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1 I have not the pleasure of knowing him
Общая лексика: я не имею удовольствия быть с ним знакомымУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I have not the pleasure of knowing him
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2 not
{nɔt}
1. отр. на модални, спомагателни и смислови гл., ост. след смислов гл. не
I do NOT know, ост. I know NOT не зная
2. с part, inf, ger не
NOT knowing, I cannot say тъй като не знам, не мога да кажа
I asked him NOT to come помолих ro да не идва
you were wrong in NOT telling him сбърка, че не му каза
3. елиптично след гл. като think, hope, seem и пр. не
can you see him tomorrow? -I'm afraid NOT-можеш ли да го видиш утре? -боя се, че не (мога)
will it rain again? -I hope NOT-пак ли ще вали? -надявам се, че няма (да вали)
if it clears, we will go out if NOT, NOT ако се проясни, ше излезем, ако не няма
I would as soon do it as NOT повече съм наклонен да го направя, отколкото не
4. в съчет. не
NOT a few не малко, мнозина
NOT seldom не рядко
NOT a bit of it ни най-малко
NOT but макар че
NOT but that макар и да
NOT but what не че
NOT that не че
5. емфатично ни, нито
NOT one ни един
NOT a thing абсолютно нищо
6. емфатиччо с повторено мест. след отр. изр.
I will NOT go there, NOT I че аз няма да ида там, няма, аз да ида там никога
nota bene v imp лат. забележки (съкр. nb, NB)* * *{nъt} adv 1. отр. на модални, спомагателни и смислови гл., ост. с* * *не;* * *1. can you see him tomorrow? -i'm afraid not-можеш ли да го видиш утре? -боя се, че не (мога) 2. i asked him not to come помолих ro да не идва 3. i do not know, ост. i know not не зная 4. i will not go there, not i че аз няма да ида там, няма, аз да ида там никога 5. i would as soon do it as not повече съм наклонен да го направя, отколкото не 6. if it clears, we will go out if not, not ако се проясни, ше излезем, ако не няма 7. not a bit of it ни най-малко 8. not a few не малко, мнозина 9. not a thing абсолютно нищо 10. not but that макар и да 11. not but what не че 12. not but макар че 13. not knowing, i cannot say тъй като не знам, не мога да кажа 14. not one ни един 15. not seldom не рядко 16. not that не че 17. nota bene v imp лат. забележки (съкр. nb, nb) 18. will it rain again? -i hope not-пак ли ще вали? -надявам се, че няма (да вали) 19. you were wrong in not telling him сбърка, че не му каза 20. в съчет. не 21. елиптично след гл. като think, hope, seem и пр. не 22. емфатично ни, нито 23. емфатиччо с повторено мест. след отр. изр 24. отр. на модални, спомагателни и смислови гл., ост. след смислов гл. не 25. с part, inf, ger не* * *not[nɔt] adv не (в разговорния език - употребено със спомагателен или модален глагол - често n't [nt]); I believe ( think)
ot не вярвам (да е така), не ми се вярва; I hope
ot надявам се, че това няма да стане; it seems
ot май че не; he will
ot ( won't, ост. he'll
ot) come той няма да дойде; it is hot, is it
ot ( isn't it)? горещо е, нали? it is
ot hot, is it? не е горещо, нали?
ot having work, he left early понеже (тъй като) нямаше работа, той си тръгна рано; tell her
ot to go кажи ѝ да не отива; I would as soon do it as
ot повече съм склонен да го направя, отколкото не;
ot at all съвсем не, ни най-малко, няма защо;
ot a bit of it ни най-малко;
ot but,
ot but that,
ot but what макар че, макар и да; не че;
ot that не че;
ot that I can remember доколкото мога да си спомня - не; if he said so -
ot that he ever did - he lied ако е казал това - не че го е казал - той е излъгал;
ot one ни един;
ot a man wanted to know никой не искаше да знае;
ot a few немалко, мнозина;
ot once (n) or twice неведнъж; he won't tell you,
ot he! той няма да ти каже, положително няма!
ot half нито на половина, далеч не; sl много ужасно; he didn't half swear той псуваше отчаяно;
ot half bad разг. съвсем нелош, доста добър, сполучлив. -
3 not
[nɒt] advnot without reason - не без причины, довольно обоснованно
I do not know, уст. I know not - я не знаю
don't be afraid, don't fear, уст. fear not - не бойтесь
I started early so as not to miss the train - я выехал пораньше, чтобы не опоздать на поезд
not a word! - ни слова!
it is not cold, is it? - не холодно, правда?
it is cold, it is not /isn't it/? - холодно, не правда ли?
everybody has not had your opportunities - не у всех были ваши возможности
2. преим. в ответах нетis he ill? - I hope [believe], not - он болен? - Надеюсь [Полагаю], что нет
probably not - вероятно, нет
not so - это не так; нисколько; отнюдь нет
if it is clear, we will go out; if not, not - если погода будет хорошая, мы выйдем, если плохая, то нет
3. эмоц.-усил.:he won't pay you, not he - уж он-то вам не заплатит, не такой он человек!
I won't go there, not I! - я-то уж не пойду туда, от меня этого не ждите
are you going to tell him? - Not I! - вы ему скажете? - Только не я!
4. в сочетаниях:not a bit (of it) - нисколько, вовсе нет
not at all - а) нисколько, ничуть; отнюдь нет; вовсе не; are you ill? - Not at all - вы больны? - Вовсе нет; б) не стоит ( благодарности)
not but, not but that, not but what - хотя; не то, чтобы; всё же; тем не менее
we cannot but hope he is right - нам остаётся только надеяться, что он прав
not... but that, not... because - не потому, что... а
the Unknown Soldier did not die for the glory of one country, but that all nations may live in peace - Неизвестный солдат погиб не во славу одной страны, но для того, чтобы все народы могли жить в мире
not half - эмоц.-усил. а) совсем не
not half bad - недурно; б) очень сильно, ужасно
was he annoyed? - Not half! - он обозлился? - Ещё как!
not in the least - нисколько, ничуть
not once - а) ни разу; he did not glance at me, no, not once - он так ни разу и не взглянул на меня! б) не раз, неоднократно
not once nor twice - не раз и не два, часто
not that - а) не то, чтобы; if he said so - not that I heard him say so - he lied - если он так сказал - правда, я этого не слышал - то он солгал; I never heard of him, not that that proves anything - я никогда не слышал о нём, конечно, это ничего не доказывает; not that I fear him but... - я не то, чтобы его боюсь, но...; б) насколько
not that I know of - насколько мне известно, нет
not... till /until/ - только после, к
the territory was not liberated until 1943 - территория была освобождена только в 1943 году
not too - не слишком, довольно
not too well - довольно скверно, неважно
not too loud, please! - пожалуйста, потише!
it is warm, not to say hot - тепло, чтобы не сказать жарко
this is not to say that... - этим я не хочу сказать, что...; это не значит, что...
not to speak of - не говоря уже о...
it will need much time, not to speak of the expense - это потребует много времени, не говоря уже о расходах
that is not to be thought of - об этом нечего и думать, это исключено
as likely as not см. likely II
as soon as not - столь же вероятно; скорее да, чем нет
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not for (all) the world - ни в коем случае; ни за что на светеnot on your life - ни в коем случае, вовсе нет; и не думайте
not all there - ≅ не все дома, винтика не хватает
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4 not
nɔt нареч.
1) не, нет, ни ( в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами n't it is hot, is it not (или isn't it) ? ≈ жарко, не правда ли? it is not hot, is it? ≈ не жарко, правда?
2) усил. то, уж I won't buy it, not I ≈ я-то это не куплю. ∙ not a bit( of it) ≈ нисколько not but, not but that, not but what ≈ хотя;
не то чтобы not half ≈ очень, сильно;
еще как! not for the world ≈ ни за что на свете not in the least ≈ нисколько not on your life ≈ ни в коем случае not to speak of ≈ не говоря уже о - not at all не, ни (в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глагодами в разговорной речи n't) - * infrequently довольно часто - * unconnected with имеющий некоторую связь с - * without reason не без причины, довольно обоснованно - * inconsiderable довольно значительный - I do * know, (устаревшее) I know * я не знаю - don't be afraid, don't fear, (устаревшее) fear * не бойтесь - * knowing не зная - * to wait не ждать - I started early so as * to miss the train я выехал пораньше, чтобы не опоздать на поезд - * a world! ни слова! - it is cold, it is *? холодно, не правда ли? - everybody has * had your opportunities не у всех были ваши возможности преим. в ответах: нет - is he ill? - I hope, * он болен? - Надеюсь, что нет - probably * вероятно, нет - * so это не так;
нисколько;
отнюдь нет - if it is clear, we eill go out;
if *, если погода будет хорошая, мы выйдем, если плохая, то нет в эмоц.-усил. значении: - he won't pay you, * he уж он-то вам не заплатит, не такой он человек! - I won't go there, * I! я-то уж не пойду туда, от меня этого не ждите - are you going to tell him? - Not I! вы ему скажете? - Только не я! в сочетаниях: - * a bit( of it) нисколько, вовсе нет - * at all нисколько, ничуть;
отнюдь нет;
вовсе не;
не стоит( благодарности) - are you ill? - Not at all вы больны? - Вовсе нет - * but, * but that, * but what хотя;
не то, чтобы;
все же;
тем не менее - one cannot but wonder нельзя не задуматься - we cannot but hope he is right нам остается только надеяться, что он прав - *... but that, *... because не потому, что... a - the Unknown Soldier did * die for the glory of one country, but that all nations may live in peace Неизвестный солдат погиб не во славу одной страны, но для того, чтобы все народы могли жить в мире - * half (эмоционально-усилительно) совсем не;
очень сильно. ужасно - * half bad недурно;
- was he annoyed? - Not half! он обозлился? - Еще как! - * in the least нисколько, ничуть - he was * in the least embarrassed он нисколько не смутился - * once ни разу;
не раз, неоднократно - he did * glance at me, no, * once он так не разу и не взглянул на меня! - * once nor twice не раз и не два, часто - * that не то, чтобы;
насколько - if he said so - * that I heard him say so - he lied если он так сказал - правда, я этого не слышал - то он солгал - I never heard of him, * that that proves anything я никогда не слышал о нем, конечно, это ничего не доказывает - * that I fear him but... я не то, чтобы его боюсь, но... - * that I know of насколько мне известно, нет - *... till только после, к - he will * come till after dinner он придет только после обеда - the territory was * liberated until 1943 территория была освобождена только в 1943 году - * too не слишком, довольно - * too well довольно скверно, неважно - * too loud, please! пожалуйста, потише! - * to say чтобы не сказать - it is warm, * to say hot тепло, чтобы не сказать жарко - this is * to say that... этим я не хочу сказать, что...;
это не значит, что... - * to speak of не говоря уже о... - it will need much time, * to speak of the expense это потребует много времени, не говоря уже о расходах - that is * to be thought of об этом нечего и думать, это исключено - as likely as * вполне вероятно - as soon as * столь же вероятно;
скорее да, чем нет > * for the world ни в коем случае;
ни за что на свете > * on your life ни в коем случае, вовсе нет;
и ни думайте > * all there не все дома, винтика не хватает not для усиления: he won't pay you, not he! он-то вам не заплатит, это уж поверьте!;
I won't go there, not I я-то уж не пойду туда I know ~ уст. (= I do not know) я не знаю;
it is cold, is it not (или isn't it) ? холодно, не правда ли?;
it is not cold, is it? не холодно, правда? not для усиления: he won't pay you, not he! он-то вам не заплатит, это уж поверьте!;
I won't go there, not I я-то уж не пойду туда I know ~ уст. (= I do not know) я не знаю;
it is cold, is it not (или isn't it) ? холодно, не правда ли?;
it is not cold, is it? не холодно, правда? I know ~ уст. (= I do not know) я не знаю;
it is cold, is it not (или isn't it) ? холодно, не правда ли?;
it is not cold, is it? не холодно, правда? I know ~ уст. (= I do not know) я не знаю;
it is cold, is it not (или isn't it) ? холодно, не правда ли?;
it is not cold, is it? не холодно, правда? I know ~ уст. (= I do not know) я не знаю;
it is cold, is it not (или isn't it) ? холодно, не правда ли?;
it is not cold, is it? не холодно, правда? ~ at all не стоит( благодарности) ;
not a bit (of it) нисколько;
not but, not but that, not but what хотя;
не то чтобы ~ at all нисколько, ничуть ~ at all не стоит (благодарности) ;
not a bit (of it) нисколько;
not but, not but that, not but what хотя;
не то чтобы ~ at all не стоит (благодарности) ;
not a bit (of it) нисколько;
not but, not but that, not but what хотя;
не то чтобы ~ at all не стоит (благодарности) ;
not a bit (of it) нисколько;
not but, not but that, not but what хотя;
не то чтобы ~ half очень, сильно;
еще как!;
not for the world ни за что на свете;
not in the least нисколько world: ~ outlook( или view) мировоззрение, миропонимание;
to begin the world вступать в новую жизнь;
not for the world ни за что на свете not для усиления: he won't pay you, not he! он-то вам не заплатит, это уж поверьте!;
I won't go there, not I я-то уж не пойду туда not для усиления: he won't pay you, not he! он-то вам не заплатит, это уж поверьте!;
I won't go there, not I я-то уж не пойду туда ~ on your life ни в коем случае;
not to speak of не говоря уже о ~ to order не отдавать приказ ~ to order не отдавать распоряжение ~ on your life ни в коем случае;
not to speak of не говоря уже о ~ a few многие;
немало;
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5 knowing
Adj1. जानकारHe is a knowing collector of rare books.It was a knowing attempt to defraud.She gave me a knowing look when I mentioned about him.--------N1. जाननाThere is a big difference in knowing and understanding.--------V1. जानते\knowingहुयेKnowing all the facts I will not hold this against you. -
6 Present continuous
а) Утвердительные формы:Утвердительные формы Present continuous образуются путем прибавления к вспомогательному глаголу be в настоящем времени причастия настоящего времени (Present participle) смыслового глагола (Main verbs).I am working.
