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1 regret
regret [ʀ(ə)gʀε]masculine noun• je te le donne -- sans regrets ? take this -- are you sure?• j'ai le regret de vous informer que... I regret to inform you that...• je suis au regret de ne pouvoir... I regret that I am unable to...► à regret [accepter] with regret* * *ʀəgʀɛnom masculin1) ( remords) regretje n'ai qu'un regret, c'est de ne pas l'avoir écouté — my only regret is that I didn't listen to him
2) ( insatisfaction) regretà regret — [consentir] with regret
j'ai le or je suis au regret de vous annoncer — I regret to inform you
j'ai le or je suis au regret de ne pouvoir vous aider — I regret that I cannot help you
* * *ʀ(ə)ɡʀɛ nmêtre au regret de devoir/ne pas pouvoir faire — to regret to have to/that one is unable to do
j'ai le regret de vous informer que... — I regret to inform you that...
* * *regret nm1 ( remords) regret; sans regrets with no regrets; je n'ai qu'un regret, c'est de ne pas l'avoir écouté my only regret is that I didn't listen to him; je n'ai aucun regret à ne pas les avoir rencontrés I don't regret at all not having met them; tu n'as pas à avoir de regrets you have no cause for regret;2 ( insatisfaction) regret; il a remarqué avec regret que he observed with regret that; j'apprends avec regret que I'm sorry to hear that; c'est avec regret que j'apprends la démission de notre collègue I was sorry to hear of our colleague's resignation; à regret [consentir, abandonner, avouer, vendre] with regret; comme à regret as if with regret; à mon/notre grand regret to my/our great regret; j'ai le or je suis au regret de vous annoncer que/qch I regret to inform you that/of sth; j'ai le or je suis au regret de ne pouvoir vous aider I regret that I cannot help you; mille regrets I'm terribly sorry; ‘regrets éternels’ ‘greatly missed’.[rəgrɛ] nom masculin1. [remords] regret‘regrets éternels’ ‘deeply regretted’, ‘greatly lamented’2. [tristesse] regretje vous quitte avec beaucoup de regret I leave you with great regret, I'm sorry I have to leave younous sommes au ou nous avons le regret de vous annoncer que... we are sorry ou we regret to have to inform you that...à regret locution adverbialeUnfortunately, we didn't get there on time. Malheureusement, nous ne sommes pas arrivés à tempsIf there's one thing I regret, it's not learning to drive. S'il y a une chose que je regrette, c'est de ne pas avoir passé mon permisI'm sorry I ever mentioned it now! J'aurais mieux fait de ne pas en parler!I (only) wish I'd told him earlier. Je regrette de ne pas le lui avoir dit plus tôtIf only I hadn't left them alone together. Si seulement je ne les avais pas laissés seuls tous les deuxWhat a pity you didn't say something before! Quel dommage que tu n'aies rien dit!It's a real shame I won't get to meet her. Dire que je n'aurai pas l'occasion de la rencontrer -
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Mathematics: it is a cause for regret that, it is a cause for regret that (...)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > приходится лишь сожалеть, что
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•It is a cause for regret that Ptolemy gives only brief extracts from...
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > приходится лишь сожалеть, что
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5 be just as well
to be fortunate; to be no cause for regret:يكونُ مَحْظوظا، لا يوجَد سببٌ للأسَفIt's just as well (that) you didn't go – the meeting was cancelled.
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6 promettre
promettre [pʀɔmεtʀ]➭ TABLE 561. transitive verb2. reflexive verb* * *pʀɔmɛtʀ
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1) ( garantir)je te promets qu'il le regrettera — he'll regret it, I guarantee you
2) ( annoncer)voilà qui nous promet de nombreux débats télévisés — it looks as though we'll be getting a lot of televised debates
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verbe intransitif1) ( avoir de l'avenir) to show promise2) (colloq) ( présager des ennuis) ironça promet pour l'hiver! — winter's got GB ou gotten US off to a good start!
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se promettre verbe pronominal1) ( à soi-même) to promise oneself2) ( être résolu)3) ( l'un l'autre) [personnes, couple]••promettre monts et merveilles or la lune (colloq) (à quelqu'un) — to promise (somebody) the moon ou the earth
* * *pʀɔmɛtʀ1. vtOn m'a promis une augmentation. — They promised me a pay rise.
Elle m'a promis de me téléphoner. — She promised to phone me.
2. vi[récolte, arbre] to look promising, [enfant, musicien] to be promising* * *promettre verb table: mettreA vtr1 ( s'engager à donner) promettre qch à qn to promise sb sth; ils ont promis beaucoup pour être réélus they promised great things in order to get re-elected; ‘pourrais-tu le faire pour demain?’-‘je ne (te) promets rien’ ‘could you do it by tomorrow?’-‘I can't promise anything’; promettre son cœur/son amour/sa main à qn to pledge one's heart/one's love/one's hand to sb; promettre fidélité (à qn) to pledge fidelity (to sb); promettre le secret to promise to keep a secret; promets-moi d'être prudent sur la route promise you'll drive carefully; ‘promets-moi de n'en parler à personne’-‘je te le promets’ ‘promise me (that) you won't tell anybody about it’-‘I promise!’; je te promets que tu le paieras cher you'll pay for that, I promise you ; je te promets qu'il le regrettera he'll regret it, I guarantee you;2 ( annoncer) une soirée qui promet bien des surprises an evening that holds a few surprises in store; voilà qui nous promet de nombreux débats télévisés it looks as though we'll be getting a lot of televised debates; cette grève nous promet une belle pagaille this strike is guaranteed to cause chaos; ses diplômes lui promettent un bel avenir his/her diplomas guarantee him/her a fine future; la journée promet d'être chaude it promises to be a hot day; un débat/match qui promet d'être intéressant a debate/match that promises to be interesting;3 ( destiner) ce jeune cadre est promis à un bel avenir this young executive has a fine future ahead of him.B vi1 ( avoir de l'avenir) to show promise; un jeune musicien qui promet a promising young musician; un film qui promet a film which sounds (as though it should be) interesting;2 ○ iron ( présager des ennuis) cet enfant promet that child is going to be a handful; ça promet! that's going to be fun!; ça promet pour l'hiver winter's got GB ou gotten US off to a good start.C se promettre vpr1 ( à soi-même) to promise oneself [plaisir, voyage]; se promettre du bon temps to decide to have a bit of fun;2 ( être résolu) se promettre de faire to resolve to do; il s'est promis de ne plus la revoir he has resolved ou made up his mind not to see her again;3 ( l'un l'autre) [personnes, couple] se promettre de faire to promise each other to do; ils se sont promis fidélité they have promised to be faithful to each other; ils se sont promis de ne plus se quitter they (have) vowed never to be parted.promettre monts et merveilles or la lune (à qn) to promise (sb) the moon ou the earth.[prɔmɛtr] verbe transitif1. [jurer] to promisepromettre la lune, promettre monts et merveilles to promise the earth, to promise the moon and stars2. [annoncer] to promisela météo nous promet du beau temps pour toute la semaine the weather forecast promises nice weather for the whole weektout cela ne promet rien de bon it doesn't look ou sound too goodvoilà une émission qui promet d'être intéressante this programme should be interesting, it sounds like an interesting programme3. [destiner] to destineses récents succès le promettent à une brillante carrière considering his recent successes, he has a brilliant career ahead of him4. (familier) [affirmer] to assureje te promets qu'il s'en souviendra, de ce dîner! I can assure you ou you can take my word for it that he'll remember that dinner!————————[prɔmɛtr] verbe intransitif1. [faire naître des espérances] to promise2. (familier) [laisser présager des difficultés]————————se promettre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se promettre verbe pronominal transitif1. [espérer]je me suis bien promis de ne jamais recommencer I swore never to do it again, I promised myself I would never do it again————————se promettre à verbe pronominal plus préposition -
7 נחם
נָחַם(b. h.; cmp. נוּחַ) to be at ease. Ex. R. s. 20 (homiletic interpret. of נָחָם, Ex. 13:17) אמרהקב״ה איני מתנחםוכ׳ the Lord said, I shall not be contented, until, for we read ולא נָחַם (perhaps meant for נִחַם Nif.). Pi. נִיחֵם to comfort, censole. Pesik. Naḥ., p. 128a> א״להקב״ה אני ואתם נלך ונְנַחֲמֶנָּה the Lord said to them (the prophets), Myself and you, let us go and comfort her (Jerusalem); ib. נַחֲמוּהָ עמיוכ׳ comfort her, O my people; comfort her, you on high (angels) Ib. הקב״ה שלחני אצלך לנַחְמֵךְ the Lord sent me to thee (Jerusalem) to comfort thee. Ib.b> נַחֲמוּנִי נחמוני עמי comfort me, comfort me, O my people. Pesik. R. s. 30 ונכנסו חביריו לנַחֲמוֹ and his friends came in to comfort him; אם על אשתו מְנַחֲמִים לווכ׳ if it is for the loss of his wife that they seek to console him, and he refuses to be consoled Midd. II, 2 השוכן בבית הזה יְנַחֶמְךָ may He who resides in this house console thee. Y.Gitt.V, 47c top; Y.Dem.IV, 24a bot. ומְנַחֲמִין אביליוכ׳ and you must comfort the gentile mourners (of your place) as well as the Jewish mourners; Y.Ab. Zar. I, 39c bot. ניחמים (corr. acc.); Tosef.Gitt.V (III), 5; a. fr.מְנַחֵם the consoling friend of the mourner. Yalk. Prov. 947 בבית האבל בחול פריס מנ׳ ויהיב לאבל … יש לה מנ׳ פריס מנ׳וכ׳ in the house of the mourner, on week days, the comforter breaks the bread and gives it to the mourner, as it is written (Lam. 1:17), ‘Zion breaks (the bread) with her own hands, she has no comforter, but if she had a comforter, the comforter would break it Pl. מְנַחֲמִים, מְנַחֲמִין. M. Kat. 27a בית המנ׳ the room where the comforters meet. Ib.b כיון שניענע … אין מנ׳וכ׳ as soon as the mourner nods with his head (indicating that he accepts their consolations), the friends are no longer permitted to sit with him; a. fr.Sabb.152a מת שאין לו מנ׳ a deceased person that leaves no direct relations to be comforted. Nif. נִחַם, Hithpa. הִתְנַחֵם, Nithpa. נִתְנַחֵם 1) to be comforted, accept consolation. Pesik. l. c. מי צריך להִנָּחֵם which of them is in need of being comforted?; ib. להִתְנַחֵם. Snh.19a תִּתְנֶחָמוּ be comforted. Ib. תִּתְנֶחָמוּ receiving consolations from others. Pesik. R. l. c. ואינו מתנחם, v. supra. Gen. R. s. 84 מִתְנַחֲמִים על המתיםוכ׳ people accept consolation for dead persons but not for living ones (that have disappeared); a. fr.Ib. s. 27 (expl. וינחם, Gen. 6:6) מתנ׳ אני שבראתיוכ׳ I have that consolation that I created him (man) to live on earth below 2) to seek comfort; to be sorry, regret, reconsider. Ib. מתנ׳ אני שעשיתווכ׳ I regret that I made him, and that he was placed on earth. Ex. R. s. 45, beg. ואני מתנ׳ עליו and I am sorry for him (reconsider my judgment). Num. R. s. 23 (ref. to Num. 23:19) לא בן עמרם עשה אותו להִנָּחֵם did not the son of Amram cause him (God) to reconsider (Ex. 32:14); ib. להִתְנַחֵם; Y.Taan.I, 65b bot. שעשה לאל שיִתְנֶחָם; a. fr. -
