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She's a friend of hers

1 ♦ hers

♦ hers /hɜ:z/
pron. poss.

(rif. a possessore femm.) (il) suo, (la) sua; (i) suoi, (le) sue; di lei: Is this book his or hers?, questo libro è di lui o di lei?; Have you seen Mary? I found a pen of hers, hai visto Maria? Ho trovato una sua penna; It's no business of hers, non è cosa che la riguardi; She's a friend of hers, è una sua amica NOTA D'USO: - 's: apostrofo e caso possessivo-.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ hers
2 hers

hers [hɜ:z]

pronoun

(a) (gen → singular) le sien (la sienne) m,f; (→ plural) les siens (les siennes) mpl, fpl;

∎ this is my book, hers is over there ça, c'est mon livre, le sien est là-bas;

∎ this car is hers cette voiture lui appartient ou est à elle;

∎ hers was the best photograph sa photographie était la meilleure;

∎ most speeches lasted ten minutes, but hers lasted half an hour la plupart des gens ont fait un discours de dix minutes, mais le sien a duré une demi-heure;

∎ hers is not an easy task elle n'a pas la tâche facile

(b) (after preposition)

∎ she took his hand in hers elle a pris sa main dans la sienne;

∎ he's an old friend of hers c'est un vieil ami à elle, c'est un de ses vieux amis;

∎ no suggestion of hers could possibly interest him aucune suggestion venant d'elle ne risquait de l'intéresser;

∎ when's that book of hers coming out? quand est-ce qu'il sort, son livre?;

∎ I blame that husband of hers moi je dis que c'est de la faute de son sacré mari;

∎ I can't stand that boyfriend/dog of hers je ne supporte pas son copain/chien;

∎ that (dreadful) voice of hers sa voix (insupportable);

∎ that (dreadful) habit of hers cette habitude (insupportable) qu'elle a

(c) (indicating authorship) d'elle;

∎ are these paintings hers? ces tableaux sont-ils d'elle?

(d) familiar (her house, flat) chez elle^□

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3 Friend

friend

1. friend [frend] n

1) Freund(in) m(f);

bosom \Friend Busenfreund(in) m(f);

childhood \Friend Freund(in) m(f) aus der Kindheit;

a \Friend of the family [or family \Friend] ein Freund m /eine Freundin der Familie;

sb's best \Friend jds bester Freund/beste Freundin;

close \Friend enger Freund/enge Freundin;

our feathered/four-footed \Friends unsere gefiederten/vierbeinigen Freunde;

to be just good \Friends nur gute Freunde sein;

to be a [good] \Friend to sb jdm ein [guter] Freund/eine [gute] Freundin sein;

sb's old \Friend ( hum) jds alter Freund/alte Freundin ( fam)

to make \Friends [with sb] sich akk [mit jdm] anfreunden, Freund gewinnen ( geh)

a \Friend of mine/ his/ hers/ yours ein Freund m /eine Freundin von mir/ihm/ihr/dir;

to be \Friends [with sb] [mit jdm] befreundet sein

2) ( form of address) mein Freund/meine Freundin;

my honourable \Friend ( Brit) pol mein Herr Vorredner/meine Frau Vorrednerin;

my right honourable \Friend ( Brit) pol mein sehr verehrter Herr Kollege Abgeordneter/meine sehr verehrte Frau Kollegin Abgeordnete;

my learned \Friend ( Brit) law mein verehrter Herr Kollege/meine verehrte Frau Kollegin;

my noble \Friend ( Brit) pol mein verehrter Freund/meine verehrte Freundin

3) ( sympathizer) Freund(in) m(f), Befürworter(in) m(f);

she's no \Friend of the Socialists sie ist keine Anhängerin der Sozialisten;

to be a \Friend of a society unterstützendes Mitglied einer Gesellschaft sein

PHRASES:

to have a \Friend at court [or to have \Friends in high places] einen einflussreichen Freund [o einflussreiche Freunde] haben;

with \Friends like these, who needs enemies? wer braucht Feinde, wenn er Freunde wie diese hat?;

a \Friend in need is a \Friend indeed (is a \Friend indeed) ein Freund in der Not ist ein wahrer Freund;

how to win \Friends and influence people ( esp iron) wie man sich dat Freunde und Einfluss verschafft;

what are \Friends for? wofür hat man Freunde?;

that's what \Friends are for dafür hat man Freunde

2. Friend [frend] n

Quäker(in) m(f);

the Society of \Friends die Gemeinschaft der Quäker [o Gesellschaft der Freunde]

English-German students dictionary > Friend
4 friend

friend

1. friend [frend] n

1) Freund(in) m(f);

bosom \friend Busenfreund(in) m(f);

childhood \friend Freund(in) m(f) aus der Kindheit;

a \friend of the family [or family \friend] ein Freund m /eine Freundin der Familie;

sb's best \friend jds bester Freund/beste Freundin;

close \friend enger Freund/enge Freundin;

our feathered/four-footed \friends unsere gefiederten/vierbeinigen Freunde;

to be just good \friends nur gute Freunde sein;

to be a [good] \friend to sb jdm ein [guter] Freund/eine [gute] Freundin sein;

sb's old \friend ( hum) jds alter Freund/alte Freundin ( fam)

to make \friends [with sb] sich akk [mit jdm] anfreunden, Freund gewinnen ( geh)

a \friend of mine/ his/ hers/ yours ein Freund m /eine Freundin von mir/ihm/ihr/dir;

to be \friends [with sb] [mit jdm] befreundet sein

2) ( form of address) mein Freund/meine Freundin;

my honourable \friend ( Brit) pol mein Herr Vorredner/meine Frau Vorrednerin;

my right honourable \friend ( Brit) pol mein sehr verehrter Herr Kollege Abgeordneter/meine sehr verehrte Frau Kollegin Abgeordnete;

my learned \friend ( Brit) law mein verehrter Herr Kollege/meine verehrte Frau Kollegin;

my noble \friend ( Brit) pol mein verehrter Freund/meine verehrte Freundin

3) ( sympathizer) Freund(in) m(f), Befürworter(in) m(f);

she's no \friend of the Socialists sie ist keine Anhängerin der Sozialisten;

to be a \friend of a society unterstützendes Mitglied einer Gesellschaft sein

PHRASES:

to have a \friend at court [or to have \friends in high places] einen einflussreichen Freund [o einflussreiche Freunde] haben;

with \friends like these, who needs enemies? wer braucht Feinde, wenn er Freunde wie diese hat?;

a \friend in need is a \friend indeed (is a \friend indeed) ein Freund in der Not ist ein wahrer Freund;

how to win \friends and influence people ( esp iron) wie man sich dat Freunde und Einfluss verschafft;

what are \friends for? wofür hat man Freunde?;

that's what \friends are for dafür hat man Freunde

2. Friend [frend] n

Quäker(in) m(f);

the Society of \friends die Gemeinschaft der Quäker [o Gesellschaft der Freunde]

English-German students dictionary > friend
5 hers

hə:z

pronoun (something which belongs to a female person or animal already spoken about: It's not your book - it's hers; Hers is on that shelf.) hennes; sin

hennes

determ. \/hɜːz\/

1) hennes

• is that book hers?

• a friend of hers

en venn av henne

2) sin

• he took his bag, and she must take hers

han tok sin veske, og hun må ta sin

English-Norwegian dictionary > hers
6 suyo

adj.

1 his, his own, her, her own.

El carro suyo His car [de él o ella]. Used after nouns. Informal Mode (tú)

2 your.

El carro suyo Your car [de usted]. Used after nouns. Formal Mode (usted)

3 of yours, yours, of your own.

Algo suyo Something of yours. Used after pronouns, formal mode (usted).

4 of his, of his own, of her own, of hers.

Algo suyo Something of his=of hers. Used after pronouns, informal mode (tú)

5 of theirs.

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suyo

► adjetivo

1 (de él) his, of his; (de ella) her, of hers; (de animales, cosas) its; (de usted, de ustedes) yours, of yours; (de ellos, de ellas) theirs, of theirs

■ este libro es suyo this book is hers

■ esta libreta es suya this notebook is his

■ aquel amigo suyo that friend of yours

■ aquella tía suya that aunt of theirs

► pronombre

1 (de él) his; (de ella) hers; (de usted, de ustedes) yours; (de ellos, de ellas) theirs

■ éstos son los míos, los suyos están sobre la mesa there are mine, hers are on the table

► nombre femenino la suya

1 (ocasión, oportunidad) one's chance, one's opportunity

■ ésta es la suya, tiene que aprovecharla this is your big chance, so make the most of it

► nombre masculino lo suyo

1 (lo que toca) what one deserves

2 (habilidad) forte, one's thing

■ lo suyo es el tenis tennis is his thing

3 familiar (mucho) a lot

■ comió lo suyo he ate a lot

► nombre masculino plural los suyos

1 (familiares) his (her, your, etc) family sing; (amigos) his (her, your, etc) friends, his (her, your, etc) people

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer de las suyas familiar to be up to one's tricks

ir a la suya / ir a lo suyo to mind one's own business

salirse con la suya familiar to get one's own way, get what one wants

■ no saldrá con la suya he won't get his own way

ser muy suyo,-a

■ la vecina de al lado es muy suya the lady next door keeps herself to herself

■ esa respuesta es muy suya that answer is typical of him

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1. = suya, adj.
1) his, her, its, theirs

2) yours
2. = suya, pron.
1) his, her, theirs

2) yours

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suyo, -a
1. ADJ POSES

1) (=de él) his; (=de ella) her; (=de ellos, ellas) their

la culpa es suya — it's his/her etc fault

- permiso -es suyo — Chile, Méx "excuse me" - "yes?"

no es amigo suyo — he is not a friend of his/hers etc

no es culpa suya — it's not his/her etc fault, it's no fault of his/hers etc

varios libros suyos — (=de ellos) several books of theirs, several of their books

• hacer algo suyo, hizo suyas mis palabras — he echoed my words

• eso es muy suyo — that's just like him, that's typical of him

él es un hombre muy suyo — (=reservado) he's a man who keeps very much to himself; (=quisquilloso) he's a very fussy sort

2) (=de usted, ustedes) your

¿es suyo esto? — is this yours?

2.

PRON POSES (=de él) his; (=de ella) hers; (=de usted, ustedes) yours; [de animal, cosa] its; (=de uno mismo) one's own; (=de ellos, ellas) theirs

este libro es el suyo — this book is his/hers etc

los suyos — (=familia) one's family o relations; (=partidarios) one's own people o supporters

suyo afectísimo — yours faithfully o sincerely, yours truly (EEUU)

• de suyo — in itself, intrinsically

• lo suyo — (what is) his; (=su parte) his share, what he deserves

aguantar lo suyo — (=su parte) to do one's share; (=mucho) to put up with a lot

él pesa lo suyo — he's really heavy, he's a fair weight

- hacer de las suyas

- ir a la suya

- salirse con la suya

- cada cual a lo suyo

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I
- ya adjetivo ( de él) his; ( de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirs

Marta y un amigo suyo — Marta and a friend of hers

ser muy suyo: eso es muy suyo that's typical of him/her; es muy suya — she's an odd sort (colloq)
II
- ya pronombre

el suyo, la suya etc — ( de él) his; ( de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirs

él me prestó el suyo — he lent me his

hacer (una) de las suyas — (fam) to get up to one's usual o old tricks

ir a lo suyo — to look after number one

lo suyo: tuvo que trabajar lo suyo he had to work very hard; pesa lo suyo it weighs a ton; salirse con la suya — to get one's own way

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= yours, theirs.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.

