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I've nothing against him

1 I have nothing against him

Общая лексика: я не имею ничего против него

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I have nothing against him
2 has nothing against him

אין לו כלום נגדו

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English-Hebrew dictionary > has nothing against him
3 has nothing against him

heeft niets tegen hem

English-Dutch dictionary > has nothing against him
4 has nothing against him

har inget emot honom

English-Swedish dictionary > has nothing against him
5 to have nothing against it

to have nothing against it (him) ничего не иметь против этого (против него)

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to have nothing against it
6 I have nothing to say against him

Общая лексика: я ничего против него не имею

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I have nothing to say against him
7 nothing

nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ]

1. pronoun

   a. rien

• I saw nothing je n'ai rien vu

• nothing happened il n'est rien arrivé

• to eat nothing ne rien manger

• nothing to eat/read rien à manger/à lire

• he's had nothing to eat yet il n'a encore rien mangé

• nothing could be easier rien de plus simple

• nothing pleases him rien ne le satisfait

► nothing + adjective rien de

• nothing new/interesting rien de nouveau/d'intéressant

   b. (set phrases) as if nothing had happened comme si de rien n'était

• fit for nothing bon à rien

• to say nothing of... sans parler de...

• I can do nothing about it je n'y peux rien

• nothing of the kind! absolument pas !

• to think nothing of doing sth ( = consider normal) trouver naturel de faire qch ; ( = do without thinking) faire qch sans y penser ; ( = do unscrupulously) n'avoir aucun scrupule à faire qch

• think nothing of it! ( = don't thank me) mais je vous en prie !

• don't apologize, it's nothing ne vous excusez pas, ce n'est rien

• £500 is nothing to her 500 livres, ce n'est rien pour elle

• she means nothing to him elle n'est rien pour lui

• it means nothing to me whether he comes or not il m'est indifférent qu'il vienne ou non

• that's nothing to what is to come ce n'est rien à côté de ce qui nous attend

• I can make nothing of it je n'y comprends rien

• to come to nothing ne rien donner

• to be reduced to nothing être réduit à néant

• there is nothing to laugh at il n'y a pas de quoi rire

• he had nothing to say for himself ( = no explanation) il n'avait aucune excuse ; ( = no conversation) il n'avait pas de conversation

• I have nothing against him/the idea je n'ai rien contre lui/cette idée

• there's nothing to it (inf) c'est facile (comme tout (inf)) (PROV) nothing ventured nothing gained(PROV) qui ne risque rien n'a rien

► for nothing pour rien

• he was working for nothing il travaillait gratuitement

• all his fame counted for nothing toute sa gloire ne comptait pour rien► nothing in...

• there's nothing in it ( = not interesting) c'est sans intérêt ; ( = not true) ce n'est absolument pas vrai ; ( = no difference) c'est du pareil au même ; (in contest = very close) c'est très serré

• there's nothing in these rumours il n'y a rien de vrai dans ces rumeurs

• there's nothing in it for us (inf) nous n'avons rien à y gagner

• Oxford is leading, but there's nothing in it Oxford est en tête, mais c'est très serré

2. noun

   a. ( = zero) zéro m

   b. ( = worthless person) nullité f ; ( = worthless thing) rien m

• it's a mere nothing compared with what he spent last year ça n'est rien en comparaison de ce qu'il a dépensé l'an dernier

3. adverb

• nothing less than rien moins que

• it was nothing like as big as we thought c'était loin d'être aussi grand qu'on avait cru

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['nʌθɪŋ] 1.
pronoun rien; ( as object of verb) ne...rien; ( as subject of verb) rien...ne

I knew nothing about it — je n'en savais rien

we can do nothing (about it) — nous n'y pouvons rien

next to nothing — presque rien

nothing much — pas grand-chose

nothing more — rien de plus

is there nothing more you can do? — vous ne pouvez rien faire de plus?

she's just a friend, nothing more or less — c'est une amie, c'est tout

nothing else — rien d'autre

if nothing else it will be a change for us — au moins ça nous changera les idées

I had nothing to do with it! — je n'y étais pour rien!

it's nothing to do with us — ça ne nous regarde pas

to come to nothing — n'aboutir à rien

to stop at nothing — ne reculer devant rien ( to do pour faire)

to have nothing on — ( no clothes) être nu; (no engagements, plans) n'avoir rien de prévu

you've got nothing on me! — (colloq) ( to incriminate) vous n'avez rien contre moi!

he's got nothing on you! — (colloq) ( to rival) il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville! (colloq)

we were talking about nothing much — nous parlions de tout et de rien

he means ou is nothing to me — il n'est rien pour moi

it meant nothing to him — ça lui était complètement égal (that, whether que + subj)

the names meant nothing to him — les noms ne lui disaient rien

he cares nothing for convention — il se moque des conventions

to think nothing of doing — ( consider normal) trouver tout à fait normal de faire; ( not baulk at) ne pas hésiter à faire

think nothing of it! — ce n'est rien!

there's really nothing to it — c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus facile

it costs next to nothing — ça ne coûte presque rien

for nothing — ( for free) gratuitement; ( pointlessly) pour rien

it's money for nothing — c'est de l'argent vite gagné

it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind — cela paraît facile mais il n'en est rien

you'll do nothing of the sort! — tu n'en feras rien!

there's nothing like it! — il n'y a rien de tel or de mieux!

I can think of nothing worse than — je ne peux rien imaginer de pire que

to say nothing of — sans parler de

you get nothing out of it — ça ne rapporte rien

there's nothing in it for me — ça n'a aucun intérêt pour moi

there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans; (in magazine, booklet) c'est sans intérêt
2.
adverb

it is nothing like as difficult as — c'est loin d'être aussi difficile que

she is or looks nothing like her sister — elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur

it's nothing short of brilliant — c'est tout à fait génial

nothing short of a miracle can save them — il n'y a qu'un miracle qui puisse les sauver

I'm nothing if not stubborn! — le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que je suis têtu!
3.
adjective

to be nothing without somebody/something — ne rien être sans quelqu'un/quelque chose
4.
noun néant m

it's a mere nothing compared to — ce n'est pratiquement rien par rapport à; sweet
5.
nothing but adverbial phrase

he's nothing but a coward — ce n'est qu'un lâche

they've done nothing but moan — (colloq) ils n'ont fait que râler (colloq)

it's caused me nothing but trouble — ça ne m'a valu que des ennuis

she has nothing but praise for them — elle ne tarit pas d'éloges sur eux
6.
nothing less than adverbial phrase

it's nothing less than a betrayal — c'est une véritable trahison

nothing less than real saffron will do — il n'y a que du vrai safran qui fera l'affaire
7.
nothing more than adverbial phrase

it's nothing more than a strategy to do — ce n'est qu'une stratégie pour faire

the stories are nothing more than gossip — ces histoires ne sont rien d'autre que des ragots

they'd like nothing more than to do — ils ne demandent pas mieux que de faire

English-French dictionary > nothing
8 against

against [əˈgenst]

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► When against is an element in a phrasal verb, eg go against, run up against, look up the verb.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ preposition

a. contre

• he did it against my wishes il l'a fait contre mon gré

• it's against the law c'est contraire à la loi

• there's no law against it il n'y aucune loi qui l'interdise

• I've got nothing against him/it je n'ai rien contre lui/contre

• I'm against it je suis contre

• to be (dead) against sth être (farouchement) opposé à qch

• against my will malgré moi

• to work against the clock travailler contre la montre

• to lean against a wall s'appuyer contre un mur

• he leaned against it il s'y est appuyé

• against the light à contre-jour

• the trees stood out against the sunset les arbres se détachaient sur le soleil couchant

b. (comparison) par rapport à

• the strength of the euro against the dollar la fermeté de l'euro par rapport au dollar

• the euro is down against the dollar l'euro a baissé par rapport au dollar

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[ə'geɪnst, ə'genst]
Note: against is translated by contre when it means physically touching or in opposition to: against the wall = contre le mur; he's against independence = il est contre l'indépendance; the fight against inflation = la lutte contre l'inflation

If you have any doubts about how to translate a fixed phrase or expression beginning with against ( against the tide, against the clock, against the grain, against the odds etc) you should consult the appropriate noun entry (tide, grain, odds etc)

against often appears in English with certain verbs ( turn against, compete against, discriminate against, stand out against etc). For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (turn, compete, discriminate, stand etc)

against often appears in English after certain nouns and adjectives ( protection against, a law against, effective against etc). For translations consult the appropriate noun or adjective entry (protection, law, effective etc). For particular usages see below

preposition

1) ( physically) contre

against the wall — contre le mur

2) ( objecting to)

I'm against it — je suis contre

20 votes against — 20 votes contre

to be against the idea — s'opposer à l'idée

to be against doing — être contre l'idée de faire

3) ( counter to)

to go ou be against — aller à l'encontre de [tradition, policy]; [conditions, decision] ne pas être favorable à [person]

4) ( in opposition to) contre

the fight against inflation — la lutte contre l'inflation

5) ( compared to)

the pound fell against the dollar — la livre a baissé par rapport au dollar

the graph shows age against earnings — le graphique représente la courbe des salaires en fonction de l'âge

6) ( in contrast to) sur

the blue looks pretty against the yellow — le bleu est joli sur le jaune

against a background of — sur un fond de

against the light — à contre-jour

7) ( in exchange for) contre, en échange de

English-French dictionary > against
9 against

ə'ɡenst
preposition

1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) contra

2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) sobre, respecto a

3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) contra

4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) contra

against prep contra

she was leaning against the wall se apoyaba contra la pared

Manchester played against Chelsea el Manchester jugó contra el Chelsea

against

tr[ə'genst, ə'geɪnst]

preposition

1 (gen) contra

■ against the wall contra la pared

■ Leeds played against Liverpool Leeds jugó contra Liverpool

■ there's no evidence against her no hay pruebas contra ella

■ I have nothing against him, but... no tengo nada contra él, pero...

■ insurance against fire un seguro contra incendios

2 (opposed to) en contra de

■ it's against the law va en contra de la ley

■ I am against the plan me opongo al plan

■ I voted against the proposal voté en contra de la propuesta

3 (in contrast to) respecto a, frente a

■ the euro has risen against the dollar el euro ha subido frente al dólar

■ the black bear was clearly visible against the white snow el oso negro se veía claramente sobre el fondo blanco de la nieve

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to work against the clock trabajar contra reloj

against [ə'gɛntst, -'gɪntst] prep

1) touching: contra

against the wall: contra la pared

2) opposing: contra, en contra de

I will vote against the proposal: votaré en contra de la propuesta

against the grain: a contrapelo

against

adv.

• en contra adv.

• enfrente adv.

prep.

• al lado de prep.

• cerca de prep.

• contra prep.

I ə'genst, ə'geɪnst
preposition

1) ( in opposition to) en contra de, contra

personally, I've nothing against her — personalmente, no tengo nada contra ella or en contra suya or en contra de ella

have you got something against going by train? — ¿tienes algún problema en ir en tren?

he succeeded against all expectations — contrariamente a lo que se esperaba, lo logró

2) ( in opposite direction) contra

against the current — contra la corriente

3)

a) ( alongside) contra

the table stood against the wall — la mesa estaba contra la pared

they checked the list against the original — cotejaron la lista con el original

he put a cross against my name — puso una cruz al lado de mi nombre

b) (on, onto) contra

to lean against something — apoyarse contra algo

4)

a) ( in contrast to) contra

it stands out against the dark background — resalta contra el fondo oscuro

b) ( in relation to)

the pound dropped to a new low against the dollar — la libra registró un nuevo mínimo frente al dólar

5) ( as protection from) contra

it's insured against theft — está asegurado contra robo

II

adverb en contra

[ǝ'ɡenst] When against is an element in a phrasal verb, eg go against, run up against, look up the verb.
1. PREP

1) (=in opposition to) [+ person] contra, en contra de; [+ plan] en contra de

what have you got against me? — ¿qué tiene usted en contra de mí?, ¿qué tiene usted contra mí?

I spoke against the plan — hablé en contra del proyecto

I see nothing against it — no veo nada en contra

he was against it — estaba en contra, se opuso a ello

he was against going — estaba en contra de ir

it's against the law — la ley lo prohíbe, es ilegal

it's against the rules — no lo permiten las reglas

conditions are against us — las condiciones nos son desfavorables

luck was against him — la suerte le era contraria

to stand or run against sb — (Pol) presentarse en contra de algn

- be up against it

now we're really up against it! — ¡ahora sí tenemos problemas!
tide
2) (=in contact with) contra

he hit his head against the wall — se dio con la cabeza contra la pared

he leant the ladder against the wall — apoyó la escalera contra la pared

3) (=in front of) contra

against the light — contra la luz, a contrasol

the hills stood out against the sunset — las colinas se destacaban sobre la puesta del sol

4) (in comparisons)

(as) against — contra, en contraste con

six today, as against seven yesterday — seis hoy, en comparación con siete ayer

5) (=for)

refund available against this voucher — se devuelve el precio al presentar este comprobante

everything was ready against his arrival — todo estaba listo para su llegada

2.