8 נָחַם
נָחַם(b. h.; cmp. נוּחַ) to be at ease. Ex. R. s. 20 (homiletic interpret. of נָחָם, Ex. 13:17) אמרהקב״ה איני מתנחםוכ׳ the Lord said, I shall not be contented, until, for we read ולא נָחַם (perhaps meant for נִחַם Nif.). Pi. נִיחֵם to comfort, censole. Pesik. Naḥ., p. 128a> א״להקב״ה אני ואתם נלך ונְנַחֲמֶנָּה the Lord said to them (the prophets), Myself and you, let us go and comfort her (Jerusalem); ib. נַחֲמוּהָ עמיוכ׳ comfort her, O my people; comfort her, you on high (angels) Ib. הקב״ה שלחני אצלך לנַחְמֵךְ the Lord sent me to thee (Jerusalem) to comfort thee. Ib.b> נַחֲמוּנִי נחמוני עמי comfort me, comfort me, O my people. Pesik. R. s. 30 ונכנסו חביריו לנַחֲמוֹ and his friends came in to comfort him; אם על אשתו מְנַחֲמִים לווכ׳ if it is for the loss of his wife that they seek to console him, and he refuses to be consoled Midd. II, 2 השוכן בבית הזה יְנַחֶמְךָ may He who resides in this house console thee. Y.Gitt.V, 47c top; Y.Dem.IV, 24a bot. ומְנַחֲמִין אביליוכ׳ and you must comfort the gentile mourners (of your place) as well as the Jewish mourners; Y.Ab. Zar. I, 39c bot. ניחמים (corr. acc.); Tosef.Gitt.V (III), 5; a. fr.מְנַחֵם the consoling friend of the mourner. Yalk. Prov. 947 בבית האבל בחול פריס מנ׳ ויהיב לאבל … יש לה מנ׳ פריס מנ׳וכ׳ in the house of the mourner, on week days, the comforter breaks the bread and gives it to the mourner, as it is written (Lam. 1:17), ‘Zion breaks (the bread) with her own hands, she has no comforter, but if she had a comforter, the comforter would break it Pl. מְנַחֲמִים, מְנַחֲמִין. M. Kat. 27a בית המנ׳ the room where the comforters meet. Ib.b כיון שניענע … אין מנ׳וכ׳ as soon as the mourner nods with his head (indicating that he accepts their consolations), the friends are no longer permitted to sit with him; a. fr.Sabb.152a מת שאין לו מנ׳ a deceased person that leaves no direct relations to be comforted. Nif. נִחַם, Hithpa. הִתְנַחֵם, Nithpa. נִתְנַחֵם 1) to be comforted, accept consolation. Pesik. l. c. מי צריך להִנָּחֵם which of them is in need of being comforted?; ib. להִתְנַחֵם. Snh.19a תִּתְנֶחָמוּ be comforted. Ib. תִּתְנֶחָמוּ receiving consolations from others. Pesik. R. l. c. ואינו מתנחם, v. supra. Gen. R. s. 84 מִתְנַחֲמִים על המתיםוכ׳ people accept consolation for dead persons but not for living ones (that have disappeared); a. fr.Ib. s. 27 (expl. וינחם, Gen. 6:6) מתנ׳ אני שבראתיוכ׳ I have that consolation that I created him (man) to live on earth below 2) to seek comfort; to be sorry, regret, reconsider. Ib. מתנ׳ אני שעשיתווכ׳ I regret that I made him, and that he was placed on earth. Ex. R. s. 45, beg. ואני מתנ׳ עליו and I am sorry for him (reconsider my judgment). Num. R. s. 23 (ref. to Num. 23:19) לא בן עמרם עשה אותו להִנָּחֵם did not the son of Amram cause him (God) to reconsider (Ex. 32:14); ib. להִתְנַחֵם; Y.Taan.I, 65b bot. שעשה לאל שיִתְנֶחָם; a. fr. -
9 mal
━━━━━━━━━1. adverb4. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque mal est suivi d'un participe passé ou d'un adjectif, par exemple mal logé, mal aimé, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorlyb. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosend. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathinge. (locutions)• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...2. <a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrongb. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nicec. ( = malade) illd. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortablee. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb3. <b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sickc. ( = dommage) harmd. ( = difficulté) difficulty• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for4. <* * *
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1) ( répréhensible) wrong2) ( mauvais) badce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an
3) (colloq)elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking
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nom masculin1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty2) ( douleur) painfaire mal — lit, fig to hurt
ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache
3) ( maladie) illness, diseasetu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience
4) ( manque)5) ( dommage) harmfaire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]
il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done
une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm
6) ( calamité)qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?
7) ( méchanceté)8) Philosophie, Religion evil
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1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badlyelle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player
s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre
2) ( de manière défectueuse)elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way
3) ( difficilement)marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty
4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorlymal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier
5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly7) ( défavorablement)aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well
être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable
ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way
8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badlyse tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture
il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis
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Phrasal Verbs:••ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)
entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils
* * *mal abr nfMaison d'animation et des loisirs cultural centre* * *A adj inv1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!B nm1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.C adv1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.1. [souffrance physique] painj'ai mal là it hurts ou it's painful hereça vous fait encore mal? does it still hurt?, is it still hurting you?aïe, ça fait mal! ouch, it ou that hurts!a. [après un heurt] no broken bones!b. [après une erreur] no harm done!a. [habituellement] to suffer from seasicknessb. [au cours d'un voyage] to be seasick3. [dommage, tort] harmet si j'en ai envie, où est le mal? and if that's what I feel like doing, what harm is there in that?dire du mal de quelqu'un to gossip about somebody, to speak ill of somebody4. [douleur morale] painfaire (du) mal à quelqu'un to hurt somebody, to make somebody sufferquand j'y repense, ça me fait du ou ça fait mal it hurts to think about itn'essaie pas de la revoir, ça te ferait du mal don't try to see her again, it'll only cause you pain ou upset youentre deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre (proverbe) always choose the lesser evil ou the lesser of two evilsavoir du mal à faire quelque chose to have difficulty (in) ou trouble doing somethingj'ai de plus en plus de mal à me souvenir des noms I'm finding it harder and harder to remember names7. [par opposition au bien]le bien et le mal right and wrong, good and evil————————[mal] adverbe1. [désagréablement] wrongça commence mal, c'est mal parti things are off to a bad startça va finir mal ou mal finira. [généralement] it'll end in disasterb. [à des enfants turbulents] it'll all end in tearsil sera là aussi, ça tombe mal he'll be there too, which is unfortunate2. [en mauvaise santé]aller mal, se porter mal to be ill ou unwell, to be in poor health3. [défavorablement] badlyelle a très mal pris que je lui donne des conseils she reacted badly ou she took exception to my giving her advicene le prends pas mal mais... I hope you won't be offended but..., don't take it the wrong way but...être/se mettre mal avec quelqu'un to be/to get on the wrong side of somebodys'ils croient que je vais me laisser faire, ils me connaissent mal! if they think I'm going to take it lying down, they don't know me very well!a. [salement] he's a messy eaterb. [trop peu] he doesn't eat enoughc. [mal équilibré] he doesn't eat properlya. [tu es voûté] you've got poor postureb. [à table] you don't have any table mannerselle se voyait mal le lui demander (familier) she couldn't quite imagine ou she couldn't quite see herself asking himmal élevé bad-mannered, impolitea. [trop peu] to be underfed ou undernourishedb. [avec de la mauvaise nourriture] to be fed bad ou poor food6. [malhonnêtement - agir] badly7. [inconfortablement] uncomfortablyêtre mal assis to be uncomfortably seated ou uncomfortable8. (locution)si je n'y vais pas, ça la fiche mal it won't look good if I don't go————————[mal] adjectif invariable1. [immoral] wrongje n'ai rien dit/fait de mal I haven't said/done anything wrong3. [peu satisfaisant]ça n'était pas si mal [film, repas, prestation] it wasn't that bad————————au plus mal locution adjectivale2. [fâché]de mal en pis locution adverbiale————————en mal de locution prépositionnelleêtre en mal d'affection to be longing ou yearning for loveêtre en mal d'inspiration to be short of ou lacking inspirationmal à l'aise locution adjectivalemal à propos locution adverbiale———————— -
10 pesar
m.1 grief (tristeza).2 remorse (arrepentimiento).3 sorrow, ruefulness, grief, woefulness.El pesar no se elimina tan fácilmente Sorrow is not eliminated so easily.4 regret, sorriness.v.1 to weigh.¿cuánto pesa? how much o what does it weigh?El asistente pesó la mercadería The assistant weighed the goods.Esta bolsa pesa mucho This bag weighs a lot.2 to weigh up.3 to be heavy (ser pesado).pesa mucho it's very heavy4 to play an important part.en su decisión pesaron muchas razones a number of reasons influenced her decision* * *1 to weigh■ ¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?2 (tener mucho peso) to be heavy■ ¡cómo pesa esta maleta! this suitcase is really heavy!3 (sentir) to be sorry, regret4 (influir) to carry weight1 to weigh1 (pena) sorrow, grief2 (arrepentimiento) regret\a mi (nuestro etc) pesar to my (our etc) regreta pesar de despite, in spite ofa pesar de los pesares in spite of everythingmal que me (le etc) pese to my (his etc) great regretpese a que... despite the fact that..., although...* * *1. noun m.grief, sorrow2. verb1) to weigh2) be important3) grieve, cause regret* * *1. VI1) [objeto, persona]a) (=tener peso) to weigh; (Boxeo, Hípica) to weigh in at; (Inform) to be¿cuánto pesas? — how much o what do you weigh?
b) (=tener mucho peso) to be heavyese paquete no pesa — that parcel isn't heavy, that parcel hardly weighs anything
¿pesa mucho? — is it heavy?
