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1 like

like [laɪk]

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1. adjective

2. preposition

3. adverb

4. conjunction

5. noun

6. plural noun

7. transitive verb

8. compounds

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1. adjective

( = similar) semblable

• they are as like as two peas ils se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d'eau

2. preposition

   a. ( = in comparisons) comme

• he is like his father il est comme son père

• he's just like anybody else il est comme tout le monde

• he spoke like an aristocrat il parlait comme un aristocrate

• a house like mine une maison comme la mienne

• I found one like it j'ai trouvé le même

• I never saw anything like it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil !

• can't you just accept it like everyone else? tu ne peux pas simplement l'accepter comme tout le monde ?

• to be like sb/sth ( = look like) ressembler à qn/qch

• they are very like one another ils se ressemblent beaucoup

• that's just like him! c'est bien de lui !

• it's not like him to be late ça ne lui ressemble pas d'être en retard(PROV) like father, like son(PROV) tel père, tel fils

• cities like Leeds and Glasgow des villes comme Leeds et Glasgow

• that's more like it! (inf) voilà qui est mieux !

► like that comme ça

• don't do it like that ne fais pas comme ça

• some people are like that il y a des gens comme ça

• it wasn't like that at all ce n'est pas comme ça que ça s'est passé

• people like that can't be trusted on ne peut pas se fier à des gens pareils► like this comme ça

• you do it like this tu fais comme ça

• it happened like this... ça s'est passé comme ça...

• it was like this, I'd just got home... voilà, je venais juste de rentrer chez moi...► something/nothing like

• it cost something like £100 cela a coûté dans les 100 livres

• he's called Middlewick or something like that il s'appelle Middlewick ou quelque chose comme ça

• there's nothing like real silk rien ne vaut la soie véritable

• that's nothing like it! ça n'est pas du tout ça !

   b. (asking for descriptions) what's he like? comment est-il ?

• you know what she's like (inf) vous savez comment elle est

• what's he like as a teacher? que vaut-il comme professeur ?

• what was the film like? comment as-tu trouvé le film ?

• what's the weather like in Paris? quel temps fait-il à Paris ?

3. adverb

   a. ( = near) that record's nothing like as good as this one ce disque est loin de valoir celui-là

• he asked her to do it -- ordered her, more like! (inf) il lui a demandé de le faire -- il le lui a ordonné, plutôt !

4. conjunction

   a. ( = as) (inf) comme

• he can't play poker like his brother can il ne joue pas au poker aussi bien que son frère

• like we used to comme nous en avions l'habitude

• it's just like I say c'est comme je vous le dis

   b. ( = as if) (inf) comme si

• he behaved like he was afraid il se conduisait comme s'il avait peur

• it's not like she's poor, or anything ce n'est pas comme si elle était pauvre

5. noun

( = similar thing) you're not comparing like with like ce sont deux choses (complètement) différentes

• oranges, lemons and the like les oranges, les citrons et autres fruits de ce genre

• the like of which we'll never see again comme on n'en reverra plus jamais

• did you ever see the like of it? (inf) a-t-on jamais vu une chose pareille ?

• we'll never see his like again nous ne verrons plus jamais quelqu'un comme lui

• the likes of him (inf) les gens comme lui

6. plural noun

likes goûts mpl

• he knows all my likes and dislikes il sait tout ce que j'aime et ce que je n'aime pas

7. transitive verb

   a. [+ person] aimer bien

• I like him je l'aime bien

• he is well liked here on l'aime bien ici

• how do you like him? comment le trouvez-vous ?

• I don't like the look of him son allure ne me dit rien qui vaille

   b. [+ object, food, activity] aimer (bien)

• I like that shirt j'aime bien cette chemise

• which do you like best? lequel préfères-tu ?

• I like to have a rest after lunch j'aime bien me reposer après déjeuner

• I like people to be punctual j'aime que les gens soient à l'heure

• I don't like it when he's unhappy je n'aime pas ça quand il est malheureux

• how do you like Paris? est-ce que Paris vous plaît ?

• how do you like it here? ça vous plaît ici ?

• Joe won't like it cela ne plaira pas à Joe

• whether he likes it or not que cela lui plaise ou non

   c. ( = want, wish) vouloir

• I can do it when/where/as much as/how I like je peux le faire quand/où/autant que/comme je veux

• whenever you like quand vous voudrez

• don't think you can do as you like ne croyez pas que vous pouvez faire ce que vous voulez

• if you like si vous voulez

• she can do what(ever) she likes with him elle fait tout ce qu'elle veut de lui

• I'll go out as much as I like je sortirai autant qu'il me plaira

• he can say what he likes, I won't change my mind il peut dire ce qu'il veut, je ne changerai pas d'avis

• I'd like to go home je voudrais rentrer à la maison

• I didn't like to disturb you je ne voulais pas vous déranger

• I thought of asking him but I didn't like to j'ai bien pensé le lui demander mais j'étais gêné

► would + like (in offers, requests)

would you like a drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose ?

• would you like me to go and get it? veux-tu que j'aille le chercher ?

• when would you like breakfast? à quelle heure voulez-vous votre petit déjeuner ?

• which one would you like? lequel voudriez-vous ?

• I would like more time je voudrais plus de temps

• I would like you to speak to him je voudrais que tu lui parles subj

• how do you like your steak? comment voulez-vous votre steak ?

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► When would like has conditional meaning, the conditional of aimer is used.

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• would you like to go to Paris? aimerais-tu aller à Paris ?

• how would you like to go to Paris? est-ce que cela te plairait d'aller à Paris ?

8. compounds

► like-minded adjective de même sensibilité

• it was nice to be with like-minded people c'était agréable d'être en compagnie de gens qui ont la même vision des choses

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I 1. [laɪk]
preposition

1) ( in the same manner as) comme

to act like a professional — agir comme un professionnel or en professionnel

like the liar that she is, she... — en bonne menteuse, elle...

stop behaving like an idiot! — arrête de faire l'idiot!

it happened like this — voilà comment cela s'est passé

when I see things like that — quand je vois des choses pareilles

I'm sorry to disturb you like this — je suis désolé de vous déranger comme ça

2) (similar to, resembling) comme

to be like somebody/something — être comme quelqu'un/quelque chose

you know what she's like! — tu sais comment elle est!

it was just like a fairytale! — on aurait dit un conte de fée!

what's it like? — c'est comment?

so this is what it feels like to be poor — maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre!

there's nothing like a nice warm bath! — rien ne vaut un bon bain chaud!

I've never seen anything like it! — je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil!

that's more like it! — voilà qui est mieux!

I don't earn anything like as much as she does — je suis loin de gagner autant qu'elle

what was the weather like? — quel temps faisait-il?

3) ( typical of)

it's not like her to be late — ça ne lui ressemble pas or ce n'est pas son genre d'être en retard

it's just like him to be so spiteful! — c'est bien lui d'être si méchant!

just like a man! — c'est typiquement masculin!

4) ( expressing probability)

it looks like rain — on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

it looks like the war will be a long one — il y a des chances pour que la guerre dure

you seem like an intelligent man — tu as l'air intelligent

5) ( close to)

it cost something like £20 — cela a coûté dans les 20 livres or environ 20 livres

with something like enthusiasm — avec un semblant d'enthousiasme
2.
adjective sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre
3.
conjunction

1) ( in the same way as) comme

like I said, I wasn't there — (colloq) comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là

like they used to — comme ils le faisaient autrefois

2) (colloq) ( as if) comme si

he acts like he owns the place — il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui
4.
adverb (akin to, near)

it's nothing like as nice as... — c'est loin d'être aussi beau que...

‘the figures are 10% more than last year’ - ‘20%, more like!’ — (colloq) ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’ - ‘20%, plutôt!’
5.
noun

fires, floods and the like — des incendies, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre

I've never seen the like (of it) — je n'ai jamais vu une chose pareille

the like(s) of Al Capone — des gens comme Al Capone

she won't even speak to the likes of us! — (colloq) elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous!
6.
- like combining form

bird-like — qui fait penser à un oiseau

child-like — enfantin

king-like — royal

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like enough —

(as) like as not — probablement

like father like son — Prov tel père tel fils Prov
II [laɪk]
transitive verb

1) aimer bien [person]; aimer (bien) [artist, food, music, style]

to like A better than B — préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B

to like A best — préférer A

to be well liked — être apprécié

to want to be liked — vouloir plaire

2)

how do you like your tea? — comment aimes-tu boire ton thé?

what I like about him/this car is... — ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est...

she didn't like the look of the hotel — l'hôtel ne lui disait rien

I don't like the look of that man — cet homme a une tête qui ne me revient pas

I don't like the look of her, call the doctor — elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin

I don't like the sound of that — ça ne me dit rien qui vaille

if you like that sort of thing — à condition d'aimer ce genre de choses

I like cheese but it doesn't like me — (colloq) j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas

this plant likes sunlight — cette plante se plaît au soleil

I like doing —

I like to do — j'aime (bien) faire

I like to see people doing — j'aime (bien) que les gens fassent

how do you like living in London? — ça te plaît de vivre à Londres?

the boss won't like it if you're late — le patron ne sera pas content si tu arrives en retard

she doesn't like to be kept waiting — elle n'aime pas qu'on la fasse attendre

I like it! — ça me plaît!

like it or not we all pay tax — que ça nous plaise ou non nous payons tous des impôts

3) ( wish) vouloir, aimer

I would ou should like a ticket — je voudrais un billet

I would ou should like to do — je voudrais or j'aimerais faire

would you like to come to dinner? — voudriez-vous venir dîner?

