente, he didn't drink anything; non disse neanche una parola, he didn't say a word; non ci credo affatto, I don't believe a word of it; non gliene importava niente, it didn't matter to him at all; non è mica vero!, it's not true at all!; non ci capisco un'acca!, I can't understand a word!; non vado mai a teatro, I never go to the theatre; non l'ho mai visto, I've never seen him; non era mai stato così felice, he had never been so happy ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, l'avv. not non si usa in ingl. in presenza di un'altra negazione2 (in frasi interrogative, per lo più retoriche): non l'avevi detto proprio tu?, wasn't it you who said it?; chi non accetterebbe una simile proposta?, who wouldn't accept such an offer?; non avresti dovuto partire stasera?, shouldn't you have left this evening?; mi chiedo se non sarebbe stato meglio rinunciare, I wonder whether it wouldn't have been better to give up3 (come negazione di un agg. o avv. per affermare un concetto negandone l'opposto): non è improbabile, it's possible; è un'impresa non facile, it's a hard task; un uomo non privo di talento, a man not without talent; ha lavorato non poco per farsi una posizione, he worked hard to get on; non pochi la pensano come me, lots of people think the way I do; non sarà male ripeterlo, it won't do any harm to repeat it; non sempre si può fare quello che si vuole, you can't always do as you like; non senza fatica, not without effort; non del tutto, non completamente, not completely ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in questo caso la negazione è spesso espressa usando l'agg. o l'avv. di significato opposto4 (seguito da un compar.) no, not: doveva avere non più di vent'anni, he couldn't have been more than twenty; saranno stati non meno di mille, there must have been no fewer than a thousand; non più tardi di ieri, no later than yesterday; arriveremo non prima delle otto, we shall arrive not before eight o'clock; non oltre il 15 di questo mese, no later than the 15th of this month; un pesciolino non più grosso del mio mignolo, a fish no bigger than my little finger; una cifra non inferiore al milione, a figure no less than a million; un locale non più grande di questa stanza, a place no bigger than this room5 ( nelle contrapposizioni) not: non è bello, ma è simpatico, he isn't good-looking, but he's nice; non tu, ma lui avrebbe dovuto pensarci, you shouldn't have had to think of it, he should; dovete presentarvi domani, non oggi, you have to go there tomorrow, not today; è un problema mio, non tuo, it's my problem, not yours6 (con uso pleonastico; in ingl. non si traduce): non appena mi vide, mi corse incontro, as soon as he saw me, he ran to meet me; è più facile di quanto non si creda, it's easier than you think; poco mancò che non ci cascassi anch'io, I nearly fell for it too; ti aspetterò finché non arriverai, I'll wait for you to arrive; a meno che tu non voglia ripensarci..., unless you want to think it over... // in men che non si dica, in less than no time // In frasi esclamative: le bugie che non mi ha raccontato!, the lies he told me!; quanto non ho fatto per lui!, what I've done for him!◆ FRASEOLOGIA: dottore o non dottore, è un ignorante, he's an ignoramus, whether he's got a degree or not // non che io ci creda, ma..., not that I believe it, but... // che è che non è, all of a sudden // non c'è di che, ( formula di cortesia in risposta a un ringraziamento) not at all, you're welcome.* * *[non]1. avv1) notnon sono inglesi — they are not o aren't English
non devi farlo — you must not o mustn't do it
non puoi venire — you cannot o can't come
non lo capisco affatto — I do not o don't understand him at all
grazie — non c'è di che — thank you — don't mention it
2) (con sostantivo, aggettivo, pronome, avverbio) notnon pochi sono d'accordo — not a few are in agreement, many are in agreement
3)non puoi non vederlo — you can't not see him, you'll have to see him2. prefnon-, un...* * *[non]"è sposata?" - "non penso" — "is she married?" - "I think not"
2) (con sostantivi) notnon una sedia — not one o a (single) chair
3) (con aggettivi e avverbi) notnon proprio — not quite o exactly
4) (con comparativi) no, not6) (con che restrittivo)non è che un graffio — it's only a scratch, it's nothing but a scratch
••non hai che da dirlo — just tell me o say so
Note:Generalmente, l'avverbio non ha il suo equivalente diretto nell'inglese not. Si ricordi tuttavia che la frase inglese non ammette una doppia negazione, e che quindi non può essere assorbito da un pronome o da un avverbio negativo: non mi conosce nessuno = nobody knows me; non ci vediamo mai = we never meet. A sua volta, diversamente dall'italiano, l'uso di not in frase negativa impone l'uso di un ausiliare se già non ne è presente uno nella frase. - La forma contratta di not, ossia n't, si lega al verbo ausiliare precedente: non l'ho vista = I haven't seen her; non è qui = she isn't here; non è potuta venire = she couldn't come; si ricordino le particolari forme contratte negative di will, shall e can, cioè won't, shan't e can't. Tutte queste forme contratte si usano solo nella lingua parlata e familiare. - Si noti, infine, l'accezione 3 sotto, che mostra come il negativo non davanti ad aggettivi o avverbi può essere reso in inglese mediante un prefisso di valore negativo* * *non/non/Generalmente, l'avverbio non ha il suo equivalente diretto nell'inglese not. Si ricordi tuttavia che la frase inglese non ammette una doppia negazione, e che quindi non può essere assorbito da un pronome o da un avverbio negativo: non mi conosce nessuno = nobody knows me; non ci vediamo mai = we never meet. A sua volta, diversamente dall'italiano, l'uso di not in frase negativa impone l'uso di un ausiliare se già non ne è presente uno nella frase. - La forma contratta di not, ossia n't, si lega al verbo ausiliare precedente: non l'ho vista = I haven't seen her; non è qui = she isn't here; non è potuta venire = she couldn't come; si ricordino le particolari forme contratte negative di will, shall e can, cioè won't, shan't e can't. Tutte queste forme contratte si usano solo nella lingua parlata e familiare. - Si noti, infine, l'accezione 3 sotto, che mostra come il negativo non davanti ad aggettivi o avverbi può essere reso in inglese mediante un prefisso di valore negativo.1 (con verbi) not (spesso contratto in n't con ausiliari e modali); non è a casa she isn't at home; a loro non è piaciuto they didn't like it; non l'ha visto? hasn't he seen it? "è sposata?" - "non penso" "is she married?" - "I think not"; si prega di non toccare (la merce) please do not handle (the goods); ho cercato di non ridere I tried not to laugh; ho una buona ragione per non farlo I have a good excuse for not doing it; non è che un bambino he's but a child; non hanno scrupoli they have no scruples; non è un posto dove fermarsi this is no place to stop; non c'è di che! don't mention it! not at all!3 (con aggettivi e avverbi) not; aumento non previsto unforeseen increase; oggetto non identificato unidentified object; le cose non dette things left unsaid; non qui not here; non proprio not quite o exactly; non tanto X quanto Y not so much X as Y4 (con comparativi) no, not; non più di no more than; non più tardi delle 6 no later than 6; non oltre maggio no later than May5 (in doppia negazione) non senza ragione not without reason; non meno difficile just as difficult; non disse nulla she didn't say anything; non c'era nessuno in giro there was no-one about; non metto mai zucchero nel caffè I never put any sugar in my coffee6 (con che restrittivo) non è che un graffio it's only a scratch, it's nothing but a scratch; non hai che da dirlo just tell me o say so; non farai che peggiorare le cose you'll only make things worse; non fa che lamentarsi she does nothing but moan7 (pleonastico) che cosa non farebbe per lei! he would do anything for her! per poco non perdevano il treno they almost missed the train. -
13 אינו שש לכך
not too happy about it -
14 לא מאושר מזה
not too happy about it -
15 לא שש לכך
not too happy about it -
16 machen
I v/t1. (tun) do; was machst du? what are you doing?; beruflich: what do you do (for a living)?; so was macht man nicht that isn’t done, you just don’t do that; da kann man nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it), it’s (just) one of those things; er macht es nicht unter 500 Euro umg. he won’t do it for less than 500 euros; was macht die Familie? how’s the family (getting on [Am. along]) ?; mach’s gut! umg. see you; (alles Gute) all the best; gut gemacht! well done!, good show!; das lässt sich schon machen that can be arranged, that’s no problem; mit mir könnt ihr’s ja machen! umg., iro. the things I put up with; sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen umg. (wird bald sterben) she’s not long for this world; die Festplatte wird es wohl nicht mehr lange machen umg. (wird bald defekt sein) the hard disk is on its last legs ( oder has just about had it)2. (herstellen, schaffen) make; (Essen) make, prepare; (Bett) make; ein Foto machen take a photograph; das Zimmer machen do ( oder tidy up, Am. clean up) the room; Hausaufgaben machen do one’s homework; eine Prüfung machen take ( erfolgreich: pass) an exam; einen Spaziergang machen go for a walk; einen Fehler machen make a mistake; einen Kurs machen (besuchen) do ( oder take) a course; eine angenehme / unangenehme Erfahrung machen have a pleasant / an unpleasant experience; jemanden zum General machen make s.o. a general; zu oder für etw. ( nicht) gemacht sein (not) be cut out for s.th.; er ist nicht zur Arbeit gemacht iro. work doesn’t agree with him hum.; jemanden traurig / glücklich etc. machen make s.o. sad / happy etc.; den Schiedsrichter machen umg. be ( oder act as) umpire ( oder referee); das macht das Wetter it’s the weather that causes it; das macht Durst it makes you thirsty; der Wagen macht 160 km / h umg. the car does 100 mph; Ferien, Hoffnung, Krach, Licht etc.3. (ergeben) beim Rechnen: be, come to, amount to; 4 mal 5 macht 20 four times five is twenty, four fives are twenty; was macht das? Rechnung etc.: how much does that come to?, what’s the damage? umg.; das macht dreißig Euro that’s ( oder that’ll be) thirty euros; was macht das zusammen? how much does that come to all together?4. (ausmachen): was macht das schon? what does it matter?, what difference does it make?; umg. so what?; das macht nichts it doesn’t matter, never mind; es macht mir nichts I don’t mind; sie macht sich nichts / nicht viel aus Geld she doesn’t care / doesn’t care much about money, money doesn’t mean anything / doesn’t mean much to her, she’s not bothered / not really bothered about money umg.; er macht sich nicht viel aus Kuchen / Alkohol etc. he doesn’t particularly like cake / alcohol etc., he’s not particularly keen on (Am. not wild about) cake / alcohol etc.; mach dir nichts draus! don’t worry about it, don’t take it to heart5. umg. (veranstalten, organisieren) have, give; ich mache am Samstag ein Fest I’m having a party on Saturday; nächste Woche macht sie einen Vortrag über Kafka next week she’s going to give a lecture on Kafka6. Sl. euph.: es machen (Sex haben) have it off (Am. get it on) ( mit with); es jemandem machen give it to s.o.II v/refl1. sich ( gut) machen Person: be coming along (well oder fine), be getting on (Am. along) (fine); sich gut machen Sache: (gut aussehen) look good ( bei jemandem on s.o.); (gern gesehen werden) make a good impression; sich schlecht machen not look good, make a bad impression; er macht sich gut als... he makes a good...; wie macht sich Vincent als Chef? what sort of a boss is Vincent?; er macht sich gut als Chef he makes a good boss; wie macht sich der Kleine? how’s the little one doing ( oder getting on [Am. along]) ?; die Vase macht sich sehr gut in der Ecke the vase looks very nice in the corner; das macht sich schon wieder umg. it’ll sort itself out2. sich an etw. machen get down to (work on) s.th.; ich mache mich morgen an die Übersetzung auch I’ll make a start on the translation tomorrow; WegIII v/i1. umg.: macht, dass ihr bald zurück seid! be sure to be back ( oder you get back) soon!; mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!; mach schon! (beeile dich!) hurry up!, get a move on! umg.2. umg.: lass ihn nur machen (lass ihm seinen Willen) let him if he wants to, let him have his way; (red ihm nichts ein) just let him do it ( oder get on with it); (verlass dich auf ihn) leave it to him; lass mich nur machen (red mir nichts ein) let me do it my way; (verlass dich auf mich) just leave it to me; lass mich mal machen (lass mich versuchen) let me have a try3. umg.: machen in (+ Dat) WIRTS. deal in, sell; in Politik machen umg. be in politics; er macht in Schriftstellerei umg. he dabbles in writing4. umg.: auf etw. machen umg. (etw. spielen) act ( oder play) s.th., pretend to be s.th.; auf Künstler machen umg. act ( oder play) the artist, do one’s artist bit umg.; auf unschuldig / doof machen umg. act ( oder play) the innocent / the fool; sie macht neuerdings auf jung her latest fad is to act all girlish5. Schokolade macht dick chocolate makes you fat; Querstreifen machen dick horizontal stripes make you look fat6. umg. euph. (die Notdurft verrichten): ( klein) machen wee; ( groß) machen shit; sich (Dat) vor Angst in die Hosen machen wet o.s. (Am. wet one’s pants) from fear; der Kleine macht immer noch in die Windeln the child still dirties his nappy (Am. diaper); der Hund hat auf den Teppich gemacht the dog made a mess on the carpet7. (hat oder ist) Dial. (sich begeben) go; wir haben oder sind 1966 in den Westen gemacht (sind aus der DDR in die BRD geflüchtet) in 1966 we made it to West Germany; gemacht* * *to create; to be; to do; to make; to fix* * *mạ|chen ['maxn]1. TRANSITIVES VERB1) = tun to dowas machst du heute Abend? — what are you doing this evening?