¡cómo pesa esta bolsa! — this bag's really heavy!
¡no pesa nada! — it's not heavy at all!
2) (=resultar pesado)pesarle a algn: le pesaba la mochila — his rucksack was weighing him down
los pies me pesan, estoy muy cansado — I'm so tired, I can hardly lift my feet up any more
3) (=afligir)me pesa mucho — I am very sorry about it o to hear it
¡ya le pesará! — he'll be sorry!, he'll regret this!
me pesa haberlo hecho — I regret having done it, I'm sorry I did it
4) (=ser una carga)•
pesar sobre — [responsabilidad, preocupación] to weigh heavily on; [amenaza, acusación] to hang over5) (=influir) to carry weight6)•
pese a (que) — in spite of (the fact that), despite (the fact that)pese a las dificultades — in spite of o despite the difficulties
lo creo, pese a que ellos lo niegan — I believe it, even though they deny it, I believe it, in spite of o despite the fact that they deny it
mal 2.lo haré pese a quien pese — I'll do it whether people like it or not, I'll do it, no matter who I offend
2. VT1) [+ carta, fruta etc] to weigh2) (=sopesar) to weigh up3.See:4. SM1) (=aflicción) sorrowexpresó su pesar a la familia de las víctimas — he expressed his sorrow to the families of the victims
2) (=arrepentimiento) regretsentir o tener pesar por no haber... — to regret not having...
3)• a pesar de — in spite of, despite
a pesar de todo — in spite of o despite everything
a pesar del mal tiempo — in spite of o despite the bad weather
a pesar de que no tiene dinero — even though he has no money, in spite of o despite the fact that he has no money
* * *I1)a) (pena, tristeza) sorrowa pesar mío or muy a mi pesar — much to my regret
con pesar — sorrowfully, with a heavy heart
b) ( remordimiento) regret, remorse2)a pesar de su enfermedad/de estar enfermo — despite o in spite of being ill
a pesar de todo — in spite of o despite everything
a pesar de los pesares — (fam) in spite of everything
a pesar de que no sabía mucho inglés... — despite not knowing much English...
II 1.se lo llevó, a pesar de que yo se lo había prohibido — he took it, despite the fact that o even though I had forbidden him to
verbo intransitivo1)a) paquete/maleta to be heavycómo pesa! — it's terribly heavy!, it weighs a ton! (colloq)
b) ( ser una carga)pesar SOBRE alguien/algo: toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on him; la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa — the mortgage on the house
c) ( influir)ha pesado más su personalidad que su ideología — her personality has been more of a factor than her ideology
2) ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc)ya te pesará no haber estudiado — you'll be sorry you didn't study, you'll regret not studying
3)pese a — despite, in spite of
pese a todo, creo que su trabajo es el mejor — despite o in spite of everything, I still think her work is the best
pese a quien (le) pese — no matter who I o you, etc have to upset, no matter whose toes I o you, etc have to tread on
2.mal que me/le pese — whether I like/he likes it or not
pesar vta) <niño/maleta> to weigh; < manzanas> to weigh (out)b) ( tener cierto peso) to weigh3.pesarse v pron (refl) to weigh oneself* * *I1)a) (pena, tristeza) sorrowa pesar mío or muy a mi pesar — much to my regret
con pesar — sorrowfully, with a heavy heart
b) ( remordimiento) regret, remorse2)a pesar de su enfermedad/de estar enfermo — despite o in spite of being ill
a pesar de todo — in spite of o despite everything
a pesar de los pesares — (fam) in spite of everything
a pesar de que no sabía mucho inglés... — despite not knowing much English...
II 1.se lo llevó, a pesar de que yo se lo había prohibido — he took it, despite the fact that o even though I had forbidden him to
verbo intransitivo1)a) paquete/maleta to be heavycómo pesa! — it's terribly heavy!, it weighs a ton! (colloq)
b) ( ser una carga)pesar SOBRE alguien/algo: toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on him; la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa — the mortgage on the house
c) ( influir)ha pesado más su personalidad que su ideología — her personality has been more of a factor than her ideology
2) ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc)ya te pesará no haber estudiado — you'll be sorry you didn't study, you'll regret not studying
3)pese a — despite, in spite of
pese a todo, creo que su trabajo es el mejor — despite o in spite of everything, I still think her work is the best
pese a quien (le) pese — no matter who I o you, etc have to upset, no matter whose toes I o you, etc have to tread on
2.mal que me/le pese — whether I like/he likes it or not
pesar vta) <niño/maleta> to weigh; < manzanas> to weigh (out)b) ( tener cierto peso) to weigh3.pesarse v pron (refl) to weigh oneself* * *pesar11 = grief, regret, chagrin, heartache.Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.
Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.Ex: Much to her nanny's surprise and chagrin, she was fully potty-trained by her first birthday.Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.* a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.* con pesar = with regret.* muy a + Posesivo + pesar = to + Posesivo + chagrin.pesar22 = weigh.Ex: Letters and parcels would be weighed by library staff and franked to show the correct amount in lieu of sticking on postage stamps.
* pesar más que = outweigh, outbalance.* * *A1 (pena, tristeza) sorrowme expresó su pesar por la triste noticia she expressed her sorrow at the sad newsahoga sus pesares en el alcohol he drowns his sorrows in drinka pesar mío or muy a mi pesar tuve que ir much to my regret I had to gono debes causarle pesares a tu madre you mustn't upset your motherel que más pesares le causa the one who causes her the most grief o sorrow o heartache2 (remordimiento) regret, remorseno siente ningún pesar por sus malas acciones he feels no remorse for his wrongdoings, he does not regret his wrongdoingsBa pesar de despitea pesar de su enfermedad despite his illness, despite being illinsistió en salir a pesar de estar enfermo he insisted on going out despite being ill o in spite of being illa pesar de todo, prefiere quedarse in spite of o despite everything she prefers to staya pesar de los pesares ( fam); in spite of everythinga pesar de que no sabía mucho inglés, logró hacerse entender despite not knowing much English o although he didn't know much English, he managed to make himself understoodse llevó el coche, a pesar de que su padre se lo había prohibido he took the car, despite the fact that o although his father had forbidden him toviA1 «paquete/maleta» to be heavy¡cómo pesa tu maleta! your suitcase is terribly heavy!, your case weighs a ton! ( colloq)estas gafas no pesan these glasses don't weigh much, these glasses are very light¿te lo llevo? — no, si no me pesa shall I carry it for you? — no, it's not heavy2(ser una carga): ya me pesan los años I feel my age nowle pesan todas esas cargas familiares he's weighed down by all those family reponsibilities, all those family responsibilities weigh heavily on himpesar SOBRE algn/algo:toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on himla hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa the mortgage on the house3(influir): su influencia sigue pesando en la región their influence continues to carry weight in the regionen esta cuestión no deben pesar los intereses personales personal interests shouldn't come o enter into thisha pesado más su personalidad que su ideología her personality has been more important o more of a factor than her ideologyargumentos que pesan a su favor arguments which weigh in his favorB (causar pena, arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):ahora me pesa haberle dicho eso now I regret saying that to him, now I'm sorry I said that to himya te pesará no haber estudiado cuando seas mayor when you're older you'll be sorry you didn't study o you'll regret not studyingme pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended himCpese a despite, in spite ofpese a todo, creo que su trabajo es el mejor despite o in spite of everything, I still think her work is the bestfirmó pese a no estar de acuerdo she signed even though she did not agreepese a que even thoughpese a que no lo invitaron, les mandó un regalo he sent them a present even though they didn't invite himpese a quien (le) pese: voy a decir la verdad, pese a quien (le) pese I'm going to speak the truth, no matter who I have to upset o no matter whose toes I have to tread onmal que me/te/le pese like it or notmal que te pese, tienes que reconocer que ganó en buena ley like it or not, you have to admit he won fair and squaremal que me pese, tendré que ponerles buena cara much as I dislike the idea I'll have to be nice to them■ pesarvt1 ‹niño/maleta› to weigh; ‹manzanas› to weigh out, weighes un kilo bien pesado that's a good o generous kilo2 (tener cierto peso) to weigh¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?pesa 80 kilos he weighs 80 kilos■ pesarse( refl) to weigh oneself* * *
pesar 1 sustantivo masculino
1
a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar much to my regret
2
a pesar de todo in spite of o despite everything;
a pesar de que even though
pesar 2 ( conjugate pesar) verbo intransitivo
1 [paquete/maleta] to be heavy;
no me pesa it's not heavy
2 ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):
me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him
3
pese a que even though;
mal que me/le pese whether I like/he likes it or not
verbo transitivo
‹ manzanas› to weigh (out)
pesarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to weigh oneself
pesar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener peso físico) to weigh: esa carne pesa dos kilos, that meat weighs two kilos
2 (tener peso psíquico) to have influence: sus opiniones aún pesan en el grupo, his opinions still carry weight in the group
3 (causar arrepentimiento, dolor) to grieve: me pesa no haber ido con vosotros, I regret not having gone with you
II vtr (determinar un peso) to weigh
III sustantivo masculino
1 (pena, pesadumbre) sorrow, grief
2 (remordimiento) regret
♦ Locuciones: a pesar de, in spite of
a pesar de que, although ➣ Ver nota en aunque
' pesar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apencar
- arrepentirse
- aunque
- disgusto
- flema
- todavía
- atención
- falta
- hondo
- obstante
- sentimiento
English:
carry through
- catch up
- despite
- destroy
- down-to-earth
- fact
- for
- intact
- look forward to
- manage
- notwithstanding
- odds
- outweigh
- regardless
- regret
- regretfully
- ruefully
- spite
- stay on
- weigh
- while
- deep
- even
- measure
- regretful
- reluctantly
- sorrow