I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her — j'espère bien que je ne lui ai pas fait de peine

we'd like her to do — nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse

would you like me to come? — voulez-vous que je vienne?

if you like — si tu veux

you can do what you like — tu peux faire ce que tu veux

say what you like, I think it's a good idea — tu peux dire ce que tu veux, je pense que c'est une bonne idée

sit (any)where you like — asseyez-vous où vous voulez

4) ( think important)

to like to do — tenir à faire

English-French dictionary > like
2 like

I.

like ⇒ Usage note: like

A prep

1 ( in the same manner as) comme ; he acted like a professional il a agi comme un professionnel or en professionnel ; like the liar that she is, she… en bonne menteuse, elle… ; eat up your dinner like a good boy sois gentil et finis ton dîner ; stop behaving like an idiot! arrête de faire l'idiot! ; like me, he loves swimming tout comme moi, il adore nager ; it's like this: we are asking you to take a cut in salary voilà, nous vous demandons d'accepter une réduction de salaire ; it happened like this voilà comment cela s'est passé ; look, it wasn't like that écoutez, cela ne s'est pas passé comme ça ; when I see things like that quand je vois des choses pareilles ; don't talk like that! ne dis pas des choses pareilles! ; ‘how do I do it?’-‘like this’ ‘comment faut-il faire?’-‘comme ça’ ; I'm sorry to disturb you like this je suis désolé de vous déranger comme ça ; all right, be like that then! et puis fais ce que tu voudras! ; they've gone to Ibiza or somewhere like that ils sont allés à Ibiza ou quelque chose comme ça ;

2 (similar to, resembling) comme ; to be like sb/sth être comme qn/qch ; he was like a son to me il était comme un fils pour moi ; you know what she's like! tu sais comment elle est! ; it was just like a fairytale! on aurait dit un conte de fée! ; what's it like? c'est comment? ; it's a second-hand car but it looks like new c'est une voiture d'occasion mais elle est comme neuve ; where did you get your jacket?-I want to buy one like it où as-tu acheté ta veste-je veux acheter la même or une pareille ; so this is what it feels like to be poor, so this is what poverty feels like! maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre! ; there's nothing like a nice warm bath! rien ne vaut un bon bain chaud!, il n'y a rien de mieux qu'un bon bain chaud! ; I've never seen anything like it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil! ; that's more like it! voilà ce qui est mieux! ; Paris! there's nowhere like it! rien ne vaut Paris! ; I don't earn anything like as much as she does je suis loin de gagner autant qu'elle ; what was the weather like? quel temps faisait-il? ; what's Oxford like as a place to live? comment est la vie à Oxford? ;

3 ( typical of) it's not like her to be late ça ne lui ressemble pas or ce n'est pas son genre d'être en retard ; if that isn't just like him! c'est bien (de) lui! ; it's just like him to be so spiteful! c'est bien lui d'être si méchant! ; just like a man! c'est typiquement masculin! ; he's not like himself these days il n'est pas lui-même ces jours-ci ;

4 ( expressing probability) it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir ; it looks like the war will be a long one il y a des chances pour que la guerre dure ; he was acting like he was crazy ○ US il se comportait comme un fou ; you seem like an intelligent man tu as l'air intelligent ;

5 (close to, akin to) it cost something like £20 cela a coûté dans les 20 livres, cela a coûté environ 20 livres ; something like half the population are affected environ la moitié de la population est touchée ; with something like affection/enthusiasm avec un semblant d'affection/d'enthousiasme.

B adj sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre ; cups, bowls and like receptacles des tasses, des bols et des récipients du même genre ; cooking, ironing and like chores la cuisine, le repassage et autres tâches du même genre ; to be of like mind être du même avis, avoir les mêmes opinions.

C conj

1 ( in the same way as) comme ; like I said, I wasn't there ○ comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là ; nobody can sing that song like he did personne ne peut chanter cette chanson comme lui ; it's not like I imagined it would be ce n'est pas comme je l'avais imaginé ; like they used to comme ils le faisaient autrefois ;

2 ○ ( as if) comme si ; she acts like she knows everything elle fait comme si elle savait tout ; he acts like he owns the place il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui.

D adv

1 (akin to, near) it's nothing like as nice as their previous house c'est loin d'être aussi beau que leur maison précédente ; ‘the figures are 10% more than last year’-‘20%, more like ○ !’ ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’-‘20%, plutôt!’ ; luxury hotel! boarding house, more like ○ ! un hôtel de luxe! une pension, oui! iron ;

2 ○ ( so to speak) I felt embarrassed, like GB, I felt, like, embarrassed US je me sentais plutôt embarrassé ; it reminds me a bit, like, of a hospital ça me fait penser, comment dire, à un hôpital.

E n dukes, duchesses and the like des ducs, des duchesses et autres personnes de ce genre ; earthquakes, floods and the like des tremblements de terre, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre ; I've never seen its like ou the like of it je n'ai jamais vu une chose pareille ; their like will never be seen again des gens comme eux, il n'y en a plus ; scenes of unrest the like(s) of which had never been seen before in the city des scènes d'agitation telles qu'on n'en avait jamais vu dans la ville ; the like(s) of Al Capone des gens comme Al Capone ; she won't even speak to the likes of us ○ ! elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous! ; you shouldn't associate with the like(s) of them ○ tu ne devrais pas fréquenter des gens de leur acabit pej or des gens comme ça.

F - like (dans composés) bird-like qui fait penser à un oiseau ; child-like enfantin ; king-like royal.

Idioms

like enough, very like†, (as) like as not probablement ; like father like son Prov tel père tel fils Prov.

II.

like vtr

1 ( get on well with) aimer bien [person] ; I like Paul j'aime bien Paul ; to like sb as a friend aimer bien qn en tant qu'ami ; to like A better than B préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B ; to like A best préférer A ; to be well liked être apprécié ; to want to be liked vouloir plaire ;

2 ( find to one's taste) aimer (bien) [animal, artist, food, music, product, style] ; to like X better than Y préférer X à Y ; to like Z best préférer Z ; to like one's coffee strong aimer son café fort ; how do you like your tea? comment aimes-tu boire ton thé? ; what I like about him/this car is… ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est… ; we like the look of the house la maison nous semble bien ; I like the look of the new boss le nouveau patron me paraît sympathique or me plaît ; if the managerlikes the look of you si tu fais bonne impression sur le directeur ; she didn't like the look of the hotel l'hôtel ne lui disait rien ; I don't like the look of that man cet homme a une tête qui ne me revient pas ; I don't like the look of her, call the doctor elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin ; I don't like the sound of that ça ne me dit rien qui vaille ; I don't like what I hear about her ce que j'entends dire à propos d'elle ne me plaît pas beaucoup ; she hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it ça fait des semaines qu'elle n'a pas téléphoné, je n'aime pas ça ; if you like that sort of thing à condition d'aimer ce genre de choses ; you'll come with us and like it! tu viendras avec nous que ça te chante ○ ou pas! ; I like cheese but it doesn't like me ○ j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas ; this plant likes sunlight cette plante se plaît au soleil ;

3 ( enjoy doing) aimer bien ; ( stronger) aimer ; I like doing, I like to do j'aime (bien) faire ; he likes being able to do il aime pouvoir faire ; I like to see people doing j'aime (bien) que les gens fassent ; that's what I like to see! je trouve ça très bien! ; I like it when you do j'aime bien que tu fasses ; I don't like it when you do je n'aime pas que tu fasses ; I likeed it better when we did j'aimais mieux quand on faisait ; how do you like your new job? qu'est-ce que tu penses de ton nouveau travail? ; how do you like living in London? ça te plaît de vivre à Londres? ; how would you like it if you had to do…? ça te plairait à toi d'être obligé de faire…? ;

4 ( approve of) aimer ; I don't like your attitude je n'aime pas ton attitude, ton attitude ne me plaît pas ; the boss won't like it if you're late le patron ne sera pas content si tu arrives en retard ; she doesn't like to be kept waiting elle n'aime pas qu'on la fasse attendre ; to like sb to do aimer que qn fasse ; I like that! iron ça, c'est la meilleure! ; I like his cheek ou nerve! iron il ne manque pas de culot! ; I like it! ça me plaît! ; like it or not we all pay tax que ça nous plaise ou non nous payons tous des impôts ;

5 ( wish) vouloir, aimer ; I would ou should like a ticket je voudrais un billet ; I would ou should like to do je voudrais or j'aimerais faire ; she would have liked to do elle aurait voulu or aimé faire ; would you like to come to dinner? voudriez-vous venir dîner?, est-ce que cela vous dirait de venir dîner? ; I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her j'espère bien que je ne lui ai pas fait de peine ; we'd like her to do nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse ; would you like me to come? voulez-vous que je vienne? ; I'd like to see him try ○ ! je voudrais bien voir ça! ; how would you like to come? qu'est-ce que tu dirais de venir? ; where did they get the money from, that's what I'd like to know je voudrais or j'aimerais bien savoir où ils ont trouvé l'argent ; I don't like to disturb her je n'ose pas la déranger ; if you like ( willingly agreeing) si tu veux ; ( reluctantly agreeing) si tu y tiens ; he's a bit of a rebel if you like il est un peu contestataire si tu veux ; you can do what you like tu peux faire ce que tu veux ; say what you like, I think it's a good idea tu peux dire ce que tu veux or tu diras ce que tu voudras, je pense que c'est une bonne idée ; sit (any)where you like asseyez-vous où vous voulez ;

6 ( think important) to like to do tenir à faire ; I like to keep fit je tiens à me maintenir en forme.

