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One thing at a time

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1 one thing at a time

כל דבר בעתו, אין מערבים שמחה בשמחה

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◙ החמשב החמש םיברעמ ןיא,ותעב רבד לכ◄

English-Hebrew dictionary > one thing at a time
2 one thing at a time

niet alles tegelijk,alles op zijn tijd

English-Dutch dictionary > one thing at a time
3 one thing at a time

en sak i taget

English-Swedish dictionary > one thing at a time
4 one thing at a time

по-одному

Новый англо-русский словарь > one thing at a time
5 do one thing at a time

Макаров: делать по очереди, не браться за все сразу

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > do one thing at a time
6 what with one thing and another

пo тoй или инoй пpичинe, вcлeдcтвиe paзныx пpичин, учитывaя вcё

We may not be seeing so much of each other for a time now, what with one thing and another (A Myrer). What happened there, what with one thing and another, was no fun for me, let me tell you (J. B. Priestley)

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > what with one thing and another
7 one

one [wʌn]

un/une ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e)-(h) seul ⇒ 1 (c) même ⇒ 1 (d) on ⇒ 2B

1 adjective

(a) (in expressions of age, date, measurement etc) un (une);

∎ one dollar un dollar;

∎ one pound une livre;

∎ one and a half kilos un kilo et demi;

∎ twenty-one apples vingt et une pommes;

∎ one million un million;

∎ one thousand mille;

∎ at one o'clock à une heure;

∎ he'll be one (year old) in June il aura un an en juin;

∎ on page one (of book) (à la) page un; (of newspaper) à la une;

∎ one fifty (a hundred and fifty) cent cinquante; (one pound and fifty pence) une livre cinquante (pence); (one dollar fifty cents) un dollar cinquante (cents); (time) deux heures moins dix, une heure cinquante;

∎ one or two (a few) un/une ou deux;

∎ a million or a thousand and one (a lot) un millier de;

∎ the odds are (at) ten to one la cote est à dix contre un;

∎ it's ten to one that or American one will get you ten that he's at the office je parie (à) dix contre un qu'il est au bureau

(b) (referring to a single object or person) un (une);

∎ one American in two un Américain sur deux;

∎ only one answer is correct il n'y a qu'une seule bonne réponse;

∎ at any one time au même moment;

∎ one car looks much like another to me pour moi, toutes les voitures se ressemblent;

∎ take one half and give him the other prends-en une moitié et donne-lui l'autre;

∎ one member one vote = système de scrutin "un homme, une voix"

(c) (only, single) seul, unique;

∎ my one mistake ma seule erreur;

∎ the one woman who knows la seule femme qui soit au courant;

∎ no one man should have that responsibility c'est trop de responsabilité pour un seul homme;

∎ not one family was spared pas une (seule) famille ne fut épargnée

(d) (same) même;

∎ they all arrived on the one day ils sont tous arrivés le même jour;

∎ the two wanted men are in fact one and the same person les deux hommes recherchés sont en fait une seule et même personne;

∎ to be of one mind (with sb on sth) être du même avis (que qn sur qch);

∎ it's all one to me ça m'est égal

(e) (instead of "a")

∎ if there's one thing I hate it's rudeness s'il y a une chose que je n'aime pas, c'est bien la grossièreté;

∎ for one thing it's too late d'abord, c'est trop tard;

∎ one thing at a time chaque chose en son temps;

∎ one thing you'll need to know is… il y a quelque chose qu'il vous faudra savoir…;

∎ we had one customer once who wouldn't leave une fois on a eu un client qui ne voulait pas partir

(f) (a certain)

∎ I was introduced to one Ian Bell on m'a présenté un certain Ian Bell

(g) (indicating indefinite time)

∎ one day you'll understand un jour, tu comprendras;

∎ one evening in July un soir de juillet;

∎ early one morning un matin de bonne heure

(h) familiar (as intensifier)

∎ that's one fine car! c'est une sacrée bagnole!;

∎ the room was one big mess! il y avait une de ces pagailles dans la pièce!;

∎ it's been one hell of a day! quelle journée!^□

2 pronoun

A.

(a) (person, thing)

∎ which one lequel (laquelle) m,f;

∎ this one celui-ci (celle-ci) m,f;

∎ that one celui-là (celle-là) m,f;

∎ the other one l'autre mf;

∎ the right one le (la) bon (bonne);

∎ the wrong one le (la) mauvais(e);

∎ which one do you prefer? lequel (laquelle) préférez-vous?;

∎ which ones? lesquels?;

∎ these ones ceux-ci (celles-ci) mpl, fpl;

∎ those ones ceux-là (celles-là) mpl, fpl;

∎ which dog? - the one that's barking quel chien? - celui qui aboie;

∎ which cars? - the ones you like quelles voitures? - celles que tu aimes;

∎ the one I spoke of celui dont j'ai parlé;

∎ he's the one who did it c'est lui qui l'a fait;

∎ one of my colleagues is sick (l')un de mes collègues est malade;

∎ one of the bulbs has fused (l')une des ampoules a grillé;

∎ one of them l'un d'entre eux, l'un d'eux;

∎ give me one of them donnez-m'en un;

∎ she's one of us elle est des nôtres;

∎ any one of us n'importe lequel d'entre nous;

∎ that's one of my favourite restaurants c'est (l')un de mes restaurants préférés;

∎ he's one of my many admirers c'est un de mes nombreux admirateurs;

∎ I've only got one je n'en ai qu'un;

∎ there's only one left il n'en reste qu'un;

∎ I was the only one there j'étais le seul à me trouver là;

∎ have you seen one? en avez-vous vu un?;

∎ two for the price of one deux pour le prix d'un;

∎ one or other l'un d'eux;

∎ one after the other l'un après l'autre;

∎ you can't have one without the other l'un ne va pas sans l'autre;

∎ take the new one prends le nouveau;

∎ the scheme was a good one on paper le plan était excellent en théorie;

∎ she's eaten all the ripe ones elle a mangé tous ceux qui étaient mûrs/toutes celles qui étaient mûres;

∎ our loved or dear ones ceux qui nous sont chers;

∎ the mother and her little ones la mère et ses petits;

∎ she's my littlest one c'est ma plus jeune ou ma petite dernière;

∎ he's a strange one, that boy il est bizarre, ce garçon;

∎ British familiar ooh, you are a one! toi, alors!;

∎ British familiar he's a right one he is! lui alors!;

∎ familiar I'm not much of a one or I'm not a great one for cheese je ne raffole pas du fromage;

∎ she's a great one for computers c'est une mordue d'informatique;

∎ she's one in a million or thousand c'est une perle rare;

∎ I'm not one to gossip but… je ne suis pas du genre commère mais…;

∎ I want the opinion of one better able to judge je voudrais avoir l'opinion de quelqu'un qui soit plus capable de juger;

∎ familiar there's one born every minute! comment peut-on être aussi stupide!^□ ;

∎ one and all tous (sans exception);

∎ one at a time un à la fois;

∎ proverb one for all and all for one un pour tous et tous pour un;

∎ familiar to get one over on sb avoir l'avantage sur qn^□

(b) (joke, story, question etc)

∎ have you heard the one about the two postmen? tu connais celle des deux facteurs?;

∎ that's a good one! elle est bien bonne celle-là!;

∎ that's a hard one (a difficult question) vous me posez une colle;

∎ that's an easy one c'est facile;

∎ the question is one of great importance cette question est d'une grande importance;

∎ you'll have to solve this one yourself il faudra que tu règles ça tout seul

(c) familiar (drink)

∎ do you fancy a quick one? on prend un verre en vitesse?^□ ;

∎ to have had one too many avoir bu un coup de trop

(d) familiar (blow)

∎ to hit or thump or belt sb one en coller une à qn

(e) British familiar

∎ to go into one (lose one's temper) péter les plombs, péter une durite

(f) very familiar

∎ to give sb one (have sex with) en glisser une paire à qn

(g) Knitting

∎ to make one faire une augmentation, augmenter d'une maille

(h) Stock Exchange unité f;

∎ to issue shares in ones émettre des actions en unités

B.

(a) formal (as subject) on; (as object or after preposition) vous;

∎ if one loses one's or American his temper si on se met en colère;

∎ one can only do one's or American his best on fait ce qu'on peut;

∎ it is enough to make one weep il y a de quoi vous faire pleurer;

∎ it certainly makes one think ça fait réfléchir, c'est sûr

(b) (with infinitive forms)

∎ to wash one's hands se laver les mains;

∎ to put one's hands in one's pockets mettre ses ou les mains dans les poches

3 at one adverb

∎ formal to be at one with sb/sth être en harmonie avec qn/qch;

∎ she felt at one with the world elle se sentait en harmonie avec le monde

4 for one adverb

∎ I for one am disappointed pour ma part, je suis déçu;

∎ I know that Gillian for one is against it je sais que Gillian est contre en tout cas

5 in one adverb

(a) (combined)

∎ all in one à la fois;

∎ she's a writer, actress and director (all) in one elle est à la fois scénariste, actrice et metteur en scène;

∎ two volumes in one deux volumes en un;

∎ a useful three-in-one kitchen knife un couteau de cuisine très utile avec ses trois fonctions

(b) (at one attempt) du premier coup;

∎ he did it in one il l'a fait en un seul coup;

∎ familiar got it in one! du premier coup!^□

6 in ones and twos adverb

∎ they arrived in ones and twos ils arrivèrent les uns après les autres;

∎ people stood around in ones and twos les gens se tenaient là par petits groupes

7 one another pronoun

(two people) l'un l'autre (l'une l'autre) m,f; (more than two people) les uns les autres (les unes les autres) mpl, fpl;

∎ they didn't dare talk to one another ils n'ont pas osé se parler;

∎ we love one another nous nous aimons;

∎ the group meet in one another's homes le groupe se réunit chez l'un ou chez l'autre;

∎ they respect one another (two people) ils ont du respect l'un pour l'autre; (more than two people) ils se respectent les uns les autres;

∎ you can copy one another's notes (two people) vous pouvez copier vos notes l'un sur l'autre; (more than two people) vous pouvez copier vos notes les uns sur les autres

8 one by one adverb

un par un (une par une)

►► the One Thousand Guineas = course de chevaux qui se déroule à Newmarket en Angleterre

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > one
8 ♦ time

♦ time /taɪm/
A n. [uc]

1 tempo; epoca; periodo; durata; (mus.) tempo, misura; circostanza: I've just time to give her a ring, ho appena il tempo di darle un colpo di telefono; It took me a long time to go there on foot, mi ci volle molto tempo per andarci a piedi; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 4- They're taking a long time to bring us our food, stanno impiegando molto tempo per portarci da mangiare; in Cromwell's time, al tempo di Cromwell; in the time of Elizabeth I, all'epoca di Elisabetta I; waltz time, tempo di valzer; We must move with the times, dobbiamo essere sempre al passo con i tempi; modern times, tempi moderni; troubled (o hard) times, tempi difficili; (mus.) to beat time, battere il tempo; a time of sorrow, una circostanza dolorosa; free time, tempo libero; a rough time, un periodo duro; to occupy one's time, impiegare il proprio tempo; to spend one's time doing st., spendere il proprio tempo facendo qc.; to waste one's time, sciupare il tempo; perdere tempo NOTA D'USO: - a lot of years o a long time?-

2 ora; momento: DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- What time is it now? (o What's the time?), che ore sono (adesso)?; che ora è?; Do you have the time?, (Lei) ha l'ora?; che ore sono?; It's dinner time, è l'ora di cena; At what time?, a che ora?; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- What time's the last train to Upminster?, a che ora è l'ultimo treno per Upminster?; DIALOGO → - Television- What time does it start?, a che ora comincia?; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- What time do you start work?, a che ora cominci a lavorare?; Time is up!, è ora! (di consegnare il compito, ecc.); tempo scaduto!; It's time to go, è ora d'andare; The time had come to set out, era giunta l'ora della partenza; Now is the time to act, questo è il momento di agire; There's no time like the present, questo è il momento giusto; local time, ora locale; peak time, orario di maggiore ascolto; prima serata; to tell the time, dire l'ora ( guardando l'orologio), leggere le ore; an inconvenient time, un'ora scomoda

3 volta: this time, questa volta; next time, la prossima volta; every time, ogni volta; tutte le volte; another time, un'altra volta; the time before last, la penultima volta; three [four] times, tre [quattro] volte; many times, molte volte; spesso; umpteen times, un sacco di volte; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 2- There are times when I don't read a book for months, ci sono volte in cui non leggo un libro per mesi

4 (trasp.) orario: the times of the trains to Oxford, gli orari dei treni per Oxford; on time, puntualmente; puntuale; in orario

5 (econ.) paga; retribuzione: half time, mezza paga; double time, paga doppia

6 (telef.) numero delle unità ( di conversazione)

7 (comput.) tempo: real time, tempo reale; (avv.) immediatamente; real time processing, elaborazione in tempo reale

8 ( sport) tempo: in record time, a tempo di record

9 ( calcio, ecc.) tempo di gioco; tempo che resta da giocare; ( anche) lo scadere del tempo: The third goal was scored (at) five minutes from time, il terzo gol è stato segnato cinque minuti prima dello scadere del tempo; stoppage time, recupero; minuti di recupero

10 ( calcio, ecc.) sospensione del gioco; ► timeout, def. 1: ( dell'arbitro) to call time, comandare la sospensione (o la fine) del gioco

11 ( basket, football americano) tempo cronometrato ( in una data fase del gioco)

12 (pl.) (mat.) per: Three times four gives (o makes, equals) twelve, tre per quattro fa dodici

B a. attr.

1 tempestivo; (fatto) in tempo: ( scherma) time thrust, uscita in tempo

2 di tempo: time allowance, abbuono di tempo

● ( banca, USA) time account, conto di deposito □ time after time, più volte; tante volte; ripetutamente □ time and again, spessissimo; assai di frequente □ time and a half, paga per lavoro straordinario □ (cronot.) time and motion study, studio dei tempi e dei movimenti □ (leg.) time bar, termine di decadenza (o di prescrizione) □ (fin., Borsa) time bargain, operazione a termine □ (leg.) time-barred, prescritto per decadenza dei termini □ (fin.) time bill, cambiale a tempo; ( USA) orario ( ferroviario, ecc.) □ time bomb, bomba a tempo (o a orologeria); (fig.) situazione esplosiva □ ( ciclismo, equit.) time bonus, abbuono di tempo □ time book, registro delle presenze (o delle ore di lavoro) □ (pubbl.) time buying, acquisto di tempo ( alla radio o alla TV) □ time capsule, contenitore ( pieno di oggetti, ecc. attuali) per le generazioni future ( viene sepolto in terra) □ time card, scheda di presenza □ (naut.) time charter ( party), (contratto di) noleggio a tempo □ (gramm.) time clause, proposizione temporale □ time clerk, controllore delle ore di lavoro □ time clock, orologio marcatempo; ( anche) timer □ time-consuming, che richiede molto tempo □ (tecn.) time control, comando a tempo □ ( banca) time deposit, deposito a termine (o vincolato): time-deposit book, libretto vincolato □ time draft, tratta a tempo □ (fotogr.) time exposure, posa, tempo di posa □ (form.) time frame, arco di tempo; tempi di attuazione □ (naut.) time freight, nolo a tempo □ (mil.) time-fuse, spoletta a tempo □ ( sport) time gap, distacco, ritardo ( nelle corse) □ time-honoured, venerato per la sua antichità; venerando □ ( basket) time-in, inizio (o ripresa) del tempo di gioco □ time lag, intervallo di tempo; (fis.) ritardo; (econ.) scarto (o sfasamento) temporale □ (cinem., fotogr.) time lapse, time lapse (tecnica di montaggio in un filmato di fotogrammi scattati a intervalli di tempo lunghi) □ (cinem., fotogr.) time-lapse (attr.), in time lapse; time lapse □ time limit, (leg.) termine ultimo; ( sport: nelle corse) tempo massimo □ (fin.) time loan, prestito a tempo □ ( fantascienza) time machine, macchina del tempo □ the time of day, l'ora ( segnata dall'orologio); l'ora del giorno □ (fam.) the time of one's life, un periodo molto bello □ time of payment, termine di pagamento; scadenza ( di una cambiale, ecc.) □ ( sport) time of play, tempo di gioco; durata di una partita □ time off, tempo libero (o di vacanza); (giorni, ecc. di) congedo, permesso: I'll take some time off, mi prenderò un po' di congedo □ ( di lavoratore) time off in lieu, riposo compensativo □ time out, tempo libero; pausa; riposo; periodo di vacanza: to take time out, prendersi un po' di vacanza; fare una pausa ( nel lavoro, nello studio, ecc.) □ (fam. USA) Time out!, aspetta, aspettate!; un momento!; un attimo! □ time payment, (econ.) retribuzione a tempo; (market.) pagamento dilazionato (o rateale) □ (ass., naut.) time policy, polizza a tempo □ (cronot.) time recorder, tempista; ( anche) orologio marcatempo □ (farm.) time-release drug (o capsule), medicina (o capsula) a lento rilascio; farmaco (o capsula) retard □ (geol.) time scale, cronologia □ (demogr., stat.) time series, serie temporale (o storica) □ (stat.) time-series chart, istogramma; diagramma a colonne □ time-server, opportunista; conformista □ time-serving, (agg.) opportunistico, conformistico; (sost.) opportunismo, conformismo □ (org. az.) time sheet, foglio di presenza □ (mat.) times sign, segno di moltiplicazione □ ( radio, TV) time signal, segnale orario □ (comput.) time stamp, indicatore data e ora □ time study, cronotecnica □ time-study engineer, cronotecnico □ (tecn.) time switch, interruttore a tempo □ time taker = time recorder ► sopra □ time taking, rilevazione dei tempi □ time-tested, sperimentato; che il tempo ha dimostrato valido □ time ticket, cartellino di presenza □ ( sport: nelle corse) the time to beat, il tempo da battere (o da migliorare) □ (autom., ciclismo) time trial, corsa a cronometro; corsa contro il tempo; cronometro (sost. f.) □ time-trial specialist, cronoman □ time warp, ( fantascienza) curvatura (o distorsione) del tempo; (fig.) confusione tra passato e presente, o tra presente e futuro: to be caught (o stuck) in a time warp, essere rimasto fermo nel tempo □ time waster, q. o qc. che fa perdere tempo; perditempo; perdita di tempo □ time-wasting, che fa perdere tempo □ (econ.) time wages, salario a tempo □ times without number, innumerevoli volte; spessissimo □ (econ.) time-work, lavoro retribuito a ore; lavoro in economia □ (econ.) time-worker, operaio retribuito a ore □ (geogr.) time zone, fuso orario □ time and time again, più e più volte; non so più quante volte □ ahead of time, anzitempo; prima del tempo; di buonora □ to be ahead of (o to be born before) one's time, essere in anticipo sui tempi; essere un precursore □ all the time, per tutto il tempo, sempre, di continuo: I've known it all the time, l'ho sempre saputo □ as times go, dati i tempi; considerando come va il mondo □ at a time, alla volta: One thing at a time, una cosa alla volta □ ( sport) at full time, a tempo scaduto □ at times, a volte; talvolta; talora □ at all times, sempre; immancabilmente □ at the time, quando: At the time they arrived, I was away, quando sono arrivati, io non c'ero □ at my time of life, alla mia età □ at no time, in nessun tempo; in nessuna circostanza; giammai □ at one time, una volta; un tempo: At one time I used to swim a lot, una volta facevo molto nuoto □ at the present time, al presente; ora; adesso □ at the same time, nello stesso tempo; contemporaneamente, insieme; a un tempo, nondimeno, tuttavia: She was smiling and sobbing at the same time, sorrideva e singhiozzava nello stesso tempo □ (fig.) at this time of day, a questo punto ( delle trattative, ecc.); in questo momento ( della storia); troppo tardi □ behind the times, antiquato; vecchio □ behind time, tardi; in ritardo: We are behind time with our deliveries, siamo in ritardo con le consegne □ to die before one's time, morire anzitempo; fare una morte prematura □ (fam.) to do time, scontare una pena detentiva; essere in galera □ ( sport: calcio, ecc.) extra time, tempo supplementare □ for the time being, per il momento □ (lett.) from time immemorial ( from time out of mind), dal tempo dei tempi; da moltissimo tempo; da secoli □ from time to time, di quando in quando; ogni tanto □ from that time on, da allora in poi □ to gain time, guadagnar tempo; ( dell'orologio) andare avanti □ to give sb. a pretty hard time, far passare un brutto quarto d'ora a q. □ to grow old before one's time, invecchiare anzitempo (o troppo presto) □ ( sport) half time, metà tempo ( della partita): at half time, a metà tempo; nell'intervallo □ to have a bad time, passarsela male □ (fam.) to have an easy time, passarsela bene; star bene economicamente □ to have a good time (o the time of one's life), divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela □ to have no time for, non aver tempo per (qc.); non aver tempo da perdere con (q.) □ in time, in tempo, in tempo utile; col tempo, con l'andar del tempo, a poco a poco; DIALOGO → - Discussing football- I didn't get home in time and only caught the second half on TV, non sono tornato a casa in tempo e ho beccato solo il secondo tempo alla TV □ (mus.) to be in time, andare a tempo □ in time to come, per l'avvenire; in futuro □ in the course of time, col tempo; con l'andar del tempo; con il passare degli anni □ in double-quick time, in un baleno; in un batter d'occhio □ in due time, a tempo debito □ in good time, al momento opportuno; in tempo ( per un appuntamento, uno spettacolo e sim.) □ in one's own time, a tempo perso □ (fam.) in one's own good time, con comodo; prendendosela comoda □ in its proper time and place, a tempo e luogo □ in a month's time, fra un mese □ in no time ( at all), in un attimo; in un baleno; in un batter d'occhio □ in one's spare time, nelle ore libere; nei ritagli di tempo □ (mus.) to keep time, andare a tempo; tenere il tempo □ ( d'un orologio) to keep good [bad] time, segnare l'ora esatta [non andare bene] □ to kill time, ammazzare il tempo □ to be a long time, essere molto tempo; ( anche) metterci molto tempo (a fare qc.) □ to lose time, perdere tempo; ( dell'orologio) restare indietro NOTA D'USO: - to lose time o to waste time?- □ to lose ( all) count of time, perdere la nozione del tempo □ to make time, recuperare il tempo; ( di treno) recuperare □ to make good time, tenere una buona andatura; andare di buon passo □ (mil.) to march in time, marciare a tempo □ to march with the times, tenersi al passo con i tempi □ ( di donna) to be near one's time, essere prossima al parto □ once upon a time, una volta; al tempo dei tempi: Once upon a time there was a king, c'era una volta un re □ (mus.) to be out of time, non andare a tempo; essere fuori tempo □ to pass the time of day with sb., scambiare qualche parola di saluto con q.; intrattenersi (a conversare) con q. □ to play for time, cercare di guadagnare tempo; ( sport) fare melina □ ( radio, TV, ecc.) to be running out of time, essere in ritardo sul programma stabilito □ to serve one's time, ( di condannato) scontare la pena; ( di apprendista) prestare servizio □ to be some time, essere un po' di tempo; ( anche) metterci del tempo (a fare qc.) □ to take one's time, prendersela comoda: DIALOGO → - Asking about a journey- You took your time!, te la sei presa comoda! □ to take time off for no reason, fare delle assenze ingiustificate ( dal lavoro, ecc.) □ to tell the time, ( dell'orologio) segnare il tempo; ( di una persona) dire l'ora, leggere l'orologio □ this time last year, l'anno scorso a questa epoca □ this time next week, oggi a otto □ till the end of time, sino alla fine dei tempi; in eterno □ up to the present time, finora □ to work against time, lavorare coi minuti contati, con l'acqua alla gola; combattere contro il tempo □ (fam.) It will take me ( you, etc.) all my ( your, etc.) time to do that, c'è da lavorare ventiquattro ore su ventiquattro per farlo □ It's ( about) time I was going, sarebbe ora che me ne andassi □ My time is drawing near (o I am near my time; my time is almost over), ormai non mi resta molto da vivere □ (prov.) There's a time for everything, ogni cosa a suo tempo □ (prov.) Time is money, il tempo è denaro.
NOTA D'USO: - time e tempo- (to) time /taɪm/
v. t. e i.

1 fare (qc. ) al momento buono (o a proposito); scegliere (o cogliere) il momento opportuno per (qc.); calcolare, disporre, progettare ( con riguardo al tempo): We timed our trip to arrive before noon, abbiamo predisposto (abbiamo organizzato) il nostro viaggio in modo d'arrivare prima di mezzogiorno

2 fissare l'orario di: The arrival of the President was timed for 10 o'clock, l'arrivo del Presidente era fissato per le dieci

3 regolare il ritmo (o la velocità) di; ritmare; rimettere ( un orologio); sincronizzare: The girl timed her steps to the music, la ragazza regolava il ritmo del passo sulla musica; He timed the speed of the two toy trains, ha sincronizzato la velocità dei due trenini; Time your watch with mine, regola (rimetti) il tuo orologio col mio!

4 calcolare, misurare il tempo di; cronometrare: The winner was timed at 4′ 6′′, il primo arrivato è stato cronometrato a quattro minuti e sei secondi

5 (ind.) determinare i tempi ( di lavorazione); tempificare

6 (mecc.) mettere in fase, mettere a punto ( un motore, l'accensione)

7 ( calcio, ecc.) fare ( un'azione, una mossa, ecc.) al momento giusto (o opportuno); calcolare bene il tempo di ( un intervento)

● (fotogr.) to time the exposure, regolare l'esposizione □ to time one's remarks, intercalare le proprie osservazioni al momento giusto □ The bus is timed to arrive at 4 o'clock, d'orario, l'autobus arriva alle quattro.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ time
9 time

1. noun
1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hora

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tiempo

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) momento; hora

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tiempo

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) momento

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) vez

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) época, período; momentos

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo

2. verb
1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) cronometrar

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) escoger el momento de/para

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- timeless
- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again

time¹ n

1. tiempo

what do you do in your free time? ¿qué haces en tu tiempo libre?

