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a few minor problems

1 ein paar kleinere Probleme

a few minor problems

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > ein paar kleinere Probleme
2 resolver un problema

(v.) = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink

Ex. I think the plans to develop networking and an online authority file will do much to resolve the issue.

Ex. RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) is a system used by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a group dedicated to resolving common problems in collection development, management, access and preservation.

Ex. The examples in figure 4.4 show some of the approaches to solving these problems.

Ex. Reading literature is a game-playing activity in which we 'try out' various possible solutions to life- problems and see how they might be worked out before having to tackle them in reality.

Ex. Each is currently a vogue word (often a vague word as well), and each is suddenly all-important to the unlocking of social problems.

Ex. The librarian should rely on policy to settle routine problems, and reserve the big problems for thorough analysis.

Ex. Initial responses from parish clerks indicated that problems did not exist, but interviews with all the households in one parish revealed that 59% said that they had to sort out a problem in the last few months.

Ex. The library staff involved in the day to day running of the library may be called upon quite often to fix certain minor faults or clear up problems and misunderstandings on the part of the user.

Ex. She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.

Ex. A number of approaches have been developed in the field of medicine that seek to address these limitations.

Ex. Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

Ex. She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely.

Ex. The new geothermal system still has a few kinks that need to be worked out.

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(v.) = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink

Ex: I think the plans to develop networking and an online authority file will do much to resolve the issue.

Ex: RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) is a system used by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a group dedicated to resolving common problems in collection development, management, access and preservation.

Ex: The examples in figure 4.4 show some of the approaches to solving these problems.

Ex: Reading literature is a game-playing activity in which we 'try out' various possible solutions to life- problems and see how they might be worked out before having to tackle them in reality.

Ex: Each is currently a vogue word (often a vague word as well), and each is suddenly all-important to the unlocking of social problems.

Ex: The librarian should rely on policy to settle routine problems, and reserve the big problems for thorough analysis.

Ex: Initial responses from parish clerks indicated that problems did not exist, but interviews with all the households in one parish revealed that 59% said that they had to sort out a problem in the last few months.

Ex: The library staff involved in the day to day running of the library may be called upon quite often to fix certain minor faults or clear up problems and misunderstandings on the part of the user.

Ex: She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.

Ex: A number of approaches have been developed in the field of medicine that seek to address these limitations.

Ex: Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

Ex: She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely.

Ex: The new geothermal system still has a few kinks that need to be worked out.

Spanish-English dictionary > resolver un problema
3 small

1. adjective
1) (in size) klein; gering [Wirkung, Appetit, Fähigkeit]; schmal [Taille, Handgelenk]; dünn [Stimme]

it's a small world — die Welt ist klein

2) attrib. (small-scale) klein; Klein[aktionär, -sparer, -händler, -betrieb, -bauer]

3) (young, not fully grown) klein

4) (of the smaller kind) klein

small letter — Kleinbuchstabe, der

feel small — (fig.) sich (Dat.) ganz klein vorkommen

make somebody feel/look small — (fig.) jemanden beschämen/ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

5) (not much) wenig

demand for/interest in the product was small — die Nachfrage nach/das Interesse an dem Produkt war gering

[it's] small wonder — [es ist] kein Wunder

6) (trifling) klein

we have a few small matters/points/problems to clear up before... — es sind noch ein paar Kleinigkeiten zu klären, bevor...

7) (minor) unbedeutend

great and small — hoch und niedrig

8) (petty) kleinlich (abwertend)

have a small mind — ein Kleinkrämer sein (abwertend)
2. noun
(Anat.)

small of the back — Kreuz, das
3. adverb
klein

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[smo:l]
adjective

1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) klein

2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) klein

3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) wenig

4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) klein

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- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small
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small

[smɔ:l, AM also smɑ:l]

I. adj

1. (not large) klein

he's quite \small for his age er ist ziemlich klein für sein Alter

\small amount geringer Betrag

\small circulation MEDIA niedrige Auflage

\small craft NAUT [kleines] Boot

\small fortune kleines Vermögen

\small number/quantity kleine [o geringe] Menge/Zahl

\small percentage geringe Prozentzahl

in \small quantities in kleinen Mengen

\small street enge Straße

\small town Kleinstadt f

\small turnout geringe Beteiligung

2. (young) klein

\small child Kleinkind nt

3. (insignificant) klein, unbedeutend

\small consolation ein schwacher Trost

no \small feat keine schlechte Leistung

\small wonder kein Wunder

to feel \small sich dat klein und unbedeutend vorkommen

to look \small schlecht dastehen

to make sb look \small jdn niedermachen fam

4. (on a limited scale) klein, bescheiden

\small investor Kleinanleger(in) m(f)

in a \small way bescheiden, im Kleinen

in sb's own \small way auf jds eigene bescheidene Art

5. TYPO

\small letter Kleinbuchstabe m

6.

▶ to be grateful [or thankful] for \small mercies mit wenig zufrieden sein

▶ it's a \small world! ( prov) die Welt ist klein!

II. n no pl

the \small of the [or one's] back ANAT, ZOOL das Kreuz

III. adv think, plan in kleinem Rahmen

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[smɔːl]
1. adj (+er)

1) klein; supply, stock klein, gering; waist schmal; (= not much) reason, desire wenig, gering; effort gering

small in size — von geringer Größe, klein

a small number of people — eine geringe Anzahl von Leuten

the smallest possible number of books — so wenig Bücher wie möglich

to have a small appetite —

it's written with a small "e" — es wird mit kleinem "e" geschrieben

small shareholder — Kleinaktionär(in) m(f)

no small success — ein beachtlicher Erfolg

to feel small (fig) — sich (ganz) klein (und hässlich) vorkommen

to look small (fig) — schlecht aussehen or dastehen

he/it made me feel pretty small — da kam ich mir ziemlich klein vor

to be of small concern to sb — jdn nur wenig betreffen

2) (= unimportant, minor) klein; present, sum klein, bescheiden; importance, consequence gering

a few small matters/problems —

to be of no small consequence — nicht unbeträchtliche Folgen haben

this is no small matter — das ist keine Kleinigkeit

to help/contribute in a small way —

to start in a small way — bescheiden or klein anfangen

3) (= quiet) voice leise

to say sth in a small voice — etw mit leiser Stimme sagen

4) (fig: mean, petty) person kleinlich

2. n

1)

the small of the back — das Kreuz

2) pl (Brit inf) Unterwäsche f

3. adv

to chop sth up small — etw klein hacken

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small [smɔːl]

A adj

1. allg klein:

cut small klein schneiden;

make o.s. small sich kleinmachen;

the smallest room Br die Toilette; → ad¹, intestine A

2. klein, schmächtig (Junge etc)

3. klein, gering (Anzahl, Grad etc):

a small fortune ein kleines Vermögen;

they came in small numbers es kamen nur wenige;

I’ve only got small appetite ich habe nur wenig Appetit;

small eater schlechte(r) Esser(in);

small saver Kleinsparer(in)

4. wenig:

small blame to him ihn trifft kaum eine Schuld;

have small cause for kaum Anlass zu Dankbarkeit etc haben

5. klein, armselig, dürftig

6. klein, mit wenig Besitz:

small businessman kleiner Geschäftsmann;

small farmer Kleinbauer m, -bäuerin f

7. klein, (sozial) niedrig:

small people kleine Leute

8. unbedeutend, klein (Dichter etc)

9. bescheiden, klein (Anfang etc)

10. klein, trivial:

the small worries die kleinen Sorgen;

a small matter eine Kleinigkeit oder Bagatelle;

in a small way

a) bescheiden leben etc,

b) im Kleinen handeln etc

11. pej kleinlich

12. pej niedrig, moralisch verwerflich (Charakter etc)

13. klein umg, beschämt:

feel small sich klein (u. hässlich) vorkommen, sich schämen;

make sb feel small jemanden beschämen;

look small beschämt dastehen

14. schwach, klein (Stimme):

the small voice of conscience die Stimme des Gewissens

15. obs dünn (Bier etc)

B adv

1. fein, klein

2. ängstlich: → sing A 1

3. auf bescheidene Art

4. gering(schätzig):

think small kleinkariert denken pej;

think small of sb auf jemanden herabsehen

C s

1. (das) Kleine, (etwas) Kleines

2. schmal(st)er oder verjüngter Teil:

the small of the back das Kreuz (Körperteil)

3. pl besonders Br umg Unterwäsche f, Taschentücher pl etc:

wash one’s smalls seine kleine Wäsche waschen

S abk small S

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1. adjective
1) (in size) klein; gering [Wirkung, Appetit, Fähigkeit]; schmal [Taille, Handgelenk]; dünn [Stimme]

it's a small world — die Welt ist klein

2) attrib. (small-scale) klein; Klein[aktionär, -sparer, -händler, -betrieb, -bauer]

3) (young, not fully grown) klein

4) (of the smaller kind) klein

small letter — Kleinbuchstabe, der

feel small — (fig.) sich (Dat.) ganz klein vorkommen

make somebody feel/look small — (fig.) jemanden beschämen/ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

5) (not much) wenig

demand for/interest in the product was small — die Nachfrage nach/das Interesse an dem Produkt war gering

[it's] small wonder — [es ist] kein Wunder

6) (trifling) klein

we have a few small matters/points/problems to clear up before... — es sind noch ein paar Kleinigkeiten zu klären, bevor...

7) (minor) unbedeutend

great and small — hoch und niedrig

8) (petty) kleinlich (abwertend)

have a small mind — ein Kleinkrämer sein (abwertend)
2. noun
(Anat.)

small of the back — Kreuz, das
3. adverb
klein

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adj.

gering adj.

klein adj.

unbedeutend adj. adj.

zu klein adj.

English-german dictionary > small
4 orden

f.

1 order (mandato).

¡a la orden!, ¡a sus órdenes! (military) (yes) sir!

dar órdenes to give orders

estar a la orden del día to be the order of the day

hasta nueva orden until further notice

por orden de by order of

orden de busca y captura warrant for search and arrest

orden de compra (commerce) purchase order

orden de desahucio o desalojo (law) eviction order

orden de pago (commerce) payment order

orden de registro (law) search warrant

2 order.

orden de caballería order of knighthood

orden militar military order

3 order. ( Latin American Spanish)

¿ya les tomaron la orden? have you ordered yet?

4 kind, class, order.

Un nuevo orden de dificultad A new kind of difficulty.

5 religious order, order.

6 writ.

7 command line.

m.

1 order.

en orden tidy, in its place; (bien colocado) in order (como debe ser)

en o por orden alfabético/cronológico in alphabetical/chronological order

llamar al orden a alguien to call somebody to order

poner en orden algo to tidy something up

por orden in order

sin orden ni concierto in a haphazard way

las fuerzas del orden the forces of law and order

orden del día agenda

el orden establecido the established order

orden público law and order

2 type, order (tipo).

problemas de orden económico economic problems

del orden de around, approximately, of o in the order of

en otro orden de cosas on the other hand

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orden

► nombre masculino

1 (ordenación) order

■ es un amante del orden he loves order

■ clasificados por orden alfabético classified in alphabetical order

2 BIOLOGÍA order

3 ARQUITECTURA order

■ el orden jónico the Ionic order

4 field, sphere

■ cuestiones de orden internacional international matters

► nombre femenino

1 (mandato) order

■ ¡es una orden! that's an order!