Big English-French dictionary > like
3 bother

1.
['bɒðə(r)]transitive verb

1) in pass. (take trouble)

I can't be bothered [to do it] — ich habe keine Lust[, es zu machen]

I can't be bothered with details like that — ich kann mich nicht mit solchen Kleinigkeiten abgeben od. befassen

2) (annoy) lästig sein od. fallen (+ Dat.); [Lärm, Licht:] stören; [Schmerz, Wunde, Zahn, Rücken:] zu schaffen machen (+ Dat.)

I'm sorry to bother you, but... — es tut mir Leid, wenn ich Sie störe, aber...

don't bother me now — lass mich jetzt in Ruhe!

3) (worry) Sorgen machen (+ Dat.); [Problem, Frage:] beschäftigen

I'm not bothered about him/the money — seinetwegen/wegen des Geldes mache ich mir keine Gedanken

what's bothering you/is something bothering you? — was hast du denn/hast du etwas?
2. intransitive verb
(trouble oneself)

don't bother to do it — Sie brauchen es nicht zu tun

you needn't have bothered to come — Sie hätten wirklich nicht zu kommen brauchen

you needn't/shouldn't have bothered — das wäre nicht nötig gewesen

don't bother! — nicht nötig!

bother with something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem aufhalten

bother about something/somebody — sich (Dat.) über etwas/jemanden Gedanken machen
3. noun
1) (nuisance)

what a bother! — wie ärgerlich!

it's a real/such a bother — es ist wirklich lästig

2) (trouble) Ärger, der

it's no bother [for me] — es macht mir gar nichts aus

the children were no bother at all — ich hatte/wir hatten mit den Kindern überhaupt keine Schwierigkeiten

have a spot of bother with something — Schwierigkeiten mit etwas haben

go to the bother of doing something — sich (Dat.) die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun
4. interjection
(coll.) wie ärgerlich!

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['boðə] 1. verb
1) (to annoy or worry: The noise bothered the old man.) belästigen

2) (to take the trouble: Don't bother to write - it isn't necessary.) sich um etwas bemühen
2. noun
1) (trouble, nuisance or worry.) die Schererei

2) (something or someone that causes bother: What a bother all this is!) die Plage

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- academic.ru/8358/bothersome">bothersome

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both·er

[ˈbɒðəʳ, AM ˈbɑ:ðɚ]

I. n no pl

1. (effort) Mühe f; (work) Aufwand m; (problem) Problem nt; (difficulty) Schwierigkeiten pl; (inconvenience) Umstände pl

it is no \bother [at all]! [überhaupt] kein Problem!

you really shouldn't have — it was no \bother das wäre wirklich nicht nötig gewesen — keine Ursache

they don't have a church wedding because they don't want the \bother sie lassen sich nicht kirchlich trauen, weil Ihnen das zu aufwändig ist

it's no \bother, it's on my way home das macht keine Umstände, es liegt auf meinem Nachhauseweg

I don't want to put you to any \bother ich will dir keine Umstände machen

it's too much \bother to cook just for myself es lohnt sich nicht, für mich allein zu kochen

I had a bit of \bother understanding what he said ich hatte Schwierigkeiten [o etwas Mühe] zu verstehen, was er sagte

to not be worth the \bother kaum der Mühe wert sein

to go to [all] the \bother of doing sth sich dat die Mühe machen, etw zu tun

to save oneself the \bother [of doing sth] sich dat die Mühe sparen[, etw zu tun]

2. (trouble) Ärger m; (difficulties) Schwierigkeiten pl; (problem) Problem[e] nt[pl]

there was a spot of \bother in town last night letzte Nacht gab es in der Stadt eine Schlägerei

I had a bit of a \bother with the police ich hatte Ärger [o Probleme] mit der Polizei

I'm afraid there's been a bit of \bother (fight) ich fürchte, es gab Ärger; (problem) ich fürchte, es gab da ein kleines Problem; (difficulties) ich fürchte, es gab da ein paar Schwierigkeiten

to get into a spot of \bother Schwierigkeiten bekommen

to get oneself into a spot of \bother sich akk in Schwierigkeiten bringen

3. BRIT (nuisance)

to be a \bother lästig sein

I hope she hasn't been a \bother ich hoffe, sie ist dir nicht zur Last gefallen

I don't want to be [or sorry to be] a \bother, but... ich will nicht lästig sein [o fam nicht nerven], aber...

II. interj esp BRIT

[oh] \bother! [so ein] Mist! fam

oh, \bother him! he's never around when you need him dieser verflixte Kerl! nie ist er da, wenn man ihn braucht fam

III. vi

1. (make an effort)

don't \bother! lass nur!

shall I wait? — no, don't \bother soll ich warten? — nein, nicht nötig

why \bother? warum sich die Mühe machen?

you needn't have \bothered du hättest dir die Mühe sparen können

she should have phoned him, but she just didn't \bother sie hätte ihn anrufen sollen, aber sie hat es einfach nicht gemacht

▪ to [not] \bother about [or with] sb/sth sich akk [nicht] um jdn/etw kümmern [o fam scheren]

it's not worth \bothering with an umbrella, the car's just outside ein Schirm ist nicht nötig, das Auto steht direkt vor der Tür

I don't know why you \bother with that crowd ich weiß nicht, warum du dich mit denen überhaupt abgibst

don't \bother about me, I'll find my way home mach dir keine Gedanken um mich, ich finde schon nach Hause

▪ to [not] \bother about [or with] doing sth sich akk [nicht] um etw akk kümmern

don't \bother about [or with] doing the laundry um die Wäsche brauchst du dich nicht zu kümmern

▪ to [not] \bother doing [or to do] sth sich dat [nicht] die Mühe machen, etw zu tun

he hasn't even \bothered to write er hat sich nicht mal die Mühe gemacht zu schreiben

you'd have found it if you'd \bothered looking [or to look] hättest du wirklich danach gesucht, dann hättest du es auch gefunden

why \bother asking if you're not really interested? warum fragst du überhaupt, wenn es dich nicht wirklich interessiert?

you needn't have \bothered to do it now, it could have waited damit hätten Sie sich Zeit lassen können

he walked out of the office without \bothering to say goodbye er ging aus dem Büro, ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen

why did nobody \bother to tell me something was wrong? warum hat mir eigentlich keiner gesagt, dass etwas nicht stimmte?

she didn't even \bother to let me know she was leaving the company sie hat es nicht einmal für nötig gehalten, mir zu sagen, dass sie die Firma verlässt

2. esp BRIT (think important)

▪ to \bother about sth auf etw akk achten

do they \bother about punctuality in your job? wird bei deiner Arbeit Wert auf Pünktlichkeit gelegt?

IV. vt

1. (worry)

▪ to \bother sb jdn beunruhigen, jdm Sorgen machen

the thing that \bothers me is that... was mich beunruhigt [o was mir Sorgen macht] ist, dass...

it \bothers me to think of her alone in that big house der Gedanke, dass sie allein ist in dem großen Haus, beunruhigt mich

it \bothered me that I hadn't done anything es ließ mir keine Ruhe, dass ich nichts getan hatte

what's \bothering you? was hast du?, wo drückt der Schuh? fam

you shouldn't let that \bother you du solltest dir darüber keine Gedanken [o Sorgen] machen

2. (upset, be of concern)

▪ to \bother sb jdm etwas ausmachen

▪ sth does not \bother sb etw ist jdm egal [o macht jdm nichts aus]

I'm sorry he was so rude to you — it doesn't \bother me es tut mir leid, dass er so grob zu dir war — das macht mir nichts aus

it doesn't \bother me if he doesn't turn up es schert mich wenig, wenn er nicht kommt fam

I hardly ever see my parents — doesn't that \bother you at all? ich sehe meine Eltern nur sehr selten — und das ist dir ganz egal?

▪ sb is not \bothered about sth/sb etw/jd ist jdm egal

I'm not \bothered about what he thinks es ist mir egal, was er denkt

where shall we eat? — I'm not \bothered wo sollen wir essen? — [ist] mir egal

I'm not particularly \bothered about how I look mir ist es ziemlich egal, wie ich aussehe

3. (trouble)

to \bother oneself [or one's head] with [or about] sth sich dat wegen einer S. gen Gedanken [o einen Kopf] machen

he wasn't to \bother himself with day-to-day things er hatte keine Lust, sich mit Alltagskram zu beschäftigen fam

don't \bother yourself about that mach dir darüber mal keine Gedanken [o Sorgen

4. (disturb)

▪ to \bother sb jdn stören

stop \bothering me with your questions! verschone mich mit deinen Fragen!

don't \bother me [with that]! verschone mich damit!

stop \bothering me when I'm working stör mich doch nicht immer, wenn ich arbeite

I'm sorry to \bother you, but could you direct me to the station? entschuldigen Sie bitte, aber könnten sie mir sagen, wo der Bahnhof ist?

sorry to \bother you, but there's a call for you entschuldigen Sie bitte die Störung, aber da ist ein Anruf für Sie

I'm sorry to \bother you at this time of night tut mir leid, wenn ich dich so spät am Abend noch störe

5. (annoy)

▪ to \bother sb [about [or with] sth] jdn [mit etw dat] belästigen

quit \bothering me! lass mich in Ruhe!

my tooth/the heat is \bothering me mein Zahn/die Hitze macht mir Probleme [o macht mir zu schaffen]

the villagers don't seem to be \bothered by all the tourists anscheinend stören sich die Dorfbewohner gar nicht an den ganzen Touristen

I don't want to \bother her with my problems at the moment ich möchte ihr mit meinen Problemen jetzt nicht auf die Nerven gehen fam

▪ it \bothers sb that... es stört jdn, dass...

does it \bother you that she earns more than you? stört es dich, dass sie mehr verdient als du?

