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1 Who Really Cares

Chat: WRC

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Who Really Cares
2 WRC

1) Американизм: Wildlife Resources Commission

2) Спорт: Worcester Rugby Club, World Rally Car, World Rally Cross, (World Rally Championship) Чемпионат мира по ралли

3) Военный термин: weapons release computer, weapons release controller

4) Техника: weather relay center, welding research council

5) Ветеринария: Working Retriever Central

6) Металлургия: work roll crown control

7) Телевидение: TV-4, Washington, D. C. (and formerly AM-980)

8) Сокращение: Water Resources Congress, World Relief Commission

9) Университет: Water Resources Center, Wild Rose College

10) Космонавтика: World Radiocommunication Conference

11) Фирменный знак: Webmaster Resource Center, Wool Research Corporation, Wye River Capital

12) Экология: Water Research Center, Water Resources Council

13) СМИ: World Rallying Championship

14) Образование: Writing And Reading Center

15) Аварийное восстановление: workarea recovery center

16) Общественная организация: Worker Rights Consortium

17) Должность: We Reject Candidates

18) Чат: Who Really Cares

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > WRC
3 wrc

1) Американизм: Wildlife Resources Commission

2) Спорт: Worcester Rugby Club, World Rally Car, World Rally Cross, (World Rally Championship) Чемпионат мира по ралли

3) Военный термин: weapons release computer, weapons release controller

4) Техника: weather relay center, welding research council

5) Ветеринария: Working Retriever Central

6) Металлургия: work roll crown control

7) Телевидение: TV-4, Washington, D. C. (and formerly AM-980)

8) Сокращение: Water Resources Congress, World Relief Commission

9) Университет: Water Resources Center, Wild Rose College

10) Космонавтика: World Radiocommunication Conference

11) Фирменный знак: Webmaster Resource Center, Wool Research Corporation, Wye River Capital

12) Экология: Water Research Center, Water Resources Council

13) СМИ: World Rallying Championship

14) Образование: Writing And Reading Center

15) Аварийное восстановление: workarea recovery center

16) Общественная организация: Worker Rights Consortium

17) Должность: We Reject Candidates

18) Чат: Who Really Cares

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > wrc
4 CARE

I [keə(r)]
nome

1) (attention) cura f., attenzione f.

to take care to do, not to do — fare attenzione a fare, a non fare

to take care when doing — fare attenzione nel fare o quando si fa

to take care that — badare che o di

he took (great) care over o with his work è stato (molto) attento o diligente nel suo lavoro; to take care in doing mettere attenzione o essere diligente nel fare; "take care!" "fa' attenzione!"; (expression of farewell) "riguardati!", "abbi cura di te!"; with care con attenzione o cura; "handle with care" "maneggiare con cura", "fragile"; to exercise due o proper care — amm. dir. prendere le precauzioni necessarie, usare i dovuti riguardi

2) (looking after) (of person, animal) cura f., cure f.pl.; (of car, plant, house, clothes) cura f.

to take care of — (deal with) prendersi cura di [child, client]; med. avere in cura [ patient]; (be responsible for) occuparsi di [garden, details]; (be careful with) avere cura di, fare attenzione a [machine, car]; (keep in good condition) avere cura di [ teeth]; (look after) badare a [ shop]; custodire [ watch]

to take good care of sb., sth. — prendersi cura di qcn., qcs.

customer care — servizio di assistenza alla clientela

to put o leave sb., sth. in sb.'s care affidare o lasciare qcn., qcs. alle cure di qcn.; the patients in my care i pazienti sotto la mia responsabilità; in the care of his father sotto la custodia del padre; John Smith, care of Mrs L. Smith (on letter) John Smith, presso la Sig.ra Smith; to take care of oneself (look after oneself) prendersi cura di sé; (cope) aggiustarsi da solo; (defend oneself) difendersi o vedersela da solo; that takes care of that — (questo è) sistemato

3) med. psic. cure m.pl.

4) BE amm.

to be in care — essere assistito da un ente assistenziale dello stato

to take o put a child into care — affidare un bambino a un ente assistenziale

5) (worry) preoccupazioni f.pl., cure f.pl.

without a care in the world — franco e libero, senza pensieri
II 1. [keə(r)]
verbo transitivo

I don't care to do — non mi interessa fare

he has more money than he cares to admit — ha più soldi di quanto non dica; (as polite formula)

would you care to sit down? — si vuole accomodare?
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (feel concerned)

she really cares — ci tiene, le sta a cuore

to care about — interessarsi a [art, culture, money, environment]; preoccuparsi di, avere a cuore [pupils, the elderly]

I don't care! — non mi importa!

what do I care if...? — che mi importa se...?

as if he cared! — come se gliene importasse qualcosa!

he couldn't care less! — non potrebbe importargliene o fregargliene di meno!

for all he cares — per quel che gliene importa

I'm past caring — non m'importa più, me ne infischio

who cares? — che importa? chi se ne frega?

2) (love)

show him that you care — fagli vedere che gli vuoi bene o che ti importa di lui

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- care for

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he doesn't care a fig o a damn — colloq. non gliene importa un fico secco o un accidente

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[keə] 1. noun
1) (close attention: Do it with care.) cura, attenzione

2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) protezione

3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) preoccupazione

4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) cura
2. verb
1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) preoccuparsi; importare

2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) tenerci, volere

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- careful
- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of
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CARE /kɛə(r)/
sigla

( USA, Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere) Cooperativa per l'aiuto e l'assistenza ovunque ( organizzazione umanitaria).

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I [keə(r)]
nome

1) (attention) cura f., attenzione f.

to take care to do, not to do — fare attenzione a fare, a non fare

to take care when doing — fare attenzione nel fare o quando si fa

to take care that — badare che o di

he took (great) care over o with his work è stato (molto) attento o diligente nel suo lavoro; to take care in doing mettere attenzione o essere diligente nel fare; "take care!" "fa' attenzione!"; (expression of farewell) "riguardati!", "abbi cura di te!"; with care con attenzione o cura; "handle with care" "maneggiare con cura", "fragile"; to exercise due o proper care — amm. dir. prendere le precauzioni necessarie, usare i dovuti riguardi

2) (looking after) (of person, animal) cura f., cure f.pl.; (of car, plant, house, clothes) cura f.

to take care of — (deal with) prendersi cura di [child, client]; med. avere in cura [ patient]; (be responsible for) occuparsi di [garden, details]; (be careful with) avere cura di, fare attenzione a [machine, car]; (keep in good condition) avere cura di [ teeth]; (look after) badare a [ shop]; custodire [ watch]

to take good care of sb., sth. — prendersi cura di qcn., qcs.

customer care — servizio di assistenza alla clientela

to put o leave sb., sth. in sb.'s care affidare o lasciare qcn., qcs. alle cure di qcn.; the patients in my care i pazienti sotto la mia responsabilità; in the care of his father sotto la custodia del padre; John Smith, care of Mrs L. Smith (on letter) John Smith, presso la Sig.ra Smith; to take care of oneself (look after oneself) prendersi cura di sé; (cope) aggiustarsi da solo; (defend oneself) difendersi o vedersela da solo; that takes care of that — (questo è) sistemato

3) med. psic. cure m.pl.

4) BE amm.

to be in care — essere assistito da un ente assistenziale dello stato

to take o put a child into care — affidare un bambino a un ente assistenziale

5) (worry) preoccupazioni f.pl., cure f.pl.

without a care in the world — franco e libero, senza pensieri
II 1. [keə(r)]
verbo transitivo

I don't care to do — non mi interessa fare

he has more money than he cares to admit — ha più soldi di quanto non dica; (as polite formula)

would you care to sit down? — si vuole accomodare?
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (feel concerned)

she really cares — ci tiene, le sta a cuore

to care about — interessarsi a [art, culture, money, environment]; preoccuparsi di, avere a cuore [pupils, the elderly]

I don't care! — non mi importa!

what do I care if...? — che mi importa se...?

as if he cared! — come se gliene importasse qualcosa!

he couldn't care less! — non potrebbe importargliene o fregargliene di meno!

for all he cares — per quel che gliene importa

I'm past caring — non m'importa più, me ne infischio

who cares? — che importa? chi se ne frega?

2) (love)

show him that you care — fagli vedere che gli vuoi bene o che ti importa di lui

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- care for

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he doesn't care a fig o a damn — colloq. non gliene importa un fico secco o un accidente

English-Italian dictionary > CARE
5 care

1. noun
1) (anxiety) Sorge, die

she hasn't got a care in the world — sie hat keinerlei Sorgen

2) (pains) Sorgfalt, die

take care — sich bemühen

he takes great care over his work — er gibt sich (Dat.) große Mühe mit seiner Arbeit

3) (caution) Vorsicht, die

take care — aufpassen

take care to do something — darauf achten, etwas zu tun

take more care! — pass [doch] besser auf!

4) (attention)

medical care — ärztliche Betreuung

old people need special care — alte Menschen brauchen besondere Fürsorge

care in the community — see academic.ru/119748/community_care">community care

5) (concern)

care for somebody/something — die Sorge um jemanden/etwas

6) (charge) Obhut, die (geh.)

be in care — in Pflege sein

put somebody in care — jemanden in Pflege geben

take care of somebody/something — (ensure safety of) auf jemanden/etwas aufpassen; (attend to, dispose of) sich um jemanden/etwas kümmern

take care of oneself — für sich selbst sorgen; (as to health) sich schonen

take care [of yourself]! — mach's gut! (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
1)

care for or about somebody/something — (feel interest) sich für jemanden/etwas interessieren

2)

care for or about somebody/something — (like) jemanden/etwas mögen

would you care for a drink? — möchten Sie etwas trinken?

3) (feel concern)

I don't care [whether/how/what etc.] — es ist mir gleich[, ob/wie/was usw.]

for all I care — (coll.) von mir aus (ugs.)

I couldn't care less — (coll.) es ist mir völlig einerlei od. (ugs.) egal

what do I care? — (coll.) mir ist es egal (ugs.)

who cares? — (coll.) was soll's (ugs.)

4) (wish)

care to do something — etwas tun mögen

5)

care for somebody/something — (look after) sich um jemanden/etwas kümmern

well cared for — gepflegt; gut versorgt [Person]; gut erhalten [Auto]

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[keə] 1. noun
1) (close attention: Do it with care.) die Sorgfalt

2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) die Obhut

3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) die Sorge

4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.)
2. verb
1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) sich sorgen

2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) Lust haben

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- careful
- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of
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CARE

[keəʳ, AM ker]

n abbrev of Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere Amerikanische Internationale Hilfsorganisation

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[kɛə(r)] abbr CARE packet — Carepaket nt

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care [keə(r)]

A s

1. Sorge f, Besorgnis f, Kummer m:

be free from care(s) keine Sorgen haben;

without a care in the world völlig sorgenfrei

2. Sorgfalt f, Achtsamkeit f, Aufmerksamkeit f, Vorsicht f:

my first care was for meine erste Sorge galt (dat);

with due care mit der erforderlichen Sorgfalt;

bestow great care (up)on große Sorgfalt verwenden auf (akk);

have a care! Br umg pass (doch) auf!;

take care

a) vorsichtig sein, aufpassen,

b) sich Mühe geben,

c) darauf achten, nicht vergessen ( beide:

to do zu tun;

that dass);

take care umg mach’s gut!;

take care not to do sth sich hüten, etwas zu tun;

take care not to drop it pass auf, dass du es nicht fallen lässt!, lass es ja nicht fallen!

3. a) Obhut f, Schutz m, Fürsorge f, Betreuung f, (Kinder etc, auch Körper etc) Pflege f:

leave a child in sb’s care ein Kind in jemandes Obhut lassen;

place sth in sb’s care jemandem etwas anvertrauen;

take care of

a) aufpassen auf (akk),

b) → B 2;

that takes care of that! das wäre (damit) erledigt!;

that will take care of itself das erledigt sich von selbst;

that took care of him damit hatte er sein Fett weg;

take good care of sth etwas pfleglich behandeln;

“care of” Postwesen: „bei“, „per Adresse“

c) Aufsicht f, Leitung f:

care and custody ( oder control) JUR Sorgerecht n ( to the person of für jemanden)

4. a) Pflicht f:

his special cares

b) → charge C 14 a, C 14 b

B v/i & v/t

1. sich sorgen ( about über akk, um):

he doesn’t care about money Geld ist ihm nicht wichtig

2. care for sorgen für, sich kümmern um, betreuen, (auch sein Auto etc) pflegen: the old man is well cared for ist gut versorgt oder in guten Händen;

easy to care for pflegeleicht

3. (for) Interesse haben (für), (jemanden, etwas) gernhaben oder mögen:

he doesn’t care for her er macht sich nichts aus ihr, er mag sie nicht;

he cares for it die Sache liegt ihm sehr am Herzen;

more than I cared for mehr als mir lieb war

4. care for (meist neg oder interrog) sich etwas machen aus:

I don’t care (much) for whisky ich mache mir nichts (nicht viel) aus Whisky;

he cares a great deal es ist ihm sehr daran gelegen, es macht ihm schon etwas aus;

she doesn’t really care in Wirklichkeit liegt ihr nicht viel daran;

I don’t care who wins mir ist es egal, wer gewinnt;

he doesn’t care (about) what other people say es ist ihm egal oder es interessiert ihn nicht, was die Leute sagen;

I don’t care a button ( oder damn, fig, pin, straw) umg, I couldn’t care less, US umg I could care less das ist mir völlig gleich(gültig) oder egal oder umg schnuppe oder Wurst;

who cares? was macht das schon (aus)?, na und?, und wenn schon?;

for all I care meinetwegen, von mir aus;

for all you care wenn es nach dir ginge; → farthing, fuck B 4, shit A 1

5. (neg oder interrog) Lust haben, es gernhaben, es gern tun oder sehen:

would you care for a drink? möchtest du etwas zu trinken?;

I don’t care to do it now ich habe keine Lust, es jetzt zu tun;

I don’t care to be seen with you ich lege keinen Wert darauf, mit dir gesehen zu werden

6. (neg oder konditional) etwas dagegen haben:

we don’t care if you stay here wir haben nichts dagegen oder es macht uns nichts aus, wenn du hierbleibst;

I don’t care if I do umg von mir aus!

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1. noun
1) (anxiety) Sorge, die

she hasn't got a care in the world — sie hat keinerlei Sorgen

2) (pains) Sorgfalt, die

take care — sich bemühen

he takes great care over his work — er gibt sich (Dat.) große Mühe mit seiner Arbeit

3) (caution) Vorsicht, die

take care — aufpassen

take care to do something — darauf achten, etwas zu tun

take more care! — pass [doch] besser auf!

4) (attention)

medical care — ärztliche Betreuung

old people need special care — alte Menschen brauchen besondere Fürsorge

care in the community — see community care

5) (concern)

care for somebody/something — die Sorge um jemanden/etwas

6) (charge) Obhut, die (geh.)

be in care — in Pflege sein

put somebody in care — jemanden in Pflege geben

take care of somebody/something — (ensure safety of) auf jemanden/etwas aufpassen; (attend to, dispose of) sich um jemanden/etwas kümmern

take care of oneself — für sich selbst sorgen; (as to health) sich schonen

take care [of yourself]! — mach's gut! (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
1)

care for or about somebody/something — (feel interest) sich für jemanden/etwas interessieren

2)

care for or about somebody/something — (like) jemanden/etwas mögen

would you care for a drink? — möchten Sie etwas trinken?

3) (feel concern)

I don't care [whether/how/what etc.] — es ist mir gleich[, ob/wie/was usw.]

for all I care — (coll.) von mir aus (ugs.)

I couldn't care less — (coll.) es ist mir völlig einerlei od. (ugs.) egal

what do I care? — (coll.) mir ist es egal (ugs.)

who cares? — (coll.) was soll's (ugs.)

4) (wish)

care to do something — etwas tun mögen

5)

care for somebody/something — (look after) sich um jemanden/etwas kümmern

well cared for — gepflegt; gut versorgt [Person]; gut erhalten [Auto]

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n.

Aufbewahrung f.

Behandlung f.

Fürsorge -n f.

Pflege -n f.

Sorge -n f.

Sorgfalt -en f.

Sorgfältigkeit f.

Verwahrung f.

English-german dictionary > care
6 care

care [kεə^r]

1. noun

   a. ( = attention) soin m

• to do sth with care faire qch avec soin

• with the greatest care avec le plus grand soin

• "with care" « fragile »

• care of (on letters) chez

• the child in her care l'enfant dont elle a (or avait) la responsabilité

► to take care faire attention

• take care you don't catch cold faites attention de ne pas prendre froid

• take care! ( = goodbye) au revoir !

• you should take more care with your work vous devriez apporter plus de soin à votre travail► to take care of [+ details, arrangements, person, animal] s'occuper de ; [+ valuables] garder

• to take good care of sb s'occuper de qn

• to take good care of sth prendre soin de qch

• I'll take care of that je vais m'en occuper

• he can take care of himself (inf) il se débrouillera (inf) tout seul

   b. ( = anxiety) souci m

• as if he hadn't a care in the world comme si tout allait bien pour lui

   c. (Social work) to take a child into care mettre un enfant à l'assistance publique

• he's been in care since the age of three il a été placé à l'assistance publique à l'âge de trois ans

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = feel interest) I don't care! ça m'est égal !

• what do I care? (inf) qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire ?

• you can keep it for all I care (inf) tu peux le garder, je m'en fiche (inf)

• I couldn't care less (inf) je m'en fiche pas mal (inf)

• who cares! on s'en moque !

• he really cares il prend ça très au sérieux

► to care about ( = be interested in) s'intéresser à ; ( = be concerned about) se soucier de

• money is all he cares about il n'y a que l'argent qui l'intéresse

• to care deeply about sth être profondément concerné par qch

• to care deeply about sb être profondément attaché à qn

   b. ( = like) would you care to take off your coat? voulez-vous retirer votre manteau ?