I haven't got time no tengo tiempo

2. vez

how many times have you been to Italy? ¿cuántas veces has estado en Italia?

take the tablets three times a day toma las pastillas tres veces al día

3. hora

what time is it? ¿qué hora es?

all the time todo el tiempo / constantemente

at times a veces

for the time being por el momento / de momento

from time to time de vez en cuando

it's time... es hora de que...

it's time you went to bed es hora de que te vayas a la cama

just in time justo a tiempo

on time a la hora

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to take your time tomarte el tiempo necesario

to tell the time decir la hora

time² vb calcular el tiempo / cronometrar

we timed the journey calculamos cuánto tiempo duró el viaje

El gerundio de time se escribe timing

time

tr[taɪm]

noun

1 (period) tiempo

■ I haven't got time to finish this no tengo tiempo para acabar esto

■ time flies when you're enjoying yourself el tiempo vuela cuando uno se lo pasa bien

■ what a waste of time qué pérdida de tiempo

■ in an hour's time dentro de una hora

2 (short period) rato

■ we spoke for a time hablamos durante un rato

■ you've been a long time has tardado mucho

3 (of day) hora

■ it's time to go es (la) hora de marchar

■ what time is it? qué hora es?

■ this time next week, we'll be on the beach la semana que viene a esta hora, estaremos en la playa

■ by the time he gets here, it'll be time to go home cuando llegue él, será la hora de volver a casa

4 (age, period, season) época

■ it's warm for the time of year hace bastante calor para la época del año

■ in Victorian times en la época victoriana

■ these are hard times son tiempos difíciles

5 (occasion) vez nombre femenino

■ how many times have you been to London? ¿cuántas veces has estado en Londres?

■ the last time I saw her,... la última vez que la vi,...

■ we left at the same time salimos a la vez

6 (suitable moment) momento

■ this is not really the time to talk about that no es el momento de hablar de eso

7 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL compás nombre masculino

■ you're out of time has perdido el compás

8 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL la hora de cerrar

■ time now please! ¡hora de cerrar!

9 familiar (imprisonment) condena

■ he did time for robbery when he was young cumplió una condena por robo cuando era joven

transitive verb

1 (measure time) medir la duración de, calcular; (races, etc) cronometrar

■ he timed his journey to work calculó cuánto tarda en llegar al trabajo

2 (schedule) estar previsto,-a

■ the plane is timed to arrive at 12 o'clock el avión tiene su llegada prevista para las doce horas

■ the bomb was timed to explode during the parade la bomba estaba preparada para explotar durante el desfile

■ you timed that well - I've just made some tea has llegado en el momento justo - acabo de hacer té

plural noun times

1 veces nombre femenino plural

■ 4 times 5 is 20 4 por 5 son 20, 4 veces 5 son 20

■ it's three times more expensive than last year es tres veces más caro que el año pasado

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

(and) about time ya era hora

all the time todo el rato, todo el tiempo

at all times siempre

at any time en cualquier momento

at no time nunca

at one time en un tiempo

at the same time al mismo tiempo

at the time / at that time entonces

at times a veces

behind the times anticuado,-a

behind time tarde

for the time being de momento

from time to time de vez en cuando

in no time (at all) en seguida

in time (in the long run) con el tiempo 2 (not late) a tiempo

in time to the music al compás de la música

many a time a menudo

not to give somebody the time of day no darle a alguien ni la hora

on time puntual

one/two/three at a time de uno en uno/de dos en dos/de tres en tres

time after time una y otra vez

time's up se acabó el tiempo, ya es la hora

to beat time marcar el compás

to be ahead of one's time adelantarse a su época

to be badly/well timed (remark) ser inoportuno,-a/oportuno,-a

to give somebody a hard time ponérselo difícil a alguien, hacérselo pasar mal a alguien

to have a bad time pasarlas negras

to have a good time pasarlo bien

to have a lot of time for somebody caerle bien alguien a uno

to have no time for somebody/something no soportar a alguien/algo, no tener tiempo para alguien/algo

to keep time (to music) seguir el compás 2 (watch) ir bien, funcionar bien

to keep up with the times estar al día

to move with the times estar al día

to take one's time (not hurry) hacer algo con calma 2 (be slow) tardar mucho

time and motion study estudio de productividad

time bomb bomba de relojería

time limit límite nombre masculino de tiempo, plazo límite

time off tiempo libre

time out descanso

time warp salto en el tiempo

time zone huso horario

time ['taɪm] vt, timed ; timing

1) schedule: fijar la hora de, calcular el momento oportuno para

2) clock: cronometrar, medir el tiempo de (una competencia, etc.)

time n

1) : tiempo m

the passing of time: el paso del tiempo

she doesn't have time: no tiene tiempo

2) moment: tiempo m, momento m

this is not the time to bring it up: no es el momento de sacar el tema

3) : vez f

she called you three times: te llamó tres veces

three times greater: tres veces mayor

4) age: tiempo m, era f

in your grandparents' time: en el tiempo de tus abuelos

5) tempo: tiempo m, ritmo m (en música)

6) : hora f

what time is it?: ¿qué hora es?

at the usual time: a la hora acostumbrada

to keep time: ir a la hora

to lose time: atrasar

7) experience: rato m, experiencia f

we had a nice time together: pasamos juntos un rato agradable

to have a rough time: pasarlo mal

have a good time!: ¡que se diviertan!

8)

at times sometimes: a veces

9)

for the time being : por el momento, de momento

10)

from time to time occasionally: de vez en cuando

11)

in time punctually: a tiempo

12)

in time eventually: con el tiempo

13)

time after time : una y otra vez

time

adj.

• a plazos adj.

• de tiempo adj.

• del tiempo adj.

• horario, -a adj.

n.

• duración s.f.

• edad s.f.

• espera s.f.

• hora s.f.

• plazo s.m.

• tempo s.m.

• tiempo s.m.

• vez s.f.

• época s.f.

v.

• cronometrar v.

• regular v.

• tomar los tiempos (Deporte) v.

I taɪm
1) noun

Sense I

2) u (past, present, future) tiempo m

time and space — el tiempo y el espacio

as time goes by o passes — a medida que pasa el tiempo, con el paso or el correr del tiempo

at this point o moment in time — en este momento, en el momento presente

(only) time will tell — el tiempo (lo) dirá

how time flies! — qué rápido pasa el tiempo!

(from) time out of mind — desde tiempos inmemoriales

time and tide wait for no man — el tiempo pasa inexorablemente; (before n) < travel> en el tiempo

time machine — máquina f del tiempo

3) u (time available, necessary for something) tiempo m

we have all the time in the world — tenemos tiempo de sobra

could I have five minutes of your time? — ¿podría concederme cinco minutos?

there's no time to lose — no hay tiempo que perder

to make time for something — hacer(se)* or encontrar* tiempo para algo

to make time — ( hurry) (AmE colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

he does it to pass the time — lo hace para pasar el tiempo

I spend all my time reading/thinking — me paso todo el tiempo leyendo/pensando

it takes time to get used to the climate — lleva or toma tiempo acostumbrarse al clima

it's worth taking a little extra time over the job — vale la pena dedicarle un poco más de tiempo al trabajo

to take one's time: just take your time tómate todo el tiempo que necesites or quieras; you took your time! cómo has tardado!; to buy time ganar tiempo; to have a lot of/no time for somebody/something: I have no time for people like her no soporto a la gente como ella; I've got a lot of time for him me cae muy bien; to have time on one's hands: I had time on my hands me sobraba el tiempo; to play for time — tratar de ganar tiempo

4) (no pl) (period - of days, months, years) tiempo m; (- of hours) rato m

that was a long time ago — eso fue hace mucho (tiempo)

they lived in Paris for a time/for a long time — vivieron un tiempo/mucho tiempo or muchos años en París

long time no see! — (colloq) tanto tiempo (sin verte)!

some time later I saw them leave — al rato los vi salir

some time later they moved to Brussels — (un) tiempo después se mudaron a Bruselas, tras cierto tiempo se mudaron a Bruselas

for some considerable time o for quite some time now there have been rumors that... — hace ya bastante tiempo que se rumorea que...

in an hour's/three months'/ten years' time — dentro de una horaes meses/diez años

cooking time — tiempo m de cocción

your time's up — se te (or les etc) ha acabado el tiempo

for the time being — por el momento, de momento

to serve o (colloq) do time — cumplir una condena, estar* a la sombra (fam)

5) (in phrases)

against time — contra reloj

all the time — ( constantly) constantemente; ( the whole period) todo el tiempo

I knew it all the time — lo supe desde el principio

in time — ( early enough) a tiempo; ( eventually) con el tiempo

you arrived just in time — llegaste justo a tiempo

we got back in time to watch the film — volvimos a tiempo para ver la película

you'll get used to it in time — con el tiempo te acostumbrarás

in good time — con tiempo

all in good time — cada cosa a su tiempo, todo a su debido tiempo

in no time (at all) — rapidísimo, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un santiamén

6) u ( airtime) (Rad, TV) espacio m

7) u c (for journey, race, task) tiempo m

what's your fastest time over 400m? — ¿cuál es tu mejor tiempo or marca en los 400 metros?

8) u ( with respect to work)

to take o (BrE also) have time off — tomarse tiempo libre

we get time and a half — nos pagan hora y media de sueldo por cada hora trabajada

9)

a) c (epoch, age) (often pl) época f, tiempo m

at one time — en una época or un tiempo, en otros tiempos

in times of crisis — en épocas or tiempos de crisis

in former times — antiguamente

in Tudor times — en la época de los Tudor, en tiempos de los Tudor

there was a time when o time was when... — hubo un tiempo cuando...

it's a sign of the times — es un indicio de los tiempos en que vivimos

in times to come — en el futuro, en tiempos venideros

to be ahead of one's time: he's ahead/he was ahead of his time se ha adelantado/se adelantó a su época; to be behind the times \<\<ideas\>\> ser* anticuado, estar* desfasado; \<\<person\>\> estar* atrasado de noticias (fam); to keep up with o abreast of the times — mantenerse* al día

b) u ( with respect to a person's life)

that was before your time — eso fue antes de que tú nacieras (or empezaras a trabajar aquí etc)

it won't happen in our time — no viviremos para verlo

I've seen some funny things in my time but... — he visto cosas raras en mi vida pero...

she was a great athlete in her time — fue una gran atleta en su época

Sense II

10)

a) u ( by clock) hora f

what's the time?, what time is it? — ¿qué hora es?

do you have the time? — ¿tienes hora?

the time is ten minutes to ten — son las diez menos diez minutos, son diez para las diez (AmL exc RPl)

to be able to tell the time o (AmE also) tell time — saber* (decir) la hora

British Summer Time — horario m de verano

Eastern Standard Time — ( in US) hora f de la costa atlántica

this clock keeps good time — este reloj está siempre en hora

not to give somebody the time of day — no darle* a algn ni la hora

to pass the time of day (with somebody): now she never even passes the time of day with me ahora ni siquiera me saluda; we passed the time of day charlamos un ratito; (before n) time switch temporizador m; time zone — huso m horario

b) c u ( of event) hora f

do you know the times of the trains? — ¿sabes el horario de los trenes?

time FOR something/to + INF: we have to arrange a time for the next meeting tenemos que fijar una fecha y hora para la próxima reunión; is it time to go yet? ¿ya es hora de irse?; it's time you left o you were leaving es hora de que te vayas; at breakfast time — a la hora del desayuno

11) c ( point in time)

at this time of (the) year — en esta época del año

at this time of night — a estas horas de la noche

at the present/this particular time — en este momento/este preciso momento

at no time was that my intention — en ningún momento fue ésa mi intención

it should be kept closed at all times — debe mantenerse siempre cerrado

at the best of times — en el mejor de los casos

this time next year — el año que viene para estas fechas

it'll be dark by the time we get there — (para) cuando lleguemos ya estará oscuro

by that o this time we were really worried — para entonces ya estábamos preocupadísimos

from that time on — a partir de entonces, desde entonces

it's high time somebody did something — ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien haga algo

she's resigned, and not before time — ha renunciado, y ya era hora

the time has come for us to make a decision — ha llegado el momento de que tomemos una decisión

there's a time and a place for everything — hay un momento y un lugar para todo

my/her time has come — me/le ha llegado el momento

to bide one's time — esperar el momento oportuno

to die before one's time — morir* tempranamente or prematuramente

12) c (instance, occasion) vez f

three times a day — tres veces por día

I've been there many a time o many times — he estado allí en numerosas ocasiones or muchas veces

nine times out of ten — en el noventa por ciento de los casos, la gran mayoría de las veces

third time lucky! — la tercera es la vencida!

let's leave it for another o some other time — dejémoslo para otro momento

you paid (the) last time — la última vez or la otra vez pagaste tú

for the last time: no! — por última vez no!

let's try one more time — probemos otra vez or una vez más

13) (in phrases)

about time: it's about time someone told him ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien se lo diga; I've finished - and about time too! he terminado - ya era hora!; ahead of time: the first stage was completed ahead of time la primera fase se terminó antes de tiempo; any time: come any time ven cuando quieras or en cualquier momento; call me any time between nine and eleven llámame a cualquier hora entre las nueve y las once; I'd rather work for Mary any time yo prefiero trabajar para Mary, toda la vida (y cien años más); they should be here any time (now) en cualquier momento llegan, deben de estar por llegar de un momento al otro; at a time: four at a time de cuatro en cuatro or (AmL tb) de a cuatro; one at a time! de a uno!, uno por uno! or uno por vez!; I can only do one thing at a time sólo puedo hacer una cosa a la or por vez; for months at a time durante meses enteros; at the same time ( simultaneously) al mismo tiempo; ( however) (as linker) al mismo tiempo, de todas formas; at times a veces; at this time (AmE) ahora, en este momento; every time: I make the same mistake every time! siempre cometo el mismo error!; gin or whisky? - give me whisky every time! ¿ginebra or whisky? - para mí whisky, toda la vida; every o each time (as conj) ( whenever) cada vez; from time to time de vez en cuando; on time ( on schedule): the buses hardly ever run on time los autobuses casi nunca pasan a su hora or puntualmente; she's never on time nunca llega temprano, siempre llega tarde; time after time o time and (time) again — una y otra vez

14) c ( experience)

to have a good/bad/hard time — pasarlo bien/mal/muy mal

have a good time! — que te diviertas (or que se diviertan etc)!, que lo pases (or pasen etc) bien!

don't give me a hard time — (esp AmE) no me mortifiques

thank you for a lovely time — gracias por todo, lo hemos pasado estupendamente

15) u ( Mus) compás m

in time to the music — al compás de la música

out of time — descompasado, fuera de compás

to beat/keep time — marcar*/seguir* el compás

to mark time — ( march on the spot) marcar* el paso; ( make no progress) hacer* tiempo; (before n)

time signature — llave f de tiempo

16) times pl ( Math)

it's four times bigger — es cuatro veces más grande; (before n)

times table — tabla f de multiplicar

II

transitive verb

a) ( Sport) cronometrar

I've timed how long it takes me — he calculado cuánto tiempo me lleva

b) ( choose time of)

the bomb was timed to go off at ten o'clock — la bomba estaba programada para explotar a las diez

the demonstration was timeed to coincide with his arrival — la hora de la manifestación estaba calculada para coincidir con su llegada

you timed your entrance perfectly — no podrías haber elegido un mejor momento para entrar

his comment was well timed — su comentario fue muy oportuno

his shot was badly timed — no calculó bien el momento en que debía chutar/disparar

[taɪm]
1. N

1) (gen) tiempo m

as time goes on or by — con el (paso del) tiempo, a medida que pasa/pasaba el tiempo

• race against time — carrera f contra (el) reloj

• for all time — para siempre

one of the best of all time — uno de los mejores de todos los tiempos

• Father Time — el Tiempo

• to find (the) time for sth — encontrar tiempo para algo

I can't find the time for reading — no encuentro tiempo para leer

• time flies — el tiempo vuela

how time flies! — ¡cómo pasa el tiempo!

• to gain time — ganar tiempo

• half the time he's drunk — la mayor parte del tiempo está borracho

• to have (the) time (to do sth) — tener tiempo (para hacer algo)

we have plenty of time — tenemos tiempo de sobra

• to make time — (US) * ganar tiempo, apresurarse

• to make up for lost time — recuperar el tiempo perdido

• it's only a matter or question of time before it falls — solo es cuestión de tiempo antes de que caiga

• I've no time for him — (too busy) no tengo tiempo para él; (contemptuous) no le aguanto

I've no time for sport — odio los deportes

there is no time to lose — no hay tiempo que perder

he lost no time in doing it — no tardó en hacerlo

• my time is my own — yo dispongo de mi tiempo

• time presses — el tiempo apremia

• time is on our side — el tiempo obra a nuestro favor

• time and space — el tiempo y el espacio

• to take time, it takes time — requiere tiempo, lleva su tiempo

it'll take time to get over the loss of her family — le llevará tiempo superar la pérdida de su familia

it took him all his time to find it — solo encontrarlo le ocupó bastante tiempo

to take one's time — hacer las cosas con calma

take your time! — tómate el tiempo que necesites, ¡no hay prisa!

you certainly took your time! — iro ¡no es precisamente que te mataras corriendo!

• (only) time will tell — el tiempo lo dirá

to have time on one's hands —

she has too much time on her hands — dispone de demasiado tiempo libre

once you retire you'll have time on your hands — cuando te hayas jubilado, tendrás todo el tiempo del mundo

- kill time

- pass the time of day with sb

- play for time

- be pressed for time

- time is money
spare, waste
2) (=period of time) tiempo m, período m; (relatively short) rato m

• have you been here all this time? — ¿has estado aquí todo este tiempo?

• for the time being — por ahora, de momento

• for a time — durante un rato; (longer) durante una temporada

• a long time — mucho tiempo

to take a long time to do sth — tardar mucho en hacer algo

a long time ago — hace mucho (tiempo), hace tiempo

he hasn't been seen for a long time — hace mucho tiempo que no se le ve

she'll be in a wheelchair for a long time to come — le queda mucho tiempo de estar en silla de ruedas por delante

• in no time at all — en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

• it will last our time — durará lo que nosotros

• a short time — poco tiempo, un rato

a short time ago — hace poco

a short time after — poco (tiempo) después, al poco tiempo

in a short time they were all gone — muy pronto habían desaparecido todos

• for some time past — de algún tiempo a esta parte

after some time she looked up at me/wrote to me — después de cierto tiempo levantó la vista hacia mí/me escribió, pasado algún tiempo levantó la vista hacia mí/me escribió

• in a week's time — dentro de una semana

in two weeks' time — en dos semanas, al cabo de dos semanas

- do time
serve
3) (at work)

• on Saturdays they pay time and a half — los sábados pagan lo normal más la mitad

• he did it in his own time — lo hizo en su tiempo libre or fuera de (las) horas de trabajo

• to be on short time, work short time — trabajar en jornadas reducidas
full-time, part-time, short-time
4) (=moment, point of time) momento m

I was watching TV at the time — en ese momento estaba viendo la televisión

from time to time — de vez en cuando

• about time too! — ¡ya era hora!

it's about time you had a haircut — ya es hora de que te cortes el pelo

• come (at) any time (you like) — ven cuando quieras

it might happen (at) any time — podría ocurrir de un momento a otro or en cualquier momento

any time now — de un momento a otro

• at times — a veces, a ratos

at all times — siempre, en todo momento

• to die before one's time — morir temprano

not before time! — ¡ya era hora!

• between times — en los intervalos

• by the time he arrived — para cuando él llegó

by the time we got there he'd left — cuando llegamos allí ya se había ido

by this time — ya, antes de esto

(by) this time next year — el año que viene por estas fechas

• to choose one's time carefully — elegir con cuidado el momento más propicio

• the time has come to leave — ha llegado el momento de irse

when the time comes — cuando llegue el momento

• at a convenient time — en un momento oportuno

• at any given time — en cualquier momento dado

• her time was drawing near — (to give birth) se acercaba el momento de dar a luz; (to die) estaba llegando al final de su vida

• it's high time you got a job — ya va siendo hora de que consigas un trabajo

• at my time of life — a mi edad, con los años que yo tengo

• at no time did I mention it — no lo mencioné en ningún momento

this is no time for jokes — este no es momento para bromas

• now is the time to go — ahora es el momento de irse

now is the time to plant roses — esta es la época para plantar las rosas

• at odd times — (=occasionally) de vez en cuando

he calls at some odd times — llama a las horas más intempestivas

• from that time on — a partir de entonces, desde entonces

• at one time — en cierto momento, en cierta época

• this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it — este no es ni el momento ni el lugar oportuno para hablar de eso

there's a time and a place for everything — todo tiene su momento y su lugar

• at the present time — actualmente, en la actualidad

• at the proper time — en el momento oportuno

• at the same time — (=simultaneously) al mismo tiempo, a la vez; (=even so) al mismo tiempo, por otro lado

• until such time as he agrees — hasta que consienta

• at that time — por entonces, en aquel entonces, en aquella época

• at this particular time — en este preciso momento

• at this time of the year — en esta época del año

it's a lovely time of year — es una estación encantadora
bide
5) (by clock) hora f

what's the time? — ¿qué hora es?

the time is 2.30 — son las dos y media

it's time to go — es hora de irse

"time gentlemen please!" — "¡se cierra!"

• to arrive ahead of time — llegar temprano

to be 30 minutes ahead of time — llevar 30 minutos de adelanto

• at any time of the day or night — en cualquier momento or a cualquier hora del día o de la noche

• to be 30 minutes behind time — llevar 30 minutos de retraso

• it's coffee time — es la hora del café

• at this time of day — a esta hora

• it's time for the news — es (la) hora de las noticias

it's time for lunch — es (la) hora de comer

• let me know in good time — avíseme con anticipación

make sure you get there in good time — asegúrate de que llegas allí con tiempo

he'll come in his own good time — vendrá cuando le parezca conveniente

all in good time — todo a su (debido) tiempo

to start in good time — partir a tiempo, partir pronto

• have you got the (right) time? — ¿tiene la hora (exacta)?

• Greenwich mean time — hora f de Greenwich

• we were just in time to see it — llegamos justo a tiempo para verlo

• a watch that keeps good time — un reloj muy exacto

• just look at the time! — ¡fíjate qué hora es ya!, ¡mira qué tarde es!

• what time do you make it?, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora es or tiene?

we made good time on the journey — el viaje ha sido rápido

• to be on time — [person] ser puntual, llegar puntualmente; [train, plane] llegar puntual

• to tell the time — [clock] dar la hora; [child] saber decir la hora

- I wouldn't give him the time of day
see closing, opening
6) (=era, period) tiempo m, época f

in Elizabethan times — en tiempos isabelinos, en la época isabelina

in our own time(s) — en nuestra época

in my time(s) — en mis tiempos

what times they were!, what times we had! — ¡qué tiempos aquellos!

one of the greatest footballers of our time — uno de los mejores futbolistas de nuestros tiempos

• to be ahead of one's time — adelantarse a su época

• that was all before my time — todo eso fue antes de mis tiempos

• to be behind the times — [person] estar atrasado de noticias; [thing, idea] estar fuera de moda, haber quedado anticuado

• how times change! — ¡cómo cambian las cosas!

• in times to come — en tiempos venideros

• times were hard — fueron tiempos duros

times are hard — atravesamos un período bastante difícil

they fell on hard times — entraron en un periodo de vacas flacas

• to keep abreast of or up with the times — ir con los tiempos, mantenerse al día

• the times we live in — los tiempos en que vivimos

• in modern times — en tiempos modernos

• to move with the times — ir con los tiempos, mantenerse al día

• in olden times, in times past — en otro tiempo, antiguamente

• time was when... — hubo un tiempo en que...
sign
7) (=experience)

to have a bad or rough or thin time (of it) — pasarlo mal, pasarlas negras

• to have a good time — pasarlo bien, divertirse

all they want to do is have a good time — no quieren más que divertirse

to give sb a good time — hacer que algn lo pase bien

she's out for a good time — se propone divertirse

• we had a high old time * — lo hemos pasado en grande *

• we have a lovely time — lo pasamos la mar de bien *

• have a nice time! — ¡que lo pases/paséis etc bien!

- the big time

to make the big time — alcanzar el éxito, triunfar
big-time
8) (=occasion) vez f

three times — tres veces

I remember the time he came here — recuerdo la ocasión en que vino por aquí, me acuerdo de cuando vino por aquí

• time after time, time and again — repetidas veces, una y otra vez

• to carry three boxes at a time — llevar tres cajas a la vez

he ran upstairs three at a time — subió la escalera de tres en tres escalones

for weeks at a time — durante semanas enteras or seguidas

• each time, every time — cada vez

he won every time — ganó todas las veces

it's the best, every time! — ¡es el mejor, no hay duda!

give me beer every time! — ¡para mí, siempre cerveza!

• the first time I did it — la primera vez que lo hice

for the first time — por primera vez

• last time — la última vez

the last time I did it — la última vez que lo hice

for the last time — por última vez

• many times — muchas veces

many's the time... — no una vez, sino muchas...

• next time — la próxima vez, a la próxima (esp LAm)

• the second time round — (=second marriage) la segunda intentona de matrimonio

• several times — varias veces

• this time — esta vez

• at various times in the past — en determinados momentos del pasado

- nine times out of ten

- third time lucky!

9) (Mus) compás m

in 3/4 time — al compás de 3 por 4

• to beat time — marcar el compás

• in time to the music — al compás de la música

• to keep time — llevar el compás

• to get out of time — perder el compás
beat 2., 4), mark II, 2., 7)
10) (Math)

4 times 3 is 12 — 4 por 3 son 12

it's five times faster than or as fast as yours — es cinco veces más rápido que el tuyo

11) (Mech)

the ignition is out of time — el encendido está fuera de fase

2. VT

1) (=schedule) planear, calcular; (=choose time of) [+ remark, request] elegir el momento para

the race is timed for 8.30 — el comienzo de la carrera está previsto para las 8.30

you timed that perfectly — elegiste a la perfección el momento para hacerlo

the bomb was timed to explode five minutes later — la bomba estaba sincronizada para explotar cinco minutos más tarde

the strike was carefully timed to cause maximum disruption — se había escogido el momento de la huelga para ocasionar el mayor trastorno posible

the decision to sell was badly timed — se decidió vender en un mal momento
ill-timed, well-timed
2) (=reckon time of) [+ call, journey] calcular la duración de; (with stopwatch) cronometrar

to time o.s. — cronometrarse

I timed him doing the washing-up — le cronometré mientras lavaba los platos

3.