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* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

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I
- ya adjetivo ( de él) his; ( de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirs

Marta y un amigo suyo — Marta and a friend of hers

ser muy suyo: eso es muy suyo that's typical of him/her; es muy suya — she's an odd sort (colloq)
II
- ya pronombre

el suyo, la suya etc — ( de él) his; ( de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirs

él me prestó el suyo — he lent me his

hacer (una) de las suyas — (fam) to get up to one's usual o old tricks

ir a lo suyo — to look after number one

lo suyo: tuvo que trabajar lo suyo he had to work very hard; pesa lo suyo it weighs a ton; salirse con la suya — to get one's own way

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= yours, theirs.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

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suyo¹ -ya

adjective

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (de él) his; (de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirs

¿esto es suyo, profesor? is this yours, sir?

Marta y un amigo suyo Marta and a friend of hers

suyo afectísimo ( frml) ( Corresp) truly yours ( AmE frml), yours truly ( BrE frml)

haciendo suyas las palabras de Darío echoing the words of Darío

ser muy suyo: no le cuenta nada a nadie, es muy suyo he doesn't tell anyone anything, he keeps himself very much to himself

eso es muy suyo he's/she's like that, that's typical of him/her

suyo² -ya

pronoun

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

el suyo, la suya, etc (de él) his; (de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirs

él me prestó el suyo he lent me his

hacer (una) de las suyas ( fam); to get up to one's usual o old tricks

han vuelto a hacer (una) de las suyas they've been up to their old tricks again

ir a lo suyo to think only of oneself, to look after number one

lo suyo: tuvo que trabajar lo suyo he had to work very hard

pesa lo suyo it weighs a ton

aguanta lo suyo she puts up with an awful lot

salirse con la suya to get one's own way

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suyo
◊ -ya adjetivo ( de él) his;

( de ella) hers;
(de usted, ustedes) yours;
(de ellos, ellas) theirs;
◊ Marta y un amigo suyo Marta and a friend of hers

■ pronombre el suyo, la suya, etc. ( de él) his;

( de ella) hers;
(de usted, ustedes) yours;
(de ellos, ellas) theirs;
◊ él me prestó el suyo he lent me his

suyo,-a
I adj (de él) his
(de ella) hers: este libro no es suyo, this book is not hers
(de usted, ustedes) yours: hablé con un hermano suyo, I spoke with a brother of yours
(de ellos, ellas) theirs
II pron (de él) his: éste no es el suyo, this is not his
(de ella) hers: me dejó el suyo, she lent me hers
(de usted, ustedes) yours
(de ellos, ellas) theirs
♦ Locuciones: hacer de las suyas, to get up to one's old tricks
salirse con la suya, to get one's own way
ser muy suyo, (una actitud, reacción, un gesto) esto es muy suyo, this is typical of him o her
Juan es muy suyo, Juan is very peculiar

' suyo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acomodar
- alrededor
- cada
- confesarse
- después
- ir
- modestamente
- nebulosa
- nebuloso
- relevancia
- suya
- teatro
- tema
- afectísimo
- insistir
English:
affair
- hers
- his
- much
- own
- theirs
- yours
- friend
- of
- pretense
- take
- way

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suyo¹, -a

♦ adj posesivo
[de él] his; [de ella] hers; [de uno] one's (own); [de ellos, ellas] theirs; [de usted, ustedes] yours;
este libro es suyo this book is his/hers/ etc;

un amigo suyo a friend of his/hers/ etc;

no es asunto suyo it's none of his/her/ etc business;
RP
¡permiso! – (es) suyo may I? – go ahead;

Comp
Fam
es muy suyo he's a law unto himself

♦ pron posesivo

el suyo [de él] his;
[de ella] hers; [de cosa, animal] its (own); [de uno] one's own; [de ellos, ellas] his/her/ etc lot o side; [de usted, ustedes] yours;
de suyo in itself;

hacer suyo to make one's own;
Fam
los suyos [su familia] his/her/ etc folks;
[su bando] his/her/ etc lot o side;
Comp

lo suyo: lo suyo es el teatro he/she/ etc should be on the stage;
Fam
lo suyo sería volver the proper thing to do would be to go back;
Fam
les costó lo suyo it wasn't easy for them;

Comp

hacer de las suyas to be up to his/her/ etc usual tricks;

Comp

una de las suyas one of his/her/ etc tricks;

Comp
Fam
ésta es la suya this is the chance he's been waiting for o his big chance

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suyo, suya

pron pos: de él his; de ella hers; de usted, ustedes yours; de ellos theirs;

los suyos his/her etc folks, his/her etc

family;

hacer suyo algo make sth one’s own;

hacer de las suyas get up to one’s old tricks;

ir a lo suyo think only of oneself;

salirse con la suya get one’s own way;

ser muy suyo keep to o.s.;

de esto sabe lo suyo he knows everything about this

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suyo, -ya adj

1) : his, her, its, theirs

los libros suyos: his books

un amigo suyo: a friend of hers

esta casa es suya: this house is theirs

2) (formal) : yours

¿este abrigo es suyo, señor?: is this your coat, sir?

suyo, -ya pron

1) : his, hers, theirs

mi guitarra y la suya: my guitar and hers

ellos trajeron las suyas: they brought theirs, they brought their own

2) (formal) : yours

usted olvidó la suya: you forgot yours

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suyo¹ adj

1. (de él) of his

vino con un hermano suyo he came with a brother of his

2. (de ella) of hers

es una amiga suya it's a friend of hers

3. (de ellos) of theirs

es un amigo suyo it's a friend of theirs

4. (de usted) of yours

estaba Ud. con una amiga suya you were with a friend of yours

suyo² pron

1. (de él) his

ha cogido mi coche porque el suyo está averiado he has taken my car because his has broken down

2. (de ella) hers

ella me ha prestado el suyo she has lent me hers

3. (de ellos, ellas) theirs

ellos han perdido el suyo they've lost theirs

4. (de usted) yours

¿es suyo? is this yours?

Spanish-English dictionary > suyo
7 suo

1. adj his

di cosa its

sua f her

di cosa its

il suo maestro his teacher

i suoi amici his friends

questo libro è suo this is his book

Suo your

2. pron: il suo his

di cosa its

la sua f hers

di cosa its

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suo agg.poss. di 3^a pers.sing.

1 ( riferito a persone) his ( di lui); her ( di lei); ( riferito a cose o animali di sesso non specificato) its; ( suo proprio) his own; her own; its own: Dante e il suo tempo, Dante and his times; la regina e i suoi sudditi, the Queen and her subjects; l'albero e i suoi frutti, the tree and its fruit; Napoli e i suoi dintorni, Naples and its surroundings; Roberto gioca nella squadra di calcio della sua scuola, Robert plays in his school football team; il cane dorme nella sua cuccia, the dog sleeps in its kennel; la ragazza viveva con suo padre e sua madre, the girl lived with her mother and father; l'attrice ha vinto il suo primo Oscar, the actress won her first Oscar; ciascuno è libero di esprimere il suo parere, everyone is free to express his own (o their own) opinion; ognuno vorrebbe avere una casa sua ( propria), everyone would like to have their own (o his own) house; ha comprato il terreno con i suoi ( propri) risparmi, he bought the land with his own savings; lei ha un suo modo di vedere le cose, she has her own way of looking at things; Venezia ha un suo fascino particolare, Venice has a (particular) charm of its own; gli dissi che quello era affar suo, I told him that that was his business // l'ho visto con un suo compagno di scuola, I saw him with a schoolfriend of his; mia moglie ha invitato alcune sue amiche, my wife has invited some friends of hers; lei mi guardò con quel suo sorriso ingenuo, she smiled at me in that innocent way of hers // Sua Eminenza, His Eminence; Sua Santità, His Holiness; Sua Altezza, His, Her Royal Highness; Sua Maestà, His, Her Majesty; Sua Signoria, His Lordship // in vece sua, instead of him, her (o in his, her stead) // per amor suo, for his, her sake (o for love of him, of her) // ogni cosa a suo tempo, everything in due course // non è più giovane, ha i suoi sessant'anni suonati, he isn't young any more; he's (well) over sixty // se non dorme le sue otto ore, si sente stanca, if she doesn't get her eight hours' sleep, she feels tired

2 ( formula di cortesia) your: vuole mostrarmi il suo passaporto, per favore?, will you show me your passport, please?; La ringraziamo per la Sua lettera del 21 c.m., thank you for your letter of the 21st inst. // Suo Franco Rossi, Yours sincerely, Franco Rossi // Sua Eminenza, Your Eminence; Sua Santità, Your Holiness; Sua Altezza, Your (Royal) Highness; Sua Maestà, Your Majesty; Sua Signoria, Your Lordship

3 ( con uso predicativo) his, hers; (rar.) its; ( formula di cortesia) yours: il libro che ti ho prestato è suo, the book I lent you is his, hers; egli sostiene che questa firma non è sua, he claims that this signature isn't his; è suo questo ombrello, signora?, is this umbrella yours, madam?

4 (riferito a sogg. impers.) one's: ( suo proprio) one's own: uno non può sempre fare a modo suo, one can't always have one's own way (o you can't always have your own way); in tal caso, uno prende i suoi provvedimenti, in that case one makes one's own arrangements

◆ pron.poss.

1 ( riferito a persone) his ( di lui); hers ( di lei): ( formula di cortesia) yours: egli sostiene che questo documento non è il suo, he claims that this document isn't his; ero senza auto, e lei mi ha prestato la sua, I hadn't got my car, so she lent me hers; questo posto è occupato, signore, il suo è due file più avanti, This seat is taken, sir. Yours is two rows further on

2 ( in espressioni ellittiche): con riferimento alla Sua pregiata del..., with reference to your letter of...; egli crede che io sia dalla sua, he thinks I'm on his side; è uno che sta molto sulle sue, he keeps himself to himself; lei deve sempre dire la sua, she must always have her say; ne ha combinata una delle sue, he's (gone and) done it again!; ognuno ha le sue, everyone has his (o their) own troubles

◆ s.m.

1 vive del suo, he lives on his income; ci ha rimesso del suo, he lost his own money // a ciascuno il suo, (prov.) each to his own

2 ( partitivo): qualcosa, niente di suo, something, nothing of his own, her own; c'è ben poco di suo in questo lavoro, there's little of his own in this work

3 pl. i suoi, his, her family (o his, her relatives, o fam. his, her folks); ( partigiani, seguaci) his, her supporters ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, l'agg. e il pron. poss. di 3^a pers. sing. concordano in ingl. col genere del possessore e non della cosa posseduta.

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['suo] I suo (-a)suoi, sue pl
1. agg poss

il(la) suo(a) — (maschile) his, (femminile) her, (neutro) its

il cane dorme nella sua cuccia — the dog is sleeping in its kennel

il suo giardino — his (o her) garden

sua madre — his (o her) mother

suo padre — his (o her) father

un suo amico — a friend of his (o hers)

Luciana e le sue amiche — Luciana and her friends

è colpa sua — it's his (o her) fault

è casa sua; è la sua casa — it's his (o her) house

per amor suo — for love of him (o her)

Sua Altezza — His (o Her) Highness

2. pron poss

il(la) suo(a) — (maschile) his, his own, (femminile) hers, her own, (neutro) its, its own

la mia barca è più lunga della sua — my boat is longer than his (o hers)

è di Roberta questa macchina? - sì, è sua — is this Roberta's car? - yes, it's hers

il suo è stato solo un errore — it was simply an error on his (o her) part

3. sm

1)

ha speso del suo — he (o she) spent his (o her) own money

vive del suo — he (o she) lives on his (o her) own income

2)

i suoi smpl — (genitori) his (o her) parents, (famiglia) his (o her) family, (amici, alleati) his (o her) own people, his (o her) side

lui è dei suoi — he is on his (o her) side

4. sf

la sua — (opinione) his (o her) view

è dalla sua — (parte) he's on his (o her) side

anche lui ha avuto le sue — (disavventure) he's had his problems too

sta sulle sue — he keeps himself to himself
II suo (-a)suoi, sue pl (forma di cortesia)
Suo

1. agg poss

il(la) suo(a) — your

il suo ombrello, signore! — your umbrella, sir!