При построении общего вопроса вспомогательный глагол be ставится перед подлежащим (Subject) предложения.Is
he working?в) Отрицательные формы:Отрицательные предложения образуются путем прибавления к вспомогательному глаголу be отрицательной частицы not/ n't.а) Present continuous используется при описании действия или события, которое разворачивается в момент речи или в настоящий период времени. Present continuous часто используется с такими наречиями и обстоятельственными выражениями как today, now, at the moment, this season.Please, stop talking. John is studying — Пожалуйста, прекратите разговаривать. Джон занимается.
Usually I read a detective story before I fall asleep but this week I' m reading Shakespeare — Обычно я читаю перед сном детектив, но на этой неделе я читаю Шекспира.
б) Об употреблении Present continuous при обозначении событий, которые происходят часто и вызывают раздражение или удивление говорящего, см. Present simple and Present continuous: repeated actions 3.в) Об использовании Present continuous при описании изменений см. Present simple and Present continuous 3.The universe is expanding — Вселенная увеличивается в размерах.
г) Present Continuous практически не используется с глаголами состояния (см. State verbs).а) Present continuous может использоваться для обозначения будущего события, которое было заранее спланировано, подготовлено или организовано (подробнее об этом см. Present continuous for the future).б) Present Continuous используется в условных и временных придаточных предложениях (см. Adverbial clause of condition и Adverbial clause of time) вместо времени Future continuous.If I' m sleeping when you come, wake me up — Если я буду спать, когда ты придешь, разбуди меня.
•— Настоящее простое в сравнении с настоящим продолженным временем см. Present simple and Present continuous
— Использование настоящего простого и настоящего продолженного времен при описании повторяющихся действий см. Present simple and Present continuous: repeated actions
— Использование настоящего простого и настоящего продолженного времен в анекдотах, рассказах о прошлом, комментариях и инструкциях см. Present simple and Present continuous: stories, commentaries and instructions
— Present continuous при обозначении будущего времени см. Present continuous for the future
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7 as
1. adverb in main sentence(in same degree)as... [as...] — so... [wie...]
they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clauseas good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
1) (expr. degree)[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...
as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich
as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können
come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können
2) (though)... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war
intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...
safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...
3) (however much)try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren
4) (expr. manner) wieas it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen
5) (expr. time) als; währendas we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen
6) (expr. reason) da7) (expr. result)so... as to... — so... zu
8) (expr. purpose)so as to... — um... zu...
9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]3. prepositionindustrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
1) (in the function of) alsspeaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...
2) (like) wie4. relative pronoun(which)they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war
he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert
the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...
5.they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
as for... — was... angeht
as from... — von... an
as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht
the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]
as of... — (Amer.) von... an
as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)
* * *[æz] 1. conjunction2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) weil3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) so wie4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) wie5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) obgleich6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) so wie2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) wie3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) wie4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) als•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *as[æz, əz]I. conj1. (while) alsshe sat watching him \as he cooked the dinner sie saß da und schaute ihm dabei zu, wie er das Abendessen kochtehe gets more and more attractive \as he gets older er wird mit zunehmendem Alter immer attraktiver\as I was getting into the car, I noticed a piece of paper on the seat beim Einsteigen bemerkte ich ein Stück Papier auf dem Autositzknowing him \as I do, he won't do it wie ich ihn kenne, wird er es nicht tun\as is often the case with children,... wie das bei Kindern oft ist,...she is an actor, \as is her brother sie ist Schauspielerin, wie ihr Bruderall merchandise is sold \as is esp AM alle Waren werden verkauft, wie sie sinddo \as I say! mach, was ich sage!I'd never seen him looking so miserable \as he did that day ich habe ihn noch nie so traurig gesehen wie an dem Tag\as things happened [or stood] [or turned out],... wie sich zeigte,...\as it stood at the time,... so wie die Dinge damals standen,...exactly \as genauso wiejust \as so wie\as it is (already) sowieso schonI've spent far too much money \as it is ich habe sowieso schon zu viel Geld ausgegeben\as it were sozusagenhe's a little on the large side, \as it were er ist, sagen wir [ein]mal, ein bisschen groß geraten\as it happens rein zufällig\as it happens, I met him this morning rein zufällig [o wie der Zufall will], habe ich ihn heute Morgen getroffen\as if [or though] als obshe looked at me \as if she didn't understand a word sie schaute mich als, als würde sie kein Wort verstehenit isn't \as if she wasn't warned es ist ja nicht so, dass sie nicht gewarnt worden wäre, schließlich war sie ja gewarnt\as if I care[d]! als ob mich das interessieren würde!\as you were out, I left a message weil du nicht da warst, habe ich eine Nachricht hinterlassenhe may need some help \as he's new er braucht vielleicht Hilfe, weil er neu ist4. (used to add a comment) wie\as already mentioned,... wie bereits erwähnt,...\as you know,... wie du weißt,...she smiled and I smiled back, \as you do sie lächelte und ich lächelte zurück, du weißt schon5. (though)such riches \as he has, he is still not happy so reich er auch ist, glücklich ist er noch immer nichtangry \as he was,... so verärgert er auch war,...sweet \as he is,... so süß er auch ist,...try \as he might,... so sehr er es auch versucht,...6.▶ \as for... was... betriffthe wasn't thrilled, \as for me, I thought it a good idea er war nicht begeistert, ich dagegen hielt es für eine gute Idee▶ \as from [or of] ab\as from [or of] her 18th birthday, she is free to use the money nach der Vollendung des 18. Lebensjahres kann sie frei über das Geld verfügen\as of [or from] tomorrow/the first/next Monday ab morgen/dem Ersten/nächsten [o nächstem] Monat\as of [or from] now/today von jetzt/heute an, ab jetzt/heute▶ \as to... was... angeht\as to her manual skills, we'll have to work on them was ihre handwerklichen Fähigkeiten angeht, daran müssen wir noch arbeiten\as to where we'll get the money from, we'll talk about that later wir müssen später noch besprechen, wo wir das Geld hernehmenhe was uncertain \as to which road to take er war sich nicht sicher, welche Straße er nehmen sollteyou can revise them \as and when I send them to you du kannst sie redigieren, sobald ich sie dir schickeII. prephe was often ill \as a child als Kind war er oft krank2. (in the capacity, function of) alsshe was praised \as an actress, but less so \as a director als Schauspielerin wurde sie sehr gelobt, aber als Regisseurin weitaus wenigerspeaking \as a mother, I cannot accept that als Mutter kann ich das nicht akzeptierenwhat do you think of his book \as a basis for a film? was hältst du von seinem Buch als Grundlage für einen Film?3. (like, being) alshe went to the fancy-dress party dressed \as a banana er kam als Banane verkleidet zum Kostümfestthe news came \as no surprise die Nachricht war keine Überraschunguse your coat \as a blanket nimm deinen Mantel als Deckesuch big names \as... so große Namen wie...such agricultural states \as Kansas and Oklahoma Agrarstaaten wie Kansas und Oklahomathe necklace was reported \as having been stolen die Kette war als gestohlen gemeldetI always thought of myself \as a good mother ich habe mich immer für eine gute Mutter gehaltendo you regard punishment \as being essential in education? hältst du Strafen für unerlässlich in der Erziehung?\as a matter of principle aus Prinzip1. (in comparisons) wiethey live in the same town \as my parents sie wohnen in derselben Stadt wie meine Eltern▪ [just] \as... \as... [genau]so... wie...he's \as tall \as Peter er ist so groß wie PeterI can run just \as fast \as you ich kann genauso schnell laufen wie duhalf \as... \as... halb so... wie...she's not half \as self-confident \as people think sie ist bei Weitem nicht so selbstbewusst, wie alle denken\as much \as so viel wieI don't earn \as much \as Paul ich verdiene nicht so viel wie Paultwice/three times \as much [\as] zweimal/dreimal so viel [wie]\as usual wie gewöhnlichyou're late, \as usual du bist wie immer zu spät\as... \as that so...if you play \as well \as that,... wenn du so gut spielst,...he's not \as handsome \as that! so gut sieht er nun auch wieder nicht aus!2. (indicating an extreme)these sunflowers can grow \as tall \as 8 ft diese Sonnenblumen können bis zu 8 Fuß hoch werden\as many/much \as immerhin; (even) sogarthe decision could affect \as many \as 2 million people die Entscheidung könnte immerhin 2 Millionen Menschen betreffenprices have risen by \as much \as 50% die Preise sind um ganze [o beachtliche] 50 % gestiegen\as little \as nuryou can pick up a second-hand machine for \as little \as £20 ein gebrauchtes Gerät kriegt man schon für 20 Pfund* * *[z, əz]1. conjhe got deafer as he got older —
as a child he would... — als Kind hat er immer...
2) (= since) da3)(= although)
rich as he is I won't marry him — obwohl er reich ist, werde ich ihn nicht heiratenstupid as he is, he... — so dumm er auch sein mag,... er
big as he is I'll... — so groß, wie er ist, ich...
much as I admire her,... — sosehr ich sie auch bewundere,...
be that as it may — wie dem auch sei or sein mag
try as he might — sosehr er sich auch bemüht/bemühte
4) (manner) wiedo as you like — machen Sie, was Sie wollen
leave it as it is — lass das so
the first door as you go upstairs/as you go in — die erste Tür oben/, wenn Sie hereinkommen
knowing him as I do —
as you yourself said... — wie Sie selbst gesagt haben...
as it is, I'm heavily in debt — ich bin schon tief verschuldet
as it were — sozusagen, gleichsam
as you were! (Mil) — weitermachen!; (fig) lassen Sie sich nicht stören; (in dictation, speaking) streichen Sie das
my husband as was (inf) — mein verflossener or (late) verstorbener Mann
5)he rose as if to go — er erhob sich, als wollte er gehen
as for him/you — (und) was ihn/dich anbetrifft or angeht
as from or of the 5th — vom Fünften an, ab dem Fünften
as from now — von jetzt an, ab jetzt
he's not so silly as to do that — er ist nicht so dumm, das zu tun, so dumm ist er nicht
2. advas... as — so... wie
not as... as — nicht so... wie
is it as difficult as that? —
as recently as yesterday — erst gestern
she is very clever, as is her brother — sie ist sehr intelligent, genau(so) wie ihr Bruder
she was as nice as could be (inf) — sie war so freundlich wie nur was (inf)
as many/much as I could — so viele/so viel ich (nur) konnte
this one is just as good — diese(r, s) ist genauso gut
as often happens, he was... — wie so oft, war er...
3. rel pron1) (with same, such) der/die/das; (pl) diethe same man as was here yesterday — derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war
See:→ such4. prep1) (= in the capacity of) als2) (esp = such as) wie (zum Beispiel)* * *A adv1. so, ebenso, geradeso:I ran as fast as I could ich lief so schnell ich konnte;just as good ebenso gut;twice as large zweimal so groß2. wie (zum Beispiel):statesmen, as ChurchillB konj1. (gerade) wie, so wie:as often as they wish sooft (wie) sie wünschen;as you wish wie Sie wünschen;as is the case wie es der Fall ist;a) (so) wie die Dinge liegen,b) schon;as and when wann immer;(as) soft as butter butterweich;as requested wunschgemäß;as I said before wie ich vorher oder schon sagte;as was their habit wie es ihre Gewohnheit war2. ebenso wie, genauso wie:then as now damals wie jetzt;you will reap as you sow wie man sät, so erntet man3. als, während, indem:as he entered als er eintrat, bei seinem Eintritt4. obwohl, obgleich, wenn auch, wie sehr, sosehr, wie:late as he was, he attended the session trotz seiner Verspätung nahm er noch an der Sitzung teil;old as I am so alt wie ich bin;try as he would sosehr er sich auch mühte;improbable as it seems so unwahrscheinlich es auch scheint5. da, weil:as you are sorry I’ll forgive you6. (als oder so) dass:so clearly guilty as to leave no doubt so offensichtlich schuldig, dass kein Zweifel bleibtC pronsuch as need our help diejenigen, welche unsere Hilfe brauchen;the same man as was here yesterday derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war2. was, welche Tatsache, wie:his health is not good, as he himself admits seine Gesundheit lässt zu wünschen übrig, was oder wie er selbst zugibtD präp als:as sweet as can be so süß wie nur möglich;as cheap as fifty pence the bottle für nur fünfzig Pence die Flasche;as recently as last week erst letzte Woche;as far as can be ascertained soweit es sich feststellen lässt;as is im gegenwärtigen Zustand;the car was sold as is der Wagen wurde, so wie er war, verkauft;as it were sozusagen, gewissermaßen, gleichsam;b) nach, gemäß (dat);as to this question was diese Frage betrifft;he is taxed as to his earnings er wird nach seinem Verdienst besteuert;as you were!a) MIL Kommando zurück!,b) allg alles zurück!; → against A 8, far Bes Redew, follow C 1, for A 23, good C 2, if1 A 1, invoice A, kind2 1, long1 B 1, much Bes Redew, per 3, though A 4, usual A, well1 A 12, yet A 1* * *1. adverb in main sentenceas... [as...] — so... [wie...]
they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clauseas good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
1) (expr. degree)[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...
as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können
come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können
2) (though)... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war
intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...
safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...
try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren
4) (expr. manner) wieas it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen
5) (expr. time) als; während6) (expr. reason) da7) (expr. result)so... as to... — so... zu
8) (expr. purpose)so as to... — um... zu...