3. compounds

► care assistant noun (British) aide-soignant (e) m(f)

► care home noun ≈ foyer m de la DDASS

► care-worker noun travailleur m, - euse f social(e)

► care for inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = like) aimer

• I don't care for him je ne l'aime pas beaucoup

• he still cares for me il m'aime toujours

• I don't much care for it cela ne me dit rien

• would you care for a cup of tea? aimeriez-vous une tasse de thé ?

   b. ( = look after) [+ invalid] soigner ; [+ child] s'occuper de

► well-cared for [hands, hair] soigné ; [garden] bien entretenu

• the children were well-cared for on s'occupait bien des enfants

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[keə(r)] 1.
noun

1) ( attention) attention f, soin m

to take care to do — prendre soin de faire

to take care not to do — faire attention de ne pas faire

to take care when doing — faire attention en faisant

to take care that — faire attention que (+ subj)

he took (great) care over ou with his work — il a fait son travail avec (le plus grand) soin

to take care in doing something — faire quelque chose avec soin

‘take care!’ — ‘fais attention!’; ( expression of farewell) ‘à bientôt!’

with care — avec soin, en faisant attention

‘handle with care’ — ‘fragile’

to exercise due care — Law prendre les précautions nécessaires

2) ( looking after) (of person, animal) soins mpl; (of car, plant, clothes) entretien m (of de)

to take care of — ( deal with) gen s'occuper de [child, client]; Medicine soigner [patient]; ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [garden, details]; ( be careful with) prendre soin de [machine, car]; ( keep in good condition) entretenir [car, teeth]; ( look after) garder [shop, watch]

to take good care of somebody/something — prendre soin de quelqu'un/quelque chose

customer care — service m auprès des clients

to put ou leave somebody/something in somebody's care — confier quelqu'un/quelque chose à quelqu'un

in his/your care — à sa/ta garde

the pupils/patients in my care — les élèves/malades dont j'ai la responsabilité

in the care of his father — à la garde de son père

John Smith, care of Mrs L. Smith — ( on letter) John Smith, chez or aux bons soins de Mme L. Smith

to take care of oneself — ( look after oneself) prendre soin de soi; ( cope) se débrouiller tout seul; ( defend oneself) se défendre

that takes care of that — c'est réglé

3) Medicine, Psychology soins mpl

care in the community — soins en dehors du milieu hospitalier

4) GB ( for child at risk)

to be in care — être (placé) en garde

to take ou put a child into care — placer un enfant sous la garde des services sociaux

5) ( worry) souci m

without a care in the world — parfaitement insouciant
2.
transitive verb

if you care to examine the report — si vous voulez avoir l'obligeance d'examiner le rapport; ( as polite formula)

would you care to sit down? — voulez-vous vous asseoir?

he has more money than he cares to admit — il a plus d'argent qu'il ne veut bien le dire
3.
intransitive verb

1) ( feel concerned)

she really cares — elle prend ça à cœur

to care about — s'intéresser à [art, culture, money, environment]; se soucier du bien-être de [pupils, the elderly]

I don't care! — ça m'est égal!

what do I care if...? — qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire que... (+ subj)?

as if he cared! — comme si ça lui faisait quelque chose!

he couldn't care less! — ça lui est complètement égal!

she couldn't care less about... — elle se moque or se fiche (colloq) complètement de...

I couldn't care less who wins — je me moque or me fiche (colloq) de savoir qui va gagner

they could all have died, for all he cared — ils auraient pu mourir tous, cela lui était égal

I don't care who he marries — il peut épouser qui il veut, ça m'est égal

I'm past caring — je m'en moque

who cares? — qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?

2) ( love)

to care about somebody — aimer quelqu'un

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Phrasal Verbs:

- care for

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he doesn't care a fig ou a damn — (colloq) il s'en fiche (colloq) complètement

English-French dictionary > care
7 care

keə
1. noun
1) (close attention: Do it with care.) cuidado

2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) cuidado

3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) preocupación

4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) cuidado, tratamiento

2. verb
1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) preocuparse

2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) querer, gustar

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- careful
- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of

care¹ n

1. cuidado

she did it with great care lo hizo con mucho cuidado

2. preocupación

she hasn't a care in the world no tiene ninguna preocupación

3. asistencia

health care asistencia sanitaria

to take care tener cuidado / vigilar

take care if you go swimming here ¡ten cuidado si nadas aquí!

to take care of cuidar a alguien

a nurse takes care of grandad una enfermera cuida al abuelo

he takes good care of his car cuida bien su coche

care² vb importar

I don't care what happens! ¡no me importa lo que pase!

he doesn't care about anything no le importa nada

El gerundio de care se escribe caring

care

tr[keə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (attention, carefulness) cuidado, atención nombre femenino

■ she drew the picture with great care dibujó el cuadro con mucho cuidado

■ he should take more care over his handwriting debería cuidar más su letra

■ take care when driving at night (ten) cuidado al conducir de noche

■ take care not to burn your fingers ten cuidado de no quemarte los dedos

2 (sympathetic concern, protection) cuidado, atención nombre femenino

■ old people need a lot of care los ancianos necesitan mucha atención

3 (charge, protection, responsibility) cuidado

■ I left the baby in the care of my mother dejé al bebé al cuidado de mi madre

■ under the doctor's care al cuidado del médico

■ we are responsible for children in our care somos responsables de los niños que están a nuestro cargo

4 (worry, grief) preocupación nombre femenino, inquietud nombre femenino

■ free of care sin preocupaciones

■ she hasn't a care in the world no hay nada que le preocupe

intransitive verb

1 (be worried, be concerned) preocuparse ( about, por), importar

■ don't you care about the environment? ¿no te preocupa el medio ambiente?

■ she only cares about her appearance lo único que le preocupa es su aspecto físico

■ he doesn't care about me no le importo

■ I don't care no me importa, me da igual

■ see if I care! ¡me trae sin cuidado!, ¡me da igual!

■ who cares! ¡y a mí qué!

■ you can starve for all I care por mí puedes morirte de hambre

transitive verb

1 (feel concern, mind) importar

■ no-one cares if you're late a nadie le importa si llegas tarde

■ I don't care what you do no me importa lo que hagas

■ he doesn't care what people think no le importa lo que piense la gente

2 formal use (like, want) gustar

■ would you care to dance? ¿te gustaría bailar?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

care of... (on envelopes)

■ Judith Brown, care of Mrs M. Wells Sra. M. Wells (a la atención de Judith Brown)

'Handle with care' "Frágil"

take care! (be careful) ¡ten cuidado! 2 (look after yourself) ¡cuídate!

not to care less importarle a uno un bledo, traerle a uno sin cuidado

to take care of oneself cuidarse

to take care of somebody (child) cuidar a/de alguien, estar al cuidado de alguien 2 (patient) atender a, cuidar de

to take care of something (business, matters, etc) ocuparse de algo, encargarse de algo 2 (pet, plant, car, etc) cuidar

to take somebody into care internar a alguien en un centro de protección de menores

medical care asistencia médica

care ['kær] v, cared ; caring vi

1) : importarle a uno

they don't care: no les importa

2) : preocuparse, inquietarse

she cares about the poor: se preocupa por los pobres

3)

to care for tend: cuidar (de), atender, encargarse de

4)

to care for cherish: querer, sentir cariño por

5)

to care for like: gustarle (algo a uno)

I don't care for your attitude: tu actitud no me agrada

care vt

wish: desear, querer

if you care to go: si deseas ir

care n

1) anxiety: inquietud f, preocupación f

2) carefulness: cuidado m, atención f

handle with care: manejar con cuidado

3) charge: cargo m, cuidado m

4)

to take care of : cuidar (de), atender, encargarse de

care

n.

• cargo s.m.

• cuidado s.m.

• cuita s.f.

• detenimiento s.m.

• guardia s.f.

• miramiento s.m.

• primor s.m.

• pulso s.m.

• recaudo s.m.

• solicitud s.f.

v.

• cuidar v.

ker, keə(r)
I

noun

1) u (attention, carefulness) cuidado m, atención f

handle with care — frágil

to take care — tener* cuidado

take care! — ten cuidado!

to take care over o with something — poner* cuidado en algo, cuidar algo

he took care that all the figures were correct — se aseguró de que todas las cifras eran las correctas

2) u ( of people)

medical care — asistencia f médica; (of animals, things) cuidado m

her children were taken into care — (BrE Soc Admin) le quitaron la patria potestad

in care of — (AmE)

care of — (BrE) ( on letters) en casa de

3) to take care of somebody/something

a) ( look after) \<\<of patient\>\> atender* a alguien, cuidar de alguien; \<\<of children\>\> cuidar a or de alguien, ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien; \<\<of pet/plant/machine\>\> cuidar algo

take care! — ( saying goodbye) cuídate!, que estés bien!; ( as a warning) ten cuidado!

I can take care of myself — yo sé cuidarme

b) ( deal with) ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien/algo

that takes care of that! — listo!, eso ya está!

4) c u ( worry) preocupación f

II
1.

intransitive verb

to care (ABOUT something/somebody) — preocuparse (por algo/alguien)

all he cares about is sport — lo único que le interesa es el deporte

I don't care — no me importa, me es or me da igual

who cares! — y a mí qué!

see if I care! — me da igual!

2.

vt

a) ( feel concern) (usu neg, interrog)

I couldn't care less what he does — me tiene or me trae sin cuidado lo que haga, no me importa en absoluto lo que haga

who cares what she thinks? — ¿y a quién le importa lo que ella piense?

b) ( wish) (frml)

to care to + INF: would you care to join us for dinner? ¿le gustaría cenar con nosotros?; he needs her more than he cares to admit — la necesita más de lo que está dispuesto a reconocer

Phrasal Verbs:

- care for

[kɛǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=anxiety) preocupación f, inquietud f

he has many cares — hay muchas cosas que le preocupan

• full of cares — lleno de inquietudes

• he hasn't a care in the world — no le preocupa nada

2) (=carefulness) cuidado m, atención f

• have a care, sir! — † ¡mire usted lo que está diciendo!

• to take care — tener cuidado

take care! — (as warning) ¡cuidado!, ¡ten cuidado!; (as good wishes) ¡cuídate!

to take care to — + infin cuidar de que + subjun, asegurarse de que + subjun

to take care not to — + infin guardarse de + infin

take care not to drop it! — ¡cuidado no lo vayas a dejar caer!, ¡procura no soltarlo!

"with care" — "¡atención!", "¡con cuidado!"; (on box) "frágil"

• convicted of driving without due care and attention — declarado culpable de conducir sin la debida precaución

3) (=charge) cargo m, cuidado m ; (Med) asistencia f, atención f médica

• to be in the care of — estar bajo la custodia de

he is in the care of Dr Wood — le asiste or atiende el doctor Wood

the parcel was left in my care — dejaron el paquete a mi cargo or cuidado

• the child has been taken into care — pusieron al niño en un centro de protección de menores

• Mr López care of ( abbr c/o) Mr Jones — (on letter) Sr. Jones, para (entregar al) Sr. López

• to take care of — (=take charge of) encargarse de, ocuparse de; (=look after) cuidar a

that takes care of that — con eso todo queda arreglado

that can take care of itself — eso se resolverá por sí mismo

I'll take care of him! * — ¡yo me encargo de él!

she can take care of herself — sabe cuidar de sí misma

I'll take care of this — (bill etc) esto corre de mi cuenta

to take good care of o.s. — cuidarse mucho

2.

VI (=be concerned) preocuparse ( about por); interesarse ( about por)

we need more people who care — necesitamos más gente que se preocupe por los demás, necesitamos más personas que se interesen por el prójimo

I don't care — no me importa, me da igual or lo mismo

I don't care either way — me da lo mismo

• for all I care, you can go — por mí, te puedes ir

that's all he cares about — es lo único que le interesa

• as if I cared! — ¿y a mí qué?

• to care deeply about — [+ person] querer mucho a; [+ thing] interesarse mucho por

• who cares? — ¿qué me importa?, ¿y qué?

3. VT

1) (=be concerned)

I don't care what you think — no me importa tu opinión

what do I care? — ¿a mí qué me importa?

I don't care twopence or a fig or a hoot! — ¡me importa un comino!

• I couldn't care less what people say — (Brit) me importa un bledo lo que diga la gente

I couldn't care less, I could care less — (US) eso me trae sin cuidado

2) frm (=like)

• to care to, I shouldn't care to meet him — no me gustaría conocerle

if you care to — si quieres

would you care to tell me? — ¿quieres decírmelo?

would you care to take a walk? — ¿te apetece dar un paseo?

would you care to come this way? — si no tiene inconveniente en pasar por aquí, por aquí si es tan amable or (LAm) si gusta

4.

CPD

care assistant N — (Brit) auxiliar mf de enfermería

care giver N — (professional) cuidador(a) m / f (de atención domiciliaria) ; (=relative, friend) persona que cuida de un incapacitado

care home N — hogar m de acogida

care label N — (on garment) etiqueta f de instrucciones de lavado

care order N — (Brit) (Jur, Social Work) orden judicial para la puesta de un niño bajo tutela estatal

care plan N — programa m de ayuda

care worker N — asistente mf social, cuidador(a) m / f

- care for

* * *
[ker, keə(r)]
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noun

1) u (attention, carefulness) cuidado m, atención f

handle with care — frágil

to take care — tener* cuidado

take care! — ten cuidado!

to take care over o with something — poner* cuidado en algo, cuidar algo

he took care that all the figures were correct — se aseguró de que todas las cifras eran las correctas

2) u ( of people)

medical care — asistencia f médica; (of animals, things) cuidado m

her children were taken into care — (BrE Soc Admin) le quitaron la patria potestad

in care of — (AmE)

care of — (BrE) ( on letters) en casa de

3) to take care of somebody/something

a) ( look after) \<\<of patient\>\> atender* a alguien, cuidar de alguien; \<\<of children\>\> cuidar a or de alguien, ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien; \<\<of pet/plant/machine\>\> cuidar algo

take care! — ( saying goodbye) cuídate!, que estés bien!; ( as a warning) ten cuidado!

I can take care of myself — yo sé cuidarme

b) ( deal with) ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien/algo

that takes care of that! — listo!, eso ya está!

4) c u ( worry) preocupación f

II
1.

intransitive verb

to care (ABOUT something/somebody) — preocuparse (por algo/alguien)

all he cares about is sport — lo único que le interesa es el deporte

I don't care — no me importa, me es or me da igual

who cares! — y a mí qué!

see if I care! — me da igual!

2.

vt

a) ( feel concern) (usu neg, interrog)

I couldn't care less what he does — me tiene or me trae sin cuidado lo que haga, no me importa en absoluto lo que haga

who cares what she thinks? — ¿y a quién le importa lo que ella piense?

b) ( wish) (frml)

to care to + INF: would you care to join us for dinner? ¿le gustaría cenar con nosotros?; he needs her more than he cares to admit — la necesita más de lo que está dispuesto a reconocer

Phrasal Verbs:

