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1 Na, dann gute Nacht!
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2 hübsch
I Adj.1. pretty; Junge: nice-looking; Mann: good-looking, handsome; sich hübsch machen ( für) make o.s. look nice (for); na, ihr ( zwei) Hübschen? umg. well, my lovelies?2. weitS. auch umg., iro. nice; eine ganz hübsche Leistung a fine performance; hübsche Aussichten umg., iro. nice prospects; eine hübsche Bescherung umg., iro. a fine state of affairs3. umg., fig. (beträchtlich) nice; ein hübsches Sümmchen a tidy sum; ein hübsches Stück Weg quite a wayII Adv.1. nicely; sie kann ganz hübsch malen / singen she can paint / sing very well2. umg. (ziemlich, sehr) pretty; ganz hübsch kalt hier! it’s freezing here!3. umg.: das wirst du hübsch sein lassen! drohend: you’ll do nothing of the sort; sei hübsch artig! be a good boy ( oder girl); immer hübsch langsam! take it nice and slowly!; immer hübsch der Reihe nach! one after the other, please* * *lovely; cute; trim; pretty; nice; bonny; beautiful; goodly* * *hụ̈bsch [hʏpʃ]1. adj1) (= gut aussehend) pretty; (= reizvoll) Ausflug, Geschenk lovely, delightful, nice; (inf = nett) lovely, nicesich hübsch machen — to make oneself look pretty
ihr (beiden) Hübschen (inf) — you two
2) (iro inf = unangenehm) fine, pretty, niceeine hübsche Geschichte/Bescherung — a pretty kettle of fish, a fine how-d'ye-do
das kann ja hübsch werden — that'll be just great
3) (inf = beträchtlich) tidy, pretty, niceein hübsches Vermögen — a pretty penny (inf)
2. adv1) (= nett) einrichten, dekorieren, gestalten, sich kleiden nicely2) (= ziemlich) pretty; fluchen, dazulernen, reinlegen really3) (inf = wie es sein soll)hübsch artig/leise — nice and good/quiet
das wirst du hübsch sein lassen — you're going to do nothing of the kind
sei hübsch artig! — be a good boy/girl
immer hübsch langsam! — nice and easy does it, (take it) nice and slowly
* * *1) ((usually of men) good-looking: a handsome prince.) handsome2) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) fair3) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) pretty4) prettily* * *[hʏpʃ]1. (Aussehen) prettyein \hübsches Mädchen/Kleid a pretty little girl/dresseine \hübsche Gegend a lovely areaein \hübsches Lied a pretty [or nice] songein \hübsches Sümmchen a pretty penny, a tidy sumein \hübsches Stück Arbeit pretty hard workfahr \hübsch langsam drive nice and slow[ly]sind die Kinder auch \hübsch leise gewesen? were the children nice and quiet?das wirst du \hübsch bleiben lassen you'll do no such thingimmer \hübsch der Reihe nach! everyone must wait his turn!das ist ja eine \hübsche Geschichte that is a real [or fine] messda hast du dir etwas H\hübsches eingebrockt! that's a fine mess [or pretty kettle of fish] you've got yourself into!* * *1.1) pretty; nice-looking < boy, person>; nice, pleasant <area, flat, voice, tune, etc.>; nice < phrase, idea, present>2) nicht präd. (ugs.): (ziemlich groß)ein hübsches Sümmchen — a tidy sum (coll.); a nice little sum
ein hübsches Stück Arbeit — a fair amount or quite a lot of work
3) (ugs. iron.): (unangenehm)2.das ist eine hübsche Geschichte/hier herrschen hübsche Zustände — this is a fine or pretty kettle of fish (coll.) or a fine state of affairs
1) prettilysich hübsch anziehen — dress nicely; wear nice clothes
hübsch eingerichtet/gekleidet — nicely or attractively furnished/dressed
2) (ugs.): (sehr)[ganz] hübsch kalt — perishing cold
3) (ugs.): (ordentlich)sei hübsch brav — be a good boy/girl
* * *A. adjsich hübsch machen (für) make o.s. look nice (for);na, ihr (zwei) Hübschen? umg well, my lovelies?2. weitS. auch umg, iron nice;eine ganz hübsche Leistung a fine performance;hübsche Aussichten umg, iron nice prospects;eine hübsche Bescherung umg, iron a fine state of affairs3. umg, fig (beträchtlich) nice;ein hübsches Sümmchen a tidy sum;ein hübsches Stück Weg quite a wayB. adv1. nicely;sie kann ganz hübsch malen/singen she can paint/sing very well2. umg (ziemlich, sehr) pretty;ganz hübsch kalt hier! it’s freezing here!3. umg:das wirst du hübsch sein lassen! drohend: you’ll do nothing of the sort;sei hübsch artig! be a good boy ( oder girl);immer hübsch langsam! take it nice and slowly!;immer hübsch der Reihe nach! one after the other, please* * *1.1) pretty; nice-looking <boy, person>; nice, pleasant <area, flat, voice, tune, etc.>; nice <phrase, idea, present>2) nicht präd. (ugs.): (ziemlich groß)ein hübsches Sümmchen — a tidy sum (coll.); a nice little sum
ein hübsches Stück Arbeit — a fair amount or quite a lot of work
3) (ugs. iron.): (unangenehm)2.das ist eine hübsche Geschichte/hier herrschen hübsche Zustände — this is a fine or pretty kettle of fish (coll.) or a fine state of affairs
1) prettilysich hübsch anziehen — dress nicely; wear nice clothes
hübsch eingerichtet/gekleidet — nicely or attractively furnished/dressed
2) (ugs.): (sehr)[ganz] hübsch kalt — perishing cold
3) (ugs.): (ordentlich)sei hübsch brav — be a good boy/girl
* * *adj.beautiful adj.bonnie adj.bonny adj.cute adj.handsome adj.neat adj.nice adj.nifty adj.pretty adj. adv.handsomely adv.prettily adv. -
3 добър
1. (благ, състрадателен, нравствен) good; comp. better, super, best; good-natured, kind (-hearted)добър съм към някого be good/kind to s.o.той е добро момче he is a good boy/a nice chap/a good sort/a decent fellowхайде, ти си добро момче there/that is a good boy; there, be a good boyдобро дело kindness, kind deedдобро сърце a kind/warm heart; kindness of heartдобри намерения good intentionsс добри намерения нар. in good faithприл. well-meaningс най-добри намерения with the-best of intentionsимам добри чувства към; be kindly disposed towards, feel kindly towardsправя се на добър пред ingratiate o.s. with2. (любезен) kind, goodще бъдете ли така добри да... will you kindly...с добри обноски polite, well-mannered3. (с необходимите качества) good/high quality (attr.)(задоволителен) fair(благотворен) good, salutary(способен) good (в at), clever, capable, able, efficient, competentне кой знае колко добър indifferentдобър за здравето good for the healthдобър в работата си good at his work/jobдобър апетит a good/hearty appetiteдобър живот a good lifeдобър познавач на a good/fair judge ofдобър признак a good/hopeful signдобър съвет good/sound adviceдобър урок a good/salutary lessonдобър шанс a good/fair chanceдобра армия an efficient armyдобра памет a good/tenacious memoryдобра политика a good/sound policyна добра работа съм have a good job, be gainfully employedдобро бъдеще bright prospectsдобро здраве good/sound/robust healthдобро материално положение easy circumstancesв добро състояние (за човек) well, doing well/nicely, ( добре поддържан) well-kept, ( за машина) in good repair, in working orderдобро функциониране (на машина) proper workingдобри пари good moneyструва добри пари cost a pretty pennyв добри и лоши дни in good days and bad4. (ученическа бележка) good, Bдобър вечер good eveningдобро утро good morningпожелавам някому добър път wish s.o. a safe journeyв най-добрия случай at best, at the very mostнищо добро няма да излезе от това nothing good will come of it, no good purpose will be servedи таз добра! well, I never! you don't say! a pretty business! goodness! добър е господ! let's hope for the best! God's mercy is great!прием the book was well receivedне намерих сили да I couldn't bring myself toдобър извинение find an excuseвъпросът ми не намери отговор my question got no answerтой не намери отговор he was at a loss what to say, he couldn't think of an answerдобър приложение find application (в in)добър разрешение на въпрос find a solution to a problemне мога да си намеря място прен. вж. мястонамерил си кого да питаш you've hit upon a fine one to askсега намери да се измокриш you've picked just the right moment to get wetще си го намери рано или късно sooner or later he'll get what he deserves; sooner or later he'll (have to) pay for it/for everythingсега ли намери (да) you've chosen a bad moment (to), you've chosen the wrong time (to)добър си майстора meet o.'s matchне мога да си намеря място I'm beside myself (от with)да не са ме намерили на улицата? I'm not just anyoneнамерил село без кучета throw o.'s weight about and go unpunished; throw o.'s weight about and get away with it; do as one pleasesдобър се (за местоположение) be, be about, be around, stand, be located; be situated, lie(срещам се-за минерал, животински вид и пр.) occur, be foundкъде се намира информационното бюро? where is the inquiry/information office?той се намира някъде наблизо he is somewhere aboutсвещникът се намира на масата the candlestick stands on the tableникой не знае къде се намира сега той his present whereabouts are unknownкъде и кога ще се намерим? when and where are we going to meet?това се намира на пазара it is available on the market; you can find it in the marketтази книга не се намира this book is not (to be) found; this book is out of printнамира ли се лекарство, което да... is there any medicine available that will...все нещо ще се намери something is sure to turn upти ли се намери да дойдеш сега? why should you of all people be coming now?да ти се намира случайно една игла? do you happen to have a needle?случайно се намери кола a cab chanced byдобър се в чудо be at a lossкъде се намираш? where do you think you are? what are you doing?добър се на работа do s.th. just to kill timeколкото да се добър на работа just to have s.th. to do, for the sake of doing s.th.говоря колкото да се добър на приказки indulge in small talk, chatter away for the fun of itдобър се натясно be in a tight comerдобър се под подозрение be under suspicion, be suspected, be a suspectвземи повече хляб да се намира get some more bread just in caseдай му нещо (колкото) да се намира на работа keep him busyдетето се намери рано сутринта the child was found early in the morning, ( роди се) the child was born early in the morning* * *добъ̀р,прил., -ра̀, -ро̀, -рѝ 1. ( благ, състрадателен, нравствен) good; comp. better, super. best; good-natured, kind(-hearted); \добърро дело kindness, kind deed; \добърро сърце a kind/warm heart; kindness of heart; \добърър съм с някого be good/kind to s.o.; имам \добърри чувства към be kindly disposed towards, feel kindly towards; имам \добърър характер be good-natured; правя се на \добърър пред ingratiate o.s. with; с \добърри намерения нареч. in good faith; прил. well-meaning; с най-\добърри намерения with the best of intentions; той е \добърро момче he is a good boy/a nice chap/a good sort/a decent fellow; хайде, ти си \добърро момче there/that is a good boy; there, be a good boy;2. ( любезен) kind, good; бъди така \добърър да be so kind as to (с inf.); с \добърри обноски polite, well-mannered;3. (с необходимите качества) good/high quality (attr.); ( задоволителен) fair; ( благотворен) good, salutary; ( способен) good (в at), clever, capable, able, efficient, competent; в \добърри и лоши дни in good days and bad; в \добърро състояние (за човек) well, doing well/nicely, ( добре поддържан) well-kept, (за машина) in good repair, in working order; \добърра армия efficient army; \добърра памет good/tenacious memory; \добърра политика good/sound policy; \добърра работа ( занятие) good job, ( добре свършена) (a piece of) good work; \добърро бъдеще bright prospects; \добърро здраве good/sound/robust health; \добърро материално положение easy circumstances; \добърро функциониране (на машина) proper working; \добърър апетит a good/hearty appetite; \добърър край happy end(ing); \добърър познавач на good/fair judge of; \добърър признак good/hopeful sign; \добърър съвет good/sound advice; \добърър урок good/salutary lesson; \добърър шанс good/fair chance; на \добърра работа съм have a good job, be gainfully employed; най-\добърър след някой друг second best; не кой знае колко \добърър indifferent; струва \добърри пари cost a pretty penny;4. ( ученическа бележка) good, B; много \добърър very good, B+; • в най-\добъррия случай at best, at the very most; \добъррите ( във филм и пр.) същ. the goodies; \добърро утро good morning; \добърър вечер good evening; \добърър ден ( официално) good day, ( преди обед) good morning, ( след обед) good afternoon; \добърър е Господ! let’s hope for the best! God’s mercy is great! и таз \добърра! well, I never! you don’t say! a pretty business! goodness! (на) \добърър път a good/pleasant journey to you, bon voyage; нищо \добърро няма да излезе от това nothing good will come of it, no good purpose will be served; пожелавам някому \добърър път wish s.o. a safe journey.* * *benign ; good {gu;d}; kind: Be so добър to come this way, please. - Бъдете така добър да минете оттук, моля.; nice: He is such a добър guy. - Той е толкова добър човек.; mellow ; satisfactory ; warm-hearted* * *1. (благ, състрадателен, нравствен) good;comp. better, super, best;good-natured, kind(- hearted) 2. (благотворен) good, salutary 3. (задоволителен) fair 4. (любезен) kind, good 5. (на) ДОБЪР път a good/pleasant journey to you, bon voyage 6. (с необходимите качества) good/high quality (attr.) 7. (способен) good (в at), clever, capable, able, efficient, competent 8. (срещам се - за минерал, животински вид и пр.) occur, be found 9. (ученическа бележка) good, B 10. ДОБЪР апетит a good/hearty appetite 11. ДОБЪР в работата си good at his work/job 12. ДОБЪР вечер good evening 13. ДОБЪР ден (официално) good day, (преди обед) good morning. (след обед) good afternoon 14. ДОБЪР живот a good life 15. ДОБЪР за здравето good for the health 16. ДОБЪР извинение find an excuse 17. ДОБЪР край a happy end(ing) 18. ДОБЪР познавач на a good/fair judge of 19. ДОБЪР признак a good/ hopeful sign 20. ДОБЪР приложение find application (в in) 21. ДОБЪР разрешение на въпрос find a solution to a problem 22. ДОБЪР сe под подозрение be under suspicion, be suspected, be a suspect 23. ДОБЪР се (за местоположение) be, be about, be around, stand, be located;be situated, lie 24. ДОБЪР се в чудо be at a loss 25. ДОБЪР се на работа do s.th. just to kill time 26. ДОБЪР се натясно be in a tight comer 27. ДОБЪР си майстора meet o.'s match 28. ДОБЪР си мястото/средата find o.'s (own) level 29. ДОБЪР съвет good/sound advice 30. ДОБЪР съм към някого be good/kind to s.o. 31. ДОБЪР урок a good/salutary lesson 32. ДОБЪР шанс a good/ fair chance 33. бъди така ДОБЪР да be so kind as to (c inf.) 34. в добри и лоши дни in good days and bad 35. в добро състояние (за човек) well, doing well/nicely, (добре поддържан) well-kept, (за машина) in good repair, in working order 36. в най-добрия случай at best, at the very most 37. вземи повече хляб да се намира get some more bread just in case 38. все нещо ще се намери something is sure to turn up 39. въпросът ми не намери отговор my question got no answer 40. говоря колкото да се ДОБЪР на приказки indulge in small talk, chatter away for the fun of it 41. да не са ме намерили на улицата? I'm not just anyone 42. да ти се намира случайно една игла? do you happen to have а needle? 43. дай му нещо (колкото) да се намира на работа keep him busy 44. детето се намери рано сутринта the child was found early in the morning, (роди се) the child was born early in the morning 45. добра армия an efficient army 46. добра памет а good/tenacious memory 47. добра политика a good/sound policy 48. добра работа (занятие) a good job, (добре свършена) (a piece of) good work 49. добри намерения good intentions 50. добри пари good money 51. добро бъдеще bright prospects 52. добро дело kindness, kind deed 53. добро здраве good/sound/robust health 54. добро материално положение easy circumstances 55. добро сърце a kind/warm heart;kindness of heart 56. добро утро good morning 57. добро функциониране (на машина) proper working 58. и таз добра! well, I never! you don't say! a pretty business! goodness! ДОБЪР е господ! let's hope for the best! God's mercy is great! 59. имам ДОБЪР характер be good-natured 60. имам добри чувства към;be kindly disposed towards, feel kindly towards 61. колкото да се ДОБЪР на работа just to have s.th. to do, for the sake of doing s.th. 62. къде и кога ще се намерим? when and where are we going to meet? 63. къде се намира информационното бюро? where is the inquiry/information office? 64. къде се намираш? where do you think you are?what are you doing? 65. много ДОБЪР very good, B+ 66. на ДОБЪР час вж. на ДОБЪР път;good luck 67. на добра работа съм have a good job, be gainfully employed 68. най-ДОБЪР след някой друг second best 69. намерил село без кучета throw o.'s weight about and go unpunished;throw o.'s weight about and get away with it;do as one pleases 70. намерил си кого да питаш you've hit upon a fine one to ask 71. намира ли се лекарство, което да... is there any medicine available that will... 72. не ДОБЪР думи да words fail me to 73. не кой знае колко ДОБЪР indifferent 74. не мога да си намеря място I'm beside myself (от with) 75. не мога да си намеря място прен. вж. място 76. не намерих сили да I couldn't bring myself to 77. никой не знае къде се намира сега той his present whereabouts are unknown 78. нищо добро няма да излезе от това nothing good will come of it, no good purpose will be served 79. пожелавам някому ДОБЪР път wish s.o. a safe journey 80. правя се на ДОБЪР пред ingratiate o.s. with 81. прием the book was well received 82. прил. well-meaning 83. с добри намерения нар. in good faith 84. с добри обноски polite, well-mannered, 85. с най-добри намерения with the-best of intentions 86. свещникът се намира на масата the candlestick stands on the table 87. сега ли намери (да) you've chosen a bad moment (to), you've chosen the wrong time (to) 88. сега намери да се измокриш you've picked just the right moment to get wet 89. случайно се намери кола a cab chanced by 90. струва добри пари cost a pretty penny 91. тази книга не се намира this book is not (to be) found;this book is out of print 92. ти ли се намери да дойдеш сега? why should you of all people be coming now? 93. това се намира на пазара it is available on the market;you can find it in the market 94. той е добро момче he is a good boy/a nice chap/a good sort/a decent fellow 95. той не намери отговор he was at a loss what to say, he couldn't think of an answer 96. той се намира някъде наблизо he is somewhere about 97. хайде, ти си добро момче there/that is a good boy;there, be a good boy 98. ще бъдете ли така добри да... will you kindly... 99. ще си го намери рано или късно sooner or later he'll get what he deserves;sooner or later he'll (have to) pay for it/for everything -
