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utilisation ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) emploi ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) consommation ⇒ 1 (a) usage ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (f), 1 (g) besoin ⇒ 1 (d) se servir de ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) utiliser ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) employer ⇒ 2 (a) prendre ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (e) profiter de ⇒ 2 (b) consommer ⇒ 2 (c) finir ⇒ 2 (c)

1 noun [ju:s]

(a) (utilization → of materials) utilisation f, emploi m; (consumption → of water, resources etc) consommation f; (being used, worn etc) usage m;

∎ the use of brick in building l'emploi ou l'utilisation de la brique dans la construction;

∎ to stretch (out) with use se détendre à l'usage;

∎ to wear out with use s'user;

∎ the dishes are for everyday use c'est la vaisselle de tous les jours;

∎ ready for use prêt à l'emploi;

∎ directions or instructions for use (on packaging) mode d'emploi;

∎ for your personal use (on packaging) pour votre usage personnel;

∎ for customer use only (sign) réservé à notre clientèle;

∎ Medicine for external/internal use only (on packaging) à usage externe/interne;

∎ for use in case of emergency (sign) à utiliser en cas d'urgence;

∎ the film is for use in teaching le film est destiné à l'enseignement;

∎ in use (machine, system) en usage, utilisé; (lift, cash point) en service; (phrase, word) usité;

∎ in general use d'emploi courant, d'utilisation courante;

∎ not in use, out of use (machine, system) hors d'usage; (lift, cash point) hors service;

∎ the phrase is no longer in use l'expression est inusitée ou ne s'utilise plus;

∎ to come into use entrer en service;

∎ to go out of use (machine) être mis au rebut;

∎ steam engines went out of use in 1950 on a cessé d'utiliser ou d'employer les machines à vapeur en 1950;

∎ to make use of sth se servir de ou utiliser qch;

∎ schools are making increasing use of audio-visual aids les écoles se servent de plus en plus de supports audiovisuels;

∎ to make good use of, to put to good use (machine, money) faire bon usage de; (opportunity, experience) tirer profit de

(b) (ability or right to use) usage m, utilisation f;

∎ we gave them the use of our car nous leur avons laissé l'usage de notre voiture;

∎ he only has the use of one arm il n'a l'usage que d'un bras;

∎ she lost the use of her legs elle a perdu l'usage de ses jambes;

∎ the old man still has the full use of his faculties le vieil homme jouit encore de toutes ses facultés

(c) (practical application) usage m, emploi m;

∎ this tool has many uses cet outil a de nombreux usages ou emplois;

∎ we found a use for the old fridge nous avons trouvé un emploi pour le vieux frigo;

∎ humorous I have my uses il m'arrive de servir à quelque chose

(d) (need) besoin m, usage m;

∎ do you have any use for this book? avez-vous besoin de ce livre?;

∎ to have no use for sth ne pas avoir besoin de qch; figurative n'avoir que faire de qch;

∎ I have no use for idle gossip je n'ai que faire des cancans;

∎ this department has no use for slackers il n'y a pas de place pour les fainéants dans ce service

(e) (usefulness)

∎ to be of use (to sb) être utile (à qn), servir (à qn);

∎ this dictionary might be of use to you ce dictionnaire pourrait vous être utile ou vous servir;

∎ were the instructions (of) any use? est-ce que le mode d'emploi a servi à quelque chose?;

∎ I found his advice to be of little use, his advice was of little use to me je n'ai pas trouvé ses conseils très utiles;

∎ the book would be of more use if it had illustrations le livre serait plus utile s'il contenait des illustrations;

∎ it's not much use cela ne sert pas à grand-chose;

∎ he's not much use as a secretary il n'est pas brillant comme secrétaire;

∎ to be (of) no use (thing) ne servir à rien; (person) n'être bon à rien;

∎ they were no use at all during the move ils n'ont rien fait pendant le déménagement;

∎ you're no use! tu n'es bon à rien!;

∎ it's or there's no use complaining inutile de ou ça ne sert à rien de se plaindre;

∎ there's no use shouting ça ne sert à rien de crier, (c'est) inutile de crier;

∎ it's no use, we might as well give up c'est inutile ou ça ne sert à rien, autant abandonner;

∎ I tried to convince her but it was no use j'ai essayé de la convaincre mais il n'y avait rien à faire;

∎ is it any use calling her? est-ce que ça servira à quelque chose de l'appeler?;

∎ what's the use of waiting? à quoi bon attendre?, à quoi ça sert d'attendre?;

∎ oh, what's the use? à quoi bon?;

∎ familiar ironic that's a fat lot of use! ça nous fait une belle jambe!

(f) Linguistics usage m;

∎ that's an old-fashioned use c'est un usage vieilli

(g) Religion usage m

2 transitive verb [ju:z]

(a) (put into action → service, tool, skills) se servir de, utiliser; (→ product, name) utiliser; (→ method, phrase, word) employer; (→ vehicle, form of transport) prendre;

∎ these are the notebooks he used ce sont les cahiers dont il s'est servi ou qu'il a utilisés;

∎ is anyone using this book? est-ce que quelqu'un se sert de ou a besoin de ce livre?;

∎ it's very easy to use c'est très facile à utiliser;

∎ it's no longer used (machine, tool) ça ne sert plus; (word, expression) ça n'est plus usité;

∎ am I using the term correctly? est-ce comme ça qu'on utilise le terme?;

∎ I'd like to use my language skills more j'aimerais utiliser davantage mes connaissances en langues;

∎ I always use public transport je prends toujours les transports en commun;

∎ we use this room as an office nous nous servons de cette pièce comme bureau, cette pièce nous sert de bureau;

∎ what is this used for or as? à quoi cela sert-il?;

∎ it's used for identifying the blood type cela sert à identifier le groupe sanguin;

∎ I use it for opening or to open letters je m'en sers ou je l'utilise pour ouvrir les lettres;

∎ I used the money to rebuild my garage j'ai utilisé ou employé l'argent pour reconstruire mon garage;

∎ what battery does this radio use? quelle pile faut-il pour cette radio?;

∎ my car uses unleaded petrol ma voiture marche à l'essence sans plomb;

∎ may I use the phone? puis-je téléphoner?;

∎ he asked to use the British toilet or American bathroom il a demandé à aller aux toilettes;

∎ to use force/violence avoir recours à la force/violence;

∎ the police often use tear gas la police a souvent recours au gaz lacrymogène;

∎ to use one's intelligence/intuition faire marcher son intelligence/intuition;

∎ to use diplomacy user de diplomatie;

∎ to use discretion agir avec discrétion;

∎ to use one's influence user de son influence;

∎ use your imagination! utilise ton imagination!;

∎ use your initiative! fais preuve d'initiative!;

∎ use your head or your brains! réfléchis un peu!;

∎ use your eyes! ouvrez l'œil!;

∎ familiar he could certainly use some help un peu d'aide ne lui ferait pas de mal;

∎ familiar we could all use a holiday! nous aurions tous bien besoin de vacances!^□

(b) (exploit, take advantage of → opportunity) profiter de; (→ person) se servir de;

∎ use it to your advantage! profitez-en!;

∎ he's only using you to get ahead il ne fait que se servir de toi pour avancer;

∎ I feel used j'ai l'impression qu'on s'est servi de moi

(c) (consume) consommer, utiliser; (finish, use up) finir, épuiser;

∎ the car's using a lot of oil la voiture consomme beaucoup d'huile;

∎ have you used all the shampoo? as-tu utilisé tout le shampooing?

(d) formal (treat physically) traiter; (behave towards) agir envers;

∎ they used the workers well ils ont bien traité les ouvriers, ils ont bien agi envers les ouvriers;

∎ I consider I was ill used je considère qu'on ne m'a pas traité comme il faut;

∎ how's the world been using you? comment ça va?

(e) familiar (drug) prendre^□

3 auxiliary verb

[ju:z] (only in past tense) they used to live here (avant) ils habitaient ici;

∎ he used to drink a lot il buvait beaucoup avant;

∎ it used to be true c'était vrai autrefois;

∎ it used to be a pleasant town to live in autrefois c'était une ville agréable;

∎ things aren't what they used to be les choses ne sont plus ce qu'elles étaient;

∎ she can't get about the way she used to elle ne peut plus se déplacer comme avant;

∎ she never used to smoke elle ne fumait pas avant;

∎ we used not or we didn't use to eat meat avant, nous ne mangions pas de viande;

∎ did he use to visit her? venait-il la voir avant?;

∎ do you travel much? - I used to vous voyagez beaucoup? - autrefois, oui

4 intransitive verb

[ju:z] familiar (use drugs) se camer

➲ use up separable transitive verb

(consume) consommer, prendre; (exhaust → paper, soap) finir; (→ patience, energy, supplies) épuiser;

∎ she used up the leftovers to make the soup elle a utilisé les restes pour faire un potage;

∎ did you use up all your money? as-tu dépensé tout ton argent?;

∎ the paper was all used up il ne restait plus de papier

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I ju:z verb
1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) usar, utilizar

2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) consumir, gastar

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- usable
- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to
II ju:s
1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uso, utilización

2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) uso

3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) utilidad

4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) uso

5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uso

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- useful
- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use

use¹ n

1. uso / empleo

I don't believe in the use of force no creo en el uso de la fuerza

shake the tin and the paint is ready for use agita el bote y la pintura estará lista para usarla

they gave me the use of their car me dejaron utilizar su coche / pusieron su coche a mi disposición

2. sentido

what's the use of spending all that money? ¿qué sentido tiene gastar tanto dinero? / ¿para qué gastar tanto dinero?

it's no use ringing the bell, there's nobody in es inútil llamar al timbre, no hay nadie en casa

use² vb usar / utilizar

what do you use to clean the paintbrushes? ¿qué usas para limpiar los pinceles?

how do you use this machine? ¿cómo se utiliza esta máquina?

El gerundio de use se escribe using

use

tr[ (n) jʊːs; (vb) jʊːz]

noun

1 uso, empleo, utilización nombre femenino

■ directions for use instrucciones de uso, modo de empleo

2 (handling) manejo

■ for emergency use only utilícese sólo en caso de emergencia

3 (usefulness) utilidad nombre femenino

■ it's not much use tiene poca utilidad

■ it's no use at all no sirve para nada

4 (right to use, power to use) uso

■ I have the use of the car tengo derecho a utilizar el coche

■ she lost the use of her left arm perdió el uso del brazo izquierdo

transitive verb

1 usar, utilizar

■ what do you use to remove stains? ¿qué usas para quitar manchas?

■ use your handkerchief! ¡utiliza el pañuelo!

■ don't cross the road, use the subway no cruces la carretera, utiliza el paso subterráneo

2 (consume) gastar, consumir

■ this car uses a lot of oil este coche gasta mucho aceite

3 (exploit unfairly) aprovecharse de

4 familiar (need) necesitar

■ I could use a coffee necesito un café

auxiliar

1 (In this sense, if no habit is involved, translate using the imperfect) (past habits) soler, acostumbrar

■ he used to get up early solía levantarse temprano

■ where did you use to live? ¿dónde vivías antes?

■ she didn't use to like fish antes no le gustaba el pescado

■ I used to be fat antes estaba gordo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in use en uso, que se está utilizando

it's no use no sirve de nada, es inútil

■ it's no use complaining no sirve de nada quejarse

'Not in use' "No funciona"

out of use desusado,-a

to be of use ser útil, ser de utilidad

what's the use of...? ¿de qué sirve... ?

■ what's the use of crying? ¿de qué sirve llorar?

use ['ju:z] v, used ['ju:zd,] in phrase „used to” usually ['ju:stu:] ; using vt

1) employ: emplear, usar

2) consume: consumir, tomar (drogas, etc.)

3) utilize: usar, utilizar

to use tact: usar tacto

he used his friends to get ahead: usó a sus amigos para mejorar su posición

4) treat: tratar

they used the horse cruelly: maltrataron al caballo

5)

to use up : agotar, consumir, gastar

use vi (used in the past with to to indicate a former fact or state) : soler, acostumbrar

winters used to be colder: los inviernos solían ser más fríos, los inviernos eran más fríos

she used to dance: acostumbraba bailar

use ['ju:s] n

1) application, employment: uso m, empleo m, utilización f

out of use: en desuso

ready for use: listo para usar

to be in use: usarse, estar funcionando

to make use of: servirse de, aprovechar

2) usefulness: utilidad f

to be of no use: no servir (para nada)

it's no use!: ¡es inútil!

3)

to have the use of : poder usar, tener acceso a

4)

to have no use for : no necesitar

she has no use for poetry: a ella no le gusta la poesía

use

v.

• emplear (Utilizar) v.

• soler v.

• usar v.

• utilizar v.

n.

• empleo s.m.

• estilo s.m.

• gasto s.m.

• manejo s.m.

• usanza s.f.

• uso s.m.

• utilidad s.f.

I juːs
noun

1) u (of machine, substance, method, word) uso m, empleo m, utilización f

instructions for use — instrucciones, modo de empleo

drug use — el consumo de drogas

the use of force — el empleo or uso de la fuerza

to lose the use of an arm — perder* el uso de un brazo

to be in use — \<\<machine\>\> estar* funcionando or en funcionamiento; \<\<word/method\>\> emplearse, usarse

the elevator is in constant use — el ascensor se usa constantemente

the machine was out of use all last week — la máquina no funcionó durante toda la semana pasada

to make use of something — usar algo, hacer* uso de algo

I must make better use of my time — debo emplear or aprovechar mejor el tiempo

to put something to good use — hacer* buen uso de algo

2) c (application, function) uso m

she has her uses — para algo sirve, a veces nos (or les etc) es útil

I have no further use for these tools — ya no necesito estas herramientas

3) u ( usefulness)

to be (of) use to somebody — serle* útil or de utilidad a alguien, servirle* a alguien

these scissors aren't much use — estas tijeras no sirven para nada

I'm not much use at cooking — no se me da muy bien la cocina, no sirvo para cocinar

is this (of) any use to you? — ¿te sirve de algo esto?

it's no use — es inútil, no hay manera, no hay caso (AmL)

it's no use complaining — de nada sirve quejarse, no se consigue nada quejándose or con quejarse

what's the use (of -ing)? — ¿de qué sirve (+ inf)?, ¿qué sentido tiene (+ inf)?

4) ( right to use)

to have the use of somebody's car/office — poder* usar el coche/la oficina de alguien

II
1. juːz
transitive verb

1)

a) (for task, purpose) usar

this camera is easy to use — esta cámara es muy fácil de usar or es de fácil manejo

don't use bad language — no digas palabrotas

to use drugs — consumir drogas

a technique used in this treatment — una técnica que se emplea or se utiliza or se usa en este tratamiento

use your head/imagination — usa la cabeza/la imaginación

she could use her free time to better purpose — podría aprovechar mejor su tiempo libre

to use something to + INF — usar or utilizar* algo para + inf

use a knife to open it — usa or utiliza un cuchillo para abrirla, ábrela con un cuchillo

what's this used for? — ¿y esto para qué sirve or para qué se usa?

to use something AS something — usar algo de or como algo

b) ( avail oneself of) \<\<service/facilities\>\> utilizar*, usar, hacer* uso de

may I use your phone? — ¿puedo hacer una llamada or llamar por teléfono?

may I use your toilet? — ¿puedo pasar or ir al baño?

2) ( do with) (colloq)

I could use a drink/the money — no me vendría mal un trago/el dinero

3) ( consume) \<\<food/fuel\>\> consumir, usar; \<\<money\>\> gastar

use by 3 Feb 97 — fecha de caducidad: 3 feb 97, consumir antes del 3 feb 97

4) (manipulate, exploit) (pej) utilizar*, usar (esp AmL)

I felt I'd been used — me sentí utilizado or (esp AmL) usado

2.

v mod juːs (in neg, interrog sentences)

I didn't use to visit them very often — no solía visitarlos muy a menudo

where did you use to live? — ¿dónde vivías?; see also used II

Phrasal Verbs:

- use up

[juːs]
1. N

1) (=act of using) uso m, empleo m, utilización f ; (=handling) manejo m

the use of steel in industry — el empleo or la utilización or el uso del acero en la industria

for the use of the blind — para (uso de) los ciegos

for use in case of emergency — para uso en caso de emergencia

care in the use of guns — cuidado m en el manejo de las armas de fuego

a new use for old tyres — un nuevo método para utilizar los neumáticos viejos

directions for use — modo de empleo

• fit for use — servible, en buen estado

• in use, word in use — palabra f en uso or que se usa

to be in daily use — ser de uso diario

to be no longer in use — estar fuera de uso

it is not now in use — ya no se usa

it has not been in use for five years — hace cinco años que no se usa

an article in everyday use — un artículo de uso diario

• to make use of — hacer uso de, usar; [+ right etc] valerse de, ejercer

to make good use of — sacar partido or provecho de

• out of use — en desuso

it is now out of use — ya no se usa, está en desuso

to go or fall out of use — caer en desuso

• to put sth to good use — hacer buen uso de algo, sacar partido or provecho de algo

to put sth into use — poner algo en servicio

• ready for use — listo (para ser usado)

• it improves with use — mejora con el uso

2) (=way of using) modo m de empleo; (=handling) manejo m

we were instructed in the use of firearms — se nos instruyó en el manejo de armas de fuego

3) (=function) uso m

it has many uses — tiene muchos usos

• can you find a use for this? — ¿te sirve esto?