6. usu passive (not make the effort)

▪ sb can't be \bothered [to do sth] jd hat keine Lust[, etw zu tun]

I just couldn't be \bothered to answer the phone ich hatte einfach keine Lust, ans Telefon zu gehen

I can't be \bothered with guys like you ( fam) ich habe einfach keine Lust auf Typen wie dich fam

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['bɒðə(r)]
1. vt

1) (= annoy, trouble person, noise) belästigen; (sb's behaviour, tight garment, hat, long hair) ärgern, stören; (= cause disturbance to, light, noise, sb's presence, mistakes etc) stören; (= give trouble, back, teeth etc) zu schaffen machen (+dat); (= worry) Sorgen machen (+dat); (matter, problem, question) beschäftigen, keine Ruhe lassen (+dat)

I'm sorry to bother you but... — es tut mir leid, dass ich Sie damit belästigen muss, aber...

well I'm sorry I bothered you — entschuldigen Sie, dass ich (überhaupt) gefragt habe

don't bother your head about that — zerbrechen Sie sich (dat)

don't bother yourself about that — machen Sie sich (dat) darüber mal keine Gedanken or Sorgen

I wouldn't let it bother me — darüber würde ich mir keine Sorgen or Gedanken machen

I shouldn't let it bother you — machen Sie sich mal keine Sorgen

don't bother me! —

he was always bothering me to lend him money — er hat mich dauernd um Geld angegangen

could I bother you for a light? — dürfte ich Sie vielleicht um Feuer bitten?

one thing is still bothering him — eins stört ihn noch

what's bothering you? — was haben Sie denn?

is something bothering you? — haben Sie etwas?

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2)

I/he can't be bothered — ich habe/er hat keine Lust

I can't be bothered with people like him/with opera — für solche Leute/für Opern habe ich nichts übrig

I can't be bothered to do or with doing that — ich habe einfach keine Lust, das zu machen

he can't be bothered about or with small matters like that — mit solchen Kleinigkeiten gibt er sich nicht ab

do you want to stay or go? – I'm not bothered — willst du bleiben oder gehen? – das ist mir egal

I'm not bothered about him/the money — seinetwegen/wegen des Geldes mache ich mir keine Gedanken

3)

(= take trouble to do) don't bother to do it again — das brauchen Sie nicht nochmals zu tun

don't bother to ask — Sie brauchen nicht (zu) fragen

I won't bother asking YOU again! — DICH werde ich bestimmt nicht mehr fragen!

she didn't even bother to ask/check first — sie hat gar nicht erst gefragt/nachgesehen

please don't bother getting up or to get up —

you needn't bother to come — Sie brauchen wirklich nicht (zu) kommen

2. vi
sich kümmern (about um); (= get worried) sich (dat) Sorgen machen (about um)
don't bother about me! — machen Sie sich meinetwegen keine Sorgen; (sarcastic) ist ja egal, was ich will

to bother with sb — sich mit jdm abgeben

he/it is not worth bothering about — über ihn/darüber brauchen wir gar nicht zu reden, er/das ist nicht der Mühe wert

I'm not going to bother with that — das lasse ich

I didn't bother about lunch — ich habe das Mittagessen ausgelassen

don't bother! — nicht nötig!

really you needn't have bothered! — das wäre aber wirklich nicht nötig gewesen!

don't bother! — nicht nötig!

really you needn't have bothered! — das wäre aber wirklich nicht nötig gewesen!

3. n

1) (= nuisance) Plage f

it's such a bother — das ist wirklich lästig or eine Plage

I've forgotten it, what a bother —

he/the car can be a bit of a bother — er/das Auto kann einem wirklich Schwierigkeiten machen

I know it's an awful bother for you but... — ich weiß, dass Ihnen das fürchterliche Umstände macht, aber...

2) (= trouble, contretemps etc) Ärger m; (= difficulties) Schwierigkeiten pl

she's in a spot of bother — sie hat Schwierigkeiten

we had a spot or bit of bother with the car — wir hatten Ärger mit dem Auto

I didn't have any bother getting the visa — es war kein Problem, das Visum zu bekommen

I'll do it tonight, no bother (inf) —

that's all right, it's no bother — bitte schön, das tue ich doch gern

the children were no bother at all — wir hatten mit den Kindern überhaupt keine Probleme

to go to a lot of bother to do sth — sich (dat) mit etw viel Mühe geben

please don't put yourself to any bother on my account — machen Sie meinetwegen keine Umstände

4. interj
Mist (inf)
bother that man! oh bother this lock! — zum Kuckuck mit ihm! (inf) das ist ein doofes Schloss! (inf)

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bother [ˈbɒðə(r); US ˈbɑ-]

A s

1. Belästigung f, Störung f, Plage f, Mühe f, Schererei f, Ärger m, Verdruss m:

this boy is a great bother der Junge ist eine große Plage;

if it is no bother wenn das keine Umstände macht;

don’t put yourself to any bother machen Sie sich keine Umstände;

we had quite a lot of bother getting here es war ziemlich schwierig für uns hierherzukommen

2. besonders Br umg there was a spot of bother there last night gestern Abend gab es dort Randale;

be looking for bother auf Randale aus sein

B v/t

1. belästigen, quälen, stören, beunruhigen, ärgern, plagen:

don’t bother me lass mich in Ruhe!;

bother sb with questions jemanden mit Fragen belästigen;

it won’t bother me mir soll’s recht sein;

be bothered about beunruhigt sein über (akk);

I can’t be bothered with it now ich kann mich jetzt nicht damit abgeben;

I can’t be bothered to cook ich habe keine Lust zu kochen, ich kann mich nicht dazu aufraffen zu kochen;

bother one’s head ( oder o.s.) sich den Kopf zerbrechen

2. bother …! bes Br zum Kuckuck mit …!

C v/i (about)

a) sich befassen, sich abgeben (mit), sich kümmern (um)

b) sich aufregen (über akk):

I won’t bother about it ich werde mich nicht damit abgeben oder mir keine Sorgen darüber machen;

don’t bother bemühen Sie sich nicht!;

bother to do sth sich die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun; → get up B 1

D int besonders Br verflixt!, Mist!

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1.
['bɒðə(r)]transitive verb

1) in pass. (take trouble)

I can't be bothered [to do it] — ich habe keine Lust[, es zu machen]

I can't be bothered with details like that — ich kann mich nicht mit solchen Kleinigkeiten abgeben od. befassen

2) (annoy) lästig sein od. fallen (+ Dat.); [Lärm, Licht:] stören; [Schmerz, Wunde, Zahn, Rücken:] zu schaffen machen (+ Dat.)

I'm sorry to bother you, but... — es tut mir Leid, wenn ich Sie störe, aber...

don't bother me now — lass mich jetzt in Ruhe!

3) (worry) Sorgen machen (+ Dat.); [Problem, Frage:] beschäftigen

I'm not bothered about him/the money — seinetwegen/wegen des Geldes mache ich mir keine Gedanken

what's bothering you/is something bothering you? — was hast du denn/hast du etwas?
2. intransitive verb
(trouble oneself)

don't bother to do it — Sie brauchen es nicht zu tun

you needn't have bothered to come — Sie hätten wirklich nicht zu kommen brauchen

you needn't/shouldn't have bothered — das wäre nicht nötig gewesen

don't bother! — nicht nötig!

bother with something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem aufhalten

bother about something/somebody — sich (Dat.) über etwas/jemanden Gedanken machen
3. noun
1) (nuisance)

what a bother! — wie ärgerlich!

it's a real/such a bother — es ist wirklich lästig

2) (trouble) Ärger, der

it's no bother [for me] — es macht mir gar nichts aus

the children were no bother at all — ich hatte/wir hatten mit den Kindern überhaupt keine Schwierigkeiten

have a spot of bother with something — Schwierigkeiten mit etwas haben

go to the bother of doing something — sich (Dat.) die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun
4. interjection
(coll.) wie ärgerlich!

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n.

Plage -n f.

Ärger nur sing. m. v.

belästigen v.

beschäftigen v.

ärgern v.

English-german dictionary > bother
4 SO

[səʊ]
avverbio

1) (so very) così, talmente

what's so funny? — che cosa c'è di tanto divertente?

not so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto

he's not so stern a father as yours — non è un padre severo quanto il tuo

I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene

2) (to limited extent)

I can only work so fast and no faster — non posso lavorare più velocemente di così

so much (and no more) — non più di così

3) (in such a way)

so arranged that — disposto in modo tale che

do so — fai così

and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo

so be it! — così sia!

4) (for that reason)

so it was that — e fu così che

he was young and so lacked experience — era giovane e quindi inesperto

5) (true)

is that so? — davvero?

if (that's) so — se è così

6) (also) anche

if you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io

7) colloq. (thereabouts)

20 or so — circa 20

8) (as introductory remark)

so there you are — e così, eccoti qua

9) (avoiding repetition)

he's the owner or so he claims — è il proprietario o almeno così dice

he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...

I believe so — credo di sì

so I believe — è quel che penso

I'm afraid so — temo di sì

so it would appear — così sembrerebbe

so to speak — per così dire

I told you so — te l'avevo detto

so I see — lo vedo

I think so — penso di sì

I don't think so — penso di no

who says so? — chi lo dice?

he said so — ha detto così

only more so — ancora di più

10) (reinforcing a statement)

"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"

"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"

"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"

it just so happens that — guarda caso

11) colloq. (refuting a statement)

"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"

I can so make muffins — sì che so fare i muffin

12) colloq. (as casual response)

"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"

so why worry! — e allora perché preoccuparsi!

so what? — embè?