ADV en contra

well, I'm against — bueno, yo estoy en contra

there were 20 votes against — hubo 20 votos en contra

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I [ə'genst, ə'geɪnst]
preposition

1) ( in opposition to) en contra de, contra

personally, I've nothing against her — personalmente, no tengo nada contra ella or en contra suya or en contra de ella

have you got something against going by train? — ¿tienes algún problema en ir en tren?

he succeeded against all expectations — contrariamente a lo que se esperaba, lo logró

2) ( in opposite direction) contra

against the current — contra la corriente

3)

a) ( alongside) contra

the table stood against the wall — la mesa estaba contra la pared

they checked the list against the original — cotejaron la lista con el original

he put a cross against my name — puso una cruz al lado de mi nombre

b) (on, onto) contra

to lean against something — apoyarse contra algo

4)

a) ( in contrast to) contra

it stands out against the dark background — resalta contra el fondo oscuro

b) ( in relation to)

the pound dropped to a new low against the dollar — la libra registró un nuevo mínimo frente al dólar

5) ( as protection from) contra

it's insured against theft — está asegurado contra robo

II

adverb en contra

English-spanish dictionary > against
10 against

[ə΄genst, ə΄geinst] prep դեմ, հակառակ. against the idea գաղափարին դեմ/հակառակ. against the wind քամուն հակառակ. I have nothing against him Նրա դեմ ոչինչ չունեմ. fight against war պայքարել ընդդեմ պատերազմի. an injection against typhus սրսկում տիֆի դեմ. against one’s interest շահերին դեմ. (համար) save against a rainy day սև օրվա համար հետ դնել. buy food in against the arrival of guests գնումներ կատարել հյուրերին ընդունելու համար. (հենարան, ֆոն) The man leant against the wall Մարդը պատին հենվեց. against the bright sky պայծառ երկնքի ֆոնի վրա. The ship ran against the rock Նավը բախվեց ժայռին/խութին. He struck his foot against the stone Ոտքը քարին խփեց

English-Armenian dictionary > against
11 against

against [ə'genst]

contre ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (e)-(h), 1 (l), 2 à l'encontre de ⇒ 1 (d) en prévision de ⇒ 1 (i) par rapport à ⇒ 1 (k) en échange de ⇒ 1 (l)

1 preposition

(a) (indicating position) contre;

∎ he leant his bike (up) against the wall il appuya son vélo contre le mur;

∎ she had her nose pressed against the window elle avait le nez écrasé au carreau;

∎ put the chairs (back) against the wall remettez les chaises contre le mur;

∎ he was standing with his back against the wall il était adossé contre le mur ou au mur

(b) (indicating impact) contre;

∎ I banged my knee against the chair je me suis cogné le genou contre la chaise;

∎ the shutter was banging against the window le volet claquait contre la fenêtre

(c) (in the opposite direction to → current, stream, grain) contre

(d) (contrary to → rules, principles) à l'encontre de;

∎ to go against a trend s'opposer à une ou aller à l'encontre d'une tendance;

∎ it's against the law c'est illégal ou contraire à la loi;

∎ it's against the law to steal le vol est interdit par la loi;

∎ there's no law against it il n'y a pas de loi qui s'y oppose;

∎ they sold the farm against my advice/wishes ils ont vendu la ferme sans tenir compte de mes conseils/de ce que je souhaitais

(e) (indicating opposition to → person, proposal, government) contre;

∎ the fight against inflation/crime la lutte contre l'inflation/la criminalité;

∎ to decide against sth décider de ne pas faire qch;

∎ to vote against sth voter contre qch;

∎ you're either for us or against us tu dois être avec nous ou contre nous;

∎ she's against telling him elle trouve qu'on ne devrait pas le lui dire;

∎ I advised her against going je lui ai déconseillé d'y aller;

∎ what have you got against him/the idea? qu'est-ce que vous avez contre lui/l'idée?;

∎ what have you got against going? pourquoi vous n'avez pas envie d'y aller?;

∎ to have nothing against sth ne rien avoir contre qch;

∎ I've nothing against it je n'ai rien contre

(f) (unfavourable to) contre;

∎ conditions were against them les conditions leur étaient défavorables;

∎ his appearance is against him son physique ne joue pas en sa faveur

(g) (in competition with) contre;

∎ Football United against Everton United contre Everton;

∎ Sport to run against sb courir contre qn; Politics se présenter contre qn;

∎ a race against time or the clock une course contre la montre

(h) (indicating defence, protection, precaution etc) contre;

∎ protected against the cold protégé contre le froid;

∎ an injection against measles une injection contre la rougeole;

∎ to insure against accidents (insurer) assurer contre les accidents; (client) s'assurer contre les accidents;

∎ to be insured against theft être assuré contre le vol;

∎ against all risks contre tous les risques

(i) formal (in preparation for) en vue de, en prévision de;

∎ to save money against one's retirement faire des économies en prévision de ou pour la retraite

(j) (in contrast to) contre, sur;

∎ to stand against the light être à contre-jour;

∎ the tall chimneys stood out against the sky les hautes cheminées se détachaient sur le ciel;

∎ yellow flowers against a green background des fleurs jaunes sur un fond vert;

∎ the red stood out against the grey le rouge contrastait avec le gris;

∎ figurative these events took place against a background of political violence ces événements ont eu lieu dans un climat de violence politique

(k) (in comparison to, in relation to) en comparaison de, par rapport à;

∎ to check sth against a list vérifier qch d'après une liste;

∎ they cost £10 here (as) against only £7 at the supermarket ils coûtent 10 livres ici contre ou au lieu de 7 livres au supermarché;

∎ Finance the dollar rose/fell against the yen le dollar a augmenté/baissé par rapport au yen;

∎ to plot the number of passengers against distance travelled (in graph) relever le nombre de voyageurs par rapport à la distance parcourue

(l) (in exchange for) contre, en échange de;

∎ to issue a ticket against payment of… remettre un ticket en contrepartie du paiement de...;

∎ cash is available against presentation of the voucher ce bon peut être échangé contre de l'argent

2 adverb

contre;

∎ are you for or against? êtes-vous pour ou contre?;

∎ the odds are 10 to 1 against (gen) il y a une chance sur dix; (in horseracing) la cote est à 10 contre 1

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > against
12 nothing

nothing ⇒ Usage note: nothing

A pron

1 (no item, event, idea) rien ; ( as object of verb) ne…rien ; ( as subject of verb) rien…ne ; she says nothing elle ne dit rien ; I knew nothing about it je n'en savais rien ; we saw nothing nous n'avons rien vu ; we can do nothing (about it) nous n'y pouvons rien ; there's nothing in the fridge il n'y a rien dans le frigidaire® ; nothing can alter the fact that rien ne peut changer le fait que ; nothing could be further from the truth rien n'est plus faux ; can nothing be done to help? est-ce qu'on ne peut rien faire pour aider? ; nothing happened il ne s'est rien passé ; they behaved as if nothing had happened ils ont fait comme si de rien n'était ; there's nothing to drink il n'y a rien à boire ; I've got nothing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre ; you have nothing to lose vous n'avez rien à perdre ; there's nothing to stop you leaving rien ne t'empêche de partir ; we've had nothing to eat nous n'avons rien mangé ; you did nothing at all to stop them tu n'as absolument rien fait pour les arrêter ; next to nothing presque rien ; nothing much pas grand-chose ; there's nothing much on TV il n'y a pas grand-chose à la télé ○ ; nothing much happens here il ne se passe pas grand-chose ici ; I've nothing much to tell je n'ai pas grand-chose à raconter ; nothing more rien de plus ; we ask for nothing more nous ne demandons rien de plus ; is there nothing more you can do? vous ne pouvez rien faire de plus? ; she's just a friend, nothing more or less c'est une amie, c'est tout ; nothing else rien d'autre ; there's nothing else for us il n'y a rien d'autre pour nous ; nothing else matters rien d'autre ne compte, il n'y a que ça qui compte ; she thinks about nothing else elle ne pense à rien d'autre, elle ne pense qu'à cela ; there's nothing else one can say il n'y a rien d'autre à dire ; if nothing else it will be a change for us au moins ça nous changera les idées ; to have nothing against sb/sth ne rien avoir contre qn/qch ; to have nothing to do with ( no connection) ne rien avoir à voir avec ; (no dealings, involvement) ne rien avoir à faire avec ; the drop in sales has nothing to do with the scandal la baisse des ventes n'a rien à voir avec le scandale ; it had nothing to do with safety ça n'avait rien à voir avec la sécurité ; he had nothing to do with the murder il n'avait rien à voir avec le meurtre, il n'était pour rien dans le meurtre ; I had nothing to do with it! je n'y étais pour rien! ; that's got nothing to do with it! ça n'a rien à voir! ; she will have ou she wants nothing to do with it/us elle ne veut rien avoir à faire avec ça/nous ; it's nothing to do with us ça ne nous regarde pas ; she acts as though it had nothing to do with her elle fait comme si ça ne la concernait pas ; to come to nothing n'aboutir à rien ; to stop at nothing ne reculer devant rien (to do pour faire) ; to have nothing on ( no clothes) être nu ; (no engagements, plans) n'avoir rien de prévu ; you've got nothing on me ○ ! ( to incriminate) vous n'avez rien contre moi! ; he's got nothing on you ○ ! ( to rival) il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville ○ ! ; Paris has nothing on this ○ ! Paris ne peut pas rivaliser avec ça! ;

2 ( emphasizing insignificance) rien ; a fuss about nothing une histoire pour (un) rien ; to get upset over nothing s'énerver pour (un) rien ; we were talking about nothing much nous parlions de tout et de rien ; to count for nothing ne compter pour rien ; he means ou is nothing to me il n'est rien pour moi ; so all this effort means nothing to you? alors tout ce travail t'est complètement égal? ; it meant nothing to him ça lui était complètement égal (that, whether que + subj) ; the names meant nothing to him les noms ne lui disaient rien ; he cares nothing for convention sout il se moque des conventions ; to think nothing of doing ( consider normal) trouver tout à fait normal de faire ; ( not baulk at) ne pas hésiter à faire ; I thought nothing of it until the next day ça m'a paru tout à fait normal jusqu'au lendemain ; think nothing of it! ce n'est rien! ; it was nothing to them to walk miles to school ils trouvaient tout à fait normal de faire des kilomètres à pied pour aller à l'école ; there's nothing to driving a truck ce n'est rien de conduire un camion ; there' s really nothing to it! c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus facile! ;

3 ( very little indeed) lit, fig rien ; she's four foot nothing ≈ elle ne fait pas plus d'un mètre vingt, elle fait un mètre vingt à tout casser ○ ; it costs next to nothing ça ne coûte presque rien ; for nothing ( for free) gratuitement, gratis ○ ; ( pointlessly) pour rien ; it's money for nothing c'est de l'argent vite gagné ; all this work for nothing tout ce travail pour rien ; they aren't called skyscrapers for nothing ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on appelle ça des gratte-ciel ; not for nothing is he known as… ce n'est pas pour rien qu'il est connu comme… ; I'm not English for nothing! hum je ne suis pas anglais pour rien! ;

4 (indicating absence of trait, quality) nothing serious/useful rien de grave/d'utile ; nothing too fancy rien de très compliqué ; nothing interesting, nothing of any interest rien d'intéressant ; nothing new to report rien de nouveau à signaler ; have they nothing cheaper? est-ce qu'ils n'ont rien de moins cher? ; there's nothing unusual about doing il n'y a rien d'extraordinaire à faire ; there's nothing unusual about it ça n'a rien d'extraordinaire ; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind cela paraît facile mais il n'en est rien ; nothing of the kind should ever happen again une chose pareille ne devrait jamais se reproduire ; you'll do nothing of the sort! tu n'en feras rien! ;

5 (emphatic: setting up comparisons) it's nothing like that at all! ce n'est pas ça du tout! ; there's nothing like the sea air for doing il n'y a rien de tel que l'air marin pour faire ; there's nothing like seeing old friends revoir de vieux amis, il n'y a rien de tel ; there's nothing like it! il n'y a rien de tel or de mieux! ; there's nothing so embarrassing as doing il n'y a rien d'aussi gênant que de faire ; I can think of nothing worse than je ne peux rien imaginer de pire que ; there's nothing more ridiculous than il n'y a rien de plus ridicule que ; that's nothing to what he'll do if he finds out that ce n'est rien comparé à or à côté de ce qu'il fera quand il découvrira que ; the hive resembles nothing so much as a business la ruche ressemble tout à fait à une entreprise ; to say nothing of sans parler de ; detested by his colleagues to say nothing of the students détesté par ses collègues sans parler des étudiants ;

6 (no element, part) to know nothing of ne rien savoir de [truth, events, plans] ; he knows nothing of the skill involved il n'imagine pas la technique que cela implique ; we heard nothing of what was said nous n'avons rien entendu de ce qui s'est dit ; he has nothing of the aristocrat about him il n'a rien d'un aristocrate ; there was nothing of the exotic in the place l'endroit n'avait rien d'exotique ;

7 (no truth, value, use) you get nothing out of it ça ne rapporte rien ; there's nothing in it for me ça n'a aucun intérêt pour moi ; there's nothing in it (in gossip, rumour) il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans ; (in magazine, booklet) c'est sans intérêt.

B adv

1 ( in no way) it is nothing like as important/difficult as c'est loin d'être aussi important/difficile que ; it's nothing like enough! c'est loin d'être suffisant! ; the portrait looks nothing like her le portrait ne lui ressemble pas du tout ; she is nothing like her sister elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur ; the city is nothing like what it was la ville n'est plus du tout ce qu'elle était ;

2 (emphatic: totally, only) it's nothing short of brilliant/disgraceful c'est tout à fait génial/scandaleux ; nothing short of a miracle can save them il n'y a qu'un miracle qui puisse les sauver ;

3 (emphatic: decidedly) she's nothing if not original in her dress le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est qu'elle s'habille de façon originale ; I'm nothing if not stubborn! le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que je suis têtu!

C adj to be nothing without sb/sth ne rien être sans qn/qch ; he's nothing without you/his career il n'est rien sans toi/sa carrière.

D n

1 ( nothingness) néant m ;

2 ( trivial matter) it's a mere nothing compared to ce n'est pratiquement rien par rapport à ; ⇒ sweet.

E nothing but adv phr he's nothing but a coward ce n'est qu'un lâche ; they've done nothing but moan ○ ils n'ont fait que râler ○ ; it' s caused me nothing but trouble ça ne m'a valu que des ennuis ; nothing but the best for me! je ne veux que ce qu'il y a de meilleur! ; she has nothing but praise for them elle ne tarit pas d'éloges sur eux.

F nothing less than adv phr it's nothing less than a betrayal c'est une véritable trahison ; they want nothing less than reunification ils ne seront satisfaits que quand il y aura la réunification ; nothing less than real saffron will do il n'y a que du vrai safran qui fera l'affaire.

G nothing more than adv phr it's nothing more than a strategy to do ce n'est qu'une stratégie pour faire ; the stories are nothing more than gossip ces histoires ne sont rien d'autre que des ragots ; they'd like nothing more than to do ils ne demandent pas mieux que de faire.

Idioms

nothing doing ○ ! ( outright refusal) pas question ○ ! ; ( no chance of success) pas moyen ○ ! ; there's nothing doing at the office ○ il ne se passe rien au bureau ; there was nothing for it but to call the doctor GB il ne restait plus qu'à faire venir le médecin ; there's nothing for it! GB il n'y a rien à faire ; you get nothing for nothing on n'a rien sans rien.

