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I'm younger than she is

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1 she\ is\ younger\ than\ me

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English-Hungarian dictionary > she\ is\ younger\ than\ me
2 she

she [∫i:]

1. personal pronoun

a. elle ; (boat) il

• she has come elle est venue

• here she is la voici

• she is a doctor elle est médecin

• SHE didn't do it ce n'est pas elle qui l'a fait

• I'm younger than she is je suis plus jeune qu'elle

b. (+ relative pronoun) celle

• she who can... celle qui peut...

2. noun

• it's a she (inf) [animal] c'est une femelle ; [baby] c'est une fille

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Note: she is translated by elle: she closed the door = elle a fermé la porte. For particular usages, see the entry below
[ʃiː] 1.
pronoun elle

she's not at home — elle n'est pas chez elle

here she is — la voici

there she is — la voilà

she didn't take it — ce n'est pas elle qui l'a pris

he lives in Dublin but she doesn't — il habite Dublin mais elle non

she's a genius — c'est un génie

she who — celle qui

she who must be obeyed — hum la patronne hum

she and I — elle et moi

she's a lovely boat — c'est un beau bateau
2.
noun

it's a she — (colloq) ( of baby) c'est une fille; ( of animal) c'est une femelle

English-French dictionary > she
3 than

[ðən, stressed ðæn] conjunction

1) (in comparison) als

I know you better than [I do] him — ich kenne dich besser als ihn

I know you better than he [does] — ich kenne dich besser als er

you are taller than he is or than him — du bist größer als er

2) (introducing statement of difference) als

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[ðən, ðæn]
conjunction, preposition

(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) als

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than

[ðæn, ð^ən]

I. conj

1. after superl (in comparison to) als

you always walk faster \than I do du gehst immer schneller als ich

she said more \than was advisable sie sagte mehr, als ratsam war

2. (instead of)

rather \than sth anstatt etw dat

I'd die, rather \than have such an experience lieber würde ich sterben, als so etwas zu erleben

II. prep

1. after superl (in comparison to) als

he's bigger \than me er ist größer als ich

their car is bigger \than mine ihr Auto ist größer als meines

you're earlier \than usual du bist früher dran als sonst

she invited more \than 30 people sie lud mehr als 30 Leute ein

2. (besides)

other \than sb/sth außer jdm/etw

tell no one other \than your mother erzähle es niemandem außer deiner Mutter

other \than that... abgesehen davon..., ansonsten...

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[ðn] (weak form) [ðən]
conj
als
I'd rather do anything than that — das wäre das Letzte, was ich tun wollte

no sooner had I sat down than he began to talk — kaum hatte ich mich hingesetzt, als er auch schon anfing zu reden

who better to help us than he? — wer könnte uns besser helfen als er?

See:

→ more, other

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than [ðən; ðæn] konj (nach einem Komparativ) als:

she’s younger than he is;

she would rather lie than admit it lieber log sie, als es zuzugeben;

more than was necessary mehr als nötig;

none other than you niemand anders als Sie

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[ðən, stressed ðæn] conjunction

1) (in comparison) als

I know you better than [I do] him — ich kenne dich besser als ihn

I know you better than he [does] — ich kenne dich besser als er

you are taller than he is or than him — du bist größer als er

2) (introducing statement of difference) als

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adv.

als adv.

English-german dictionary > than
4 she is not older than her sister, if anything she is younger

Общая лексика: она не старше своей сестры, а, по всей вероятности, моложе

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > she is not older than her sister, if anything she is younger
5 rajeunir

rajeunir [ʀaʒœniʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. transitive verb

a. rajeunir qn [cure] to rejuvenate sb ; [repos, expérience] to make sb feel younger ; [soins de beauté, vêtement] to make sb look younger

b. [+ institution, installation, mobilier] to modernize ; [+ manuel, image de marque] to update ; [+ personnel, entreprise] to bring new blood into

• ils cherchent à rajeunir leur clientèle/public they're trying to attract younger customers/a younger audience

2. intransitive verb

[personne] ( = se sentir plus jeune) to feel younger ; ( = paraître plus jeune) to look younger ; [institution, quartier] ( = se moderniser) to be modernized ; ( = avec des gens plus jeunes) to have a younger feel

• notre public rajeunit our audience is getting younger

3. reflexive verb

► se rajeunir ( = se prétendre moins âgé) to make o.s. younger than one is ; ( = se faire paraître moins âgé) to make o.s. look younger

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ʀaʒœniʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( physiquement) to make [somebody] look younger; ( moralement) to make [somebody] feel younger

sa coiffure la rajeunit de cinq ans — that hairstyle makes her look five years younger ou takes five years off her

2) ( attribuer un âge moindre à)

rajeunir quelqu'un — to make somebody out to be younger

votre fils a 25 ans! cela ne nous rajeunit pas — your son is 25! we're not getting any younger

3) ( rendre plus moderne) to give a new look to, to brighten up [bâtiment, fauteuil]; to modernize [secteur économique, organisation, équipement]; to update, to bring [something] up to date [livre, guide, règlement]

4) ( abaisser la moyenne d'âge) to bring ou inject new blood into [parti, profession]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( physiquement) [personne] to look younger

2) ( moralement) [personne] to feel younger

3.

se rajeunir verbe pronominal

1) ( essayer de paraître plus jeune) to make oneself look younger

2) ( se dire plus jeune) to make oneself out to be younger (than one is)

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ʀaʒœniʀ
1. vt

1) [coiffure, robe]

rajeunir qn — to make sb look younger, [cure] to rejuvenate sb

2) fig, [image, lieu] to brighten up

3) (= moderniser) [équipe] to inject new blood into

2. vi

1) (= paraître plus jeune) to look younger, (= se sentir plus jeune) to feel younger

2) [entreprise, quartier] to be modernized

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rajeunir verb table: finir

A vtr

1 ( physiquement) to make [sb] look younger; ( moralement) to make [sb] feel younger; cette cure en montagne m'a rajeuni de dix ans my health cure in the mountains has made me feel ten years younger; sa nouvelle coiffure la rajeunit d'au moins cinq ans her new hairstyle makes her look at least five years younger ou takes at least five years off her;

2 ( attribuer un âge moindre à) rajeunir qn to make sb out to be younger; les journaux l'ont rajeuni de cinq ans the papers have made him out to be five years younger (than he is); 40 ans! vous me rajeunissez, c'est gentil! 40! you're giving me the benefit of a few years, that's nice of you!; déjà grand-père! cela ne me rajeunit pas! a grandfather already! it doesn't make me feel any younger; votre fils a déjà 25 ans! cela ne nous rajeunit pas your son is 25! we're not getting any younger;

3 ( rendre plus moderne) to give a new look to, to brighten up [bâtiment, fauteuil]; to modernize [secteur économique, organisation]; to update, to modernize [installation, équipement]; to update, to bring [sth] up to date [livre, guide, règlement];

4 ( abaisser la moyenne d'âge) to bring ou inject new blood into [parti, corps de métier]; to bring down the average age of [population].

B vi

1 ( moralement) [personne] to feel younger;

2 ( physiquement) [personne] to look younger;

3 ( redevenir plus gai) [quartier] to become a lot livelier;

4 ( retrouver l'éclat du neuf) [meuble, matière] to look as good as new.

C se rajeunir vpr

1 ( essayer de paraître plus jeune) to make oneself look younger;

2 ( se dire plus jeune) to make oneself out to be younger (than one is).

[raʒɶnir] verbe intransitif

1. [redevenir jeune] to grow young again

elle voudrait rajeunir she'd like to be younger

2. [paraître plus jeune] to look ou to seem younger

elle rajeunit de jour en jour, on dirait! she seems to get younger every day!

3. [retrouver de l'éclat - façade] to look like new

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[raʒɶnir] verbe transitif

1. [rendre jeune]

rajeunir quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to rejuvenate somebody, to make somebody younger

b. (figuré) to make somebody look younger

rajeunir le personnel d'une société to bring new blood into a company

2. [attribuer un âge moins avancé à]

très aimable à vous, mais vous me rajeunissez! that's very kind of you but you're making me younger than I am!

vous me rajeunissez de cinq ans I'm five years older than you said

3. [faire se sentir plus jeune]

ça me rajeunit! it makes me feel younger!

ça ne nous rajeunit pas! it makes you realize how old we are!, it makes you feel your age!

4. [moderniser - mobilier, équipement] to modernize

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se rajeunir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [se faire paraître plus jeune] to make oneself look younger

2. [se dire plus jeune] to lie about one's age

elle se rajeunit de cinq ans/d'au moins cinq ans she claims to be five years younger/at least five years younger than she really is

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rajeunir
6 elle

elle [εl]

feminine personal pronoun

   a. (sujet) ( = personne, animal femelle) she ; ( = chose ; animal ou bébé dont on ignore le sexe) it

• elle est journaliste she is a journalist

• prends cette chaise, elle est plus confortable have this chair - it's more comfortable

• je me méfie de sa chienne, elle mord I don't trust his dog - she bites

• elle, elle n'aurait jamais fait ça she would never have done that

• c'est elle qui me l'a dit she was the one who told me

• ta tante, elle n'est pas très aimable ! your aunt isn't very nice!