4) (=usefulness) utilidad f

it has its uses — tiene su utilidad

• to be of use — servir, tener utilidad

can I be of any use? — ¿puedo ayudar?

• to be no use, he's no use as a teacher — no vale para profesor, no sirve como profesor

it's (of) no use — es inútil, no sirve para nada

it's no use discussing it further — es inútil or no vale la pena seguir discutiendo

I have no further use for it — ya no lo necesito, ya no me sirve para nada

to have no use for sb * — no aguantar a algn

I've no use for those who... — no aguanto a los que...

• what's the use of all this? — ¿de qué sirve todo esto?

5) (=ability to use, access)

he gave me the use of his car — me dejó que usara su coche

• to have the use of, to have the use of a garage — tener acceso a un garaje

I have the use of it on Sundays — me permiten usarlo los domingos, lo puedo usar los domingos

I have the use of the kitchen until 6p.m. — puedo or tengo permitido usar la cocina hasta las seis

• he lost the use of his arm — se le quedó inútil el brazo

6) (Ling) (=sense) uso m, sentido m

7) frm (=custom) uso m, costumbre f

2. [juːz]
VT
1) (gen) usar, emplear, utilizar

he used a knife — empleó or usó or utilizó un cuchillo

are you using this book? — ¿te hace falta este libro?

which book did you use? — ¿qué libro consultaste?

it isn't used any more — ya no se usa

have you used a gun before? — ¿has manejado alguna vez una escopeta?

use only in emergencies — usar solo en caso de emergencia

• to use sth as a hammer — emplear or usar algo como martillo

• to be used, what's this used for? — ¿para qué sirve esto?, ¿para qué se utiliza esto?

the money is used for the poor — el dinero se dedica a los pobres

the word is no longer used — la palabra ya no se usa

• this room could use some paint * — a este cuarto no le vendría mal una mano de pintura

I could use a drink! * — ¡no me vendría mal un trago!

• to use sth for, to use sth for a purpose — servirse de algo con un propósito

• to use force — emplear la fuerza

• careful how you use that razor! — ¡cuidado con la navaja esa!

• to use every means — emplear todos los medios a su alcance ( to do sth para hacer algo)

2) (=make use of, exploit) usar, utilizar

he said I could use his car — dijo que podía usar or utilizar su coche

I don't use my Spanish much — no uso mucho el español

you can use the leftovers in a soup — puedes usar las sobras para una sopa

he wants to use the bathroom — quiere usar el cuarto de baño; (=go to the toilet) quiere ir al lavabo or (LAm) al baño

someone is using the bathroom — el lavabo or (LAm) el baño está ocupado

use your head or brains! * — ¡usa el coco! *

3) (=consume) [+ fuel] consumir

have you used all the milk? — ¿has terminado toda la leche?

4) † (=treat) tratar

• she had been cruelly used by... — había sido tratada con crueldad por...

• to use sb roughly — maltratar a algn

• to use sb well — tratar bien a algn

3.

VI (Drugs) ** drogarse

4.

[juːs]
AUX VB (gen) soler, acostumbrar (a)
I used to go camping as a child — de pequeño solía or acostumbraba ir de acampada

I used to live in London — (antes) vivía en Londres

I didn't use to like maths, but now I love it — antes no me gustaban las matemáticas, pero ahora me encantan

but I used not to — pero antes no

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

- use up

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I [juːs]
noun

1) u (of machine, substance, method, word) uso m, empleo m, utilización f

instructions for use — instrucciones, modo de empleo

drug use — el consumo de drogas

the use of force — el empleo or uso de la fuerza

to lose the use of an arm — perder* el uso de un brazo

to be in use — \<\<machine\>\> estar* funcionando or en funcionamiento; \<\<word/method\>\> emplearse, usarse

the elevator is in constant use — el ascensor se usa constantemente

the machine was out of use all last week — la máquina no funcionó durante toda la semana pasada

to make use of something — usar algo, hacer* uso de algo

I must make better use of my time — debo emplear or aprovechar mejor el tiempo

to put something to good use — hacer* buen uso de algo

2) c (application, function) uso m

she has her uses — para algo sirve, a veces nos (or les etc) es útil

I have no further use for these tools — ya no necesito estas herramientas

3) u ( usefulness)

to be (of) use to somebody — serle* útil or de utilidad a alguien, servirle* a alguien

these scissors aren't much use — estas tijeras no sirven para nada

I'm not much use at cooking — no se me da muy bien la cocina, no sirvo para cocinar

is this (of) any use to you? — ¿te sirve de algo esto?

it's no use — es inútil, no hay manera, no hay caso (AmL)

it's no use complaining — de nada sirve quejarse, no se consigue nada quejándose or con quejarse

what's the use (of -ing)? — ¿de qué sirve (+ inf)?, ¿qué sentido tiene (+ inf)?

4) ( right to use)

to have the use of somebody's car/office — poder* usar el coche/la oficina de alguien

II
1. [juːz]
transitive verb

1)

a) (for task, purpose) usar

this camera is easy to use — esta cámara es muy fácil de usar or es de fácil manejo

don't use bad language — no digas palabrotas

to use drugs — consumir drogas

a technique used in this treatment — una técnica que se emplea or se utiliza or se usa en este tratamiento

use your head/imagination — usa la cabeza/la imaginación

she could use her free time to better purpose — podría aprovechar mejor su tiempo libre

to use something to + INF — usar or utilizar* algo para + inf

use a knife to open it — usa or utiliza un cuchillo para abrirla, ábrela con un cuchillo

what's this used for? — ¿y esto para qué sirve or para qué se usa?

to use something AS something — usar algo de or como algo

b) ( avail oneself of) \<\<service/facilities\>\> utilizar*, usar, hacer* uso de

may I use your phone? — ¿puedo hacer una llamada or llamar por teléfono?

may I use your toilet? — ¿puedo pasar or ir al baño?

2) ( do with) (colloq)

I could use a drink/the money — no me vendría mal un trago/el dinero

3) ( consume) \<\<food/fuel\>\> consumir, usar; \<\<money\>\> gastar

use by 3 Feb 97 — fecha de caducidad: 3 feb 97, consumir antes del 3 feb 97

4) (manipulate, exploit) (pej) utilizar*, usar (esp AmL)

I felt I'd been used — me sentí utilizado or (esp AmL) usado

2.

v mod [juːs] (in neg, interrog sentences)

I didn't use to visit them very often — no solía visitarlos muy a menudo

where did you use to live? — ¿dónde vivías?; see also used II

Phrasal Verbs:

- use up

English-spanish dictionary > use
6 use

use

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. auxiliary verb

4. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = act of using) utilisation f

• care is necessary in the use of chemicals il faut prendre des précautions quand on utilise des produits chimiques

► for + use

• directions for use mode m d'emploi

• for your (own) personal use à votre usage personnel

• to keep sth for one's own use réserver qch à son usage personnel

• for use in case of emergency à utiliser en cas d'urgence

• for general use à usage général

• for use in schools à l'usage des écoles

• for external use only à usage externe► in use [machine] en service ; [word] usité

• the machine is no longer in use la machine n'est plus utilisée► to come into use

• these machines came into use in 1975 on a commencé à utiliser ces machines en 1975► out of use

• to go out of use tomber en désuétude► to make good use of sth [+ time, money] faire bon usage de qch ; [+ opportunity, facilities] tirer parti de qch

► to put to use [+ money, equipment] utiliser ; [+ knowledge, experience] mettre à profit

• to put sth to good use [+ time, money] faire bon usage de qch ; [+ opportunity, facilities] mettre qch à profit

   b. ( = way of using) it has many uses cela a de nombreux usages

• I've no further use for it je n'en ai plus besoin

   c. ( = usefulness) utilité f

• this tool has its uses cet outil a son utilité

• he has his uses il est utile par certains côtés

• oh, what's the use? (inf) à quoi bon ?

► to be of use être utile (for sth, to sth à qch) ( to sb à qn)

• is this (of) any use to you? est-ce que cela peut vous être utile ?

• can I be (of) any use? puis-je me rendre utile ?► to be no use ne servir à rien

• he's no use as a goalkeeper il est nul comme gardien de but

• there's no use you protesting (inf) inutile de protester

• it's no use, he won't listen (inf) ça ne sert à rien, il ne veut rien entendre

   d. ( = ability to use, access) usage m

• to have the use of a garage avoir l'usage d'un garage

• he gave me the use of his car il m'a laissé me servir de sa voiture

• to have lost the use of one's arm avoir perdu l'usage d'un bras

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = make use of) [+ object, tool] se servir de, utiliser ; [+ force] utiliser ; [+ opportunity] profiter de ; [+ method] employer ; [+ drugs] prendre

• are you using this? vous servez-vous de ceci ?

• the money is to be used to build a new hospital l'argent servira à construire un nouvel hôpital

• I don't use my French much je ne me sers pas beaucoup de mon français

• he said I could use his car il a dit que je pouvais me servir de sa voiture

• he wants to use the bathroom il veut aller aux toilettes

• use your eyes! sers-toi de tes yeux !

• I feel I've just been used j'ai l'impression qu'on s'est servi de moi

   b. ( = use up) utiliser (tout)

• have you used all the paint? avez-vous utilisé toute la peinture ?

3. auxiliary verb

• what did he use to do on Sundays? (inf) qu'est-ce qu'il faisait (d'habitude) le dimanche ?

• I used to swim every day j'allais nager tous les jours

• things aren't what they used to be les choses ne sont plus ce qu'elles étaient

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✦ Lorsque use est un nom, le se final se prononce s: ju:s, lorsque c'est un verbe, il se prononce z: ju:z, sauf dans les expressions use to ou used to, où se et sed se prononcent s et st: ju:s, ju:st.

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4. Phrasal Verbs

► use up [ju:zˈʌp]

separable transitive verb

[+ food] finir ; [+ one's strength, resources] épuiser ; [+ money] dépenser

* * *
1. [juːs]
noun

1) [U] ( act of using) (of substance, object, machine) emploi m, utilisation f (of de); (of word, expression, language) emploi m, usage m (of de)

the use of force — le recours à la force, l'usage de la force

the use of something as/for something — l'emploi or l'utilisation de quelque chose comme/pour quelque chose

for the use of somebody —

for use by somebody — (customer, staff) à l'usage de quelqu'un

for my own use — pour mon usage personnel

to make use of something — utiliser quelque chose

to put something to good use —

to make good use of something — tirer bon parti de quelque chose

while the machine is in use — lorsque la machine est en service or en fonctionnement

external use only — usage externe

a word in common ou general use — un mot d'usage courant

out of ou no longer in use — [machine] ( broken) hors service; ( because obsolete) plus utilisé; [word, expression] plus en usage

worn with use — râpé par l'usage

this machine came into use in the 1950s — cette machine a fait son apparition pendant les années cinquante

the new system comes into use next year — le nouveau système entrera en service l'année prochaine

2) [C] ( way of using) (of resource, object, material) utilisation f; ( of term) emploi m

she has her uses — elle a son utilité

to have no further use for something/somebody — ne plus avoir besoin de quelque chose/quelqu'un

3) ( right to use)

to have the use of — avoir l'usage de [house, car, kitchen]; avoir la jouissance de [garden]

to let somebody have the use of something — permettre à quelqu'un de se servir de quelque chose

to lose/still have the use of one's legs — perdre/conserver l'usage de ses jambes

with use of — avec usage de [kitchen]

4) ( usefulness)

to be of use — être utile (to à)

to be (of) no use — [object] ne servir à rien; [person] n'être bon à rien

to be (of) no use to somebody — [object] ne pas servir à quelqu'un; [person] n'être d'aucune utilité à quelqu'un

what use is a wheel without a tyre? — à quoi sert une roue sans pneu?

what's the use of crying? — à quoi bon pleurer?

oh, what's the use? — oh, et puis à quoi bon?

it's no use asking me — inutile de me demander
2. [juːz]
transitive verb

1) ( employ) se servir de, utiliser [object, car, room, money, tool]; employer, utiliser [method]; employer [word, expression]; profiter de, saisir [opportunity]; faire jouer [influence]; avoir recours à [blackmail, force, power]; utiliser [knowledge, talent]

to use something/somebody as something — se servir de quelque chose/quelqu'un comme quelque chose

to use something for something/to do — se servir de or utiliser quelque chose pour quelque chose/pour faire

to be used for something/to do — servir à quelque chose/à faire, être utilisé pour quelque chose/pour faire

use your head ou loaf! — (colloq) fais marcher un peu ta cervelle! (colloq)

I could use (colloq) a drink! — j'aurais bien besoin d'un verre!

2) (also use up) ( consume) consommer [fuel, food]; utiliser [water, leftovers]

3) ( exploit) péj se servir de [person]

4) ( take habitually) prendre [drugs]
3.
used past participle adjective [car] d'occasion; [crockery] sale

Phrasal Verbs:

- use up

English-French dictionary > use
7 ♦ use

♦ use /ju:s/
n. [uc]

1 uso; impiego: ready for use, pronto per l'uso; the use of oil for heating, l'uso del petrolio per il riscaldamento; a gadget with several uses, un arnese che ha più usi; The garden is for the use of residents only, l'uso del giardino è riservato ai residenti; Have you lost the use of your tongue?, hai perso l'uso della lingua?; in use, in uso; utilizzato: Many of these old machines are still in use, molte di queste vecchie macchine sono ancora utilizzate; to make use of, far uso di; utilizzare: Please make full use of the facilities, utilizzate pure a piacimento le strutture; (med.) for external use only, solo per uso esterno

2 usanza; uso: (leg.) use and wont, uso e costume

3 utilità; vantaggio: Is this tool of any use to you?, ti è di qualche utilità questo arnese?; Take it if you can find a use for it, prendilo se ti può essere di qualche utilità; What's the use?, a che pro?; a che serve?; What's the use of brooding? It's over now, a che serve angustiarsi? Ormai è finita

4 permesso d'usare: We have the use of the hall every Thursday evening, possiamo usare la sala tutti i giovedì sera; He gave me the use of his camera, mi ha dato il permesso di usare la sua macchina fotografica

5 (leg.) uso; godimento; ( di un servizio) utenza

● to be of (no) use, (non) essere d'aiuto: He's of no use to anyone!, non è d'aiuto a nessuno!; Can I be of any use?, posso essere utile? □ (fam.) to be no use at st. [doing st.], essere un disastro con qc. [a fare qc.]: I'm no use at housework, sono un disastro con i lavori di casa □ ( di una cosa) to be no earthly use, non essere di alcuna utilità; non servire a un bel niente □ to come into use, venire in uso; entrare nell'uso □ to go [to fall] out of use, andare [cadere] in disuso □ to have its [one's] uses, poter tornare utile: The Internet has its uses, Internet può tornare utile □ to have no use for, non sapere che farsene di; (fam.) non aver tempo da perdere con: I have no use for a microwave, non so che farmene di un microonde; I have no use for people like him, non ho tempo da perdere con gente come lui □ ( di una parola) in everyday use, d'uso corrente □ (fam.) it's no use, non serve a niente: I've tried talking to her but it's no use, ho provato a parlarle, ma non serve a niente □ to make good use of, impiegare bene: I made good use of my time in Paris, ho impiegato bene il mio tempo a Parigi □ out of use, fuori uso; in disuso; (mecc.) guasto, fuori servizio □ to put st. to good [bad] use, far buon [cattivo] uso di qc. □ (fam.) there's no use doing st., è inutile fare qc.: There's no use shouting, she'll do what she wants anyway, è inutile urlare, fa comunque quello che vuole □ with use, con l'uso; con la pratica: The mechanism becomes less stiff with use, il meccanismo diventa meno rigido con l'uso □ (prov.) It's no use crying over spilt milk, è inutile piangere sul latte versato.
♦ (to) use
A v. t. /ju:z/

1 usare; utilizzare: Use a pen, usa la penna; We shall use every means at our disposal, adopereremo tutti i mezzi a nostra disposizione; to use the wind as a source of energy, utilizzare il vento come fonte di energia; This chicken has to be used by tomorrow, bisogna utilizzare questo pollo entro domani; She always uses her family as an excuse, usa sempre la famiglia come scusa; to use force, usare la forza; to use one's brains [head], usare il cervello [la testa]; ragionare; to use one's legs, usare le gambe; camminare; Please use the pool any time you like, usa pure la piscina quando vuoi; She uses her maiden name at work, al lavoro, usa il nome da ragazza

2 usare; servirsi di ( una persona): She uses people to get what she wants, usa gli altri per ottenere quello che vuole

3 usare ( una parola, un linguaggio): He used a word I had never heard before, ha usato una parola che non avevo mai sentito; They use a lot of bad language, dicono un sacco di parolacce; Don't use that tone with me!, non usare quel tono con me!

4 ( spesso to use up) consumare; finire: How much fuel did we use in the old house?, quanto combustibile consumavamo nella casa vecchia?; Who used all the bread?, chi ha finito il pane?

5 trattare; comportarsi ( in un certo modo) con (q.): He has used me like a dog, mi ha trattato da cane

B v. modale /ju:s/

(usato solo al pass.) usare; solere; essere solito (o, idiom., equivale all'imperf. indic. ital.): He used to study hard, era solito studiare molto; I don't smoke any more, but I used to, non fumo più, ma una volta sì; He didn't use ( o he usedn't) to drink such a lot before his wife's death, prima della morte della moglie, non beveva così tanto; There used to be a theatre in this street, una volta c'era un teatro in questa strada; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 1- «What did you use to do?» DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 1- «I used to be a primary school teacher», «Che lavoro facevi?» «Facevo l'insegnante di scuola elementare»

C v. i.