Big English-French dictionary > nothing
13 against

əˈɡenst предл.
1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against In a direct line against them stood the three witches. ≈ Перед ними в ряд стояли три колдуньи. Go into the village over against you. ≈ Пойдите в селение, которое прямо перед вами (Мф. 21-
2) And so handed me to the coach and sat backwards over against me. ≈ И он подсадил меня в коляску, а сам сел напротив лицом ко мне. Syn: over against б) перен. к, в отношении к Hope is against the holy ghost. ≈ Надежда пребывает в духе святом. The legal rights of subjects as against each other and the constitutional rights of subjects against the government. ≈ Юридические права подданных по отношению друг к другу и конституционные права подданных по отношению к правительству. в) (более общее значение) к передней части чего-л., рядом, по соседству, тж. перен. I met him against the pond. ≈ Я встретил его у пруда. Three of their ships lay against the walls. ≈ Под стенами пришвартовались три их корабля.
2) значение движения по направлению к чему-л.. а) (по направлению к чему-л. вплоть до соприкосновения) о, в Till I break my ship against rocks. ≈ Пока мой корабль не разбивается о скалы. The sharp sleet is pattering against the window-panes. ≈ Злая пурга стучится в ставни. I was jostled against him in the crowd. ≈ Меня притерло к нему в толпе. run against б) (опираясь на, в контакте с) о, к Lean your back against my arm. ≈ Обопрись своей спиной о мою руку. Then shall he be set against a brickwall. ≈ А затем его прислонят к кирпичной стене. He pressed his hands against his forehead. ≈ Он прижал ладони ко лбу. в) на фоне (прямое значение) The picture stands out better against the dark wall. ≈ На фоне темной стены эта картина смотрится лучше.
3) значение движения или действия против кого-л. или чего-л. а) (в противоположном направлении, в противодействие некоей силе) на He ran furiously up against a hill. ≈ Как бешеный он взбежал на холм. against the hair against the grain б) (в противоположность тенденции или характеру;
в несоответствии с чем-л.) против, несмотря на( или по смыслу) She actually went with them, though much against her heart. ≈ Она все же пошла с ними, хотя и против собственного желания. May, against common conjectures, will be no very busy month. ≈ В мае, несмотря на то, что говорят многие, завала на работе не будет. It is against my general notions to trust to writing. ≈ Не в моих принципах доверять написанному. в) (о словах или действиях, направленных против кого-л.) с, против Fight against them that fight against me. ≈ Сражайтесь с теми, кто сражается против меня. The whole gentry were against him. ≈ Против него выступали все уважаемые люди. The Law against Witches does not prove there be any. ≈ Наличие закона против ведьм не означает, что они есть. г) (о соревновании) с I always felt as if I was riding a race against time. ≈ Я всегда чувствовал, что бегу наперегонки со временем.
4) а) (значение защиты) от (или по смыслу) I am proof against their enmity. ≈ Я защита от их вражды. The gate would have been shut against her. ≈ Ворота захлопнулись бы перед ней, ее бы не пустили на порог. б) значение предупреждения, обычно переводится по смыслу On his guard against the sins which beset literary men. ≈ И он всегда следил за тем, чтобы не погрязнуть в грехах, присущих писателям. Passengers are cautioned against crossing the line. ≈ Предупреждение пассажирам - переходить линию опасно. The Public are cautioned against pickpockets. ≈ Осторожно! Карманные воры.
5) (о взаимной противоположности) в обмен на, в счет за, вместо That against his great love we be not found unkind. ≈ Чтобы, имея перед глазами его всеохватную любовь, нас не назвали черствыми. When men used to exchange wheat against bullocks. ≈ Когда люди меняли зерно на волов. weigh smth. against smth.
6) (в споре и играх типа тотализатора, о ставках) к I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is six to five against. ≈ Я давно понял, что в этой жизни все ставки - шесть к пяти. As opposition to Mrs Thatcher mounts, I hear that the Commons' unofficial bookie offers odds of 7 4 against her still being prime minister by the end of next year. ≈ По мере того, как оппозиция г-жи Тэтчер растет, неофициальные букмекеры Палаты Общин, как я слышал, предлагают ставки 7 к 4 против того, что она сохранит свой пост до конца следующего года.
7) в ожидании, в подготовке;
к определенному времени To close the business against Thursday. ≈ Закрыть фирму к четвергу. Some additions to my book against the next edition. ≈ Некоторые добавления к моей книге в свете ее будущего переиздания. When the Queen of Sheba came to visit Solomon, he had built, against her arrival, a palace. ≈ Когда царица Савская отправилась с визитом к Соломону, он построил к ее прибытию дворец. against a rainy day
указывает на: противодействие чему-л или несогласие с чем-л: против - to fight * smb., smth. бороться против кого-л, чего-л;
- to warn * smth. предостерегать против чего-л;
- to vote * smb., smth. голосовать против кого-л, чего-л;
- twenty votes * ten двадцать голосов против десяти;
- are you for or * the plan? вы поддерживаете этот план или нет?;
- I have nothing to say * it мне нечего возразить против этого вопреки - I have trusted you * everything я верила вам несмотря ни на что;
- * reason вопреки разуму;
- to hope * hope надеяться вопреки всему;
не терять надежды в безнадежном положении движение в противоположную сторону: против - to sail * the wind плыть против ветра;
- * the clock против часовой стрелки;
- * the sun в сторону, противоположную движению солнца, с запада на восток;
- * the hair (техническое) против волокна;
против шерсти;
не по вкусу, не по душе нахождение на противоположной стороне: против - over * напротив, на противоположной стороне;
- over * the school прямо против школы местоположение около чего-л, рядом с чем-л.: у - a piano stood * the wall у стены стояло пианони;
- the house was built * a hill дом был построен у самого холма соприкоснование или столкновение с чем-л.: по, о, к - the rain was beating * the window дождь барабанил по стеклу;
- to throw a ball * the wall ударять мячом о стенку;
- to bump * smth. удариться обо что-л;
- he struck his foot * а stone он ушиб ногу о камень опору: к, на - he leaned * a post он прислонился к столбу;
- she was sitting up in bed propped * pillows она сидела в кровати, обложенная подушками;
- she drew the child close * her она крепко прижала к себе ребенка фон, на котором выделяется какой-л предмет: на (фоне) ;
по сравнению - the yellow stands out * the black желтое резко выделяется на черном;
- the trees were dark * the sky на фоне неба деревья казались темными предохранение от чего-л.: от - to protect * diseases предохранять от заболеваний;
- she shielded her face * the sun она заслонила лицо от солнца;
- he wrapped in a blanked * the cold of the night он завернулся в одеяло, чтобы ночью не замерзнуть подготовку к чему-л.: про, на - to save money * the rainy day откладывать деньги про черный день;
- they bought preserves * the winter они купили консервы на зиму состязание, конкуренцию, соперничество с чем-л или с кем-л - to run * one's own record time пытаться улучшить собственное время( о бегуне) противопоставление или сравнение: против - three accidents this year as * thirty in 1964 три несчастных случая в этом году против тридцати в 1964 получение в обмен на что-л или с записью на чей-л счет: на, по, против - to charge * smb.'s account( коммерческое) записывать на чей-л счет;
- payment * documents( коммерческое) оплата против документов;
- a drug sold * a written prescription лекарство, продаваемое только по рецепту предмет обмена: на - he exchanged books * sweets он обменял книги на конфеты завершение действия к определенному сроку: к - * the end of the week к концу недели( специальное) в зависимости от, в функции (от) - to plot y * x построить график функции у по аргументу х

against вопреки ~ prep указывает на подготовку (к чему-л.) на, про;
against a rainy day про черный день;
to store up food against winter запастись едой на зиму ~ prep указывает на непосредственное соседство рядом, у;
the house against the cinema дом рядом с кинотеатром ~ prep указывает на опору, фон, препятствие о, об, по, на, к;
against a dark background на темном фоне;
she leaned against the fence она прислонилась к забору ~ prep указывает на определенный срок к, на;
against the end of the month к концу месяца ~ под (расписку) ~ prep указывает на противодействие, несогласие (с чем-л.) против;
she did it against my will она сделала это против моей воли;
to struggle against difficulties бороться с трудностями ~ против ~ prep указывает на противоположное направление или положение против;
he went against the wind он шел против ветра;
against the hair (или the grain) против волокна или шерсти;
перен. против шерсти ~ prep указывает на столкновение или соприкосновение на, с;
to run against a rock наскочить на скалу;
he ran against his brother он столкнулся со своим братом gainst: gainst, 'gainst поэт. см. against

~ prep указывает на опору, фон, препятствие о, об, по, на, к;
against a dark background на темном фоне;
she leaned against the fence она прислонилась к забору

~ prep указывает на подготовку (к чему-л.) на, про;
against a rainy day про черный день;
to store up food against winter запастись едой на зиму

~ cash payment в счет уплаты наличными

~ prep указывает на определенный срок к, на;
against the end of the month к концу месяца

~ prep указывает на противоположное направление или положение против;
he went against the wind он шел против ветра;
against the hair (или the grain) против волокна или шерсти;
перен. против шерсти

appeal ~ обжаловать appeal ~ опротестовывать

be ~ возражать

they took insurance policy ~ their children's education они застраховались, чтобы обеспечить своим детям образование;
to be up against (it) стоять перед задачей;
встретить трудности

buy ~ the seller покупать за счет продавца

~ prep указывает на столкновение или соприкосновение на, с;
to run against a rock наскочить на скалу;
he ran against his brother он столкнулся со своим братом

~ prep указывает на противоположное направление или положение против;
he went against the wind он шел против ветра;
against the hair (или the grain) против волокна или шерсти;
перен. против шерсти

~ prep указывает на непосредственное соседство рядом, у;
the house against the cinema дом рядом с кинотеатром

a ladder standing ~ the wall лестница, прислоненная к стене;
to knock against a stone споткнуться о камень

a ladder standing ~ the wall лестница, прислоненная к стене;
to knock against a stone споткнуться о камень

lay information ~ доносить на

legislate ~ запрещать в законодательном порядке

proceed ~ возбуждать процесс против

protest ~ возражать против protest ~ протестовать против

recover judgment ~ добиваться вынесения судебного решения против

~ prep указывает на столкновение или соприкосновение на, с;
to run against a rock наскочить на скалу;
he ran against his brother он столкнулся со своим братом

security ~ под гарантию security ~ под обеспечение

~ prep указывает на противодействие, несогласие (с чем-л.) против;
she did it against my will она сделала это против моей воли;
to struggle against difficulties бороться с трудностями

~ prep указывает на опору, фон, препятствие о, об, по, на, к;
against a dark background на темном фоне;
she leaned against the fence она прислонилась к забору

~ prep указывает на подготовку (к чему-л.) на, про;
against a rainy day про черный день;
to store up food against winter запастись едой на зиму

~ prep указывает на противодействие, несогласие (с чем-л.) против;
she did it against my will она сделала это против моей воли;
to struggle against difficulties бороться с трудностями struggle: ~ бороться;
to struggle for peace бороться за мир;
to struggle against difficulties бороться с трудностями

to work ~ time стараться кончить работу к определенному времени;
to tell a story( against smb.) наговорить( на кого-л.)

they took insurance policy ~ their children's education они застраховались, чтобы обеспечить своим детям образование;
to be up against (it) стоять перед задачей;
встретить трудности

vote ~ голосовать против

to work ~ time стараться кончить работу к определенному времени;
to tell a story (against smb.) наговорить (на кого-л.) time: to serve one's ~ отбыть срок наказания;
she is near her time она скоро родит, она на сносях;
to work against time стараться уложиться в срок work: to ~ against time стараться кончить к определенному сроку;
to work it sl. достигнуть цели

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > against
14 contro

against

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contro prep.

1 ( in opposizione a) against (anche fig.): lottare contro il male, le avversità, to fight (against) evil, adversity; erano tutti contro di lui, they were all against him; essere solo contro tutti, to be alone against everybody; ho ubbidito contro la mia volontà, I obeyed against my will; contro il parere di tutti, si è iscritto a medicina, against everyone's advice, he went in for medicine; l'80% dei presenti votò contro la proposta, 80% of those present voted against the proposal; non posso farlo, è contro i miei principi, I can't do it, it's against my principles; mettersi contro qlcu., to go against s.o. // contro voglia, unwillingly // contro ogni previsione, against all expectations // contro natura, against the grain // scommettere due contro uno, to bet two to one

2 ( in direzione opposta a) against; at; to; into: i soldati avanzavano contro l'esercito nemico, the soldiers advanced against the enemy; scagliò la sedia contro il muro, he threw the chair against the wall; aveva la pistola puntata contro l'ostaggio, he held the pistol to (o at) the hostage's head; la macchina andò a sbattere contro lo spartitraffico, the car crashed into the guardrail; entrando al buio, ho sbattuto contro l'armadio, entering in the dark, I bumped into the wardrobe; scagliava sassi contro il cane, he threw stones at the dog; navigare contro vento, to sail against the wind; andare contro corrente, to swim against the tide

3 ( addosso a, a contatto con) against: abbiamo messo il divano contro la parete, we put the sofa against the wall; la pioggia batteva contro i vetri, the wind beat against the windows

4 ( in previsione di) against: tutelarsi contro i rischi, to protect oneself against risks; il governo prenderà drastiche misure contro l'inflazione, the government is to take drastic measures against inflation; hanno scoperto un nuovo vaccino contro l'influenza, a new vaccine has been discovered against influenza

5 ( in contrasto con, sullo sfondo di): il campanile della chiesa si stagliava contro il cielo, the church tower stood out against the sky; guardare qlco. contro luce, to look at sthg. against the light

6 ( nel linguaggio giuridico o sportivo) against, versus: procedere legalmente contro qlcu., to take legal action against s.o.; Bianchi contro Rossi, ( nelle cause) Bianchi versus Rossi; la nazionale italiana ha vinto contro il Brasile per 3 a 0, Italy won 3-0 against Brazil; dovrà battersi contro il detentore del titolo mondiale, he is to fight (against) the world title holder; la finale di coppa vedrà la Germania contro l'Inghilterra, the cup final is to be Germany versus England

7 (comm.) against: consegnare la merce contro ricevuta, to deliver the goods against receipt; pagamento contro assegno, cash on delivery

◆ avv. against: siete pro o contro?, are you for or against?; la maggioranza ha votato contro, the majority voted against // di contro, opposite // per contro, on the other hand

◆ s.m.: il pro e il contro, the pros and cons; prima di decidere valuta bene i pro e i contro, before deciding, weigh up the pros and cons.

contro s.m. ( bridge) double.