* * *♦ nm1. [tristeza] grief;todos sentimos un hondo pesar por su fallecimiento we all felt a great sorrow at his death2. [arrepentimiento] remorse;no le daba ningún pesar she felt no remorse at all♦ a pesar de loc prepdespite, in spite of;a pesar de las críticas in spite of o despite all the criticism;tuve que hacerlo a pesar mío I had to do it against my will;muy a nuestro pesar, hubo que invitarles we had to invite them, even though we really didn't want to;muy a pesar mío no puedo darte lo que me pides I can't give you what you want, much as I'd like to;a pesar de que… in spite of o despite the fact that…;a pesar de que me dolía, seguí jugando I carried on playing in spite of o despite the pain;a pesar de todo in spite of o despite everything;Fama pesar de los pesares in spite of o despite everything♦ vt1. [en balanza] to weigh;pésemelo, por favor could you weigh it for me, please?♦ vi1. [tener peso] to weigh;pesa cinco kilos it weighs five kilos;¿cuánto pesa? how much o what does it weigh?;¡qué poco pesa! it doesn't weigh much!2. [ser pesado] to be heavy;esta maleta no pesa nada this suitcase hardly weighs anything;¡ya va pesando la edad!, ¡ya van pesando los años! I'm getting old!sobre ti pesa la decisión última the final decision rests with you4. [importar, influir] to play an important part;en su decisión pesaron muchas razones a number of reasons influenced her decisionme pesa tener que decirte esto I'm sorry to have to tell you this;no me pesa haber dejado ese trabajo I have no regrets about leaving that job, I'm not at all sorry I left that job6. Compmal que te pese (whether you) like it or not* * *I v/t weighII v/icasi no pesa it weighs next to nothing2 ( influir) carry weight3 figde responsabilidad weigh heavily ( sobre on);me pesa tener que informarle … I regret to have to inform you …;mal que me/le pese like it or not, whether I/you like it or notIII m sorrowIV:a pesar de in spite of, despite;a pesar de ello nevertheless;a pesar de eso in spite of that, despite that;a pesar de que in spite of o despite the fact that, even though;a pesar mío against my wishes* * *pesar vt1) : to weigh2) examinar: to consider, to think overpesar vi1) : to weigh¿cuánto pesa?: how much does it weigh?2) : to be heavy3) : to weigh heavily, to be a burdenno le pesa: it's not a burden on himpesa sobre mi corazón: it weighs upon my heart4) influir: to carry weight, to have bearingme pesa mucho: I'm very sorry6)pese a : in spite of, despitepesar nm1) aflicción, pena: sorrow, grief2) remordimiento: remorse3)a pesar de : in spite of, despite* * *pesar1 na pesar de in spite of / despitepesar2 vb1. (en general) to weigh¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?2. (tener mucho peso) to be heavy -
11 pena
f.1 shame, pity.da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anythingel pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor chap¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!2 sadness, sorrow (tristeza).sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad3 problem, trouble (desgracia).4 struggle.a duras penas with great difficulty5 punishment (castigo).le cayó o le impusieron una pena de treinta años he was sentenced to o given thirty yearsso o bajo pena de under penalty ofpena capital o de muerte death penalty6 embarrassment. (Caribbean Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela), Central American Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)me da pena I'm embarrassed about it7 grief, regret, sorrow, heartache.8 penna, contour feather.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: penar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: penar.* * *1 (castigo) sentence, punishment2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow3 (lástima) pity■ ¡qué pena que no podáis venir! it's a shame you can't make it!4 (dificultad) hardship, trouble\a duras penas with great difficultyhecho,-a una pena familiar in a bad waymerecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth while, be worth itsin pena ni gloria undistinguishedpena capital capital punishmentpena de muerte death penalty* * *noun f.1) pity2) sorrow3) penalty, punishment4) difficulty, trouble5) shame•* * *SF1) (=tristeza) sorrowtenía mucha pena después de la muerte de su hijo — she grieved a lot o was extremely upset after her son's death
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alma en pena — lost soul•
dar pena, da pena verlos sufrir así — it's sad to see them suffer like thatme daba pena dejar España — I was sad o sorry to leave Spain
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morir de (la) pena — to die of a broken heartsin pena ni gloria —
2) (=lástima) shame, pity¿no podéis venir? ¡qué pena! — you can't come? what a shame o a pity!
¡es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo! — it's a shame o a pity that we haven't got more time!, it's too bad we haven't got more time! (EEUU)
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de pena, la economía va de pena — the economy is in a terrible state•
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry state3) pl penas (=problemas)a duras penas consiguió alcanzar la orilla — he only managed to reach the shore with great difficulty
4) (=esfuerzo)•
ahorrarse la pena — to save o.s. the trouble, save o.s. the bother *¿merece la pena visitar la catedral? — is the cathedral worth a visit?
no vale la pena que perdamos el tiempo discutiendo eso — it's not worth wasting time arguing about it
5) (Jur) sentenceel juez le impuso una pena de tres años de prisión — the judge sentenced him to three years in prison
bajo pena de muerte — on pain of death, on o under penalty of death
tiene prohibido hacerlo, so pena de ser expulsado — he is forbidden to do it, on o under penalty of expulsion
pena máxima — maximum sentence; (Ftbl) penalty
¡qué pena! — how embarrassing!
sentir o tener pena — to be o feel embarrassed, be o feel ill at ease
7) And (=fantasma) ghost* * *1)a) ( tristeza)tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad
me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it
b) ( lástima) pity, shamequé pena! — what a pity o shame!
es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...
de pena — (Esp) terrible
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state
vale or merece la pena — it's worth it
vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit
no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him
2) penas femenino plurala) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes
a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship3) (Der) sentencebajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)
4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassmentquitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily
5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost* * *= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.Ex. This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.Ex. Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.Ex. In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.Ex. The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex. Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.----* a duras pena = with great difficulty.* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.* alma en pena = banshee.* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.* en pena = in grief.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no valer la pena = be no good.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* pena capital = capital punishment.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* que vale la pena = worthwhile.* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* * *1)a) ( tristeza)tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad
me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it
b) ( lástima) pity, shamequé pena! — what a pity o shame!
es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...
de pena — (Esp) terrible
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state
vale or merece la pena — it's worth it
vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit
no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him
2) penas femenino plurala) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes
a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship3) (Der) sentencebajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)
4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassmentquitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily
5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost* * *= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.
Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.Ex: In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.* a duras pena = with great difficulty.* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.* alma en pena = banshee.* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.* en pena = in grief.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no valer la pena = be no good.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* pena capital = capital punishment.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* que vale la pena = worthwhile.* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* * *A1(tristeza): tenía mucha pena he was o felt very sadme da pena ver a esos niños pidiendo limosna it upsets me o it makes me sad to see those children begginga mí la que me da pena es su pobre mujer it's his poor wife I feel sorry forestá que da pena she's in a terrible stateno te imaginas la pena que me da tener que decírtelo you can't imagine how much it hurts me to have to tell youlloraba con tanta pena he was crying so bitterlysentí mucha pena cuando me enteré de su muerte I was very sad to hear of his death2 (lástima) pity, shame¡qué pena que no te puedas quedar! what a pity o a shame you can't stay!es una pena que no hayas seguido sus consejos it's a pity you didn't take her adviceese vestido le queda de pena that dress looks terrible o awful o dreadful on heren las fotos siempre salgo de pena I always look awful o terrible in photographs¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena how was your exam? — awful o terrible, how did you get on in your exam? — really badlyestar hecho una pena to be in a sorry o terrible state, be in a bad waysin pena ni gloria almost unnoticeduna película que pasó por las carteleras sin pena ni gloria a movie which came and went almost unnoticedpasó por la universidad sin pena ni gloria he had an undistinguished university careervale or merece la pena it's worth itmerece la pena leerlo it's worth readingno vale la pena intentar convencerlo there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade himun museo que bien vale la pena visitar a museum which is well worth a visit o ( frml) which is worthy of a visitbien merece la pena correr el riesgo it's well worth the risk1(dolores, problemas): bebe para ahogar las penas she drinks to drown her sorrowssus hijos no le han dado más que penas her children have caused her nothing but sorrow o heartachete oigo a duras penas I can scarcely o hardly o barely hear yousubió a duras penas las escaleras she had great difficulty climbing the stairsllegaron a la meta, pero a duras penas they reached the finishing line, but only just o only with difficulty2 (penurias, dificultades) hardshippasamos muchas penas para pagarlo we suffered great hardship to pay for itpasaron grandes penas durante la expedición they underwent great difficulties o hardship during the expeditionC ( Der) sentenceel juez le impuso la pena máxima the judge gave him the maximum sentenceso pena de caer en repeticiones at the risk of repeating myselfCompuestos:afflictive punishmentdeath penaltylos que se oponen a la pena capital those opposed to the death penalty o to capital punishmentcorporal punishmentdeath penaltyfinecustodial sentenceD ( AmL exc CS) (vergüenza) embarrassmentle da una pena horrible hablar en público she's terribly shy o embarrassed about speaking in publicme da pena molestarlos a esta hora de la noche I feel awful o terrible o embarrassed disturbing you at this time of nightme puse roja de la pena I went red with embarrassmentquitado de la pena ( Méx); blithely, gailyE ( Per) (fantasma) ghost* * *
Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar)