9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]3. prepositionindustrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
1) (in the function of) alsspeaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...
2) (like) wie4. relative pronounthey danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war
he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert
the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...
5.they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
as for... — was... angeht
as from... — von... an
as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht
the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]
as of... — (Amer.) von... an
as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)
* * *adv.als adv.da adv.ebenso/allso adv.indem (zeitlich) adv.obgleich konj.so adv.weil adv.wie adv.während adv. -
8 AS
1. adverb in main sentence(in same degree)as... [as...] — so... [wie...]
they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clauseas good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
1) (expr. degree)[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...
as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich
as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können
come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können
2) (though)... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war
intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...
safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...
3) (however much)try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren
4) (expr. manner) wieas it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen
5) (expr. time) als; währendas we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen
6) (expr. reason) da7) (expr. result)so... as to... — so... zu
8) (expr. purpose)so as to... — um... zu...
9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]3. prepositionindustrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
1) (in the function of) alsspeaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...
2) (like) wie4. relative pronoun(which)they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war
he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert
the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...
5.they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
as for... — was... angeht
as from... — von... an
as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht
the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]
as of... — (Amer.) von... an
as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)
* * *[æz] 1. conjunction2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) weil3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) so wie4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) wie5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) obgleich6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) so wie2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) wie3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) wie4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) als•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *as[æz, əz]I. conj1. (while) alsshe sat watching him \as he cooked the dinner sie saß da und schaute ihm dabei zu, wie er das Abendessen kochtehe gets more and more attractive \as he gets older er wird mit zunehmendem Alter immer attraktiver\as I was getting into the car, I noticed a piece of paper on the seat beim Einsteigen bemerkte ich ein Stück Papier auf dem Autositzknowing him \as I do, he won't do it wie ich ihn kenne, wird er es nicht tun\as is often the case with children,... wie das bei Kindern oft ist,...she is an actor, \as is her brother sie ist Schauspielerin, wie ihr Bruderall merchandise is sold \as is esp AM alle Waren werden verkauft, wie sie sinddo \as I say! mach, was ich sage!I'd never seen him looking so miserable \as he did that day ich habe ihn noch nie so traurig gesehen wie an dem Tag\as things happened [or stood] [or turned out],... wie sich zeigte,...\as it stood at the time,... so wie die Dinge damals standen,...exactly \as genauso wiejust \as so wie\as it is (already) sowieso schonI've spent far too much money \as it is ich habe sowieso schon zu viel Geld ausgegeben\as it were sozusagenhe's a little on the large side, \as it were er ist, sagen wir [ein]mal, ein bisschen groß geraten\as it happens rein zufällig\as it happens, I met him this morning rein zufällig [o wie der Zufall will], habe ich ihn heute Morgen getroffen\as if [or though] als obshe looked at me \as if she didn't understand a word sie schaute mich als, als würde sie kein Wort verstehenit isn't \as if she wasn't warned es ist ja nicht so, dass sie nicht gewarnt worden wäre, schließlich war sie ja gewarnt\as if I care[d]! als ob mich das interessieren würde!\as you were out, I left a message weil du nicht da warst, habe ich eine Nachricht hinterlassenhe may need some help \as he's new er braucht vielleicht Hilfe, weil er neu ist4. (used to add a comment) wie\as already mentioned,... wie bereits erwähnt,...\as you know,... wie du weißt,...she smiled and I smiled back, \as you do sie lächelte und ich lächelte zurück, du weißt schon5. (though)such riches \as he has, he is still not happy so reich er auch ist, glücklich ist er noch immer nichtangry \as he was,... so verärgert er auch war,...sweet \as he is,... so süß er auch ist,...try \as he might,... so sehr er es auch versucht,...6.▶ \as for... was... betriffthe wasn't thrilled, \as for me, I thought it a good idea er war nicht begeistert, ich dagegen hielt es für eine gute Idee▶ \as from [or of] ab\as from [or of] her 18th birthday, she is free to use the money nach der Vollendung des 18. Lebensjahres kann sie frei über das Geld verfügen\as of [or from] tomorrow/the first/next Monday ab morgen/dem Ersten/nächsten [o nächstem] Monat\as of [or from] now/today von jetzt/heute an, ab jetzt/heute▶ \as to... was... angeht\as to her manual skills, we'll have to work on them was ihre handwerklichen Fähigkeiten angeht, daran müssen wir noch arbeiten\as to where we'll get the money from, we'll talk about that later wir müssen später noch besprechen, wo wir das Geld hernehmenhe was uncertain \as to which road to take er war sich nicht sicher, welche Straße er nehmen sollteyou can revise them \as and when I send them to you du kannst sie redigieren, sobald ich sie dir schickeII. prephe was often ill \as a child als Kind war er oft krank2. (in the capacity, function of) alsshe was praised \as an actress, but less so \as a director als Schauspielerin wurde sie sehr gelobt, aber als Regisseurin weitaus wenigerspeaking \as a mother, I cannot accept that als Mutter kann ich das nicht akzeptierenwhat do you think of his book \as a basis for a film? was hältst du von seinem Buch als Grundlage für einen Film?3. (like, being) alshe went to the fancy-dress party dressed \as a banana er kam als Banane verkleidet zum Kostümfestthe news came \as no surprise die Nachricht war keine Überraschunguse your coat \as a blanket nimm deinen Mantel als Deckesuch big names \as... so große Namen wie...such agricultural states \as Kansas and Oklahoma Agrarstaaten wie Kansas und Oklahomathe necklace was reported \as having been stolen die Kette war als gestohlen gemeldetI always thought of myself \as a good mother ich habe mich immer für eine gute Mutter gehaltendo you regard punishment \as being essential in education? hältst du Strafen für unerlässlich in der Erziehung?\as a matter of principle aus Prinzip1. (in comparisons) wiethey live in the same town \as my parents sie wohnen in derselben Stadt wie meine Eltern▪ [just] \as... \as... [genau]so... wie...he's \as tall \as Peter er ist so groß wie PeterI can run just \as fast \as you ich kann genauso schnell laufen wie duhalf \as... \as... halb so... wie...she's not half \as self-confident \as people think sie ist bei Weitem nicht so selbstbewusst, wie alle denken\as much \as so viel wieI don't earn \as much \as Paul ich verdiene nicht so viel wie Paultwice/three times \as much [\as] zweimal/dreimal so viel [wie]\as usual wie gewöhnlichyou're late, \as usual du bist wie immer zu spät\as... \as that so...if you play \as well \as that,... wenn du so gut spielst,...he's not \as handsome \as that! so gut sieht er nun auch wieder nicht aus!2. (indicating an extreme)these sunflowers can grow \as tall \as 8 ft diese Sonnenblumen können bis zu 8 Fuß hoch werden\as many/much \as immerhin; (even) sogarthe decision could affect \as many \as 2 million people die Entscheidung könnte immerhin 2 Millionen Menschen betreffenprices have risen by \as much \as 50% die Preise sind um ganze [o beachtliche] 50 % gestiegen\as little \as nuryou can pick up a second-hand machine for \as little \as £20 ein gebrauchtes Gerät kriegt man schon für 20 Pfund* * *[z, əz]1. conjhe got deafer as he got older —
as a child he would... — als Kind hat er immer...
2) (= since) da3)(= although)
rich as he is I won't marry him — obwohl er reich ist, werde ich ihn nicht heiratenstupid as he is, he... — so dumm er auch sein mag,... er
big as he is I'll... — so groß, wie er ist, ich...
much as I admire her,... — sosehr ich sie auch bewundere,...
be that as it may — wie dem auch sei or sein mag
try as he might — sosehr er sich auch bemüht/bemühte
4) (manner) wiedo as you like — machen Sie, was Sie wollen
leave it as it is — lass das so
the first door as you go upstairs/as you go in — die erste Tür oben/, wenn Sie hereinkommen
knowing him as I do —
as you yourself said... — wie Sie selbst gesagt haben...
as it is, I'm heavily in debt — ich bin schon tief verschuldet
as it were — sozusagen, gleichsam
as you were! (Mil) — weitermachen!; (fig) lassen Sie sich nicht stören; (in dictation, speaking) streichen Sie das
my husband as was (inf) — mein verflossener or (late) verstorbener Mann
5)he rose as if to go — er erhob sich, als wollte er gehen
as for him/you — (und) was ihn/dich anbetrifft or angeht
as from or of the 5th — vom Fünften an, ab dem Fünften
as from now — von jetzt an, ab jetzt
he's not so silly as to do that — er ist nicht so dumm, das zu tun, so dumm ist er nicht
2. advas... as — so... wie
not as... as — nicht so... wie
is it as difficult as that? —
as recently as yesterday — erst gestern
she is very clever, as is her brother — sie ist sehr intelligent, genau(so) wie ihr Bruder
she was as nice as could be (inf) — sie war so freundlich wie nur was (inf)
as many/much as I could — so viele/so viel ich (nur) konnte
this one is just as good — diese(r, s) ist genauso gut
as often happens, he was... — wie so oft, war er...
3. rel pron1) (with same, such) der/die/das; (pl) diethe same man as was here yesterday — derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war
See:→ such4. prep1) (= in the capacity of) als2) (esp = such as) wie (zum Beispiel)* * *AS abk1. Anglo-Saxon* * *1. adverb in main sentenceas... [as...] — so... [wie...]
they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clauseas good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
1) (expr. degree)[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...
as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können
come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können
2) (though)... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war
intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...
safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...
try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren
4) (expr. manner) wieas it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen
5) (expr. time) als; während6) (expr. reason) da7) (expr. result)so... as to... — so... zu
8) (expr. purpose)so as to... — um... zu...
9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]3. prepositionindustrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
1) (in the function of) alsspeaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...
2) (like) wie4. relative pronounthey danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war
he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert
the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...