13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché

14) so as per

so as not to disturb people — per non disturbare

15) so many (such large numbers)

so many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)

to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)

I can only make so many loaves — posso fare solo tante pagnotte così

16) so much (such large quantity)

so much sugar — così tanto zucchero

so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)

I can only make so much bread — posso fare solo tanto pane così

there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)

so much worse — talmente peggio

to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che

thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X quanto Y

17) so much as (even) neanche

he never so much as apologized — non si è neanche scusato

18) so much for

so much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...

so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che

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so long! — colloq. (goodbye) arrivederci! ciao!

so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio

so there! — ecco!

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[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) così

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) così

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) questo; così

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) anche; lo stesso

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') in effetti
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) così, allora

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
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abbr

Banking

See:

standing order

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SO
sigla

1 ( USA, significant other) partner; lui, lei

2 (GB, polit., Scotland Office) Dipartimento degli affari scozzesi.

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[səʊ]
avverbio

1) (so very) così, talmente

what's so funny? — che cosa c'è di tanto divertente?

not so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto

he's not so stern a father as yours — non è un padre severo quanto il tuo

I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene

2) (to limited extent)

I can only work so fast and no faster — non posso lavorare più velocemente di così

so much (and no more) — non più di così

3) (in such a way)

so arranged that — disposto in modo tale che

do so — fai così

and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo

so be it! — così sia!

4) (for that reason)

so it was that — e fu così che

he was young and so lacked experience — era giovane e quindi inesperto

5) (true)

is that so? — davvero?

if (that's) so — se è così

6) (also) anche

if you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io

7) colloq. (thereabouts)

20 or so — circa 20

8) (as introductory remark)

so there you are — e così, eccoti qua

9) (avoiding repetition)

he's the owner or so he claims — è il proprietario o almeno così dice

he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...

I believe so — credo di sì

so I believe — è quel che penso

I'm afraid so — temo di sì

so it would appear — così sembrerebbe

so to speak — per così dire

I told you so — te l'avevo detto

so I see — lo vedo

I think so — penso di sì

I don't think so — penso di no

who says so? — chi lo dice?

he said so — ha detto così

only more so — ancora di più

10) (reinforcing a statement)

"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"

"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"

"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"

it just so happens that — guarda caso

11) colloq. (refuting a statement)

"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"

I can so make muffins — sì che so fare i muffin

12) colloq. (as casual response)

"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"

so why worry! — e allora perché preoccuparsi!

so what? — embè?

13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché

14) so as per

so as not to disturb people — per non disturbare

15) so many (such large numbers)

so many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)

to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)

I can only make so many loaves — posso fare solo tante pagnotte così

16) so much (such large quantity)

so much sugar — così tanto zucchero

so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)

I can only make so much bread — posso fare solo tanto pane così

there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)

so much worse — talmente peggio

to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che

thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X quanto Y

17) so much as (even) neanche

he never so much as apologized — non si è neanche scusato

18) so much for

so much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...

so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che

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so long! — colloq. (goodbye) arrivederci! ciao!

so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio

so there! — ecco!

English-Italian dictionary > SO
5 way

wei
1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) camino, vía; entrada, salida

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) dirección; camino

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) calle; avenida

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distancia

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) manera, modo, forma

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto; manera (de alguna manera/forma siento pena por él)

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneras

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) camino, paso (abrirse camino/paso)

2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) muy, mucho más; de sobra

- wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means

way n

1. manera / modo

what's the best way to do it? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de hacerlo?

2. camino

which is the quickest way to your house? ¿cuál es el camino más rápido para ir a tu casa?

3. dirección

which way did he go? ¿en qué dirección se ha ido? / ¿por dónde se ha ido?

a long way lejos

it's a long way to China China está lejos

by the way por cierto

on the way por el camino

the right way round bien puesto

the wrong way round al revés

to be in the way estar en medio / obstruir el paso / molestar

to get out of the way apartar / apartarse / quitar de en medio

there's a car coming, get out of the way! viene un coche, ¡apártate!

to find your way encontrar el camino

to lose your way perderse

way

tr[weɪ]

noun

1 (right route, road, etc) camino

■ which is the best way to the swimming pool? ¿cómo se va a la piscina?, ¿por dónde se va a la piscina?

■ do you know the way? ¿conoces el camino?, ¿sabes cómo ir?

■ she asked me the way to the cathedral me preguntó cómo se va a la catedral

■ we've gone the wrong way nos hemos equivocado de camino

2 (direction) dirección nombre femenino

■ which way did he go? ¿por dónde se fue?

■ which way is the harbour from here? ¿por dónde cae el puerto desde aquí?

■ come this way, please venga por aquí, por favor

■ are you going my way? ¿vas en la misma dirección que yo?

■ look both ways mira en las dos direcciones

■ she's looking this way está mirando hacia aquí

■ the way things are going tal como van las cosas

3 (distance) distancia

■ it's a long way to Tipperary Tipperary está lejos, Tipperary queda lejos

■ we're a good way from home estamos lejos de casa

■ she slept the whole way durmió durante todo el viaje

■ Easter is a long way off falta mucho para Semana Santa

■ we'd come a good way habíamos hecho un buen trecho

4 (manner, method) manera, modo

■ what's the best way to cook trout? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de guisar las truchas?

■ you're going about it the wrong way lo estás haciendo mal

■ you've done your hair a different way te has peinado de otro modo

■ I had no way of knowing no había manera de saberlo

■ we don't enjoy life the way we used to no disfrutamos de la vida como antes

■ let me do it my way déjame hacerlo a mi manera

■ OK, you do it your own way vale, hazlo como quieras

■ have it your own way como tú quieras

5 (behaviour, custom) manera, forma, modo

■ you dance in a strange way bailas de una manera extraña

■ it's her way of saying she likes you es su manera de decirte que le gustas

■ it's just his way él es así

■ I don't like the way you're laughing no me gusta tu modo de reír

■ she hates the way he's always late odia que él siempre llegue tarde

■ the American way of life el estilo de vida americano

6 (area) zona, área

■ if ever you're over this way si alguna vez vienes por aquí

■ that's out Romford way, isn't it? está por la zona de Romford, ¿verdad?

adverb

1 familiar muy

■ you're way out vas muy equivocado

■ he's way ahead of the rest of the group está mucho más avanzado que el resto del grupo

■ this flat is way too small for us este apartamento es demasiado pequeño para nosotros

plural noun ways

1 (customs) costumbres nombre femenino plural; (habits, behaviour) manías nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

across the way / over the way enfrente

all the way (distance) todo el viaje 2 (completely) totalmente

along the way (on journey) por el camino

by a long way

■ this flat's not big enough by a long way este piso es demasiado pequeño, pero pequeño de verdad

by the way (incidentally) a propósito, por cierto

by way of (via) vía, por vía de, pasando por 2 (serving as, as a kind of) a modo de

either way en cualquier caso

every which way por todas partes, en todas direcciones

in a bad way familiar mal

■ he's in a very bad way está muy mal

in a big way a lo grande, a gran escala, en plan grande

in a small way a pequeña escala, en plan modesto

in a way en cierto modo, en cierta manera

in any way de alguna manera

■ can I help in any way? ¿puedo ayudar de alguna manera?

in many ways desde muchos puntos de vista, en muchos aspectos

■ in many ways, this is her best book desde muchos puntos de vista, éste es su mejor libro

in more ways than one en más de un sentido

in no way de ninguna manera, de ningún modo

in some ways en algunos aspectos

in the way of (regarding) en cuanto a, como

■ what would you like in the way of dessert? ¿qué quieres de postre?

in this way (thus) de este modo, de esta manera

no two ways about it no tiene vuelta de hoja

no way! ¡ni hablar!, ¡de ninguna manera!

■ there's no way I'm going to help her de ninguna manera voy a ayudarla yo

on one's way / on the way por el camino, de camino, de paso

■ I should be on my way home debería irme a casa

■ I'll get some wine on my way compraré vino por el camino

■ on the way to Madrid camino de Madrid

■ we're on our way! ¡ya estamos en camino!

■ is it on your way? ¿te pilla de camino?

■ something happened on the way here ha pasado algo mientras venía hacia aquí

■ close the door on your way out cierra la puerta al salir

one way and another en conjunto

■ one way and another it's been a good year en conjunto, ha sido un buen año

one way or the other (somehow) de algún modo, de una manera u otra, como sea

■ don't worry, we'll find it one way or the other no te preocupes, lo encontraremos de una manera u otra

■ I don't mind one way or the other me da exactamente igual, me da lo mismo

out of the way (remote) apartado,-a, remoto,-a 2 (exceptional) excepcional, particular, original

over the way enfrente

that way (direction) por allá 2 (like that) así

that's always the way siempre es así

that's the way the cookie crumbles así es la vida

the other way round al revés, viceversa

the right way up cabeza arriba, derecho,-a

the wrong way up cabeza abajo

to be born that way ser así, nacer así

to be in the way estorbar, estar por en medio

■ you're in the way! estás estorbando!