- care for

English-spanish dictionary > care
8 care

kɛə
1. сущ.
1) забота;
уход (медицинский) to entrust smb. to smb.'s care, to put smb. in smb.'s care ≈ доверить кого-л. чьим-л. заботам to provide care for smb.≈ обеспечивать уход за кем-л. to take care of smb. ≈ смотреть за кем-л., заботиться о ком-л. child care, infant care ≈ забота о детях;
уход за детьми care of motherhood and childhood ≈ охрана материнства и детства day care for children ≈ ежедневная забота о детях (tender) loving care ≈ нежная забота long-term care ≈ длительное лечение parental care ≈ родительская забота special care ≈ особый уход This patient requires intensive care. ≈ Этому пациенту необходимо интенсивное медицинское лечение. Have a care!, Take care! ≈ Береги(те) сь! She took care to avoid catching cold. ≈ Она позаботилась о том, чтобы не простыть. into care in care of under the care Syn: solicitude
2) внимание, осторожность;
тщательность, щепетильность great, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous, utmost care ≈ крайняя осторожность The work needs great care. ≈ Работа требует особой тщательности. Take care that you don't get involved. ≈ Постарайся не вляпаться.
3) тревога;
проблемы Lean back in a hot bath and forget all the cares of the day. ≈ Прими горячую ванну и забудь все неприятности этого дня. ∙ c/o (читается care of) ≈ через;
по адресу Mr White c/o Mr Jones ≈ г-ну Джоунзу для передачи г-ну Уайту
2. гл.
1) заботиться( for, of, about) ;
беспокоиться, тревожиться( for) The children are well cared for. ≈ За детьми прекрасный уход. He cares only for himself. ≈ Он только о себе и думает. Syn: worry, look after
2) проявлять интерес, испытывать любовь/привязанность (for)
3) иметь желание (to) ∙ care about care for I don't care a straw( damn, button, brass farthing, fig, feather, whoop) ≈ мне безразлично, наплевать I don't care if I do разг. ≈ я не прочь;
ничего не имею против забота, попечение - * of public health общественное здравоохранение - in * на воспитании - in * of smb. на чьем-л. попечении - the baby was left in Mari's * ребенок остался под присмотром /на попечении/ Мери - the child was returned to its mother's * ребенок был возвращен матери (из больницы, от опекунов и т. п.) - I will leave this to your * оставляю это вам на хранение /на попечение/;
поручаю это вам, передаю под вашу ответственность - the library is under the * of Mr. Green г-н Грин заведует библиотекой - to take * of smb. заботиться о ком-л.;
приютить /пригреть/ кого-л.;
обеспечить кого-л. - to take * of veterans обеспечить ветеранов (войны) - their children are taken into * их дети переданы на воспитание в чужие семьи - the financing of the enterprise has been taken * of by the bank финансирование этого предприятия взял на себя банк - don't worry, I'll take * of it не беспокойтесь, я приму нужные меры /я это возьму на себя/ (эвфмеизм) расправиться /разделаться/ с кем-л. - I'll take * of him предоставьте его мне, я с ним справлюсь - a formidable foe to take * of грозный враг, которого непросто одолеть - to take * about smb. заботиться о ком-л.;
приютить /пригреть/ кого-л.;
обеспечить кого-л. наблюдение( врача и т. п.) ;
обслуживание( больного и т. п.) ;
уход (тж. за машиной) - under the * of a physician под наблюдением врача - you'll have the best * of this hospital в этой больнице вы получите самое лучшее лечение и уход внимательность, тщательность;
осторожность - you should give more * to your work надо более внимательно /вдумчиво/ относиться к работе - to be handled with *! обращаться осторожно! - take *! осторожно!, береги(те) сь! - have a *! будьте осторожны!, береги(те) сь! - take * not to wake the baby осторожнее /смотри/, не разбуди ребенка - take * (that) you don't get knocked down when you cross the road смотрите не попадите под машину, когда будете переходить дорогу заботы, забота;
тревога;
треволнения - the *s of the day треволнения дня - her face was worn with * у нее было изможденное лицо - * has made him look ten years older заботы состарили его на десять лет - free from *s беззаботный - troubled by the *s of a large family обремененный большой семьей - he hasn't a * in the world его ничто не тревожит, ему не о ком и не о чем заботиться (for, of) пристрастие, любовь, склонность( - care) как компонент сложных слов со значением уход, присмотр - day-care присмотр за детьми в дневное время > * of (сокр. с/о, с.о.) на почтовых отправлениях по адресу;
через > Mr. Smith c/o Brown & Co. фирме Браун и К для передачи мистеру Смиту > send me the bill * of my solicitor перешлите мне счет через моего поверенного > I wrote to you * of Tatler Hotel я писал вам на гостиницу /по адресу гостиницы/ "Татлер" > * killed a /the/ cat забота и кошку уморит;
заботы хоть кого в могилу вгонят (for, of, about) заботиться (о ком-л., о чем-л.) ;
ухаживать - the children are well *d for за детьми прекрасный уход - he *s about nobody but himself он заботится только о себе беспокоиться, тревожиться, волноваться - he failed at the examination, but I don't think he *s very much он провалился на экзамене, но его это, по-видимому, мало волнует /заботит, тревожит/ - I don't * what people say мне все равно, что говорят - you don't seem to * much вас это, очевидно, мало волнует - what do I *?, who *s (a rap) ?, as if I *d! а мне все равно!, а мне-то что!, меня это не интересует! (for) любить;
питать интерес к( кому-л., чему-л.) - to * for music любить музыку - to * for riches стремиться к богатству - not to * for olives не любить маслин - she really *s for him она его действительно любит - I don't * for gardening садоводство меня не интересует - he doesn't * for his wife to work он не хочет, чтобы его жена работала иметь желание, хотеть - I don't * to be seen here мне не хочется, чтобы меня здесь видели - would you * to read this article? не хотите ли вы прочитать эту статью? - would you * to go for a walk? не хотите ли пройтись? - I don't * to go /about going/ мне не хочется /у меня нет настроения/ идти - I know nothing and * less ничего не знаю и знать не хочу > not to * a bean /a brass farthing, a button, a cent, a curse, a damn, a fig, a feather, a hang, a hoot, a rap, two straws, a whoop/ совершенно не интересоваться, относиться безразлично > I don't * a fig for this мне на это наплевать > I don't * if I do ничего не имею против, я не прочь;
с удовольствием, охотно( преим. в ответ на предложение выпить) > I couldn't * less мне это совершенно безразлично, мне в высшей степени наплевать > for all I *, for what I * мне-то что;
что касается меня, то мне до этого нет дела > I might be dead for all you * жив я или умер, вам это в высшей степени безразлично after ~ послелечебный уход (предоставляемый лицам, выписанным из больницы) basic health ~ основы контроля за здоровьем, необходимый минимум мер для поддержания здоровья care беспокоиться, тревожиться ~ внимание, осторожность;
the work needs great care работа требует особой тщательности;
have a care!, take care! береги(те) сь! ~ внимательность ~ тж. pl забота, заботы, тревога;
c/o, care of через;
по адресу;
Mr White / Mr Jones г-ну Джоунзу для передачи г-ну Уайту ~ забота;
попечение, уход;
medical care медицинская помощь;
to take care (of smb.) смотреть (за кем-л.), заботиться (о ком-л.) ;
in care of на попечении ~ забота ~ заботиться (for, of, about) ;
the children are well cared for за детьми прекрасный уход ~ иметь желание (to) ;
I don't care мне все равно;
I don't care to go мне не хочется идти ~ наблюдение ~ обслуживание ~ осторожность ~ питать интерес, любовь (for) ;
she really cares for him она его действительно любит;
to care for music интересоваться музыкой;
not to care for meat не любить мяса ~ попечение ~ тщательность ~ for интересоваться ~ питать интерес, любовь (for) ;
she really cares for him она его действительно любит;
to care for music интересоваться музыкой;
not to care for meat не любить мяса ~ for the alcohol and drug abusers уход за больными злоупотребляющими алкоголем и наркотиками (алкоголиками, токсикоманами и т. п.) ~ in a child day-~ centre уход за детьми (в детском саду, яслях) ~ in old-people's home уход в доме для престарелых;
содержание в доме для престарелых ~ killed the cat посл. = не работа старит, а забота ~ тж. pl забота, заботы, тревога;
c/o, care of через;
по адресу;
Mr White / Mr Jones г-ну Джоунзу для передачи г-ну Уайту ~ of disabled забота об инвалидах ~ of [the] disabled уход за (конкретным) инвалидом (неспособным к передвижению, парализованным) ~ of handicapped уход за инвалидами ~ of invalids забота об инвалидах;
уход за инвалидами ~ of mentally deficient забота об умственно отсталых ~ of refugees забота о беженцах (комплекс мероприятий по трудоустройству, обеспечению жильем и т. д.) ~ of the aged уход за престарелыми child ~ социальное обеспечение ребенка child ~ уход за ребенком child committed to ~ ребенок нуждающийся в уходе child day ~ уход за ребенком в дневное время ~ заботиться (for, of, about) ;
the children are well cared for за детьми прекрасный уход children's day ~ дневной уход за детьми client ~ plan система страхования( предусматривающая оплату лечения и реабилитации, но не предусматривающая выплаты пенсии в случае инвалидности) ~ тж. pl забота, заботы, тревога;
c/o, care of через;
по адресу;
Mr White / Mr Jones г-ну Джоунзу для передачи г-ну Уайту co: co в сложных словах означает общность, совместность действий, сотрудничество, взаимность и т. п. ;
напр. coordinate координировать;
согласовывать community ~ совместный уход;
общественный уход, уход обеспечиваемый общиной community health ~ общинное здравоохранение crisis ~ интенсивная терапия, реанимация custodial ~ попечительство, опекунство, опекунский уход day ~ дневная медицинская помощь day ~ дневной уход (за детьми) day ~ дневной уход day-and-night ~ круглосуточный уход decision on taking into ~ решение о взятии на попечение dental health ~ уход за зубами;
врачебный контроль состояния зубов domiciliary ~ домашний уход, уход на дому due ~ должная забота due ~ надлежащий уход due ~ необходимая забота elderly ~ уход за пожилыми людьми employees' health ~ медицинское обслуживание служащих extra-mural ~ уход и лечение вне больницы, уход и лечение за пределами стационара family ~ домашний уход family ~ социальная помощь многодетным семьям family day ~ домашний дневной уход foster ~ домашний уход, семейный уход (за детьми) full-day ~ уход в течение целого дня (например в детском саду) group family day ~ семейный уход за группой (детей, инвалидов) half-day ~ уход в течение половины дня handle with ~ транс. обращаться с осторожностью ~ внимание, осторожность;
the work needs great care работа требует особой тщательности;
have a care!, take care! береги(те) сь! health ~ здравоохранение health ~ медицинский уход home ~ уход на дому hospital ~ лечение в больнице;
уход в больнице ~ иметь желание (to) ;
I don't care мне все равно;
I don't care to go мне не хочется идти I don't ~ a straw (или a damn, a button, a brass farthing, a fig, a feather, a whoop) мне безразлично, наплевать I don't ~ if I do разг. я не прочь;
ничего не имею против ~ иметь желание (to) ;
I don't care мне все равно;
I don't care to go мне не хочется идти ~ забота;
попечение, уход;
medical care медицинская помощь;
to take care (of smb.) смотреть (за кем-л.), заботиться (о ком-л.) ;
in care of на попечении individual ~ индивидуальный уход institution for elderly ~ учереждение по уходу за престарелыми;
дом престарелых institutional ~ уход в специальном учереждении (больнице, лечебном центре, санатории) involuntary ~ недобровольный уход;
лечение без согласия пациента long-term ~ долгосрочный уход manpower ~ забота о персонале ~ забота;
попечение, уход;
medical care медицинская помощь;
to take care (of smb.) смотреть (за кем-л.), заботиться (о ком-л.) ;
in care of на попечении medical ~ лечение medical ~ медицинский уход medical ~ медицинское обслуживание medical ~ institution учреждение по оказанию медицинского ухода и лечения ~ тж. pl забота, заботы, тревога;
c/o, care of через;
по адресу;
Mr White / Mr Jones г-ну Джоунзу для передачи г-ну Уайту night ~ ночной уход, уход в ночное время non-institutional ~ уход non-institutional health ~ уход за здоровьем вне врачебного заведения (вне больницы) ~ питать интерес, любовь (for) ;
she really cares for him она его действительно любит;
to care for music интересоваться музыкой;
not to care for meat не любить мяса nursing home ~ уход в частной лечебнице old-age ~ уход за престарелыми out-patient ~ амбулаторное лечение, амбулаторный уход out-patient ~ амбулаторный уход part-time day ~ уход неполный день( за больным, инвалидом) ;
пребывание пациента на лечении в течение части дня personnel ~ забота о персонале place in day ~ место в учреждении дневного ухода pre-natal ~ наблюдение за беременной женщиной;
гигиена беременности primary health ~ первичная медицинская помощь residential ~ уход в доме для инвалидов residential ~ for the aged уход за инвалидами в доме для престарелых ~ питать интерес, любовь (for) ;
she really cares for him она его действительно любит;
to care for music интересоваться музыкой;
not to care for meat не любить мяса short-term ~ краткосрочный уход special ~ специальный уход specialized health ~ специальный уход за здоровьем;
специальный медицинский уход staff ~ услуги персоналу ~ внимание, осторожность;
the work needs great care работа требует особой тщательности;
have a care!, take care! береги(те) сь! ~ забота;
попечение, уход;
medical care медицинская помощь;
to take care (of smb.) смотреть (за кем-л.), заботиться (о ком-л.) ;
in care of на попечении take ~ of заботиться take ~ of присматривать take ~ of смотреть taking into ~ взятие на уход, взятие на лечение under the ~ of a physician под наблюдением врача whole day ~ уход в течение всего дня ~ внимание, осторожность;
the work needs great care работа требует особой тщательности;
have a care!, take care! береги(те) сь!

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > care
9 CARE

keə
1. noun
1) (close attention: Do it with care.) cuidado

2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) cuidado

3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) preocupación

4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) cuidado, tratamiento

2. verb
1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) preocuparse

2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) querer, gustar

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- careful
- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of

care¹ n

1. cuidado

she did it with great care lo hizo con mucho cuidado

2. preocupación

she hasn't a care in the world no tiene ninguna preocupación

3. asistencia

health care asistencia sanitaria

to take care tener cuidado / vigilar

take care if you go swimming here ¡ten cuidado si nadas aquí!

to take care of cuidar a alguien

a nurse takes care of grandad una enfermera cuida al abuelo

he takes good care of his car cuida bien su coche

care² vb importar

I don't care what happens! ¡no me importa lo que pase!

he doesn't care about anything no le importa nada

El gerundio de care se escribe caring

care

tr[keə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (attention, carefulness) cuidado, atención nombre femenino

■ she drew the picture with great care dibujó el cuadro con mucho cuidado

■ he should take more care over his handwriting debería cuidar más su letra

■ take care when driving at night (ten) cuidado al conducir de noche

■ take care not to burn your fingers ten cuidado de no quemarte los dedos

2 (sympathetic concern, protection) cuidado, atención nombre femenino

■ old people need a lot of care los ancianos necesitan mucha atención

3 (charge, protection, responsibility) cuidado

■ I left the baby in the care of my mother dejé al bebé al cuidado de mi madre

■ under the doctor's care al cuidado del médico

■ we are responsible for children in our care somos responsables de los niños que están a nuestro cargo

4 (worry, grief) preocupación nombre femenino, inquietud nombre femenino

■ free of care sin preocupaciones

■ she hasn't a care in the world no hay nada que le preocupe

intransitive verb

1 (be worried, be concerned) preocuparse ( about, por), importar

■ don't you care about the environment? ¿no te preocupa el medio ambiente?

■ she only cares about her appearance lo único que le preocupa es su aspecto físico

■ he doesn't care about me no le importo

■ I don't care no me importa, me da igual

■ see if I care! ¡me trae sin cuidado!, ¡me da igual!

■ who cares! ¡y a mí qué!

■ you can starve for all I care por mí puedes morirte de hambre

transitive verb

1 (feel concern, mind) importar

■ no-one cares if you're late a nadie le importa si llegas tarde

■ I don't care what you do no me importa lo que hagas

■ he doesn't care what people think no le importa lo que piense la gente

2 formal use (like, want) gustar

■ would you care to dance? ¿te gustaría bailar?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

care of... (on envelopes)

■ Judith Brown, care of Mrs M. Wells Sra. M. Wells (a la atención de Judith Brown)

'Handle with care' "Frágil"

take care! (be careful) ¡ten cuidado! 2 (look after yourself) ¡cuídate!

not to care less importarle a uno un bledo, traerle a uno sin cuidado

to take care of oneself cuidarse

to take care of somebody (child) cuidar a/de alguien, estar al cuidado de alguien 2 (patient) atender a, cuidar de

to take care of something (business, matters, etc) ocuparse de algo, encargarse de algo 2 (pet, plant, car, etc) cuidar

to take somebody into care internar a alguien en un centro de protección de menores

medical care asistencia médica

care ['kær] v, cared ; caring vi

1) : importarle a uno

they don't care: no les importa

2) : preocuparse, inquietarse

she cares about the poor: se preocupa por los pobres

3)

to care for tend: cuidar (de), atender, encargarse de

4)

to care for cherish: querer, sentir cariño por

5)

to care for like: gustarle (algo a uno)

I don't care for your attitude: tu actitud no me agrada

care vt

wish: desear, querer

if you care to go: si deseas ir

care n

1) anxiety: inquietud f, preocupación f

2) carefulness: cuidado m, atención f

handle with care: manejar con cuidado

3) charge: cargo m, cuidado m

4)

to take care of : cuidar (de), atender, encargarse de

care

n.

• cargo s.m.

• cuidado s.m.

• cuita s.f.

• detenimiento s.m.

• guardia s.f.

• miramiento s.m.

• primor s.m.

• pulso s.m.

• recaudo s.m.

• solicitud s.f.

v.

• cuidar v.

ker, keə(r)
I

noun

1) u (attention, carefulness) cuidado m, atención f

handle with care — frágil

to take care — tener* cuidado

take care! — ten cuidado!

to take care over o with something — poner* cuidado en algo, cuidar algo

he took care that all the figures were correct — se aseguró de que todas las cifras eran las correctas

2) u ( of people)

medical care — asistencia f médica; (of animals, things) cuidado m

her children were taken into care — (BrE Soc Admin) le quitaron la patria potestad

in care of — (AmE)

care of — (BrE) ( on letters) en casa de

3) to take care of somebody/something

a) ( look after) \<\<of patient\>\> atender* a alguien, cuidar de alguien; \<\<of children\>\> cuidar a or de alguien, ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien; \<\<of pet/plant/machine\>\> cuidar algo

take care! — ( saying goodbye) cuídate!, que estés bien!; ( as a warning) ten cuidado!

I can take care of myself — yo sé cuidarme

b) ( deal with) ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien/algo

that takes care of that! — listo!, eso ya está!

4) c u ( worry) preocupación f

II
1.

intransitive verb

to care (ABOUT something/somebody) — preocuparse (por algo/alguien)

all he cares about is sport — lo único que le interesa es el deporte

I don't care — no me importa, me es or me da igual

who cares! — y a mí qué!

see if I care! — me da igual!

2.

vt

a) ( feel concern) (usu neg, interrog)

I couldn't care less what he does — me tiene or me trae sin cuidado lo que haga, no me importa en absoluto lo que haga

who cares what she thinks? — ¿y a quién le importa lo que ella piense?

b) ( wish) (frml)

to care to + INF: would you care to join us for dinner? ¿le gustaría cenar con nosotros?; he needs her more than he cares to admit — la necesita más de lo que está dispuesto a reconocer

Phrasal Verbs:

- care for

[kɛǝ(r)]
N ABBR (US) = Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere sociedad benéfica
* * *
[ker, keə(r)]
I

noun

1) u (attention, carefulness) cuidado m, atención f

handle with care — frágil

to take care — tener* cuidado

take care! — ten cuidado!

to take care over o with something — poner* cuidado en algo, cuidar algo

he took care that all the figures were correct — se aseguró de que todas las cifras eran las correctas

2) u ( of people)

medical care — asistencia f médica; (of animals, things) cuidado m

her children were taken into care — (BrE Soc Admin) le quitaron la patria potestad

in care of — (AmE)

care of — (BrE) ( on letters) en casa de

3) to take care of somebody/something

a) ( look after) \<\<of patient\>\> atender* a alguien, cuidar de alguien; \<\<of children\>\> cuidar a or de alguien, ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien; \<\<of pet/plant/machine\>\> cuidar algo

take care! — ( saying goodbye) cuídate!, que estés bien!; ( as a warning) ten cuidado!

I can take care of myself — yo sé cuidarme

b) ( deal with) ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien/algo

that takes care of that! — listo!, eso ya está!

4) c u ( worry) preocupación f

II
1.

intransitive verb

to care (ABOUT something/somebody) — preocuparse (por algo/alguien)

all he cares about is sport — lo único que le interesa es el deporte

I don't care — no me importa, me es or me da igual

who cares! — y a mí qué!

see if I care! — me da igual!