Sua Altezza — Your Highness

suo devotissimo — (in lettere) your devoted servant

2. pron poss

il(la) suo(a) — yours, your own

scusi signore, è suo questo? — excuse me sir, is this yours?

la sua è pura scortesia — that's sheer discourtesy on your part

3. pron poss m

ha speso del suo? — did you spend your own money?

4. pron poss f

la sua — (opinione) your view

è dalla sua — he's on your side

alla sua! — your very good health!

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f. sua, m.pl. suoi, f.pl. sue ['suo, 'sua, sw'ɔi, 'sue] aggettivo possessivo

1) (di lui) his; (di lei) her; (di cosa o animale) its

suo padre, sua madre — (di lui) his father, mother; (di lei) her father, mother

i suoi figli — (di lui) his children; (di lei) her children

la gatta e i suoi gattini — the cat and its kittens

il computer e i suoi accessori — the computer and its accessories

la ditta ha un suo avvocato — the company has its own lawyer

Sua Santità — His Holiness

Sua Maestà — (il re) His Majesty; (la regina) Her Majesty

un suo amico — (di lui) a friend of his; (di lei) a friend of hers

quel suo compagno di scuola — (di lui) that school friend of his; (di lei) that school friend of hers

questo libro è suo — (di lui) this book is his; (di lei) this book is hers

2) (forma di cortesia) your

3) il suo, f. la sua, m.pl. i suoi, f.pl. le sue pronome possessivo

4) (di lui) his; (di lei) hers; (di cosa o animale) its

è il suo, la sua — (di lui) it's his; (di lei) it's hers; (in espressioni ellittiche)

Anna vuole sempre dire la sua — Anna always wants to have her say

Gigi ne ha fatta un'altra delle sue! — Gigi has been up to one of his tricks again!

i suoi — (genitori) (di lui) his parents; (di lei) her parents; (parenti) (di lui) his relatives; (di lei) her relatives

ho ricevuto la Sua — I received your letter

5) (forma di cortesia) yours

6) (denaro, beni)

Luca non vuole spendere del suo — Luca doesn't want to spend his own money o to pay out of his own pocket

lei vive del suo — she lives on her own income
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Note:

v. la nota della voce mio

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suo

f. sua, m.pl. suoi, f.pl. sue /'suo, 'sua, sw'ɔi, 'sue/

v. la nota della voce mio.

I aggettivo possessivo

1 (di lui) his; (di lei) her; (di cosa o animale) its; suo padre, sua madre (di lui) his father, mother; (di lei) her father, mother; i suoi figli (di lui) his children; (di lei) her children; la gatta e i suoi gattini the cat and its kittens; il computer e i suoi accessori the computer and its accessories; la ditta ha un suo avvocato the company has its own lawyer; Sua Santità His Holiness; Sua Maestà (il re) His Majesty; (la regina) Her Majesty; un suo amico (di lui) a friend of his; (di lei) a friend of hers; quel suo compagno di scuola (di lui) that school friend of his; (di lei) that school friend of hers; questo libro è suo (di lui) this book is his; (di lei) this book is hers

2 (forma di cortesia) your

II il suo, f. la sua, m.pl. i suoi, f.pl. le sue

pronome possessivo

1 (di lui) his; (di lei) hers; (di cosa o animale) its; è il suo, la sua (di lui) it's his; (di lei) it's hers; (in espressioni ellittiche) Anna vuole sempre dire la sua Anna always wants to have her say; Gigi ne ha fatta un'altra delle sue! Gigi has been up to one of his tricks again! i suoi (genitori) (di lui) his parents; (di lei) her parents; (parenti) (di lui) his relatives; (di lei) her relatives; ho ricevuto la Sua I received your letter

2 (forma di cortesia) yours

3 (denaro, beni) Luca non vuole spendere del suo Luca doesn't want to spend his own money o to pay out of his own pocket; lei vive del suo she lives on her own income.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > suo
8 ella

ella

► pronombre

1 (sujeto - persona) she; (- cosa, animal) it

■ ella vive aquí she lives here

2 (objeto - persona) her; (- cosa, animal) it

■ vino con ella he came with her

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de ella (posesivo) hers

■ es de ella it's hers

ella misma herself

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pron.

1) she

2) it

3) her

4) hers, its

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PRON PERS FEM

1) [sujeto] (=persona) she; (=cosa) it

2) [después de prep] (=persona) her; (=cosa) it

estuve con ella — I was with her

no podemos sin ella — without her we can't

3) [uso posesivo]

de ella — (=persona) hers; (=cosa) its

nada de esto es de ella — none of this is hers

mi sombrero y el de ella — my hat and hers

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pronombre personal

a) ( como sujeto) she

ella me lo dijo — she told me

¿quién lo va a hacer? - ella — who's going to do it? - she is

lo hizo ella misma — she did it herself

fue ella — it was her, it was she (frml)

b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) her; ( referido a cosas) it

salí después que ella — I left after her o after she did

es tan listo como ella — he's as clever as her o as she is

con/contra/para ella — with/against/for her

son de ella — they're hers

con/contra/para ella — with/against/for her

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= she

Ex. She also worked in the Cataloging Department at Hawaii Public Library.

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pronombre personal

a) ( como sujeto) she

ella me lo dijo — she told me

¿quién lo va a hacer? - ella — who's going to do it? - she is

lo hizo ella misma — she did it herself

fue ella — it was her, it was she (frml)

b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) her; ( referido a cosas) it

salí después que ella — I left after her o after she did

es tan listo como ella — he's as clever as her o as she is

con/contra/para ella — with/against/for her

son de ella — they're hers

con/contra/para ella — with/against/for her

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= she

Ex: She also worked in the Cataloging Department at Hawaii Public Library.

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ella

pron pers

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

1 (como sujeto) she

¿quién lo va a hacer? — ella who's going to do it? — she is

¿y ella qué hace aquí? what's she doing here?

lo hizo ella misma she did it herself

fue ella it was her, it was she ( frml)

2 (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) her; (referido a cosas) it

yo salí después que ella I left after her o after she did

no eres tan lista como ella you aren't as clever as her o as she is

¿se lo dieron a ella? did they give it to her?

con/contra/para ella with/against/for her

son de ella they're hers

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ella pron pers
a) ( como sujeto) she;

◊ ¿quién lo va a hacer? — ella who's going to do it? — she is;

lo hizo ella misma she did it herself;
fue ella it was her
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) her;

( referido a cosas) it;
◊ salí después que ella I left after her o after she did;

con/para ella with/for her;
son de ella they're hers
ella pron pers f
1 (sujeto) she
(animal, cosa) it: fue ella, it was her
fue ella la que..., it was her that... o it was she who...
2 (complemento) her
(animal, cosa) it, her: dáselo a ella, give it to her
es para ella, it's for her
3 (posesivo) de ella, hers
4 (oración comparativa) él es más alto que ella, he's taller than her o he's taller than she is
' ella' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaso
- achantarse
- amilanarse
- aquél
- aquélla
- cambio
- causante
- cerca
- comunicación
- con
- condenable
- conectar
- confesar
- confiar
- congruente
- consigo
- despegarse
- desprecio
- disposición
- él
- ellos
- emparentada
- emparentado
- enemistarse
- entre
- ser
- estabilizador
- estabilizadora
- golpe
- hablar
- hablarse
- honda
- instante
- interesada
- interesado
- justa
- justo
- lado
- le
- lengua
- malsana
- malsano
- manera
- mantener
- más
- paladín
- palo
- para
- pintar
- portarse
English:
address
- against
- agreement
- allowance
- alone
- amaze
- anywhere
- before
- beneath
- better
- card
- carry through
- chapter
- coax
- come in
- compare
- conform
- delusion
- dishearten
- dismay
- do
- domineering
- each
- easy
- elder
- everything
- fall
- follow
- for
- gallop up
- glance
- hear of
- her
- hers
- herself
- high
- him
- his
- impression
- intact
- it
- itself
- just
- kneel
- least
- like-minded
- mainly
- mind
- more
- mud

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ella ver él

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ella

pron sujeto she; cosa it; complemento her; cosa it;

de ella her;

es de ella it’s hers;

con/para ella with/for her

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ella pron

: she, her

ella es mi amiga: she is my friend

nos fuimos con ella: we left with her

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ella pron

1. (sujeto) she

ella baila muy bien she dances very well

2. (después del verbo ser, con preposiciones, en comparaciones) her

es ella it's her

hablé con ella I spoke to her

eres más guapa que ella you're prettier than her

de ella hers

es de ella it's hers

ella misma herself

Spanish-English dictionary > ella
9 elle

elle [εl]

feminine personal pronoun

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

• elle est journaliste she is a journalist

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

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

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

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

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

► elles (sujet) they

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• ce livre est à elle this book belongs to her

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

• un ami à elle a friend of hers

• ses enfants à elle her children

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

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

► elles (objet) them

• ces livres sont à elles these books belong to them

   c. (comparaisons) her

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

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

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

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

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

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ɛl
pronom personnel féminin

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

elles — they

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2) ( dans une comparaison) her

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

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

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

à cause d'elle — because of her

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

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

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

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

des amis à elle — friends of hers

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

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

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ɛl pron
1) (sujet) (= personne) she

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

2) (sujet) (= chose) it

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

3) (complément) (= personne) her

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

4) (complément) (chose) it

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

5) (emphatique)

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

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

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

6) (pluriel)

elles (sujet) — they, (complément) them

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elle pron pers f

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

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

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

[ɛl] ( pluriel elles) pronom personnel féminin

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

elles they

2. [emphatique - dans une interrogation]

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

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

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

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

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

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > elle
10 amigo

adj.

friendly, familiar.

f. & m.

1 friend, comrade, companion, pal.

2 buddy, chap, chum, guy.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: amigar.

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amigo

► adjetivo

1 (amigable) friendly

■ es muy amigo de Julio he's very friendly with Julio

2 (aficionado) fond (de, of)

■ no es muy amiga de discotecas she's not keen on discos

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 friend

■ una amiga mía a friend of mine

■ son amigos íntimos they are close friends

2 (novio) boyfriend; (novia) girlfriend

3 (amante) lover

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacerse amigo,-a de to make friends with

hacerse amigos,-as to become friends

amigo invisible secret Santa

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1. (f. - amiga)
noun

1) friend

2) boyfriend / girlfriend
2. (f. - amiga)
adj.

friendly

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amigo, -a
1. SM / F

1) friend

Manuel es un amigo mío — Manuel is a friend of mine

es una amiga de Sofía — she is a friend of Sofía's o of Sofía

es un amigo de la infancia — he's a childhood friend

es una amiga del colegio — she's a school friend

el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre — a dog is a man's best friend

hacer amigos — to make friends

amigo/a de confianza — very close friend, intimate friend

amigo/a del alma — soulmate

amigo/a de lo ajeno — hum thief

amigo/a en la prosperidad — fair-weather friend

amigo/a íntimo/a — very close friend, intimate friend

amigo/a por correspondencia — penfriend

2) (=novio) boyfriend/girlfriend

3) [en oración directa]

pero, amigo, ya no se puede hacer nada — there's nothing more we can do, my friend

¡amigo! en ese tema ya no entro — hold on, I'm not getting mixed up in that!