( slang) bucarsi, farsi (pop.)

● to be used for, servire a: What is this tool used for?, a che serve questo arnese? □ (fam.) I [you, he, ecc.] could use, mi [ti, gli, ecc.] ci vorrebbe: I could use a cup of coffee, mi ci vorrebbe una tazza di caffè □ to be [to get] use to ► used.
NOTA D'USO: - used to-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ use
8 use

use

A n

1 ¢ ( act of using) (of substance, object, machine) emploi m, utilisation f (of de) ; (of word, expression, language) emploi m, usage m (of de) ; the use of force/diplomacy le recours à la force/la diplomatie, l'usage de la force/la diplomatie ; the use of sth as/for sth l'emploi or l'utilisation de qch comme/pour qch ; for use as/in pour être utilisé comme/dans ; for the use of sb, for use by sb (customer, staff) à l'usage de qn ; for my own use pour mon usage personnel ; to make use of sth utiliser qch ; to make good/better/the best use of sth tirer bon/meilleur/le meilleur parti de qch ; to get ou have good ou a lot of use out of sth se servir beaucoup de qch, faire grand usage de qch ; to put sth to good use tirer bon parti de qch ; the car/machine gets regular use la voiture/la machine est utilisée régulièrement ; the room/photocopier is in use at the moment la pièce/la photocopieuse est occupée en ce moment ; while the machine is in use lorsque la machine est en service or en fonctionnement ; for external use only Pharm usage externe ; a word in common ou general use un mot d'usage courant ; out of ou no longer in use [machine] ( broken) hors service ; ( because obsolete) plus utilisé ; [word, expression] plus en usage ; worn/stained with use râpé/taché par l'usage ; this machine came into use in the 1950s cette machine a fait son apparition pendant les années cinquante ; the bridge/new system comes into use next year le pont/le nouveau système entrera en service l'année prochaine ;

2 ∁ ( way of using) (of resource, object, material) utilisation f ; ( of term) emploi m, the many uses of a hairpin les nombreux usages d'une épingle à cheveux ; she has her uses elle a son utilité ; to find a use for sth trouver une utilisation pour qch ; to have no further use for sth/sb ne plus avoir besoin de qch/qn ; I've no use for that sort of talk fig je ne veux pas entendre parler de ça ;

3 ¢ ( right to use) to have the use of avoir l'usage de [house, car, kitchen] ; avoir la jouissance de [garden] ; to let sb have the use of sth permettre à qn de se servir de qch ; to lose/still have the use of one's legs perdre/conserver l'usage de ses jambes ; with use of avec usage de [kitchen, bathroom] ;

4 ¢ ( usefulness) to be of use être utile (to à) ; to be (of) no use [object] ne servir à rien ; [person] n'être bon/bonne à rien ; to be (of) no use to sb [object] ne pas servir à qn ; [person] n'être d'aucune utilité à qn ; he's no use ○ at cards il est nul ○ aux cartes ; what use is a wheel without a tyre? à quoi sert une roue sans pneu? ; what's the use of crying? à quoi bon pleurer? ; oh, what's the use? oh, et puis à quoi bon? ; is it any use asking him? est-ce que cela vaut la peine de lui demander? ; it's no use asking me inutile de me demander ; it's no use (he won't listen) c'est inutile (il n'écoutera pas) ; it's no use, we'll have to start rien à faire, il faut s'y mettre.

B vtr

1 ( employ) se servir de, utiliser [object, car, room, money, tool, telephone] ; employer, utiliser [method, technique] ; employer [word, expression] ; se servir de [language, metaphor] ; profiter de, saisir [opportunity] ; se servir de, faire jouer [influence] ; avoir recours à [blackmail, force, power] ; utiliser [knowledge, information, talent] ; to use sth/sb as sth se servir de qch/qn comme qch ; to use sth for sth/to do se servir de or utiliser qch pour qch/pour faire ; to be used for sth/to do servir à qch/à faire, être utilisé pour qch/pour faire ; we only use local suppliers nous achetons tous nos produits à des fournisseurs locaux ; somebody's using the toilet il y a quelqu'un dans les toilettes ; can I use you ou your name as a reference? est-ce que je peux donner votre nom comme référence? ; to use one's initiative faire preuve d'initiative ; use your initiative! allez, un peu d'initiative! ; use your head ou loaf ○ ! fais marcher un peu ta cervelle ○ ! ; I could use ○ a drink/bath! j'aurais bien besoin d'un verre/bain! ;

2 ( also use up) ( consume) consommer [fuel, food] ; he's used all the water il a utilisé toute l'eau ; use the left-overs utilisez les restes ;

3 ( exploit) péj se servir de [person] ;

4 ( take habitually) prendre [drugs] ;

5 ‡( treat) to use sb well bien traiter qn ; to use sb ill maltraiter qn.

C vi ( take drugs) se droguer.

D used pp adj [car] d'occasion ; [container] vide ; [crockery, cutlery] sale ; [condom] usagé.

Phrasal verb

■ use up:

▶ use [sth] up, use up [sth] finir, utiliser [remainder, food] ; d épenser [money, savings] ; épuiser [supplies, fuel, energy].

Big English-French dictionary > use
9 use

use

1. n [ju:s]

1) употребле́ние; примене́ние;

in use в употребле́нии
;

in daily use в ча́стом употребле́нии; в обихо́де
;

to be ( или to fall) out of use вы́йти из употребле́ния
;

to put knowledge to use применя́ть зна́ния на пра́ктике

2) (ис) по́льзование; спосо́бность или пра́во по́льзования (чем-л.);

to have the use of smth. по́льзоваться чем-л.
;

he put the use of his house at my disposal он предложи́л мне по́льзоваться свои́м до́мом
;

to lose the use of smth. потеря́ть спосо́бность по́льзоваться чем-л.
;

he lost the use of his eyes он осле́п
;

to make use of, to put to use испо́льзовать, воспо́льзоваться

3) по́льза; толк;

to be of (no) use быть (бес)поле́зным
;

is there any use? сто́ит ли?
;

what's the use of arguing? к чему́ спо́рить?

4) обыкнове́ние, привы́чка;

use and wont обы́чная пра́ктика
;

long use has reconciled me to it я примири́лся с э́тим благодаря́ давни́шней привы́чке

5) цель, назначе́ние;

a tool with many uses инструме́нт, применя́емый для разли́чных це́лей

6) ритуа́л це́ркви, епа́рхии

7) юр. управле́ние иму́ществом по дове́ренности; дохо́д от управле́ния иму́ществом по дове́ренности

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I have no use for it

а) мне э́то соверше́нно не ну́жно;

б) я э́того не выношу́

2. v [ju:z]

1) употребля́ть, по́льзоваться, применя́ть;

he rarely uses the car он ре́дко по́льзуется маши́ной
;

to use one's brains ( или one's wits) «шевели́ть мозга́ми»

2) обраща́ться, обходи́ться (с кем-л.);

to use smb. like a dog трети́ровать кого́-л.
;

he thinks himself ill used он счита́ет, что с ним пло́хо обошли́сь

3) испо́льзовать в свои́х интере́сах

4) (тк. past [обыкн. ju:st]): I used to see him often я ча́сто его́ встреча́л;

it used to be said (быва́ло) говори́ли
;

there used to be a house here ра́ньше здесь стоя́л дом

5) прибега́ть (к чему-л.), по́льзоваться (чем-л.);

may I use your name? могу́ я на вас сосла́ться?

6) испо́льзовать, израсхо́довать;

they use 10 tons of coal a month они́ расхо́дуют 10 тонн у́гля́ в ме́сяц

use up

а) израсхо́довать, испо́льзовать; истра́тить;

б) истоща́ть;

to feel used up чу́вствовать себя́ соверше́нно обесси́ленным

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > use
10 for

for [fɔ:(r)]

pour ⇒ 1A (a)-(d), 1B (a), 1B (b), 1B (d), 1C (b)-(e), 1C (g), 1C (h) à l'intention de ⇒ 1A (c) dans la direction de ⇒ 1A (d) à ⇒ 1A (e) pendant ⇒ 1B (c) en raison de ⇒ 1C (e) de ⇒ 1C (f) car ⇒ 2

1 preposition

A.

(a) (expressing purpose or function) pour;

∎ we were in Vienna for a holiday/for work nous étions à Vienne en vacances/pour le travail;

∎ what for? pourquoi?;

∎ I don't know what she said that for je ne sais pas pourquoi elle a dit ça;

∎ what's this knob for? à quoi sert ce bouton?;

∎ it's for adjusting the volume ça sert à régler le volume;

∎ what's this medicine for? à quoi sert ce médicament?;

∎ can you give me something for the pain? est-ce que vous pouvez me donner quelque chose pour ou contre la douleur?;

∎ an instrument for measuring temperature un instrument pour mesurer la température;

∎ clothes for tall men vêtements mpl pour hommes grands;

∎ not suitable for freezing (on packaging) ne pas congeler

(b) (in order to obtain) pour;

∎ write for a free catalogue demandez votre catalogue gratuit;

∎ for further information write to… pour de plus amples renseignements, écrivez à…;

∎ they play for money ils jouent pour de l'argent

(c) (indicating recipient or beneficiary) pour, à l'intention de;

∎ these flowers are for her ces fleurs sont pour elle;

∎ there's a phone call for you il y a un appel pour vous;

∎ I've got some news for you j'ai une nouvelle à vous annoncer;

∎ he left a note for them il leur a laissé un mot, il a laissé un mot à leur intention;

∎ opera is not for me l'opéra, ça n'est pas pour moi;

∎ you are the man for me/the job vous êtes l'homme qu'il me faut/qui convient pour ce poste;

∎ that is just the thing for you c'est juste ce qu'il vous faut;

∎ equal pay for women un salaire égal pour les femmes;

∎ parking for customers only (sign) parking réservé à la clientèle;

∎ what can I do for you? que puis-je faire pour vous?;

∎ he's doing everything he can for us il fait tout son possible pour nous;

∎ a collection for the poor une quête pour les ou en faveur des pauvres;

∎ it's for your own good c'est pour ton bien;

∎ he often cooks for himself il se fait souvent la cuisine;

∎ see for yourself! voyez par vous-même!;

∎ she writes for a sports magazine elle écrit des articles pour un magazine de sport;

∎ I work for an advertising agency je travaille pour une agence de publicité

(d) (indicating direction, destination) pour, dans la direction de;

∎ they left for Spain ils sont partis pour l'Espagne;

∎ before leaving for the office avant de partir au bureau;

∎ she ran for the door elle s'est précipitée vers la porte en courant;

∎ he made for home il a pris la direction de la maison;

∎ the ship made for port le navire a mis le cap sur le port;

∎ the train for London le train pour ou à destination de ou en direction de Londres;

∎ trains for the suburbs les trains pour la banlieue;

∎ change trains here for Beaune changez de train ici pour Beaune;

∎ flight 402 bound for Chicago is now boarding les passagers du vol 402 à destination de Chicago sont invités à se présenter à l'embarquement

(e) (available for) à;

∎ for rent (sign) à louer;

∎ for sale (sign) à vendre;

∎ these books are for reference only ces livres sont à consulter sur place

B.

(a) (indicating span of time → past, future) pour, pendant; (→ action uncompleted) depuis;

∎ they're going away for the weekend ils partent pour le week-end;

∎ they will be gone for some time ils seront absents (pendant ou pour) quelque temps;

∎ they were in Spain for two weeks ils étaient en Espagne pour deux semaines;

∎ she won't be back for a month elle ne sera pas de retour avant un mois;

∎ I lived there for one month j'y ai vécu pendant un mois;

∎ I've lived here for two years j'habite ici depuis deux ans;

∎ I'd only lived there for a week when the heating went wrong je n'habitais là que depuis une semaine quand la chaudière est tombée en panne;

∎ my mother has been here for two weeks ma mère est ici depuis deux semaines;

∎ you haven't been here for a long time il y a ou voilà ou ça fait longtemps que vous n'êtes pas venu;

∎ we've known them for years nous les connaissons depuis des années, il y a des années que nous les connaissons;

∎ I have not seen him for three years il y a trois ans que je ne l'ai vu;

∎ she won't be able to go out for another day or two elle devra rester sans sortir pendant encore un jour ou deux;

∎ can you stay for a while? pouvez-vous rester un moment?;

∎ it's the worst accident for years c'est le pire accident qui soit arrivé depuis des années;

∎ we have food for three days nous avons des vivres pour trois jours

(b) (indicating a specific occasion or time) pour;

∎ I went home for Christmas je suis rentré chez moi pour Noël;

∎ he took me out to dinner for my birthday il m'a emmené dîner au restaurant pour mon anniversaire;

∎ we made an appointment for the 6th nous avons pris rendez-vous pour le 6;

∎ the meeting was set for five o'clock la réunion était fixée pour cinq heures;

∎ it's time for bed c'est l'heure de se coucher ou d'aller au lit;

∎ there's no time for that il n'y a pas de temps pour ça;

∎ for the last/third time pour la dernière/troisième fois

(c) (indicating distance) pendant;

∎ you could see for miles around on voyait à des kilomètres à la ronde;

∎ we walked for several miles nous avons marché pendant plusieurs kilomètres;

∎ they drove for miles without seeing another car ils ont roulé (pendant) des kilomètres sans croiser une seule voiture;

∎ bends for one mile (sign) virages sur un mil(l)e

(d) (indicating amount)

∎ they paid him £100 for his services ils lui ont donné 100 livres pour ses services;

∎ you can hire a car for twenty pounds a day on peut louer une voiture pour vingt livres par jour;

∎ it's £2 for a ticket c'est 2 livres le billet;

∎ he's selling it for £200 il le vend 200 livres;

∎ I wrote a cheque for £15 j'ai fait un chèque de 15 livres;

∎ three for £5 trois pour 5 livres;

∎ put me down for £5 inscrivez-moi pour 5 livres

C.

(a) (indicating exchange, equivalence)

∎ do you have change for a pound? vous avez la monnaie d'une livre?;

∎ he exchanged the bike for another model il a échangé le vélo contre ou pour un autre modèle;

∎ what will you give me in exchange for this book? que me donnerez-vous en échange de ce livre?;

∎ he gave blow for blow il a rendu coup pour coup;

∎ "salvia" is the Latin term for "sage" "salvia" veut dire "sage" en latin;

∎ what's the Spanish for "good"? comment dit-on "good" en espagnol?;

∎ F for François F comme François;

∎ what's the M for? qu'est-ce que le M veut dire?;

∎ red for danger rouge veut dire danger;

∎ he has cereal for breakfast il prend des céréales au petit déjeuner;

∎ to have sb for a teacher avoir qn comme professeur;

∎ I know it for a fact je sais que c'est vrai;

∎ I for one don't care pour ma part, je m'en fiche;

∎ do you take me for a fool? me prenez-vous pour un imbécile?

(b) (indicating ratio) pour;

∎ there's one woman applicant for every five men sur six postulants il y a une femme et cinq hommes;

∎ for every honest politician there are a hundred dishonest ones pour un homme politique honnête, il y en a cent qui sont malhonnêtes

(c) (on behalf of) pour;

∎ I'm speaking for all parents je parle pour ou au nom de tous les parents;

∎ the lawyer was acting for his client l'avocat agissait au nom de ou pour le compte de son client;

∎ I'll go to the meeting for you j'irai à la réunion à votre place;

∎ the representative for the union le représentant du syndicat

(d) (in favour of) pour;

∎ I'm all for it je suis tout à fait pour;

∎ for or against pour ou contre;

∎ vote for Smith! votez (pour) Smith!;

∎ they voted for the proposal ils ont voté en faveur de la proposition;

∎ he's for the ecologists il est pour les écologistes;

∎ I'm for shortening the hunting season je suis pour une saison de chasse plus courte;

∎ who's for a drink? qui veut boire un verre?;

∎ I'm for bed je vais me coucher;

∎ Law judgement for the plaintiff arrêt m en faveur du demandeur

(e) (because of) pour, en raison de;

∎ candidates were selected for their ability les candidats ont été retenus en raison de leurs compétences;

∎ she couldn't sleep for the pain la douleur l'empêchait de dormir;

∎ he's known for his wit il est connu pour son esprit;

∎ the region is famous for its wine la région est célèbre pour son vin;

∎ she's in prison for treason elle est en prison pour trahison;

∎ he couldn't speak for laughing il ne pouvait pas parler tellement il riait;

∎ you'll feel better for a rest vous vous sentirez mieux quand vous vous serez reposé;

∎ if it weren't for you, I'd leave sans vous, je partirais;

∎ for this reason pour cette raison;

∎ for fear of waking him de crainte de le réveiller;

∎ do it for my sake faites-le pour moi;

∎ for old time's sake en souvenir du passé

(f) (indicating cause, reason) de;

∎ the reason for his leaving la raison de son départ;

∎ there are no grounds for believing it's true il n'y a pas de raison de croire que c'est vrai;

∎ she apologized for being late elle s'est excusée d'être en retard;

∎ I thanked him for his kindness je l'ai remercié de ou pour sa gentillesse

(g) (concerning, as regards) pour;

∎ so much for that voilà qui est classé;

∎ for my part, I refuse to go pour ma part ou quant à moi, je refuse d'y aller;

∎ I'm very happy for her je suis très heureux pour elle;

∎ what are her feelings for him? quels sont ses sentiments pour lui?;

∎ for sheer impudence his remarks are hard to beat pour ce qui est de l'effronterie, ses commentaires sont imbattables

(h) (given normal expectations) pour;

∎ it's warm for March il fait bon pour un mois de mars;

∎ that's a good score for him c'est un bon score pour lui;

∎ she looks very young for her age elle fait très jeune pour son âge

(i) (in phrase with infinitive verbs)

∎ it's not for him to decide il ne lui appartient pas ou ce n'est pas à lui de décider;

∎ it's not for her to tell me what to do ce n'est pas à elle de me dire ce que je dois faire;

∎ it was difficult for her to apologize il lui était difficile de s'excuser;

∎ I have brought it for you to see je l'ai apporté pour que vous le voyiez;

∎ this job is too complicated for us to finish today ce travail est trop compliqué pour que nous le finissions aujourd'hui;

∎ there is still time for her to finish elle a encore le temps de finir;

∎ it took an hour for the taxi to get to the station le taxi a mis une heure pour aller jusqu'à la gare;

∎ for us to arrive on time we'd better leave now si nous voulons être à l'heure, il vaut mieux partir maintenant;

∎ the easiest thing would be for you to lead the way le plus facile serait que vous nous montriez le chemin;

∎ there's no need for you to worry il n'y a pas de raison de vous inquiéter;

∎ it is usual for the mother to accompany her daughter il est d'usage que la mère accompagne sa fille

D.