2.

vt

a) ( feel concern) (usu neg, interrog)

I couldn't care less what he does — me tiene or me trae sin cuidado lo que haga, no me importa en absoluto lo que haga

who cares what she thinks? — ¿y a quién le importa lo que ella piense?

b) ( wish) (frml)

to care to + INF: would you care to join us for dinner? ¿le gustaría cenar con nosotros?; he needs her more than he cares to admit — la necesita más de lo que está dispuesto a reconocer

Phrasal Verbs:

- care for

English-spanish dictionary > CARE
10 care

[keə] 1. noun
1) (close attention: Do it with care.) cuidado

2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) cuidado

3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) cuidado

4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.)
2. verb
1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) importar-se

2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) querer

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- careful
- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of
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[kɛə] n cuidado: 1 atenção, prudência, precaução. 2 proteção, guarda, diligência. 3 esmero. 4 preocupação. • vt+vi preocupar-se com, importar-se com. I do not care whether he comes or not / para mim tanto faz se ele vem ou não. why should I care what he does? / por que eu deveria me importar com o que ele faz? care of (c/o) Messrs. G. & R. ao cuidado (a/c) dos Srs. G. & R. free from care despreocupado. full of care preocupado. I couldn’t care less não dou a mínima, não me importo. I do not care a pin eu não me incomodo com coisa alguma. in, under my care sob meus cuidados. let that be my cares deixe isto a meu cuidado. to care about ou for gostar muito de, considerar, apreciar. I care for her / eu a tenho em consideração. she cares for me and she would do anything to please me / ela gosta muito de mim e faria qualquer coisa para me agradar. to take care (of) cuidar (de), tomar conta (de). take care not to break it! / cuidado para não quebrar isso! take care! / cuide-se! (usado quando alguém se despede). who takes care of the children? / quem toma conta das crianças? who cares? não me importo de jeito nenhum.

English-Portuguese dictionary > care
11 care

1. [keə] n
1. забота, попечение

care of public health - общественное здравоохранение

in care - на воспитании

in care of smb. - на чьём-л. попечении

the baby was left in Mary's care - ребёнок остался под присмотром /на попечении/ Мери

the child was returned to its mother's care - ребёнок был возращён матери (из больницы, от опекунов и т. п.)

I will leave this to your care - а) оставляю это вам на хранение /на попечение/; б) поручаю это вам, передаю под вашу ответственность

the library is under the care of Mr. Green - г-н Грин заведует библиотекой

to take care of smb. - а) заботиться о ком-л.; приютить /пригреть/ кого-л.; обеспечить кого-л.; to take care of veterans - обеспечить ветеранов (войны); their children are taken into care - их дети переданы на воспитание в чужие семьи; the financing of the enterprise has been taken care of by the bank - финансирование этого предприятия взял на себя банк; don't worry, I'll take care of it - не беспокойтесь, я приму нужные меры /я это возьму на себя/; б) эвф. расправиться /разделаться/ с кем-л.; I'll take care of him - предоставьте его мне, я с ним справлюсь

a formidable foe to take care of - грозный враг, которого непросто одолеть

to take care about smb. = to take care of smb. а)

2. наблюдение (врача и т. п.); обслуживание (больного и т. п.); уход (тж. за машиной)

under the care of a physician - под наблюдением врача

you'll have the best care of this hospital - в этой больнице вы получите самое лучшее лечение и уход

3. внимательность, тщательность; осторожность

you should give more care to your work - надо более внимательно /вдумчиво/ относиться к работе

to be handled with care! - обращаться осторожно!

take care! - осторожно!, береги(те)сь!

have a care! - будьте осторожны!, береги(те)сь!

take care not to wake the baby - осторожнее /смотри/, не разбуди ребёнка

take care (that) you don't get knocked down when you cross the road - смотрите не попадите под машину, когда будете переходить дорогу

4. тж. pl заботы, забота; тревога; треволнения

the cares of the day - треволнения дня

her face was worn with care - у неё было измождённое лицо

care has made him look ten years older - заботы состарили его на десять лет

free from cares - беззаботный

troubled by the cares of a large family - обременённый большой семьёй

he hasn't a care in the world - его ничто не тревожит, ему не о ком и не о чем заботиться

5. (for, of) пристрастие, любовь, склонность

6. (-care) как компонент сложных слов со значением уход, присмотр

day-care - присмотр за детьми в дневное время

♢ care of (сокр. c/o, c. o.) - на почтовых отправлениях по адресу; через

Mr. Smith c/o Brown & Co. - фирме Браун и Кu00B0 для передачи мистеру Смиту

send me the bill care of my solicitor - перешлите мне счёт через моего поверенного

I wrote to you care of Tatler Hotel - я писал вам на гостиницу /по адресу гостиницы/ «Татлер»

care killed a /the/ cat - забота и кошку уморит; ≅ заботы хоть кого в могилу вгонят
2. [keə] v
1. (for, of, about) заботиться (о ком-л., о чём-л.); ухаживать

the children are well cared for - за детьми прекрасный уход

he cares about nobody but himself - он заботится только о себе

2. беспокоиться, тревожиться, волноваться

he failed at the examination, but I don't think he cares very much - он провалился на экзамене, но это его, по-видимому, мало волнует /заботит, тревожит/

I don't care what people say - мне всё равно, что говорят

you don't seem to care much - вас это, очевидно, мало волнует

what do I care?, who cares (a rap)?, as if I cared! - а мне всё равно!, а мне-то что!, меня это не интересует!

3. (for) любить; питать интерес к (кому-л., чему-л.)

to care for music - любить музыку

to care for riches - стремиться к богатству

not to care for olives - не любить маслин

she really cares for him - она его действительно любит

I don't care for gardening - садоводство меня не интересует

he doesn't care for his wife to work - он не хочет, чтобы его жена работала

4. иметь желание, хотеть

I don't care to be seen here - мне не хочется, чтобы меня здесь видели

would you care to read this article? - не хотите ли вы прочитать эту статью?

would you care to go for a walk? - не хотите ли пройтись?

I don't care to go /about going/ - мне не хочется /у меня нет настроения/ идти

I know nothing and care less - ничего не знаю и знать не хочу

♢ not to care a bean /a brass farthing, a button, a cent, a curse, a damn, a fig, a feather, a hang, a hoot, a rap, two straws, a whoop/ - совершенно не интересоваться, относиться безразлично

I don't care a fig for this - мне на это наплевать

I don't care if I do - ничего не имею против, я не прочь; с удовольствием, охотно (преим. в ответ на предложение выпить)

I couldn't care less - мне это совершенно безразлично, мне в высшей степени наплевать

for all I care, for what I care - мне-то что; что касается меня, то мне до этого нет дела

I might be dead for all you care - жив я или умер, вам это в высшей степени безразлично

НБАРС > care
12 CARE

1. noun
1) (anxiety) Sorge, die

she hasn't got a care in the world — sie hat keinerlei Sorgen

2) (pains) Sorgfalt, die

take care — sich bemühen

he takes great care over his work — er gibt sich (Dat.) große Mühe mit seiner Arbeit

3) (caution) Vorsicht, die

take care — aufpassen

take care to do something — darauf achten, etwas zu tun

take more care! — pass [doch] besser auf!

4) (attention)

medical care — ärztliche Betreuung

old people need special care — alte Menschen brauchen besondere Fürsorge

care in the community — see academic.ru/119748/community_care">community care

5) (concern)

care for somebody/something — die Sorge um jemanden/etwas

6) (charge) Obhut, die (geh.)

be in care — in Pflege sein

put somebody in care — jemanden in Pflege geben

take care of somebody/something — (ensure safety of) auf jemanden/etwas aufpassen; (attend to, dispose of) sich um jemanden/etwas kümmern

take care of oneself — für sich selbst sorgen; (as to health) sich schonen

take care [of yourself]! — mach's gut! (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
1)

care for or about somebody/something — (feel interest) sich für jemanden/etwas interessieren

2)

care for or about somebody/something — (like) jemanden/etwas mögen

would you care for a drink? — möchten Sie etwas trinken?

3) (feel concern)

I don't care [whether/how/what etc.] — es ist mir gleich[, ob/wie/was usw.]

for all I care — (coll.) von mir aus (ugs.)

I couldn't care less — (coll.) es ist mir völlig einerlei od. (ugs.) egal

what do I care? — (coll.) mir ist es egal (ugs.)

who cares? — (coll.) was soll's (ugs.)

4) (wish)

care to do something — etwas tun mögen

5)

care for somebody/something — (look after) sich um jemanden/etwas kümmern

well cared for — gepflegt; gut versorgt [Person]; gut erhalten [Auto]

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[keə] 1. noun
1) (close attention: Do it with care.) die Sorgfalt

2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) die Obhut

3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) die Sorge

4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.)
2. verb
1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) sich sorgen

2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) Lust haben

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- careful
- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of
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CARE

[keəʳ, AM ker]

n abbrev of Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere Amerikanische Internationale Hilfsorganisation

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[kɛə(r)] abbr CARE packet — Carepaket nt

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CARE abk Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere

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1. noun
1) (anxiety) Sorge, die

she hasn't got a care in the world — sie hat keinerlei Sorgen

2) (pains) Sorgfalt, die

take care — sich bemühen

he takes great care over his work — er gibt sich (Dat.) große Mühe mit seiner Arbeit

3) (caution) Vorsicht, die

take care — aufpassen

take care to do something — darauf achten, etwas zu tun

take more care! — pass [doch] besser auf!

4) (attention)

medical care — ärztliche Betreuung

old people need special care — alte Menschen brauchen besondere Fürsorge

care in the community — see community care

5) (concern)

care for somebody/something — die Sorge um jemanden/etwas

6) (charge) Obhut, die (geh.)

be in care — in Pflege sein

put somebody in care — jemanden in Pflege geben

take care of somebody/something — (ensure safety of) auf jemanden/etwas aufpassen; (attend to, dispose of) sich um jemanden/etwas kümmern

take care of oneself — für sich selbst sorgen; (as to health) sich schonen

take care [of yourself]! — mach's gut! (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
1)

care for or about somebody/something — (feel interest) sich für jemanden/etwas interessieren

2)

care for or about somebody/something — (like) jemanden/etwas mögen

would you care for a drink? — möchten Sie etwas trinken?

3) (feel concern)

I don't care [whether/how/what etc.] — es ist mir gleich[, ob/wie/was usw.]

for all I care — (coll.) von mir aus (ugs.)

I couldn't care less — (coll.) es ist mir völlig einerlei od. (ugs.) egal

what do I care? — (coll.) mir ist es egal (ugs.)

who cares? — (coll.) was soll's (ugs.)

4) (wish)

care to do something — etwas tun mögen

5)

care for somebody/something — (look after) sich um jemanden/etwas kümmern

well cared for — gepflegt; gut versorgt [Person]; gut erhalten [Auto]

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n.

Aufbewahrung f.

Behandlung f.

Fürsorge -n f.

Pflege -n f.

Sorge -n f.

Sorgfalt -en f.

Sorgfältigkeit f.

Verwahrung f.

English-german dictionary > CARE
13 care

care

A n

1 ( attention) attention f, soin m ; to take care to do prendre soin de faire ; to take care not to do faire attention de ne pas faire ; to take care when doing faire attention en faisant ; to take care that faire attention que (+ subj) ; he took (great) care over ou with his work il a pris (grand) soin de son travail ; to take care in doing mettre soin à faire ; she always takes (great) care in choosing the wine/preparing to go out elle met (le plus grand) soin à choisir le vin/à se préparer pour sortir ; ‘take care!’ ‘fais attention!’ ; ( expression of farewell) ‘à bientôt!’ ; with care avec soin, en faisant attention ; ‘handle with care’ ‘fragile’ ; have a care! GB, give a care! US fais attention! ; to exercise due ou proper care Admin, Jur prendre les précautions nécessaires ;

2 ( looking after) (of person, animal) soins mpl ; (of car, plant, house, clothes) entretien m (of de) ; to take care of ( deal with) gen s'occuper de [child, client] ; Med soigner [patient, invalid] ; ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [house, garden, details, tickets, arrangements] ; ( be careful with) prendre soin de [machine, car] ; ( keep in good condition) entretenir [machine, car, teeth] ; ( look after for safe-keeping) garder [shop, watch] ; to take good care of sb/sth prendre soin de qn/qch ; customer care service m auprès des clients ; to put ou leave sb/sth in sb's care confier qn/qch à qn ; in his/your care à sa/ta garde ; the pupils/patients in my care les élèves/malades dont j'ai la responsabilité ; in the care of his father/teacher à la garde de son père/professeur ; John Smith, care of Mr and Mrs L. Smith ( on letter) John Smith, chez or aux bons soins de M et Mme L. Smith ; to take care of oneself ( look after oneself) prendre soin de soi ; ( cope) se débrouiller tout seul ; ( defend oneself) se défendre ; that takes care of that c'est réglé ;

3 Med, Psych soins mpl ; a policy of care in the community une politique de soins en dehors du milieu hospitalier ; medical care soins mpl médicaux ; patient care soins mpl ; preventive care soins mpl préventifs ;

4 GB Soc Admin to be in care être à l'assistance publique ; to take ou put a child into care mettre un enfant à l'assistance publique ;

5 ( worry) souci m ; without a care in the world parfaitement insouciant.

B vtr I don't care to do cela ne me plaît pas de faire, cela ne me dit rien de faire ; if you care to examine the report, you'll find that… iron si vous voulez avoir l'obligeance d'examiner le rapport, vous constaterez que… ; ( as polite formula) would you care to sit down? voulez-vous vous asseoir? ; he has more money than he cares to admit il a plus d'argent qu'il ne veut bien le dire.

C vi

1 ( feel concerned) she really cares elle prend ça à cœur ; to care about s'intéresser à [art, culture, money, environment] ; se soucier du bien-être de [staff, pupils, the elderly] ; se soucier de [injustice, inequality] ; I don't care! ça m'est égal!, je m'en moque! ; what do I care if…? qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire que… (+ subj)? ; as if I/he cared! comme si ça me/lui faisait quelque chose! ; I/he couldn't care less! ça m'est/ça lui est complètement égal! ; she couldn't care less about… elle se moque or se fiche ○ complètement de… ; I couldn't care less who wins/what happened je me moque or me fiche ○ de savoir qui va gagner/ce qui s'est passé ; they could all have died, for all he cared ils auraient pu mourir tous, cela lui était égal ; I don't care who he marries il peut épouser qui il veut, ça m'est égal ; I'm past caring ça m'est égal ; who cares? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire? ;

2 ( love) to care about sb aimer qn ; show him that you care montre-lui que tu l'aimes ; I didn't know you cared! hum je ne connaissais pas tes sentiments! hum.

Idiom

he doesn't care a fig ou a damn ○ il s'en fiche ○ complètement.

Phrasal verb

■ care for:

▶ care for [sb/sth]

1 ( like) aimer [person] ; I don't care for chocolate/whisky je n'aime pas le chocolat/le whisky ; ( as polite formula) would you care for a drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose? ;

2 ( look after) s'occuper de [child, elderly person, animal] ; soigner [patient, wounded animal] ;

3 ( maintain) entretenir [car, garden, house] ; prendre soin de [hair, teeth, skin, plant].

Big English-French dictionary > care
14 care

keə 1. noun
1) (close attention: Do it with care.) omhu

2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) varetekt, beskyttelse

3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) bekymring; (om)sorg

4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) stell, pleie
2. verb
1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) bekymre seg; bry seg om

2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) ha lyst til

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- careful
- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of

bekymring
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lede
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omsorg
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pleie

I
subst. \/keə\/

1) bekymring

2) omsorg, omtenksomhet, forsiktighet

3) omhu, omhyggelighet

4) beskyttelse, forvaring, pleie, varetekt

5) ansvar(sområde), interesse, hjertebarn

• the garden is her special care

hagen er hennes hjertebarn

freedom from care se ➢ freedom

have the care of something passe på noe

in someone's care i noens varetekt

take care være forsiktig

take care of ta vare på, ta hånd om, ta seg av

• I'll take care of that

det ordner jeg

• that takes care of that

det var det

• take care of yourself!

ta vare på deg selv! \/ ha det godt!

take care not to do something passe seg for å gjøre noe

take care to do something være nøye med å gjøre noe, passe på å gjøre noe

taken into care ( om barn) tatt hånd om av barnevernet

tender loving care øm og kjærlig omsorg

with care varsomt, forsiktig, med forsiktighet

worn with care forpint av bekymring
II
verb \/keə\/

bry seg, ha omsorg

• he doesn't seem to care

det virker ikke som han bryr seg

care about bry seg om

care for pleie, ha omsorg for, ta seg av

• who cares for the children?

hvem tar seg av barna?

ha lyst på, like, være glad i

• would you care for an ice cream?

har du lyst på en is?

care to ha lyst til, ville

• would you care to go for a walk?

har du lyst til å gå en tur?

for all I care hva meg angår, for mitt vedkommende

• he may be dead for all I care

han kan være død for mitt vedkommende

I don't care if I do det kan jeg godt

not care less gi (fullstendig) blaffen i

• he couldn't care less

det bekymrer ham ikke det minste

English-Norwegian dictionary > care
15 never mind

I conj infml
I can't walk, never mind run — Какое там бежать, когда я даже ходить не могу

How would he find the time never mind the money? — А где он найдет на это время, не говоря уже о деньгах?