CPD

time and motion study N — estudio m de tiempos y movimientos

time bomb N — bomba f de relojería

time capsule N — cápsula f del tiempo

time card N — tarjeta f de registro horario

time check N — (Sport) control m de tiempos

can I have a time check, please? — ¿qué hora es ahora, por favor?

time clock N — reloj m registrador, reloj m de control de asistencia

time deposit N — (US) depósito m a plazo

time difference N — diferencia f horaria

time exposure N — (Phot) exposición f

time frame N — margen m de tiempo

to set a time frame for sth — poner fecha a algo

time fuse N — temporizador m, espoleta f graduada, espoleta f de tiempo

time lag N — (=delay) retraso m; (=lack of synchronization) desfase m

time limit N — plazo m, límite m de tiempo; (=closing date) fecha f tope

to set a time limit (for sth) — fijar un plazo (para algo)

time loan N — (US) préstamo m a plazo fijo

time lock N — cerradura f de tiempo

time machine N — máquina f de transporte a través del tiempo

time management N — gestión f del tiempo

time management consultant N — consultor(a) m / f de gestión del tiempo

time management course N — curso m de gestión del tiempo

time management skills NPL — técnicas fpl de gestión del tiempo

time management training N — formación f en gestión del tiempo

time off N — (=free time) tiempo m libre

to take time off from work — tomarse tiempo libre

you'll have to take some time off when your wife has her operation — tendrás que tomarte unos días de vacaciones cuando operen a tu mujer

time out N — (esp US) (Sport) (also fig) tiempo m muerto

to take time out (from sth/from doing sth) — descansar (de algo/de hacer algo)

time payment N — (US) pago m a plazos

time saver N —

it is a great time saver — ahorra mucho tiempo

time sheet N — = time card

time signal N — señal f horaria

time signature N — (Mus) compás m, signatura f de compás

time slice N — fracción f de tiempo

time slot N — franja f horaria

time span N — periodo m de tiempo

time switch N — interruptor m horario

time trial N — (Cycling) prueba f contra reloj, contrarreloj f

time warp N — salto m en el tiempo, túnel m del tiempo

time zone N — huso m horario

* * *

I [taɪm]
1) noun

Sense I

2) u (past, present, future) tiempo m

time and space — el tiempo y el espacio

as time goes by o passes — a medida que pasa el tiempo, con el paso or el correr del tiempo

at this point o moment in time — en este momento, en el momento presente

(only) time will tell — el tiempo (lo) dirá

how time flies! — qué rápido pasa el tiempo!

(from) time out of mind — desde tiempos inmemoriales

time and tide wait for no man — el tiempo pasa inexorablemente; (before n) < travel> en el tiempo

time machine — máquina f del tiempo

3) u (time available, necessary for something) tiempo m

we have all the time in the world — tenemos tiempo de sobra

could I have five minutes of your time? — ¿podría concederme cinco minutos?

there's no time to lose — no hay tiempo que perder

to make time for something — hacer(se)* or encontrar* tiempo para algo

to make time — ( hurry) (AmE colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

he does it to pass the time — lo hace para pasar el tiempo

I spend all my time reading/thinking — me paso todo el tiempo leyendo/pensando

it takes time to get used to the climate — lleva or toma tiempo acostumbrarse al clima

it's worth taking a little extra time over the job — vale la pena dedicarle un poco más de tiempo al trabajo

to take one's time: just take your time tómate todo el tiempo que necesites or quieras; you took your time! cómo has tardado!; to buy time ganar tiempo; to have a lot of/no time for somebody/something: I have no time for people like her no soporto a la gente como ella; I've got a lot of time for him me cae muy bien; to have time on one's hands: I had time on my hands me sobraba el tiempo; to play for time — tratar de ganar tiempo

4) (no pl) (period - of days, months, years) tiempo m; (- of hours) rato m

that was a long time ago — eso fue hace mucho (tiempo)

they lived in Paris for a time/for a long time — vivieron un tiempo/mucho tiempo or muchos años en París

long time no see! — (colloq) tanto tiempo (sin verte)!

some time later I saw them leave — al rato los vi salir

some time later they moved to Brussels — (un) tiempo después se mudaron a Bruselas, tras cierto tiempo se mudaron a Bruselas

for some considerable time o for quite some time now there have been rumors that... — hace ya bastante tiempo que se rumorea que...

in an hour's/three months'/ten years' time — dentro de una hora/tres meses/diez años

cooking time — tiempo m de cocción

your time's up — se te (or les etc) ha acabado el tiempo

for the time being — por el momento, de momento

to serve o (colloq) do time — cumplir una condena, estar* a la sombra (fam)

5) (in phrases)

against time — contra reloj

all the time — ( constantly) constantemente; ( the whole period) todo el tiempo

I knew it all the time — lo supe desde el principio

in time — ( early enough) a tiempo; ( eventually) con el tiempo

you arrived just in time — llegaste justo a tiempo

we got back in time to watch the film — volvimos a tiempo para ver la película

you'll get used to it in time — con el tiempo te acostumbrarás

in good time — con tiempo

all in good time — cada cosa a su tiempo, todo a su debido tiempo

in no time (at all) — rapidísimo, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, en un santiamén

6) u ( airtime) (Rad, TV) espacio m

7) u c (for journey, race, task) tiempo m

what's your fastest time over 400m? — ¿cuál es tu mejor tiempo or marca en los 400 metros?

8) u ( with respect to work)

to take o (BrE also) have time off — tomarse tiempo libre

we get time and a half — nos pagan hora y media de sueldo por cada hora trabajada

9)

a) c (epoch, age) (often pl) época f, tiempo m

at one time — en una época or un tiempo, en otros tiempos

in times of crisis — en épocas or tiempos de crisis

in former times — antiguamente

in Tudor times — en la época de los Tudor, en tiempos de los Tudor

there was a time when o time was when... — hubo un tiempo cuando...

it's a sign of the times — es un indicio de los tiempos en que vivimos

in times to come — en el futuro, en tiempos venideros

to be ahead of one's time: he's ahead/he was ahead of his time se ha adelantado/se adelantó a su época; to be behind the times \<\<ideas\>\> ser* anticuado, estar* desfasado; \<\<person\>\> estar* atrasado de noticias (fam); to keep up with o abreast of the times — mantenerse* al día

b) u ( with respect to a person's life)

that was before your time — eso fue antes de que tú nacieras (or empezaras a trabajar aquí etc)

it won't happen in our time — no viviremos para verlo

I've seen some funny things in my time but... — he visto cosas raras en mi vida pero...

she was a great athlete in her time — fue una gran atleta en su época

Sense II

10)

a) u ( by clock) hora f

what's the time?, what time is it? — ¿qué hora es?

do you have the time? — ¿tienes hora?

the time is ten minutes to ten — son las diez menos diez minutos, son diez para las diez (AmL exc RPl)

to be able to tell the time o (AmE also) tell time — saber* (decir) la hora

British Summer Time — horario m de verano

Eastern Standard Time — ( in US) hora f de la costa atlántica

this clock keeps good time — este reloj está siempre en hora

not to give somebody the time of day — no darle* a algn ni la hora

to pass the time of day (with somebody): now she never even passes the time of day with me ahora ni siquiera me saluda; we passed the time of day charlamos un ratito; (before n) time switch temporizador m; time zone — huso m horario

b) c u ( of event) hora f

do you know the times of the trains? — ¿sabes el horario de los trenes?

time FOR something/to + INF: we have to arrange a time for the next meeting tenemos que fijar una fecha y hora para la próxima reunión; is it time to go yet? ¿ya es hora de irse?; it's time you left o you were leaving es hora de que te vayas; at breakfast time — a la hora del desayuno

11) c ( point in time)

at this time of (the) year — en esta época del año

at this time of night — a estas horas de la noche

at the present/this particular time — en este momento/este preciso momento

at no time was that my intention — en ningún momento fue ésa mi intención

it should be kept closed at all times — debe mantenerse siempre cerrado

at the best of times — en el mejor de los casos

this time next year — el año que viene para estas fechas

it'll be dark by the time we get there — (para) cuando lleguemos ya estará oscuro

by that o this time we were really worried — para entonces ya estábamos preocupadísimos

from that time on — a partir de entonces, desde entonces

it's high time somebody did something — ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien haga algo

she's resigned, and not before time — ha renunciado, y ya era hora

the time has come for us to make a decision — ha llegado el momento de que tomemos una decisión

there's a time and a place for everything — hay un momento y un lugar para todo

my/her time has come — me/le ha llegado el momento

to bide one's time — esperar el momento oportuno

to die before one's time — morir* tempranamente or prematuramente

12) c (instance, occasion) vez f

three times a day — tres veces por día

I've been there many a time o many times — he estado allí en numerosas ocasiones or muchas veces

nine times out of ten — en el noventa por ciento de los casos, la gran mayoría de las veces

third time lucky! — la tercera es la vencida!

let's leave it for another o some other time — dejémoslo para otro momento

you paid (the) last time — la última vez or la otra vez pagaste tú

for the last time: no! — por última vez no!

let's try one more time — probemos otra vez or una vez más

13) (in phrases)

about time: it's about time someone told him ya es hora or ya va siendo hora de que alguien se lo diga; I've finished - and about time too! he terminado - ya era hora!; ahead of time: the first stage was completed ahead of time la primera fase se terminó antes de tiempo; any time: come any time ven cuando quieras or en cualquier momento; call me any time between nine and eleven llámame a cualquier hora entre las nueve y las once; I'd rather work for Mary any time yo prefiero trabajar para Mary, toda la vida (y cien años más); they should be here any time (now) en cualquier momento llegan, deben de estar por llegar de un momento al otro; at a time: four at a time de cuatro en cuatro or (AmL tb) de a cuatro; one at a time! de a uno!, uno por uno! or uno por vez!; I can only do one thing at a time sólo puedo hacer una cosa a la or por vez; for months at a time durante meses enteros; at the same time ( simultaneously) al mismo tiempo; ( however) (as linker) al mismo tiempo, de todas formas; at times a veces; at this time (AmE) ahora, en este momento; every time: I make the same mistake every time! siempre cometo el mismo error!; gin or whisky? - give me whisky every time! ¿ginebra or whisky? - para mí whisky, toda la vida; every o each time (as conj) ( whenever) cada vez; from time to time de vez en cuando; on time ( on schedule): the buses hardly ever run on time los autobuses casi nunca pasan a su hora or puntualmente; she's never on time nunca llega temprano, siempre llega tarde; time after time o time and (time) again — una y otra vez

14) c ( experience)

to have a good/bad/hard time — pasarlo bien/mal/muy mal

have a good time! — que te diviertas (or que se diviertan etc)!, que lo pases (or pasen etc) bien!

don't give me a hard time — (esp AmE) no me mortifiques

thank you for a lovely time — gracias por todo, lo hemos pasado estupendamente

15) u ( Mus) compás m

in time to the music — al compás de la música

out of time — descompasado, fuera de compás

to beat/keep time — marcar*/seguir* el compás

to mark time — ( march on the spot) marcar* el paso; ( make no progress) hacer* tiempo; (before n)

time signature — llave f de tiempo

16) times pl ( Math)

it's four times bigger — es cuatro veces más grande; (before n)

times table — tabla f de multiplicar

II

transitive verb

a) ( Sport) cronometrar

I've timed how long it takes me — he calculado cuánto tiempo me lleva

b) ( choose time of)

the bomb was timed to go off at ten o'clock — la bomba estaba programada para explotar a las diez

the demonstration was timeed to coincide with his arrival — la hora de la manifestación estaba calculada para coincidir con su llegada

you timed your entrance perfectly — no podrías haber elegido un mejor momento para entrar

his comment was well timed — su comentario fue muy oportuno

his shot was badly timed — no calculó bien el momento en que debía chutar/disparar

English-spanish dictionary > time
10 time

1. [taım] n
I

1. время

absolute [relative, objective] time - абсолютное [относительное, объективное] время

space and time - пространство и время

with time, in (the) course of time, in (the) process of time, as time goes - с течением времени; по мере того, как идёт время; в конце концов

from the beginning of time - с сотворения мира

to the end of time - до скончания века, до конца мира

in the retrospect of time - сквозь призму времени /прошлого/

in the mists of time - во мраке времени; ≅ канувший в Лету

the accumulation of prejudices over time - рост предрассудков на протяжении (многих) веков

as old as time - старый как мир

to bear the test of time - выдерживать испытание временем

time will show - время покажет; ≅ поживём - увидим

time alone could answer the question - только время могло дать ответ на этот вопрос

time flies - время бежит

time presses /is short/ - время не терпит

time hangs heavy on one's hands - время медленно тянется

time is precious - время дорого

the unity of time - театр. единство времени

2. 1) время (мера длительности, система отсчёта)

Moscow time - московское время

Greenwich time - время по Гринвичу, среднеевропейское время

mean time - среднее (солнечное) время

astronomical time - астрономическое время

ship's time - время на борту (корабля)

sidereal [solar] time - звёздное [солнечное] время

daylight-saving /summer/ time - летнее время

2) время выполнения (чего-л.)

average time - среднее время ( выполнения операции)

estimated time - расчётное время

real time - реальный масштаб времени

countdown time - время обратного счёта (при запуске ракеты и т. п.)

machine time - вчт. машинное время

to sell (machine) time - продавать машинное время

3. 1) период времени

a long [a short] time - длительное [короткое] время

he was there a long [a short] time - он пробыл там долго [недолго]

a long time ago - много лет тому назад

after a long time - много времени спустя

it took him a long time to do it /in doing it/, he took a long time doing it /over it/ - ему потребовалось /у него ушло/ немало времени, чтобы сделать это; он немало с этим провозился

what a long time he's taking! - как долго он копается!; сколько же можно копаться?

some time - некоторое время

I didn't see him at the club for some time - некоторое время я не встречал его в клубе

all the time, the whole time - всё (это) время, всегда [ср. тж. 5]

they were with us all the time /the whole time/ - они всё время были с нами

all the time we were working - в течение всего времени, что мы работали

he does it all the time - он всегда /постоянно/ это делает

he's been watching us all the time /the whole time/ - он не переставая /неотрывно/ следил за нами, он ни на секунду не упускал нас из виду

one time and another - а) одно время; б) время от времени

running time (of a film) - кино время демонстрации (фильма)

lead time - время с начала разработки ( оружия) до ввода в боевой состав

reaction time - время (остающееся) для пуска ракет ( при ядерном ударе)

idle time - а) простой, перерыв в работе; б) свободное время

time of orbiting - астр. время обращения искусственного спутника

after a time - через некоторое время

at the /that/ time - в это /в то/ время [см. тж. 4, 2)]

I was ill at the time - я тогда болел

I didn't know it at the time - тогда я (ещё) не знал об этом

at the present time - в настоящее время

at this time of (the) day - в это время дня [ср. тж. ♢ ]

at one time - одно время, когда-то [см. тж. 4, 2)]

at one time this book was very popular - некогда /было время, когда/ эта книга была очень популярна

at no time - никогда

for a time - а) на некоторое время, временно; б) некоторое время

for vacation time - на время каникул

for the time - на это время

for the time being - пока, до поры до времени

in time - со временем [см. тж. 4, 4) и 13, 1)]

I think that we may win in time - думаю, что со временем нам удастся победить

in a short time - в скором времени

in no time, in less than /next to/ no time - очень быстро, мигом, в два счёта

I'll come back in no time - я моментально вернусь; я обернусь в два счёта

in the same flash of time - в то же мгновение, в тот же миг

in two weeks' time - через две недели

written in three hours' time - написанный за три часа

within the required time - в течение требуемого времени

to give smb. time to do smth. /for smth./ - дать кому-л. время /срок/ сделать что-л. /для чего-л./

to give smb. time to turn round - дать кому-л. возможность перевести дух, дать кому-л. передышку

the patient has her good time more often now - теперь больная чаще чувствует себя хорошо [ср. тж. 8, 2)]

it is his daily time for rest - в это время он ежедневно отдыхает

it takes time - это требует времени, это скоро не сделаешь

2) сезон, пора, время

sowing time - время /пора/ сева, посевной период, посевная

holiday time - время каникул

at this time of the year - в это время года

for this time of year - на это время года

autumn is a good time of year to be in the country - в осеннюю пору хорошо пожить за городом

3) долгое время

he was gone time before you got there - он ушёл задолго до того, как вы туда явились

what a time it took you! - долго же вы возились!; неужто нельзя было побыстрее?

4. 1) час, точное время

what time, at what time - в какое время, в котором часу; когда

to fix /to appoint/ a time - назначить время

to show time - показывать время ( о часах)

to tell time - амер. определять время по часам

teach the child to tell time - научите ребёнка определять время по часам

to look at the time - посмотреть на часы

to forget the time of the appointment - забыть время свидания /встречи/

to keep (good) [bad] time - хорошо [плохо] идти ( о часах) [ср. тж. 11]

to lose [to gain] time - отставать [спешить] ( о часах)

what is the time?, what time is it? - сколько времени?, который час?

what time do you make it? - сколько (времени) на ваших часах?; сколько сейчас, по-вашему /по-твоему/, времени?

2) момент, мгновение; определённый момент, определённое время

some time - в какой-то момент, в какое-то время

I'll drop in some time next month - я (к тебе) загляну как-нибудь в следующем месяце

some time (or other) - когда-нибудь, рано или поздно

this time last year - в это (самое) время в прошлом году

this time tomorrow - завтра в это же время

at times - по временам, время от времени

at the /that/ time - в тот момент, в то время [см. тж. 3, 1)]

at the time of delivery - в момент родов

at the time I didn't notice it - в тот момент я этого не заметил

at a given time - в определённый момент

at the fixed time - в назначенное время

at one time - одновременно [см. тж. 3, 1)]

at the same time - в то же самое время, одновременно; в тот же момент [см. тж. ♢ ]

you can't be in two places at the same time - нельзя быть в двух местах одновременно

at any time you like - в любой момент /в любое время/, когда вам будет удобно

he may turn up (at) any time - он может появиться в любой момент

at any other time - в любое другое время

at the proper time, when the time comes - в своё время, когда придёт время

we shall do everything at the proper time - мы всё сделаем, когда нужно; ≅ всему своё время

between times - иногда, временами

by the time - к этому времени

by this [that] time - к этому [тому] времени

by that time we shall be old - в это время мы уже будем стариками

you ought to be ready by this time - к этому времени вы должны быть готовы

it will be nearly two by the time you get down - вы приедете не раньше двух часов

from that time (onwards) - с этого времени

the time has come when... - пришло время /наступил момент/, когда... [ср. тж. 4)]

3) время прибытия или отправления (поезда и т. п.)

to find out the times of the London trains - узнать расписание лондонских поездов

4) срок, время

in time - в срок, вовремя [см. тж. 3, 1) и 13, 1)]

on time = in time [ср. тж. ♢ ]

to arrive exactly on time - приехать /прибыть/ минута в минуту /точно в назначенный час/

in due time - в своё время, своевременно

to be in time for smth. - поспеть точно к чему-л.

to arrive in time for dinner - поспеть как раз к обеду

I was just in time to see it - я успел как раз вовремя, чтобы увидеть это

ahead of time, before one's time - раньше срока [ср. тж. 5]

behind time, out of time - поздно, с опозданием [ср. тж. 5]

to be ten minutes behind [ahead of] time - опоздать [прийти раньше] на десять минут

the train was running (half an hour) behind time - поезд опаздывал (на полчаса)

to ask for an extension of time - просить отсрочки (платежей)

to make time - амер. прийти вовремя /по расписанию/

(it is) high time - давно пора, самое время

it's about time - пора

it is time to go to bed /you went to bed/ - пора ложиться спать

time! - время вышло!; ваше время истекло /вышло/

the time is up - срок истёк

time is drawing on - времени остаётся мало, срок приближается

she is near her time - она скоро родит

my time has come - мой час пробил; пришло время умирать [ср. тж. 2)]

see that you are up to time - смотри не опоздай

the time for feeding is nearing, it's nearing the time for feeding - приближается /подходит/ время /срок/ кормления

5) подходящий момент, подходящее время

now is the time to go on strike /for going on strike/ - теперь самое время начать забастовку

this is no time /not the time/ to reproach /for reproaching/ me - сейчас не время упрекать меня

5. времена, пора; эпоха, эра

the good old times - добрые старые времена

our time(s) - наше время, наши дни

the product of our times - продукт нашей эпохи

hard [troublesome] time(s) - тяжёлые [смутные] времена

peace [war] time - мирное [военное] время

the time of Shakespeare - эпоха Шекспира

the time of universal peace - эра всеобщего мира

the times we live in - наши дни; время, в которое мы живём

a sign of the time(s) - знамение времени

at all times, амер. all the time - всегда, во все времена [ср. тж. 3, 1)]

at all times and in all places - всегда и везде

for its time - для своего времени

a book unusual for its time - книга, необычная для своего /того/ времени

from the earliest times - с давних времён

from time immemorial /out of mind/ - с незапамятных времён, испокон веку /веков/; искони, исстари

(in) past time(s) - (в) прежнее время

(in) old /ancient, уст. olden/ time(s) - (в) старое время; в древности, в стародавние времена, во время оно

in prehistoric times - в доисторическую эпоху

in happier times - в более счастливые времена, в более счастливую пору

in times to come - в будущем, в грядущие времена

abreast of the times - вровень с веком; не отставая от жизни

to be abreast of the times, to move /to go/ with the times - стоять вровень с веком, не отставать от жизни, шагать в ногу со временем [ср. тж. ♢ ]

ahead of the /one's/ time(s) - опередивший свою эпоху, передовой [ср. тж. 4, 4)]

behind one's /the/ time(s) - разг. отстающий от жизни, отсталый [ср. тж. 4, 4)]

to serve the time - приспосабливаться [ср. тж. ♢ ]

other times, other manners - иные времена - иные нравы

born before one's time(s) - опередивший свою эпоху

to change with the times - изменяться вместе с временем

these achievements will outlast our time - эти достижения переживут нас /наше время/

time was /there was a time/ when... - было время, когда...

as times go - разг. ≅ по нынешним временам

the time is out of joint ( Shakespeare) - распалась связь времён

6. возраст

at his time of life - в его возрасте, в его годы

I have now reached a time of life when... - я достиг того возраста, когда...

7. период жизни, век

it will last my time - этого на мой век хватит

all these things happened in my time - всё это произошло на моей памяти

it was before her time - это было до её рождения; она этого уже не застала

he died before his time - он безвременно умер; ≅ он умер в расцвете сил

if I had my time over again - если бы можно было прожить жизнь сначала /заново/

in my time such things were not done - в моё время так не поступали

this hat has done /served/ its time - эта шляпка отслужила своё /отжила свой век/

8. 1) свободное время; досуг

to have time - иметь время

to have much /plenty of, разг. loads of, разг. heaps of разг. oceans of/ time, to have time on one's hands иметь много /уйму/ (свободного) времени

to have no time, to be hard pressed for time - совершенно не иметь времени, торопиться

I have no time to spare - у меня нет лишнего времени

I have no time for such nonsense - мне недосуг заниматься такой ерундой /чепухой/

to find time to read books - находить время для чтения книг

to pass the time away in knitting - проводить время за вязаньем

to beguile /to while away/ the time - коротать время

to waste /to squander, to idle away, to trifle away/ one's time - даром /попусту/ терять время

to lose time - терять время

to make up for lost time - наверстать упущенное; компенсировать потери времени

there's no time to lose /to be lost/ - нельзя терять ни минуты

to play for time см. play II ♢

to save time - экономить время, не терять попусту времени

to take one's time - а) не торопиться, выжидать; б) ирон. мешкать, копаться

I need time to rest - мне нужно время, чтобы отдохнуть

my time was my own - я был хозяином своего времени

my time wasn't my own - у меня не было свободного времени

he did it in his own time - он сделал это в нерабочее время

time enough to attend to that tomorrow - у нас будет время заняться этим завтра

a lot of time, effort and money has been spent - было потрачено много времени, усилий и денег

2) время (с точки зрения того, как оно проводится); времяпрепровождение

to have a good /a fine/ time (of it) - хорошо провести время, повеселиться [ср. тж. 3, 1)]

not to have much of a time - неважно провести время

to have the time of one's life - а) переживать лучшую пору своей жизни; б) повеселиться на славу; отлично провести время

to have a high old time = to have the time of one's life б)

to have a bad /rough/ time (of it) - а) терпеть нужду /лишения/, хлебнуть горя; повидать всякое; he had a rough time (of it) - ему пришлось туго /нелегко/; б) пережить несколько неприятных минут; she had a bad /rough/ time (of it) with her baby - у неё были трудные роды

to give smb. a rough time - а) заставить кого-л. мучиться; б) заставить кого-л. попотеть, доставить кому-л. несколько неприятных минут

what a time I had with him! - с ним пришлось немало помучиться; ≅ уж как он изводил меня!

the patient had a bad time for three hours before the medicine worked - больной три часа мучился, прежде чем подействовало лекарство

9. 1) рабочее время

task time - время для выполнения какой-л. работы

full [part] time - полный [неполный] рабочий день

to work full [part] time - работать полный [неполный] рабочий день

to turn to writing full time - образн. полностью посвятить себя писательству

by time - на условиях почасовой оплаты

to be paid by time - получать сдельно

to work /to be/ on short time - работать сокращённую рабочую неделю, быть частично безработным

my normal time is 8 hours a day - обычно я работаю 8 часов в день

2) плата за работу

double time - двойная плата за сверхурочную работу

to collect one's time - получить зарплату

we offer straight time for work up to 40 hours and time and a half for Saturdays - мы платим полную ставку за 40-часовую рабочую неделю и полторы ставки за работу по субботам

10. (удобный) случай, (благоприятная) возможность

to watch /to bide/ one's time - ждать благоприятного момента

now's your time - разг. теперь самое время вам действовать и т. п.