► elles (sujet) they

• il est venu mais pas elles he came but they didn't

   b. (objet) ( = personne, animal femelle) her ; ( = chose ; animal ou bébé dont on ignore le sexe) it

• c'est elle que j'avais invitée it was her I had invited

• c'est à elle que je veux parler it's her I want to speak to

• je les ai bien vus, elle et lui I definitely saw both of them

• ce poème n'est pas d'elle this poem is not by her

• il veut une photo d'elle he wants a photo of her

• ce livre est à elle this book belongs to her

• c'est à elle de décider it's up to her to decide

• un ami à elle a friend of hers

• ses enfants à elle her children

• elle a une maison à elle she has a house of her own

• elle ne pense qu'à elle she only thinks of herself

► elles (objet) them

• ces livres sont à elles these books belong to them

   c. (comparaisons) her

• il est plus grand qu'elle he is taller than she is or than her

• je le connais aussi bien qu'elle (aussi bien que je la connais) I know him as well as I know her ; (aussi bien qu'elle le connaît) I know him as well as she does

• ne faites pas comme elles don't do the same as them

   d. (questions) Alice est-elle rentrée ? is Alice back?

• sa lettre est-elle arrivée ? has his letter come?

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ɛl
pronom personnel féminin

1) ( sujet) (personne, animal familier) she; (objet, concept, pays, animal) it

elles — they

ta mère est-elle arrivée? — has your mother arrived?

j'aime le jazz, elle aussi — I like jazz, so does she

elle qui aime tant le ballet, quel dommage qu'elle ne soit pas là — she loves ballet so much, it's a pity she isn't here

est-ce elle qui a bu le vin? — was she the one who drank the wine?

ses collègues et elle étaient enchantés — she and her colleagues were delighted

elle, elle ne dit rien — she never says a word

‘je n'aime pas ça!’ - ‘elle non plus’ — ‘I don't like that!’ - ‘she doesn't either’

la pie vole tout ce qu'elle trouve — the magpie steals everything it finds

l'heure a-t-elle sonné? — has the clock struck the hour?

le Portugal a signé, l'Espagne, elle, n'a pas encore donné son accord — Portugal has signed while Spain has not yet agreed

2) ( dans une comparaison) her

je suis plus jeune qu'elle — I'm younger than she is ou than her

je les vois plus souvent qu'elle — ( qu'elle ne les voit) I see them more often than she does; ( que je ne la vois) I see them more often than her

3) ( après une préposition) (personne, animal familier) her; (objet, animal) it

à cause d'elle — because of her

pour elle, c'est un fou — she thinks he's mad

je ne pense plus à elle — I don't think about her any more

à elle — ( dans une séquence) it's her turn

c'est à elle de choisir — ( son tour) it's her turn to choose; ( sa responsabilité) it's up to her to choose; ( marquant la possession)

des amis à elle — friends of hers

elle n'a pas de coin à elle dans la maison — she doesn't have a room of her own in the house

le bol bleu est à elle — the blue bowl is hers

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ɛl pron
1) (sujet) (= personne) she

Elle est institutrice. — She's a primary school teacher.

2) (sujet) (= chose) it

Prends cette chaise: elle est plus confortable. — Take this chair: it's more comfortable.

3) (complément) (= personne) her

Vous pouvez avoir confiance en elle. — You can trust her.

4) (complément) (chose) it

Brûler la chaise? Elle est trop belle. — Burn that chair? But it's too nice!

5) (emphatique)

c'est elle qui... — SHE..., she's the one who...

C'est elle qui me l'a dit. — SHE told me., She's the one who told me.

Elle, elle est toujours en retard! — Oh, SHE's always late!

6) (pluriel)

elles (sujet) — they, (complément) them

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elle pron pers f

1 ( sujet) (personne, animal familier) she; (objet, concept, animal) it; elles they; elle a épousé mon frère she married my brother; elle a deux enfants she's got two children; elle est ingénieur she's an engineer; laisse entrer la chatte, elle miaule let the cat in, she's miaowing; elles sont toutes pareilles they are all the same; ta mère est-elle arrivée? has your mother arrived?; j'aime le jazz, elle aussi I like jazz, so does she; elle qui aime tant le ballet, quel dommage qu'elle ne soit pas là she loves ballet so much, it's a pity she isn't here; c'est elles ( à la porte) they're here; est-ce elle qui a renversé du vin? was she the one who spilled the wine?, was it her that spilled the wine?; ses collègues et elle étaient enchantés she and her colleagues were delighted; elle, elle ne dit rien she never says a word, she doesn't say anything; ‘je n'aime pas ça!’-‘elle non plus’ ‘I don't like that!’-‘she doesn't either’, ‘neither does she’; ta suggestion est excellente, elle va beaucoup nous aider your suggestion is excellent, it will help us a lot; la maison est superbe mais elle est un peu isolée the house is superb but it's a bit isolated; j'ai vu une lionne, elle était avec ses petits I saw a lioness, she was with her cubs; ne prends pas cette assiette, elle est ébréchée don't take that plate, it's chipped; ton idée? elle est excellente your idea? it's excellent; la pie vole tout ce qu'elle trouve the magpie steals everything it finds; l'heure a-t-elle sonné? has the clock struck the hour?; l'Allemagne a annoncé qu'elle participerait à la réunion Germany announced that it would be taking part in the meeting; le Portugal a signé, l'Espagne, elle, n'a pas encore donné son accord Portugal has signed while Spain has not yet agreed;

2 ( dans une comparaison) her; il travaille plus qu'elle he works more than she does ou than her; je suis plus jeune qu'elle I'm younger than she is ou than her; je les vois plus souvent qu'elle ( qu'elle ne les voit) I see them more often than she does; ( que je ne la vois) I see them more often than her;

3 ( après une préposition) (personne, animal familier) her; ( animal) it; à cause d'/autour d'/après elle because of/around/after her; un cadeau pour elle a present for her; pour elle, c'est un fou she thinks he's mad, in her eyes he's mad; je ne pense plus à elle I don't think about her any more; sans elle je n'aurais pas survécu I wouldn't have survived without her; à elle ( dans une séquence) it's her turn; c'est à elle de choisir ( son tour) it's her turn to choose; ( sa responsabilité) it's up to her to choose; des amis à elle friends of hers; elle n'a pas de coin à elle dans la maison she doesn't have a room of her own in the house; à elle, tu as raconté une histoire très différente you have told her a completely different story; le bol bleu est à elle the blue bowl is hers.

[ɛl] ( pluriel elles) pronom personnel féminin

1. [sujet d'un verbe - personne] she ; [ - animal, chose] it ; [ - animal de compagnie] she

elles they

2. [emphatique - dans une interrogation]

ta mère est-elle rentrée? has your mother come back?

3. [emphatique - avec 'qui' et 'que']

c'est elle qui me l'a dit she's the one who told me, it was she who told me

4. [complément - personne] her ; [ - animal, chose] it ; [ - animal de compagnie] her

dites-le-lui à elle tell it to her, tell her it

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > elle
7 lei

pron f sg soggetto she

oggetto, con preposizione her

lei stessa herself

also Lei you

dare del lei a qualcuno address s.o. as 'lei'

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lei pron.pers.f. 3^a pers.sing.

1 (compl. ogg. e ind. di ella) her: hanno scelto lei al mio posto, they chose her in my place; scriverò a lei direttamente, I'll write to her directly; è partito con lei, he left with her; l'ho fatto per lei, I did it for her; chiedilo a lei, ask her // il padre di lei, il di lei padre, her father

2 (con funzione di sogg.) she: le ho scritto, ma lei non mi ha risposto, I wrote to her, but she didn't reply; lo dice lei, she says so; mentre lei parlava, tutti tacevano, while she was speaking, everyone was silent; lei arrivò puntuale, lui in ritardo, she was on time, he was late; ha risposto lei al telefono?, did she answer the phone?; era presente anche lei, she was there too; lo saprà lei quanto guadagna suo marito, she'll know how much her husband earns; la penso esattamente come lei, I think exactly the same as she does // beata lei!, lucky her! // partita lei, le cose cambiarono, once she'd left, things changed

3 (con uso rafforzativo o enfatico): lei, tenere un segreto?, her, keep a secret?; ''Ha superato brillantemente la prova'' ''Lei, così emotiva?'', ''She passed the test brilliantly'' ''What, with her nerves?''; ''Lui non ha detto una parola'' ''Nemmeno lei'', ''He didn't say a word'' ''Neither did she'' // lei stessa, proprio lei, she... herself (o she herself): l'ha confessato lei stessa, she admitted so herself; ''é la famosa rock-star?'' ''Sì, proprio lei'', ''Is it the famous rock star?'' ''Yes, that's right'' (o ''Yes, the girl herself'')

4 (con funzione predicativa) she, her: ''Chi è?'' ''é lei'', ''Who is it?'' ''It's her''; è stata lei che me l'ha chiesto, è stata lei a chiedermelo, it was she who asked me (o she was the one to ask me) // se fossi (in) lei, if I were her // da quando ha perso il marito, non è più lei, she hasn't been the same since she lost her husband // è tutta lei, (di ritratto) it's just like her (o it's the spitting image of her)

5 (sogg. e compl.) (formula di cortesia) you (usato anche al maschile): faccia lei, you decide; mi dica lei che cosa le devo, tell me what I owe you; saremo da lei alle otto, we'll be with you at eight o'clock // Egregio Signore, ci rivolgiamo a Lei per..., (form.) Dear Sir, we are writing to You to... // Usato anche come s.m.: dare, darsi del lei, not to be on first-name terms: vi date ancora del lei?, aren't you on first-name terms yet?