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['kontro]
1. prep

1) (gen) against

non ho niente contro di lui — I've nothing against him

sono tutti contro di me — they are all against me

lottare contro qn/qc — to fight against sb/sth

la lotta contro la droga — the fight against drugs

è contro il divorzio — he's against o opposed to divorce

il Milan contro la Juventus — Milan versus o against Juventus

pastiglie contro la tosse — throat lozenges

un ottimo rimedio contro l'influenza — an excellent treatment for flu

2) (contatto, direzione) against

si appoggiò contro la porta — he leaned against the door

ho sbattuto contro la porta — I bumped into the door

si è schiantato contro un albero — it crashed into a tree

puntò la pistola contro di me — he pointed his gun at me

spararono contro la polizia — they shot at the police

3)

(Comm : in cambio di) contro pagamento/ricevuta — on payment/receipt

4)

(contrariamente a) contro ogni mia aspettativa — contrary to my expectations

5)

contro corrente, contro luce, contro voglia ecc — controcorrente

See:

controluce,

controvoglia

2. avv

against

votare contro — to vote against

hanno votato contro — they voted against it

dar contro a qn — to contradict sb

per contro — on the other hand

3. sm inv

con

il pro e il contro — the pros and cons

4. pref

counter...

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['kontro] 1.
preposizione

1) (per indicare opposizione, contrasto) against

andare, essere contro — to go, be against [tradizione, politica, tendenza]

sono tutti contro di lui — everyone is against him

una cura contro l'AIDS — a cure for Aids

ricerca contro il cancro — cancer research

contro ogni aspettativa — contrary to all expectations

2) (per indicare difesa, protezione) against

assicurarsi contro qcs. — to take out insurance against sth.

tutelarsi contro un rischio — to protect oneself from a risk

3) (per indicare direzione o movimento) (verso) to; (in modo ostile) at

tirare una pietra contro qcn. — to throw a stone at sb.

aprire il fuoco contro qcn. — to open fire on sb.

mi ha sguinzagliato i cani contro — he let the dogs loose on me

4) (in direzione opposta a) against

5) (per indicare contatto) against

contro il muro — against the wall

andò a sbattere con l'auto contro un muro — he drove his car into a wall

finire contro gli scogli — to drift onto the rocks

6) (sullo sfondo di) against

stagliarsi contro il cielo — to stand out o to be outlined against the sky

7) dir. sport

Crane contro Conroy — Crane versus Conroy

la causa contro Foster — the case against Foster

Brasile contro Argentina — Brazil versus Argentina

hanno perso contro la squadra spagnola — they lost to the Spanish team

8) comm.

contro pagamento di — on payment of

contro assegno — cash on delivery
2.
avverbio

1) (per indicare opposizione) against

ho votato contro — I voted against it

sono contro — I'm against it

2) per contro on the other hand
3.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

i pro e i contro — the pros and cons

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dare contro a qcn. — to go for sb

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contro

/'kontro/

I preposizione

1 (per indicare opposizione, contrasto) against; andare, essere contro to go, be against [tradizione, politica, tendenza]; sono tutti contro di lui everyone is against him; una cura contro l'AIDS a cure for Aids; ricerca contro il cancro cancer research: contro ogni aspettativa contrary to all expectations

2 (per indicare difesa, protezione) against; assicurarsi contro qcs. to take out insurance against sth.; tutelarsi contro un rischio to protect oneself from a risk

3 (per indicare direzione o movimento) (verso) to; (in modo ostile) at; tirare una pietra contro qcn. to throw a stone at sb.; aprire il fuoco contro qcn. to open fire on sb.; mi ha sguinzagliato i cani contro he let the dogs loose on me

4 (in direzione opposta a) against

5 (per indicare contatto) against; contro il muro against the wall; andò a sbattere con l'auto contro un muro he drove his car into a wall; finire contro gli scogli to drift onto the rocks

6 (sullo sfondo di) against; stagliarsi contro il cielo to stand out o to be outlined against the sky

7 dir. sport Crane contro Conroy Crane versus Conroy; la causa contro Foster the case against Foster; Brasile contro Argentina Brazil versus Argentina; hanno perso contro la squadra spagnola they lost to the Spanish team

8 comm. contro pagamento di on payment of; contro assegno cash on delivery

II avverbio

1 (per indicare opposizione) against; ho votato contro I voted against it; sono contro I'm against it

2 per contro on the other hand

III m. inv

i pro e i contro the pros and cons

IDIOMS

dare contro a qcn. to go for sb.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > contro
15 rien

rien [ʀjɛ̃]

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1. indefinite pronoun

2. masculine noun

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1. <

   a. nothing

• qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ? -- rien what's wrong? -- nothing

• ça ou rien, c'est pareil it makes no odds

► ne... rien not... anything nothing

• il n'a rien fait he didn't do anything he did nothing

• je n'ai rien entendu I didn't hear anything

• il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left

• elle ne mange presque rien she hardly eats anything

• il n'en sait rien he has no idea

• je n'en sais trop rien I haven't a clue (PROV) on n'a rien sans rien(PROV) nothing ventured, nothing gained► avoir + rien

• ils n'ont rien (possessions) they haven't got anything they have nothing ; (maladie, blessure) they're OK

• ça va, tu n'as rien ? are you OK?

• n'avoir rien contre qn/qch to have nothing against sb/sth

• il n'a rien d'un politicien he's got nothing of the politician about him

• il n'y a rien à manger there's nothing to eat

• j'en ai rien à foutre (inf!) I don't give a damn (inf!)

• on n'a rien sans rien you don't get anything for nothing► être + rien

• n'être rien [personne] to be a nobody ; [chose] to be nothing

• pour lui, 50 km à vélo, ce n'est rien cycling 50 kilometres is nothing for him

• il n'est plus rien pour moi he means nothing to me anymore

• il n'en est rien it's nothing of the sort

• élever quatre enfants, ce n'est pas rien bringing up four children is quite something

• tu t'es fait mal ? -- non, c'est rien (inf) did you hurt yourself? -- no, it's nothing

• pardon ! -- c'est rien or ce n'est rien (inf) sorry! -- it doesn't matter► faire + rien

• il ne fait rien he does nothing ; ( = ne travaille pas) he doesn't work

• huit jours sans rien faire a week doing nothing

• il ne nous a rien fait he hasn't done anything to us

• ça ne lui fait rien he doesn't care

• ça ne fait rien it doesn't matter

• il n'y a rien à faire there's nothing we can do

• rien à faire ! it's no good!

• rien n'y fait ! nothing's any good!► en rien

• il n'est en rien responsable de la situation he's not in any way responsible for the situation

• ce tableau ne ressemble en rien au reste de son œuvre this picture is nothing like his other works► rien de + adjectif ou adverbe nothing

• rien d'autre nothing else

• je ne veux rien d'autre I don't want anything else

• je t'achèterai le journal, rien d'autre ? I'll get you a newspaper - do you want anything else?

• rien de neuf nothing new

• rien de plus nothing else

• rien de plus facile nothing easier

• nous n'avons rien de plus à ajouter we have nothing further to add

• ça n'a rien d'impossible it's perfectly possible

• rien de tel qu'une bonne douche chaude ! there's nothing like a nice hot shower!

   b. ( = quelque chose) anything

• as-tu jamais rien vu de pareil ? have you ever seen anything like it?

   c. (Sport) nil

• il mène par deux sets à rien he's leading by two sets to love

   d. (locutions) rien à signaler nothing to report

• rien à déclarer nothing to declare

• c'est mieux que rien it's better than nothing

• c'est ça ou rien it's that or nothing

• deux fois rien next to nothing

• trois fois rien next to nothing

• il ne comprend rien à rien he hasn't got a clue

• ça ne me dit rien qui vaille I don't like the look of that

► de rien !

• je vous remercie -- de rien ! (inf) thank you -- you're welcome!

• excusez-moi ! -- de rien ! (inf) sorry! -- no trouble!► rien au monde nothing on earth

• il ne quitterait son pays pour rien au monde he wouldn't leave his country for anything► rien du tout nothing at all

• qu'as-tu vu ? -- rien du tout what did you see? -- nothing at all

• une petite éraflure de rien du tout a tiny little scratch

• qu'est-ce que c'est que ce cadeau de rien du tout ? what on earth can I (or you etc) do with this stupid little present?► rien de rien (inf) absolutely nothing

• il ne fait rien, mais rien de rien (inf) he does nothing, and I mean nothing► pour rien ( = inutilement) for nothing ; ( = pour peu d'argent) for next to nothing

• pourquoi tu dis ça ? -- pour rien why do you say that? -- no reason

• ce n'est pas pour rien que... it's not for nothing that...► rien que

• la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth

• rien que la chambre coûte déjà très cher the room alone already costs a lot

• rien qu'à le voir, j'ai deviné I guessed by just looking at him

• je voudrais vous voir, rien qu'une minute could I see you just for a minute?

• il le fait rien que pour t'embêter (inf) he just does it to annoy you

• c'est à moi, rien qu'à moi it's mine and mine alone

• il voulait 500 €, rien que ça ! he wanted a mere 500 euros!

• elle veut être actrice, rien que ça ! she wants to be an actress, no less!

2. <

► un rien a mere nothing ; (avec adjectif) a tiny bit

• un rien l'effraie the slightest thing frightens him

• un rien la fait rire she laughs at every little thing

• un rien l'habille she looks good in anything

• j'ai failli rater le train, il s'en est fallu d'un rien I came within a hair's breadth of missing the train

• il pourrait te casser le bras comme un rien (inf) he could break your arm, no trouble

• un rien plus grand a tiny bit bigger

• un rien plus petit a tiny bit smaller

• « moi pas » dit-elle un rien insolente "I'm not", she said rather insolently► un rien de a touch of

• avec un rien d'ironie with a touch of irony

• en un rien de temps in no time► pour un rien

• il pleure pour un rien he cries at the slightest little thing

• il s'inquiète pour un rien he worries about the slightest little thing► des riens trivia

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I
1. ʀjɛ̃
pronom indéfini

1) ( nulle chose)

rien n'est impossible — nothing is impossible

un mois à ne rien faire — a month doing nothing

il n'y a rien qui puisse la consoler — nothing can console her

il n'y a plus rien — there's nothing left

ce n'est rien — it's nothing

elle n'est rien — she's a nobody

il n'est rien pour moi — he means ou is nothing to me

il n'en est rien — it's nothing of the sort

elle ne t'a rien fait — she hasn't done anything to you

rien n'y fait! — nothing's any good!

il n'a rien d'un intrigant — there's nothing of the schemer about him

elle n'a rien de sa sœur — she's nothing like her sister

rien de bon — nothing good

rien d'autre — nothing else

il n'y a rien eu de cassé — nothing was broken

rien à déclarer — nothing to declare

partir de rien — to start from nothing

pour rien — ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing

‘pourquoi?’ - ‘pour rien’ — ‘why?’ - ‘no reason’

parler pour rien — to waste one's breath

‘merci’ - ‘de rien’ — ‘thank you’ - ‘you're welcome’ ou ‘not at all’

en moins de rien — in no time at all

‘que prends-tu?’ - ‘rien du tout’ — ‘what are you having?’ - ‘nothing at all’

ça ou rien, c'est pareil — it makes no odds

c'est trois fois rien — (colloq) it's next to nothing

rien de rien — (colloq) absolutely nothing

faire quelque chose comme rien — to do something very easily

2) ( seulement)

rien que la bouteille pèse deux kilos — the bottle alone weighs two kilos

elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle — (colloq) she would like an office all to herself

la vérité, rien que la vérité — the truth and nothing but the truth

rien que pour te plaire — just to please you

rien que ça? — (colloq) ( en réponse) is that all?

ils habitent un château, rien que ça! — iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please!

3) ( quoi que ce soit) anything

avant de rien signer — before signing anything

sans que j'en sache rien — without my knowing anything about it

4) Sport gén nil; ( au tennis) love

2.

de rien (du tout) locution adjective

fille de rien — worthless girl

un petit bleu de rien (du tout) — a tiny bruise

une affaire de rien du tout — a trivial matter

3.

(colloq) un rien locution adverbiale a (tiny) bit

un rien pédant — a bit pedantic

4.

en rien locution adverbiale at all, in any way

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rien à faire! — ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way! (colloq)

on n'a rien pour rien — you get nothing for nothing

ce n'est pas rien! — ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic! (colloq); ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts! (colloq)

II ʀjɛ̃
nom masculin

1) ( vétille)

un rien le fâche — the slightest thing annoys him

se disputer pour un rien — to quarrel over nothing

perdre son temps à des riens — to waste one's time on trivial things

les petits riens qui rendent la vie agréable — the little things which make life pleasant

faire quelque chose comme un rien — (colloq) to do something very easily

2) (colloq) ( petite quantité)

un rien de — a touch of

un rien de cognac — a dash of brandy

en un rien de temps — in next to no time

3) (colloq) ( personne)

un/une rien du tout — ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good (colloq), a worthless person

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ʀjɛ̃
1. pron

1) (= sans 'ne') nothing

"Qu'est-ce que vous avez?" — "Rien." — "What have you got?" — "Nothing."

"Qu'est-ce que tu as acheté?" — "Rien." — "What have you bought?" — "Nothing."

pour rien au monde; Pour rien au monde je ne le vendrais. — I wouldn't sell it for anything in the world.

2) (avec 'ne')

ne... rien — not... anything, nothing

Il n'a rien dit. — He didn't say anything., He hasn't said anything.

Il n'a rien fait. — He didn't do anything., He hasn't done anything.

il n'a rien (= n'est pas blessé) — he's all right

ça ne fait rien — it doesn't matter

il n'y est pour rien — he's got nothing to do with it

ça n'a rien à voir — it has nothing to do with it

il n'en est rien! — nothing of the sort!

3) (= quelque chose)

A-t-il jamais rien fait pour nous? — Has he ever done anything for us?