■ move your car, it's in the way quita tu coche de en medio, obstruye el paso

to be on the way (coming) estar en camino, estar al llegar, avecinarse

■ changes are on the way se avecinan cambios

■ help is on the way la ayuda está de camino

■ there's rain on the way va a llover

to be on the way down (fall) estar bajando, ir a la baja

to be on the way in (coming into fashion) estar poniéndose de moda

to be on the way out (going out of fashion) en camino de desaparecer, estar pasando de moda

to be on the way up (rise) estar subiendo, ir al alza

to be out of somebody's way no pillar a alguien de camino

■ I hope it's not out of your way espero que no te pille lejos

to be set in one's ways tener unas costumbres muy arraigadas, ser reacio,-a al cambio

to be under way (work) estar en marcha, estar avanzado,-a 2 (meeting, match) haber empezado

to cut both ways / cut two ways ser un arma de doble filo, tener ventajas y desventajas

to get in the way estorbar, molestar, ponerse en medio

to get into the way of doing something coger la costumbre de hacer algo

to get one's own way salirse con la suya

to get out of the way of something dejarle paso a algo, apartarse del camino de algo

to get out of the way apartarse del camino, quitarse de en medio

to get out of the way of doing something perder la costumbre de hacer algo

to get something out of the way deshacerse de algo, quitar algo de en medio

■ as soon as I've got this essay out of the way en cuanto acabe esta redacción

to get under way (meeting, match) empezar 2 (travellers, work) ponerse en marcha

to give way (collapse) ceder, hundirse 2 (yield) ceder (to, a) 3 (when driving) ceder el paso

to go a long way towards something contribuir en gran medida a algo

to go a long way (succeed) ir lejos 2 (be productive) cundir mucho, dar mucho de sí

to go one's own way ir a lo suyo, seguir su propio camino

to go out of one's way (to do something) desvivirse (por hacer algo)

to have a way with... tener un don especial para...

■ he has a way with children tiene un don especial para los niños

to keep out of somebody's way evitar el contacto con alguien

to keep out of the way (hide) mantener un perfil bajo 2 (step aside) apartarse

to learn something the hard way aprender algo a las malas

to look the other way hacer la vista gorda

to lose one's way perderse, extraviarse

to make one's own way in life/in the world abrirse paso en la vida/el mundo

to make one's way dirigirse (to, a)

to make way for something hacer lugar para algo

to my way of thinking a mi modo de ver

to put somebody in the way of (doing) something dar a alguien la oportunidad de (hacer) algo

to see one's way clear to doing something ver la manera de hacer algo

to stand in the way of something ser un obstáculo para algo, ser un estorbo para algo

to talk one's way out of something salir de algo a base de labia

to work one's way through something (crowd etc) abrirse camino por algo 2 (work, book) hacer algo con dificultad 3 (college etc) costearse los estudios trabajando

to work one's way up ascender a fuerza de trabajo, subir a base de trabajar

way back (in time) hace muchísimo

way in entrada

way out (exit) salida 2 (solution) solución nombre femenino, remedio

ways and means medios nombre masculino plural

way ['weɪ] n

1) path, road: camino m, vía f

2) route: camino m, ruta f

to go the wrong way: equivocarse de camino

I'm on my way: estoy de camino

3) : línea f de conducta, camino m

he chose the easy way: optó por el camino fácil

4) manner, means: manera f, modo m, forma f

in the same way: del mismo modo, igualmente

there are no two ways about it: no cabe la menor duda

5) (indicating a wish)

have it your way: como tú quieras

to get one's own way: salirse uno con la suya

6) state: estado m

things are in a bad way: las cosas marchan mal

7) respect: aspecto m, sentido m

8) custom: costumbre f

to mend one's ways: dejar las malas costumbres

9) passage: camino m

to get in the way: meterse en el camino

10) distance: distancia f

to come a long way: hacer grandes progresos

11) direction: dirección f

come this way: venga por aquí

which way did he go?: ¿por dónde fue?

12)

by the way : a propósito, por cierto

13)

by way of via: vía, pasando por

14)

out of the way remote: remoto, recóndito

15) under way

way

n.

• camino s.m.

• dirección s.f.

• distancia s.f.

• estilo s.m.

• guisa s.f.

• género s.m.

• manera s.f.

• medio s.m.

• modales s.m.pl.

• modo s.m.

• paso s.m.

• sentido s.m.

• trayecto s.m.

• vía s.f.

I weɪ
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

[weɪ]
1. N

1) (=road, lane) camino m ; (in street names) calle f, avenida f

• Way of the Cross — Vía f Crucis, viacrucis m

• across or over the way (from) — enfrente (de), frente (a)

• permanent way — vía f

• the public way — la vía pública

2) (=route) camino m (to de)

the way to the station — el camino de la estación

which is the way to the station? — ¿cómo se va or cómo se llega a la estación?

this isn't the way to Lugo! — ¡por aquí no se va a Lugo!

• he walked all the way here — vino todo el camino andando

it rained all the way there — llovió durante todo el viaje

he ran all the way home — hizo todo el camino a casa corriendo

• to ask one's way to the station — preguntar el camino or cómo se va a la estación

• we came a back way — vinimos por los caminos vecinales

• she went by way of Birmingham — fue por or vía Birmingham

• if the chance comes my way — si se me presenta la oportunidad

• way down — bajada f, ruta f para bajar

• to take the easy way out — optar por la solución más fácil

• to feel one's way — (lit) andar a tientas

he's still feeling his way in the new job — todavía se está familiarizando con el nuevo trabajo

• to find one's way — orientarse, ubicarse (esp LAm)

to find one's way into a building — encontrar la entrada de un edificio, descubrir cómo entrar en un edificio

the cat found the way into the pantry — el gato logró introducirse en la despensa

I had to find my own way home — me las tuve que arreglar para volver a casa

• the way is hard — el camino es duro

• the way in — (=entrance) la entrada

• I don't know the way to his house — no sé el camino a su casa, no sé cómo se va or llega a su casa

do you know the way to the hotel? — ¿sabes el camino del or al hotel?, ¿sabes cómo llegar al hotel?

I know my way about town — conozco la ciudad

she knows her way around — (fig) tiene bastante experiencia, no es que sea una inocente

• to lead the way — (lit) ir primero; (fig) marcar la pauta, abrir el camino

• to go the long way round — ir por el camino más largo

• to lose one's way — extraviarse

• to make one's way to — dirigirse a

to make one's way home — volver a casa

to make one's way in the world — abrirse camino en la vida

• the middle way — el camino de en medio

• on the way here — de camino hacia aquí, mientras veníamos aquí

on the way to London — rumbo a Londres, camino de Londres

it's on the way to Murcia — está en la carretera de Murcia

we're on our way! — ¡vamos para allá!

he's on his way — está de camino

they have another child on the way — tienen otro niño en camino

you pass it on your way home — te pilla de camino a casa

your house is on my way — tu casa me viene de camino

he is well on the way to finishing it — lo tiene casi terminado

he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — va camino de hacerse un alcohólico

• the way out — la salida

you'll find it on the way out — lo encontrarás cerca de la salida

I'll find my own way out — no hace falta que me acompañen a la puerta

to find a way out of a problem — encontrar una solución a un problema

there's no way out — (fig) no hay salida or solución, esto no tiene solución

there's no other way out — (fig) no hay más remedio

it's on its way out — está en camino de desaparecer, ya está pasando de moda

• to go out of one's way — (lit) desviarse del camino

to go out of one's way to help sb — desvivirse por ayudar a algn

I don't want to take you out of your way — no quiero apartarle del camino

the village I live in is rather out of the way — mi pueblo está un poco retirado

that's nothing out of the way these days — eso no es nada extraordinario hoy día

• to pay one's way — (in restaurant) pagar su parte

the company isn't paying its way — la compañía no rinde or no da provecho

• he put me in the way of some good contracts — me conectó or enchufó para que consiguiera buenos contratos

• to see one's way (clear) to helping sb — ver la forma de ayudar a algn

could you possibly see your way clear to lending him some money? — ¿tendrías la amabilidad de prestarle algo de dinero?

• to go the shortest way — ir por el camino más corto

• to start on one's way — ponerse en camino

• way up — subida f, ruta f para subir

• the way of virtue — el camino de la virtud

- go the way of all flesh

- I'm with you all the way

- go one's own way

she always goes her own sweet way — hace lo que le da la gana
prepare 1.
3) (=space sb wants to go through) camino m

• to bar the way — ponerse en medio del camino

• to clear a way for — abrir camino para

to clear the way — despejar el camino

• he crawled his way to the gate — llegó arrastrándose hasta la puerta

• to elbow one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a codazos

• to fight one's way out — lograr salir luchando

• to force one's way in — introducirse a la fuerza

• to hack one's way through sth — abrirse paso por algo a fuerza de tajos

• to be/get in sb's way — estorbar a algn

to get in the way — estorbar

am I in the way? — ¿estorbo?

you can watch, but don't get in the way — puedes mirar, pero no estorbes

to put difficulties in sb's way — crear dificultades a algn

to stand in sb's way — (lit) cerrar el paso a algn; (fig) ser un obstáculo para algn

now nothing stands in our way — ahora no hay obstáculo alguno

to stand in the way of progress — impedir or entorpecer el progreso

• to make way (for sth/sb) — (lit, fig) dejar paso (a algo/algn)

make way! — ¡abran paso!

• to leave the way open for further talks — dejar la puerta abierta a posteriores conversaciones

this law leaves the way open to abuse — esta ley deja vía libre a toda clase de desafueros

• to get out of the way — quitarse de en medio

out of my way! — ¡quítate de en medio!