pena es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pena
penar
peña
pena sustantivo femenino
1a) ( tristeza):◊ tenía/sentía mucha peña he was o felt very sad;
me da peña verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it;
a mí la que me da peña es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for;
está que da peña she's in a terrible state
◊ ¡qué peña! what a pity o shame!;
es una peña que … it's a pity (that) …;
vale or merece la peña it's worth it;
vale la peña leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit
2◊ penas sustantivo femenino plural
me contó sus peñas he told me his troubles;
a duras peñas ( apenas) hardly;
( con dificultad) with difficulty
3 (Der) sentence;
peña capital or de muerte death penalty
4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;◊ ¡qué peña! how embarrasing!;
me da mucha peña pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino
1 ( roca) crag, rock
2
b) (AmL) tb
pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble
♦ Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people
(pandilla) gang
' peña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ay
- cáliz
- capital
- cicatrizar
- compensar
- condonar
- conmutar
- dar
- desgarrador
- desgarradora
- garrote
- horda
- lamentable
- lastimosa
- lastimoso
- merecer
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- pena
- pesar
- rebajar
- sentimiento
- so
- valer
- aliviar
- castigar
- causar
- consumir
- dolor
- enorme
- gemido
- grande
- herida
- hondo
- imponer
- indultar
- indulto
- inmenso
- lástima
- mal
- mitigar
- presidio
- prisión
- severidad
- suspirar
English:
bother
- capital punishment
- carry
- dear
- death penalty
- grief
- grieve
- hassle
- heart
- jail
- mope about
- mope around
- numb
- opposed
- pay
- pay off
- penalty
- prostrate
- remission
- retribution
- sentence
- shame
- sorrow
- term
- trouble
- try
- wail
- worth
- worthwhile
- against
- ashamed
- broken
- capital
- community
- death
- effort
- embarrassed
- embarrassing
- embarrassment
- hurt
- mortified
- painfully
- pity
- sort
- suspended
- well
* * *pena nf1. [lástima] shame, pity;es una pena (que no puedas venir) it's a shame o pity (you can't come);da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anything;el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor guy;me da pena ver lo pobres que son it's awful to see how poor they are;me da pena tener que irme ya I hate to have to leave already;¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!;¡qué pena de hijo tengo! what a useless son I've got!2. [tristeza] sadness, sorrow;sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad3. [desgracia] problem, trouble;me contó sus penas she told me her troubles o about her problems4. [dificultad] struggle;pasaron grandes penas durante la guerra they suffered great hardship during the war;subimos el piano a duras penas we got the piano up the stairs with great difficulty;con mi sueldo mantengo a duras penas a mi familia my salary is barely enough for me to support my family;consiguieron llegar a duras penas they only just managed to get there5. [castigo] punishment;cumplió pena en la prisión de Alcatraz he served his sentence in Alcatraz;Formal [a menos que] unless pena capital death penalty;pena de cárcel prison sentence;pena máxima [jurídica] maximum sentence;[en fútbol] penalty;pena de muerte death penalty;pena de reclusión prison sentence6. CAm, Carib, Col, Méx [vergüenza] embarrassment;me da pena I'm embarrassed about it;me da pena molestar I'm terribly sorry to bother you;tengo pena de hablar con ella I'm too embarrassed to talk to her7. CompEsp Famdibuja/cocina de pena he can't draw/cook to save his life, he's useless at drawing/cooking;ese peinado le queda de pena that haircut looks terrible on her;Famhecho una pena in a real state;una película que merece la pena a movie that's worth seeing;vale la pena intentarlo it's worth a try;no merece la pena que te preocupes tanto there's no point you getting so worried;sin pena ni gloria without distinction;un jugador que pasó por el equipo sin pena ni gloria a player who had an undistinguished career in the team;el año acabó sin pena ni gloria it was a wholly unremarkable year* * *f1 ( tristeza) sadness, sorrow;da pena it’s sad2 ( congoja) grief, distress3 ( lástima) pity;es una pena it’s a shame o pity;¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!4 L.Am. ( vergüenza) embarrassment;me da pena I’m embarrassed5 JUR sentence6:no vale ono merece la pena it’s not worth it;a duras penas with great difficulty;so pena de on pain of;con más pena que gloria ingloriously;sin pena ni gloria almost unnoticed* * *pena nf1) castigo: punishment, penaltypena de muerte: death penalty2) aflicción: sorrow, griefmorir de pena: to die of a broken heart¡que pena!: what a shame!, how sad!3) dolor: pain, suffering4) dificultad: difficulty, troublea duras penas: with great difficulty5) vergüenza: shame, embarrassment6)valer la pena : to be worthwhile* * *pena n1. (tristeza) grief / sorrow / sadness2. (lástima) shame / pity¡qué pena! what a pity!3. (condena) sentence4. (problema) trouble / problemmerecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth it -
12 dispiacere
1. v/i ( causare dolore) upset (a someone)( non piacere) displease (a someone)mi dispiace I'm sorryle dispiace se apro la finestra? do you mind if I open the window?2. m ( rammarico) regret, sorrow( dolore) grief, sadness( delusione) disappointmentdispiaceri ( preoccupazioni) worries, troubles* * *dispiacere v. intr.1 to dislike, not to like (costr. pers.); (fam.) to hate: mi dispiace farlo, I dislike doing it; mi dispiace di fare la guastafeste, ma sono stanca, I hate to be a killjoy but I am very tired; gli dispiaceva vederla soffrire, he hated to see her suffer; lo spettacolo non gli è dispiaciuto ma pensava fosse meglio, he quite liked the show but thought it would have been better2 ( essere spiacente) to be sorry (costr. pers.): me ne dispiace molto, I am very sorry about it; mi dispiace di dover sciogliere la bella compagnia, I am sorry to have to break up the party; mi dispiace ma non ho scelta, I am sorry but I have no choice3 ( in espressioni di cortesia) to mind: ti dispiace chiudere la porta?, do you mind closing the door?; ti dispiacerebbe venire domani?, would you mind coming tomorrow?; se non vi dispiace, if you don't mind (o if you please); ora alzatevi se non vi dispiace, now stand up, if you please4 ( scontentare) to displease (s.o.); ( contrariare, irritare) to annoy (s.o.): il suo comportamento dispiacque a suo padre, her behaviour annoyed her father // a costo di dispiacergli, at the risk of upsetting him.dispiacere s.m.1 regret, sorrow; ( dolore) grief, sadness: con molto dispiacere dovemmo partire subito, to our great regret we had to leave immediately; ho il dispiacere di comunicarvi la triste notizia, I am sorry to have to give you the sad news; se te ne andrai mi darai un grosso dispiacere, if you leave, it will be a bad blow for me; fa sempre dispiacere sentirti parlare così, it's always saddening to hear you speak like that; Te ne vai? Che dispiacere!, Are you going? What a pity!2 ( disapprovazione) displeasure: non posso nascondere il mio dispiacere per il tuo comportamento, I cannot conceal my displeasure at your behaviour3 ( fastidio, preoccupazione) trouble, worry: ho avuto molti dispiaceri in questa attività, I've had a lot of problems in this job.* * *[dispja'tʃere]1. sm1) (rammarico) regret, sorrow, (dolore) griefcon grande dispiacere vi annuncio... — I regret to announce...
2) (disappunto) disappointment3)dispiaceri smpl — (preoccupazioni) worries, troubles
1) (causare dolore) to upset, (causare disagio, noia) to displeaseciò che hai fatto è dispiaciuto ai tuoi — your parents are upset (o displeased) at your behaviour, you have upset your parents by what you have done
non posso venire, mi dispiace — I'm sorry I can't come
2)ti dispiace se fumo? — do you mind if I smoke?se non le dispiace... — if you don't mind...
3. vip (dispiacersi)dispiacersi (per o di qc) — to regret (sth)
* * *I 1. [dispja'tʃere]v. la voce 1.piacere verbo intransitivo1) (aus. essere) (essere sgradito)2. II [dispja'tʃere]mi dispiace, non c'è — I'm sorry but he is not here
sostantivo maschile1) (pena, afflizione) sorrow, chagrin, paindare dei -i a qcn. — to cause o give sb. pain
con grande dispiacere di qcn. — much to sb.'s regret
2) (preoccupazione) sorrowannegare i propri -i (nell'alcol) — to drown one's sorrows, to drink away sorrows
* * *dispiacere1/dispja't∫ere/v. la voce 1.piacere [54]1 (aus. essere) (essere sgradito) non mi dispiace la vita di città I don't dislike city life; non mi dispiacerebbe un'altra fetta di torta I wouldn't mind another slice of cake; la cosa non mi dispiace this situation quite suits me; il vino non mi dispiace I rather like wine2 (rincrescere) mi dispiace sentire che I'm sorry to hear that; mi dispiace disturbarla sorry to trouble you3 (come formula di cortesia) se non ti dispiace if you don't mind; mi dispiace, non c'è I'm sorry but he is not here; ti dispiace se fumo? does it bother you if I smoke? do you mind my smoking o if I smoke? ti dispiace tenermi il posto? would you mind keeping my seat for me? ti dispiace smetterla? would you kindly stop it?II dispiacersi verbo pronominale(rammaricarsi) to be* sorry.————————dispiacere2/dispja't∫ere/sostantivo m.1 (pena, afflizione) sorrow, chagrin, pain; dare dei -i a qcn. to cause o give sb. pain; con grande dispiacere di qcn. much to sb.'s regret2 (preoccupazione) sorrow; annegare i propri -i (nell'alcol) to drown one's sorrows, to drink away sorrows. -
13 dauern
v/i1. last, go on; der Film dauerte zwei Stunden the film was two hours long ( oder lasted two hours); wie lange dauert die Sitzung denn noch? how much longer will the meeting last ( oder take)?; die Saison dauert von Mai bis September the season lasts ( oder runs) from May until (Am. auch through) September2. (Zeit beanspruchen) take; es wird lange dauern, bis er kommt it’ll be a long time before he comes; es wird nicht lange dauern, dann... it won’t be long before...; wie lange dauert das noch(, bis du fertig bist)? how much longer is that going to take (until you’re finished)?; das dauert mir zu lange that’s too long for me; mit Argwohn: it’s taking too long for my liking; das dauert aber! umg. it doesn’t half take a long time, Am. it seems to take forever—v/t geh. altm.: er dauert mich I feel sorry for him; es dauert mich, dass oder zu (+Inf.)... I regret to..., I am sorry that...* * *to continue; to last; to take; to keep on* * *dau|ern I ['dauɐn]vi1) (= andauern) to last, to go ondas Gewitter dauerte zwei Stunden — the thunderstorm lasted (for) or went on for two hours
die Verhandlungen dáúern schon drei Wochen — the negotiations have already been going on for three weeks
wie lange soll dieser Zustand noch dáúern? — how long will this situation last or go on (for) or continue?
das dauert noch (inf) — it'll be a while or some time yet
warum dauert das Anziehen bei dir immer so lange? — why do you always take so long to get dressed?
es dauerte lange, bis er sich befreit hatte — it took him a long time to get free
muss das so lange dáúern? — does it have to take so long?
das dauert immer, bis er fertig ist (inf) — it always takes ages for him to get ready (inf)
das dauert und dauert (inf) — it takes forever (inf)
3) (geh = dauerhaft sein) to lastIIvt (old, liter)etw dauert jdn — sb regrets sth
er/sie dauert mich — I feel sorry for him/her
es dauert mich, dass... — I regret or I'm sorry that...