was machen wir mit dem restlichen Brot? — what shall we do with the rest of the bread?
die Hausarbeit/den Garten machen — to do the housework/the garden
er machte sich (dat) Zucker in den Kaffee (inf) — he put sugar in his coffee
ich muss noch so viel machen — I still have so much to do
gut, wird gemacht — right, will do (inf)
gut, mache ich — right, will do (inf) or I'll do that
wie mans macht, ists verkehrt — whatever you do is wrong
er macht, was er will — he does what he likes
soll ich ihn nach seinem Gehalt fragen? – so etwas macht man nicht! — shall I ask how much he earns? – you don't ask that (question)!
das lässt sich machen/nicht machen — that can/can't be done
das ist zu/nicht zu machen — that can/can't be done
ich mache es wohl am besten so, dass ich etwas früher komme — I would do best to come a bit earlier
es ist schon gut gemacht, wie sie die Rolle der Ophelia mit echtem Leben erfüllt — it's wonderful how she brings the role of Ophelia to life
damit/mit ihr kann man etwas machen — you could do something with it/her
was machst du denn hier? — what ( on earth) are you doing here?
was macht dein Bruder ( beruflich)? — what does your brother do (for a living)?
machs gut! — all the best!
er wirds nicht mehr lange machen (inf) — he won't last long
selber machen (sl) — to bring oneself off (inf)
mit mir kann mans ja machen! (inf) — the things I put up with! (inf)
2) = anfertigen, zubereiten to makeBier wird aus Gerste gemacht — beer is made from barley
sich/jdm etw machen lassen — to have sth made for oneself/sb
jdm einen Drink machen (Cocktail) — to make or mix sb a drink
3) = verursachen, bewirken Schwierigkeiten, Arbeit to make (jdm for sb); Mühe, Schmerzen to cause (jdm for sb)jdm Angst/Sorgen/Freude machen — to make sb afraid/worried/happy
jdm Hoffnung/Mut/Kopfschmerzen machen — to give sb hope/courage/a headache
das macht Appetit — that gives you an appetite
jdn lachen/weinen/etw vergessen machen — to make sb laugh/cry/forget sth
machen, dass etw geschieht — to make sth happen
mach, dass er gesund wird! — make him better!
das machen die vielen Zigaretten, dass du hustest — it's all those cigarettes that make you cough
4) = hervorbringen Laut, Geräusch to makemäh/miau machen — to baa/miaow
brumm machen — to go "brumm"
5) = bilden Kreuzzeichen, Kreis to make6)machen + SubstantivSiehe auch unter dem Eintrag für das jeweilige Substantiv.
einen Ausflug machen — to go on an outingBilder machen — to take photos
auf jdn/etw Jagd machen — to hunt sb/sth
einen Kopfsprung machen — to take a header (Brit), to dive (headfirst)
mach mir mal einen (guten) Preis! — make me an offer!
eine Prüfung machen — to do (esp Brit) or take an exam
ein Spiel machen — to play a game
See:= haltmachen7) machen + AdjektivSiehe auch unter dem Eintrag für das jeweilige Adjektiv.to makejdn nervös/unglücklich machen — to make sb nervous/unhappy
etw größer/kleiner machen — to make sth bigger/smaller
etw sauber/schmutzig machen — to get sth clean/dirty
jdn wieder sehend machen — to make sb see again
machs dir doch bequem/gemütlich — make yourself comfortable/at home
8) = ergeben inf to make; Summe, Preis to bedas macht ( zusammen) 23 — that makes 23 altogether
fünf mal vier macht or machen zwanzig — five fours are twenty, five times four is twenty
was macht die Rechnung? — how much is the bill?, what does the bill come to?
100 cm machen einen Meter — 100 cm make a metre (Brit) or meter (US)
was or wie viel macht das ( alles zusammen)? — how much is that altogether?
9) = spielen inf THEAT to play; Dolmetscher, Schiedsrichter etc to be10)= Notdurft verrichten inf
einen Haufen or sein Geschäft machen (euph:) (Hund) — to do its business (euph)See:11) = ordnen, reparieren, säubern to dodas Auto machen lassen — to have the car seen to or done
ich muss noch die Betten machen —
mach den Fleck aus der Bluse, ehe du sie wäschst — get the stain out of the blouse before you wash it
12)andere Wendungen◆ machen + aus
aus dem Haus könnte man schon etwas machen — you could really make something of that houseeine große Sache aus etw machen — to make a big thing of sth
jdn zum Star/Helden machen — to turn sb into a star/hero
jdn zum Wortführer/Sklaven/zu seiner Frau machen — to make sb spokesman/a slave/one's wife
jdm etw zur Hölle/Qual machen — to make sth hell/a misery for sb
der Regen/die Kälte macht mir nichts — I don't mind the rain/cold
die Kälte macht dem Motor nichts — the cold doesn't hurt the engine
es macht mir nichts, durch den Regen zu gehen — I don't mind walking in the rain
viel aus jdm/etw machen — to like sb/sth
wenig aus jdm/etw machen — not to be very keen on (esp Brit) or thrilled with (esp US) sb/sth
einen schönen Abend/ein paar gemütliche Stunden machen — to have a nice evening/a few pleasant hours
sich (dat) Sorgen machen — to worry
jdn zum Freund/Feind machen — to make sb one's friend/enemy
etw zur Aufgabe/zum Grundsatz/Motto machen — to make sth one's job/a principle/one's watchword
2. INTRANSITIVES VERB1)= tun
lass mich mal machen — let me do it2)machen + Adjektiv
das macht müde/gesund/schlank — that makes you tired/healthy/slimdas Kleid macht alt/schlank — that dress makes you look old/slim
3) = sich beeilen inf to get a move on (inf), to hurry upmach schon!, mach schnell or schneller! — get a move on! (inf), hurry up!
ich mach ja schon! — I'm being as quick as I can!
sie machten, dass sie nach Hause kamen — they hurried home
4) = Notdurft verrichten inf to go to the toilet (esp Brit) or bathroom (esp US) or restroom (US); (Hund etc) to do its business (euph); (in die Hosen machen (lit, fig) — to wet oneself
groß/klein machen (baby-talk) — to do a poo/wee (baby-talk)
5) = reisen dial to goüber die ( grüne) Grenze machen — to go over the border
6)Redewendungen◆ machen auf etw (
acc ) (inf) jetzt macht sie auf große Dame — she's playing the grand lady nowsie macht auf verständnisvoll/gebildet — she's doing her understanding/cultured bit (inf)
jetzt macht sie auf beleidigt — now she's acting the injured innocent (Brit), now she's acting insulted (esp US)
er macht auf Schau — he's out for effect (inf)◆ machen in etw (dat) (inf, beruflich) to be in sth
er macht in Nächstenliebe/Großzügigkeit — he puts on a show of compassion/generosity
3. REFLEXIVES VERB1) ◆ sich machen= sich entwickeln to come on2) = aussehen to look3)machen — to get down to sthsich über das Essen machen (inf) — to get stuck in (inf)
sich zum Fürsprecher/Anwalt machen — to make oneself spokesman/advocate
sich bei jdm beliebt/verhasst machen (inf) — to make oneself popular with/hated by sb
See:* * *1) have2) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) do3) go4) (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.) make5) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) make6) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) make7) (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?) make8) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) play at9) (to cause to become: His remarks rendered me speechless.) render10) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) send11) (to do or perform some action: I think I'll take a walk; Will you take a look?; to take a bath) take12) (to make a note, record etc: He took a photograph of the castle; The nurse took the patient's temperature.) take* * *ma·chen[ˈmaxn̩]1. (anstelle eines genaueren Verbs)▪ etw \machen to do sthhast du die Kartoffeln/Türen/das Badezimmer gemacht? have you done the potatoes/doors/bathroom?2. (fertigen)▪ etw \machen to make sthFotos [von jdm/etw] \machen to take photos [of sb/sth]Gedichte \machen to write poemsjdm/sich etw \machen lassen to have sth made for sb/[for one]aus diesem Haus \machen wir ein Atelier we're turning this house into a studioder Saft ist aus Birnen gemacht the juice is made out of pears3. (geben)eine Empfehlung \machen to put in sep a recommendationeinen Vorschlag \machen to make [or sep put in] a suggestion4. (zubereiten)▪ [jdm] etw \machen to make [sb] sth, to make sth [for sb]einen Drink \machen to make a drinkdas Essen \machen to prepare/cook foodein Essen \machen to make [or cook] a mealdas Frühstück \machen to make [or get] breakfastKaffee \machen to make coffee5. (aufräumen)das Bett \machen to make the bedsein Zimmer \machen to tidy up sep one's room6. (veranstalten)▪ etw \machen to organize stheine Party \machen to give [or have] [or throw] a party▪ etw \machen:dieser Film macht tränende Augen this film puts the tears in your eyes [or fam is a real tear jerker]jdm Angst \machen to frighten sbjdm Arbeit \machen to give sb work to doein dummes Gesicht \machen (fam) to make [or pull] a silly facejdm Durst/Hunger \machen to make sb thirsty/hungryeinen Eindruck \machen to make an impressionFeuer \machen to light a firejdm eine Freude \machen to make sb happyjdm Hoffnung/Mut/Kopfschmerzen \machen to give sb hope/courage/a headacheLärm \machen to make a noiseLicht \machen to switch on sep the lightMühe \machen to be a lot of trouble [or effort]keine Mühe \machen to be no troubledas macht überhaupt keine Mühe that's no trouble at allMusik \machen to play some musiceinen Schmollmund \machen to poutjdm Sorgen \machen to make sb worried, to give sb cause for concern▪ das macht etw that's because of sthdas macht das häufige Trinken that comes from drinking oftendas macht die frische Luft, dass wir so hungrig sind it's the fresh air that makes us so hungry8. (durchführen)▪ etw \machen to do stheine Arbeit/seine Hausaufgaben \machen to do a job [or task]/one's homeworkeine Beobachtung \machen to observe sb/stheine Bestellung \machen to place [or sep put in] an ordereinen Besuch \machen to [pay sb a] visiteine Dummheit \machen to do something stupidwie man's macht, macht man's falsch [o verkehrt] you [just] can't wineinen Fehler \machen to make a mistakeden Haushalt \machen to keep housedas ist zu \machen that's possibledas lässt sich \machen that might be possibleeine Mitteilung \machen to make an announcementda ist