(idioms)

∎ oh for a holiday! ah, si je pouvais être en vacances!;

∎ oh for some peace and quiet! que ne donnerais-je pour la paix!;

∎ familiar you'll be (in) for it if your mother sees you! ça va être ta fête si ta mère te voit!;

∎ familiar now we're (in) for it! qu'est-ce qu'on va prendre!

∎ there's nothing for it but to pay him il n'y a qu'à ou il ne nous reste qu'à le payer;

∎ that's the postal service for you! ça c'est bien la poste!

2 conjunction

formal car, parce que;

∎ I was surprised when he arrived punctually, for he was usually late je fus surpris de le voir arriver à l'heure, car il était souvent en retard

3 for all

1 preposition

(a) (in spite of) malgré;

∎ for all their efforts malgré tous leurs efforts;

∎ for all his success, he's very insecure malgré sa réussite, il manque vraiment de confiance en soi

(b) (considering)

∎ for all the use he is he might as well go and play pour ce qu'il fait d'utile il peut aussi bien aller jouer;

∎ for all the sense it made pour ce que c'était clair

2 conjunction

∎ for all she may say quoi qu'elle en dise;

∎ for all the good it does pour tout l'effet que ça fait;

∎ it may be true for all I know c'est peut-être vrai, je n'en sais rien

4 for all that

1 adverb

pour autant, malgré tout

2 conjunction esp literary for all that he wanted to believe them pour autant qu'il veuille les croire

5 for ever adverb

(last, continue) pour toujours; (leave) pour toujours, sans retour;

∎ for ever and a day jusqu'à la fin des temps;

∎ for ever and ever à tout jamais, éternellement;

∎ for ever and ever, amen pour les siècles des siècles, amen;

∎ to live for ever vivre éternellement;

∎ Scotland for ever! vive l'Écosse!

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1.
[ju:s] noun

1) Gebrauch, der; (of dictionary, calculator, room) Benutzung, die; (of word, expression; of pesticide, garlic, herb, spice) Verwendung, die; (of name, title) Führung, die; (of alcohol, drugs) Konsum, der

the use of brutal means/methods — die Anwendung brutaler Mittel/Methoden

the use of troops/teargas/violence — der Einsatz von Truppen/Tränengas/die Gewaltanwendung

constant/rough use — dauernder Gebrauch/schlechte Behandlung

[not] be in use — [nicht] in Gebrauch sein

be no longer in use — nicht mehr verwendet werden

be in daily etc. use — täglich usw. in Gebrauch od. Benutzung sein

come into use — in Gebrauch kommen

go/fall out of use — außer Gebrauch kommen

instructions/directions for use — Gebrauchsanweisung, die

ready for [immediate] use — [sofort] gebrauchsfertig

batteries for use in or with watches — Batterien [speziell] für Armbanduhren

a course for use in schools — ein Kurs für die Schule od. zur Verwendung im Schulunterricht

for the use of somebody — für jemanden

for personal/private use — für den persönlichen Gebrauch/den Privatgebrauch

for external use only — nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung

for use in an emergency/only in case of fire — für den Notfall/nur bei Feuer zu benutzen

with use — durch den Gebrauch

with careful etc. use — bei sorgsamer usw. Behandlung

make use of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas gebrauchen/(exploit) ausnutzen

make the best use of something/it — das Beste aus etwas/daraus machen

make good use of, turn or put to good use — gut nutzen [Zeit, Talent, Geld]

put something to use — etwas verwenden

2) (utility, usefulness) Nutzen, der

these tools/clothes will be of use to somebody — dieses Werkzeug wird/diese Kleider werden für jemanden von Nutzen sein

is it of [any] use? — ist das [irgendwie] zu gebrauchen od. von Nutzen?

can I be of any use to you? — kann ich dir irgendwie helfen?

be [of] no use [to somebody] — [jemandem] nichts nützen

he is [of] no use in a crisis/as a manager — er ist in einer Krise/als Manager zu nichts nütze od. (ugs.) nicht zu gebrauchen

it's no use [doing that] — es hat keinen Zweck od. Sinn[, das zu tun]

you're/that's a fat lot of use — (coll. iron.) du bist ja eine schöne Hilfe/davon haben wir aber was (ugs. iron.)

what's the use of that/of doing that? — was nützt das/was nützt es, das zu tun?

what's the use? — was nützt es?

oh well, what's the use! — ach, was soll's schon! (ugs.)

3) (purpose) Verwendung, die; Verwendungszweck, der

have its/one's uses — seinen Nutzen haben

have/find a use for something/somebody — für etwas/jemanden Verwendung haben/finden

have no/not much use for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden nicht/kaum brauchen

put something to a good/a new use — etwas sinnvoll/auf neu[artig]e Weise verwenden

4) (right or power of using)

have the use of something — etwas benutzen können

[have the] use of kitchen and bathroom — Küchen- und Badbenutzung [haben]

let somebody have or give somebody the use of something — jemanden etwas benutzen lassen
2.
[ju:z] transitive verb

1) benutzen; nutzen [Gelegenheit]; anwenden [Gewalt]; einsetzen [Tränengas, Wasserwerfer]; in Anspruch nehmen [Firma, Agentur, Agenten, Dienstleistung]; nutzen [Zeit, Gelegenheit, Talent, Erfahrung]; führen [Namen, Titel]

do you know how to use this tool? — kannst du mit diesem Werkzeug umgehen?

anything you say may be used in evidence — was Sie sagen, kann vor Gericht verwendet werden

use somebody's name [as a reference] — sich [als Empfehlung] auf jemanden berufen

I could use the money/a drink — (coll.) ich könnte das Geld brauchen/einen Drink vertragen (ugs.)

use one's time to do something — seine Zeit dazu nutzen, etwas zu tun

2) (consume as material) verwenden

use gas/oil for heating — mit Gas/Öl heizen

the camera uses 35 mm film — für die Kamera braucht man einen 35-mm-Film

‘use sparingly’ — "sparsam verwenden!"

3) (take habitually)

use drugs/heroin — etc. Drogen/Heroin usw. nehmen

4) (employ in speaking or writing) benutzen; gebrauchen; verwenden

use strong language — Kraftausdrücke gebrauchen

5) (exercise, apply) Gebrauch machen von [Autorität, Einfluss, Können, Menschenverstand]

use diplomacy/tact [in one's dealings etc. with somebody] — [bei jemandem] diplomatisch vorgehen/[zu jemandem] taktvoll sein

he used all his strength — er wandte seine ganze Kraft auf

use a method/tactics — eine Methode anwenden/nach einer [bestimmten] Taktik vorgehen

6) (take advantage of)

use somebody — jemanden ausnutzen

7) (treat) behandeln

use somebody/something well/badly — jemanden/etwas gut/schlecht behandeln

8)

used to — (formerly)

I used to live in London/work in a factory — früher habe ich in London gelebt/in einer Fabrik gearbeitet

he used to be very shy — er war früher sehr schüchtern

my mother always used to say... — meine Mutter hat immer gesagt od. pflegte zu sagen...

this used to be my room — das war [früher] mein Zimmer

things aren't what they used to be — es ist nichts mehr so wie früher

he smokes much more than he used to — er raucht viel mehr als früher

I used not or I did not use — or (coll.)

I didn't use or (coll.) I use[d]n't to smoke — früher habe ich nicht geraucht

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/93389/use_up">use up

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I [ju:z] verb
1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) benutzen

2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) verbrauchen

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- usable
- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]
1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) der Gebrauch

2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) die Verwendbarkeit

3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) der Nutzen

4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) die Fähigkeit(etwas)zu gebrauchen

5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) das Benutzungsrecht

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- useful
- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use
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use

I. vt

[ju:z]

1. (make use of, utilize)

▪ to \use sth etw benutzen; building, one's skills, training, talent etw nutzen; method etw anwenden

this glass has been \used dieses Glas ist schon benutzt

I could \use some help ich könnte etwas Hilfe gebrauchen

I could \use a drink now ich könnte jetzt einen Drink vertragen fam

this table could \use a wipe diesen Tisch könnte man auch mal wieder abwischen

these lights are \used for illuminating the playing area mit diesen Lichtern wird die Spielfläche beleuchtet

what perfume do you \use? welches Parfüm nimmst du?

what shampoo do you \use? welches Shampoo benutzt du?

I've got to \use the toilet ich muss auf die Toilette

to \use alcohol Alkohol trinken

to \use one's brains seinen Verstand benutzen

to \use a chance eine Gelegenheit nutzen

to \use a dictionary ein Wörterbuch verwenden

to \use drugs Drogen nehmen

to \use military force against sb Militärgewalt gegen jdn einsetzen

to \use an idea eine Idee verwenden

to \use logic logisch denken

to \use one's money to do sth sein Geld dazu verwenden, etw zu tun

to \use sb's name jds Name verwenden; (as reference) sich akk auf jdn berufen

she \uses the name Mary Punk sie nennt sich Mary Punk

to \use poison gas/truncheons/chemical warfare Giftgas/Schlagstöcke/chemische Waffen einsetzen

to \use a pseudonym ein Pseudonym benutzen

to \use service eine Dienstleistung in Anspruch nehmen

to \use swear words fluchen

to \use one's time to do sth seine Zeit dazu nutzen, etw zu tun

you should \use your free time more constructively du solltest deine freie Zeit sinnvoller nutzen!

to \use violence Gewalt anwenden

▪ to \use sth to do sth etw benutzen [o verwenden], um etw zu tun

\use scissors to cut the shapes out schneiden Sie die Formen mit einer Schere aus

you can \use this brush to apply the paint du kannst die Farbe mit diesem Pinsel auftragen

2. (employ)

▪ to \use sth:

\use your head [or BRIT also loaf] jetzt schalt doch mal dein Hirn ein! sl

\use your imagination! lass doch mal deine Fantasie spielen!

to \use common sense seinen gesunden Menschenverstand benutzen

to \use discretion/tact diskret/taktvoll sein

3. (get through, consume)

▪ to \use sth etw verbrauchen

we've \used nearly all the bread wir haben fast kein Brot mehr

what do you \use for heating? womit heizen Sie?

there's no more paper after this is \used wenn wir dieses Papier aufgebraucht haben, ist keines mehr da

this radio \uses 1.5 volt batteries für dieses Radio braucht man 1,5 Volt Batterien

to \use energy Energie verbrauchen

4. ( usu pej: manipulate, impose upon)

▪ to \use sb jdn benutzen; (exploit)

▪ to \use sb/sth jdn/etw ausnutzen

5. ( form: treat in stated way)

to \use sb badly/well jdn schlecht/gut behandeln

he's \used her despicably er hat ihr übel mitgespielt

II. n

[ju:s]

1. (application, employment) Verwendung f ( for für + akk); of dictionary also Benutzung f; of labour Einsatz m; of leftovers Verwertung f; of talent, experience Nutzung m

don't throw that away, you'll find a \use for it one day wirf das nicht weg — eines Tages wirst du es schon noch irgendwie verwenden können

a food processor has a variety of \uses in the kitchen eine Küchenmaschine kann man auf ganz unterschiedliche Weise in der Küche einsetzen

they've called for further restrictions on the \use of leaded petrol sie forderten weitere Einschränkungen für die Verwendung von verbleitem Benzin

she lost the \use of her fingers in the accident seit dem Unfall kann sie ihre Finger nicht mehr benutzen

the \use of alcohol/drugs der Alkohol-/Drogenkonsum

by the \use of deception durch Täuschung

directions for \use Gebrauchsanweisung f

for \use in an emergency für den Notfall

for \use in case of fire bei Feuer

the \use of force/a particular method die Anwendung von Gewalt/einer bestimmten Methode

the correct \use of language der korrekte Sprachgebrauch

the \use of poison gas/truncheons/chemical warfare der Einsatz von Tränengas/Schlagstöcken/chemischen Waffen

to be in daily \use täglich verwendet werden

for external \use only nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung

to be no longer in \use nicht mehr benutzt werden

ready for \use gebrauchsfertig; machine einsatzbereit

for private \use only nur für den Privatgebrauch

to come into \use in Gebrauch kommen

to find a \use for sth für etw akk Verwendung finden

to go [or fall] out of \use nicht mehr benutzt werden

to have no [further] \use for sth keine Verwendung [mehr] für etw akk haben

do you have any \use for these old notes? kannst du diese alten Unterlagen irgendwie verwenden?

to make \use of sth etw benutzen [o ÖSTERR a. benützen]; experience, talent etw nutzen; leftovers etw verwenden; connections von etw dat Gebrauch machen

can you make \use of that? kannst du das gebrauchen?

to put sth to \use etw verwenden

to be able to put sth to good \use etw gut verwenden können

to be able to put one's experience to good \use seine Erfahrung gut einbringen können

in/out of \use in/außer Gebrauch

2. (consumption) Verwendung f

building a dam would be a \use of financial resources which this country cannot afford für einen Dammbau würde dieses Land Gelder verwenden müssen, die es nicht aufbringen kann

3. (usefulness) Nutzen m

is this of any \use at all? nützt das vielleicht was? fam

can I be of any \use? kann ich vielleicht irgendwie behilflich sein?

what's the \use of shouting? was bringt es denn herumzuschreien?

there's no \use complaining Herumjammern bringt auch nichts fam

what \use is praying? wozu soll das Beten nutzen?

it has its \uses das kann auch nützlich sein

he's no \use as an editor als Redakteur ist er nicht zu gebrauchen

what's the \use was soll's! fam; ( pej fam)

that's a fat lot of \use da haben wir ja auch was von! iron fam

to be no \use keine Hilfe sein

to be no/not much \use to sb jdm nichts/nicht viel nützen

▪ to be of \use to sb für jdn von Nutzen [o nützlich] sein

is this of any \use to you? kannst du das vielleicht gebrauchen?

▪ it's no \use [doing sth] es hat keinen Zweck[, etw zu tun]

it's no \use — I just can't stand the man es hilft alles nichts — ich kann den Mann einfach nicht ausstehen!

it's no \use trying to escape — no one has ever got away before wir brauchen erst gar nicht versuchen auszubrechen — das hat bisher noch keiner geschafft!

4. (right)

to have the \use of sth bathroom, car etw benutzen [o ÖSTERR a. benützen] dürfen

to give sb [or let sb have] the \use of sth jdn etw benutzen [o ÖSTERR a. benützen] lassen

5. (custom) Brauch m

6. (out of order)

▪ to be out of [or AM, AUS usu not in] \use nicht funktionieren

the escalator is out of \use der Aufzug ist außer Betrieb

7. REL Ritual nt

8. LAW ( old) Nießbrauch m fachspr

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I [juːz]
1. vt

1) (= utilize) benutzen; dictionary, means, tools, object, materials verwenden, benutzen; sb's suggestion, idea verwenden; word, literary style gebrauchen, verwenden, benutzen; swear words gebrauchen, benutzen; brains, intelligence gebrauchen; method, system, technique, therapy, force, trickery anwenden; one's abilities, powers of persuasion, one's strength aufwenden, anwenden; tact, care walten lassen; drugs einnehmen

use only in emergencies — nur im Notfall gebrauchen or benutzen

I have to use the toilet before I go —

what's this used for? — wofür wird das benutzt or gebraucht?

to use sth for sth —

he used it as a spoon the police used truncheons — er hat es als Löffel benutzt or verwendet die Polizei setzte Schlagstöcke ein, die Polizei benutzte or gebrauchte Schlagstöcke

what did you use the money for? — wofür haben Sie das Geld benutzt or verwendet or gebraucht?

the money is to be used to set up a trust —

what toothpaste do you use? — welche Zahnpasta benutzen or verwenden Sie?

what sort of fuel do you use? — welchen Treibstoff verwenden Sie?, mit welchem Treibstoff fahren Sie?

what sort of fuel does this rocket use? — welcher Treibstoff wird für diese Rakete verwendet?

ointment to be used sparingly — Salbe nur sparsam verwenden or anwenden

why don't you use a hammer? — warum nehmen Sie nicht einen Hammer dazu?, warum benutzen or verwenden Sie nicht einen Hammer dazu?

to use sb's name — jds Namen verwenden or benutzen; (as reference) jds Namen angeben, sich auf jdn berufen

use your imagination! — zeig mal ein bisschen Fantasie or Phantasie!

we can use the extra staff to do this — dafür können wir das übrige Personal einsetzen or verwenden

I'll have to use some of your men — ich brauche ein paar Ihrer Leute

2) (= make use of, exploit) information, one's training, talents, resources, chances, opportunity (aus)nutzen, (aus)nützen (S Ger); advantage nutzen; waste products nutzen, verwerten

not used to capacity — nicht voll genutzt

you can use the leftovers to make a soup —

you should use your free time for something creative — Sie sollten Ihre Freizeit für etwas Schöpferisches nutzen or gebrauchen

3) (inf)

I could use a new pair of shoes — ich könnte ein neues Paar Schuhe (ge)brauchen

I could use a drink — ich könnte etwas zu trinken (ge)brauchen or vertragen (inf)

it could use a coat of paint — das könnte ein bisschen Farbe vertragen

4) (= use up, consume) verbrauchen

this car uses too much petrol — dieses Auto verbraucht zu viel Benzin

have you used all the ink? — haben Sie die Tinte aufgebraucht (inf) or die ganze Tinte verbraucht?