4) (autres locutions)

rien de; rien d'intéressant — nothing interesting

rien d'autre — nothing else

rien du tout — nothing at all

n'avoir rien de; Il n'a rien d'un champion. — He's no champion.

rien que — just, only

rien que pour lui faire plaisir — just to please him

rien que la vérité — nothing but the truth

rien que cela — that alone

Rien que la voiture coûte un million. — The car alone costs a million.

de rien! — not at all!, don't mention it!

"Merci beaucoup!" — "De rien!" — "Thank you very much!" — "Not at all!"

rien à faire! — it's no good!, it's no use!

en rien; il ne lui ressemble en rien — he's nothing like him

2. nm

1) (= quantité infime)

un rien de — a hint of

en un rien de temps — in no time at all

2) (= chose insignifiante)

avoir peur d'un rien — to be frightened of the slightest thing

Il se met en colère pour un rien. — He loses his temper over the slightest thing.

des petits riens; des riens — trivial things pl little things pl

un petit rien — a little something

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I.

rien

A pron indéf

1 ( nulle chose) rien n'est impossible nothing is impossible; un mois à ne rien faire a month doing nothing; j'ai décidé de ne rien dire I decided to say nothing ou not to say anything; il n'y a rien qui puisse la consoler nothing can console her; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; il n'y a plus rien à faire ( comme travail) there's nothing left ou else to do; ( pour le sauver) there's nothing more ou else that can be done; ce n'est rien it's nothing; elle n'est rien she's a nobody; il n'est rien pour moi he means ou is nothing to me; ils ne nous sont rien they're nothing to do with us; il n'en est rien it's nothing of the sort; elle ne t'a rien fait she hasn't done anything to you; n'avoir rien à faire avec qn to have nothing to do with sb; rien n'y fait! nothing's any good!; il n'a rien d'un intrigant there's nothing of the schemer about him; elle n'a rien de sa sœur she's nothing like her sister; rien de bon nothing good; rien d'autre nothing else; rien de moins/de plus nothing less/more (que than); rien de meilleur/de pire/de mieux nothing better/worse/better (que than); il n'y a rien de tel/de tel que la marche pour garder la forme there's nothing like it/like walking to keep you fit; il n'y a rien eu de cassé nothing was broken; ça n'a rien de luxueux there's nothing luxurious about it; je n'ai jamais rien vu de pire I've never seen anything worse; rien à déclarer/signaler nothing to declare/report; partir de rien to start from nothing; faire un drame d'un rien to make a drama out of nothing; pour rien ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing; ‘pourquoi?’-‘pour rien’ ‘why?’-‘no reason’; ce n'est pas pour rien que it's not without reason ou not for nothing that; parler pour rien to waste one's breath; ‘merci’-‘de rien’ ‘thank you’-‘you're welcome’, ‘not at all’; en moins de rien in no time at all; ‘que prends-tu?’-‘rien du tout’ ‘what are you having?’-‘nothing at all’; c'est ça ou rien it's that or nothing, take it or leave it; ‘mais vous avez un contrat’-‘ça ou rien(, c'est pareil)’ ‘but you have a contract’-‘I might as well not have one’, ‘it makes no odds’; c'est mieux que rien it's better than nothing; c'est moins que rien it's nothing at all; c'est trois fois rien it's next to nothing; rien à rien, rien de rien○ absolutely nothing; faire qch comme rien to do sth very easily;

2 ( seulement) rien que la bouteille pèse deux kilos the bottle alone weighs two kilos; j'en ai eu pour 35 euros rien qu'avec les fleurs the flowers alone cost me 35 euros; c'est à lui et rien qu'à lui it's his and his alone; elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle○ she would like an office all to herself; il n'est rien qu'un scribouillard he's nothing but ou he's just a penpusher; ‘qu'y a-t-il à boire?’-‘rien que de l'eau’ ‘what is there to drink?’-‘just water’; la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth; rien que pour te plaire just to please you; j'en ai la nausée rien que d'y penser I feel sick just thinking about it; rien qu'à voir comment il s'habille just by looking at the way he dresses; rien que ça○? ( en réponse) is that all?; ils habitent un château, rien que ça! iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please! iron;

3 ( quoi que ce soit) anything; avant de rien signer before signing anything; sans que j'en sache rien without my knowing anything about it; il m'a demandé si je n'avais rien vu he asked me if I had seen anything; as-tu jamais rien fait pour eux? have you ever done anything for them?;

4 Sport gén nil; ( au tennis) love; rien partout, rien à rien nil nil; rien à 15 ( au tennis) love 15.

B de rien (du tout) loc adj fille de rien worthless girl; un petit bleu de rien (du tout) a tiny bruise; une affaire de rien du tout a trivial matter.

C ○adv c'est rien moche! it isn't half ugly○! GB, it's really ugly.

D ○ un rien loc adv a (tiny) bit; un rien pédant/trop cuit a bit pedantic/overcooked.

E en rien loc adv at all, in any way; cela ne me concerne en rien that doesn't concern me at all ou in any way; ce n'est en rien nécessaire it's not at all necessary, it's in no way necessary; il ne te ressemble en rien he's not at all like you, he's nothing like you.

Idiomes

rien à faire! ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way○!; on n'a rien pour rien you get nothing for nothing; ce n'est pas rien! ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic○!; ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts○!

II.

rien nm

1 ( vétille) être puni pour un rien to be punished for the slightest thing; un rien le fâche the slightest thing annoys him; un rien l'habille, elle s'habille d'un rien she looks good in the simplest thing; se disputer pour un rien to quarrel over nothing; perdre son temps à des riens to waste one's time on trivial things; les petits riens qui rendent la vie agréable the little things which make life pleasant; faire qch comme un rien to do sth very easily;

2 ( petite quantité) un rien de a touch of; un rien d'humour a touch of humour^GB; un rien de sel a tiny pinch of salt; un rien de cognac a dash of brandy; en un rien de temps in next to no time;

3 ( personne) un/une rien du tout ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good○, a worthless person.

[rjɛ̃] pronom indéfini

1. [nulle chose] nothing

créer quelque chose à partir de rien to create something out of nothing

rien de tel qu'un bon (roman) policier there's nothing like a good detective story

rien de cassé/grave, j'espère? nothing broken/serious, I hope?

rien d'autre nothing else

rien de nouveau no new developments

rien de plus nothing else ou more

rien de moins nothing less

[en réponse négative à une question]

à quoi tu penses? — à rien! what are you thinking about? — nothing!

qu'est-ce que tu lui laisses? — rien de rien! what are you leaving him — not a thing!

rien du tout nothing at all

je vous remercie — de rien! thanks — you're welcome ou not at all ou don't mention it

une affaire de rien du tout a trifling ou trivial matter

une égratignure de rien du tout a little scratch

c'est ça ou rien take it or leave it

c'est tout ou rien it's all or nothing

rien à dire, c'est parfait! what can I say, it's perfect!

rien à faire, la voiture ne veut pas démarrer it's no good, the car (just) won't start

rien à déclarer nothing to declare

j'en ai rien à faire (familier) ou àcirer (très familier) I don't give a damn ou a toss (très familier)

faire semblant de rien to pretend that nothing happened

2. [en corrélation avec 'ne']

rien n'est plus beau que... there's nothing more beautiful than...

plus rien n'a d'importance nothing matters any more

rien de grave n'est arrivé nothing serious happened

rien n'y a fait, elle a refusé (there was) nothing doing, she said no

ce n'est rien, ça va guérir it's nothing, it'll get better

ce n'est pas rien it's no small thing ou matter

je croyais avoir perdu, il n'en est rien I thought I'd lost, but not at all ou quite the contrary

ils se disaient mariés, en fait il n'en est rien they claimed they were married but they're nothing of the sort

je ne suis rien sans mes livres I'm lost without my books

il n'est (plus) rien pour moi he's ou he means nothing to me (anymore)

et moi alors, je ne suis rien (dans tout ça)? and what about me (in all this), don't I count for anything ou don't I matter?

je ne me souviens de rien I remember nothing, I don't remember anything

on ne voit rien avec cette fumée you can't see anything ou a thing with all this smoke

il n'y a rien entre nous there is nothing between us

cela ou ça ne fait rien it doesn't matter

ça ne (te) fait rien si je te dépose en dernier? would you mind if I dropped you off last?, is it OK with you if I drop you off last?

cela ne fait rien à l'affaire that makes no difference (to the matter in hand)

dis-lui — je n'en ferai rien tell him — I shall do nothing of the sort

ça n'a rien à voir avec toi it's got nothing to do with you, it doesn't concern you

Paul et Fred n'ont rien à voir l'un avec l'autre there's no connection between Paul and Fred

je n'ai rien contre lui I have nothing against him, I don't have anything against him

ne t'inquiète pas, tu n'y es pour rien don't worry, it's not your fault

ça n'a rien d'un chef-d'œuvre it's far from being a masterpiece

il n'a rien du séducteur there's nothing of the lady-killer about him

il n'y a rien de moins sûr nothing could be less certain

rien de moins que nothing less than

rien tant que nothing so much as

pour ne rien vous cacher... to be completely open with you...

elle n'avait jamais rien vu de semblable she had never seen such a thing ou anything like it

je ne sais rien de rien I don't know a thing

rien ne sert de courir (il faut partir à point) La Fontaine (allusion) slow and steady wins the race (proverbe)

3. [quelque chose] anything

y a-t-il rien d'autre? is there anything else?

y a-t-il rien que je puisse faire? is there nothing I can do?

j'ai compris sans qu'il dise rien I understood without him having to say anything

4. JEUX

rien ne va plus rien ne va plus

5. [au tennis] love

rien partout love all

40 à rien 40 love

6. (locution)

rien moins que [bel et bien]: elle est rien moins que décidée à le poursuivre en justice she's well and truly determined to take him to court

elle est rien moins que sotte [nullement] she is far from stupid

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[rjɛ̃] adverbe

(très familier)

really

ils sont rien riches they really are rolling in it (très familier & UK), they sure as hell are rich (US)

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[rjɛ̃] nom masculin

1. [néant]

le rien nothingness

2. [chose sans importance]

un rien the merest trifle ou slightest thing

un rien l'habille she looks good in anything

il se fâche pour un rien he loses his temper over the slightest little thing

il a passé son examen comme un rien he took the exam in his stride

perdre son temps à des riens to waste one's time over trivia ou trifles

les petits riens dont la vie est faite the little things in life

3. un rien de [très peu de] a touch of

un rien de frivolité a touch ou tinge ou hint of frivolity

en un rien de temps in (next to) no time

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en rien locution adverbiale

il ne ressemble en rien à son père he looks nothing like his father

ça n'a en rien affecté ma décision it hasn't influenced my decision at all ou in the least ou in any way

pour rien locution adverbiale

ne le dérange pas pour rien don't disturb him for no reason

il est venu pour rien he came for nothing

ça compte pour rien that doesn't mean anything

j'ai acheté ça pour rien chez un brocanteur I bought it for next to nothing in a second-hand shop

pour deux/trois fois rien for next to nothing

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rien du tout nom masculin et féminin

un/une rien du tout a nobody

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rien que locution adverbiale

rien que cette fois just this once

rien qu'une fois just ou only once

viens, rien qu'un jour do come, (even) if only for a day

rien que le billet coûte une fortune the ticket alone costs a fortune

rien que d'y penser, j'ai des frissons the mere thought of it ou just thinking about it makes me shiver

la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth

rien que ça? (ironique) is that all?

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un rien locution adverbiale

a touch, a shade, a tiny bit

sa robe est un rien trop étroite her dress is a touch ou a shade ou a tiny bit too tight

elle est un rien farce! (familier & vieilli) she's a bit of a clown!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rien

16 have

1. transitive verb,
pres. he has, p.t. & p.p. had

1) (possess) haben

I have it! — ich hab's[!]

and what have you — (coll.) und so weiter

2) (obtain) bekommen

let's not have any... — lass uns... vermeiden

come on, let's have it! — (coll.) rück schon raus damit! (ugs.)

3) (take) nehmen

4) (keep) behalten; haben

5) (eat, drink, etc.)

have breakfast/dinner/lunch — frühstücken/zu Abend/zu Mittag essen

6) (experience) haben [Spaß, Vergnügen]

7) (suffer) haben [Krankheit, Schmerz, Enttäuschung, Abenteuer]; (show) haben [Güte, Freundlichkeit, Frechheit]

8) (engage in)

have a game of football — Fußball spielen

9) (accept)

I won't have it — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten

10) (give birth to) bekommen

11) (coll.): (swindle)

I was had — ich bin [he]reingelegt worden (ugs.)

ever been had! — da bist du ganz schön reingefallen (ugs.)

12) (know)

I have it on good authority that... — ich weiß es aus zuverlässiger Quelle, dass...

13) (as guest)

have somebody to stay — jemanden zu Besuch haben

14) (summon)

he had me into his office — er hat mich in sein Büro beordert

15) (in coll. phrases)

you've had it now — (coll.) jetzt ist es aus (ugs.)

this car/dress has had it — (coll.) dieser Wagen/dieses Kleid hat ausgedient
2. auxiliary verb,
he has, had

1) forming past tenses

I have/I had read — ich habe/hatte gelesen

I have/I had gone — ich bin/war gegangen

having seen him — (because) weil ich ihn gesehen habe/hatte; (after) wenn ich ihn gesehen habe/nachdem ich ihn gesehen hatte

if I had known... — wenn ich gewusst hätte...

2) (cause to be)

have something made/repaired — etwas machen/reparieren lassen

have the painters in — die Maler haben

have somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

have a tooth extracted — sich (Dat.) einen Zahn ziehen lassen

3)

she had her purse stolen — man hat ihr das Portemonnaie gestohlen

4) (expr. obligation)

have to — müssen

I only have to do the washing-up — ich muss nur noch den Abwasch machen

I have only to see him to feel annoyed — ich brauche ihn nur zu sehen, und ich ärgere mich

he has to be guilty — er ist fraglos schuldig
3. noun
the haves and the have-nots — die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/33887/have_off">have off

- have on

- have out

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(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) in Reserve halten

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have

[hæv, həv]

I. AUXILIARY VERB

<has, had, had>

1. (forming past tenses)

he has never been to Scotland before er war noch nie zuvor in Schottland

we had been swimming wir waren schwimmen gewesen

I've heard that story before ich habe diese Geschichte schon einmal gehört

I wish I'd bought it ich wünschte, ich hätte es gekauft

\have we been invited? — yes we \have sind wir eingeladen worden? — ja, sind wir

I've passed my test — \have you? congratulations! ich habe den Test bestanden — oh, wirklich? herzlichen Glückwunsch!

they still hadn't had any news sie hatten immer noch keine Neuigkeiten

2. (experience)

she had her car stolen last week man hat ihr letzte Woche das Auto gestohlen

he had a window smashed es wurde ihm eine Scheibe eingeschlagen

3. (render)

▪ to \have sth done etw tun lassen

to \have one's hair cut/done/dyed sich dat die Haare schneiden/machen/färben lassen

4. (must)

▪ to \have [or \have got] to do sth etw tun müssen

what time \have we got to be there? wann müssen wir dort sein?

do I \have to? muss ich [das] wirklich?