◆ s.f. (fam.) (ragazza) girlfriend; (fidanzata) fiancée: è uscito con la sua lei, he's gone out with his girlfriend // non ha ancora trovato la sua lei, he hasn't met (his) Miss Right yet.

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I ['lɛi]
1. pron pers f

1) (complemento: dopo prep, con valore enfatico) her

sono venuto con lei — I came with her

dimmi qualcosa di lei — tell me something about her

senza di lei — without her

se non fosse per lei — if it were not for her

hanno accusato lei, non me — they accused her, not me

chiedilo a lei — ask her

lei qui non la voglio — I don't want her here

2) (sogg : al posto di 'ella', con valore enfatico) she

lei è meglio di te — she is better than you

prendetela, è lei — catch her, she's the one

è lei, apri la porta — it's her, open the door

è stata lei a dirmelo — she told me herself, it was she who told me

ha ragione lei, non tu — she's right, not you

viene anche lei? — is she coming too?

neanche lei ha tutti i torti — even she isn't completely in the wrong

non lo sapeva nemmeno lei — she didn't even know it herself

3) (nelle comparazioni), (sogg) she, her, (complemento) her

ne so quanto lei — I know as much as she does, I know as much as her

2. sf inv

scherz

la mia lei — my beloved
II ['lɛi]
1. pron pers (forma di cortesia)

Lei

1) you

lei per cortesia venga con noi — be so good as to come with us

senza di lei — without you

riconosco lei senz'altro — I certainly recognize you

posso venire con lei? — may I come with you?

2) (nelle comparazioni) you

farò come lei — I'll do the same as you (do)

2. sm

dare del lei a qn — to address sb as 'lei'
Cultural note: lei The third person singular pronoun lei is used when speaking to adults with whom you do not have a close relationship as a sign of respect. In some parts of southern Italy, "voi" is still used as a respectful form of address. "Tu" is used when speaking to friends, relatives and children.
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[lɛi] 1.
pronome personale femminile

1) (soggetto) she (in inglese va sempre espresso)

lei e i suoi amici erano lì — she and her friends were there

2) (complemento oggetto) her

conosco lei ma non lui — I know her, not him

3) (preceduto da preposizione)

non penso più a lei — I don't think about her any more

un regalo per lei — a present for her

sono più giovane di lei — I'm younger than she (is) o than her

degli amici di lei — friends of hers
2.
pronome personale maschile e sostantivo femminile (forma di cortesia) you

lei è troppo buono — you are too kind

dopo di lei! — after you!
3.
sostantivo maschile

l'uso del lei — the use of the "lei" form

dare del lei — to use the polite form

dare del lei a qcn. — to address sb. using the "lei" form

darsi del lei — to address one another using the "lei" form

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lei

/lεi/

v. la nota della voce io.

I pron.pers.f.

1 (soggetto) she (in inglese va sempre espresso); lei e i suoi amici erano lì she and her friends were there

2 (complemento oggetto) her; conosco lei ma non lui I know her, not him

3 (preceduto da preposizione) non penso più a lei I don't think about her any more; un regalo per lei a present for her; sono più giovane di lei I'm younger than she (is) o than her; degli amici di lei friends of hers

II pron.pers.m. e f.

(forma di cortesia) you; lei è troppo buono you are too kind; dopo di lei! after you!

III sostantivo m.

l'uso del lei the use of the "lei" form; dare del lei to use the polite form; dare del lei a qcn. to address sb. using the "lei" form; darsi del lei to address one another using the "lei" form.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > lei
8 representar

v.

1 to represent.

este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper

Ellos representan campiñas They depict fields.

María representa a la madrastra Mary plays the part of the stepmom.

Esto representa lo malo This represents the bad.

2 to represent (actuar en nombre de alguien).

representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists

3 to look.

representa unos 40 años she looks about 40

4 to mean.

representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption

representa mucho para él it means a lot to him

5 to perform (Teatro) (función).

6 to act out, to represent, to act.

Ella representó bien esa escena She acted the scene out very well.

7 to act in someone's representation, to represent, to act in behalf of, to act in representation of.

María representa a Ricardo Mary acts in John's representation.

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representar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to represent

■ esto representa un árbol this represents a tree

■ esta redacción representa varias horas de trabajo this composition represents several hours of work

2 (símbolo) to represent, stand for

■ una paloma representa la paz a dove stands for peace

3 TEATRO (obra) to perform; (papel) to play (the part of)

4 (aparentar) to appear to be, look

■ representa veinte años she looks twenty

5 (importar) to mean

■ la música representaba mucho para él music meant a lot to him

► verbo pronominal representarse

1 (imaginarse) to imagine, picture

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verb

1) to represent

2) perform

3) portray

•

- representarse

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1. VT

1) (=actuar en nombre de) [+ país, votantes] to represent; [+ cliente, acusado] to act for, represent

la cantante que representará a España en el festival — the singer who will represent Spain at the festival

el príncipe representó al rey en la ceremonia — the prince attended the ceremony on behalf of the king o representing the king

2) (=simbolizar) to symbolize, represent

Don Quijote representa el idealismo — Don Quixote symbolizes o represents idealism

cuando éramos pequeños nuestros padres representaban el modelo a seguir — when we were small our parents were our role models

3) (=reproducir) to depict

este grabado representa a la amada del pintor — this engraving depicts the painter's lover

nuevas formas de representar el mundo — new ways of representing o portraying o depicting the world

esta columna del gráfico representa los síes — this column of the graph shows o represents those in favour

4) (=equivaler a) [+ porcentaje, mejora, peligro] to represent; [+ amenaza] to pose, represent

obtuvieron unos beneficios de 1,7 billones, lo que representa un incremento del 28% sobre el año pasado — they made profits of 1.7 billion, which represents an increase of 28% on last year

los bantúes representan el 70% de los habitantes de Suráfrica — the Bantu account for o represent 70% of the inhabitants of South Africa

la ofensiva de ayer representa una violación de la tregua — yesterday's offensive constitutes a violation of the truce

no sabes lo mucho que representa este trabajo para él — you don't know how much this job means to him

5) (=requerir) [+ trabajo, esfuerzo, sacrificio] to involve

representa mucho esfuerzo — it involves a great deal of effort

6) (Teat) [+ obra] to perform; [+ papel] to play

el teatro donde se representa la obra — the theatre where the play is being performed

en esta película represento el papel de un abogado — in this film I play the part of a lawyer

¿quién va a representar el papel que tenía antes la URSS? — who's going to play the part o role previously played by the USSR?

7) (=aparentar) [+ edad] to look

no representa los años que tiene — she doesn't look her age

representa unos 55 años — he looks about 55

8) (=hacer imaginar) to point out

nos representó las dificultades con que nos podíamos encontrar — she pointed out the difficulties we might come up against

2.

See:

representarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/organización/país> to represent

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

2) < obra> to perform, put on

representó el papel de Cleopatra — she played (the part of) Cleopatra

3) ( aparentar) to look

no representa su edad — he doesn't look his age

4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize

5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict

6) (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase

para él no representa ningún sacrificio — it's no sacrifice for him

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
2.
representarse v pron to picture, imagine

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= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.

Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

Ex. The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).

Ex. Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

Ex. Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.

Ex. A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.

Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex. MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.

Ex. The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex. Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex. The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.

Ex. The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.

Ex. This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex. The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.

Ex. This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.

Ex. Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.

Ex. For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.

Ex. Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

Ex. The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex. In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex. It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex. The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

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* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* imposible de representar = unmappable.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* representar a = act for.

* representar con una gráfica = graph.

* representar en exceso = overrepresent.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* representar gráficamente = map.

* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.

* volver a representar = remap.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/organización/país> to represent

hacerse representar por alguien — to send a representative o proxy

2) < obra> to perform, put on

representó el papel de Cleopatra — she played (the part of) Cleopatra

3) ( aparentar) to look

no representa su edad — he doesn't look his age

4) ( simbolizar) to symbolize

5) ( reproducir) dibujo/fotografía/escena to show, depict; obra/novela to portray, depict

6) (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% — this represents a 5% increase

para él no representa ningún sacrificio — it's no sacrifice for him

eso representaría tres días de trabajo — that would mean o involve three days' work
2.
representarse v pron to picture, imagine

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= account for, act out, become + cast, depict, depict, embody, package, represent, stage, stand for, render, portray, symbolise [symbolize, -USA], enact, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], plot, chart, map, incarnate, stand as, betoken, picture, construct, encapsulate.

Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

Ex: The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).

Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.

Ex: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.

Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.

Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex: MARC stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.

Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex: The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.

Ex: The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.

Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex: The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.