11. спорт. время

the winner's time - время победителя

to keep time with one's stop watch - засекать время с помощью секундомера [ср. тж. 4, 1) и 13, 1)]

some wonderful times were put up - многие показали отличное время

he is making excellent time - он идёт с отличным временем

12. 1) интервал между раундами ( бокс)

to call time - давать сигнал начать или кончить схватку

2) тайм; период, половина игры ( футбол)

13. 1) скорость, темп; такт; размер; ритм

simple time - муз. простой размер

compound time - муз. сложный размер

waltz [march] time - ритм вальса [марша]

in time - а) ритмичный; б) ритмично; [см. тж. 3, 1) и 4, 4)]

out of time - а) неритмичный; б) неритмично

to get out of time - сбиться с ритма

to march in quick [in slow] time - идти быстро [медленно]

to keep /to beat/ time - отбивать такт; выдерживать такт /ритм/ [ср. тж. 11]

to break into quick time - ускорить шаг, перейти на ускоренный шаг

to quicken [to slow] the time - убыстрять /ускорять/ [замедлять] темп

2) стих. мора

14. библ. год

II

1. 1) раз, случай

six times - шесть раз

a dozen [several] times - много [несколько] раз

every time - каждый раз

last time - в прошлый раз

this time - (на) этот раз

next time - (в) следующий раз

four times running - четыре раза подряд /кряду/

he lost five times running - он проиграл пять раз подряд

the first [the second] time - (в) первый [(во) второй] раз

this is the third time he has come - вот уже третий раз, как он приходит

another time - (в) другой раз

the one time I got good cards - единственный раз, когда у меня были хорошие карты

at a time - разом, сразу, одновременно [см. тж. 2]

to do one thing at a time - делать по очереди, не браться за всё сразу

to do two things at a time - делать две вещи одновременно /зараз/

time after time - повторно; тысячу раз

times out of /without/ number - бесчисленное количество раз

time and again, time and time again - снова и снова

he said it time and again - он не раз говорил это; он не уставал повторять это

I had to prove it time and time again - мне приходилось доказывать это вновь и вновь /снова и снова, бессчётное количество раз/

from time to time - время от времени, от случая к случаю

nine times out of ten - в девяти случаях из десяти; в большинстве случаев

I've told you so a hundred [a thousand] times - я тебе это говорил сто [тысячу] раз

2) раз

three times six is /are/ eighteen - трижды шесть - восемнадцать

2. каждый раз; каждый случай; каждая штука

it costs me 3 pounds a time to have my hair done - каждый раз я плачу 3 фунта за укладку волос

pick any you like at 5 dollars a time - разг. выбирайте любую по 5 долларов штука

at a time - за (один) раз, за (один) приём [см. тж. 1, 1)]

to run upstairs two at a time - бежать вверх по лестнице через две ступеньки

to read a few pages at a time - читать не больше нескольких страниц за раз /за один присест/

3. раз, крат

a hundred times greater - во сто крат больше

twenty times less - в двадцать раз меньше

many times as large - во много раз больше

three times as wide [as tall] - в три раза /втрое/ шире [выше]

three times as much /as many/ - втрое больше

they were five times fewer - их было в пять раз меньше

you'll get two times your clock - я заплачу вам вдвое больше, чем по счётчику ( предложение таксисту)

♢

(old) Father Time - дедушка-время

the big time - верхушка лестницы, верхушка пирамиды; сливки общества

to be in the big time, to have made the big time - принадлежать к сливкам общества, входить в элиту

the time of day - а) положение вещей /дел/; б) последние сведения /данные/

at this time of day - а) так поздно; б) на данном этапе; после того, что произошло; [ср. тж. I 3, 1)]

to know the time of day - а) быть настороже; б) быть искушённым (в чём-л.)

to give smb. the time of day - а) обращать внимание на кого-л. (особ. с отрицанием); б) = to pass the time of day with smb.

to pass the time of day with smb. - здороваться с кем-л.

that's the time of day! - такие-то дела!, значит, дело обстоит так!

against time - а) в пределах установленного времени; to talk against time - стараться соблюсти регламент [см. тж. в)]; to work against time - стараться уложить /кончить работу/ в срок; б) с целью побить рекорд; to run against time - стараться побить ранее установленный рекорд; в) с целью выиграть время; to talk against time - говорить с целью затянуть время ( при обструкции в парламенте) [см. тж. а)]; г) в большой спешке

at the same time - тем не менее, однако [см. тж. I 4, 2)]

your statement is not groundless; at the same time it is not wholly true - ваше замечание не лишено основания, однако оно не совсем правильно

in good time - а) со временем, с течением времени; you'll hear from me in good time - со временем я дам о себе знать; б) своевременно; в) заранее, заблаговременно; to start [to come] in good time - отправиться [прийти] заблаговременно; come in good time! - не опаздывай!; all in good time - всё в своё время

in bad time - не вовремя; поздно, с опозданием

on time - амер. в рассрочку [ср. тж. I 4, 4)]

to buy a TV set on time - купить в кредит телевизор

once upon a time - давным-давно; во время оно; когда-то

once upon a time there lived a king - давным-давно жил-был король

to buy time - а) выигрывать время; б) оттягивать /тянуть/ время, канителить

to have a thin time см. thin I ♢

to have a time - а) переживать бурное время; б) испытывать большие трудности

to have no time for smb. - плохо выносить кого-л.

I have no time for him - он меня раздражает

to kill time - убивать время

to make time - поспешить, поторопиться

we'll have to make time to catch the train - нам нужно поспешить, чтобы не /если мы не хотим/ опоздать на поезд

to make good time - быстро преодолеть какое-л. расстояние

to make a time about /over/ smth. - амер. волноваться, суетиться по поводу чего-л.; шумно реагировать на что-л.

to mark time - а) шагать на месте; б) оттягивать /тянуть/ время; в) выполнять что-л. чисто формально, работать без души

to do time - отбывать тюремное заключение, отсиживать свой срок

to serve /to complete/ one's time - а) отслужить свой срок ( в период ученичества); б) отбыть срок ( в тюрьме); [ср. тж. I 5]

to near the end of one's time - а) заканчивать службу ( о солдате); б) заканчивать срок ( о заключённом)

to sell time - амер. предоставлять за плату возможность выступить по радио или телевидению

to take /to catch/ time by the forelock - действовать немедленно; воспользоваться случаем, использовать благоприятный момент

to go with the times - плыть по течению [см. тж. I 5]

there's no time like the present см. present1 I 1

time works wonders - время делает /творит/ чудеса

time cures all things - время - лучший лекарь

time all tide wait for no man - время не ждёт

it beats my time - амер. это выше моего понимания

lost time is never found again - посл. потерянного времени не воротишь

a stitch in time saves nine см. stitch I ♢

time is money - посл. время - деньги
2. [taım] a
1. связанный с временем

time advantage - спорт. преимущество во времени

2. снабжённый часовым механизмом

time lock - замок с часовым механизмом

3. связанный с покупками в кредит или с платежами в рассрочку

4. подлежащий оплате в определённый срок
3. [taım] v
1. выбирать время; рассчитывать (по времени)

to time oneself well - удачно выбрать время прихода /приезда/

to time one's blows skilfully - искусно выбирать момент для (нанесения) удара

to time one's march through the city - выбрать время для марша по улицам города

the publication of the book was well timed - книга была опубликована в самый подходящий момент

the remark was well timed - замечание было сделано очень кстати

2. назначать или устанавливать время; приурочивать

he timed his arrival for six o'clock - он намечал свой приезд на шесть часов

the train was timed to reach London at 8 a.m. - поезд должен был прибыть в Лондон в 8 часов утра

3. 1) ставить ( часы)

to time all the clocks in the office according to the radio - поставить все часы в конторе /в бюро/ по радио

to time one's watch by the time signal - ставить часы по сигналу точного времени

time your watch with mine - поставьте свои часы по моим

the alarm-clock was timed to go off at nine o'clock - будильник был поставлен на девять часов

2) задавать темп; регулировать (механизм и т. п.)

4. отмечать по часам; засекать; определять время; хронометрировать

to time the speed of work - хронометрировать трудовой процесс

to time a worker on a new job - хронометрировать работу новичка

to time the horse for each half mile - засекать время лошади на каждой полумиле

to time how long it takes to do it - засечь, сколько времени требуется, чтобы сделать это

I timed his reading - я следил за его чтением /за скоростью его чтения/ по часам

5. 1) рассчитывать, устанавливать продолжительность

clockwork apparatus timed to run for forty-eight hours - часовой механизм, рассчитанный на двое суток работы

2) выделять время для определённого процесса

to time one's exposure correctly - фото сделать /поставить/ нужную выдержку

6. (to, with)

1) делать в такт

to time one's steps to the music - танцевать в такт музыке

to time one's footsteps to a march - шагать в ритме марша

2) редк. совпадать, биться в унисон

7. тех. синхронизировать

НБАРС > time
11 thing

thing n cosa

a box full of old things una caja llena de cosas viejas

what's that thing in the corner? ¿qué es eso que hay en el rincón?

that was a silly thing to do vaya una tontería que hiciste

thing

tr[ɵɪŋ]

noun

1 (object) cosa, objeto

■ what's that thing for? ¿para qué sirve eso?

■ what's that thing doing on the table? ¿qué hace eso en la mesa?

■ pass me that thing over there pásame aquel chisme

2 (non-material) cosa

■ a strange thing happened to me today me ha pasado una cosa rara hoy

■ don't take things so seriously no te tomes las cosas tan en serio

3 (affair) asunto

■ let's forget the whole thing olvidémoslo todo

4 (person, creature)

■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecito!

■ you lucky thing! ¡qué suerte!

5 (action)

■ the best thing to do lo mejor que puedes hacer

■ that was a silly thing to do vaya tontería has hecho

6 familiar (preference)

■ it's not really my thing la verdad es que no es lo mío

7 (with negative) nada

■ I can't understand a thing you're saying no entiendo nada de lo que dices

noun the thing

1 (what) lo que

■ the thing I like most in life lo que más me gusta en la vida

■ the same thing lo mismo

■ the terrible thing is that... lo malo es que...

■ the latest thing lo último

■ the main thing lo principal

■ the important thing lo importante

plural noun things

1 (belongings) cosas nombre femenino plural, ropa f sing, equipaje m sing

■ have you got all your things? ¿tienes todas tus cosas?

■ I'm going to pack my things voy a hacer la maleta

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as things stand tal y como están las cosas

by the look of things según parece

for one thing en primer lugar, para empezar, entre otras cosas

how's things? ¿qué tal?

it's a good thing that... menos mal que...

it's just one of those things son cosas que pasan, así es la vida

it's not the done thing esto no se hace

it's the done thing es lo que se hace, es lo correcto

it was a close/near thing por muy poco, por un pelo

just the thing justo lo que hace falta

last thing (at night) a última hora

next thing luego

the next thing I knew cuando me di cuenta

there's no such thing no hay tal cosa

the thing is... lo que pasa es que..., resulta que...

things ain't what they used to be las cosas ya no son lo que eran

to be a thing of the past ser historia, haber pasado a la historia

to be on to a good thing tener un chollo

to be seeing things estar alucinando

to do one's own thing hacer lo que a uno le da la gana

to do the right thing hacer bien, hacer lo correcto

to have a thing about somebody estar obsesionado,-a con alguien, haberle dado fuerte a uno con alguien

to have a thing about something (dislike) tenerle manía a algo

to make a big thing out of something armar un escándalo por algo

to say the wrong thing meter la pata

what with one thing and another entre una cosa y otra

thing ['ɵɪŋ] n

1) affair, matter: cosa f, asunto m

don't talk about those things: no hables de esas cosas

how are things?: ¿cómo van las cosas?

2) act, event: cosa f, suceso m, evento m

the flood was a terrible thing: la inundación fue una cosa terrible

3) object: cosa f, objeto m

don't forget your things: no olvides tus cosas

thing

n.

• asunto s.m.

• chisme s.m.

• cosa s.f.

• efectos s.m.pl.

θɪŋ
noun

1) ( physical object) cosa f

what's that thing? — ¿qué es eso?

a thing of great beauty — un objeto de gran belleza

the damn thing refuses to start — (colloq) el maldito no quiere arrancar (fam)

I love your dress - what, this old thing? — me encanta tu vestido - ¿este trapo viejo?

she's got one of those bottle-warmer things — (colloq) tiene uno de esos cacharros or (Esp, Méx) chismes para calentar biberones (fam)

2) ( non-material) cosa f

a very funny thing happened — pasó algo muy cómico or una cosa muy cómica

one thing that bothers me is... — algo que me molesta es...

the only thing to do is... — lo único que se puede hacer es...

or some such thing — o algo parecido

you know the sort of thing — tú sabes a qué me refiero

I'm too old for this kind of thing — yo soy muy viejo para estos trotes

these things happen — son cosas que pasan

the same thing happened to me — a mí me pasó lo mismo

its a good thing (that)... — menos mal que...

all good things (must) come to an end — (set phrase) lo bueno se acaba pronto or dura poco

first things first — hay que empezar por el principio

the last thing I expected — lo que menos me imaginaba

what with one thing and another o the other — entre una cosa y otra

for one thing — en primer lugar, para empezar

there's only one thing for it: we'll have to walk — no hay más remedio que ir a pie

he hadn't done a thing — no había hecho absolutamente nada

all things being equal, we should arrive by 10 — si no ocurre ningún imprevisto, deberíamos llegar antes de las 10

you did the right thing by saying no — hiciste bien en decir que no

to expect great things of somebody/something — esperar mucho de alguien/algo

we had champagne, the real thing! — tomamos champán del auténtico!

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

to be a close/near thing: they won, but it was a close thing — ganaron, pero raspando or por un pelo or por los pelos

3) (affair, matter) asunto m

I'm fed up with the whole thing — estoy harto del asunto

to be on to o onto a good thing — (colloq) tenérselo* bien montado (fam), tener* un chollo (Esp fam)

to make a big thing of something — (colloq) (of problem, mistake) armar un escándalo por algo

4) the thing

a) (that which, what) lo que

the thing I liked best — lo que más me gustó

b) (what is appropriate, needed)

this necklace is just the thing for Helen — este collar es ideal para Helen

I've got just the thing for you — tengo exactamente lo que necesitas or lo que te hace falta

c) (crucial point, factor)

the thing is to be there early — lo importante es llegar temprano

the thing is, I've forgotten where I put it — resulta que or el caso es que or lo que pasa es que me he olvidado de dónde lo puse

5) things pl

a) (belongings, equipment) cosas fpl

he washed the breakfast things — lavó las cosas del desayuno

we packed our things and left — hicimos las maletas or (RPl) las valijas or (Méx) las petacas y nos fuimos

bring your swimming things — traigan traje de baño y toalla, etcétera

b) (matters, the situation) cosas fpl

if things don't improve — si las cosas no mejoran

I need time to think things over — necesito tiempo para pensarlo

by the look of things — según parece

how are things at home? — ¿qué tal andan las cosas en casa?

how's things? — (colloq) ¿qué tal? (fam)

how are things with you? — ¿y tú qué tal andas? (fam)

c) ( matters)

a taste for all things Greek — un gusto por todo lo griego

6) (person, creature)

he didn't know what to do, poor thing! — el pobre no sabía qué hacer

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

you lucky thing! — qué suerte tienes!

7) (preference, fad) (colloq)

opera isn't really my thing — en realidad la ópera no es lo mío

I want to be able to do my own thing — yo quiero estar a mi aire

to have a thing about somebody/something — (colloq)

he has a thing about cleanliness — es un maniático de la limpieza, tiene manía con la limpieza

he seems to have quite a thing about her — parece que le ha dado fuerte con ella (fam)

8) ( in expressions of time)

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

that's what I always do last thing (at night) — eso es lo último que hago todas las noches antes de acostarme

the next thing I knew, it was midnight — cuando me di cuenta, era medianoche

[θɪŋ]
N
1) (concrete) (=object) cosa f

they were selling all sorts of things — vendían todo tipo de cosas

what's that thing called? — ¿cómo se llama eso?

get that thing off the sofa! — ¡quita esa cosa del sofá!

dogs? I can't stand the things — ¿perros? no puedo con ellos

• a thing of beauty — una belleza, un objeto bello

• things of value — objetos mpl de valor

- you must be seeing things

2) (non-concrete) (=matter, circumstance, action) cosa f, asunto m, cuestión f

as things are, with things as they are — tal como están las cosas

that's how things are — así están las cosas

how are things? — ¿qué tal?

how are things with you? — ¿qué tal te va?, ¿cómo andas?

things are going badly — las cosas van or marchan mal

things aren't what they used to be — las cosas ya no son como antes or ya no son lo que eran

the thing is... — lo que pasa es que..., el caso es que...

the thing is to sell your car first — conviene vender primero tu coche

what a thing to say! — ¡qué dices!, ¡cómo se te ocurre!

• I haven't done a thing about it — no he hecho nada de nada al respecto

I don't know a thing about cars — no sé nada en absoluto de coches

I didn't know a thing for that exam — para ese examen no sabía nada de nada, para ese examen yo estaba pez (Sp) *

• above all things — ante todo, sobre todo

• all things considered — bien mirado

all things being equal — si las cosas siguen como ahora

the system cannot be all things to all people — el sistema no puede contentar a todo el mundo

a gentleman in all things — un caballero en todos los aspectos

• and for another thing... — y además..., y por otra parte...

• the best thing would be to wait — lo mejor sería esperar

the next best thing — lo mejor después de eso

• we had hoped for better things — habíamos esperado algo mejor

• it was a close or near thing — [race] fue una carrera muy reñida; [accident] por poco chocamos, casi chocamos; [escape] escapamos por un pelo

• it's not the done thing — eso no se hace

• the first thing to do is... — lo primero que hay que hacer es...

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

you don't know the first thing about it — no sabes nada en absoluto de esto

first things first! — ¡lo primero es lo primero!

• it's a good thing he didn't see you — menos mal que no te vio

the good thing about it is that... — lo bueno es que...

it's finished and a good thing too — se acabó y me alegro de ello

she knows a good thing when she sees it — sabe obrar de acuerdo con su propio interés

this is too much of a good thing — esto es demasiado

• it's just the thing! — ¡es justo lo que me faltaba!

• that's the last thing we want — eso es lo último que queremos

last thing (at night) — antes de acostarse

• the main thing — lo más importante, lo principal

• to make a mess of things — estropearlo todo

• (the) next thing I knew, he'd gone — cuando me di cuenta, ya se había ido

• not a thing — nada

• for one thing — en primer lugar

what with one thing and another — entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)

it's one thing to buy it, quite another to make it work — es fácil comprarlo, pero no es tan fácil hacerlo funcionar

if it's not one thing it's the other — si no es una cosa es otra

neither one thing nor the other — ni lo uno ni lo otro

• the only thing is to paint it — la única cosa que se puede hacer es pintarlo

• I showed him the copy and he thought it was the real thing — le enseñé la copia y pensó que era el auténtico

this time I'm in love, it's the real thing — esta vez estoy enamorada de verdad

• to do the right thing — obrar bien, obrar honradamente

you did the right thing — hiciste bien

• I've done a silly thing — he hecho algo tonto

• did you ever see such a thing? — ¿se vio jamás tal cosa?

there's no such thing! — ¡no hay tal!

• the play's the thing — lo que importa es la representación

• it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

• he knows a thing or two — sabe de qué va

I could tell you a thing or two about her — podría decirte unas cuantas cosas sobre ella

• it's the very thing! — ¡es justo lo que me faltaba!

- try to be all things to all men

to be on to a good thing —

he knew he was on to a good thing when the orders started flowing in — supo que había dado con chollo cuando empezaron a llover los pedidos *

to make a (big) thing (out) of sth * —

he made a big thing out of the accident — exageró mucho el accidente

she made a big thing of introducing him to me — me lo presentó con mucho aparato

don't make a thing of it! — ¡no es para tanto!

3) things (=belongings) cosas fpl ; (=clothes) ropa fsing ; (=luggage) equipaje msing

where shall I put my things? — ¿dónde pongo mis cosas?

• to pack up one's things — hacer las maletas

• she had brought her painting things with her — se había traído sus utensilios de pintura

• to wash up/clear away the supper things — lavar los platos/quitar la mesa de la cena

• to take off one's things — quitarse la ropa, desnudarse

4) * (=person)

• you mean thing! — ¡mira que eres tacaño!

• you nasty thing! — ¡mira que eres desagradable!

• you poor (old) thing!, poor thing! — ¡pobrecito!

• the stupid thing went and sold it — el muy estúpido fue y lo vendió

• she's a sweet little thing, isn't she? — es monísima, ¿verdad?

5) (=fashion)

• the latest thing in hats — lo último en sombreros

• it's quite the thing — está muy de moda

6) * (=activity, preference)

his thing is fast cars — lo suyo son los coches rápidos

it's not my thing — no es lo mío

- do one's own thing

you know her, she likes to do her own thing — ya la conoces, le gusta ir a su aire

7) * (=obsession) obsesión f

he has a thing about cleanliness — está obsesionado con la limpieza, tiene obsesión or manía con la limpieza

he has a thing about steam engines — está obsesionado por las locomotoras a vapor, le obsesionan las locomotoras a vapor

I have a thing about punctuality — soy un maniático de la puntualidad

he's got a thing for her * — está colado por ella *

8) * (=phobia) fobia f

she has a thing about snakes — le tiene fobia a las serpientes

9) * (=relationship, affair)

he's got a thing going with her — se entiende con ella

he had a thing with her two years ago — se lió con ella hace dos años *

* * *
[θɪŋ]
noun

1) ( physical object) cosa f

what's that thing? — ¿qué es eso?

a thing of great beauty — un objeto de gran belleza

the damn thing refuses to start — (colloq) el maldito no quiere arrancar (fam)

I love your dress - what, this old thing? — me encanta tu vestido - ¿este trapo viejo?

she's got one of those bottle-warmer things — (colloq) tiene uno de esos cacharros or (Esp, Méx) chismes para calentar biberones (fam)

2) ( non-material) cosa f

a very funny thing happened — pasó algo muy cómico or una cosa muy cómica

one thing that bothers me is... — algo que me molesta es...

the only thing to do is... — lo único que se puede hacer es...

or some such thing — o algo parecido

you know the sort of thing — tú sabes a qué me refiero

I'm too old for this kind of thing — yo soy muy viejo para estos trotes

these things happen — son cosas que pasan

the same thing happened to me — a mí me pasó lo mismo

its a good thing (that)... — menos mal que...

all good things (must) come to an end — (set phrase) lo bueno se acaba pronto or dura poco

first things first — hay que empezar por el principio

the last thing I expected — lo que menos me imaginaba

what with one thing and another o the other — entre una cosa y otra

for one thing — en primer lugar, para empezar

there's only one thing for it: we'll have to walk — no hay más remedio que ir a pie

he hadn't done a thing — no había hecho absolutamente nada

all things being equal, we should arrive by 10 — si no ocurre ningún imprevisto, deberíamos llegar antes de las 10

you did the right thing by saying no — hiciste bien en decir que no

to expect great things of somebody/something — esperar mucho de alguien/algo

we had champagne, the real thing! — tomamos champán del auténtico!

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

to be a close/near thing: they won, but it was a close thing — ganaron, pero raspando or por un pelo or por los pelos

3) (affair, matter) asunto m

I'm fed up with the whole thing — estoy harto del asunto

to be on to o onto a good thing — (colloq) tenérselo* bien montado (fam), tener* un chollo (Esp fam)

to make a big thing of something — (colloq) (of problem, mistake) armar un escándalo por algo

4) the thing

a) (that which, what) lo que

the thing I liked best — lo que más me gustó

b) (what is appropriate, needed)

this necklace is just the thing for Helen — este collar es ideal para Helen

I've got just the thing for you — tengo exactamente lo que necesitas or lo que te hace falta

c) (crucial point, factor)

the thing is to be there early — lo importante es llegar temprano

the thing is, I've forgotten where I put it — resulta que or el caso es que or lo que pasa es que me he olvidado de dónde lo puse

5) things pl

a) (belongings, equipment) cosas fpl

he washed the breakfast things — lavó las cosas del desayuno

we packed our things and left — hicimos las maletas or (RPl) las valijas or (Méx) las petacas y nos fuimos

bring your swimming things — traigan traje de baño y toalla, etcétera

b) (matters, the situation) cosas fpl

if things don't improve — si las cosas no mejoran

I need time to think things over — necesito tiempo para pensarlo

by the look of things — según parece

how are things at home? — ¿qué tal andan las cosas en casa?

how's things? — (colloq) ¿qué tal? (fam)

how are things with you? — ¿y tú qué tal andas? (fam)

c) ( matters)

a taste for all things Greek — un gusto por todo lo griego

6) (person, creature)

he didn't know what to do, poor thing! — el pobre no sabía qué hacer

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

you lucky thing! — qué suerte tienes!

7) (preference, fad) (colloq)

opera isn't really my thing — en realidad la ópera no es lo mío

I want to be able to do my own thing — yo quiero estar a mi aire

to have a thing about somebody/something — (colloq)

he has a thing about cleanliness — es un maniático de la limpieza, tiene manía con la limpieza

he seems to have quite a thing about her — parece que le ha dado fuerte con ella (fam)

8) ( in expressions of time)

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

that's what I always do last thing (at night) — eso es lo último que hago todas las noches antes de acostarme

the next thing I knew, it was midnight — cuando me di cuenta, era medianoche

English-spanish dictionary > thing
12 thing

thing [θɪŋ]

choses ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a)-(d), 2 (b)-(d) objet ⇒ 1A (a) créature ⇒ 1A (d) idée ⇒ 1B (a) question ⇒ 1B (b) idéal ⇒ 1C (c) mode ⇒ 1C (d) effets ⇒ 2 (a) affaires ⇒ 2 (a)

1 noun

A.

(a) (object, item) chose f, objet m;

∎ what's that yellow thing on the floor? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc jaune par terre?;

∎ what's that thing for? à quoi ça sert, ça?;

∎ what's this knob thing for? à quoi sert cette espèce de bouton?;

∎ where's my hat? I can't find the thing anywhere où est mon chapeau? je ne le trouve nulle part;

∎ the only thing I could hear was a dripping tap la seule chose que j'entendais c'était un robinet qui fuyait;

∎ any idea how to work this thing? tu sais comment ça marche?;

∎ I had to rewrite the whole thing j'ai dû tout réécrire;

∎ the thing he loves most is his pipe ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est sa pipe;

∎ I need a few things from the shop j'ai besoin de faire quelques courses;

∎ she loves books and posters and things, she loves things like books and posters elle aime les livres, les posters, ce genre de choses;

∎ he likes making things with his hands il est très manuel;

∎ she enjoys the good things in life elle apprécie les bonnes choses de la vie;

∎ I must be seeing things je dois avoir des visions;

∎ I must be hearing things je dois rêver, j'entends des voix;

∎ humorous things that go bump in the night les choses qui font du bruit la nuit;

∎ they were treated as things not people on les traitait comme des choses, pas comme des êtres humains

(b) (activity, event) chose f;

∎ he likes things like gardening il aime le jardinage et les choses dans ce goût-là;

∎ familiar she's still into this art thing in a big way elle est encore très branchée art;

∎ the thing to do is to pretend you're asleep vous n'avez qu'à faire semblant de dormir;

∎ the first thing to do is (to) ring the police la première chose à faire, c'est d'appeler la police;

∎ the only thing left is to… il ne reste plus qu'à…;

∎ the next thing on the agenda le point suivant à l'ordre du jour;

∎ it's the best thing to do c'est ce qu'il y a de mieux à faire;

∎ that was a silly thing to do! ce n'était pas la chose à faire!;

∎ how could you do such a thing? comment avez-vous pu faire une chose pareille?;

∎ I have lots of things to do j'ai des tas de choses à faire;

∎ she certainly gets things done avec elle, ça ne traîne pas

(c) (in negative clauses)

∎ I don't know a thing about what happened j'ignore tout de ce qui s'est passé;

∎ I don't know a thing about algebra je n'y connais absolument rien en algèbre;

∎ not a thing was overlooked pas un détail n'a été négligé;

∎ I didn't understand a thing she said je n'ai rien compris à ce qu'elle disait, je n'ai pas compris un mot de ce qu'elle disait;

∎ we couldn't do a thing about it nous n'y pouvions absolument rien;

∎ I couldn't do a thing to help je n'ai rien pu faire pour me rendre utile;

∎ it doesn't mean a thing to me (I don't understand it at all) je n'y comprends (absolument) rien; (it isn't at all familiar to me) ça ne me dit absolument rien; (it doesn't concern me at all) ça ne me concerne pas;

∎ she hadn't got a thing on elle était entièrement nue;

∎ I haven't got a thing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre sur le dos

(d) (creature, being) créature f, être m;

∎ the thing he loves most is his dog ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est son chien;

∎ there wasn't a living thing around il n'y avait pas âme qui vive;

∎ what a sweet little thing! quel amour!;

∎ she's a dear old thing c'est une charmante petite vieille;

∎ you silly thing espèce d'idiot;

∎ poor thing! (said about somebody) le/la pauvre!; (said to somebody) mon/ma pauvre!; (animal) (la) pauvre bête!