5.they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
as for... — was... angeht
as from... — von... an
as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht
the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]
as of... — (Amer.) von... an
as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)
* * *adv.als adv.da adv.ebenso/allso adv.indem (zeitlich) adv.obgleich konj.so adv.weil adv.wie adv.während adv. -
9 know
know [nəʊ]connaître ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (g) savoir ⇒ 1 (c), 2 reconnaître ⇒ 1 (e) distinguer ⇒ 1 (f) discerner ⇒ 1 (f) considérer ⇒ 1 (i)∎ to know sb by sight/by reputation connaître qn de vue/de réputation;∎ we've known each other for years ça fait des années que nous nous connaissons;∎ I don't know him to speak to je ne le connais pas assez pour lui parler;∎ I know him to say hello to nous nous saluons;∎ when I first knew her quand j'ai fait sa connaissance;∎ knowing him, he'll still be in bed tel que je le connais, il sera encore au lit;∎ you'll like her once you get to know her better elle vous plaira une fois que vous la connaîtrez mieux;∎ I'd like to get to know him better j'aimerais bien le connaître mieux∎ I know Budapest well je connais bien Budapest(c) (fact, information)∎ do you know her phone number? vous connaissez son numéro de téléphone?;∎ it'll be easier once you get to know the system ce sera plus facile une fois que tu te seras familiarisé avec le système;∎ civilization as we know it la civilisation telle que nous la connaissons;∎ how was I to know she wouldn't come? comment aurais-je pu savoir ou deviner qu'elle ne viendrait pas?;∎ I know for a fact that he's lying je sais pertinemment qu'il ment;∎ she is known to be a keen photographer on sait qu'elle aime beaucoup la photographie;∎ he let it be known that he was available il a fait savoir qu'il était disponible;∎ I don't know that it's the best solution je ne suis pas certain ou sûr que ce soit la meilleure solution;∎ you don't know or you'll never know how glad I am that it's over tu ne peux pas savoir combien ou à quel point je suis content que ce soit terminé;∎ she thinks she knows all the answers elle croit tout savoir;∎ she didn't quite know what to say elle ne savait trop que dire;∎ I know what I'm talking about je sais de quoi je parle;∎ I'll let you know how it turns out je te dirai comment ça s'est passé;∎ any problems, let me know au moindre problème, n'hésitez pas;∎ do you know anything about him that could help us? est-ce que vous savez quelque chose à son sujet qui pourrait nous aider?;∎ do you know anything about physics? est-ce que tu connais quelque chose en physique?;∎ she knows a lot about politics elle s'y connaît en politique;∎ she doesn't know what fear is elle ne sait pas ce que c'est que d'avoir peur;∎ there's no knowing how he'll react on ne peut pas savoir comment il réagira;∎ familiar she knows a thing or two about business elle s'y connaît en affaires□ ;∎ she knows her own mind elle sait ce qu'elle veut;∎ familiar it's not an easy job - don't I know it! ce n'est pas un travail facile - à qui le dis-tu!;∎ familiar wouldn't you know it! comme par hasard!;∎ you know what I mean tu vois ce que je veux dire;∎ familiar he was just sort of lying there, know what I mean? il était allongé là, tu vois;∎ familiar well, what do you know! ça alors!, ça par exemple!;∎ what do YOU know? qu'est-ce que tu en sais?;∎ very familiar you know what you can do with it! tu sais où tu peux te le mettre!;∎ familiar God or Heaven knows why! Dieu sait pourquoi!(d) (language, skill)∎ he knows French il comprend le français;∎ I know a few words of Welsh je connais quelques mots de gallois;∎ she really knows her job/subject elle connaît son boulot/sujet;∎ to know how to do sth savoir faire qch;∎ does he know how to cook? sait-il cuisiner?;∎ they knew how to make cars in those days! en ce temps-là, les voitures, c'était du solide!(e) (recognize) reconnaître;∎ I knew her the moment I saw her je l'ai reconnue dès que je l'ai vue;∎ I'd know him anywhere je le reconnaîtrais n'importe où;∎ I knew her by her walk je l'ai reconnue à son allure ou à sa démarche;∎ the town centre has changed so much you wouldn't know it le centre-ville a tellement changé que vous auriez du mal à le reconnaître;∎ she knows a bargain when she sees one elle sait reconnaître une bonne affaire;∎ he wouldn't know a good novel if it hit him il est tout à fait incapable de reconnaître un bon roman(f) (distinguish) distinguer, discerner;∎ she doesn't know right from wrong elle ne sait pas discerner le bien du mal ou faire la différence entre le bien et le mal;∎ familiar he doesn't know one end of a car from another il n'y connaît absolument rien en voitures□(g) (experience) connaître;∎ I've known poverty/failure j'ai connu la pauvreté/l'échec;∎ I've never known anything like it je n'ai jamais rien vu de semblable;∎ I have never known him tell a lie à ce que je sache, il n'a jamais menti;∎ I've never known him (to) be this late je ne l'ai jamais vu être aussi en retard;∎ it has been known (to happen) c'est une chose qu'on a vue se produire, ça s'est vu;∎ such coincidences have been known de telles coïncidences se sont déjà vues(h) (nickname, call)∎ Ian White, known as "Chalky" Ian White, connu sous le nom de "Chalky";∎ they're known as June bugs in America on les appelle des "June bugs" en Amérique∎ she's known as one of our finest singers elle est considérée comme l'une de nos meilleures chanteusessavoir;∎ who knows? qui sait?;∎ familiar I wouldn't know je ne saurais dire□ ;∎ I don't want to know je ne veux pas le savoir;∎ when I mentioned that he just didn't want to know quand j'ai mentionné ça, il n'a rien voulu savoir;∎ you never know on ne sait jamais;∎ he might or should have known better ce n'était pas très sage de sa part;∎ he's old enough to know better à son âge, il devrait être plus raisonnable;∎ you can't blame him, he doesn't know any better on ne peut pas lui en vouloir, il ne se rend pas compte;∎ he always thinks he knows best il croit toujours avoir raison;∎ Mother knows best maman sait de quoi elle parle;∎ to know about sth être au courant de qch;∎ I've known about it for a week je le sais ou je suis au courant depuis une semaine;∎ do you know about the new arrangements? est-ce que vous êtes au courant ou avez-vous entendu parler des nouvelles dispositions?;∎ he knows about cars il s'y connaît en voitures;∎ I don't know about that (I'm not certain) je n'en suis pas sûr;∎ I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted toi, je ne sais pas, mais moi, je suis épuisé;∎ to know of sb/sth avoir entendu parler de qn/qch;∎ do you know her? - well, I know of her est-ce que tu la connais? - non, mais j'ai entendu parler d'elle;∎ do you know of a good bookshop? vous connaissez une bonne librairie?;∎ not that I know (of) pas que je sache;∎ have they got much money? - not that I know of ont-ils beaucoup d'argent? - pas que je sache;∎ it's just so difficult - oh, I know c'est tellement difficile - oh, je sais;∎ it's difficult, I know, but not impossible c'est difficile, je sais, mais pas impossible;∎ what's his name? - I don't know comment s'appelle-t-il? - je ne sais pas;∎ are you going to accept? - I don't know tu vas accepter? - je ne sais pas3 noun∎ to be in the know être au courant□(pour) autant que je sache;∎ not as far as I know pas que je sache;∎ as far as I know, he lives in London autant que je sache, il vit à Londres∎ I was right, you know j'avais raison, tu sais∎ he was just, you know, a bit boring il était juste un peu ennuyeux, si tu vois ce que je veux dire∎ it was that blonde woman, you know, the one with the dog c'était la femme blonde, tu sais, celle avec le chien∎ you know, sometimes I wonder why I do this tu sais, parfois je me demande pourquoi je fais ça -
10 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) derecho2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) correcto3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) bien4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adecuado, apropiado
2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) derecho2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) cierto, razón3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) derecha4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) derecha
3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) inmediatamente3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) justo4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente, completamente5) (to the right: Turn right.) a la derecha6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bien, correctamente
4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) enderezar2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corregir
5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') de acuerdo, bien- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing
6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) de derecha- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right
right1 adj1. correctocan you tell me the right time? ¿me puedes decir la hora exacta?is this the High Street? That's right ¿es la Calle Mayor? Así es2. derechoright2 adv1. bien2. a la derechaturn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha3. justo / exactamenteright3 n1. derecha2. bien3. derechotr[raɪt]1 (not left) derecho,-a2 (correct) correcto,-a3 (just) justo,-a4 (suitable) apropiado,-a, adecuado,-a■ I don't think he's the right person for the job no creo que sea la persona adecuada para el puesto■ this watch hasn't been right since it was repaired este reloj no ha ido bien desde que lo repararon1 a la derecha, hacia la derecha■ turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha2 (correctly) bien, correctamente3 (exactly) justo4 (well) bueno, bien■ right, I'm going to bed bueno, yo me voy a la cama1 (not left) derecha2 (entitlement) derecho1 corregir2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL enderezar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall right! ¡bien!, ¡conforme!, ¡vale!it serves you «(him, etc)» right te (le, etc) está bien empleadoright away en seguidato be right tener razónto get it right acertarto put right arreglar, corregirright and wrong el bien y el malright angle ángulo rectoright wing SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL derecharight ['raɪt] vt1) fix, restore: repararto right the economy: reparar la economía2) straighten: enderezarright adv1) : biento live right: vivir bien2) precisely: precisamente, justoright in the middle: justo en medio3) directly, straight: derecho, directamentehe went right home: fue derecho a casa4) immediately: inmediatamenteright after lunch: inmediatamente después del almuerzo5) completely: completamentehe felt right at home: se sintió completamente cómodo6) : a la derechato look left and right: mirar a la izquierda y a la derecharight adj1) upright: bueno, honradoright conduct: conducta honrada2) correct: correctothe right answer: la respuesta correcta3) appropriate: apropiado, adecuado, debidothe right man for the job: el hombre perfecto para el trabajo4) straight: rectoa right line: una línea recta5) : derechothe right hand: la mano derecha6) sound: bienhe's not in his right mind: no está bien de la cabezaright n1) good: bien mto do right: hacer el bien2) : derecha fon the right: a la derecha4) entitlement: derecho mthe right to vote: el derecho a votarwomen's rights: los derechos de la mujer5)the Right : la derecha (en la política)adj.• acertado, -a adj.• ajustado, -a adj.• correcto, -a adj.• debido, -a adj.• derecho, -a adj.• diestro, -a adj.• enderezado, -a adj.• exacto, -a adj.• justo, -a adj.• lícito, -a adj.adv.• a la derecha adv.• bien adv.• justo adv.• mismo adv.interj.• cabal interj.n.• derechazo s.m.• derecho s.m.• justicia s.f.• privilegio s.m.• razón s.f.v.• adrizar v.• enderezar v.• endrezar v.
I raɪt1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correctoare we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?
are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?
did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?
do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?
do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?
2) ( not mistaken)to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien
how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!
to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien
to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!
3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiadowere the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?
if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio
4) (just, moral) (pred)to be right — ser* justo
to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf
5) (pred)a) ( in order)it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa
b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor
7) ( Math)right angle — ángulo m recto
right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo
8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho
II
1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamenteI had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado
nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien
to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)
2)a) (all the way, completely)they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento
b) ( directly)it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices
he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo
c) ( immediately)3) <turn/look> a la derecha
III
1)a) c u ( entitlement) derecho mright to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf
in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?
b) rights pl derechos mplto be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho
2) u c ( what is correct)to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal
to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto
to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo
3)a) u ( opposite the left) derecha fthe one on the right — el/la de la derecha
to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha
on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha
b) ( right turn)take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha
to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha
4) u ( Pol)
IV
a) ( set upright) enderezar*b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar
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interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)[raɪt]1. ADJ1) (=morally good, just) justoit is/seems only right that she should get the biggest share — es/me parece justo que ella reciba la mayor parte, está/me parece bien que ella reciba la mayor parte
it doesn't seem right that his contribution should not be acknowledged — parece injusto que no se reconozca su aportación
it's not right! — ¡no hay derecho!
I thought it right to ask permission first — me pareció conveniente preguntarle antes, pensé que debía preguntarle antes
would it be right for me to ask him? — ¿debería preguntárselo?
it is only right and proper that people should know what is going on — lo suyo es que la gente sepa lo que pasa
to do the right thing, do what is right — hacer lo correcto, actuar correctamente
doing the right thing by a pregnant girlfriend meant marrying her — hacer lo que Dios manda con una novia embarazada significaba casarse con ella
2) (=suitable) [tool, clothes] apropiado, adecuado; [time] oportunoto choose the right moment for sth/to do sth — elegir el momento oportuno para algo/para hacer algo
that's the right attitude! — ¡haces bien!
I haven't got the right clothes for a formal dinner — no tengo ropa apropiada or adecuada para una cena de etiqueta
you're not using the right tool for the job — no estás empleando la herramienta apropiada or adecuada para el trabajo
I don't think he's the right sort of person for you — me parece que no es la persona que te conviene
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the balance of humour and tragedy is just right — el equilibrio entre humor y tragedia es perfecto"is there too much salt in it?" - "no, it's just right" — -¿tiene demasiada sal? -no, está en su punto justo
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Mr Right — el novio soñado, el marido idealhe knows all the right people — tiene enchufes or (LAm) palanca en todas partes
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I just happened to be in the right place at the right time — dio la casualidad de que estaba en el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado•
if the price is right — si el precio es razonable•
he's on the right side of 40 — tiene menos de 40 años•
to say the right thing — decir lo que hay que decir, tener las palabras justas•
we'll do it when the time is right — lo haremos en el momento oportuno or a su debido tiempo3) (=correct) correcto, exactoright first time! — ¡exactamente!, ¡exacto!
"she's your sister?" - "that's right!" — -¿es tu hermana? -¡eso es! or ¡así es! or ¡exacto!
that's right! it has to go through that hole — ¡eso es! tiene que pasar por ese agujero
she said she'd done it, isn't that right, mother? — dijo que lo había hecho ¿no es así, madre? or ¿a que sí, madre?
you mean he offered to pay? is that right, Harry? — ¿dices que se ofreció a pagar? ¿es eso cierto, Harry?
and quite right too! — ¡y con razón!
am I right for the station? — ¿por aquí se va a la estación?, ¿voy bien (por aquí) para la estación?
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right you are! * — ¡vale!, ¡muy bien!•
I was beginning to wonder whether I had the right day — empezaba a preguntarme si me habría equivocado de díayou didn't get it right, so you lose five points — no acertaste or te equivocaste, así que pierdes cinco puntos
let's get it right this time! — ¡a ver si esta vez nos sale bien!
we must get it right this time — esta vez tenemos que hacerlo bien or nos tiene que salir bien
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is this the right house? — ¿es esta la casa?•
are you sure you've got the right number? — (Telec) ¿seguro que es ese el número?I'm confused, and I wanted you to put me right — tengo dudas y quisiera que tú me las aclararas
if you tell the story wrong the child will soon put you right — si te equivocas al contar la historia, el niño enseguida te corrige or te saca de tu error
to put a mistake right — corregir or rectificar un error
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is this the right road for Segovia? — ¿es este el camino de Segovia?, ¿por aquí se va a Segovia?are we on the right road? — ¿vamos por buen camino?, ¿vamos bien por esta carretera?
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it's not the right shade of green — no es el tono de verde que yo busco•
the right side of the fabric — el (lado) derecho de la tela•
is the skirt the right size? — ¿va bien la falda de talla?it's not the right size/length — no vale de talla/de largo
is that the right time? — ¿es esa la hora?
do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora buena?, ¿sabes qué hora es exactamente?
- get on the right side of sb4) (=in the right)•
to be right — [person] tener razón, estar en lo ciertoyou're quite right, you're dead right * — tienes toda la razón
how right you are! — ¡qué razón tienes!