Ex: This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.

Ex: Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.

Ex: For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.

Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

Ex: In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex: The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* imposible de representar = unmappable.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* representar a = act for.

* representar con una gráfica = graph.

* representar en exceso = overrepresent.

* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].

* representar gráficamente = map.

* representar insuficientemente = underrepresent [under-represent].

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* representar mal = misrepresent.

* representar una idea = dramatise + idea.

* representar una obra = put on + performance, put on + play.

* representar un peligro = pose + danger.

* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.

* volver a representar = remap.

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representar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹persona/organización/país› to represent

no estaba representado por un abogado he was not represented by a lawyer

representó a Suecia en los campeonatos he represented Sweden in the championships, he played ( o swam etc) for Sweden in the championships

los que no puedan asistir deben hacerse representar por alguien those who cannot attend should send a representative o proxy

B ‹obra› to perform, put on; ‹papel› to play

representó el papel de Cleopatra she played Cleopatra o the part of Cleopatra

C (aparentar) to look

no representa la edad que tiene he doesn't look the age he is

representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty

no representa lo que costó it doesn't look as expensive as it was

D (simbolizar) to symbolize

la paloma representa la paz the dove symbolizes o is a symbol of peace

E (reproducir) «dibujo/fotografía» to show, depict

la medalla representa a la Virgen the medallion depicts the Virgin Mary

la escena representa una calle de los arrabales the scene shows o depicts a street in the poor quarters

la obra representa fielmente la sociedad de fines de siglo the play accurately portrays society at the turn of the century

F (equivaler a, significar) to represent

esto representa un aumento del 5% con respecto al año pasado this represents a 5% increase on last year

para él no representa ningún sacrificio it's no sacrifice for him

nos representa un gasto inesperado it means o involves an unexpected expense

introducir la modificación representaría tres días de trabajo introducing the modification would mean o involve three days' work

■ representarse

v pron

to picture

¿te lo puedes representar sin barba? can you picture o imagine him without a beard?

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representar ( conjugate representar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/organización/país› to represent
2 ‹ obra› to perform, put on;
‹ papel› to play
3 ( aparentar) to look;
◊ no representa su edad he doesn't look his age

4 ( simbolizar) to represent, symbolize
5 ( reproducir) [dibujo/fotografía/escena] to show, depict;
[obra/novela] to portray, depict
6 (equivaler a, significar) to represent;
◊ esto representa un aumento del 5% this represents a 5% increase;

eso representaría tres días de trabajo that would mean o involve three days' work
representar verbo transitivo
1 (un símbolo) to symbolize, represent: la paloma representa la paz, the dove stands for peace
2 (un cuadro, fotografía, ilustración) to depict: el cuadro representa una escena de caza, the painting depicts a hunting scene
3 (un ejemplo o modelo) to represent
4 (a una persona, un país, una institución) to represent
5 (una edad) to look: no representa la edad que tiene, she doesn't look her age
6 (en la imaginación) to imagine
7 (en valor, importancia) to mean, represent: su ascenso representó una gran alegría, I/he/she, etc. was overjoyed by his promotion
ese chico no representa nada para mí, that guy means nothing to me
8 Teat (una obra) to perform
(un papel) to play: mi amigo representa al emperador Augusto, my friend plays Emperor Augustus
' representar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparentar
- constituir
- hacer
- jugar
- vida
- significar
English:
act
- act out
- depict
- deputize
- do
- enact
- nation
- perform
- picture
- play
- portray
- represent
- role-play
- speak for
- stage
- stand for
- pose

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representar vt

1. [simbolizar, ejemplificar] to represent;

este cuadro representa la Última Cena this painting depicts the Last Supper;

la coma representa los decimales the comma indicates decimal places;

Dalí representa perfectamente el surrealismo Dali is the ultimate surrealist painter

2. [actuar en nombre de] to represent;

el delegado sindical representaba a sus compañeros the shop steward represented his fellow workers;

ha participado en dos festivales representando a su país she has represented her country at two festivals;

representa a varios artistas she acts as an agent for several artists

3. [aparentar] to look;

representa unos cuarenta años she looks about forty;

representa muchos menos años de los que tiene she looks a lot younger than she is

4. [significar] to mean;

representa el 50 por ciento del consumo interno it accounts for 50 percent of domestic consumption;

diez millones no representan nada para él ten million is nothing to him;

representa mucho para él it means a lot to him

5. Teatro [función] to perform;
[papel] to play
6. Com to represent

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representar

v/t

1 ( simbolizar) represent

2 obra put on, perform; papel play

3 ( aparentar)

:

representar menos años look younger

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representar vt

1) : to represent, to act for

2) : to perform

3) : to look, to appear as

4) : to symbolize, to stand for

5) : to signify, to mean

♦ See also the reflexive verb representarse

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representar vb

1. (un papel) to play

representaba el papel de Julieta she played the role of Juliet

2. (una obra) to perform

la compañía representará "Yerma" the company will perform "Yerma"

3. (simbolizar) to represent

la paloma representa la paz the dove represents peace

4. (actuar en nombre de otro) to represent

los abogados representan a sus clientes lawyers represent their clients

5. (aparentar) to look

tu padre representa unos 40 años your father looks about 40 years old

Spanish-English dictionary > representar
9 намалявам

1. намалея decrease, diminish, grow/become smaller, lessen, contract, be on the decrease; dwindle

(за болка, сили, вятър) abate

(за вода-на река, езеро) lower, sink

(след наводнение) subside

(за луна) wane, be on the wane

(за приходи, посещение и пр.) drop away

(за интерес) wane, languish

(за дъжд) let up, diminish

(за вятър) go down

(за температура) go down

(за умора) drop away

(за аудитория) drop off, fall off, drop away

(за клиенти) drop off

(за производство, търсене, популярност, абонати) fall off

(за дните есен) become/grow shorter, draw in

реките са намалели от лятната жега summer has shrunk the streams

провизиите ни са много намалели we are running out/short of provisions

раждаемостта е намаляла много the birth rate is very much down

производството на ориз е намаляло rice production is down

продажбата на книги намаля book sales dropped

населението намаля от войната и болестите war and disease thinned down the population

клиентелата на лекаря намаля the doctor's practice has dropped off

2. намаля decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce; modify

(изисквания) reduce

(напрежение) ease, lessen, reduce

ел. kill

(разходи) cut down. put down, pare away, pare down, draw in

(цени) cut, reduce, lower

(радио) tone down

(надници, заплати) cut down, put down, whittle down

(светлина) dim

(фитил на лампа) turn down

(храна-за отслабване и пр.) cut down on

(вина и пр.) palliate, extenuate

(болка) abate, alleviate

намалявам скоростта slow down, ease up

намалявам хода/крачката slacken up, ease up

намалявам теглото си lose weight, get o.'s weight down

намалявам фаровете (на автомобил) dip the headlights

ще трябва да намаля разходите си I'll have to draw in my expenditure, I'll have to draw in, I'll have to pull in

намалявам работното време shorten working hours

намалени цени reduced prices

магазин с намалени цени a discount shop/store

тя си намалява годините she makes herself out younger than she is

той започна да намалява посещенията си he began to drop off in his visits

това намалява удоволствието ми that takes the edge off my enjoyment

съдията намали присъдата му от десет на пет години the judge commuted his sentence from ten years to five

той искаше 20 лири, но после намали на 10 he wanted J 20, but then knocked his price down to J 10

(понеже аз го накарах) at first he asked J 20, but I beat him down to J 10

3. намалявам косата на някого trim s.o.'s hair, take s.o.'s hair off

намалете косата ми малко (повече) отгоре/отстрани take a bit (more) off the top/sides

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намаля̀вам,

гл. decrease, diminish, grow/become smaller, lessen, contract, be on the decrease; dwindle; (за болка, сили, вятър) abate, let up, ease off; (за вода на река, езеро) lower, sink; ( след наводнение) subside; (за луна) wane, be on the wane; (за приходи, посещение и пр.) drop away; (за интерес) wane, languish; (за дъжд) let up, diminish; (за вятър) go down; (за температура) go down; (за умора) drop away; (за аудитория) drop off, fall off, drop away; (за клиенти) drop off; (за производство, търсене, популярност, абонати) fall off; (за дните есен) become/grow shorter, draw in; (за цени, опасност и пр.) recede; населението намаля от войната и болестите war and disease thinned down the population; провизиите ни са много намалели we are running out/short of provisions; продажбата на книги намаля book sales dropped; производството на ориз е намаляло rice production is down; раждаемостта е намаляла много the birth rate is very much down; разстоянието между бегачите намалява the distance between the runners is closing; реките са намалели от лятната жега summer has shrunk the streams.