es dauerte ihn im Alter, seine Jugend so vergeudet zu haben — in his old age he regretted having squandered his youth like that
das arme Tier kann einen dáúern — you can't help feeling sorry for the poor animal
* * *dau·ern1[ˈdauɐn]vieine Stunde/einen Tag/lang/länger \dauern to last an hour/a day/a long time/longerdieser Krach dauert jetzt schon den ganzen Tag this racket has been going on all [or the whole] day nowder Film dauert 3 Stunden the film is 3 hours long2. (Zeit erfordern) to takelange/zu lange \dauern to take long [or a long time]/to take too longnicht mehr lange \dauern to not take much longerdas dauert wieder, bis er endlich fertig ist! he always takes such a long time to get readywarum dauert das bei dir immer so lange? why does it always take you so long?, why do you always take so long?vier Stunden? das dauert mir zu lange four hours? that's too long for mees dauert alles seine Zeit everything takes its time, Rome wasn't built in a day provdau·ern2[ˈdauɐn]1. (reuen)▪ jdn [sehr] \dauern to be a cause of [deep] regret for sb▪ es dauert mich [sehr], dass... I regret [deeply] that...jeder Cent dauert mich every penny hurts2. (Mitleid wecken bei)▪ jdn \dauern to arouse [or awaken] pity in sbder zerlumpte Bettler dauerte sie sehr they took pity on [or pitied] the ragged beggar* * *intransitives Verb last; < job etc.> takeder Film dauert zwei Stunden — the film lasts [for] or goes on for two hours
einen Moment, es dauert nicht lange — just a minute, it won't take long
das dauert — (ugs.) that will take [some] time
* * *dauern1 v/i1. last, go on;der Film dauerte zwei Stunden the film was two hours long ( oder lasted two hours);wie lange dauert die Sitzung denn noch? how much longer will the meeting last ( oder take)?;die Saison dauert von Mai bis September the season lasts ( oder runs) from May until (US auch through) September2. (Zeit beanspruchen) take;es wird lange dauern, bis er kommt it’ll be a long time before he comes;es wird nicht lange dauern, dann … it won’t be long before …;wie lange dauert das noch(, bis du fertig bist)? how much longer is that going to take (until you’re finished)?;dauern2 v/t geh obs:er dauert mich I feel sorry for him;es dauert mich, dass oderzu (+inf)… I regret to …, I am sorry that …* * *intransitives Verb last; <job etc.> takeder Film dauert zwei Stunden — the film lasts [for] or goes on for two hours
einen Moment, es dauert nicht lange — just a minute, it won't take long
das dauert — (ugs.) that will take [some] time
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14 défendre
défendre [defɑ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 411. transitive verbb. ( = interdire) défendre qch à qn to forbid sb sth• défendre à qn de faire qch or qu'il fasse qch to forbid sb to do sth• ne fais pas ça, c'est défendu don't do that, it's not allowed2. reflexive verba. ( = se protéger) to defend o.s.• elle se défend au tennis/au piano she's not bad at tennis/on the pianoc. ( = se justifier) se défendre d'avoir fait qch to deny doing sth• ça se défend ! (raisonnement) it hangs togetherd. se défendre de ( = s'empêcher de) to refrain from* * *defɑ̃dʀ
1.
1) ( interdire)défendre que quelqu'un fasse, défendre à quelqu'un de faire — to forbid somebody to do
ne fume pas ici, c'est défendu — you can't smoke here
l'alcool/le tabac m'est défendu — I'm not allowed to drink/to smoke
2) ( protéger) ( généralement) to defend [personne, pays, honneur, intérêts] ( contre against); to fight for [droit]; ( dans une circonstance) to stand up for [ami, idées, principe]; Droit to defend [accusé]; Sport to defend [titre, but]défendre quelqu'un/quelque chose au péril de sa vie — to risk one's life in defence [BrE] of somebody/something
2.
se défendre verbe pronominal1) ( lutter) ( généralement) to defend oneself ( contre against); ( dans une circonstance) to stand up for oneself ( contre against)2) ( être défendable) [argument, thèse] to be tenableil préfère attendre, et ça se défend — he'd rather wait, and he's got a point
3) ( se protéger) to protect oneself (de or contre from ou against)4) (colloq) ( se débrouiller) to get by5) ( nier)6) ( s'empêcher)on ne peut se défendre de penser que... — one can't help thinking that...
* * *defɑ̃dʀ vt1) (pour protéger d'une attaque) [pays, position, victime, idées] to defend2) (= interdire) to forbidSa mère lui a défendu de le revoir. — Her mother forbade her to see him again.
il est défendu de cracher — spitting prohibited, spitting is prohibited
* * *défendre verb table: rendreA vtr1 ( interdire) défendre qch à qn to forbid sb sth; défendre que qn fasse, défendre à qn de faire to forbid sb to do; il nous a défendu de sortir he forbade us to go out; ne fume pas ici, c'est défendu you can't smoke here; l'alcool/le tabac m'est défendu I'm not allowed alcohol/cigarettes ou to drink/to smoke; défendre sa porte à qn not to allow sb into one's house; un panneau défend l'entrée aux civils there's a sign telling civilians to keep out;2 ( lutter pour) gén, Mil to defend [personne, pays, honneur, intérêts] (contre against); to fight for [droit]; Sport to defend [titre]; défendre qn/qch au péril de sa vie to risk one's life in defenceGB of sb/sth; défendre une cause to support ou champion a cause;3 ( protéger) to defend, to protect [personne, territoire, biens] (de or contre from ou against); to protect [environnement]; to defend [démocratie]; to safeguard [paix, intérêts]; Sport to defend [but];4 ( soutenir) to defend [idée, théorie, stratégie]; to stand up for [ami, principe]; Jur to defend [accusé]; ⇒ orphelin.B se défendre vpr2 (résister aux critiques, brimades) [personne] to stand up for oneself (contre against); [argument, proposition, thèse] to be tenable; cette opinion/stratégie se défend it's a valid opinion/strategy; un petit vin qui se défend a very decent little wine; il préfère attendre et ça se défend he'd rather wait and he's got a point;3 ( se protéger) to protect oneself (de or contre from ou against); se défendre contre le désespoir/la tentation to ward off despair/temptation;4 ○( se débrouiller) to get by, to manage; se défendre en français/au piano to be quite good at French/at the piano; il se défend bien en affaires/en classe he does very well in business/at school;5 ( nier) se défendre d'être jaloux/vexé to deny being jealous/offended;6 ( s'empêcher) se défendre de faire qch to refrain from doing sth; ne pouvoir se défendre d'un sentiment de regret to be unable to repress a feeling of regret; on ne peut se défendre de penser que… one can't help thinking that…[defɑ̃dr] verbe transitif1. [interdire] to forbidc'est défendu it's not allowed, it's forbidden3. [donner son appui à - ami] to defend, to protect, to stand up for ; [ - idée, cause] to defend, to champion, to supportdéfendre ses couleurs/son titre to defend ou to fight for one's colours/titleje défends mon point de vue I'm defending ou standing up for my point of view4. [préserver]défendre quelqu'un contre ou de quelque chose to protect somebody from ou against something————————se défendre verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)1. [en luttant - physiquement] to defend oneself ; [ - verbalement] to stand up for ou to defend oneself2. [se protéger]se défendre de ou contre to protect oneself from ou against————————se défendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[être plausible] to make sense————————se défendre verbe pronominal intransitif(familier) [être compétent] to get by————————se défendre de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [s'interdire de][s'empêcher de] to refrain from2. [nier] -
15 malheur
malheur [malœʀ]masculine nouna. ( = événement pénible) misfortune ; ( = événement très grave) calamity ; ( = épreuve) ordeal ; ( = accident) accident• le malheur c'est que... the trouble is that...• faire un malheur ( = avoir un gros succès) to be a big hit• s'il continue, je fais un malheur ! (inf) if he carries on like that, I'll do something I might regret• quel malheur qu'il ne soit pas venu ! what a shame he didn't come!• il a eu le malheur de dire que cela ne lui plaisait pas he made the big mistake of saying he didn't like it• ne parle pas de malheur ! God forbid!• le malheur a voulu qu'un policier le voie as ill luck would have it a policeman saw him (PROV) le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres(PROV) it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good* * *malœʀnom masculin1) ( adversité) adversity, misfortunefaire le malheur de quelqu'un — to bring somebody nothing but unhappiness; bonheur
2) ( coup du sort) misfortune; ( grave) tragedy; ( accident) accidentle grand malheur! — iron so what!
3) ( malchance) misfortunepar malheur, le malheur a voulu que — as bad ou ill luck would have it
si par malheur la guerre éclatait — if, God forbid, war should break out
porter malheur — to be ou bring bad luck
le malheur, c'est que... — the trouble is,...
••il va faire un malheur — (colloq) ( avoir du succès) he'll be a sensation; ( faire un éclat) he'll cause a scene
un malheur n'arrive jamais seul — Proverbe it never rains but it pours
à quelque chose malheur est bon — Proverbe every cloud has a silver lining Proverbe
* * *malœʀ nm1)le malheur — adversity, misfortune
2) (= événement) misfortune, tragedyElle a eu beaucoup de malheurs dans sa vie. — She's had a lot of tragedy in her life.
avoir le malheur de faire — to have the misfortune to do, to be unfortunate enough to do
Elle a eu le malheur de perdre son père très jeune. — She had the misfortune to lose her father at a very young age.
Il a eu le malheur de la critiquer. ironique — He made the mistake of criticizing her.
quel malheur! — what a shame!, what a pity!
3)Leur dernier album a fait un malheur. — Their latest album was a smash hit.