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to be right about sth/sb, you were right about there being none left — tenías razón cuando decías que no quedaba ningunoyou were right about Peter, he's totally unreliable — tenías razón en lo de Peter or con respecto a Peter: no hay quien se fíe de él
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am I right in thinking that we've met before? — si no me equivoco ya nos conocemos ¿no?you were right in calling the doctor, it was appendicitis — hiciste bien en llamar al médico, era apendicitis
5) (=in order)I knew something wasn't right when she didn't call as usual — supe que algo no iba bien cuando no llamaba como de costumbre
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it will all come right in the end — todo se arreglará al final•
to put sth/sb right, I hope the garage can put the car right — espero que me sepan arreglar el coche en el talleryou've offended her but it's not too late to put things right — la has ofendido pero aún puedes arreglarlo
it's nothing a night's sleep won't put right — no es nada que no se arregle durmiendo toda la noche de un tirón
that's soon put right — eso se arregla fácilmente, eso tiene fácil arreglo
- be/feel as right as rain6) (=not left) derechoI'd give my right arm to know — daría cualquier cosa or todo el oro del mundo por saberlo
7) (Math) [angle] recto8) (Brit)* (as intensifier) (=complete)she made a right mess of it — lo hizo fatal *, le salió un buen churro (Sp) *
Charlieyou're a right one to talk — iro mira quién habla
2. ADV1) (=directly, exactly)•
right away — en seguida, ahora mismo, ahorita (mismo) (Mex, And)•
it happened right before our eyes — ocurrió delante de nuestros propios ojos•
he was standing right in the middle of the road — estaba justo en el centro or (CAm) en el mero centro de la calleshe's busy right now — ahora mismo or justo ahora está ocupada
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he could tell right off that I was a foreigner — reconoció de inmediato que yo era extranjero•
to go right on — seguir todo derechoright on! * — † ¡eso es!, ¡de acuerdo!
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she should come right out and say so — debería ser clara y decirlo•
it fell right on top of me — me cayó justo encima2) (=immediately) justo, inmediatamente•
I'll do it right after dinner — lo haré justo or inmediatamente después de cenar•
come right in! — ¡ven aquí dentro!3) (=completely)•
their house is right at the end of the street — su casa está justo al final de la calleshe was a very active old lady, right to the end — fue una anciana muy activa hasta el final
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to push sth right in — meter algo hasta el fondo•
there is a fence right round the house — hay una valla que rodea la casa por completo•
he filled it right up — lo llenó del todo4) (=correctly) bien, correctamenteyou did right to/not to invite them — hiciste bien en invitarlos/en no invitarlos
if I remember right — si mal no recuerdo, si no me falla la memoria
it's him, right enough! — ¡seguro que es él!
5) (=fairly)•
to do right by sb — portarse como es debido con algn•
don't worry about the pay, John will see you right — no te preocupes por el sueldo, John se encargará de que te paguen lo que te correspondeserve•
to treat sb right — tratar bien a algn6) (=properly, satisfactorily) bien7) (=not left) a la derecha•
eyes right! — (Mil) ¡vista a la derecha!•
to turn right — torcer a la derechaleft II, 1., 1)right (about) turn! — ¡media vuelta a la derecha!
8) (as linker)right, who's next? — a ver, ¿quién va ahora?
right then, let's begin! — ¡empecemos, pues!
9) (in titles)3. N1) (=what is morally right, just)•
by rights the house should go to me — lo suyo or lo propio es que la casa me correspondiera a mí•
to be in the right — tener razón, estar en lo ciertowrong 3.to set or put the world to rights — arreglar el mundo
2) (=prerogative) derecho mthey have a right to privacy — tienen derecho a la or su intimidad
people have the right to read any kind of material they wish — la gente tiene derecho a leer lo que desee
what gives you the right or what right have you got to criticize me? — ¿qué derecho tienes tú a criticarme?
who gave you the right to come in here? — ¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar aquí?
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as of right — por derecho propio•
by right of — por or en razón deby what right do you make all the decisions? — ¿con qué derecho tomas tú todas las decisiones?
abode, assembly, exercise, reserve 2., 1)•
to own sth in one's own right — poseer algo por derecho propio•
insist on your legal rights — hazte valer tus derechos legales•
they don't have voting rights — no tienen derecho al voto or de voto•
to be (well) within one's rights — estar en su derechoyou'd be well within your rights to refuse to cooperate — estarías en tu derecho a negarte a cooperar
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women's rights — derechos de la mujerall rights reserved — es propiedad, reservados todos los derechos
4) (=not left) derecha f•
reading from right to left — leyendo de derecha a izquierda•
to keep to the right — (Aut) circular por la derecha•
our house is the second on the right — nuestra casa es la segunda a or de la derecha•
on or to my right — a mi derecha5) (Pol)to be on or to the right of sth/sb — (Pol) estar a la derecha de algo/algn
he's further to the right than I am — es más de derecha or (Sp) de derechas que yo
6) (=right turn)to take or make a right — girar a la derecha
7) (Boxing) (=punch) derechazo m; (=right hand) derecha f4.VT (=put straight) [+ crooked picture] enderezar; (=correct) [+ mistake] corregir; [+ injustice] reparar; (=put right way up) [+ vehicle, person] enderezar•
he tried to right himself but the leg was broken — intentó ponerse de pie pero tenía la pierna rota•
to right a wrong — deshacer un agravio, reparar un daño5.CPDright angle N — ángulo m recto
to be at right angles (to sth) — estar en or formar ángulo recto (con algo)
right back N — (Sport) (=player) lateral mf derecho(-a); (=position) lateral m derecho
right half N — (Sport) medio m (volante) derecho
rights issue N — emisión f de acciones
right-to-liferight to life N — derecho m a la vida
right triangle (US) N — triángulo m rectángulo
right turn N —
to take or make a right turn — (Aut) girar a la derecha; (Pol) dar un giro a la derecha
right wing N — (Pol) derecha f; right-wing; (Sport) (=position) ala f derecha
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I [raɪt]1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correctoare we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?
are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?
did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?
do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?
do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?
2) ( not mistaken)to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien
how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!
to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien
to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!
3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiadowere the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?
if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio
4) (just, moral) (pred)to be right — ser* justo
to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf
5) (pred)a) ( in order)it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa
b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor
7) ( Math)right angle — ángulo m recto
right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo
8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho
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1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamenteI had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado
nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien
to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)
2)a) (all the way, completely)they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento
b) ( directly)it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices
he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo
c) ( immediately)3) <turn/look> a la derecha
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1)a) c u ( entitlement) derecho mright to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf
in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?
b) rights pl derechos mplto be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho
2) u c ( what is correct)to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal
to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto
to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo
3)a) u ( opposite the left) derecha fthe one on the right — el/la de la derecha
to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha
on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha
b) ( right turn)take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha
to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha
4) u ( Pol)
IV
a) ( set upright) enderezar*b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar
V
interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam) -
11 pleasure
ˈpleʒə
1. сущ.
1) желание, воля;
склонность, расположенность;
тж. книж. соизволение to consult smb.'s pleasure ≈ интересоваться чужим мнением, считаться с чужим мнением, интересами at (smb.'s) pleasure ≈ как( кому-л.) заблагорассудится, по (чьему-л.) желанию during smb.'s pleasure ≈ так долго, как кому-л. заблагорассудится Syn: wish
1., desire
1., inclination
2) удовольствие (просто приятное ощущение, эмоция) ;
тж. кто-л. или что-л., доставляющее удовольствие to do/show (one) (a) pleasure ≈ оказать кому-л. любезность, милость;
доставлять кому-л. удовольствие not to have the pleasure of knowing smb. ≈ не иметь удовольствия быть знакомым( с кем-л.) it gave me great pleasure to make your acquaintance ≈ я был очень рад познакомиться с вами may I have the pleasure of a dance? ≈ могу ли я удостоиться чести танцевать с вами? with great pleasure ≈ с большим, превеликим удовольствием to feel, find, take pleasure in ≈ находить удовольствие в the pleasure was (all) mine ≈ (нет, это вам) спасибо! (употребляется как ответ на реплику благодарности) It gives me great pleasure to present the next speaker. ≈ Я с большим удовольствием представлю следующего выступающего. you're such a pleasure to talk to ≈ с вами так приятно разговаривать Syn: delectation, delight
1., joy
3) а) (чувственное) удовольствие;
наслаждение, удовлетворение to forgo a pleasure ≈ воздерживаться, отказываться от удовольствия to afford, give pleasure ≈ доставлять, приносить удовольствие to derive pleasure from ≈ получать удовольствие от б) развлечение, (плотские) радости to be fond of pleasure ≈ любить развлекаться genuine, real pleasure ≈ истинное удовольствие rare pleasure ≈ редкое удовольствие pleasure car, boat ≈ прогулочный (спортивный) автомобиль, лодка pleasure trip ≈ увеселительная поездка, прогулка ∙ man/woman of pleasure ≈ жуир, транжир(ка) lady of pleasure, woman of pleasure ≈ куртизанка, женщина легкого поведения pleasures of the table ≈ украшение, гордость стола( о вкусной пище и питье) pleasure dome ≈ курорт, веселое место pleasure principle ≈ принцип получения удовольствия Syn: delectation, delight
1., ecstasy, enjoyment, fun
1., glee, joy, rapture Ant: agony, displeasure, misery, pain
1., sadness, sorrow
1., suffering
2. гл.
1) а) радовать, доставлять удовольствие( кому-л. чем-л. with) you will always pleasure me with your company ≈ ваша компания всегда мне будет приятна it pleasured him to see the smoke ≈ вид дыма порадовал его Syn: gratify б) получать, находить удовольствие (обык. с in (doing) smth., to do smth.) ;
радоваться( чему-л.) there are weird things I can pleasure in ≈ есть странные вещи, которые мне нравится делать Syn: delight
2.
2) доставлять удовольствие, удовлетворять( в сексуальном плане) she was the first one he ever pleasured ≈ она была первой, кого он смог удовлетворить Syn: gratify, satisfy
3) разг. развлекаться (в баре, клубе и т. п.), оттягиваться, кайфовать (радоваться жизни, веселиться и т. п.) удовольствие - to take /to find, to have/ * in (doing smth.) находить большое удовольствие( в чем-л.) - to do smb. a * доставлять кому-л. удовольствие - I will do myself the * of calling on you я с большим удовольствием навещу вас - with great * с большим удовольствием - with the greatest (of) * с огромным удовольствием - I shall have great * in seeing you again буду очень рад снова увидеть вас /встретиться с вами/ - I have * in informing you с (большим) удовольствием сообщаю вам /ставлю вас в известность/ - it will be a * to me... мне будет очень приятно... - it is a great * to me to be present мне доставляет большое удовольствие присутствовать - it is a real * to learn that я с большим удовольствием узнал, что - I have not the * of knowing him я не имею удовольствия быть с ним знакомым - it gave me great * to make his acquaintance я был очень рад познакомиться с ним - may I have the * of a dance? разрешите пригласить вас на танец? - do me the * of dining with me окажите мне честь и отобедайте со мной - they request the * of your company to dinner они просят оказать им честь и отобедать с ними наслаждение;
удовольствие - man of * жуир, сибарит - woman of * (устаревшее) проститутка;
женщина легкого поведения - life of *, life given up to * жизнь, полная наслаждений - on * bent жаждущий (только) наслаждаться жизнью;
думающий только о развлечениях и т. п. развлечение - * trip увеселительная прогулка /поездка/ - to be fond of * любить развлекаться - to take one's * развлекаться - if you take your *s in that way если вас это забавляет /развлекает/ - a place with no opportunities for * место, где нет никаких развлечений (книжное) воля, соизволение, желание - at (smb.'s) * по (чьему-л.) желанию;
как заблагорассудится - during smb.'s * так долго, как /пока/ кому-л. угодно - what is your *? что вам угодно? - without consulting my * не спросив о моем желании - I shall not consult his * я не буду считаться с его желанием > I'm so glad to meet you. - The * is (all) mine очень рад с вами познакомиться. - И я тоже( книжное) доставлять удовольствие - I * in your company мне доставляет удовольствие быть среди вас - will you not * us with your company? не доставите ли вы нам удовольствие своим присутствием? - I'll do anything to * you я сделаю все, чтобы доставить вам удовольствие - it *s me to know you я рад знакомству с вами (часто in) находить удовольствие - how can anyone * in such music? как может нравиться такая музыка? (разговорное) развлекаться;
искать развлечений at ~ по желанию;
during (smb.'s) pleasure так долго, как (кому-л.) угодно at ~ по желанию;
during (smb.'s) pleasure так долго, как (кому-л.) угодно pleasure воля, соизволение;
желание;
what is your pleasure? что вам угодно?;
I shall not consult his pleasure я не буду считаться с его желаниями pleasure воля, соизволение;
желание;
what is your pleasure? что вам угодно?;
I shall not consult his pleasure я не буду считаться с его желаниями ~ доставлять удовольствие ~ разг. искать развлечений ~ находить удовольствие (in) ~ удовольствие, наслаждение;
развлечение;
to take pleasure (in smth.) находить удовольствие (в чем-л.) ;
man of pleasure жуир, сибарит ~ attr. увеселительный;
pleasure car спортивный автомобиль для прогулок;
pleasure trip увеселительная поездка ~ attr. увеселительный;
pleasure car спортивный автомобиль для прогулок;
pleasure trip увеселительная поездка ~ attr. увеселительный;
pleasure car спортивный автомобиль для прогулок;
pleasure trip увеселительная поездка ~ удовольствие, наслаждение;
развлечение;
to take pleasure (in smth.) находить удовольствие (в чем-л.) ;
man of pleasure жуир, сибарит pleasure воля, соизволение;
желание;
what is your pleasure? что вам угодно?;
I shall not consult his pleasure я не буду считаться с его желаниямиБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pleasure
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12 right
right [raɪt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb3. noun4. plural noun6. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• it is only right to point out that... il faut néanmoins signaler que...b. ( = accurate) juste, exact• that can't be right! ce n'est pas possible !• is the clock right? est-ce que la pendule est à l'heure ?► to be right [person] avoir raison• to get one's facts right ne pas se tromper► to put right [+ error, person] corriger ; [+ situation] redresser ; [+ sth broken] réparerd. ( = best) meilleur• what's the right thing to do? quelle est la meilleure chose à faire ?e. ( = necessary) I haven't got the right papers with me je n'ai pas les bons documents sur moif. ( = proper) to do sth the right way faire qch comme il faut• if you go hiking you must wear the right shoes lorsque l'on fait de la randonnée, il faut porter des chaussures adaptéesg. ( = in proper state) her ankle is still not right sa cheville n'est pas encore guériei. (agreeing) right!• right you are! (inf) d'accord !• right, who's next? bon, c'est à qui le tour ?• (oh) right! (inf) ( = I see) ah, d'accord !• too right! et comment !it was him right enough! c'était bien lui, aucun doute là-dessus !j. ( = opposite of left) droit• it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand's doing il y a un manque total de communication et de coordination2. adverba. ( = directly) droit► right away ( = immediately) tout de suiteb. ( = exactly) right then sur-le-champc. ( = completely) toutd. ( = correctly, well) biene. ( = opposite of left) à droite► right, left and centre (inf) ( = everywhere) de tous côtés3. nouna. ( = moral) bien mb. ( = entitlement) droit m• what right have you to say that? de quel droit dites-vous cela ?c. ( = opposite of left) droite f• on or to the right of the church à droite de l'église4. plural noun• "all rights reserved" « tous droits réservés »b. to put or set sth to rights mettre qch en ordrea. ( = return to normal) [+ car, ship] redresserb. ( = make amends for) [+ wrong] redresser ; [+ injustice] réparer6. compounds• the right-hand side le côté droit ► right-handed adjective [person] droitier ; [punch, throw] du droit* * *[raɪt] 1.1) (side, direction) droite fkeep to the right — Automobile tenez votre droite
on ou to your right — à votre droite
3) ( morally) bien m4) ( just claim) droit mthe right to work/to strike — le droit au travail/de grève
the gardens are worth a visit in their own right — à eux seuls, les jardins méritent la visite
5) ( in boxing) droite f2.rights plural noun1) Commerce, Law droits mplsole rights — l'exclusivité f des droits
2) ( moral)3.the rights and wrongs of a matter — les aspects mpl moraux d'une question
1) ( as opposed to left) droit, de droiteon my right hand — ( position) sur ma droite
2) ( morally correct) bien; ( fair) juste3) (correct, true) [choice, direction, size] bon/bonne; [word] juste; ( accurate) [time] exactto be right — [person] avoir raison; [answer] être juste
is that right? — ( asking) est-ce que c'est vrai?; ( double-checking) c'est ça?