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гл. decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce; modify; downsize; ( изисквания) reduce; ( напрежение) ease, lessen, reduce; ел. kill; ( разходи) cut down, put down, pare away, pare down, curb, draw in; ( цени) cut, reduce, lower, knock off; ( радио) turn/tone down; ( надници, заплати) cut down, put down, whittle down; ( светлина) dim; ( фитил на лампа) turn down; ( храна за отслабване и пр.) cut down on; ( вина и пр.) palliate, extenuate; ( болка) ease, relieve, abate, alleviate; магазин с намалени цени a discount shop/store; \намалявам загубите mitigate the loss; \намалявам косата на някого trim s.o.’s hair, take s.o.’s hair off; \намалявам работното време shorten working hours; \намалявам скоростта slow down, ease up; \намалявам теглото си lose weight, get o.’s weight down; \намалявам фаровете (на автомобил) dip the headlights; \намалявам хода/крачката slacken up, ease up; съдията намали присъдата му от десет на пет години the judge commuted his sentence from ten years to five; това намалява удоволствието ми that takes the edge off my enjoyment; той започна да намалява посещенията си he began to drop off in his visits; той искаше 50 лири, но после намали на 45 he wanted 50 pounds, but then knocked his price down to 45, ( понеже аз го накарах) at first he asked 50 pounds but I beat him down to 45; тя намалява годините си she makes herself out younger than she is.

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mark down (цената); аbate (за болка, сили, вятър); abridge; curtail; decrease; detract{di'trEkt}; diminish; ease down; extenuate; limit{'limit}; lower; minify; minimize; ooze{u;z}; palliate; rebate{ri'beit}; reduce; slacken{'slEkn}; slash (данъци); wane

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1. (болка) abate, alleviate 2. (вина и пр.) palliate, extenuate 3. (за аудитория) drop off, fall off, drop away 4. (за болка, сили, вятър) abate 5. (за вода - на река, езеро) lower, sink 6. (за вятър) go down 7. (за дните есен) become/grow shorter, draw in 8. (за дъжд) let up, diminish 9. (за интерес) wane, languish 10. (за клиенти) drop off 11. (за луна) wane, be on the wane 12. (за приходи, посещение и пр.) drop away 13. (за производство, търсене, nonyлярност, абонати) fall off 14. (за температура) go down 15. (за умора) drop away 16. (изисквания) reduce 17. (надници, заплати) cut down, put down, whittle down 18. (напрежение) ease, lessen, reduce 19. (радио) tone down 20. (разходи) cut down. put down, pare away, pare down, draw in 21. (светлина) dim 22. (след наводнение) subside 23. (фитил на лампа) turn down 24. (храна -за отслабване и пр.) cut down on 25. (цени) cut, reduce, lower 26. 1, намалея decrease, diminish, grow/become smaller, lessen, contract, be on the decrease;dwindle 27. 2, намаля decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce;modify 28. 3 лири, но после намали на 29. 4 he wanted Ј 30. 5, but then knocked his price down to Ј 31. 6, (понеже аз го накарах) at first he asked Ј 32. 7 but I beat him down to Ј 33. 8; НАМАЛЯВАМ косата на някого trim s.o.'s hair, take s.o.'s hair off 34. НАМАЛЯВАМ работното време shorten working hours 35. НАМАЛЯВАМ скоростта slow down, ease up 36. НАМАЛЯВАМ теглото си lose weight, get o.'s weight down 37. НАМАЛЯВАМ фаровете (на автомобил) dip the headlights 38. НАМАЛЯВАМ хода/крачката slacken up, ease up 39. ел. kill 40. клиентелата на лекаря намаля the doctor's practice has dropped off 41. магазин с намалени цени а discount shop/store 42. намалени цени reduced prices 43. намалете косата ми малко (повече) отгоре/отстрани take a bit (more) off the top/sides 44. населението намаля от войната и болестите war and disease thinned down the population 45. провизиите ни са много намалели we are running out/short of provisions 46. продажбата на книги намаля book sales dropped 47. производството на ориз е намаляло rice production is down 48. раждаемостта е намаляла много the birth rate is very much down 49. реките са намалели от лятната жега summer has shrunk the streams 50. съдията намали присъдата му от десет на пет години the judge commuted his sentence from ten years to five 51. това намалява удоволствието ми that takes the edge off my enjoyment 52. той започна да намалява посещенията си he began to drop off in his visits 53. той искаше 54. тя си намалява годините she makes herself out younger than she is 55. ще трябва да намаля разходите си I'll have to draw in my expenditure, I'll have to draw in, I'll have to pull in

Български-английски речник > намалявам
10 âge

âge [αʒ]

1. masculine noun

a. age

• quel âge avez-vous ? how old are you?

• à l'âge de 8 ans at the age of 8

• ils sont du même âge they're the same age

• il ne paraît pas son âge he doesn't look his age

• il fait plus vieux que son âge he looks older than he is

• amusez-vous, c'est de votre âge enjoy yourself, you're young

• à son âge at his age

• j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old for that

• être en âge de se marier to be old enough to get married

• c'est l'âge bête or ingrat it's an awkward age

• porto de 15 ans d'âge 15-year-old port

b. ( = ère) age

• l'âge de la pierre/du bronze the Stone/Bronze Age

2. compounds

► l'âge adulte adulthood

• à l'âge adulte in adulthood ► l'âge légal the legal age

• avoir l'âge légal to be legally old enough ► âge mental mental age

► l'âge mûr maturity

► l'âge d'or the golden age

► l'âge de raison the age of reason

► l'âge de la retraite retirement age

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ɑʒ
nom masculin

1) ( nombre d'années) age

ils sont du même âge — they are the same age

faire son âge — to look one's age

paraître plus/moins que son âge — to look older/younger than one's years

bien porter son âge — to be good for one's age

sans âge — ageless

un homme d'un certain âge — a middle-aged man

une personne d'un âge avancé — an elderly person

âge avancé, grand âge — great age

avoir l'âge or être en âge de faire — to be old enough to do

il est mort à 95 ans, c'est un bel âge — he died at 95, a fine old age

30 ans, c'est le bel âge — 30 is a good age

2) ( vieillesse) (old) age

s'assagir avec l'âge — to calm down as one gets older

vieux avant l'âge — to be old before one's time

prendre de l'âge — to grow old

3) ( période de la vie) age

à tout âge, à tous les âges — at any age

être entre deux âges — to be middle-aged

avoir passé l'âge de faire — to be past the age when one does

être encore/ne plus être en âge de faire — to be still young enough/to be too old to do

va t'amuser, c'est de ton âge! — go and have fun, you're young!

4) ( époque) age

à travers les âges — through the ages

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Phrasal Verbs:

- l'âge adulte

- âge du bronze

- l'âge d'homme

- l'âge ingrat

- d'âge mûr

- l'âge mûr

- âge d'or

- âge de la pierre

- l'âge de la retraite

- l'âge scolaire

- l'âge tendre

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aʒeə abr nf
assemblée générale extraordinaire

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âge ⇒ L'âge nm

1 ( nombre d'années) age; quel âge a-t-il? how old is he?; ils sont du même âge they are the same age; il est mort à l'âge de 25 ans he died at the age of 25; depuis l'âge de 12 ans from the age of 12; faire or paraître son âge to look one's age; paraître plus/moins que son âge to look older/younger than one's years; bien porter son âge to be good for one's age; être sans âge, ne pas avoir d'âge to be ageless; un homme d'un certain âge a middle-aged man; une personne d'un âge avancé or d'un grand âge an elderly person; âge avancé, grand âge great age; avoir l'âge or être en âge de faire to be old enough to do, to be of an age to do; il est mort à 95 ans, c'est un bel âge he died at 95, a fine old age ; 30 ans, c'est le bel âge 30 is a good age; en âge de se marier of marriageable age; ⇒ artère;

2 ( vieillesse) (old) age; le respect dû à l'âge the respect due to age; s'assagir avec l'âge to calm down as one gets older; être vieux avant l'âge to be old before one's time; prendre de l'âge to grow old; le doyen d'âge the most senior person;

3 ( période de la vie) age; à tout âge, à tous les âges at any age; être entre deux âges to be middle-aged; être à un âge critique to be at a critical age; être à l'âge critique ( ménopause) to be at the change of life; avoir passé l'âge de faire to be past the age when one does, to be past the age for doing; être encore/ne plus être en âge de faire to be still young enough/to be too old to do, to be still/no longer of an age to do; ce n'est plus de mon âge de faire I'm too old to do; qch n'est plus de mon âge I'm too old for sth; va t'amuser, c'est de ton âge! go and have fun, you're young!;

4 ( époque) Géol age; Hist age, era; à travers les âges through the ages; tradition qui nous vient du fond des âges tradition which has come down to us through the ages; idées d'un autre âge ideas from another age.

Composés

l'âge adulte adulthood; l'âge bête the awkward ou difficult age; l'âge du bronze the Bronze age; l'âge critique the change of life; l'âge du fer the Iron age; l'âge d'homme manhood; l'âge ingrat the awkward ou difficult age; âge légal legal age; âge mental mental age; l'âge mûr maturity; d'âge mûr mature; l'âge d'or the golden age; l'âge de la pierre the Stone age; l'âge de la pierre polie the neolithic age; l'âge de la pierre taillée the palaeolithic age; l'âge de raison the age of reason; l'âge de la retraite retirement age; l'âge scolaire school age; l'âge tendre youth; l'âge viril manhood.