4 добре
well(съгласен съм, прието) (all) right, very well, good, righto, okay, Okдобре (тогава) (нямам нищо против) welt and good; very well(в добро състояние) in good shape(материално) well offдобре откъм well off for(за болен) well, in a good way, comfortableдобре възпитан well-brought upдобре вързан securely tiedдобре гледан/поддържан well keptдобре гледан от прен. in good odour withдобре дошъл welcomeдобреси дошъл you are welcome (в to)добре запазен in a good state of preservationдобре казано well saidдобре омъжена comfortably marriedдобре осведомен well-informed, rightly informedдобре сготвен properly cookedдобре съм (по отношение на здравето си) be/keep well, be/keep in good healthкак си? благодаря, добре съм how are you? (I'm) (very) well, thank you; I'm fine. thank youпрен. I'm getting on well/nicelyне съм добре (със здравето) be in poor/bad/ill health, suffer from ill healthдобре (в добри отношения) съм с stand well with, be on good terms with(за часовник и) keep good timeработите не вървят добре things are going wrong/are not going wellнамирам за добре think fit, find it advisable (да to)прави каквото намериш за добре do as you think fit/best, do as you pleaseсправям се добре с cope with, deal efficiently/successfully withтой се справя добре с работата си he is doing well (in his work)много по- добре much better, ( материално) much/far better offтолкова по- добре so much the betterколкото по-скоро, толкова по- добре the sooner, the betterдобре (е),че is good that, it is a good thing thatи добре, че е така and a good thing/job tooдобре, че се видяхме it's lucky we metдобре, че стана така it's all to the good, that's just as wellдобре, че се сетих that reminds meот това по- добре няма никъде things couldn't be better; prospects couldn't be brighterдотук всичко е добре so far so goodдобрее, както си е it's all right as it isдобре ми е (чувствувам се добре) I'm all right. I feel wellдобре съм се наредил ирон. be in a fine pickle/mess, be in a fixдобре го наредих I've fixed him all rightдобре я свърши ирон. a nice piece of work you have done, you certainly made a mess of it; now you've done itтрябва да не съм чул добре I must have heard wronglyдобре ми дойде това кафе this cup of coffee was just what I needed* * *добрѐ,нареч. well; вървя \добре прен. go well; (за часовник) keep good time; \добре възпитан well-brought up; \добре вързан securely tied; \добре гледан от прен. in good odour with; \добре гледан/поддържан well kept; \добре го наредих I’ve fixed him all right; \добре де all right, agreed; have it your (own) way; \добре дошъл welcome; \добре е, както си е it’s all right as it is; \добре казано well said; \добре ми дойде това кафе this cup of coffee was just what I needed; \добре направи да почакаш you did right to wait; \добре омъжена comfortably married; \добре откъм well off for; (за болен) well, in a good way, comfortable; \добре сготвен property cooked; \добре си дошъл you are welcome (в to); \добре съм (по отношение на здравето си) be/keep well, be/keep in good health; \добре (в добри отношения) съм с stand well with, be on good terms with; \добре съм се наредил ирон. be in a fine pickle/mess, be in a fix; \добре (тогава) ( нямам нищо против) well and good; very well; (в добро състояние) in good shape; ( материално) well off; \добре, че се видяхме it’s lucky we met; \добре, че се сетих that reminds me; \добре, че стана така it’s all to the good, that’s just as well; \добре ще ми дойдат 50 долара I could do with 50 dollars; \добре я свърши ирон. a nice piece of work you have done, you certainly made a mess of it; now you’ve done it; дотук всичко е \добре so far so good; за \добре дошъл by way of welcome; и би било \добре да it might be as well to; и \добре, че е така and a good thing/ job too; изглеждам \добре look well, have a healthy look; как си? благодаря, \добре съм how are you? (I’m) (very) well, thank you; I’m fine, thank you; прен. I’m getting on well/nicely; колкото по-скоро, толкова по-\добре the sooner, the better; най-\добре best; ( съгласен съм, прието) (all) right, very well, good, righto, okay, OK; намирам за \добре think fit, find it advisable (да to); не съм \добре ( със здравето) be in poor/bad/ill health, suffer from ill health; отивам на \добре take a turn for the better, improve; от това по-\добре няма никъде things couldn’t be better; prospects couldn’t be brighter; още по-\добре still better; по-\добре better; постъпвам \добре act rightly; прави каквото намериш за \добре do as you think fit/best, do as you please; правиш \добре, че you do well/you are right to (с inf.); прекарвам \добре have a good time, enjoy o.s.; работите не вървят \добре things are going wrong/are not going well; разбирам \добре understand clearly/perfectly, realize; справям се \добре с cope with, deal efficiently/successfully with; стои ми \добре it fits/suits me well, it is a good fit; толкова по-\добре so much the better.* * *all right ; right {rait}; well:well-informed - добре осведомен* * *1. (в добро състояние) in good shape 2. (за болен) well, in a good way, comfortable 3. (за часовник и) keep good time 4. (материално) well off 5. (съгласен съм, прието) (all) right, very well, good, righto, okay, ОК 6. 2 levs 7. well 8. ДОБРЕ (e),че is good that, it is a good thing that 9. ДОБРЕ (в добри отношения) съм с stand well with, be on good terms with 10. ДОБРЕ (тогава) (нямам нищо против) welt and good;very well 11. ДОБРЕ възпитан well-brought up 12. ДОБРЕ вързан securely tied 13. ДОБРЕ гледан от прен. in good odour with 14. ДОБРЕ гледан/поддържан well kept 15. ДОБРЕ го наредих I've fixed him all right 16. ДОБРЕ де all right, agreed;have it your (own) way 17. ДОБРЕ дошъл welcome 18. ДОБРЕ запазен in a good state of preservation 19. ДОБРЕ известен (very) well known: ДОБРЕ казано well said 20. ДОБРЕ ми дойде това кафе this cup of coffee was just what I needed 21. ДОБРЕ ми е (чувствувам се добре) I'm all right. I feel well 22. ДОБРЕ омъжена comfortably married 23. ДОБРЕ осведомен well-informed, rightly informed 24. ДОБРЕ откъм well off for 25. ДОБРЕ сготвен properly cooked 26. ДОБРЕ съм (по отношение на здравето си) be/keep well, be/keep in good health 27. ДОБРЕ съм се наредил ирон. be in a fine pickle/mess, be in a fix 28. ДОБРЕ ще ми дойдат 1 лева I could do with 29. ДОБРЕ я свърши upoн. a nice piece of work you have done, you certainly made a mess of it;now you've done it 30. ДОБРЕ, че се видяхме it's lucky we met 31. ДОБРЕ, че се сетих that reminds me 32. ДОБРЕ, че стана така it's all to the good, that's just as well 33. ДОБРЕе, както си е it's all right as it is 34. ДОБРЕси дошъл you are welcome (в to) 35. вървя ДОБРЕ прен. go well 36. дотук всичко е ДОБРЕ so far so good 37. за ДОБРЕ дошъл by way of welcome 38. и ДОБРЕ, че е така and a good thing/ job too 39. и би било ДОБРЕ да it might be as well to 40. изглеждам ДОБРЕ look well, have a healthy look 41. как си? благодаря, ДОБРЕ съм how are you?(I'm) (very) well, thank you;I'm fine. thank you 42. колкото по-скоро, толкова по- ДОБРЕ the sooner, the better 43. много ДОБРЕ very well 44. много по-ДОБРЕ much better, (материално) much/far better off 45. най-ДОБРЕ best 46. намирам за ДОБРЕ think fit, find it advisable (да to) 47. не съм ДОБРЕ (със здравето) be in poor/bad/ill health, suffer from ill health 48. от това по- ДОБРЕ няма никъде things couldn't be better;prospects couldn't be brighter 49. отивам на ДОБРЕ take a turn for the better, improve 50. още по-ДОБРЕ still better: толкова по-ДОБРЕ so much the better 51. пo-ДОБРЕ better 52. по-ДОБРЕ да го вземете you had better take it 53. по-ДОБРЕ смърт, отколкото... rather/ sooner death than... 54. помня ДОБРЕ remember well/right: постъпвам ДОБРЕ act rightly 55. прави каквото намериш за ДОБРЕ do as you think fit/best, do as you please 56. правиш ДОБРЕ, че you do well/you are right to (c inf.) 57. прекарвам ДОБРЕ have a good time, enjoy o.s. 58. прен. I'm getting on well/nicely 59. работите не вървят ДОБРЕ things are going wrong/ are not going well 60. разбирам ДОБРЕ understand clearly/perfectly, realize 61. справям се ДОБРЕ с cope with, deal efficiently/ successfully with: той се справя ДОБРЕ с работата си he is doing well (in his work) 62. стои ми ДОБРЕ it fits/suits me well, it is a good fit 63. това е ДОБРЕ that's a good job 64. трябва да не съм чул ДОБРЕ I must have heard wrongly -
5 schön
1) ( hübsch) beautiful;( ansprechend) lovely, nice2) ( angenehm) good, great, nice, splendid;ich wünsche euch \schöne Ferien have a good holiday;heute war ein \schöner Tag today was a lovely [or splendid] day;\schönes Wochenende have a good weekend!;etwas S\schönes something lovely;es gibt nichts S\schöneres, als... there could be nothing nicer than...;nicht \schön [von jdm] sein not to be very nice [of sb];zu \schön, um wahr zu sein ( fam) too good to be true;das sind ja \schöne Aussichten! what wonderful [or great] prospects!;etwas S\schönes ( iron) a fine mess;das S\schönste the best of it ( iron)das S\schönste kommt erst noch the best of it is yet to come;das S\schönste [daran] ist, dass... the worst thing [about it] is [that]..., the worst of it is [that]...; s. a. Bescherung;mit \schöner Regelmäßigkeit fehlt sie immer dann, wenn man sie am dringendsten braucht she always manages with astonishing regularity to be away when she's needed most5) ( beträchtlich) great, good;eine \schöne Erbschaft a good [or sizeable] inheritance;ein \schöner Erfolg a great success;ein \schönes Sümmchen a nice bit of cash ( fam)ein \schönes Stück Arbeit/eine \schöne Strecke quite a bit of work/quite a stretch;[das ist ja alles] \schön und gut, aber... that's all very well, but..., that may well be, but...;\schön, \schön ( fam);[also] \schön ( fam);1) ( ansprechend) well;sich \schön anziehen to get dressed up;sich \schön schminken/ frisieren to get dolled up/do one's hair nicely;4) ( gut)sich \schön amüsieren to have a good time;es \schön [irgendwo] haben to live well [somewhere];wir wollen es in unserem Urlaub \schön haben we want to have a good time on holidaysei \schön brav be a good boy/girl; -
6 little
1. adjective,1) (small) kleinlittle town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das
you poor little thing! — du armes kleines Ding!
2) (young) kleinthe little ones — die Kleinen
3) (short) klein [Person]a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück
4) (not much) wenigyou have little time left — dir bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit
there is very little tea left — es ist kaum noch Tee od. nur noch ganz wenig Tee da
make a nice little profit — (coll. iron.) einen hübschen Gewinn machen (ugs.)
a little... — (a small quantity of) etwas...; ein wenig od. bisschen...
no little... — nicht wenig...
5) (trivial) klein2. nounlittle or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts
[do] not a little — einiges [tun]
not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.
3. adverb,a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig
1) (not at all)she little thought that... — sie dachte nicht im geringsten daran, dass...
he little suspected/knew what... — er hatte nicht die geringste Ahnung/wusste überhaupt nicht, was...
2) (to only a small extent)little more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...
that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...
* * *['litl] 1. adjective2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) wenig3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) unbedeutend2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) wenig3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) wenig2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) wenig3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) überhaupt nicht•- academic.ru/114956/a_little">a little- little by little
- make little of* * *lit·tle[ˈlɪtl̩, AM -t̬-]I. adj<smaller or -r, smallest or -st>1. (small) klein\little feet kleine Füße; (amusingly also) Füßleinmy sister is a \little monster ( emph) meine Schwester ist ein richtiges kleines Monsterthe \little ones die Kleinen pl2. (young) kleinwhen I was \little als ich noch klein warsb's \little boy/girl jds kleiner Sohn/kleine Tochter\little brother/sister kleiner Bruder/kleine Schwesterthe \little one der/die Kleinethe \littlest ones die Kleinsten3. distance kurza \little way ein kurzes Stück4.< less, least>time wenig, bisschena \little while ein bisschen, ein Weilchen ntevery \little detail jede Kleinigkeitto make \little of sth wenig Aufhebens von etw dat machena \little problem ( iron) ein kleines Problem6. (not much)I speak a \little/only a \little Basque ich spreche etwas/nur wenig Baskischa decision of no \little importance eine Entscheidung von nicht unerheblicher Wichtigkeither proposal caused not a \little anger viele ärgerten sich über ihren Vorschlag7.II. adv<less, least>1. (somewhat)▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen2. (hardly) wenigI was not a \little pleased at the prospects ich habe mich über die Aussichten ziemlich gefreut\little did she know that... sie hatte ja keine Ahnung davon, dass...I agreed to go, \little though I wanted to ich habe zugesagt, obwohl ich eigentlich überhaupt keine Lust darauf hatteto \little expect sth etw nicht erwartenher conduct is \little short of indecent ihr Benehmen ist fast schon unanständigit matters \little [to sb] that/what... jdm macht es wenig aus, dass/was...\little more than sth:\little more than an hour ago vor kaum einer Stundeto \little suppose/think [that]... nicht annehmen/denken, [dass]...to \little understand sth etw kaum verstehen3.▶ \little by \little nach und nachIII. pron▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen]I heard a \little of what they were saying ich hörte ein wenig von dem, was sie sagten2. (not much) wenigas \little as possible möglichst wenigto do \little [or nothing] wenig [bis nichts] tunso \little so wenigthere is \little sb can do jd kann wenig machen[very] \little of sth [sehr] wenig von etw datthe \little sb does sth das bisschen, das jd machtthe \little she smoked still affected her health sie rauchte nur sehr wenig, aber auch das bisschen griff ihre Gesundheit an3. (distance)▪ a \little ein weniglet's walk a \little after dinner lass uns nach dem Essen einen kurzen Spaziergang machen4. (time)▪ a \little ein wenig [Zeit]I want to get away for a \little to be by myself ich brauche ein wenig Abstand und Zeit für michit's a \little after six es ist kurz nach sechs5.▶ to make [very] \little of sth (not understand) [sehr] wenig mit etw dat anfangen können; (belittle) etw herunterspielen▶ precious \little herzlich wenig* * *['lɪtl]1. adjkleina little house — ein Häuschen nt,
little green men (inf) — kleine grüne Männchen pl (inf)
to worry about little things — sich (dat) über Kleinigkeiten Gedanken machen
little things please little minds — so kann man auch mit kleinen Sachen Kindern eine Freude machen
a little while ago — vor Kurzem, vor kurzer Zeit
it's only a little while till I... — es ist nicht mehr lange, bis ich...