am I right in thinking that...? — ai-je raison de penser que...?
the right side of a piece of material — l'endroit m d'un tissu
4) ( most suitable) qui convienthe was careful to say all the right things — il a pris grand soin de dire tout ce qu'il faut dire dans ce genre de situation
5) ( in good order) [machine, vehicle] en bon état, qui fonctionne bien; ( healthy) [person] bien portant6) ( in order)to put ou set right — corriger [mistake]; réparer [injustice]; arranger [situation]; réparer [machine]
to put ou set one's watch right — remettre sa montre à l'heure
they gave him a month to put ou set things right — ils lui ont donné un mois pour tout arranger
to put ou set somebody right — détromper quelqu'un
7) Mathematics [angle] droitat right angles to — à angle droit avec, perpendiculaire à
8) (colloq) GB ( emphatic)9) (colloq) GB ( ready) prêt4.1) ( of direction) à droiteto turn/look right — tourner/regarder à droite
they looked for him right, left and centre — (colloq) ils l'ont cherché partout
they are arresting people right, left and centre — (colloq) ils arrêtent les gens en masse
2) ( directly) droit, directementit's right in front of you — c'est droit or juste devant toi
right before/after — juste avant/après
3) ( exactly)right in the middle of the room — en plein milieu or au beau milieu de la pièce
right now — ( immediately) tout de suite; US ( at this point in time) en ce moment
4) ( correctly) juste, comme il faut5) ( completely) toutshe looked right through me — fig elle a fait semblant de ne pas me voir
6) GB ( in titles)the Right Honourable Gentleman — ( form of address in parliament) ≈ notre distingué collègue
7) ( very well) bon5.right, let's have a look — bon, voyons ça
transitive verb1) ( restore to upright position) redresser2) ( correct) réparer6.to right oneself — [person] se redresser
to right itself — [ship, situation] se rétablir
••to see somebody (colloq) right — ( financially) dépanner (colloq) quelqu'un; ( in other ways) sortir quelqu'un d'affaire
right you are! — (colloq)
right-oh! — (colloq) GB d'accord!
right enough — (colloq) effectivement
by rights — normalement, en principe
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13 as
æz
1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) cuando; mientras2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) como3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como, igual que4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) aunque; por mucho que + verbo en subjuntivo6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) al igual que
2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tan
3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como, en tanto que•- as for- as if / as though
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as1 adv tan / tantoas2 conj1. mientras / cuando2. como / ya queas she wasn't there, I left a message como no estaba, le dejé un mensaje3. comoLiam, as you know, is a singer Liam, como ya sabéis, es cantanteas3 prep como / de
as sustantivo masculino ace
as sustantivo masculino ace Locuciones: as en la manga, ace up one's sleeve 'as' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandonar - abismo - acabada - acabado - acreditar - actuar - además - adjetivar - alguna - alguno - amabilidad - amable - amarrar - ambas - ambicionar - ambos - amén - andanzas - antes - antojo - apadrinar - apellidarse - apenas - aquel - aquél - aquella - aquélla - arreglarse - arte - artífice - asesorar - así - asimismo - atar - aviar - bailar - balsa - bendita - bendito - bien - bloque - bondad - brevedad - broma - buenamente - burra - burro - cachondeo - cada - calcada English: above - acclaim - accomplished - accused - ace - acknowledge - act - action - address - advance - against - ago - aim - all - along - aloud - apprentice - arson - as - asap - assistant - bat - bell - black - bonus - both - by - by-product - capacity - cast - chalk - change - check off - cheer - class - clear - click - cluster - come on - compare - concern - construe - crop up - crow - dammit - date - dead - deaf - decision - decoyastr[æz, ʊnstressed əz]1 como■ as he painted, he whistled mientras pintaba, silbaba■ as I shut the door I realized I'd left the keys inside al cerrar la puerta me di cuenta de que había dejado las llaves dentro2 (because) ya que, como3 (although) aunque■ tall as he was, he still couldn't reach the shelf aunque era alto no podía alcanzar el estante4 (showing manner) como■ as I was saying,... como decía,...■ do as you are told! ¡haz lo que te dicen!■ as you all know,... como ya sabéis todos,...5 (and so too) como, igual que■ she's colour-blind, as is her mother es daltónica, igual que su madre\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas against frente a, en comparación conas far as hastaas far as I know que yo sepaas far as I'm concerned por lo que a mí respectaas for en cuanto aas if como sias it is tal como están las cosasas it were por así decirloas long as mientrasas of desdeas often as not las más de las vecesas soon as tan pronto comoas though como sias well as además deas yet hasta ahora, de momentoas ['æz] adv1) : tan, tantothis one's not as difficult: éste no es tan difícil2) : comosome trees, as oak and pine: algunos árboles, como el roble y el pinoas conj1) like: como, igual que2) when, while: cuando, mientras, a la vez que3) because: porque4) though: aunque, por más questrange as it may appear: por extraño que parezca5)as is : tal como estáas prep1) : deI met her as a child: la conocí de pequeña2) like: comobehave as a man: compórtate como un hombreas pron: quein the same building as my brother: en el mismo edificio que mi hermanoasadv.• a medida que adv.• como adv.• cual adv.• cuan adv.• tan adv.• ya que adv.conj.• conforme conj.• que conj.• según conj.prep.• por prep.pron.• cual pron.• que pron.
I æz, weak form əz1)a) (when, while) cuandoas she was eating breakfast... — cuando or mientras tomaba el desayuno...
as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left — yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda
b) ( indicating progression) a medida queas (and when) we need them — a medida que or según los vamos necesitando
2) (because, since) comoas it was getting late, we decided to leave — como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos
3) ( though)try as he might, he could not open it — por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo
much as I agree with you... — aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy...
4)a) (expressing comparison, contrast) igual que, comoin the 1980s, as in the 30s — en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30
b) ( in generalizations) comoit's quite reasonable, as restaurants go — para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable
c) ( in accordance with) comothe situation, as we understand it, is... — la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es...
5)a) ( in the way that) comodo as you wish — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca
she arrived the next day, as planned/expected — llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba
use form A or B as appropriate — use el formulario A o B, según corresponda
b) ( defining)it would be the end of civilization as we know it — significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos
I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me — sólo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí
Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known — Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes
c) (in phrases)as it is: we can't publish it as it is no podemos publicarlo tal y como está, no podemos publicarlo así como está; we've got too much work as it is ya tenemos demasiado trabajo; as it were por así decirlo; as was: our new president, our secretary as was — el nuevo presidente, ex secretario de nuestra organización
as... as — tan... como
she ran as fast as she could — corrió tan rápido como pudo or lo más deprisa que pudo
7)as if/as though — como si (+ subj)
he acts as if o as though he didn't care — se comporta como si no le importara
he looks as if o as though he's had enough — tiene cara de estar harto
II
1) ( equally)I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many — yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)
2)as... as: these animals grow to as much as 12ft long estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo; as recently as 1976 aún en 1976; as many as 400 people hasta 400 personas; as long ago as 1960 — ya en 1960
III
1)a) (in the condition, role of)as a child she adored dancing — de pequeña or cuando era pequeña le encantaba bailar
as a teacher... — como maestro...
b) ( like) como2) (in phrases)as for — en cuanto a, respecto a
and as for you... — y en cuanto a ti..., y en lo que a ti respecta...
as of o (BrE) as from — desde, a partir de
[æz, ǝz] For set combinations in which as is not the first word, eg such... as, the same... as, dressed as, acknowledge as, look up the other word.as to — en cuanto a, respecto a
1. CONJUNCTIONYou can usually use cuando when the as clause simply tells you when an event happened: cuando Alternatively, use [al] + infinitive:he tripped as he was coming out of the bank — tropezó al salir or cuando salía del banco
Translate as using mientras for longer actions which are happening at the same time: (=while) mientrasas the car drew level with us, I realized Isabel was driving — al llegar el coche a nuestra altura or cuando el coche llegó a nuestra altura, me di cuenta de que lo conducía Isabel
In the context of two closely linked actions involving parallel development, translate [as] using [a medida que] or [conforme]. Alternatively, use [según va] {etc} + gerund:as we walked, we talked about the future — mientras caminábamos, hablábamos del futuro
as one gets older, life gets more and more difficult — a medida que se envejece or conforme se envejece or según va uno envejeciendo, la vida se hace cada vez más difícil
When as means "since" or "because", you can generally use como, provided you put it at the beginning of the sentence. Alternatively, use the more formal puesto que either at the beginning of the sentence or between the clauses or ya que especially between the clauses. como; more frm puesto que, ya queas he got older he got deafer — a medida que or conforme envejeció se fue volviendo más sordo, según fue envejeciendo se fue volviendo más sordo
as you're here, I'll tell you — como estás aquí or puesto que estás aquí, te lo diré
he didn't mention it as he didn't want to worry you — como no quería preocuparte, no lo mencionó, no lo mencionó puesto que no quería preocuparte
he couldn't come as he had an appointment — no pudo asistir porque or puesto que or ya que tenía un compromiso
patient as she is, she'll probably put up with it — con lo paciente que es, seguramente lo soportará
3) (describing way, manner) comoknowing him as I do, I'm sure he'll refuse — conociéndolo como lo conozco, estoy seguro de que no aceptará
the village, situated as it is near a motorway,... — el pueblo, situado como está cerca de una autopista,...
as I've said before... — como he dicho antes...
as I was saying... — como iba diciendo...
she is very gifted, as is her brother — tiene mucho talento, al igual que su hermano
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you'll have it by noon as agreed — lo tendrá antes del mediodía, tal como acordamos•
it's not bad, as hotels go — no está mal, en comparación con otros hoteles•
as in all good detective stories — como en toda buena novela policíaca•
Arsenal are playing as never before! — ¡Arsenal está jugando mejor que nunca!•
as often happens — como suele ocurrir•
he performed brilliantly, as only he can — actuó de maravilla, como solo él sabe hacerlo•
as you were! — (Mil) ¡descansen!4) (=though) aunquetired as he was, he went to the party — aunque estaba cansado, asistió a la fiesta
interesting as the book is, I don't think it will sell very well — el libro es interesante, pero aún así no creo que se venda bien, aunque el libro es interesante, no creo que se venda bien
try as she would or might, she couldn't lift it — por más que se esforzó no pudo levantarlo
as if {or}3} as though como siunlikely as it may seem... — por imposible que parezca...
it was as if or as though he were still alive — era como si estuviera todavía vivo
he looked as if or as though he was ill — parecía como si estuviera enfermo
it isn't as if or as though he were poor — no es que sea pobre, que digamos
as if toas if she knew! — ¡como si ella lo supiera!
as in as it isthe little dog nodded his head, as if to agree — el perrito movió la cabeza, como asintiendo
as it is, it doesn't make much difference — en realidad, casi da lo mismo
as it wereas it is we can do nothing — en la práctica or tal y como están las cosas no podemos hacer nada
I'd understood the words, but I hadn't understood the question, as it were — había entendido las palabras, pero no había comprendido la pregunta, por así decirlo
I have become, as it were, two people — me he convertido como en dos personas
as washe was as it were tired and emotional — estaba de alguna forma cansado y con los nervios a flor de piel
that's the headmistress, the deputy as was — esa es la directora, que antes era la subdirectora
2. PREPOSITION1) (=while)2) (=in the capacity of) comoI don't think much of him as an actor — como actor, no me gusta mucho
such 3.Gibson as Hamlet — (Theat) Gibson en el papel de Hamlet
3. ADVERBas... as tan... comoshe hit him as hard as she could — lo golpeó lo más fuerte que pudo, lo golpeó tan fuerte como pudo
she doesn't walk as quickly or as fast as me — no camina tan rápido como yo
walk as quickly or as fast as you can — camina lo más rápido que puedas
is it as far as that? — ¿tan lejos está?
as little as as many... as tantos(-as)... comois it as big as all that? — ¿es de verdad tan grande?
as muchI've got a lot of tapes but I haven't got as many as him or as he has — tengo muchas cintas, pero no tantas como él
as much... as tanto(-a)... comoshe thought he was an idiot, and said as much — pensaba que era un idiota, y así lo expresó
you spend as much as me or as I do — tú gastas tanto como yo
as one half/twice/three times as... without as {or}3} so much asit can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares
as forshe gave me back the book without as much as an apology — me devolvió el libro sin pedirme siquiera una disculpa
as for the children, they were exhausted — en cuanto a los niños, estaban rendidos, los niños, por su parte, estaban rendidos
as from as ofas for that... — en cuanto a esto...
as toas of yesterday/now — a partir de ayer/ahora
as to that I can't say — en lo que a eso se refiere, no lo sé
as yet hasta ahora, hasta el momento; regard 2., 4)as to her mother... — en cuanto a su madre...