[aʒ] nom masculin

1. [nombre d'années] age

quel âge as-tu? how old are you?

quand j'avais ton âge when I was your age

être du même âge que to be the same age ou as old as

à ton âge, on ne pleure plus you're old enough not to cry now

un garçon/une fille de ton âge ne doit pas... a boy/a girl (of) your age shouldn't...

d'un âge avancé getting on ou advanced in years

d'un âge canonique (humoristique) ancient

d'un certain âge (euphémisme) [dame, monsieur] middle-aged

à cause de son jeune/grand âge because he's so young/old

avancer en âge to be getting on in years

avoir l'âge (de faire quelque chose): il veut se marier, c'est normal, il a l'âge he wants to get married, it's normal at his age

il a l'âge de prendre sa retraite he's old enough to retire

j'ai passé l'âge! I'm too old (for this kind of thing)!

tu as passé l'âge de jouer aux billes you're too old to be playing with marbles

c'est de mon/son âge: les boums, c'est de son âge they all want to have parties at that age

ce n'est pas de ton âge!

a. [tu es trop jeune] you're not old enough!

b. [tu es trop vieux] you're too old (for it)!

tu es d'âge à ou en âge de comprendre you're old enough to understand

je ne suis plus d'âge à ou en âge de faire du camping I'm too old to go camping

avec l'âge, il s'est calmé he mellowed with age ou as he grew older

les effets de l'âge the effects of ageing

prendre de l'âge to age, to get older

j'ai mal aux genoux — c'est l'âge! my knees hurt — you're getting old!

on ne lui donne vraiment pas son âge he doesn't look his age at all

quel âge me donnez-vous? how old do you think I am?

elle ne fait ou ne paraît pas son âge she doesn't look her age, she looks younger than she actually is

elle n'a pas d'âge she seems ageless

sans âge ageless

un whisky vingt ans d'âge a twenty-year-old whisky

avoir l'âge légal (pour voter) to be old enough to vote, to be of age

l'âge scolaire compulsory school age

un enfant d'âge scolaire a school-age child, a child of school age

on a l'âge de ses artères you're as old as you feel

2. [période] age, time (of life)

la quarantaine, c'est l'âge des grandes décisions forty is the time (of life) for making big decisions

l'âge adulte

a. [généralement] adulthood

b. [d'un homme] manhood

c. [d'une femme] womanhood

l'âge bête (familier) ou ingrat the awkward ou difficult age

l'âge critique the change of life

l'âge mûr maturity

l'âge de raison the age of reason

l'âge tendre the tender years

l'âge viril manhood

ne te plains pas, c'est le bel âge! don't complain, these are the best years of your life ou you're in your prime!

le premier âge infancy

le troisième âge

a. [période] old age

b. [groupe social] senior citizens

le quatrième âge

a. [période] advanced old age

b. [groupe social] very old people

3. ARCHÉOLOGIE age

l'âge de bronze the Bronze Age

l'âge de fer the Iron Age

l'âge d'or MYTHOLOGIE (figuré) the golden age

4. PSYCHOLOGIE

âge mental mental age

il a un âge mental de cinq ans he has a mental age of five

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à l'âge de locution prépositionnelle

je l'ai connu à l'âge de 17 ans

a. [j'avais 17 ans] I met him when I was 17

b. [il avait 17 ans] I met him when he was 17

on est majeur à l'âge de 18 ans 18 is the age of majority

en bas âge locution adjectivale

[enfant] very young ou small

entre deux âges locution adjectivale

[personne] middle-aged

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > âge
11 um

I Präp. (+ Akk)

1. räumlich: round, Am. around

2. zeitlich, ungefähr: about, around; genau: at; so um halb fünf umg. at around ( oder about) half past four

3. Maß: um... steigen, kürzen etc.: by; um die Häfte größer etc.: by half

4. (für) for; Schritt um Schritt step by step

5. (in bezug auf) about

6. um einer Sache oder jemandes willen for the sake of; drehen III, handeln1 I 4; ums etc.

II Konj.: um zu (+ Inf.) (in order) to (+ Inf.) um ehrlich zu sein to be honest; zu krank, um zu arbeiten too ill to work

III Adv.

1. (etwa) about, around

2. um (vorüber) sein be over; die Zeit ist um bei Prüfung, Quiz etc.: time’s up

3. um und um (ganz und gar) completely

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in order to (Konj.); to (Konj.);

(räumlich) around (Präp.); round (Präp.);

(ungefähr) about (Präp.); around (Präp.);

(zeitlich genau) at (Präp.)

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ụm [ʊm]
1. prep +acc

1)

um... (herum) — round (Brit), around; (unbestimmter

er hat gern Freunde um sich — he likes to have friends around him

2)

(= nach allen Seiten) um sich schauen — to look around (one) or about one

um sich schlagen —

etw um sich werfen — to throw sth around or about

3)

(zur ungefähren Zeitangabe) um... (herum) — around about; (bei Uhrzeiten auch) at about

die Tage um die Sommersonnenwende (herum) — the days either side of the summer solstice

um Weihnachten/Ostern etc — around Christmas/Easter etc

4) (zur genauen Angabe der Uhrzeit) at

bitte kommen Sie (genau) um acht — please come at eight (sharp)

5) (= betreffend, über) about

es geht um das Prinzip — it's a question of principles, it's the principle of the thing

es geht um alles — it's all or nothing

es steht schlecht um seine Gesundheit — his health isn't very good

6) (=für Ergebnis, Ziel bezeichnend) for

der Kampf um die Stadt/den Titel — the battle for the town/the title

um Geld spielen — to play for money

um etw rufen/bitten etc — to cry/ask etc for sth

7)

(= wegen) die Sorge um die Zukunft — concern for or about the future

(es ist) schade um das schöne Buch — (it's a) pity or shame about that nice book

sich um etw sorgen — to worry about sth

es tut mir leid um ihn — I'm sorry for him

8) (bei Differenzangaben) by

um 10% teurer — 10% more expensive

er ist um zwei Jahre jünger als sie — he is two years younger than she is, he is younger than her by two years

um vieles besser — far better, better by far

um einiges besser — quite a bit better

um nichts besser/teurer etc — no better/dearer etc → umso

etw um 4 cm verkürzen — to shorten sth by 4 cm

9)

(bei Verlust) jdn um etw bringen — to deprive sb of sth

um etw kommen — to be deprived of sth, to miss out on sth

10) (= nach) after, upon

Stunde um Stunde — hour after or upon hour

einer um den anderen, eine um die andere — one after the other

einen Tag um den anderen — day after day

2. prep +gen

um... willen — for the sake of

um Gottes willen! — for goodness' or (stärker) God's sake!

3. conj

um... zu (final) — (in order) to

er spart jeden Cent, um sich später ein Haus kaufen zu können — he is saving every cent in order to be able to buy a house later

intelligent genug/zu intelligent, um... zu — intelligent enough/too intelligent to...

der Fluss schlängelt sich durch das enge Tal, um dann in der Ebene zu einem breiten Strom anzuwachsen — the stream winds through the narrow valley and then broadens out into a wide river in the plain

er studierte jahrelang Jura, um dann Taxifahrer zu werden — he studied law for several years only to become a taxi driver

4. adv

1)

(= ungefähr) um (die) 30 Schüler etc — about or (a)round about 30 pupils etc, 30 pupils etc or so

2) (rare)

um und um — all around

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1) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) about

2) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) at

3) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) by

4) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) by

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um

[ʊm]

I. präp + akk

1. (kreisend)

▪ \um jdn/etw [herum] around [or BRIT ALSO OR, USU AM fam round] sb/sth

sie wohnt gleich \um die Ecke she lives just around [or BRIT ALSO OR, USU AM fam round] the corner

bei ihm dreht sich alles \um Geld (fig) money is everything to him

sich akk \um seine Achse drehen Rad to turn on its axle; MATH to rotate on its axis

ganz \um etw [herum] all around [or BRIT ALSO OR, USU AM fam round] sth

\um etw [herum]gehen/[herum]laufen to go/run around [or BRIT ALSO OR, USU AM fam round] sth

2. (umschließend)

▪ \um jdn/etw around [or BRIT ALSO OR, USU AM fam round] sb/sth

etw \um den Hals tragen to wear sth around [or BRIT ALSO OR, USU AM fam round] one's neck

schwarze Ringe \um die Augen [dark] rings under one's eyes

\um etw [herum]stehen:

\um die Wiese [herum] stehen Bäume the meadow is bordered by trees

das Team \um jdn (fig) the team headed by sb

3. siehe auch Verb (nach allen Seiten)

\um sich greifen to spread

\um sich schlagen to lash out, to hit out in all directions

\um sich treten akk to kick out in all directions

mit etw dat \um sich werfen to throw sth about [or around

4. siehe auch n (wechselnd)

einen Tag \um den anderen every second day

Tag \um Tag day after day

Schlag \um Schlag blow by blow

Schritt \um Schritt step by step

Woche \um Woche week after week

5. siehe auch Verb (vergleichend)

\um einiges [o manches] besser quite a bit better

\um nichts enger/breiter no narrower/wider

den Preis \um die Hälfte/ \um 10 Euro [auf 30 Euro] reduzieren to halve the price/to reduce the price by €10 [to €30]

\um einen Kopf größer/kleiner a head taller/shorter by a head

\um 10 cm länger/kürzer 10 cm longer/shorter

6. DIAL (für)

\um 10 Euro kann man es kaufen you can buy it for €10

7. siehe auch adj, n, Verb (bezüglich)

\um was geht es denn? (fam) what's it about?