nichts zu \machen nothing can be done, that's not possiblenichts zu \machen! nothing doing! famjd kann [da] nichts \machen sb can't do anythingeine Reise \machen to go on a journeyeine Sause mit jdm \machen (sl) to go on a pub crawl esp BRIT [or AM esp to go bar-hopping] with sb fameinen Spaziergang \machen to go for a walkein Spiel \machen to play a gameSport \machen to do sporteine Verbeugung \machen to make [or take] a bow, to bowwie machst du/wie \machen Sie das nur? how [on earth] do you do it?9. (absolvieren)▪ etw \machen to do sthdas Abitur \machen ≈to do [one's] A levels BRITeinen Kurs \machen to take a courseeine Ausbildung \machen to do an apprenticeshipeine Elektrikerausbildung \machen to train to be an electricianjdn/etw berühmt/reich/schön \machen to make sb/sth famous/rich/beautifulmach es dir bequem! make yourself comfortable [or at home]!dieser Hut macht mich viel jünger this hat makes me [look] much younger▪ etw aus jdm \machen to make sb sthetwas aus sich/jdm \machen to make something of oneself/sbmein Vater hat mich zu seinem Nachfolger gemacht my father has made [or named] me his successorjdn zu seinem Verbündeten \machen to make sb one's ally11. (erzielen)▪ etw \machen:wir \machen jetzt dreimal so viel Umsatz we have now tripled our turnoverein Geschäft \machen to make a dealeinen Gewinn/Verlust \machen to make a profit/lossMillionen \machen to make millionsPunkte/Tore \machen to score points/goalsein Vermögen \machen to make a fortune12. (tun)▪ etw \machen to do sthwas möchten Sie gern \machen? what would you like to do?lass uns etwas \machen! let's do something!genau so werden wir es \machen that's how we'll do itmusst du viel \machen? do you have a lot to do?was macht sie damit? what's she doing with it?was willst du mit diesem Zeug \machen? what are you going to do with this stuff?was soll ich nur \machen? what am I to do?ich weiß nicht, was ich noch \machen soll I don't know what else to doich weiß nicht, wie man es macht I don't know how to do itwas machst du da? what are you doing?; (misstrauisch) what on earth are you doing there?, what are you up to?was hat sie wieder gemacht, dass alle so ärgerlich sind? what's she been up to [or fam gone and done] this time to make everyone so angry?was macht denn deine Frau? how's your wife?und was \machen Sie so? and what are you doing nowadays?was macht die Arbeit/Gesundheit? how's work/your health?, how are you work-wise/health-wise? famwas soll ich da groß \machen? what do you expect me to do?was macht deine Brille in der Mikrowelle? what are your glasses doing in the microwave?dagegen kann man nichts \machen there's nothing you can do about itgut gemacht! well done!mit mir kann man es ja \machen (fam) the things I put up withso etwas macht man nicht that's [or it's] bad mannersda kann man nichts \machen nothing can be done\machen, was man will to do as one pleases [or wants13. (bilden)▪ etw \machen:die Straße macht eine scharfe Kurve the road bends sharplysie macht eine gute Figur she cuts a good figure▪ jdn \machen to make sb▪ jdn/etw \machen to do [or play] sb/sthwer macht hier den Boss? who's the boss here?▪ jdn/etw \machen to do sb/sth▪ etw [für jdn] \machen to act as sth [for sb]das macht zehn Euro that's [or that'll be] ten euros [please]was macht das [zusammen]? what does that come to [in total]?drei mal drei macht neun three times three is [or makes] nineder Hund macht „wau, wau“ the dog goes “woof woof” usu childspeakmacht nichts! no matter [or problem]!das macht [doch] nichts! never mind!, no harm done!macht das was? does it matter?was macht das schon? what does it matter?jdm/etw etwas/nichts \machen to harm/not harm sb/sth24. (geschaffen)▪ [jdm] etw \machen to mend [or fix] [or repair] sth for sb▪ etw \machen lassen to get [or have] sth mended [or fixed] [or repaired26.es macht jdn glücklich/traurig/wütend it makes sb happy/sad/angryes macht jdn verrückt it drives sb mad [or fam crazy]es macht mich verrückt, dass ich so viel Werbung sehe it drives me crazy to see so many advertisements2. (schaden)es macht etwas/nichts/viel it matters/doesn't matter/matters a lotes macht jdm etwas/nichts/viel sb minds/doesn't mind/minds a lotes macht mir nichts, wenn du hierbleibst I don't mind you [or form your] staying herees macht „piep“, wenn du einen Fehler machst it goes “peep” [or it peeps] when you make a mistake; s.a. langIII. INTRANSITIVES VERB1. (bewirken)mach ich! [as] good as done!▪ \machen, dass etw geschieht to ensure [or see to it] that sth happenswie hast du gemacht, dass die Kinder so artig sind? how did you get the children to be so well behaved?mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!2. (gewähren)mach nur/ruhig! go ahead!jdn [mal/nur] \machen lassen (fam) to leave sb to itLiebe macht blind love makes you blind4. (aussehen lassen)Streifen \machen dick stripes make you look fatauf cool/in Großzügigkeit \machen to act cool/generous [or the cool/generous guy]auf vornehm \machen to give oneself [or to put on] airssie macht immer auf vornehme Dame she always acts the elegant ladyins Bett \machen Kind to wet the bedich mache jetzt in Wolle/Versicherungen I'm in wool/insurance [or the wool/insurance businessmach/\machen Sie [schon]! get a move on! fammach schneller! hurry up!ich mach sowieso nicht mehr lang I'm not long for this world anywayaufs Land/in die Stadt \machen to go to the country/into townIV. REFLEXIVES VERB1. (beginnen)das Wetter macht sich wieder there will soon be good weatherdas Baby macht sich gut the baby is doing fine fam3. (passen)das Bild macht sich gut an der Wand/im Flur the picture looks good on the wall/in the hall4. (leisten)die neue Sekretärin macht sich gut the new secretary is doing well5. (gewinnen)sich dat etwas/nichts/viel/wenig aus jdm/etw \machen to care/not care at all/care a lot/not care much for sb/sth; (sich nicht ärgern) to get a little upset/not get upset at all/get really upset/not get upset much about sthmach dir/\machen Sie sich nichts d[a]raus! don't worry about it!, don't it get you down!8. (gestalten)wir \machen uns einen schönen Tag let's have an enjoyable daymach dir ein paar schöne Tage enjoy yourself for a few days9. (erledigen)V. AUXILIARVERBder Wein wird dich das vergessen \machen the wine will help you [to] forget* * *1.transitives Verb1) (herstellen) makesich (Dat.) etwas machen lassen — have something made
Geld/ein Vermögen/einen Gewinn machen — make money/a fortune/a profit
dafür ist er einfach nicht gemacht — (fig.) he's just not cut out for it
etwas aus jemandem machen — make somebody into something; (verwandeln) turn somebody into something
jemanden zum Präsidenten usw. machen — make somebody president etc.
2)jemandem einen Kostenvoranschlag machen — let somebody have or give somebody an estimate
jemandem einen guten Preis machen — (ugs.) name a good price
3) (zubereiten) get, prepare < meal>jemandem/sich [einen] Kaffee machen — make [some] coffee for somebody/oneself
jemandem einen Cocktail machen — get or mix somebody a cocktail
jemandem Arbeit machen — cause or make [extra] work for somebody
jemandem Sorgen machen — cause somebody anxiety; worry somebody
jemandem Mut/Hoffnung machen — give somebody courage/hope
das macht Durst/Hunger od. Appetit — this makes one thirsty/hungry; this gives one a thirst/an appetite
das macht das Wetter — that's [because of] the weather
mach, dass du nach Hause kommst! — (ugs.) off home with you!
ich muss machen, dass ich zum Bahnhof komme — (ugs.) I must see that I get to the station
ein Foto od. eine Aufnahme machen — take a photograph
einen Spaziergang machen — go for or take a walk
eine Reise machen — go on a journey or trip
einen Besuch [bei jemandem] machen — pay [somebody] a visit
wie man's macht, macht man's falsch od. verkehrt — (ugs.) [however you do it,] there's always something wrong
er macht es nicht unter 100 Euro — he won't do it for under or less than 100 euros
6)jemanden glücklich/eifersüchtig usw. machen — make somebody happy/jealous etc.
etwas größer/länger/kürzer machen — make something bigger/longer/shorter
mach es dir gemütlich od. bequem! — make yourself comfortable or at home
7) (tun) domach ich, wird gemacht! — (ugs.) will do!
was machen Sie [beruflich]? — what do you do [for a living]?
so etwas macht man nicht — that [just] isn't done
mit mir könnt ihr es ja machen — (ugs.) you can get away with it with me
8)was macht...? — (wie ist es um... bestellt?) how is...?
was macht die Arbeit? — how is the job [getting on]?; how are things at work?
was od. wieviel macht das [alles zusammen]? — how much does that come to?
das macht 12 Euro — that is or costs 12 euros; (Endsumme) that comes to 12 euros
10) (schaden)macht das was? — does it matter?; do you mind?
macht nichts! — (ugs.) never mind!; it doesn't matter
11) (teilnehmen an)einen Kursus od. Lehrgang machen — take a course
13)machs gut! — (ugs.) look after yourself!; (auf Wiedersehen) so long!
sich (Dat.) die Haare/Fingernägel machen — do one's hair/nails
15) (ugs. verhüll.): (seine Notdurft verrichten)2.groß/klein machen — do big jobs/small jobs (child language)
reflexives Verb1) mit Adjsich hübsch machen — smarten [oneself] up
sich schmutzig machen — get [oneself] dirty
2) (beginnen)sich an etwas (Akk.) machen — get down to something
3) (ugs.): (sich entwickeln) do well; get on4) (passen)das macht sich gut hier — this fits in well; this looks good here
5)mach dir nichts daraus! — (ugs.) don't let it bother you
sich (Dat.) nichts/wenig aus jemandem/etwas machen — (ugs.) not care at all/much for somebody/something
6)wir wollen uns (Dat.) einen schönen Abend machen — we want to have an enjoyable evening
7)sich (Dat.) Feinde machen — make enemies
sich (Dat.) jemanden zum Freund/Feind machen — make a friend/an enemy of somebody
8)3.wenn es sich [irgendwie] machen lässt — if it can [somehow] be done; if it is [at all] possible
intransitives Verb1) (ugs.): (sich beeilen)mach schon! — get a move on! (coll.); look snappy! (coll.)