■ ¡a la orden mi comandante! right away sir!

■ siempre está dando órdenes he's always ordering people about

2 RELIGIÓN order

■ la orden franciscana the Franciscan order

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

del orden de of the order of, US on the order of

de primer orden first-rate

estar algo a la orden del día to be the done thing

por orden de aparición in order of appearance

por orden de by order of

sin orden ni concierto any old how

el orden del día the agenda

la orden del día MILITAR the order of the day

las fuerzas del orden the security forces

orden de búsqueda y captura→ link=ordenorden de detención

orden de caballería order of knighthood

orden de detención arrest warrant

■ se ha dictado una orden de detención contra Juan Gómez an order has been issued for the arrest of Juan Gómez

orden de pago order of payment

orden de registro search warrant

orden judicial court order

orden público public order, the peace, law and order

■ una alteración del orden público a breach of the peace

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1. noun m.
order

- orden del día
2. noun f.
order, command

- orden judicial

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1. SM

1) [en colocación, sucesión]

a) [con objetos, personas] order

fueron archivados por orden alfabético — they were filed alphabetically o in alphabetical order

se fueron sentando por orden de llegada — they sat down in order of arrival

por orden de antigüedad — in order of seniority

por orden cronológico — in chronological order

por orden de importancia — in order of importance

• poner orden en algo — to sort sth out

el ministro supo poner orden en el departamento — the minister managed to sort out o put some order into the department

los policías trataban de poner orden en aquel caos de tráfico — the police attempted to sort out the traffic chaos

voy a poner orden en mi mesa — I'm going to tidy up my desk

b)

• en orden — in order

todo en orden, mi capitán — everything is in order, captain

en orden de combate — in battle order

• poner en orden — [+ papeles, documentos] to sort out

en unas cuantas horas consiguieron poner todas sus cosas en orden — in a few hours they managed to sort everything out

poner en orden las ideas — to sort out one's ideas

- poner la casa en orden

- sin orden ni concierto

orden del día — agenda

orden natural — natural order

orden sucesorio — order of succession

2) (tb: orden social) order

el orden establecido — the established order

las fuerzas del orden — the forces of law and order

• llamar al orden — to call to order

• mantener el orden — to keep order

• restablecer el orden — to restore o reestablish order

orden público — public order, law and order

fueron detenidos por alterar el orden público — they were arrested for breach of the peace o for disturbing the peace

3) (=tipo) nature

motivos de orden moral — moral reasons

• en otro orden de cosas... — at the same time..., meanwhile...

• de primer orden — [figura] leading; [factor] of prime importance, prime

una figura política de primer orden — a leading political figure

un pensador de primer orden — a first-rate thinker

un problema de primer orden — a major problem

• en todos los órdenes — on all fronts

4)

• del orden de — in the order of, in the region of

el coste sería del orden de diez millones de dólares — the cost would be in the order o region of ten million dollars

necesitamos del orden de 1.500 euros para comprarlo — we need approximately 1,500 euros to buy it

5)

• en orden a — (=con miras a) with a view to; (=en cuanto a) with regard to

• en orden a hacer algo — in order to do sth

6) (Arquit) order

orden corintio — Corinthian order

orden dórico — Doric order

orden jónico — Ionic order

7) (Bio) order

8) (Rel) (tb: orden sacerdotal) ordination

2. SF

1) (=mandato) order

¡es una orden! — (and) that's an order!

tenemos órdenes de no dejar pasar a nadie — we are under orders not to let anybody through

• dar una orden a algn — to give sb an order, order sb

dar (la) orden de hacer algo — to give the order to do sth

• hasta nueva orden — until further notice

• por orden de — by order of

fue encarcelado por orden del juez — he was imprisoned by order of the judge

estar a la orden del día —

los robos están a la orden del día en esta zona — robberies have become the norm in this area

en los setenta llevar coleta estaba a la orden del día — in the seventies ponytails were the in thing

orden de allanamiento — LAm search warrant

orden de arresto, orden de búsqueda y captura — arrest warrant

orden de citación Méx —

orden de comparación — Méx summons, subpoena (EEUU)

orden de desalojo — eviction order

orden de detención — arrest warrant

orden del día — (Mil) order of the day

orden de registro — search warrant

orden judicial — court order

orden ministerial — ministerial order, ministerial decree

2)

• a la orden —

a) (Mil) yes, sir!

b) LAm [en tienda] what can I get you?; (=no hay de qué) you're welcome, don't mention it!

estoy a la orden para lo que necesites — if there is anything you need, just ask

c)

• a las órdenes de algn — (Mil) at sb's command; [en la policía] under sb's instructions o orders; [en otros trabajos] under sb

el personal que estará a las órdenes del nuevo director — the staff who will be working under the new director

¡a sus órdenes! — (Mil) yes sir; esp LAm at your service

3) (Mil, Hist, Rel) (=institución) order

la Orden de Calatrava — the Order of Calatrava

la Orden de San Benito — the Benedictine Order

orden de caballería — order of knighthood

orden militar — military order

orden monástica — monastic order

orden religiosa — religious order

4) pl órdenes (Rel) orders

órdenes mayores — major orders

órdenes menores — minor orders

órdenes sagradas — holy orders

5) (Com, Econ) order; Méx (=pedido) order

• cheques a la orden de Suárez — cheques (to be made) payable to Suárez

orden bancaria — banker's order

orden de compra — purchase order

orden de pago — money order

6) Méx (=ración) dish

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I
femenino

1) ( mandato) order

acatar una orden — to obey an order

deja de darme órdenes — stop ordering me about

por orden del Sr Alcalde — by order of His Honour (AmE) o (BrE) Worship the Mayor

hasta nueva orden — until further notice

estamos a la orden para lo que necesite — (AmL) just let us know if there's anything we can do for you

a sus órdenes! — yes, sir!

a la orden! — (Mil) yes, sir!; ( fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all

- orden de arresto or de busca y captura

- orden de desalojo

- orden del día

- orden de registro or de cateo

- orden judicial/ministerial

2) (Fin) order

orden bancaria — banker's order

orden de pago — order to pay

- orden permanente de pago

3) (Hist, Mil, Relig) order

- órdenes sagradas

4) (AmL) (Com) ( pedido) order
II
masculino

1)

a) (indicando colocación, jerarquía) order

en or por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order

por orden de estatura — according to height

por orden cronológico — in chronological order

por orden de antigüedad — in order of seniority

vayamos por orden — let's begin at the beginning

una necesidad de primer orden — a basic necessity

b) (armonía, concierto) order

pon un poco de orden en la habitación — straighten your room up a little (AmE), tidy your room up a bit (BrE)

poner en orden — to put in order

tengo que poner mis ideas en orden — I have to straighten (AmE) o (BrE) sort my ideas out

llamar a alguien al orden — to call somebody to order

sin orden ni concierto — without rhyme or reason

c) ( disciplina) order

mantener el orden en la clase — to keep order in the classroom

orden en la sala! — order in the court!

la policía restableció el orden — the police reestablished order

d) (de curas/monjas order; ( fraternidad) order

- orden de batalla

- orden del día

- orden natural

- orden público

- orden sacerdotal

2)

a) (frml) (carácter, índole) nature

problemas de orden económico — problems of an economic nature

b) ( cantidad)

del orden de — (frml) on the order of (AmE), in o of the order of (BrE)

c) (period) ( ámbito)

en el orden internacional — on the international front

en este orden de cosas — in this respect

en otro orden de cosas ¿qué opina de...? — moving on to something else, what do you think about...?

3)

a) (Arquit) order

b) (Biol, Zool) order

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I
femenino

1) ( mandato) order

acatar una orden — to obey an order

deja de darme órdenes — stop ordering me about

por orden del Sr Alcalde — by order of His Honour (AmE) o (BrE) Worship the Mayor

hasta nueva orden — until further notice

estamos a la orden para lo que necesite — (AmL) just let us know if there's anything we can do for you

a sus órdenes! — yes, sir!

a la orden! — (Mil) yes, sir!; ( fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all

- orden de arresto or de busca y captura

- orden de desalojo

- orden del día

- orden de registro or de cateo

- orden judicial/ministerial

2) (Fin) order

orden bancaria — banker's order

orden de pago — order to pay

- orden permanente de pago

3) (Hist, Mil, Relig) order

- órdenes sagradas

4) (AmL) (Com) ( pedido) order
II
masculino

1)

a) (indicando colocación, jerarquía) order

en or por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order

por orden de estatura — according to height

por orden cronológico — in chronological order

por orden de antigüedad — in order of seniority

vayamos por orden — let's begin at the beginning

una necesidad de primer orden — a basic necessity

b) (armonía, concierto) order

pon un poco de orden en la habitación — straighten your room up a little (AmE), tidy your room up a bit (BrE)

poner en orden — to put in order

tengo que poner mis ideas en orden — I have to straighten (AmE) o (BrE) sort my ideas out

llamar a alguien al orden — to call somebody to order

sin orden ni concierto — without rhyme or reason

c) ( disciplina) order

mantener el orden en la clase — to keep order in the classroom

orden en la sala! — order in the court!

la policía restableció el orden — the police reestablished order

d) (de curas/monjas order; ( fraternidad) order

- orden de batalla

- orden del día

- orden natural

- orden público

- orden sacerdotal

2)

a) (frml) (carácter, índole) nature

problemas de orden económico — problems of an economic nature

b) ( cantidad)

del orden de — (frml) on the order of (AmE), in o of the order of (BrE)

c) (period) ( ámbito)

en el orden internacional — on the international front

en este orden de cosas — in this respect

en otro orden de cosas ¿qué opina de...? — moving on to something else, what do you think about...?

3)

a) (Arquit) order

b) (Biol, Zool) order

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orden¹

¹ = command, commandment, directive, instruction, injunction, command function, edict.

Ex: The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.

Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.

Ex: This directive is not an instruction and does not prevent adherence to the citation order.

Ex: A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.

Ex: Familiar injunctions such as 'Enter under...' seem to have been lost.

Ex: The command function 'BASE' is used to identify the data base to be searched.

Ex: A French edict of 1571 set the maximum price of Latin textbooks in large type at 3 deniers a sheet.

* acatar + Posesivo + órdenes = march to + Posesivo + orders.

* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.

* cadena de órdenes = command chain.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* dictar órdenes = hand down + decisions.

* ejecutar una orden = execute + command, execute + instruction.

* encadenamiento de órdenes = command chaining.

* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.

* interfaz de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based interface.

* intérprete de órdenes = command interpreter.

* lenguaje de órdenes = command language.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* modalidad por órdenes = command mode.

* orden bancaria = standing order, direct debit, direct billing.

* orden de ampliar la búsqueda a los términos relacionados = explode command.

* orden de arresto = warrant for + Posesivo + arrest, arrest warrant.

* orden de comparecencia = subpoena, summons, judicial summons.

* orden de compra = purchase order.

* orden de desalojo = eviction order.

* orden de deshaucio = eviction order.

* orden de detención = arrest warrant, warrant for + Posesivo + arrest.

* orden de funcionamiento del disco = disc operating command.

* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados = expand command.

* orden de pedido = order.

* órdenes = command line operation.

* orden judicial = warrant, court order, writ.