2. ADJ

1)

son muy amigos — they are good o close friends

Gonzalo es muy amigo de Pepe — Gonzalo is a good o close friend of Pepe's o of Pepe

hacerse amigos — to become friends

al final me hice muy amigo de Antonio — in the end Antonio and I became good friends

se perdonaron y quedaron tan amigos — they made it up and everything was fine

lo pagamos a medias y todos tan amigos — we'll go halves on it and that'll be fine

2)

ser amigo de algo — to be fond of sth

soy amigo del buen vino — I'm fond of good wine

no soy muy amigo de las multitudes — I'm not very fond of o keen on crowds

soy amigo de hablar con franqueza — I like straight talking

3) [país, fuego] friendly

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I
- ga adjetivo

son/se hicieron muy amigos — they are/they became good friends

hacerse amigo de alguien — to become friends with somebody

es muy amigo mío — he's a close friend of mine

un país amigo — a friendly country

un médico amigo me lo recetó — a doctor friend (of mine) prescribed it for me

ser amigo de algo: es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people (colloq); no es amiga de fiestas she's not keen on parties; no soy muy amigo de la comida picante — I'm not terribly fond of spicy food
II
- ga masculino, femenino friend

un amigo mío — a friend of mine

somos íntimos amigos — we're very close friends

su amigo del alma — her best friend, her bosom friend

no son más que amigos — they're just good friends

un momento, amigo! — now, just a minute, pal o buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate! (colloq)

los amigos de lo ajeno — (hum) thieves

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= friend, buddy, mate.

Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex. Each volunteer is assigned a staff member ' buddy' for training and supervision.

Ex. Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.

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* amigo de confianza = intimate friend.

* amigo del alma = soul brother.

* amigo de pasarlo bien = fun-loving.

* amigo de verdad = true friend.

* amigo íntimo = confidant, intimate friend, intimate, confidante.

* amigo invisible = invisible friend, Secret Santa.

* amigo por correspondencia = penfriend [pen-friend], pen-pal [penpal].

* amigos = cohort.

* Amigos de la Biblioteca = Friends of the Library.

* amigo secreto = invisible friend.

* amigo verdadero = true friend.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* círculo de amigos = circle of friends.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar fuera con los amigos = be out with the guys.

* fuego amigo = friendly fire.

* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.

* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.

* hacer amigos = win + friends.

* hacerse amigo de = befriend, chum with, establish + familiarity con.

* hacer un amigo = make + friend.

* influencia de los amigos = peer influence.

* mano amiga = helping hand.

* mejor amigo = best friend.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.

* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.

* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.

* ser amigo de = be buddies with.

* ser muy amigo de = be pally with.

* viejo amigo = old friend, old buddy.

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I
- ga adjetivo

son/se hicieron muy amigos — they are/they became good friends

hacerse amigo de alguien — to become friends with somebody

es muy amigo mío — he's a close friend of mine

un país amigo — a friendly country

un médico amigo me lo recetó — a doctor friend (of mine) prescribed it for me

ser amigo de algo: es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people (colloq); no es amiga de fiestas she's not keen on parties; no soy muy amigo de la comida picante — I'm not terribly fond of spicy food
II
- ga masculino, femenino friend

un amigo mío — a friend of mine

somos íntimos amigos — we're very close friends

su amigo del alma — her best friend, her bosom friend

no son más que amigos — they're just good friends

un momento, amigo! — now, just a minute, pal o buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate! (colloq)

los amigos de lo ajeno — (hum) thieves

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= friend, buddy, mate.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex: Each volunteer is assigned a staff member ' buddy' for training and supervision.

Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.

* amigo de confianza = intimate friend.

* amigo del alma = soul brother.

* amigo de pasarlo bien = fun-loving.

* amigo de verdad = true friend.

* amigo íntimo = confidant, intimate friend, intimate, confidante.

* amigo invisible = invisible friend, Secret Santa.

* amigo por correspondencia = penfriend [pen-friend], pen-pal [penpal].

* amigos = cohort.

* Amigos de la Biblioteca = Friends of the Library.

* amigo secreto = invisible friend.

* amigo verdadero = true friend.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* círculo de amigos = circle of friends.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar fuera con los amigos = be out with the guys.

* fuego amigo = friendly fire.

* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.

* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.

* hacer amigos = win + friends.

* hacerse amigo de = befriend, chum with, establish + familiarity con.

* hacer un amigo = make + friend.

* influencia de los amigos = peer influence.

* mano amiga = helping hand.

* mejor amigo = best friend.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.

* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.

* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.

* ser amigo de = be buddies with.

* ser muy amigo de = be pally with.

* viejo amigo = old friend, old buddy.

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amigo¹ -ga

adjective

son/se hicieron muy amigos they are/they became good friends

es muy amigo mío he's a good o close friend of mine

un país amigo a friendly country

un médico amigo me recetó estas pastillas a doctor friend (of mine) prescribed these tablets for me

ser amigo DE algo:

es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people ( colloq), he loves o he's fond of contradicting people

no es amiga de fiestas y reuniones sociales she doesn't like going to o she's not keen on parties and social gatherings

no soy muy amigo de la comida picante I'm not a great one for o a great fan of spicy food ( colloq), I'm not terribly fond of o partial to o keen on spicy food

amigo² -ga

masculine, feminine

friend

un amigo mío a friend of mine

somos íntimos amigos we're very close friends

una amiga de la infancia/facultad a childhood/college friend

su amigo del alma her best friend, her bosom friend

el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre ( fr hecha); a dog is a man's best friend

pregúntale al amigo aquí ask our friend here

no son más que amigos they're just good friends

Amigos del Museo de Bellas Artes Friends of the Museum of Fine Art

¡un momento, amigo! now, just a minute, pal o buddy ( AmE) o ( BrE) mate! ( colloq)

amigo de lo ajeno ( hum) thief

los amigos de lo ajeno abundan en esta zona this area is full of thieves

amigo³

interjection

¡amigo!, eso explica … ah, so that's it, that explains …

¡amigo! resultó ser pendenciero el muchachito well, well! the young lad turned out to be a bit of a troublemaker

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Del verbo amigar: ( conjugate amigar)

amigo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

amigó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

amigo
◊ -ga adjetivo: son/se hicieron muy amigos they are/they became good friends;

hacerse amigo de algn to become friends with sb;
es muy amigo mío he's a close friend of mine;
un país amigo a friendly country;
es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people (colloq);
no es amiga de las fiestas she's not keen on parties
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
friend;
un amigo mío a friend of mine;
somos íntimos amigos we're very close friends;
¡un momento, amigo! now, just a minute, pal o buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate! (colloq)
amigo,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino friend: se hicieron amigos durante el verano, they became friends in the summer
mi hija se hizo amiga de un compañero de clase, my daughter made friends with a classmate
somos muy amigos, we are very good friends
un amigo mío, a friend of mine
II adj (aficionado) fond [de, of]: es muy amigo de estar en la terraza por la tarde, he very much enjoys being on the terrace in the afternoon

' amigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
allegada
- allegado
- amiga
- colega
- como
- compadre
- contacto
- cuate
- disgustarse
- encubrir
- entrañable
- esperar
- incondicional
- maja
- majo
- origen
- pelearse
- proceder
- reconciliarse
- reflotar
- representar
- semblante
- simpática
- simpático
- soporífera
- soporífero
- tilín
- traición
- verdad
- abusar
- acompañado
- alma
- apreciado
- arreglar
- bueno
- cercano
- cita
- común
- confidente
- conservar
- cuyo
- de
- extrañar
- hacer
- íntimo
- llamar
- malo
- nuestro
- pata
- por
English:
audition
- be
- befriend
- best
- bosom
- boyfriend
- bring along
- bud
- bust up
- chum
- disclose
- dude
- foe
- fraternity
- friend
- friendly
- hers
- his
- hit
- introduce
- lifelong
- locate
- lover
- man
- mate
- mine
- mutual
- nudge
- of
- old
- pal
- pally
- penfriend
- personal
- provoke
- soulmate
- sport
- stick by
- through
- true
- buddy
- life
- look
- loyal
- off
- ours
- pen pal
- some
- theirs
- way

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amigo, -a

♦ adj

1. [no enemigo] friendly;

México y otros países amigos Mexico and other friendly nations;

un pintor amigo me lo regaló a painter friend of mine gave it to me;

se han hecho muy amigos they've become good friends o very friendly

2. [aficionado]
soy amigo de la buena mesa I'm partial to good food;

es amigo de la verdad he's someone who values the truth;

no soy amigo de madrugar I don't like getting up early;

es amigo de salir todas las noches he's a great one for going out every night

♦ nm,f

1. [persona] friend;

un amigo íntimo a close friend;

un amigo del colegio a schoolfriend;

es un amigo de mis padres he's a friend of my parents;

hacerse amigo de to make friends with

Comp
Fam Hum los amigos de lo ajeno the light-fingered;
amigo por correspondencia pen friend o pal;

amigo invisible = form of gift-giving (for example at office Christmas parties or in a large family) where each person anonymously buys a present for another;

Amigos de la Tierra Friends of the Earth

2. Fam [compañero, novio] partner

3. Fam [amante] lover

4. [tratamiento]
el amigo our friend;

lo que el amigo quiere es un vaso de whisky what our friend here wants is a glass of whisky

♦ interj

¡amigo, eso es otra cuestión! that's another matter, my friend!

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amigo

I adj friendly;

ser amigo de algo be fond of sth;

no soy amigo de esquiar I’m not a big skier, I’m not fond of skiing;

ser amigo de lo ajeno be light-fingered fam II m, amiga f friend;

hacerse amigos make friends;

somos muy amigos we’re very close, we’re very good friends;

amigo de la naturaleza nature lover

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amigo, -ga adj

: friendly, close

amigo, -ga n

: friend

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amigo¹ adj friendly [comp. friendlier; superl. friendliest]

ser muy amigos to be very good friends

es muy amigo mío he's a good friend of mine

amigo² n friend

un amigo mío a friend of mine

son amigos íntimos they're close friends

somos amigos de la infancia we're childhood friends

hacerse amigos to become friends

Spanish-English dictionary > amigo
11 Jugendfreund

m, Jugendfreundin f friend from ( oder of) one’s youth; er ist ein Jugendfreund von mir oft we’ve been friends ever since we were young

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Ju|gend|freund(in)
m(f)
friend of one's youth
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Ju·gend·freund(in)

m(f) childhood friend

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der friend of [the days of] one's youth

er ist ein Jugendfreund von ihr — he used to be a friend of hers when she was young

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Jugendfreund m, Jugendfreundin f friend from ( oder of) one’s youth;

er ist ein Jugendfreund von mir oft we’ve been friends ever since we were young

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der friend of [the days of] one's youth

er ist ein Jugendfreund von ihr — he used to be a friend of hers when she was young

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m.