\um etw bitten/kämpfen to ask/fight for sth

ein Film \um etw a film about sth

froh \um etw happy about sth

\um etw laufen DIAL to go and fetch sth

ein Skandal \um etw a scandal centred BRIT [or AM -ered] on sth

\um etw streiten to argue about sth

das Wissen \um etw knowledge of sth

8. (wegen)

\um meinetwillen for my sake

▪ \um jdn/etw for sb/sth

▪ \um jds/einer S. gen willen for the sake of sb [or for sb's sake]/for the sake of sth

II. adv

1. (genau)

\um fünf [Uhr] at five o'clock

2. (ungefähr)

\um [die] eine Million Euro [herum] about [or around] a million euros, a million euros or thereabout[s]

es wurde \um 1740 geschrieben it was written around 1740 [or in 1740 or thereabout[s]]

\um Ostern/den 15./die Mitte des Monats [herum] around Easter/the 15th/the middle of the month

\um fünf Uhr herum at about five o'clock

3. (vorüber)

▪ \um sein to be over; Frist to have expired

die Zeit ist \um time's up

4.

▶ \um und \um DIAL completely

III. konj

1. (zwecks)

▪ jd/etw tut etw, \um etw zu tun sb/sth does sth [in order] to do sth

▪ jd/etw tut etw, \um etw nicht zu tun sb/sth does sth so as not to do sth

2. (eignend)

ein Rechner, \um Texte zu bearbeiten a computer for editing texts

3. (fam: ohne Bezug auf Subjekt)

\um die Verkaufszahlen zu erhöhen, muss das Verkaufsgebiet aufgeteilt werden if the sales figures are to improve, the sales area must be divided up

sie erhält Geld, \um sie zum Schweigen zu bringen she receives money to keep quiet

4. (konsekutiv)

die Zeit reicht [nicht] aus, \um es zu Ende zu bringen there's [not] enough time to finish it

etw brauchen, \um etw zu tun to need sth to do sth [or before one can do sth]

glücklich/verzweifelt sein, \um etw zu tun to be so happy/desperate that one could do sth

naiv/reich/schnell genug sein, \um etw zu tun to be naive/rich/fast enough to do sth

nicht die/nicht genug Zeit haben, \um etw zu tun to not have the/enough time to do sth

zu arm/klein/krank sein, \um etw zu tun to be too poor/small/ill to do sth

▪ es ist, \um etw zu tun:

es ist, \um sich die Haare zu raufen! it makes you want to tear your hair!

5. (weiterführend)

er kam herein, \um gleich wieder hinauszugehen he came in only to go out again soon after

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1.
Präposition mit Akk

1) (räumlich) [a]round

um etwas herum — [a]round something

das Rad dreht sich um seine Achse — the wheel turns on its axle

um die Ecke — round the corner

um sich schlagen — lash or hit out

2) (zeitlich) (genau) at; (etwa) around [about]

um acht [Uhr] — at eight [o'clock]

um den 20. August [herum] — around [about] 20 August

3)

Tag um Tag/Stunde um Stunde — day after day/hour after hour

Meter um Meter/Schritt um Schritt — metre by metre/step by step

4) (bei Maß- u. Mengenangaben) by

die Temperatur stieg um 5 Grad — the temperature rose [by] five degrees

um nichts/einiges/vieles besser sein — be no/somewhat/a lot better
2.
Adverb around; about

um [die] 50 Personen [herum] — around or about or round about 50 people
3.
Konjunktion

1) (final)

um... zu — [in order] to

2) (konsekutiv)

er ist groß genug, um... zu... — he is big enough to...

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um

A. präp (+akk)

1. räumlich: round, US around

2. zeitlich, ungefähr: about, around; genau: at;

so um halb fünf umg at around ( oder about) half past four

3. Maß:

um … steigen, kürzen etc: by;

um die Häfte größer etc: by half

4. (für) for;

Schritt um Schritt step by step

5. (in bezug auf) about

6.

um einer Sache oder jemandes

willen for the sake of; → drehen C, handeln¹ A 4; ums etc

B. konj:

um zu (+inf) (in order) to (+inf)

um ehrlich zu sein to be honest;

zu krank, um zu arbeiten too ill to work

C. adv

1. (etwa) about, around

2.

um (vorüber)

sein be over;

die Zeit ist um bei Prüfung, Quiz etc: time’s up

3.

um und um (ganz und gar) completely

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1.
Präposition mit Akk

1) (räumlich) [a]round

um etwas herum — [a]round something

das Rad dreht sich um seine Achse — the wheel turns on its axle

um die Ecke — round the corner

um sich schlagen — lash or hit out

2) (zeitlich) (genau) at; (etwa) around [about]

um acht [Uhr] — at eight [o'clock]

um den 20. August [herum] — around [about] 20 August

3)

Tag um Tag/Stunde um Stunde — day after day/hour after hour

Meter um Meter/Schritt um Schritt — metre by metre/step by step

4) (bei Maß- u. Mengenangaben) by

die Temperatur stieg um 5 Grad — the temperature rose [by] five degrees

um nichts/einiges/vieles besser sein — be no/somewhat/a lot better
2.
Adverb around; about

um [die] 50 Personen [herum] — around or about or round about 50 people
3.
Konjunktion

1) (final)

um... zu — [in order] to

2) (konsekutiv)

er ist groß genug, um... zu... — he is big enough to...

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präp.

at prep.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > um
12 young

young [jʌŋ] (compar younger ['jʌŋgə(r)], superl youngest ['jʌŋgɪst])

1 adjective

(a) (in age, style, ideas → person, clothes) jeune;

∎ the young men and women of today les jeunes gens et les jeunes femmes d'aujourd'hui;

∎ a young woman une jeune femme;

∎ young people les jeunes mpl, la jeunesse f;

∎ the younger generation la jeune génération;

∎ families with young children les familles qui ont des enfants en bas âge;

∎ my younger brother mon frère cadet, mon petit frère;

∎ I'm ten years younger than she is j'ai dix ans de moins qu'elle;

∎ I'm not as young as I was! je n'ai plus (mes) vingt ans!;

∎ he is young for such responsibility il est bien jeune pour de telles responsabilités;

∎ you're only young once! la jeunesse ne dure qu'un temps!;

∎ in my younger days dans ma jeunesse, quand j'étais jeune;

∎ British how is young Christopher? comment va le jeune Christopher?;

∎ the young Mr Ford, Mr Ford the younger le jeune M. Ford, M. Ford fils;

∎ now listen here young man! écoutez-moi bien, jeune homme!;

∎ old-fashioned her young man son petit ami, son amoureux;

∎ old-fashioned his young lady sa petite amie, son amoureuse;

∎ young lady! mademoiselle!;

∎ she's quite a young lady now c'est une vraie jeune fille maintenant;

∎ what do you have to say for yourself, young lady? qu'avez-vous à dire, mademoiselle?

(b) (youthful) jeune;

∎ he is young for forty-five il fait jeune pour quarante-cinq ans;

∎ she is a young forty-five elle a quarante-cinq ans, mais elle ne les fait pas;

∎ he's young for his age il est jeune pour son âge, il ne fait pas son âge;

∎ to be young at heart avoir la jeunesse du cœur

(c) (recent → grass, plant) nouveau(elle); (→ wine) jeune, vert; Geology (→ rock formation) jeune, récent;

∎ a young country/company un pays/une société de création récente

2 plural noun

(a) (people)

∎ the young les jeunes (gens) mpl, la jeunesse;

∎ a game suitable for young and old alike un jeu pour les jeunes et les moins jeunes

(b) (of animal) petits mpl;

∎ a lioness and her young une lionne et ses petits;

∎ to be with young (animal) être pleine ou grosse

►► young blood (new attitudes, ideas, people) sang m nouveau ou neuf;

British Politics Young Conservatives jeunes conservateurs mpl;

British Young Offenders' Institution = centre de détention pour mineurs;

History the Young Pretender le jeune Prétendant (surnom de Charles Stuart, l'un des deux prétendants au trône);

History & figurative Young Turk jeune-turc (jeune-turque) m,f

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > young
13 niż2

Ⅰ conj. 1. (w wyższym stopniu) than
- wydawał więcej, niż zarabiał he spent more than he earned

- wydawała się młodsza, niż była she looked younger than she was

- nie mniej niż 30 kilometrów no less than 30 kilometres

- dochody wzrosły więcej niż dwukrotnie incomes more than doubled

- to więcej niż możliwe it’s more than likely a. possible

- więcej niż skromny poczęstunek more than a modest meal

- (on) ma więcej szczęścia niż rozumu he has more luck than brains

- (ona) prędzej umrze, niż przyzna mu rację she’d rather die than a. die rather than admit he’s right

- lepiej niech się dowie ode mnie, niż żeby kto inny miał mu o tym powiedzieć it’s better that he finds out from me rather than somebody else telling him