5. ( form: if)

had I/she/he etc. done sth,... hätte ich/sie/er etc. etw getan,..., wenn ich/sie/er etc. etw getan hätte,...

if only I'd known this wenn ich das nur gewusst hätte

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<has, had, had>

1. (possess)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

he's got green eyes er hat grüne Augen; (own) etw haben [o besitzen]

I don't have [or haven't got] a car ich habe [o besitze] kein Auto

do you have a current driving licence? haben Sie einen gültigen Führerschein?

she has a degree in physics sie hat einen Hochschulabschluss in Physik

to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] the time (know the time) die Uhrzeit haben, wissen, wie spät [o wie viel Uhr] es ist; (have enough time) Zeit haben

\have you got the time? kannst du mir die Uhrzeit sagen?

will you \have time to finish the report today? reicht es Ihnen, den Bericht heute noch zu Ende zu schreiben?

2. (suffer from)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth illness, symptom etw haben

to \have cancer/polio Krebs/Polio haben, an Krebs/Polio erkrankt sein

to \have a cold erkältet sein, eine Erkältung haben

3. (feel)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

at least she had the good sense to turn the gas off zumindest war sie so schlau, das Gas abzudrehen

he had the gall to tell me that I was fat! hat er doch die Frechheit besessen, mir zu sagen, ich sei dick!

to \have the decency to do sth die Anständigkeit besitzen, etw zu tun

to \have the honesty to do sth so ehrlich sein, etw zu tun

to \have patience/sympathy Geduld/Mitgefühl haben

I \haven't any sympathy for this troublemaker ich empfinde keinerlei Mitleid mit diesem Unruhestifter

4. (engage in)

to \have a bath/shower ein Bad/eine Dusche nehmen, baden/duschen

to \have a nap [or ( fam) snooze] ein Schläfchen [o fam Nickerchen] machen

to \have a party eine Party machen

to \have a swim schwimmen

to \have a talk with sb mit jdm sprechen; (argue) sich akk mit jdm aussprechen

to \have a try es versuchen

I'd like to \have a try ich würde es gern einmal probieren

to \have a walk spazieren gehen, einen Spaziergang machen

5. (consume)

▪ to \have sth etw zu sich dat nehmen

I'll \have the trout, please ich hätte gern die Forelle

I haven't had shrimps in ages! ich habe schon ewig keine Shrimps mehr gegessen!

\have a cigarette/some more coffee nimm doch eine Zigarette/noch etwas Kaffee

we're having sausages for lunch today zum Mittagessen gibt es heute Würstchen

to \have a cigarette eine Zigarette rauchen

to \have lunch/dinner zu Mittag/Abend essen

6. (experience)

we're having a wonderful time in Venice wir verbringen eine wundervolle Zeit in Venedig

we didn't \have any difficulty finding the house wir hatten keinerlei Schwierigkeiten, das Haus zu finden

we'll soon \have rain es wird bald regnen

let's not \have any trouble now! bloß kein Ärger jetzt!

to \have fun/luck Spaß/Glück haben

\have a nice day/evening! viel Spaß!; (to customers) einen schönen Tag noch!

7. (receive)

I've just had a letter from John ich habe gerade erst einen Brief von John erhalten

okay, let's \have it! okay, her [o rüber] damit! fam

to let sb \have sth back jdm etw zurückgeben

to \have news of sb Neuigkeiten von jdm erfahren

8. (receive persons)

my mother's having the children to stay die Kinder bleiben bei meiner Mutter

we had his hamster for weeks wir haben wochenlang für seinen Hamster gesorgt

they've got Ian's father staying with them Ians Vater ist bei ihnen zu Besuch

thanks for having us danke für Ihre Gastfreundschaft

to \have sb back (resume relationship) jdn wieder [bei sich dat] aufnehmen

they solved their problems, and she had him back sie haben ihre Probleme gelöst und sie ist wieder mit ihm zusammen

to \have sb to visit jdn zu [o auf] Besuch haben

to \have visitors Besuch haben

9. (feature)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

the new model has xenon headlights das neue Modell ist mit Xenon-Scheinwerfern ausgestattet

10. (exhibit)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben [o aufweisen]

this wine has a soft, fruity flavour dieser Wein schmeckt weich und fruchtig

11. (comprise)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

a week has 7 days eine Wochen hat [o geh zählt] 7 Tage

12. (have learned)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

to \have [a little] French/German Grundkenntnisse in Französisch/Deutsch haben

13. (think)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth idea, plan, reason, suggestion etw haben

\have you reason to think he'll refuse? ( form) haben Sie Grund zur Annahme, dass er ablehnen wird?

14. (be obliged)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth to do etw tun müssen

you simply \have to see this film! diesen Film musst du dir unbedingt anschauen!

15. (give birth to)

to \have a child ein Kind bekommen

my mother was 18 when she had me meine Mutter war 18, als ich geboren wurde

to be having a baby (be pregnant) ein Baby bekommen, schwanger sein

16. (render)

to have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] the radio/TV on das Radio/den Fernseher anhaben fam

to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth ready (finish) etw fertig haben; (to hand) etw bereit haben

17. (induce)

▪ to \have sb do sth jdn [dazu] veranlassen, etw zu tun

▪ to \have sb/sth doing sth jdn/etw dazu bringen, etw zu tun

the film soon had us crying der Film brachte uns schnell zum Weinen

Guy'll \have it working in no time Guy wird es im Handumdrehen zum Laufen bringen

18. (request)

▪ to \have sb do sth jdn [darum] bitten, etw zu tun

I'll \have the secretary run you off a copy for you ich werde von der Sekretärin eine Kopie für Sie anfertigen lassen

19. (find)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb/sth jdn/etw [gefunden] haben

20. (place)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwo haben

she had her back to me sie lag/saß/stand mit dem Rücken zu mir

21. (hold)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb/sth by sth:

she had the dog by the ears sie hielt den Hund fest an den Ohren

to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb by the throat jdn bei [o an] der Kehle [o Gurgel] gepackt haben

22. (fam!: have sex with)

▪ to \have sb mit jdm Sex haben

how many men have you had? wie viele Männer hast du gehabt?

23. ( fam: deceive)

£80 for a CD? you've been had! 80 Pfund für eine CD? dich hat man ganz schön übern Tisch gezogen! fam

24. ( fam: confound)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb jdn in Verlegenheit bringen

the GNP of Greece? you \have me there das BSP von Griechenland? da hab ich nicht den leisesten Schimmer fam

25. esp AM ( fam: indulge)

▪ to \have oneself sth sich dat etw gönnen [o genehmen]

I think I'm going to have myself an ice cream Ich glaub', ich gönne mir ein Eis

don't worry about it anymore — just go and have yourself a nice little holiday mach dir mal keine Gedanken mehr darüber — genieße erstmal deinen Urlaub

26.

▶ to not \have any [of it] ( fam) nichts von etw dat wissen wollen

▶ to not \have sb/sth doing sth nicht erlauben [o zulassen], dass jd/etw etw tut

▶ to \have done with sth mit etw dat fertig sein

▶ to \have [got] it (find answer)

we \have it! wir haben es!

▶ to \have it that... (claim)

rumour has it that... es geht das Gerücht [um], dass...

▶ to have had it ( fam: be broken) hinüber sein fam, ausgedient haben; (be tired) fix und fertig sein fam; (be in serious trouble) dran fam [o sl geliefert] sein

if she finds out, you've had it! wenn sie es herausfindet, bist du dran [o ist der Ofen aus]! fam

▶ to have had it with sb/sth ( fam) von jdm/etw die Nase [gestrichen] voll haben fam, jdn/etw satthaben

I've had it with his childish behaviour! sein kindisches Benehmen steht mir bis hier oben!

▶ there's none to be had of sth etw ist nicht zu bekommen [o fam aufzutreiben]

there's no real Italian cheese to be had round here man bekommt hier nirgendwo echten italienischen Käse

▶ to not \have sth (not allow) etw nicht zulassen, [jdm] etw nicht abnehmen wollen

I won't \have it! kommt nicht infrage [o fam in die Tüte]!

I'm not having any squabbling in this house ich toleriere in diesem Haus keine Zankerei

I'm not having your behaviour spoil my party ich werde mir meine Feier durch dein Benehmen nicht verderben lassen

I wont have you insult my wife ich lasse es nicht zu, dass Sie meine Frau beleidigen

▶ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS\have got] nothing on sb ( fam: be less able) gegen jdn nicht ankommen, mit jdm nicht mithalten können; (lack evidence) nichts gegen jdn in der Hand haben, keine Handhabe gegen jdn haben

he's a good player, but he's got nothing on his brother er spielt gut, aber seinem Bruder kann er noch lange nicht das Wasser reichen

▶ and what \have you ( fam) und wer weiß was noch fam

III. NOUN

( fam)

▪ the \haves pl die gut Betuchten fam, die Reichen

the \haves and the \have-nots die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

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[hv] pret, ptp had, 3rd pers sing present has When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a dream, have a good time, look up the noun.
1. AUXILIARY VERB

1) habenThe verb haben is the auxiliary used with most verbs to form past tenses in German. For important exceptions see (b).

to have seen/heard/eaten — gesehen/gehört/gegessen haben

I have/had seen — ich habe/hatte gesehen

I have not/had not or I haven't/I hadn't seen him — ich habe/hatte ihn nicht gesehen

had I seen him, if I had seen him — hätte ich ihn gesehen, wenn ich ihn gesehen hätte

having said that he left — nachdem or als er das gesagt hatte, ging er Note the tenses used in the following:

I have lived or have been living here for 10 years/since January — ich wohne or lebe schon 10 Jahre/seit Januar hier

2) seinThe verb sein is used with verbs of motion, eg. gehen, fahren, or verbs implying development, eg. wachsen, and to form past tenses.

to have gone/run — gegangen/gelaufen sein

you HAVE grown! — du bist aber gewachsen!

to have been — gewesen sein

I have been to London — ich bin in London gewesen

I have been against this for years — ich bin schon seit Jahren dagegen

3)

in tag questions etc you've seen her, haven't you? — du hast sie gesehen, oder nicht?

you haven't seen her, have you? — du hast sie nicht gesehen, oder?

you haven't seen her – yes, I have — du hast sie nicht gesehen – doch or wohl (inf)

you've made a mistake – no, I haven't — du hast einen Fehler gemacht – nein(, hab ich nicht)

you've dropped your book – so I have — dir ist dein Buch hingefallen – stimmt or tatsächlich

have you been there? if you have/haven't... — sind Sie schon mal da gewesen? wenn ja/nein or nicht,...

I have seen a ghost – have you? — ich habe ein Gespenst gesehen – wahrhaftig or tatsächlich?

I've lost it – you haven't! (disbelieving) — ich habe es verloren – nein!

2. MODAL AUXILIARY VERB
__diams; to have to do sth (= to be obliged) etw tun müssen
I have (got esp Brit) to do it — ich muss es tun or machen

do you have to go now? — müssen Sie jetzt (wirklich) unbedingt gehen?

do you have to make such a noise? — müssen Sie (unbedingt) so viel Lärm machen?

she was having to get up at 6 o'clock each morning — sie musste jeden Morgen um 6 Uhr aufstehen

we've had to go and see her twice this week — wir mussten diese Woche schon zweimal zu ihr (hin)

the letter will have to be written tomorrow — der Brief muss morgen unbedingt geschrieben werden

I'm afraid it has to be — das muss leider sein

it's got to be or it has to be the biggest scandal this year — das ist todsicher der (größte) Skandal des Jahres

I don't have to do it — ich muss es nicht tun, ich brauche es nicht zu tun

you didn't have to tell her — das mussten Sie ihr nicht unbedingt sagen, das hätten Sie ihr nicht unbedingt sagen müssen or brauchen

he doesn't have to work — er braucht nicht zu arbeiten, er muss nicht arbeiten

3. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = possess haben

have you (got esp Brit) or do you have a car? — hast du ein Auto?

I haven't (got esp Brit) or I don't have a pen —

to have something/nothing to do — etwas/nichts zu tun haben

I have (got esp Brit) work/a translation to do — ich habe zu arbeiten/eine Übersetzung zu erledigen

I must have more time —

have you (got esp Brit) or do you have a cigarette? — hast du (mal) eine Zigarette?

I don't have any German (Brit) —

she has (got esp Brit) blue eyes — sie hat blaue Augen

I have it! — ich habs!

what time do you have? (US) — wie viel Uhr hast du? (inf), wie spät hast du es?

2) = receive, obtain, get haben

to have news from sb — von jdm hören

I have it on good authority that... — ich habe aus zuverlässiger Quelle gehört or erfahren, dass...