* * *A nm1 ( adversité) adversity, misfortune; même dans le malheur even in adversity; tomber dans le malheur to be struck by misfortune; avoir sa part de malheur to have one's share of misfortune; elle fait le malheur de sa famille she brings her family nothing but unhappiness; ⇒ bonheur;2 ( coup du sort) misfortune; ( grave) tragedy; ( accident) accident; une série de malheurs a series of misfortunes; les malheurs qui l'ont frappé the misfortunes that befell him; le grand malheur de ma jeunesse the great tragedy of my youth; un malheur est si vite arrivé! accidents can so easily happen!; il leur arrivera malheur! something terrible will happen to them!; tous nos petits malheurs all our little troubles; raconter ses malheurs à qn to tell sb one's troubles; le grand malheur! so what!;3 ( malchance) misfortune; jouer de malheur to be dogged by misfortune; ceux qui ont le malheur de perdre leur emploi those who are unfortunate enough ou have the misfortune to lose their jobs; j'ai eu le malheur de le leur dire I made the mistake of telling them; pour mon malheur unfortunately for me; par malheur il y avait grève ce jour-là, le malheur a voulu qu'il y ait grève ce jour-là as bad luck would have it, there was a strike that day; si par malheur la guerre éclatait if war should break out, which God forbid; porter malheur to be ou bring bad luck; le malheur, c'est que… the trouble is,…; son malheur, c'est qu'elle est paresseuse her trouble is that she's lazy; malheur à qui… woe betide anyone who…; ce temps de malheur○ this wretched weather.B excl malheur! ne dis jamais ça! for heaven's sake! don't ever say such a thing!; (oh) malheur! il nous a vus! oh my God○, he's seen us!il va faire un malheur○ ( avoir du succès) he'll be a sensation; ( être violent) he'll do something he'll regret; ( faire un éclat) he'll cause a scene; un malheur n'arrive jamais seul Prov it never rains but it pours; à quelque chose malheur est bon Prov every cloud has a silver lining Prov.[malɶr] nom masculin1. [incident] misfortuneun grand malheur a (great) tragedy ou catastrophefaire un malheur (familier) : ne le laissez pas rentrer ou je fais un malheur don't let him in or I can't answer for the consequenceselle passait en première partie et c'est elle qui a fait un malheur she was the supporting act but it was she who brought the house downpose cette tasse, un malheur est si vite arrivé! put that cup down before there's an accident!2. [malchance]le malheur misfortune, bad luckle malheur a voulu que... as bad luck would have it...avoir le malheur de to be unfortunate enough to, to have the misfortune toj'ai eu le malheur de perdre mon père jeune I had the ou it was my misfortune to lose my father when I was youngj'ai eu le malheur de lui dire de se taire! I was foolish enough to ask her ou I made the mistake of asking her to be quiet!être dans le malheur to suffer misfortunes ou hard timesarrête, ça porte malheur! stop, it brings bad luck!pour son/mon/ton malheur: je l'ai bien connu, pour mon malheur I knew him well, more's the pitypour son malheur, il était l'aîné de six enfants unfortunately for him, he was the oldest of sixje joue de malheur en ce moment I'm dogged by ou I've got a run of bad luck at the momentc'est dans le malheur qu'on connaît ses vrais amis (proverbe) a friend in need is a friend indeed (proverbe)3. [désespoir]faire le malheur de quelqu'un to cause somebody unhappiness, to bring sorrow to somebodyle malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres (proverbe) one man's joy is another man's sorrow (proverbe)le malheur c'est que j'ai perdu l'adresse unfortunately, ou the trouble is I've lost the addresssans permis de travail, pas de possibilité d'emploi, c'est ça le malheur without a work permit you can't get a job, that's the snag ou the problemquel malheur que... what a shame ou pity that...————————[malɶr] interjection————————de malheur locution adjectivaleje ne remonterai plus sur ce vélo de malheur I'll never ride that wretched ou accursed bike again————————par malheur locution adverbialepar malheur, son fils est né avec la même maladie sadly, her son was born with the same disease -
16 confusión
f.1 confusion, mix-up, disorder, confusedness.2 perplexity, bafflement, confusion, confusedness.3 commotion, riot, clutter, hassle.4 scene of confusion, shambles.* * *1 (desorden) confusion, chaos2 (equivocación) mistake, confusion3 (turbación) confusion, embarrassment* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=equivocación) confusionha habido una confusión en los nombres — there was a mix-up with the names, there was some confusion with the names
esta carta no es para mí, debe de tratarse de una confusión — this letter is not for me, there must be some mistake
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por confusión — by mistake2) (=desconcierto) confusionel terremoto produjo una gran confusión en las calles — the earthquake caused great confusion in the streets
la recuerdo con bastante confusión — I have a hazy o vague memory of her
3) (=turbación)sentí tal confusión que no pude ni dar las gracias — I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't even say thank you
* * *a) (desorden, caos) confusionb) ( perplejidad) confusionc) ( turbación) embarrassmentd) ( equivocación) confusion* * *= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.Ex. Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.Ex. In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.Ex. You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.Ex. SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex. The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.Ex. China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex. A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.Ex. The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.Ex. Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.Ex. His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.Ex. We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.----* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* confusión económica = economic turmoil.* confusión histórica = historical confusion.* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.* estado de confusión = state of confusion.* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.* que induce a confusión = confounding.* * *a) (desorden, caos) confusionb) ( perplejidad) confusionc) ( turbación) embarrassmentd) ( equivocación) confusion* * *= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.
Ex: In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.Ex: You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.Ex: SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex: The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.Ex: China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex: A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.Ex: The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* confusión económica = economic turmoil.* confusión histórica = historical confusion.* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.* estado de confusión = state of confusion.* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.* que induce a confusión = confounding.* * *1 (perplejidad) confusionpara mayor confusión se llaman igual to add to the confusion o to confuse things even more o to make things even more confusing, they have the same name2 (desorden, caos) confusion3 (turbación) embarrassmentsu inesperada declaración de amor la llenó de confusión his unexpected declaration of love filled her with embarrassment o confusion o threw her into confusiontanta amabilidad me produjo una gran confusión I was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness4 (equivocación) confusionlamentamos la confusión que hubo con la factura we regret the confusion over the invoicesus comentarios se prestan a confusión his comments are open to misinterpretationpara que no haya más confusiones to avoid any further confusion o any more mix-ups* * *
confusión sustantivo femenino
confusión sustantivo femenino
1 (desorden) confusion
2 (error) mistake
' confusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aturdimiento
- barullo
- belén
- desbarajuste
- desconcierto
- desorientación
- embrollo
- folclore
- follón
- obnubilar
- ofuscación
- para
- prestarse
- torre
- turbación
- aquél
- armar
- bochinche
- convulsionar
- desorden
- ése
- éste
- grado
- jaleo
- lío
- mareo
- medio
- sólo
- turbar
English:
brainstorm
- confusion
- disarray
- foul up
- haziness
- mess
- misunderstanding
- mix-up
- quagmire
- rush
- scramble
- shambles
- start
- turmoil
- welter
- add
- disorder
- havoc
- mix
- straighten
* * *confusión nf1. [desorden, lío] confusion;la confusión aumentó con la llegada del cantante the singer's arrival added to the confusion;los ladrones actuaron aprovechando la confusión the thieves took advantage of the confusion;hubo una gran confusión there was great confusion;en su habitación reina la confusión her room is in chaos;existe cierta confusión acerca de lo que realmente quiso decir there is some confusion as to what he really meant3. [error] mix-up;ha habido una confusión there has been a bit of a mix-up;esa frase puede llevar a confusión that phrase could lead to confusion o be misinterpreted* * *f confusion* * ** * *1. (falta de claridad) confusion2. (equivocación) mistake -
17 zeigen
I v/t1. allg. show; (vorführen) present; (zur Schau stellen) exhibit, display; jemandem etw. zeigen show s.o. s.th., show s.th. to s.o.; jemandem die Stadt zeigen show s.o. ([a]round) the town ( oder city), show s.o. the sights; zeig mal, was du kannst! come on, show us what you can do; zeig mir jemanden, der es besser kann I’d like to see anyone do better; lass dir von ihr zeigen, wie’s geht let her show you how it’s done; dem werd ich’s zeigen! umg., drohend: I’ll show him2. (anzeigen) show, indicate; das Thermometer zeigt 20° the thermometer is showing 20°; was zeigt die Waage? what do the scales (Am. does the scale) say?3. geh. (sehen lassen) show; die Blumen zeigen schon Knospen the flowers are beginning to show their buds; was zeigt das Foto? what is the photo of?, what does the photo show?4. fig. (erkennen lassen) show, demonstrate; (ausdrücken) express; seinen Ärger deutlich zeigen make it obvious how angry one is; jemandem seine Liebe zeigen show one’s love for s.o.; sie kann i-e Gefühle nicht zeigen she finds it hard to express her feelings; deine Antwort zeigt ( mir), dass du nichts verstanden hast it’s clear (to me) from your answer that you haven’t understood anything; die Erfahrung zeigt, dass... experience shows ( oder proves) that...II v/i1. Person, Pfeil etc.: point; zeigen auf (+ Akk) point at, point s.th. out; Thermometer: be at; Uhr: say; nach Norden zeigen point north; Fenster etc.: face north; zur Tür zeigen point to the door; sich so hinstellen, dass das Gesicht zur Wand zeigt stand facing the wall, position o.s. so as to be facing the wall; Finger2. zeig mal let’s see, let’s have a lookIII v/refl1. (sichtbar werden) show (itself); Person: show o.s.; (erscheinen) appear, come out; plötzlich: turn up; die ersten Sterne zeigten sich the stars were beginning to come out, the first stars were visible in the sky; sich mit jemandem zeigen be seen with s.o.; sich in der Öffentlichkeit zeigen appear in public, make a public appearance; so kann ich mich nicht zeigen I can’t go out ( oder let myself be seen) in this state2. fig. (sich erweisen) prove (to be); sich zeigen als prove (o.s.) to be; sich dankbar / freundlich zeigen be grateful / friendly; es zeigte sich, dass... it turned out that...; daran zeigt sich, dass... this shows that...; da zeigt sich wieder einmal, dass... it just goes to show that...; es wird sich ja zeigen we shall see, time will tell; jetzt zeigt sich, dass es so nicht geht it’s now apparent that this is not the right way; früh zeigte sich sein Talent zum Schriftsteller he showed an early talent for writing; erkenntlich 2, Seite 3 etc.* * *to display; to show; to indicate; to exhibit; to express; to screen; to evince; to point;sich zeigento appear; to show* * *zei|gen ['tsaign]1. vito pointnach Norden/rechts zéígen — to point north or to the north/to the right
auf jdn/etw zéígen — to point at sb/sth
mit der Maus auf etw zéígen (Comput) — to point the mouse at sth
2. vtto show; (Thermometer, Messgerät auch) to be at or on, to indicatejdm etw zéígen — to show sb sth or sth to sb
ich muss mir mal von jemandem zéígen lassen, wie man das macht — I'll have to get someone to show me how to do it
dem werd ichs (aber) zéígen! (inf) — I'll show him!
zeig mal, was du kannst! — let's see what you can do!, show us what you can do!