* orden judicial de alejamiento = protection order.

* orden judicial de distanciamiento = restraining order.

* orden permanente de pago = standing account.

* orden por comportamiento antisocial = ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).

* por orden de = mandated.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

orden²

² = array, order, sequence, ranking, tidiness.

Ex: A microopaque is a sheet of opaque material bearing a number of microimages in a two-dimensional array.

Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.

Ex: A classified catalogue is a catalogue with three or four separate sequences: an author/title catalogue or index (or separate author and title catalogues), a classified subject catalogue, and a subject index to the classified catalogue.

Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.

Ex: The physical qualities that make a difference as to whether people visit woodlands or not include directional signs, good information boards and tidiness of appearance.

* agente del orden = law enforcement officer, law-enforcement official, law enforcer.

* alteración del orden = breach of the peace.

* alteración del orden público = disorderly conduct, public order offence, breach of the peace.

* alterar el orden público = breach + the peace, disturb + the peace.

* clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.

* del orden de = by the order of + Expresión Numérica.

* de orden inferior = lower-order.

* de orden superior = higher-order.

* de primer orden = world-class, blue chip [blue-chip], first-order [1st-order].

* de segundo orden = minor, second-order [2nd-order].

* de tercer orden = tertiary.

* en circuitos de segundo orden = in the provinces.

* en cualquier orden = either way round.

* en el mismo orden que = in sync with.

* en el orden del día = on the agenda.

* en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.

* en orden jerárquico = in ranked order.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* falto de orden = unordered.

* fuerzas del orden = police force.

* fuerzas del orden público = police force.

* imponer orden = impose + order, bring + order.

* imponer orden en donde hay caos = bring + order out of chaos.

* mantener Algo en orden = keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener el orden = keep + order, police.

* mantener el orden público = maintain + public order.

* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.

* número de orden = rank number.

* orden alfabético = alphabetical order, alphabetic order.

* orden alfanumérico = alphanumeric order.

* ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.

* orden ascendente = ascending order, ascending sequence.

* orden cronológico = chronological order.

* orden de cita = citation order, combination order.

* orden de coautoría = co-authorship order.

* orden de combinación de encabezamientos = citation order.

* orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.

* orden de firma = co-authorship order.

* orden de importancia = pecking order, significance order.

* orden de importancia de los conceptos = significance order of terms.

* orden del día = agenda.

* orden de precedencia = order of precedence.

* orden de preferencia = order of preference.

* orden de prioridad = order of preference, priority order, pecking order, order of precedence.

* orden de registro = search warrant.

* orden descendente = descending order, descending sequence.

* orden de sucesión = order of succession.

* orden directo = direct order.

* orden geográfico = geographical order.

* orden integrado = integrated sequence.

* orden inverso = reverse order.

* orden inverso de palabras = indirect word order.

* orden mundial = world order.

* orden numérico = numerical order, numeric order.

* orden preferido = preferred order.

* orden público = public order.

* orden secuencial = sequential order.

* orden semiintegrado = semi-integrated sequence.

* orden separado = separate sequence.

* orden sistemático = classified order, systematic order.

* orden social = social order.

* orden topográfico = shelf order.

* organizar según un orden específico = organise in + Adjetivo + order.

* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.

* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.

* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.

* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* punto del orden del día = agenda item.

* ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.

* sin orden = unordered.

* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.

* turbar el orden público = disturb + the peace, breach + the peace.

orden³

³ = order.

Ex: The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.

* ingresar en una orden religiosa = join + religious order.

* orden de caballería = knighthood.

* orden de los Agustinos = Augustinian order.

* orden de los franciscanos, la = Franciscan order, the.

* orden de los Jesuitas = Jesuit order.

* orden monástica = monastic order.

* orden religiosa = religious order.

* * *

orden¹

feminine

A

1 (mandato) order; ( Mil) order

recibieron órdenes de desalojar el local they received orders to clear the premises

acatar una orden to obey an order

está siempre dando órdenes he's always giving orders

deja de darme órdenes stop ordering me about

por orden del Sr Alcalde se hace saber que … by order of His Worship the Mayor it is announced that …

hasta nueva orden until further notice

quedo a sus órdenes para … ( Corresp) ( frml); I am at your service for … ( frml)

el coche/la casa está a sus órdenes the car/house is at your disposal

por aquí estamos a la orden para cualquier cosa que necesite ( AmL); just let us know if there's anything we can do for you o we can do to help

¡a sus órdenes! yes, sir!

2

¡a la orden! ( Mil) yes, sir!; (fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all, it's a pleasure

Compuestos:

● orden de alejamiento

restraining order,protective order ( AmE)

● orden de arraigo

( AmL) injunction ( restricting the right to freedom of movement)

● orden de arresto

arrest warrant

● orden de busca y captura or de búsqueda y captura

arrest warrant

● orden de cateo

(Chi, Méx) search warrant

● orden de desalojo

notice to quit

● orden de detención

arrest warrant

● orden del día

( Mil) order of the day

estar a la orden del día to be the order of the day

los atracos están a la orden del día muggings are the order of the day (at the moment)

estos ordenadores están a la orden del día these computers are all the rage ( colloq)

ver tb orden² (↑ orden (2))

● orden de viaje

travel warrant

● orden judicial

court order

● orden ministerial

ministerial order o decree

B ( Fin) order

orden bancaria banker's order

orden de pago order to pay

páguese a la orden de … pay to the order of …

Compuesto:

orden permanente de pago

standing order

C (institución)

1 ( Hist, Mil) order

orden militar military order

orden de caballería order of knighthood

la Orden de Calatrava/Santiago the Order of Calatrava/Santiago

2 ( Relig) order

una orden religiosa a religious order

D ( Hist, Mil) (condecoración) order

E ( Relig) (grado) order

Compuestos:

● órdenes menores/mayores

fpl minor/major orders (pl)

● órdenes sagradas

fpl holy orders (pl)

F ( AmL) ( Com) (pedido) order

orden²

masculine

A

1 (indicando colocación, jerarquía) order

las fichas están en or por orden alfabético the cards are in alphabetical order

el orden de las palabras the order of the words

pónganse por orden de estatura line up according to height

reparto por orden de aparición cast in order of appearance

por orden cronológico in chronological order

por orden de antigüedad in order of seniority

vayamos por orden let's begin at the beginning

una necesidad de primer orden a basic necessity

2 (armonía, concierto) order

pon un poco de orden en la habitación straighten your room up a little ( AmE), tidy your room up a bit ( BrE)

puso orden en las cuentas she sorted the accounts out, she got the accounts straight

puso las páginas en orden she sorted out the pages, she put the pages in order

tengo que poner mis ideas en orden I have to sort my ideas out

no tenía los papeles en orden his documents weren't in order

¿falta algo? — no, está todo en orden is anything missing? — no, everything is in order

el nuevo orden mundial the new world order

llamar a algn al orden to call sb to order

sin orden ni concierto without rhyme or reason

3 (disciplina) order

para mantener el orden en la clase to keep order in the classroom

¡orden en la sala! order in court!

la policía restableció el orden the police reestablished order

Compuestos:

● orden de batalla

battle formation

● orden del día

agenda

el primer tema del orden del día the first item on the agenda

● orden natural

natural order

el orden natural de las cosas the natural order of things

● orden público

public order

mantener el orden público to keep the peace

lo detuvieron por alterar el orden público he was arrested for causing a breach of the peace

● orden sacerdotal or sagrado

ordination

B

1 ( frml) (carácter, índole) nature

problemas de orden económico problems of an economic nature

2

(cantidad): del orden de ( frml); on the order of ( AmE), in o of the order of ( BrE)

ingresos del orden de los 150.000 dólares receipts on o in o of the order of 150,000 dollars

3 ( period)

(ámbito): en el orden internacional on the international front

en este orden de cosas in this respect

en otro orden de cosas meanwhile

4

en orden a ( frml); with a view to

C

1 ( Arquit) order

orden dórico/jónico/corintio Doric/Ionic/Corinthian order

2 ( Biol, Zool) order

* * *

orden 1 sustantivo femenino
1 ( mandato) order;
◊ deja de darme órdenes stop ordering me about;

hasta nueva orden until further notice;
estamos a la orden para lo que necesite (AmL) just let us know if there's anything we can do for you;
¡a la orden! (Mil) yes, sir!;

( fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all;
orden de arresto or de busca y captura arrest warrant;
orden de registro or (Chi, Méx) de cateo search warrant;
◊ orden judicial court order

2 (Fin) order;
◊ orden bancaria banker's order

3 (Hist, Mil, Relig) order
4 (AmL) ( pedido) order
orden 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) order;
en or por orden alfabético in alphabetical order;
◊ por orden de estatura according to height;

vayamos por orden let's begin at the beginning;
poner algo en orden ‹habitación/armario/juguetes› to straight sth (up) (esp AmE), to tidy sth up (esp BrE);

‹asuntos/papeles› to sort sth up;
‹ fichas› to put sth in order;
◊ mantener el orden en la clase to keep order in the classroom;

orden del día agenda;
orden público public order;
alterar el orden público to cause a breach of the peace
2
a) (frml) (carácter, índole) nature;

◊ problemas de orden económico problems of an economic nature

b) ( cantidad):

◊ del orden de (frml) on the order of (AmE), in o of the order of (BrE)

orden
I sustantivo masculino
1 (colocación, disciplina) order: hace falta un poco de orden, we need a bit of order here
orden del día, agenda
2 Arquit & Biol order
3 (tipo) nature: es un problema de orden moral, it's a moral issue
II sustantivo femenino
1 (mandato) order: no obedecimos sus órdenes, we failed to obey his orders
Jur warrant, order
orden de arresto, arrest warrant
2 Rel Mil order
la orden de los benedictinos, the Benedictine order
♦ Locuciones: Mil ¡a la orden/a sus órdenes!, yes, sir!
estar a la orden del día, to be common
llamar al orden, to call sb to order
poner en orden, to put in order: tengo que poner en orden mis ideas, I have to organize my ideas
del orden de, approximately: en el cine había del orden de mil personas, there were about one thousand people at the movies
sin orden ni concierto, without rhyme or reason
' orden' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alteración
- atenerse
- auto
- bastante
- consigna
- desorden
- desordenar
- desordenada
- desordenado
- después
- disposición
- ejecutar
- excarcelar
- incumplir
- incumplimiento
- inversa
- inverso
- invertir
- librar
- mandamiento
- mandato
- marear
- mendicante
- perturbar
- primera
- primero
- recoger
- replicar
- respetar
- restablecer
- restablecimiento
- revolucionar
- transmitir
- trastocar
- acatar
- allanamiento
- alterar
- alzar
- anterior
- antes
- anular
- ausencia
- cumplir
- disturbio
- ejecución
- fuerza
- invertido
- lanzamiento
- llamada
- luego
English:
after
- agenda
- alphabetically
- antisocial
- arrange
- before
- bottom
- breach
- collect
- command
- comply
- court order
- disorder
- disturb
- enforce
- execute
- execution
- first
- gather
- in
- item
- keep
- next
- numerical
- obey
- order
- order of the day
- place
- prioritize
- reverse
- right
- sequence
- shall
- shipshape
- should
- sort out
- standing order
- straight
- system
- third
- thousandth
- tidiness
- to
- warrant
- writ
- alphabetical
- bark
- descend
- disorderly
- drunk

* * *

orden¹ nm

1. [secuencia, colocación correcta] order;

un orden jerárquico a hierarchy;

le gusta el orden y la limpieza she likes order and cleanliness;
Mat
el orden de los factores no altera el producto the order of the factors does not affect the product;

en orden [bien colocado] tidy, in its place;
[como debe ser] in order;
poner en orden algo, poner orden en algo [cosas, habitación] to tidy sth up;

tengo que poner mis ideas/mi vida en orden I have to put my ideas/life in order, I have to sort out my ideas/life;

en o [m5]por orden alfabético/cronológico in alphabetical/chronological order;

por orden in order;

por orden de antigüedad/de tamaños in order of seniority/size;
Cine & Teatro
por orden de aparición in order of appearance;

Comp

sin orden ni concierto haphazardly

Comp
orden del día agenda
2. [normalidad, disciplina] order;

acatar el orden establecido to respect the established order;

llamar al orden a alguien to call sb to order;

el orden natural de las cosas the natural order of things;

mantener/restablecer el orden to keep/restore order;

¡orden en la sala! order! order!