5) (obs, liter: treat) behandeln

she was ill used — ihr ist übel mitgespielt worden

how has the world been using you? (not obs, liter) — wie gehts, wie stehts?

6) (pej: exploit) ausnutzen

I feel ( I've just been) used — ich habe das Gefühl, man hat mich ausgenutzt; (sexually) ich komme mir missbraucht vor

2. n
[juːs]
1) (= employment) Verwendung f; (of materials, tools, means, dictionary) Benutzung f, Verwendung f; (= operation of machines etc) Benutzung f; (= working with of dictionary, calculator etc) Gebrauch m; (of word, style) Gebrauch m, Verwendung f; (of swearwords, arms, intelligence) Gebrauch m; (of method, system, technique, force, powers of persuasion) Anwendung f; (of personnel, truncheons etc) Verwendung f, Einsatz m; (of drugs) Einnahme f

once you've mastered the use of the clutch — wenn Sie erst einmal den Gebrauch der Kupplung beherrschen

the use of a calculator to solve... — die Verwendung eines Rechners, um... zu lösen

directions for use — Gebrauchsanweisung f

for the use of — für

for use in case of emergency — für Notfälle

for external use —

it's for use not ornament — es ist ein Gebrauchsgegenstand und nicht zur Zierde

ready for use — gebrauchsfertig; machine einsatzbereit

to improve with use — sich mit der Zeit bessern

worn with use — abgenutzt

to make use of sth — von etw Gebrauch machen, etw benutzen

can you make use of that? — können Sie das brauchen?

in use/out of use — in or im/außer Gebrauch; machines also in/außer Betrieb

to be in daily use/no longer in use — täglich/nicht mehr benutzt or verwendet or gebraucht werden

to come into use — in Gebrauch kommen

to go or fall out of use — nicht mehr benutzt or verwendet or gebraucht werden

2) (= exploitation, making use of) Nutzung f; (of waste products, leftovers etc) Verwertung f

to make use of sth — etw nutzen

to put sth to use — etw benutzen

to put sth to good use — etw gut nutzen

to make good/bad use of sth — etw gut/schlecht nutzen

3) (= way of using) Verwendung f

to learn the use of sth — lernen, wie etw verwendet or benutzt or gebraucht wird

it has many uses — es ist vielseitig verwendbar

to find a use for sth — für etw Verwendung finden

to have no use for (lit, fig) — nicht gebrauchen können, keine Verwendung haben für

to have no further use for sb/sth — keine Verwendung mehr haben für jdn/etw, jdn/etw nicht mehr brauchen

4) (= usefulness) Nutzen m

to be of use to sb — für jdn von Nutzen sein or nützlich sein

this is no use any more — das taugt nichts mehr, das ist zu nichts mehr zu gebrauchen

does it have a use in our society? — ist es für unsere Gesellschaft von Nutzen?

is this (of) any use to you? — können Sie das brauchen?, können Sie damit was anfangen?

he/it has his/its uses — er/das ist ganz nützlich

you're no use to me if you can't spell — du nützt mir nichts, wenn du keine Rechtschreibung kannst

he's no use as a goalkeeper — er taugt nicht als Torhüter, er ist als Torhüter nicht zu gebrauchen

can I be of any use? — kann ich irgendwie behilflich sein?

a (fat) lot of use that will be to you! (iro inf) — da hast du aber was davon

this is no use, we must start work — so hat das keinen Zweck or Sinn, wir müssen etwas tun

it's no use you or your protesting — es hat keinen Sinn or es nützt nichts, wenn du protestierst

what's the use of telling him? — was nützt es, wenn man es ihm sagt?

what's the use in trying/going? — wozu überhaupt versuchen/gehen?

it's no use — es hat keinen Zweck

ah, what's the use! — ach, was solls!

5) (= right) Nutznießung f (JUR)

to have the use of the gardens — die Gartenanlagen benutzen können

to have the use of a car — ein Auto zur Verfügung haben

to give sb the use of sth — jdn etw benutzen lassen; of car also, of money jdm etw zur Verfügung stellen

to have lost the use of one's arm — seinen Arm nicht mehr gebrauchen or benutzen können

to have the full use of one's faculties — im Vollbesitz seiner (geistigen und körperlichen) Kräfte sein

have you lost the use of your legs? (hum) — hast du das Gehen verlernt?

6) (= custom) Brauch m, Usus m (geh)

7) (ECCL) Brauch m

in the Roman use — nach römisch-katholischem Brauch
II [juːs]
vb aux

See:

→ used

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use [juːz]

A v/t

1. gebrauchen, benutzen, an-, verwenden, sich (gen) bedienen, Gebrauch machen von, eine Gelegenheit etc nutzen oder sich zunutze machen:

use one’s brains den Verstand gebrauchen, seinen Kopf anstrengen;

use care Sorgfalt verwenden;

use force Gewalt anwenden;

use one’s legs zu Fuß gehen;

may I use your name? darf ich mich auf Sie berufen?;

use a right von einem Recht Gebrauch machen;

anything you say may be used against you JUR alles, was Sie sagen, kann gegen Sie verwendet werden

2. ein Gerät etc handhaben

3. verwenden (on auf akk)

4. use up

a) auf-, verbrauchen, jemandes Kraft erschöpfen,

b) umg jemanden fertigmachen, erschöpfen: → used¹ 2

5. a) besonders US gewohnheitsmäßig zu sich nehmen:

use drugs Drogen nehmen;

use tobacco rauchen

b) brauchen:

my car uses too much oil

6. behandeln, verfahren mit:

use sb ill jemanden schlecht behandeln;

how has the world used you? umg wie ist es dir ergangen?

7. pej jemanden benutzen, auch eine Situation etc ausnutzen

8. Zeit verbringen

B v/i obs (außer im prät) pflegen ( to do zu tun):

it used to be said that … man pflegte zu sagen, dass …;

he does not come as often as he used to er kommt nicht mehr so oft wie früher oder sonst;

he used to be a polite man er war früher oder sonst (immer) sehr höflich;

he used to live here er wohnte früher hier;

she used to astonish me with … sie überraschte mich immer wieder mit …;

I used to smoke ich hab früher oder einmal geraucht;

did you really use to smoke? hast du früher wirklich geraucht?

C s [juːs]

1. Gebrauch m, Benutzung f, An-, Verwendung f:

for use zum Gebrauch;

for use in schools für den Schulgebrauch;

in use in Gebrauch, gebräuchlich;

be in daily use täglich gebraucht werden;

be in common use allgemein gebräuchlich sein;

come into use in Gebrauch kommen;

out of use nicht in Gebrauch, nicht mehr gebräuchlich;

fall ( oder pass) out of use ungebräuchlich werden, außer Gebrauch kommen;

with use durch (ständigen) Gebrauch;

make use of Gebrauch machen von, benutzen;

make use of sb’s name sich auf jemanden berufen;

make (a) bad use of (einen) schlechten Gebrauch machen von;

make full use of sth etwas voll ausnützen;

peaceful uses pl of atomic energy friedliche Nutzung der Atomenergie

2. a) Verwendung(szweck) f(m)

b) Brauchbarkeit f, Verwendbarkeit f

c) Zweck m, Sinn m, Nutzen m, Nützlichkeit f:

of use (to) nützlich (dat), brauchbar oder von Nutzen (für);

of no use nutz-, zwecklos, unbrauchbar, unnütz;

is this of use to you? können Sie das (ge)brauchen?;

crying is no use Weinen führt zu nichts;

it is no ( oder it isn’t any) use talking es ist nutz- oder zwecklos zu reden, es hat keinen Zweck zu reden;

what is the use of it? was hat das (überhaupt) für einen Zweck?;

have no use for

a) nicht brauchen können,

b) mit etwas od jemandem nichts anfangen können,

c) bes US umg nichts übrighaben für jemanden od etwas;

put to (good) use (gut) an- oder verwenden;

this tool has different uses dieses Gerät kann für verschiedene Zwecke verwendet werden; → further B 1

3. Kraft f oder Fähigkeit f (etwas) zu gebrauchen, Gebrauch m:

he lost the use of his right eye er kann auf dem rechten Auge nichts mehr sehen;

have the use of one’s limbs sich bewegen können

4. Benutzungsrecht n:

have the use of sth etwas benutzen können oder dürfen

5. Gewohnheit f, Brauch m:

once a use and ever a custom (Sprichwort) jung gewohnt, alt getan

6. JUR

a) Nießbrauch m, Nutznießung f

b) Nutzen m

7. oft Use REL liturgischer Brauch, (Kirchen)Brauch m

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1.
[ju:s] noun

1) Gebrauch, der; (of dictionary, calculator, room) Benutzung, die; (of word, expression; of pesticide, garlic, herb, spice) Verwendung, die; (of name, title) Führung, die; (of alcohol, drugs) Konsum, der

the use of brutal means/methods — die Anwendung brutaler Mittel/Methoden

the use of troops/teargas/violence — der Einsatz von Truppen/Tränengas/die Gewaltanwendung

constant/rough use — dauernder Gebrauch/schlechte Behandlung

[not] be in use — [nicht] in Gebrauch sein

be no longer in use — nicht mehr verwendet werden

be in daily etc. use — täglich usw. in Gebrauch od. Benutzung sein

come into use — in Gebrauch kommen

go/fall out of use — außer Gebrauch kommen

instructions/directions for use — Gebrauchsanweisung, die

ready for [immediate] use — [sofort] gebrauchsfertig

batteries for use in or with watches — Batterien [speziell] für Armbanduhren

a course for use in schools — ein Kurs für die Schule od. zur Verwendung im Schulunterricht

for the use of somebody — für jemanden

for personal/private use — für den persönlichen Gebrauch/den Privatgebrauch

for external use only — nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung

for use in an emergency/only in case of fire — für den Notfall/nur bei Feuer zu benutzen

with use — durch den Gebrauch

with careful etc. use — bei sorgsamer usw. Behandlung

make use of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas gebrauchen/ (exploit) ausnutzen

make the best use of something/it — das Beste aus etwas/daraus machen

make good use of, turn or put to good use — gut nutzen [Zeit, Talent, Geld]

put something to use — etwas verwenden

2) (utility, usefulness) Nutzen, der

these tools/clothes will be of use to somebody — dieses Werkzeug wird/diese Kleider werden für jemanden von Nutzen sein

is it of [any] use? — ist das [irgendwie] zu gebrauchen od. von Nutzen?

can I be of any use to you? — kann ich dir irgendwie helfen?

be [of] no use [to somebody] — [jemandem] nichts nützen

he is [of] no use in a crisis/as a manager — er ist in einer Krise/als Manager zu nichts nütze od. (ugs.) nicht zu gebrauchen

it's no use [doing that] — es hat keinen Zweck od. Sinn[, das zu tun]

you're/that's a fat lot of use — (coll. iron.) du bist ja eine schöne Hilfe/davon haben wir aber was (ugs. iron.)

what's the use of that/of doing that? — was nützt das/was nützt es, das zu tun?

what's the use? — was nützt es?

oh well, what's the use! — ach, was soll's schon! (ugs.)

3) (purpose) Verwendung, die; Verwendungszweck, der

have its/one's uses — seinen Nutzen haben

have/find a use for something/somebody — für etwas/jemanden Verwendung haben/finden

have no/not much use for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden nicht/kaum brauchen

put something to a good/a new use — etwas sinnvoll/auf neu[artig]e Weise verwenden

4) (right or power of using)

have the use of something — etwas benutzen können

[have the] use of kitchen and bathroom — Küchen- und Badbenutzung [haben]

let somebody have or give somebody the use of something — jemanden etwas benutzen lassen
2.
[ju:z] transitive verb

1) benutzen; nutzen [Gelegenheit]; anwenden [Gewalt]; einsetzen [Tränengas, Wasserwerfer]; in Anspruch nehmen [Firma, Agentur, Agenten, Dienstleistung]; nutzen [Zeit, Gelegenheit, Talent, Erfahrung]; führen [Namen, Titel]

do you know how to use this tool? — kannst du mit diesem Werkzeug umgehen?

anything you say may be used in evidence — was Sie sagen, kann vor Gericht verwendet werden

use somebody's name [as a reference] — sich [als Empfehlung] auf jemanden berufen

I could use the money/a drink — (coll.) ich könnte das Geld brauchen/einen Drink vertragen (ugs.)

use one's time to do something — seine Zeit dazu nutzen, etwas zu tun

2) (consume as material) verwenden

use gas/oil for heating — mit Gas/Öl heizen

the camera uses 35 mm film — für die Kamera braucht man einen 35-mm-Film

‘use sparingly’ — "sparsam verwenden!"

3) (take habitually)

use drugs/heroin — etc. Drogen/Heroin usw. nehmen

4) (employ in speaking or writing) benutzen; gebrauchen; verwenden

use strong language — Kraftausdrücke gebrauchen

5) (exercise, apply) Gebrauch machen von [Autorität, Einfluss, Können, Menschenverstand]

use diplomacy/tact [in one's dealings etc. with somebody] — [bei jemandem] diplomatisch vorgehen/[zu jemandem] taktvoll sein

he used all his strength — er wandte seine ganze Kraft auf

use a method/tactics — eine Methode anwenden/nach einer [bestimmten] Taktik vorgehen

6) (take advantage of)

use somebody — jemanden ausnutzen

7) (treat) behandeln

use somebody/something well/badly — jemanden/etwas gut/schlecht behandeln

8)

used to — (formerly)

I used to live in London/work in a factory — früher habe ich in London gelebt/in einer Fabrik gearbeitet

he used to be very shy — er war früher sehr schüchtern

my mother always used to say... — meine Mutter hat immer gesagt od. pflegte zu sagen...

this used to be my room — das war [früher] mein Zimmer

things aren't what they used to be — es ist nichts mehr so wie früher

he smokes much more than he used to — er raucht viel mehr als früher

I used not or I did not use — or (coll.)

I didn't use or (coll.) I use[d]n't to smoke — früher habe ich nicht geraucht

Phrasal Verbs:

- use up

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v.

anwenden v.

ausführen v.

belegen v.

benutzen v.

gebrauchen v.

nutzen v.

verwenden v.

wahrnehmen (Vorteil, Gelegenheit) v. n.

Anwendung f.

Benutzung f.

Gebrauch -¨e m.

Inanspruchnahme f.

Nutzung -en f.

Verwendung f.

Verwendungszweck m.