He said he couldn't even get hold of Cup Final tickets for himself never mind every flipping Tom, Dick and Harry who chatted me up — Он сказал, что даже для себя не может достать билеты на финал кубка, не говоря уже о каждом долбаном придурке, который заигрывает со мной
II interj infml
1)

Oh, never mind! Nobody really cares anyway — Да брось ты! Никому до этого дела нет

Never mind, it's all right — Ничего страшного, все в порядке

Never mind. I shall feel better after a while — Не обращайте внимания. Мне скоро станет лучше

Never mind, nothing is the matter — Ерунда, ничего не случилось

Never mind. I'm alive, aren't I? — Все это пустяки. Главное, что я жива

2)

"What's your business here?" "Never mind" — "Что вы тут торчите?" - "Не ваше дело"

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > never mind
16 care

{kεə}
I. 1. грижа, грижи, безпокойство, предпазливост. внимание, грижа
to drown CARE разсейвам/убивам мъката/грижите си (като се напивам), CARE killed the cat горе главата! не се тревожи, от много грижи файла няма
to take/have a CARE внимавам, предпазвам се, старателен/предпазлив съм
to give тore CARE to one's work проявявам по-голямо старание в работата си
2. наблюдение, надзор, грижа, отговорност
to take CARE of someone грижа се за/гледам някого
the baby was left in my CARE оставиха бебето на мен да го гледам/пазя и пр.
CARE of (с/о) чрез (в адрес на писмо)
Мr Wells c/o Мr Grey чрез г-н Грей за г-н Уелс
to take CARE of something грижа се/погрижвам се за нещо
want of CARE невнимание, нехайство
II. 1. грижа се (for, about)
the child is well CARE for детето e добре гледано
well CAREd-for appcarance грижливо поддържана външност
2. грижа се, безпокоя се, тревожа се
who CAREs? кого го е грижа/еня? what do I CARE? (мен) какво ме интересува, какво ме е грижа? to bc beyond/past CAREing вече не се интересувам (for за), не ме засяга
3. харесва ми, обичам (for)
искам, желая (for, to c inf)
to CARE for someone /something обичам някого/нещо, харесва ми някой/нещо
do you CARE for a cиp of tea? искате ли чаша чай? I should not CARE to bc secn with him не бих искал да ме видят с него
do you CARE for modern music? харесва ли ти модерната музика? does she really CARE for him? тя наистина ли го обича? I don't much CARE for television не обичам много (да гледам) телевизия
for all I CARE, 1 couldn't CARE less разг. все ми е едно, никак не ме засяга/интересува
I don't CARE if 1 do може, нямам нищо против, не възразявам
as if I CAREd сякаш/като че ли много ме засяга, хич не ме е грижа
not to CARE a bcan/bit/brass farthing/tinker's cursc/cuss/damn/darn/doit/fig/hang/hoot/jot/pin/rap/. rush/snap/straw/thing/twopence/two hoots/twopins, etc. /aм. a (red) cent/a continental/hills of beans, etc. разг. не ме е грижа, две пари не давам, не ме интересува, хич не искам и да знам

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{kЁъ} n 1. грижа: грижи, безпокойство; предпазливост. внимание, (2) n 1. грижа се (for, about); the child is well care for детет

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старание; угриженост; попечение; безпокойство; главоболие; внимание; грижа; грижа се; надзор;

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1. as if i cared сякаш/като че ли много ме засяга, хич не ме е грижа 2. care of (с/о) чрез (в адрес на писмо) 3. do you care for a cиp of tea? искате ли чаша чай? i should not care to bc secn with him не бих искал да ме видят с него 4. do you care for modern music? харесва ли ти модерната музика? does she really care for him? тя наистина ли го обича? i don't much care for television не обичам много (да гледам) телевизия 5. for all i care, 1 couldn't care less разг. все ми е едно, никак не ме засяга/интересува 6. i don't care if 1 do може, нямам нищо против, не възразявам 7. i. грижа, грижи, безпокойство, предпазливост. внимание, грижа 8. ii. грижа се (for, about) 9. mr wells c/o mr grey чрез г-н Грей за г-н Уелс 10. not to care a bcan/bit/brass farthing/tinker's cursc/cuss/damn/darn/doit/fig/hang/hoot/jot/pin/rap/. rush/snap/straw/thing/twopence/two hoots/twopins, etc. /aм. a (red) cent/a continental/hills of beans, etc. разг. не ме е грижа, две пари не давам, не ме интересува, хич не искам и да знам 11. the baby was left in my care оставиха бебето на мен да го гледам/пазя и пр 12. the child is well care for детето e добре гледано 13. to care for someone /something обичам някого/нещо, харесва ми някой/нещо 14. to drown care разсейвам/убивам мъката/грижите си (като се напивам), care killed the cat горе главата! не се тревожи, от много грижи файла няма 15. to give тore care to one's work проявявам по-голямо старание в работата си 16. to take care of someone грижа се за/гледам някого 17. to take care of something грижа се/погрижвам се за нещо 18. to take/have a care внимавам, предпазвам се, старателен/предпазлив съм 19. want of care невнимание, нехайство 20. well cared-for appcarance грижливо поддържана външност 21. who cares? кого го е грижа/еня? what do i care? (мен) какво ме интересува, какво ме е грижа? to bc beyond/past careing вече не се интересувам (for за), не ме засяга 22. грижа се, безпокоя се, тревожа се 23. искам, желая (for, to c inf) 24. наблюдение, надзор, грижа, отговорност 25. харесва ми, обичам (for)
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care[kɛə] I. n 1. надзор, наблюдение, грижа; in \care of, under the \care of под надзора, под грижите; children in \care деца, за които се грижи държавата; \care of (c/o) чрез (за писма); Mrs Sharp c/o The British Council за г-жа Шарп чрез Британския съвет; to take \care of грижа се за, погрижвам се за; пазя, гледам; занимавам се с; take \care of number one погрижи се за собствените си интереси; не забравяй себе си; 2. внимание, старание, грижа; to take \care внимателен съм; take \care внимавай! пази се! бъди разумен! take \care ( that) he does not see you пази се да не те види; to bring great \care to bear upon ( doing) s.th. влагам най-голямо старание (грижа) в нещо; handle with \care внимание, чупливо; want of \care нехаене, нехайство; 3. грижа, грижи, безпокойство (и pl); free from \cares без грижи; full of \cares отрупан с грижи; life of \care живот, изпълнен с грижи; to drown \care убивам, разсейвам мъката си, удавям я във вино; II. v 1. грижа се ( for, about); the children are well \careed for децата са добре гледани, за тях се полагат грижи; well \cared-for appearance добре поддържана външност; 2. харесва ми, обичам ( for); желая, искам, ( for, to); to \care for s.o. обичам някого, държа на някого; I don't \care much about going не ми се отива; if you \care to ако искаш (желаеш); would you \care to join me? искаш ли да дойдеш с мен? not to \care for milk не обичам мляко; I don't \care if I do разг. нямам нищо против; 3. грижа се, безпокоя се; who \cares? кого го е грижа, кого го е еня? what do I \care? какво ме е грижа?; for all I \care (for what I \care) разг. що се отнася до мен, колкото до мен; as if I \cared като че ли ме засяга; I don't \care a bean ( bit, brass, farthing, tinker's curse, damn, darn, fig, hang, hoot, jot, pin, rap, rush, snap, straw, thing, twopence, two hoots, two pins, etc.; ам. \care a cent, red cent, continental, hill of beans), I couldn't \care less разг. безразлично ми е, не ме интересува, не давам пет пари, не ме е еня, малко ме е еня, не ми пука, все ми е едно.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > care
17 falta

f.

1 lack (carencia).

hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work

a falta de in the absence of

por falta de for want o lack of

fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence

es una falta de educación it's bad manners

es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect

2 absence (ausencia).

nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence

echar en falta algo/a alguien to notice that something/somebody is missing; (notar la ausencia de) to miss something/somebody (echar de menos)

sin falta without fail

el lunes sin falta on Monday without fail

3 fault.

sacarle faltas a alguien/algo to find fault with somebody/something

falta de ortografía spelling mistake

4 foul (sport) (infracción).

lanzar o sacar una falta to take a free kick

falta libre directa direct free kick offense

falta personal personal foul

5 offense (law).

falta grave/leve serious/minor offense

6 missed period.

7 shortcoming, lapse, foul, failing.

8 need, want.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faltar.

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falta

► nombre femenino

1 (carencia) lack

■ falta de sensibilidad lack of sensitivity

2 (escasez) shortage

■ existe una falta de agua there is a water shortage

3 (ausencia) absence

4 (error) mistake

■ has hecho una falta de ortografía you've made a spelling mistake

5 (defecto) fault, defect

6 (mala acción) misdeed

7 MEDICINA missed period

8 DERECHO misdemeanour (US misdemeanor)

9 DEPORTE (fútbol) foul; (tenis) fault

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a falta de... for want of..., for lack of...

coger a alguien en falta to catch somebody out

echar en falta to miss

hacer falta to be necessary

■ hizo falta un martillo we needed a hammer

no hace falta que... there is no need for...

pillar a alguien en falta to catch somebody out

poner falta a alguien to mark somebody absent

por falta de...→ link=a a falta de

sacar faltas a to find fault with

sacar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick

sin falta without fail

tirar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick

¡falta hacía! and about time too!

falta de educación bad manners plural

falta de pago nonpayment

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noun f.

1) lack, want

2) fault, error

3) foul

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SF

1) (=carencia)

a) [de recursos, información, control, acuerdo] lack

los candidatos demostraron en el examen su absoluta falta de preparación — in the exam the candidates revealed their total lack of preparation

es evidente su falta de voluntad negociadora — it is clear that they have no wish to negotiate

• falta de respeto — disrespect, lack of respect

la falta de respeto por las ideas de los demás — disrespect o lack of respect for other people's ideas

¡qué falta de respeto! — how rude!

b)

• a falta de — in the absence of, for want of

a falta de información fiable, nos limitamos a repetir los rumores — in the absence of reliable information, we can merely repeat the rumours, we can merely repeat the rumours, for want of reliable information

a falta de champán para celebrarlo, beberemos cerveza — as we don't have any champagne to celebrate with, we'll drink beer

• a falta de un término/sistema mejor — for want of a better term/system

• a falta de tres minutos para el final — three minutes from the end

a falta de 40kms para la meta el ciclista se retiró — the cyclist withdrew 40kms from the finish

- a falta de pan, buenas son tortas

c)

• por falta de — for lack of

se absolvió al acusado por falta de pruebas — the defendant was acquitted for lack of evidence

el rosal se murió por falta de luz — the rose died due to lack of light

d)

• echar algo/a algn en falta — to miss sth/sb

echo en falta a mis amigos — I miss my friends

durante el festival se echaron en falta a las grandes estrellas — the big names were missing from the festival
educación 3)
2)

• hacer falta, me hace mucha falta un coche — I really o badly * need a car

a este plato le hace falta sal — this dish needs more salt

lo que hace falta aquí es más disciplina — what's needed here is stricter discipline

aquí no haces falta — you're not needed here

no nos hace falta nada — we've got everything we need, we don't need anything else

es el hombre que hacía falta — he is the right man for the job

¡falta hacía! — and about time too!

si hace falta, voy — if necessary, I'll go, if need be, I'll go

• hacer falta hacer algo, para ser enfermero hace falta tener vocación — you have to be dedicated to be a nurse

no hace falta ser un experto para llegar a esa conclusión — you don't need to be an expert to reach that conclusion

ahora lo que te hace falta es recuperar las fuerzas — what you need now is to regain your strength

¡hace falta ser tonto para no darse cuenta! — you have to be pretty stupid not to realize!

• hacer falta que + subjun —

hace falta que el agua esté hirviendo — the water must be o needs to be boiling

si hace falta que os echemos una mano, llamadnos — if you need us to give you a hand, give us a call

no hace falta que se lo digas — there's no need for you to tell him

ni falta que hace iró —

-¿te han invitado al concierto? -no, ni falta que me hace — "haven't they invited you to the concert?" - "no, and I couldn't care less" *

3) (Escol) (=ausencia) absence

• poner falta a algn — to mark sb absent, put sb down as absent

falta de asistencia — absence

tiene cinco faltas de asistencia — he has been absent five times

4) (=infracción)

a) (Jur) offence, offense (EEUU)

• falta grave — serious offence, serious offense (EEUU), serious misconduct

• falta leve — minor offence, minor offense (EEUU), misdemeanour, misdemeanor (EEUU)

b) (Ftbl, Balonmano) foul; (Tenis) fault

ha sido falta — it was a foul o fault

va a sacar la falta — (Ftbl) he's going to take the free kick; (Balonmano) he's going to take the free throw

• cometer una falta contra algn — to foul sb

• lanzamiento de falta — (Ftbl) free kick

falta personal — personal foul

5) (=fallo) [de persona] shortcoming, fault; [de máquina, producto] flaw, fault

• sacar faltas a algn — to point out sb's shortcomings, find fault with sb

siempre le está sacando faltas a todo lo que hago — she's always picking holes in everything I do

• sin falta — without fail

mañana sin falta recibirá nuestro informe — you will get our report tomorrow without fail

falta de ortografía — spelling mistake

6) [por estar embarazada] missed period

* * *

femenino

1) (carencia, ausencia)

falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something

por falta de fondos — owing to a lack of funds

falta de personal — staff shortage

es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it

no es por falta de ganas — it's not that I don't want to

siente mucho la falta de su hijo — she misses her son terribly

a falta de un nombre mejor — for want of a better name

a falta de más información — in the absence of more information

a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none

echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing

2) ( inasistencia) tb

falta de asistencia — absence

le pusieron falta — they marked her down as absent

tienes 30 faltas — you have been absent 30 times

3) ( de la menstruación) missed period

es mi segunda falta — I've missed two periods

4)

hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)

5) (infracción, omisión) offense*

una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*

fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them

agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out

lo traigo el jueves sin falta — I'll bring it on Thursday without fail

- falta de educación

- falta de ortografía

- falta de pago

6) ( defecto)

sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something

7) (Dep)

a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) fault

b) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw

* * *

= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el contexto deportivo.

Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.

Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.

Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.

Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.

Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.

Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.

Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.

Ex. Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.

Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.

Ex. Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.

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* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* falta de = lack of.

* falta de acceso = unavailability.

* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.

* falta de actualidad = datedness.

* falta de adecuación = misfit.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falta de alineación = misalignment.

* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.

* falta de armonía = disharmony.

* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.

* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.

* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.

* falta de certeza = uncertainty.

* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.

* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.

* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.

* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.

* falta de comunicación = poor communication.

* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.

* falta de concienciación = unawareness.

* falta de confianza en = disbelief.

* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.

* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.

* falta de coordinación = misalignment.

* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.

* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.

* falta de decoro = impropriety.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.

* falta de dirección = indirection.

* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.

* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.

* falta de educación = impoliteness.

* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.

* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.

* falta de esmero = sloppiness.

* falta de espacio = tightness of space.

* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.

* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.

* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.

* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.

* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.

* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.

* falta de fondos = underfunding.

* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.

* falta de honradez = dishonesty.

* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.

* falta de importancia = worthlessness.

* falta de información = lack of information.

* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.

* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* falta de mérito = unworthiness.

* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.

* falta de moderación = intemperance.

* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.

* falta de notoriedad = low profile.

* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.

* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.

* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.

* falta de personal = undermanning.

* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.

* falta de peso = underweight.

* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.

* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de predisposición = disinclination.

* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.

* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.

* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.

* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.

* falta de renovación = non-renewal.

* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].

* falta de resolución = procrastination.

* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.

* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.

* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.

* falta de seriedad = flippancy.

* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.

* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.

* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.

* falta de unión = disunity.

* falta de valía = unworthiness.

* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.

* falta de voluntad = reluctance.

* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.

* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.

* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.

* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.

* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* que falta = missing.

* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.

* sacar faltas = find + fault with.

* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* sin falta = without fail.

* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.

* tarea falta de interés = chore.

* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.

* ver faltas en = see + faults in.

* * *

femenino

1) (carencia, ausencia)

falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something

por falta de fondos — owing to a lack of funds

falta de personal — staff shortage

es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it

no es por falta de ganas — it's not that I don't want to

siente mucho la falta de su hijo — she misses her son terribly

a falta de un nombre mejor — for want of a better name

a falta de más información — in the absence of more information

a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none

echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing

2) ( inasistencia) tb

falta de asistencia — absence

le pusieron falta — they marked her down as absent

tienes 30 faltas — you have been absent 30 times

3) ( de la menstruación) missed period

es mi segunda falta — I've missed two periods

4)

hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)

5) (infracción, omisión) offense*

una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*

fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them

agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out

lo traigo el jueves sin falta — I'll bring it on Thursday without fail

- falta de educación

- falta de ortografía

- falta de pago

6) ( defecto)

sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something

7) (Dep)

a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) fault

b) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw

* * *

= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.

Nota: Generalmente usado en el contexto deportivo.

Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.

Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.

Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.

Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.

Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.

Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.

Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.

Ex: Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.

Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.

Ex: Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.

* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* falta de = lack of.

* falta de acceso = unavailability.

* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.

* falta de actualidad = datedness.

* falta de adecuación = misfit.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falta de alineación = misalignment.

* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.

* falta de armonía = disharmony.

* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.

* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.

* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.

* falta de certeza = uncertainty.

* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.

* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.

* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.

* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.

* falta de comunicación = poor communication.

* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.

* falta de concienciación = unawareness.

* falta de confianza en = disbelief.

* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.

* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.

* falta de coordinación = misalignment.

* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.

* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.

* falta de decoro = impropriety.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.

* falta de dirección = indirection.

* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.

* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.

* falta de educación = impoliteness.

* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.

* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.

* falta de esmero = sloppiness.

* falta de espacio = tightness of space.

* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.

* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.

* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.

* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.

* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.

* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.

* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.

* falta de fondos = underfunding.

* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.

* falta de honradez = dishonesty.

* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.

* falta de importancia = worthlessness.

* falta de información = lack of information.

* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.

* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].

* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.

* falta de mérito = unworthiness.

* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.

* falta de moderación = intemperance.

* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.

* falta de notoriedad = low profile.

* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.

* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.

* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.

* falta de personal = undermanning.

* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.

* falta de peso = underweight.

* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.

* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de predisposición = disinclination.

* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.

* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.

* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.

* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.

* falta de renovación = non-renewal.

* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].

* falta de resolución = procrastination.

* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.

* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.

* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.

* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.

* falta de seriedad = flippancy.

* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.

* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.

* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.

* falta de unión = disunity.

* falta de valía = unworthiness.

* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.

* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.

* falta de voluntad = reluctance.

* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.

* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.

* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.

* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.

* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* que falta = missing.

* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.

* sacar faltas = find + fault with.

* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* sin falta = without fail.

* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.

* tarea falta de interés = chore.

* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.

* ver faltas en = see + faults in.

* * *

falta

feminine

A (carencia, ausencia) falta DE algo lack OF sth

por falta de fondos owing to a lack of funds

no se pudo terminar por falta de tiempo we could not finish it because we ran out of time o we did not have enough time o owing to lack of time

falta de personal staff shortage

es por la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it

¿por qué no vienes? — no es por falta de ganas why don't you come? — it's not that I don't want to

siente mucho la falta de su hijo she misses her son terribly

a falta de un nombre mejor for want of a better name

a falta de información más detallada in the absence of more detailed information

a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or ( Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas half a loaf is better than none

echar algo en falta: aquí lo que se echa en falta es un poco de formalidad what's needed around here is a more serious attitude

echó en falta algunas de sus alhajas she realized some of her jewelry was missing

se echará mucho en falta su aporte her contribution will be greatly missed

B (inasistencia) absence

le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent

tienes más de 30 faltas you have been absent over 30 times

sin falta without fail

C (de la menstruación) missed period

es la segunda falta I've missed two periods

D

hacer falta: hace falta mucha paciencia para tratar con él you need a lot of patience to deal with him

no hace falta que se queden los dos there's no need for both of you to stay

¡hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!

le hace falta descansar he needs to rest

a ver si te cortas el pelo, que buena falta te hace ( fam); it's high time o it's about time you got your hair cut ( colloq)

me haces mucha falta (te necesito) I need you very much; (te echo de menos) ( AmL) I miss you terribly, I miss you very much

ni falta que (me/te/le) hace ( fam); so what? ( colloq), who cares? ( colloq)

nos hace tanta falta como los perros en misa ( fam); that's all we need, we need it like we need a hole in the head ( colloq)

E (infracción, omisión) offense*

incurrir en una falta grave to commit a serious misdemeanor*

fue una falta de respeto contestarle así it was very rude o disrespectful of you to answer him like that

agarrar or coger a algn en falta to catch sb out

Compuestos:

● falta de educación

es una falta de educación poner los codos sobre la mesa it's bad manners to put your elbows on the table

● falta de lesiones

( Der) (minor) bodily harm

acusar a algn de falta de lesiones to accuse sb of causing bodily harm

● falta de ortografía

spelling mistake

● falta de pago

nonpayment

F ( Dep)

1 (infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (— en tenis) fault

el árbitro pitó falta the referee gave o awarded a foul

2 (tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick; (— en balonmano) free throw

* * *

Del verbo faltar: ( conjugate faltar)

falta es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
falta
faltar
falta sustantivo femenino
1 (carencia, ausencia) falta de algo ‹de interés/dinero› lack of sth;
◊ falta de personal staff shortage;

es la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it;
fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you/him/her/them;
eso es una falta de educación that's bad manners;
a falta de más información in the absence of more information
2 ( inasistencia) tb
◊ falta de asistencia absence;

le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent
3
a)

◊ hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;

si hace falta … if necessary …;
hacen falta dos vasos más we need two more glasses;
le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest
b)

◊ sin falta without fail

4 ( defecto) fault;
◊ a pesar de todas sus faltas in spite of all his faults;

sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo to find fault with sth;
falta de ortografía spelling mistake
5 (Dep)
a) ( infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul;

(— en tenis) fault
b) ( tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick;

(— en balonmano) free throw
faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( no estar) to be missing;

◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;

(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;
◊ te falta un botón you have a button missing;

a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cup
b) ( no haber suficiente):

◊ va a falta vino there won't be enough wine;

nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough time
c) ( hacer falta):

◊ le falta alguien que la aconseje she needs someone to advise her;

les falta cariño they need affection
2 ( quedar):
◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;

nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;

(— a una petición) of course, certainly;
(— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
3
a) ( no asistir):

◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;

falta a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;

‹ a una cita› to miss sth;
◊ falta a clase to skip lessons;

ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twice
b) ( no cumplir):

◊ faltó a su promesa he didn't keep his promise;

¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
falta sustantivo femenino
1 lack: se perdió la cosecha por falta de lluvia, the harvest was lost through lack of rain
2 (ausencia) absence: no notaron su falta, they didn't miss him
3 (imperfección) fault, defect: tiene faltas de ortografía, he made some spelling mistakes
4 Jur misdemeanour
5 Dep Ftb foul
Ten fault
♦ Locuciones: echar algo/a alguien en falta, to miss sthg/sb
hacer falta, to be necessary: (nos) hace falta un reloj, we need a watch
no hace falta que lo veas, there is no need for you to see it
sin falta, without fail
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
(ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
' falta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acrecentar
- adolecer
- ante
- apagada
- apagado
- apercibirse
- apuro
- área
- atonía
- bajeza
- bastarse
- cachondeo
- calor
- carencia
- cometer
- deberse
- debilidad
- delicadeza
- desenfreno
- desgana
- desprecio
- desvergüenza
- dimanar
- distracción
- echar
- educación
- enervar
- enjuagar
- error
- estrechez
- evidenciar
- faltar
- flojedad
- hígado
- incorrección
- informalidad
- injusticia
- inquietud
- inseguridad
- insignificancia
- lastre
- ligereza
- linier
- naturalidad
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- orden
- osadía
- oscuridad
- pecado
English:
absence
- amiss
- antibiotic
- application
- badly
- carry on
- catch out
- close down
- coordination
- dark
- deficiency
- deprivation
- difference
- diffidence
- disagreement
- disrespect
- fail
- failing
- failure
- fall through
- fault
- folding
- foul
- half-heartedness
- hate
- if
- impurity
- infringement
- joblessness
- lack
- liability
- marble
- microphone
- miss
- missing
- mistake
- muscle
- nearly
- necessary
- need
- news
- numb
- off
- out of
- persuasion
- practice
- practise
- remain
- remorselessness
- self-doubt

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falta nf

1. [ausencia] absence;
[carencia] lack; [escasez] shortage;
nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence;

estos animales tienen falta de cariño these animals suffer from a lack of affection;

en estos momentos hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work at the moment;

la falta de agua impide el desarrollo de la región water is in short supply in the region, something which is holding back its development;

estoy cometiendo muchos errores, es la falta de costumbre I'm making a lot of mistakes, I'm out of practice;

fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence;

ha sido una falta de delicadeza decirle eso it was tactless of you to say that to him;

es una falta de educación it's bad manners;

es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect;

¡qué o [m5] vaya falta de seriedad! it's disgraceful!;

a falta de in the absence of;

a falta de un sitio mejor, podríamos ir a la playa in the absence of anywhere better, we could always go to the beach;

echar en falta algo/a alguien [notar la ausencia de] to notice that sth/sb is missing;
[echar de menos] to miss sth/sb;
no fuimos de vacaciones por falta de dinero we didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money;

si no voy contigo no es por falta de ganas if I don't go with you, it isn't because I don't want to;

sin falta without fail;

hemos de entregar este proyecto el lunes sin falta this project has to be handed in on Monday without fail;

Comp

a falta de pan, buenas son tortas: no es lo ideal, pero a falta de pan, buenas son tortas it's not ideal, but it will have to do for want of anything better

2.
hacer falta [ser necesario] to be necessary;

me hace falta suerte I need some luck;

me haces mucha falta I really need you;

si hiciera falta, llámanos if necessary, call us;

¡hace falta ser caradura!, ¡volver a pedirme dinero! what a nerve, asking me for money again!;

espero que lo traten con disciplina, que buena falta le hace I hope they are strict with him, he certainly needs it o it's high time someone was;

no va a venir, ni falta que hace she isn't coming, not that anyone cares

3. [no asistencia] absence;

me han puesto dos faltas este mes I was marked absent twice this month

Comp
falta de asistencia absence
4. [imperfección] fault;
[defecto de fábrica] defect, flaw;
sacarle faltas a algo/alguien to find fault with sth/sb

5. [infracción] misdemeanour, offence;
[incumplimiento] breach; [error] mistake;
una falta contra la disciplina a breach of discipline;

falta grave/leve serious/minor misdemeanour o offence;

he tenido tres faltas en el dictado I made three mistakes in my dictation

Comp
falta de ortografía spelling mistake; Com falta de pago non-payment
6. Dep [infracción] foul;
[en tenis] fault;
cometer o [m5] hacer una falta to commit a foul;

cometer o [m5] hacer una falta a alguien to foul sb;

señalar una falta to give o award a free kick

Comp
falta antideportiva [en baloncesto] unsportsmanlike foul;
falta libre directa direct free kick offence;

falta libre indirecta indirect free kick offence;

falta personal [en baloncesto] personal foul;

falta de pie [en tenis] foot fault;

falta de saque [en tenis] service fault;

falta técnica [en baloncesto] technical foul

7. Dep [tiro libre] free kick;

marcar de falta to score from a free kick;

lanzar o [m5] sacar una falta to take a free kick

Comp
falta libre directa direct free kick;
falta libre indirecta indirect free kick

8. [en la menstruación] missed period;

ha tenido ya dos faltas she has missed two periods

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falta

f

1 ( escasez) lack, want;

falta de lack of, shortage of;

a o

por falta de due to o for lack of;

por falta de tiempo due to o for o

through lack of time;

por falta de capital for lack of capital

2 ( error) mistake;

sin faltas perfect

3 ( ausencia) absence;

echar en falta a alguien miss s.o.

4 en tenis fault; en fútbol, baloncesto foul;

hacer una falta en fútbol commit a foul, foul;

hacerle falta a alguien foul s.o.;

doble falta en tenis double fault;

cometer doble falta double-fault

5 DEP ( tiro libre) free kick;

lanzar una falta take a free kick;

marcar de falta score from a free kick;

pitar falta blow one’s whistle for a free kick

6

:

hacer falta be necessary;

buena falta le hace it’s about time;

no me hace falta I don’t need it;

ni falta que hace he/it won’t be missed, he’s/it’s no great loss

7

:

sin falta without fail

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falta nf

1) carencia: lack

hacer falta: to be lacking, to be needed

2) defecto: defect, fault, error

3) : offense, misdemeanor

4) : foul (in basketball), fault (in tennis)

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falta n

1. (carencia, escasez) lack / shortage

hubo falta de alimentos there was a shortage of food

2. (ausencia) absence

la profesora le puso una falta the teacher marked him down as absent

3. (error) mistake

una falta de ortografía a spelling mistake

4. (acción censurable) offence

fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you

5. (en fútbol, baloncesto) foul

cometió una falta he committed a foul

6. (en tenis) fault

echar en falta to miss

echaba en falta a su familia he missed his family

eché en falta varios libros I realized some of my books were missing

hacer falta to need

no hace falta que vengas you don't need to come / there's no need for you to come

te hace falta un bolígrafo rojo you need a red pen

sin falta without fail

Spanish-English dictionary > falta
18 sollen

Modalv.; soll, sollte, hat sollen

1. bei Aufgabe, Verpflichtungen etc.: be to, be supposed to; Mutti sagt, du sollst nach Hause kommen mum (Am. mom) says you’re to come home; er soll mich anrufen he’s to ring me up, tell him to ring me up; ich soll erst abwaschen I have to ( oder I should) do the dishes first; sie soll sich schonen she’s (supposed) to take it easy; ich soll dir ausrichten, dass... I’m to tell you that...; ich soll dir schöne Grüße von ihm bestellen he sends his regards, he asked me to give you his regards; du solltest längst im Bett sein you were supposed to be ( oder should have been) in bed long ago; er sollte um zwei hier sein he was supposed to be ( oder should have been) here at two; er sollte Arzt werden he was supposed to become a doctor, the idea was that he should (Am. auch would) become a doctor

2. in Fragen: soll ich mitkommen? shall I come too?, do you want me to come?; ich könnte freinehmen - soll ich? umg. I could take time off - shall I? ( oder do you think I should?)

3. befehlend: du sollst ihn in Ruhe lassen! leave him alone!; wie oft soll ich dir das noch sagen? how many times do I have to tell you?; du sollst nicht alles anfassen! don’t ( oder you mustn’t) touch everything!; du sollst nicht töten BIBL. thou shalt not kill

4. bei Gedanken, Beabsichtigtem: hier soll eine Turnhalle gebaut werden a gymnasium ( oder gym umg.) is to be built here, there are plans to build a gymnasium ( oder gym umg.) here; er soll morgen ankommen he’s due ( oder supposed) to arrive tomorrow; das Buch soll Ihnen dabei helfen the book is designed to help you with this; meine Kinder sollen es einmal besser haben I want my children to be better off (than I was); es soll nicht wieder vorkommen it won’t happen again

5. bei unbestätigten Gerüchten etc.: be supposed to, be said to; sie soll sehr reich sein she’s supposed ( oder said) to be very rich, they say she’s very rich; er soll es versteckt haben he’s supposed ( oder said) to have hidden it, they say he’s hidden it; er soll eine Autorität auf dem Gebiet sein auch apparently he’s quite an expert on the subject

6. bei einer bestimmten Vorstellung: was soll das sein? what’s that supposed to be?; es sollte ein Geschenk werden it was supposed ( oder meant) to be a present; es sollte ein Witz sein it was meant to be ( oder as) a joke; soll das ein Witz sein? umg., ungehalten: is this some sort of joke?; wozu soll das gut sein? umg. what’s that in aid of?

7. bei Anweisung, Drohung, Herausforderung etc.: dann soll er’s ( von mir aus) haben umg. then he shall have it (for all I care); er soll alles haben, was er will he’s to ( oder he shall) have whatever he wants, let him have anything he wants; das soll uns nicht stören we won’t let that bother us; niemand soll sagen, dass... I don’t want it to be said that..., never let it be said that...; der soll nur kommen! umg. just let him come!; soll er es doch versuchen! umg. just let him try!; das sollst du mir büßen! umg. I’ll make you pay for that; das soll dir noch Leid tun you’ll be sorry for this; das soll mir mal einer nachmachen! umg. I’d like to see anyone do better

8. im Konjunktiv, bei Ratschlag, Vorwurf etc.: should, ought to; du solltest es mal sehen you should ( oder ought to) see it; du hättest es sehen sollen you should ( oder ought to) have seen it; man hätte es ihm sagen sollen he ought to ( oder should) have been told; das hättest du sagen sollen you should ( oder ought to) have said so ( oder said that); ich hätte es wissen sollen I should have known; du solltest lieber nach Hause gehen I think you’d better ( oder you ought to) go home; sie sagte, ich sollte erst zu Ende studieren she said I should ( oder I ought to, I was to) finish (Am. get) my degree first; so sollte es sein this is how it should ( oder ought to) be; so sollte das Wetter immer sein! the weather should always be like this; warum sollte ich ( auch)? why should I?, I don’t see why I should

9. bei Unentschlossenheit: was soll ich tun? what shall ( oder should) I do?; verzweifelt: auch what am I supposed to do?; er wusste nicht, was er machen sollte he didn’t know what to do; sie wussten nicht, ob sie lachen oder weinen sollten they didn’t know whether to laugh or cry; was soll ich sagen? what can I say?; ratlos: what am I (supposed) to say?; ich weiß nicht, was ich dir raten soll I don’t know what to suggest

10. bei einer Möglichkeit: falls er kommen sollte if he should come, in case he comes; falls es irgendwelche Probleme geben sollte if there should be ( oder are) any problems; sollte es nicht klappen, dann... if it all goes wrong, (then)...; sollte er es gewesen sein? could it have been him?; man sollte annehmen,... you would think...

11. bei Bestimmung, Schicksal: be to; er sollte den Prozess gewinnen he was to win the case; sie sollte eine berühmte Sängerin werden she was (destined) to become a famous singer; es hat nicht sein sollen oder umg. sollen sein it wasn’t meant to be; ein Jahr sollte verstreichen, bis it was to be another year before, a whole year was to pass before; es sollte alles anders kommen things were to turn out quite differently; er wusste nicht, dass er nie wiederkommen sollte he didn’t know that he would never return ( oder that he was never to return)

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sollen2

v/i; soll, sollte, hat gesollt; umg.

1. (irgendwohin müssen) be (supposed) to go; wo soll das hin? where’s it supposed to go?, where do you want me etc. to put it?; du sollst sofort zum Chef you are to go to (see) the boss right away

2. was soll das? (was bedeutet das?) what’s all this about?; (wozu soll es nützen?) what’s that for?; verärgert: what’s the idea?, what are you playing at?, Am. auch what are you up to?; was soll der Quatsch oder Scheiß? what’s all this nonsense?; was soll ich damit? what am I supposed to do with it?; was soll ich hier? can somebody tell me what I’m supposed to be doing here?; soll er doch! let him; (es ist mir egal) see if I care; was soll’s? so what?, who cares?