2. adv, n1) wenigof little importance/interest — von geringer Bedeutung/geringem Interesse
little short of — fast schon, beinahe
little did I think that... — ich hätte kaum gedacht, dass...
little does he know that... —
they little realize what will happen to them — sie sind sich (dat) wohl kaum darüber im Klaren, was mit ihnen geschehen wird
to think little of sb/sth — nicht viel von jdm/etw halten
to spend little or nothing — so gut wie ( gar) nichts ausgeben
please donate, every little helps — auch die kleinste Spende hilft
I see very little of her nowadays — ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit sehr selten
there was little we could do —
the little of his book that I have read — das wenige or bisschen, was ich von seinem Buch gelesen habe
she did what little she could — sie tat das wenige, das sie tun konnte
little by little, he dragged himself across the room — Stückchen für Stückchen schleppte er sich durch das Zimmer
2)a little — ein wenig, ein bisschen
a little ( bit) hot —
a little after five —
we were not a little worried I was not a little surprised — wir waren recht besorgt ich war einigermaßen überrascht
* * *little [ˈlıtl]A adj komp less [les], (in gewissen Fällen) lesser [ˈlesə(r)], (besonders für A 1, A 2) smaller [ˈsmɔːlə(r)], sl littler, sup least [liːst], (besonders für A 1, A 2) smallest [ˈsmɔːlıst], sl littlest1. klein (oft gefühlsbetont):a nice little house ein nettes kleines Haus, ein nettes Häuschen;our little ones unsere Kleinen;2. klein (gewachsen):a little man ein kleiner Mann (a. fig);5. wenig (Hoffnung etc):a little honey ein wenig oder ein bisschen Honig, etwas Honig6. schwach (Stimme)7. klein, gering(fügig), unbedeutend:little discomforts kleine Unannehmlichkeiten8. klein, beschränkt, engstirnig:little minds Kleingeister9. pej gemein, erbärmlich, armselig10. oft iron klein:B adv komp less, sup least1. wenig, kaum, nicht sehr:little improved kaum besser;little-known wenig bekannt;little better than nicht viel besser als;little does one expect man erwartet kaum;do little to get sth wenig dazu beitragen, etwas zu bekommen;think little of wenig halten von;for as little as £ 10 für nur 10 Pfund2. überhaupt nicht:he little knows, little does he know er hat keine Ahnung3. wenig, selten:C sa little ein wenig, ein bisschen, etwas;a little is better than none ein bisschen ist besser als nichts;not a little nicht wenig;every little helps jede Kleinigkeit hilft;he did what little he could er tat das wenige, das er tun konnte;after a little nach einem Weilchen;he went on a little er ging ein Stückchen weiter;little by little, by little and little (ganz) allmählich, nach und nach2. in little im Kleinen, in kleinem Maßstab* * *1. adjective,1) (small) kleinlittle town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das
2) (young) klein3) (short) klein [Person]a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück
4) (not much) wenigthere is very little tea left — es ist kaum noch Tee od. nur noch ganz wenig Tee da
make a nice little profit — (coll. iron.) einen hübschen Gewinn machen (ugs.)
a little... — (a small quantity of) etwas...; ein wenig od. bisschen...
no little... — nicht wenig...
5) (trivial) klein2. nounlittle or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts
[do] not a little — einiges [tun]
not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.
3. adverb,a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig
1) (not at all)she little thought that... — sie dachte nicht im geringsten daran, dass...
he little suspected/knew what... — er hatte nicht die geringste Ahnung/wusste überhaupt nicht, was...
little more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...
that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...
* * *adj.klein adj.schwerlich adj.wenig adj. adv.kaum adv.wenig adv. -
7 dim
I [dɪm]1) (badly lit) [ room] buio, scuroto grow dim — affievolirsi, indebolirsi
3) (hard to see) [ shape] confuso, indistinto5) colloq. [person, remark] stupido6) (not favourable) [ future] cupo, oscuro••II 1. [dɪm]to take a dim view of sth. — vedere di cattivo occhio qcs
1) abbassare, smorzare [ light]; AE abbassare [ headlights]2) fig. offuscare [ beauty]2.1) [lights, lamp] abbassarsi2) fig. [ memory] offuscarsi; [ sight] indebolirsi; [ colour] smorzarsi; [ beauty] offuscarsi; [ hope] affievolirsi* * *[dim] 1. adjective1) (not bright or distinct: a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.) fioco; incerto2) ((of a person) not intelligent: She's a bit dim!) stupido2. verb(to make or become dim: Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre.) offuscare; abbassare- dimly- dimness* * *[dɪm](light) debole, fioco (-a), (sight) debole, (forest) oscuro (-a), (room) in penombra, (shape, outline, memory, sound) indistinto (-a), vago (-a), (fam: person) tonto (-a), ottuso (-a)to grow dim — (light) affievolirsi, (eyesight) indebolirsi
2. vt(light) abbassare, (Am: headlights) abbassare, (sound, memory, colour) affievolire, (shape, outline, beauty, glory) offuscare, (sight, senses) annebbiare, (metal) annerire3. vi(light, sight, memory) affievolirsi, (outline) divenire indistinto (-a)* * *dim /dɪm/a.1 ( di luce) fioco, tenue; ( di ambiente, colore) scuro: the dim light of an oil lamp, la luce fioca di una lampada a olio; a dim glow, un tenue bagliore; The entrance hall was dim and unwelcoming, l'atrio di ingresso era buio e poco accogliente2 ( di contorno, ricordo, suono) indistinto, vago: the dim outline of houses in the fog, la sagoma indistinta delle case nella nebbia; a dim figure, una figura indistinta; a dim recollection (o memory) un ricordo indistinto; dim awareness, vaga consapevolezza4 (fig.) scarso, negativo: The prospects for a lasting peace are dim, le prospettive di una pace durevole sono negative; Their chances of success look dim, le loro chance di riuscire sono scarse● dim-red, rosso offuscato □ ( della vista) to get (o to grow) dim, indebolirsi □ to take a dim view of st., essere pessimista su qc.; non aspettarsi niente di buono da qc. □ (fam. USA) a dim bulb, un cretino □ in the dim and distant past, in un passato molto remoto.(to) dim /dɪm/A v. t.1 oscurare; abbassare ( l'intensità luminosa): The lights of the theatre were dimmed, le luci del teatro erano state abbassate3 (fig.) attenuare, affievolire ( sentimenti, prospettive, speranze, ecc.): It seemed nothing could dim their enthusiasm, sembrava che niente potesse attenuare il loro entusiasmoB v. i.● (autom.) to dim the lights (o the headlights), abbassare (o commutare) le luci (o i fari di profondità); mettere gli anabbaglianti.* * *I [dɪm]1) (badly lit) [ room] buio, scuroto grow dim — affievolirsi, indebolirsi
3) (hard to see) [ shape] confuso, indistinto5) colloq. [person, remark] stupido6) (not favourable) [ future] cupo, oscuro••II 1. [dɪm]to take a dim view of sth. — vedere di cattivo occhio qcs
1) abbassare, smorzare [ light]; AE abbassare [ headlights]2) fig. offuscare [ beauty]2.1) [lights, lamp] abbassarsi -
8 work
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1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabajo2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) trabajo3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabajo4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabajo6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) trabajo
2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) trabajar2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) trabajar, tener empleo3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funcionar4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funcionar, dar resultados5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) progresar, desarrollar6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) volverse7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) trabajar, fabricar•- - work- workable
- worker
- works
3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.)2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) mecanismo•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders
work1 n1. trabajo2. obrain work con trabajo / que tiene trabajoout of work sin trabajo / paradoto get to work / to set to work ponerse a trabajarwork2 vb1. trabajar2. funcionarhow do you work this machine? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?tr[wɜːk]1 (gen) trabajohe put a lot of hard work into that project trabajó mucho en ese proyecto, puso mucho esfuerzo en ese proyecto2 (employment) empleo, trabajowhat sort of work do you do? ¿qué clase de trabajo haces?, ¿a qué te dedicas?what time do you leave work? ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo?3 (building work, roadworks) obras nombre femenino plural4 (product, results) trabajo, obra5 (literary etc) obra1 (person) hacer trabajar2 (machine) manejar; (mechanism) accionardo you know how to work the video? ¿sabes cómo hacer funcionar el vídeo?3 (mine, oil well) explotar; (land, fields) trabajar, cultivar4 (produce) hacer5 (wood, metal, clay) trabajar; (dough) amasar6 (make by work or effort) trabajar1 (gen) trabajarshe works hard at her homework trabaja mucho en sus deberes, pone mucho esfuerzo en sus deberes2 (machine, system) funcionarhow does this machine work? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?3 (medicine, cleaner) surtir efecto, tener efecto; (plan) tener éxito, salir bien, funcionar, resultar4 (move)1 familiar (everything) todo, todo el tinglado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's all in a/the day's work todo forma parte del trabajo, es el pan nuestro de cada díaall work and no play makes Jack a dull boy hay que divertirse de vez en cuandoit works both ways es una arma de doble filokeep up the good work! ¡que siga así!the forces at work los elementos en juegoto be in work tener trabajo, tener un empleoto be out of work estar en el paro, estar sin trabajo, estar parado,-ato get down/set to work ponerse a trabajar, poner manos a la obrato get worked up exaltarse, excitarse, ponerse nervioso,-ato give somebody the (full) works tratar a alguien a lo grandeto have one's work cut out to do something costarle a uno mucho trabajo hacer algoto make light/short work of something despachar algo deprisato work like a Trojan trabajar como un negroto work loose soltarse, aflojarseto work one's fingers to the bone dejarse los codos trabajandoto work oneself to death matarse trabajandoto work to rule hacer huelga de celopublic works obras nombre femenino plural públicaswork basket costurero, cesto de laborwork camp campamento de trabajowork experience experiencia laboralwork of art obra de artework permit permiso de trabajowork station SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL estación nombre femenino de trabajo, terminal nombre masculino de trabajowork surface encimera1) operate: trabajar, operarto work a machine: operar una máquina2) : lograr, conseguir (algo) con esfuerzoto work one's way up: lograr subir por sus propios esfuerzos3) effect: efectuar, llevar a cabo, obrar (milagros)4) make, shape: elaborar, fabricar, formara beautifully wrought vase: un florero bellamente elaborado5)to work up : estimular, excitardon't get worked up: no te agiteswork vi1) labor: trabajarto work full-time: trabajar a tiempo completo2) function: funcionar, servirwork adj: laboralwork n1) labor: trabajo m, labor f2) employment: trabajo m, empleo m3) task: tarea f, faena f4) deed: obra f, labor fworks of charity: obras de caridad5) : obra f (de arte o literatura)6) workmanship7) works nplfactory: fábrica f8) works nplmechanism: mecanismo mv.• andar v.• elaborar v.• funcionar v.• hacer funcionar v.• hacer trabajar v.• laborear v.• labrar v.• marchar v.• obrar v.• trabajar v.adj.• laborable adj.n.• chamba s.f.• fábrica s.f.• labor s.f.• mecanismo s.m.• obra s.f.• sobrehueso s.m.• trabajar s.m.• trabajo s.m.wɜːrk, wɜːk
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1) u (labor, tasks) trabajo mthe house needs a lot of work done o (BrE) doing to it — la casa necesita muchos arreglos
she put a lot of work into it — puso mucho esfuerzo or empeño en ello
to set to work — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra
keep up the good work — sigue (or sigan etc) así!
it's all in a day's work — es el pan nuestro de cada día
to have one's work cut out: she's going to have her work cut out to get the job done in time le va a costar terminar el trabajo a tiempo; to make short work of something: Pete made short work of the ironing Pete planchó todo rapidísimo; you made short work of that pizza! te has despachado pronto la pizza!; all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — hay que dejar tiempo para el esparcimiento
2) u ( employment) trabajo mto look for/find work — buscar*/encontrar* trabajo
to go to work — ir* a trabajar or al trabajo
they both go out to work — (BrE) los dos trabajan (afuera)
I start/finish work at seven — entro a trabajar or al trabajo/salgo del trabajo a las siete
3) (in phrases)at work: he's at work está en el trabajo, está en la oficina (or la fábrica etc); they were hard at work estaban muy ocupados trabajando; other forces were at work intervenían otros factores, había otros factores en juego; men at work obras, hombres trabajando; in work (BrE): those in work quienes tienen trabajo; off work: she was off work for a month after the accident después del accidente estuvo un mes sin trabajar; he took a day off work se tomó un día libre; out of work: the closures will put 1,200 people out of work los cierres dejarán en la calle a 1.200 personas; to be out of work estar* sin trabajo or desocupado or desempleado or (Chi tb) cesante, estar* parado or en el paro (Esp); (before n) out-of-work — desocupado, desempleado, parado (Esp), cesante (Chi)
4)a) c (product, single item) obra fb) u ( output) trabajo mit was the work of a professional — era obra de un profesional; see also works
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1) \<\<person\>\> trabajarto get working — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra
to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro
to work AT something: you have to work at your service tiene que practicar el servicio; a relationship is something you have to work at una relación de pareja requiere cierto esfuerzo; she was working away at her accounts estaba ocupada con su contabilidad; to work FOR somebody trabajar para alguien; to work for oneself trabajar por cuenta propia; to work FOR something: fame didn't just come to me: I had to work for it la fama no me llegó del cielo, tuve que trabajar para conseguirla; he's working for his finals está estudiando or está preparándose para los exámenes finales; to work IN something: to work in marble trabajar el mármol or con mármol; to work in oils pintar al óleo, trabajar con óleos; to work ON something: he's working on his car está arreglando el coche; scientists are working on a cure los científicos están intentando encontrar una cura; she hasn't been fired yet, but she's working on it (hum) todavía no la han echado, pero parece empeñada en que lo hagan; we're working on the assumption that... partimos del supuesto de que...; the police had very little to work on la policía tenía muy pocas pistas; to work UNDER somebody — trabajar bajo la dirección de alguien
2)a) (operate, function) \<\<machine/system\>\> funcionar; \<\<drug/person\>\> actuar*to work against/in favor of somebody/something — obrar en contra/a favor de alguien/algo
it works both ways: you have to make an effort too, you know: it works both ways — tú también tienes que hacer el esfuerzo, ¿sabes? funciona igual or (esp AmL) parejo para los dos
b) ( have required effect) \<\<drug/plan/method\>\> surtir efectotry it, it might work — pruébalo, quizás resulte
these colors just don't work together — estos colores no pegan or no combinan
3) (slip, travel) (+ adv compl)his socks had worked down to his ankles — se le habían caído los calcetines; see also free I 1) c), loose I 1) b)
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vt1)a) ( force to work) hacer* trabajarb) ( exploit) \<\<land/soil\>\> trabajar, labrar; \<\<mine\>\> explotarc) \<\<nightclubs/casinos\>\> trabajar end) ( pay for by working)2) ( cause to operate)do you know how to work the machine? — ¿sabes manejar la máquina?
3)a) (move gradually, manipulate) (+ adv compl)to work one's way: we worked our way toward the exit nos abrimos camino hacia la salida; I worked my way through volume three logré terminar el tercer volumen; she worked her way to the top of her profession — trabajó hasta llegar a la cima de su profesión
b) (shape, fashion) \<\<clay/metal\>\> trabajar; \<\<dough\>\> sobar, amasar4)a) (past & past p worked or wrought) ( bring about) \<\<miracle\>\> hacer*; see also wrought Ib) (manage, arrange) (colloq) arreglarshe worked it so that I didn't have to pay — se las arregló or se las ingenió para que yo no tuviera que pagar
•Phrasal Verbs:- work off- work out- work up[wɜːk]1. N1) (=activity) trabajo m; (=effort) esfuerzo m•
to be at work on sth — estar trabajando sobre algo•
work has begun on the new dam — se han comenzado las obras del nuevo embalse•
it's all in a day's work — es pan de cada día•
to do one's work — hacer su trabajo•
to get some work done — hacer algo (de trabajo)•
to get on with one's work — seguir trabajando•
it's hard work — es mucho trabajo, cuesta (trabajo)•
a piece of work — un trabajo•
she's put a lot of work into it — le ha puesto grandes esfuerzos•
to make quick work of sth/sb — despachar algo/a algn con rapidez•
to set to work — ponerse a trabajar•
to make short work of sth/sb — despachar algo/a algn con rapidez•
to start work — ponerse a trabajarnasty 1., 4)to have one's work cut out —
2) (=employment, place of employment) trabajo m"work wanted" — (US) "demandas de empleo"
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to be at work — estar trabajandoaccidents at work — accidentes mpl laborales
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to go to work — ir a trabajar•
to be in work — tener trabajo•
she's looking for work — está buscando trabajo•
it's nice work if you can get it — es muy agradable para los que tienen esa suerte•
I'm off work for a week — tengo una semana de permiso•
to be out of work — estar desempleado or parado or en paro•
to put sb out of work — dejar a algn sin trabajo•
on her way to work — camino del trabajo3) (=product, deed) obra f; (=efforts) trabajothis is the work of a professional/madman — esto es trabajo de un profesional/loco
what do you think of his work? — ¿qué te parece su trabajo?