I should keep out of his way if I were you — yo que tú evitaría el trato con él

I try to keep out of his way — procuro evitar cualquier contacto con él

I kept well out of the way — me mantuve muy lejos

to get or move sth out of the way — quitar algo de en medio or del camino

put it somewhere out of the way — ponlo donde no estorbe

it's out of the way of the wind — está al abrigo del viento

as soon as I've got this essay out of the way — en cuanto termine este ensayo

keep those matches out of his way — no dejes esas cerillas a su alcance

• to push one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a empujones

• to work one's way to the front — abrirse camino hacia la primera fila

he worked his way up in the company — ascendió en la compañía a fuerza de trabajo

he worked his way up from nothing — empezó sin nada y fue muy lejos a fuerza de trabajo
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4) (=direction)

• down our way — por nuestra zona, en nuestro barrio

• are you going my way? — ¿vas por dónde voy yo?

everything is going my way — (fig) todo me está saliendo a pedir de boca

• to look the other way — (lit) mirar para otro lado; (fig) mirar para otro lado, hacer la vista gorda

turn it the other way round — vuélvelo al revés

it was you who invited her, not the other way round — eres tú quien la invitaste, no al revés

• it's out Windsor way — está cerca de Windsor

• turn the map the right way up — pon el mapa mirando hacia arriba

the car landed the right way up — el coche cayó sobre las ruedas

• to split sth three ways — dividir algo en tres partes iguales

• come this way — pase por aquí

this way for the lions — a los leones

this way and that — por aquí y por allá

• which way did it go? — ¿hacia dónde fue?, ¿por dónde se fue?

which way do we go from here? — (lit, fig) ¿desde aquí adónde vamos ahora?

which way is the wind blowing? — ¿de dónde sopla el viento?

she didn't know which way to look — no sabía dónde mirar, no sabía dónde poner los ojos

5) (=distance)

• a little way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

a little way down the road — bajando la calle, no muy lejos

• it's a long or good way away or off — está muy lejos

spring is a long way off — la primavera queda muy lejos

it's a long or good way — es mucho camino

we have a long way to go — tenemos mucho camino por delante

he'll go a long way — (fig) llegará lejos

a little of that flavouring goes a long way — un poco de ese condimento cunde mucho

a little of her company goes a long way — iro solo se le puede aguantar en pequeñas dosis

we've come a long way since those days — hemos avanzado mucho desde entonces

it should go a long way towards convincing him — (esto) seguramente contribuirá mucho a convencerlo

that's a long way from the truth — eso queda muy lejos de la verdad

better by a long way — mucho mejor, mejor pero con mucho

not by a long way — ni con mucho

• I can swim quite a way now — ahora puedo nadar bastante distancia

• a short way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

6) (=means) manera f, forma f, modo m

we'll find a way of doing it — encontraremos la manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

love will find a way — el amor encontrará el camino

it's the only way of doing it — es la única manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

my way is to — + infin mi sistema consiste en + infin

that's the way! — ¡así!, ¡eso es!

that way it won't disturb anybody — así no molestará a nadie

• every which way — (esp US) (=in every manner) de muchísimas maneras; (=in every direction) por todas partes

he re-ran the experiment every which way he could — reprodujo el experimento de todas las maneras habidas y por haber

• ways and means — medios mpl

• that's not the right way — así no se hace

- there are no two ways about it

7) (=manner) manera f, forma f, modo m

the way things are going we shall have nothing left — si esto continúa así nos vamos a quedar sin nada

she looked at me in a strange way — me miró de manera or forma extraña or de modo extraño

it's a strange way to thank someone — ¡vaya manera or forma or modo de mostrar gratitud or darle las gracias a alguien!

• without in any way wishing to — + infin sin querer en lo más mínimo + infin, sin tener intención alguna de + infin

• in a big way * — en grande *

they like to celebrate their birthdays in a big way — les gusta celebrar sus cumpleaños en grande

we lost in a really big way * — perdimos de manera or forma or modo realmente espectacular

• you can't have it both ways — tienes que optar por lo uno o lo otro

• each way — (Racing) (a) ganador y colocado

• either way I can't help you — de todas formas no puedo ayudarle

• I will help you in every way possible — haré todo lo posible por ayudarte

he insulted us in every possible way — nos ha insultado en todos los sentidos

• the British way of life — el estilo de vida británico

• no way! * — ¡ni pensarlo!, ¡ni hablar!

no way was that a goal * — ¡imposible que fuera eso un gol!

there is no way I am going to agree * — de ninguna manera or forma or de ningún modo lo voy a consentir

• (in) one way or another — de una u otra manera or forma or modo

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me es igual, me da lo mismo

a week one way or the other won't matter — no importa que sea una semana más o una semana menos

• in the ordinary way (of things) — por lo general, en general

• he has his own way of doing it — tiene su manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

I'll do it (in) my own way — lo haré a mi manera or forma or modo

he's a good sort in his own way — tiene sus rarezas pero es buena persona

• in the same way — de la misma manera or forma, del mismo modo

to go on in the same old way — seguir como siempre

• we help in a small way — ayudamos un poco

• she's clever that way — para esas cosas es muy lista

• to my way of thinking — a mi parecer, a mi manera or forma or modo de ver

• do it this way — hazlo así

in this way — así, de esta manera or forma or modo

it was this way... — pasó lo siguiente...

• that's always the way with him — siempre le pasa igual

8) [of will]

• to get one's own way — salirse con la suya

• have it your own way! — ¡como quieras!

they've had it all their own way too long — hace tiempo que hacen lo que les da la gana

they didn't have things all their own way — (in football match) no dominaron el partido completamente

he had his wicked or evil way with her — hum se la llevó al huerto *, la sedujo

9) (=custom) costumbre f

the ways of the Spaniards — las costumbres de los españoles

that is our way with traitors — así tratamos a los traidores

he has his little ways — tiene sus manías or rarezas

• to get into the way of doing sth — adquirir la costumbre de hacer algo

• to be/get out of the way of doing sth — haber perdido/perder la costumbre de hacer algo

- mend one's ways

10) (=gift, special quality)

• he has a way with people — tiene don de gentes

he has a way with children — sabe manejar a los niños

he has a way with him — tiene su encanto

11) (=respect, aspect) sentido m

• in a way — en cierto sentido

• in many ways — en muchos sentidos

• he's like his father in more ways than one — se parece a su padre en muchos sentidos

• in no way, not in any way — de ninguna manera, de manera alguna

• in some ways — en algunos sentidos

12) (=state) estado m

• the way things are — tal como están or van las cosas

to leave things the way they are — dejar las cosas como están

• things are in a bad way — las cosas van or marchan mal

the car is in a bad way — el coche está en mal estado

he's in a bad way — (=sick) está grave; (=troubled) está muy mal

• he's in a fair way to succeed — tiene buenas posibilidades de lograrlo

• it looks that way — así parece

- be in the family way

13) (=speed)

to gather way — [ship] empezar a moverse; (fig) [enthusiasm] encenderse

14) (in set expressions with preposition)

• by the way — a propósito, por cierto

how was your holiday, by the way? — a propósito or por cierto, ¿qué tal tus vacaciones?

Jones, which, by the way, is not his real name — Jones que, a propósito or por cierto, no es su verdadero nombre

oh, and by the way — antes que se me olvide

all this is by the way — todo esto no viene al caso

• by way of a warning — a modo de advertencia

that was all I got by way of an answer — eso es todo lo que conseguí por respuesta

she's by way of being an artist — tiene sus ribetes de artista

• he had little in the way of formal education — tuvo poca educación formal

• to be under way — estar en marcha

the job is now well under way — el trabajo ya está muy avanzado

to get under way — [ship] zarpar; [person, group] partir, ponerse en camino; [work, project] ponerse en marcha, empezar a moverse

things are getting under way at last — por fin las cosas están empezando a moverse

2.

ADV
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• that was way back — eso fue hace mucho tiempo ya

way back in 1900 — allá en 1900

• way down (below) — muy abajo

• it's way out in Nevada — está allá en Nevada

way out to sea — mar afuera

he was way out in his estimate — se equivocó (en) mucho en su presupuesto

• it's way past your bedtime — hace rato que deberías estar en la cama

• it's way too big — es demasiado grande

• way up high — muy alto

way up in the sky — muy alto en el cielo

3.

CPD

way station N — (US) apeadero m ; (fig) paso m intermedio

* * *

I [weɪ]
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

English-spanish dictionary > way
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1. intransitive verb
1) weitergehen/-fahren; (by vehicle) die Reise/Fahrt usw. fortsetzen; (go ahead) vorausgehen/-fahren

2) (continue) weitergehen; [Kämpfe:] anhalten; [Verhandlungen, Arbeiten:] [an]dauern; (continue to act) weitermachen; (continue to live) weiterleben

I can't go on — ich kann nicht mehr

go on for weeks — etc. Wochen usw. dauern

this has been going on for months — das geht schon seit Monaten so

go on to say — etc. fortfahren und sagen usw.

go on and on — kein Ende nehmen wollen

go on [and on] — (coll.): (chatter) reden und reden

go on about somebody/something — (coll.) (talk) stundenlang von jemandem/etwas erzählen; (complain) sich ständig über jemanden/etwas beklagen

go on at somebody — (coll.) auf jemandem herumhacken (ugs.)

3) (elapse) [Zeit:] vergehen

as time/the years went on — im Laufe der Zeit/Jahre

4) (happen) passieren; vor sich gehen

there's more going on in the big cities — in den großen Städten ist mehr los

what's going on? — was geht vor?; was ist los?

5)

be going on [for]... — (be nearly) fast... sein

he is going on [for] ninety — er geht auf die Neunzig zu

it is going on [for] ten o'clock — es geht auf 10 Uhr zu

6) (behave) sich benehmen; sich aufführen

7) [Kleidung:] passen

my dress wouldn't go on — ich kam nicht in mein Kleid rein (ugs.)