English-german dictionary > use
12 use

̘. ̈n.ju:s
1. сущ.
1) употребление, применение, использование to make use of ≈ извлекать пользу из чего-л. to put smth. to good use ≈ найти хорошее применение чему-л. constant use ≈ постоянное использование Do you have any use for this old paper? ≈ Вам зачем-нибудь нужны эти старые газеты? The visitors were denied use of the library. ≈ Посетителям не разрешили воспользоваться услугами библиотеки. to be out of use, fall out of use ≈ выйти из употребления daily use ≈ ежедневное употребление emergency use extensive use external use internal use official use practical use wide use
2) а) (ис) пользование;
способность или право пользования( чем-л.) He lost the use of his eyes. ≈ Он ослеп. He put the use of his house at my disposal. ≈ Он предложил мне пользоваться своим домом. б) юр. управление имуществом по доверенности;
доход от управления имуществом по доверенности
3) а) назначение, цель б) польза, толк Is there any use? ≈ Стоит ли? I have no use for it разг. ≈ мне это совершенно не нужно;
я этого не выношу What's the use of arguing? ≈ К чему спорить? Is there any use in trying again? ≈ Имеет ли смысл сделать еще одну попытку? What's the use of worrying? ≈ Какой прок от того, что вы будете волноваться? It was of no earthly use to us. ≈ Для нас это оказалось совершенно бесполезным. Can I be of any use to you? ≈ Могу ли я быть чем-нибудь вам полезен?
4) а) обыкновение, привычка, уклад Long use has reconciled me to it. ≈ Я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке. б) ритуал церкви, епархии
2. гл.
1) а) использовать, пользоваться, применять, употреблять to use one's brains, to use one's wits ≈ 'шевелить мозгами' to use widely ≈ широко применять, широко использовать Let's use paper plates for the picnic. ≈ Давайте возьмем в поход бумажные тарелки. May I use your name? ≈ Могу я на вас сослаться? She used the candlestick as a paperweight. ≈ Она использовала подсвечник вместо пресс-папье. Syn: employ, utilize б) (из) расходовать, использовать They use 10 tons of coal a month. ≈ Они расходуют 10 тонн угля в месяц. Syn: consume, expend, utilize Ant: conserve, waste
2) а) обыкн. ;
только прош. вр. быть привычным, иметь привычку делать что-л. б) обращаться, обходиться( с кем-л.) He thinks himself ill used. ≈ Он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись. ∙ use as use to use up употребление, использование, применение - the * of the telephone пользование телефоном - to be in * быть в употреблении - to be out of * выйти из употребления - to come into * войти в употребление - in daily * в обиходе - to make * of smth. употреблять что-л., пользоваться чем-л. - to make * of smb.'s name ссылаться на кого-л. - directions for * правила употребления - he made good * of his space time он хорошо использовал свое свободное время цель, назначение - a tool with several *s инструмент, применяемый для различных целей - to put smth. to (a) good * правильно использовать что-л. - have yoi any * for a new calendar? вам не понадобится новый календарь? польза, толк, выгода - to be of * быть бесполезным - to be of little * быть мало полезным - it's no * talking нет смысла разговаривать - is there any * in discussing the matter further? стоит ли обсуждать дальше этот вопрос? - what's the *? к чему?, какой смысл?, какой толк? все это ни к чему! (выражение отчаяния) способность пользования (чем-л.) - he lost the * of his left arm он потерял способность владеть левой рукой - she lost the * of his eyes она ослепла право пользования - he gave his friend the * of his library он предоставил приятелю право пользоваться своей библиотекой - she had the * of the estate for life за ней было оставлено право пожизненного пользования этим владением привычка, обыкновение - it was his * to walk ten miles every day у него была привычка ходить ежедневно по десять миль - according to an ancient * cогласно старинному обычаю - * and wont обычная практика - * is second nature привычка - вторая натура( церковное) ритуал;
чин( литургии) > to have no * for не нуждаться( в чем-л.) ;
не выносить, презирать;
быть нетерпимым (к кому-л.) ;
не хотеть иметь дело( с кем-л.) употреблять, пользоваться, применять - to * coal for heating purposes употреблять уголь для отопления - to * gas пользоваться газом - to * a rigth использовать какое-л. право - to * one's legs ходить - to * one's eyes смотреть - to * one's brains шевелить мозгами - may I * your telephone? можно мне воспользоваться вашим телефоном? - he never *s a dictionary он никогда не пользуется словарем - to force применить силу - to * to advantage использовать с выгодой прибегать( к чему-л.), пользоваться (чем-л.) - we must * the services of an agent мы должны прибегнуть к услугам агента - may I * your name? могу я сослаться на вас? использовать в своих интересах - they *d every artifice to get our help они прибегали ко всяческим хитростям, чтобы добиться от нас помощи потреблять, расходовать - we have *d all the eggs for this omelette мы израсходовали все яйца на этот омлет - they * a ton of coal in a month они ежемесячно расходуют тонну угля тратить, проводить (время) - they *d thirty days in travelling about 1,000 miles они потратили 30 дней, чтобы проехать 1000 миль обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.) ;
относиться( к кому-л.) - to * smb. well обращаться с кем-л. хорошо - to * smb. like a dog обращаться с кем-л. как с собакой - to * a man after his deserts обойтись с кем-л. по заслугам приучать - to * oneself to speak aloud приучать себя говорить громко иметь в прошлом обыкновение делать что-л;
некогда быть каким-л. - I *d to take the bus я обычно ездил на автобусе - there *d to be a cinema in this street на этой улице было когда-то кино - winters *d to be not so harsh раньше зимы не были такими суровыми - she didn't * to be so outspoken (просторечие) когда-то она не была такой откровенной (американизм) (сленг) употреблять наркотики, быть наркоманом (диалектизм) (американизм) часто посещать( человека или место) assets not in ~ неиспользуемые активы ~ польза;
толк;
to be of (no) use быть (бес) полезным;
is there any use? стоит ли?;
what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? to be (или to fall) out of ~ выйти из употребления;
to put knowledge to use применять знания на практике by ~ вчт. путем использования collective ~ совместное потребление common ~ общее употребление compulsory ~ пат. обязательное использование domestic ~ бытовое пользование efficient ~ вчт. эффективное использование ~ up истощать;
to feel used up чувствовать себя совершенно обессиленным final ~ конечное использование free ~ свободное применение general ~ основное применение ~ (ис) пользование;
способность или право пользования (чем-л.) ;
to have the use (of smth.) пользоваться (чем-л.) he lost the ~ of his eyes он ослеп;
to make use of, to put to use использовать, воспользоваться he put the ~ of his house at my disposal он предложил мне пользоваться своим домом;
to lose the use (of smth.) потерять способность пользоваться (чем-л.) ~ обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.) ;
to use (smb.) like a dog третировать( кого-л.) ;
he thinks himself ill used он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись I have no ~ for it разг. мне это совершенно не нужно I have no ~ for it разг. я этого не выношу I used to see him often я часто его встречал;
it used to be said (бывало) говорили illegal ~ вчт. незаконное использование illicit ~ запрещенное использование improper ~ ненадлежащее использование ~ употребление;
применение;
in use в употреблении;
in daily use в частом употреблении;
в обиходе ~ употребление;
применение;
in use в употреблении;
in daily use в частом употреблении;
в обиходе ~ польза;
толк;
to be of (no) use быть (бес) полезным;
is there any use? стоит ли?;
what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? I used to see him often я часто его встречал;
it used to be said (бывало) говорили joint ~ совместное использование joint ~ совместное пользование land ~ землепользование ~ обыкновение, привычка;
use and wont обычная практика;
long use has reconciled me to it я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке he put the ~ of his house at my disposal он предложил мне пользоваться своим домом;
to lose the use (of smth.) потерять способность пользоваться (чем-л.) he lost the ~ of his eyes он ослеп;
to make use of, to put to use использовать, воспользоваться make ~ of использовать make ~ of применять make ~ of употреблять ~ употреблять, пользоваться, применять;
to use one's brains (или one's wits) "шевелить мозгами";
may I use your name? могу я на вас сослаться? noncommercial ~ вчт. некоммерческое использование official ~ официальное использование personal ~ личное использование prior ~ пат. преждепользование prior ~ преимущественное использование private ~ вчт. индивидуальное использование private ~ личное пользование private ~ частное использование proper ~ использование по назначению public ~ общественное пользование to be (или to fall) out of ~ выйти из употребления;
to put knowledge to use применять знания на практике simultaneous ~ одновременное использование there used to be a house here раньше здесь стоял дом ~ использовать, израсходовать;
they use 10 tons of coal a month они расходуют 10 тонн угля в месяц ~ цель, назначение;
a tool with many uses инструмент, применяемый для различных целей unauthorized ~ неразрешенное использование unauthorized ~ несанкционированное использование use доверительная собственность, учрежденная для обеспечения за бенефециарием права присвоения плодов вещи ~ использование ~ использовать, израсходовать;
they use 10 tons of coal a month они расходуют 10 тонн угля в месяц ~ использовать ~ обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.) ;
to use (smb.) like a dog третировать (кого-л.) ;
he thinks himself ill used он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись ~ обыкновение, привычка;
use and wont обычная практика;
long use has reconciled me to it я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке ~ польза;
толк;
to be of (no) use быть (бес) полезным;
is there any use? стоит ли?;
what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? ~ польза ~ (ис) пользование;
способность или право пользования (чем-л.) ;
to have the use (of smth.) пользоваться (чем-л.) ~ пользоваться, использовать, обращать в свою пользу ~ потреблять ~ право пользования ~ право пользования доходами от вещи ~ право присвоения плодов вещи;
право пользования доходами от вещи ~ применение ~ применять ~ расходовать ~ ритуал церкви, епархии ~ способность пользования ~ употребление;
применение;
in use в употреблении;
in daily use в частом употреблении;
в обиходе ~ употребление ~ употреблять, пользоваться, применять;
to use one's brains (или one's wits) "шевелить мозгами";
may I use your name? могу я на вас сослаться? ~ употреблять ~ юр. управление имуществом по доверенности;
доход от управления имуществом по доверенности ~ цель, назначение;
a tool with many uses инструмент, применяемый для различных целей ~ обыкновение, привычка;
use and wont обычная практика;
long use has reconciled me to it я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке ~ обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.) ;
to use (smb.) like a dog третировать (кого-л.) ;
he thinks himself ill used он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись ~ of capital использование капитала ~ of force применение силы ~ of foreign exchange reserves использование валютных резервов ~ of income использование дохода ~ употреблять, пользоваться, применять;
to use one's brains (или one's wits) "шевелить мозгами";
may I use your name? могу я на вас сослаться? ~ up израсходовать, использовать;
истратить ~ up израсходовать ~ up использовать ~ up истощать;
to feel used up чувствовать себя совершенно обессиленным ~ польза;
толк;
to be of (no) use быть (бес) полезным;
is there any use? стоит ли?;
what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? wide ~ вчт. широкое использование

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > use
13 use

vt [ju:z]

1) (make use of, utilize)

to \use sth etw benutzen; building, one's skills, training, talent etw nutzen; method etw anwenden;

this glass has been \used dieses Glas ist schon benutzt;

I could \use some help ich könnte etwas Hilfe gebrauchen;

I could \use a drink now ich könnte jetzt einen Drink vertragen ( fam)

this table could \use a wipe diesen Tisch könnte man auch mal wieder abwischen;

these lights are \used for illuminating the playing area mit diesen Lichtern wird die Spielfläche beleuchtet;

what perfume do you \use? welches Parfüm nimmst du?;

what shampoo do you \use? welches Shampoo benutzt du?;

I've got to \use the toilet ich muss auf die Toilette;

to \use alcohol Alkohol trinken;

to \use one's brains seinen Verstand benutzen;

to \use a chance eine Gelegenheit nutzen;

to \use a dictionary ein Wörterbuch verwenden;

to \use drugs Drogen nehmen;

to \use military force against sb Militärgewalt gegen jdn einsetzen;

to \use an idea eine Idee verwenden;

to \use logic logisch denken;

to \use one's money to do sth sein Geld dazu verwenden, etw zu tun;

to \use sb's name jds Name m verwenden;

( as reference) sich akk auf jdn berufen;

she \uses the name Mary Pons sie nennt sich Mary Pons;

to \use poison gas/ truncheons/ chemical warfare Giftgas/Schlagstöcke/chemische Waffen einsetzen;

to \use a pseudonym ein Pseudonym benutzen;

to \use service eine Dienstleistung in Anspruch nehmen;

to \use swear words fluchen;

to \use one's time to do sth seine Zeit dazu nutzen, etw zu tun;

you should \use your free time more constructively du solltest deine freie Zeit sinnvoller nutzen!;

to \use violence Gewalt anwenden;

to \use sth to do sth etw benutzen [o verwenden], um etw zu tun;

\use scissors to cut the shapes out schneiden Sie die Formen mit einer Schere aus;

you can \use this brush to apply the paint du kannst die Farbe mit diesem Pinsel auftragen

2) ( employ)

to \use sth;

\use your head [or (Brit a.) loaf] jetzt schalt doch mal dein Hirn ein! (sl)

\use your imagination! lass doch mal deine Fantasie spielen!;

to \use common sense seinen gesunden Menschenverstand benutzen;

to \use discretion/ tact diskret/taktvoll sein

3) (get through, consume)

to \use sth etw verbrauchen;

we've \used nearly all the bread wir haben fast kein Brot mehr;

what do you \use for heating? womit heizen Sie?;

there's no more paper after this is \used wenn wir dieses Papier aufgebraucht haben, ist keines mehr da;

this radio \uses 1.5 volt batteries für dieses Radio braucht man 1,5 Volt Batterien;

to \use energy Energie verbrauchen;

4) (usu pej: manipulate, impose upon)

to \use sb jdn benutzen;

( exploit)

to \use sb/ sth jdn/etw ausnutzen

5) (form: treat in stated way)

to \use sb badly/ well jdn schlecht/gut behandeln;

he's \used her despicably er hat ihr übel mitgespielt n [ju:s]

1) (application, employment) Verwendung f ( for für +akk); of dictionary also Benutzung f; of labour Einsatz m; of leftovers Verwertung f; of talent, experience Nutzung m;

don't throw that away, you'll find a \use for it one day wirf das nicht weg - eines Tages wirst du es schon noch irgendwie verwenden können;

a food processor has a variety of \uses in the kitchen eine Küchenmaschine kann man auf ganz unterschiedliche Weise in der Küche einsetzen;

they've called for further restrictions on the \use of leaded petrol sie forderten weitere Einschränkungen für die Verwendung von verbleitem Benzin;

she lost the \use of her fingers in the accident seit dem Unfall kann sie ihre Finger nicht mehr benutzen;

the \use of alcohol/ drugs der Alkohol-/Drogenkonsum;

by the \use of deception durch Täuschung;

directions for \use Gebrauchsanweisung f;

for \use in an emergency für den Notfall;

for \use in case of fire bei Feuer;

the \use of force/ a particular method die Anwendung von Gewalt/einer bestimmten Methode;

the correct \use of language der korrekte Sprachgebrauch;

the \use of poison gas/ truncheons/ chemical warfare der Einsatz von Tränengas/Schlagstöcken/chemischen Waffen;

to be in daily \use täglich verwendet werden;

for external \use only nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung;

to be no longer in \use nicht mehr benutzt werden;

ready for \use gebrauchsfertig; machine einsatzbereit;

for private \use only nur für den Privatgebrauch;

to come into \use in Gebrauch kommen;

to find a \use for sth für etw akk Verwendung finden;

to go [or fall] out of \use nicht mehr benutzt werden;

to have no [further] \use for sth keine Verwendung [mehr] für etw akk haben;

do you have any \use for these old notes? kannst du diese alten Unterlagen irgendwie verwenden?;

to make \use of sth etw benutzen; experience, talent etw nutzen; leftovers etw verwenden; connections von etw dat Gebrauch machen;

can you make \use of that? kannst du das gebrauchen?;

to put sth to \use etw verwenden;

to be able to put sth to good \use etw gut verwenden können;

to be able to put one's experience to good \use seine Erfahrung gut einbringen können;

in/out of \use in/außer Gebrauch

2) ( consumption) Verwendung f;

building a dam would be a \use of financial resources which this country cannot afford für einen Dammbau, würde dieses Land Gelder verwenden müssen, es nicht aufbringen kann

3) ( usefulness) Nutzen m;

is this of any \use at all? nützt das vielleicht was? ( fam)

can I be of any \use? kann ich vielleicht irgendwie behilflich sein?;

what's the \use of shouting? was bringt es denn herumzuschreien?;

there's no \use complaining Herumjammern bringt auch nichts ( fam)

what \use is praying? wozu soll das Beten nutzen?;

it has its \uses das kann auch nützlich sein;

he's no \use as an editor als Redakteur ist er nicht zu gebrauchen;

what's the \use was soll's! ( fam) ( pej) ( fam);

that's a fat lot of \use da haben wir ja auch was von! ( iron) ( fam)

to be no \use keine Hilfe sein;

to be no/not much \use to sb jdm nichts/nicht viel nützen;

to be of \use to sb für jdn von Nutzen [o nützlich] sein;

is this of any \use to you? kannst du das vielleicht gebrauchen?;

it's no \use [doing sth] es hat keinen Zweck[, etw zu tun];

it's no \use - I just can't stand the man es hilft alles nichts - ich kann den Mann einfach nicht ausstehen!;

it's no \use trying to escape - no one has ever got away before wir brauchen erst gar nicht versuchen auszubrechen - das hat bisher noch keiner geschafft!

4) ( right)

to have the \use of sth bathroom, car etw benutzen dürfen;

to give sb [or let sb have] the \use of sth jdn etw benutzen lassen

5) ( custom) Brauch m

6) ( out of order)

to be out of [or (Am, Aus usu) not in] \use nicht funktionieren;

the escalator is out of \use der Aufzug ist außer Betrieb

7) rel Ritual nt

8) law (old) Nießbrauch m fachspr

English-German students dictionary > use
14 use

I [juːs]
nome

1) U (act of using) (of substance, object, machine) uso m., impiego m., utilizzo m.; (of word, language) uso m.

the use of diplomacy — il ricorso alla diplomazia

for use as, in — da essere utilizzato come, in

for the use of — riservato a [customer, staff]

for use by sb. — a uso di qcn.

for my own use — per il mio uso personale

to make use of sth. — usare o utilizzare qcs., fare uso di qcs.

to make good use of sth., to put sth. to good use — fare buon uso di qcs.

while the machine is in use — mentre la macchina è in funzione

a word in common o general use una parola d'uso corrente; out of o no longer in use [ machine] (broken) guasto, fuori uso; (because obsolete) non più in uso; [word, expression] che non viene più usato, in disuso; worn with use logorato dall'uso; stained with use sporco per l'uso; this machine came into use in the 1950s questa macchina è stata introdotta negli anni '50; the new system comes into use next year — il nuovo sistema entrerà in uso dal prossimo anno

2) С (way of using) (of resource, object, material) utilizzo m., impiego m.; (of term) uso m.

she has her uses — ci può essere utile

to have no further use for sth., sb. — non avere più bisogno di qcs., qcn.