Comp
el orden público law and order
3. [tipo] order, type;

dilemas de orden filosófico philosophical dilemmas;

problemas de orden financiero economic problems;

es una universidad de primer(ísimo) orden it's a first-rate university;

del orden de around, approximately, of o in the order of;

en otro orden de cosas on the other hand

Comp
orden de magnitud order of magnitude
4. Biol order

5. Arquit order

Comp
orden corintio Corinthian order;
orden dórico Doric order;

orden jónico Ionic order

6. Rel el orden sacerdotal [sacramento] holy orders

orden² nf

1. [mandato] order;

¡es una orden! that's an order!;
Mil
¡a la orden!, ¡a sus órdenes! (yes) sir!;
Am
estoy a las/sus órdenes I am at your service;
Am
si no me queda bien, ¿la puedo cambiar? – cómo no, a sus o [m5] las órdenes if it's not right, can I change it? – of course you can, we're at your disposal;
Am
mi auto/casa está a la orden my car/house is at your disposal;

cumplir órdenes to obey orders;

dar órdenes (a alguien) to give (sb) orders;

a mí nadie me da órdenes I don't take orders from anyone;

hasta nueva orden until further notice;

por orden de by order of;

el local fue cerrado por orden del ayuntamiento the premises were closed by order of o on the orders of the town council;

obedecer órdenes to obey orders;

recibimos órdenes del jefe we received orders from the boss;

sólo recibo órdenes de mis superiores I only take orders from my superiors;

tener órdenes de hacer algo to have orders to do sth

Comp
Der orden de arresto arrest warrant; Der orden de busca y captura warrant for search and arrest; Der orden de comparecencia summons;
orden de desahucio eviction order;

orden de desalojo eviction order;
Der orden de detención arrest warrant; Der orden de detención europea European arrest warrant;
la orden del día Mil the order of the day;
Am [de reunión] the agenda;
Comp

estar a la orden del día [muy habitual] to be the order of the day;

orden de embargo order for seizure;
Der orden judicial court order; CSur Der orden de lanzamiento eviction order; Der orden de registro search warrant
2. Com order

Comp
orden de compra purchase order; Bolsa buy order; Bolsa orden al mercado market order;
orden de pago payment order;
Bolsa orden de venta sell order
3. [institución] order

Comp
orden de caballería order of knighthood;
orden mendicante mendicant order;

orden militar military order;

orden monástica monastic order

4. Rel órdenes sagradas holy orders

5. Am [pedido] order;

¿ya les tomaron la orden? have you ordered yet?;

¿tiene la orden del médico? have you got the form from your doctor?

* * *

orden

1 m

1 order;

por orden alfabético in alphabetical order;

por orden de altura in order of height;

poner en orden tidy up, straighten up;

sin orden ni concierto without rhyme or reason

2 ( clase)

:

de todo orden of all kinds o types;

de primer orden top-ranking, leading

3

:

llamar al orden call to order

4 ARQUI order

orden

2 f ( mandamiento) order;

por orden de by order of, on the orders of;

hasta nueva orden until further notice;

¡a la orden! yes, sir

* * *

orden nm, pl órdenes

1) : order

todo está en orden: everything's in order

por orden cronológico: in chronological order

2)

orden del día : agenda (at a meeting)

3)

orden público : law and order

orden nf, pl órdenes

1) : order

una orden religiosa: a religious order

una orden de tacos: an order of tacos

2)

orden de compra : purchase order

3)

estar a la orden del día : to be the order of the day, to be prevalent

* * *

orden n

1. (en general) order

en orden alfabético in alphabetical order

el sargento dio la orden the sergeant gave the order

2. (clase, tipo) nature

el problema es de orden económico it's an economic problem

¡a la orden! yes, sir!

estar a la orden del día to be the done thing

poner en orden to tidy

sin orden ni concierto any old how

orden de registro search warrant

orden del día agenda

orden público law and order / the peace

Spanish-English dictionary > orden
5 souffrir

souffrir [sufʀiʀ]

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1. intransitive verb

   a. to suffer

• faire souffrir qn (physiquement) to hurt sb ; (moralement) to make sb suffer ; [attitude, événement] to cause sb pain

• mon bras me fait souffrir my arm hurts

• souffrir de l'estomac to have stomach trouble

• il souffre d'une grave maladie/de rhumatismes he is suffering from a serious illness/from rheumatism

• souffrir du froid/de la chaleur to suffer from the cold/from the heat

• les fraises souffrent de la chaleur strawberries suffer in the heat

• sa réputation en a souffert his reputation suffered by it

   b. ( = éprouver de la difficulté) to have a hard time of it

• on a fini par gagner, mais on a souffert we won in the end but we had a hard time of it

• je l'ai réparé mais j'ai souffert I fixed it, but it wasn't easy

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = éprouver) souffrir le martyre to go through agonies

   b. ( = supporter) (inf) to bear

• il ne peut pas souffrir cette fille/le mensonge he can't stand that girl/lies

• il ne peut pas souffrir que... he cannot bear that...

   c. (formal) ( = admettre) la règle souffre quelques exceptions the rule admits of a few exceptions

• la règle ne peut souffrir aucune exception the rule admits of no exception

• cette affaire ne peut souffrir aucun retard this matter simply cannot be delayed

* * *
sufʀiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( supporter)

souffrir tout de quelqu'un — to put up with anything from somebody

il ne souffre pas d'être contredit — he can't stand being contradicted

elle ne peut plus le souffrir — she can't stand him any more

2) ( permettre)

souffrez que je vous dise — allow me to tell you

cette affaire ne peut souffrir aucun retard — this matter brooks no delay

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( physiquement) [personne, animal] to suffer

faire souffrir quelqu'un — to cause somebody suffering

souffrir de quelque chose — to suffer from [diabète, malformation]

souffrir du dos — to suffer from back problems

ma cheville me fait souffrir — my ankle hurts

est-ce qu'il souffre? — is he in pain?

2) ( moralement) [personne] to suffer

faire souffrir — [personne] to make [somebody] suffer; [situation] to upset

souffrir de — to suffer from [trac]

souffrir du racisme — to be a victim of racism

souffrir d'être rejeté — to suffer the pain of rejection

ils souffrent de ne pas se voir — they find it painful to be separated

elle souffre de voir que — it upsets her to see that

3) ( être endommagé) [cultures, économie] to be badly affected (de by); [pays, ville] to suffer (de from)

4) (colloq) ( peiner) [personne, équipe] to have a hard time ( pour faire doing)

j'ai fini la course mais j'ai souffert! — I finished the race but it was tough!

3.

se souffrir verbe pronominal

ils ne peuvent pas se souffrir — they can't stand each other

* * *
sufʀiʀ
1. vi

1) (= éprouver de la douleur) to be in pain

Il souffre beaucoup. — He's in a lot of pain.

faire souffrir qn [personne] — to make sb suffer, [dents, blessure] to hurt sb

2)

souffrir de [maladie, froid] — to suffer from

souffrir des dents — to have trouble with one's teeth

2. vt

1) (= éprouver)

souffrir le martyr — to suffer agonies

2) lit (= supporter)

ne pas pouvoir souffrir qch — not to be able to bear sth

Je ne peux souffrir cette idée. — I can't bear the thought.

Il ne peut pas la souffrir. — He can't bear her.

3) lit (= admettre) [principe, décision] [exception] to allow of, to admit of

* * *

souffrir verb table: offrir

A vtr

1 ( supporter) souffrir tout de qn to put up with anything from sb; il ne souffre pas la critique he can't take criticism; il ne souffre pas d'être interrompu/contredit he can't stand being interrupted/contradicted; elle ne peut plus le souffrir she can't stand him any more;

2 ( permettre) fml souffrez que je vous dise allow me to tell you; cette affaire ne peut souffrir aucun retard this matter brooks no delay sout; la règle souffre quelques exceptions this rule does admit of a few exceptions sout.

B vi

1 ( physiquement) [personne, animal] to suffer; il a beaucoup souffert he has suffered a great deal ou a lot; souffrir en silence to suffer in silence; faire souffrir qn/un animal to cause sb/an animal suffering; souffrir de qch to suffer from [cancer, rhumatismes, diabète, malformation]; souffrir du dos/de l'estomac/du genou to suffer from back/stomach/knee problems; les enfants qui souffrent de malnutrition children suffering from malnutrition; souffrir du froid/de la chaleur/du manque d'eau to suffer from the cold/from the heat/from lack of water; ma blessure/cheville me fait souffrir my wound/ankle hurts; mes chaussures me font souffrir my shoes are hurting me; j'ai souffert chez le dentiste I suffered at the dentist's; est-ce qu'il souffre? is he in pain?;

2 ( moralement) [personne] to suffer; faire souffrir [personne] to make [sb] suffer; [problème, situation] to upset; souffrir de to suffer from [trac]; souffrir de la discrimination/du racisme to be a victim of discrimination/of racism; ils souffrent de l'éloignement d'avec leurs enfants they are finding it painful to be separated from their children; souffrir d'être rejeté/d'être incompris to suffer the pain of rejection/of being misunderstood; ils souffrent de ne pas se voir/de ne rien pouvoir faire they find it painful to be separated/to be unable to do anything; elle souffre de voir que it upsets her to see that;

3 ( être endommagé) [cultures, vigne, secteur, économie] to be badly affected (de by); [pays, région, ville] to suffer (de from);

4 ○( peiner) [personne, équipe] to have a hard time (pour faire doing); j'ai fini la course mais j'ai souffert! I finished the race but it was tough!

C se souffrir vpr ils ne peuvent pas se souffrir they can't stand each other.