I must have something to eat — ich brauche etwas zu essen, ich muss dringend etwas zu essen haben

there are no newspapers to be had —

it's nowhere to be had — es ist nirgends zu haben or kriegen (inf)

there are some great bargains to be had in the shops — in den Geschäften gibt es tolle Angebote

I'll have the bed in this room — das Bett möchte or werde ich in dieses Zimmer stellen

thanks for having me — vielen Dank für Ihre Gastfreundschaft __diams; to let sb have sth

please let me have your address I'll let you have it for £50 — geben Sie mir bitte Ihre Adresse ich gebe es dir für £ 50

3)

= eat, drink, take to have breakfast — frühstücken

to have lunch/dinner — zu Mittag/Abend essen

to have tea with sb — mit jdm (zusammen) Tee trinken

will you have tea or coffee? — möchten Sie lieber Tee oder Kaffee?

will you have a drink/cigarette? — möchten Sie etwas zu trinken/eine Zigarette?

what will you have? – I'll have the steak — was möchten or hätten Sie gern(e)? – ich hätte or möchte gern das Steak

he had a cigarette/drink/steak —

will you have some more? — möchten Sie or hätten Sie gern(e) (noch etwas) mehr?

have another one — nimm noch eine/einen/eines; (drink) trink noch einen; (cigarette) rauch noch eine

4) = catch, hold (gepackt) haben

me by the throat/the hair — er hatte or hielt mich am Hals/bei den Haaren gepackt

him where I want him —

the champion had him now — der Meister hatte ihn jetzt fest im Griff or in der Tasche (inf)

I'll have you (inf) — dich krieg ich (beim Kragen)

you have me there — da bin ich überfragt

5)

= suffer from he has diabetes — er ist zuckerkrank, er hat Zucker (inf)

to have a heart attack — einen Herzinfarkt bekommen

a headache — ich habe Kopfschmerzen

6)

= experience to have a pleasant evening — einen netten Abend verbringen

to have a good time — Spaß haben, sich amüsieren

have a good time! — viel Spaß!

7) = hold, organize party geben, machen; meeting abhalten

are you having a reception? — gibt es einen Empfang?

we decided not to have a reception — wir haben uns gegen einen Empfang entschieden

8)

= go for to have a walk — einen Spaziergang machen, spazieren gehen

to have a swim — schwimmen gehen

9)

= give birth to to have a child or baby —

she is having a baby in April she had twins — sie bekommt or kriegt (inf) im April ein Kind sie hat Zwillinge bekommen or geboren or gekriegt (inf)

our cat has had kittens — unsere Katze hat Junge gekriegt (inf) or bekommen

10)

= cause to be I had him in such a state that... — er war in einer solchen Verfassung, dass...

he had the audience in hysterics — das Publikum kugelte sich vor Lachen

he had the police baffled —

she nearly had the table over (Brit) — sie hätte den Tisch beinahe umgekippt or zum Umkippen gebracht

11)

= maintain, insist as he has it, Paul is guilty — er besteht darauf, dass Paul schuldig ist

as he had it, Paul isn't guilty — er wollte nichts davon hören, dass Paul schuldig ist

has it —

as the Bible/Shakespeare has it — wie es in der Bibel/bei Shakespeare steht

12)

= refuse to allow in negative sentences I won't have this nonsense — dieser Unsinn kommt (mir) nicht infrage or in Frage!

I won't have this sort of rudeness! —

I won't have it! — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten!

I won't have him insulted —

I won't have him insult his mother — ich lasse es nicht zu, dass er seine Mutter beleidigt

we won't have women in our club — in unserem Klub sind Frauen nicht zugelassen

I'm not having any of that! (inf) — mit mir nicht! (inf)

but she wasn't having any (inf) — aber sie wollte nichts davon wissen

13) = wish mögen

which one will you have? —

as fate would have it,... — wie es das Schicksal so wollte,...

what would you have me do? — was wollen Sie, dass ich mache?

14) set structures __diams; to have sth done = request, order etw tun lassen

to have one's hair cut — sich (dat) die Haare schneiden lassen

to have a suit made — sich (dat) einen Anzug machen lassen

I had my cases brought up — ich habe (mir) meine Koffer nach oben bringen lassen

have it mended — geben Sie es in Reparatur, lassen Sie es reparieren

they had him shot — sie ließen ihn erschießen

he had his car stolen — man hat ihm sein Auto gestohlen

he had his arm broken — er hat/hatte einen gebrochenen Arm

I've had three windows broken — (bei) mir sind drei Fenster eingeworfen worden __diams; to have sb do sth = make them do

I had him wash the car — ich ließ ihn den Wagen waschen

I'll have you know... — Sie müssen nämlich wissen...

I had my friends turn against me — ich musste es erleben, wie or dass sich meine Freunde gegen mich wandten

she had us all helping with the dinner — nach ihrer Ermunterung halfen wir alle mit dem Abendessen

she soon had them all reading and writing — dank ihres Engagements konnten alle schon bald lesen und schreiben __diams; to have had it

he has had it with politics — er hat von der Politik die Nase voll (inf)

that coat has had it — der Mantel ist im Eimer (inf)

if I miss the last bus, I've had it — wenn ich den letzten Bus verpasse, bin ich geliefert (inf) or ist der Ofen aus (inf) __diams; let him have it! (inf) gibs ihm! (inf) __diams; have it your own way machen Sie es or halten Sie es, wie Sie wollen __diams; to be had ( inf

you've been had! — da hat man dich übers Ohr gehauen (inf)

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have [hæv; unbetont həv, əv]

A s

1. the haves and the have-nots die Begüterten und die Habenichtse, die Reichen und die Armen

2. Br umg Trick m

B v/t prät und pperf had [hæd], 2. sg präs obs hast [hæst], 3. sg präs has [hæz], obs hath [hæθ], 2. sg prät obs hadst [hædst]

1. allg haben, besitzen:

he has a house (a friend, a good memory);

we can’t have everything man kann nicht alles haben;

you have my word for it ich gebe Ihnen mein Wort darauf;

I had the whole road to myself ich hatte die ganze Straße für mich allein;

I wouldn’t have it if you gave it to me das nähme ich nicht (mal) geschenkt; → get B 10 a

2. haben, erleben:

we had a fine time wir hatten viel Spaß, wir hatten es schön

3. a) ein Kind bekommen

b) ZOOL Junge werfen

4. behalten:

can I have it?; → honor B 2

5. Gefühle, einen Verdacht etc haben, hegen

6. Nachrichten etc erhalten, bekommen ( beide:

from von):

(not) to be had (nicht) zu haben, (nicht) erhältlich

7. (erfahren) haben:

I have it from reliable sources ich habe es aus verlässlicher Quelle (erfahren);

I have it from my friend ich habe oder weiß es von meinem Freund

8. Speisen etc zu sich nehmen, einnehmen, essen oder trinken etc:

I had a glass of sherry ich trank ein Glas Sherry;

have another sandwich nehmen Sie noch ein Sandwich!;

what will you have? was nehmen Sie?;

have a cigar eine Zigarre rauchen; → breakfast A, dinner 1, etc

9. haben, ausführen, (mit)machen:

have a discussion eine Diskussion haben oder abhalten; → look A 1, try A 1, walk A 3, wash A 1

10. können, beherrschen:

she has no French sie kann nicht oder kein Französisch;

have sth by heart etwas auswendig können

11. (be)sagen, behaupten:

he will have it that … er behauptet steif und fest, dass …;

astrology has it that Taureons are … der Astrologie zufolge sind Stiere …; → rumor A 1

12. sagen, ausdrücken:

as Byron has it wie Byron sagt

13. umg erwischt haben:

he had me there da hatte er mich (an meiner schwachen Stelle) erwischt, da war ich überfragt

14. Br umg jemanden reinlegen:

you have been had man hat dich reingelegt oder übers Ohr gehauen

15. haben, dulden:

I will not ( oder won’t) have it ich dulde es nicht, ich will es nicht (haben);

I won’t have it mentioned ich will nicht, dass es erwähnt wird;

he wasn’t having any umg er ließ sich auf nichts ein;

thank you for having us bes Br vielen Dank für die schöne Zeit bei Ihnen; → none Bes Redew

16. haben, erleiden:

they had broken bones sie erlitten Knochenbrüche;

he had a shock er bekam einen Schock

17. (vor inf) müssen:

I have to go now;

he will have to do it er wird es tun müssen;

we have to obey wir haben zu oder müssen gehorchen;

it has to be done es muss getan werden; → get B 10 b

18. (mit Objekt und pperf) lassen:

I had a suit made ich ließ mir einen Anzug machen;

they had him shot sie ließen ihn erschießen

19. mit Objekt und pperf zum Ausdruck des Passivs:

he had a son born to him ihm wurde ein Sohn geboren;

I’ve had some money stolen mir ist Geld gestohlen worden

20. (mit Objekt und inf) (veran)lassen:

have them come here at once lass sie sofort hierherkommen;

I had him sit down ich ließ ihn Platz nehmen

21. (mit Objekt und inf) es erleben, dass:

I had all my friends turn against me ich erlebte es oder ich musste es erleben, dass sich alle meine Freunde gegen mich wandten

22. ( nach will oder would mit akk und inf):

I would have you to know it ich möchte, dass Sie es wissen

23. würde, täte ( mit as well, rather, better, best etc):

I had rather go than stay ich möchte lieber gehen als bleiben;

you had best go du tätest am besten daran, zu gehen;

he better had das wäre das Beste(, was er tun könnte)

C v/i

1. obs eilen:

have after sb jemandem nacheilen

2. have at obs zu Leibe rücken (dat), sich hermachen über (akk)

3. they had until July 3 sie hatten bis zum 3. Juli Zeit

4. I have to ich muss;

do you have to? muss das sein?

D v/aux

1. haben:

I have seen ich habe gesehen

2. sein:

I have been ich bin gewesen Besondere Redewendungen: have and hold JUR US innehaben, besitzen;

I have it! ich habs! (ich habe die Lösung gefunden);

he has had it umg

a) er ist reingefallen,

b) er hat sein Fett (seine Strafe) weg,

c) er ist erledigt (auch tot) my car has had it umg mein Wagen ist im Eimer;

let sb have it es jemandem (tüchtig) geben oder besorgen, jemanden fertigmachen umg;

I didn’t know he had it in him ich wusste gar nicht, dass er dazu fähig ist oder dass er das Zeug dazu hat;

I have nothing against him personally ich habe nichts gegen ihn persönlich;

have nothing on sb umg

a) jemandem in keiner Weise überlegen sein,

b) nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben, jemandem nichts anhaben können have it (all) over sb umg jemandem (haushoch) überlegen sein;

he has it over me that … umg er ist mir insofern voraus, als …;

have what it takes das Zeug dazu haben; → do¹ B 9

* * *
1. transitive verb,
pres. he has, p.t. & p.p. had

1) (possess) haben

I have it! — ich hab's[!]

and what have you — (coll.) und so weiter

2) (obtain) bekommen

let's not have any... — lass uns... vermeiden

come on, let's have it! — (coll.) rück schon raus damit! (ugs.)

3) (take) nehmen

4) (keep) behalten; haben

5) (eat, drink, etc.)

have breakfast/dinner/lunch — frühstücken/zu Abend/zu Mittag essen

6) (experience) haben [Spaß, Vergnügen]

7) (suffer) haben [Krankheit, Schmerz, Enttäuschung, Abenteuer]; (show) haben [Güte, Freundlichkeit, Frechheit]

8) (engage in)

have a game of football — Fußball spielen

9) (accept)

I won't have it — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten

10) (give birth to) bekommen

11) (coll.): (swindle)

I was had — ich bin [he]reingelegt worden (ugs.)

ever been had! — da bist du ganz schön reingefallen (ugs.)

12) (know)

I have it on good authority that... — ich weiß es aus zuverlässiger Quelle, dass...

13) (as guest)

have somebody to stay — jemanden zu Besuch haben

14) (summon)

he had me into his office — er hat mich in sein Büro beordert

15) (in coll. phrases)

you've had it now — (coll.) jetzt ist es aus (ugs.)

this car/dress has had it — (coll.) dieser Wagen/dieses Kleid hat ausgedient
2. auxiliary verb,
he has, had

1) forming past tenses

I have/I had read — ich habe/hatte gelesen

I have/I had gone — ich bin/war gegangen

having seen him — (because) weil ich ihn gesehen habe/hatte; (after) wenn ich ihn gesehen habe/nachdem ich ihn gesehen hatte

if I had known... — wenn ich gewusst hätte...

2) (cause to be)

have something made/repaired — etwas machen/reparieren lassen

have the painters in — die Maler haben

have somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

have a tooth extracted — sich (Dat.) einen Zahn ziehen lassen

3)

she had her purse stolen — man hat ihr das Portemonnaie gestohlen

4) (expr. obligation)

have to — müssen

I only have to do the washing-up — ich muss nur noch den Abwasch machen

I have only to see him to feel annoyed — ich brauche ihn nur zu sehen, und ich ärgere mich

he has to be guilty — er ist fraglos schuldig
3. noun
the haves and the have-nots — die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

Phrasal Verbs:

- have off

- have on

- have out

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(a) temperature expr.

fiebern v. (take) pity on someone expr.

mit jemandem Mitleid haben ausdr. (to possess) v.

besitzen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: had)

= bekommen v.

haben v.

(§ p.,pp.: hatte, gehabt)

English-german dictionary > have

17 vorliegen

v/i (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

1. (vorhanden sein) be there; (angekommen sein) auch have arrived; engS.: jemandem vorliegen lie ( oder be) in front of s.o., lie ( oder be) on s.o.’s desk; Ergebnisse, Daten etc.: have been given to s.o.; Antrag etc.: have been submitted (to s.o.); die Neubearbeitung von Langenscheidts Grundwortschatz Englisch liegt jetzt vor the revised edition of Langenscheidt’s Basic English Vocabulary is now available; mir liegen Zahlen etc. vor, die... I have figures etc. here in front of me that...; die Ergebnisse liegen noch nicht vor the results haven’t come in yet, we haven’t received ( oder had) any results so far; es liegen keine Gründe vor, ihn zu beschuldigen etc. there are no reasons why we should accuse him etc.; da muss ein Irrtum vorliegen there must be some mistake; was liegt hier vor? (was ist los?) what’s going on here?; was liegt gegen ihn vor? JUR. what is the charge against him?; gegen ihn liegt nichts vor there’s no charge against him; es liegt Brandstiftung / ein Missverständnis vor it’s a case of arson / there is a misunderstanding; ein schuldhaftes Verhalten liegt nicht vor no one is to blame

2. (zu erledigen sein) have to be done ( oder dealt with); (auf der Tagesordnung stehen) be on the agenda; was liegt uns vor? what’s to be done?; liegt etwas vor? is there anything?