2)das macht müde — it makes you tired; it is tiring
das macht hungrig/durstig — it makes you hungry/thirsty
3) (tun)lass mich nur machen — (ugs.) leave it to me
4) (ugs. verhüll.) <child, pet> perform (coll.)ins Bett/in die Hose machen — wet one's bed/pants
5) (ugs.)auf naiv usw. machen — pretend to be naïve
auf feine Dame usw. machen — act the fine lady
6) (landsch. ugs.): (sich begeben) go* * *A. v/t1. (tun) do;was machst du? what are you doing?; beruflich: what do you do (for a living)?;so was macht man nicht that isn’t done, you just don’t do that;da kann man nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it), it’s (just) one of those things;er macht es nicht unter 500 Euro umg he won’t do it for less than 500 euros;was macht die Familie? how’s the family (getting on [US along]) ?;gut gemacht! well done!, good show!;das lässt sich schon machen that can be arranged, that’s no problem;mit mir könnt ihr’s ja machen! umg, iron the things I put up with;sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen umg (wird bald sterben) she’s not long for this world;die Festplatte wird es wohl nicht mehr lange machen umg (wird bald defekt sein) the hard disk is on its last legs ( oder has just about had it)ein Foto machen take a photograph;Hausaufgaben machen do one’s homework;einen Spaziergang machen go for a walk;einen Fehler machen make a mistake;eine angenehme/unangenehme Erfahrung machen have a pleasant/an unpleasant experience;jemanden zum General machen make sb a general;zu oderfür etwas (nicht) gemacht sein (not) be cut out for sth;jemanden traurig/glücklich etcmachen make sb sad/happy etc;das macht das Wetter it’s the weather that causes it;das macht Durst it makes you thirsty;3. (ergeben) beim Rechnen: be, come to, amount to;4 mal 5 macht 20 four times five is twenty, four fives are twenty;was macht das? Rechnung etc: how much does that come to?, what’s the damage? umg;das macht dreißig Euro that’s ( oder that’ll be) thirty euros;was macht das zusammen? how much does that come to all together?4. (ausmachen):was macht das schon? what does it matter?, what difference does it make?; umg so what?;das macht nichts it doesn’t matter, never mind;es macht mir nichts I don’t mind;sie macht sich nichts/nicht viel aus Geld she doesn’t care/doesn’t care much about money, money doesn’t mean anything/doesn’t mean much to her, she’s not bothered/not really bothered about money umg;er macht sich nicht viel aus Kuchen/Alkohol etc he doesn’t particularly like cake/alcohol etc, he’s not particularly keen on (US not wild about) cake/alcohol etc;mach dir nichts draus! don’t worry about it, don’t take it to heart5. umg (veranstalten, organisieren) have, give;ich mache am Samstag ein Fest I’m having a party on Saturday;nächste Woche macht sie einen Vortrag über Kafka next week she’s going to give a lecture on Kafka6. sl euph:mit with);es jemandem machen give it to sbB. v/r1.sich gut machen Sache: (gut aussehen) look good (bei jemandem on sb); (gern gesehen werden) make a good impression;sich schlecht machen not look good, make a bad impression;er macht sich gut als … he makes a good …;wie macht sich Vincent als Chef? what sort of a boss is Vincent?;er macht sich gut als Chef he makes a good boss;die Vase macht sich sehr gut in der Ecke the vase looks very nice in the corner;das macht sich schon wieder umg it’ll sort itself out2.sich an etwas machen get down to (work on) sth;C. v/i1. umg:macht, dass ihr bald zurück seid! be sure to be back ( oder you get back) soon!;mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!;2. umg:lass ihn nur machen (lass ihm seinen Willen) let him if he wants to, let him have his way; (red ihm nichts ein) just let him do it ( oder get on with it); (verlass dich auf ihn) leave it to him;lass mich nur machen (red mir nichts ein) let me do it my way; (verlass dich auf mich) just leave it to me;lass mich mal machen (lass mich versuchen) let me have a try3. umg:in Politik machen umg be in politics;er macht in Schriftstellerei umg he dabbles in writing4. umg:sie macht neuerdings auf jung her latest fad is to act all girlish5.Schokolade macht dick chocolate makes you fat;Querstreifen machen dick horizontal stripes make you look fat6. umg euph (die Notdurft verrichten):(klein) machen wee;(groß) machen shit;sich (dat)vor Angst in die Hosen machen wet o.s. (US wet one’s pants) from fear;der Kleine macht immer noch in die Windeln the child still dirties his nappy (US diaper);der Hund hat auf den Teppich gemacht the dog made a mess on the carpet7. (hat oder ist) dial (sich begeben) go;sind 1987 in den Westen gemacht (sind aus der DDR in die BRD geflüchtet) in 1987 we made it to West Germany; → gemacht* * *1.transitives Verb1) (herstellen) makesich (Dat.) etwas machen lassen — have something made
Geld/ein Vermögen/einen Gewinn machen — make money/a fortune/a profit
dafür ist er einfach nicht gemacht — (fig.) he's just not cut out for it
etwas aus jemandem machen — make somebody into something; (verwandeln) turn somebody into something
jemanden zum Präsidenten usw. machen — make somebody president etc.
2)jemandem einen Kostenvoranschlag machen — let somebody have or give somebody an estimate
jemandem einen guten Preis machen — (ugs.) name a good price
3) (zubereiten) get, prepare < meal>jemandem/sich [einen] Kaffee machen — make [some] coffee for somebody/oneself
jemandem einen Cocktail machen — get or mix somebody a cocktail
jemandem Arbeit machen — cause or make [extra] work for somebody
jemandem Sorgen machen — cause somebody anxiety; worry somebody
jemandem Mut/Hoffnung machen — give somebody courage/hope
das macht Durst/Hunger od. Appetit — this makes one thirsty/hungry; this gives one a thirst/an appetite
das macht das Wetter — that's [because of] the weather
mach, dass du nach Hause kommst! — (ugs.) off home with you!
ich muss machen, dass ich zum Bahnhof komme — (ugs.) I must see that I get to the station
5) (ausführen) do <job, repair, etc.>ein Foto od. eine Aufnahme machen — take a photograph
einen Spaziergang machen — go for or take a walk
eine Reise machen — go on a journey or trip
einen Besuch [bei jemandem] machen — pay [somebody] a visit
wie man's macht, macht man's falsch od. verkehrt — (ugs.) [however you do it,] there's always something wrong
er macht es nicht unter 100 Euro — he won't do it for under or less than 100 euros
6)jemanden glücklich/eifersüchtig usw. machen — make somebody happy/jealous etc.
etwas größer/länger/kürzer machen — make something bigger/longer/shorter
mach es dir gemütlich od. bequem! — make yourself comfortable or at home
7) (tun) domach ich, wird gemacht! — (ugs.) will do!
was machen Sie [beruflich]? — what do you do [for a living]?
so etwas macht man nicht — that [just] isn't done
mit mir könnt ihr es ja machen — (ugs.) you can get away with it with me
8)was macht...? — (wie ist es um... bestellt?) how is...?
was macht die Arbeit? — how is the job [getting on]?; how are things at work?
was od. wieviel macht das [alles zusammen]? — how much does that come to?
das macht 12 Euro — that is or costs 12 euros; (Endsumme) that comes to 12 euros
10) (schaden)macht das was? — does it matter?; do you mind?
macht nichts! — (ugs.) never mind!; it doesn't matter
11) (teilnehmen an)einen Kursus od. Lehrgang machen — take a course
13)machs gut! — (ugs.) look after yourself!; (auf Wiedersehen) so long!
14) (ugs.): (ordnen, sauber machen, renovieren); do <room, stairs, washing, etc.>sich (Dat.) die Haare/Fingernägel machen — do one's hair/nails
15) (ugs. verhüll.): (seine Notdurft verrichten)2.groß/klein machen — do big jobs/small jobs (child language)
reflexives Verb1) mit Adjsich hübsch machen — smarten [oneself] up
sich schmutzig machen — get [oneself] dirty
2) (beginnen)sich an etwas (Akk.) machen — get down to something
3) (ugs.): (sich entwickeln) do well; get on4) (passen)das macht sich gut hier — this fits in well; this looks good here
5)mach dir nichts daraus! — (ugs.) don't let it bother you
sich (Dat.) nichts/wenig aus jemandem/etwas machen — (ugs.) not care at all/much for somebody/something
6)wir wollen uns (Dat.) einen schönen Abend machen — we want to have an enjoyable evening
7)sich (Dat.) Feinde machen — make enemies
sich (Dat.) jemanden zum Freund/Feind machen — make a friend/an enemy of somebody
8)3.wenn es sich [irgendwie] machen lässt — if it can [somehow] be done; if it is [at all] possible
intransitives Verb1) (ugs.): (sich beeilen)mach schon! — get a move on! (coll.); look snappy! (coll.)
2)das macht müde — it makes you tired; it is tiring
das macht hungrig/durstig — it makes you hungry/thirsty
3) (tun)lass mich nur machen — (ugs.) leave it to me
4) (ugs. verhüll.) <child, pet> perform (coll.)ins Bett/in die Hose machen — wet one's bed/pants
5) (ugs.)auf naiv usw. machen — pretend to be naïve
auf feine Dame usw. machen — act the fine lady
6) (landsch. ugs.): (sich begeben) go* * *v.to make v.(§ p.,p.p.: made)to perform v. -
17 acabar
v.1 to finish, to end.hemos acabado el trabajo we've finished the workacabó sus días en el exilio he ended his days in exileel asunto acabó mal the affair finished o ended badlycuando acabes, avísame tell me when you've finishedacabar de trabajar/comer to finish working/eatingel cuchillo acaba en punta the knife ends in a point¡acabáramos! (informal) at last!, about time!La película acabó The film finished.Ya terminé I already finishedAcabé mi trabajo I finished my job.2 to end up (tener un fin determinado).acabar loco to end up (going) madese acabará en la cárcel he'll end up in jailAcabé muy cansado I ended up exhausted.Ella acabó cantando en un club nocturno She ended up singing in a nightclub.3 to finish with, to destroy, to be someone's ruin, to cause someone's ruin.La mafia acabó con Ricardo The Mafia finished with Richard.4 to tire out.El esfuerzo lo acabó The effort tired him out.5 to have an orgasm, to come.María acabó al hacer el amor Mary had an orgasm when making love.* * *1 (gen) to finish, finish off; (completar) to complete2 (consumir) to use up1 to end, finish, come to an end (no quedar) to run out\acabar bien to have a happy ending■ la revolución acabó con los privilegios de los aristócratas the revolution put an end to the privileges of the aristocrats■ ¡este chico acabará conmigo! this boy will be the death of me!acabar de + inf to have just + past participle■ no lo toques, acabo de pintarlo ahora mismo don't touch it, I've just painted it¡acabáramos! familiar at last!no acabar de...¡se acabó! that's it!* * *verbto finish, complete, end- acabarse- acabar de* * *1. VT1) (=terminar) [+ actividad, trabajo] [gen] to finish; (=dar el toque final a) to finish off¿habéis acabado la instalación de la antena? — have you finished installing the aerial?
me quedan solo un par de horas para acabar este cuadro — it'll only take me another couple of hours to finish off this painting
2) (=consumir) to finishya hemos acabado el aceite — we've used up o finished the oil
3) LAm (=hablar mal de)2. VI1) (=terminar) to finish, end¿te falta mucho para acabar? — are you nearly finished?, have you got long to go?
la crisis lleva años y no acaba — the recession has been going on for years and there's no sign of it ending
acabáramos —
cuento I, 1), rosario 1)acabáramos, ¿así que se trata de tu hijo? — oh, I see, so it's your son, then?
2)•
acabar con —a) [+ comida] to finish off; [+ injusticia] to put an end to, stop; [+ relación] to end; [+ reservas] to exhaust, use up; [+ esperanzas] to put paid to¿todavía no has acabado con la carta? — haven't you finished the letter yet?
hemos acabado con todas las provisiones — we've exhausted o used up all our supplies
b) [+ persona] (=atender) to finish with; (=matar) to do away withcuando acabe con ella, te lavo la cabeza — when I'm done o finished with her, I'll wash your hair
¡acabemos con él! — let's do away with him! *
3)•
acabar de hacer algo —a) [cuando se ha terminado]b) [cuando se está haciendo]para acabar de arreglarlo —
para acabar de arreglarlo, se fue sin despedirse — on top of everything, she left without even saying goodbye
- ¡acaba de parir!c)• no acabo de entender por qué lo hizo — I just can't understand why she did it
4) [con complemento de modo]la palabra acaba con o por "z" — the word ends in a "z"
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acabar en algo — to end in sthdespués de tanto hablar, todo acabó en nada — after all that talk, it all came to nothing
5)6) [en una relación] to finish, split uphemos acabado — we've finished, we've split up
¿cuánto hace que acabaste con ella? — how long is it since you split up with o finished with her?