I've no use for that sort of talk — non sopporto quel modo di parlare

3) U (right to use)

to have the use of — avere l'uso di [house, garden, kitchen]; avere il permesso di usare [ car]

with use of — con uso di [ kitchen]

4) U (usefulness)

to be of use — essere utile (to a)

to be (of) no use — essere inutile

to be (of) no use to sb. — [ object] non essere di nessuna utilità per qcn.; [ person] non essere di nessun aiuto a qcn.

what use is a wheel without a tyre? — a che serve una ruota senza pneumatico?

what's the use of crying? — a cosa serve piangere?

oh, what's the use? — oh, tanto a che serve?

it's no use asking me — è inutile chiederlo a me

it's no use, we'll have to start — niente da fare, dobbiamo cominciare
II [juːz]
verbo transitivo

1) (employ) usare [object, car, room, money, word]; usare, utilizzare [method, tool, technique]; usare, servirsi di [language, metaphor]; sfruttare [ opportunity]; usare, fare ricorso a [blackmail, force]; usare, sfruttare [knowledge, talent, influence]

to use sth., sb. as sth. — servirsi di qcs., qcn. come qcs.

to use sth. for sth., to do — usare qcs. per qcs., per fare

use your head! — colloq. usa la testa!

I could use a drink! — berrei volentieri qualcosa!

2) (anche use up) (consume) consumare [fuel, food]; finire [water, left-overs]

3) (exploit) spreg. servirsi di [ person]

4) (take habitually) fare uso di [ drugs]

5) ant. (treat)

to use sb. well, ill — trattare bene, male qcn

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- use up

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I [ju:z] verb
1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!)

2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.)

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- usable
- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]
1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.)

2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.)

3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.)

4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.)

5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.)

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- useful
- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use
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I [juːs]
nome

1) U (act of using) (of substance, object, machine) uso m., impiego m., utilizzo m.; (of word, language) uso m.

the use of diplomacy — il ricorso alla diplomazia

for use as, in — da essere utilizzato come, in

for the use of — riservato a [customer, staff]

for use by sb. — a uso di qcn.

for my own use — per il mio uso personale

to make use of sth. — usare o utilizzare qcs., fare uso di qcs.

to make good use of sth., to put sth. to good use — fare buon uso di qcs.

while the machine is in use — mentre la macchina è in funzione

a word in common o general use una parola d'uso corrente; out of o no longer in use [ machine] (broken) guasto, fuori uso; (because obsolete) non più in uso; [word, expression] che non viene più usato, in disuso; worn with use logorato dall'uso; stained with use sporco per l'uso; this machine came into use in the 1950s questa macchina è stata introdotta negli anni '50; the new system comes into use next year — il nuovo sistema entrerà in uso dal prossimo anno

2) С (way of using) (of resource, object, material) utilizzo m., impiego m.; (of term) uso m.

she has her uses — ci può essere utile

to have no further use for sth., sb. — non avere più bisogno di qcs., qcn.

I've no use for that sort of talk — non sopporto quel modo di parlare

3) U (right to use)

to have the use of — avere l'uso di [house, garden, kitchen]; avere il permesso di usare [ car]

with use of — con uso di [ kitchen]

4) U (usefulness)

to be of use — essere utile (to a)

to be (of) no use — essere inutile

to be (of) no use to sb. — [ object] non essere di nessuna utilità per qcn.; [ person] non essere di nessun aiuto a qcn.

what use is a wheel without a tyre? — a che serve una ruota senza pneumatico?

what's the use of crying? — a cosa serve piangere?

oh, what's the use? — oh, tanto a che serve?

it's no use asking me — è inutile chiederlo a me

it's no use, we'll have to start — niente da fare, dobbiamo cominciare
II [juːz]
verbo transitivo

1) (employ) usare [object, car, room, money, word]; usare, utilizzare [method, tool, technique]; usare, servirsi di [language, metaphor]; sfruttare [ opportunity]; usare, fare ricorso a [blackmail, force]; usare, sfruttare [knowledge, talent, influence]

to use sth., sb. as sth. — servirsi di qcs., qcn. come qcs.

to use sth. for sth., to do — usare qcs. per qcs., per fare

use your head! — colloq. usa la testa!

I could use a drink! — berrei volentieri qualcosa!

2) (anche use up) (consume) consumare [fuel, food]; finire [water, left-overs]

3) (exploit) spreg. servirsi di [ person]

4) (take habitually) fare uso di [ drugs]

5) ant. (treat)

to use sb. well, ill — trattare bene, male qcn

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- use up

English-Italian dictionary > use
15 for

fo:
1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de

10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de

2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto que

for prep

1. para

this present is for you este regalo es para ti

there are tables for smokers and non-smokers hay mesas para fumadores y no fumadores

glue for sticking leather pegamento para pegar el cuero

I'll be there for the wedding estaré allí para la boda

is this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?

2. por

I bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libras

what can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?

he was fined for stealing lo multaron por robar

3. desde hace

I have lived in Spain for twenty years vivo en España desde hace veinte años

4. durante

I waited for three hours esperé durante tres horas

5. de

"T" for Tony "T" de Tony

what's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?

6. a favor de

are you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?

for

tr[fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (intended) para

■ it's a present for you es un regalo para ti

■ save some cake for me guarda un poco de pastel para mí

■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith

2 (purpose) para

■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?

■ I need something for a cough necesito algo para la tos

■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?

3 (destination) para

■ he's left for work ha salido para el trabajo

■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?

■ passengers for London now boarding pasajeros con destino a Londres pueden embarcar

■ it's a novel for teenagers es una novela para quinceañeros

■ flat for rent piso para alquilar

4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por

■ do it for me hazlo por mí

■ I'll get that for you if you can't reach yo te lo cogeré si no llegas

■ I think I speak for everyone creo que hablo en nombre de todos

■ it's for your own good es por tu propio bien

5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de

■ York is famous for its cathedral York es famoso por su catedral

■ he dare not speak for fear of waking the baby no se atreve a hablar por miedo a despertar al bebé

■ I couldn't sleep for the noise no pude dormir por el ruido

■ if it weren't for him si no fuera por él

6 (past time) durante; (future time) por; (specific point in time) para

■ we went for two weeks fuimos por dos semanas

■ we talked for a while hablamos durante un rato

■ we're going for a fortnight vamos por quince días

■ I'd like to go away for a few days me gustaría ir fuera unos días

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

■ I've booked a table for tomorrow he reservado una mesa para mañana

■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00

■ that's all for today es todo por hoy

■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años

■ she hadn't seen him for a year hacía un año que no le veía

■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

7 (distance)

■ I walked for five miles caminé cinco millas

8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por

■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras

■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares

■ he exchanged his old car for a new one cambió su viejo coche por uno nuevo

■ you shouldn't translate word for word no deberías traducir palabra por palabra

■ the manager substituted Jones for Lee el entrenador sustituyó a Jones por Lee

9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de

■ this is a campaign for peace es una campaña a favor de la paz

■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?

■ he'd give his life for him daría su vida por él

■ he fought for his country luchó por la patria

■ he's played for his country ha jugado en la selección nacional

■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?

■ I'm all for a state lottery soy partidario de una lotería estatal

10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para

■ she's very tall for her age es muy alta para su edad

■ he does it really well for a child lo hace muy bien por ser un niño

■ he's quite nice for a policeman es bastante simpático para ser policía

■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos

11 (as) de, como, por

■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?

■ he was left for dead lo dieron por muerto

12 (in order to obtain) para

■ for further details... para más información....

■ she went to her mother for advice acudió a su madre para que le aconsejara

■ 100 people applied for the job 100 personas solicitaron el puesto

■ we ran for our lives tuvimos que correr para salvarnos

■ I only did it for the money lo hice solamente por el dinero

■ she sent for the doctor llamó al médico

13 (representing) por; (meaning) de

■ she's the MP for Southampton es la diputada por Southampton

■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?

■ a cheque for 20 pounds un talón (por valor) de 20 libras

■ B for Barcelona B de Barcelona

■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?

■ red for danger rojo de peligro

14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a

■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera

■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?

■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió

15 (as part of, as being) por, para

■ I took him for the manager lo tomé por el director

■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?

■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?

1 para

■ it's easy for you to say that para ti es fácil decir eso

■ it's impossible for me to come to the wedding me es imposible asistir a la boda

■ there's no need for you to do that no hace falta que hagas eso

■ it's time for you to go es hora de que te marches

■ I bought it for you to wear tonight lo compré para que te lo pusieras esta noche

■ it's for you to use at work es para que lo uses en el trabajo

■ that's no reason for you to get so upset no es motivo para que te preocupes tanto

conjunction

16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mí

for all I know que yo sepa

for all that a pesar de todo, con todo

for good para siempre

for the first time por primera vez

for the last time por última vez

oh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!

■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!

there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...

to be for it cargársela

■ he'll be for it if they find out se la va a cargar si se enteran

for ['fɔr] conj

: puesto que, porque

for prep

1) (indicating purpose) : para, de

clothes for children: ropa para niños

it's time for dinner: es la hora de comer

2) because of: por

for fear of: por miedo de

3) (indicating a recipient) : para, por

a gift for you: un regalo para ti

4) (indicating support) : por

he fought for his country: luchó por su patria

5) (indicating a goal) : por, para

a cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncer

for your own good: por tu propio bien

6) (indicating correspondence or exchange) : por, para

I bought it for $5: lo compré por $5

a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada

7) as for: para, con respecto a

8) (indicating duration) : durante, por

he's going for two years: se va por dos años

I spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutos

she has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres meses

for

conj.

• para conj.

• pues conj.

• ya que conj.

n.

• por s.m.

prep.

• a causa de prep.

• como prep.

• de prep.

• durante prep.

• en honor de prep.

• en lugar de prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

[fɔː(r)] When for is part of a phrasal verb, eg look for, make for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg as for, a gift for, for sale, eager for, look up the other word.
1. PREPOSITION

1) (=going to) para

the train for London — el tren para or de Londres

he left for Rome — salió para Roma

the ship left for Vigo — el buque partió (con) rumbo a Vigo

he swam for the shore — fue nadando hacia la playa

2) (=intended for) para

a table for two — una mesa para dos

a cupboard for toys — un armario para los juguetes

a cloth for polishing silver — un paño para sacarle brillo a la plata

it's not for cutting wood — no sirve para cortar madera

there's a letter for you — hay una carta para ti

is this for me? — ¿es para mí esto?

I have news for you — tengo que darte una noticia

hats for women — sombreros de señora

clothes for children — ropa infantil

I decided that it was the job for me — decidí que era el puesto que me convenía

she decided that hang-gliding was not for her * — decidió que el vuelo con ala delta no era lo suyo

3) (to express purpose) para

he went there for a rest — fue allí para descansar

we went to Tossa for our holidays — fuimos a pasar las vacaciones a Tossa, fuimos a Tossa para las vacaciones

• what for? — ¿para qué?

what's it for? — ¿para qué es or sirve?

what do you want it for? — ¿para qué lo quieres?

what did you do that for? — ¿por qué hiciste eso?

4) (employment) para

he works for the government — trabaja para el gobierno

to write for the papers — escribir para los periódicos

5) (=on behalf of)

I'll ask him for you — se lo preguntaré de tu parte

I'll go for you — iré yo en tu lugar

"I can't iron this shirt" - "don't worry, I'll iron it for you" — -no puedo planchar esta camisa -no te preocupes, yo te la plancho

"I still haven't booked the ticket" - "I'll do it for you" — -no he reservado el billete todavía -ya lo haré yo

who is the representative for your group? — ¿quién es el representante de vuestro grupo?

6) (=as in) de

G for George — G de Gerona

7) (=in exchange for) por

I'll give you this book for that one — te cambio este libro por ese

he'll do it for £25 — lo hará por 25 libras

for every one who voted yes, 50 voted no — por cada persona que votó a favor, 50 votaron en contra

• to pay 50 pence for a ticket — pagar 50 peniques por una entrada

• pound for pound, it's cheaper — es más económico de libra en libra

the government will match each donation pound for pound — el gobierno igualará cada donativo, libra a libra

• I sold it for £5 — lo vendí por or en 5 libras

8) (=to the value of)

a cheque for £500 — un cheque or talón por valor de 500 libras

how much is the cheque for? — ¿por cuánto es el cheque?

9) (after adjective)

a) (making comparisons) para

he's tall/mature for his age — es alto/maduro para su edad or para la edad que tiene

he's nice for a policeman — para policía es muy simpático

it's cold for July — para ser julio hace frío

it's quite good for a six-year-old — está bastante bien para un niño de seis años

b) (specifying)

it was too difficult for her — era demasiado difícil para ella, le era demasiado difícil

it was difficult for him to leave her — le resultó difícil dejarla

that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo, a ti te es fácil decirlo

they made it very easy for us — nos lo pusieron muy fácil

10) (=in favour of) a favor de

I'm for the government — yo estoy a favor del gobierno

I'm for helping him — yo estoy a favor de ayudarle

anyone for a game of cards? — ¿alguien se apunta a una partida de cartas?

• are you for or against the idea? — ¿estás a favor o en contra de la idea?

are you for or against us? — ¿estás con nosotros o en contra?

• I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

• the campaign for human rights — la campaña pro derechos humanos, la campaña en pro de los derechos humanos

• a collection for the poor — una colecta a beneficio de los pobres

11) (=as, by way of)

what's for dinner? — ¿qué hay para cenar?

I had a sandwich for lunch — para almorzar me comí un bocadillo

12) (=because of) por

it's famous for its cathedral — es famosa por su catedral

if it weren't for you — si no fuera por ti

he was sent to prison for fraud — lo mandaron a la cárcel por fraude

she felt better for losing a bit of weight — se sentía mejor por haber adelgazado un poco

I couldn't see her for pot plants — no la veía por taparla las plantas

we chose it for its climate — lo escogimos por el clima

• for fear of being criticized — por miedo a la crítica, por temor a ser criticado

• to shout for joy — gritar de alegría

13) (=in spite of) a pesar de

• for all his wealth — a pesar de su riqueza

for all that — a pesar de todo

for all he promised to come, he didn't — a pesar de habérmelo prometido, no vino

14) (in expressions of time)

a) (future/past duration)
When translating for and a period of time, it is often unnecessary to translate for, as in the examples below where durante is optional:
she will be away for a month — estará fuera un mes

he worked in Spain for two years — trabajó dos años en España

I'm going for three weeks — me voy tres semanas, estaré allí tres semanas
Alternatively, translate [for] using [durante], or, especially when talking about very short periods, [por]. Use [por] also with the verb [ir], although again it is often optional in this case:
they waited for over two hours — estuvieron esperando durante más de dos horas

for a moment, he didn't know what to say — por un momento, no supo qué decir

I'm going to the country for a while — me voy al campo (por) una temporada

I'm going away for a few days — me voy (por) unos cuantos días

he won't be back for a couple of hours/days — no regresará hasta dentro de un par de horas/días, tardará un par de horas/días en regresar

we went to the seaside for the day — fuimos a pasar el día en la playa

b) (with English perfect tenses)
Use hace... que and the present to describe actions and states that started in the past and are still going on. Alternatively use the present and desde hace. Another option is sometimes llevar and the gerund. Don't use the present perfect in Spanish to translate phrases like these, unless they are in the negative.
he has been learning French for two years — hace dos años que estudia francés, estudia francés desde hace dos años, lleva dos años estudiando francés

it has not rained for 3 weeks — hace 3 semanas que no llueve, no llueve or no ha llovido desde hace 3 semanas, lleva 3 semanas sin llover

I have known her for years — hace años que la conozco, la conozco desde hace años

I haven't seen her for two years — hace dos años que no la veo, no la he visto desde hace dos años, no la veo desde hace dos años, llevo dos años sin verla
Notice how the tenses change when talking about something that [had] happened or [had been] happening [for] a time:
he had been learning French for two years — hacía dos años que estudiaba francés, estudiaba francés desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años estudiando francés

I hadn't seen her for two years — hacía dos años que no la veía, no la había visto desde hacía dos años, no la veía desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años sin verla

15) (=by, before) para

can you do it for tomorrow? — ¿lo puedes hacer para mañana?

when does he want it for? — ¿para cuándo lo quiere?

16) (=on the occasion of) para

I'll be home for Christmas — estaré en casa para las Navidades

he asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday — le preguntó a su hija qué le gustaría para su cumpleaños

17) (=for a distance of)

there were roadworks for five miles — había obras a lo largo de cinco millas

we walked for two kilometres — caminamos dos kilómetros

you can see for miles from the top of the hill — desde lo alto de la colina se puede ver hasta muy lejos

18) (with infinitive clauses)

for this to be possible... — para que esto sea posible...

it's not for me to tell him what to do — yo no soy quien para decirle or no me corresponde a mí decirle lo que tiene que hacer

it's not for you to blame him — tú no eres quien para culparle

he brought it for us to see — lo trajo para que lo viéramos

their one hope is for him to return — su única esperanza es que regrese

• it's bad for you to smoke so much — te perjudica fumar tanto

• it's best for you to go — es mejor que te vayas

• there is still time for you to do it — todavía tienes tiempo para hacerlo

19) (in other expressions)

what's the German for "hill"? — ¿cómo se dice "colina" en alemán?

oh for a cup of tea! — ¡lo que daría por una taza de té!