school day friend n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Jugendfreund
12 suyo

suyo

◊ -ya adjetivo ( de él) his;
( de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirs;
◊ Marta y un amigo suyo Marta and a friend of hers
■ pronombre el suyo, la suya, etc. ( de él) his; ( de ella) hers; (de usted, ustedes) yours; (de ellos, ellas) theirs;
◊ él me prestó el suyo he lent me his

suyo,-a
I adj (de él) his (de ella) hers: este libro no es suyo, this book is not hers (de usted, ustedes) yours: hablé con un hermano suyo, I spoke with a brother of yours (de ellos, ellas) theirs
II pron (de él) his: éste no es el suyo, this is not his (de ella) hers: me dejó el suyo, she lent me hers (de usted, ustedes) yours (de ellos, ellas) theirs Locuciones: hacer de las suyas, to get up to one's old tricks
salirse con la suya, to get one's own way
ser muy suyo, (una actitud, reacción, un gesto) esto es muy suyo, this is typical of him o her
Juan es muy suyo, Juan is very peculiar ' suyo' also found in these entries: Spanish: acomodar - alrededor - cada - confesarse - después - ir - modestamente - nebulosa - nebuloso - relevancia - suya - teatro - tema - afectísimo - insistir English: affair - hers - his - much - own - theirs - yours - friend - of - pretense - take - way

English-spanish dictionary > suyo
13 bli|sko

Ⅰ adv. grad. 1. (w przestrzeni) (w pobliżu) close, near
- mieszkali blisko parku they lived near the park

- dzieci bawiły się blisko the children were playing nearby

- nie podchodź za blisko don’t come too close a. near

- dom był już blisko we/they were already close to home

- stąd masz/jest już blisko it’s not far from here

- mieszkać blisko od szkoły to live close to school a. near the school

- sklep jest blisko od stadionu the shop is close to a. near the stadium

- mam blisko od a. do dworca, więc nie jeżdżę samochodem I live close to the station, so I don’t go by car

- stałem blisko płotu I was standing near a. by the fence

- stoisz zbyt blisko urwiska you’re too close to a. near to the precipice

- siedział blisko niej he was sitting right up close to her

- sędzia był blisko akcji the referee was on the spot

- z rynku było wszędzie blisko the market place was centrally located

- przez las jest blisko nad jezioro/na plażę it’s close to the lake/beach when you go through the forest

- stąd jest znacznie bliżej it’s much nearer from here

- tędy jest/będzie/masz bliżej that way it’s quicker/it’ll be quicker

- chciała mieszkać bliżej córki she wanted to live closer to her daughter

- podszedł bliżej, żeby lepiej zobaczyć he went up closer to get a better look

- tłum był coraz bliżej the crowd was drawing closer a. nearer

- jak najbliżej as close a. near as possible

- budynek położony najbliżej rzeki the building standing closest to the river

- blisko osadzone oczy close-set eyes
2. (w czasie) not far off
- jesień już blisko autumn’s not far off

- święta już coraz bliżej Christmas/Easter is approaching fast a. getting closer and closer

- było blisko północy, gdy usłyszał krzyki it was close on a. just before midnight when he heard the screams

- im było bliżej jego przyjazdu, tym stawała się niecierpliwsza the closer it got to his visit, the more impatient she became
3. (o związkach) closely; (silnie) intimately
- wpółpracować z kimś blisko to work closely a. in close cooperation with sb

- zetknąłem się z nim blisko na studiach I came into close contact with him at university

- być z kimś blisko to be (very) close to sb, to be on close/intimate terms with sb

- w dzieciństwie byłyśmy ze sobą a. byłam z nią blisko we were close childhood friends/I was a close childhood friend of hers

- przyjaźnić się blisko z kimś to be sb’s close a. intimate friend

- zaprzyjaźnić się z kimś bliżej to form a. forge a close friendship with sb

- blisko związany z kimś/z czymś closely connected/linked with sb/sth

- świadek był blisko powiązany z oskarżonymi the witness had close links with a. was closely linked with the accused

- ta historia jest blisko związana z wydarzeniami sprzed roku this story is closely related to a. connected with the events of last year

- blisko spokrewniony closely related

- ludzie, którzy są blisko prezydenta people who are close to the president
4. przen. close
- był blisko pięćdziesiątki he was almost a. approaching fifty

- bliżej jej do czterdziestki niż do trzydziestki she’s closer to a. nearer thirty than forty

- było już całkiem blisko do zwycięstwa we/they were on the verge of victory

- jesteś blisko prawdy you’re close to a. not far from the truth

- byłem blisko ich spraw I knew a lot about their affairs a. lives
Ⅱ part. (prawie) close on, nearly
- blisko godzinę/tydzień/rok close on a. nearly an hour/a week/a year

- blisko połowa/sto osób nearly half the people/close on a. nearly a hundred people

- blisko pięć milionów close on a. nearly five million

- miał blisko 50 lat he was almost a. approaching fifty

- znamy się blisko 20 lat we’ve known each other for close on a. almost twenty years

- wrócił po blisko dwuletnim pobycie za granicą he came back after almost a. nearly two years abroad
Ⅲ bliżej adv. comp. (lepiej) better
- poznać kogoś bliżej to get to know sb better

- zapoznać się bliżej ze sprawą/z zagadnieniem/z dokumentami to take a closer look at a. become better acquainted with the matter/problem/documents

- bliżej nieznany/nieokreślony unidentified/undefined

- mówili o sprawach bliżej mi nieznanych they were talking about things I knew very little about

- wyjechał na czas bliżej nieokreślony he went away for an indefinite period of time
Ⅳ z bliska adv. 1. (z małej odległości) [patrzeć, widzieć] (from) close up
- z bliska widać, że… from close up you can see that…

- dopiero z bliska dostrzegła, jak bardzo się zestarzał it was only (from) close up that she noticed how he had aged

- oglądał z bliska każdy bibelot he examined a. inspected every trinket closely
2. (dokładnie) well
- znać się/poznać się z bliska (z kimś) to know/get to know (sb) well a. closely

- przyjrzeć się z bliska czemuś to take a good a. close a. closer look at sth

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > bli|sko
14 voir

voir [vwaʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. indirect transitive verb

4. reflexive verb

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➭ TABLE 30

1. <

   a. to see

• je l'ai vu de mes propres yeux I saw it with my own eyes

• je l'ai vu comme je vous vois I saw him as plainly as I see you now

• vous n'avez encore rien vu ! you ain't seen nothing yet! (inf)

• voyons un peu comment tu fais let's see how you do it

• il la voit beaucoup he sees a lot of her

• je l'ai assez vu (inf) I've had enough of him (inf)

• il voit le directeur ce soir he's seeing the manager tonight

• j'ai vu la mort de près I've looked death in the face

• des meubles comme on en voit partout ordinary furniture

• c'est ce que nous verrons ! we'll see about that!

• c'est à vous de voir it's up to you to see

• on aura tout vu ! we've seen everything now!

• comment voyez-vous l'avenir ? how do you see the future?

• je ne vois pas ce que vous voulez dire I don't see what you mean

• il ne voit que son intérêt he only considers his own interest

► voir + infinitif

• nous les avons vus sauter we saw them jump

• je l'ai vu casser la fenêtre I saw him break the window

• je l'ai vu entrer I saw him coming in

• je voudrais la voir travailler plus I'd like to see her do more work

• ce journal a vu son tirage augmenter this newspaper has seen an increase in its circulation

• notre pays voit renaître le fascisme our country is witnessing the rebirth of fascism► aller voir to go and see

• aller voir qn à l'hôpital to go and see sb in hospital

• aller voir un film to go to a film

• va voir ailleurs si j'y suis ! (inf) get lost! (inf!)► faire voir ( = montrer) to show

• fais voir ! let me have a look!

• faites-moi voir ce dessin let me see the picture

• va te faire voir (ailleurs) ! (inf!) get lost! (inf!)

• qu'il aille se faire voir (chez les Grecs) ! (inf!) he can go to hell! (inf!)► à le (ou te etc) voir

• à le voir si joyeux seeing him look so happy

• à le voir, on ne lui donnerait pas 90 ans to look at him, you wouldn't think he was 90

   b. ( = pouvoir voir, imaginer)

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► Lorsque voir exprime une faculté, il est souvent traduit par can see.

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• est-ce que tu le vois ? can you see it?

• tu me vois aller lui dire ça ? can you see me telling him that?

• je le vois mal habiter la banlieue I can't see him living in the suburbs

• je ne vois pas le problème I can't see what the problem is

• je ne vois pas comment ils auraient pu gagner I can't see how they could have won

• tu vois ça d'ici you can just imagine it

• il va encore protester, je vois ça d'ici he's going to start protesting again, I can see it coming

   c. ( = examiner, étudier) [+ dossier] to look at ; [+ circulaire] to read

   d. ( = supporter) (inf) elle ne peut pas le voir she can't stand him

• elle ne peut pas le voir en peinture she can't stand the sight of him

   e. (locutions)

• tu vas le faire tout de suite, vu ? (inf) you're going to do it straightaway, okay?

• vous m'en voyez ravi I'm delighted about that

• en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn to give sb a hard time

► façon de voir view of things

• nous n'avons pas la même façon de voir les choses we see things differently► c'est tout vu ! (inf) that's for sure!

► à voir

• c'est un film à voir it's a film worth seeing

• il a encore trois malades à voir he still has three patients to see

• à voir son train de vie, elle doit être très riche if her lifestyle is anything to go by, she must be very well-off

• il ne fera plus cette erreur -- c'est à voir he won't make the same mistake again -- we'll see► il n'y a qu'à voir

• il n'a pas de goût, il n'y a qu'à voir comment il s'habille he's got no taste, you only have to look at the clothes he wears► rien à voir

• ça n'a rien à voir that's got nothing to do with it

• je n'ai rien à voir dans cette affaire this has nothing to do with me► à voir avec

• cela a quelque chose à voir avec... this has got something to do with...

• son nouveau film ? rien à voir avec les précédents his new film? it's nothing like his previous work

• le résultat n'a plus grand-chose à voir avec le projet initial the result bears very little relation to the initial project► pour voir just to see

• essaie un peu, pour voir ! just you try!► passer voir

• passez me voir quand vous serez à Paris come and see me when you're in Paris

• je suis passé le voir I went to see him► vouloir + voir

• je veux voir ça ! I want to see that!

• je voudrais t'y voir ! I'd like to see you try!

• tu aurais dû refuser ! -- j'aurais voulu t'y voir ! you should have said no! -- I'd like to see what you'd have done!► bien voir

• nous allons bien voir ! we'll soon find out!

• on verra bien we'll see► voir venir ( = attendre les événements) to wait and see

• j'ai quelques économies, ça me permettra de voir venir (inf) I've got some savings which should be enough to see me through (inf)

• on va perdre, ça je le vois venir (gros comme une maison) (inf) ( = prévoir) we're going to lose, I can see it coming (a mile off (inf))

• je te vois venir (avec tes gros sabots) (inf) I can see what you're leading up to► se faire mal voir

• si elle ne revient pas travailler lundi, elle va se faire mal voir if she doesn't come back to work on Monday, it won't look too good

2. <

   a. to see

• voir mal to have trouble seeing

• on voit mal ici it's difficult to see in here

• voir trouble to have blurred vision

• il a vu grand he had big ideas

• dis-moi voir... tell me...

• essaie voir ! (inf) just you try it!

• regarde voir ce qu'il a fait ! (inf) just look what he's done!

• un peu de charité, voyons ! (rappel à l'ordre) come on now, let's be charitable!

• voyons voyons ! let's see now !

• c'est trop lourd pour toi, voyons ! come on now, it's too heavy for you!

3. <

• voir à ( = veiller à) (literary) to make sure that

• il faudra voir à ce qu'il obéisse we must make sure he does as he's told

4. <

► se voir

   a. (soi-même) to see o.s.