7) LAm *** (=eyacular) to come ***3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)acabáramos! — (fam) now I get it! (colloq)
b) (en un estado, situación) to end up¿cómo acabó lo de anoche? — how did things end up last night?
acabó en la cárcel — he ended up in jail; (+ compl)
esto puede acabar mal — things could turn nasty o get ugly
acabar + ger o acabar por + inf — to end up -ing
acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo — they'll end up accepting it
acabé por convencerme de que... — in the end I became convinced that...
c) ( rematar)2) acabar cona)acabar con algo — ( terminar) con libro/tarea to finish with something; con bombones/bebidas to finish off something; con salud/carrera to ruin something; con sueldo/herencia to fritter away something; con abuso/problema to put an end to something
b) (fam)acabar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( matar) to do away with somebody (colloq)
3) acabar dea) ( terminar)acabar de + inf — to finish -ing
para acabar de arreglarlo se puso a llover — to top o cap it all it started to rain
acabar de + inf: acaba de salir she's just gone out; acababa de meterme en la cama cuando... — I had just got into bed when...
c) ( llegar a)2.acabar de + inf: no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand; no acababa de gustarle/convencerla — she wasn't totally happy about it/totally convinced
acabar vt1) <trabajo/libro> to finish; <curso/carrera> to finish, complete2) ( destrozar)3.acabarse v pron1) ( terminarse) provisiones/comida to run out; problema to be over; reunión/fiesta to endes un trabajo que no se acaba nunca — it's a never-ending o an endless task
y (san) se acabó — (fam) and that's that
2)a) (liter) ( morir)b) (Méx) ( quedar destrozado)3) (enf) ( comer) to finish (up)* * *= end, end up, see through + to its completion, finish up, finish, wind up (in/at), curtain + fall, call it quits, lay + Nombre + to rest, wrap up, break up, finish off, top + Nombre + off, be over.Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex. I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex. In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex. Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex. The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.Ex. 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex. A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.Ex. The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex. Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.----* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.* acabar con = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way through.* acabar con Algo = be done with it.* acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar de + Infinitivo = have + just + Participio Pasado.* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.* acabar en = result (in), land in.* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* acabar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* acabarse = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all gone.* acabarse el entusiasmo = run out of + steam.* acabarse el espacio = run out of + space.* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* acabar teniendo = end up with.* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).* estar acabando con = eat away at.* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin acabar = unfinished.* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)acabáramos! — (fam) now I get it! (colloq)
b) (en un estado, situación) to end up¿cómo acabó lo de anoche? — how did things end up last night?
acabó en la cárcel — he ended up in jail; (+ compl)
esto puede acabar mal — things could turn nasty o get ugly
acabar + ger o acabar por + inf — to end up -ing
acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo — they'll end up accepting it
acabé por convencerme de que... — in the end I became convinced that...
c) ( rematar)2) acabar cona)acabar con algo — ( terminar) con libro/tarea to finish with something; con bombones/bebidas to finish off something; con salud/carrera to ruin something; con sueldo/herencia to fritter away something; con abuso/problema to put an end to something
b) (fam)acabar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( matar) to do away with somebody (colloq)
3) acabar dea) ( terminar)acabar de + inf — to finish -ing
para acabar de arreglarlo se puso a llover — to top o cap it all it started to rain
acabar de + inf: acaba de salir she's just gone out; acababa de meterme en la cama cuando... — I had just got into bed when...
c) ( llegar a)2.acabar de + inf: no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand; no acababa de gustarle/convencerla — she wasn't totally happy about it/totally convinced
acabar vt1) <trabajo/libro> to finish; <curso/carrera> to finish, complete2) ( destrozar)3.acabarse v pron1) ( terminarse) provisiones/comida to run out; problema to be over; reunión/fiesta to endes un trabajo que no se acaba nunca — it's a never-ending o an endless task
y (san) se acabó — (fam) and that's that
2)a) (liter) ( morir)b) (Méx) ( quedar destrozado)3) (enf) ( comer) to finish (up)* * *= end, end up, see through + to its completion, finish up, finish, wind up (in/at), curtain + fall, call it quits, lay + Nombre + to rest, wrap up, break up, finish off, top + Nombre + off, be over.Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex: In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex: The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.Ex: 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex: A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.Ex: The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.* acabar con = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way through.* acabar con Algo = be done with it.* acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar de + Infinitivo = have + just + Participio Pasado.* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.* acabar en = result (in), land in.* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* acabar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* acabarse = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all gone.* acabarse el entusiasmo = run out of + steam.* acabarse el espacio = run out of + space.* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* acabar teniendo = end up with.* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).* estar acabando con = eat away at.* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin acabar = unfinished.* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.* * *acabar [A1 ]viA1 (terminar) «reunión/partido/película» to finish, end¿te falta mucho? — no, ya casi acabo do you have much to do? — no, I've nearly finishedtodavía no he acabado I haven't finished yet, I'm not through yet ( colloq)2 acabar CON algo/algn to finish WITH sth/sb¿has acabado con esto? have you finished with this?ven cuando acabes con lo que estás haciendo come as soon as you've finished what you're doingespera, que todavía no he acabado contigo wait a minute, I haven't finished with you yetcuando acabes con Cristina ¿me puedes atender a mí? when you've finished with o ( colloq) when you're through with Cristina, can you help me?3 «novios» to split up, break up acabar CON algn to break up o split up WITH sb, finish WITH sbhe acabado con ella I've broken up with o split up with o finished with her, I'm through with her ( colloq)4 acabar DE + INF:cuando acabes de leer el libro me lo pasas ¿vale? will you lend me the book when you've finished (reading) it?todavía no he acabado de pagar la casa I still haven't finished paying for the housepara acabar de arreglarlo, se puso a llover and to top it all o cap it all o make matters worse, it began to rain¡acabáramos! así que lo que quería era dinero now I get it! it was money he was afteres que vivió siete años en Tokio — ¡acabáramos! con razón habla tan bien japonés she lived in Tokyo for seven years, you know — oh, I see! that's why she speaks Japanese so well5 acabar + GER or acabar POR + INF to end up -INGacabarán por aceptarlo or aceptándolo they'll end up accepting it, they'll accept it in the endB (+ compl):la palabra acaba en or por `r' the word ends in `r'por este lado acaba en punta this side ends in a pointacabamos cansadísimos by the end we were dead tired¿en qué acabó lo de anoche? how did things end up last night?tanta historia para acabar en nada all that fuss for nothingsiempre decía que ese chico iba a acabar mal I always said that boy would come to no goodno te metas que esto puede acabar mal don't get involved, things could turn nasty o get uglyla película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending(terminar, destruir): acabó con todos los bombones he finished off o ( colloq) polished off all the chocolatesen dos años acabó con la herencia he went through his inheritance in two yearssi tratas así los zapatos vas a acabar con ellos en dos días if you treat your shoes like that, they'll be ruined o you'll wear them out in a couple of daysestás acabando con mi paciencia you're trying my patience, I'm running out of patience with youeste escándalo puede acabar con su carrera this scandal could ruin o finish his careerhay que acabar con este tipo de discriminaciones this sort of discrimination must be eliminated o eradicated, we/they must do away with o put an end to o put a stop to this sort of discriminationB ( fam)(matar): sabe demasiado, hay que acabar con él he knows too much, we're going to have to eliminate him o ( colloq) get rid of himeste clima/niño va a acabar conmigo this weather/child will be the death of meA (para referirse a una acción reciente) acabar DE + INF:acaba de salir she's just gone outacababa de meterme en la cama cuando sonó el teléfono I had just got into bed when the telephone rangacabo de comer I've just eatenB no acabar DE + INF:no acaba de convencerme la idea I'm not totally convinced by the ideano acabo de entenderlo I just don't understandel color no me acaba de gustar or ( Esp fam) no me acaba I'm not too sure I like the color, I'm not too sure about the color■ acabarvtA ‹trabajo› to finishya acabé el libro I've finished the bookno logró acabar el curso he didn't manage to finish o complete the courseiré cuando acabe lo que estoy haciendo I'll go when I've finished what I'm doingB(destrozar): el esfuerzo lo acabó y tuvo que abandonar la carrera he was exhausted by the effort and had to drop out of the racela tragedia la acabó the tragedy destroyed o killed her■ acabarseA(terminarse): se nos ha acabado el café we've run out of coffee, the coffee's run out, we're out of coffee ( colloq)se le acabaron las fuerzas he ran out of energy o ( colloq) steamse me está acabando la paciencia I'm running out of patienceel trabajo de la casa no se acaba nunca housework is a never-ending o an endless jobse fue él y se acabaron los problemas as soon as he left, the problems ended¡esto se acabó! no lo aguanto más that's it! I can't take any morey (san) se acabó ( fam); and that's thatle dices que no quieres y (san) se acabó tell him you don't want to and that's thatte he dicho que no vas y (san) se acabó I've told you you're not going and that's all there is to it! o and that's that! o and let that be an end to it!B1 ( liter)(morir): se fue acabando poco a poco she slowly slipped away, her life's breath slowly ebbed away ( liter)2( Méx) (quedar destrozado): se acabó en ese trabajo that job finished him off o did for him ( colloq)acábate todas las lentejas finish (up) all the lentils* * *
acabar ( conjugate acabar) verbo intransitivo
1
[ persona] to finish;
[ novios] to split up;
(+ compl)
ese chico va a acabar mal that boy will come to no good;
la película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending;
acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo they'll end up accepting it;
acabar de algo to end up as sth;
acabó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiterc) ( rematar) acabar en algo to end in sth
2
‹con bombones/bebidas› to finish off sth;
‹con salud/carrera› to ruin sth;
‹con sueldo/herencia› to fritter away sth;
‹con abuso/problema› to put an end to sthb) (fam) acabar con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;
( matar) to do away with sb (colloq);
3
acababa de meterme en la cama cuando … I had just got into bed when …c) ( llegar a):
no acababa de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/libro› to finish;
‹curso/carrera› to finish, complete
acabarse verbo pronominal
1 ( terminarse) [provisiones/comida] to run out;
[ problema] to be over;
[reunión/fiesta/curso] to end;
[ proyecto] to finish, come to an end;
[ año] to come to an end;
se le acabaron las fuerzas he ran out of energy;
un trabajo que no se acaba nunca a never-ending o an endless task;
¡esto se acabó! that's it!