[sufrir] verbe transitif

1. [endurer - épreuves] to endure, to suffer

si tu avais souffert ce que j'ai souffert! if you'd suffered as much as I have!, if you had gone through what I have!

souffrir le martyre to go through ou to suffer agonies

son dos lui fait souffrir le martyre he has terrible trouble with his back

2. (littéraire) [tolérer]

elle ne souffre pas d'être critiquée ou qu'on la critique she can't stand ou take criticism

3. (littéraire) [admettre - suj: personne] to allow, to tolerate ; [ - suj: règlement] to allow (for), to admit of

le règlement de son dossier ne peut souffrir aucun délai the settlement of his case simply cannot be postponed

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[sufrir] verbe intransitif

1. [avoir mal] to be in pain, to suffer

tu souffres? are you in pain?, does it hurt?

où souffrez-vous? where is the pain?, where does it hurt?

elle a beaucoup souffert lors de son accouchement she had a very painful delivery

c'est une intervention bénigne, vous ne souffrirez pas it's a very minor operation, you won't feel any pain

souffrir en silence to suffer in silence

il est mort sans souffrir he felt no pain when he died

elle a cessé de souffrir (euphémisme) , elle ne souffrira plus (euphémisme) she's out of pain (now)

il faut souffrir pour être belle! (humoristique) one must suffer to be beautiful!

faire souffrir [faire mal] to cause pain to, to hurt

mon dos me fait souffrir ces temps-ci my back's been hurting (me) lately

2. [avoir mal pour une raison]

souffrir de: souffrir de la hanche to have trouble with one's hip

pour tous les gens qui souffrent du dos/du diabète for all people with back problems/diabetes sufferers

souffrir de la faim/soif to suffer from hunger/thirst

souffrir de la chaleur

a. [être très sensible à] to suffer in the heat

b. [être atteint par] to suffer from the heat

souffrir de (figuré) [pâtir de]: sa renommée a souffert du scandale his reputation suffered from the scandal

dût ton amour-propre en souffrir even though your pride may be hurt by it

(en usage absolu)

les récoltes n'ont pas trop souffert the crops didn't suffer too much ou weren't too badly damaged

c'est le sud du pays qui a le plus souffert the southern part of the country was the worst hit

3. (familier) [peiner] to toil, to have a hard time (of it)

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se souffrir verbe pronominal

(littéraire) (emploi réciproque)

ils ne peuvent pas se souffrir they can't stand ou bear each other

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > souffrir
6 consideración

f.

1 consideration, reflection, deliberation, study.

2 consideration, respect, regard, concern.

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consideración

► nombre femenino

1 (reflexión) consideration, attention

■ este tema merece nuestra consideración this subject deserves our attention

2 (respeto) regard

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con consideración (respeto) respectfully 2 (cuidado) carefully

de consideración important, serious

■ estaba herido de consideración he was seriously injured

en consideración a considering

por consideración a out of consideration for

■ lo hizo por consideración a su hijo he did it out of consideration for his son

tomar algo en consideración to take something into account, take something into consideration

tratar con consideración to treat with care

tratar sin consideración to treat carelessly

falta de consideración lack of consideration

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noun f.

1) consideration

2) regard

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SF

1) (=deliberación) consideration

ese asunto merece la mayor consideración — that matter deserves serious consideration

• en consideración — under consideration

dos elementos entran en consideración a la hora de decidir — two factors should be taken into consideration when making a decision

• someter algo a la consideración de algn — to put sth to sb for consideration

• tener o tomar algo en consideración — to take sth into consideration

2) (=punto a considerar)

hizo hincapié en la consideración de que... — he stressed the fact that...

aquí pueden hacerse algunas consideraciones — a few points can be made here

tales consideraciones no se ajustan a la realidad — such statements o views do not reflect reality

sin querer entrar en consideraciones acerca de su propia actuación — without entering into a discussion of his actual performance

3) (=concepción) conception

la consideración del idioma como poder político — the conception of language as political power

4) (=importancia) status

tiene la consideración de lengua nacional — it has the status of a national language

de consideración — [herida, daños] serious

daños de poca consideración — minor damage

sufrió quemaduras de diversa consideración — he suffered burns of varying degrees of seriousness

5) (=atención) consideration

eso sería una falta de consideración hacia nuestros invitados — that would be showing a lack of consideration towards our guests

nos trataron con gran consideración — they were very considerate to us

¡qué falta de consideración! — how inconsiderate!

• en consideración a algo/algn — out of consideration for sth/sb

lo dejaron libre en consideración a sus circunstancias — he was released out of consideration for his circumstances

le dieron un premio en consideración a su trabajo — they awarded her a prize in recognition of her work

• sin consideración, tratar a algn sin consideración — to show no consideration for sb

sin consideración a la libertad de la persona — with no regard for personal freedom

• tener consideración a o con algn — to show consideration to sb

no tuvieron ninguna consideración con las víctimas — they showed no consideration for the victims

6) (=estima) regard

tengo una gran consideración por él — I have (a) great regard for him, I hold him in high regard

7) [en cartas]

le saludo con mi más distinguida consideración — frm I remain yours faithfully frm

De mi (mayor) consideración — LAm Dear Sir/Madam

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femenino

a) ( atención) consideration

sometió el tema a su consideración — he put the matter to her for her consideration

en consideración a sus méritos — in recognition of her merits

tomar algo en consideración — to take something into consideration o account

b) ( miramiento) consideration

tuvo muchas consideraciones conmigo — she treated me very considerately

la trataron sin ninguna consideración or no tuvieron ninguna consideración con ella — they treated her most inconsiderately

qué falta de consideración! — how thoughtless!

por consideración a su familia — out of consideration for his family

c) ( importancia)

de consideración — serious

d) (AmL frml) (Corresp)

De mi mayor consideración — Dear Sir/Madam

e) consideraciones femenino plural ( razonamiento) considerations (pl)

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= consideration, regard, respect, decency.

Ex. This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.

Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex. The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.

Ex. He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.

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* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* con la debida consideración = with due consideration.

* consideraciones económicas = cost considerations.

* consideración práctica = practical consideration.

* con una consideración especial hacia = with particular regard to.

* digno de consideración = worthwhile.

* en consideración = under consideration.

* en consideración a = for the sake of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* merecer consideración = merit + consideration.

* por consideración a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.

* sin la debida consideración = without due consideration.

* tener en consideración = take into + consideration, take into + consideration.

* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.

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femenino

a) ( atención) consideration

sometió el tema a su consideración — he put the matter to her for her consideration

en consideración a sus méritos — in recognition of her merits

tomar algo en consideración — to take something into consideration o account

b) ( miramiento) consideration

tuvo muchas consideraciones conmigo — she treated me very considerately

la trataron sin ninguna consideración or no tuvieron ninguna consideración con ella — they treated her most inconsiderately

qué falta de consideración! — how thoughtless!

por consideración a su familia — out of consideration for his family

c) ( importancia)

de consideración — serious

d) (AmL frml) (Corresp)

De mi mayor consideración — Dear Sir/Madam

e) consideraciones femenino plural ( razonamiento) considerations (pl)

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= consideration, regard, respect, decency.

Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.

Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex: The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.

Ex: He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* con la debida consideración = with due consideration.

* consideraciones económicas = cost considerations.

* consideración práctica = practical consideration.

* con una consideración especial hacia = with particular regard to.

* digno de consideración = worthwhile.

* en consideración = under consideration.

* en consideración a = for the sake of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* merecer consideración = merit + consideration.

* por consideración a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.

* sin la debida consideración = without due consideration.

* tener en consideración = take into + consideration, take into + consideration.

* tomar en consideración = allow for, take into + consideration.

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consideración

feminine

1 (atención) consideration

sometió el tema a la consideración de los allí reunidos he put the matter to those present for consideration

en consideración a sus méritos in recognition of her merits

no tuvieron or tomaron en consideración su estado de salud they did not take into consideration o account the state of his health

2 (miramiento) consideration

tuvieron muchas consideraciones conmigo they treated me very considerately o thoughtfully, they showed me a great deal of consideration

la trataron sin ninguna consideración or no tuvieron ninguna consideración con ella they treated her most inconsiderately, they showed her no consideration

¡qué falta de consideración! how thoughtless!

no lo denunciaron por consideración a su familia they didn't report him out of consideration for his family

3

(importancia): de consideración ‹problema› important, serious;

‹herida/daños› serious

4

( AmL frml) ( Corresp): De mi mayor consideración Dear Sir/Madam

5 consideraciones fpl (razonamiento) considerations (pl)

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consideración sustantivo femenino
consideration;
◊ tomar algo en consideración to take sth into consideration o account;

por consideración a su familia out of consideration for his family;
en consideración a sus méritos in recognition of her merits;
la trataron sin ninguna consideración they treated her most inconsiderately;
¡qué falta de consideración! how thoughtless!;
de consideración serious
consideración sustantivo femenino
1 (ponderación, juicio) consideration: no tomes en consideración su observación, don't take his remark into account
2 (respeto a los demás, cuidado) regard
♦ Locuciones: de consideración, (grande) important, considerable
(grave) serious

' consideración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deferencia
- enorme
- ponderación
- respeto
- seria
- serio
- valorar
- vertiente
English:
barge in
- careful
- consideration
- inconsiderate
- primary
- regard
- sustain
- thoughtfully
- thoughtfulness
- thoughtlessly
- thoughtlessness
- decency
- extensive
- light
- respect
- rough
- sir

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consideración nf

1. [reflexión] consideration, factor;

debemos tener en cuenta estas consideraciones we must take these factors into consideration;

tomar en consideración to take into consideration o account;

estas cifras no tienen en consideración el año 1999 these figures do not take 1999 into account

2. [respeto] consideration;

te tengo en mucha consideración I think very highly of you;

tratar algo con consideración to treat sth with respect;

tratar a alguien con consideración to show sb consideration;

falta de consideración lack of consideration;

no tiene ninguna consideración con su madre he is very inconsiderate to his mother, he shows his mother no consideration;
Am
de mi (mayor) consideración [en carta] Dear Sir/Madam

3. [atención] consideration;

en consideración a algo in recognition of sth;

por consideración a o [m5] hacia alguien out of consideration for sb;

tuvieron con él muchas consideraciones they were very considerate to him, they showed him great consideration

4. [importancia]
de consideración serious;

hubo varios heridos de consideración several people were seriously injured;

hubo veinte heridos de diversa consideración there were twenty people with injuries of varying degrees of seriousness

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consideración

f

1 consideration;

en consideración a out of consideration for;

tener o

tomar en consideración take into consideration;

falta de consideración lack of consideration

2

:

de consideración herida serious

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consideración nf, pl - ciones

1) : consideration

2) : respect

3)

de consideración : considerable, important

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consideración n

1. (reflexión) consideration

2. (respecto) respect / regard

de consideración serious

tener/tomar en consideración to take into consideration [pt. took; pp. taken]

Spanish-English dictionary > consideración
7 Mal

mal (plural maux) [mal, mo]

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1. adverb

2. invariable adjective

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

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1. <

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► Lorsque mal est suivi d'un participe passé ou d'un adjectif, par exemple mal logé, mal aimé, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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   a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorly

• ce travail est mal fait this work hasn't been done properly

• il se nourrit mal he doesn't eat properly

• il travaille mal he doesn't do his work properly

• cette porte ferme mal this door doesn't shut properly

• j'ai mal dormi I didn't sleep well

• il parle mal l'anglais his English is poor

• tout va mal everything's going wrong

   b. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly

• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?

   c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosen

• mal inspiré ill-advised

• cette annonce tombe mal this announcement couldn't have come at a worse moment

   d. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathing

• ils vivent très mal avec un seul salaire they have difficulty living on a single income

• on s'explique mal pourquoi it is not easy to understand why

   e. (locutions)

► pas mal ( = assez bien) quite well ; ( = assez) quite

• il ne s'est pas trop mal débrouillé he managed quite well

• on n'est pas mal dans ces fauteuils these armchairs are quite comfortable

• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad

• on a pas mal travaillé aujourd'hui we've done a lot of work today

• il a pas mal vieilli he's aged► pas mal de ( = beaucoup) a lot of

• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...