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his life's work — el trabajo al que ha dedicado su vida4) (Art, Literat etc) obra f•
a literary work — una obra literaria5) works [of machine, clock etc] mecanismo msing- bung or gum up the worksspannerMinistry of Works — Ministerio m de Obras Públicas
2. VI1) (gen) trabajar; (=be in a job) tener trabajo•
he is working at his German — está dándole al alemán•
she works in a bakery — trabaja en una panaderíahe works in education/publishing — trabaja en la enseñanza/el campo editorial
he prefers to work in wood/oils — prefiere trabajar la madera/con óleos
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to work to rule — (Ind) estar en huelga de celo•
to work towards sth — trabajar or realizar esfuerzos para conseguir algo- work like a slave or Trojan etc2) (=function) [machine, car] funcionarmy brain doesn't seem to be working today — hum mi cerebro no funciona hoy como es debido
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it may work against us — podría sernos desfavorable•
this can work both ways — esto puede ser un arma de doble filo•
to get sth working — hacer funcionar algo•
it works off the mains — funciona con la electricidad de la red3) (=be effective) [plan] salir, marchar; [drug, medicine, spell] surtir efecto, ser eficaz; [yeast] fermentarhow long does it take to work? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace falta para que empiece a surtir efecto?
the scheme won't work — el proyecto no es práctico, esto no será factible
it won't work, I tell you! — ¡te digo que no se puede (hacer)!
4) [mouth, face, jaws] moverse, torcerse5) (=move gradually)•
to work round to a question — preparar el terreno para preguntar algowhat are you working round to? — ¿adónde va a parar todo esto?, ¿qué propósito tiene todo esto?
3. VT1) (=make work) hacer trabajarto work o.s. to death — matarse trabajando
2) (=operate)can you work it? — ¿sabes manejarlo?
3) (=achieve) [+ change] producir, motivar; [+ cure] hacer, efectuar; [+ miracle] hacerwonder 1., 2)4) (Sew) coser; (Knitting) [+ row] hacer5) (=shape) [+ dough, clay] trabajar; [+ stone, marble] tallar, grabarworked flint — piedra f tallada
6) (=exploit) [+ mine] explotar; [+ land] cultivar7) (=manoeuvre)•
to work o.s. into a rage — ponerse furioso, enfurecerse•
to work one's way along — ir avanzando poco a pocoto work one's way up a cliff — escalar poco a poco or a duras penas un precipicio
to work one's way up to the top of a company — llegar a la dirección de una compañía por sus propios esfuerzos
8) (=finance)•
to work one's passage on a ship — costearse un viaje trabajando•
to work one's way through college — costearse los estudios universitarios trabajando4.CPDwork camp N — campamento m laboral
work ethic N — ética f del trabajo
work experience N — experiencia f laboral
work force N — (=labourers) mano f de obra; (=personnel) plantilla f
work in progress N — trabajo m en proceso
work permit N — permiso m de trabajo
work prospects NPL — [of student] perspectivas fpl de trabajo
work study N — práctica f estudiantil
work surface N — = worktop
work therapy N — laborterapia f, terapia f laboral
work week N — (US) semana f laboral
- work in- work off- work on- work out- work up* * *[wɜːrk, wɜːk]
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1) u (labor, tasks) trabajo mthe house needs a lot of work done o (BrE) doing to it — la casa necesita muchos arreglos
she put a lot of work into it — puso mucho esfuerzo or empeño en ello
to set to work — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra
keep up the good work — sigue (or sigan etc) así!
it's all in a day's work — es el pan nuestro de cada día
to have one's work cut out: she's going to have her work cut out to get the job done in time le va a costar terminar el trabajo a tiempo; to make short work of something: Pete made short work of the ironing Pete planchó todo rapidísimo; you made short work of that pizza! te has despachado pronto la pizza!; all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — hay que dejar tiempo para el esparcimiento
2) u ( employment) trabajo mto look for/find work — buscar*/encontrar* trabajo
to go to work — ir* a trabajar or al trabajo
they both go out to work — (BrE) los dos trabajan (afuera)
I start/finish work at seven — entro a trabajar or al trabajo/salgo del trabajo a las siete
3) (in phrases)at work: he's at work está en el trabajo, está en la oficina (or la fábrica etc); they were hard at work estaban muy ocupados trabajando; other forces were at work intervenían otros factores, había otros factores en juego; men at work obras, hombres trabajando; in work (BrE): those in work quienes tienen trabajo; off work: she was off work for a month after the accident después del accidente estuvo un mes sin trabajar; he took a day off work se tomó un día libre; out of work: the closures will put 1,200 people out of work los cierres dejarán en la calle a 1.200 personas; to be out of work estar* sin trabajo or desocupado or desempleado or (Chi tb) cesante, estar* parado or en el paro (Esp); (before n) out-of-work — desocupado, desempleado, parado (Esp), cesante (Chi)
4)a) c (product, single item) obra fb) u ( output) trabajo mit was the work of a professional — era obra de un profesional; see also works
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1) \<\<person\>\> trabajarto get working — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra
to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro
to work AT something: you have to work at your service tiene que practicar el servicio; a relationship is something you have to work at una relación de pareja requiere cierto esfuerzo; she was working away at her accounts estaba ocupada con su contabilidad; to work FOR somebody trabajar para alguien; to work for oneself trabajar por cuenta propia; to work FOR something: fame didn't just come to me: I had to work for it la fama no me llegó del cielo, tuve que trabajar para conseguirla; he's working for his finals está estudiando or está preparándose para los exámenes finales; to work IN something: to work in marble trabajar el mármol or con mármol; to work in oils pintar al óleo, trabajar con óleos; to work ON something: he's working on his car está arreglando el coche; scientists are working on a cure los científicos están intentando encontrar una cura; she hasn't been fired yet, but she's working on it (hum) todavía no la han echado, pero parece empeñada en que lo hagan; we're working on the assumption that... partimos del supuesto de que...; the police had very little to work on la policía tenía muy pocas pistas; to work UNDER somebody — trabajar bajo la dirección de alguien
2)a) (operate, function) \<\<machine/system\>\> funcionar; \<\<drug/person\>\> actuar*to work against/in favor of somebody/something — obrar en contra/a favor de alguien/algo
it works both ways: you have to make an effort too, you know: it works both ways — tú también tienes que hacer el esfuerzo, ¿sabes? funciona igual or (esp AmL) parejo para los dos
b) ( have required effect) \<\<drug/plan/method\>\> surtir efectotry it, it might work — pruébalo, quizás resulte
these colors just don't work together — estos colores no pegan or no combinan
3) (slip, travel) (+ adv compl)his socks had worked down to his ankles — se le habían caído los calcetines; see also free I 1) c), loose I 1) b)
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vt1)a) ( force to work) hacer* trabajarb) ( exploit) \<\<land/soil\>\> trabajar, labrar; \<\<mine\>\> explotarc) \<\<nightclubs/casinos\>\> trabajar end) ( pay for by working)2) ( cause to operate)do you know how to work the machine? — ¿sabes manejar la máquina?
3)a) (move gradually, manipulate) (+ adv compl)to work one's way: we worked our way toward the exit nos abrimos camino hacia la salida; I worked my way through volume three logré terminar el tercer volumen; she worked her way to the top of her profession — trabajó hasta llegar a la cima de su profesión
b) (shape, fashion) \<\<clay/metal\>\> trabajar; \<\<dough\>\> sobar, amasar4)a) (past & past p worked or wrought) ( bring about) \<\<miracle\>\> hacer*; see also wrought Ib) (manage, arrange) (colloq) arreglarshe worked it so that I didn't have to pay — se las arregló or se las ingenió para que yo no tuviera que pagar
•Phrasal Verbs:- work off- work out- work up -
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art.the (in general).el coche the carla casa the houselos niños the childrenel agua/hacha/águila the water/ax/eaglefui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children* * *el1 the■ la Sra. Rodríguez Mrs. Rodríguez2 el de the one4 (cosa) the one, the one that, the one which* * *1. pron.- el que2. art.* * *el; la; los; lasART DEF1) [con nombres de referente único o concreto] the¿está fría el agua? — is the water cold?
¿ha llegado ya el abogado? — has the lawyer arrived yet?
el tío ese — * that chap
2) [en algunos casos no se traduce]a) [con nombres propios]¿qué manda la señora? — what would madam like?
ha llamado el Sr. Sendra — Mr. Sendra called
dáselo a la Luisa — * give it to Luisa
b) [con nombres en sentido genérico]c) [con infinitivo]el hacerlo fue un error — doing it was a mistake, it was a mistake to do it
d) [con cifras, proporciones]ahora gano el 3% más — I now earn 3% more
3) [traducido por el posesivo]4) [con expresiones temporales]5) (=uso distributivo)6) [en exclamaciones]¡el frío que hacía! — it was freezing!
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el de, mi libro y el de usted — my book and yoursel del sombrero rojo — the one with o in the red hat
es un traje bonito, pero prefiero el de Ana — it's a nice suit, but I prefer Ana's
y el de todos los demás — and that of everybody else, and everybody else's
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el que —a) + indicél es el que quiere — it's he who wants to, he's the one who wants to
los que hacen eso son tontos — anyone who does that is a fool, those who do so are foolish
b) + subjun whoeverel que quiera, que lo haga — whoever wants to can do it
* * *[the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]1)a) ( con un referente único) the¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?
el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours
el rojo/último — the red/last one
los nacidos entre... — those born between...
2)a)el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's
b)el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it
3) ( en expresiones de tiempo)el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month
4) ( cada)$80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo
5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money
el 20% de... — 20% of...
el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor
6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)7) ( con nombres propios)a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal
b) ( en plural)en (el) Perú — in Peru; ver África, Argentina, etc
d) ( al calificar)8) el ( con infinitivo)* * *[the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]1)a) ( con un referente único) the¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?
el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours
el rojo/último — the red/last one
los nacidos entre... — those born between...
2)a)el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's
b)el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it
3) ( en expresiones de tiempo)el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month
4) ( cada)$80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo
5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money
el 20% de... — 20% of...
el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor
6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)7) ( con nombres propios)a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal
b) ( en plural)en (el) Perú — in Peru; ver África, Argentina, etc
d) ( al calificar)8) el ( con infinitivo)* * *el2= the, ye.Nota: Forma arcaica.Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.
Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.* a lo extremo = to the extreme.* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.* barrio de los ricos = upper town.* de los mejores = as good as any.* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.* el acabose = the last straw.* el alcance = comprehensiveness.* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.* el año próximo = the year ahead.* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* el auténtico = the real McCoy.* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.* el bien de = the good of.* el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.* el charco = the big pond.* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.* el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.* el colmo = the last straw.* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.* el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* el corazón de = the heart of.* el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.* el cual = which.* el de = that in, that of.* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.* El Diluvio = the Flood.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.* el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.* el doble = twice + as many.* el doble de = twice + the number of.* El Dorado = El Dorado.* el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.* el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* el evitar = avoidance.* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* el final de = the close of.* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.* el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.* el grado de = the extent of.* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.* el grado en que = the extent to which.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).* el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.* el impulsor de = the power behind.* el interés público = the public interest.* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.* el lastre de = the shackles of.* el llevar = carrying.* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.* El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.* el más = all-time.* el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.* el más allá = hereafter.* el más bajo = rock-bottom.* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.* el más leído = the most widely read.* el más recomendado = best of breed, the.* el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.* el mejor = best of breed, the.* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.* el mejor modo de = the best way of.* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.* el mentir = lying.* el mes pasado = last month.* el mío = mine.* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).* el mismo número = as many.* el modo como = the way in which.* el modo de = the way in which.* el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.* el motor de = the power behind.* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.* el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* el orgullo de = showpiece.* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.* el padre de = the father of.* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* el peso de = brunt of, the.* el populacho = the great unwashed.* el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* el portavoz de = the voice of.* el presente = thisness.* el primer intento = the first time around.* el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.* el primero mencionado = former.* el principal = the number one.* el principio de = the dawn of.* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.* el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.* el proletariado = the great unwashed.* el pulmón de = the heart of.* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.* el que = that, the one.* el que aprende = learner.* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.* el registro de los registros = record-of-record.* el registro modelo = record-of-record.* el resto = rest, the.* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).* El Salvador = El Salvador.* el segundo mencionado = latter.* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* el ser barato = cheapness.* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.* el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el tamaño de = the extent of.* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.* el tiempo de Algo = in season.* el tiempo es oro = time is money.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).* el tipo de = the range of.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.* el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.* el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.* el último citado = latter.* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* el único = the one and only.* el único e incomparable = the one and only.* el único e inimitable = the one and only.* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.* el verdadero = the real McCoy.* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.* el ver televisión = television viewing.* el viejo = the elder.* el vulgo = the great unwashed.* el yugo de = the shackles of.* espicharlas = kick + the bucket.* la = the, ye.* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.* la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.* la buena noticia = the good news.* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.* la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.* la clave de = at the heart of.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* la comunidad en general = the community at large.* la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.* la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* la cruz de = the bane of.* la cuestión es que = the thing is.* la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.* la demanda de = a call for.* la diversidad de = the range of.* la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.* la época de Algo = in season.* la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.* la espalda de = the back of.* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.* la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.* la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.* La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.* la joya de = showpiece.* la judicatura = the Bench.* la justicia = the Bench.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.* la magistratura = the Bench.* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* la mar de = a whole slew of.* la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la medida en que = the extent to which.* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].* la mejor manera = how best.* la mejor manera de = the best way of.* la mejor oferta = the best deal.* la mejor opción = the best bet.* la mejor salida = the best way forward.* la mejor solución = the best way forward.* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.* la mentira = lying.* la mirada en = eye(s) on.* la misma persona = one and the same person.* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.* la parte de atrás de = the back of.* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* la parte principal de = the bulk of.* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.* la parte trasera de = the back of.* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.* la pesadilla de = the bane of.* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.* la petición de = a call for.* la píldora = the pill.* la plebe = the great unwashed.* la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.* la primera tentativa = the first time around.* la primera vez = the first time around.* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.* la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* la que = that, the one.* la razón de ser = the reason for being.* la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).* la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.* la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....* la riqueza de = the wealth of.* la ruina de = the bane of.* las = the, ye.* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.* las ataduras de = the shackles of.* las autoridades = the powers-that-be.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.* las de = those for.* las doce del mediodía = noon.* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.* la segunda opción = the next best choice.* la segunda vez = the second time around.* la semana pasada = last week.* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* la situación = the course of events.* la sociedad en general = society at large.* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.* las profundidades del mar = the deep.* las profundidades del océano = the deep.* las pruebas = the writing on the wall.* las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.* las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.* las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.* las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.* la temporada de Algo = in season.* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.* la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.* la tira de = a whole slew of.* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.* la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* la última vez = last time.* la última vez que = the last time.* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.* la ventaja de = the beauty of.* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.* la verdad = the lowdown (on).* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* la vida es así = life's like that.* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.* la vida + seguir = life + go on.* la víspera de = on the eve of.* la voz de = the voice of.* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.* la voz interior = the voice within.* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.* lo adecuado = adequacy.* lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.* lo anodino = blandness.* lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.* lo apropiado = appropriateness.* lo barato = inexpensiveness.* lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).* lo bastante elevado = high enough.* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.* lo bueno de = the beauty of.* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo caro = expensiveness.* lo chicano = Chicana.* lo chulo = coolness.* lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).* lo completo = completeness.* lo completo que Algo está = fullness.* lo creas o no = believe it or not.* lo decisivo = the last word.* lo definitivo = the last word.* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.* lo directo = directness.* lo divertido = the fun part.* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).* lo estrafalario = zaniness.* lo estrambótico = zaniness.* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.* lo favorable = propitiousness.* lo hebraico = Hebraica.* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.* lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.* lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.* lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.* lo indefinido = indefiniteness.* lo indirecto = indirectness.* lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.* lo insulso = blandness.* lo interesante = the fun part.* lo judío = Judaica.* lo lindo = cuteness.* lo llano = flatness.* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.* lo más conveniente es que = optimally.* lo más destacado = highlights.* lo más detestado = pet hate.* lo más importante = most of all, at its core.* lo más interesante = highlights.* lo más mínimo = so much as.* lo más novedoso = the last word.* lo más odiado = pet hate.* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.* lo más probable es que = most probably.* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.* lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.* lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* lo mejor = the top of the tree.* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor de todo = best of all.* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.* lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* lo noble = high-mindedness.* lo no convencional = unconventional, the.* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).* lo oportuno = timeliness.* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.* lo peor de = brunt of, the.* lo peor del = the armpit of the.* lo pintoresco = quaintness.* lo plano = flatness.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.* lo primero = for one, first off.* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.* lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.* lo propicio = propitiousness.* lo público = publicness.* lo que = that which, what.* lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.* lo que es aun mejor = better still.* lo que es aun peor = worse still.* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.* lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.* lo que es más = what is more, what's more.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es mejor aun = better still.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* lo que es peor = what's worse.* lo que es peor aun = worse still.* lo que espera a = what is on store for.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.* lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.* lo que le corresponde = fair share.* lo que nos espera = things to come.* lo que quiera que = whatever.* lo que sea = something or other.* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* lo que + ser = what + be like.* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.* lo rural = rurality.* los = the, ye.* los 365 días del año = year-round.* los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.* los acontecimientos = the course of events.* lo sagrado = sacredness.* los albores de = the dawn of.* los años cincuenta = fifties.* los años treinta = thirties.* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.* los comienzos de = the dawn of.* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* los de = those for, those in.* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los días antes de = leading up to.* los dos = both, both of them, both of which.* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.* los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.* los mandamás = the powers-that-be.* los más necesitados = those most in need.* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.* los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* los necesitados = the needy.* los orígenes de = the dawn of.* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].* los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.* los que = those who.* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.* los que mandan = the powers-that-be.* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.* los que + Verbo = those + Participio.* los tribunales = the Bench.* lo suficientemente cerca = within range.* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.* los últimos coletazos = fag-end.* lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* lo último = the last word.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* lo vanguardista = cutting edge.* lo yidish = Yiddica.* parmarlas = kick + the bucket.* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.* * *[ the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or, ha e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]A (con un referente único, conocido o que se define) theel sol the sunel lápiz/la goma/los lápices/las gomas que compré the pencil/the eraser/the pencils/the erasers I boughtno, ése no, el que te presté ayer/el de Julio/el rojo no, not that one, the one I lent you yesterday/Julio's/the red oneen la calle Solís in Solís Streetprefiero el mío/los tuyos I prefer mine/yoursme atendió el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers served meyo soy la arquitecta, ella es lexicógrafa I'm the architect, she's a lexicographeryo fui la que lo rompí or rompió I was the one who broke itlos nacidos entre … those born between …los que faltamos ayer those of us who weren't here yesterday¿cuál es Ardiles? — el del sombrero negro which one's Ardiles? — the one with the black hatun encuentro al que asistieron muchas personalidades a meeting which was attended by many well known peoplela obra de la que or de la cual hablábamos the play we were talking aboutB(con sustantivos en sentido genérico): me encanta la ópera I love operaodio el pescado I hate fishasí es la vida that's life(nosotros) los mexicanos lo sabemos muy bien we Mexicans know only too well¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?en el mar at seaviajar por el espacio to travel in spaceC(en expresiones de tiempo): ocurrió el domingo de Pascua/en el verano del 76 it happened on Easter Sunday/in the summer of '76mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28el mes pasado/que viene last/next monthno trabaja los sábados she doesn't work (on) Saturdaysestudió toda la mañana he studied all morninga las ocho at eight o'clock, at eighta eso de las seis around six o'clockD(cada): lo venden a $80 el kilo/metro they're selling it at $80 a kilo/a meter o at $80 per kilo/meter¿cuánto cuesta el paquete de diez? how much does a packet of ten cost?E(con fracciones, porcentajes, números): me dio la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero she gave me half the money/a quarter of the moneyel 20% de los peruanos 20% of Peruvians(refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc): con las manos en los bolsillos with my/your/his hands in my/your/his pockets¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!tienes la falda sucia your skirt is dirtytienes el suéter puesto al revés you've got your sweater on inside outtiene el pelo largo/los ojos azules he has long hair/blue eyes1(con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc): llamó el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal/el general Santos Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal/General Santos phonedel gran Caruso the Great Caruso2(con nombres de mujeres famosas): la última película de la Monroe Monroe's last movie3(en plural): los Ortega (matrimonio) the Ortegas, Mr and Mrs Ortega; (familia) the Ortegas, the Ortega familya los Josés se les suele llamar Pepe people called José are often known as Pepe4 (fam: en muchas regiones crit)(con nombres de pila): pregúntale a la Carmen/al Ricardo ask Carmen/Ricardo5(con algunos nombres geográficos): en la India in Indiaen (el) Perú in Peru6(al calificar): la España de Franco Franco's Spainel Buñuel que todos conocemos the Buñuel we all knowla Italia del siglo pasado Italy in the last century7(con algunos equipos deportivos): juegan contra el Juventus/el Barcelona they're playing against Juventus/BarcelonaH el(con infinitivo): odiaba el tener que pedírselo he hated having to ask heres cuidadoso y pausado en el hablar he's careful and deliberate in the way he speaksel frenético girar de los bailarines the frenzied spinning of the dancers* * *
Multiple Entries:
el
él
el (pl◊ los), la (pl las) art the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina
1
así es la vida that's life;
(nosotros) los mexicanos we Mexicans;
¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?