2 ( enf) ( comer) to finish (up)
acabar
I verbo transitivo
1 to finish (off) ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (completar) to complete
II verbo intransitivo
1 to finish, end: todo acabó bien, it all ended happily 2 acabar con (agotar las existencias) to finish something
figurado estás acabando con mi paciencia, I'm losing my patience with you
(romper algo) to break something
(matar) to kill: la droga está acabando con él, he's killing himself with drugs
(destruir, eliminar) to destroy something: hay que acabar con la tortura, we must get rid of torture
figurado las presiones acabaron con su carrera política, the overwhelming pressure finished off his political career 3 acabar de: acaba de llegar de Río, he's just arrived from Río
no acaba de decidirse, she hasn't made up her mind yet 4 acabar en: el partido de fútbol acabó en tragedia, the football match ended in tragedy 5 acabar por/acabar + gerundio acabé creyendo/por creer que estaba loca, I ended up thinking she was mad
' acabar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apurar
- finiquitar
- incompleta
- incompleto
- levantarse
- paciencia
- temblar
- terminar
- tabla
English:
barrier
- break
- break down
- burial
- complete
- distance
- drag on
- end
- end up
- fade
- finish
- finish up
- get over
- get through
- grief
- illiteracy
- it
- paid
- racism
- round off
- settle
- sink
- stamp out
- there
- time-wasting
- use up
- wind up
- destroy
- do
- finished
- get
- kill
- near
- smash
- stop
- wind
- wipe
* * *♦ vt[terminar] to finish;hemos acabado el trabajo we've finished the work;todavía no ha acabado el primer plato he still hasn't finished his first course;acabamos el viaje en Canadá our journey ended in Canada;la bufanda está sin acabar the scarf isn't finished yet;RP Fam¡acabala! that's enough!♦ vi1. [terminar] to finish, to end;el cuchillo acaba en punta the knife ends in a point;detesto las películas que acaban bien I hate films that have a happy ending;acabó sus días en el exilio he ended his days in exile;ése acabará en la cárcel he'll end up in jail;cuando acabes, avísame tell me when you've finished;acabar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;acabar de trabajar/comer to finish working/eating;acabar con algo to finish with sth;¿has acabado con el martillo? have o are you finished with the hammer?;acabar por hacer algo, acabar haciendo algo to end up doing sth;para acabar de arreglarlo to cap it all;Fam¡acabáramos! so that's what it was!acabo de llegar I've just arrived3.[salud] to ruin; [violencia, crimen] to put an end to;acabar con [destruir] [enemigo] to destroy;acabar con la paciencia de alguien to exhaust sb's patience;está acabando con mi paciencia she's trying my patience;acabaron con todas las provisiones they used up all the provisions;la droga acabó con él drugs killed him;¡ese niño va a acabar conmigo! that boy will be the death of me!4. [volverse] to end up;acabar loco to end up (going) madno acaba de parecerme bien I don't really think it's a very good idea;no acaba de gustarme del todo I just don't really like it;el plan no me acaba de convencer I'm not totally convinced by the plan7. Compde nunca acabar never-ending;este proyecto es el cuento de nunca acabar this project just seems to go on and on* * *I v/t1 finish2:acabé haciéndolo yo I ended up doing it myselfII v/iacabar en end in;acabar en punta end in a point;acabar bien/mal end well/badly;to a bad end;acabó por comprender in the end he understood;no acabo de comprender I still don’t understand;acabar con sus huesos en end up in;es cosa de nunca acabar it’s never-ending;¡acabáramos! now I get it!;¡acaba ya! hurry up and finish!;la cosa no acaba aquí and that’s not all, and there’s worse2:acabar de hacer algo have just done sth;acabo de escribirlo I’ve just written it* * *acabar vi1) terminar: to finish, to end2)acabar de : to have just (done something)acabo de ver a tu hermano: I just saw your brother3)acabar con : to put an end to, to stamp outacabar vtterminar: to finish* * *acabar vb1. (terminar) to finish2. (acción, objeto) to end -
18 alegre
adj.1 happy (contento).una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman2 cheerful, bright.3 tipsy (borracho).4 perky, bright, sunny, debonair.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: alegrar.* * *► adjetivo1 (contento) happy, glad2 (color) bright3 (música) lively4 (espacio) cheerful, pleasant5 familiar (achispado) tipsy6 eufemístico (irreflexivo) thoughtless, irresponsible, rash\alegre de cascos familiar scatterbrained* * *adj.1) glad, cheerful, happy2) bright3) lively4) merry* * *ADJ1) (=feliz) [persona] happy; [cara, carácter] happy, cheerfulser alegre — to be cheerful o happy
María es muy alegre — María's a very cheerful o happy person
2) (=luminoso) [día, habitación, color] bright3) [música, fiesta] lively4) * (=borracho)estar alegre — to be merry o tipsy *
5) (=irresponsable) thoughtless6) (=inmoral) [vida] fast; [chiste] † risqué, bluemujer 1)* * *a) <persona/carácter> happy, cheerful; < color> bright; <fiesta/música> livelyes muy alegre — she's very cheerful, she's a very happy girl
b) [estar] ( por el alcohol) tipsy (colloq)* * *= cheerful, lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], jolly [jollier -comp., jolliest -sup.], merry [merrier -comp., merriest -sup.], joyful, blithe, gleeful, perky [perkier -comp., perkiest -sup.], cheery [cheerier -comp., cheeriest -sup.], breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], good-humoured.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex. 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.Ex. Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!.Ex. It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex. According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.Ex. However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.Ex. The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.Ex. The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.Ex. This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.Ex. The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.----* más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.* * *a) <persona/carácter> happy, cheerful; < color> bright; <fiesta/música> livelyes muy alegre — she's very cheerful, she's a very happy girl
b) [estar] ( por el alcohol) tipsy (colloq)* * *= cheerful, lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], jolly [jollier -comp., jolliest -sup.], merry [merrier -comp., merriest -sup.], joyful, blithe, gleeful, perky [perkier -comp., perkiest -sup.], cheery [cheerier -comp., cheeriest -sup.], breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], good-humoured.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex: 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.Ex: Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!.Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex: According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.Ex: However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.Ex: The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.* más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.* * *1 ‹persona/carácter› happy, cheerful; ‹color› bright; ‹fiesta› lively; ‹música› livelysu habitación es muy alegre her room is very brightes muy alegre, siempre está de buen humor she's very cheerful o she's a very happy person, she's always in a good moodse puso muy alegre con la noticia the news made him very happy* * *
Del verbo alegrar: ( conjugate alegrar)
alegré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
alegre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
alegrar
alegre
alegrar ( conjugate alegrar) verbo transitivo
◊ me alegra saberlo I'm glad o pleased to hear it
‹ fiesta› to liven up;
‹ habitación› to brighten up;◊ ¡alegra esa cara! cheer up!
alegrarse verbo pronominala) (ponerse feliz, contento):
se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio she was really happy when she saw him;
¡cuánto me alegro! I'm so happy o pleased!;
está mucho mejor — me alegro she's much better — I'm glad (to hear that);
alegrese con algo to be glad o pleased about sth;
me alegro de verte it's good o nice to see you;
me alegro de que todo haya salido bien I'm glad o pleased that everything went well
alegre adjetivo
‹ color› bright;
‹fiesta/música› lively;
es muy alegre she's very cheerful, she's a very happy person
alegrar verbo transitivo
1 (contentar, satisfacer) to make happy o glad: me alegra que me haga esa pregunta, I'm glad you asked that
2 fig (animar) to enliven, brighten up
alegre adjetivo
1 (contento) happy, glad ➣ Ver nota en gay
2 (color vivo) bright
(música) lively
(habitáculo) pleasant, cheerful
3 fig (achispado, bebido) tipsy, merry
' alegre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
excesivamente
- feliz
- gay
- pletórica
- pletórico
- viva
- vivo
- contento
- vida
English:
bright
- brighten up
- cheerful
- cheery
- festive
- gay
- glad
- gleeful
- happy
- jaunty
- jolly
- joyful
- joyous
- light-hearted
- merry
- perky
- rip-roaring
- sunny
- tipsy
- good
- light
- lively
- self
* * *alegre adj1. [persona] happy, cheerful;estás muy alegre you're very happy o cheerful today;¡hay que estar alegre! cheer up!;es una persona muy alegre she's a very happy o cheerful person2. [fiesta, día] lively3. [habitación, decoración, color] bright4. [irreflexivo] happy-go-lucky;hace las cosas de un modo muy alegre she's very happy-go-lucky5. [borracho] tipsy, merry* * *adj2 fam ( bebido) tipsy* * *alegre adj1) : glad, cheerful2) : colorful, bright* * *alegre adj2. (color, habitación) bright -
19 terminar
v.1 to end, to finish.terminamos el viaje en San Francisco we ended our journey in San Francisco¿cómo termina la historia? how does the story end o finish?terminar con to put an end to (pobreza, corrupción)terminar de hacer algo to finish doing somethingElla termina la obra She finishes the play.Ya terminé I already finishedLa película acabó The film finished.María terminó a Ricardo Mary finished=ruined Richard.2 to finish, to split up.¡hemos terminado! it's over!3 to finish off, to complete, to culminate, to end off.María terminó la gira Mary finished off the tour.4 to end up, to wind up, to end up by.María terminó pintando Mary ended up painting.María terminó muy cansada Mary ended up all in.5 to break up.* * *1 (acabar) to finish, complete2 (dar fin) to end1 (acabar) to finish, end2 (acabar de) to have just (de, -)3 (final de una acción, de un estado) to end up4 (eliminar) to put an end ( con, to)7 (enfermedad) to come to the final stage1 (acabarse) to finish, end, be over2 (agotarse) to run out\terminar bien to have a happy endingterminar mal (historia) to have an unhappy ending 2 (personas - relación) to end up on bad terms 3 (- destino) to come to a sticky end* * *verb1) to end2) conclude3) complete4) finish5) expire* * *1.VT to finish2. VI1) [persona]a) [en una acción, un trabajo] to finish¿todavía no has terminado? — haven't you finished yet?
¿quieres dejar que termine? — would you mind letting me finish?
•
terminar de hacer algo — to finish doing sth, stop doing sthcuando termine de hablar — when he finishes o stops speaking
terminó de llenar el vaso con helado — he topped o filled the glass up with ice-cream
•
no termino de entender por qué lo hizo — I just can't understand why she did itno me cae mal, pero no termina de convencerme — I don't dislike him, but I'm not too sure about him
b) [de una forma determinada] to end upterminó diciendo que... — he ended by saying that...
c)• terminar con, han terminado con todas las provisiones — they've finished off all the supplies
hace falta algo que termine con el problema del paro — we need something to put an end to the problem of unemployment
he terminado con Andrés — I've broken up with o finished with Andrés
¡estos niños van a terminar conmigo! — these children will be the death of me!
d)• terminar por hacer algo — to end up doing sth
2) [obra, acto] to end¿cómo termina la película? — how does the film end?
¿a qué hora termina la clase? — what time does the class finish o end?
3) [objeto, palabra]•
terminar en algo — to end in sthtermina en vocal — it ends in o with a vowel
4) (Inform) to quit3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <trabajo/estudio> to finish; <casa/obras> to finish, complete2.dar por terminado algo — <discusión/conflicto> to put an end to something
terminar vi1) personaa) ( de hacer algo) to finishterminar DE + INF — to finish -ing
b) (en estado, situación) to end upterminar DE algo: terminó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiter; terminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -ing; terminó marchándose or por marcharse — he ended up leaving
2)a) reunión/situación to end, come to an endesto va a terminar mal — this is going to turn out o end badly
y para terminar nos sirvieron... — and to finish we had...
b) ( rematar)3) terminar cona) (acabar, consumir)terminar con algo — <con libro/tarea> to finish with something; <con problema/abuso> to put an end to something
b)terminar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( destruir) to kill somebody
4) ( llegar a)3.terminar DE + INF: no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convinced; no terminaba de gustarle — she wasn't totally happy about it
terminarse v pron1) azúcar/pan to run out; (+ me/te/le etc)2) curso/reunión to come to an end, be over3) (enf) <libro/comida> to finish, polish off* * *= be over, cease, conclude, discontinue, end, end up, exit, quit, see through + to its completion, terminate, finish up, break up, finish, wind up (in/at), get through, call it quits, carry through to + completion, finish off, top + Nombre + off, wind down, close + the book on.Ex. Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.Ex. After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.Ex. Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.Ex. Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex. Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.Ex. I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex. An SDI profile can be terminated at any future time by the commands.Ex. In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex. Some children cannot get through a longer story or novel in less time.Ex. 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex. The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex. As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.Ex. Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.----* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.* estar terminándose = be on + Posesivo + last legs, be on the way out.* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.* para terminar = in closing.* sin terminar = unfinished.* terminar con Algo = be done with it.* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* terminar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de + Infinitivo = complete + Gerundio.* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.* terminar en empate = end in + a draw, result in + a draw.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* terminar formando parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* terminar la jornada laboral = clock off + work.* terminar los estudios = graduate.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* terminar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* terminarse = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all gone.* terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.* terminar un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* * *1.verbo transitivo <trabajo/estudio> to finish; <casa/obras> to finish, complete2.dar por terminado algo — <discusión/conflicto> to put an end to something
terminar vi1) personaa) ( de hacer algo) to finishterminar DE + INF — to finish -ing
b) (en estado, situación) to end upterminar DE algo: terminó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiter; terminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -ing; terminó marchándose or por marcharse — he ended up leaving
2)a) reunión/situación to end, come to an endesto va a terminar mal — this is going to turn out o end badly
y para terminar nos sirvieron... — and to finish we had...
b) ( rematar)3) terminar cona) (acabar, consumir)terminar con algo — <con libro/tarea> to finish with something; <con problema/abuso> to put an end to something
b)terminar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( destruir) to kill somebody
4) ( llegar a)3.terminar DE + INF: no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convinced; no terminaba de gustarle — she wasn't totally happy about it
terminarse v pron1) azúcar/pan to run out; (+ me/te/le etc)2) curso/reunión to come to an end, be over3) (enf) <libro/comida> to finish, polish off* * *= be over, cease, conclude, discontinue, end, end up, exit, quit, see through + to its completion, terminate, finish up, break up, finish, wind up (in/at), get through, call it quits, carry through to + completion, finish off, top + Nombre + off, wind down, close + the book on.Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.
Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.Ex: Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.Ex: Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex: Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex: An SDI profile can be terminated at any future time by the commands.Ex: In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex: Some children cannot get through a longer story or novel in less time.Ex: 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex: The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.Ex: Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.* estar terminándose = be on + Posesivo + last legs, be on the way out.* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.* para terminar = in closing.* sin terminar = unfinished.* terminar con Algo = be done with it.* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* terminar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* terminar de + Infinitivo = complete + Gerundio.* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.* terminar en empate = end in + a draw, result in + a draw.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* terminar formando parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* terminar la jornada laboral = clock off + work.* terminar los estudios = graduate.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* terminar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* terminarse = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all gone.* terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.* terminar un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* * *terminar [A1 ]vt‹trabajo/estudio› to finish¿has terminado el libro que te presté? have you finished the book I lent you?no han terminado las obras they haven't finished o completed the workterminó el viaje en La Paz he ended his journey in La Paz, his journey finished in La Pazterminó sus días en Sicilia he ended his days in Sicilydieron por terminada la sesión they brought the session to a closeeste año no pudimos terminar el programa we didn't manage to get through o finish o complete the syllabus this yeartermina esa sopa inmediatamente finish up that soup at oncepuedes terminarlo, nosotros ya comimos you can finish it off, we've already had some■ terminarviA «persona»1 (de hacer algo) to finishtermina de una vez hurry up and finishterminar DE + INF to finish -INGestoy terminando de leerlo I'm reading the last few pages, I'm coming to the end of it, I've nearly finished reading itdéjame terminar de hablar let me finish (speaking)salió nada más terminar de comer he went out as soon as he'd finished eating2 (en un estado, una situación) to end upterminé muy cansada I ended up feeling very tiredva a terminar mal he's going to come to a bad endterminar DE algo:terminó de camarero en Miami he ended up (working) as a waiter in Miamiterminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -INGterminará aceptando or por aceptar la oferta she'll end up accepting the offer, she'll accept the offer in the endB1 «reunión/situación» to end, come to an endal terminar la clase when the class ended, at the end of the classllegamos cuando todo había terminado we arrived when it was all overel caso terminó en los tribunales the case ended up in courtesto va a terminar mal this is going to turn out o end badlyla historia termina bien the story has a happy endinglas huellas terminan aquí the tracks end o stop herey para terminar nos sirvieron un excelente coñac and to finish we had an excellent brandy2 (rematar) terminar EN algo to end IN sthpalabras que terminan en consonante words that end in a consonantzapatos terminados en punta pointed shoes o shoes with pointed toes1(agotar, acabar): terminaron con todo lo que había en la nevera they polished off everything in the fridgeterminó con su salud it ruined his healthocho años de cárcel terminaron con él eight years in prison destroyed himuna solución que termine con el problema a solution that will put an end to the problem2 (pelearse) terminar CON algn to finish WITH sbha terminado con el novio she's finished with o split up with her boyfriendD (llegar a) terminar DE + INF:no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convincedno terminaba de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about itA «azúcar/pan» to run outel café se ha terminado we've run out of coffee, the coffee's run out(+ me/te/le etc): se me terminó la lana azul I've run out of blue woolse nos han terminado, señora we've run out (of them), madam o we've sold out, madamB «curso/reunión» to come to an end, be overotro año que se termina another year comes to an end o another year is overse terminó la discusión, aquí el que manda soy yo that's the end of the argument, I'm in charge hereC ( enf) ‹libro/comida› to finish, polish off* * *
terminar ( conjugate terminar) verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/estudio› to finish;
‹casa/obras› to finish, complete;
‹discusión/conflicto› to put an end to;
terminar la comida con un café to end the meal with a cup of coffee
verbo intransitivo
1 [ persona]
terminar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;
va a terminar mal he's going to come to a bad end;
terminó marchándose or por marcharse he ended up leaving
2
esto va a terminar mal this is going to turn out o end badlyb) ( rematar) terminar EN algo to end in sth;
c) ( llegar a):
no terminaba de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
3
‹con problema/abuso› to put an end to sthb) terminar con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;
( matar) to kill sb
terminarse verbo pronominal
1 [azúcar/pan] to run out;
2 [curso/reunión] to come to an end, be over
3 ( enf) ‹libro/comida› to finish, polish off
terminar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una tarea, objeto) to finish: ya terminó el jersey, she has already finished the pullover ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (de comer, beber, gastar) to finish: te compraré otro cuando termines este frasco, I'll buy you another one when you finish this bottle
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cesar, poner fin) to finish, end: mi trabajo termina a las seis, I finish work at six o'clock
no termina de creérselo, he still can't believe it
(dejar de necesitar, utilizar) ¿has terminado con el ordenador?, have you finished with the computer?
(acabar la vida, carrera, etc) to end up: terminó amargada, she ended up being embittered
2 (eliminar, acabar) este niño terminará con mi paciencia, this boy is trying my patience
tenemos que terminar con esta situación, we have to put an end to this situation
3 (estar rematado) to end: termina en vocal, it ends with a vowel
terminaba en punta, it had a pointed end
' terminar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
egresar
- emplear
- enterrar
- fijarse
- frenesí
- gastar
- parar
- rematar
- sin
- ventilarse
- zanjar
- acabar
- completar
- concluir
- faltar
- hasta
- medio
- mucho
- para
- pelear
- por
- último
English:
break up
- cease
- charge off
- clock
- close
- complete
- cooperation
- crop up
- drink up
- eat up
- end
- end up
- expire
- finish
- finish off
- finish up
- finish with
- get through
- graduate
- knock off
- leeway
- near
- stop
- time limit
- vain
- wind up
- and
- break
- concentrate
- conclude
- draw
- drink
- eat
- finished
- get
- leave
- nowhere
- round
- see
- undone
- unfinished
- wind
* * *♦ vt[acabar] to finish;termina la cerveza, que nos vamos finish your beer, we're going;terminamos el viaje en San Francisco we ended our journey in San Francisco;está sin terminar it isn't finished;RP Fam¡terminala! that's enough!♦ vi1. [acabar] to end, to finish;[tren, autobús, línea de metro] to stop, to terminate;¿cómo termina la historia? how does the story end o finish?;todo ha terminado it's all over;deja que termine, déjame terminar [al hablar] let me finish;terminar con la pobreza/la corrupción to put an end to poverty/corruption;¿has terminado con las tijeras? have o are you finished with the scissors?;han terminado con toda la leche que quedaba they've finished off o used up all the milk that was left;terminar con algo/alguien [arruinar, destruir] to destroy sth/sb;[matar] to kill sth/sb;terminar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;terminamos de desayunar a las nueve we finished having breakfast at nine;terminar en [objeto] to end in;termina en punta it ends in a point;las sílabas que terminan en vocal syllables that end in a vowel;para terminar, debo agradecer… [en discurso] finally, I would like to thank…3. [en cierto estado o situación] to end up;terminamos de mal humor/un poco deprimidos we ended up in a bad mood/(feeling) rather depressed;terminó loco he ended up going mad;vas a terminar odiando la física you'll end up hating physics;este chico terminará mal this boy will come to a bad end;este asunto terminará mal no good will come of this matter;terminó de camarero/en la cárcel he ended up as a waiter/in jail;la discusión terminó en pelea the argument ended in a fight;terminar por hacer algo to end up doing sth4. [llegar a]no termino de entender lo que quieres decir I still can't quite understand what you mean;no terminábamos de ponernos de acuerdo we couldn't quite seem to come to an agreement;no termina de gustarme I'm not crazy about it* * *I v/t end, finishII v/i1 end, finish;terminar con algo/alguien finish with sth/s.o.;terminar de hacer algo finish doing sth2 ( parar) stop3:terminar por hacer algo end up doing sth* * *terminar vt1) concluir: to end, to conclude2) acabar: to complete, to finish offterminar vi1) : to finish2) : to stop, to end* * *terminar vb1. (en general) to finish2. (al final) to end up -
20 dabei
Adv.1. with it; (nahe) near-by, close by; ein Haus mit Garten dabei a house with a garden; dabei sein (anwesend sein) be there; (teilnehmen) take part (in it); (mit ansehen) see it; darf ich dabei sein? can I come too?; (teilnehmen) can I join in?; ich bin dabei! (you can) count me in!, I’m game!; er muss immer dabei sein he’s got to be in on everything; ist ein Brief für mich dabei? is there a letter for me there?; es war ziemlich viel Glück dabei I was etc. pretty lucky there; ein bisschen Risiko ist immer dabei there’s always an element of risk2. (im Begriff): dabei, etw. zu tun just doing s.th., in the middle of doing s.th.; (kurz davor) about ( oder going) to do s.th., on the point of doing s.th.; ich war gerade dabei zu packen I was just packing; tu das endlich! - ja, ja, ich bin ja schon dabei! umg. alright, alright, I’m doing it!3. (gleichzeitig) at the same time, while doing so; sie strickt und liest dabei she knits and reads at the same time; er aß und sah mich dabei fragend an while he ate, he gave me a questioning look4. (überdies) besides, what is more; sie ist hübsch und dabei auch noch klug auch she’s attractive and intelligent into the bargain (Am. intelligent to boot)5. (dennoch) nevertheless, yet, for all that, at the same time; und dabei ist er doch schon alt and he’s an old man, after all; er ist streng und dabei sehr fair he’s strict but very fair6. (obwohl) although, even though; er schenkte es mir, dabei hatte ich es gar nicht verlangt he gave it to me although I hadn’t even asked for it; jetzt schreibt sie immer noch, dabei könnte sie schon längst fertig sein she’s still writing, even though she could have been finished ages ago; dabei hätten wir gewinnen können to think we could have won; dabei macht man sich gar keinen Begriff, wie schwierig es ist but people have no idea how hard it is; sie suchte danach, dabei hatte er ihn in der Hand she was looking for it and he had it in his hand all the time7. (bei dieser Gelegenheit) on the occasion, then; (während) while, in the process; (dadurch) as a result; jemanden dabei ertappen oder erwischen, wie er... catch s.o. red-handed as he...; dabei kam es zu einer heftigen Auseinandersetzung this gave rise to ( oder resulted in) a heated argument; dabei fällt mir ein:... talking of which:...; alle dabei entstehenden Kosten all resulting costs; man könnte verrückt werden dabei it’s enough to drive you mad8. (bei dieser Handlung, Angelegenheit) about it; das Schwierige dabei ist,... the difficult thing about it is...; es kommt nichts dabei heraus umg. it’s no use, it’s not worth it; dabei dürfen wir nicht vergessen here we must not forget; mir ist gar nicht wohl dabei I don’t feel too good about it; ich dachte mir nichts Böses dabei I meant no harm; ich dachte mir nichts dabei (zu + Inf.) I thought nothing of it (of + Ger.); (bei einer Bemerkung) I didn’t mean anything by it; was hast du dir eigentlich dabei gedacht? what on earth made you do ( oder say etc.) that?; weitS. whatever possessed you?; ich finde nichts dabei I don’t see any harm in it; was ist schon dabei? umg. so what?; was ist schon dabei, wenn...? what difference does it make if...?, what harm does it do if...?; da ist doch nichts dabei umg. (ist nicht schwer) that’s child’s play, there’s nothing to it; (ist nicht bedenklich) it’s nothing to worry about; (schadet nichts) it can’t do any harm; (ist nicht gefährlich) it’s perfectly safe9. abschließend: ich bleibe dabei I’m not changing my mind; und ich bleibe dabei, in X ist es am schönsten I’m still convinced X is the most beautiful place in the world; du kommst mit, und dabei bleibt’s umg. you’re coming with us, and that’s that; dabei blieb’s umg. (and) that was the end of that; lassen wir es dabei let’s leave it at that* * *by; thereby; with it* * *da|bei [da'bai] (emph) ['daːbai]advein Häuschen mit einem Garten dabéí — a little house with a garden (attached to it or attached)
ist die Lösung dabéí? — is the solution given (there)?