• il y a pas mal de temps qu'il est parti he's been away for quite a time

2. <

   a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrong

• c'est mal de mentir it is wrong to lie

   b. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nice

• tu n'es pas mal sur cette photo you look quite nice in this photo

   c. ( = malade) ill

• j'ai été mal toute la matinée I felt ill all morning

• le malade est au plus mal the patient's condition couldn't be worse

• je me sens mal quand il fait trop chaud too much heat doesn't agree with me

• elle s'est sentie mal she felt faint

• mal en point in a bad way

   d. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortable

• vous devez être mal sur ce banc you can't be comfortable on that seat

   e. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb

3. <

   a. (opposé au bien) le mal evil

• distinguer le bien du mal to tell right from wrong

• c'est un mal nécessaire it's a necessary evil

• les maux dont souffre notre société the ills afflicting our society

• dire du mal de to speak ill of

• sans penser à mal without meaning any harm

   b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness

• faire du mal à qn to harm sb

• il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche he wouldn't hurt a fly

• mal de tête headache

• des maux d'estomac stomach pains

• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age

► avoir mal

• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?

• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?

• avoir mal partout to be aching all over

• avoir mal au cœur to feel sick (Brit) or nauseous (US)

• avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat

• avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

• j'ai mal au pied my foot hurts

• j'ai mal au dos I've got backache► faire mal to hurt

• des critiques qui font mal hurtful criticism

• ça va faire mal ! (inf) (confrontation, match) it's going to be tough!► faire mal à to hurt

• ces chaussures me font mal au pied these shoes hurt my feet

• se faire mal au genou to hurt one's knee

• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sick

   c. ( = dommage) harm

• excusez-moi -- il n'y a pas de mal I'm sorry -- no harm done

• il n'y a pas de mal à ça there's no harm in that

• ça fait du mal au commerce it's not good for business

• vouloir du mal à qn to wish sb ill

• mettre à mal to harm

   d. ( = difficulté) difficulty

• on n'a rien sans mal you don't get anything without effort

• faire qch sans trop de mal to do sth without undue difficulty

• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!

• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it

• j'ai du mal I find it hard

► avoir du mal à faire qch to have trouble doing sth

► donner du mal à qn to give sb trouble

• ce travail m'a donné bien du mal this job gave me a lot of trouble

• se donner du mal pour faire qch to take trouble over sth

• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for

• être en mal d'inspiration to be lacking in inspiration

4. <

► mal de l'air airsickness

► mal de l'espace space sickness

► mal de mer seasickness

• avoir le mal de mer to be seasick ► mal des montagnes mountain sickness

► mal du pays homesickness

• avoir le mal du pays to be homesick ► mal des transports travel sickness

• pilule contre le mal des transports travel-sickness pill ► mal de vivre profound discontent

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1.

mpl maux mal, mo adjectif invariable

1) ( répréhensible) wrong

qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? — what has she done wrong?

2) ( mauvais) bad

ce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an

3) (colloq)

un film pas mal — a rather good film

elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking

2.

nom masculin

1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty

sans mal — easily

avoir du mal à faire — to have trouble doing

se donner beaucoup de mal pour quelqu'un — to go to a great deal of trouble on somebody's account

ne te donne pas ce mal! — don't bother!

donne-toi un peu de mal! — make some effort!

2) ( douleur) pain

faire mal — lit, fig to hurt

se faire mal — to hurt oneself

j'ai mal — it hurts

avoir mal partout — to ache all over

elle avait très mal — she was in pain

ces bottes me font mal aux pieds — these boots hurt my feet

avoir mal à la gorge — to have a sore throat

j'ai mal aux yeux — my eyes are sore

ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache

3) ( maladie) illness, disease

mal sans gravité — minor illness

mal incurable — incurable disease

tu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience

4) ( manque)

être en mal d'inspiration — to be short of inspiration

être en mal d'affection — to be lacking in affection

5) ( dommage) harm

le mal est fait — the harm is done

faire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]

il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done

une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm

mettre à mal quelque chose — to damage something

6) ( calamité)

qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?

un mal à combattre — an evil that must be fought

7) ( méchanceté)

penser à mal — to have evil intentions

sans penser à mal — without meaning any harm

dire du mal de quelqu'un — to speak ill of somebody

8) Philosophie, Religion evil

3.

adverbe

1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badly

elle travaille mal — her work isn't good

elle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player

s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre

2) ( de manière défectueuse)

mal fonctionner — not to work properly

elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way

dire quelque chose mal à propos — to make an inappropriate remark

3) ( difficilement)

on voit mal comment — it's difficult to see how

marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty

4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorly

je t'entends mal — I can't hear you very well

mal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier

5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly

6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly

j'avais mal compris — I had misunderstood

mal informé — ill-informed

7) ( défavorablement)

aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well

se trouver mal — to faint

être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable

être au plus mal — to be critically ill

ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way

être mal avec quelqu'un — to be on bad terms with somebody

se mettre mal avec quelqu'un — to fall out with somebody

8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly

mal faire — to do wrong

se tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture

il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis

4.

pas mal (colloq) locution adverbiale ( beaucoup)

il a pas mal bu — he's had quite a lot to drink

elle a pas mal d'amis — she has quite a few friends

il est pas mal violent — he's rather violent

Phrasal Verbs:

- mal de l'air

- mal des grands ensembles

- mal de mer

- mal du pays

- mal du siècle

- mal des transports

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ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)

entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils

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mal abr nf
Maison d'animation et des loisirs cultural centre

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mal, mpl maux ⇒ Les douleurs et les maladies

A adj inv

1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;

2 ( mauvais) bad; ce ne serait pas mal de déménager it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; ⇒ an;

3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!

B nm

1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;

2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;

3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;

4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;

5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;

6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;

7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;

8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.

C adv

1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;

2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;

3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;

4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;

5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;

6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;

7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;

8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.

D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.

Composés

mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.

Idiomes

ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.

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8 mal

mal (plural maux) [mal, mo]

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1. adverb

2. invariable adjective

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

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   a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorly

• ce travail est mal fait this work hasn't been done properly

• il se nourrit mal he doesn't eat properly

• il travaille mal he doesn't do his work properly

• cette porte ferme mal this door doesn't shut properly

• j'ai mal dormi I didn't sleep well

• il parle mal l'anglais his English is poor

• tout va mal everything's going wrong

   b. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly

• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?

   c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosen

• mal inspiré ill-advised

• cette annonce tombe mal this announcement couldn't have come at a worse moment

   d. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathing

• ils vivent très mal avec un seul salaire they have difficulty living on a single income

• on s'explique mal pourquoi it is not easy to understand why

   e. (locutions)

► pas mal ( = assez bien) quite well ; ( = assez) quite

• il ne s'est pas trop mal débrouillé he managed quite well

• on n'est pas mal dans ces fauteuils these armchairs are quite comfortable

• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad

• on a pas mal travaillé aujourd'hui we've done a lot of work today

• il a pas mal vieilli he's aged► pas mal de ( = beaucoup) a lot of

• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...

• il y a pas mal de temps qu'il est parti he's been away for quite a time

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   a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrong

• c'est mal de mentir it is wrong to lie

   b. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nice

• tu n'es pas mal sur cette photo you look quite nice in this photo

   c. ( = malade) ill

• j'ai été mal toute la matinée I felt ill all morning

• le malade est au plus mal the patient's condition couldn't be worse

• je me sens mal quand il fait trop chaud too much heat doesn't agree with me

• elle s'est sentie mal she felt faint

• mal en point in a bad way

   d. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortable

• vous devez être mal sur ce banc you can't be comfortable on that seat

   e. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb

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   a. (opposé au bien) le mal evil

• distinguer le bien du mal to tell right from wrong

• c'est un mal nécessaire it's a necessary evil

• les maux dont souffre notre société the ills afflicting our society

• dire du mal de to speak ill of

• sans penser à mal without meaning any harm

   b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness

• faire du mal à qn to harm sb

• il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche he wouldn't hurt a fly

• mal de tête headache

• des maux d'estomac stomach pains

• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age

► avoir mal

• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?

• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?

• avoir mal partout to be aching all over

• avoir mal au cœur to feel sick (Brit) or nauseous (US)

• avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat

• avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

• j'ai mal au pied my foot hurts

• j'ai mal au dos I've got backache► faire mal to hurt

• des critiques qui font mal hurtful criticism

• ça va faire mal ! (inf) (confrontation, match) it's going to be tough!► faire mal à to hurt

• ces chaussures me font mal au pied these shoes hurt my feet

• se faire mal au genou to hurt one's knee

• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sick

   c. ( = dommage) harm

• excusez-moi -- il n'y a pas de mal I'm sorry -- no harm done

• il n'y a pas de mal à ça there's no harm in that

• ça fait du mal au commerce it's not good for business

• vouloir du mal à qn to wish sb ill

• mettre à mal to harm

   d. ( = difficulté) difficulty

• on n'a rien sans mal you don't get anything without effort

• faire qch sans trop de mal to do sth without undue difficulty

• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!

• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it

• j'ai du mal I find it hard

► avoir du mal à faire qch to have trouble doing sth

► donner du mal à qn to give sb trouble

• ce travail m'a donné bien du mal this job gave me a lot of trouble

• se donner du mal pour faire qch to take trouble over sth

• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for

• être en mal d'inspiration to be lacking in inspiration

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► mal de l'air airsickness

► mal de l'espace space sickness

► mal de mer seasickness

• avoir le mal de mer to be seasick ► mal des montagnes mountain sickness

► mal du pays homesickness

• avoir le mal du pays to be homesick ► mal des transports travel sickness

• pilule contre le mal des transports travel-sickness pill ► mal de vivre profound discontent

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1.

mpl maux mal, mo adjectif invariable

1) ( répréhensible) wrong

qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? — what has she done wrong?

2) ( mauvais) bad

ce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an

3) (colloq)

un film pas mal — a rather good film

elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking

2.

nom masculin

1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty

sans mal — easily

avoir du mal à faire — to have trouble doing

se donner beaucoup de mal pour quelqu'un — to go to a great deal of trouble on somebody's account

ne te donne pas ce mal! — don't bother!

donne-toi un peu de mal! — make some effort!