3. umg., Kette: be on; Riegel: be across

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vor|lie|gen sep
1. vi
(=zur Verfügung stehen Beweise, Katalog, Erkenntnisse) to be available; (Urteil) to be known; (= eingereicht, vorgelegt sein Unterlagen, wissenschaftliche Arbeit) to be in, to have come in; (POL ) (Gesetzesvorlage) to be before the house; (Haushalt) to be published, to be out; (= vorhanden sein) (Irrtum, Schuld etc) to be; (Symptome) to be present; (Gründe, Voraussetzungen) to exist
jdm vórliegen (Unterlagen, Akten etc) — to be with sb

die Ergebnisse liegen der Kommission vor — the commission has the results

das Beweismaterial liegt dem Gericht vor — the evidence is before the court

mir liegt ein Brief vor — I have (here) a letter

etw liegt gegen jdn vor — sth is against sb; (gegen Angeklagten) sb is charged with sth

2. vi impers
to be
es liegen fünf Bewerbungen vor — there are or we have five applications

es muss ein Irrtum vórliegen — there must be some mistake

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vor|lie·gen

vi irreg

1. (eingereicht sein)

▪ [jdm] \vorliegen to have come in [to sb], to have been received [by sb]

mein Antrag liegt Ihnen jetzt seit vier Monaten vor! my application's been with you for four months now!

zurzeit liegen uns noch keine Beweise vor as yet we still have no proof

der Polizei liegen belastende Fotos vor the police are in possession of incriminating photo[graph]s

2. MEDIA (erschienen sein) to be out [or available] [or published]

das Buch liegt nunmehr in einer neu bearbeiteten Fassung vor a revised edition of the book has now been published

3. (bestehen) to be

hier muss ein Irrtum \vorliegen there must be some mistake here

4. JUR (erstattet sein)

▪ [gegen jdn] \vorliegen to be charged with sth, sb is charged with sth

ich habe ein Recht zu erfahren, was gegen mich vorliegt I have a right to know what I've been charged with

uns liegt hier eine Beschwerde gegen Sie vor we have received a complaint about you

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1)

jemandem vorliegen — <application, complaint, plans, etc.> be with somebody

das Beweismaterial liegt dem Gericht vor — the evidence is before or has been submitted to the court

die Ergebnisse liegen uns noch nicht vor — we do not have the results yet

die mir vorliegende Ausgabe/vorliegenden Ergebnisse — the edition/results in front of me

im vorliegenden Fall — in the present case

2) (bestehen) be [present]; exist; < symptom> be present; < book> be available

gegen ihn liegt nichts vor — there is nothing against him

hier liegt ein Irrtum vor — there is a mistake here

ein Verschulden des Fahrers liegt nicht vor — the driver is/was not to blame

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vorliegen v/i (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

1. (vorhanden sein) be there; (angekommen sein) auch have arrived; engS.:

jemandem vorliegen lie ( oder be) in front of sb, lie ( oder be) on sb’s desk; Ergebnisse, Daten etc: have been given to sb; Antrag etc: have been submitted (to sb);

die Neubearbeitung von Langenscheidts Grundwortschatz Englisch liegt jetzt vor the revised edition of Langenscheidt’s Basic English Vocabulary is now available;

mir liegen Zahlen etc

vor, die … I have figures etc here in front of me that …;

die Ergebnisse liegen noch nicht vor the results haven’t come in yet, we haven’t received ( oder had) any results so far;

es liegen keine Gründe vor, ihn zu beschuldigen etc there are no reasons why we should accuse him etc;

da muss ein Irrtum vorliegen there must be some mistake;

was liegt hier vor? (was ist los?) what’s going on here?;

was liegt gegen ihn vor? JUR what is the charge against him?;

gegen ihn liegt nichts vor there’s no charge against him;

es liegt Brandstiftung/ein Missverständnis vor it’s a case of arson/there is a misunderstanding;

ein schuldhaftes Verhalten liegt nicht vor no one is to blame

2. (zu erledigen sein) have to be done ( oder dealt with); (auf der Tagesordnung stehen) be on the agenda;

was liegt uns vor? what’s to be done?;

liegt etwas vor? is there anything?

3. umg, Kette: be on; Riegel: be across

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1)

jemandem vorliegen — <application, complaint, plans, etc.> be with somebody

das Beweismaterial liegt dem Gericht vor — the evidence is before or has been submitted to the court

die Ergebnisse liegen uns noch nicht vor — we do not have the results yet

die mir vorliegende Ausgabe/vorliegenden Ergebnisse — the edition/results in front of me

im vorliegenden Fall — in the present case

2) (bestehen) be [present]; exist; < symptom> be present; < book> be available

gegen ihn liegt nichts vor — there is nothing against him

hier liegt ein Irrtum vor — there is a mistake here

ein Verschulden des Fahrers liegt nicht vor — the driver is/was not to blame

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v.

to be arrived expr.

to be there expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > vorliegen

18 have

I sg - háven, pl - háver
сад м
II 1. vt
име́ть

jeg har... — у меня́ есть...

hvad vil du háve? — что ты хо́чешь?

háve méget at bestílle — быть о́чень за́нятым

háve nóget imód — име́ть что-л. про́тив

hvórdan har du det? — как (твои́) дела́?

jeg har det godt — хорошо́
2.
вспомогательный глагол ( не переводится)

jeg har állerede sagt... — я уже́ сказа́л...

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garden, gardens, have, have what it takes, hold, keep, park, wear

* * *

I. (en -r) garden,

(am også) yard;

( større) gardens, grounds pl;

( frugthave) orchard;

( kolonihave) allotment;

[ Botanisk Have] the Botanical Gardens.

II. vb (har, havde, haft) have;

( være udstyret med også, T) have got ( fx have you got a knife? he has got a big nose);

[ her har du et pund] here is a pound (for you);

[ have det godt], se godt;

[ hvordan har De det?] how are you?

[ der har vi det] that's it; there you are;

[ jeg skal have mig et bad] I am going to have a bath;

[ den skal du have] it is meant for you;

[ hvad skal vi have at spise?] what are we having?

[ jeg skulle have noget te]

( i butik) I would like some tea, please;

[ det (el. den ros) skal han have] I'll say that much for him;

[ sådan skal han have det] that is the way to treat him;

[ vi ved aldrig hvor vi har ham]

(fig) we never know where we have got him (el. where we are with him);

[ man ved hvad man har, men ikke hvad man får] better the devil you know than the devil you don't know;

[ jeg vil have at du skal] I want you to;

[ de vil ikke have at (dvs tillade) at han gør det] they won't let him do it;

[ jeg vil ikke have at du spiller klaver nu] I won't have you playing the piano now;

[ jeg vil ikke have det] I won't have it;

(se også gerne);

[ med præp & adv:]

[ jeg skal ikke have noget af at han] I don't want him to ( fx read my letters);

[ det skal jeg ikke have noget af]

(dvs det frabeder jeg mig) I won't have it;

( nej tak) not for me, thank you; I'm not having any;

[ have bag sig], se II. bag;

[ det har han efter sin far] he takes after his father in that, he has got that from his father;

[ have noget for]

( være i gang med) have something in hand, be doing something;

( have planlagt) have something on ( fx have you got anything on this evening?);

( om forehavende, især neds) be up to something;

( om lektie) have homework;

[ hvad har du for?] what are you doing? what are you up to?

( i lektie) what have you got to prepare (el. got for homework)?

[ hvad har vi for?]

( som lektie) what was the prep (el. homework)?

[ hvad skal du have for det?] what do you charge for that?

[ hvor har du det fra?] where did you get that from?

( hvem har sagt det) who told you that?

[ det har sit navn fra] it takes (, F: derives) its name from;

[ han har klassen i fransk, klassen har ham i fransk] he takes the class for French;

[ han har ikke langt igen], se langt & ndf: have tilbage;

[ jeg har ikke noget imod at] I don't mind -ing ( fx telling you),

(dvs at indvende imod) I have no objection to -ing ( fx to voting for the proposal);

[ jeg har ikke noget imod ham] I have nothing against him;

[ har du noget imod at...?] would you mind...-ing?

[ hvis du ikke har noget imod det] if you don't mind; if you have no objection;

[ har du din bog med?] have you brought your book?

[ han har det med anfald af raseri] he is liable to fits of rage;

[ han har det med at] he has a way of -ing ( fx of disappearing);

[ have et barn med en] have a child with (, jur: by) somebody;

[ have `på]

(klæder etc) wear, have on ( fx she has hardly anything on);

[ har du en kniv på dig?] have you got a knife on you?

[ det har intet på sig] there is nothing in it;

F it has no foundation in fact;

[ rygtet har intet på sig] there is nothing in the rumour; the rumour is without foundation;

[ politiet har ikke noget på mig] the police haven't got anything on me;

[ jeg vil have ham til at gøre det] I want him to do it;

[ hvad skal vi have til middag?] what are we having for dinner?

[ jeg har kun 3 pund tilbage] I have only 3 pounds left;

[ han har kun få dage tilbage] he has only a few days to go,

( også om døende) he has only a few days left;

[ de få år jeg har tilbage] my few remaining years;

[ have meget tilovers for] be very fond of; have a soft spot for;

[ hvad har jeg ud af det?] what do I get out of that?

Danish-English dictionary > have

19 contro

['kontro]
1. prep

1) (gen) against

non ho niente contro di lui — I've nothing against him

sono tutti contro di me — they are all against me

lottare contro qn/qc — to fight against sb/sth

la lotta contro la droga — the fight against drugs

è contro il divorzio — he's against o opposed to divorce

il Milan contro la Juventus — Milan versus o against Juventus

pastiglie contro la tosse — throat lozenges

un ottimo rimedio contro l'influenza — an excellent treatment for flu

2) (contatto, direzione) against

si appoggiò contro la porta — he leaned against the door

ho sbattuto contro la porta — I bumped into the door

si è schiantato contro un albero — it crashed into a tree

puntò la pistola contro di me — he pointed his gun at me

spararono contro la polizia — they shot at the police

3)

(Comm : in cambio di) contro pagamento/ricevuta — on payment/receipt

4)

(contrariamente a) contro ogni mia aspettativa — contrary to my expectations

5)

contro corrente, contro luce, contro voglia ecc — controcorrente

See:

controluce,

controvoglia

2. avv

against

votare contro — to vote against

hanno votato contro — they voted against it

dar contro a qn — to contradict sb

per contro — on the other hand

3. sm inv

con

il pro e il contro — the pros and cons

4. pref

counter...

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > contro

20 notare

( osservare) notice

( annotare) make a note of, note down

con segni mark

è da notare che please note that

ti faccio notare che I'll have you know that

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notare v.tr.

1 ( prendere nota di, annotare) to note, to write* down, to take* note of (sthg.), to record; to jot down: ho notato su questo foglio quello che disse, I have written down what he said on this paper; il poliziotto notò il mio indirizzo, the policeman wrote (o took) down my address // (amm.): notare le spese, to take note of (o to write down) expenses; notare le entrate e le uscite, to record income and expenditure // non ho niente contro di lui, nota bene, ma preferisco non vederlo, I have nothing against him, mind you, but I prefer not to see him

2 ( osservare) to notice, to note, to take* notice of (sthg.); ( fare un'osservazione) to remark, to observe: hai notato come era pallido?, did you notice how pale he was (looking)?; non ho notato nulla di strano, I didn't notice anything strange; l'ho notato subito perché vestiva stranamente, I noticed him at once because he was strangely dressed; egli notò che avresti dovuto venire prima, he observed (o remarked) that you should have come earlier // far notare, to point out // farsi notare, to draw attention to oneself

3 ( indicare con nota) to mark: noterò a margine i passi più belli, I will mark the most beautiful passages in the margin.

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[no'tare]
verbo transitivo

1) (osservare, accorgersi di) to notice, to note [cambiamento, differenza, somiglianza, errore]

non abbiamo notato niente di strano — we didn't notice anything strange

la loro entrata è stata notata da molti — their entrance attracted a lot of attention

farsi notare — to get oneself noticed, to attract attention to oneself; (distinguersi) to distinguish oneself

2) (rilevare) to notice, to note; (osservare) to observe, to comment

è interessante notare che — it is interesting to notice that

mi è stato fatto notare che — it has been drawn to my attention that

fare notare che — to point out that

3) (annotare) to note down, to make* a note of, to write* down [indirizzo, data]

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notare

/no'tare/ [1]

verbo transitivo

1 (osservare, accorgersi di) to notice, to note [cambiamento, differenza, somiglianza, errore]; non abbiamo notato niente di strano we didn't notice anything strange; la loro entrata è stata notata da molti their entrance attracted a lot of attention; farsi notare to get oneself noticed, to attract attention to oneself; (distinguersi) to distinguish oneself

2 (rilevare) to notice, to note; (osservare) to observe, to comment; è interessante notare che it is interesting to notice that; mi è stato fatto notare che it has been drawn to my attention that; fare notare che to point out that

3 (annotare) to note down, to make* a note of, to write* down [indirizzo, data].

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has nothing against him — is not at all opposed to him, has absolutely no problem with him … English contemporary dictionary

nothing — noth|ing1 W1S1 [ˈnʌθıŋ] pron [: Old English; Origin: nan thing, nathing no thing ] 1.) not anything or no thing ▪ Nothing ever happens in this town. ▪ There s nothing in this box. ▪ There was nothing else the doctors could do. ▪ He had nothing… … Dictionary of contemporary English

against — I. preposition Etymology: Middle English, alteration of againes, from again Date: 13th century 1. a. in opposition or hostility to < spoke against his enemies > b. contrary to < against the law > c. in competition with … New Collegiate Dictionary

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Nothing — None redirects here. For other uses, see None (disambiguation). For other uses, see Nothing (disambiguation). Nothing is no thing,[1] denoting the absence of something. Nothing is a pronoun associated with nothingness,[1] is also an adjective,… … Wikipedia

against — a|gainst [ ə genst ] preposition *** 1. ) in opposition to someone or something a ) used for stating which plan, idea, or action someone opposes and thinks is wrong: Amnesty International has campaigned publicly against the death penalty. I m… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

against */*/*/ — UK [əˈɡenst] / US preposition 1) in opposition to someone/something a) used for stating which plan, idea, or action someone opposes and thinks is wrong Amnesty International has campaigned publicly against the death penalty. I m against all forms … English dictionary

against — [[t]əge̱nst, əge͟ɪnst[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, against is used in phrasal verbs such as come up against , guard against , and hold against .) 1) PREP If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it. She… … English dictionary

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Against Apion — (lat. Contra Apionem or In Apionem) was a polemical work written by Flavius Josephus as a defense of Judaism as a classical religion and philosophy, stressing its antiquity against what he perceived as more recent traditions of the Greeks. Text… … Wikipedia

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