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must; shall; to be due to; to have to; should; ought to

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sọl|len ['zɔlən]
1. HILFSVERB
pret so\#llte, ['zɔltə] ptp so\#llen
1)

Befehl, Verpflichtung, Plan was soll ich/er tun? — what shall or should I/should he do?

kannst du mir helfen? – klar, was soll ich tun? — can you help me? – of course, what shall I do?

soll ich Ihnen helfen? — can I help you?

soll ich dir mal sagen, wie...? — shall or will I tell you how...?

soll ich (gehen/singen)? – ja, du sollst (gehen/singen) — shall I (go/sing)? – yes, do

du weißt, dass du das nicht tun sollst — you know that you're not supposed to do that

er weiß nicht, was er tun soll — he doesn't know what to do

sie sagte ihm, er solle draußen warten — she told him (that he was) to wait outside

er wurde wütend, weil er draußen warten sollte — he was livid that he had to wait outside

sie sagte mir, was ich tun sollte/was ich alles tun soll — she told me what to do or what I should do/everything I should do

was ich (nicht) alles tun/wissen soll! — the things I'm meant or supposed to do/know!

es soll nicht wieder vorkommen — it won't happen again

er soll reinkommen — tell him to come in

der soll nur kommen! — just let him come!

und da soll man nicht böse werden/nicht lachen! — and then they expect you/me etc not to get cross/not to laugh

niemand soll sagen, dass... — let no-one say that...

ich soll Ihnen sagen, dass... — I've been asked to tell you that...

ich soll dir schöne Grüße von Renate bestellen — Renate asked me to give you her best wishes

du sollst nicht töten (Bibl) — thou shalt not kill

so soll es sein — that's how it should be

das Haus soll nächste Woche gestrichen werden —

das Gebäude soll ein Museum werden — the building is (meant) to become a museum

2)

konjunktivisch was sollte ich/er deiner Meinung nach tun? — what do you think I/he should do or ought to do?

so etwas sollte man nicht tun — one shouldn't do that, one oughtn't to do that (esp Brit)

das hättest du nicht tun sollen — you shouldn't have or oughtn't to have (esp Brit) done that

das hättest du sehen sollen! — you should have seen it!

er hätte (gehen/singen) sollen — he should have (gone/sung)

du solltest lieber etwas früher kommen/zu Hause bleiben — it would be better if you came early/stayed at home

3)

konditional sollte das passieren,... — if that should happen..., should that happen...

sollte ich unrecht haben, tut es mir leid — I'm sorry if I am wrong

4) Vermutung, Erwartung to be supposed or meant to

er soll heute kommen — he should come today, he is supposed or meant to come today

sie soll krank/verheiratet sein — apparently she's ill/married

er soll angeblich sehr reich sein — he's supposed to be very rich

Xanthippe soll zänkisch gewesen sein — Xanthippe is supposed to have been quarrelsome

das soll gar nicht so einfach sein — they say it's not that easy

was soll das heißen? — what's that supposed to mean?

wer soll das sein? — who is that supposed or meant to be?

5)

= können, mögen gut, Sie sollen recht haben! — all right, have it your own way (inf), all right, whatever you say

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me

so etwas soll es geben — these things happen

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

sollte das möglich sein? — is that possible?

6)

in Prophezeihung geh er sollte sie nie wiedersehen — he was never to see her again

es hat nicht sollen sein — it wasn't to be

Jahre sollten vergehen, bevor... — years were to pass before...

es sollte nicht lange dauern, bis... — it was not to be long until...

2. INTRANSITIVES VERB pret so\#llte
['zɔltə] ptp geso\#llt [gə'zɔlt] (= bewirken, bedeuten in Fragen)
was soll das? — what's all this?

was solls! (inf) — what the hell! (inf)

was soll der Quatsch or Mist? (inf) — what's this stupid nonsense? (inf)

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

3. TRANSITIVES VERB pret so\#llte
['zɔltə] ptp geso\#llt [gə'zɔlt]
das sollst/solltest du nicht — you shouldn't do that

das hast du nicht gesollt — you shouldn't have done that

was man nicht alles soll or sollte! (inf) — the things you're expected to do!

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(used in questions, the answer to which requires a decision: Shall I tell him, or shan't I?; Shall we go now?) shall

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sol·len

[ˈzɔlən]

I. AUXILIARVERB

1.

< sollen>

im Präsens (Befehl, Verpflichtung)

▪ jd soll etw tun sb is to do sth

sie soll am Tag zwei Tabletten einnehmen she's to [or she must] take two pills a day

er soll sofort kommen he is to come immediately

ich soll Ihnen sagen, dass... I am [or I've been asked] to tell you that...

ich soll dir schöne Grüße von Richard bestellen Richard asked me to give you his best wishes

[sagen Sie ihr,] sie soll hereinkommen tell her to come in

du sollst sofort damit aufhören! you're to stop that at once!

du sollst das lassen! stop it [or that]!

du weißt, dass du das nicht tun sollst! you know that you shouldn't do that!

du sollst herkommen, habe ich gesagt! I said [you should] come here!

du sollst nicht töten REL thou shalt not kill liter

du sollst Vater und Mutter ehren REL honour thy father and thy mother liter

2.

< sollen>

im Präsens (eigentlich müssen)

▪ jd soll etw tun sb is [supposed [or meant]] to do sth

ich soll morgen einen Bericht abgeben, aber er ist noch nicht fertig I'm supposed to hand in a report tomorrow, but it's not yet finished

was ich [nicht] alles tun/wissen soll! the things I'm meant [or supposed] to do/know!

3.

< sollte>

in der Vergangenheit (Verpflichtung)

▪ jd sollte etw tun sb was [supposed [or meant]] to do sth

sie sollte gestern zum Arzt gehen she was [supposed] to go to the doctor yesterday

solltest du nicht bei ihr anrufen? weren't you supposed to ring her?

du solltest ihn gestern anrufen you were meant to phone him yesterday

wie sollte ich das wissen? how was I to know that?

er ärgerte sich, weil er draußen warten sollte he was annoyed because he was to wait outside

4.

<sollte, sollen>

im Präsens, Konditional II, in der Vergangenheit (Absicht, Wunsch)

so soll[te] es sein that's how it should be

das soll[te] dich nicht stören don't let it bother you

du sollst [o solltest] dir deswegen keine Gedanken machen you shouldn't worry about it

du sollst dein Geld zurückbekommen you shall get your money back

du sollst dich ganz wie zu Hause fühlen! [just] make yourself at home!

es soll nicht wieder vorkommen! it won't [or shan't] happen again!

niemand soll sagen, dass... let no one say that..., no one shall say that...

wozu soll denn das gut sein? what's the good of that?

das soll sie erst mal tun! just let her try!

mir soll es gleich sein it's all the same to me

der soll [mir] nur kommen! just let him come!

das sollte ein Witz sein that was meant to be a joke

5.

< sollen>

im Präsens (etw ist geplant)

▪ jd/etw soll etw tun sb/sth is to do sth

ich soll die Stelle übernehmen I am to take over the job

hier soll ein Einkaufszentrum entstehen an arcade is to be built here

das Zimmer soll nächste Woche gestrichen werden the room [is meant] to be painted next week

6.

< sollen>

im Präsens (bei Ratlosigkeit)

▪ was soll ich/er tun? what shall [or should] I/he do?, what am I/is he to do?; (was ist geplant a.) what am I/is he meant to do?

kannst du mir helfen? — natürlich, was soll ich tun? can you help me? — of course, what shall I do?

soll ich dir helfen? shall [or can] I help you?

soll ich dir noch etwas Wein nachschenken? shall [or can] I give you some more wine?

was \sollen wir machen? what shall we do?

was soll ich nur machen? what am I to do?

was soll man da machen? what is one to do?, what shall I/we do?

was soll nur aus ihm werden? what is to become of him?

ich weiß nicht, was ich machen soll I don't know what I should do [or what to do]

sie weiß nicht, wie sie das Problem lösen soll she doesn't know how to solve the problem

man hat mir gesagt, ich soll Sie fragen I was told to ask you

7. im Konjunktiv II (Rat)

▪ jd sollte etw tun sb should [or ought to] do sth

da solltest du mitfahren! you ought to come along!

das solltest du unbedingt sehen! you have to see this!, come and look at this!

du solltest dich schämen! you should [or ought to] be ashamed [of yourself]

so etwas sollte man nicht tun one shouldn't do that

mit deiner Erkältung solltest du besser zu Hause bleiben with your cold you had better stay at home

du solltest lieber etwas früher kommen it would be better if you came early

was sollte ich deiner Meinung nach tun? what do you think I should [or ought to] do?

8. im Konjunktiv II (Rat im Nachhinein)

▪ jd hätte etw tun \sollen sb should have done sth

du hättest dort hingehen \sollen you should have gone there

du hättest sie anrufen \sollen you should have phoned her

du hättest ihr das nicht erzählen \sollen you shouldn't have told her that

das hättest du sehen \sollen! you should have seen it!

das hätte er nicht sagen \sollen he shouldn't have said that

das hättest du besser nicht tun \sollen it would have been better if you hadn't done that

das hätte nicht vorkommen \sollen it should not have [or ought not to have] happened

was hätte ich tun \sollen? what should I [or ought I to] have done?

9.

< sollte>

in der Vergangenheit (schicksalhaft)

▪ jd/etw sollte etw sein/tun sb/sth was to be/do sth

sie sollten Rom nie erreichen they were never to reach Rome

es sollte ganz anders kommen things were to turn out quite differently

dieser Schicksalsschlag sollte nicht der letzte sein this stroke of fate was not to be the last

es sollten viele Jahre vergehen, bevor... many years were to pass before...

es sollte nicht lange dauern, bis... it was not to be long until...

es hat nicht sein \sollen, es hat nicht \sollen sein it was not to be

es hat nicht sein \sollen, dass die beiden sich je wiedertreffen the two were destined never to meet again

10.

< sollen>

im Präsens (angeblich)

▪ jd/etw soll etw sein/tun sb/sth is supposed to be/do sth

sie soll sehr reich sein she is supposed [or said] to be very rich

sie soll heute kommen she's supposed to come today

er soll eine Gehaltserhöhung bekommen he's supposed to be getting a pay rise

sie soll geheiratet haben I've heard she has got married

der Sommer soll heiß werden they say we're going to have a hot summer

soll das [schon] alles [gewesen] sein? is that [supposed to be] all?

so etwas soll es geben these things happen

das soll vorkommen things like that can happen

das soll gar nicht so einfach sein they say it's not that easy

was soll das heißen? what's that supposed to mean?, what are you/is he/she etc. getting at?

was soll dieses Bild darstellen? what is this picture supposed [or meant] to represent?

wer soll das sein? who's that [supposed [or meant] to be]?

11. im Konjunktiv II (Zweifel ausdrückend)

sollte das möglich sein? is that [or can that be] possible?

sollte sie mich belogen haben? does that mean [or are you saying] [that] she lied to me?

sollte ich mich so getäuscht haben? could I have been so wrong?

man sollte glauben, dass... you would think that...

12. im Konditionalsatz (falls)

▪ sollte jd etw tun,... should sb do sth,...

sollte sie anrufen,..., falls sie anrufen sollte,... should she ring up,...

sollte das passieren,... if that should happen,..., should that happen,...

wenn du sie sehen solltest, sag ihr bitte... if you should see her, please tell her...

sollte es regnen, [dann] bleibe ich zu Hause if it should rain, I will stay at home

sollte ich einen Fehler gemacht haben, tut es mir leid if [or should] I have made a mistake, I'm sorry

ich werde es versuchen, und sollte ich auch verlieren I'll try, even though I may lose

II. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<sollte, gesollt>

(eigentlich müssen)

soll ich? — ja, du sollst! should I? — yes, you should!

soll er reinkommen? — ja, er soll should he come in? — yes, he should

das sollst [o solltest] du nicht you shouldn't do that

du sollst sofort nach Hause you should go home at once

du solltest jetzt ins Bett you should go to bed now

immer soll ich! it's always me [who has to do it]!

und warum soll ich das? and why am I to do that?

was man nicht alles soll! the things one has to do!, the things you're meant to!

sie hätte eigentlich in die Schule gesollt she should have gone to school

das hast du nicht gesollt you shouldn't have done that

2.

<sollte, gesollt>

(bedeuten)

was soll der Blödsinn? what's all this nonsense about?

was soll das? what's that supposed to mean?; (warum denn das?) what's that for?

was soll ich dort? what would I do there?

was soll's? (fam) who cares?, what the heck? fam

soll er doch! (fam) [just] let him/her!

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1.
unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. sollen

1) (bei Aufforderung, Anweisung, Auftrag)

solltest du nicht bei ihm anrufen? — were you not supposed to ring him?

was soll ich als nächstes tun? — what shall I do next?; what do you want me to do next?

[sagen Sie ihm,] er soll hereinkommen — tell him to come in

ich soll dir schöne Grüße von Herrn Meier bestellen — Herr Meier asked me to give you or sends his best wishes

2) (bei Wunsch, Absicht, Vorhaben)

du sollst alles haben, was du brauchst — you shall have everything you require

das sollte ein Witz sein — that was meant to be a joke

was soll denn das heißen? — what is that supposed to mean?

3) (bei Ratlosigkeit)

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

was soll nur aus ihm werden? — what is to become of him?

4) (Notwendigkeit ausdrückend)

man soll so etwas nicht unterschätzen — it's not to be taken or it shouldn't be taken so lightly

5) häufig im Konjunktiv II (Erwartung, Wünschenswertes ausdrückend)

du solltest dich schämen — you ought to be ashamed of yourself

das hättest du besser nicht tun sollen — it would have been better if you hadn't done that

6) (jemandem beschieden sein)

er sollte seine Heimat nicht wieder sehen — he was never to see his homeland again

es hat nicht sein sollen od. nicht sollen sein — it was not to be

7) im Konjunktiv II (eine Möglichkeit ausdrückend)

wenn du ihn sehen solltest, sage ihm bitte... — if you should see him, please tell him...

8) im Präsens (sich für die Wahrheit nicht verbürgend)

das Restaurant soll sehr teuer sein — the restaurant is supposed or said to be very expensive

9) im Konjunktiv II (Zweifel ausdrückend)

sollte das sein Ernst sein? — is he really being serious?

10) (können)

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me; it doesn't matter to me

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...
2.
transitives, intransitives Verb

was soll das? — what's the idea?

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

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sollen¹ v/mod; soll, sollte, hat sollen

1. bei Aufgabe, Verpflichtungen etc: be to, be supposed to;

Mutti sagt, du sollst nach Hause kommen mum (US mom) says you’re to come home;

er soll mich anrufen he’s to ring me up, tell him to ring me up;

ich soll erst abwaschen I have to ( oder I should) do the dishes first;

sie soll sich schonen she’s (supposed) to take it easy;

ich soll dir ausrichten, dass … I’m to tell you that …;

ich soll dir schöne Grüße von ihm bestellen he sends his regards, he asked me to give you his regards;

du solltest längst im Bett sein you were supposed to be ( oder should have been) in bed long ago;

er sollte um zwei hier sein he was supposed to be ( oder should have been) here at two;

er sollte Arzt werden he was supposed to become a doctor, the idea was that he should (US auch would) become a doctor

2. in Fragen:

soll ich mitkommen? shall I come too?, do you want me to come?;

ich könnte freinehmen - soll ich? umg I could take time off - shall I? ( oder do you think I should?)

3. befehlend:

du sollst ihn in Ruhe lassen! leave him alone!;

wie oft soll ich dir das noch sagen? how many times do I have to tell you?;

du sollst nicht alles anfassen! don’t ( oder you mustn’t) touch everything!;

du sollst nicht töten BIBEL thou shalt not kill

4. bei Gedanken, Beabsichtigtem:

hier soll eine Turnhalle gebaut werden a gymnasium ( oder gym umg) is to be built here, there are plans to build a gymnasium ( oder gym umg) here;

er soll morgen ankommen he’s due ( oder supposed) to arrive tomorrow;

das Buch soll Ihnen dabei helfen the book is designed to help you with this;

meine Kinder sollen es einmal besser haben I want my children to be better off (than I was);

es soll nicht wieder vorkommen it won’t happen again

5. bei unbestätigten Gerüchten etc: be supposed to, be said to;

sie soll sehr reich sein she’s supposed ( oder said) to be very rich, they say she’s very rich;

er soll es versteckt haben he’s supposed ( oder said) to have hidden it, they say he’s hidden it;

er soll eine Autorität auf dem Gebiet sein auch apparently he’s quite an expert on the subject

6. bei einer bestimmten Vorstellung:

was soll das sein? what’s that supposed to be?;

es sollte ein Geschenk werden it was supposed ( oder meant) to be a present;

es sollte ein Witz sein it was meant to be ( oder as) a joke;

soll das ein Witz sein? umg, ungehalten: is this some sort of joke?;

wozu soll das gut sein? umg what’s that in aid of?

7. bei Anweisung, Drohung, Herausforderung etc:

dann soll er’s (von mir aus) haben umg then he shall have it (for all I care);

er soll alles haben, was er will he’s to ( oder he shall) have whatever he wants, let him have anything he wants;

das soll uns nicht stören we won’t let that bother us;

niemand soll sagen, dass … I don’t want it to be said that …, never let it be said that …;

der soll nur kommen! umg just let him come!;

soll er es doch versuchen! umg just let him try!;

das sollst du mir büßen! umg I’ll make you pay for that;

das soll dir noch leidtun you’ll be sorry for this;

das soll mir mal einer nachmachen! umg I’d like to see anyone do better

8. im Konjunktiv, bei Ratschlag, Vorwurf etc: should, ought to;

du solltest es mal sehen you should ( oder ought to) see it;

du hättest es sehen sollen you should ( oder ought to) have seen it;

man hätte es ihm sagen sollen he ought to ( oder should) have been told;

das hättest du sagen sollen you should ( oder ought to) have said so ( oder said that);

ich hätte es wissen sollen I should have known;

du solltest lieber nach Hause gehen I think you’d better ( oder you ought to) go home;

sie sagte, ich sollte erst zu Ende studieren she said I should ( oder I ought to, I was to) finish (US get) my degree first;

so sollte es sein this is how it should ( oder ought to) be;

so sollte das Wetter immer sein! the weather should always be like this;

warum sollte ich (auch)? why should I?, I don’t see why I should

9. bei Unentschlossenheit:

was soll ich tun? what shall ( oder should) I do?; verzweifelt: auch what am I supposed to do?;

er wusste nicht, was er machen sollte he didn’t know what to do;

sie wussten nicht, ob sie lachen oder weinen sollten they didn’t know whether to laugh or cry;

was soll ich sagen? what can I say?; ratlos: what am I (supposed) to say?;

ich weiß nicht, was ich dir raten soll I don’t know what to suggest

10. bei einer Möglichkeit:

falls er kommen sollte if he should come, in case he comes;

falls es irgendwelche Probleme geben sollte if there should be ( oder are) any problems;

sollte es nicht klappen, dann … if it all goes wrong, (then) …;

sollte er es gewesen sein? could it have been him?;

man sollte annehmen, … you would think …

11. bei Bestimmung, Schicksal: be to;

er sollte den Prozess gewinnen he was to win the case;

sie sollte eine berühmte Sängerin werden she was (destined) to become a famous singer;

es hat nicht sein sollen oder umg

sollen sein it wasn’t meant to be;

ein Jahr sollte verstreichen, bis it was to be another year before, a whole year was to pass before;

es sollte alles anders kommen things were to turn out quite differently;

er wusste nicht, dass er nie wiederkommen sollte he didn’t know that he would never return ( oder that he was never to return)

sollen² v/i; soll, sollte, hat gesollt; umg

1. (irgendwohin müssen) be (supposed) to go;

wo soll das hin? where’s it supposed to go?, where do you want me etc to put it?;

du sollst sofort zum Chef you are to go to (see) the boss right away

2.

was soll das? (was bedeutet das?) what’s all this about?; (wozu soll es nützen?) what’s that for?; verärgert: what’s the idea?, what are you playing at?, US auch what are you up to?;

was soll der Quatsch oder

Scheiß? what’s all this nonsense?;

was soll ich damit? what am I supposed to do with it?;

was soll ich hier? can somebody tell me what I’m supposed to be doing here?;

soll er doch! let him; (es ist mir egal) see if I care;

was soll’s? so what?, who cares?