2) ( douleur) pain

faire mal — lit, fig to hurt

se faire mal — to hurt oneself

j'ai mal — it hurts

avoir mal partout — to ache all over

elle avait très mal — she was in pain

ces bottes me font mal aux pieds — these boots hurt my feet

avoir mal à la gorge — to have a sore throat

j'ai mal aux yeux — my eyes are sore

ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache

3) ( maladie) illness, disease

mal sans gravité — minor illness

mal incurable — incurable disease

tu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience

4) ( manque)

être en mal d'inspiration — to be short of inspiration

être en mal d'affection — to be lacking in affection

5) ( dommage) harm

le mal est fait — the harm is done

faire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]

il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done

une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm

mettre à mal quelque chose — to damage something

6) ( calamité)

qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?

un mal à combattre — an evil that must be fought

7) ( méchanceté)

penser à mal — to have evil intentions

sans penser à mal — without meaning any harm

dire du mal de quelqu'un — to speak ill of somebody

8) Philosophie, Religion evil

3.

adverbe

1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badly

elle travaille mal — her work isn't good

elle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player

s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre

2) ( de manière défectueuse)

mal fonctionner — not to work properly

elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way

dire quelque chose mal à propos — to make an inappropriate remark

3) ( difficilement)

on voit mal comment — it's difficult to see how

marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty

4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorly

je t'entends mal — I can't hear you very well

mal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier

5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly

6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly

j'avais mal compris — I had misunderstood

mal informé — ill-informed

7) ( défavorablement)

aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well

se trouver mal — to faint

être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable

être au plus mal — to be critically ill

ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way

être mal avec quelqu'un — to be on bad terms with somebody

se mettre mal avec quelqu'un — to fall out with somebody

8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly

mal faire — to do wrong

se tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture

il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis

4.

pas mal (colloq) locution adverbiale ( beaucoup)

il a pas mal bu — he's had quite a lot to drink

elle a pas mal d'amis — she has quite a few friends

il est pas mal violent — he's rather violent

Phrasal Verbs:

- mal de l'air

- mal des grands ensembles

- mal de mer

- mal du pays

- mal du siècle

- mal des transports

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ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)

entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils

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mal, mpl maux ⇒ Les douleurs et les maladies

A adj inv

1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;

2 ( mauvais) bad; ce ne serait pas mal de déménager it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; ⇒ an;

3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!

B nm

1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;

2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;

3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;

4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;

5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;

6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;

7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;

8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.

C adv

1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;

2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;

3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;

4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;

5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;

6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;

7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;

8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.

D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.

Composés

mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.

Idiomes

ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.

[mal] ( pluriel maux [mo]) nom masculin

1. [souffrance physique] pain

avoir mal: où as-tu mal? where does it hurt?, where is the pain?

j'ai mal là it hurts ou it's painful here

j'ai mal aux dents I've got toothache (UK) ou a toothache (US)

j'ai mal aux oreilles I've got earache (UK) ou an earache (US)

j'ai mal à la tête I've got a headache

avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat

il a mal au ventre he has stomachache (UK) ou a stomachache

faire (du) mal à to hurt

ça vous fait encore mal? does it still hurt?, is it still hurting you?

aïe, ça fait mal! ouch, it ou that hurts!

se faire mal to hurt oneself

je me suis fait mal à la main I've hurt my hand

mal de dents toothache

mal de dos backache

mal de gorge sore throat

mal de tête headache

maux d'estomac stomach pains

ça me ferait mal au ventre (familier) it would make me sick

ça me ferait mal aux seins (très familier) it would really piss me off (très familier)

ça va faire mal! (familier & figuré) watch it, we're in for it now!

il n'y a pas de mal!

a. [après un heurt] no broken bones!

b. [après une erreur] no harm done!

mettre quelqu'un à mal ou à mal quelqu'un (soutenu) to manhandle ou to maltreat somebody

2. [maladie, malaise] illness, sickness, disease

tu vas attraper ou prendre du mal (familier) watch you don't get a cold

mal de l'air airsickness

mal blanc whitlow

mal de mer seasickness

avoir le mal de mer

a. [habituellement] to suffer from seasickness

b. [au cours d'un voyage] to be seasick

3. [dommage, tort] harm

le mal est fait the damage is done (now)

faire du mal à quelque chose to do harm to something, to harm ou to damage something

vouloir du mal à quelqu'un to wish somebody ill ou harm

il n'y a pas de mal à demander there's no harm in asking

et si j'en ai envie, où est le mal? and if that's what I feel like doing, what harm is there in that?

dire du mal de quelqu'un to gossip about somebody, to speak ill of somebody

penser du mal de quelqu'un to think ill of somebody

mal lui en a pris he's had cause to regret it

4. [douleur morale] pain

faire (du) mal à quelqu'un to hurt somebody, to make somebody suffer

quand j'y repense, ça me fait du ou ça fait mal it hurts to think about it

n'essaie pas de la revoir, ça te ferait du mal don't try to see her again, it'll only cause you pain ou upset you

5. [affliction, inconvénient] ill, evil

c'est un mal nécessaire it's a necessary evil

avoir le mal de vivre to be tired of life

entre deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre (proverbe) always choose the lesser evil ou the lesser of two evils

6. [difficulté, tracas] trouble (substantif non comptable), difficulty (substantif non comptable)

avoir du mal à faire quelque chose to have difficulty (in) ou trouble doing something

j'ai de plus en plus de mal à me souvenir des noms I'm finding it harder and harder to remember names

donner du mal à quelqu'un to give somebody trouble

se donner du mal: il a réussi sans se donner de mal he succeeded without much trouble

ne vous donnez pas tant de mal pour moi please don't go to all this trouble on my behalf

7. [par opposition au bien]

le mal evil

le bien et le mal right and wrong, good and evil

faire le mal pour le mal to commit evil for evil's sake

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[mal] adverbe

1. [désagréablement] wrong

tout va mal everything's going wrong

ça commence mal, c'est mal parti things are off to a bad start

ça va finir mal ou mal finir

a. [généralement] it'll end in disaster

b. [à des enfants turbulents] it'll all end in tears

il sera là aussi, ça tombe mal he'll be there too, which is unfortunate

tu tombes mal you've come at a bad time

2. [en mauvaise santé]

aller mal, se porter mal to be ill ou unwell, to be in poor health

3. [défavorablement] badly

elle a très mal pris que je lui donne des conseils she reacted badly ou she took exception to my giving her advice

ne le prends pas mal mais... I hope you won't be offended but..., don't take it the wrong way but...

être/se mettre mal avec quelqu'un to be/to get on the wrong side of somebody

4. [de façon incompétente ou imparfaite] badly, not properly

c'est du travail mal fait it's a shoddy piece of work

être mal fait (de sa personne) to be misshapen

cette veste lui va mal that jacket doesn't suit him

ça lui va mal de donner des conseils he's hardly in a position to hand out advice

je le connais mal I don't know him very well

s'ils croient que je vais me laisser faire, ils me connaissent mal! if they think I'm going to take it lying down, they don't know me very well!

je dors mal I have trouble sleeping

il mange mal

a. [salement] he's a messy eater

b. [trop peu] he doesn't eat enough

c. [mal équilibré] he doesn't eat properly

il parle mal he can't talk properly

elle parle mal l'allemand her German isn't very good

tu te tiens mal

a. [tu es voûté] you've got poor posture

b. [à table] you don't have any table manners

vivre mal quelque chose to have a bad time with something

je la vois mal en bermuda I can't quite see her in shorts

elle se voyait mal le lui demander (familier) she couldn't quite imagine ou she couldn't quite see herself asking him

s'y prendre mal: je m'y prends mal I'm not going about it the right way

elle s'y prend mal avec les enfants she's not very good with children

mal élevé bad-mannered, impolite

5. [insuffisamment] badly, poorly

vivre mal to have trouble making ends meet

être mal nourri

a. [trop peu] to be underfed ou undernourished

b. [avec de la mauvaise nourriture] to be fed bad ou poor food

6. [malhonnêtement - agir] badly

mal tourner to turn out badly

7. [inconfortablement] uncomfortably

être mal assis to be uncomfortably seated ou uncomfortable

on dort mal dans ton canapé-lit your sofa bed isn't very comfortable

8. (locution)

ça la fiche (familier) ou fout (très familier) mal it doesn't look good (très familier)

si je n'y vais pas, ça la fiche mal it won't look good if I don't go

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[mal] adjectif invariable

1. [immoral] wrong

c'est mal de tricher it's wrong to cheat

je n'ai rien dit/fait de mal I haven't said/done anything wrong

2. [malade] ill, unwell, not well

se trouver mal [s'évanouir] to faint, to pass out, to swoon (soutenu)

3. [peu satisfaisant]

ça n'était pas si mal [film, repas, prestation] it wasn't that bad

4. (familier) [fou] mad, crazy

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au plus mal locution adjectivale

1. [très malade] very sick, desperately ill, critical

2. [fâché]

être au plus mal avec quelqu'un to be at loggerheads with somebody

de mal en pis locution adverbiale

from bad to worse

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en mal de locution prépositionnelle

être en mal d'affection to be longing ou yearning for love

être en mal d'inspiration to be short of ou lacking inspiration

mal à l'aise locution adjectivale

uncomfortable, ill at ease

je suis mal à l'aise devant elle I feel ill at ease with her

mal à propos locution adverbiale

at the wrong time

faire une intervention mal à propos to speak out of turn

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mal portant ( féminin mal portante) locution adjectivale

unwell, in poor health

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > mal

9 parte

f part

( porzione) portion

( lato) side

law party

parte civile plaintiff

far parte di una società belong to a society, be a member of a society

prendere parte a take part in

a parte separate

scherzi a parte joking apart

mettere da parte qualcosa put something aside

dall'altra parte della strada on the other side of the street

da nessuna parte nowhere

da tutte le parti everywhere

da parte mia for my part, as far as I'm concerned

regalo et cetera from me

in parte in part, partly

in gran parte largely

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parte s.f.

1 part; ( porzione) share, portion: mi è piaciuta la prima parte, I liked the first part; una parte della casa andò distrutta dal fuoco, part of the house was destroyed by the fire; ho avuto la mia parte di fortuna, I have had my share of luck; non ho ancora avuto la mia parte dei profitti, I have not had my share of the profits yet; dividere in due parti, to divide into two parts; fare le parti, to divide up (o to share out); essere parte integrante di qlco., to be an integral part of sthg. // (mat.) integrazione per parti, integration by parts // parte, ( alcuni) some: una parte di loro non venne, some of them did not come // gran parte di, a lot of (o a large part of); (pl.) a great many (of) (o a lot of): gran parte della gente..., a great many people...; gran parte del mio denaro va per mangiare, a lot of my money goes on food // in parte, in part (o partly): in parte con la forza, in parte con la persuasione, partly by force, partly by persuasion; contribuire in parte alle spese di produzione, to contribute in part towards the expenses of production // in gran parte, largely (o to a great extent) // la maggior parte di, most (of) (o the majority of): la maggior parte della gente, most people; la maggior parte dei miei studenti, most of my students; per la maggior parte, for the most part // aver parte in qlco., to have a hand in sthg. // essere a parte di qlco., to be informed of sthg. (o to be in on sthg.); mettere qlcu. a parte di qlco., to inform s.o. of (o about) sthg. // far parte di qlco., to be (o to form) part of sthg.: far parte della famiglia, to be one of the family; far parte di un partito, to be a member of a party // prender parte a qlco., to take part (o to join) in sthg., ( dividere) to share sthg.: voglio prendere parte alle spese con te, I want to share the expenses with you; prender parte a una congiura, alle celebrazioni, a un affare, to take part in a conspiracy, in the celebrations, in a business-deal; prender parte alla conversazione, to join in the conversation; prendere parte alla gioia di qlcu., to participate in (o to share) s.o.'s joy