- you're for it!

I'll be for it if he catches me here! * — ¡me la voy a cargar si me pilla aquí! *

- there's nothing for it but to jump
example
2.

CONJUNCTION liter pues, puesto que

she avoided him, for he was rude and uncouth — lo eludía puesto que or pues era grosero y ordinario

* * *

I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

English-spanish dictionary > for
16 use

I [ju:z] verb
1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) uporabiti

2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) porabiti

•

- usable
- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]
1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uporaba

2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) raba

3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) korist

4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) sposobnost uporabljati kaj

5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uporaba

•

- useful
- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use
* * *
I [ju:s]
noun

raba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa); juridically užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček; ecclesiastic obredi kake Cerkve, liturgija

beyond all use — čisto nenavaden

in use — v rabi

of use — uporaben, koristen

of no use — neuporaben, brezkoristen

in common use — v splošni rabi

out of use — ne v rabi, ne več uporaben

fit for use — uporaben

with use — s trajno rabo

the Anglican use — anglikanski obred

value in use — dejanska vrednost

use and wont — šege in navade

according to his use and wont — po njegovi (svoji) stari navadi

directions ( —ali instructions) for use — navodila za uporabo

use makes perfect — vaja naredi mojstra

use is second nature — stara navada je železna srajca

once a use and ever a custum — česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez zna

can I be of use? — lahko (kaj) pomagam?

is this of use to you? — lahko to kaj porabite?

crying is no use — nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokati

it is (of) no use (running) — brez koristi, zaman je (teči)

what's the use (of it)? — kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?

to be in daily use — biti vsak dan v rabi

to bring into use — uporabiti

to be out of use — ne biti v rabi (v navadi)

to come into use — priti v splošno rabo

to fall ( —ali to pass) out of use — postati neuporaben, zastareti

you will find these shoes of use in the mountains — videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorah

everything has its use — vsaka stvar je za kaj uporabna

I have no use for it — nimam kaj početi s tem

I have no use for such people — nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudi

have you lost the use of your tongue? — si izgubil dar govora?

he lost the use of his right eye — ne vidi več na desno oko

to make use of s.th. — uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česa

to make use of s.o.'s name — sklicevati se na koga

to put out of use — vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)

to put to (good) use — (dobro) uporabiti
II [ju:z]
transitive verb

rabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas); obsolete navaditi (to na)

to use one's brains ( —ali wits) — uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možgane

use your eyes! — odpri oči!

to use care — skrbno (pazljivo) postopati

to use diligence — da(ja)ti si truda

to use one's best efforts — napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)

to use exercises — delati vaje

to use force — uporabiti silo

this geyser uses a lot of gas — ta plinska peč porabi mnogo plina

how did they use you? — kako so ravnali z vami?

to use s.o. ill — slabo ravnati s kom

I cannot use my left hand — ne se posluževati svoje leve roke

to use one's legs — peš iti, pešačiti

to use imprecations — preklinjati

to use a right — uživati (neko) pravico

may I use your name? — se lahko sklicujem na vas?

to use tobacco — kaditi

I have used all the paint — porabil sem vso barvo

how does the world use you? colloquially kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?; intransitive verb obsolete (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)

the beggar used to come every day — berač je imel navado prihajati (je prihajal) vsak dan

it used to be said — navadno se je reklo (bila je navada reči)

he does not come as often as he used (to) — ne prihaja več tako pogosto kot prej

they used to live here — prej so stanovali tu

used you to know him? — ste ga vi poznali?

there used to be a tree there — tam je nekoč bilo drevo;

English-Slovenian dictionary > use
17 use

I [ju:z] verb
1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) bruge

2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) bruge

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- usable
- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]
1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) brug

2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) anvendelsesmulighed; brug

3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) til gavn

4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) brug

5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) brugsret; lov til at bruge

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- useful
- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use
* * *
I [ju:z] verb
1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) bruge

2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) bruge

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- usable
- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]
1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) brug

2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) anvendelsesmulighed; brug

3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) til gavn

4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) brug

5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) brugsret; lov til at bruge

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- useful
- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use

English-Danish dictionary > use
18 use

[̘. ̈n.ju:s]

assets not in use неиспользуемые активы use польза; толк; to be of (no) use быть (бес)полезным; is there any use? стоит ли?; what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? to be (или to fall) out of use выйти из употребления; to put knowledge to use применять знания на практике by use вчт. путем использования collective use совместное потребление common use общее употребление compulsory use пат. обязательное использование domestic use бытовое пользование efficient use вчт. эффективное использование use up истощать; to feel used up чувствовать себя совершенно обессиленным final use конечное использование free use свободное применение general use основное применение use (ис)пользование; способность или право пользования (чем-л.); to have the use (of smth.) пользоваться (чем-л.) he lost the use of his eyes он ослеп; to make use of, to put to use использовать, воспользоваться he put the use of his house at my disposal он предложил мне пользоваться своим домом; to lose the use (of smth.) потерять способность пользоваться (чем-л.) use обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.); to use (smb.) like a dog третировать (кого-л.); he thinks himself ill used он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись I have no use for it разг. мне это совершенно не нужно I have no use for it разг. я этого не выношу I used to see him often я часто его встречал; it used to be said (бывало) говорили illegal use вчт. незаконное использование illicit use запрещенное использование improper use ненадлежащее использование use употребление; применение; in use в употреблении; in daily use в частом употреблении; в обиходе use употребление; применение; in use в употреблении; in daily use в частом употреблении; в обиходе use польза; толк; to be of (no) use быть (бес)полезным; is there any use? стоит ли?; what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? I used to see him often я часто его встречал; it used to be said (бывало) говорили joint use совместное использование joint use совместное пользование land use землепользование use обыкновение, привычка; use and wont обычная практика; long use has reconciled me to it я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке he put the use of his house at my disposal он предложил мне пользоваться своим домом; to lose the use (of smth.) потерять способность пользоваться (чем-л.) he lost the use of his eyes он ослеп; to make use of, to put to use использовать, воспользоваться make use of использовать make use of применять make use of употреблять use употреблять, пользоваться, применять; to use one's brains (или one's wits) "шевелить мозгами"; may I use your name? могу я на вас сослаться? noncommercial use вчт. некоммерческое использование official use официальное использование personal use личное использование prior use пат. преждепользование prior use преимущественное использование private use вчт. индивидуальное использование private use личное пользование private use частное использование proper use использование по назначению public use общественное пользование to be (или to fall) out of use выйти из употребления; to put knowledge to use применять знания на практике simultaneous use одновременное использование there used to be a house here раньше здесь стоял дом use использовать, израсходовать; they use 10 tons of coal a month они расходуют 10 тонн угля в месяц use цель, назначение; a tool with many uses инструмент, применяемый для различных целей unauthorized use неразрешенное использование unauthorized use несанкционированное использование use доверительная собственность, учрежденная для обеспечения за бенефециарием права присвоения плодов вещи use использование use использовать, израсходовать; they use 10 tons of coal a month они расходуют 10 тонн угля в месяц use использовать use обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.); to use (smb.) like a dog третировать (кого-л.); he thinks himself ill used он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись use обыкновение, привычка; use and wont обычная практика; long use has reconciled me to it я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке use польза; толк; to be of (no) use быть (бес)полезным; is there any use? стоит ли?; what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? use польза use (ис)пользование; способность или право пользования (чем-л.); to have the use (of smth.) пользоваться (чем-л.) use пользоваться, использовать, обращать в свою пользу use потреблять use право пользования use право пользования доходами от вещи use право присвоения плодов вещи; право пользования доходами от вещи use применение use применять use расходовать use ритуал церкви, епархии use способность пользования use употребление; применение; in use в употреблении; in daily use в частом употреблении; в обиходе use употребление use употреблять, пользоваться, применять; to use one's brains (или one's wits) "шевелить мозгами"; may I use your name? могу я на вас сослаться? use употреблять use юр. управление имуществом по доверенности; доход от управления имуществом по доверенности use цель, назначение; a tool with many uses инструмент, применяемый для различных целей use обыкновение, привычка; use and wont обычная практика; long use has reconciled me to it я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке use обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.); to use (smb.) like a dog третировать (кого-л.); he thinks himself ill used он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись use of capital использование капитала use of force применение силы use of foreign exchange reserves использование валютных резервов use of income использование дохода use употреблять, пользоваться, применять; to use one's brains (или one's wits) "шевелить мозгами"; may I use your name? могу я на вас сослаться? use up израсходовать, использовать; истратить use up израсходовать use up использовать use up истощать; to feel used up чувствовать себя совершенно обессиленным use польза; толк; to be of (no) use быть (бес)полезным; is there any use? стоит ли?; what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? wide use вчт. широкое использование

English-Russian short dictionary > use
19 use

I ju:z verb
1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) bruke, benytte, anvende

2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) bruke, gå med til

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- usable
- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II ju:s
1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) bruk

2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) bruksområde, anvendelse

3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) nytte

4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) bruk, førlighet

5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) bruk(srett), adgang til

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- useful
- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use

anvende
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bruk
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bruke
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formål
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funksjon
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hensikt
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skikk
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vane

I
subst. \/juːs\/

1) bruk

• for use only in case of fire

brukes kun ved brann

• it's meant for use

den er til for å brukes

2) evne til å bruke

• she lost the use of speech

hun mistet taleevnen

• he'll lose the use of one eye

han blir blind på det ene øyet

• they lost the use of their legs

de mistet førligheten i bena

3) anvendelse, bruksmåte, formål

• let's put this to charitable uses

la oss bruke dette til veldedige formål

• this is a tool with many uses

dette er et redskap som kan brukes til mye

• peaceful uses of nuclear power

fredelig bruk av atomkraft

• she could make many uses of that

hun kunne brukt det på mange vis

• the room serves the double use of dining and of sitting room

rommet fungerer som både spisestue og dagligstue

• I sell books for the use of schools

jeg selger bøker til bruk i skolen

4) nytte, vits, fordel

• what's the use in trying?

hva er vitsen med å forsøke?

• the information was (of) no use

informasjonen var ubrukelig

5) rett til å bruke

• she gave them the use of her car

hun lot dem disponere bilen sin

• we have the use of a boat during our holiday

vi har tilgang til båt i ferien vår

• I rent a room with use of kitchen

jeg leier et rom med tilgang til kjøkken

6) (jus, historisk) bruksrett

7) (skikk og) bruk, praksis

• I follow the prevailing use

jeg følger rådende skikk og bruk

8) ( kirkelig) ritual, kirkeskikk

9) ( gjentatt) øvelse, erfaring, vane

be of use være til nytte, komme til nytte

come into use bli tatt i bruk bli mer alminnelig

directions for use bruksanvisning

find a use for ha nytte av, finne bruk for

for the use of somebody til noens disposisjon

• she bought a house for the use of her children

hun kjøpte et hus som skal disponeres av barna hennes

have no use for ikke ha noen nytte av, ikke behøve, ikke ha (noen) bruk for ikke gi mye for, ikke like

make use of gjøre bruk av, anvende, utnytte

• I can make no use of it

jeg har ikke bruk for det

• make good use of it

gjør god bruk av den

out of use ute av bruk ubrukelig ubrukt

put something to (good) use anvende noe godt, ta godt vare på noe, dra stor nytte av noe

unlawful use ( jus) brukstyveri

use and wont skikk og bruk
II
verb \/juːz\/

1) bruke, benytte, anvende

• he uses alcohol in vast quantities

han drikker alkohol i store mengder

• he still uses his title even though he was sacked

han bruker fremdeles tittelen sin selv om han fikk sparken

• Hemingway used a simple language in his stories

Hemingway anvendte et enkelt språk i historiene sine

2) utnytte, benytte seg av

• he uses people

han utnytter folk

3) behandle, bruke

• he used me badly

han behandlet meg dårlig

be used to være vant til

• she is used to hard work

hun er vant til hardt arbeid

use as bruke som

used to pleide

• he used to have coffee in the morning

han pleide å drikke kaffe om morgenen

• he does not come as often as he used to

han kommer ikke så ofte som før

• things are not what they used to be

ting er ikke som de var før

• her father used to be a carpenter before the war

faren hennes var snekker før krigen

used up slutt, oppbrukt

use for bruke til, bruke som

use to bruke til å, bruke for å

• what kind of hairspray do you use to make your hair stand straight up like that?

hva slags hårspray bruker du for å få håret ditt til å stå rett opp på den måten?

use up forbruke, bruke opp, gjøre slutt på (amer.) trette ut, utmatte

English-Norwegian dictionary > use
20 use

1. III
1) use smth. use tools (an kinds of instruments, a plow, weapons, a pen, a chair, dictionaries, etc.) пользоваться инструментами и т.д., использовать инструменты и т.д.; use queer words применять странные-слова, пользоваться странными словами; are you using this book? вы пользуетесь этой книгой?; вы работаете по этой книге?; are you using this knife? вам сейчас нужен этот нож?; use strong language (gross words) употреблять сильные выражения (грубые слова); may I use your piano (your telephone, your hammer, etc.)? можно мне воспользоваться вашим инструментом и т.д.?; use my house as if it were your own располагайтесь у меня как дома; use one's legs ходить пешком; use one's hands уметь что-л. делать собственными руками; use your ears! слушать надо!; use your eyes смотри лучше, раскрой глаза; use your brains /your wits/ подумай, пошевели мозгами; use one's strength (one's violence, one's force, one's disguise, one's artifice, one's trickery, one's fraud, etc.) прибегать к силе и т.д., применять силу и т.д.; use one's opportunities воспользоваться предоставившейся возможностью; use one's influence (one's authority, one's experience, etc.) использовать свое влияние и т.д.; воспользоваться своим влиянием и т.д.; you must use your skill ты должен пустить в ход [все] свое умение; use every (fair, etc.) means применять все и т.д. средства /приемы/; use facts (arguments) приводить факты (доводы /аргументы/); use more саге (patience, tact, etc.) действовать более осторожно и т.д.; use more diligence быть более старательным; use precautions принимать меры предосторожности; use moderation проявлять умеренность; use one's intelligence шевелить мозгами; use your discretion действуйте по собственному разумению; use smb. use a typist (one's friends, one's sister, the in laws, etc.) прибегать к помощи машинистки и т.д.; use the choicest troops бросать в бой отборные войска /части/

2) use smth. use coal (a great deal of butter, most of the money, etc.) использовать /израсходовать/ уголь и т.д.; use margarine потреблять маргарин; he used tobacco all his life он всегда /всю жизнь/ курил

3) use smb. use others as you would have them use you обращайтесь с другими /относитесь к другим/ так, как вы хотели бы, чтобы обращались с вами /относились к вам/
2. IV
1) use smth. in some manner use smth. regularly (habitually, freely, extensively, universally, deliberately, effectively, sensibly, economically, etc.) регулярно /постоянно/ и т.д. пользоваться чем-л. /использовать что-л./; we use the telephone widely мы широко пользуемся телефоном; this ticket cannot be useed again билет действителен только на одну поездку; use one's spare time well хорошо проводить или разумно использовать свободное время; he uses money wisely он разумно расходует /тратит/ деньги

2) use smb. in some manner use smb. well (badly, ill, roughly, severely, cruelly, etc.) обходиться /обращаться/ с кем-л. хороню и т.д.
3. VII
use smth. to do smth. use a knife to cut the meat (peanut butter to make sandwiches, money to rebuild one's house, etc.) использовать нож [для того], чтобы разрезать мясо и т.д.; use some information to serve one's ends (smb.'s absence to poison everyone against him, etc.) воспользоваться информацией для достижения своих целей и т.д.
4. XI
be used for smth. a knife was used for opening the door для того, чтобы открыть дверь, воспользовались ножом; oil was used for rubbing his chest ему растерли грудь маслом; castor oil used for medicine касторовое масло применяется в медицине; musk is used for perfumes мускус используется для производства духов; plants are used for food растения употребляются в пищу; what is this tool used for? для чего применяется этот инструмент?, что делают этим инструментом?; а jeep is а саг to be used for general purposes джип use [это] машина многоцелевого использования; "queer" is a word often used for "mad" слово "queer" часто употребляется вместо слова "mad"; be used on smb. clubs were used on the crowd против толпы были пущены в ход дубинки; be used in some manner be used (in)correctly (commonly, customarily, internally and externally, figuratively, etc.) (не)правильно и т.д. применяться /использоваться/; the word (this expression) is not used now /is no longer used/ это слово (выражение) вышло из употребления; these words are used interchangeably эти слова взаимозаменяемы
5. XXI1
1) use smth. for smth. use the seal's fur for hats использовать мех морского котика на шапки /для шапок/; let's use this expression for an example [давайте] возьмем это выражение в качестве примера || use smth. to the best advantage использовать что-л. наилучшим образом; use a word (an expression) in the figurative sense использовать /употребить/ слово (выражение) в переносном смысле

2) use smth. on /for/ smth. use paint on the gate (paste on the woodwork, yards and yards on just one dress, etc.) потратить /употребить/ краску на ворота и т.д.; they did not use enough paint on this fence они пожалели краски на забор; how many eggs has he used for this omelette? сколько яиц ушло у него на омлет?
6. XXIV1
use smth. as smth. use smb.'s home as headquarters (a newspaper as a table-cloth, a stone as a hammer, a root as food, etc.) использовать чей-л. дом в качестве штаба и т.д.; may I use your name as a reference? можно мне сослаться на вас?

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > use

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Y has no use for X

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