nahe dabéí — nearby
2) (zeitlich) (= gleichzeitig) at the same time; (= währenddessen, wodurch) in the course of thiser aß weiter und blätterte dabéí in dem Buch — he went on eating, leafing through the book as he did so or at the same time
warum arbeiten Sie im Stehen? Sie können doch auch dabéí sitzen — why are you working standing up? you can sit down while you're doing it
dabéí wurden drei Kinder verletzt —
... orkanartige Winde dabéí kam es zu schweren Schäden —... gale-force winds, which have resulted in serious damage
sie ist schön und dabéí auch noch klug — she's pretty, and clever as well
er wollte helfen und wurde dabéí selbst verletzt — he wanted to help and got injured in the process or (in) doing so or while he was about it (inf)
du warst bei einem Jugendtreffen? hast du denn dabéí etwas gelernt? — you were at a youth meeting? did you learn anything there or from it?
dabéí darf man nicht vergessen, dass... — it shouldn't be forgotten that...; (Einschränkung eines Arguments) it should not be forgotten here that...
die dabéí entstehenden Kosten — the expenses arising from this/that
als er das tat, hat er dabéí... — when he did that he...
wenn man das tut, muss man dabéí... — when you do that you have to...
wir haben ihn dabéí ertappt, wie er über den Zaun stieg — we caught him in the act of climbing over the fence
5)wichtig dabéí ist... — the important thing here or about it is...
mir ist nicht ganz wohl dabéí — I don't really feel happy about it
dabéí kann man viel Geld verdienen — there's a lot of money in that
er hat dabéí einen Fehler gemacht — he's made a mistake
sie hat sich dabéí sehr dumm benommen — she behaved very stupidly
es kommt doch nichts dabéí heraus — nothing will come of it
6) (einräumend = doch) (and) yeter hat mich geschlagen, dabéí hatte ich gar nichts gemacht — he hit me and I hadn't even done anything or and yet I hadn't done anything
ich habe fünf Stück gegessen, dabéí hatte ich gar keinen Hunger — I've eaten five pieces, and I wasn't even hungry
7)du gehst sofort nach Hause, und dabéí bleibt es! — you're going straight home and that's that or that's the end of it!
es bleibt dabéí, dass ihr morgen alle mitkommt — we'll stick to that or keep it like that, you're all coming tomorrow
ich bleibe dabéí — I'm not changing my mind
er bleibt dabéí, dass er es nicht gewesen ist — he still insists that he didn't do it, he's still sticking to his guns that he didn't do it
aber dabéí sollte es nicht bleiben — but it shouldn't stop there or at that
lassen wir es dabéí — let's leave it at that!
was ist schon dabéí? — so what? (inf), what of it? (inf)
was ist schon dabéí, wenn man das tut? — what harm is there in doing that?
ich finde gar nichts dabéí — I don't see any harm in it
nimm meine Bemerkung nicht so ernst, ich habe mir nichts dabéí gedacht — don't take my remark so seriously, I didn't mean anything by it
ich habe mir nichts dabéí gedacht, als ich den Mann aus der Bank kommen sah — I didn't think anything of it when I saw the man coming out of the bank
was hast du dir denn dabéí gedacht? — what were you thinking of?
dabéí kann er sich nicht viel gedacht haben — he can't have thought about it much
* * *(near: They stood by and watched.) by* * *da·bei[daˈbai]1. (dazugehörend) with itein kleines Häuschen mit einem Garten \dabei a little house with a gardendie Rechnung war nicht \dabei the bill was not enclosedwar bei dem Muster ein Brief \dabei? did the sample come with a letter?ist der Salat bei dem Gericht \dabei? is the salad included in the meal?ist bei dem Gericht ein Salat \dabei? does the meal come with a salad?, is there a salad with the meal?2. (in der Nähe)direkt/nahe \dabei right next/near to iter war bei dem Treffen \dabei he was there at the meetingich bin \dabei! count me in!sie kennt sich im Betrieb noch nicht so gut aus, sie ist erst seit einem Monat \dabei she is not familiar with the company yet, she's only been working there for a monthes kam zu einem Massenandrang, \dabei wurden viele Menschen verletzt there was a crush, in the course of which many people were injuredes goss in Strömen, \dabei kam es zu zahlreichen Unfällen it was pouring down with rain, which resulted in a lot of accidentsArbeit am Computer? aber \dabei muss man doch immer so viel tippen! working on the computer? but that involves so much typing!er half den Opfern und wurde \dabei selbst verletzt he helped the victims and in doing so got injured himselfwir haben ihn \dabei ertappt, wie er über den Zaun stieg we caught him [while he was] climbing over the fencejdm \dabei helfen, etw zu tun to help sb doing sth6. (daraus resultierend) as a resultdie \dabei entstehenden Kosten sind sehr hoch the resulting costs are very highund \dabei auch noch and what's more, besidessie ist schön und \dabei auch noch intelligent she is beautiful and what's more [or besides] clever [or BRIT and clever to boot]sie las und hörte \dabei Radio she was reading and listening to the radio at the same timesie ist flink, \dabei aber [auch] sehr umsichtig she's quick but very cautious8. (und das obwohl) even thougher hat die Prüfung nicht bestanden, \dabei hat er so fleißig gelernt he failed the exam, although he had studied so hard9. (damit beschäftigt)[gerade] \dabei sein, etw zu tun to be [just] doing sth10. (an dieser Sache)das Dumme/Schöne \dabei ist, dass... the stupid/good thing about it is that...interessant/wichtig \dabei ist, dass/ob/wie... the interesting/important thing about it is that/whether/how...das Geschäft ist riskant, \dabei kann man aber reich werden it's a risky business but it can make you richnimm meine Bemerkung nicht so ernst, ich habe mir nichts \dabei gedacht don't take my remark so seriously, I didn't mean anything by itwas hast du dir denn \dabei gedacht? what were you thinking of?ich habe kein gutes Gefühl \dabei I don't feel happy about itnichts \dabei finden, etw zu tun/wenn jd etw tut to not see the harm in doing sth/in sb doing sth12. (fam: auszusetzen, problematisch)es ist nichts \dabei, wenn man/jd etw tut there is no harm in one/sb doing sthda ist [doch] nichts \dabei (nicht schwierig) there's nothing to it; (nicht schlimm) there's no harm in itwas ist schon \dabei? so what?13. (wie gesagt) s. belassen 1, bleiben 8, lassen I. 6* * *1) with it/him/her/themeine Tankstelle mit einer Werkstatt dabei — a filling station with its own workshop [attached]
nahe dabei — near it; close by
dabei sein — (anwesend sein) be there; be present ( bei at); (teilnehmen) take part ( bei in)
2) (währenddessen) at the same time; (bei diesem Anlass) then; on that occasioner ist dabei gesehen worden, wie er das Geld nahm — he was seen [in the act of] taking the money
ein Unfall - dabei gab es zwei Tote — an accident - two people were killed [in it]
er suchte nach dem Brief, dabei hatte er ihn in der Hand — he was looking for the letter and all the time he had it in his hand
[gerade] dabei sein, etwas zu tun — be just doing something
3) (außerdem)dabei [auch] — what is more
er ist sehr beschäftigt, aber dabei (dennoch) immer freundlich — he is very busy but even so always friendly
4) (hinsichtlich dessen)was hast du dir denn dabei gedacht? — what were you thinking of?; what came over you?
5)da ist doch nichts dabei! — there's really no harm in it!; (es ist nicht schwierig) there's nothing to it!; s. auch bleiben 1)
* * *dabei adv1. with it; (nahe) near-by, close by;ein Haus mit Garten dabei a house with a garden;darf ich dabei sein? can I come too?; (teilnehmen) can I join in?;ich bin dabei! (you can) count me in!, I’m game!;er muss immer dabei sein he’s got to be in on everything;ist ein Brief für mich dabei? is there a letter for me there?;es war ziemlich viel Glück dabei I was etc pretty lucky there;ein bisschen Risiko ist immer dabei there’s always an element of risk2. (im Begriff):dabei, etwas zu tun just doing sth, in the middle of doing sth; (kurz davor) about ( oder going) to do sth, on the point of doing sth;ich war gerade dabei zu packen I was just packing;tu das endlich! -ja, ja, ich bin ja schon dabei! umg alright, alright, I’m doing it!3. (gleichzeitig) at the same time, while doing so;sie strickt und liest dabei she knits and reads at the same time;er aß und sah mich dabei fragend an while he ate, he gave me a questioning look4. (überdies) besides, what is more;sie ist hübsch und dabei auch noch klug auch she’s attractive and intelligent into the bargain (US intelligent to boot)5. (dennoch) nevertheless, yet, for all that, at the same time;und dabei ist er doch schon alt and he’s an old man, after all;er ist streng und dabei sehr fair he’s strict but very fair6. (obwohl) although, even though;er schenkte es mir, dabei hatte ich es gar nicht verlangt he gave it to me although I hadn’t even asked for it;jetzt schreibt sie immer noch, dabei könnte sie schon längst fertig sein she’s still writing, even though she could have been finished ages ago;dabei hätten wir gewinnen können to think we could have won;dabei macht man sich gar keinen Begriff, wie schwierig es ist but people have no idea how hard it is;sie suchte danach, dabei hatte er ihn in der Hand she was looking for it and he had it in his hand all the time7. (bei dieser Gelegenheit) on the occasion, then; (während) while, in the process; (dadurch) as a result;erwischen, wie er … catch sb red-handed as he …;dabei kam es zu einer heftigen Auseinandersetzung this gave rise to ( oder resulted in) a heated argument;dabei fällt mir ein: … talking of which: …;alle dabei entstehenden Kosten all resulting costs;man könnte verrückt werden dabei it’s enough to drive you mad8. (bei dieser Handlung, Angelegenheit) about it;das Schwierige dabei ist, … the difficult thing about it is …;es kommt nichts dabei heraus umg it’s no use, it’s not worth it;dabei dürfen wir nicht vergessen here we must not forget;mir ist gar nicht wohl dabei I don’t feel too good about it;ich dachte mir nichts Böses dabei I meant no harm;was hast du dir eigentlich dabei gedacht? what on earth made you do ( oder say etc) that?; weitS. whatever possessed you?;ich finde nichts dabei I don’t see any harm in it;was ist schon dabei? umg so what?;was ist schon dabei, wenn …? what difference does it make if …?, what harm does it do if …?;da ist doch nichts dabei umg (ist nicht schwer) that’s child’s play, there’s nothing to it; (ist nicht bedenklich) it’s nothing to worry about; (schadet nichts) it can’t do any harm; (ist nicht gefährlich) it’s perfectly safe9. abschließend:ich bleibe dabei I’m not changing my mind;und ich bleibe dabei, in X ist es am schönsten I’m still convinced X is the most beautiful place in the world;du kommst mit, und dabei bleibt’s umg you’re coming with us, and that’s that;dabei blieb’s umg (and) that was the end of that;lassen wir es dabei let’s leave it at that* * *1) with it/him/her/themeine Tankstelle mit einer Werkstatt dabei — a filling station with its own workshop [attached]
nahe dabei — near it; close by
dabei sein — (anwesend sein) be there; be present ( bei at); (teilnehmen) take part ( bei in)
2) (währenddessen) at the same time; (bei diesem Anlass) then; on that occasioner ist dabei gesehen worden, wie er das Geld nahm — he was seen [in the act of] taking the money
ein Unfall - dabei gab es zwei Tote — an accident - two people were killed [in it]
er suchte nach dem Brief, dabei hatte er ihn in der Hand — he was looking for the letter and all the time he had it in his hand
[gerade] dabei sein, etwas zu tun — be just doing something
3) (außerdem)dabei [auch] — what is more
er ist sehr beschäftigt, aber dabei (dennoch) immer freundlich — he is very busy but even so always friendly
was hast du dir denn dabei gedacht? — what were you thinking of?; what came over you?
5)da ist doch nichts dabei! — there's really no harm in it!; (es ist nicht schwierig) there's nothing to it!; s. auch bleiben 1)
* * *adv.thereby adv.withal adv. präp.near by prep.
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