2 ( pezzo) part, piece: parti di ricambio, spare parts

3 ( luogo, regione) part, region: da qualche parte, somewhere; da che parte viene quell'uomo?, where does that man come from?; dalle mie parti si parla in dialetto, in my part of the country dialect is spoken; devo andare da quelle parti, vuoi un passaggio?, I've got to go over there; if you want I'll give you a lift; non conosco nessuno da queste parti, I don't know anybody in these parts

4 ( lato) side, part: dall'altra parte, on the other side; dalla parte destra, sinistra, on the right, left (o on the right-hand, left-hand side); da questa parte della montagna, della strada, on this side of the mountain, of the road; nell'altra parte della città, on the other side of the city; da che parte viene il vento?, which way is the wind blowing from?; questa parte del foglio deve rimanere vuota, this side of the paper must be left blank; il quadro pende da una parte, the picture is hanging down on one side; da che parte arriva il treno?, on which side does the train come in?; da questa parte, signori, this way, gentlemen // da una parte all'altra, from one side to the other // a parte, apart (from): a parte ciò, apart from that; a parte qualche eccezione, apart from a few exceptions; in una lista a parte, in a separate list; scherzi a parte, joking apart; questa è una cosa a parte, that's another matter (o a different thing altogether); il servizio è a parte, the service is extra; le telefonate le pago a parte, I pay for the telephone calls separately // da parte, aside: farsi, tirarsi da parte, to step aside (o to get out of the way); tirare da parte, to draw apart; ho alcune migliaia di sterline da parte, I have a few thousand pounds put aside; mettere da parte, ( risparmiare) to put aside (o to save), ( trascurare) to put on one side; sentirsi messo da parte, to feel left out // da una parte..., dall'altra..., on (the) one hand..., on the other... // d'altra parte..., on the other hand... // da parte a parte, right through: la freccia gli passò il braccio da parte a parte, the arrow went right through his arm // da parte di, from, ( di parentela) on one's father's, mother's side: un parente da parte di mio padre, a relative on my father's side; ci sono molte lamentele da parte degli studenti, there are many complaints from the students; da parte mia farò il possibile, for my part (o as for me) I shall do my best; da parte mia non ci sono problemi, there are no problems on my side; da parte sua non ho ricevuto niente, I haven't received anything from him; digli da parte mia che..., tell him from me that...; questo è molto gentile da parte tua, this is very kind of you; salutalo da parte mia, give him my regards // da ogni parte, da tutte le parti, on all sides (o in every direction), ( moto) from all sides: da tutte le parti si vedeva il mare, the sea could be seen on all sides (o in every direction); il forte fu attaccato da ogni parte, da tutte le parti, the fort was attacked from all sides // da tutte e due le parti, on both sides // da due mesi a questa parte non lo vedo, I have not seen him for two months (o I have not seen him these last two months) // sono dalla tua parte, I'm on your side; essere dalla parte del torto, to be in the wrong; mettersi dalla parte del torto, to put oneself in the wrong

5 (ruolo in opere teatrali, in un affare ecc.) part, rôle: la parte principale di una commedia, the leading rôle of a play; distribuzione delle parti, cast of the play; ( il distribuirle) casting of the play; fece la parte di Otello, he played Othello; assegnare la parte a qlcu., to cast s.o. for a part; sostenere una parte, to act (o to sustain) a rôle; avere una parte importante in un affare, to play (o to take) a prominent part in an affair; fare una parte secondaria, to play a minor (o secondary) rôle // fa sempre la parte dello stupido, he is always playing the fool // ha fatto la sua parte fino alla fine, he played his part to the end // fare una ( brutta) parte a qlcu., ( trattarlo male) to bite s.o.'s head off, ( giocargli un brutto tiro) to play the dirty on s.o.

6 ( fazione, partito) faction, party: uomo di parte, party man; spirito di parte, party spirit

7 (comm., dir.) party; side: parte civile, plaintiff; costituirsi parte civile contro qlcu., to bring an action against s.o. (o to sue s.o.); le parti in causa, the parties to the case; la parte lesa, interessata, the injured, interested party; le due parti in un contratto, the two parties to a contract; convocare, udire le parti, to summon, to hear the parties

8 (mus.) part.

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['parte]
sostantivo femminile

1) (di un intero) part

un romanzo in tre -i — a three-part novel

per la maggior parte — for the most part

la maggior parte della gente — most people

dividere in -i uguali — to divide equally o evenly

2) (porzione) part, share

pagare la propria parte — to pay one's share

dedica loro una parte del suo tempo libero — he devotes some of his free time to them

la maggior parte del tempo — most of the time

3) (componente) part

le -i del corpo — the parts of the body

far parte di — to be part of

fa parte della famiglia — he's one of the family

4) (lato) side (anche fig.)

da ogni parte — from all sides

d'altra parte — fig. then again, on the other hand

da parte a parte — [attraversare, trafiggere] right o straight through

dalla stessa parte — on the same side

abita dall'altra parte della strada — he lives across the street

il tempo è dalla nostra parte — time is on our side

5) (direzione) way, direction

da che parte andate? — which way are you going?

6) (luogo)

da qualche parte — somewhere; (in frasi interrogative) anywhere

da qualsiasi parte — anywhere, anywhere and everywhere

da un'altra parte — elsewhere, somewhere else

da nessuna parte — nowhere; (con altra negazione) anywhere

da tutte le -i — everywhere

7) (zona)

da queste -i — (nei dintorni) somewhere about o around here

dalle -i della stazione — in the neighbourhood of the station

se per caso capiti dalle nostre -i — if you're ever down our way

un dolce tipico delle nostre -i — one of our local cakes

8) (punto di vista)

da parte sua ha dichiarato che... — for his part he declared that...

da una parte... dall'altra... — on the one hand... on the other hand

9) (fazione, campo) side

di parte — [spirito, discorso] partisan

essere dalla parte di qcn. — to be on sb.'s side

essere dalla parte del torto — to be in the wrong

10) dir. party

la parte lesa — the aggrieved

le -i in causa — the parties hereto

11) (difese)

prendere le -i di qcn. — to take sb.'s part, to side with sb., to stand o stick up for sb

12) teatr. telev. cinem. (ruolo) part, role (anche fig.)

parte da protagonista — lead o leading role

fare la parte del cattivo — to play the villain

fare la propria parte — fig. to do one's part o bit

13) mus. part

14) da parte di

da parte di qcn. — (per quanto riguarda) by o from sb., on the part of sb.; (per incarico di) on behalf of sb.; (del ramo familiare di) on sb.'s side

salutalo da parte mia — give him my best regards

è stupido da parte sua fare — it is stupid of him to do

ho un regalo per te da parte di mia sorella — I've got a present for you from my sister

15) da parte (in serbo) aside; (in disparte) apart

mettere, lasciare qcs. da parte — to put, leave sth. to one side o aside

prendere qcn. da parte — to take sb. to one side, to get sb. alone

farsi da parte — to step o move aside

16) a parte (separatamente) apart, separately; (eccetto, tranne) apart, besides

scherzi a parte — joking aside o apart

un mondo a parte — a world apart

a parte il giardino — apart from the garden

nessuno lo sa, a parte Mary — nobody knows, besides Mary

a parte i cani, gli animali non mi piacciono — dogs apart, I don't like animals

preparate una salsa a parte — prepare a sauce separately

17) in parte (in) part, partly

in parte era paura, in parte avidità — it was part fear, part greed

18) prendere parte a to take* part in, to join in [manifestazione, gioco, attività]; to be* engaged in, to join in [discussione, negoziati]

prendiamo parte al vostro dolore — we share your grief

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parte del discorso — ling. part of speech

- i basse — groin

- i intime — private parts, privates colloq.

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fare la parte del leone — to take the lion's share

anche l'occhio vuole la sua parte — you should also please the eye

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parte

in large measure, to a large o great extent

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parte

/'parte/

sostantivo f.

1 (di un intero) part; un romanzo in tre -i a three-part novel; per la maggior parte for the most part; la maggior parte della gente most people; dividere in -i uguali to divide equally o evenly

2 (porzione) part, share; pagare la propria parte to pay one's share; dedica loro una parte del suo tempo libero he devotes some of his free time to them; la maggior parte del tempo most of the time

3 (componente) part; le -i del corpo the parts of the body; far parte di to be part of; fa parte della famiglia he's one of the family

4 (lato) side (anche fig.); da ogni parte from all sides; d'altra parte fig. then again, on the other hand; da parte a parte [attraversare, trafiggere] right o straight through; dalla stessa parte on the same side; abita dall'altra parte della strada he lives across the street; il tempo è dalla nostra parte time is on our side

5 (direzione) way, direction; da che parte andate? which way are you going?

6 (luogo) da qualche parte somewhere; (in frasi interrogative) anywhere; da qualsiasi parte anywhere, anywhere and everywhere; da un'altra parte elsewhere, somewhere else; da nessuna parte nowhere; (con altra negazione) anywhere; da tutte le -i everywhere

7 (zona) da queste -i (nei dintorni) somewhere about o around here; dalle -i della stazione in the neighbourhood of the station; se per caso capiti dalle nostre -i if you're ever down our way; un dolce tipico delle nostre -i one of our local cakes

8 (punto di vista) da parte sua ha dichiarato che... for his part he declared that...; da una parte... dall'altra... on the one hand... on the other hand...

9 (fazione, campo) side; di parte [spirito, discorso] partisan; essere dalla parte di qcn. to be on sb.'s side; essere dalla parte del torto to be in the wrong

10 dir. party; la parte lesa the aggrieved; le -i in causa the parties hereto

11 (difese) prendere le -i di qcn. to take sb.'s part, to side with sb., to stand o stick up for sb.

12 teatr. telev. cinem. (ruolo) part, role (anche fig.); parte da protagonista lead o leading role; fare la parte del cattivo to play the villain ; fare la propria parte fig. to do one's part o bit

13 mus. part

14 da parte di da parte di qcn. (per quanto riguarda) by o from sb., on the part of sb.; (per incarico di) on behalf of sb.; (del ramo familiare di) on sb.'s side; salutalo da parte mia give him my best regards; è stupido da parte sua fare it is stupid of him to do; ho un regalo per te da parte di mia sorella I've got a present for you from my sister

15 da parte (in serbo) aside; (in disparte) apart; mettere, lasciare qcs. da parte to put, leave sth. to one side o aside; prendere qcn. da parte to take sb. to one side, to get sb. alone; farsi da parte to step o move aside

16 a parte (separatamente) apart, separately; (eccetto, tranne) apart, besides; scherzi a parte joking aside o apart; un mondo a parte a world apart; a parte il giardino apart from the garden; nessuno lo sa, a parte Mary nobody knows, besides Mary; a parte i cani, gli animali non mi piacciono dogs apart, I don't like animals; preparate una salsa a parte prepare a sauce separately

17 in parte (in) part, partly; in parte era paura, in parte avidità it was part fear, part greed

18 prendere parte a to take* part in, to join in [manifestazione, gioco, attività]; to be* engaged in, to join in [ discussione, negoziati]; prendiamo parte al vostro dolore we share your grief

IDIOMS

fare la parte del leone to take the lion's share; anche l'occhio vuole la sua parte you should also please the eye

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COMPOUNDS

parte del discorso ling. part of speech; - i basse groin; - i intime private parts, privates colloq.

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