• se voir dans une glace to see oneself in a mirror

• elle se voyait déjà célèbre she pictured herself already famous

• je me vois mal habiter là I can't see myself living there somehow

• il la trouve moche -- il ne s'est pas vu ! he thinks she's ugly -- has he looked in the mirror lately?

   b. (mutuellement) to see each other

• ils se voient beaucoup they see a lot of each other

• nous essaierons de nous voir à Londres we'll try to meet in London

• ils ne peuvent pas se voir (inf) they can't stand the sight of each other (inf)

   c. ( = se trouver) se voir contraint de to find o.s. forced to

• je me vois dans la triste obligation de... I have the sad task of...

   d. ( = être visible) [tache, couleur, sentiments] to show

• la tache ne se voit pas the stain doesn't show

   e. ( = se produire) cela se voit tous les jours it happens every day

• cela ne s'est jamais vu ! it's unheard of!

   f. (fonction passive) ils se sont vu interdire l'accès du musée they were refused admission to the museum

• je me suis vu répondre que c'était trop tard I was told that it was too late

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vwaʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( percevoir par les yeux) to see [personne, objet]

je n'y vois rien — I can't see a thing

je les ai vus comme je te vois! — I saw them as plainly as I see you standing there!

à la voir si triste — when you see her so sad

à le voir, on le prendrait pour un clochard — to look at him, you'd think he was a tramp

faire voir quelque chose à quelqu'un — to show somebody something

laisser voir quelque chose — to show something

voir quelque chose en rêve — to dream about something

2) (être spectateur, témoin de) [personne] to see [film, incident]; [lieu] to see [événement, évolution]

la ville qui l'a vue naître — her native town

le film est à voir — the film is worth seeing

c'est beau à voir — it's beautiful to look at

ce n'est pas beau à voir — it's not a pretty sight

je voudrais bien t'y voir! — I'd like to see how you'd get on!

on n'a jamais vu ça! — it's unheard of!

on aura tout vu! — could you ever have imagined such a thing!

voyez-moi ça! — just look at that!

3) ( se figurer) to see

j'ai vu le moment où il allait m'étrangler — I thought he was about to strangle me

je vois ça d'ici — I can just imagine

4) ( juger) to see

c'est ma façon de voir (les choses) — that's the way I see things

c'est à toi de voir — it's up to you to decide

voir favorablement quelque chose — to be favourably [BrE] disposed toward(s) something

tu vas te faire mal voir de Sophie — Sophie is going to think badly of you

5) (comprendre, déceler) to see [moyen, avantage]

je ne vois pas qui tu veux dire — I don't know who you mean

si tu n'y vois pas d'inconvénient — if it's all right with you

on voit bien qu'elle n'a jamais travaillé! — you can tell she's never worked!

6) (constater, découvrir) to see

voir si/pourquoi — to find out ou to see if/why

on verra bien — well, we'll see

‘je ne paierai pas!’ - ‘c'est ce que nous verrons!’ — ‘I won't pay!’ - ‘we shall see about that!’

c'est à voir — that remains to be seen

touches-y, pour voir! — ( menace) you just touch it!

7) (examiner, étudier) to see [malade]; to look at [problème, dossier]

8) (recevoir, se rendre chez) to see [client, médecin, ami]

je passerai la voir demain — I'll call on her tomorrow

9) ( visiter) to see [ville, monument]

voir du pays — to see the world

10) ( avoir un rapport avec)

avoir quelque chose à voir avec — to have something to do with

2.

voir à verbe transitif indirect ( veiller à) to see to

voyez à ce que tout soit prêt — see to it ou make sure that everything is ready

3.

verbe intransitif

1) ( avec les yeux)

voir, y voir — to be able to see

je or j'y vois à peine — I can hardly see

je vois trouble — everything is a blur

2) ( par l'esprit)

voir clair dans quelque chose — to have a clear understanding of something

voir loin — ( être prévoyant) to look ahead; ( être perspicace) to be far-sighted

voir grand — to think big

elle a vu juste — she was right

il faut voir — (colloq) ( ça mérite réflexion) we'll have to see

3) ( rappel à l'ordre)

voyons, sois sage! — come on now, behave yourself!

4.

se voir verbe pronominal

1) (dans la glace, en imagination) to see oneself

il s'est vu sombrer dans la folie — he realized he was going mad

2) ( se remarquer) [tache, défaut] to show

la tour se voit de loin — the tower can be seen from far away

cela se voit tous les jours — it happens all the time ou every day

ça ne s'est jamais vu! — it's unheard of!

3) ( se trouver)

se voir obligé or dans l'obligation de faire quelque chose — to find oneself forced to do

4) ( se fréquenter) to see each other

ils ne peuvent pas se voir (en peinture (colloq)) — they can't stand each other

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ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez — to see no further than the end of one's nose

je préfère voir venir — (colloq) I would rather wait and see

on t'a vu venir! — (colloq) they/we saw you coming! (colloq)

je te vois venir — (colloq) I can see what you're getting at GB ou where you're coming from (colloq)

je t'ai assez vu — I've had enough of you

en voir de toutes les couleurs — to go through some hard times

j'en ai vu d'autres — I've seen worse

en faire voir à quelqu'un — to give somebody a hard time

qu'il aille se faire voir! — (colloq) tell him to get lost! (colloq)

il ferait beau voir ça! — that would be the last straw!

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vwaʀ
1. vi

1) (sens littéral) to see

D'ici, on voit mieux. — You can see better from here.

voir loin fig — to be far-sighted

faites voir — show me, let me see

2) (prendre le temps de réfléchir) to see

Voyons ce qu'on peut faire. — Let's see what we can do.

il faut voir — we'll have to see

3) (autres locutions)

regardez voir — just look

montrez voir — show me

dites voir — tell me

voyons voir — let's see now

voyons! (indignation) — come on!

Voyons, sois raisonnable! — Come on, be reasonable!

ni vu ni connu! — what the eye doesn't see...!, no one will be any the wiser

c'est tout vu — it's a foregone conclusion

2. vt

1) (= distinguer) to see

D'ici, on voit bien le Mont-Blanc. — You can see Mont Blanc clearly from here., You get a good view of Mont Blanc from here.

2) (= regarder) to see

faire voir qch à qn — to show sb sth

Il m'a fait voir sa collection de timbres. — He showed me his stamp collection.

3) (= être témoin de) to see

J'ai vu des cas semblables. — I have seen similar cases.

Je les ai vu humiliés. — I saw them humiliated.

4) (= rendre visite à) to see

Venez me voir quand vous serez à Paris. — Come and see me when you're in Paris.

5) (= comprendre) to see

Je ne vois pas pourquoi il a fait ça. — I don't see why he did that.

6) (= imaginer) to see

Je la voyais déjà en patronne de multinationale. — I could see her as the big boss of a multinational corporation.

7) (= supporter)

ne pas pouvoir voir qn fig — not to be able to stand sb, not to be able to stand the sight of sb

Je ne peux vraiment pas la voir. — I really can't stand her., I really can't stand the sight of her.

8) (autres locutions)

en faire voir à qn — to give sb a hard time

avoir quelque chose à voir avec — to have something to do with

n'avoir rien à voir avec — to have nothing to do with

Ça n'a rien à voir avec lui, c'est entre toi et moi. — It's nothing to do with him, it's between you and me.

attendons de voir venir — let's wait and see what happens

je te vois venir! ironique — I can see what you're getting at!, I can see what you're after!

voir à faire qch (= s'assurer que) — to see to it that sth is done

c'est ce qu'on va voir! — we'll see about that!

c'est à voir! — we'll see!

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voir verb table: voir

A vtr

1 ( percevoir par les yeux) to see [personne, objet]; dis-moi ce que tu vois gén tell me what you see; je ne vois rien I can't ou don't see anything; je n'y vois rien I can't see a thing; il faut le voir pour le croire it has to be seen to be believed; je les ai vus de mes propres yeux or de mes yeux vu! I saw them with my own eyes!; je les ai vus comme je te vois! I saw them as plainly as I see you standing there!; que vois-je! liter what's this I see?; à la voir si triste when you see her so sad; à le voir, on le prendrait pour un clochard to look at him, you'd think he was a tramp; faire voir qch à qn to show sb sth; laisser voir son ignorance to show one's ignorance; sa jupe fendue laissait voir ses cuisses her slit skirt showed her thighs; voir qch en rêve to dream about sth; ⇒ mûr;

2 (être spectateur, témoin de) [personne] to see [film, incident, événement]; [période, lieu, organisation] to see [événement, évolution, changement]; aller voir un film to go to see a film GB ou movie US; nous voyons les prix augmenter we see prices rising; je les ai vus partir/qui partaient I saw them leave/leaving; on l'a vue entrer she was seen going in, someone saw her go in; la voiture qu'il a vue passer the car he saw go by; la ville qui l'a vue naître her native town, the town where she was born; le film est à voir the film is worth seeing; c'est triste/intéressant à voir it' s sad/interesting to see; c'est beau à voir it's beautiful to look at; ce n'est pas beau à voir it's not a pretty sight; il faut voir comment○! you should see how!; j'aurais voulu que tu voies ça! you should have seen it!; je voudrais bien t'y voir! I'd like to see how you'd get on!; a-t-on jamais vu pareille audace! have you ever seen such cheek!; on n'a jamais vu ça! it's unheard of!; et vous n'avez encore rien vu! you ain't seen nothing yet○! hum; qu'est-ce qu'il ne faut pas voir, on aura tout vu! could you ever have imagined such a thing!; voyez-moi ça! just look at that!;

3 ( se figurer) to see; comment vois-tu l'avenir? how do you see the future?; je le vois or verrais bien enseignant I can just see him as a teacher; je ne la vois pas faire ça toute sa vie I can't see her doing it forever; voir sa vie comme un désastre to view one's life as a disaster; on voit bien comment it's easy to see how; on ne voit guère comment, on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; j'ai vu le moment où il allait m'étrangler I thought he was about to strangle me; je vois ça d'ici I can just imagine; tu vois un peu s'il arrivait maintenant! just imagine, if he turned up now!;

4 ( juger) to see; c'est ma façon de voir (les choses) that's the way I see things; je ne partage pas ta façon de voir I see things differently from you; voir en qn un ami to see sb as a friend; je ne vois pas qu'il y ait lieu d'intervenir I don't see any reason to intervene; c'est à toi de voir it's up to you to decide; voir favorablement une réforme to be favourably^GB disposed toward(s) a reform; tu vas te faire mal voir de Sophie Sophie is going to think badly of you; je te vois mal parti you're heading for trouble;

5 (comprendre, déceler) to see [cause, moyen, avantage] (dans in); je vois I see; je vois ce que tu veux dire I see what you mean; je ne vois pas qui tu veux dire I don't know who you mean; tu vois où elle veut en venir? do you see what she's getting at?; je ne vois pas où est le problème I can't see the problem; je ne vois pas l'intérêt d'attendre I can't see the point of waiting; je n'y vois aucun mal I see no harm in it; je ne vois aucun mal à ce qu'elle signe I see no harm in her signing; si tu n'y vois pas d'inconvénient if it's all right with you, if you have no objection; tu ne vois pas qu'il ment? can't ou don't you see that he's lying? ; on voit bien qu'elle n'a jamais travaillé! you can tell ou it's obvious that she's never worked!; je le vois à leur attitude I can tell by their attitude; à quoi le vois- tu? how can you tell?;

6 (constater, découvrir) to see; comme vous le voyez as you can see; à ce que je vois from what I can see; voir si/combien/pourquoi to find out ou to see if/how much/why; vois si c'est sec see if it's dry; vois si ça leur convient find out ou see if it suits them; on verra bien well, we'll see; ‘je ne paierai pas!’-‘c'est ce que nous verrons!’ ‘I won't pay!’-‘we shall see about that!’; c'est à voir that remains to be seen; j'ai fait ça pour voir I did it to see what would happen; essaie pour voir try and see!; essaie un peu/touches-y, pour voir! ( menace) you just try it/touch it!; vous m'en voyez ravi I am delighted about it;

7 (examiner, étudier) to see [malade]; to look at [problème, dossier]; ( dans un texte) voir page 10/le mode d'emploi see page 10/instructions for use; je verrai (ce que je peux faire) I'll see (what I can do); voyons let's see;

8 (recevoir, se rendre chez, fréquenter) to see [client, médecin, ami]; je le vois peu en ce moment I don't see much of him at the moment; aller voir qn gén to go to see sb; ( à l'hôpital) to go to visit sb; je passerai la voir demain I'll call on her tomorrow, I'll pop in and see her tomorrow;

9 ( visiter) to see [ville, monument]; voir du pays to see the world;

10 ( avoir un rapport avec) avoir quelque chose à voir avec to have something to do with; ça n'a rien à voir! that's got nothing to do with it!; il n'a rien à voir là-dedans or à y voir it's got nothing to do with him. ⇒ chandelle.