(e) (monster)

∎ the thing from outer space le monstre de l'espace

B.

(a) (idea, notion) idée f, chose f;

∎ the best thing would be to ask them le mieux serait de leur demander;

∎ it would be a good thing if we all went together ce serait une bonne chose que nous y allions tous ensemble;

∎ it's a good thing (for you) no one knew heureusement (pour vous) que personne ne savait;

∎ to be on to a good thing être sur une bonne affaire;

∎ to know a thing or two about sth s'y connaître en qch;

∎ I could show him a thing or two about hang gliding je pourrais lui apprendre une ou deux petites choses en deltaplane

(b) (matter, question) chose f, question f;

∎ the thing is, we can't really afford it le problème, c'est qu'on n'a pas vraiment les moyens;

∎ the thing is, will she want to come? le problème c'est qu'on ne sait pas si elle voudra venir;

∎ the main thing is to succeed ce qui importe, c'est de réussir;

∎ the important thing is not to stop ce qui compte, c'est de ne pas arrêter;

∎ the thing to remember is that… ce dont il faut se souvenir est que…;

∎ it's one thing to talk but quite another to act parler est une chose, agir en est une autre;

∎ that's quite another thing ça, c'est tout autre chose;

∎ and another thing en plus;

∎ we talked of one thing and another nous avons parlé de choses et d'autres;

∎ what with one thing and another, I haven't had time avec tout ce qu'il y avait à faire, je n'ai pas eu le temps;

∎ if it's not one thing, it's another, it's one thing after another ça ne s'arrête jamais;

∎ taking one thing with another à tout prendre, somme toute

(c) (remark)

∎ that's not a very nice thing to say ce n'est pas très gentil de dire ça;

∎ she said some nasty things about him elle a dit des méchancetés sur lui;

∎ how can you say such a thing? comment pouvez-vous dire une chose pareille?;

∎ the things you say! les choses que tu peux dire parfois!;

∎ I said no such thing! je n'ai rien dit de tel!;

∎ I said the first thing that came into my head j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit

(d) (quality, characteristic) chose f;

∎ one of the things I like about her is her sense of humour une des choses que j'aime chez elle, c'est son sens de l'humour;

∎ the town has a lot of things going for it la ville a beaucoup de bons côtés

C.

(a) familiar (strong feeling)

∎ to have a thing about sb/sth (like) avoir un faible pour qn/qch^□ ; (dislike) avoir horreur de qn/qch^□ ;

∎ I have a thing about seafood (like) j'aime vraiment les fruits de mer^□ ; (dislike) je n'aime vraiment pas les fruits de mer^□ ;

∎ he has a thing about red hair (likes) il adore les cheveux roux^□ ; (dislikes) il a quelque chose contre les cheveux roux^□ ;

∎ it's a bit of a thing with me (like) j'aime assez ça^□ ; (dislike) c'est ma bête noire

(b) familiar (interest)

∎ it's not really my thing ce n'est pas vraiment mon truc;

∎ he went off to the States to do his own thing il est parti aux États-Unis vivre sa vie^□

(c) (what is needed, required) idéal m;

∎ hot cocoa is just the thing on a winter's night un chocolat chaud, c'est l'idéal les soirs d'hiver;

∎ that's the very thing c'est juste ce qu'il faut;

∎ that's the very thing for my bad back! c'est juste ce dont j'avais besoin pour mon mal de dos!

(d) (fashion) mode f;

∎ it's the latest thing in swimwear c'est la dernière mode en matière de maillots de bain;

∎ it's quite the thing c'est très à la mode;

∎ natural food is the thing just now les aliments biologiques sont la grande mode en ce moment;

∎ a thing of the past une chose du passé

(e) (fuss)

∎ to make a big thing about sth faire (tout) un plat de qch;

∎ he made a big thing out of my not going il a fait tout un plat parce que je n'y allais pas;

∎ there's no need to make a big thing out of it! ce n'est pas la peine d'en faire tout un plat ou toute une montagne!

(f) familiar (relationship)

∎ to have a thing with sb avoir une liaison avec qn^□

(g) familiar (penis) chose f

2 things plural noun

(a) (belongings) effets mpl, affaires fpl; (clothes) affaires fpl; (equipment) affaires fpl, attirail m; (tools) outils mpl, ustensiles mpl;

∎ put your things away ramassez vos affaires;

∎ take your wet things off enlevez vos affaires humides;

∎ you can take your things off in the bedroom vous pouvez vous déshabiller dans la chambre;

∎ have you brought your fishing/swimming things? avez-vous apporté votre attirail de pêche/vos affaires de piscine?;

∎ have you washed the breakfast things? as-tu fait la vaisselle du petit déjeuner?;

∎ to take the tea things away desservir la table (après le thé);

∎ to pack (up) one's things faire ses valises

(b) (situation, circumstances) choses fpl;

∎ familiar how's or how are things? comment ça va?;

∎ things are getting better les choses vont mieux;

∎ things are going badly ça va mal;

∎ things began to get rather dangerous les choses ont commencé à devenir assez dangereuses;

∎ I feel rather out of things je n'ai pas l'impression d'être vraiment dans le bain;

∎ you take things too seriously vous prenez les choses trop au sérieux;

∎ I need time to think things over j'ai besoin de temps pour réfléchir;

∎ as things are or stand dans l'état actuel des choses;

∎ things being what they are les choses étant ce qu'elles sont;

∎ it's just one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent

(c) (specific aspect of life) choses fpl;

∎ things of the mind les choses fpl de l'esprit;

∎ she's interested in all things French elle s'intéresse à tout ce qui est français;

∎ moderation in all things de la modération en tout;

∎ she wants to be an airline pilot of all things! elle veut être pilote de ligne, non mais vraiment!

(d) (facts, actions etc) choses fpl;

∎ they did terrible things to their prisoners ils ont fait des choses atroces à leurs prisonniers;

∎ I've heard good things about his work on dit du bien de son travail

(e) Law (property) biens mpl

3 for one thing adverb

(tout) d'abord;

∎ for one thing… and for another thing (tout) d'abord… et puis;

∎ well for one thing, we can't afford it pour commencer, nous n'en avons pas les moyens

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13 one

one [wʌn]

1. adjective

   a. (number) un, une

• I've got one brother and one sister j'ai un frère et une sœur

• she is one year old elle a un an

• one hundred and twenty cent vingt

• twenty-one cows vingt et une vaches

• it's one o'clock il est une heure

• one day un jour

• one hot summer afternoon she... par un chaud après-midi d'été, elle...

• that's one way of doing it c'est une façon de le faire

• one or two changes une ou deux modifications

► one... the other

• one girl was French, the other was Swiss une des filles était française, l'autre était suisse

• the sea is on one side, the mountains on the other d'un côté, il y a la mer, de l'autre les montagnes► one thing ( = something that)

one thing I'd like to know is where he got the money ce que j'aimerais savoir, c'est d'où lui vient l'argent

• if there's one thing I can't stand it's... s'il y a une chose que je ne supporte pas, c'est...► one person ( = somebody that)

one person I hate is Roy s'il y a quelqu'un que je déteste, c'est Roy

   b. ( = a single) un seul

• with one voice d'une seule voix

• the one man/woman who could do it le seul/la seule qui puisse le faire

► one and only

• my one and only pleasure mon seul et unique plaisir

• the one and only Charlie Chaplin! le seul, l'unique Charlot !

   c. ( = same) même

• they all went in the one car ils y sont tous allés dans la même voiture

• it's one and the same thing c'est la même chose

2. noun

un (e) m(f)

• one, two, three un, deux, trois

• twenty-one vingt et un

• one by one un par un

• chapter one chapitre un

• in ones and twos par petits groupes

• he's president and secretary all in one il est à la fois président et secrétaire général

• I for one don't believe it pour ma part, je ne le crois pas

• the crowd rose as one ils se sont tous levés comme un seul homme

• to get one up (inf) prendre l'avantage

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► When one is in contrast to others, it is translated by l'un(e).

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• one after the other l'un après l'autre

• you can't have one without the other on ne peut pas avoir l'un sans l'autre

► one of them ( = male) l'un d'eux ; ( = female) l'une d'entre elles ; ( = thing) l'un (e)

• he looked at his cards and discarded one of them il a regardé ses cartes et en a jeté une

• any one of them n'importe lequel (or laquelle)

3. pronoun

   a. un (e)

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► Note the use of en in French when one means one of these.

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• would you like one? en voulez-vous un(e) ?

• he's one of my best friends c'est un de mes meilleurs amis

• she's one of my best friends c'est une de mes meilleures amies

• he's one of us il est des nôtres

• he's a teacher and wants me to be one too il est professeur et veux que je le devienne aussi

• the problem is one of money c'est une question d'argent

• he's not one to agree to that sort of thing il n'est pas du genre à accepter ce genre de choses

• I'm not much of a one for sweets (inf) je n'aime pas trop les bonbons

► adjective + one

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► one is not translated.

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• that's a difficult one! ( = question) ça c'est difficile !

• he's a clever one c'est un malin

• the little ones les petits

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► The article and adjective in French are masculine or feminine, depending on the noun referred to.

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• I'd like a big one ( = glass) j'en voudrais un grand

• I'd like the big one ( = slice) je voudrais la grosse

► the one + clause, phrase

• the one who or that... celui qui (or celle qui)...

• the one on the floor celui (or celle) qui est par terre

• he's the one with brown hair c'est celui qui a les cheveux bruns

• is this the one you wanted? c'est bien celui-ci (or celle-ci) que vous vouliez ?► one another l'un (e) l'autre

• separated from one another séparé(e)s l'un(e) de l'autre

• they love one another ils s'aiment

• we write to one another often nous nous écrivons souvent

   b. (impersonal subject) on

• one never knows on ne sait jamais

• shares can bring one an additional income on peut compléter ses revenus avec des actions

4. compounds

► one-armed bandit (inf) noun machine f à sous

► one-day adjective [seminar, course] d'une journée

► one-dimensional adjective unidimensionnel ; [character] carré

► one-handed adverb d'une (seule) main

► one-legged adjective unijambiste

► one-liner noun ( = joke) bon mot m

► one-man adjective [business] individuel ; [canoe] monoplace

► one-man band noun homme-orchestre m

• his company is a one-man band (inf) il fait marcher l'affaire tout seul ► one-man show noun [of performer] spectacle m solo, one-man show m

► one-night stand noun (sex) liaison f sans lendemain

► one-off (inf) (British) adjective unique noun

• it's a one-off (object) il n'y en a qu'un comme ça ; (event) ça ne va pas se reproduire ► one-on-one, one-one (US) adjective= one-to-one

► one-parent family noun famille f monoparentale

► one-party system noun système m à parti unique

► one-piece swimsuit maillot m une pièce

► one-shot (inf) adjective

(US) = one-off

► one-sided adjective [decision] unilatéral ; [contest, game] inégal ; [judgement, account] partial

► one-size adjective taille unique inv

► one-time adjective ancien before n

► one-to-one, one-on-one, one-one (US) adjective [conversation] en tête-à-tête ; [training, counselling] individuel

• to have a one-to-one meeting with sb voir qn en tête-à-tête

• one-to-one tuition leçons fpl particulières ► one-track adjective

• to have a one-track mind n'avoir qu'une idée en tête ► one-upmanship (inf) noun art m de faire mieux que les autres

► one-way adjective [street] à sens unique ; [friendship] non partagé

• one-way trip aller m simple

• a one-way ticket un aller simple

• it's a one-way ticket to disaster (inf) c'est la catastrophe assurée ► one-woman adjective [business] individuel

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Note: When one is used as a personal pronoun it is translated by on when it is the subject of the verb: one never knows = on ne sait jamais. When one is the object of the verb or comes after a preposition it is usually translated by vous: it can make one ill = cela peut vous rendre malade

For more examples and all other uses, see the entry below
[wʌn] 1.
determiner

1) ( single) un/une

to raise one hand — lever la main

no one person can do it alone — personne ne peut faire cela tout seul

2) (unique, sole) seul

she's the one person who can help — c'est la seule personne qui puisse nous aider

the one and only Edith Piaf — l'incomparable Edith Piaf

she's one fine artist — US c'est une très grande artiste

3) ( same) même

at one and the same time — en même temps

one and the same thing — exactement la même chose

to be of one mind — être d'accord

it's all one to me — ça m'est égal

4) ( for emphasis)

one Simon Richard — un certain Simon Richard
2.
pronoun

1) ( indefinite) un/une m/f

can you lend me one? — tu peux m'en prêter un/une?

every one of them — tous/toutes sans exception (+ v pl)

she's one of us — elle est des nôtres

2) ( impersonal) ( as subject) on; ( as object) vous

one would like to think that... — on aimerait penser que...

it can make one ill — cela peut vous rendre malade

3) ( referring to specific person)

the advice of one who knows — les conseils de quelqu'un qui s'y connaît

I'm not one for doing — ce n'est pas mon genre de faire

she's a clever one — elle est intelligente

you're a one! — (colloq) toi alors!

I for one think that... — pour ma part je crois que...

4) ( demonstrative)

the grey one — le gris/la grise

this one — celui-ci/celle-ci

which one? — lequel/laquelle?

that's the one — c'est celui-là/celle-là

he's the one who — c'est lui qui

5) ( in knitting)

knit one, purl one — une maille à l'endroit, une maille à l'envers

6) ( in currency)

one-fifty — ( in sterling) une livre cinquante; ( in dollars) un dollar cinquante

7) (colloq) ( drink)

he's had one too many — il a bu un coup (colloq) de trop

8) (colloq) ( joke)

have you heard the one about...? — est-ce que tu connais l'histoire de...?

9) (colloq) ( blow)

to land ou sock somebody one — en coller une à quelqu'un (colloq)

10) (colloq) (question, problem)

that's a tricky one — c'est une question difficile
3.
noun

1) ( number) un m; ( referring to feminine) une f

to throw a one — ( on dice) faire un un

one o'clock — une heure

to arrive in ones and twos — arriver par petits groupes

2) ( person)

her loved ones — ceux qui lui sont/étaient chers

the little ones — les petits
4.
as one adverbial phrase [rise] comme un seul homme; [shout, reply] tous ensemble
5.
one by one adverbial phrase [pick up, wash] un par un/une par une

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to down a drink in one — boire un verre cul sec (colloq)

you've got it in one — tu as trouvé tout de suite

to be one up on somebody — (colloq) avoir un avantage sur quelqu'un

to go one better than somebody — faire mieux que quelqu'un

to have a thousand ou million and one things to do — avoir un tas de choses à faire

English-French dictionary > one
14 thing

thing [θɪŋ]

noun

   a. chose f

• surrounded by beautiful things entouré de belles choses

• such things as money, fame... des choses comme l'argent, la gloire...

• the thing he loves most is his car ce qu'il aime le plus au monde c'est sa voiture

• the good things in life les plaisirs mpl de la vie

• I've two things still to do j'ai encore deux choses à faire

• the next thing to do is... ce qu'il y a à faire maintenant c'est...

• the best thing would be to refuse le mieux serait de refuser

• the last thing on the agenda le dernier point à l'ordre du jour

• this is the latest thing in computer games c'est le dernier cri en matière de jeux électroniques

   b. ( = belongings) things affaires fpl

• have you put away your things? as-tu rangé tes affaires ?

• to take off one's things se débarrasser de son manteau etc

• have you got your swimming things? as-tu tes affaires de bain ?

   c. ( = matter, circumstance) I must think things over il faut que j'y réfléchisse

• how are things with you? et vous, comment ça va ?

• how's things? (inf) comment va ?

• as things are dans l'état actuel des choses

• since that's how things are puisque c'est comme ça

• to expect great things of sb/sth attendre beaucoup de qn/qch

• it is one thing to use a computer, quite another to understand it utiliser un ordinateur est une chose, en comprendre le fonctionnement en est une autre

• for one thing, it doesn't make sense d'abord ça n'a pas de sens

• it's just one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent

• I hadn't done a thing about it je n'avais strictement rien fait

• he knows a thing or two il s'y connaît

• she's got a thing about spiders (inf) elle a horreur des araignées

• he made a big thing of my refusal (inf) quand j'ai refusé il en a fait toute une histoire

• he had a thing with her two years ago (inf) il a eu une liaison avec elle il y a deux ans

• Mr Thing rang up (inf) Monsieur Machin (inf) a téléphoné

► the thing is

• the thing is to know when he's coming la question est de savoir quand il va arriver

• the thing is this:... voilà de quoi il s'agit:...

• the thing is, she'd already seen him en fait, elle l'avait déjà vu

   d. ( = person, animal) créature f

• poor little thing! pauvre petit (e) !

• poor thing, he's very ill le pauvre, il est très malade

   e. ( = best, most suitable thing) that's just the thing for me c'est tout à fait ce qu'il me faut

• the very thing! (of object) voilà tout à fait ce qu'il me (or nous etc) faut ! ; (of idea, plan) c'est l'idéal !

• it's the in thing (inf) c'est le truc (inf) à la mode

• that's not the thing to do cela ne se fait pas

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[θɪŋ] 1.
noun

1) ( object) chose f, truc (colloq) m

what's this thing for? — à quoi sert ce truc? (colloq)

there isn't a thing to eat in the house! — il n'y a rien à manger dans cette maison!

the one thing he wants for his birthday is a bike — tout ce qu'il veut pour son anniversaire, c'est un vélo

it was a big box thing — c'était une espèce de grosse boîte

2) (action, task, event) chose f

she'll do great things in life — elle ira loin dans la vie

that's the worst thing you could have said — c'était (vraiment) la chose à ne pas dire

the best thing (to do) would be to go and see her — le mieux serait d'aller la voir

that was a silly thing to do — c'était stupide de faire cela

there wasn't a thing I could do — je ne pouvais rien y faire

it's a good thing you came — heureusement que tu es venu

the thing to do is to listen carefully to him — ce qu'il faut faire c'est l'écouter attentivement

I'm sorry, but I haven't done a thing about it yet — je suis désolé, mais je ne m'en suis pas encore occupé

the heat does funny things to people — la chaleur a de drôles d'effets sur les gens

it's all right if you like that sort of thing — ce n'est pas mal pour ceux qui aiment ça

3) (matter, fact) chose f

the thing to remember is... — ce dont il faut se souvenir c'est...

I couldn't hear a thing (that) he said — je n'ai rien entendu de ce qu'il a dit

I said/did no such thing! — je n'ai rien dit/fait de tel!

the whole thing is crazy! — c'est idiot tout cela!

the thing is, (that)... — ce qu'il y a, c'est que...

the only thing is,... — la seule chose, c'est que...

the funny thing is... — le plus drôle c'est que...

the good thing (about it) is... — ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que...

the thing about him is that he's very honest — ce qu'il faut lui reconnaître, c'est qu'il est très honnête

the thing about him is that he can't be trusted — le problème avec lui c'est qu'on ne peut pas lui faire confiance

4) (person, animal)

she's a pretty little thing — c'est une jolie petite fille

you lucky thing! — (colloq) veinard/-e! (colloq)

you stupid thing! — (colloq) espèce d'idiot! (colloq)

(the) stupid thing — (colloq) ( of object) sale truc! (colloq)
2.
things plural noun

1) (personal belongings, equipment) affaires fpl

to wash up the breakfast things — faire la vaisselle du petit déjeuner

2) (situation, circumstances, matters) les choses fpl

to see things as they really are — voir les choses en face

things are getting better/worse — cela s'améliore/empire

how are things with you? —

how are things going? — comment ça va?

why do you want to change things? — pourquoi est-ce que tu veux tout changer?

to worry about things — se faire du souci

as things are ou stand — dans l'état actuel des choses

as things turned out — en fin de compte

all things considered — tout compte fait

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it's not the done thing (to do) — ça ne se fait pas (de faire)

it's the in thing — (colloq) c'est à la mode

she was wearing the latest thing in hats — elle portait un chapeau dernier cri

that's just the thing ou the very thing! — c'est tout à fait ce qu'il me/te/lui etc faut!

it's become quite the thing (to do) — c'est devenu à la mode (de faire)

it was a close ou near thing — c'était juste

he's on to a good thing — il a trouvé le bon filon (colloq)

he likes to do his own thing — (colloq) il aime faire ce qui lui plaît

for one thing...(and) for another thing... — premièrement... et deuxièmement...

to have a thing about — (colloq) ( like) craquer pour (colloq) [blondes, bearded men]; adorer [emeralds, old cars]; ( hate) ne pas aimer

it's a girl/guy thing — (colloq) c'est un truc de filles/de mecs (colloq)

to make a big thing (out) of it — (colloq) en faire toute une histoire

to know a thing or two about something — (colloq) s'y connaître en quelque chose

I could tell you a thing or two about him! — (colloq) je pourrais vous en raconter sur son compte!

and then, of all things, she... — et alors, allez savoir pourquoi (colloq), elle...

I must be seeing/hearing things! — je dois avoir des visions/entendre des voix!

it's ou it was (just) one of those things — c'est la vie

it's one (damned) thing after another! — (colloq) les embêtements (colloq) n'en finissent plus!

one thing led to another and... — et, de fil en aiguille...

taking one thing with another — tout bien considéré

what with one thing and another, I haven't had time to read it — avec tout ce que j'ai eu à faire je n'ai pas eu le temps de le lire

to (try to) be all things to all men — (essayer de) faire plaisir à tout le monde

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15 thing

thing

A n

1 ( object) chose f, truc ○ m ; she likes beautiful things elle aime les belles choses ; he was wearing an old yellow thing il portait un vieux truc ○ jaune ; it's a thing you use for opening envelopes c'est un truc ○ pour ouvrir les enveloppes, ça sert à ouvrir les enveloppes ; any old thing will do n'importe quel vieux truc ○ fera l'affaire ; what's that thing? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc ○ ? ; what's that thing on the table? qu'est-ce c'est que ce truc ○ sur la table? ; what's this thing for? à quoi sert ce truc ○ ? ; there isn't a thing to eat in the house! il n'y a rien à manger dans cette maison! ; I haven't got a thing to wear! je n'ai rien à me mettre! ; the one thing he wants for his birthday is a bike tout ce qu'il veut pour son anniversaire, c'est un vélo ; it was a big box thing c'était une espèce de grosse boîte ;

2 (action, task, event) chose f ; I've got things to do j'ai des choses à faire ; she'll do great things in life elle ira loin dans la vie ; I wouldn't dream of such a thing une telle chose ne me viendrait jamais à l'esprit ; who would do such a thing? qui ferait une telle chose? ; how could you do such a thing? comment as-tu pu faire une chose pareille? ; an awful thing happened to me il m'est arrivé une chose épouvantable ; that's the worst thing you could have said/done c'était (vraiment) la chose à ne pas dire/faire ; the best thing (to do) would be to go and see her le mieux serait d'aller la voir ; that was a silly/dangerous thing to do c'était stupide/dangereux d'avoir fait cela ; that was a lovely/horrible thing to do c'était gentil/horrible d'avoir fait cela ; it was a difficult thing to do cela n'a pas été facile à faire, cela a été difficile à faire ; there wasn't a thing I could do je ne pouvais rien y faire ; it's a good thing you came heureusement que tu es venu, c'est une bonne chose que tu sois venu ; the thing to do is to listen carefully to him ce qu'il faut faire c'est l'écouter attentivement ; I'm sorry, but I haven't done a thing about it yet je suis désolé, mais je ne m'en suis pas encore occupé ; the heat does funny things to people la chaleur a de drôles d'effets sur les gens ;

3 (matter, fact) chose f ; we talked about lots of things nous avons discuté de beaucoup de choses ; we talked about politics and things (like that) nous avons discuté de la politique et de choses comme ça ; the thing to remember is… ce dont il faut se souvenir c'est… ; I couldn't hear a thing (that) he said je n'ai rien entendu de ce qu'il a dit ; I said/did no such thing! je n'ai rien dit/fait de tel! ; I couldn't think of a thing to say je n'ai rien trouvé à dire ; one thing is obvious/certain une chose est évidente/certaine ; the first thing we must consider is… la première chose à considérer, c'est… ; if there's one thing I hate it's… s'il y a une chose que je déteste c'est… ; I found the whole thing a bore j'ai trouvé tout cela très ennuyeux ; the whole thing is crazy! c'est idiot tout cela! ; the thing is, (that)… ce qu'il y a, c'est que… ; the only thing is,… la seule chose, c'est que… ; the funny/amazing/dreadful thing is… le plus drôle/étonnant/épouvantable c'est que… ; the good thing (about it) is… ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que… ; the best/worst thing (about it) is… le mieux/le pire c'est que… ; the thing about him is that he's very honest ce qu'il faut lui reconnaître, c'est qu'il est très honnête ; the thing about him is that he can't be trusted le problème avec lui c'est qu'on ne peut pas lui faire confiance ; the good/best/worst thing about her is (that) ce qu'il y a de bien/de mieux/de pire avec or chez elle c'est (que) ;

4 (person, animal) she's a pretty little thing c'est une jolie petite fille ; he's a funny little thing c'est un drôle de petit gamin ○ ; how are you, old thing ○ ? comment ça va, mon vieux ○ ? ; you lucky thing ○ ! veinard/-e ○ ! ; you stupid thing ○ ! espèce d'idiot ○ ! ; (the) stupid thing ○ ( of object) sale truc ○ ! ; there wasn't a living thing to be seen il n'y avait pas âme qui vive.