- wyższy/starszy niż mój brat taller/older than my brother

- wydatki rosną szybciej niż dochody spending is increasing more rapidly than earnings

- nie pozostaje nam nic innego niż czekać a. czekanie there’s nothing else we can do but wait

- to było trudniejsze, niżby się wydawało it was more difficult than appeared

- wszystko potoczyło się inaczej, niżbym się spodziewał things took a totally different course than I had expected

- prędzej zginą, niżby mieli się poddać they’d rather a. sooner die than surrender

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niż2
14 réalité

réalité [ʀealite]

feminine noun

reality

• réalité virtuelle virtual reality

• réalité augmentée augmented reality

• c'est une réalité incontournable it's an inescapable fact

• parfois la réalité dépasse la fiction truth can be stranger than fiction

• ce sont les dures réalités de la vie those are the harsh realities of life

• son rêve est devenu réalité his dream became a reality

► en réalité in reality

* * *
ʀealite
nom féminin

1) ( réel)

la réalité — reality

en réalité — in reality

dans la réalité, c'est impossible — in practice, it's impossible

2) ( caractère réel)

la réalité du problème/du marché — the real nature of the problem/of the market

3) ( fait réel) reality

c'est déjà une réalité — (nouvelle autoroute, chômage) it is already a reality

tenir compte des réalités — to take the facts into consideration

* * *
ʀealite nf
reality

la réalité des faits — the reality of the situation

dans la réalité — in reality

en réalité — in reality, in actual fact

* * *

réalité nf

1 ( réel) la réalité reality; en réalité in reality; dans la réalité, c'est impossible in practice, it's impossible; cela fait partie de notre réalité quotidienne it's part of our everyday life;

2 ( caractère réel) la réalité du problème/du marché the real nature of the problem/of the market; la réalité américaine the realities of American life;

3 ( fait réel) reality; devenir (une) réalité [rêve, projet] to become (a) reality; c'est déjà une réalité [nouvelle autoroute, chômage] it is already a reality; les réalités économiques economic realities; tenir compte des réalités to take the facts into consideration; être confronté aux réalités to come face to face with reality.

Composé

réalité virtuelle virtual reality.

[realite] nom féminin

1. [existence] reality

douter de la réalité d'un fait to doubt the reality of a fact

2. [univers réel]

la réalité reality

regarder la réalité en face to face up to reality

dans la réalité in real life

quand la réalité dépasse la fiction when fact is stranger than fiction

3. [fait] fact

prendre conscience des réalités (de la vie) to face facts

4. INFORMATIQUE

réalité virtuelle virtual reality, VR

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en réalité locution adverbiale

1. [en fait] in (actual) fact

2. [vraiment] in real life

à la scène, elle paraît plus jeune qu'elle n'est en réalité on stage, she looks younger than she does in real life

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > réalité
15 wygląda|ć2

impf vi 1. (prezentować się) [osoba] to look
- wyglądać elegancko/interesująco/ładnie to look smart/interesting/pretty

- wyglądać podejrzanie to look suspicious

- wyglądać źle/dobrze/świetnie to look bad/good/great

- wyglądać jak ktoś/coś (przypominać) to look like sb/sth, to resemble sb/sth

- wreszcie wyglądasz jak człowiek! now you look like a (normal) human being!

- wyglądał jak jakiś menel a. trochę jak menel pot. he looked like some sort of bum a. like a bit of a bum pot.

- pokój wyglądał jak po bombardowaniu the room looked as if a bomb had hit it

- wyglądać jak śmierć to look like death (warmed up)

- wyglądać jak z żurnala [osoba] to be a real a fashion plate przen.

- to nie jego wina, że wygląda jak wygląda it’s not his fault he looks the way he looks

- wygląda, jakby był zakochany he looks as if a. as though he were in love

- wygląda na to, że będzie padać (deszcz) it looks like (it’s going to) rain, it looks as if a. as though it will rain

- wygląda na to, że będzie pracowity dzień it looks like being a busy day

- to mi wygląda na podróbkę pot. it looks like a fake to me

- mówią, że zima będzie łagodna i wszystko na to wygląda they say this winter is going to be mild and it certainly looks it

- „czy mam rację?” – „na to wygląda” ‘am I right?’ – ‘so it seems a. apparently so’

- wyglądać na swój wiek a. na swoje lata to look one’s age

- on nie wygląda na swój wiek he doesn’t look his age

- wyglądał młodo jak na swój wiek he looked young for his age

- wyglądała na młodszą niż jest she looked younger than she was

- wygląda na jakieś 40 lat s/he looks about 40

- ma 35 lat, ale nie wygląda na tyle s/he’s 35, but s/he doesn’t look it

- jak wyglądam? how do I look?

- jak on wygląda? what does he look like?

- wyglądasz na zmęczonego you look tired

- ładnie wyglądasz w tej sukience you look nice in that dress, that dress looks nice on you

- młodo/dziwnie wyglądający człowiek young-/odd-looking man
2. (być postrzeganym w jakiś sposób) to look
- sprawy wyglądają dobrze/źle things are looking good/bad

- przyszłość wygląda obiecująco/nie wygląda zbyt różowo the future looks promising/doesn’t look very bright
3. (wyczekiwać) wyglądać czegoś/(na) kogoś to long for sth/to eagerly await sb
- wyglądać słońca to long for sunshine

- wyglądała listu od narzeczonego she was anxiously awaiting a letter from her fiancé

■ jak to wygląda! I ask you!, the very idea!

- jak to wygląda, żeby uczniowie klęli przy nauczycielach! pupils swearing in front of teachers? whoever heard of such a thing! a. did you ever hear of such a thing!

- ładnie bym/byś wyglądał I/you would be in a real a. fine mess

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wygląda|ć2
16 sono più giovane di lei

sono più giovane di lei

I'm younger than she (is) o than her

\

→ lei

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sono più giovane di lei
17 ■ make out

■ make out
A v. t. + avv.

1 compilare; completare; riempire; fare: to make out one's tax return, compilare la dichiarazione dei redditi; to make out a cheque, riempire (o staccare) un assegno

2 vedere chiaramente; scorgere: I couldn't make out who it was, non riuscivo a vedere chi fosse

3 decifrare: I cannot make out his handwriting, non riesco a decifrare la sua scrittura

4 capire (qc. o q.): I cannot make out what he's trying to say, non riesco a capire quello che cerca di dire

5 trovare una spiegazione per (qc.): How do you make that out?, e tu, come lo spieghi?

6 pretendere ( d'essere); far passare (q.) per; far apparire: She makes herself out to be younger than she is, pretende d'essere più giovane di quanto non sia

7 dichiarare; affermare: He made out that he had been robbed, affermava d'essere stato derubato

B v. i. + avv.

1 cavarsela; farcela

2 passarsela, spassarsela (con q.)

3 (fam. USA) pomiciare; amoreggiare (con q.).

English-Italian dictionary > ■ make out
18 намаля

намаля̀,

намаля̀вам гл. decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce; modify; downsize; ( изисквания) reduce; ( напрежение) ease, lessen, reduce; ел. kill; ( разходи) cut down, put down, pare away, pare down, curb, draw in; ( цени) cut, reduce, lower, knock off; ( радио) turn/tone down; ( надници, заплати) cut down, put down, whittle down; ( светлина) dim; ( фитил на лампа) turn down; ( храна за отслабване и пр.) cut down on; ( вина и пр.) palliate, extenuate; ( болка) ease, relieve, abate, alleviate; магазин с намалени цени a discount shop/store; \намаля загубите mitigate the loss; \намаля косата на някого trim s.o.’s hair, take s.o.’s hair off; \намаля работното време shorten working hours; \намаля скоростта slow down, ease up; \намаля теглото си lose weight, get o.’s weight down; \намаля фаровете (на автомобил) dip the headlights; \намаля хода/крачката slacken up, ease up; съдията намали присъдата му от десет на пет години the judge commuted his sentence from ten years to five; това намалява удоволствието ми that takes the edge off my enjoyment; той започна да намалява посещенията си he began to drop off in his visits; той искаше 50 лири, но после намали на 45 he wanted 50 pounds, but then knocked his price down to 45, ( понеже аз го накарах) at first he asked 50 pounds but I beat him down to 45; тя намалява годините си she makes herself out younger than she is.

Български-английски речник > намаля
19 تظاهر

تَظَاهَرَ \ demonstrate: to show one’s feelings publicly, often with much noise and force: The farmers demonstrated against the control of meat prices. make out: to pretend; claim: She makes herself out to be younger than she is. pose: (with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a railway official in order to travel free. \ تَظَاهَرَ بِـ \ fake: to make a thing look like the real thing in order to deceive: He faked illness to avoid the work. sham: to pretend: He’s not really asleep; he’s only shamming. \ تَظَاهَرَ بِالبَلَه \ play the fool: to behave foolishly on purpose.

Arabic-English dictionary > تظاهر
20 demonstrate

تَظَاهَرَ \ demonstrate: to show one’s feelings publicly, often with much noise and force: The farmers demonstrated against the control of meat prices. make out: to pretend; claim: She makes herself out to be younger than she is. pose: (with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a railway official in order to travel free.

Arabic-English glossary > demonstrate

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