las tuyas yours;
el último the last one;
el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers
2a) el + de:
el de las nueve the nine o'clock one;
el de mi hijo my son'sb) el + que:
los que estén cansados;
those who are tired, anyone who's tired;
la que te guste whichever you like
3 ( en expresiones de tiempo):
mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28;
el mes pasado last month;
toda la mañana all morning;
a las ocho at eight o'clock
4 ( cada):◊ $80 el metro/kilo $80 a meter/a kilo, $80 per kilo/meter
5 (con fracciones, porcentajes, números):◊ la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero half the money/a quarter of the money;
el 20% de … 20% of …
6 (con partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc):
¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!;
tiene los ojos azules he has blue eyes
7a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc):◊ el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal;
los Ortega the Ortegas
ver África, Argentina, etc
él pron pers
◊ ¿quién se lo va a decir? — él who's going to tell her? — he is;
lo hizo él mismo he did it himself;
fue él it was him
( refiriéndose a cosas) it;◊ llegué antes que él I arrived before him o before he did;
con/para él with/for him;
son de él they're his
el art def m
1 the
2 (no se traduce) (ante un tratamiento formal) el sr. Gómez, Mr Gomez
(cuando el sustantivo es general) el hambre/tiempo, hunger/time
3 (se traduce por un posesivo) (con partes del cuerpo) se ha cortado el pelo, she's cut her hair
(prendas) se lo metió en el bolsillo, he put it in his pocket
(pertenencias) guarda el diario en el cajón, put your diary into the drawer
4 (con días de la semana) iré el miércoles, I'll go on Wednesday
5 (cuando el sustantivo está elidido) the one: prefiero el azul, I prefer the blue one
el de las diez, the ten o'clock one
el que está en la mesa, the one that's on the table
el que más nos guste, whichever one we like best
(delante de un posesivo) el de María, Maria's
es el mío, it's mine
él pron pers
1 (sujeto) (persona) he
(animal, cosa) it: fue él, it was him, fue él el que..., it was him that... o it was he who...
2 (complemento) (persona) him
(animal, cosa) it
dáselo a él, give it to him, es para él, it's for him
3 (posesivo) de él, his
4 (oración comparativa) ella es mejor que él, she's better than him o she's better than he is
'él' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abaratarse
- abarquillarse
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abastecimiento
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abdicar
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abordar
- aborigen
- aborregarse
- abortar
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abrir
- abreviar
- abrirse
- absoluta
- absoluto
- abstención
- abundancia
- acabar
- acabarse
- acabose
- acallar
- acanallar
- accionariado
- acero
- achacosa
- achacoso
- achatamiento
- achicharrarse
- aclarar
- aclarado
- acomodarse
- acompañar
- acondicionar
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
English:
A
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- about
- above
- abroad
- abseil
- absence
- absent
- absolute
- absolve
- absorb
- abstract
- academic
- accelerate
- accommodate
- accomplice
- account
- accurately
- accusation
- accused
- accustom
- aching
- act
- act on
- act up
- actual
- actually
- acute
- address
- adequately
- adjourn
- admission
- admit
- advance
- advanced
- advantage
- advantageous
- advise
- advocate
- affair
- afford
- afloat
- afraid
- after
- against
- age
- agenda
- aggregate
* * *el (f la, mpl los, fpl las) art determinado el is used instead of la before feminine nouns which are stressed on the first syllable and begin with “a” or “ha” (e.g. el agua, el hacha). Note that el combines with the prepositions a and de to produce the contracted forms al and del.1. [con valor especificador] the;el coche the car;la casa the house;los niños the children;el agua/hacha/águila the water/axe/eagle;fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the childrenla vida life;el hombre Man, human beings;los derechos de la mujer women's rights;los niños imitan a los adultos children copy adults;el pan es un alimento básico bread is a basic food;la mayoría de la gente no la conoce most people don't know her;vuelve el biquini bikinis are backse quitó los zapatos she took her shoes off;tiene el pelo oscuro he has dark hair;me han robado la maleta my suitcase has been stolen;se dieron la mano they shook handslos domingos vamos al cine we go to the movies (on) Sundays;llegaré el 1 de mayo [escrito] I'll arrive on 1 May;[hablado] I'll arrive on the first of May;son las siete it's seven o'clock;el año pasado/que viene last/next yearel Everest (Mount) Everest;la India India;La Haya The Hague;El Cairo Cairo;la España de la posguerra post-war Spainel señor/el doctor Juárez Mr/Doctor Juárez;los Amaya [matrimonio] Mr and Mrs Amaya, the Amayas;[familia completa] the Amayas, the Amaya family;los Austrias the Hapsburgs;el Hitler español the Spanish Hitler8. [con numerales, porcentajes, fracciones]el siete es mi número de la suerte seven's my lucky number;llegó el tercero he came third;el tercer piso the third floor;un aumento del 30 por ciento a 30 percent increase;la quinta parte (de) a fifth (of);el 20 por ciento (de) 20 percent (of)10. [con complemento especificativo]el/la del sombrero the one with the hat;los/las de azul [cosas] the blue ones;[personas] the ones in blue;he perdido el tren, cogeré el de las nueve I've missed the train, I'll get the nine o'clock one;el de aquí this one here;¿los del parque son amigos tuyos? were those people in the park friends of yours?;prefiero las del escaparate I prefer the ones in the window;los del fondo no se callan the people at the back won't shut upel mío mine;la tuya yours;los suyos theirsel/la mejor the best;es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class;los seleccionados realizarán un examen those chosen will sit an exam;el tonto de Ignacio se equivocó that idiot Ignacio got it wronges amante del buen comer she loves good food;me sienta mal el tener que decírtelo I don't like to have to tell you14. [con frases subordinadas][persona] whoever;el/la que [cosa] whichever;los/las que [cosas] whichever;[personas] whoever;coge el/los que quieras take whichever you like;el que más corra whoever runs fastest, the one who runs the fastest;las que quieran venir que levanten la mano those who want to come o anyone who wants to come should put their hand up;el que no te guste no quiere decir que sea malo the fact that you don't like him doesn't make him a bad person15. [con valor enfático]¡la pena que me dio verlo en ese estado! I felt so sorry for him when I saw him in that state!* * *elI art theII pron:el de … that of …;el de Juan Juan’s;el más grande the biggest (one);el que está … the one that is …* * *él pron: he, himél es mi amigo: he's my friendhablaremos con él: we will speak with himel pron, (referring to masculine nouns)1) : the onetengo mi libro y el tuyo: I have my book and yoursde los cantantes me gusta el de México: I prefer the singer from México2)el que : he who, whoever, the one thatel que vino ayer: the one who came yesterdayel que trabaja duro estará contento: he who works hard will be happyel, la art, pl los, las : thelos niños están en la casa: the boys are in the houseme duele el pie: my foot hurts* * *el det1. the¿qué te pareció el libro? what did you think of the book?2. (posesivo) my / your / his / her etcétera¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?3. (característica) the one¿cuál prefieres? el azul which one do you prefer? the blue one¡Ojo! Algunas veces no se traduce¿quieres salir el sábado? do you want to go out on Saturday?el Sr. García Mr. Garcíacon el que that... withen el que that... in -
10 él
art.the (in general).el coche the carla casa the houselos niños the childrenel agua/hacha/águila the water/ax/eaglefui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children* * *el1 the■ la Sra. Rodríguez Mrs. Rodríguez2 el de the one4 (cosa) the one, the one that, the one which* * *1. pron.- el que2. art.* * *el; la; los; lasART DEF1) [con nombres de referente único o concreto] the¿está fría el agua? — is the water cold?
¿ha llegado ya el abogado? — has the lawyer arrived yet?
el tío ese — * that chap
2) [en algunos casos no se traduce]a) [con nombres propios]¿qué manda la señora? — what would madam like?
ha llamado el Sr. Sendra — Mr. Sendra called
dáselo a la Luisa — * give it to Luisa
b) [con nombres en sentido genérico]c) [con infinitivo]el hacerlo fue un error — doing it was a mistake, it was a mistake to do it
d) [con cifras, proporciones]ahora gano el 3% más — I now earn 3% more
3) [traducido por el posesivo]4) [con expresiones temporales]5) (=uso distributivo)6) [en exclamaciones]¡el frío que hacía! — it was freezing!
7) [posesivo]•
el de, mi libro y el de usted — my book and yoursel del sombrero rojo — the one with o in the red hat
es un traje bonito, pero prefiero el de Ana — it's a nice suit, but I prefer Ana's
y el de todos los demás — and that of everybody else, and everybody else's
8)•
el que —a) + indicél es el que quiere — it's he who wants to, he's the one who wants to
los que hacen eso son tontos — anyone who does that is a fool, those who do so are foolish
b) + subjun whoeverel que quiera, que lo haga — whoever wants to can do it
* * *pronombre personala) ( como sujeto) he¿quién se lo va a decir? - él — who's going to tell her? - he is
fue él — it was him, it was he (frml)
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) him; ( refiriéndose a cosas) itllegué antes que él — I arrived before him o before he did
eres tan alto como él — you are as tall as him o as he is
con/contra/para él — with/against/for him
con/contra/para él — with/against/for him
* * *[the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]1)a) ( con un referente único) the¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?
el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours
el rojo/último — the red/last one
los nacidos entre... — those born between...
2)a)el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's
b)el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it
3) ( en expresiones de tiempo)el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month
4) ( cada)$80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo
5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money
el 20% de... — 20% of...
el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor
6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)7) ( con nombres propios)a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal
b) ( en plural)en (el) Perú — in Peru; ver África, Argentina, etc
d) ( al calificar)8) el ( con infinitivo)* * *el2= the, ye.Nota: Forma arcaica.Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.
Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.* a lo extremo = to the extreme.* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.* barrio de los ricos = upper town.* de los mejores = as good as any.* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.* el acabose = the last straw.* el alcance = comprehensiveness.* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.* el año próximo = the year ahead.* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* el auténtico = the real McCoy.* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.* el bien de = the good of.* el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.* el charco = the big pond.* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.* el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.* el colmo = the last straw.* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.* el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* el corazón de = the heart of.* el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.* el cual = which.* el de = that in, that of.* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.* El Diluvio = the Flood.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.* el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.* el doble = twice + as many.* el doble de = twice + the number of.* El Dorado = El Dorado.* el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.* el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* el evitar = avoidance.* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* el final de = the close of.* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.* el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.* el grado de = the extent of.* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.* el grado en que = the extent to which.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).* el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.* el impulsor de = the power behind.* el interés público = the public interest.* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.* el lastre de = the shackles of.* el llevar = carrying.* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.* El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.* el más = all-time.* el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.* el más allá = hereafter.* el más bajo = rock-bottom.* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.* el más leído = the most widely read.* el más recomendado = best of breed, the.* el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.* el mejor = best of breed, the.* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.* el mejor modo de = the best way of.* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.* el mentir = lying.* el mes pasado = last month.* el mío = mine.* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).* el mismo número = as many.* el modo como = the way in which.* el modo de = the way in which.* el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.* el motor de = the power behind.* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.* el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* el orgullo de = showpiece.* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.* el padre de = the father of.* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* el peso de = brunt of, the.* el populacho = the great unwashed.* el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* el portavoz de = the voice of.* el presente = thisness.* el primer intento = the first time around.* el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.* el primero mencionado = former.* el principal = the number one.* el principio de = the dawn of.* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.* el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.* el proletariado = the great unwashed.* el pulmón de = the heart of.* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.* el que = that, the one.* el que aprende = learner.* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.* el registro de los registros = record-of-record.* el registro modelo = record-of-record.* el resto = rest, the.* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).* El Salvador = El Salvador.* el segundo mencionado = latter.* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* el ser barato = cheapness.* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.* el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el tamaño de = the extent of.* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.* el tiempo de Algo = in season.* el tiempo es oro = time is money.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).* el tipo de = the range of.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.* el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.* el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.* el último citado = latter.* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* el único = the one and only.* el único e incomparable = the one and only.* el único e inimitable = the one and only.* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.* el verdadero = the real McCoy.* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.* el ver televisión = television viewing.* el viejo = the elder.* el vulgo = the great unwashed.* el yugo de = the shackles of.* espicharlas = kick + the bucket.* la = the, ye.* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.* la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.* la buena noticia = the good news.* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.* la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.* la clave de = at the heart of.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* la comunidad en general = the community at large.* la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.* la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* la cruz de = the bane of.* la cuestión es que = the thing is.* la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.* la demanda de = a call for.* la diversidad de = the range of.* la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.* la época de Algo = in season.* la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.* la espalda de = the back of.* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.* la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.* la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.* La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.* la joya de = showpiece.* la judicatura = the Bench.* la justicia = the Bench.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.* la magistratura = the Bench.* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* la mar de = a whole slew of.* la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la medida en que = the extent to which.* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].* la mejor manera = how best.* la mejor manera de = the best way of.* la mejor oferta = the best deal.* la mejor opción = the best bet.* la mejor salida = the best way forward.* la mejor solución = the best way forward.* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.* la mentira = lying.* la mirada en = eye(s) on.* la misma persona = one and the same person.* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.* la parte de atrás de = the back of.* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* la parte principal de = the bulk of.* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.* la parte trasera de = the back of.* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.* la pesadilla de = the bane of.* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.* la petición de = a call for.* la píldora = the pill.* la plebe = the great unwashed.* la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.* la primera tentativa = the first time around.* la primera vez = the first time around.* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.* la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* la que = that, the one.* la razón de ser = the reason for being.* la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).* la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.* la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....* la riqueza de = the wealth of.* la ruina de = the bane of.* las = the, ye.* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.* las ataduras de = the shackles of.* las autoridades = the powers-that-be.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.* las de = those for.* las doce del mediodía = noon.* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.* la segunda opción = the next best choice.* la segunda vez = the second time around.* la semana pasada = last week.* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* la situación = the course of events.* la sociedad en general = society at large.* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.* las profundidades del mar = the deep.* las profundidades del océano = the deep.* las pruebas = the writing on the wall.* las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.* las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.* las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.* las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.* la temporada de Algo = in season.* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.* la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.* la tira de = a whole slew of.* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.* la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* la última vez = last time.* la última vez que = the last time.* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.* la ventaja de = the beauty of.* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.* la verdad = the lowdown (on).* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* la vida es así = life's like that.* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.* la vida + seguir = life + go on.* la víspera de = on the eve of.* la voz de = the voice of.* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.* la voz interior = the voice within.* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.* lo adecuado = adequacy.* lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.* lo anodino = blandness.* lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.* lo apropiado = appropriateness.* lo barato = inexpensiveness.* lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).* lo bastante elevado = high enough.* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.* lo bueno de = the beauty of.* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo caro = expensiveness.* lo chicano = Chicana.* lo chulo = coolness.* lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).* lo completo = completeness.* lo completo que Algo está = fullness.* lo creas o no = believe it or not.* lo decisivo = the last word.* lo definitivo = the last word.* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.* lo directo = directness.* lo divertido = the fun part.* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).* lo estrafalario = zaniness.* lo estrambótico = zaniness.* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.* lo favorable = propitiousness.* lo hebraico = Hebraica.* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.* lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.* lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.* lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.* lo indefinido = indefiniteness.* lo indirecto = indirectness.* lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.* lo insulso = blandness.* lo interesante = the fun part.* lo judío = Judaica.* lo lindo = cuteness.* lo llano = flatness.* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.* lo más conveniente es que = optimally.* lo más destacado = highlights.* lo más detestado = pet hate.* lo más importante = most of all, at its core.* lo más interesante = highlights.* lo más mínimo = so much as.* lo más novedoso = the last word.* lo más odiado = pet hate.* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.* lo más probable es que = most probably.* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.* lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.* lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* lo mejor = the top of the tree.* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor de todo = best of all.* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.* lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* lo noble = high-mindedness.* lo no convencional = unconventional, the.* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).* lo oportuno = timeliness.* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.* lo peor de = brunt of, the.* lo peor del = the armpit of the.* lo pintoresco = quaintness.* lo plano = flatness.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.* lo primero = for one, first off.* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.* lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.* lo propicio = propitiousness.* lo público = publicness.* lo que = that which, what.* lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.* lo que es aun mejor = better still.* lo que es aun peor = worse still.* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.* lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.* lo que es más = what is more, what's more.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es mejor aun = better still.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* lo que es peor = what's worse.* lo que es peor aun = worse still.* lo que espera a = what is on store for.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.* lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.* lo que le corresponde = fair share.* lo que nos espera = things to come.* lo que quiera que = whatever.* lo que sea = something or other.* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* lo que + ser = what + be like.* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.* lo rural = rurality.* los = the, ye.* los 365 días del año = year-round.* los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.* los acontecimientos = the course of events.* lo sagrado = sacredness.* los albores de = the dawn of.* los años cincuenta = fifties.* los años treinta = thirties.* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.* los comienzos de = the dawn of.* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* los de = those for, those in.* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los días antes de = leading up to.* los dos = both, both of them, both of which.* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.* los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.* los mandamás = the powers-that-be.* los más necesitados = those most in need.* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.* los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* los necesitados = the needy.* los orígenes de = the dawn of.* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].* los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.* los que = those who.* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.* los que mandan = the powers-that-be.* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.* los que + Verbo = those + Participio.* los tribunales = the Bench.* lo suficientemente cerca = within range.* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.* los últimos coletazos = fag-end.* lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* lo último = the last word.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* lo vanguardista = cutting edge.* lo yidish = Yiddica.* parmarlas = kick + the bucket.* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.* * *[ the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or, ha e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]A (con un referente único, conocido o que se define) theel sol the sunel lápiz/la goma/los lápices/las gomas que compré the pencil/the eraser/the pencils/the erasers I boughtno, ése no, el que te presté ayer/el de Julio/el rojo no, not that one, the one I lent you yesterday/Julio's/the red oneen la calle Solís in Solís Streetprefiero el mío/los tuyos I prefer mine/yoursme atendió el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers served meyo soy la arquitecta, ella es lexicógrafa I'm the architect, she's a lexicographeryo fui la que lo rompí or rompió I was the one who broke itlos nacidos entre … those born between …los que faltamos ayer those of us who weren't here yesterday¿cuál es Ardiles? — el del sombrero negro which one's Ardiles? — the one with the black hatun encuentro al que asistieron muchas personalidades a meeting which was attended by many well known peoplela obra de la que or de la cual hablábamos the play we were talking aboutB(con sustantivos en sentido genérico): me encanta la ópera I love operaodio el pescado I hate fishasí es la vida that's life(nosotros) los mexicanos lo sabemos muy bien we Mexicans know only too well¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?en el mar at seaviajar por el espacio to travel in spaceC(en expresiones de tiempo): ocurrió el domingo de Pascua/en el verano del 76 it happened on Easter Sunday/in the summer of '76mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28el mes pasado/que viene last/next monthno trabaja los sábados she doesn't work (on) Saturdaysestudió toda la mañana he studied all morninga las ocho at eight o'clock, at eighta eso de las seis around six o'clockD(cada): lo venden a $80 el kilo/metro they're selling it at $80 a kilo/a meter o at $80 per kilo/meter¿cuánto cuesta el paquete de diez? how much does a packet of ten cost?E(con fracciones, porcentajes, números): me dio la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero she gave me half the money/a quarter of the moneyel 20% de los peruanos 20% of Peruvians(refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc): con las manos en los bolsillos with my/your/his hands in my/your/his pockets¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!tienes la falda sucia your skirt is dirtytienes el suéter puesto al revés you've got your sweater on inside outtiene el pelo largo/los ojos azules he has long hair/blue eyes1(con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc): llamó el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal/el general Santos Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal/General Santos phonedel gran Caruso the Great Caruso2(con nombres de mujeres famosas): la última película de la Monroe Monroe's last movie3(en plural): los Ortega (matrimonio) the Ortegas, Mr and Mrs Ortega; (familia) the Ortegas, the Ortega familya los Josés se les suele llamar Pepe people called José are often known as Pepe4 (fam: en muchas regiones crit)(con nombres de pila): pregúntale a la Carmen/al Ricardo ask Carmen/Ricardo5(con algunos nombres geográficos): en la India in Indiaen (el) Perú in Peru6(al calificar): la España de Franco Franco's Spainel Buñuel que todos conocemos the Buñuel we all knowla Italia del siglo pasado Italy in the last century7(con algunos equipos deportivos): juegan contra el Juventus/el Barcelona they're playing against Juventus/BarcelonaH el(con infinitivo): odiaba el tener que pedírselo he hated having to ask heres cuidadoso y pausado en el hablar he's careful and deliberate in the way he speaksel frenético girar de los bailarines the frenzied spinning of the dancers* * *
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el (pl◊ los), la (pl las) art the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina
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así es la vida that's life;
(nosotros) los mexicanos we Mexicans;
¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?
las tuyas yours;
el último the last one;
el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers
2a) el + de:
el de las nueve the nine o'clock one;
el de mi hijo my son'sb) el + que:
los que estén cansados;
those who are tired, anyone who's tired;
la que te guste whichever you like
3 ( en expresiones de tiempo):
mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28;
el mes pasado last month;
toda la mañana all morning;
a las ocho at eight o'clock
4 ( cada):◊ $80 el metro/kilo $80 a meter/a kilo, $80 per kilo/meter
5 (con fracciones, porcentajes, números):◊ la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero half the money/a quarter of the money;
el 20% de … 20% of …
6 (con partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc):
¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!;
tiene los ojos azules he has blue eyes
7a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc):◊ el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal;
los Ortega the Ortegas
ver África, Argentina, etc
él pron pers
◊ ¿quién se lo va a decir? — él who's going to tell her? — he is;
lo hizo él mismo he did it himself;
fue él it was him
( refiriéndose a cosas) it;◊ llegué antes que él I arrived before him o before he did;
con/para él with/for him;
son de él they're his
el art def m
1 the
2 (no se traduce) (ante un tratamiento formal) el sr. Gómez, Mr Gomez
(cuando el sustantivo es general) el hambre/tiempo, hunger/time
3 (se traduce por un posesivo) (con partes del cuerpo) se ha cortado el pelo, she's cut her hair
(prendas) se lo metió en el bolsillo, he put it in his pocket
(pertenencias) guarda el diario en el cajón, put your diary into the drawer
4 (con días de la semana) iré el miércoles, I'll go on Wednesday
5 (cuando el sustantivo está elidido) the one: prefiero el azul, I prefer the blue one
el de las diez, the ten o'clock one
el que está en la mesa, the one that's on the table
el que más nos guste, whichever one we like best
(delante de un posesivo) el de María, Maria's
es el mío, it's mine
él pron pers
1 (sujeto) (persona) he
(animal, cosa) it: fue él, it was him, fue él el que..., it was him that... o it was he who...
2 (complemento) (persona) him
(animal, cosa) it
dáselo a él, give it to him, es para él, it's for him
3 (posesivo) de él, his
4 (oración comparativa) ella es mejor que él, she's better than him o she's better than he is
'él' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abaratarse
- abarquillarse
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abastecimiento
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abdicar
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abordar
- aborigen
- aborregarse
- abortar
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abrir
- abreviar
- abrirse
- absoluta
- absoluto
- abstención
- abundancia
- acabar
- acabarse
- acabose
- acallar
- acanallar
- accionariado
- acero
- achacosa
- achacoso
- achatamiento
- achicharrarse
- aclarar
- aclarado
- acomodarse
- acompañar
- acondicionar
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
English:
A
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- about
- above
- abroad
- abseil
- absence
- absent
- absolute
- absolve
- absorb
- abstract
- academic
- accelerate
- accommodate
- accomplice
- account
- accurately
- accusation
- accused
- accustom
- aching
- act
- act on
- act up
- actual
- actually
- acute
- address
- adequately
- adjourn
- admission
- admit
- advance
- advanced
- advantage
- advantageous
- advise
- advocate
- affair
- afford
- afloat
- afraid
- after
- against
- age
- agenda
- aggregate
* * *el (f la, mpl los, fpl las) art determinado el is used instead of la before feminine nouns which are stressed on the first syllable and begin with “a” or “ha” (e.g. el agua, el hacha). Note that el combines with the prepositions a and de to produce the contracted forms al and del.1. [con valor especificador] the;el coche the car;la casa the house;los niños the children;el agua/hacha/águila the water/axe/eagle;fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the childrenla vida life;el hombre Man, human beings;los derechos de la mujer women's rights;los niños imitan a los adultos children copy adults;el pan es un alimento básico bread is a basic food;la mayoría de la gente no la conoce most people don't know her;vuelve el biquini bikinis are backse quitó los zapatos she took her shoes off;tiene el pelo oscuro he has dark hair;me han robado la maleta my suitcase has been stolen;se dieron la mano they shook handslos domingos vamos al cine we go to the movies (on) Sundays;llegaré el 1 de mayo [escrito] I'll arrive on 1 May;[hablado] I'll arrive on the first of May;son las siete it's seven o'clock;el año pasado/que viene last/next yearel Everest (Mount) Everest;la India India;La Haya The Hague;El Cairo Cairo;la España de la posguerra post-war Spainel señor/el doctor Juárez Mr/Doctor Juárez;los Amaya [matrimonio] Mr and Mrs Amaya, the Amayas;[familia completa] the Amayas, the Amaya family;los Austrias the Hapsburgs;el Hitler español the Spanish Hitler8. [con numerales, porcentajes, fracciones]el siete es mi número de la suerte seven's my lucky number;llegó el tercero he came third;el tercer piso the third floor;un aumento del 30 por ciento a 30 percent increase;la quinta parte (de) a fifth (of);el 20 por ciento (de) 20 percent (of)10. [con complemento especificativo]el/la del sombrero the one with the hat;los/las de azul [cosas] the blue ones;[personas] the ones in blue;he perdido el tren, cogeré el de las nueve I've missed the train, I'll get the nine o'clock one;el de aquí this one here;¿los del parque son amigos tuyos? were those people in the park friends of yours?;prefiero las del escaparate I prefer the ones in the window;los del fondo no se callan the people at the back won't shut upel mío mine;la tuya yours;los suyos theirsel/la mejor the best;es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class;los seleccionados realizarán un examen those chosen will sit an exam;el tonto de Ignacio se equivocó that idiot Ignacio got it wronges amante del buen comer she loves good food;me sienta mal el tener que decírtelo I don't like to have to tell you14. [con frases subordinadas][persona] whoever;el/la que [cosa] whichever;los/las que [cosas] whichever;[personas] whoever;coge el/los que quieras take whichever you like;el que más corra whoever runs fastest, the one who runs the fastest;las que quieran venir que levanten la mano those who want to come o anyone who wants to come should put their hand up;el que no te guste no quiere decir que sea malo the fact that you don't like him doesn't make him a bad person15. [con valor enfático]¡la pena que me dio verlo en ese estado! I felt so sorry for him when I saw him in that state!* * *elI art theII pron:el de … that of …;el de Juan Juan’s;el más grande the biggest (one);el que está … the one that is …* * *él pron: he, himél es mi amigo: he's my friendhablaremos con él: we will speak with himel pron, (referring to masculine nouns)1) : the onetengo mi libro y el tuyo: I have my book and yoursde los cantantes me gusta el de México: I prefer the singer from México2)el que : he who, whoever, the one thatel que vino ayer: the one who came yesterdayel que trabaja duro estará contento: he who works hard will be happyel, la art, pl los, las : thelos niños están en la casa: the boys are in the houseme duele el pie: my foot hurts* * *el det1. the¿qué te pareció el libro? what did you think of the book?2. (posesivo) my / your / his / her etcétera¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?3. (característica) the one¿cuál prefieres? el azul which one do you prefer? the blue one¡Ojo! Algunas veces no se traduce¿quieres salir el sábado? do you want to go out on Saturday?el Sr. García Mr. Garcíacon el que that... withen el que that... in -
11 good
1. n добро, благо2. n пользаto do good — быть полезным, приносить пользу
that will do more harm than good — это принесёт больше вреда, чем пользы
it will do you good to spend a week in the country — неделя в деревне пойдёт вам на пользу, вам будет полезно провести неделю в деревне
what is the good of it? — какой в этом смысл?; что в этом толку?
what good will that do you?, what good will it be to you? — зачем вам это?, какой вам смысл делать это?
a lot of good that will do you! — напрасно вы это затеваете; от этого толку не будет
he will come to no good — для него это добром не кончится; он плохо кончит
to good purpose — с большим успехом; с большой пользой
3. n добрые людиfor good — навсегда, окончательно
4. a хорошийgood breeding — хорошее воспитание, хорошие манеры
in good English — на хорошем английском языке, безупречным английским языком
very good! — прекрасно!, отлично!, замечательно!