B things npl

1 (personal belongings, equipment) affaires fpl ; have you tidied your things? as-tu rangé tes affaires? ; things to be washed/ironed des affaires à laver/repasser ; to wash up the breakfast things faire la vaisselle du petit déjeuner ;

2 (situation, circumstances, matters) les choses fpl ; to take things too seriously/too lightly prendre les choses trop au sérieux/trop à la légère ; to see things as they really are voir les choses en face ; to take things as they come prendre les choses comme elles viennent ; things don't look too good les choses ne se présentent pas trop bien ; things are getting better/worse cela s'améliore/empire ; how are things with you?, how are things going? comment ça va? ; why do you want to change things? pourquoi est-ce que tu veux tout changer? ; to spoil things tout gâcher ; to worry about things se faire du souci ; as things are ou stand dans l'état actuel des choses ; as things turned out en fin de compte ; all things considered tout compte fait ; in all things en toute chose ; she's fascinated by things Chinese elle est fascinée par tout ce qui est chinois ; things eternal and things temporal l'éternel et le temporel ;

3 Jur biens mpl (immobiliers et mobiliers).

Idioms

it's not the done thing (to do) ça ne se fait pas (de faire) ; it's the in thing ○ c'est à la mode ; she was wearing the latest thing in hats elle portait un chapeau dernier cri ; she's got the latest thing in stereos elle a une chaîne stéréo dernier cri ; it's all right if you like that sort of thing c'est pas mal quand on aime ça ; that's just the thing ou the very thing! c'est tout à fait or exactement ce qu'il me/te/lui etc faut ; it's become quite the thing (to do) c'est devenu à la mode (de faire) ; it was a close ou near thing c'était juste ; he's on to a good thing il a trouvé le bon filon ○ ; he likes to do his own thing ○ il aime faire ce qui lui plaît ; for one thing…(and) for another thing… premièrement…et deuxièmement… ; to have a thing about ○ ( like) craquer pour ○ [blondes, bearded men] ; adorer, avoir la folie de [emeralds, old cars] ; ( hate) ne pas aimer [dogs] ; he's got a thing about flying ○ il n'aime pas l'avion ; it's a girl/guy thing ○ c'est un truc de filles/de mecs ○ ; to make a big thing (out) of it ○ en faire toute une histoire or tout un plat ○ ; to know a thing or two about sth ○ s'y connaître en qch ; we certainly showed them a thing or two ○ nous leur avons certainement appris une ou deux choses! ; she can tell you a thing or two about car engines ○ ! elle s'y connaît en mécanique ; I could tell you a thing or two about him ○ ! je pourrais vous en raconter sur son compte! ; he gave her a snake of all things! il n'a rien trouvé de mieux à lui donner qu'un serpent! ; and then, of all things, she… et alors, allez savoir pourquoi ○, elle… ; I must be seeing/hearing things! je dois avoir des visions/entendre des voix! ; it's ou it was (just) one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent, c'est la vie ; it's one (damned) thing after another ○ ! les embêtements ○ n'en finissent plus! ; one thing led to another and… et, de fil en aiguille… ; taking one thing with another tout bien considéré ; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time to read it avec tout ce que j'ai eu à faire je n'ai pas eu le temps de le lire ; things aren't what they used to be les choses ne sont plus ce qu'elles étaient ; (to try) to be all things to all men (essayer de) faire plaisir à tout le monde.

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one ⇒ Age, The clock, Numbers

❢ When one is used as a personal pronoun it is translated by on when it is the subject of the verb: one never knows = on ne sait jamais. When one is the object of the verb or comes after a preposition it is usually translated by vous: it can make one ill = cela peut vous rendre malade.

For more examples and all other uses, see the entry below.

A det

1 ( single) un/une ; one car une voiture ; one dog un chien ; twenty-one flowers vingt et une fleurs ; to raise one hand lever la main ; no one person can do it alone personne ne peut faire cela tout seul ;

2 (unique, sole) seul ; my one and only tie ma seule et unique cravate ; her one vice/pleasure son seul vice/plaisir ; she' s the one person who can help c'est la seule personne qui puisse nous aider ; the one and only Edith Piaf l'incomparable Edith Piaf ; she's one fine artist US c'est une très grande artiste ; ⇒ hell ;

3 ( same) même ; in the one direction dans la même direction ; at one and the same time en même temps ; to be one and the same thing être exactement la même chose ; they're one and the same person il s'agit de la même personne ; two offers in the one day deux offres dans la même journée ; to be of one mind être d'accord ; it's all one to me ça m'est égal ;

4 ( in expressions of time) one day/evening un jour/soir ; one hot summer's day par une chaude journée d'été ; one of these days un de ces jours ;

5 ( for emphasis) one Simon Richard un certain Simon Richard.

B pron

1 ( indefinite) un/une m/f ; can you lend me one? tu peux m'en prêter un/une? ; one of them ( person) l'un d'eux/l'une d'elles ; ( thing) l'un/l'une m/f ; she's one of my best customers c'est une de mes meilleures clientes ; one after the other l'un/l'une après l'autre ; I can't tell one from the other je ne peux pas les distinguer (l'un de l'autre) ; every one of them was broken ils étaient tous cassés sans exception ; one was grey and the other was pink l'un était gris et l'autre était rose ; two volumes in one deux tomes en un volume ; it's a two-in-one whisk and blender cela fait à la fois batteur et mixeur ; Merry Christmas one and all Joyeux Noël à tous ; she's one of us elle est des nôtres ; ⇒ any ;

2 ( impersonal) ( as subject) on ; ( as object) vous ; one would like to think that on aimerait penser que ; one can't help wondering on ne peut pas s'empêcher de se demander ; if one wanted si on voulait ; it's enough to make one despair cela suffit pour vous démoraliser ;

3 ( referring to a specific person) the advice of one who knows les conseils de quelqu'un qui s'y connaît ; for one who claims to be an expert pour quelqu'un qui prétend être expert ; like one possessed comme un possédé ; I'm not one for doing ce n'est pas mon genre de faire ; she's a great one for doing elle est très douée pour faire ; I'm not one for football je ne suis pas amateur de foot ; he's one for the ladies c'est un homme à femmes ; she's a clever one elle est intelligente ; you're a one ○ ! toi alors! ; I for one think that personnellement or pour ma part je crois que ; ‘who disagrees?’-‘I for one!’ ‘qui n'est pas d'accord?’-‘moi’ ; ⇒ never ;

4 ( demonstrative) the grey one le gris/la grise ; the pink ones les roses ; my friend's one celui/celle de mon ami ; this one celui-ci/celle-ci ; that one celui-là/celle-là ; the one in the corner celui/celle qui est dans le coin ; which one? lequel/laquelle? ; that's the one c'est celui-là/celle-là ; he's the one who c'est lui qui ; buy the smallest one achète le/la plus petit/-e ; my new car is faster than the old one ma nouvelle voiture est plus rapide que l'ancienne ;

5 ( in currency) one-fifty ( in sterling) une livre cinquante ; ( in dollars) un dollar cinquante ;

6 ○ ( drink) he's had one too many il a bu un coup ○ de trop ; a quick one un pot ○ en vitesse ; make mine a large one sers-moi un grand verre ; ⇒ road ;

7 ○ ( joke) that's a good one! elle est bien bonne celle-là! ; have you heard the one about…? est-ce que tu connais l'histoire de…? ;

8 ○ ( blow) to land ou sock sb one en coller une à qn ○ ;

9 ○ (question, problem) that's a tough ou tricky one c'est une colle ○ ; ask me another one pose-moi une autre question ;

10 ( person one is fond of) her loved ou dear ones ceux qui lui sont chers ; to lose a loved one perdre un être cher ; the little ones les petits ;

11 ( in knitting) knit one, purl one une maille à l'endroit, une maille à l'envers ; make one faire une augmentation.

C n ( number) un m ; one, two, three, go! un, deux, trois, partez! ; to throw a one ( on dice) faire un un ; there are three ones in one hundred and eleven il y a trois fois le chiffre un dans cent onze ; one o'clock une heure ; to arrive in ones and twos arriver par petits groupes.

D as one adv phr [rise] comme un seul homme ; [shout, reply] tous ensemble.

E in one adv phr to down a drink in one boire un verre cul sec ○ ; you've got it in one tu as trouvé tout de suite.

F one by one adv phr [pick up, collect, wash] un par un/une par une.

Idioms

to be one up on sb ○ avoir un avantage sur qn ; to be at one with sb être en accord avec qn ; to go one better than sb faire mieux que qn ; to give sb one ◑ se faire qn ◑ ; to be a dictionary and grammar all in one ou all rolled into one être à la fois un dictionnaire et une grammaire ; all for one and one for all un pour tous et tous pour un ; to have a thousand ou million and one things to do avoir un tas de choses à faire.

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17 ♦ one

♦ one /wʌn/
A a. num. card. e a. indef.

1 un, uno: one million, un milione; a hundred and one, cento uno; one pound eleven, ( un tempo) una sterlina e undici scellini; ( ora) una sterlina e undici penny; forty-one, quarantuno; one in ten, uno su dieci; one day only, soltanto un giorno; One is my lucky number, l'uno è il mio numero fortunato; I'll stay one night, mi fermo per una notte; a one-metre rise in sea level, un aumento del livello del mare di un metro; To read a foreign language is one thing; to speak it is another, leggere una lingua straniera è una cosa; parlarla, un'altra; from one end of the street to the other, da un capo all'altro della strada; Only one soldier out of a hundred is a graduate, solo un soldato su cento è laureato

2 solo; unico; stesso: I have one friend here, ho un solo amico qui; We all gave one answer, demmo tutti la stessa risposta; That's the one way to do it, questo è l'unico modo di farlo; No one man could do it, nessuno potrebbe farlo da solo

3 ( talora) primo: «Iliad», book one, l'«Iliade», libro primo

B n.

1 uno; numero uno: Write down a one, scrivi un uno!; Half of two is one, uno è la metà di due

2 un anno ( di età): His son is one, suo figlio ha un anno; a one-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di un anno

3 l'una ( ora): at one o'clock, all'una; half ( past) one, l'una e mezza

4 (fam. ingl.) bel tipo; birbante; birbantello, birba; bricconcello: Oh, you are a one!, sei proprio un bel tipo!; va là che la sai lunga!

5 (filos.) – the One, l'Uno; il Principio Primo; l'Assoluto

C pron. indef.

1 uno, una; un certo, una certa: One came running, uno è venuto correndo; one of these days, uno di questi giorni; un giorno o l'altro; one of the richest women in Italy, una delle donne più ricche d'Italia; I bought the house from one Mr Jones, comprai la casa da un certo (signor) Jones

2 (costruzione impers.) uno; si: One has to do one's best, si deve fare del proprio meglio NOTA D'USO: - you o one?-

D pron. dimostr.

1 quello, quella: I don't want the black pencil; I want the red one, non voglio la matita nera; voglio quella rossa; I prefer large ones, preferisco quelli grandi

2 (idiom.) this one or that one, questo o quello; Which one do you prefer?, quale ( di questi, di quelli) preferisci?; I don't want these; I'd like the ones over there, non voglio questi; vorrei quelli laggiù; His father was a doctor and he wants to be one too, suo padre era medico e anche lui vuole diventarlo; He worked like one possessed, lavorava come un ossesso

● the one about, quella ( la barzelletta) di (o su): Have you heard the one about the parrot and the cat?, la sai quella del pappagallo e del gatto? □ (relig.) the One above (o the Holy One), l'Essere Supremo; Dio □ one after another, l'uno dopo l'altro □ ( sport) one all, ( calcio, ecc.) uno a uno; ( tennis) uno pari □ one and all, tutti; tutti quanti □ (enfat.) one and the same, identico; uguale; medesimo □ one another (pron. recipr.), l'un l'altro; tra di noi (o voi, loro); reciprocamente: Love one another, amatevi (l'un l'altro) NOTA D'USO: - each other o one another?- □ one-armed, monco; con un braccio solo □ (fig. fam.) one-armed bandit, macchina mangiasoldi; slot machine □ (fam. USA) one bagger = one-base hit ► sotto □ ( baseball) one-base hit, battuta che consente di raggiungere la prima base □ one by one, a uno a uno; uno per uno; uno alla volta □ (naut., tur.) one-class liner, piroscafo a classe unica □ ( ciclismo) one-day race, corsa in linea; gara in linea □ one-dimensional, (mat.) unidimensionale; (fig.) noioso, tedioso □ (mat.) one-dimensionality, unidimensionalità □ one-directional, unidirezionale □ to be one down, avere fatto un punto in meno; (fig.) essere in (posizione di) svantaggio; ( sport) essere sotto (o in svantaggio) di un gol (di un canestro, ecc.) □ one-eyed, che ha un occhio solo, guercio, monocolo; (fig.) parziale, prevenuto, miope (fig.) □ ( pallavolo) one-foot takeoff, stacco su un piede solo □ ( calcio, ecc.) one-footed player, giocatore ‘unipiede’ ( che usa solo il destro o il sinistro) □ one-hand, eseguito con una mano sola: ( pallavolo) one-hand dig, recupero con una mano sola; ( basket, ecc.) one-hand pass, passaggio con una mano; one-hand shot, tiro con una mano sola □ one-handed, che ha una mano sola, monco; eseguito con una mano sola: one-horse, tirato da un solo cavallo, a un cavallo; (fig.) antiquato, piccolo, provinciale; (fig., scherz.) male in arnese: a one-horse sleigh, una slitta trainata da un solo cavallo; a one-horse town, un piccolo paese insignificante □ a one-horse race, una corsa (un'elezione politica, ecc.) che ha già il vincitore; una gara già vinta in partenza □ (mat.) one hundred, cento; 100 □ ( atletica) the 110-metre hurdles, i centodieci a ostacoli □ ( nuoto) the 100-metre backstroke, i cento (metri) dorso □ ( atletica) the 100-metre dash, i cento metri; i cento □ ( atletica) 100-metre runner, centometrista; centista □ ( nuoto) 100-metre swimmer ( freestyle), centometrista; centista (stile libero) □ one-idea'd (o one-idead), fissato in un'idea; che ha una sola idea fissa in testa □ (fam.) one in the eye, delusione; smacco; scorno □ one in a million, (mat., stat.) uno su un milione; (fig.) (agg.) unico, eccezionale □ one-legged, che ha una gamba sola; mutilato d'una gamba; (fig.) difettoso, zoppicante □ ( USA) one-liner, battuta di spirito; spiritosaggine; freddura □ ( tennis) one love, uno a zero □ one-man, individuale, di un singolo, fatto da un solo uomo: (leg., fin.) one-man business (o company), azienda (o ditta) individuale; società autocratica (o unipersonale); one-man job, lavoro fatto da un uomo solo □ one-man band, suonatore ambulante che suona vari strumenti che porta addosso; (fig.) attività svolta per conto proprio, da solo □ one-man show, ( arte) (mostra) personale; (mus.) recital; (fig.) attività svolta per conto proprio, da solo □ (polit.) one man, one vote, ogni cittadino, un voto; il suffragio universale □ ( atletica) the one-mile run, il miglio □ a one-minute silence, un minuto di silenzio (o di raccoglimento) □ one-night stand, (teatr.) serata unica; (fam.) avventura (amorosa) di una notte sola; notte d'amore (fam.) □ one of a kind, unico □ one-off, (agg.) fatto in esemplare unico; unico, straordinario; (sost.) caso del tutto unico, risultato atipico; pezzo unico, modello esclusivo; artista (attore, giocatore, ecc.) straordinario, unico al mondo: a one-off performance, una rappresentazione (o esecuzione) straordinaria □ a one-off job, un lavoro su commissione □ (econ.) one-off production, produzione singola (o su commessa) □ (fam. USA) one-on-one, a confronto diretto, faccia a faccia, a tu per tu, a quattr'occhi □ ( sport) one-on-one defence, difesa a uomo □ one or two, uno o due; ( per estens.) pochi, pochissimi □ (demogr.) one-parent family, famiglia monoparentale □ (demogr.) one-person household, famiglia mononucleare; famiglia composta da una persona sola □ ( sport) a one-piece suit, una tuta monopezzo □ a one-piece swimsuit, un (costume da bagno) monopezzo □ (market.) one-price, a prezzo unico □ «One price» ( cartello), «Prezzi fissi» □ (fam. USA) one-shot = one-off ► sopra □ one-sided, unilaterale; (fig.) parziale; ineguale, impari: (stat.) one-sided test, test unilaterale; one-sided judgement, giudizio parziale; ( sport) one-sided match, incontro impari (o sbilanciato) □ one-sidedness, unilateralità; (fig.) parzialità; inegualità, l'essere impari □ (market.) one size ( fits all), misura unica ( di guanti di lana, ecc.) □ (tur.: di un albergo) one-star, a una stella □ (mus.) one-step, one-step ( ballo) □ one-stop, che fornisce beni e servizi correlati nello stesso luogo: one-stop shop, negozio o ufficio che fornisce tutto il necessario ( per un determinato scopo) □ (stat.) one-tailed test, test a una coda □ (mat.) one thousand, mille; 1000 □ (comput.) one-time password, password monouso □ (comput.) one-to-many, (relazione) uno a molti □ (mat., comput.) one to one, uno a uno; biunivocamente □ one-to-one, (mat., comput.) (relazione) uno a uno, biunivoca; (fig.) faccia a faccia, individuale: ( sport e fig.) one-to-one challenge, sfida faccia a faccia; (mat., comput.) one-to-one correspondence, corrispondenza biunivoca; a one-to-one interview, un'intervista faccia a faccia □ ( sport) one-two, ( boxe) uno-due, doppietta; ( calcio) uno-due, triangolazione; ( scherma) uno-due, finta e cavazione □ one-track, ( di ferrovia) a un solo binario; ( di un nastro magnetico) a una (sola) pista □ a one-track mind, una mente fissata in una sola idea: You have a one-track mind!, allora hai il chiodo fisso! □ (fam.) to be one up, avere fatto un punto in più; (fig.) essere in (posizione di) vantaggio; ( sport) essere sopra (o in vantaggio) di un gol (di un canestro, ecc.) □ (fam.) one-upmanship, arte di procurarsi (o di mantenere) un vantaggio sugli altri; il voler surclassare q. a tutti i costi □ (autom.) «One way» ( cartello), «senso unico» □ one-way, ( di strada e fig.) a senso unico; (elettr., comput.) unidirezionale; (stat.) a un'entrata, monovalente: a one-way street, una strada a senso unico; un senso unico; one-way admiration, ammirazione a senso unico; (comput.) one-way communication, comunicazione unidirezionale; (stat.) one-way classification, classificazione a un'entrata □ one-way media, ‘media’ semplici ( non interattivi) □ one-way mirror, vetro specchiato; finto specchio □ (trasp., USA) one-way ticket, biglietto di sola andata □ (comm. est.) one-way trade, scambio unidirezionale □ one-woman, ( di lavoro, ecc.) fatto da una donna sola; individuale □ to be all one, essere tutti uniti (o d'accordo) □ ( all) in one, tutt'insieme; al tempo stesso: He is chairman and treasurer in one, è al tempo stesso presidente e cassiere □ an all-in-one knife, un coltello multiuso ( cacciavite, cavaturaccioli, ecc.) □ to be at one, essere uniti: We are at one now, ora noi siamo uniti (o d'accordo) □ to become one, ( di oggetti, ecc.) essere unificati; ( di persone) essere uniti in matrimonio □ by ones and twos, a uno o due alla volta; alla spicciolata □ every one of you, ciascuno di voi □ for one, quanto a me (a te, ecc.); per esempio; per fare un caso; intanto: I, for one, don't believe it, quanto a me, non ci credo; Smith, for one, will not agree, Smith, per esempio, non sarà d'accordo □ for one thing, tanto per dirne una; tanto per cominciare; in primo luogo: For one thing, he drinks, tanto per dirne una, è un beone □ to go one better, offrire (o rischiare) un po' di più ( di un altro) □ (fig.) in the year one, molti anni fa □ no one, nessuno □ (fam.) never a one, nessuno; non uno □ I'm not ( the) one to do that, non sono tipo da farlo □ (fam.) You're a sly one!, sei un furbacchione, tu! □ They answered with one voice, risposero a una (sola) voce (o in coro) □ It is one too many for him, è un po' troppo (troppo difficile, ecc.) per lui □ It's all one to me what you do, qualunque cosa tu faccia, mi è indifferente □ (market.) Buy one, get one free, compri due, paghi uno.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ one
18 one

1. adjective
1) attrib. ein

one thing I must say — ein[e]s muss ich sagen

one or two — (fig.): (a few) ein paar

one more... — noch ein...

one more time — noch einmal

it's one [o'clock] — es ist eins od. ein Uhr; see also academic.ru/23561/eight">eight 1.; half 1. 1), 3. 2); quarter 1. 1)

2) attrib. (single, only) einzig

the one thing — das einzige

any one — irgendein

in any one day/year — an einem Tag/in einem Jahr

at any one time — zur gleichen Zeit; (always) zu jeder Zeit

no one — kein

not one [little] bit — überhaupt nicht

3) (identical, same) ein

one and the same person/thing — ein und dieselbe Person/Sache

at one and the same time — gleichzeitig; see also all 2. 1)

4) pred. (united, unified)

we are one — wir sind uns einig

be one as a family/nation — eine einige Familie/Nation sein; see also with 1)

5) attrib. (a particular but undefined)

at one time — einmal; einst (geh.)

one morning/night — eines Morgens/Nachts

one day — (on day specified) einmal; (at unspecified future date) eines Tages

one day soon — bald einmal

one day next week — irgendwann nächste Woche

one Sunday — an einem Sonntag

6) attrib. contrasted with ‘other’/‘another’ ein

for one thing — zum einen

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere; see also hand 1. 24)

7)

in one — (coll.): (at first attempt) auf Anhieb

got it in one! — (coll.) [du hast es] erraten!
2. noun
1) eins

2) (number, symbol) Eins, die; see also eight 2. 1)

3) (unit)

in ones — einzeln

two for the price of one — zwei zum Preis von einem
3. pronoun
1)

one of... — ein... (+ Gen.)

one of them/us — etc. einer von ihnen/uns usw.

any one of them — jeder/jede/jedes von ihnen

every one of them — jeder/jede/jedes [einzelne] von ihnen

not one of them — keiner/keine/keines von ihnen

2) replacing n. implied or mentioned ein...

big ones and little ones — große und kleine

the jacket is an old one — die Jacke ist [schon] alt

the older/younger one — der/die/das ältere/jüngere

this is the one I like — den/die/das mag ich

my husband is the tall one over there — mein Mann ist der große da

you are or were the one who insisted on going to Scotland — du warst der-/diejenige, der/die unbedingt nach Schottland wollte

this one — dieser/diese/dieses [da]

that one — der/die/das [da]

these ones or those ones? — (coll.) die [da] oder die [da]?

these/those blue etc. ones — diese/die blauen usw.

which one? — welcher/welche/welches?

which ones? — welche?

not one — keiner/keine/keines; (emphatic) nicht einer/eine/eines

all but one — alle außer einem/einer/einem

the last house but one — das vorletzte Haus

I for one — ich für mein[en] Teil

one by one, one after another or the other — einzeln

love one another — sich od. (geh.) einander lieben

be kind to one another — nett zueinander sein

3) (contrasted with ‘other’/‘another’)

[the] one... the other — der/die/das eine... der/die/das andere

4) (person or creature of specified kind)

the little one — der/die/das Kleine

our dear or loved ones — unsere Lieben

young one — (youngster) Kind, das; (young animal) Junge, das

5)

[not] one who does or to do or for doing something — [nicht] der Typ, der etwas tut

6) (representing people in general; also coll.): (I, we) man; as indirect object einem; as direct object einen

one's — sein

wash one's hands — sich (Dat.) die Hände waschen

7) (coll.): (drink)

I'll have just a little one — ich trinke nur einen Kleinen (ugs.)

have one on me — ich geb dir einen aus

8) (coll.): (blow)

give somebody one on the head/nose — jemandem eins über den Kopf/auf die Nase geben (ugs.)

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1. noun
1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) die Eins

2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) die Eins
2. pronoun
1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) der/die/das(jenige)

2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) man
3. adjective
1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) ein/e/es

2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) eins

3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) einer Meinung

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- one-
- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective
((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) einjährige

- all one
- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two
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one

[wʌn]

I. adj inv

1. attr (not two) ein(e)

we have two daughters and \one son wir haben zwei Töchter und einen Sohn

\one hundred/thousand einhundert/-tausend

\one million eine Million

\one third/fifth ein Drittel/Fünftel nt

2. attr (one of a number) ein(e)

the glass tube is closed at \one end das Glasröhrchen ist an einem Ende verschlossen

he can't tell \one wine from another er schmeckt bei Weinen keinen Unterschied

3. attr (single, only) einzige(r, s)

her \one concern is to save her daughter ihre einzige Sorge ist, wie sie ihre Tochter retten kann

do you think the five of us will manage to squeeze into the \one car? glaubst du, wir fünf können uns in dieses eine Auto quetschen?

we should paint the bedroom all \one colour wir sollten das Schlafzimmer nur in einer Farbe streichen

he's the \one person you can rely on in an emergency er ist die einzige Person, auf die man sich im Notfall verlassen kann

not \one man kein Mensch

to have just \one thought nur einen [einzigen] Gedanken haben

the \one and only... der/die/das einzige...

ladies and gentlemen, the \one and only Muhammad Ali! meine Damen und Herren, der einzigartige Muhammad Ali!

4. attr (some future) irgendein(e)

I'd like to go skiing \one Christmas ich würde gern irgendwann an Weihnachten Skifahren gehen

\one afternoon next week an irgendeinem Nachmittag nächste Woche, irgendwann nächste Woche nachmittags

\one day irgendwann

\one evening/night irgendwann abends/nachts

5. attr (some in the past) ein(e)

\one moment he says he loves me, the next moment he's asking for a divorce einmal sagt er, er liebt mich, und im nächsten Moment will er die Scheidung

\one afternoon in late October an einem Nachmittag Ende Oktober

\one day/evening/night eines Tages/Abends/Nachts

\one night we stayed up talking till dawn an einem Abend plauderten wir einmal bis zum Morgengrauen

6. attr ( form: a certain) ein gewisser/eine gewisse

her solicitor is \one John Wintersgill ihr Anwalt ist ein gewisser John Wintersgill

7. attr esp AM ( emph fam: noteworthy)

his mother is \one generous woman seine Mutter ist eine wirklich großzügige Frau

that's \one big ice cream you've got there du hast aber ein großes Eis!

it was \one hell of a shock to find out I'd lost my job ( fam) es war ein Riesenschock für mich, als ich erfuhr, dass ich meinen Job verloren hatte fam

he was \one hell of a snappy dresser ( fam) er war immer todschick gekleidet fam

8. (identical) ein(e)

all types of training meet \one common standard alle Trainingsarten unterliegen den gleichen Maßstäben

to be of \one mind einer Meinung sein

\one and the same ein und der-/die-/dasselbe

that's \one and the same thing! das ist doch ein und dasselbe!