8) (Theatre) auftreten

9) [Licht:] angehen; [Strom, Wasser:] kommen

go on again — [Strom, Gas, Wasser:] wiederkommen

10)

go on! — (proceed) los, mach schon! (ugs.); (resume) fahren Sie fort!; (coll.): (stop talking nonsense) ach, geh od. komm! (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (ride on) fahren mit

go on the Big Dipper — Achterbahn fahren

2) (continue)

go on working/talking — etc. weiterarbeiten/-reden usw.

go on trying — es weiter[hin] versuchen

3) (coll.): (be guided by) sich stützen auf (+ Akk.)

4) (begin to receive) bekommen, erhalten [Arbeitslosengeld, Sozialfürsorge]; see also academic.ru/21703/dole">dole 1.

5) (start to take) nehmen [Medikament, Drogen]

go on a diet — eine Abmagerungs- od. Schlankheitskur machen

6) (coll.): (like) see much 3. 4). See also go 1. 1), 2), 22)

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1) (to continue: Go on reading - I won't disturb you.) fortfahren

2) (to talk a great deal, usually too much: She goes on and on about her health.) weiter fortfahren

3) (to happen: What is going on here?) vor sich gehen

4) (to base one's investigations etc on: The police had very few clues to go on in their search for the murderer.) fortfahren

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◆ go on

vi

1. (go further) weitergehen; vehicle weiterfahren

to \go on on ahead vorausgehen; vehicle vorausfahren

2. (extend) sich akk erstrecken; time voranschreiten

the forests seemed to \go on on for ever die Wälder schienen sich bis in die Unendlichkeit zu erstrecken

it'll get warmer as the day \go ones on im Laufe des Tages wird es wärmer

as time went on, their friendship blossomed im Laufe der Zeit wurde ihre Freundschaft immer tiefer

3. (continue) weitermachen; fights anhalten; negotiations andauern fam

I can't \go on on ich kann nicht mehr

you can't \go on on like that indefinitely du kannst nicht ewig so weitermachen

we can't \go on on arguing like this wir können nicht immerzu so weiter streiten

how can you \go on on as if nothing has happened? wie kannst du nur einfach so weitermachen, als sei nichts passiert?

to \go on on trying es weiter versuchen

to \go on on working weiterarbeiten

to \go on on and on kein Ende nehmen [wollen]

4. (continue speaking) weiterreden; (speak incessantly) unaufhörlich reden

sorry, please \go on on Entschuldigung, bitte fahren Sie fort

he just \go ones on and on er redet echt wie ein Wasserfall fam

she went on to talk about her time in Africa sie erzählte weiter von ihrer Zeit in Afrika

he went on to say that... dann sagte er, dass...

“... and then,” he went on... „... und dann“, fuhr er fort...

▪ to \go on on about sb/sth stundenlang über jdn/etw reden

to always \go on on [about sth] andauernd [über etw akk] reden

5. (criticize)

▪ to \go on on about sb/sth dauernd über jdn/etw klagen

▪ to \go on on at sb an jdm herumnörgeln [o herummäkeln] fam

6. (happen) passieren

this has been \go oning on for months now das geht jetzt schon Monate so!

what on earth's been \go oning on here? was um alles in der Welt ist denn hier passiert?

what's \go oning on here? was geht denn hier vor?

7. (move on, proceed)

I always knew that he would \go on on to a successful career ich wusste schon immer, dass er es mal zu etwas bringen würde

she went on to do a PhD sie strebte einen Doktortitel an

he went on to become a teacher später wurde er Lehrer

what proportion of people who are HIV-positive \go on on to develop AIDS? bei wie viel Prozent der HIV-Infizierten bricht tatsächlich AIDS aus?

8. (start, embark on) anfangen

this is the second fishing trip he's gone on this summer das ist dieses Jahr schon sein zweiter Angelurlaub

to \go on on [or onto] the attack den Angriff starten

to \go on on a diet auf Diät gehen

to \go on on the dole stempeln gehen fam

to \go on on an expedition auf eine Expedition gehen

to \go on on a half-day week halbtags arbeiten

to \go on on [a] holiday in Urlaub gehen, auf Urlaub fahren ÖSTERR, in die Ferien fahren SCHWEIZ

to \go on on honeymoon auf Hochzeitsreise gehen, eine Hochzeitsreise machen ÖSTERR

to \go on on a journey eine Reise machen

to \go on on the pill MED die Pille nehmen

to \go on on strike in den Streik treten

to \go on on tour auf Tournee gehen

9. TECH lights angehen

10. THEAT auftreten

I don't \go on on until the second act ich komme erst im zweiten Akt dran

11. SPORT an der Reihe sein

12. (base conclusions on)

▪ to \go on on sth evidence sich akk auf etw akk stützen

we haven't got any anything to \go on on yet wir haben noch keine Anhaltspunkte

13. (fit)

▪ to \go on on [sth]:

these boots won't \go on on over my thick socks diese Stiefel passen nicht über meine dicken Socken

this shoe just won't \go on on ich kriege diesen Schuh einfach nicht an fam

14. (belong on)

▪ to \go on on sth auf etw akk gehören

that vice \go ones on the workbench diese Schraubzwinge gehört auf die Werkbank

15. FIN (be allocated to)

▪ to \go on on sth expenses auf etw akk gehen

all travel expenses \go on on the company account die Firma übernimmt alle Reisekosten

16. (as encouragement)

\go on on, have another drink na komm, trink noch einen

\go on on and ask directions komm, frag nach dem Weg

\go on on! los, mach schon!

\go on on, tell me! jetzt sag schon! fam

17. (expressing disbelief)

what, they eloped? \go on on, you must be kidding! was, sie sind abgehauen? das ist nicht dein Ernst! fam

18. (ride on)

▪ to \go on on the swings auf die Schaukel gehen

19. (approach)

my granny is \go oning on [for] ninety meine Oma geht auf die neunzig zu

it's \go oning on [for] nine o'clock es geht auf neun zu

I'm \go oning on [for] ten! ich bin [schon] fast zehn!

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go on v/i

1. weitergehen, -fahren

2. weitermachen ( with mit), fortfahren ( doing zu tun; with mit):

go on!

a) (mach) weiter!,

b) iron hör auf!, ach komm!;

go on reading lies weiter!

3. daraufhin anfangen ( to do zu tun):

he went on to say darauf sagte er;

go on to sth zu einer Sache übergehen

4. fortdauern, weitergehen:

his speech went on for more than two hours seine Rede dauerte länger als zwei Stunden;

life goes on das Leben geht weiter

5. vor sich gehen, vorgehen, passieren: I don’t know what’s going on in his head was in seinem Kopf vorgeht;

what’s going on here? was ist hier los?

6. sich benehmen oder aufführen:

don’t go on like that! hör auf damit!

7. umg

a) unaufhörlich reden oder schwatzen ( about über akk, von)

b) ständig herumnörgeln (at an dat)

8. angehen (Licht etc)

9. THEAT auftreten

10. go on for gehen auf (akk), bald sein:

it’s going on for 5 o’clock;

he is going on for 60 er geht auf die Sechzig zu

11. fahren mit: → ghost train

12. ein Medikament nehmen: → pill A 4

13. → go¹ C 17

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1. intransitive verb
1) weitergehen/-fahren; (by vehicle) die Reise/Fahrt usw. fortsetzen; (go ahead) vorausgehen/-fahren

2) (continue) weitergehen; [Kämpfe:] anhalten; [Verhandlungen, Arbeiten:] [an]dauern; (continue to act) weitermachen; (continue to live) weiterleben

I can't go on — ich kann nicht mehr

go on for weeks — etc. Wochen usw. dauern

this has been going on for months — das geht schon seit Monaten so

go on to say — etc. fortfahren und sagen usw.

go on and on — kein Ende nehmen wollen

go on [and on] — (coll.): (chatter) reden und reden

go on about somebody/something — (coll.) (talk) stundenlang von jemandem/etwas erzählen; (complain) sich ständig über jemanden/etwas beklagen

go on at somebody — (coll.) auf jemandem herumhacken (ugs.)

3) (elapse) [Zeit:] vergehen

as time/the years went on — im Laufe der Zeit/Jahre

4) (happen) passieren; vor sich gehen

there's more going on in the big cities — in den großen Städten ist mehr los

what's going on? — was geht vor?; was ist los?

5)

be going on [for]... — (be nearly) fast... sein

he is going on [for] ninety — er geht auf die Neunzig zu

it is going on [for] ten o'clock — es geht auf 10 Uhr zu

6) (behave) sich benehmen; sich aufführen

7) [Kleidung:] passen

my dress wouldn't go on — ich kam nicht in mein Kleid rein (ugs.)

8) (Theatre) auftreten

9) [Licht:] angehen; [Strom, Wasser:] kommen

go on again — [Strom, Gas, Wasser:] wiederkommen

10)

go on! — (proceed) los, mach schon! (ugs.); (resume) fahren Sie fort!; (coll.): (stop talking nonsense) ach, geh od. komm! (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (ride on) fahren mit

go on the Big Dipper — Achterbahn fahren

2) (continue)

go on working/talking — etc. weiterarbeiten/-reden usw.

go on trying — es weiter[hin] versuchen

3) (coll.): (be guided by) sich stützen auf (+ Akk.)

4) (begin to receive) bekommen, erhalten [Arbeitslosengeld, Sozialfürsorge]; see also dole 1.

5) (start to take) nehmen [Medikament, Drogen]

go on a diet — eine Abmagerungs- od. Schlankheitskur machen

6) (coll.): (like) see much 3. 4). See also go 1. 1), 2), 22)

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v.

angehen v.

weiterfahren v.

weitergehen v.

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