B voir à vtr ind fml ( veiller à) to see (à to); voyez à ce que tout soit prêt see to it ou make sure that everything is ready; faudrait voir à réserver des places○ we ought to see about reserving ou booking GB seats; voyez à réserver les places make sure you reserve ou book GB the seats.

C vi

1 ( avec les yeux) voir, y voir to be able to see; est-ce qu'un bébé (y) voit à la naissance? can a baby see at birth?; je or j'y vois à peine I can hardly see; (y) voir double to see double; je vois trouble everything is a blur; voir loin lit to see a long way off;

2 ( par l'esprit) (y) voir clair dans qch to have a clear understanding of sth; voir loin ( être prévoyant) to look ahead; ( être perspicace) to be far-sighted; voir grand to think big; elle a vu juste she was right; il faut voir ( ça mérite réflexion) we'll have to see; ( c'est incroyable) you wouldn't believe it;

3 ( pour insister) voyons voir let's see now; regardez voir take a look; dites voir tell me; montrez voir show me;

4 ( en incise) vois-tu, voyez-vous you see;

5 ( rappel à l'ordre) voyons, sois sage! come on now, behave yourself!

D se voir vpr

1 (dans la glace, en imagination) to see oneself; elle se voyait déjà sur les planches she could already see herself on the stage;

2 ( être conscient de) to realize; il s'est vu sombrer dans la folie he realized he was going mad;

3 ( se remarquer) [tache, défaut] to show; ça se voit it shows; ça ne se voit pas qu'un peu○! it sticks out a mile!;

4 ( se produire) cela se voit tous les jours it happens all the time ou every day; cela ne se voit pas tous les jours it isn't something you see every day; ça ne s'est jamais vu! it's unheard of!;

5 ( se trouver) se voir obligé or dans l'obligation de faire qch to find oneself forced to do; ils se sont vu répondre que they were told that;

6 (se rencontrer, se fréquenter) to see each other;

7 ( sympathiser) ils ne peuvent pas se voir they can't stand each other;

8 ( être vu) to be seen; la tour se voit de loin the tower can be seen from far away;

9 ○ s'en voir to have a hard time (pour faire doing).

Idiomes

ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez to see no further than the end of one's nose; je préfère voir venir I would rather wait and see; on t'a vu venir○! they saw you coming○!; je te vois venir○ I can see what you're getting at GB ou where you're coming from○; je ne peux pas le voir (en peinture)○ I can't stand him; je t'ai assez vu I've had enough of you; en voir de belles or de toutes les couleurs to go through some hard times; j'en ai vu d'autres I've seen worse; en faire voir à qn to give sb a hard time; va te faire voir (ailleurs)○, va voir ailleurs or là-bas si j'y suis○! get lost○!; qu'il aille se faire voir○! tell him to get lost○!; il ferait beau voir ça! that would be the last straw!

[vwar] verbe transitif

A.[PERCEVOIR AVEC LES YEUX]

1. [distinguer] to see

PHYSIOLOGIE to (be able to) see

il ne voit rien de l'œil gauche he can't see anything with his ou he's blind in the left eye

grand-mère ne voit plus rien grandma's lost her sight

je voyais ses cartes I could see his cards

il faut le voir pour le croire! you have to see it to believe it!

à les voir, on ne dirait pas qu'ils roulent sur l'or to look at them, you wouldn't think they were rolling in it

à la voir si souriante, on ne dirait pas qu'elle souffre when you see how cheerful she is, you wouldn't think she's in pain

voir quelqu'un faire ou qui fait quelque chose to see somebody do ou doing something

elle m'a fait voir sa robe de mariée she showed me her wedding dress

fais voir! let me see!, show me!

voir le jour

a. [bébé] to be born

b. [journal] to come out

c. [théorie, invention] to appear

comme je vous vois: je les ai vues comme je vous vois I saw them with my own eyes

faut voir (ça) (familier) : il était habillé, faut voir! you should have seen what he was wearing!

il faut la voir lui répondre, il faut voir comment elle lui répond you should see the way she speaks to him

voir venir: je te vois venir, tu veux de l'argent! (familier) I can see what you're leading up to ou getting at, you want some money!

le garagiste m'a fait payer 800 euros — il t'a vu venir! (familier) the mechanic charged me 800 euros — he saw you coming!

Noël n'est que dans trois semaines, on a le temps de voir venir! Christmas isn 't for another three weeks, we've got plenty of time!

2. [assister à - accident, événement] to witness, to see ; [ - film, spectacle] to see

c'est vrai, je l'ai vue le faire it's true, I saw her do it

je l'ai vu faire des erreurs I saw him making ou make mistakes

à voir well worth seeing

c'est un film à voir absolument that film is a must

ici, les terrains ont vu leur prix doubler en cinq ans land prices here doubled over five years

tu n'as encore rien vu you haven't seen anything yet

n'avoir rien vu to be wet behind the ears ou green

on aura tout vu! that beats everything!

en voir: j'en ai vu d'autres! I've seen worse!, I've been through worse!

ils en ont vu, avec leur aînée! their oldest girl really gave them a hard time!

il en a vu de toutes les couleurs ou des vertes et des pas mûres (familier) ou de belles ou de drôles he's been through quite a lot

en faire voir (de toutes les couleurs) à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a hard time, to lead somebody a merry dance

pour voir: mets de l'eau dessus pour voir pour some water on it, just to see what happens

j'ai fait du chinois pendant un an pour voir I studied Chinese for a year just to see how I got on

répète un peu, pour voir! (you) DARE say that again!

vas te faire voir! (très familier) push off!

3. [trouver - spécimen] to see, to find, to encounter (soutenu) ; [ - qualité] to see

un homme galant comme on n'en voit plus the kind of gentleman they don't make any more

4. [inspecter - appartement] to see, to view ; [ - rapport] to see, to (have a) look at ; [ - leçon] to go ou to look over

[remarquer] to see, to notice

ne pas voir: il préfère ne pas voir ses infidélités he prefers to turn a blind eye to ou to shut his eyes to her affairs

elle me regarde mais ne me voit pas she stares at me but doesn't see me

[visiter] to see, to visit

qui n'a pas vu l'Égypte n'a rien vu unless you've seen Egypt, you haven't lived

5. [consulter, recevoir - ami, médecin] to see

le médecin va vous voir dans quelques instants the doctor will be with ou see you in a few minutes

il faut voir un psychiatre, mon vieux! (familier & figuré) you need your head examined, old man!

aller voir to go to

je dois aller voir le médecin I've got to go to the doctor's

je vais aller voir mes amis I'm going to go and see my friends

[fréquenter] to see

[être en présence de]

je la vois chaque jour I see her every day

va-t-en, je t'ai assez vu! (familier) go away, I've seen ou had enough of you!

6. [se référer à]

voir illustration p. 7 see diagram p 7

voyez l'horaire des trains check ou consult the train timetable

B.[PENSER, CONCEVOIR]

1. [imaginer] to see, to imagine, to picture

le pull est trop large — je te voyais plus carré que cela the jumper is too big — I thought you had broader shoulders

je nous vois mal gagner le match I can't see us winning the match

voir d'ici quelqu'un/quelque chose: lui confier le budget? je vois ça d'ici! ask him to look after the budget? I can just see it!

2. [concevoir - méthode, solution] to see, to think of

je ne vois pas comment je pourrais t'aider I can't see how I could help you

vous voyez quelque chose à ajouter? can you think of anything else (which needs adding)?

je ne vois pas de mal à cela I don't see any harm in it

voir quelque chose d'un mauvais œil, ne pas voir quelque chose d'un bon œil to be displeased about something

voir quelque chose/quelqu'un avec les yeux de: elle le voit avec les yeux de l'amour she sees him through a lover's eyes

(en usage absolu)

pose-moi n'importe quelle question — bon, je vais voir ask me anything — let's see ou let me think

il faut trouver un moyen! — je ne vois pas we must find a way! — I can't think of one ou anything

3. [comprendre - danger, intérêt] to see

tu vois ce que je veux dire? do you see ou understand what I mean?

je ne vois pas ce qu'il y a de drôle! I can't see what's so funny!, I don't get the joke!

je n'en vois pas l'utilité I can't see the point of it

il est directeur de banque — je vois! he's a bank manager — I see!

4. [constater] to see, to realize

tu vois que mes principes n'ont pas changé as you can see, my principles haven't changed

elle ne nous causera plus d'ennuis — c'est ou ça reste à voir she won't trouble us any more — that remains to be seen ou that's what YOU think!

5. [considérer, prendre en compte] to see, to consider, to take into account

ils ne voient que leur intérêt they only consider their own interest

6. [examiner] to see, to check

nous prenons rendez-vous? — voyez cela avec ma secrétaire shall we make an appointment? — arrange that with my secretary

voyez si l'on peut changer l'heure du vol see ou check whether the time of the flight can be changed

c'est à ou il faut voir: j'irai peut-être, c'est à voir I might go, I'll have to see

les photos seraient mieux en noir et blanc — hum, il faut voir the pictures would look better in black and white — mm, maybe (maybe not)

7. [juger] to see

tu n'es pas sur place, tu vois mal la situation you're not on the spot, your view of the situation is distorted

se faire bien/mal voir: se faire bien voir de quelqu'un to make oneself popular with somebody

se faire mal voir de quelqu'un to make oneself unpopular with somebody

8. (locution)

avoir à voir avec [avoir un rapport avec]: je voudrais vous parler: ça a à voir avec notre discussion d'hier I would like to speak to you: it's to do with what we were talking about yesterday

n'avoir rien à voir avec [n'avoir aucun rapport avec]: l'instruction n'a rien à voir avec l'intelligence education has nothing to do with intelligence

je n'ai rien à voir avec la famille des Bellechasse I'm not related at all to the Bellechasse family

cela n'a rien à voir avec le sujet that's irrelevant, that's got nothing to do with it

ça n'a rien à voir: tu parles de grèves, mais ça n'a rien à voir! you talk about strikes but that has nothing to do with it!

tu vois, vous voyez: tu vois, je préférais ne rien savoir I preferred to remain in the dark, you see

je te l'avais dit, tu vois! what did I tell you!

tu verras, tu verrais: essaie de recommencer et tu verras! just (you) try it again and see!

tu verrais, si j'avais encore mes jambes! if my legs were still up to it, there'd be no holding ou stopping me!

attendez voir (familier) hang on, wait a sec

dis voir, où est le calendrier? (familier) tell me, where's the calendar?