9. (age) ein Jahr

\one is a difficult age mit einem Jahr sind Kinder in einem schwierigen Alter

to be \one [year old] ein Jahr alt sein

little Jimmy's \one today der kleine Jimmy wird heute ein Jahr alt

she'll be \one [year old] tomorrow sie wird morgen ein Jahr alt

10. (time)

\one [o'clock] eins, ein Uhr

it's half past \one es ist halb zwei

at \one um eins

11.

▶ a hundred [or million] [or thousand] and \one hunderttausend

I've got a hundred and \one things to do this morning ich muss heute Vormittag hunderttausend Dinge erledigen

▶ what with \one thing and another ( fam) weil alles [o viel] zusammenkommt

what with \one thing and another she hadn't had much sleep recently da alles [o viel] zusammenkam, hat sie in letzter Zeit nicht viel Schlaf bekommen

▶ \one way or another [or the other] (for or against) für oder gegen; (somehow) irgendwie

there is no evidence \one way or the other about the effectiveness of the drug es gibt keinerlei Beweise für die Wirksamkeit oder Unwirksamkeit des Medikaments

the bills have to be paid \one way or another die Rechnungen müssen irgendwie bezahlt werden

II. n

1. (unit) Eins f

\one hundred and \one einhundert[und]eins

three \ones are three drei mal eins gibt [o ist] [o macht] drei

2. (figure) Eins f

the front door bore a big brass \one auf der Eingangstür prangte eine große kupferne Eins

3. (size of garment, merchandise) Größe eins

little Jackie's wearing \ones now die kleine Jackie trägt jetzt Größe eins

4. no pl (unity)

▪ to be \one eins sein

to be made \one getraut werden

III. pron

1. (single item) eine(r, s)

four parcels came this morning, but only \one was for Mark heute Morgen kamen vier Pakete, aber nur eines war für Mark

which cake would you like? — the \one at the front welchen Kuchen möchten Sie? — den vorderen

I'd rather eat French croissants than English \ones ich esse lieber französische Croissants als englische

I have two apples, do you want \one? ich habe zwei Äpfel, möchtest du einen?

not a single \one kein Einziger/keine Einzige/kein Einziges

\one at a time immer nur eine(r, s)

don't gobble them up all at once — eat them \one at a time schling nicht alle auf einmal hinunter — iss sie langsam

[all] in \one [alles] in einem

with this model you get a radio, CD player and cassette deck [all] in \one dieses Modell enthält Radio, CD-Player und Kassettendeck in einem

\one after another [or the other] eine(r, s) nach dem/der anderen

\one after another the buses drew up die Busse kamen einer nach dem anderen

\one [thing] after another [or the other] eines nach dem anderen

\one or another [or the other] irgendeine(r, s)

not all instances fall neatly into \one or another of these categories nicht alle Vorkommnisse fallen genau unter eine dieser Kategorien

this/that \one diese(r, s)/jene(r, s)

these/those \ones diese/jene

which \one do you want? — that \one, please! welchen möchten Sie? — den dort, bitte!

▪ \one of sth:

Luxembourg is \one of the world's smallest countries Luxemburg ist eines der kleinsten Länder der Welt

electronics is \one of his [many] hobbies die Elektronik ist eines seiner [vielen] Hobbys

our organization is just \one of many charities unsere Organisation ist nur eine von vielen wohltätigen Vereinigungen

2. (single person) eine(r)

two could live as cheaply as \one zwei könnten so günstig wie einer wohnen

she thought of her loved \ones sie dachte an ihre Lieben

to [not] be \one to do [or who does] sth (nature) [nicht] der Typ sein, der etw tut, [nicht] zu denen gehören, die etw tun; (liking) etw [nicht] gerne tun

she's always been \one to take [or who takes] initiative es war schon immer ihre Art, die Initiative zu ergreifen

I've never really been \one to sit around doing nothing untätig herumzusitzen war noch nie meine Art

he's always been \one that enjoys good food ihm hat gutes Essen schon immer geschmeckt

he's not \one to eat exotic food er isst nicht gerne exotische Speisen

she's [not] \one to go [or who goes] to parties sie geht [nicht] gerne auf Partys

to not [or never] be \one to say no to sth nie zu etw dat Nein sagen können

to be [a] \one for sth ( fam) etw gerne mögen, sich dat viel aus etw dat machen

Jack's always been \one for the ladies Jack hatte schon immer viel für Frauen übrig

to not be [a] \one ( fam) for sth [or to not be much of a \one] ( fam) etw nicht besonders mögen, sich dat nicht viel aus etw dat machen

I've never really been [much of a] \one for football ich habe mir eigentlich nie viel aus Fußball gemacht

to [not] be [a] \one for doing sth ( fam) etw [nicht] gerne machen

he's a great \one for telling other people what to do er sagt anderen gerne, was sie zu tun haben

\one and all ( liter) alle

the news of his resignation came as a surprise to \one and all die Nachricht von seinem Rücktritt kam für alle überraschend

well done \one and all! gut gemacht, ihr alle!

like \one + pp wie ein(e)...

Viv was running around like \one possessed before the presentation Viv lief vor der Präsentation wie eine Besessene herum

\one after another eine/einer nach der/dem anderen

\one by \one nacheinander

▪ \one of:

she's \one of my favourite writers sie ist eine meiner Lieblingsautoren

to be \one of many/a few eine(r) von vielen/wenigen sein

▪ the \one der-/die[jenige]

Chris is the \one with curly brown hair Chris ist der mit den lockigen braunen Haaren

3. (expressing alternatives, comparisons)

they look very similar and it's difficult to distinguish \one from the other sie sehen sich sehr ähnlich, und es ist oft schwer sie auseinanderzuhalten

\one or the other der/die/das eine oder der/die/das andere

choose \one of the pictures. you may have \one or the other, but not both such dir eins der Bilder aus. du kannst nur eines davon haben, nicht beide

\one without the other der/die/das eine ohne der/die/das andere

4. ( dated form: any person) man

\one has an obligation to \one's friends man hat Verpflichtungen seinen Freunden gegenüber

\one must admire him er ist zu bewundern

5. ( form: I) ich; (we) wir

\one gets the impression that... ich habe den Eindruck, dass...

\one has to do \one's best wir müssen unser Bestes geben

I for \one ich für meinen Teil

I for \one think we should proceed was mich betrifft, so denke ich, dass wir weitermachen sollten

6. (question) Frage f

what's the capital of Zaire? — oh, that's a difficult \one wie heißt die Hauptstadt von Zaire? — das ist eine schwierige Frage

7. ( fam: alcoholic drink) Getränk nt

this \one's on me! diese Runde geht auf mich!

she likes a cool \one after a hard day nach einem harten Tag braucht sie einen kühlen Drink

8. ( fam: joke, story) Witz m

that was a good \one! der war gut!

did I tell you the \one about the blind beggar? habe ich dir den [Witz] von dem blinden Bettler schon erzählt?

9. BRIT, AUS ( dated fam: sb who is lacking respect, is rude, or amusing)

you are a \one! du bist mir vielleicht einer! fam

she's a \one! das ist mir vielleicht eine! fam

10.

▶ to be all \one to sb Chinesisch für jdn sein fam

Greek and Hebrew are all \one to me Griechisch und Hebräisch sind Chinesisch für mich fam

▶ to be as \one on sth ( form) bei etw dat einer Meinung sein

we have discussed the matter fully and are as \one on our decision wir haben die Angelegenheit gründlich erörtert, und unsere Entscheidung ist einstimmig

▶ to be at \one with sb ( form) mit jdm einer Meinung sein

▶ to be at \one with sth ( form) mit etw dat eins sein

they were completely at \one with their environment sie lebten in völliger Harmonie mit ihrer Umwelt

▶ to be \one of the family zur Familie gehören fig

▶ to get sth in \one ( fam: guess) etw sofort erraten; (understand) etw gleich kapieren fam

so are you saying she's leaving him? — yep, got it in \one du sagst also, dass sie ihn verlässt? — ja, du hast es erfasst

▶ to get [or be] \one up on sb jdn übertrumpfen

▶ in \one (draught) in einem Zug, [auf] ex fam

▶ to be \one of a kind zur Spitze gehören

in the world of ballet she was certainly \one of a kind as a dancer in der Welt des Ballet zählte sie zweifellos zu den besten Tänzerinnen

▶ to land [or sock] sb \one [on the jaw] ( fam) jdm eine reinhauen fam

▶ \one or two ( fam) ein paar

I hear you've collected over 1,000 autographs! — well, I do have \one or two ich habe gehört, du hast über 1.000 Autogramme gesammelt! — na ja, ich habe schon ein paar

▶ in \ones and twos (in small numbers) immer nur ein paar; (alone or in a pair) allein oder paarweise [o zu zweit]

we expected a flood of applications for the job, but we're only receiving them in \ones and twos wir haben eine Flut von Bewerbungen für die Stelle erwartet, aber es gehen [täglich] nur wenige ein

to arrive/stand around in \ones and [or or] twos einzeln oder paarweise [o zu zweit] eintreffen/herumstehen

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[wʌn]
1. adj

1) (= number) ein/eine/ein; (counting) eins

one man in a thousand — einer von tausend

there was one person too many — da war einer zu viel

one girl was pretty, the other was ugly —

she was in one room, he was in the other — sie war im einen Zimmer, er im anderen

the baby is one ( year old) — das Kind ist ein Jahr (alt)

it is one ( o'clock) — es ist eins, es ist ein Uhr

one hundred pounds — hundert Pfund; (on cheque etc) einhundert Pfund

that's one way of doing it — so kann mans (natürlich) auch machen

2)

(indefinite) one morning/day etc he realized... — eines Morgens/Tages etc bemerkte er...

one morning next week — nächste Woche einmal morgens

one day next week — nächste Woche einmal

one day soon — bald einmal

one sunny summer's day — an einem sonnigen Sommertag

3)

(= a certain) one Mr Smith — ein gewisser Herr Smith

4)

(= sole, only) he is the one man to tell you — er ist der Einzige, der es Ihnen sagen kann

no one man could do it — niemand konnte es allein tun

my one (and only) hope — meine einzige Hoffnung

the one and only Brigitte Bardot — die unvergleichliche Brigitte Bardot

5)

(= same) they all came in the one car — sie kamen alle in dem einen Auto

they are one and the same person — das ist ein und dieselbe Person

it is one and the same thing — das ist ein und dasselbe

it's all one to me — das ist mir alles einerlei

6)

(= united) God is one — Gott ist unteilbar

are they one with us? — sind sie mit uns eins?

we are one on the subject — wir sind uns über dieses Thema einig

they were one in wanting that — sie waren sich darin einig, dass sie das wollten

the crowd rose as one — die Menge erhob sich geschlossen

2. pron

1) eine(r, s)

the one who... — der(jenige), der.../die(jenige), die.../das(jenige), das...

he/that was the one — er/das wars

do you have one? — haben Sie einen/eine/ein(e)s?

the red/big etc one — der/die/das Rote/Große etc

he has some very fine ones — er hat sehr Schöne

my one (inf) — meiner/meine/mein(e)s

his one (inf) — seiner/seine/sein(e)s

not (a single) one of them, never one of them — nicht eine(r, s) von ihnen, kein Einziger/keine Einzige/kein Einziges

no one of these people — keiner dieser Leute

any one — irgendeine(r, s)

every one — jede(r, s)

this one — diese(r, s)

that one — der/die/das, jene(r, s) (geh)

which one? — welche(r, s)?

that's a good one (inf) — der (Witz) ist gut; ( iro, excuse etc ) (das ist ein) guter Witz

let's have a quick one after work (inf) —

I'm not one to go out often — ich bin nicht der Typ, der oft ausgeht

I'm not usually one to go out on a week night, but today... — ich gehe sonst eigentlich nicht an Wochentagen aus, aber heute...

I am not much of a one for cakes (inf) — ich bin kein großer Freund von Kuchen (inf), Kuchen ist eigentlich nicht mein Fall (inf)

she was never one to cry — Weinen war noch nie ihre Art; (but she did) sonst weinte sie nie

he's never one to say no — er sagt nie Nein or nein

what a one he is for the girls! — der ist vielleicht ein Schwerenöter! (inf)

he's a great one for discipline/turning up late — der ist ganz groß, wenns um Disziplin/ums Zuspätkommen geht

ooh, you are a one! (inf) — oh, Sie sind mir vielleicht eine(r)! (inf)

she is a teacher, and he/her sister wants to be one too — sie ist Lehrerin, und er möchte auch gern Lehrer werden/ihre Schwester möchte auch gern eine werden

I, for one, think otherwise — ich, zum Beispiel, denke anders

they came one and all — sie kamen alle (ohne Ausnahme)

one by one — einzeln

one after the other — eine(r, s) nach dem/der/dem anderen

take one or the other —

you can't have one without the other — Sie können das eine nicht ohne das andere haben

one or other of them will do it — der/die eine oder andere wird es tun

he's not one of our group — er gehört nicht zu unserer Gruppe

he is one of us — er ist einer von uns

one who knows the country —

in the manner of one who... — in der Art von jemandem, der...

like one demented/possessed — wie verrückt/besessen

2) (impers) (nom) man; (acc) einen; (dat) einem

one must learn to keep quiet — man muss lernen, still zu sein

to hurt one's foot — sich (dat) den Fuß verletzen

to wash one's face/hair — sich (dat) das Gesicht/die Haare waschen

friends happy — man sieht seine Freunde gern glücklich

3. n
(= written figure) Eins f
Chapter one — Kapitel eins

in ones and twos — in kleinen Gruppen

they became one — sie wurden eins

they were made one — sie wurden vereint

to be at one (with sb) — sich (dat) (mit jdm) einig sein

he was at one with the world — er war mit der Welt im Einklang

he is not at one with himself — er ist mit sich selbst nicht im Reinen

it was a bedroom and sitting room (all) in one — es war Schlaf- und Wohnzimmer in einem

T-shirt and shorts all in one — T-shirt und Shorts in einem Stück

I landed him one (inf) — dem habe ich eine(n) or eins verpasst (inf)

Rangers were one up after the first half — Rangers hatten nach der ersten Halbzeit ein Tor Vorsprung

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one [wʌn]

A adj

1. ein, eine, ein:

one apple ein Apfel;

one man in ten einer von zehn;

one or two ein oder zwei, ein paar;

he spoke to him as one man to another er redete mit ihm von Mann zu Mann; → hundred A 1, thousand A 1

2. (emphatisch) ein, eine, ein, ein einziger, eine einzige, ein einziges:

all were of one mind sie waren alle einer Meinung;

he is one with me on this er ist mit mir darüber einer Meinung;

be made one ehelich verbunden werden;

for one thing zunächst einmal;

no one man could do it allein könnte das niemand schaffen;

his one thought sein einziger Gedanke;

the one way to do it die einzige Möglichkeit(, es zu tun);

my one and only hope meine einzige Hoffnung;

the one and only Mr X der unvergleichliche oder einzigartige Mr. X; → man A 5

3. all one nur präd alles eins, ein und dasselbe:

it is all one to me es ist mir (ganz) egal;

it’s one fine job es ist eine einmalig schöne Arbeit

4. ein gewisser, eine gewisse, ein gewisses, ein, eine, ein:

one day eines Tages (in Zukunft od Vergangenheit);

one of these days irgendwann (ein)mal;

one John Smith ein gewisser John Smith

B s

1. Eins f, eins:

one is half of two eins ist die Hälfte von zwei;

a Roman one eine römische Eins;

one and a half ein(und)einhalb, anderthalb;

I bet ten to one (that …) ich wette zehn zu eins(, dass …);

at one o’clock um ein Uhr;

one-ten ein Uhr zehn, zehn nach eins;

in the year one anno dazumal;

be one up on sb jemandem (um eine Nasenlänge) voraus sein; → number one

2. (der, die) Einzelne, (das) einzelne (Stück):

the all and the one die Gesamtheit und der Einzelne;

one by one, one after another, one after the other einer nach dem andern;

one with another eins zum anderen gerechnet;

by ones and twos einzeln und zu zweien oder zweit;

I for one ich zum Beispiel

3. Einheit f:

be at one with sb mit jemandem einer Meinung oder einig sein;

be at one with nature eins mit der Natur sein;

be at one with life rundherum zufrieden sein;

all in one

a) alle gemeinsam,

b) alles in einem

4. Ein(s)er m, besonders Eindollarnote f

C pron

1. ein(er), eine, ein(es), jemand:

as one wie ein Mann, geschlossen;

on this question they were as one in dieser Frage waren sich alle einig;

as one enchanted wie verzaubert;

as one deprived of their senses wie von Sinnen;

one of the poets einer der Dichter;

one who einer, der;

the one who der(jenige), der oder welcher;

one so cautious jemand, der so vorsichtig ist; ein so vorsichtiger Mann;

help one another einander oder sich gegenseitig helfen;

have you heard the one about …? kennen Sie den (Witz) schon von …?;

one for all and all for one einer für alle und alle für einen

2. (Stützwort, meist unübersetzt):

a sly one ein ganz Schlauer;

the little ones die Kleinen (Kinder);

that one der, die, das da ( oder dort);

a red pencil and a blue one ein roter Bleistift und ein blauer;

the portraits are fine ones die Porträts sind gut;

the picture is a realistic one das Bild ist realistisch; → anyone, each A, many A 1, someone

3. man:

one knows

4. one’s sein, seine, sein:

break one’s leg sich das Bein brechen;

lose one’s way sich verirren

5. umg

a) ein anständiges Ding (hervorragende Sache, besonders tüchtiger Schlag)

b) Kanone f fig, Könner(in):

one in the eye fig ein Denkzettel;

that’s a good one! nicht schlecht!;

you are a one! du bist mir vielleicht einer!; → land C 6

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1. adjective
1) attrib. ein

one thing I must say — ein[e]s muss ich sagen

one or two — (fig.): (a few) ein paar

one more... — noch ein...

one more time — noch einmal

it's one [o'clock] — es ist eins od. ein Uhr; see also eight 1.; half 1. 1), 3. 2); quarter 1. 1)

2) attrib. (single, only) einzig

the one thing — das einzige

any one — irgendein

in any one day/year — an einem Tag/in einem Jahr

at any one time — zur gleichen Zeit; (always) zu jeder Zeit

no one — kein

not one [little] bit — überhaupt nicht

3) (identical, same) ein

one and the same person/thing — ein und dieselbe Person/Sache

at one and the same time — gleichzeitig; see also all 2. 1)

4) pred. (united, unified)

we are one — wir sind uns einig

be one as a family/nation — eine einige Familie/Nation sein; see also with 1)

5) attrib. (a particular but undefined)

at one time — einmal; einst (geh.)

one morning/night — eines Morgens/Nachts

one day — (on day specified) einmal; (at unspecified future date) eines Tages

one day soon — bald einmal

one day next week — irgendwann nächste Woche

one Sunday — an einem Sonntag

6) attrib. contrasted with ‘other’/‘another’ ein

for one thing — zum einen

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere; see also hand 1. 24)

7)

in one — (coll.): (at first attempt) auf Anhieb

got it in one! — (coll.) [du hast es] erraten!
2. noun
1) eins

2) (number, symbol) Eins, die; see also eight 2. 1)

3) (unit)

in ones — einzeln

two for the price of one — zwei zum Preis von einem
3. pronoun
1)

one of... — ein... (+ Gen.)

one of them/us — etc. einer von ihnen/uns usw.

any one of them — jeder/jede/jedes von ihnen

every one of them — jeder/jede/jedes [einzelne] von ihnen

not one of them — keiner/keine/keines von ihnen

2) replacing n. implied or mentioned ein...

big ones and little ones — große und kleine

the jacket is an old one — die Jacke ist [schon] alt

the older/younger one — der/die/das ältere/jüngere

this is the one I like — den/die/das mag ich

my husband is the tall one over there — mein Mann ist der große da

you are or were the one who insisted on going to Scotland — du warst der-/diejenige, der/die unbedingt nach Schottland wollte

this one — dieser/diese/dieses [da]

that one — der/die/das [da]

these ones or those ones? — (coll.) die [da] oder die [da]?

these/those blue etc. ones — diese/die blauen usw.

which one? — welcher/welche/welches?

which ones? — welche?

not one — keiner/keine/keines; (emphatic) nicht einer/eine/eines

all but one — alle außer einem/einer/einem

the last house but one — das vorletzte Haus

I for one — ich für mein[en] Teil

one by one, one after another or the other — einzeln

love one another — sich od. (geh.) einander lieben

be kind to one another — nett zueinander sein

3) (contrasted with ‘other’/‘another’)

[the] one... the other — der/die/das eine... der/die/das andere

4) (person or creature of specified kind)

the little one — der/die/das Kleine

our dear or loved ones — unsere Lieben

young one — (youngster) Kind, das; (young animal) Junge, das

5)

[not] one who does or to do or for doing something — [nicht] der Typ, der etwas tut

6) (representing people in general; also coll.): (I, we) man; as indirect object einem; as direct object einen

one's — sein

wash one's hands — sich (Dat.) die Hände waschen

7) (coll.): (drink)

I'll have just a little one — ich trinke nur einen Kleinen (ugs.)

have one on me — ich geb dir einen aus

8) (coll.): (blow)

give somebody one on the head/nose — jemandem eins über den Kopf/auf die Nase geben (ugs.)

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(number) n.

eins Zahlwort

n. adj.

ein adj.

eins adj. pron.

man pron.

English-german dictionary > one
19 one

1. noun
1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) uno

2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) un año

2. pronoun
1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.)

2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.)

3. adjective
1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) un

2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) de un año

3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) unidos

•

- one-
- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old
4. adjective
((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) de un año

- all one
- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two

one¹ adj

1. un

she only had one shoe on sólo llevaba puesto un zapato

why don't we go out together one day soon? ¿por qué no salimos juntos un día de estos?

2. único

it's my one chance es mi única oportunidad

3. mismo

they all ran in one direction todos corrieron en la misma dirección

one² num uno

one, two, three uno, dos, tres

it's one o'clock es la una

one³ pron

1. uno

I want one too yo también quiero uno

2.

which one? ¿cuál?

this one / that one éste / ése

the blue one el azul

3. el que

the one I bought you el que te compré

one another el uno al otro

they were insulting one another se estaban insultando

we love one another nos queremos

one

tr[wʌn]

adjective

1 (stating number) un, una

■ I've got one brother tengo un hermano

■ there's one biscuit left queda una galleta

■ one hundred cien

2 (unspecified, a certain) un, una, algún,-una

■ one day in January un día de enero

■ come for supper one evening ven a cenar una noche

3 (only, single) único,-a

■ the one way to get on in life la única manera de tener éxito en la vida

■ the one and only James Brown el inimitable James Brown

4 (same) mismo,-a

■ in one direction en la misma dirección

■ one and the same thing la misma cosa

5 (with names) un,-a tal

■ one Bill Burroughs un tal Bill Burroughs

pronoun

1 (thing) uno,-a

■ a red one uno,-a rojo,-a

■ this one éste,-a

■ that one ése,-a, aquél,-la

■ which one? ¿cuál?

■ the small one el pequeño, la pequeña

■ the other one el otro, la otra

2 (drink) una copa

■ let's have a quick one tomemos una copa rápida

■ you've had one too many has bebido más de la cuenta

3 (person) el, la

■ he's the one who I was telling you about es él de quien te estaba hablando

■ she's the one I paid the money to es a ella a quien le pagué el dinero

■ you're one of the family eres de la familia

4 (any person, you) uno, una

■ one can't think of everything uno no puede pensar en todo

■ one has to be patient hay que tener paciencia

■ one never knows nunca se sabe

noun

1 (number) uno

■ my son is one today mi hijo cumple un año hoy

■ there's only one left sólo queda uno

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all in one de una (sola) pieza

a one un caso

■ you are a one! ¡eres un caso!

a right one un,-a idiota

as one / as one man como un solo hombre, todos a la vez

at one with en armonía con

in one (combined, together) a la vez, todo en uno 2 (in only one attempt) de una vez, de un golpe 3 (in one mouthful) de un trago

neither one thing nor the other ni carne ni pescado

one after another / one after the other uno,-a detrás de otro,-a

one and all todos,-as, todo el mundo

one another el uno al otro

■ we help one another nos ayudamos mutuamente

■ they love one another se quieren

one at a time de uno en uno

one by one de uno,-a en uno,-a, uno,-a tras otro,-a

to be one to... ser dado,-a a..., ser de los/las que...

■ I'm not one to gossip no me gusta chismorrear, no soy de las que chismorrean

one ['wʌn] adj

1) (being a single unit) : un, una

he only wants one apple: sólo quiere una manzana

2) (being a particular one) : un, una

he arrived early one morning: llegó temprano una mañana

3) (being the same) : mismo, misma

they're all members of one team: todos son miembros del mismo equipo

one and the same thing: la misma cosa

4) some: alguno, alguna; un, una

I'll see you again one day: algún día te veré otra vez

at one time or another: en una u otra ocasión

one n

1) : uno m (número)

2) (indicating the first of a set or series)

from day one: desde el primer momento

3) (indicating a single person or thing)

the one (girl) on the right: la de la derecha

he has the one but needs the other: tiene uno pero necesita el otro

one pron

1) : uno, una

one of his friends: una de sus amigas

one never knows: uno nunca sabe, nunca se sabe

to cut one's finger: cortarse el dedo

2)

one and all : todos, todo el mundo

3)

one another : el uno al otro, se

they loved one another: se amaban

4)

that one : aquél, aquella

5)

which one? : ¿cuál?

one

adj.

• igual adj.

• solo, -a adj.

• un tal adj.

• uno, -a adj.

• único, -a adj.

art.

• un art.

• una art.

n.

• uno s.m.

pron.

• alguno pron.

• la una (hora) pron.

• uno pron.