3. vrto appear; (Gefühle) to showsich mit jdm zéígen — to let oneself be seen with sb
in dem Kleid kann ich mich doch nicht zéígen — I can't be seen in a dress like that
er zeigt sich nicht gern in der Öffentlichkeit — he doesn't like showing himself or being seen in public
sich zéígen als... — to show or prove oneself to be...
es zeigt sich, dass... — it turns out that...
es zeigt sich (doch) wieder einmal, dass... — it just goes to show...
es wird sich zéígen, wer recht hat — time will tell who is right, we shall see who's right
daran zeigt sich, dass... — that shows (that)...
* * *1) (to show: She displayed a talent for mimicry.) display2) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) show3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) show4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) show5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) show6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) show7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) show8) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.) wear9) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) point10) (to show; to make known by a sign, gesture etc: He signified his approval with a nod.) signify* * *zei·gen[ˈtsaign̩]I. vt▪ jdm etw \zeigen to show sb sthjdm die Richtung/den Weg \zeigen to show sb the way2. (vorführen)▪ [jdm] jdn/etw \zeigen to show [sb] sb/sthes jdm zeigen (fam) to show sbWirkung \zeigen to have an effectInteresse/Reue \zeigen to show interest/regretseine Gefühle [nicht] \zeigen to [not] show one's feelingsguten Willen \zeigen to show good willMut \zeigen to show courageII. vi1. (deuten/hinweisen) to pointnach rechts/oben/hinten \zeigen to point right [or to the right]/upwards/to the backnach Norden \zeigen to point north [or to the north]der Zeiger der Benzinuhr zeigt auf „leer“ the needle on the fuel gauge reads “empty”▪ \zeigen, dass to show that, to be a sign thatIII. vrkomm, zeig dich mal! let me see what you look likeam Himmel zeigten sich die ersten Wolken the first clouds appeared in the sky* * *1.transitives Verb point2.[mit dem Finger/einem Stock] auf jemanden/etwas zeigen — point [one's finger/a stick] at somebody/something
transitives Verb showjemandem etwas zeigen — show somebody something; show something to somebody; (jemanden zu etwas hinführen) show somebody to something
dem werd' ich's zeigen! — (ugs.) I'll show him!
3.zeig mal, was du kannst — show [us] what you can do
reflexives Verb1) (sich sehen lassen) appeares wird sich zeigen, wer schuld war — time will tell who was responsible
es hat sich gezeigt, dass... — it turned out that...
* * *A. v/tjemandem etwas zeigen show sb sth, show sth to sb;jemandem die Stadt zeigen show sb ([a]round) the town ( oder city), show sb the sights;zeig mal, was du kannst! come on, show us what you can do;zeig mir jemanden, der es besser kann I’d like to see anyone do better;lass dir von ihr zeigen, wie’s geht let her show you how it’s done;2. (anzeigen) show, indicate;das Thermometer zeigt 20° the thermometer is showing 20°;was zeigt die Waage? what do the scales (US does the scale) say?3. geh (sehen lassen) show;die Blumen zeigen schon Knospen the flowers are beginning to show their buds;was zeigt das Foto? what is the photo of?, what does the photo show?seinen Ärger deutlich zeigen make it obvious how angry one is;jemandem seine Liebe zeigen show one’s love for sb;sie kann i-e Gefühle nicht zeigen she finds it hard to express her feelings;deine Antwort zeigt (mir), dass du nichts verstanden hast it’s clear (to me) from your answer that you haven’t understood anything;die Erfahrung zeigt, dass … experience shows ( oder proves) that …B. v/i1. Person, Pfeil etc: point;mit der Maus auf etwas zeigen point the mouse at sth;nach Norden zeigen point north; Fenster etc: face north;zur Tür zeigen point to the door;sich so hinstellen, dass das Gesicht zur Wand zeigt stand facing the wall, position o.s. so as to be facing the wall; → Finger2.zeig mal let’s see, let’s have a lookC. v/r1. (sichtbar werden) show (itself); Person: show o.s.; (erscheinen) appear, come out; plötzlich: turn up;die ersten Sterne zeigten sich the stars were beginning to come out, the first stars were visible in the sky;sich mit jemandem zeigen be seen with sb;sich in der Öffentlichkeit zeigen appear in public, make a public appearance;so kann ich mich nicht zeigen I can’t go out ( oder let myself be seen) in this state2. fig (sich erweisen) prove (to be);sich zeigen als prove (o.s.) to be;sich dankbar/freundlich zeigen be grateful/friendly;es zeigte sich, dass … it turned out that …;daran zeigt sich, dass … this shows that …;da zeigt sich wieder einmal, dass … it just goes to show that …;es wird sich ja zeigen we shall see, time will tell;jetzt zeigt sich, dass es so nicht geht it’s now apparent that this is not the right way;früh zeigte sich sein Talent zum Schriftsteller he showed an early talent for writing; → erkenntlich 2, Seite 3 etc* * *1.transitives Verb point2.[mit dem Finger/einem Stock] auf jemanden/etwas zeigen — point [one's finger/a stick] at somebody/something
transitives Verb showjemandem etwas zeigen — show somebody something; show something to somebody; (jemanden zu etwas hinführen) show somebody to something
dem werd' ich's zeigen! — (ugs.) I'll show him!
3.zeig mal, was du kannst — show [us] what you can do
reflexives Verb1) (sich sehen lassen) appeares wird sich zeigen, wer schuld war — time will tell who was responsible
es hat sich gezeigt, dass... — it turned out that...
* * *v.to evince v.to exhibit v.to expose v.to offer v.to point v.to show v.(§ p.,p.p.: showed)or p.p.: shown•) -
18 dommage
dommage [dɔmaʒ]1. masculine noun• (c'est) dommage !• (quel) dommage ! what a pity!• (c'est or quel) dommage que tu ne puisses pas venir it's a pity you can't come2. plural masculine noun3. compounds* * *dɔmaʒnom masculin1) ( chose regrettable)c'est très ou vraiment dommage — it's a great shame ou pity ( de faire to do)
2) ( dégât) damage [U]•Phrasal Verbs:* * *dɔmaʒ nm1) (= préjudice) harm, injuryle dommage subi — the harm done, the injury sustained
See:2) (= dégâts, pertes) damage no plLa tempête a causé d'importants dommages. — The storm caused serious damage.
3) (en locution: chose regrettable)c'est dommage de faire — it's a shame to do, it's a pity to do
c'est dommage que — it's a shame that, it's a pity that
C'est dommage que tu ne puisses pas venir. — It's a shame you can't come., It's a pity you can't come.
quel dommage! — what a pity!, what a shame!
* * *dommage nm1 ( chose regrettable) (quel) dommage! what a shame ou pity!; c'est dommage it's a shame ou pity (de faire to do; que that); c'est très ou vraiment dommage it's a great shame ou pity; il serait dommage que it would be a shame ou pity if; c'est pas dommage○! iron great! iron;2 ( dégât) damage ¢; dommages importants severe damage; subir des dommages to suffer damage; causer des dommages à to damage;dommages corporels personal injury ¢; dommages immatériels special damage ¢; dommages matériels material damage; dommages et intérêts Jur damages; il a touché 10 000 euros de dommages et intérêts he was awarded 10,000 euros in damages ou damages of 10,000 euros; dommages de guerre Jur war damage ¢.[dɔmaʒ] nom masculincauser un dommage à quelqu'un to cause ou to do somebody harmdommages et intérêts, dommages-intérêts damages2. (généralement pluriel) [dégât matériel]dommage matériel, dommages matériels (material) damage3. [expression d'un regret](c'est) dommage! what a shame ou pity!dommage que tu n'aies pas pu venir! what a pity ou shame you couldn't come! -
19 dauern
dau·ern1. dau·ern [ʼdauɐn]vi1) (währen, anhalten) to last;dieser Krach dauert jetzt schon den ganzen Tag this racket has been going on all [or the whole] day now;der Film dauert 3 Stunden the film is 3 hours long2) ( Zeit erfordern) to take;nicht mehr lange \dauern to not take much longer;das dauert wieder, bis er endlich fertig ist! he always takes such a long time to get ready;warum dauert das bei dir immer so lange? why does it always take you so long?, why do you always take so long?;vier Stunden? das dauert mir zu lange four hours? that's too long for me;es dauert alles seine Zeit everything takes its time, Rome wasn't built in a day ( prov)2. dau·ern [ʼdauɐn]vt(veraltend) geh1) ( reuen)jdn [sehr] \dauern to be a cause of [deep] regret for sb;es dauert mich [sehr], dass... I regret [deeply] that...;jeder Cent dauert mich every penny hurts2) ( Mitleid wecken bei)der zerlumpte Bettler dauerte sie sehr they took pity on [or pitied] the ragged beggar -
20 μεταμέλομαι
Aμελήσομαι Phld.Rh.2.16
S., also -μεληθήσομαι LXX Ps.109(110).4
, Sch.E.Ph. 899: [tense] aor. - εμελήθην Plb.8.23.2, D.S.19.75, later - ήσθην PThead. 51.15 (iv A. D.); also [dialect] Ep. μετεμέμβλετο prob. in Panyas. in Et.Gen. s.v. μῦθος (Coll.Alex.p.249 Powell): [tense] pf. -, Phld.Vit.p.34 J.:—feel repentance, regret:—Constr.:1 c. part., μετεμέλοντο οὐ δεξάμενοι they repented that they had not.., Th.4.27, cf. 7.50; μ. ὅτι .. Id.5.14;ὁ μεταμελόμενος Arist.EN 1110b23
.2 μεταμέλεσθαί τινι repent at a thing, D.S.15.9;ἐπί τινι Id.19.75
; τινων Phalar.Ep.43.3 abs., change one's purpose or line of conduct, X.Cyr.4.6.5, Plb.4.50.6.II causal in [tense] fut. part., τὸ μεταμελησόμενον that which will cause regret, matter for future repentance, X.Mem.2.6.23.III = μεταμέλει 1.1,μεταμέλεσθαι αὐτοῖς περὶ ὧν ἂν συμβουλεύσωνται Pl.Demod. 382d
.:—the form [full] μεταμελέομαι, censured by Thom.Mag.p.123 R., occurs in Hp.Ep.27.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > μεταμέλομαι
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