écoute voir, on va y aller ensemble, d'accord? (familier) listen, let's go together, OK?

essaie voir!

a. (familier) [encouragement] go on, have a try!

b. [défi] (you) just try!, don't you dare!

regardez voir (familier) (just) look at that

voyons voirou regardons voir ce que tu as comme note (familier) let's just have a look and see what mark you got

voyez-vous cela ou ça!: une moto à 14 ans, voyez-vous ça! a motorbike at 14, whatever next!

voyons! come (on) now!

un peu de courage, voyons! come on, be brave!

voyons, tu n'espères pas que je vais te croire! you don't seriously expect me to believe you, do you?

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[vwar] verbe intransitif

A.[PERCEVOIR LA RÉALITÉ - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ]

1. PHYSIOLOGIE to (be able to) see

il ne voit que d'un œil he can only see out of one eye

elle ne ou n'y voit plus she can't see ou she's blind now

[exercer sa vue] to see

il ne sait pas voir he just doesn't use his powers of observation

voir bien to see clearly, to have good eyesight

voir mal to have poor eyesight

voir double to have double vision

2. [juger]

encore une fois, tu as vu juste you were right, once again

voir faux to have poor judgement

ne voir que par les yeux de quelqu'un to see everything through somebody's eyes

B.jeux [pour une mise]

aller ou jouer ou mettre sans voir to play ou to bet blind

20 euros, pour voir 20 euros, and I'll see you

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voir à verbe plus préposition

[veiller à]

voir à faire quelque chose to see to it ou to make sure ou to ensure that something is done

il faudrait voir à ranger ta chambre/payer tes dettes you'd better tidy up your room/clear your debts

voir à ce que quelque chose soit fait to see to it ou to make sure ou to ensure that something is done

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se voir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [se contempler] to (be able to) see oneself

il s'est vu mourir (figuré) he knew he was dying

2. [s'imaginer] to see ou to imagine ou to picture oneself

elle se voyait déjà championne! she thought the championship was hers already!

je ne me vois pas lui demander une augmentation I (just) can't see myself asking her for a rise

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se voir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

[se rencontrer] to see each other

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se voir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [être visible, évident - défaut] to show, to be visible ; [ - émotion, gêne] to be visible, to be obvious, to be apparent

il porte une perruque, ça se voit bien you can tell he wears a wig

2. [se manifester - événement] to happen ; [ - attitude, coutume] to be seen ou found

ça se voit couramment it's commonplace

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se voir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se trouver]

se voir dans l'impossibilité de faire quelque chose to find oneself unable to do something

se voir dans l'obligation de... to find oneself obliged to...

leur équipe s'est vue reléguée à la 15^e place their team saw themselves drop to 15th position

les crédits se verront affectés à la rénovation des locaux the funds will be used to renovate the building

2. (suivi d'un infinitif)

se voir interdire l'inscription à un club to be refused membership to a club

il s'est vu retirer son permis de conduire sur-le-champ he had his driving licence taken away from him on the spot

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > voir

15 amigo

Del verbo amigar: ( conjugate amigar) \ \
amigo es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

amigó es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

amigo

◊ -ga adjetivo: son/se hicieron muy amigos they are/they became good friends;
hacerse amigo de algn to become friends with sb; es muy amigo mío he's a close friend of mine; un país amigo a friendly country; es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people (colloq); no es amiga de las fiestas she's not keen on parties ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino friend; un amigo mío a friend of mine; somos íntimos amigos we're very close friends; ¡un momento, amigo! now, just a minute, pal o buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate! (colloq)
amigo,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino friend: se hicieron amigos durante el verano, they became friends in the summer
mi hija se hizo amiga de un compañero de clase, my daughter made friends with a classmate
somos muy amigos, we are very good friends
un amigo mío, a friend of mine
II adj (aficionado) fond [de, of]: es muy amigo de estar en la terraza por la tarde, he very much enjoys being on the terrace in the afternoon ' amigo' also found in these entries: Spanish: allegada - allegado - amiga - colega - como - compadre - contacto - cuate - disgustarse - encubrir - entrañable - esperar - incondicional - maja - majo - origen - pelearse - proceder - reconciliarse - reflotar - representar - semblante - simpática - simpático - soporífera - soporífero - tilín - traición - verdad - abusar - acompañado - alma - apreciado - arreglar - bueno - cercano - cita - común - confidente - conservar - cuyo - de - extrañar - hacer - íntimo - llamar - malo - nuestro - pata - por English: audition - be - befriend - best - bosom - boyfriend - bring along - bud - bust up - chum - disclose - dude - foe - fraternity - friend - friendly - hers - his - hit - introduce - lifelong - locate - lover - man - mate - mine - mutual - nudge - of - old - pal - pally - penfriend - personal - provoke - soulmate - sport - stick by - through - true - buddy - life - look - loyal - off - ours - pen pal - some - theirs - way

English-spanish dictionary > amigo

16 ♦ his

♦ his /hɪz, ɪz/
a. e pron. poss. (rif. a possessore masch.)

1 (il) suo, (la) sua; (i) suoi, (le) sue; di lui: We saw him and his wife, vedemmo lui e sua moglie; Is this suitcase his or hers?, questa valigia è di lui o di lei?; Are you a relative of his?, sei un suo parente?; I never said that it was his mobile, I just said it could be his, non ho mai detto che era il suo cellulare, ho solo detto che poteva essere il suo; She's a friend of his, è una sua amica

2 (quando è in combinazione con la forma in - ing, è idiom.; per es.:) They insisted on his signing the contract at once, hanno insistito perché firmasse subito il contratto; I don't mind his going away, non m'importa che se ne vada

● his-and-hers, unisex: his-and-hers pyjamas, pigiama unisex □ in his opinion, secondo lui; a suo avviso NOTA D'USO: - 's: apostrofo e caso possessivo-.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ his

17 trimbal(l)er

trimbal(l)er [tʀɛ̃bale]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

[+ bagages, marchandises] (inf) to lug (inf) around ; [+ personne] (inf) to trail along ; [+ rhume] (inf) to carry around

• qu'est-ce qu'il trimballe ! (inf!) he's as dumb as they come (inf!)

2. reflexive verb

► se trimbal(l)er (inf) to trail along

• il a fallu que je me trimballe jusqu'à la gare avec mes valises I had to trail all the way to the station with my suitcases

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trimbal(l)er○ verb table: aimer

A vtr to lug [sth] around [valise, objet]; to drag [sb] around [personne]; j'ai trimbalé mon correspondant anglais dans tout Paris I dragged my English pen-friend all over Paris; qu'est-ce qu'il trimbale! look at the state of him!

B se trimbal(l)er vpr to trail around; elle se trimbale partout avec sa mère she trails around everywhere with her mother; il se trimbale tous les jours jusqu'à l'autre bout de la ville pour aller travailler he treks across to the other side of town every day to go to work.

[trɛ̃bale] verbe transitif

(familier)

1. [porter] to lug ou to cart around

2. [emmener] to take

3. (locution)

qu'est-ce qu'elle trimballe! (très familier) she's as thick as two short planks! (UK), what a lamebrain! (US)

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se trimbal(l)er verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier)

1. [aller et venir] to go about

2. [se déplacer] to go

elle se trimballe toujours avec son frère she drags that brother of hers around with her everywhere

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > trimbal(l)er

18 mine

I.

mine¹ [maɪn]

possessive pronoun

le mien, la mienne les miens mpl, les miennes fpl

• that book is mine ce livre est à moi

• which dress do you prefer, hers or mine? quelle robe préférez-vous, la sienne ou la mienne ?

• a friend of mine un de mes amis

• I think that cousin of mine is responsible (inf) je pense que c'est mon cousin qui est responsable

II.

mine² [maɪn]

1. noun

mine f

• coal mine mine f de charbon

• to go down the mine(s) descendre à la mine

• a (real) mine of information une véritable mine de renseignements

2. transitive verb

a. [+ coal] extraire

b. [+ sea, beach] miner

3. intransitive verb

exploiter un gisement

• to mine for coal exploiter une mine de charbon

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Note: In French, pronouns reflect the gender and number of the noun they are standing for. So mine is translated by le mien, la mienne, les miens, les miennes, according to what is being referred to: the blue car is mine = la voiture bleue est la mienne; his children are older than mine = ses enfants sont plus âgés que les miens

For examples and particular usages, see the entry below
I [maɪn]
pronoun

his car is red but mine is blue — sa voiture est rouge mais la mienne est bleue

which (glass) is mine? — lequel (de ces verres) est le mien?

mine's a whisky — (colloq) un whisky pour moi

she's a friend of mine — c'est une amie à moi

it's not mine — ce n'est pas à moi

that brother of mine — gen mon frère; péj mon imbécile de frère (colloq)
II 1. [maɪn]
noun

1) lit, fig mine f

to work in ou down the mines — travailler dans les mines

to have a mine of experience to draw on — pouvoir s'appuyer sur son expérience

a mine of information — une mine de renseignements

2) ( explosive) mine f

to lay a mine — ( on land) poser une mine; ( in sea) mouiller une mine
2.
transitive verb

1) extraire [gems, mineral]; exploiter [area]

2) Military miner [area]
3.
intransitive verb exploiter un gisement

to mine for — extraire [gems, mineral]

English-French dictionary > mine

19 blowup

n infml

1)

Look at this blowup of the child's picture — Взгляни на увеличенное фото ребенка

Here's a blowup of the scene of the crime — Вот сцена преступления показана крупным планом

2)

After one of our blowups a friend of hers told her she shouldn't put up with the way I treated her any more — После очередного скандала ее подруга сказала ей, что она больше не должна терпеть то, как я с ней обращаюсь

After the third blowup she left him — После третьей ссоры она ушла от него

3)

The blowup in the financial world has ruined my chances for early retirement — Крах в мире финансов не дал мне возможности уйти пораньше на пенсию

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > blowup

20 przedstawiać

-wiam, -wiasz, -wić; perf; vt

( gościa) to introduce; (plany, wniosek) to put forward, to present; (film, sytuację) to present; ( ukazywać) to depict, to show

przedstawić kogoś (komuś) — to introduce sb (to sb)

przedstawiać kogoś do awansu/odznaczenia — to put sb forward for a promotion/decoration

Pan pozwoli, że Panu przedstawię... — let me introduce to you...

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przedstawiać

ipf.

1. ( z imienia i nazwiska) introduce, present; pani pozwoli sobie przedstawić pana Adama Kowalskiego l. pani pozwoli, że przedstawię pani pana Adama Kowalskiego let me introduce to you Mr. Adam Kowalski; przedstawić kogoś do awansu recommend sb for promotion.

2. ( na scenie) present.

3. (= przedkładać) put forward, present; przedstawić wniosek put forward l. present a motion; do końca miesiąca musimy przedstawić plan budżetu na następny rok we have to present a budget plan for the next year by the end of this month.

4. tylko ipf. (= stanowić) be; to nie przedstawia dla mnie żadnego problemu this is no problem for me; w gruncie rzeczy ten jej nowy przyjaciel nic sobą nie przedstawia in fact, this new friend of hers is a good-for-nothing; przedstawiać wartość be of value.

przedstawiać się

ipf.

1. ( z imienia i nazwiska) introduce o.s.

2. (= ukazywać się) appear, show; z tarasu przedstawiał się jej piękny widok na jesienny park the terrace overlooked a beautiful fall park; from the terrace she had a beautiful view of a fall park.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przedstawiać

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