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1.
unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. sollen

1) (bei Aufforderung, Anweisung, Auftrag)

solltest du nicht bei ihm anrufen? — were you not supposed to ring him?

was soll ich als nächstes tun? — what shall I do next?; what do you want me to do next?

[sagen Sie ihm,] er soll hereinkommen — tell him to come in

ich soll dir schöne Grüße von Herrn Meier bestellen — Herr Meier asked me to give you or sends his best wishes

2) (bei Wunsch, Absicht, Vorhaben)

du sollst alles haben, was du brauchst — you shall have everything you require

das sollte ein Witz sein — that was meant to be a joke

was soll denn das heißen? — what is that supposed to mean?

3) (bei Ratlosigkeit)

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

was soll nur aus ihm werden? — what is to become of him?

4) (Notwendigkeit ausdrückend)

man soll so etwas nicht unterschätzen — it's not to be taken or it shouldn't be taken so lightly

5) häufig im Konjunktiv II (Erwartung, Wünschenswertes ausdrückend)

du solltest dich schämen — you ought to be ashamed of yourself

das hättest du besser nicht tun sollen — it would have been better if you hadn't done that

6) (jemandem beschieden sein)

er sollte seine Heimat nicht wieder sehen — he was never to see his homeland again

es hat nicht sein sollen od. nicht sollen sein — it was not to be

7) im Konjunktiv II (eine Möglichkeit ausdrückend)

wenn du ihn sehen solltest, sage ihm bitte... — if you should see him, please tell him...

8) im Präsens (sich für die Wahrheit nicht verbürgend)

das Restaurant soll sehr teuer sein — the restaurant is supposed or said to be very expensive

9) im Konjunktiv II (Zweifel ausdrückend)

sollte das sein Ernst sein? — is he really being serious?

10) (können)

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me; it doesn't matter to me

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...
2.
transitives, intransitives Verb

was soll das? — what's the idea?

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: sollte, gesollt)

= ought aux.

should modal

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sollen
19 fragen

I vt/i

1. ask; (ausfragen) question, query; ( jemanden) etwas fragen ask (s.o.) a question; viel fragen ask a lot of questions; gern fragen like to ask questions; ich wollte fragen, ob... I was wondering if ( oder whether)..., I wanted to ask if ( oder whether)...; wenn ich fragen darf if you don’t mind my asking; da fragst du mich zu viel (I’m afraid) I can’t help you there, I don’t know about that; frag lieber nicht! don’t ask!; (sonst hörst du etw. Unangenehmes) you don’t want to know!; man wird ja wohl noch fragen dürfen sorry I asked; frag nicht so dumm! don’t ask such silly ( oder stupid) questions; da fragst du noch? (das ist doch selbstverständlich) how can you even ask (such a thing)?; (du wagst es zu fragen?) you’ve got a nerve; Fragen kostet nichts there’s no harm in asking

2. (sich erkundigen) inquire ( nach oder wegen about); nach jemandem fragen ask about s.o.; nach Befinden: auch ask after s.o.; (jemanden sprechen wollen) ask for s.o.; ich fragte ihn nach seiner Frau I asked him how his wife was; jemanden nach seinem Namen / dem Weg etc. fragen ask s.o. his ( oder her) name / the way etc.

3. (bitten): ( jemanden) fragen nach ask (s.o.) for; jemanden um Erlaubnis / Rat fragen ask s.o.’s permission / advice; sie fragt nach einem Glas Wasser she’s asking for a glass of water; fragst du ihn wegen dem Auto? umg. (ob wir es haben können) will you ask him about the car ( oder whether we can have the car)?; gefragt

II v/i: nicht fragen nach (sich nicht kümmern um) not care about; niemand fragt nach mir nobody bothers about me; wer fragt schon danach? who cares?; er fragt einen Dreck danach, wie das Wetter ist umg. he couldn’t care less ( oder he doesn’t give a damn) about the weather

III v/refl

1. wonder; ich frage mich, wie er es schafft auch I’d like to know how he does it; ich frage mich, warum I (just) wonder why, I can’t help wondering why; da fragt man sich doch! umg. I ask you; ich habe mich gefragt, wer das war I wondered who that was

2. unpers.: es fragt sich, ob / wann etc. it’s a question of whether / when etc., the question is whether / when etc.

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to question; to ask; to query;

sich fragen

to wonder

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fra|gen ['fraːgn]
1. vti
to ask
jdm frágen — to ask after sb; (in Hotel etc) to ask for sb

ich fragte sie nach den Kindern — I asked her how the children were doing

nach jds Namen/Alter/dem Weg frágen — to ask sb's name/age/the way

nach Arbeit/Post frágen — to ask whether there is/was any work/mail

nach den Ursachen frágen — to inquire as to the causes

ich fragte sie nach ihren Wünschen — I asked her what she wanted

ich habe nicht nach Einzelheiten gefragt — I didn't ask any details

nach den Folgen frágen — to bother or care about the consequences

er fragte nicht danach, ob... — he didn't bother or care whether...

wegen etw frágen — to ask about sth

frag (mich/ihn) lieber nicht — you'd better not ask (me/him) that

das frage ich dich! — I could ask you the same

da fragst du noch? — you still have to ask?, you still don't know?

frag nicht so dumm! — don't ask silly questions

du fragst zu viel — you ask too many questions

da fragst du mich zu viel (inf) — I really couldn't say

man wird ja wohl noch frágen dürfen (inf) — I was only asking (inf), there's no law against asking, is there? (inf)

wenn ich ( mal) frágen darf — if I may or might ask

ohne lange zu frágen — without asking a lot of questions

See:

→ auch gefragt

2. vr
to wonder
das/da frage ich mich — I wonder

das frage ich mich auch — that's just what I was wondering

ja, das fragt man sich — yes, that's the question

es fragt sich, ob... — it's debatable or questionable whether or if...

man fragt sich, ob... — one wonders whether or if...

da muss man sich frágen, ob... — you or one can't help wondering whether or if...

ich frage mich, wie/wo... — I'd like to know how/where..., I really wonder how/where...

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1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) ask

2) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) inquire

3) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) inquire

4) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) inquire

5) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) enquire

6) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) enquire

7) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) enquire

8) (to ask: `What time does the train leave?' she queried.) query

9) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) question

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fra·gen

[ˈfra:gn̩]

I. vi

1. (eine Frage stellen) to ask

da fragst du mich zu viel (fam) you've got me there fam

da müssen Sie woanders \fragen you'll have to ask someone else

man wird ja wohl noch \fragen dürfen (fam) I was only asking

ohne [lange] zu \fragen without asking [a lot of] questions

ohne nach etw dat zu \fragen without bothering about the consequences of sth

2. (sich erkundigen)

▪ nach jdm \fragen to ask for sb

hat während meiner Abwesenheit irgendwer nach mir gefragt? did anyone ask for me while I was away?

▪ nach etw dat \fragen to enquire [or ask] about sth

nach der Uhrzeit \fragen to ask the time

nach dem Weg \fragen to ask for directions

nach jds Gesundheit \fragen to enquire [or ask] about [or BRIT a. after] sb's health

dürfte ich Sie wohl nach Ihrem Alter/Beruf \fragen? may I enquire how old you are/what you do for a living?

▪ nicht nach etw dat \fragen to not be bothered about sth

II. vr

▪ sich akk \fragen, ob/wann/wie... to wonder whether/when/how...

▪ es fragt sich, ob... it is doubtful whether...

III. vt

▪ [jdn] etwas \fragen to ask [sb] sth

▪ jdn \fragen, ob/wann/... to ask sb whether/when...

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1.
transitives, intransitives Verb

1) ask

er fragt immer so klug — he always asks or puts such astute questions

frag nicht so dumm! — (ugs.) don't ask such silly questions

das fragst du noch? — (ugs.) need you ask?

da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say

jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look

2) (sich erkundigen)

nach etwas fragen — ask or inquire about something

jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something

nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion

nach jemandem fragen — (jemanden suchen) ask for somebody; (nach jemandes Befinden fragen) ask after or about somebody

3) (nachfragen) ask for

jemanden um Rat fragen — ask somebody for advice

4) (verneint): (sich nicht kümmern)

nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something
2.
reflexives Verb

sich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...

das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too

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fragen

A. v/t & v/i

1. ask; (ausfragen) question, query;

(jemanden) etwas fragen ask (sb) a question;

viel fragen ask a lot of questions;

gern fragen like to ask questions;

ich wollte fragen, ob … I was wondering if ( oder whether) …, I wanted to ask if ( oder whether) …;

wenn ich fragen darf if you don’t mind my asking;

da fragst du mich zu viel (I’m afraid) I can’t help you there, I don’t know about that;

frag lieber nicht! don’t ask!; (sonst hörst du etwas Unangenehmes) you don’t want to know!;

man wird ja wohl noch fragen dürfen sorry I asked;

frag nicht so dumm! don’t ask such silly ( oder stupid) questions;

da fragst du noch? (das ist doch selbstverständlich) how can you even ask (such a thing)?; (du wagst es zu fragen?) you’ve got a nerve;

Fragen kostet nichts there’s no harm in asking

2. (sich erkundigen) inquire (

nach oder

wegen about);

nach jemandem fragen ask about sb; nach Befinden: auch ask after sb; (jemanden sprechen wollen) ask for sb;

ich fragte ihn nach seiner Frau I asked him how his wife was;

jemanden nach seinem Namen/dem Weg etc

fragen ask sb his ( oder her) name/the way etc

3. (bitten):

(jemanden) fragen nach ask (sb) for;

jemanden um Erlaubnis/Rat fragen ask sb’s permission/advice;

sie fragt nach einem Glas Wasser she’s asking for a glass of water;

fragst du ihn wegen dem Auto? umg (ob wir es haben können) will you ask him about the car ( oder whether we can have the car)?; → gefragt

B. v/i:

nicht fragen nach (sich nicht kümmern um) not care about;

niemand fragt nach mir nobody bothers about me;

wer fragt schon danach? who cares?;

er fragt einen Dreck danach, wie das Wetter ist umg he couldn’t care less ( oder he doesn’t give a damn) about the weather

C. v/r

1. wonder;

ich frage mich, wie er es schafft auch I’d like to know how he does it;

ich frage mich, warum I (just) wonder why, I can’t help wondering why;

da fragt man sich doch! umg I ask you;

ich habe mich gefragt, wer das war I wondered who that was

2. unpers:

es fragt sich, ob/wann etc it’s a question of whether/when etc, the question is whether/when etc

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1.
transitives, intransitives Verb

1) ask

er fragt immer so klug — he always asks or puts such astute questions

frag nicht so dumm! — (ugs.) don't ask such silly questions

das fragst du noch? — (ugs.) need you ask?

da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say

jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look

2) (sich erkundigen)

nach etwas fragen — ask or inquire about something

jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something

nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion

nach jemandem fragen — (jemanden suchen) ask for somebody; (nach jemandes Befinden fragen) ask after or about somebody

3) (nachfragen) ask for

jemanden um Rat fragen — ask somebody for advice

4) (verneint): (sich nicht kümmern)

nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something
2.
reflexives Verb

sich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...

das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too

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(nach) v.

to ask (for) v. v.

to ask v.

to interrogate v.

to query v.

to request v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > fragen
20 care

care [keə(r)]

s'intéresser à ⇒ 1 (a) aimer ⇒ 1 (b) vouloir ⇒ 1 (c) souci ⇒ 2 (a) soin ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c) charge ⇒ 2 (d)

1 intransitive verb

(a) (feel concern)

∎ to care about sth s'intéresser à ou se soucier de qch;

∎ all you care about is your work! il n'y a que ton travail qui t'intéresse!;

∎ they really do care about the project le projet est vraiment important pour eux;

∎ a book for all those who care about the environment un livre pour tous ceux qui s'intéressent à l'environnement ou qui se sentent concernés par les problèmes d'environnement;

∎ she didn't seem to care at all elle avait l'air de s'en moquer complètement;

∎ I don't care what people think je me moque de ce que pensent les gens;

∎ when do you want to tell them? - I don't care quand veux-tu leur dire? - ça m'est égal;

∎ familiar as if I cared!, I couldn't care less! je m'en fiche éperdument, je m'en fous;

∎ familiar I couldn't or American could care less if he comes or not ça m'est complètement égal^□ qu'il vienne ou non;

∎ what do I care? qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire?;

∎ we could be dead for all he cares il se moque totalement de ce qui peut nous arriver;

∎ familiar they don't care a damn ils s'en fichent éperdument ou comme de leur première chemise;

∎ who cares? qu'est-ce que ça peut bien faire?

(b) (feel affection)

∎ to care about or for sb aimer qn;

∎ do you still care about or for her? est-ce que tu l'aimes toujours?;

∎ she cares a lot about her family elle est très attachée ou elle tient beaucoup à sa famille

(c) formal (like)

∎ would you care to join us? voulez-vous vous joindre à nous?;

∎ would you care to have a cup of coffee? prendriez-vous ou aimeriez-vous une tasse de café?;

∎ I was more nervous than I cared to admit j'étais plus intimidé qu'il n'y paraissait;

∎ the house is available whenever you care to use it la maison est disponible quand vous voulez ou à n'importe quel moment;

∎ I wouldn't care to go back there cela ne me dit rien d'y retourner

2 noun

(a) (worry) souci m;

∎ to be full of cares avoir beaucoup de soucis;

∎ you look as though you haven't a care in the world on dirait que tu n'as pas le moindre souci;

∎ British weighed down by care accablé de soucis;

∎ cares of State responsabilités fpl d'État

(b) (UNCOUNT) (treatment → of person) soin(s) m(pl), traitement m; (looking after → of teeth, hair etc) soin(s) m(pl); (→ of machine, material) entretien m;

∎ nursing care soins mpl à domicile;

∎ you should take care of that cough vous devriez (faire) soigner cette toux;

∎ he doesn't take care of his bicycle il ne prend pas soin de son vélo;

∎ she needs special care elle a besoin de soins spécialisés

(c) (UNCOUNT) (attention) attention f, soin m;

∎ they worked with great care ils ont travaillé avec le plus grand soin;

∎ handle with care (on package) fragile;

∎ take care not to offend her faites attention à ou prenez soin de ne pas la vexer;

∎ take care not to spill the paint prenez garde de ou faites attention à ne pas renverser la peinture;

∎ drive with care conduisez prudemment;

∎ he was charged with driving without due care and attention il a été accusé de conduite négligente;

∎ British old-fashioned have a care! prenez garde!, faites attention!

(d) (protection, supervision) charge f, garde f;

∎ I'm leaving the matter in your care je vous confie l'affaire, je confie l'affaire à vos soins;

∎ the children are in the care of a nanny on a laissé ou confié les enfants à une nurse ou à la garde d'une nurse;

∎ he is under the care of a heart specialist c'est un cardiologue qui le traite ou qui le soigne;

∎ to take care of (invalid, child, customer, problem etc) s'occuper de;

∎ to take care of one's health ménager sa santé;

∎ who will take care of your cat? qui va s'occuper ou prendre soin de ton chat?;

∎ I'll take care of the reservations je me charge des réservations ou de faire les réservations, je vais m'occuper des réservations;

∎ I have important business to take care of j'ai une affaire importante à expédier;

∎ take care! salut!;

∎ take (good) care of yourself fais bien attention à toi;

∎ I can take care of myself je peux ou je sais me débrouiller (tout seul);

∎ the problem will take care of itself le problème va s'arranger tout seul;

∎ care of (in address) chez;

∎ address the letter to me (in) care of Mrs Barry adressez-moi la lettre chez Mme Barry

(e) British Administration

∎ the baby was put in care or taken into care on a retiré aux parents la garde de leur bébé;

∎ children in care enfants mpl confiés aux services sociaux

►► British Administration care assistant aide-soignant(e) m,f;

British Administration care attendant infirmier(ère) m,f à domicile;

American care giver (professional) aide mf à domicile; (relative) = personne s'occupant d'un parent malade ou âgé;

British Administration care in the community = système de soins prodigués aux malades mentaux en dehors du milieu hospitalier;

care label (on garment) conseils mpl d'entretien;

British Administration care worker travailleur(euse) m,f social(e)

➲ care for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (look after → child) s'occuper de; (→ invalid) soigner;

∎ I'm glad to see you're being well cared for (child) je suis contente de voir qu'on s'occupe bien de toi; (invalid) je suis contente de voir qu'on te soigne bien;

∎ to look well cared for (animal, child, hair etc) avoir l'air soigné ou une apparence soignée; (car, garden etc) avoir l'air bien entretenu

(b) (like) aimer;

∎ he still cares for her (loves) il l'aime toujours; (has affection for) il est toujours attaché à elle, il tient toujours à elle;

∎ I don't care for him il me déplaît, il ne me plaît pas;

∎ I didn't care for his last book son dernier livre ne m'a pas plu, je n'ai pas aimé son dernier livre;

∎ she didn't care for the way he spoke la façon dont il a parlé lui a déplu;

∎ formal would you care for a cup of coffee? aimeriez-vous ou voudriez-vous une tasse de café?

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