I wʌn
noun

1)

a) ( number) uno m

has anybody got five ones? — ¿alguien tiene cinco billetes de un dólar (or un peso etc)?

to be at one with somebody/something — estar* en paz or en armonía con alguien/algo; see also four I

b) ( elliptical use)

he's nearly one — tiene casi un año

it's nearly one — es casi la una

it was interesting in more ways than one — fue interesante en más de un sentido/en muchos sentidos

the chances are one in a million — la probabilidad es de uno en un millón

I only want the one — sólo quiero uno/una

did you see many cows? - one or two — ¿viste muchas vacas? - alguna que otra

2) (in phrases)

as one: they rose as one se pusieron de pie todos a la vez or como un solo hombre; for one por lo pronto; who's going? - well, I am for one ¿quién va? - yo, por lo pronto; in one: it's a TV and a video in one es televisión y vídeo a la vez or todo en uno; one by one — uno a uno, uno por uno

II

adjective

1)

a) ( stating number) un, una

one button/pear — un botón/una pera

one hundred — cien

one thousand, three hundred — mil trescientos

one fifth of the population — la quinta parte de la población

b) (certain, particular)

one boy was tall, the other short — uno de los niños era alto, el otro era bajo

one window looks out over the park — una de las ventanas da al parque

2)

a) ( single)

she was the one person I trusted — era la única persona en quien confiaba

it is too much for any one person — es demasiado para una sola persona

there is not one shred of evidence — no existe ni la más mínima prueba

the one and only Frank Sinatra — el incomparable or inimitable Frank Sinatra

my one and only coat is at the cleaners — el único abrigo que tengo or mi único abrigo está en la tintorería

b) ( same) mismo, misma

we drank out of the one glass cup — bebimos del mismo vaso/de la misma taza

Clark Kent and Superman are one and the same — Clark Kent y Superman son la misma persona

3) ( unspecified) un, una

you must come over one evening — tienes que venir una noche

I'll get even with you one day — algún día me las pagarás

4) ( with names)

in the name of one John Smith/Sarah Brown — a nombre de un tal John Smith/una tal Sarah Brown

III

pronoun

1) ( thing)

this one — éste/ésta

that one — ése/ésa

which one? — ¿cuál?

the one on the right/left — el/la de la derecha/izquierda

the ones on the table — los/las que están en la mesa

the blue ones — los/las azules

I want the big one — quiero el/la grande

it's my last one — es el último/la última que me queda

one of the oldest cities in Europe — una de las ciudades más antiguas de Europa

every one of them was broken — todos estaban rotos

he's had one too many — ha bebido de más, ha bebido más de la cuenta

have you heard the one about... ? — ¿has oído el chiste de... ?

he ate all the apples one after another o the other — se comió todas las manzanas, una detrás de otra

2) ( person)

the one on the right's my cousin — el/la de la derecha es mi primo/prima

it could be any one of us — podría ser cualquiera de nosotros

our loved ones — nuestros seres queridos

he's a sly one, that Jack Tibbs — es un zorro ese Jack Tibbs

I'm not one to gossip, but... — no me gustan los chismes pero...

one after another o the other — uno tras otro or detrás de otro

IV

pronoun uno, una

one simply never knows — realmente nunca se sabe or uno nunca sabe

it certainly makes one think — le da que pensar a uno

one another — each other, each II 2)

[wʌn]
1. ADJ

1) (=number) un/una; (before sing noun) un

one man — un hombre

one man out of two — uno de cada dos hombres

the baby is one (year old) — el bebé tiene un año

it's one (o'clock) — es la una

• for one reason or another — por diferentes razones

• the last but one — el penúltimo/la penúltima

• one or two people — algunas personas

• that's one way of doing it — esa es una forma or una de las maneras de hacerlo

2) (indefinite) un/una, cierto

one day — un día, cierto día

one cold winter's day — un día frío de invierno

one hot July evening — una tarde de julio de mucho calor

one Pérez — un tal Pérez

3) (=sole) único

his one worry — su única preocupación

the one way to do it — la única forma de hacerlo

• no one man could do it — ningún hombre podría hacerlo por sí solo

• the one and only difficulty — la única dificultad

the one and only Charlie Chaplin — el único e incomparable Charlot

4) (=same) mismo

all in one direction — todos en la misma dirección

• it's all one — es lo mismo

it's all one to me — me da igual, me da lo mismo

• they are one and the same — son el mismo

they are one and the same person — son la misma persona

it is one and the same thing — es la misma cosa

5) (=united)

God is one — Dios es uno

• they all shouted as one — todos gritaron a una

• to become one — casarse

• to be one with sth — formar un conjunto con algo

2.

N (=figure) uno m

I belted him one * — le di un guantazo

• one and six(pence) — (Brit) † un chelín y seis peniques

• to be at one (with sb) — estar completamente de acuerdo (con algn)

to be at one with o.s. — estar en paz consigo mismo

• to go one better than sb — tomar la ventaja or la delantera a algn

but John went one better — pero Juan lo hizo mejor

• she's cook and housekeeper in one — es a la vez cocinera y ama de llaves

it's made all in one — está hecho en una sola pieza

you've got it in one! * — ¡y que lo digas! *

• in ones and twos — en pequeños grupos

they came in ones and twos — vinieron uno a uno y en parejas

• to be one up — (Sport etc) llevar un punto/gol etc de ventaja

that puts us one up — (Sport etc) eso nos da un punto/gol etc de ventaja

to be one up on sb — llevar ventaja a algn
fast I, 1., 1), quick 1., 3), road 1., 2)
3. PRON

1) (indefinite) uno/una

have you got one? — ¿tienes uno?

there is only one left — queda uno solamente

his message is one of pessimism — su mensaje es pesimista, el suyo es un mensaje pesimista

• one after the other — uno tras otro

• one and all — todos sin excepción, todo el mundo

• one by one — uno tras otro, uno a uno

• I for one am not going — yo, por mi parte, no voy

• not one — ni uno

• one of them — uno de ellos

any one of us — cualquiera de nosotros

he's one of the group — es del grupo, forma parte del grupo

he's one of the family now — ya es de la familia

• the one..., the other... — uno..., el otro...

you can't buy one without the other — no se puede comprar el uno sin el otro

price of one — precio m de la unidad

two for the price of one — dos por el precio de uno

• one or two — unos pocos

2) (specific)

this one — este/esta

that one — ese/esa, aquel/aquella

this one is better than that one — este es mejor que ese

which one do you want? — ¿cuál quieres?

the white dress and the grey one — el vestido blanco y el gris

who wants these red ones? — ¿quién quiere estos colorados?

what about this little one? — ¿y este pequeñito or (esp LAm) chiquito?

that's a difficult one — esa sí que es difícil
In the past the standard spelling for [este/esta], [ese/esa] and [aquel/aquella] as pronouns was with an accent ([éste/ésta],[ése/ésa] and [aquél/aquélla]). Nowadays the [Real Academia Española] advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives ([este/esta], [ese/esa] and [aquel/aquella]).
3) (relative)

the one who, the one that — el/la que

the ones who, the ones that — los/las que

they were the ones who told us — ellos fueron quienes nos lo dijeron

he looked like one who had seen a ghost — tenía el aspecto del que acababa de ver un fantasma

to one who can read between the lines — para el que sabe leer entre líneas

the one on the floor — el que está en el suelo

one more sensitive would have fainted — una persona de mayor sensibilidad se hubiera desmayado

4) (=person)

he's a clever one — es un taimado

he's the troublesome one — él es el revoltoso

• you are a one! — ¡qué cosas dices/haces!

• our dear ones — nuestros seres queridos

• the Evil One — el demonio

• you're a fine one! * — ¡menuda pieza estás tú hecho! *

• he's one for the ladies — tiene éxito con las mujeres

he's a great one for chess — es muy bueno al ajedrez

he's a great one for arguing — es de los que les encanta discutir

• the little ones — los pequeños, los chiquillos

• never a one — ni uno siquiera

• he is not one to protest — no es de los que protestan

he's not much of a one for sweets — no le gustan mucho los dulces

5)

• one another, they kissed one another — se besaron (el uno al otro)

they all kissed one another — se besaron (unos a otros)

do you see one another much? — ¿se ven mucho?

it's a year since we saw one another — hace un año que no nos vemos

6) (impers) uno/una

one never knows — nunca se sabe

one must eat — hay que comer

one has one's pride — uno tiene cierto amor propio

one's life is not really safe — la vida de uno no tiene seguridad

one's opinion does not count — la opinión de uno no cuenta

to cut one's finger — cortarse el dedo

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I [wʌn]
noun

1)

a) ( number) uno m

has anybody got five ones? — ¿alguien tiene cinco billetes de un dólar (or un peso etc)?

to be at one with somebody/something — estar* en paz or en armonía con alguien/algo; see also four I

b) ( elliptical use)

he's nearly one — tiene casi un año

it's nearly one — es casi la una

it was interesting in more ways than one — fue interesante en más de un sentido/en muchos sentidos

the chances are one in a million — la probabilidad es de uno en un millón

I only want the one — sólo quiero uno/una

did you see many cows? - one or two — ¿viste muchas vacas? - alguna que otra

2) (in phrases)

as one: they rose as one se pusieron de pie todos a la vez or como un solo hombre; for one por lo pronto; who's going? - well, I am for one ¿quién va? - yo, por lo pronto; in one: it's a TV and a video in one es televisión y vídeo a la vez or todo en uno; one by one — uno a uno, uno por uno

II

adjective

1)

a) ( stating number) un, una

one button/pear — un botón/una pera

one hundred — cien

one thousand, three hundred — mil trescientos

one fifth of the population — la quinta parte de la población

b) (certain, particular)

one boy was tall, the other short — uno de los niños era alto, el otro era bajo

one window looks out over the park — una de las ventanas da al parque

2)

a) ( single)

she was the one person I trusted — era la única persona en quien confiaba

it is too much for any one person — es demasiado para una sola persona

there is not one shred of evidence — no existe ni la más mínima prueba

the one and only Frank Sinatra — el incomparable or inimitable Frank Sinatra

my one and only coat is at the cleaners — el único abrigo que tengo or mi único abrigo está en la tintorería

b) ( same) mismo, misma

we drank out of the one glass cup — bebimos del mismo vaso/de la misma taza

Clark Kent and Superman are one and the same — Clark Kent y Superman son la misma persona

3) ( unspecified) un, una

you must come over one evening — tienes que venir una noche

I'll get even with you one day — algún día me las pagarás

4) ( with names)

in the name of one John Smith/Sarah Brown — a nombre de un tal John Smith/una tal Sarah Brown

III

pronoun

1) ( thing)

this one — éste/ésta

that one — ése/ésa

which one? — ¿cuál?

the one on the right/left — el/la de la derecha/izquierda

the ones on the table — los/las que están en la mesa

the blue ones — los/las azules

I want the big one — quiero el/la grande

it's my last one — es el último/la última que me queda

one of the oldest cities in Europe — una de las ciudades más antiguas de Europa

every one of them was broken — todos estaban rotos

he's had one too many — ha bebido de más, ha bebido más de la cuenta

have you heard the one about... ? — ¿has oído el chiste de... ?

he ate all the apples one after another o the other — se comió todas las manzanas, una detrás de otra

2) ( person)

the one on the right's my cousin — el/la de la derecha es mi primo/prima

it could be any one of us — podría ser cualquiera de nosotros

our loved ones — nuestros seres queridos

he's a sly one, that Jack Tibbs — es un zorro ese Jack Tibbs

I'm not one to gossip, but... — no me gustan los chismes pero...

one after another o the other — uno tras otro or detrás de otro

IV

pronoun uno, una

one simply never knows — realmente nunca se sabe or uno nunca sabe

it certainly makes one think — le da que pensar a uno

one another — each other, each II 2)

English-spanish dictionary > one
20 Thing

noun

1) (inanimate object) Sache, die; Ding, das

what's that thing in your hand? — was hast du da in der Hand?

be a rare thing — etwas Seltenes sein

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere

not a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts

2) (action)

that was a foolish thing to do — das war eine große Dummheit

it was the right thing to do — es war das einzig Richtige

we can't do a thing about it — wir können nichts dagegen tun

do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)

3) (fact) [Tat]sache, die

a thing which is well known to everybody — eine allgemein bekannte Tatsache

it's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...

for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]

the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr

know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren

the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...

4) (idea)

say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt

what a thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!

have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)

5) (task)

she has a reputation for getting things done — sie ist für ihre Tatkraft bekannt

a big thing to undertake — ein großes Unterfangen

6) (affair) Sache, die; Angelegenheit, die

make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)

make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen

it's one thing after another — es kommt eins zum anderen

7) (circumstance)

take things too seriously — alles zu ernst nehmen

how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?

as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen

it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)

8) (individual, creature) Ding, das

she is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding

you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!

9) in pl. (personal belongings, outer clothing) Sachen

wash up the dinner things — das Geschirr vom Abendessen abwaschen

10) in pl. (matters)

an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen

11) (product of work) Sache, die

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei in der Hutmode

12) (special interest)

what's your thing? — was machst du gerne?

do one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen

13) (coll.): (something remarkable)

now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)

14)

the thing — (what is proper or needed or important) das Richtige

blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern

but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?

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thing

[θɪŋ]

n

1. (unspecified object) Ding nt, Gegenstand m; ( fam) Dings[bums] nt fam

I haven't got a \thing to wear ich habe nichts zum Anziehen [o SCHWEIZ a. Anlegen]

she behaved like a mad \thing sie benahm sich wie eine Verrückte

you cannot be all \things to all men man kann es nicht allen recht machen

2. (possessions)

▪ \things pl Besitz m kein pl, Habe f kein pl; (objects for special purpose) Sachen pl, Zeug nt kein pl

she put all his \things in suitcases and put them outside the door sie packte alle seine Sachen in Koffer und stellte diese vor die Tür

swimming \things Schwimmzeug nt kein pl, Schwimmsachen pl fam

3. (unspecified idea, event) Sache f

this \thing called love das, was man so Liebe nennt

if there's one \thing I want to know it's this wenn es etwas gibt, das ich wissen will, dann ist es das

it was just one \thing after another da kam eben eins zum anderen

one \thing leads to another das Eine führt zum Andern

don't worry about a \thing! mach dir keine Sorgen!

learning to ride a bike was a difficult \thing for me to do ich habe lange gebraucht, bis ich Rad fahren konnte

I value my freedom above all \things meine Freiheit steht für mich an erster Stelle

if it's not one \thing, it's another ständig ist [et]was los

to not be sb's \thing nicht jds Ding sein fam

to be a \thing of the past der Vergangenheit angehören

in all \things in jeder Hinsicht, in [o bei] allem

the whole \thing das Ganze

4. (unspecified activity) Sache f

the last \thing I want to do is hurt his feelings ich möchte auf keinen Fall seine Gefühle verletzen

that was a close \thing! das war knapp!

walking in stormy weather along a beach just does \things to me bei stürmischem Wetter am Strand spazieren zu gehen macht mir unheimlich Spaß

plenty of \things vieles

to do sth first/last \thing etw als Erstes/Letztes tun

I'll phone him first \thing tomorrow ich rufe ihn morgen gleich als Erstes an

to call sb last \thing at night jdn spät nachts noch anrufen

to do one's own \thing ( fam) seinen [eigenen] Weg gehen, sein Ding machen fam

5. ( fam: what is needed) das [einzig] Wahre

the real \thing das einzig Wahre

the very [or just the] \thing genau das Richtige

6. (matter) Thema nt, Sache f

sure \thing! esp AM na klar!

what a lovely \thing to say! wie nett, so etwas zu sagen!

I have a \thing or two on my mind mir geht so einiges durch den Kopf

and another \thing,... und noch [et]was,...

why don't you come with me? — for one \thing, I don't like flying, and for another, I can't afford it warum kommst du nicht mit? — einerseits fliege ich nicht gerne und außerdem kann ich es mir nicht leisten

to be able to tell sb a \thing or two jdm noch so einiges [o manches] erzählen können

to know a \thing or two eine ganze Menge wissen, sich akk gut auskennen

7. (social behaviour)

▪ the \thing das Richtige

it's the done \thing ( also iron) das gehört sich so [o gehört zum guten Ton]

smoking during meals is not the done \thing es gehört sich nicht, während des Essens zu rauchen

the in [or latest] \thing [to do] der letzte Schrei

8. (the important point)

▪ the \thing about doing sth is... das Wichtigste bei etw dat ist...

9. (something non-existent)

▪ \things pl:

to be hearing [or imagining] \things Gespenster sehen fig

10. (the situation)

▪ \things pl die Dinge, die Lage

\things ain't what they used to be ( fam) nichts ist mehr so wie es war

how are \things [with you]? ( fam) wie geht's [dir]? fam

what are \things like? wie sieht's aus? [o läuft's?] fam

all \things considered alles in allem

as \things stand, the way \things are so wie die Dinge stehen

11. (confectionery)

sweet \things Süßigkeiten pl

12. (person)

you lucky \thing! du Glückliche(r) [o Glückspilz]!

she's a dear little \thing sie ist ein Schatz

lazy \thing Faulpelz m

old \thing BRIT altes Haus fam, alter Knabe fam

the poor \thing ( fam) der/die Ärmste; (man) der arme Kerl; (young woman, child) das arme Ding

the poor \things die Ärmsten

stupid \thing Dummkopf m, Idiot m

13.

▶ a \thing of beauty is a joy forever ( saying) etwas Schönes macht immer wieder Freude

▶ the best \things in life are free ( saying) die besten Dinge im Leben sind umsonst

▶ chance would be a fine \thing! BRIT ( saying) schön wär's! fam

▶ to do one's own \thing sich akk selbst verwirklichen

▶ all [or other] \things being equal wenn nichts dazwischen kommt

▶ to be onto a good \thing ( fam) etwas Gutes auftun

▶ you can have too much of a good \thing man kann es auch übertreiben

▶ to be the greatest \thing since sliced bread ( fam) einfach Klasse sein fam

▶ to have a [or this] \thing about sb ( fam: dislike) jdn nicht ausstehen können fam; (like very much) verrückt nach jdm sein fam

▶ to have a [or this] \thing about sth etw nicht ausstehen können fam

▶ there are more \things in heaven and earth [than are dreamt of in your philosophy] BRIT ( saying) es gibt mehr Dinge zwischen Himmel und Erde [als deine Schulweisheit sich träumen lässt]

▶ a little learning [or knowledge] is a dangerous \thing ( saying) zu wenig Wissen kann gefährlich werden

▶ to make a [big] \thing out of sth aus etw dat eine große Sache machen, um etw akk viel Wirbel machen

▶ the next big \thing der neueste Trend

▶ to be just one of those \things (be unavoidable) einfach unvermeidlich sein; (typical happening) typisch sein

this is just one of those \things da kann man halt nichts machen fam

▶ to the pure all \things are pure ( saying) dem Reinen ist alles rein

▶ these \things are sent to try us BRIT ( saying) das sind die Prüfungen, die uns das Schicksal auferlegt

▶ to take \things easy sich akk ausruhen

▶ worse \things happen at sea ( saying) davon [o SCHWEIZ wegen dem] geht die Welt nicht unter fam

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[ɵɪŋ]
n

1) (= any material object) Ding nt

a thing of beauty/great value — etwas Schönes/sehr Wertvolles

she likes sweet things — sie mag Süßes or süße Sachen

what's that thing? — was ist das?

I don't have a thing to wear — ich habe nichts zum Anziehen

2) pl (= clothes, equipment, belongings) Sachen pl

have you got your swimming things? — hast du dein Badezeug or deine Badesachen dabei?

they washed up the breakfast things — sie spülten das Frühstücksgeschirr

3) (non material = affair, subject) Sache f

you know, it's a funny thing — wissen Sie, es ist schon seltsam

the odd/best thing about it is... — das Seltsame/Beste daran ist,...

it's a good thing I came —

it's a bad/strange thing but... — es ist schlecht/seltsam, aber...

to make a big thing of or about sth — viel Lärm um etw machen

to make a big thing of or about doing sth — eine große Sache daraus machen, dass man etw tut

he's on to or onto a good thing (inf) — er hat da was Gutes aufgetan (inf)

he's got a good thing going there (inf) — der hat da was Gutes laufen (inf)

what a ( silly) thing to do —

you take the thing too seriously — Sie nehmen die Sache or das zu ernst

there is one/one other thing I want to ask you —

and there's another thing, why didn't you...? — und noch etwas, warum haben Sie nicht...?

it's one thing to talk about it, it's another to do it — es ist eine Sache, davon zu reden, eine völlig andere, es dann auch zu tun

the things you do/say! — was du so machst/sagst!

I must be hearing/seeing things! — ich glaube, ich höre/sehe nicht richtig, ich glaube, ich spinne! (inf)

all the things I meant to say/do —

which things in life do you value most? — was or welche Dinge im Leben bewerten Sie am höchsten?

to expect great things of sb/sth — Großes or große Dinge von jdm/etw erwarten

I must think things over — ich muss mir die Sache or das überlegen

things are going from bad to worse — es wird immer schlimmer

as things stand at the moment, as things are... — so wie die Dinge im Moment liegen

how are things ( with you)? — wie gehts (bei) Ihnen?

since that's how things are... — wenn das so ist..., in dem Fall...

it's bad enough as things are — es ist schon schlimm genug

things aren't what they used to be — es ist alles nicht mehr so wie früher

to talk of one thing and another — von diesem und jenem reden

taking one thing with another — im Großen und Ganzen, alles in allem

it's been one thing after the other (going wrong) — es kam eins zum anderen

if it's not one thing it's the other — es ist immer irgendetwas

(what) with one thing and another I haven't had time to do it yet — ich bin einfach noch nicht dazu gekommen

it's neither one thing nor the other — es ist weder das eine noch das andere

one thing led to another — eins führte zum anderen

for one thing it doesn't make sense — erst einmal ergibt das überhaupt keinen Sinn

not to see/understand a thing — (absolut) nichts sehen/verstehen

not to know a thing — (absolut) nichts wissen, keine Ahnung haben

to tell sb a thing or two — jdm einiges erzählen

he knows a thing or two — er hat etwas auf dem Kasten (inf)

he knows a thing or two about cars — er kennt sich mit Autos aus

it's just one of those things — so was kommt eben vor (inf)

in all things — in allem

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4) (= person, animal) Ding nt

poor little thing — das arme (kleine) Ding!

you poor thing! — du Arme(r)!

she's a funny old thing — sie ist ein komisches altes Haus

I say, old thing (dated inf) — na, du altes Haus (inf)

lucky thing! — der/die Glückliche/du Glückliche(r)!

he looks quite the thing — er sieht (richtig) nach etwas aus

5)

(= what is suitable, best) that's just the thing for me — das ist genau das Richtige für mich

that's not the thing to do —

his behaviour isn't quite the thing (dated) — sein Benehmen ist nicht gerade berückend (inf)

the latest thing in ties — der letzte Schrei in der Krawattenmode

the thing to do now would be... — was wir jetzt machen sollten, wäre...

that would be the honourable thing to do — es wäre nur anständig, das zu tun

6)

(in phrases) I'm not at my best first thing in the morning — so früh am Morgen bin ich nicht gerade in Hochform

I'll do that first thing in the morning — ich werde das gleich or als Erstes morgen früh tun

I'll do it first thing — ich werde das zuerst or als Erstes tun

last thing at night — vor dem Schlafengehen

painting is his thing — das Malen liegt ihm (inf)

the thing is to know when... — man muss wissen, wann...

yes, but the thing is... — ja, aber...

the thing is we haven't got enough money —

the thing is, you see, he loves her — das Problem ist, dass er sie liebt

yes but the thing is it won't work — ja, aber das Dumme ist, es funktioniert nicht

to do one's own thing (inf) —

when Michael Jackson starts doing his thing (inf) — wenn Michael Jackson seine Schau abzieht (inf)

she's got a thing about spiders (inf) — bei Spinnen dreht sie durch (inf)

7)

(all) things German/mystical/mechanical — alles Deutsche/Geheimnisvolle/Mechanische

8) (inf for forgotten name of person) Dings(bums) mf (inf)

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thing, oft Thing [θıŋ] s PARL Thing n (in Skandinavien und Island: Reichstag oder Volksgerichtsversammlung)

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noun

1) (inanimate object) Sache, die; Ding, das

what's that thing in your hand? — was hast du da in der Hand?

be a rare thing — etwas Seltenes sein

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere

not a thing — überhaupt od. gar nichts

2) (action)

that was a foolish thing to do — das war eine große Dummheit

it was the right thing to do — es war das einzig Richtige

we can't do a thing about it — wir können nichts dagegen tun

do things to somebody/something — (fig. coll.) auf jemanden/etwas eine enorme Wirkung haben (ugs.)

3) (fact) [Tat]sache, die

a thing which is well known to everybody — eine allgemein bekannte Tatsache

it's a strange thing that... — es ist seltsam, dass...

for one thing, you don't have enough money[, for another thing...] — zunächst einmal hast du nicht genügend Geld [, außerdem...]

the best/worst thing about the situation/her — das Beste/Schlimmste an der Situation/an ihr

know/learn a thing or two about something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem auskennen/einiges über etwas (Akk.) lernen/über jemanden erfahren

the [only] thing is that... — die Sache ist [nur] die, dass...

4) (idea)

say the first thing that comes into one's head — das sagen, was einem gerade so einfällt

what a thing to say! — wie kann man nur so etwas sagen!

have a thing about somebody/something — (coll.) (be obsessed about) auf jemanden/etwas abfahren (salopp); (be prejudiced about) etwas gegen jemanden/etwas haben; (be afraid of or repulsed by) einen Horror vor jemandem/etwas haben (ugs.)

5) (task)

she has a reputation for getting things done — sie ist für ihre Tatkraft bekannt

a big thing to undertake — ein großes Unterfangen

6) (affair) Sache, die; Angelegenheit, die

make a mess of things — alles vermasseln (salopp)

make a [big] thing of something — (regard as essential) auf etwas besonderen Wert legen; (get excited about) sich über etwas (Akk.) aufregen

it's one thing after another — es kommt eins zum anderen

7) (circumstance)

take things too seriously — alles zu ernst nehmen

how are things? — wie geht's [dir]?

as things stand [with me] — so wie die Dinge [bei mir] liegen

it's just one of those things — (coll.) so was kommt schon mal vor (ugs.)

8) (individual, creature) Ding, das

she is in hospital, poor thing — sie ist im Krankenhaus, das arme Ding

you spiteful thing! — du [gemeines] Biest!

9) in pl. (personal belongings, outer clothing) Sachen

wash up the dinner things — das Geschirr vom Abendessen abwaschen

10) in pl. (matters)

an expert/authority on things historical — ein Fachmann/eine Autorität in geschichtlichen Fragen

11) (product of work) Sache, die

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei in der Hutmode

12) (special interest)

what's your thing? — was machst du gerne?

do one's own thing — (coll.) sich selbst verwirklichen

13) (coll.): (something remarkable)

now there's a thing! — das ist ja ein Ding! (ugs.)

14)

the thing — (what is proper or needed or important) das Richtige

blue jeans are the thing among teenagers — Bluejeans sind der Hit (ugs.) unter den Teenagern

but the thing is, will she come in fact? — aber die Frage ist, wird sie auch tatsächlich kommen?

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n.

Ding -e n.

Sache -n f.

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