* * *
I [æz], weak form [əz]1)a) (when, while) cuandoas she was eating breakfast... — cuando or mientras tomaba el desayuno...
as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left — yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda
b) ( indicating progression) a medida queas (and when) we need them — a medida que or según los vamos necesitando
2) (because, since) comoas it was getting late, we decided to leave — como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos
3) ( though)try as he might, he could not open it — por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo
much as I agree with you... — aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy...
4)a) (expressing comparison, contrast) igual que, comoin the 1980s, as in the 30s — en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30
b) ( in generalizations) comoit's quite reasonable, as restaurants go — para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable
c) ( in accordance with) comothe situation, as we understand it, is... — la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es...
5)a) ( in the way that) comodo as you wish — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca
she arrived the next day, as planned/expected — llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba
use form A or B as appropriate — use el formulario A o B, según corresponda
b) ( defining)it would be the end of civilization as we know it — significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos
I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me — sólo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí
Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known — Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes
c) (in phrases)as it is: we can't publish it as it is no podemos publicarlo tal y como está, no podemos publicarlo así como está; we've got too much work as it is ya tenemos demasiado trabajo; as it were por así decirlo; as was: our new president, our secretary as was — el nuevo presidente, ex secretario de nuestra organización
as... as — tan... como
she ran as fast as she could — corrió tan rápido como pudo or lo más deprisa que pudo
7)as if/as though — como si (+ subj)
he acts as if o as though he didn't care — se comporta como si no le importara
he looks as if o as though he's had enough — tiene cara de estar harto
II
1) ( equally)I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many — yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)
2)as... as: these animals grow to as much as 12ft long estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo; as recently as 1976 aún en 1976; as many as 400 people hasta 400 personas; as long ago as 1960 — ya en 1960
III
1)a) (in the condition, role of)as a child she adored dancing — de pequeña or cuando era pequeña le encantaba bailar
as a teacher... — como maestro...
b) ( like) como2) (in phrases)as for — en cuanto a, respecto a
and as for you... — y en cuanto a ti..., y en lo que a ti respecta...
as of o (BrE) as from — desde, a partir de
as to — en cuanto a, respecto a
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14 loose
1. adjective1) (unrestrained) freilaufend [Tier]; (escaped) ausgebrochenset or turn loose — freilassen
2) (not firm) locker [Zahn, Schraube, Mutter, Knopf, Messerklinge]come/get/work loose — sich lockern; see also academic.ru/64936/screw">screw 1. 1)
5) (slack) locker; schlaff [Haut, Gewebe usw.]; beweglich [Glieder]6) (hanging free) losebe at a loose end — or (Amer.)
at loose ends — (fig.) beschäftigungslos sein; (not knowing what to do with oneself) nichts zu tun haben; nichts anzufangen wissen
7) (inexact) ungenau; schief [Vergleich]; frei [Stil]; unsauber [Denken]8) (morally lax) liederlich [Leben[swandel], Person]; locker [Moral, Lebenswandel]2. transitive verb1) loslassen [Hund usw.]2) (untie) lösen; aufmachen (ugs.)3)loose [off] — abschießen [Pfeil]; abfeuern [Feuerwaffe, Salve]; abgeben [Schuss, Salve]
4) (relax) lockernloose [one's] hold — loslassen
* * *[lu:s]2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) lose3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) frei4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) lose•- loosely- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
- let loose* * *[lu:s]I. adj1. (not tight) locker\loose connection Wackelkontakt m\loose sheets of paper lose Blätter Papier\loose skin schlaffe Hautto hang \loose lose herabhängen2. (untied)\loose hair offenes Haarher hair was hanging \loose sie trug ihr Haar offen3. (not confined) freito be \loose criminal frei herumlaufena bunch of idiots was let \loose on a nuclear power station sie haben so ein paar Idioten auf dem Gelände eines Atomkraftwerks völlig frei herumlaufen lassento let a dog \loose on sb einen Hund auf jdn loslassen\loose adaptation freie Bearbeitung\loose discipline mangelhafte Disziplin\loose translation freie Übersetzung5. (not compact)\loose weave grobmaschiges Gewebe6. (diarrhoea)\loose bowels [or \loose bowel movement] Durchfall m7. clothing weit, lockera \loose fit eine lockere PassformI'll take the jacket with the \loosest fit ich nehme das Jackett, das am lockersten und angenehmsten sitzt8. (relaxed)\loose stride lockere [o entspannte] Gangart9. (indiscreet)\loose talk Getratsch[e] nt, Geschwätz nt\loose tongue loses Mundwerk fam\loose living lockerer Lebenswandel\loose morals lockere Moral11. SPORT\loose play Spiel, bei dem die Spieler über das ganze Spielfeld verteilt sind12. (in cricket)\loose bowling ungenauer Wurf\loose play unvorsichtiges [o unachtsames] Spiel13. SCI\loose radiation inkohärente Strahlung\loose linkage gelockerte Bindung14.▶ to let \loose sth [or to let sth \loose] etw loslassenthe allies let \loose an intensive artillery bombardment die Alliierten begannen mit intensivem Artilleriebeschusshe let \loose a shriek of delight er ließ einen Freudenschrei losto be on the \loose frei herumlaufenIII. vt1. (set free)▪ to \loose sth etw freilassen [o loslassen]\loose the dogs! lass die Hunde los!the minister \loosed a tirade against the opposition leader ( liter) der Minister ließ eine Schimpfkanonade gegen den Oppositionsführer los2. (untie)to \loose a knot/rope einen Knoten/ein Seil lösen3. (relax)to \loose one's hold [or grip] loslassenshe never \loosed her hold on her conviction sie gab ihre Überzeugung niemals auf* * *[luːs]1. adj (+er)1) (= not tight, movable) board, button lose; dress, collar weit; tooth, bandage, knot, screw, soil, weave locker; limbs beweglich, lockerto come or work loose (screw, handle etc) — sich lockern; (sole, cover etc) sich (los)lösen; (button) abgehen
just stay or hang loose (inf) — bleib cool (inf)
2)(= free)
to break or get loose (person, animal) — sich losreißen ( from von); (ship) sich (von der Vertäuung) losreißen; (from group of players etc) sich trennen, sich lösento run loose — frei herumlaufen; (children) unbeaufsichtigt herumlaufen
to turn or let or set loose (animal) — frei herumlaufen lassen; prisoner freilassen; imagination freien Lauf lassen (+dat)
to let loose political forces that will be difficult to control — politische Kräfte entfesseln or freisetzen, die nur schwer unter Kontrolle zu bringen sind
I let him loose on the garden — ich ließ ihn auf den Garten los
in a loose sense — im weiteren Sinne
4) (= informal) group, alliance, organization, arrangement lose, lockera loose life —
a loose woman in that bar you get loose women — eine Frau mit lockerem Lebenswandel in der Bar findest du lose Mädchen
do you think that's being loose? — meinst du, das ist unmoralisch?
2. n (inf)to be on the loose (prisoners, dangerous animals) — frei herumlaufen
he was on the loose in Paris —
oh dear, when these two are on the loose — wehe, wenn sie losgelassen!
3. vt1) (= free) befreien2) (= untie) losmachen3) (= slacken) lockern* * *loose [luːs]A adj (adv loosely)1. a) los(e), lockerb) frei, nicht angebunden oder eingesperrt:come ( oder get) loose abgehen (Knopf etc), sich lockern (Schraube etc), sich ablösen, abblättern (Farbe etc); loskommen (Tier etc);let loose einen Hund von der Leine lassen, auch Flüche etc loslassen, seinem Ärger etc Luft machen, freien Lauf lassen; nachgeben (Material), sich lockern (Schraube etc);run loose frei herumlaufen;2. locker (Boden, Gewebe etc):have loose bowels weichen Stuhl(gang) haben3. a) lose (Haar, Geldscheine etc):wear one’s hair loose das Haar offen tragenb) offen, lose, unverpackt (Ware):buy sth loose etwas offen kaufen;be at a loose end (US at loose ends) nichts zu tun haben; nicht recht wissen, was man( mit sich) anfangen soll4. lose sitzend, weit (Kleidungsstück)5. figa) lose (Abmachung, Zusammenhang etc)b) frei, liberal (Auslegung etc)c) frei, ungenau (Übersetzung etc)d) unlogisch, wirr (Gedankengang etc):loose thinker Wirrkopf me) unkonzentriert, nachlässig (Spielweise etc)f) unkontrolliert:b) schlüpfrig (Roman etc)7. WIRTSCH verfügbar (Geld etc)C v/t1. los-, freilassen2. einen Knoten etc, auch fig die Zunge lösen:the wine loosed his tongue der Wein löste ihm die Zunge3. lösen, befreien ( beide:from von)5. den Boden etc (auf)lockern7. lockern:loose one’s hold of sth etwas loslassenD v/i1. SCHIFF den Anker lichtena) auf freiem Fuß sein,* * *1. adjective1) (unrestrained) freilaufend [Tier]; (escaped) ausgebrochenset or turn loose — freilassen
2) (not firm) locker [Zahn, Schraube, Mutter, Knopf, Messerklinge]come/get/work loose — sich lockern; see also screw 1. 1)
3) (not fixed) lose4) (not bound together) lose; offen [Haar]5) (slack) locker; schlaff [Haut, Gewebe usw.]; beweglich [Glieder]6) (hanging free) losebe at a loose end — or (Amer.)