good points — хорошие стати, хороший экстерьер
to have a good time — хорошо провести время, здорово повеселиться
5. a приятный, хороший6. a выгодный; удобный7. a имеющий хорошую репутацию; хорошийit is rather good than bad — это скорее хороший, чем плохой
8. a высокий, важныйpeople of a good position — люди, занимающие высокое положение
none so good — вовсе не хороший, неважный
9. a полезныйmedicine good for a headache — лекарство, хорошо помогающее от головной боли
he drinks more than is good for him — он чересчур много пьёт; он пьёт во вред здоровью
10. a годныйbe good money — выгодный; выгодно помещенные деньги
11. a умелый, искусный, хорошийto be a good dancer — быть хорошим танцором, хорошо танцевать
12. a подходящий; отвечающий цели, назначению; соответствующийa good man for the work — человек, подходящий для данной работы
a good light for reading — свет, удобный для чтения
to take a good aim — метко стрелять, точно попадать в цель
13. a добрый, доброжелательныйGood Hope — — мыс Доброй Надежды
14. a благоприятный, положительный15. a добродетельный; чистый16. a воспитанный, послушный17. a милый, любезный, добрыйbe good enough to … — будьте так любезны …
with a good grace — охотно, любезно
good tidings — хорошие новости, добрые вести
18. a свежий, неиспорченный; доброкачественный19. a настоящий, неподдельный20. a надёжный; кредитоспособный21. a здоровый, хорошийin good fix — в порядке, в хорошем состоянии
22. a способный, в состоянии23. a действительный; действующийgood till month order — приказ, действующий в течение месяца
good this month order — приказ, действующий в течение месяца
good till week order — приказ, действующий в течение недели
24. a основательный; оправданный; справедливый; законный25. a достаточный; обильный, изрядныйa good deal — много, значительное количество
to come in a good third — занять почётное третье добрый, милый
a good bit — изрядно, много
26. a эмоц. -усил. сильный, большой, крепкий; как следуетgood many — многие; большое количество
27. a хорошоthe Good Book — библия; священное писание
good God!, good gosh!, good gracious! — господи!, боже мой!, боже правый!
good grief! — чёрт возьми!; ну и ну!
good old John ! — браво, Джон !
good Lord, deliver us! — господи, спаси и помилуй!
the good people — эльфы, феи
as good as — почти; всё равно что
he has as good as got the job — это место у него в кармане; считай, что он уже получил эту работу
as good as pie — очень хороший, симпатичный; благонравный, паинька
as good as wheat — очень хорошо, подходяще
as good as a play — очень интересно, забавно
his word is as good as his bond — он никогда не нарушает обещаний, он всегда держит своё слово
too good to be true — так хорошо, что не верится; невероятно, не может быть
to have a good mind to … — намереваться, собираться
Синонимический ряд:1. admirable (adj.) admirable; capital; exceptional; precious; satisfactory; valuable2. advantageous (adj.) advantageous; auspicious; benefic; beneficial; benignant; brave; favoring; favourable; fortunate; gainful; helpful; lucrative; moneymaking; paying; profitable; promising; propitious; remunerative; serviceable; toward; useful; well-paying; worthwhile3. appropriate (adj.) appropriate; befitting; convenient; expedient; fit; fitting; meet; proper; suitable; tailor-made; useful4. big (adj.) altruistic; benevolent; benign; big; charitable; chivalrous; eleemosynary; humane; humanitarian; kind-hearted; philanthropic5. blameless (adj.) blameless; exemplary; guiltless; inculpable; innocent; irreprehensible; irreproachable; lily-white; moral; righteous; unblamable; upright; virtuous6. choice (adj.) choice; excellent; quality; superior7. clever (adj.) clever; scintillating; smart; sprightly8. commendable (adj.) commendable; favorable; flattering9. conscientious (adj.) conscientious; dependable10. considerable (adj.) considerable; great; immeasurable; large; sensible; sizable11. considerate (adj.) considerate; generous12. decent (adj.) acceptable; adequate; all of; all right; ample; common; decent; full; right; sufficient; tolerable; unexceptionable; unexceptional; unimpeachable; unobjectionable13. delicious (adj.) delicious; flavorful; tasty14. genial (adj.) agreeable; cheering; enjoyable; genial; satisfying15. healthful (adj.) healthful; hygienic; salubrious; salutary; salutiferous; wholesome16. healthy (adj.) healthy; sound; vigorous17. honest (adj.) honest; just; pure18. honorable (adj.) honorable; noble; respectable19. kind (adj.) beneficent; friendly; kind; kindly; obliging; well-disposed20. obedient (adj.) decorous; dutiful; heedful; obedient; tractable; well-behaved21. pleasant (adj.) congenial; grateful; gratifying; nice; pleasant; pleasing; pleasurable; pleasureful; welcome22. real (adj.) authentic; genuine; original; real; true; undoubted; unquestionable; valid23. reliable (adj.) loyal; reliable; trustworthy24. safe (adj.) safe; solid; stable25. skillful (adj.) able; adept; adroit; au fait; capable; competent; dexterous; efficient; pretty; proficient; qualified; skilful; skilled; skillful; wicked; workmanlike; workmanly26. well-founded (adj.) cogent; justified; well-founded; well-grounded27. whole (adj.) complete; entire; flawless; intact; perfect; round; unbroken; undamaged; unhurt; unimpaired; uninjured; unmarred; untouched; whole28. worthy (adj.) deserving; fair; honourable; immaculate; unblemished; unsullied; worthy29. advantage (noun) advantage; asset; benediction; benefit; blessing; boon; gain; godsend; interest; profit; prosperity; usefulness; utility; weal; welfare; well-being; worth30. kindness (noun) excellence; kindness; merit; righteousness31. right (noun) right; straight32. virtue (noun) goodness; morality; probity; purity; rectitude; rightness; uprightness; virtue; virtuousnessАнтонимический ряд:abominable; bad; base; bland; calamity; contemptible; corrupt; counterfeit; curse; debased; defective; depraved; detestable; detriment; disadvantage; disagreeable; disgraceful; fickle; harm; ill; improper; incompetent; inferior; irresponsible; naughty; notorious; uncomplimentary; unstable -
12 goed
goed1〈het; geen meervoud〉1 [wat goed is] good5 [kleding] clothes6 [textiel] material, fabric ⇒ cloth♦voorbeelden:1 goed en kwaad • good and evil, right and wrongdat zal hem goed doen • that'll do him good, it'll be good for himhij meende er goed aan te doen • he meant well by it, he did it for the bestik denk dat je daar goed aan gedaan hebt • I think you did the right thinghij kan geen goed meer doen • he can't do a thing rightdaar zul je de zaak geen goed mee doen • you won't do things any good if you do thater is bij hem geen goed te doen • there's no pleasing him3 gestolen goed • stolen goods/propertyonroerend goed • real estateroerend goed • personal property/effectsschoon goed aantrekken • put on clean clothes6 wit/bont goed • white/coloured wash; whites, colouredshet goed hangt te drogen • the washing is hanging up to dry————————goed23 [geschikt] good5 [deugdzaam] good♦voorbeelden:hij bedoelt/meent het goed • he means wellik begrijp niet goed … • I don't quite/really understand …begrijp me goed • don't get me wrong, make no mistake (about it)als ik 't goed heb • if I'm not mistaken〈 ironisch〉 is het nou goed? • satisfied?als je goed kijkt • if you look closelydat komt wel weer goed • it'll turn out all righthet goed opnemen • take it wellik vind dat niet goed • 〈 keur het niet goed〉 I don't think that's a good idea; 〈 ben het er niet mee eens〉 I don't agree〈 informeel〉 dat zit wel goed • that's all right, don't worry about itnet goed! • serve(s) you/him/them 〈enz.〉right!niet goed geld terug • money-back guaranteehet is ook nooit goed bij hem • nothing's ever good enough for himhet is ook nooit goed • I give up; you're never satisfied, are youprecies goed • just/exactly rightalles goed en wel maar … • that's all very well but …dat doet het altijd goed • that always works (well)goed gedaan, jochie! • well done, kid!wij hebben het goed • we're well off/all rightwe hebben het nog nooit zo goed gehad • we've never had it so goodhou je goed! • look after yourself!, take care (of yourself)!dat kan ze erg goed • she is very good at itje kunt goed zien dat … • it is obvious that …(heel) goed Engels spreken • speak English (very) well, speak (very) good Englishdie jas staat je goed • that coat suits you/looks good on youik wens je alle goeds • all the very best〈 ironisch〉 nee, nou wordt ie goed! • that's rich!goed zo! • good!, that's right!; 〈 als compliment〉 well done!, that's the way!zij is goed in wiskunde • she is good at mathematicsalles goed? • (is) everything all right?dat is een goeie! • that's a good one!dat is te veel van het goede • that is too much of a good thing3 ik weet het goed gemaakt … • I know, this is what we'll dozich goed houden • control oneself; 〈 niet lachen ook〉 keep a straight face; 〈 na persoonlijk verlies〉 bear up (well)de soep is niet goed meer • the soup has gone offhet is mij goed • I don't mind, it's all right by mehet zal wel ergens goed voor zijn • it must be of some use, there must be some reason for itik zal het goed met je maken • we can make a dealdaar is de verzekering goed voor • the insurance will cover itook goed • very well, all rightwie weet waar het goed voor is • you never know what will come out of itwaar is dat goed voor? • what good will that do?goed voor één consumptie • valid for one drink/meal/snackhij is goed voor een paar ton • he is worth a few hundred thousandhij heeft er niet veel goeds geleerd • it hasn't done him much good4 zich te goed doen aan • feast on, tuck intodat komt goed uit • that's (very) convenienthij maakt het goed • he's doing well/all rightdat geld heb ik nog van hem te goed • he still owes me that moneyde rest hou je nog te goed • I'll owe you the restik heb nog vier vakantiedagen te goed • I've still got four holidays owing to me/outstandingdat heb je nog van me te goed • 〈 belofte〉 I (still) owe you one; 〈 dreigement〉 you've got it coming (to you)dat hebben we nog te goed • that's still in store for uszo goed en zo kwaad als het gaat • as best I/you/he candat is goed om te weten • that's a good thing to knoween verandering ten goede • a change for the betterde opbrengst komt ten goede van het Rode Kruis • the proceeds go to the Red Crosshet komt zijn prestaties niet ten goede • it doesn't help his performancehou me ten goede • don't hold it against mehet is maar goed dat … • it's a good thing that …goed dat er politie is • where would we be without the police?goed dat je 't zegt • that reminds megoed dat ik 't weet • thanks for telling medat is maar goed ook! • and a good thing too!6 ik heb er goed geld mee verdiend • I've made a pretty penny/done well out of iteen goed jaar geleden • well over a year agohij was goed nijdig • he was really annoyedhet betaalt goed • it pays wellhij kan nog niet eens goed schrijven • he can't even write properlyhet er goed van nemen • lead the good lifehij zat goed fout • he was totally wrongtoen ik goed en wel in bed lag • when I finally/at last got into bedik was net goed en wel thuis of … • I'd only just come in/got home when …goed bij zijn • be clever¶ op een goed ogenblik merk je dat … • there comes a time when you notice that …dat was maar goed ook • it was just as wellmaar goed • (well) anywaywe hadden het net zo goed niet kunnen doen • we might/could just as well not have done itzo goed als niets • next to nothing, hardly anythingzo goed als nieuw • as good as newdat is zo goed als zeker • that is virtually/almost certainzo goed als onmogelijk • virtually/well-nigh impossiblezo goed als niemand • hardly anybodyII 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:ik ben wel goed maar niet gek • I'm not as stupid as you thinkik voel me heel goed • I feel fine/greatzou u zo goed willen zijn … • would/could you please …, would you be so kind as to …, do/would you mind …hij was te goed voor deze wereld • he was too good for this worldben je wel goed bij je hoofd? • are you crazy? -
13 look
A n1 ( glance) coup m d'œil ; to have ou take a look at sth ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qch ; ( closely) examiner qch ; to have ou take a good look at examiner [qch] soigneusement [car, contract, patient] ; regarder [qch] de près [suspect, photo] ; I didn't get a good look at the thief je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur ; to have a look inside/behind sth regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qch ; to have a look round faire un tour de [house, town] ; I had a quick look round ( in town) j'ai fait un petit tour ; ( in shop) j'ai jeté un coup d'œil ; to have a look round the shops faire le tour des magasins ; to have a look through ( peer) regarder dans [telescope] ; regarder par [crack, window] ; ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files] ; parcourir [essay, report] ; she took one look at him and screamed elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier ; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade ; let's have a look at that grazed knee voyons ce genou écorché ; to take a long hard look at sth fig étudier sérieusement qch ;2 ( search) to have a look chercher ; to have a look for sth chercher qch ; I've had several looks j'ai regardé or cherché plusieurs fois ; I had a good look in the attic j'ai bien cherché dans le grenier ;3 ( expression) regard m ; a look of fear/anger un regard rempli de terreur/de colère ; a look of sadness un regard triste ; to give sb a kind/pitying look regarder qn avec bonté/pitié ; he gave me a look of sheer hatred il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine ; did you see the look he gave me? tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté? ; she gave me such a look! elle m'a jeté un de ces regards! ; he got some odd ou funny looks on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air ; I don't like the look on his face ou in his eye je n'aime pas son air ; you could tell from the look on his face that à sa tête ○ on voyait que ; to give sb a dirty/evil look regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant ;4 ( appearance) ( of person) air m ; (of building, car, design, scenery) aspect m ; to have a look of weariness/sadness about one avoir l'air abattu/triste ; the car has a dated look la voiture ne fait pas très moderne ; she has a look of her father about her elle a quelque chose de son père ; to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté ; I like the look of it ça a l'air bien ; I like the look of the new computer/car j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture ; I like the look of him il a l'air sympa ○, il a une bonne tête ○ ; I don't like the look of him il ne m'inspire pas confiance ; I don't like the look of the weather le ciel n'annonce rien de bon ; I don't like the look of that rash ces rougeurs m'inquiètent ; by the look(s) of him he must be about 40 à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine ; by the look(s) of the barometer à en juger par le baromètre ;B looks npl he's got the looks, but can he act? il a le physique, mais sait-il jouer? ; looks aren't everything il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte ; to keep one's looks rester beau/belle ; he's losing his looks il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois ; you can't go ou judge by looks alone il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences.C vtr1 (gaze, stare) regarder ; look what he's done! regarde ce qu'il a fait! ; look how/where… regarde comment/où… ; to look sb in the eye/in the face regarder qn dans les yeux/en face ; to look sb up and down ( appraisingly) regarder qn de haut en bas ; ( critically) toiser qn des pieds à la tête ; to look one's last on jeter un dernier regard sur [house, view] ; look what arrived this morning regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin ; look who it is! regarde qui voilà! ; look who's just walked in! regarde qui vient d'arriver! ; now look what you've done! regarde ce que tu as fait! ; look what time it starts! tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence! ;2 ( appear) to look one's age faire son âge ; to look one's best être à son avantage ; she still looks the same elle n'a pas changé ; to look an idiot ou a fool avoir l'air ridicule ; it won't look good if you refuse ça sera mal vu si tu refuses ; he doesn't look himself today il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette aujourd'hui.D vi1 regarder (into dans ; over par-dessus) ; to look and see who's at the door regarder qui est à la porte ; to look and see what's on TV regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé ; to look at sb/sth regarder qn/qch ; to look away détourner le regard or les yeux ; to look in at the window regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre ; to look out of ou through the window regarder par la fenêtre ; to look the other way lit regarder ailleurs ; fig fermer les yeux ; to look up and down the street regarder partout dans la rue ; I didn't know where to look fig je ne savais plus où me mettre ; ( in shop) I'm just looking je ne fais que regarder ;2 ( search) chercher, regarder ; to look down parcourir [list] ; to look for sth chercher qch ; a group of youths looking for trouble une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre ; are you looking for a smack in the mouth ○ ? tu veux mon poing sur la figure ○ ? ;3 (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraître ; he looks happy il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux ; it's nice to see you looking happy ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux ; you look hot/cold tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid ; he doesn't look French il n'a pas l'air français, il ne fait pas français ; he looks young for his age il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge ; she's 40 but she doesn't look it elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas ; he looks about 50 il doit avoir la cinquantaine ; that dress makes you look younger cette robe te rajeunit ; how do I look? comment me trouves-tu? ; you look well tu as bonne mine ; you don't look well tu as mauvaise mine ; you look good in that hat ce chapeau te va bien ; you look good enough to eat! tu es mignon à croquer ○ ! ; that cake looks good ce gâteau a l'air bon ; the picture will look good in the study le tableau ira bien dans le bureau ; how does my tie look? comment est ma cravate? ; it doesn't look straight il n'est pas droit, il est de travers ; it doesn't look right ça ne va pas ; how does it look to you? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ; it looks OK to me ça m'a l'air d'aller ; does the meat look cooked to you? est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite? ; things are looking good les choses se présentent bien ; things aren't looking too good ça ne va pas très bien ; it looks to me as if ou though j'ai l'impression que ; this looks to me like the right street j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue ; it looks as if ou though it will rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it looks likely that il semble probable que (+ subj) ; it looks certain that il semble certain que (+ indic) ; he looks to be the strongest il semble être le plus fort ; it looks to be a question of time/money ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent ;4 to look like sb/sth ressembler à qn/qch ; it doesn't look anything like a Picasso! ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso! ; that photograph doesn't look like you ou looks nothing like you on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo ; what does she look like? comment est-elle? ; what does the house look like? comment est la maison? ; it looks like being funny/interesting cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant ; you look like being the only man there il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent ; she looks like being the first to finish il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir ; it looks like he's dying tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant ; it looks like rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it certainly looks like it ça en a tout l'air ; ‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron ‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron ; what does it look like to you? murder? qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre? ; it looks like cancer to me je pense que c'est un cancer ; you look like you could do with a drink/bath j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal ;5 ( also look here) écoute ; look, this is ridiculous écoute, c'est ridicule ; look, it wasn't my fault écoute, ce n'était pas ma faute ; look here, I'm in no mood for jokes écoute-moi bien, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter ;E - looking (dans composés) serious/distinguished-looking [person] à l'air sérieux/distingué ; dubious/sinister-looking [place, object] à l'aspect douteux/sinistre ; he's not bad-looking il n'est pas mal.if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard.■ look about = look around.■ look after:▶ look after [sb/sth]1 ( care for) soigner [patient, sick animal] ; garder [child] ; s'occuper de [customer, guest] ; s'occuper de [animal, plant] ; entretenir [car, equipment] ; prendre soin de [belongings, toys] ; he's being looked after by his grand-parents ce sont ses grand-parents qui le gardent ; these books have been well looked after on a pris soin de ces livres ; to look after sb's needs satisfaire les besoins de qn ;2 ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [administration, finances, business, shop] ; surveiller [class, schoolchildren] ; to look after sb's interests veiller aux intérêts de qn ; look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute! surveille mes bagages, je reviens tout de suite! ;1 ( cope) she's too frail to look after herself elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule ; I'm old enough to look after myself je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul ;2 ( be careful) safe journey, and look after yourself bon voyage, sois prudent!■ look ahead lit regarder devant soi ; fig regarder vers l'avenir ; we must look ahead to the future now nous devons penser à l'avenir maintenant ; she's looking ahead to the next Olympics elle se prépare pour les prochains jeux Olympiques ; and now, looking ahead to tomorrow's programmes Radio, TV et maintenant, un aperçu des émissions de demain.■ look around:1 ( turn around) se retourner ;2 ( glance around) regarder autour de soi ; to look around at one's friends/ colleagues fig passer en revue ses amis/collègues ;3 ( search) chercher ; to look around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch ;▶ look around [sth] visiter [church, town] ; faire le tour de [room] ; they spent the morning looking around London/the shops ils ont passé la matinée à visiter Londres/à faire les magasins.■ look at:▶ look at [sth]1 gen regarder ; ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil sur ; look at the state of you! regarde un peu de quoi tu as l'air! ; just look at the state of this room! regarde un peu l'état de cette pièce! ; look at this coat/book! regarde-moi ○ ce manteau/ce livre! ; just look at this! regarde-moi ça ○ ! ; you'd never guess, to look at her à la voir on ne devinerait jamais ; he's/it's not much to look at il/ça ne paie pas de mine ;2 ( examine) vérifier [equipment] ; [doctor] examiner [patient, wound] ; [workman] jeter un coup d'œil à [car, plumbing] ; étudier [problem, implications, effects, ways, offer, options] ; you should get that wound looked at tu devrais faire examiner cette blessure (par le médecin) ;3 (see, view) voir [life, events, situation] ; envisager [problem] ; try and look at it my way essaie de voir les choses de mon point de vue ; his way of looking at things sa façon de voir les choses ; look at it this way, if he offers, I won't refuse écoute, s'il me fait une proposition, je ne la refuserai pas ; that's how I look at it c'est comme ça que je vois les choses ; the problem needs to be looked at from all angles il faut envisager ce problème sous tous ses aspects ; you can't be too careful, look at Tom! il faut être très prudent, regarde ce qui est arrivé à Tom! ;4 ( face) to be looking at [firm] être au bord de [bankruptcy, collapse] ; [criminal] risquer [life sentence, fine] ; you're looking at major repairs here dites-vous bien qu'il s'agit ici de réparations importantes ; you're looking at a bill for about 3,000 dollars ça va vous coûter aux alentours de 3 000 dollars.■ look back:1 ( turn around) se retourner ; to look back at sb/sth se retourner pour regarder qn/qch ;2 (reflect, reminisce) let's look back to the year 1964 revenons à l'année 1964 ; if we look back to the 19th century si l'on considère le dix-neuvième siècle ; since then she's never looked back depuis tout s'est très bien passé pour elle ; to look back on se tourner sur [past] ; repenser à [experience] ; faire le bilan de [career, marriage] ; looking back on it, I think I made the right decision rétrospectivement, je pense que j'ai pris la bonne décision.■ look down:▶ look down (with modesty, shame) baisser les yeux ; ( from a height) regarder en bas ; from the hilltop she looked down on the city elle regardait la ville du haut de la colline ;▶ look down on [sb/sth]1 ( despise) mépriser [person, lifestyle] ;■ look for:▶ look for [sb/sth] ( search for) chercher qn/qch ;▶ look for [sth] ( expect) attendre [commitment, co-operation, result, reward] (from de) ; what I'm looking for from you is a guarantee ce que j'attends de vous c'est une garantie ; what do you look for in a new recruit? qu'est-ce que vous attendez d'une nouvelle recrue?■ look forward: to look forward to [sth] attendre [qch] avec impatience ; I was so looking forward to it j'attendais ça avec tant d'impatience, je m'en faisais une telle joie ; she's looking forward to going on holiday elle a hâte de partir en vacances ; I'm not looking forward to the interview/party la perspective de l'entretien/la fête ne me réjouit pas ; I look forward to hearing from you ( writing to a friend) j'espère avoir bientôt de tes nouvelles ; ( in formal correspondence) dans l'attente de votre réponse.■ look in1 ( pay a visit) passer ; I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain ; to look in on passer voir [person, class, rehearsals] ; look in on the baby and check she's still asleep va voir si le bébé dort ;2 ( watch TV) if there are any viewers looking in who want more details, please contact us les téléspectateurs qui désirent obtenir plus de renseignements peuvent nous contacter.■ look into:▶ look into [sth] examiner, étudier [matter, possibility, problem] ; examiner [accounts, background] ; enquêter sur [death, disappearance, theft].■ look on:▶ look on [crowd, spectators] regarder ; we looked on admiringly as she danced nous l'avons regardée danser avec admiration ; I was forced to look on as the house was ransacked j'ai été forcé d'assister au pillage de la maison ;▶ look on [sb/sth] considérer [person, event etc] (as comme ; with avec) ; we look on him as a son nous le considérons comme notre fils ; I look on it as a privilege je considère que c'est un privilège.■ look onto:▶ look onto [sth] [house, room] donner sur [sea, garden, street].■ look out:▶ look out ( take care) faire attention (for à) ; ( be wary) se méfier (for de) ; you must look out for snakes faites attention aux serpents ; look out for motorists turning out of side roads méfiez-vous des automobilistes qui débouchent des petites routes ; look out! attention! ;▶ look out for [sb/sth] guetter [person] ; être à l'affût de [new recruits, talent] ; être à la recherche de [apartment, book] ; guetter l'apparition de [signs, symptoms] ; repérer [cases, examples] ; être à l'affût de [bargain, special offer] ;▶ look out for [oneself] se débrouiller tout seul, s'occuper de soi ;▶ look out over [sth] [window, balcony] donner sur [sea, park].■ look over:▶ look [sb] over passer [qn] en revue [new recruits, troops] ;▶ look [sth] over examiner [car, equipment] ; [vet] examiner [animal] ; get an expert to look the car over before you buy it fais examiner la voiture par un spécialiste avant de l'acheter ;▶ look over [sth]1 ( read) ( in detail) examiner [document, contract] ; ( rapidly) parcourir [essay, lines, notes] ; jeter un coup d'œil sur, parcourir [document, report] ; I'll get Rose to look it over quickly je demanderai à Rose d'y jeter un petit coup d'œil ;2 ( visit) visiter [factory, gardens, house].1 ( look behind one) se retourner ; she looked round to see who it was elle s'est retournée pour voir qui c'était ;2 ( look about) regarder autour de soi ; I'm just looking round ( in shop) je ne fais que regarder ; we're looking round for a new house nous cherchons une nouvelle maison ;▶ look round [sth] visiter [town, building].■ look through:▶ look through [sth]1 ( read) consulter [archive, material, files] ; parcourir [essay, list, script, report, notes] ; ( scan idly) feuilleter [book, magazine] ;2 ( search) fouiller dans [belongings, drawers, briefcase] ; I caught him looking through my diary je l'ai trouvé en train de lire mon journal intime ; try looking through that pile of papers regarde dans cette pile de papiers ;▶ look through [sb] faire semblant de ne pas voir [person].■ look to:▶ look to [sb/sth]1 ( rely on) compter sur qn/qch (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; they look to him for leadership ils comptent sur lui pour les diriger ;2 ( turn to) se tourner vers [future] ; he looked to his friends for support il s'est tourné vers ses amis pour qu'ils le soutiennent ;▶ look to do ( expect) espérer faire ; we're looking to break even/make a profit nous espérons rentrer dans nos frais/faire des bénéfices.■ look up:▶ look up1 ( raise one's eyes) lever les yeux (from de) ;2 ( raise one's head) lever la tête ; to look up at the clouds/tree-tops regarder les nuages/le sommet des arbres ;3 ( improve) [business, prospects] aller mieux ; [conditions, situation] s'améliorer ; [property market] reprendre ; things are looking up for us les choses s'arrangent pour nous ;▶ look up [sth] regarder à l'intérieur de [chimney] ; to look up sb's skirt regarder sous la jupe de qn ;▶ look [sb/sth] up, look up [sb/sth]1 ( check in book) chercher [address, phone number, price, word] (in dans) ; look his number up in the phone book cherche son numéro de téléphone dans l'annuaire ;2 ( visit) passer voir [acquaintance, friend] ; look me up if you're ever in New York passez me voir or faites-moi signe si jamais vous vous trouvez à New York ;▶ look up to [sb] admirer [person]. -
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stretch [stretʃ]1 noun(a) (expanse → of land, water) étendue f;∎ this stretch of the road is particularly dangerous in the winter cette partie de la route est très dangereuse en hiver;∎ a new stretch of road/motorway un nouveau tronçon de route/d'autoroute;∎ a long straight stretch une longue route en ligne droite;∎ it's a lovely stretch of river/scenery cette partie de la rivière/du paysage est magnifique;∎ Horseracing & figurative to go into the final or finishing or home stretch entamer la dernière ligne droite(b) (period of time) période f;∎ for a long stretch of time pendant longtemps;∎ for long stretches at a time there was nothing to do il n'y avait rien à faire pendant de longues périodes;∎ to do a stretch of ten years in the army passer dix ans dans l'armée;∎ familiar he did a stretch in Dartmoor il a fait de la taule à Dartmoor;∎ familiar he was given a five-year stretch (in prison) il a écopé de cinq ans(c) (act of stretching) étirement m;∎ he stood up, yawned and had a stretch il se leva, bâilla et s'étira;∎ to give one's legs a stretch se dégourdir les jambes;∎ do a couple of stretches before breakfast faites quelques étirements avant le petit déjeuner;∎ Music stretch of the fingers (at the piano) écart m des doigts;∎ by no stretch of the imagination même en faisant un gros effort d'imagination;∎ he's the better writer by a long stretch c'est de loin le meilleur écrivain;∎ not by a long stretch! loin de là!(d) (elasticity) élasticité f;∎ there isn't much stretch in these gloves ces gants ne sont pas très souples;∎ there's a lot of stretch in these stockings ces bas sont très élastiques ou s'étirent facilement;∎ with two-way stretch (of elastic fabric) extensible dans les deux sens(a) (pull tight) tendre;∎ stretch the rope tight tendez bien la corde;∎ a cable was stretched across the ravine on avait tendu un câble à travers le ravin;∎ they stretched a net over the pit ils ont tendu un filet au-dessus de la fosse;∎ Art to stretch the canvas on the frame tendre la toile sur le châssis∎ to stretch sth out of shape déformer qch;∎ don't pull your socks like that, you'll stretch them ne tire pas sur tes chaussettes comme ça, tu vas les déformer(c) (extend, reach to full length) étendre;∎ stretch your arms upwards tendez les bras vers le haut;∎ he stretched his arm through the broken window il allongea le bras à travers le carreau cassé;∎ if I stretch up my hand I can reach the ceiling si je tends la main je peux toucher le plafond;∎ to stretch one's neck to see sth tendre le cou pour voir qch;∎ to stretch oneself s'étirer;∎ the bird stretched its wings l'oiseau déploya ses ailes;∎ figurative to stretch one's wings (become more independent) voler de ses propres ailes; (seek out new challenges) aller de l'avant(d) (force, bend → meaning) forcer; (→ rules) tourner, contourner, faire une entorse à; (→ principle) faire une entorse à; (→ imagination) faire un gros effort de;∎ you're really stretching my patience ma patience a des limites;∎ to stretch the truth exagérer;∎ they have stretched their authority a bit too far ils ont un peu abusé de leur autorité;∎ that's stretching it a bit! il ne faut pas exagérer!;∎ it would be stretching a point to call him a diplomat dire qu'il est diplomate serait exagérer ou aller un peu loin;∎ I suppose we could stretch a point and let him stay je suppose qu'on pourrait faire une entorse au règlement et lui permettre de rester(e) (budget, income, resources, supplies → get the most from) tirer le maximum de; (→ overload) surcharger, mettre à rude épreuve;∎ our resources are stretched to the limit nos ressources sont exploitées ou utilisées au maximum;∎ I can't stretch my income that far mon salaire ne me permet pas de faire de telles dépenses;∎ we should be able to stretch the food until the weekend nous devrions pouvoir faire durer les provisions jusqu'au week-end;∎ our staff are really stretched today le personnel travaille à la limite de ses possibilités aujourd'hui;∎ to be fully stretched (machine, engine) tourner à plein régime; (factory, economy) fonctionner à plein régime; (resources, services) être sollicité à fond; (person, staff) faire son maximum;∎ the job won't stretch you enough le travail ne sera pas assez stimulant pour vous;∎ she believes young people need to be stretched elle pense qu'il faut être exigeant avec les jeunes pour qu'ils donnent le meilleur d'eux-mêmes(f) (ligament, muscle) étirer∎ this fabric tends to stretch ce tissu a tendance à s'étirer;∎ the shoes will stretch with wear vos chaussures vont se faire ou s'élargir à l'usage;∎ my pullover has stretched out of shape mon pull s'est déformé(b) (person, animal → from tiredness) s'étirer; (→ on ground, bed) s'étendre, s'allonger; (→ to reach something) tendre la main;∎ she stretched lazily elle s'étira nonchalamment;∎ he had to stretch to reach it (reach out) il a dû tendre le bras pour l'atteindre; (stand on tiptoe) il a dû se mettre sur la pointe des pieds pour l'atteindre;∎ she stretched across me to get the salt elle a passé le bras devant moi pour attraper le sel;∎ can you stretch over and get me the paper? pouvez-vous tendre le bras et me passer le journal?;∎ he stretched up to touch the cupboard il s'est mis sur la pointe des pieds pour atteindre le placard(c) (spread, extend → in space, time) s'étendre;∎ the forest stretches as far as the eye can see la forêt s'étend à perte de vue;∎ the road stretches away into the distance la route s'étend au lointain;∎ the road stretched across 500 miles of desert la route parcourait 800 km de désert;∎ the rope stretched across the ravine le corde allait d'un côté à l'autre du ravin;∎ minutes stretched into hours les minutes devenaient des heures;∎ our powers don't stretch as far as you imagine nos pouvoirs ne sont pas aussi étendus que vous l'imaginez(d) (money, resources)∎ my salary won't stretch to a new car mon salaire ne me permet pas d'acheter une nouvelle voiture;∎ my resources won't stretch to that mes moyens (pécuniaires) ne vont pas jusque-là(a) (in a row) d'affilée;∎ we worked for five hours at a stretch nous avons travaillé cinq heures d'affilée(b) (with much effort) à la limite, à la rigueur;∎ we could finish by Monday at a stretch à la limite ou à la rigueur, on pourrait finir pour lundi;∎ we could fit six people in the car at a stretch à la rigueur, on pourrait tenir à six dans la voiture∎ to be at full stretch (factory, machine) fonctionner à plein régime ou à plein rendement; (person) se donner à fond, faire son maximum;∎ we were working at full stretch nous travaillions d'arrache-pied;∎ even at full stretch, we can't meet the delivery date même en tournant à plein régime, nous ne pouvons pas respecter les délais de livraison►► stretch class cours m de stretching;stretch fabric Stretch ® m;stretch limo limousine f à la carrosserie allongée(a) (pull tight) tendre;∎ the sheets had been stretched out on the line to dry on avait étendu les draps sur le fil à linge pour qu'ils sèchent;∎ the plastic sheet was stretched out on the lawn la bâche en plastique était étalée sur la pelouse∎ she stretched out her hand towards him/for the cup elle tendit la main vers lui/pour prendre la tasse;∎ she lay stretched out in front of the television elle était allongée par terre devant la télévision∎ she has to stretch her thesis out a bit for publication il faut qu'elle étoffe un peu sa thèse pour la publier(d) (make last → supplies, income) faire durer(a) (person, animal) s'étendre, s'allonger;∎ they stretched out on the lawn in the sun ils se sont allongés au soleil sur la pelouse∎ a nice long holiday stretched out before them ils avaient de longues vacances devant eux
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