at loose ends — (fig.) beschäftigungslos sein; (not knowing what to do with oneself) nichts zu tun haben; nichts anzufangen wissen
7) (inexact) ungenau; schief [Vergleich]; frei [Stil]; unsauber [Denken]8) (morally lax) liederlich [Leben[swandel], Person]; locker [Moral, Lebenswandel]2. transitive verb1) loslassen [Hund usw.]2) (untie) lösen; aufmachen (ugs.)3)loose [off] — abschießen [Pfeil]; abfeuern [Feuerwaffe, Salve]; abgeben [Schuss, Salve]
4) (relax) lockernloose [one's] hold — loslassen
* * *(sharp) tongue n.lose (scharfe)Zunge f. adj.locker adj.los adj.verlassen adj. v.verlassen v. -
15 think
Ɵiŋk 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) tenke, forestille seg2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) tro, mene, finne, synes3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) tenke på/ut4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) tro2. noun(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) det å tenke på noe- thinker- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world ofmene--------tenke--------troIsubst. \/θɪŋk\/( hverdagslig) fundering, betenkningstidhave a think about something ta noe under overveielse, tenke over sakenhave (got) another think coming tro om igjendersom det er det du ønsker, må du tro om igjenII1) tenke (seg om), tenke etter, fundere (på)2) tro, anta• no, I think notnei, det tror jeg ikkedet tror så visst ikke jeg \/ det skulle bare mangle \/ bevare meg veljeg skulle tro det \/ det ville jeg da tro \/ det kan du stole på• I should jolly\/bloody\/damn(ed) well think so!takke faen for det! \/ det kan du ta deg faen på!3) synes, mene, anse (som)• do as you think best!• he is a bit lazy, don't you think?han er litt lat, eller hva mener du\/ eller hva?4) tenke seg, forestille seg, tro, ane, fatte, forstå• where do you think you are going?• who the hell do you think you are?come to think of something komme på noe, huske (på) noe• now that I come to think of it, give me the moneynå når jeg husker det, gi meg pengenedo something thinking that... gjøre noe i den tro at...give somebody something to think about gi noen en tankevekkerI don't think! (spøkefullt, slang) javisst!, å nei!, jo takk sann!, kyss meg bak!I think, therefore I am jeg tenker, altså er jegone would think that... man skulle (kunne) tro at...think about lure på, fundere påreflektere over, tenke tilbake påmene, synes• what do you think about my new image?think ahead tenke fremoverthink a lot of sette stor pris på, sette høyt, ha høye tanker omthink aloud tenke høytthink as much tenke det, tenke seg noedet tenkte jeg nok \/ det var det jeg tenktethink away something trylle bort noethink back to tenke tilbake påthink better of it komme på bedre tankerthink big tenke stortthink carefully tenke seg godt om, tenke nøye etterthink evil ha ondt i sinnethink fit eller think proper anse for å være passendethink ill of ikke like, ikke synes omthink little of eller think nothing of ha lave tanker om, ikke verdsette høyt, ikke bry seg om ikke se på som noe problemthink much of like, godkjennethink of tenke påreflektere over, tenke tilbake pålure på, gruble påsynes, mene• what do you think of my new hat?drømme om, tenke påjeg ville ikke drømme om å gjøre noe slikt huske, komme på• can you think of his name?finne påtenke seg, forestille seg• just think of his not knowing anything about it!think of that! eller just think of it! bare tenk på det!, kan du tenke deg!think on ( gammeldags) tenke påthink out tenke gjennom, tenke utthink over tenke gjennom, tenke overthink something over fundere på noe, fundere over noethink the world of sette svært høytthink through tenke gjennomthink to tenkevente (seg), regne medthink to oneself tenke (inne i seg), tenke for seg selv• «he is a dangerous man,» I thought to myself«han er en farlig mann», tenkte jeg for meg selvthink twice tenke seg godt om, tenke seg om to ganger, nøle, overveie nøyethink up ( hverdagslig) tenke ut, finne påthink well of like, synes godt omthink well of everybody tro godt om alle menneskerthink with være enig med, tenke i de samme baner som, mene det samme (som)thought to be antatt å væreto think that tenke seg, tenk at• to think that she is so rich!komme på• can you think of his name?finne påtenke seg, forestille seg• just think of his not knowing anything about it!think of that! eller just think of it! bare tenk på det!, kan du tenke deg!think on ( gammeldags) tenke påthink out tenke gjennom, tenke utthink over tenke gjennom, tenke overthink something over fundere på noe, fundere over noethink the world of sette svært høytthink through tenke gjennomthink to tenkevente (seg), regne medthink to oneself tenke (inne i seg), tenke for seg selv• «he is a dangerous man,» I thought to myself«han er en farlig mann», tenkte jeg for meg selvthink twice tenke seg godt om, tenke seg om to ganger, nøle, overveie nøyethink up ( hverdagslig) tenke ut, finne påthink well of like, synes godt omthink well of everybody tro godt om alle menneskerthink with være enig med, tenke i de samme baner som, mene det samme (som)thought to be antatt å væreto think that tenke seg, tenk at• to think that she is so rich! -
16 know about
transitive verbwissen über (+ Akk.)oh, I didn't know about it/that — oh, das habe ich nicht gewusst
did you know about your son's behaviour? — haben Sie gehört, wie sich Ihr Sohn benommen hat?
I don't know about that — na, ich weiß nicht [so recht]
* * *vi▪ to \know about about sth/sb von etw/jdm wissendid you \know about about the burglary? hast du von dem Einbruch gehört?I don't \know about about the others but I'm staying here ich weiß nicht, was die anderen machen, aber ich [für meinen Teil] bleibe hierI don't \know about about you but I'm starving ich weiß ja nicht, wie es dir geht, aber ich verhungere gleich!I \know about about that ich weiß [schon] Bescheid!; (have real knowledge) da kenne ich mich aus!yep, I \know about about that ja, das weiß ichI don't \know about about that na, ich weiß nicht; (really not knowing) davon weiß ich nichtsoh, I didn't \know about about it oh, das habe ich [gar] nicht gewusstshe's not to \know about about it sie soll nichts davon erfahren!I \know about about Mary but who else is coming? ich weiß, dass Mary kommt, aber wer noch?well I don't \know about about beautiful but she certainly is nice na ja, ob sie schön ist, weiß ich nicht, aber nett ist sie auf jeden Fall!my grandad \know abouts all there is to \know about about fishing mein Opa weiß wirklich alles übers FischenI don't \know about anything about computers von Computern verstehe ich gar nichtsnot much is \know aboutn about it darüber weiß man nicht vielto not \know about the first thing about sb nichts über jdn wissen* * *vi +prep obj(= have factual knowledge, experience of) history, maths, politics sich auskennen in (+dat); Africa Bescheid wissen über (+acc); women, men, cars, horses sich auskennen mit; (= be aware of, have been told about) wissen vonI only knew about it yesterday — ich habe erst gestern davon gehört
I know about John, but is anyone else absent? — John, das weiß ich, aber fehlt sonst noch jemand?
to get to know about sb/sth — von jdm/etw hören
I don't know about you, but I'm hungry —
she's very clever, isn't she? – I don't know about clever, but she certainly knows how to use people — sie ist sehr klug, nicht wahr? – klug, na, ich weiß nicht, aber sie weiß Leute auszunutzen
not much is known about that — darüber weiß man nicht viel
I know all about that — da kenne ich mich aus
I don't know about that! — da bin ich mir nicht so sicher! know of vi +prep obj café, better method kennen
I soon got to know of all the facts/all his problems — ich war bald über alle Fakten/all seine Probleme informiert
I know of him, although I've never met him — ich habe von ihm gehört, aber ich habe ihn noch nie getroffen
not that I know of — nicht, dass ich wüsste
* * *transitive verbwissen über (+ Akk.)oh, I didn't know about it/that — oh, das habe ich nicht gewusst
did you know about your son's behaviour? — haben Sie gehört, wie sich Ihr Sohn benommen hat?
I don't know about that — na, ich weiß nicht [so recht]
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17 difficult
'difikəlt1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) difícil2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) difícil, problemático•difficult adj difíciltr['dɪfɪkəlt]1 (gen) difícil■ the difficult part is... lo difícil es..., la dificultad está en...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto find something difficult costarle (trabajo) a uno hacer algoto make life difficult for somebody hacerle la vida imposible a alguiento make something difficult for somebody dificultar algo a alguiendifficult ['dɪfɪ.kʌlt] adj: difíciladj.• apretado, -a adj.• apurado, -a adj.• arduo, -a adj.• delicado, -a adj.• dificultoso, -a adj.• difícil adj.'dɪfɪkəltadjective difícilthe difficult bit o part is... — lo difícil es..., la dificultad está en...
['dɪfɪkǝlt]ADJ1) (=hard) [task, book, question] difícil; [writer] complicado, complejo•
many youngsters find it difficult to get work — a muchos jóvenes les resulta difícil encontrar trabajo•
it was difficult for him to leave her — le resultó difícil dejarla•
she is determined to make life difficult for him — está decidida a hacerle la vida imposible•
she is determined to make things difficult for him — está decidida a hacerle la vida imposible•
this is a difficult time for us — son tiempos difíciles para nosotrosSee:EASY, DIFFICULT, IMPOSSIBLE in easy2) (=awkward) [person, child, character] difícilwhy are you always trying to be difficult? — ¿por qué siempre estás intentando crear problemas?
* * *['dɪfɪkəlt]adjective difícilthe difficult bit o part is... — lo difícil es..., la dificultad está en...
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18 State verbs
↑ Verb1) Глаголами состояния называются глаголы, которые описывают состояние души, тела или сознания, а также постоянные отношения.К глаголам состояния относятся, в частности, английские глаголы appear (в значении "казаться"), assume - полагать, be - быть, believe - верить, считать, belong - принадлежать, consider (в значении "считать"), consist - состоять, contain - содержать, cost - стоить, depend - зависеть, detest - питать отвращение, envy - завидовать, equal - быть равным, exist - существовать, expect - ожидать, feel (в значениях "вызывать ощущение","быть на ощупь" и "считать"), fit - быть впору, forget - забывать, hate - ненавидеть, have (в значении "обладать"), hear - слышать, include - включать, know - знать, lack - не хватать, like - нравиться, look (в значении "выглядеть"), love - любить, matter - иметь значение, mean - значить, need - нуждаться, owe - быть должным, own - владеть, possess - обладать, prefer - предпочитать, realize - осознавать, remember - помнить, see (в значениях "воспринимать зрением", "понимать"), seem - казаться, smell (в значении "пахнуть"), taste (в значении "иметь вкус"), tend - иметь тенденцию, think (в значении "считать"), understand - понимать, want - хотеть, wish - желать, weigh (в значении "весить").2) Глаголы состояния обычно не употребляются в формах времен группы Continuous. Вместо времени Present continuous употребляется время Present simple, вместо Present perfect continuous - Present perfect и т.д. Нельзя сказать, например, * I've been knowing him for only two days. Вместо этого говорят I've known him for only two days - Я знаком с ним всего два дня.3) Некоторые английские глаголы в одних значениях являются глаголами состояния и не употребляются с временами группы Continuous, а в других значениях не являются глаголами состояния и могут употребляться в формах времен группы Continuous.а) Глаголы consider и think употребляются в Continuous в значении "находиться в процессе мыслительной деятельности", но не в значении "считать".I' m thinking of you all the time — Я все время думаю о тебе.
I think you are not right — Думаю, вы не правы.
When I was considering a trip to London I realized it was too expensive — Когда я раздумывал над тем, не совершить ли мне путешествие в Лондон, я понял, что это слишком дорого.
I' m tasting the meat to see if it needs more salt — Я пробую мясо, чтобы проверить, не нужно ли досолить его.
I' m smelling a flower — Я нюхаю цветок.
Now that lotuses are blossoming the river smells good — Теперь, когда цветут лотосы, у реки приятно пахнет.
г) Глагол see употребляется в Continuous в значении "встречаться", но не в значениях "воспринимать зрением", "понимать".I' m seeing John this afternoon — Я встречаюсь с Джоном после обеда.
I see now what you mean — Теперь я понимаю, что вы имеете в виду.
д) Глагол feel употребляется в Continuous в значениях {"воспринимать на ощупь" и "чувствовать себя, чувствовать эмоции", но не в значениях "вызывать ощущение" и "считать".She was feeling in the dark for a pen — Она в темноте пыталась нащупать ручку.
After antistatic treatment the dress feels soft — После обработки антистатиком платье теперь мягкое на ощупь.
The company feels that it is not good time to invest — Компания понимает, что сейчас не лучшее время для инвестиций.
The actor is appearing on the stage — Актер появляется на сцене.
ж) Глагол have употребляется в Continuous в значении деятельности (например, have a shower, have a good time, have lunch), но не в значении "обладать".I' m weighing myself — Я взвешиваюсь.
I weigh now 60 kilos — Я сейчас вешу 60 килограмм
4) Некоторые глаголы состояния (например, be - быть want - хотеть, like - нравиться, love - любить, remember - помнить, expect - ожидать, hear - слышать) все же могут иногда употребляться в формах времен группы Continuous:They were being very foolish. — Они вели себя очень глупо.
I have been wanting to talk to you for three days — Мне вот уже три дня как хочется поговорить с тобой.
I will be remembering the shadow of your smile — Я буду помнить тень твоей улыбки.
I' ve been hearing about your marriage — До меня доходили слухи о твоей женитьбе (я многократно слышал об этом).
I am hearing a lot of good reports about your work these days — Последнее время я постоянно слышу много хороших слов о твоей работе.
•— О временах группы Continuous см.
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19 hold\ back
1. Ihe is holding back он воздерживается, он не решается действовать или высказываться и т. д., do help yourself and do not hold back угощайтесь, не стесняйтесь; she held back not knowing what to say она тянула с ответом, не зная, что сказать2. III1) hold back smb., smth. /smb., smth. back/ hold back a horse (a crowd, tears, laughter, rising anger, etc.) сдерживать лошадь и т.д., hold back the economy of a country задерживать /тормозить/ развитие народного хозяйства какой-л. страны; hold back inflation задержать инфляцию; hold back a meeting задерживать собрание2) hold back smth. /smth. back/ hold back money (goods, supplies, etc.) прятать /придерживать/ деньги и т. д., hold back facts (information, news, etc.) утаивать факты и т. д.3. XVIIhold back from doing smth. I held back from asking him about it я удержался и не спросил его об этом4. XXI1hold smb. back from smth. I held him back from these imprudent steps я удержал его от таких неразумных действий; hold back smb. for some time they held back the enemy for two days они сдерживали натиск противника два дня5. XXIIhold smb. back from doing smth. I held him back from going there я его уговорил, чтобы он туда не ходил -
20 cold
I adj AmE sl1)2)The team's shooting turned cold in the second half — Во второй половине встречи выступление команды было менее результативным
3)II adv infmlHe traded a hot car for a cold one — Он обменял автомобиль, который разыскивала полиция, на автомобиль, не вызывающий подозрений
1)I took the test cold — Я сдал экзамен, даже не открыв книги
Instead of opening cold in New York, all the productions have had a week of preliminary performing in Hartford — Прежде, чем сразу выступать в Нью-Йорке, они обкатывают свои постановки в театрах Хартфорда
They came here cold, years ago, not knowing many people — Они приехали сюда несколько лет назад без всякой предварительной договоренности, почти никого здесь не зная
2) AmEI'm not going to quit cold like you — Как это так можно, взять и все сразу бросить?
Kicking cold may be the only way to do it — Если завязывать с наркотиком, то надо завязывать сразу
When he asked her to marry him she refused him cold — Когда он предложил ей выйти за него замуж, она ему наотрез отказала
He stopped cold when he saw her — Он резко остановился, когда увидел ее
That remark stopped her cold — Она замерла на месте, когда услышала это
3) AmEThe actors learned their lines cold a week before opening night — Актеры выучили свои роли наизусть за неделю до премьеры
I passed the exam easily, I knew it cold — Я легко сдал экзамен, потому что все выучил назубок
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